Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-04-03

\ a right to investigate closely and
scrutinize the mannera and method OF his
official doings.
Republican Journal: Gov. Powers
has exercised much influence on legis-
lation and no governor ever got along
, better with the law makers says the
Portland Advertiser.
A prisoner in Waldo county jail gave
! a fellow prisoner a bill of sale OF his
/ wife and two children last week. The
buyer was about to be released and,
thinking he had not family enough
bought that of his fellow prisoner. The
writings were drawn up in proper form
by a tramp who understood something
about legal forms. and were properly
signed. sealed and attested. except
that the man who made the acknowi-
edgment did not claim TO he justice.
| The seller says there viii be fun when
the buyer shows his bill of sale to the
| woman and attempts to take possession
of her and the babies by virtue thereof.
Portland Advertiser: The Fast day
proclamation noticeably uses the term
"vocations'' instead of 'avocations.
: which has sometimes been enormously
employed in these documents in the
past. Citizens are recommended TO alb
stain from their usual. vocations and
observe the day in the manner set
forth. 1t is TO be feared, however. that
some will turn to their avocations. such
as base ball, raking up the front yard.
shooting at a mark or spading the gar
den. By the way. April % is all too
late for opening the base ball season.
unless up Aroostook way.
Sacos Democratic administration has
begun its career of economy by award
ing the city printing to the highest bid
der.
Even the oldest inha bitants in Exeter
never knew of so many babies arriving
in town in one winter as this year.
There are towns in Maine that will
envy Exeter.
Friendship is proud of the music her
church bells make. three of them
breaking the Sabbath calm in man
ner pleasing to the ear and to the
fancy. res
A Biddeford man tapped a maple tree
by the sidewalk the other day. A little
later he was surprised to find a lot of
boys waiting in line to taste the sap.
They took turns holding their open
mouths beneath the spile and after
catching in this way a dozen drops or
so would give way to the next.
when they speak of "constitutionals"
at Bar Harbor, nowadays, they mean a
round trip of the bay in the Sebanoa
and they do say the invigorating sea
breeze is better than spring medicine.
One of Unity's seven -year-old urchins |
has attended eight terms of school with
but one absent" day. It's good ex-
ample and it isn't.
A Surry poultryman has suffered on |
account of a pecular condition of |
affairs in his hen pen. He is a poultry |
man who understands the nature of |
fowl and a man who intelligently cares |
for his stock. but not withstanding all |
the care and skill exercised in rearing |
and keeping his flock they be-
gan this winter to peck and |
devour each other. This was
CdTTIeu Oll " SuCU ill cAlciIt lLldl Ht l
was obliged to kill off nearly the entire |
flock in order to save them!
Portland cats are. driven to strange
cxpedients for amusement it would |
seem from the following little tale un-
folded by one of our Portland ex-
changes: Plaster of paris images of
pug dogs, naturally colored, that have
been sold within few days about town
by an Italian vender. are such good
limitations that cats have been deceived
In at least two instances Commercial
street cats have mistaken these effigies
for canine enemies and attacked them
furiously.
The young Greek whose pop corn has
tickled the palates and excited the
thirst of Lewistonians has gone to
Greece to fight for Hellas. Those who
knew him say he'll be in at the pop
ping.
The fireworks drummer has read
about our prospective Fourth of JulyI
celebrations and is on his way to Maine
One Maine drummer who is laid up
is represented on the road by his wife,
There's helpmeet!