Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-07

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his cId World hcroics, it was ~.
till he turned his mead t"""'" '",'
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dcur settled upon him. for mere Nv y"
gan the planting OF pe"p'o WIZ"
power eventually WAS To ceIfpo' ''"'
OF ire parent nItion. Nhi'c o'''.'n o.
before him. had tiled, EiS WIS ".
inst successful effort 10 toloHi2c anu
so c%3and the English people.
tariy in the seventeenth cehtuf!
kia% James was glad to get III Oh
mass of discharged soiiiciy' iesu''ins
iioin recently ended VIZ ~ rah
&c. hence lac gave a hcarticit you
speed TO the venture when set ioith
In December. 1900. FOR south "EEihia'
t:u5 named by the imriis"he" Ea'c'bn'
The lSht 'Cf GiscoVctE, IL any sucn
,J,rc he, is one difficult OF under
standing by those vho profess to
believe the golden rule put
there were no compunctions in the En-
glsh mind when all of America from
Florida to Canada was named aIter
the Virgin Queen and generously par
cclled out as North and south virginia
to the Plymouth ard London Com
panics. These exploitcrs VINO thus
sailed away were enjoincd TO seek
diligently for gold and copper. ana to
not forget the new way to india
Few. probably, had any notion OF per-
manent homes in the West. yet they
were on a better crrand than the most
of them knew. Had the captain poss-
essed the power he had doubtless pro-
vded a larger number OF workers ana
far less strikers in the motley crew
which filled the three small vessels.
since, according to their own estimate,
there were many more gentlemen
than workmen in the list. The entrance
of the fiotilia into chesapeake Bay
WAS signalized by the application OF
the names of English princes, Henry
and Charles. To the projecting capes.
names that bid fair to remain as long
as the capes themselves, while Old
Point Comfort is Il reminder OF the
appreciated quiet which the wave-toss
ed voyaGers found when anchored in
the oaing. Loyalty they gave the
name of their king To the river up
whose waters they sailed, and as de
Notedly they remembered him In their
city's designation. jamestown. How
soon Captain Smiths genuine worth
made him governor we all know. ana
Of what inestmablc value he was To
all his associates. W. readily follow
him through his many miles OF wan
behring's through the forests of tn"
long eastern coast. n is seen as he
secures food from the natives. and
again the picture is presented of thu
valiant warrior completely 1T the mcr
~ OF his foes. saved only by the inter
position Of the body of Il fair Indian
maiden. We woult linErr long oN'f
the memory OF foCahuntaS. but tim.
bears us rrsistlesyly alonI. and ". -,
her eventually. not the bride of Smith
hut that of one l"SS known to fame
thereby Che anCcstrcss of many great
men of the Old Dominion. while hen
captain follows his adventurous ca-
rrcr in the western world. How az
IG"ntly NJ iaborci. what hardShipS
u" suffered Thcsc have been told
us over and over. ana yet We are ever
thrilled at their recital. When at last
compelled by serious accident tr r.
til" from hi heaGship. W. see in tn.
lamentablc results how strong a bull
Wark this one man had been. The sue
oessful planting which he resigned to
his successor all but gave up the ghost
in few brief months. saved only 10y
The timely arrival of food and frrn Is
from the old home. AS The explorer
OF our New England coast and the ON.
who gave To- us our cherished name.
thu captain IS especially dear. Here
to". he had hoped TO establish a colony.
and though h. may not have succeed
cd in this plan. he did 20 in ana out
of al the bays and inlcts from PasSa-
maGuoddy Ia cape Cod. ami many of
the names applied by him and Prince
Charles. tn whom he submitted the re
suits of his observations. are forever
fixed. Cambridge people will ever
cross the River Charles when they
whit BOSTON, and plymouth" is as
solid as the rock on which the Pill
grimS landed. We might reasonably
wish that some tangible object per
petuat"d his memory in our midst. ANA
perhaps that may com" in the fulIncss
of time. The slender column. prism
shaped. on the tip OF Star Island. Isles
of Shoals. may some day give place
to more imposing figure. recalling
the deeds of the dauntless soldier and
explorer who in 1916 gave his own
name to the Isles He was the first to
give adequate testimony to the cX-
tent and value of the cod fisheries. long
the pride and source of wealth to the
Eastern States And when the voyage
or battle of life is over we may follow
his body to st. Sepulchers Church in
London. reaching it by way of Hol-
burn Niaduct and we may. if we look
closely. see the three Turks heads with
which his youthful name was assoc
ciated. and his long epitaph. we shall
ma an epitOmc of his long and event
full career. but the sentiment which
should most impress us is found in
the frst two lines. which read
Here lies one conquered that hath con-
querd kings.
Subdued large Territories and done
things"
The man who does things il as de-
serving Of praise al the beginning of the
twentieth century as were those of
the stirring times of long ago.
WARM-WEATHER SALADS.
Light salads are never more whole
some and appetizing than in summer