Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-04

After all?
Care and strife,
Rise and fall.
Lofty dreams,
Soon diSpelled.
Cherished schemes
Rudely fciled.
Love and Spurn
Kiss and thrust,
Then return
To the dust.
Care and strife.
Rise and fall.
What is life,
Aft :: ali"
Milwaukee Sentinel.
AS the end Of the belated haying sea-
son approaches, many farmers find
they are actually getting more hay
than last year.
The war game begins out at sea, but
the real interest will not be aroused
until the soldier boys gather at Port
land.
That story of the development of
great peat industry near Bangor does
not make any panic among the dealers
in wood and coal.
1t is said that Payson Smith of Rum
ford Falls who was elected principal of
the new Presque Isle Normal school
will not accept the position and the
trustees will have to look for another
man.
An olds gentleman in Parkhurst of
the Spartan type recently had some
teeth that panied him. He does not
believe in doctors or, dentists. so he
made a hook out of an old pail bail and
extracted the two teeth himself.
The days have shortened perceptibly
from the June average but still one
can enjoy good bit of daylight after
the evening meal is finished, provided
| there is not too much to eat.
Waterville proposes at an early date
| to a fitting celebration in honor of
the opening of the new electric road to
Oakland. The road is proving most
popular and the two places do not see
how they ever got along without it.
| York Transcript: 1t is matter of
satisfaction that the people of York
have made no foolish splurge over the
presence of Miss Alice Roosevelt this
| week, in refreshing contrast to the
Esprit shown by other American towns.
AS the eldest daughter of a popular
President we are interested in her; We
| "a r. cJ,n G y good nyanDlp
of the winsome and sensible American
girl. AS such We are glad to see her,
| we hope her stay will be enjoyable and
| that she may come again.
An Orono young lady had an expe-
rience with tobacco tags which is a
trife amusing to her friends. She likes
| to be odd at times and does not like to
| follow in the footsteps of all of those
of her sex. Accordingly she has dis
dained the collection of trading stamps
and has devoted her attention in this
line to the gathering to tobacco tags.
The catalogue required 1000 tags be-
fore the desired article could be OBJ
tanned. The young lady in question
worked diligently and every night be-
fore retiring counted up her gains FOR
the day. The number increased week
by week and at last the 1000 mark was
reached. With pleasurable anticipation
she sent in the tags, paying so cents for
express, and awaited the results. IN a
few days word came back from the
company that it had been obliged to
throw out $40 of the tags as N. G.
Would she kindly send the others on
She is now collecting trading stamps
and does not like the sound of the word
tags"
Editor. Geo. w. Singer of the DAM
ariscotta Herald is one of the leading
ornithologists of the State but there is
one kind of bird which he does not
love- In recent issue he says
.Sometime when you hear the Eng
lish sparrows making an unusual out
cry, look the matter up. You will Of
ten find that a half dozen of these
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