Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-17
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An indoIcnt ideal.

Some people seek pleasure in such hard
way,
That I much rather work than have their
lIino o play.
They're chasing golf ball all over the
earth,
Or bettin. on horses for more than they're
worth.
They haven't much use for a man Of my
kind.
les 80 ahead with life's everyday grind.
An when some spare time now and theI,
| have found
l jes' take things easy and trifle around.
don't yearn foc palaces spacious an
grand.
Nor yet for the honey an milk O the
land
But jcs' fur some time to myself now an
then,
To feel like the slowest an idlcst-of m2r.
Jes to white 4 stick an to sit on step.
Or to drive down to town without saJin'
giddep,"
Is pleasure that's mighty complete. I'll
be bound
Jes' .akin' things easy an loann' around
Washington Evening Star.
About COCO new members is the State
Oranges noteworthy record for 1908.
toulton Grange with go members
.ops the lis, of Names largest oranges.
Now that her herring canning days
for this season are over, Eastport VIII
turn her attention to the delectable
clam.
Faith hopes 10 start the New Year
with clean bill of health. no further
cases Of diphtheria having been re-
ported FOR some days.
He vas Il Rumford Falls small boy,
who when asked in Sunday-schoo 10
tell something about Solomon. replied.
Hes the man that knowed it ALL
A man who died in Porter recently.
left in his library unique collection
of almanacs including one for every
Year since he was born. in 1924.
Baseball interest never wanes in Old
Town, where plans are already beir 8
made for next years Conquests Oh
the diamond.
Here Is something new to blame the
English sparrow for. a horse driven
by John Butterfiel1. a Lisbon milkma:,
was frightened the other morning by 4
lock of Sparows, and ran away. smash :
ing the team and spilling the contents
of many CaI.S.
Old Town hunters are having il
quantity Of fun of late with two of
their number. During the closing days
Of tho open season, the two hunters un-
der discussion, went out after deer. but
finding it. so they say. too noisy for
that kind of hunting. they turned
their attention to porcupineS and
secured $3.50 worth.
Next week. Orono amateurs will pro-
duce the tuncful and always pleasing
Pinafore.
A Bath firm recently sent a pair Of
horses over East to Il purchaser, and
later a postal card was received asking
which was tho nigh horse and further
that he could tell which was the of
horse himself.
The Bangor school board has adopted
some rules for the betterment Of the
high school athletics. 1t is step il
the right direction. provided the board
sees to it that the rules are enforced t.
the letter.
Time makes many changes" is {
tritc expression. but, after all, one tina
means much. 4 Vassalboro correspon
dent recalls the fact that so years ago
there lived in that village a family wi'
owned land by the mile. Standing OIL
Dearborn hill. 1t was their proud boas
that as far as they could see the LAM
was theirs. Today not one of the nam
owns hundred acres.
Among the books published for tn
! Christmas season which will have ;
special interest Coz Maine people i
"The Annie Laurie Mine" which wa
written by President David Nelson