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ME Southsrd, treasurer, who summed up
the work OF the society since its orgsnizs-
ton last January. The last good work Of
this society was 10 have electric lights
placed in the vestry, and thanks 10 Mr.
Cushman and his helpers, they shed their
effulgenee for the first time at the reeep-
tion.
The Endeavor society, the baby OF them
all. but quite vigorous infant, was next
heard from through it's president, q O.
Hodgkins, who also extended words OF
welcome and spoke Of the sphere that his
society was endeayoring TO ill in the SER
vice OF the church. Miss Eva Leighton,
the secretary, gave the statistical report
Carlton Donnell. superintendent OF the
Sunday school, referred TO the gratifying
growth Of that institution during the
year. and spoke apprecistively of the
faithfuiness and efficiency of the teachers
Miss Leighton, the secretary, gave some
interesting figures regarding the attend
ance of the school A. L. Ma doN. the
treasurer, reported the school 70 be IN
good standing financially, while Mrs.
Josiah Leighton, the missionary treasurer
gave an account of the benevolence for
the year.
The ladies' aid society Was represented
by its president, Mrs. c. W. Mason, who
smoke fittingIy OF the work that the socie-
" had attempted and accomplish That
the ladies had done splendidly during the
wear was evidenced by the report OF the
secretary, Miss Hodgkins, who announced
all bills paid and balance in the treasury.
Capt. E. :. Means, treasurer Of the Els
worth Baptist society, then gsve his re-
port, revealing deficit which, il u hoped,
will be provided for by the end OF the
year,
T. g. Hodgkins, the ehairmau'of the a.
nance committee, gave the gist OF the
matter with regard 10 the s1bscrips ton
list, and urged that the finances OF the
society be put upon better basis In order
that the church may have means eesD-
nnensurate with the work that 1t Is trying
to do.
The closing words by the pastor wers
suggestive as to the way in which this
might be realized. Prayer, song and ben
ediction brought pleasant and profitable
evening to a close.
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new btkiGt 10 tAatst NFtfk>.
The experiment made a few days ago OF
raising q wreck from the bottom of the
sea through forty-two feet OF water by
means Of new apparatus invented by
Nicholas Ielpo, and patented by the
Italian government, proved great sue
cess.
The wreck consisted Of barge loaded
with building material, which had gone
10 the bottom four years ago. All the
authorities witnessed the successful ex-
pertinent. As soon as the diver fastened
the wreckage to the apparatus and the air
pumps began 10 work, the wrecksge rose
to the surface Of the water as il by magic.
The apparatus consists OF a series Of
elipical air chambers made OF thick rub
Der and waterproof canvas, eaeh having a
lifting capacity Of sixty tons. As many
of these air chambers can be used as
would be required by the weight OF the
sunken vessel. When the air IS com
pressed by ordinary machinery into these
air chambers their lifting capacity in
crea SEES in proportion with the air press
Rre.
A representative Of the Japanese
government witnessed the operation, and
negotiations are now pending for the use
OF the IeIpo invention in the raising Of
the many sunken warships at Port Arthur
and in the sea OF Japan.
The next experiment which Signor Ielpo
is to undertake very soon will BE- the rais-
ing Of the sunken steamer Cairo, near
Alexandria, ~ the request Of the Egypt
ian government
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COUNTY NEWS.
BLUErIlLI.

BLUEHIIIs
Or. 4. J. Hinckley, of Bar Harbcr, came
home to spend Thanksgiving.
F. NJ. yeaxie has sold his mill and wharf
property in the village to Z. W. Mayo.
George Mason. who Is doing business in
sslo, spent few days in town last week.
Miss May ober left Friday, Dec. /, to
pass the winter with relatives and friends
in different cities.
The ladies of the Baptis, circle will have
a ten-eent supper and Christmas sale In
the chapel December IL.
Miss Mattel Babson arrived from Colby
to spend Thanksgiving with her parents,
K. P. Babson and wife.
Mountain Rebekah lodge received seven
new members. After the initiation re-
freshments were served in the banquet
hall
The academy football team went 10 Cas-
tine Thursday and played the Castine
high school team. The score was In favor
OF the CASTINGS.
Misses Mildred and Minnie Chase,
Frank Maddox, Norman Mayo and
Thomas Hinckley slltame home from the
L. of NJ. for the Thanksgiving vacation.
The three-mssted schooner Jennie A..
stubbs, Capt. Ralph Long, Is loading stone
at the White Granite Cos. wharf, for
Washington, d. C.. The stone is for a
government Office bailding.
Miss Maria Wood went TO Ellsworth
last week to visit her cousins, Mrs. A. w.
Greedy and Miss Dntton. Later she will
go to Dedham, Mass, TO spend the re-
mainder Of the winter with her sister,
Mrs. George A. Chute.
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Egrs In q Sew style.

He was sad faced American tourist,
and as he seated himself IN London res
tanrant he was Immediately attended by
obsequious waiter.
II want two eggs" said the American,
zone fried on one side and one on the
other"
+" 'ow is that sirf' asked the sssounded
waiter
1.-Two eggs-one fried ON one side and
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koBs, JArAs. OCT. .. Is2s-
Dear AEsf A..
/ Can Jour sa, prlse cqeal that Of our owr.
when yea thai she wiseons~n Is ia Japsny
We Ieu Chefoo last Thursday morning. expect
Tag to go 10 Shanghai ~ith the rest Of the Acct.
| bur sheu outside The harpor. the flagship sent
US sis nal 10 prcceea TO Japan for a months
cruise IL wac a sarprise 70 all Of "a. the OH
| GERS inciudod.
Saturday rsorniag are reached tho entrsace 10
the sGrAiss Of '.shsmonosekis. where se stopped
hong enough 10 pick ap q p4ios. then steamed
throash the straiE isto tue Inland sea.
| Tire beauty OF the seenery cannot be expressed
| by sny words In tae Engiish language irs
just cue mass Of beauty; every piece OF avail
AUls sround on The hillside lie cultivated. and
tarpcd into a small parS or garden.
| As ~e rVcamsd sio~sy taroGsh tho straits We
| passed Msjt ca ogr risha. arins salute Of
sweaty one guns 10 the Jap@nesc flag, which
sAs returned oy a snniisF xnnbost anchored In
| she bay. Laayins Mol behiBd we eatercd the
| tnlAna - - xn=Te he main Land quickly faded
from saghs. but we eouuHsed 10 pass Island
AFTER island. al OF them covered win green.
masiag pleAsans reslinx place for the eyes
suhd4y AiEerRoou about O'Clock we sighsed
| the tnsAirts of kolx. vita range Of nloun-
! t4IHs a. n back rouna. over the city hung
heavy certain Of smoke. from the chimneys Of
the various factories. A. we steamed nearer
we passsd dozens OF merchant STEAMERS ioAaing
Cargo. while an Immense floating dry dock
~as 54st iigling large mail steamer from The
water. We anchored At O'Clock and at was
being pulled ashore In The apt.in's gig. win
inyiI4tioa TO dinner for he Americas consul.
wkss q rellsf Ii was 20 be zble TO breath with.
out shs air beisg Hiled vita some frtshsfei
ssesrh. The streets we're well paved and clean.
All the streets are wide and tho shops that lice
each side, shine aa though they were freshly
scrubbed win iye- The people are all we'll
dressed. large portion weariag Enropeaa
clothes.
This afternoon, AFTER sending some telegrams.
I walked far up tne mountain aide gfor Kobe IL
almost set the sitel. where one Of tue pretti'
est waterfalls tam5les down through the green
trees ard vines Picturesque liitie houses a-e
set ut frequent intervals all he way through
the litile valley, and 81 each one you declare
athss . more beautiful scene does not sxist".
Am sending you few photographs Of the
"beaHsy spots" around Kobe. We leave for
Yokokans sunday morning. TO remain the
res: OF The month. When the Minnesota
steamed cut To day. Miss Roosevelt. Mias Board
| man, aud the ret Of Miss Rooseveis's party
were on bSsrd- We spent all day and evening
entertaining them; ia fact. we held open
| house Early ia the nerning l was sent with
an Invitation 10 the party 70 take dinner On
| board. and they came.
win remember yoa at Yokohama.
ARTHUR c. PETERs.
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T. S. soInes is having his house plumbed.
Mss Thersa Ward, who has been in
Bangor the past six weeks, has returned
home.
Church Workers in the library Tuesday of
last week
Schooner Maria Webster arrived here
Saturday with hay for the merchants;
also schooner Z. r. Hamor, with freight.
The friends OF Cleo Dcy, formerly of
this place but at present living in Hard
wick. Vt, are pleased 10 hear that he is
improving from his recent Illness.
Mrs. r. 3. Somes has taken some fine
views In and about Somesviile, which she
has printed on post cards. The pictures
are very clear and distinct. One resident
remarked: swhy, didn't know soTnes-
vile was such pretty placein
Mrs. Mary sones ober, the faithful
clerk in the postoffice, has finished her
summers work, and is having the interior
OF her rooms in the Bransoorn house reno
waited. Mr.. Ober, who is employed In
HArdwick, VT, is expected home in about
three weeks.
The Christian Endesvor society holds
its meetings Sunday evenings. The meet
ing ON Nov. % was led by Mrs. Charles
Trip, of West Eden, in very pleasing
manner. Mrs. Trip makes great effort
TO be present when it's her turn to lead.
As it was Thanksgiving meeting, 1t was
unusually interesting, and sll took part.
A
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RECEPTION AND ROLL CALL.
Pleasant Evening of Baptist Church
Societies.

Il Afa1AAA kAfNAt*n~ W. sffet'N"" -
Societies
A pleasant evening was enjoyed by
members and friends OF the Baptist
church last night, at the reception and
roll-cam under the auspices of the Help
somehow and Endeavor societies.
An efficient committee composed Of
members from each society had arranged
a supper that was good to look upon, in
fact, too good to look at, and the company
proceeded to demonstrate its appreciation
of the efforts of the committee. Each
table was in charge of group OF two and
all were prettily arranged.
Previous to the sapper social hour was
enjoyed and in spite Of the treacherous
walking, which prevented a large number
from attending, goodly company filled
the tables when the pastor called to knives
and forks.
After the supper the gathering was
called to order by the pastor, who, as pres
ident Of the Helpsomehow society, ex-
tended words Of greeting TO the guests
aud explained the PURPOSE of the occasion.
Then Mrs. Charles II. Curtis, the clerk of
the church. called the roll, and those pres
ent responded, while many Of those that
were absent sent messages in answer to
their names.
II was good to have lstter from a for
mer pastor, Rev. c. 5. McIearn, in which
he recalled pleasant "reminiscences of his
pastorate here and sent best wishes for 3
prosperous new year.
Short speeches were next in order from
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MANsfyr.

Grace Morris is visiting in Bar Harbor.
The Eastern Oil & Glue Co. is having its
well enlarged and stoned.
Charles Ward and wife, Of Bar Harbor,
are visiting friends in town.
Elmer Conary and wife arrived home
Friday from visit 70 Swans Island.
Rev. H. l.. skiIlin, wife and little son
are now settled in the Baptist parsonage.
Mrs. Nellie Newman has had her house
at Manset repaired. II Is now occupied
by John Allen and wife.
S. s. Deliver arrived home Saturday
from the Isle of shoals, where he has been
in the government employ.
Dec. 4. MAD.
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r IKE A DEMON grip has crossed
IL our country, leaving behind scores

A< our country, leaving pehihu SCORES
of physical wrecks.
Victims OF c..srrh Of the head, catarrh
OF the throat, catarrh OF the lungs,
catarrh Of the stomach, catarrh Of the
kidneys, catarrh of the pelvic organs,
are 10 be counted by hundreds of thou
sands.
Grip LIS epidemic catarrh, and sows the
seed OF chronic catarrh within the
system.
This Is so true that few grip sufferers
are able 10 make complete recovery
until they have used Peruna-
Never In the history OF medicine has
remedy received such unqualified and
universal eulogies as Pernna-
II you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once 70 DIR. Hartman, giving
fall statement OF your case, and he win
he pleased 10 give you his valuable adj
vice gratlA
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BucKspoRT.

recital viii be given Friday evening
BY I pnpiIs Of the eloeution class OF the
e. n G. seminary, under the instruction
OF Nj F. X. Fuller.
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council Are was que nehed, the degree OF
Pocahontas had supper ready In Capt.
Herriek's dining-room.
Dec. 4. SPEC
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snnash Mullins.

Two eggs well beaten, cup cooked and
strained squash, cup milk and a little
salt, ? cups -four, 2 teaspoonfuis baking
powder, / tablespoonful melted butter
Bake 30 minutes.
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Hancock Pomona grange, composed 81
oranges in the western district OF Han
cock county, viii meet with Verona
grange on Saturday. Dec. Q.
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ADVERTISEMENTS
A SUGGESTION.

Christmas time round quandary to
relatives and friends for Christmas
a / viii things
have varying price o upwards
the telegraph
mail things can be got
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NORTH LAMorSE

Thss viii be dime sociable at Mascot
hail. North Iamoine. Saturday evening,
Dec. .. Refreshments.
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Embellishments
Expe1s Worms

September Is, 1898.
Dear Sirs:--
/ have used the True 81. F" At
woods Bitters for nearly year for my
little girl. She used TO have sporH's and
would be sick three or four days az 4
time. | began the use OF the True L.
F." Medicine and she has not had a
spell since.
Yours truly,
MRS. IDA NJ. MASON,
Clinton. Me.
Children who do not thrive on good
food should be watched for worms.
Use small doses OF Il. F." until yoa
get results.
The True 81. F." Atwoods Bitters
IS cents.
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LETTER FROM JAPAN.

The following letter was written to a
relative in Bluehill, by grandson OF
Henry r. and Sarah Wood Peters. he is a
Californian and enlisted in the US. navy
from that state:
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CONGRESSMAN Powers Of Vermont
UseS pe-gu-ua In His Family.

Hon. II. Henry Powers, writes frcrs
Morrisviile, VT:
"Pcruna | have used in my family
with success. lean recommend IL a. an
excellent family remedy, and very good
for coughs, colds and catarrhal At
fections..-H. Henry Powers.
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Pe-Tu-na For Catarrhal Nervousness
and Stomach Troubles.

Hon. W. j. Purman, ex-mcmber Of
Congress from Florida, writes from li&2
q street, n. W.. Washington, d. c.:
"Fron representations to me, and
from my own experience, feel justified
In recommending your Peruna 70 any
and all persons suffering with catarrhal
nervousness or stomach trouhles."-
w. j. Purman.
Address DIR. 3. Il. Hartman, President
OF the Hartman Sanitazfam, Columbus,
Ohio.
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koRk, JAFAs. Oct- ., Gaa5-
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-09

by Mr.. Davis. He had all the mail dis
tributed in transit. while Mr. Davis dis
tributed only the overland mail. The credit
of originating the idea and the successful
inauguration of the railway postal car,
therefore, belongs to Mr.. Davis alone. Mr.
Armstrong subsequently, with greater IA
cilities, improved and developed the system,
and for that deserves due credit. He never
claimed more, but iniudicious friends have
attempted to award him what did not be-
long to him, by robbing another OF It.
William A. Davis continued in the postal
service, in one capacity or another, up to
the day OF his death. which occurred Janu-
airy IS, 1875. The term OF his service was
fully fifty years. Amid all the changes of
administration he was retained on his
merits. He was called a democrat, but he
was in no sense a partisan. He was a
most unassuming man, modest and retir-
ing in disposition. He was wholly absorbed
in postal affairs and cared nothing for
politics. Fifty years OF hot political strife
rolled over his head. and although holding
public and official position all that time,
no man ever questioned his personal In
tegrity or had aught to say against the
manner in which he discharged the re-
sponsible official duties which devolved upon
him. He died a poor man, but with the
sincere respect Of all who knew him.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-09
His Plan Adopted.

The matter was no sooner presented to
Postmaster General Blair than he at once
saw the importance of distributing the
overland mail in transit, IL 1t could be
successfully accomplished. Accordingly he
at once wrote the postmaster at st. Joseph,
acknowledging the receipt of his letter and
announcing that the proper authority would
be given to try the experiment. The records
of the department tell the balance of the
story. A. b. Waller, then a special agent
was directed to proceed to st. Joseph,
confer with the postmaster and Mr.. Davis,
the originator of the idea, and, If thought
practicable put the scheme into operation
Early in July, 1862, Mr.. Waller arrived in
St. Joseph. The railway postoffice was
tried, and as reports to the department
show, proved a complete success. The
problem of forwarding the overland mall
without delay in the st. Joseph postoffice,
was solved. Mr.. Davis was soon made a
special agent of the department and given
full charge of the branch Of the service
which he had originated.
At this time George B. Armstrong was
assistant postmaster at Chicago. Some
time after the Inauguration of Mr.. Davis
system of distribution on the cars Mr..
Armstrong wrote several letters to the post
master at St. Joseph inquiring concerning
the success of the scheme. Being assured
that it was in successful operation. a couple
of years afterward he succeeded in obtain
ing authority from the department to In
augurate a similar service on the railroad
between Chicago and, Clinton, Ia. His cars
were arranged exactly as those designed
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-09

son, at st. Louis. had been captured by
federal troops, under General Lyon and
General Blair. Everything was excite
ment and threats were common that no
appointee of President Lincoln would be
permitted to act as postmaster. Such was
the time that a man of less even temper
and sound common sense might have been
carried away with excitement. Not so
with Mr.. Davis He had served the gov
eminent too long not to know his duty
The appointment of his successor was an
nounced on April II. 1861. The appointee
presented his commission to Mr.. Davis
about May 10, and was promptly installed
in office. Mr.. Davis assisted the new post
master to a full knowledge of the work
ings Of the office, and evinced such a
ready disposition TO advance the interests
of the service in every way that his SER
vices were retained by his successor. The
entire overland mail was then distributed
in the ST. Joseph office. Mr.. Davis was
assigned to the superintendency OF its
care and distribution. II was while acting
in this position that he conceived the idea
OF the railway postofiice. BY the failure
of connections at Quincy and the fire.
quent delay of trains on the Hannibal &
ST. Joseph railroad, unusual quantities Of
overland mail matter would be thrown
into the once for distribution. It could
not possibly be assorted in the brief time
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-09

William A Davis was postmaster at ST.
Joseph when Lincoln was elected in 1850
and. being a democrat was superseded by
James l.. Bittinger, a republican, I'm 1861
Mr.. Bttnger retained Mr.. Davis in the
service as superintendent OF the distTibu-
tion OF the overland malls and made Guy
c, Barton chief clerk OF the office ST.
Joseph was then one of the thirty-hve dis
tributing ofices of the United States and
quite important center. especially as
the overland mail was carried thither over
tho Hannibal & St. Joseph railroad and
distributed for transportation west on the
stages. The stages were supposed to leave
in the morning. three hours after the ar
rival OF the trains, but as the trains were
frequently late and the stage persisted
in starting on time. Il frequently wss
found impossible 10 distribute the mail In
time 10 get it away on the stage. and
this led TO a delay OF at least twenty
four hours In the dispatch. well as the
further annoyance OF the accumulation OF
the mails out Of these conditions grew
the invention. Years after, when Davis
had died and the dispute arose. involving
the Postofice department and congress.
Mr. Barton wrote letters That aided IN
clearing up the records and establishing the
fact that Afr. Davis was the originator OF
the idea and the inventor Of the car. Last
winter the Legislators Of Missouri made an
appropriation Of s7oO 20 provide for the
erection Of tablet In the ST, Joseph post
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-09

between the arrival Of the trains and the
departure of the overland coaches. This
suggested to him the idea of distributing
in transit between Quincy and st. Jo-
seph. He laid before the postmaster his
scheme. 1t seemed in every, way feasible
and desirable. Mr.. Davis was requested to
perfect his drawings for postal cars and
TO briefly outline the whole scheme which
he proposed. The postmaster, being anx-
ious for the success of the idea, wrote a
letter to General Francis P. Blair jr.,
strongly urging a trial of Mr.. Davis
scheme, inclosing the memoranda and
drawings prepared by the latter. General
Blair was earnestly urged to present the
matter in person, II possible. and, II not,
to transmit the same with letters of in
dorsement to his brother, Montgomery
Blair, then postmaster general.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-09

THAT is a matter for congress to de-
termine" replied the president. "A great
deal of 1t will go into public works and the
extension of those works which we have al
ready begun. we have many plans for the
betterment Of this island and we expect
that our revenues from now on will be large
enough to enable us to greatly improve
Cuba. We expect to extend the public
roads and to build a good road system from
one end of the country to the other, giving
all the rural districts access to the cities
and ports. This is greatly needed and will
be done as soon as possible. We are Inn
proving our harbors, and we also wish to
aid the railroads in opening up the unde-
veloped portions Of the country. We want
lines built which will make. all parts OF
Cuba accessible. and these lines will be
chiefly branch lines to the roads now in ex-
istence. 1t may be that we shall aid roads
OF that kind by guaranteeing an interest
on the investment"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-09

business sense. allied to a good class Of
immigrants, to make this one of the rich
est islands upon earth The Americans
are noted as workers and business men
and we feel that they have Just the char
acteristics which are needed for Cuba's
development"
But you refer to men OF large capital,
Mr.. President What does Cuba offer to
him of small means?"
There are many chances here for men
who have but little money" said President
Palma Take, for instance, raising fruits
and vegetables for the markets Of the
United States. That business is profitable,
and It is at its beginning, Indeed, almost
any kind of farming can be carried on in
Cuba more comfortably and more profit
ably than In your country. AS to our chief
Industries such as tobacco and sugar, they
pay far in excess of the money crops of
other countries. Sugar just now is making
the planters rich. They are getting high
prices and their crop this year will amount
to more than 100000 tons. The tobacco
crop has also been good and in fact every
one here is making money"