Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-26
Maine Gossip
Where F?

Where?
u'rom the German of Heincl
Where shall the wander-wearv
Pilgrims final reSting-Shriue*
Under palm-tIeeS in the SouthlandF
Under lHdens ON the Rhinea
Shall somewhere i'm a desert
Buried be by strangers hand2
or be resting ON the coast of
Some vast ocean in tnu sand
Nevertheless IN be surrounded
liY Gods heaven, tnere rs here.
Aud, as dcath-lamHs, there will hover
Nights the stars above my bier.
Mary y. MXawoN. in Boston Transcript !
Tht fishing schooner Marion f.. Tur-
nor. which arrived, Sunday, ut Port
land, had on board carrier pigeon,
fastened To which was tag bearms
,he number 1884 The biri came aboard
much exhausted when the schooner
was 10 the southwark of Cape Eliza
beth.
Ruckland Courier Gazette: \ pet ca
in tho family of G. II. Dun, is afflicted
VIII deafness. and fol that reason does
aor respond to calls. In the night time
ne is summoned by means of a lighted
amp placed in one Of thc windows.
The moment he spies that LIGHT. the cat
drops al other engagements. and digs
lor home MIR Dun also has an intel
ligcnt dog which has been taught Il
salute with the dignity and precision ii
IN army OF navy officer.
oxford Democrat. y Maine man who
appropriately lives in an inand town
has made the discovery, it correctly
1enotted. that we nave in this state n
source. Of wealth bnt little dreamed OF,
saying that one million horse power
can lie harncssed in the tides afi the
ocean. Bnt he isn't by any meaHs
the first man who has ever dreamed
OF using the power nf the tides Every
poGv knows that there is power enough
in the tides of the ocean Ia do all the
work that is done in the world to-day
e il could be harnessed; It's the pre-
blem of harnessing that IS the thing
The sun Iouls down on the surface 81
Maine in every summer lay power
enough to d. an enormous amount -
,ork-if We could harness it.
From present indications says the
Riddeford Joirnal. il looks as If quite 4
number OF logs are left on the yards IN
the Maine woods, and will remain there
until another season. OWING To the III
ABILITY of the operators To get thehl ia
the water before the s!eddlnG grew 81
poor that it was net possible 10 noNe
loaded sleds over the woods roads. lhe
snow vas so very late in coming thae
roany operators who customary tA-
naet ia start hauling to the landing by
tbn FIRST of January, were unaole 10
begin moving their logs to the water
before February. an abnormal eohu'-
,ion in the Maine woods, which never
hofare failed To produce crops o. zee
and snow pretty nearly on tlfne.
Path Times. The program Tor Tue
Meeting Ia be held N the Woman 5
club house in Boston next Thursday at
. y NJ. is in the hands of the presi-
| aa,t Mrs sara PIERCE. 1t is TO take the
| .oc,,, NJ An Afternoon With Holman
| no." Mrs. John W. Deering VIII
- chairman. John Clair Minot
| yin sneak on Mr. Day and HIS lat,
1
| "a from Up in Maine" ana flhe
- pollads." Music will be furnished
| H., a mandolin club from the Chelsea
| High school; pianist, MISS 1laus'
| pitcher: mandolins, Misses MAUI
man. Bertha Baker, Margaret -
| Ruth Martin. Muriel NlcketsoI an
| Ruth Rlaisdel. refreshments WIN ~
| low.
| ,,a,,ror News: Write down in your
| diary-if you are shn Keeping
March z2-ice went out of the river
| There have been times when t'le
has gone out with great eclas'
| ,Yae no eclat about it TINS year
| Tho Saturday noon tide IL snc"hoa
down river as if it had been issuance issuance
| 80 be;no such punk ice anyWa! anu
| 80 irving TO get out of slsht' II
| ,,ie,bt have been trying to play JON
tho ice trust which was Wllilhs "
M a few thousand tons nor.
| -, if II was thin. The ice trust shour,
| -, Lnnyvn better than to wait ui''it
| -. 80 onening of the basep&il sed7
| -, hafore getting busy, anyway ny -
| - no narticular need of the nee nS.
| hurry for there's nothing p"iits
W. - tho water front and nothlils
'Haiting to come up river, 'dthous ~,
nahahIy as soon as the news segs
aronnd. there will be some naVlF ,.tio -.
q i'tI,,,,,or Relfast is coming right up
on Wednesday if the going is soou' -
NV sonborn says. When she to"ts i'tf
ha1oo off High Head it is sign tha'
swing is On the way and it's time To
mink about taking of the storm Win
rows and mix sulphur and molasses lof
the kids.
How Much to Eat.
Every pound of useless fat which