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\ " onan's Debate.

party of women were having a little
couhieGtlsl chat the other day, giving
their views Ia turn upon the subject Of
their husbands marrying again If they
were ever In position 10 do 50 without
being arrested for oigamy. Said one, a
wife of a year. with great, trusting blue
eyes, II taink il would kin me If knew
for certain that Tom would ever love an.
other woman.
~ think marriages are made for time
and eternity, and am perfectly certain
that II Was never Intended for mau to
have more than one wife
1t looks positively indecent TO see three
graves, marked by headstones, each one Of
which bears different name, but all rep
resenting that Here lies the wife of John
Jones, while in al! probability Mrs Jones
the fourth j. ii that very moment praucing
around in full and vigorous health 1t {,
decidedly confusing at any rate"
"A man needn't necessarily have four
wives" objected a mild-voiced matron.
who hsd been married 20 years. and for
my part think 1t is complimentary TO the
dead wife ~ have her husband plunge
again into the sea OF mstrimony, instead
uf acting as though he had experienced
such agony with the hrst wife that one
experience was enough Tor him. All ask
Of my husband il to walt deceu. length
u time before bringing home wife No 2
Men are 50 helpless, you know, that
thry really need woman to look after
them. | don't see any use Of Il widow
MARI, ing again, but WITH gs.an II is very
y ".22;-,nI Now, I've been married 70
years. and yet do not believe that John
could lind pocket handkerchief, even
though 1t was placed right uctorr his nose.
He always rumpes every thing in the
bureau drawers and then declares that the
object that he is looking for is not there,
and in the summer when | 20 away he
loses half his wardrobe either at the laun-
dry or in traius or restaurants.
II believe that man was never meant to
live alone, for the simple reason that he is
the most dependent creature aliye, and
needs more fussing over ard coIdliug than
six-months-oll baby. Therefore, say
again, don't blame widowers one bit for
getting married again as soon as possible" !"
Your r,marks are all very true" pouted
the bride, but just the same, don't want
any other woman to do the petting and
looking after. I'd rather think of Tom
roaming about the world minus collar
buttons and umbrellas for the rest of his
days than dwell upon the thought of
another woman acting as understudy TO
his memory for him"
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Up to 80 years ago there was but a
handful Of evangelical Christians in
Russia. Slowly, and then more rapidly,
the Stundist congregations have grown,
until now 250, 600 Of these evangelical
Christians are scattered over southern
and southwestern Russia The history
of the Russian Molochans, who are
found in the east and southeast of the
country, is much like that of the Stun
dists, save that it dates back century
and half. Some estimate the number
Of Russian evangelical Christians by
the millions. Probably the,e are at least
500, 600, though many times that num-
Der are in sympathy with them. Moth
ing has done SO much toward the spread
of this movement as the wide sale Of
tho Bible. Less than century ago the
Bible was exceedingly scarce, but now
every year the British and Foreign
Bible society alone sells $50, 900 copies.
and during the past 50 years has put in
circulation 5000, 600 volumes. The
Bible is Transforming the Russians and
bringing them from darkness into light.
-tychanpo
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
Topic for the Week Beginning Jan. %
Comment by Rev. s. II. DOYLE.

ToPIc.-God's promises and their proofs.
Heb. vi, 90
The book of Hebrews is one of the
most precious and important books in
the Bible. 1t is true that the author is
unknown, but this does not cause us to
doubt its inspiration, for the character
of the book fully attests this fact. 1t
is precious and important because it
discusses the Old Testament dispensa-
tion in the light of the New and un-
folds the relation existing between the
two. In the passage selected as our
topical reference the writer exhorts
his readers not to fall back from the
faith. but to be steadfast, diligent and
patient to wait upon God because God
is sure in his promise Let us note:
/. The promises of God. Irhas been
computed that. in all, there are 80. 900
promises in the Bible. These promises
are Of course of every form and variety
and embrace all the various relations Of
life. Some pertain to temporal mat
tres, others to spiritual; some to the
present life and others to the life to
come, and there are also promises to
Hdividuals, promises TO the church,
promises TO nations and promises to
the world. The one great promise re-
ferred to in our topic is that of place
OF rest and happiness, home with God
beyond this life, where Jesus, our fore
runner. has already entered, made a
high priest forever after the order OF
Melchisedec
2. The proofs OF tho fultillment Of
Gods promises. There may DO said to
be four reasons given in our lesson as
proofs Of tho certainty of the fulfillment
of Gods promises. Q1 Gods unforget-
tulness verse 10) God is not unright-
eous to forget your work and labor ~
love which ye have showed toward His
name, in that ye have ministered to
His saints and do minister (2) The
fultillment Of past promises in the case
of Abraham (verses 1870. God made
promise to Abraham and so
after he had patiently endured he OBJ
tanned the promise" God had kept the
promise He had made 10 Abraham, and
this was an earnest that He would also
keep His promises to the children Of
Abraham (3) The fact that God made
the promise. This is included in one Of
the two immutable things in verse Is.
The first was the promise Of God Gods
character makes it impossible to break
promise once given. God is not man,
that He could lie. (4l Gods oath. This
Is the = 'ond immutabe thing. To
make certainty mo. certain, and man
still more sure, God took an oath,
swearing ty Himself, as there was none
higher. God, willing more abund-
antly to show unto the heirs Of promise
the immutability Of His counsel, con
firrned it hy an oath" These make the
promises Of God sure and certain.
Bible Readings ten. xxi, 8, l2;
Ell. xiii, %; Joshua xiii, IA; Chron.
xvii, 80; Prov xii, IL; Ps. Xii. 8;
lisa. j, IS; Jer. xxxiii. IA; Luke i, go
73; Acts i, 4; Rom. j. IL; Gal. iii, 22;
Heb. iv, /; III Tim. i, /
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Philadelphia has 33s Christian En-
deavor societies
There are nine Christian Endeavor
societies in Cape Colony, South Africa.
Every Christian Endeavor society
that gives not less than $40 to the work
Of missions through its own denomi-
national board is to have its name en-
crossed upon an immense missionary
roll of honor to be displayed at the
Cleveland convention next July.
The state Christian Endeavor conven-
tions held last fall have been gather
ings unequaled for spirituality and
numbers. Sore of these state gather
ings have audiences overfiowing build
ings and opera houses that would seat
5000 and 1900 people President
Clark has been able to attend nearly all
Of these gatherings, much to the delight
and profit of the young people.
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1t is told of Hannah More that she had q
good way of managing tale-bearers. 1t is
said that whenever she was told anything
derogatory to another her inyariable reply
was, Come, we will go and ask IL this be
true" The effect was sometimes ludicrous-
ly painful. The tale-bearer was taken
aback, stammered out a qualifc alton. or
begged that no notice might be taken Of
the statement. Bat the good lady was in
exorable; off she took the scandal monger
to the scandalized TO make inquiry and
compare accounts. 1t is not likely that
anybody ever a second time ventured TO
repeat gossipy story to Hannah More.
One would think her method of treatment
would be sure cure for scandal.
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>iiipBtILDINt,
ON Union River Half Century Ago
Some Famous ships

ON Union River Half a Century Ago
some Famous ships.
stranger standing on the bridge and
/ looking to the southwark down Union
river, says writer in the Enterprise, could
hardly believe that forty years ago an 1900
than few hundred yards OF. aud that 1t
was fpsted down that same shallow look
ing stream 70 the mighty sea. Who could
believe. to-day, that forty tD fifty years
ago large barques and briggs loaded at the
wharyes almost within hsiling distance Of
Union river bridge, and that there was an
excellent ship channel where now there is
no Water at all:
The mills had not at that time damned
up the river with their refuse. and there
were but few shoals and banks Of slabs
and >awdust along its course. Then the
salmon came up from the Sea. and were
cauAS: Il zach numbers that sn appren-
tees iudentures of that date contained a
clause which limited the nuinSvI vi ZINES
per week that his master could feed him
on those dsinty fish.
>hipbu!ding at Ellsworth reached it-
height in ISL In that year six vessels
were built at the yards on the eastern
barn Of the river. below th, bridrs These
x,r,. r,.f.,ur,s,,.hri,. sb.-or. ,,,,
rugged ship The brigs were named the
"Fredouia." the "Dunkirk," the "Octayia
Woodwsrd'' and tn. ..p NJ Tinker" TIN.
.,.,4. "a :,
'"''' 'H "a
Htahl : tArd' the X VI. Tinker, IN
Jameson'- ward which was located near
wbrr. th,. marine railway nav il IN.
.I-.,.t - A n.
'''"A" = ~"
ApFam Lofd :, tard and the "Dankirk
st the point near the present site OF Hop
kjn.' foundry
Ill
A"' '1i4 = ''''u A'S"' was ouh' 10
Jones yard now Hah>; and tie ship
'Horizon,~ 1900 cons, wa, built by Seth
T3.1slc contractor rasr,b, ,-.,,,
'u''''nS ho" oo-
cHp'ed oy keed As sal' loft, was built at
tbs, time for steam mill, and was fitted
up with machinery to do the saving and
il4uiug for the ship carpenters Mr.
T>iaie lot money on the contract. Int
the ship WAS built aud launched. The
keel "a- laid sometime in May, 1851, and
-hr wA~ launched in May. 1855.
There was 10 tpw boat in those days !;
and, although there was good ship chan
nei. The Horizon drew rather too much
water, and she had 10 De warped down
river with ha~ ~~ers made fast 20 ring bolt B.,
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Tonight across my senses steals the perfume OF
the Pine.
9 sweeter far to homesick hearts than draughts
Of fragrant wine
Again uplift the sea girt isles whose sylvan
beauties reign,
And dreams oi thee come back to me, mother
land of Maine
Thy glories sleam before my eyes as in the olden
davs,
see again the labyrsnths OF Casco's lovely bays
The sea gulls cry rings in my brain as DER the
foam he flies,
when Memory sets her signal lights along the
darkened skies.
There's laughter in the bending trees, there's
music in the gale.
Zach ship upon the tonight Is some remem.
berrd sail
And Peering through tbs m-ts that fold me in
their my site spell,
cry What ho! o mariners The answer is,
Farewell"
Like phantom ships before the wind they to
their havens nec
" hilt !, the wandcrcr. must drift upon shore
les sea
But while the lights Of being burn within the con
-ciou- brain,
Ny cye- viii seek thy far OF coast, o motheriand
~ Maine.
Robert Rccf
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seems to hallcw us there. we may seek
through the world. 'tis not met with else.
where"
In the evolution of home there follows
sequence which continues on forever,
and the real homes we are building sre for
eternity. for, as someone has said Home
Is where the heart is" and one has but to
return, after a lapse of years, to ones
childhood's home to verify its truth; for
in the words Of the old song:
What is home without a mother,
What are all the joys meet
When her loving smile no longer
Greets the coming of our feet"
Where all is changed, save the old-time
clock which still stands ticking on. though
the fathers hand which faithfully wound
It each Sabbath morn so many years. Is
stilled. Looking at it now, with throug-
Ing memories dmmng the eyes. Ii w
closely home come the touching lines Of
Longfellow
"All are scattered now and fed
fF"N eit -otht
And when ask with throb of pain,
oh. when shall they all meet again,
As In the days long since gone bv?
Tho ancient time piece makes reply,
iurvcr never Never. forever
Never here. forever there
When all parting, pain and care.
And death. aud time shall disappear
Forever there. hut never here"
Il Is not the material house which con.
stitutes home. This once happy place.
where parents and children. brothers and
sisters learned to love and know and help
one another. has become. through the
inevit table evolution OF change, no longer
home. And it is with longing love one
turns from it to visit that last resting
place:
Where chiseied columns point the index hand
To the TAR heights hey ond the sunsets glow
The valley Of the everlasting hills.
Whose hallowed heights seuison bestow
And bending Ger the sacred mounds,
silently breathe the poets Invocation that
They who for many weary years. with toll Of
breath,
Pound death In HE may here ind life In death %
A. they have gone all must 20,
~, 4 nor high nor low,
Aud since they ', ,,ae
We all w gld e. for faith do,i .'.-. h..-tovy
And cen with u, those We lave. all viii he
well We know
Thus the earth home evolves into that
home not made with hands, eternal IN the
heavens
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Mamma" said little May, as she looked for the
first time at her new baby sister, 'Pm very much
obliged to you for oferin' her to me for a sister,
but I've got all the sisters want, SO III take her
for cousin. n."-Harper's Young People.
"John," exclaimed the nervous woman, edo
you think there Is burglar in the house ?" "Cer-
tainly not Why. 1 haven't heard a sound all
night" "That's just what alarms me- Any bur
glar who wasn't foolish would Keep perfectly
quiet SO as not to excite our suspicious. Indeed,
John, do 30 wish You would get up and look
through the housep'- Washington Star
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The young man was being entertained by the
small boy while he waited for the young lady to
appear. II say" said the youngster after a
long list Of questions, your mother doesn't live
here, does she:" NO, she lives in Saginaw"
You haven't got any relations here either, have
you;n None at all" 81 said So" said the boy.
in a satisfied way. Said it to whom" ITO sis.
ter when she said she believed your uncle had
your watch cause you never took it out to see If
ii was time to go."-Detroa Free Press.
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MRS. RCGENIA IL. WALKERS PAPER,


There is no word In the human language
nearer or dearer to the human heart than
Home" Man will, If need be, stake life
itself in its defense. Minstrels and bards
have ever sung its praise; yet one looks in
vain through the works of such poets as
Tennyson. Longfellow and Whittier for q
poem entitled Home" And why this
significant omission? Is 1t. perchance, be-
cause of its personal nearness, that the
pen more readily transcribes thought than
feelingf
The motions in nature, as the running
stream, the waving tree, the rowing wind,
have been POLITICALLY called "God's circula-
tion." May not the happy homes be called
His lodging placer Home is literally de-
fined as q dwelling-place Therefore, be
it In tribal tent or In private dwelling Of
nearest kin, the place we inhabit Is called
home; and be it cave, hovel, hut, cottage
or palace, If "a charm from the skies
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President of Insurance Co.--"I am afraid ouI
advertising man is no good. He send a shipment
of blotters to Philadelphia" secretary-"wha hat
of that" They don't use blotters there, they
wait for the ink to dry,"-Brooklyn Life.
Mamma, when Willie has a toothache you take
him to the dentist to have 1t filed, don't your"
asked Tommy. "Yes dear" said mamma. "Well,
I've got stummickache. Don't you think we'd
better go to the candy store?'- Harper's Bazaar.
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south Hancock.

South Hancock has several residents
who are over ninety years of age. The old
est of these is Mrs. Hulda Crabtree, who
was born in Natick, Mass, In February,
1896. She lives with her son, one Of nine
children. and has many grandchildren, aud
four great gIeat-grandchIldren. She has
no need of glasses and remembers the war
of 1912 distinctly. Her father fought at
Bunker Hill. Mrs. Crabtree had a cousin.
Martin Stratton, nearly ninety-tive years
old, who died last v eek at South Hancock.
Mrs. Eliza Frost of the same place is
ninety one years old, and lives with her
daughter, Phebe Hackett, herself a great
grandmother Mrs. Sallie Smith, another
neighbor, was born In 1913.
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South Rluehill.

Capt. Wm. J. Jackson has hauled his
vessel up in Boston for the winter, and his
wife has gone up to stay with him.
Henry Hendrickson is getting out timber
to build him a new barn.
Mrs. Lewis Sullivan is quite III.
Fred Candase came home from Ro.n-
land last week.
A. X. Conary is i'll with the grip
Angus Henderson cut his hand severely
one day last week.
Oscar Bowden is getting out wood at
North Brooklin.
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One little hut among The bushes.
One that love,
Still fondly to my memory rushes
No matter where | rove"
The poet Longfellow says :

Each mans chimney is his golden milestone,
Is the central point from which he measures
every distance,
Through the gateways Of the world around him"
1t is alleged that the isolated home tends
to selfishness Not 50 under generous
nurture. Home should be living foun-
tain fed by unfailing springs, not q sealed
well of self-inserest. Its Overlooking
waters make of social life an oasis even in
desert places. Here come the homeless
who are hungry and athirst to learn how
much more blessed it. is to give than to
receive. Here the old, yet ever new, ex-
pressions of love spar kle In loving out
burst. These words of sympathy and
affection tighten toll, sweeten rest, and
beautifully enrich home life. Then. too,
the permanent home fosters friendships
that will endure during this life and be-
yond it. good citizenship, a sense of re-
| sponsibility and neighborly kiudliness.
The home is the unit of society, as the
| individual is the unit of the home. AS
individuals we are bat parts of a whole
Each little group of individuals which
makes home is an organism. not an ac-
| cretion. The home cannot be built. 1t Is
a growing life. The true home, being the
product of organic growth, is subject to
cultivation like other organisms. 1t has
an inner invisible life and an outer foi IN
of expression. Though the former is
much more important, they should be CO.
ordinate. 1t is not the grand house. the
fine furniture and elegant accessories
which make the home These are but the
form, not the reality. Love, joy and peace
diffuse as holy a brightness in the lowly
cot as in the palace. Each cabin and each
mansion radiates its own peculiar at
mosphere.
The poets have woven into their songs
immortal pictures Of the endearments of
home. Who that reads Robert Burns
exquisite poem. THE Cotter's Saturday
Night" has not q quick response as he
catches visions of the ideal home and be-
lieves they are a blessed reality. John
Howard Payne. in his famous song.
"Home Sweet Home" speaks the true
word, and touches tender chord In the
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COUNTY NEWS.
For additional county ne,cs see other PAGES
siilbri,lge.
REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1893.

!
1t ofttimes brings up many sad renec-
| tiohs, out Is always profitable to review
the past. ln looking over the occurrences
OF the past year we find we, as inhabitants
OF the town Of Milbrdge, have much to
| be thankful for. 1t is true that quite a
number of our citizens who were with us
at the commencement of 1898 were not
permitted TO see its close, but this is to be
expected, as it is the same In every COM
munity.
While the past year has been financially
rather hard one in many places through
out our country, IL has, we think, dealt
with us very leniently Let US look at II
little. In the first place we have met with
no losses. Not building has been burned,
nor, as far as We know, any loss In any of
our shipping or sailors. So far everything
stands the same, yet not the same, as we
claim there have been some improvements.
Two sardine factories have been in
operation where before there was but one
This has given labor TO a large number of
workmen.
J. w. Sawyer & Sons have employed
quite large crew of carpenters In their
yard where large vessel has been build
ing, but not yet launched.
Some new houses have been built, a
humDeE OF Stables, sneds, ETC., and many
houses newly shingled and painted.
Paving cutting has become quite an in
dustry here. and considerable number Of
men work at it the year round. good
many cut it on their own land and sell
1t where 1t is quarried-getting s33 per
900 for ii.
well man or woman need not starve
In Milbridge this winter 'Ts true the
poor We have with US. but they are
promptly attended to and not allowed to
suffer.
Our hay crop was light, but potatoes
and all kinds of vegetables are In
abundance.
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New York still leads with 3,l19 So
cieties; Pennsylvania has .. sls, and at
her last convention took for her mott0,
Zone thousand new societies the COM
ing year" Illinois has 2,056; Ohio,
1,s62; Iowa. 1885; Indiana. l,1s5;
Massachusetts, 1,1S4, and Kansas,
LOGS. There are now 1909 junior so
cieties enrolled. Illinois still leads in
this most important work, having 5l3
societies; New York, 4s2; Pennsyl-
vania, 440; Ohio. 267; Massachusetts,,
26l Indiana, 241; Iowa, 233; Kansas,
20l. Make way for the boys and girls!
The junior movement bids fair to rival
any stream Of Christian Endeavor that
Is making glad the city Of our God. -
John Willis Baer.
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Mrs. Dole, the wife Of the president Of
Hawaii, Is q native Of this town. Her
maiden name was Anna Prentiss Cate. She
IS the daughter OF the late Charles Adams
Cate and Jane Russell adams Cate ami
the granddaughter Of Thomas Adams all
of Castine. Thomas Adams was a broth
tr of Samuel Adams, and the brothers
were among the most substantial early
merchants of Castine. Miss Gates early
gIrlhood was spent at her home, where
she became a teacher In the Eastern State
Normal school. She was a lady of excel
lent education and will be pleasantly re-
membered by the earlier graduates of this
institution. In addition To her education
al qualifications Mrs. Dole Is tlne artist
ia oil painting, much at home Il society,
aifahle and genial IN manner These quail
tiles make is-T many friends which sne Is
enable to retain by FER M Or. auu hearty
kindness. Edward Z. Adams, now of
Massachusetts, an uncle Of Mrs Dole,
went to Honolulu where he spent many
years. He lett the Islands in 1858. In
1870 while living at Honolulu Mr.. Adams
received d visit from his niece Miss Anna
T. Cate. 1t was at her uuc.e's that Miss
Cate met her future husband, Sanford
Ballard Dole. now the provisional presi-
dent of Hawaii. When Miss Gate returned
To her home she was accompanied by Mr..
Dole, and in 1873 they were married here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dole returned to Honolulu
where they have since resided. During
her residence at the island, Mrs. Dole has
brought up in her own family many native
girls. educating them and impressng them
with something of her own personality.
Whatever may be the fate of this would
be island republic, Mrs. Dole will ever re-
main universal fayorIte with both the
native and foreign population.
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Marvellous Growth Of Christian Endeavor.
There are now %, 800 societies Of
Christian Endeavor in the world Near
ly ?, 600 new societies have been report
ed since the Montreal international CON
vention