Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-13

the investigating committee concludes
its labors. why this was so. and why.
with an ample supply of exceptionally
good water available for use, the
camp was not supplied with it.
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Maine Q0ssalD2
Three Prayers.
An infant in it's cradle slept,
And in its sleep it smiled
To kiss the fair-haired child:
And each thought of the DAYS, to be
And breathed Il prayer, half silently.
One poured her love on many lives,
But knew loves toll and care;
It's burdens oft had been to her
a heavy weight to bear;
She stopped and murmured lovingly,
Not burdened hands, poor child, for
thee.
One had not known the burdened hands,
But knew the empty heart;
AT life's rich banquet she had sat
An unfed guest. apart;
oh, not. she whispered tenderlys
IAN empty heart, dear child, for
thee
And one was old she had known care,
She had known loneliness;
She knew God leads US by no path
His presence cannot bless.
She smiled and murmured trustfully
Gods will. dear child. Gods will for
thee!''s
Kate Tucker Goode in The Alkahest.
What lot of events crowd them
selves into December.
Even the Maine high schools are
talking up a polo league.
A mile and half a minute is the
average rate of the Sabattus pond ice
boats.
is the North Saco murderer really
in custody, at last? 1t is Bucksport's
next move.
The ignorant, bigoted vandal who
destroyed the slabs above the graves
of the Spanish sailors who died while
imprisoned at Seavey's island, should
be sent to Spain and given such pun
shment as that country sees fit TO
inflict.
We mustn't judge all the Maine bat
terry boys at Savannah by the one who
must serve a few months in the
Georgia chain gang for insulting a
woman on the street.
Aroostook's first breach of promise
case will not come into court after ALL
The fair plaintiff averred her heart
was fractured to the extent of $4,000
damage, but compromised for $500.
A bashful young man knocked at a
Rockland minister's door the other
evening. Say he stammered, me
and another girl want to get mar
ried.''
If the escape of Rose Carson White
tends to prolong her absence from this
vicinity, our people will endeavor to be
reconciled. It would seem. however. as
If a husband shooter who got away
with Il four years sentence. should
have been willing TO serve out her time
with cheerful resignation.
Portland Express: We are disposed
to think the school committeeman have
drawn the line too fine in regard to
closing the schools for the session of
the State Pedagogical Association
which is to meet in Augusta. This as
sociation comprises in its membership
Ia hes a1l in no 70
some from cut of Maine who stand
high in the educational world. The
programme which has been published
shows that the proceedings must be of
great interest to all teachers who
would be abreast of the times. who
want to keep up to date. That being
the case we believe it would be to the
advantage of all the teachers of Port
land, and therefore of value to our
schools, if the teachers who would at
tend the session at Augusta We're al
lowed the privilege of doing so. If the
society does what it is intended to do
it certainly will be important that
Portland teachers keep in touch with
it's most advanced thought Our
schools are in excellent shape now. our
teachers are progressive and hard
WOFkluS. uey are dHlDlllOUS W uO oil
that can be done to make the schools
of Portland equal to those of every
other New England city, and it is i'm
portant that every such opportunity
be given them. We hope the COM
mittee will see fit to reconsider the de-
cision arrived at and allow all teachers
| who are DESTROYS of attending the ses-
sion the opportunity of doing SO.
1t is reported that a barrel of Maine
cider, labeled embalming fluid. was
| shipped from South Paris to California
| this week. 1t was feared that the con-
| tents of the barrel might be too tempt.
| ing if it travelled under its real name
Ellsworth American: The weather
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod
liver Oil with Hypophos-
phltes is pure and palatable.