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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31
Broken.


o. Love, j watch so long, l wake so late,
So slow and duh the dreafy hours drag
by
Love covers mute beneath the feet OF
Fate.
Mute, but he suffers though he may
5 notzcry f
Death looms afar, and spreads his shad-
owy wings
To him creeps life. with bruised and
bleeding feet &
Lo. all the endless bitterness. Of <bsnssl---
Is Death the way7 Indeed. his smile is
cannot see-mine eyes are dimnse6 ~
tears;
cannot feei-my nerves are nuss3'fa
by pain: "a 8
And, in the needless. helpless. hopxl
Where you. are lost, what IL there II 3
TO gain? fl s
of all that was. what is there left bnf
broken ,en harpstring and a bros
Together, We might storm the gates 6l
bliss; e
Apart-ah love. what may we do apaxt<#
With nothing but a poignant niemofy, ss
thing 2S<1
But you have made it somehow swsSf ~
me H
Since you have touched and taught 10
how to singl
o years that fly like hurrying clouds
The Moon that darkens all the face of
One thing We cannot reckon to my loss
Ye cannot take away what yess have
given, e.
-Tea Robinson, in Cleveland Plain
Dealer -. 0eei
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31
The Alchemist.

Love is the filling from ones own
Anothers cup:
Love is daily laying down
And taking up.
A choosing of the stony path
Through each new day,
That other feet may tread at ease
The smoother way.
Love Is not blind, but looks abroad
Through other, eyes,
And asks not, Must / giye?' but MAY
! sacrifice?' gHsa5f
Love hides IFS grief. that other hearts =
WI stf And lips may sing; as4 ~
And burdened, walks, that other lives,
20 May, buoyant, wing. 'Nc
Siliner,i hast thou a love like this? lJ7E
Twill change thy name to saint, ere thou
Hast reached thy goal.
Independent. \
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31
A Remarkable Bye Election in Iowa.

(BoStOn Journal
There will take place next month,
in the Council Bluffs district of Iowa,
congressional election that will give
unusual opportunity to gauge the ten
denotes Of public opinion on the ques-
ton of tariff and reciprocity.
President Taft named Congressman
Walter !. Smith TO be circuit judge
OF the eighth circuit, causing a va +.
cancy in Congress. The retiring con-
gresham was one OF the old Cannon
group of House leaders, who by that
token came uncomfortably near de-
feat for his denomination, and like
wise for his reelection. last autumn.
Republicans and Democrats have
made nominations to succeed Judge
Smith. The Republicans named a
sort of near progressive, Judge
Gieen; the Democrats named an old
liner of their faith, former State Sena :
tor Cleveland.
The conventions were held last week,
ana the curious situation existent
throughout the middle Western agri-
cultural states is reflected in the plat
forms on which the two candidates are
running. The Republican candidate
stands on IA platform which condemns
the Taft reciprocity arrangement
the Democrat stands on a platform
which Endorses that agreement
Multiply that district by the mum
Der of districts in the great Repuoli-
can stronghold of tine upper Mississippi
and Missouri valleys; project that sit
uation over the whole region-and YOU
will have conception of the anomaly
which will mark the course of politics
1nrilIg the next two years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31
Old Time Democrat on Prociamations


II suppose that you saw this procla-
nation of Fred's ordering all of the
forest fires put out" said the old
Time Democrat. as he strolled into
the sanctum the other day. carrying In
his hand a small printed circular.
"Yesfi | knew that it was in the pa
pers, but / thought that maybe you
hadn't read the text of il so | brought
II along. But one thing I'll bet you
didn't notice and that is that it rained
the next day after this came out and
put out every fire in the State
Haven't heard about any since this
was proclaimed have you? Certainly
not. That shows you what can be
done by proclaiming by the right kind
of a proclaimer.
THE way Fred put out this fire
ought to make some of these rumsell-
ers tremble if they stop to think
Some of them, and maybe you and
just a little bit, have been wondering
how the governor was going to close
up all the rumshops as they say he Is
going to after July l, to demonstrate
the horrors of prohibition, but here
YOU get ii. He'll issue a proclamation
ana get 'Cy 10 ATTEST III ana uecidIt
that the covered bridge be and here
by ordained and | don't see but thai
will settle it.
"A man that can order forest fires
put out and behold they are out Ought
to have no trouble in bringing arounc
any kind of a drought.
Seriously though, Peter, what dc
You think about this July first bust
ness? They really seem to talk 1t ane
to mean it and | haven't much doub
but that it would be good politics. bu
they've got to show me. The argu-
ments aren't any stronger and predic-
tons aren't any more confident thar
they were last winter when there was
so much talk about dry times. Really
| if he hadn't brought on rain last week
when he called for the fireA-to be put
out wouldn't have believed that ht
could have done it. But that made Int
stop and think as I've told you al.
ready.
We'll, anyhow it's over a month
now from July l. and so let us. enjoy
our blessings while we may"
And any one who had the curiosity
to have watched might have noticed
| that the old gentleman turned up Fed.
eral street,-Peter Piffie's Corner IL
Portland Sunday Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31
ear From Homer"


The Record must have a lot of readers
in remote sections these days for it finds
correspondents in other papers quoting
and replying to what they have read III
The Record. This mornings kennepeo
Journal. for instance, has half column
communication signed A." which be-
walls The Records advocacy of the re-
peal of the prohibitory amendment rms
correspondent does not deny that all the
evils that come from liquor are expert
enced under prohibition. but ne makes
the point that even so II Is petter lor
Maine to pretend to outlaw the iiqaoT
traffic than to make it respectable by IL
eense.
This argument is pointless as under
local option any community can DECIDE
whether il will outlaw or license the
liquor traffic.
that it is so thoroughly read so far away
comments in reply away down into the
Kennebec\ valley is puzzing .-Biddeford
Record. -
The befuddled Record apparently
thinks some of its York county oppo-
nepts are shooting few solid shot at
| II through the Kennebec Journal and,
while admitting that it has no circu-
lation in Imperial Kennebec, express
es its surprise at the reach ana
FRIENDSHIPS of the Kennebec Journal.
But at the start We beg TO differ with
the Records editorial statement that
our correspondent In any manner ad-
mitted that licensing ever made liquor
selling respectable
A THING THAT THE GOVERN
MENT HAS TO BE BRIBED TO
PERMIT To EXIST is JUST AS
DAMNABLE UNDER ONE GUISE
AS ANOTHER.
Lotteries used to be licensed but 1t
never made them in any degree re-
spectacle.
No person who drinks immoderately
is respectable. No person who sells
liquors for tipping purposes is re-
spectacle. No person who or organ
which. uses his or its influence to pro-
pagate a disreputable business such
liquor selling or boozing or the thous-
ands of crimes which spring from
these two is respectable. Neither
could they be made respectable by the
recognition purchased with money
from the national government rum
seller.
Again we would deny that local OPP
ton renders in any manner the pro-
lection which community might
wish. 1t may outlaw the evil within
its borders and then stand in exactly
the same position as does Maine today
with Uncle Sam in the rum business.
1t would be easy enough to enforce
Names prohibition law were 1t not
for interstate commerce conditions,
and the fact that Congress still feels
1t necessary TO derive revenue from
the SOULS of taxpayers. as we'll as
from their physical beings.
We do not expect the liquor sub
sidized press 10 understand anything
of that sort, but we can relieve the
Biddeford Record of the misapprehen-
sion that its columns are read away
down into the Kennebec valley" by
simply stating the fact that the Ken
nebec Journal circulates largely away
down in" York county
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31
Worth While.

oh, mother o mine, l was far away
IN q tawn with only train day = =
On Mothers Day; so could not get 2
10 No re my arms could embrace you,
yet -
You knew 1 thought of you all day long.
And the days of boyhood the days OF
4 song,
The days of play, and of romp and run
From mornings light Till the day was
Almost came back to me. out so far %
From the clamor and jostle and heat
and jar $50
OF the. giant city. and with them YOU
Crooned lullabye like you used to do
When the sun went down and the stars
blinked out 81
And | clambered up on your knees. az
pout 70 q
For a mother kiss, and | thought of
times
We had known together. and romps and
climbs. q
And l thought of falls In the stones ana
- dirt,
7fm of mother kisses that healed the
~ hurt, ~
And | sought a rose and l found ons
white TAf =
AS a mothers love. and l pinned IL
right ~ isl
Above the heart of the little chap 6
That used 10 snuggle into your lap; psa Or
The little chap who has grown SO old
And is out so far in q world that's cold,
Just a little bit in a careless way;
But 1t was not chilly on Mothers Day;
1t was filed and trimming SO fun of
love ~
That know the best of it reached above,
And rippled sweetly about the throne u
Where the Omnipotent sits alone, ~.
And all the mothers in Paradise q
Were glad; and softly to Mary's eyes -
The eyes of Jesus were turned, and them
He turned away and He looked again
AT the world of men, and she softly drew
His hands to her and she kissed them,
too, a.
Those dear. dear hands where the spikes
had hurt
That had hung in bayhood to her skirt, 9
And Heaven vanished a moment then 4;
They were just mother and babe again
In the gray, old world, and were glad to
be,
And He was snuggledl against her kneei ,
And Jesus whispered, and turned to
smile,
1.-THE mother-loving made 1t worth wtile.~ ?
BY Judd Mortimer Lewis. No
= ASK your druggist for "SKAT.'s !
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31

Justice and even political dscency, but
perhaps in his "eongenital erroneous
ness" he cannot see II until il is point
ed out to him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31

III great enterprises are sensible
enough to get down to earth and be-
nave in the interests of the consumer
ana cease to fight against Canadian
reciprocity and against reform of wool
ocehoule X, and if other schedules
are redeemed from greed and lust, the
situation will improve. But we shall
not get the fair benefit of big crops
uhtii we get the higher benefit of
chastened consciences and of clarified
minds. Lewiston Journal.
which seems a hopeless outlook
with every one but the High Jinks'
expert unfit to live.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31
Wednesday, May 81, 1911.

Kindness given and received
Alright and knitting two hearts
into one is a thing of heaven
as rare in this world as a per
feet love; both are the overflow
of only very rare and beautiful
souls.---Ralzac.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31

POSSIBLY Senator Aldrich had one
- 60 on the customs service when he
s ss mat the government could save
s"oe.oco.eeo year by proper adminis-
tration.-Indianapolls News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31
Coming Events

A
| June Meeting srd Maine Regimental
| Universalists, Bath
june t-Somerset County Veterans AS
Iridgewock
June 4,l5-44th Department Eneamp-
H ihem.' mallie ~ A: r. Meetings State
tional w. X. G. and lanes of the q. A.
r., Augusta
June l5I10oth Anniversary of congre-
sational church, Litehfeid
| June 16-Meeting Governor and Coun-
| Gil, Augusta.
June O-27-Thirteenth Trlennial Con-
Yen,ion International Sunday school As
soclation, san Francisco.
June H-Celebration OF Tooth Anniver-
sary of Town of Corinth
June A-Dedication Masonic Han, Hal
June 2s-29-Annual Meeting Maine Medi-
cal Association. Augusta
June 2e-ZsnState Convention OF Kings
Daughters, Warren. M
June S-90-Forty-fourt annual meet
ing Maine Pharmaeeutical Assoeiatipn'
June 2s-s04Maine State Epworth Lea
que Convention, Houton
July 3,4-Annual Outing Maine Sports
mems Fish & Game Assn. Kineo.
July Educational Young Peoples
IChristian Union, Portland.
Aug. 6-12-Old Home Week Celebration,
Ellsworth.
Aug. 7-16-2nd Regiment Infantry En-
campment, State Camperound Augusta.
Aug. s-Celebration OF Tooth Anniver-
sary of town of Washington.
Aug. H-8-National Encampment OF
the G. A; r. Rochester, n. Y.
Sept. 1l-Special election in Maine on
prohibitory amendment, Davies direct
primary BILL, Portland debt limit and
declaration of Augusta as State Capitol.
|Skowhegan.
Oct. l2-l4-Bangor Musical Festival.
Oct 16-1S-Portland Musical Festival.
oct 25-26-27-Annual Convention Maine
Teachers Association, Augusta
Maine Fair Dates.
Aug. s-1l-stake, races. augusta.
Aug. l5-17-Waldo County Agricultural
Society Fair, Belfast
Aug. l5-I6-17-Fifth Annual Fair Cor
nish Agricultural Association Cornish.
Aug. 22-2S-24-25-Eastern Maine State
Fair, Bangor.
Aug. 29-Sept. Central Maine Fair,
Watervile.
/ Sept 4-5-6-7-Maine State Fair. Lewis
Sept s-First Annual Boys and Girls
Fair of Winthrop Grange, Winthrop.
Sept. 2-14-Waldo and Penobscot Agri-
cultural Society. Monroe
Sept. l2-15-Portland Agricultural Socie-
ty, Summit View Park, Portland.
Sept l9-20-2l-South Kennebec Agricul-
tural Society. South Windsor;
Sept. 26-27-2S-Calais Town Fair
oct. 3-4-5-Lincon County Fair, Dam
ariScotta.
Oct. 4-5-Freeport Agricultural Society
Fair.
Pomona Dates.
June l-York Pomona, Berwick.
June 6, Waldo Pomona, Freedom.
June T. East Somerset Pomona, Har-
mony.,
June North Waldo Pomona, Winter
port.
June 7-Androscoggin Pomona, Turner.
June S-Cumberland Pomona, North
Yarmouth.
June s-Excelsior Pomona, East Dix
field.
June 9-Haneock Pomona, Surry.
June l4-Kennebec Pomona, North Au-
gusta. ~,
June 15-North Franklin Pomona. Weld.
June 81 Somerset and Penobscot Pomo-
ma North Newport
June 23-Oxferd Pomona. Upton.
Aug 14-Hancock Pomona Field Day,
Bluehill Mineral Springs.
commencement Dates.
Nav 28-June Monmouth Academy
Graduation.
Nav 29-June Commencement Exer-
cises at Good Will Schools.
June u-14-University of Maine,
June n-14-Farmingtoh Normal School
Graduation.
June lS-22-Bowdoin College.
June 25-2S-Bates College.
June 25-2S-colby College.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31

You cannot lock out love.
Else you would die.
You must love something here,
Though know not why.
nfs~ y
When the lights are out,
When tits dark and still,
When there's no one about,
When you're all alone,
Do YOU never wonder, why such thin
must bef
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31

A great many strawberries are raised
in West Bath every year and their cul-
ture means no little revenue to the
people who produce them. A number
of complaints are heard this spring
that the vines have been largely winter
killed. II seems that last winter the
first snow came early and the farmers
thought that it was going to STAY and
did not take sufficient precaution in
covering the vines, as a result many
of the vines were killed which will re-
suit in making a lighter crop than was
expected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31
Maine sip
Pass Under the Rod.

What is life but endless sorrow?
What is love but a brief tomorrow?
What is death but sweet oblivion?
Only a little while more in the school OF
life;
Only little more of all this care and
strife; 80
Only little while ana the Dreath OIL, lie
is gone;
Only little while to brighter, hap
pier morn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31

Myron Maxim, of South Paris few
days ago mistook burglar for a
skunk. He was awakened by a
scratching and creeking noise which
he thought If 1t was not the cat,
might possibly be a skunk. He got
his revolver and suddenly shadowy
human form from the inside made a
rush for the rear exit of the machine
shop in which Mr.. Maxim sleeps.
Nothing was taken, but the burglar left
behind jimmy. burlap bag, a snow
ell and a railroad spike. Mr.. Maxine
win continue to sleep regularly in the
machine shop bur hereafter he will
make burglar Investigations armed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31

IL Is very probable that within a
few months the famous old Eagle
Hotel in India street will become the
property of the Portland Charitable
Dispensary tn be used for clinics and
hospital The dispensary was or
ganized August 1904 and is now iocat-
ed in a story and half narrow wood
en- house near the old hotel The
Eagle Hotel is owned by the Portland
Seamen's Friend Society and has been
run since 1895 by Thomas A. Curran
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31

other towns. Can it be done in San
ford?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31

William Farrow, the veteran sail
maker, of Roekland retired from that
business the past week after having
worked at it for So years. This
month also marks the Esd anniversary
of his marriage. Going out OF busl-
ness brings confession of homesick &
ness from him says the R0e kand
Courier Gazette, but the sail making
trade has been SO dull -thessslaasss~fsas
Years that enremaining IN a. was al.
'ncst euuiva1ent Of going out OF bust,
mesa.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31

The Portland Press says that the
teachers of the Portland public
schools are i'm resentful mood over
the action of the finance committee of
the city government whereby they are
10 be deprived of their regular in
crease in salary this year. 1t was le-
ported a few days ago that had it not
be en- for the destruction of the High
school building by fire which has of
course put the city to a whole lot of
trouble, mass meeting was to have
been called and some action taken on
the salary matter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31

A new power plant on the site of
the old one on the Little Androseoggin
river in Auburn was started Saturday
afternoon by the Lewiston & Auburn
Electric Light Co. The building is of
brick and is located well under the
embankment. In 1T are two wheels to
which a generator Is connected capa-
BILE of making 500 horse power. The
power station on this same site was
burned four or five years ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31

The town of Kingfield is expressing
an era of business prosperity that
causes high hopes among the people.
The novelty wood working factory and
the spool shop are both running to
their full capacity. A live board of
trade has just been inaugurated and
last week rooms for its occupancy
We're finished and furnished. They are
located in the bank building and quite
a sum of money has been expended in
finishing and furnishing them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31

The ranks of the veterans are ever
thinning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31

Negotiations have been concluded
between the Biddeford a. Saco Street
Railway Co. and the York Light &
Heat Co. It will take a month or more
to install the necessary apparatus az
the power station of the roalroad on
Beach street, Saco. The light COM
pany will undertake TO furnish all the
power required by the railroad but the
power station of the latter company
viii be kept ready for use in case OF
accident.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31

ROSE OF SHARON CHAPTER, NO.
49, o. e. S. Stated meetings the ftrst
Wednesday evening of each month ao
73O. All members sojourning In the city
are invited to attend
HELEN M. HEWINS, w. M.
ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON, Sec.
m-w-ftf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

CuSHNOC CHAPTER, r. A. M.
No. a. Stated convoeation at Masonic
Temple Thursday evening. June l. All
sojourning companions are cordially IN
vited TO attend
WILLIS E SWIFT, II. +.
THOS II BODICE, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31
ODD FELLOWS HALL

OOO FEEEOWo FINLE.
ASYLUM LODGE NO. 20, REGULAR
meeting Friday evening at s o'clock.
+. G. HARRINGTON, N. u.
r. II. BROWN, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31

JEPHTHA ENCAMPMENT, NO, ..
Meetings at o'clock every second ana
fourth Tuesday. Work IN Patriarchal de-
gree Tuesday evening, June 10.
G. w. POOR, c. r.
q. w. MERRILL, Scribe.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
BETTER THAN cARNEGIE's WAY

Here a millionaire with a real
illumination in the matter OF getting
rid OF his useless gold:
j Ellsworth of New York was born
II Hudson. Ohio He is trying in
various ways to make it model
town His latest notion is to cacour-
age thrift and industry among chill
dren by offering to add penny to
every penny they earn and save The
plan applies only to children under
16 who remain in school and work In
spare hours
lhe merit Of this unique plan hes
IN the fact that it goes to ne root
of building. Instead OF fos-
tering laziness and dependence as
many schemes of private giving do it
encourages work and independence.
Can YOU think of a better way to
ger rid of your surplus millions? Why
It beats the multitudmous Carnegie
funds out o sight
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
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10 PRESS o
10 COMMENT o
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OkIahoma City's Plight
fAiHskugee PhOeniXl


The plight in which Oklahoma Cily
bias placed itself hy refusing % au-
orize its water bond issue is a
matter al comment ~ over he
country and by bcduIar contrast
from the same source come express
,.ous o5 commentator for the re-
cent action of Muskogee inF decidinA
20 make provision for the future i'm
The same direction in a substantial
manner
During the bond issue fight Mar
tn T. Turner. president of the West
ern National bank of Oklahoma City
end one Of the most prominent men
Oh that place. came out with the fol
lowing statement in the press OF
that city.
IL We cannot get an adequate
water supply for Oklahoma City we
bad better get busy and move the
town TO the nearest river
was opposed to the water bond
election when the project was first
launched, but after a thorough in
vestigation ] have taken off my coat
and am working for the cause. Pot
ter's plan is the only salvation foI
Oklahoma City. 1t is all rot "a
| talk about the utilization of deep
wells You could surround the
whole city with wells and you could
not get sufficient water to supply {
town the size of Edmond Adyo.
Gates OF the we'll system have only tC
look at the two rank failures at Cap
itol Hill and at the packing plants.
This Is not q Muskogee sentiment
bat the sentiments of one of thC
most prominent men in Oklahoma