Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-15
N2fQlNNy8 Gossip
Making a Man.

Hurry the baby as fast as you can.
Hurry him, worry him. make him a man
of with his baby-clothes, get him in
pants.
Feed him on brain-foods and make him
advance.
Hustle him. soon as he's able to walk
Into a grammar-school; cram him with
talk.
Fill his poor head fun of figures and
facts.
Keep on a-jamming them in till it cracks.
once toys grew up at rational rate,
Now we develop man while YOU wait
Rush him through college, compel him To
grab
OF every known subject a dip and a dab
Get him in business and after the cash.
All by the time he can grow a mustlcne.
Let him forget he was ever n boy.
Make gold his god and its Jingle his JOY.
Keep him adjusting and clear out Of
breath.
Until ne wins-nervous prostration and
death.
Nixon Waterman in The Christian En-
deavor World.
Another carmine spangle TO danGle
from the Maine murder belt.
The storm brought joy to the Maine
lumbermen. and will help out all kinds
of business.
Lewiston's reception, Thursday
night. will be all right, but just wait
until Thursday evening, Feb. IA. at
Augustus City hall for the real thing.
1t depends upon the point of view
whether or not 10 is an unlucky num-
Der. The resubmissionists are recall
ing that when they last introduced a
resolve into Maine Legislature 1t mus
tered only 10 votes. Others are also
recalling the fact.
1t was all a mistake. Every orator
of the Jackson Club banquet paid his
hotel bill before leaving Thomaston
The paper which limited to the contrary
is humbly apologizing and the other
paper is still frothing resentment at
such "a malignant and abominablc'
insinuation.
Grant Rogers insists that the Lew
iston drouth isn't a real bona Tide
drouth, and that it is still wet in spots
throughout the city.
has made his report for 1901, as fol
lows: Washington's birthday falls on
Friday; Patriots day april 19) on
Friday; Memorial day on Thursday,
the glorious Fourth on Thursday:
Labor day on September End; and
Christmas will come on Wednesday,
1t is agreed on all sides Governor
Hills first important appointment
that of Hon. Sidney NJ. Bird of Rock
land to succeed Gen. r. +. Shepherd
as a trustee of the Insane hospitals
was a peculiarly happy one. Mr.. Bird
as member of Governor Powers
Council. has had charge Of the erection
of the building of the new hospital
at Bangor and has given excellent
service to the State in that capacity.
To him was given the exceptional and
well deserved honor of being singled
out for special mention in the Cover
nOr's inaugural address.
Now that our legislators are busily
engaged in drawing up acts and re
solves. they will be interested to read
the following act which was introduced
in the Nebraska legislature at the
present session; forbidding THE firing
of any pistol. revolver, shotgun rifle. or
any firearms whatsoever. on any pub
lie road or highway. or within sixty
yards of such public road or highway,
except to destroy some wild. ferocious.
or dangerous beast. or by an officer in
the discharge of his duty
People are wondering about the flu
ture of Merrymeeting now that all the
animals have been shipped to the
Sportsmens exhibit in Boston, They
need not worry. Probably the animals
will all return anyway, and even if
they do not Merrymeeting has attrac-
Medical Book Free.
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