Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-23

because abnormal temperature follows
the injection of a fluid known as tu-
berculin. 1t is better. however, that
these animals should die than that
those who use their milk should con.
tract the disease, so let the wedding
out go on, and "amen!" say most Of the
farmers.
Occasionally the unpleasantness Of
this slaughter is relieved, somewhat.
by incidents calculated to cause the
farmer. who is being bereft of his
best stock to smile broadly. One of
these incidents occurred at Minot the
other day. when DIR. Bailey, so the
story goes. tried unsuccessfully to
shoot a COW. A witness says the doc
tor. put the muzzle of a "A calibrt
Winchester rifle within an arms length
of a cows forehead and blazed away
The bullet hit a dead COW that a mar
was skinning in another part of the
barn This phased the doctor a little
but he insisted that he had hit the
mark. but finally caved in
The Bath Enterprise has undertaken
the distribution where they will do the
most good of all donations made to il
for the benefit of the deserving poor
The task will be an onerous one and al
wish the Enterprise the best of success
in its philanthropic undertaking.
The Maine schoolma' ans are always
adding to their abundant laurels, and
some do il in the most unexpected
ways. N instance of this kind is re-
lated Of one who formerly graced
teachers desk in one of the Westbrook
schools. One morning before starting
for her school, she noticed that fine
rooster was choking to death. Taking
in the situation in glance that he
had too much in his crop and that
something must be done instantly OF
he would die, she called the hired mar
to catch him. He succeeded in doing
so, then laying his head on a block
with the assistance of the hired man.
our school ma'am cut open his crop
cleaned it out thoroughly then took hel
needle. silk and thimpie and Sewed W
the crop. Then she covered up the
rooster IN paIItl " heeP iitiii Aoii
eating, made some soap and ginger
pills which she gave him three times
day and in two days she was re
warded by hearing him Justify crow
ing.
One would assume from some of the
reports that the sueculent clam is fol-
lowing in the wake of the lobster on its
way to determination.
May the plum trusters Christmas
buildings be full of plums 1t seems to b.
the only way in which to break their
fall gently.
A very suspicious season, this holi-
day season is in many ways. but not
for the collection of campaign clut
dues.
A Wateryille citizen has called at
tention to the good looks Of the clerk
in the postofiice in that city. Possibl.
there as in some other departments o.
life good looks help to expeditiousl!
dispose of the mail.
There was odor as from Chinese
cookery about Bath home. but whe1
it was discovered that a dead kitter
had been shoveled into the furnace
along with the coal. the cause OF the
fragrance of the feline fry was ex-
planned.
Excited people in Waldoboro the
other day found it wasn't murder, only
the saueals of an expiring pig.
1t is said of the defective rail upon
which the smashup occurred near Dan
vile Junction that about six feet of i
was broken in small fragrants of about
the size Of finger. There would seen
to have been blow holes in that rail.
There were several women on the
Grand Trunk train that was wrecked
Monday and Brakeman Ring says of
them: They We're the braveSt set of
folks that | ever saw. Some of them
were scratched and were looking
badly scared, but all We're bravely
trying to pass it Off" Score another
point for the women. though they are
always brave where mice and moolley
cows aren't concerned.
That 15-year sentence for Burglar
Peters will doubtless save the costs Of
future trials, which would be required
were Peters given his liberty in three
or four years.
She was a Bath girl in the depths of
whose clear lustrous eyes there lurked
no traces Of petty fears and base super
stitions. The color of perfect health
came and went in her cheeks as her
supple form bent over the jewelers.
show case when she asked that the
point of hat pin be cut off. She was
giving it as a Christmas present and
didn't believe in giving anything sharp
or pointed.
BiddefOrd's city council is con-
templating suing delinquent taxpayers.
The city needs the money. needs it
right away in fact and tha q 1dorv,,a, -,