Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

ing school, in one of the extreme
northern points of Maine. tite condi-
tons are very different This school is
under the direction of the State Nor
| NAL school trustees and its pupils are
! largely French. Their ambition is 10
/ learn to speak the English language
! and French is rarely heard there. In
! fact there is selfimposcd penalty
| upon any French word used in the
! recreation hours about the school
| grounds For every French word
| spoken by any pupil he or she has to
| deposit a fine of one cent. The result
| is that these young French people are
rapidly becoming proficient in the
English language. and it is rapidly
growing to be their habitual vehicle IF
expressing their thoughts. Such
| spirit cannot be too highly commended.
Times must be prosperous with the
enterprising Aroostook Herald
A gentleman who noted the crowd pour
ing through the passage way between
two business blocks that leads to the
Office of this office, was led into the
error of believing that a new beer
garden had started in town. But he
was mistaken. 1t was simply the
visible manifestation of a substantial
. newspaper prosperity.
Rev. Dr. Day of the Syracuse Uni
versity, formerly pastor of the Wesley
church in Bath, champions the game of
football and thinks man who submits
to a season of being trodden upon and
kicked down. fairly deserves a diploma
in the art of self control.
Upon one of the islands lives a cat
whose ambition is TO ''roost high" She
explores the walls as high as she can
reach, by means of curtains. and pro-
jecting objects such, as brackets and
brio -brac. In one room stands an
enormous kite. of a box pattern similar
to those used in the observations at
Bluehill. which is placed on end. To
the top of this. which is much nearer
the ceiling than the floor. puss climbs
over the Slender and swaying frame.
and in the pouch, formed by her weight
in the cloth covering. passes the night.
She will not mount to this perch. how
ever. until satisfied that no one is OBJ
serving hermovements. wishing to keep
the hiding place secret.
a new entry in the "meanest man"
competition is reported from the north
east part of Foxcroft. a man residing
there has an old horse with half its
teeth gone. Every night fer the past
week he has turned that horse loose
and makes it Craze in the neighbors'
yards rather than feed it from the hay
in his barn. There is still ample room
in the world for tar and feathers,
One lady was heard to ask another to
remove her hat at the opera in Town
hall. last week Monday. says the Bath
Independent. The lady that requested
this sat directly behind the wearer of
the head ornament. In this age of
progress and civilization ladies remove
their hats at the theatres. Women
sometimes wear them.
The poultry business is said to be a
good one and holds inducements to all
for a trial. An East Belfast man has
been talking poultry for a long time
About two weeks ago he started in buy
ing a good flock of hens. After two
weeks in the hen business they We're
placed in the markets and held a CEN
trail position upon some Thanksgiving
tables where chicken is preferred to
turkey. Mr.. - says that he has
got all the poultry business he wants
in two weeks experience"
Ticonic division, No. 50S Brother
hoodfof Locomotive Engineers. has Just
entered into the delights of sumptuous
quarters in Bangor. Everyone will say
the best is none too good for the brave
fellows who guide the iron horse by
night and by day, in snow. sunshine or
rain, and under all sorts of conditions.
In connection with this division a
woman's auxiliary organization was
formed, and it was decided to have
annual benefits for the charity fund.
The history of Ticonic division is in
brief: Organized on Feb. s. 1893, it in
cludes Maine engineers from Caribou
to Portland. The meetings were held
in Waterville formerly, but in April the
headquarters were transferred to
Bangor. The first meeting was held
here on the 18th. The membership has
since greatly increased. The division
is very ably differed. The chief en-
gineer is Wallace J. Boothby. of
Bangor. who is engineer of trains Nos.
and leaving Bangor at II p NJ, and
returning at $50 p. M. First engineer