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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24
Plural VOTING in England.

Over in Great Britain they have
system of plural voting which seems
peculiar enough from our American
point Of view, but it has, nevertheiess'
been in vogue there for two centuries
or more. Under the British electoral
system. a man may vote IN every
county in which he has freehoiu
interest in land. He can not vote t"ice
in any particular county II ne happens
to own two lots of land there put IL Ills
lots are in different counties TIC 'i'
vote twice or if he owns 20 lots in as
many voting districts he can cast ~
ba,Io,s when the parliamentary cleo
ton oon,es around. In this system OF
plural votoing he is helped by the
british system, under which the
parliamentary elections do not all take
rl,ce upon one day as our con-
s,ressional elections do in this country.
This system of plural voting is
snbiect to great abuse, since wealthy
.,ector owning small tracts in many
COMMITTEES can thus nullify the votes Of
MANY Iandless citizens. Against this
system of plural voting a vigorous
campaign is now being waged. A bill
abolishing it has just been passed by
the House of Commons by the over
Whelming vote of 403 to sc. A year ago
a similar bill was defeated by vote of
l9l to 10 so it is seen that there has
been 4 great change of sentiment in the
House Of Commons since the recent
elections. The bill which the House of
Commons has passed is a blow at the
landed aristocracy of Great Britain
and is an assault upon one of the bull
warks of conservatism. The land
owners declare that the measure is
revolutionary, since is upsets system
which has been in operation for over
two centuries. No doubt. the bill will
confront insuperable obstacles when it
reaches the House of Lords. The
present system has become much
more unpopular and oppressive within
the past generation. since in 1854 the
divisions. and thus in numerous in
stances many more votes We're given
dozen to a score.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

Lo, the rich Indian, AS result Of
recent legislation by Congress regard
ing the lands of the Usage Indians the
members of that tribe are doubtless the
richest people of the same size in the
world. There are 1900 of them. about
equally divided between full and half
breds. There is in the treasury $S,000,-
O00 to their credit. giving them an aver
age of about $500 apiece. Besides
this they hold 100000 acres, some
thing over 800 acres to every member
of the tribe. BY the terms of the bill
the interest on the treasury funds and
the revenues from the lands will be di-
vided among the individuals, but until
the secretary of the interior shall have
been satisfied that q certain individual
Is able tn manage his own affairs, and
except i'm that case, there shall be no
allotment made of either money or
lands. This provision will protect them
n little against the enterprising pale
faces who will hover around them as
long as the wampum holds out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24
A Little of Everything
Seaside Philosophy.

/ met a griZZled fisherman
Upon the stony beach,
Twas cbb tide and he rakcd for CLAIMS.
Or anything in reach.
His lonely hut was old and gray;
Gray were his lobster pots;
His boat was gray, the sea WAS gray;
Gray was the sky-in spots.
"A dull and urevcntful life
Is yours" ] paused to say;
an winter drear, pray tell me, how
You pass the time away
..Oh-h, | jest set and think" he said,
He bent to spread a net,
Then aducd, us an afterthouSht.
AN sometimes J"St set:
New York Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24
Electinu Senators in the South.

AS result of peculiar methods of
campaigning which have been quite
generally inaugurated in the South in
recent wears, two United States Sena-
tors have been notified that they will
not be returned to Washington for
another term. Governor Jeff Davis of
Arkansas will replace Senator James
II. Berry, and Ex-Governor Robert L.
Taylor Of Tennessee popularity known
as "Fiddling Bob" will replace Sena-
tor Carmack. The victory of Taylor
of Tennessee at the primaries last week
calls attention to the change of meth
oGs by which many seats in the Senate
are now filled. Instead of being left
to the legislatures as required by the
constitution. and as is still the custom
in ether parts of the Union, some of
these Southern states. while not elect
ing senators by popular vote. manage
to Go pretty much the same thing by
their system Of primaries. The senti
iiitIt 0ttlilH W bt tbNdIt an
mcnt of the constitutional process for
choosing Senators, just as it formerly
annulled the indirect process Of choos-
ing The President and Vice-President
The desire for popular rule expressed
itself 20 years ago in the substitution
If the unwritten authority of the nonli-
naing convention for the written au-
thority of the electoral college
Today the same purpose is evident in
the spread Of the primary method,
| which substitutes the will of the voter
for the will of his agent sitting in the
of the Union-Virginia. South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee ard
Illinois-legal provision has been made
| for transferring the practical power of
election from the Legislature to the
voters. In Pennsylvania. Wisconsin.
Minnesota and other states i'm which
| the primary system is being broad
| ened similar provision can be made,
| and not improbably will be made. so
| that, unless there is 4 revulsion of
sentiment, of which no sign appears at
present, within the next decade we are
not unlikely to see at least two-fifths
| of the states virtually cancelIing the
power to elect senators vested by the
constitution in the state legislatures.
1t is curious accident in politics that
the impetus toward this important
| change in our elective system should
have come from certain Southern
states in which political activities had
| reached the point of stagnatiOn. TIC
give the white voter something in
which to interest himself the primary
contest was devised as a supplement tC
the perfunctory legal election. The
experiment attracted attention as first
only as a novelty but il promises to bt
more general and possibly permanent
thing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24
Personal Notes.

DR. John w. Baird. assistant in psy-
ch"loey 1T TIE Johns Hopkins University.
has been appointed to the chair Of expert
mental psychology in the University.
DIR. Downey l.. Harris, professor of
bact"riolngy in the medical department
Of the st. Louis University. has been APP
pointed city bacteriolosist of ST. Louis.
terrain n assembly in Des Mones is a full
hlonded TSmrshean Indian. Rev. Ed
ward MarSd"n. who represents the Alas
ka Presbytery.
Dr. Frank j.. Toussaint. Of Milwaukee,.
Indian boy, this being the first attempt
ever made to- bring one of the race under
the influence Of civilization.
DIR. Franklin II. Giddings. professor
of sociology in Columbia University has
been appointed professor ot the history
Of civilization, filling the chair founded
recently by Mrs. Maria H. Williamson.
with a fund OF $1,000
Gertrude Anterior lost much valuable
manuscript i'm the San Francisco fire.
With her characteristic spirit she says:
Il haV" all my work t. do m tn" second
part again. but ! am confident | can do
even better with it later
Leoncavallo. the composer conductor.
who will visit THIS country next season,
with an orchestra Of siXty-fvc musicians.
VIII give an entire opera and miScrllan-
enus numbers, without costume or seen
cry. and Will bring eight singers to aid
him,
The Emperor Of japan has sent as n
gift to President Roosevelt n piece Of
ancient steel armor olabDratcly emhelliSh-
Cd. 1t will be placed in the White House.
The armor formerly belonged to q f"udal
Japanese lord named odasaqarl, prom
nently identified with Japanese history
300 years ago.
Prof. Wilhelm Ostwald has resigned
the profess"rShip of Chemistry at the
University Of Leipzig as n result Of his
dspleasure ut the lack Of support accord
cd to his chemical researches. He will es-
tablish Il private laboratory DR. Ost-
wald lectured at Harvard few months
ago under the arrangement for the ex-
change of professors between American
and German universities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

ing said John Lover, the zoo Keeper.
.Thare are three kinds OF gazclles that
never drink. Neither do the Eanas q
..Rahbits and parrots can do without
drinking for months and years.
,h,t hardcrs the arteries and produces
old age. i have heard that the thing 70
do Is to eat Juicy fruits. like oranges ana
lemons and times. qucnching thirst that
INV md at the same time destroying IN
thc system the lime that brings senihty
on. :. - ;..,aecit,Ia GOV
man 10 live without water. IL animals
n''n Ia il though, why cant we?'-Chica-
90 Chronicle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

Secretary Taft has accomplished a
notable number of difficult things. but
it is said he takes special pride in his
recent achievement i'm reducing his
weight from 32G to $50 pounds. 1t was
accomplished by judicious exercises
and a rigorous course in dieting and
now that he touched what he regards
as the irreducable minimum he has
broken training. Doubtless he will
find the road from $50 back to 326 a
much more speedy and pleasant one to
travel than it was from 326 down to
$50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24
Maine Gossip
Work. PLAY.

Don't work too hard-it doesn't pay.
Devote little time to play
To mitigate your labor.
When evening comes drop thoughts o
toll,
Instead of burning midnight oil
Drop in to see your neighbOr.
Don't play too hard-it doesn't pay.
We all should do some work each day
TO earn our bread and butter.
At least go out to your back yard
And make Il show Of working hard.
Although you only putter.
First work. then plays the proper way,
AS you have heard the wise men say,
And that's the way they do 1t,
He who to either work or play
DevoteS his life. day after day,
is pretty sure To rue it.
-Somerville Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

Once more Booker 4. Washington has
demonstrated his common sense. Some
people Of his race have demonstrated
against the designation of negro" but
Mr.. Washington rebukes them and
makes these pertinent observations:
"R'she'y or wrongly, all classes have
cahed JUS negroes. We cannot escape
FROM that name II we would. To cast
1t off now would be to separate us. to
= certain extent. from our history. and
deprive us OF much Of the inspirat,on
we now nave to struggle on and up-
waras II Is to our credit. not to our
shame. that we have risen So rar,a,v
more rapidly than most other 800,
IRON savage ancestors through s,ave,,
10 CIVILIZATION. For my part 7 h.,,.r.
the memory OF these facts should h,
preserved in our name and traa;t;o,
as It Is preserved in the color of ON
races. l do not think my peon,
should be ashamed of their history no
OF any name that people choose in goo,
faith to give thenl"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24
DANGEROUS Meat Preservative.

The president of the Berlin pofcH has
issued the following warning, which has
Dapers: A preserving substance under
the name Of 'sterilisol' has been put up
on the market. with the statement that
no objection can be found to its appiica :
health Contra to this it has been show
hv Investigations made by the chemical
laboratory of the Imperial Health Ohicr
that samples of this preparation contain
oL Der cent. of formaldehvde According
to the opinion of the royal scientific repu,,,
tation for medical affairs formaln, as well
as all preparations which contain 1t. are
to be considered rs personalities serious
" injurious to health in all articles OF
nourishment and enjoyment. In the prep
aration Of meat for sale the application
Of formaldehyde has been expressly for
hidden by statutory regulations.
Live Without Drinking.
Il believe men could live without drink
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

There will be wide regret that i'll
health causes Rev. Minot ]. Savage to
resign the New York pastorate he has
held with SO much distinction. He is
completely broken down and is now in
California where his physicians assure
MIN that only several years of complete
rest Will give him back his forme r
health and vigor. DIR. Savage is one of
the brightest men Maine has given n
the world and he stands in the front
tahh 81 American pulpit orators. For
many years he was in Boston and in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

From the farms of the West, and
particularly the Northwest, comes the
report Of a great scarcity of help. 1t Is
hoped that no more Maine laborers Will
be enticed that way for when the
farmer in this section tries to hire a
man he finds wages demanded which
stagger him. These are great times
for the man who works for day wages.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24
Truthful James.

$50 Won want a position rs office boy
How much 10 you expect Il week
'''rhrCe dollars. sir.
How much are You worth!
About cents sir.
what will YOU do while ! am here IN
the Office"
Watch the clock
"tnd when I am out
.'Smckc cigarettes and pnt my feet on
the desk. sir"
Have you any prandmothcrs@'
mo. sir. but twic" a week III go OUT
to see the baseball game.
Him Young man. You are too truthlui
for this office. Better go around and ask
the leather man If he reeds @n assistant.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

Ambassador Reid warns English
people against American slang on the
ground that it corrupts the purity of
the language. No doubt, he is right
hut his warming will be little needed.
There is something about American
slang that makes it irresistible at home
or abroad. People are shocked but
soon find themselves using the EXPIRES
Siens which shocked them. Our
language is still in the making and
there is no controlling the linguistic
currents of civilization.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24
OId-Eashioned Philosophy.

Tho world never has time to turn round
to look at the GROWER.
There's only one trouble about getting
the guld that's in the land some folks
are 100 digniiicd Ia dig FOR II:
S.m, times we get so excited celebrating
Joy. old Trouble crecps up on our bind
side. and mdbs rs while were hollerin
hoOray. -,
In trying to make the. most 81 NE We
fr..,ncntlv S,,nd all the small change
thai might Jingle dancc-tune III the
Solemn shadows of old age.
Atlanta Constitution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24
STATE CONVEN-
TON.

A Republican State convention
will be held in City Hall, Port
land, Wednesday, June -,
1906, at 1890 o'clock A. NJ,
for the purpose of nominating
q candidate for Governor to be
supported at the September
election, and transacting any
other business that may prop
erly come before it.
The basis of representation
will be as follows: Each city,
town and plantation will be
entitled to one delegate; and
for each rs votes cast for the
Republican candidate for Gov
ernor in 1904 an additional
delegate; and for a fraction of
40 votes in excess of IS votes,
further additional delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation Of
any city, town or plantation
can only be filled by residents
Of the county in which the va
cancy exists.
The State committee will be
in session in the reception
room of the hall at $50 A. Nj.
of the day of the convention.
for the purpose of receiving
credentials of delegates. In
order to be eligible to partici-
pate i'm the convention, dele
gates must be elected subse-
quent to date of the call for
this convention.
All electors Of Maine. what
ever their political affiliations
may have been, who believe in
the general principles and pol
ley of the Republican party
and desire its success at the
polls i'm the coming election
i'm this State, are cordially in
vited to unite under this call
in electing delegates to the
convention.
Per order, Republican State
committee,
Seth NJ. Carter. Chairman.
Byron Boyd, Secretary.
Lewiston, April 20. 1906.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

recent years he has been pastor of the
Church of the Messiah, the largest and
wealthiest Unitarian church of New
York. He has been active as a writer
widely read.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

1t would be interesting to know now
many of the 1850 people who signed
the Tucker petition really understand
the evidence upon which he was con-
vieted or are seriously interested in the
case. Most people had rather sign
petition than eat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24
Discouraging Man.

What do you want with an an'"iho-
I'LL, - asked lin. discoura9ing man.
II want to pet out in the country ana
hear the song of the birds and smell the
nertumc of the flowers.
20 ihat's il, We'll, what You'll hear is
IN. monk Of the Chauffcur'S horn ana
whaf you'll smell is gasoline. washing
-,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

There is something of stir among
the biologists over the capture Of an
okapi in Africa by an English eXplora-
ton party. Never heard of an okapl?
Well, the rest of us must confess to the
same ignorance. From the deScrip-
tiCns we Judge it to be a sort of
short-necked giraffe with a wonderful
color scheme. Every we'll regulated
circus will have one by another season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24
Revenqe.

C;unner-That WIS a fine Joke your wifi
PLAYED when she made You wait outside q
a department store two hours whlie sh
searched for 4 pair Of gloves to suit her
Guycr-It was pretty good. but l <"
even.
Gunncr-In what way?
Guvcr-Why. | made her wait ontsid
of n barber shop on SATURDAY. night Will
| waited my turn to get a shave.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

The Democrats have just carried
Omaha. There Is no telling what the
Nebraska Democrats could do if Bryan
would only remain in Asia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

In his zeal to give deserved praise to
the speedy Orono sprinter. the Bangor
News man makes a very extravagant
and unWarranted statement Capt.
Porter won one first and one second at
the New England college meet, giving
him a total of eight points. 1t was a
most creditable performance and
worthy of praise. But exactly the
same thing was done a year ago by
Capt. Denning of the Bowdon team
who won first in the hammer throw
and second in putting the shot. More
over, Denning established n new New
England record in the hammer throw.
Equally good work has been done at
Worcester by several Bowdoin ath-
letos in the past. But by far the best
showing ever made at the New Eng
land college games by an athlete from
the Maine colleges was that of Harry
Cloudman of Bowdoin at the Worcester
field day Of 1901. For three years he
had been picking up frsts and seconds
in the dashes, but in that year he won
three firsts. He captured not only
the two dashes but also the broad
jump. This gave him total of Is
points and gave him undisputed title to
the individual hOnors of the meet.
Moreover. he ran both dashes in faster
time than they were run this year. and
in the broad jump he established a
record which is still unheat"n Porter
is good athlete, hut he falls far short
of being in Cloudman's class.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

The Pope's wedding gift to King Al
fonso will be a triptych. If you don
know what this is, then consult the
dictionary. You will remember it bet
ter that way.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24
VILLAGE Pessimist.

Drummer-Whats the trouble with oid
Man GrowlSby?
Rural Sto"ekeeDer-Why, one or !heSr
wandering corn doctors came around anu
cured his pet corn. -
Drummer-Well. what is he grumbling
about now?
Rural StOrekeeper-Why. he IS grunl-
hing because he hasn't anything to grum-
bile about
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

II have been somewhat costive, but
Doan'S ReguietS gave just the results
desired They act easily and regulate the
bowels perfectly."-L. Il. Krau$t. S6 Wal
nut Ave, Altoona, Pa.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

What became of that earthquake
which the Connecticut prophet told us
was to jar this section a day or two
ago?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

ANY skin itching is temper tester The
NOR. YOU scratch the worse il itchcS.
Doan's Ointment cures piles, eczcma-any
skin itching. AT all drug stores.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

Can't look we'll eat we'll or feel Well
with impure blood feeding Your body.
Keep the blood pure with Birdhrk Blood
Rittcrs. Fat simply, take exercise Keep
clean and Won will haNt long litr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

Fairfield boasts of four faithful
teachers who have each served over 80
years in the public schools of that
town, and six others who have a record
of over 10 years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

The sweet girl graduate is very busy
rehearsing her part with the dress
maker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

Specific for pain-Dr Thomas Eclec-
tric Oil. Strongest cheapest linment ever
devised A household remedy ia Am"ri-
ca for . wears.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

The Memorial day Grafton at Harvard
will be given by Roscoe Conkling Bruce,
colorod, 'O2, who since his graduation has
been teaching i'm Booker Washington
school at TuSkegee, Ala.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

Bangor News: Delegates to the
Democratic state convention will ut
last have the supreme pleasure of visit
ing the best city in Maine. Let every
citizen of Bangor greet them with
hospitality and give them heart for the
fight they are about to enter. For after
September they will feel very blue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

Judge WhitehouSe will be called upon
to hear about 35 divorce cases at this
term of the Supreme court at Alfred.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

1t is now proposed in Winthrop t.
have the soldiers monument take the
form of a public library building.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

Capt Roy Porter of the u. of M
track team shared second place in in
dividual honors at the field day Of the
New England colleges, by far the best
showing ever made by an athlete from
the Maine colleges Bangor News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24

In speaking of old times in WiscasS"t
a correspondent says: "When Lydia
Leighton lay dead in her coffin all
Wiscasset people who saw, marveled at
the rose pink colOring of cheeks ard
lips. Only the old nurse who had
loved and tended the sick woman knew
the secret of these vivid tintS. When
Lydia had sailed on her wedding day
with her husband, the young sea cap
tain she was filled with ardent longing
to see all there was OF life. taste its eX-
peri"nccs to the full Thus 1t was that
when they tarried ir some far off for
eiGn port, the girl wife had placed her
self in the hands of Il native doctor,
who had tattOoed the delicate skin with
some magical preparation like the
bloom of the wild rose. AfterWard.
through all the years of her brief life.
that bright complexion never changed.
So it was that Lydia in her last hours
was bereft of the dignified pallor of
death and was domed to stare with
rose leaf bloom into the mysteries of
that world beyond the grave"