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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08
LOCAL MATTERS.
suE VISITED RUSSO
uua.sd Holland Prepared for Her
Great Play.

e,,,rosr Mildred Holland. VINO
m he in Augusta, next Mondas1
,.;si,eJ Russia for the purpose OF secur
IL, al, ana the Proper atmosphsr-
~ nov character, Catherine the
cr.a, in The Triumph Of An En-
..oos, che visited libraries, palaces.
n,nsnuns ana other pubic ihsutut'o'iS
i, - Petersburg and MOSCOW.
A-r,,ra the Interesting pia'es MISS
1Iollard visited vas the church u
p.ter and Paul in -. peter Sou'
e,,,,tad on the banks Of the -N"Ea'
r,os, opposite the Winter faiace' -
u,,,t.r residence Of the gar "ri'''i
contains the r.-nains Of the deceasei
pu.ei, ruI.rs and their fami!ies. IL
lunch ~ Peter and Paul may vel ne
,.IIo1 .ha Westminster Of RussE' ne
,onnhs Of the Cars are constant!
adorned and are KEPT
d.cor,ted With floral wreaths ana other
tributrs Of respect. Httif go
which is never extngulsheu from ''ie
tirre il is lighted. burns brlghtiV oN'r
,be tomb of each % the deceased nus
sian rulers.
nice Holland here saw the tomb o.
Catherine as well as that OF Peter l.
,,o-. generally known as Peter tn1
Great The tombs ar" adorned ny
dnubIe headed Russian gold eagles.
The church. or rather cathedral. i
adorned with hundreds Of silver ami
gold nrcaths s"nt by IN" nations Of IN"
world on the occasion of the dennis" or
each n ssian ruler. The wreaths sent
~ tho time Of the death Of Nicholas III
are particularly beautiful.
When Miss Holland left for Russia
che carried with hcr z letter Of intro
auctioa to Prince Walknnskv. tn"
dire.tur general If the Russiln
Ipouerial Theatres. It was his in
fuenct. that enabled her to inspect the
crown jewels worn by Catherine the
Great at clos. range. ana serur" exact
dra wings Of all thos" jewels. These
drawings the lctr"3S took with her To
Paris. AMI there had the famous
theatrical jeyeler. Brandt, make exact
durlicates He succ"ntled SO well that
Miss Holland pOcsnssne tn" finest col
lection Of stage jewels in use.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08
kENNEBEC POMONA.
Annual Fruit Meeting at Center Sid
rey. Oct. 1913.

The regular annual fruit meeting Of
kenmebec Pomona Grange will be-
held with Sidney Grange at Centre
Sidney. oct u and IL. The program
for "Wednesday. oct. u, will be as fol-
lows: Greeting, F. f. Blake; response,
Mrs. Maud Mason: papers on Fruit
Tree Selection and Orchard Location"
will be opened for discussion. In the
eveSffe S;tn :, eSrellent entertainment
will b. eivsa the visitors by Sidney
Grange.
Thursday there viii be papers on
pruning. thinning Of fruit. and spray
ing. also On varieties of pears and
plun1f adapted 10 .Matne.' committed
on fruit l.. e. Til1oy, Chas Graves. J.
NJ s. dowan.
Premiums will be paid as follows:
on varieties named: Apples:
Alexander. Baldwin, Pen Davis,
Famcusc. Grav"nstcin. Golden Rus
/, set, II upbsriston, Nensuch. Jew
:. ttt.s ghe sIsd. !, King, Spy, Eox-
) harry R,es@, IL Al sGrsening, Yellow
y Iaftflnwtff 1t. 5dS; "a, 25c. Pears,
bartlett Rcurre D'Anjou. sheldon.
Souvenir pa 'anarce: list 5nc.: %. CSC
,Brst exhibit of preserves not less thar
four varieties: LIST, SOC: ID, 25c. Rest
exhibit canned goods not less than four
Varieties. 1.t, SOC: Cd. 25c. Best ex
hihit jcllies not less than four Va
rietics; lst. SOC. ID, 2ac. Best exhihi
pickles not less than four varieties
LIST Soc; 2d De. Grange exhibit o
fruit list. S1.50; 2d 81; Sd. soc.
Plates or exhibits Of fruit entered
for the grange exhibit not allowed t.
compete for other premiums. Plates
or dishes Of fruit TO contain five speci
mems of fruit. no more. no less. Frui
IT, be in position before noon first day
No premiums will be paid on Othe
varieties than those named above.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

Allen e Enright's millinery "a
is t. be Tuesday. Wedness
Thursday Of next week. Thesf1
be fair days az "old Irob" shoaa
siier the fair ones who desire "
III tue millinery openings on those
as well as the multitude who thre
Topshlm's great fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

Beginning, oct. 8, the A. ". !
Railway will not run through
from Gardiner to Tcgus on Sa'
but will operate the two roads :
ately, same as on week days, exec
nalf hour car will go OH service
hours earlier. cOmmencina q, 9.av
instead Of 1l.a0 "A. M. This cham
give patrons of the Togus briH'l
ter accommodations especially
who wish to attend church srrvh
Augusta in the morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

Augusta coal dealers have gd
winter supply about all in. PE1
Bros. have received their last
but Chas. H. White & Co. have Al
che yet to come. The total amC|
coal in Augusta sheds, for the 4
trade is about 1900 tons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

Among the recent marriages !
recorded at the office of the city
is that of Vital Poulin and Miss
Labreck, both of this city, Wild
Cured at st. AuSustine's churt
!. the ceremony being performs
Rev. FIR. Hamcl.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

Dwellers along the shores Of
bosseecontee avOw that FRIDAY
ing gave them a combination a.
scenery and mountain treezes N
ter being, if anything, a tria.
realistic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08
Daily ksnnsbee Jpun,
New Advertisements Tn.

vrante,I-h c,ol,
ai''e.'-n OK
h a,,..,,.,., h piI.nd PI n,
Auststa PIANO W.
F T"r saieIf 10Y. lows.
~; az go, 10y agent.
80" o. 'ep p,.nch L-" "5 r,,".
t.,,,tai umn \ N. N'''~
i:rm-G-A, : 4 ,!sl = loan.
V',,,,r,i cba,t' y, ftyd.
\vamtcJ-LrrSnn,. Ing w. < Man.
N-.,,it,I ht1r ~ travel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

BY order Of the department
ceived Friday morning, the DOS
WAS closed between the hours Of
NJ. and l =. NJ, out Of respect b
memory of the late Postmaster-G.
Payne.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

The Maine Central railroad
nounces Il fall excursion to Bost
Thursday. oct. 20. The fare 70
round trip, from Augusta, will }.
ana the tickets Will be limited /
Turn Oct. 81.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

Freak cucumbers Of all kinds
been but G.. L. Jones of MOI
avenue has one from his gardJ
serving special mention 1t Is 1
posed OF three large cucumbers
together in curious formation
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08
AUGUSTA CHURCHES.
Sunday Services TO Which All Are Cor
ially Invited to Attend.


CHRISTIAN SCTFNCE:-Scrvi"es will
". h"ld AZ NJ Il, Child St Sunday at II
a. NJ
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH,. North
ny Rev +. G. Ward
GOSPEL. MISSION: Sunday school at
To-" \ NJ: cvervhodv invited: GOSPEL
meetings IT ana 80 + NJ. all welcome
GKEEN STREET CIi'RCH. Henry r.
puun'ck, minister-lo20 sermon: The
N"asur" nf Wan" 80 sermon: ''Th"
Salvation Of a Man
THE UNITARIAN SOCIETY Edward
{; spencer, minister Public worship at
1n2o \. NJ. subject at sermon. I'M. t,Ia.r
Door: Sundays, huol at !nss' ~ service
81. MNRNS CATUuI.IC CIiI-R,'H.
state strr't'-First Mass at 30 y. NJ,
High Mass q. !" \. NJ: r"sp,fs and
Renediction OF the Blessed Sacrament ut
rNlvERShLISr CHURCH Rev c. A.
Hayden. pastor: Morning services IT
leSo Sermon by the pastor on Not h"
Ing Afraid: SunJSst -schuol at noon: u
l. {. L. praise meeting ut : =, NJ
ST. MARKS ciIuRCH Rev. Geo. T.
1ptgen. rector A. NJ. HOLY c mmu~ion.
=, SUNDAY :, honl: H. Mathis. litary
and sermon; "a +. NJ F.vcnsong ami seq
mon The Re, W w Ellsworth nf
Johnstown. \. Y. will officia;e at all SER
vices.
,s TlKS tn. hN,F T ] S GMrRcH on Win
Ing sermon on "ULCoaSc' ouS Va!ua in,l OF
Evil SundHyschonl nj noon: Y +. S c.
r at $50. and evening service az 80
with sermon on The Possibility of
Saving Faith"
CONGREGATIONAL CHI l. RCH IL
Rally Day in al the services. Morning
worship At lo.M. with sermon by the pas
t:'r. Norman NCkinnon Subject TIE
Automatic Voice of Conscience--A Study
- the Machinery Of Mans Moral Nj
turr: Sunday-SChOul Rally nj noon
Young Peoples Meeting at go: Mid-wcck
meeting on Wednesday evening at 80
STATE STREET FREE BAPTIST
CEt RCH. Re-. {. q. MaSher. pastor
Rally Day with church and Sunday
school. Preaching service at 10 'n scr
mon by the pastor. subject: Present
Opportunities and Future Possibilities:
Sunday-schooi a; lis. Geo. r GAY Supt
Rally Day exercises and class work
Baptism and Communion at - O'Clock
Bible Study and c. f. meeting at SO:
gusrel service ard reception 81 members
II : 10: Midweok meeting. Wednesday
evening at 80
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

The fail millinery opening At !,
ii. Butler store, G. NJ. Wheeler
ager, is announced for tn,
Wednesday and Thursday q
week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

The new store in the Union
which VIII be occupied by the a
Barker Co., is in the hands N
painters, End Mr. Barker exrAl
move in the latter part of next !,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

Thursday night gave us touch OF
real cold weather. Everything was
coated with frost, and the ground was
frozen hard in many places around the
city. The autumn foliage is fast los
ing It's glory. and the leaves are falling
in way that will soon remove the last
.'vestige Of the summer time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

The flag on the feieral budh,
displayed At half mast. Thurs,
Friday. out vi respect to the mpr.
the late Postmaster General p,,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

Mr.. T. F. Monaghan will open
class in dancing at Modern Wou']
hall. formerly Union hall, Wedn.1
evening, October 18th. 0cla1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08
Special Adj erriseMents.

SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS not ex-
ceeding twenty-five words coming under
the head Of WANTED. FOR SALE. TO
LET. LOST &c. will be inserted Gnce
Quent insertion ADVANCE PAYMENT.
IN sending b. mail remit lance of postage
stamps should be made with order as The
charSe are too small to open account for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08
LOCAL MATTERS
Journal Telephone Call, 1xl

Today's special Sale" COLIN.
profitable reading.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

/Ben Venue floral parlors. Rcses
carnations constantly on has,
Chapel street. oen
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

A New England dinner VII
served in the State Street Free D'Fl
vestry next Tuesday at P. NJ.
ctS,d1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

Choice cut flower bouquets Cna
and 73c. Mrs. j. w. Beck, nor
Melville street. Telephone 25S-$
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

Miss Lucy Chase, manicure
shampooing. Removed from ~
street to 2: Stone street. oct4ci'
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MISCELLANEOUS.
THERE'S AkERNEl lN.rHs sHELL

worth looking up. We bid for clear
heaus: honest hearts; steady habits; home
life tendencies. all making Ton the best
good of the human race. one half of Il
community watching the other half is not
to our liking. our layout of building
lots has calculations behind il you be-"
You will always find us heading one way
on the Cow Catcher of the early train
bound for success with a fl NJ grip
Henry G. Staples, Real Estate. octtd1w
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

Hon. 5. ;. Brown of Wateryin
in town, yesterday, on business
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

Dance in G. A. Il. hall tonight
octS,d1t"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

FURNITURE, RANGE AND DISHES
at Runkers restaurant. 146 Water street
Apply at once to r. w. Soule, the Hustler
juneSdtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

Miss Elida Estelle Higgins "
ceive pupils in piano instruction
October first. Address 116 State
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

Miss Bertha Med aench, teach
piano, 9 Weston street. Satm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

COKE AT 10 CENTS PER BUSHEl
at the Gas Works. Mt. Vernon Avenue
aept181law
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

Leila r. Sawyer5-h.. Y,
lessons IN French aS Saatt -
Call or address 20
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

MRS. CRAM, CLAIRVOYANT, CAN
Re consulted on health or business. Ref
erences from leading business people
Hours 10 A. NJ. to IL p. NJ. Cases taken
by mail. , Capitol street, near river. Au-
guSta. Maine oc-ldlw"
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LOST.
A BLUE PIN BELONGING TO

A BLUE PIN BELONGING TO A
shirt waiz set Of bat little value except
to III" owner. Leav" at journal office
and receive reward. OctNd3t~
a BUNCH OF KEYS. FINDER
please leave at the Fullcr-IIolwiy Co.
&c ,Nd.t
ON SEPT. PATH ON ROAD FROM
ManC hester Forks to Rraiiield Depot "A
brown ailtEatu: bag. Finder may have
the contents OF nag. but 500 reward Will
h,' given for TIN. cmlty bag if returned.
Jas. w Sullivan, Gaze Jorrnal, All
gUSta oct>l3t*
~ :TTFD.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08
LOCAL NoTiCE&

Always give Lung Kuro for a COLI
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SHARP YOUNG MEN EVERY

enCe unrt CcsSary. Milwaukee Cc,-rrpra-
tive Detective Service. Milwaukee
OCtSlitS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

HOUSES IN AUGUSTA, VARYING
in price from 5000 to $4,000. Farms in Au-
Eusta and elsewhere. Furnished cottage
at Squirrel Island. Mrs c. S. Foeg, i
Summer Street. june23dtt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

FOUR FARMS IN MANCHESTER.
One beautifully located on Cobbossee,
with seventy rods Of shore front. Mrs c
s FogR Summer st septNdtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

THREE COWS. FIVE HEiFERS,
also one L. S Cream Separator in good
condition. K Nj. Percival. No. Augusta
r. F. u. I, or Percival Bros, Water
street, city sept29dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

THREE FULL-BLOOCED BULL
terrier pups. Apply at City Hotel
auCHdt.
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LAD;Es-To DO PIecEWoRk AT

their homes: W. furnish al materials ana
pay from s. To Si1 weekly. send STAMPED
envelope IL Royal Co. 81 l.. Monroe St.
Chicago oCtSd1tt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08
LAD.ES-s7-S10 EARNED WEEKLY

plain sewing ~ home. Material sent free
everywhere Send stamp tor particulars
Mon Co. l2l5 Filhcrt ST, Phiia.. Pa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08
WISH TO SELL MY FARM ON

shore Of East Pond. A good place for a
summer home or for summer resort.
Shore lots for sale. Write for description
to George T. Benson, Oakland. Me, r. r
D., "a. aug24d2 LIMOS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08
81 TO So PES CAY EASILY MADE

ut hcm. addressing enN-lopts: We mail
them. Send stamped ID l9e+s d envelope
Acme Supply Co. Burlington. VI.
OntS,l1f.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08
AIDES HAVING FANCY WORK 70

sell. En,roderics. B}tt'nhrrg. Drawn
work Ais to do order work STAMPED
envelope. Ladies Exchange. "a Monroe.
Chicago oct2d1ts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

thoroughly equipped. in running order;
proprietor u Wy dccea sed Fine lota ton
N Fairfield Village. Write to or inquore
Of Geo. &. Weeks. Fairfield. Main.
Ucttdl0ts
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family of 3.to 4. q. q. TaNlor Week 5
Mills, K. +. D., No. u, SO. Nass.tlboro.
rt.dlWks
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PERSON TO TRAVEL FOR WELL
RI FOR GENERAL

hou'ework. Highest wages paid. Mis-.
T. \. Barstow, l4a Brunswick Ave. Gar
diner. octldlw
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e. l. N17F:t
A COOK. APPLY TO MRS II. NJ.
Heath ~, State St. uCt>,itf
RESPONSIBLE MAN TO MANAGE

ofilc,, and distributing drunt for {, large
Manu:a, turing c.. salary. $500 p"r
month nd commissions Applicant must
furnish good references anG S1-c0o tn
81 1t.'-' ci"h. Address Factory. 18th y
Johnson SITS. Chicago. octSSdt:;;-
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:vERYWHERE-MEN WILLING To

distribute samples :dck signs etc., at
s.; ~ daily. Permanent. No cnnyaSsinz
Continental Distributing Service Chi"s--
OpfSdtr+
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YOU NEED MONEY WE CAN

tour personal note at 81. j. b Rus, e. e
20, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. octsnrfs-
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ANTIQUE MAHOGANY FURN,r,yRe
TULIP, HYAcINTH CRocus RAG
TWo-cAAIR BARBER suor

o" oit OF the TnguS herd. ) years old
lust he sold; owner going away. John
onnor. r. +. u. 9, Gardiner Gc;4dlwk
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LADIES MAY OBTAIN

A LADY AGENT FOR RAPID SELL
ing Article: sells at sight. big profits: for
ire sample ANA particulars address
Marietta Stanley Co.. 4i-itn St, Grand
kapids, AiiCn. OctS IL Z
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FOR SALE.

10G LOTS FREE. APPLICANTS
sending stamp will receive deed Of lot,
sz' 11Nlr ttAt Suburb. New York. .Uth
century Realty Co. Wall Street. New
York. ia t9sot1at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08
-ADIESlsS0 THOUSAND COPYING

ing addresses: stamped envelope particu-
lars. Gem Art Co. Dept. 10 Chicago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08
HREE SECOND HAND CREAM

Johher printing office for sale. comprising
power. paper cutter. one 1SX12 Gordon
Press seven cabinets of type. perforator.
counter. etc. etc. to be sold Immediately
Oct 10Th H. H. Harvey, Petting1lls Cor
ner. septs91l0t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

GooG men are row earning three thou
sand dollars annually in commissions
R.sl side line offered. r. T. Weir WHIT
Lead Co. ST. Louis. Mo. octS,lIts
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-02

of PASS laborers. while the value. Of the products was sss.1l7.5OO. In this total the various forms of iron produe- ed had, according to the Nuevo Mundo. value of s9.s39. 9.5O0; the lead. sT,2s7,5 ,5oo' the silver-bearing lead. S4.439,OO0. and the copper more than ss,l7s,OO0.
 In addition to the mines of copper, of silver bearing lead and iron, the quick silver mines of Spain are of enormous value, and mining operations of any character require machinery of the kind and quality manufactured in the United States, and nowhere else. In agrieul- ture Spain Is also beginning to use im- proved methods and machinery. and the best machinery is. Of course. made in the United States. Let us proceed to sell it to Spain.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-02
SAILORS TEMPERED FRIEND.
The Albatross Is Still the Bird oi
 Mystery.


 The Albatross Is Still the Bird of Mystery.
 Of all the. strange creatures seen by travellers not the least interesting is the wandering albatross. This great, feathered wanderer. sometimes measur- ing seventeen feet from tip to tip of his wings, will follow a ship for days at a time. Some travellers and sailors de- clare that they have seen a particular bird fly for weeks at a time without ever being seen to alight upon the waves.
 It not merely follows the ship, but wheels in great circles around it and above it, high in the air, as if to show that it is not tired Sometimes the bird will be seen to hang in the air with its wings apparently motionless, and the sailors say that then it is asleep.
 Not only in pleasant weather will the albatross follow ship for days and weeks, but through the most terrific storms 1t will continue its untring flight: Tn fact. to find an albatross otherwise than on the wing Is like flnd- ing a weasel asleep.
 Once a year the female albatross files away a few thousand miles to the great lonely island rock Of Tristan d'Acunha, which lists it's desolate head far in the South Atlantic, or to some equally remote place, and there lays one egg in the hollow of q rock. The albatross has always been bird mystery, and in ancient times the peo- pie believed that these unWearying sea birds were the companions of the Greek warrior Dionedes, who were said to have been changed into birds at the death of their chief.
 When America was discovered and ships began to sail abroad to the Pacific ocean, to double the Cape of Good Hope and to explore the seven seasn gener- lally, the old belies about the albatross had been forgotten by the sailors and explorers, but in their long and lone- some voyages over waters which were cut by no keel but their own, and upon whose vast expanse they saw no other sail, the presence of the albatross fol- lowing the ship day after day became a great source of comfort and companion- ship. So 1t came to be belief that i'll luck would follow any one who killed one of these birds, and that belief is common among seafaring men to this very day. Coleridge's famous e.Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is based upon this belief
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-02
INrgLLIeExr soLprERs.

The Japanese are again pushing the Russians. and this time they may push them over the edge. They are very ef- ficicnt soldiers. One of the chief causes of their efficiency is their intelligence. Everybody in Japan between the ages of ten and thirty can read and write. The older generation who grew up be- fore the days of common schools are not so accomplished, and occasionally some one comes in obedience to the con scription law who can scarcely write his own name. Conscripts who cannot read and write are looked down upon by their comrades as men Of very low de- gree and of no credit to their country. The attendance upon the public schools in Japan Is remarkable. In 1902 the av- craze attendance was 5.625O0O out of a population of about 44,0OO,OOO. This is an Increase from s,2sO,s1s in 1894. Since the latter date the number of public schools of Japan has increased from 67,6SS to 11O1O4. It is quite remarkable. too, that 30 per cent. of the teachers are men, and more than 70 per cent. of the pupils are boys.
 That was a very intelligent army which saved the Union in this country. The Japanese, have had good examples and they are wonderfully capable of profiting by them. -&