Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-01

] will not wish thee riches or the glow of
greatness,
! But that. whereSoc'cr thou 90.
Some weary heart may gladden. at thy
smile,
| Some weary life know sunshine for a
| while.
And SO thy years shall leave a track of
| light
| like angels footsteps passing through
The night
English.
Mrs Wallace Il. Tarbox, national
patriotic instructor, Ladies G. \. r..
of FrAeLurg. Maine. viii probably he
the next president of the department.
of Maine G. A. Il. She was delegated
to install the officers of Grover Cir
Gle" in Fryeburg Tuesday, Jan. "a, and
charmed all present by the pleasing
manner i'm which she performed the
work.
1t was not IA pigs sin clover puzzle
that confronted a Lewiston man, !. l..
Robbins, the other morning. but lack
OF pigs IN the stable. Someone. when
all was quiet, Sunday morning. gath
cred up three little pigs of the litter of
eight, and Went away without even so
m"Ch as leaving his card. The pigs
are very small ana scarcely old enough
to Wean. and Mr.. Robbins declares
that unless the little fellows are
promptly returned to the sta BILE and
their mother, he will have the person
who took them arrested and punished
10 the full extent of the law. Mr.. Rob
bins hoes not tell how he got his infor-
nation, but perhaps the pigs squealed
on their abdl'c:cr.
Chin Nov a Boston Chinaman, who
Sing iaund"y on Main street died some
time Friday night, because. his COM
parions say, he sat up too late and
talked too much. To much chin has
been the death of others than Celes
tials but the Auburn physiCi ian so far
disagreed with the dead mans fellows
that he pronounced il case OF heart
trouble Allie, samac too much smokee
orelum. mebhe.
The French Catholics of Maine
they come to the Legislature with
their demand. Predictions of some
thing doing" m the DAY OF the hearing
are heard,
y Portland retail fish dealer lends
his voice in support of President Tafts
reciprocity announcement He is
County Commissioner Mcdonald and
he says: The salmon and mackerel
industry will he specially benefited by
reciprocity agreement between Can
ada and the United States. 1t is fact
that practically all the salmon sold In
this city comes from Canada and the
consumer is forced to pay the value of
the fish and the duty as we'll. There
will also be a favorable difference in
the salt fish business. You can say
that | am heartily in favor OF reciproc-
ity with Canada"
North Hancock, Maine, farmers are
enthusiastic over a new enterprise. 1t
is potato store house. the first in
that vicinity.
Here is a story Of effective absent
treatment that is wholly practical
ana understandable. The steamer
Herman French arrived in Portland
last Wednesday from Sabine Pass with
a cargo OF sulphur, and Capt. McCary
said that the wireless telegraph s">-
TEN saved his life on the way. He was
taken very sick with ptomaine poison
ing and while off Key West sent a
wireless message to the naval station
at the Dry Tortugas. asking for pre-
scription. The message was picked up
by the operator on board the steamer
Merida of the Ward line ct Progresso.
500 miles distant, and the physician OF
the liner wired back full directions for
treatment, About 80 minutes later
Capt. McCary received a second mes
sage from the surgeon at the naval
station. He followed the directions of
both physicians, the line of treatment
being practically the same, and in "a
hours resumed command of his vessel
Massachusetts has much to say of
her forest fires in January. but the
Bay State has nothing on Maine in the
summer line. Here is report from
Penobscot county of orange blossoms
just before Candlemas day. Mrs. :.
p. solomon of Lincoln has an orange
tree about four feet in height that is
filled with buds. Last winter the tree
blossnmed abundantly and some of the
oranges set, but did not mature. Those
that set We're hard and green and
shaped like a lemon, The room in
which the tree is growing is always
daintily perfumed While the tree is in
bloom.
Livermore Falls has henpecked
man. He admits it. and his wife
laughs about it, but is taking meas
ures to prevent its happening again.
The Advertiser says: Lucius Allen
has been wearing an eye in bandage
as the result of an affectionate peck
from one of his pet hens thai was
perched on his shoulder.
Here are some of the things that
Belfast needs, according to the appeal
sent forth. Ii anybody has one or
| mere of the articles on hand, not in