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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
Papa's Kick

From the Houston Post.
 Mabel. what are that young mans in-li tentions?'
 'I don't know, papa, he is, keeping mo in the dark"
 "That is the reason am asking. Tell him not to turn down the light any more when he calls."
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arrange the service as to make it efficient again. As a result the loss is greater than ever,
 Modern Business Methods for the POstOffice
 No" continued the Postmaster Gen. eral. "The wipng out of ;he deficit has been due more than anything else to the l introduction of modern business meth ods into the service. We have cut out the waste wherever possible, have adopt ed all sorts of labor-saving devices and have tried to improve the efficiency of the clerks You see we have 325, 900 employees, and most of them are high-priced men. We have many here who are receiving 5000 and S12O0 and upward a year. They are good men, but we have to handle them properly to get their greatest eff ciency
 We have done this in the city postofrices by introducing travelling belts, overhead carriers and other machines to carry the mail matter from place to place in the offices The letters are faced up by ma chnery and the stamps cancelled at the rate of 5000 an hour. The mail comes from the cars and after It enters the postoffce it goes almost without stop ping to the letter carrier who is to de- liver it.
 It is the same with other things. We are saving our freight by cutting down the weight of the mail bags. We are saving in the rural delivery by studying the country for ourselves and putting the routes where they will serve the most people instead of allowing a congressman to locate them for political purposes. ! When we establish new carrier delivery we make the town where It goes give us the best arrangements for handling the I mail. We insist on their improving the streets, and that every house shall have its own letter box for receiving it's mail In this way the postman drops in his let ters without stopping and ringing the bell l expect to see the time come when that will be required in all the cities.
 "We have also improved the railway mail service" continued Mr. Hitchcock 'lt used to be a sort of independent bu- 'reau, which did not work in harmony with the rest of the service. We have made it closer part of the whole organ
 zation, and the railway mall clerks do what they can to aid the postoffices and to hurry the mails. We have also bet ter arrangements for getting the pags off the cars.''
 Making Each Postmaster Help
 You speak of the harmony of .ne ser vice, Mr. Postmaster General. Is 1t wall organzed?"
 Tt is rapidly becoming 50. We are unifying 1t and getting better work out CT the individual than ever before When l came into the office I wrote thousands of letters to each Of the city postrlasters announcing our plans for improving the service and asking him to do all he could in the work of reform. in cutting the ex-
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which has now been wiped out. I then asked as to whether he believed the Postoffce Department could continue ] to be run at a profit.
 T do not think We want to do that" replied MT Hitchcock. Uncle Sam $ business is not to make money, but to give back to the people in excellent service the worth of every dollar they spend. That is what we hope for the postoffice. I would not want a sur plus except to extend the work of bet tering the mails and of increasing their value to all the people. As the depart ment pays better. we shall reduce our postage, and give additional facilities of various kinds to those we have now.
 As to running Uncle Sams malls at a profit, however. this is the first time it has been done within several genera lions, and l believe we shall continue to make the ends meet. When this service was established it was self supporting, and 1t continued so for the l first thirty years or along to about the 1 time of John Quincy Adams. After that it began to be run at a loss. l Every year or so there was a deficit. i This at first was only a few million dollars, and it attracted but little at Icnuon. Lately, however, the loss has i leaped to upward of ton millions, and when we took charge here in 1909 we
 iphilb hlldA 'llt utlltll WdS over seven l teen millions. Last year we cut that down about eleven millions, and along Tn December it was almost wiped out. Since then We have been doing better and better. and we have now crossed the line, we have turned three millions
 into the treasury, and are spending
 much less than we make"
 But will this last?" 1 asked
 l "I hope so, the gain has been made notwithstanding that the business of 1 the postoliices has been running at a lower rate than in the past If we should have panic and a period of i hard times, which l do not expect, there might be such a falling off in receipts as to put us behind. But if not l ex- pect to keep on paying our way"
 Bettering the Service
 But has not this cutting down the expense curtailed the service?"
 No. indeed was the reply. "We have reduced the deficit by extending the service, and that along profitable lines. During the past two years we have added more than 3030 new postoffices, and l have established more than 2G0 new rural delivery routes of an aggregate distance of more than 5O,Oo0 miles, or enough to reach twice around the world. We have increased our force or employees by be- tween, S000 and g090 and have put on the railway service about 800 more men than we had in the past.
 l We have extended the salary list and raised the rate of compensation in many cases. The annual amount paid for Sala- res has been Increased by about s12,000,- co., an dthe average salary of the post office clerk has gone up from $919 to sl05l.
 There has been an increase in the wages of the letter carriers and also of the rural delivery men.
 We have also improved the city post offices, and have given them 1S0O more l clerks, and at the same tme have put on 4000 more letter carriers. You cannot reduce the expenses of business like this
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by cutting down the force of employees.
 The postmasters general of the past tried that and failed. The trouble is the mo- ment you lessen the force you reduce the efficiency. The wheels of the machinery become clogged, the mails pile up and complaints flow in. It takes lot of time to answer the complaints and to so re- arrange the service as to make it efficient again. As result the loss is greater than
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During my. talk with the Postmaster General | referred to these fights and his efforts to cut down the deficit
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-09-07

We sell bonded whiSkies at the same price you pay for blends. Try q bot tie. gallon or case. All goods delivered ot any part of the city free Of charge The Eaaie
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-09-07
VICTORIA COMES
 TO NOME FIRST

The steamship Victoria called iu at Nome first instead of going to St Michael The readers of the Nugget received word iu yesterdays issue that the steamer would come Co Nome dis charge her passengers mail and perish ahIrs and then steam for st Michael
 Everett Clark. the local manager is ever auNiuus to serve uHr people and to his efforts tho ycssd called here first. The following passengers came North on the Victoria:
 w T Lopp. Mrs W p,ymc. ! w Wise. Mrs P Moor. NJ pusby and wife, Miss N Hood. Kotzutuk. J Kracower and wife. ! C. Kennedy and wife. r. r.. Kennedy. Miss | Ken worthy Mrs. R. NJ Hall. Miss N. Hun nicutt A. ] Prirstl,y. <. E Rosenberg A BiScouut. R. Wanick. e r. Good ings. ! uboume. M. J. Hart e. IT Sehert. ! W. Segerstrom. A. Polet and wife. Elmer Reed. J Darman and 1 steeraEe.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-09-07
TIME TO LAUGH

II certainly is Co laugh, Last even ing the Nugget office force. as well as the large crowd that always gathers to read the Nugget posted in our window. immediately after publication. were r.galcd by the praying of muchly excited individual who pr,teud,d tu think that Mir Gaffney of Seattle. but formerly of this place was irreparabIy and irretrieyahly ruined hy the plbli- cation in this paper of WrlI-f"uudeu rumor extant in town that Mir Gauney had met with financial rovcrs,s ,aus- ing his failure u business The day of the publication of the story. the mat ter Was publicly discussed along Front Street. as a common topic of cuuver- sati"n, though the Nugget is desiring .tu give its readers all the news. was careful enough in referring l." it us a rumur
 But W- are satisfied it was npt alto gethcr a disinterrstrd spirit that prompted our heIlicos, little man tn throw uut his chest and shake his fist and cut caprrs on our sidewalk. and if We hurt his feelings in any other way DO that publication. We might say we are sorry. but after his foolish antics. Wc win say We are not. But Co put the hni hing touches on this nnc-act-faryr. another bray is heard and this morn ing more di~cordant music is added to the din
 The nrst case on record u Nome of the lion and the lamb" getting ta- srthcr The wel-known corporation lawyer and the editor of an alleged Iab"r paper hrayug in the sam, Grg and iu the same corral
 Fie upon you Industrial Worker. .s your memory so short that you have forgotten your story anynt the council hnmg the prostitutes. that you had tn swallow Whul-'
 Eliminate that "I am halicr than thou" attitude. il IS not becoming ta one of your caliber
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Classified Ads.
All Classified Ads Must Be Paid in
 Advance.
LOST SIBERIAN DOG

LoST-castrated yellow Siberian dog. very short hair, with down color on back, answers to name of "orlik." Return to Nugget Office or chas. John son on Discovery, Anvil Greek.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-09-07
FOUND.

FoEND-A bunch of keys on Front Street. Sunday owner can have same by paying for this ad.
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STEAMBOAT NEWS

S < Victoria arrived at D. m. yes t,riIy with I54 sacks of mail and de- parted for St Michael at II p m. with 9 passengers and ! mail puuch
 Sedd"n arrived from Teller this morning about 1T o'clock
 In the r"adstr1d LuckruhIch. Nuratau CnrWm Srddnu. Polar Rear. buNhury and Wasp.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-09-07
PERSONAL NOTES

Ira D. Orton informed the Nugget that the persona notes about his family living across thv bay Was antiquatcd. for his family is not living there at all And the information that he was quit ing Alaska for good must have been d pipe dream on the part of the fellow who furnished the information
 We love Co have Alaskaus cheek up our correspondents and do il u such a nice genuemanly way as Mr urton for blood uiIl tyll
 Max Gordon after di~pustng of his property and arranging for the rarr of his building left un tn, Uma' la for San Francisco tu join Mrs Gordon. His propert, and rents wH he booked after hy Mir C. G. Cuud,n who Mr Gordon informed us has his power of attorney.
 Mir smith, 8 member of tn, l' < Geological Survey party. who mad. the trip from over the hyudwatrrs "r the Koyukuk into th, Noutuk country this summer left on thr umaruu far Washington. D C.
 Mir. Hank Fries and uir, arrived m town yesterday from thr North Mir Fries win dp littI, prospecting m thr Nome districr thls fall
 Mr r. r. Patterson who owns a fur trading company up m Che Kabuk yeuu- tlN left for the states on the umatillu
 Mrs L. l.. Sawyer. bid her numerous friends guod hy ,rstcrdny and sailed south for Seattle uu the umatIh Her many friends wished her nru and a pleasant voyage on the wharf yestar. day morning
 \. L. Richardson and wife lrft for san Francisco on the Umatna. Mr Richardson has hrrn assuciated with the electric light company during thr past year.
 Mrs W w. Sale. one of Nome's musical artists sailed South to spend the winter.
 Mrs. George Rcalr. and baby. also her sister Mrs Bert Schusmau sailed for Seattle on the Senator where the, expect to have their husbands join them little later
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-09-07
ALWAYS IN STYLE.

If you take your clothes to the Nome Tailoring Company. for cleaning, press. ing or repairing. and have them treated m the best up-to date methods for cleaning garments, you will always be in the height of fashion and style.
 Prompt service and satisfactory work" our motto.
 Between Segerstrom & Hasens and Zehner's Jswelry Stores, Front Street.
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co 10 THE NO ,TH POLE Bakery fuI the best bread snh past-' The only rufTc" q u-, D. rupt
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CITY DOG POUND.

Following Is list Of tha dogs i'm pounded under provisions or Ordi nance No. 2I2 during the q hour ending at o'clock last night: Bob tail hound yellow back. whif, legs
 White lane haired dog. black head. Black long haired dog. white an, brown feet
 Black and white spattrd dog.
 JOHN EpgNHpIpF.
 Poundmaster. September .. 1911
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REV. G. Q. CHRISTIAN
 AND PARTY RETURNS

Rev. q D. Christian of the Episco- pal Church. Mrs. Christian. iIrs. Geo p. Sch"field and th" two children ar rived last evening from their vacation mp at the HruzgamHpl Hot Springs where they have been enjoying them selves for several weeks.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-09-07
OFFICIAL BUSINESS CITY or NOME
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

Tn" final meeting of the Board oT Equalization for The year 1911. win br held Friday evening. September Nth ut D. uI
 W NJ EDDY.
 City Clerk
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-09-07

Try case or a dozen of fresh Blue Ribbon. Olympia or Rainier beer from Seward Com's Co, Main 6
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-09-07
CHICKENS FOR SALE

Live Chickens soc per pound and fryers at 65e per pound. Inquire q p ossers' Harness Shop, Phone Black 5.
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WEATHER RECORD
SEPTEMBER 6. 1911.

Temperature Maximum. G4 above, minimum s. ahoy. Barometer 2g 70 inches Weather Partly cloudy Wind East. breeze. Precipitation None
 ARTHUR GIBSON.
 Observer
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Lewis Hunter. Atherton, Lacey. Mar quette by the case or bottle Seward ComI Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-07-11
Hebron.

Mr.. and Mrs. Rowe and son of Minot
Corner spent Sunday at Mr.. Augustus
Bumpus'.
Mr.. Frank NJ. Whitman of Haverhill
Mass, was the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. E
s. Durham over Sunday. Mr.. Whitman
was formerly resident here.
Mrs. Scribner and her daughters oil
New York are at Prof. Sargent's.
Miss Isabelle Benson is at North Bridg
ton for few weeks.
Dannie Murch of Buckfield is doing
some carpenter work for his sister, Mrs
Mary Bearce.
Ernest Quincy has moved into the
Chesley house.
Mr.. snd Mrs. Lester Bessey of West
Paris are spending the week with hit
brother, Msnley Bessey.
j. L. Bumpus and family we're at theil
camp at Mathews Pond over the 4th.
There was picnic and ball game here
on the 4th, and in the evening many wen,
to the sanatorium to see the fireworks.
Considerable damage was done in towI
by the severe thunder storm of Thursday
We have not had full particulars bu,
several buildings were reported struck,
but were not burned. Many trees were
blown down and much glass broken BY
the hail. Corn and other things are
nearly fiat on the ground. Most of the
telephones are not working. Contra
was repaired last night. It Ia many
years since Hebron has been visited BY
such storm.
Prof. and Mrs. N. C. Joy are expected
here this week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-07-11
West Paris.

The sane Fourth did not seem to be
much In evidence here although 1t had
been advocated on account of the illness
of people living In the central part OF
the village where most of the celebrating
usually 10 done. Nothing especially bad
nor funny was done, but the usual
amount OF collateral was deposited
around peoples buildings, and the same
old tin boilers, horns and things avail
able to make . noise were called into
service. A small number of people
went out of town, also . large party OF
young people attended the springboard
dance Tuesday evening at Stearns Hill.
Miss Annie Stoehr, teacher for the past
three years In the primary grade OF the
public school, resigned her position at
the close Of this term. Miss Stoehr 10
especially adapted to the teaching and
training Of children and her resignation
is much regretted. She has also been
very helpful In the Universalist Sunday
School and at the close Of the session
last Sunday morning was presented a
handsome tourmaline ring from men,
bers and friends of the school.
Gertrude and Willard Curtis have been
spending few days with tho family OF
Frank Hill at the Locke's Mills camp.
J. L. Marshall. wife, and daughter,
have returned to Burlington, vt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Patch are rejoic-
ing over the birth of daughter.
Mrs. Lizzie Day of Lewiston was a
recent guest at Roscoe Tuelrs.
Miss C. Louise Williams of West
Bridgewater, Mass, has been a recent
guest of Jennie Bradbury.
Miss Jennie Bradbury now has charge
of the telephone central. Miss Ethelyn
Davis has returned to her home in
Woodstock.
DR.. and Mrs. F. E. Wheeler, A. F. vii.
liams and F. r. Andrews were recent
guests of friends at Freeport.
The strawberry festival and dance
given by West Paris Grange was we'll at.
tended.
Mrs. Tillinghast of Livermore Falls
will speak on the subject of Prohibition
at the Free Baptist church Monday even.
ing, July II, at 1880.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernal Bates and maids
of New Haven, Conn.,, arrived at L. c.
Bates Saturday. Mrs. Bates and maids
came by train and Mr.. Bates in his tour.
ing car. They will occupy their camp
at Concord Pond. Their son Theodore
came several weeks ago and has been
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.
C.. Bates.
Frances, daughter of DR.. and Mrs
Taylor of Brookline, Mass, is at j. r
fuckers.
Mrs. R. L. Aldrich and daughter o.
Minneapolis, Mimi, are guests at l.. NJ
Mann's.
The intense heat of the past week wa.
broken Thursday by an electrical show
er. High wind, heavy thunder and
lightning prevailed but very little rain
so the drouth continues.
Miss Nellie Marshall of Belfast is a
her fathers, G. F. Marshall's.
Will F. Durham of Lynn, Mass, join
ed his wife at Fl. q. Browns the first o.
last week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-07-11
Green WOOD.

Prof. Smith arrived at their simmer
home last week, and everybody was glad
to see him and his wife back again.
Jupiter and Luna got within about
three feet of each other, as We measure
celestial distance with the eye, the other
evening, but possibly they were farther
apart than that after all.
Hoeing and haying as prophesied last
week; hot and dry and rain very much
needed. Wells are failing and some are
already obliged to haul all the water
they use the distance of half mile.
The Fourth came in and out very
quietly, not 80 much ss . popgun heard
In the morning. Our Oldest grandboy
attended the ball game at the City, and
one couple bad what might be called 9
private celebration, 1t being the birth OF
. boy baby belonging to Mr.. and Mrs.
Llewellyn Emmons.
Touching home matters more In detail
one man celebrated by hoeing potatoes
and killing beetles, while another went
out, and in an hour or two came home
with two quarts of fine strawberries, re-
porting at the same time that they were
the last of the crop, not less than sixty
quarts having been picked during the
season. On the same day Mrs. Felt oil
Bryant Pond, accompanied by relative,
called here on their way to visit an
uncle and aunt, living In the lower part
Of the town with their granddaughter,
Mrs. Edmond Harlow. Calling again
on their return she reported the venera.
BILE couple quite comfortable for old peo-
pie, her aunt having reached her S0th
milestone on that day, while her uncle ID
five years older.
Harlon Whitman of Locke's Mills, now
about four months old, has more parents
than the most of children of that or any
other age, 80 1t Ia claimed. bis parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Whitman, bis
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Whit.
man and Mr.. and Mrs. l. W. Swan, and
his great grandparents are Mr.. and Mrs.
Elon Whitman, Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel
Durham and Mr.. Gilman Cordwell, the
total being eleven.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-07-11
Oxford.

A large number from this town attend.
ed the drama at Otisfield Gore Grange
Hall, Friday evening.
Mrs. John Burns died at her home in
Richville Friday afternoon, June 80. The
funeral was at l o'clock Monday. She
leaves husband, four daughters and
two sons.
Harry Hayes and wife of Baltimore are
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus
Hayes.
A Fourth Of July celebration was held
at Ramp Kohut Tuesday evening. The
boys from the school in Harrison and the
girls from the school on Lake Trip were
present, and also few invited guests
from Oxford and Poland. There was
speaking by Ex.Gov. Fernald and others,
large display of fireworks and a dance
This week has been intensely hot.
Frank Bailey suffered from sunstroke
Tuesday but is better now.
James Glover lost valuable horse
Sunday.
Many went to Casco Tuesday to attend
the celebration at Little Rigby fail
grounds.
The usual number OF pranks were
played Monday night such as ringing all
the bells, hauling off carriages and carts
moving swing chairs, etc.
A party of young people from Lynn
Mass, are stopping at PARROTS camp or
the shore of Lake Thompson.
Mrs. Matheson has arrived at her camp
for the summer.
Gladys Rowe is working for Mrs
Keith.
Alfredo Haskell has had the measles
but is able to be out again.
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sPInEaS' WEBS.

their Filmy Threads Have Wonderful
Sustaining Power.
The strength Of the spider and of tn
materials II employs Is something al
most incomprchensible when the SIZE
Vt the insect and the thickness of Ii
thread are taken into account. Recent
experiments have shown that single
thread OF web made by a spider
which weighed flfty.four milligrams
supported endwise a weight Of four
grams. or seventy-four times the weight
Of the spider itself.
When. therefore. a spider spins wet
to let himself down from the ceiling
or from the branch Of tree and We
see him descending without perceiv.
ing bis thread at all we may be per
fectly sure that he Is not only In nc
danger Of falling. but that he could
carry seventy-three other spiders down
with him on his invisible rope.
Knowing this fact with reference to
Il single thread, we need not be sur.
prised that the threads Of a web, inter.
woven and REINFORCED one by another
have a very considerable strength and
are able to hold bees and wasps. them.
selves very powerful In proportion to
their size. and to bend without break.
Ing under a weight Of dew or rain
New York Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-07-11

Mr.. and Mrs. W. n. Kicker spent the
Fourth with Mr.. Ricker's mother In
Sabattus and brought NJ. Bernard
Kicker. 3 nephew. home With them Tor
. visit. -
There was NO celebration here this
year and no disturbance OF any kind.
On account of sickness request was
made that the bells should not be ruRR
and to the credit of the boys who we're
out the bell was not touched once even.
Sheriff A. z, Cole was on duty during
the night watching out for hres and
malicious mischief.
d. F. Rawson played ball at Rumford
the Fourth.
Misses Amy and Helen Shaw went to
Trip Pond near Mechanic Falls ove'
Sunday.
Mr. a. W. Libby's brother has beer
visiting him, returning home Friday.
The heavy shower Thursday after
noon did no great damage In this towr
but neighboring towns suffered more Of
less. -,
Allen Irish of Bath was with bill
parents several days this week.
Mr.. George Haskell and family o
South Paris have been guests OF Mrs
Haskells parents, Mr.. and Mrs. X
Crockett, for a week.
Miss Winnie Jordan went to New
York Wednesday to work for Mrs. Dor'
Fisher. Miss Jordan has worked TO
Mrs. A. E. Cole for several years. Mon
day evening she was given a surprise ant
presented with fine hand bag by he
girl friends.
The many friends of Geo. Holmes eI
tend their sympathy for the loss of hi
home by fire during the shower Thurs
day afternoon.
Mrs. Eva Jewett of Boston Is the CUES
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Hol
land.
Mrs. Elizabeth Irish, who has bee
seriously i'll, is improving.