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The Republican journal., 1910-03-24

5F4NkHURT.
.=rr Lanpher, prominent granite paw
rs nrractor of New York city, was a
ness visitor here ~ Paul D. Sar-
g- Highway commissioner, attended
Of the Frankfort and Winterport
ssioners on business pertaining to
--0 # the Tebbett's bridge. Frank
San % was called here by the death of
b. -.. yerett Sanborn, has returned to
eso <ew York city. go. Miss Julia E.
apher for the Mt. Waldo Granite
"-es aJoying a vacation in Portland.
ming she will visit few days with
John Carr, a student at Bowdoin
-.- Z. P. Treat, Esq, who has been
the past few weeks, is GONZALES
Lillian Cyphers of Millinocket
s-- s=ng few days with her sister,
STE ark and is now with her parents
'.-a-- .5l.. Philip o. PIERCE of Boston is
s-# t la ward PIERCE. 80. Six cases of cut
4- IRE shipped by the Mt. Waldo Granite
He st, Louis public library the last
Mss Margaret 4Peirce, student at
'f SCHOOl, IOTLidIU, ~ DIT nome
lo''- Easter vacation. $50. DIR. D. A.
s- aad Or VIM Mason. of Bangor, as
'a'e by ..i h. j. Weber of Winterport, per-
.HH =ry successful operation on Mrs.
''. 'Den Saturday.
PSQSl-.T FERRY.
hnknell of Rockland was in town
". D. Hartman. Mrs. Mary
her aunt, Mrs. Hannah Snow
4cEsport recently. Mrs. Emma
beverly, Mass, visited relatives
'-' 30 b. avs last week. The sick folks
age. ID" be- mend. DIR. Emerson of Bucks
Sat.e'l.ng Mrs. A. A. CHM and Mrs. B.
A.er+ W. D. Hartman was in Stockton
're last Saturday.. Mrs. Willard
'''laE 9Isting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
,a1'Oe -y1, IN Stonington this week. Miss
/ 'aA indie entertained the H. H. club
''.. Sydney Harrison of Stockton
/ atFes here last week.. Mr. and
GRANVILLE Shute and son Marley and Miss
Haley attended the poverty ball at
last fflday night and report
''e ~ NJ. Perkins of Penobscot Wis
er Mrs. Emma Luke, last Sunday.
Brown of San Francisco has bought
Stages in the Moody Gulch oil wells and
/ resident and director of the COM
Brown was a former Prospect
4 ''y and bis many friends here wish him
m this new enterprise. jeff went
francisco when he was 18 years old,
5a There and had six children born, four
"' are now living. Two years ago he
mere With his wife and visited his old
aHa we all were very sorry to have
s' oaek to California. Mrs. Brown was
. P'saSiHg and made host of friends while
ana we all hope to see them again in
The Republican journal., 1910-03-24
The Clever Kittens.
Farm and Fireside.)


"My cat speaks French" said little Jeanne
Gas plainly ~ can be;
And thanks me with 'merciv
know, because ! understand
Each word she says to me-"
"And mine speaks German" with a nod
Said Lisa from the Rhine:
Says bite when she wants to drink.
And 'ja,' of course, and 'nein':
wouldn't have a cat that spoke
different tongue from minev'
That's thrue for you'll" sweet Nora said.
With merry look demure,
Me own shpakes Oirish! When set
A saucer on the fure,
An ask her would she like some milk.
The darlint tells me 'Sure! i"
met those kittens afterward.
No matter where nor how;
listened well to what they said
~, Would you believe it, now?
They spoke in English, every one.
And all they said was "Miaow!'
The Republican journal., 1910-03-24
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE co.

OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Incorporated in 1868.
Commenced business in 1863
VIM. J. BUTTON, President
LOUIS WEINMANN, Secretary.
The Republican journal., 1910-03-24

"Doan's Ointment cured me of eczema that
had annoyed me a long time. The cure was
permanent."-Hon. S. W. Matthews, Commits
sioner Labor Statistics, Augusta, Me-
The Republican journal., 1910-03-24

where fine turkey dinner was served.
After this "feast of reason" we return
&c. to the ''flow of soul'' at the library
parlors, where interesting and inspiring
addresses were given by Mrs. Boothby
on the work of the National Child Labor
Committee, by Mrs. Robinson, on Mark
ing Historic Spots, by Mrs. Kendall on
the Continental Hall and by Mrs. Charles
Wood of Bangor on the Penobscot Indi-
ans as Patriots. This last address was
especially profitable and instructive to
me. She spoke for the Bangor chapter
in expressing an earnest wish that the
graves of patriotic Indians at Old Town
be properly marked. This matter was
discussed at the business meeting Friday
morning and the general opinion seemed
to be that it would be fitting to place a
great boulder with tablet containing the
names of the forty-five patriotic Indians.
Someone said one of these proved trait
or, and another suggested that the names
would be considerable additional ex-
pense, and simple tablet sacred to the
memory of this band of Indians would
be sufficient. This will cost about $50.
Miss Coburn's address, urging increased
activity along many lines of work, was
of much interest. Her exquisite little
poem entitled Grandmother's Grand
mother touched every heart. Her read
ing of this was fine and she presided over
all the meetings with dignity and grace.
\ She is well read, intellectual, of consider
able literary ability, and has been quite a
traveller.
The Republican journal., 1910-03-24
1-E .EARSMONT.

ORTIZ 5EARSMONT.
Hrs asauah Hook returned March 9th from
...s r Iii her daughter. Mrs. Chas. Hemen-
z N- Elmer Fowles of Hardwick, Mass,
ssh this week calling on relatives....
H-. ms Fuller is on the sick list. -. Miss
-aa Hsmerway of the village is spending the
-s.,--rl With her aunt Miss Bertha Hooke
Easter Ripley of Lincolnville is stopping
fl. ae weeks with his grandparents, Mr..
s,s H- F. Hall. M. o. Wilson and wife
.rst ry pleasant evening. March 18th,
rs st at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
--. aztt. Mrs. Addie Hall was called to
W- APPLETON recently to care for her sister,
s. .t- NcLain, who is quite sick. Frank
E.== IS at McFarland's Corner, Friday and
,.---is.. the guest of Geo. Lowell =. S. W.
Tau 4 Rockland Saturday on business.
s.-l5 Miller attended church services in
s-u r,ville March 18th . Thomas Greer
IT, IS visiting his sister Mrs. Abbie
Paste Mr.. and Mrs. A, G. Hills spent the
a--a. March 18th with Mr.. and Mrs. Her.
=-e5. The evening was passed with
ag and ice cream and cake were
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1910-04-02
The 1910 Automobile Sensation

SO cal 1d so h or tn T y
70 nj others sold unnu ommcvuo The
purchased n %Hsao asmo%m
to be cars
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1910-04-02

nous in this lighter car, is made OF the
ame materials But 1t is made by
in machinery adapted TO this
able particular
This Wherever known Is the most desired. II
airy is bound to win you when you know II.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04
FEW WILD PIGEONS

nests in Michigan extended usually
for about twenty-eight miles, averag.
ing about two miles wide. The birds
usually arrived in two separate bod.
les; one came directly from the south
by land the other following the coast
OF Wisconsin. The latter body came
in from the lake at about o'clock in
the afternoon. 1t was a compact mass
OF pigeons, at least five miles long BY
one mile wide. In 1878 some Chicago
men came over to Michigan and en-
ployed 200 men and boys in netting
the pigeons. This slaughter, together
with advent of the woodmen in the
pineries. contributed more than any
thing else to the humiliation of the
wild pigeon in Michigan.
The old-tfmer, in describing the ia.
king OF pigeons in nets, speaks of them
as sefnes. which were so rugged that
upon being sprung they fell upon the
birds which at the moment were on
the ground. There were two methods by
which the pigeons were decoyed, one
by batting. whereby a single pigeon,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04
Bird Once Abundant in Michigan
Now Almost Exterminated.
Trappers in That State Caught Them
In Large Numbers by Use of
Nets and System of
Oecoys.

South Haven, Wholesome thirty
five or forty years ago some of the
locality around South Haven was a
great numbering country and to-day in
uncieared brush land there are to be
seen (reminding one of those early
days. firmly imbedded in the ground
immense pine stumps, relics, of those
one-time monarchs of the forest.
These stumps will measure in circum-
Terence ten or fifteen feet Old-timers
and settlers recall the fact that those
pine forests were once the breeding
and nesting place of myriads of wild
pigeons. that roasted, bred and went
unmolested; that they increased in
such quantities that when they made
flight they would darken the sky
Ike black cloud. The younger gen.
GRAFTON Of sportsmen, however, has
probably never seen q living specimen
OF that bird, his acquaintance with
pigeons being entirely confined to the
plucked specimens of tame pigeons
on the stands of the dealers in the
market places.
One of the old-timers of the early
days who followed the fight of 1878
and was much interestd in the pigeon
business OF that time said that the
Of the wild pigeon from
Its former haunts has established the
fact that it Is now entirely confined to
the wilds Of British North America.
He followed the roosts and routes of |
the lights and the last one seen by |
nlm In Michigan was in the spring |
d. 1873. The main body of birds dis
appeared across the Straits OF Mack |
mac, much to the distress of METERS.
At Petoskey and its immediate
leighborhood In 1878 a flock of pig
IONS appeared in a considerable num-
Der. but not more than a few thou
sands were seen in one body. The
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04
Firen1en in Daring Rescue

Ladder Company No. "a ran I'D the
ladder carrying scaling ladder. He
got as far as the third floor on the
big ladder and swung the scaling lad
der up so that its sharp beak broke
the glass. He went up the rest of the
way on the short projections, clinging
to the face of the building like a
ieech. Just as he got near to Mrs.
Richmond she fell in a faint.
Clark lifted the senseless figure and
swung 1t across his shoulder. Slowly
he toiled downward. At the third
hoor he was checked by a sudden
gush of smoke and flame. CIark's
companions ran up bigger ladder to
the fourth floor window and Firemen
Keegan and Kirwin ran up.
Clark was too weak to swing the
woman to them; but Kirwin lifted the
scaling ladder with both Clark and
the woman and swung 1t like a pendu-
lum. out and forward, until the wait
ing Keegan caught it and relieved
Clark of his burden.
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attracted by the food scattered about.
called a great number of his fellows.
upon whom, when collected in suffi-
cient numbers, the net was sprung.
1t was not an an uncommon thing
to trap from 300 to 500 pigeons at
every cast and, as the casts were nu-
merous. the number taken throughout
the day was large. Another method
consisted of trapping the pigeons as
they few over the net. That required
the use Of decoy birds, whose eyes
were sewed up and light weight at
tached to their legs to prevent them
from flying away. These decoys were
thrown into the air when a flock was
passing by to attract their attention,
while trained decoys-that Is, pigeons
trained to act as If alighting-were
worked industriously at the same
time. II they brought down the fight
the net was sprung at four corners.
The captives were taken out and dis.
posed Of according to the purpose OF
the METERS. Some we're kept alive in
coops, while the balance were killed
and packed Immediately for market.
This account applies to the period
when flocks Of pigeons were large and
The last occasion when
nets were probably used was in 1877
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04
TAKE DUTCH CENSUS

it Is patent that all those heads OF
families" who had to fill In their OWE
census cards and see to 1t that the
other members Of their family filled in
theirs show a remarkable lack of edu
cation and even of plain common
tense or intelligence.
/, Many were absolutely unwilling to
NIL In their. cards; others really could
neither read nor write or got hopeless
ly muddled in the questions and an.
swers. Lots Of the cards got lost or
too much soiled for use. Some pov-
erty-strickeu people asked the enumer-
ators whether they could get soup ON
such card" or whether they could
get work" on It. But few could un-
derstand the use of the cards or of the
census, although the whole affair had
been explained to the children In all
the schools. SO that they might be able
to help their parents In filling out the
cards.
Only in those cases where people
were really unable. though willing. to
do so were the census enumerators
allowed to I'LL out the cards from die
tation. Even then It was often diff.
cult to make the people understand
what was meant by every question or
to get at the correct names, birth and
marriage dates. the religious belief or
business or employment OF the peo-
ple
One old woman had answered the
question, What is your principal bust.
ness or employment" by writing:
Praying to God for my sovereign and
my country" That she truly consid.
cred this her principal mission in life
could be seen by referring to the cen.
sus papers Of ten years ago. when
she had answered the same question
In the same way.
OF course, there were many anus.
ing mistakes made-for instance. when
a father named as the chief business
OF his son Of IA years, being an
idiot" Another father gave his little
daughters chief employment as "eat. |
ing" There seemed to be a good
deal OF difference of opinion among
the people as to who is really the |
head Of the household" Some house. |
holds were described as having as
many heads" as members" In
others the husbands had named their |
wives as the heads"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04
Enumerators in Holland Have
Same Trouble as Elsewhere.
Facts Difficult to Get Because Many
Persons Are Apparently Too Stupid
to Give Information-Some
Amusing Answers.

The Hague.-Cards with questions
to be answered for the decenniaI GEN.
sus OF Holland were distributed re-
Gently. About 100000 cards were
sent out. The experience of the CEN
sus enumerators. like that in many
other countries. is discouraging or
amusing, according to the point of
view one takes of the matter. It is
discouraging If one thinks that edu-
cation has been compulsory in the
Netherlands for many years and that
there is so little to show for it. For
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04
WHERE SHE HAD HEARD n
Mrs. Jackson Quite Confident She Had
Picked Out Biblical Name for
Her Boy.

The late Bishop Caller was once
asked to baptize negro baby boy.
Name this child" he said, address
Ing Mrs. Jackson. the mother Of the
black mite.
"Hallud."
That's strange name, Mrs. Jack
son.. remarked the bishop, hest
tatingly.
scripture name," rejoined the
happy mother, with confident grin.
Il never saw it in the Bible"
why. bishop, how kin yuh stan up
dar kiddin' ole ignorant niggah laik
/ is? Yuh says dat name whenevah
yuh says de Lawd's prayer-'Hallud
be thy namev Magazine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04
Find Hidden Treasure.

Huntington, w. va.-While digging
into hole to capture a rabbit Grant
Bennett and Gordon Farrow of Gray
son, KY. unearthed an old tin can
lister containing $4s2 in gold and sill
yer coin. A cabin near the place
where the money was found was &C.
cupied quarter of century ago by
John Stevenson. hermit, who died sud.
denly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04

We need to be careful how We deal
with those about us, when every death
carries to some small circle of sur
vfvors thoughts Of SO much omitted
and 20 little done--of 90 many things
forgotten and 20 many more which
might have been repaired Oliver
Twist.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04
HAVE you TRIED THIS?

Simple Prescription Said 10 Work
Wonders for rheumatism.
This has been well known to the best
SECTORS for years and is now given to
the public. Get one ounce of syrup of
Sarsaparilla compound and one ounce
Toris compound. Then get half a pint
OF good whiskey and put the other two
ingredients into it. Take tablespoon
iui Of this mixture before each meal
and at bed time. Shake the bottle
before using" Good effects are felt
the first day. Many Of the worst cases
here have been cured by this. Any
druggist has these ingredients on hand
OF VIII quickly get them from his
wholesale house.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04
Allow Sharper Than serpent's Tooth. =

"How Sharper Than Serpent's Tooth"
An irritable old farmer and his un-
calmly, slouching son were busy grub
bling sprouts one hot, sultry day, when
the old man suddenly stumbled over
a small stump.
Gosh durn that everlasting stump"
he exclaimed. Il wish it was in hell"
The son slowly Strengthened up
from his work and gazed reproachfully
at his father.
why, you oughtn't to say that,
pap" he drawled. You might stumble
over that stump agin some day
Everybody's.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04
Determining Sex.

Mark Twain says that he has always
16aken woman's part
For instance" he relates, 81 once
strongly reprimanded a woman out in
Hannibal, Mo. Here was the occasion:
so this is little girl, eh?' said
TO her as she displayed her children to
me. And this sturdy little urchin in
the bib belongs, suppose, to the con-
frary SEX?
'Yassah,' the woman replied. Vas
sab. OATS girl, too "-Everybody's
Magazine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04
Two Points of View.

hrs. Whoopser-For my part, ]
tank Mr.. Dyler was mean when he
made his wife promise she would never
marry again.
Mr.. Whoopser-Oh. Mary, don't
judge the poor man so harshly; you
ought to be thankful because he prob
ably prevented some brother man
from being made miserable.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04
Woman Rescued From 1 BURNING
Building by Scaling Ladder Swung
Like a Pendulum.

New York.-When the fremen ar
rived at the seven-story office build
ing. No. 1923 Broadway. one night last
December, the whole street saw Mira.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04
The Point Of View.

Newlywed.-What, $50 for a hat.
Why, it's simply ridiculous. my dear.
Mrs. Newlywed.-That's what /
thought. Harold; but you said it was
all we could anord.-Lfppincott's.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04

For Headache Try Hicks capudlne.
Whether from Colds, Heat, Stomach or
Nervous troubles. the aches are speedily
relieved by Capudine. It's Liquid-pleas-
ant to take-Enects Immediately. TO- Is
and 60c at Drug Stores
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04

Couldn't Have Hers.
Il hope ! get a good husband"
We'll. keep your hands on mine"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04

A THRILLING COUGH viii become a permanent
ONE unless stopped. Aliens Lung Baisdm win suTe
stop It. &c bottle fs large enough FOR that Sold
~ all druggists, sc, 6oc and hoo bottles S''A
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04

Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and invie
tany granulea Easy to take . candy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04

There's a lot of hot air used in toy
balloons and soaring eIequence.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04

Ever notice how easy it is not to
save money?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04
w A N T. ED

Young men and ladies to prepare for posi-
guaranteed. Training thorough. Main line
wires in the school.
Southwestern Railroad and Telegraph School
England National Bank Building
ses3 W. End Street, Little Rock, Ark.
Evening journal., 1910-05-20
BAND TO LEAD
HORSE PARADE
Dover Plans Novel Display
for Memorial Day OBJ
SerVanCe
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Dell May 2O-Dover will
have a novel Decoration Day parade.
IT will be a procession Of decorated
thoroughbred horses. attached to bicy-
Gle wagons led by band and ban
ners.
The Dover Pacing Association will
open it's new driving pork on the Frank
f. Maloney farm. one mile north of the
Court House. on the afternoon Of May
sOth
A parade will be formed at the resi-
dence of Former Senator j. Frank
Alice. on North state street. and the
marching order will be given at
O'Clock. Horses. decorated and attach
ed 10 bicycle wagons. will be here from
all over the Delaware Maryland penin-
sula, and. with hobbies and race track
clothes on. driven by their regular
whips in track uniform, or with their
Owners up" will make up the pro-
cession
The line Of march will be down state
street, TO LoocScrman, to the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad station. coutermarch at
the "circle," and proceed back LOCKER
man street to state and thence north
to the driving park The Dover Band
will lead the procession.
President Nathan Moore. Of the Dover
Racing Association, who with Dr. J.
r. Kuhns. the secretary, has been
working energetcally to give central
Delaware one of the best race tracks
in the country. said last evening:
"An agricultural community is judg-
ed by the appearance Of its people-and
its horses. If visitors or homo-seekers
strike a community where horses have
rundown and good -for-nothing ap-
pearance. there is no charm about the
place.
"To improve condition OF horses
throughout our country. to encourage
breeding for style and speed and
strength and perfection. we have de-
cided to open up and maintain this
| park. And VIC can say to everybody
that we have one Of the finest race
tracks in the world. OF fun regula-
tion measurement. made for the best
work possible to attain
Evening journal., 1910-05-20

Read THE EVENING JOURNAL
Evening journal., 1910-05-20

was here yesterday afternoon. lie Is a
candidate for reelection Later In the
evening Samuel l.. Burris of Whining
on, was here putting out .saao Il. brown S
cards. Mr. Brown is candidate for the
same ofhco.
The rooms Of the Young Mems Ropuhli-
can Club look cozy The Trustees Of the
Green are having tho hau ways frescocd.
shad fishermen are catching but few
fish now Many OF the fishermen have
placed snug sums In banN and some Of the
men will now go after the sturgeon. A
couple OF sturgeon week will net the
men $50 to 5000. Sturgeon are expected to
be plentiful this season.
Evening journal., 1910-05-20
Dr.. PouIson as C. A. r. Orator.

DOVER. May 2O.-Rev. Thomas l.
Poulson, known as the grand old
man of Methodism' has been engaged
TO speak in this county in honor Of
Memorial Day, to the Grand Army of
the Republic. Dr. Poulson IS a mem
Der Of the Grand Army and served
with valor and distinction throughout
the war. He will first speak in As
bury NJ. e. Church. Smyrna to the
veterans and to the Junior Order Of
United American Mechanics of Smy-
rna and vicinity on Sunday. May %.
Evening journal., 1910-05-20
chiId Rurned by Matehes.

SpoclaI 70 TIE ENHNINI JOUhNAIA
BRIDGEVu.LE. Del. May 20-Reach-
ing up to the mantle and procuring
some matches. Edith. the small daugh-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Layton,
went into a secluded place and began
striking them Her clothing became
ignited and was partly burned from
her before her mother could extinguish
the flames. Fortunately her body was
not burned very much.
Evening journal., 1910-05-20
National Bowlers 70 Meet.

Members of the National Bowling
Association to the number of 500 will
gather in New York tomorrow to con-
slider the amendments 10 its constitu-
ton recently passed at Baltimore Md.
Wilmington will be represent by two
members Clarence Green and Harvey
Booker. besides William Kirk. the new
president of tho association.
Evening journal., 1910-05-20
Georgetown Eagles to Celebrate
lecial 70 TIE EVENING IOTRNAT.

SP0e'ot q" AiiH IN L4NlIN6 JOIhNAL.
GEORGETOWN. Del. May 2O-Sun-
day May 29th. Georgetown Castle. No.
p, x. Of C. f., will be one year old.
and on that day will attend services
at Peppers NJ. L. Church. about three
miles from this town where the Rev.
James L. Derrickson. pastor and mem
ber of the organization viii address
them. Monday night the order will
celebrate the anniversary in odd Eel
lows Hall