Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-24


the art of hypnotism." We wonder il
any of them have tried it on tn,
parental wood piles?
| There are a number of good Bucks.
| port citizens now on the "briny deep
who are not expected back i'm seasol
to participate in the annual town meet.
ing. They will get round in season
however, to help pay the bills.
The Bee is requested to lecture ths
thoughtlcss young men who spit tobac.
co juice on the floor when they go to
church. The ladies work hard to keel
our churches clean, and it is not just
the thing to food the peWs with tobac-
60 juice Don't do it again, boys. +
Richmond Beetle man or boy VII,
would chew tobacco in church is GER
tainly a good subject for missionary
| effort The habit is bad enough any
| where
A number of ladies are said to have
| signified their intention of joining the
New Bucksport Rifle Club. Why not .
In these days when Maine. through the
nome enforcement of the law. has be-
come the paradise of tramps, every
woman within it's borders may we'll be
familiar with the use of firearms.
Major Dickey of Fort Kent is as live
ly as ever. Only the other night he led
the grand march in an enjoyable littl-
dance given in honor of the senior ella ss
at the training school. The years Ger
tainly rest lightly upon the ma jor
Two South Brewer young men Wen,
fishing recently and found upon their
arrival at the proposed scene of their
sport, that they had forgotten to take
any lines.
While standing on the shore dis
cussng the situation hedgehog ran
by them and they gave chase and final
~ with the aid of two big clubs sue
ceeded in killing the animal Great
was their astonishmcnt on getting back
TO South Brewer and telling of their
adventure 10 be informed that it was
tl''S' blIilt WI lt'4r'iliSS II il lilohS III.
however. that owing to their youth and
inexperience, the game wardens will
not modest them this time
-Four feet of snow on a level" is the
report that comes from the Maine
woods.
The Bangor Wing tells Of young
man who took occasion when the "old
folks who were not favorably dis
posed to his suit--were at church. last
Sunday night, to CAN upon his best girl.
1t was love in the kitchen for about an
hour. an hour and a half or two hours
and then of a sudden foot steps Wer.
heard coming up the front steps ami
the door opened at that end of the
house. At the same time the back door
opened and our love-sick hero made a
hurried escape but in his hurry he mar
roWly aNerted a tragedy He dashed
across the yard to the rear of the house
with the intention Of scaling the haek
yard fence, ana when within a few feet
If the fence a clothes line caught him
under the chin ami he fen back with a
dun thud and almost broken neck
Tn" young mans head is now station
any on his shoulders and he is lookir.
four ways for another Sunday night
The latter part If the present week
Mayor Zeal of Bangor. the president of
the Penohscot Central Railroad. con-
templates a trip to Chicago 10 invcsti-
gate a new power system which is at
tracing much attention. Its peculiar
tiles are an electric current generated
by a small gasoline engine in the loco
motive and thence applied to the motor
The gasoline engine consumes a small
amount Of fuel only. and is used 10
store the electricity in batteries carried
in the locomotive. When the motors
are not in motion the engine is storing
NJ the electricity. so that there is
practically no waste. Ii is claimed
that the engine can keep enough powe.
ahead at all times so that the motors
can be run for many mics
from the stored current, Will
by an ingenious arrangement
when necessary the engine can be
instantly thrown into gear With the
motors so that the latter are at once
propelled by the extra force, and The
horsepower is doubled 1t is said that
these locomotives can be run With
safety and economy up to 50 miles an
hour, and President Beal says the road
will be built in such a manner as 70
allow that rate on through trains,
An PASSPORT special to the Bangor
News tells Of the discovery of pile ol
old coins near Porcupine mountain. in
the town of Perry. by employees of the
railroad, and the great excitement oc-
casioned thereby The number found
is less than 400. the dates being be
tween 1888 and 1858, although number
were so badly worn and defaced that
the date could not be found. The coins
were mixed lot. including several
countries and indicated that the former
owner was a collector of copper cents
especially those coined in this country
AS no houses are near the place where
the WOrkmen turned up the odd find
it is supposed the collection must have
been stolen and hidden. the thief think
ing it was not safe to dispose of such
variety The workman whose shovel
struck the coins is said to have tainted