Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-30

Did let the secret out,
And told him that his vision dim
Had spoiled his luck no doubt.
You failed, my friend, to this discern.
Twas stupid haziness,
Virtuous patience, you must learn,
Is not darn laZiness.
Eek.
Some of the Maine farmers attended
to the harvesting of the second crop
of hay, clad in listers and mittens.
A Bath paper announces that bak-
ers boy in that town fell down the
other day but the yeast cakes he car
ried helped him to rise again. We
wonder how many yeast cakes would
be required to enable that paper to rise
above such things? Ascertain the re-
CURED quantity and it can undoubtedly
be obtained by popular subscription.
A Bridgton farmer found some of his
hay cocks burned the other day. Per-
haps tramp who sought shelter there
had to burn the hay to keep warm.
We are glad to note occasional re-
sentiment on the part of the much I'M
posed on newspaper man: such as char
acterized the reply of the Bath editor
who was told by a Brunswick gunner
that he scared up II cartridges and
shot five of them in succession on the
wing. The remark was: 1T is a Ii
likely yarn!"
Machias Republican: The new COM
pany which has been formed to con-
struct the Washington County Rail-
road is believed to be strong one and
possessed with means to build and equip
the road. Able lawyers We're employed
to draw up the contract, which was
made strong, and, it is said. in every
way satisfactory to Mr.. Mitchell. the
directors and those who are to furnish
the ''sinews of war" Those who are
concerned in the new deal have been
reticent in regard to their future inten-
tions, and the identity of the new
capitalists concerned have not yet been
disclosed, consequently it has been
hard to make any statement which
would amount to anything more than
speculation, hence we have not here
tofore given our readers an opinion.
But we will now say that we are in
possession of information which
amounts almost to an assurance that
work is to commence at Calais, or in
that vicinity, in few days and con-
tinue throughout the winter. 1t is very
probable that work will also be begun
at nthpr nnntS tho lima
large force of men, and continue unit,
completed.
The Gardiner young man who arose
at three o'clock A. NJ, patroled tho
woods until six P. NJ. and brought in
three snipes, says that he never en-
joyed a days cunning SO much in his
fe.-Reporter-JOurn Hard work
with a soft label is more fun than in
juns."
Those reunions of the First Maine
Cavalry are glorious occasions, but
there is tinge of sadness along with
the thrill of pride as the survivors re-
fresh their memories of the days when
that splendid organization lost more
men in battle than any other cavalry
regiment in the war
Adown one of those byways WHERE
the Lewiston ] Journal reporter OCCASION
ally stumbles on nugget of news or
romance, a bit of domestic tragedy Or
a ray of home sunshine than serves for
a highly colored thread IN the daily
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he came upon the following fragment,
tale Of THE Bitter Bitten"
tragedy that begins and ends
with farce comedy and quick
music, the whole dying away to the
patter of the single 1t seems that a
Lewiston lad became angered with his
brother and while feeling some as we
are led to suppose Cain did when Abefs
popularity began to grow monotonOus,
he hadn't the courage of Cain and Of
fered another boy five cents to lick
that big brother. When he saw his broth
er being licked, however. he repepted
and pitched into his hireling in the
midst of the job. He not only got i
good thrashing along with his brother
but the boy licked him on the quiet
the next day for interference and, after
ward, extracted the nickel for fulfil
ment of original contract. His father,
who heard of it. took him out in the
shed and spanked him with the pater-
nal single for getting into the muddle
A dispatch to the Boston Herald from
Lewiston leads the Lewiston Journal
to call on the grand jury to investigate
the charges therein made. The dis
patch was to the effect that the beer
clubs of that city had notified the liq-
uor combination in the city that if their
beer was seized they would have the
saloon keepers rum seized; moreover,
that it is noticeable since this threat
was made that the clubs have been
getting their beer.
A Bethel club has been formed for
the purpose of studying the State of
Maine. 1t ought to be certain of a busy
and interesting winter.
A lady in Hiram has cucumber pick
loo which have hoo,, IN hor poccoc,;o,.