Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-19

OAlA i hEN IN LDJLO EN-
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ceptacle for odds and ends as was
found out recently at Phillips repair
shop. A couch was brought in for re-
pairs. and in its hidden depths were
pair Of shears, side combs. buttons.
hairpins. cent. newspaper. tooth
brush. name card and counter.
| Lowell Mail: One objection advanced
against the introduction of an ''Old
Home Week in this State is that it
" culd be copying the ideas of Maine
and New Hampshire. Well, what if 1t
does: We have imported some excel
lent citizens from those states and if
W. import few ideas as good the old
Bay State will profit by the imitation
of Its neighbors. III
Portland has large and growing sore
arm brigade. Over 5000 persons were
vaccinated. last Friday and Saturday.
The Lewiston Journal is justified in
regretting that the Sears-Cote prize
fight where an admission fee was
charged. Friday night, drew all the peo-
pie that the hall would hold although
the Bates-Harvard debate, free to all,
took place the same evening. More
over it has the opportunity of getting
wipe at Biddeford by remarking that
over 100 men came from that city to the
prize fight but none to the debate.
|
This is the manner in which a Bath
merchant got good advertisement by
accident: 1t has been the custom of the
pastor Of the Peoples church of Bath
| to circulate in his congregation neatly
printed cards calling attention to the
Sc rvices and giving the subjects of ser
mons for each month. The cards for
February were printed and headed
Sermons for Women" About the same
time local tea company issued a lot
OF cards of the same shape and style
snd it is supposed that in some way
they got mixed with the church cards.
However. at a recent service, when the
ushers distributed the cards announcing
the ministers topics, they were aston
ished to find that several packages had
been handed out which read on the front,
'"rhe Blank Tea Company called on you
| today" The other side of the card
gave list of articles and prices. The
| affair was painful to the ushers and the
preacher, but 1t was mighty good adj
vertisement for the tea man.
| Narraguagus Times: Have you ever
thought how difficult it is to find an I'M
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ments of families here and there strug-
Cling as best we may. We think Of
father. mother and relatives, now scat
| tered like the mists Of the morning.
There is something in this that makes
US forget each others welfare when we
| become separated. How often do we
write to brother or sister? Wedaresay,
| il you sit down to count the days, it has
| been months, and perhaps years. Once
| In a while letter passes telling Of the
| old love. and asking to be forgiven for
not writing sooner, and then a long
| silence. A telegram Is handed you;
your fingers tremble as you tear open
| the envelope; you read mother or sister
died on such a day. You 60 away by
yourself and shed few scalding tears
| and regret a thousand times your
negligence to the dear ones. 1t is now
| too late to do better by that mother or
sister in the days to come. This great
| broad world gets too far apart. The
duties of life so thoroughly absorb our
| time that we forget things that should
be remembered.
Here is an ad, written by man in
desperation which ought to fetch her:
1--WE want girl-nOt a servant, but one
| to be member Of the family, with
family privileges, and do general house.
work. The family washing will be done
out. The girls washing will be done
| with ours. without expense to her. Eve
n:ngs Saturday afternoons and Sum-
days will be the girls own time. No
objections to her taking music lessons
two afternoons in a week. We have
riano, on which she may practice two
| hours each forenoon. L Will build the
fires and have the rooms all nice and
| warm before calling her. Wife will do
the sweeping and make beds. and also
prepare buckwheat batter for break
fast. She can entertain her company in
! the parlor or sitting-room; the children
| will be kept out Of her way; no limit
placed on the number of her relatives
Iahat may visit her, or the time they
may stay. Wife will do the work while
they stay. Will not find fault with her
for coming in in the early hours Of the
| morning from dances; will keep good
warm fires for her and she will not be
| called to get breakfast. When she de-
sires to go out Of evenings, and has no
| male escort. with permission of my
| wife. will escort her. We do not have
a COW. or keep a dog. I will attend to
bringing in coal, wood and water. Good
wages will he Maid ="