Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-22

q day. She has always lived on a
farm. and has milked from two to five
cows twice day, unless prevented by
| illness or some unusual circumstance,
since she was a small girl This re-
minds US that occasionally we read OF
an old gentleman who has used tcbac-
co from his boyho0d.
Some of the towns are estimating the
cos. OF compliance with the law re-
| quiring the presentation Of town
records. The only safe receptacle
seems to be a safe.
The female pack peddler is becoming
nuisance in some localities. Ore re-
Gently wanted to pay for her lodging
ably would have felt insulted at the
suggestion that she get job at house.
work.
A West Waldoboro man Of 81 years
never had sick day. He probably
never drank much to his health.
Those who wish 10 buy Bridgton real
estate receive a shock, all due to the
fact that the owners have raised the
price On account of the new electric
lights.
If every editor and correspondent in
Maine isn't asking What shall we do
with the tramps?" it's because he has
already exhausted himself in pro-
pounding the same query. How would
1t do to give the tramp the extrem.
penalties of the law. just for change?
One of our leading attorneys recently
defended man in the tolls of the law
and was paid part cash and two bush
els of potatoes.-Rumford Falls Times
Well If potatoes aren't as coed as
money this year they approach very
close to it.
A man by the name of Harbridge
died at Glen Cove few days ago. He
didn't know how old he was, where he
was born or who his parents We're. His
earliest recollection was of living with
tribe of Rocky mountain Indians who
probably stole him. They treated him
kindly. and brought him up 10 their
savage ways Of life. with their own
children. They never told him any
thing about his parents. When n
young man. he left the tribe. who
made no opposition. He readily ac-
quired the customs of civilization. and
apparently his early savage training
left little impression on his mind and
none on his habits in his later years
He turned his hand to many things To
make a living. and finally came East
and took up fishing as a means of
livelihood.
B!ddeford Record: The Canadian
officials who have come here after
Guillemet do not seem to have much
heart in the prosecution of the Laplante
murder upon the evidence furnished
by the Biddeford police. They hardly
believe that the confession of Guile
met is true. either in regard to his own
or to Mrs. Laplante.s part in the crime.
1t rather looks as though the prosecu-
ton of Guiilemet would not be pushed
so very hard. if these officials express
the sentiment of Canadian people gen.
orally. Doubtless the Canadian officials
feel rather humiliated. The crime was
committed right under their noses but
ii seems that they never suspected the
parties who as there is every reason to
believe. committed it. They
feel rather reluctant to accept the con-
fession of Guillemet because that
would be to acknowledge that they had
made bad blunder in letting Guillemet
get away from Canada. But whatever
view the Canadian officials take, what
ever the prosecution of Guillemet or
Mrs. Laplante amounts to. the local
police have done their duty They
have the confessed murderer ready to
deliver to the authorities who have the
jurisdiction to try him. The confession
was voluntary on Guillemet's part. He
has made it repeatedly and still says
that he told the truth. If the Cana
dian officials prefer to believe to the
contrary, it is nothing to the local
officers. but their professed skepticism
has very much the look of bad case
of sour grapes.
That wild man at Peaks Island
proves to be only wild rumor