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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-13


The superintendent and matron are
Mr. and Mrs. J.. {. Bubicr salary. $500
per year; experience. since May. 1917
Recommendation and suggestions
Spring beds for inmates. Cellar drain
dug out (contempated). Sink drain
laid under ground.
Conditions Observed House is Of
wood. u stories; liquid chemical fire
cXtinguisher: heating by stoves: light
ing by kerosene; drainage. surface In
mates quarters, kitchen and dining
room Used also By SUPPLEMENTARY;
largest number of beds in any one
room, ] sink. number have on Garth
closet in good condition
No tramps seen since May. 1917.
Cleanliness: excellent. Inmates have
a pleasant sitting room with plants in
the window and an organ which one Of
them plays. Repair, good. Kitchen
sink drain should so under ground.
Walls of some inmates rooms shabby.
Furniture. in inmates rooms is owned
by town. Beds and bedding. no spring
beds: matrOn intends to make up more
bedding. Sanitation. good for country.
Water is pumped from n spring which
is dug out and boxed in. Tho cellar is
wet The inmates sleeping rooms are
under the caves and are not well light
cd or ventilated. Care of food sup
plies. pantry neat.
Discipline and recreation: Man Of 50
nOttcrs around and plays with matron's
son. One old woman Crcchcts. and one
lies down and reads. The women do
the dishes.
Improvements since the previous in
speCtion: rooms parcred ana painted.
Inmates present: adults. males under
go. !: over so, 1; females under 50, 4;
over 60. |; total, 4. Tubercu!ar, !,
The stock includes cows heifer.
horses. rs hens and pigs.
Notes.-The ovcrsccrs Of the poor
report under date of September is that
the suggestion relative to the ~ink
drain will be adopted and the work
done as soon as practicahle: that funds
are not at present available for pro-
vidine spring beds.
Oakland Town Farm.
The superintendent and matron arr
Mr. and Mrs. n c. Dyer. salary $3.50
rer year: experience. since May. 1915.
Two farm hands are hired during hay
ing.
Recommendations and Suggestion
Suggestions talked over with tho sup
erintendeut. \ now out house for
mon. Sink drain laid under ground
Portable hGuid fire extinguishers
Conditions Observed House Is Of
wood. II stories. No fire escapes:
dry powder eXtinguishcrs. Heating ~
stoves used; lighting by kerosene
lamps drainage, wooden trough on tho
surface Of ground.
The almshouse is not used as
house of correction. Inmates quar-
ters. kitchen FUSED also hy superin-
tendentl. dormtories and sitting
room: toilet facilities for men in hog
pcn: no showers, no bath tubs: no
lavatories: no flush closets; one earth
closet. holes not covered
Cleanliness. good: repair. good:
furniture. adequate; beds and bedding
ADEQUATE: care Of food supplies, super
intendent is expected 10 trade locally
so buys only weeks supply of food
At time. Sanitation. good. except for
mems closet in pig zen. TWa .vssls
furnish water for house and barnasiS 40
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-17

buildings by means of photographs.
The camera will at best take In only
n or two buildings, and these will,
Of course, hide the rest. In order to
show by NEAR Of a photograph the
real beauty Of a Chinese temple or
palace, one would have to take a pic
ture from an airplane. Even then one
would fail to do it justice unless one
could obtain 1t In colors."
The Chinese developed a type Of
architecture which differed from all
others not only In arrangement, points
put Mr.. Anderson, but in form. Iso-
lated from the rest Of the world, they,
Of course, borrowed little or nothing
from other nations, and hence have
mo exotic characteristics :"
1.-THE Chinese house exhibits GER
tain features which can be traced back
to the tents Of the barbarian ancestors
Of the Chinese who wandered in from
the West. The roof, though made Of
heavy beams. rafters, and tiles, still re-
tains to some extent the shape Of a
tent. The process Of construction re-
minds one Of the raising Of q tent, the
pillars and the roof being erected first
ind th~ walls filled In afterwar6. The
roof does not rest on the walls, but
on pillars corresponding to the poles of
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-17
TIE TEMPLE or HENEN
RHE Chinese architect does not a te

a tent. The roof hangs in graceful
lines and Is caught up ut the corners
like Topped canvas. 1t seems to have
been draped rather than built. The
sweeping lines are exactly those which
canvas would take If hung over the
supporting beams. A Chinese build
ing owes a great deal of its beauty to
these graceful rOof-lines. And in ac-
cordance with the theory that one can-
not have too much Of a good thing.
the Chinese often their
buildings. with several roofs. one
above the other, as in the pagoda
types.
Internally as well as externally the
Chinese house reminds one of a tent.
There is no ceiling to hide the surface
of the sloping roof and It's rafters. In
stead of a wooden floor there is only
a layer Of bricks paving the cold earth,
with mats and rugs covering this floor
ing. The various buildings composing
a house are arranged so as to face q
courtyard.
"The beams and rafters supporting
the roofs Of the more ~pretentious
houses are decorated with curious de-
signs and miniature landscape paint
ings In pleasing colors. When the
Chinese gentleman reclines on his
couch he has something to look at,
something around which to weave his
Dreams"
Strong coIors Used.
One respect in which modern art
may owe much to the Chinese is the
use of strong color. In his is seen q
striking feature of Chinese archi-
lecture: 3
1.-THE holiness with which the Chin
csc employ bright colors is justified
by their excellent good taste. They
comprehend better the harmonious
combination of bright colors than any
other people, and are therefore able
to produce effects at once startling and
pleasing.
"The walls of a Chinese house are
constructed Of brick, wood being used
for pillars, beams, rafters, window
frames and doors. AS a rule, only the
woodwork is painted, but in the more
~pretentious buildings, such as palaces
and temples, the exterior brickwork is
covered with a coating of plaster
which is painted a deep red. The roofs
Of temples, palaces and pagodas are
usually covered with tiles glazed in
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-17

beautiful colors. The Temple Of
Heaven in Picking owes much Of It's
beauty to the roof. !.
1.-The most wonderful thing about a
Chinese house is the spirit Of peace
which seems to pervade 1t. The court
yards, inclosed by houses which are in
turn surrounded by high walls, have
an air Of security and seclusion which
Is not to be found In our Western
homes.
In the more pretentious houses
some of the courtyards are trans
formed into miniature landscape gar
dens. There are miniature mountains,
precipices, lotus ponds, bridges, grot-
tOs and rustic hooks. The irregular
rocks are so well fitted together and
built up against the sides of the house
that they seem to have been placed
there by mature long before the houses
were erected. The proportions are so
carefully worked out that everything
seems to be larger than 1t really Is.
And the arrangement Is so irregular
that nature is simu ted to perfection.
There Is usually a little open pagoda
built to command the best view OF the
garden, where its owner may BIT In
solemn contemplation Of the mxu-made
beauty surrounding him."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-17
Elinor, the Beautiful, finds So
lace in an ardent love affair, but
her life 10 complicated by cir.
cunstances Of appalling propor-
tions.
(TO BE CONTINUED.l
Aerial Postal servlus.

Plans are now on foot In Europe to
utilize ror postal service, after the war.
a great number Of the airplanes which
the various nations have acquired for
military purposes, MS well as the serv-
ices OF the many skilled aviators who
have been trained since the war be-
In France, a large civilian COM
mittee, of which NJ. d'Aubigny Of the
chamber Of deputies Is chatham, has
had this subject under consideration
since the first Of the year. Similar
plans are being discussed in Spain, and
the Spanish minister Of post has be-
gun negotiations with a view e secur-
ing some of the surplus aircraft o.
France for use In the Spanish postal
service.-Scientidc American.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-17

stairs and into old Hilary's room. The
chief glanced about while the hasty
examination was being made.
"Nice ROOM" he said. But a jolly
lot Of good 1t does the old gentleman
nOwl Nice little girl downstairs, too.
I've seen that chap in the hall some
where"
The orone drew the sheet over old
Hilary's peaceful face.
The preacher? They all look alike.
It's the vest and the collar"
The other man, with the accent.
German, l take it, Or-Russian."
Boroday was waiting for them at
the foot Of the staircase. In the IL
brary was a tray, with drinks and
sandwiches. The shades had been
lowered.
The chief ate and drank. And as
often as he raised his glass he looked
at the Russian over it. At last:
Haven't we met somewhere, Mr..
-"
"Boroday. I rather think not"
You remind me of sOmeOne-IM
place you, or the person you resemble,
pretty soon. / have a slow mind. It's
like an Airedale dog; it's a long time
getting started. but when it begins it
hangs on like the devil"
The drinks were cold, and the house
cool. The prospect of starting out in
the heat and dust did not allure the
two men. Sitting there at his ease, the
chief ran owe the points Of the out
I'm several ways" he observed COM
f%ortably. the affair resembles one that
happened in st. Louis several years
ago. There's the same quality Of au-
dacity-and there are other things"
Quite suddenly a light came into his
eyes.
"Ah" he said, bending forward to-
Boroday. II told you I'd get it.
It was in st. Louis I saw your
Their glances clashed, the chiefs in
:ent, the Russians cool. amused.
The dog" said Boroday, 'holds on
we'll. but-to the wrong throat"
you have never been in St. Louis?"
"Never."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-17

you Have Never Been In st. louis7H
were available dine with him OF a Sat.
urday.
H%enriette raised her hands.
Things are changed" she cried.
you are alone here now. To have
those four men,"
"That Is better than having one
man, Henrietta"
So Elinor had her way. The Satur-
day dinners were resumed early in
September, Boroday coming with In
finite caution from his cheap boarding
house in the South side, Talbot and
~Lethbridge from the bachelor apart
ment they rented together. Walter
Huf was late.
Il had to be careful" he told Boro-
day, aside. They've got wind Of some
thing. | don't know what. My room was
searched today"
Boroday swore through his beard.
.sThen why did you come here?" he
DEMANDED. Young Hun laughed,
glanced at Elinor, and back impudent-
II at the Russian.
"You know why ! came.' ho said, In
high good humOr. ''But I was careful.
It's all right"
Old Hilary's chair had heen placed
by Elincr's order. She had borne up
we'll the last month, was rather more
slender, certainly more appealing. The
quality OF usefulness RAJ more appar-
emit than ever around her mouth. Hun,
sitting across, hardly took his eyes
from her. He was young, and women
had had no place until now In his nc
tive. INSCRIPTIONS life. But Elinor
hello him In the palm Of her small
hand.
They missed old Hilary. his saturnine
humor, his beetling gray brows. And
inactior was telling on them. They
were growing FESTIVE. BOroday, advis-
ing caution In view Of what he knew,
felt the disaffection among the younger
men.
It was Lethbridge. who. waiting nm.
til the servants had Withdrawn, rose
and glanced around the table.
1T seems 70 me- he began, that we
hass ! lot 70 decide toaisht I've ben
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-17

VHE Chinese architect does not
build on the level-at least he
doesn't imagine his critic stand
Ing on the ground tO Judge his
EFFORTS. He plans In such a way that
his houses, for he thinks in groups
rather than in individual structures,
will present something symmetrical
m harmonious to anyone viewing
them from a Hill or a pagoda. BY the
same token the Chinese artist takes
his stand On an elevation so that he
can get into his canvas more Of the
landscape than one car see from the
ground. The fact that no pagoda or
hill may be at hand from which to see
the architects triumph does not trou-
BILE him, says Luther Anderson in Asia,
the journal of the Asiatic association,
for he expects all those who really
care anything about art to have
enough Imagination to picture in their
minds the general harmony of his de-
sign, even though they can see only a
part Of it at a time" Contrasted with
the Western notion, the difference is
really fundamental:
"When we think of architecture we
usually have individual buildings in
mind. We speak of the cathedral at
Cologne, st. Peters at Rome, the ma
tional capitol at Washington, and the
Woolworth building as noble exam
pies Of Occidental architecture, and
justly o but it is to be noticed that
we are always thinking Of only one
building at a time, and not a group Of
buildings. Now, the Chinese idea of
an architectural triumph is not that Of
a single building rising in beautiful
lines to a great height, but a large
number Of buildings and patios SYM
metrically arranged and covering a
great deal of ground. Individualism
has always appealed strongly to West
ern nations, and this ideal seems to be
expressed in our architecture. In the
Orient, on the contrary, the family has
always been more important than the
individual. 1t Is therefore quite natur-
al and in keeping that the group idea
should find expression in Chinese arch
itecture.
Camera Doesn't Do Il Justice.
Because the beauty Of Chinese arch
ltecture owes so much to the SYM
metrical arrangement of the various
buildings composing a given group, 1t
is difficult to do justice to Chinese
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-17
eoRODAY, THE RUSSIAN,
HAS AN UNcoMFoRTA-
Bile INTERVIEW WITH
THE POLICE CHIEF.

Synopsis-FOr years old Hi
larry Kingston lived with his
daughter, Elinor, in a beautiful
home on a hill in the suburban
village Of Nottingham. The
neighb0rs knew nothing about
the establishment, except that
the father was quite wealthy,
and the daughter very good
looking and gentle. In reality
Kingston was head Of an an
archist band, composed of Huff,
BOrOday, Talbot and Lethbridge.
that robbed the rich and gave
to the poor and oppressed. One
day Old Hilary was shot dead.
and the course Of life changed
abruptly for his daughter. The
Rev. Mr.. Ward, a young bache-
lOr. began to take an uncommon
interest in ElinOr.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-17
ALL OFF.

Were you ever shaved by a lady
barber?"
Once"
How did you enjoy the expert
ence?"
Not very much"
"She damaged your face, Them"
Not at all. She was a rather pref
~ woman, but just about the time l
had settled back in her chair and was
beginning to feel romantic she started
to tell me how hard she worked to
support her six fatherless children"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-17
Had a Grievance.

Where are your manners. sir?"
asked the crusty business man of a
stranger who unceremoniously rushed
into his private Office.
II left them out In the main Office"
answered the irate caller, where I
was insulted by two or three Of your
impudent clerks
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-17
CHAPTER w.

Elinor lived alone after the funeral.
Henrietta, who had now a chance to
practice her favorite vice of thrift, was
for sending away the other servants.
Il can MANAGE" she said. For all
you eat"
But Elinor protested.
Il shall want to keep up the Satur-
day dinners. Let things stay as they
are for q time"
1t had been old Hilary's custom to
have such members of the band as
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-17
Probably Not.

1.-THE clock is striking twelve" said
the impassioned sutton. "Oh, that I
might turn back the hands of time for
Just one hour"
You might be able to do that, Alger-
non,' said the beauteous maid, but
father will be coming downstairs soon
and I'm afraid you couldn't turn him
back
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-17

Our idea OF . dutiful daughter crys-
tallized into definite form yesterday
when we saw q blooming young ma
tron Of this neighborhood stand By
with an air Of quiet res..gnment and
exemplary patience while her mother
did undoubtedly kindly intended things
to the baby.-Oolumbus (0l Journal
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-17
At the Dudes Club.

Reggy--I say, Percy. did you heah
ebout Clarence hitting a man in the
face with bwass knuckles:
Percy-How dwedfully plebeiani
He should have used gold mes, you
know.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-17
No Time to Waste.

"Look at that old man of eighty
years trying to learn the new dance
steps"
"What of it?''
"Consider his age
That's probably what he considers
himself. He knows IL he doesn't learn
them now, it will soon be too late"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-17
And There Are Others.

lie slept beneath the shadowy moon,
lie loafed beneath the glowing sun;
he lived a life of going to do
And he died with nothing done.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-17

MY dear friend. can you loan me
two hundred dollars? l have just
recovered from an operation for APP
pendicitiS.'
appendicitis. Your doctor doesn't
know his business. He should have
operated for gall stones"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-17
First Steps in Finance.

why do you give your little son only
one penny at a. timer"
I'm trying to encourage thrift and
economy. He knows he'll have to save
five before he'll have enough money to
buy a movie ticket"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1917-12-13
Marriage Licenses Issued.

The following marriage licen
ses were issued from the office
of the Register of Deeds of Rich.
mond county from Thursday,
the 9th, to Thursday noon, the
18th:
sherman Thomas
and Lula May Stanback, issued
the 9TH.
Colored-David Ingram and
Catherine Ogburn, 9TH.
White-Peter Stansill Long and
Louise Gertrude Myers, 9TH.
Colored-Mance Cameron and
Willie Watkins, 8th.
White-Knox McIver Carroll
and Maude Rebecca Morrison,
9th.
Colored-Cyrus Stevens and
Magdalene Johnson, 10th.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1917-12-13
BOYS IN CAMP
Addresses of Richmond
County Men in Army.

In the last issue of the Post
Dispatch, the editor made a plea
for the addresses of the Rich
mond county young men who
are in the military service, the
idea being to publish such ad
dresses in order that our people
may know where they are and
be enabled to write the BOYS
Christmas cards and notes. The
following is a list of the names
so far reported to the paper, and
we hope others will be reported
to the paper, and we hope others
will be reported for next weeks
issue:
B. M. Lowe, Co. A, 306 Field
Signal B. N. Camp Jackson, sc.
Pat M. Crosland, 381 Truck
Company, Fl. Sill, Okla.
Benson Ledbetter, 70 Squad
ron, Kelly Field, San Antonio,
Texas.
Lacy Ingram, "a Squadron,
Kelly Field, San Antonio. Texas.
John Crosland, 9TH Co. C. A. C.
Ft. Caswell, N. C.
Willie W. Shankle, 10th infan-
try, Co. L. American Expedition
airy Force, France.
Lieut.. Watt Cole, Aberdeen,
Scotland, care of The Old Mill
Military Hospital.
Arthur Capel, Co. M, 324th in
tantry, Camp Jackson, S. C.
B. F. O'Quinn, Troop D, 18th
cavalry, Fremont, Cal.
First Lieut.. Neill Graham Mich
olson, Ambulance Co. 43, Camp
Lea, Petersburg Va.
Mac M. Dunn, U. S. Wyoming,
Care of Postmaster, New York
City.
Lonnie c. Cole, Co. D, Signal
Corps, Corazal, Panama.
Marvin McCaskill, Supply Co.,
3l6th F. A. Camp Jackson, S. C.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1917-12-13
First Snow.

The entire eastern section OF
the United States has been in
the grip of remarkably cold
weather for the past few days,
attended by zero weather North,
and snow to varying depths.
Last Saturday was rainy in
this section, but the weather
cleared that night and the mer-
curry began to go downward
head-,,ong. The thermometer
registered 22 above zero Sunday
morning, II Monday, IS Tuesday,
II Wednesday, and 20 this morn
ing. Tuesday night about 8:15
o'clock, snow began falling, and
when our citizens arose Wednes-
day morning the ground was
covered to an average of 5 inches
though in places it was drifted
deeper. This was an unusual
depth for this section, especially
so early in the winter. At Raj
eigh the depth was seven inches,
Asheville four, Charlotte 6, Rich
mond ten. The weather remain
ed cold throughout the day Wed
nesday, so that very little snow
melted. This morning the ele-
ments again got busy, with a
sleety substance, and as we go
to press at mid-afternoon Thurs
day the clouds continue low, the.
weather cold and more precipita-
ton of some nature, probable.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1917-12-13
Pages 8 and 10.

In addition to the other eight
pages of this issue, your attention
is invited to the extra pages, nine
and ten.
Page 9 contains quarter page
advts. for E. B. Lilies, the grocer,
and J. E. Haywood, the fireworks
man. Also, half page itemiza.
ton of the Hinson property sale.
Page 10 is headed by the inter
est period announcement of the
Bank of Rockingham, a quarter
page Columbia Grafonola" cut
OF W. E. McNair, and w. B.
Flakes closing out grocery sale.
Also, a number of legal notices.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1917-12-13
Distribute Questionnaires.

! According to the regulations
Saturday is the time for begin
ming the distribution of question
aires for the use of the registrants
in fixing their status so that the
sta tus of each may be determin-
ed by the exemption for the sec
ond selection. There are .2343
registrants to receive the ques-
tionnaires in Richmond county,
and the local exemption board
will begin sending out the first
batch of 12O names Saturday;
and on each successive day there
after, Sundays excepted, 120
questionnaires will be sent. The
registrants have seven days from
date of mailing of the question
naires in which to get them back
to the exemption boards. At the
rate of l2O a day, it will take
about 20 days for the local board
to complete the list of 2343.
The Advisory Board for Rich
mond county consists of F. w.
Bynum, w. R. Jones and L. H.
Gibbons. These men, together
with the other lawyers of the
county, will assist the registered
men to fill out the blanks, free
of all charge; they will give their
services simply as a patriotic
duty. The registered men liv-
ing near Hamlet can see the
Hamlet lawyers in reg gard to fill
ing the blanks, and those con-
tiguous to Rockingham can see
any of the local lawyers at the
courthouse upstairs any after
noon they may desire.