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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-11-17

WALDO SSH Court ui im.... ..
w fast, on the 9Th day Of Ny,u... NJ,
R. Dunton, licensed to sell cr. a.. .... B..
merly of the late RhUda -l. r. ~
thereof living in different Sra., ....r.
ed his first and final accuur. . cd. T.
lowance.
ordered, that notice tbrnr IA. ..
weeks successfully, in the k-rnHn...
newspaper published i'll Belle. Oh. ...
that all persons interested NAV ..s..
bate Court, to be held al kr
day of December next aua show ..u.
they have, why the said ar...H- shut.
allowed.
GEO. r UU.-.N
A true copy. Attest;
CHAs. 7. HAlr...s.. III,
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ADMINISTRATIONS MOI
n hereby gives notice 81
appointed administrators
ALBION W. RICH i kiI7
IN the County of WaWH
bonds as the law dirttt-
nemands against the estA
desired to present the SAM
all indebted thereto are req
ment Immediately.
MA
Morrill,, Nuy. 8, 1904
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-11-17

The text of the report of the COM
misSiOnerS rendered upon the petition,
was as follows:
'In Board of Railroad Commission
ers.
upon the foregoing petition, notice
having been given as ordered, the board
met at the time and place mentioned in
said order and gave hearing to all
parties interested. Messrs. Appleton
and Chaplin appeared for the petition
ers. No one appeared to oppose the
granting of the charter. We have no
occasion to recite the evidence intro
duced at the hearing. We are salts
fed from the evidence given and from
our knowledge and observation in rela
ton to the matter, that public conven-
fence requires the granting of this
charter We are satisfied that the
present conditions require additional
facilities for moving the heavy freight
which accumulates along the lines of
the Bangor & Aroostook railroad in
Aroostook county. The present con-
ditions demand the building of the pro-
posed line, SO as to give an outlet at
tide water at point Oh Penobscot bay
where there can be winter harbor.
eve are satisfied that all the prOvis-
ions of Sections l and 2, Chapter 26S,
of the Public Laws of 1898 and Acts
amendatory thereof, which are now
made part of the Revised Statutes,
have been complied with. We, there
fore, hereby indorse upon these articles
of association our certificate of said
facts and our approval in writing and
find that public convenience requires
the construction of said railroad as
named in said petition.
dated this ninth day of November,
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President Franklin w. Cram, of the
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Com
pany recently made the following
statement to the Boston Transcript:
Neither the Canadian Pacific nor
any other transportation company has
acquired an interest in the Bangor &
Aroostook. There is no alliance with
any other company, actual or implied.
There is no control or domination in
the interest of any but the Bangor &
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A true copy-Attest.
CHAs. 2. HAZELTINE, Register

AT a Probate Court held at Belfast within and for
the County of Waldo, on the 9th day of Novem-
her, A. d. 1904.
MARIA N. RUNNELLs, Wild W of Clark D. Run
MI nells, late of Troy, in said County of Waldo,
deceased having presented petition pra, ing for
deceased.
Ordered. That the said petitioner give notice to
ali persons interested by causing a copy of this
order to be published three weeks successfully in
The Republican Journal. a newspaper rublshed
Court to be held at iefast. within and for said
County, on the 18th day of December, "A. d. 1904,
at ten of the clock before noon. and show cause
il any they have, why the prayer of said petition
er should not be granted.
GEO. E JOHNSON, Judge.
A true copy. Attest:
CBAs T. HAZELTINE, Register.
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WALDO IS In Court ot T.. .H-,.
w fast, on the 9th day OF N,7.aIa- -u!
h. Dunton, licensed to sci .e, ..... CD.
merry owned by the late A!-s.... s.r.
owners thereof living III tlfu.r ....
presented his first aud tnd M
for allowance.
Ordered, that notice ther.n' .- -H.
weeks successfully, III The Er -
a newspaper published iii l'r''e ... sr
ty, that all persons intercStc1 U. s-'u
Probate Court, to be held az la.'a.'
day of December next, and b. 80 .....
they have, why the said acouH Nu .
lowed.
EEl Z N---- -
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The Republican Journal Pub. Co., Belfast
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-11-17

4 certain Instrument, puyporting to be the last
n Will and testament OF Oscar S. Erskine,
la of Frankfort, i'll saiG County of Waldo, de-
ceased. having been presented for probate, to
s.ther with petition praying that Isabel Erskue
may be appointed acmnistratrix with the will
annexed of the estate OF SAID deceased.
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A true copy. Attest:
C!iAs p HAzELTINE, Register.
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Brooks, Nov. .. 1904.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-18
GGu is a common thing to hear a
,nna,, Sau- that he never nlays


66H T is a common thing to hear
man say that he never plays
poker with professional gam
blers," said the gray haired, young
looking man in the club smoking
room. 'I don't exactly understand why
it is that the men who say that seem
to think it is mark of superiority.
They say it as If the people who do
play poker with professionals were,
somehow. on lower moral level than
those who play only in strictly amateur
games. usually with their friends. And
this makes a sort of virtue of their
contempt for gamblers.
Now, I haven't the least objection
to any mans thinking what ne likes
about gamblers-I mean professionals
and 1 haven't the slightest interest in
what his opinion may be. 1 have my
own opinion, and do not imagine that
it interests anybody else.
But what 1 do undertake to say is
that no man has, or can have,7a COM
prehensive idea of what the game Of
poker really is until he has played with
professionals. I didn't think so al
ways.
When was hardly more than7a boy
I belonged to a literary society Of six,
all of them being young fellows of my
own age, and we had regular meetings
every Saturday night. The regular ex-
ercises consisted of a game of poker
10 cent limit, in which we played as
heavily as our means would allow,
The club lasted for something like a
year before some of our elders began
to suspect the literary quality of It
and took steps to break 1t up.
During that year I, for one,. ac-
quired what 1 thought was profound
knowledge of the game of poker. What
1 had really acquired was good work
ing knowledge of the fundamental rules
and the mathematics of the game.
had studied hard and, l think, intelli-
gently, and had learned the rudiments.
There was another fellow In the
club, named Sam Stern, who had as
exalted an idea Of his play as 1 had of
mine In fact, we were looked upon
as the best players in the club. I don't
know why. Possibly because we talk
ed more about the rules and the theory
of poker than the others did.
well, Sam and I came to the city
together to seek our fortunes soon
after the literary society was disband-
ed, and it was not long before we made
the acquaintance of other young fell
lows who were fond Of d game of draw.
1T did not take much persuasion to
induce us to join in the game, though
it seemed desperately like gambling to
us, at first, for these fellows played a
quarter limit, with a 50-cent jackpot
on every full house, and, as 1 said we
had never gone beyond a dime limit.
1--WE ventured it, however, and soon
got used to the play, so that we held
our own fairly well, and in consequence
grew more coeky than ever about our
playing By the time we had prog
ressed far enough to sit in at 50
limit game without any great nervous
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-18

small limit game, though, of course, a
bluff may sometimes work if the other
fellow is weak.
And when a bet is made it is usu-
ally the limit that is stated. In these
two particulars all small limit games
are practically alike, and, of course,
the rules of the game are the same.
For these reasons Sam and learn
ed nothing of great value during that
year. We played always in limit
game, and, as before, we thought we
knew it all.
Then it happened that tall West
erner named Worthington was intro
duced in our party, andsn took a hand
in the game without urging. When he
found, however, that we were playing
dollar limit, as we mostly did at that
time, he scoffed.
cit is childish he said The only
way to play poker Is table stakes
We'll, that Westerner was my first
real instructor in draw piker. We.
played table stakes, of course. Every
real poker player is liable to take a
step forward in the game.
II never heard of any group of play
ers who gradually reduced the limit or
curtailed the excitement of the game
in any way. We were ready enough
for the bolder game when it was sug-
gested.
But it was not merely by showing
us the difference between table stakes
and a limit that Worthington educated
us. We played for considerable time
before we noticed anything more than
the fact that he had excellent luck at
almost every sitting.
1--WE remarked that, naturally
enough, and there was considerable
comment on it, for, like most amateur
players, we talked a good deal about
n xIyfrv In And n, =
ington himself spoke freely enough
about it, laughing good naturedly and
chatting us pleasantly on our bad luck.
His manner was so natural that it
reused no suspicion, and we never
thought of looking up his antecedents.
He was a business acquaintance of
George Whitney, who was one of US,
and we assumed that he was all right.
MY own suspicion was reused by an
accident. 1 happened to throw my dis
card on top of his one night, and I
saw that he had thrown down four
cards and called for three, as he held
two in his hand.
'If had spoken out, as was about
to do, / presume ] wouldn't have seen
anything more, for he would have
explained or lied out of it some way,
and would have been on his guard. As
it was, checked myself suddenly,
thinking I would do some careful
watching and make sure before speak
ing.
II watched him for three nights be-
fore / saw anything more. don't
know now whether it was because he
was unusually skillful or whether it was
because of my ignorance, for, as
matter of fact, L had never seen any
body even. try to play crooked before.
But after the third night / saw him
deal himself card from the bottom
of the deck.
out, and again checked myself. The
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-18

watching that we failed to detect, but
/ this time we both distinctly saw him
| pull card from his sleeve.
Well, of course there was no end of
row, and Wothington talked loudly
| of what he'd do If it was out West, but
sam and were both of us cool and
positive and very determined, and
Worthington played no more in our
party. More than that we told him
plainly if he ever played anywhere else
and we found it out, we would expose
him. He clustered a lot about that,
but he left town soon after and didn't
see him again for fifteen years
Now you wouldn't think there was
anything of great educational value in
the mere fact of having caught q
sharper in two or three ordinary tricks,
but it brings me right back to what
said at the beginning-no man can
have comprehensive idea of what
the game of poker really is until he has
played with professionals.
And to get a knowledge of that It
is necessary to play with professional
gamblers, or at least to be in position
to watch their play closely. OF course,
a man may have a crook among his
personal friends-the sort of man who
will steal the spoons from his hosts
table when he is invited to dinner-and
this crook may play in a social game OF
poker, but such chances are rare.
Il don't mean to say that crooked
play is part of the game. What do
say is that 1T is part of the game to
be able to detect any Irregularities,
whether they are accidental or de-
signed, and no man can detect them
unless he knows how they are done.
That is what might be called the post
graduate course of study.
An hi 81
years afterward when I was travelling
extensively in the West 1t was neces-
sary in my business to know all sorts
of men, and l knew a lot of gamblers,
not only on the Mississippi river boats,
but in the towns along the river.
These men were some Of them good
friends of mine, and they taught me
many of their tricks. That is, they
showed me how the tricks were done
them, that is a thing no man can do
without months of hard work and in
cessant practice
'Is it to be inferred from what you
have said," asked one of the men who
had been listening, that because a
man is professional gambler he
therefore plays a crooked game OF
poker"
by no means,' replied the gray
haired, young looking man. 1T is en-
tirely possible for a professional gam
bier to play an honest game, but it is
not possible for him to hold his own
among other professionals without
knowing all their tricks.
TN other words he must, if poker is
his game, learn not only the science
and practice Of the game, but he must
play it well enough to be able to de-
teet any departure from the straight
game, whether that departure be a
blunder or a crime. And that's what I
have been trying to explain about draw
poker
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-18
Saved by a Dog

A sewerage system was being con-
structed not far from my home and one
day when the workmen had finished their
days work, they forgot to close the man
hole. One of our neighbor's children was
playing near the open man-hole and sud
denly fell in unnoticed by anyone. The
hole was about 8 feet deep and contained
about feet of water. thus making the
little boys position very dangerous No
one was near enough to hear his screams.
but an old ST Bernard dog which was
owned by some one In the vicinity. He
Immediately jumped into the man-hole
and seizing the childs clothes with his
teeth, he held him above the water un-
til other assistance arrived and both
were taken out The dog then trotted
along as though saving a ehtld's life
were an every day Occurrence.
Ruth Horwitz.
121 E. 14th st. Madison school; B 7th.
Age IL years.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-18

, ness we considered ourselves accom-
plished gamblers
"As 1 look back at it now / can see
that, while we were undoubtedly
strengthening our game by practice.
we were still in the elementary stage
l can also see that we learned one i'm
portant fact, which is that 1t really
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-18

we could both detect the same thing
and then speak out.
81 think we played two or three
nights more before Sam and / man
aged to catch the same irregularity.
Worthington was a clever man at
sleight of hard, and have no doubt
he did many tricks while we were
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-18

thought this time was that it would
be his word against mine, and the
quarrel would be a fruitless one. So I
decided to wait.
81 spoke to Sam about it after the
game broke up, and he was naturally
much excited. We talked it over and
decided to play along for time till
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-18

makes very little difference what the
limit is, up to 50, in any ordinary game.
81 mean by that, that while you may
win or lose more money in a 50 limit than
you can in a dime limit game, the
manner of betting and the difficulty In
blufing are practically the same. No
effective bluff can be hoped for in a
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-18

At night some times when all people
are asleep there are fires. All of sudden
you hear the changing of bells which
aWakens you. You look out of the window
and see the fire department tearing past.
And as they pass. people will poke their
nightcapped heads out Of the windows
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-18
The Great Cattle trail

About fifty years ago company of
cowboys wanted to make a big cattle trail.
They started In Dakota and were going to
Texas. They rounded up the cattle and
began their journey. Once they stopped
and rested for a month. During that
month the captain and his family went to
an empty house and fixed it up and lived
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-18
HIs Flrst offense

1t was the day before Christmas. The
stores were thrODged with people. Two
boys, Frank and Paul, aged ten and
twelve years, were going through one of
the main stores In the town. They passed
along from counter to counter looking
at the toys. Finally, they came to a coun-
ter where there were candy toys Paul
said: Frank let's take some of these.
had some last Christmas and they were
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-18


and scare the horses as they dash forward.
as If to see who can reach the fire first.
Then after the fire department has pass,
ed people half dressed. blinking their
eyes, run naadly down the street towards
the fire. When they reach the fire there
is great hustle and hustle among the
through a window. Then the people who
are in the house or building that is burn
Ing seem to wake when they feel stream
OF cold water running down their backs,
for 1t seems that the people in a burning.
building sleep till the last minute, and
der. Firei', Harry Reardon,
III Chatsworth street. Cretin high school;
second grade. Age 1S years.
A Kick and $1o
My last vacation was spent in the coun-
try. Strolling along the road one day, /
ing to whom it belonged. took it home
and turned 1t into the meadow with un-
cle's horses
A few days later, / was told to go to
the little town of Hopkins for some gro
ceries, I did not want to walk three long
miles, so the donkey was captured and
off started, the happiest boy in all Min
nesota.
When about one mile from from home,
my gentle donkey forgot his good man
ners, threw back his big ears as If bent
on mischief. He stood and though punish
ed severely, he refused to go further.
Then he placed his head between his fore
feet At first thought he was going to
stand on his head. 1t was the last thought
1 had. In an instant, l was thrown into
the air the donkey striking me with both
heels at the same time. He then ran off
laughing at the trick he played. My cap
fell off my head at the same time that
and right close to 1t an old pocket book.
! opened 1t and found a $40 bill and a
card on which was written, Bill Well,
1 could not find Bill Well, SO / thought it
XII
Clifford Crosby.
172 w. University. Cretin High School.
Age, 10 years. First intermediate.
The Tiger
The tiger lives in India and some other
countries of Asia. He is as strong as the
lion and even more fierce and savage. His
fur is Of golden color with black stripes
running round his body.
The tiger is not a bold hunter. He does
not chase his prey, but ne hides d,fesa IN the the
drinking places where he can see but not
be seen.
The tiger is very much feared in those
countries where he roams.
-. After he has once tasted human flood
he becomes very fierce and savage
ATS State street; Cretin high. IL years;
second intermediate.
The Winter
Not far from the woods an old woman
and her daughter lived.
1t was cold and they had nothing. TO
live on, but the few pennies her mother
received from people which bought stock
ings from her little girl who went in the
cold and sold them.
It is hard for you said her mother, but
1t cannot be helped, we must keep alive.
Soon the poor woman died, and the lit
tie girl did her best.
The next morning the girl was found
his home where she told her story and
at last became queen.
-Almira Womaek
25s harrington, st. Paul, MINI. Age IL
years.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-18

EEHE editor of the children,s anna
teur journalism department
finds it hard to pick the prize
winners this week, as the major
ttv of the stories sent in are far above
the average heretofore received. Sew
eral of the little ones who will find
their stories printed this week without
the prize title can content themselves
in knowing that their stories were very
good and only failed to capture re-
wards by failure to observe the rules.
Heretofore a 100 word limit has been
placed on the stories, but as the major
portion Of the amateur department ed
itorial staff finds it impossible to con-
fine themselves to the 100 words, the
limit has been raised and in the future
all stories held to $50 words will quail
ify in the race for prizes.
The $50 word rule must be observed
by all of the youthful contributors.
Any young boy or girl may write an
excellent story, but if he or she ex-
ceeds the limit the editor will be COM
PEELED to place the offending story in
the column with the others who failed
to win.
This week one of the young poets
captures the leading prize. Darwin
Truax, of st. Paul Park, not only con-
tributes a clever little bit of verse for
a child, but sets the example to all
other Globe Juniors by demonstrating
that he can write upon timely topics.
The Christmas time is at hand and
Darwin in his contribution sings Of
Santa Claus.
Willie Cowan, of 721 Central avenue,
takes second prize because his story is
short and well worded and also because
like Darwin Truax he adapted his con-
tribution to fit the season.
Caroline Unfried, age twelve years,
and John Allen, age ten years, ran q
close race for third prize, but the book
of poems is carried off by the little
girl.
1t is to be regretted that 1t is neces-
sary to deny several other young con-
tributors prizes, as in many cases the
length of the stories sent in alone pre-
vented the awards. The change Of the
rule which will give all q chance to
write with a $50 word limit may bring
prizes to the disappointed ones within
the next few weeks.
The prize winners this week are:
FIRST-Darwin Truax, ST. Paul
Park.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-18
The STORY on a PIr

I am common pin that had lain In the
mud for two weeks. One day a lady came
and nut me on a pin cushion. I stayed
there for two days. The baby got a hold
of me and began to bend me up and for
fear he might swallow me l was taken
aWav from him. The next day I found
myself on the train going to Minneapolis.
got lost in a big store and a man took
me to his home and laid me on the table;
was shaken off, put into the fire and
burned up. Florence stuart,
564 Westminster street Franklin school,
B sixth grade. Age II years.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-18

THIS department is conducted
for the school cs1ildren of the
Northwest, and the sole OBJ
jectais to encourage the writing of
stories and poems by the children.
The column is open to all children
of school age. All children, whether
their parents are subscribers of
The Clio e or not, are invited to
contribute.
All contributions of merit will be
printed providing the following rules
are observed:
FIRST-Write plainly.
} SECoND-Write on one side of
the paper only.
THlRD-Stories or poems must
not be more than $50 words in
length.
FouRTH-Give your name, ad-
dress, age and school you attend.
AS the young readers of The
Clio be and their friends have be-
come Interested in the Children's
Page, it is necessary at times to de-
lay the publication of all contribu-
tions received, but If the rules are
observed all will be printed.
Prizes will be awarded each week
for the three best stories, as fol-
lows:
FlRST-SchoIar's Twentieth Gen.
tury dictionary, 1904 edition.
SECOND - Fourteen karat gold
fountain pen.
THlRD-Book of poems.
Call at .6o3 Ernst building for
your prize.
Address all communications to
Editor Children's Short Story Page,
! The Globe, ST. Paul, Mimi.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-18

One day papa went fishing and caught !,
line and a big catfish fell off in the boat.
Still there was another fish on the same
hook, and trying to find the hook he saw
the tail of sucker down in the mouth
of the other fish, the sucker was pulled
out of the fish's mouth and it had the
hook. This is true for papa tells 1t so
often and always the same way.
Ray Gujer,
bSe Mississippi street Hawthorne school;
"A second, No. 6. Age 8 years.