Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-23

look as though the iron hand of taxa
ton" was shifting the farmer very Sc
verely?
To what 4 state Of abject helpless
ness the Democratic editors and spell
binders in this State would be reduced
if they felt under any obligations to
confine themselves to the facts.
The managers of the Democratic
in Maine are plainly going
on the principle that a lie will travel so
fast that the truth cannot catch up
with it.
t|NalNlg9 gossip
The Summer Sun.
Blaze on, O. sun of summertime. and
have your brightest way.
We'd be bowling for the summer II twas
winter here today!
It's providence Knows best for uS-no mat
ter what We say!
And we'l yet reach the happy land of
Canaan!
Blaze on. O, sun of summertime-burn
every bloom to red,
And make the sky a blister where light
nings swift are sped!
There's hope in all your shinging-the
glory-time's ahead.
And We'll yet reach the happy land OF
Canaan
Frank l.. Stanton.
Three weeks to election day.
Are you getting the full enjoyment of
the glorious August moon?
A large party of Maine Sir knights
are off for the triennial conclave at
San Francisco.
1t will be a long time before the
veterans exhaust their supply Of yarns
about the Boston encampment.
The reports indicate that not even a
bowling sou'easter could take the fun
out of Squirrel Island Fete day.
Westbrook is rather worried by a
typhoid fever epidemic, with it's source
a matter of mystory.
Rockland as well as Bangor has a
merchant who has occupied the same
store for a full half century. This is
f. ]. SimOnton, and, as in the Bangor
case. his sons are in business with him
and propose to make it full century
there.
The Old York Historical and I'M
prOvement society has expended nearly
two thousand dollars in local improve
ments during the past two years. The
citizens hope to see the day when the
town will meet such encouragement
half way. and show it's appreciation of
such efforts by fulfilling a correspond
ing part.
East Deering is in terror over the
reckless shooting at the rifle range
there. The range is well constructed
and is all right under ordinary circum-
stances, but often raw recruits go
there to shoot without any guidance
and then the bullets fly over the ridge
and make people nervous.
If any young man is thinking of
joining the Guard now with the idea
that the service is only a pastime, not
to say frivolous diversion, and that
the camps are species of annual pic
mic, he had better stick to his wooden
blocks. Service In the National Guard
now demands serious attention to
military duty. The militia is mostly
composed of men with more or less
realizing sense of their value to the
country; they are trained for actual
service as much as their limited Oppor-
tunities will allow, and are able and
ready to respond intellgently to a call
to arms; their equipment is not
spectacular and ornate as in the old
days, but follows in style the practical
Quitting Of the regular army, and
their encampments are surrounded by
all the elements of duty in the face Of
an enemy. So far as Maine is con-
cerned this business-like aspect is due
to the labors of General John r.
Richards and his successor in office.
General Augustus B. Farnham The
Guard enlsts many who are young in
years, but they must be manly in
thought manly in bearing and manly
in action. 1t is not a kindergarten for
mammals boy" nor a reformatory
for a tough.
The members Of the Shaker colony
in New Gloucester recently celebrated
the both anniversary of the arrival
in America of Mother Ann Lee, the
founder of the sect in this country.
The New Gloucester celebration was
quiet one, but in Mount Lebanon.
New York where there is large
colony, strangers were invited, not only
TO attend the ceremonies, but to take
part in them.
Portland Press: One of the facts"
paraded. by Mayor Davis as showing
the depravity of the Republican party
In this State is that certain members of