Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-23

Rube" was not once raised.
The harvest moon is scheduled to
make it's appearance, the last Of the
week.
An Old Town man, who has just been
liberated from a sentence at the Ban
gor Jail, says that people can talk
about Kelley cure and all other kinds
of cures for drunkenness but the
'stoneyard cure beats them ALL
There's no pleasure in a Jail crushing
stone.
What nice things Lewiston says Of
whenever opportunity can be found
Here is a sample from the Lewiston
Journal: Portland outshines all other
cities in the Pine Tree commonwealth
in one respect. She furnishes the
stranger within her gates most excel
lent facilities for getting away. That
is the one redeeming feature of the
Forest City. }
The sea serpent is just as cute and
coy as ever. Here is the story of a
Harrington captain who vouches for
the truth of every wood: One morning
just after sunrise the mate discovered
a curious looking object about one
fourth of mile to leeward; he Gale !
my attention to it and I ordered the
course changed and started in the di-
rection Of the object At first l sup
posed it was the mastS of a derelict,
but on closer observation 1 found it to
be moving through the water at a
| rapid rate. There was a ten knot
| breeze, and l kept the vessel straight
for the curious looking object. I had
| made up my mind by this time that it
| was fish of some kind. 1t protruded
| from the water about ten or eleven
| feet at an angle of As degrees. 1t
| seemed to have bill about four feet
| long and two horns similar to those of
| a lobster. l caught rope and was
| going to lasso him, but could not ge,
near enough. l was at one time abou;
So yards from the fish but could MOI;
get near enough to fasten. left him
| going in northerly direction.
|
tramp and the peddlar are on par.
| Not few regard the tramp as the
least Objectionable. Waterville has re-
Gently been troubled by fellow pre-
tending to have something to sell who
| makes the rounds of some of the resi-
dent sections of the city. calling at the
houses and asking for an opportunity
| tn, no re of n 10 10
calls are made generally during the alb
sence of the male members of the
family and frequently, the chaps are
i very saucy to the woman of the house
Fin case she refuses to listen to their
4 story. 1t is too bad that he and his,
like could not happen to call some day
when the man of the house is in and
get some of the bad manners kicked
out of them. They are little better
than the ordinary tramp and in many
cases are more annoying, for their pre-
tense of carrying on line of business
i gives them Oftentimes a chance to Sc
cure hearing where the professional
\ tramp would be recognized and shut
out from the first.
A Portland lady who has been ser-
ously i'll, and has been under the care
of well known physician, became
possessed of the idea that the faith
cure campmeetings at Old Orchard last
week offered a short cut to restored
health for her, and despite the protests
of the medical attendant and her more
rational friends. determined to try It,
The disease up to this time had made
no progress, if not readily yielding ia
treatment. AS result of exposure al
a critical stage in the case-sleeping in
a. strange bed, and probably GETTING
Inappropriate diet-she contracted a
severe cold and alarming symptoms
followed, bringing the misguided womaa
to the verge Of the grave. Yet, sht
was pronounced cured by the faith
healer and implicitly believed herse,,
that she was.
What good laugh they had owe,
that mock town meeting at Squire
Island last week. Senator Frye wa.
moderator, elected after an exciting
contest with T-year-old boy. ant
Congressman Dingley was an activ,
participant The ladies were presen
and took part. They voted to buii.
bridge to Southport, and to have ,
school on the south shore on moonligh
evenings for the promotion of pleasan