Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-27

irdccd, that her life is scarcely worth
Tie living. Her father. finding that
:ympathy only Increased this unfOrtu-
nate tendency, decided to have seri-
Gus talk with his little daughter ON the
subject of her foolish fears.
Papa she said ut the close of his
lecture. "when Nyu see q cCW amt you
'fraid?"
mo, certainly no., Evelyn"
when you see a horse amt you
'flaid:'
No, of course not.
"Whcn you see {. dos aint you
'flaid?'
mo-" with emphasis.
"Whcn you sec a bumblcbcc amt you
'fr,id:"
NO" with yrorn.
"Ain't you fraid when i, thundcrs?'
NO" with loud laughter. "Oh, you
silly. silly child"
PAPA" said Evelyn, solcmnly, amt
you 'fraid of nuthin' iE the world but
jest mamma Harp RS Magazine.
Colonel Frank Beard, for many years
Il stenographer in thu New York gen
cral sessions court. was discussing
with some of his colleagues the dlftl-
,ulties of reporting speakers given to
the use of long and involved sentences.
Illustrations wcle given from speeches
of William NJ. Events, Bcurke Cochran
and Phillips Brooks.
"Whv." said Colonel Beard, none of
them are if if With Judge James fitz-
gerald, now of the supreme court. l
reported u s"nt"nc" of his on on" o'rd-
yiol which | b live, is the longest on
record
"t'a,t YOU remember it, asked one.
why. cert iri~." sail Colonel Eeard.
1T was in tho Schocnhulz tircbug case.
lnI tho words, as | RENE mb"r them,
were: Forty eight years al hard labor
in STATE prison.
Frederick Les Olmsted who holds
the chair of landscape architecture at
Harvard. visited Philadelphia reccntl|
~ make an address on the subject of
city parks.
During his visit Mr.. Olmst"d dincd
at a Walnut street club. and he cited.
Guri,lg dinner. i certain elevated tract
on the Eiltmnr- cstat., Of which he is
landscape gardener.
THAT tract he said. ''would b"
J cautitul for some purposes. hidcous
for others. Everything is like that
good for some things. Thus. if we us.
orr minds We can utilize rcarly every
thing-can put nearly everything to
zone good use.
".All kinds has their merits as an
old Georgia "olorcd man once said.
.-.;omc one had asked this colorcd
nam what breed of chickens WAS the
best
"'Ali kinds has their merits he re-
,riied. De white ones is de easiest
found and dc dahk ones is de easiest
hid after you gifts en-
Insurance Commissioner r. Z. Folk
of Tennessee WAS talking the other
day about the humor of the insurance
business.
1t is a ghastiv humor.' he said. "be
cause t hinges on death. Nevcrthc-
less there is a great deal of it. Every
insurance agent mas some odd and new
story to relate.
"Onn agent tolr! me yesterday how he
had met that morning a friend i'll Il
feeble conditinl. his face paid. his
eyes dull and his figure shrunken.
"'Wrat is The matter with you, Her
bert" the agent said.
I'm in lack Herbert answered.
My hoy. am in great luck
How So asked the agent.
"'Why' said the other. your COM
pany'S medical examiner passed me
cnly two months ago. and now my
doctor tells ne have an incurable
disease. How is that for luck"
ITS az old story. but well worth re
pcating." said Repre- sentative Cooper |
of Texas while talking of the Novcm- |
Der election.
MANY years ago 4 distinguished Of |
ficcr Of the amy. who also held til"
position Of chaplain, offered prayer he |
FOR" the regime 1t. He summed UP tn" |
causes anh objects of the War-thc |
war with MrH:co-dnd asserted that it |
was rot war Of conquest. but an
neXaIion only, concluding his suppl |
cation to the throne Of grace with: 4 |
refer you. COOL Lord. to Folks mes
sage on this Subject'"
A visitor 10 the ST. Louis exposition |
vas cOngra,ulatinG Joseph w. Folk.
the district attorney of the city. upon
the speed with which he had brought |
the doodle aldermen to- trial.
speed" said Mr.. Folk. lis an excel
lent thing. a thing that will achieve
wonders. | heard the other day of an
Irishman, tho, VINO expected too much
IF speed.
This IrShrl1n was a painter.
Usually being paid by the hour, he
worked rather slowly but friend one
lay found him painting away like
steam engine.
"Thc friend paused to investigate so
itrangc matter.
"'WhatS come over We. Mcguire"
he said. 1T amt like you to work that
fast
Whist said Mcguire. Stand DOT
) the way and don't shtop me. Oim
ihtrivin to git tru befure me paint
gives out"
Reflections of a Bachelor.
The wise girl never takes along
mulf when she goes slegh-riding.