Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-16

man, an always loyal son of the college,
and now accommodating wealth which he
mas justly earned, a check for the
amount received by him wnen a stu
dent, with compound interest for the
tlme.-NIt is to Sbe hoped that his ex-
ample will be followed more generally,
thus enabling the college to increase it's
aid to needy students.
Married at West Parison Jan.1, Erick
Erickson and Johanna sImmonen, both
of Finland; and thereby hangs a story
which the Norway Advertiser tells as
follows: This lady came to this coun-
ltry some two weeks ago, leaving her
Nh home with tsthe dear ones of her
HhiidhoodI toss eniigrate to a foreign
country among people of whom she
did not understand one word of their
language which required more nerve
and pluck than most of girls are pos
sessed of. All she had was her ticket
and letter written in English to show
to conductors her destination and ask
ing their assistance to direct her She
met her young man at this station.
She had never seen him only by photo
graph, never had met him and knew
him only by letter. which was another
surprising feature IN the case" And
here's hoping that they may live happy
flor ever after. Surely courage de-
serves reward!
i 1t is said that the old Puritans al
ways pu. something in their home
lmade beer Saturday night to keep it
from working on Sunday. An even
more remarkable phenomenon than
this has been noted on Sawyer street,
lSouth Portland. The arc lights corner
Sawyer and High streets burns very
brilliantly every week day night, but
lone of the pillars of the Peoples M. e.
lchurch is authority for the statement
that for four Sunday nights past this
larc light has not burned to the extent
Iof shedding>a single ray of light.
Here is story which the champion
truth teller of Calais is relating. Some
thine ago as Mr.. and Mrs. William
MacNamara were sitting in their home
on Main street in that city they We're
very much surprised to hear from the
direction of the cabinet organ the sweet
of these pets, Mr.. MacNamara hasten
ed to investigate, but the moment he
lstirred the music stopped. Every day
thereafter the music was heard at in
tervals, but the mystery remained I'M
solved until Monday, when there eman-
ated from the woodbox such trills and
MARBLES as would turn a golden throat
led songster green with envy. APP
Mo
was astounded upon beholding a di-
lminutive mouse, with peculiar shaped
head, sitting upon a piece of wood
tsinging away for dear life. The little
fellow scnttled away and took refuge
in the organ and upon examination it
was found that here the strange song
ster had made its home, and, in all
probability acquired it's musical edu-
Ication listening to the strains of the
Iorgan. But alas. The singer VEN
tured out upon the pedals of the organ
land was promptly grabbed by the IA
mily cat which killed it's victim in short
order. e
Some of the brightest men will make
Todd breaks in unfamiliar situations
Chaplains in court sometimes furnish
lgood instances of this. Up in oxford
county, some years, ago. a chaplain
1prayed that "the visiting attorneys
lmay come to know as much as if they
belonged to the Oxford bar" Down in
Knox, a chaplain is said to have ad-
dressed the Almighty with a plea for
lmercy because of the lack of wisdom
IN those to whom had been given the
administration Of justicel
| The announcement of the candi-
dacy of Gen. w. II. Haines of Water
vile, for the next, Republican guber-
Material nomination, which appeared
in last evenings Waterville Mail,
makes four well-known Maine citi-