Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-23
Maine Gossip
Hit the Trail

Hit the Trail
The Long Trail wanders thru the dark
forest glen,
Swings on toward the Tar mountain
Up past the barren crest and downward
again,
We follow from the Morning tn the
Night.
The Long Trail beckons with a call that
Til the blood sings Follow" through
And the call Of the Trail has challenge
in it's song,
| AS We swing thru the arching forest
| lanes.
Far upward and onward the Trail will
meet the Sky.
But the faint hearts weary of the way,
And the strong forge forward as the
| others droop and die,
| While the pace grows sitter day by
day.
The keen wind Kisses on the narrow
mountain crest,
cure,
his level best,
Drawing all that any hero may endure.
All. hit the Long Trail and face the acid
| test,
Cover up your Yellow all you can,
Stick till the finish, twill be time then to
And, Brother, you can call yourself a
I
Go light, on the Long Trail. if you would
Don't pack any more than you must
| use,
Forget the trail behind you as you jour
! ney to the skies,
And smile and face the music when you
lose.
For men love winner in the rugged
| game of Life,
But they love cheerful loser more, you
bet,
So stick to your Purpose, tho you perish
!! midst the strife,
And you'll have the winners cheering
for you yet
kenneth Fuller Lee.
| 1t was somewhat painful to see an au-
tomobile drawn up to the curb one of the
frigid days of last week, carefully pro-
| tected with blanket from the cold, while
nearby stood a shivering horse wholly
| Observation-Disclosures Journal
| northern shrike was seen for a short
| time in Strathglass woods at Rumford on
Monday forenoon, and while the shrike
| is not an unusual bird in that locality a.
| this season, yet this is the first one seen
for some time SO near the park houses. A
little flock of four or more Hermit
| thrushes, which apparently have been
| lured into staying about there by the ex-
! tremely mild fall, are during the snowy
weather living off the berries of the wood
bine growing over the piazza Of the house
occupied by Orrington Berry.
| Thus far the month of November has
| been 81 degrees colder than normal. and
has been 1O4 degrees colder than Novem-
| Der Of last year. according to the records
at the local United States weather bu-
| reau, says the Portland Express. This
morning the minimum temperature was
20 degrees as compared with minimum
| mark of 81 one year ago. Thus far this
month there has been six inches of
snow, while one year ago only trace Of
snow fell during the entire month. The
precipitation this month has amounted 20
| .95 of an inch, or $50 inches less than the
| normal.
Fish Warden Abner c. johnson of Bath
has been gathering in an unusually large
number Of short HOLSTERS this week, and
his work will probably result in the fish
| ermen trying some other route to ship
their shorts. Monday afternoon he seized
a barrel containing s. live Holsters COM
ing from Boothbay. consigned to Bos-
| ton dealer. and they were later liberated
in the New Meadows River. Monday
night two barrels consigned to parties in
Lewiston were gathered in by Mr.. John
son. One barrel contained 375 shorts,
| boiled. and the other barrel ia live lob
sters, all shorts. On the express TUESDAY
morning from Boothbay Harbor, two
! more barrels with live shorts were taken
into custody and will be liberated in New
Meadows. The total number seized in
the five different shipments is over 500.
| A curious piece Of tenement remodeling,
|
Is under way on Park street, where Con-
tractor Clyde Knapp Of Auburn is max
ing a modern -four decker" from a small
story and half dwelling. The little
house, which has been landmark Tor
half century. was built on honest hnes'
and the frame Is as heavy and strong
as when it was put in place in the early
los. Nelson Estes Of Lewiston, to whom
the property belongs, recognized this
fact, and decided to utilize the massive
beams in his new block. Accordingly
Contractor Knapp has raised the original
house one entire story, and about it he
has built the new four story building
which will later be occupied for stores
and tenements.
| Bangor women say they like the new
stepless trolley car lately introduced in
that city on account of the observation
facilities offered. The entire front of the
car is Widowed, and the passengers face
| forward, so 1t is almost as good as riding
| in an automobile as far as obtaining a