Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-31

It's not often Lost dollars come back bv
such roundabout way.
Some Of the lawyers think the new
law giving the right Of appeal from 1
decision Of the railroad con1mIssGon re-
specting an electric railroad may be
used by the opposition to the road 10
greatly delay the enterprise.
Mr.. Baker, inventor OF the tramp
chair. has ordered stock for the manu-
facture Of so Of them TO be placed in
towns on trial. We would respectfully
call the attention Of the tramps 10 this
fact.
Hallowell Register: Surely, II there
is any one to be benefited by the Inn
provement Of our country roads. II II
the farmers. The trouble with those
vino are objecting to road improve
ments Is often that they are too short
sighted to see their own ADVANTAGE,
They forget that every trip to town
with load OF crops means an expendi-
ture Of time and effort. wear and tear
on wagons and harness. all Of which
means dollars and cents to them in an .
indirect way. Good roads moi, only
mean larger loads. they mean
where it required four horses
to draw given load while the
road was poor, only. two horses ere nee.
essary after 1t il properly improved.
that the wagon and the buggy win last
twice as long, because Of less hard usage
on gravelly hills and stony roads.
They mean that the distance to the
next house Is decreased by half, be-
cause it takes only half as long a b.
fore to reach IL with the buggy. They
mean that the farmer can see fjs
Oftener and come into closer
touch with the world, doing much to-
wards his higher civilization. They
mean that his children can get to school
easier and will have to miss school less
often on account Of muddy roads. =
They mean that a shower OF rain will
not keep the farmers home on election
day, when ii Is their duty to go to the
polls and vote. They mean that 1t will
become possible todeliver mail through
out the country districts instead of re-
quiring people in the country to go to
own to get 1t. They mean greater con-
geniences of many kinds, and the many
benefits which necessarily follow better
means of communication with the
world in general.
Glorious sap weather.
The fishermen are looking to their
tackle.
For Sale'' and ITO Let' signs are
not blooming luxuriantly in most Of the
Maine cities and villages this season.
The poorer the crop the brighter the
harvest.
Indications are that the Aroosto0k
armers will plant as many potatoes
his season as last. There's more lift
n Aroostook's confidence in the tuber
han there is in potato yeast.
George A. Gordon Of Montyille.
tarted a fox before his hound. Bess,
ew days since. She pressed him %
lard that after a circuitous run Of
light or ten miles he ran to and :.
round the buildings of VIM. Lowell.
,eeping cisse 70 !. them and eyidenflr
eek;ns an entfance.ah and w'henhk kc4meD
n open sheep barn door he sdarted; In
umping into the midst Of . flock Of
heep for shelter. The hound followed
md killed the fox. Probably her
,lood was up SO that the horns Of an
lltar or the horns of a male sheep
vould have had no effect on her at that
ime," writes our correspondent.
The Maine State Mechanical. Indus
rial and Cereal Exhibition is the name
Portland has given to the project for
Olding in May sort Of exposition at
hat place which shall be. novel,. In
tructive and productive. Success
o it.