Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-27
them unequal to the emergency
likely to be caught mapping.

them unequal to the emergency is
| likely to be caught mapping.
It's surprising what a busy place
Portland is One man down there is 50
busy that he has been driving about in
! his phaeton entirely oblivious to the
fact that some rascally fellows, whu
! wished to play practical joke. eN-
| changed one of the fore and one of tn,
hind wheels, nearly a week ago.
In Wells there is sort of home mis-
sionary society that works among the
poor children. If there exists among
| the children of that town such de-
! plorable condition as came to the no"
! tice of the editor of the NarraguaguS
| Times in his town a little missionary
! effort might so great way toward
! improving the community. There had
| been quite a number OF petty thefts
| and he actually heard some of the
small boys planning another. They
| were arguing the question and it was
! closed by this unanswerable argu-
ment: They can't do nothin 10 no.
| budy for stealfn'."
A correspondent of the oxford DEM
ocrat agrees with the editor of that
| paper in home instruction." that "th"
mental, moral. social and spiritual
well-being of our day school is all
largely dependent upon the foundation
work which has been laid at home"
He would gotfurther and make sure
by a curfew ordinance that the chill
dren are at home early in the evening.
Unfortunately the curfew law does not
provide for the right kind of home in
struction after sending the little ones
there.
Now the Bangor foot ball team has
beaten Portland it's alleged misman-
agement of finances along with other
lapses will be forgiven
Ward six, Bangor. boasts a heroine.
She's the pride of the ward and her
name is Kathleen Cuthberton. This is
the way she won her laurels: Oh
Thursday afternoon Kathleen and her
friend, Lizzie JOY. also Is years of aga.
together with a number of others We're
skating on the ice in the KenduskeaG
| above Morse's mills. The little Joy
girl skated upon thin ice and broke
through. Her cry for help attracted
the attention of all the skaters and for
a time they stood or-stricken-all
but kathleen.-who with scream
| skated rapidly toward her friend and
when as near to the edge of the broken
ice as it was safe to venture she threw
herself upon the ice at full length and
| crawled forward until she could grasp
her friend, then she slowly worked
herself back and had nearly pulled the
girl from the water, when others came
to her assistance.
All the neighbors of a Bangor man
felt very badly and called around with
| their condolences when it was learned
that the turkey he hung up in his
stable Wednesday night had been
stolen by dog, an unusually good
jumper.
Ellsworth expects her new hardwood
factory to put an end to hard times
Portland Advertiser: The ways ana
sayings of children are sometimes
funny enough and one can never tell
what kind of an idea is working itself
through a child's brain. A kindergar-
ten teacher in this city who seldom has
any disobedience from her little people
thought this week that she was con-
fronted with genuine case Of rebel
lion A little boy, just passed four
years of age, sat with his feet extended
as far apart as the length of his short
legs would allow them to go.
Johnny" said the teacher, with
look of admOnition.
Johnny loked at her steadfastly but
did not move.
Johnny, don't sit that way" pres
entity commanded the teacher.
The little chap looked her squarely in
the eye but remained motionless.
Presently the teacher issued her
ultimatum, Put your feet together
Johnny, and sit up straight"
Then Johnny innocently said well.
l have got my new pants on and 1
want to stretch them," as he reluctant
| ly drew his feet nearer each other.
The first Aroostook snow storm was
so sudden and so fierce that some Of
the clothes lines and their contents
were completely buried and some of
the good people had not at last account
aug out their change of linen.
Vinalhaven by exempting it's new