Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-13

| Duke without a coronet,
| A King without crown"
And" his cognomen is Bill" added Maj
Burke and then he related how the Cos
sacks of the Russian steppes were pro
cured. The passports and official docu-
ments bore all the ribbon, sealing wax
and red, white and blue that precedent
would allow and possibly a little more
The major said 1t was very amusing to
see the abject Difference of the ignorant
native when shown those papers, which
seemed to command more respect than a
ukase from the Gar.
II hope the people will understand that
the Wild West is something, wholly
unique, something bigger than ever came
into the State before. Without the slight
est e1aggeration, to see 1t will be ali event
In their lives. They will learn more from
it of genuine value, not only about the life
on tho great plains thirty years ago-a
life that has passed away forever but
about the types of civilization the world
over, than they could from books costing
many time the fifty cents charged for ad-
mission. They will learn facts that they
can't elsewhere and will remember them
as they otherwise wouldn't We expect
them to come in from all the surround
ing country. / should think every trades
man in town, knowing what the Wild
llu i1 tnll l.
to be sure and come. You know that the
show is all it advertises. 1t is consider
ably better than whom we had foreign
loyalty as we'll as comrnoners on their
knees to US. 1t is better than when under
the shadow Of the great Exposition at
Chicago 1t drew the biggest crowds of any
one attraction there Why, when we
visited the cities along tho Rhine the
mayors would issue proclamations to get
the people to come in and the tradesman,
realizing what was for their advantage,
would send Invitations throughout the
surrounding towns They did it as a
matter Of business.
West will bear 1t all out and more. too
We shall occupy four and half acres of
ground; the enclosure, open at the top as
it's too big to be covered, will be in the
form of a horseshoe with covered seats
about the sides. At night we light 1t as
light as any opera house, using for that
purpose two immense portable electrical
plants. You must come down and visit
the camp" he added, addressing the re-
porter. you will see such sight as you
never SAW before. Why for illustration
there are $40 draft horses that don't appear
In the parade at all You will hear eight
different languages spoken there and peo-
pie who are the subjects of eight different
governments.
The major said his visit here recalled
wildly the scene in London when Mr..
Blaine was received at tho Wild West and
he gave very interesting account Of it
ut was scene never to be forgotten when
Mr.. BlaIne's carriage came In through the
royal entrance and was taken to the seats
set apart for royalty. The thousands of
people stood up, the performance stopped.
and the bands play ell The Star Spangled
Banner and Way Down in Maine.
There will be many connected with the
Wild West, who will recall that remark.
able scene when they visit Augusta"
Turnkey Ramsell went to Brunswick.
yesterday, on business connected with the
Kennebec Valley Camp Meeting Associa-
| ton. He said on his return that arrange
ments have been about completed for the
series of meetings soon to be held. The
meeting will be in charge of Rev. 1. T.
Johnson, Douglass Mass, assisted by the
following brethren: Rev. b. S. Taylor,
New York, Rev. f. NJ Levy, D. D., Phila-
dclphia, Rev. Joshua Gill, Boston, Dea-
con G. NJ. Morse of Putnam. CT, C. H.
| Robinson, Boston, and Rev w. S. Jones.
Rev. C. S. Cummings, Rev. E. o. Thayer,
Rev. F. G. Rogers. Rev. Wilbur f.
Holmes, Rev W. B. Dukeshire Rev. A.
W. Pottle, Rev. S. T. We ;thafer, Rev. N,
C. Pendexter, Rev. F. c. Norcross, from
Maine and Rev. ". a. Tuckington and
Rev. G. L Low from New Hampshire,
and Sisters l. T. johnson, G. A. Lawrence
Abbie j. Lawrence and Maria Williams
c. d. Lawrence and C. E. Estes will lead
the singing GOOD News in Song will
be used.