Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-15
of the State Indicate that the h''S''e'
who exploited themselves about mere q
wear ago are still alive and active

tOI the state ln0fcdtc tH"'
who exploited themselves about here
year ago are still alive and active.
| Sangervile thinks she Should reeeiNe
| more notice in the daily papers. Sne
has three wooden mills running oh ~
time and business is brisk with hef
people. Surely that warrants GU
item even If we have learned 10 eA
pect that much of this enterprisihs
lplace.
What with G. A. r. and may0rai'y
politics Lewiston is having week OF II.
The Madison Bulletin wants to know
why it is that ,enterprislng village
hasn't what nearly every other equahy
| big town in New England mas, VIZ
| lage Improvement society. Judsihs
| from what it says of some OF Ahe cohni :
tions some people will want 10 kho"
why it hasn't vigilance committee
| The Bulletin says: Perhaps nothing
short of man with gun would stop
| the loafers on our streets from cover
ing the sidewalks with phlegm and
| tobacco juice. At no time during the
spring and summer months (unless IL
| is Immediately after a drehchlhS
shower) can lady walk THESE streets
without danger of running her skirtS
and perhaps her whole dress. we VII
| messed ore day last summer soream
| of tobacco juice flow carelessly from
the lips of gentleman CD over the ran
of a favorite loafing place ana STRIKE
the back breadths of a delicately tinted
cashmere dress. You should have seen
the dress / was ruined. And still we
, shall doubtless go no lodging between
the squirts and leave the loafer IN
peace
Prof Bateman. who recently lectured
In Harrison on the subject of phrenol-
ogy, had a very much interested audi
ence it is said, but some wondered why
among his diagrams of the crania'
bumps of great men he did not lnciude
those of Tom Watson and Arthur
Sewal.
1t appears that many in Portland are
unable to comprehend the need of in
creasing municipal salaries there. Itsal-
ways in order to increase salaries under
which it is impossible to obtain honest
efficient servicS Unfortunately the
salary doesn't always ensure the earn
ing of it.
A Biddeford youth who fractured his
arm while boxing" is the recipient of
a purse of 1922 from his friends. This
is commendablc. only it is no more
than Just to see that the good Samari-
tans are as well provided for as the
boxers
The incident of The Caribou man.
who having lost a hand commenced To
educate himself, recalls TO the Bath
Enterprise the case Of a man III Bath
who was so severely injured in a ship
yard as to he untitled for physical la
Dor He was over 80 years of age at
the time. and had no education. Yet
he went to work diligently and studied
ard became a school teacher, in which
line of work he was a success. Event
ually he obtained a college education.
The Lewiston clergyman who recent
ly addressed young women's home
took for his text, Il will make you
fishers of men" He didn't see anything
funny about it, however, until after he
got home and his wife laughed at him
A Portland woman's club has deemed
it necessary to protest against the idea
that womans increasing interest in
club life and like matters has really
killed Cupid, as some writer's have as
serted. There is suciNa thing, however,
as protesting overmuch.
Eleven young ladies and no young
men graduate from the PASSPORT high
school. Fortunately in this generation
such a condition does not preclude
graduating essays on the Eastern ques-
ton, ought the United States to inter
fere in Cuba and like problems which
once were supposed only to come with
in the province of boys.
A Portland barber caters for the
wheelmens trade by placing a bicycle
pump and stand in front of his shop.
Watervile Mail: The work of or
ganizing local branches of the Maine
Christian Civic League goes rapidly on
in the Maine cities and towns. The
movement has met with more ready
response than even it's warmeSt friends
had hoped for 1t is very young yet,
but there are at this stage of its existence
indications that it is to be power for
good in Maine and that the State will
have occasion to be grateful to the men
who conceived of the original idea.
One of the oldest of Bridgton families
traces back to Giles Corey who was
pressed to death at Salem during the
days of witchcraft That's sturdy
ancestry to have. The descendants will
be able to sacrifice much for the public
veal and for their principles if the grit
of Giles Corey has been transmitted
unimpaired