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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09

fore tho spring and fall race meetings.
As result of this vigorous training
the wild. shaggy Griffin has become a
clean limbed animal. with speed and
staying powers quite remarkable. This
great fault Of the racing i'll the eyes OF
Il spectator is The tendency of the po-
MES to run punched until near the
home stretch. This gives the appear
ance CT an exercise gallop, until the
final break is made.
1.-The bathing is one of the most in
tercsting parts of horse racing in these
Chinese treaty ports. The highest
wage is 10 Mexican dollars and the
lowest 81. Matchmaking is unknown. the
betting being the pari-mutuel and other
well-knoGn forms of wagering, in
which the club acts as agent, charging
commission and dividing the re-
mainder of the money bet among the
lucby winners. The betting booths last
fall were in charge of British noneonl-
nlissicned officers, whose scarlet coats
gave quite an official and unusual air
TO the money side of this sport.
"The Chinese are very fond of gam
bling. and the better class frequent the
betting booths and watch the entries
with keen Celestial eyes. And the wag-
ers are not confined to those who have
adopted European clothes as we'll as
customs. The man with the pigtail and
Mandarin coat puts NJ his money as
we'll us the modernized Chinese New
York Times
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
Motoring In italy.

rho American consul at Naples
,..,.;.es that in order to secure permit
80 travel by automobile in Italy the
,,xnar,s or mechanician's driving lic-
ense issued by competent authoriey
-, t,e United States, must be produced
- Tho customs when the car is import
cd rrhe officials will then issue q GER
tifi,.te that is recognized in Italy as u
license to drive. This license can Dc
nrocured from the chief of police on
nruduct;on Of the home license by tho
owner or chauffeur. Cars must be SNIP
nod from the United States with home
license and number plates attached.
dutv deposit is required on all tourists.
cars entering Italy as follows: Welgnt
up 10 /, 100 pounds, $40; weight up TO q
o00 mounds $50; greater weight, $lzo. ~
recent is given for this to insure the
return OF the deposit on departure from
Itah. Two headlights are necessary
and there must be a rear light that Will
show the number clearly. a horn IS al
"a .ca,,ired, and the number of the cir
c,,latian permit should be liked IN
front and rear of car sixteen inchcs
from tho ground. The general rule OF
the road is to keep to the right IN
meeting and to the left IN passins'
but in several provinces, nptaDsy t .-l.,S
Of Rome and Genoa, the rule Is revers-
cd. Naturally much confusion results
and great care should pc exercised ny
The drivers The speed Is limited 70
seven and half miles an hour IN the
built-up localities, and tWenty-hVe
miles in the open country Roads arc
unsuitable in the neighborhood OF the
large cities, and touring very far south
Of Naples, and in Sicily and Sardinia.
is not regarded as good. The roads
from Naples to Rome are not in good
condition. The Touring Club OF ltafy
has headquarters at Via Monte M
polene IA, Milan. Membership will be
found useful in many ways, should the
tourists remain long In italy, Member
ship may be obtained through tne
American Automobile Association In
dianapolis News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
craohite Mines of ceyIon.

In the graphite mines Of Ceylon men.
women and children are employed, and
the pay they receive would astonish an
American miner, being about IL to "a
cents day for men, women receive
about to 16 cents day for their ser
vices, all work being done under Il
contractor, who keeps the wages down
rs low as possible. The iron law of
competition in labor Is inforced to the
| limit in Ceylon. Tit graphite from the
| mine is hoisted by means of II simple
| windlass in barrels and then transports
/ ed TO Colombo, ~ seaport town, and
then prepared for shipment to the va
rions markets CT the world, where 1t is
manufactured into goods for various
uses.
The structural work of the mine is Of
the most primitive and frailest materi-
ais. and it is remarkable that a far
greater loss of life does not take place
| between these great walls of graphite.
Artificial ventilation is unknown in the
galleries OF these mines The miner of
Ceylon Will not venture where a light
willnot burn and for this reason it has
| been necessary to abandon 4 great
mary parts of the mine
Upon reaching Colombo, the materi.
al is given final sorting, being grad.
ed into something like 20 different
grades, all being done by hand with 6
simple screen, while children and NO
, mon separate 1t from foreign sub
I stances by small iron hatchets. 1t i.
| separated into large Jumps, small
lumrs, chips, dust and finer materia
called flying DUST In this grading
, process, water is used by some of tn
mines. and it hastens the work. as TIL
+ large pieces Immediately sink to Ill
t bottom of the tank, and ell is later ex
$ posed to the drying influence of tn
! sun.-Tcchnical World Magazine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09

city. He felt that unless Rome
smooped down and beat Carthage to
@ whisper pretty quickly, the Cartha-
ginians were sure sooner or later to
pounce on Rome and turn it into a
mere suburb of Carthage And so
after he got back he began hammer
ing away about the necessity of des
troying Carthage. For years he
never made a. public speech without
ending with the phrase, Carthage
delenda est which means, roughly
speaking, Put Carthage on The
blink"
And finally Rome did go to war,
and you may remember that when
Rome got through Carthage looked as
if it had been through the Omaha
tornado and the Dayton flood, with a
few jolts from the San Francisco fire
and earthquake. Old Cato in his
grace must almost have smiled
Kansas City Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
How Birds Learn to Sing.

/. Young birds learn to sing, as children
learn to talk, for the most part by imi-
tating their parents. but while the
mother is the chief instructor of baby
children. tn. father is the principal
tutor of baby birds. The power of MINI
icry is strongly developed in many
birds, like our mocking birds, the Eng
fish stariings. and the Indian minas, to
say nothing of parrots and cockatoos.
Some years ago there was a glossy
black hill-mina in the London Zoo,
which used to say, Il sy" and "all
right" with a perfect cockney accent,
picked up from worthy keeper and
parrots can learn Hindustani as easily
as the parrot in ''Yert-vert' learned
French.
s The mocking bird seems quite con-
sciously to initiate other birds. Many
legs Conspicuous songstfrs do the same.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
KEEPER HueGEo BY SNAKE.
Lady Anaconda Embraced Snyder a:
Soon az She Saw Him.

A box of anacondas arrived at the
Bronx zoo from Trinidad recently, and
Keeper Charles Snyder, who sees
snakes every day, being in charge 0.
the reptile house, decided to unpaeS
the new arrivals. He was removing a
board from the box when one of the
strangers, a lady snake, took his hand.
For second Snyder thought the
s,3p was merely an evidence of South
err affection, but as the powerful jaws
closed tighter Snyder yelled and trie1
to sdisengage his hand, gently at first,
then with a jerk The move was part
ly successful. only her ladyship fol-
lowed the hand and held on to it.
As though to impress him with the
warmth of her disposition, Miss Ana
copda began coiling herself around
Snyder, whose breath was forced out
Of him by the embrace. The lady's
attention were becoming embarrassing
and Snyder tried to shout, but could
Mt, Snyder brushed against the wall
III the narrow passage where he had
essayed an effort to disentangie the
snake. It was in vain. sa
But Snyder succeeded in making a
EQAlUlut1Olts Miiitii was iiS1ttiu ~ NAANSR-
or Twomney. He ruthlcssly pressed his
fingers into the snakes throat, but the
Jaws refused to open Then he tried
to uncoil the anaconda from the othei
end Same result. Snyder, was turn
ing pale blue from the pressure
Twomney got broom and wedged TIN
handle between the snakes jaws
which reluctantly opened. The
Twomney caught her ladyship aroun
the neck. fls. ess.ssss 80 =:
Still she wouldn't leave Snyder S
the rescuer told Snyder to spin him
self around and at the same time wal
away while Twnmney held the snake
by this whirling Dervish. act. wit
Twomney as an anchor snyder finall
was freed, but it was d long time be
fore he could breathe regularly Hi
hand was SO badly torn the par
physician had to attend him,-Ne,
York World.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
MAck's ATHLETES
SKATER TRADITION.
CONTINUED from Page one.)


appear TO be the real mainstays at
this time. The one game edge Iol
the week was gained from st. Louis
with Cheney and Pierce in the box.
The Pittsburg just held thei., own
and but for two wins from Boston,
early in the week, would have shown
poorly as the result of the upset
against the Phillies. Wagner fell off
slightly in hitting, but the Pirate star
was securing his second wind before
another attack upon the National
League pitchers.
The Cubs and Pirates between them
took four of six games from Boston
Cincinnati and lost even in play
against the Giants and Superbas. The
progress of the pennant chase in the
National League is shown by the fol-
lowing capitulation
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
AS to Voting.

The difference between the person
who wants to vote and can't and the
person who can vote, but does not
wan. to. is usually difference in sex.
One of the reasons IL woman wants W
vote is the fact that she can not, ana
one of the reasons man does not care
to vote is the fact that he can. IL Is
natural. Ono of the laws of progress
sion declares that we shall, want things
Until we get them, and shall then want
something else.
The fact remains, however, ina.
somebody should vote besides the peo-
lple that are paid to vote, ana II tue
men won't vote the women may nave
ftc. Women are about to decide thae
one of their many purposes IN lie Is
/ 10 see that everything in general Is
lproperly taken care of, and they arc
willing to assume the responsibility
| for ali the little things that the men
thave left undone. Somebody ought 70
vote. If thcs men really do not care
to take the, trouble, the women are
Willing to try it.
If YOU ask your neighbors why they
do not vote they will give various rea
sons. Some of them do not vote pc
tcause they forget to find out IN winch
ward they live and where the votihs
lplace is located. This does moi worry
1.-The men who vote in more than one
lplace. but seems to serve as an excuse
To several of the more CONSCIENTIOUS
variety of voters. Some men do NOT
Iyote because they are too religious OF
Etoo busy, and others do not vote pc
cause they decide that the man they
would vote for could not be elected
anyway, and that it is, therefore, OF
Inc use. Most nonvoters, however, 90
not vote simply because they can ana
don't and that is all. OF course, II
lother men vote five or six times It
makes a good average, but 1t ADDS up
i differently.
lone of the arguments against Wo-
Imam suffrage is to the. effect that the
women who can vote do not and that
1.-The women who can't would not II
4 they could. That very thing might
happen, just as it has happened with
the men, and then nobody would pc
voting and nobody would even be
wanting to vote. 1t might be good
lplan to permit nobody to vote. Tnen,
naturally, everybody would insist upon
voting. and might vote anyway,
whether he could or not. Indianapolis
4 News
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
TElEPATHY is A FACT.
Exists Between Dogs and Men

| Inc Dig Jog III the heavens, SlTluS'
and it's companion, the little dog, Pro-
| cyon, who rule over the winter con-
stellations, being too often yelled by
clouds at present, we direct our
| thoughts today toward dog on our
planet whose history is really strange.
He was a st. Bernard, sort of
colossus, which measured 1 meter so
eentimeters (71 inches) in height, and
was able to open doors by himself. A
faithful guardian and a great friend
of his master, Mr.. Georges Graeser, 4
, member Of the Astronomical Society
of France, at lausanne he was lavish
in his signs of the deepest attachment,
kept him company, lying quietly at his
| feet during the hours of reading and
study, and followed him during his
walks, never leaving him for an in
slant.
An excellent cornrade. intelligent.
good and devoted to his master. on the
other hand he greeted all that came To
the house in such a noisy manner with
such furious banks and such menac-
ing air that the parents of his owner
resolved to get rid of host so
troublesome and sometimes dangerous
Therefore, on a certain evening IN
winter the unlucky Bobby-3uch was
the name of the dos-was taken 10
the kna cller's on the suggestion of Mr..
G.. Graeser Now the latter who was
in his room about 80 o'clock. heard
the door open and saw his dear COM
panion.
He appeared to be suffering and re-
NAMED motionlcss on the threshold
His master called him, but he did not
move. Nevertheless, he obeycd Sec
ond call approached slowly, rubbed
himself against the legs of his protec,
tor and stretched himself at his feet.
His master wanted to caress him, but
| his hand waved in vain in emptiness
| there was nothing there. Bobby was
a shadow. Astenished and uneasy. he
set himself in search of the dog. all IN
vain The fear that the dog had been
sacrificed came to his mind, and he
telephoned to the knockers yard 10
asls if his big and fine dog had been
seen. He learned with grief that the
dog had just been killed. The mo-
ment of his death exactly coineided
with that of the apparition.
Many stories of this kind are kno
indisputably authentic, but relating y
persons The appearance of dog In
a fact of this kind deserves. therefore,
to be mentioned.
Are dogs endowed with souls like
ours? Can telephatie communication
between them and us exist? >The
problem is complex. Very likely we
ought not to conclude from the above
that the ghost of this victim went froal
the pound to the home of his master
where it appeared to him; but 1t IS
not admissible that, seeing that he was
about to receive the fatal blow, this
brave dog had thought of his master
with the intensity of despair and that
an ethereal wave went from his brain
to that of his great friend? inc
hertzian waves of wireless teiegraphy
| help us to understand the possibility
of these transmlssions. which are not
at all supernaturai.-New York. Her
aid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
u,,lI Of Ship Under Street.

The eharred hull of fishing scIioon-
pr has lust been found by workmen.
digging a cellar in Fifteenth street ..
Tenth avenue, 40 feet below the street
level.
The spot is now full block from the
waters edge, but formerly the Nor.h
River extended further east. 1t is pc
lieyed the vessel caught fire ana ssnS'
and then was covered with eartn Us
the land was filled outward.-New York
proSS rf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09

Apparently, the foreign type sailing
ship has practically disappeared for
good from International trade in the
Pacific Ocean. The Hong Kong harbor
ing ship entered for that year-the sole
survivor of the great clipper ship trade
of half century and more ago. This
lone ship, the large four master Comet
of the Standard Oil Company. was the
last of q considerable fleet employed
in the oil trade between the east coast
Of the United States and this port.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09

Under favorable atmospherical con-
ditions a test revealed the fact that a.
medium yellow light could be thrown
1893 miles: medium red, 3o,6; lunar
white. 500; medium green, 800; blue,
Nne mile and purple. half a mile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16

Light Blue Chiffon with Silk
price $1,000; Half Price pCOOV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16

Four White Dresses of Silk Shadow Lace and Satin all diff
ferent Styles former price $780, Monday Half Sale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16

One White Dress of Silk Shadow Lace and Satin loop
drop effect former price S5OOO Mondays Half Price Sale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16

One Brocaded Imported Taupe Velvet Costume,
beauty; former price $77 so: MONDAYS Half Pri
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16

One Rose Brocaded Satin Duchess and Velour Combi
Costume: former price $4,000: MONDAYS Half Price
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16

Three Pink Silk Crepe de Chine Costumes, beautiful sill
trimmed; former price $1,000 MONDAYS Half Price Sal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16

One Maize color Imported Charmeuse Costume,
trimming; former price S57.50 MONDAYS Half Pr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16
Sale of All High Priced Evening Dresses and
Reception Gowns Monday Half Price -: i
DraperY Remnants 5e

Drapery Remnants &c
Monday morning we place on
sale some 300 yards of Remnants
of colored drapery materials.
Mostly Scrims and light weight
Madrases: some few Swisses.
In lengths of from one to three
and one-half yards. Some pieces
in the lot well worth to 15c the
yard. As long as this small lot
lasts. at,
P9i Satu -'..'.-' - .#...... 0N
Second Floor
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-20
Wood ( aters.

Wood in a certain form Is a COM
mon and constant article of food in
all sections OF Siberia where the
Yakut lives
North of Verchoyansk. except in a
few sheltered valleys. there is little
food. aside from that afforded by fish.
than that furnished by the larch. The
natives eat 1t. however. because they
like It, Even in sections where fish
may be had wood usually forms part
OF the natives evening meal, as the
many cleanfy stripped larch logs near
every hut testify.
The natives strip of the thick lay
ers Immediately under the bark OF a
larch log. and. chopping it fine, mix
1t with snow. 1t is then boiled in a
kettle. Sometimes a bit Of fish roe Is
added, and in the southern sections
cows milk or Harper's Week
ly.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-20
Motherlv AdmonltIon.

A New York woman of great beauty
called one day upon friend, bringing
with her her 11-year-old daughter, WHO
gives promise OF becoming as great q
beauty as her mother.
It CHANGED that the callers we're
shown into a room where tie intends
had been receiving a mil,nec and
there We're several beautiful ats ~
ing about. During the conversation
the little girl amused tersat - ez-
aiming the mtIiner's cr-aro.a OF
the number that She tried 9n she
seemed particularly pleased with q
large black affair which set OH her
light hair charmingly Turning to her
mother. the little girl said:
Z look just like you now. moth
er, don't y"
"Shi" cautioned the mother, with
uplifted finger. Don't be vain, dear." =
Lippincotts.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-20
EVIDENTLY A HARD TASK
Somewhat Humorously Worded Epistle
the Result of Struggle With
English Language.

AS the most delightful example she
has ever seen of the English the Eu-
ropean uses in his correspondence, a
woman who has just returned from
the other side" is showing her friends
letter that she declares to be her
most interesting souvenir"
After We left Amsterdam" she ex-
plains, my daughter discovered that
she had left her cuff-hnks in our room
at the pension. So I wrote back to the
proprietress, whom / knew spoke Eng
lish, asking her TO look for them. Here
is the reply"
Then she shows 1t. And this, word
for word, is how it reads:
Dear Mrs Thomas Grant:
Immediately upon receiving your
lettre l am going at once to looking in
every drawer, and found this two but
ton in the table near her bed. Can it
be this two things what your daugh-
ter lost?
I'm that way I am very glad to
found it.
so not, be so good to send It me
back. for it might be of another per-
son who perhaps will write me he lost
something"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-20
THE RlpGEWooD

Among the arrivals at the Ridge
wood Saturday and Sunday were Miss
A G Munson, Miss Julia L Spring,
New Britain, Conn; Mrs E w Thomp-
son, Toulon. III; Mrs L Hall, Peoria,
III; Mrs B L Hinson and son, Bos-
ton; A C Thompson, Baltimore; H
C Dodson, Norfolk; Mr. and Mrs
X Lyon, S Hobbs. Mrs R Hobbs.
Chicago; Mr. and Mrs G r Hertery,
Mrs Caswell. Mrs Roberts, Mrs
French, E H Moseley and party, In
dianapolis.
The formal opening of the Ridge
wood hotel took place Saturday even
ing, when the management rendered
to the public a reception and dance
Many cottagers and guests of other
hotels mingled with the guests OF
the Ridgewood and viewed the many
improvements made at that hosiery
during the past summer. Dancing
was INDUCED in, after which the as
semblage repaired to the dining room
where elaborate refreshments were
served.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-20
Routes Traverssd by Christ.

One of the caravan tours Of Assyria
and India lay near the little city of
Nazareth. where in his boyhood our
Savior undoubtedly saw and con-
versed with men Of many nations
and varied religious and philosophical
beliefs
Indeed, some years a French trav
eler in Thibet reported. that having
broken a leg, he was Hospitality
nursed and cared for in a lamasery
or Thibetan convent. and allowed ac-
cess to its library, in which he found
an ancient volume, which stated that
before our Savior began his mission,
he Joined a caravan. and visited Per
STA and India debating with the Magi
and the priests OF Buddha the tenets
Of their beliefs, and seeking to turn
them to the Worship Of Jehovah 1t is
by no means improbable that a por-
ton Of his thirty years Of obscurity
was spent in such wanderings along
the great highways Of the world 5
commercdA-National Magazine.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-20
THE CLARENDON

Arrivals at the Hotel Claren-
don registering recently are E. Miz-
zell, identified with the Edmunds
Coffee company, Boston, also Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Hodges from the
Hub. Nearby visitors from Ormond
beach for luncheon were Henry c..
Reynolds and Geo. P. Shiras.
Other late arrivals are Kennedy,
New York City; Mrs Holt Mont
gomery, Ala; Mr. and Mrs w N Hall.
Mr. and Mrs A Zahner, Topeka, Can;
Mrs Geo E Gardner, Cleveland; Mrs
E d Bishop, Troy, n Y.
Ruth Bancroft Law is the magnet
which is drawing much attention to
the Clarendon and large crowds to
the beach Saturday she made an
altitude of several thousand feet, the
highest she has yet gone, and Sunday
she made two flights.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-20
DispIeased the Widow.

A Philadelphia travelling man. hay
ing gone upon that journey for which
there is no return ticket. his many
friends of the road consulted together
as to the remembrance to be sent by
them. and finally decided upon a de-
sign which was not only original, but
which they considered peculiarly ap-
propriate They never could under
stand why the widow would not re
ceive the beautiful suit case. made Of
white flowers, with the words. His
last trip" in purple violets. on one
side.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-20
BRILLIANT Afterthouahts.

A bon mot is something that you
might have said, but which does not
occur to you until the next day
Boston Globe.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-20

1.-THE policeman says there were If
teen OF us, but there were only nine;
the rest We're pom de plumes, what's
yer-names." ssald defendant at North
ampton POLICE Court-London Mail.