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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-27
Eloquence of the Welsh.

Here is a little story of an English
man in Wales: "On the comparative
qualities of the English and Welsh
tongues let me tell of the Welshman
who saluted me in the Welsh. l was
compelled to confess ignorance. 'Ah,
he said, turning fuently enough to
English, you should learn the Welsh,
My wife was English. and she can
speak conversations now quite we'll
II acknowledged my shortcomings
and admitted that l had always under
stood the Welsh to be a remarkably
eloquent tongue. Yes, yes, it ISIS so,'
said the native. In Welsh a man can
express exactly what he means. AS
for the English, | call it not a language
at all-only a dialect.
"'You hat noted that an Englishman
or a foreigner in speaking his language
waves his hands and arms about to
help out the meaning of the words, but
a Welshman who can speak Welsh
well he bass no need to move his
hands. In the Welsh he can say all
that he means. '"-Chicago News
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A Prayer to the Christ child.

Behold, ye season is again at hand;
once more We SHOWS of winter lie upon
all We earth. and all Chrystantie is ar
rayed to the holy feast.
Presently shall We star burn with ex-
ceeding brightness in We east. We sky
shall be full of swete music, We angels
shall descend to earth with singing,
and We bells-ye joyous Chrystmass
bells-shall tell us of We babe that was
born in Bethlehem.
Come to us now, o gentle Chryst-
childe, and wake among us peoples of
We earth; enwheel us round about with
Thy protecting care; forfend all envi-
GUS thoughts and evil deeds. teche
Thou our hearts with the glory of Thy
love, and quicken us to practices of
peace, good will. and charity meet for
Thy approval and aeceptation.-Eugene
Field,
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Christmas Pies.

In England. Yorkshire is still the
stronghold Of vast Christmas pies that
trace their lineage far beyond the Nor
man conquest into the dim feasts of
Saxon kings and Danish freebooters.
A rather quaint note, written in 1888,
makes mention of the "wains" Tor wag-
ons) grooming about Christmas time
under a load of these pies and adds,
"At such times the hostess of a we'll
f%requented inn of the old school will
construct a pie of the circumference
rivaling her own, and the county news
paper will record its dimensions"
One such "hostess of the old school,
is immortalized by a famous though
slightly profane epitaph in a Yorkshire
churchyard running as follows:
Here lies the body of Mary Ann Shoven.
She was versed in the arts
OF cakes, pies and tarts
And the mystical rites of the oven.
When she'd lived long enough
She made her last puff
A puff by her husband much praised.
Now here she doth lie
And make a mud pie
In the hope that her crust may be
raised.
New York Evening Post.
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Ao0 1ONa ~
Bun Caribbean
though the Christmas dinner would
consist only of canned stuff and fresh
vegetables and the peculiar cigarettes
of the tropics. Fortunately the steam
er Philadelphia arrived at La Guayra,
n of the ports ~blockaded, and, as it
could not unload, Captain Diehl, the
commander of the Marietta, succeeded
in inducing the commercial vessel to
part with two turkeys and some cram
berries which, among other things,
had been brought from New York
carefully slowed away in the icebox.
The Philadelphia had no Egyptian ciga-
%rettes, and the question arose where
they could be got. Cronan pondered
deeply over the weighty problem and
then asked permission for a boat.
Without indicating what he proposed
to do he gave the orders to proceed to
the British cruiser Tribune, which was,
n of the ships enforcing the block
ade.
Cronan was received by the ward
room mess of the Tribune with open
arms. AS a special mark of apprecia-
ton of his visit a box of a hundred
Egyptian cigarettes was brought forth
by the executive officer. Cronan was
invited to take one. His eyes fingered
longingly IN the box as he extracted
a lonely weed. He remained about a
quarter of an hour, and then, reach
ing over to the box, closed it and. to
the establishment of the Britishers.
put it under his arm. They were too
well bred to. demonstrate, hut their
eyes spoke volumes. 1t was their last
box! Cronan went over the side and
was pulled away to his own ship, leav-
ing behind disgust and desolation. AS
soon as he reached the Marietta he
asked Captain Diehl for one of the
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pretty things that please children al
ways and especially so at Christmas.
Presently from a darker, poorer
street a tiny slip of a girl came timid-
ly around the corner, and, glancing
about a%nxiously to see that no one
was in sight, she stole up to the win
dow of the little shop and began
feasting her hungry eyes upon its
beautiful treasures. She was very,
very thin and pale, and her clothes
were but shreds and patches, yet her
eyes s%parkled, and there was the joy
of Christmas In her heart just to look
at the good things.
For a minute or more she stood with
her wan little face pressed close
against the glass, and then she drop
ped to her knees before this shrine of
Santa Claus and clasped her hands to-
gether as we see pictures of children
at prayer. Her u%pturned eyes were
closed, and the light fell upon her
face very softly.
In the shadow of the houses across
the street a big policeman stood watch.
ing. RSow he came steal my over to
ware the shrine, with the child on
her knees before it. AS he reached
the curb he heard her voice, trem-
bling and uncertain:
"Now / lay me down to sleep ]
pray the Lord my SOU to keep. If ]
should die before l wake, l pray the
Lord my soul to take. And, oh, SANITY
Claus, l do want a dolly and some
candy for Christmas. Amen!'
She had said the only prayer she
knew, and as she rose to her feet
again the policeman touched her on
the shoulder. She started suddenly
and would have run away, for these
street waits fear the big policemen,
but he held her.
Come with me-" he said, and she
began to cry.
He took her into the little shop, and
when she came out again she held a
yellow haired doll fiercely to her thin
little breast with one hand and in the
other she carried two bags of candy.
As she looked up to the big police
man he saw in her face what he had
seen as she knelt before the shrine of
Santa Claus, and he bent down and
kissed her good night. - William j.
hampton in New York Herald.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-27
The HeIpmate.

The authors young wife burst in OF
him joyously.
'Oh. Milt." she cried, II know TOY
why the magazine has returned all
your stories."
Milton Wiskar seemed to see light.
why is it?" he demanded. with
hopeful eagerness.
ut is because you have always in
closed stamps" said the young wo-
man. ''Haven't you ever read the no.
tice OH the editorial page which says
that no Mss. are returned unless
stamps are inclosed.-New York Press
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Public Sale of Lands
FOR
Unpaid Taxes

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given by Jed
Dubois, Collector of the Borough OF Wild
wood, County of Cape May, that, by virtue of
n tax warrant issued on the sixth day of Octo-
Der, A. ID. 1908, by the Borough Council of said
Borough he win sell at public sale all the
lands, tenements, hereaditaments and reai
estate hereinafter mentioned, for the Shortest
term, not exceeding thirty years, for which
any person or persons will agree to take the
same and pay the taxes thereon for the year
1907 which are delinquent, including interest
and costs of sale.
The said sale will take place at the JOURNAL
building in the Borough of Wildwood, New
IerseV. on
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on the part of THIS boA'
every one on the American gunboat
not in Cronan's confidence was the alb
sence of cigarettes. When the coffee
was served Cronan announced that
Santa Claus had commissioned him to
convey a splendid gift to the mess.
He then produced the half filed box.
"Why is Cronan like this box?" en-
Enthusiastically asked one officer who
belonged to the conundrum class of
humanity.
"He's not full" one wit replied.
Hes a delight to the eye" said an
other.
Hes white, straight, and whatever
yellow there is in him is the best vel
low there is" hazarded a third.
Perhaps" admitted the questioner.
"But my answer is this: You find Gro
nan always where the smoke is thick
est."-Chicago Tribune.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-27

fortune to be
with him ON the
gunboat Mariet-
ia during t h e
blockade of Ven
ezuela in 1902
by Great Brit
a in, Germany
and Italy. There
was no duty too
onerous for him
to undertake, no
service he was
unwilling toface.
His men stood
solidly behind
him, ready to go
w b e r e he
would lead.
As the Mariet-
10 hoH haan IN
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Rural Repartee.

"Sary," snickered young Ab Corn
tossel, Il kinder think I'll put myself
on tn Christmas tree fer you this
year"
"If you do, Alb" giggled Sary, they'll
not take you off this year. They'll let
you stay there till you git ripe enough
to pick"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-27
Worth More Dead.

They had been married seventea'
years.
IF there ever was an utterly wort.i
less travesty of a a you're it." sht
told him.
Six months later she was suing I'll
railway company whose train had rua
over this worthless husband for $2a.'
900.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-27
The BARGAIN at Home.

Bobby-Mamma, let's give papa !
lovely gold scarfpin.
Mamma-That will be nice, Bobby.
Bobby-Mamma, you put in $3.50,
and I'll put In a dime.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-27

: Pat CrOnan and
: The Cigarettes

NMEHE heroic conduct of Lieutenant
William P. Cronan. q. S. H..
~ in saving a turret's crew
from death ON the battleship
Connecticut last year was to have been
expected from a man of his character.
Pat Cronan. as he is known in and
out of the navy, belongs to that class
of officers who reflect credit on the
country and the service. 1t was my
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-27
"christmas chiIdrsn."

In some Catholic countries there is a
custom of dressing up puppets called
Christmas children. hiding them on
Christmas eve, setting persons in quest
of them and giving a reward to the
finder.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-27
w mt E D /!

Men to represent us either locally or
travelling, in the sale ola full line ofeasy
selling specialties. Apply quick aud
III territory. ALIEN NURSERY co..
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
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SANTA IN BLUE.
chiId's Prayer to the Saint Answered
by a "Cop."

by a "Cop."
MT was Christmas eve in a side
street of the great city and so
late that the last customer had
left the dingy little shop. and the
light from Its one window streamed
out upon the night like a lonely bea-
o 1t was a cheerful window as
such things go in poor side streets, and
a sumptuous Santa Claus, all glitter
ing in cotton snow and rainbow tinsel,
stood in its forefront, loaded with the
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-27

luIhtyS, anu lllS
he C { ! Y
packed up and
sent to the ward
o of t b e
Tribune with the
compliments of
the American Of
fcers, and he
ccompanie it
with fifty ciga-
rettes.
The Christmas
dinners ON the
Marietta and
Tribune as well
e great sue
cesses. The on
ly bar to COM
plata ~aniovmaDt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16
For Kaiser to Secure Last
ing Peace, Says Carnegie,
Has Il in His Power 10 Per-
manentIy Abolish War.
Hopes Angel Of Lord Will Appear In
Interest Of Peace.

Berlin, Sept. 15.-Andrew Carnegie
has written a letter from Skibo Castle,
Scotland, to Representative Richard
Bartholdt of Missouri, president of the
American group of the Inter- Parlia-
mentary Union, which will convene in
this city Sept II, in which he says:
Il cannot escape the conclusion that
the abolition of war among civilized
nations as mode OF settling interna-
tional disputes is very easily accom-
plished. There will be enc man in Ber-
lin while your congress is in session
who has only to speak the word. The
Emperor of Germany has it in his
power to abolish war among civilized
nations. All he has to do is to ask
Great Britain. France and the United
States to unite with him in declaring
that since the world has contracted to
'neighborhOod' and is in constant and
instantaneous communication one part
with another, the interchange of prod
uctS between them amounting to thou
sands of millions a year. the time has
passed when any one civilized nation
can be permitted to break that peace
in which all are so deeply interested.
International disputes must be settled
by arbitration.
"Neither of the three countries
named could afford to reject this invi-
tation and the Emperor would have
performed a service to the world I'M
euualled by any human being that
ever lived.
whether His Majesty is to fail in
this great mission and pass into his
tory as one of a long line of rulers,
rot men of achievements, but only of
title, or to awake some morning to
his duty and perform his mission, We
cannot tell. but I shall hope that the
angel of the Lord will appear unto
him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16

Portland, Sept. Theoretically COM
plete returns for Governor tonight gave
Bert M. Fernald of Poland plurality
of 1893 over Obadiah Gardner of Rock
land. his Democratic opponent. With
the LIST and End Districts complete and
only five towns and four plantations
missing in the other two districts. the
returns gave Fernald 73,4S2 and Gard
ner 65, 6S3 votes. The missing towns and
plantations four years ago gave Cobb
(Rep), III, Davis, (Dem), ~. ire To-
tai vote east was the heaviest since
1888. The vote by districts, with five
towns and four plantations missing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16
By Obadiah Gardner, Can
didate Of Democrats.
Charges Il 10 superior Fund
Of Republican Committee
And the Latter's Work In Cumber.
land, York and Hancock.

Rockland, Me-, Sept. 15.-Conceding
the election of his opponent on figures
furnished by the State committee Oba-
diah Gardner, Democratic candidate
for Governor, tonight issued a brief
statement in which he expressed his
qualification over his large vote at
home and elsewhere throughout the
State
He attributed his defeat to the SUI
perior fund of the Republican State
committee and the fact that it con-
centrated it's work on such counties as
Cumberland, York, and Hancock. where
the Democrats We're looking for sue
cessful results.
Mr. Gardner did not consider his de-
feat due to the advocacy of unpopular
issues.
When asked if he should be candi-
date for re- nomination, he replied:
May be-" and declined to discuss the
matter beyond that point.
He has received many cOngrstula-
tons today on his showing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16
WALDO COUNTY REPUBLICANS
Elect the Full Ticket With Very Hand
some Figures for Each.

Belfast, Me-, Sept. 15.-(SpeciaD.-
The full county ticket was elected in
Waldo county and three Of the five
representatives. Amos F. Carleton
was reelected sheriff with a large ma
jority The fight in Waldo county was
waged around the sheriff, Carleton de-
feating Mayor Edgar E. Hanson. Mr..
Carleton has many admirers and fol-
lowers who are much pleased with his
reelection and he is being kept busy
today receiving congratulations.
Judge George E. johnson of Belfast
was reelected judge of probate;
Charles p Hazeltine reelected regis
ter of probate; Ralph l. Morse was
elected representative to the Legisla-
ture from Belfast; John 8. Davidson
was elected county treasurer; George
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16
SLIGHT REFERENCE
To Trouble With Venezuela In Speech
From Dutch Throne.

The Hague, Sept. 15.-The speech
from the throne at the opening of the
States General today was read by
Premier Homskerk in the absence OF
Queen Wilhelmina, who is convalesc-
ing from her recent illness. The
speech makes the following brief ref
erence to the differences between The
Netherlands and the republic OF Vene-
zuela:
I'm our friendly relations with Vene-
zuela, an interruption occurred which
our government is endeavOring t6
overcome peacefully"
The only other mention of the sub
ject is under the heading of 1.-THE
colonies where the following ap-
pears:
1.-THE colony of Curacao is suffering
loss through the interruption OF
trade with the republic of Venezuela
The speech announces that a bill
will be introduced for general tax or
incomes with a supplementary tax on
capital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16
THE RETURNS.

The Journal below gives the returns
of Mondays election, as far as the vote
for Governor is concerned, tabuIated
by counties and compared with the
Gubernatorial vote of two years ago.
In half of the Is counties all the towns
have been heard from. and in several
others only one or two are missing. In
several counties half a dozen to a dozen
towns and plantations have not yet
been heard from, but as the 1906 vote
is given in each instance, 1t Is easy to
get some idea of how the missing towns
went. In none of the counties will the
few missing towns materially change
the county result as given in the totals
at the foot of the columns
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16

Did the Republicans Of Old kenne-
bee do their duty Monday? Just study
the figures in the table above and see
what you think about it. The county
which the Democrats carried for the
head of their ticket two years ago, and
for some of the county officers by a
majority much larger, is now back
where it belongs in the Republican col
umn. The Republicans of Kennebec did
a thorough job of it, too. and did not
leave the result at all in doubt. There
will be no recounts this year. no con-
tested sena torial election. 1t was an
old-fashioned sweeping victory for
everything on the ticket, the plurali-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16
Jeanette Beats
Sandy Ferguson

Boston, Sept 15.--By doing all the
fighting in a 12-round bout. and once
knocking his opponent to the floor,
Joe Jeanette colored. of New York,
won the decision over Sandy Ferguson,
of Chelsea, at the Armory Athletic
Club tonight. In the semi-final, which
was the most interesting match of the
evening, Eddie Murphy of South Bos-
ton, defeated Harry Scroggs, Of Balti-
more in eight rounds. In the pre-
liminaries Billy Rolfe of South Boston
knocked out Jack Killeen, Of Ireland
in the fourth round of bout schedul-
ed to go eight rounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16

ties ranging from TAG to 1880. Even the
popular Democratic sheriff, whose
friends conside red all the betting odds
in his favor, went down in defeat I'M
der a majority of 939 for the other fell
low. And the Democratic county attOr-
ney, whom we were told was sure to
he reelected anyway. was defeated by
1893 votes.
The total Republican and Democratic
vote in the county for Governor was
1854, as compared with 1921 in 1906.
In 1906 the Democratic plurality on the
Gubernatorial vote was 41--not large,
but enough to make Mr.. Davis ana ms
friends very Happy. On MonuaE VII.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16

Fernalds margin over Mr. Gardner in
this county was TAG, very comfortable
change in the right direction. Moreover,
the rest of the ticket ran hundreds
ahead of this, not through any fault CT
want to cut the ticket usually slash
the name at the top.
AS seen by the table above, Mr..
Hatch received 1927 more votes than
Mr.. Mower for State auditor. Congress
man Burleigh's Kennebec plurality is
1910, very handsome endorsement in
his home county. Messrs. MacoGlber,
Reynolds and Shaw We're elected to the
Senate by pluralities of 1917, 124S and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16

1888 respectively. Clerk Of Courts Jones
is reelected by the splendid margin Of
1910 votes. Guy A. Hildreth of Garii-
ner is chosen county attorney by S9S,
Harold Z. Cook. Esq, of Waterville
judge of probate by 1880, Ralph w.
Leighton Esq. of Mt Vernon register
of probate by 1878. Colby Getchell of
Waterville sheriff over Sheriff Plaisted
by 949, William D. Haley of Pittston
county commissioner by 1906. and Bert
P. Stuart of Belgrade county treasurer
by 1913 1t was grand days work, and
there is lot of satisfaction for the
Republicans of Kennebec in studying
the detailed vote Of the county as tab
ulated above.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16
The PULLING Contests,

Perhaps the one thing which attract
ed the biggest part Of the crowd on
the fair grounds was the cattle, and
thls was particularly true of the pull
ing contests, when the ever familiar
words. "Wha-hish. Star! Hi, Bright"
ecnoed throughout the grounds. Mr..
iish of Oakland was among the con-
'estants. and among those who have
watched him year after year handle
his OK teams in the pulling contests,
ne was easily the favorite. The pulling
eohtests for horses also took place this
afternoon.
The Baby Show.
me baby show always comes the first
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16

Dispositions are being taken in San
Francisco in suit brought by d. r.
Loewe & Co., of Danbury, Conn.
against the United Hatters Of North
America for the recovery of 100000
damages alleged to have been sustained
by the manufacturing company as the
result of a boycott declared against 1t
by the union.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16

Enraged by the announcement Of his
engagement to marry another girl, a
woman employee of New York cloth
ing factory Tuesday shot down the
foreman, Francisco Panza. Though
married, she was so infatuated with
him that on his refusal to break off the
engagement she decided to kill him
Eanza was taken to hospital i'll dy'
ing condition. Mrs. Angelina Ltbras
his assailant, was captured while Try
ing to escape.
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ELECTION RETURNS
PRACTICALLY ALL IN.
Five Towns and -Four Plantations Yet
To Be Heard From Gave Cobb Good
Plurality Four Years Ago.

f. Bryant of Freedom, county COM
missioner; H. c. BuZZell of Searsport
county attorney; Benjamin +. Colcord
Of Searsport, senator.
The Republicans also elected two
representatives to the Legislature in
the class towns, Charles +. Drake of
the Winterport class; A. T. Nickerson
of Swanville of the Searsport class.
The Democrats elected Allen H. Miller
of Lincolnville and ]. F. Cook of Unity
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16

Cedar wood constitutes the casing
of the average lead pencil The price
of this wood has risen rapidly in the
last few years. A German chemist has
produced substitute in Which the
chief ingredient is the common I'otato.
A German factory is now making 5000
potato pencils a day. They are more
easily sharpened than wooden pencils.
but are trihe heavier.-Van Norden
Magazine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16

A postal card canvas of the vote on
the proposed constitutional amend
ment for the initiative and referendum
showed that it undoubtedly was car
ried two to one throughout the State.
One hundred and seventy-two towns
gave it plurality of 12,443. the vote
being 22,749 in favor and 1896 OPP
posed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16

The secretary of the navy has writ
ten a letter to Robert Conklin, master
alarms at the United States naval
training station. Newport. commencing
him for his fearless action in jumping
overheard. fully dressed, and rescuine
from drowning Woodward Phelps, a g.
year old boy. at Newport, Aug. 20, 1908