Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-23

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Eavesdroppins.
or Miss Neon. she wink her eye
While she sailin' froo de sky
Sees dem young folks han in han,
Strollin on de ocean san;
Hyun dem talkin foOliShneSs
Like 'twus truth an nufnn less
JeS go on let EN- be
Can't fool Of Miss Moon an me-
Talkin' bout de broken heart.
Dat would come ii dey should part
Dat same gal was roun las year.
Bet mex summer she'll be here,
Maxim up de beS she can
TO a different young man.
Jes' go on an let EN- be
Can't fool oil Miss Moon an me- .r
Washington Star.
Vacation weather.
The small boy is up against the green
apple proposition.
The current is running strongly
towards the Maine summer resorts.
If you would keep cool these hot days
don't fret.
Tabloid sermons appear to be in gen.
eral demand among the churches dur
ing the warm weather
Speaking of churches. wouldn't it be
a good plan to let a little fresh air and
sunshine into some of them during this
season? There is certainly promiS-
ing field in Maine for the genius VINO
will devise scheme Of church ventila-
ton that is at once practical and mex
pensive.
Senator Frye has this year an APP
pointmcnt to West Point. He has
requested A. L. Hunt and ]. F. Murphy
to act as an examining committee, and
these gentlemen have given notice
that, on Thursday. the first day of
September, at nine o'clock. at the office
of White and Carter, Lewiston. Maine,
the applicants for the nomination may
present themselves for examination.
Automobiles have been too high for
the most of us from the beginning, but
now that the ascent of Mt. Washington
has been accomplished by one, they will
~ ~ 1t. IN
New Observation-Disclosures Journal.
In what part of New England can
they be higher than the top of Mt.
Washing ton?-Lewiston Sun.
Well, it might perch on the summit
of the Maine Democratic rainbow.
The beef famine" is over, still, with
plenty OF garden sass" fat clans.
short Holsters, pure air and good ripe
blucberries the State of Maine would
have gone along just as merrily had it
been otherwise.
The town of Brunswick is feeling
very much the need OF a good hotel.
The venerable Tontine, which was
burned last January, was not without
it's shortcomings as Il hOstelry; but it
served its purpose, and had the ad-
vantage of a convenient and central
location. 1t is said that the price
$40, UO0-which is asked for the old Ton
the site, puts it out of the question for
IL new hotel to be built there. unless
capitalists could be persuaded to en-
bark in the venture as matter of
public spirit and philanthropy.
The Advertiser is very glad indeed
to acknowledge that it is one of the
Portland dailies that has formed the
ha bit of speaking well of it's home city.
Portland Advertiser.
Well, our contemporary has the salts
faction of knowing that it is speaking
with full justification. Portland with
it's magnificent Earbor, it's beautiful
island resorts, it's easy communication
with the outside world, and its beauti-
full inland surroundings is certainly Il
fine city, and a credit to our State.
Some of our Democratic brethren are
finding it exceedingly hard to work UP
political enthusiasm in Maine. during
the dog day weather.
The last issue of the Maine Farmer
contains excellent half-tOne portraits
Of both the gubernatOrial candidates.
The success which has been attained
in New Hampshire in selling "aban-
doned farms" for summer homes is at
tracing much attention. Such farms
are exceedingly few and far between
in Maine. and in nine cases out of ten
where they do exist they are farms
that should never have been cleared in
the first place. AS result of eight
years OF Republican prosperity Maine
farms are in greater demand, and are
bringing better prices today than at
any time during the past twenty years