Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-15

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They laughed at locksmiths and eloped
| Her pa forgave. as papas do:
| Her mamma. too. forgave and blessed;
| His ma and pa forgave them. too,
And brothers. siSters-all the rest.
| And only two could not forgive:
| They've not forgiven to this day.
And won't as long as eer they live
They can't forgive themselves. they say.
London Figaro.
Enough of this pansy blossom wealth
cr 1t may appeal to the fancy this
pluckng flowers on a Maine lawn of
a December day, but it isn't in our
line; Maine is no winter rival of Flor
ida, nor wants to he. A good Maine
winter, then a peerless Maine summer,
and what have we to grumble about?
The take a chance" nuisance TO
which the drummer is a peculiarly
susceptible victim is being worked so
hard in this State that the usually
easy-going commercial traveller thinks
of organizing as necessary measure
of self defence.
What with nearly sl,40o,000 worth Of
work being rushed, from which labor
will reap nearly half million. and the
prospect of securing the contract for
constructing the composite cruiser
Annapolis. Bath wears a Smile
though it's shoe factory be still idle.
over in Auburn the citizens have
gone to keeping tab" on the street
duty according to contract. 1t is Il
good way to get at the exact condj-
ton.
Some of Brunswick's residents are
cutting down big shade trees for fuel.
This isn't due to the high price of coal
or to the low condition of the pocket
book but to the enlightened idea that
too much shade is not good thing
even if we do admire the magnificent
trees that afford it.
The report of Sheriff S. G. Norton af
Waldo county shows that of the 124
prisoners confined in its Jail during
the year 1896, no less than S3 We're
tramps. These figures tell eloquentiy
of the burden imposed upon Maine
taxpayers through the non-enforce-
ment of the tramp law.
The boys and girls attending a
boarding. school in this State, declare
they are unable to keep their minds cn
the religious services since the rules
forbid them walking home together ,!
sitting together on the same side of tn,
chapel. Their wits are occupied IN
scheming to outwit the stern espionage
under which they are placed.
Machias gained in population last
year by not having so many deaths as
the previous year by "a.
A marksman who is making the
rounds of the chicken shoots in Aroos-
| took is capable of hitting an eight inch
ring at distance of 200 yards five
| times in succession, also of making ar
easy mark of the party running tb5
| shoot.
| The novel substitute Portland at
| torney adopts in lieu of string abou,
| the finger is to write to himself. to his
| office address. postal card before
| leaving home. On this he jots down
he various things he is to remember
and when the letter carrier isn't late
| the scheme works like d charm.
A Machias man says he can get along
with the old fashioned lights in tho
button affair for Illuminating hi,
| stable He is not the first individual
who takes more pride in the homes ot
his horses and horned cattle than he
does in his own.
| The Aroostook tax collectors find
taxes easier to collect this year than
last.
It's not too early to make plans fo,
the destruction of what would other
wise be the great caterpillar pest OF
another season. Burn the eggs.
OF course the Maine school teachers
are 100 in department
Fly Rod" has killed caribou, anG
! a long cherished ambition is gratified; !;
moreover she killed it in Aroostook
county. It's skin should go on exhibi-
! ton at New York
| Boston Journal The third month OF
the open season in Maine is only hall
over, but there have already been II
fatalities due to carelessness and acci-
! dents while the victims were hunting
In view of this death-roll how COM
paratlvely unjustified is the condemna-
ton of foot ball.