Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-09

The wool growers since the tariff agita-
ton have been subjects for general condo
lepce. Much more so will they be if the
Wilson bill passes in present form. The
Maine wooden manufacturers agree that un-
der such law wages must be reduced from
40 to so per cent and the management Of
the Madison wooden mills declares that
should the bill become q law its mills will
continue closed.
Those operating in the Maine woods this
winter report the season favorable If the
outlook 10 not.
We have Just received from a Virginia
friend long article advertising the sect on
of the country in which he resides; Tut
our space is so fully occupied in adver'is-
ing what we consider the superior advan-
tsges Of the good old Pine Tree State, that
we cannot find room for articles like the
one in question.
There is one physician in Maine who is
in hard luck. He is settled in Wells ard
says that if it wasn't for practice outside the
village he'd have to dig CLAIMS for living
Not even case of grip in tie village this
winter.
The president of Bowdoin College has
set his face against hazing and seems to
have discovered an effectual remedy. With
every freshman's term bill there comes an
agreement to abstain from hazing and a
note to the freshmans father stating that
the son might sign the agreement or give
up all hopes of naturalization. 1t Is to the
credit of the college to say that there has
been no violent hazing for years and Presi-
dent Hyde's efforts to eradicate it bid fair
to be successful.
One of the most flourishing industries in
Maine is that of Mr.. Chester Greenwood,
at Pennington, manufacturer of ear pro-
tectors. He has sold 60 600 pairs of them
thus far this season, and has been unable to
keep up with his orders. One would natu-
rally suppose that in his business the "home
market" would be the best but such is no,
tie case, as his largest order of the season
so far, came from firm in Louisville, Ky.
A Noblebor0 woman recently packed and
hauled away on a horse slei her possessions
without assistance, leaving three young
children and q husband. The readiness
with which she entered the shafts creates
the suspicion that her husband may have
made horte of her. Possibly this may be
the reason for her departure.
These hard times are bringing to light
lots of instances of practical Christianity.
A good pastor of North Waldoboro took his
own horre recently, and hauled three
widows each load of wood. That kind of
sermon could not have failed to come
home to the hearts of the congregation.
Blidgton people are happy over the
cheerful sound of the new tannery whistle.
Scarcely day goes by now that does not
bring with i. some stirring story
of narrow escape from drowning.
People who venture upon the ice can
not exercise too much caution. A Sears
mont man who was following fox across
the Georges river recently, broke through
the thin ice, and succeeded only with the
greatest difficulty in reaching the opposite
shore. 1t was very narrow escape.
How many snow slides do you suppose
have been taken for burglars during the
present winter? We can we'll imagine that
the number is good deal larger than most
people would suppose. A good citizen of
Bath was eure that he heard miscreants
rifiing . neighbor's store the other night.
He notified tie police, and a search was
made, when it was found that the whole
rumpus had been caused by heavy snow
slide upon the back part of the building
which had shsken one of the globes OF the
chandelier which had fallen to the desk be-
meath but had not broken 1t.
The fremen in Westbfook are asking
that their munifcent annual salary Of I'VE
dollars each be raised to fifteen dollars.
The request does not appear to be an un-
reasonable one.