Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-08
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| Autumn Leaves.
| wind. wind out Of autumn hedgerows,
| Weary. worn with summering, chilly
| with the dew.
| Lettering and listening. playing in thu
| beard-eraSs.
| Tell me. are the crisp leaves whisperin.
| u you?
Clean. cnrled. can hear them wanton.
Here's dusky purple one; here's a on,
of red.
Like our human ieaf-whorls, in the wine
OF destiny,
Is dead.
Hearts souls. sin-red and lu~treless.
Purple co!"rs passionate. yellow hue OF
Some glad and some sad. youth green AMI
aEe-brown,
Dropping On old Earth's breast. when
New York Press.
There seem. to be shortage in the
crop OF freak election bets.
lewiston. Jessie cobb mystery
grows deeper ana darker ~ it i
prnbed.
There j. row worry club" OF
liquor dealers in every Maine city.
II seems settled that next years
music festival will come in May or
June. We have grown 70 look upon
th4 festival as fall affair. but there
are good reasons for the change The
ch1ruses after the winters drill are tn
better condition in the spring than
they can be in the fall and the great
artists can more easily be brought to
Maine in the spring.
The trouble with the temperance
reform in Calais and PASSPORT H. that
they are 50 near the Canadian line
Bangor News: Governor-to- b, Hnl
is taking his honors very modes,ly
He j. one who viii not have his head
turned ~ accidents Of office
ore of the youngest members of the
next Legislature will be Rev. Lynn
Vernleigh Farnsworth " Beddlngton,
who graduated last spring from the
Bangor Theological Seminary To
show the kind Of Republican blood in
his veins it is related that once his
grandfather refused to accept a poun!
of tea from his grocer because il was
wrapped in a Democratic paper.
Portland is becoming a healthier
city Tabulated returns Of the local
board Of health show that during the
year ending Feb. %, last. the death
rate was 1874 as against a rate If
1884 for the preceding year. This is
considered an excellent showing.
When th- word went out in August
that blight had struck Ar0ostook pota-
toes and that a large per cent. was
spoiled many people got the idea tha,
the crop would be much below the
usual figures and this was not an I'M
natural view. II vas, however. total
II erroneous as owing 70 the increased
acreage the crop all over The county
will be pretty well up t. past years
and in excess IF many. There is no
higher authority in the State than T..
l.. Cleveland OF HouIton. who from his
many years Of experience in the Dusi-
ness and the magnitude Of his trans
actions Is better known "a the Potato
King OF Ar)ostHok"
The man who canno; take the time
u ride out in the country for thu sake
II seeing Nature in full dress at this
tine Of the year is losing a joy from
his life The woods are reSplendent.
and the hills are gorgeous. glorious.
Go and see them and be convinced that
man u hopeless failure when h
tries his hand at decorating.
II was just - years ago. last week,
that Editor J. o. Smith entered upon
porter Few Maine papers have had
one man at their head 81 many years.
Instead OF merely thanking his
friends and passing around the cigars,
as the successful candidate usually
does. Representatives. II. II. Stur-
gis OF StaHdish. gave his to0nspCople
a free dance at the Town hall. the
other night, which proved to be the
social event of the season.
Reports from the woods would seem
to indicate that deer are not as plenti-
full as usual this year, though the sea-
son is not far enough along 10 form an
accurate estimate. The uplands are
very dry, SO that no one can pass along
the woods without making a noise. As
the leaves Still cling to the deciduous
trees the deer cannot be seen in the
woods. and most of the animals which
are slain are met by accident. Wait
| few weeks and strike another average.
The bird hunting OF the State is
worth more than a passing thought.
Many hunter cares more for bagging
a few birds than he would 10 secure a
deer. II We can keep the grouse hunt
ing good it will pay a good dividend
on what is expended In some por-
tons OF the State these birds are quite
plentiful. while i'm other sections we