Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-14

took them back to Gorham, where
they took the afternoon train, ben,,
gone from home little over twenty
four hours. They are enthusiastic in
their reports of their enjoyment of tn,
trip, and declare it was we'll worth all
it cost.
The headline, Damages caused by
white caps in Hermon," is a startling
one for Maine. A perusal of the story.
however. shows that hay caps are
meant and that the damage resulted
from horse being frightened at them.
Portland Press: 1t is quite evident from
the petition which Alderman Rounds
presented to the board of aldermen or
Monday evening that good many of
the traders who went into the stamp
trading business are heartily sick Of
their bargain and are hunting abou;
for way to get out. 1t does not ap
pear. however that the concerns were
guilty of any improper methods in
getting them in or have not lived up
to the agreement they made with them.
Their net was spread in sight of the
bird. and that the bird got caught was
due more to the birds foolishness than
to any skilfulness on the part of the
net stretchers. A little reflection
ought to have shown. the average
grocery dealer that he could not afford
to surrender five per cent of his profits
as he practically agreed to do when he
made his contract with the stamp COM
panies. But in his eagerness to go into
an arrangement which would bring
him more customers, he forgot that
customers might be purchased at too
dear price. We are heartily sorry for
the gentlemen VINO have made bah
trade, and hope they may be able to
get out of it without serious loss, for
we do not think the business that these
stamp companies are carrying on is Of
kind that deserves encouragement,
but we fail to see how the board of al
dcrmen can help them.
There is brisk temperance agita-
ton afoot in the towns of Dover and
Foxcroft. Last Sunday most of the
clergymen had sermons in which the
subject was alluded to more or less
vigorously. A petition asking that the
full penalty of the prohibitory law be
imposed on offenders is in circulation
and is to be at the churches next Sun
day for all who will to sign. The cor
respondent of the Bangor Commercial
interviewed the county attorney las.
Sunday and says he declared, ''he al
ways had been willing to do his duty in
temperance law enforcement, as the
records will show, but the people
should understand that he alone
couldn't stop the sale of liquor in the
county. He can't follow drinking men
round everywhere, he said, and see
where they buy liquor Church men,
bers and people who tell of the open
sale of liquors must swear out war
rants and furnish him with proof, for
the law provides that it must be
proved beyond a reasonable doubt. He
cited case of a church member get
ting drunk as fool and told how he
went to this mans pastor and talked to
him about getting the man to swear
out warrant against the liquor seller
50 that he could be punished. The
minister went to see the victim of in
temperance when he came back and
that the fellow wouldn't swear against
the man who sold him the liquor and
added I don't know as blame him.
AS regards the failing of a man found
guilty of liquor selling he claims he is
powerless as the judges on the supreme
bench will take money when it can be
obtained. If the people are sincere in
this movement let them make a COM
plant against some particular individ-
ual and I'll do my duty as I have al
ways tried to do We're his closing
words" ; s.
Are those Boston reporters victims
of sensational journalism in Maineo
Impossible! Bye the by it now might
be interesting to learn their impress
sions of the State and it's people and
free hospitality in hotel and Jail.
A Lewiston naturalist had a vision
the other day. He saw in it his name
emblazoned abroad in the universe as
that of the discOverer of colt wotar