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Ex-Lieutenant Governor Endorses II

York. Neb., Oct 12-Hon. George w. Berge
Mr.. Dear Sir: | am reading your book "The
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Your book is timely and valuable contribution
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Carlinville, ILL.,. Oct 26-Hon. George w.
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Tho Independent" for several years / would ma
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Former Land Commissioners View

Normal, Neh. Oct. Ito the Editor of The
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tenn. II II now out. aud have caN'ed it's pages
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II ought To be read by every voter In the whole
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Texas Legislator Needs It

Waxohache, Tex, Nov. 6.-Hon. George W.
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by you entitled 1.-The Free Pass Bribery System.
write to ask you for copy of It, AS member
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FIntnlna the Pass EvIl

weatherford. Tex. Nov. G.tEon, George W.
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GEO NJ. ROBERTS
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NOVEMBER 1e, 1905

Parsons w. Va, Nov. 6.-Hon. George w.
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and would like to read the same. Send to me
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]. p. SCOTT.
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Lisbon. O., Nov. 6.-Hon G. W. Berge, Dear
Sir: ! notice that you have published book en-
titled "The Free Pass Bribery System" When
can get it and what is the price?
w. G. WELLS.
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George w. Berge's Book on Railway Bribery
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send me copy at once l am making hight
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r. l.. STENNIS.
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Mortified, Mimi, Nov 8.-Hon. George w.
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Minden, Neb., Oct 30.-IIon. George w.
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One for the new book" remainder to apply on
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j. S. CANADY.
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Greenville, Tex, Nov. 4.-Hon. George w.
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/ wish to order copy of this book. Please
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"
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J. P. YATES.

Greenville, Tex, Nov. 4.-Hon. George W..
Berge, Dear Sir: read notice or book written
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Please send me copy with bill for the price
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B. G. EVANS.
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GERHARDT KOLLOSTER
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Royalton, Mimi, Nov 6-To the Editor OF
The Independent: Please find enclosed $1.O0 for
''The Free Pass Bribery System" Most Likely
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Mimi.
] " Raglan
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-04-20

Folwell, Kelsey, Norfolk.
Matanzas, April 8. Ar, sch. Alice Hol-
brook, Ellis, Brunswick, Ga.
| =, Honolulu, April 8. Sid, bark Edward
May, San Francisco.
| Ponce, P. R., April 49, Ar, sch. Star of
the Sea. Hempel, Philadelphia.
- Miragoane, April Z. Ar, sch. Aetna, for
flush ng, L. l., to sail same day.
MARITIME MISCELLANY.
Brunswick, Ca, April IL. Schr. John l.
Snow, Wood, before reported ashore on
Darien Bar, will be towed here for repairs.
Wilder. from Rocfport for Boston, with
lime, went ashore today off BiddefOrd Pool.
Her cargo took fire and she was burned.
The crew escaped. The Annie L. Wilder
was built at Pembroke. Me-, in 1868, and
registered 113 tons.
Delaware Breakwater, Del. April 10.
Disabled ship Harvard, from Buenos Ayres
Tor Boston (befOre repOrted), arrived here
To-Day. Capt. Bergman reports whrl-
wind whipped the main and the mizzen-
masts, with spars and sails out of the YES
sci on March 80 at 10 at a. m. in lat. 26 n,
lon IS W. Vessels hull is intact.
Blddeford, April Is. Only the charred
hulk remains of schooner Annie L. Wilder,
bound to Boston with lime, that went on
the rocks of Niger island Thursday fore
noon and had her cargo set on fire by leak.
SoPo' W. OTecliIdW VI ROCkpUIG, ME-,
owned one-fourth of the vessel. His loss
will be total, as he carried no insurance On
his share. He will remain at the Pool
until he dispOses of the sails and rigging
taken from the burning craft. The crew
will return to Rockport.
New York. April 16, The American four
masted schooner Jacob S. Winslow of Port
land, Maine, Capt. Smith, arrived today
from Caibarien by way of Delaware Break
water. At Caibaren two of the crew were
landed because of refusal to work. They
will be sent here for trial. On April 9th,
when three days out, the schooner encount-
cred gale from the northwest, which blew
with hurricane force for four hours. The
heavy seas stove in the poop bulkhead and
filled the cabin with water.
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DIED..

ANDERSON. In BROOKLYN April 9, Lewis Mar.
shall anderson, aged months and days.
ANDREWS. In Sedgwick, April 1, Elias W. An
dreWS, aged 6S Yeas and days.
AREY. IN Vinalhaven. April II, Rufus Arey
aged g. years.
nAGLEY. In Troy, April 4, Mrs. H. b. Bagley
Brown. In Belfast, April IS, Sarah W., widow
of { apt. Henry E. Brown, aged Ss years and I
months. Funeral from the late residence, North
port avenue Friday, at 2 p. m.
CoBBETT. In Belfast, April 16, Charles Frank
lin Cobbett, aged II years and months.
Doe. In Rockland, April IL. Elizabeth Ger
nald). widow of John A. Doe, aged sc years and
months.
EATON. In Stonington. April g. Thomas Eaton,
of heart paralysis.
GRANT. In Bucksport, John E. Grant, aged so
years.
GRINDLE In Penobscot, March %, Franklin
A. Grindle, aged 50 years. 10 months and days.
GRAY. In south Br0pksvile, March %, Annie
L., daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John b. Gray, aged
years, months and % days.
HART In South ThOmaston, April 10. So
years and 10 months.
AUssEY. In Friendship, April 8. Harry j.
PEABODY. In Han pden, April 10. Mrs. Pea
body, wife Of A. C. Peabody, aged 81 years, s
months and q days.
PIcKERING. in Deer Isle, April 8, Vera Ade-
laide infant daughter of Emery ". and Caro-
(AverilD Pickering, aged year and 5 days.
ROBBINS: In Stonington, April 2, Mrs. Clemen.
tine e. :: Robbins, OF apoplt KY, aged % years, 2
STEVENS. In Castine, April g. Mrs. Curtis
Stevens, aged u years.
THOMAS. In Pulpit Harbor, April II, Mrs.
Hannah Thomas, aged % years.
WEBSTER. In Castine, April 10, Mrs. Margaret
N. Webster, aged Is years.
WHITMORE. In Ellsworth (Bayside). April II.
Capt. John s. Whitmore. aged 50 years, month
and 2S days.
WooD. In Belfast, April 10, Mrs. Rebecca j.
Wood, aged 76.years and 10 months.
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MARRIED..

BAETER-WooDBURY. In Stonington, March
"a, Oscar +. Barter and Mrs. Clara +. W oodbury,
both of StOningtOn.
JACQUEs-GRAY. In Stonington, March 20,
Elijah K. Jacques and Mrs. Myra Il. Gray both
Of StoningtOn.
NICKERsoN-LUNT. In Outer Long Island,
March p, apt Jeptha Nickerson of Nova Scotia
and Miss Ellen Lunt Of Outer Long Island.
PORTER-DAvIs. In Dixmont, April IL, by L.
P. To0thaker, Esq. Arthur W. Porter and Miss
June E. Davis both of DixmOnt.
ROLLINS BRAGDoN. In West Franklin, April
8, Irving o.. Rollins and Miss koxie Bragdon
both of Franklin.
STONE-GRANT. In Ellsworth, April 10, Everett
.. Stone and Miss Elva F. Grant, both Of Surry
TUCKER-SMALL. In Dixmont, April s, by l.
?. IOothaker, Esq, George L. Tucker and Miss
Sadie s. Small, both of Newburg.
W1NGATE- GILMORE. In Waldo April 10. by
Q. q: Hussey, Esq, David P. Wingate and lnez
NJ. Gilmore, both of Monroe.
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BORN

BIRMIG!oN. In Stonington, April 6, to Mr.. and
Mrs Charles " lllam Birmgion son.
CANDAGE. In hluehiil. April 5, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert A. Candage, a daughter, kubie Eleanor.
huZzELL. In camden, Apri! s. to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles BuZZell, a daughter
CHURCHILL. In kockport, April s. TO Mr.. and
Mrs William II. Churchill. a daughter, Hazel
May.
CUNNINGHAM. In Orland, March &C. to Mr..
and Mrs. AnSOn NJ. Cunningham, a son.
DAMON; In Reach. Deer Isle, April 6, to Mr..
and AIRS. Frank Damon. a daughter.
EDGETT. In HOulton, March 20, to Rev. and
Mrs. Gilbert f. Edgett, son.
FERG usoN: In sedgwick, March 90, to MI. and
Mrs. Eugene L. Ferguson, a daughter.
GRAY. In Belfast, April IL, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Gilmore Gray, daughter.
GRAY In Penobscot, April 1, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Velorous Gray, a daughter.
LOWE. In North Deer ISLE April 5, to Captain
and Mrs. Nathan Lowe, daughter, Evelyn st.
Clair.
STEVENS. In Thorndke, April IA, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert stevens, daughter.
WOOD. In Belfast, April 8, to MI. and Mrs. c.
NJ. Wood a daughter
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HALLDALE.

HALLDALE.
Rev. Mr.. Brown, who has been holding
meetings here, left for his home in Bruins
wick last Monday. He intends to be here
Sunday, April 23d. Miss Ellen F. Gowep.
who has been sick for several weeks with
consumption, died April 4th.. Stillman
White has gone to Big Timber, Montana. :.
B. F. Foster is in Belfast this week attend
ing court. Leon L. Perry has gone to
Rockport to work.. Miss Eliza r. Hail
Mass, where she has spent the winter.
Joe Bryant sawed wood for C. A. and j. 3.
Hall and Mrs. NJ. W. White last week. He
uses gasolene engine for power. Georgia
Erskine has gone to ThOrndike to work Tor
Howard Hurd.. Miss Josie Brown Of
Knox was the guest of Grace White last
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u. S. MARSHAL'S SALE.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

MAINE DISTRICT, IS.
Pursuant to an InterOcutory Order of sale to
me directed from the Honorable Clarence Hale
Judge of the United States District Court within
and for said District, shall sell al public auction
to the highest bidder therefor, the following prop
erty. at the time and place within said district as
follows, VIZ: the schooner ) NBE A NJ, her
tackle, apparel and furniture, at Moody's wharf,
Port Clyde. in the town of st. George, in said
District of Maine where said schooner now lies,
on Friday, the 21st day of April, A. ID. 1905,
at O'Clock in the afternoon, the same having
been ordered to be sold. and the proceeds dis
posed OF according to law. SAFE positive, terms
cash.
Dated at Portland. in said District the fifteenth
day of April, A. d. 1905. lwl6
HENRY w. MAYO,
United States Marshal, District of Maine.
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NORTH SEARsPORT ITEMS.


Miss Theodate A. Merithew is teaching in
No. Z.
c. 0. Fernald was in Boston recently on
business.
Miss WEIGH of Waldo is housekeeping in
the family of VIM. NJ. Merithew.
Very few in this part of the town attend
ed town meeting last Friday.
Miss Carrie Eckstrom has gone to Sears
port to work for Mrs. Thomas Decrow
Edmund Holmes has bought the Joseph
Bowen farm, so-called, of Mr.. Ezra Delano
Miss Ruby Larrabee spent day in Swan
Vile last week, the guest of Miss Alice
Kane.
Horace E. Robbins is doing quite bust
ness at his saw mill saving long and short
lumber
A. j. Card of Belfast was in town last
Sunday, visiting his daughter, Mrs. w. K .
Staples.
Mr. Ezra Delano and family have gone to
South Carolina, where Mr. Deano has
business.
The voice of the musical frog was heard
Friday night, April 14th, for the first time
this season.
The spring term of school at this place
began Monday with Mrs. w. L. Matthews
OF Searsport as teacher.
Mrs. A. f. Nckerson and son Joseph of
Waldo were in town last week visiting her
father, VIM. NJ. Merithew
E. w. Colson and Miss Nellie E. Dorr
have gone to Stockton Springs, where Miss
DOrr will do the cooking in a boarding
house.
Owing to illness Miss Winnifred Mat
thews was unable to begin her school at
Mt. Ephraim last Monday, but will begin
next Monday, April oath.
Thomas E. Dorr of this place can beat the
record as yet in having hens that lay large
eggs. Last week three of his hens laid
double yolked eggs that weighed one pound
Herbert Black has sold his heavy span of
work horses and six large yoke of oxen. AS
he has bought farm of 40 acres he now
wishes to buy 20 yoke of oxen and another
span of horses.
DoDGE's CORNER. c. F. McGlathery
spent Sunday at Z. o. Fernald's. >. Mrs
May Magner left last Monday for Massa-
chusetts. where she will visit few DAYS be-
fore returning to her home in Bradford, Pa.
Winnifred Matthews, who has been on
the sick list, is improving and will begin
her school in district No. 8, April a..
Mrs. Anna Nickers0n is visiting her daueh-
ter, Mrs. Stillman Flood. in Belfast.
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A Belfast Woman Asks

shave you floor paint that will last two
weeks?" Yes, we have DEVICES; it has a
beautiful gloss and will wear two years if
properly applied. Mason & Hall
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A DMINISTRATRIX'S NOTICE. The subscriber
n hereby gives notice that she has been duly ap-
pointed Administrative of the estate of
OLIVE H. COOPER late of Belfast,
in the County of Waldo, deceased. and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having de
mands against the estate of said deceased are
desired to present the same for settlement, and
all indebted thereto are requested to make pay
ment Immediately to VIM. p. Thompson of Bel
fast my authorized agent.
IDA e. HAYFORD.
Chapman, N. B., April IL, 1906.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-15
Japan and Russia Compared.

Although the population Of Russia
is nearly three and a half times as
great as the population Of Japan, says
the Worlds Work, and its area near
ly six times as great, the Japanese
have million more pupils in their
schools than the Russians. They pub
lish more periodicals and books. AL
though Russia has nearly nine times
as many miles of railroad, the Jap
anese roads carry more passengers,
though less freight.
They send half as many again let
tiers by post as the Russians send.
With only about one-fourth as many
miles Of telegraph wires, they send
nearly as many messages. Their trade
per capita is greater than the Rus
slams both in imports and in exports,
although the total trade of the Rus
slams, of course, is very much greater.
The apparent financial and military
strength of the Russians is incompar-
ably the greater. Yet so cheaply does
the japanese soldier live that Japan
may do more with little money than
Russia with more.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-15

It is not often in these busy times
that we can take the opportunity to
comment fayOrably upon things in gen
eral which come to our attention and
appeal to us in satisfactory way.
We give thanks, too, often perfunctori-
ly, not meaning what we say. This,
however, was not at all the spirit in
which the following letter was recent
ly written to a ticket agent of the
Rock Island System:
LOS Angeles, Calf, Jan. =, 1905.
Dear Mr.. --: We arrived here
Saturday safely and enjoyed our trip
very much on the Golden State Linn
tied. All of our party voted this train
the finest that they have ever trav-
eled upon. The accommodations were
irst-class in every respect-the Sleep
ers, the Observation Car, the Diner,
the Buffet-library smoker, with bath
and barber, could not have been i'm
proved upon. The entire train crew
were gentlemanly and very obliging-
doing all they could to make every
body enjoy themselves and feel at
home. / shall try to get my friends
and relatives to take this train when
coming to California;
Mr.. John Sebastian, passenger traf-
fic manager, singles this out as one Of
the many commendatory letters that
have been received in his office. The
Golden State Limited is maintaining
first place among transcontinenta linn
tied trains.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-15
NELLIE DAVIS
FACE LIKE RAW BEEF.

Burning Up with a Terrible Itching
Eczema-Spe e lily Cured by Cuticura.
THE Cuticura Remedies cured me
of terrible eczema from which had
suffered agony and pain for eight long
years, being unable to obtain any help
from the best doctors, and trying many
remedies without success. Ny scalp
was covered with scabs and my face
was like piece of raw beef, my eye
broWs and lashes were falling out, and
| felt as if burning up from the ter
rible itching and pain. Cuticura gave
me relief the very first day, and made
complete cure in short time. To my
great joy, my head and face are now
clear and well-Miss Mary M. Fay,
Is West Main St., Westboro, Mass"
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are accepted without question, yet dis
cussion is as free as in any law-mak-
ing body of Americans. No other ruler
has to pass upon the innumerable and
delicate problems unavoidable in q
polygot state which, excepting Rus
STA, is unparalleled in the Old World.
He has been likeend to some beneficent
grand seigneur of medieval history
whose single aspiration was the pros
perity and happiness of every one Of
his subjects. His tact, dignifed kind
Illness, sense Of rectitude and far-see-
ing discernment have prevented war in
a dozen instances and ended untold
racial contentious which threatened Sc
rious consequences. Loyalty to his
person is the most distinguishing char
acteristic of the millions who glory in
his supremacy. At each recurring an
niyersary of his birth, Dec. 2, the cere-
monies in honor of it take on added
SplendOr. The exercises begin with a
thanksgiving mass in st. Stephens Ca
thedral, which the Emperor, his suite
and the great men of the nation at
tend. This is followed by a military
mass in the great Church of Our Sa-
vior, q native edifice erected two de-
cades ago on the ground where Fran
els Joseph miraculously escaped assas-
sination, and which was paid for by
popular subscription. At this service
the most impressive religious ceremo-
NAL in the world takes place, 10000
soldiers taking part To roll of drums
and the clarion notes of the bugle this
soldier host presents arms at the ele,
walton of the mass.
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A PumDixin-k'le Vision.


Old Doddridge ate his frugal lunch
Of milk and pumpkin pie,
And fell to musing, as he ate,
Of days that were gone by.
The pie rich aroma sent
To his reflective brain,
And, oh! the pictures it called up
And old-time country lane.
An old-time country lane, with grass
All struggling by the side;
A boy, who trudged along the path,
With basket at his side
A jolly boy, whose eyes were keen,
Who felt inclined to sing,
And saw the glory of tie fall,
And the fun in everything.
And then he saw q comedy girl,
With cheeks of honest red,
Who smiled at him with sunny glance,
And tossed her shapely head.
He saw the old school house again
And heard the teacher speak;
And on the roads of frozen snow
He heard the wagons creak.
He saw the shellbark hickory tree;
He saw the kitchen door;
He saw the pantry shelves again
With pumpkin pies galore;
He shifted the tang Of cider sweet
The bloom of days gone by
And then old Doddridge Weakened up
And ate his pumpkin pie.
Baltimore American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-15
FRANCIS JOSEPH.
Kaiser Has Been Long Upon
His Throne.

Austrian Kaiser Has Been Long Upon
His Throne.
The Austrian Kaiser has sat longer
upon the throne than any other King,
his occupancy now being well into the
9th year. He is Is years old and bids
well to live to celebrate the sixtietn
anniversary of his coronation, steps for
which are now under way. His posi-
ton has been anything but bed OF
roses. Though he presides over 49,
100000 subjects, he is far from being
a happy man. He knows Hungary
will leave Austria upon his death and
that the dual kingdom will be no more.
His closing days have been embittered
by the suicide Of the crown prince I'M
der disgraceful circumstances at Mey-
erling-the only son who could have
preserved the integrity of the empire.
Family troubles came thick and fast
and yet beneath the load he has the
love Of his people such as no other
pOtentate in the world commands.
There are some % races to be appeased
under his rule, whose divergent aspira-
tons are as wide apart as they well
can be. Yet, when disputes are sub
mitted to their sovereign, every claim
ant departs perfectly satisfied with the
ruling, for they feel that exact justice
has been melted out to the disputants
Francis Joseph is truly sagacious
ruler. In his cabinet his conclusions