Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-13

TO judge from the published list OF
speakers at the meeting of the Maiie
Democratic club to he held at Merry
meeting park. August "A. the wings oi
the party are beginning To mop u'-
gcthcr again.-Portland Advertiser.
| Rut what Of the head and tan; Inc
wings may beat the air IN perfect
unison. but ii the steering apparatus IL
. out of gear the course Of the "cfittef
must needs be crratlc.-Hlddcioid
Journal.
The n,onstrosity has been hcadlesS
for many years ana as for the iai-
well. The tale of the Maine Democracy
has never half been told.-k ennebcc
Journal.
! II this thing keeps on. it is going I"
stick in the crop Of the creature. Anh
by the way. Of what. species IL the
Democratic bird According to the
E.nn"occ Journal. it is hcadlesS
monStrosity, and according I" IN"
other journal it's tail is defoimed. i
cannot be the eagle. for that is the ma
ticnal emblem. 1t cannot be IN" crow
for The Democratic party has /" eat
crow most every year. and II would not
play the cannibal act of course or de-
vour itself. The Democratic bird. u
, bird il may be called, at any rate the
winged creature. De II bird, bat,
, dragon. griffin. or nondescript from
the :canty description aboV" given
must be a sort OF flying stomach or
appetite on pinions.- Portland Ad-
NertiScr.
No doubt about the appctit" and IL"
Wings The former is always IN cvi-
drncr ANA the batter are Kept busy IN
Hopping from one folly 70 another.
The Faith Times thinks the Journal
russper IS far from being an authority
"a nautical mattciA-Whirh wv arr not
d;apoa,d Ia diSrut"-aul calls us IN
task Tor mildly insnuItinE that tn"
men on our coaStiug vessels mihht ~
SOM. g. SyS. 'el raruurai,.i L. become
a little more numerous il they N"fr o"
spt better food higher pIy. and short
~ houlS az work. Tine times i"cllr'a
that the sailor on on Au-tirIn vessel
pets by Act uf Congress better grUp
than he does anywhere .lst IN thaH
sailors get on any other vessels IN
the world. ana us Ii" grls better ray
than other sailors aud $50 much PAY
that tie owners rur-l TX. chau," on
theirs and aa the donkey engines 4" m
tn. hurG wort, whit ~" foremost
hand lives in quarters such as III"
captains II few years ago never
dared Ia dream ~ fur them -clN"s, il IL
easy e. srr that The Journal paragraph
~ AU wrong Thr fact i@ that thr
Mt
~ Is The best paid. best frd. hr.t
ul.lrt.r-i. best used and most hu-
| namely treated sailor Ia TIA"
world Many claim that he In
spelled IT The Fossip"r win cnm-
d"wn. wcIl he glad "a show him
W. never realized until "" read
this what a truly soft snap the
American sailor has. 1t makes Hs
weep scaldinE tears to think that fate
| has doomed us To newspaper drudgety.
| We must confess that our ideas ~
sailors bill Of fare may - hit old
| fashioned and crude. We had sup
| posed that it would read something
| Ike this:
Salt Pork.
Picked Fish.
salt Horse.
Hard Bread
! Surdays-Grog and plum daft We sec
| rs the Times that this IL nuW a thing
| az the past. An act of Congress has
! changed II all. An. what a wonderful
| thing is legislation The modern sailor
| sits down to i spread something like
| this:
! consomm" Mock Turtle soup
| Blue Points IN the Half-Shell
Diamond Back Terrapin
| Chicken n Ia t'ricasee
! quail on Toast
| kerncbcc Salmon
| Bangor Punch
| olives Almonds Celery
| Frozen Pudding Lemon Sherbet
| Vanilla Ice Cream
| Cigars
| Having disposed Of this the Jolly Jack
tar sits around the deck swapping
| warns and watching the prrSpiring