Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-17
Johnsons AnodyneL ini1nent

! The officers of a secret order in New
| port got some new robes recently. They
| We're very proud of them until they
| tried them on. when they We're not
satisfied with the fit. Just what the
trouble was they could not tell and in
fit of desperation one man called a
dressmaker to their assistance. She
looked them over then offered sugges-
ton. II think if you gentlemen will
/ put these robes on and button them
up in the back instead of the front.
they will be all right" Those men
| humbly donned the robes with the but
tons in the back but 1t was sometime
before they could impart enough
dignity to their countenances to COM
port with the regalia.
The editor of the Damariscotta Her.
aid may have been reading some of the
historical sketches in several of his
Maine contemporaries. telling the story
of their respective towns years ago.
and he may not but he is going them
half century better, Beginning las;
week the Herald began series of
letters describing DamarscOtta as it
is to be 20 years hence. ".'+''
There are said to be lO3 widows living
within the radius of a mile from Main
street square. Pennington. And yet
that locality has been much advertised
as a health resort
Among recent death notices was one
of a girl of 10 in No. : Plantation. OF
her it was said she had the care of
five younger children since the death
of her mother. four years ago" Com
ment seems unnecessary. and it is said
to her credit that she made none upon
her lot.
What with the prohibition sentiment
and preference for potatoes it is said
the growing of barley is not likely to
increase to such an extent in Aroos-
took county as some have thought. As
to that grown the pas, season il is said
the average crop has been about %
bushels and the price As cents making
4 cash yield of about s15.15 per acre.
Lewiston Journal: There are people
whose only idea of remedy for exist
ing ills is the passage of new law;
SO it is by no means remarkable thar
some Of these propose to present to the
next Legislature a bill to punish the
hunter who carelessly kills a dear man
instead of a cheap deer But what is
the Objection to enforcing the present
laws in regard to manslaughter and
criminal carelessness which fully cover
all such cases? What Maine needs is
not more law but better enforcement
Of what she already has. not only in
this respect but in others. The statutes
are tired of the drouth of the spirit and
the freshet of the letter.
A great, good natured fellow was
Warren c. Clay of Bluehill. powerful
as a moose but never expending the
strength for show. Once he picked UP
I 2O0-pOund anvil and put it on his
head without the slightest perceptible
Inconvenience but his boyhood's play
mates and the companions of his youth
never really knew how strong he vas
He left foot on Southern battlefield
but on his return was able to earn his
livelihood in a granite quarry. One
day his younger brother. Albert,
powerful fellow over six feet in his
stockings, remarked to his fellow
workmen that it was Warrens birth
day and he should be spanked. His
friends agreed to that, also that the
strapping young fellow was just the
one to do the spanking. WELL now,
believe I'll do it," said Albert, and, lay
ing down his tools, he walked over and
grabbing hold of Warren, endeavored
to lay him across the stone. Warren
with one of his good natured chuckles
reached for him, laid him across the
stone and with one hand held him
there, then with the other proceeded to
administer some vigorous spanks to
punish him for his temerfty. Albert
lay and took it, and we'll he might, for
he had to; he thought of getting up, but
it was only passing thought, for
something admonished him that War
rem would object; there would evident
ly be difference of opinion Mean
while the crowd was in convulsions.
Bluehill's granite hills re-echoed with
the yells, rcars, cheers and screeches |
that came from the intensely amused |
workmen.
Yesterday was the third stormy |
Tuesday in November. Next!-
Aroostcok lumbermen are hoping for
thaw as the ground under the two
feet OF snow is not frozen. The order
that proves most satisfactory for their