Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-22

w lnd that harrieS the budding trees.
Wind that hurrlcS the clouds of spring.
You rob my heart of its winter ease
And tear content from its anchoring.
Tramp of the world and the warming
Rover OF roads |. too. have known.
Why do YOU summon me, tempter- wise.
When my fields are powed and my
crops are Sown?
For had steeled me to hold my place,
To SOW and reap as the others do.
But You toss q challenge into my face
And I'm back to the careless trail with
YOU
-Berton Braley i'll the Cosmopolitan.
II will be noticed that High Jinks"
is To pay BECAUSE The Folks" have
discovered that there has been an
other depressing tariff expression
equalling in Importance the hyphen-
ated opinion regarding that famous
Winona utterance. That anything
could be better than Dingleyism is
sacrilege in these later days.
York county tax payers are talking
of the stone yard for the better cxcr-
else OF those gentlemen of the road
who patrenize Alfred Jail during the
cold weather. In the passing winter
that institution entertained l35 pris-
Oners, 80 per cent of whom We're
trampS.
The Hon. John +. Spraeue announces
emphatically that he is opposed 10 the
proposed consolidation of the depart
ments OF inland fisheries and sea and
shore fisheries He says they have
nothing in common, and that they can
be best managed separately.
A West Auburn man. +. W. HutchiE-
son. reports having seen a meadow.
lark about his home for several days.
He says that this bird is very rare
in that locality and he has never be
fore seen one so early in the season.
pennysville has a new grange, or
ganizod Mar. L with 2G charter mem
bcrS.
Capt. Roht +. Peary. who is al his
summer home on Eagle Island. Casco
Bay, seems TO regard that bleak Sec
ton as Il warm and sunny retreat
from arctic experiences, and the cold
and biting expressions Of the recently
adjourned Congress.
The Maine Senate also concludes not
to dabble its fingers in the ink nj
Sold-nrick reciprocity.
Portland is already counting the
reciprocity chicks in the administra-
tion incubator Portland figures that
these chicks are bound to hatch a
largely increased trade for the forest
city of Maine. They are already max
ing plans on the growth of this Cana
dian poultry 4 striking thing about
it is the fact that they are expecting
n largely increased passenger bust
ness from the steamship lines, in an
increased immigrant movement 10
Canada.
4 crowd of hundreds of men, wo-
men and children witnessed a tragedy
a. kenduskeag Bridge. Bangor. Sun
day, when small black dog which
had attempted suicide was put out OF
misery by a revolver shot, and dis
appeared under the ice. The little
animal had apparently gone wild, and
after racing about the city for some
time was caught in blanket and left
to cool Oft. He escaped, jumped from
window Is feet to wharf, dashed
down to the landing and leaped into
the open water. 4 young man at
tempted to rescue him by Offering him
a stick, to which he might cling to be
pulled out. But the dog spurned as
SiStance and fought the olive branch
away with tooth and nail. Finally Il
patrriman rang down the curtain with
a bullet.
Central Maine is again reporting
much Inconvenience and some suffer
ing on account of the drouth. Well,
it must be remembered that the
Democrats promised it. and that they
are now doing their best to relieve the
situation. not for the live stock but for
the long dry human stock.
The joke is on Il certain famous
Maine humoriSt who was to entertain
a church gathering in a Maine city
Il few evenings ago. He was widely
advertised in the local press as a Very
funny man, "a man who couldn't help
being funny" At the appointed hour
n great crowd was on hand to rub
funny bones with the funny man. This
entertainer was not in evidence.
half hour passed and he still had not
appeared. When an hour had passed.
the impatient pastor fastened to the
nearest telephone and called up the
funny man on long distance. 1t was
then that the humorist proved the
truth of the advertising. He couldn't
help being funny" He had entirely
forgotten the occasion, and was sit
ting by his library lamp, contentedly
reading the Kennebec Journal. it is
presumed The audience is unanimous
| in approving his humor, but declare
that they cannot fully appreciate the
| involuntary part of it.
PILES CURED IN 6 TO "a DAYS.
Your druggist will refaand money II
PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case
Of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrudiug
Piles in to ~ dayA &c. WITT
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