Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-11-10


Lewiston hospitals.
The detaIlrd census returns for the
Maine counties ana cities AZ published
IN Yesterdays s Journal. give some in
teyesting figures. The total popula-
tion ~ the State 5s4.i76 shows gain
az 81. Isl over 1890. which is most graft
tying. as il is over twice as large as
that Of the three preceding decades
combined. All sections Of the STATE
have I part 10 This gain, except ih-
four coast counties ~ Hancock, Knox
Lincoln and Waldo. Each Of these
counties shows slight decrease
WaldOs being the largest The Car
den county u Aroostook shows tr@
largest gain. Il.l55 and noB ranks
fourth in The State. being surpassed
OILY by Cumberland. Penobgcot anG
York in th.- order named. Cum Der
lands gain was the second largest. De-
ing $50 Il now has a population Of
100 6s9 Of which almost exactly haf :
in the city If Portland. The smallest
county in population is stiN Piscata-
Quis. rs e4e Mex; to The bottom stands
Franklin. IS444. kennebec ranks fifth
with 5eIl- people within It's borders.
AS to The Maine cities and large
towns, some equally interesting fgures
are given. Portland's big gain Of L.
7l9 placing il in tn 900 class comes
il large part from the annexation ~
Dee-ing. though the old city has had q
good growth. Lewiston, Bangor ana
Bi7deford come .neXt in order, each
having made gain ~ about 2l10
Hangers being the largest gain Ban
60. by the way. enters kick because
The gain vas not up - is eXpecta-
tons Il looked tor =. .o1o ana isn't
satisfied With y $50 Wate-ville's gain
of 5..-1 giving il All population ought
- Re very pleasing 70 that city. Al
susta ROW has 1853. gain u i1+6,
which j. about what conservative es-
Inmates had placed IT, Runford
jump from SOS II 2,5@5 is the bigses;
relative increase. but il is no more than
vas looked for The smallest gain re-
ported N any Maine city which gained
AZ all j. in Gardiner which has 5.7ol.
gain Of just n over 1922 one moro
porscn for each year.
Ru- GARDENERS microscopic gain i
better far than loss, and quite :
number Of Maine cities are in d posi-
tion III envy Gardiner X j. an unrlaas-
ant fact to note that Belfast. Ellis
worth. Hallowell and Rockland among
| our cities. and Brunswick. Fairfield
Norway Pittsheld and SkowheEan
among our large towns. have
all decreased III population during
| the decade. # We are to believe
The census figures. These losses
vary from a in the case Of
Rockland II S03 in the case of Bruins
wick The causes which have brought
about these decreases will no doubt
now form a fertile topic Of discus
sion IN the local PAPERS. Each has had
one or another kind OF hard luck. but
none are discouraged and all are count
ing on more than regaining the lost
ground before Uncle Sam again sends
around the census man.
Many stories are told as to the
causes that led 70 General Howard ;
| decided opinions on the subject of
temperance one is to the effect tha;
while ne was stationed al the kenne-
bee Arsenal, in Augusta. he gava ie!-
| low officer a drink az liquor which re-
awakened a partly mastered desire.
and resulted IN the mans ruin This
circumstance. it has been said, made
such a deep impression on The man that
he became an advocate Of total ahstl-
nence and its willing champion
Another story on the same subject mas
a more romantic turn. He was gradu-
ated from BowdOn College before ne
was nineteen years old. While there
| he became engaged to his future wife,
then girl Of fourteen. the daughter Of
Alexander p Waite of Portland !
classmate had disgraced himself n A
drunken spree, and the reports made
young Howard the offender. The par
ents of Miss Waite were strictly 1eIn-
| perance people. and believing Howard
guilty forbade him the house, and for
| months he was banished without
knowing the cause Of the change of
! sentiment. The guilty young man
heard Of the injustice done 70 his COM
| rade and brought about reconcilia-
| ton. HoWard's sufferinss during that
| time. il is said. filed him with 50
much hatred for strong drink that n