Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-12

Tho music of the sweetest song.
70 song the joys of life belong;
\ moment ringing. pure and strong,
Then dying like AN echo drowned
In some great. raging storm of sound
or Gushing winds and waves and ground.
o JOY. we heard you yesterday
Thrilling Il loVc-lorn roundclaN--
And now. and NOW, Oh. whcreaway?
-R. c. Rose in Chicago InterOccan.
Only those destitute of food and fuel
could complain of the weather the past
few days There never was IL more
appropriate variety, with sparkling
days ana mellow nights, sunshine on
the daily routine and moonlight ON the
skating. the coastinS and the sleigh
riding.
The SNOW shoe clubs are considering
ways and means.
-Four Bath ladies were invited Ia
meet for small dinner party" IT
was later found that their combined
weight was 40 pounds.
Four of Lubec's hustlins. entcrpris
ing citizens are more than four score
aud have no patience with the modern
idea that only the young man is 81
much use in this world
The keeper of the Summit Springs
House Harrison. is Il kind man and the
dcnzens of the forest have ascertainel
the fact as accurately as ever a tramp
located the homes Of the chartabl,'
disposed. \ deer comes from the
woods nearly every day Ia walk upon
the piazza and drink from the life Civ
ing spring. a fox came until he be"
came unmanncrly and robbed a neigh
boris henroost, when he was Shooed
away. Gray squirrels and partridges
are also among the daily visitors
In Biddeford the kickers say that not
visible since the last snow fall Surely
the mayor gets 70 more than his share
of public improvements, in that respect
at least.
y Bangor shoe dealer says that
Womcns feet are growing wider, but
he very wisely Withholds his name
from publication. He attributes it to
more general use of the bicycle and 10
a wider appreciation of the sensibl.
shup.
The independent does not believe
these hospital bulletins are worth writ
ia q, ,,, PRINTING! When u ,,,a,, i. dad
that fact and others regarding his lifc
are Of interest.-Or if he breaks his
neck or even an arm or limb.-BatE
Observation-Disclosures does depend large
ly on the point of view, but just why
Bath readers should care To hear of a
death and not of a recovery, the break
ing of IAN arm or limb and not a
case of pneumonia or measles is not
quite clear
The success fire insurance companies
had in Maine last year has started e;
query why it wouldn't he a good plan
to establish a company in the State,
The menu of four tramps at the
police station in Bath the other nigh.
consisted of cold chicken. ham sand
Wiches. mince and apple pie. turnovcrs
cookies. crackers, bread and COFFEE. ana
tea which they were allowed to heat 0h
the stove. The spread was begged
as he police station thor" docs u"'
serve square meals after hours If at al
AS the hobots dincd they cracked joke
and voted unanimously that Bath i:
The most easily "bun,mcd" of any place
III the State.
Chas. L. Footc OF West Bath had
palatocs for dinner the other day that
were dug in August. 1896 Probably
they We're better than many Of the
specimens dug one year later.
\ tender hearted man in Curinua to
make sure his pig was dead before put
ting it in the scaldinS tub placed his
finger in the pigs mouth He says ii
is Il good way to find out if you have
any fingers to spare.
little duh at Waldoboro and the
News hopes the smelts will bite liberal
~ and the hens lay best hen the eggs
are highest.
\ Finn. who has taken up domcilc III
Monsoon. has been presented by his
worthy Wife at three births in the past
three and a half years six children.
The fond fathers laconic remark is
Too much family too quick
Eastern Argus; Massachusetts has
expended S2.l00.00o in the last year
upon State highways. and an appru-
priatiOn of another million is likely Il,
be made by the present Legislature to
continue the construction for the fol
lowing year. This is progressive ac-
/ tion.-Manchester Union.
And it is progressive action that
| Maine should take note of. Maine must
not allow Massachusetts and the other
| New England states to get too far
ahead of her in good road DEVELOPMENT.
| To say nothing of the needs of her own