Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-28


attempt resulted in the loss of an eye
A frequenter of RanScley lakes once
saw how much work one beaver did in
a single night The beaver cut down a
birch inches in diameter, gnawed
nearly two thirds through the tree
again and cut down another birch 2ia
inches in diameter. That was working
like beaver.
The Ellsworth American remarks
that: 1t looks as though Bar Harbor
intended to apply the game law system
of an open and close time to the
saloons. The next step will De to fix
the fine for taking swallows out @,
season
The farmers see no good reason why
low wages and lack of employment
should not inure to their advantage
the coming season, so far as getting
their work done is concerned. OF
course when it comes to selling their
products the farmer is as DESTROYS as
anyone that there shall be plenty Of
work at good wages. for that means a
good market at good prices. A cores
pendent from Maple Grove writes an
exchange: Just now there seems to be
plenty of men looking for summer jobs
but they want more wages than
farmers can afford to Jay. as things
are now. Laboring men must divide
with the farmers this year.
4 Instances of good preaching ty ex-
ample are not so rare as some of the
pessmists would have us think. For
patient endeavor to bear ones share of
the life burden under discouraging
circumstances the case of a Fairbanks
resident is worthy of notice. William
Harnden, who is 81 years old and total
ly blind, has. since December. sawed
twenty cords of wood. beside having
the care of the chores. especially the
milking.
one of our prosperous jewelers. is
carrying twenty dollar gold piece in
his pocket.-Bath Times.
He should be careful not to hang
that garment in his sleeping room.
Bath may be down on the itinerary of
those housebreaking tramps, who
visited Augusta. last week.
Rocklanj Opinions: Editors have al
ways realized the danger of a too free
use of the ''facile pen" but have
deemed the scissors perfectly safe in
strument to use in their work. And
yet, we notice. our old friend. Editor
harrington. of the Honolulu Adver-
tiser, has got into trouble by simply
copying an item from 4 Washington
newspaper due credit being given. 1t
seems that the article reflected on U. S.
Minister Willis, intimating that he is
no good. and, as the Advertiser is con-
sidered to be a government paper, that
gentleman demanded satisfaction Of
the Hawaiian authorities. The minis
ter of foreign affairs promised to
speak to the editor" about the Offend
ing paragraph, and this alarming
measure has probably been carried out
before this time. Yankee editors have,
from time to time. been licked. shot at,
indicted for libel, and sent to Jail for
contempt. on account of sundry edi-
torial indiscretions. but Mr.. Harrington
is perhaps the first of the gang to be
subjected to the ordeal of being
spoken to- by d government minister.
We wish him safe deliverance.
1t is with regret we learn that MIR.
c. B. Haskell. who for the past fifteen
years has conducted SO successfully
the Pittsfield Advertiser. feels com
PEELED to withdraw from newspaper
work on account of a long standing
affection of the eyes. His paper. dur
Ing the time he conducted it. is all the
evidence necessary of the marked abil-
ity Of Mr.. Haskell in that field of work.
The Advertiser has been sold to Messrs.
O. S. and Louis O. Haskell who have
had experience in the work and are
familiar with the field. so that all may
fairly expect the Advertiser to retain
it's high standing.
There have been many interesting
and some amusing incidents in the ca
reer of the Hon. Thomas r. Reed and
it seems needless to say that ALL not
to mention embellishments and addi-
tons. are bound to see the light in pub
lie print. One of the latest to appear
is the following: Rears ago when Hon.
Thomas b. Reed Was, a young lawyer
and attorney GENERAL for Maine. he at
tended a fern +of co,irt in ROclS1and and