Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-02

But the rains
Just the everlasting rains
Breeding frenzy in my brains
Till / want to wall and weep
In my waking and my sleep
Till the world is dull and drab,
Till want to shoot and stab
As the moisture drains and drains
And II rains. rains. rains,
And it rains, rains, rains,
Yes, I'm Very very cheerful when 1t
-Berton Bradley.
Hooray for the red ink of the Lin
coin Chronicles Grand Fourth of July.
and Lincoln Boosters Edition."
Miss Frances Emery Stuart of Au-
gusta, assisted by Miss Stafford, plan
list. presented her graduation program
at the school of Music, Ripan, Wis
consin. recently. We quote from the
college paper: Miss Stuart, through
out her varied program, displayed a
greater command of herself and her
art than at any previous appearance.
Her execution was clear, the voice
placement fiawless and the enunciation
always distinct. Miss Stuarts future
will bring great credit to her Alma
Mater as we'll as herself Miss Stu
art has been soprano soloist for the
past two years at the Ripan Congre-
gational church and she was most de-
lightfully surprised by her church
friends by being presented with a
purse of $4,000 in gold.
Clayton w. Cousens of Biddefofd,
who is a student in the College of Ha-
wall at Honolulu. is reported to have
won the cash prize offered by the
Honolulu Chamber of Commerce for
the best handling of the subject, In
ternational Peace" Young Cousens
has just finished his freshman year at
the College of Hawaii and is prepar
ing to enter Cornell and take a degree
in law. His preparatory work was
done at the Biddeford High School and
at the Ithaca High school where he
was with his sister and her husband
for time before they removed to
Hawaii
Swordfsh were served on many
Maine tables, last week. These popu-
lar deep sea denizens arrived in this
State about Thursday. They were un
usually large, weighing from 100 to
500 pounds each. Dealers report the
markets are now well supplied with
about all kinds of sea food from clans
and oysters to the more seasonable
varieties. Salmon is the favorite now.
although halibut and mackerel are
very popular. HOLSTERS are selling in
the neighborhood of 80 cents pound
and are going up. The supply during
the summer months when the summer
resorts all along the coast and inland,
too. are crowded with people hungry
for shore dinners, with lobster served
in many different ways is not suffic-
lent for the demand and a boost in the
price is the only thing that will tend
to bring about curtailment of the
demand
PASSPORT correspondence is as fol-
lows: Within the past two months
finds of English coins have been made
in various parts of the city and there
is much curiosity as to where they
came from. In most cases the coins
have been partially melted and fused
together, so that they are worthless
for mercantile purposes The finders
of these coins have either disposed Of
them as souveniers or as old silver In
no case has the find been of a greater
value than SO and in some cases it has
been less than 81 The last find was
made on Saturday at the battery field
at Fort Sullivan. Other finds have
been made a various points along the
harbor front and near the ancient
graveyard.
That there will be more than nor
| NAL hay crop this season is shown by
the fact that nearly every farmer
Throughout the State declares that
grass has not looked so well at this
| time in the season for several years.
Though the cold weather has been
quite prevalent, yet the grass has
| grown in spite of it and the continue
| Gus rains have had the best results.
| Old hay is now selling at $40 a ton
| and considering the prospects for an
| excellent crop nearly every farmer is
| clearing his barn of the old hay. The
| last few days have given the farmers
| much announcement. The crops are
! now all planted and well under way
| and a larger acreage of potatoes has
been planted this year than last
| Though much of the sweet corn has
| had to be planted over there is little
| fear but that the corn shop here viii
1 h1. 81 10 y. Il