Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-22

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There are four private dining rooms
| The electric cars pass the mouse.
| In the latest issue of the BowdoiIl
| Orient, Hon. ID. l.. Alexander, Il Eradu-
ate of BOwdoin. i'll the class of 1870
s,.pa1>s Of the late John G. CoomhS OF
roSton i'll tn" most culogiStic Ian
-,E,cc. MI. Alexander is Il native oi
Maine. and has been for many years :,
member Of the House of Representa-
tiyes from the seth y. Y. Euffal") DIS
trict. al Whi'h city he is - resident,
Mr.. Alexander says: 81 have been Il
member Of the judiciary committee OF
lie House for eight years. and during
that time representative lawyers from
all the large cities of the country have
Frequently addressed lis upon some
pcnGing measure but the man who un-
dnubtedly made the most favora BILE I'M
preston unoiI the committee was John
&. CoombS of HuSton. To me he had
the manner and appearance" Of an in
valid. and | recognized nothing of the
student ! had known 50 Wei i'll tn. Cos,
except the large niouth and th" broad.
high fnrclcah; but when he began
speaking tn evidence Of weakness dis
appeared and the old. rich. mellow
torres OF his voice returned. lie bro
scented thu needs of the merchant ma
rinc. usually Il dry subject. hut under
his treatment il became as interesting
rs one OF Ifawtho"nc'S Twice Told
Tales II" evidenced Il trained in
t"ll"ct. idc learning, ami such Il pro-
found Knowledge of the Law and his
tory Of his subject that the committee
listened like one enchanted. y few
days later. | ;1p"k" of him to chief Jus
ticc Fuller. 'oh. yes. said the chief
justice. 'Coonbs is always interesting
and thoroughly prepared. He is il very
able lawyer"
Tht lobster business is now in Il more
confined state ti.au il has been bcfor..
this vinte" | il estimated by ON"
Portland dealer that there cannot BE-
mere than LIMO Holsters in all tn"
pounds to the eastward. and surely not
!oooGn. During me past three or four
weeks. II, arlv all tn" Holsters that have
hrcn brought 10 Portland have come
'''Ii tilt uiiFlt'ilt lp'UtI'l.N dithS lu''
.rhorc. But Vrrv Cox smack lobster;
have been nbt.,incd. h"t more than 4
quarter of III" amount brought ill.,
Since the coast o. Maine bCcam" ice
bound there have been no chances for
III" lobster fisher men 20 get out on The
water AMI ply tfCiI' bus il,ss. Not only
has the weather 1"ta Very rough. but
it has been so Temp aGtucus and cold
that il has Lcen Impossible for the
fishermen to 90 their business. Not
only could they not venture out, but
they would Lac been unable to set
tn"ir traps after they were out. The
few pots and traps that Lad been left
out were smashed up OF carried away
b. Tie storms that swept along the
coast.
Says W. II. Bro wnsnr.. the bird-lover.
iii the Portlan'! Advertisers: by the
first week i'll March We rlar look for
n Early blurhi;.iG an. migrant robins.
The ROBINS hav" been With lis i'll goody
numbers all through the cold weather
hut early in Mach tn or O. that have
spent The winter som, What farther
south begin ~ move 1;O"ih. to be Sue
oe"deU Il littl" Later by the great body
Of tire species. vino .laNr Wintcred in
~" southern states. There is no man
ner of doubt about III" love the COM
,>,on people beac TO the robin. He is
welcome in the spring. when his song
i; one Of tho cheering sounds that in
'iIrate the relr approach 0f summer.
We arc I'LL familiar With his search for
worms. which he pulls out of the
:c?ounI with much effort when the
't"dthcr il damp. w know that II"
does ii great deal of good III the spring
and an through The summer. being an
undnUhtcd friend 20 the farmer. no
matter what the chHri, ter of his cops
may L."