Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-31

Taxation of bicycles should not be APP
piled exclusively to the Improvement
of the highways.
Postmaster Kelley Of Bath does not
hesitate to predict Mckinleys election
by good large vote. 1t is evident that
Democratic office holding has not
dimmed Mr.. Kelley's perceptions.
1t was many years ago, before the
days of petroleum or gas and when the
usual light was candle, that the par
ent of one middle-aged gentleman of
Portland. tried to light his candle from
the glowing embers of hard wood
fire early one morning of April LIST. In
vain he placed the end of the candle
at the fire; it would not burn. After
daylight came an examination of the
candle and candle stick showed white
carrot cut in the proper shape and
with a small and blackened wick care
fully carved thereon.
Every man in Maine should have the
stars and stripes floating somewhere
ABOUT Ills premises To-Day.
Bath physician has been having
hard work to get one of his patients, a
small boy, to take the medicine that
he has prescribed. One day this week
he offered the little fellow five cents If
he would take it. The offer was ac-
cepted. the medicine taken and the
nklNStntnC I'm al i'm ha
Aren't you going to thank the doe
tor?' asked the mother. mo. I'm not.
don't thank people for paying me
what l earn" was the reply.
There are two brothers in the town
of Auburn. aged 81 and "a years. quite
smart boys of their age. The oldest
one has the management OF large
farm. The youngest one is sort OF
sporting character. In the spring he
traps for muskrats. He visited his
traps one day and found n blue heron
in one of them, caught by the foot
He thought he would take his game
home alive. After quite tussle he
managed to get him there all right
He kept the bird as long as profitable
then killed him and had his skin
stuffed. The bird stands three feet
nine inches in his stockings, and has
beak seven inches long.
\ young farmer of Deering. who
married a city girl, remarked to her
one morning recently: We'll. dearie.
it's rather early in the season. but the
,r.if no. f.A
have John kill couple of them today
Now, what shall keep for our own use
out of the two pigs" After taking a
hurried mental inventory of the present
resources of the larder, and considering
the tastes and capacities of the hired man
that must be catered to, the careful
housewife replied Two, did you say?
Well. you might save me dozen hams.
and. oh, yes. any quantity of dried
beef"
Unquestionably one of the very finest
COWS in Maine is owned in Paris Here
is what her owner says of her: She's
the best COW in town. only she's
breachy. I've put hobbies on her, hung
poker on her neck and tied bran
that shape she didn't care anything
about an ordinary fence. She'll stay in
the pasture all right till about the mid
die of August, when the apples begin !
to get good. and then the devil can't |
stop her. Oh. she's a good cow but as |
l say. she's breachy I've had to keep
her in the barn since the goth of Au-
gust. let her out to try her while !
one day, and when l found her she was !
in the top of a RoXbury Russell tree. |
as much as 20 feet from the ground |
But she's the best COW in town."
1t is pretty near time for the lyceums |
to begin to wrestle with that momen-
tous. but always debatable, question. |
Resolved that the soldier has done |
more for the country than the states |
man."
A Biddeford young man essayed the |
role of doctor while calling upon his
best girl Sunday night. She COM
planned of a sore throat and he at
tempted to prescribe for her. What |
he meant to mix for her was vinegar,
sugar and saleratus. In place OF sal
eratus he put in gold dust washing
powder. He told her to drink it while
it was foaming and she did He throat
is sorer now than it was and so are
her feelings towards the young man.
Bucksport has got the merry-go-
round fever.
Two Sanford men found a young
deer in the woods the other day. They
took it home. where it soon was taught
to drink milk They consulted a law
yer in regard to keeping the deer and |
was advised to liberate it, as he would |
be subject to a fine and would have to
Kill the family dog. which had started
the animal toward them. They took
the deer into the field and set him
free. but after going short distance
he came back and ate out of the hand
of one of them. then turned and went
into the woods.
The cold weather is at hand. Re-
member the poor and the needy. Our
frosty winters are times of special dis
tress for them, and all should do some
thing to lend helping hand.