T H E RANGELEY LAKES, Via the P O R TLAN D & ROMFORD FALLS RY. Through PARLOR C AR service during the Tourist season.

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1 V O L. I V. P H IL L IP S, M A I N E, F R ID A Y, D E C E M B E R 27, N O. 2 0 SjP O R TSM E N S SU PPLIE S SPO RTSM EN S SU PPLIES SPO RTSM E N S SU PPL IE S S P O R T S M E N S S end Stamps f o r g o Game Law s. UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY., BRIDGEPORT, - Agency, 313 Broadway, N. Y. Cty. Depot, 25 Market St., San Francsco. CONN. SUPPLI S P O R T S M E N S SU PPLIES. FAVORITE RIFLE. SPO R T SM E N S SU PPLIES. No Other Make of Rfle at the Prce COMPARES W ITH OUR FAVORITE. Wth open sghts, $6. Wth target sghts, $8.50. All dealers n sportng goods handle our complete lne. Our Complete Catalogue full of valuable nformaton upon request. J. STEVENS ARMS & TOOL COMPANY, l No. 55 Broadway, - Chcopee Falls, Mass. HOTELS AND CAMPS New York Cty. Ashland House Corner tl avenue and 2tl street. Amercan and European plans. Rooms, per day, $1.00 and upwards. BIG GAME or BIRDS? Whatever you shoot Shoot U. M. C. Ammunton. In plannng a huntng trp many perpleng questons arse. Where to go? When? What gun? What ammunton? ThelJ.M. C. Co. has solved the ammunton problem. Its prmers are sure fre. U. M. C. on the head of a shot shell s a guarantee of unform shootng. For accuracy, penetraton and velocty use U. M. C. Cartrdges. RA.VKLEY Lakes. Camp Bems and Brches. Wrte for free crcular. Ca t. F. C. Barkeu, Prop r, Bems. Va R a n g e l e y o r B e m s. Mountan Vew House. Here s stuated a hotel of rare attractveness n beautful locaton for summer boarders and at the same tme n close promty to the best places for fshng on Rangeley lake. Hunters n the season also fnd plenty of deer, partrdge and woodcock near the hotel. The cusne here s such as to hold patrons year after year, the rooms are what people from the ctes lke, large, well lghted and pleasant. We serve vegetables, berres, fsh and game at approprate tmes n the year and the table s always suppled wth ecellent fresh mlk and cream. Bure water runs to the house from a sprng above. Ths s a partcularly good place for safe and pleasant boatng and the drves and walks are unsurpassed. Croquet and lawn tenns grounds adjon the house. Wrte for a free crcular to L. E. BOW ley, Mountan Vew House, Mountan Vew, Rangeley Lakes, Me. Epsts, Me. Round MountanJLake Camps. Fshng and Huntng Trout rse to the fly every day n the season ft. elevaton. Preserve of 230 acres. No hay fever. Send for crcular. Chas. L. Bly. Successor to Edgar Smth & Co. At F l a g s t a f f. Lake House and Camp. Camp s reached from hotel by boat. Best Pckerel fshng n the world. Trout fshng near. S. C. Du rrell. Flagstaff, Me. In D e a d R v e r R e g o n. Hotel Blanchard. Huntng, Fshng. D u r r e l l, Propretor, Stratton, Me. A B E A V E R T A L E. J. S. What of Black Edward 1 Just one word's enough, Hs heart's as tender as hs tales are tuff. OU see t s ths way. A vstto the Range- Y ley Lake regon wthout a lttle run up to Beaver pond s as rank a falure as half a par of scssors, or the hole of a doughnut wth the dough gone Yes, Gong up to Ed s s lke smokng opum lyng, or warts t grows upon you; and the man who once sets hs happy foot on the shores of old Beaver s as certan to return as as well as a punched quarter. What do you do when you get there? Most people fsh, others tramp those glorous old trals and just soak ther hearts and mnds n the delghts of mountan, lake and forest; for at Ed s, remember, we re n the sureenough backwoods. Now as to the fshng, a word or two. Gudes talk, notwthstandng, I have never yet found 5 and 10-pouul trout plenty enough to be monotonous never have, but the reasonable man wth a far dea of the proper dssemnaton of feathers t he chance a lso to be a true sportsman, could ask nothng better.,, Wthn easy reach of Ed s doors le (even nature les up there I wonder why?), 5 or 6 lakes n wlucl the fly fshng s smply great, and I say ths after havng fshed every damn spot n that regon many tmes Take Ell Pond, for nstance, around the bend among the pads, or Lttle Island wth a gentle rpple about sundown. Such ncessant, rses and such a run of fsh marks that charmng lttle pond as the acme of fly fshng possbltes.,,, What s there for the Man behnd the gun up there? Smply ths. In the open season he an easly get all the deer the law allows hm, and wll also fnd Ruffed Grouse (. e. Patrdge ) n abundance. Wth Moose, Bear and Carbou the case s that of those 5 and 10-pound trout, they do not actually hang around the door yards. How do you get to Beaver- Pond? thus. The total o 27 mles from Rangeley Vllage s now covered by buckboard to Kennebago Lake, thence by steamer down that beautful sheet of water, a very pleasant break n the journey, thence by buckboard agan, drect to Ed s Camps on Beaver Pond. The roads already good are constantly beng bettered, and lades and chldren can now wth perfect comfort make a journey that once meant mles of rough and tolsome trampng. At the Camps the accommodatons leave nothng to be desred by those who realze that ths s the Backwoods and not Broad- wav. The cabns are clean, roomy, and thoroughly comfortable, beds and table ecellent (and most of the food at least eatable) whle the propretor. e., the Old Man, s a hppy combnaton of kndlness and pleasng fcton.,,..... The frst step for those who would lke to see for themselves how much actual truth there s n all of the above, s to address Ed Grant & Son, Beaver Pond, Mane, and then wat tl somethng drops. WRITTENBYFRANCISI. MAULE, 02SAN30MSTREET, PHILADELPHIA. HOTELS AND CAMPS Rangeley lakes. Bald Mountan Camps, are stuated near the famous Mddle Grounds, whch offer some of the best fshng n the Rangeley Lakes. Steamboat accommodatons O. K. Telephone at the camps. Two mals daly. You ll get a reply rght back, f you wrte for free crcular to A mos E l l s, Prop r, Hanes Landng, Mane. Belg rade L akes, Me. The Belgrade. The best sportsman s hotel n New England. The best Dlack bass fshng n the \jorld. Ch a s. A. H l l, M g r. H a n o v e r, Ma n e. Indan Rock Camps. An ecellent place for sport or recreaton. Large brook trout n abundance. Camps new and convenent. Pure water, frst-class table. Wrte for descrptve crcular and terms to W. C. Holt, Propretor, Hanover, Me. F o r k s, M e. Moe Pond, 23 mles from Bngham. Good road. Brook trout n abundance. Good accommodatons for lades. Wrte for crculars. C. M. Jones, The Forks, Me. FOR SPORT: brng rod and gun to Kneo, the heart of Mane s best game regon, and stop at ITT. KINEO HOUSE, C. A. JUDKINS, Manager, Kneo, He, No hay fever there. Everythng lor comfort electrc lghts, steam heat, baths, telegraph and post offce, unsurpassed cusne. Send for handsome new Kneo booklet. It s free. OR RES Ph llps Mane Comfort Cottage affords the pleasures of country lfe wth some of the cty convenences. I furnsh well cooked food, vegetables n Iher season, the best of mlk, cream and butter, and pure water. There s here the best brook fshng and the carrage drves are remarkable for mountan scenery. Prces, $2.00 a day; $10 a week; $7.00 a week for the summer. M r s. W. E. M l l e t t. Phllps, Me. On P h l l p s & Ra n g e l e y R a l r o a d. Redngton House. Good accommodatons. Unsurpassed brook trout fshng. Eclusve rght of Redngton Pond. For terms address, W. E. Ml l e t t, Post Offce. Phllps, Me. Co n v e n e n t f r o m r a n g e l e y. Camp Among The Clouds. Ecellent huntng and fshng. Good accommodatons. Take your own cook. Inqure of C. H. Neal, Rangeley, Me. On Mo o selo o km eguntc La k e. Mooselookmeguntc House, Offers ecellent accomodatons to sportsmen. It s n close promty to the best fshng dstrct of the Rangeley Lakes. No lay fever. Address from- November untl May, T h e o. L. P a g e, Propretor Senate Cafe, Washngton, D. C. Landng, Me. The Sportng Dstrct of the G reat After May 1, Hanes Northwestern T errtory, j Kng & Bartlett VAND-V-~- K b b y T o w n s h p. The place to get bg brook trout and salmon. Headquarters for campngpartes. Frst class cabns, pure sprng water, hay fever unknown. H. M. PIERCE, P rop r., Spencer, Mane. Ya Colerrook, N. H. Manadnock House. A modern up-to-date house, stuated n the mdst of the unsur passed mountan scenery of the Whte moun tans and near ecellent trout fshng. Bartes met at Errol boat upon notce n ad vance. For further partculars, address, T. G. Rowan & Co., Colebrook, N. H. Copley Square Hotel, HUNTINGTON AYE. AND EETER ST. Two mnutes walk from Mechancs Ehbton Buldng, three to fve mnutes to al the prncpal retal stores, theaters and places of amusment. Street cars pass the door from the north and south unon ralway statons. Amercan and European Plans. Ths house s the recognzed head quarters n BOSTON for the members or the ME- GANTIC FISH AND GAME COPORA- TION and MASSACHUSETTS FISH AND GAME PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION. F. S. Rsteen & Company. T H E RANGELEY LAKES, Va the P O R TLAN D & ROMFORD FALLS RY. Through PARLOR C AR servce durng the Tourst season. W e mal, free o f charge, a book showng half-tone cuts of hotels and camps at all Rangeley Lake Ponts. PORTLAND & RUMFORD FALLS RAILW AY, R. C. BRADFORD, Traffc Manager, Portland, Mane. Va R a n g e l e y. Kennebago Lake House, on the shore of Kennebago Lake, s the place to come to f you want fly fshng every day n the season Hgh alttude. No hay fever. Address, R ch a r d so n Br o s., Propretors, Kennebago, Me. Y a R a n g e l e y. York s Camps. Loon Lake, wthn 5 mles of Rangeley vllage. There are ten ponds wthn two mles; good fshng n all and for huntng t can t be beat. Camps neat and eacl party las a camp by themselves. An ecellent place to spend the summer months. For further partculars address, II. S. YORK, Prop r, Rangeley Me. To Open Ther Show In Mechancs Buldng Feb. 21. Three Weeks o f Pleasure Object SPORTSMEN AT BOSTON Lovers o f Nature. Lesson In Evoluton Sportng Gun. For of Wth deep snows n the moose and deer yards, guns and rfles, rods and landng nets lad away for another open season, nothng remans n the nature of beckonng woodland pleasures to dvert attenton from the approachng thrd bennal Sportsmen s ehbton, whch opens Washngton s brthday n Mechancs buldng. Decson to prepare for ths show and to open t on Feb. 22, 1902, for a three weeks run, was determned at a recent meetng of the Massachusetts Sportsmen s assocaton, an organzaton whch snce ts ncepton has dlgently endeavored to arouse an nterest n nature studes by ntroducng game anmals, game brds and game fshes nto closer relaton wth the people. The dual underlyng motves to enhance game protecton and to plant seeds whch shall ultmately sprout a desre for a zoologcal garden n Boston, prompted the organzaton of the assocaton, whch has for drectors such well-known gentlemen sportsmen as Paul Butler, Eben D. Jordan, T. Jefferson Cooldge, Jr., Col. Butler Ames, Capt. S. D. Parker, John E. Thayer, Francs B. Crownnsheld, Col. Percy Parker, Thomas W. Lawson, John T. Burnett, Samuel J. Elder, John C. Watson, E. J. Wardwell, Francs Sknner, Jr., Edward Read and C. W. Dmck. Not n van has the assocaton entreated publc sympathy and attenton. Approval of ts efforts to entertan, to educate and to engender a desre for a permanent publc zoo n Boston was emphatcally pronounced n 1S98, and agan n 1900, when for the frst and second tme cty born New Englanders who had never heard beagles hlarous on a rabbt scent, or to whom menton of wld fowl meant nothng more than a spear-shaped lne on the sky, were enabled to study our New England fauna from lfe. In prevous ehbtons the assocaton confned ts ehbt to the game anmals, brds and fshes of the Unted States, but ths tme because of an ntenton to encourage the propagaton of foregn game speces, fshes from Bermuda, from Porto Rco and Cuba, and brds and deer from England, Hungary, E u s t s M a n e. Tm Pond Camps, stuated n the Dead Rver Regon, 2000 feet above the sea level. Trout rse to the tly every day n the season. Wrte for further partculars to J u l a n K. V l e s, Eusts, Me. The Place to Stop s at the Phllps Hotel. Wvy hm le e n pp nh ulln p s one Electrc mlnutes lghts, walk bath, from the staton. E. B. Whorff, Prop r., Phllps, Me. Knapsacks for Sportsmen and Gudes. Snowsloes made to order and repared. Guns repared. Boots and shoes repared Harness repared. Chars repared and bottomed. Also harness supples. W. E. Tw o m b l y, Rangeley, Me W ood and Bam boo Rods made to order and repared. Call and see my specal Rangeley Wood Rod and Splt Bamboo. E. T. HOAR. Rangeley, - - Mane. Armena, Scotland, France, Egypt, Gorn ny and Afrca wll be shown. There wll be German and Afrcan deer, qual from the Nle country, and black game from Scotland. The other countres wll be represented by part dge. These collectons were commenced more than eght months ago, and already there are 10 brds and anmals, acclmated and n good health, awatng the comng of Washngton s brthday. These 10 are all foregners, and the number wll very soon be augmented by consgnments now on the way to Boston. Such eperments n game propaga on at the great ton as those carred Austn Corbn Blue Mountan forest preserve n New Hampshre, the largest of ts knd n the world, ncludng as t does parts of four townshps, and coverng some thrty odd mles of terrtory, the George J. Gould preserve n the Adrondacks, and the Dr. W. Seward Webb estate at Shelburne, V t., the assocaton would lke to see encouraged, consequently etreme care has been eercsed n the selecton of foregn knds for mportaton. One of the prncpal features of the show wll be an object lesson n the evoluton cf the sportng gun and the mltary rfle. Long after the tme of Bacon and Schwartz, the,monk, all frearms were too cumbersome and un: trustworthy for huntng game. From the prmtve frearms the match lock and musket were developed, and from about the tme when the sportng gun came nto use the hstory of frearms, to be demonstrated at the show by what s probably the best collecton n ths country, wll begn. As n prevous shows, there wll be varous kuds of sports whch ft nto the recreaton requrements of such an ehbton. The entre floor space usually used for the show area at the horse shows wll be occuped by an artfcal lake. Ths wll be twce as large as the water surface n prevous shows, for aud wll gve better opportunty canoe racng and other water sports. Nothng lke the fsh collecton n contemplaton has ever before been attempted. Government and state hatcheres \vll ad n ths department, and through the efforts of Prof. Charles L. Brstol of New York unversty, many strange but beautful specmens from tropcal waters have been secured. There are already at the New York aquarum awatng shpment these specmens from Bermuda: Spotted hnds, surgeon fsh, groupers, angel fsh, spny lobsters, crab, trunk f^b, hog fsh, common rock fsh, blue surgeon fsh, spot snappers, grass porge, prncess rock fsh, squrrel.fsh, yellow-tal, common Burgeon fsh, blue strped, grunts, four eyes, trgger fsh, mud parrot fsh, queen trgger fsh, yellow grunt, bream and gray snappers. The man hall wll be devoted to the ehbton of fsh and game. Among the wld fowl wll be seen a large number of canvas-back ducks an unusual sght at spotsmen s ehbton. Headquarters of the assocaton s at 216 Washngton street. Mr. Charles W. Dmck s manager and Mr. Francs B. Crownngsheld, treasurer. \ Overrun by Skunks. The people of SlaaD-atteaqjg assure the outsders that the story of the numerous skunks that nfest that localty s no dream, or fary tale. They hardly dare to go out of ther houses for fear of meetng these odorous malefactors. One famly reports seeng 15 of the unwelcome creatures holdng a councl of war recently. Suts of clothes hang out on clothes lnes for weeks wthout the slghtest danger of ther beng stolen. The ar s so flled wth the unmstakable skunk sgns that even mcrobes have left the place n dsgust. The other nght an electrc car ran over one of the crtters and, well, the wves of those men dd not accuse them that nght of havng been to the club. Yell Bewldered Hm. Frank Haley and Charle Kennston were on the rdge back of S. G. Haley s camp recently when a deer came n sght. Both boys began to bark and yell for all they were worth when the deer started to run and the unearthly sounds bewldered the buck so that he turned around and takng hs back track ran wthn shootng dstance and Haley dropped hm. Ran Stopped Huntng. Hon. Joel Wlbur of Phllps and H. G. Turner of Ashcroft, Mass., Mr. and ther gude, Eben Harnden returned from camp on the Mooselookmeguntc after a one day s hunt. They crossed the lake by Stony Batter and n a short tme started a buck whch Mr. Turner shot. Ran and crust prevented huntng longer and the party had to be satsfed wth what they had. Moose Head Sent to Egypt. The Crosby Co., of Bangor, tadermsts, have sent to Mr. Ernest G. Foote n Caro, Egypt, a moose head, whch he had secured n the Mane woods. LOANED HIS GUIDE. Gude Has Record o f Two Moose on One Trp. [Specal Correspondence to the M ane W oods.] A sh lan d, Dec. 21, Mr. F. J. Horne of Nut ey, N. J., has been spendng hs fourth soason at Peterson & McKay s camps. The frst year he went home before the open season moose began; the second year he mssed hs moose, and the last two years he has secured a moose each year. Ths year s prze had a spread of antlers 50 nches and wth twenty ponts. Each season he has secured hs two deer. Mr. BraneofNew York Cty has been here on hs frst bg game huntng trp. After gettng two large deer hs gude, McGowan, was taken sck and had to go out of the woods. Ths was a great dsappontment to Mr. Brane, as he wanted very much to get a moose. But Mr. Horne, who had already taken hs moose, generously offered to loan hm hs gude, Geo. Clayton. As a result, he brought down a moose almost as good as that of hs frend, Mr. Horne. Clayton thus gets the credt of gudng two men t moose on one trp. COONS, MINK, BABBITS. Anmals That Mght Be Secured For the Sportsmen s Shows. To The Edtor of the Mane Woods: Could you tell me of any one that would buy lve wld anmals, such as coons, mnk and rabbts? I have just got four coons and have found another large den. I dd not know but someone would want them to send to the sports men s show. Hopng you wll know of someone. I reman yours truly, M. W. Chapm an. Starks, Me., Dec. 19, Cow Moose Slaughtered. A wholesale slaughter of cow moose s reported by Game Warden Pollard of Focroft. He found two of the anmals lyng dead but a few feet apart, and only a few rods away were three others. All had been shot and an nvestgaton convnced hm that one person had done all the shootng. He was also convnced that the person was a gude. He says he has some clue to the poacher. HOTELS AND CAMPS.[HOTELS AND CAMPS FOR GENUINE SPORT COME TO BLAKESLEE l LAKE CAMPS, A Famous Resort for Anglers, JOSEPH H. W H ITE, Prop r, - Eusts, Mane. If You are Plannng; Your FISHING T R I P... for the season of 1902, remember that the best Trout and Landlocked S a lm o n Fshng n the world, s to be found n the Rangeley Lakes and Dead Rver Regon. Reached n one day from Boston, va : Boston & Mane, Mane Central, Sandy Rver, Phllps & Rangeley and Frankln & Megantc Ralroads. Round trp tckets for sale at all statons for all ponts n ths terrtorv. For book and map free, address, F. N. B E A L, Phllps, Me. FLETCH ER POPE, Phllps, Me. Supt. 5. R. R. R. Gen. Man g r. P. & R. R. R. G. M.VO SE, Kngfeld, Me., Supt. F. & H. Ry.

2 2 MAINE WOODS, DECEMBER 27, J, R, LIBBY CO,, Sharp s Carbnes, $2.50. Sharp s 50 Calwr, Breech L oadng Centre Fre. Cavalry Carbnes at $2.50. Portland, Mane. They cost the Unted States Government $ each. A ll n prme condton. Have never been used. They were made for the W ar Department toward the close o f the War of the Rebellon, and stored n the G overnment Arsenal all these years, and now are brought out to sell. They have fne blued barrels and mountng, etractor flps the shell clear out of the gun. Length, 3S nches. Weght, pounds. Best forged steel. Inspected and accepted by U. S. Inspector. Mechansm s known as Lever Acton wth sold steel breech block, the best mechansm ever made. A $20.00 CARBINE for $2.50. The Greatest CUN BARGAIN ever known. In orderng by mal please gve us full shppng drectons. Send money ether n money order or a regstered letter. Each gun wll be securely packed and shpped the same day that order s receved. rportant TO CLUBS. These guns come to us packed ten n a government orgnal case. Any club orderng a case of ten, (cash accompanyng the order) wll receve t epress pad by us. Ammunton. Bo o 20 cartrdges for 50c. J. R. LIB B Y CO., P ortland, Mane. AFTER TH E FIGURES To Show Number of Deer Klled Durng Year. Gettng Reports From Dfferent Sectons. Charman Carleton, of the fsh and game commsson, s engaged n preparng an estmate of the number of deer and moose klled n Mane legally and llegally, so far as t s possble to obtan the fgures. Besdes the reports of regstered gudes and sportng camp propretors, whch are requred to be made by the 15th of December, Mr. Carleton s dependng upon town clerks n places where there are no gudes for nformaton. He has already sent out queres to 150 town clerks and has receved answers from two-thrds of them. He beleves that when hs fgures are all n and tabulated the result wll be the nearest and most authentc estmate yet made. Of course Mr. Carlton cannot ascertan the number of deer klled llegally and eaten n the woods, but he can enumerate the carcasses whch have been found n close tme and when he adds them together he wll fnd they make no nconsderable number. In speakng about the matter Mr. Carleton says: The delay n the recept of mal from the east s somewhat hnderng the complaton of fgures whch we are preparng, showng the number of bg game klled the season just closed. There must be a hundred letters for ths department n the eastern mals. Regstered gudes and sportng camp propretors as a rule lve n the east, as you undoubtedly know. That part of Mane s our game country. Notwthstandng ths delay the returns have come n splenddly. The gudes are not requred to report untl December 15, the end of the open season. There are at present 1,800 regstered gudes, and thus far we have receved returns from more than 1,600 of them. Before the end of ths week I beleve we shall have, the report of every gude who dd any work durng the season. We have sent out postal cards to town clerks n 150 places n the game country and have receved more than 100 reples. From these varous sources of nformaton we epect to be able to gve a pretty relable statement as to the number of deer and moose klled durng open season. The method of obtanng the nformaton s as complete as t s possble to make t. Each gude covers certan terrtory and works durng the season for certan hunters. H e must report all game known by hm to have been klled. The game wardens also assst n collectng these statstcs. Here s a report from Rangeley. In that town, the report says, 200 deer were klled, the past season, by resdents of the town. Very few hunters from abroad go there. In Eusts and four other places adjonng the number of deer klled was 0. There were 19 deer klled n the town of Dfeld, 0 n Damarscotta and 15 n Mt. Vernoo. SPO RTSM E N S SU PPLIE S. V 1 "Y'V DAVIS BROTHERS, MANUFACTURERS OF THE ID EAL HUNTING BOOTS AND SHOES for men and women. Also Elkskn Slpppers and Moccasns. Send stamp for prce lst. Bo 5, MONMOUTH, ME. TRAPPERS! When you are ready to sell your raw furs send them to Portland. Good prces pad for fne mnk, fo, bear, skunk etc.we refer to Mss Fly Rod. L. H.SCHLOSBERC, Manufacturng: Furrer, 2 FREE ST., PORTLAND, ME. E. M. W H ITE, OLD TOWN, ME. MANUFACTURER OF FINE CANVAS CANOES, made wth cedar rbs and lnngs, free from all m perfectons and second to none n the market. A1 szes bult to oruer and those not n stock, wll be made at short notce. Also manufactures poles, paddles, chars, etc. H. M. B AR R ETT, Weld, Me. Bulder of FINE CED AR BOATS. 03? Wrte for prce lst and descrptve Catalogue. E. S. TW A D D LE, BOATS AND CANOES, Berry Mlls, Me. The law was taken off n certan towns n Cumberland county for the frst tme ths year, and we shall have a pretty good record of the deer klled there. Of course there have been great numbers of deer klled llegally, the number of whch no record can be obtaned. Stll t wll be qute a record whch wll be shown when our fgures are tabulated. Wnether the total wll equal the estmate made by some of the papers I cannot say at present. 1 see t s stated that the legally and llegally klled deer fhs year wll appromate 25,000. I don t know upon what nformaton these fgures are based and hence cannot tell as to ther accuracy. Snce the storm I have receved telegrams from a number o f persons who have been sthlled n the woods wth deer that were shot before Saturday nght. They can t get them moved, as traffc s suspended over east. And so they ask for permsson to brng them out as soon as the ralroads begn runnng agan. No permsson can be gven, nor s t necessary, for the law provdes that those kllng game n open tme must remove the same wthn a reasonable tme. If no transportaton can be secured, through no fault of the sportsmen, reasonable tme s allowed them by the provsons of the law. AT PETERSON & MCKAY S Camps In Mooseland Tll He Gets a Moose. [Specal correspondence to tle Mane Woods.] A sh lan d, Dec. 23, You have not had the reports for all who have been here for the game season, so wll gve you some of the later ones. Mr. E. W. Lovejoy of Lowrell has been n our secton durng s huntng seasons and has s bull moose to hs credt. He stays a full month each year. He goes nto the moose terrtory and camps rght there tll he gets one. Ths year he found hs moose as usual and also two deer. J. D. McKay was hs gude. Messrs. Eugene Nelson and Arthur Robnson of Malden were among the late vstors. Each took out one deer after a week s hunt. They went to Round Mountan camp. When they came out there was about three and onehalf feet of snow. The most of ther huntng was done on snowshoes. Ther gudes were F. A. McNally and Arthur Wnslow. Messrs. Peterson and McKay are now gettng n ther supples and makng mprovements preparatory for the net season. THE BANGOR LETTER. How Some o f the Hunters Get Hopes Game Ther Moose. Wll He Hunted W th Camera Instead of Gun. [Specal correspondence to the Mane Woods.] Ba n g ok, Dec. <, Tomorrow wll be Chrstmas day the merrest and jollest day of the year and here s wshng a Merry Chrstmas and a Happy New Year to every reader of M a n e W oods and hopng that they wll lve to eperence many more of the yule tde joys and, ncdentally, pass through many more happy huntng seasons and pleasurable fshng ecursons. All that now remans of Mane s greatest huntng season s the memory and from some of the stores that I have heard n the past week I am nclned to thnk that f most of the talkers would content themselves wth huntng only n close tme and that around the stove the grocery store they would have a deal better luck than they now do. Certanly I have heard of some of the bggest deer and moose of the season klled n the week that has now gone by men who 1 know postvely ddn t have a gun to ther shoulder for the entre season. But what s the odds? By the tme they ve told the story a few more [tmes they wll be frmly convnced of the truth of the tale. There probably was no set of men n all of New England that were more glad to see the last day of the game season than were the epress messengers on the Bangor & Aroostook ralroad runs and the Bangor and Boston run. It s no fun to handle anywhere from 35 to 100 deer and from one to a dozen moose a day n a small and crowded epress car and that s what the game season meant to these men. As the season was the largest on record the amount of work that they had to do was consderably ncreased over prevous years, Stll they handled t and so far as known not a sngle pece of game went astray n the entre eleven weeks of the season, whch s qute a record. A story that s worth repeatng from Gulford as to how a man up that way shot hs moose. The man n quest'on was out deer huntng when he came upon the tracks of a bull moose. He started n pursut of the anmal and followed t for about a mle and a half when t was suddenly crossed by another a great deal fresher moose tral. He, naturally, decded to take up and follow the second track, whch he dd. He had scarcely gone a hundred yards when there loomed up n front of hm the antlered head of hs lordshp, the moose. He wasn t a frst-class shot, but the hunter took a shot. It struck the anmal but glanced and dd no harm. The old fellow shook hmself and swung round as f to run away and a second shot was sent after hm. Ths, lke the frst, took effect but was not a fatal wopnd. It dd, however, make the moose a bt angry and he swung around to see who t was that was annoyng hrq. He never found out, for when he was farly broadsde to, the rfle spoke agan and the ball crashed through hs shoulder blade and he toppled over dead. A deer ran through the streets of the cty n the outskrts on Frday. It broke ts leg and E. H. Gerrsh, the canoe man, shot t n order to put t out of ts msery. Not long ago one of the state papers used up a column of space to tell how much better t would be f people would only stop huntng deer and moose wth a gun. In readng that t recalled to my mnd a conversaton wth Commssoner Carleton one afternoon about two years ago as we were salng up Moosehead lake n company wth Professor Shelds, edtor of Recreaton. Naturally the talk swung around to the subject of of fsh and game protecton. Mr. Carleton sad:. You may thnk me vsonary, gentlemen, but I honestly epect to see the day when there wll be very few men go nto the woods n search for game armed wth a gun. As each of you know every day sees the number of men who are usng a camera ncreasng and as a rule, t matters not how enthusastc a sportsman the owner of the camera s, after he has used the pcture makng bo for a tme he comes to feel that he would rather have a pcture of the deer or moose alve and have t hung n hs study n preference to the best head that ever grew on deer or moose, for beng a true sportsman he feels better at havng the game alve n the woods. It s ths feelng that makes me feel ths way n regard to the future of game protecton. Mane has a good supply of deer and moose and once the sportsmen are converted to the dea of photographng nstead of kllng them then wll the gude who knows where they are to be found have all the busness that he can attend to and then, too, wll the queston of game protecon be settled for all tme. Ths condton of affars may not come, though I beleve t wll whle I lve, but t s comng just as sure as we are lvng, breathng men today. M. Abbot Frazar, the Boston tadermst, has hs Bangor store fed up n of RAIN, SLUSH, TWIGS, DIRT, etc., are ecluded from the workngs of the by means of the unque breechbolt, whch, when closed, completely flls the openng n frame and adds greatly to the neat appearance of the arm. It keeps the shells dry, so that they are not lable to swell and are more certan to work freely. Ths most desrable feature s patented and controlled by ths Company. The Marln Repeater s far n the lead as regards elegance of outlne, perfecton of balance, qualty and fnsh. 120-page catalog, 300 llustratons, cover n 9 colors, maled for 3 stamps. The Murlln Fre Armn OoM New llttvcn, Conn. handsome style for the holdayrtrade and from the appearances o futhe place the past week he s gettng hs share of the patronage of Bangor people. A bg bear s bead n one of hs show wn dows s a most attractve feature to the passers by and causes no end of con jecture as to where and by whom and when t was shot. SPORTSMEN S ASSOCIATION. Questons to Re Dscussed at Bangor on Jan. 7. The meetng of the Mane Sportsmen s assocaton, whch wll be held n Bangor, Jan. 7. promses to be one of the most successful meetngs of the knd ever held n the State. At ths meetng wll be dscussed the queston of securng the passage of a law mposng a ta of $10 a year on all hunters comng nto the state to, hunt bg game. A lst of speakers has been made out. Not all wll speak n favor of a lcense for hunters. Many wll speak n favor of the scheme, but others wll oppose t. Cnarman Carleton wll open the dscusson n an elaborate speech n support of the proposton. He wll contend that other states and other countres, wherever game abounds, ta hunters and that Mane must do so n order to protect the game resources that now make the state the game paradse of Amerca. The other speakers wll nclude Hon- H. M. Heath, Augusta; Hon. A. M. Spear, Gardner; Colonel E. C. Farrngton, Augusta; Hon. Geo. D. Bsbee, bee, Rumford; Senator Macfarlane, Greenvle; Hon. Joseph C. Holman, Farmngton; Edtor James W. Brackett, Phllps; Hon. W m. T. Hanes, Watervlle; Hon. Jesse M. Lbby, Mechanc Falls; Forrest Goodwn, Esq., Skowhegan; Hon. John F. Sprague, Monson; Hon. Wllam Engel,' Col. Isaah K. Stetson and Charles E. Oak, Bangor, and others. The opposton to the proposed ta upon hunters wll endeavor to make tself felt at the meetng. The sentment of ths sde s forcbly epressed by the followng from a Frankln county man: The dea of tang out-of-the-state huuters s smply monstrous. These fellows come down here from all parts of the country, and they leave thousands of dollars wth the people of Mane, and f they ta them for comng here to hunt, they wll go a lttle farther and not stop untl they get to Canada, where the huntng s just as good as t s n the state of Mane. Then New Hampshre s a state where there s good huntng and many of them wll stop there. Now that we have a majorty of the sportsmen comng here, we want them to contnue. W e shall not know how much money they leave n Mane untl they stop comng, and then t wll be too late to try to recover what we have lost. I thnk the bg game s now well protected, and f more money s needed let the legslature furnsh t. On the other sde answer wll be made to ths argument about as follows: In the frst place, Mane owns ts game, and has a perfect rght to protect t n any way she sees ft; secondly, the appropraton of $25,00 each year for the fsh and game s not suffcent,, but t s well known that t s of no use to ask the legslature to approprate another cent. Of the amount now at the dsposal of the commsson, $20,000 s needed for the fsh nterests alone. There s no doubt that the people wll contnue to approprate $25,000 yearly, but that s the lmt. In order to protect the bg game, more money s needed, and there s no practcal way to obtan t ecept by a ta on hunters. Agan, a large majorty of those who come to Mane to hunt are perfectly wllng to contrbute $10, or any reasonable ta, when t s understood that ths money s to be used for the protecton of game. In some states the ta s as hgh as $25, and for Mane to ask a contrbuton of $10 each from those who come nto the state to hunt s only reasonable and ju st. Kennebec Journal. Rucks at Eusts. James Patterson and Ray Rcker were each credted wth a fne buck durng the open season. SPORTSM EN S SUPPLIES. SPO RTSM EN S SU PPLIES Shells Loaded to Order. Du Pont s Gunpowder AND Smokeless Powder For Shot Guns and Rfles.. For sale by J. C. Corson, Wlton, Me. E. I. D U P O N T de N E M O U R S & CO., W lm ngton, Delaware. F L Y ROD S NOTE BOOK. Bg Lot o f Deer Taken Through Bens. Huntng on Lower Better Than Before. I knew there was many Out akes Much a bg deer roamng through the woods around Mooselookmeguntc, Cupsuptc and that regon, but had no dea so many handsome fellows had been taken to the cty untl I receved a pleasng letter from a frend, wrtten at Bems, n whch they sad, 1 thought of you the other mornng and wshed you were here wth your notebook, when on one tran I counted twenty-fve whch had been shot by the returnng sportsmen. I never saw more beautful antlers than those deer had. They have been takng a great many deer out ths way, but I thnk that the largest number«hpped any one day. Then they wrote that from the lower lakes the report of the huntng was hotter than ever before and that wthn two or three weeks over sty deer had been taken home va the Rumford Falls ralroad. They tred to send me the lst of recent fortunate hunters, whch was as follows: Mrs. B. C. J. Eastman, New York Cty, 1 buck Mrs. B. C. J. Eastman, New York Cty, J. W. Jacobs, Wells Beach, W. E. Jones, Boston, G. E. Brdgham, Worcester, W. E. Wentworth, Boston, N. C. Nash, Cambrdge, C. G. Smth, Boston, B. C. Danels, Framngham, A. L. Kmball, Boston, G. H. Walfert, Boston, C. T. Haley, Gardner, Ben Hyerman, Boston, M. H. Gray, Boston, P. B. Hll, Kennebunk, W. A. Rolfe, Boston, < F. E. Danels, Framngham, F. W. Damon, Boston, E. D. Parsons, Waltham, J. W. Ronco, Boston, A. J. Nash, Plymouth, M. L. Wetherbee, Boston, E. Goodue, Wnchester, H. H. Eartung, Boston, J. O. Elwell, Kennebunk, H. W. Wheeler, Boston, E. Sayfred, Newark, N. J., F. E. Burnham, Hartford, H. Mawell, W ells Beach, W. F. Saunders, Boston, W. L. Berry, Collnsvlle, D. C. Hutchns, Wells Beach, G. J. McCram, Boston, J. S. Lttlefeld, Wells Beach, J. M. Davs, Mss Gertrude Vles, Augusta, 1 doe buck doe 1 buck 1 and they need the hearty support of every ctzen of Mane, and a much larger sum of money to accomplsh the work watng to be done. F l y Rod. Phllps, Me., Dec. 23, Game Heads In Camp. The game heads are not all out of the woods yet. General Passenger Agent Geo.M. Houghton of the Bangor & Aroostook ralroad has receved word that 135 deer and 27 moose heads are stll at Peavy and Nason s camp, Obow, and at Atkns s camp there, 75 deer ana 21 moose heads are awatng transportaton. Sportsmen left these heads there to be sent to the tadermsts for them. Repars on P. k R. Repar crews are workng on both ends of the Phllps & Rangeley ralroad. The upper crew has reached Log Track 2, and the one from ths end s above Reed s Mll. It s thought that n another week the repars wll be all made. Fo Had Broken Back. John Buber traled a fo about eght mles and got hm. He had a broken back. Mr. Charles L. Bly, propretor of Round Mountan Lake Camps, s falng fast. Mrs. Bly has the sympathy of her many frends. Hand Made Trout and Salmon Fles. Double Snell and Hook. Best wearng FLY made. flrs. H. H. DILL, Rangeley, flame. A. J. H ALEY, Contractor and Bulder. Years of eperence n the Rangeley Lake regon n the constructon of cabns, cottages and hotels, whch I doe 1take pleasure n referrng to as the 2 best class o f work that has been 2 j done n ths regon. Camps and 2 does ; cabns a specalty. For further nbuck j formaton apply to doe buck does buck buck doe buck doe doe bnck I am glad to notce the press s takng up the queston of lcense for the shootng of deer and moose, and I truly beleve no true sportsman wll object'to payng a small fee for shootng our dee^ and moose. Then the state of Mane even can not always send out as much game as t has for a few years past and have any left. How to protect and ncrease our fsh and game s a queston not to be passed by wthout much thought. W e have for our commsson, gentleman who are dong a grand work, MAINE WOODS CLUBBING OFFER. We ha ve arranged wth Current Hstory, (M onthly) The STANDARD RECORD O F CUR REN T E V E N T S whereby we can offer both publcatons at the regular prce of Current Hstory alone. Regular Subscrpton Prce. Current Hstory, S I.50 Mane W oods Our prce to n e w s u b s c r b e r s for both publcatons one year, $ Address M a n e W o o d s, Phllps, Mane. A. J. H a l e y, R angeley, M e. EUROPEAN PLAN. Specal Breakfast at 0 cts. am table d hote dnner 50 cts. Electrc Lghts. Steam Heatng. CENTRALLY LOCATED. < HANOVER St., BOSTON. V One Person, $1.00 per day and upward. Two Persons, $1.50 per day and upward. From South Termnal, Take North Staton Cars to Elm St. From North Staton, Take Subway Cars to Scollay Sq., or surface cars to E'lm St. C. A. JONES, Prop. Furs and Skns. Mane Gudes A^ent, 172 Washngton St,, Boston, Mass. To the regstered gudes of Mane: Pass your furs through ths offce and I wll protect your nterests and guarantee you the full market value. I can send you sportsmen n the huntng and fshng seasons. One good turn deserves another. Yours truly, H. Blanchard, Mane Gudes Agent. F O R S A LE. The famous Knowlton Soda and Sulphur Sprngs. 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H., Dec. 23, To the Edtor of the Mane Woods: In your ssue of Dec. 13, I fnd an artcle relatng to chargng a lcense for all nonresdents to hunt game n your state, and as I take t, t was a measure suggested to protect the game. Now n my vew that would certanly lessen the kllng of ganpe to a great etent but not to protect t wholly from unlawful kllng. There are a large number of sportsmen who go nto Mane woods that are of lmted means, and who by careful economy lay up enough to spend two or three weeks n your state, whch f they are to be charged ^ lcense fee, wll not be able to vst you, therefore the money they have n former years placed n the hands of your camp owners and gudes, ralroads, hotels and, n fact, grocers, etc., all wll feel the effect of such a law, for there are many true sportsmen who are not game hogs and who take pleasure n vstng your state once a year, and wth the present estng laws no doubt would come agan. Twelve consecutve years n Mane woods, whch has been my eperence, has taught me the real need of such laws that wll protect the game and all true sportsmen. Two thngs to protect, but a law to protect a game hog would be n my opnon to shut hm out entrely. When a party of from eghteen to twenty-four wat untl the frst of November before comng to Mane and then brng a carload of tonnage wth them and not spend a cent wth any of your people, n my opnon some act should be made by the legslature to prohbt hm from those prvleges whch a true sportsman should be enttled to. For the past fve years there has been a party from one of our western states that has done ths same thng. Ths has come under my own personal observaton and ths same party has carred out of the state from 25 to 30 deer each year. But why should a true New England sportsman be made to pay a lcense fee because such game hogs nvade your state? I am aware t s hard to make a law where t s necessary to dscrmnate but I thnk due consderaton should be gven the matter before such a law as chargng a lcense fee for all nonresdents should even be brought before the legslature. The task whch our fsh and game commssoners have to bear s no easy one and no doubt the money approprated by the state for the protecton of the fsh and game has not been suffcent to appont more game wardens. The wrter n your paper asserts t wll be made up by chargng ths lcense fee and the game hogs be brought more closely under the law. Would t not be more to the nterest of the state f the present law mght be made to read that all sports n comng from out the state should be under the same rules whch govern the month of October makng t apply from the open season untl the close and by so dong brng at least a lttle revenue nto the state? It s my opnon f ths lcense fee should become a law, those that dd come to your state another fall would be more unmndful of the law and f such a result should follow t certanly would not be any protecton to the game. Now t s my opnon to change the present laws a trfle to read as I have suggested and f dong so brng the game hog more closely under the law, ncrease the revenue of your state by gvng the sportsmen of lmted means an opportunty to drop hs money wth your peop e, but n chargng a lcense for all nonresdents means you wll stll have the game hog, but wll lose many a true sportsman. C. H. Sum ner. Frankln County Folks. A r k a n s a s Ct y, Kas., Dec. 2, To the Ed tor of Mane Woods. Mr. Byron Farrar of Arkansas Cty, Kansas, has had qute a severe llness but he s much better now. He was taken dzzy Dec. 1st whch developed E IG H TH A N N UAL Sportsmen s Show U n d er th e a u s p c e s of th e N a to n a l S p o r ts m e n s A s s o c a t o n, j ft j T o be h eld a t j j Madson Square Garden, New York Cty, fla r c h 5 to 19 Inclusve. E H Sportsmen s Camps and Camp Outfts. Gudes, Woodsmen and Trappers. Hotels and Ralroads (from Hntng and Fshng Sectons). Boats, Launches, Canoes and Marne Motors. Game Anmals, Game Brds and Game Fshes. Beaver, Otter and Muskrat. I B I T S Indan Camps, Indan Lfe,Indan Relcs. Fly Castng: Contests. Rfle and Revolver Contests. Sportsmen s Equpments and Supples. Guns, Ammunton and Fshng Tackle. Photographc Outfts. Golf Goods. Tadermy. Lfe n the woods: Adrondack, Canada, Mane and the Western Country. A p p lc a t o n s fo r sp a c e s h o u ld b e m a d e a t a n e a r ly d a te. Address J. A. H. D R E S S E L, G en l M a n g r., P. O. Bo 1353,- - - N E W YORK CITY. Full partculars, wth floor plan, etc., sent on request. MAINE WOODS, DECEMBER 27, S P O R T S M E N S SUPPLIES. SPO R T SM E N S SUPPLIES. A complete lne. They have shown L0ADED WITH Whch has made The W o r ld s Record. ther superorty n Rfle, Revolver and Pstol Shootng. Loaded Shotgun Cartrdges for Came or Tarajet Shootng:, Ideal and New Vctor, wth Smokeless Powders, Referee, wth Sem-Smokeless Powder, League, The Kng: of Black Powder Loads. Handy Book for Sportsm en, Sent Free. r-r^ TH E PETERS CARTRIDGE CO., Cncnnat, Oho. Eastern Department 80 CHAMBERS ST., NEW YORK, T. H. Keller, Manager. IS THE B R A N D O F AMMUNITION W H ch K as a tta n e d Popularty nto vertgo and nvolved nearly al1 the dfferent organs. He was confned to the house more than a week. Two other former Phllps people have been smlarly affected though not so severely. They are Samuel Farmer and Mrs. Alce Worthley. Mr. Charles Eaton, Mrs. Samuel Farmer s nephew, has completed hs elegant house at the corner of A street and Madson Ave., and rented t for steen dollars a month and returned to Farmngton. Mrs. Abbe Beal s reported not qute as well. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Prescott gave a swell entertanment to a few of ther many frends, twelve couples at ther elegant manson on Frst street at a 7 o clock dnner last Frday evenng. It was a very enjoyable affar. Followng the dnner the guests at tho s tables played games at cards, Black Mara beng the predomnant one much to the pleasure of those present. Water Company and Water. The fact that the water man whch crosses Sandy rver s broken has started consderable comment as to the rghts of the vllage corporaton, the rghts of the Phllps Water company, etc. Dr. Toothaker, who s located near the rver and whose house s now deprved of water (the shut off beng between hs ppe and the road) comes n for a good many questons by nterested partes. He has a law sut on wth the company and he clams that they are under nstructons from the court to furnsh hm water wthn a reasonable length of tme or forfet a thousand dollars. Under the present condtons people on the north sde of Sandy rver are wthout water, eceptng a few that can be suppled from a temporary arrangement. A shut off on the rver bank would accommodate several famles near by. Obtuary. MRS. SARAH P. PERRY. Mrs. Sarah P. Perry ded at Salem, Oct. 21, aged 78 years, 10 months and 9 days. She was born at New Portland, Dec. 12, Her father was the late Holls Hutchns. Her mother was Olve Parker Hutchns and of the famly that were quet and unassumng wthout strfe or btterness ever estng, a healthful nfluence, beng ndustrous but not hurred, gentle but not weak, so that all ages and classes accepted ther counsel and enjoyed ther socety. She was marred Aprl 13, 1851 to Wllam M. Perry. One son blessed ther unon, wth whom she lved after the death of her husband, whch occurred March 30, She was of a very quet (and reserved nature, never speakng evl of anyone. Her heart knew no gule, consequently she had no enemes but many frends. Though never makng a publc confesson of Chrstanty, she was a strong belever n God s word and enjoyed the company of Chrstan people and had won the confdence and respect of the entre communty n whch she lved and of all who knew her. As the sun was about to rse on the mornng of Oct. 21 and shed ts llumnatng rays over all the earth, her lfe faded out and she passed to the great beyond. All were led to mourn the loss of an honest, uprght woman, knd neghbor and true frend. One son and hs wfe, two grandchldren and an only brother, Rev. Leonard Hutchns, reman of the mmedate famly to mourn ther loss, whch was her gan. G. W. H. Mle Square, Avon. The hll suffered no loss from the recent ran, the roads beng uncommonly smooth. Mr. Lester Olver hurt hs ^ leg qute badly skatng one nght last week. The pond on the hll s flled wth water and there wll be a (large amount of very nce ce. Mr. Chester Allen has stopped workng for Mr. L. G. Voter on account of sckness. The Turner Center cream collector dd not make hs usual trp after the storm on account of the Mane Central beng unable to carry the cream to the factory. A very successful term of school s beng taught ths wnter by Mss Eva Vnng. Mr. Joe Gleaspu s gettng out lumber preparatory to buldng a slo. H arold. Andover. W e had a vgorous ran whch commenced Saturday afternoon and contnued to Sunday evenng when t changed to a hgh wnd and cold temperature. Our good sleghng has dsappeared, wagons are used. In dstrct No. 7 the Procter brdge was rased and the floor and one of the strngers floated down stream. A dam belongng to Mr. M. Thurston also was carred away. The roads were badly washed; the streams and rver were hgher than snce the great freshet. The stage made ts regular trps after Tuesday. W e heard of an nstance n Byron where a man drove hs cattle to the hgh land and on account of the severe weather some of them pershed. Mr. John F. Talbot and daughter, Mss Florence, attended the Grange meetng n Bangor, despte the rregularty of trans and the falure to make connectons. Herbert Thomas has arrved from the state unversty, also Fred Talbot for a vacaton, whch etends to Jan. 1. Mrs. A. F. Colby arrved from Auburn to spend the holdays wth Mr. and Mrs. Henry Porter and famly. They wll have a famly tree. Although a btter cold evenng the hulled corn supper n'the vestry of the Unversalst church was well patronzed and a good sum realzed. Mrs. II. L. Poor entertaned the Congregatonal crclr on Monday evenng nstead of Wednesday. A good attendance and a very enjoyable evenng. Mr. and Mrs. Poor always entertan very heartly. Mr. Wm. Cushman has gone to Bems to see about makng arrangements for buldng a large house for the Thayers. The Lone Mountan Grange had a Chrstmas dnner and tree at Unon hall on Tuesday, whch s the regular day for holdng ther meetngs. Msses Nanet and Gertrude Learned vsted Rumford Falls on Monday. Mrs. O. B. Poor has gone to Portland for the holdays. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Barnes are n Oford vsang relatves. The lumbermen are anous for more snow and t looks now as f we were to have more sleghng. About four nches of snow fell durng the nght. The crews are all n the woods and ready for busness. Dr. C. E. Lesle has gone to Rockland to spend the holdays wth hs wfe. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Great gun bargan offered by J. R. Lbby Co., Portland. A really smokeless powder the Infallble. Lafln & Rand Powder Co. HOTELSANDCAMPS.jHOTELSAND C AMPS If You Seek Unsurpassed TROUT FISHING Go to JACKMAN. If you wsh for a place where CANOEING Is Ecellent Go to JACKMAN. f you desre an Ideal Spot for SUMMER REPOSE Go to j a c k m a n. For Partculars and Crculars, Address FRED HENDERSON, JACKMAN -.. MAINE. Flagstaff. The roads are agan passable after the flood and both wagons and sleghs are used. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Durrell were at Madson through the storm and returned home Frday. There wll be a Chrstmas tree n Butler & Savage s hall, Wednesday eve. There was heartfelt sadness n our vllage Wednesday mornng when t was known that Neal Taylor lay dead. He was a genal, merry boy, loved by all, and wll be sadly mssed. He was sck only two weeks, at frst wth congeston of the kdneys whch developed nto typhod fever n the last few days. He was a worthy member of the Jr. O. U. A. M. of Stratton and of the ball nne of ths place. He leaves a wdowed mother and three ssters. The annual meetng of the Sprng Lake Fsh and Game assocaton was held n Vles s offce, Saturday, Dec. 21. A number from out of town were n attendance. Mrs. Charles Luce of Strong s vstng her mother, Mrs. Nelle Taylor. Mrs. John Welch of Dead Rver s at work for Mrs. P. M. Taylor. Stony Brook, Stratton. George Brggs s n Farmngton on a busness trp. John Goldsmth wll run the engne at the new brch mll for Russell Bros. & Estes Co. The freshet of last week dd qute a lot of damage. It took out three brdges on Frank Burrell s loggng road and made passng mpossble for a day or two. Orrn Taylor has put n a new brdge at Bgelow n place of the one taken out by the treshet. Forest Wng s clerkng n the store at Bgelow for the Crockertown Lumber company. W. Y. Larrabee has gone home for a few days. L. T. Hds has sold a horse to Russell Bros. & Estes Co. Snce the ran part of the teams use wagons and a part use sleds. The stage goes on wheels from Eusts to Bgelow. There wll be a Chrstmas tree at L. T. Hnds s. Wll Bems s n Stratton after an absence of about two years. Adelman Morrson has moved hs famly to Stratton for the wnter. He s totng and haulng hay for Allen Blanchard. Hay s very scarce and wages very hgh. It s hard to fnd men to repar the roads and brdges. Mss Mayme Gould of New Portland closed a very successful term of school at L. T. Hnds s Frday, Dec. 20. There was an entertanment n the evenng. Followng s the program: Rectaton, Blue and Grey, By the school Frost Work, Ange Hnds Prettest Doll In the World, Verna Davs Rectaton, Johnne,s Opnon of Grandma, Rectaton, Gates Agar, Tableau, Prayer Tme, Readng, Young Charlotte, Rectaton, Landng of the Plgrms, Louse Danco Brdge Keepers Story, Else Hnds Dalogue, That Lttle Word Only, Myrtle Danco, Ange Hnds Tableau, The Rsng Sun, Franke Burrell A paper was read by Mss Gould and Mrs. V. O. Burrell, after whch they played games tll a late hour. Weld. Mrs. Eben Masterman s n f8ebl health. Mss Lzze Hodsdon s workng n Somervlle, Mass., for the wnter. Mr. Davd Barrett was n town last week. He s workng n W est Peru [at present. Mr. Homer Bor has gone to Perry, N. H., where he wll work ths wnter, Mr. Geo. Collns and famly of Farmngtor have moved nto town to resde wth hs wfe s father, Mr. Amos Horn. The followng offcers have been elected n Crystal Lake Councl No. 19, Jr. O. U. A. M., for the ensung term: C., Austn G. Archer; Y. C.. Eugene S. Twaddle; R. S., Fessenden S. Schofeld; A. R. S. Lester D. Lee; F. S. George O, Parln; Treas., Henry G. Swett; W., Berne E. Plummer; Con., Walter L. W tham ; I. S., Leland E. Wllams; O. S., Charles N. Soule; Trustee, Albert M. Chlds. The councl and nvted guests wll have a baked bean supper on Jan., after whch wll occur the nstallaton of offcers followed by a socable. A ll members of that councl are asked to be present. Eusts. Mr. C. B. Gordon s very sck. Mr. and Mrs. Harper s baby has been very ll but s rapdly mprovng. Dr. Penell has been attendng t. Mss Grace Wllamson has been teachng the Grammar school but had to return home on account of sckness, Mr. George Wllson, a woodsman, was hurt hute badly by fallng from a load of wood recently. There wll be no Chrstmas tree here n the vllage ths year. Mrs. Tom Bateman s qute ll. Mrs. Carroll Leavtt and baby are oh the gan. Mrs. Benj. Durrell s stayng wth her daughter Mrs. O. Whte for a few weeks. A heavy ran has taken the snow all off eceptng where there were drfts. It s very sckly and t s hard to fnd well ones enough to care for the sck. Albert Whte s folks have a fne baby grl weght s pounds. A. J. Snell wanted to attend a party, but was afrad to do so on account of pans n hs stomach, whch he feared would grow worse. He says, I was tellng my troubles to a lady frend, who sad: Chamberlan s Colc, Cholera and Darrhcea Remedy wll put you n condton for the party. I bought a bottle and take pleasure n statng that two doses cured me and enabled me to have a good tme at tho party. Mr. Snell s a resdent of Summer Hll, N. Y. Ths remedy s for sale by W. A. D. Cragn, Phllps; E. H. Whtney, Rangeley; C. E. Dyer, Strong, and L. L. Mtchell, Kngfeld. A Frend n the Camp and Household. Occdental Ontment and Balm of Luzon. Sure cure for Ples, Salt Rheum, Corns, Cuts, Burns and Skn Dseases generally. Never fals. 25 cents. Sole agents, W. A. D. Cragn, Phllps ; C. E. Dyer, Strong; L. L. Mtchell, Kngfeld; C. E, Franke Burrell Marr, Farmngton. Myrtle Danco Verna Danco Eula Hnds S M O K E )... Boston Terrer 5 o. C g a r. G EO. S. H A R R IS & C O.,...BOSTON, MASS. For Chrstmas Send Your Frend The Newest Sportsman s Book, THE W ILD FO W LERS 200 Pa^es Cloth Bound By Charles Bradford, author o f The Determned A n gler. The Wldfowlers as happy as Frank Forester s Warwck Woodlands. Dr. Bradley. The master-work o f gentle sportng lterature. Burton Looms. Eplots a revelaton n the matter o f wng guns and ammunton. Ttle page n color. Profusely llustrated. Handsorr ely prnted the best bt ol bookmaker s art of the season. jgg^the regular prce of ths superb work s $1.00 a copy and t s rchly worth t, but 1 have made specal arrangements wth the publshers, G. P. Putnam s Sons, wherby I can furnsh Mane Wojns readers new and old a copy of the book and the paper one year, bolh for $1.60. If the hook s to go by mal 10 cents should be ad lrd to pay the postage. J. W. BRACKETT, Pubsher Mane Woods, Phllps, Mane.

4 . MAINE WOODS, DECEMBER 27, 1901 MAINE WOODS. Publshed W eekly at Phllps, fe News of the North flane Woods and Country. Advance Subscrpton Rates. one Year,...$1.00 S Months,...50 T ree Months, SLngle Copes,...3c Subscrpton prce when not pad wthn three months, $1.50 a year. Credt for remttance on subscrptons s g yen on yellow slp on paper. If ths s not c >rrect notfy the Mane Woods. We do not mal recepts. The MAINE WOODS s glad to receve comm uncatons from ts readers upon topcs of publc nterest, but the name o f the author m ast n all nstances accom pany the communc&ton, not necessarly for publcaton, but as a guarantee of good fath. The Ma n e W oods does not hold tself responsble for, nor does t necessarly endorse th e vews of ts correspondents. When orderng the address of your paper coanged, pleaselglv e the old as well as new address. Rem em ber that the publsher must be notfed by letter when a subscrber wshes hs paper stopped. A ll arrearages m ust be p a d. The prce of $1.00 per year for the Mane "Woods apples only to subscrptons pad n advance. All arrearages must be pad at the rate of $1.50 a year. Do not epect any devaton from ths rule. J. AY. BRACKETT, Publsher. The Edton o f Mane Woods Ths Week s,000. FRID AY, DECEMBER 27, Frankln County Offcers. Clerk of Courts Byron M. Small, Farmngton. County Attorney Herbert S. Wng, Kngfeld. Judge of Probate Josah H. Thompson, Farmngton. Regster of Probate Frank W. Butler, Farmngton. Regster of Deeds Charles F. Coburn Farmngton. Treasurer Carleton P. Merrll, Farmngton, Sherff James F. Worthley, Strong. Deputes Alonzo Sylvester, Farmngton; Herman Sanborn, Wlton; A. J. Merrman, Jay; Heber H. Allen, Jay; Joseph A. Wtham, Weld; J. B. Noble, Phllps; W. B. Small, Kngfeld; George M. Esty, Rangeley; James H. Howes, New Sharon; Nelson Gould, Farmngton. Jaler Martn H. Fowler, Farmngton. County Commssoners Danel W. Berry, charman, Berry Mlls; Isaac W. Greene, Copln; George D. Clark, New Vneyard. Terms of Supreme Judcal Court, the frst Tuesday of February, thrd Tuesday of May and fourth Tuesday of September. Terms of Probate Court, the thrd Tuesday of each month Regular sessons of County Commssoners Court, last Tuesday of Aprl and last Tuesday of December. W rtn g s fleble and capable of beng tnkered. It s as flud as the nk wth whch t s wrtten. Good ads are sometmes got by wrtng down every fact about an artcle that comes to mnd, gvng no heed to form or arrangement, When the persflage s cut away afterward and the remanng facts are grouped logcally, the ad s lkely to be clearer and less labored than f t had been wrtten by one who was afrad of settng down a weak pont. The ad wrter s mnd contans defnte and ndefnte facts about hs goods; when they are put down n ths fashon hs mnd has free play, and when they are all fnally on paper t s easer to edt them and pck out the best, than f they were mere shadows n hs memory. Ths method of wrtng has been used master n wrtng many of the world s peces. Prnter s Ink. T he Ea stern T elephone company s about to open a central oftce n Lewston. It would be a great thng for North Frankln to have some knd of telephone connectons wth the outsde world. It Avould make lttle dfference so far as results to the communty are concerned Avhether the servce should come through the Eastern, the Drgo, or the NeAv England. What North Frankln needs s through connectons and Ma n e W oods wll wreleome the tme when any company can afford to offer to Phllps telephone connectons to a pont more than twenty or thrty mles away. Nature d be al rght f a man could be compelled to work wth hs head as well as wth hs hands.'1 The above quotaton from Charles Bradford s new book The Wldfowlers covers a good deal of ground. There are thousands of men and women who are total falures, or only moderately successful because they are lazy n ther heads. A great many people are called smart, who get over a good deal of earth each day and who, are perhaps, good tvorkers wth ther hands only. The combnaton for real success s a temperament that admts of steady work wth head and hands. E. W. Doavd, an Ottawa real estate dealer s reported to be watng for the tme Avlen Madame Nordca shall Avn her sut from the government for three or four mllons pad by the French government for certan shps belongng to Ichabod Norton, an ancestor. Ar. Dowd says he s an her and s enttled to some of the money. We never heard of Mr. Dowd before and we presume he s a very truthful and relable man, but when that cash s dvded, Frankln county wll come n for a generous share of t whether Dowd can establsh hs clam or not. Congressm an L t t l e e e l d has gone at the trust problem wth hs us ual vgor and has already ntroduced two blls ntended to allay some of the evls resultng from the present stuaton. Of the newspapers that ssued specal Chrstmas numbers, one of the neatest and most credtable was that of the Rumford Falls Tmes. T here have been any number of carefully consdered artcles wrtten by famous lterary men on style and ts psychology. A ll of them agree that t s mostly a matter of the man behnd the pen, a temperamental equaton that tranng but develops and refnes. There s just as much style shown n advertsng wrtng as n the polshed essays of a dfferent sort, but yet equally epressve of the ndvdual and of the busness eploted. In nothng that men do s the value of style better shown or less apprecated than n advertsng. Good and effectve advertsng wrtng must have the qualty of epressng somethng of the character of a busness. And busness character s as tangble a quantty as that of the ndvdual. Creatng an atmosphere of candor wthout the fault of specousness, gvng an mpresson of the justness of clams to superorty, wthout brag and conveyng to readers an mpresson of complete trustworthness, requres somethng better than smart wrtng. Smartness s usually assocated wth shallowness and want of delberaton, and the word-monger or phrase maker s never convncng. More odous n ts frst mpresson s the type arrangement of advertsng matter. The publc may not have a wse dscrmnaton n such thngs, but they are nfluenced by them, nevertheless. There s a suggeston of elegance and refnement n the appearance of a really artstcally composed advertsement that makes ts mpresson wthout any specal nose. Advertsng wrtng seems sordd and commonplace, maybe, and unlterary; but n ts last analyss t nvolves most of the essentals of all good wrtng. Many of us can get out deas f we are allowed unlmted space and there s no restrcton put upon our use of the dctonary. It s a much more dffcult thng to make your meanng clear n a few short sentences of unmstakable character and sgnfcance. Ch a r les J. Zngg, In Prnters Ink of Dec. 18. New Portland Hunters. [Specal Correspondence to the M ane AYoods.] East N eav Po r tlan d, Dec. 21, The successful hunters n East New Portland are F. L. Emery, who shot one nce deer n Lengton; Chas. Nye, one deer; Chas. Nye and Elwn Starbrd, one deer; Harvey Jones, one deer, and Rev. L. Hutchns, two deer, shot n Hghland. Klled Hs Bear. Vrgl Taylor of Byron met a large bear on one of hs huntng trps last week. The anmal showed a dsposton to dspute wth the hunter and the latter began throwng lead as fast as possble. However, three shots brought hm down all rght. The bear weghed 200 pounds. The meat was sent to Boston. Shot Whte Buck. George McMunn of Bangor s one of the happy hunters. A whte buck deer was hs prze. It s a rare thng to get whte deer, that s, n comparson wth the red ones, and the hunter who s so fortunate as to get one s consdered etremely lucky. SPORTSMEN'S SHOW IN N. Y. Fly Castng to Be a Feature o f the Ehbt. Mane Ehbtors Can Ths Year Secure Prvate Spaces. The eghth annual Sportsmen s show to be held n Madson Square Garden, New Y ok, gves promse of beng ahead of anythng that the management has ever had before. Capt. J. A. II. Dressel, manager, has already shown hmself to be a captal eecutve, and that he can engneer a sportsmen s ehbton that wll please the sportsmen. The show wll open on Wednesday, March 5, at 10 o clock. Among the ehbtons wll be Sportsmen s Camps, Camp Outfts, Gudes, Woodsmen and Trappers, Fly Castng, Revolver Compettons, Ralroads and Hotels from Huntng and Fshng Sectons, Boats, Launches, Canoes and Marno Motors, Game Anmale, Game Brds and Game Fshes, Guns, Rfles, Revolvers, Ammunton, Powder and Shot, Tadermy, Fshng Tackle, Sportsmen s Supples, Golf Goods, Cameras, Tents, Cabns and Portable Houses, Indan Goods, Indan Camps. Everythng that the heart of the lover of woods lfe can wsh wll be there. The detals of the show wll be under the drect control of the Natonal Sportsmen s assocaton as they have found they can thus secure the best results. The plan as they now have t arranged promses to be the most pcturesque of anythng that has been before attempted. One of the most attractve features wll be the Fly Castng contest^ whch wll certanly call to the cty a very large number of fshermen. Ths has already attracted consderable comment, and letters have been receved by the Ma n e W oods commentng very favorably upon ths plan, one suggestng that a Rangeley trout be used n the lake. Other contests that wll arouse a good deal of enthusasm wll be the Revolver and Rfle contests. The gallery wll be occuped by the trade ehbts, whle the other ehbts wll have space on the man floor. The plans are not yet complete, but are beng pushed along as fast as possble. Everyone nterested n outdoor lfe should see that hs lne s fully represented there as thousands of sportsmen wll be present, and a small nvestment here may mean many hundreds of dollars n return. A representaton here s one of the best ways to brng fshng, huntng and outng resorts to the notce of those who want to know of them. Ths year, the management wll deal wth the state of Mane camp and hotel owners drect, furnshng each ndvdual or frm a certan amount of space for ther own personally conducted show so that all who wll make attractve ehbts and conform to certan reasonable requrements wll fnd no dffculty n securng just such spaces as they may want. For partculars, address Capt. J. A. H. Dressel, 320 Broadway, New York Cty. <D Ths sgnature s on every bo of the genunt Laatve Bromo^Qunne Tablets the remedy that cures a cold In one day The Chances To Hake ONEY n busness lfe are bgger than ever. There are more opportuntes but the battle s sharper and keener. Beng posted and well nformed s one of the prme requstes to success for every young man who starts n actual busness lfe. He should know about advertsng and publcty. It s the movng power of the new century and ts possbltes are unlmted. PRIN TER S INK the journal for advertsers publshed every Wednesday s the ablest eponent o f Amercan advertsng and ts weekly nstructons have helped n the past ten years many a young man to fame and fortune. Says Mr. C. O. Peacock, a young Phladelpha merchant, who came to that cty as a poor farmer s boy only a few years a g o : Pr n t e r s In k? I have often sat up nto the hours o f the m ornng to the great detrm ent o f my eyes and rest readng t word for word. I thnk t s the best pnde, teacher and advser that any young and old advertser can have. Publshed every Wednesday. $5.00 per year. Sample copes 10 cents. Address wth check CEO. P. ROW ELL & CO., Pub., 10 Spruce St., j New York. IN AND ABOUT STRONG. Successful Concert Gven by Mr Wght s Chorus. Relatve Values o f Whte and Yellow Brch. [Specal correspondence to the M ane W oods.] Strong, Dec. 23, An eperment s beng tred at the toothpck mll ths year. They are tryng to see f yellow brch can be used there as well as whte brch. Last year they used a lttle of t but not enough to prove whether t s of any value or not. Ths year about 300 cords have been bought and a thorough tral s to bo made. So far the results are not satsfactory. The whte brch las a fne round trunk that rounds up well and wth but lttle waste, but the yellow varety usually has twsts and qurks and grows onesded, thereby causng a great amount of loss to the cord. The freshet has worked a large damage to the toothpck mll, estmated at least $1000. A good deal of lumber that they epected n, could not be brought and the work was thus delayed. Ths may be the reason for the rumor that s prevalent that the company has rased ther lst prces for brch and poplar. Ths rumor seems to be well founded, comng as t dd, from some who have ths wood to sell. The specal that brought the members Others have looked for the greatest of the commandery from Farmngton good to come through knowledge, culture, art. Greece tred ths, and she, too, Frday nght had aboard one who was not a member of the order. W e do not proved that her des re was not so to be hear that there was any objecton to hs obtaned. Rome desred poltcal greatness and her desre proved her destruc rdng on that partcular tran, but the pont of t s that there was a good joke ton. on hm. He came down from Phllps Men everywhere are questonng, on the concert tra n, but, for reasons longng for knowledge. Scence has best known to hmself and company, answered many a query, but stll comes and the few who were n the secret, the cry, Whence came I, whther do I faled to connect wth the tran on ts go. You may follow the conclusons return. Hence the longer trp. and nferences of the evolutonsts, back from the hghest form of lfe tll you reach the frst atom and you are no The sngng school concert Frday nearer to the answer. Whence comes nght was a success, reflectng credt lfe and all created thngs? It s only upon the members of the chorus and n Chrst that we fnd the soluton. Mr. Wght. Ther sngng was sprted. All thngs were made by hm, and A fuller account s gven n another wthout hm was not any thng made column. Mr. H. P. Atwood and wfe of Rumford Falls arrved n town Saturday. Mr. Atwood used to be machnst at the toothpck mll. Marathon Lodge, K. of P., wll have electon of offcers at ther net meetng. John Trrell returned from a busness trp to Dfeld, Saturday. The toothpck mll started up for the wnter Monday. E. J. Glkey s sellng out hs stock of fancy goods and wll gve hs whole attenton to the furnture busness. Mrs. Frank Knowlton went to Farmngton Wednesday for a few days. Mr. R. H. Stubbs arrved Frday from hs studes at Harvard Medcal school. Mr. P. D. Stubbs and Geo. Pratt were huntng at Carrabassett the week before the freshet and secured one deer. They decded not to come out Saturday and consequently were caught there. They had a good walk home after the rest over Sunday. Harvey Dodge of Farmngton has sold hs farm on the Wlton road and s spendng the wnter at Loren Hunter s. Mrs. Hunter s hs daughter. The brdges taken out by the freshet are about all replaced. To Appear Net Week. A hstory of the suspenson brdge at Strong, by Mrs. Helen Coffn Beedy, wll appear n the net ssue. C. W. B E L L, M. D. Physcan and Surgeon. (Offce at resdence of J. H. Bell.) STRONG, - MAINE. Telephone connecton Chas. B. Rchardson, Graduate DOCTOR OF OPTICS, Strone;, - Mane. Eyes Eamned Free. Cheap Prces n Fall and W nter j Styles of J Wall Paper 1 AND Curtans C. E. D YER S Drug Store, Strong,... flane.! Lumber Wanted \ A T j Strong Toothpck Mll. Stable net to Oquossoc House. k 2500 cords o f whte brch, JRangeley, - - Mane cords of whte poplar, \ I for whch good prces wll be j j pad delvered at the mll, or j on the cars along the lne o f I Greene s Staee Lne I the Sandy Rver, Frankln I I & Megantc and Phllps & A Dead Rver to E usts, Rangeley ralroads. For prces and further nfor- I maton, apply to j J. C. TIR R ELL, j Superntendent. AMONG THE CHURCHES. At the Unon church the pulpt was agan occuped by Rev. Mr, Wlder of Strong. The tet was Hag., 7, And I wll shake all natons, and the desre of all natons shall come. The shakng of the natons here referred to created great unrest and prepared them to realze need, and to desre help. About the tme that Chrst appeared almost unequaled wckedness prevaled. Canon Farrar speaks of the tme as havng the mark of wckedness upon every department of work, busness and pleasure. One acquanted wth the hstory of Rome, whch was then vrtually the hstory of the world has hut to recall the names of Tberus, Caus, Claudus, Nero, Otho, Vtelhus and Domtan to be assured of the truth of ths. Men longed for some delverer, whom they knew not. The Jews looked defntely for-the comng of the Messah, ; belevng the tme for the fulfllment of j the propheces and promses concernng hm was at hand. I want to show you that the desre of all natons though they knew t not was for Chrst. Some have sought to fnd the hghest good and blessng n the possesson of materal thngs. Babylon and Persa tred ths way fathfully, lvng n luury almost beyond thought and they proved t to be a mserable falure. Can you conceve of natons ruled altogether by the prncples taught and eemplfed by Chrst dong aught to lessen the prosperty of another? that was made. All who have stood by the bedsde of one passng from ths lfe, perchance watchng a loved one, lstenng for the last farewell have wshed to know somethng of the future. The future s known only as we know Chrst. Another attrbute of the human mnd as unversal as the cravng to know s the necessty of worshp. Manknd must worshp somethng. Som-> make a god of ther own selfsh appettes, of thngs that u varous ways seem to add to ther pleasures, some worshp gods estng only n ther magnaton. N o worshp so develops beauty and strength of soul astlat of the Lord Jesus Chrst. Whether then we consder the demands of the body, the ntellect or the affectons, nowhere else do they meet wth such satsfacton as n Chrst who, snce he satsfes the desres of all natons, s the desre of all natons. My frst sermon was preached from the tet; For n hm dwel'eth all the fullness of the Godhead bodly. That s the message that I have tred to put n each sermon snce that frst, Chrst satsfes every need, offers hmself for our need. I brng you ths message wth the plea that you make hm your desre. H IS T O R Y OF P H IL L IP S. Hundreds of former resdents o f Frankln County should be nterested n the plan to publsh a bref H IS T O R Y O F P H IL L IP S. I am not sure that t can be done, but the work wll be undertaken as soon as 300 copes o f the work are subscrbed for. There wll be two styles o f bndng : P a p e r C o v e r s, 5 0 c t s. e a c h. S p e c a l C l o t h B nd, $ e a c h. Orders have been receved for a lttle less than 100 copes. A large number of Phllps busness men and a few former resdents have sgnfed ther w llngness to assst n payng the epense o f the work by contrbutng $6.00 or $10.00 each for half-tone cuts of themselves to appear n the book. I want to sell 200 more of the books ether n cloth or paper and the typesettng wll begn as soon as that number of orders s receved. Enqures should be addressed to J. W. B r a c k e t t, Phllps, Me. T R A N S P O R T A T I O N T R A N S P O R T A T I O N. T IM E - TA B L E. SANDY RIVER R. R, Monday, Oct. 1,1901. North. Tr n l Tr n3 Tr n 5 A. M. P. M. P. M Farmngton,.....lv So. Strong,... Strong,... 1ar 1lv P 12 M Phllps, South. Tr n2 A. M. Tr n A. M. Tr - b P. M. Phllps,.....lv Strong,.....lv So. Strong,... Farmngton, WESTON LEWIS Pres. F. N. BEAL, Supt Tme-Table. PHILLIPS & RANGELEY R. R. The only all-ral route to Rangeley Lake. The quckest and easest route to the Dead Rver Regon va Dead Rver Staton. Stage connecton wth every through tran fo Stratton, Eusts and all ponts nland. On and after Oct. 1, 1901, trans on the Phllps & Rangeley ralroad wll run as follows untl further notce: BAST, AM PM Phllps, Lv ]... Madrd,... Reed s Mll,, Sanders Mll,.. Redngton Mlls,.. ( ar ( de Log Track No. 2,. Dead Rver,... Rangeley, ar.. WEST. Rangeley, Lv.. Dead Rver, Log Track No. 2,. Redngton Mlls,.. ( ar { de Sanders Mll,. Reed s Mll,... Madrd,... Phllps, ar C A M P M P M Trans stop on sgnal or notce to conductor. Fletcher Popb, Gen. Man g r. H. H. Feld, G. P. & T. A. A. L. ROBERTSON, Superntendent. Teams of All Descrptons. Partes desrng teams o f any knd to any pont n ths regon can be ac commodated by notfyng HUNTOON & OAKES, PROPRIETORS. Wll start for the season MAY I. W. C R E E N E, Proper, Copln, Mane. FRANKLIN MEGANTIC RY. Shortest and easest route to Eusts and Dea d Rver regon. T M B - T A F j B. In Effect December 16, SOUTH. A M P 31 Bgelow, lv t2 0 Carrabassett, f ar Kngfeld, { A 31 A M P 31 ( lv 7 00 t N. Freeman, lv Mt. Abram Jet., lv 7 30 Salem, ummt, lv W. Freeman, v Strong, ar NORTH. A 31 A 31 P 31 Strong, lv 8 15 no W. Freeman, lv Summt, lv Salem, Mt Abram Jet., lv No. Freeman, lv ( ar Kngfeld, P 31 ( lv Carrabassett, Bgelow, ar Flag statons. Trans stop on notce to conductor. fmed trans. Close connecton s made at Strong wth trans to and from Phllps, Farmngton, Portland and Boston. Stage connecton at Bgelow for Stratton and Eusts, at Carrabasset for Flagstaff and Dead Rver. GEO. M. VOSE. Superntendent. ^ A I U R O A D l HRRMfmT of trans' IN E FFE CT MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, Pullman Buffet Parlor Cars between Carbou and Bangor on tran leavng Carbou at 6.15 a m and Bangor at 3.15 p m 6.5 A M. For and arrvng at Lagrange at 8.00 a m, Mlo 8 27 a m, Brownvlle 8 0 a m, Katahdn Iron Works a m, Norcross 9 36 a m, Mllnocket 9.52 a m, Sherman 10.5 a m, Patten a m, Island Falls 1108 a m, Smyrna Mlls 11.5 a m, Weeksboro p m, Masards 1 0 p m, Ashland 130 p m, Houlton p m, Presque Isle 1.58p m. Carbou 2 25 p m, New Sweden 2.58 p m, Van Buren 00 p m, Fort Farfeld 2.15 p m. Lmestone 3.20 p m, Dover 9.C0 a m, Gulford 9.3 a m, Monson a m, Greenvlle a m P M. For and arrvng at Brownvlle.7 p m, Norcross 5 3 p m. Mllnocket 5.57 p m, Sherman 6.7 p m, Patten 7.17 p m, Island Falls 7 11 p m, Houlton 8 05 p m. Mars Hll and Blane 9.15 p m, Presque Isle 9.7 p m, Carbou p m, Fort Farfeld p m..5 P M. For and arrvng at Lagrange 6.07 p m. Mlo 6.32 p m, Brownvlle 6.5 p m, Katahdn Iron Works 7.25 p m, Dover and Focroft 6.57 p m, Gulford 7.19 p m, Monson 7.55 p m, Greenvlle 8.30 p m, Quebec 1.30 p m, Montreal 8.35 a m. ARRIVALS 9 30 A M. Leavng Montreal 8.05 p m, Quebec 2.0 p m, Greenvlle 5.30 a m, Monson 5.55 a m, Gulford 6.2 a m, Dover 7.00 a u. Katahdn Iron Works 6 20 a m, Brownvlle 7 20 a m, Mlo 7.30 a m, Lagrange 8.00 a m P M. Leave Carbou 6.15 a m, Presque Isle 6.2 a m, Fort Farfeld 6.20 a m, Houlton 8.20 a m, Ashland 7 00 am, Masards 7.25 a no, Weeksboro 8 18 a m, Smyrna Mlls 8. a m. Island Falls 9.17 a n, Patten 9.05 a m, Sherman 9.0 a m, Mllnocket a m, Norcross a m, Brownvlle a m, Mlo 11 1 a m P M. Leavng Greenvlle 3.35 p m, Monson 3 0 pm, Gulford.7 p m, Dover 5 06 p m, Lmestone 9.50 a m, Van Buren a m, New Sweden a m, Carbou 11.5 am, Presque Isle p m, Fort Farfeld a m, Houlton 2.00 p m, Island Falls 3 00 p m, Patten 2.56 p m, Sherman 3 25 p m, Mllnocket 16 p m, Norcross.30 p m, Katahdn Iron Works 3.15 p m, Brownvlle 5.30 p m, Mlo 5.0 p m, Lagrange 6.07 p m. GEO. M. HOUGHTON, Gen l Passenger and Tcket Agent. W. M. BROWN, Superntendent. Bangor, Me., October 10,1901. Ths space belongs to the Rangeley Lakes Steamboat Co. W atch t carefully for full nformaton about New Steamboat Servce etc., for the Season of H. H. F IE L D, Gen. M an g r, Phllps, Me.

5 C O R R E SP O N D E N C E, $ 5 ««c e e e Dstrct No. 2, Phllps. Merry Chrstmas and happy New Year to all. Mss Nelle 11. Feld s sufferng wth an ulcerated toofh. Mr. George Wade s workng n the woods ths wnter. Mss Helen Haley was the guest of M rs. Retta Me Kenney last week. Several cords of whte brcl belongng to Geo. Haley took a sal down stream n the recent freshet and were lost. Last Saturday nght Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Prescott gave a recepton to about twenty of ther neghbors and frends. The company enjoyed themselves n socal chat and playng games untl a late hour after whch a nce treat of peanuts and candy was passed around. East Madrd. The snow s dsappearng fast at wrtng. Solon Mecham has moved Russell place. onto ths hs Mrs. Orren McKeen has been sufferng from a bad cold recently. Mr. C. E. Cross was called home last week on account of the llness of hs wfe. The Lades crcle met last week wth Mrs. Nelle Keene. They wll meet ths week wth Mrs. Ida Hathaway. F. H. Thorpe and F. H. Hathaway attended the Free Baptst Quarterly meetng at West Freeman last week. Ira Wng has purchased a farm n Meco and ntends to move onto t n Last Wednesday the people n ths place, also some from Bray Hll, passed a pleasant day wth Mrs. Cora Wheeler, leavng some substantal tokens of ther esteem. Mr. and Mrs. Clark McKeen are the sprng. W e are more sorry than we can tell to lose hm from our communty. plannng to move nto ther house near Reed s Mll for the wnter. Mr. McKeen wll haul lumber from Holman s mll to Madrd staton. F. G. Mlls work. Salem. has gone Frank Parker and son have to Bgelow to moved to Phllps. Pearl Smth of Industry has been n town a few days. Mss Lule Heath was at Phllps, the guest of Mss Dasy Davenport, over Sunday. Fred Mlls shot a nce buck deer weghng about 200 pounds at Bgelow the 1th. The wnter term of school began ths week under the nstructon of Mss Dasy Daveuport. N. P. Harrs, road surveyor, has been kept pretty busy reparng roads and brdges snce the freshet. Smth, Dodge & Luce have a crew at work on the Davenport and Keene lots. They ntend to get out about 100,000 spruce and 00 cords of brch. Several from ths place attended the muscal concert at Strong Frday evenng. Roscoe. East New Portland. F. F. Caswell s ll and s beng treated by Dr. Pratt. M. J. Nles and wfe have gone to Flagstaff to work n the new mll. Mrs. Nathan Jackson of our place s very low and t s thought cannot lve tu t a short tme. Charles Nye and wfe were vstng frends n Madson and caught there n the recent freshet. To get home he was oblged to have hs team taken across the Kennebec by bo car. The recent ran fall, together wth the meltng snow, brought up the water of the Carrabassett at ths place to an alarmng ptch and at o clock Sunday afternoon t became evdent that f the ran contnued through the nght that our covered brdge must be swept away. The cold wave saved our place from great damage. As t was A. W. Starbrd s damage about hs mll and dam s estmated by hm to be about $50. THE CHARM OF LIFE Is Lost W hen the Burden s Too Heavy Lfe s hardly worth the lvng wth the never-ceasng aches and pans of a bad back. If you would remove the burden of backache, reach the cause the kdneys. Doan s Kdney Plls wll cure sck kdneys, and the cure s lastng. Here s proof of t. Mr. Israel A. Morse, o f o Tyng street, Newburyport, a member o f the Board of Aldermen for two years, and Common Councl for three years, says : My eperence wth and opnons o f Doan's Kdney Plls whch I epressed through our newspapers n 1896, after takng a course of the treatment, have not altered. I value that preparaton more hghly today than I dd when I frst publshed my statement, and that s over three years ago. To my personal eperence I can add that of many others n ths cty who one and all concde wth me n sayng that Doan s Kdney Plls act as represented. Doan s Kdney Plls for sale by all dealers; prce 50 cents a bo. Maled on recept of prce by F oster-m lbum Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the U. S. Remember the name, Doan s, and take no substtute. Closng o f Schools n Phllps, Strong and Kngfeld. Present Made to Instructor at Choruses Make Strong. Good Advancement and Sng Well. The seres of sngng school concerts gven by Mr. W ght s classes have been gven. They began Frday nght at Strong. The Methodst church was packed. Specal trans rau from Phllps and Kngfeld brngng good numbers from both those towns. The program gven n Ma n e W oods last week was carred out practcally as prnted and was enthusastcally receved. The large chorus from Strong, wth the vstng choruses were at ther best and rendered the selectons n a way that must have been gratfyng to themselves and to Mr. Wght. One of the takng selectons gven n these concerts was O. P. R. A., or A Manager In Trouble/ sung by Mrs. Luce, Mrs. Kennston, Mr. Conant and Mr. Wght. As an encore they sang a selecton of smlar character and ths, too was much enjoyed. The solos rendered were very pleasng, and showed that the solosts were all possessed of ecellent voces. Of the lady solosts were Mss Anne Howard of Strong, who always delghts her hearers; Mrs W. S. Ballou of Kngfeld, whose strong, sweet voce s an nspraton, and Mss Maron Noble of Phllps, who has won much prase for herself as a solost. Mr. Frank Luce of New Vneyard was presand delghted all wth hs solo. He also sang wth Mr. W ght and wth Mrs. Dyer. A t the close of the entertanment Mr. Wght was presented by hs class wth a sum of money. The gft was presented by Rev. Mr. Kewley, who made a few remarks sutable to the occason. The gft came as an agreeable surprse to Mr. Wght, showng as t dd, the estmaton n whch he s held by the class. A large delegaton from the Strong and Kngfeld choruses, and accompaned by the Kngfeld brass band, arrved n Phllps, Saturday nght on a specal. Bates hall was flled. The band, seated n front of the chorus, rendered several selectons that were enthusastcally receved. Though the chorus had been fora week wthout any rehearsal the eercses were of a hgh order and gave much pleasure. The chorus, Prase Ye the Father was especally enjoyed. Among the other specal features were the Rockabye chorus by the lttle grls, the male quartet composed of Messrs. Harden, Morse, Noble and Wght. Solos by Mr. Noble Mss Noble. There were several encores. The specal Monday evenng from Phllps and Strong to Kngfeld to at tend the concert there was. crowded. French s hall was taed to seat all who attended the event. A fne program was carred out and the Kngfeld voces were shown at ther best. The quartet from Strong sang agan here and were much enjoyed. Mss Noble of Phllps and Mss Howard of Strong sang agan, as dd Mrs. Ballou. Mrs. Ballou and Mr. Wght sang a duet. Musc was furnshed by the band. These concerts are among the best ever gven n these towns. Mr. W ght promses to return to ths county net wnter, when, wthout doubt, hs classes wll be much larger than ths year. T rals o f a Lecturer. A well known Englsh woman lecturer tells these stores at her own epense: I was, she says, on a tour through the provnces, and one nght as I appeared on the platform n a small town the charman ntroduced me to my audence n the followng w ay: You have heard of Mr. Gladstone, the Grand Old A w n y F r o m H o m e. It s becomng the fashon for a woman to seek a maternty hosptal that her chldren may be born amd convenences lackng at home. The chldren are sent away from homo to school. They are marred away from home, and members of the famly are taken to hosptals for ther fnal llness and bured from an undertaker s parlor. It s becomng a fashon to take everythng from home ecept the fam ly rows. They are stll sacred to the famly hearth. Atchson Globe. MAINE WOODS, DECEMBER MUNYON S RHEUMATISM CURE When Prof. Munyon say h9 Rhemntlsra Cure wll cure rheum atsm there sn t any guesswork about t there sn 't any false statem ent about t. It cures w thout leavng an y ll effects. I t s a pendd stomach and nerve tonc, as well as a postve cure for rheum atsm. A ll th e M unyon rem edes are ju st as relable, 2 5 c. ral. T h e G ude to H ealth s free. M unyon, N ew fo rk and Phladelpha. HUNYO.VS IM1ALEU CUBES CATARRH. Chestervlle. Geo. Judkns s mprovng n health. Besse Morse of Gordon hll s attendng school here at the vllage. Our stage drver got nto the water, team and all, near Martn Perkns s and we learn t was an hour before he and hs team could be taken out. Mss Gll s orchestra wll furnsh musc for the New Year s ball at Mt. Vernon. Ths orchestra has the reputaton of furnshng ecellent musc for dances. Charle Robbns shot a nce deer one day recently n New Vneyard. Mr. Robbns was very much pleased wth hs game and feels well pad for hs tme. The funeral of Mrs. T. J. Wheeler took place at the house Thursday at 10 o clock conducted by Rev. II. Crockett. Mrs. Wheeler wll be greatly mssed as she was a woman who knew her. lked by all Gold. The specfc gravty of gold s that s, t weghs nneteen and a half tmes as much as ts own bulk of water. The ductlty and malleablty of th# metal are equaled by no other. By ductlty s meant the property of allowng Itself to be drawn out Into a wre and by malleablty ts property of flattenng wthout splttng under the hammer. M ake Some One H appy. Charles Kngsley thus counseled a frend: Make t a rule and pray to God to help you to keep t never, f possble, to le down at nght wthout beng able to say, I have made one human beng at least a lttle wser, a lttle happer or a lttle better ths day. You wll fnd It easer than you thnk and pleasanter. A Good Cough Medcne. [From the G azette, Toow oom ba, A u stra la ] I fnd Chamberlan s Cough Remedy s an ecellent medcne. I have been sufferng from a severe cough for the last two months, and t has effected a cure. I have great pleasure n recommendng t. W. C. W ockn er. Ths s the opnon of one of our oldest and most respected resdents, and has been voluntarly gven n good fath that others may try the remedy and be benefted, as was Mr. Wockner. Ths reme dy s sold by W. A. D. CragD, Phllps; E. H. Whtney, Rangeley; C. E. Dyer, Strong, and L. L. Mtchell, Kngfeld. TO W N PRINTING Some towns, lke some people, are not very partcular what knd of prntng they get. Other towns, lke most people, want good, clean prntng at reasonable prces. There are many thngs about prntng TOWN REPORTS that some selectmen haven t learned. They haven t all learned that the prnter who nssts upon $1.50 a page, wll f he s honest gve more on a page and better work than the other fellow. One o f the selectmen n an O F O R D C O U N T Y town wrote me last year that he and hs assocates had gven up sendng ther work to anybody who happened to make a prce lower than the other fellow. They were payng $1.50 a page, gnorng lower offers and they felt well satsfed. I saw a sample of the job they got and I know they were not cheated. Man. Let me now ntroduce to you the grand old -woman. Ths was ntended as a sncere complment. On another occason a bluff old farmer, who boasted of hs ablty to look ou all sdes of a queston, announced me as follows: Ths lady s come here to talk about her rghts, he sad. She s I don t ask $1.50 a page. My hred the hall, and so she s got a rght prce s consderably lower. to be here, and f any of you don t lke For samples and nformaton, what she s got to say you ve got an equal rglrt to walk out u the mddle address, on t. j. W. B R A C K E T T, Italan B rgan dage In 188. One summer evenng n the crowded theater an mpatent house demanded the drawng of the curtan prelmnary to the frst act. When at last t was uprased, II Passatore and bs armed band occuped the stage, wth muskets amed at the affrghted audence. The chef stated that he should levy a ta per head, whch he then and there collected. The gang made off wth ther booty unmolested. Lady Presturch s Essays. Publsher M a n e W oods, Phllps, Mane. B A D B R EA TH < j h a v e b e e n u sn g : C A 8C A B E T I a n d a s a m ld and effectve laatvo they are smply wond e rfu l. My d a u g h te r and I w ere both ered w th sck sto m a ch a n d o u r b re a th w as very bad. A fter ta k n g a few doses o f C ascare ts we h ave m proved w o n d erfu lly. T hey a re a g re a t help In th e fam ly. WILHELMINA NAGEL R tte n h o u s e S t., C n cn n at, Oho. CANDY r m ~ ^ CATH ARTIC TRADE MARK P le a s a n t, P a la ta b le. P o te n t. T a ste Good, Do Good, N ever Scken. W eaken, or G rpe. 10c, 25c, 50c... CURE CO N ST IPA T IO N.... Sterlng Remedy Company, Chcago. Montreal. New York. 315 H O T r t D I O Sold a n d g u a ra n te e d by all drug- HU- I UaDAv g sts to C U R E Tobacco H ab t. T h e G l e n w o o d O a k S t o v e wth trangular revolvng grate s acknowleged the most perfect workng coal stove ever made. Ths grate keeps the fre absolutely free from clnkers so that the fre need not be let out the entre wnter. It shakes and turns the easest of any grate you ever saw, and saves fuel. Call and see them. P H I L L I P S H D W E C O., P H I L L I P S, M E. d r y a n d f a n c y g o o d s. t c t 6 9 t a 6 6 d r y a n d f a n c y g o o d s S A L E O F FU R S BUSINESS For the net Ten Days at G. B. SED G ELEY S. CARDS. E. B. CURRIER, M. D. PHYSICIAN and SURBEON, Phllps. Me OFFICE HOURS, 1 to 2, and 7 to 8, P M. Offce at resdence. Telephone connecton. HARRY F. BEEDY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, OFFICE, BEAI BLOCK, PHILLIPS, ME. Telephone Connectons. F. E. TIMBERLAKE. IT. F. NOBLE TIMBERLAKE & NOBLE, ATTORNEYS, Offce, Beal Block, Phllps, Ms General Law Practce and Fre Insurance. Collectons wll receve prompt attenton B. EM ERY P R A TT, Attorney at Law.^ S o lc to r n Equty Practces n state and U. S. courts. Wll gves personal attenton to cases In supreme judcal, superor, prohate, or muncpal courts n Frankln, Oford and Androscoggn countes, and to any bankruptcy cases. Drgo Telephone. Lvermore Falls, Mane A r e you a busness man? Are you a householder? Are you afrad of fre? Your an ety wll he releved f you carry f r e lnsnr ance n The Home, Aetna, German-Amerca or Nagara Fre Insurance companes. HARRY F. BEED Y, Agent, Phllps, flanc F. E. LESLIE, M. D., Physcan and S u rgeon, Andover, Mane. Dwellng House For Sale. I have a dwellng house stuated In Phllps vllage n a very desrable locaton whch I wll sell at a reasonable prce. The house s one of the best In the town and Is n thorough repar. Address, Weston U. T o o t h a k e r, Rumford Falls, Me. B lacksmthng Solcted. I wsh to gve notce that I have bought out the O. W. Russell blacksmth shop on Brdge street and solct the patronage of all. O and horse shoeng a specalty. Havng had years of eperence, I can guarantee satsfacton. W. C. B e e d y, Phllps, Me. Boars For Servce. Berkshre and Chester Whte, Thoroughbred and Regstered, at my farm n Greenvale, Me. Servce fee?1.00 at tme of servce. CLARK M. SMITH. A well panted Wagon or Slegh gves pleasure to the rder. I can pant them to please you. I am also ready to do all knds of wood work. CEO. STAPLES, - Phllps. If you would lke your palate to tckle, And yet not put your stomach n pckle, Begn your repast Or top off at last W th R.I.P.A.N.S they re ten for a nckle. 10 for 5 cents. A T DRUG STORES, BLACKSMITHING Iron and Wood W ork. I am now prepared to do all knd o f carrage, ron and wood work and pantng. All knds ot hard wood lumber, and all knds of repar kept on hand. Heavy farm wagon bult to order. Horseshoeng and job work a specalty. I a m n o w a b l e t o a t t e n d t h e w o r k m y s e l f. T. R. W IN G, Phllps, Mane. G. E. R ID E O U T. Blacksmth, Phllps, - Mane. N O TICE. Dr. J.R. Kttrdge, Dentst, of Farmngton, Mane. W IL L B E A T Danel Holt s, Webb, Oct. 28, p. m. D. C. McLan s, Berry Mlls, Oct. 28, p. m. John Trask s. Weld, Oct. 29. Hotel Frankln. Strong, Nov. 9. Lews Reed s, Reed s Mll, Nov. 11. Oquossoc House, Rangeley, Nov. 12 to 13. Hotel Blanchard, Stratton, Nov. 15. Shaw House, Eusts, Nov. 16. Lake House, Flagstaff. Nov. 18. Megalloway, Dec. 1 to 1. Offce at Farmngton closed from Oct. 2, to Oct. 30; from Nov. 8, to Nov. 2C; from Dec. 1, to Dec. 1. All operatons pertanng to dentstry carefully performed. Specal attenton gven to preservng tle natural teetl. Teeth etracted wthout pan a specalty. Artfcal work of all knds promptly and carefully done Teeth etracted free when plates are made All work warranted. Satsfacton guar anteed.,. _ Entrance 6 Man St., net door to C. E. Marr s drug store. Telephone connectons by the Drgo. A n y C h l d can be kept healthy, strong and cheerful by gvng It occasonal doses of True s PIN WORM Elr I t not only rem oves w orm s, hut guards aganst them, ana s a perfect tome and blood purfer. I t s the only purely vegetable vermfuge. So harm less th a t t cannot njure the m ost delcate chld. A t druggsts 35 cents. Booklet free. Send for t. DR. J. F. TRUE St CO., Auburn, Me. Under ths headng we shall publsh each week cookng recepts whch have been tred and proved good. W ll our readers please send n recepts for ther favorte dshes? Advce to Housekeepers. Half a teaspoonful of sugar wll near ly always revve a dyng lre, and t s always a safe thng to use for ths pur pose. hat wll not burn f t has somethng to do, so f t has to be left dle 'for a few mnutes put a crust of bread or a slce of raw potato nto the kettle. Do not mend a kd glove wth sewng slk, for the slk cuts the kd and shows the mend more planly, whle fne cotton thread gves a much more satsfactory result. If a glove s torn, put a pece of slk of correspondng shade under the torn part, baste carefully so as not to reveal the sttches on the rght sde, and then draw up the rent wth, cotton thread. Soap used on the har s apt to make t brttle. If any s to be used, tar soap s the be^t, and after usng rnse the har n several waters n whch a lttle powdered bora has been dssolved. NEW YEAR S COOKIES. 2 cups butter, 1-J cups sugar, 1 cup corn meal, 1 egg, 2 teaspoons of cream of tartar, 1 teaspoon soda, carawayseeds. Flour to roll thn. Lewston, Me. APPLE CUSTARD. The Kd, 1 pnt of mashed, stewed apples, 1 pnt sweet mlk, eggs, 1 cup sugar and a lttle nutmeg. Bake slowly. MOCK MINCE PIES. 3- crackers rolled, 2 eggs, CUP butter, 1 cup hot water, 1 cup suga, 1 cup molasses, 1 cup rasns, cup vnegar, spce to taste. Ths makes three pes. Mrs. Solomon Dunham. LEMON CREAM CAKE. 3 eggs beaten lght, 2 cups sugar, - cup butter before t s melted, # cup sweet mlk, 3 cups flour, teaspoonful soda, 1 teaspoon cream tartar. Put soda and cream tartar nto flour. Have t thoroughly med. Bake n three layers. Fllng Grate the yellow part of the rnd of two lemons, add the juce. 2 tablespoons of water, 1 large cup sugar, 2 eggs well beaten, 2 teaspoonfuls butter. Let t cook gently for ten mnutes or untl t thckens. Set the dsh that has ths n t nto another dsh wth hot water n t whle t cooks to prevent ts burnng on. Mrs. E. B. Hanscom. PEACH PANDOWDY, (DESSERTS.) 1 quart canned peaches, put nto a 2 quart basn. Make a batter of 1 cup mlk, 1 egg, butter sze of an egg, (melted,) 2 teaspoonfuls bakng powder, flour to make thck enough to roll out. Cover ths wth peaches. Put paper over t. Bake tll the crust s done. Eat wth vanlla sauce. Lewston, Me. ORANGE FOOD. Ina G. Douglas. M the juce of 3 nce oranges, 3 eggs well beaten, a pnt of cream, a lttle nutmeg and cnnamon, sweeten to taste, Set over a slow fre. Str t tll t becomes as thck as good melted butter, but t must not be boled. Then pour t nto a dsh to cool and harden. Lewston, Me. BRAMBLES. Ina G. Douglass. Make a nce puff paste. Roll qut thn, cut about 6 nches square. Put 1 teaspoonful fllng to a bramble. Take opposte corners and pnch them together. Bake to a delcate brown. Fllng for same 1 cup stoned rasns chopped, 1 egg, 1 cup sugar, juce of 1 lemon, pece of butter sze of Englsh walnut. Georgannah. SALAD DRESSING. 1 pnt cream, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup vnegar, eggs, 1 tablespoonful mustard, dash of cayenne pepper, butter sze of a walnut. Put cream n double boler and scald untl t skms over. M all of the ngredents together, pourng nto the cream last, strrng all of the tme so that the cream wll not curdle. Lewston, Me. E. L. W. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured. -wth LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the dsease. Catarrh s a blood or consttutonal dsease, and n order to cure t you must takejnternal remedes. Hall s Catarrh Cure s taken nternally and acts drectly on the blood and mucous surfaces, Hall s Catarrh Cure s not a quack medcne. It was prescrbed by one of the best physcans n ths country for years, and s,a regular prescrnton. It s composed of the best toncs known, combned wth the best blood purfers, actng drectly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combnaton of the two ngredents s what produces such wonderful results n curng Catarrh. Send for testmonals, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. Sold by druggsts, prce 75c. Hall s Famly Plls are the best.

6 6 MAINE WOODS, DECEMBER 27, 1901 t LOCAL NEWS DEPARTMENT. Albert Carlton s on the sck lst ths week. John Matthews came home for a few days Tuesday. Mr. Llo Feld arrved Monday nght for the holdays. Mr. J. H. Byron was n Lowell, Mass., last week on busness. Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Feld were n Farmngton over Sunday. Rev. J. E. Clancy has been sck n bed the most of ths week. The Chrstmas work n the postoffce has been bg ths week. Mr. W m. Horn of Weld was a caller at Ma n e W oods offce Tuesday. Mss Thompson begns a seres of meetngs at the Methodst church Sunday. Mss Melle Tmberlake went to Auburn Saturday and to Portland, Monday. Msses Lucle French and Emme Tmberlake were n Farmngton Monday. Mr. W. D. Grant and Mr. Wlmot Patterson of Rangeley were n Phllps ths week. Mrs. E. H. Shepard and Mss Everdene returned from ther vst to Boston, Monday nght. Mr. Llo Feld of Boston spent Chrsmas wth hs brothers, H. H. and D. F. Feld, n Phllps. Mr. Chas. F. Smth, who s employed on the Watervlle & Farmngton ralroad, was n Phllps ths week. Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Feld entertaned a few of ther frends at duplcate whst Thursday evenng. Mr. Frank Chandler of Rangeley s vstng hs daughters Mrs. B. L. Voter and Mrs. B. A. Davenport. Mr. W. M. Chandler from Temple vsted n town ths week. Messrs. H. A. Perce and Andrew Douglass passed through Phllps on ther way to Farmngton Sunday. There wll be a New Year s ball at Parker s hall, Jan. 1, Good musc Wll be furnshed. Oyster supper. The Free Baptst Women s Mssonary socety wll meet wth Mrs. J. B. Ranger Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1902, at 2.30 p. m. The net assembly wll be n Bates hall, Monday evenng Dec. 30. Mss Prsclla Alden s orchestra wll furnsh musc. Those other bg ssters are heard from. Two ssters lvng wthn ffty mles of each other wegh over 60 pounds. Net. Mss Myrte Sweet, who has been teachng n North Auburn has returned to her home n Avon for the holday vacaton. Rev. J. E. Clancy was presented Chrstmas wth a generous sum of money by members of hs church and congregaton. Mss Alberta Matthews, formerly of the Ma n e W oods force s spendng the holdays wth her mother. She wll later go to Boston. Mr. Hartley Kennston s at home from the Bangor Law school for the holday vacaton. He reached town Monday nght. Mrs. C. E. Parker gave a lades whst party at her home Wednesday evenng. There were three tables. A very pleasant tme was passed. Mss Anne Tmberlake has returned and s now to be found at the store of M. C. Bangs & Co., as formerly. Her many frends are glad to welcome her back. Hon. Joel Wlbur went out and skated wth the boys Wednesday. Ths was the frst tme he had had skates on for0 years and he ddn t fall down ether, ecept once, and that was when hs skate came off. Mrs. J. W. Brackett and her chldren, Mram and Scott, spent Chrstmas week wth Mr. Brackett s parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Brackett at Harper s Ferry, W. Va., and wth hs sster, Mrs. Mary Brackett Robertson at Chevy Chase, Maryland. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Starbrd of Forest Cty, Florda, formerly of Freeman, recently sent to ther daughter, Mrs. Warren Hnds of Avon some samples of lttle oranges and lemons. They were put up n a mnature frut bo and are a great curosty to Mane people. North Frankln grange wll hold an all day s meetng Saturday, Jan., to begn at 10 a. ra., sharp. Pcnc dnner. As t s nstallaton of offcers and degrees to be confered, t s hoped that all patrons wll be present. Cla r a French, Sec y. Frday nght True Blue Councl, No. 1, Jr., O. U. A. M., elected offcers for the net term: C., O. A. Badger; V. C., F. B. Sweetser; R. S., G. W, Grover; A. R. S., A. C. Carlton; F. S., II. E. Harnden; Treas., D. W. W ells; Con., W. O. Stewart; W., F. G. Leavtt; I. S., B. L. Voter; O. S., W. R. Leavtt. At the net meetng the offcers wll be nstalled and the members of the councl wll enjoy a baked bean supper. N e w A d v e r tse m e n ts. Carvng sets at Phllps Hardware Co. s. Fremont Scamman has lumbermen s goods. S. G. Haley wants yellow-eyed beans. Closng out sale ot holday goods at Wyman s. Kngf eld. See what D. S. Austn of Kngfeld says about, eatng. Holday goods at a bargan, J. A. Lnscott, Klngfleld.. New Year s gfts at A. M. Greenwood s. Announcement by Kngfeld Savngs bank. Artcles that are useful all the year at Wlfred McLeary s, Farmngton. Hood s rubbers, D. F. Hoyt & Co. sell them. Dares and everythng for New Years at Cragn & Hodgdon s, Farmngton. Read offer of Mane Woods and Lfe of Mc Knley for $1 50 Sedgeley has sale of furs. Report of Phllps Natonal bank. Poultry keepers wll be nterested n ad of W. A. D. Cragn. Estate of Ascha E. Crosby. Estate of Clarence M. Davs. CHRISTMAS TREE. Chldren Entertan In Lambert Lttle Hall. Eeople Speak, Sng and Play For Santa. The Annual Chrstmas concert was gven ths year by the members of the Unon Sunday school. Lambert hall was well flled Wednesday evenng by those who wshed to see the lttle folks have a good tme there. The trees were hung wth gfts and the affar was much enjoyed. The program was called by Mr. J. F. Toothaker. Each part was well rendered and showed careful preparaton. One of the most pleasng features was the playng of Master Prnce Wheeler, who acted as accompanst durng the evenng. The rectaton by Gladys Young was especally pleasng. The Brownes and Fares was ecellent, and the lttle people acted ther parts to perfecton wth Mss Faye Hanes ts Queen of the Fares. Colby Whttemore was Santa Claus for the occason. One of the specal presents was the result of an act of.thoughtfulness for the comfort of the Free Baptst pastor, Rev. J. B. Ranger. The socety presented hm wth a fur coat whch wll be a source of much comfort to hm as he makes hs cold drves ths wnter. The evenng s program follows: Sngng by school Prayer, Chrstmas Greetng Santa Claus s Mstake, Dalogue What a Lttle Chld Can Do How Laj la Found the Chrst Chld, Rev. J. B. Ranger Holls Holt Jose Thomas Luclle French Duet, Floy Kelley and Rena Hnds Rectaton, Nora McKnney A Chrstmas Story, Prnce Wheeler Rectaton, Gladys Young Sngng by Chorus Rectaton, Edna True A Chrstmas Ballad, Ethel Farmer Dalogue Our Message Solo, Floy Kelley Nght Before Chrstmas, Harold Hoyt Nght After Chrstmas, Evelyn Sweetser Solo, Harold Wheeler Tableau Nght Before Chrstmas Rectaton, Sngng by Chorus Rectaton, Tableau Boys Dlemma Watchng for Santa Claus Brownes aud Fares Rectaton, Arthur Aldrch Hazel Beedy Danne Mner Grace Walker ROADS AND BRIDGES. What Selectmen Have to Contend Wth n West Phllps. Ph llps, Dec. 25, To the Edtor o f Mane Woods: The damage to hghways resultng from the recent freshet s a matter whch drectly nterests every tapayer n Phllps; the manner n whch these repars are made together wth the tme consumed n makng them wll be the subject of about as many opnons as there are tapayers n town. Some of these opnons wll be based upon prejudce, some upon actual knowledge. The former are worth nothng beyond menton; to add to the nformaton of the latter class of people who can not see what s to be done n the west part of the town s the object of a few words here. Frst, one must recall the fact that we are n the mdst of the shortest days of the year; secondly, that help s very scarce; thrd, that the felds and the road sdes are frozen lke adamant. To these one may add the fact that anchor ce forms each nght over the work and ways of the precedng day. The thnkng ctzens of Phllps wll take all these facts nto mnd, and easly arrve at the concluson that the hghways n some places cannot be repared before the comng sprng n a thorough manner. A temporary brdge was put n last week across the stream some ffty rods more or less above the larger brdge; ths for the use of the lumber supply teams and others. Mr. Lockhart furnshed the strngers on the spot, and the town loaned ts plank and sent three men to help. The water s, n part, stll runnng between the brdges above Hodges up. to ths wrtng (the 23rd,) but wll probably be out before nght as the men hope to have the dam above fnshed by that tme. The abutments are n, and the strngers on both these brdges. In bref Mr. Morrson as frst selectman and the road agents and others have done ther best. The snow whch some wsh for s a matter beyond control of any one lvng n town, and we must all wat a lttle longer. C o r. 1 H. T. McIntyre, St. Paul, Mnn., who has been troubled wth a dsordered stomach, says, Chamberlan s Stomach and Lver Tablets do me more good than anythng I have ever taken. For sale by W. A. D. Cragn, Phllps; E. H. Whtney, Rangeley, C. E. Dyer, Strong, and L. L. Mtchell, Kngfleld. Marrages. Freeman, Dec. 7, by Rev. L. Hutchns, Mr. Floyd Taylor of Lang Plantaton and Mss Lulu Brown'of Freeman. Kngfleld, Dec. 12, by Rev. W. S. Ballou, Mrj Brad J. Glmore and Mss Grace Lander. Deaths. Flagstaff, Dec. 18, Neal, youngest chld of Mrs. Nelle Y. and the late Alfred Taylor of Flagstaff, aged 18 years. Rangeley, Dec. 20, Else Kempton, aged 6 years, 9 months. Balls, III., Dec. 21, Mrs. Sally B. Harrs, formerly of Avon, aged 81 years, 10 months Farmngton Falls, Dec. 19, Mrs. Mara Walker, aged 8 years. Resolutons o f Respect. Wme re as the all wse ruler has seen lt to remove from Freedom Councl No. 35 Jr. O. U. A. M., a loved and valued Brother Neal E, TayTbr, Re s o l v e d, that whle we as a councl deplore the loss of our frend and brother we bow n submsson to the w ll o f Hm who doeth all thngs well. R e s o l v e d, that a copy o f these resolutons be put upon the records o f our councl and nserted n the Ma n e W oods and a copy be forw arded to the m other o f our frend and brother. G uv Du r r e l l, 1 ~... George r eed, j Commttee. IN KINGFIELD TOWN. Unfortunate Accdent to an Old Ctzen. Breakng o f Ice Prevents Broken Neck. [Specal correspondence to the M ane W oods.] K ngfleld, Dec. 23, Mr. A. V. Hnds, whle workng on the Norton brdge wth a crew of men, had a wcked fall Frday afternoon. He was n charge of the crew when he slpped and went bead frst to the ce, 20 feet below. As he was fallng one of the workmen made an effort to catch hm but was unable to stop the fall. Mr. Hnds struck on hs bead, breakng through the ce. When the others reached hm hs head was under the ce and he would have drowned n a short tme had not help been at hand. The men thought he was dead when they reached hm. He was placed under the care of Dr. Smons. It s a remarkable thng that a man so old as Mr.^Hnds s, 70 years, should fall ths dstance, strke on hs head and not break hs neck nstead of the ce. As t was, he broke one of the bones of hs arm, cut a Jlong gash n bs scalp, besdes other mnor njures. All that prevented hs 'breakng hs neck was the gvng way of the ce. Mr. Hnds has had a great many falls durng bs lfe, some of them from a greater heght than ths one]was. The repars on the Norton brdge were completed Frday. The ralroadj; company has bought a new ron brdge for the one that was carred away above the vllage. The brdge s to be mposton n two weeks. It s thought trans wll reach Bgelow n about a month. The mal arrangements are now just a lttle prmtve that s for a secton that has been enjoyng ral facltes. The mal s taken from here to Carrabassett by^sewell Yose, and from there h) Bgelow by A. P. Wng. The electrc lghts have been on one evenng snce the fre. That tme an epert was here to test them. The n- j struments for regulatng them h&ye not arrved, hence the delay. The deposts n the Kdgfeld Savngs bank have ncreased $1,000 durng the past year. They have pad per cent compoundedjsem-annually. Mr. C. P. Yose of Lawrence s here for a short tme. He came wth the remans of Mr. Isaac Butts, who recently ded n that cty. The funeral of Mr. Butts was at New Portland. Lesle M. Wlkns s at home for the holdays from hs studes at the Jefferson Medcal school, Phladelpha. Chas. Carsley has sold out hs barber shop to Carl Curts of Farmngton Falls. Mr. Curts wll take possesson Jan. 1. Mr. Bad J. Glmore and Mss Grace Lander were marred at the Unversalst parsonage, Dec. 12, by Rev. W. S. Ballou. The book commttee of the lbrary assocaton have met and selected a lst of books whch they have sent away to be prced. Dr. Edward H. True, an acquantance j and frend of Dr. Pennell, has moved nto the Chapman house. He wll practce dentstry here. Mrs. Robert Cunnngham underwent an operaton Monday at the hands of Drs. Palmer and Smons. Mss Else Tufts pleasantly entertaned at whst Saturday eve, Mss Edth Talcott, Prof. L. Whtney Elkns and Mr. Emery A. Purngton, Bates 01. Dr. O. W. Smmons returned Monday for the holdays. The Unversalst far netted the socety about $110. The Range Contest. W e are nformed by Mrs. Ballou that she does not care to contnue n the range contest and her name s therefore wthdrawn. It wll be notced under Rules of the Contest that f all actve Report of the Condton OF THE PHILLIPS NATIONAL BANK lt PHILLIPS, IN THE STATE OF MAINE.? THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, DEC. 10, 1. RESOURCES. ans and dscounts 253, erdrafts, secured and unsecured S. Bonds to secure crculaton acks, securtes, etc Hkng house, furnture, and ftures le from approved reserve agents leeks and other cash tems >t.es of other Natonal Banks actonal paper currency, nckels, and cents lwful Mo n e y R e s e r v e n B a n k v z ece 7, , , , , gal-tender notes 7, , >aempton fund wth U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent of crculaton) TOTAL 365, LIABILITIES. Captal stock pad n 50, Surplus fund 11, Undvded profts, less epenses and 20,920 8 taes pad Natonal Bank notes outstandng Due to other Natonal Banks Indvdual deposts subject to r check. Demand certfcates of depost, Blls payable, ncludng certfcates of depost for money borrowed, 6 12, , , , TOTAL 365, St a t e o f M a n e, Co u n t y o f F r a n k l n, SS: I, H. II. Feld, Casher of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement s true to the best of my knowledge and belef. H. H. Feld, Casher. Subscrbed and sworn to before me ths 21st day of December, F. E. Tmberlake, Notary Publc. Correct Attest: T. M. Parker, G. H. Hamln, JDrectors. C. E. Parker, contestants but one drop out, there can be no contest and the prze wll be wthdrawn. W e wll, however, leave the contest open another week n order that others may enter f they wsh. Should no one else enter the contest before Wednesday nght, Jan. 1, the contest wll be declared off. Stops the Cough and Works off the Cold. Laatve Bromo-Qunne Tablets cure a cold n one day. No cure, no Pay Prce 25 cents Holday Goods gve Before me a call. I can show you the fnest lne of Buyng W A T E R SETS n Opal, Old Ivory and Your Glass ever seen n ths town. LA M PS that are sure to please both n style and prce, also a fne assortment o f Fancy Chna. A. R. Thurston, Kngfeld, flane. It s After C hrstm as But ALL MUST EAT So when your stock of G R O C E R IES gets low just come n and see what trades I can gve you for Cash. You see that by dong a strctly cash busness I can gve you More for $1.00 than you could otherwse get. m m- D. S. AUSTIN, Kngfeld, - fla n e. SANTA CLAUS makes our store one of hs branch offces. Come n and gve hm your orders for Handkerchefs, Cushon Covers, Doles and mas Noveltes. J J J M.C.B A N G S & C O., v No. 6 Beal Block, PHILLIPS, - M A IN E ««! A COOD 5 mas Present that wll be just as useful af- J ter the holdays are gone may $ j be found n my lne of Flan- ellette Wrappers, Skrts and 5 Dressng Sacks, Golf Gloves and Fur Collars. 5 I have a good dsplay of ; Chrstmas Handkerchefs and? H olday Noveltes.! B A N A n. B E A L, f ; Phllps, Mane.... CO TO GREENWOOD S FOR YOUR New Year s Present. Although I have sold many Chrstmas goods I stll have a plenty for the New Year s trade. Remember I have many NOVELTIES n Slver, Alumnum, Pearl, etc., besdes Furnture, Jewelry and Pctures. ««A. n. Greenwood. R. D. SIMONS, M. D., Physcan and Surgeon. K IN G F IE LD, Telephone. M AINE. LOWELL, OPTICIAN, E y e s T ested Free. KINGFIELD, - M E. A G R EA T O P P O R TU N ITY to buy G IF T S for your frends. I shall sell at a bargan all H olday goods now left n my store. The early caller gets the best trade. J. A. LINSCOTT, Kngfeld, - Mane. Everybody Come to Mtchell s Drue; Store for your CHRISTM AS PRESENTS. You wll fnd the largest lne of useful as well as ornamental artcles here to be found n ths secton. Do not wat tll the last mnute, for these goods are gong fast and everybody s pleased at he prces because they can make such a nce present for so lttle money. Be sure and come to MITCH ELL S to get mas bargans. L. L. Mtchell. Drue;«st Kngfeld, - Mane. E. L. P EN N ELL, M. D., Physcan and Surgeon, K IN G F IE LD, Telephone, 7-3. M AINE. Closng Out fc Sale of E HOLIDAY E GOODS.. E Remember that on IE all goods not marked E down you s e t a 10 per cent dscount tll January I. 1 Lades wll do well to 1 notce that I have marked the S O C IE T Y SH O E Lorn $3.00 to $2.50. You can t earn 50 cents easer 1 than by savng t on shoes. Both Lades and Gentlemen wll be pleased to look over my large stock o f handkerchefs. S. J. W YMAN, I KINGFIELD, M E. mmmumuluuuuuu Kngfeld Savngs Bank. Corporated M ay 2 8, I A. C. Wnter, Presdent. H. S. Wns;, Treasurer. TRUSTEES: E. E. J e n k n s, A. G. W n t e r, H. S. W n g, C. O. W l k n s, S. J. W y m a n. Deposts begn to draw nterest on the frst days of January, Aprl, July, and October. Dvdends are pad the frst Saturdays of October and Aprl. Ths bank has pad four per cent compound nterest, compounded sem-annually snce ts organzaton. Deposts are not subject to muncpal taaton. The bank pays all taes drect to the state. Deposts made before Jan. 1st begn to draw nterest on that date and can be sent drect to the bank by mal. Wthdrawals can be made by sendng bank book wth order. K IN G FIELD SA V IN G S B AN K, Kngfeld, I HOOD ROBBERS Mane. cost no more than nferor grades. Hood Qualty s now the STANDARD. Hood Rubbers are the result of years of eperence. Insst on buyng HOOD LU nberh AN S RUB= A BERS. %We Sell Them. D. F. H O Y T & C O., I No. 5 Beal Block, PHILLIPS, - MAINE. Agency for the Unversal Steam Laundry.

7 NATHAN 1). HINKLEY. Passes Away Tuesday at Home In Farmngton. Hs Well Known In Poltcal, Kus- uess and Fraternal Crcles. [Specal correspondence to Ma n e W o o d s.] F a b m n g t o n, Deo. 25, Nathan U. Hnkley was born n Avon, March 15, 181, on the farm that was later known as the Chas. Cushman farm, le was the youngest son of Ebenezar and Sophrona Hnkley. From the day he was born he was a drummer, and older ctzens can remember of Lttle Nate standng n Uncle Eb s etended palm beatng out a famlar tune. So precocous a youth could not ^es cape the showman, and for several seasons he toured New England as the I Boy drummer of seven years. Hs early educaton was receved n the publc schools of Phllps and Gardner. In 1S01 he enlsted as a drummer n "the band of the E'eventh Mane Regment, from whch he was dscharged late n the net year for permanent dsablty. Upon leavng the army he engaged n busness n Phllps for over 30 years. Durng ths tme he was a trustee of the Phllps Savngs bank and drector of Phllps Natonal bank. He was a man of ecellent busness ablty. In 1895 he represented Ph lps n the legslature, where he served on several mportant commttees, beng charman of the commttee of nland fsheres and game. He also served the county as Roosevelt OF IIOS.. U. HINKLEY, Edton Lfe and Dstngushed Servces OF Wllam McKnley IS R E A D Y senator n Ths same year he moved to Farmngton, where he opened a clothng store. He conducted ths untl last sprng when he sold out on account of falug health. Mr. Hnkley was commander of Cushman Post, G. A. l. n He was promueut n the fraternal organzatons, beng a Royal Arch Mason and Knght Templar. He served at one tme as dstrct grand master of the Masonc fraternty of ths dstrct. As an Odd Fellow he served through the char n Mt. Saddleback lodge. On Dec. 7, 18(15, Mr. Hnkley marred Mss Jula Toothaker, daughter of Hon. Abner Toothaker. le s survved by Mrs. Hnkley and four chldren, Mrs. D. F. Feld of Phllps, Mrs. Arbo C. Norton of Farmngton, Mr. Abner Hnkley of New York and Master Harry Hnkley of Farmngton. For more thn a year past Mr. Hnkley has been n ll health but t was not untl nearly m dsummer that the very serous nature of hs malady was dscovered, when t was learned from a thorough dagnoss of hs case that he was sufferng wth Brght s dsease. For the past few months he has been qute comfortable and cheerful a part of the tme and at other tmes a great sufferer, a common result of «the dsease wth whch he suffered. The nterment wll be n Farmngton and the funeral servces wll be conducted by Blue Mountan Lodge, F. & A. M. of Phllps, of whch Mr. Hnkley was a member. Masons n Farmngton and Strong wll jon Blue Mountan lodge and Plgrm Commandery K? T. wll act as an escort. IT C O N TA IN S: [n addton to the nest lfe-story o f Presdent M cknley that has been wrtten, ncludng a full account of the tral, sentence and eecuton of the assassn and a story of the McKnley admnstraton, a Complete Bography of Presdent Roosevelt Scholar, Solder, Author and Statesman. MAINE WOODS, DECEMBER 27, FROM FRAN KLIN S SHIRE. Przes Taken hy Farmngton People at Poultry Show. [Specal correspondence to the Mane W oods.] Fabmngton, Dec. 23, Foss and Tarbo were awarded frst przes on ther Belgan hares ehbted at the Poultry show, n Lewston the past week. In the past these hares have been dsplayed n the wndows of Hardy & Tarbo s drug store and have been a great drawng card. The frst of the seres of coffee partes under the supervson of the lades of the Untaran church wll be held n Drummond hall, Frday eve of ths week. Brown s orchestra wll furnsh musc for the occason. Harold Marr, Ralph Stewart, Joseph Norton of Bowdon and Howard Foss of U. of M., are at home for the holdays. The Hgh school closed Frday noon for a week s vacaton. The wnter term wll begn Dec. 30. In the evenng a socable was held and a large crowd attended. Mrs. Jesse E. Packard gave a small whst party at her home on Mane St., Wednesday evenng. Eght lades were present. Danty refreshments were served. Frday noon, at one o clock occurred the funeral of Else, tte lttle s-yearsold daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Goodwn of Somervlle. The funeral was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Goodwn, and the body was nterred n Rversde cemetery. The many frends of Newell R. Knowlton are congratulatng hm upon the announcement of hs engagement to Mss Stella Godng of Wlton. The varous churches observed Chrstmas as usual. The Methodst churcb held ther tree and cantata Tuesday. The Baptst church on Wednesday, the Untaran church on Thursday. Lessons n A rt was the subject of Dr. Smth Baker s lecture Frday evenng. A good szed audence was n attendance, and greatly apprecated.he lecture. Lous Perce of Portland, the commssoner n bankruptcy, was n town Frday on busness. Unusually large crowds were n attendance at the varous churches Sunday. Servces were held approprate both for Chrstmas and for the celebraton of the annversary of the landng of the Plgrms at Plymonth. Mr. E. W. Walker of Bethel spent a few days the past week wth hs sster and famly, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Metcalf. Mss Matte P. Clark of Watervlle s the guest of her frend, Msses Louse W. Rchards and Grace Martn. Guy C. Howard of York s spendng Chrstmas wth hs parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Howard. Two hundred and seven s the number now regstered n attendance at the Normal school for ths term. A few more are epected. Tue meetng of the Fortnghtly club was held n Drummond hall, Thursday evenng. A muscal program was carred out much to the enjoyment of all present. Boys and grls both young and old, large and small have been takng advantage of the ecellent skatng on the ntervale the past week, caused by the overflow of the rver durng the freshet. It s rumored that one of the town s popular mllners s about to sell out and go to Boston. We are sorry to lose her. Thomas Trask was before Judge FendersoD, Saturday, on complant of Mr. John Hunt, agent for the socety for Preventon of Cruelty to Anmals. The horse that he had been drvng was the cause of the complant. Judge Fenderson ordered the horse klled and awarded damages $1. Tle followng are now regstered at the Normal school: Helen Weaver Adams, Spruce Head, Me.; Vola Lesle Adel, Skowlegan; Effe May Atwood, Lsbon; Flora Ethel Badger, St. Alb Ibans; Ethel Perce Bagley, Troy; Fred Herbert Bagley, Troy; Eleanor Anne Baley, he Freeport; Martha Sopha Bartlett, Rockland; Harold Edward Beane, Norway; Della May Bems, Deter; Mary Maud Bckford, Nor-, IjlIllCOtUHL ) JUU1UI rtlcuo DlVUUj Norway; Vera Emma Brown Clnton; AVlfred Chester Brown, Lvermore Falls; Percy Levertee Bruce, Brunswck; Herbert Edwn Bryant, Jacksonvlle; Harret Wyman Buck, AVest Farmngton; Everett Merrll Burbank, New Portland; Abbe Elmra Burgess, North Vassalboro; Peare Geneva Burke, Lee; Bertha F. Calkns, AVest Lubec; Mary Raymond Carseley, Farmngton; Annette Belle South Pars; Olve Lllan Crouch, Stark; Maron Curts, Dennysvlle; Ada Deetl Davs, The Typcal Amercan. Madson; May Augusta Davenport, Phllps; Anne Lucreta Delano, Dteld; Melvna Delano, Canton Pont; Emme Dutnuth, Farmngton; Henretta Douglas, Bethel; Dela Alce Drew, Patten; Bernce Parker Dunnng 100,000 Copes Sold Snce Announcem ent. Topsham; Lola Hamlton Durrell, Kennebunk; Kathleen Janet Dyer, North Haven; Clara Augustne Eastman, AA'arren; Charley Bartlett Ersklne, East Jefferson; Florence Faught, Augusta; Bertha Evelyn AVood, Clnton; Ethel Woodman Fogg, Intervale; Leona 600 Pages. Maron Fogg, Strong; Abbe May Fowler, Sangervlle; Edna Elzabeth Frost, South Monmouth; Mary Elma Frye, Vassalboro; Over Half a Hundred Half-Tone Portrats and Scenes. Crsse Mary Garden, Carbou; Mna Alce Gardner. Rockland; Myrte Rose Garvn, Sprngvale; Grace Aurela Glkey, Farmngton; Olve Josephne Gleason, Canaan; Parlor Edton, Slk Cloth, Inlad Photograph, $1.5 0, Mabel Jane Godng, East Peru; Ale Lepearle Goodwn, \ranceboro; Marca Alberta Gordon, Deter; May Ellen Gould, Spragues Mlls; Grace Amela Graves, Augusta; Llle Adela Green, Pttston; Mldred Francs have made an arrangement Avth the publshes of the Roosevelt Greenwood. Malden, Mass.; Grace Louse Grffth, Brownvfle; le; Celesta Carolne JJro Gro I Edton o f the Lfe and Dstngushed Servces o f Wllam M cknley, by ver, ^ Pemaqud; Harr larret Leona Grover, Pemaqu d ; Maron AVnnfred AVnn. Getchell, Brown- aqud; whch every subscrber, new or old, to M an e W oods can receve the vule; Anna Agnes - JMMBK Susan Lyon Hackett, New Vneyard; May paper one year and a copy of ths book by pacng $1.50 I f t s to be Emma Hall, AVellngton; Jenne Mara Hammond, East Clfton, P. I.; Grace M. Hanscom, Mlo ; Rowena May Hanson, Lee; Jenne maled, send me 20 cents postage. Hand, Plymouth, N. B.; Wnfred Ethel Hall, New Portland; Georga Luela Hayden, Havden. Haverhll, Mass.; Lucy Myra Hayes, J. W. B R A C K E T T, P u b r fla m e W oods, North Berwck; Adelade Florence Hewes, Danfortl; Ange May Hggns, Clnton; Irene May Hggns, Skowhegan; Nelle Maud Hll- Phllps, - - Mane. man, East Troy; Lda Ewell Hackng, St. George; Charles Henry Holman,South Carth- age; Dasy Emma Holway, Skowhegan,' Maud Eleanor Hooper, Oakland; Mare Tral Hamlton, North Chestervlle; Arthur Dns- more Ingalls, Farmngton; Ella Hancock Irsh, Buekfleld; Leo Jdson Irsh', Kttery Pont; Flavlla Selna Jones. Goergetown; Bertha Wllams Judkns!, Brunswck; Sade Bowman Judkns, Lakesde; Mabel Thomas Kallock, Rackland; Josephne May Kennedy, Farmngton; Irene Perham Ladd, Farmng- Ion; Wnnfred Ladd, Mercer; Ethel Lora Lawrence,.. Deter;, Hatte tvutv Jane am utncuvc. Lawrence Kngsbury; Cela Bertha Leland, East Sangervlle; Ella Emma Lermoul, Tlomaston; Augusta Lucas, Canton; Mlle Wtlan Mann Gaseo; Helen Mldred,»arch, Sandy Cre<-k; Grave Angelne Martn, Eastport; Edth Adelade Mawell, Canaan; Anne Woods Me- Leary, Farmngton. Beatrce L. McMurray, Auburn; Ethel frauds Merrman, South Harpswell; Uose Ethel Merrlman, AVest Harpswell; Beatrce B. Mlllett, Bath; May Maude Hersey Mllkeu, Farmngton; Mabel Gertrude Mtchell, Patten; Rutlde Mae Moore, Skowlegan; Ivy E. Morse, Frendshp; Augusta Emma Newbegln, Shapleghj Anna Johnson Norton, Strong; Florence Mabel Norton, Farmngton; Parker Lavela Norton, Kngfleld; Catherne Huldal Oldham, Carbou; Cora E. Olver, Farmngton: Josephne Holman Olver, Georgetown; Maude Parker Olver, Georgetown; Grace Mabel Peary, Attest Freeman; Pearl Erdene Perce, Troy; Susan Emma Porter, South Pars; Susan AV nnfred Racklllf, Allen s Mlls; Laura Ele Randlette, Hartland; Anne Adams Reed. Boothbay; Hatte Beecher Reed, Bootlbay; Lucy Mabel Reynolds, Vnallaven; Carre Irene Rchards, Strong; Emma Mae Rchards, Strong; Gertrude Ella Rchardson, North Monmouth; \rola Lucreta Rchardson, North Monmouth; Florence Peare Robnson, Farmngton; Arena Ross, Phllps; Ethel Sopha Rowell, Brdgton; Jeane Rowell, East Madson; \rrge Rowell, AVlton; Ella Brggs Russell, Lvermore; Mary Elzabeth Russell, Phllps; Carolyn Ryan, North Edgecomb; John Sanders, Berry Mlls; Ethel Sanford, Palmyra; Etta Maude Sawyer, Robury, Mass.; Suse Belle Slerer, Rockland; Ina Maude Slver, North Rumfordq^Emest Bradford Snger, Tlomaston; Alce Mranda Small, Lsbon; Blanche Mae Smth, Lewston; Etlelnd Gertrude Smth, Dover, N.H.; Ella Anne Starrett, AA^arren; Hatte Mae Stevens, Warren; Harold Wyman Stlson, Augusta; Adde May Stone, North Troy; Grace Mabel Stone, South A'assalboro; AVnnfred Florence Stone, Farmngton; Rosa Francs Storer, AVest Poland; Bertha May Hardy, Foerort; A erne Blanche Taylor, Sprngvale; Helen Louse Tbbetts, Lsbon; Helen Abbe Thomas, AVest Eden; Verne Scrbner Thomas, Bath; Elmeda Ethel Thompson, Houlton; Gert^de Belle Thyng, Ross Corner; Florence Maude Tbbetts, Pemaqud Harbor; Grace Maron Tbbetts, Backrver; Olve Emery Ttcomb, Farmngton; Bertha May Tobey, Auburn; Elzabeth Tobey, Slawmut: Ethel Martn Tracy, Mt. Vernon; Aurela Gay Arenner, Brunswck; Olena A'ere Vles, Flagstaff; Ange Eltlea AVadlegl, South Mt. Vernon; Lena Rose Walker, East Dfeld; Margaret Esther Waterhouse, Mt. Vernon; Mary Lucnda Weatlerby, Lncoln; Martha N. Wentworth, Bradford; Ina Delle Wheeler, Farmngton; Kathe.ne Mae AATlte, Skowhegan; Nelle Mara AATte, Skowhegan; Charlotte May Whtney, Brunswck; Adde Ella AVltter, Venna; Gertrude May AVrght, Mt. Vernon; Grace May AVll, Strong; Alce Elza AVng, AVayne; Elzabeth Hardy Wthngton, Buckfeld; Isabelle Agnes AVoodbury, North AVaterford; John AATalter Hunter Young, Farmngton. The Prde o f Heroes. Many solders n the last war wrote to say that for Scratches, Bruses, Cuts, Wounds, Corns, Sore Feet and Stff Jonts, Bucklen s Arnca Salve s the best n the world. Same for Burns, Scalds, Bols, Ulcers, Skn Eruptons and Ples. It cures or no pay. Only 25c at W. A. D. Cragn s, Phllps; L. L. Mtchell s, Kngfleld; C. E. Dyer s, Strong; E. H. Whtney s, Rangeley, drug store. Great Bargans for CHRISTM AS. o ne lot Lades Swss Embrodered Handkerchefs, only 15c each, worth 25c. 60 doz. Lades Lace nserton and Lace Trmmed Handkerchefs, s for 25c. One lot Chldren s, Msses and Lades Handkerchefs, for 1, 2, 3 and 5c each. Lades and Gent s Mufflers,? from 25c to $1.25. J Lades Aprons, Hamburg and Lace trmmed, 25c and 50c g. each. ^ The largest lne of Lnen and? Cotton towels n Farmngton s! at oc to 75c per par. Lades Fancy Hose Supporters, 12c, 15c and 25c. A very large lne of Black and Colored Dress Goods for 25c,. =;oc, 75c, $1 and $.5oayard. A very nce lne o f Albatros at 69c a yard. Be sure and ga e me a call T when n Farmngton. ARBO C. N ORTON, ^ 12 Broadway, - Farmngton. 0 O Holday Goods AT - RICE <& PAINE S. G L O V E S for Gents, Lades and Chldren, 15c to $1.25 M IT T E N S for Gents, Lades and Chldren, 15c to $1.00 H AN D K ERCH IEFS for Gents, Lades and Chldren, 2C to $2.50 F U R S for Lades and Chl- 3: dren, $1.00 to $10.00 % G A R M E N T S for Lades and g Chldren, $1.50 to $15.00 B L A N K E T S, PU FFS, U N D E R W E A R & H O S IE R Y for al, at RICE & P A IN E S, 26 Broadway, Farmngton, Eastern and Drgo telephones. Mane S. L. Savage. Carrage work and wood work of every descrpton done n a workmanlke manner Over H. M. Staple s blacksmth shop. I E. H. Marwck, FARM INGTON, Wll make alty of PICTURES FOR CHRISTMAS. ' ^ Also a select lne of ^ ^ all knds of ^ Ajsl Furnture, Carpetng, Rugs, Afc; Straw Mattng, Lace and ^ Musln Curtans, etc. I ^ have a good lne of nce pct- ures, musc racks and mr- ^ ^ rors for the mas trade. ^ ^ Branch Store, E. J. Clkey, Strong ^ For Holday ^Candes Go to HARLO W S Farmngton Where you wll be able to get any knd or amount desred at reasonable prces. Call and see my goods before Chrstmas and you wll be convnced of what I say. 16 Broadway. ^ We Wsh t a f HAPPY N E W! YEAR to every reader. By the way, have you a spec- e- amned the stock o f goods we are carryng at ths season? If not t wll pay you to do so. Remember the Dares, Statonery, Games, Chna Well, come n and see these and the others. Cragn & Hodgdon, Successors to L. A. SfllTH. Farmngton, - Mane. EASTERN TELEPHONE 0-2 Send your Laundry to the FRANKLIN STEAM LAUNDRY, Farmngton, Me. All work guaranteed. HENRY W. TRU E, Agent,Phllps, Me ^ % ^ m Useful Artcles to begn the New Year wth. They are useful all the year. I refer to artcles n my Hard= ware lne. Gve me a call. W ILFRED HcLEARY, FA R nn G T O N, fla ln E. Z MAINE WOODS Quaker Range Contest. On Monday, February 17, 1902, a Quaker Range wll be gven to the lady n Kngfleld, Eusts, Stratton, Salem, Bgelow, Dead Rver Plantaton, Carrabassett or Flagstaff, who shall receve the greatest number of votes. A ny lady n these towns may enter the contest. Rules of the Contest. It s essental to the contest that the names of not less than two contestants appear and reman actvely engaged untl the close. In the event of the wthdrawal of all actve canddates but one, there can be no contest and the prze wll be wthdrawn. A coupon wll be prnted n each and every ssue of the Mane Woods untl and ncludng Frday, February 1,1902, whch wll contan the last coupon. The contest wll close at ths paper s busness offce at 6 o clock p. m. the followng Monday, February 17, when the votes wll be counted by a commttee representng the leadng contestants. 1. For every yearly new subscrber to ths paper at $1 two hundred votes wll be gven. A new subscrber may pay as many years In advance as he wshes and receve votes at the rate of 200 for each $1 per year pad; but all these payments must he made In advance at one tme. 2. For every 1 pad by present subscrbers, ether arrearages of accounts or In advance on present subscrpton, one hundred votes wll be gven. 3. Changes n subscrptons from one member to another of the same famly, etc., made for the obvous purpose of securng the ncreased number of votes gven to new subscrbers, cannot be permtted.. Each ssue of the Mane Woods wll contan one coupon, whch, when flled out and delvered at the Mane AVoods offce, wll count as one vote. There wll he no sngle votes lor sale; votes can only be obtaned as above set forth, or by clppng from the paper the votes that appear below. Votes wll be counted each Wednesday durng the contest and the fgures of such countng prnted n the followng Issue of the paper. All communcatons should be addressed to Votng Contest, ths offce. } Mane Woods Quaker Range I f f > One Vote For VOTING CONTEST.!... Mane Woods Quaker Ranse Votng; Contest. P ublshers Man e W oods : Herewth fnd $... for whch credt...year s subscrpton to (Name)... For. (Address) Of. AND ALSO. HUNDRED VOTES. ^... Subscrpton. Please Indcate whether ths Is an New Subscrpton or + Ths Quaker Range s too Avell knoavn to need any descrpton. They have been sold n ths vcnty for some tme by W lfred McLeary or Farmngton, and have gven the best of satsfacton. The range may be seen at the Hardware Store o f A, R. Thurston, Kngfleld and Phllps Hardvare Co. The standng of the varous contestants wll be publshed n the M a n e W oods every week tll the close. Mrs. H. C. Wnter, Knsfeld, Mrs. May Savage, Flagstaff, I

8 8 MAINE WOODS, DECEMBER 27, 1901! LOCAL NEWS DEPARTMENT. Mr. D. M. Locke, who was wth M a n e W oods some tme ago, s located at Pnelurst, N. C., at present. Somebody suggests that the town buld a new townbouse wth a publc hall overhead to pay nterest on the nvestment. Andrew Wyman clams that we shall have the heavy part of our wnter frst. A t any rate, says he, the hog s melt says so. Mrs. J. W. Brackett and her chldren, Scott and Mram, are vstng Mr. Brackett s parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Brackett at Harper s Ferry, W. Va. Carl Cragn has had a tooth from the bear recently klled by Natt Carr of Rangeley, handsomely mounted n gold wth hs own ntals and those of Carr and Cony Hoyt engraved n the gold. Arthur Shepard spends a lttle of hs spare tme n carvng. Among the specmens of hs handwork are an Indan scalpng knfe and an Indan war club. A look at ether would brng back to any Indan a vvd pcture of ther ancent manner of fghtng. $ Recently a man came nto Sedgeley s store, and glancng at a case of Gold Seal rubbers, read, Sold steel robbers. A closer nspecton revealed to hm hs mstake. However, Mr. Sedgeley assured hm that they had the wearng qualtes of sold steel, anyway. A letter from E. A. Russell, formerly of Rangeley, says that he and Clem Schofeld are n Florence, Arzona. They are all rght and lke the country. It s as warm there as a Mane June and they have had but one ran snce they arrved. All the game they fnd s qual. A late number of the Lewston Journal has a half-tone cut of Mrs. Helen Wllard Howard of Boston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Greenleaf D. Wllard of Auburn. Mrs. Howard, who s a composer of consderable reputaton, s a cousn of Mrs. C. E. Parker of Phllps. Her husband s son of Col- Nelson Howard of Lewston and grandson of the late Seth Howard of Phllps. The annual reunon of the students of Shaw Busness college takes place at the College rooms at Portland, Augusta and Bangor on Saturday evenng, Jan., A cordal nvtaton s etended to all who have been connected wth the nsttuton suce ts organzaton, 17 years ago. Ecellent programs have been prepared and an enjoyable tme s antcpated. A LIVELY TOWN. People Satsfed Wth Thngs That Are Conng Ther W ay. To the Edtor of the Mane Woods: Stratton s alve wth busness men. They have bult a large novelty mll under the able management of Mr. Eugene McLan of New Vneyard. The most of the crew s from that town. They wll lve here, thus requrng a number of new houses to be bult n the sprng. They are provng themselves very desrable men to have D any place. The stock of the mll s all owned here. Pure Mount Bgelow sprng water runs nto every house n the place. The three stores furnsh a very advantageous opportunty for shoppng. Green & Lander and Royal Blanchard do a large busness and have a good varety of supples. Jones & Durrell are young and popular men n the meat market. Landlord J. S. Durrell n Hotel Blanchard wll cure the worst case of blues n fve mnutes. Not the least of the advantages to be enjoyed by us s the hgh school taught by J. B. Carvlle, who has been here n the same poston for fve years. These years have made many changes but he s the same hard worker as ever. Through hs efforts we have seen our chldren learn more than we ever epected them to at Stratton. Now, then, whle we that have no money, but have lved here to see others prosper and do what they are dong, we enjoy lookng out of our wndow drectly over the novelty mll to the sde of Mount Bgelow to the sprng. Wth our band on the faucet we draw a dpper of water and drnk success to Stratton. Rohert Ph llps. Stratton, Dec. 20,1901. Weddng Annversary. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Graffam entertaned a small party at ther pleasant home a few days ago, the occason beng the forteth annversary of the marrage of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Graffam. They receved many useful presents. The presentaton speech was made by Mr. A. D. Graffam, and Mr. D. D. Graffam responded n a few well chosen words. Mrs. A. D. Graffam presented them wth a very prettly decorated cake wth the fgures on ts smooth, whte surface. At a late hour all returned to ther homes, wshng Mr. and Mrs. Graffam many more years of happness, and hopng that they may lve to enjoy ther golden annversary. One of the Guests. Mane Woods Wanted. W e would lke to get copes of Ma n e W oods of the ssues of October 25 and October 81, Anyone havng copes of the above dates wll fnd a sale for them at ths offce. LETTERS TO THE MAINE WOODS. Publcaton o f Hstory o f Phllps Should Be Helped. Book Would Make Valuable Present to Frends. Ph llp s, Dec. 21, To the Edtor of the Mane Woods: The fact that jou have undertaken to fnsh the Short Hstory of Phllps, begun by Rev. J. E. Clancy, appears to me to be one n whch every past and present resdent of fa t town ought to be n terested. When one takes nto account the self-evdent truth that ths work s a labor of love by all who take part n t that t s n no sense a fnancal venture t seems to me ths nterest ought to be ncreased n a ten-fold manner. I read your statement n regard to the chances for the completon of ths book as gven n your ssue of Nov. 15, wth perhaps more attenton than the ordnary reader, and for ths cause: Knowng a lttle, n tmes past at least, n regard to the epense of such work, I thought that unless you could obtan postve orders for at least 300 copes you could not wth safety your own pocket consdered attempt the publcaton. There are a great many Phllps peo pe far away from old roof trees, and stll a larger number yet among the dwellers of tha old town who are readers of M a n e W oods; unless these good people come to the rescue through the medum of a generous subscrpton to the book, t s evdent that t must fal of publcaton. Pardon me as a resdent of the town for sayng to these people that ths means you! If all, and ths all made up of each, do ther part the wok wll be a success. The gentlemen who have aded Mr. Clancy by the ad of chapters on the dfferent subjects have gven ths ad wthout the least prospect of reward. That Mr. Clancy was forced by reasons, the best, to abandon the enterprse wll be a matter of regret wth many, and yet wth the present able corps of assstants no fears for the ntrnsc value of the book need be entertaned. To subscrbe and pay for even a half dozen copes of the paper edton at 50 cents each, or even for the cloth edton at $ 1.00 per copy, s truly a small matter as compared wth de labor freely done by the dfferent contrbutors. There s a postve gam n ths new arrangement of publcaton; t gves some who have no representaton an opportunty to add some matters of nterest n regard to parents and grandparents of past Phllps days. Truly the work s n the hands of the Phllps reader; prompt and effcent acton on your part saves t for your chldren and grandchldren for the future. Neglect on your part may consgn t to the boundless realm of oblvon. If you are to act at any tme n the matter, Now s the accepted tme. If ths statement n regard to chldren and grandchldren should not n some cases prove true, t s surely true that each has one or more frends to whom a present n the form of a copy of the B a r n u r n s M o n k e y s All well all happy lets of fun. That s the regular report from the monkey cage of Barnum s Crcus ever snce the keepers began dosng the monkeys wth Scott s Emulson. Consumpton was carryng off two thrds of them every year and the crcus had to buy new ones. One day a keeper accdentally broke a bottle of Scott s Emulson near the monkey cage and the monkeys eagerly lapped t up from the floor. Ths suggested the dea that t mght do them good. Snce then the monkeys have receved regular doses and the keepers report very few deaths from consumpton. Of course fs cheaper to buy Scott s Emulson than new monkeys and that suts the crcus men. Consumpton n monkeys and n man s the same dsease. If you have t or are threatened wth t can you take the hnt? J hs pcture represents the Trade Mark of Scott s Emulson and s on the wrapper of every bottle. Send for free sample. SCOTT & BOWNE, 09 Pearl St., New York. 50c and $1. all druggsts. book would be a valuable souvenr; of more, much more value than to one who has been only a Sojourner. Frankln County Men Now Lvng In Massaeusetts. Leom nster, M a ss., Dec. 12, To the Edtor of the Mane IFoods: There are two men n Leomnster, who were born and bred n Frankln county, Mane. One of them s Mr. Rufus K. Lander. He was born n the town of Kngfeld, s a brother to Harrs Lander, who stll resdes n hs natve town. But Rufus, whle a young unmarred man, came to Salem, where he was unted n marrage wth Mss Abbe Brun and establshed a home and lved there fourteen years. Then he came to Leomnster and has been here 18 years on a farm whch he purchased when he frst came here, about one mle from Leomnster Center. He has met wth good success n hs farmng operatons and makes farmng pay. He keeps four good cows and he and hs wfe manufacture butter for market havng regular customers for that product who pay them 30 cents a pound for t the year round. Mr. Lander feeds the skm mlk to pgs and fnds they pay hm well for the labor of feedng and marketng them. He also keeps qute a large number of hens. A t the present tme he has 250 but wll dspose of 100 soon and wll wnter only 150. He also rases qute a large amount of dfferent knds of frut, apples, pears, pea' les, qunce, plums, cherres and grapes, whch usually fnd a good market here. At the present tme Mr. Lander s gettng 8 cents a dozen for hs eggs as eggs are scarce here just now. They have only one chld, a son. The other Frankln county Mane man whom I referred to s Mr. Clarence E. Blackwell. He was born n the town of Jay but spent the most of hs boyhood days n the town of Salem. He has been here n Leomnster 12 years and has worked n one of the horn shops whch are numerous here. They manufacture combs of all knds, also harpns and buttons out ot cattle horns. Mr. Blackwell has learned all parts of that busness and has been runnng a part of the shop by the job durng the last two years, and employs from four to fve men. n e has tnus far met wth good success. He also owns nearly an acre of land on whch he rases qute an amount of garden truck for the market, besdes supplyng hs own household wth all such luures fresh from the garden. He rases a consderable amount of frut. He also keeps from $0 to 0 hens whch pay hm well for hs ^rouble. He has bult hm a nce two-story dwellng house durng the past season and has just moved nto t. Ths house cost hm some over two thousand dollas. Before comng here he marred Mss Almeda Tozer who was born n the town of Anson. They have three chldren, two grls and one boy. Ths s Interestng. Agrcultural Edtor: Two years ago n a lecture before the chemstry class at the Medcal unversty where I was a student, the professor, whle analyzng an egg stated that the reason hens dd not lay as many eggs n wnter as n summer, was that n wnter they could not get the necessary food to produce the yolk of eggs, and f farmers would feed ther fowls powdered Red Albumen n wnter they could have as many eggs as n summer. I was nterested n the subject, as my father and brother are farmers, so after the lecture I asked the professor n what quanttes the albumen should be fed. He sad to take one pound of powdered red albumen and m t wth one pound of black or red pepper, ground fne. Then every mornng m some ground feed, half wheat bran and half corn meal, and to each quart of ths med feed add two teaspoonsful of the med pepper and albumen, then add enough hot water to dampen the feed not to make t stcky. Gve a quart of ths hot feed to each 12 hens every mornng and a quart of whole gran, wheat or corn, or both med, to each 12 fowls every evenng, and n two weeks your hens wll begn to lay and wll lay all wnter, f you feed them ths feed. The professor sad he had kept a pen of game fowls for 15 years and always fed them ths feed and always had an abundance of eggs. I wrote to my father and brothers, gvng them ths recpe, and they and several neghbors tred t last wnter wth complete success, the coldest weather dd not stop ther hens layng. My father keeps about 100 lght Brahmas. Wnter before last they dd not lay at all, but on ths feed last wnter, they averaged about 7 dozen eggs a day all wnter. One thng the Brahmas used to do to a fnsh, that was set, but last sprng father could not get a hen to set untl le qut feedng ths feed. My brother bought 250 young hens last September and I got a letter from hm today sayng that he began gvng ths feed two weeks ago and s now gettng over 200 eggs a day. I have a great many frends back home that read your paper and thought I would have you prnt ths recpe so that they and all your readers that keep poultry could bo benefted by ts use, for hens may as well be layng all wnter as to be dle, but a hen s smply a machne, and f you do not supply the materal, the hen cannot lay the eggs. You can get a pound of pepper at any grocery for 30 cents and a pound of albumen at any drug store for 60 cents and a pound each of pepper and albumen wll feed 50 hens over a month, and you wll get 100 dozen eggs that you would not get wthout t, and 100 dozen eggs n wnter, are worth at least $20.00 and $20.00 for 90 cents worth of feed s surely a bg proft. J. Q. McN a n g h t o n. In Lewston Journal. RANGELEY NEWS NOTES. Every thns n Rangeley Gettng Ahead of Tme. Rangeley Lake Used For Eercsng Hgh Steppers. Specal correspondence to the Mane Woods] Ran g eley, Dec. 2, The lttle daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kempton passed away on Frday nght, havng been sck but a few days wth pneumona. Funeral servces were held n the church on Sunday afternoon at 3 p. m. Bert Herrck went to Boston on Wednesday, to receve medcal treatment for a lame knee that has been bad for over three months. Wlmot Patterson s around town wthout even a cane though yet qute lame as the result of breakng a leg s weeks ago. John B. Marble began puttng n hs ce Monday. H ehas bult a nce ce house back of hs old block and wll get more ce than usual. The ce crop s good ths year and s now about one foot thck. Many of the smaller houses have already been flled. Mrs. A. J. Haley has been very l wth heart trouble. Her daughter Mrs. F. E. York s carng for her. Mal Agent York F. E. York has been transferred to the other end of hs route where; he wll reman untl the Phllps & Rangeley ralroad gets through. Mrs. Geo. Estey s mother, Mrs. Thompson, s serously ll wth lung trouble whch borders on pneumona. The whst club whch holds sttngs only n wnter has changed ts name from the Sunshne to the Snowflake Whst club whch s thought more approprate to ts season of actvty. The church etended a vote of thanks on Sunday last to Mr. Burrows of Orange, N. J., treasurer of Rangeley Lakes Hotel company, for a present of a supply of Gospel Hymn books. The books are of ecellent bndng and n suffcent numbers to furnsh all the pews. Arrangements have been made for a grand Chrstmas entertanment at Fur- Ibsh hall. Rehearsals have been repeatedly held n the vestry of the church, and t s epected that the chldren wll do better than ever before. J. A. Russell s now fllng orders for hs new storm wndow ventlators. It s a new thng, lately patented by hmself, and costs only half as much as the knd that fts nto the pane of glass and s ndestructble and convenent. The steam whstles n town are twenty-fve mnutes ahead of tran tme, or were, the last tme we had a tran. Even the church bell has adopted the steam mll tme. Rangeley may be getj tng a lttle ahead of tme anyway. Mr. and Mrs. George Dow went to Farmngton on Saturday, where they epect to make ther home D the future. A socable by the school was held n Furbsh hall on Frday evenng. A hulled corn supper was served and the usual amount of games enjoyed. Ed Grant and Rufe Crosby recently came out from Seven Ponds. Ed has not been out before snce September. Mss Mnne Grant wll assst Mss Eve Hewey n the post offce durng the holdays. W ll Scholfeld s sck n bed from a Dad cold. Mr. A. J. Lary was n town over Sunday. Mrs. Wllam Haley s spendng Chrstmas week n town wth her daughter, Mrs. George Oakes. Haley pond and Rangeley lake are fne for drvng and many of the horsemen are out eercsng ther trotters. Oquossoc Grange, No. 362 elected ther offcers for the ensung year, Saturday evenng Dec. 21, as follows: W. M., J. R. Toothaker; O., Fred Carlton; L., Clara A. Qumby; S., Clfford C. Pllsbury; A. S, Alton Qumby; Chap., Mary E. Pllsbury; Treas., Lyman Kempton; Lee., Lyman Iluntoon; G. K., Austn Iluntoon; Pomona. Lena.B. Qumby; Flora, Cora Blackwood; Ceres, Nora Ells; L. A. S., Florence Carleton; organst, Hazel Rowe. Saved at Grave s Brnk. I know I would long ago have been n my grave, wrtes Mrs. S. H. Newsome, of Decatur, Ala., f t had not been for Electrc Btters. For three years I suffered untold agony from the worst forms of Indgeston, Waterbrash, Stomach and Bowel Dyspepsa, But ths ecellent medcne dd me a world of good. Snce usng t I can eat heartly and have ganed 35 pounds. For Indgeston, Loss of Appette, Stomach, Lver and Kdney troubles Electrc Btters are a postve, guaranteed cure. Only 50c at W. A. D. Cragn s, Phllps; L. L. Mtchell s Kngfeld; C. E. Dyer s, Strong; E. II. Whtney s, Rangeley; drug store, Iron and S teel. I have the best lne of blacksmths and carrage makers supples ever kept n Rangeley. Have secured an eperenced blacksmth and am prepared to do all knds of blacksmth and carrage work. A. E. BLODGETT, Rangeley Me. Telephone Connecton. For H om e M ade Candy, Call at the BOSTON STORE. I have just receved a large stock of all knds of Frut and Chrstmas Nuts. Come here for Hot and Cold Lunch, Oyster Stew, Clam Chowder, Ham and Eggs, Baked Beans, Pure Cream, Ice Cream, Fresh Ojsters and Clams by the pnt or Quart, Fresh Fsh, Tobacco, Cgars and Ppes, Canned Goods, Common and Fancy Crackers. Specal Notce. Anyone buyng 25c worth of mas Candy may guess on the number of beans n the jar. The one guessng nearest wll receve a beautful couch. F. L. H A R C H E T T I, R A N G E LEY,.. J1 AINE. Many Eggs. Corner Store, D o you want your hens to keep rght on layng eggs all wnter just the same as n summer? If you do, read the artcle n ths ssue of Mane W oods enttled Ths Is Interestng, and follow the drectons gven n that. Y ou can buy The Red Albumen, at Cragn s. There are just a f^v of those H olday Goods unsold whch wll go now at a low prce. If you want a New Year s Present for some one, select t now. Man Street, W IN TE R B LA N K ETS AN D ROBES. No. I Beal Block, Phllps, Mane, W. A. D. CRAGIN I have a nce assortment and the prces are R IG H T as they always are. Anythng you can fnd n an up-to-date Harness Shop. oooooooooo.. J. W. CAR LTO N, Upper Vllage, Phllps. Just the Thng For Wnter. I have just receved a new stock of L E A TH E R M ITTE N S o f all descrptons. MOCCASINS, long legged, wth and wthout lacngs. STOCKINCS. Frem ont S cam m a n. Choce Lne of CROCKERY On Our Counters. F r e s h O y s t e r s every Thursday nght. Fresh B EEF, PORK and L A M B. W A N T E D. Old fashoned B E A N S. Y ellow Eyed S. G. HALEY. I am better suppled than ever wth Hardware, and can e;ve you trades that are O K. E. C. LUFKIN. ^ FOWL for the New Year s Dnner ) should be cooked n a Savory Seamless Roast Pan. Tlls s far superor to any other roaster made. Not an ounce of sub stance lost. Other roasters waste from 10 to 20 per cent. Needs no water, grease or attenton of any knd. It smply asks to be let alone. Retans all juces and flavors and renews the youth of the tough est fowl. We have many useful artcles that would make acceptable gfts at ths season. Have you notced our Lamps, Meat Choppers, etc., etc.? Our CARVING SETS wll make a most useful addton to your gfts. Phllps Hardware Co. D Estate of ACHSA E. CROSBY. RANKLIN, SS: At a Court of Probate hold- F en at Farmngton, wthn and for the County of Frankln, on the thrd Tuesday of December, A. D Toel Wlbur, Eecutor of the last wll and testament of Aclsa E. Crosby, late of Freeman, n sad county, deceased, havng presented lls fnal account of admnstraton of the estate of sad deceased for allowance: Ok d k b e ), That sad Eecutor gve notce to all persons nterested, by causng tlls order to be publshed three weeks successvely n the Ma n e Wo o d s, publshed at Phllps, that they may appear at a Probate Court to be held at Farmngton, n sad County, on the thrd Tuesday of January net, at ten of the clock n the forenoon, ana show cause, f any they have, why the same slould not be allowed. J. H. THOMPSON, Judge. Attest, F rank W. Bu tler, Regster. Estate o f Clarence M. Davs. RANKLIN, SS: At a Court of Probate hold- F en at Farmngton, wthn and for the County of Frankln, on the thrd Tuesday of December, A. D Whereas a petton las been duly fled by George A. French, Eecutor of the last wll and testament of Clarence M. Davs, late of Phllps, n sad county, deceased, prayng that the balance remanng n hs hands on the settlement of hs second account of adnust raton made at. a Probate court held at Farmngton, on the thrd Tuesday of November 1901, may he ordered dstrbuted among the legatees of Had deceased and the share of each determned: Ordered, that sad pettoner gve notce to all persons nterested, by causng ths order to be publshed three weeks successvely In the Mane Woods publshed at Phllps that they may appear at a Probate Court to be held at Farmngton, n sad county, on the thrd Tuesday of January net, at ten of the clock n the forenoon, and show cause, f any they have, why the same slould not be allowed. J. H. THOMPSON, Judg>. 1 Attest, Frank W. Butler, Regster. N.1