Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-27

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since been familiar figure ! on the
road.
| Not all who went on the Hibernian
excursion to Maranacook or the ex-
cursion of the Gardiner merchants
down river planned on getting soaked,
| but they all did, nevertheless.
Portland Press: Mayor Robinson
told the school committee yesterday
that he believed it would be wiser to
spend less money on school buildings
and more on teachers. Everybody
who gives the matter any thought will
agree with him. The majority of the
female teachers in our public schools
are paid ridiculously' low salaries,
much less than they deserve and much
less than we pay to men for work no
better than theirs. The result is, as
| the mayor pointed out. that our best
| teachers are continually drawn away
to other cities which pay higher sal
aries, ana our schools are fast becom-
ing training schools for teachers for
other municipalities
Last week New Sweden celebrated
the Goth anniversary of the arrival Of
the first settler of that thriving town.
The occasion is always celebrated by
the inhabitants Of the town by pro-
fuse display of flags and services
either in the grove or church, where
appropriate services are held and tn"
benefit of American citizenship eX-
tolled. They call themselves Ameri-
cans, with no qualification WhateVcr
about their former nationality. 1t is
rtmored that the HontW. w. Thomas
who founded the present colony at New
Sweden is negotiating for the purchase
of an adjoining township To be opened
up for settlement. If II is true and he
succeeds il will not only be a profit
able investment for him, but will cause
him to be regarded as a public benc-
factor No class Of settlers ever
brought into the State have made such
Improvement and progress. and New
sweden today. which % years ago was
a wilderness. is the wcalthicst and
most prosperous farming community
in AroOStook county if not in the state
The oxford Democrat publishes a
full list Of the attorneys admitted II
practice in oxford county since il was
organized. There have been 23G of
them in the "a years. and the list in
cludes a vice president ana many con
sressmen, governors. cabinet members
judges ana high public officials About
100 Of the number are now dead.
.4.4rn nj. =
have been diSas,rnus 10 the fowls Of
the air ana the fishes Of the sea as well
as to human beings Portland harbor
is reported full Of jelly fish many "
them apparently dead and It is sus-
pected that the thunder showers of
last Friday had some thing to do with
it as these fish are Very sensitive to
electricity.
One class of people is said to be
stunning Maine as summer resort;
but it is a class We can spare. The
tramps do not relish the prospect OF a
sentence of 80 days in. Jail in this
weather. especially, With prospect Of A
little stone breaking thrown in. and
we do not get so many calls from these
gentlemen as heretofore when muni-
cipal judges were more considerable Of
their feelings
That $500 stock horse unloaded by
Kansas sharpers on the farmers in
northern AroostoOk, few years ago
has been reduced to the ranks and now
earns his own living like other horses
E'Arn1arlN h.. ,~.,1 in,
trappings and a hgh-priced groom
rode behind him on a glittering sulky
steering him around over the highways
and everyone rushed to the doors and
windows to get look al him as he
passed along. Now he attracts no at
tention and appears to have suffered |
in his dignity by being marked down
$3.50 below the original cost of the ami
NAL Apparently he was an elephant |
on the stockholders hands and one or
more of them shook themselves clear |
by the insolvency route. This pinched
the other fellows, as they had to make
up all such deficiencies. Twenty
eight good and true farmers took 800
worth Of stock each and made payment
by note. supposing that they were each
undeniably holden for only that
amount. but those Kansas fellows were
no fools and the notes had jaws like a
steel bear trap and held each one for
the full amount of the purchase:
There are some well seasoned rods in
pickle for the next man that comes
that way with high priced stock
horse for sale on easy payments.
Reflections Of Bachelor.
A woman who RIMS IN tha altar slams