Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-19

II went out with the boys last night; VIC
started in on Rhine;
Gin cocktails followed rapidly, l must
have swallowed nine,
And wine and gins the combine that is
making me repine-
Yes, I'm sure it must have been gin, have
been gin on the Rhine.
Milwaukee Journal.
The air has a sting these mornings.
\ little snow would help out the
Christmas week shopping.
There are still far too many toll
bridges in Maine.
The Grange masters ana delegates
who hurried home are discovering from
tn. papers that most Of the important
business is done during the last after
noon and evening.
The upset price was paid for the
Washington road, but that does not
mean that the management CT running
OF the road will be upset.
The next meeting Of the State Grange
viii be held in Bangor, Augusta, Bath
or Lewiston. 1t will not be held in
Portland until the members forget and
forgive several things about the 1907
meeting.
The Art of Giving and Receiving
vou!L BE- timely topic for the men III
the pulpit. tomorrow.
The young people in the Grange,
when spring arrives will not forget
those prizes of s25 and SIS offered for
the best collection OF injurious insects
and weeds shown at the 1904 meeting.
\ Methodist minister saw it and SC
nobody doubts it's eXistance-that
Indian devil which is Keeping the
Machias youngsters in after dusk. The
minister WAS driving to Marion to a
preaching appointment and saw the
animal in tn. road ahead. at Il distance
Of about $50 yards. 1t was in the act
OF crossing the road, but was looking
in the opposite direction from which
the team was coming, but, hearing the
team. it looked around, and then with
out snow of fear walked across the
road and into the woods The long,
Slim body. long tail. mottlad gray color,
AND rroucEing walk, marked the ami
NAL as the panther. These are not
common. though sometimes seen by
iumherlncn farther from the settle
ments.
Somebody who has studied the Bow
doin Alumni Statistics finds that there
is at least one alumnus in every state
in the Onion and in twelve foreign
countries. AS would naturally be ex-
pectei the great majority are collected
N New England, which holds T2 per
cent OF the total number. Of these 43
per cent. are in Maine and % per cent.
i'll Massachusetts,. 1t seems rather
s:runge that when Rowdoin draws very
nearly all of her students from Maine.
rot quite half Of them should remain in
their native state after graduation.
AS TO the numbers N cities, Portland
easily heads the list with nearly 10 per
cent Of the whole number of Sradu-
ates. Boston is not far behind. how
ever. and comes in a close second with
4 total of per cent The Philippines
head the list of foreign countries and
doubtless the number there will in
crease quite rapidly in the future.
That the $50 members of the Passa-
tribe of Indians at Pleasant
Point village, use the railroad accom-
modations between their village and
East port is evident. as it is reported
that the Indian trade in fares paid dur
ing the past season amounted to about
5000. even if they have only a flag
station at their settlement. Many of
the wiser Indian villagers have pur-
chased mileage books so that their
trips do not figure up so expensive dur
ing the week and very few Of the red
men" have occasion to walk the tracks
20 their home with a book of mileage
in their pocket. The old time canoe
travel of the Indian settlers has about
been forgotten since very few OF the
bark boats are now seen in the harbor
and rot many OF the Indians use any
other kind of boat for their trips in
tins section. excepting for their hunt
ing and fishing business. 1t is a very
fact, however. that since the
recent death OF the Old Town Indian,
for which Two members of the Passa-
tribe are now held. very Few
Indians have beer seen on any of the
trains in or out CT Passport, but this