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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06
1t Has Departed from London--May
Day as 1t Was in Past Centuries

London has lost the spirit of May
The inilkmaids no longer walk abroad
in the early morning, while the dew Is
fresh in the fields near Charing Cross.
Jack sin the Green no longer appears IN
his suit of leaves. Holiday making Is
abandoned The Labor party, retains
the custom of leisure, but from what
NAV be seen in Hyde Park on May Day
it might be imagined that some of the
holiday makers extend the festival 10
the other 364 days of the year.
London in the bygone centuries hau
a much happier conception of May Day,
and we moderns would do well to get
back the spirit of old. There were
many maypeles round which our an
cestors made merry-the above-men-
toned maypole in the Strand. and the
still more famous maypole in whose
shadow stood the ancient church of st.
Andrew Understand There were
merry May Days and evil May Days,
wnen hearts reioiced and heads We're
broken according to the passing fancy
of the moment.
OF one Evil May Day" Londoners
had long remembrance. 1t was IN
1917. and the prentice lads, aided by
the artisans. rose in their wrath
against the Lombards and other for
eign moneylenders and craftsmen, ana
smote them heavily. Francis de Bard,
a Lombard, had stolen a citizens wire,
and exc his plate, and afterwards hau
the effrontery TO sue the injured nus
band for the cost of the wife's maln-
tenanee. Could honest 'prentices toler-
ate such rascality? The houses of the
foreigners were sacked, and the for
eigners themselves We're sore handled.
Some they smote and buffeted,., says
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06


The following from the ingenious
editor of the Biddeford Journal:
Edward Box, editor of the Ladies'
Home Journal walking into rear room
Of the publishing house in Philadelphia
found Is girl employees dancing the ''tur-
key trot," and to have caused their dis
missal. Reckon that we shall have to
admit, after all that Edward is a pru-
dish old aid.-Manchester Union.
The editor of the Biddeford Jour
nal received the above clipping ac-
companied by the following letter
from City Editor Littlefield of the
Portland Argus:
l enclose a clipping from the Manches-
ter Union with the suggestion that you
ought to ask your friend there how Is
girls could dance the turkey trot What
was the 18th one doing and who was she
dancing with? Can ii be that he means
to insnuate that she got after the edi-
tor In question for a partner when he
came into the room? ] always supposed
| 1t took two people to dance a trot like
what we have had described and pic
tured as the turkey trot. What do you
think? And what does the Manchester
| man know about 1t?
Personally. our sedentary life has
| been an obstacle in the way of that
| familiarity with certain phases of
modern social life which is implied
| by the criticism of our Portland jour
nalistic contemporary, and it is pos
sible that Editor Condor is similarly
handicapped. In our Juvenile days
we had some experience with turkeys
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06
Sorrow.


Unless YOU have watched the twilight
of that last day
Vanish in the arms of night, and quickly
on its way,
Numbering the hours until to you is born
The wakeful cry of distant cock al
morn:
The silence of the house when daylight
breaks the gloom
OF Pickering candles and low voices in
the room
Unless YOU have clasped your loved one
whispering low
In last goodnight that they can only
understand and know
You have never known sorrow,
childhood years,
Helping her to bear her burdens. smiles
and tears;
Feeling the loneliness that will never
know her more
And from the church where she has
prayed SO many times
You hear the low-toned bell in funeral
chimes
Unless YOU have heard sad voices the
requiem surge,
You have never known sorrow.
Unless you have followed that long last
with fR Seart so crushed i seemed a heavy
load,
Reaching at last the lonely, flower
strewn bed
In that strange home among the sleep
And stood beside the sexton leaning on
his spade,
Waiting to close forever the new-made
Unless YOU have known a mothers ten
der care and left her there,
Your face turned toward the city gate
in sobbing prayer,
Katherine Ward.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06
Senate for Two Battleships.

It would not be surprising II some
readers of the doings of the day IN
Congress should have their suspicious
that the Democratic leaders of the
rouse fully expected the Senate TO
inset some of the pretended 'ecoho-
N.Y. plans The naval committee oil
the Senate has risen to the situation
and will fight for two new battlesh1ps'
in RESPONSE to public sentiment unmis-
takably expressed.
oueerer things than these are some
times dene under the mask oil econ
ony." We have seen it's match IN
Maioe's affairs in recent months ahd'
when the stage is set for red hot
campaign. in the light of past eXpe-
riences we must expect certain move
ments Of a high color
The Senate committee has fought
two battleships into the bin and there
they should remain. We are interest
ed now to see who the conferees Will
be when the matter comes up between
the tive Houses. Every influence IN
favor of keeping the country fit on
the water should be brought to beai
at this time upon the United States
Senate. The public should not take IL
for granted that their representatives
in the higher body of Congress can hold
steadfastly for that which they believe
is right if they are not given the en-
eourasement of the people at large.
An adequate American navy does
not mean war. on the contrary, II
means that we may be able to main
tain peace because of our strength
which the quarrelsome neighhors o.
the earth may not dare question. The
keeping of the American navy ON an
equal footing or a little in advance o
some of those powers of which we
have reason to be suspicious. is not 9
threat against any nation. 1t is sim
ply the provision called for by oui
vast and increasing obligations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06

office and their subsequent issue from
his office was purely an error.
Least of all would the Journal as
sumo that the honorable gentleman
who serves us as city clerk, had any
knowledge of the error. Had he
known of it it may be confidently as
serted that not one of them would
ever have been delivered from his Of
fee to parties applying for blanks.
Moreover, in this connection, we are
assured that the copy which was fur
nished to the printer was in proper
form. BY whose direction it was
changed we do not know.
1t seems fitting to point out that
even if intended for use and distribu-
ton by the Democratic party only, il
is an entirely improper and dangerous
method of securing party enrollments.
In the hands of an INSCRIPTIONS per
son to whom such blanks were COM
mitted it is obvious that they could
be made instruments of deception and
fraud.
The whole edition should be prompt
lv confiscated and hereafter only
regular and legal blanks employed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06
Coming Events

June S-5-State Universallst Conven-
ton, Pittsfeld.
June 4-Waldo Pomona. Belfast.
June 4-Maine Federation of Labor,
Lewiston
June BE. Somerset Pomona, Pittsfield
June 5-6-Divinion Encampment, Sons or
Veterans, at Gardiner
June 5-6-Maine Division, Sons of Vet
Grams, Bangor.
June 6-York Pomona. Iimington.
June 6-Somerset County Veterans and
Ladies Auxiliary, at Norridgewock.
June 7-Hancock Pomona, Surry.
JuneS-ll-university of Maine Com
June 9-l2-Bridgton Academy Gradua-
ton.
June 9-14-Monmouth Academy Gradua-
ton.
June 12-Patriarchs Militant, /. o. O.
f., Brunswick
June l2-lS-Maine Department. G. A. r..
June l2-i3-Natl w. r. c.. Bangor
June Injecting of the Governor and
Council
June l4-Flag Day.
June 17-22-The Bangor Street Fair and
Carnival.
June 17-Primary elections in Maine.
June 1S-National Republican Conven-
June 22-26-Colby Commencement
June 23-2l-Bowdoin Commencement
Convention. st. Andrews. n. b.
July 26-Aug. 2-The Young Peoples
Missionary Conference, Ocean Park. -,
July 0U-AuS. HI oufleentH NIOOu w Ill
Assembly, Good Will Farm. Hinckey.
Aug. 5-16-Maine Christian Endeayor
Summer School, Charleston
Sept. 3-5-Maine State Christian En-
deavor Convention, Houlton.
Sept. 5--Maine State Detective Associa-
ton, at Lewiston.
Sept. 12-1S-The 18th Maine Regimental
Reunion at Lakewood, near Skowhegan-
Sept. 25-27-Maine State W. c. L. u.
Convention. Auburn
oct S-l0-American Board of Commits
G for EaFa IafIN ri la nd
Oct. 23-A-25-Maine Teachers Associa-
ton, Portland.
Maine Fair Dates.
Aug. a0-22-Machias Fair.
Aug. 20-22-Gofnish Fair.
Aug. 2e-22-Waldo County Fair. Belfast.
Aug. 27-29-Houlton Agricultural So
ciety.
Aug. 27-3O- Eastern Maine Fair. Bangor.
Aug. 2S-Sl-somerset Central Fair,
Sept. 2-5-state Fair. Lewiston.
Sept. 2-4-Caiais Fair.
Sept. 3-5-Haneock Co. Agricultural So
Sept. s-5-Northern Maine Fair Asso-
citation, Pressure Isle.
Sept. 3-5-E.ast Somerset Fair, Hart
land.
Sept. 1O-12-oxford County Fair, SO.
sept 1O-12-North Penobscot Fair,
Springfield.
SEPT. i0-l3-central Maine Fair, Wa
terville.
Sept. Ii-12-Eden Fair. Eden
Sept. T-l9-cumberland County Fair,
Sept. i7-ls-s South Kennehee Fair. SO.
Windsor
Sept 17-1s-Waldo and Penobscot Fair,
Monroe
Cherryfield.
Sept. A-Rlchmond Farmers tlup,
Richmond
Sept. 2i-25-Northern Hancock Fair.
Sept. 2i-26-North Franklin Fair.
Sept. 2i-26-Kennebec County Fair,
sept. 2l-26-west Penobscot Fair. Exc
Sept. 2-27-North Knox Fair, Union;
Sept. northumberland Farmers cub
West Cumberland.
Sept 25-26-Somerset County Fair, An
son.
Oct 1-S-Franl1lin County Fair. Farm
Oct. 1-s-west oxford Fair. Fryeburg.
Oct. S-10-Sagadahoc County Fair. Tops
Oct. S-1O-shapleigh and Acton Fair,
Nov, 12-14-Mane state Pathological
Dec. 4-6-Bangor Poultry Association.
Dec. io-l4-Maine State Poultry and
Pet Stock Associa ton, Portland.
Dec. 1S-20-Freeport Poultry Assoela-
Dec. s1-Jan. 1-2-Western Maine Poul-
| try Association, Norway
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06

Lewis Herzog and family Of New
York arrived Saturday, and are
spending a few days at the Thorndike
hotel before proceeding to their sum
mer home at North Haven. says the
Rockland Courier Gazette. They mo-
tored to Roekland and Mr.. Herzog,
who is a member of the Automobile
Association of America, kept tabs ON
the roads for the benefit of that or
eani. alton. He found seven large ears
stalled between Kennebunk and Bid
de.ford and in addition to sending back
very unfavorable report he called
upon Gov. Plaisted in Augusta, to ex-
postulate His Excellency assured MIR.
was to be spent upon that highway
as soon as weather conditions will
permit The travelling between Thorn
aston and Rockland was also bad. and
Mr. Herzog's advice to the A. A. A. Is
for cars bound Bangor way to take
the old County road Mr.. Herzog
forcsees the nomination of Theodore
Roosevelt, who, he says, has the back
ing of powerful business interests in
New York, and has promised a strong
business administration. Mr.. Herzog
SAYS the present split in the Republi-
can party is an extremely bad one,
ut believes that Col. Roosevelt will
be elected if it can in some measure
be healed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06

lon the farm, but now that Maine no
longer raises turkeys even that ex-
lperience is practically useless.-Bid-
ldeford Journal.
Deacon, deaeon Your artlessness
the rythmicary sinuous grace of the
turkey trot. those days of juvenility
land everything else in your in
grated existenee) would find them
selves rudely shot into the limbo of
subconsciousness; confirmed accli-
matization would be disrupted with
shocking suddenness, and beaten
paths would disappear in earthquake
assures. Verify the accustomed,
commonplace, wonted, trite. stereo
TYPED prevalent. inveterate, Injured
nor attuned has place in the realm of
| the turkey trot. No odd person could
resist the hypnotic swaying and
swerving. Can Is dance the turkey
trot?" Why, Deacon, everybody's
dom it, dom ii, doin'--Here! Be
have! behave!
Mr.. Howell says he'll raise a howl
if he isn't seated in the Republican
convention. Hown Mr.. Taft like
that!-Portland Express.
Depends upon how we'll Howell can
howl
our idea of how not to enjoy va
cation is to hunt up the highest
mountain anywhere around and
climb it.-Boston Globe.
Getting short winded, eh?-Bidde-
ford Journal
Don't you read his column?
In the list of estates which under
the New York Inheritance Tax law
have paid to the state more than
$S7, 900, 600 is the name of John S.
Kennedy, who left $65, 53o, 076.59 How
much do you know about John S.
Kennedy Boston Globe.
Isn't he the chap they used to call
Jack?
But as true as fate somebody is
going to be nominated at Chicago on
the first or subsequent ballot
Portland Express
Then may we be favored with eX-
position of the value of advertising.
In 1897 man in Gorham was
killed by having a church fall on
him. Ever since that time there
have been men in Gorham who have
been so afraid of like fate that
they have kept at a safe distance
from the meeting house.-Express
Advertiser.
After three days fruitless search of
town records we are forced to the
conclusion that Augusta was favored
with no such martyr.
Prepare to kiss the June bride
Boston Globe.
No preparations are necessary,
thank you-Portland Express.
Is 1t possible YOU would dare to do
it without sterilizing, The very latest
method, we believe. is to rub bit of
lemon over the lips OF course, the
lemon flavor will render the process
| trifle monetonous- in time, but what s
| naonotony when life is at stake,-Bid-
deford Journal.
Better suggest this to the Wellesley
girls so that they may hand mere man
an occasional lemon dew-dab."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06

The Rand McNally pocket map is at
hand again, just as convenient and re-
liable as ever, and right up to the
minute. 1t is a pocket size folder in
dexed county and railroad map as we'll
as shippers guide. showing all rail-
roads. cities, towns, villages, postof-
fees, lakes. rivers. etc, of Maine. II
has been corrected up to the present
and is a useful adjunct to the pocket
or bag of the traveller, shipper, hunter.
fisherman, or stay-at- home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06
Voices Of the Press.
DemocracY's SoIicitude.

Judging by the horrible headlines of
some of the Democratic contempora-
ries they are about as badly scared
by the Colonies candidacy as any
body else you could mention.-Port-
land Express.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06

o. d. Wells of Skowhegan proves
that he is the king among poultry
raisers in that county. He has hatch
ed 1900 chickens that are in healthy
condition. The first hatch came April
LIST. and so per cent. of the eggs that
he has set have been good matches.
He has now 700 hens and has begun
work TO increase the flock to about
1900. having bought a piece of land,
where he will enlarge the plant. He
began this business about six years
ago. not having any previous expert
ence and he is now able to make an
annual profit of about 1900 from his
hens.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06
Humors

Come to the surface In the spring as
in no other season. It's a pity they
don't run themselves all off that way;
but in spite of pimples and other erup-
tions they mostly remain in the sys-
TEN. That's bad.
Hoods Sarsaparilla removes them
and cures all the painful and disfig-
uring troubles they cause. Nothing
else cleanses the system and clears
the complexion like Hoods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06
Wriuht's Teachlnu.

1t was in lie Mans, France, that
Wilbur Wright first showed Euro
peans how to fly. and now lie Mans is
to have a Rue Wilbur Wright Let's
see-didn't Wilbur Wright show
Americans. too, how TO fly?-Man-
chester Union.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06
We Surrender!

about swatting flies. the Kennebec
Journal objects that lin these days of
personal liberty swatting laws are
'sumptuary.'" OH well. the flies have
no votes. Swat EN-! - Portland
Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06

The is months old child of Mr.. and
Mrs Joe Cyr of Goodrich, a small set
Element about five miles from Lime
stone, Aroostook county. died late
Saturday from the effects of drinking
carhoIic acid. The mother had a
small bottle of it in the house and
supposed it out of the ehild's way but
in some Way he reached it and drank
enough 10 prove fatal. He was the
only child.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06
A Dangerous Error.

The new primary election law is
popularly supposed to present diff
eulties enough to the average eiti-
zen, without the addition of other
sources of error and confusion. But,
thanks to The brilliant efforts of some
as yet unidentified but jealous Dem
ocrat, the citizens of Augusta are. at
this late hour, confronted with a
most annoying and possibly danger
Gus situation with regard to party
ENROLMENT for the primary election
TO occur on June II.
The law provides that enrolment
blanks shall be furnished voters.
upon request. by the city clerk. These
blanks when filled out and signed by
the voter and filed with the city
CLERK constitute an enrolment. The
statute specifies the form of the en-
rollment and provides. of course, that
a blank space be left in which the
voter may insert the name of the po-
1itical party in which he elects TO be
enrolled. The form of the blank as
used in the city of Augusta is as fol-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06
Agricultural Help

A department compiled from the best
of our exchanges and farming reports
for our rural subscribers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06
Thursday, June 6, 1912.

Canst thou see no beauty nigh?
Cure thy dull, distempered eye.
Canst thou 10 sweet music hear?
Tune thy sad, discordaut ear.
Earth has beauty everywhere
II the eye that sees is fair.
Earth has music to delight
II the ear is tuned Alright.
Nixon Waterman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06

Each age OF our lives has it's joys. Old
people should be happy, and they will
be If Chamberlain's Tablets are taken
to strengthen the digestion and keep the
bowels regular. These tablets are mild
and gentle in their action and especially
suitable for people of middle age and
older For sale by all dealers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06

A friend sends the Journal a clipping
from a Washington paper as follows:
Major Leander P. Williams, with one
exception the oldest clerk in point of
service in the office of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia, to-
day rendered his resignation to Clerk
John r. Young. Mr.. Williams is 81
wears, determined to relinquish the
duties a s assistant clerk of court. Mr..
Young has selected Alfred w. I.even-
saler, a member of the bar, as success
sor to Major Williams, and the court
confirmed the appointment. Mr.. Leven-
saler is a native of Maine a graduate
of BowGoin College, and took his law
degree at Harvard He came to
Washington in 1907 and was admitted
to the bar the next year on certificate.
he being already 4 member Of the bar
Of Massachusetts. Mr.. Levensaler has
been associated in his law practice
with Attorney Alexander II. Bell. He
is married and has one child" Mr..
Levensaler is the son of the late Hon.
Atwood Levensaler of Thomaston and
has a host of friends here who will be
pleased to learn of his success.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06

There Is no real need of anyone being
troubled with constipation. Chamber
lain's Tablets Will cause an agreeable
movement of the bowels without any I'M
pleasant effect Give them a trial. For
sale by all dealers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06

The announcement that Mrs. John
Jacob Astor is to wear white for
mourning in place of black is inter-
esting and ought to meet with gen.
erai approval and imitation. 1t is
likely says the Baltimore American,
that in few years the whole system
of modern mourning for the dead, as
expressed in outward ways, will be
greatly modified. One great influence
in this modification will he that of
sanitary science, for there is much in
the present style of mourning, both
as to living and to garb. which is dis
tinctly detrimental to health and
which calls for more sensible ways of
expressing sorrow for the deadlock
land Courier Gazette.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06
We Can, Help Saying Ii.
Lesson in Poetic Feet.

Swat. swat, swat!
Swat-swat, swat-swat, swat
Swat, swat, swat!
Swat-swat, swat-swat, swat
The flies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06
The New "Aericulturists."

Nine hundred automobiles are
owned in Topeka, making one for
every 80 of the people there. Times
have changed since a Kansas farmer
was seen blowing in a full dress suit
sent out in a charitable box from
Boston.-Boston Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-06
Maine Gossip

Says the Portland Express, edi-
torially
STORED in a barn on Munjoy Hill
are practically all the parts of a fly
ing machine, the invention of MIR, l..
r. Jordan. of Melbourne street. These
parts are partially assembled. The
engines and transmission are lacking
because of scarcity of funds. Mr..
Jordan is positive and has been pos
tive for some years that he has the
only true solution of the safe and
sane flying machine. MIR. Jordan
considers both the monopIane and the
biplane absolutely unsafe and be-
lieves that they are not the type of
heavier than air machines that will
make practical the art of flying be-
cause of the liability to destruction
if the motor stops. Mr.. Jordan's
Interesting aeroplane. devoid of
technical terms, is raised by means Of
16 strongly constructed paracnutes.
AS eight of these are drawn rapidly
downward open on their upright
shafts, the other eight are raised
closed to serve their lifting mission
at the next interval When the
proper height is reached the two spe-
cially constructed, lightweight high
speed motors propel the machine like
an ordinary acceptance