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RECENT DEATHS.

Rev. Henry Robinson, pastor of the
Newcastle Congregational church, died
Jan. 9th from complete paralysis, aged
y years. He was born in Newcastle
and formerly occupied pastorates at
Torrington, Ct, BOLTON, Ct, Litchtield,
n. H., Buxton, Phippsburg and New
castle.
Alexander league, mail clerk for 10
years between Bangor and Portland
until last August, when he was attack
ed by pneumonia, died in Damariscotta
Jan. 9th. He was born there and leaves
wife. He was a member of Alma
lodge, F. 81 A. NJ, Ezra B. French B.
A. c., Dunlap Commandery, Knight
Templars, and Kora Temple, Mystic
Shrine
Hon. Henry Swanton of Bath, for
merly member of the Maine senate
and house of representatives, for sew
eral years an alderman and for long
time general manager of the Eastern
Steamboat Company, died Jan. 9th
of pneumonia, aged about 20 years.
He was we'll known merchant, being
senior partner of the hardware and
ship chandlery firm of Swanton, Jane
son Company.
The sad news was received in Cam
den Jan. 5th of the death, by burning,
OF Scion Bramhall at Brunswick, Me.
Mr.. Bramhall was an employee of the
Tontine House, which was completely
destroyed by fire. He, with two young
ladies, was on the roof waiting for the
ladders, which the firemen had told
them would be put up Immediately, when
he rushed without any apparent reason
into the burning building. G. A. Ames,
a cousin of H. d. Ames of Camden,
was proprietor of the house, which had
just been thoroughly improved and
renovated; The fire originated in the
kitchen. Mr.. Bramhall was well known
in Camden and his friends were panied
to learn Of his sad end. Two sisters,
Mrs. Fred D. Aldus and Mrs. Susan
Browne of Camden, and two brothers,
Ezra of Camden and Cornelius of
Friendship, survive him and they have
the sympathy of all in their sorrow.
The deceased YVES 50 years of age.
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GA 9ToRHA.
Bear. the n1hs Kind You Have Always Bought
signature ss &W2zz<zM
The Curfew Law.

The Gardiner Reporter-Journal COM
plains that many of the young boys of
that city are fast going to the dogs be-
cause their parents haven't sense
enough or gumption enough to keep
them off the streets at night, and coun-
sells the enactment by the city author
tiles of a curfew law to compel the
boys and girls to go home at an early
hour in the evening. Let Gardiner
profit by the example of WateryiIle
and several other Maine cities and do
nothing of the sort. The law if made
will not be enforced and the effect of
it unenforced is worse than no law at
all. 1t is much better to let matters
run as they are until the Gardiner par
ents wake up to realization of their
responsibility instead of trying to turn
that responsibility over to the MUNICH
pailty.-Waterville Mail.
When the curfew law was enforced
in this city-that was sometime ago
the effect was very good indeed, and
the conditions since have been such as
to call for action by some one.
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Something Like a Farm.

eyes, SIR" resumed the Dakota farm
er; Eyes, sir, we do things on rather a
stable scale. I've seen man on one
of our big farms start out in the spring
and pillow straight furrow until au
tumn. Then he turned round and har
vested back.
eve have some big farms up there
gentlemen. A friend of mine owned
one which he had to give mortgage
on, and l pledge you my word the mort
gage was due at one end before they
could get it recorded at the other. You
see, it was laid out in counties.
and the worst of it is it breaks ul
families so. Two years ago l saw q
whole family Frustrated with grief
women yelling, children bowling and
dogs barking. One of my men had his
camp truck packed Oh seven four-mule
teams and he was going round bidding
everybody goodby."
Where was he going?"
"He was going halfway across the
farm to feed the pigs" replied the Da
kOta man.
Did he ever get back to his family?'
sit isn't time for him yet. Up there
we send young married couples out tc
milk the cows and their children bring
home the milk" STRAY Stories.
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4 5oSS aof7.ss~-

Within my time In Texas land an,
hot such an old man either) two stage.
coaches containing about twenty three
passengers were stopped and all the
vatlables Of the passengers taken by
one man. The rObber made them all,
stand in A row and hand over" The
route was only Travelled by one coach,
but on account of the large number of
passengers an additional coach was put
on that day. The robber stopped the
first coach and made the passengers
get out When the passengers in the
first coach were lined up the second
coach made its appearance. He made
them get out and then told thea he
didn't expect two coaches. That was
nerve. A Jew insisted on retaining
enough of bis money to get his dinner
The robber took all and then gave him
back 80 cents, and the Jew got into an
argument with him as to the amount
being sufficient to get meal. That
was cheek. The robber went Off with
all the money of the twenty-three pas
sengers, and yet there were many
brave men in that caravan. but discre-
ton was the better part of valor. The
robber had two pistols out and ready.
A shot from one of the twenty-three
would have caused the robber to shoot.
and several would have been killed.
That's the only way they looked at it.
Forest and Stream.
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Ancient Tribe In Panama.

In Panama reside the Talamancans,
a tribe of Indians ruled by king who
have not changed their habits since the
days of Columbus. The Talamancan' s
hut which is a masterpiece in the art
of matching. is huge affair and shell
tiers his entire family and all his world
ly possessions, including the domestic
animals. AS he is a past master in the
art of demonstrating the wild deer, the
peccary. the tapir and even the tiger
cat, numbers of these animals are pres
ent in every village. His bed consists
of the trunk of a certain species Of
palm cut into strips and supported
three or four feet from the ground on a
frame. \ few earthen pots complete
the furnishings of his house.
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Pulse Beats.

The rate of the pulse in males at diff
ferent ages is as follows: At birth. 1856
beats per minute: at years. SO beats
per minute; between 1915 years. IS
beats per minute; between 1920 years.
605 beats per minute; between 20-25
years, COT beats per minute; between
$3.50 years, II beats per minute; be-
tween 1880 years, 10 beats per min
ute
N females the rate is from l to As
beats faster per minute.
Slow walking raises the pulse from
10 to 20 beats, while rapid running
may raise it to 140. This rise may
last from half an hour to an-hour.
Eating raises the pulse from to 20
beats; without wine, 13.1; with wine,
17.5 In the morning the pulse is 10
beats higher than at night. When the
barometer rises 5 inches the pulse in
creases Is per minute. If the pulse
be G66 while lying down it will be 70
when sitting and 7S.9 when standing.
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OF BalZac it is stated that whenever
he was hard at work he went to roost
like the fowls as he himself put it,
at in the evening. He was called at 1
in the morning and wrote till 8; then
took another hour and a half of sleep;
then after light meal went to work
again until in the afternoon; then he
took bath, saw a few friends, took
perhaps a short walk and Immediately
after dinner went off to bed.
81 shall be compelled" he wrote. "tO
lead this nigger's life for a few months
without stopping in order not to be
swamped by those terrible bills that
are due" And yet he was always hard
up for money
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A Versatile Actor.

The success that Mr.. Thomas f. Shea ha i.
attained since his entrance on a stage en-.
reer has been brought about by giving his
patrons just what they want at prices SO
moderate that they could afford to come
again. His motto is "The play is the thing. .
and and ne loses no opportunity to carry the Ak
past ten years been gradually approaching
the legitimate drama. Mr.. Shea is not Onlv
an actor of great versatility, but a close
student, paying attention to the smallest de-
tail, mingling discretion with force. His
work has brought him pecuniary returns
which many an actor who has disdained to
respond to the demands of popular taste
might envy.-Washington, d. C., Evening
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Oddities About Alphabets.

When the Portuguese first explored
Brazil they made great fun of the ma
tives of that country because they had
in their alphabet no f. or l. u people,
the invaders declared. without fe, ley
or rey-without faith, law or king.
The Mohawks. again. have no labials
and vowed it was absurd when the
missionaries tried to teach them to pro-
nounce p and b. ''for who," said they,
"can speak with his mouth shutY-
Blackwood's Magazine.
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The Composition of Rocket.

The ordinary sllyrocket is made of
various compositions packed in tubes
rolled tightly round a cylindrical core.
The match by which the rocket is ex-
ploded is placed in a cavity at the bot
tom. The movement Of the rocket would
be irregular if it We're not for the guide
stick, which is made very light, so that
it does not retard the flight of the rock
ct when the gases come out and hit the
ground with all their might and send
the rocket up into the air for all that it
is worth
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Too Confederate.

Mistress Geturning from holiday
Why, Bridget. whatever has become of
the parrot?
Bridget-Well, you see. mum. after
you left it looked bit pining like and
didn't talk much. so the cook and put
it out of its misery. poor thing, and l
had it stuffed for my new 'at.-Judy.
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just One Minute,

One Minute Cough Cure gives relief in
one minute, because it kills the microbe
which tickles the mucous membrane. caus-
ing the cough, and at the same time clears
the phlegm, draws out the Inflammation
and heals and sOothes the affected parts.
One Minute Cough Cure strengthens the
lungs, wards off pneumonia and is harm
less and never failing cure in all durable
cases of Coughs, Colds, and Group. One
Minute Cough Cure is pleasant to take,
harmless and good alike for young or old.
Sold by r. II. Moody
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81 think it's absurd to say kissing is
dangerous" gushed Miss Rosebud.
"What possible disease could be spread
by kissing?'
Marriage. madam grunted Grum-
DIV.
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flag station.
Llmited tickets for Boston sold at
5000 from belfast and all stations on Branch
through tickets to all points West and North
west, via all routes. for sale nv l.. W GEORGE
Agent, Belfast. GEO F. EVANS
Vice President ami General Manager,
+. BooTHBY, Gen'l Pass. and Ticket A gent
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When asked for an opinion remem-
Der that a compliment is really wanted.
-Atchison Globe
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NOTICE.

BELFAST, ME-. Jan. 4. 1904.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Government
of the City of Belfast:
The undersigned, Jefferson Alexander, Super
intendent of the Belfast Gas & Electric Company,
respectfully petitions your honorable body for
the rigl to set poles along Front street, in said
city Of Belfast, for the purpose of extending
wires for lighting service.
JEFFERSON ALEXANDER.
CITY OF BELFAST, STATE OF MAINE, !
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,3
January 4. 1904.
Upon the foregoing petition, it is ordered that
notice thereof be given by publishing copy Of
said petition and this order thereon in The Repub-
lican Journal, the last publication to be at least
fourteen 90 days before the twenty eighth day
hearing upon said petition will be held at the
A a! room on the said twenty eighth day
time and place residents and owners Of property
upon the highway to be affected by the granting
of the permit applied for and all other persons
interested, shall have full opportunity to show
cause why such permit should not be granted
true copy of petition, and notice thereon
2w1 Attest: A. p. MA NSFIELD City Clerk,
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First Citizen Gndignantly)-I am sur
prised that young Longhead would
lend himself to any such scheme.
Second Citizen-Lend himself? Why.
man. he was bought-Judge.
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Z VA I II,Iz;,

On and afterOct. IL, 1908. trans conuertiu.
al burnham and "aterViile with through trains
tor and from Bangor Wateryile, Portland and
Boston, will run rs fellows:
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WRIGHT g. HALL,
BELFAST, MAINE,
PRACTICAL PLUMBERS,

Fine Bath Room avork and all kinds oil
Water Failures for public or pricate
houses set up in the best manner
O. Repairing in City or County promptly
attended to. 12tf
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Mary Churchill Emmett
The Talented Actress Finds the
If" Medicine indispensable

UX/HILE in your city some tiy.le asol
bought several bottles Of the True
L. F. Atwood's Bi.tersct your store and
found that it greatly benefited mo. I
wish to get some more. l send you my
route and several addressed stamped en-
velopes. Please tell me where can pro-
cure the medicine when | reach New
York. am anxious in the matter, for it
did me moro good than anything have
ever taken and ! must HAYS several bot
ties right away" MARY CHURCHILL
EMMETT. of Sewing the Wind Co.
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Republican Journal Publishing Co., Belfast.
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Ladies to know that tumOrs, cancers,
aud all uterine troubles can be cured
by a simple home treatment One box
given to every lady addressing Ladies'
Home Treatment Co., 257 Dssring Ave.
Portland, Ne. Agents wanted 4t5ls
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Alone with God.

This is the quiet hour in which I sit
alone with God, writes Charles Edward
Martin, in the New York Observer. He
hears my whispered paints and listens u
my love. He makcth ne happy in my love,
which ever goeth out to Him as quietly
and constantly as the river flows or the
star shines.
ing Father about myself, Of victories won
in the open field, when Hc was my deliv-
erer and my strength, and Of the sorry
failures and defeats which were nine
when l sought safety within unstrength-
ened ramQarts Of my own construction. l
acknowledge His marvellous strength and
own my own wavering weakness.
l was too inpetuous, too impatient. I
would rush headlong and needless, follow
ing my own plans to my own shame and
dishonor. It would seem that | could not
wait. But | will now learn the value of
time-the wisdom of taking time to do all
things in obedience to His plans, and to do
them well.
In this quiet hour I will tell Him all.
But l will not speak of my plans. Alas
for mel / have too many plansi / will
simply and humbly ask for His love and
guidance just for to-day. Tomorrow l
NAV be with Him in paradise. | viii say:
"All-wise One, ALLOWING One, Thou who
makest and warmest the affections of the
human heart, l submit myself TO Thee.
By Thy grace l live, and by Thy myster-
ious quickening viii l ply my task with
loving faithfuiness and care. Let Thy
love, and if so be, Thy approval, be my re-
ward. o, teach me to understand Thy
love! Make me to love Thee more and
more. Make me as Thou wouldst have
me, dear Father, and 1 shall be satisfied.
Thy ways shall be my ways. Widen. my
narrow thought. Unehain the self-made
letters that cramp and fret my heart.
Teach me that true and lasting happiness
eometh only with those things which are
pleasing unto Thee. Lead me in those
holy footsteps that bear the print Of the
naili"
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i its inclosure and setting, they would

throw away.
Were there ever a sadder story? IL
makes one weep to think of it. And yet it
is the story of a thousand homes in this
community, of a hundred thousand homes
In thus city. II is what some of you are
coming to-, dear friends, unless you take
warning. Let this Bible give you such a
warning tonight. May it ever be a warn
ing to every family Of this church.
As often as the eyes Of those worshiping
mere snail rest upon it, may it speak to
them It's solemn message with a voice that
cannot be d~rowned-let not the fire burn
low on your hearthstone, but keep up the
freside glow. See that your home is in
touch with the church. Suffer not your
family altar to become a ruin. Have a
family Bible and use it. Take care that
mlldew spots, like those which l find here
that are always signs of disuse. are not al
lowed to mar it. Read the Old Book to
your children. Read it to your own soul.
Without it your home life will grow hol-
low and unholy, your children viii deter
1orate, your own soul shriyel up and die.
mus this Bible shall stand as a memo
rial to a typlcally deteriorated New York
home. and as a warning to the families
that have not likewise deteriorated, but
shall 1T not also be az the same time 4
memorial to something higher and more
lnspiring-to the glorious character and
ministry of the word Of Cod as an abiding
and ever expanding power among men?
Here is a fountain that was long scaled.
but it has begun to flow, and its streams
shall water not one home but z thousand.
his book so seldom used before snail be
opened with every recurring service within
this house of prayer, to be read. ex2o1ad-
ed and applied to the multiplying hum
dreds that shall worship here. This Bible
was disowned, Gesecrated, cast out as rub
Dish into the street, only to be recovered,
honored, set in a high place, elevated to a
public throne from which il win issue 4
verdict Of condemnation upon this home
and every home in this city tnat has
turned God from its door. but viii speak
comfort, hope and strength to those with
in which the word of Cod dwells and exer-
eises its heavenly dominion. While this
book shall utter its admonitio1, then, let
it also speak forth its word of encourage
ment and triumph, telling al who shah
henceforth behold it that the word of God
liveth and abideth forever; that however
much men may attack it and seek to de-
stroy it, it shall cons out Of every battle
a thousand fold stronger than before, ard
light a circle thaS extends far beyond its
former perimeter OF influence.
"a CORY gilds the sacred page,
Majestic as the sun:
It gives a light to every age;
It giveth, but borrow3 none"
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A Gay Old Bird.

Excluding Marquette, Mich, which
city boasts of a mar los years old,
Bark River, Delta County, is the home
Of the only centenarian in the upper
peninsula of Michigan. He is still in
good health and believes he will live
for twenty years more. Ills name is
Levi Rivers, and, like the Marquette
~centenarian, he is of French descent,
his father having fought with Lafay.
cite in the Revolution. He has been
twice married and is twice a wldower.
He has eleven children, three grand.
children and five great-grandchildren
lie may easily be taken for a ma of
seventy or less. His mind is clear and
bis memory is good. Questioned as to
the secret of his longevity. the old man
replied that he had observed no partic.
nlar rule Of health: in fact, for the
past eighty years he has violated about
livery injunction laid down by medical
uen.--Detroit News.
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Pays to Treat Them Wen.

The writer is a persistent advocate
of cow grooming and would as soon
think of letting the cows go without
a daily cleaning as the horses. Dur
ing the summer only brushing is done,
and this work is performed directly
after the milking; the COWS are all the
better for it in every way. During the
winter the currycomb as well as the
brush is used on the cows.
We have found that the brushing re-
moves soil from the animal and rem
ders her less liable to the attacks OF
mereial compounds to keep the flies
off, in addition 10 the brushing. The
result is that with plenty of good pas
ture, a stream of clear water, Il grove
of trees for shade and freedom from
flies the milk supply is all that could
be desired, the cows are healthy and
happy and the dairy is profitable.
1t certainly pays to treat the cows
we'll and make them as comfortable as
possible. Another point in the breed
ing of cows during tie summer which
we discovered paid well. Every day
a few raw apples, vegetable tops and,
in season, a few potatoes that were
partially rotted or in some other way
unstable are taken into the pasture
and each COW has a portion; not much,
but just enough to give her a spice OF
Observation-Disclosures News.
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what the Bible Is.

Some writer gives the following analysis
of the Book of books" the Bible:
1t is a book of laws, to show the right
from the wrong.
1t is a book of wisdom, that makes the
foolish wise.
1t is a book of truth. which detects al
human errors.
1t is a book of life. and shows how to
avoid everlasting death.
1t is the most authentic and entertain
ing history ever published.
1t contains the most remote antiquities,
the most remarkable events and wonderful
occurrences.
1t is a complete code of laws.
1t is a perfect body of divinity.
Il is an unequaled narrative.
1t is a book of biography.
1t is a book of travels.
It is the best covenant ever made. the
best deed ever written.
1t is the best Will ever executed, the best
testament ever signed.
It Is the learned mans MASTERPIECE.
1t is the young mans best companion.
It is the schoolboy's best instructor.
Il is the ignorant mans dictionary and
every mans directory.
1t promises an eternal reward to the
faithful and believing.
But that which crowns all Is the Author.
He is without partially and without hy-
pocrisy, with whom there is no variable
ness, neither shadow of turning.-Relgious
Intelligencer.
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This story is told of a Washington
school principal who was trying to
make clear to his class the funda.
mental doctrines of the Declaration OF
Independence:
Now, boys" he said, Il will give
you each three ordinary buttons. Here
they are. You must think Of the first
n as representing Life, of the second
Il as representing Liberty, and the
third one as representing the Pursuit
of Happiness. Next Sunday 1 will ask
you each to produce the three buttons
and tell me what they represent"
The following Sunday, in accordance
with his plan, the teacher Intercepted
his class on the subject of the buttons,
Now, Johnnie" he said to the young.
est member, produce your three but.
tons and tell me what they stand for
Whereupon the youngster began to
weep.
II amt got 'em ALL" he sobbed, hold.
ing out two of the buttons. Here's
Life an here's Liberty, but mommer
sewed the Pursuit of Happiness on my
pants."-Harper's Weekly.