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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-10-23

Last Friday afternoon, Eben Kingman,
after he had finished digging his potatoes,
went to Slightly Hill to look at bear trap
he had setting there, taking his trusty rifle
which he has used more than forty years.
Arriving at the trap and finding no game
in it he thought he would go a
little further and look for deer. He had
gone but short distance when he saw
fresh deer tracks. Those he followed
which brought him in sight of a fine buck
which he shot and killed He has been
successful hunter in past years; and never
hunts with dogs and would not if the law
allowed it, In one year between October
and December he has killed four moose
and twenty-five deer within three miles of
Waltham Ridge.
Rev. VIM. Hall, of Clifton, Maine,
preached to large congregation at the
school.house in district No. 8, Sunday
evening.
Oct. Is. hAY.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-10-23

The aGroit amateur photographer i
sometimes not above amusing himself ~
the expense of his subjects. Down at Bar
Harbor this summer a merry party Of
young people assembled on n picturesque
rock, and asked an amateur photographers,
one of their aCquaintanceS at the hotel. -
take" them there. He happened to have
with him a small rubber tube of extra
length with which to manipulate the cN-
posure shutter, and as this enabled him 70
expose the plate and remain in the party,
he was invited to be one of the group on
the rock. He got his camera ready. pro-
vided it with stop that would let in
great deal of light, and Joined the party,
rubber bulb in hand. But he told them
that the situation was such that peculiar
light would be needed, and that he would
have to wait some time. Add so they all
fell to gossiping and skylarkng, as usual,
after the unconventional fashion of young
men and women at n summer resort in
the midst of it the amateur squeezed the
bulb and made an instantaneous photo
graph. Then he went and changed the
plates, and took another and formal photo
graph, with all OF them sitting bolt upright
in proper attitudes. But the instantaneous
view was a startling one. Two or three
young couples, the photographer says,
were evidently proceeding under the sup
position that nobody else was present; and
one remarkably pretty and attractive
young lady was in condition SO apparently
feeble that it required three gentlemen to
support her-two on one side and one on
the other. When the young ladies of the
party heard that this picture was in exist
ence, they came to the young photograph
er and urgently demanded that the plate
be broken up; and he having no disposition
to annoy them, charitably smashed it.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-10-23
The New Moon
The Result Of a Bet.

II was during the famous political cam
paign Of 1854 that three young men sat IN
the office Of one of them, talking over the
>ituation-I said three young men. but
two of them were considered old bachelors
heyond redemption, Though neither ws.
much over thirty, they had certain grave
husiness-like air and expression which
made them seem older. Moreover. they
both stuck closely To business, dabhled
little in politics. but in the social world OF
Plainyirw were seldom seen.
John stanton wa> tall, broad >aouldered-
with brown hair and mustachc. the former
slightly Sprinkled with gray, ana gray
ewes. Robert Prescott was shorter ana
-lcndcrcr: hi- hair and beard were oiack'
his ewes brown; his face was trlile 100
thin to be called handsome, but MS fore
head was broad and high. Harry Minden
was Younger and handsomer than either OF
his companions, tut, unlike them, cared
more for society than business.
They weie discussing the political >ltus-
ton. Stanton was an ardent Democrat ;
| Prescott lust a. enthusiastic for the Re
publican> Miuden let the Others do most
| of Tie talking he didn't take much stock
in politics.
II tel YOU what, Bob" said Stanton,
were going TO get New York. We need
il. and were bound to get it,
I'm conCcde that YOU need il, answered
Prescott, but don't concede that you Il
getit
IN bet you five hundred dollars tha
| Cleveland gets New York, and Is elected,
exclaimed Stanton.
No, thank you, said prescott cooiiv
II don't believe in risking my own or any
BODY else's money in that way.
40, come now. Five hundred won
burt YOU. Say three hundredf'
Prescott shock his head.
1.-TWO hundred?"
Another shake
lone hundred:"
, Prescott hesitated. He felt sure of Ne'
York and if his friend wanted to thro'
away any of his money, was II any Oh Ill
business? Before he made up his min'
however, Minden spoke
What are you up 10 such coii'ine
thing as that for? Why don't you go IN Il
something novel! If you want 10 oet'
give you wager worth having
what is it?" asked both together
The one whose side Is beaten In u
coming election must get married with
six months
burst Of laughter followed. Stahl'
ItSdlutu elSeNi h's''
Bob. I'm so sure OF Cleveland eit
tion that I'm willing to go you on w
What do you say:
Whether Prescott was just as snle
Blaines election or whether ne "as sao
ing little tired OF single olesSeuh.' sen;t'
they did not know; on, ne . aln no' p.aac' hss,e.
long TO accept the proposi.ioh ,is. es.'
was, II anything niue less ihulueit .
and susceptipIe 10 the charns " tne g.,
sex thah stanton o'anIol, 'nSns 10
victim some tlme' put rresoo'' see"e
hopeless case; ,,;,d
by Jo'e, rrescot.; eeu .Sn hiaaaat II
iausi,'ns .e';..h,.,;na. shnn1d ar
OF the season u hgn'h,hS nnouIu
you. IL pet huhuleu 'oii",I w',. ne :,
won't get married. any way. "on
John: sno,
stanton laughed les, ~ was SUI,
~ Joke 10 'h'hh oi iies1'' '
ried. .,
Now Mlndeh % W was nt no' a. ..rI AZ hn,n ,m W,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-10-23
NUMBER AZ.
From our regular Correspopdent
Washington Letter.


WASHINGTON, ID. G., oct 6. 1890.
: Again the angel of death has spread his
v gloomy wings over the National Capital and
he there is dense shadow cast over the hearts
Or OF Its people; again the flags are sadly half
masted to mark the departure for that
~ bourne from whence no traveller returns
re OF an honored son of the nation. Justice
n samuel +. Miller, the most popular man
= VINO ever sat upon the bench of the United
states Supreme Court, has gone to Join
4 the silent majority, which is ever growing
larger and larger, and grief holds supreme
sway over Washington, where he was uni
versally loved for his many good qualities.
1 lie was stricken down last Friday while re-
turning to his house from a visit TO the
= supreme Court room at the Capitol by
that scourge of the human race, apopleXy,
ana although he rallied for time it was
plain from the first to those who minis
tered to the fallen giant, that the hand Of
death was upon him.
Justice Miller was appointed to the
Supreme Court in 1852 by President Lin
coin, aud his death leaves Justice Field
the sole appointee of Mr.. Lincoln ON The
bench OF the Supreme Court. III. va, the
Senior Justice, in length of service as well
As age, OF the court and would uudoubt,l-
y have been made Chief Justice had the
vacancy TO which Justice Fuller was abb
pointed occurred under a republican Prr~I-
dent. Some of the opinions prepared nv
Justice Miller are as able as any ever hand
ed down in any court OF law, and win 1--we
As long as the republic As u LAWYER he
has always ranked with the best; but It
was As man that he was loved and AL
mred most His place VIII be hard I'd tI,l
on the bench, and in the ranks OF humanity
he leaves a vacancy that can never be I'LL
ed. He was "a years old last April, but
there are few men OF fifty as active or we'll
preserved as he was
Mr. Blaine is going to ohio TO speak for
Mr. Mckinley, just as he has all along In
tended to do, and just a. he long ago pro-
missed to do, and the busy bodies who
pave recently been 50 induslriuu,ly cngag-
cd in circulating stories of his having rr-
fused to 20 to ohio, because he was de-
srous of seeing Mr.. Mckinley defeated,
are suffering from the chagru which they
50 richly deserve for having written stories
which they knew had not the >li.utc--
foundation.
Mr.. Harrison will return to the White
House tomorrow, and his ANTICIPATED r.-
turn has started anew the talk Of au extra
session OF Congress bcins called to meet
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-10-23

80" "eehs new GIRL Miss Cart
u came 70 town to visit some friends, a
from the first he was quite attentive B,
strange to say, Harry Minden, after f.
scoWis ana angry mutterings, quietly su
sioeu' ana PAID no more attention to Pre-
! cott ana MS affairs. Whether he regard
! interference as hopeless, or was asham
4 OF his former conduct, or was simply I,
] absorbed in Stella to think Of anythi,
e else, no one knew
, The three months flew swiftly by. Al
Breeza's term of school was over. Ber
the last day of school, the scholars h,
been dismissed much earlier than usual. ,
y was still early in the afternoon th,
breeza sat alone by her desk, making O,
reports and gathering together her book
ahd papers. Though late in March, il Wa
one OF those days in which winter. VIII
seemed TO have let 90 his hold Of the a,
'ahcihg year springs forward and catche
AZ the skirts Of spring. Holding tb
ii''ie iauy back with one hand, he ha
huhg' with the other his own white pantl
eyer 'he earth, and chilled the air with hi
'S oteath. Breeza was 80 absorbed in he
| "ittiiS mat she did not hear the sound n
,"'sh,bells, until, with fierce Jingle the
pasheu oy the window and stopped by tn
| sshooFhonSe door. She waited To finish
sentence before going to see who 1t was
anu nau just risen from the desk, as
seh,iehah stepped into the doorway,
| ir. Prescott :" She exclaimed.
bfeeAa, ne said, with no preliminaries
We come to ask you the same question
asked you once before, in all sincerity tbj,
tfme Won't you give ME dideren,
answer, Breeza:"
sue must nave done so. for not lony
hnm..,,, "'PPt looking couple drove
'',' never seeming to think the
.Rr.,la "iS or 'hc sharp ayr cold.
.uiIl ,o,,' % a', n"o't' aSNeu rather suddenly,
~. ans,. question ior me:
e,ongb ohe To-Day. isn't that
.Nn ro,,
,.,,, I,.,..' Wy h'oic' zen me, dld
h.. IT. ,it.s. '''he asked you to
Brr,zs ,i,o,,.,.,, ,.
flushed M h, a"u "er lace
on his .bonl,l.r ~ 'u'"S i. i'ei h'"'i PACK
face. Finally sh.. rni.d "',' ~ "'ue her
said softly ~ eSeS' ana
If YOU had asked mo a. ,.,,,
| think should h.,.a In, ~ .''uas'
"And,yid ~, w..
to ,ou.- n. a.taI ~, n'e 70 come back
mo. don't tbinL ia IL.
a pathetic sound ~ h. "''" tneic was
:" N'u"u 70 her voice. AT first |
aDu"' hot heip thinking perhaps you would
nhu t"a' you loved me; but afterward,
neh one Oh The girls wrote to me, she
aN Sou were very devoted to e Miss Car
scr, .' 80 thought you didn't care, and gave
"s poor CARING he cried, as his arm
- around her; "and did care all
~ t'.i'o' onI thought Ia better not come
v. "" soon Ana you'll not keep me
ioH- now VIII YOU, dear:" he |
'r caS''y'
l. e'"aPs NOT longer than June or july" |
~ anN"cr'u siniIlng
~ a. iohs as that: he asked.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-10-23
For the Ellsworth American.
Modern Usage.

odern Usage" writes our editor,
"Surely does away
With the frequent use of capitals.
More and more each day."
Modern usage. alb. the monster
I'll not follow him
Lest my feet grow weary stumbling,
Lest my eyes grow dim,
When might be free and happy,
When | might be gay
Following on the goo ] old steps where
Murray led the way.
Modern usage often grievcs US,
Mr.. Editor
Hes fellow that dcceives Us.
he we rich or poor.
Not alone in literature.
Modern usage reigns:
On the street the fellow follows,
summing loss and gains.
Modern usage puts the wine cup
In YOUR brothers band;
Often too be puts female
Where a man should stand.
Modern usage lets your women
Smoke the cigarette and chew:
Modern usage ioRf you hear him'
Says "Htjr hroMc.-s d."
Modern usage set. cart tolleS
h @e sqi"oHs II our bodts.
Modern usage couldn't ten your
Good old sheep from goats.
Just The same hc lets a lady y
Toy with Jacks" and Kings"
What the gain i can't tell you
But 10 show her rings.
Modern usage sets the table
WITH the dryc>t Kind Of bread.
Modern usage >huns the milk-cup.
Take, the ,rtas instead.
Modern usage puts smoker
Where a hat should be:
Then. to think. be cut- mems pants of
lu.t below the knee
Modern usage makes the man Of
God TO vote for measures wrong;
'ften, too. he pui- ob>cenity
In our jet and song
Ana he always mixes tGrir
With rree trad, 50 well.
Which j, aH, and which the oncr,
/ could never tell.
Makes our politicians. sitter
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-10-23
The Counting of Lydia Maria Child.

har h.
; Francis afterward C.t. ~, ooH'erse
was se,t,ad Tahan, ,eoo[ H"'noi.use - u.
of tho oJd .,o,,a,..tl as t"e inihistet
, parish of wotnr,a7.s,, anu uttitof ~
, bridge on ,bo ,,os, NJ. "'Joius Naih'
town and until har ron,a,,., % ~! ""','
nv mother ubo III ats 49, ~ oa'io' ','se
always livod thora A. p,' ahere' nae
parish minister ana a mo-, sn ""s ou,
faithful one no va haaida, n' 1911. ano
| scholar Af,.r L.; .t ''"S tiPe
who was alyoys eli, ".' Si'tef
name alone Mari. Erana,s n'u,ne
with him. She was uv;n,, " "'e
the age i think of e;ahta., s,,ie,' a.
her Hobo,yok Tbis hoat -, p'1'e"eu ttn'i
| criticised by some of the old p,,r;,a, ,,ii'
| because m. ,r,horas, ~, 'lau i"lA'
heroine. an Fnolish motdor 'a' ,eu n the
| to a fulI hIoodnd I,,I;a. 80 ui 'tau'
| lover ~ Ill aI'ei ai Eneilsh
| absent for Ion,, 80 'e.'o.neu h'u oeeh
sunnosad 10 ha d.a. '''no' a"u vas ialseiy
| the uepins ,nd -, ~ 'ei oouy lelt
| this time Mis- Ero,n,.. - w.. "ti'ci' ~
| mate win nv r-,,ha. "'o 'c'y INV
its of vyeets a, o,, tr- - ,Haue N'S-
Chilli who ,hi,h ~ ha'iu Lee
was stndvipg 1ou i; i. apout ."i'ty'
Water.own Ua h,,t 'ei 'i-''e III
tacba ~ ia,o,ia - ~" secretary or az
ardar -, n "Pan' "heh Alex
der prasidont I"hx i"''l's'er tHere nh-
Child v,s aIi';"; S"l"os A"alns. Mr.
one on ,ho ,i a"" very arueht
with General Iant., IA tne oon'est
house H.. hcca,1a .. ny iioInet
Franz a, az a'iua.nteu with Miss
nerha,. sh.' ,tN TT ~" hot hke him;
conrsa DO. ,.,' nun ihelr inter
criticism ar,,,,,,,,t,:J "anto a"u mutual
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-10-23
Cork, OCT. 10.

CORK, Der. 10.
The centenary anniversary of the birth
Of Father Mathew, the temperance REFORM
er, is being celebrated here to-day. The
city If full of visitors from all parts of
Ireland.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-10-23
DIRECTORY.



HasaGsGArie>u Preaching At 1880 II Sa5aaih
: 1"e- AZ u - A NJ Evenlns Service sf7 atf.H
HNr-t~r-~anIav school at 1880 z. N services AZ
VI ana Ai7ca Pm Fraser Meeting Tuesia, even
FEtt Nlrrr-r- Tr,aehng service at me chapel at2P
>3udAs >yaa.l i-c lose ut ,erN irt. frAst and
-t,r meeting a; IN. weekly Prayer meeting
arsaAy AZ i-+f Conference. second saturday
uf. .a. aleuih aj7 r. VI.
,N-ANtS- sunday sehoo. at I2ton.
.r'tulIc -iresct'u. at lg 3gAx. Sasba,s sehoolAi
1rs
Mg-HonlsT -i-ea.ttns at Io..5A y PRAYER Meeting
50 n NundAy schoo. immediately t..i. wlu-
b. fa-s s.r.,o Fra1" u0't.D.. TGr.,l4y tvru.-s
t 7. -,-, u.rfl-. tr8ty l,,rae- az
Us3os TENrEEASe, MEETING Every sunday sts:st
Kat l.,.m 81 {, Masonic Hln,k
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-10-23
Sayings Of our Neighbors.
NOT TO BE SNFEZED AT.
Rrltast ,JptIruHI.

NOT 10 BE SNEEzED AT.
Belfast Journal.
The golden rod has been a strong favor
ite for the national flower; but now a
Maine man says it is responsible for many
Of the cases of influenza The national
flower ought not to be sneezed at.
BAD FORM.
Brewer EchoI
The style of some newspapers putting
both names in marriage in capitals at
the commencement reads odd sometimes.
We noticed one the other day thus;
Smart-Crow. Nearly all crows are smart,
as the farmer will tell you.
AND THAT Is A COOP DEAL.
Portland Board OF Trade Jourral.J
1t looks as if the citizens of Maine were
not vet prepared to say that they had lost
their faith in prohibition, even if it is not
perfectly enforced. A good many voters
can remember the good old times of free
rum, and those who can't remember have
learned the story from their fathers, and
both classes see no reason for the back
ward movement. Even If prohibitory
law did nothing else it makes dram drink
ing dlsreputable and that is good deal.
THE BOY WHO DOES THE THREsHING DOES
NOT ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE
MUSIC, THOUGH.
fDexter Eastern State
How much Of poetry has always been
associated with the threshing of grain.
The thud of the fail has from the earliest
times been prime factor in the music Of
autumn.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-10-23

Pass me by, Oh Modern Ueage.
Nsught with thee III share
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-20
LOST.

FOR TRADE
Undsr this heed e per line per daT.
LNOR TRADE-i0 ACRES n NoRTH PART OF
II the clfF. free o. iErumbTauce. for huzilfee
property on Main street or Douglas nreuue. VIII
pay ca-h difference. Gali nj Is y. Main street,
rooms and o. l.. o. haftxgcr d3-ef
ron RENT-Fdrm Property.
Under this head 2o pei line per aay.
FOUND.
rnder this head q per liEs PER day.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Under this head % pr Inc pr day
y HAVE a CAsB BUTEK FOH STOCK %
4 groceries m Wichita. ". J. shelton. Y Aorta
Market street aE-t'
yT,IS FRrfT CANs At WHOLESALE AID AZ
4 tail a. factory iilI East D0gElss. Rife 3 90
az
IXrKHAyF CASH BUYERS FUB DESIRABLE
w insid. resideHcs prsferfg. not Zoo hlgh Pr 81
List with ~ your baTgains. fsfssi Bro~- do-tf
INSTR UCTION.
Under this hssa PC Per line per daT.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-20

To those who know Robert Louis Steven
son at all it is no Surprise that be has do
cided to live IN far distant Samoa, and has
bought himself several hundred acres Of
land In fact, I question whether Steven
son could do anything to surprise bis
friends- The odd and unexpected have be
como synonyms with his name. doubt
whether there In a more eccentric author
today than Stevenson He never seems to
know his own mind from one day into
another, and were he Tomorrow TO turn up
in New York his friends would merely arch
their eyebrows>
Said one of his closest friends to me;
Stevenson is Just cranmed full Of oddi-
ties, and the most unreliable man who
wields Q pen. Let him pru1niss 70 write
you On essay, q story or poem, and It pos
ttveiy amounts TO nothing. The next day
he has forgotten it, and before you know it
he Is In some heathenish part Of the conn
Try or OF IN the middle Of some unresch-
able body Of water which defes tho mail OF
the telegraph. He hgtes 90 write letters,
scarcely ever answers a single one be gets,
while all the time you are just Wild for
copy promised months ago. Eccsntric'
Decidedly 50; he Ia more, he is aGgTavating
almost beyond endurance, and II he were
not such 6 paying card not an editor or
publisher would put up with his oddities. :"
Philadelphia Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-20
Plarinz HeaNen.

There are three bright little mortals IN
Maine-S, and 2 years old respectively
who are very fond Of playing heaven" to-
gether, and slI in such sweet, rcverent
little fashion that even the sternest moral
ist could not find il IN lis heart to say them
nav.
One day their mother sent them into the
dining room 70 play, while she worked In
an adjoining room Happening 70 pass the
door shs stopped q nomaat 70 look Al her
little folks, and this Is what she saw: The
elder boy was avsng upon the table, a.
God up IN heaven" hts little face pucksr-
ed into grave lines Close by, arranged
che below the other, were high char, .
common chair. ard last, a stool-an eTi
IDENTITY representing the Ladder" 20
heaven TIE lizzie <year-old wa an
angel and the ''wee bkiT sister was lying
on The hosr, being dead" Presently ths
little angel took her Ia Els arms add 81 on.
upon his heave5=zd journey. It vs =
tu4isons way. Up he nounted-hrss the
foOsztooL then the chair; lot arriving a:
tbs high chair bis Strength s1ddenly gaze
oct, and tircd little angels voice mount
ed 70 heaven. z sweet, co@xing tones- 800
tome and det her, Dsd- tzo't det bes
waT g bssEsn. "-Eex YORK ITio1ne
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-20
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Chicago Grain and Produce.

CHICAGO, III, June 19-Wheat-A good
speculative business was transacted, and
after a weaker opening the market became
stronger and advanced somewhat. Closed
about sc higher for July, &c higher for
August, and sc higher for December than
closing figures yesterday.
Corn was only moderately active and de-
void of any features of interest. Final quo
tations compared with yesterday showed
an advance of 1s@1tc.
Oats were active and prices averaged
higher The close was at an advance of =
a &c over the last sales of yesterday.
Pork-Trading in pork was moderate,
and the feeling was stronger and the close
was comparatively sterdy.
Lard-A moderately active business was
transacted, and the feeling was stronger
The market closed at 2la@5c higher.
Short Ribs sidesTA brisk business was
transacted and the feeling was decidedly
firmer The market closed rather steady
at 5G7l5c.
The leading futures ranged as follows
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-20
The Fever hicrobe.

An illustration Of strange fact is found
In the experience with the jamestown,
now the training ship at Baltimore. On
one Of her trips yellow fever appeared on
board and several deaths followed. Subse-
quently the vessel was thoroughly reno
waited and extensively repaired. Her wood
work was steamed. Then she remained in
northern harbors for several winters. She
was finally ordered sonth again, and be-
fore she reached the fever district case
was developed and the patient died. Above
his hammock was found a quantity of
filth. The woodwork was torn out and
the filth removed But she is still a fever
ship. Then. again, is the case of the
Portsmouth. She once had fever on
board. Long afterward she was ordered
to Norfolk for repairs. Naval Constructor
Hichborn had charge of the work. A num-
Der of his workmen died, and he himself
was taken down with typhoid fever and
his life was despaired of 1t is true, that
once fever ship always fever ship.-Ex-
change.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-20
Not an Intelligent Dog.

SIS that an intelligent dog' Looks like
one" The response was quick and angry;
mo, sirl That dog is seventeen different
kinds of fool. Pm engaged, you know,
Miss B., to whom 1 formerly paid attention.
Well, the other evening the dog was with
me, when 1 happened to meet Miss B. l
walked home with her and stood for mo-
ment at the door. While we chatted the
young woman belong to passed by ON the
other side of the street, without noticing
rs, and then that beast walked out of a
sound sleep, gave a tremendous bark,
rushed over to Miss A. and then back and
forth between us, until an electric light
couldn't have made things any clearer.
Say, would you drown him or poison
Q?"-Boston Times