Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22
Mai1le Gossip.

s WHINING Ossdlp.l
I hear the drum roll. rub-a- dub dub.
And the plccolo's shili refrain;
The boys IN blue with hearts SO true
Are marching home again.
] hear the drum. but 1t beats for me
Despair and gricfs tattoo;
I'd be so glad Il our only lad
Our Jim-poor Jim-marched, too!
hear the tramp. the tramp. tramp,
OF the army marching by:
Brave soldiers all, at their country's call
They went to fight and die.
Their task 10 done. with heads erect
They pass there In review;
Instead Of tears I'D give them cheers
II Jim-poor Jim-marched, too!
I hear the clank, the clank, clank. clank,
OF the swords of captains gay:
But my worn eyes rest on the bloods
stained crest
or hill far. far away.
They left him there where the weeping
winds
Sing dirges faint and few
They're home-God's light! How grand
If Jim@poo l Jlm-marched, too.
Baltimore American.
The regiment is coming home.
O. for an hour of DR.. Simpsons
power.
Those riotous regulars are getting
disliked in Portland.
Some of our Maine cities are plan
ming on peace jubilees.
Northport is talking up band
tournament to include the whole State.
Captain Dodd and Troop are cor
daily invited to the Maine fairs, this
fall.
strike Of the York beach table
girls. last week. made a commotion
by the sad sea waves.
Wild cats have killed 40 chickens
belonging to Prospect man. this sum-
mer.
1t is said that one Bath firm, which
does not tell all it knows. has eighteen
vessel contracts on hand.
Bangor hasn't a dining room big
enough for the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery. and it is said the organiza-
tion will go elsewhere on its annual
outing instead of to the Queen City as
planned.
A member of the Good Templars who
stands high in its councils makes the
Knox county has dwindled from over
1000 to about 400, and that the menu
bership in the State has decreased
from over 10000 to about 5000.
The Sheepscot Echo rehearses this,
tale, Of .was: ,liAn oEdgecombt young lady
Wednesday ght dressed for ths dance
with a great deal of care; locked the
door and started to go around the cor
ner of the house to put the key in a
safe place. when she came in contact
with large tub of water. lost her foot
ing and fellt i3b fanA came out t,f ~ wet as
a rat after swimming in the river.
Although spirits and clothlhg 81 We're
somewhat dahiiened. she attended the
dance later. 1t takes more than one
ducking to discourage Maine girl.
Deer Isle boys are interested in the
announcement that the New York
yacht club has accepted the challenge
land. to race for the Americas cup
next year. The yacht that will defend
the cup has not yet been built. but 1t
is taken for granted that Deer Isle sail
ors will man her as they did the vic
torious Defender. The English yacht
is named Shamrock" is a 90-footer,
and about the dimensions Of the
"Valkyrie."
American people as rule have good
manners; but is it that the ill-man-
nered minority are especially addicted
to excursions or why do we hear of
such instances as this one recorded by
the Six Towns Times? A few days
ago a crowd Of picnicers. about $50
strong. landed at and to all intents
and purposes took possession of
summer resort which Is situated some-
where between one and a thousand
miles from Freeport. While the resi-
dents of the resort were really de-
lighted to have the strangers, (and
they We're all entire strangers to the
residents) come on the picnic, they
hardly relished the wholesome fresh-
ness with which they possessed them
selves of the hammocks. swings and
plazzas belonging to the private resi-
dences. The climax was reached when
a very new young man appeared at the
door of a cottage and ordered two
quarts of coffee to be got in a hurry"
Perhaps it is needless to say it was
not the coffee but the young man who
got in a hurry"
An interesting scene was presented
a = a farm hon GO mar Cohaft,lG the Of1,Qr