Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-06

Portland Advertiser:
Though l look old, yet I am strong and
luSty.
For in my youth l never did apply
Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood
Nor did not with unbashful forehead WOO
The means of weakness and debility;
Therefore my age is as lusty winter,
Frosty, but kindly.
Thus Shakespeare made one of his
characters speak The words applied
to Neal Dow as fifty as if he instead of
old Adam in las You Like 1t" had been
the subject. In his own person he pre-
scented the most impressive example If
the good of temperance. What he
preached, he practiced. His was d
temperate life in the broadcast sense.
not only in respect to the use of intoXi-
eating liquors. but in regimen, habits
and all that pertains to physical we'll
being. To the victim of unrestrained
appetite. old before his time and with
nerves ruined by excuses, the sight of
this venerable man. hale and sound at
80, with physical forces scarce un-
abated and with mentaltpowers still
vigorous. must have been a reproach
and cause of regret. General Dows
length of years no doubt was inherited
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cestry, but heredity does no more than
supply the basis of the sound constitu-
ton. 1t remains with the individual to
keep it sound: and without temperate
habits he cannot keep itrso and enjoy
the long life and comfortable old age
of Neal Dow. His career furnishes ir
itself the strongest temperance sermon
that could be preached.
Taken as a whole the replies to the
Lewiston Journals queries of leading
business men in different parts of the
State Enthusiastically show that even
where better times have not been felt
in particular line preparations are be-
ing made soon to receive them.
Some of the Portland women engaged
in church and reform work. recently
adopted the Parkhurst method for as
certaining what sort of a performance
was going on in Portland amusement
hall and so attracted the small boys.
They forged their way through the
thick atmosphere to reserved seat
where they sat it out and then reported
to the mayor. re. -ss ~ e..- ~
Bath is going to be another name for
busy, this winter, they say.
Star Herald: The starch factories
are ready for business, but no large
amount of starch will be manufactured
as only the affected and very small
~ 70 nil In toll IN Cbo
few days has enabled the farmers to
close up harvesting and if fair weather
continues the potato crop will be quick
" taken care of. With the present
price of potatoes and bright prospects
ahead our farmers don't care a whoop
for Bryan and his free silver proclama-
lions.
There are indications of gold in the
Narraguagus valley, but the greatest
Indications of wealth are found in the
other resources of the region. The
same condition holds good in re-
spect to most other Maine communities
that have been cultivating a mild form
of the klondyke mania
DAiu6eV A>CNS. IAcy dTe SdyIDsy
hard things about the York county fair
at Saco, which is reported to have
| sanctioned some very demoralizing
features. That is largely due, no doubt.
to the low plane of moral sentiment In
| that wicked region. But don't we have
clean cattle shows up this way? When
the deacon enters his horse for the
| races and the minister is an interested
| spectator if not umpiring the game,
there is little danger of the introduce
ton of anything of an unsavory ma
ture! The entire absence of any OBJ
jectionable feature at our fair last week
has been matter of general comment
| and very creditable to the manage
| ment.
Biddeford family is "out' a new
cook stove. The man of whom they
purchased their wood split it by using
gun powder. One charge was neglected
but the opportunity came when it was
put under the Biddeford wash boiler.
The party who stole an East Jeffer.
son girls butter exhibit at the fair is