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JAPAN.IN AMERICA.
A Quaint mt OF Orient.ilsm Found o.
New J~rsey.

A Quaint Bit or Oriontnlism kound -
New Jersey.
Near Mountain Station, N. j., sub
urb of South Orange, is perhaps the
quaintest bit of Orientalism to be
found on the continent. Here a
party of skilful Japanese gardeners,
calling themselves the Japanese Hor-
ticultural Society, have laid out Jap
anese garden as a permanent exhibit
of their native fora. The garden is
situated at the base OF the Orange
mountain. in little clump of wood
land. Its four acres are surround d
by a bamboo fence, ingeniously hui {
without nails, yet strong as any
American fence. Inside that barrie
the visitor finds all the curiosities he
would see in similar garden in Japan
itself. Stone lions, a pedestal bearing
a stone lantern over two hundred
years old, done by noted Japanese
sculptor, and a statue of JiZo, Bud
dhist saint, regarded as a goddess, are
some of the treasures which Japan has
parted with in order that Amer Ca may
enjoy a few of the privileges which
she herself prizes so highly. There
is an artificial lake in the garden,
spanned by three different kinds OF
Japanese structures. BY the side of
this lake, closely Gagged, lives a tsuru.
or crane. The bird is about five feet
in height. 1t Is said to be an excee1-
ingly rare bird, few specimens being
found outside the royal palace and inn
perial geological gardens. According
to the Japanese, nature does not give
to the tsuru a red crown until he has
reached the age of one hundred years,
and as the years advance the co,or
deepens. The red-headed tsuru is
therefore an emblem of longevity in
Japan. This New Jersey specimen has
a very dark red topknot, and is sup
posed to be about three hundred years
old In that respect the tsuru is more
than matched by one of the plants in
the garden. This Is a chabo-hiba, one
of the Oldest on this continent. Its
age is given as seven hundred years.
No wonder il is valued at ten thous nd
! dollars. The original trainer of the
tree is not definitely known, but Is
| supposed to have been one Genho, who
was the most famous artist during the
later period Of the Kamakura regency
| in the twelfth century. The tree came
into the hands of the family of Suzuki
about the middle Of the sixteenth CEN
! fury, and has been handed down by
them to the present time. It's trunk is
seven inches in diameter, and its
! height Is only four and half feet.
It belongs to the cedar family, and has
foliage resembling sprigs Of ferns
closely set together in the form of a
cone. Sometimes the unbeliever ques-
tions the age of this plant, but such
overwhelming evidence is offered in
support of the Japanese gardeners as
sertion that the objeetor is silenced.
A Japanese tea-house, where real Jap
anese tea is served by Japanese girls
in their native costume, and a Japa-
nese jlnrikisha are among the attrac-
tons of the garden.-Youths Com
panion.
The Yale expositor., 1901-06-14

Noiseless baseball, as distinguished
from the game played largely with the
lungs, may not be so far distant as 1t
seems 10 many respondent lovers OF
a sportsmanlike game. A graduate
publication, representing a well-known
college, declares that the adoption of a
noise. ess game would do more good
to that institution than winning the
championship. The campaign motto
of baseball nine ought to be, "Give
an opponent every opportunity to do
his best-and then beat him" A row.
dy may resort to barbaric yells as a
means of defeating an antagonist, but
a gentleman is bound to refrain from
debasing methods of gaining a tri-
umph.
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a Venerable Structure.

One of the most interesting institu-
tons in the south is st. Michae. S
Church, Charleston, S. c., which is
claimed to be the oldest Protestant
house of worship now in use, with the
exception of Burton Parish Church, at
Williamsburg. Va. 1t dates back to
1878. The present structure was opened
for divine worship in 1871 and has
since passed through many memorable
experiences. The walls contain shot
fired by the British during the rev olu-
tionary war and by the Union army
turing the civil war; 1t was serious y
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ST MICHAEL's CHIjRCH.

injured by a cyclone in 1885, and al
most totally destroyed by the earth
quake of 1886. But, as the inscription
upon a tablet in the vestibnle says. 1T
has been restored by the generosity of
American churchmen and friends
The windows contain some fine
glass. The organ Is the oldest in
America. and was brought from Eng
land in 176s. The chimes in the steeple
date from 1854 and are eight in num-
Der. They have had remarkable his
tory. In 1882. when the British evac-
uated the city, tho bells were carried
away as pubic property, and being Of
fered for sale in London were pur-
chased by Charleston merchant
named Ryhiner and shipped home. In
1888 they were sent to England and
recast. In 1862 they were sent to Co
lumbia to keep them out of the hands
Of the federal soldiers and were burned,
but the fragments were gathered to-
gether and sent to Mears e. Steinbank
of London, successors of the original
founders, and recast in the same
molds. The clock in the steeple dates
also from 1894, and is of the same pat
tern as that of the Royal Exchange in
London.
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home, avoiding men and their ways
and seeking companionship only in the
wife of his old age and few dogs.
The circumstances which led to his
writing Dixie" are related by resi-
dent of Mount Vernon. Emmett was
playing in New York with the cele
brated Bryant Minstre s. Mr. Bryan
one day requested him to compose a
new walk round" of a heroic kind
One" he said, (which the bands viii
want to play and which the boys wi !
whistle in the streets" The mex
morning Emmett appeared with the
music of "Divie'' as it is now played
There was little enough in the words
mere clatter, really-but the music
took at once in the north and was
seized by the south for its own when
tic northern soldiers took it thither
early in the way. The original words
have long since been changed 10 suit
southern sentiment.
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WITH A FRYING PAN.
A Woman Ten 'erfoors Thrilling EI
perIenee I'm tho Rockies.

Woman Ten 'erfoOcs Thrilling Ex-
perIenee In tho Rockies.
Mrs. Seton-Thompson, in her camp
ing experiences, entitled "A Woman
Tenderfoot," confesses that in the be-
ginning of her Rocky Mountain life
she regarded rattlesnakes as only one
kind of disagreeable reptile. She had
not then caught the popular horror
of them, and that is possibly the rea-
son why she could dispatch her first
one with so much GOODNESS. One day
she was riding in advance of her hus-
band. She says: Suddenly there came
a noise like dried peas in a pod, and
gliding across the road was huge
rattlesnake. Whiskers, my pony, per-
formed a flank movement, SO nearly
unseating me that | deemed 1t ex
pedient to drop to the ground; and
Whiskers, without waiting for orders,
galloped down the road. The rattler
stopped his pretty gliding motion
away from me and seemed in doubt.
"He is going to recoil and then 60
strike" said /, recalling a paragraph
from my school reader. | cast a des-
pairing glance around and saw, almost
at my feet, half hidden by sage-brush,
several inches of rusty iron. Blest be
the passing teamster who threw it
there. l darted toward it and turned
on the rattler, armed with the goodly
remains of frying-pan. The creature
was ready for me, with darting tongue
and fattened head. Another instant
and it would have sprung. Smash on
its head went my valiant frying-pan
and struck deadly blow. recap
tured my weapon, and again IL de-
scended. The RATHER was settled. But
oh that tail! that awful, writhing
lashing tail. can stand Ind ans,
bears, wolves, anything but that tail;
and RATHER is all tail except its head
The snake was really helpless, and l
put one foot on him to take his scalp;
that is to say, his rattles. Then the
mcanny thing began to wriggle and
rattle with old-time vlgor. Horrid
thrills eoursed through me; but for
titled by the assurance that the exist
ing rattle was a purely reflex neuro-
gangiionie movement" hardened
my heart, and captured the pod of
dried peas. YOUTHS Companion.
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According to a report by United
States Consul Grout, a recent expert
ment in wireless telegraphy off the
coast of Malta has resulted in the sue
cessful transmission Of a message 134
miles. The message was received in
an unexpected way. While expert
menting on ship in the open sea the
operators were surprised to receive a
message in Italian asking the position
of their ship. 1t was afterward found
that the message came from an Italian
war vessel at Syracuse.
The Yale expositor., 1901-06-14

The Philadelphia Academy of Nat
ural Science has been enriched by one
of the most curious collections ever
known-a collection of locks of hair
from the heads of all the presidents Of
the United States from Washington
down to Mckinley. These are accu-
rately authenticated and neatly ar
ranged in an appropriate case, and in
some instances are accompanied by
family coats-of-arms.
The Yale expositor., 1901-06-14

The Navy Department at Washing
ton has received a fine oil portrait of
r. w. Crowninshield, who was secre-
tary of the navy from 1914 to 1918. The
portraits of American naval secretaries
now are about complete. Secretary
Whitney's portrait has not been OBJ
tanned as yet. however. Acting Sec
rotary Hackett recently urged him to
add his portrait to the collection.
The Yale expositor., 1901-06-14
Although IA years old, Gideon Hav

Although IA years old, Gideon Haw-
ley of Erie, Pa, is still running an en-
CINE on the Lake Shore railroad He
began railroading in 1876 and has been
with the Lake Shore since 1852. A few
days ago Hawley was put through a
severe examination. the railroad Off
Gals believing that it was about time
he should retire. To the surprise Of
the company not trace of color
blindness or dim vision or defective
hearing could be found.
The Yale expositor., 1901-06-14

What sort of a halo ought an Alas
kan saint to wear? A mission worker
thinks that the frost and ice encom-
passing the face and head of mission
airy bishop. when he appeared to make
his expected visit at Circle City, con
stituted the kind of a halo appropriate
to sainthood in that region.
The Yale expositor., 1901-06-14
Telephone poles and wives are held.

Telephone poles and wives are held.
in Kruger VS.. Wisvv--rz-a Telephone
Co. (Wis.), 80 L. r. A. 29S, to make
an additional burden upon a street. for
which compensation must be made to
the owners of the land as a condition
of such use, and this decision is in ac-
cord with the majority of the prece-
dents, as shown by the note ia "a L. X.
A. 721
The Yale expositor., 1901-06-14

In Hawaii enormous quantities of
ducks are raised by the Chinese upon
the edges OF the ocean. Twice a day,
within restricted areas, they are per-
mitted to eat the young fish which
swim in the inclosed coves. Fish are
reported to be growing scarcer every
year and by some this diminution is at
tributed to the wholesale destruction
of the young fry by the Chinese.
The Yale expositor., 1901-06-14

All shining buttons, buckles and Or
naments are to be dispensed with In
the new military uniform for German
forces. A grayish brown cloth will be
used for coat, trousers and cap. War
without glitter will be less fascinat-
ing as the years go 3y, and that is
well. Nothing ought to disguise its
real significance. Only the patriotic
sense of duty will make men engage in
war when IL shall have been stripped
OF It's romance, and when It's deadly
purpose shall be written in every fea-
ture. II there were no men to bury,
no bills to pay, war would be popu-
lar resource of excitement seekers;
but graves and debts are accompani-
ments which mock at romantic theo-
ries about campaigns and battles.
The woman who designed Mrs.
Grover C.eveland's gown for two in
augural balls was sentenced to five
days In the New York goal for drunk
enness on Wednesday. She is Mary
Culllamore, forty-one years old, known
as the needle woman of the gaol." In
the past year she has spent 27S days
I'm prison for intoxication. During her
terms of Imprisonment she spends her
time in planning party dresses for the
wives of the judges who sentence her.
Often she comes out of her cell with
800 or more earned in this way. Her
friends have given her up as hopeless.
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and cheerfulncSS SOON
disappear when the kid
neys are out Of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that II isnot uncommon
Ter a child - be born
afflicted with veal, kid
neys. II the child URN
a;es tco often. Il the
The Yale expositor., 1901-06-14
FaISin ! of Deni,I EmmerL

Daniel emmett, the founder OF negro
minstrelsy and the composer OF tie
music of Dixie" is dying of old age
at his hermir's home near Mount Yer
non, Ohio. Mr.. Emmett Is SO, and
for years has lived in suburban
The Yale expositor., 1901-06-14

chant of Chicago, says: 1T is a dis
grace TO &c. ..N.l, --4Id u ..,o4u ....
disgrace Mr.. Murray will henceforth
= of his business
to the poor and needy.
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ice which showed at orice that he had
struck HIS line. Under his admins
tration the force has improved vastly
and Mr.. Sylvester is now one of the
most efficient and most popular chiefs
in the country.
The Yale expositor., 1901-06-14

of copper, mercury and other toxic
I~~.--4c..I andIJsis
does not detect.
The Yale expositor., 1901-06-14
Women as Well as Men
. Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble. {

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty, vigor
The Yale expositor., 1901-06-14

\ French scientist has discovered
that plants are very sensitive to poi
son. The higher plants, as we'll as
The Yale expositor., 1901-06-14

by druggists. in fifty
cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have a
sample bottle by mail
free. also pamphlet tell
ing all about it. inclu
THOUSANDS of testimon
from sufferers cured. Ii
& Co.. Binghamton, n
mention this paper.
The Yale expositor., 1901-06-14

Gen. DefareY. Boer Hero.
General Delarey, the Boer command
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lrlae scald5 the flesh or ii, when the ciAld
caches aa arc when it should &c able -
control the passage, It l. yet afflicted with
,ed-wet,ing, depend Upon It. tho c-ucc Il
the difficulty Is Kidney trouble, oad tho first
sep should be towards the trcatacgt IS
hcsc important organs. This unpl-a5art
rouble is due 10 a diseased condition Of tho
;idney5 and bladder and net 10 q habit as
most people suppose.
Women IS well IS men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp Root Is soon realized. 1t is sold
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soerHrx DIlsEcrs Hr.
or .. CHAPTER. NO. eA.

u EGULAn MEETINGS for tao viii be held
h on the following Wednesday evenings of
eaeh month In Masonic Hall, Yale: Jan u.
Feb. -, Mar. u, April 10, May Is. june 10, July
Is, Aug. 10, Sept. ~, oct 10. Nov. Z. dee II.
MOlir Brown. w. NJ
Mrs. TeR;l Jardine. Sec.
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Home of Swamp.R
ding many Of the
ial letters received
/ writing Dr. Kilmer
I. T., be sure and
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Queen RanavnIo's Gown.

That queen needs costly raiment Is
a conclusion every one will admit. but
that she should have it even If the
money to pay for it is raised by public
subscription is another matter. Queen
Ranavalo, not so long ago ruler Of
Madagascar and whose permanent res
idence is in Algiers, was permitted by
the French government to VISIT Paris
for a few weeks. One day madame
the queen came across a black satin
gown In one of the shops. 1t was a
beautiful creation, but ont thing stood
In the way Of It's passing into her pos
session, and that was the lack of mon
ey to purchase It The antiministerial
faction heard OF her sad plight and
started subscription to purchase the
pretty dress for Ranavalo. Deputies,
councillors and ordinary citizens con-
tributed. The gown was presented to
the queen, and If the government was
annoyed madame at least was pleased.
-Harper's Weekly.
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Canaan.

Selden Fitzgerald, who has had severe
run of typhoid fever, is now able to ride
out.
Sherman Horn will 60 into the woods,
this wluter. while his wife will spend the
winter in PttSheld
Ruth Drawn with her children are
spending few days with her parents in
Vassaboro.
The report is that they have an assist
ant teacher at Moore's Mills.
Edna futile, who has been al Skowhe-
gan is at home tor few weeks
Mrs. Henry Johnson has gone to Bos-
ton for the winter while Mr. Johnson is
carrying on his lumber operations.
G. L. Goss and wife were given a sur
prise by party OF young people number
ing about thirty-hve, one evening,
recently.
Mrs. Erwin Harrington will have charge
OF the culinary department at the Wash
burn hotel during the winter,
There are several agents with the Nc
Kinley books meeting with average sue
cess.
NJ. Burril is enjoying his vacation I'M
usually well. this year, we think.
Frank futile and family have returned
to their farm.
Mrs. NJ. E. Goss will visit friends in
Vassalboro.
AIopzo Tuttle at this writing is quite Ill.
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A little over half century ago II
was considered beneath the dignity OF
many substantial concerns to adver-
tlse beyond the insertion In the news
papers of an occasiosal business card.
Some of the experiences of that time
show how recently advertising, as we
know it, has developed.
\ retail hardware house 10 an east
ern city once found itself possessed OF
ten times the number of articles of a
certain kind that ii had intended to
buy. AS they had been ordered espe-
cially for Il new hotel and We're of pc
culiar design, there seemed to be no
way of disposing of them except at a
merely nominal sum.
One of the younger men connected
with the concern offered to move
them" at a fair price provided he be
permitted to advertise. The sugges-
tion encountered much opposition, but
finally a small sum was set apart to
carry 1t out. The advertisement was
drafted in an attractive way, and the
people soon began to buy the new arti-
Gle. Finally the house was obliged to
send to the manufacturers for more.
When the next seasons trade opened,
the member of the firm who had most
opposed the experiment whispered to
the young man that he had better
write out few notices land put them
in the papers"
From such beginnings the advertis-
ing practice has come. Thousands of
dollars are now spent not only in ad-
vertislng itself, but in devislng clever
catch words, ingenious phrases and IL
Illustrations which will stick In the
memory of the reader as well as new
general methods.-Youths Companion.
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Dress Reformer,

Miss Susan p. Flower of New Jersey
was the first woman to adopt the
bloomer costume. She was born In
Amesbury, Mass, rs years ago and In
her youth was considered a belle. She
was schoolteacher many years ago
and personal friend of the poet Whit
tier. Later, at Vineland, n. j., Miss
Flower made her debut upon the stage,
and In the role of an ultra fashionable
woman, wearing a decollete gown with
long train and balloon sleeves, she was
considered the handsomest woman in
the opera house. Miss Flower Is a
farmer, and, although she only weighs
"a pounds, she accomplishes as much
work as any ablebodied man. While
at work she wears close fitting jacket,
pantaloons and kits. While blowing,
chopping wood, etc, she tucks her
pantaloons In her high boots. This
costume Is not fad with Miss Flower
but was adopted for convenience while
engaged In her farm duties, and she
advocates such a custume for young
girls especially.
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Fairfield.

Calvin Wyer of Boston is spending his
vacation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Wyer
The Misses Kate aud Helen Rackliff
spent Sunday IN Newport, with their
bro her Wallace Z. Racklif
Mr.. and MIS-. Will am Holmes returned,
Friday, from weeks visit with relatives
at Sou Invest Harbor.
Nh and Mrs. A. L Hatch left, Mon
day for weeks visit with friends in Port
land and while there will attend the Maine
Music Festival.
James Tibbetts OF Benton will leave.
Wednesday, for Machias, where he has
accepted position as superintendent of
the East Machias Lumber Co. He will
move his family there 10 about two
weeks.
The Methods, Sunday school chose
Edith Gray, the superintendent, Rev. and
Mrs. Palmer and Miss Bergman, superin-
tendent of the Juvenile department, as
delegates to the Maine State Sunday
school convention to be held in Lewiston,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Oct.
~, % and "a
Saturday evening 81 OF the friends of
Mss Annie Downs were pleasantly enter
tanned at her home on Western avenue, it
being the 18th anniversary oil her birth
day.
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ChixdI'en'S
Fertilizer.

That's a good name for
SCOTS Emulsion. Children
are like young plants. Some
will grow in ordinary soil.
Others need fertilizers.
The nature of some children
prevents them from thriving
on ordinary food Such chill
dren grow right if treated right.
All they need is a little fer
tilizer-a little extra richness.
SCOTS Emulsion is the right
treatment.
Fertilizers make thingsgrow.
That's just what SCOTS Emul-
sion does. 1t makes children
grow in flesh, grow in strength,
grow rich blood, grow in mind,
grow happy. That's what we
make it for.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT q BOVINE, Chsns.s, 100 Pearl g.. n. 2.
sos and 400; all Druggists.
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During spell of particularly hot
weather a well known baronet came
across three workmen engaged on q
job on his estate. One of them remark
ed, as workmen not lnfrequently do,
on the dryness of the job. The heat
had perhaps extended itself to the bar
onet's temper. At any rate, he turned
away. with the reply: III you are
thirsty. you know where the well Is.
You will find pail there"
Thinking over his remark little lat
er, 1t flashed across the baronets mind
that he had given orders for three bot
ties of champagne to be put into the
pail and lowered into the well TO cool
for dinner. He fastened to the well
and discovered - three empty bottlesl
What he said this time is not reported.
London Truth,
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East SkOWhegan.

Farmers are working with might and
main in this place.
E B Richardson has gathered a nice
lot Of winter fruit. Spys. Ben Davis and
Russetts, the best lot of winter fruit we
have had for years.
The threshers made their appearance
Friday, and finished Monday or Tues
day a. m.
There is to be a horse hot on the
Goodrich park on the Elains soon after
the fai: at Canaan.
Alma Richardson has wove some nice
rag carpeting and took some to the fair at
Canaan.
Will Ames will move to Canaan village,
this week, where ne is running a grocery
and feed store.
Sidney Pooler has sold his hay 10
Richardson and Blaisdel of Clinton.
George H. Ames is doing job of paint
ing for M. d Holt OF Clinton.
Nathan Lyon mad valuable horse
killed. last week, being afflicted with the
CHAMBERS. Henry Richardson lost one
which was past labor. A r
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A great storm wave is peculiar to cy-
clones AT the center of the disturb
ance the mercury in a good barometer
may be lower by three inches than that
In a similar instrument on the verge
of the cyclone. This Is owing to the
d!minution Of atmospheric pressure
consequent on the rotation of the air
wheel, aid as nature abEors a VACUUM
the sea In the vortex rises above its
usual level until equilibrium is restor-
ed. This storm wave advances with
the hurricane and rolls In upon the low
land like solid wall. In the Backer-
gunge cyclone of 1876 the storm wave
covered the land at the eastern end Of
the Gauges delta at heights varying
from ten to forty-ive feet, as measured
by marks on the trees. One hundred
thousand lives were lost on this occa-
sion.-Chambers' Journal.