Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-07-09

Indian River has citizen who de-
clares his sympathy for Spain and re-
joices at our losses in Cuba. At last
reports he was still living.
Uncle Sam is not making national
history as fast as one Biddeford man
is making family history. In one day
he became a happy papa, was kicked
by horse, got drunk, and lost his JOB
The requirement for two cent
revenue stamp on checks will do much
to increase cash payments. For In
stance, the Boston & Maine will here
after pay its employees along the line in
cash instead Of by check as formerly.
1t is sad but true that the Name
built Katahdin is chiefly distinguish
ing itself in this war by making as
saults on the repair shop.
The visit Of the Royal Scots to
Portland will result. it appears, in an
international alliance. A Portland
paper tells it this way: Perhaps the
best illustration of the feeling Slightly
modified perhaps) toward the Scots Is
this: One of them had a letter of in
PRODUCTION to a Portland family. He
was received with open arms. He be-
came Immediately enamored of the
daughter and it seems the sentiment
was mutual, for before the day was
over he had proposed, been accepted
and received the parents blessing.
j. f. Stearns of Saco, tells story
which is of interest to students of hu-
man nature. In 1852 Mr.. Stearns was
approached by young man who asked
for the loan of sl00 to enable him to
reach n Western town where he had
been offered the principalship OF a high
school with a salary of $500. promising
to repay the loan at the end of the first
quarter. Mr.. Stearns lent the desired
sum, and. this week, after almost half
a century. he received the first install
ment Of the repayment-ten dollars.
a correspondent writes that the
quality of the grass this year is unus-
ually good. Clover Is abundant and
fields that heretofore have been yellow
and white with buttercups and daisies
now show good stand of herds grass.
With good weather for hay making
the crop will DE the best in quality and
the largest in quantity for years.
The Brunswick Telegraph Is guilty OF
this in its columns: Why is the Maine
Democratic platform like dark cloud?
Because 1t has got silver line-in.
The nature study classes are afield in
these days. the most favorable in many
respects Of the year. a class for bird
observation has been formed in West
brook, under the instruction of Arthur
II. Norton. naturalist. and last Sat
urday the members got up at a. NJ,
and identified SO birds before breakfast.
Several botany classes are also re-
ported in different parts of the State,
Waterville Mail: \ few years ago
the New England base ball league was
rather a nourishing organization COM
prising Massachusetts and Maine
teams. Then times grew hard and the
managers of the league concluded that
1t wasn't any help to the league to
have Maine teams in it and they were
shut out. The action was taken large
ly on the suggestion Of the base ball
editors Of the Boston newspapers. This
year there have been no Maine teams
in the league, but this fact did not
seem to help matters much. for the or
ganization has gone to pieces for lack
of support. 1t could hardly have Jared
worse had Portland. Lewiston and
Bangor been counted in.