Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-15
New York, Philadelphia. and many
other minor places nearer home.

New York, Philadelphia, and many
other minor places nearer home.
| A Blaine correspondent rightfully
thinks that it is pretty poor religion for
man to leave his horse hitched to IA
post for hours on a cold frosty night
| while he is warm and comfortable in
the sanctuary, proclaiming how good
| the Lord is to him.
| HalloweIl Register: The few Main4
pines left in Hallowell should be cher
ished-they are the remnants of large
| number of noble trees which graced
the hillside when settlement began.
The noblest specimens are to be found
in the Bond Brook ravine, where the
smoking" pine is located. The pines
on the Vaughan estate are the largest
in our city, towering to great height
Probably the editor was mistaken
Perhaps his eyesisht is failing, or pos
sibly the card was put there as a joke
for Jays" Anyway one Maine editor
announces in his editorial column that
on recent trip to Bangor he found
card reading as follows under the
electric button in his room at leading
hotel:
One Ring, Bell Boy
Two Rings, Ice Water
Three Rings, Whisky
Four Rings, Cock Tail
Five Rings Gin Sling
Six Rings Bottle of Beer
The Parkhurst correspondent Of the
Aroostook Republican visited school last
week. and the occasion inspired him To
indulge in a reminiscent mood. as fol-
lows: As your correspondent sat and
listened to the glib recitations from the
we'll trained classes and examined the
elegant text books now furnished free.
his mind wandered back a quarter Of
century to the time when he was a boy
and used To go through the forest to an
Aroostouk school. with two shaved
shingles tied To his feet for snow shoes
two buckWheat pancakes and a fried
rabbits ham In his shirt bosom for
dinner. and "A last years almanac un-
der his arm II read from. School com
mencad by the teacher reading the
longest chapter in the testament and
grinding out prayer that would scare
a book agent. She taught her pupils
To he good. but did not forget to tell
them that good children died first Sh.
taught them from the almanac when
the sign was right To SOW peas, set
geese. kill hogs and wean babies, that
it was bad luck to hear a dog howl. cut
finger nails on Sunday or meet a black |
cat: also Readin' Ritin and 'Rithme-
tic.
Aroostook is talking up a checker |
league toinclude the four largest towns |
of the county.
If YOU want II see an ivy that is an !
ivy just take trip IN to Bridgewater !
and call on Mrs. Geo A. Barrett She |
has an English ivy that is a wonder |
She ported it over fourteen years ago |
and the vine circles the room four OF |
five times with numerous branches /
dropping down and making pretty bor- I
dcrs for pictures that hang on the !
walls. The vim" is between three and |
four hundred feet in length and is fes- |
tooned along the walls making a very |
rich and artistic appearance /
TWO Bath girls Were talking about |
a Bowdoin colleg" boy. Bert. isn't |
a taking fellow" said the first. "oh. |
yes, he has a very taking way" the /
other replied. "FIc has four photo |
graphs that belong to mo in his room !
and heavens only knows what else"
The Fort Fairfield genius whose ma |
chine to thaw out the frozen earth is |
designed to make gold digging in the |
Kl0ndke fields mere pastime, an
nounccs that he has just refused q
New York offer of $4,000 for his inven- |
ton.
The decrease in the number of oxen ,
owned. 50 common all through Maine. /
is unknown in East jefferson. On one
strip of road less than a mile long the
farmers own IA pair Of oxen. and they |
get out road breaking team that
makes the neighboring districts fairly
green with envy.
That is Senator Head of Water
Vile. isn't ito exclaimed gentleman
looking over a basket of photographs
in Fairfield lady's home. Yes re-
piled the lady. are you acquainted
with him Not personally, but our
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