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The Republican journal., 1902-12-18
NOTES FROM NOVA SCOTIA.



TRURO. \. $. Dec. S, 1902. To an
American, the Canadians salutation
sounds odd--almost chilling-for when
you meet him, he greets you With good
day" OF good night" as the case may
be-
Maine people, who find standard time
too slow for them would experience the
same difficulty with God Almighty s
time" here, where Atlantic standard
time Is used, and which is one houl
faster than that used il Maine
At ST. John, y. b.. standard time is
/ tWenty-tour minutes faster than local.
/ Moncton n g., where are located
tie general offices and repair shops of
tile Intercolouial railway, is a busting
! town with enterprising merchants and
fine business blocks. 1t has splendid
/ concrete sidewalks, and the broad main
street is paved with round wooden
/ blocks. set ON erd
Tourists fad an attraction here in She
bore. which is Il tidal wave from two
to four feet in height that comes rush
ing up the river with the first inward
flow OF every tide
The hour at which the bore" arrives
is buletined daily in the various hotels
Between oxford Junction and Lon
dondcrry, y. $, the lntercolonial rail
1yav yi,,t1a1Iy DaSSpc Ovar tba +on of a
mountain, near the summit of which lies
Folleigh lake, a beautiful sheet of
water said to abound with trout.
The forests of Nova Scotia are com
posed of practically the same varieties
of trees, and have the same general as
pect AS those of Maine.
Between New Glasgow and Antigon-
ism one sees bits of ''the forest prime
val The hillsides are covered with
old-groWth yellow birches. whose giant
trunks and gnarled branches attest that
they have Withstood the wintry storms
of many, many years.
The ground in these forests is literal
ly covered with the decaying trunks of
fallen trees.
The farmers cart which one sees
about the streets of Antigonish are the
most clumsy vehicles Imaginable. They
consist of body about eight feet long.
mounted upon two wheels. The axles
are heavy enough for an ox-cart, and
the tllills are of hard wood about three
by four inches in size and fully fifteen
feet long. They are drawn by one
horse, and it would seem that the carts
would be load in themselves.
a broken rail wrecked passenger
train eight miles from here yesterday.
Seven people were killed and many in
jured. Two of the badly injured were
brought to my hotel. Most of the kill
ed and wounded were Newfoundland
ers, who were going to the States" to
work during the winter
A. B. STANTIAL.
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WASHINGTON WHISPERISGS.

n y
pretty function occurred Tuesday even
ing, Dec. End, in the main corridor of
the White House. A copy of the cur
rent message sent to congress, auto
graphs of the Roosevelt children, speci-
mems of I. $. coins, and the chisel with
which the mason did the work, were
| sealed in a marked casket, which then
was deposited in bed of cement be-
meath the floor of the main hallway
| Covering the little treasure box was
placed a marble slab, bearing the in
scription, 'I792-1902," in an elipse of
stars, one for each state in the union
Gov Burleigh has concluded to live at
! private residence during this session
of Congress. that he and Mrs. Burleigh
may escape some Of the hubbub Incl
dent to life in a hotel. They have en-
gagged apartments at 926 Fifteenth
street, northwest, which is in conven-
lent locality and not very far from
the Richmond, where they have lived
during the last two or three years..
A board of naval officers has been ap-
pointed to investigate the damage to
the dry dock at Portsmouth, n. H.,
which, according to press reports, was
injured by hastings half mile distant
.....Senator Hale has introduced a bill
fixing the age for admission to the ma
val academy between the age of II and
20 years. The present limit is Is and
q years.. Representative Burleigh has
introduced bill authorizing the secre
tary of the treasury to acquire by pur-
chase or condemnation additional land
for the enlargement of the site of the
government building in the city of Au-
gusta.. Atty. Gen. Knox, in his annual
report, renews hislrecommendation for
the increase of the salaries of judicial
officers throughout the country....The
house committee on appropriations has
directed Chairman Cannon to make a
favorable report on his bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 to defray the expenses Of
the anthracite strike commission.
The Senate Dec. 4th confirmed the nom
ination of Oliver Wendall Holmes of
Massachusetts to be an associate JUS
tice Of the United States Supreme
Court. The house committee on appro-
priations has agreed upon the pension
appropriation bill. 1t appropriated
$139, s47, 6OO which is $3.50 more than
for the current year. The bill passed
the House Dec. 9th.
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A Rescued Crew.
Their Awful Suffering at sea

| GLOU CE>TER, Dec. II. The eXperl-
ence OF the crew of schooner Lucinda
! |. Lowell of this port, who We're taken
Off then craft during the severe storm
of Friday, portrayS suffering almost
| unparalleled III the history of Atlantic
! fisheries.
The vessel was homeWard bound from
| Bay of Islands, n F., with q cargo of
salt herring, and when the storm came
up was too close lnShore to the Canso
! coast to work out to sea. Captain Nc
Neil decided to let 60 both anchors as
| the only chance of saving the schooner,
but as the gale increased, both anchors
! began to drag, while the rudder broke
from its fastenings and became disabled
| and the craft was soon close upon the
breakers in shOal water. The wind was
bitter cold and the waves were wash.
ing over the vessels deck, while the
spray was freezing fast,
For many hours the crew were al
most perlshing from the extreme cold
and in constant danger of being washed
overheard by the seas which swept the
| deck
| Finding the craft was drifting to her
! doom on the rocks, with the chances
that she would be dashed to pieces and
the entire crew lost, the captain order
ed the foremost cut away, thinking it
might relieve the strain OF the cables
so the anchors would hold.
The order was carried out. but the
mainmast fell with it, and George Rob
erts, the mate became entangled i'll the
falling wreckage, and was instantly
killed.
Fearing that sure death awaited them
if they remained on board preparations
We're made to leave in dory. Captain
Men ELL ordered one launched and sta
toned one of Uhe crew to hold the paint
Ell while the men got aboard.
The first man to jump to the dory was
Peter Fougere. No sooner had he reach
ed the boat than a great wave swept
down upon it, carrying it away, the man
who WAS holding the painter narrowly
escaping being pulled into the sea.
The dory and Fougere were never
seen again, he perishing in the breakers
long before the boat was driven upon
the shore. But the death of Fougere
and the loss of the dory meant the sal,
walton of the rest of the crew.
Fortunately the condition Of the YES
sci was discerned, and the fishing steam
er Active ventured to their assistance.
Carefully the steamer managed to get
alongside the schooner, and the remain
ing six men were taken on board the
steamer.
The Republican journal., 1902-12-18
FOR SALE.
Farm at a Bargain.

The Benjamin F. Cole farm, 4 miles from Win
terport village. Cuts SO to rs tons of hay. Esti-
mate 1000 cords of wood cen in Cole family
over 50 years. Buildings good repair, neat;
barns; water. Pasture in good condition. Can
support family and pay for it in few years. Age
implements can be bought. A rare chance. Easy
terms OF payment Inquire of
40 FRED ATWOOD, Winterport, Me.
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and his name will be linked in history
with the great statesmen of the United
States who made themselves and their
country famous during the last century.

The following resolution was intro
duced into the House at the opening OF
its session Dec. Sth:
Resolved: That the following minute
be spread upon the record of the House
of Representatives
The Hon. Thomas Bracket Reed
died in Washington, Dec. I, 1902. For
twenty-five years he had been a mem
Der of this House and for six years its
Speaker His services terminated with
the Fifty-Fifth Congress.
Within this chamber, the scene of his
great life's great activities was laid.
Here he rendered services to his coun-
try which placed him in the front rank
of American Craftsmanship.
Here he exhibited characteristics
which compelled respect and won ad-
miration. Forceful ability, intrinsic
worth, strength of character brought
him popular fame and Congressional
leadership.
In his depth and breadth of intellect
with full and well rounded development
produced giant who lowered above
his fellows and impressed them with
his power and wisdom.
Distinguished Statesman, lofty pa
triot, cultured scholar and incisive
writer, unique orator, unmatched de
batter, master of logic, wit and satire,
most famous of the worlds parlimen-
tarians, the great and representative
citizen of the American Republic has
gone into history.
Resolved: That in honor of the dis
| tinguished dead, the House now adj
! journ.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted amid profound silence and the
House was declared adjourned.
At the opening of the session, the
chaplain made a feeling reference to
| the former Speaker
The Republican journal., 1902-12-18
An edition of 5000 copies of 64-page

An edition Of 5000 copies OF 64-page
pamphlet containing the constitution
of the State of Maine has been issued
by the Secretary of State, under the
direction of the Governor and Council
for public distribution and it soon will
be ready to send out. The compilation
is by Hon. L. d. Carver. state Libra
rian, and includes the original article 8
formed in convention in Portland, Oct.
20, 1919, and adopted by the people in
town meetings on Dec. 6 of the same
year; together with amendments subse-
auently made thereto, and arranged, as
amended. in pursuance of a resolve OF
the Legislature approved Feb. "a, 1875,
with amendments adopted since the
last named date, with notes on the dec
laration of rights.
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THINGS We
LIKE BEST
Why is it They so Seldom
Agree With Us2

What's the reason the things we like
best so seldom seem to agree with usp
Maybe it's because we overeat of them.
Then follows fit of indigestion.
Only lasts day or two perhaps. But
it's most uncomfortable day or two.
We don't mean to abuse our stomachs
but we all do 1t more or less. We see
things we want and can't resist
the longing for them. When It's too
late we regret our rashness. But
there's way to escape the conse-
quences Of such indiscretions. A dose
of a good digestant like Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure will relieve you at once.
Indigestion is always due to the
same cause. Your stomach is too weak
to digest what you eat. 1t needs rest.
You can't rest it by going without
food. That would mean starvation.
But Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will restit.
1t does the stomach's work. In the
mean time the tired organ is gaining
fresh strength. Before long 1t will be
as strong as ever. You don't have to
diet Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will d.
gest any kind OF wholesome food.
II had stomach trouble four years." says
Goo. R. Goliath, AIpena, Mich which was
30 bad that &C times l was forced to remain
in bed. AT last | was induced to try kodoi
Dyspepsia Cure from which l received Inn
mediate relief and few bottles effected =
The Republican journal., 1902-12-18
Election in Boston.

Boston, Dec. 9. In the election to-
day the Democrats elected a majority
OF the members of the board of alder
men and the school board. License
was again carried and the subway act
approved. Duane, Democrat, is elected
street commissioner over Presho, Re-
publican.
The Republican journal., 1902-12-18
Lucky Fishermen.

The Joy Bros. of South Addison
were in town last week attending to
their weir fisheries. They feel very
happy over their ''fsherman's luck" as
they call it, for in the last 30 days they
have earned over 50, 900 from their weir.
-Jonesport Enterprise.
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HON. THOMAS B. REED.
A Brief Biographical Sketch of the Dead
Statesman.

lS, 1889 He graduated at Bowdoin col
lege in the class of 1860, having taken
high rank as scholar in literature,
philosophy and the languages, and
received the prize for excellence
in English composition. Among his
classmates We're Hon. w. w. Thomas,
Jr, minister to Norway and Sweden.
Hon. Joseph w. Symonds, a former as
socate justice of the Supreme court of
Maine, General John Marshall Brown
of Portland the late Hon. /. g. DoWnes
of Calais, Hon. H. H. Burbank of Saco
and Hon. Amos l.. Allen, who succeed
ed Mr. Reed as Representative
After graduating he taught in the
Portland High school for year, stud
led law with Howard & Strout for two
years, then sailed for California round
Cape Horn in a sailing vessel taught
school i'll Stockton, studied law in San
Jose, then returned to Portland, OBJ
tanned in 1864 an appointment as assiS-
tant paymaSter in the navy, sailed in
that capacity on the Tennessee and
Mississippi rivers in a gunboat for
year, then returned to Portland. was
admitted to the bar III 1865 and opened
a law office,
HIS success was immediate, both in
the law and IN politics. In three years
he was elected to tie Name house of
representatives by Portland Republi-
cans. and although only IS years old his
reputation gained him place on the
judiciary committee. The result of his
work was the establishment Of Il supe-
rIor court in Cumberland county and Il
consequent reduction from three years
TO thlee mouths OF the time previously
necessary to bring contested suits TO
july t!lah
He Was reelected III 1859, and i'll 1870
Was promoted to the senate. This WAS
al'table wear. for lie WAS then married
To susan r.. daughter OF The late Rev.
: ii. NerlIL and WAS also selected by
his party as IT, candidate for attorney
general OF tire state lie Was but 30
yean~ Old. aN4 was the Youngest man
ever before or since elected 10 the Of
u.r lie retired frus the office of at
tolurE general IN l~r:.. and in 1874 be-
rare city solicitor Of Portland. He
beJ that office fuu. terms. and While
ti.l- serving the city WIS chosen the
r uu-.rau candidate jor rep.tsen1a-
-.1. tu ruu4.eas fY0iu the Fi.t district
OF Na'l.r Tie was elected in Septen-
l,G. .---. ana reelected to eleven con-
u.v--e~ hereafter. receiving a uD4ui-
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Richard Hello, Bob, got back from your
vacation? Had good time this summer
Robert should say l had l suppose
you haven't heard that found nice little
wife up in the mountains.
Richard-No. Did you find out who lost
her
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Names Big Four.

Dingley, Boutelle and Milliken have
gone, and now Reed, the last and largest
OF Names Big Four has followed them
to the silent land.-Portland Advertiser.
The Republican journal., 1902-12-18

Men who mind their own business
are usually successful because they have
very little competition.
The Washington times., 1902-04-06
A Natural History Recess Game.

" HIS game requires preparation be-
fore 1t can be played. but this
should not make any difference.
for most games that are really in
structye require that. However. the
preparation is not of a very serious ma
ture, as you will find, and as one person
has to do it all, the other members of
the class need not worry over it; all they
have TO do is to play it and enjoy it when
it is ready for them.
The preparation that we have spoken of
is the writing of little story containing
the names of, say a dozen animals. but
these names must all be pied" that is
to say, the letters of each name must be
dsarranged. and the object of the game
is to have the players tell what the names
really are. We do not doubt that your
teacher would prepare the story for you.
if you prefer, but if you try making it
up yourself only once. you will enjoy it
so much that you will not ask her.
The game should be played in the class
room where you may have the use OF the
blackboard. or. if that be inconvenient,
have as many copies of the story type
written as there are members of the class
aaaf give one to each member.
The leader of the game must be the
one who wrote the story; at least, he or
she must know what all the pied names
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dumplings, just like those which are
served in boarding houses. for early in
life the old woman had been pastry
cook in one. These dumplings Momotaro
put in his pouch. and, thus equipped, with
his sword as keen as razor, he felt able
TO conquer any foe. On his way he first
met dog. who shifted and looked at the
dumplings: Give me one" said the dog,
and l will help you with the demons I
excel in that line of work" And Mo-
motaro gave him dumpling and he went
along.
Then a monkey, with funny chin whis-
kers, met them and said: Il never eat
dumplings. but if you give me one / will
help you fight" and he got one also.
Then came pheasant-a fine. proud
looking bird-who exclaimed: "Dumplings
are not to my liking, but as they arc the
only things you are handing out today |
guess / will have to take one and fall in
line with the rest | am just spelling for
a fight" And he also went along
They sailed TO the island of the demons
over the seas, as red as crushed straw
berry but as clear as glass. Down in the
depths they saw many queer looking crea-
tures-the deep-sea devils, and pearls, ru-
bies, diamonds and sapphires as big as
Momotaros dumplings. When they land
ed on the island and stood outside of the
castle the demons looked over the walls,
and making faces at them. said: "Oh,
fudge" For they had no fear of young
man, a monkey, dog, and bird which
is known to be good eating. But they
ceased to laugh when MomOtaro and his
followers battered down the gate and
rushed in.
A thousand demons assailed them, but
Mcmotaro. taking one of the dumplihgs
from his pouch, hurled it among them. AS
IL broke into fragments it killed the de-
mons by hundreds. So IL was that he and
his friends drove the enemy back, and at
last reached the place where the chief
demon was. He was called the Bosserino.
but his right name was Akandoji. and he
was the most wealthy and successful de-
mon that ever went into the business He
struck at Momotaro with huge iron
club. while he spat fireworks and said:
This is sure cure for headache" But
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|A /ASW tTFtAT IT w. An
Ill9EN/E PEAcA

tear rolled down her cheek and was lost
In the river.
The fresh morning wind, blowing
through the branches of the willow, mur
INJURED:
You will be happy today, today"
1t was just then that she heard a splash
She looked up the stream and beheld a
large, round object tumbling and splash
ing down toward her. As ii camc nearer
she saw it was an immense peach, the
like of which she mad never set eyes en-
before. The tide swept K toward her,
and with 4 bamboo rod she brought il
to the shore. II was colored like the
flush OF q sunset, and it's skin was soft
and silkcn as the cheek Of a young girl
The old woman wondered at it, and
though the willow murmured, Good
luck! Good luck" her heart had al
ready told her the peach would bring
happiness and good fortune. To her home
she took it at the noon hour, when her
husband came home TO break bread.
What have you there he asked.
"A peach" said she, that some good
fairy has sent US. Never was there
fruit so large as this, so wonderful in
color, and know it must be as sweet
as the food from the land of gold and
ivory"
But her husband was afraid. Strangely
has II come TO u.s. he said, land if we
eat of It who can tell what trouble may
befall us?" He may have had in mind
the story Of Adam and Eve and the
tempter, but this we do not know for
fact.
His wife said: 81 have made up my
mind to cut, and II you are a good hus-
band, as you have always been. you will
bear with me- 80 be It," said he, for
he loved TO obey his wife. She cut the
peach In two. Where the stone should
have been there lay snugly curled up
beautiful boy child, whom the knife had
not harmed. He stepped forth with
anile And the hearts of the old folk
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| I I 7 I | | I
Whu the Moon Fish Has Tinu Fins.

| "win this do?" he asked. 81 will make
you a fish of this
| The other laughed Yes, if you can"
| Gould you?" demanded the Old Wizard,
( quickly.
NO nor you,' retorted the young one.
With quiet smile the Old Wizard took
/ the shell. broke away the rough brown
sides until there was but a thin slice of
the pearly white shell left. Then he
broke away the edges until it was smooth
and round: he took up one of the pieces
which he had broken OFF and he pinched
it in the middle and pulled the two ends
out into two points. This he fastened to
one end, pinching and working the two
ends together until he had made the mar
row tail fast to the thin, almost round
body. He cut little slit in the other end
for a mouth and fastened on two pearls
for eyes. They stuck out in two large
Jumps frcm the head. and the Young Wiz
ard laughed. but the old one was intent
on his work and did not notice
He took the odd-looking fish between
his hands, he patted it and whispered
strange words to it, and then 1t moved a
little. and with a triumphant smile the
Old Wizard let it slip. from his hands
ana flop helplessly about in the water.
But the Young Wizard roared with
laughter such fish, With no finsi
Ha, ha, ha,'' he laughed.
The old one snatched it up and bent
quickly TO pick up the pieces he had
dropped. One, two small chunks he found;
then two narrow shavings, scarcely as
long as his finger, and at last, after
much search, he found another, Just
tiny piece. No amount of search pro-
duced more. and there was no other piece
of she'll near.
The Young Wizard laughed again at the
old one's search, but the laughter turned
to aStonishment as the old one took the
two largest pieces and stuck them on at
the sides. after pulling them to enlarge
them little. The narrow strips he
pulled and patted until they were as thin
and trans parent as q veil, and fastened
them high up on the thin body. The re-
manning piece he broke and made two
of the tiniest fms sure that ever a fish
possessed and fastened them on below.
He held up the fish before him. letting
it slip from his hands and laughed with
delight as it turned gracefully and swami
through the water. moving the delicate,
oddly shaped fms and tail with perfect
control. He called to the fishes 10 look
At the beautiful, glistening sides of pearl
and at the thin, round body and great
1ulging eyes.
See, Was there ever such fish before?
Did l not say could do it?" he turned to
he Young Wizard in triumph. But he
lad gone; he had slipped away quietly
Turing the excitement. and for the rest Of
lis life the Old Wizard reigned supreme.
AS for the fish-the Neon Fish. as they
all him, from his round sides of brilliant
)earl-look at his eyes his fiat sides and
unny fms and see if have not told IL
rue.
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of Hunger and Sickness. Give me. l
pray you, some Cold, that may relieve
his Distress
King Benefcent summoned his sons be-
fore him and repeated the courtier's
message. Go. my children" said he,
and do as to you seems best.
James became angry and refused. why
should L. he cried. q, a Prince, be af-
fiicted with the imrortunities of Beg
gar? Ii he be poor. it is his own fault;
he should have worked harder when he
was young and saved his Money for a
Rainy Day. Besides, it will spoil the
party" Sc he turned away and resumed
his dance with the Princess Beatrice.
John, the second son, also became an
cry. Il won't CO. he said. as he stamped
his foot-"on second thought. though. l
shall. This will be a good chance to earn
the gratitude of nay people. | may need
them some day" So he ordered a golden
carriage to be brought which bore gild-
ed legend: Here goes Prince John, who