Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-14
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| In the Attic.
| Up in the attic where mother goes
| Is a trunk in Swallowed NOOK
| y trunk-and it's lid she Will Oft uncloSe'
As if 'twere Il precious book ,.,r,,s
She kneels at its side on the s ar,c 'o''
| She counts all the treasures she lo''uis
| boards
| The things Of the long ago.
y following dress, once the shcercst
| white
That shimmared in joyous ,prid..--.
| She looks at it now with the glrl de-
That was hers when she stood a bride
| There is ribbon of faded pluc
She keeps with the satin gown
Buckles and lace-and little siioe'
| Sadly she lays that down.
| Up in the attic where mother goes
| Is a trunk in a Swallowed place
| A trunk-with the scent OF a withereu
On the satin and shoe and lace,
| None of us touches its battered 10.
| But safe in its niche it STAYS. -,
Sacred to all that her heart has Md
"o'' u 'i'e 0'''N' -Woman's Life.
Dog days seem to have arrived ahead
of the schedule.
This is the day of Il hundred years
| for the town of Gilcad.
The Democrats will meet at Water
vile. today, to select the lamb for the
sacrifice.
In a
! teams is on the increase, but Fairfield
| and Watcrvile keep Il safe distance
apart.
For those who suppose that the terms
"Pomona' and county" Grange mean
, the same thing. it is pointed out that
| Maine
| We hope Senator Beveridge will re-
campaign opens and then make few
speeches for us before going back to
the West. He is one of the most clO-
uuent speakers in American public life.
| John w. Powell of ToguS brought
into the Journal Office, yesterday, u
curious specimen of the tiger lily. In
stead Of the single blossom that usu-
ally grows at the end of the stalk, there
| were no fewer than 10 perfect buds
and blossoms, making a gorgeous"
bouquet of tiger lilies growing on one
stem.
| What is 50 rare as Il day when the
Portland daiics fail to have lengthy
| editorials rcfuting base calumnies
spoken of their city and protesting
that it is the best. the cleanest, the
| purcst. th,. lovcliest and most prosper
Gus and progressive community on
| earth?
| Prominent in the hosts of the I'M
! terrified that will gather ut Waterville.
today. will not be the Hearst Club of
Knox county.
There were - schooners launched
| from Maine yards for the year ending
| June /, and there are 81 now in pro-
| cess of construction.
More work is being done, this year.
| than in several seasons in improving
! Bangors park system and making the
| pleasure places credit to the city.
| The chief feature. this season. is the
| work on Broadway park. Contractor
| Doherty has been working on the west
| side of the park since the contract
| for the work was let out and is fast
| nearing completion Of the work on that
| side The work on the east side of the
| park will not be done until next year.
| broadway park will be ono Of the
beauty spots of the city when the work
| now laid out is completed.
| Turf. Farm and Home: This is the
| Commencement period of the ycar-in
many respects the most important Of
all the year The most important les
sons to be learned are not gathered
| from the graduates who, taking their
| diplomas are starting out on their life
| labors While it is interesting to note
! many of these young people, and study
| their advancement from what their
parents were beforc hem. and also note
how the pupils success has had an
| eicvating influence upon the older
members of the family and in some
instances upon the neighbors, the most
interesting study is to watch the re-
turning graduates of years gone by and
see how well they have used the ad-
| vantages gained by the drill at school.
1t is an interesting study. and one
| worth enjoying Here is a man who
has just popped into view. He was a
| born scholar and genius. and graduated
at the head of his class. He was call
ed to a large and fashionable church,
even before he had got his diploma.
and entered upon what promised to be
Il most successful passionate before he
was % years of age. He was eloquent.
original. and was looked upon as a
successful pulpit orator. All at once,
| without any apparent cause. he re-
| ceived and accepted call to three
different churches in the short space
Of five years. No one claimed he was
not able. spiritual. and a fine preacher,
but he could not hold his hearers. An