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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-24
CURIOUS BRIDGES.
One In Switzerland That 10 Famed Fer
lts Roof Paintings.

One In switzerland That 10 Famed Fer
IT, Roof Paintings. i,
Probably no town In tho world has
such strange bridges as Srinasar, the
capital of Kashmir. In India. Tho city
IL built on the banks Of the liver Jho-
lum, which is crossed BY maay wooden
bridges lined with old and dllapidated
shops aud houses with balconies and
lattice windows. Sons Of these are
very insecure and look as II they might
at any time fall into the river beneath.
Timber has always been largely used
for building bridges. and the earliest
one Of this kind on record il that which
Julius Caesar made across the Rhine
and which he describes In his Com.
mentaries."
The rooted Kapellbrucke at Lu-
cerne Is one Of the most interesting. It
crosses the river Reuss diagonally and
has 112 triangular paintings beneath
the roof, recording the heroic deeds Of
old Switzcrs and the sufferings Of their
patron saints. In the midst Of the Ka-
pellbrucke stands an octagonal tower,
which formed part of the Notifications,
Of the town in the thirteenth century
The bridge was built In 1888.
One of the curious and ancient bridges
in Europe is that at Croyland, In Lin
colnshire. England. which is supposed
to date from the ninth century. No
road now passes over and no water
under it. 1t consists Of three pointed
arches, which meet In the center. and
the ascent Is so steep that only foot
passengers can go over it. Upon the
bridge is a seated figure in stone Of .
rebel Saxon king.-Pearson's.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-24
pope to Hold Secret
Consistory December 4

Munich. Monsignor Fruewirth will be
replaced at Munich by Mousignof
Aversa, nuncio in Brazil. who is now
on his way to Rome.
At the consistory Pope Benedict will
deliver an allocution in which he will
discuss the European situation and
pray for the cessation of the war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-24

The Halloween party and dance which
was given by the Columbus Guild at the
new Elks hall Monday was largely at
tended and delightful time was en-
joyed by all present. A good sum will
be realized for the work OF the order.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-24
Today's Concert Program

March-"The Sweetest Girl in Dixie
Redfield
Overture-"The Golden Wand"
Laurendeau
xxy.,+zes- "Miononette." Bradslsy
Selection from La Favorita.
Donizbetti
.. c,or Pond Contest" Pryor
Medley-"The jolly Minstrels,
Brooks
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-24

pastry for the supper and one number
on the program.
Mrs. Sidney Weeks. who has been
teaching a Sabbath school class in her
home for the past year, observed the
anniversary Sunday. Oct. %, with a fine
concert, consisting Of vocal and instru
mental music, bible responses, recita-
lions, readings, etc. Several visitors
were present and the entertainment
was of high order.
A mixture of liuseed oil, slaked lime
and cotton fiber is used in some parts
of Turkey as substitute for cement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-24
An Extremist.

"Mrs. K. is great stickler for form
and ceremony. understand"
mercy, yes. Why. that woman
would insist on dressing up to enter
tain an idea. Boston Transcript.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-24
Judaina From Expsrisne.

Pop. are bald eagles q distinct vari-
ety.
II can't sag positively, my son, but
rather fancy bald eagle is simply
carried one."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-24

The intentions of marriage of Herbert
J. Collier of this town and Miss Mil
dred Leathan of Waterville are on file
at the town clerks Office -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-24

Virginia, in 1915. mined s,122.5eS tons
Of coal, valued at $7,96z934.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-24

Georgetown, suburb Of Washington. y
165 years old this yAaR.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-24

sons returned Saturday g their home Ia
Boston. &
The class Of Ruths and Lydias win be
entertained Friday afternoon. OCT. q. by
Mrs.. Mabel g. Bailey At her home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-24
WINTHROP CENTER

John W. P. johnson. Adj. Gen.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-24
POSTAL OFFICIAL WRITES
 ABOUT OUR MAIL SERVICI

A citizen of Flat sends us the following letter which he has received from the office of the second assistant postmaster general at Washington IL will be of interest to our readers
 Sir: In further answer to your letter under date of January 24, which the post master general has referred to me, relating to failure of the department to furnish the postmaster at Flat with supply of money order blanks for use at that office, and also regarding delay attending the trans mission of mail addressed to the postctfices qt Flat Ophir and Iditarod, Alaska, l beg to inform you the matter has received care ful attention
 it has been ascertained from a report received from the fourth assistant p0stmas- ter general that a supply of 2,000 domestic money order ferns was forwarded to the postmaster at Flat under date Of January ?, 19l6, to provide that office with a0 ample supply Of the equipment described.
 with regard to the dispatch of mails from Seward for Ilitarod Ophir end Flat via route 7S1l9, it has been ascertaincj that tEe contractor on that route refused t0 consent to a rest&tcmont of service by him which wcrld require a call at the Me Grath and Ophir postcf1icas. Mail for Me Grath is forwarded from Seward by thi- route because it is due for dispatch at To kotna if the carrier does nc. cGll al 1lc Grath. As it is uncertain how long the carrier would travel via Ophir, end a3 jg could not be embraced on route 17St9, ii was net practicable to include Ophir on that route and curtail the Ruby-Toko;na route at Ophir as suggested in your C0la- lmunicatiCn Separate service is performed on route 7S206 from Ruby by Cphjr to To- kotno, so that it will be understood th"t the service from Seward by Tokotna to Flat and I,'itagod is covered by a separate contract from the service from Ruby by Ophir to To5otna, McGrath being served by the latter route.
 "Tha representatives cf t1is s2".ico i0 Alaska have received spec2l instructions relative to just anporrjouwsm of th" mal carried cn route 7S140 with 3 NiaH. to forwarding by that route c1j na;l poe sible far Flat and IGitar2d that t5e weight limit wi admit of
 With regard to Ire s,l~ga.tjon that t}e poStcffco at ODhir should be include! oN route 7Sl49 from Seward to Iditarod an;. Hat, it is not believed such action "oUl! prove satisfactory bacause the dtsaa.oh from Seward of mail for 0rhir via the route mentioned wovH result in reduction of the amount of mail fer Flat and l!i,aroj t0 he forwarded from Seward bv thi- route. However to provl&s additional fac'I.,i" fer the exchance of mails between 0rajr and the postotfcas at Flat and I3ifo~2d. it has been arranged with the con.r2ctor on route 7St4@ to carry extra mail from Tokotna to Iditarod al an increasel rate of crmncnsatjan. which jt is believed VIII provide the additional facI.tj2. de.ired fir the exchange of mails between Onhi. an: Hat and I.}itarod It i. believed the SC ten taken will prevent further cause fer ccmtiaint
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-24
BUYING "A PIG IN A POKE"

Although Alaska IS debarred from participation in the presidential election that fact will not detract in
 the least from the interest with which its citizens will
 follow the various phases of the coming campaign. The attitude of the candidates on the questions which are agitaling the minds of the American people will be watched as closely in this territory as elsewhere in the domain of Uncle Sam. When Mr. Hughes elects to break the silence which has marked his entry into the political arena his words will be as critically analysed in Alaska as in those common wealths which will send representatives to the elec toral college. In the meantime the pre-convention editorials of the Republican journals make mighty interesting reading when referring to Mr. Hughes and his candidacy. The following article from the Lowell Courier Citizen has attracted considerable at tention and has been printed quite extensively in the Republican press It may be that it IS charac- teristc of Republican sentiment At any rate 1t IS quite interesting at this time. It printed under the caption, Hughes Pig in Poke':
 We cannot bring ourselves feel the aboundng enthusiasm Hughes that Republicans feel tell them they feel We should infinitely prefer take whatever this time of all times The choice lies between Wlscnsn and Rooeveltism and it infinitely better experiments with vicarious representatives We all Wilson, all know Roosevelt If don't like the latter we'd probably better stick the former if don't like fs 1hat there in trying out unknown, Hho
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-24
E,X-EEglPRESS OF F2E'3CH
 PASSES NINETsETEI THAR

FARNSBOROUGH, Hamp-hire England My 20 When Empress Eu=cnie ot France recently celebrated her 90th birth day at the residence where sEe ra2=es hei exile from her own country, she bade ia'' to fuiGIl prophecy naGe by GyHs; woman at Madrid in 1929 that she wou.o live somewhere aDovt hundred ye.r~ She enjoys remar1laHa beaIgh and is a|lr to set about the house al hough suttcriHe somewhat from iqmcne-S fer many yoars Every day she is taken out i'll bath chan to enjoy the open air, of which she is eE trcnely fond.
 The ex-empypSs often entert&jns visitors mostly relatives, and with her on Ter birth day were Prince Victor Napoleon and pCin cess Clementine and their family. In one wing of her house she has had apartments fitted l1D for number of wounded British officers. and she paid visit to them cn the day of her anniversary and spoke to them of their experiences at the front. for she exhibits keen interest in tire war. Or several occasions she has invited sMa' parties of the less severely wounded a:lon- them to dinner and their presence at the
  effect on her spirit.
 The story of the Gypsy's prophecy is tol,! in connection with a slight accident which occurred to the little Spanish princess when she was cnly l2. She was a girl of very high spirit and one day when romnlng Sid down the stair banistcr so fast that she dashed her head against projection anG fell unconscious. A Gypsy woman who was passing the doorway entered and as sisted in restoring the princess, whose mother was bewaihng the accident
 There is no danger" said the Gypsy. "The little lady will live to be about a hun drcd. She was born under the open sky on the night of battle She will be 8 queen"
 As matter of fact, whether the Gypsy knew it or not, the girl who was to bsvomc empress of France was born at Granada in a tent in the palace garden, where her mother had taken refuge during an earth quake.
 The princess herself ~as rather superst- tious, and when she was afianced to the emperor, Napoleon III, sne was found one day by her mother in the act of working out q symbol of letters and figures, which on investigation turned out to be her name, "Eugenie, with the initials of her future husband, Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, added. She added together the number of the let ters in accordance with their order in the alphabet, which gave the following result E-5, U-21, e. E-5, NH, I-9, E-5, LIZ N-l4 and B-2, equaling 94.
 Ever afterward she asserted she would live to that age.-Aasociated Press Core spondence
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-24
FIRST ALASKA NEWSPAPER

The 'Pahasapa Quarterly" published by the South Dakota School of Mines at Rapid City, South Dakota a copy of the April number of which has been received, con tains the following:
 "Ihe first newspaper published in Alaska was the Sitka Times Instead of being in conventional type it is dressed in writing, and for this reason is ell the more interest ing in displaying the disadvantages which the people of the country then had to meet.
 "Nolune 1, No. l, was issued at Sitka on Saturday, September 10 1868, q litt'e less than cne year after the United States came into full possession of the territory The first official overture for the purchase of Alaska was made during the presidency of Jame. Buchanan. The purchase at the price of S1 100000 was consummated March 3O 1867, and formal tran fer of the terri tory was made at Sitkq, October $ Of the same year. Tie total number of inhabit- ants at that time was about thirty thou sand, eff whom less than five hundred were white people. The vsl9e Of the products of Alaska since it's purchase by the United States, including furs fishery products ani minerals, is approximately &500.000,OO0 @it<a the early capital of Alaska, is in many ways the most interesting of al thc Alaskan towns It is located on a bay famed fer is transccnGant hcanty. I. va. fer some years the center of Al~.Eau in tcre-.s of al, kinds, but mere recent dis coverj2+ of mineral wealth throughout the terrllcrv !a gradually taken away from its importance"
 The r,,1E .a.jrn re.ro1gco. in iaor rates the first nun Der oi the ;ula T.mes in Ic- d"ced form. The original" it say$ "is in two sheets and each sheet i4 wc:,tcn cn both sides, The -i-e If the sheets i~ ar- "roNnn-tcly eight by twelve inclas NaaIy ajl Ines in the original are in red ink, The DanCr is q recent gil to tho School af Mines from Joseph B Gosaga founder aa4 eG!tcr of the Rapid City Daily Journal he having received it years @go from ireHL tEe sheets rll bo mounted and }laca., au exhibition in the School If Nine. where they VII serve a~ n ~t intere .i:r ,ouv- enir of the early history cf Jhi- giea North 5.n IanI'
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-24

widely suspected of being than "a Woodrow Wilson whis kers"?
 Neither all that the of MT Hughes already unquestonablc making up The thing to be remembered is that candidate who It may be that Mir. Hughes could one might reason, from present indications that he could but al would be plain of buying pg poke" Suppose MT Hughes turned out to be paclh pro German? Do know yourself for that he neither? How much do really know about him, anyhow? His stock in trade date that nobody knows anything whatever about his public question of the first magnitude; and should dread say that this seeming asset will due time be fatal liability This important enough the American people demand absolute irankcss open ness entire absence of doubt Yet the Hughes business depends doubt and assumption from top to bottom
 
 "A lot of people in this country willing to do everything for Germany except go and fight for her. says the Bo on Transcript
 spite of the goes of the great "Ousde its pleasures and noticeable that the uranncus verdict of the returning soudough is that "thsy are glad to be back
 something awful does happen the "ast' who draws the for the Fairbanks Citizen miss guess. Ani tragedy being sgged the editor of the Citizen probably will held acconIice the nstgator of murder.
 Speaking of the mail service Flat City correspondent of The Pioneer says: No has right kick any al service unless also prepared present rcmey W those who kick against mail service always remedy better service.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-24
N4{T PROBES OF TIA A:5.E,tGs ? ..E..ts

An ob!ttmc Nl5ndi&er has sent the 05y- n News most interesting article. l. Gpais "ith the po.- y..,. cf thawny frozen geayeis by electricity and with aa insen- ton hrovsh. o:t by Mr. Q"ain cn, time l.@aa@er of the Ottawa Tal-phone Com pony 'ho is declared hJ' h. friends to be genius with electricity, Clj-t.mc Ottawa neo, !a who have been in the klmIl=e krow N". Qvain ven He la, haan &o1H- in& CT tha electrical Jhavlng i.c4 ln Lc1- don the Ia>j JH9 yaars,
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-24
A BANKRUPT LEADERSHIP
lNnW York World

Last January James R. Mann Republican leader in the house standing by the administration behalf ot reason able fer the national defense Early last March found voting the head of 101 other Republicans for the Mo emore resolutions in surrender of American rights demanded by the kaiser His leadership found expression last week in and maevont comment the Presidents address to congress in relation to submarine crisis At the end of the week, posing in favor < immediate enactment of the senate bill he nssently acted to postpone consideration of the
 This ends the descent of James R. Mann from worthy posi- ton of house Republican leadership state where personal
 spite and obstructive demagogy the governing factors Only three months the fall complete that of Lucer the lower deep of the depths.
 Whatever be the condition of Republican leadership out side of that of the house congress hopeessy bank rup all It remains to recevershp to take the wreckage and consider ways and rhab ation.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-24
WICkERSHAM'S BAD GUESS
Duncan EmDire)


 Delegate Wkersham promises the people of Alaska two en ator and four representatives congress they will only vote for him That is representative than Oregon has, notwithstanding that Oregon has 800000 S5O0OO nhab ants and has been for years Alaska has not than 50,000 white people.
 That reminds of the operations of the capetbag brigade in the South when the then recently liberated offered forty and a mule each for their votes
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-24
BEC0HsEC HOLDER
lD.M.ln. I.I-nI NrH.

TT-U-T0- T-I-NI E0"--
 Ei C. Russell. proprietor of the Juneau Daily Disra.ch, Was cn tLa [ land hion*ay and next day Syi j@ccbs f the same place }ras al~o seen here. >~F2y.l Junaauitas gre frequcntly seen here in daylight sine, OUT town marshal las taken to sleeping during :tat sane u,rtia0 If 5hc day.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-24

Springfield H. dispatch says that the board of ai miratraon has admitted the Soldiers and Sailors Home at Quincy the widow of Congressman Jerry simpson of Aas5s well known all the country ockes Jerry During the civil Simpson fought in Illinois regiment and his Widow there eligible the Quincy home. Aside from small pension the been without funds for time according to the report board Jerry Simpson, in the stirring days of the silver agitation of several brauy men who responsible fer aousng the people to hnk for themselves public questions and there many widows drawing mun pensions from Uncle Sam whose husbands rendered less Val able service to the country than did Jerry.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-24

The Washington correspondent of Chicago daily newspaper calls attention the fact that Albert Baird Cunmns man respected the floor of the United States l dead against booze and the first presidential possibility of q major party that Hattcoed favor of prohlbl Uon Thirty years ago." says Senator CunluIn " should have said prohibition impractical Under the conditions tIat existed then it would have meant putting the field unregu lated the regulated aoon But the world has marched along these thirty years until there Is sediment enough United abolish the sal3nn The United States ought abolish it. and will" But h noJcc4Jc that Albert E. only possibility
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-24

United States Judge Henry D Clayton of Alabama some time addressing grand jury in New York used pointed language while of the extremist order may with He said: "1ou gentlemen entering upon your duties American citizens any of have had be born foreign country hope that you truhuy say that you love America than the land your birth have sympathy with any naturalzcd citizen who given arpng criticism of this who say that he loves America first last and forever If any ctl has here from another country evade military him criticize institutions here. If he desires do let him get off the face of earth go back and fight for the country whence he We do what foreigners for think of methods of government So far they have proved preemineny successful At present doing best carry the pecep of the father of country George Washington by keeping minds strictly business and avoiding enangng alliances by medGhng in the affairs of European nations.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-24
YUKON MAY GO DRY"

DAWSON, Y T., June 1.-The legislature of Yukon territory assemblies in Dawson on June 12. The "drys" are preparing a petition for presentation at Ottawa asking the Canadian government for prohibition of the liquor traffic in the territory. The "drys" will ask the legislature to approve the petition. They claim a big majority in favor of the proposition.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-24

Wien William Shakespeare sad
 For nought $ vile that the earth doth live
 But to the earth special good doth giye' he could have had anything in mind comparaa t the Alaska mosquito
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-24

Gemanys declaration of Portugal finds the latter with large stock of German ships hand be used targets for the submarnes.-Chicago Herald.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-24

Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters s1 50 per can, Iditarod Meat O.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-24

Certain Alaska newspapers in the habit of po,ng fun those Outside publications which fall the of placing Dawson ill Alaska instead of Yukon territory Canada The slip
 inexcus4bc but than the practice of some o these same Alaska newspapers placing Dawson items der the general heading Alaska News.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-24

Possibly after a that battle may have been victory for the British and estimate of tie local college may have been London dispatch of June quotes Winston Churchill saying that Gerany the greatest loser by the battle The German power, he crippled orever while England with her powerful fleet of ships of all kinds can well afford lose those that she lost during the battle in orer cut down the power of the Germans
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-24

It is noticeable that the Fairbanks Times and C2en what lax the of giving credit to The Pioneer the of their Idtarod The atenent news just received by mail from Iditarod extending that which newspaper has right to expect of another which uses
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-06-24

Colonel Roma Mexican ambassador to Japan, in Seattle recently his way his post He spoke freely corning Mexican border tuatcn and said that knowing dtions well and the fight that interests had been putting up Amercan intervention he had hesitation saying that the border raids the work of American plot
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-09
HOT WATER AND "ANURIC"
BEFORE MEALS AND HEALTH

All people in America and especially
those who are past middle age are prone
to eat too much meat and in conse.
quence deposit hme-salts in their arter-
les, veins and joints. They often suffer
from twinges of rheumatism or lumba-
so, sometimes from gout, swollen hands
or feet. Such people are not always
able to exercise sufficiently in the out.
door air or drink enough pure water in
order to sweat freely and excrete i'm
purities through the skin. DIR. Pierce
has conducted experiments. and thor.
oughly tested uric acid solvent at his
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
which he is convinced is many times
more potent than lithia--this he named
"Anuric.' 1t can be had at almost all
druc stores by simply asking for DIR.
Pierce's Anuric for kidneys or back
ache, II will overcome such conditions
rs rheumatism, dropsical swellings, cold
extremities, sealding and burning urine
and sleeplessness due to constant need
of getting out of bed at night.
Our grandmothers have told our
mothers and our mothers have in turn