Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-01


DR.. Harvard Turner, Clifton, Bristol,
Eng, made IA will containing the strang-
direction that no person benefittrg under
il should attend his funeral. under pain
Of forfeiture OF his interest
And you say the senators are all
rogueS?" Most of them, yes answered
the magazine expert on morals. Prove
II. Il don't want to prove ii. ] get space
rates for just saying it.'-Phiiadelphia
Ledger.
Clarence coopah-Am dar any way Oh
tellin' horses age 'cept by loolln' at his
leeI. Sidney? Sidney Sinclair Wen dar's
NAH ways oh tellin'. All gently tells by
dc number o years Ali been a-b-tt;n' on
him.-Puck.
1t is the custom Of brittany to dig up
the bones of the dead after n certain time
and preserve the skull only in II small box
with Il heart-shiped opening in the front.
Each box is marked with the name and
date of The dead.
The Swiss federal engineers, ID is said,
have succeeded with great difficult in ar
resting III" ''V'mtnt OF Two miles OF de
bris, which threatened To destroy the vii
lasr Of LiruutIir and chamoHOn. situated
i'm the canton of N:laiS.
Ergc stone slabs suitable for sid. walk
construction are seldom encountered in
t'rlicr, and asphalt walks are equally
rare the popular material is Il cement
block. which is cheap. durable and salts
factory. These blocks arr. made in va
ri.ty OF shapes ana colnrS. ANA in their
NOR. expensive. forms are much used IN
interior work.
Thomas Lewis. the son Of an African
king who lis studying medicine ut thu
Syracuse university, has devised charlie
trrs To express the language al his tribe.
He proposes to translate the Bible and t.
intro,mc. the Christian religion among
,h, natives. Ills home is IN Liberia. ana
uuo,, Tho completion of his course. he tN-
poets to become n medical missionary to
his people.
Sore friend asked Col. John Allen Of
mississippi whether he approved of the
IDEAS Of tho president lavGring the limitI-
ton of wealth as set forth in his latest
sp.erh. yes" said the gentleman from
T,u,rlo with great SolmnitV. 1T has nov
he. II all OF - years sine" in :: public
speech in my district ! announced that no
single human being ought to he possessed
nI more than Sl.0o0o and | have been
carrying on; that sentiment by my own
personal example ever since.
Congressman Dickson. of Illinois is one
of the Young, st looking members of the
House. He was standing Il the main en-
trance talking 10 constituent. when
Senator Tlln.an's secretary rushed mp.
greatly excited. Here" shouted III"
there ard tell Champ Clark of Missouri
Senator 'rilman wants To Sc him in the
Senate at once. Hurry now Mr.. Dick;
son went inside and told Champ Clark.
and Senator TillmanS secretary still
thinks it was a page who delivered his
message.
Secretary Shaw was visited recently by
n E.lnsne city man. " no wanted some ia
v0r done for the place of his residence.
Now tn, secretary has made many trips
to Kansas City and reminded his petition
'r of the fact. How long since You were
there. Mr.. Secretary" asked the mar
Shaw replied in 4 tone Of confidence.
just sin months ago and expected that
the answer would sqnclch the westerner.
Good Lori. Mr. Sccrctlrv.' eiacIllIted
the latter with undisSuis"d enthusiasm.
you just ought to see the town now"
Cen Bingham. police commissioners of
New York. was asked concerning re
l.s,l t.ll. a
t:ict of authority with the fire commits
soncr Gen. Bingham said he saw the
report. and it reminded him of an Italian
pr"v"rh. He wrote it down and handed il
hoo,hlack. He will translate it for You.
Til" bootblack, after struggling with il
..r some time, said that il read: eff it is
not true il is well founded. The Italian
down was Isl non g vor g ben trovato."
There is to be sold at S"theby's Lon
don. on III" ~ Of next month, the trial
piece" in lead from the die of the original
and very rare Napolcol' medal relating to
the intended invasion of England. The
dies of this medal Were engraved in Paris
ut the time WHEN Napoleon was preparing
his expedition against England, and were
intended to be used after the capture Of
iond"n. As he invasion did Il, not ,, TAKE
is said to be only one impression in lead
known. This was in the cabinet of DIR
Burney. who sold It GO wears ago to
Charles stokes from WhOm IN" present
owner obtained it. The medal shows on
tht diverse the laurcated and nude bust
of Napoleon. and on the reverse Hecults
standing. sTu6 eZing to death q triton.
Marquis Saionji, Japan's pcrmier. comes
Of line Of rremerS and ministers Of
state. Ills family being comparable with
England'S house of Westminster. ].
Takagoshi. member of Parliament. who
has been intimately associated with
Saionii. characterizeS him as politician
ana cultured reformer, He helped over
throw the ShoEurata. studied for II years
in France and returned to Japan at - 4
pure Partisan lie is n liberal of the Eu-
ropcan typ". II" was among the first of
the mobiles to Introduce western EnoWl
tive IN Austria and Germany. held tho
mort folio If education ~ home and before
h. became first minister Ia the crown
helped in the uphuildne of the radical
constitutional party. His draWingro"m
is called u salon and he is often STYLED
grand snisncur' hy Toki" people