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The Republican journal., 1912-12-12
NAMES EQUALIZATION SCHOOL
FUND.

Maine has adopted recently unique
method of equalizing school opportunity
in authorizing the setting apart of a
small fund which, by the terms of the
law, is to be distributed to those towns
which assess themselves for school pur-
poses in excess Of the average rate for
the State and are still unable to main
tain their schools at a reasonable degree
of efficiency. The total of the fund dis
tributed fer this purpose this year was
$25, 5l9.28. The total number of towns
receiving the benefit Of the fund this
year was 272. The majority of these are
the smaller towns Of the State and, while
the apportionment in each instance was
small, yet because of the limited number
of schools, it has made possible the
lengthening of the school year by week
or more or the increase of teachers sal
aries in some cases to tie extent of one
dollar week. The distribution is made
directly by the Governor and Council up
on the recommendation of the State Sup
erintendent and must be expended by
the town receiving it for the specific pur-
poses of school improvement for which
recommendation is made.
In speaking of this fund State Super
intendent Payson Smith says: "Such
fund applying to those towns where the
school year is shortest and teachers
salaries lowest makes possible distinct
improvement at the points where such
improvement is most urgently needed. l
believe the State might we'll increase to
limited extent the amount made avail
able for this admirable object of improv-
ing the common schools of those COM
munities less favored financially
The Republican journal., 1912-12-12
FOOD FAIR NOTES.

There will be large exhibit of goods
made in Belfast.
Lumber, light and heat will be furnish
ed free to all exhibitors.
The Food Fair will be opened by Presi-
dent Alley of the University of Maine.
Negotiations are in progress for the
appearance Of Symbolek, the celebrated
Polish violinist
Mr.. C. L. Pratt of Weymouth, Mass,
has engaged a booth to exhibit his
poodle dogs at the Food Fair.
An absolutely free distribution of USE
full prizes will be held each day in the
afternoon to holders of the winning cou-
pons.
The advertising campaign will soon
start and will cover each and every To-
cality in this section, no matter how re-
mote.
The fruit show at the Food Fair is al
ready an assured success, as enough eX-
hibits have been secured to make an at
tractive show.
Excursions will be run from all se.-
tons and the fair will be open in the
forenoon for the convenience of those
who are forced to leave early.
Tickets will be sold in blocks of ten,
which will be transferable, for reduc-
ed price until the fair opens, when regu-
lar admission will be charged.
High schools, Academies, Normal
schools, etc., are requested to compete
for the prizes for art posters. Informa-
ton may be obtained from the secre-
tary of the Food Fair, Belfast, Me.
Bread Day will be a unique feature.
One day during the fair there will be
given away one hundred loaves of bread
to the first one hundred women who en-
ter the hall. One of these loaves will
contain a solid gold ring.
The Republican journal., 1912-12-12
DRIVES OFF A TERROR.

The chief executioner of death in the win
ter and spring months is pneumonia Its adj
tack by one of these maladies no time should
be lost in taking the best medicine obtainable
to drive it off. Countless thousands have found
this to be DR.. Kings New Discovery, "My hus-
band believes it has kept him from having
pneumonia three or four tines writes Mrs.
George W. Place, Rawsonville, VT, "and for
coughs, colds ard Group we have never found
its equal Guaranteed for all bronchial affec-
tions. Price so cts. and $i0O. Trial bottle
free at all druggists.
The Republican journal., 1912-12-12
AMERICAN SCHOONERs.
Have no Equal for Quick Handling and
Great Cargo Carving.

S0A8V SoIIylU&s
The history of the famous old Amer;-
can schooner Polly is quite generailv
known; and while she is the Oldest COM
mercial vessel under the Stars and
Stripes, there is another American
schooner nearly as old, and that is the
Hiram, built over ninety-seven wears
ago at Biddeford, Maine, and in almost
continuous active service ever since.
This vessel has been famous as a train
ing school for young shippers and. for
years she was used by masters on their
first trip: From the Polly and Hiram to
the big slx-mast schooner Wyoming, the
largest FORE nd-after of the Maine fleet.
covers practically the whole history of
this type of vessel in the Pine Tree
State, and which fleet is valued TODAY
at anywhere up to $50, 100000 The first
schooner was built in l745, and half a
century later there were seventy schoon-
ers hailing from Maine engaged in the
fishing industry. Another trade that
these vessels were particularly adapted
to was with the West Indies and South
America and later with Africa.
The three-mast schooner first appeared
IN 1881, and 1t was not until June, 1880,
that the first four master, the William
- W Hite, mdue ner appearance. In 1888
Inc hrst hve master, the Governor Ames,
was launched. Her career was a short
one, as she was lost off Hatteras in Jan.
uary, 1910, drowning every soul on board
but one man. The first six master, the
George W.Wells, came out in 1900. ONLY
one seven master was ever built, and
that was the Thomas W. Lawson, built
IN 1902. and lost by turning turtle off the
Sicily Islands in 1907. The chief value
of the schooner rig over the square rig
ged ship is in the smaller number of men
required to handle such. A four-mast
schooner, for instance, usually has
crew of but eight men-the captain, two
mates, an enyineer to handle the mach
inery used il setting sail and handling
cargo, and four salors-while the aver
age crew of a square rigger was twenty
or twenty-five men. The Marine Jour;
nal.
The Republican journal., 1912-12-12
WEDDING BELLS.

GROSS FULLER. A very pretty wedding
took place Thanksgiving day. when Lester Ore
vile Gross, son of the late Capt. Alabama
Gross Of Rockland, and Rule Edith Fuller,
daughter of o. P. Fuller of Camden, were mar
ried at the home Of the brides grandmother,
Mrs. Nancy Adams in Searsmont. The place
is now known as the home of C. S. Adams. The
brides parents were married in the same room
81 years ago. Rev. Elvin "A. Dinslow, pastor
of the Free Baptist church, uncle of the bride,
officiated. and the double ring service was
used. E. S. Adams played the wedding march,
The Republican journal., 1912-12-12
Money in Aid of tuberculosis Camp.

Mrs. Valera P. Chase, widow of Frank
Chase of Waterville, has offered in mem
ory of her husband to the trustees of the
Central Maine Association for the Relief
and Control of tuberculosis $1,000 for
the purchase of the rs acres now occu-
pied as the site of the Summer sanator-
ium in Fairfield. 1t is probable the offer
will be accepted at the next meeting of
the trustees. In such an event the trus-
tees are planning to expend SIS, 900 on
changes in the building which will make
it fit for occupancy throug bout the year.
The capacity of the new building will be
26 beds. A campaign will Immediately
be started to raise the necessary funds.
The Republican journal., 1912-12-12

Master franklin Adams wa ring bearer and
Mary E. Adams was flower girl. It was early
evening after the wedding ldinner. They
were married under q white bell in pretty
evergreen arch studded with red berries. The
bride wore white silk batiste over white silk
muslin and carried large bouquet of roses
The bride graduated at the Camden High
school in 1902. and has been stem ographer for
S. G. Ritterbush of Camden. builder. civil en-
gineer, etc, for number of years. The groom
is one of Camden's plumbers. They are very
popular and their many friends will be glad 70
know that they are to have rooms and board
at the home of her parents on Mechanic street,
Camden.
The Republican journal., 1912-12-12
The Third Term Question.

The question of third terms for Presi-
dents, length of term, ETC., will be
brought up in the U. S. Senate early in
the present session. The resolution of
Senator Works of California providing
that the Presidential term be for six
years and prohibiting reelection, is on
the Senate calendar as unfinished bust
ness and therefore has the right of way
over everything but appropriation bills.
The Republican journal., 1912-12-12
SHouT FOB 10Y.

l*N auk you from the bottom of
~ r". ...e c g. RAIDER, of Lewisburg,
&4 wonderful double benefit got
Tan -l,ers, in curing me of both a
N's,4 Onnach trouble and of rheuma-
15r ad been an almost helpless
s-ar I'D. . years 1t suited my case as
a.ss- .0.. just for me- For dyspepsia. in
as75." .r and to rid the system of
iG. taat cause rheumatism, Elec-
M a.5tr. equal. Try them. Every
collie tia Is.5 to satisfy. Only so cents
Gai 'agssls
The Republican journal., 1912-12-12

aa' '4 e7e- taken a short course at the
Vaege asr4uIture, University of Maine?
YOU 'a'e mott and are uncertain as to its
'Lle' a.h -Qnr person who has taken one or
4o's Of tae7 way back in the fifties one of
'' l''' l'-s-g1 sned agricultural authorities
= We Afs'- at mat time said in speaking of
t''u!'lfa. prog ess I'VE need more light"
+'F' '6'3 tf-r We have been emphasizing
~4' same great need Problems equally as
tVS' or Creator han those of Is years ago are
Will 1s Oh '3e -aEu today.
-l' s6gf. courses are always intensely prac-
WA Iae' ann TO give light. They are worth
'"- .els"a se'era! times over what they
n ,r " 's' days ago well known gentle
~. 0agaaahoc county, who took one
,'''' las "nter, wrote as follows: 81 am un-
H. s.'' H''-s. lions to the University of
.t beneut received from the short
''s winter hope l can come again
r tie courses offered for the
n. "'--- There are four of them
GENERAL Agriculture, Horticulture
.m. ' '.ragement; The first two
Ert begin January eth and continue
.t,-. i'e last two~begin February
d,,... 6e weeks. No tuition or fees
hss '5a'ged. They are absolutely
kn s]Fsrse viii consist of railroad
|b&p 7' Room which costs from $3.50
Aes.. Inc catalogue announcing
a5, -.-'''s Is now ready for distribution
Cassg. NJ. 'N' Promptly on application to the
culture Orono Name
The Republican journal., 1912-12-12

CLUBBING OFFERS. The following clubbing
offers apply only to subscriptions paid in ad-
vance; and when payment is made it should be
stated what premium, if any, is desired 1t is
also necessary to say that none of these publ
cations are mailed with The Journal or from
this office. We have to pay for these pubca-
tions one year in advance, and they are then
sent from their respective Offices to our sub
serbers Our clubbing offers are as follows
for one years subscription paid in advance:
The Journal and Farm and Home......... So 90
The Journal and Tribune Farmer 225
The Journal ard McCals Magazine 10
The Journal and Womans Magazine. FPS
The publications included in our clubbing Of
fers may be sent to different addresses.
The publishers of the Woman's Magazine
have advised us of an increase in II, ir sub
scription price and consequent advance in
clubbing rates and The Journal and Womans
Magazine now 1925.
The publishers of McCalls magazine have
sent this notice: 1.-The subscribers NAV
select their free patterns within 80 days after
the receipt of their first magazine by making
a request on an. ordinary post card, stating
that the pattern desired is free pattern to
which they are entitled"
The Republican journal., 1912-12-12

walking. On the Recommendation of your
druggist in Glens Falls used one bottle of
RHEUMA and THE CANE Is IN THE COR
NER NOW. No one could be happier than
am to be rid of the pain. swollen knees. con-
tracing muscles under the knees and badly
swollen ankles. When tell you my weight
is 238 pounds you will understand what the use
Of RHEUMA for Rheumatism means to me.
certainly believe there is no remedy for the
disease like RHEUMA."
(Signed) MRS. DANIEL S. KNOX.
Severance. N. Y, August 8. 1912
The Republican journal., 1912-12-12
''4eF Use OF Normal Schools.

lated u '| y, pan which has just been inaugu-
isrt,.a 1s maine State Normal Schools will un-
stteo3i. " extend their usefulness not only to
serye. 3 Students, but also to teachers in
hase a,s. .ae normal schools of several States
stee and ''Aen regularly laid out correspond
s'sisbJo sN'enslon courses. While the funds
Ne fcg .s me Maine schools do not permit
endertsEs tp''On Of these plans yet they will
sopeDin, u a limited way to assist teachers
tue c,u,'.. oe'F classes to visitation, by lee
leal tesssa.t gwen by the instructors before
'''slap .as' clubs and associations and by
'eoad,ac. " y n teachers, through CORE
ssts s, m The solution of their problems.
''ld, Oh annl fi,iu'endent Payson Smith will
,sptasd "' ssD of any teacher, pamphlet
s'.crbs, Aus ,Sl Available to Teachers" which
'a'ok. s new departure of the Normal
A. s@ any itsI;-
The Republican journal., 1912-12-12

II suffered habitually from constipation.
Doan's Regulets relieved and strengthened
the bowels so that they have been regular
ever since."-E. Davis. Grocer, Sulphur
Springs, Texas.
The Republican journal., 1912-12-12
The Hen Advertises.

When duck lays an egg she just waddles
off as if nothing had happened. When hen
lays an egg there's whale of noise. The
hen advertises. Hence the demand for hens
eggs instead of duck eggs.
The Republican journal., 1912-12-12

BIZ ,owsI formerly of Waterville. now in
Ntys BUSINESS IL Los Angeles and Long
Beech a mia, has for years made deep
Eady Of Arr,.az Inflated expedition to Cana
d. nss Travelled over the entire route over
which General Arnold led his army to Quebec,
$40 his recent nteresting series of historical
ppeE The journal entitled The Queen of
The Eea.5.eg are well remembered. 1t may
hieys The Journal readers to learn that MIR.
GoVea Huuag another story entitled, "The
Las. d. i-a rty Miners"
The Republican journal., 1912-12-12

Cheapest accident insurance--Dr. Thomas
Eclectic Oil For burns, scalds, cuts and emer-
gepcies. All druggists sell it. 25c and Soc.
The Republican journal., 1912-12-12

II ssnples, s,a Of the skin, for skin rashes,
"ug stores Try Doan's Ointment. Soc
The Republican journal., 1912-12-12

ATIHIICIS ID InVlteu 20 go TO
A. A. Howes & Co.'s and Sc
cure a bottle of RHEUMA,
the remedy that made Mrs.
Knox happy and healthy. II
it doesn't drive the poisonous
waste matter from your sys-
tenn and end your agony you
can have your money back.
A bottle costs but 80 cents.
"For IA months l was SO
badly afflicted with Rheuma.
tism that much of the time
Evening journal., 1912-04-26
NEWARK CHURCH
HOLDS REPORT

Educational Day was observed at
the conference session in Union Afri-
can NJ. L. Church this morning. The
Rt. Rev. J. F. Ramsey Of the New
York diocese and a colleague Of Bish-
op Ruley, spoke upon instructional
subjects, and isBhop Ruley remarked
at some length upon the church's in
struction of youthful members.
The Rev. Asbury Smith, district
superintendent of the Delaware dis
trict, read his report and the various
pastors reported. Only the church
at Newark held up its report. this
action resulting from the refusal Of
the official board of the Newport
Church to abide by the church law.
Bishop Ruley will personally inves-
tigate the disturbance
Those introduced to the conferences
this morning were the Rev. J. A. Foust
of Ezion NJ. e. Church, r. II. Skinner
Of the A. U NJ. p. Church. David II.
Hargis, OF Mt. Joy Church, II. C..
JonesA or Eighth Street Baptist
Church and w. w. Prime Of the New
Jersey Conference.
Three hundred delegates attended
the meeting Of the Daughters Of Con-
ference I'm the church last evening.
The Rev. Charles Edward Brown was
the preacher. Bishop Ruley followed
with an address.
Evening journal., 1912-04-26
BLIND 10 MUCH
WORK, COMMISSION FINDS

The election of officers at the an-
nual meeting of the Delaware Com
mission for the Blind yesterday alter
noon resulted as follows: G. X. van
Trump. chairman; David Snellenburg
secretary and treasurer. At the head
quarters of the Commission, No. SOB
West Eighth street, ten blind men find
daily employment On the lower
floor are the salesrOom, library Of
embossed books, and weave room. The
broom shop, Gaming shop. and store
room are in the basement On the
second and third floors are living
rooms and culinary departments.
In the weaving department are
three looms for weaving carpet pur-
chased during the year, one l2 foot
loom for weaving rugs, and two A.
inch looms for small rugs. There have
been S5 large rugs, $50 small rugs,
and 500 yards Of carpeting woven dur
ing the year.
The broom shop. established last
January, employs three blind men,
with an output Of Sc dozen brooms.
The Gaming department reseated 66I
chairs last year. Most of this work
is done at the homes OF the blind.
There is one blind piano tuner, who
is considered one OF the best plano
tuners in the State.
Two or three stores have been kent
by the blind with varying success.
Four or five statesmen have been ped
ding brooms and other articles. The
library shows a circulation of 637
books during the year.
Evening journal., 1912-04-26
DRINK MAKES
FELLOW SEE
OPIUM JOINT

officials at the City Hall last night
were surprised when a man giving the
name j. b. pragg. Of Pennsgrovo. and
who claimed to be a druggist rushed
in md informed the officers that there
was an opium joint i'm full blast at
Eighth and Market streets. Pragg,
who was suffering from some disorder
offered TO lead the officers to the
Joint where people were shouting
and groaning. lie was informed that
no such. place could be found,
wheroupon he mItterod about graft
and went TO newspaper Office with
his complaint. He there sought for
someone who desired to learn music.
and in leaving the building he fell
down the stairs.
when Police Operator Harkins
shortly afterwards saw the man stop
two women he took Pragg to the sta
ton. Pragg began TO cry bitterly and
word was sent to his relatives. who
took him home. He had been drink
ing
Evening journal., 1912-04-26
SKULL MAY
BE FRACTURED

Dudley Teat, aged "A years, Of No.
600 West Fourth street, was taken in
the Phoenix ambulance to the Home
opathic Hospital this morning, with
a lacerated head and probably frac-
tured skull.
Teat. is an extra motorman of the
Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction
Company and boarded a dupont street
car in company with another en-
ploye at S.15 o'clock this morning. AT
Howland street the second employc
playfully knocked Teats' hat to the
ground. In recovering 1t, Teat STEP
ped backwards from the car anC was
thrown TO the pavement He was de-
lirious at noon and his condition SER
ious.
Evening journal., 1912-04-26
Member of Californian
Crew Says Ship Ignored
Tifanic's Distress Rockets

must be a vessel In distress. II was
not my business to notify the bridge,
but the officers could not have helped
but sec it,
Gill said he heard the ships ongi-
neers and crew afterward tell OF see
ing the rockets and Morse distress
signals
Il heard one say. Why didn't they
wake the wireless man up? Gill de-
clared. "The entire crew was talking
about the conduct OF the captain in
not going TO the vessels assistance
until SO late.
Il was quite sure" Gill said, THAI
we we're less than twenty miles away
when | saw the rockets. | could see
her very plainly"
Gill told the committee he felt sure
now that the distant vessel was the
Titanic He said he was losing a job by
testifying.
Gill's statement was made before {
notary public and read by Senator
Smith. Gill was then given a brlei
cross-examination.
Evening journal., 1912-04-26
FIRE COMPANIES
PAID MORTGAGES
DUE THE CITY

City Auditor Biddle at noon today,
in explaining the letter he sent to
Cols w. E. Slower, chairman Of the
finance committee of City Council, on
the matter of Indebtedness to the
city by fire companies, which com
munication appears elsewhere in to-
days paper, said that a portion of
the letter did not appear, through an
error on the part of the person copy
ing it. The article conveys the inn
pressic- that fire companies other
than the Delaware and Fame. to
which Companies he called Councils
attention last week, owed the city
money and that the mortgages given
by the companies for the money were
never cancelled.
As matter of fact the city treas
urer has in his possession the mort
cages of all companies to whom the
city loaned money except the Della
ware and Fame. AS these mortgages
have been cancelled they do not ap-
pear on the city auditors books as dc
those Of the Delaware and Fame COM
panies.
The facts and figures in all the
transactions in connection with the
fire companies was given Col. StoveI
so that he would have the entire mat
ter before him.
Evening journal., 1912-04-26
MISSOURI
GIVES DELEGATES
TO ROOSEVELT
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 26-Eight
delegates-at-large from Missouri to
the National Convention, with half a
vote each, were elected by the State
Convention and instructed TO use
every honorable means to further the
nomination of Colonel Roosevelt The
convention adjourned at 6.57 o'clock
this morning, after a session which
began at $50 last night.
State Chairman Morris. a leader in
the fight for Taft, today made the fol-
lowing statement:
"They ran the steam-roller over us
last night. We will sec how the
Taft steam-roller will operate in Chi
cago."
The Taft leaders today announced
they would hold a trump" convention
at the Planters Hotel, today, and
that rival delegation would be sent
TO the Chicago Convention.
The present lineup of Missourfs
36 delegates to the Chicago conven-
tion is: Instructed for Roosevelt, IA
dncluding the eight delegates-at.
large. with one-half a vote each.
Instructed for Taft, s.
Contested, 10
Yet to be selected, 4.
Evening journal., 1912-04-26
MANY MORE
COUPLES CROWD
COURT FOR DIVORCE

Prothonatory Philip @. Churchman
has issued the trial list for the May
term of the Superior Court. which
opens on May 6. Chief Justice Pen
newill, Judge Woolley and Judge
Rice will be on the bench. There are
20 cases for trial and 23 for argu-
mnt on demurrer. In addition to the
divorce cases continued from other
terms there are twelve new divorce
cases listed
They are those OF Joseph Cohen
VS.. Sarah VeXeter Cohen; Norah l..
Roane VS.. Lewis Roane; Major A.
Smith VS.. Winnie e. Smith; Ida A.
Kershaw VS.. Edwin h. Kershaw;
Clarence p. Buck VS.. Bessie w. Buck;
Emma f. Walters VS.. Alfred w. Wal
ters; Thomas b. Lake VS.. Carrie V.
Lake; Cormick t, McMonigle VS.. Ethel
w. McMonigle, Harry w. Groves VS..
Bertha NJ. Groves; Enid Lorraine
Hardy VS.. Joseph T. V. B. Hardy; Ka-
tie Carson VS.. Alvin w. Carson; Min
ME Henchey Mitchell VS.. George II.
Mitchell; Reba Fairlamb VS.. Harry V.
Fairlamh
Evening journal., 1912-04-26
DELEGATES READY TO
MOVE ON INDIANAPOLIS

Ministerial and lay delegates of the
Wilmington NJ. e. Conference to the
General Conference of the church,
which convenes on Wednesday, May
1, in Indianapolis. Ind, will leave
here on Monday. The ministerial
delegates are DR.. Charles A. Hill,
pastor Of St Paul's Church; DR.. r. X.
Stephenson. superintendent of the
Dover district; the Rev. Robert Watt,
superintendent of the Eastern district,
and the Rev. G. P. Jones, superinten-
dent Of the Salisbury district. The
lay delegates are Joseph w. Coley
Wilmington: William Salisbury
Dover; Colonel j. G. Townsend, Sell
byville and Charles Jefferson, Ches-
tertovn.
The sessions of the General Confer
ence will be in session the entire
month of May.
Evening journal., 1912-04-26
Bv The United Press.

BY The United Press
WASHINGTON, April &c That the
steamer Californian ignored distress
rockets of the sinking Titanic whilo
ten miles away was the dramatic tale
told today to the Senate inquiry COM
mittee by Earnest Gill, a donkeyman
of the Californian's crew
Not until nearly seven hours after
he saw the rockets did the Califor-
nian steam toward the Titanic. Gill
declared lie said the Californian's
wireless operator was asleep His
story was the climax OF the morning.
He followed Vice President Franklin
Of the White Star line on the stand.
Il was on deck at 1855 y. m. Sun
day, April 13. while the Californian
with engines stopped. was drifting
through a field OF foe ice" said Gill
81 saw the lights Of a big vessel go-
ing at full speed on the starboard
about ten miles away I went below
and told my bunk-mate. A half hour
later saw a white rocket on our star
board and then a second / said il