Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-08

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After Awhile.
Al dem roses gwine ter fade
Honey, dom yo' sigh;
Gwine ter be mo- roses made
Fo' yo', by en- by;
Gwine ter be mo- roses grow
Don yo worry, chile.
Bout dem thO'nS dat hut yo' so
Roses-afteh while.
We des bleeged ter hab some night,
Sho eS yo' is bon.
Afteh while hit gwine be light
Fines kim o mon
Dahkes clouds dat eveh was,
Hangir' roun' dis chile
Don yo worry none becuZ-
Sunshihe-afteh while.
All dem teahs dat come terday
Has dey purpose, too.
Afteh while dey gwine erway-
Hits de way dey do.
Teahs-dey wash erway yo' woe
Don yo' worry, chile
Soon dey sunshine on de snow
Afteh while a smile.
Baltimore American.
Politics are approaching the usual
high spring pitch in Lewiston and
Auburn.
All Maine veterans will be sincerely
sorry if Commander-in-chi Terrence
cannot be at Augusta.
A third of century is long term of
teaching and Professor Angel of Bates
has well earned a vacation.
The Portland Express announces
that it is warned by the wreck of sew
eral one cent enterprises and will re-
turn to it's old price of two cents a
copy.
Above all costs of prosecution, Ken
nebec county netted over $22, in 1901
for fines for infractions Of the pro-
hibitory law.
Only week to st. Valentines day.,
Have you picked out the comic valen-
tine with which you propose to make
your friend laugh or drive your enemy
to suicide:
February made a beginning that
made the oldest inhabitant scratch his
head in vain. It's first week. however,
has been ideal winter weather and the
lumbermen and the ice cutters are i'm
proving every hour.
The 150th anniversary of the incor-
poration of the good old town of New
castle will occur June 10. This was the
18th town incorporated in Maine, then
being known as Dartmouth or Sheep
scot, an early settlement at what is
now known as Chase's point having
been destroyed by the French and In
dams. Many cellars are still, plainly
seen. A movement is being made to
celebrate the anniversary and the town
will probably be asked at its next an
nual meeting in March to make an ap-
preparation.
This bottle was thrown overheard
from the ship Hattie E. Tapley, of
Bangor, Capt Robert Tapley, April ID.
1874. Latitude 81 degrees north, longl-
t,Ide 6S degrees west" This is the mes
sage contained in bottle recently
picked up off the coast of Massachu-
sets. Twenty-seven years is long
time, and it is a long voyage from the
Indian ocean to the shore of New Eng
land. The captain of the ship Hattle
f. Tapley in 1874 was George H. Tap
ley, now living in West Brooksville
and he writes about the matter to the
Ellsworth American. He says: 1.-The
ship Hattie E. Tapley was built IN
Brewer for the late Capt. Robert Tap
lev. in 1866, and named in honor of his
wife. Captain Robert gave up his COM
mand to me at Plymouth, England
January Z, 1870, he retiring from the sea
at that time. In 1873 and 1874, the snip
was still under my command. Inc
Hattie E. Tapley sailed from Monte
video on November 20, 1873, for Bassln'
India, arriving there February 2S'
1874. She sailed from thence March
IL, rice loaded. to Falmouth, England
for orders The paper picked up from
The sea looks sere with age, the writing
somewhat faded, and bears evidence OF
the 81 years journey. Who threw that
bottle into the sea? 1t was not done by
myself. 1t was not done by the second
mate, H. w. Tapley, who is now head
keeper at the fog signal station on the
Cuckolds; neither was it done by the
steward, Albert Mills. who is at the
present time, head lightkeeper at
Goose Rock, for they both have seen ana
examined the writing found. l have no
doubt, in my own mind, but that the
bottle was thrown overheard to the
eastward of Cape Good Hope by some
German sailor who was on board at the
time, and who made wild guess as 10
the ships position somewhere in the In
dian ocean. On April Is, 1874, we must
have been well up with or to the west
ward of Madagascar. for we mad
strong northwest monsoons out of the
bay of Bengal and fresh trades all the
way across the Indian ocean,
The controversy continues over the
Kicker Brothers petition to the Rock
land city fathers to discontinue 400
feet Of the Jameson Point road, it being
the intention of the Rickers to spend
500, 900 more or less identifying this
property and giving the public free use