Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-09
Name GOSSIP
Our Soldier Boys
e. *. Smart, Augusta }


Away from peace and happiness 60 zen
thousand men 20 stay
\ tyrant's hand. and take with tor2e MS
bloody mail awaE.
Thay ear not death. he: care 1aIg =
else olt only now p save
The world 5 UnquestioEe1 freedom when
God. their Father gave
Their comrades t9uav a:ter-aad ye:. :ea
Eager as tie foremost 70 reach the aaec
Sill. otners eou9w after. YES, nyrsad=
To MAKE AXE : :. e sure and ina. vor.-'s
humanity.
\ nations guests ana strangers VINO nave
known a glorious land
No matter what their birthplace .aF1
Joined TINS mighty band
Too well they ve Eel. Is sQle.G0-. TOO
eager 20 abide
In q world where fairness co1qGers and
force cannot decide
Men Of every fortune nave heard the
Men rish, men poor and powerful are
Homes Rave leen deserted kindred .ss,
20 wait,
For the word mus, have bu, tresden
and soon Twill BE 700 !a-e.
Others who still ta-ry awai: their caaace
o. store q friend Q: SCI: tAa: o;hsr men
may live.
Their thoughts are one, Q: purpose. 9:
To save this word Q: ours from an
aVarICio4S mind.
No Will was ever grea:sr-no hearts 50
reso.ute,
Their very souls determined. with pulse
and nerve cute,
No power can dissua6e them. no threat
nor any word
VIII cause their steps ID taiter I'll. the
ina! shot is heard.
Ard when MS guns are s.lenced and his
cruel warriors rest.
When they know that he has given Up
his plainly selfish quest
They'll returD. and not ua.ii then, return
10 all they owC
With & worlds fu.. bened.c,ton. 20 th4ir
happiness and home.
One OF the happiest expressions o.
appreciation it has ever been our good
fortune % see or hear is contained in
the following by Charles w. Day.
whose place Of business in Skowhegan
recently went through the fire that
wrecked the Hotel Coburn. Il appeared
, III tldA SUdE issue VI Liz sNyfEiNL SCI III
dependent:
did business under Hotel Coburn
for thirty odd Years Used 70 keep
barrels Of apples standing on the side
walk. Apples are plenty in this sec
ton. \ great many people, young. old
like them. Taking now and then an
apple. from these barrels. got 20 he q
kind OF Madison avenue custom. Peo-
pie told me | was losing a whole lot
/ / used 10 reply, when I said anything
! a. all, that | didn't know how many
apples went that way and what
didn't know wouldn't hurt me. But
say those apples all came hack, the
! night OF the fire. Every boy and man
! that ever had one OF my apples. or
! ever saw any one else have one made
a dray- OF himself, getting the goods
out OF my store. They lugged out
about $4,000 worth of groceries in 20
minutes, Never did worry much about
an apple or TWO and l don't propose
10 hereafter.
I Much obliged. folks You did me a
darned good turn. thank YOU. every
body. fremen, boys and all.
The three-masted schooner St Croix
built a, Calais In lSs'. formerly owned
By John s Emery & Co. .: Boston. has
been bought by the Boston ship Broker
age Company. The vessel IS now a.
Boo,hbay, being practically rebuilt
Senator Hale and Congressman Goodall
OF the First Maine District have eacn
made appointments 20 TIE United States
Naval Academy at Annapolis. as the re-
suit OF recent examinations.
Senator Hale appointed Frederick Y.
Bose OF Houlton, principal. and alter
mates IN the following order: FirsI,
Philip r Coffin. lis Glenwood aveau~.
Portland: second. Stanley Puueu, Bar
eor. third, Arthur :. Wood, S Grant
street. Portland
Congressman Goodau made appoint
nents as follows: Principal. Luther B.
Stuart. ~ Saunders street. Portland: al
,ernates, "frst. Philip P Coffin. Portland
second. Gordon A Cushman, Old Or
chard. third, Ezra P. Rounds, Jornisa.
| No shortage OF tee IN Bath is antici-