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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-09

The Portland Board of Trade is maxi
ing plans to possess its own home. 1t
has been found that the block still oc-
Cupicd by the Merchants National
bank could be secured for $4,000. and
the finance committee of the board.
headed by DR.. w. A. Wheeler. is at
work securing the necessary funds in
addition To SS0c0 in the possession of
the hoard. The Portland hoard is the
oldest commercial Organization Of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-09

Don't let the blhy suffer from eczema.
sores of any itching OF the skin. Doan's
Ointment gives instant relief cures
QUICKLY. Perfectly safe for children. All
druggists sell it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-09

Never can tell when you'll mash n fin
ser or suffer 4 cut. hruisc burn or ec-ild
Be prepared. Or. Thomas Eclrctric oil
the wound.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-09

Bates. which gets a longer holiday re-
day for the winter term.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-09

Had dyspepsia or indigestion for years
No a ppf lite. and what | did eat distressed
me terribly. Hur'lock Blood BitterS cure,
mel. II. Walker, Smburv. Ono.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-09

Spring politics are beginning to SIM
cities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-09
Maine Gossip
In Winter.

Set the table fair inside.
Underneath the trelliS-no'
For the summer days have died
And the blasts of winter blow.
Light the lamp upon the shelf
Set candle on the sill.
Put a ribbon on yourself
Happy should We be and will.
At each blast that roarS without
We Will nearer, nearer draw,
All the rage of winter fiOut.
Proof against the Sleet and slaw,
Though the trees are bare and bleak
And no flowers give perfume,
We have all that love can seek
Here WITHIN q little room.
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Ecnncbec grand jury has a lot
of important business to attend to this
week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-09

Turner Grange, one of the Oldest and
largest in Maine, had the honor of hav-
ing its officers installed by National
Master Hachelder of New Hampshire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-09

Some vandal is plundering the French
Catholic church of Lewiston of its
valuables. Recently clarinet, valued
at SO. and n chime of bells, valued at
$40 which belonged to the orchestra,
were stolen. These articles were
found in n pawnshop and in searching
for them, a gold chalice cup. valued at
$40 was also found. This was the first
intimation which had been received of
any thefts, by the person in charge of
the church properties. An investigation
is being made to ascertain how much
other property has been carried away,
| if airy. One or two of the boxes in the
church have also been broken into and
the money in them stolen. A peculiar
part of the affair is that the articles
stolen are pawncd for very small
amounts. The so clarinet having been
rawned Tor So cents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-09

'Eeberca Mary the appealing story
Of a it'll" New England girl by Annie
Hamilton Donnell of Kents Hill, which
has proved one of the most successful
books of the year. is shortly to De
brought out in England.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-09

kind in the State and stands in the
very front rank of similar organiza-
lions in New England. 1t will be a
good thing for it to own it's headouart-
ers and Pres. &. w. r. Cooling will
have the honor of officially starting
what is bound to be very successful
movement,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-09

The execution of Mary Stuart was
justified. This important matter was
settled last week by the debating So
clety of the Freeport High school. Now
let it be determined whether the honor
of priority belongs to the hen or to the
egg.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-09

An interesting feature of the Sunday
services nj the First BAPTIST church of
HanSor was the baptism of the four
children of Rev, Geo. w. Hinckley of
Good Will, a former pastor of that
church, Mr.. Hincklcy himself perform
ing the ceremony. There are two sons
and two daughters. One of the sons is
a freshman at Bowdoin and the other
a freshman ut the University of Maine
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12
Greatest Natural Disasters of
History.

Ponnpeii and Herculaneum de-
stroyed by eruption of Mount Vesuvius
A. ID. 70; more than 10000 lives lost.
Earthquake in Constantinople, thou
sands killed; year 557.
Catania, Sicily, $4,000 persons killed
by earthquake; year 1877.
Syria, 10000 killed by earthquake;
year 1853.
Cilicia, 10000 killed by earthquake;
year 1868.
Palermo, earthquake, 5000 lost; year
1926.
Canton, China, 100000 lost by
earthquake; November 80, 1881.
Kuchan, North Persia, 100000 lost;
earthquake; year 1855.
Lisbon, city ruined by earthquake,
25,0 900 killed; November, 1855.
Aleppo, destroyed by earthquake,
thousands killed; year 1922.
Canton, earthquake. 5000 lost; May
27, 1880.
Calabria, earthquake, 10000 lost;
year 1857.
Island of Krakatoa. volcanic erup.
ton. 36,3S0 lives lost; May 27, 1883.
Eruption of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, 79
killed; year 1880.
Isle of Ischia, earthquake, 1000 lost;
year 1888.
Charleston, S. c., earthquake, Al
lives lost; August 81, 1886.
Bandalsan, volcanic eruption. 1000
killed, July, 1888.
Island of Hondo, Japan, earthquake
10000 killed; October. 1891.
Venezuela, earthquake. 5000 killed:
April "a, 1894.
Guatemala, earthquake. great loss OF
life; April, 1902.
st. Pierre, Martinique, Mont Pelee.
May, 1902; loss of life, 10000.
Vesuvian towns destroyed by erup-
tion of volcano, April, 1906; 400 or
more killed.
San Francisco, April 1S, 1906. earth.
quake, followed by fire.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12
THE SURGERY OF THE AN
GENTS.

What is known to modern dentists
as bridge work was familiar to the
Etruscans, as eXtant specimens attest,
according to an interesting article in
the British Medical Journal. Plaster
ears, noses and lips were common
among the Indians. where the cutting
off of these features was punishment
much in use. and Greek and Roman
veterans who had lost leg or an arm
in war tried to make good the de-
ficiency by artificial substitutes. 1t is
stated further:
What is said to be the oldest artifi-
cial leg in existence is now in the mu-
scum of the Royal College of Surgeons
of England. 1t was found in tomb
at Capua. Pliny speaks of a Roman
warrior who a century and half be-
fore the birth of Christ, wore an arti-
manipulate a sword. In the Middle
Ages artificial limbs sometimes re-
paired the disablements of war The
iron hand of Goetz Won Berlichingen
was an ingenious piece of mechanism
made for that famous knight in 1904.
A century later an artificial hand was
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12

from the south wing of the Capitol,
with which it is to be connected by
an underground passageway, through
which members of Congress may pass
back and forth from the legislative
hall to their offices. There are 410
Office rooms, providing room for each
Representative in Congress and Dele
gate, and leaving vacant nineteen
rooms for a future growth in the men,
bership of the House through a reap
portionment Of districts or the admis-
sion of new States. The House annex
and the Senate Office building, also
under construction at the opposite end
of the plaza, are being put up to pro-
vide for the members of the National
Legislature, quarters absolutely needed
for the efficient transaction Of public
business. The great growth in size
Of both branches of Congress has
caused the Capitol building to be en-
larged, but this was only sufficient to
provide the necessary space for the
assembly halls of House and Senate
and the committee rooms, the latter
in many cases being small and badly
ventilated. Under present conditions
individual members (unless they hap
pen to be chairmen of committees)
have no Offices and badly congested
condition exists. Realizing the need
of one great legislative centre where
Senators and Representatives may
concentrate their activities and be
comfortably quartered Congress three
years ago authorized the construction
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12

The best known work of Miss Long
man is the bronze figure of Victory"
which was carved for the Festival Hall
at the st. Louis Worlds Fair. For
this she was awarded silver medal
AT the close of the fair the original
was brought to the Chicago Art Insti-
tute. A bronze reproduction has been
purchased by the Union League Club
and will adorn the entrance to the club
rooms.
Another one of Miss Longman's
works which has won commentator is
a bronze figure of DEATH" which she
recently completed, and which Is to
be placed on the Story monument in
the cemetery at Lowell, Mass.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12
SUCCESSFUL SCULPTRESS.
Miss Evelyn Loneman of Chicago
Awarded Fifteen Thousand
Dollar Prize.
To Carve Bronze Doors at Annapolis
Naval Academy-fias Attained Fame
Through Her Figure of "Victory"
at st. Louis Fair.

When the new bronze entrance doors
of the Annapolis Naval Academy are
completed and hung in place there will
exist another monument to the skill
of American women. Colonel Robert
M. Thompson, who presented these
doors to the academy as a memorial
of the class of '6S, stipulated in making
the offer that the design selected for
the doors should be awarded by compe-
tition, the winner to receive a prize of
$4,000. There were thirty-three COM
petitors for this prize, an unusually
large number, and the designs submit
ted are said to have been of a high
degree of excellence. The votes of all
five jurors were cast for the model pre-
sented by Miss Evelyn b. LOngman, of
Chicago.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12

in the already hardened shell that sur
rounds the inner mass. That shell
must give way at some point. Aside
from the contractions of the earth's
surface, another cause is given that
might affect the changing of the sur
face of given part of the world. This
cause is the accumulation of a vast
weight of sedimentary deposit brought
down by rivers. For example, the Mis-
sissippi River is entirely made up of
the deposits of the streams washing
down from higher lands. The weight
of that deposit would be difficult to
calculate, and resting upon a portion
of the earths shell, might occasion it's
sinking. This theory is held by some
scientists in connection with the Cali
fornia disaster, for the Sacramento
River is the depositor of vast weights
Of sediment in the Pacific waters near
San Francisco.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12
Work Progressing Rapidly.

Although the digging of the trenches
for the House office building was be-
gun less than year ago the structure
is now up to the first floor line. To
hasten the work Elliott Woods, Super
intendent of the Capitol, directed that
construction begin before all the speci-
fications and contracts were complete.
This was done through letting out the
stone contract first, by authority of the
House Building Commission. 1t is cal
culated that both buildings will be
ready for the Sixtieth Congress.
In accordance with Masonic tradi-
tions, the ceremony was conducted in
the open air, in a simple, unostenta-
tious manner. In every detail it CORE
sponded as nearly as practicable with
the historic ceremony in which Presi-
dent Washington participated. The
articles placed in the cornerstone were
largely identical in character with
those deposited in the original Capt.
tol stone by Federal Lodge, and, as
both President Roosevelt and Speaker
Cannon are members Of the Masonic
order the occasion in every way har-
monized with the spirit Of the cere-
mony directed by the Virginia jurisdic-
tion in laying the cornerstone Of the
Capitol.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12

worn by Christian, Duke of Brunswick.
Ambrose Pare devised artificial limbs
with movable joints. which were made
for him by artificers, of whom Lor-
raine, a locksmith, was the most
famous. Pare devotes a special chap
ter to the means of repairing or sup
plying natural or accidental defects
in the human body. He describes ar
tiflciar eyes and noses, an artificial
tongue and an artificial palate. At a
later period Father Sebastian. Car
melite monk, made movable arms and
hands. In the earlier part of the sew
enteenth century Peter Lowe, in his
'Discourses on the Whole Art OF
Chirurgery.' gives representations OF
artificial legs. About the middle OF
the same century Falcinelli, Floren-
tine surgeon, mentions the use Of ar
tihcial eyes Of silver. gold and crystal
painted in various colors.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12

are never caused by volcanoes, but by
faulting plains. This is particularly
true Of both seaboards of the United
States. Mr.. Walcott and other scien-
lists Of the Geological and Geodetic
Surveys agree that scientifically the
recent disturbances were caused by
conditions identical with those pertain
ing during the earthquake which de-
molished Charleston, s. c., on August
81, 1886. Volcanoes occasionally cause
shaking of the earth's crust. but the
disturbances occasioned by pent-up
gases seeking to escape are felt only
locally.
The cause generally attributed to
earthquakes is the gradual cooling Of
the earth, which is known to still be a
molten mass inside. When any object
cools 1t contracts, and so will the earth
as 1t grows colder. This contraction
would unavoidably cause a disturbance
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12
San FRANCISCAN HORROR.
Terrible Destruction of the Cify
by Violent Earthquake
and Flames.
Fire Results in All Parts Of Metr0p.
olis-0eological Scientists Say No
Connection Between Quake and
VesuvIan Eruption.

1t was during the repose Of early
morning; the Spring-time sun was
casting it's golden rays over the Sierra
Nevadas and striking down into the
peaceful, slumbering valley of the
Sacramento. All the Western Hemi-
sphere was at peace with the elements.
Suddenly there came an awful growl-
ing and crashing beneath the very cen
tre of San Francisco. and in tenth OF
the space Of time required to describe
the event, falling walls and IRE COM
bined to work on the metropolis or the
Pacific the most appalling natural ca
lamity which has occurred on this
continent since the landing Of the Pill
grims. The destruction that has been
accomplished is almost incalculable.
The inferno of flames which burst forth
simultaneously in various parts OF the
city was rendered still more terrible
by the repeated quakings of the earth,
by which the rescuers were in mo-
mentary danger of being buried with
the dead beneath the falling structures
The very earth itself-our own mother
earth-proved as treacherous as a
deadly snake, and the usual ocean
breeze. by a strange perversion OF ma
ture. hauled around to point where 1T
famed the flames to intensity and
became a deadly agent Of destruction.
The general dismay of the populace
was augmented by the constant roar
of dynamite explosions, made in a vain
effort to check the progress of the
flames. The vast pail of smoke that
blotted out the sky did not tend to ale
,x;o 30 vi az Vnt in,
surroundings, calculated to inspire uni
versal panic and madness, there were
performed numberless feats of heroism
that will remain on the scroll of time
as illustrious proofs of the nobility
which is hidden beneath the surface Of
ordinary life. Cool heads and brave
hands, with stout hearts behind them,
performed their work of rescue in the
very face of death, and even the inde-
scribable horror of the earthquake was
overcome.
San Francisco, rich and proud city,
has been swept by fires before and
has, phoenix like, arisen from her
ashes. Moreover, she has more than
once experienced earthquake tremors
which were, to say the least, injurious
and menacing. But America is a
cemented nation. The disasters of one
section bring together in one grand
sympathetic bond the inhabitants of
the others. all anxious and insistent
upon holding out the helping hand and
voicing words of sympathy to the af-
fiicted sister. States, cities and towns
throughout the entire Union have Of
fered unstinted assistance in the way
Of money, food, clothing and medical
attendance, with which to relieve the
want, not only Of San Francisco, but
also the other California cities
and towns which have suffered with
the metropolis Of the State.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12

from the effect of the Capitol itself.
The exterior design for the buildings
is classic, suggesting in it's general di-
vision of parts the Garde Meuble in the
Place de la Concorde, Paris, while the
pavilions are modelled on those of the
Colonnade de Louvre. Architecturally
the front is divided into two parts, the
lower corresponding to the first story
of the building constituting a ''rusti-
Gated" base, on which, extending
through the second and third stories,
is the colonnade. surmounted by it's
entablature and balustrade. 1t is be-
lieved that the effect of the two flank
ing buildings will be to give unity to
the whole scheme and to emphasize
architecturally the great beauty of the
Capitol, all of the lines leading up to
and centering in its dome.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12
LAYING CORNERSTONE.
Impressive Ceremony Incident to
Construction of New Capt.
tOI Buildings.
President Roosevelt and Speaker
Cannon, Both Masons, Are Princi-
pal Actors-$1O,OO0,O0O for Sem
ate and House.

When President Roosevelt. on April
18th, laid the cornerstone of the new
Office building for the House of Repre-
sentatives, it marked the beginning of
improvements on Capitol Hill which
will make that section of Washington
comparable with the ancient hills of
Rome and Greece crowned with mag
nificent buildings in which met the
solons of ages past.
This new building occupies a square
and is about hundred yards distant
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12
WOMAN CIVIL, ENGINEER.
Granddaughter of Mrs. Stanton Has
Offer to 90 to China.

Miss Nora Stanton Blatch, grand
daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Cady STAN
ton, is now a member of the American
Society Of Civil Engineers. She is the
first woman admitted to membership
and, it is said, there was not a dissent
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12

China Of place in one of the corps OF
engineers organized by that country
for the development of it's railroad
system. The offer came. too, from a
young Chinaman who was taking a
graduate course at Cornell while she
was there. The graduate student was
sent here, it is said, not only to in
crease his technical knowledge of en-
gineering, but to obtain for his coun
try the best engineers to be had. He
watched Miss Blatch's work closely
and offered her place.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12

An ostrich egg weighs about three
and a half pounds. 1t is less delicate
in flavor than a hens egg, although
perfectly eatable. II is curious fact
that ostrich eggs will keep fresh for
two or three months. The flesh OF the
ostrich itself is edible, being not unlike
veal In flavor.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12

ing opinion offered when she was pro-
posed for membership.
Miss Blatch was the first woman to
get degree of Bachelor of Science in
civil engineering at Cornell University.
She took four years course. finish
ing among the first five of the class.
Since her graduation she has been
draughtsman in a big bridge concern.
She is now considering an offer from
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12

Taft. She is rather proud of the fact
that she has never studied abroad, and
also that she has been able to meet
all the expenses of her artistic edu-
cation herself
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12

Miss Longman's design has two pam
els representing Peace" and 'War." On
the peace panel is figure symbolzing
science, an old man in an attitude of
deep thought explaining a difficult
problem to two students of the acad-
emy. On the war panel patriotism is
represented by a female figure, SYM
bolical also of the home, the protection
of which is assumed to be the reason
for the existence of the navy. Under
her draperies is a coat of armor and
with one hand on a cannon she points
with the other to the distance, where
masts of ships show the destination of
the marching figures in the back
ground.
In the upper panels of the door are
festoons supported by shells-of oak
leaves over the war panel and olive
over that of peace. In the lower panels
wreaths of the same leaves inclose tbe
names of naval heroes. In the transom
is the dedication to the class of '6S,
and above the transom is a group rep
resenting Fame-two laurel-crowned
figures on either side of an altar-like
pedestal, with an inscription to John
Paul Jones, whose bones are to rest
in the crypt of the chapel. The pedes-
tai is surmounted by a tripod, from
which issue flames, symbolizing endur-
ing fame.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12
No Connection With Vesuvius.

Coming as this disaster did, practi-
cally coincident with the Vesuvian ca
lamity in Italy, many persons suppose
that there was a direct relation be-
tween the two. This idea, however,
is logically contradicted by Director
Charles d. Walcott. of the Geological
Survey. Mr.. Walcott holds that there
is no possibility Of connection be-
tween the earthquake and the Italian
volcano, for these two are entirely diff
ferent scientific phenomena respon-
sible for such earthquakes and vol
canic disturbances.
Great earthquakes, says Mr.. Walcott,
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12

of the House and Senate Office
buildings.
Senate Ceremony Next Fall.
The House annex was started first
and is in a more advanced stage OF
construction than the Senate building,
though the cornerstone of the latter
may be ready to put in place next Fall.
II is estimated that the two buildings
together will involve sn outlay OF
about ten million dollars. In size and
design they are identical; they occupy
positions balanced in their relation to
the Capitol and are planned to fit into
general architectural scheme. The
height of the buildings has been re-
stricted that they may not overpower
the Capitol, and they have been kept
simple in design, without pediments,
domes or other accentuated points to
prevent their detracting In any way
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12
Award to Woman Unprecedented

The award of this prize to a woman
is said to be an unprecedented event in
the artistic history of the country, and
a bright future is predicted for the
young sculptress.
81 consider Miss Longman to be one
Of the most promising of our younger
sculptors," said Mr.. Daniel G. French,
whose assistant she has been for the
last four years.
Miss Longman was born in Win
chester, Ohio, her father, Edwin II.
Longman, being a musician and an ar
tist. Drawing was one of her childish
amusements, and she began modelling
without instruction in the art depart
ment of Olivet College. Her work there
attracted the attention of Lorado Taft,
who invited her to enter the Chicago
Art Institute as his pupil She did So
and during the first year paid her ex-
penses by doing library work. Then
she was made an assistant instructor
in the school, and year or two later
she came to New York. where she
soon after became an assistant to Mr.