Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-31

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Victory.
Once more to the charge and repeat
The fearless, undoubting endeavor.
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the feet
The wind of the east and the north
Has smittcn and stabbed with his knife;
The edict OF death has gone forth.
And the issue is life.
over April's brown slope and wet iuhe'
Ii shall laugh from the summit OF May
Name its victory June.
Arthur Cotton in the June Atlantic.
Farewell. a long farewell. to such a
May.
1t has been a great month for raising
grass and umbrellas.
Maine will send splendid delegation
to the knights Templar conclave al
Louisville.
Think of those five lonesome boys
among the 145 girls at the Gorham
Normal school But perhaps they don't
mind.
All Maine lovers of the great sport
will rejoice that Bowdom and Bates
have settled their differences as to gate
receipts, and will play. Nov. 3, in Lew
iston. The receipts will be shared
equally as is the general custom in
football.
Between the bride and the sweet girl
graduate the dressmakers are driven
almost distracted. for there are lots of
both, this spring.
The country roads are not in the best
of condition in this section. but the
road commissioners are able to put at
least a part of the blame on the
weather man.
The Rockland Courier-Gazette ar
cues that Memorial day should be left
for the Grand Army and what II repre-
sents, and that 1t destroys the peculiar
significance of the day to decorate the
graves of others than those who have
served the flag on land and sea. There
are 1854 days when other graves may
be decorated.
Portland hears a rumor that a tor
pedo nanufa curing plant may be es-
tablished in that city in the near flu
ture. OF course, it thinks Uncle Sam
really ought to build big steel
.shipbuilding plant there at once, but
it is willing 10 compromise on the
torpedo establishment.
Mrs. Stevens is getting stirred up
over the comments of army officers on
the effects of the adjustment of the
canteen. but she dearly loves to be in
an exciting controversy and never
yields an inch of ground.
Portland Argus: Portland is always
ready to set an example, and it is gen.
orally a good one. 1t does not always
have the desired effect. however. Last
year, for instance. Portland set a good
example in successful Home Week
celeb!a ton, but this year no very
strong disposition to emulate it is to
be discerned among its civic contem-
poraries. Perhaps the present rather
languid interest in the subject will
change with the weather, If the wealth
CT ever does change. 1t is to be hoped so
at any rate. The Home Week idel
is thoroughly sound one, sound in
sentiment and sound in practical social
and business results. Last years sue
cessful celebration and determination
to make it a permanent State institu-
ton should hold good. and organiZa :
ton and effort should be made to that
end. The neighboring states of New
Hampshire and Vermont are prepar-
ing for rousing Home Week this
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procession.
Brunswick man who lost his
wallet containing $40. while working
in the woods. last fall. has just found
it and it almost seems like so much
clear profit. Though il was deposited
in bank it yielded no interest
Considering its proximity to the
provinces where there is always more
or less smallpox and the large number
of French people passing back and
forth. Maine enjoys a remarkable i'm
| munity from this awful disease. Once
| in a while there is scare as in the
present Milo case. but the prompt and
| intelligent work of the health officers
is wonderful safeguard.
Just at present Lewiston is feeling
dubious over it's proposed Fourth OF
July celebration. The city government
has voted to appropriate $3.50 towards
the affair and a meeting Of the board OF