Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-28
Maine Gossip
A Little Bit O. Riley.

on can open of it anywheres an read Il
VcrYc from MIN
II rests me When I'm weary, an il cheers
me when I'm sad.
An sometimes tn pathoS in 1t. while I'm
cryin'. makes me glad:
For ! like IL cause it's human, an my
heArt les seems to say
That if it could speak like Eileys, it
would talk les thataway.
Jcs' little bit y Riley WREN TIL summer
is in hlOGm,
Cause it sort G adds a measure to tn
tr~Grancc an perfume;
1t .eems t. lend new meanin to tn chat
tcf an tn song
Of tE' birds that cry up yonder an tn
brooks that dance along.
An [ like it cause its honest. an my
IcS' seems to say
| That if it could speak like I;iley's. it
Mould talk jeS' hathaway
Jcs little lit O. Riley when tn shadder5
fan or me
AN I know Iii meet my Pilot where
tn stream becomes I'll seaD
An | want to meet him honest, as man
should meet Il man.
An 7 Want t. be dean hearted an as de
cent AS I can.
\ So want verse o Riley an L want 10
| III my heart could ask for pardon it
| would talk icS' thataWaY.
j. W. Foley in New York Times
Only week now before the cheerful
annual task of figuring up the Fourth
Of July casualties.
A Belfast man recalls that this year
| is tie 10th anniversary Of the "Wct
summer when Belfast postponed
part Of its big Fourth Of July ceie-
bration to the 18th of August. Many
places in the state had planned for
demonstrations nn the Fourth, but
| rain interfcred. and some towns had it
on the instalment plan, Belfast among
| the number. The season Wa, 80 wet
| that on low lands on many farms the
| hay was cut and stacked on the dri"St
place that could be found AMI EaulcI
| off after the ground froZr i'll the V in
| ter.
| Here's good luck to all the four-lcaf
clover girls. The following letter
| which the Journal received this week
| from 4 Young friend over in Chelsea is
self explanatory and we gladly give it
| sna"e:
Mr.. Editor
| I'm = little girl nine years old spend
| ing ~" summer ~ h1r, Eugene llown'S,
| Seeing III YnII PAPER th;lt i little girl
| Of IIilloUcll had picked over lHi four
| leaf clnver@, ! want to ten You tuat |
| have found over 2r0 ana at least. - five
lr'f clover and : n'nnh"r win six ant
| We 10th viii lave Good luck
| YoIn: truly,
Florence T.. Small.
| A., the Piddcf"rd Journal tells III"
story seven of the boys and girls in
| tn" graduating class of the Biddefor'l
| High school had to he content with
| diplomas to which the principal re
| fused to give his signature. They
| wsr" signed all right by the city
school superintendent and the chnir-
man Of the board, but the principal
declared the pupils were not up to the
required standard scholarship and
would not affix his name. Still they
| were allowed to graduate and were
presented with diplomas lacking the
tprincpaIs name. From this distance
that looks like mighty funny way to
| run a High school.
a brunswick man recently lost a roll
Of bills containing considerable
| amount Of money. He advertised in
| many ways for its return and closely
| questioned several parties whom he
| thought might know something about
| its disappearance. What was his
| surprise when he received his laundry
| back at the end of the week to find a
| note from the washwoman saying that
she had found the money hidden in the
| toe Of his stocking. The money was
/ ,.-;tI !,
| Last week when Miss Lottie Gilman
Of Sidney. daughter Of Cyrus ". Gil
| man. was alone in the house one day
| two rough looking tramrS Knocked at
the door and demanded food. Miss
| Gilman promptly closed the door in
| their faces. bnltcd it and Selling her
| fathers gun went to the window with
it and gave the men her opinion of
them in on uncertain terms. At the
close of her address she magnanimouS-
| ly offered them . cold lunch which
| they mcckly accepted and as mcekly
departed at her insstrnt command
Fortunate is the town which raises
| that kind Of girls.
Cornish is one of the towns which is
going to have an Old-fashinncd CrIc-
hration of the Fourth-an early morn
ing parade of antiques and horribi"s
| horse races and ball games in the af-
| tcrnoon. fireworks and social dance
| in the evening.
| In Lewiston a new scheme has been
| adopted in regard t. the ''no school
| signal on stormy mornings. Under
the present arrangement there is much
| complaint hy parents who think THEN
| children should not go to school if the
| weather is the least unpleasant. Some
| seem To have the impression that the
no school signal should be given for
| the benefit of their children alone.
| other parents believe their children
| should be kept in school every day
regardless Of the weather. They be
| lievc il is better for them than being
on the streets. Another difficulty is
| the uncertainty Of guessing what tho
| weather will be. Unfavorable wealth
err viii clear up in an hour some days