Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-16

Satan knOckin at de do,
En- he say hits time ter go
Better shell out ter de po,
Mister Man!
o. YOU can't take yo' money
Ter de glory Ian.
Whar Satan Screnade you
Wild de birthstone ban.
'Tan't no good ter see de show
Wen hit opens down below
Better shell out ter de po,
Mister Man.
Atlanta Constitution.
1t is evidently going to be a great
wear for automobiles in Maine.
How NICE it would be if all the good
advice in the inaugural addresses could
be followed.
The Republicans won some good
victories, Monday. but that in Bidde-
ford was the best of all.
Over in Lewiston they are figuring
that more building will be done this
year than in any year for the past
five.
1t is gratifying to note the large
number of new school buildings being
provided for at this years town meet
ings.
The Old Town Enterprise in its en-
larged form and improved appearance
is making rapid strides, these days.
and merits increased success in pro
portion.
Camden again decides that it prefers
20 remain a big town rather than be-
come small city.
kittery reports n robin. And that
shows what Il man may think he sees
if he only goes over to Portsmouth
often enOugh.-Lewiston Journal.
Augusta has been seeing and hearing
robins all winter; and that. too with
rigid enforcement and no Portsmouth
at hand.
Potatoes are said to be getting very
scarce in many Maine towns, as those
II many cellars froze during the ex-
tremely cod spells.
Standish's mock town meeting. given
by the ladies, aroused much more in
crest, this year, than the real thing.
In one Of the most interesting of the
I'D residences of Stroudwater dwells
famil: of lovers of birds and four
ooted pets. Elue jays and nut-hatch-
RS, Woodrcckcrs and sparrows of sew
raj kinds, and winsOme chicka -dees
have discovered a birds paradise in
he fine grounds even in winter and
squirrels know we'll that q box fasten
d to u certain tree holds that Whercon
hey may feast; and in some wonder
-ul way, the tree has sometimes even
Borne toothSome luncheons of meat
The little lets pay their board in very
acceptable ways.
They tel us that about 2000 foreign
,rs. or 1897. to be exact, came into
Maine in 1903. 1t would be even more
| interesting to know how many Maine
| ocoYlc sought new homes beyond our
borders.
Says the Winthrop Budget: There is
row up in Phillips over a school
graduation because all the local pastors
| efused to offer prayer, on account OF
| he eXer,i ise closing with dance. But
this isn't hardly up to the case of a
| former Winthrop minister who refused
TO pronounce benediction at a graiu-
alton of the high school because the
| quartet sang Hickory. Dickory,
| Dock" as an encore just before his
turn came.
! In the Boston Globes column given
to Daily Lessons in History We're the
| following very interesting facts in the
life of the late Hugh Mccullough, one
Of the most distinguished of the public
men born in Maine
| Hugh Mccullough was the last sur
vivor of President LincOln's cabinet Of
| fcers, and the only secretary of the
| treasury to hold office under three pres
dents. He died at the venerable age OF
81. after a remarkable career in public
| and private finance. BY birth and ear
ly training he was New Englander
| His father was one of the largest shir
owners of New England. but sustained
severe losses during the war of 1872. His
| grandfather emigrated from Scotland
| in 11eG and settled in what is now Ken
| nebunk, Me-. where Hugh was born and
| cared. He entered Bowdoin college
! hut left before graduation because OF
Illness. Having engaged in the occupa-