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Peter Cooper on Interest.

Peter Cooper was always careful
and prudent business man. He was al
ways opposed to the methods of many
merchants, who launched out in extrav-
agant enterprises on borrowed money,
for which they paid exorbitant rates of
interest. Once while talking about a
project with an acquaintance the latter
said he would have to borrow the money
for six months, paying interest at the
rate of s per cent. why do you Dor
row for so short a timer" Mr.. Cooper
asked. because the brokers will not
negotiate bills for longer. "Well, if
you wish, - said Mr.. Cooper, 81 will
discount your note at that rate for three
years. = care you in earnest?'' asked
the would be borrower. Certainly I
am. will discount your note for $10,-
600 for three years at that rate. Will
you do it?'' "Of course I will, . said
the merchant. Every we'll" said Mr..
Cooper, "just sign this note for s10,-
600, payable in three years, and give me
your check for $500, and the transac-
ton is complete. y ''But where is the
money for me?" asked the astonished
merchant. 'tYou don get any money"
was the reply. Your interest for SO
months at 8 per cent per month amounts
to 106 per cent, OF $40, 800 Therefore
your check for $500 just makes us even.
The force Of this practical illustration
of the folly Of paying such an exorbi-
tant price for the use Of money was
such that the merchant determined new
er to borrow at such ruinous rates, and
he frequently used to say that nothing
could have SO fully convinced him as
this rather humorous proposal by Mr..
Cooper. -New York Post.
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The Giant of the Land Crabs.

The titan of the land crab family is
Birgus latro, commonly called the "purse
crab, a resident Of the islands of the In
dian and South Pacific oceans. Mature
adults are frightful looking creatures,
full 2 feet in length and from to IA
inches across the back, capable of rearing
back and pinching man hip high when
acting in defense, which they are not slow
to do if molested. The pinchers are of
course on the first pair of legs, which are
large and powerful; the second and third
pairs are armed with but single claws,
while the fourth pair-which are much
smaller than either the second or third
and not one-tenth as strong as the 'ipinch-
er carriers are provided with pair of
weak little nippers. A fifth pair of legs.
but SO small as to simply be useless rudi-'
ments, are attached to the body near the
abdomen.
Although not identical with the cocoa
nut crab, described in 'sNotes for the Gu
rious'' on Dec. "a, 1892, it's habits are sim
liar to those Of that curious species of the
crustacea. Like the real cocoanut crab,
it climbs the cocoanut tree and cuts off
the nuts with its powerful pinchers When
a sufficient number have been secured he
slowly and carefully descends to the
ground, pulls the husks from the nuts and,
after striking them over stone or root,
devours the meat at leisure.-St. Louis
Republic.
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Sixty Letters a Dav.

A correspondent is kind enough to send
us the following letter from the late Sir
Andrew Clark, written to patient on
Feb. Is, 1890. 1t shows what an over
whelmingly busy man he always was:
"Dear Mr.. -, I regret exceedingly that
you have suffered SO much inconvenience
at my hands, and have had such trouble
to get an answer to your letters. This is
how it has happened; and from this you
will see how terrible burden letters be-
come to man occupied as am. receive
over 60 letters day, and even on easy
days it is all but impossible to keep head
with them. But sometimes it is quite i'm
possible, and letters must give way to see
ing patients. Until yesterday I had a
country consultation every day. No let
ter was answered on those days, and the
number rose to over 800 On returning
had these letters Cd one hand and unseen
patients on the other. In such conflict
patients must conquer and letters must
succumb. The mere reading of these let
ters, sometimes badly written and often
crossed, is no small labor, and am toiling
at it now. Here is prescription for the
tonic referred to, with my renewed apollo
gies. Pail Mall Budget.
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An Evening with Andrew Lang.

The spelling Of the name of Miss Agnes
Repplier and her singular felicity in
epigranl and phrase inevitably suggest
her familiar namein Philadelphia, where
she lives. This is the ssreplier." Her
dinner conversation in this respects Gel
ebrated among her friends. Miss Rep
plier, as is well known, worships at one
particular shrine, that of Andrew Lang.
Last summer Miss Repplier was in Eng
land and had the anticipated good for
tune to be asked to meet Andrew Lang
at dinner. It would not have been hui
man for Miss Repplier not to have made
a mental toilet as she adorned her body
to meet Mr.. Lang. But dinner, we are
told, i'll England is a serious matter.
Course after course passed unseasoned
by joke, unspiced by epigram and with
out the grace Of felicitous allusion. 1t at
length came to an end. Nor did the con-
versation have any future. The great
Andrew sat down On the floor and played
for the rest of the evening with o kitten.
New York Sun.
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PROBATE NOTICES.
To all persons interested in either of the
Estates hereinafter named.

At Court of Probate held at Port
land. within and for the county of Cum
berland, on the Third Tuesday of Decem-
Der, in the year Of our Lord eighteen hun
dred and ninety three; the following mat
tiers having been presented for the action
thereupon hereinafter indicated, it is
hereby Ordered:
sons interested, by causing COPY of this
order to be published three weeks sue
cessively in the Maine State Press. and
the Weekly Eastern Argus, papers printed
at Portland aforesaid, that they may ap-
pear at a Probate Court to be held a said
Portland on the Third Tuesday of Jan
uary next,> at ten Of the clock in the
forenoon, and be heard thereon and
object if they see cause.
CLARISSA 1. PERLEY. late of Brido-
ton, deceased. Account presented for
allowance by Gardner Cram, Executor.
EFFIE F. EDES, minor child and heir
OF Robert Edes, late of Naples, deceased.
Petition for license to sell and convey
real estate presented by Ellen M. Edes,
Guardian.
SAHARA A. SMITH, late of BRUINS
WICK, deceased. First and Final Ac-
count presented for allowance by bar
ton r. Jordan, Executor.
SARAH A. STROUT, late of Bruins
wick deceased Petition that Barrett
Potter be appointed administrator, pre-
sented by William n. Strout, son of
said deceased.
JOHN W. RUSSELL, late of Yarmouth,
deceased. Final Account presented
for allowance by E. Dudley freeman.
Administrator, C. t.a..
SAMUEL GROVES, late ofYarrnt nth. de
ceased Petition for an allowance out
of the Personal Estate, presented by
Hannah Groves, widow Of said de-
ceased.
EDWARD B. ROBINS ON, late of Deer
ing, deceased. Petition for an allowance
out of the Personal Estate presented
by julia B. Robinson, widow of said
deceased.
JAMES F. WHITNEY,, late of Portland.
deceased. Petition for an allowance
out of the Personal Estate, presented
by Mary Ii. whitney, widow Of said de-
ceased.
LIZZIE STANFORD. late of Portland,
deceased Will and petition for tbe
probate thereof, presented by Joseph W.
Dodge, Executor therein nam ed.
NARY MURRAY, late of Portland. de-
ceased. Petition that George F. Nc
Quillan be appointed Administrator
presented by Brian K. McDonough.
Creditor of said deceased's estate.
RHODA D. PICKERING. late of Port.
land, deceased. Will and petition for
the probate thereof, presented by
Frederick ". Thompson, Executor
therein named.
CHARLES B. GREENLEAF, late of
Portland, deceased. First Account
presented for allowance by John Green
leaf, Administrator
WALDO BERGETTA MEYER, late Of
Cumberland, deceased. Petition that
George Ii. Allan be appointed Admin
istrator, presented by John J. Never,
a son of said deceased.
ANDREW l.. e. CLAPP, late Of Scar
borough, deceased. Will and colicil
thereto and petition for the probate
thereof presented by William H. E.
Capp ct ais, heirs at law. Also
defamation of Charles H. Boyd, one
of the Executors and Trustees.
MARY W. JONES. late of Deering, de
ceased. Will and petition for tie pro-
bate thereof, presented by Charles M.
Jones, executor therein named.
HENRY G. PEABODY, Judge,
A true copy of the original order.
Attest: EDWARD C.REYNOLDS,
Register
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EIcgpoIes.

With proper care Aagpole ought to
last a great many years in spite of the
incessant exposure to the elements. Of
course the best preservative of wood is
paint, and q man who has flagstaff
which has cost him q good sum of
money should see that it is painted at
least once every 10 months. Flagpoles
generally rot at the bottom first, and
then have to be taken down to prevent
them from falling Of their own weight.
The usual length of a pole on top of
high building is from so to rs feet. 1t
is not difficult to get pole in one piece
so feet long, but when man wants to
add % feet to that he has to do it by
means Of splicing. Boston Herald.
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THE DEATH OF MARLBOROUGH.

The sun shines on the chamber wall.
The sun shines through the tree;
Now, though mistaken by the wind,
The leaves fall ccaselessly;
The bells from Woodstock's steeple
Shake Blenheim's fading bough,
This day you won Malplaquet''--
AYE, something then, but now!''
They lead the old man to a chair,
Wandering pale and weak;
LIS thin lips move: SO faint the sound
You scarce can hear him speak.
They lift q picture from the wall,
Bold eyes and swelling brow.
THE day you won Malplaquet''-
Aye, something then, but now!''
They reach him down rusty sword
In faded velvet sheath;
The old man drops the heavy blade
And mutters tween his teeth.
There's sorrow in his fading eye
And pain upon his brow.
"With this you won Malplaquet'-
Aye, something then, but now!"
Another year; stream Of lights
Flows down the avenue: ~
A mile of mourners, sable clad, ~
Walk weeping two by two; NJ
The steward locke into the grave (
With sad and downcast brow.
"This day he won Malplaquet''-
AYE, something then. but now!''
Walter Thornbury in New York Ledger.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-29

of the Senate and President to these
nineteen States, we were originally
anew on the subject of extradition. In
the meantime central German govern
ment has been Professionally established,
which extinguishes the right of these
separate parties to enter into negotia-
lions with foreign governments on sub
Jects of several intrests TO the whole"
The Senate returned the treaty to Pres
ident Polk, and subsequently an ex-
tradition treaty was entered into between
the United States and the government
of Germany.
Mr.. Cleveland appears to be the only
President who has Withdrawn from the
Senate treaties made and sent in by
his predecessors. In other instances of
withdrawal the treaties had been made
BY the President, who Withdrew them.
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A New Years Gift Hera1ded,

The measureless popularity of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters has been the growth of more
than third of century, AS in the past the
coming new year will be nshered in by the
appearance Of fresh Almanac clearly setting
forth the nature, uses and operation of this
medicine of world wide fame. 1t is well worth
perusal. Absolute accuracy in the astronom-
ical calculations and calendar WILL as before.
be valuable characteristics, while the reading
matter will include statistics, humor and gen.
eral information, accompanied by admirably
executed Illustrations. The Almanac is issuef,
from the publishing department of The Hos.
letter Company at Pittsburg, and will be nrint-
ed ed on thelr presses in English, German, French
Welsh, Norwegian, Swedish, Holland 10
Eemian and Spanish All druggists and conn
try dalerS furnish 1t without cost.
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Graduated From Heidelberg.

The daughter of the late Professor
Windshield, the famous German au-
thority on Roman law, has been gradu-
ated from the University of Heidelberg
with the degree of PHI. D. Fraulein
Windshield is the first woman to be adj
mitted to the old seat of learning with
the privilege of taking her degree. She
passed a brilliant examination. The
university, it is said, will probably soon
be opened to women. --Exchange
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| 0 day of gladness, day of joy divine,
What part in three. have I, since ali my
light
Is faded into shadow Joy is thine,
But mine is sorrow; and too dim my
sight
Has grown for Christmas sunshine: give
TO me
But memory.
Thoughts dear of other DAYS within nv
heart
Hold me apart
l cannot bless this Christmas day so fast
The tears come-all my BLESSING is the
past.
Poor aching heart, poor tired eyes, that
Only, the empty chair, the vacant
Poor human longing for what cannot
The voice grown silent, the beloved
face!
Love knows-love knows!-but yet, be-
Ileve me, dear,
You need not fear
The Christmas brightness: tears but
clear the eyes,
And, grown more wise,
The soul looks forth with added power
The power of deeper tenderness.
Gladness is to the mark of empty hearts.
Nor grief OF full ones; either is there
strife
'Twixt Joy and Sorrow: each to each
Nimparts
New meaning, children of one mother
Q troubled soul, unconscious of thy
strength,
Behold at length,
From out the very depths of shadow,
shine
This truth divine,
That of one spirit is our loss and gain,
Our deepest comfort and our deepest
pain!
The empty joy is that which knows not
grief
The empty grief is that which glad
ness fears:
Of sorrow and of joy is born belief,
And blessed is the smile that breaks
through tears.
Then let the holly mingle with the yew,
Dear heart and true,
For unto God there is nor first nor last
Love knows no past.
With steadast gaze He looks on hopes
and fears,
And gathers to His feet the passing
years.
The Outlook
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-29

J. Hippisley says that he has looked
upon the whole range Of the Swiss Alps
while removed from them by distance
Of goo miles, and Sir w. Jones affirrns
that the HiInalayas appeared to his
view from distance Of 224 miles.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-29

The Cardiff GIANT the famous
stone man hoax of 30 years ago, was 10
feet az inches in length; had nose
6 inches long, a mouth inches wide
and a foot 151a inches from toe to heel.
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NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN .,.4
~ subscriber has been tuly an n,ai t tlie
trx of the estate OF 11'ihlstfa-
PETER Fl. GORDON, late Of Dearino
in the County of Cumberland da
and given bonds as the law oeSS:sased.
All persons having demands ,,no uirectS.
estate df said deceased, are requiresa p4 ! the
h sid t re ca spd al e. indebted 20
AMANDA GORDON. AS,,,,-' As ~
Deerng, December 18th, 1898. 0i~ <.
dec15d1awawFs
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CHRISTMAS MEMORIES.

BY AvEBIo sTANDIsH FRANCIS.
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See the special bargains at Atkinson''
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


"a Night at the Circus'' is a farce
comedy full of rush and vim. There are
great many people in the cast and a
number of them are very skilful special
lists. The third act is the feature of the
play. 1t is a scene from the circus and
is strong reminder of the glories of the
saw-dust and pink lemondade. Miss
Nellie McHenry as Queen Of the Arena.
Nellie Brown and Mile. Milan is exceed
ingly good, and is well supported by the
Dewitt Sisters in their musical special
ties, the Wild Man of Borneo, the Can
non Tosser and all of the other attrac-
tions of the ring. There was a crowded
house last night and frequent applause.
Another performance will be given to-
night, which is the end of the company
season.
The Man From Boston.
Next Tuesday night in Portland Thea
tire John L. Sullivan will come forward
in play, ingenuously called ''That Man
from Boston, in which his own life and
habits, his faults and his virtues are
calmly and dispassionately discussed.
1t is a new departure, something in the
way of an experiment, but in this case.
although the subject is handled with per-
feet truth and openness, still discretion
is displayed that robs 1T of any feature
that might be Objectionable. Possibly
the next thing we shall hear of will be
the exploiting of the newest divorces
life and experience in play written for
the purpose. Mr.. Sullivan is supported
by an excellent company.
Notes.
Next week "The Country Circus will
be seen in Portland Theatre and the
week after will be played Hoyt's ITEM
perance Town."
Palmer's Uncle Tom Cabin company
will appear at City Hall this afternoon
and evening.
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DEATHS.

In Willard, May II, Geo. W. Rollins, aged 76
years months.
Funeral this Saturday afternoon at $50 o'clk
from his late residene.
In West Gray. May 10. Isaac Libby, aged 81
years 6 months.
Funeral Saturday afternoon at / o'clock, at
: In Gardiner, May 10, William Hunt aged
80 years.
LII Riverside. April 10. Mrs. Sarah A. Weeks,
In Waterville, April TO- Miss Sarah Weeks,
IN Vinalhayen, April 81, Mrs. Rebecca Little
field aged 81 years.
InLee, April 20. Mrs. Mary Mallett, aged 81
In Southwest Harbor. April 10, Mrs. John B,
Lash, aged 81 years.
In MT Desert, April %, Chas. E. Wilson, for
merly of Cherryfeld, aged " years.
In Hallowell, Agril %, Mrs. Adeline Bauchy,
In South Berwick, April %, Lois R. Hayes,
aged SO years.
In Wiscasset, April "a, Joseph Jackson, aged
about SO years.
In Vinalhaven, May l, Samuel Smith. aged
80 years.
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MARRIAGES..

In North Monmouth, April %, Linn E. Han
ford of Winthrop and Miss Jennie M. Butter6
field of Belgrade.
In Augusta, April 27, Athorn N. Button Of
Windsor and Miss Adeline B. Townsend of
Chelsea. e
Brewer and Miss Eta Moore.
In Brewer, April 27, Benjamin S. Jameson
of Orrington and Miss Grace E. Smith of
Brewer.
In Northeast Harbor, April 16, Alexander F.
Moore and Miss Bertha E. Smalldge, both of
Mt Desert.
In Northeast Harbor Apr is. Wilbert A
Rice and Miss Clara A. Bunker.
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Bargains in clothing at Atkinson's.

The latest development in the Lincoln
Bank embezzlement case is the course of
Cashier Shaw and his friends in reliev-
ing the bondsmen of all their obligations,
having made satisfactory arrangements
with the bank, by which the bondsmen
are no longer holden, they having been
legally discharged. Several of the
bondsmen took steps to protect their in
terests, employing Hon. Orville d.
Baker of Augusta to act in their behalf.
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RAYMOND'S
VACATION
EXCURSIONS.


EXCURSIONS.
ALL TRAVELLING EXPENSES INCLUDED.
Parties will leave Boston July s and 22 for
Two Grand Excursions OF Fifty-six Days to
AL AS KA.'
The outward route is to be over the Pictur-
esque Canadian Pacific Railway, through
Montreal, Winnipeg, Banff Hot Springs. the
gr la scenery OF the selklrks, and Victoria;
of Twelve Days, Vid Tacoma, Portland ETC., and
the Northern Pacific Railroad, with Week
in the Yellowstone National Park and
Week at the Worlds Columbian EXPOSE
ton.
Magnificent Trains of Palace Sleeping and
Dining Cars, with every first-class appoint
ment, are to be used in crossing the continent
The Alaska trip will be on the favorite steamer
'Queen.'
Colorado and the Yellowstone National
Park: Two 39-day Excursions, leaving Bos-
ton July 10, and August 18th.
Colorado Tours: Five Excursions to the
R Rosta famous nous ROCKY Mountain resorts leaving
IL, and October 9th.
The Yellowstone Park and California: A
72-Days' Excursion, leaving Boston August 80;
also a 27-Days' Excursion to the Yellowstone
Park and return.
Each of the above parties will have week at
the Worlds Fair
The Worlds Columbian Exposition:
Special Pullman Vestibued Trains with Dining
Cars leave Boston for Chicago daily A week
at the Raymond & Whitcomb Grand Hotel, OPP
posite the Fair Grounds, is included in the
tickets.
ngSend for descriptive book, mentioning
the particular tour desired
RAYMOND & WHITCOMB,
296 Washington Street Opposite School
street,, Boston, Mass.
may13 16 IS
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Total ........... 49,. .$64,375 $64O75
*The exact amount of the state tax for each
year is $9,056.07, of the county tax, S3119.19
increasing by 26 cents the totals shown in the
table.
The total of the new appropriations
scheduled last evening is 64,O75.26. If
reduction in the bonded debt is to be
made this will be increased.
The tax levied last year was $685.
333. 48. 1t is thought that the increase
of property will yield $4,000 more this
year. All the floating debt Of the town
is paid up, leaving the bonded debt out
standing $98.475; to offset which are
assets of $31, 1926.
The Schools.
For the school committee Mr.. Wood
bury reported a request for $7700 for the
common schools, $500 for the High
school and $500 for text books. Thissis
an increase over the amount asked for
last year. The cause of this is the con-
templated increase of the school year
from 33 to 36 weeks. In Portland the
school year of actual work is 38 weeks;
Lewiston, 81; Westbrook, So; Wateryille,
35. The actual working weeks in Deer
ing are but 80. The Deering schools are
costing much less than the schools of
other places. The cost per scholar now
is about IS, and with the increase will be
from SO to $40. In Westbrook the cost
is $40.
Alderman Jacobs moved that the
recommendation of the committee with
regard to SO weeks of school be adopt
ed.
The increase was voted.
The Sewer.
1t has been discovered that the por-
ton of the sewer first laid, from Deering
Point to Oakdale, on Forest avenue, is
cracked in several places. The work
was done under an old contract and bv
different ontract or from the one doing
the present work.
The Mayors Veto
The first veto in the history of the city
government was made last evening.
Some time ago, an article appeared in
the Deering News making an attack on
the last city government, especially on
Mayor Merr1ll. Inc allegations lin this
attack did not at all correspond with the
facts; SO the Board of Aldermen passed
an order instructing the City Clerk to
publish a statement correcting the mis-
statements made. Mayor Sawyer vetoed
the order on the ground that the city
had nothing to do with attacks made by
one citizen upon other citizens. An at
tempt was made to pass the order over
the veto, but it failed of the needed two
thirds, Messrs. Harris (Dem.), Leighton
Dem.), and Redlon (Rep.) voting nay,
and Messrs. True, Aver, Nevens and ia
cobs fall Republicans) voting yea. So
the veto was sustained
The false statement was that Mayor
Merrill did not make certain required re-
turns, when the fact is that he did make
all the returns.
Aims House Barn.
The bids for the new aims house barn
were read by Alderman Aver, as follows:
George Sylvester. so, 5000
=. +. small .--.--............ 2,295.OO
Ill. X. johnson 2, 466.0O
Lane u Burnham. 2,350.O0
Elbridge Johnson. ............. 2,S36.O0
Miscellaneous.
It was voted that all petitions for new
street lights be referred to the next city
government.
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CITY OF DEERING.
City Government Meeting Last Even;no-
Appropriation Bill Made Up-Leneth
of School Year-The First Veto.

An important meeting of the city gov
eminent of Deering was held last even
ing. The appropriation bill was made
up, and is as follows, compared with last
years appropriations:
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Colds, Cramps
Collie, Etc.

A harmless tonic for disordered stomachs.
Strictly Non Alcoholic and Pure.
Every family should have at hand a
bottle of this most efficacious house
hold remedy for immediate calls. Be
sure that it is Bakers non-aicoh5Lc.
Bakers Fruit and Spice Extracts are
sold By all .frst-class Grocers.
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ALL EXPENSES INCLUDED.
Parties will leave Boston July and ~ for
Two Grand Excursions OF Fifty-six Days to