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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
HE IS HANDY MAN AT ANYTHING.

40 woman. no matter how poor she
NAV he. who lives within the confines OF
a certain territory on the upper west
side, in New York city. need be with
out help in her household duties any
more-that Is, provided the present stats
of things In the section continues Sht
can cali to her aid a man-of-all-worh
who win perform any service she re-
auires, and all she will have to pay Is
one penny.
There Is a youth just VerStng on man
hood who patrols the section every morn
ing regularly, going into the yards and
calling out at the top of his voice that
he will do any kind OF work for one
cent"
The territory covered by this strangS
character extends from Seventy-second
street to One hundredth and Tenth streets
and from Central Park west TO the North
river. Sometimes he goes little aboYs
or below this section, but usually he con
fines himself to these limits. He wai
first noticed a little more than a mont
ago, and since that time he has not failed
to appear on any day except Sunday
He goes into the yards OF Tat houses
the ianitors seldom making any objee
ton and. loudly bawls q list Of things h
will do for a cent Here are q fsw
them:
Take the clothes On the roof.
Blacken stoves.
Garry coal from cellar.
Beat carpets.
Clean rugs
Wash windows.
Make the beds.
Wash the dishes,
Wash the dog.
Clean bed bugs.
Scrub the floor.
Chop wood
.I will 90 anything at ALL" he goes Oh.
"for one penny
The youth is apparently IN earnest ana
when anyone. taking compassion on him
throws out a coin he will Invariably ask!
DO you want any work dones"
He seems loath to take the money With
out giving its equivalent 81 work. thus
exploding the theory that some formed
at first that he was merely playing upon
their sympathies. Some awaited them
selves OF his services out OF compassiof
at first. but they have found that ne doea
! his work we'll. and now they do not seq
how they could get along a.thort him
Many housewives In fats who do moi
! keep q servant fud this youth sxcsed
, ingly useful They get tha hardest par
OF their WORK done quickly and csaeaplY
and do not have to contend with nans
annoyancas consequent upon keeping
girl In a small fiat. Most persons wsa
employ the youth give ni,n more than =
penny, but he does not seem to expsc
any nore---New York Times.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

Eour dutlfui son,
JEsAMES HENRY
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

BLocKAD1sG SQUADRON ROUTED.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

ties at Richmond that with such aid
as the government could give he would
undertake to construct q ram, which he
believed would clear the Roanoke river.
of the meddlesome things which infested
its waters. He received all the encour-s
agement the government could offer, and
began the work, under conditions which
very few men would have been willing to.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-08-27
DEATH OF A MAINE AUTHOR.

News of the death of our distinguished
Maine author and journalist, Noah
Brooks, which took place at Pasadena,
Cal. Aug. 18th, will be received with
sincere sorrow by his friends all over
Maine and by lovers of his delightful
books the country over.
MI Brooks was born III CaStlne, Oct.
n 1880, and was therefore nearly %
years of age. He began his Journalistic
career in Boston, when only 20 years old
and nine years later went to California,
where, with Benjamin p. Avery, he
established the Marysville Appeal as
early as 1885, During the civil war he
was the war correspondent OF the Sac
ramento Union and for two years after
the war was naval officer OF the port OF
san Francisco. From 1861 to 1871 he
was managing editor of the Alta Califor-
MIA and later served on the stats OF the
New York Tribune, New York Times
and Newark, n. j., Advertiser. In 1886
Mr.. Brooks married Caroline Fellows of
Salem, Mass, who died in 1862.
Leaving journalism for literature MI.
Brooks resided for many years in New
York, and was connected with several
publishing houses, notably with that OF
the Scribners, during which time that
firm published their History of the Uni.
ted States, in two large volumes, OF
which Mr.. Brooks was the author. Ut
late years he spent his summers at Cas-
tine, his native place, and his winters IN
New York. In Wheelers history OF Cas-
tine is plate of Mr.. Brooks in his beau
tiful library in his home at w6fk at his
table surrounded by his books.
Mr.. Brooks went to California last
October. He was not in good health and
wished to spend a winter in warmer
climate and among the friends and
scenes of his earlier literary and journal
| istic work. At the time he left Maine
he was engaged upon life of Sir Will
| liam Pepperel for the Messrs. Putnam's
series of Heroic Lives. Among Mr..
Brooks popular works-which embrace
a long list-may be mentioned The Boy
Emigrants; The Fairport Nine; Oul
Baseball Club; Life of Abraham Lin
coin; The Boy Settlers; American
Statesmen; Tales of the Maine Coast;
How the Republic is Governed; Short
Studies in American Party Politics;
Washington in Lincoln's Time; The
Mediterranean Trip; The Story of Marco
Polo; The Boys of Fairport and the Lite
of Henry Knox. His books were
healthy, instructive and elevating and
his work in behalf of American letters
and in creating healthful literature
for young people in such that 1t Will to-
many years hold high rank among the
books that will find a leading place II
all our public and private libraries
Bangor Commercial.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-08-27
THE SCHOONER DIME,
Often Spoken of as the Ten Cent Piet

Often Spoken of as the Ten Cent Piece.
John o. johnson of Liberty writes us
concerning his "reminiscences published
in The Journal of August 9Th that there
was but one error, which might have
been his, and that was i'll the name OF
the schooner in which he made his first
trip. 1t was printed Dione and should
have been Dime. Mr.. Johnson regards
it, as do we, happy mistake, as it was
the means of bringing out the following
letter:
NEW YORK, Aug 10, 1903.
Mr.. JOHN O. JOHNSON,
Nv Dear Sir: Your somewhat anus
ing and interesting description OF your
East Side School Days in The Journal
of August 9th has been read and reread
by me with a great deal of satisfaction.
All the names mentioned are familiar
to me. Some l know personally and
others by reputation, and your article
brings back to my mind great many
fond "reminiscences. | was at one time
a schoolmate of CAS- we then called him)
"Charley Gilmore" He with one Ches-
ter Stevenson, and young man | might
say boy by the name of Patterson Il
cannot recall his first name attended a
private school in Searsport which was
taught by MI Stephen R. Thurston, son
of the late Rev. Stephen Thurston.
Your account of your first season coast
ing and the coming home and going
into the schoolhouse is but typical of
many others | could mention. | have
made several trips with just such ship
mates as you we're with in the ship
Sportsman, and to use your own words,
we always had a "bully time But |
wish to refer again to your first trip
coasting. which you said was made in
the sch. Dione, Capt. John Shute, who
by the way, was at one time next door
neighbor Of mine. Now can you bring
to your memory about that time a
schooner by the name of Dime, which L
think was also commanded by one
Capt. Shute L remember quite dis
tinctly of hearing of the schooner Dime,
and she was often spoken of as the
schooner ''Ten Cent Piece" Possibly
l may have got the two names, Dime
and Dione, confused. and perhaps you
could assist me out of the dilemma.
No doubt you will want to know who |
am. Suffice it to say that | was born
and brought up in the town of Sears
port and followed the sea up to the last
fifteen years. About nine years ago
removed to New York, where | have
since resided, and have always taken
The Republican Journal. Trusting you
will pardon the liberty | have taken in
writing you this epistle, am sir,
Yours truly,
r. w. FOWLER.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-08-27
OCEAN PARK c. L. S. c. ASSEMBLY,

The opening of the Chautauqua por.
ton of Ocean Park, Maine, Assembly
took place in the Tabernacle Monday
evening, August Sd, in the form OF a
reception to the president of the Asso-
citation and the Assembly artists. This
event. which was one of the happlest
of the season at the Park, was attend
ed by large number of people. The
guests were received by Mr.. and Mrs.
/. NJ. Webb of Portland, Prof. j. E.
Aborn, Miss Lizzie B. Olive of Boston
and several others. A brief entertain
mept followed the reception. Prof.
Albert Armstrong gave several read
ings and the choir some fine musical
selections.
The lectures during this session OF
the Assembly were of high order. A
series by Mr.. Leon H. Vincent on Sir
Walter Scott, Robert Burns, Charlotte
Bronte. Anthony Trollope and Victor
Hugo, furnished an excellent intellect
ual treat to those whose privilege it
was to listen to this popular lecturer.
The Round Tables were conducted by
Prof. II. B. Davis and Mrs. L. 5.
Mosher, \. NJ.
The important day at all G. l.. S. c.
assemblies is, Recognition Day, and at
this annual assembly the day was OBJ
served with the usual ceremonies on
Tuesday afternoon. August 18th, open
ing with the march of the Chautau-
ouans and passage of the class of 1908,
THE Quarter Century Glass; about
the grove and through the Golden
Gate" The Recognition address was
delivered in the Temple by Col. G. W..
BAN of Kentucky, who took for his
subject. The Twentieth Century
Search Light" At the conclusion of
the discourse the diplomas were award
ed by Col. Balm.
At I o'clock the annual banquet was
served to the Chautauquans in Porter
Memorial Hall. After dinner speeches
were made by Dr. A. W, Anthony of
Cobb Divinity School, Mrs. ]. c. Bah
cock, president of the Rhode Island
Temperance Union, Professor Priest
of st. Lawrence University Mrs, E.
b. Cheney Of Lewiston and Col. Il.
W. Balm. The assembly choir rem
dered musical selections. A business
meeting Of the Society of the Hall in
the Grove. which includes all Chautau-
qua graduates, completed the exercises
Of the afternoon.
In the evening the Recognition con-
cert was given il the Temple when the
oratorio OF "Emanuer' by Trowbridge
was rendered by the assembly artists
and full chorus.
The enjoyment Of this day was sad
dened by news of the death of Mrs. 5.
\. Porter at her home in Peabody.
Mass. Mrs. Porter has been one OF
the most earnest and faithful workers
in Ocean Park every summer for sew
eral years. valued officer III the Asso-
ciation and president of the Educa-
tional Bureau. Z.
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OBITUARY.

Flora Belle, wife of William T. White,
died Aug. sth at her home in Watervile,
aged 40 years, 9 months and II days. She
leaves. besides her husband, one son, Carl :;
her parents, Thomas d. and Jane E. Jelli-
son of Brooks; two brothers and two Sis
tiers, Mr. Frank F. Jellison of Bangor, Mrs.
Alma D. Carter of Maiden, Mass, Mrs. Cora
J. Bowker and Miles S. Jellison of Belfast,
to mourn their loss. This is the first break
in the family circle and all were present at
the funeral services, which were held in the
18th, Rev. f. c. Whittemore of the First
Baptist church Of Waterville, of which she
was an active member, officiating and max
ing most appropriate remarks quartette
rem dered choice selections. Mrs. White was
of cheerful, sunny disposition, devoted to
relatives and friends, who did all in their
power for her comfort through her long and
distressing illness. Her sister Alma was
| with her the last four weeks and with the
husband and son ministered lovingly to her
needs. She will be sadly missed at the
home of her parents, where "Belle" was
frequent visitor, bringing sunshine and
cheer. She bore her intense suffering with
wonderful Christian fortitude; always
cheerful, never complaining. SIT is all
RICH :" was her constant expression. III
it is Gods will, it is all right" Among the
floral tributes which she so much loved
were wreath of roses from the husband
and son and Mrs. Alma Carter; basket of
roses with word "Sister" from Mr.. and Mrs
.. S. Bowker and Mr. Miles Jellison !;
bouquet of ~ white pinks, Thomas and
Harry BoWker; wreath and cross of pam
sizes, MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Jellison; carna-
tions, Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Thompson, Mr..
and Mrs. f. E. Libby, Mrs. E. }. Stevens,
Mrs. C. R. Tyler, Mrs VIM. McTaggart and
friends in Waterville roses and cut-f1owers,
c. W. Walker and Mrs: T. Richardson,
South Paris sweet peas, Mrs. W: S. Hobbs,
Belfast; cut-aowers, Mrs. ). IL. Gordon,
Mrs. II. H. Pulley, Mrs. A. D. Dow, Mrs NJ.
E. Staples pansies, May Huxford and Ma
bel Rose and from other friends at Brooks.
Joseph Hall Carleton OF Rockport died OF
peritonitis, Aug. IA. aged 4S years, months,
IA days. He was the third son OF the late
P. j. and Sarah B. Carleton: Mr.. Carleton
was member of the firm OF Carleton, Nor
wood & Co., Rockport, and OF the firm OF
Carleton, Pascal & Co., Camden, and was
for number of years in business in Port
land. He was an excellent business man,
| of the highest integrity, respected by the
whole community, and warmly esteemed
| by his many friends. He represented Rock
port and St. George in the last State leglsla-
| ture. He was a member of Mount Battle
Lodge, I, o. o. F., and was commandery
! Mason. His death is severe blow to his
brothers, Frank, P. j. and Ralph w. Garlic
tOn.-R0ckland Star
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LAW OF THE ROAD.
Maine Law Court Rescript on the Neal-Ran-
dali Case.

Maine Law Court Rescript Oh the Neal-Ran-
dali Case.
A rescript has been received from the
Maine law court in an Androscoggln
county case which went to the law
court on report at the January term,
1902, and which involves an interest
ing question of the law of the road.
The suit was that of Charlotte A.
Neal VS.. Daniel H. Randall to recover
81 900 damages for injuries sustained
through a collision between the teams
of the defendant and the plaintiff S
husband. Both parties live in Auburn,
and the accident occurred on Turner
street in that city.
Mr.. Randall, the defendant, was driv-
ing ON the wrong side of the road, at a
walk, and when the plaintiffs husband
drove along did not turn to his side OF
the road. There was room enough on
that side of the road for the two teams
to pass if all had gone we'll, but just
as the teams came opposite each other
Mr.. Meals horse SHE'D, and the two
teams came together, throwing Mrs.
Neal out and severely injuring her.
The question presented to the law
court was whether the action was main
tainable or not. The rescript by Judge
Powers says that when no person is
passing in an opposite direction one
may drive in any part of the Travelled
road he pleases, but when teams ap-
proach to meet, the law requires them
to seasonably turn to the right OF the
middle of the road. Failure to comply
with this law is not negligence per Sc,
but whether it is SO in given case is a
question of fact. Judge Powers con-
| tinues:
GIN this case the defendant was upon
the wrong side of the road in viola
ton of the law enacted for the safety
and convenience of travellers and pre-
vent collisions. The evidence tends to
show that the defendant saw the plain
tiff approaching that there was ample
room for him to turn to the right OF the
| middle Of the road, that there was moth
ing to prevent him from doing SO, and
that had he done so there would have
| been no collision and no injury.
Held, that under these circumstances
| it should be submitted to jury to say
whether the defendant was in fact neg
| ligent, and if so, whether such negll-
gence was the prOximate cause OF the
plaintiffs injury. Case to stand 1oi
trial.
The action will be in order for trial
at the coming September term OF the
supreme court.
A0TozEA.
Bear, Il. The Kind You Have Always Bought
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FIRST MAINE HEAVY.
History OF This Famous Regiment Has
Been Issued.

simultaneously with the annual re-
union Of the First Maine Heavy Artil-
Iery at Einalhaven Aug. 18th, comes
the issuance of the history of the ia
nous command which numbered among
its members many soldiers from Bali
gor and its vicinity and the volume, a
handsomely illustrated one of nearly
600 pages, is notable addition to the
chronicles Of Maine volunteers in the
battles of the Civil war.
The title of the book is The First
Maine Heavy Artillery, 1862 1865. A
History of Its Part and Place iii the
War for the Mon. With an Outline of
the Causes OF the War and Its Results
to Our C0untrv. 1t was written by
Captain Horace II. Shaw of Portland,
while the statistics showing the organ
iZatiOn, company and individual records,
were compiled by Major Charles X.
House Of Augusta.
Besides an unusually large number
of photographs most OF which were
taken at war time, there are numerous
page and double page pictures, such as
the First Names band, the reunion OF
the regiment at THE residence OF Capt.
Shaw. There are also frequent lllustra-
tions of battlefieldS and scenes OF Skin
miShes.
The frontispece is an excellent half
tone likeness Of the late Gen. Daniel
Chaplin, while among other Bangor
men who are pictured in the book are
ex-Nice President Hamlin, Gen. Chas.
Hamlin, Major Andrew c. Sawyer,
Major Fred c. Low, Capt. c. Y. Cross
man, Lieut.. A. B. Marston, Lieut.. j:
Albert Dole, Lieut.. S. G. Waldron and
Lieut.. G. H. Cakes.
The statistics and records of the va
rious companies and other members
are unusually complete and add greatly
to the value of the book.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-08-27
MERRIAM FAMILY REUNION.

The home of Tileston Wadlin in Bel
fast. was the scene, Aug. 18th, OF an
event which the foggy weather could
not dampen. The families of the des-
cendants of Matthew Merriam OF Nor
rill, together with few specially invlt-
ed friends, had assembled to the num-
Der of 60 to- honor their ancestor, re-
new their acquaintance and cement
family ties. The clanishness which
characterizes the reunions of this fam
lily is noticeable. A fourth cousin is
but little farther removed than broth
er in the affections of most of the mem
beers. After the opportunities had been
afforded for personal greetings dinner
fit for a king partaken of, a further ex-
change of ideas of personal nature,
and the demands of photographer &C
coded to, the older portion of the gath
ering and some of the younger, assem-
bled in the parlors and listened to the
report of the secretary, to the reading
of letters of regret from absent ones,
and to remarks of some of those pres
ent. Mirth and pathos by turns held
sway during these formalities, for
death had been among them since the
reunion one year ago, and reference to
it could not be avoided.
Mrs. Sarah Jackson contributed a
paper rich in recollection and pictures
of the old times. A specimen para
graph follows: Father used to make
our shoes, not such as children nova
days wear, but cowhides made for ser
vice. You have heard of the man who
when he ordered his wedding boots,
said he didn't care how they looked, if
they were only strong and handsome.
Well, father made them strong, but he
never had the faculty of making them
handsome. One time it was my turn
to have a pair, and | said, "Father,
when are you going to make my
shoes??" He said, THE next rainy day"
Mother said, pray for rain" Grand
mother sat in the corner trotting her
foot and said, The prayer of the wick
ed don't avail | was no favorite of
hers
Mr. Wadlin put everyone in the best
of humor by short address
Following is believed to be a COM
plete list of those present: Mr. and
Mrs. f. D. Andrews, Mrs. Lydia
c. Brown, Viola Bosworth, MI and
Mrs Thatcher Brown, Ada Brown,
Charles Brown, Mrs. Marion Brown
and infant, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Brown. Stanley Brown, Wilbert Brown,
Leroy Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Brown. Elmer Brown, Elisha Brown,
Mrs. Linda Gray Mrs. Sarah Jack
son, H. 3. Ladd, Mrs. Florence
Maher, Llewellyn Maher, il, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. W Mears, Mr. and Mrs. Elisha
Merriam, Justin Merriam, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eli Merriam, Victor Merriam,
Kenneth Merriam, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Merriam, Harold Merriam, Edith Mer-
riam, Ethel Merriam, Ida Merriam,
Cyrus Roberts, Walter Sayward, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Sayward, William
Sayward, Lucy Sayward, Elmer Say
ward, Ralph Sayward, Daniel Sever
ance, MI and Mrs. Tileston Wadlin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivory White, Forest
White, Charlie White, Caroline Wood,
and S. IOuville Wood.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-08-27
A Good Mackerel Trip.

Sch. Kentucky, Capt Elroy Prior, ar
rived at Gloucester Aug. 10th with S37
barrels Of salt mackere!, one Of the best
fares of the season. The trip was Sc
cured in the Bay of Fundy and off Var
mouth. Ms. Capt Prior reports about
20 sail off the latter place working on
small shoales of fish and seven or eight
sail off Isie au Haut: also like number
off, off s S i' evidently on fish: His best
Of the ifieet got there. Since then only
small schools had showed.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-08-27
Don't Hurry Away.

Summer visitors in Maine who plan
on an early return to their homes are in
danger of missing a great deal: True,
the weather we have had to offer this
season has been nothing to brag of, but
September and early October can be de-
pended upon to give us something as
good as is turned out anywhere.-Bid-
deford Journal,
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Prince Of Wales Big Family.
Race suicide does not menace the
British succession, five children hav-
ing blessed the Prince and Princess Of
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Twenty Years of Bronchitis. Capt

Twenty Years of Bronchitis. Captain
Dunlop of Kingston, commander OF the
steamer "Bohemian,' of the R. 0. fleet,
suffered INCREASINGLY for twenty years, and
permanent relief was not obtained until he
used 'Catarrhozone" which cured him
quickly and permanently The Captain
SAYS: "Catall hozone is the best cul efor
Bronchitis on the face of the globe, pleasant
to use, quick to relieve and sure to cure.
Catarrhozone is wonderful treatment for
all diseases of the Throat, Lungs and Bron-
chial Tubes. Two months treatment. price
81 90, small size % cts. Poor Il Son, drug
gsts, OF Poison & Co., Kingston, Ont.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-08-27
For Over Sixty Years.

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over sixty years by millions of
mothers for their children while teething,
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind
collie, and is the best remedy for Diarrhea
Is pleasant to the taste. Sold by druggists
in every part of the world. .Twenty-fi
cents a bottle. Its value is incalcu1able
Be sure and ask for Mrs. WinslOw's SOOth-
ing Syrup, and take no other kind.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-08-27
Scion Chase.

Fifty years ago Scion Chase was a
notable figure in the temperance cam
paign carried on in Maine. Today he is
doing his best to help on the cause of
prohibition against the resubmission-
lists. He is ending his varied public
career as it began.-Portland Sunday
TELEGRAM,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-08-27
Potent Pill Pleasure.

The pills that are potent in their action
and pleasant in effect are DeWitt's Little
Early Risers. W. s. Philpot Of Albany, Ca,
saws "During bilious attack I took one.
Small as it was it did me more good than
took and at the same time it effected me
pleasantly. Little Early Risers are certain
" an ideal pill" Sold by r. II. Moody.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-08-27

New Boarder-I say, Mrs. Smith, isn't
there any way of turning on fresh water in
the bathtub? The water in the tub doesn't
look over clean.
Mrs. Smith-Well, l declare it does beat
all how particular some folks are! M0re'n
half dozen bOarders have washed in that
water, and you're the first to find fault with
II