Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-07-31

And the dreadful, venomous things they
say?
Why, half the gossip under the sun.
If you trace it back, you will find begun
In that Wretched House of They.
A numerous family, so I am told.
And its genealogical tree is old;
For ever since Adam and Eve began
To build up the curious race of man
Has existed the House of They
Gossip mongers and spreaders of lies,
Horrid people, whom all despise:
And yet the best of us. now and then.
Repeat queer tales about women and
men
And quote the House of They
They live like lords and never labor.
"They's" one task is to watch his
neghhor,
And tell his business and private affairs.
To the world at large they are sewers of
These folks in the House of "They."
1t is wholly useless to follow a "They"
with whip or a gun, for he slips away
And into his house, where you cannot
1t is locked and bolted and guarded So
This horrible House of They"
Though you cannot get in, they get. out,
And spread their vilainous tales about.
OF all the rascals under the sun
Who have come to punishment, never
Belonged to the House of They
Youths Companion.
We imagine that it will he sur
prise to some Of the readers of the
Cambridge items to learn that corn
can be grown from seed wheat. We
claim this as a purely progressive idea,
nevertheless a fact, but it takes
"standpa tier" to produce the goods and
lots of patience, but can be done with
the right kind Of grit. Just put a few
kernels of seed wheat in the bottom of
your stocking and wear it all day, keep
moving, Grin and bear it."-Cam-
bridge letter, Pittsfeld Advertiser
The Maine Daily Newspaper As
sociation was entertained Thursday by
F. B. Nichols Of the Bath Times. They
dined at New Meadows Inn, after
which they enjoyed an automobile trip
to Orr's Island and Harpswell. The
following were present: c. F. Flynt,
kennebec Journal; c. H. Prescott,
Biddeford Journal; w. B. Reed, Ban
gor News; NJ. r. Harrigan. Bangor
Commercial. L. B. Costello, Lewiston
Sun: W. H. Dow, Portland Express:
E. c. Bowler, Kennebec Leader, and F.
B. Nichols of the Bath Times.
There certainly has been some un
usually hot weather in this vicinity for
a good housewife in the village recently
purchased dozen Of eggs at the store
and among them, when she attempted
to use them, was hard boiled one. OF
course it could not have been done at
the store, and no one would go to the
trouble to boil eggs to sell so the nat
ural conclusion would be that it was
laid that way.-Harmony letter, Pitts
field Advertiser.
Howard F. Maxim of Bethel. who is a
relative Of Sir Hiram Maxim, inventor
Of the gun by that name, has been sue
cessful as a small fruit grower since 1893
He now has Is acres of raspberries in
addition to large plots Of strawberries
and other small frnts. This year he ex-
poets to harvest 5000 bushels of raspber-
can be done in Maine with small fruits
and berries, when the best methods OF
fertilization, cultivation and handling
are employed.
Announcement Of the marriage Of Mrs.
Wier Jameson and Claude de la Roche
Francis Of Rome, which took place in
London Thursday. comes as surprise to
many Portland people, although the
immediate family and a few intimate
friends were aware Of the engagement,
and had known for some time that the
wedding would soon take place. says the
Express. 1t is understood that Claude
de la Roche Francis is an author. The
bride was Miss Matilda Clifford, a sister
to the Hon. Nathan Clifford, formerly
mayor Of Portland and her first hus-
band was for some time an organist at
the Cathedral Church Of ST. Luke.
Shortly after her marriage to Mr.
Jameson she went abroad. where she
has lived for the greater part Of the time,
coming here occasionally to be with rela-
tives.
Norman Hapgood. forme. editor Of