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consumption, aged twentynine years.
and little daughter.
There was quiet wedding at the home
OF Capt. Dsyid Rice March 8, when he
and Mrs. Rosanna Smith were married.
Only few intimate friends were present.
DR.. {. {. Lsrrabee officiated.
Miss sihyi Handy pleasantly enter
tanned q party e young friends ON the
evening o; March 10, il being her fifteenth
birthday. The time was given to games,
music ana lively chat. Refreshments
were served.
March ID. {.
stouington.
Roland Small arrived home Feb >.
W. \. Baekmin-ter Is at work for
Thorndike & Xix, OF Rocklsnd.
Steamer .Xinalhsyen" tied up at Xinal-
haven during the storm last Tuesday
Ralph Buckmins;er was the guest of
his sister. Mrs Fred (. Webb, last week.
Miss Florence Noyes gave a party on
Saturday evening. a very nice time re-
ported.
Miss Christie Webb visited her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Fl. 5. Webb, at
Oceanville. last week.
r. II. Crockett wRs accepted and will be
initiated into Good Will lodge, 4. o. L.
w, next Friday evening.
The legislature has passed a bill pro-
hihiting the digging of CLANS for bait or
canning from June till Sept. Is.
DR.. B. L. Soyes arrived Monday with a
fine horse which he purchased while on
his trip in the country last week.
The drama "In the Enemy's Camp" was
presented in the Stonington opera house
by Castine talent. a full house is re-
ported.
Schooner Hattie Collins, Capt Green
law. was taken from winter quarters Sat
urday. She will load with stone for Bos-
ton soon.
Schooner willie, Capt. Pascal.
dragged her anchor during the breeze OF
Tuesday, but was saved from going
ashore by steamer stella Pickett"
Schooner Hattie Paige" which loaded
stone for John L. Goss last week went
ashore at Rock port, Mass, during the
gale Of Tuesday and was a total loss.
Cargo was insured.
The editor OF the Stonington Press
received paper printed in Dawson City,
called Klondike Nuggets. 1t is bright
newsy paper and is issued semi weekly.
Price % cents copy, or IS year.
March Is. EUGESE
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Oriand-
Mrs. Ira Gross and Mrs. Edward P.
Hutchins are on the sick list
Miss Sadie Mae Lowell, Of Bucksport, is
visiting a |. P. Harrimsn's.
Josiah Wilson and wife of Penobscot,
were visiting friends in town last week
Frank Z. Grindle is still telling about
the trout be caught at Creigs lake last
week which weighed eleven pounds and
three ounces.
Mrs. Helen L. Gilley and Miss Florence
E. GiIley, of Bucksport, and Miss Gladys
Eiyenne Lloyd, were guests of Mrs G.
NJ. Dorr last Sunday.
The death of Samuel Hopkins occurred
Monday night after a long illness. His
age was seyenty-nine years. He leaves a
wife and one daughter Mrs. Abbie Rand
of Cum berland Mills.
March Il. G.
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West Hancock.
Mrs. George Rich is in quite poor
health.
Mrs. John Cook, OF North Hancock, is
seriously IL.
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. George
B. Bridges March ID.
Victor Z. Smith and Fred Milliken
spent few days in Harrington last week
Melville Smith and Irving Bridges have
returned from "up-riyer" where they
have been working in the woods.
Horace Mcfarland, OF North Hancock.
and Arthur Graves left Thursday for
Boston, here they Will be employed on
the electric cars.
Mrs. Sarah Springer, while working
near the stove last Friday, get her cloth
ing on fire, and was burned very badly.
At present writing she is as comforta b e
as possible under the circumstances.
March 10. SCMAc.
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March II

East Orland.
Charles Gibbs left Monday for Grand
Lake stream.
Homer Marks, OF Woodiords, was at E.
G. Marks few days last week
Miss Bernice Condor, of Brooksville, is
visiting her aunt, Estelle Mason.
Miss Mabel Leach, of West Surry, is
me guest of her cousin, Miss Bertha
Dorr.
Miss Georgia Grindle, OF West Penob-
scot, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Alice
Gibbs.
J. B. Brainerd and wife left Monday for
a trip to Portland, Conn, and New York.
They returned Saturday.
March 10. G.
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Mount Desert Ferry.
Galen Dow has moved into Leonard
Grants cham bers.
Mrs. Mary Wheelden has moved into
Bert Moons house.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kiff has gone to Cherry
field to visit her daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Brlnkworth.
Charlie Hsvey and wife are at home
from Sullivan. Miss Kate Jordan is
visiting them.
Humphrey Jordan has moved his cot
tage from the terminus over to Lewis
Jordsn's. Mr.. and Mrs. JORDAN will
occupy II.
March IA. YANKAPoo,
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south Deer Isle.
Rev. Mr.. Lermond, who was expected
March u to hold quarterly meeting, was
too i'll to come. He is expected next
Sunday.
Howard Peirce, who was hur, 10 Bos-
ton, is so FAR recovered hat he has COM
menced biaeksmit on his own
account in q. Mitchell'- shop.
"Uncle 'Thaniel' Robbins celebrated
the nnety-ninth anniversary of his
birth March 13 Quite a number
OF his relatives visited him during
the day, four generations being repre-
scented at dinner. Mrs. Lucy Rob bins
carried him cake with the year OF his
birth and his age marked in frosting
He retains his faculties and can read
without : .asseo.
March II. EGO.
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Sed.wicK.
Roland R. Carlton left for Kent's Hill
Friday.
Miss Hattie Cole arrived Friday from
Massachusetts for vacation.
Miss Ida L. Grindle left last week for
South birmingham, Mass, to be ex-
amined for the position of nurse in the
hospital.
Miss Georgia Deveresux, of North Cas-
tine, is in town. the guest of Ralph E.
Dority and wife, during her vacation
between schools.
March 13. c.
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Amherst
May Scott is at home.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
James Richie, Monday. Mar 6.
daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Remission, Saturday, Mar. II.
Master Bert Bridges, who has been in
Bangor during the winter, is now at
home.
Misses Susie Grover and Vivian Ken
niston have returned home from Castine
where they have been attending the nor
NAL school.
March ID. BELLE
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Capts. R. w. Grant and Eugene W oos-
ter went to Boston this week to join the
vessel M. c. Moseley".
School closed last Friday after sue
cessful session. A fine exhibition was
given in the evening by the pupils. The
efforts OF teacher and pupils were fully
appreciated. Mr.. Hodgkins is an excel
lent teacher, and is liked so well that a
unanimous vote Was taken to engage him
should there be high school next winter.
March 20. YANKAPOo.
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Eden.
Miss Abbie Thomas returns to Pitts
field to-day to resume her studies.
Miss Helen Cleaves, OF Steuben, is visit.
ing her sister, Mrs. Everett Leland.
Mrs. Harvey Allen, who has been seri-
ously ill with the grip for the last seven
weeks, is out.
Eben Burns had chopping- bee Satur-
day, March II. There were twenty five
present. a party followed III the c e1iIIg,
and was enjoyed by young and old. Re-
freshments were served.
March 20. T.
East Lamotne.
Clarence DesIsles is at home on a vaca-
ton.
Miss Hattie Higgins is visiting friends
in Franklin.
The lumbermen are rushing in their
logs to the mill for fear of losing the
snow.
March 20. H.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-05-18

In the number of the Taller for Oc-
tober 6, 1909, it is observed that "a cane
is part of the dress of prig" (this. by
the way, shows the erroneous notion
prevalent that 'priggishness" is mod
ern word) land always worn upon a
button, for fear he should be thought
to have an occasion for it or be es-
teem'd really and not genteely a Grip
pie In the number for November 18
rural squire in town is sketched who
IS the prototype of one of the pavement
nuisances His arms naturally swang
at an unreasonable distance from his
sides, which, with the advantage of a
cane that he brandished in a great va
rlety of irregular motions, made it I'M
safe for anyone to walk within several
yards of him" And under date of De-
cember there is An amusing sketch
of "a lively, fresh-colored young man"
who was among the applicants to Isaac
Bickerstaff's Court of Censorship for
license to use "canes, perspective
glasses, snuffboXes, orange-fower wa
tiers, and the like ornaments of life"
This young man had his cane hanging
on his fifth button, and was IAN Ok
ford scholar who was just enter'd at
the Temple. "-Gentleman's Magazine.
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was one that never scolded. Low
pitched, resonant, the mere sound was
a benediction. So the three felt it..
Even Jeans face relaxed into faint
smile.
Il am glad you are home, children,
for L wish to talk with you all. Go on
with the table, Jean. You can listen
while you work. But first you must
take off those damp shoes, Bessie, and
put on your slippers; and you, too, Jim.
So, that is right. Sit down, dear, and
rest after your hard day, and here's
the big chair and pillows for mothers
bonny boy.
1--WE something to tell you" She
paused a moment and then went on:
II do not know if you have ever heard
that your Uncle George sometimes
sometimes"
Drinks, mother. know; I've seen
him" This from Jim.
"Well, the poor man seems to have
no control of himself at such times.
He has lately broken out again, and
for several days no one knew where he
was. To-day your father came upon
him in the street, looking, oh! so
wretched. He has not been home for
days and days. He said he was ashamed
to go, and that even Aunt Jennie has
given him up. Your father brought him
home and he is upstairs now"
What? Not to stay here!" cried Bes-
sic, springing to her feet. 'Ishould think
if he's ashamed to go back to his fam
lily, he'd think twice about coming here
for US to look after him, with as hard
a time as we have anyway"
HE did not wish to come, dear. Your
father had almost to bring him by force.
At last, when Uncle George was saying
that he could not be burden on us
your father just said: a brother is
born for adversely, and this is the time
to show it,
81 don't care; if his wife has gone
back on him, L can't see why we should
do for him." said Jim. Seems to me
he's about as little account as can be-"
"Inasmuch as we did it unto one
of the least of these My brethren, we
did it unto Me-" murmured the soft
voice, as if to itself. 81 was sick and
in prison, and We ministered unto Me-"
Love is the fulfilling of the law" ''Love
suffereth long and is kind" IF God
has patience with us, dear ones, shall
We not have patience with this dear
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-05-18

THE FULFILLING OF THE LAW.
A Temperance story illustrating the
Wonderful Power of
Love.

There was very unusual cloud of
discomfort on the three young faces.
Though the house they lived in was
small and shabby, the windows looked
upon a narrow street lined with houses
just as dingy as their own; though oft
en- they felt the pinch of poverty, yet
in that house content was not a casual
visitor, but an inmate.
This afternoon was particularly
cherries without. The heavy fog which
makes P so unpleasant in winter,
lay like blanket upon the town. The
smoke and SCOT and gas of the Smoky
City fell to the pavement adding heavi-
ness in the lamp air, and making it diff
ficult to breathe.
In from this miserable atmosphere
came the brother and sister, weary and
hungry, but SO glad to see the|fsodSe-
fire and mothers gentle face.
Bessie, though still under 20, was al
ready a music teacher. Her small pay
was the price of long walks through
slush and mud; of patient, hard work,
often in cold rooms; of sights and in
suits put upon her by the vulgar.
Little Jim was messenger boy, ris-
ing early and working late, with cour-
age quite out of proportion to his IL
years. He and Bessie were the main
props of that house, for their father
was one who lacked the talent of sue
cess. Industrious he was, sober and
capable, but what he earned slipped
through his fingers most unaccount-
ably.
His wife was one in thousand. From
her the children got their courage,
their push and perseverance, while
both parents set an example of courtesy
and gentleness that could not fail to
make an impress on the young char
acters.
When Jim and Bessie entered the lit
tie sitting-room, they found Jean, the
delicate sister between them in years,
setting the table for supper. The smile
which usually lighted the pale face
at sight of the brother and sister failed
them this time, and she looked at them
soberly enough.
'Hullo, Jean! What's up? You look
as solemn as an owl. Where's mother?
want my supper pretty badly, 1 can
tell you, after trotting around in this
abopinable fog two or three hours.
What's mother doing? Where is she?
I'm here, my son." said a voice from
the doorway. That voice, you were sure,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-05-18
DISCOVER NEW LAND
Belgica Expedition Has Returned
from Antarctic Seas.
First Party to Pass tn e Winter in South
Polar SeRs-Active Volcanoes
FOund-Voyage a Scien-
tific Success.

The Standard Union, of Brooklyn,
prints the following special cablegram
from DIR. Frederick A. Cook, of Brook
Ign, surgeon of the antarctic expedition
on the Belgian steamship Belgi"a:
"Montevideo, Uruguay.-The Belgica has
arrived here. All well. Our antarctic voy-
age has been a complete success.
Much new land in Weddell sea and open
water to the far north discovered. Active
volcanoes were also seen. come home d.
rect by steamer.
THE Belgica will not return for another
winter, as originally planned. We lost men
by accident, but none by disease.
Brief as this dispatch is, it tells
enough to show that the little Belgian
expedition has indeed achieved a bril-
liant success. 1t has discovered the
first new land found in antarctic waters
Ross in 1871. The details given in DR..
Cooks dispatch are very meager, but
these facts are established:
The new discoveries of land have been
made southeast of the termination of
South America. The discoveries are
pTODdDly SOutH VI itlO SOuIHeIn ldCl-
tude, the most southern point attained
by Weddell in 1923, though they may be
to the east or west of his route.
The reason favoring the probability
that they are south of Weddelrs
furthest is that, if they were to the east
or west of his route, they would very
likely have been seen by Morrell in 1923,
or by Ross in 1913.
1t seems unlikely, however, that the
Belgica reached a point very much
nearer the pole than that attained by
Weddell, or DR.. Cook would have men
toned it as one of the most important
successes of the expedition.
1t will be observed that the Belgica
found vast expanse of open water,
just as Weddell did, rs years earlier. He
entered perfectly open sea. No land
was in sight, but he saw three icebergs.
Whales were in abundance, and birds,
chiefly penguins, were in enormous
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numbers. In the same year, about 700
miles to the northwest Morrell also dis
covered nearly ice-free sea.
1t appears from DR.. Cooks dispatch
that active volcanoes were also dis
covered by the Belgica. The only other
antarctic volcano in eruption that had
hitherto been seen was Erebus $4,000
feet), on Victoria island. 1t is not
known whether the volcano near,
named Terror (11,0O0 feet), is in active
condition.
The Belgica, under command of
Lieut.. Gerlache, set sail from Antwerp
on August 10, 1897. She was Norwe
gian vessel, which Gerlache fitted out
for polar work. He was assisted to a
large extent by the Belgian govern
ment. The scientific staff included
Lieut.. Dance, who was to be in charge
of pendulum and magnetic observa-
tons; DR.. Racovilza, naturalist, and DR..
Aretowski, geologist. DR.. F. A. Cook
joined the party at Rio de Janiero, leav-
ing Brooklyn on February 20, 1897. He
was to be surgeon and ethnologist, and
his experience in the arctic region was
expected to be of much service to the
expedition.
Gerlache did not expect to winter in
the antarctic regions After spending
the southern summer of 1S97-99 in ex-
'plorations, his plan was to go to Aus
traha for the winter and renew his re-
searches the following season. The Bel
gica, however, was not heard from
again until Is months after she started
from Terra del Fuego for the little
known Graham land to the south. She
is, therefore, the first vessel that has
spent winter in south polar waters.
The Belgica has spent two summers
and winter in the antarctic. She will
bring home the first records of south
polar phenomena during the winter
months. She has found lands in re-
gion that was white on the maps, and
has considerably lessened the area of
unsailed antarctic waters. 1t is evident
that few polar expeditions have been
richer in experience, interest, and re-
suits. The Belgica has shown again
that it is not always the most costly and
ambitious expeditions that reap the
best fruits of polar research.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-05-18
Drink Sta tistics.

The Memminger Zeitung, daily pa
per at Bavaria, Germany gives the fol-
lowing statistics about drink: THE
German nation drinks annually 670,-
100000 liter whisky; 5.546, 100000 liter
beer and 1892 900 liter wine at an eX-
pense of 21s milliarden marks (about
marks equals $D or so marks per
head Drink is responsible for the sui
eide of 1000 persons annually; 1900
die drunk in accidents; 5000 come
through drink into the insane asylums
or die of delirium tremens; $4,000 land
in warehouses; $4,000 go through drink
to the poorhouses, and $50, 900 are taken
care of by punishment of the law"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-05-18
TEMPERANCE TIDINGS.

While the saloon exists your own son
is never safe.-Ram's Horn.
A Refection.-He who spends his in
come for liquid never can achieve a
reputation as very solid man.-Brook-
Ign Life.
Every wrecked life is a mile-post on
the highway to ruin, which every other
person should read and take warning.
United Presbyterian.
Mr.. Samuel Smith, NJ. P, has for
warded to the Liverpool Temperance
union a donation of C 100, in memory
of his son, the late Mr.. j. Gordon Smith,
vice president of the union.
AS the result of most successful
Gospel temperance meeting at Bees
ton, near Nottingham, England, which
came to a conclusion on February 90,
no less than AIS pledges were taken in
five days.
DR.. Forbes Winslow, an English ply
stefan, in a recently published work
undertakes to show that insanity is
on the increase, and he declares that
this increase is due to indulgence in
alcohol.
A new regulation has come into force
in the city of London for dealing more
severely with people found drunk ION
the queens highway" Formerly per-
sons arrested for this offense were char
itabfy given nights lodging in the po-
lice cells to get sober. Now every
drunk is asked for his name and adj
dress in the morning and is summoned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-05-18
WOMAN-A STUDY.

Woman, woman, winsome woman!
Tell us are you saint or human,
Or toy Beelzebub has sent us from afar?
We've thought about you, sighed about
you,
Fought about you cried about you,
Stayed up nights and lied about you, puzzle
that you are.
Just when we would dream we've got you
Figured out, as like as not you
Leave US topsy-turvy, guessing what to say
or do;
Now we hate you, then caress you,
Now berate you, then we bless you,
But our lives are stale unless you keep us
in a sew.
Some there are who really dread you,
Some who long to WOO and wed you
Some would Danish you forever to a distant
land:
Artists paint you, poets verse you,
Bishops saint you, cynics curse you,
But for better or for worse" you still are
in demand.
There are times you sadly vex us,
Puzzle, plague us AID perplex US,
TIL we wish you were in Texas, very far
away:
But. although we sadly doubt you,
You've such winsome ways about you
We can never do without you, so we let you
stay.
Nixon Waterman, in L, A. w. Bulletin
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uncle, once so noble? Duty has failed
to hold him straight, and pride has also
failed. Let us try love-"
Il expect he hasn't had so very much
love-" said quiet Jean. I've often no.
ticed at Aunt Jennie's house how
snappy they are to each other, and they
haven't got mother like ours"
Unseen, IL II father had entered the
room, and now stood close to the little
group. He laid his hand on his wife's
shoulder and said softly: Your moth
er, my children, is what makes this
home happy. Letus have infinite char
ity for those whose lives are not bright
ened by such presence in their midst.
Come, now, let US thank God for our
mercies, and pray for the dear one just
come to u.s."
In an upper room lay the sodden
wretch who was the object of this af-
lection, the subject of those prayers.
For time he fairly luxuriated in the
exquisite sensations of rest and clean
illness. How delicious had been the
warm bath, how refreshing the clean
garments, the soft, cool bed. After the
horrors of long debauch, this little
room seemed heaven. Perhaps he could
reform in such place. But he had
not reckoned on the punishment his
poor, ill-used body was bound to exact.
Ere long the old fierce craving awoke.
For awhile he struggled with it, but
at last, saying to himself: 81 must have
just one glass, and then I'll stop.
can't break off all at once" he stole
from his bed, intending to dress and
find his way out of the house. But his
wretched rags were gone and he found
no garments in their place.
This baffled both for a time. He
seized the pitcher of water and drank
freely, then plunged his head into the
bowl. Somewhat relieved, he got back
into bed, but he was not long left in
peace. At length, tormented beyond en-
durance, he was about to creep into his
brothers room, there to look for his
clothes. He had but raised himself in
bed, when a tap at the door was fol-
81 have brought you some hot coffee,
| George" said she, holding the cup out
to him; but then, seeing how he trem-
bled, she added: Let me hold it, it ia
very hot"
He drank eagerly, gulping down the
hot liquid, glad of the burning sensa-
ton in his throat.
Taking the empty cup from him, she
said: ''Sleep, now, if you can. l will
stay by you in case you want any
thing"
Often and often, in the days that fol-
lowed, this sister came to him in the
hour of temptation. Through that hard
fight he was most tenderly cared for
by his brother and sister. The chill
dren, too, were ever ready to wait on
him, and later, to amuse him.
Little by little, health returned, and
with it, manhood. After many weeks
he ventured out to find employment,
and at last returned, clothed like de-
cent man, and as much changed in
wardly, to his home and family.
That was long years ago. Last week
death took an old man to himself. He
had lived life of much Christian
beauty. he died in his wife's arms, and
the tears OF his children and friends fell
together upon his coffin. Love, which
had lifted and kept him, beamed from
his living face and set the seal of in
effable peace upon the features of the
Leslie, in National
Advocate
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-05-18
"The Little Minister'S, Church.

The Aud LIGHT church at Kirriemuir
CThrums), Scotland, made famous by
j. NJ. Barrie, seems to have fallen upon
evil days. William c. Conn, the little
minister" has resigned because the old
er members of his congregation said
he was "too broad" having preached
in the pulpits of other denominations
Although the presbytery acquitted him
OF all blame, Mr. Conn could not be per-
suaded to remain. There are. by the
fay, only 81 churches in Scotland and
two in Ireland which are now included
in the Synod of United Original Sc
ceders," fact which reminds the Phil
adelphia Press of the reply made by an
old Scot when asked after the welfare
of his church: "Weel," he said, ''ye ken
t this way; first there were hunnerd
o. us. Then there was a schism an
tina left but fifty. An then there was
a heresy trial which took ava twenty
five. Then a description left only my
brother Donald an myself-an' have
sair douts o Donald's orthodoxy."-De-
troit Free Press