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BUCKspORT.

James E. Hall post, g. A. r., has elected
the following officers: Commander, Fred
erick Wood; 8. v. C., Isaac Richardson; }.
v. T., Charles Hartman; surgeon, Henry
Snow; chaplain, E. H. Goodaie; quarter
master, W. E. Townsend; o. D., Thomas
BULLDOG; o. G., Brennan Craig.
Rev. Edwin Klock, Mrs. Klock and son
arrived on the noon train Wednesday.
Mr.. Klock has accepted the call from the
Elm street church to become its pastor,
and will commence bis duties at once. He
has filed the pulpit number Of Sundays.
He comes here from North Stonin gton
Conn.,
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EAST sURRY.

Mrs. Susan Mosley spent last week with
her sister, Mrs. M. d. Chatto.
Mrs. r. A. Sinclair has returned from
Auburn, where she visited her son.
Capt. Henry Trundy and wife, OF South
west Harbor, with their little daughter
Gladys, visited friends here last week.
Capt. M. D. Chatto has returned from
Freeport, where he was called by the
serious illness Of his only brother, George
w. Chatto, who is very low.
Dec. 3. y.
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STATE Or MANN.
| CouNrY o. HAuoocx ee.-uoSenaber =. -
thia T.. ~ :. s.ss..:s. ssess -
dsfsd s. e. suvss.s si iaSfeisf W. ~ ~
and held e re sssoad rseseAy e g.
:. =. ~, 49, tC W: q Us ~ ~ g 49,
Blushill: II said ccsssy, sssinst Addis .. -
ana Alien =. Fiske, 18th ne3 cr formerly =
ssaa 6lueni!ly ier see sam g tour huna!91
o damass. and adsy .. dollars and ssvs.s1-
public auction e he once q Edward q.
on the -. Day Dscsmhss, :. q; lsoe, = -
oussSId ~ - tosssC "a see LGliowhne -.
scfioed rel. eisA!s sna Al re right, tile -
AiIen a. Eiske rave and sao ~ and 70 10
r ,Sa1 = - ~ s1s Is ne asy o. yuHs
whom the same wss asssshs On tie writ III Is tbs
same sult, to Wst:
cSs.ain ~ q pafosL @ a.na situated =
the Eastern road Isadine nom Biushiil .
, nnciEporG t h * 49, roeG 70 iapd fos.
msily owned ey yosn Meoeeeri thence BY 800
said Webster; thenee north festy degrees vese
s0 stAkc sna et0ne. g une q lana owned p
= y. nn FL s.snce ~ eas0 SUNNY -
acres, more q les; the premises described =
DEED RECORDED n aaacOck registry Of deodes
w -: Rs,ns ~ ~ - ..,., :, "a .,4...
--au 80 "a a - ~
salo 0iuen!u, oO1neso eno 0eecr1oeo - NoA.
Low, to vi: 0e9nnnlng - Inc u0feAWol9
corner q the niay los 20 called, now oWme4
~ sAlo rAskes tnense 80. - ~: twenty RS
20 Original corner g 1euispury tos; tbenoe y.
~ =. two nvndred rods 70 the Trundy lots
thence 3. - ~. ~ n1nosOo RODS g the piaoa
O. oeeinnines c91leanlne swenSy- ave aorees
more Or les. ana Deing TIE eceenWeee quartz
o. lot NO. ~ = per plan q said Bluehil!. The
premises 0oecrlDeQ n asa recorded IN 49,
fefi1fy, n W: sis peee ~. ..
sAid biuenll, ana noondeo and described -
iollows, 70 VT: be91nnang - the noreherA
corner pounds o. ioee numoer ntey ana hftys
Two o. the second etvteton IN satd town, 49,
running norm - Weet % rooes tnenco n1eeA
~ east ~ RODS mp 20 number nifty q the
tn1rd DIVISION g lots IN setd town; thenoe
south - east, MY r0ds; thence south ~
west, loa roos up 20 the nrst mentioned bounds
ana containing may acres. more or less.
certain ios o. parcel o. lana situated IN
saio bluebu, snG bounded anC described -
follows 70 wit; BeginntnE Ct the northwest
thence ON said Bilitngs line eesterly 70 Land
owned Dy ": D. ThomPson; thence BY said
InomPson,s Mh9 n0rtnerly 70 iand formerly
owned Dy lSeu .. IhomPeOn; tnence on eal0
Lew p. InompsonI iano northwesterly e0
land owned by Alien Fiske; thence on said
containing twenty I'VE acres: pore or less.
Said lot being 2 part OF lot No. 10, OF tho
second division OF lots Of said Bluehill. The
premises described In deed recorded in said
registry, IN vol. ~, page go.
A certain lot or parcel OF leud situated in
sag biuenili an 1 bounded ana described =
B. Thompson; east by land Of Lionel Howards
southerly BY the Tolman and Perkins lots, 90
called; west ~ lana o. 3. b. billings, 1t being
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lrss. Nr:.:res.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE:

HANCOCK ss: Ellsworth, Nov. Ia. 1905.
NYE, the undersigned, having been duly
w appointed by the Honorable Edward Il.
Chase, Judge Of probate within and for said
county, commissioners to receive and decide
Of Daniel H. Eppes. late Of Ellsworth. in said
county, deceased, whose estate has been
represented insOlvent. hereby give public
notice agreeably TO the order OF said Judge
OF probate, that six months from and after
November I. 1908. have been allowed to said
creditors to present and prove their claims.
and that we will attend to the duty assigned
us at the Ofice Of Fred L. Mason, in Els
worth, Hancock county, Maine. on Thursday.
Dec. 10, 1873, on Thursday. Dec. "A. 1908, and on
Tuesday, Nay 4, 1909, at ten OF tine O'Clock in
the forenoon Of each OF said days.
CHARLES w. MASON,
A. w. CURrIs.
Commissioners.
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FTlHE subscriber hereby gives notice that
u she has been duly appointed executrix
Of the last will and testament Of
MARCUS NJ. WHITAKER. late of ELS
WORTH.
In the county Of Hancock deceased. NO bonds
being required. by the terms OF said will
All persons having demands against the
estate Of said deceased ere desired to present
the same for settlement, and AL indebted
thereto are requested to make payment imme.
dtAtely. - MARY A. WHITAKER.
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sEDGwICK.

D. F. Dority, Of Bangor, was in town
last week.
Ralph NJ. Sargent has gone to Cherry
1eld for week.
Hartwel CAndage has sold fine yoke
Of oxen to J. Thurston.
George H. Harding and family are ex-
pecting 70 move West soon,
Capt. Yetts Cain and sons came home
last week from Burnt island.
Arthur Sargent and wife returned
Thursday from Everett, Mass.
Columbia chapter, o. E. g., elected
officers for the ensuing year Dec. 5.
G. N. Rhodes and wife left Wednesday
for Haverhiil, Mass, for the winter.
Mrs. Agnes Henry, OF Caribou, is visit
ing her parents, E. c. Cole and wife.
Bert Smith, Of steamer Pemaquid, has
been the guest Of c. H. Young few days.
II. Kenney and l. w. 0uptill have
painted the exterior Of the Baptist church.
Mrs. ]. H. Lancaster has beautiful
cactus which has on it fully 100 buds and
blossoms.
There was house warming Wednesday
evening at Frank w. Aliens, to celebrate
the erection OF some now hen-houses.
Capt. H. d. Lane and wife, who went to
Rockport for Thanksgiving with brother,
and later to Portland to visit son, re-
turned home Thursday.
Beautiful calendars have been received
here from Harry T. Pervear, former
sedgwick boy, who is doing thriving
business in Lynn, Mass.
Dec n M VI HI.
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Trains leaving Ellsworth ct 7.18 m and 4.8s
m, Snd arriving at Ellsworth II 07 m, 1882
p. m. connect with Warrington Co B r.
tstops on signal 70 conductor.
cStops to leave but not to take passengers
Stops only to leave passengers from points
east Of Washington Junction.
These trains connect ct Bangor with through
trains on Main Line, to and from Portland,
Boston and st John.
Passengers are earnestly requestly 70 pro-
especially Ellsworth to Falls and Falls to
Ellsworth.
F. e. BOOTHBY, Genl Pass. Agent,
MORRIS MCDONALD,
Vice-Pres. and Gen1 Manager.
General office, Portland, Me.
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FTNHE subscriber hereby gives notice that
i he has been duly appointed admins
TRAITOR Of the estate Of
SARAH f. DAY, late Of ELLSWORTH,
in the county Of Hancock, deceased, and
given bonds as the law directs All persons
having demands against the estate OF said
deceased are desired to present the same for
settlement. and all indebted thereto are re.
Quested to make payne mt Immediately.
Ellsworth, Dec. 2, 1908. PEARL B. DAY.
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COUNTY NEWS.
ss,.,ess, Cbsssy Nsss - esA~ xe0s
BLuEHILL.

BLDEnA1s<
rRIPp-nAsrlfAN.
III, friends Of Mrs. Anna D. Trip
~ =. HinckIey) viii b Interested in the
"..;np item from the Minneapolis 1rsb-
= Of Nov. %;
". Eastman and Mrs. Anna D. Trip were
"a y. sunday evening q the home Of Mr..
q w. Kyte, asfs West Forty-sscond
I,rdeu Hills. The ceremony was per-
- NO REV. @. H. McCrea, pastor Of the
I.rr,et NJ. T.. church. There were NO
-. present, the wedding being strictly
dvste. rvs.x
!. ,rom st. Paul to the Pacific coast, de-
~ his title by sDways being ready 70 A.
=. 10, only with advice, but his means,
Unfortunate and worthy co-worker.
-.,sr while showing great Kindness In
.;nes Of trouble, he 10 also known TO possess
..,,mited nerve In timss Of danger or IN re-
..s,ns wrong doing, He 10 the oldest con-
s..sor in point Of service ON the Great North.
- railroad.
norman Merrill 10 home from Boston on
/ vacation.
Harvey and Lester Carts have returned
/ NON Boston.
Mis- Louise Hincklsy has resumed her
business in Boston.
Jesse Snow, OF Hampton, spsnt Dec. 5
nd with friends hare.
Kenneth Osgood has employment in .
hug store in Rcckland.
Nis Mildred Chass 4 tsaching winter
IN Of school 1t 1asgsntvills.
There will BE- Christmas saie and dime
,,ppsr at the Baptist chapel Dec. 10.
ne senior class Of The academy will
resent drama in the town hall Friday
svsning, Dec. II.
wallace Hincklsy left Dec. for the
CAsnegie institute Of technology, in Pitts
bass. He Spent list winter 1t the instr
tute.
The ladies' who entertained the Congre-
s,tional circle Dsc. were Mrs.. r. @.
Lord, Mrs. Il. H. Wood and Mrs. Pearl
Artherton.
Mrs Donlad Mckay has closed her cot
tsge here and will leave this month for
Italy, with her family, to spend some time
there with her brother.
Lester HinckIey and wife, Of Boston, on
their wedding trip are visiting Mr.. Hinck-
kys parents, o. T. Hinckley and wife.
Their friends wish them much happiness.
AT the home OF Willis Osgood Saturday
night occurred the death Of his wife's
brother, Mr.. Stevens, who had been i'll
here for some time. He leaves wife and
daughter.
James A. Garfield post and the w. r. c.
will elect Officers for the ensuing year,
saturday evening, Dec. II, or, il stormy,
he first pleasant Saturday evening. 1t is
sarnestly requested that all members Of
he post who can will be present.
John Philip, who has been in Vancouver
Tor some time, arrived here recently to
make arrangements for taking his wife
md daughter Elizabeth with him on his
return to that place. Mise Elsie will con-
inns at present ~ teacher in Castine nor
nal school.
The remains OF Charles Dodge, Of Bos-
on, were brought here for burial, and SER
ices were held 1t the home Of his sister,
Hrs. Alfred Osgood, Sunday afternoon,
Dec. 8. His wife and nephew, Henry
Dodge, accompanied the remains here.
Mr.. Dodge WAS q son Of the late Dea.
Ionsh and Susan Dodge. He was MEM
yer OF Berkeley Temple church, Boston.
Two sisters Mrs. Osgood and Mrs. Fuller
land one brother-Frank j., survive him.
Dec. Z. M.
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Itching, bleeding, protruding or blind piles
weld TO Doan's Ointment Chronic cases soon
relieved, finally cured. Druggists all sell it.
-,Advt.
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THE subscriber hereby gives notice that
l. he has been duly appointed admins
TRAITOR OF the estate of
MERRILL P. HINCKLEY. late Of BLUE
HILL.
in the county Of Hancock, deceased, and
given bonds az the law directs. All per-
sons having demands against the estate
of said deceased are desired to present the
same for settlement, and all indebted thereto
are requested to make payment Immediately.
MAxwKLL r. HiNcKLEy
Bluehill, Dec. 2, 1918.
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NORTH sEpaw1CK.

A son was born to Rev. Eugene
McPheters and wife Saturday, Dec. 5.
H. L. Elwell, Of Portland, started Nov.
30 on business trip to Seattle, WASH,
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Pauper Notice.

HAVING contracted with the City Of Els.
IL worth to support and care for those who
may need assistance during the next i've
years and are legal residents Of Ellsworth.
forbid all persons trusting them on my ac-
count, ~ there is plenty Of room and acccm-
modations to care for them At the City Farm
house. M. J. DRtMMEY.
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vINdE SUBSCRIBER hereoy gives notice that
i he has been duly appointed administra-
tor Of the estate Of
FRANCIS M. GRAY. late OF. BLUEHILL,
in the county OF Hancock. deceased, and
given bonds A. the law directs All per.
sons having demands against the estate
OF said deceased are desired to present
the same for settlement, and all indebted
thereto are requested to make payment i'm
mediately. PEARL T. GRAY.
Portland, me, Dec. 2, 1908.
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in the county Of Hancock, deceased. mo bonds
being required by the terms Of said will.
All persons having demands against the es-
tate Of said deceased are desired to present
the same for settlement, and al indebted
thereto are requested to make payment i'm.
mediately. ELLEN +. HAIL.
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VTNHE subscriber hereby gives notice that
L he has been duly appointed admins
traitor Of the estate OF
FLORA 8. MORRISON, late OF EDEN,
In the county Of Hancock, deceased, and
given bonds as the law directs. All per
sons having demands against the estate
Of said deceased are desired to present
the same for settlement, and all indebted
thereto are requested "a make payment inn
mediately. WILLIAM FENNELLY.
Bar Harbor, Dec. .. 1905.
TIME subscriber hereby gives notice that
Il she has been duly appointed admin
istratrix OF the estate Of
GILBERT T. BUNKER, late Of GOULDS.
BORO,
in the county OF Hancock, deceased and
given bonds as the law directs. All persons
having demands against the estate Of said de-
ceased are desired to present the same for
settlement, and all indebted thereto are re.
ouested to make pavmsut immediately.
0ouldsboro. Dec. Q, 1908. ADA e. TRACY.
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FTNHE subscriber hereby gives notice that
i he has been duly appointed admins.
traitor Of the estate Of
EMMA R. SARGENT, late Of GOULDs-
BORO,
in the county Of Hancock, deceased, and
given bonds ss the law directs. All per-
sons having demands against the estate
Of said deceased are desired to presen,
the same for settlement, and all indebted
thereto are requested to make payment i'm.
mediately. JAMES W. BUNKER.
Gouldsboro. Nov. so, 1908.
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THE subscriber hereby gives notice that
Il he has been duly appointed admins
TRAITOR Of the estate Of
ANGEL P. GOODELL. late Of ELLSWORTH.
IN the county Of Hancock. deceased, and
given bonds as the law directs. All per-
sons having demands against the estate OF
said deceased are desired to present the same
for settlement and all Indebted thereto are
requested to make payment immediately.
Ellsworth, Dec. 2, 1908 FRED L. MASON.
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HESOURCE6.
Loans and discounts ............... s1s1, 1857 81
u, s. Bonds to secure cireulation... $1,000 90
Premiums on Bonds .......... 1850 90
Bonds, securities, etc.............. 60,6e8 IS
Banking house, furniture and hx-
lures ...,.........:..:. ......,...;.. ooow
and sayinss Banks ............. s,1We7
Due from approved reserve age nts, 20.lS5 q
Checks and other cash iteMs...... 8,3Se %
Notes Of other National Banks.... $50 90
Fractional paper currency, nickels
and cents. SlW
Lawful money reserve in bank viz:
Specie; .............' i2SSS % :. 1900.
Legal tender notes...... 1850 90 l5.068e5
urer rs per cent. Of cifculstion).. 1850 90
Total. ss4esss o.
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in. .............. $4,000 90
Surplus fund. ..................... 10000 90
and tsTe, paid ..................... 1925 90
National Eank notes outstanding. 49060 90
Due to other National Banks...... 4o73
Individual deposits subject to check. l32.267 o.
Savings deposits. ", zSl "
Demand certificates Of deposit..... s.os2 81
Caehier's checks outstanding. -. GIG 81
Total. ......................... ea4e, see o.
STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF HANCOCK SSH, Edward B.
Moor. cashier Of the above named bank, do
: EDwAkD B. Noon, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this I'd
day Of December 1903 = y SMITH
Correct-Attest: Notary Pablo.
~; s ssd sssseSsssoaD. Directors.
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THE subscriber hereby gives notice that
l. he has been duly appointed admins
TRAITOR Of the estate of
JOHN e. STANLEY, late Of SOUTHWEST
HARBOR,
In the county Of Hancock, deceased, and
given bonds as the law directs. All persons
having demands against the estate Of said
deceased are desired to present the same for
settlement. and all indebted thereto are re-
quested to make payment Immediately.
FRANK 8. CRAM.
Bangor. Me-, Nov. 80, 1908.
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TINE subscriber hereby gives notice that
II she has been duly appointed executrix
Of the last will and testament Of
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-31
The toiiY testers,

mfr. Middleman. All desires to pro
pound a question.
every we'll. Mr.. Tamho.'
"Why do dcy designate dat heautifui
southern vegetable as ah watermelon:
That's easy. because it makes your
nc 18th water
".Iowhar near de answer. It's called
alb watermelon becaSe yo' cut il in dc
spring
"Speakin' ola de spring reminds me,
broke in the other end man. Ma ole
daddy Went out TO git some water o:ae
day an he done fell in all spring
WAS he drowned:"
He warn't Zactly drowned. but II
done killed him
That's strange. He fell in the spring
and was killed."
"Yessah."
But he wasn't drowped?'
"No. sah.''
"Well. did he Gle in the spring.
mo, sah he died in &c fall.
"Our golden voiced tenor, MFR. Vie
Lett, Will contribute that heart toneh
ing ballad entitled. Warden. Brush
Those Locks Away; learn for LIB
erty.' "-Harper's Weekly.
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THE CHILDREN'S H0LIDAf.
In China New Years Is the Little
Ones Great Festival.

Except at the Chinese New Year
which comes in February. it is Yer,
hard to catch a glimpse of children in
China. Little beggars will run beside
you for miles to earn l cash a
middle OF it, worth the twentieth of a
cent but children who have parents
to care for them seem to be kept il.
doors all the time or only allowed to
play in walled yards and gardens. We
used to say to each other: why, where
are the children? Haven't they got
any But at New Years we found
out that they had. This Is the great
holiday of all the year in China. when
everybody hangs out flags and colorcd
lanterns and sets off frecrackers. eve
borrowed our custom of firecrackers
for the Fourth of July from China $
New 1c#rs.) All the people put on
their best clothes and the children the
best of all, jackets and trousers OF
bright blue or green or yellow or pur-
pie, the boys and the girls so much
alike that You can only tell them apart
by their hair. The boys of course is
braided in pigtail, and the girls is
done up on her head with silver pins
or, If she's very grand little girl, with
gold or jade. Thus decked out, the
children go walking with their proud
papas and mammas and often so to
the theater. which Is rare treat for
them
Perhaps Chinese children have romp
Ing plays together. hut they always
look as if they were born grown up
st. Nicholas
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Definition Of a Box Car.

Not all the instruction given to young
railroad men is intensely serious. The
following definition WAS recently Of.
fered to beginner: "A box car he
longs to the fowl family. During the
spring and summer months it can lie
found in nearly every part OF the coun'
try, its favorite haunts being railway
tracks, and It is easy to capture. III
the autumn, however. like certain 9th
er fowls, it goes into hiberna ton OF
flies to other climes. Scattered in.
stances are known where specimens
are captured during the autumn,
months A lasso or we'll creased
switch crew is sometimes used in snar
Ing the box car. but main strength i.
the best weapon. In >any case the
hunter must he very wary. as amy
noise like the fiHtte:'ing OF waybil
will make the quarry disappear. Some
railways own large iocks of domeSti
Gated box cars. bat tileN are carefully
guarded during the closed season. The
wild box car when caught and fairly
well loaded becomes perfectly station
ary. san ! raucisco Argnn:,"t.
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A NEW YEAR INJUSTICE.

The Barkecper Complains of the Good
R~soIution t.abit.
John, I'll have to ."H YOU Of for III"
first two weeks Of the new year. IcE
Harry, will have TO lay off a week.
The speaker, a lean man. stood in
splendid and spacious beer saloon,
place of polished mahogany, onyx 60,
INNS great mirrors and large paint
ings of beautiful women. Ropes ami
wreaths of evergreen twiNed about the
pillars and the elcctroicrs, and on the
massive bar stood a bowl of free
punch, for it was New Years day.
Eyes, boys said the lean man,
you'll have to go
What for. boss!" asked the young
n of the two bartenders. Mechanic
llly with his WOODEN bar cloth he pc!
anxiously he gazed in his employers
face.
why. John, you ought TO know
what for"
The saloon keeper spoke imnatientIy
A fat man entered from the street. alp
preached the bar with reluctant steps,
then all Of a sudden turned hurriediy
and departed.
"Wen. I'll be danged!' said Barter der
John. That's the fourth fellow has
done that this mornin'. What's it mean
anyway:
You ought to know what it means,
john repeated the saloon keeper.
Its meaning is the cause Of your sus,
pension"
Eyes. john" the man resumed; "youI
suspension is caused by the New
Years swear off of that fellow and
thousands like him. All over the broad
land, John, countless numbers Of men
swear off drinking for a year on New
Years day. Half Of them stick to-
their swear off for week, and the
other half, With just a few exceptions.
stick to it for two weeks Those
two weeks Of January, John are al
ways the two poorest weeks Oh the
publicaG's calendar. He can't pay eS.
penses; hence he retrenches; hence he
lays off prudent, Industrious young
chaps like you-chaps with a III. rnt
by, SO that they can stand little idle
ness without privation.'
'A!l right. But said John sulkily--
"but l amt got nothing put by. and J
think it's shame that my poor wife
and innocent babe have got to snffc,
at this JOYOUS holiday season through
the swear off of lot of foolish.
thoughtless men. 1t don't seem right
nor just Bulletin.
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Quay and His Letters.

The late Senator NJ. S. QUAY Of Fem
sylvania kept All the letters his constt.
uents wrote to him asking for favors
fle had stacks of them when his las,
eght for the senate came along. Then
We sorted out the letters. elm!natin2
those from people who were dead and
On the back of each letter wrote:
Dear John or Fili-Do you reme!nhe,
when you wrote me this letter and do vet
remember that l did what was asked:
want your help now in my fight for til.
senate. Can | have it?
The politicians in Pennsylvania say
those letters. mailed 10 the origina'
senders with Quay's request on The
backs of them. had as much as any one
thing to do with Quay's winning bis
Enthusiastically Evening Post.
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Who Fra Elsvoio Was.

Fra Diavolo was the nickname given
Michele PeZza, celebrated renegade
monk and Italian brigand. who WAS
born in 1850. 1t should be noted Tia,
the opera of Auber has nothing in com.
mon with Fra Diavolo but the name
PeZza was first stocking weaver,
then a soldier in the Neapolitan ARM.
then soldier in the pope's service. and
finally he became a monk. but was ex.
PEELED. In the mountains of Calab ria
PezZa took to brigandage. and such
was his notoriety and SO great were his
cruelties that the people nicknamed
him Fra DiavoIo. 1t is copsoling to
know that be was eventually executed
IN 1SO6.-New York American