Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-21

Deafness laurels still enwreathe it.
Sadly, sternly, we unsheathe il,
Now for Liberty.
Hands around the world, brothers!
Hands around the world.
Fling the married colors out.
Never to be furled;
Till the power Of Light prevailing,
vict'ry's heights in triumph scaling,
Sees the power of Darkness, falling,
Laura E. Richards.
Among the most interested in the
appearance Of the Kilties in Bangor
Tuesday, and who came to the city
especially to get a taste of piper's
music, was George L. Morrison Of Dex-
ter, a well-known dry goods merchant
Of that town, says the Commercial.
Mr.. Morrison was born in Galashields,
Scotland and came to this country
when e boy. Few indeed have been
the times since coming from the old
country when Mr.. Morrison has had the
opportunity to hear a full kiltie band
and he determined to make the most of
this opportunity when he heard that
the pipers were to visit the Queen City.
Mr. Morrison brought along his camera
and secured some good snapshots of the
Hishlanders. The skirling of the pipes
took Mr.. Morrison back to the old days
in Scotland when the pipers' music to
assist recruiting was an everyday oc-
currence Probably no man in the
thousands who heard the pipers during
their visit to Bangor enjoyed it more
thoroughly than Mr.. Morrison.
A funny one happened the other day
at the Plattsburg training camp which
was much enjoyed by the Maine boys
who saw and heard it. The day by the
way was about the hottest of the sea
son. The Eighth Company, under Cap
tain Wildricks, was out on an advance
guard problem and after a long march
stopped near farm house to rest. The
captain told the boys not to drink any,
thing while on march for it was liza
Die to give them cramps, or numerous
other things. About two minutes after
he finished little boy appeared from
the farm house with a big pitcher of
lemonade. The captain looked at the
boy. the cool lemonade, and then at
the company. took drink himself. told
the company to do likewise, adding.
that there were not any hard and fixed
rules about drinking on the march and
that this was one Of the exceptions.
Automobiles are no longer allowed
to park in Monument park, Portland,
police orders to that effect having been
issued.
Hone ha0irS m
dren and those unfortunate individuals
who are obliged to give of their time
in order to take the aforesaid children
to the annual circus-for one circus is
reported to be coming to Maine during
July. 1t had been feared by most Of
the grown-ups that we were not to be
visited by any Of the big or little shows
| this season, owing to war conditions
The connection Of the atmospheric
| disturbances in Europe through the
terrific gun fire with the unusual and
prolonged damp" weather conditions
along the Atlantic coast have been dis
cussed pro and con for some time. 1t
is recalled that aerial bombs were a
few years ago exploited and a con-
siderable business done in furnishing
SKY commandments" for the purpose
OF producing rain in the drouth- strick-
| en- grape regions Of California, follow
ing long time custom Of France and
| Italy. Here comes a letter from c. S.
Griffin Of Kingman to the Commercial,
| which is at least interesting, if
not the solution of the prolonged wet
spell:
Bangor Commercial, June i3. 1874
We are having the same kind of
weather we had during our Civil War
and it is probably due to the same
cause, namely, heavy gun-fire that agi-
tates the atmosphere and keeps it
misty even in the clearest days and
thus makes a cold and poor growing
season. AS a tap on the wireless sys-
| tenn can be picked up any where at
any distance. the heavy gun fire in Eu-
rope must agitate all the atmosphere
around the world. The great noises
tend to create a moist atmosphere is
we'll settled in the opinion Of men. The
old saying, war and famine, peace and
plenty. appear to be based on sound
principles. If the world shall learn in
this war that noisy war makes short
crops. that lesson alone will tend to
keep the peace"
| John Watson Of Honlton arrived in
Bangor on Tuesday night. He states
that the potato crop in Aroostook
county In sections where he has made
| inquiries is not damaged to any extent
by the heavy and long continued rains.
A number of men in different sections
have dug into the hills and have found
the conditions satisfactory. Unless a
hot sun should cause a steam to rot the
seed in the ground it is believed that
the Aroostook potato crop will not be
seriously injured except in some low
places where the water stands, and
cannot drain for long time-Bangor
News.
Frank A. Norton OF % Highland
street Bath, who has been employed