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Milford chronicle., 1905-02-10
MILTON NEWS.

For the past fortnight snow has GOV.
cred almost everything and life has been
monOtonOus except to those who have
been riding behind fast teams and listen
ing to the merry jingle of the bells. A
sight that relieved the monotony for 8
few seconds occurred on Sunday after
BOON when ''red-headed" girl appeared
riding a white horse Oh a gallop through
the streets. A little thing will amuse
many when time hangs heavy.
Stephen 81. Cooper died in Camden,
N. J., last week, aged g6 years. He was
former MiltOnian.
Jacob Coffin is i'll with complication
of diseases.
Rumor has it that Captain William H.
Mcgee is in consultation with c. c. Dav-
idsOn regarding the building of a coast,
ing schooner. We hope the rumor will
prove a fact.
The suit Of Wiltbank VS. Campbell,
school clerk and collector, was decided
in favor of the collector. As We do not
know all the points of the case little will
be said about it.
The ice houses were filled before the
rain spoiled the ice on the pond last
Sunday.
Captain Theodore B. Mcgee died at his
home in Harbeson last Thursday after
long illness. He was so years, months
ana 10 days old. Funeral services were
held at the Milton M. E. Church on Sun
day afternoon and interment made in
that cemetery. He was a member of the
Jr. o. U. A. M. and the Odd Fellows of
Milton. Both lodges attended the funeral.
Rev. Stevens oficiated and S. ]. Wilson
& Son funeral directors.
Rev. L. P. Corkran was notified on
Friday of the death of his father at Sea-
ford, consequently there was no preach
ing at the NJ. E. Church Sunday morn
ng. Captain w. H Mcgee, of Phila-
ielphia, conducted service that evening.
Miss Hattie Conner has been confined
o her home with eyresipelas. but Will
hat disease has become better, pneu-
nonia has developed Her sister, Mrs.
edwin P. Johnson, is also confined in
he same home with the same disease.
)r. James A. Hopkins is the attending
MUSICIAN.
The weather is prolific of disease.
William Maull and wife are suffering
nth la grippe,
Several falls have been taken recently,
ut not for fun simply inevitable.
d. A. c. I
Milford chronicle., 1905-02-10
Mems
Blankets

This decidedly blanket weather.
We have them here for you and at
prices much lower than you pos
sibly imagine. See our window.
we've put them where you can see
them. We know you'll feel as we
do when you see how good they
are.
Milford chronicle., 1905-02-10

REPORTS from various points say
that game has suffered from the
cold and snow, yet there has been
those who were mean enough to kill
rabbits and birds, and we are happy
to state that each has been fined
$I6. so for breaking the law. The
cases were prosecuted at Laurel
and three convictions were secured.
Milford chronicle., 1905-02-10
TIE GROUND HOG.

De groun' hog got so tired
o. q stayin' down below,
Dat he burrOwed like q dago
Trou' de frozen groun' an snow,
An when he reached de surface
Why-he winked his weather eye,
An stretched hisself an wondered
Tide sun wah IN de sky.
He never paid attention
To de trouble he might make,
When he orter been dOzin'
He wah grlnnin' wide awake,
An he went a prominadin'
wifa swagger an a swing,
He thought II wah a picnic
An de weather locked like spring.
De nor wind It wah waitin
Fob q chance TO hab some fun,
So it cut loose rather suddin'
Got de groun' hog on de run;
An de blizzard stadt bllzzin',
An de frost begin TO freeze,
An dey quickly driv to kiver
Mister groun' hog-tf yOh please.
Mister groun' hog you're a nuisance,
An yoh bother us fob sho',
When de sun It is a sbinin'
Why yoh Orter shut de do,
Fob when you goes a prowlin'
Yoh jes' causes us distress,
An we all done got to suffer
Fob yOh no count foOlishHess.
BARD OF DOLLAR HILL
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-13
COURSE OF ARCTIC DRIFT.
Determined by Casks Set Aaoat by
Explorers in the Ear
North.

The theory that has frequently been
advanced that there Is q westerly drift
across the polar ocean north of Eu-
rope and Asia receives added support
from the announcement made by Mr..
Henry G.. Bryant at a recent meeting
Of the Geographical society Of Phila-
delphia. He reported that two Of the
Bryan-Melville casks that were set
adrift some years ago in the polar sea
have turned up. The first was thrown
overheard from a revenue cutter some
So miles northwest of Wrangle Island,
which is north of Behring strait. This
barrel was afterward recovered on the
coast of Siberia. A second barrel was
placed on an ice foe northwest Of
Of Alaska, in mid-September, 1899.
Almost six years later IL vas recoy-
cred a the northern coast of Ice
land. In that time it drifted with the
foes through the Arctic ocean from
the Pacific to the Atlantic, a course
that may have carried it within a
short distance Of the pole. Explorers
have frequently planned to take ad-
vantage of this ice movement in a
polar expedition. Nansen did so in the
Fran. De Long attempted it with the
Jeanette. Two men who have been
connected with the Ziegler expeditions
via Franz Josef Land have since their
return advocated sending out a new
party with a stanch ship fitted to re-
sist great ice pressure to attempt this
voyage. The fact that a barrel has
made such a journey will doubtless be
urged as a new reason for attempting
to gain the pole by this route.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-13
SHE HIM.
Little Sister This Time, Who Made
Things Pleasant for Sis
ter's Beau.

While the swain was waiting in the
parlor of a Lexington avenue home fer
his inamorata that lady's younger sis
ter ventured into the room to entertain
the caller, relates the New York Herald.
"Sister'll be down soon, Mr.. Swil-
ligin." she said. Say, can you tell me
when a door is not a door,"
The young man looked surprised at
the ancient conundrum.
That's a chestnut, he said. "a door
is not a door when it is a jar or a jam
That's right said the young sister,
gleefully. Now. here's another: What
makes more noise than a pig under"
Little girl" interrupted the young
man somewhat testify. why are you
asking me to guess those old gags?"
why, to entertain you till sister
comes in. Isn't that the way Belle talks
to you when she's here?"
What makes you think SOP" asked
the young man.
She told ma that you had proposed
several times, but that she was going to
keep you guessing every time you
called"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-13

NEW YORK. Dec. 13.-On applica
ton of Lord. Day & Lord, counsel 70
William X. Hearst, Justice Slower ii
the supreme court here granted III or
ders TO show cause why the election in
spectors in as many election district
should not reconyene and recanvass the
votes for mayer. comptroller and presi
dent of the board of aldermen. The or
ders are retulnable tomorrow at II
n m
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-13

ing in Which to hold future inaugural
balls. Gen. Wilson strongly urges the
erection of such a structure.
1t cost SIT, 999 to decorate the pension
building for the inaugural ball, which
was the largest item of expense. The
committee raised $15O,221, more by $14,-
600 than any previous inaugural fund.
Gen. Wilson gives the figures of re-
ceipts for the last five inaugurations.
They are as follows: 1889, S125, $50. so;
1893, 1891, 655.S1; 1897, $116,S17.15, and
1901, $136, sos. S3.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-13

NEW YORK. Dec. 13.-It is said that
George w PERKINS will today hand in
his resignation both as vice president
OF the New York Life Insurance com
pany and as chairman of the finance
committee of that corporation. The re
port so long current in financial circles
cial connection with the New York Life
has been confirmed in official quarters.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-13
EXPENSIVE
of President Roosevelt
Cost More Than Any Other
Like Ceremony.

To inaugurate Theodore Roosevelt
president of the United States last
March cost $145, 491, a greater sum than
was ever spent for any previous inaugu-
ration. The details of this expense were
made public the other day in report by
Gen. John M. Wilson, chairman of the
inaugural committee.
Notwithstanding the large expense
the committee has turned over a balance
of 4,7S0 to. the Auditorium association,
an organization formed to erect a build
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-13
a 3 sft zee aSs HDHMS DRY GOODS 60.

which number so. as well as her masts
and topmasts, even her topgallant
masts. are of steel. She carries $50
tons of water ballast in her double
bottom. She is 440 feet long, beam
53A feet, depth SO feet, draft 20 feet.
$500 tons dead weight, capacity, net
register. 4,S26 tons; displacement when
loaded 11,150 tons. She carries a crew
of 46.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-13

1t consists Of three shelves, two side
plates and two thin rails. The side
plates are 80 inches high. with three
notches cut in them, as shown in Fig.
A, and the shelves car measure sc
inches long, of three different widths
and rounded at the ends, four inches in
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-13

SHANGHAI. Dee. 13.-It has been
decided by the Japanese and Chinese
commissioners who are conducting ne
gotiations at Picking that Japan is to
%evacuate the Liautong peninsula on the
anne date that Russia would have had
TO evacuate it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-13

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. 13.-John
Dorinjanovich, alias John Mueller, who
was sentenced to hang next Friday nj
Chicago, has been granted a stay of ex-
ecution until Feb. 16 by Governor De-
neen in order that Dorinjanovich may
have his case reviewed by the supreme
court u
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-13
Straw beds. moreover,A must
changed every six months
q The Desire for on &c.

A West Virginia postmas ter died.
and within six hours after he fell in
the hands of the undertaken IA able.
bodied citizens had formally applied
for the office. which is n of the small.
est in the state, paying less than $50
a year. The desire to hold Office is in
born.-Atlanta Constitution.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-13
PRESENTS BOY CAN MAKE.
Suggestions for a China Rack for
Dining-Room and Seat with
Box for Bedroom.

For the dining-room a china rack
would be an acceptable present TO
mother, and the one shown in the illus
tration is quite an easy enc to make.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-13
odeII Favors Merritt For sneaker.

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 13.-1t is said
that Ex-Governor Odell has decided on
Merritt OF st. Lawrence as his candi-
date for speaker.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-13

Last weeks Tin cident' is, probab-
ably, this weeks worry-unless you
made il a s.eIosed incident through
a ran ad.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-13

box with side arms and back as shown
in the illustration. 1t is q very simple
affair to construct, and is made from
a box, two sides and a back board, then
upholstered with denim and cretonne.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-13

from which notches are cut, as shown
in Fig. B.
A window seat and shoe box, a very
useful piece of furniture for a led or
dressing-room, is in the shape of a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-13
Safer.

Patience-lt's a very bad sign to
tumble upstairs.
Patrice-Even so, I'd rather do that
than tumble downstairs. -Yonkers
Statesman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-13
Dainty Foods
Demand It

IN EVERY Receipt that calls for cream
l. of tartar, soda, or baking powder, use
the Royal Baking Powder. Better results
will be obtained because of the absolute
purity and great leavening strength of the
Royal. 1t will make the food lighter,
sweeter, of finer flavor, more digestible and
wholesome. 1t is always reliable and uni
form in its work.
Alum and phosphate baking powders
some of them sold at the same price and
some of them cheaper-will make neither
dainty nor wholesome food.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-13

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Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-27

,,,;utcr Roybct. Some twenty-five
,,aars apo Roybet, being young and
Sosror.te,v in love, needed lump sum
of money, and a certain prominent pic
ture dealer, having commence IN MS
talent. offered him the lump sum and
so much per picture for twenty years
to come. Only, ROybet must sell him
al, his product-he must never sell a
nicture to any other l'erson. During
twenty years Roybet faithfully OBJ
served the hard bargain, which ex-
n,ains why so great painter exhibited
so little-that is to say. not at all-up
to about five years ago, when the con-
tract ended, and ROybet sent one pic
ture to the Salon that Won the gold
medal.
Well. Jules Verne has been for more
than forty years under a similar iron
clad contract with the publisher
Hetzel. Between 1858 and 1863 hc
wrote plays and librettOs for light
operas that had moderate success
Then in Hetzers Magazine Of Educa-
tion and Recreation he ran his Five
Weeks in a Balloon" 1t was a great
and immediate success. In it Jules
VERNE Is upW IttcSl1IZto " nave
created new genre, the scientific and
geographical romance" and Hetzel, the
publisher, realized it. He proposed tc
Verne contract-sOme say for fifty
years: In any case. Verne accepted it
In any case, he had been bound by II
ever since. This year the house OF
Hetzel publishes its annual 1.-TWO books
by Jules Verne"-"The Master Of tho
Wor!G' and "A Drama in Livonia."
Each year since 1864 the house OF
HetZel has published ;ts 1.-TWO books by
Jules Verne" never more, never less
In the publishing circles of Paris they
say that they know the salary stipu-
lated by the famous contract-it is 20,
600 francs, $4,000 Der year. He had
never drawn n dollar of royalty. The
immense success of certain works fur.
nished him no basis for financial calcu.
latiOn. He has had his $4,000 per yea,
as his right. 1t is said that the lucky
publisher has been generous with him
nevertheless. He has made Jules
Verne many valuable presents-amona
them a yacht. But this does not alter
the fact that he has held Jules Vern7
to the old contract and held him to the
day of his death.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-27
They Wished to Raise Dust to Oo'
scure the Truth.
ellsworth Enterprise }

W
The impartial reader who has close
ly followed the newspaper accounts oi
the hearings before the special commit :
tee on State printing must nave anu
cipated the vindicatiOn for the present
printer which has come to him IN the
unanimous committee report which mas
been submitted to the Legislature.
Especially gratifying to him must oe
the fact that this report which sustalhs
him on every point raised against MN
by his opponents is signed ny MI
Sewall of Bath-whO was the spokes-
man of that opposition, and Represent
atice Libbey of South Berwick, th@
Democratic member Of the committee.
Every hearing left the Public printer
in better position than before. ana
no witness was introduced by the OPP
position who did not prove good WIZ
ness for the State printer Wheh 'he io"'
facts were drawn out By cross-eNa'n-
ination. We have never felt tnat tnere
was any cause for all TINS lnVes.isa
ton and agitation. The state printer
is all right. He does his work well ana
nracticaI printers agree that the prices
are onjy reasonable. The whole matter
wac started by those who wished TO
-, leo a dIst to obscure the truth in Or
aar to serye their own ends. These par
,;o, themselves were forced to admit
hafor. the close of the hearings that
the only thing they complained OF was
the law itself and not the prices paid
under it or the manner in which the
work has been done by the public prin-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-27
l:EftlE1EClI|iH1H,x> lEtl :1Cl|iH1H
O. ;S6|Gs:
Pullman Car Service.

Pullman Car Service.
Pullman Sleeping car between Boston
and Caribou on train leaving Boston at
7.40 +. M; Augusta. l.5s A. M: Bangor.
SIS L. M; and Caribou, 4lO T. n
TRAINS LEAVE.
LEAVE Portland, 10.45 p. M; Augusta.
i2.53 P. NJ; Waterville, 40 P. M; Bangor
) &c 4. NJ; Arrive Miilinocket at $40 A.
NJ; IioultOn, $50 A. NJ; Presque Isle, l0u
A. M: Caribou, 1LU0 P. M; Fort Fairfield.
LEO A. NJ; Van Buren, l2.40 Z. NJ.
1853 A. NJ; Waterville, lao A. M; Ban
ger, 7.00 A. M; Arrive katahdin Iron
Works SO % A. 4 ~; Pat Patten. n-Sg q A ~: y:
NJ; Caribou. s.15 P; NJ; Van Buren,, ~
field 305 z. M; Dover and Foxcroft, aE
A. NJ; Guilford, 9A A. M; Monson, NI
A. M; Greenville. lG55 A NJ; kineo, In
LEAVE Portland. los A, NJ; Augusta
Bangor, 3.15 4. NJ; Arrive Millnocket, ga
P. M; Pate. .7.25 P. NJ: .Houlton. s.i5 2;
P. NJ; Fort Fairfield, 1Ol5 P. NJ.
LEAVE Portland. 12.4o P. NJ; Augusta,
go P. M; Waterville. SOS P. NJ; Fan
gor. 4.5o P. M; Arrive Dover. 7e3 P ~;
Guilford, 7.26 P. M; Greenville. $40 ?. II.
TRAINS ARRIVE.
7.02 A. M; Arrive Bangor. 925 A. ~;
Leave Bangor, LBS. Arrive Watervilla
3.0S; Augusta, 345 P. n
LEAVE Fort Fairfield, 500 A. NJ; Car.
bou, 600 A. M; Presque Isle, sig A. n;
Houlton, sos A. NJ: Ashland, $50 A. n;
Patten. $50 A. M: Millinocket. 10. 16 A. NJ;
Katahdin Iron Works. 1O.15 A. M, Arrive
Bangor, LOO P. M; Arrive Waterville, t@
p. NJ; Augusta, 3.45 P. NJ.
LEAVE Van Buren, 9.25 A. NJ; Caribou
II. 40 A. NJ: Presque Isle. 121l P; M: Fsrt
Fairfield, 11.S5 4. M; Houlton, 2@ 7; !. NJ s
M; Patten, 2.50 P. M; Millinocket, 41 Z.
M; Kiueo. 1.20 P. M: Greenville, $40 Z.
NJ; Monson, 335 P. M: Guilford, 40 T.
M: Dover and FoXcroft, SOS P. NJ; AZ.
rive Bangor, 7.25 P. M: Waterville. ~
P. M; Augusta, 102S P. M.
LEAVE Caribou, 40 P. NJ: Van Buren.
2.30 P. NJ; Fort Fairfield, 415 ?. II
Presque Isle, 4.3S P. M; Houlton, 62 r
M: Millinocket, S43 p. M; Arrive ban.
gor, 1145 P. NJ; Waterville, LIZ l. =;
Augusta, s.0 A. NJ ,,ouy
g. p. 3 Z. l.
W. H. Brown.
GenI Superintendent
RanRor. Oct. Z. l9os
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-27
Politics in Cuba.

lust at present the new republic OF
Crba ia quite busy talking politics,
and there are In the field several ac-
tive aspirantss to succeed President
Palma at the close of his first term,
which is not far distant. ChieI
among the candidates for the presi-
dency are General Gomez and General
Naso. both of them brave soldiers ana
good patriots of the Cuban repuphc'
To the disinterested spectator, however
It would seem that Cuba could do noth-
in1 hotter than to give a second term
to President Palma, who has admin
fstered the difficult duties OF the ONCE
with fidelity and ability. 1t may De
that he has made some mistakes aHo
doubtless he has made some enemies
If he made neither, he would pe ah
exception to the universal rule among
those of high authority. The times
in which he has served as Cuba's chief
executive have been trying ones. Many
predicted that the republic would COL
,anso and that its internal dissensions
would overthrow the government. The
United States had faith otherwise, and
watched with solicitude the start In
life of the nation which owed its ex-
istence to the shedding Of American
blood in battle. Soon confidence sue
ceeded the misgivings and the skeptics
and scoffers were silenced.
President Palma proved himself to
be the right man for the difficult task
and people throughout the island were
inspired by his example. He has
shown himself very worthy Presi-
dent of all the Cubans, and 1t seems
as Though they should profit by the
experience of the United States in the
early days and allow their first Presi-
dent two terms. Such course would
count much for the progress OF the
island and the continuance of good or
der. 1t will be pity if the ambi-
tions of politicians, even though those
politicians are brave soldiers who
fought for Cuban freedom, should in
terfere with the splendid work in be-
half of the island which President
Palma has inaugurated and is now
carrying on.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-27
Personal Notes,

The new Senator from Massachu-
setts. Winthrop Murray Crane. re-
ceives more begging letters than any
of his colleagues.
The Canadian Arctic gold fields have
one female government official. Miss
Ryan. For seven years she has neld
the post of inspector of gold dust.
Police Inspector Gustaf Gustafson.
of Roston. is about starting on tour
of inspection of the different police de-
partments of the large cities Of the
country.
ID. L. bingham has again been ap-
pointed librarian of Manchester. Mass.
for his twenty-fourth year. He is 80
years old, and the oldest librarian in
his state.
Herr Nicholson. the new Premier of
Norway, was 4 merchant in Bergen
two years ago. In that time he has
been elected to the Storthing, held a
Cabinet portfolio and been called to
form n ministry.
Prof. Barrett Wendell, of Harvard.
has finished his Paris course of lee
lures on "American Ideas and Institu-
tions" and will lecture at the, pTS-
vincial universities of France. ending
his tour on July ]. ~
Lord Radstock;-' known as the
preacher l4,eer." often delivers re-
ligious addresses both in London and
the provinces. He actually founded
in P.ussia the sect known as the
Fa.zhkoffski which may be bes,
described as synonymous with Bible
Christians.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-27

Every year sees thousands Of pale and
emaciated people leaving their homes
for the benefit a change Of climate az
fords them. A large nupber OF these
poor sufferers who are thus exiled from
home are affected with throat or lung
trouble, asthma. bronchitis or con-
sumption. which can invariably De
traced back to a severe cold. No one
would neglect a cold could he foresee
such termination. To go to a warm
er climate for ones health is expensive
and seldom altogether satisfactory
The prompt use Of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy will save all this ex-
pense and worry. This remedy Is
widely known for its prompt cures OF
coughs and colds and thousands have
testified to the permanent relief they
have received by its use. For sale oy
John Coughlin. Augusta, G. H. Bsans
Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-27
The Balance Of Trade.

February was the first month in our
history. with the single exception of
April, 1897, when our imports have
passed the 800. 900. 600 mark. and on the
other hand our exports during Febru-
ary. we're only $1O9, ,OOO, 900. a total of
$40, 900 600 less than they were in Febru-
ary. 1904; and $16OOO,OOO less than
they were in February. 1903.
These figures, as shown in the
statement just issued by the de-
partment Of commerce and labor. show
that for the time being our balance OF
trade Is tending the wrong way. The
falling off in our exports is accounted
for by the department by the failure OF
the domestic wheat supply and the
falling price of cotton. II February
we sold but s1O3, ,631 Of wheat as against
81, 2O3. DAB a year ago; and Of -four only
$2,575,145 as against $5,S1l ,S41 yeai
ago. The falling off in the value OF the
cotton exported amounts to more than
$ll.0OO,00O for the month. although the
quantity exported is considerably
greater than it was in February, l'c4
1t Is worthy of notice tina. in account
Ing for the lessened sale of wheat. the
department refers to 'the extraordi-
narily large crops of wheat in other
marta of the world" There is nothing
in this report for February to indicate
that there is reason to anticipate pre-
vailing unfavorable balances in our
foreign trade. And yet both January
and February have shown increased
purchases abroad accompanying di-
minished sales.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-27
Fathers ConQress.

Happy thought! Why not have a Faith
ef Congress- too? Program:
First Day.
Song: Forgotten"
Fathers coat is growing seedy.
Fathers head is getting bald.
Who is left to love poor father
When the baby is installed:
Recitation: 1--WE are Seven
Paper: What shall we do with our
Short Talk: "Paregoric and Peace
Discussion: 'Is it Proper for Pepper to
run for the Doctor in Bath Slippers"
Second Day.
Song: "a Fathers Question.
/ heard father asking of a copper,
CHis head was bowed, his looks We're
baby -blue);
"Will TOotsums ever be as proud of Papa
Address by President Roosevelt: Look
ing on the Bright Side
Debate: Should Bachelors be Taxed"
Third Day.
Song: "a Fathers Burdens"
Up in the midnight frosty,
Up at the break of dawn
Oh. it is wrong! Tell me, how long
Shall this sort Of thing go on?
Discussion: Can a Man be Compelled
by Law to Run the Baby Carriag ge?''
Paper: How to Keep Nursing Child
Quiet when Mother Goes Shopping"
days till the Stork Drops in
Laws; with sidelights on the Earning
Age in Children"
Election of Officers. Adjournment
Newark News.