Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-04

Her eyes, it's plain, survey with ease
Whatever to glance upon they please
Yet whether hazel gray. or blue,
Or that even lovelier lilac hue:
1 cannot guess; why-why deny
Such beauty to the passer-by?
Out of a bush a nightingale
May expound his song; beneath that
veil
English sound sweeter for its sake.
But then why muffie in, like this. :.
What every blossomed wind would
kiss?
Why in that little night disguise
A daybreak face. those starry eyes?
Walter de la Mare. in Vanity Fair
Sam Morrill,. Lewiston weather pro-
phet, says that he is looking for an
unusually large number of thunder
storms this summer.
Fishing is poor and the weather
cold and disagreeable at Lake Moose
lucmeguntic, according to reports
from Judge Newell of Lewiston and
Hiram w. Kicker OF Poland Spring,
who have Just returned from those
waters. They brought home a few
| trout, but had to work hard to get
them.
j. w. Thompson of Lewiston came
into The Lewiston Sun office and re-
marked that there is considerable dis
satisfaction about the time in that
city. THE city clock is on standard
time; down the street the Bates Mill
clock is on daylight time. Over on
Main street the clock on the United
Baptist church is apparently disgust
ed about the time and has quit" he
said.
Sanfords birth rate was the high
est in the State in 1925. or 34.5 per
1000 population, against Ss.2 in 1924.
Biddeford was second with 31.9 per
1000, while in 1924 the rate was $50.
The birth rate for the state In 1928
was 2o.1, and in 1924 was 25.7. The
national average in 1925 was less
than Maine, or 21.2 There were TO-
| 7s2 deaths of persons Of all ages in
Maine in 1925, an average of 1877 per
1000 population. as against the ma
tional average of III.
Reports of excellent fishing at Rock
wood and Greenville continue to be
received at the Maine Publicity Blu
reau offices at Portland. The latest
report from Maynard's Camps at
! lockwood is that SO salmon and IS
! trout were caught by guests there
| Monday. The big fish of the day
| weighed six pounds. Il. J. Young of
| Portland who has been stopping at
! T. E. Healds camps at the Thorofare
on Moosehead Lake. caught % trout
, ranging from two to four pounds in
seven days fishing. 5.-
l.. A. Daignault, Biddeford pho
| tographer, is having an advertising
| car beIlt by the w. e. Soule Co. of
Portland, which is one Of the most
novel bodies for a commercial car
! that has yet been seen in this section
of the country. The body of the car is
an exact duplicate of a big camera,
every detail being well brought out.
| The car Is to be driven by an operator
inside the camera and will be used by
Mr.. Daignault In making his trips to
| his different agencies throughout the
county The excellent workmanship
has attracted much attention from the
Eastman Kodak Co.
A package of literature from the
Maine Publicity Bureau, which was
sent out last year at the request Of
John S. Morris of Portland, to Paris
| France, brought three men from the
Franch capital to Maine, it was
learned Wednesday. The information
was contained in a letter received
from Mr.. Morris. who asked that "a
package of best Maine literature, sim
liar to that sent last year be mailed
to J. w. Randall, 102 Avenue, Victor
Hugo. Paris, France. The package has
$500 mile journey. SO needs to be
| well packed and stringed," Mr.. Nor
| ris advises. What you sent last year
brought three Paris men into Maine"
| Roy U. Sinclair, son Of Andrew Sim
clair of Westbrook, was recently vot-
| ed both the most popular and also
most athletic of the men Of the sem
| Tor class at Bates College, according
| to the announcement which was due
in the Mirror, the senior year book,
I which has just COME out. Mr.. Sinclair
graduates from Bates Monday, June
81. when the Goth annual Commence
ment takes place. He has been prom
inent in athletics, playing quarter
back on the varsity football team,
and also making the hockey team. He.
is president of the Varsity Club and
member Of the Athletic Council. Mr..
Sinclair Is also active In social affairs,
j being vice-president of the Parker
Hall Association, president Of the
| Student Council. and president Of his
| class sophomore year.
| A meeting Of the Maine Writers Re-
| search Club will be held at the De-
witt hotel, Lewiston. on June II. Lun-
cheon will be served at 1915. Mrs.
i Florence Waugh Danforth has been
asked to give short address and
| members are asked to be prepared to
discuss the next book. the titles sug-
gested being THE Story Of the In
| dams of Maine and Maine Indian
Legends" such questions as including
sources Of material, knowledge of
material already published, what now
used in the Maine schools. adapted to
what grade or grades. best authori-
ties. list Of topics suggested, addi-
tional suggestions relating to scope
and plan of the work. Following this
| meeting the committee on Indian lore
will send out letter embodying the
opinions advanced. together with an
outline.
The s5-foot auxiliary schooner Bow
doin on which Lieut.. Commander Dom
aid B. Macmillan has made three trips
to the Arctic circle. arrived at Bath
Wednesday afternoon from winter