Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-03-28
Name Gossip
The Afteralo' :


(Ethel Ward Strickland)
The sun had set, AMI DER the hills
Flashed radiance not OF earth,
A golden glory of rainbow hues,
FOrctelIing a nights new birth.
Far down the valley. and over the plain
It streamed in a crimson flood,
Dyeing tree and rock. each mound and
In Natures own life-siving blood.
1t touched a weary toiler's brow
Till 1t smoothed the lines away.
1t caressed the face of a tired child
Who had played the livelong day.
And here and there and far away
Its radiant splendor fell,
Where the violet grew on the mountain
And the lily bloomed in the deli.
And out on the oceans broad expanse
Where the ripples rose and fell.
1t cut path of sleaming gold,
And sparkled in the swell.
But brightest of all. with ray divine,
1t touched 4 mourner's head.
And formed a halo of glory there
As she bent O'er her silent dead.
And as she gazed in hopeless grief
On the one she loved so we'll.
The purpling shadows that wrapped her
Seemed to murmur soft, "Alrs well!'
And that was all; the light had fed,
But it left deep peace DER all.
A peace that told Of Fathers love
That heedeth the sparrow's fall.
Soiled laundry in the barber shops
of Bath are being washed this week
free of charge while a weil-known
electrical company is demonstrating
certain make Of electric washing
machine.
The Maine Central railroad has re-
ceived two new locomotives. known
as self-stokers. and of the Mikado
type. They are being operated be-
tween Bangor and Portland. While
the automatic stoker does away with
Aloveling Of coal it does not dis
pense with the services of the fire
man. who. however. has little to do
but supervise the operation of the
apparatus. The new locomotive is
claimed to be a coal saver. but ,his
has not been thoroughly demonstra:-
ed az yet by the Maine Central.
Kings Academy in Portland. which
was opened Tuesday by mass cele-
brated by Rt. Rev. Louis s. Walsh,
d. D., Catholic bishop of Maine. is
one OF the handsOmest private
schools in the country. 1t is located
On State street. in the most exclus-
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purchased last fall by the bishop. As
one passes through the door of this
institution, which is destined to be-
come one of the best known in this
section Of the country. one is ,on-
fronted with the magnificence of t.
First the spacious hall, on the left Of
which are two magnificent rooms.
one Il reception room and the other
the chapel. The altar, which is Il
copy OF famous one in Italy. is
artistic i'll its design and at the TOP
is base relief figure of the Cross in
cream colored marble. while on eth
er side of it are two kneeling im-
ages. facing magnificent crucilix
of onyx and gold, which stands on a
pedestal of marble. The floor of .he
chapel is covered with beautiful rugs
and hand-cut crystal lights are used.
In the reception room is a beautiful
bust of the Sacred Heart by an Ital-
ian master and here are piano aud
harp. The color scheme of the room
is gray and the furnishings are MA
hogany and tapestry. Studio dai
class rooms are on the second floor.
while the music room is on the third
floor. Although the Academy will
not be formally opened until Sep
tember, students will now be accept
ed who wish 10 specialize in any cf
the courses which are offered by the
Academy. and primary. grammar
and high school grades will be taught
now.
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