Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-04


The weather man wasn't really late
with his February thaw; he simply for
got that February was a short month.
1t was six years ago, this week, that
the great freshet occurred which holds
the record for destructiveness in Maine.
1t is grim story of poverty, i'm
morality and suffering from sickness
that comes from the poor blacks on
Malaga island.
They tell of Brunswick lad, age
16, who has refused an offer of 800 to
leave off smoking until he is q. A
section of harness should now be ap
piled to the foolish youngster.
The highly scented but greatly be-
loved onion fry is the especial social fad
in Knox county at present. The period
of retirement following the function is
determined by the amount of the
vegetable consumed, but the Star
states that it is no longer required of
one to bury his clothes after participant
ing in one of these odorous gatherings.
A Portland young man will not in
the future attempt to save surgical
bills. He recently attempted to trim
the ears of his Boston terrier and per-
formed such an exceedingly careless
job that he was fined IS and costs for
cruelty.
The first real American Indian ever
registered in Rockland, had his name
added to the voting list of Ward 2, last
week. His name is Loren Lee. He was
born on the Shinnecook reservation.
Long Island, New York, and is of pure
Indian blood. He is 81 years of age and
made a fine appearance. He has served
in the United States navy. Indians
not taxed" are not permitted by law to
vote in this State but Mr.. Lee was as
sessed and taxed last year. and SO
qualified. More of our Indians should
follow his example.
Speaking of Indians, those at Old
Town are bent on proving that not all
the good Indians are dead. The tenn
perance society organized on Indian
island, a year ago last fall, now has
about 200 members and is doing some
good work Nearly every member of
the tribe is interested in the matter and
the morality of the reservation is grow
ing better and better each year.
Editor Eaton Of the Bangor News,
says: "A healthy natural country girl,
who lives at home during the winter,
and who enjoys society, has no more
reason for remaining single than
saint has for staying out of heaven.
A man would hardly dare to make
statement SO broad and positive with
out having the figures at hand to sup
port his assertion, so we may as well
admit that what this Bangor editor
says is true.
The Boston & Maine Railroad has
notified all it's trainmen, and brake
men and yardmasters that, beginning
this week. their wages will be in
creased 20 per cent. The increase is
granted on account Of the eight hour
law, with which the road is unable to
comply For some time past the en-
ployes of the road have endeavored to
secure an eight hour day schedule,
but the officials of the company find
that this would be impossible. so the
20 per cent. advance has resulted.
Pres. George Emory Fellows of the Z.
Of NJ. has written book, and it is ex-
pected that it will come from the pub
fishers in time for the opening of the
spring term of the preparatory school.
1t is entitled Recent European His
tory" and is the second of two volumes
OF medieval and modern history. The
book is now in press and will be pub
lished by Benz. H. Sanborn & Co. of
Boston. The book will have about $50
pc ges and will be illustrated with many
fine half tones of paintings and cuts,
collected by DIR. Fellows while on a trip
abroad. Many of these are very rare
hardly any of them having been seen
in print before. The book is written
purposely for school room work in
academies and high schools, but DR..
Fellows has attempted to make it Of
special interest to the reading public.
1t has taken 1892 freight cars to
transport the 2.590OS2 bushels of pota-
toes shipped out of Aroostook county
this season. This years crop was the
largest ever raised in the county
Boston Journal.
The Boston Journal has another
guess coming to it, for its figures
represent just about one-half the crop
of this county. last year. True it is.
that the crop was the largest in the
history of Aroostook, the shipments in
December last being 410.691 bushels as
compared with 250,22S bushels in the
corresponding month OF the preceding
year; the total increase in shipments,
un 20 Jan. 1 1902. over the previous
81 ason is 7a6. 296 bushels-an increase
Of 40 per cent. The following clipping