Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-02


though that wont even furnish barrels.
The city missionary of Biddeford is
resolved to solve his end of the tramp
problem. Every hobo that calls at tne
mission for aid is first introduced to
good sized wood pile and if the intro.
iuction proves satisfactory to both
oarties the tramp gets a square meal
and a bed and the mission gets us
wood sawed.
Riddeford's liquor dealers propose to
Sight their cases in court TINS tiHie'
This decision will make the New Year
seem bright to the local attorneys.
In every Maine hamlet where two
I'D tars can get together they are dis
outing about the lashing of the wheel
IN the Herbert Fuller. All sorts OF ex-
,erts disagree on that Bran trial.
The Waterville Mail thinks that II
the question were asked, whose sons at
tend college the reply: why's mems
children. of course, and those 81 we'll
paid professional men"-is probably
the answer of 80 out Of 40 WAo nave
not investigated the HA&&r. The reg
istrar of Colby universal reports that
the parents of the la1t Watering class
are engaged in the following avoca
lions; Mechanics and day-laborers, ~
farmers. 10; millmen. S: laMyeSSA .;
,,huctciQI1g 3,
.; mill overseers, 2; comnfs 81
ers, 2. From this it Will sa'
the off-hand reply givenr ZEN
tirely contrary to facts. II sons
and daughters of mechanics ana Iarm-
ers who are filling our classical col
leges. Poor mems children are their
principal constituency In fact more
than half the students receive from S36
ia $50 per year from the college endow-
ment funds, credited on the1 feI bills.
because too poor to pay shAsa 1l4919A
themselves. Nineteen meF ,dtsss l9
class are mainly eEyentir6l3 n
upon their own fxkStions fdegpf ! !;
There is no monG6fy here. me hsF9s
occupations reprt ehted in, the olAas
1900 at Colby iAS1i14Se the mAfqdM
horse trainer. p3lflhan paees "a. 4.
err. piano maker. booKkeeper snsQs'
builder. railroad agent. foun9!yHM
blacksmith. milk dealer, iron mou
railroad laborer. lumber. dealer, hdy4-
ware dealer. shoe dealer. oil ca
printer. college janitor. shoemaker
grocer. State official, nurseryman ana
mill overseer.
Now the smaller cities are piping up
for new charters. 1t seems to be the
fashion Just now, but probably not
useless one. sit
Biddeford has romance. "A pc
witching French lass had rivals for
her favor. One got permission to skate
with her the other evening and they
skated into a mole in the river. where
the lover knew the water wasn't deep
enough to drown a baby. He rescued
her with great eclat and now she thinks
him a hero and the other fellow is en-
tirely in the shade.
A Russian Finn gave some Portland
workmen a prescription. for rheuma-
tism and several are taking it though
for no other reason than that It Is, &C.
cording to the Finn, the cure success
fully employed in his own country.
Here it is but no testimonials accom-
pany it: Equal parts of cream and
brandy are measured, then the mix
ture is shaken or churned until it be-
comes of the consistency of butter.and
Of the compound spoonful is taken
three or four times daily. 1t is given
here merely as a matter of curiosity.
Rockland claims this mean man. He
hadn't remembered his wife with a
Christmas gift for many years and
thinking of this probably he presented
her with q dollar with which to buy
himself a new brier wood pipe and
some tobacco. She had at least the
pleasure of spending the money. new
experience for her.
To illustrate the hardness of the times
a Rockland clothier declares he swell
tered all through last, Sundays ser
vices because he did not like to take
off his overcoat and expose his shabby
clothing beneath.
You say" queried a woman at the
head of long line before the delivery
window of the Portland postoffice the
other day, You say that there is no
letter for me, Mrs. -g' mo. as l have
told you a dozen times, and you are
keeping other people from the window
Are you sure?" she persisted. Yes,
yes, yes" was replied. We'll. them,
she exclaimed, hereafter when any
letters come directed to any one of
that name. male or female. you must
send it to my house and will tell you
if it is mine. But l want all letters
sent" And yet there are many who