Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-12-08

, son. who was required to pay over as
many cents as his lemon contained
seeds. But, alas for the financial Sue
cess of the enterprise, only seven
lemons in the lot had any seeds at
all. But trust the ladies for getting
out of a financial crisis! They just
collected the lemons. squeezed them
into a big punch bowl and made
Lemonade. and it cost everybody who
| touched it cents glass. And the
janitor of the church, for whose bene-
fit the entertainment was given, re-
ceived a goodly sum.
| Although Bibles furnish rich food for
reflection they hardly satisfy the
of Bangor High school boys who are
at present at MOuntainy pond, have
good reason to know. Before leaving
the city the campers left their box Of
provisions at the Y. M. c. A. building,
intending to call for it just as they
started. The box reposed there peace
fully but during their absence an
agent of the Maine Bible Society called
and left a box of Bibles close beside
it. In the hurry of departure, little
later, the campers seized the first box
they saw. 1t happened to be the one
| with the Bibles. 1t was not until they
reached the pond, cold and hungry,
| that the mistake was discovered. A
! fire was soon built, the frying pans and
kettles were made ready, and then the
provision box was opened. Instead of
| the thick juicy steaks and pies and
beans which they expected. nothing
| was brought to light save few dozen
Bibles. They were neatly packed but
not exactly appetizing.
The Maine dairymen did the proper
thing in re-electing Hon. Rutilus AL
den of Winthrop, who has been presi-
dent of the association since it's Or
ganizatiOn. He is one of kennebec's
| most intelligent and progressive
| farmers. and a man who hOnOrs any
position he fills.
Two Calais sportsmen thought they
had killed handsome buck the other
day and when they got up close to
their PROSTATE victim. saw him throw
back his antlers, pick himself up. kick
into the woods. The sportsmen
wouldn't have minded half so much if
the story hadn't leaked out!
Waterville was always hospitable
city and it's new city hall gives it
| much-needed opportunity to demons
| trate this fact.-Kennebec Journal.
"Much-needed'' is good. Water
vile needs no new opportunities to
show her hospitality. Her past rec
ord is sufficient and now that she has
proper accommodations she will un-
doubtedly get most of the conven-
tions that meet in this section of the
State. Augusta should not get jealous;
she will still be able to wake up once
in two years as long as she holds the
State Capitol.-WatervilleM Mail.
There. there Mr.. Mail man, please
continue to wear your neither garment
and refrain from needlessly rending it
upon such slight prOvOcation. Like
| wise. if a little vaseline is handy.
please amply it to that raw spot under
your collar. And please, please, do not
| be so suspicious that a brick is con-
cealed among the roses of every
| bouquet which is tossed toward you.
The Journal simply meant that Water
vlle's splendid new City hall, for
which it struggled so long and so
strenuOusly. gives it an opportunity,
and the Mail must agree that it was
much needed one, to entertain con-
ventions and otherwise show it's hos
ptality. There is no jealousy in the
heart of Augusta; it rejoices in the
progress and prosperity of Waterville
and is glad that the two cities are
soon to be connected by closer bonds.
those of an Augusta-built trolley line.
| Waterville deserves all the good
things that are coming its way, and
the Journal is happy to chronicle them
and to extend congratulations and
good wishes. every morning. The Mail
should cheer up. and also lay in sup
ply of dyspepsia tablets.
The burning of a dormitory at Colby
in the early hours of Saturday morning
was a serious blow to the college and
to the many students who lost their
belongings. Sympathy from every
| side will be extended to them, and
other more substantial help should
|
college to make good the loss. Now is
the opportunity for some rich man to
show his interest in deserving in
| stitutiOn. 1t was indeed fortunate
that there was no loss of life with a
fierce fire raging at that time of night
in a four story building, particularly
as it started on the first floor and
with the stairways so constructed that
ha cln,r+ off hat
In the early half of the last century
Maine hail. the oldest of the BOwdoin
dormitories was twice gutted by fire
under similar circumstances, with
great loss and many narrow escapes.
Thus far. Bates and the University Of
Maine have escaped any such un-
pIoa ca nf oynariopce