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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-05
MAINE PosTMAsrERs.

Washington, January 4.-The follow
ing fourth class postmasters were nj
pointed today for Maine;
Glen Cove-E. ii. Ingraham.
How Iand-Winfred Ii. Smart.
Northeast Carry-Edgsr K. Harlow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-05
vARIoLoID AT HARVARD.

Cambridge, Mass, January 4-One OF
the students at Harvard on returning to
Cambridge from the Christmas vaoa-
ton, was taken with mild case of
varioloid There have bssn many ru-
mors circulated about the cases of small
pox breaking out, but DE-. Mailey, the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-05

The Biddeforu Journal says: Consul
Ford's home is in Biddefori, where he
commands the confidence and respect of
the people without regard to party atilIia-
lions. It is the general opinion that
whatever trouble may exist between Mr.
Ford and the state department at Wash
ington is of purely technical haraotsr.
or in the nature of difference OF opinion
with respsct to details or msthocs of pro
oeduFs. None of his acquaintance be
l;evs for moment that he is guilty of
any dsreliction OF duty calling for ''dras-
tic action. The tone OF the Washington
dispatch is likely to be greatly modified
when full details OF the case are made
public.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-05
LECTuRE On CHINA.

Mr.. Charles +. Cannon Will give .
second lecture ON China at ST. Stephen's
church, Sunday evening. at 7.So. The
lecture will be continuation ofthe first,
which was listened to by large congra-
CATION with intense interest.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-05
Co. B win have special drill at the

Co. VIII nave bpsuIaI uriII at Toe
Armory this evening.
Policeman John Allen arrested a man
ON the Boston boat last night Just before
abe sailed who had bsaten his board OF
Aliens boarding house on Commercial
street and was trying to make his escape.
The meeting of the Wari One Republic
can club was very largely attended last
evening. The club Ia in most prosper
Gus condition.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-05

college medical adviser, denies all thess.
Inc single case is that OF q. o. Carpsn-
ter, Jr., OF st. Louis, Mo, and he was
taken to a Boston hospital Immediately
after he was taken sick.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-05
A MILD SENSATION.
Inslnuations Rejecting on the Probity
of Native of Maine.

Washington, January 4.-The auditing
officers of the treasury have besn engaged
for some time in an effort to secure from
United States Consul RadcIitf II, Ford
ct Yarmouth, N. s., satisfactory expla-
nation OF certain disbursements made by
him on account OF the relief of distressed
American sailors. but so far without re-
suit. The office has been Investigated by
the nearest consul general and unless
some accounting is rendered for the itsms
referred to, the case will be reported 60
the state department as one requiring
drastic action. Consul Ford IL q native
of.Mains.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-05

Charles Henry Blake was born In At
tleboro, Mass, June II, 1870. He was
the son OF Elias II. Blake and Abaaail
Fuller Blake. At an early age bis par.
ents removed to Providence whers bs
was educatsd in the common schools He
came 30 Portland in 1855 and remained
here until the war broke out when Ia
enlisted in the First Maine Regiment
for three months. During his ssrvics
he was made corporal. He afterwards
enlisted in the 18th Maine. He soon rosa
to be q sergeant In the company. He
received recognition for acts Of bravery
in battle and in one engagement he car
ried the oolors when all of the color
guard was shot down, he alone remain
ing. Since the war he has not enjoyed
good health. In the early sixties he
went into the confectionery business
with George Hudson on Congress street.
His health finally gave out and he re-
moved TO Auburn. In 1850 he returned
to Portland and opened a variety store
on Congress street. He remained there
until 1889 when he opened store at the
nOIuCA "a 0AoSACtS ohA DSW etAoossS
which he kept for three years. Then
he went to Woodfords where he kept 3
store for eight years.
He Joined the woodfords Congregation
al church December 20, 1879 and he and
DE aeon J. II. Clark, who survives him,
were the first deaoons OF the church.
He was q member OF Bosworth post, q.
A. r., and Bramhall lodge, X. of p.
He Is survived by widow aud the fol-
lowing brothers and sisters: Willard
Blake, Rock Falls, Illinois; Mrs. g. IL.
Hudson, Portland; Mrs. A. Il. Worth,
Compton, CAL; Mrs. Is. u. len Eyck,
Riverside, X. l.; Mrs. nj. e. Robinson,
Old Town, Mass.
MIR. Blake was man Of the striotest
integrity, a devoted Christian and one
who viii be a real loss TO the communi-
ty in which he lived. The funeral Will
occur Tuesday afternoon at the church.
HERBERT d. HANSON.
Herbert ID. Hanson. the Oldest son of
G. A. Hanson, contractor, died at the
nome Of his father at e.lb p. IN. yesssr'
day, after an illness Of about year.
Mr.. Hanson had very many warm friends
in Portland and was q young man of
splendid character. The funeral will
occur at ap. M, Sunday at the home,
is Grant street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-05
THE TRADES TOURNAMENT.

In the trades tournament at Pines
alleys last night Meloher s. Go. won
two OF the three games played. Mitchell
won the second game by getting fine
spare in the last box, and was also high
man for his team. Score:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-05

Ex-senator Bradbury who has basn III
for some time at his home In Augusta,
Ia said 60 be very low.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-05

Handley, Dir. ina Mrs. Wilson ana James
soribnsr. The old plantation melodies
win be Sung.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-05
oorAVIA CARROLL.

News was received yesterday of the
death at Port Said, Egypt, of Miss o.
tavia Carroll of shis city. Miss Carroll was
a daughter OF the late John b. Carroll of
this city. A brother. Mr.. John Carroll
of Gorham, survives her. Miss Carroll
sailed from Portland in November.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-05
ALBERT aTORER.

New York. January 4.-Albsrt Storer
is dead at his home here. He was born In
Portland. Maine in 1915. His father was
a v3tsrnn of the war for Independence.
Mir. Storer came to New York when
young and was graduated from Columbia
college. Shortly after his graduation he
entered the ship chandlery business, in
which he was interested for many years.
Connecticut. Mr.. Storer was cousin to
Bellamy Storer, minister to Spain.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-05
The 5Oth hour bicycle SCORE

In the last mile MpLsan ana Waltbour
fell, hut neither we're seriously hurt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-05
OBITUARY.
CHARLES II. BLAKE.

Deacon Charles II. Blake weii-known
resident Of woodfords, died ct his home
about O'Clock last evening Of pneu.
monia.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-05
Aielohsr s. Co

Twitchell. Champlin Co.
La Junta tribune., 1901-05-18
More Truth Than Poetry.

The individual who gets the
iewest letters makes the most com
plant to the postmaster; the man
who never had good meal at
home growls at the hotel accomo-
dations; the person who complains
most OF his neighbors is the mean
est OF the lot; the church member
who pays the least to the preach
er's salary finds the most fault
with his preaching, and always
complains of bad management OF
the church; and the subscriber
who is the slowest to pay his sub
scription finds the most fault with
the local paper, unless it is the
fellow who don't take it at all and
borrows his neighbours copy tc
read
La Junta tribune., 1901-05-18
sheep M.rk.. improving.

Reports from the east show a
strong advance on lambs, and the
market is decidedly firmer. Prices
have been advancing 10 cents per
day, and the advance for the week
is so cents. The market in Chi
cago is quoted at S.. SO for the top
wooled lambs, and II is believed
that the advance will now be
steady.
Most OF the feeders hereabouts
have already shipped, and not one
of them has come out even on the
season. J. ], O'Neil, H. Nan CO.
las and V. NJ. Jones, of the Hol-
brook country, returned last Tues
day morning from Jersey City,
where they disposed of their hold
ings after trying the markets Of
Kansas City, Chicago and Buffalo.
They received Sc per hundred
weight, and are well satisfied for
the trouble and expense of their
long journey. Their freight and
feed on the trip cost sI552, but the
market price in Jersey City was
$40 higher than in Kansas City.
Mr.. O'Niel says that every feed
ing pen between Emporia and
Buffalo is filled with sheep, waiting
for an advance in the market price.
In fact, there are more sheep in
the stockyards between those two
points than we're raised in the
whole state OF Colorado during the
past season.
La Junta tribune., 1901-05-18

ity to amuse and instruct can only
be appreciated when seen and
heard.
Mrs. s. b. Faulkner is in Lamar
visiting relatives and friends, and
there IS one more bachelor hus-
band in town.
Next Thursday is commence
nent, and the graduation exercises
OF the class OF 1901 will take place
at the opera house. There are
twelve graduates this year-six
boys and six gifls.
Mrs. Z. =. Stephenson leaves
to-day accompanied by her grand
daughter, Velma Stephenson, for
Fairfield, Iowa, to make an ex-
tended visit with the family OF her
son, E. l.. Stephenson. Mrs
Stephenson will spend the sum-
mer at various points in Iowa and
Kansas.
Frank p. Mcclure, the opera
house promoter, is expected to ar
rive from Chicago to-day, and the
proposition will probably come to
head within the course OF the
next few days or be abandoned al
together Here is an opportunity
for some local philanthropist to
distinguish himself.
The machinists on the three
New Mexico divisions, headquar-
tiers at Las Vegas, Ration and
Albuquerque, receive thirty-two
and one-hali cents an hour. Nine
hours are supposed to be days
work, but the men are very heavily
worked, and are averaging eleven
hours a day. This makes the
wages OF a machinist average SIoo
to Sir4 month at those points
The public schools closed yes
terday, and the festivities incident
to commencement week were in
augurated a, the opera house last
evening by Chancellor Buchtel,
Of Denver University, who deliv
cred the class sermon. To NOR
row evening, at the opera house,
President, Slocum, OF Colorado
College, will deliver the bacca-
laureate address, all the churches
joining IN a union service.
La Junta tribune., 1901-05-18
Closing Out at Cost.

Having decided to discontinue
my business, I will sell my entire
stock OF new and second hand
household aud furnishing goods at
cost. Everything goes. Colorado
ave, nearly opposite First Ma
tional Bank.
II. w. HEoENER.
La Junta tribune., 1901-05-18
SOME MORE LOCAL ,1sns.
Dalton's pharmacy for drugs.

Old papers for sale a, this ottice,
20 cents per hundred.
See Rhoads the insurance man,
for real estate, loans, etc.
For fresh bread, pies or cakes so
to Fishers postofice news stand.
Three children OF d. K. McCune
are down with an attack of scarlet
fever.
Columbia patent hard wheat
-four, best in La Jun,a, a, Carlton
s. Bradley's.
Bargains in new and fisted
wheels. Remember we are never
undersold. -Downer.
Blue fame, wickless coal oil
stoves, guaranteed not to smoke
or smell, a, Thompson's.
You will lose sigh, of good
thing If you don't select your car
pets from Thompson's samples.
Gem Flour" best in the market.
Every sack guaranteed or money
refunded. La lunta Milling Co.
The Santa Fe is making tests OF
new acetylene gas headlight,
and several engines on the south
end have recently been equipped
with them.
Staff Captain Benjamin, OF the
Salvation Army, will address the
children OF la Junta at the Presby-
terian church on Sabbath after
noon at 3 O'Clock.
The Rocky Ford lodge OF Red
men will give an entertainment
and dance at the opera house in
that city next Tuesday night.
Cards and crokinole will be pro-
vided for those who do not care to
dance.
Mrs. John Mat,ingIy leaves to
morrow morning for Albuquerque,
to Join her husband, who has been
working in the mechanical depart
ment OF the Santa Fe Pacific at
that point during the past three
months.
Miss Frances c. Hews, the only
and greatest blind lady elocution-
ISL, will give two hours OF solid
entertainment at the opera house
to night. Admission, IS and IS
cents. Reserved seats on sale at
the Palace drug store.
An understanding has been
reached between the fruit ship.
pers OF Southern California and
the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific
roads, which will prelude another
car famine during the spring fruit
season, and insure quicker ser
vice.
Staff Captain Benjamin, of the
Salvation Army, will talk to
mothers at the Methodist church,
Saturday afternoon, at 3 O'Clock,
and will lead union Juniors S
meeting at the PRESBYTERIAN n
church, Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock
Fred Howe left on tn. noon
train "Wednesday for Pueblo TO try
the baths at Clark's mineral
springs. Fred has been sorely
afflicted with rheumatism for sew
eral months past and we hope he
will be benefited by a course OF
treatment.
Mrs, o. j. Blakesley and Mrs.
c. X. Buckley delightfully."- enter
tanned about sixty lady friends at
the home OF the latter on Ration
avenue last Wednesday afternoon,
from 3 to o'clock. Refreshments
were served and the ladies' report
having spent very pleasant after
noon.
Several freight cars in the local
yards were broken into last Sun
night, and il is supposed that sew
eral hoboes rigged themselves out
with footwear and necessary wear
ing apparel. Although the yards
La Junta tribune., 1901-05-18

THE BEST PROOF THAT OUR.
CLOTHES ARE MADE RIGHT
AND WEAR RIGHT

is tha, Men OF
FASH o n, W h o
once buy from
us are SO well
salts fed that
they come again
and bring their
frie nds. Our
stock OF Spring
and light weight
Summer Cloth
ing, SVEN fidts
and Fine Furn-
ishins for men
and young men
is now at ITS
be st, an d w e
urge you not to
delay in making
your selection.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-19

year 3o6. Among his parishioners $50
runs one story there lived certain no
bleman who had three daughters. From
being rich he became so poor that there
seemed to him no means or obtaining
food for his daughters but by sacrificing
them TO a dishonorabe life. Over and
over again the thought came into his
mind To tell them So. but shame and sSS
row held him dumb. Meanwhile sbe
maidens wept continually. not knowing
what TO do and having no bread to eat.
and their father became more and more
desperate. When st. Nicholas heard or
this, he thought il a shame that such a
thing should happen in a Christian land.
Therefore one night when the maidens
were asleep and their father alone sat
watching and weeping he took a handful
of gold and tying il up in a handkerchief
repaired 10 the nobleman's dwelling. He
considered how he might bestow il with
out making himself known, and while he
stood irrcsolute the moon coming from
behind cloud showed him an open win
dow. So he threw in the gold, and IL fell
at the feet of the father, who, when he
found il, returned thanks and presented
II to his eldest daughter as her wedding
portion. 4 second time st. Nicholas col
lected a similar sum. and again he threw
II in by night. So a wedding portion was
provided for the second daughter. But
the curiosity Of the old nobleman was
now excited. lie greatly desired to know
who IL was that came TO his aid. There
fore he determined to watch. When the
good saint came for the third time and
prepared to throw in the third portion. he
was discovered for the nobleman seized
him by the skirt OF his robe and flung
himself at his feet, saying. "Oh, Nicholas,
servant OF God, why seek TO hide thy
self?" And he kissed his feet and hands.
But st. Nicholas made him promise that
he would tell no man.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-19

"Dinner!" as we sprang down toward
her, and In few minutes she was
dressed and hung up by the hind legs
on a small ash tree. The entrails and
yiscera we threw off To one side after
carefully poisoning them from a little
bottle of strychnine which | had in my
pocket. Almost every cattleman carries
poison and ncglccts no chance of leav-
Ing out wolf bait, for the wolves are
sources OF serious loss To the unfenced
and unhoused hocks and herds. In this
instance we felt particularly revenge
full because IL was but few days since
We had lost a fine yearing heifer. The
tracks on the hillside where the car
cass lay when we found il told the story
plainly. The wolves, two in number had
crept up close before being discovered
and then raced down on the astonished
heifer almost before she could get fairly
started. One brute had hamstrung her
with a snap of his viselike jaws and once
down she was torn open in a twinkling
No sooner was the sun up than a warm
west wind began to blow in our faces.
The weather had suddenly changed. and
before an hour the snow was beginning
to thaw and leave patches OF bare ground
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-19
Merry Christmast

Many hundred years ago.
Where Judran rivers flow,
Early. e'cr the morning light
Made the eastern hilltops bright,
Rose q star whose radiance mild
Shone upon a little child.
Resting in lowly manager
Wise men found the little stranger.
Wonder by the stars soft light
Shepherds watched their focks by night
Chatting there upon the ground.
lo. they hear wondrous sound
High In AIR and coming near,
Angel voices sweet and clear,
Rang the glad song from the sky,
GLORY be to God on high,
In the earth good will abound,
Peace and JOY be ever foundi'
Sing we now as they sang then,
peace on earth. good will TO meni"
This is wht The JOY bells ring;
This Is why the children sing.
Merry Christmas one and all
Merry Christmas. great and SMALL
~ the angels from above
Sang % our Rcdeemers love,
~ on all glad Christmas days
We will sing the Ssvour's praisei
Boston Herald.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-19

CAUGHT THE CLINT OF A BUCKS HORNS
on the hilsides We left our coats with
our horses and struck off on foot for II
group Of high buttcs cut up by the cedar
canyons and gorges in which we knew
the OId bucks loved to lie. 1t was noon
before we saw anything more. We lunch
ed at n clear spring. not needing much
time. for all we had to do was 10 drink
draft of icy water and MUNICH a strip Of
dried venison. Shortly aftcrward. as we
were moving along hillside with silent
caution. we came 10 sheer canyon of
W hch the opposite face was broken 10y
little lodges grown M with wind beaten
cedars As we peered over the edge my
companion touched my arm and pointed
silently 10 one of the lodges, and instant
ly ] caught the CLINT of a bucks horns as
he lay half behind an old tree trunk. a
slight shift OF position gave me fair
shot slanting down between his shout
dCrs. and. though he struggled 10 his feet,
he did not go fifty yards after receiving
the bullet.
This was all we could carry. Leading
the horses around. we packed the buck
behind my companions saddle and then
rode back by the doe, which put behind
mine But we were not destined 10 reach
home without a slight adventure. When
we got To the river we rode boldly on the
ice, Needless OF the thaw. and about mid
way there was sudden, tremendous
crash. and men. horses and deer were
scrambling together in the water amid
slabs of floating ice. However, II was
shallow. and no worse results followed
than some hard work and chilly bath.
But what cared we? We were returning
triumphant with our Christmas dinner
Philadelphia Times,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-19
London's Christmas Pudding.

Many grave and reverend persons can
recall the excitement OF that moment
when they were invited into the kitchen
to stir the Christmas pudding, and though
the day for them is passed when stirring
and even eating the pudding brings any
delight they may be interested to learn
from The Master Baker that II all the
buildings made in England in honor Of
Christmas were rolled into one the total
weight would be 1859 tons. 1t should
encourage poultry farmers TO learn that
in the making Of this monster no fewer
than 80, 0000 eggs are used.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-19

there was a brush coulee. Riding to one
side OF the trail. we topped the little
ridge just as the sun famed up. burn
ing ball of crimson. beyond the snowy
waste al our backs Almost Immediately
nfterward my companion leaped from his
horse and raised his rifle. and as he
pulled the trigger ! saw through the
twigs Of brush patch on our left the
erect, startled head OF young black
tail doe as she turned To look at MS. her
great, mulelikc ears thrown forward.
The bali broke her neck. and she turned
complete somersault down the hull,
while sudden smashing Of underbrush
told Of the fight Of her terrified conpan-
loas%-Ne both laughed aud called out
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-19
CHRISTMAS WISH.

! wish that good old Santa n
Would travel like a show
And 10 his tent OF playthings
For nothing let me 20,
And take along my stockings
To MI in laughing glee
With all the things be fondly
Hangs on the Christmas tree.
I'd see the pasteboard camel
Wink at the kangaroo;
I'D see the china womhat
And quagga chase the gnuy
I'd see the rubber ostrich
Serenely wink his eve
To see the monkey capture
The peanut on the ny, =
And then I'd see old Santa
With all his books Of rhymes
I'd grab him by the whiskers
And kiss him fifty times
And on his back go riding
Beneath the fairy dome
And with a lot Of playthings -
Go running gayly home.
IT'S then ! think old Santa
Should up and 60 away
And in some other village
Put up his tent next day. -,
And then go on still farther.
And farther still and still
To let all lovely children
Their great big stockings fll.
'Twould then be always Christmas
All musical with Joy
And bending tree and turkey
And hobby horse and toy.
For while upon his travels
Old Santa'd scatter cheer;
He'd make a Christmas somewhere
Each day throughout the year.
-Woman's Home Companion.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-19
That WINS His Idea

"Look here, Mr. Hojack," said Mrs.
Hojack. I'D like to know why you asked
me what ! wanted for Christmas pres
ent il you intended to get something en-
tirely different
81 wanted to surprise you, dear" was
Hojack's unsatisfactory reply.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-19

Susan-The pimples, sores and black
heads are danger signals. Take Rocky
Mountain Tea, you'll give farewell
reception to your troubles. 35c. Con-
nell Bros.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-19

For Rent-Two good living rooms in
the Meloche Block. Inquire of w. p
Hetherington.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-19
CHRISTMAS ON
RANCH
BY
Theodore
Roosevelt

How the Rough Rider, Before
He Became President, Restocked
His Larder For n Nuletide Feast
and Went Home Cold and Wet.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-19
WHO is SANTA CLAUS?
Tradition Answers with "a Pretty
story.

1t is frequently asked. "Who is Santa
ClausT' Here is story about him that
let's light upon his real character. He
was bishop Of Myra and died about the