Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-06
Maine Gossip
Is II Worth While?

Is It Worth While?
Is it worth while to iostle It brother.
Bearing his load on the rough sid, o'
life?
Is it worth while that We icer nj each
other,
In Blackness Of heart-that we war Ia
the knife?
God pity us all in our ptiful strife
God pity US all as we iostle each other.
"od pardon us all for the triumphs
When Il fellow goes down: poor. heart
broken brother.
Pierced to the heart-words are keener
And mehtier far for Woe or for veal
We're it not in this brief little journey.
on over the iSthmus. down into the tide
We give hlm fish instead of a serpent
Ere folding the hands. to be and abide.
FOR ever and aye, in dust at his side.
Look at the roses saluting each other:
Look at the herds all at peace on the
plain;
Man. and man only, makes war on his
brother
And dotes in his heart On his peril and
pain,
Shamed by the brutes that 60 down on
the plain.
Is il worth while that We battle to hum
Some poor fellow traveller down into the
dust
God pity us all. Time too soon viii us
tumble.
Al men together. like leaves in a gust:
III oi us humoied down into the dust.
Joaquin Miller.
With his left arm torn from his body
and his right side badly lacerated by
circular saw. William Robinson of
York is in the York Harbor hospital
The latest report states that he is rest
ing in comparative comfort and with
good chance of recovery
No p3rty lines in Turner: The eiti-
zens met in caucus and without regard
to party made the nominations le he
supported at the polls Monday. Mar 6.
North Anson reports great activity
proposed in corn raising for the COM
ing season. With increased prices in
prospect a larger acreage will be
planted. Tho factory is to be enlarged
this season and modern appliances nut
in to facilitate TIE work. New husking
machines will be installed to do away
with the large and expensive force of
huskerS.
y prominent t0wnsman OF Fryeburg
the receipt of a BLACK
Hand" letter demanding two dollars
AMI saying that if the amount We're
not forthcoming the receiver must
suffer the consequences. If the conse-
quences which go with a S15, 900 de-
nland amount to the mere blowing off
oI store front. does two dollars
worth of consequences mean a slap on
the wrist or rude twiddling of the
fingers?
Norway advertises interest in the
future welfare of the young people
With enforcement of the curfew law.
,lfcred in Article 40 of the town war
rant. Minors without permits are to
be subject TO the law and will not he
allowed on the streets or in public
places after eight o'clock p. NJ, unless
accompanied ny parent or guardian.
10 the courts. The city clerk, Michael
r. Burns has been notified to preserve
the papers including the registration
OF John g. Smith, served upon him
last Monday forenoon by the Republi-
can city committee. Mr.. Smiths name
was not on the official ballot because,
it is alleged. his name was not filed
within seven days of the election.
About 50 of the leading men of
Pennington were present at the BAN
quet held to promote the organization
of a board of trade. The project was
enthusiastically received by all those
attending and the members Of the new
body named.
The Phillips correspondent denies the
recent story of the threatening OF
Names great toothpick industry. 1t
was stated that the price per case had
dropped from $2S.50 to IS, but he de-
clares that he has it from the best au
thority that there has been no general
decline, only one kind dropping, and
that from $3.50 to $14.4o.
Brunswick's committee of L. has just
held its annual public meeting to con-
slider appropriations TO be made at tho
coming town meeting. The principal
discussion was over the appropriations
for schools, water rental. town debt
and special appropriations for roads.
The total recommendations of the
committee are S49,395. against $44,3o3
for last year.
The Mars Hill View is authority
for the following: Rats killed a
young calf, fact. Rats to the mum
Der of several dozen, pounced upon a
young calf belonging to Willie
Hotham at Robinson. ate his eyes
l,a tnu Mr.