Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-30

He is a Bath clergyman and OF
course somewhat unacquainted with
new tangled forms OF vice, to say the
least. Accordingly when he espied
a nickel in the slot machine at Il sea-
side resort last summer his curiosity
was aroused and he dropped in a
nickel. Luck was coming the clergy
mans way that day and to his intense
horror ten nice cigars rolled out of the
machine in response to the affiliations
of it's interior as the nickel ratified
through 1t. In fact the good man was
so scandaliZed that he took those eli
CARS away and burned them-one at
time.
1t is said no less than twenty new
diamonds are now being worn on our
streets as the result of Christmas
Eastern Argus.-This is but one of
riany indications that Portland is
bound to shine.
That Bangor company ought to be
able to comprehend clear, terse and
emphatic English, such as clothed
that reprimand from headquarters
With good material anxiously await
ing opportunity to get enrolled in the
National Guard. there is no occasion
for overlooking faults such as the
Bangor company is found to be guilty
OF, and we are glad to note that there
is no disposition to do so.
Piscataquis Observer: A subscriber
in renewing his subscription remarked
that it was rather hard to get money
hut the county paper was the last
thing he should economize on for
sometimes he saved the cost of the
paper in the bargains advertised.
This is one benefit OF a local paper that
is generally overlooked but it exists
nevertheless.
Secretary Chalk of the Old Orchard
board of health says the board is de
termned that no milk shall be sold in
that town except from cows that have
been tested and shown TO be free from
tuberculosis. Why would this not he
low? Nip ii in the bud.
The ratio of skaters who come back
to those who went out is encouraging
since the recent cold spell.
Gen. Harley Hill of Old Orchard. can
boast of the possession of what is
To-,
vicinity. 1t dates from 1914 and was
purchase by Mr.. Hills father on the
day OF the famous naval fight between
the Boxer and Enterprise. Ii was n
strong old weather protector then and
it has buffeted the storms of four score
years with remarkable success, for il
is still Serviccahle and in fairly good
condition. 1t either was not prepos-
seSSing in appearance or did service in
the hands of very careful individuals
as it does not appear to have been
stolen once throughout its long ex-
istence.
Bridgtonites are revealing in tidal
wave of local auctions and the neigh
bors attics are rapidly filling up with
rubbish sold cheap"
Portland Express: 1t was an audi
ence, the like of which Portland sell
dom sees. the one that greeted Albani.
1t afforded an interesting study as
showing the relative degree of demon
stration between two nationaiities, al
though the excess of spirit on this par
ticular occasion was perhaps apparent.
Fully half the audience We're French
Canadians. and Madame Albani sang.
as it were. almost to her own kinS-
men, and hundreds of hearts beat re-
sponsively to every rendition That
characteristic quality of the French
race, vivaciousness, was seen at every
stage of the production. and those ire
uuent and hearty marks of approval
and long continued outburStS of APP
plause came almost invariably from
the thickly settled French Canadian
section of the house, while scarcely
ripple was heard among those of YAM
kee birth. appreciative as they might
have been inwardly. Such was the in
tensity of feeling among those of her
country that they burst right out lin
meeting once or twice, and called for
the songs they wished to hear. the
rest of the audience sat serenely on
the same cake of ice. People of French
extraction, from their very nature.
seem to get more solid enjoyment out
of the theater than almost any other
nationality.
Bangor News: The tuberculosis
question is one that may well occupy
a portion of the time of the coming
legislative session. The public health
is a matter of the greatest conse-
quence.
VOICES OF TINE PRESS.