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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03
FOUND GUILTY.
Attempted Bribery Indictments Re
turned Against Coroner Jackson.

New York. Feb. 1.-THE jury which
has been considering charge OF at
tempted bribery against Coroner Moses
+ Jackson of this city. brought in Il
verdict of guilty. late tonight.
Tho verdict was reached after six hours
of elaboration. The foreman said tbs
iurv made A strong recommendation for
cIerlency. Jackson was greatly affected
at the outcome Of tho trial
Coroner jackson was tried on an indiCt-
ment charging that he demanded 2 oll,'
from BENJAMIN Relss a lawyer. in con-
nrcton with the arrest Of physician
charged with malpraCtIce.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03
REPORT CONFIRMED.
American Explorer Dies at Gysnotss.
Thibet.

London. Feb. "A letter from Lord
Curzon just received In London con-
nrms the report of the death at
6yangtse, Thibet, Of Francis II. Mich
o'as' the young American explorer.
VINO was on special mission for the
american Geographical Society into
Thibet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03
GENERAL WINNIE ACTS.
Removes Three Carriers and Suspends
Thirty Others for Rule Violations.

Washington. Feb. 2.-Postmaster Gener-
Al Wvnre. today. removed three letter
curriers' in the Toledo; O.; post office. Or
h. should not he removed. and s1IsDendad
II OTHER carriers all of the Toledo oIFic,
for ~ davs on tie chnrgt Of selling min
ing stocks and Of collecting the assess
mentS thereon. 10 the scandal of the
public service"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03
MOTOR BOAT CARNIVAL.
Worlds Record for kiIomster Made In
One Minute and 81 Seconds.

Paim Reach. Fla. Feb. I'm the In
.ernatlonal Motor Boat Carnival to-
dty. W. Gould broke a worlds record
n the motor boat Challenger operated
by Proctor Smith, made Kilometer in
one minute and twenty one seconds
Fat. and broke the worlds record.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03
WALK INTO TRAIN,
Two Young Men Receive Friehtfui IN.
juries in Quincy.

Quincy. Mass. Feb. 2.-Julius Ne,so,
= years old and Ligua Gustafson aged
~ years walked in front Of an incom-
ihS passenger tram at the station here
at E.'I. ton ght. ami recived terrible
injuries. Both are in a critical condition
at the hospital where they were car
rico in an ambulance a few moments
after the accident.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03
LAW VIOLATED.
Commerce Commission Submit Report
Against Santa Re Railroad

Wa ehnGtnn. T"b. 1.-The interstate
commerce commission today forwarded to
The attorney general a report on the in
V"Stig ton If the charges that the Atchi-
son. Topeka & Santa Fr Railroad has
h""n granting relates to the Colorado
tu,) & Iron 60. the report showing that
the law had II N violated III these trans
actions and referring the whole matter. to
til" department of Justice for action
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03
is TRANSFERRED.
Ooorkeeper Simmons Loses Job at the
White House.

Washington. Feb ARTHUR Simmons.
who for many years was the door keeper
- the secretary 70 the President at the
widely known among public men than any
colortd man in the country. has been re-
ieved of his duties at the White House
ard transferred to the interior depart
ment. He is succeeded by VIM Du,aney.
VINO has been on the White House roll of
messengers for several years.
Sec. Loeb explains that the change was
made for the good of the service"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03

are reported at Cracow. Tonight. thous-
andS OF workmen gathered al the rnonu-
ment of the poet Wicziewicz where Dep
S'y Daszinski. the leader of the Galiciar
Socialists. nade a speech denotncinp The
Emperor of Russia whose portrait was
Torn amid shouts of vengeance The no
nee dispersed the demonstration. Fifteen
persons We're seriously wounded and many
Were arrested
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03
A Change Of Program.

New York Feb. 1.-The New York
Tribune will. tomorrow. say that the ac-
tual establishment of the School of Jour
naIism at Columbia University which Jo-
seph Pulitzer endowed will be deferred
until the donors death.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03
A Favorable Report.

Washington Feb. 2-The Senate
committee on commerce. today. report
ii fav"rably bill authorizing gaso-
lcnc automobiles to move on and off
fcrryboats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03

Bizet died three months atter ~.
first production OF Carmen. ~ p.s,s
it being called failure. The fho,,.
sandth performance OF the opera has
just been had In the French capitsl,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03
COLD IN WEST.
Thermometer Falls as Low as 80 De-
grees in Wisconsin.

Detroit. Mich, Feb. 2.-Wednosday
night was the c"ldcst of the winter in
Michigan. In this city the Thermometers
reached two degrees below zero. at
Saults Ste Marie II below and at ES-
canada IA below.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03
Government Receipts.

Washington. Feb. 2.-Governmant re-
ccipts From internal revenue. $113. 253:
customs S91S.S13: miscellaneous. S145,
706. Expenditures, s1,5O0OOO.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03

Superior. Wis. F~h 2.-Wednes'lay
night was the coolest night Of the win
ter in this vicinity. Thursday ~ lie
grrcs below WAS recorded at the
Weather bureau.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03

la Crosse, Wis. Feb. 2.-Thurs'ay
was ten degrees colder than any other
day of tie winter. the Thermometer
rt gistcrng "a degrees heloW zero. All
OutSiGe work is imposSible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03

To provide warm clothing for the
Terek and Eub4n Cossacks at the front
tho E.mir of New Bokhara has given
e30eN i'm his own name and $1,000 in
his sons name.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03

Kansas CITY. Mo. Feb 2.-Intensa
cold continues i'll the southwest with II
degrees below FRO reCo rdcd ut Kansas
City and several nthe POINTS. the low
est temperature since 1%.Y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03

Vienna. Feb 2.-serious disturbances
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
How the Mask Is Made.

The making of life mask Is COM
paratively simple process. and by no
means so uncomfortable an experience
as might be imagined. The first step in
making the mask is the placing of quills
in the noStrils of the subject so that
breathing will not be interfered with
when the plaster has been poured over
the face and when it is, of course, i'm
peratiye that the mouth be kept closed.
Then the features of the subject are
carefully creased. this treatment OK
tending to all parts of the head select
ed for reproduction.
What is known to sculptors as a
dam is then prepared by draping d
towel about the forehead and face,
crossing the ends of the towel either
beneath the throat or at the top of the
head. AS may be imagined from its
name the purpose of this dam is to
prevent the spread OF the plaster of the
mold beyond the portions of the face
and head which it is desired to repro
duce. When all is in readiness plaster
paris mixed to almost liquid form is
applied directly to the face with a
spoon.
The first application of the plaster
consists of a thin layer Of colored plaS-
ter designed to form thin film. Mex:
the cavities of the eyes, nose. mouth
and ears are covered with first coat
| ing of white plaster. This is applied
| in this manner in order to avoid thu
| possibility OF an entrance Of air beneath
| the mold.
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Not Goddess of Liberty.

The statue Of the Goddess Of Freedom
was raised 10 the dome of the Capitol in
1863. Until Al Ports pUl up his scaffold
to clean 1t no one else has attempted to
build another. While the cleaning pro-
cess was going on much attention was
attracted to the statue and the question
as to its true name was freely discussed
A great many persons who glance
casually at the huge figure. SO high IN
the air that its details cannot readily be
seen, are under the impression that it is
the statue OF an Indian. This impression
is enhanced by the fact that the eagle
on the helmet of the goddess looks III
the distance very much like the head
dress Of an Indian.
The statue has often been called the
Goddess of Liberty" but this is a mis-
| nomer. It's rightful name is Goddess
Of Freedom" It would seem that there
is little difference between the two
| names at first glance, but this is not so.
The facts bearing upon the selection or
, the latter are interesting.
Thomas Crawford, the father of the
| well-known novelist, Marion Crawford
| designed the statue for the dome of the
| Capitol in 1855 in Rome. Concerning his
model Crawford wrote in the same year;
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Possible Menace to South.

GAS to the cap, I can only say, with
out intending to press the objection for
merly made, it seems to me its history
renders 1t inappropriate to q people who
were born free and wbo would not be
ensiaved. Why should not armed Lib
erty wear helmet? Her, conflict being
over. her cause triumphant, as shown
by the other ernblems of the statue. the
visor would be UP SO as to permit, as in
the photograph. the display OF a circlet
of stars expressive of endless existence
ard of heavenly birth
These suggestions were adopted and
the cap of liberty changed to helmet
with the crest OF an eagles head on it.
1t has been said that Jefferson Davis
objected to the liberty cap on the ground
that it was the Roman badge of eman-
cipation. and, therefore, not suitable for
the patron saint of a free-born people
IL has also been asserted that he saw
IN it a menace to the South and her in
stitution of slavery
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Constant Exposure to Wet Weather Made
the Big Lady's Face Unsightly and
1t Became Necessary to
Bathe Her.
Battle Her.

% ERCHED on a narrow scaffold
- 900 feet up in tie air Al Ports,
the veteran rigger, washed the
face of the Goddess of Freedom
cn the dome of the National Capitol. 1t
was q tickiish toilet; not for the lady,
but for Al Ports.
For several years the bronze face of
the Goddess of Freedom bore an u1l-
slightly green coat of verdigris, due to
constant exposure to all sorts of wealth
er. This finally became so bad that it
was noticeable even to those in the street
;Rnd to those who visited the dome of the
Capitol it made the face OF the god
dess appear hideous. In order that all
/, patriotic Americans who visited Wash
fngton should not. receive a bad i'm
preston of their patron saint, it was
decided that this green coating must
be removed.
The question then arose, "Who will do
+ this work." The selection for the haz-
ardous task fell upon Al Ports, who
has for thirty-iye years been employ
! ed as a rigger in the Capitol Indeed,
! the choice narrowed down to him. No
ones else among the Government en-
ployes could be found who was willing
| to risk his neck In the cause OF clean
; liness. So Ports and his son, who IS
also rigger of the Capitol, were de-
tailed TO do the job
The Washington times., 1905-04-02

His office. the walls of which are seven
or eigh. feet thick, is down in the sub
cellar of the Capitol. Daylight never
pcnetrates it. The coils of rope piled here
and there make it look like the den of an
old sailor. Strewn about the room are
a number Of interesting relics. He has a
large piece of the flag in which President
McKinley's coffin was wrapped. Stuck
away in another corner is quaint photo
graph of Abraham Lincoln delivering his
! address at the time of his second inaug-
uration- The queer stiff hats of the
men and the bonnets and hoop-skirts of
the women in the crowd on the Capitol
steps and the tall figure of the Presi-
dent make a striking picture. He has. too,
a model Of the scaffold which he made
for the Superintendent of the Capitol
! before he cleaned the statue on the
dome. But for the most rart, Mr.. Ports,
who is a generous soul, has given away
the odd and curious things he has COL
| lected during his thirty-fve years in the
| House on the Hill.
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Most Difficult Part.

THE most difficult part of the work
was putting up the first few pieces of
The scaffolding," said Mr.. Ports to a
Times reporter. There was nothing
much to hold on 20. We could not use
dome or the statue. The base Of the
etatue, by~the way, Is thirty-two feet
above the balcony which runs around
the top of the dome. l placed a long
ladder against the base of the statue
1t stood almost perpendicular-and
crawled up. Then I lashed the top of
the ladder in place and with the help
Of my son lashed four pieces OF wood
securely about the base of the statue.
After this was accomplished the rest
was not difficult"
NO, [ never was dizzy IN my life
on account of being high up in the air.
he continued. in answer to a question.
II have had several falls, but they were
not due to dizziness. See that wrist,
and he held out his right arm showing a
wrist that had apparently been badly
broken. II did that while was at wori,
or the dome. IF my wrist had not caught
in a port [ would have been dashed &c
bits on the pavement $50 feet below.
swung by my wrist till help came and
/ was hauled in TO q place of safety
Another time l fell eighteen feet and Iii
on stone steps The doctors told mc
that / would be paraiyZed for life, hui
one week from the day fell / was back
In the Capitol Not at work. to be
sure, because L could just drag one o1
my legs slowly along. but neyertfc-
less / was 4iable TO walk"
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Studying Geography.

In studying geography most of the
knowledge is conveyed by means OF re-
lief maps. These are usually about
three feet square and stand ON easels-
The various States or countries are IN
models made of plaster of paris, de-
tachabie. so that the student can take
any one of them out and examine 1t TO
get an idea of its boundaries. There
are smooth creases for the rivers, tacks
for cities and small cones and series of
cones for the mountains.
Clarke is an enthusiastic sportsman.
Every football, basketball or baseball
game finds him among the rooters. He
understands the game and Is abia TO
comprehensively discuss the abilities
or the players. A friend tells MIN the
plays as they are made. He sits as
breathiess as the hardened fans at
crises of the contest.
He is an excellent talker and has a
ready command of language, being re-
markably quick to see and take adVan-
! tage Of the mistakes Of adverSarieS in
| debate. There Is no hirt OF self-con-
| Sc1ouSneSS in his manner while he Is
! before an audience, and = is. difficult
| to remember. when listening to him
| that he cannot see the effect or his
words. He Is almost the exact opposite
/ OF the commonly accepted type OF blind
| man.
Many persons exaggerate the diffi=
| culties experienced by the blind, he
says There is q big world left for
US to explore. ans-science and humanity
! have brought within the reach of even
! the partly educated blind much of the
treasures OF literature and life.
write with my right hand and read with
my left, but / also employ my right
to go ahead and spy out the country
| Clarke father is an engineer He
has sister, born blind at the time he
lost his sight. case of prenatal infiu
| ence,
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Still Has Green Complexion.

1T took Al Ports about a week to build
the scaffold about the statue. so difficult
was IL to get the loists lashed properly
IN place When that part of the work
was completed he spent another week
scrubbing the verdigris from it. He
rubbed and scrubbed with pumice stone
and water until, had the goddess been
haH way human, she would have been
as red in the face as an admiral But
the success of the cleaning was not as
great as had been expected and the god
dess stlll wears a greenish tinge
How huge the statue really is can be
judged from the comparison of it's face
side by side with that Of Al Ports as be
hangs to the scaffolding close by It's
ear. The statue is nineteen and one-half
feet high and weighs about Il, 600 pounds
1t is composed of five sections. the
heaviest of which weighs 4,740 pounds
The statue was raised to its position
one section at a time There was a eel
ebration when the last section was
finally raised into place. a flag was
| waved from the dome of the Capitol
| which was the signal for the firing of q
national salute by a field battery o.
| thlrty-five guns stationed in the Capito
grounds.
Cut in the bronze of the top of the
| statue is the following inscription:
| Goddess of Freedom
| This statue was put in
| place on the I'd day OF
December. 1862
by Charles Thomas,
of Boston, Mass.
Abraham Lincoln,
President of the United States
| B. 3, French,
Commissioner OF Public
Buildings and Grounds.
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
A GIGANTIC TORTOISE

Capt. I. F. Shurtleff. of the collier
Nero. which has just returned to Nor
folk, Va, from coaling the South Pa
ciflc squadron, brought a curiosity prob
ably exceeding in value and rarity any
thing of its kind ever seen in this coun-
try and specimens of which are pos
sessed by only few of the museums Of
Europe.
1t is a gigantic land turtle, or tortoise.
from one of the Galapagos group. The
tortoise was presented to Captain Scurt-
left by the governor of one of the ISL
ands. 1t measures about two feet across
the back, weighs about seventy five
pounds, is supposed to be 500 years old,
and is valued at $1,000
AS captain Of navaf~eellier, Captain
Shurtleff had occasion to visit these ISL
ands which are out of the line of travel.
but the regular meeting place OF ships
of the South Pacific squadron and col
liers. Having heard OF this species cf
tortoise and It's rarity. Captain Shurtleff
made up his mind to procure one, and
while waiting for the ships to reach the
rendezvous made several attempts to
capture a specimen. In this he was not
given much encoura cement by the gov
tiloT, WHO lOlQ DifU IfldL the species
was practically extinct and that he mad
not heard of n specimen being captured
for twelve years.
In spite of this, however, party "f
the ships crew went ito the interior.
The trip lasted for several days, and the
| hunting party ran out of water and
came near perjshirg of thirst before
| they returned TO the ship without haV.
| ing seen a sign of tortoise
| Just before the departure of the ship
| however, the governor heard that on,
had been captured in the interior H
sent and bought it and presented II Il
/ the captain. The species to which thi!
specimen belongs is found only In th,
| Galapagos and Masarene groups Unit
| recent years these islands were not in
habited by man. Consequently the tor
| toises which abounded there and ar
! Known for their longevity grew to be ex
| ceedingly large When the islands Wer
! visited by man and the abundance o
| the reptiles, me meat OF which Wal
| found to be palatable, was observed.
| became the thing for ships passing IL
| the neighborhood to go out of their wa
| to visit the islands and obtain a guam
| ttty.
Each reptile would furnish seventy
five to three hundred pounds of excel
| lent meat, could be kept alive 70
| months In the hold Of the ship withou
food and served TO vary the monoton
OF Salt diet After the islands were set
tied the capture and shipment of thes
| tortoises became an industry, with til
result that the species has become praC
tically extinct
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Joseph Palmer, National
Museum Expert, IS
the Official.
Noted Statesmen, In
dians, and Nations S He
roes His Clients.
SLOW and Tedious Work
Necessary to Secure
Good Results.
BY WALDoN FAwcETT.

vOSEPH PALMER. Of the United
States National Museum, who
! might be termed Uncle Sans Of
fetal mask maker, is anxiously
looking forward TO an early opportunity
to make life mask of President Roose-
veIt-the first plaster cast ever made
of the features Of the present Chief
Magistrate
AS is well known life masks-and in a
lesser degree death masks-constitute
the best, and, indeed, the only infallible
record of the features of human beings.
The assistance they offer is absolutely
essential to sculptors if the latter are
to secure accurate representations in
bronze and marble, and for this reason
the Government officials are always
anxious to secure life masks of national
heroes, and particularly Presidents
whose fame IS likely to later be COM
memorated by the sculptor's art
Mr.. Palmer, who has been making
these precious relies for the United
States Government for more than a
third of a century. is an Englishman
by birth, and worked at the Crystal
Palace. London, and in New York and
Philadelphia before entering the Gov
ernment service. During the thirty-five
years he has occupied his present po-
sition he has made masks of hundreds
of Americas most noted citizens rang
ing all the way from Presidents to IA
nous Indian chiefs. Among the mosl
valuable masks in tn great collection
cared for by Mr. Palmer are casts o1
| the faces of Presidents Lincoln and Nc
| Ninley
The Washington times., 1905-04-02

II APAN has nearly 100000 people.
more than half as many as the
United States.
The word .+mikado' signifies
something like ''the sacred gate" of the
sublime porte
The name of the reigning Nikado is
Mutsu Eito.
The name cf the Empress is o Haru-
spring
The name of the crown prince is
Yoshi .Hito.
European dress is worn at all court
functions.
Passports are no longer required in
Japan.
Rice is the common food of the COM
mon people.
Sixteen cents a day is now good pay
for unsllilled labor in Japan. Ten years
ago it was six cents.
Japan has very few millionaires, and
practically no multi-millionaires.
Toyko Is hundred years older thar
st. Petersburg.
The japanese Goddess of Flowers
/ is a god.
! The lovely Japanese cherry trees pro-
! dnce no cherries.
/ The Japanese stage male actors pla5
! the female roles.
! There is only one Japanese actress
! Nine. Sada Yacco.
| Danjiro. the great Japanese traeedian
! Is also the most skillful dancer O.
Japan.
I Japanese dead are buried in a squat
ing posture, chin l;pon knees.
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Expert With Typewriter.

Clarke studies have been restricted
to some extent by the lack of books
Printed in the point system, but he has
supplemented his reading of those text
books by hiring men to read to him He
studies geography, trigonometry, Latin,
geometry, and mathematics from point
books. but is barred from the sciences
because Of his inability to handle ap-
paratus His book studies have in
Guided English and English literature,
philosophy political economy, and
sociology, all studies which one can
take up merely by having them read.
| Preparing written lessons is a compar-
atlVeiy eask task. Young Clarke has
bought a typewriter, and uses the touch
system with perfect success.
The point system is rather complex,
but Clarke has 1t thoroughly mastered,
ana can read with great rapidity He
tenn, so that he is able to take his
notes at lectures as readily as his fell
low students with perfect eyesight.
A wooden slafe" is employed. This
| has two narrow strips of metal arranged
! to slide up or down, at the will of The
! operator. The paper is placed between
| these and held In place by clamps. The
top sheet has five rows of holes about a
! quarter of an inch square running across
| the page. Instead Of a pencil a small
| sharp pointed awl is used.
! The lower plate is filed with little
! dents. When the operator desires tc
write he takes this plate, places it a
| tlfe top and by the use OF the awl make:
| indentations in the paper. BY this ar
rangement the awl is driven almost bu'
not quite through the paper. When /
| is desired TO read these notes the papel
is turned over and the index finger Is
| passed swiftly over the indentations.
The point system is something llk'
| shorthand, so many dots or perforation:
representing a certain letter or compina
tion of characters. In the use of th'
awl almost as great speed at Wrltins
can be obtained as though pencil Wer'
| used by Il person with eyesight.