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Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-09
SON OF GENERAL GRANT
MENTIONED FOR PRESIDENCY
Ev Associated Press.

CHICAGO, July ga dispatch to the
Tribune from ST. Louis says: Jesse R.
Grant of New York, a son of General
U. S. Grant. and H. H. ChiIders, form
erly in charge Of the department Of
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-09

to be seen whether or not ever shall
be. My decision as to entering the race
depends on the results of my trip. At
present I would not care to enter into
any political discussion, but /. like
most people today believe there should
be some revision of the tariff and
regulation of the trusts"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-09

Everything you want YOU will ana In
the CLASSIFIED page. One cent q word,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-09
Free to the ". E. II.

To all members of the N. E. A. who pre-
sent their membership cards at cash
ier's desk (Fourth Floor) we will give
FREE a souvenir guide book of Los
Angeles. These books are cloth bound,
a convenient size for pocket or purse
tells you of the things of interest to
visitors and how best to save time in
your sightseeing.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-09

Everything you want you VIII find in
the classified page. One cent word,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30
THE FIRST OBSERVANCE.
The Story of the Origin of Americas
Memorial Day.

General John a. Logan's "Or,lcr
No. H." designating May 80 as Memo
rial day, day fer streW ing anwers on
the graves Of the fallen heroes, was
promulgated on The 4th of May 1AGS, he
thon being communicating chief Of the
Grand Army vi the Republic
Order No. IL was most enthusiastic
chily received throughout the country,
and on the 9th of July following Gen.
Logan wrote Mrs. Henry S. kimball Of
Philadelphia, who had suggested the
propr" observance of such day:
1T is extremely gratifying to me TO
hear day after day from my friends Of
the kindly reception of my ORDER for
Memorial day. AS You observed in
Your very kind letter to me, the custom
is beautiful one. and I am confident
that it will not only never pass away
from the recollection of the American
people, but WEI more deeply tngraft
itself in their hearts, and each return
ing anniversary OF sacred decoration
will increase in Impressive devotion to
our patriotic dead"
Records and documents in the War
Department and in the library of Mrs.
Gen. John a. Logan show that to Mrs.
Henry s. <irball is due the credit and
honor of suggesting 10 Gen. Logan the
idea of having day set apart for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30
Memorial Day.

This is the day set apart by a beauti-
full American custom Of over 40 years
standing as a day dedicated 20 the
memory Of the patriot dead. Through
ont the land our people pause in their
" ork and pay a tribute of love and
honor to the memory of those who gave
their lives that the Union might be per-
petuated. Memorial Day has become
the one great patriotic holiday of our
calendar. The Fourth Of July which
held this place in earlier generations
has long since become merely a mid
summer holiday devoted mainly TO the
making Of noise by some people ard
the attempt TO escape it by others. The
original significance Of the day has
been pretty wen lost sight u and APP
prorriate exercises in honor of the
winning of national Independence are
no longer held. There are various
Reasons Tor this but whatever they are.
the fact is not TO be disputed
Memorial Day, however, remains, and
is likely to continue Tor generations 10
come, a day set apart in honor Of the
performance Of patriotic deeds and to
in:stil TIE impulses Of true patriotism
in Young breasts. There has arisen to
be sure, a tendency TO give the day
over 10 games and sports and this is a
tendency which all thoughtful people
must dellOre. Public opinion should
not allow anything on Memorial Lay
which intecferes with the exercises and
ohservances by the veterans of the war
and those who join with them. 1t may
i" that this tendency will result in a
movement to have Memorial Day fall
upon the last sunday in May, 4 ques-
ton which has been more or less dis
cussed although no actual steps have
been taken 10 bring about the change.
Iut until such Il change is Elade, if
indeed it is ever made, ii is to be re-
mrlnbcrrl by all good CITIZENS that
Memorial Day is not merely Il spring
holiday. Lut that it is something higher
ana holer than this, a day of sacred
memories and precious associations
and for certain o',servance5 which a
grateful republic can never afford to
neglect.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30
Three Coming Expositions.

The financial failure of the James
town Exposition-which is pretty well
assured not only because expositions
as a rule are financial failures but also
on account of the particular circum-
stances of this case-is not likely to
discourage those who are booming the
various exposition projects mapped out
in this country for the next decade
Whatever the success of the James
town venture, financial or otherwise, it
is assured that there will be a great
exposition at Seattle in 1909 to be
known as the AIaska-Yukon-P Pacific
EXPOSITION, another at Baltimore in 1914
to be known as the Banner Exposition
in honor of the centennial of the ma
tiOnal anthem, and as a general boom
for the new Baltimore, and still anoth-
er in 1915 at New Orleans in joint cele-
bration of the tercentennial of the
founding OF that city and the opening
of the Panama canal which it is con-
tidcntly hoped will be completed by
that time. These three expositions
are as well assured as anything in the
future can be, and Seattle, Baltimore
and New Orleans each have commit
tees actively at work with the pre-
liminary arrangements, and in each
case the press bureau is also earning
its money.
1t is not unlikely that some EXPOSE
ton Will be held between 1909 and 1914
as that seems to be too long 4 time to
be wasted. New York has talked
some about a Henry Hudson EXPOSE
tiCn in 1909 in honor of the tercenten-
NAL of the discovery of that great
river, hut the plans seem to have fall
en- fiat and anyway it would be very
absurd to have two eXp0sitions in that
same year unless both were purely
local in character. OF course the pro-
moters of each of these three coming
eXpCsitionS and whatever others NAV
Ge conceived in the meantime, will APP
peal to Congress fer direct and In
direct aid and also to each and all of
the states. No wonder there is a very
general feeling that the exposition
business is being much overdone and
that II IS time for the fever to subside.
In many respects they are good things,
but it is not impossible to have too
much Of a good thing. With so many
Of them being held they can hardly be
called really national or International
in character and the danger4is that
they will become merely local affairs
To boom the community where they
are held
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

This is undoubtedly true. in the
same way that classic statue would
he aided by proximity to a miiliners
wax figure. The contrast would Ger
tainly not detract from the perfec-
tons of the statue. Since the Russo
japanese peace treaty, though made
and signed in Maine. was named Tor
Portsmouth, that city, through her
unthinking friends, has seemed to
think that natures laws have been
suspended in order to allow part
to be greater than the whole, and
so it is naturally because of the ad-
vantages that center there that NeW
Hampshire is such q desirable sum-
mer state. The old Granite state has,
undoubtedly, many delightful sum-
mer resorts but they will not be made
more desirable through an attempt to
belittle Names advantages in this
respect"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

Mr.. Arthur G. jackson, president Of
the Maine State Exposition Commits
sion, has received within a few DAYS a
letter from 4 responsible source Offer
ing to provide $4,000 for a Maine build
ing at The jamestown Exposition pro-
vided 10000 more can be secured else
WDrle. 1t will certainly be I, rcproach
to the people of Maine if they fail to
improve this opportunity to have our
state properly represented at his great
Exposition. A small lift all along the
line-so small that no individual citizen
VIII ever feel it-and the thing will be
accomplished. The time is short We
must act at once. Let everyone iden-
tify himself with this good work, he his
contribution ever so small.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

The wCarcrs Of both the blue and
the gray were represented in the re-
cent dedication % monument To the
memory of General John Il. Gordon.
II was fitting tribute to the great
Soutl,, RI leader who did SO much to
smooth away the animosities engen-
dercd by war, and bring about a bet
ter understanding and reconciliation
between the North and the South.
Whatever differences may exist touch
ing economic problems, due to the di-
versity of material interests. the old
social differences are happily obliterat-
ed. The northern man who visits the
South may be sure Of a cordial well
come from n people characteristically
warm hearted and hospitable. He will
rejoice in the evidences of thrift and
progress that will confront him. on
every hand. He will realize that the
spirit of American enterprise knows NJ
North or South, no East or West; tina,
we are one people under one flag. and
that citizens of the South are as loya
to it as are those of the North.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30
Unknown Dead.

Whern the James is ripping gently, wan
derin% Ger its rocky led.
ManN wears ago :Ecy laid him, Much Be
loved yct unknown" dead
Flowers strcWn hy kindly fingers. DER
ms couch their fragrance sized,
Wills the low Winds. mulmurrG softly,
sigh thei' requiem Der his lead.
Whit bright hopes may here be buried.
VIII" the slain. II" Or can say.
Yet We know 'som"b oly'S' darling sleep;
beside tic James today.
On his grave the sunlight fingers ard tn"
slrciy mn"Hh'amS fall,
Here he sleeps far, FIR from kindred
sleeps until the last great call.
Loving hearts mavrlps have waited FOR
this unknown" one to come.
Long, PERHAPS, YES long, long ate: he
had found his narrow nome.
Now wien here mas died in anguish. ach-
ing hearts this blessing crave,
That love solthad his last ha?d pillow,
love still tends the unknown" grave
Many hearts and blades were broken,
thousands Of the r,oblest "hr:tv,.S''
Wrapped in jackets ray are sleeping
coldly i'm their unknown graves:
Many Hachels still are weeping though so
many Years have fled,
Wecpin" for their sons r"turneI rot,
waiting Tor their unknown" dead
Yc who weave for them fresh gar!ards.
DER thoir graves sweet flowers spread
Know tie prayers OF many mothers call
dow blessings on ynnr heal
Loving acts bring blessings always, for
thy Father say; to thee,
"AS yo snothe my suffering children, SO
We did il unto Me
Q. We mothers. wives and daughters. tend
each unknown grave with care
Who can tell, your own loved darling
may re called their fate - share.
Then as Ye would nav, scn.e Fair one
sfrcw with flowers his lonely bed,
Wit! Kind hands and hearts most loving,
watch ard tend our "unknowr'' dead.
L. d. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30
Abolishina the Death Penalty.

The small group Of states which do
not have carital punishment came very
near to receiving the addition this
week of the conservative Ola stat Of
MaSSa chuScttS. The Senate of that
state passed a bill abolishing capital
punishment and in the House the vote
was q tie whcn was broken by the
speaker who voted against the bill and
thus defeated the measure. Public
sentiment against capital punishment
must indeed be very strong in Massa-
chusctts when a bill aboIishing the
death penalty comes as near as this
to becoming Jaw. 1t will not be
strange if massachusetts, and many
JtheI staIrS III the Union for that mat
ter, soon join Maine and the three or
four other states which have stood
firmly against adding legal murder to
of the law.
The world has made long stride
forward since the day when the old
English law recognized 223 offences as
punishable by death. II would be inn
possible, of course. in these times, even
To imagine 4 list Of 223 crimes which
could be classcd as misdemcanors. but
this number in England no longer than
a century ago was not wholly a
legacy from the dark ages, because
over half of them were of later date
than the reign of the Georges. Now,
the death punishment has been abol-
ishcd in England for al crimes except
murder. and neither in England or in
any other country with any degree of
civilization is Il man put to death for
stealing property worth more than a
dollar or for cutting down n young
tree or for scratching his name on a
public bridge or for writing a threaten
ing letter. as would have been the case
Il hundred years ago. The death pen
atty is relic Of mcdevalism and will
surely be abolished in the course of
time in every state in the Union, just
as it has been abolished here in Maine.
This State has not regretted its step
and tn" stand it has taken in this mat
ter is etcrnally to its credit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30
Our Deathless Dead.

How shall we honor them-our Deafness
Dead
With strew Of laurel and the stately
tread?
With blaze OF banners frightening over
Nay, not alone these cheaper praises
bring,
They will not have this easy honoring.
Not all our cannon breaking the blue
moon.
Not the rare reliquary, writ with rune;
Not all the iterance Of our reverent
Not all sad bugles blown.
Can honor them grown saintlieT with tie
Years;
Nor can We praise alone
IN the majestic reticcnce of stone;
Not even our lyric tears
Can honor them pressed upward TO tfelr
spheres.
Nay, we must meet our august hour of
fate
AS they met theirs; and this viii conse-
This honor them. this stir their souls afar
Where they are climbing to an ampler
star.
The soaring pillar ard the epic boast,
The f'alinS pagent and the stored pile,
Man rarleH with Oblivion awhile,
To Save some Sargon Of the fading host:
But these are vain to hold
Against the slow creep Of the patient
mold
The romp, the arch, the scroll cannot
bcguie
Tho ever circling Destines that must
Mix king and clown into one rabble dust.
No name of mortal is secure in stone;
HeWn ON the parthCnOn the name wall
waste;
Carved on the pyramids, twill be
effaced,
In the heroic deed. AMI there alone
Is mans one hold against the craft Of
TINE.
That hnmbles into dust the shaft
sublime
That mixes sculptured Karnak with the
sands,
Unannaled, blown about the Libyan
lands.
And, Tor the high. heroic deeds of men
There is no crown of praise but deed
again.
Only the heart-quick praise, the praise OF
Is faithful praise for the heroic breed.
How shall We honor them-orr Deathless
Dead?
How keep their mighty memories alive?
In him who reels their passion, they
survive.
Flatter their souls with deed. and all is
SAID,
In the heroic soul their souls create
Is raised remembrance past the reach OF
fate
The viii to serve ard bear,
Tho Will to love and dare.
Nnd take, Of God, improbable risk
These things. these things VIII utter
praise and pean,
Louder than lyric thunders AEschylean'
Thes" things will build our dead unwast'
ing obeisk.
Edwin Markham.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

But about spending money in Canada
The kcnncbec Journal says the money
we spend in Canada goes out of circu-
lation in Maine. But how about the
money we spend in Pennsylvania and
Chicago" Maine sends many thou
sands Of dollars to the West to pay for
corn and oats. Isn't that money as
fer out Of circulation in Maine as it
would be if the corn and oats had been
bought in Canada ?-LcWiston Sun.
BY no means. Such money goes out
of Maine to be sure, but it is still in
the country ana constitutes a part
of our national prosperity. Besides
Pcnnsylvanians are large buyers of
Maine products especially the former
whore We have always found large
market for our potatoes, our ice and
our lumber. Canada buys very little
Of Maine for the reason that practical
ly all her products are competing
products. y dollar spent in Canada is
a dollar lost both to Maine ana to the
nation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30
Where Man Should Die.

How little reckS ii where men lie. when
once tie moments past
In which the dim ami glazing eve mas
looked on earth its last
Wheth", beneath thu sculptured urn ts
c"tfined form shall rest. -,
or. in its nakedness. return back 20 Us
mothers breast!
Death is common friend or foe, as on
fel"nt men may hold.
And at its summons each must go-tle
tiliiid ana the bold;
But when the spirit, free and warm. de-
SeT!S II. as il must,
what matter where :Ee lifeless form as
solves again to dust?
'TWern sweet, indeed, to close our eyes
with those we cherish near,
And, waited upward hy their signs, soa'
to some calmar sphere; l.,
But whether on the scamoId high, or i'll
the h1ttle's van.
The tittest plac,. where man can die u
Anonymous.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

Tho Lewiston sun talks about pc0-
pie being punished" for buying their
lumber in Canada. When we buy our
lumber at home we keep the money
we pay for it in home circulation. We
stand a chance in our business t. get
it back again. If we do not it goes
into the pockets of some of our neigh
bors ana in either event is still a part
Of the home prosperity. When we
buy our lumber in Canada it goes out
of home circulation. 1t ceases to he
a factor in our home prosperity, and
neither we nor our neighbors stand
any chance of getting il back again.
1t has ceased 10 help Maine, ana is
helping Canada.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

out in Kansas the legislature last
winter made it a misdemeanor to
participate in any ball game. horse
race. circus parade. carnival or public
entertainment Of any nature on Me-
mortal Day ana it, is announced that
the law will be strictly enforced there
today. 1t is everywhere recognized
that these events are not in good taste
on Memorial Day. especially if they in
any way interfere with the legitimate
exercises of the day. but Kansas is the
first state d. pass laws forbidding
them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

The Kennebcc Journal cannot show
that tariff reduction ever caused a gen
cral depression in business.-Lcwiston
sun.
Perhaps tho Wilson free trade bill
enacted under the Cleveland admins
tration did not cause "a general de-
preston in business" but if that era of
closed mills, low wages, contracted
markets and public soup houses was
not "A general depression in business
then we certainly never had one in the
history of this country. 1t may be
added that universal hard times
prevailed until President Mckinley
called Congress in special session at
the very beginning of his aiministra-
ton and secured the enactment Of the
Dingley law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

The Lewiston sun denies that the
Wilson tariff bill was free trade
measure. 1t was at least sufficiently
SO to knock out the splendid national
prosperity that had existed under the
Mckinley law. ana to bring about the
most far reaching hard times in the
history Of the country eliminating in
an era of public soup houses for the
feeding Of the unemployed. The editor
Of the sun may. possibly. have forgot
ten these things. but the people have
better memories.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

one of the pnppycock rules now in
force at West Point is that which
irhars boys under = certain height
from its privileges. The New York
Mail ana Express calls attention to the
fact that this rule would make it i'm
possible for fighters like Alexander.
Napoleon. Oyamn. Kurolli. Mcclellan,
Joe Wheeler. sheridan, antFunston to
enter the American Array Frederick
the Great once went to great trouble
ana expense to recruit a regiment Of
giants: but history DOS not record that
they distinguished themselves as hight
ing men
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

Hats off when the flag goes by to-
day. 1t stands for much which many
people who watch it pass from the
sidewalk do not see and do MOI think
Of but the old veterans see it all and
a little reflection upon the sufferings
they endured and the sacrifices that
they made will instil in any heart 4
greater reverence for the flag If it
dos not mean us much 10 us as To
those who offered their lives in its dc
Tense and whose comrades stained its
folds win their dying blood. then let
US strive 10 appreciate their point of
view and thereby gain realization OF
what the flag really means better than
We can acquire it in any other way.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY
The Paths Of Then and Now

The Paths of Then and Now !,
Then
They marched in the ways Of wrath
feeding not bullet nor bursting shell
Plunged dow: paths Of crimson hue
into the depths of a Sitting he'll!
Followed the flag with the cost unreck.
oned,
INrenzied the more as each comrade fell.
rcelinS each shot and swOrd-thrust
wrought
a Unions life or Unions knen:
Then.
Now
They walk in the ways of peace,
Heads bowed low as the chaplain's PRAYER
Thrills each soul with tile earnest plea
That soldiers here may be comrades
There,
Sad is the song that the bugle sings,
Yet sweet is the message its cadences
bear.
For i tells that in peace We honor the
brave
BY scattering garlands everywhere.
Nov.
w. NJ. Herschell
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

Edward responsible for the poor debts
Of his ancestors. The claim Of GER
tain Italian bankers for 5000, OOO,O 900
dating back to 1900 would seem to be
barred by the statute Of limitations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

The National Association at its re-
cent annual meeting declared in favor
politics. This would certainly he Il
very desirable thing to bring about
but with one great political party firm
ly committed to protection and the
other as firmly committed to free trade
il docs not appear 20 be altogether easy
Of accomplishment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

A correspondent expresses the opinion
that If tariff revision is ever brought
about. Maine cannot hope to fare as
Wei rs il did under the Dngley law.
This is true. and for that reason the
people Of Maine are content to let well
enough alone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

The Boston American has announced
three separate times in its Washington
dispatches that Fete, the Presidents
bun dog. has been whipped. 50 far as
we have observed he is the only thing
about the premises anyone has been
able to whip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

This weather at least makes il pos
sible for the head of the family to eat
his dinner off the mantlepiece during
houseclcaning with a fair degree Of
CDolncSS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

This being Memorial Day the office
of the Journal will be closed through
out the day and evening and no paper
will be issued tomorrow morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

The report that Mr.. Bryan had en-
dorscd Mr.. r. RAN Of New York for
the presidency turns out to have been
Il mistake. Mr. Bryan is the man he
n vo,.c
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

This may be a springlcss year. but,
thank fortune, the spring lamb crop
seems To be all right just the same
Washington Post.
And Kentucky reports the mint crop
coming along well.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

The 'Hoke Smith Boom is reported
to be still alive; but it is too delicate
a political plant to bring North in the
present state of the weather.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

The fact that the government is
planting camphor trees in Texas is
probably not intended as any reflection
on Senator Bailey.