Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-04

| This is Labor Day, and as it is the
last of the warm weather holidays, we
should enjoy it to the fullest extent.
| The activity in the barrel market in
dicates that the farmers are not antici-
pating much Of shortage in this
years apple crop.
| The State prison at Thomaston, at
the present time, has 1856 convicts, ten
Of whom arc in the insane ward.
| BY the way, new style suit is being
adopted at the prison, as fast as the
old black and white striped suits wear
/ out. The new suit is one half black.
| the other gray Previous to the black
and white striped suit. which has been
in vogue ut the prison for some time.
! the suits were one half black, the other
half being shade of red.
The editor of the Fort Fairfield Re-
| view sage1y remarks: "One open fire
in u house is better than diet or doc
tors, than wealth or refinement. Let
| slip most of the luxuries usually sought
| after, if you have to, and get this one
| ali open fire--in the name of health and
| happiness"
From the Maine cranberry boys
comes the good word that the crop will
be an excellent one. Now if the turkey
crop is oil right. we may look forward
to Thanksgiving with joyous expect
ancy.
Bangor News:-Now and then there
comes night when we feel sure that
the sultry heats of sumner have about
burned out, and when we realize that
the cream for the morning coffee.
which we have left in the pitcher over
night, will not be soured when we place
it or the breakfast table. Before we
| know it we shall be putting on heavier
wraps when we go out of doors, and
the expensive Panama hat will no long
err look fitting for gentlemen to wear.
Waterville Mail: Miss Lillian Brandt
of New York has been investigating
domestic troubles and proves by sta
tistics that in TIE matter of family de-
sertions and runaway husbands the
men are chiefly to blame. In almost
two-t thirds of the 1856 cases in which
explanations We're available it was
found that the man was principally to
blame. This authority claims that
family desertion is rarely the wife's
fault and that it is not due, as is so
often claimed. to any considerable ex-
tent to economic conditions or to shift
lessness or bad cooking on the wife's
part. The charge is rather hard on the
men but it is more than likely to be
true to considerable degree. 1t
seems to be borne out by the statistics
on divorce in Maine during the past
three years. There was one divorce
granted to every sc marriages and the
wife was the libellant in 6S4 cases and
the husband in 262. The naughty,
naughty men!
Somerset Reporter: 1t is indeed sad
words to write that the vacation sea-
son has closed and the harvest Of dol
lars has been gathered in at our Maine
IeSOItS oCptCiliDci iACIC IL oiic VI tiiC
very best months for an outing but the
schools and business and empty purses
all contribute to send the people home-
ward. We trust our people have done
well financially. and that the visitors
have received their moneys worth. A
friend of ours, who has this year
plunged into the Moosehead Lake will
derness, writes: "Oh. those fragrant
balsams! The peace and quiet of the
woods. Nowhere have I seen arvthing
to approach it. The novel exeriences
we enjoyed; the quiet, restful life they
lead DIP there. Do you wonder that |
get sick and tired of the turmoil of the
city. with its hot pavements and
throngs Of people?"
Indian summer.
The Weather Bureau is usually lib
eral with the eastern Maine fair, and
the present year has been no exception
to the rule.
Fred H. Cummings of Norway cap
tured large mud turtle. Friday. near
the mil at Crockett bridge. 1t tilted
| the steelyards at As pounds and was
one OF the largest ever caught in that
vicinity the shell measuring about 10
| inches by Is. Mr.. Cummings stepped
from log to his back and thus dis
covered him. The animal was kept a
few Gays in tub and exhibited to
| wondering spectators and then released
near where he was found.
William c. Leavitt of Norway sends
the Oxford County Advertiser the fol-
lowing letter which has many SUCCESS
] ions Oh value to all interested in MAX