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RAILROADS.
GRAND TRUNK
Railway System.
On aad after MONDAY. June 14th, 1887
trains will IN al IoiioWs.
T.EATE.

On aad after MONDAY. June 1Ath, 1887
trains will I I'm az follows
LEAVE.
For Auburn and Lewiston 100. $40 a. m.
1890, 1.3o, 400. $40 and 8.30p. m.
For Gcrham, Berlin and Island POND o.4o a.
m; 1.S0 and $50 p. NJ.
For Gorham and Berlin Sundays o.3o a. N.
For Auburn and Lewiston sundays 90 p M
For Montreal; and Chicago $40 a. NJ; and
$50 p. nj.
For quebec $40 a. m. ands8.3o p. m. .sl.g
ARRIVALS.
From Lewiston and Auburn $40, S.25,
IO.l5 and 11.50 n. M, $40, 6.l6 and 5.45
p. m.
From Island Pond, Berlin aud Gorham 40
and 1915 a. M. and 5.45 p. m.
From Chicago and Montreal $40 a. N. and
5.46 o. m.
From Quebec o. p. m.
From Lewiston and Auburn Sundays S.25 a. N.
The 80 D. M train runs through to Montreal
daily, Sundays included. Attached TO this
train in Pullman for Montreal: ALSO a
through Pullman for Chicago daily. SUNDAYS
included
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on Night
trains and parlor cars on DAY trains.
TICKET oFFIGK DEPOT AT FOOT OF
INDIA STREET.
CAAs. NJ. HAYS. GENT Manager.
Portland. June l4tn. 1897. jel4u
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of Stable Products in the
Leading Markets
NewYork Stock and Money Market.

(By Telegraph.l
NEW YORK, June IL.
Money on call easy at o911A: prime mer,
camille paper at 3@4 per cent. Sterling Ex-
change was dull, steady, with actual business in
bankers bills at S7a4 81 Tor demand. and
4 1854 "A sc Tor 6O-day bills; posted rates at
4ss61A a. 8sHa: Commercial bills IS.
Government Bonds firm.
State bonds are dull.
Railroad bonds strong.
Bar Silver 595s.
Mexican dollars 471s.
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Maine Postmasters Appointed.

Washington, June 12.-These postmas-
tiers have been appointed:
F.W. Mallett, Fort Kent, vice Henry
W. Nadeau; 1. W. Feeny, South Thorn
aston, vice L. M. Butler; W. d. Brad
ford, Turner, vice H. L. Irish; R. W.
Bartlett, Union, vice A. M. Wingate
S. A. Mcguire, West Poland, vice
George Q. Goodwin.
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:. $. CANADA. go ,eS; TOE J,

Boston to Liverpool via Qpeenstown:
Saturday, May 29th, at 8 a. IN.
sa5ui day, July Sd, at IL IN.
saturday, Aug. 18th, at $50 p. m.
RATES OF PASSAGE,
First Cabin. $685. and upwards. Return
800 and upwards according to Steamer and
accommodations. TIE ~ i
Second Cabin. To Liverpool, London, Lon
donderry and Queenstown, s34 to $4,000.
Return, S66.75 to s76, according to Steamer
and accommodations.
Steerage. TO Liverpool London, London
derry, Glasgow, Queenstown and Belfast
$3.50 to $3.50 according TO Steamer.
Apply to j. B. Heating. 81 1-2 Exchange
street, I. T. McGowan, AIS Congress street, j.
rance s. Co., general agents, Montreal.
decA dtf
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.HARPS WELL STEAMBOAT 60.

On and after May Gath, 1897. the steamer
SEBASCODEGAN will leave Portland Pier,
Portland. week days, as follows:
For Long Is, Chebeague, Harpswe1L
Bailey's and Orr's Is.. $50 a. IN. 400 p. NJ
Return for Portland leave Orr's Island via.
all landings, 500 a. m. Loo p. m. Arrive
Portland, 81 a. M, $40 p. m.
For Cliff Island, Mondays. Wednesdays
and Fridays, leave Portland, $50 a. H., A. 90
p. m.
SUNDAY TIME TABLE.
Leave Portland for Harpswcll and intermedi-
ate landings: 1000 A. NJ 200 p. NJ. Return
from Harpswell arrive Portland, LOO and g. 80
P. NJ.
Sunday excursions to Harpswell, $50, other
landings. 25c.
ISAIAH DANIELS. Genr Manager.
my2l diff
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THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE ROBINSON.

BEFORE JUDGE ROBINSON.
Saturday-Charles White. Intoxication;
30 days in county jail.
in county jail.
Frank Campbell. Intoxication, fined So
and costs.
Catherine A. Feeney Intoxication;
80 DAYS in city house of correction.
Frank Morgan. Larceny; 80 days in
county jail. A suspended sentence of
March Is was also imposed.
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The Death Rate.

There were II deaths in the city during
the week which ended Saturday noon
The deaths were due to accident, cancer
cerebral hemorrhage, valvular disease of
tn neat, nephrltls, perItonitis, phthisis
premature birth, typhoid fever (2), IN.
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memoranda.
HBath, June 12-The barge Pilgrim, which is
ties. was successfully launched at 10 O'Clock
today. She is 21S feet long ana So feet beam,
and VIII carry 1000 tons of coal. Capt. S. II.
Ulmer of Maiden, Mass, will command her
Nassau. June S-Sch Lucia Porter, from New
york for Tampico, which arrived here 9th. after
Delng ashore. mas a cargo of 9.9I2 cases kero-
sene. She grounded June on McKay's Bank,
Blnlnls ana was assisted off by three wreeking
vessels. and came iere for settlement Of salvage.
vessel not damaged and will proceed on her
voyage as soon as salvage claim is settled. She
lettisoned 100 cases while aground and lightered
1.12O cases.
=, Baltimore. June IL : The big sailing ship
shenandoah left at $40 o'clock yesterday morn
ing Tor San Francisco. She was In tow. Tho
ship passed out the mouth OF the river at 11.3o
O'CLOCK. The exact amount of coal ON board is
1856 tons. She is drawing 261s feet of water.
u Is expected that the Shenandoah will make q
last passage. as she has never been on long
voyage more than l1s days. She has run from
New YORK to San Francisco in 102 days. San
Francisco to New York in "a days. and from
San francisco to Liverpool in 90 days. Capt
Dunphy. formerly of the ship Willie Kosenfeld,
took the Shenandoah this voyage. Capt Murphy
home in Bath.
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Daily Line, Sundays Included.

Daily Line, Sundays Included.
THE NEW AND PALATIAL STEAMEAS
BAY STATE AND PORTLAND
alternately leave FRANKLIN WHARF, Portland,
every evening at O'Clock, arriving in season
beyond.
through tickets for Providence, Lowell.
Worcester, New York, etc.
Returning, leave INDIA WHARF. Boston.
every Evening at O'clock.
J.F. LIsCOMB. Gen. ACT
Oct l, 1895.
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MARINB IL. NEW 6
PORT OF PORTLAND.
SATURDAY, June II.

SATURDAY, June II.
Arrived.
Tug Ice King, with barge Beechwood, from
Philadelphia, coal to Randall & McAllister.
Sch Surprise. Mitchell, Boston.
Sch Alaska SWEET. Bangor for Boston.
Sch Oracle J. Ramsdell. Vinalhaven.
Sch Railroad. Simm ms. Friendship.
Sch Annie (Br). sGalison, Meteghan, Ms,
90. 900 it hard wood lumber to II Hamlen&Son.
Cleared.
Steamship Manhattan, Bennett, New York
j Coyle.
: Sch Delaware, Black New York-Berlip Mills
Sch Lucknow, MITCHELL Boston-Berlin Mills
Co.
Sch D S Lawrence, Treworgey. Ellsworth-J
II Blake.
Sch Julia, Ann, Rand. Bar Harbor-J Fl Blake
Sch Mary Wonson, Gilbert, BRISTOL H
Blake.
SAILED-Sch Henry Mason.
RETURNED-Schs Oliver Schofield and S P
Blackburn.
SUNDAY. June ID.
Arrived.
Steamship Cottage City, Bennett. New York
passengers and mds to j b (Joyle
Steamer St Crolx, Pike. Boston. for Eastport
and st John. NIB.
Tug Nottingham. with barge CIR NO A. coal
to Randall & McAliste.
Sch Irene = Meservey. Meservey. Boston.
Sch Brigadler, NewiYork, coal to Randall s.
McAliister.
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international Steamship Go.

eaStpoh. lussc, Calais. SLJShl R.5.. RaNiR,ss,
and all parts of New Branswick Nova SEQ.
tia, Prince Edward Island, and Cape Bret
or. The favOrite route 10 CaNpobelIo and
st. Andrews. n. b.
Summer Arrangement.
On and AFTER Monday, June LIST, steamer
will leave Portland on Mondays. Wednesdays
and Fridays at 6 p. m.
gSReturning leave st. John and PASSPORT same
days.
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
to destination. Ex-Frsightreeeiysd W to A.c0
p. m
For Tickets and ssaterooms apply st the
Pine Tree Ticket Once, Monument Square
or Tor other information at Companys 0fica.
Railroad Wharf foot of State street
81 DAY TRIP TO BOSTON.
Steamer will leave Portland for Boston,
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning at
O'Clock. Arriving in Boston about r. m.
j. B.COYLE. ten. Man.
e25dtf g. P. G. HERsEY. Agent.
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STEAMERS.
Portland and BOothhay Steamboat CT
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Steamer Enterprise

VIII leayo East B5o.hbay every Monday at
Bristol, Boothbay Harbor.
Tuesdays will leave Franklin Wharf. Port
land, at a. m. for Pemaquid, touching at
Boothbay Harbcr. South Bristol aud East
Booshbay.
Wednesdays will leave eama9uid at a. m.
FOR Portland and above landings
East Boothbay, touching st Bootabay Har-
Dor, South Bristol.
Fridays will leave East Boothbay at 7.16
q. ii. for Portland, touching at South Bristol,
Boothbay Harb0r.
Saturdays viii leave Portland ~ 7 a. m. for
East Boothbay. touching at Boothbay Harbor,
and South Bristol.
ALFRED RACE. Manager
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coal to Me Cent RR.
Sch Cambridge, Vinalnaven for New York.
sen ORION. Boston.
Sch Hattie s Colias Ciark's Island.
Bros.
Sch Delaware. Black, Bangor
schs Susan Nash, New Boxer, and. Polly.
from Boston.
Sch Lulu W Eppes. Eppes, Boston.
son Lillian, Grindle, Boston.
sen Jones, Perry, Boston.
sen Fanny Hayden. fishing.
Sloop Albert Baldwin. ----. for Jonesport.
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CITY OF PORTLAND,
COLLECTION OF OFFAAL,
Peaks Island.

Sealed bids for the collection of offal on Peaks
Island will be received by the City Clerk until
~ o'clock M, June Is. 1897. Specifications
may be seen at City Clerks office. The COM
mittee reserves the right to reject any or all
bids.
Signed per order of Committee on Sanitary,
JOH N T. PAGAN.
June II, 1897. Chairman.
je12 dtd
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railroad Eeee,uts.

POKTLAND.J June Y.
Receipts by Maine Central R. R.--For Port.
and.159 cars miscellaneous merchandise; for
connecting roads 1873 cars.
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Retail Grocers sugar Rates.
Portland market-cut loaf z; confectioners at
60; pulverised &c; powered, To-; graduated
Sc: coffee crushed 41ac: yellow A..
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MAINE STEAMSHIP co.
New York Direct Line.
LONG ISLAND SOUND BY DAYLIGHT
FIVE TRIPS PER WEEK,

Steamships Manhattan and Cottage City
alternately leave Franklin wharf Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays at p. m. Returning,
These steamers touch at Cottage City, Mar
thas Vineyard in each direction.
The superb new steamship John Englis
leaves Franklin Wharf for New York direct ev-
cry Wednesday at 6 p. m. and every Saturday
at 9 p. H. Returning leaves New York every
Monday and Friday for Portland direct at D. M
Fares lower than any other line. Elegant
passenger accommodations.
). B. COYLE, Manager.
J. r. LISCOMB, General Agent. jeI4dtf
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European Markets.

-3V IeIegrapn.
LONDON. June IL, 1S97.-ConsoIs closed at
1929 for money aud 112B for account.
LIVERPOOL, Jun ~, 1397-Cotton market
is lower American middling at 1892: sales
4,0OObales, including 1000 bales for speculation
and export.
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Boston Wool Mraket.

BOSTON, June Il, 1897.-The quotations
on Wool for this market are very firm, though
pc haps not requiring any particular marking
p just at present. Still the tendency is that
way. On some auotauOns are nominal:
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Exports.
GEORGETOWN, Dem. Schr a P Mason
lumber 1885 run shocks with heads $50 hdIs
hoop iron IL pix rvets.
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Print Cloth Market.
FALL RIVER, Mass. June IL, 1S97.-Print
coths firm, steady at 2Hac.
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

SACO, June 12-Ar sch Miller, Boston,
Cid, schs Annie L Stevens, Rockland; Emily
Naylor. kennebec.
RED BEACH June 11--Sld. schs VIM Cobb
Cook, Baltimore; Grecan Bend. Mcdonald
Windsor Ms.
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
Don1inion Line g R9STeH
tU. $. and Royal Mail Steamer
s. S. CANADA" New.)

SV1o ions, Is Intended TO sail from Boston as
ioloWS Tor Queenstown and Liverpool:
saturday, May Goth, at 500 a. IL.
saturday. July Sd, at IL Noon
saturday, Aug. 9Th, al $50 p IN.
,r, saturday. Sept. 11tll, at 1000 IN.
oo ms new twin screw steamer has magnificent &C
pest New York iners and is the largest and fastest
stock carried)
Saloon passengers $500 and upwards; according
relocation.
Second cabin (verv SUPERIOR accommodations
ssaa2.60; round passage STs.37. SteeIage passage
For passage, plans etc. apply to local ags., or
John FARLEY 81 SONS Gen. Pass. Agts. 103
State street, Boston. feb1eodf,m
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EXCHANGE DIsPArCHEs .

Passed st Helena May Is, barque Jennie
hvrkness Amesbury, Manila for Delaware
Breakwater.
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FLOUR.
Spring patents. 4ss25@4 SO.
Spring, clear ana straight. 8 50g4 90.
WinIer clear and straight, 6OGA 8h
Winter patents. 2o04 30.
Extra and Seconds 90.
Fine and Supers-.
MEATS.
Pork, long and short cut, y barrel, 10 so.
Pork, light and hwy backs $975@lO 30.
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Portland & RumtOrd Falls R'y,

In Effect May 8. 1897.
DEPARTURES.
$50 A. M. & lis T. M. From Union Station
for Poland. Mechanic Fails. Bucktiald, Can
ton. Dixfeld kumtord Falls, Bemis and all
stations on the Il. f. & r. L. r. H.
$50 a. M, LIE anS STOP. IN. From Union
Station Tor Mechanic Falls and intermediate
stations.
Through cars on LIS p. M train for Bemis.
Through tickets on sale.
r. G. BRADFORD, Traffic Mgr.
Portland, Maine.
E. L. LOVEJOY, Superintendent,
1uH12 dit Rumford Falls. Maine
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Portland, Mt. Desert & Maehias SYhuat Co

Commencing Friday. April 2 the steamer
Frank Jones will leave Portland Tuesdays and
fridays at IL p. IN. for Rockland, Bar Harbor
and Machiasport and intermediate landings.
Returning Mondays and Thursdays. leaving
Machiasport at 400 a. M. arriving In Portland
at II p. m. GEO. F. EVANS, Gen. Man..
f. E. BOOTHBY, G. j. & I. A. mar25dtf
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New York Stock Market.

NEW YORK, June ~.
New York Quotations on STOCKS anu Bonds
By Teleeraph.I
Thefollowlng are to-day's closing quotations
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.;cston Produce Market
BOSTON. June IL, 1897-The following are
to-cay's auotatlons OF Provisions, etc. -
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ALLAN LINE
ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.

ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.
Liverpool, Quebec and Montreal, Call
ing at Londonderry.
From From From
Liverpool Steamship Montreal. Quebec.
May, Carthaginian, % May, % May.
13 May, California, 20 May 80 May.
20 May, Lanrentian, June, June
~ May, Numidan, ~ June, IS June.
June, Partisan, 10 June, 20 June.
The Saloons and Staterooms are in the CEN
trail part, where least motion is felt Elec-
tricity is used for lighting the ships through
out, the lights being at the command of the
passengers at any hour of the night Music
Rooms and Smoking Rooms on the promenade
deck. The Saloons and staterooms are heated
Rates OF passage $500 and $50. co. A re-.
dEction is made OD Round Trip Tickets.
Second Cabin--To Liverpool, London ard
Londonderry, S34.oo and $3e.25; return,
$66.75 and $4,000.
Storage -To Liverpool, London. Glasgow,
Belfast or Londonderry. including every re-
Quisite for he voyage S23.5o.
For tickets or further information
apply TO 7. P. MCGOWAN. Alb Congress ST.
J.B. HEATING, 5I1a Exchange st
II. & A. ALLAN, Montreal
and 81 State St.,
noV4du Boston.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-16

Eually after he reaches a certain agzs
These annuities and pensions Grss
very popular with old soldiers, fac-
mers, widows and people of smaE.
means without expectations. For ey-
ample,-a widow who has a. small
widows and people with small meanso
legacy left her. may ulacs,s
the money immediately Sps
the lands Of the government. On y 4ssass
secure herself against distress sSsSgs
reaching certain age Soldiaxs LIZ
the regular army, who, under Ei1ss1rsgze--
latoCs C the service, have :. earsaix
percentage of their pay withfpEiif esyssr-Ss
month. frequently arrange III, FSssyxg
that amount deposited with TIM Tnxsyt-
Office authorities on the annuity Kan,
S" that their pensions after tRsxsEg, r,.--
tirement will be increased. Wits stsze
farming portion of the community Has.
old age pension is even more, pon7, Fzs--
anc there is scarcely rural nssst-
once In the kingdom that anes NM
nave three or four pensioners unss-
its supervision.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-16
RURAL FREE DELIVERY

1t is reported that the experimeutss
which have been made by the post
Office department in the free delivery
OF rural letters have, so far, resuased3
very much to the departments satfs-ts
faction. Fifty thousand dollars wag
appropriated last winter by congress
for this use, and tests of the feasihilEtsr
of the plan were made in vasfersa
parts OF the country. Early reporag
which have come in, especially frOsua
some districts in Maine and Vermont.
tell of the atisfaction of the farmers
with the new service, and of their
willingness to profit by it. 1t is, fouEs5R
that they take many more daily Dawsy-
papers when they can have them de-
llVered, and also that the number cag
letters carried shows a vigorous it,
crease. The rural carrier makes oyss~
trip day over distance of between a..
sixteen and tWenty-four miles rs
supplies his own conyeyauce-horsg
and cart Or bicycle. It has been found
that responsible men are wiling, tnraz
this work for an annual stipend ranez
ing from $175 upwards, the average
pay being about $500 It is estimarseg
that at that rate sixty million dollara
(about half the annual pension bszaD
would provide rural free delivery all
over the United States. That wceassg
mean, among other things, empfsy-
ment for 100000 persons. The rlraz
carriers are allowed to exc ont kInsfr-
stipend by any supplementary entsr-
prises that do not interfere with tlsa1r
duties, as to sell stamps or stationery
and receive and deliver express pass-
GELS or kilograms. Where farmers Eys
some distance from the road their
mail is left in boxes at convenient
points by the roadside, from which az
SO letters are collected.-Harpeyf
Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-16
WOMEN'S PERSONAL MAGNETIShg.

The law of compensation finds coz
vincing testimony when one stumblas
upon woman of the plainest posi- big
appearance who yet has that indefzn-
able attraction which we call magnet
ism. The woman who can fasclnzzs
both men and women, and whose ss1-
mirers are not confined to any age Or
cordition, is the one who can penetrate
cynicism and find the heart beneath q,
who can allure with faint suggestions
of her real self yelled in elusive ca
price, who can excite curiosity, skgsw
herself capable, or surrender with the
sweetness of weakness, be mocking
end tender all in one breath Her
eternal interest in things outside az
herself invites confidence, her sympS2-
thy encourages and her appreciati0Z
fatters. She is never tired of her kTapZl-
Each life which presents itself before
her is more interesting than the latest
popular work in fiction, and her intsr-
est is real and not assumed-Hes1gr
Eoffmann in Illustrated American
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-16
QUEER BEDFELLOWS.

A cold morning, Mackensie.''
Vera cauld indeed, sir. If minds
me of the time when we made the
retreat"
Mackenzie was sergeant in the 10Th
regiment of foot, or Cameron High
landers, when the retreat from
Coruna was made under Sir John
Moore. The weather was intensely
cold and the troops suffered great pri-
vations.
It was late one evening when they
reached a village near Benevento. The
Srot looked inviting and favorable for
repose, and the word was given to halt
There was no order observed among
the poor fellows after the word was
given on these occasions. They en-
tered the village pell-mell, every one
caring for his individual comfort, and
knowing that with the inhabitants it
would be FIRST come first served, "
without distinction of person or rank
So there they ran, helter-skelter,
among the dwellings, quartering them
selves, without billet, on the surprised
inhabitants.
Mackenzie, with a few others, had
gained early possession of snug
warm room, and he was congratulating
himself on his good luck in procuring
such comfortable quarters, when he
heard the voice Of his captain, outside
the house, shouting
"MackenZie!'
The sergeant was too good a soldier
| to be inattentive to the call Of supe-
rior officer, and instantly obeyed the
summons, though with horrible re-
| lrctance. However, he hoped to re-
turn shortly to the warm berth he
| thought he had secured; but he might
| well be said to have reckoned without
| his host.
| There was no preserving OF places
| one soldier was the same as another
/ to the master of the house, and poo
F! Mackenzie, having been detained some
| time by the captains detail of order:
| fer the morning, was cruelty chagrinee
| to find on his return TO the quarters he
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-16
CONCERNING MILES AND KNOTS

statute mile is $3.50 feet long. It
is our standard measure adopted from
the English, who in turn adopted it
from the Romans. A Roman military
rare, by which distances were meas
uled, was the length of the step taken
by the Roman soldiers. and was ap-
proximately five feet long; a thousand
OF these PAGES were called in Latin, a
mile. The English mile is therefore
q purely arbitrary measure, enacted
into legal measure by the statute
passed during the reign of Queen Eliz-
abeth; it has no connection with any
scale in nature
A nauticaf mile, on the other hand,
is equal in length to one-sixtieth of the
length of a degree of a great circle of
the earth. But the circumference of
the earth is nowhere a true circle; it's
radius is variable; hence the nautical
mile, as matter of fact, depends for
its length upon the shape as we'll as
the size of the globe sailed over; and
hence, strictly speaking, the length of
the nautical mile should vary with lat
itude. Extreme accuracy is necessary
II navigation, and cannot be attained
without undue labor. The English ad-
miralty therefore, have adopted $3.50 as
the length Of a nautical mile, which
corresponds with the length of one
sixtieth of a degree-or one minute of
arc-of a great circle in latitude 4S de-
grees. The United States coast sur
vey has adopted the value of the nau-
teal mile ''as equal to one-sixtieth
part Of the length of a degree on the
great circle of a sphere whose surface
is equal to the surface of the earth -
This gives the length of one nautical
mile as equal to $3.50 27 feet, which is
very nearly the value of the admiralty
mile adopted in the English navy.
Practically, the nautical mile is 800
feet longer than the statute mile. In
other words, one nautical mile is equal
to 1.1515 statute miles; or one statute
mile is equal to 0.S669 nautical miles.
Multiply nautical miles by 11515, and
the product will be statute miles; or,
! multiply statute miles by 0S69, and the
product will be nautical miles.-Har-
per's Round Table