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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-01
BOMB Is THROWN.

Madrid, May 3l.-The public rejoic-
ing over the marriage of King Alton
so and Princess Victoria had Il terribly
dramatic sequel al 30 this afternoon
as a bomb thrown from an upper Min.
dow exploded with deadly effect near
The coach occupied by The King AID
Queen. ProVilentially King AIfous.
and Qnetn Victoria escaped because o,
an electric wire DETECTING I'll" bomb,
b"i ut least Ii persons. most of them
being OF the personal and military ...-
rort ana the other spectators. were
Killed. Many others were injured
Tho following are those killed.
Captain BaIros. commanding part Of
the Kings Escort
Lieut.. ReysienI.
Lieut.. Prentergast
Sin soldiers.
Tie Marquis of Coloea.
Her daughter.
Don Antonio CalVO
His ncice. aged six years
Jos Sofa. 20 years Of age.
Oh" royal groom who was leading q
hose drawing III" coach carrying the
King and Queen.
Several Of those Killed were e:lnaing
on tn" b.ii, uny Of tn. hotl... .rG.iI which
III" }.pnII vas thrown.
The explosion occurred iuSl rs tn.
royal couple We're ahDut to enter tn
l;tlh TIC route OF the 'OvIrrc hnd
been diverted from ,r@en.,i street 10
Mayor street Ol. il" to th.. popular DC
Slr'G. Ti:e procession had luSI paNs...,
through Mayor street ana Wai about IL
turn into the .,spianodr iradIng IL the
pal;'cc when tn explosion shopa lie
buildings IN the vicinity, stunned IL
large number "f !rGple ana threw the
"trte"c into ind,."cribahlt confusion
The rny;;l coach wac brought 1, q
sudden sror by The shock. nltir,:r5 and
soldiers OF The escort falling to the
ground about tn tNurlry and horses
that had been killed The screams OF
III" terrified iiliit:t,!- mingled with ~.
so" as: of TN diving. IL Mss iMi.I"-
di&tcIy Ss"n that I.!r royal coach wIs
intact except iS il had been damaged
hy Tying splintrrs King Alfonso i'm
mediatcly alishte! ANA as.iet"l our,"i
Victoria out of al. carriage Ih..,-
Then entered another coach aHd were.
driven swiftly To Inc palace
All thi+ happened ~ quickly that HE
I people away from Tie immediate Vt.in
! ity were not aHar" OF The tragedy shat
had been enact"l and continued to az
claim their sovere:ssns. Soon. however
there appeared lhc empty royal coach
/ With two horses Missing ana the others
SCATTERED with blood several OF them
| bleeding from wounds. The grOnmS
and drivers looked deadly pale in their
spanglpl uniforms.
| Then came u ho.' shouting that a
I bomb had been thrown ~ the. King
The appearance Of the King and the
ueen in q coach brought out dcliriDrs
ovations as the fat was Recognized
that the sovcrcigns had been spared.
In the meantime the scene of the
tragedy presented Eorriblc sncctarIo
with dead men ana horses lying about
literally torn to pieces. Intense eX-
element prevailed. t. rlOh invading The
streets while the forces Of the guard
sought to maintain order and block the
apprOaC ching streets. The bodies were.
wrapped mp in blankets ard removed on
filters willie the wounded We're carried
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-01

by the members Of Garfield Camp. No.
and teams carrying those ot the vet
Grams whose intirmitieS and diSa hilities
We're such that they could not walk.
We're led by the martial sounds from
Boulette'S band. to the graves of the
sleeping comrades at the top of sand
Hill. Winslow. Prayer was offered at
the monument by the Rev. A. J. Cam
cron ana the salute to the dead was
fired which awoke. in the minds of not
= few assembled. the echoes OF the past
which was being commemoratad
The line Of march again formed at
o'clock from the starting point of the
G. A. l.. headquarters. and. when form
cd solid body reached the en-
tire length of the business section, from
the Rogers block to the junction Of Sill
Yer street. Not Il delay was noted in
spite of the crowded conditions of the
thoroughfare. City Marshal Holmes
aided by all of the policemen ayaila BILE
was 0mnipresent making the way clear
Continued on Page Five.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-01

Post again assembled IT the Revere
House at il O'Clock. and after rations
had been issued. the line Of march was
again taken up. The parade was
headed by the Fort Halifax band of
Winslow with 50 musicians in line. and
the Z. ". Mullen Post. under the com
mand Of Com. Edwin c. Barrows, fol-
lowed. Then came the members of
the Relief Corps. school children and
town ofticiGls.
Seats for over L thousand were pro-
vidad ut Monument Park. and a speak
er's stand had been erected about the
new monument which was yelled in a
great American flag.
The musicians were stationed in the
band stand. which has been erected in
the new park. and during the exercises
played a number of selections appro-
pirate to the occasion. The exercises
were in charge Of Commander Barrows
and Adjutant f. w. Pitts Of Mullen
Post, and the Speakers of the day, Hon,
Continued on Page ssven.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-01
FOR lITTLEFlELD.
Washington Delegates to Vote First,
Last and Every time for Him.

Washington. NJ. May 31.-(SpeciaD
The largest and most enthusiastic
Republican caucus that was ever held
III this place assembled At the Town
house Tuesday afternoon and the fol-
lowing delegates were chosen To attend
the district convention: Rev. j. il.
Howard ana NJ. w. Lenfest. with w. f..
Overlook and a. l.. i'arrar as alter
Mates W f.. Overlook made a motion
that the Delegates be instructed To
vote first. last ana every time and no
surrender for Hon. c. T.. Littlefield.
TIL motion WAS carried and every
member held up both hands. At the
mention of Mr.. Littlefield's name every
man rose and cheereh till he was
hoarae. and all shouted luni; live Little
field.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-01
CASE OF VARlOLOlD
Reported at Richmond Corner, Brought
Down from Augusta.

Richmond. Me. May 3i.-tSpcciaD.-
Smith OF Richmond Corner. who
came home Saturday from the Au-
gusta City hospital is ill and doctors
today pronounced il Il case G: vlri".oid
The Board of Health was notified and
quarantine placed on the house. Every
means will be taken Ia prevent the
spread of the disease.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-01
SHOWERS AND WARMER.

Washington. May 31.-FOrecast for
Friday and Saturday: New England
Showers and warmer Friday; Saturday
fair except showers on the coast, fresh
southwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-01

Tho late Prof. Langley's family has
presented the Smithsonian Institution
with the medals and decorations pre-
scented 10 him from various parts of the
world.
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ciety belle has considered it-that Is, II
she has considered It at all. But once
awakened to its Importance she will de-
vote to Il some time and attention that
she Will find to be by no means misspent.
The resourceful woman can do much
toward acquiring the desired accom-
plishment. So far the comprehensive
correspondence school genius has not
added the study to his curriculum, but
in most large cities there are exclusive
finishing schools where they give you
lessons in sitting down. They divide
the lessons into four parts: First. en-.
tering the room, second, the greeting;
third, the selection Of chair and.
fourth, the being seated.
In the fourth class there are many
things to be grasped. The first Is that
you must not lean forward, when YAM
SIT down. It looks awkward. Don't sit
with the body inclined forward. II gives
one look as though one were about 10
start.
Don't sit with one foot doubled I'm
under your chair; and. Of course. don't
sit on your feet Place your feet In front
OF YOU, not extended too far, and don
spread them too far apart. Let them
rest easily upon the carpet.
When you SIT down, don't lol' dom
lean way back; don't cross your feet.
and don't look too uncomfortable. Ret
comfortably, but don't be too comfort
able. Moderation in this matter Is as
important as moderation in anything
else,
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-01
HOW TO USE A CHAIR.
Very Few Women Seat Themselves
GrAcefully-A Few Pertinent
Points Thereon.

The little woman looks odd In a high
chair. With her feet dangling and her
back ill-ittlng, she has a misht looi,
which is as uncomfortable to the behold.
er as II Is to herself. She looks and fees
and is out OF place.
In order to appear to the best possible
advantage II is essential that my lady
should be seated upon chair that is
neither too high nor too low. In her
own house she easily can arrange 1t 50
she has a chair just suited to her. It
follows that every drawing room should
be furnished with chairs OF diversified
heights When this is the case guests
of all statures will be able to find chairs
that are exactly suited to them.
The subject Is Of much greater conse-
Quence than the average matron or 50.
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The girl turned abruptly and came back
Mead took the mail bags from the mus
taug's back and threw them to her.
I'll hold EN- back while We git u
start" he said, laconically. drawing his
pistols he turned to face the trail.
"Good-by he called over his shouldet
STRANGER the girl said. quietly. He
wh!glci and faced a small pistol she hll
drawn from her belt. Cit mp behind.
quick , amt a-soln to badge foot q.
ye DON'T She added as he hesitated
Mead Mu-Acl aloud as he thought how
qUI' ldy She had turned his own game
upon him Then she laughed also as he
turned and mercifully shot the black
mustang before leaping MP behind her
The yellow mustang struggled for.
ward bra"cly under the double burden
but the contest was unequal The hoof-
beats behind them grew louder and ut
last they could hear the noise VI gut
tural voices from behind the turns in
the winding trail. a few moments later
an arrow struck fire In the roadway be-
side them Then, as Mead reached down
for a revolver, the girl uttered low
cry There was the fort. less than a
mile away. It's bare walls looming gray
In the distance.
Together they spurred the stralnng
beast beneath them down the long in
cline, while arrows and an occasional
bullet whirred and sang about them
They could hear now the quick breath II
the tired horses behind them. the trl-
umphant shouts. the beat Of stingins
thongs upon a dozen launches. Now
came the short uphill stretch to the
fort, little more than quarter Of A
mile away, but the exhausted mustang
shiyercd with each bound up the ascent.
his reach growing shorter, his pace slow
er. Two arrows struck him almost ri
the same instant, and In fell heavily.
But Mead had jumped clear, carrying the
girl with him, They were on their feet
quickly
Run he called. His frSt shot rang
ont, and an Indian trailed from the sad
die. Others went down before his stead
aim as he ran backward up the in.
cline. His left arm fell limp and the
pistol dropped to the ground. Some one
picked itup Some one was firing calls
ly beside him. The horses were almos,
ON them and the sneering, gloating.
painted faces, when he heard vaguely a
rumbllng, many-voiced cheer behind
him, then the foremost Indians looked
beyond him and wheeled suddenly and
dashed down the hill in scattering con
fusion.
A few days later a man. his arm sull
In a sling rode down the hill from For,
Union. a girl rode beside him. The
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-01

man looked at her furtlvely now and
then and his Ragged face showed enl-
barrassment.
Say" he said at last, 1--WE got red
colored temper I'm mean, | am"
"Huh!" she answered, staring at tho
trail The man hesitated for moment.
eve got S14.l7 exact" he remarked.
The girl did not change her position.
The man was silent for moment or
two.
"where're We headin' fer?" he asked,
with something like a sigh.
She turned and looked at him, a
smile quiverlng about her full lips.
"where're you.all goln'?" she asked,
meaningly.
The two horses came close together
and stopped short to the tug of their
brides. After a time they went on once
more.
"what'll yer dad say?" asked the man.
Dad" returned the girl, patting her
mustangs neck caressingly, "he weren I
good fer much, tho he meant right, dad
did. Ef he's alive, he'll jest 90 OF bout
his business"
Say" cried the man, a thought sud-
denly striking him. What's yer
Nance"
Annie" she said.
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Not TO Be Deceived.

Boys, business men OF your town
know you better than your parents
There eyes are on YOU when you arc
least aware. You may slip away from
your mother, you may dupe and dc.
ceiye your best friends, you may elulo
the watchful eye Of your teacher. yol
may trile with the confidence OF your
Sunday school superintendent, but yon
can't fool the business men In y0u.
town when they have a position 20 DO
flled.-Kansas City Journal
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-01
urrnntshcd Offenders

There are thiues which To- sensitive
souls constitute a disturbance of the
peace and SO, for which there Is uoadc-
oua,e punishment prescribed hy law,
very truly observes a writer IN the S.
Louis Globc-remucul a man in a
fhor, coat ANA SIN, hat is au o0cnse 81
tails kind, and q fat woman iu "a rainy
day Skin, ana reek-a-boo waist IS an
other There are lcgious of them. They
offend the artistic sense, and mar the
face OF nature Now and then some
aesthetic person, made desperate by
these abuses, takes the law into his own
hands and iunicts punishment, usually
at severe cost to himself For instance,
II the man who stabbed Thomas Reed
for playing a guitar in an undertaking
establishment is caught he may be sent
to the penitentiary. such is the injus-
tiDe oi our laws What is needed is i
corps OF armed ceusors Of things in gen
eral, something between police and a
humane society force, and vested with
authority to arrest offenders against
good taste \ special court for the trial
OF such offenders could be provided and
the keepers of mechanical musical in
strumeutS, the street-car wh!stlers,
platform chumps and persons who talk
AT the play ct AL could have justice
melted out to them As long as such Of
tenders are left unpublished by law, 50
long will there be unexplained" muir
ders and assaults, for they get on the
nerves OF people who have artistic
senSibiities, and these people become
aroused to desperate deeds, brayint
even martyrdom for the holy cause OF
good taste. The world would welcome
such a department of justice as We have
suggested. il some one would take the
initiative to secure the proper legisla,
ton. Here Is the opportunity for some
ambitious reformer to endear himself Ia
the masses and make Folk, Hadley and
Jerome TO pale their Intellectual fire.
in the bright light OF his genius.
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the tan OF her cheeks, her smooth brown
hair braided carelessly to her waist, her
arms akimbo, stared at him doubtfully
as he filed with quick slaps the empty
chambers OF a revolver
"Glt along. stranger" she called. In
slngsong tones. Reckon you're
afeard."
The mustangs ears at that instant
stood straight once more and Quiy@rinC.
Mead turned upon the girl, and covered
her with the revolver.
Git yer horse an yer family goin',
quick" he ordered, deliberately For
second the girl did not move, but
smiled dehantly at him. then she stood
bolt upright, tense, listening. She
heard now the confused rumble OF many
horses, far away. at which the tired mus
tang was already dancing impatiently.
She disappeared within the building
while he sat in the narrow trail, the
noise Of the pursuit growing rapidly
louder In his ears. A frightened whin-
nying came from somewhere AT the rear
Of the main cabin; door slammed and
a single, squatty, dirty-yellow mustang
sprang into sight around the corner Of
the structure, the girl straddling It's bare
back. At that moment shrieking
echoing yell arose behind them. They
had been seen Then the race began
once more. the black mustang pounding
doggedly behind the wicked pace Of the
yellow beast.
Two miles farther on he came up with
the girl as they were fording narrow
creek.
Amt seen an lniun sence we've ben
thar" she gasped between breaths. rs
II In explanation. lad, he's went to
Santa Fe"
"Throo tn canyon?"
She nodded her head as they reached
the farther bank and she took the lead
again. But the black mustang was
weakening; his gait wayered, his eyes
were bloodshot At last he stumbled
and fell on one knee the leg snapped
and he lay Quivering across the trail,
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Truth About the chinese.

Truth About the Chinese.
II every American could visit China
the question Of Chinese immigration
would soon be settled upon a perma'
nent basis, for no one can become ac'
Quainted with the Chinese coolie with
out recognizing the impossibility Of
opening the doors Of our country to
him without injustice to our own Ia
boring men. decentralization to our So
clal ideas, injury to ChIna's reputation
among MS, and danger to our diplo-
matte relations with that country,
says william J. Bryan, in Success
Magazine
made II a point TO inquire among
the Chinese whom | met. in order to
ascertain the real sentiment back OF
the boycott had heard Of students
being subjected to harsh regulations
at ports Of entry. Of travellers humili'
ated by confinement in uncomfortable
sheds. and OF merchants treated rude
~. and supposed that these things
had aroused the resentment. found,
however. tina. the things complained
OF were more difficult to deal with
and the concessions demanded impos-
sible to grant In order to understand
the boycott one must know something
OF Chinese history. AS China has
never had representative government
the people have been compelled to
bring their complaints before officials
by petition, and, where the petition
has been ignored, they have been ac'
customel to bring such pressure to
bear as was within their power, and
the boycott has often been resorted to
as means Of compelling action upon
the part Of officials They. therefore,
conceived the idea OF boycott against
American goods for the double pur-
pose Of urging their own government
to favorable action and Of calling the
attention OF the American government
to their complaint Our officials are
doing what they can TO convince the
Chinese government Of the injustice
and folly Of the boycott, and the Chi.
nese officials with whom | conyersed
seemed anxious to cooperate with our
minister and consuls. Immediate ac-
ton upon the part Of our congress,
whether favorable or unfavorabIe to
the Chinese. will remove the excuse
for boycott; and our government
should not be influenced in iis action
by any threats affecting trade for the
subject is too grave to be determined
ly commercial considerations.
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CAT AND RAT FELLOW PETS
In Peace They Share the Honor Of
Being a Warship's
Mascots.

A sailor approached the officer OF tho
deck after retreat on board the Chi.
cago recently and said, saluting: Sir.
may have permission TO so to the
SATURN"
What for?" said that officer. relates
the Honolulu Commercial Advertiser.
To get the cat" was the reply
That cat is the pet of the ship
When the flagship went to Hllo, the
cruisers cat stayed behind to get ac-
quainted with the cats OF the tropics.
He evidently got pretty well acqualnt-
ed, for when the cruiser returned and
the cat came back" he was battle
SCARED veteran.
Beside the cat, the battleshlp boasts
a rat Not plague rat, but n white
rat from Bremerton, Wash That rat
is also pet, and is a glossy well-fed
well-mannered rodent. as white as
driven snow. The sailor who seems to
be his special guardian says that tho
more he pounds to- rat the better he
likes him.
lie crawls all over the boys, takes
his cigarette smoke like a Spanish sen
orlta, and makes himself quite at home
wherever he is, But he never gets
shore leave"
The cat and the RAJ are the best OF
friends, Once in awhile the rat gets
little too familiar TO suit his cat
ship and bites the cats lips with his
sharp teeth. Then the cat looks panied
and turns up his eyes to the boys for
sympathy He never seems to think
OF such thing as eaung up his COM
paniun
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Nice In Mines.

White mice are to be put to novel
use In South Africa II has been shown
that with oA per cent. Of carbon mon.
oxide IN the air one OF these very sns.
ceptible animals becomes unconscious
in three minutes, but that man feels
no discomfort, for half IN hour. II IL
urged therefore, that operators Of
coal mines, and even Of meta liferous
mines, be required to test the air by
means Of these creatures whenever tina
presence OF dangerous gas is suspected
When you awake in the morning
and find the streets strcwn with old
shoes remarked the observer OF
events and things, you are not Also.
lutely certain whether there WA n
wedding or cat fight In the immllI.
ate neIghborhood the night befors"-
YonEers Statesman.
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REFORMS THORNY PATH.
Story by Gov. Folk Illustrative OF
Some Of Its Hard
ships.

Reforms are always difficult to start
with, said GOV. Folk OF Missouri New
Years resolutions are no exception 20
the rule.
Hence It IS that SO many resolutions
and reforms fail to be permanent. Men
lose heart ut the beginning. They
should perScyere, for the first week OF
a reform, the first week OF a resolution,
is harder always than the rest Of 1t.
AT the beginning the reformer f.
Sneered at Everyone tries to take ad-
vantage Of him.
Il know a young man who decided
on New Years day that he was giving
too many Of his evenings to the club
Accordingly he resolved that through
out 1906 he would go to the club only
twice a month. And that night he pro.
ceeded to put the resolution IN force.
Amy, he said to his wife at dinner
I know that since our marriage have
been too constant freQuenter Of the
club, and | am aware that this has
caused you a deal OF silent wretched.
ness. My dear am sorry am 60
ing to turn over new leaf. And | will
begin tonight
The young woman's eyes shone. Her
face lighted with joy.
"'Oh, Harold she cried, how happy
you have made ire. Uncle Jim wants
me to 60 to the theater with him TO.
night and you can stay home and mind
the baby"
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Effect Of Christianity.

A Greek woman employed in the
American hospital In Caesarea, Tur.
key was stirred by a revival she
straightway asked leave to visit o
woman whom she had injured and 20
whom she had not spoken for ten
years When she trudged through the
snow three or four miles to ask her
"euemys" forgiveness, her relatives
were sure she had gone daft. Bu;
the next day, when she came back -
the hospital, she said; I'VE madl
peace, and the stone In my heart IS
gone"
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-01

One Of the largest retail tobacco deal
ers in the United States says that the
consumption Of chewing tobacco has in
creased almost 50 per cent. in five years.
He attributes this increase to the auto
mobile because it is impossible to enjoy
a cigar or pipe while whilzing along in
a motor car. There is also danger OF
SHARKS or ashes from the lighted cigar Of
pipe getting into the eyes.
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The Young idea in Japan

No child goes to school In Japan
under six years Of age Two hours
n week are set apart to teach the
child ethical knowledge and one hour
FOR the study OF etlQuette-hoW to
walk. bow. pour tea and hold tho
hands and fingers.
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Deep Breathing.

1t is good thing for weak lungs
You can learn 1t by practiclng It daily
Take long deep breaths. That IS
about all there is to II. Throw back
your shoulders and MI your lungs fun
Of air. Then gently expel the air
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-01
For the Hair

Decorations for the hair are CROWNS
larger. Huge birds OF paradise. sigrei'
ties Of great height and enormOuE but.
tUrllies.