Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-24

There siu't mach ss< In vjshss'
Though s~is>rs boasd 20 vish;
Bat shen tsfoser goes hsfssa',
Besia you HE 70 BE- . SSH"
when 200 get sne look
Al bss great big hook.
S1x, ~eadh't you ses' lei him
Hxsh you gritty ftofs the brook"
Bddefofd JoGrpsl; The native Amer
lean does not dig simply because by his own
efforts in free country, rich in natural re-
sources, he has become able 10 hire his dig
ging doae. And The gratifying Thing about
il il that the very people who come here -
digxers Of diiehes veSy sooa zr%iuste from
the empioye 70 the employer class. While
there IL slssys room At the top. there 10
aISb amp3e space oil the way up, and the
only trouble 10 strong disposition 10 crowd
on the ground floor. Give Us restricted
imm grafton and there will be nothing to
fear.
Bangor Commercial No one article in
all the vast collection Of the products Of the
world a. the Chicago Exposition attracts
more attention than the Hsmlin necklace
owned by DR.. A. e. IIamlin Of this city
and which was borrowed expressly for ex-
hibi,ion purposes by Tiffany & Co., Of New
York. The Tiffany pavilion is one Of the
principal features Of the great MAnufac-
turss building asd among all the rich treas
uFes that il contains this necklace shines re-
spienden., not even the sy1g. 900 diamond
receiving more marked admiration from the
Thousands of visitors. The necklace, A.
Bangor people viii remember, "a composed
wholly Of t0urmalines from Mt. Mica and
forms magnificent collection of our own
gems. Tiffany & Co. have plzeArded It
with the name and residence OF its owner
and not only descrite IL ~ whole but de-
tail the especial beauties Of the component
gems. Bangor people who have visited the
Exposition feel quite proad Of the distinc-
ton accorded this, as an exclusively home
product.
What better home could the Maine His
torical Society have than the Longfellow
mansion at Portland: It was a pleasant
surprise TO most of the society, the gift of
this old mansion. = valuable gift, mstori-
cally and otlirrwise. Mr.. Lewis Pierce
told the society at its last meeting that
Mrs. Ann q. ,ngfeliow) Pierce, nov in her
.0th year. ov ner Of the Longfellow man
sion. the oldest brick building in Portland,
spuated ~ xt westerly of the Prcbie House,
on lot 81 feet front and 235 feet deep. the
property standing on the city ASSESSORS
books ut So go, would give tho entire
premises to the society provided the so
t1ety preserve the building in its present
shape outside next the street, and the two
front lower rooms 10 be ever kept and
known No the Longfellow memorial, and
commence a suitable library hall SIX months
after her d.cease for the use Of the society.
Mr. Fierce b., the deed present with him.
II was voted unanimously to accept the
gift.
The Madison Wooden Company is said
TO be coming out of its financial difficult
ties all right. success to it.
The Portland Young Mems Republican
Club doe ,n intend to lose its iientity even
though for the present IL will occupy less
pre,eu,,ou. quarters. Young Mems Re
publican CLUB IS too good title 10 admit
of change
Comparatively few people have the priv
legc OF tempting suicide but once.A CastIne
man by the name of Mills has tried it once.
was saved much to his disgust and now will
have an opportunity to repeat the perform
succ Attempting TO live in Lewiston with
out the affections of certain golden haired
glr unsettled his mind and he took lau-
danum.
Maine may be somewhat conservative
bout admitting women to all the aroea-
tons that once were considered available
only 10 the male sex. However these con-
sentative hedges are being borne down and
L. al ~.I ay,altant Hs,tt for
the operations of female horse thief.
She hired a horse at one of the stables and
has not since been sc'n
IS. r. W" writes the following Cor the
Portland Advertiser. Hot nights remind
me of a story told by merchant now in
tr ude in this city, when he was III trade ia
the town of Woodstock. Oxford COUNTY
about the year 1888. In those days country
stores were headquarters for ioafers and
story islcrs. Old Mr.. s. {. was cute in
this line and would like ii understood that
h. was leader. He was witty and shrewd
in all matters, but the merchant was his
equal. Early one morning many of this
club met at the merchants store. They
told big stories of what had happened the
night before.
well, Is said the merchant. about mid
night il as So hot got ur. put W, feet ont
of the window. leaned hack in my chair and
went 10 sleep. Some curious sensation
came over me tha, caused me To wake, and
there on my feet were at roost two turkeys.
Well, | soon disturbed their resting place,
but in my garden not far from my room
could hesr groans not often If ever heard
before. Invent ont in my potato patch and
listened The rat il growth of my potatoes
caused sounds to be understood, Lie along,
Lie along returned to my room, told
Mrs :. everything in this life WAS in our
favor, and the tnirersalist church and the
Democrat party's teachings were correct. ="
A Portland lady illustrated the other day
q habit of abs, Mt Indebtedness in way
slightly embarrassing to her. She rode
down town in \ street ear. When r"sr
High street she pu, her hand to her head
and all at once began to gesiiculttc to the
conductor.
"S,op the ear Storthe car. I've lost my
hat
Another lady Passenger here SAIL s~rciiy,
why. ,uu 'Iidn't have any hat on when
YOU came out Of our house and got on the
car
The sight of number of new fiat cars
labelled "B,rgnr & tropstookR Il passing
through our city was \ reminder that the
dirr,, route to the Garden oil Maine would
soon BE- IN active operation.