Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-16

And rocks him, On her heart. to rest
Though time may dim her earthly
Her children from her hearth Stone
She sings the song By day. BY night.
The Song Of Love!
The Song Of Love can never die
Though death shall sundsr heart frosa
And hsnds no more clasp haads. OF itps
Beneath the mysteries Of life
In things that mortals know not Of
There lows the everlasting song.
The Song OF Love!
The Journal some weeks ago pub
yshed the following paragraph:
Boston Giobe-Wfniam B. Kendall
Of Bovdoinham. Ne. who has deves-
oped a flock Of about 800 high-grade
sheen and this year has raised about
1000 lambs, says that the breeding 1t
sheen is going to be the great industry
Of Maine. One Of the great objections
to sheep-farming made by the New
England farmers Is met by Nj. Ken
dalrs statement that in two years h
has not lost any sheep by dogs"
Mr.. Kendall recently said IN relation
to the wording Of the last sentence Of
the paragraph:
"The reporter In his statement did not
mean that I literally had lost not one
sheep, but that in comparison with the
large number I own. the loss was neg
ligible-for what does q claim OF IS on
April 6, 1917 and one Of go On Nov. 3,
| 1873, amount to in comparison with the
value Of my entire herd Of sheep? The
above amounts are all the claims
have had in those years for loss OF
sheep and consice- them a mere tribe
compared with what might have hap
| pened to the high priced. pure bred
sheep that have made Long Branch
| farm famous"
F. H. Bishop Of Drew has q plan to
discourage gunner il Maine and
tells it as follows to the Bango.
News:
Every merchant or trader keeping
guns for sale should register and
pay the state $500 for the privilege Of
selling firearms and to the county
500. and the town where he resides
$50 and any one failing in this should
60 70 Jail for % years. then the man
who buys a gun for the purpose of
carrying concealed weapons to do
damage should register what kind OF
gun. caliber. six weeks in advance of
purchase and before the end Of six
weeks he must pay the state $500
and the county $500 and show a re-
ceipt from both places and then II
he shoots anyone or does any harm
or causes harm to be done should 20
to prison for life without further
trial
The latest word from the North Stal
10 that she is breaking up iengthwis<
and that It will be . question Of tim<
only when she is all gone. said the Bata
Times on Thursday. Already the guess.
ers are beginning to figure up the fu.
ture Of the Eastern Steamship Co
They point out that the company ha,
lost the Bay State and the North Star
has sold the Commonwealth and the
Bunker Hill and the Old Colony. has
scld the Monhegan and just about one.
half OF their assets have disappeared
Into some cash and some thin air. It Il
freely predicted that within a short
time now the corporation will be u
shape to get out of its receivership and
reorganize with just about half its for.
mer capital and q new deal all round
). which will make good many changes
!. IN the Maine coast steamer business
There seems to be no sign Of any nes
tonnage coming into the business jus,
I 80
could be used in tbs coast trade to AM
: great profit.
Piscataquis county officers are still
bafaed by the recent burglary at the
Grange building in Wellington. when
.. about $500 worth Of goods stored there
for sale by N. Weinberg. who was con.
Quoting q sale in that own. disappeared
during the night. It Is believed 4 motto,
truck was used by the thieves, but NO,
the slightest clue to the parties ha.
been found.
1t was learned Tuesday. says thu
Knox Messenger. that upwards OF So.
oco is to be expended by the new man.
agement at once in the rehabiiita tior
and extension Of the George Valley rail
road. now the Knox County Railroad
The new construction contemplate,
about mile Of track from the station
at Union to the Bachelor quarry which
is being developed by the Knox Linn,
Company for the Great Northern Pape,
Company interests and In connection
with this work it will be necessary e
build . bridge about 80 feet long scros.
the Georges river. In addition there /,
4 considerable amount Of grading to b
done and other improvements made on
the old part Of the track.
| Lubec wants an electric light and
power system and the prospects ars
that one win Be installed. A special
tovnmeeting was held On Aug. 70 con.
slider the matter. At which q committee
was appointed to investigate ana re-
port Aug. 10, at an adjourned meettns.
i The general impression 10 that thu citi-
Gems will vote for the installation Of g
system and run Il In connection with
| me water system. which 10 also owned
by The town.
John webb Of Island Falls had aimsst
Lost faith In the patent once. TOR II "a.
two years ago that he applied for = n.
tsnt for his tie-wirs rsmov~r-bus ss,,,,
has besn restored. he rsesatiy havins