Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-10-26
proved not only surprise but decided
ly discomforting.

proved not only surprise but decided
ly discomforting.
In recent address in Brookline
Mass, on Congress and Congress
men," Congressman Walker of Worces
ter spoke thus of Names Tom Reed
whom he placed at the head of thu
list: He is the ablest man in tht
country in any department of life.
think If the Book of Proverbs should bt
destroyed by accident Tom Reed
| would be called on as the best man ir
the world to rewrite them. The mar
doesn't live who can state proposition
or anything, in fact-so clearly and
so effectively as Mr.. Reed can. l have
never been into his Office to talk with
him, but / always came out thinking
that he was a bigger man than ever
before"
A man was travelling the streets OF
Rumford Falls looking for work, last
week This in itself was not such a
strange thing. but the work he was
seeking was for his wife who supports
her worse half and the rest of the
family by taking in washing.
A patriotic Thomaston citizen Is
painting his house In a combination Of
red, white and blue.
One Belfast merchant will probably
in the future, read the stories of hired
girls kindling fires with kerosene with
more interest than he has in the past.
He not only disregarded all previous
warnings, but used a much more in
flammable liquid to hasten his fire
out of doors, but he had an immediate
call to visit a barber, and thought
himself lucky that the services of
surgeon or possibly an undertaken We're
not required.
If one must lose money Waterford
is good place for the purpose. Early
last summer a visitor lost a wallet con-
tanning between $50 and $40. Last
week it was found by resident, on the
shore of the lake. and was returned in
good condition to the owner.
Winthrop Banner: A matron of Pond
Town who has Travelled and who loves
to drive to the capital city on the Ken
nebec. says she is very proud of Au-
gusta. 1t is indeed a uniquely beauti-
full little city and well entitled to maxi
proud every son and daughter of Maine
who shares proprietorship in it's stately
public buildings and their superb
grounds. Rarely beautiful for situa-
ton" is our namesake of the old Roman |
city on the Thames which became !
In it's downright up-and- |
1ownness it is much like the old uni |
town of Heidelberg, but as |
much prettier as it is less historically |
impressive. Against the old castle on
the Neckar Augusta can present only
he faint remains of Fort Weston. 1t
mas no great university, but the stu
tents of it's high school do not make
asses of themselves by slashing one
another's faces with swords and then i
the streets to exhibit their
,ourt -plastered wounds. That they do
lot, however. make similar donkeys of
III tLC Aoot oeAii a. ACho Soh- |
1ot be positively asserted. LAS we
we're saying" when interrupted, Au-
yusta with it's beautiful homes. its
streets arcaded with trees. it's fine ma
ional. State and city buildings, its iron
bridges. it's majestic river and mill
lam. it's hustling Water street-all
dominated by it's imposing State House,
s a place to be proud of. But alas.
hat the quick and the dead of city So
cannot be in less intimate
The cemeteries are love-
Y. but the resting places of the dead of
arge towns should be remote from the
ZONES and the wells of the living. Au-
,usta has commercially outspeeded her
lext neighbor down the river. but
best residential section is
8 fine as that of the Capital City, with
he added charm of the dear old fash
on and spaciousness of her many ele-
rant homes. A recent unaccustomed
-isitor to Hallowell enthusiastically
eclared her to be handsomer than her
marter near neighbor up river.
SAYS an Auburn physician, Il notice !
" the official statistics that Auburn's
cath rate is a little over 1-5 per cent.
n 100, the smallest death rate in New
England. 1 haven't the statistics for
:. but I shouldn't be surprised if it held
rue far beyond the New England
tates."
Three years ago Union was shaken
rom center to circumference by ths t
efuSal of the school authorities to give
diplomas to certain members of the
class of the high school be- I
ause of their participation in grad
ation ball" Feeling ran high and
he experimenting school committee
yere censured or praised for their ac
ion, according as the ball was con- c