Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-11
STRAY SHOTS.
Hass Of Leea Isys nd Loed Iststsst
A New CaIsodas .-11alno Boys-Whv
no q ,ot I5sscts2- Bsassssul Apeueea
NO Better Fiaos sos Iavsssmsst.

no q ,os Bssssisul Asgusel
NO Better Piaos sos Iavsssmsst.
There is young lady in this city Who
veil Known for her light, original idsss
shs nas . reistivs in far on land and "
very dssirous Of sending him nsnsnso o
bic nstive plscs and native people. Az It'd
~ss several months sgo she nstsfaIl,
tbaushs Of ffisndship csleudas. Bu
there are Ss5 days 10 year which mean
5s5 siips. Nov she knew that hsf cossiz
din not have ~ many friends In this city o,
.hsm be would esse 10 BE- coutisusiiy 70
minded. To give more slips than one :.
each person bothered the friends TOO much
bssi1ss it would give certain ssmsnsss 4
the work. What should she dor FINAL,
she bit upon plan which the Marksmas
ventures to put forth - the best Of Il,
hind. The young lady procured s.
Of The large correspondence cards which
every fashionable woman uses. They o.,
made Of thick and creamy board. Their
she 90, SO people to write on the cards thei,
is'orite sentiment or quotation. A margin
Of sbout sn inch vas left Of the top and the
cards are hung On ribbons % that they may
be turned back each week. Then between
each card she put 10 slips Of paper with the
dates snd days Of the weeks upon them.
The result is . pretty and artistic calendar
You see before you the signature and
ihsaght Of friend for week, then sro.hei
expresses himself. And 90 on through the
year. There Is T Q repetition and only friends
are admitted The merit time you make q
csiepdsr Try this plan. Il will psy.
Tho MIksmsn met . prominent West
srusr recently. He was on his way to HE
old home in this county. The two we're
standing IN Water street corner watching
the crowd 20 BY when sudde My the West
ff9er broke out with "rhank GA fer
Name and her boys seeing that bis com
p.nion looked lis.ie surprised he eonvina-
~ Yes. mean it. have been sill ovet
,bs West snd can tell on 1t is refreshing to
see such botsa you have in this city
X ~ and poor they all have such intslh
gent ambitious, American faces. They
srs lndere Ident without being in
"lsht, confident without being coeky
sHi ready for anything. They
rs the salvation Of the country. TO
intI ans Western town and ask for the lead
ina young men aud you will ind New Fog
lsni boys. There is 3 true saying which Is
cu,tent in the West, scratch q Minnesota
millionaire and you'll HLd Maine man /,
tina, shows what they come to. Take this
city there is hardly boy who when he
reaches young manhood does not strike out
TOR himself and try to be independent.
-ss greatly surprised At the number Of rich
men, sons who help themselves through
college In this State. Then the children
Of poor people are steadily pushing them-
selves up. There must ne something in
the Al, Of our dear old Pine Tree State for
the very children Of foreigners are ahscted
By II. Until | came back to the State
believed strongly in the exclusion OF for
eislers, now say Let EN- cone and well
come provided that they shall spend ten
yssrs N Maine before going into the rest OF
the Country. Il would make them Ameri-
cans. II eyer. have = boy am going to
Pack him of to Maine ast as soon as he 10
three year. old and will put him into your
public schools A. soon ~ he 10 Ave. He
shall go through the coutse mp to. and
through, the High School and then 10 col.
lsge. Then he will be an American, not
monsrel."
A asy or two later the Marksmsn sgaip
net ,hi. gentleman who will be called Mr..
John Doe for convenience. Mr. Doe said.
II have been thinking over our talk the
other day and know | was right. There
Is better spirit among the young men in
thi. toSn. Why, look here, did it ever
strike you that there are no bootblscks IN
th,. city The MsrAsmsn had. well,
what's the c,use." "Perhsps." his com
psricn suggested, because they black
them the mseives. ~" Exactly it would not pay
boy here. Maine men don't want to have
Wallets. they II 10 their own work. please.
ard his eyes sparkled. They are 90 indie
pendent, 40 self reliant that they want to
be sb ,ciutaly free. Ia the West. in city Of
this size there would be half = dozen boot
blscks. But that's only one thing. It's
true all along the line. You will End many
OF the leading society men turning to and
working hard. il need be. in their stores
aud Offices. I'll tell you sn ideal life--live
In Maine"
As the Msfksmsn strolled Away after hsv-
ing seen his friend of on the stage, he
pcndered on the question. He thought Of
what MIR. Doe bad said, Of what he himseIf
sre- Of Maine and Maine life, OF our
schools and colleges, where it is the bright
boy and good fellow who run things, not
the rich or fashionable dude aud he con
clnded that MIR. Doe was right. What DO
you think?
LNet in the day me met another Wofe;ner
Who vas most enthusiastic over Augustus
natural besuty. live been in every town in
thI. United States. Tell you what 'Gusta
cant he beat FOR shade trees or scenery
" en-, up into that tower upon the hill ,6nest
view 10 America. It'd be worth millions,
yes sjrce, millions to one Of our towns.
Good Lord Harry. if We had your natural
advantages or IL you had our getup-
aad sit spirit the combination would
hpock spots eff the whole Of the
rest OF creation. Well. III eat a crowbsr
II ne don't spyway. But, for Heavens
.ke brace up and he went OF like =
cyclone and Just caught the Yankee - il
pulled cut of the station.
This, young man is g fool said one OF
our leading bankers who stood close by.
mo. not quite q fool" he added, but
pretty close to il. He is right about our
beauty and advantages but otherwise be is
wrong. had the Western fever. and
we'll, might ss we'll admit it'll got caught
with the rest. After 80 years experience
in different lines Of business, can truth
fully say that there is no place where
money can be better or more safely invested