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The Republican journal., 1903-12-17
TEN THOUSAND PoRCUPINES.
Estimate of Those Killed During the Yea

Estimate of Those Killed During the Year.
The State porcupine year closed Nov.
3Oth and already the returns of porcu-
pines killed and paid for by the towns
and plantations under the bounty act
of last winter are beginning to swamp
the State Treasurers Office rapidly.
They come in rolls, some of them as
large as mans arm. One roll was so
big that the postage on it was 40 cents.
The State had 10000 blanks printed,
and Portland firm had as many more.
From to 40 dead porcupines are repre-
sented by each blank on which return
is made An official says that when the
returns are all in they will show 10000
pocupines killed.
OF the towns and plantations which
have reported thus far Whiting, in
Washington county, shows the largest
number of bounty-paying porcupines,
GAG, which, at 25 cents each, will cost
the State S16l.5O The other places
which have thus far reported are Med
ford 1876, Prospect 2S5, Harrington 9S,
the town of Dedham and plantations of
Macwahoc, Lang and Highland. The
appropriations to pay the bounties for
the wear is $500, and it is thought the
returns already in will nearly use this
up.
1t is said that one of the first acts of
the next legislature will be to repeal
the porcupine bounty law. The hunt
ers are mostly boys. Many farmers
think they do more damage by setting
fires than they do good by killing porcu.
plnes.>
The Republican journal., 1903-12-17
The Game of "Pit".

Have you played pit? 1t is q new
game of cards designed BY Parker
Brothers, the originators of Ping Pong
and other popular games. 1t takes Its
name from the Chicago grain pit
There are nine cards each of wheat,
each numbered 100, barley s., corn Is.
rye 70. oats go. hay SO, and flax 40, So
cards in all. 1t can be played by three,
four, five, six or seven players. The
cards are dealt and the end aimed at is
to get corner or all nine of one kind
of cards first, in other words corner
in one of the grains named. This Is
done by trading, which is done by all
the players at once. The first principles
are easily learned, but there is plenty
of opportunity for skill. In many
places the game is much in vogue.
The Republican journal., 1903-12-17
Notice Of Foreclosure.

WHEREAS, Melissa Mahoney OF Lincolnville
w in the County of Waldo and Stale of Maine,
by her mortgage deed, dated the first day of De-.
cember A. d 1900, and recorded i'll waldo Regis
try of Deeds, Book 26o. Page "a. conveyed to me
the undersigned, a certain parcel OF real estate
situated IN Linconyille and bounded and describ,
ed as follows, to wit: Beginning at a stake aud
stones in the line of c. 7. adams land being the
westerly corner of land decided by Josiah Stetson
to Miller and Mariner; thence south eighty,
and One-haf degrees east bounded by sald NIL
Ter and Mariners line seventy three rods to q
stake thence same course nine rods to the Mill
Pond thence north seventy-tWo degrees east
tbirtv-two rods to bend in the stream and to
bound on the stream in the two last named
lines; thence northwesterly bounded by the sal
stream seventy nine rods to the Ephram Browu
line thence west on said crowns line ninety SIN
rods to a cedar stake in Samuel GARDENERS east
erly line; thence south bounded by said line
seventy one rods to stake and stones; thence
same course twenty three and one half rods to
the place of beginning, containing fifty acres
more or less; and whereas the condition OF said
mortgage has been broken, now therefore by
reason of the breach of the condition thereof, l
claim a foreclosure of said mortgage.
Dated the seventh day of December, A d 1908
BURTON ROBINSON.
The Republican journal., 1903-12-17
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
A Summary of Its Salient Points.

The annual message of President
Roosevelt shows that the past year has
been marked by substantial achieve
ment, both as regards our foreign and
as regards our domestic policy. There
should be special qualification at what
has been accomplished in the direction
of providing for the exercise of super
vision over the great corporations and
combination of corporations engaged
in Interstate commerce. The era OF
federation and combination, in which
great capitalistic corporations and la
| bor unions have become factors OF tre-
mendous Importance, is recognized
and far-reaching, beneiicent work has
been accomplished through both union
and cooperation. From all sources,
exclusive of postal receipts, receipts for
| the last fiscal year aggregated $500, 1856,
| 674; expenditures, $500, ,099, ,00T: surplus,
S54. .29T. .667 Legislation for the de-
| velopment of the American merchant
marine is recommended. The necessi-
! ty is urged upon congress making an
! appropriation available for Immediate
| use to enforce promptly due penalties
| for violation of laws relating to proper
conduct of the public service i'll general.
Through frauds, forgeries and perJurleS
and by shameless hrlbeIleS the laws re-
| lating the proper conduct of the public
service in general, and to the due ad-
ministration of the poStotfice depart
ment. have been notOrlouSly violated,
and many indictments have been found,
and the consequent prosecutions are IN
course of hearing or on the eve thereof.
An extension is recommended OF pur-
poses of appropriation for enforcing
trust and interstate commerce laws.
There is need for treaties making brl-
berry eXtraditable Victory for Amerl-
can diplomacy is recorded in the settle
ment of the embroglio between Venez-
uela and European powers by The
Hague tribunal; real growth among
civilized nations for the advancement
of the cause of international arbltra-
ton. Our relations with Turkey re-
main pleasant. Signing of new COM
mercial treaty with China places rela-
tions on more satisfactory footing
than ever heretofore enjoyed. The
Philippines should be knit closer to US
by tariff arrangements. Reclamation
Of arid lands of the west progresses
satisfactorily. Congress should con-
tinue to favor Louisiana Purchase ex-
position. Scientific methods essential
to the preservation of forests. Great
| improvement in the efficiency of the
/ army and steady progress III building
up the navy. United States more than
Just in dealing with Colombia IN the
matter of an isthGian canal. The re-
pudiation of the treaty by Colombia,
| the revolution in Panama, the latest
proposition of the Colombian govern
ment and the Importance tG the United
States of control of means Of undlS-
| turbed transit across the isthnus are
reviewed. as is also the submission OF a
treaty with the new republic of Pana-
ma. The entrance of the United States
upon the execution Of IA canal project
of we'll nigh incalculable possibilities
for the good of the nations of mankind
| is assured.
The Republican journal., 1903-12-17
CHRISTMAS TIMES DOWN SOUTH
BY FRANK l.. STANTON.

BY FRANK L. STANTON.
ldstmas times, Observation-Disclosures times
down South!
B de richest juices meltin' in yo' mouth!
llde years sweet honey gethered in heap
ancin' in de cabins till the chillum des can't
sleep.
Christmas times, believers
Hear de house doors slam!
En-, best of all, de darkies
Dey drinks de white folks dram!
hristmas times, believers-fling de white
sand down!
ERE come all de fiddlers dat gwine ter wake
de town!
d de ole-time dancers from fur bef0' de
war
en- dey hear fiddle, know what dey liv-
in for!
Christmas times, believers
OATS de word say!
Even de grayhead deacOns
Will dance the wOrp away!
sssen at dem fddles !-Ain't dey singin'
sweet!
o dar's de table, loaded wild fines 'possum
'ance to yo' partners when de fiddle
Iory halleluia Swing de gals ar0un'!
Christmas times, believers
OATS de times fer me!
Cabin floor a-creakin'
En- music flOwin' free!
Golfers Weekly.
The Republican journal., 1903-12-17
sONS OF MAINE.
Banquet of the Pine Tree State Club In
Boston.

Banquet of the Pine Tree State Club in
The Presidents night banquet OF the
Pine Tree State Club was held tuesday
evening, Dec. 8th, at the Hotel Bruins
wick, Boston. Nearly 100 men and
women, allof them representing Maine.
were gathered at the tables. The Pres
ident, Col. Andrew M. Benson, presided.
The guests were Hon. John ID. Long,
Prentiss Cummings, Col. James G.:
White, Hon. Harrison Hume, Daniel
C. Heath and Samuel X. Hamilton.
Hon. Harrison Hume's toast was
"Past presidents of the club" In the
course of his remarks he spoke Of the
many great men the State OF Maine
had produced, including Hannibal
Hamlin, James G.. Blaine, Chief JUS
tice Fuller, Thomas B. Reed, Joshua
Chamberlain and Hon. John d. Long.
'It may be-" said Mr.. Hume, "that
the country can continue to pro-
duce men like this, but l doubt it seri-
ously. l say that their success was due
to their start in life, which was start
in poverty. Everything they had they
had to work for. l told college presi-
dent this once. told him also of three
Pullman cars l saw filled with students
on their way to take up their studies.
The cars were loaded with golf sticks
and baseball bats. 1t is possible that
this may be the sort of thing that will
produce the right kind of men, but l
doubt it.
'It is question if we will have such
men, but God grant that we may, for
we never needed them more than at
the present time"
Mr Hamilton took as the subject of
his toast ''Our Adopted State" and in
the course of his remarks said:
Massachusetts is not living up to
the standard of the past IN education.
| don't believe Massachusetts is giving
as good training as was given 40 or so
years ago, as you received IN the little
district schools. | question whether
or not she is spreading the plaster too
thin; whether or not there is little OF
too many things and not enough OF the
important things | ask you to conSld-
er this in the interests Of your adopted
State"
Mr. Hamilton gave some good ex-
ampleS of the work of school graduates,
which were OF such ridiculous char
acter as to provoke much laughter. He
tOlu Ol tlt ullllCulGy llo udu III lldulliS
young men and women who could com
pute the interest on 800 for three
years six months and 81 days at 6 per
cent.
Hon. John D. Longs toast was ''The
State of Maine" He reviewed the his
tory of the early colonizations. He did
not speak of the present educational
system, but said of the old schools: Il
believe there was one thing that was
important. That was the absolute
democracy of the education of the boy
in Maine 60 years ago. 1t may have
been irregular and without classified
ton, but it gave to the boy who had
anything in him the opportunity to
learn that which would prove benef-
cial to him."
In concluding Ex-Gov. Long read a
poem written in 1910 by his father. 1t
was descriptive of Maine winter
and was listened to with much inter
est.
The Republican journal., 1903-12-17

A Lewiston apple grower and buyer
says that the apple crop in this country
has much exceeded the estimate; that
the Liverpool and Boston markets are
glutted, and the outlook for higher
prices not bright. He says further:
Nothing will sell for fair prices ex-
cept few fancy red apples like Mcintosh
or Kings. Maine has an extra heavy
crop to go forward, only small per
cent has been shipped to date, and the
in the country will give the growers
nearly dollar barrel net, which is
the safest and best crop that can be
raised even at this figure. 1t is only q
matter of few years when all No. 2 ap-
Piles will be given to swine and only the
choicest fruit shipped and we think the
growers will get more money for their
crop than by packing the second grade
fruits as they do to-day.
The Republican journal., 1903-12-17
Race Suicide.

| The first essential toward preserving the race
is to preserve the parents. Healthy parents pro
duce healthy offspring.
1t is race suicide for parents to neglect first
symptoms, which are usually falling appetite
and WEAKNESS upon slight exertiOn. This means
something worse to follow, and you need some-
thing to build up the system. and you need it at
once.
DR.. Parker's Tonetc Tablets have constant,
stimulating and effective action upon all the vital
organs. They act upon the wOrnout nerves, the
debilitated body, the failing appetite, and the
meals digestion in a way wonderful to behold.
They cure all cases of anemia, dizziness. palpi-
tation, pale and sallow skin, bOils, pimples and
other humOrs, chronic headache, legache and
backache. They enrich and purify the blood and
quicken the circulation. They stimulate the
stomach to take nourishment and to digest it.
They build up flesh by acting upon the nerves
and restoring them to health.
Each package contains box of DR.. Parker's
Liveroid Tablets, which Is the best modern med
icine for all cases of biliousness, constipation
sick eadache, foul breath and coated tongue.
This in itself will ward off more sickness than
any other line of treatment. and when it is fol-
lowed by such a health giving, life -lengthenng
tonic as DIR. Parker's TOnetic Tablets, you have
COMPLETE CONSTITUTIONAL TREATMENT.
Each box contains so Tonetc Tablets for Body,
Blood and Nerves. and small box of LlverOld
Tablets for Liver and Bowels. 50 cents box or
boxes for $3.50. At all druggists or the Dr.
Parker Medicine Co., 5l-53 Exchange ST., Port
and Maine u. S. A.
The Republican journal., 1903-12-17
The Lone Star State.

Down in Texas at Yoakum is big dry
goods firm of which Mr. J. M. Haller is the
head Mr.. Haller on one of his trips East
to buy goods said to a friend who was with
him in the palace car, "Here take one Of
these Little Early Risers upon retiring and
you will be up early in the morning feeling
good" For the clark brown taste, head
ache and that logy feeling DeWitt's Little
Early Risers are the best pills to use. Sold
by R. H. Moody.
The Republican journal., 1903-12-17
A Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to
refund the money on 5O-cent bottle OF
Greene's Warranted Syrup OF Tar If it fails
to cure your cough or cold. We also guar
antee 25cent bottle to prove satisfactory
or money refunded. ono. 20
A. A. HOwes & Co. w. y. POOr q Son.
The Republican journal., 1903-12-17
1l[ITiIR{EJ1l$z6 On, |g|g|Jlz6

On and after Oct. 1e, 1903, trains connecting
at Burnham and Wateryile with through trains
tor and from Bangor, Watervle Portland and
Boston, will run as follows:
The Republican journal., 1903-12-17
DR.. EnnOnS'

Mouthly Regulator has brought happiness to
nunureds of anxious women. There is positive
that will so quickly and safely do the work
Longest and most obstinate irregularities from
any cause relieved Immediately; success guar
ference with work. Have relieved hundreds of
cases where others have failed. The most diff
cult cases successfully treated by mail, and bene-
risk whatsoever. We treat hundreds of ladies'
whom we never see Write for further particu--
lars and free confidential advice. Do not put on
member, this remedy is absolutely safe under
every possible condition and positively leaves
no after ill effect upon the health Sent by mall,
securely sealed $500. Money letters should be
registered. DIR. j. W. EMMONS CO., ITO Tre-
mont St., Boston. Mass.
The Republican journal., 1903-12-17
NOTICE..
December 4, 1908.
CITY OF BELFAST, STATE OF MAINE,

CITY OF BELFAST, STATE OF MAINE,
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,
December T. 1903
Upon the foregoing petition, it is ordered that
notice thereof be gwen by publishing copy of
lican Journal, the last publication to be at least
fourteen Cd days before the eighth day of Jan.
1904, and notice is hereby given that a hearing
room on the said eighth day of Jan. 1901, at 7
O'Clock p. M, at which time and place residents
and owners of properly upon the highways to be
for, and ali other persons interested, snail have
full opportunity to show cause why such permit
should not be granted.
true COPY of petition and notice thereon.
Attest: A. P. MANSFIELD,~ Il ty Clerk.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-27

Low excursion rates for the Nardi
Gras via the Choctaw.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-27

The Youths Companion in 1908.
During 1903 the Youths Compaion
will publish in % weekly issues
serial stories, each a book in itself, re-
f1ecting American life in home, camp
and field.
special articles contributed by famous
men and women-trayelers, essayists,
soldiers, sailors, statesmen and men OF
affairs.
200
thoughtful and timely editorial articles
on important public and domestic ques-
tions.
short stories by the best of living
y-writers-stories of character,
stories of achievement, stories of hu
| NOR.
coveries in the fields of science and
industry.
bright and amusing anecdotes, items
of strange and curious knowledge,
poems and sketches.
This is what the Youths Compan-
ion offers it's readers during 1903. And
the quality of it is fully equal to the
quantity. It is edited for the entire
family. The busiest people read it be
cause it is condensed, accurate and
helpful.
It's weekly summary of important
news is complete and trustworthy
Is editorial comment on political
and domestic questions is non-partis
an; it aims to state facts in such a
way that the reader can use them as
the basis of an intelligent opinion
lis weekly article on hygiene IS ut the
of the household. 1t reflects on every
page the wholesome. industrious
home-loving, home making side o
American life-the life of noble aim
and honorable ambitions.
A full announcement Of the nev
volume will be sent with sample copie
The new subscribers for 1903 wht
will receive free all the remaining is
sues for 1902, including the double
holiday numbers; also tho CjlananI6l
calendar for 1908, Autographed il
twelve colors and gold.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
144 Berkeley Street :. Boston, Mass
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-27

FOR SALE.

Quarter block-12OX154 feet-on
Third avenue, close to the business
center of the city. Switch privilege
granted Splendid location for ware
house or wholesale business or manu-
featuring plant. Terms reasonable.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-02-26
Teachers Examination.

The next regular state teachers ex-
animation will be held at the court
house in Cooperstown, Friday and
Saturday, March Ii and IA, 1908, COM
mencing at nine o'clock a. m.
All those who intend teaching in
the spring and whose certificates ex-
pire soon, should take this examina-
tion, and those who hold permits to
teach must take it without fail, as
permits cannot be extended.
Applicants should provide them
selves with pens and ink; paper will
be furnished at this Office.
CLARA FE1R1Na,
Supt. of Schools.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-02-26

think that because Lincoln was rear
ed in a log shack the children should
go through the same hard and un-
comfortable experiences in order to
become great. But the trouble is the
Lincoln's are too few now. Modern
homes ought to be done away with &C
cording to such ideas. Let the school,
room be as comfortable a home as the
home itself with workshop and tools,
parlor and library, kitchen and uten-
sils and we shall have more real men
and real women in days to come.
Away with the ''cookshack" and up
with the home!
Respectfully,
o. B. WEsTLEY.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-02-26
EDITOR TRUBsHAw,
Cooperstown, n. D.

EDITOR IRUBSHAW,
Cooperstown, N. d.
DEAR SIR:
Brother o. G. will drop in to pay
my subscription to the Courier. Peo-
pie receiving regular letters once a
week ought to respond at least once
year with little additional cash to
balance the book.
1t is interesting in the morning at
eight to see the seven hundred stud
ents making their way along the slip
perry walks to the College. Were it
not for the modern surroundings and
bags of books the spectacle might we'll
remind one of DeSoto's march and
Ponce de Icons eagerness for the
magical fountain. But getting into
one of the halls where wraps are hung
one would first think Of coat store.
The order is very good. 1t has hap
pened that students have been called
before the faculty not knowing what
for. They then discover that the
professors of the A. G. are 50 numer-
Gus that one is most liable to be
caught when least suspecting to be.
The Science Hall will probably be
completed this summer. A girls
gymnasium, an assembly hall and Y.
NJ. G. A. parlor are much needed, and
the needed funds are perhaps at this
writing appropriated by the State
Legislature. Griggs is about as we'll
represented as any other county in
the state outside of Cass.
But the nteresting features of the
A. G. are too numerous to mention.
One is best satisfied by visiting or at.
tending. No farmer If he is in any
way progressive can fail to profit by
spending week to investigate the
works in the line Of farming carried
on by students and professors Of that
department; nor need any man, who
ever he is; leave after days or even
half a days visit without carrying
with him some useful hint or new
idea. No not even the President.
Hope you will soon have a fine
[schoolhouse in town. Why should not
the school building be as good as
possible instead Of, what is common,
as poor as possible? Some seem to
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-02-26
AUCTION SALE.

I will offer for sale at public auction
at my farm on Sec. 8-148-8l, four miles
north Of Kingsleys on Tuesday, Mar.
3, 1903, the following property:
! Gray horse about 1900 lbs.
1Gray 1900
lGray mare 1850
Bay 1900 :"
l Havana, press drill, 8 inch.
Il Buffalo Pitts lever spring tooth
drag, "a teeth.
1steel level smoothing drag 3 sections.
/ Prairie Queen breaking plow l6 In.
II foot Deering Ideal binder and
fax attachment. ).
/ Deering hay rake lO} #.
l Mccormick mower. l Hero grain
separator complete.
/ set harness, l Rushford wagon
complete 81 inch.
/ wagon with hay rack.
4 large leather fly nets.
l Knockabout buggy.
lCrown Jewell heating stove.
1Pearl blue flame cooking stove and
oven complete. Also many other
articles too numerous to mention.
Terms: Sums under $40 cash, over
that amount approved bankable paper
payable November lst 1908. Hot
lunch will be served. Sale to COM
mence at IL o'clock.
JoHNK BAXTER,
]. A. H.. WMsLoE, Proprietor.
I Auctioneer.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-02-26
The Governors Carriage.
Mr. p. r. TTuHslAw,
Coonarstnwm. N ID.


Cooperstown, N. D.
Dear SIR
Your letter Of the 18th re-
ceived and noted with pleasure.
II would rather hear adverse
criticisms from constituents,
than never hear frotn them ut
all
I am interested TO- know you
think my bill authorizing the ex-
penditure. Of money to provide
the Chief Executive Of this state
with carriage aud coachman, q
little ultra. I disagree with you
entirely, and I wish you would
tell al the dear people whom you
Ecan reach through the medium
LOT your paper, that when their
! Governor has accession to meet
| EoMcials Of this or other states at
the railroad station here, he must
do SO in a twenty-five cent hack
and, by the same token, he can
either walk to the capitol build
ing daily or put up another quar-
ter; and ii either case, must take
the dust from the fine turnout
Of the penitentiary warden,
should the latter then happen
along. Briefly, 1 want to say,
the superintendent of every
state institution is supplied with
q carriage and driver at the pub
lie expense, but, like the travel
ing mans new suit, though
there, it does not appear in the
expense account think the
Governor of this great state, of
which me make such boastings,
should be openly supplied with
this very modest equipment.
He needs it. The dignity of his
Office entities him to it; a certain
degree of form is desirable even
in a democratic government, and
if the plain people Of this state
will not back up All open and
aboveboard movement to fur
nish their Chief Executive with q
proper official conveyance, then
are they a whole lot palmer than
| Ii take them to be.
Yours very truly
MAYNARD CRANE.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-02-26
SENATE BILL NO. lS4.
introduced by Mr.. Crane. }
BILL

For an Act Authorixing the
Purchase Of Vehicles. Horses,
ETC., and the Employment Of q
Coachman for the Use Of the
Governors Office and the Execu,
tive Mansion and Making Ap
preparation Therefor
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LDGls
LAT1vE ASSEMBLY OF THI
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA