Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-15

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car" The conductor demurred, not
believing the statement. but the doc
tor said to him, II am physician,
have attended smallpox cases and
know by the odor there Is smallpox
in this car" The conductor thereupon
stoned the car and. stating what the
physician had told him. asked all who
were afraid of the disease to leave.
All hurriedly departed except one-a
woman who carried bundle IN her
arms. This bundle was found TO ne
dead body Of p child who had died with
the smallpox.
The Bowdoin Orient thinks the day
of prayer lately observed will be the
last of its kind in Bowdoin. 1t de-
clares that 1.-THE meaning and sense Of
| the day has long since been forgotten,
and it's only significance Is that some
well-known divine breaches In Kings
| Chapel before about Il dozen students
and a couple OF hundred old ladies
| living around about Brunswick, an
address prepared for houseful of
young men, while the aforesaid young
! men make use of the day by going
home to remain over Sunday. Tn the
olden times it was the custom to set
apart one day in the year during which
every one connected with the college
and all its friends, should pray for its
welfare and good work. The prayer
began early in the morning and lasted
nearly all day. The old Praying Circle
at Rowdoin was of course instrumental
in the success of the day. The Pray
ing Circle, as it was called, was one Of
the chief interests in college 80 or 40
wears ago, The Bowdoin society of the
Young Mems Christian Association has
taken its place in<college now. There
certainly is not the religious fervOr in
college today that existed here 30 years
ago" 1t might oe argued that 1t would
be better to revive some of the relig-
ious fcrvor of an earlier day rather
than to abolish the day which yet re-
calls such fervor each year.
Rockland has followed Gardeners
example, and has announced that no
more prize fights will be allowed there.
During the past year, Bath has had
81 fire alarms. the largest number of
any single year in the history OF the
city. The year before that there We're
"a and the year before that Il. The
smallest number of fires in any one
year was in 1879 when there were only
three during the II months.
Up to date onePresque Isle dealer has
sold 1ol fur coats, proof positive that
Aroostook is enjoying an old fashioned
winter.
Two Auburn men have made a bet
that illustrates the curious difference
of opinion that will sometimes exist
regarding the same weather. One OF
the men ventures the cigars on the
proposition that the present winter has
been colder on the. average than any
other winter in the past Is years. The
other one claims that this winter has
been warmer on the average than any
in Is years. Both men are busy collect
ing data to prove their assertions.
There was one pet cat in Caribou
who lost the good graces of its mistress
last week. by its cat-like propensity of
getting into mischief. The lady had in
vited a couple of friends to dinner. and
everything progressed smoothly until
it came time for dessert. when the girl
appeared in the door with a look of
CONSERVATION on her face. The lady
went out to ascertain the trouble, and
found that most of the delicious des-
sert. which she had prepared had dis
appeared. while sleek cat sat on the
floor, contentedly tapping the last tell
tale traces of cream from its chops. AS
result of this little incident, there is
one cat less in Caribou.
A singular incident is told by Port
land citizen. One night recently he
was talking over the telephone to n
man in the Empire theatre in New
York when the conversation was in
terrupted by what sounded like a book
falling on the floor in New York. The
man there uttered Il sudden exclama-
ton, said there was a big explosion
outside and that he would have to be
excused a minute while he went to in
vestigate. When he came back he said
II manhole cover of q conduit on For
tieth street had been blown up and
that there was a grand scene of ruin
and desolation around about as the re-