Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-07

HAAS
In certain village. not. very long ago.
a benevolent doctor offered TO give Their
mometer to every cottage, carefully ex-
planning it's use. Soon after their arrival
a district visitor entered one house where
the new thermometer hung proudly in the
middle of the room. dangling at tho end
of string The visitor complimented the
owner upon it and inquired if she remcm-
bered the Instructions.
"Ay, that / do was the reply; Il 'anps
up there and l watches 'un. until s gets
above CO..
quite right, Mrs. - said the lady.
much pleased that the directions given
had taken root; and, what do you do
"Why. them was the unlocked for an
swer ~ takes 'un down from the nail
and puts 'un out in the garden, and cools
| 'un down a bit. "-'Tit-Bits.
Homer Davenport tells of Utica Police
Court Judge who formerly resided in Sill.
verton Ore. where Davenport was born.
Once an unfortunate man, who was al
rested for intoxcation told the Judge that
he had played with Davenport in the Sill
verton Colnet Band. The Judge dis
charged the prisoner.
The incident was published in the news
papers and in the following year at least
five ether prisoners. who were brought
before the Judge, explained that they had
PLAYED with Daysnport in the Isl si'verton
Judge teleEraphed Mr.. Davenport asking
him of how many pieces the Silve1ton or
ganization consisted. He concluded his
message by saying:
thereafter no prisoners will be dis
charged on account of former membership
in this band. The limit has been
reached"
On a certain occasion. while Thomas
Hill, the artist. wis rusticatinS up in the
White Mountains, he was commissioned
by a wealthy farmer named Perkins to
paint the old homestead, and was particu-
larry requested to give large maple tree
standing near the house prominent place
in the picture. A few days after the com
pleted picture had been delivered Mr. Hill
heard the following dialogue between two
rustics in the neghborhood.
Il hear that artist fellow has been UP
and drawd Perkinss tree"
For a moment there was pause, then
drawing voice said:
"He has Ell? Well, where has he draw'd
it to-"
Senator Thomas c. Plat, on his seventh
eth birthday, was talking to group of
reporters Of Manhattan Beach about
certain politician.
torv CID th ,' .enatoT H is an emot'st
His worst enemy bv prais;ng the cut of
his coat, the architecture OF his house,
his skill at steering a boat or making a
sncech his grace Il, lifting his hat to a
Woman-his worst enemy by praising him
or anything that concerns him can twist
him around his finger.
orotist. q man who would he clad tn die
for the pleasure of looking up from his
grave and reading the stonecutter's puff
"
Outside of Mexico there is = general
imnression that hecansn presidan1 Tiaz
is now n ,ears did he must he failing
and that al hest he can last hut a little
time lonpor ..On tha contrary saws
a man Who had inst returned from a
q minutes talk With the general vii,
disneI any such notion He IS of Oaxac1
Indian Hood = tribe noted for iongevitv
ana nhvsicaI nrowess His sits his sad
die with old-time ease and from all an
whom he rode into puohla connuernr Of
the French thirty-fve wears ago His
son. Porfirio Diaz. IT.. is now 4 man of
. ffoirs II, the Mnyicnn financial world -
New York Tribune.
-" ,-...--
An army nurse recording her south
A frican ,uar nxneriences rivos the folov
inc e%amnIa Of The red-tane arranpements
of tho Rritish arny. .6n nne occasion
as 7 vas visitine a ward was confronted
with the spectacle of a strong, abie.bodied
soldinr who I,ad been helninp us IN tho
wards for abnmt civ week. wb;le he Us
waiting for a shin ivinp nrona on a
strntrber With two or9a,es standinn in
readiness as hearers In Transformation I
asked if ETown had broken his leg, 1T
is ali riebt sister ' q serreant ren,iad
'Ihn men have TO start at once for Eng
and and ns Brown is down on The ma
ners a Strctchnr case aS a ..stretcher,,
ho must 90 TO tho railway station, If
was useIess tn exnIain- useless TO give evil
donce thot nrou,p 81 and ctronr - n ftsr a
verv siimht attac,, of malaria was able
| to vail and carry his XII. For BROWN was
entnrnd in :. certain form II, tho hIna na
nnrs and who dare painsav the fact9 So
aaInno tho trco.hordercd shady ro.d I
u,ot 1bod nv, strnnr hoajtb, fr;o,i ho;,u
carried sinwIv tn The Station. where he