Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-07

This has been the case ever sih'o
Wateryille was Il village.
Dora NJ. Morrill, of Boston. formerly
lof Gardiner a well-known and brilliant
writer. wants TO know why Gardiner
doesn't brace IN and perfect an old
Home week organization. she mas
written several letters to the Reporter
Journal in the endeavOr of awakening
the city to the duty and opportunity
before it.
The cause of good roads languishes in
Maine We are having n good amount
| of talk but as yet we have done but
| little. 1t costs more to haul load OF
potatoes to market over twelve miles
J of bad road in Maine than it does To
to take the same load from Maine to
Boston by rail. Let us get good roads
and stop growing about the railroads.
The railway companies make money
because they have good roads. w"
could do the same if We had good
| roads.
The Maine hay crop will be little
late this year. In most seasons the
herds grass is headed out by July 4.
| This year it will not be ready until
July 10. The harvest promises to be
a fairly good one. however. ana farm
erS can have time to discuss the clap
trap of the Kansas City platform and
| know that their crops are growing
while they talk
The Bar Iiarbor Record affords US
the singular information that the rca-
son why the marriage of Chief Justice
Fuler'S daughter was postponed one
day, was because the couple presented
themselves before a sorrento minister
twenty hours before the license
would allow them to be married. And
she is the daughter of the Chief Jus
tiCe'
The young minister fresh from his
schooling in 'isms and 'ologies. is now
turned loose among the hackwood
churches of Maine to tell the people
the right brand Of religion they must
embrace if they want to live happy ANA
die without fear. In spite Of some
faults. the young ana wcll-tlrcsscd
clergyman who comes among us sum
mers is doing lot Of goOd-tO himself
as well as to us. He talks on modern
topics ana tells Us Of things in which
everybody takes an interest. IL loves
God and likes strawberries and cream.
He knows that Mother Eve was the
cause of sin and death but he isn't one
bit afraid of the pretty girls in his
parish. He can sing and play croquet.
and is 4 wholly delightful companion
to take on picnic. lie may not carry
YOU to heaven by the most direct route.
but YOU will not be all tired ont when
You get there, ana If the young minis
ter will stay with You, you are sure of
having good and cheerful company
while he is along.
Bangor News: The price Of sulphitc
pulp has gone down but ground wood
holds up and reaches ont beyond for
mer rates. Maine is the pulp state of
the country. We lead in spruce. and
spruce is the wood for papcr-making
While the pulp and paper men are
making money, let us branch out into
new fields. Let us build shoe factories
ana canneries. Let US raise more sheep
and cattle. and make more butter and
grow more crops. Let us turn the dol
lars we are earning into new ones
During the past ten years a legislative
appropriation of about $4,000 n year
has added more than 100000 a year
to the revenues Of the people Of Maine
by stocking our lakes and ponds with
liant fight for the cause Mr.. Carleton has
been public bcncfactor. Now let us
stock our sea waters with shad and
salmon and Holsters. and multiply our
money by ten every year. The time To
make prosperity is when Wa are doing
we'll
A good many years have passed
since Bath has accomplished 50 much
in the shipbuiding line az she did dur
ing the first six months of 1900 which
came to q close last Saturday. Since
January l there have been launched
from Bath yards, a total Of Is vessels,
and 4 combined tonnage Of IS 600 which
is more than half as much as was built
during 1899. which was far ahead of
any year for some time. The total fer
the twelve months then being 31.21S.
That the total tonnage this year will
go way over that of last is shown
by the fact that over 11,015 tons of
wooden vessels are under way here
now. besides $500 tons of steel mer-
chant vessels and 200 tons of war
vessels. making n total of 49,1S4 tons.
either launched or put under con-
structiOn during the six months end
ing June 30, equalling in valuation over
$50. 0O0, 900. Besides these. contracts are
placed for a number of other vessels
which have not been included. as work
upon them has not commenced as yet.
Not only is this shipbuilding revival
prevailing in Bath. but all along the
Maine coast.
There is a movement on foot among
the French people of Brunswick.
towards having all of those who are
eligible naturalized. Henry Ragot. who
is one of the leaders of this idea. tells
the Bath Enterprise that the French
population in Brunswick numbers
about 5000. or one-half the whole popu-
lation of the town. About 200 of them
are already naturaliZed. and as many
more are eligible. Says Mr.. Ragot Eve
a. -. fav paarIy S1rO OOO uprth IF