Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-15

No in becoming a registered guide.
Holman F. Day will not wholly forsake
the paths Of literature for the trackless
woods.
AS far as they are now in sight. the
Old Home Week celebrations will be
few and far between, this summer
more the pity!
Mentally, morally and physically.
David r. Porter, the Bowdoin Sopho-
more who goes to oxford as Names
first winner of the Rhodes scholarship.
seems to be just the kind of young
American that Cecil Rhodes had in
mind. No State will be better repre-
scented than Maine at the old English
university.
Even the birds of the air find some of
mans outdoor exercises too strenuous
for them. A sportsman tells of an ex-
perience of the kind at Moosehead
some time ago. He found some young
gulls, too small to fly, and took them
into his canoe. The birds, at first
seemed to enjoy the novel experience.
but soon became as seasick as any
landsman. After each had sacrificed
his latest meal to the sea-myths, the
sportsman took pity on them-and
himself-and put them back into the
water where they at once settled down
as we'll and cOntented as if they had
never left it.
Plans. are all complete for the build
ing of the proposed new casino at Odd
Fellows Park on the Nonesuch River.
and work will be commenced as soon as
possible on the building, which will be
such a welcome addition to the park
and will add so much to it's already at
tractive features. The casino will be
model of beauty and elegance and
when completed will be run on much
the same plan as are the casinos at
other resorts about the city of Port
land, although it will be especially for
the Odd Fellows of the city and their
families, by whom much pleasure Isl
anticipated in the new park, when it
receives it's browning feature.
A strange and interesting sight is the
brood Of chickens in the poultry yard of
Mrs. Robert Temple of Bowdoinham.
The mother of this little flock is tiny
bantam, so small that she has great
difficulty in towering" her promising
young children. On entering the barn
yard one day recently, Mrs. Temple
discovered the father of this charming
family lowering his offspring in a most
protective fashion. while the little BAN
tam mother lOitered near, apparently
much pleased at her kind-hearted hus-
bands devotion to his children.
The reception of the invitations to
the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs Samuel Farmer, now of Ar
kansas City, but formerly of Strong
and Phillips, brings to mind the many
stories told about this genial gentle
man. When he first located in Phil
lips, many years ago and opened
country hotel. he hung out the sign.
Mountain View House." One of the
NIllaSeTS, hdpptIilllS dlOlfS III lstSC-
tious mood. noticed the new sign. and
said: well. whatd' We calculate
that the mountain views the house, or
the house views the mountain, eh?" Mr..
Farmer looked at the villager, and then
his gaze Travelled around the circle OF
loafers who We're at the time in the
office. well, gentlemen" he said
suavely. Il am here to get as much of
your patronage as possible, and you
can have it either way you gosh darn
please"
Miss Lavina Coombs, of BalasOre.
India, was the guest of Bowdoinham
friends, this week. Miss Coombs, who
has been in India for % years. is now
home for a year and a half. While in
India, she had charge of the Zenana
work, taking the Bible women under
her special teaching. She is, veritably,
a teacher of teachers. She has
learned the Bengal language. and has
taken a Bengal child to support; n
desperate little character. who has been
most carefully trained by Miss CoOmbs
Her young charge is now seventeen and
her Christian teaching has effected a
great transformation in her. What do
you have to eat in India?" was asked
Miss Coombs. We never look for
ward with any anticipation to a meal
was the answer. I'VE have many
things that they have here. only we
have to put a but on everything.
have a bullock team. and in this trav-
ell through the country, experimenting
the work of the Zenana teacher" 1t
takes three months for Miss Coombs to
go over her work.
A Maine newspaper tells how, the
other day, in one Of our growing towns,
an irreverent citizen was about to cut
down an ancient shade tree in order
! that he might the more easily move an
old building of small value to another