Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-22


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Q4allIV9 GOSSIP
To Live.
To grapple fate and fearlessly
DEFY its stubborn. stern decree,
Until disarme d. the terror lies
Beneath our feet. recoils and dies;
To look beyond. content to wait
And dignity our low estate
BY bending lower. Ger to seek
TO help the fallen, lift the weak;
To take no backward step. to wit
Re sure that each aSccndS bit,
To love the best the best to give.
This is the meaning solved. to live.
Boston Transcript.
Tor a week the world revolves arount
Portland harbor.
The golden rod by the wayside is be
ginning to look a little faded.
Some of the farmers do not eEpec
to get the last swale cut before Sep
tembcr.
This is Fete day at Squirrel Island
the tip top notch of a particularly ga!
summer.
Waterville believes that a half mill
track with the sulkies whiZZing arount
it is better than a mile track, lik
those at Old Orchard and Rigby, grow
ing to weeds.
The ducks were never so plentiful a
Merryneeting bay. and the Bath Time:
hears that some of the gunners are I'm
able to restrain their enthusiasm unit
the law is off, September -.
Life must be full of sweetness 70
that Bangor man who has two tons
honey for the market, this year. H
has 81 colonies Of busy bees workin;
for him.
It's up to anyone among the womel
in Maine in these days to excel Lew
iston young woman who holds the rec
ord of 50 miles on horse back one Au
gust day recently. This much is ais
to be said, that it was not hard task
but thoroughly enjoyed and com
Portable.
A South Portland man fishing TO.
cunners, this week, hooked a good size
lobster; Fact: but most lobster fisher
men will cling to the use of traps.
For the past few weeks the old Gu
defender, the Vigilant, has been cruis
ing along the Maine coast. Her i'm
mense spread of canvas, and perfec
setting sails make a picture admire
by all Interested in matters nautica
The Vigilant defended the cup agains
the Valkyrie II. in 1893 and is nov
owned by Ex-Governor Ames Q
Massachusetts.
There are said to be Il few good lot,
left in Cumberland county which tn
county commissioners have not select
ed as the site of the new court house.
Auburn is feeling pretty Cheerful
over the rumors of new shoe factorie
there.
Woodchucks nave been worrying the
farmers of Gorham. One farme
found IS holes in his field into whicl
the pests disappeared when anyone
approached. The animal does grca
damage, having a special fondness 70
the growing bean pods, and they have
been so numerous on Gorham farms
that to attack them with gun anC
buckshot is about as effective as wa
against flies with a pea shooter. Som'
inventive genius discovered a plan
determination that has worked won
dcrs. Local power dealers have beer
Obliged to send out of town to replen-
ish their stock OF explosive and there
is so great demand of empty bottles
that pcrchance here is a field for effort
on the part of some of POrtland's
LIQUOR sellers to make a profit on their
Complies" a bottle filed with powder
with lighted fuse protruding, thrown
into a woodchuck's home. is followed
by an explosion that invariably kills
the rodent. Farmers have taken up this
idea with success.
Down in York county too they are
giving the liquor dealers Jail SEN
fences.
The home of the novelist, William
Dean Howells, at Kittery Point con-
sists of picturesque collection Of
buildings which have been "a growth
and development, and are the more
interesting for that reason. The dwell
ing house was originally a small, plain
farm house which was purchased by
Admiral Craven and added to-a room
here a wing there--as need required.
Then Mr.. Howels purchased it from
the admiral, and turned the barn into
an admirable detached library and
workshop, panelling it with yellow nine.
and adding a hospitable fireplace for
,o, rho arstwhila harm ic NOV. H.,