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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26
Editorial Comment.
Plaisted and Pattangali.
portland PresS.)

Messrs. Plaisted and Pattangall are
touring the State together and sing
ing in unison the song of Republican
misrule and extravaganza. At Bar
Harbor Col. Plaisted declared that I'M
der Governor Fernald's administration
tine cost of running the State was $4,-
600, 900 as against less than 100000
under Governor Cobb. But why did he
not go back to 1882? He might then
have showed that the State expenses
were s2.5O0000 larger now than they
were then. Nobody denies that State
expenditures have increased. The Re-
publicans admit and justify it. They
think it right that the standard OF
living should have advanced since the
days of the fathers. The State is
raising more money and paying back
more to the towns for public purposes.
AS compared with 1908, which seems
to be the year selected by Col. Plalsted
for comparison in his Bar Harpor
speech, one of the items of the increase
is sl75 900 for the State house extern
sion Mr. Pattangall is consistent IN
tacking this, for if memory serves
he opposed it in the Legislature. But
YOU do not hear Col. Plaisted critics.
ing this particular item. He cannon
because he favored it at the time. He
leaves that tc his partner. Another
new item is 100000 for the care OF
insane paupers assumed by the State.
Another is an increase of $4,000 for
the building of State roads. Another
is $4,000 for the feebleminded An
other is an increase of 295,O0O for the
support of common schools. Another
is the temporary lean of $3OOooo'
which had to be negotiated because
of the failure of the new tax laws OF
1909 failing to become operative tnat
wear on account of the initiative ana
referendum. Which one of these wDulo
Col. Plaisted have vetoed If he han
been Governor? He insists too, that
trustees of State institutions nave
been borrowing money illegally, and
declares his intention to remove them
If elected Governor. But he does not
specify the law which he says has
been violated, and he probably does
not because there is no such. II
would be more to the point for MN
to advocate changing the date of the
beginning of the fiscal year SO as 10
bring it more into joint with the
needs of the treasury. The trustees
have no reason to fear. The threat
to remove them is "hot air.
Mr.. Pattangall "cited instances Oh
Republican mismanagement and de-
voted himself quite largely to figufes'
prophesying that the next Governor
of Maine would be a Democrat TINS
is Mr.. Pattangalrs familiar role. In
1904 and in 1906 and again in 1903 ne
was predicting the election of a Dem.
ocratic Governor, and the failure OF
his prophesies does not seem to dls-
courage him. Among his instances
Of ID Republican mismanagement ne
probably does not include the tax Dill
of 1909. which he himself supported
on the floor of the House and pro-
nounced a good bill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

About the only signs of winter are
the shedding prices of straw hats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

What may Paris eat now that horse
meat is so high?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

An exchange asks. is Griscom COM
ing or going?" Neither! He is stand
Ing still and the rest of us are coming
to him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

F. Augustus Heinze will have to
move to Turkey If he intends to wed
all the beautiful ladies whose pictures
appear aa his bride-elect
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

The prune crop in the Northwest Is
unprecedentedly large, but in Maine
: the lemon crop is now developing for
Democratic consumption after Septem-
Der IL.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

Now every Central Maine city has a
yeggman-and some on 'em tew.''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

Mayor Gaynor continues to gain in
physical health and public apprecia-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

, Col Roosevelt starts off at Utica with
the Changers but may end with the
rangers Of the wild and woody.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

Nobody has ever been black balled by
the Ananias club for want of qualifica-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

Senator Gore escapes by the narrow
margin of clean bill of good inten-
lions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

In the New York fuss it is up to
someone to retract and explain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

-Bostonians are nursing lame necks.
Rubber!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

Roosevelt was in Utica but Sherman
was not
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

"Who is the man higher up?" why,
the aviator Of course.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26
Pond-lilies still beautify Maine pond

The warm wave was welcomed
throughout Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

A slander suit sounds big as cam
!. .Daign fireworks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

No notice whatever will be taken of
unsigned communications.
che Journal cannot be held lssp0nsi-
bic for the preservation or return Of
rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Publish
ers. Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

Northern Maine guides and wardens
report plenty Of deer, moose and small
er game in Maine woods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

Let's see-Schedule E? o, Sugar!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

A G. A. r. veteran has a red, whit
and blue houseboat in which he live
on POpham Beach.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

Senior Spain who won the Kings Cur
in the Sicilian automobile races. is in
main with his victorious brown painted
1OG H. p. machine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

At Camden this summer an interest
ing musical colony has included such
stars as Nine. Marie Rappold, who will
appear in October at Names Musical
Festival, Oscar Saenger. the New York
musical coach and Orville Harold. last
winter heralded as Hammerstein
greatest find. At Camden, also, two
Bath society ladies are conducting
fashionable tearoOm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

A very staunch houseboat was towed
into Portland harbor last week from
East Boothbay, where it was Launched
Wednesday from the yard of w. l. Ad-
ans & Co. 1t is named the Ibus and is
owned by John Gullycole: prominent
business man of ST. Louis, Mo, who
spends his summers cruising along the
New England coast. The new craft is
81 feet in length, with 1876 feet beam.
The Ibus has no motive power. depend
ing on towage She has every reslden-
tial convenience.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

Charleston's Trustee House. 26 mile
from Bangor. is burned fiat. Loss ~.
900. partially insured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

On the Snow farm on New Meadows
west shore near Harding's Station is a
beautiful little bronze fountain thai
plays all summer in corner OF tnt
handsome grounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

VIM. Rice of East Boothbay has
new 3O-foot houseboat with 10 H. P.
engine, which makes s miles an hour
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

Mrs. f. B. Blackboard OF Boston. the
well-known water color artist has been
visiting in Belfast ana while there car
ried on her studies in mushrooms OF
which she has made more than 4oo
studies in colors. She speaks enthu-
siastically. according to the Bangor
News, of Belfast as a collecting ground
and has found about one hundred
different varieties near there. Glasses
have already been formed to learn tne
difference between the edible ana pol
sonouS varieties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

Col John ]. Dooiey is attending the
National Rifle Matches at Camp Perry
Ohio. Later he will visit Sea Girth. N.
-I-.t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

Chas A. Jordan of Bowdoinham, VINO
enlisted for the Civil War in 1862. was
captured in August 1864 and confined
at Libby, Belle Isle, and Salisbury
prisons 1T was not uncommon tt
wake up in the morning" said Mr.. Jor'
dan, lin Salisbury and find rs or 30 OF
our men dead"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

Brigadier General Arthur Murray. U
s. A., chief of coast artillery and stan
inspected Forts Baldwin and Popham
this week in the course Of their tour
of inspection. of the Notifications on the
Atlantic seaboard. They arrived in the
Kennebec river in the U. S. mine
planter Gen. Frank.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26

hot wave.
The driving horse, Marcus, which his
owner, Charles E. Lane of Brooks, val
ues at $1,000, got what may prove Ia
tai dose of Paris Green Monday. While
standing in the stable he licked the poi
son from a box carelessly left within
his reach Several horse experts were
working vigorously to save the ami
mails life.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10
Liberals Must Go Slow.

The liberal and reform forces Of
Great Britain have good victory in
sight and a good chance to lose it if
they are not extremely cautious. In
the wake Of King Edwards death pub
lie sentiment and sympathy are natu-
rally with the government, but any
mismove by the liberals at this time
might turn the tide against them and
destroy all the gains they had made.
Now is the time, therefore, for the
leaders OF these varied elements to dis
play their craftsmanship. 1t seems
entirely probable that If they can get
through the present stress period with
credit to themselves they will have
confirmed their ascendancy.
One may little doubt that the lead.
ers in the British Parliament who
have deported themselves so well thus
far in the evolution of national poll.
tics will fail to observe this warning
signal, which England as a whole evil
IDENTIFY recognizes. The feeling is one
of suspense and apprehension. The
people are waiting, and that, too, with
considerable tenseness to see what
will be the policy OF King George with
relation to the embryonic reforms
The kingdom is anxious not only tC
avoid a crisis, but to preserve wha
has been won under the inspiration o.
wise leadership, backed by the stable
judgment and progressiveness of thu
late monarch In such state of af
fairs precipitate action by the reform
forces might be all but fatal
Already there is general disposi
ton to give the new king ample tim
in which to familiarize himself will
the political situation before proceed
ing with the parliamentary program
This is an encouraging sign for tn
welfare Of the country, to say nothin
of the fate OF the liberal Leadership
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10
A Democratic Emergency.

The constitution OF Nebraska EN-
powers the governor to call the legis-
lature to convene in extra session ION
extraordinary OCCASIONS" stating in
the proclamation the purpose Of the
call, and the legislature shall enter
upon no business except that for which
they we're called together" In other
words, the extra session provided for
by the constltution-makers contem-
plates an emergency of such unusual
character that the legislation de-
manded cannot safely be deferred un-
til the time for regular meeting.
Mr.. Bryan has suddenly discovered
that such an emergency demanding
the immediate converting of the Ne
braska legislature in extraordinary
session comforts us. But even &C
cording to his own statement the emer-
gency Is purely a democratic emer-
geney to correct the mistake" com
mitted by the democratic legislature
in failing to enact an initiative and
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his belief that this mistake" is likely
to prove fatal to democratic hopes in
the next election, and at the same time
is calling on the republican members
of the legislature, under cover of the
so-called Direct Legislation league, to
help the democrats out OF the hole in
which they 1nd themselves.
Initiative and referendum may be
part OF the democratic creed, but 1t
has never found a place in any plat
form promulgated by Nebraska re-
publicans, and at worst the repub-
llcans cannot be blamed for the mis-
takes" Of Mr.. Bryan's democratic leg
lslature Picture the complacency OF
the democrats II the situation we're re-
versed and the republicans we're APP
pealing to democratic lawmakers tc
come to the rescue and help them
patch UP an indefensfble Legislative
record. In this democratic emer
gency, which has put Mr.. Bryan ant
the leaders OF his party at skies aBC
sevens, we believe republicans, in anC
out of the legislature, can enjoy them
selves best by occupying cushioned
seats On the Qrandstand
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10
PERSONAL NOTES.

Mrs. Peary Is accompanying the comman
der on his tour in Europe and friends Of
the family say that she stnl combs his
hair and ties his neckties for him,
New York state has issued licenses for
100000 automobiles. The output of the ma
chimes is increasing, and each new "honk"
seems to strike a demoniac note novel and
terrifying.
Slatin Pasha the Austrian Baron, who is
engaged in remaking the Sudan. Is slight
in figure, with a youthful step. and is
the life and soul Of Khartum's social life.
He is 50 years old.
Mrs. Dora B. Montefiore. the English
suffragist, who has arrived in New York,
says American women treat men with too
much subserviency. She wants to see 'em
respected but not coddled.
Census returns from Florence Cal, in
clude a pair of remarkable schedules in
the case of Francisco Espor and his wife
Rafael, who claim to be ITO and 1O7 years
OF age, respectively. and to have been mar
ried 80 years.
Major Bob Yokum of Pierre, S. D., is
said to own the only team of bison broken
to harness He bought the animals when
they we're q months old, and after months
OF patient effort succeeded in training them.
Buffalo are said to be the most obstinate
OF all wild animals.
The first paragraph Mark Twain
wrote when he began his editorial duties
with the Virginia CITY Enterprise was
this: "A beautiful sunset made Beranger
a poet, a mothers kiss made Benjamin
West an artist, and fifteen dollars a week
makes us a journalist"
Leslie M. Shaw and Richmond P. Hobson
may spiel like hired hands till doomsday
without convincing the help of a Chicago
hotel that the Japs are not all right. Prince
Iyesato scattered tios of $40 and $40 gold
prices among the bunch, and the money
will talk back for awhile.
The new saloon license law of Massa
chusetts, known as the bar and bottle
act" provides for two forms of license -one
where the booze is drank at the bar
another for the sale Of bottled goods OF
| rushing the can" for drinking elsewhere
Both licenses cannot be granted any one
II place. =
When James B. Hammond OF typewriter
fame thought his end was near, two year;
ago, he divided the Hammond company
stock, valued at slOOO,0OO, among fSith-
full employees With restored health
! the spell of generosity vanished, and he
now seeks the aid OF New York courts t.
recover the donated million.
1t is announced in the French press tha
the historic house occupied by Napoleon OF
the Isle of Elba, known az the villa Sar
MARITIME, is to be sold al auction. With th'
house are to go the furniture and othe
souvenirs of the emperor The newspap
yers urge that the friends and admirers o
Napoleon take steps to prevent the disper
sal of the historic objects.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10
Our Birthday Book
May 10, 1919.

James Bryce, historian. statesman and
diplomatlst, was born May 10, 1898, in Bel
fast Mr.. Bryce is now the British am
bsssador at Washington, having served in
Parliament and held cabinet position
before given this mission He ranks as
The foremost British scholar in historical
and political science.
! James Gordon Bennett. proprietor OF the
New York Herald. is So Mr.. Benefits
father, Of the same name, established the
paper and made II the wonderful success
which his son has maintained.
Charles f. Ady, representing the Ma
tional Life Insurance company as its gem
tral agent for Nebraska, was born May
10, 1862, at McConnellsvilie. o. He has
been in the insurance business in Omaha
Northwestern Mutual Life, taking his
present position with the National Life
In 1898
Richard G. Jordan, superintendent of the
United States Indian warehouse In Omaha,
Is 50. He was born in Ashland, Mass, and
educated In the Milwaukee public schools,
going into the grocery business, which
brought him 10 Omaha in 1892 as assistant
manager for Porter Bros. company. He
has held his present place since 1901. Mfr,
Jordan has also served on the Omaha
school board.
William f. Reed. South Omaha manager
for Clay Robinson & Co, live stock com
mission, was born May 10, iS2, at Fulton,
IN. lie has been with CLAY Robinson &
Co. since 1894
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

waterIoo's reform Exceeds the safe
and sane Limit.
Naur york Times

and sane Limit.
New York Times
II Is an open question whether BARRIERS
as class have ever been quite as-Lalka-
tive as undying tradition has proclaimed
Everybody Knows today the taciturn, mo-
rose barber, who is generally expert with
shears and razor, and speaks only when
spoken to. and not then il he can avoid
speech. We have no doubt he existed in
ancient Greece and Rome long before the
Christian era. when the conversational facil-
ity of BARRIERS was as favorite a subject Of
the jester as it is now.
The barber shop, from the earliest era,
has been a resort of gossps. Politics. the
arts, the giadlators, betting odds. and the
current theatrical attractions have always
been volubly discussed i'm tonsorial estab-
lishments. What wonder II the barber him
self has learned much and been impelled
to impart his share of information, com
ment, and opinion. Horatius Flaccus and
Plutarch testify to the large information
of BARRIERS and their habit OF impsrting 1t,
George Eliot in "Romola" pictures a Flor
entine barber shop as a depot of general
Information. But that is not to say the
BARRIERS have not been encouraged to i'm
part the Information thrust upon them.
The man who shaves your beard and cuts
your hair is generally laxative or not ac-
cefding to your own mood Keep silent
and the barber will save his gift of words
for next"
In the town of Waterloo, Neb., a new
public ordinance, restricting the converse
ton OF BARRIERS has aroused severe crit
iclsm. 1t provides that the local BARRIERS
must not discuss the gossip OF the town
between and p. m The gossip Of the
town" may be hard to define The dis
elimination against the barber is clearly
illegal II his customers assemble to- dis
cuss the gossip of the town he cannot be
deprived Of the right to take part in the
discussion. The barber will continue to
talk in Waterloo, as well as elsewhere, as
long as the man in the chair talks.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10
SUNNY GEMS.

The dear old songs they used to sing
began the sentimentalist
Yes" replied Mr.. Lobrow; I've heard
about them My private opinion Is thai
we appreciate them because people Cont
insist on singing them any more, wash
ington Star. n
Gerald" she said? facing him WIN
heightened color and putting her hands be
hind her you will have to choose be
tween mo and your old pipe!
Not an instant did Gerald hesitate.
The old pipe goes, dear" he said, throw
a new one, anyhow."-Chicago Tribune
win y9g put me off at the museum,
Not if you behave yourself, ma'am."-
Syracuse Herd.
We'll Uncle simon, I'm mighty glad
to see you. Just down from Skiggnsville,
are you? What's doing up your way"
Wei, nothin' much, ,ceptn' the saw
mill and old Jess watkins. chicago
Record-Herald
you're looking blue" remarked the. lob
ster Whats the natter"
II have Just heard" the oyster answered,
that there are such things as vegetable
0'sWhat's the dlfference?" rejoined Ne
other. There are human Holsters, too pnt
j don't let that worry me cents WORTH
Chicago Tribune
Browning says love lies deeper than all
words"
Yes. 1t frequently lies away down where
the pocketbook is carried '-Chlcago
rd-Herald.
Iayson-what sort of man is Bjen-
lSyns5 anyway?
Dawson-Well his wife always goes with
him when he buys n sut of Clothes
Somerville Journal.
Father. what do you wish me to be when
grow up?' ,
THE same as ! am, my SOMA lawyer
Then instead OF wasting any more time
on arithmetic geography, and such truck.
ia better be getting at the hypothetical
question, hadn't ~
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10
Avaunt the Pink Tea.

What has come over the sturdy
Swede of Teuton ancestry and his
Teutonic guest? What is this report
that comes from Stockholm about the
ladies and gentlemen of the court en-
PERTAINING Colonel Roosevelt for two
hours at an afternoon tea and the
royal physician forbidding his step
ping outside the palace for one whole
day and his standing in the presence
of 10000 students singing The Star
Spangled Banner" declining to make
a speech and merely bowling his way
back from the throngs? The Ameri-
can people have a right to more ex-
plicit information on the subject.
1t was enough, those stories that
came of the little gondolas at Venice,
but here is our own lion hunter, the
man who has banished 'mollycoddles,
coming down to two hours of tea sip
ping at a stretch. Such incongruity
might be accounted for in some parts
of Paris or even Venice, but in Swe-
den, never. Sweden, like Mr.. Roose-
welt, strikes upon the Imagination
with force as something rigorous and
rugged, like it's climatic and ancestral
attributes. From .Upsala to Oscar,
! from Wodan to the palace at Stock
holm, the rulers, the temples and the
courts have suggested strength, virilv
ity of character and never pink teas.
Truly. this traveller has been led
into a strange situation. They tell us
he had little throat affection that
prevented his speaking clearly, and it
was raining. Prudence is piety at
times, but even that will not supply
the answer. The American people will
expect a better explanation of him and
from him The spirit Of Missouri still
lives.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10
Heed the weather Forecasts.

The Official forecasterN OF the
weather bureau at Washington says
much of the "iDcomputable damage"
to fruit and vegetation in the south
and west caused by the cool waves
might have been avoided had people
given proper heed to the timely warn
ings and forecasts of the government
weather department. The weather
bureau operates under the Department
of Agriculture; il was designed
chiefly to benefit agriculture and horti-
culture 1t seems to be sheer waste
of energy and capital, therefore, for
its forecasts to be ignored.
The POPULARITY INDUCED in at the
expense of the weather man may,
after all, have an evil effect, tending
to belittle the serious Importance of
his work and its value to the entire
country. He, like other men, makes
mistakes and sometimes comes short
of correct prediction, but in the
great majority of cases the official
forecast is reliable and II duly OBJ
served will save damage to vegetation.
If Prof. Edward b. Garriott, chief
forecaster, is correct in his estimate
of the tremendous losses this year be
ingS largely due to ignorance of the
weather predictions, the government
should see to it that this fact is widely
advertised and impressed on peoples
minds, for it may be turned to their
profit in the end by bringing them tC
heed these forecasts and be governed
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