Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-16
Maine Gossip
Alas!
The fair round cheek
Gets withered soon;
The luscious plum
Becomes a prune.
-ROStO

The fair round cheek
Gets withered soon,
| The luscious plum
Becomes prune.
Boston Transcript.
The Biddeford teachers have pre-
scented a signed request to the school
hoard asking for an increase of sal
larry. They claimed that although
there had been marked increase in
1.-THE cost of living. there had been no
increase of Importance in their sal
laries. hence the request.
The late King Edward presented a
medallion to S. T. Corser, one of Port
lands earlier citizens during the
princes visit to that city in 1860
when the former was Prince of Wales.
Mr.. Corser was then superintendent of
the Atlantic & st. Lawrence division
of the Grand Trunk railroad. This
memento, which was highly priced by
Mr. Corser and which has been SINH
larly regarded in the family since, is
of silver, about twice the thickness of
la silver dollar, and nearly size
larger in circumference. Upon one
side is the date of the visit of the
Prince OF Wales and the mention of
the opening of the ST. Lawrence
bridge. Accompanying this is clear
ly cut bas relief figure of the profile of
the young princes head. Upon the re-
verse side of the medallion is the royal
coat of arms bordered by dates given
in Latin script. The word welcome
appears three times, which may be
taken as indicative Of the welcome
which the prince received during
his entire visit throughout the United
States, embodying the thought, We'll
come, thrice welcome" This medal
lion has passed to Mr.. Corser's son, d.
F. Corser. and is now in the possession
of his widow.
This incident is now being recalled:
Names great statesman, James G.
Blaine was on the occasion of one of
his visits to England before he had
even been u candidate for the Presi-
dency, the guest of honor at a dinner
given by the then Prince of Wales,
afterward King Edward. The one
disagreeablc man at the dinner was
a duke of the royal house, who had a
reputation for lack of tact During
a lull in conversation he blurted out:
THE greatest outrage in history was
the revolt of your people against
King George Ill. There was no
justification for it then, and there is
no excuse for it now" The prince
was plainly embarrassed. The one man
who had the tactfulness to carry Off
the situation was Mr. Blaine who. in a
carefully modulated voice. replied:
"Perhaps if George Ill. had possessed
as much diplomacy as his great
grandson, America might still be
| English" The Prince of Wales, af-
ter the subject was passed. gripped
Blainc's hands with a twinkle of ad-
miration.
Saleswomcn throughout the coun
try have been sending congratulate
tions to Il. f. Hamilton of Saco, Me-.
who has just attained his ninety first
birthday Mr.. Hamilton was the
first merchant to employ saleswomen.
and the people of his town. men and
women. boycottcd his store in conse-
qucncc. Many of the leading church,
women called on him personally and
demonstrated earnestly against what
they called the sin of placing women
in position Of such publicity as be-
hind a counter for the purpose of
selling goods.
1t may be. pleasing to those inter-
ested in the silver service presented
to the Inflated battleship Maine to
| 10 CT IN ho
that Just where these silver pieces
are today is not known, but presumab-
| ly they are in Washington with other
relics Of the Inflated battleship," as
! published in account of the ship re-
Gently is incorrect, according to Mrs.
A. A. Kendall of the d. A. r. of Maine.
She was State regent at the time the
silver was ordered taken from the
| National Museum at Washington and
delivered to Capt. Hutchins, COM
| manding the new battleShip Maine
Shortly after the construction of the
new craft named in honor of the ill
| fated hulk that still lies on the mud
! in Havana harbor, it was sent to
Maine for the presentation of a BAN
ner by Mrs. A. A. Kendall, from the
d. A. r. 1t was then learned that
the silver plate had not been turned
over to the new craft and at the time
was in the museum. Mrs. Kendall
| took up the matter with Secretary of
the Navy Morton. suggesting that it
was but proper that the plate be
turned over to the new battleshiE.
| This suggestion evidently found favor
for shortly Mrs. Kendall received let
tcrs from Secretary Morton. Capt.
Hutchins of the Maine and the officer
| in charge of the museum and custo-
dian of the silver plate, stating that
the plate had been placed on the vcs-
sci, where it properly belongs and now
is.
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