Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-17
Maine Gossip
The Fatherland.

Doth not the yearning spirit scorn
In such scant borders to be spanned?
0 yes. his fatherland must be
AS the blue heavens wide and free
Is it alone where freedom is.
Where God is God and man is man?
r. Doth ne not calm a larger span
For the souls love of home than this?
@ yes. his fatherland must re
AS the blue heavens, wide and free.
Where'er human heart doth wear
Joys myrtle-wreath or sorrows
gives,
Where'er human spirit strives
After Z life more true and fair.
There is the true mans birthplace
His is Worldwide fatherland,
Where'er a single slave doth pine.
Where'er one man may help another
Thank God for such birthright,
brother
That spot of earth is thine ard mine
There is the true mans Dir ,hplace
grand.
His is a worldwide fatherland:
A man residing on the Brunswick
road, Bath, has a family Of Shall pigs
of which he has made pets d the en-
tire penful of them await his return
from work in the afternoon. running
down the road TO greet him. This
suggests the claim of western breed
ers that the pig. given ha.- chance.
is not only one Of the me intelligent
of domestic animals. but one OF the
neatest. Hived in a pen. as is the
custom in the east. the pig has no
show to appear al his best. In the
- or
them to run on the farm.
Friends of Miss Harriet Z. Norton.
who has been missionary in Tur-
key and Asia for about 10 ears, W i
be interested to know that a letter
has at last reached her relatives in
Maine. assuring them Of her safety.
No tidings had been received for
about three years and grave fears
were entertained. Miss Norton writes
that she is very weary, having been
under great strain ever since Tur-
key entered the war. keeping H. chill
dren from starvation with insufficient
means and daily fearing massacre.
She hopes to reach her home in Mil
ford, Mass, by the first of August.
Cushman Hawkes. Of Upper Glou-
cester is considered by his friends and
relatives to be very smart and act
i've man for his years. which if he
lives till July II. will number 81. He
is able to do a great deal of work
about the farm to help his grandson.
John Hawkes. and his widowed
daughter in law, Mrs. Gertie Hawkes..
This spring they have already started
upon the farm work. The incubator
is in full swing as in former years.
The geese and hens !. G laying we'll
and the family are already making
plans for their seasons work in the
strawberry field. Last summer while
on visit with relatives in Newbury-
port. Mas. Mr.. Hawkes. worked two
months in a comb factory and enjoyed
the work very much. He stopped
work to come home to assist his fam
lily with the farm work. lie is joy
fully anticipating the return of an
other grandson. Stanley Hawkes..
when the famous 26th Yankee Divis-
hard fighting at the from. This young
man enlisted for service among the
first boys from this town to go al
though he was below draft age at the
time. Although he has been in all the
heavy fighting at the front his lucky
star seemed to be with him so that he
has neither been ill or injured in the
slightest degree-a rather wonderful
record-his grandfather thinks. Mr..
Hawkes. recently spent week visit
ing in Lewiston and Auburn with rel.
atives and friends and enjoyed all the
sights" He feels young enough to
enjoy the Movies as we'll as his
grandchildren and attended all the
shows. He travelled around the two
cities to different points of interest.
took a trip through the Journal Block
and found that extremely interesting.
He climbed aboard a huge truck go
ing to the ice field and -7atched them
at work for while then back upon
another to Auburn, where he visited
Turner Center Creamery and was
shown all over the building from the
fourth floor to the basement. Still
feeling energetic. after this he visited
the fire department for awhile. Mr..
Hawkes. is blest with n youthful
spirit. May it never fail him. is the
wish of his friends.-Lewis. On Sun.