Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-27


to the Hargreaves circus for 500.
They will no doubt pass in the me-
nagerie for something a good deal more
rare than bob cats.
A number of reports have appeared
in the press of Maine lately of Maine
people finding apple blossoms like full
blown roses. This is not surprising
since the apple and the rose are closely
related members Of the same family.
If, however, someone could find the
secret which causes an increase in the
number Of petals of the apple blossom
and could then make the trees bloom
the year around. the species would be-
come almost more valuable for Orna-
mental purposes than as a food pro-
Queer. The increase in the number OF
petals Of the rose is due to cultivation.
People passing by the grounds of Oak
Grove Seminary, vassalboro. Of late
have noticed a little monument of
stones upon which is painted the word
"Sabattus' 1t was erected by the boys
where local tradition has long had it
that an Indian chief is buried who
helped to guide Arnold and his army
up the Kennebec and through the will
derness to Quebec in 1775. This old red
| warrior. Sabattus was famous char
acter OF his time in this part of Maine
and though recorded history has littlc
| to say on the subject persistent
| legend has come down through the
generations that he spent his last days
beside tho Kennebec IN what is now
Vassalboro and was buried where this
little memorial has Mt last been erected
A plan worth following. whereby
| many enjoy receiving, and the owner
enjoys giving, flowers that would other.
wise fade unused, IS that method
| adopted by a Bath lady for severa
summers. She puts in n can bouque:
| and loose flowers and places the car
near the sidewalk 50 that any passel
by may help himself. or herself, from
| the floral surplus 81 the kind hearted
| lady's flower beds. When Miss HustOr
| first instituted this scheme, the plar
not being understood, the flowers would
| remain for the most part undisturbed
| but, row that the scheme is more gen
orally known, people passing by MAKE
more free with the contents of the can
Those who take most Of the flowers are
laboring men, who help themselves t.
single flowers on their way in the early
morning to work. These they generally
put in the buttonholes Of their coats
Children are the next best patrons.
Bangor Is probably better represented
| in the list of authors of stories in thu
July magazines than any city Of it
size in the country. since the names o
three writer's of this city are on thu
| title pages of prominent publications
| Prof. John S. Sewall is the author o
| with Perry in JAPAN" in the Centur!
| magazine for July. The article al
given on the title page of that publica
| ton is, Personal Recollections OF tn
Expedition Of 1S53-o4. The article i
Illustrated by portraits from photo
graph and daguerreotype and pictur
| of the Perry monument from photo
graph. In the same publication Mis-
| Margherita Arlina Hamm has cleve
story entitled 1.-THE Baby and tn
| Camel" (Stories of the Egyptian
| Colony of New York; The article i
illustrated by Jay Hambidge. Mrs
Lillian True Bryant, wife Of DIR. B.
BRYANT, has two stories in the curren
Action magazines. City Physician