Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-10

home rule which is it's due, and it is
doubtful if even that would materially
check il.
After playing as the bogyman for
quaking Europe it will be dull for J.
Pierpont Morgan to return home and
be plain American man Of affairs.
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A Song Of Spring.
NY dear. who dreams of growing old
When Earth herself is new?
What thing save death could touch with
cold
The heart that's nearest you?
a mans not old who plucss a bloom
And halts to hear a song:
Time brings regret. but never gloom.
To him whose love is strong
And so. when snowdrops shine. my dear
And blackbirds bravely sing.
My heart that sighed to lose year
Grows glad to gain a Spring
j J. Bell in the Outlook
This is Arbor day.
The strike OF the builders is not
causing large degree of joy in Port
land.
Both Colby and Bates could not win
the debate. but both won much credit
and no blood was shed.
One doesn't have to strain his ears
much, these days. to hear the bursting
of the buds and the growing of the
grass.
Portland has n curfcw law at last,
but the papers do not speak of it's
probable enforcement in very hopeful
tones.
Can it be possible that there is a
chance of solving the Boothby murder
mystery after all these many months?
In the first week of the dog killing
season Officer Winship of Biddeford
filled 404 fresh graves at the dog ceme-
terry at the city farm. Not all the dog
officers are so prompt and active in
discharging their duties
Deputy Marshal FIRTH refused to ac-
cept-a purse of money for his brave
work in facing a loaded revolver to
arrest Murderer Brainerd. but he will
be given u gold medal by the city gov
eminent of Portland.
of all the so telephones put into
Bath residences in January for a free
trial of three months, now that the
time has expired all but 13 kept the
instruments. This again proves that
IL is an unlucky number
Mrs. Frank II. Briggs of Auburn,
daughter of Senator Frye. is the owner
of 4 box she is very proud of. 1t is a
mahogany casket feet long. Is
inches deep. bound with brass, and it
was made to carry the electoral votes
for President Mckinley from the
Senate to the House. Senator Frye
was acting vice-President at the time
and. according to usage. received the
box which he presented to his daugh-
ter.
Congressman Littlefield has accepted
an invitation to be one of the speakers
at a banquet to be given in Chicago,
June II. under the auspices of the Ma
tiOna! Business League. the Illinois
Manufacturers Association and the
citizens of Chicago. Pres. Mckinley
and members of his staff are to be
there on their return from the Pacific
coast and it will be the most dis
tinguished gathering Chicago is to see
the present year. Mr.. Littlefield's sub
ject will be "The Commerce and In
dustries Of the East
Bangor has exactly 103 less men
available for military service today
than was the case two years ago This
fact has just been established at the
assessors office, the militia enrolment
has just come in. There are now
1888 men in the city between the ages
Of IS and IS. In 1899. when the last en-
rollment was taken. there was 1886.
These figures would at least Indicate
that Bangor is not growing at an
alarming rate.
The first set Of false teeth has made
its appearance among the Passama-
Quoddy Indians, according to an East