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lie Had Been There.

The clergyman was holding Il cr J.
dren's service ut continental reese t
During the lesson he had occasion u
catechise his hearers ON the parable
or the unjust steward. What is a
stewardT' he asked A little boy. who
had arrived from England n few days
before, held up his hand. He is the
man, sir" he replied. with remlnis.
cent look ON his face. who brings you
a basin London Globe
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THE MARINE ENGINEER.


gers of His Calling.
or all causes of boiler deterioration.
says II. Z. Watson In the Engineering
Magazine, by far the most numerous
are those arising from the presence of
scale and its twin sister. incrustation;
but broken braces can give an engi=
neer very bad quarter of IN hour. A
steamer plying ON the great lakes
many years ago carried very high
steam for those days lifty pounds per
square inch ON very large and light
shell The engineer on watch was down
in the fire room looking around when II
loud bang came from one of the boil
ers. Instantly divlnlng the cause. he
looked queslioningly at the head watch
tender, who replied. BE jubers. hope
that amt next door neighbor 10 the
one that let go on the other watch.
That startled the engineer, for he had
not been told of the other broken brace.
lie nj once stopped the blowers, open
ell the doors, shut the stop valve be
tween boilers and put on the feed
pumps ms rapidly as they could go 80
partmcnt was notified that ii would be
necessary to stop. and they hauled TO
one side of the channel and waited for
the coming up of another boat in the
same line passed Il few miles baCk.
The passengers there were 900 on
board and nails were transferred. and
the boat returned with the injured
boiler out of business.
Upon examination the next day it
was found that three braces had given
way at OF near one another two let
ting 80 simultaneously apparently, and
that the precautions taken against II
disaster (which would have been terri
bic If ii had oecurrcd) were none too
soon. This was merely an episode with
in the everyday duty of an engineer
ana carries its own warning
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Kcpler, the astronomer of the seven
teenth century. explained rather quaint
ly why so many medieval astronomers
were Obliged TO dahble in the occult
sciences "Ye overwise philosophers"
we censurc this daughter of astronomy
beyond her deserts. Know We not that
she must support her mother hy her
charms? The scanty reward of an as
tronomer would not provide him with
bread. II men did not entertain hopes
OF reading the future In the heavens
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''Shay. off'shcr." the man with the
liquid burden remarked To the police
man, "shce all EN- houses runnin' by"
Sure" replied the policeman good
humoredly. Il see them.
well. when num'r six twcnt IL comesh
long shtop II. eaushe ats miner -
Philadelphia Ledger.
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Catarrh Cannot be Cured.

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THE SUDAN NATIVES.
they Once Thought White Men to Re
Submarine Monsters.

Ihey Once Thought w ifc hch 10 hc
Submarine Monsters.
There Is passage in one of the an
cicnt Arab histories TO the effect that
the white people come from the other
side of the sea" This statement has
become 50 distorted among certain
tribes of natives of the Sudan that
they believe that the white men come
from the bottom of the sea. \ willy
Arab leader in this district once in
formed his followers that they had
nothing 10 fear from the white melt.
us they could not live away from the
water The fact that a high otlicGl
took his bath daily was further con
sidered confirmatorN evidence of the
submarine origin of the white man.
The Arabs in order to retain their in
tiuencc over the natives. spread broad
cast the report that the white men
were cannibals, The fact that they did
not eat black men WAS explained as
due to their deViliSh cunning. They
wanted To make themselves strong in
the country before beginning their hor-
rid practices. but as they could not al
together do without this kind of food
they brought human =. Il With them i'll
cans. In west Africa Il French eNpcdi-
tion had me unfortunate experience of
finding portion of a human linger :
cut off. no doubt, by some accident in
can of meat. Here was fresh and
conclusive confirmation of the story.
in which the people had almost ceased
TO believe. and il WAS only after ii con-
siderable lapse of time that the idea
was at length eradieated F. Chicago
News.
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Telephone Notice.

The / IiI3 MERCHANTS, AND FARMERS, TEL
EPHoNE AND TELEGRAPH C0NPA'T'yy
nave nave nov built their lines into almost ali
tsce, oi hqnterd9n County and are ready to
rete SUBSCRIPTIONS for telephones at the
rae ,hrs Of sl2 per year for unlimited service
he ine isIsstem now reaches New Hope, Lam.
geantsyllle, Rngoes Locktown' Cro1o, Fi iegI-
mT;9 mont, FTenchtoMn, Milford BiSomsb bpSy
tenbgr lor5 n NJ pleasant Eyerttstown PAT
hhnnandale, Lebanon, PotterstoWn WSS1hr itn''
mouse and Whitehouse Station '0"H' white
~ A4Pgphglati2n9 for telephones should be made
Fn Gnaaie "a \. leading Frenehtown n j.. or
Will receive prompt attentinnl ~ 49, Whlch
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Duty.

Duty stands for the most part CLOSE
Mt hand, unobscured. simple, immedl-
ate. II any man has the will TO hear
her voice, TO him is she willing to en-
ter and to he his ready guest Francis
Peabody
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The smallest bird cannot alight upon
the greatest tree without sending
shock 10 its inmost fiber Every mind
IL at times no less sensitive to the mos.
trihinc words
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

ESTATE OF MARY ELIzAnrrH LroNARn, decoasel
Pursuant to the order of George + Hanson,
Surrogate of the County of Hunterdon, made
on the eleventh day of November, \. u. one
thousand nine hundred and five notice is
hereby given TO all persons having claims
against the estate OF Mary Elizabeth Leonard
late of the County of Hunterdon, deceased to
present the same, under oath or affirmation
to the subscriber, executor of said deceased,
wiinin nine mouths II, from We gate OF said
in and exhibit his or her claim (under oath
or affrmationl, within the time SO limited,
will be forever barred of his or her action
therefor against the said executor.
Dated Nov. II, A. ID. 1905.
EDWARD W. CLoSS0N, Executor
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None Has Even Approached

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the RED MASK.

There are FOR many reasons, few diseases more to
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been termed st Antuony Fire. There is no dis
ease which so completely deforms and djs6gGTes The
visage of the patient; and it may fairly be COM
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which is also sure in It's action in all other blood dis
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The blood ia the main spring. Keep this MI right
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There is no killing the suspicion that
deceit has once begotten George Eliot.
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The Best Modern Treatment

Is all contained in DIR. Kennedy favorite Remedy.
Sc this and yon have taken the essential total uf
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for Erysipelas Mr. s. Il. Carpenter, of Grandville,
". , was for some time afflicted with this disease in
hoth lega liz regaIned his henIth bY the sye nse OF
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Thrown by a Mockino Demon

over the human face. 1t il almost as dangerous az
it 10 repulsive. Arising from variety Of causes,
running its course with pain 1t often ends suddenly
In death. The Old treatment consisted of blood
letting, and the use Of str0ng, drastic par.atIEes
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chool and Rev. J. J. Hull of Lewiston
for Maine Central Institute.
At the afternoon session Prof. F. e.
Landman of Pittsfeld read a paper. A
mission exhibit by Rev. W. S. Coleman
of Dover closed the session.
At the session of the Woman's Mis-
sionary society Mrs. D. B. Lothrop OF
Bangor read an address of welcome,
and response was made by Mrs. F. 5.
Hartley of South Portland. Miss Emf
ly Barnes of Balasore, India, spoke on
mission life. Mrs. Mary W. Thomas of
Saco also spoke. The feature of the
evening session was the address by Pres.
White of Colby college, Waterville, on
the UNCONVENTIONAL horizon, in which
the speaker discussed the proposed I'M
ion of Baptists and Free Baptists.
Prof. Anthony of Cobb divinity school,
read a paper.
The closing sessions were held Thurs
day. They began with devotional ser
vice, led by Rev. E. B. Foster of Clin-
ton. The morning business was follow
ed by sermon.
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The following leading medica! authorities.
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THE BAPTIST ANNIVERSARIES.


The Baptist anniversaries of Maine
opened Tuesday night, Oct. End, at the
Peoples Baptist church, Dover, with
meeting of the Maine Baptist young
peoples convention. The address of
the president, Rev. G. B. Merritt, Phi D.,
of Bangor, showed the organization to
be in a flourishing condition in every
Way. There were 1O-minute addresses
by Rev. d. B. Lothrop of Bangor, Rev.
Charles F. Mckoy of Bar Harbor and
Rev. C. d. Crane of Waterville. About
275 delegates had already booked.
The second days meeting began with
a meeting of the board of trustees
Wednesday morning. Then followed
meetings of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society and the Woman's Bap-
fist Home Missionary Society.
Rev. j. X. Wilson, ID D., of Portland,
as president, presided at the opening
session of the Maine Baptist Mission
ary convention and made his annual
address. This was followed by an adj
dress of welcome, the annual sermon,
the obituary report by Rev. H. S. Bur
rage, D. D. of Togus, and the appoint
ment of committees. The mission OF
Maine Baptists to rural communities,
with respect to evangelism and to the
French population was discussed by
three speakers. Rev. l. B. Mower
urged that more money be raised for
missions. In Waterville over 2OC
French people have been baptized since
the institution of the French mission
in that city.
historical society was held in the at
ternoon, Rev. Fl. S. Burrage leading
The report of the secretary of the his
torical society, Rev: E. G. Whittemore
of Waterville, was heard.
During the past year SIG have beer
baptized, the largest number since 1896
In Aroostook county 257 have been re-
ceived into the churches, in Cumber
land 127, Penobscot 120 and Kennebe(
1903. The churches of Maine have beer
well supplied during the past year
One hundred and ninety-two out OF tn.
PAP churches have ministers and II
churches have been supplied during thu
summer months.
Thursday was the final day of tn
Maine Baptists' Anniversaries. Thu
election of officers of the Maine Bap
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REUNION OF THE 10Th MAINE.

The 21st reunion of the Goth Maine
was held in Rockport Sept. 14th. The
morning session was called to order by
the President, Isaac Cook. The Secre-
tary read the records and they were
approved. Treasurer d. O. Bowen
reported S1O.5S in his hands. His re-
port was accepted. The president ap-
pointed the following as committee
on the nomination of officers and they
later reported as follows: President,
ID. o. Bowen; Secretary and Treasurer,
II, NJ Chase; Executive Committee,
Henry Staples. j. F, Mckeen, l. A.
Conant: Finance Committee, A. E.
Clark, J. w. Black and W. B. Cam
nett. The Secretary reported the fol
lowing deaths since the last meeting:
E. c. Long and ]. B. Wentworth. A
committee on resolutions was appoint
ed and made the following report:
Whereas we are reminded by the
death of members of our ASSOCIATION
who have passed from our midst the
past yGdI tlldU GIG lOilS W. WV bii''iA ~
called to Join that unnumbered host
who have gone before; therefore, be it
Resolved. That we cherish the loWll-
est memory of them; that we bow with
reverence to the Supreme will and will
endeayor to merit the esteem in which
they were held.
Resolved, That a page of our records
be devoted to an inscription OF their
names, preceded by transcript OF
these resolutions. Signed
D. o. BOWEN, Morrill,,
|. A. CONANT. Belfast,
J. W. BLACK, Searsport.
ID. H. Strout of the navy was made
an honorary member of the association.
Among those present were the follow
ing: J. H. Kneeland, F. B. Thompson,
d. @. Bowen, ". H. Knight, George
Wise, J. Stevens, A. W. Hassen, E. b.
Maddocks, A. Wadsworth, E. l.. Emer
son, G. S. Kimball, G. F. Hissen, J. F.
McKeene, ]. c. Townsend, n. S. Piper,
c. T. Knight, W. J. Bailey, |. Mason,
J. c. Dutch, P S. Holmes, S. ?. Had
ley, d. Dickey, F. P. Cilley, +. A. Col
cord, J. W. Black, R. H. Paine, A. F,
Smith, J. Z. Keller, A. ]. Cross, VIM.
Webster, James Morton, f. Billings,
A. Nickerson, H. Staples, c. J. Emer-
son, ]. W. Nash, P. S. Staples, j. Craig,
H. M. Chase, 1. Cook, ]. johnson, l.
A. Conant, Fred S. Walls, w. B. Cam
NETT.
The afternoon session opened with
prayer by T. Colcord. On motion OF |.
A. Conant rising vote of thanks was
extended to Fred S. Walls for relieving
the association of its Indebtedness.
Voted to pay J. Z. Keller s. for use OF
hall. Voted that a vote of thanks be
extended to the Relief Corps and citi-
zens of Rockport for their hospitality
An invitation was extended from L.
H. Marshall Post of Belfast, for the
next reunion and it was accepted. The
address of welcome was given by J. Z.
Keller and response D. O. Bowen.
Then followed remarks by Fred S.
Walls, Ansel Wadsworth and P. S.
Holmes; song, "Red, White and Blue
sung by little Miss years old, that
could not be beaten in Rockport; reclta-
ton by another little Miss years old;
song by w. B. Cammett, who was en-
cored; remarks by Mrs. D. 0. Bowen,
F. Colcord, Geo. S. Kimball, E. B.
M addocks, l. Cook and J. Z. Keller;
singing ''Tenting Tonight
After very successful meeting the
session was closed and the reunion OF
1906 at an end
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A Tie Game at Castine.

CAsT1NE, Oct. 8. Freedom Academy
and the Castine locals locked horns in
terrific game this afternoon, result
ing in score of 0 to in 10-minute
halves. The visitors had the advantage
in weight, but Castine was plucky and
at one stage of the game held the F. A.
charge on their own one-yard line. The
features of the game were sensational
runs by M. Hooper and quarterback
Perkins of the locals.
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RucH-CRoCKETT. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
5. Crockett of Isle au Iiaut announce the
Crockett, to William Stiliman Rich. The
ceremony took place in Rockland Wednes-
day evening, Sept. Goth, at the Methodist
parsonage, and was performed by Rev.
Robert Sutclitfe. The bride is one of Isle
au Hauts fairest daughters, and her hus-
band is much-liked young man of that
town. They have the best wishes of their
MANY friends.
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Josh Billings and Artemus Ward
We're pioneers in the new spelling move
ment and both have been dead quite
spell. For example, Artemus exclalm-
ed on one occasion: This is mulch;
and this remark might well apply to
the attempt to degrade and destroy the
ENGLISH language.
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NEWS OF THE CHURCHES.
EPISCOPAL WORK IN MAINE.

Rev. w. H. Livingston, secretary OF
the Episcopal diocese of Maine, IN his
Forthcoming iocean journal, will have
so e interesting facts to present. 1t
will be shown that there are in the state
80 priests and one deacon, that four
have been transferred during the year,
one has died and five have been recelv-
ed into the diocese, There have been
four priests and one deacon ordained.
There are % parishes and 46 missions
Including Is summer chapels), AZ
churches and "a rectories. There have
been 1853 infants and las adults baptlsed,
273 combinations, with a total OF 5000
communicates.
There have been 15S marriages and
2S2 burials. There are $40 Sunday
school teachers and 2607 Sunday school
scholars. The offerings for parochial
objects have amounted to $79, 423. OS,
for diocean objects $4192.21 and for
general church objects $4014.9O, making
the total offerings $751;, 630.19. The total
value of the church property is $755, $50.
Comparing the statistics for 1905 with
those of 1901, the Episcopal church in
Maine has gained seven churches, SIX
rectories. 7O7 communicates, 11S Sun
day school teachers and GIG pupils,
while the gain in the total value OF
church property has been $s7,s76.
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MAINE FREE BAPTIST.

The annual meeting of the Maine Free
Baptist association opened in Bangor
Tuesday evening, Sept. 25th., with about
POO delegates present. An address OF
w elcome was delivered by Rev. d. b.
Lothrop of the Essex-st church, where
the sessions were held, and the annual
sermon by Rev. A. L. Geirish of Bath
Wednes .ay forenoon was taken up
with the business session and annual
address by the president, Hon. n. S.
Purinton of West Bowdoin. Concern
ing the Free Baptist schools in the state,
Hon. Carl E. Milliken of Island Falls
spoke for Bates college, Rev. 0. M.
Tracy of Pittsfeld for Cobb divinity
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PROSPECT FERRY.

Mrs. M. A. Littlefeld is quite i'll. She is
attended by DR.. Snow of Bucksport.. -. Mr..
and Mrs. Simeon Ellis of Stockton visited
Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Berry recently. Miss
Susie Harding is stopping for while with
Mrs. Clara Littlefield of Prospect. -. Mrs:
b. c. Avery and daughter Evelyn visited
relatives in Brewer last week. ::B. c.
Avery was at home from Blue Hill over
Sunday. .. Mrs. Everett Pierce entertained
the e. H. club Sept. 26th.
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