Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-14

| Atlanta Constitution.
| Elhu Root said of wars abolition, ac-
| cording to The Albany journal.
II believe that some day war VIII he
abolished. Man continually advances. lie
| will some day be wise enough To realize
| the profound stupidity OF war:
But he is not yet in a positoih 10 aDol-
/ ish war There is still too much Of the
animal in him. Man, even Whcn u. seems
| most mild and good, may nave stranst,
bestial. cruel thoughts revolving In his
| mind.
| "A prison chaplain one day found
convict feeding a rat.
| ".Ah' the chaplain said. so you have
| a pet, EN-?
| "'Ycs; this rat said the convict, his
| hoarse voice softenng, and a gentle smile
| Illuminating his hard wrought lace.
| feed him every day. l think more OF inns
here rat. sir, than OF any other hvin
| creature
The chaplain laid his hand on the con-
| victS shoulder
| lin every man. he said there is
| something of the angel, II we can but
| find it, How came you to take such 4
| fancy to this rat"
"'It hit the Warden, said the convict"
..Do you think 1 lock well in this
| dreSS?" she asked according to The Chi
| caEo Record Herald.
| I'm" her husband replied; who made
it,"
| II did: but m afraid
| MY dear, ] never saw YOU have on 4
| more becoming gown than that one IS
| BY Jove. ynu look so slim and graceful
| and young that | can hardly realize We We
| been married seven years..
oh. Alfred, do you really mean that?
| / believe III make all my clothes after
| this
| AS soon AS he could dccently get away
| Alfred went out and treated himself to
| several Of the best cigars he could find.
| One day last winter Representative
| Cushman of the State of Washington.
| was entertaining a constituent at llIn
| cheOn. a man passed whom Mr.. Cush
| man seized by the arm and presented to
| his friend.
| This is the man." 50 d Cushman. CON
| fidentially, who has written more Stu
| p;ditieS than any other living person.
] The man from Washington was 50
| taken back by the remark, which ap
| pearod to him to he the height of impo-
| likeness. that he sat in open mOuthed 81
| lcnce. The man introduced. however.
| took the observation Sood-naturedly.
| smiling broadly.
perhaps should add" continued
CuShman. that this gentleman is one of
| the official stenoEraphcrs of the House.
-I1irpers Weekly.
| Representative Gaines of Tennessee
| has young friend in Memphis who has
embarked in the field of dispensing pills
and potions. One day rot long ago the
| representative was Memphis, and
called on by the young doctor.
Il suppose YOU know that 7 am ac-
lively engaged in my profession. Mr..
Gancs?" said the young NJ. d.
"Oh, yes was the answer Il noticed
Saw in the paper?'
Yes
when"
This morning.
what did it Say?'
AS well as ] can remember there were
seventy interments last month over the
| month rcvious."-Rochester Herald.
Famous men sometimes Just like
other men in the eyes of children One
day the celebrated Edward Everett was
riding along a road in Massachusetts.
At Lynn bright and pretty girl got into
| the cars and took the vacant seat by his
side. He entered into conversation with
her. and was much entertained by her
fresh and vivacious comments.
When the train was entering Boston he
| determined to give her a pleasant sur
prise. and so said blandly:
Now would you like to know who it is
with whom you have been talking"
her hoamng face.
The statesman smiled benignantly
II am Mr.. Everett-Mr. Edward
Tho girl stared at him vacantly.
He smiled again for the notifying
thought that his name could be unknown
to her had not yet taken form in his Sc
rene mind.
The pause became oppressive Finally
the girl bethought herself.
DO YOU she said. dcsperately-"d
you live in Lynn
James Wilson. the Secretary of AcricuI-
ture. was discussing. a rather antiuuatcd
kind of farming.
1t is about as prOfitabl and logical"
he said. as the weather reading Of u
Connecticut farm hand I used to know
This farm hand claimed that he could
| read the weather inf1Ilibly On a walk
with m" one afternoon a frog croakcd
and he said:
We Will have clear weather for TWEEN
ty-fOur hours. When frog croakS in the
afternoon You may bc sure of twenty
| four hours of sunshine We walked on
and in twenty minutes or so heavy
shower cam" up and We were both
drcnched to the skin.
You are a fine weather prophet said
]. as We hurried homcward through the
downpour. You ought to be ashamed
| OF Yourself
oh. we'll. said the farm hand. tho
! frog lied. It's to blame, not me Am
responsible for the morals of that par
| ticular frog? "
The contract for the erection of the
| new school on Center street. Bangor.
| has been awarded to Emerson. Fast
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