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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-02

A weather expert at Milliken's Mills
in York county comes forward with
the reminder that the winter of 81 years
ago started off just as this one has. but
that February and March more than
made up for the mildness Of December
and January.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-02

That Skowhegan town hall continues
TO be a thing that GlimmerS away off
in the dim future.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-02

The Portland fire department was
very busy in January and in all an
swered 81 alarms, both bell and still.
In December there was a total Of So
alarms and in the month Of January
last year, the number was much small
CT. the total being only 10.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-02
ESTABLISHED 1926

No notice whatever will b taken Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot b held responsible
for the preservation or return Of re-
1ected communications.
Addrsss oil communications relating 20
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publishers.
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-02

In a comfortable camp on the stage
road from Norway to Waterford lives
c. II. Merrill, Oxford county's veteran
wocdsman. the man who has sawed.
split and piled three cords of hard
wood in less than nine hours. Just at
present he holds the position Of road
commissioner for South Waterford.
but it is in his CHEEKY cabin that he
sits by the fireplace and "reminiscences
of olden days. There isn't man in
Oxford county at least. declare the
local woodchoppers. who dares con-
test with Mr.. ''or-iIl for the champion
ship in chopping wood. At the age OF
IL he began his career in the logging
swamps. and at so he isn't taking any
back seat in the wood business
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-02

The new lodge of Elks in Isockland
will be instituted Feb. Z.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-02
Maine Gossip
The Happiest Heart.

Who drives the horses of the sun
Shall lord it hut day;
Better the lowly deed were done
And kept the humble way.
The rust will find the sword OF fame,
The dust will hide the crown;
Aye, none shall nail so high his name
Time will not tear it down.
The happiest heart that ever beat
Was in some quiet breast
That found the common daylight sweet,
And left to Heaven the rest.
John Vance Cheney.
Brush the dust off the Candlcmas
weather proverbs.
Those early buds are making the
mistake of their lives.
The ice harvesters have lot Of hope
and courage left.
A total Of 165 converts is announced
as result of the Augusta revival
meetings.
The measles record is held by East
brook which reports s. cases.
Milo has started a public library
movement and it begins with fund of
$50.
There wds a good balance on the
right side in Brownville last year. the
town having 81 births and II birlhs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-02

There wds u good balance on the
right side in Brownville last year. the
town having 81 births and II birlhs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-02

Riddeford Journal: A few days ago
the Journal reported the discovery by
a local investigator Of a clam with nine
heads. and the way those heads have
increased since the item was first
printed is caution to every con-
servative newspaper man. Most of
the Maine newspapers have let the
poor bivtilye off with ten heads. though
one OF our State contemporaries in
sists that i; had an even dozen. y
Boston paper reports that the freak
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-02

Mrs. Clara Cotton, recording score
tary of the International United Ma
tcrnai Association. has compiled the
following list of books calculated ia
entertain. broaden and devotion YOUTH
full minds:
''Ten Little Indians and Ten Big
Indians" historical stories by Mary
HaZleton Wade.
Hector. My Dog" a tale of the
Northl1nd.
stepping Stones of American His
tory by II well-known writer's
The Pleasant Tragedies of Child
hood" book Of illustrations and
rhymes by Fannie Y. Cary.
Stevenson's "A Child's Garden of
Verses
THE Spirit Of Christmas" by Henry
Van Dyke.
The Success of Defeat" by Maltbie
Babcock
The story Of Jesus Told for Little
Children by Anna Bachelor.
The Shakespeare Story Books" for
boys and girls
The Original Mother Goose" intro
ouction by Edward Everett Hale.
THE Minute Bows of Mohawk VAL
ley" by James Otis.
girl. ' All -
FAMOUS American Authors" by
sarah K. Bolton.
fhymes for Little Boys"
!. "..a characters from Dickens" by
L. l. Weeden.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-02

Milo has started a public library
movement and it begins with fund of
$50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-02

Stewart Edward White. the author
of ARIZONA Nights" now running in
McClurc's. who went to sanitarium
recently suffering from overwOrk. is
said to be rapidly regaining his
strength. He is engaged on a novel
of South Sea life i'm collaboration with
Samuel Hopkins Adams.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-02

The measles record is held by East
brook which reports s. cases.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-02

According to the old proverb." re-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-02
Books and Authors

Robert Smythe Kitchens. the author
Of "The Garden of Allah" and other
clever novels, originally intended to he
a musician and studied music for some
years before taking up literature. he
has written much poetry. and has done
more or less journalistic work. He Is
now forty-two years old. He Is the
son of Canon Kitchens, rector OF St.
Stephens near Canterbury.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-11-02
A College III Rokhara.

There lay behind the great arch and
the domes and the minaretg q retired
precinct OF ancient trees and shaded
! walks, grove, In the midst OF the
city, colonnaded In quadrangle by the
pointed arches sof the students, cells.
! Under the trees was q sort Of summer
house or pavilion. Two OF three young
men were walking In an avenue
against the farther colonnade, and On
the stone steps OF a wide. shaded pool
sat several mul1ahs on their praying
rugs.
We visited q number OF the students
iii their cells nnonastic little BRICK
walled rooms where they live the year
round (there are no vacations In MUS
sulman colleges) and for years on end.
It Ii not unusual for q student, after
passing the primary school, to spend
as much ais Is or 20 years at his high.
er studies, though usually In such q
long course he will 60 through several
different colleges In the order Of adj.
i vancement. IL
Quiet men, these students, mild
eyed, patient. often middle aged
Minneapolis Bellman.
y
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-11-02
Farrn TaIk.

The late Charles Bliss, the famous
star Of the Dan Rice circus he was
the original sshunan fly imputed his
success to thoroughness.
Don't attempt q new trick, lie
said one day in Madison, till you are
p thorough master OF 1T. The only
way to succeed is to be SO thorough,
in everything you undertake that fail.
ure Is altogether an impossibility.
'If You are going, for instance. IL
be q stump speaker, II you are going
to address q lot of farmers, donr tank
farm talk unless you have studied it
up.
Don't be like q stump speaker j
know who yelled at cross roads
meeting
z he who puts his hand I'd fiie plow
must not turn bach.
e 1Wotss de to do then when hs geta
to the end So' the furrerg' shouted Z
hired man III blue overaliss
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-11-02
The Push He Needed.

When ] was >a little fellow I was
inclined to wait to be coaxed, 2 relates
a learned and successful man in an
exchange. T remember sitting beside
the brook one day while the older chill
dren were building a dam. They were
wading, carrying stones, splashing
the mud and shouting orders, but none
of them paying any attention to me.
i began to feel abused and lonely, and
was blubbering over my neglected
condition when Aunt Sally came down
the road: e. n 4: .
Whats the matter, sonny? Why
amt you playin' with the rest ?,,,gst 4
They don't want me- I said, dig
ging my fists into my eyes. They
never ask mesto come Il. .4ss
T expected sympathy, but she gave
me an impatient shake and push. is
that all. you little ninny? Nobody
wants folks that'Il sit around on a
bank, and wait to be asked she cried.
Run, along with the rest, and make
yourself wanted. ss
That shake and push did the work.
Before / had time to recover from
my indignant surprise I was in the
middle Of the stream, and soon was
as busy as the others. But for that
shake and push might be neglected
and waiting to this day. It's the peo.
rle who'll help push instead Of wait.
Ing to be pushed that make the worth
while citizens"
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-11-02
Training Dog Police.

The training Of the young New
foundlands that M. Lepine adds to his
police star is one Of the sights Of
Paris, says the Century. 1t takes
place in the headquarters Of the
agents plongeurs, a small building on
the quay-side not far from the Cathe.
dral of Notre Dame. Dogs and men
enter into the exercise with zest, and
1 there is usually crowd OF onlookers.
Only dummy figures are used, but the
rescue is, nevertheless, very real
istic affair. The big dogs know per-
& fectly well what the exercise means,
and they wait with comic enthusiasm
until the dummy IS thrown into the
water and an agent plongeur rushes
out on hearing the splash and the out
cry of spectators While the men are
busy with lines and life-buoys, the dog
plungeg into the water, swims to the
dummy, watches with rare intelli-
gence for an opportunity to get. an
y advantageous hold; and then II either
sWims ashore or waits for its master,
who brings to the rescue long poles,
cork belts, and the like. The more
experienced dogs. however, will easily
effect q rescue from first to last with
out human assistance; and It is an in
spring sight to watch them looking
! for foothold on the slippery sides of
\ the river bank, and pulling the heavy.
dummy into a place of safety.
It takes about four months to train
the dogs efficiently, They are also
charged with the protection Of their
{ masters when attacked by the des-
perate rufians who sleep under the
arches Of the bridge In summer. Thus
In Paris also the police dogs are O
proved success. ii sSs
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-11-02
ssRouaHT MISFORTUNE 70 ALL
Pearl Necklace Source Of Woe to Each
Successive Owner.

Nine. Andreef was the wife OF a
broker on the st. Petersburg bourse.
She was killed by her husband In a
st. Petersburg summer garden. The
Novoe Vremya tells this story OF a
pearl necklace the woman was wear
ing when she met her death: at is
an old piece Of work by one Of the
best Partisan jewelers.. It had been
sold first to the head of a well known
French court family. In the excite
ment OF the great French revolution
nearly all the members of this family
were guillotined and only a few of
them managed to escape to Brussels
and SO saved their lives. But the
flight cost lot Of money, and they
were obliged to part with many fine
Jewels, among them the necklace in
question. From the time that they
gotts rid Of this article they enjoyed,
q good fortune. !.
This cherished jewel after chang
Ing hands about ten times, was bought
by the st. Petersburg jeweler ButzI
for 10000 rubles ($20,00O) for Prince
v, who was at that time leading
man at court. The prince, who was,
e. great lover of the ballot, gave thei
necklace to the well-known ballenina,l
Tzukh. For having done this he was
exiled from st. Petersburg. Tuzkki
left the imperial ballet and finding
her health failing, she went to herr
native countryside and abandoned the
stage forever. But before doing SO
she sold the necklace.
A subsequent owner, the antigua
rian, Linivitch, died suddenly at
Monte Carlo, and a whole series Of
people afterward who came into pos
session Of the fated necklace had most
sinister experiences. One OF these,
gambler, at Monte Carlo, lost all
his money, and only the sale OF the
necklace saved him from beggary.
Finally 1t fell into the hands Of
Mr.. Andreef. He paid the low price
Of 10000 rubles st1O,3OO) for it and
his wife was wearing it when in a fit
of anger he killed her, to whom he
had but a short time ago presented
the unlucky token. The necklace has
now mysteriously disappeared =
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-11-02
COME or a NOBLE STOCK.
Pride, Dignity and Beauty OF the Mod
III eEn Spaniards.

You may see to-day In any church
portal in Spain the somber dignity OF
Velasquez; the sinister cast OF counte-
nance Of Philip the Second; the nose
and proud bearing Of a Roman Gem
turion, says the Nineteenth Century.
In the Basque province the dignity
and the pride of the peasantry are re-.
hected In the graceful carriage and
symmetry OF movement for which the
men Of that coast and the girls carry.
ing pitchers on their heads are justly
celebrated. There is no trace OF awks
wardness in Spanish peasant, on
whose features is stamped the pride
OF Rome, who will talk to you with the
ease and volubility Of Spanish cour.
tier. It Is a noble stock.
Though today the glory Of Spain has
departed and the modern Spanish IA
vor 9 western bowler, and the wom-
en- wear Partisan hats, the national
type OF Spain persists with all Its dig
nifty and characteristics. Living types
OF Murillo's street urchins may be seen
in any Spanish village. a group fud-
died together in some shady retreat;
brown, chubby, curly head ed, merry
little rascals, lunching OF a watermeIs
on picked up in the market, happy as
princes in their hempen rags and with
their meager morsel. or you may see
the sunny side Of Spain as Goya paint
ed It. A dance in the open square, a
bridal feast, bullfighter's carousal, a
brawl, an elopement; the apparel is
less gaudy to-day, but the sun and the
types and the spirit are the same.
That braWny picador with his wide.
brimmed sombrero, his swarthy coun-
tenance. aquiline nose and raven
locks. looks for all the world like Ro-
man gladiator. The lad at his side,
with his finely chiseled features, might
have waited on Poppoea. And that
young girl In her white lace mantilla
and the red roses In her warm black
hair. such one Goya would have de.
lighted to portray as she stands there
with her delicate head defiantly
thrown back, her 1ustrous eyes aglow
with mischief, that graceful line Of
figure and those pursed and pouting
lips. s.3
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-11-02
AppIrI,oprlate.

The boys fishing pole was fastened
under the root Of q tree on the river
bank and he Was sitting Id The sun
i playing With q dog.
sFishing 3? inquired d man passing
along the road.
Yep answered the boy.
Nice dog you've got there. WHAT'S
his name n,
sFish gs' That's i queer name for 1
dog. Why do you cali him that ~
Cause he went bite.
Then the man proceeded on his
way
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-11-02
~ suissEansI|al /, satIaI \ asslo, I,

X0ll can = really be very aalfgy
VITA young spendit Tor when you
scOld him about his extfayagance fo
pays such close atsent
'Humphl Then that's ali he ever.
Door pr ltlxnors Anserican
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-11-02
liiaI 1900.

sAflsat are your liabilities n ssIrssl
/ flle laTyer Of tlls bankrupt press
agent
cried the latter, my Iie.
abilities aFe my assAts. aItimora
American.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-23

numbered
third
Associated
impossible
something than
miles
that about four
mile There 21OO the burnt territory
miles The o'clock
reached boundary north
buildings burned
at 10000
fairly figure The insurance written
was paid $5O17S925.
1904 burned for thysix and covered
length $500 breadth 1900 Seventy
$32OOOOOO paid
buildings
$526oO
Isl by
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-23

The great CONGREGATIONS of history,
recorded in the order of their import
ance, begin with the destruction Of
London In 1912 and the loss Of thou
sands Of lives. In 1866 London again
was burned, and thousands more Of
lives were lost In TITO a confagra-
ton in Constantinople caused the
death Of 1000 persons. These three
great fires were without rivals in their
extent until the Chicago fire Of 1871, in
which 2,1A acres were devastated, Ill.,
$50 buildings reduced to ashes, 200
lives lost and $4,000 people were made
homeless.
The Baltimore fire In 1904 swept
away eighty blocks, covering 40 acres,
and destroyed property valued at more
than $5oO00.0O0. A fire in San Fran
cisco in 1851 leveled $500 buildings,
chiefly small frame structures, and
scores of persons were burned to death
Another city that practically was
wiped out was Troy, N. Y, which
burned in 1862, with considerable loss
| Of life. Another disastrous fire killed
1000 persons in 1853 at Santiago
South America.
Considered from the standpoint Of
lives lost, however, the Iroquois Thea
ter fire in Chicago, Dec. 80, 1908, ranks
as the most destructive in the history
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-23

In 1868, on the western coast Of the
mountain region Of the Andes from
Chile to Ecuador, a distance Of over
1000 miles.
Great Area IL Lifted.
In 1922 an earthquake permanently
raised 100000 square miles Of land
from two to seven feet. The city Of
Conception was destroyed in 1885 for
the fourth time, and 800 shocks were
felt within three weeks. In 1851 the
city Of Mendoza, Argentine Republic.
was destroyed, and 10000 persons were
killed.
The Mississippi Valley earthquake Of
1S11-12, known as the New Madrid
earthquake, was characterized by the
great prolongation Of Its phenomena.
Severe shocks occurred at short inter-
vals for several months, and the entire
series Of shocks covered a period Of
about two years. AS the country was
sparsely settled little Is known Of the
distance to which the vibrations ex.
tended, but in the central tract the
phenomena were Of most impressive
character. 1t Is related that alluvial
land was traversed by visible waves
which rocked the forest trees to and
fro, uprooted some and permanently
entangled the branches Of others. Ar
area between sixty and eighty miles
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-23

long and half as broad sunk from six
to ten feet below Its former level.
The earthquake which devastated
Charleston, s. c., In September, 1886,
was preceded by minor tremors, to
which little attention was paid by the
inhabitants of the city. The disturb
ance covered tract of country extend
ing from the Atlantic coast to the Mis-
sissippi Valley. and from alabama to
Lake Michigan. The principal shock
lasted about one minute, and other
shocks followed at intervals with grad
ually diminishing violence. A large
number Of houses were thrown down,
and nearly every building in the city
was damaged, the loss being estimated
at millions of dollars. For four days
the population camped out, afraid tc
risk their lives within walls that might
be shaken down.
OF recent earthquakes, that which
occurred In Italy last September
throughout Calabrla and Sicily wa
one OF the worst. The shock came oil
Sept. 8, a few minutes before 8 a. m
and was of brief duration. In that brie
time 400 persons were killed, about go
were injured, and thousands were lef
homeless and destitute.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-23
COAST QUAKE UNIQUE
FLAMES ADD AWFUL HORROR
TO DESTRUCTION.
No Part of Globe Immune from
Earth's Shocks-Some Portions,
However, Are More Liable to Seis-
milo Disturbances than Others.

Among the great disasters recorded
in history there have been few in
which earthquake and fire have COM
bined to destroy life and property as
in San Francisco. Volcanic eruptions
have been frequent Accomplishments of
earthquakes, and, as In the recent ca
tastrophe around Naples, have been
responsible for great destruction, but
there Is no parallel to be found for the
calamity which descended upon the
city of the Golden Gate. There nature
worked with a vengeance, first over
throwing the buildings and then max
ing futile the efforts of man to sub
due the flames which attacked the
ruined structures.
No portion of the globe, scientists
declare, Is absolutely immune from
earthquakes, but there are clrcum-
scribed regions in which the surface Is
liable to be shaken which are de
scribed as earthquake areas" San
Francisco is situated within one Of
these areas, and has experienced nu-
merous shocks in the past sixty or
seventy years.
Italy has for ages been peculiarly
subject to these seismic disturbances,
Its recent experience in connection
with the eruption Of Vesuvius being
one Of scores occurring In the last CEN
fury. Japan, China India and the
western coast of South America all
have been the scenes Of appalling
earthquakes. hundreds Of thousands OF
human beings losing their lives
Compared with other countries, the
from earthquakes, the most notable
disturbances Of the earths surface oc
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-23

curing In 1S11-1S12 near the head of
the Mississippi delta, in Inyo Valley,
California, in 1872, and at Charleston,
8. c., In 1886. The earthquake at
Charleston destroyed a large number
Of buildings and killed twentyseven
persons outright, others dying later
from injuries. Eight or ten villages To-
Gated in Inyo Valley were destroyed
and one-tenth Of the population was
killed. The New Madrid earthquake Of
1S11-1S12 affected a dozen or more
counties In southern Missouri and
northern Alabama.
100000 Die In Quake.
Most disastrous of all earthquakes,
30 far as authentic records show, was
that which occurred in Calabra, Italy,
In 1888, and which killed 100000 per-
sons. 1t originated In the center of
the province, and extending to the
eastern coast of Sicily destroyed the
city Of Messlna, tremendous tidal
wave engulfing the greater portion Of
the city.
In Italy was that Of A. D. 63. which
wrecked the cities of Pompeii and Her
culaneum, sixteen years before they
were buried under the ashes and lava
thrown out by Vesuvius. The most
notable earthquake In Italy In the last
century, preceding the one whichsswept
over the northern part of the country
in 1895 and caused tremendous dam
age, took place In 1857 In the kingdom
OF Naples.
The earthquake which visited Lisbon.
Portugal, Nov. 1, 1855. was one of the
most appalling and remarkable mani
festations In the history Of modern
times. Sixty thousand lives are be-
iieved to have been lost In six minutes.
It was All Saints day, and the
churches were filled with worshipers,
when the rumbling noise which invari-
ably precedes an earthquake was
heard. A few moments passed, and
then came a great shock which threw
down the greater portion of the city
before the people had chance to es
cape from the buildings. The sea re
tired, leaving the bar dry, and theI
rushed back in wave fifty feet high
engulfing part Of the city permanently
to a depth of GOO feet. The shock wal
felt in the Alps and on the coast o.
Sweden. The waves of the shock reach
cd as far north as Scotland. ~
South America has been subjected t
many severe earthquakes The city o
Caracas, Venezuela, was destroyed b.
three shocks within minute In 1917
Quito, Ecuador, was almost obliterate
by an earthquake in 1859. The city o
Lima. Peru. and Its harbor. CaIlat
were destroyed by an earthquake 1
iT4e. The latest of the great seismi
upheavals In South America occurre