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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-08
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
lincoln's Birthplace.
Chicago Inter Occan.)

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The farm on which Abraham Lincoln
was born was sold on Monday for $1,000
or for 1922 an acre.
This farm of ITO acres, three miles
from Hodgensville, Ky. vas bought by
Lincoln's father in 1903, not because the
country was inviting, but because the
land was cheap.
Abraham Lincoln was born there in
1862 but lived on the farm only until
he was four years of age. Then the
family moved to a large farm of bette:
land fifteen miles northeast. on Knob
creek. From this the boy was taken
when Z years old to the farm near Lit
tie Pigeon creek, in Spencer county.
Ind.
When. in later years, Abraham Lin
coin referred to his Kentucky home he
meant the Knob creek farm. which 1T
remembered, and which he could de-
scribe. His most precious memories
were of the farm in Indiana, on which
he developed into the fine type of
American that went across the border
in 1880 to enter upon a remarkable
career in Illinois.
The farm on Nolin creek, near HOdg-
ensville, Ky, was notable only because
Abraham Lincoln was born there. The
logs of the old house i'll which he was
born were found after LincOln's death
and the house was restored. A num-
Der of Eastern men became interested
and the farm was purcha sed with the
idea of preserving It rs a government
reservation.
The plan was not carried out. For
two years or more the farm has been
on the market. and WAS sod on Monday
by order of the court. The presumption
is that it was purchased by some one in
sympathy with those who bought the
farm i'm 1890.
The land is no better than it was 4
hundred years ago. The tarm itself is
not more attractive than il was 40 years
ago. 1t has value simply because it is
Abraham Lincoln's birthplace. Because
on it was born one Of Americas great
est men the farm should be preserved
and given the character OF a park sac
red to the American people. The old
cabin should be kept as an illustration
of the possibilities of American life as
well as a memorial of President Lin
coin. The boy born of humble parents.
on an unproductive farm. as thousands
of boys are born today, was in truth
tho most remarkable in the history of
the world. The doors of opportunity
seemed to be closed against him, but in
the end they were opened wide through
his own efforts.
If only to illustrate this quality i'm
American life. the old farm down III
Kentucky should BIZ kept as 1t is. IL
meant little to Lincoln himself, but 1t
means much to the American people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-08
Winning at Any Cost.
(WaterVille Maid.

Our down-river friends have wound
up their trolley baseball league, with
the Gardiner team at the top of the
list and the Augusta aggregation
hanging closely at it's heels. The rain
that spoiled the Labor Day games
worked harm to the financial interests
result of the seasons play, although
this is unlikely. There is no doubt
that this league has seen some fast
baseball, bat its success financially has
all the time been threatened by the
ambition of the managers to secure a
winning team regardless of attending
expenses They have justified this
course by saying that the public de-
manded winning team or it would
not come out to the games, and yet
only one of the four teams in the
league could win the championship.
In the September number OF Outing.
there is a sharp arraignment of the
spirit manifested in those who follow
American sports. which seems 10 look
at the winning of games as the all-im-
portant part of them. 1t is this spirit
that dictates the employment in such
leagues as the trolley league of faster
and faster men as the season pro-
crosses until at its close an all-star
nine is in the field from each town
represented. There really seems to be
plenty of foundation for the Outings
contention that too much is made of
the winning and not enough of the
sport Tor its own sake. If anybody in
the habit of watching the trolley
league games doubts this let him
bark back to any number of the games
i'm which there We're good plays in
a abundance but from which he went
home disguised md unhappy becaus:;
the other team happened To make
mere scores than his own.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-08
lace of the gloriously eomnative quail

place of the gloriously eOmnatiye quail
tiles Of the Maine man he had the less
snowy but more effective genius of con-
Citation. Bryan is as good a speaker
as Blaine was and has an especial claim
as tribune Of the people," but even
he does not have BlaiIe's presence,
magnetism, intellectual background Or
sense of humor and perspective; many
things We're possible to Jim" Blaine,
but it was never possible FOR him to be
bore. Roosevelt, the advocate of the
square DEAL" the PHYSICAL? irrepress-
ible and tireless spokesman of every
cause in which he is interested, excels
Blaine in the general trust he arouses
in his industry, his acquaintance with
literature ana history, but his rugged
person and strong. homely face do not
carry the inspiration of the plumed
knights" form and visagc, his combat
ivenes3 is earnest and effective rather
than contagious and exciting. Univer-
sally admired, he is yet not such a pop
ular idol as the dashing Maine man. Of
whom familiar poet sang:
Cheeky Jim
Full to the brim
OF brass and sass and pluck and vim.
Blaine was an unusually complete
combination of the qualities that
arouse the ever-present instinct Of
hero-worship among people. OF i'm
posing statue. OF stately and yet popu-
lar bearing, Of distingui shed eloquence.
of brilliant intellectual gifts that had
been broadened by study and contact
with affairs, this son of ScOtch-lriSh
fOre-fatherS had also a sympathetic
manner, an aptneSS ana adequacy for
the contests and crises of political
life. a Willingness to take blows and an
ability to return them with interest,
that satisfied the pride Oc his country
men and assured them that here was 4
man VINO was mastercul IN any relation
IN which he found himself. AS n politi-
cal figure he filled the eye, imposed on
the mind, captured the heart.
There has feen one man like him in
American history-Henry Clay-and
some time be- repeated. II is unlikely,
however, that there will ever be anoth-
er Henry Clay or James G. Blaine, that
Is, that the same career will await the
man who reincarnatcs their gifts. For
one thing, the American people have
become less emotional ana less parti-
san. They place more emphasis on n
cause and less on Il man or Il party en-
Dlem. Clay and Blaine were ideal DO
litical leaders rather than ideal cham
riOns of Il cause. Blaine's popularity
conceded with Il period in which. pO-
litiCaly, the American people vera
marking time assuring the results NJ
The Civil War and dividing on issues
that had their significance in the past
rather than in the future. Such a time
Will not recur. Another Blaine would
have 10 share the fate Of his causes,
rather than be considered as something
distinct from them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-08

Is the famous battleship Oregon al
ready back number on our naval list /?
II would seem so from the announce
ment that the Oregon is ordered home
from the China station. to be COM
pletely Overhauled. Everything she
has is to go by the board. Modern"
guns and modern" appliances and
machinery will be substituted for what
has grown ancient since the battleshir
was built. And yet it seems only yes
terday that the Oregon amazed the
world by that record breaking run
from San Francisco to Santiago, q
distance Of $4,000 miles in less than
six weeks. Then the world hailed her
as the best and most up-to-date bat
tleship afloat. And now she is obso-
lete! To be sure, we are given the
as good as new. but no bureau of con-
struction can give her 10000 tons in
place Of her 10000 nor make a match
for the Connecticut, the Louisiana, the
Kansas or the Vermont. The progress
CT naval construction is well shown by
the changes to be made on the Oregon.
n battleship which has been in COM
less than 10 years. But her
usefulness is far from being over ard
her glory will never fade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-08
SOME STORIES or THE
FEATHERED KINGDOM

PARROT SWORE IN SPANISH.-A
party OF tourists arrived over the Mex
lean Railway a few days ago after
having visited a number of the cities
III the rot country. The various MEM
bers had picked up number of curios
on their trip. and among them was a
parrot. None of the tourists. under
stood spanish, and this accounts for
the 1aci that the ladies were not blush
ing as they passed out of the depot
with the parrot swearing to a nicely
IN choice Spanish expressions.
The party was driven to a hotel and
the parrot began with his favorite line
of sentences. The clerk and the peo-
pie around the Office who understood
Spanish were Mortified to hear some of
the worst words known to the Spanish
language burted out.
Il beg your pardon" said the clerk.
but your parrot is using some very
bad language and we will have to in
sist that You remove him from the Of
flee at once"
Bad language" exclaimed the lady
who had carried the cage from the
tropics. Does he use bad language?
Wen. that accounts for so many people
laughing at me-
The parrot was hastily removed from
the room and within an hour car
Gador called and carried it out by the
back way.-MeXican Herald.
BIRDS DOCTOR THEMSELVES
Certain birds seem TO possess a re-
markable instinct for surgery. The
Woodcock, the partridge. and many
others are said to be able to dress their
wounds with considerable skill. A
naturalist observes that he has shot
several woOdcock that were recovering
from wounds previously received. In
every instance he found the injury
neatly dressed with down plucked from
the stems of feathers and skilfully ar
ranged over the wound, evidently by
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-08

Maine who gives this matter careful
thought. will recognize the fact that
there is scarcely any sacrifice that the
Rum Trust is not willing TO make for
the sake of securing legal entry into
the Maine field; not merely for the
sake Of gratifying existing appetites;
but also for tho purpose Of creating
rev ones in the rising generation.
Hence, it is not surprising to see that,
in their frantic efforts TO secure circu-
lation for their official publications,
they are quite willing to reduce large
ly, or even to eliminate altogether the
matter of a subscription price. They
feel that they can afford to do this in
view of the large profits they hope to
secure later on.
This is the situation to date. the
moral forces in the community stand
arrayed against those that would cheer-
fully debauch citizenship in the inter-
es,s of a merciless greed. Does any
thoughtful man, familiar with the stur-
DIV and law abiding qualities of Maine
citizenship, question the final outcome
Of this struggle? If so he should read
the future of his State anew in the
light of her past history.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-08
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
September in Maine.
Bangor NeWS.l

NEdIlSOi' News!
From the aesthetic side there is no
other month that can compare with
September. Some Septenbers are bet
ter than others. though all are filled
with 4 pensive joy that reaches tears
on one side and touches laughter OH the
other. The elements should be kindly
mixed to get the most out of Maine
September. There should be n heavy
and drenchiiig rain before the middle Of
the month, after which we should have
n few bright days an,, MINDLESS nights,
just to wash Off and dry out the foliage
Of the forests. Then during some still
night at full or new moon Il gentle frost
should creep out from The north and
family touch the edges Of the leaves
The freezing process should be slow
and very mild-some;hing like tho
singing taste of ripe ginger ale upon
the tongue-nOt, severe enough to hurt
but just right to. enjoy. The next morn
ing a curtain of vapor should envelope
the earth, which should fade and vanish
gradually, so the sun could not come
out until 10 o'clGek. After this one will
see the most beautiful process of nature
unfolding before his living eyes--1 mir
acle of beauty, a marvel Of chemical
combination. AS the actiEic rays of
the sun CLINT against the sensitive
plates of the frost-smitten leaves, the
chlOrophyll begins to undergo dissOlu-
ton. Slowly, Sweetly end gloriouSly
the green shades into yellow and reds
and crimsons and browns. tint spread
ing after tint until every portion of the
ftn far cd Nd all lt Sc,
done literally while you wait" A lot
Of very nice and very gifted men-in-
Guiding Lord Byron, who was not nice
at all-have made ecstatic and silly OBJ
servations about the beauty of the dy-
ing dolphin; but if any such person is
living today and will come to Maine
this fall, and the frostS come just right
If things work as they should, we will
take him out to a grove of red NAPLES
and show him something about rain
bow tints and irridescent CLEANS that
no dying or living dolphin ever pro-
duccd or ever could produce. Fully I'M
dersianding that no man can live on
or clOthe himself with September foil
age, realizing that feeding the eyes is
no substitute for filling the stomach
we confess that we ara still sentimental
enough to admire the foliage of the
hardwoods in September. and to wish
that the panorama could last longer
The September which lies across our
pathway is full of high promise. 1t
holds no State election this year, for
which we should feel grateful. But the
dim and haZe-garmente1 hills. the gor-
geous woods, the plentitudc of the har-
vest. the whirring of swift wings, the
snickering laughter of sarcastic squir-
rels. the solemn professions of crows,
the hum of comatose flies. and the rip
pie of cool brooks are in front of us.
asking us to live and go forth among
them and walk in their midst, and gain
wisdom and patience from their I'M
complaining submission to Il VIII that
is greater than their own.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-08
No More Blaines.

(Ncw York Mail and EXpress.)
"Will there be another Blaine?" asks
the Kansas City star We are in
clined to the opinion that there will not
be. Certain it is that there has been
no American political leader who has
even approached Blaine's personal pop
ularity in the twenty-One years that
have elapsed since his fame reached its
zenith in the passionate Presidential
campaign Of 1884 Neither Mckinley.
Bryan. nor Roosevelt. admired and
trusted and followed as all three of
them have been in varying degrees, has
ever stirred the enthusiasm of the peo-
Die as Blaine stirred it.
Mckinley was nearly as good a
speaker. but while he had compensat-
ing qualities of poise and Judgment. he
had not Blaines distinction of presence
or quite his comprehensive acquaint-
ance with literature and affairs; and in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-08

. There is nothing easier in this coun-
try than to get married-unless 1t is to
get married again. 1t was thought for
awhile that Johann Hoch. Chicago's
he married II women in three years.
Chicago doubted if any other city
could produce record that would beat
that. 1t seems, however, that Mr..
Hoch's performance was neither unique
nor extraordinary. 1t develops that
DR.. George A. Wftzhoff of New York
has a record as Il marrying man which
makes that of Mr.. Hoch look like the
traditional thirty cents" DR.. Witt
hoff is believed to have participated as
a principal in at least 25 marriages,
aid h. has hired gentlemen TO get mar
ried for him on the 100 or more occa-
SONS when it has not been convenient
for him to so through the ceremony
personally. From the 125 women
whom he bigamously married himself
and to whom he supplied bigamous
husbands, it is thought DR. Witzhoff
got $4,000 in cash and jewelry. Like
Mr.. Hoch he found the business Of
wholesale marrying profitable as well
as pleasant. And there are doubtless
many others at large who have made.
bigamy profession with greater or
less success.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-08

The many friends of Hon. Eugene
Hale were pleased to see him in our
city. yesterday. where he spent the
day rs the guest of Hon. John F. Hill.
The senator is looking in the best of
health and spirits. and has evidently
made the most of his summer vacation
among the Maine pines. At Washing
ton the senator finds little time for rec
reation. and it has always been the
wonder Of those who know the prom
inent place he fills in national councils.
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THE year 3140." says well-known
English sociologist. will see the final
triumph Of women. There viii then
be 100 per cent. more women than men
living in Great Britain. Twelve CEN
turtles later there will be only one man
to every three women" This is alarm
ing or otherwise according to the
point Of view. Some people will lose
sleep over the promised plight of Eng
.ishmen in 3140, but most win feel that
the Goth century has trouble enough
of its own.
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"Hullo."

When YOU see man in woe,
Walk right up an say "Hulloi"
Say "Hullo!" an How dye do!
IIow's the world a-usin' you?"
Slap the fellow on the back,
Bring Your hand down with a whack;
Waltz right up an don't so slow.
Grin an shake an say "Hullo,'
Is he clothed in rags? Oh. sho.
Walk right up an say "Hullo.'
Rags is but a cotton roll,
Jest for wrapping up soul,
An soul is worth n true
Hale an hearty ''Haw dye dO?'
Don't wait for the crowd to 20.
Walk right up an say '1ulloi"
When big vessels meet. they say.
They salute an sail away;
Jest the same are you an me,
Lonesome ships upon the sea.
Each one sailing his own Jog
For n port beyond the fog.
Let your speaking trumpet blow.
Lift your horn an cry "Hullo"'
Say "Hullo" an How dye do"
Other folks are good as you
When you leave your house of clay,
Wandering in the far away:
When you travel through the strange
Country t'other side the range,
Then the souls you've cheered will knoN
Who you be an say ''Hullo,'
Sam Walter FrsS.
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One Way to Fight Automobiles.
Oath independently

one of the municipal officers of a
small towE in Maine is said to he hap
py because the roads of his town are
not as good this year as usual and
says that if he has his way that they
VIII continue to go back in their con-
ditioh every year until they get so bad
'hat automobiles will avoid going
through the town. and this is all be-
cause some Of the horses in the town
are afraid of the devil wagons. What
progressive citizen he must be. what a
i've town it must be in which to reside
ana now proud the community must be
Oh the attractions it offers strangers
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Maine Gossip
A Mysterious Microbe.

Dat lazy germ is prOwlin' roun',
meets him everywhere;
He's baSkin' in de sunshine
When de day is bright and fair;
He's Swimmin' iII de raindlOp
When de sky is overcast
An dar amt no use o. runnIn'
Cause he travels mighty fast.
He gets into my feet. OATS why
Is walkin' sort O. slow:
He makes my hans too weak to hold
DE handle of hoe;
But he goes clean out O business
An he loses his control
When my fingers Staht a-reachin
Fob to grab fishin' pole
used to be discouraged
Bout de way dat | was took;
Is mighty glad dem whit. folks
Foun dat critter in u book;
When l doesn't feel like workin'
Nor like mOvin roun' too quick
l knows dat germ done got me
An it amt no use to kick.
washington Star
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1t is hardly fair TO Use the death of
the great trotter, Sadie Mac, on thu
track at Hartford as a text for SER
mons to show that horse racing is a
cruel sport. The Boston Advertiser
points out that while once there were
horse races that undoubtedly We're
cruel that day has passed. There was
once a fondness for long distance races.
where horses were driven at tOpmost
speed for 30 or even 100 niles; the re-
suit was usually death for one or both
horses. But that is quite another mat
ter. Track races, as they ere conduct
ed today, are not brutal. The horse is
treated with the greatest care to his
condition. Every precaution against
overstrain is taken. Horses are with
drawn from races, even after entry fee
has been paid, time after time. because
of some slight evidence of indisposition.
No note is taken of this because it is 4
commonplace among horsoren. Notice
n great horse Immediately after race;
he is rarely in anything approaching an
exhausted condition. And he is cod
died and cared for as any human being
might be, or better. a modern race
horse has good life. He enjoys it; he
enjoys the race. Tragic as was the
death Of Sadie Mac, and greatly as Il
will be mourned, It is not fair or wise
to read into it false lesson.
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An Able and Impartial Commission.
(Rockland Courier-Gazette.)

(hOCkldnQ COMPLEMENTARY
The Sturgis commission on Saturday
made things SO lively for the rumseli-
ers of Lewiston. Augusta, WaterVi!e
and Gardiner as to quite dispose OF
the suggestion that the commission
was taking only a languid interest IN
its work. Numerous places were raid
ed and offenders hailed into court.
An other suggestion is also disposed
of by this stroke of business, namely
that the commission is turning its at
tention only to Democratic counties.
All the cities above favored it will be
noticed are Republican communities.
There is no politics in the Sturgis
commission. 1t descends alike upon the
just and the unjust, if they happen to
he monkeying with the laws against
rumSelling.
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mand and receive his careful consid-
Grafton, how he is able to accomplish
so many different things of an import
ant and eXacting nature N so short a
time. Few men in American public life
have the executive faculty in the de-
gree that is characteristic nf Senator
Hale. and few are so systematic ana
thorough in their methods of work.
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eating the insurance scandals.

crowded or Worried about a lack of
pure air as n result of the showing Of
the state census that there is now one
they can get relief by migrating to
Nevada. In that state there are three
square miles for every man ana every
body has elbow room.
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ESTABLISHED, 1925.

No notice whatever will be taken Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held responsible
for the preservation or return OF re-
jected communications.
Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publishers,
Augusta, Maine.
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The New York Tribune suggests
Hon. James McKeen, native Of
Brunsw lex. Me-. ard graduate of
Bowdoin go. as a good man to succeed
Mcclellan as mayor of New York. Mr..
McKeen is a leader of the New York
bar and is now the first counsel of the
Legislative committee which is investi-
eating the insurance scandals.
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There are a few things that brilliant
yet posted upon, as was shown when
he greeted Congressman Littlefeld,
this week, as hailing from "the State
of cycloneS
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never i'm our time better realized than
in. the case of President Roosevelt
whom all the nations of the earth now
delight to honor as they never before
hOnOred an American.
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Brown as a Berry,"

UBangor Commercially
The summer folk returning to the CITY
arc always described as brown as n
berry. That does we'll enough in the
city, but in the country people know
that berries are not brown.