Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-03
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The Old Tin Lantern
(By S. J, 81

The Old Tin Lantern
(By S. j. 81
On the gray messy wall, SO heartlessly
With the rubbish that battered it's side.
Still it lay on its pillow of cold. hard
OF the home once the light and the
pride,
But sweet memorys bells the deep 81
lence broke
With their tender and sweet thrilling
chimes,
And 1 listened entranced, while a sad
voice spoke
From its dark governed walls of "Old
Times"
How can they forget, when the stars
and the moon
From their pathway had faithlessly
fed,
How to quiet and rest of each sheltered
so faithfully, carefully led.
"Oh, the world was so bright! for then
l was young
And had known not it's falsehood and
In the old brown barn then so proudly
Where the young folks were husking
the corn.
There were cheeks like the rose, and
bright, laughing eyes,
Where 1 read of young loves happy
dream
More plainly it shone than meath sun
lighted skies.
In my rays from the old oaken beam.
Then Sweet Highland Mary awak-
ened the throng
How. with music the old barn would
ring,
For heart was musician and master of
And in joy all with freedom could
sing
And that was the story the old lantern
When I rescued it from it's cold bed:
And ever will fancy new pictures un-
In the light that it long ago shed.
The banner potato story Of the
year is being told in the Saco Lowell
shops. One of the war gardeners re-
lates that he dug from his war gar
den a potato which furnished both
dinner and supper for a family of
five, and then there was enough left
for fried potatoes for breakfast the
next morning.
Police headquarters Monday issued
a warning to parents Of soldiers to
be on the lookout for a man who.
calling on them. informs them that
their son has been discharged for
Sc sI1
to leave the camp in uniform. Dur
ing the last three days the man has
secured several suits of civilian
clothing on the plea that they We're
to be forwarded to the sons.-Boston
Globe.
About hundred attended the rails
ing Of the service flag Saturday at
ternoon at Locke's Mills. Donald
Partridge of Norway delivered the
address. As the flag unfurled Mr..
Woodsum Of Mechanic Falls sounded
ITO the Colors," on the bugle. After
singing the "Star Spangled Banner"
Rev. Mr.. Trueman gave an address
on Liberty bonds. The flag has 81
blue stars and one gold star in honor
Of Earl Maxim. who died in France.
Other stars are to be added as some
have gone since the flag was pur-
chased.
A sad-faced man was wandering
through a Portland store. says the
Express Stroller. with an anxious.
worried look. He strayed into the
mems department. Are you looking
for something in mems clothing?"
asked a polite salesman. NO." he
said, Tin women's. I've lost my wife. "
A pastor Of a Bath church sug-
gests that in that city and any other
places where church services cannot
be held, during the present epidem-
ic home-altars be set up at the time
Of the usual church service. for
special prayers for the afflicted. for
the boys across. and the allied cause;
and he suggests the reading OF John
18th chapter. and the use Of the
Lords Prayer. Here is a common bas-
is on which all Protestant churches
might unite.
DR.. Hugh NJ. Smith Of the United
States Bureau Of Fisheries. who was
in Portland officially this week. stat
ed that, he is fully convinced that
people who have never accustomed