Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-19
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Course Of Events.

Course Of Events.
EN- branchin' out.
Upon the unknown future with its trials
and its doubt.
It's sad to find their old idea drftin to
the past.
To feel they've got to face the stubborn
facts of life at last.
But then. he can't wear curlS and knick-
erbockers all his days;
He's obliged to follow somewhat in the
ordinary WAYS.
So have his clothes let out a bit and
don't YOU fuss an fume;
The younSSter is a-erowin an you We
got to give him room.
An when this youthful nation sort o.
stretches cut an finds
That a number of traditions sort of both
erS him and binds.
There amt no use o ScOldin and alright
enin' the seams
An tryin' to suppress him with your
well-intcnded schemes,
You must simply trust the trainln' that
he had in early youth
To keep him straight an steady in the
road Of right an truth.
That he must 10 his share for this big
worlds no cause for gloom,
Brother Jonathan is CROWN and you've
got 10 give him room.
Washington Star.
The cold wave didn't succeed in way
ing very long.
The ice men are no sooner out of
one scrape than they get into another.
In 1899 Bangor had fewer arrests
than in any year for a decade; but it
isn't q dead slow town yet.
II 4
examiner is interesting reading. and it
has some inspiring prosperity figures.
The winter temperature in parts Of
York county is tempered by the con-
tr0Versies over proposed electric lines
Those cities which have the curfeW
worth several extra policemen. Strange
that Augusta is about the only city
where the agitation for such regula-
ticn mas not been felt.
The Lewiston Sun thus waivers be-
tween love and duty in the matter Of
the ladies and the birds: we don't
see how sweet and lovely lady can
We think that d woman who Will-but
there. hang it. we dar' sn't''
That was mighty pathetic funeral
in Bangor Jail the other day, when
double quartet of prisoners. poor devils
who had seen better days. sang Jesus
Lover Of My Soul" Jesus Pilot Me"
and The Sweet By-and- Bye" over
dead comrade whose only enemy in life
had been himself.
Boston Herald: Some Of our ex-
changes appear to have the impression
that Maine is not to amount to a great
deal in her future representation in
Congress because she has lost Reed
and Dingley and. it is feared. Boutelle
of the present generation of her public
men. But she has Hale and Frye Vet
left in the Senate. If we bear in mind
what have been her resources in times
past before Reed and DingIey came into
prominence. there should be hope for
the future Maine had in earlier gen
erations John Holmes. George Evans,
William Pitt Fessenden Nathan Cliff
ford, Hannibal Hamlin. Israel Wash
burn and James G. Blaine and a State
with continuous record Of this char
acter in half a century should not be
despaired of as regards their sue
cesSOrS.
While the sardine canning season
does not open again until May 10 on
the eastern Maine coast there are now
indications of from four to eight sar-
dine factories being operated outside of
the big syndicate during the year.
Many rumors are now afioat regard
ing the coming seasons pack and in
teresting developments are looked for
on the eastern Maine coast From
present indications there will be plenty
of opposition and this will call for
work for several thousand employees
in the vicinity Of PASSPORT.
Fourteen schools have notified Man
ager H. L. SWEET of the Bowdoin Col
lege Athletic Association. who is in
charge Of the arrangements for the
annual interScholastic meet under the
auspices of the BOWdOin Athletic ASSO-
citation. that they will compete in the
field day exercises to occur in May in
Brunswick. Others will come in later
so that the meet will be the most sue
cessful ever held by the Maine schools.
Bath has reason to be proud Of its
ship building record for 1899. 1t is
proud record Sc vessels aggregating
90. 120 gross tons. All but one vessel of
1903 gross tons We're built within the
limits Of the City Of Bath. Great as
last years record was, however, we
doubt not that the record of present
year will be greater still. Two schoon-
ers ana a tug. aggregating over 1000
gross tons. have already been launched
and according to the Bath Times there
are over 20 vessels of all kinds now I'M
der construction or in the draughts-
mans hands.
JANUARY MAGAZINES.
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