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cHINEsE AL I'M STONE.
tfs Best Examples and Some OF It's
Greatest Defects

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ttn Best Examples and some OF It's
Greatest Defects.
The spirit OF purely Chinese art In
stone is shown Ia work such as the
great monolith figures Of animals ana
warriors which flank the approach to
the tombs OF the Ming dynasty and IN
me perfectly plain structures designed
Tor the tombs Of the present dynasty.
These are composed OF enormous
blocks OF stone brought with infinite
labor from distant Quaries over roads
and bridges which are hardly capable
OF sustaining ordinary cart traffic and
have always 10 be specially prepared
20 prevent the great weights causing
their collapse.
The same admiration for the employ
ment OF huge blocks Of stone Is seen
IN the case of the bridges over the rive
ers along the coast OF South Fuklen.
where the stone slabs used m con-
struction occasionally measure sixty
feet IN length and are estimated to
weigh nearly 100 tons, and the bridges
themselves have a length OF 1000 TO
efNNN ANlNel
In almost an cases where the build
ings are not Of solid construction the
weight OF the blocks employed has
placed a strain upon the supports which
the architects skill was not competent
TO provide against. and with the lapse
Of time the melancholy spectacle IS
seen OF slabs fallen from their places
and Of noble aud costly structures
approaching ruin IN some cases the
interdependence Of the arches leads TO
the same result. one notable instance
Of this occurred during Colonel Cor
don's campaign against the Taipings,
when to allow Of the passage OF his
small steamers It was necessary 10
make a gap I'm n bridge Of over twenty
arches, and arch after arch collapsed
Immediately after the passage OF his
small hotilla. - London Saturday Re
view
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An old inventory OF the Mohawk
and Hudson railroad, now a part OF the
New York Central and Hudson River
railroad. dated Jan. 1, 1888, gives the
following as the total rolling stock Of
the road at that time: Three locomo-
tives tthe John Bull. the DE Witt Gin.
ton and the Experiment., three car
riages. accommodating twelve passen.
gers each; nine. accommodating nine
each; two, accommodating six each,
and three, accommodating eighteen
each, total capacity OF 1S3.-Four
Track News.
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The custom OF giving knives to
brides was formerly a common prac-
tlce, when @ was fashionable for wo-
men 70 wenr knives zheathed and sus-
pended from their girdles A wedding
offered an opportunity Of presenting
something novel or ornamental IN the
cutlery line, and frequent reference to
such presents occurs in the plays Of the
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
In the witch Of Edmonton" 1913, for
Instance the bride Is described as
wearing "the new pair OF Sheffield
knives. fitted to one sheath" A List
OF trinkets usually worn by ladies'
about 1860 includes girdles, knives.
purses and pin cases In Dekkers
snatch Me In London" 1881. the bride
says 20 her jealous husband:
''sse. at my girdie hang my wedding
knives.
with these dispatch me-
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Torpedo boats do not ram the yes
sells against which they operate; they
simply discharge self propelling torpe-
does which, il they strike the vessel.
explode and sink or otherwise damage
It. Then, II not sunk by the enemy's
fire, the torpedo boat runs away and
after taking on more torpedoes is
ready for service again. Torpedo boats
are built very light and OF enormous
speed. They cannot resist gun FIRE
and are easily sunk II hit even by COM
paratively light shot; therefore they
operate TO best advantages IN the night,
so that the threatened feet has TO be
very wide awake with it's searehlights
and its light guns.
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Il wonder" said Farmer Corutossel.
who had Just returned from a trip 70
the big city. why 80 many young men
insist on not gettin' rich"
what do you meanf~ usired his
wife.
They all want TO be lawyers on doc
tors instead O bein' restaurant walters
OF pollcemen."-W Washington Star.
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Business men should be careful. /"
writes 9 correspondent Of a London
newspaper ito read their typewritten
correspondence before committing II
to the post I have received a type
written letter from a gentleman Of
German extraction who informs me
that he is a wholesale tobacconist and
cigar imposter'
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A Scotch minister who used SMILES
that would bring home to the rough
characters around him the truths he
sought to impress was once denounc-
ing the ingratItude OF man for all the
benefits conferred on him by Provi-
dence.
MY friends" he said, 'look at the
hens when they drink There's not
ane O. them but lifts its held IN thank
fulness even for the water that IS sac
common. Oh, that we were a. hensl7
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London is the most intense Of all
cities. New York is noisler; there is
more rattle In Paris; in London alone
you have that subdued roar. that indie
scribable murmur which suggests an
irresistible volume Of life that Is deep
as well as strong Christian.
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Rufus Choate once tried to get a
Boston witness TO give his idea OF ab-
sentmindedness. well" said the wit
ness, who was a typical New England
Yankee, Il should say that a man who
thought he'd left his watch to hum and
took it out'n bis pocket TO see II he'd
time to 50 hum and get IL was a leetle
absentminded."
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sapieigh-Oh. say, Miss Hammer
ton, why is It that you are always
out when ] call? Miss Hammerton-
Because I'm foolish. suppose. Sap
leigh-I-er-beg pardonl Miss Ham
merton-Well, you know the old say
ing, "a fool for luck"
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'Tawd," prayed the old colored dea-
con, please give us in dis worr whar
we livin' at all de prosperity we kin
stand, but wen we gifts dizzy wild It
en- goes ter celebratin' too much des
send long old Br'er Trouble ter make
us sit stiddy In de boat en- Wen be
mighty thankfulr - Atlanta Constitu-
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Next time you go TO a party watch
some Of the women as they stand IN
der the chandeliers. Notice how a light
shining from above brings out unsus-
pected lines and angles In all but the
youngest and freshest faces. It is a
severe test Of beauty.
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Tim-Tm feeling fine this morning. I
was up with the lark. Jim-I'm not
feeling so fine this morning. / was
up with the lark last night.-Detroit
Free Press.
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Accomplishments.

Muggins - Ny daughter win be a
great catch for some one. She can
cook or write poetry with equal ease
and effectiveness Juggins--Well. my
daughter can write poetry. never
saw her try to cook It, but I'll bet she
could.-Cleveland Leader.
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He tmoodny)-Ah. tell me truly. IL
there anything that hasn't been said
already on the subject Of lover She
(softlyl -Probably not but I am sure.
very sure. indeed, everything on the
subject hasn't been said to me.-Puck.
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''wot did yer tell de judgeT
dat everybody wuz tryin' to keep
me down"
"An' what did he doT'
"sent me up.r-Exchange.
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This is a hard verdi growled the
chronic kicker.
That's whatw replied the obseryant
man The only thing with which you
can make an impression on it is
--s-oss a. yczaJ,Aas-4
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Whom you can not sleep for coughing.
take Chamberlain Cough Remedy. ID will
allay the irritation of the throat and make
rest and sleep possible.f
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''What did papa sayf'
"He showed me the door,"
~And what did you sayr'
II said II was certainly a very hand.
some door, but not what I had come
to talk about. That made him laugh,
and a minute later you were mine"
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towards die many times before their
death; the valiant never taste OF death
but Shakespeare.
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An excess OF levity Is as lmpertinent
as an excess Of gravity azlitt
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Sudden changes Of
weather, particularly at
this season, are the
cause Of many colds
and various ailments
resulting therefrom.
You cannot always
keep from contracting
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Two lizcs
I0C. and 25c.
ASK your diusgiss
LOT a bottle
and accept
no substitute
The 25c bottle
contains
Z ounces,
or more than
four times
the amount
q the majority
q advertised
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-26
San Francisco's Name.

The pride that the people of San Fran
cisco had in their city was u thing that
claimed the immediate notice OF every
one who journeyed thither from aiar.
Livery citizen. whether Il native son or
not, seemed to have been touched with Il
wand and thus compelled to believe tina {
he WIS one of earth ) most favored chill
dren i'll being permitted to call the city
by the Golden Gate his home. He was
Iull oi praises for its climate; he was en-
thuSiast!c concerning its beauty. and h.
giolicd in its other advantages. Its ro-
mantle past was 4 theme that he eagerly
dWclt upon. hi truth, he seemed to have
heen touched by the spirit OF romance.
himself He had tile air OF one who
would not hesitate to dare; n seemed to
alrous, and III his greeting there was 4
heart;ncss and ., Zone Of comradcry that
made one think OF the stories one had
read of life in California when people
scorncd to stand on ceremony and when
brave and honest men were brothers in
cans pride in his city that he even re-
Sented the corrupting Of its stately name
to Frisco" 1t is said of a certain phil
osOpier that when he was asked why he
always spelled Shakespeare with three
c's instead of one as some people do, he
replied
Il would give Shakespeare all the let
ters in the alphabet if could. He is en-
titled to them
So it has been with the people of San-
Francisco. They have been unwilling
that their city should he deprived OF i
letter or a syllable to which il was justly
entitled. Anyone who goes about the
country asserting that his home is in
Frisco" may at once be set down as an
imposter. He is no more a san Francis
can than III" people who used Ia refer to
Delmcnico's as "Dels" We're New York
crS,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-26

gineers in recent years have wondered
whether the steel framed buildings
would stand the tests. Almost the
first erected in this country was put
up many years ago in San Francisco,
designed with particular regard to the
possibility of seismic disturbances. In
the last twenty years the plan has
been generally adopted i'm all of the
large cities, and already there have
been enough tests to indicate that
these buildings are the most stable
and hardest to destroy that man has
erected. In Chicago these buildings
have withstood fire as well as the in
stability Of foundation. Some Of them
have sunk several inches in the mud,
but none has been seriously damaged
nor has the safety of the inmates been
I'm the Baltimore fire these
alone survived the flames i'm
the fire district. and they are in COM
mission today. In various parts of the
country fire from within or without
has ravaged but has been unable to
destroy. The new san Francisco will
be a steel city
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-26

We have heard Of the "automObile
heart" that disregard of the rights and
lives Of others which leads the speed
omaniac to kill or main and then
laugh as he disappears in the distance.
1t has an Illustration in the outskirts
of New York City the other day when
no fewer than 10 motor cars whirled
ny and refused TO stop and give help
to woman who had been thrown
from her auto and lay senSeleSS beside
the road. The eleventh car stopped
and carried her to hospital where
she died. The selfishness of those 10
parties who would not turn from their
own pleasure is something almost be-
yond belief
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-26
Personal Notes.

Sergeant Horatio j. Homer is the only
colored man in the Boston Police Depart .
ment where he has been since 1913: lie Is
proficient on eleven different musical i'll
trumentS.
Patrick J. Mechan. the oldest editor
of Il catholic paper in Tn. United States,
having served continuously Tor iilty-iour
years as editor Of the New York irish
American, is dead.
CaptainA AlonZo Ledyard. q man of
many adventures, and one time Governor
Of one Of The Far,,llnne Islands. i'll the Pa I
ciic, il living at present :it Everett.
Mass. He is 81 years old
The negotiations between Arthur Nj
kiSch, conductor of the I.eipsic Grand
Opera, and the boston Symphony Or
chcstra, have come to nothing The or
chestra refused Herr Nikisch's demand.
Andrew Lang once wrote to Israel
Zangwll to ask him to take part in an
authors reading for the benefit Cf a
charity and received in reply the follow
ing laconc message: "lf Lang WILL
Zangwil.
Major General Frederick Dent Grant
commander of the Eastern Division OF
the United States Army. has asked the
International Committee of the Young
Mems Christian Association to place its
branches in every post under his com
mand.
Rev. Thomas F. Miller, 4 preacher
Of Gainesville, Mo-, announced to his con
gregation last Sunday that collection
for foreign missions was about to hr
taken up, but that he wanted no member
to give a cent unless he had already paid
his butcher, baker, grocer and printer.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-26

II pays to be funny. Perhaps the
hest paid funny man of all history is
George Ade, the young Indiana genius
whose annual income from his plays,
books and syndicated newspaper arti-
cles is set at sl5O.OOO. Not only is
this the largest income ever received
by n humorist. but certainly no writer
of any kind ever earned such good pay
with his pen. A dozen years ago Ade
was a $40 week reporter 1t is not
unlikely that the stories of his present
income are exaggerated. but he is roll
ing IN wealth Just as his readers roll
with laughter at his wit and ouain,
philosophy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-26
The Window Hoo,

Would You mind letting that window
down asked tn" passenger in the rear
seat. leaning forward. III makes things
pretty cold back here"
Il cont find it any too cold. answered
the other.
Did the shivering passenger lose his
temper and talk in lotd tone Of voice {,
lie did not. dear children.
l1r went and sat down in the seat In
front of the window hog and raised a
'Window himself.
''If this makes YOU uncomfortable" he
said. with 4 genial smile ''Ili put it
down again. IN be more Of q gentleman
than you seem to he. Won outward selr,
hllnce of n human being with the interior
mechanism of an adult p1rcine quad
rupad.
Then, with the same genial smile he re
snmed the reading If his newspaper, and
the incident closed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-26

Russia is still reaping the whirl-
wind of its policy of folly in the far
East, First came the war, with all
Its disasters on land and sea. Then in
quick succession the loss of national
prestige. a revolution at home. the
downfan of the absolute autocracv
mutiny and bloodshed. Now there is
another humiliation. The country has
just issued s440.o00. .OOO of bonds NJ =
ruinously low price. Russia is Obliged
to pay to foreign bankers vortuallv 8
per cent. for money with which to
cancel its crushing debts. When il is
remembered that American govern
ment per cent. bonds Sell above par
The necessity of paying per cent n,
St. Petersburg can be the more readily
Appreciated.
n
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-26
STATE CONvEN.
TION
Secretary of State

A Republican State convention
will be held in City Hall, Port
land, Wednesday, June y,
1906, at. 1890 o'clock A. NJ,
for the purpose of nominating
a candidate for Governor Ia be
supported at the September
election. and transacting any
other business that may prop
erIy come before il.
The basis of representation
will be as follows: Each city,
town and plantation will be
entitled to one delegate; and
for, each IS votes cast for the
Republican candidate for Gov
-ernor in 1904 an. additional
delegate; and for n fraction of
40 votes in excess of 80 votes,
further additional delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation Of
any city, town or plantation
can only be filed by residents
Of the county in which the va
cancy exists.
The State committee will be
In session i'm the reception
room of the hall 1t $50 A. NJ.
Of the day Of the convention,
for the purpose of receiving
credentials of delegates. In
order to- be- eligible to partici-
pate i'm the convention. dele
gates must be elected SubSe-
quen; to date of the call for
this convention.
All electors OF Maine. what
ever their political affiliations
may have been. who believe in
the general principles and pol
icy Of the Republican party
and desire it's success at the
polls In the coming election
In this State, are cordially in
vited to unite under this call
In electing delegates to the
convention.
Per order. Republican State
committee,
Seth NJ. Carter, Chairman.
Byron Boyd. Secretary.
Lewiston. April 20. 1906.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-26
JorJan Water for Sale,

4 company has been started ut Berlin.
called the Jordan Water Market, with the
object of selling Jordan water for pur-
poses Of baptism. The prospectus which
is ISSUED mainly to pastors and SeXtOnS
describes the labor and expense to which
the company is put in order to despatch
caravans to and from the banks Of the
River Jordan. The price per bottle or
water is II marks and every pastor who
sells Il bottle of it is entitled to four
marks discount, General Indignation is
felt at the company Of pastors and others
who have started the business. ana ef
forts are being made to stop the traffic.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-26

An interesting feature of the situa-
ton in San Francisco is the rush of The
homeless and destitute young people
to get married. There has been
regular epidemic of weddings, more
having taken place in the week since
the earthquake than in any earlier
week of the city's history. The pessi-
mist will find in this an added proof
that man being born to life of
q time
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-26
Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors.

In the District Count of the Lnitod States
for the District Of Maine.
In the matter Ol
MARTIN f. SMITH, }Tn R1nkruptcv
Bankrupt.
To the creditors of MARTIN T.. SMITH
of Oakland. in the County of Eeuuchrc
and District aforesaid, IA bankrupt
Notice is hereby given that on the 14th
day of April. A. d. 1906. the said Marin
f.. Smith. was duly adiudicated hankrlpt:
and that the first meeting of his credit ors
will he held at the Office 6r the Referee.
District aforesaid, on the 4th dav of NAV
\. II. 1906. ut ten o'clock in the forenoon
at which time the said creditors may At
tend, prove their claims. appoint trrs-
tee; examine the bankrupt. and transact
such other business as may pronrrIy coyIn
before said meeting.
FREMONT Y 4. LITTLE.
Referee in Rlnkruptrv.
Augusta, Maine April l6, 1905. s2gdlts
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-26

A disaster of the Week which has
been given scant space in the papers
in view of those which have asOused
so much more interest, is the acci-
dental death i'm Paris of Prof. Curl,
the distinguished scientist who diScOv-
cred radium. He was killed by n
team while crossing Il crowded street.
His age was only AZ years and the
world of science has suffered a great
loss. His wife is herself a scientist of
no mean fame and has been a CO.
laborer with him in all his discoveries
and experiments with radium.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-26

steel as building material won a
notable triumph in the San Francisco
uis;'ster. While the wooden buildings
ana the great structures of stone and
prick crumbled at the jar of the earth
quakes or were destroyed by the great
fire which followed, the struc,,ros
win skeletons OF steel for the uost
part survived with little damage and
Will soon be ready for occunaro,,
again Neither the earth tremor nor
'he flames could wreck them This
news Is gratifying. because many ~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-26
The Ladies' Aid.

We've put fine addition on the good
old church at home.
It's just the latest killer, with a gallery
and dome.
1t seats n thousand peOple-finest church
in all the town,
And when twas dedicated, why We
planked ten thousand down;
That is we paid five thuIS:Ind-every
deacon did his best
And the Ladies' aid society. it promised
all the rest
We've got IN organ in the church-very
finest in the land,
It's got 4 thousand pipes or more. its
melody is grand;
And wncn we sit on cushioned pews ana
hear the master play,
1t carries us to realms of bliss unnum-
bercd miles away.
1t cost a cool three thousand. and it's
stood the hardest test;
Well pay Il thousand on 1.-THE Ladies'
aid the rest.
They'll give n hundred sociablcs. canta-
taS. too, and teas:
They'll bake a thousand angel cakes, and
tons of cream tEcy'n freeze.
They'll beg and scrapc and toll and sweat
for seven years or more,
And then they'll start all Ger again, for
n carpet for the floor.
No. it isn't just like digging out the
money from your vest
When the Ladies' aid gets busy and says:
Well pay the rest"
OF course wore proud of our big church
from pulpit up to spire:
1t is the darling Of our hearts. the crown
of our desire.
But when I see the sisters work to raise
tho cash that lacks.
I somehow feel the church is built on
women's tired backs.
And sometimes / can't help thinking
when we reach tine regions blest,
That men will get the toll and sweat. and
the Ladies aid the rest.
Church Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-26
Left UNPROTECTED,

1.-TWO sons of Levi were walking down
the streets of 4 large city. One was 4
citizen and the other was a friend whl
had inst landed. A large. imposing build
ing was passed and the newcomer in
Gnired what it was His friend said:
1T Is horseptal"
''Yot is dot; vot do dey nit DEM" was
the next question.