Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-14

d talented Biddeford lady, and quo.eu
ut the head of this column. 1t Will ue
solo and chorus to the tune 'The Hanu
that Rules the World" the last wv
lines of each verse constituting the re-
Ifrain.
Portland Press: Augusta is not tah-
ing it's usual interest in the Old Home
week movement. Leading citizens nave
unaccountably--or "blushingly' as the
Kennebec Journal very rashly declares
been declining the presidency Oh tne
local association. The old homers are
welcome to come back and sit In the
shade Of the trees. however; ana VIII
undoubtedly enjoy much private
hospitality. This will not be without
it's charms. After all. as the years go
by. the chief advantage Of Old home
week will be that it will fix a time
when the sons and daughters are ex-
cepted, and when they will be sure OF
seeing old friends if they come. Such
celebrations as Portland is to have,
this year, will serve the necessary ana
useful purpose of advertising the day
and giving it fame and permanency.
But it is not to be expected that each
year there shall be week of Fourths
of July events all over Maine.
A young man in Auburn. to play
joke on his barber, paid him 80 old
fashioned cents. Later. when he found
that the barber had sold one of the
coins for $50. he did not feel so well
satisfied with his joke or ut least
thought il had become misplaced.
This week marks the busiest season
of the Maine farmers. Haying is now
far different affair from what it was
half a century ago when nearly all
the work was done by hand with much
bigger crews of men than are now
found i'm the field. Two men Will har-
vest as large n crop now as half a doZ7
en- could then and do it in much less
time. The work is less picturesque
than in the old days, but it is easier
and the crop is secured in better con-
dtion. 1t used TO take n month or
more for the average farmer to get
his hay. but now period Of two
weeks sees the greater part of the crop
under cover and in many cases the
owner of the small farm finds a week
sufficient for the task
A Lewiston young lady has recently
been made happy by the finding of a
beautiful opal ring. The queerest part
of it is. however. that she found it on
the shelf over the sink at her home.
and none of the family knew from
whence it came. They had no such
ring. nor had there been any visitors |
at the house for a long time, certainly
not since housekeeping time. Perhaps |
there is a young fran in the case. n
bashful young man whose heart is in
the right place.
Old Orchard expects a big ranstorm, |
next Monday when the first races of |
the season are advertised to be held |
on the kite track The old hoodoo |
never fails.
Two strong and adventurous swim |
mers accomplished the feat of SWIM |
ming around the Old Orchard pier. |
and now we may expect to hear of a |
life or two lost in the attempt to equal |
their performance.
Says writer in the Brunswick Tele- |
graph: There are more old maids in |
college towns than can be found else |
where. The reason is not far to seek. |
Their toWnSmen are not willing to |
take up with students widows. They |
prefer to import some less blase fe- |
males. to queen over their hearts and |
homes: therefore the bellies of doZ-
en- classes. are left to wither; and as
ancient maidens. they devote their
time to gossiping about the latest in |
cumbents of college belle-ship."