Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-02
Repented of His Bargain

Laura Simmons in The Criterion.
Repented of His Bargain.
A certain young man of literary
tastes has two somewhat incongruous
yet almost equally expensive fads-a
| fondncss for dogs of illustrious pedigree
and a love for first editions of celebra-
| ted books. One day ne invited friend
| to his house to see two of his latest ac-
quisitionS. one of them was all lmpor-
| ted bull terrier and the other was Il
rare copy Of d work by celebrated
Boston author. He exhibited the dog
| first.
Isn't he beauty" he exclaimed.
Hes the finest specimen of that breed
that was ever brought to this town,
and | got him for about half what he
is worth. Yes, he's perfectly harmless
and as gentle as he can be. Now, I'll
show you something in the book line
that YOU don't see every day. Cost me
q good round sum of money, too,
They went into the library, and the
first thing that caught his eyes was the
mangied wreck OF his cherished volume
lying on the table. lie summoned his
colOred servant.
SAM he said wIathfuily, what
has happened to this book? | wouldn't
have it ruined for hundred dollars"
Hit wuz de daWg, sub" answered
Sam. you left i'm in hyuh when yo'
| went away, sub, an he done chawcd it
all up. Ney sorry, sun
The following advertisement APP
pcared 3mong the small lads" in d To-
| cal paper the next day:
"Wantcd-to Exchanged full blood
| ed imported bull terrier dog, of the i'm
| est breed. for copy OF the llrst edition
| of The Autocrap of the Breakfast Ia
blc' 10y outh's Companion.
America now leads the world in the
manufacture, sale aud use of automc-
bics. This is the declaration of a
| French expert, who has been keeping
a record of the automobile business
| Five years ago the United States built
only 3l4 automobiles of all classes,
while at the same time France built %,
| I'll machines. Last year the production
| in the United States was G0,O00 in
| France $1,000, in England $4,000, in Ger
many $4,000, in Italy $4,000 and Belgium
| 12,00D. In nine years in the countries
named there have been manufactured,
| sold and used $4,000 automobiles. rep
| rcsentirg more than $1,000, 900, 900 of
| money.
! Some interesting statistics have been
| collected recently by a resident at Flu
chau concerning the great decline in
| China's tea trade. From 1913, when
tea was first introduced into England,
until 1897, China had the tea trade of
the world. Then India began to enter
| the tea market. Tie Chinese trade
reached high tide in 1886, with a total
export Of 3oo,oO0,0Q0 pounds In 1885,
| China furnished about - per cent. OF
| the worlds total, India and CeylOn is
| per cont. and Japan and Formosa 10
per cent The decline in China is as
| crihed to careless methods of cultivat-
| ing and preparing the tea.
| Immigration statistics just made pub
| lie in Honolulu show the influx of Jap
anese into this country by way of Ha
| waii, During the year 1906, 1857 Jap,
| anese arrived in Honolulu from Japan.
| which was three-fold the immigration
&C the previous year. The number OF
| Japanese leaving Hawaii for the Pa
| cifc coast during 1906 was 12.1S7.
| Lord Cromcr says that Egyptians
have a propensity for boarding gold. a
| native who recently died loft $40n, 10G
| stored in gold in his house. Many
| Egyptians who arc possessed of wealth.
| will borrow money at interest to con-
| ccal the fact. Large quantities of gold
coin arc annually melted in Egypt and
| converted into ornaments.
| There is no trade in Amcrcan-madr
| pianos in Scotland because it has been
| found that when pianos are manufac-
| tured in the dry climate of the emit ed
| States; and brought to Scotland tn,
| wood in the course of a few months is
| seriously affected by the dampncSs
| causing joints to open and frequently
| "hucking" the sounding board one
| American firm does d very large bust
| ness in that country, but it has all its
| instruments made in Hamburg, where
| the wood has been seasoned in a eli
| mate similar to that of Scotland. II
| has become a saying in the trade that
the only "Amcrican' pianos sold in
! Scotland are "madc in GERMANY
| On the coasts of Pon,crania there arc
| large tracts of sand, heapcd up by the
| wind hundreds of yards in breadth
| and from sixty to 1Z0 feet high, and
| these hills, propelled by the wind, move
| ct in ct 1rcotion