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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20
That Belfast Rally.


Col. Fred W. Plaisted Democratic
candidate for governor. and Obadiah
Gardner who was cheated out of the
nomination. were advertised to speak
on the schoolhouSe common last SAT-
friday evening, and the Belfast band
was engaged to furnish music 1t was
a pleasant evening and there was
about the usual crowd that attends a
band concert-not over 500 at the out.
side. Yet the Waterville Sentinel re-
ports fully 1000 people present" and
the writer further drew upon his
imagination in reporting them as
cheering wildly many times and an
plauding again and again" In fact. it
was very tame and decorous affair.
The speakers were welcomed as an
nounced and applauded as they
closed, and at the end of the proceed =
lnSs few cheers were given. The
band gave several selections from the
band stand, which was also used bv
the speakers. DR.. G. c. Kilgore pre-
sided and presented the speakers. Col.
Plaisted spoke for about three quarters
of an hour, using the hackneyed
charges of Republican extrayagance
again and should no longer deceive in
teingent people. In support of his
charges he resorted to misrepresenta-
mons unworthy of a candidate for
public office. The issue Mr. Plaisted
must face with intelligent voters is
this: Shall we change our State policy
OF helping build roads. taxing wild
lands to support schools, contributing
10 hospitals, sustaining High schools
and academies and encouraging the
various other enterprises which the
state fosters? IL we should change.
change to what: the policy of thirty
years ago, or of ten. or five years ago I?
MI. Gardner, who followed Col
Plaisted, told few stories. and went
over the same ground as to State ex-
penditures, etc. It is rather pitiful
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20
Republican Enthusiasm.

Republicans who have lately re-
turned to Augusta from the rural dis
tricts of Maine report that in every
farming district the residents were
never so enthusiastic before, perhaps.
for the success of the Republican
party as they are this year.
The prospects for a larger Republi-
can majority September IL, already
good, are improving from day to day
in these sections of Maine. The
Changers are not only disappointed
over the slight cast at the Demo-
cratic State convention upon obadiah
Gardner, but they easily have seen
through the policy of deception adopt
ed by the Democracy for the purpose
of gaining votes and are Disguised
with the measurements published in
the Democratic press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

IT he is elected Candidate Plaisted
serves notice that the business of the
State will have to be transacted in a
businesslike manner and with strict
regard to the law. Il don't know the
exact condition of Names finances
now said Col. Plaisted at Skowhegan
this week, but after the first Wednes-
day of next January ! will know and
then if l find any trustee or State Of
ficers contracting debts contrary to law
l will remove them if have the power.
If not, l will hale them before the Leg
islature, if l have to call special ses-
sion to do it, Meantime neither Gov
ernor Fernald nor anybody else can tell
Candidate Plaisted what the State
owes today. They cannot tell because
they don't know.-Portland Argus.
II is always perfectly safe for a
would but wOn't-be official to promise
anything. but it is not becoming such
a candidate to insinuate that State Of
ficials are defying the law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20
HERE IN KENNEBEC
Short Politics for Busy Voters.
Showing the How Of 1t Be-
tween Then and Now.

The Democratic press and platform
speakers are mum, mum. mum. and
dumb. with reference to those figures
showing the expenses of Governor
fernald's administration which they
SAID they wanted. but which is very
evident they did not want. The
Democratic party is like a child crying
LOT the moon, or something else which
the infant thinks it wants, but which
IL doesn't What the Democratic
party wanted was votes and their
leaders thought that by creating
rumpus calling for figures and alleg-
ing extravaganza in Republicans they
would gain Democratic votes. The
1lgures are produced, and produce in
stead Republican votes, for they prove
what the Republicans said. that Gov
ernor Fernald's administration is
ousiness-like and extremely beneficial
to every community in Maine.
This morning the journal takes up
the figures showing what the town of
manchester in this county receives for
the education of its children who at
tend Its common schools.
In 1872. under the last Democratic
governor which that party had, Man
chester paid the State tax OF
sl'Si22o and received back from the
state Tor the support of her common
schools s334.OS. 4s4
In 1909 under the Republican admin
istration of Governor Fernald with q
tax rate of three mills, Manchester
paid the State tax of $S9O.5l and re-
ceiVed in return for the common
schools alone $4,000.
manchester will vote to continue so
beneficial an administration, as she
nnds by reference to the figures has
peen and is that of Governor Fernald.
(To be continued)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

to pieces to let her down.
The Ames is 40 years old. and, since
her launching has had the distinction
of being the largest two maSted
schooner afiOat. Her spanker boom is
13 feet long and her spanker is made
from the Cup Defender Columbia s
mainsail. After taking out enough
for the Ames' spanker there remained
200 yards of 90 duck.
The Ames left Bath, May 10. and
struck a ledge, which shows that in
the case of the AmeS the thirteen
hoodoo prevails The schooner
struck the ledge off Perkins Island
that same night and was tOwed to
Bath and hauled out. b. o.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20
False Pretences.


There appears to be a decided differ
ence between talking for publication
and the opinions expressed in private
conversation. We see in print
political predictions from people who
have made statements in conversation
Numerically opposite. A few days
ago a Belfast man met on a train one
OF the Democratic triumvirate that
downed obadiah Gardner and nomi-
mated Plaisted. and in the course of
conversation this Democratic boss
spoke approvingly of the enlargement
and Improvement of the State House
and expressed the opinion that our
State officials We're inadequately paid
Yet this man will go on the stump to
declaim against what he will declare
to be Republican extravaganza This
fairly illustrates the hollowneSs and
insincerity of the Democratic cam
paign cry 1t must also be remem-
bered that the Democrats in the last
Legislature voted for the appropria-
tons they are now declaring to be ex-
whether they would cut down the APP
preparations for schools. for hospitals.
for good roads. for the blind or the
feeble minded. they make no reply
The Democratic campaign is a cam
paign of false pretences.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20
Editorial Comment.
Our vanishing" Export Trade.
New York Tribune

For the benefit of The Providence
Journal, which recently announced
that our export trade was vanishing,
we call attention to the government s
foreign commerce figures for July,
which show that exports last month
We're greater than for any other July
on record except July, 1907. The year
1907 witnessed the elimination of a
business boom. and its sudden check in
October and November by a violent
arrangement of prices and credit.
But exports in July, 1910. were greater
than in July, 1909. 1908 or l906-a
queer demonstration for trade which
THE Journal and other authorities
have hastily described as vanishing -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

officials of Maine would have little
difficulty in getting elected by a large
majority if it We're not for the fact
that the people have to vote on the
matter September II. Somehow the
voters of the Pine Tree State have a
habit of neglecting to confirm the
claims of the Democratic brethren.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

| I1dIicoch NouflE FURNISHED stone LOT
the Pilgrims Memorial at Province
| town, Mass
| While the workmen were blasting for
the sewer pipe that is being laid on
| Carnage avenue in Auburn a pegmetite
vein was struck that contained smoky
quartz. aquamarine, beryf and tourma-
line. Some of the crystals are very fine
and rare. The vein was struck just
from off the steps leading up to the
new residence of Amos Fitz and eX-
| tends right across the lawn of n. r.
| Lord on the other side of the street.
Mr.. N. B. Tracy secured one beautiful
| specimen of aquamarine, that will cut
| into gems. 1t is astonishing how this en-
| tire section of Maine is underlaid with
gem strata and veins. says the Port
| land Express. OF course this vein on
Carnage avenue cannot be followed up
as it is right III the streets and the
| heart Of the city. Undoubtedly it eN
| tends across the big gully and could
| easily be found on the Perryville side.
To all appearances this vein is fully as
rich in gems as Mount Apatte.
street. Belfast. has z cotton plant that
out of doors has grown four large balls
OF cotton this Summer in Belfast.
Miss Frances NJ. Fernald. of Wash
lngton. D. G.. former stenOgrapher in
the Office of Hale & Hamlin in Ellis
worth. is taking a prominent part in
the world congress of Esperantists,
which is being held in Washington this
week Miss Fernald has been studying
Esperanto only about two months. and
has in that short time mastered the
language which its enthusiastic ad-
herents predict Will in few years be-
come the universal medium of commu-
nication between peoples of all the
world.
Small boys are watching ripening
plums.
Ellsworth Bar Harbor electric road
talk has been revived by recent land
purchases at Bar Harbor Bar Harbor
people say they would not be surprised
to see work begin on the road next
spring.
A strange incident happened this
week to James Murphy, a mason work
ing for Walter Andrews. states the
Ashland Gazette. on Tuesday he felt
tickling sensation in one of his ears
which gradually became worse and by
wednesday afternoon it was SO un-
comfortable that he went to DR.. Hag-
erthv. who succeeded in extracting a
maggot which was nearly half an inch
long. Mr.. Murphy says he remembers
of fly having entered his ear a few
days ago, and the result must nave
been the above incident.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

Miss Leneye will not accept that Of
fer of $1,000 for a vaudeville engage
ment. She has previous engage
ment with the court
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

Another man has leaped off Brooklyn
bridge Such folly is duplicated by
men who jump into the Democratic
party thinking to see lager beer on
draught i'm Maine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

Uncle Horace Johnson of Middle
Haddam. Conn, propheSieS "a disturb
ance of great force about September
26. Uncle Horace has the date
wrong. It's the 18th and those dis
turbed will be Maine Democrats,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

to see a man who had polled the big
gest vote ever given Democratic
candidate for governor in Maine, and
who was entitled to a denomination,
led round by a string to assist in fool
ing the voters of Maine by misrepre-
sensations and false promises.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20
Maine Gossip
ate.

Two shall be born the whole wide world
apart,
And speak in different tongues, and have
no thought
Each of the others being. and no heed;
And these, Ger unknown seas to I'M
known lands
Shall cross, escaping wreck, defying
DEATH
And all unconsciously shape every act
And bend each wandering step to this
one end,-
That. one day, out of the darkness they
shall meet
And read life's meaning in each others
And two shall walk some narrow way of
life
So nearly side by side. that should one
turn
Ever so little space to left or right
They need but stand acknowledged face
to face.
And yet, with wistful eyes they never
meet,
With cropping hands that never clasp, and
lips
Calling in vain to ears that never hear,
They seek each other all their weary
days
And die unsatisfied-and this is Fate!
Mrs. Susan Mari Spaulding.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

Elevation of the Chinese to an occi-
lental level of civilization seems bound
to be accomplished forthwith. The
suspicious condition is the growth in
popularity of moving pictures, which
the Chinese are said to be liking so
we'll that German and japanese film
manufacturers are getting rich on
their Chinese trade alone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

The Roosevelt expedition discovered
new kinds of rats and mice. Let
nj
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

In France it l. said. the telephone
operators say Il listen" Oh. the
charming frankneSs of those French
YjrlS'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

The avlators are making the Eng
llsh channel appear so trifling and
inconsequentia that the "spltndid
isolation" that has always been one of
Englands boosted advantages appears
to be almost a thing of the past
Christian Science Monitor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

was Frost on the would but won't
be.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

Vacation fatalities are the clouds
across the sunshine of summer days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

"Dut from under when the airshiV
Nights" one of them in Germany
has just killed Il boy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

The very idea of a Boston scientist
going back on beans. He announces
that sauer kraut is superior.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

Some men can .tatk, nut at all and
say n great deal: some others talk all
the time ana say nothing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

\ frame house now standing in APP
pletOn, built ia years ago. is IN good
preservation. During it's time it has
been in two different towns. two coun-
ties and two states. and has never
been moved.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

Rockaway beach has new kind of
shark-for advertising purposes?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

Baltimore explains that she has had
enough heat to warm two ordinary
summers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

The schooner, oliver Ames, has
been stuck on the marine railway of
the New England yard in Bath now for
IS days. They have tried nearly
every way to move the schooner off
and they are now tearing the railway
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

Farmer Fernald is enjoying life at
Maine fairs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20
WHISPERS OF THE PRESS.

a Maine man tells story of a
frightened deer jumping into his lap
While he was out driving in a buggy
Is the gentleman sure that his spell
ing is correct?-Pittsburg Dispatch
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

CThe above poem by Mrs. Spaulding,
who was a Bath. Me, girl. has been
republished in Is languages the world
over Editor)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

Cheerily evenings log fires blaze up6
the hearth
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

No theory has so changed the
temper of man, he said, as the
Darwin theory Of evolution.
He developed sympathy for the
small beginnings and more
hospitality for the cranks, who
may now be the beginning Of
larger things.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20
Our Letter Box:
THAT NUMBER 10.

Schooner Oliver Ames, now the Bath
Marine Railway e5 Days, Went tc
Sea on Friday, tho 18th.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

Flag ship Hatuey of the Cuban Navy
originally was the yacht Pantooset,
built at Bath 1902 for the copper king,
A. S. Bigelow of Boston. She is the
hrst foreign ship to come to Maine for
'xepairs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

No notice whatever will DO taken Of
unsigned communications.
The journal cannot be held 'esponsi-
BILE for the preservation or return OF
rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Publish
ero Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

Greenbush w. Richardson. the her
nit of Richardson Hill is dead at -.
He was single and lived in Auburn IS
years. He observed Saturday as sun
day
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY
ODD FELLOWS HALL

ASYLUM LODGE NO. 70, REoUlAR
meeting Friday evening Ct . o'ejoeh.
r. r. WESTON, N. q.
r. II. BROWN, Sec,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

A handsome individual communion
Phillips Free Baptist society. by those
remaining and the friends of those who
have ditd. of number of persons who
joined the church together in 1876. The
gift is a memorial of that event
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20
Bar Harbor has an Aero Club.

Hancock County furnished stone for
the Pilgrims Memorial at Province
town, Mass
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

iEPhTHA ENCAMPMENT, NO. q
Meetings at o'clock every second a.
'o'''" FRANK J. HAM. c. r.
q. w. MERRILL. Scribe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

Belfast has Republican, Club which
holds Monday evening sessions and is
doing admirable work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

Fifty years ago mill operatives in
Lewiston and Brunswick, in fact all
over Maine worked 10 hours a week
Now they are employed but 5y hours.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

Ellsworth Bar Harbor electric rOaC
talk has been revived by recent lanC
purchases at Bar Harbor Bar Harbol
people say they would not be SURPRISED
to see work begin on the road mex
spring
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

Small boys are watching ripeains
plIms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. . p. n.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday n
C.. n. TABER, Capt.
John e. KELLER, Clsrt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20

Captain J. W. Pendleton, Allyn
street. Belfast. has q cotton plant tina
out of doors has grown four large ball!
of cotton this summer in Belfast.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-23
TO PREVENT MINE ACCIDENTS

The newly created federal bureau OF
mines has entered upon it's work and
has announced in bulletin just Is
sued that it is planning a continuation
and expansion of the work carried on
by the technologic branch OF the
geological survey. In establishing this
new bureau congress appropriated ap-
proximately 100000 with which to
carry on the work. Of this sum $780,
0OJ was appropriated for mine accl-
dent Investigations. Part of this Will
be expended in improving the present
rescue stations, and a part for equip
ping eight new stations. Big appropria-
lions also are made for the investiga-
ton of explosives, of appliances for
preventing mine accidents, and for the
analyzing and testing Of Goals, ignl-
Some idea Of the work that falls to
this new bureau may be gained from
a paragraph in the bulletin issued by
the bureau. 1t says:
The mine accident investigations,
which have been transferred from the
geological survey to the bureau or
mines were first authorized in the
legislative appropriation act Of May %,
1908, carrying for this purpose an ap-
preparation Of $15O,000. This was fol
lowed by similar appropriation car
ried in the act for the su1dry civil
expenses of the government for 1910.
A mine experiment station was estab-
lished in Pittsburg during 1908, at
which, since that time, investigations
of explosives, coal gas, dust, electri-
city and other possible causes of mine
explosions have been continually under
way. The mining engineering field
force of the geological survey has al
ready made decided progress in the
study of underground mining condi-
lions and methods. Practically all OF
the coal mines in which mine explo-
sions have occurred during the last
two years have been carefully ex-
amined, the gases, coke and dust have
been analysed at the laboratory at
pi.taha1nR and a1zarH affort has heen
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-23
eler observes and every thinking
reader discovers

eler observes and every thinking
reader discovers.
Not only do we speak the same
language, with less variation from
Tampa to Seattle and from Eastport
to San Diego than exists In the small
kingdom of Great Britain, but we
think about affairs in the same way to
conclusions, sometimes varied by To-
cal interests but reached on the same
principles and by the same methods of
thought.
In Spain the average Catalan dis
tinguishes himself at once by his
speech from the average Castilian,
and the Gallegan from the Andalusian.
When the average Provencal or Gas
con and the average Norman or Bre-
ton meet in Paris the Partisan dis
tinguishes them at once and they are
more or less strange to each other.
Bavariar and Prussian carry the
brand of separate nationality on their
tongues. And in the smaller German
states the common people often do not
know, or care to know, the people
across the hills or over the river.
1t is a commonplace, but true, ex-
PLANTATION Of the endless trouble be-
tween England and Ireland that the
typical Englishman does not think In
the same way as the typical lrishman.
Because of this difference the average
Englishman is apt to think OF the
average Irishman as mentally erratic,
while the average Irishman is apt to
think Of the average Englishman as
stupid person, lacking in the finer SEN
sibilities and nicer appropriations.
From such NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
ncomprehensions we Americans are
free as no other people are.
To be able to distinguish the Texan
from the Vermonter Is not a matter Oh
course with us. 1t is an amusing little
game, with plenty of chances OF error
to make it interesting.
It Is true, as Mr.. Taft sailor,
rather, it is about half true-that
around PASSPORT "they talk little
more through their noses than they
do farther south" But 1t Is wholly
true, as Mr.. Taft. added, that the
style Of woman's bonnet is just the
same in Eastport as it is way down
in San Diego"
That it is inhabited by essentially
the same kind of people, says the In
ter Ocean in conclusion, thinking
about their affairs in the same way,
understanding one another's view
points and ideals, and so able to dis
agree without permanent rancor and
to compromise their interests and
aims with mutual satisfaction-that
this homogeneity prevails from the
Atlantic to the Pacific and from the
Mexican border to the Canadian line,
and beyond-is the great good fortune
and the unique strength Of the Amer
lean. republic.