Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11

the gift Of sleep.
Robert Louis Stevenson.
Name Gossip
The One Who Wins
The one P1t. who wins in this game called
Is the one who conquers care and strife;
The one who thinks; the one who acts;
Who's laid a foundation of cold hare
facts.
The one who wins don't sit and dream
But stems the tide of the turbulent stream
And silently covers his burden of cares,
With the steady smile he always wears.
The one who wins don't fear the RAIN
He knows the sun will shine again,
He never gives up, nor tries to shrk
But knuckles down to his share OF work.
The one who wins neither halts nor
means
Though the way be rough and full Of
He sets his face toward the rising sun
And works by its light till his task is
done.
The one who wins is he who does climb
Up step by step. the stairs OF Time;
Who gladly works at his daily toll
And does not fear his hands to SOIL
The one who wins, you'll find it true,
Isn't out for something soft to do:
He welcomes the reek of honest sweat
And he gets there every time-you bet.
George Milton Kennedy.
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The Cults Avenue Baptist church at
Saco had a fire last Thursday evening
that brought nothing but pleasure-it
being the burning of the $4,000 mort
gage that had been a bothersome
proposition. The church is now free
| from debt.
Mayor elect Charles Bailey Clarke Of
! Portland is the first of his name, first
/ twin and first to be promoted from the
| Board of Aldermen. He was mayor
fact Monday morning, with inaug-
uration of newly elected city officials.
| 1t is believed the Halifax disaster
will add greatly to freight and passen
Trunk. especially of munitions and
men for overseas. 1t is no secret that
plans have been made for heavy traf-
| fic at Portland, and this disaster
| leaves Portland as an available and
convenient terminal, whence steamers
| will sail to England and France. Every
precautiOn has been taken to prevent
spies or malicious persons from caus-
| ing damage along the Portland water
front. Guards are posted day and
night for the purpose.
| Grain shipments have been the ma jor
part of the winter business there for
years and two elevators have carried
the stock, unloaded from cars and held
for steamers. Normal conditions pre-
vailed last year and shipments of
horses since the war began have made
/ up any shortages incurred. lmporta-
lions have dropped to practically moth
| ing and steamers come here in ballast.
1t has been necessary to use the Grand
| Trunk terminals at Portland every
winter after the St. Lawrence froze
and Montreal was a closed port,
though Halifax and St. John have re-
manned open.
Boothbay Harbor proposes to make next
Friday gala day, for 1t will be the day Of
the launching Of the first big vessel for
many year. The three-masted schooner
Anna Laura McKenney will be sent over
board by the Atlantic Coast Co., which is
building her for the Crowell & Thurlow
Line. A large gathering Of out-of- town
people Is expected and the launching will
/ be made a matter OF considerable cere-
mony. A band will be in attendance and
after the christening luncheon will be
served. Captain Walter E. Farmer of
Southport will command her and she will
probably engage in the coastwise service.
A call has gone out for the Maine bak-
ers to meet on Wednesday at Portland to
consider the problems which are now con-
fronting them in all sections, including
proper weights and measures, license
laws. sovernment-making receipts and
other topics. Leon S. Merrill. federal rood
administrator for Maine, will he present.
| S1coiSc v. uIscOIis IOten-
tate. Kora Temple, has wired to the Illus
trious potentate Of Philac Temple of Hail.
fax, expressing great sympathy and au-
thorizing him to draw upon the treasury
of kora Temple in any sum up to $1,000.
Rev. Paul Gordon Favor of Farmington
seems fated to pass rather exciting
winter. judging by the way he starts the
cold weather. He was out on New vine-
yard mountain on Saturday. Dec. i ana
became lost. He finally reached shelter,
but did not get home until Tuesday. tie
rested until Thursday, but that evening
was called out by the fire which destroyed
the dormtory at the Abbott school. HIS
story Of part OF his experiences OF that
evening is exciting enough to read. Here
! it is:
| The alarm rang in 81 az $50 +. NJ in
quicker time than it takes TO write II, i
had thrown on my hunting boots and my
red mackinaw and l was beating IL up