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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05
Coming Events

June 4-5-The .31st Annual Encamp
ment OF the Maine Division of sons Q
Veterans Bath. S
June 5.-Shriners at Augusta.
June 6-11-University of Maine Com
mencement, Orono.
June S-Track Meet of the Western
way.
June 10-1l-Maine Conference of Uni
tartan Churches. Portland.
June 10-l2-Grand Encampment of Pat
riarehs Militant of Maine.E Calais.
June 11-Centennial of Town of Free
dom.
June 1s-st. Adams Centennial celebra
ton.
June 15-1S-IIebron academy Com
mencement.
June 15-19-Kents Hill Seminary Grad
June 1S-19--Maine G. A. r. Encamp.
ment. Portland.
June 1S-l9-Annual Encampment wo.
June 19-Thornton Academy Centennial
Saco.
June 20-Maine Pathological Assn. Fox
croft.
June 21-25-colby Commencement.
June 22-25-Bates commencement.
June 22-26-Bowdoin Commencement.
June 25-27-Maine pharmaceutical AS
june 26-Dedication of Soldiers Monu-
ment, Denmark.
July 3-Eastern Yacht CLUB Cruise to
July 14-York Club Entertainment at
Bath.
July 17-2sn7Joint Coast Defense Maneu-
yers, Fort Williams, Portland. n,
Aug. 4-1S--Annual Encampment OF "a
Maine Reg't, Augusta
Aug. 7-9-Bath Carnival. ..
Aug 11-22-Christian Endeavor summer
school, Charleston.
Aug. 14-Levant's Centennial Ceiebra-
august 1s-2o-2l-waldo County Fair, at
Aug. 19-21-Cornish Agricultural Asso-
Aug iig a6-2S-Houlton Agricultural Society.
Aug, 2s-29-Eastern Maine State Fair.
sept 1-4-Maine state Fair, Lewiston.
Sept 2-4-Northern Maine Fair Asso-
Sept 2-5-Calais Fair Association, Ca
Sept. 9-11-oxford County Agricultural
Sent s-12@Centrai Maine County. Wa
teryille. , ,,,..,u.,o,,
Union Annual. Rumford.
Sept. 16-1S-West washington Agrlcul-
tural Association, Cherrytield.
sept l6-lS-Cumberland County AgrI-
cultural and Horticultural Society, Cor
Sent. 1s-2o-waldo and Penobscot Agri-
cultural Society. Monroe.
sent, 23-25-Machias Fair Association,
" Sent 2s-25-North Knox Fair Union.
Sept. 30-Oct. 2-West Penobseot Fair.
Sent. so-Oct. 2-Franklin County Fair.
Oct. 2-4~Maine Musical Festival, Ban
Oct. s-S-Maine Musical Festival, Port
Oct Oct. 7-s-Shapleigh and Acton Agricul-
tural Society. Acton.
oct. s0-31-Maine Teachers Association.
Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05
Editorial Comment
Forrest Goodwin.
Bangor News.)


IT would be both a graceful and a
taetful compliment for the Republican
constituencies of the Third Maine
Congressional District to make the
choice of Hon. Hannibal Hamlin of
Ellsworth as the primary selection for
congress.
For number of years past Mr.,
Goodwin has seemed to sweep all Re-
nub,iean opposition in the Third Maine
District before him. Beginning as
gifted baseball pitcher when an under
graduate at Colby, he leaped to the
front. both in athletics and politics,
until from the Maine house he went
to tine Maine senate; from thence 10
the presidency of the Maine senate;
and thehce he bounded fully armed ana
eo1ipped, vaulting over Mir. Hamlln IN
the primaries and defeating FORMER
Congressman Gould. seemingly Hicap-
able of enduring defeat of any KIM uh-
ill Death overlook him in mid-careei'
The alert newspaper reporters WIZ
have attended the Maine leSislatiN'
sessions regularly have predicted srea'
t1inmphs for Mr.. Goodwin IN congress
CHASING him with Charles T.. hlttieieiu
the late Thomas Il. Reed OF foIt iio
and the late James G. Blame OIL ~
pusta. Whatever he undertook seeiileo
destined to meet with success. II.
brushed away personal ana poiiticd
op,psition, like cobwebs. He ORGANIZED
victory; his triumphs were Spectacular
and convincing. =.
II was that fell malady, clrrhosis
which has slain many brilliant man
that laid him low at last. his mem
orv will long endure as a houseno'.
word in Maine, the State OF MS pirt'
aud the nome of his ancestors.
IT seems impossible that the me o'e
d;strict which was represented nN
blaine and Burleigh, could ever Vot'
AGAINST "A high protective tariH.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05
A Correction.

A Washington dispatch which re-
Gently appeared in some of the Maine
papers is calculated to convey wrong
IMPRESSION as to l.. S. Senator Bur
ieighs attitude toward Democratic
nomina tons. The dispatch in question
reads as follows:
TT seems that Republican member
of the subcommittee on postoftices and
postroads, to which Maine nominations
are referred-Sen. Jackson of Maryland
is chiefly responsible for the hold up.
As a matter of senatorial courtesy.
the names of nominees are taken up
with the senators from the states
where they are to serve. sen. JachsoIi
is a Republican and accordingly III ieit
to him to see that Sen. Burieieh was
duly notified. Thereupen the senate
subcommittee. that had the Maihe
nominations. postponed consideration
till SEN Burleigh could be heard from.
That took some days. Sen. burieish
looked over the papers and sent Woro
from Baltimore that he would not OBJ
nose confirmation. That removed the
barrier but the Senate committee on
pest offices and postroads mas nun
dreds of postmasters' nominations TO
consider and having gotten on tHe
track of the Maine case was not easily
to be brought back
The assertion that Senator Burieish
cont word from Baltimore that ne
would not oppose confirmation, Is not
CORRECT. AS a matter of fact. while ap-
,,roc;atinp the courtesy of Senator
Jackson, he returned the papers to MN
without any comment whatever.
Senator Burleigh's attitude toward
the Democratic nominations is clear.
No .;,nnlv declines to take any part in
them, believing that the Democratic
marty should assume the entire respon-
sibiiity of its own party appointments
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

For example, at the Alvin theatre sew
eral years ago, when the Aborn pro-
duction of Balfe's Bohemian Girl'
was being sung there, "A most Distress
ing accident occurred during the
course of the second act. which, as
everybody knows, is laid in a gypsy
camp. On the stage in this scene
are pigs, cows chickens. ducks and
other appendages of the farm. All of
which was very atmospheric and
proper. until one of the pigs. ventur'
ing too near the footlights, fell over
on the bass drum amid much con-
sternation and confusion. His pierre
ing squeals and raspng Grunts COM
pletely drowned both orchestra and
chorus; but the leader kept on lead
ing with doubled vigor. and in spite
of the howls of the audience the
course of the opera was not interrupt
cd altogether.
One of the members of Forbes
Robertson's company, playing with
him in The Passing of the Third
Floor Back" related an amusing in
cident to the writer in connection
with a performance of Jerome *.
Jerome's symbolical play in Toronto.
The central figure of this drama, as
everybody knows. represents u ma
tnre akin to that of our blessed Lord
The entrance of this symbolical figure
in the last act is preceded by voice
singing off the stage. In New YORK
CITY Mr. Robertson, so we are told,
hired a regular choristcr from one of
the large parishes there but when he
,o.I- ,o m. road he had To DEPEND
more or less upon local talent. Ia
Toronto a woman was engaged to per-
form this small but important SER
vice. At the critical moment. how
ever. just as Mr.. Robertson. as the
stranger, was entering the room. TINS
woman. seized with uncontroliabie
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

host of worthy educational institu'
tons are exercising every means o.
Increasing agricultural knowledge
The American commission of agricui'
tural cooperation which has been IL
Rome Investigating systems of aSri'
cultural credit and cooperative pro-
duction and marketing, left in nVt
groups to study conditions with re-
gard to special crops. One of these
groups, headed by Col ]. Shelby WI
liams and Clarence Ousley of TT
Worth Texas. has gone to Egypt to
study methods of financing and mar
keting the Egyptian cotton crop. The
Egyptian bale of cotton has been ac-
eepted as the worlds standard, and IL
is a well known fact that American
cotton growers are losing large sums
of money as a result of their failure
to properly bale and grade their cot
ton. 1t is even claimed that in the
United States one half of the real
value of the cotton crop is lost to the
farmers through poor selling methods,
and lack of financial facilities. In
Egypt the government has established
the Bank of Egypt. which has done
to assist the cotton growers OF
that country in the important task of
their crop. The sub-com-
mittee will secure complete report
on the workings of this institution.
The Egyptian methods of baling, grad
ing and marketing their crop will be
closely studied. This sub commission
will remain in Egypt until the middle
of June, according to present plans.
They left Rome armed with letters of
from the bank of Rome
and other European financial institu'
lions.
A second sub committee left for the
south of Italy and Sicily to study fruit
,aising and marketing methods of that
section.
Three sub committees have gone to
he north of Italy, and at Florence
will separate to study the three SUBJ
ects of rural credit banks, land credit
,r mortgage institutions. and CO.
operative societies for producing and
marketing farm products, principally
he cooperative diaries of the north
# Italy which have made great strides
n recent years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

An Auburn, Me, man is the owner of
= rare old historical document in tue
form of an arithmetic composed and
written by Thomas Chase, while in an
English prison in 111S. He was an
American sailor during the revolution
and was captured by an English man.
of-war and aiken to- Mill prison, where
he remained for several months before
making his escape. He finally mau-
aged to elude his guards and crossed
the British channel TO France. where
he joined Paul Jones and continued 10
fight for his country until the close of
the war. While Il captive he amused
himself by writing this Mathematical
work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

stage fright Wen t into violent hystar-
les and instead of the beautiful voice
which had beer. announced by the
other characters on the stage in these
words. What beautiful singing is
that the audience heard wild
mixture of laugh ing. crying and gen.
eral chaos AZ the teller of this
tale related it to the writer, Bah
jove,' even the Lord himself laughed"
OF course. this particular episode,
as Well as one or two others men
toned above, was almost unavoidable;
and no one can blame any audience
Tor taking advantage of such humor
when ii presents itself. AS mat
ter of fact. the. tire audiences are
more prone to gGgle than To weep.
slightest opening dhey are bound to
make fools of tlcmselves.-~Oa
Cal, Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05
Ostrich Feathers.

-; ,l,,,age bills recently
considered by the English paliiani.n'
did not place the ban on os.iien -
ers They aim of the pilis was "
prevent cruelty as much as possln ,
and to curtail the slaughter Oh III ''
In former times the gathering VI
ostrich feathers was not humans ~
new systems of plucking have taheii
away the old injury and also piaca'e'
the bird societies now so Niso'o
England. Eighty-five per CEN,
ostrich feathers in the Worio ;,
from the eight hundreu
birds domestcated for such pu, p nc
| in South Africa. Accorolhs 81,
| trades commissioner OF ooueh 80,
the birds are treated with the So , a !
kindness, and their lives presei 49,
long as possible AS they are
less when dead but If well caieu
will produce pumes for thirty yea .
it is seen that pity has not hecoo -.
iIy been the sole guiding factor III .ne
/ bnsiness-but conservation OF
| sources as we'll The commissiohe'
| went on to say: ,,,lad
THE feathers are cut, not po =. :.
| out as alleged by some, ai'e' -.
months growth, and the seuinp
left for two months to ripen. III.
they are pulled out quite dry, JUG. - -
fallen hairs. The birds are e'au
have them pulled, as it relieves En- eo'',
from irritation. Only three VI ~.
rows of feathers on the wing anu "a,
tail feathers are taken, never .he 800
plumage." ect.
prominent ornithologist cohne...
cd with the Geological Society ~
clared that the cutting of the I.ps
feathers was as painless as cu'''Ae
| -. L;r JndianapOliS News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

THE Lewiston Journal says it wants
Pattansall elected to stay at home'
that it wants the Third district to nave
n strong, able. conscientious Progress
sive.''
cer-tainIv, That is precisely the at
.;t,,ao in which we had placed the
Dinrley organ-as yowling for a Pro-
pressive and principle" and honor,
ana best traditions" and Damascus
poad. with the purpose of defeating
any Republican candidate, however
"strong. able. conscientious, and pro-
gressive he may be.
The honor and principle, oil 50
ordering ones political activities as to
wreak ones personal vengeance at the
same time one is making possible the
election of "a politician, an opportuhs'
and a SPECIAL pleader,' are of the Ding
ley variety.
with reference to "the Third District
Congressman the l.. j. closes: Iht
voters cf that district, banded togeth-
er should do something to restore
Maine to the position she had before
ii fell a pray to the bosses
Our Androscoggin friend should nave
nut it: Before it fell pray to tn
unwarranted. bitter, persistent, insane
knlfing and dirty abuse of a wolf mas
auerading as a sheep in the act o
purifying it's associates; before tn
party which gave Nelson Dingley hi
career and his fame, and of who's
principles he was proud, of whose non
or he was jealous, became the Pen
rose party" daily sneer of his Lam
holier- than thou brother.
The oath to ruin the Republican
party Of Maine may bear its wretche'
fruit If those men of Maine who hav'
at heart the principles of progress an'
government that have placed Americi
far in advance of all other nations, ar
foolish enough to be separated and an
tagonized by the trickery of politica
opponents and an arch, traitor and de
famer.
United we stand, efficient. moral, pre-
gressiye and invincible. Divided, by
hypocritical pretext born of persona
ambition and revenge. we fall an cas-
prey to the common enemy.
Weigh well the motives of the Je
who comes offering gifts of earth an
beyond
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

The most useful automobile in Wash
ington county. Maryland, is the one
that serves as a circulating library for
the remote cabin jewellers who are too
hard worked to seek literature them
selves. The population of the county,
outside of Hagerstown, is thirty thou
sand, spread over five hundred square
miles. For several years. Miss Mary
L. Titcomb. of Hagerstown. who con-
eeived the idea. carried literature TO
the out-of -the-way places in sort of
a cupboard OH wheels, drawn by a
horse. But this outfit was small, and
the horse got tired on the steep roads
So, when a train ran over the wagon
and left nothing but splinters, an au-
tomohile. provided with special Ii
Drary body. took its place, and books
are now taken TO the doors of the read
ers by "a routes, covering the whole
county.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

The nag which hauls the Peaks
Island hose cart got so awfully out OF
breath hurrying to the engine house,
Tuesday morning, to respond to an
ALARM that it had to walk all the way
to the fire. Howsomever, as the late
lamented Artemus Ward used to say.
the fire was put out in short order.
despite the tardy arrival of the en-
CINE and apparatus, and the damage
was not great. considered from the
standard of dollars and cents. But to
begin at the beginning. The animal
was being given its daily exercise on
the island when telephone message
was sent to the hose house saying
that there was a fire in some under
| brush on Island avenue, near the
| Soule cottage. Word was gotten to
| the driver, who turned the horse
about and started back to the depart
ment headquarters just as Maine went
for Gov. Kent. The cloud of dust
with the outfit within arrived at the
engine house in short order, but alas.
when the hitch was made to the APP
paratus the horse was unable to tfod
lany more. 1t had wind enough tt
walk along the avenue, but all efforts
;, to get it into run were fruitless.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05
Good and Bad Prospects.

Maine farmers have reason to fear
the new tariff bill. If the House bill
becomes a law, we have no hesitancy
In predicting serious interruption of
the prosperity and progress that have
blessed agriculture in recent years.
But let US hope for the best and re-
fuse to die until our time comes.
In some directions the agricultural
outlook was never more promising.
National and state departments and a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

A Berlin man is making a tipsy ~
ing by selling his seat in the street
cars. Someone ought to try it on the
winthrop Augusta line. The trouble
would he that 40 seat-sellers couldn't
turn the trick, some trips.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

President Wilson having been turned
down by Baltimore lunch room now
knows how those Democrats waiting
for the pie counter to open feel about
it.-Boston Transcript.
And just think of Obadi having to
continue taking up his belt until 1916.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

The approximate average annual
output of dried fruit in Cape Colony
In recent years is stated officially as
follows: Apricots, 200 tons: prunes. 400
tons: pears. IL tons; peaches, So tons:
raisins. $50 tons; figs. % tons: walnuts.
II tons; apples, 2h tons; almonds, 2la
tons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

c, Fey Holman seems to be of the
Dingley variety of political instructor
sort of "a devils off OK politician. But
we don't expect Patt to withdraw be-
cause of his injured feelings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

The Bible is code of morals. 1t
is the yardstick with which God
measures: the scales in which he
weighs; the mirror in which our
moral proportions are set forth IL IS
becoming increasingly recognized
as code of morals.-DeWitt Miller.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05
Maine Gossip

1.-THE kennebec journal has col
lection of old poems, many OF which
are frequently requested by subser'b.
ers. These will be published from
day to day at the head Of this column.
-Ed.I
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

New Zealand. like Canada and Sou.i,
Africa has long possessed bilingua.
narliament. In 1887 Maori mempeIs
Mara for the FIRST time admitted to tl'. !
house of representatives anu own
to address the assembly III NV
tongue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

Encouraged by the trend of current
events, old Doc Cook has come forward
with demand for vindicaton. Any
body got 6 Washington Post.
Yes, but we're not yet willing to re-
tract. when We Newett so well.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

With the arrival of the '.hoppers,'
Western agriculturalists are SAYING
that farming is just one darn pest af-
ter another.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

California vegetable growing is on a
big scale. From one place this season
twenty-five carloads of rhubarb and
from another thirty-four carloads of
fresh asparagus went east. one assoc
citation cannery packed 100000 pounds
of berries in 1872.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

What will the Colonel do with the
six cents?-Boston Globe.
We thought he had just proved that
he didn't have a sixth serse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

How many June brides have you
kissed so far?--Boston Globe
For whom do you mistake us-the
minister:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

A Methodist clergyman preached his
Sunday sermon on the home plate in
Baltimore. and placed earnest singers
on the bases. Nothing is said about the
"mourners' bench" but the bleachers
probably served for that,-Washngto
Post.
Now did he knock liners, flies or
fouls?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

Wonder ii the safety razor's "numer-
Gus and insidious lobby is getting in
its work in Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

Funny, isn't it? that the .drier' a
city Is the more it can seem to afford
for water works?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

Being shipwrecked isn't so irksome
as sitting around twirling ones thumbs
waiting for husband to come home for
his supper. That's how Mrs. Annie
Dinsmore of Rockland views a disaster
that almost cost her her life when the
62-year-old schooner Chase rammed the
ice-iadcn barge the Bristol, commit
ting suicide as it were. 20 miles off
Boone island, last Tuesday night. says
the CourierGazette. Mrs. Dinsmore is
80 years old and quite philosophical. a
trait of most seafarers' wives. Her
husband was cook aboard the Chase
and, on this ill-starred voyage with Il
cargo of paving stones for Boston, Mrs
Dinsmore thought it would be fine to
go up to the city. This was her second
voyage afioat. The Chase was bound
from Sullivan, Me-, at the time of the
disaster, flying light in fog murky as a
Scotia cooks plum duff. And Mrs.
Dinsmore is ready to go again, if her
husband goes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

cusHNoC CHAPTER, r. A. M, NO.
- stated convocation at Masonic Tenn
ME. Thursday evening. June 3. All so,
ionrning companions are cordially invited
" ALBERT f. FOLSOM. II. +.
THOS. H. BODICE. Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

As a result of the recent big forest
fires in Phippsburs, the town officials
into districts and appoint fire wardens
whose duties shall be 10 guard against
fires, and should a fire get started, t.
organize force to fight it. The
wardens selected are w. W. Morse,
Alvah Holbrook, Guy G. Croker.
Herbert S. Bowker Alex j. Coffin,
Willard II. Dudley. George A. Oliver,
William r. Bowie. Miles Weber and
Abner G. Johnson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

Lewiston police are wagins a cam
paign against auto speeding. Il is Il
good habit to form and should be
passed along.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. ., p. n.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday ~
: o'c'ocA' q. 8. PEAsLEE. Capt.
RAY. M. BURNS. Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-05
d. Thew Miss Me At Home?

DO they miss me at home do they mss
me?
sTwouid be an assurance most dear
To know that this moment some loNeu
one
Was saying. | wish he were mere,
To feel that the group at the Hfeside
Were thinking of me as l roam
O. yes 'twould be JOY beyond measure
To know that they missed me at hoihe.
When twilight approaches the season
That is ever sacred TO song
Does some one repeat my name over
And sigh that | tarry so long
And Is there Il chord In the music
That's missed when my voice Is away
And a chord in each heart that aWaheln
Regret at my wearisome stay
Do they set me a chair near the table
When evenings home pleasures are
nigh.
When the candles are lit IN the parior
And the stars in the calm, azure SKY
And when the good nights are repeated
And all lay them down to their sleep
DO they think of the absent ana watt
me
4 whispered good night while they
weep?
Do they miss me at home. do they miss
me
At morning at noon or at night.
And fingers one gloomy shade fouhu
them
That only my presence can light:
Are joys less invitinsly welcome
And pleasures less pale than before
Because one is missed from the circle,
Because / am with them no more!