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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-15
Palace Built BY One Man.

TIE strangest looking building ever
put up by man is probably the palace
which a French mailcarrier has erect
cd for his own pleasure. For 10 long
wears" the owner of this house is re-
puted to have said. Il treasured in my
mind q dream which took the form of
fantastic palace, with grottoes. tow
ers, sculpture. etc, and it was my
dream to build it myself
Twenty-SiX years ago he began build
ing his dream palace and he has been
at it ever since. until recently, when
he stopped only because he had fin
ished the palace. Every stone that
went into it was picked up by himself:
every stone was laid by him. The de-
sign was conceived in his own mind as
he went on, and was carried out ac-
cordirs to the extraordinary plan that
he had imagined.
Nov that the palace is finished it
looks like a petrified dream in which
the nightmare played a certain part.
1t is fantastic nondescript, combining
all architectural styles and adorned
with stone creatures which would defy
the classification of naturalist. In
putting this stone phantasmagoria to-
gether the builder used no fewer than
$500 sacks of cement.
The palace has 'subterranean pas
sages in which rudely scuptured ele-
plants and imaginary monsters stand
guard. In the very center of the pal
ace is a tomb. where the owner ex-
poets some day to lie. This is the most
deliberately bit of the whole house.
It'd Bits
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-15
First Blue Fox Kill.

August Soucic has left Oregon for
Alaska to supnrntend the first whole
sale killing of the blue foxes that ever
occurred in the world. 1t will take
place on small island off the Alaskan
coast, where the Westhope Fox Com
pany conducts the unique industry of
a blue fox farro Soucie will direct the
slaughter of about 600 blue foxes for
the purpose Of marketing rare and val
liable furs
This blue fox farm is conducted on
Hound Island. which lies near Admiral
ty Island. on which Sitlla, capital Of
Alaska, is situated, and miles from
the town Of Rake. on kupreanof ISL
and, which is the nearest port.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-15
PortIand's Building Boom.
portland Press.)

They say the country has not yet fully
recovered from the business depression
following the bank panic of the fall of
1907. but so far at least as the building
business is concerned the times look very
good in Portland. 1t is probable that not
for many years has there been equal ac-
tivity. actual and prospective, along those
lines as at the present time. a review of
the building operations. including those
jus. completed. those i'll process OF con-
struction and those planned for during
the coming year and comprising only
those of a public and quasi public nature
foots up IA total of nearly three million
dollars of expenditure. exclusive of land
values, The figures in round numbers are
S2,901 900. and the structures include the
City hall the two court houses. the
Nathan Clifford school and another con-
templated school. the police station and
the electrical appliance building among
the public buildings. st. Joseph convent.
the Children'S hospital and the Christian
Science church and the Maine School for
the Blind among the buildings for the
charitable and religious purposes. and the
Masonic temple. the Portland Society of
Arts museum. and the Y. w. G. A. GYM
nasium among the association buildings.
The Second Adventist church might also
be reckoned in at cost of s23.0D The
review does not include buildings on
private account of which several costly
ones are either planned to be erected
during the coming season or are already
in process of construction-as for instance
the Fidelity Trust building of ten stories
and the Baxter buildings.
Altogether it is going to be busy sea-
son and one greatly conducive to the
growth of Portland. All this activity and
the expenditure of more than three mill
lion dollars mean work and wages for
men in the building trades and the ex-
penditure of a good deal of money for
materials. 1t means a time of prosperity
the improvement of architectural appear
ances and the qualification of local pride
and civil. shirt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-15
CAMELS IN ASIA MINOR.
Still in General Use as Beasts Of Bur-
den-Present Day Caravans.

What are known as camelS in this
part of Asia Minor. writes Consul Cen
eral Harris from smyrna, are IN real
ity a common species of dromedary.
Camels have two humps, While the
race found in Smyrna has but one.
There is no scientific system of camel
breeding in that section of the country,
and now they are only to be found IN
the villages of the ancient nomads, or
Yuruks. who are numerous in every
part OF the country. The nomads make
a living for the most part in transport
ing merchandise form one part of the
country to another where there are no
railway communications. The drom-
edary is the chief beast of burden. but
for some unexplained reason the num-
Der is diminishing from year to year.
There exist at present three varieties
of the dromedary The first variety is
distinguished by the long hair of It's
manc. and more especially by the
Length, of the hair of the shoulders and
neck in the winter time; the second has
short, curly hair on the name, neck and
shoulders: the hair of the third Is per-
fectly smooth, and this variety is chief
ly found in the mountain districts OF
Asia Minor. These varieties are OBJ
tanned from cross breeding with the
two bumped camel. which certain pro-
prietors bring from the district of kon-
ia and Angora every winter and the
females. Of the second and third Varle-
ties.
The food of camcls and dromedaries
in the district of Smyrna from the
month of September to March con-
sists Of straw and beans, which are
moistencd, pounded and kneaded be
fore being given to them each evening.
From the month of March on and dur
irf the extreme heat of the summer,
tEcy life chiefly on hay and grass. The
Yuruks of the highland districts plant
g1aiu and valcnia acOrnS in fields
where camels have pastured for a sea-
son.
The prices of dromedarieS are as FOL
lows: First variety, SSS to s110; second
variety. s66 to SIS; third variety. $53 to
ss6. while the animals bred for the
third variety are worth only s2@ to S44
D1omedarics are used principally for
Transporting merchandise, such as ce-
reals. valonia, figs, emery stone, llco-
rice root, etc, and in this capacity they
are indispensable BILE. One sees as many
as a hundred sometimes in q single row
led by little donkey. each laden with
the products of the interior Of Asia
Minor. ard all bound for Smyrna. the
nearest seaport. They are so numer-
Gus sometimes in the streets OF TINS
city that they block traffic. In the
rough mountain districts they are
much more useful than horses or don
eys, especially in many districts where
there are no country roads, while at
the same time they can carry much
greater loads TO market Then, again.
the cost of maintenance is very much
less than any other beast of burden.
The third variety is especially adapted
for hilly country, and this is one reason
perhaps. why only this breed is to be
found among the villages situated in
the mountains.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-15
The Music Cure.

Ever since Apollo twangcd his
bloomin' Tyre it is probable that the
soothing effect Of music has been re-
commended to nervous sufferers with
more or less frequency. The music
cure is being tested again, and the
music cured are quite enthusiastic re-
garding it's virtues. For tangled nerves
and overweight minds it is highly re-
commended. and the most stubborn
cases of insomnia have yielded to its
harmonious appeals. 1t is quite posi-
bic that the blended effects have been
tried at times upon those persons who
are only fit for treasons and stratagems
and spoils. and other unpleasant
things, having no music in their souls,
and for them the harmonic dose must
be decidedly unpleasant.
The curative music can be looked
upon from any form of instrument that
produces tuncful effects. 1t may be
drawn from the grand organ with its
forest of pipes and its thrilling ground
swell of sound, or it may come from
the modest concertina. or the equally
modest guitar. There are times. Of
course, when the booming kettle drum
and the insistent cymbals and the COM
planning bagpipcs serve the same
exalted purpose. But for the most
part the melodies are pitched in d
minor key in the hope that they VIII
soothe rather than arouse. 1t isn't
known that any special composer is
composing music suitable to the COM
posing requirements of the new school
of treatment. but the field would seem
to be an alluring one.-Clcveland Plain
Dealer
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dozen more circling around The suits
are so heavy it is impossible to move
away The only course when man
eater appears on the scene is to remain
absolutely still for the shark will not
touch anything it thinks dead. This is a
counsel Of perfection, for it requires more
than ordinary nerve TO remain motion
less with maneater nosing around.
At Batabano the Cuba fishermen still
employ the old sky glass and rake
methods which were in Fogue in Florida
also before the latest commercialzing
methods revolutionized the industry. The
Cuban goes out in a small chalupa, Il
cross between river boat and canoe.
carrying his professional instruments.
These latter are pole ~ to % ieet long
fitted at the end with three-pronged
rake, and a large bucket from which the
bottom has been knocked out and sub
stituted by piece of ordinary window
glass. By means of this glass the
sponges can be distinctly seen on the
With no small skill the rake is
brought into play. the sponge harpooned
and the catch brought to the surface.
The whole process of sponge fishing "a Id
Cubano is tedious and trying. and 1T re-
quires a patience and practice beyond
belief. To maintain oneself in shallow
skiff without upsetting and at the same
time to spy out sponges through tfe
further to acquire those sponges on the
end OF a 50-foot pole is a complication OF
arts.
The sponge being an animal, it is nee
essary to kill it. This is done by expos
ing it for several hours on the broad
decks of the boats. In summer they soon
die. but in winter it takes a long time.
owing to the weaker force of the sun;
After death they are brought ashore ana
put in cradles. These are enclosures
made on the seashore by setting stakes a
little apart from each other. The ebh
and flow of the tide wash the animal
after from the sponge and the work is
completed by manual labor. They are
then taken to the packing-house. graded.
strung. baled and dispatched to their
estination.-Florida Tmes-Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-15
department during the next admins
tration-that beginning in 1917, of
oorrca
A Man and His Book,

A few days ago the papers reported
the death of Hinton Rowan Helpen.
The papers spoke Of him as a former
consul to various South American
countries and said that he died by
suicide at Washington at the age of 80
years. To most newspaper readers his
name meant nothing and yet half a
century ago it was known in every
corner of the land. The halls of Con-
gress rang with it, and neither joan
Brown nor Fremont nor Charles Sum
ner were more prominently before the
country. Helpen was a native of
North Carolina and in 1851 at the age
of IS, he published book which gave
slavery a blow rated by some students
OF history as more severe and singing
than that given by Mrs. Stoves
Uncle Toms Cabin" 1t was The
impending Crisis in the South and ii
attacked slavery on it's economic side,
contrasting the progress of the free
North with the backwardness of the
South under slavery. 1t was packed
with remorseess facts, vivified with
fiery rhetoric and its argument was
unansWerable Within four years
10000 copies were published. 1t was
circulated by the anti-savery people
as a campaign document and the slave
owners referred to it as the BLACK
Republican Bible"
The outbreak of the war d few years
later gave the country other things to
think about than Helpen and his re-
markabIe book, and of course its
character was not such as to
give it popularity abroad and
interest to later generations such
as that possessed by MIS-.
Stoves immortal story. The South
heaped obliquy upon Helpen in his day
and declared that he had betrayed his
native section to it's northern foes, but
he lived to see the full realization of
his prophecies that the South needed
only to be freed from the curse of
slave labor to receive the splendid i'm
petus of new commercial and agri-
cultural prosperity. Helpen was dis
tinctly man of one book Although
he wrote many other volumes in later
years none Of them cut any figure in
comparison with his famous political
work OF antcbelIum days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-15


respect of his influence upon religious
thought Bunyan's masterpiece may be
said to have Influenced the thought OF
English speaking peoples far more pro,
foundry than Miltons Paradise Lost
and to rival that great epic as an eN-
Perhaps the fact that Bunyan has as
yet no monument in Westminster Abbey
may be due to the manner in which ms
fame grew, spreading at first only among
the Iowly and the deeply religious ana
gradually compelling the admiration OF
the learned and the great.
The movement to place Bunyan me-
mortal in Westminster was begun by DR..
Clifford as president of the Baptist World
Alliance. but the request he drew up has
been signed by leading men in all de-
nominations and walks of English life
and the request for the admission of such
monument or memorial in the venerable
abbey has been granted by the dean.
The form the proposed memorial is to
take is that of stained glass window
depicting scenes from the "Pllsfm
Progress '-OutlOOk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-15
Little Of Everything.
Dead ?

Dead? | do not understand.
With your clapse warm on my hand,
With the word | heard you say
Echoing from yesterday
And the last good line you penned
Scarcely read-You dead, my friend?
you who helped and cheered me 50 =
Can it be God did not know?
No / tell myself it seems
But u sorrow that one dreams.
Death has sterner work to do
Than to stop and summon you.
And the word l heard you say
Echoes now from yesterday:
And your clasp yet warns my hand
Dead. l cannot understand,
Wilbur d. NeSblt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-15
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Maine Apples and Others.
(EiddefOrd Journal.)

During the past, few weeks western
apples have been on sale in Biddeford.
The dealers tell us that they have been
unable to get first-claSS Maine apples
at any price, and that while the west
ern varieties do not compare with the
Maine article as regards flavor, they
are fair and good to look upon, at
trlctively packed and calculated to in
vite the consideration of buyers who
do not allow few cents to stand in
the way when appearances are to be
considered For this sort of thing the
Maine farmers are to blame. Maine
soil is fitted to produce the best apples
on earth, and it does produce them
last year the apple crop in this State,
while below the average, was certainly
ample to supply the home demand had
it been properly handled, but it would
appear that the Maine apple growers
have still something to learn in this
direction. The farmer who brings his
produce to the Biddetord market Will
tell you that a couple of bushels OF ap-
pies will glut the market at any sea-
son, but the fact remains that conSum-
ers complain that they are seldom able
to get first-claSs Maine apples at any
reasonable price. In this connection
the western growers, in their invasion
of the eastern markets. have given
the Maine farmers a few pointers
which should be of value. For instance,
the western apples sent here are all
well ripened, fair, smooth and free
from worm-holes. and, though they
may be as tasteless as the apples of
boxes. each specimen being wrapped in
paper to keep it from contact with
others, thus insurng the preservation
of its pristine beauty unmpaired. For
years we have depended upon the
states west of the Mississippi for our
corn and wheat, and we are now in the
way f providing a profitable market
for western apples, western hay, west
crn beef, western horses, western eggs
and Western butter. All these the
farms of Maine are capable of produce
ing in ample quantity and of quality
which cannot be equaled anywhere on
earth. From this standpoint it may
be wondered if it is not about time
that the Maine farmers woke up and
took a look around. 1t is very likely
that Maine cannot compete in the mar
kcts Of the world with the corn and
wheat growing states. nor with graz
ing states like Nebraska and Montana
i'm the matter of livestock, but there
is no good reason why our farmers
should not produce an ample surplus
for the needs of our own people Ger
tainly. in the matter of apples DEEPEN
denc" upon the western states is nei-
Their justified by necessity nor support
ed by expediency. The Maine apple
should have q national reputation COM
parable only with the reputation of
Maine granite. Maine ice. Maine pota-
toes, Maine sweet corn. Maine fish and
game, Maine scenery, Maine ozone and
Maine men and women. Taken sepa-
rately or together. they are the best
produced anywhere. and are so recog-
nized by those who are trying to in
wade. or who have invaded. the mar
kets that should be supplied by home
| enterprise
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-15

This suffragette business. Win
which London has been $" \sorei!
afflicted of late. is nothing new after
all. Somebody has been looking back
into British history far enough to dis
cover that Parliament was assaulted
nv women as long ago as 1649, and IN
July of that year an order was passed
directing 1.-The officers or the suaio
that no women who clamor upon the
connect upon the pretense of debts due
70 them from the parliament be per-
mitted to come within the walls OF TINS
house"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-15
The Truthful Taximeter.

The tuxicabs did we'll durihs "a "a
storm, but whether the drivers ie"peN
the rich harvest suggested by cof'e
pondent is another matter. He o.
rances the interesting theory tina. ~
greasy or slippery roads the u !, ~
wheel of a cab slips. "Only today ~
adds, Il noticed, the wheels OF me-" -
'taxis,' when picking up speed reso .a,
ing at q terrific rate, with the nature
result that the meter must have Ies.
tered at least five times the ROAD w.
lance actually travelled London 1ss7
egraph. ,sss Y ~ Il 4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-15
THE BUNYAN MEMORIAL.
Westminster to Have Rich Win
dow in His Honor.

1t is somewhat of a SURPRISE when one
comes to think Of it, that England's
shrine of her greatest dead contains no
monument of the man whose writing
next perhaps to the Bible and Shake
speare. has most profoundly affected the
thought and aspirations of English speak
ing people the world over.
Even that statement broad as it is,
does not cover the whole of John Bun
vans influence. The Pilgrims Pro-
gress has been translated into almost
every language and has thus passed into
the general literature of the world. In
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-15
The Right of the Kiss.

Some say kissing is sin, but if it
was Ma lawful lawyers would ma ai-
low it: if il: was ma holy, ministers
would ma do it; if it was ma modest,
lnaidens would ma take it; if it was ma
plenty. puir folks would ma get it
Robert Burns.
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Lucky Baldwin, long the magha'e
of the California race tracks lei' "
fortune of many million dollars "he'i
he died the other day, ana no" WIVES
sisters and children are appearing III
numbers to arouse feeling OF envy III
tho hreast of the Sultan of Turkey.
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Maine Gossip
Winds O. March,

Winds, winds, winds o. March
Singing winds, singing winds;
WOoing, cooling.
Signing, crying
Pickle winds O. March.
Now you tell Of Winter dreary:
Now you whisper. painting. weary;
Now YOU beat the lcafiesS larch-
rhrobbing, sobbing winds o March.
Winds. winds, winds o March
Waking winds. breaking winds;
Half you fear me;
Half you cheer me.
Tickle winds o March.
All, how like my moods your chang
ing,
Like my nomad-heart your ranging;
Temper not your breath to me
Shake me with your savage glec.
Winds. winds, winds o March
Chilling winds. thrilling winds.
Shy rctrcating,
Restless, beating
Tickle winds o March,
We have souls that know each other;
We have souls that Law would
Smot her:
Let us off to fright the larch.-
We are comrades winds o March
Roscoe Gilmore Stott.
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operating a large machine he caught
his left hand and two fingers were so
badly mangled that amputation was
necessary Libby is an Auburn boy
who graduated from Bowdoin in 1899
and as "Tubber'' Libby he was one of
the best known college ball players in
and has played more or less since
graduating from college.
The Southern Maine Kent's Hill
Alumni Association, will meet at the
Congress Square Hotel, Portland,
Thursday evening, March IS. 1t is ex-
pected that this meeting will be the
largest that has yet been held by the
association and a fine list of after din
ner speakers will be present, although
no set speeches have been ordered. EX-
Senator Sumner Mills, '97 will speak as
W i'll Judge f. II. Adams, 80, the may
or of Portsmouth, n. H. Pres. Berry
of the institution and others who will
be present, will make interesting re-
marks The secretary is A. Eugene
Nickerson, $50 Commercial street,
Portland.
Charles Nelson Allen was elected
town clerk of Montville for the 22nd
consecutive time, at the last town
meeting. The day was also the 62nd
anniversary of his birth, he having
been born in Montville on March l,
1872 He enlisted in the First Maine
Sharpshooters Sept 2S, 1854 Mr.. AL
len has never sought the office, but the
office persistently sought him. as his
opponents have been few and far be-
tween. He is careful and conscientious
in the discharge of his duties, is al
most invariably at home, treats all who
have business with him with unfalling
courtesy, writes plain and clerky
hand. lives next door to the old North
Ridge meeting house at Center Mont
vile, which is used as a town house,
ard is likely to continue to fill the Of
flee for many years.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer hears d
rumor from washington to the erect
that Secretary James Wilson IS
already making plans for work in his
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-15

Edward G. stone. city editor of the
Biideford Journal, has severed his con-
ncction with that paper and has Sc
cured Il fine position on the Waterbury
Republican, Waterbury. Conn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-15

The 74th Legislature buckles down
to tn" business Of the nth week this
afternoon.
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Willard 7. Libby. the night foreman
at the Presumpscct Paper mills, met
with bad accident last week. While
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-15

Saco has also had a Tag day,
but for some reason they preferred to
call it a Badge day.
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