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'Fortieth Year Ayer, Mass: ' :Saturday, March 2 l , % 0 8 No. 2 7 Price Four Cents W E J S T K O R I J .

T O W N MEETING.—Last Monday the town held'its 179th annual meeting, with the (uual characteristic features incident to such New England gatherings; 329 vot­ers recorded their opmions bv ballot for the choice of town officers. Town cleric, Edward Heher, read the warrant, the first article-being to choose a moderator, and called for nominations. Hon.. Herbert £ . Fletcher was nominated and unanimously elected. Xfter brief and peirtinent re­marks the moderator proceeded with.the bnslness of the warrant..

Article-2 called-for the election of town officers and the license question. The polls were opened at eight o'clock and .proceed­ed without any visible railing Tor any candidate, the contesting oflicers narrow-iog'down to the choice of cemetery com-muiioner,.school committee and. tree war­den, with the question of license-considered settled in'awlvance in the negatire, as in the pasttwenty-two years. The polls were scheduled to close at one p.m., but the rush vote and rally at tbe last hairlour (^e electrics from Brookside.bringing a cwload) made it impossDile to close at the advertised hour, and on motion of George H. Hartlord'^a polls were kept open un-til 1.15. The selectmen appointed Elmer E. Nuituig and Frank A. Heidy ballot clerks; Joseph Wall, John M. Fletcher, Samuel Balch and Walter A. Whldden, tellers. As a result of their labors the town clerk announced the result of ballot­ing, which in some cases took thetown by surprise. The following were elected with­out opposition: -

Selectman, O. B. Spaulding, 2G5; assessor, J. Willard Fletcher, 252; overseer of poor, Albert B. Choate, 246; tresffurer, Nuhum H. Wright, 2C8; collector, L. W. Wheeler, 238; auditor. Wm. B. Taylor, 247; commissioner of public burial grounds for three years, G. T. Do>\ 241: for two years, D. L. Greig, 182; H. E. Gould had 82: for two. conrtablea, E. ti. Boynton, 2.')8, Walter Precious, 15S; John A. Healy had 138; two members of school committee, Walter C. Wright, 224, John Spinner, IM.; T. A. E. Wilson had 152: trus­tee J. V. Fletcher library, Hugh F. Lelth, 2tl; tree warden, H. L. Neinnith, 154; W. E. Green had 153.

On the question of granting license to sell intoxicating liquors the answer of the voters was, yes 165; Bo, 141, a majority of

• 24 for license.—The -town-has not granted a license since 1886, when one was grant­ed to iiathew F. Downs at the bricl tav­ern on the Groton road, and one to Imri Spragne at Forge Yillage. The shift to license this year is, due to • three causes— illegal selling, so sly as not to be detect able; the closing of the mills at Forge and Graniteville for town meeting day, wliich brought out in full force the stronghold of the "yes " vote; and lastly, the encourag­ing close vote of last year—149 to 184, when a change of 18 votes would have carried the town for license-

Ihe defeat of T. ' Atlhnr E. Wilson by fourteen votes, by JohnSpinner of Forge, was due to the feeling that that vill^e should have a representative on the school committee. Mr. Wilson has served on the board for many years, for the best inter­ests of teachers, scholars and town, and be can well retire, still preserving his usual unruffled manner, with tbe tbought that bis defeat was not a personal defeat, but rather the defeat of location.

The defeat of John A. Healy for con­stable is to be regretted. He has been a courageous and ftithful ofEcer, but like all duty well done, it has its discouraging compensatioQ.

The articles in the warrant from 3 to 10 related to reports of town officers, and were all accepted as printed in town re­port.

On article 10, to fix the compensation of the tax collector, the town voted against any increase in compensation and fixed it at one percent on actual collections, al­though some towns pay more compensa­tion for an inferior article. ^

Article 11 was to raise and appropriate money for roads. Selectman Spaulding moved that the town appropriate $4000, and the tewn also mdved.diat way.

Article 12, to raise money for town debts and chaises. The selectmen informed the town that they were short of money last year, that they had to turn several financial summ'ersaalt* -in trying to make the ap­propriation of S3000 of last year elastic enough to go clear aronnd a debt larger than .the amount. Not being believers in the principal of 16 to 1 they asked the town for$5500, andthe town said," Here ij your money, honey."

Article l9i.to raise money for public schools. Albert R. Choate, chairman of the school committee, took the witness, stand and testified that they did hot have money enough last year^ $6500, and -were in debt at -.he present time,' and nnder cr6si-examinatioo by Capt. d. H. Fleteher be was asked te give an acconnt of his stewardship, why he was in debt. Mr. Choate' replied that drawing had been in­troduced at the rate of $150; that the town itself waaaach a desirable place that one teacher hid become wwth.SlBO more to •remain; that the balabOEl of sthe debt was due to wear, tear. *nd repair. ^ Thia ex­planation being satisfactory, it prepared the way to resume direct examination of the witness by Capt. Fletcher as to the amount of money he conld'.take care of this year, and the 'witness replied $7200. On motion of A. J . Abbot this amount was. voted for the-usc of schools, $6500 to be appropriated and $700 to be raised. Mr. Choate has been chairtaan ot the school committee for many years.- Being free from any penny wis.-, pennrioui squint in viewing public school questions,- the town coincides with the marchia'g step of tbe times as related to them, a'od baods him the cash to pay for the music that our schools are keeping lime to.-

Article 14, to raise money for high school purposes. The school oommittee asked thetown for $2300, it being $l0o more than last year and.$200 more than the agreement between the town-and the'tms-tees of tbe fcademy. Mr. Cboate ex-plained tbat the. extra $100 was for in-cnated tatarv, that (he agttsement t^iween town u d tnutee* wwconditioaal that ex-^ i ^ iiSiiJic«Ki»A % eena%n»>; thi« expUaatiok b«!ag •eoom^tojl^'with the

usual stamp of satisfaction, the town cashed for $2300.,

Under article IS $1600 was raised for support of poor; 8100 over last year. ' Article 16 raised $600 for school te.xt books and supplies. . .Article n, to raise money for the alter­

ation of Carlisle road. On motion of A. J. Abbot the town .voted to raise $1500 and appropriate $1000.

Article I8,-.to raise money to meet tbe deficiencv incurred by the schools, was dismissed, owing, to the hberality of the town in raising money for school purposes this year. '

Article 19, to raise money to equip the new schoolhouse. .. Henry B. Read for the building committee, said that$887.22 was the lowest bid, and, with other ex­penses, asked for $900. -Capt. Fietoher asked if it. would answer if three rooms were furnished this year. An' affirmative answer bemg given, and the town feeling a little fatigued and poor'at.-.ihe thought of the new schoolhouse, S750 was raised!:.;

Article 20, to raise moiiey to drain the new schoolhouse lot. Selectinan Spauld­ing stated that it was proposed to drain Main-st. from the house of A. J. Abbot, and Depot^U from tbe house of John Fee-ney. 'With this explanation the town felt imore liberal toward its new purchase and raised $500.

Under article 21 the town raised 8800 to assist-the gypsy and browntail moths in moving their domicile to warmer location.

•The road roller article was dismissed for lack. of a defendant,' and the thonght tbat the town already has inventments in' unhoused rollers.

Under article 24 the town voted to raise S500 for the repair of schoolhouses, and Mr. Cboate said he would do the gra'dua-tion hon'drs of Westford academy out of this sam also.' Tbis made.all the orations prepared for article 25 nnnecessaryi-relat-mg to appropriating money for graduation.

Article 26 related to medicafinspection in the public schools, and*cm motion of G. T. Day S50 was appropriated. . Article 27 chose the selectmen to pre-, pare estimates and plans for enlargingthe Forge .Village tchoolhousf.

Article 28 was the. burning question of the day, relating to achangeia road man-a^emeiitf'and electing three road commis­sioners.' HenV'H. xL.-FIetoher, - the mod­erator, called Edward Fisher tb the ubaur and spoke in favor of the commissioners, claiming that our roads had always been a burning question and never satisfactorily solved; that under the proposed change our roads wonld be repaired earlier in the season; that as president of an automobile club it has often been thrown at bim that the roads in Westford are in wretehed con­dition. . Capt. S. H. Fleteher spoke in fa^ vor of tbe proposed ciiange, believed in giving it a trial and if it is unsatisfactory It wUT repeal itself. Edward Fisher de­fended the present system and the siiper-intendent of'roads, as did also A. J. Ab-' bot, J. C. Abbot and others. William C. Edwards, who lives at Westford corner, claimed that repairs on the roads in that locality were not visible to the naked eye, and there was notbing to lose in making the change. A motion to dismiss the ar­ticle was lost, 83 to 91. The vote was' doubted and a poll of house ordered. J. M. Fletcher and S. H. Balch were ap­pointed' tellers. The vote was taken on motion of Senator Fletcher to adopt the new road system. The vote rssulted in 90 voting in favor of commissioners and 108 in opposition'. '

Article 29 related to repairs on Granite­ville road and tbe town chose the select­men, -Ai -J. Abbot and J. A. Healy to pre­pare plans and estimates to be submitted to the tiext annual meeting.

Under article 30 town voted to change the date for ending the financial>-ear, and on motion of the auditor, W. B. Taylor, Feb. 1 was fixed as the date for closing the financial year.

Article 31 related to the appointment of a finance committee, whose duties shall

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be to invest^ate and report On all appro­priations. The town voted to have a,com-mittee of five, to be appointed by tb^ mod­erator, who selected G. T. Day, Sherinan H. Fleteher, G. H. Hartfotdi J. A. Cam­eron, O. R. Spaulding.

Article 32, relating to building'a fence around Forge Village school, ~WS8 dis­missed.

Article S3, on motion of Alr.SpauIding, proceeded to fix the compensation of the election officers. B y this vote $ 4 was held out as an inducement for clerk, $3 for warden, $2.50 for others who don't work so bard, and SI.25 for those who do still less.

Under articles 34, 35 and 36 the town voted tb sell the Center, Nashoba and No. 8 schoolhouses.

Article 38, to determine-the manner of collecting taxes, the rate of-iotefest on all uncollected taxes, and all the rest of the fixing»:relatin7 to taxes. Capt Fleteher presented a written motion eliminating all discounts on taxes, interest to commence Nor. ' . i ; • T h e ' tax-payer having for so m«ny~years paid taxes and dt'part of the money back^ refused to give up his Idea, aod • new motion wa* submitted, making poll taxef payable o n ^ g h t , all6w!ngfive percent diseoant on taxe«; paid OD or^be-tore Nov, 1, and d x percent interest bn'all remaining unpaid after that d<te. Tbis motion was:passed.to be engrossed.

The town appropriated $150 for Memo­rial day, $75 for distribution of library books, $100 for fire reward, an unlimited amonnt of money for use of the selectmen for suppressing liquor traffic, having first voted by a majority of 24 not to suppreiu it, •: ...'• . , -> After constituting tbe selectmen agents to look after the lawsuit tangle, of any eaereency involving the town, the meet­ing dissolved, and KQ disappointments inay come up in some future warraiit.. ..

twenty present,, and the report goes out of an informal good time and' theTesnlt, in a pleasant way, of strengtheuSngJhe bonds of. church fellowship. '•-•'< • 'Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Hildreth have the sympathy of the entire community:;tii' the deaUi of their little. s(ni, Ralph Albert, bom to them on Monday, and who' died the. following day. A funeral serrice.-w^r conducted at the house Wednesday after­noon by Rev. C. P. Marshall, in the pres­ence of the immediate families. Inter­ment was in Fairview.

Dr. O. V. Wells has returned from a visit to Vermont relatives. -

Mrs. A. W. Hartford and her father; W . O . Hawkes, enjoyed a trip to South Deerfield this Week, visiting relatives.

For^a few hours last week Friday after- noon trie various householders who enjoy the new -water supply noticed that their faucets did not respond very welf.'.v^This was caused by a leak in the main pipe be­low Ai Bicknell's, which was repaired in a few hours.

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The eighth gi-ade and Qetiter primary, are having their two weeks\ of spring va.: cation, and the coming week will bevaca-tion-atthe academy. ' , . ' .

Frank Sleeper of Duluth, Minn., is the guest of his brother. Dr. W. J. Sleeper. . A N N I V E R S A K Y . — M r . and Mrs. Calvin D. Howard recentiy observed the thirty-sixth anniversaiy.pf their marriaige at their pleasant home in. the westerly part of the town. The reaf'aniiiversary came M u « h 14, but a ^ n p of their friends, mostly members of jLittleton grange, made a Uttle mistake and came the Saturday preceding, but they were none the less welcome and they assisted this worthy couple to make the event a memorable one. 'They brought with them a beautiful large lamp for pre­sentation. Icecream and cake were served and a happy, social time enjo;red, and lat­er a good, old-fashioned Virginia .reel, af­ter which the party dispersed, with many good wishes for happy tetums of the day.

'Mr. u i d Mrs. Howard have.three aon^': Cliarles, George and John, and a dangh­ter, Alice. . A second daughter, Sadie, died in childhood.

GRANITEVILLE.—West ford has voted for license for the first time in a number of years, and many are the comments as to whether the selectmen will refuse to grant permission, or place the price so high that no one will care to teke tbe chance. There are many on tbe alert, however, aud if one or two men do man­age to secure a {license, it is safe to say that they will only hold the job for one year, for the vote for "Yes " was arrived at only by the merest chance and is due in a great meaiure to the overK;onfidence and carelessness that many of the citizens took in voting, or failing to vote, on this ques­tion. There was no agitetion on either side, and to say that the result of the vote was'a surprise to everybody is putting it mildly. :

INITIATION.—Sunday proved a great day for court Westford, M.C.O.F. , for on that day seventeen new candidates .were initiated into the order i n ' their rooms in Healy hall. Degree team of court Wan-nalancit of North Chelmsford was present and performed a' vety pretty initiative ceremony, which met with the approval of all present Visitors were present from Lowell and Haverhill, and a large delega­tion from North Chelmsford. After w e initiation the following members of court City of Haverhill gave, addresses: Daniel H . McGuire, who represented the high standing committee; IUcbard ,Di i^r , D F. Roche, John E . Murphy and Thomas F . Bough. All the speakers were listened to with great interest and made a deep im­pression. After'the speeches the invited gueste and the newly initiated meml^i were invited to the lower hall, where a fine supper had been prepared. Of conrse the old members of the local court man­aged to do their share'in stowing away the good things. The-entire party then repaired to the npper hall, where a short but pleasing program was given, which came to an end hy the entire "company, headed by Owen F. McNally, D . O . C . R . , and J^ F . McManimin, tinging "America,"

' followed by '' Auld lang syoe ."

Many thanks i r e due court Wannalan-cit for its healrfy cooperation in this'affair, particular metiubn being made of Thomas Murphy and the other members of degree staff, who helped to make it the success it proved to be. - Court' Wettford is now in a fiourishing conditioo, rbaving sixty good finsncid members on the roll.

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' CBMTEK.—The member* of Mr.-Mar­shall'* adnU'btble clan, with a few other men of the Congregatiotwl chilreh, held % «oc{atin >b« vestry W«dae»day evening. It WM a rea l tuv -party. Tber requhwd tto fflointiMtsdaUoe*, eTOO mth refredw iq^ntBi^hlcli cdui iaaofdoi^aut*, Unw-d««;-«MMeAad(wSM. 1 H i i M WM« Aboot

CLUB.—Many people from this villaiie attended the meeting,of the Fortnightly dob in North Westford, last week Friday evei>l»g. Thetneetingwascalledto.order by tho,prre8ident,CMl Wright, after which the following pleasing program was given:

Opening; hymn, " t e t a IlUJe sunshine In," by the audience; oKhestra selection—aiabel Miller, ptano, Everett Miller, violin, Arthur Blodgett, comets recitation, II. E. Gould; readfig, Fnmk^Ohandler; song, " Throw a kiss-to pap*,'*'lland Bobinson; reading, Mr. Olney; »on«;,:"'When'mamma was a,tittle glri,'» Carrie Prion; reading. Fnxl Blo<1gcttj «on>,«FiaatlBld to go home In the dark," AKred PrUm; mdiog, Mrs. W. W. 'Wvman: diMt,« Fve~A«Wn 10 used to yon," Mr. »nd Xn^BdWiaT^ia; orebestra.

' Owing to'die fact thai aome of the fflenf b«T* wbo were to t«)c»p»rt in tiie debate

were absent, the program -was somewhat changed, the closing number being the discussion of the town warrant, which was acted upon at town meeting Monday last. The discussion was genend, tbe principal speakers being Mr.-Olney, J. E. Woods, Joe Wall and Frank Wright The meet­ing then adjourned till March 27.

FoROF..—Hose.cjompany No. 3, W.K.D., held its first meeting tbis week at the home of John Edwards. Meetings will be held once-a month. Men were chosen and officers elected as follows:

Captain and chairman, Elmer E. Nutting; flrst lieut., RIchaid X). Prescott: second, Ed­mund J. Hunt; treas., Frederic A. Sweatt; sec, Francis T>owtherp standing committee, Edward Hanley, Comey Precious, Edmund J. Hunt; n^[ular firemen,i's.-E.'NntUng, R. D. Prescott, E. J. Hunt F. A. Sweatt, F. liOwther, 'wm. Hunt, Fennimote Morton, 'Wm. E. Hosmer, C. Precious, E. Hanley: call men, Geo. 'Weaver, James 'Whigbam and ArthurDrolett. . , . . • »

. Henry Lewis of Littieton, K, H., is vis­iting hi* sister, MrK Sweatt.' ...:•. '

Miss Bertha Wilson 'was-:tidcea;very ill last week Friday altemoos: with heart trouble. At time of writing she is a little more comfortable, although hot out of dan­ger - Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hanley sptnt Strn-' day with tbeir daughter and famU'v at PorUmoutii, N. H.

Mrs. Amison of East -Dedham is at ber daughter's, Mrs. Haley, for a few days.

Miss Stella Carkin is visiting her sister iaXreominster for tbe week.

Mrs. J. Ruiter from Enbsburg, Falls, V t , ir«* the guest of her brother, A. W. Caridn, and family last Saturdav. Mrs. N. ttaiter and Mrs. Prescott «{ LoweU ttSk/dfiD. friends in town Sanday.

FoMKBAL SERVICES for the late MiV, Oatdipaile were held at the mission house

ym^flStj Afternoon, March 13, and

largely attended by relatives and frienda, many coming from a long distence... Rev. T. L. Fisher- was the officiating CICTCT-man and the' impressive service of the Episcopal church was nsed. The choir sang three beantifuUhymns, " O lamb of Go(V' "In the hour of triai," and as the casket was home from the chnrch, " There is a blessed'home." Miss Edythe.Nor-mington presided at the organ. There was a profusion of- beautiful flowers, show-, ing. the regard of the neighbors andfriend* o( the departed.-one.. It will be hard: in­deed for tbe loved ones to take up the bur­den where she has lain it down, and carry on the life work as beforp.-

BuriaLwas in Fairview cemetery, West­ford. The bearers were James Whigham, John Edward*^ Fred Davis and Edmund Hunt. •

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NEWS iTKMS.^"Somethingathatonght to happen in our town in-1908,'' was the snbjectfor the last grange meeting. ^ A vocal solo by C. E Bradftml atid a guess­ing, contest furnished entertainment. A social hobr followed, during which the younger members gathered around the pi­ano and sang popular songs, while others continued their diKussions...

Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Richardson and Mn. 'Veit* attended the. patriotic meeting at Westboro -grange, Marqb '6. About fonr huadr^ werK present, including tbe state master, Mr. Batebelder, aad wveral of tbe state officers.

James Knight visited bis sister Mr*. Henry Thurston, in Sonth Hamiltoirlast ,week. She returned with him tor a two week*' itay with her i>arent*.

Tbe next meetino;' of Bbiwigfa Pomoas gtkage will be betd M Ndrtbboni March if. ^FOrernxnir (abjedt. *^-lkj^vlCb • blen-deiyiuiihood-a •Inxrie tMct»d'ti»vto-' t!M>%» AMtmhyy»r.lb,yt.wSakf^

of Idilford grange. Afternoon, neighbor*' *ession .with Worcester Eas t Poinona, TSio. 14, which includes Bolton, Borlston,. Har­vard, Lancaster, Sterling aad'Wadmaett granges. -'.^V,.;. .,

E l U F . Furbush and Liliiiia Gadlekof South :Aihbnniham4ia»e>'beeh'' visitimr-itt m.:m'Eta/tmib!»i • -

Lee-BrOirafaaii^itithjUtid.the Angiistit WKtetJmb'pftii a r W w t ^Act^^^ .; ",^iiaoIs all comnence here:Marcb 3^., ^ T h e "Hick'ry Holier school,"s.,whiA.

-was recentiy given iii West Actoa,- tnm repeated at Stow Wednesday for ibt btili* " cfit of the Uoibn church. .

Mrs. ° S. P . Oodge retbmed InsB the bo»-pi ta l lasrStturdavandi* doing well. Mr. and Mrs. Bi:Oo Dodge-'and l^ank Dodge spent Shndity-wit& ber.--- .-

TowM KKBtiKO.-^At the. annnat town ' meetlog Ust Monday, the following offioeM* . wore elected:. . .

Selectmen; A . UttieflddjH. L; Wetherbet, ' B. E. Whitcomb; iM*»*sbt», C. E. BtadtoiZ ^ Ifi^, G. W. Bunr^^j^y 2 jp».j^,W. n.Tm^

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Whitcomb; A., l^ttJliletdcC7e. Snulfoitl, C T. Wetfa«tbee: lib.-trdst-^'a yrs., Mr*. C. B.

consokDiu, Vlt ju-wiuuogton, J. n.voattx tax Ml., W. L. Withli^ctm; aod., Butpe»<X.

;.^Tbe vote onthe license question ttood," Dcs^3!ye»,;iS.r . > . . , .

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Havir to Dl*infeet I t 'Thoroughly After . Obntagiou* Di ieate*. .

Thorough dlshifect lon nf tercontagloua d i s e a s e s means the burning of such t h i n g s a s sarpets, mattresses , comforts, b l a n k e t s and curtains un les s i t Is pos-alble ,to subject I h e m to the action of • t e a m , 'with the. room stripped of all draper ies , etc., w a s h all the furniture •with bichloride of mercury" In solution.

T o m a k e tbe solution pour a gallon of bo i l ing rainwater upon four ounces of

^aalt, st ir It till dissolved, let cool and d i l u t e It one-half. After w a s h i n g wi th It thoroughly, rinse In tepid water and rub dry. 'When the things are outside w a s h the paint and wa l l s with the s a m e solution; also put plenty of It In the w a t e r for w a s h i n g windows . If there Is a closet w a s h It all over In.slde a n d ufter^vard fill any cracks wi th soft putty. W a s h the floor, s lopping It free­ly •with the bichloride first, a s danger Inrks. ln. every grain of dust, says the Del ineator .

A f t e r the washing—not sooner—open w i n d o w s from the top and let stand a f e w minutes . Shut them tight, and p a s t e paper over the cracks about t h e m ; a l so ,over any cracks in the wall a n d a double sheet over the fireplace. Tack a strip of tin around the Inner e d g e . o f the door, so that w h e n the door abut s tbe tin will c lose tbe crack. Next put a b i g Iron pan In the middle of the floor, s e t an Iron skillet In the middle of It, a n d put Into tbe skil let a pound of flowers of oulphur. Pour an ounce of

alcohol on the sulphur, st ick In n short n n n ^ . « , f u s e , l ight It and go outside, shut t ing 0110 DOliaT ailQ Fifty CeiltS & Yiil. t h e door. In flve minutes look Inside TO ADVA.VXE PAYI.VO S U B S C R I B E B S t o m a k e sure the sulphur Is well nflre. I t wi l l fiirthe room with thick, stifling s m o k e . It will also bleach out aud de­s troy a n y colors^on wal l s or cei l ings.

Leave the room shut for twenty-four hours , then open and air well . Remem­b e r t h a t bichloride of mercury Is dead­l y poison.

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How to Freshfin Up Purs. O w n e r s of furs may bave received

thciu from the summer storage and found them dead looking and lustcrless, a condit ion Jn which even handsome furs are not attractive. Thi s Is usual­l y due to the fact, s a y s the Technical World Magazine, that the fur Is sim­p l y soiled, and It may be cleaned nnd brightened to a remarkable ex tent by a s i m p l e method without the s l ightest d a h g e r of Injury to the article. This fs the method employed by the Rus-1 Slans. "who nr<^ rprfafnlT? » i a mnc^ n.. I

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t w i s l v e users of and probably the best Informed on the subject of furs of any n a t i o n . B y e bran, should be heated in a n Iron or earthenware vessel, being s t irred all the whi le until It bas be­c o m e a s hot a s Is bearable to the hand.

, T h e bran shonld then be poured upon t h e fur In liberal quantit ies and thor­o u g h l y rubbed In. The fur should then b e brushed with a clean brush or shak­e n and pounded until all the particles o f bran have been removed. T h e re­s u l t of th is treatment wil l be that all dark furs have regained their freshness and luster and that whi te furs appear l ike n e w .

How to Grow Palms Successfully. There Is no secret or knack about

Buccessful ly growing a palm. Only a

presented by tbe lecturer, consisting of current events by F. J . Knight, grange history bv Vernal Barber, In memoriam by Mrs. A. J . Atwood, readings by Myra J. D i x , and selections on the Victor talk­ing machine by T. E . Flarity. After the entertainment the patrons were invited to the banquet ball to partake of refresh­ments.

Leonard Searles, who bas been ill since last fall, is slowly improving.

The remains of Miss Chrissie Shedd of North Leominster were brought here for burial Saturday, March 7.

G. A. Wilder, D.D.G.M. , and suite at­tended an I.o.o.K. meeting in Nashua on March 12. _ _ _ _ _

Items of Interest.

It is about settled that there will be an-

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p>- k n o w l e d g e of^l t s habits and require-1 other message from tbe president to con gress at an early date. It is intended to deal still further with the labor situation, supplementing the last message to some extent. Tbe president will urge the pass­age of a compulsory arbitration law and will suggest some other things for the aid of organized labor. The evident object of these pro-labor moves is to aid the Taft candidacy. Secretary Taft was known in bis earlier days as the original injunction j u d g ^ n d his memory is green among labor

inent s Is needed, says the Cleveland P l a i n Dealer . Good drainage m u s t be provided, the proper kind of soil and a comprehens ion as to h o w to water t h e p l a n t properly. W h e n the leaves o f a p a l m turn brown at the tip, first o f all e x a m i n e the soil In w h i c h It is g r o w i n g . In the majority of cases It

• 'Will b e found that it Is w e t and clog­g e d . T a k e Immediate s teps to repot t h e plant , provide plenty of good drain­a g e and a sandy and rather heavy soil men withont being particularly fragrant •Water It Trail •>,-.„ ,^Io„^ *>, , '.. . ^' ^^ ''"^ ^ '®' before them in the lieht W a t e r It well then place the plant In a L f a benefactor of labor, there will be more f ^ . , , T n V ' ^ ^ L T ' ! , '''' - '•^^l ° ' '=''^''«« °f Ws pulling the lab^r vote " the sun. Give It very Uttle water after the flrst drenching until the plant s h o w s s i g n s of growth. The chief se­cret of success with palms Is to keep t h e m out of the direct sunl ight , but In a s trong l ight, and to water them only w h e n the soil Is dry on the surface. Once e v e r y fortnight the palm shouki b e taken to the bathroom and be given s thorough drenching of the foliage.

How to Put ^n a Corset. F a s t e n the abdominal hooks first,

l i f t ing the body with a long breath at t h e s a m e t ime and holding the head w e l l back. This holds superfluous flesh In t h e r ight place instead of crowding It d o w n w a r d , which can only be ex­ces s ive ly ugly a s well a s Injurious, s a y s tbe N e w York . \merican. After t h e top of the front Is hooked draw the looped laces from eyelets s l ightly Iw-l o w the wais t , pulling the bottom of t h e corset much tighter th.in the top. Through this s imple t . e a u s Iioalthy breathing Is permitted, for Uodlces are s o loose that it Is only at the wais t and h ips the flgure needs to be held taut

H o w to Save .Trousers. T o s a v e men's trousers cut a broom-

BHck so . It w i n flt under the lowest s h e l f In the clothes closet, cover wi th cot ton bat t ing nbout throe or four th i cknesses , then with black cambric, a a d s e w th i s down tight. Stake a loop o n e i ther end. Tack t w o tacks on the she l f In the closet so the stick wil l h a n g a b o u t three or four Inches down. F o l d m e n ' s and boys' trousers by c r e a s e s , . a n d tbey win look like n e w every t i m e by hanging them across tho severed s t ick .

Gyer was standing on the sidewalk as a wedding party came down the church steps.

'• What are you doing here?" queried his friend Myer, who hsppened alone iust then.

" Watching the tied go out," answered Ciyer, with an open-faced grin.

It will be of interest to all states and territories to know that there has been added to the army appropriation bill a provision for 81,000,000 to be expended on the national guard of the several states. It is pointed out that the present govern­ment expenditure is inadequate, and that the investment would pav the government well.

I h e Aldrich currency bill seems to have a better show of passing than for some weeks past. It was defended in the sen­ate by Senator Lodge for what it really is, namely an emergency measure that will have to answer till something more com­prehensive and scientific is passed. Sen­ator Lodge said that the whole currency system of the United States needed over­hauling, and declared himself strongly in favor of a centrnl Government bank, but he said that this reform^would need more consideration than conld be given it at the present session, and would have to wait ill some future time for action.

Hot Water Plant Fixed Up for t he Winter

Is Now. GETS PROMPT ATTENTION AND THE

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H e w to Corn Beef. T o c o m beef make a brine of three

quart s o f water , one cup salt , half a enp of b r o w n sugar and saltpeter the •Ize o f a h a z e l n u t Bol l all together. Se l ec t t h e I p i ece of m e a t your prefer, n u t It Into a jar , a n d w h e n the brine Is ceM pour o v e r m e a t a n d le t i t s tand flTe o r s i x d a y s , w h e n It wi l l b e ready f o r use . A f t e r try ing t h i s y o n w l l l n e r -0r bny; yotir m e a t a l r e a d y corned.

.March 4 J908 April l O ^ - ^

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Sundays 10.00 a. m. Communion 10A5 a. m. Common Prayer 12.00 m. Sunday School

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A y e r , M a r c h 6 t h , A . D . 1908 . T a k e n on e x e c u t i o n a n d wil l be

so ld a t publ ic a u c t i o n a t m y office, E a s t M.ain S tree t , in sa id A y e r , o n M o n d a y the T w e n t i e t h day of Apr i l n e x t at T h i r t y m i n u t e s pas t E i g h t o d o c k A. M., all the r i g h t , t i t le and in teres t tha t .Tames C. S m i t h , of F i tchhui -g , in the C o u n t y of W o r c e s ­ter, had on the T w e n t y - E i g h t h diiy of D e c e m b e r , 1 9 0 7 . t h a t b e i n g the t i m e the same w.is a t t a c h e d on m e s n e p r o c e s s , in and to t h e f o l l o w i n g des­cr ibed real cst. ite, t o w i t . : A cer­t a i n t r a c t of land in t h e N o r t h e r l y p a r t of T o w n s e n d , in sa id C o u n t y of Midd ie8e . \ , c o n t a i n i n g T w e l v e ( 1 2 ) acres , more or less , b o u n d e d - : B e g i n ­n i n g a t a s take a n d s t o n e s n e a r an o ld s t o n e w a l l ; thence r u n n i n g Southeas t ­e r l y b y land f o n n e r i y o f S i m e o n Tur­n e r fifty-five (55) r o d s to a s take a n d s t o n e s ; t h e n c e N o r t h e a s t e r l y b y land f o r m e r l y of W i l l i a m M a n n i n g th ir ty-f o u r ( 3 4 ) r o d s t o a s t a k e a n d s t o n e s ; t h e d c e N o r t h w e s t e r l y b x , l and form­er ly o f A s a B a l d w i n •fifty-five ( 5 5 ) r o d s t o a s take and s t o n e s ; thence S o u t h w e s t e r l y b y land f o r m e r l y of E d m o n d J e w e t t a n d l a n d former ly of P o l l y B e a r d a b o u t t h i r t y - s e v e n ( 3 7 ) rods to the b o u n d first m e n ­t i o n e d . Also , a c e r t a i n o t h e r t rac t of l and a d j o i n i n g t h e a b o v e , conta in­i n g abiout ( 14 ) «cres , m o r e or less , s i t u a t e d on both s ides o f the old road l e a d i n g from the Bul i i s p l a c e , so-call­ed to the farm f o r m e r l y o w n e d b y N a t h a n W h i t n e y , and b o u n d e d as f o l l o w s : B e g i n n i n g .it t h e S o u t h ­w e s t e r l y corner of the p r e m i s e s , the s a m e b e i n g corner of t h e W h i t n e y farm ; whence r u n n i n g N o r t h e r l y b y the sa id W h i t n e y farm . ibout s e v e n ­ty-f ive ( 7 5 ) rods to a s t a k e a n d s t o n e s at land formerly of O t i s S e a v e r ; t h e n c e E a s t e r l y 'by t h e said S e a v e r land about thirty-six (;i6) rods to a s take and stoneb at land f o r m e r l y of D a n i e l G i l e s ; t h e n c e S o u t h e r l y b y said Gi les land a n d o t h e r o w n e r s , across sa id old road a b o u t e i g h t y ( 8 0 ) rods t o a s U k e and s t o n e s ; t h e n c e w e s t e r l y .about t w e n t y o u e ( 2 1 ) rods to t h e p lace of b e g i n n i n g .

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Annual Town;Election ' April 6, 1908

T O W N O F AYER. N O T I C E TO V O T E R S . R F ^ T I S T R A T I O N .

Otliee of the Board of Registrars of Voter* »• .• . ,'•'<'"•''o'Ayer, March 2,1908. Notice IK hereby given that the .Board of

Kegistrars of Voters will t>e In session at the Town Clerk's office, Saturday, Starch 7, from - .30to9.30p. m., and at the Town OtHcers' room In the Town House. Thursdav. Mnn-i,'

28, iroin la m. to 10 p. receiving evidence of i jons claiming a rijht to voic at"the"town"e*ieo. tlon to be held Monday, April 0, am, and ol correcting the list of voters.

See that your name is on the voting list of your Town; if not there, call at the Sfllcc of the Board of Registrars on the daVs above mentioned, .ind lie rcgisteral. or you cannot vote. Bring with you a certificate from the assessors or a tax bill or notice from the col-

att i tude of the Bohemians and Poles ' in AmeWcati Polltlee.

American polit ics are for the most part q u i t e . a s much a matter of purely local Interest a s Pol ish or Croatian pol i t ics could possibly be. S ince lao days of the ant l . s lavery, movement , which enl is ted the generous sympa­thies o f the old generation, of liberal Immigrants , our pol i t ics have Involv­ed few quest ions of general Interest apart from some of our present so­cial economic issues . The educated European remains on the outside of American life quite a s mucu because It Is provincial a s because he Is. Con­sequently, unless he Is made over Into a complete American, the for­e igner Is l ikely to take part In our polit ics only as a matter of business, which Is to say corruptly. Among the s imple minded yet shrewd fe l lows at the bottom this is often quite naively and Innocently the case- A l ibrarian who Is a good friend of the various nat ional i t ies who work In her town asked the Poles, who were com­ing In and out of the library on one elect ion day what they were voting for. Tbey replied cheerfully, pleas­ed that she took an Interest In their affairs and that they had so good a market to report, "For ?2." T h e who le s i tuat ion Is one which natur­a l ly l ends Itself to logroll ing and political trading. When there are groups of men v/ith their full numer­ical share of pcJlltlcai pov.er wltli n.j use to which they want to put It and full of clannish feeling it is very easy for a leader of their own kind to "vote" tbem as a unit, if hs is bid for by the offer of some pettv office It gratifies not only him but his whole group who feel themse lves vicariously honored In his person.

Whi le the convict ion that Amerl-" can pol i t ics are corrupt draws in some men It keeps others out. As a Slavic minis ter said to me; My peo­ple are not Interested In politics they say 'Das 1st mehr Geldsache.' "

As to political affiliations both par­t ies count Slavs as members. In the antebel lum da.vs the slavery issue tended to draw Bohemians and i o les both of whorh supplied gal lant sol-dlers to the Union, Into the Republi­can ranks, i t Is Interesting to flnd that the Po les voted for Grant In 1872, the flrst e lect ion In which they were notably interested, not only be­cause of h is war record out becaut^e he recognized the French republic during the Prussian war, while his opponent, Greeley, was supposed to have favored Austria In Italy and Ger­m a n y In Alsace-Lorraine. Another reason for Republicanism has been the s imple and Intelligible one that the Irish were Democrats. On the other hand. In Chicago both Bohem­ians and Poles are said to be "ncr-mal ly Democrats ," and, the explsruv t lon In the case of the- Bohemians Is tha t Republ icanism meant the ad­ministration and that Bohemians v,c-e readily led by then past experie iue to Join the opposit ion. How far S l -ns In th i s country are naturalized it Is Impossible to say, the census figures on the subject being unusable In this case. In Hadley, Mass., where forty. seven Poles own property and 12.'? more pay a poll tax, only two are naturalized, and I judgea that the Americans were far from desiring to have more become voters. The policy of the more enl ightened Slavic lead­ers, on the contrary. Is to urge citi­zenship, and one at least of the na­tional soc ie t i e s requires It.

In many places their vote Is an Im­portant consideration, m the Il l inois State campaign In 1906 both Republi­cans and Democrats nominated a Pole for the office of S U t e Treasurer, o n e of these nominees had already serv­ed In Chicago as Alderman and as City attorney. A number of Poles have sat In State Legislatures, both as Representat ives , and In one in­stance at least In the Senate, and a Wisconsin Bohemian's desk In the House was reserved for him on his election a s a sort of family perquis­ite, or rather as a courteous recos-nltlon of the service of his father and brother, who had preceded him In office.—Charities.

How They Beat the Glover. The "Drapers' Record" has been

putting Us finger on a weak spot In

, from 12 m. to 10 p. m.,'for the p&fpose of • '"genlous name of "glove nall-recclvlng evidence of the nunlincatlon of per- ' " sons f'tnlmlnfr n H-rKt ,n ,.«,.. „• -I . *.

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It appears that, a good many ladles win put on a pair of gloves and wear them for a whole evening, by which t ime the "bloom" has quite been tak­en oft them and then they will dis­cover some defect, on the £treu'?;h

1908

SpringStyles IN

I At Mrs. E G Duhcklee>, Ayer

iA,.fA, r.t . . „ « . ; . •. - r.r"~ ••""• "•-- •••"• < ° ' which they will demand a new pair

]S'srsL':.^7o'l?t:'x":;'«"U3en't°o"f ^ h T T ' r 1'^°°^ '"^ unfortunate manufacturer, of Aver, i ^ y 1,1007. »""="i <" lae i o«-n f.. j ^ ^ ^^jy^^ someth ing of this kind All pcrSODB whose names are Ktrlckpn /mm ' Ttnt lnfri*nii<»nttv ' hannpna anA n/\

^»M iiuJJ £f" agaHMiave their names upon said llrts, be rcqulml to register their names

S«^n",?.^",?i'!'^""* '^'^^ '" .'"«= »"• Naturalized citizens presenting themselves ttn'^pi^rw°i?hr;i,.'""'« "-" "'"" -If a qualified voter of thU Town whose

who has been aisesscd for the curfcnt year Samllfn!;*""^ "^'T °f "«<«t«tIon ?hafhU' name Is not placed on the voters' list of the current year, by reason pf having been otnl^ ted by clerical error or ml«tako,1io may, npl on personal appllcaUon, haVohte nameplkce^ upon the voting list, or. If appl lStSn be

No name can be added to the voters' list

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not infrequently happens; and no doubt, a l so , the real cause of the trni'^ ble often l ies , a s they suggest In the fact that a lady w h o o w n s a six and a quarter hand Insists on endeavor­ing to thrust It Into a five three quar­ter glove.

The r ichest woman In Great Britain Is Ml83 E m i l y Charlotte Talbot, who owns two magnif icent es tates which she inherited from her father, w o i ^ about 17,000,000. Another rich wom­an ts Miss Al ice de Rothschi ld, w h o Is very chari table and has a great hobby for gardening.

Birds, .when perched on trees or bushes, are ^ a t p r a l weathercocks, aa they I n v a r i a b l y , t u r n the ir h ^ a , to the -wind. '

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The conductor and engineer of a train m a y no t even be acquaintances, | n d ye t all goes well. The conductor mny take out three or four different engineers In a week, and yet no trou­ble arises. I t Is different when you come to the cab. Tho engbieer must have his o w n fireman.

For three years Engbieer St impson and Fireman Davis t a d occupied a cab together on the run of the moun­tain division. At Butler the engUieer

/ had a family and home, and tbe flre-V.,fflau boarded with blm. They were

^ x V A o t related In any way, and y e t tbe m o looked so much alike tbat railroad men nicknamed them the twins . In every t w o men thrown together one Is the stronger. In this case .It w a s the engineer. H e Intuitively led the w a y In all things, and bis fireman followed. Brothers could not have been greater chums. D a v i s might have had an en­gine In front of a freight train after a couple of years , as be bad thoroughly mastered the mechanism of the s team monster, but he would not take It. H e preferred the subordinate position for t w o reasons. First, It kept him beside his friend, and, second, Stimpson bad whispered to him one day:

"Jim, don't try I t You haven't got the nerve. If a pinch came you'd lose your head and bring about some n w f u l , disaster. I'm not say ing that you wouldn't s tand up to .voiir work In a row with any. man, but keep clear of the throttle. I've watched you, and 1 •ell you that a dark night, a heavy train and a down grade makes you tremble like a girl, whi le I poke my head out of the window and whist le defiance to danger."

"That's It. I can't get over being scared," replied Jim. "W;hen It's thir­ty-five an hour nud a moonlight night, I can whist le , too, but tho darkness and the speed to make up lost t ime take It all out of me. When w e were s ix minutes behind In making the sid­ing at Grand Bluff the other n ight and found the express booming d o w n upon us, I prayed to God nnd Jumped the cab. You haven't said a word to me about It, and I'm hoping you never will. It w a s the fear, Tom-^sucb fear a s I never have outside tbe cab and the fear that I never can control. Keep me on with you. I want no en­gine for myself ."

Tom and J im had been pards for nearly four years , when there came a n accident tbat killed the engineer nud so Injured the fireman that he lost an arm. The engineer w a s burled and forgotten by all but a few, and the cripple w a s given a place In the rail­road roundhouse as night watchman. H e had held the place only a s ingle month when strange reports began to be circulated. H e had seen the ghost of his dead engineer In the cab of his old engine as she stood over the cin­der pit. H o s a w again and again and whispered tlie news with white lips, and then he w a s called to the office of the master mechanic, and the official asked bim in a blunt, unfeeling w a y :

"Jim, do you think I put you down In the roundhouse to make a fool of yourself?"

"No, sir."

"Then don't see Tom Stlmpson's ghost again. If you do, I shall think yon have taken to drink."

"And uotbing but water ever passes my llps.'-'

"But this ghost business Is all non­sense. 1 am surprised that a sensible man like you would tell such a y a m , "

"Mr. White," said Jim, as he moved a step nearer and dropped bis voice to a whisper, "tbe ghost comes t w o or three t imes a week and s i ts In the cab of old 900 and looks at me, aud that's God's truth, but from now on I'll say nothing about It. W h y shouldn't It come? Tom w a s the best friend a man ever had."

It w a s a month after his Interview with his boss tbat the ghost came carller than usual one nigbt. It w a s a night of darkness and storm—a nigbt to try the nerves of every,, engineer due to go b u t or come In. The watch­man had gone his rounds, and old 990 w a s hissing over tbo cinder pit nfter a long run w h e n the ghost appeared In the cab aud said:

"Jim, It's a bad night outside." "It Is tbat, Tom," wns the reply. "I told you once that I doubted your

nerve. Perhaps I waS wrong." " N O , pard. You hit the tni th ." "I wouldn't do you wrong for the

world, Jim. 1 w a n t to see you a t tbe throttle and outside on such a n ight as this. That will test your nerve. It may be thnt the accident has made a change. Tnke her out and see."

"And why not?" asked the watch­man of himself. "The old feel ing bas gone, and perhaps It won't come back. If It don't I could run an eiiglne w i t h the arm that's left me. Thankee, Tom - I ' l l try It."-.

H e cl imbed Into the cab and man­aged to shovel enough coal Into the fire box to run the s team up again. Then h e turned the table and threw open the doors and switched the en­gine on to tbe main track. It w a s a howling n ight or be would bave beeu seen and stopped. A s It w a s h e turned the switch back, climbed Into the c a b and opened the throttle nnd sped a w a y . Ten miles down tbo road, wi th t h e OdO going at a speed of a mile a min­ute and the one armed man In the c a b shouting for joy because the" fright had le f t him forever, there w a s a head-on collision w i t h a freight train and three m e n w e r e k l l l e d . "

"So there w a s a ghost In the round­house?" m u s e d the master mechanic a« he looked d o w n upon the mangled form of the d e a d watchman w h e n It woa brought home. "Tea, there w a s a gbo«t4k«r«, h o t It w u bis o w n and ]«d U m t o M s death." M. Q U A D .

/ CARE OF SKIRTS.

How to Clean, Press and L a y - T h e m ; Away. Properly.

' H e r e i s a practical plan for c leaning and press ing skirts , s&ys. the N e w York American: B r u s h j h e m flrst, then whi sk off w i t h a d e a n brush damp­ened in ammonia and w a r m water .

A n y « t a l n can be removed If rubbed out a t once w i t h a mixture of equal parts of ammonld, alcohol and water . After the skirt Is thoroughly cleaned, brushed iind dried lay It ou the press­i n g table or board, pin each plait d o w n

-In the proper fold, cover the skirt w i t h a piece of dark ~ woolen goods w b l c h has been previously dampened and then press .

To reiuove diist from silk skirts do not use a brush, but wipe thom w i t h a piece of velveteen, which will not wear the silk and will remove tbe d u s t very much more satisfactorily than a brush .

Silk or ruffled skirts should be fitted •but w i t h tapes sejved on the lower rufiles, by which they may be h u n g upside down. This prevents the skirt from sagg ing and the rufiles from drooping.

(3owns of delicate material should be ptit a w a y in loug boxes or drawers , each skirt being folded In plaits, Into which It should fall when being worn. T h e bodices should be stuffed wi th t i ssue paper; also the s l eeves and trimming.^ fllled out with the paper.

W a s h frocks should a l w a y s b e put a w a y In trunks, boxes or drawers , whether they have been worn or not, for In hanging they grow stringy, are more eas i ly affected by dampness and lose their freshness before they aro worn.

Boston and Maine Railroad T H R O U G H T R A I N S E R V I C E

i;sr E F F E C T D E C . 16, 1007.

TRAINS LEAVK AYBB

Chlcago-tlO.26, §10.30 u. m., •l.SO, •6.05, T7.40 p. m.

St. Louis—tl0.20, }10.3fi a. m., •1.30, 'COS, t7.40p. m. '

Montreal—58.05,t8.55. 110.27a.m.,tl2.00m,, {6.26, t 7 . f c , t i 2 0 , {8.58 p.m. ' '

^•iS^?.'?^^^'*^' +1<''"- ' JlO- O »• m., 'LSO, . •5.05, t7.40 p. m. Clinton, Oakdale, WorceHter—16.17, •8.00,

* «>.16 a. m., tl2.69, {3.37, t4.B2, •fO.lO, .tS.W

Pepperell and Nashua—•8.05, +8.65, tlO.'iT a. m., +12^5, +3.35, -Hi.lS, {8.20, +7.36 p. m.

Kochester, Portland—t8j55 a.m., +3.85 p. m. Graniteville, Lowell, Boston—+6.65, ?8.1D,

+8.19 a. m., +12.60, +0.20 p. m. South Lawrence—fO.55. +8.19 a. m., +12.60;

+6.20 p. m.

How to Mend Matting. Often Iu moving a heavy piece of

furniture the matting ,on the floor w i l l have an ugly bole torn in It, s a y s the Chicago News . Tho torn place Is usu­al ly wbere it Is the most noticeable and cannot be covered with a rug. There is an excel lent w a y . to remedy this defect by darning the place with rntliu of colors to match the niatthig s traw. It Is much better than threads, and the work can be ueatlj' done. It may bo necessary to run heavy cords acro.ss the work through which tho raffia Is to be woven . The threads are s e w e d In place with a large darning needle. Torn places on the edge of matt ing can be remedied In the s a m e manner. It Is best to s e w mat t ing to­gether with a loose stitch, using very heavy llneu thread for the purpose, but where this cannot bo done then use the regular matt ing tacks or ordinary tacks, placing first one side, then the opposite side, to prevent tbe baggy ap­pearance which so often occurs. Nev­er u.so a claw hammer to l ift tacks from matt lug, s ince It Invariably breaks the s traw. Get an old bjunt chisel , place It beneath the mat t ing and tack head, pound gently witb tbe hammer and pry the tack up. This wi l l draw tho tack out straight and leave the mat t ing unbroken.

How to Dust Furniture Properly. Soft cloths make the best dusters. In

dust ing any piece of furniture begin at the top and dust down, wiping care­fully with the cloth, which can be fre­quently shaken. A groat many people seem to have no Idea what dust ing Is Intended to accomplish, nnd Instead of wiping off nud removing tbe dust It Is s imply flirted off Into the air and soon set t les d o w n upon the articles dusted. If carefully taken up by the cloth. It can be shaken out of the w i n d o w Into the open air. I t the furniture wil l per­mit the use of a damp cloth, that wil l more eas i ly take up the dust, and it can bo washed out in a pail of suds . It Is far easier to save work by cover­ing up nice furniture whi le sweep ing than to clean the dust out, besides leaving tho furniture fnr l)etter In the long run.

How to Clean Bronzes. It Is not a good plan to c l e ^ bronzes,

as the polish Is very easi ly spoiled, but If uoces.sar)- nothing is l>etter than c leaulng thom with water and am­monia, using a stiff brush like a nail­brush. Dry carefully after r insing thoroughly. They should be careful ly dusted every day wi th a soft cloth and a feather brush, and a little s w e e t oil may be rubbed on occasionally. To re­move s ta ins from bronze make tbe article very hot by dipping It in boil ing water. Then »ub It with a piece of flannel dipped In suds made from yel­low soap, rubbing clean wi th soft l inen cloths.

Wm. Crombie MARBLE AND M N I T E

Works NEWTON ST., AYEE

19.10 p. m. ^Kll'ly'i'.r.S''^'' ^^''< }8.05, +8.10, +9.18,

49.38,+11.32 a.m.,+12.49,+I.i57,+3.85,+4.29^ §4.40, tO.n, 18.22, }8.26, {6.47, •7.32, +9.1(5 p. m. -

Fitchburg-1I12.47,-t5.58, 18.08, +9.14, +10.28,' tl0.31,110.36, «10.41 a. m., f l i o o m., +12.65, •1.30, f3.32, +3.35, +3.48, •6.05,+6.10, 6.25 +7.13,17.40, +8.20, §8J58, | l0.39 p.m.

Milford—+9.13 a. m., +12.48, +8.10 p.m. Greenville—+9.18 a. m.i +12.55, {3.35, +0.15

p .m. Gardner, Athol, Greenfield —1112.47, 15.58,

t8.08, +10.26, +10.31, {10.36, a. m., tl2.55 •1.30, •5.05, +6.10, tt.40 p. m. '

Shelbume Falls, North Adams, Wllllams-town-1112.47, +5.68, +8.08, +10.26, {10.38 a.m.,+12.65,'LSO, •5.05, +7.40 p . m . ' Z

Troy, Albany—1112.47, +5.58, +8.08, +10.26, {10.30 a. m., tl2..'J5, •l.SO, •5.05 p. m.

Rotterdam Jet .-•1.30, •5.05, +7.40 p. m. •Daily. tDally, except Sunday. HDally,

except Monday. {Sunday only. Detailed Information and time-tablci may

be obtained at ticket offlccs. D . J . Fr.AXDKRS. C. M . B D R T ,

Fai-s. Traf. Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agt.

OOM.MONWEALTIl OF MASSACHUSETTS.— Middlesex ».s. Probate Court, To tho

helrs-at-law, next of kin and all other persons Interested in the estate of Ann J. Little, late of Aver, in said County, deceased.

Wherca.«, a ecrtain instrument purporting to IK: the last will and testament of said de­ceased has been presented to said Court, for Probate, by Mary G. Moore, who prays that letters tentamentary may be Issued to her, the executrix therein named, without giving a surety on her ofllcial bond.

Youiire hereby cited to appear at a Pro­bate Court to be held at Cambridge, In said County of Middlesex, on the thirty-flrst day of March, A. D. 1908, at tiine o'clock In the forenoon, to show cause. If anv vou have, why tho same should not lye grariteil.

And said petitioner Is hereby directed to give public notice thereof, by publishing this citation once in eaeh week, for three succes­sive weeks. In Turner's Public Spirit, a news­paper published in Ayer, the last publication to be one day, at least, before said Court, and by mailing post-paid, or delivering a copv of this citation to all known persons interested in the estate, thirtv davs at least before said Court.

Witness, Charles J. Mclntlre, Esquire, First Judge of said Court, this twenty-seventh day of February In the vear one thousand nine hundred and eiglit.

3t24 W. E. KOGElts, Itegister.

A R T OF C O N V E R S A T I O N . ' O " ' ^ ^ ? , ?<''5^^-^'''"'>°a'Sulkv, Yankee . ^ _ ^ _ > > / and Wlard Plows, Acme, Disc, Spring

How to Talk In an Ent«r*.m!no .nrf Tooth and Clark's Cutaway Harrows, Iron laiK in an EntorUimng and Age, Cultivators, E c l i p s e Com Plimters,

Oorroet Manner. . , j Stone Boats, Success Manure Spreaders.and It Ls strange that w e are not all " '?^» o ' F a r m Implements. All Hand-

Sewed Double Team Harnesses at $65.00, F . B. KELCH, Carriage, Uamess and Implement L'ealer, Ayer, Mass.

OO.M.MOXWEALTH OK S I A S S A C H U S E T T S . -Middlesex, ss. Probate Court. Tothe

heirs-at-law, next of kin, and all other per-.sons interested iu the estate of .Su.sau G. Woods, late of Aver, in said Countv, Uecea.-ed.

Whcrea.-, a certain instrument purporting to be the List will aud testament of said cie-ecased lias l>een prescatcd to said Court (or Probate, by Euiinagenc.S. Turner, who pravs that letters of administration with the will annexed may be issued to her, or .some other suitable person, no executor being named in said will. *

You are hereby cited to appear at a Pro­bate Court, to be'held at Cambridge in said Count.v of Middlesex, on the twenty-third dav of March A.D. 1908, at nine o'clock m the fore­noon, to show cause, if any you have, whv the same should not be granted.

And said petitioner is hereby directed to give public notice thereof, by publishing this citation once in each week, for three succes­sive weeks, in Turner's Public Spirit, a news­paper published In Ayer. the last pub. lication to be one day, at least, before said Court, and by mailing, post-paid, or deliver­ing a copy of this citation to all known per­sons interested In the estate, seven davs, at least. Iwfore said Court.

Witness. CHARLES J. MclNTinE, Esquire, First .Judge of said Court, this twenty-seventh day of February, In the year one thousand nine hundred and eight.

3»-2.') W. E . ROCERS, Register.

more proticleiit lu the art of conversa tlon when, It w e stop, to think It over w e realize that it plays so' Importani a part iu one's social life. Tho^flrsl point to remember Is to try to moder. a te the voice, A naturally high pitch­ed harsh voice oan easi ly be trained s o that eventually It w i l l be soft aud musical. Every one appreciates the sweet toned voices of tbe Engl ishwom­en, and there is uo reason w h y tho voices of the American w o m e n should not be the same If proper attention Is

• paid to tlioir training, s a y s Ellzal)cth Blddle ill tho Philadelphia Press .

We shijiild also try to speak correct­ly, avoid all s lang and provincialism

.and onuuolate all the words as clearly OS possible. It one w i s h e s to bo really entertalulug lu conversation she must not only have culture nnd a ready wit. but she must have sympathy , simplic­i ty and sincerity and, above all, a reai Interest In her subject.

The following rules are safe ones to fol low:

Look people lu the face when y o u talk to thom. Talk often, but nevet long, so us to give others an opportu-nIty of expressing their opinions, and show a courteous respect for another's point of view. In arguments g ive fair play, and If the discussion continues beyond the limit of good taste let the matter drop.

Sometimes, you kuow, "sileuce Is golden." This Is unquestionably trug In regard to gossiping.

"Talk of things, not people," is a safe rule to follow. And if one must talk of people tell of their good quali­ties, not their faults and fall ings. In­discriminate praise Is absurd and weak­ens one's judgment.

If you are easi ly embarrassed, you should force yourself to talk and be­come accustomed to the sound of y o u r own voice, but do not feel obliged to talk Incessantly.. Try to be perfectly natural nnd nt ease and a lways ready with small courtesies, even with chil­dren aud servants.

A sympathetic and responsive listen­er Is as much to be desired as one w h o can talk well.

How to Buy a Couch.. There Is not a piece ot furniture so

difflcult to buy as a couch, for only those who know a great deal about fur­niture can tell you w h a t composes a' couch, and one hears tbat the decep­tion Is In a miserable wooden frame fllled with a little of everj-thing and covered with material which soon fades, says the Chicago News . Be­lieve It that pantasote outwears genu­ine leather. It stays nicer. Is more easily renewed and Is much easier to use for upholstering purposes than al­most any other kind of material. T o u should look on the underside of a couch before buying It and see whether

.It is well s tayed with braces and not 'merely llued with thin burlap, • which sifts shavings and sawdus t every time the couch is moved or touched. There Is no economy in buying a cheap couch, for It only stands to feason that the covered framework Is the refuse wood of a factory.

How to Wash Ivory Ornaments, Wash Ivory o m n m e n t s well In soap

and water, us ing a soft toothbrush to remove the dust from any fine work thnt may be upon them. Dry them by putt ing tbem In bright sunshine, keep­ing them constantly wet wi th soapy water for several days whi le they aro In the sun . Final ly w a s h and rinse tbem again. If tbe Ivory Is m u c h stained, but n o t , v e r y deeply, rub the surface wltl i finely ground pumice s tone and water, moisten It wel l and lay In the sun to bleach.

How to Amuse Children. , A quiet, rainy day game for children

old enough to rend Is to c u t out all the animals and birds you can flnd; then wri te the n a m e s of each on small s l ips of paper, let the children have ono cor­ner of the room for n playground, and let t l iem place a l l . t^e animals o u ^ t ^ floor; t h e n flnd the name" of, each one. It wi l l n o t only a m u s e them for hours, but they Will s o o n l e a t h to k n o w all the' different kinds of animals nnd birds. Give them crayons and let them color them; •

How to Fireproof Curtain*. T o m a k e curtains JSreproot procure

s o m e , tnags ta te of soda and m a k e a w e a k solution o f It w i t h w a r m water . A f t e t w a s h i n g t h e curtains, etc., j n s t d ip t h e m into ( h b and dsy a s jasnal.

\

COMMOXWEALTH OF M A 8 ! » A C H U S E T T S . — Middlesex, SS. Probate Court. Tothe

helrs-at-law, ne.xt of kin, creditors, and all other persons Interested In the estate of .Johanna Denahv, late of Groton; In »ald county, deceased, Intestate.

•\Vhercas, a petition bas been presented to Bald Court to grant a letter of administration on the estate of said deceased to Michael Denahy of Groton, In said County of Mlddle-sex_, without giving a surety on his bond.

I ou arc hereby cited to appear at a Pro­bate Court to be held at Cambridge, fn said County of Middlesex, on the twenty-fifth day of March, A.D. 1908, at nine o'clock fn the fore­noon, to show cause. If any yon have, why the same should not be granted.

And tho petitioner ft hereby .lireetcd to give public notice thereof, by publishing this citation once In each week, for three succes­sive weeks, In Turner's Public Spirit, a news­paper published In Ayer, the last put>-llcatlon to be one day, at least, before said Court.

Witness, Charles J. Mclntirc, Esquire, First Judge of said Court, this second day of March, In the year one thousand nine hun-hundred and eight.

3t26 W. E. ROGERS, Register.

CO M M O N W E A L T H - O K MASaACHUSETTS.-Middlesex BS. Probate Court. To the

bclr»-at-law, next of kin, creditors, and all other porsong Intere<tcd In tho estate of L u e y K . Mitchell, late of Shiriey, In said County, deceased, intestate.

Whereas, a petition has been presented to said Court to grant a letter of administration on the estate of said deceased to Joseph P. Mitchell of New Bedford, In the County of Bristol, or to sotne other suitable person.

You are hereby cited to appearata Probate Court to be held at Cambridge, In said Coun­ty «f Middlesex, on tbo twenty-sixth dav of March, A. D. 1908, at nine o'clock In'the forenoon, to8howcauae,If nny vou have, why tho Bame Bhotild not be granted.

And the petitioner is hereby directed to give pnbllc notice thereof, bv publishing this citation once In each week, for three succes­sive weeks, In Tumor's Public Spirit.a news-paner published tn Ayer, the last publication to he one day, at least, before said Court, and by mailing postpaid a copy of this citation to all known persons Interested in said estate eeven dayi at least before said Court. •

Witness,'CaAitt.ES J . M C I K T I R E , Oqulrc, Tirst Judgeof «*ldCk)nrt, this twenty-seventh day of February, In the year one thousifnd nine htindred and eight.

8w25 . W. £ . BoOKSS, Register. •

How to Clean a Sewing Machine. Sewing Is uot halt as bard as some

people flnd it It the s e w i n g machine is kept In good running order. When the sewing machine works hard and heavily take the needle aud shutt le out and give every joint and bearing a generous bath ot gasoline. Of course there should not be a lighted lamp or fire of nny kind in the room. Ttirn the whee l s briskly tor a few moments to enable the gasoline to penetrate every part and to loosen and wash away the old oil aud grime; then clean it all a w a y . When all the grime and oil have been removed oil with proper lu­bricating oil. running the machine for t w o or three minutes before Inserting the needle. Now with a piece of cham­ois skin wipe away all superfluous oil. It Is a pleasure to s ew on a machine treated In this manner.

A SIGN OF GOOD P L U M B I N G

is the quickness witli wbich people'.who bave employed us once, send for us again when anything goes wrong.

P E O P L E ^VHO P R E V I O U S L Y P A I D

high prices for plumbing were a little afraid that our moderate charges indicated moderate ability. But when once they employ us, they bave no more such fears. The only regret they bave is that they didn't call us in before. We have an idea you'll feel the same way if you have us do your next plumbing.

Day phone 29-4. N'ight phone 89-12.

Forest Hopper Co. A Y E R AXD S H I R L E Y

Arthur Fenner General Insurance Agent

and

Broker MAIN-ST., T U H N K R ' S BLDG. AVKR, MASS

Mi f s R. T. F E S H S R , TPTEWi.m.N-o

A DIFFERENT DAY B y Marie B a d d .

B O S T O N AN-D.NORTHERN ST. RY. CO. L O W E L L D I V I S I O N .

T I M E T A B L E .

(Subject to change without notice.)

W E E K D A Y TIME.

LKAVE MERRI.AIACK SQUARE, LOWELL, IFOR

Boston via Tewksbury, 6.45 a.m/, and ev­ery 30 minutes until 9.*) p.m. Return, leave Sullivan Square, 0.45 a.m., and every 30 min­utes until 9.15 p.m.

Boston via Xortb Billerica, .').25,6.25 a.m., and every 30 minutes until 9.55 p.m. (10.25 p.m. to Wobum onlv.) Ketum, leave Sulli­van Square, .0.30 a.m., and ever\- 30 minutes until 9.30 p.m.

Lawrence, 5.15,6.13, 6.40 a.m., and every 30 minutes until 10.40 p.m. Uetum, leave Lawrence, 5.20, 0.10, b.50 a.m., and every 30 minutes until 10.,''>0 p.m.

North Chelmsford via Middlesex Street, 6.00,6.30,6.55, 7.03 a.m., and every 15 min­utes until 11.03 p.m. (ll.'iO p.m. to Wood Street only.) Return, leave North Chelms­ford, 5.30,5.55, 6.35, 0.57. 7.18 a.m., and ev­ery 15 minutes until 10.4S p.m.

Nashua, 0.00 a.m., and every 30 minutes until 7.30 p.m., then every hour Until 10.30 p. m. Saturdays, everv 30 minutes until 10.30 p.m. Return, 0.20 a.m., and every 30 min­utes until 8.20 p.m., then everv hour until 10.20 p.m. Saturdavs, everv 30'minutes un­til 10.50 p.m. JSTSW

Tyngsboro via Middlesex Street, 6.00 0.5o, 7.18 .a.m., and every 30 minutes until 9.4S p. m. Return, leave Tyugsl>oro,5.40,6.20,0.57, 7.33 a. m., and every 30 minutes until 9.33 p. in., 10.33 p.m.

THOMAS LEES, Supt,

How to Ke«p Centerpieces. . What to do wi th one's best and most beautiful centerpiece bas long been a trying problem to many housekeepers. Rolls of stiff pasteboard, sat in covered at each end and silk covered on all sides, are shown, with a beautiful cov­er of silk or satlii to be tied with nar­row ribbons. Tbe centerpiece Is smoothly rolled over the stiff cardboard and can thus be kept i>erfectly clean and free from dust when the cover U. tied In place. One thnt wns seen w a s of pale pink moire exQulsltely embroid­ered lu (he ne^v ribbon embroidery.

WANTED.—For general Housework a capable girl in a small family. In­

quire at Public Spirit Office. Ayer.

How to Make a Hair Tonic. *'or thin and falling hair shampoo

every two weeks with the egg cham-poo. Apply the fol lowing tonfc every dny nnd massage for ten or fifteen min­utes after using: Sulphite of quinine, twenty grains; t incture of eartbarldes , t w o drams; extract of Jaborandl, t w o drams; doodorl^ied alcohol, t w o drams; bay rum, seven ounces; elderflower w a ­ter, eight ounces.

y How to Be Prepared For Queets.

Every lioiisokeepcr should have an emergency aiiclf. On the day w h e n company iiiicxpoctedly arrives and you hnve only n pick up meal ready it Is convenient to go to tho shelf for a can of potted chicken, ol ives or sardines, canned beans, etc. Every can should be replaced ns soon ns possible.

Lowell and Fitchburg St. Railway Co.

First car leave.- Ix)well for Aver at 5.33 a. ni., and hourly thereafter until' 10.33 p. m. Connecting at North Chelmsford on the hour. T.vn.g«boro and Xorth Chelmsfonl cars make connections.

First car leaves Ayer tor North Chelmsford at 0 a. m.

Cars arrive at Ayer 40 minutes after the hour and leave on the hour till 10 p. m.

First car leaves North Chelmsford for Ayer at 6 a. m.

Cars arrive at North Chelmsford 40 min­utes after the hour and leave on the hour till 11 p. m.

Sundays, one hour later each terminus. First car leaves North Chelmsford at 6.30

a. m., running to Brookside only. Return­ing, leaving Brookside at 6.25 a. m.; branch connection 6.35 a. m., running through to Westford Center; leaving Westford Center at 7 a .m. , and hourly thetcafter to 10.85 p. m. Hourly, leaving North Chelmsford from 8.03 a. m. till 10.03 p. m.

The running thne from Ayer to North Chelmsford Is forty minutes. At Lowell con­nections may be made for Boston, Lawrence, Salem and all atljacent points.

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' How to Freshen Up Velvet. T o renovate velvet dip a brush in

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COI.MOXWEALTH OF MASSACUUSETTS.— 3IIddlesex, ss. ProbateCourt. Toall

persons Interested In the estate of Levi Wal­lace, late of Ayor, ln«ild County, deceased.

Whereas, Noah Wallace and Howard B. White, the executors of the will of said de­ceased have presented forallowance, the third account of their admlnistratration upon the csUitc of said deceased:

You are hereby cited to appear at a Probate Court, to lie held at Cambiluge in said Coun­ty, on the twenty-third day of March, A . D. 1008, at nine o'clock In the forenoon, to show cause, if any you have, why the same should not be nllowe<l.

And said executors arc ordered to ser\'e this citation by delivering a copy thereof to all persons Interest^ In the estate fourteen days at least beforo said Court, or by publishing the same once In each week, for three succes­sive weeks, In Turner's Public Spirit, a news­paper published In Ayer, the lastpuollcatlon to be one day at least beforo said Court, and by mailing, postpaid, a copy of thts citation to all known persons Interested In the estate seven days at least before said Court.

Witness, CHARLES J . MCIXTIRE, Ksquire, First Judge of said Court, this second day of March, In the year ono thousand nine hud-drcd and eight. ' " '

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act ion oc the sandy friction gives n e w - ! ^ ^ ^ i * ^ ^ X ^ [ T ^ t , f ^ a > Hf« t o the nap wblch has been vrom woodshed adjoining, good dry oeUu under d o w n . S ^ o ^ i / f W * ! ? the v l i W ^ W r ^ i j r a W i i n .

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"My land , a in' t It p r e t t y ; " s o j l o -aulzed E u n i c e W a l k e r a s she aurvoy. «d t h a t port ion of the world vls ibla from tbe precincts of her k i t chen door. "See ins a s If I never saw t h e m apple, t rees such a mass of b loom bo-fore; they look l ike big bel ls o f ' popcorn s tuck t o g e t h e r wi th p i n k syrup, and the bees bumbl ing around m a k e me feel a s if I should ge t busy and go to s leep all to onct ."

As a playful Uttle breeze s h o o k tbe purple p l u m e s of tbe l i lac buaii and filled the air with their f rag ­rance, It s t irred a vague fee l ing o t unrest in Eunice ' s quiet , e lder ly heart. "Jus t sme l l them lay locka!" she m u r m u r e d , drawing long breatbs of e n j o y m e n t . "I declare I'm got ­t lng r ight beady , can't se t t l e d o w n tb s e w i n g no more'n tbere w a s a c ircus In town.

"1 be l i eve I'll pretend It's differ­ent even If It ain't ," she dec ided wi th a reck le s s disregard for exis t ­ing c ircumstances .

"I'll m a k e ou t I'm expect ing c o m ­pany; that ' l l m a k e t'alngs s eem diff­erent , 'and won't be doing ;'.o one a speck of • a r m . It will g ive m e a sort of spurt to slick things up. There ain't noth ing l ike company for m a k i n g a body do what they"! a in ' t used to ."

Eunice spent a del ightful d a y s tray ing from tbe beaten path o t duty. Her s e w i n g , by which s b e eked ou t her s lender Income., lay neglected and she s a n g happi ly a s s h e put her smal l domains Into f e s ­t ive array.

By 5 o'clock the dainty taa tab le was laid in the - shady parlor, a n d Eunice , in h e r . Sjesf black m u s l i n , was filling a bo-wl with apple b los ­soms , w'nen she heard a voice f rom the front g a t e ca l l ing: " M i s s E u n i c e , here's your p a p e r ! " .

"If there ain't Dan Crosby w i t h the mal l ! " s h e ejaculated.

" I c lean forgot this was m a r k e t day ." S b e hurried out to w h e r e Dan sat in his buggy, fanning h's good-natnred , sunburnt face wi th his hat .

"Any n e w s In t o w n ? " she a s k e d eager ly . , '

"No , n o t a bit; e v e r y t h i n g ' d u l l a s d i t c h - ^ a t e r . - W a s y o u expect ing t o -hear a n y t h i n g ? " he quest ioned as-tbe fact of her ga la appearance s truck IjIm.

" N o ; b u t It s e e m e d as i f there m i g h t b e ' s o m e t h i n g happening ," a n . swered Eu'nlce vague ly .

"Wel l , t h e r e wasn't . I've been chas ing a l l over the country af ter a hei fer of m i n e that has g o t as tray , and I'm dead beat. Ain't h a d a bite s ince mori i lng." aald Dan , p ick­ing up the re ins wi th a tired s i g h

Eun ice hes i ta ted , then w i t h a Ut tie flush of e m b a r r a s s m e n t , she s a i d : "Won' t you c o m e in and bave tea with m e ? I'm Just g o i n g to se t d o w n to m i n e . "

Dan looked a t . b e r in surprise . S h e bad never asked h im before, a l ­though they had been ne ighbors s i n c e they were ch i ldren; then be threw down the reins wi th flattering, a lac­rity, and accepted the Invitation wi th a promptne'ss that took Eunice ' s breath away . Whi le he bitched up , s h e sped exci tedly back t o t h e ki t - , Chen.

" W e l l ! " s h e gasped wi th a hys ter l . cal l i t t le l a u g e , "If I ain't cut loosu from flrst to l a s t - o f th i s who le e n ­during day. Think of me ask ing a man to t ea ! S e e m s l ike I'd lost a i l track of myse l f ."

"Look here , E u n i c e , " sa id D a n aa be fo l lowed h e r into the parlor, a n d caught s i g h t of tbe t e m p t i n g da int i ­nes s of the tea table, "you w a s n ' t expect ing company w a s y o n ? " " N o , that i s , I w a s and I wasn't . I t i i ought I'd th ink I was ," wound up ' B u n l o e Incoherently .

After a s t a r t l e i g lance of a s t o n i s h . meht , D a n said anxious ly . " T o n ain't g e t t i n g batty are you, Miss B u . \ n i c e ? "

Eunice l a u g h e d as s h e handed h i m a fragrant cup of tea . "'Well,'' s h e said gay ly , "I d o n ' t . k n o w b u t w h a t I a m ; l e a s t w a y s , I reckon' I 've b e e n today. I don't know w h a t c o m e over m e th i s morning , b u t t h i n g s were so fresh and pretty QUt o f doors , T g o t dead slclc of -doing thtf s a m e o ld jtblngs In d o o r s , ' a n a tbought I'd.- b;:eak loose and d d th ings d i t tereht for t h i s b h c t . " . :

Dan's m e n t a l facul t ies los t , them' se lves In a fog of bewi lderment h e s trove Ineffectually to fo l low th( l ead ings o t ber finer perceptions, h im It m e a n t but one th ing; s h e wi ge t t ing f eeb leminded from be ing tod much a lone . ; .

" ' T a l n ' t g o o d for anyone t o 11T« . by t h e m s e l v e s , " he said e a r n e s t l r . "It 's a g i n na ture . A d a m , h e k i c k e d about i t f r o m t h e start^out and f o l k s have k e p t o n k i c k i n g about it e v e r s ince .

" H i s s Eunice , ' I ' m g o i n g to say o n t w h a t ' s ' b e e n In m y m o n t h t o say f o r years . I 've k e p t qu ie t a b o u t It ibe-cause t k n o w e d r o i i ' d . n e r e r . | i s t e n t o mo a s l o n g a s y o n had your Inval id m a t o care for . N o w , s h e ta dead-, and g o n e , a n d today i s the flrst y o o d ^ chance I 've h a d to say w h a t I*Te, w a n t e d t o . E v e r s ince yon w a s knae^' . ' h igh t o a gras shopper yod've been'-' ' the o n e w o m a n In t h e wor ld fo;r tap, a n d , " c o n c l u d e d D a s wi th s lmpjf ' ' ' d i rec tness , " w h a t I w a n t t o k n o w ia,-^' -w i l l . . , . » «.>. Mir » t » . ^ * " "'«>)-''T''' " ' will yon be my wlfet"

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SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1908.

Ck)NGREOATlONAL.—^Thursday of last week was the date of the apron sale, sup­per and entertainment held by tbe Ladies' Benevolent society of the Congregational church. ..The whole, was .a.fine success. The committee in charge of the sale, which opened at 2.3P.pJn„ w.a8,Jlrs. Chas. Har­rington chairman, Mrs. E. C. Leonard, Mrs. W- AJ Moore, Mri. P. J. Benedict, Mrs. James Harrington, Mrs. George L. Smith, Mrs. George Meyet. Purchasers toxtbd.a variety, ot well-mfte, desirable aprons at reasonable prices. In the church inrlor adjoining a pleasing scene present­ed itself as twelve'Jadies were arranging the twelve tables; which in color, decora­tion or other scheme should, typify the twelye months of the year. The ladies baviDg-.eacb'B table were:

SMliiiBelen Moore, January, gHtterinK like ice and snoWj polar teddy be'ar, color scheme white: Mrs. Hear)- .Whiting, Februarv, Geo. mjMvc. -xxn. u c u r y .»T uiupg. _ _ Washhigton cherry tree, little red ha'tchets; Mrs. B. Harrington, Uarcb, Inauguration pic­tures of first and twenty-sixth presidents; Vti. Allen Woods, April, Easter, lilies and

.•violets: Mrs. .J. IE. Adams, May, pink and , white Maybaskets, flowers: Mrs. Jane Clark,

Jane, roses, red, white and yellow; Mrs. Em­ma Shumway, July, Independence, flags, red, white and blue; Mrs. Geo. H. AVoods, Au­gust, camping by the pond, pine trees, colors gieen and whlteiMrs. W- H. Whitehill, Sep-

• tember, school opting, asters in natural col­ors; Jfrs. M. J- Warner, October, har -est— spplesjuuts, autumn leaves; Mrs. F. H; Palm­er, November, chrysantbemams, rich shades of orange and yellow; Mrs. B. M. Bristol, December, Christmastlde liclls, Christmas tree.

. T h e tables were all bright and tasty in their beautiful colorings and showed much thpught and work.. At the supper, seats

: were supposed to be taken at the table of one's birthday to carry out the calendar fdea, but there was too much of a crowd

Present .to do this in every case. Tbe ta­les were set over and a long extra table

was set to accommodate, the large number ' waiting their chanee.

The committee having charge of the program was Mrs. J. II. Manning and Miss Fannie 'Woods. The program was as follows^

Piano duet, Christine Eoekwood and Alice Kemp; recitation," The night wind," Koger HInes; song," Will you be my teddv l>ear? " Beatrice Murphy; violin solo, Howard Pat­terson, " Mystic charm;" French recitation and song, " La Poupee," Alice Molson, Irene Peabody, Muriel Moison, Lauretta Fletcher, Beatrice Murphy; piano solo," Love's dream­land waltzes," ManjaretBenedict; recitation, '• A small boy handicapped," Lawrence Gay; solo," A little child shall lead them," Blanche Benedict; teddy bear drill, Beatrice Murphy, Irene Peabody, Margaret Benedict, Christine Bockwood, Muriel Moison, Alice Kemp, Do­rs Bailey, Naomi Glcason,"Lauretta Fletcher, Genevieve Harrington, May HInes, Alice Moison; solo, " Won't you come to my tea party?"DoraBailev; recitation," An Indijin

•tale," Lauretta Fletcher; song, "'i'ankee

The Men's topper w,blch was post­poned this week will be held at the Bap­tist church, March 26.

The Friday Evenmg Bible class in tho chapel of Groton School will not meet after March 20, until April 10.

Groton LodM, 1. o. o. r., are the re­cipients of a handsome clock /or'r their new lodgeroom, donated by Aetoiv.^pdge of 'West Acton. This is certainly;-fl,'t^en of good feeling from Acton lodge.' ajiij- s gift which .will be highly prized by our new lodge.

The Bronn Loaf circle met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Wm. KLAVhitehill, all the members but ono oein^ present. Tbe falling .of the beautiful, snow seemed only to heighten the pleasure and good cheer of the meeting. All were pleased to entertain Mrs. Lucy J. Howard, the sweet-faced " grandma" of Uie circle. The ne.xt meeting will be with Mrs. Sid­ney H. Whitney, April 1.

Work at the Xashua Kiver Paper Co.'s mill is slack, the mill not running on full time.

Born, Wednesday, March 18, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fletcher, nee Miss Christine Randlett.

The ne.xt assembly, instead of being held in town hall in two weeks from last Tuesday night, will not be held until three weeks from-tbat' date, i.e. Tuesdav, April 7. •"

•It is understood that work on the bridge over the Nashua between, Groton and Pepperell is to be renewed about the first bf April. ' ' , , • ' •

There are several.. indefinite reports about the coming town meeting, one be­ing tliat there are nine dififerent candi­dates in the field for selectmen, assessors, etc.

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Robbins are at the Marlborougb-Blenheim, .•\tlanlic City, for a short season of change and rest.

WEDDING.—A very pleasant home wed­ding occurred at the home of Mrs. Jane Sargent Wednesday evening, March 18. The contracting parties were Alfred Gove Lewis of Ayer and Miss Laura Louise Sargent. The reception room was very tastefully decorated for the occasion. The marriage ceremony was performed under a beautiiul evergreen arch majle of laurel, decorated with white and red carnations, with natty bows of white ribbon tied here and there among tbe green foliage. Rob-' ert Sargent acted as best man and Miss Marion Clough as bridesmaid. The bride was gowned in simple white and carried a beautiful bunch of bridal roses, while the bridesmaid wore a lovely cluster of jon­quils.

The troth of tbe contracting parties was pledged in the giving and receiving of a ring. The service ,was performed by Rev. G;M.Howe. After the service the broth­ers bf the bride, a'cting as iuhers, intro­duced the gaests tcJ: the • newly-wedded pair. The large numbec. bf neighbors and friends present were served with light re­freshments by several lads and misses, who acted as assistants to Mrs. Sargent. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis were generously remem­bered by their family friends with gifts of silver and table furnishings. The merry company broke up at a seasonable hour, with many hearty wishes for the future' happiness of the young husband and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis went directly to his home in Ayer, the wedding tour which had been planned being deferred until weather conditions prove more favorable.

TOWN .MEETI.VO. — The ahnusT

j spoke ably from the sabject, "The wise I use of money." " :'", . ' , ' " ,

meeting held March 16'for thrchoio^Tf •' 1 ^ — Yu'" ^ T « J ' . * ' y"""? daughter town officers and vote on thlflicenM ones-' ^'"'- ." ""iS'*lhJ?"""! •'"^e home, of tlon proved to be the largMt in^ntfmtf™ I ^VTl ^r''. ^ ^ ' ° 8 < * E'*'*'*' and interest ev?r held in ftpperelL' Near-' E==''"*' Wilson of Lynn, son of Mr. ly the entire total vote was cast' For'*'"' ^ " ' Newton Wilson, is spend'mg a town officers the highest number cast was 'tort vacation at home,' 5112. The following town officers were Stanley White, Fred Dippman,.I"orreet elected: .-, ; . Hooper ahd Frank Dadmun-camped out

Town clerk, P.J. Kemp; treas.,K; L. Tar-! *' *'°''' -Pond, for a few. days first of the bell; selectman, a yrs., H. W. 'Hutchinson • week.

^.^,M"a^-Lri'.^JtluckT^^?er^f^^^^^^ of Fitchburg' ba. a vfu T,,.' r\„. . ..««.«#.;JL, . -1% " ' '*" '" '? been 11. rpopnf. emavf a»'*!.. . !.««.« QJ J^^^

trust&cs public library. 3 yrs.;' Dr. Sam'l AV Fletcher, H. I. Whipple; two 'audltorK; iVr.; C h . Denham, J. L. Boynton^.^onstoblo, 1 5T., A. A. Lawrence, . . . : . . .

. The vote .on tbe license qoestionprpv'ed to be the most exciting of any -had. for years. For fourteen years the town has had'license and free rum. 'This year' tjie businessmen were determined there Should

visited friends in town last week.

Miss Gertrude L. Coaant, daughter of Mr.'and'Mrs. John G.'Conaot; spent this week with hei'sIstcr.Mi^.'Pevear of Lynn.

Arthiir L. Williams, the high' school teacher, spent a few days this week with friends in Nantucket

_ Miss EUa Tewksbury, assistant at the

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be a change. Every man. that Could.'bei ^'^^. school, spent this week at her home found was brought to the polls to. yoie. •'° ^'"°K'c°-The result was a decided change in public ' J- C. Ayer lodge, A. o. u. w., will hold sentiment. The rote was for ficense'266, -icense 266 while the vote for no Ifcense was'826, making 6Q majority for iio license. '•' The business men also say that the law'-'shall be strictly enforced in regards the sale bv anyone. .• . . f.,...,^'

With tbis puhlie sentiment, Which is now. BO strong here, it really looks as if.Pepper-ell was to take a new lease of life, and progress. The new officers are all n'p-to-aaiein the work assigned them, and with public sentiment and thOusiness men to help thpm on, it is hoped that JPep;>erell will regain what she has lost in the' few past years. Another town meeting will be held March 23 to vote on appropria­tions for the current year. While Pep­perell needs muoh to make it what it should be, but as times are now it is .best to be^areful in regards appropriations fof awhile.

Itobinson; son^ and 'Bl

Doodle boy," Burton . . _ chorus." I can't do that sum," frbm " Babes in Toyland," Miss Clare Robinson and a cho­rus ot children; recitation, "Seeln' things," Philip Mason: solo, "Cradle song," Hazel Gibson; mandolin selection, " Fa.«c'ination," Daniel Seedham, Willie Boynton.

There was an expectant look of some­thing good coming; upon the faces of all present for they knew who had the train­ing of the children, but it is safe to say that the excellence of the entertainment exceeded expectation. All the children did remarkably well, showing nnusual abil­ity and real talent. The songs and recita­tions were all so pleasing that it would be difficult to point ont " the best," and yet, the teddy bear, tbe Yanltec Doodle boy, the " sum " in arithmetic, were so odd that they are not easily passed by, and how cute those little girls sat in tbeir little arrr. chau-rocking their '^o^H:.^ aiiu looking so

y_^anxiously i j tlTey sang:

" Pourquol crier a perdre baleinit Avez vous frold pres dii fojer:-"

And the chorus—

^l>o, do, do, do, Pouponnette, Mlpion-nctte, Do, do,.do, do, Dodlnctte, Do-dl-nb."

Sixty-five dollars were added to treas­ury of the society.

NEWS ITEMS.—From the Boston nal: To the " grand old citizen " of Bos­ton, Dr. Samuel A. Green, Bostonians yes­terday extended their heaniest congrat­ulations, for on that March 16 be became aewenty-eight years of age. But the vigor of his physique and the enduring strength of his personality belied the number of the rear*. Dr. Green bas accomplished much for Boston, as well as for his native town of Groton.

" Miss Lucy B._ Raddm, teacher at Whit-insrille, came home last week Friday for a two weeks' vacation.

The quarterly list of new books at the public Cbrary comprise* fifty.elght vol-nmes. Twenty.five of these are books on Rnisia.

The annual men's rfupper at the Baptist chnrch, announced for this week Thurs­day, has been postponed for one week.

Misf Mary Tweed is recovering from a verjr serious attack of measles.

Groton, in common with other towns in this region,.experienced a rain storm with thunder and lightning late Sunday after­noon and on the next following Monday and Taeidsy afternoons were treated to snowstorms. '

-Arthnr.W.iShattnck returned Monday afternoon from aa over-Sunday visit to

' his sister, Mrs. Atigusta Lewis in Milford, N. H . . Mrs. Lewis is in a weak and fail-ing conditbn. ; . >,

Ber, P. fi. Cresinr will address tbe c. B. B. at Congregatlohal chnrch, Friday evening^Msrc£.r27r. His sobject will be ^Tbe wise nse of influence." , ,

Hetjbert Pamenter-was in town (bis •week st the Lelris^Saigeat noptisls.

CKXTRE.—Guest night at Prescott ball, March 17, under the auspices of the Wo­man's club, was a very enjoyable occasion. Thayer's orchestra discoursed sweet music for the dance. The drama was very en­tertaining. Tbe costumes of the ladies added not a liltle to the interest and the social element was very agreeable. Mrs. SVebster Robbins of Acton and Miss Ada F. Chaplain of Concord Junction, friends of Mrs. S. Thompson Blood, who is the president of tbe Woman's club of that place, were among the guests with Mrs. Blood. They were entertained by Miss Margaret G. Blood, returning home Wed­nesday.

Henry Blake's seventy-eighth anniver­sary was observed bv his familv at his home, Wednesday, 'ibe storm p'revented many of bis friends from attending. Mr. Blake is enjoying life in bealtb and hap­piness.

Rev. Granville Pierce was in town last wopk. H.»J:M ac-cpted a call to Warwick, Franklin county, llass.

Fayette Bicknell died at his home on Hollis-st., Friday morning of last week, at the age of seventy-one years. He has been in poor health for a long time. He was a native of Maine, coming to town thirty years ago, and was a veteran of the civil war, and a respected citizen. The mem­bers of Beacon lodge, I.O.O.F., attended in a body the funeral services, which were

I held Mondav afternoon. He leaves a lour- widow, who accompanied his remains to

Maine, Tuesday morning.

Miss Nellie Errington bas been ill and Miss Lucy E. Blood has substituted at tbe Townsend-st. school during ber absence.

Percy F. Miller bas been visiting at the home of his father this week.

Hrs. Adelia H. Carter is visiting her friends in Fitchburg this week.

Ruth Brockway bas gone from Dr. S. W. Fletcher's to ber former home in Ver­mont.

Mfss Alice Batebelder of Salem is a guest of Airs. Elizabeth B. Ileald.

ABOUT TOWN.—Owing to an oversight on the part of someonethe article in town Trarrant •which refers tP water works will have to be sidetracked andl reconstructed before any action can legally be taken.' ' I t appears that those whose .duty it -was to have it infallible are in error as th«'?'towii miist first by warrant accept the'act of the legislature which authorizes the to-wn'^p ^^^'"""""'C'pa l water plant D-ei&bt Ie«'S?%gecial town ineeting will be called ^J5 M ? ™ ^ ' ® matter correctly adjusted, batltl'ir to be regretted that it cannot be considered at the regular iaeetinw. - ' •

R^rt -has It that the ladies' afternoon whist Waji held at the residence of C. E. Boynton, Heald-st:;Wednesday; also,that the bridge club .met with Dn Qua, Friday, March 18. '

The musical society will meet at the borne of Mrs. Wm. F. Dennen, Park-st, Monday evening, March 23. All mem­bers who have copies of "'The soldiers' chorus " and " Foreet-me-not," are request­ed to bring same for practice.

During tbe next two weeks a general convass will be made of the townspeople to secure funds for the support of the bas'er ball team at the high school. For the rei'L son thst this is the only subscription -list to be thus circulated, we urge every citi­zen to give as generously as he possibly can. l.«slie D. Reid is manager and Ralph Buck is captain of the nine.

The men connected with the .M.E. church and congregation are arranging to give a chicken pie supi)er in the Urge vestry of the church, March 27. The proceeds are for the current expenses of the church for the present year. Circulars will be out in a few days explaining fully the subject and all will be invited to help in this work. Rev. Putnam Webber has been invited to return ajibther year. The Sunday school underline new management tif Geo. II. Swiff'is growing in numbers and interest

Ai .ip^er will be given town meeting day Monday, March 23, in vestry of the Con­gregational, church. All members of the L.B.s.''are expected to come and help.

Prudence Wright chapter, D.A.R., will meet with Mrs. U. E. \vestoD, Tuesday, March 24, at 2.30 p.m. All memberj are requested to be present as there is import­ant business which must be attended to. Tbere will be a paper read about the old battleship frigate Constitution, wliich has been in the Charlestown navy yard for so' many years.

•fhe 1..11.S. will hold an Easter sale on Thursday, ,\pril 9.

gs Dry Goods '

Ladies' Furnishings Speoiai

GRANQE.—About one hundred and fifty patrons of husbandry from the surrounding towns gathered at Prescott grange, Wed­nesday, March 11. In the morning twen-tt patrons received tbe Pomona degree. The lecturer introduced Rev. A. H. Wheelock, chaplain of the state grange, as the speaker of the afternoon. He had justreceived a letter in which he was asked to express his opinion on card play­ing and dancing in tbe grange. After stating his position, he took up-the topic of reading, espechtlly urging the younger members to read the biography of every day people as well as thoie of moro note. Mrs. L. E. Starr gave an hour's Utk i>n

S H I K L B Y .

DEATH.-Mildred Elinor Thompson, six years and seven months of age, dau"b-ter of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Thomp­son of North Shirley, died at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac G. Hall of North Chelmsford, on Sanday, March If,. The little girl rethed (he night before as well as ever, but grew rapidly ill during the night and Sunday. She said her little prayer on Sunday eve­ning, "Now I lay me down to sleep," etc., and added these words: " Bless papa and mamma and little sister," and, folding ber bands herself and saying, " I will come in a little while," she passed peacefully on. The csuse . of her «leath does clear. • •

The' funeral took place on afternoon. Rev. L. E. Perry

Its regular met ting. Monday evening. March .28, when .a candidate •will be ini­tiate!!. wThe deputy, Albert W, Allen, will be present i o witness the work and: every member is requeate4, to be preset!

Mijs Julia F. Rynn of Ayei',''a gtidqate of Fitchlmrg ''Normal school, class '-of '06, has been engaged as teacher for the thb-d primary school, which begins Mon­day, March 23.

Regular services at all the churches Sunday morning. Regular meeting of the u. V. c. u. at Universalist church at seven p. m., subject, "Habits eariy formed"; leader, Miss Mary Sandlln. As business of importance will come up | at this meeting a good attendance is re­quested. .,

Regular meeting of the Men's club Tuesday evening, March 24, in the engine hall. Matters pertaining to the interest of the town will be. Uken up at the close of the business service.

Mrs. Norah Desmond of Lowell with youne daughter is visiUng her sistercMrs.' Alfred Rivers. "^The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist charch trill serve a bean supper m their vestry this Saturday eve'ning, March 21, at 6.30. An entertainment will follow.

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Richardson and family attended tho funeral oV Mrs. Richardson's sister, Mrs. Lucy F. Teel of Leqmiinter, Tnesday. Mrs. Teel was seventy.six years ot age and died from theefiectspf heart trouble.

Mrs. Lottie WiUon of Fitchburg was a visitor at Mrs. Ely's Tuesday,

ShWey grange held its regular meeting in town hall last Tuesday evening, with sixty members and eleven visitors present, j The third and fourth degrees were worked I on a ckss of eight. The work of the third degree was done by the ladies'degree staff,! under the direction of Miss Myrna Carter, I and every lady deserves credit for the time i that has heenjiut into it and for the good work done. Following the fourth degree was the usual good supper, with Miss EditU <Loagley and JHarry Brown asthe committee in charge. The grange will hold a public entertainment in town ball Friday evening, March 27.

The Altrurian club were well enter-' tained at their room Thursday, March 12,1 with papers on the Euglish lake countrv,' i lake poets and prose writ.-rs. Mr's. i Nellie W. Holbrook gave a clear account j of the location of the lake country and a I description of the homes of tbe poets.' Mrs. Ella F. Lawrenc« gave an interest. iDg paper on the lake poets : Wadsworth, Mrs. Heman, Southey and , many others, showing pictures of the same. Mrs. Hattie L. Couant's excellent paper prose writers showed much study Conant gave interesting sketch lives and writings of Ruskin, . Martmeau, Wilson and De Quincy. The papers were all much enjoyed and seemed to bring us nearer to tbe English poeu and prose writers.. Meeting closed wi:h pong, Mrs. Florence M. Ballou at the piano. ,

VVilliam Grossman has been obliged' to give up hU position at the Cordage Works on account of illness.

Miss Katherine M. Lawrence went to to Pepperell Tuesday to attend tbe Guest nigbt of the Woman's night. • Mrs. John Adams bome on Cbapel-st

Day Only

Prices Reduced on the following list of depen­dable merchandise. Come early.

l 6c . :New Spring Ginghams marked down to 12.i,c

,$1.69 "Wbite Skirte marked do-wn to $1 09

' $1.49 'White Skirts marked down to 99c.

$1 .19 'White Skirts marked down t o 9 9 c .

50c. Boys' WaisU marked down to 29c.

9<s. Aprons, Ginghams, marked down to 7c.

50c., 75c., 89c. and $1.00 Dress (Joods Remnanti

10c. Unbleached Cottons marked down to 8c. '.

37Jc. Sash Curtains markjed .dp>vn to 29c.

69c. Sheets niai-ked dowii' to' 67c. -

.17c . P i l l o w ' < ^ e 8 marked down to 13o

8c. Pri^i5i4^;in'ar'iie;a,down to 0o'.;

9o. Prints marked down to 7c.

50c., 59c. and 69e. Men's.Negligee Shirts marked down

If Monday is stormy, sale will continue

marked down to 39c.

to 45c.

on Tuesday.

Geo. B. Turner & Son MAIN STREET, AYER, MASS.

Auctioneer Reasonable Prices

?£S Small and Large Sales Properly Executed

F. H. Farmer is very ill at her

NKW ADVKRTISK.ME.NT8.

Box 103

not seem

Tuesday — . . officiating.

The body was placed in the tomb in X Shirley Centre, with the body of fhe grandmother, Mrs. Joseph P. Thompson, who passed away about one month ago.''

The sudden death of this bright, prom^ ising and lovable little danghter Is a very, great bereavement te the' devoted' father and mother, aitd also to the family circle who have the sympathy of all who know of. their sorrow. .. .

That you have not lost any good money In stocks the past year, but there are lots who have, and those same people arc now looklnic forsomegood ' "

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS where they can put their mOnev jnd feel that It Is safe.

I HAVE ALL KINDS OF REAL ESTATE, FARMS, SUAiMER DWEL­LINGS, BUILDING LANDS, VIL­LAGE PLACES AND CITY PROP­ERTIES, F O R S A L E A N D E X ­C H A N G E .

I am not only Interested to see the man who wante to buy Real Estate, but I want to have a ulk with the man who wishes to sell. I don't caro where It ts located I can dispose Of'Iu . ^ ,. ^ .,';' . . . ^

j WRITE ALL KINDS OF FIRE INSURANCE AT LOWEST R A T S >

^AKWEY TO LOAN ON-REAL ESl

Littleton, Mass. Or 15 Chardon St., Boston.Mass

Telephon'O : Haymarket , 1432

NKWS ITKMS.—The high school dance held at Oddfellows' hall last week Fri­day cveoing was w'ell attended and was a verpr charming social'event. The deco­rations, which were under the sole direc- n c i r x<cn<i'>ii:< . w r . » , . „ „ . . . tion ot Stanley White, were very pretty « E A L ESTATE^ AND FIRE INSUR-

._ and added innch. to. the cheerfalness of.-.~ • - •^^^^. "Canning," taking np the different kinds the occasion. MrsT Newlon Wilson and' of cans, and how to put up vegetables 'and 'Mrs. Jeremiah O'Neill were- the chapeN' all kinds of.fmit. She had ahout'iWSity- ones.. The danc^ was under tbe manaire-' " five specimens to illnstrato the dfifefent ment of the Misses .Hannah Wilson 4ad ' . . , t h i n ^ She showed what the benitii^ of GerWde CNeilTLwho are members of -*'*ff**'"!*°**>-S.'''''fy <'«°'er, Morning and sodium would do by the sample of'tthbte the senior class. lSi«^Ide«l orchestra fur- ^"'^"^tS- Telephone 1132, Fitchburg. c h ^ e s on the stem, freshly picked and nished the mode'*nd Brockelman Brbt. pUcediha jar io cold water, witb this served refreshments' oromon preservatire. It did not ne«d| Be*. ADeti A. Bronsdon preached a eer- AITR^^S words to Imagine the action on tho delicate > o n of IntenA to the joni^s last Sand*/ vStuS^f^,

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Fitchburg, Mass.

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Ribbons, Eaces, Hat Flowers, Embroideries Belts, Ladies' Goliars, R ucli ing, Etc.

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SATUJIDAV, MAncii 21, 1908

A Y E R .

that at the. proper-time WK LEARS _ , our present town treasurer, Mr. Elisha D.

Stone, will announce himself a candidate for the legislature at our ne.xt State elec­tion. According to an agreement made two years ago at the Ele.venth Represen-Utive convention, Chelmsford shouM have the first two years, ending with the pres­ent session, then Ayer should name a candidate for the foUowingtwo years.

_ Mr. Stone bas been a resident of Ayer since 1870, first entering the store of G. W. Stuart $ Co , continuing with him until his business was bnmed out at the great fire-«f 1872. After which he was the member of the firm of E. D. Stone & Co., grocers, for four years. Then with Mn-B: W. Fletcher, pTmdlased tbe cloth ing business of J. C. Tenney, under the company name of Fletcher & Stone, con­tinuing in (hat business abont twenty years, since which time he has b « n in the insurafice business. A' present Mr. Stone is chairman of-the republican town committee. . ~

The towns in the. representative district comprise : Acton, Ayer, Carlisle, jCbelms-ford, Littleton and 'Westford.

T H E WEDDING of George P. Brown, one. of Winchister's oldest and most widely known citizens, and Mrs. Sarah C. Humphrey of Portland, Me., took place on Saturday last. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Willfem I.^Lawrance, pastor of the Unilarian church of Win­chester^ and occurred in Portland at the home of Samuel W. Humphrey, soa of the bride.. The ceremony was of a simple nature, Mr. Lawrance being assisied in his service by Rev. John C. Perkms, D. D., of Portland, a clergyman of the same denomination. The wedding was at­tended only by members of the families.

A wedding breakfast followed tbe-cere-mony, after which Mr. and Mrs. Brown left on a short wedding trip. Tbey will make their home in Vvinchester in Mr. Brown's home on Washinglon-sL

Mr. Brown was a druggist here and oc­cupied the corner store in Union hall bnildtng, where now is the American honse on Merchants' Row. His father, George H. Brown, was postmaster here and the postoffice wes in rear of the drug store. Mr. Brown left here in 18G3.

ST. PATRICK'S XIGHT was celebrated Tuesday nigbt in a grand union concert and ball ^iven in town hall by Division 7 and Ladies' AtL\iliary of the A. O. U. The hall was artistically and ^elaborately adorned in green. The stage was a bower of evergreen trees, in the arch upon a ground of red and white was a picture of St. Patrick, another at tbe right of the stage and one of Daniel O'Connell at the left Green aod wbite paper trimmings were prettily arranged across the ceiling an^at all the windows. Tbe ladies' re­tiring room was furnished with rugs, tables, lamps and flowerii The concert was by the Crescent singing orchestra. -

The grand march was led by Thomas McGuane and Mrs. Mary Burke, followed by about fifty couples. Refreshments were served by the members of the two societies. People were present from Fitehburg, Shirley, Leominster, Littleton and Ayer to the number of fully three hundred. It was in all points a very suc­cessful and charming party.

T H E PROGRAM at the Woman's club Wednesday afternoon was of unusual in­terest. The illness of those who were to take part necessitated quite a change, but the committee was fortunate in filling the vacancies, but not early enough to give as much notice as would nave been desirable.

Mrs. T. L. Hazen of Shirley gave an interesting talk on what is being done in the matter of public health, and the work of a district nurse. This is the opening for discussion and work in this line, which it is hoped will be taken up In the near future.

Tbe second speaker was Miss Fannie Adams Sanderson(of Littleton, sister of .Indge Geo. A. Sanderson, wbo gave^ with­out notes, a very charmina account of her recent trip among the Alps and through Holland. The talk was-Illnstrated with souvenirs, postal cards, and sketebes made by the sister of the speaker. Miss Ger­trude Sanderson. For an hour Miss San­derson, who is a ready and charming speaker, held the close attention of her audience, who would gladly have listened longer.

At the business meeting a vote of thanks to Mjss Jennie Sargent for assis­tance in tbe program of March 4 was passed, and it was voted to solicit the club members for funds for.tbe children's sewing school party, and to allow the money appropriated for stamp savings .some time ago to be nsed by the new committee in that work.

NEWS ITEMS.—The high school rhetor­icals closed Friday, March 13, with a very goodpro^m. It included these recita-uons : " The, two home comings," Miis Bertha Stone ; " My founUin p«h,"-Mrss Elizabeth Sullivan; "Tbe advocate's first plea," John Ryan; "Busy,", Miss May BrlOT; " Tbe old minstrel," Miis Blanche ^rrar; "Selection from.Quincy Adams Sairyer," Miss Susie McCarthy; "A case of idKhlificatlon," Leroy Smith; « Bob and the Watch," Miss Lois Leavitt; " The bell of St. John,". Miss' Mary Moore;/"Philip Martin's march," Miu Margaret Sullivan; ."Goliah," Howard Longley. ' The mnsic was piano solos by Miss Beatrice; Kelleran and Mist Hflen Hardy; piano duet bv the Miises Briggs and a cornet solo by Miss Viola Barrows.

. Miss Eitelle E: Mmhail, teacher of voice and piano in Ayer, g>ve a recital in North Leominster by her many pupils (here and . it was .a. decided snccei*. A large and appreciative audience remained tbronghout the entire length of the prOr gram of twenty numbers. '_

l l i e ladies of the Metbodist society .held an apron, sale and sapper in their •I'eitry 'Wednesday afternoon ' Those in charge of apron sale: Mrs. S. J. Andrew, MHR J. M: Boutweli, Mrs. W. W. Went­worth,' Mrs. J' J. Qaackenboes.

. tapper was enjoyed by''-aVjfooa^l2ea''company.' It was in eharge o r Miss Millie Beverly, as­sisted by the Misses Mabel Puffer, Nettie Roe, Emma Turner, Hattie Hume, Grace Murphy, Addie Lovejoy, Bertha Sherwin, Elizabeth Sanderson and Mrs. Lora Sher­man.. ; ' • ' • . . , ; - ,' .

In the rooms of Robert Burns lodge, 1, 6. o. T.f Vesta Rebekah lodge served a fine supper Wednesday evening. It was In charge of Mrs. M. J. Lyon, Mrs. Mary Messer, Mrs. Mary Manzer and Miss Ida Fletcher. After the regular meeting of the lodge .in the evening, in interesting entertainment was given, which included readings by. Misses Marlon Farnsworth, Elizabeth Messer and Edith Lyon; songs by Miss Myrtie Smith, and piano solos by Miss Lyon and Raymond Farnsworth.

George H. Woods is at worit on the Daniel Lowell house, comer of West and M^»4tB.,Vnd is to take down the entire building.

Mr. Keegan has.moved into tbe house on Pleasant-sU, near the railroad bridge.

Mrs. C. W. Turner returiied from the Rutland sanitarium last week, practically cured of her lang trouble, but will con-tinne the out-door treatment at her home here. } \ T j

, A little helated but still j interesting item to Groton friends is tHe |ews' of tbe birth of a son, Elliot Downs, weight-7i pounds, Jan. 31, 1908, to Mr. and Mrs. W. Dean Gilson, mSe Miss Emma Downs, of Springfield, "Vt.

There were no preaching services at the Baptist last Sunday, owing to the ill­ness of the pastor. Rev. C. W. Turner. Mr. Turner has been auffering much from the attack of an' enemy described by O. W. Holmes as " the fiend lumbago."

Dr. Samuel A. Green, mayor of Boston in 1882, observed his seventy-eighth an­niversary of his birth Monday. Born in Groton, March 16, 1830, he is, in point of line, the oldest living ex-mayor of Boston. Although former Mayor Hart is one year older. Dr. Green antedated him in the mayor's chair by seven years.

Rev. Edward H. Brenan, pastor of the Uniterian church, has received a call to the church in Danvers. His resignation of his pastorate here was read last Sun­day at the close of the morning service by Stanley L. Cotton, chairman of the p a ^ b committee. Mr. Brenan has been in charge of the-jftrish for fiveyears. He is aschol-arly preadier^ faithful in pastoral work in season and out of season, and, when a res­ident of the >town, interested and helpful in every measure for the public good. Both he and his charming wife i llr be greatly missed by the society.

A son was born Tuesday, March 17, to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Normand of Wor­cester. Mrs. Normand was Miss Annie White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard B. White. The boy weighed eleven pounds. All parties are doing well.

The topic of the day section of Woman's club meets Monday, March 23, at three o'clock, with Mrs. B. H." Church.''

Mrs. Susan M. Barker attended the meeting; of the credential committee bf the local biennial board of the state-federation in Boston Tuesday, March 17.

Mrs. Charles Morrison, mother of Mrs. Annie Phelps, is ill at her bome in LacO' nia, N. II. Mrs. Phelps will go to ber on •Saturday to remain over Sunday or longer.

A meeting of the Unitarian parish, to take action on the resignation of Mr. Bren an, has been called for Thursday evening, March 25, in the vestry of the church.

At the Congregational church on Sun­day at 10,45 the subject wiU be, "The true-object of worship." Union temper­ance meeting in the evening at seven o'clock in the Methodist church.

Robert Luce, one of tbe men of tbe hour,(is to speak on the subject of "No-license," in the town ball, on Friday eve­ning, April 3. How. to get the people into the hall who will want to hear Mr. Luce will be the problem for tbis meeting.

Ellis Z. Nutting, well known as an Ayer boy, bas again been advanced in business, now holding the position of district super­intendent of the F. W. Woolworth Qo. His district comprises tbe states of Penn­sylvania, Maryland, 'S' irgmia, West Vir-gnia, Dekware and District of Columbfc. He has about forty stores to advise and criticize in the interest of the company. His family will reside at Brooklyn, N. Y.

The schools closed tbis Friday for tbe spring vacation, the higher grades for one week an'd the lower grades tor two weeks.

The stockholders of the Fitchburg rail­road at a special meeting held March 18, rescinded the action taken at the last an­nual meeting authorizing an issue of 82,-900,000 bonds and in iU place provided for an issue of $2,400,000 to refund $2,-000,000 bonds maturing on May 1, 1908. The $400,000 authorized is for the pur­pose of double tracking tbe road from Johnsonville to Troy and to pay for other permanent additions aod improvements to the property under Ihe terms of the lease to the Boston and Maine.

The executive board of the Woman's clnb meets Fridav evsnmg, March 27, at 7.80 with Mrs. Lynds, ^

Rev. Sherrard Billings prei£hed Tues­day eveniog in St. Andrew's church, in place of Rev. Geo. H. Thomss, who could not be here. ' . -

seeing msny notable places Boston

conthigent of ^ tockhold-" free ride " Tnesday the party went to see

th^sseason. At the clo«> a.lnnch .w.s.wprk for .l,e day. This is ab^ut the's^^ '„ — —: - .- | .P,?^ f'"" was taking in sleighridlng a .™^i!.'"r.''*"'? - T W-W A DOZES.-^! .Jhort time ago. Surely Rome before the

" ["'••'"f'"" ga.ver than old Littleton has b e ^ the past winter. ^ Note tbis: the

bave taken tbe agency for a new lamp which Is guaranteed tor BOO bours and will replace anynotprovingsatisfactory. Ihave'4,8and W candlepower at 20c. each, or f2.00aodoz-en,.and 24 and.32 candle power Bt'29c; each; They are new lamps and are giving general satisfaction. Give them a trial Geo" H. B, Turner. Public Spirit office, Ayer.

L I X T L E J T O N .

CASDiDATES.-rrIn Spite of the deter* mlnatlon of the first and second members on the selectmenfs board not to he caodi-r dates for re.«lection>kt coming-town.meetH' log, Match 30, there' is one contlagent that feels confident that they cahbe over-persuaded to run for office. But tbechi»r-inan, Osman Needham^ and the third .on the board, Austin Kimball,- say no - This leaves the middleman, N. A. Taylor;-.alone so far as the support of his colleagues for the year past is concerned.

The new board framed in the imagina­tion of another contingent is Mr. -'JTaylor, chairman; a well-known citizen "who has served in previous years on the board-both long and well, bnt who at present time has no desire for. office of-4ny t]haracter;'tbe third an astuteltoWnsmanatOld Common who is doing very little talking in regard to what he will or will not do if the honor of candidacy is pressed upon him. •':,

Everyone acknowledges that there was never so little pre-enthnsiasm in the town meeting affairs as at the present season. No one seems willing to come right out and say what they will or will Hot do, ex-'cept the ladies of the Orthodo.\ society! They frankly acknowledge that they are going to serve the -dinner that day in the lower town ball, tbe dinner that has come to be an honored and well-recognized fea­ture of town meeting day.

If there were any mistakes in figures in last week's column a glance at the school reports for the year ending March 1, will straighten them ont. Tbe latest advice is that only S1800 wasspentfoTtheimprove-ments at west school, and that the remain­ing S400 went for general uses in the other school buildings and included new desks in town hall school and Miss Mltehell's room in high school. ' '. :We are all wondering if the vote and declaration'thereof on the license'question

ast registration of the season will Ire at selectmen's room this Satorday afternoon and evening from noon unUl ten. All would-be voters who have not i-c istered must take advantage Of ibis last opportunity.

Tfi "i '' '""'''' • '-'S'n again, on Monday next. Xhe high fchooT had one week vacation allvthc others two weeks.

.Rev. James C. Alvord of Boston will again supply the pulpit March 22. Mr. 'Favor is back at Andover.engaged in study.

JMiss Marion Flagg bas returned to her home, and although somewhat weakened •18 thought to be in an improving condi­tion. Sbe will take a long rest from school duties, and with home care and comforts her friends feel sure of lier ultimate re­covery.

, M'ss Marion Sanderson is home spend-TS? "'° weeks' vacation. She Is attending westford academv.

•Mrs. academy,

Elisha Case is at St. Elizabeth's 1 from an operation per. al troubles.

hospital recovering formed for intern;

Twenty-one youog friends assembled at the home of Miss Lottie Fulton on Satur­day last, and after an evening spent in dancing and enjoying musical selections

Remember This

„ 7 H A T ' 0 N APRIL IST WE SHALL HAVE A FULL LINE OF FERTIL-r/JER8," CHEMICALS. LAND PLAS­T E R GRASS SEEDS. FODDER CORN ^T^5„^'^-^^^E ASSORTMENT OF ^S^T^'il'r^^^S, PARK & POLLARD'S AND T H E W Y A N D O T T E ESPE-

COAL WILL BE AT THE LOWEST PRICE ON APRIL IsT, FOR THE SEASON, AND WE SHALL BE PLEASED TO BOOK YOUR ORDERS FOR THE COMING WINTER AT 87.00 PER TON OF 2000 LBS., FOR A LIMIT­ED TIME.

THE D. & H. ALL RAIL COAL IS WHAT WE SELL. TELEPHONE YOUR ORDERS TO No. 7.

A . E LAWRENCE & SON AYER, MASS.

will notbe prqgortioneJat;nea'rly the same figures as thosje of 1907—no, 88; yes, 20. Some of, these votes_ior Vyes " arp "put in the box for fun, pure and. simple.

—JDNEBAI.—Mr. aadlMrs. C. F. John­son, Mr. Avery, G. E.- Whall and several of the employees attended the funeral of Frederic A. Claflin at Wollaston on Tues­day last. Mr. Claflin was one of the found­ers and had long been treasurer of tbe Avery chemical works, of which his son, Alan Chifiin, is president. Mr. Claflin was in his usual health until Friday last, when on being taken suddenly ill he was taken to the relief hospital, where he died on Saturday. The funeral was attended by a large body of business men of Boston and many relatives and friends. Th» •«-lections by the Webber quartet were said to be very fine, and the lloral emblems were very beautiful. Cremation at Forest Hills. Mr. Claflin was fifty-nine years of age and is survived by a wife and three children—a ton, Alan Clallin, and two daughters.

ExTEUTAiNME.VT.—There could be but one opinion concerning Miss Helen Le­gate's original monologues given beforo the Backlog club au'dience last week. She is a woman of charmiilg personality, and every look and movement is expressive of delicacy and refinement. In her reading she gave the individual touch to each char­acter that almost persuaded her abdience that the stege really held them for the speaker, although invisible to all others. But Miss Legate apparently possesses something besides knowledge of the re-finemenis of life, and that is knowledge of human nature; there seems almost no limit to what she might do if she turned her entire attention to this class of wort. She has been principal of the Emerson high school at Concord for several years.

Mas. W. C. BROW.V had an e.xciting experience while returning from church last Sunday noon. Near the Barker place the horse became frightened by a passing auto, which was throwing the mud with great force. r The horse sprang quickly from the shafts, breaking harness and crossbar, drawing Clarence Brown from the carriage. On striking the ground the driver was obliged to relinquish his hold on the reins, and the horse started homeward, but it was stopped by Mr. Ewings, who witnessed the accident. Mrs. Brown and daughter had an unpleasant experience walking bome through the mud. That proves that some of the machines can go throngh tbe mud, while others in their msfaness of ex­perience try to, bnt finally pat np and get horsefleah to carry tbem to their destina­tion.

on the banjo, phonograph selections, etc., IdUss Ijoltie was presented by her young fnends with a gold bracelet. Mamie Brad­ley made Ihe presentation speech and was heartily applauded by all present. Ice­cream, cake knd candy were sesved, and all left the scene of enjoyment in a very happy frame of mind, singing " To thee, O country."

Miss Gertrude Merrill has been for near­ly two weeks at the home of her sister, Mrs. W. B. Mitchell, at Bmnswick,.Me., who is the wife of Prof. Mitehell, English literature at Bowdoin. • For the past eight months Miss Merrill has been the devoted atteinlant of her mother, Mrs B. BJ Mer-: nil,.who recently passed away after along and painful illness. Miss Merrill resumes her position Monday as principal ,of the Carter school in Chelsea. Miss M ^ s , so well remembered here, and for ^^er^l years teacher in the public schools ip that city, has filled Miss Merriira. posit pn dur­ing her enforced absence. -J r-, J'ofan McClellan, for some, t ime,^, em­

ployee of Hugh McDonald, has .purchased the business and good will-pt .Thomas Jones at the Center and takes possession oh Monday next. .Mr. McClellan'is said to be not only a good blacksmith, but a wheelwright also.

Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Cox returned from Maiden on Wednesday last, Mrs. Cox go­ing at oncejo Barre on bearing of the ill­ness of her little granddaughter.

The retail price of milk will be six cents •per ([uart on and after April 1. This is not because the price of fodder is lower-Wg, or new milch cows being given away, TCt it proves an encouraging outlook in the.farming line.

NOTICE. Pursuant to the votepassed atthe Citizens'

r.*H^l"' *''® Town of Ayer held on March 21,190.. the Citizens' Gommittee will meet In the Lower Town Hall, In said town, on Monday, JIarch 23, 1908, at eight o'clock P. M., to receive applications'from candidates who desire to have their names placed on the Caucus Ballot, provided such application is requested In writing by ten voters.

.ToHx D. CAD.VEY, Chairman, LYMAN K. CLARK, Secretary, PBTEB U. Munwiy, WAKRE.V L. PREDLK, FRED B . FELCH.

Ayer, Ma.-is., March 17,1908. 21

A Wonuut'c Oatli. Do I believe a woman uu'.vi

oathT' commented a Judge whose name haa flgnred prominently In many big cases. "Well," anu: tbere was a twinkle In the Judicial :eye, "I'll tell you what I know about wo-men In that connection and perhaps you can flgure It ou f tor yourself. If a woman likes a lawyer or the Judge or the defendant at tbe bar or any one who happens to be related to him, she win swear to anything: that she tbinke will help him win his case. Not purposely, certainly, 'out that's the peculiar kink In a woman's ailnd. Whatever she wante to be­lieve sho does believe and honestly believes It to be true, and the sama 1-5 good of the opposite, proposition. If she dislikes a man nothing she can tii.v will be too bad for blm; if she llkcK him she .can't say anything good enough. Now, do you still want an answer tp tbat 'question?"— Tile San Francisco Call.

John

T h e r e is Only .., One Way

THAT YOU CAN H A V E

Beauliful Soft Skin A N D ' J U A T IS BY USING

Cray's Solidified

Glycer ine IT IS AN EXQUISITE AND'DE^

LIGHTFUL T O I L E T P R E P A R A T I O N ; AND IF USED REGULARLY W^mt PRODUCE THE SOKI^ST,/. TEN-DEREST AND: MOST BEAUTIFUL SKIN. IT QUICKLY AND EFFEC­TIVELY CURES

Chapped Hands, Chapped Lips

AXD

Roughened Sk in

Thef new proprietor of the Ayer hotel, J. A. Hart, urpntting new fnmitnre, car­pets, etc, tbronghont 'and expects to open for bnslness by Wednesday of next week. . His chef will be hero Monday or Tuesday. "Mtess.

The Lowell and Fitchburg electric rail- P*'**'

L.w.c.—The next meeting of the Wom­an's clnb comes on Monday, March 23, at Baptist chtirch vestry, "Reciprocity day." Invitations have been accepted by presi­dent and secretaiy of theciub at Shirley, Ayer, Pepperell and Westford. Mrs. Leila C. Pennock of the Hept<nean club, and chairman of tbe reciprocity bureau of the Massachusetts stale lederatioD, will be one of the speakers of tho afternoon. . Club tea. will be served, l it*. Emma S. Abbott

As a full program bas been pre-ill tbe./i^rfflbers. try and arrive

way have • number of men t t work dump- P«>'nP'lyj '^' *S»'=!°'> J ^ \ general.fed-Ing gravel for vhe grading of therbadfromlT'"?" '*'""• „H?^<' " ^ "" *='"** '"°-S « . l y pond, to FlSnligal'. c r „ , . I B g : ^ . , ""P'^'- vestry, 2 80 p.m. terthBgMjrsrrs-alldumped work will b e r . N K W B iTK>iB.---Mr». Florence Seaver comBiemfed in griding the road. .The Slocumb of Worcester Will give a talk In work \4 in charge of M.. Devartey. the UnltarUn vestry on Thursday even

At the meeting of the> stockholders of ingi March 26, under tbe auspices of the the Chandler PfatnerCa., last Monday^ a Backlog cluh. Her'snbject will be, "The propOfitTon was presented by.the pmles story-teller.of Copenhagen,HansChristlan whu'aTO. hegotiaung for tbepUnt... I i Is. Andersen." Mrs. Slocumb is a grand-thooght that It will.fin«Uy be accepted as. daughter of ReV: Wm. H. White, who was present Ml at the. adjunrned.meistlag next for twenty-five years pastor of the First Monday. -^ Congregationia (Unitarian) church. The

The eighth of-A^series oTamoke talks of lectoie, wbich.c«nnot. fail .to call to mmd the teaabn was given at the; bntrd of trade' f*°>ii^ ^ ftiry:. tirlet til childhood, will be

. rouins on 'Wt«dDes<Uy;eve<ilDg.' '- Fr&ak H.' ''" of interest to old and yonng. A small Supper Pope of hi >niiast«r, a member of Matsa^ ;4<InllMloii',fe«:wlH be changed; eight p.m.

committee: Kri^ Getf. Cobb, Mrs. Gily cbnsettk legUlMnre. was the speaker. Hit ' Atutin ilattwdt tpeat Uie last week o Bemick, Mrs. John Clark. ^ . subject, was -•< Side light* on the loritU- hit vacation with frtendt in Somervillc,

We hear incidentally that Calvin Lap-ham, a former rejident of this town, has just passed away. His father built and for many years lived in the house joinin<' the J. Warren Fletcher place that was destroyed by fire two years ago, and car­ried on the wheelwright business in the adjoining building that is now used for a tenement house and Owned by Delia Par­ker. _ _ _ _ _ I-.

ABOUT TOWN.—In the Backlog course a very pleasing entertainment TJIUS given by the children last week Thurs<J^y'!jevcn-ing.. Tlie program opened with music by tbe club orchestra. There was singing, piano solos and trios, all by the n/tralc pu­pils of Miss Marion Brown. A'clarinet solo was rendered by Eliot Young)- with Heyward Knowlton pianist. The little suhbonnet babies were very sweet and conning in their long pink dresses, singing and i'cting, representing the work of the weekdays. A light lunch followed, mak­ing an evening of much enjoyment to the large audience present.

On Tuesday forenoon Titus Clark passed away at Mr. Gregory's, his old home. He had been feeble tor some time. He had lived with his son's widow in Lowell until her death, and came from that city a few weeks aso to spend his last days bere. Mr. Cla>K was eighty-four years of age and first came here about fifty years ago. He had always been a hard-working, in­dustrious man. The funeral was Thurs­day afternoon. Rev. E. H. Brenan officiat­ing, and burial was beside bis wife and children in Westlawn.

:!Rev. E. H. Brenan bas accepted a call to Danvers. We shall miss the family.

Mrs. Lucy PIckard has gone to Boston to'visit her daughte'r. From there the goes to Chelmsford for a short stay, but wi'l return here later on to take care of M is. Susan Smith.

Mrs. E. Bi Wilco.x and daughter are spending the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bowman, in Cambridge.

Miss Sarah Priest has returned from wiiter's sojourn in southern California.

'Mils Alice Hartwell and Miss Margaret Thacher bave gone to New York city, Slbs Hartwell to visit her titter, Mrs. Ma> helcBobbins, and Miss Thachrr to tlie P. C. JEdwards family. They ,will be gone two weeks, . . • , . . .

Brown's Drug Store

Main St., Ayer. Mass.

London's Chinatown. • .New Vork Is not the only great city outside of China Itself wblch can boast a Chinatown of Its own. .-Within twenty mlhutes of tho

Bank of England are to be found narrow lanes and alleys' that for pic, tairesqueness and oriental character are almost equal to the streets of Jjje land of the "yellow man" Itself

l.knhouse Is tbe home of Chliiaman In London. There, wliii-^ In a stone's throw of the great iocUa, are to be found rows of',narrow streets containing small but, clean slioiis, over wblcb are to be . read such names as Wah-hup, W,^Sbi!tig, Ahon. and Luin Gut Wab, supple' mc-ntel by quaint InscrI|)tlons'-'ii Cl.lii<. Ee characters which, beln; l.h.ier. prt'.a! read thus: "Prosperltv oy bo:!esly" and "Righteous prosperity" an the mottoes of the occupaut.-i.---^ Kl i:.r Chat. '

"Jack Tar." Newspapers, :-'everal of tbe big ships in the

rmted. States NaVy Bive their own newspapers. On board the Kentucky Ls printed The Kentucky Budget, a semi-monthly paper. "The Louisiana Is responsible for The PellcaL, whlc'h Is Issued monthly. The battleship. Ohio has . The "Buckeye. Tbe West Virginia I boasts of 'The Ditty Box, fChe, Bai|Iger Is printed monthly on the 1 Wisconsin; All of the above papers are Issued by the enlhsted men of the ships. • The aim of each Is Identlcai-r-to make life abbi::d the ship more agreeable, and to give the friends of .civil life an outline of naval doings and ot the brighter side of naval life.—Washington Post'

P. DONLON & CO. DEALERS IX

Fine Groceries

AND

General Merchandise

AGE.NT.S KOR

Mrs. F. A. Patch visited over Sanday with relatives in Clinton. -' ..'

CUNARD. V H I T E STAR AND AN­

CHOR .STEAMSHIP LINES.

Desirable Village Prop­erty bought and sold

GIVE US A CALL AT JLEAD'S

BLOCK, MAIN ST.,

' AYER, .MASS.

t\ Record Breaker

Camels Her Pets. The Czar's one and only £reat

aunt, the Grand Duchess of Alexa.n-dra-Josefovna of Russia, bought two Ijulrs of camels some years ago while on a visit to the Caucasus; and at her lovely place outside St. Peters­burg sbe devotes much' of her time each summer to her somewhat un­common pets. She has now no fewer than 17 of the animals and several zoological gardens In various Rusr sian towns have been presented witb i'fcriie'.s bred on the Grand DucbessJ. es;ate.

Patient Wonian. v. Oman, as the uncivilized sex, haa

to v.ait for the vote; but she waits wit!; surprising patience (or many thi...,-s more easily attainable In twen-tiet.'i century London. Why Is It .bat at all our great railway stations bat IV. n Ete must wash her hands In cold V. a:cr. while men have hot, as a m a t tti of course? Why Is It that 'she. cannot get ber boots cleaned .when sl.e comes to town on a..,wet day un-I'S3 she goes to a large draper's c^.oii. V. h'.<h may be a mile out Of he: v.ay?- Westminster Gazette; ••'='

LAST YEAR'S SALES OF HYO.MEI, THE GUARANTEED CURE.FdR CATARRH, LARGER THAN EVER.

Defective Teeth. ;iow grave . uaiion.Tl risk Jerect-

iv(' lecth may become was sufficient­ly evidenced by the enormous wast-ii>;e during the South African war, oAiug to tbe number of men who ii'.ikeJ sufficient teeth to taasflcat'e ordinary food, and to the same cause is due a large proportion If not the n iiioriiy, of the rejections of otber. V.:;; . suitable army recruits-at tbe il tient time —Britibh .Medical Jour nal.

) - , ^ tndlai), anilc. ' ^^ A Creek freedman faker. In orier

to sell'the land ot bis wife andifour chil.lren took the buyer out te>-liia cemetery and pointed out five hehd. sioncs bearing the names of his fam^ Ily. The man who holds^the'sack has discovered that the woman and children are vei^ mucb alive, and Is hunting for tbe sllcic negro 'nitb a shotgun —Kansas City Journal." "

So pronounced is the relief and cure • follo'wing the use of Hyomei, that it has been publicly recomthend-eil by leading druggists and physi-

Mre. Myra Willard of Sduth Acton Isf?''*"^ in nearly every state and town in town for a few days with Mrs. Hendley.

'ihctures of Japan arc on exhibition at the'Iibranr for the rest of the month. Ihe pk,-tnre of wisteria in Tokio is exceedingly oeautiftd. A description accompanies each picture..

in thb cpnniry, with tho result that laat year?8 sales were larmei' than over.

Tho;fa?iV that Hyomei Is 8o:8im|>i(p and comiplete, and that it cores Qft-tsrrh l>^ b^atbing medicated air atad not taking drugs into the stor^a'cb,

Ltttletott grange met Wednesday night no doubt°has SeJped to 'create" thw

l S y n ? ^ \ ' ^ L \ " : 5 r i t " e m ^ f n ! | ^ P ^ ^ « 3 , ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Z mefit Although thetnight was stormy all i *ffflJ>.5>? "'pnoS- _ ,-- , hwfapleaiintthne. ',;)?.<?». ao not n s t a penny m teslr

J tMpi ind C E . Follsnsbee at-'J°8i^,?«»'»°«-Powers, of,Hyomei, i.thehwqnet of the Layman's league »>r.Wllliam Brown will sell you-a ^American house Jn Boston last Jfon. .dollar Ontfit with a distinct gtuunm-

d v . u .delegates from the Shiriey chnrch'. tee to-zefnad the monev if the ti«a(-AjSpat'lhrte Enndred were present. - • toent failA-to give satisfa<stion. -

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Increase ot £lectrfc Roads. Tho. flrst electric roads were open­

ed In 1889 in Richmond, Va., Alle­gheny, . P a , and Washington. D C. In 1902, the total number of line* In tbe United States Was 797, with a mileage ot 22,677 miles . 'In 1890 there wer»<plr 8,123 miles of street ratlrpadB^of whldi 8eTen.-£iu;ths sOlt nsed animU jipWer. In'1902 97 per cent used 4rt«etrto power, - - , 'y^^y^'^'hr^ rf-'

•-. '..-,, ,-]!niejt„Ai« GolBff Wist. Since' 1890 when the Grand Array

of the RepnUlo bad -109,489 menf-hers enrolled, lt« mtmerlcal strenittb has-been cut daitn almost one-tialf. There are onlr about 213>00( com* ntd^^ov; Tba loaiaa bjr death tus up to 9,000 or 10,000 a year. Tb«f« ia praotlcaUy no'ehaaea to «aia«i#:' emits. ^.

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THE BIBLE AS GUIDE

Rev, Dr. Talmeige Says It Still Supreme.

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No Other Book Can Ever Take Place a s a Rule of Conduct

and an Inspiration to Right Living.

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tCopyright. 1908, by Loula Klopsch.] LOS A N G E L E S , Cal., March 8.—That

the old Bible Is still the best and In­deed the only guide upon wblch man may depend for tbe present life and that which Is to come Is tbe lesson taught In this sermon. The te.\t Is Acts vlU, 30, "Undei-staudest thou what thou readest?"

Of all the narratives aud Incidents iu the Bible there Is not one thai im presses me as more powerful uud dra­matic than this conversion of tbe secru-tary of the treasury of Queeu Caudace's court. It occurred lu tbe midst of a great desert, through the instrumental­ity of a humble traveling eviiiiyclist. PhUIp by name. This Ethiopian states­man evidently had been sent to .loru. salem by bis royal mistress ou a mis­sion of Inquiry. .Methluks I can hear ber say to this nieuiber ot her jirivy council: "Mr. Secretary, w e are uot get­ting as mucb money from our ta.Kes as w e ought. We must leani bow lo han­dle better our niitlonar system of finances. The e.vponses of the govern­ment are lucreasiug year by year, tbo people are ftrowlnj,' wealthier .Til the time, and yet tho -revenues are not keeping pace wi tb tbe prosperity of our land. You bad bettor hand over the treasury department for a little while to yoLir deput^v. C o north ami study the itomau sys tem of ta.\atii)!i. Yo.i need not announce that you ure ^oiu;; there for that pui-jio.^i'. I'ut go ;iu:l keep y o u r . e y e s open iind loam what you cau, and w e .will reorganize the treasury department when you return." Thus, I think. Queen Candaoe spoke to her chief secretary.

The mission would lie a welcome one to him. Tbe Acts tells us he had gone to Jerusalem to worship. We may assume, ' therefore, that he was either a J e w serv ing a foreign sover­eign, as Joseph served Pharaoh and Daniel Darius, or that he was a for­eigner w h o had come to know the true God and, like Xaamnn, desired to wor­ship him, and blm alone. As be had gone to Jerusalem to worship aud had a .Ten Ish book to s tudy as he tniveleil, he ^\us evidently no stranger to Juda­ism

The scene changes . 'VVe now enter with the southern diplomat the gates of historic Jerusalem. H e s tays on week after week, month after mouth. H e meets all tbo high officials of the province. H e ta lks with the Roman governor and bis council as well as •with the members of the Hebrew saii-hedrln. And. s trange to say, while he is there he hears the disputes iu Jeru­salem over the a i r e s t and the trial and the sentence aud the execution of a

. young Hebrew ot tbe name of Jesus Christ, wblch had taken place about seven years before. Then, as every Intelligent foreign s ta te sman would do, this secretary of tbe treasury of tho southland not only studies the fiscal sys tem and government of these i)eo-ple, but their rel igion as well. He does jus t as you would do if you weut to an briental couutry. In India you would study w h a t Hlndoolsm means: If in Arabia, what Mohammedanlsni means; If In China, what Confucian-Ism means; If In Tlbef-n-hnt Buddhism moans. .N'ot only did he study the Ho. brow- religion -n-hile in tbe Jewish cap­ital, but he also took some of their re­ligious books a long to study on his wa.v home.

The scene again changes . The stu­dious s tatesman of tho south Is riding lu bis chariot over tbe hot. blisterins desert on his w n y south. U e Is return­ing to Queen Candace's court. In (ir-der to le.ssen the tedium of tho Journey ho oiiens one of tbe religious books of the Hebrews, called the "Prophecy ot Isnlah,'' and lx?gliis to re.nd. While he reads and studies a .voung unknown mnn conies alongside the oliarim and asks him, "Understnndest tlmii wliat thou readest?" T h e puzzled student answers: "How can I unless sdiuo mie explains this l>ook to me? C'oiiie up. young man. nnd ride with me. .nnd tell ine what this proplipt moans." Tlieu I'lilllp enters t\-o rlmriot ami si;< l,y IiK side, lie IM>I:IIIS to road at ihe \v.:-:,, of the pai'chnuMit wl i i ih was i^p-'i^.l This wns the .Mossinnic pr<ii>lio".v. where Isaiah desorll)cd Christ as bolii'^ led as a lamb to the slaughter. Tiieii Philip said: "Can you not .sec that the prophecy of Isnlnli has been fiiltUleil? You heard In Jerusalem how they led Christ before Pilnte. You must have heard how he wns condemned nnd ex­ecuted, though he wns Innoopiit. That wns the fulflllniciit of the prediction you have been reading In this Imok of Isalab. H i s life and death w-ere as Is.ifnhsnld they would t>o. and the oili­er prophets desorllx-d thom almost ns plainly."" Philip went on to preach to blm so.'forelbly and parnestly th.Tt the Etiilopinn Btntcsmnii liecnme n hiimlilo child oC.Qod and iMjIleved and wns hap.' tl!:?d. gnch Is the s imple nnd .n t pow. c r m l .stoiy of the conversion of n for­eigner thft i igh the preaching of n sim­ple, earnest servant of Christ.

Now, a s this great s tatesman sat In his chariot the open "Bible In hl.s hand hud-become n new. book to hlin. full of l i fe and meaning. Tho vngno. sli.ndowy s y m b o l s of tho rites and peromonlea of the l a w led u p to the d e a r e r VISIOILS of

the prophets, a n d . a t Inst the wlio-o IMJ-, C'lme piahi . ln the glorlpn.s hppoai-niico

of Christ, n (frnduiil revp'iit;nn 'alvon .. In a . connecte<l 1-o'>!v ltow,.rr."-'i a

• l e w trausrunus t h e Bible! Let ns

s tudy the book In that aspect this morning. Would that, the result might be a s effectual as w a s the eunuch's s tudy under Philip's guidance!

T h e Bible, hi the flrst place, h a s ' U s chief hero. It ha's a central personal­ity toward which Its opening pages ure si lently and swif t ly moving. Thi s di­vine iiersounllty is J e s u s Christ. T h e casual reader may not at lirst glauc<! thiuk that the story of creation bus any direct or Indirect connection with the BothlehHiu uiaiiger, but you can­not sepurute the Hrst chapter of .John with Its opening sentence, "In tbe be­ginning w a s the word, and the word w a s with Go<I, and tho word w a s God," from the lii-sl verse of Genesis . .Vor can you separate the Idyl of Kuth from tho birth of Jesus or perceive the iiieaulug of Isaiah without cbnuecting It with the story of the crucifixion. The BIbJe deolaies tbat when Phil ip t!'.e eviuigelist climbed into the chariot of Queen Candace's secretary of the treasury bo opened his mouth and be-gau at the same Scripture and "preuch-eil unto him Jesus." Thus we find that, no matter how far oue book of the Bible may antedate another, they all revolve about the pei-sonallty of .lesus Christ.

If you were to sep.nrnte the books of tho Bible from the personality of Je­sus tbey would lx> us meaningless as one of the novels of Wllkle Collins separated from Its central hero or hero­ine or. a s we .sometimes say^ "the play of 'Hamlet' with tbe part of Hamlet left out." A s Dr. Snphir says : "If tbe Bible were like a collection of stones we might se lect some and put as ide others as les.s valuable and beautiful, and. iilthougb In such selections ive i:iigbt niak<' great mistakes, we should .-'till be ill possession of something moro or loss ooniplete. but the Bible is like a plant, and all Us parts are not uie-rhaulcally or accidentally connected. Imt organically united, aud hence a la'.v i>f life nil"s here. He who reveres li lo will neitller add- nor take away fr(i:ti

.tlie heautfl'ul plaiil which the Fathe:' Iiatli jilaiited in and tlirough Christ hy t!ie Spirit. Nobody asserts that a man would Ix killed if you cut off his hair and his nails. Init there is a vital union of all his iiienibei's. If you ent off my little fing<'r I shall survive it. but It is my little finger .vou cut off, and it is a lo.ss. a disfigurement. So wlili the I'.ililo. It is not like a piece of cloth .vou can elli) and cut. It is a body nul-ii>:ited hy one spirit." That is" true. Tims, as all the different parts of the pli;. sical body find their Ufo action in tho ihrolihlii}; heart, ull the different p.'irts of tho Bihle find their potency and their life g iving force In the per-^:olUllity of Jesus Christ. H e is the •-Teat hero of this book. H e is the ceu-tcv. tho clreunifereuce, the all in all of Iho Soriptui-os. Whenever a man reads ituy chapter of the Bilile without Hud-i:i',- . lesus ihore ho has failed to Iind out tlie chief purjiose for which that chapter w a s written.

.Vow, who is this Hiblo hero? Where was ho liorn? How was lie born? WiU) were his aiicostors? 'riieso are tjie (|iiostioiis which every author of .1 I''o;ri'.aii!iy or of a novel which is only a tictitioiis hiosnipliy answers. There tho aii lhor iiitrodiii'os you lo his hero or heroine. Ho liu.Is tlu- cradle of his hoio ill the Indian w i g w a m of I'ow-Iiataii. as does tho biographer of Poca­hontas, or ho surrounds you with the rivalries and plots of Qiiooii .Vuiie's t ime, as does \Villiain .Makepeace 'I'liacUei-ay when ho intr<Hluces to you Honi'v Esmond, or he tells you how Kinic James \ 'I . of Scotland liecame KiiiK James I. of Kngland because ho w a s the direct descendant of Margaret Tuilor. sister of H o m y VIII. of Eng­land. .\11 liooks of biography natural­ly Kive to us the genealogical history of tlieir heroes or heroines. Thoy tell liow they were born aud what biood Is Mowing in their veins. So dom thij I'.iblo in reference to Jesus Christ. His nativity had divine origin. H i s conception w a s miraonlons. l l o w a s anil Is omnipotent in power. .Ml tho pi-ophocies foretold It. .Ml histoi'v .\. 1). has proved ir.

Oh. that yon and 1 might find a di­vine aud an omnipotent Christ In evory pirt of that old Biblo! .May we do as • 'ill John I!aiidol)ili, tho great Virginia • irator. Ono day he w-as entertaining' a family friend at dinner, and ho said to him: "I w a s rai>-od by a pious moth­er—(Jod bless hor memory:—who taught ii:o the Christian lolipion in all Its re-• liiiroineiits. Biil. alas. I grow ii;i an infidel—If not an iiitidol completely, yet a docidod skeptii-. But when I bp-canio a man In this as well as In polit-iia! .'ind other matters I resolved to • •.\:imino for m.vsolf and never |iin mv :'.!i!h to any other ninn's sloovo. So I I .":u-lit a lUlile. 1 pored over it and ex.iniinod It carefully. I sought and pv<x-urod books for and against It. and whon my labors were ended I cnme to this Irresistible conclusion; The Bible Is true. It would have IK'OII a« (>nsy for an ignorant rustic to liave wriltoii Sir Isaac Newton's •Princlpla" as for uiilnsplred men to have written tli',» IJiblo." So mny wp study the Bible In reference to the divinity of .Tosus Christ. .May w-e read n l l t h e Messian­ic propheelps. Mny w e rpad nil Chrfs ts ii:lrac!es. Ma.v wo stnnd nt the cradle and at the riven toinh of Christ. . \nd l:i every phnptpr of every book nmy w e st-e a divine and omnipotent Christ ns the chief hero of this Imok. Mny w c find Christ the center, flip clroiiin-terence. the nil in nil of thp Holy Serlji-tures. "Then Philip opened his inottth and lipgiin nt the snnie Sorlptiire nnd ineachod unto bhn Jesns ."

Hav ing n.sserted tho divinity nnd oni-nipotpnt power of Clirl.st, what next dop.s the Bfl i lcdo? It tells us the chief r.iotlvps which ncfnnted thnt divine-life. Aa the blogi-aphor of Simon.Bol i ­var s lowly and -lire-ilKtlbly lends yon Along In the study of bis hero until nt 1.1 sr you find the great "/enezuelnn 111>. er.nfor d e d i c a t i n g bis l i fe to the free-d(—I of bis adopted innd:^ ns the hlog. r ; ' ' p r i)f Handel tells about the t i l

umphs, the struggles and the defeats 1 " t ; - t ' i t T 1 " » t t i t t t t i t l t"M«i>ii . t< of the errand old muslelnn /.ii..»i» • ' • , . T ' S qf tbe grand old music ian, c l inging to I « x

his high Ideals bf sacred omtorlb longj ;; B a f O l l M a a t C U f c I I ^"^^ - - * * " * OK F I N E H A V F O E " S A L E , after the fickle mul t i tudes o f Loudon had turned their backs upon h im in de­rision aud scorn; a s tbe biographers of K i n g Alfred and Hobert B r u c e and of NuiKileon and TiVendell Phi l l ips and Florence Nightingale a n d Catherine Booth and Krances .Willard tell what were the chief principles w h i c h con­trolled aud Inspired their l ives , so the Bible dlstUictly and clearly te l ls us why Christ was born, w h y be l ived, why he was crucified and w h y b e rose from tbe dead. He came to earth no t to wlu a throne. He came to ear th uot, as .Moses, to lift from the n e c k s of the H e b r e w people the bated and tyran­nical yoke of a Kuinnn pliaraoh.' I le came simply for one purpose—to seek uud to snve tlio.sc that w e r e ' morally and spiritually lost. H e c a m e as the friend and tho .Saviour of harlots and publicans aud sinners. H e c a m e not to be a pbysiclnii for those w h o wero spiritually well, but for those who were Inuuoral. degraded and debasetl.

You and 1 may marvel at the noble self sacrifice of the Xlarquls de La­fayette. Born of an aristocratic fam­ily, heir to title and'untold riches, tlio attianced of a beautiful y o u n g girl, yet he w a s willing to sacrifice all for a poor, struggling people w b o had uo friends except the friendship and the protection of God. .Vt a Paris ian ban­quet table he heard of w h a t Washing­ton and his noble hand of patriots were trying to win. At once he s a i d , " I wiii go and help them win their lll)ertles." .Vt Jils own expense he fitted out a ship and filled It with W h a t the .Vmer-ittiii troojis most needed, and in a fo',' ho ran past the British blockade whicii was trying to Intercept his passage . He crossed the Atlantic and entered .Wash­ington's liead<iuarters nnd sa id: "Here, geiiei-.il—here are my sword and my Uf... I>o with them as you •jvlil. I volunteer to light under .vour fiag for buiunnity'y sake." Tliat was a noble, self .sacrlHc-ing act for the young French peer. The rending of that heroic act should arous'e a feeling of gratitude In every Amer­ican Ijronst. Wltli (Uilck boating heart and Hushing cheek we have read liie tragic sacrifices of "the most impor­tant citteen ot X e w Orleans," Margaret Uaughey . whose name is k n o w n to ev­ery one in Ixiuisiana. She w a s not on? w h o could count her fortune by the niillions. She was not a Joan of Arc, with a physical frame knit a s with bands of stool. She w a s s imply a poor, fi-all. crippled girl who, in order to earn her living, started out a s a schoolteach­er. She u.sp<l to work during the day for her own bread and butter. Then in the evenings she started to teach tlie |)Oor girls and boys w b o bad to work during the day aud w b o could not gel an education uuless they w e r e taught in the evenings. Her night schools grow. Out of them grew a hospital for crippled children. Her work g r e w un­til a short time ago all Ne-n- Orleans turned out in tho public parks to honor lior memory. "Ah." yon say . "thnt was a iKible life. T h a t w a s a noble pur-pos(> for which to live." Its nobility ciiiisists in its reseinblanco to tho in­finitely greater purpose for which .le­sus (-ame down to earth to suffer ami to die. He came to save a lost world. I le came to give uji his life for tho li.o.i or sinful outcasts. Ho came that .von and I might be made one with iiin; ia spirit and nature. O Lord, tiio Ij'i ik of books tolls us that thou didst eo.ue to save shiners and to offer up thy di­vine Ilfo as a sacrilico for man's sjns. D.ies not that word "sinner" mean ;ii.''.' K.v tli.v revealed word and th.v tragic cnicifixion 1 know that thou hast co;;ie to save mo—yea. to save oven me.

Salvation throiigli the atoning blond of Jesus Clirist is an act ive as wo'l a.; n iiasslvo condition. It Is placing '•v.v-se lves in a yielding position, so iii it we are wil l ing to let the great l'i\ ing arms of God encircle our hearts .'in.l draw ns unto himself, but salvmio-.i through Christ must be sni)pIome:!:,>,I by the act ions of a life ponsporatel t ) liinl and his service after we have al-!<pwod Christ to encircle us Willi Iris love. The Bible Is the oode of conduct which wo should follow nfter w e have lioon saved by his bloo<l. It Is a C'>l-leotlon of inorni nnd spiritual rules, which will not only teach us how to live In harmony with God. but also how wo should deal with men. It i* not only a collection of rules of fMili. but of rules of practice. In other words. It la a spiritual guidolKiik. It tells us how wo should talk, how we should walk, how- we should give, how we shouhl pray. It tells us bow to be-conio like onr grent prototype. Jesus Christ. .Vnd if we nre true Cliristinns It would lio willful bl indness to shut onr eyes to its commandnients .

In that sacred book thorp are no dead loltor laws , as there are In .some of the •statutes of our earthly governments . S.inip years ago a noted iirize fight wns to Ix- fought in oue of our oasiorn cities whore I wns nt that tlnip living. .V few dn.vs liefore the fistlo bnttle a i):>rty of niliilstprs. of whom I w n s one. ontoi-pd the ninyor's office to pi.Siost agj.iiist it ns a dpflance of Inw and common dpooncy. The innyor heani \u I'atlontly: then he said: "It Is true, gen-lIe;non. the city laws forbid this com­ing exiiibition. but that Inw In the eye.i of most iwople Is a dead lottcr. Titoro aro scorps and scores of l a w s upon oiir s ia l i i le books which the people do l o ! oxiiei t U'.i to oiifoi-co. and I lioli<-vo ilii.s i'i one of tliem. I shnll ni low the prize |i,'ht to go on." Whothor the innyor of Ihat oastpni city wns right or wro:ig 1 am not hero to discu.ss. bnt one f.Kf l do know—111 tho Bible thc;o n:'e ii-i dead letter rules of fnlth or p-.act•,,-». When Christ spcnks to us In liio ser­mon on the nionnt lie expoct.i ns to foI» low ont the commandments or t'.i:\i sermon. T h e qnestlon here nnd now Is, "Are w c witl ing to ncoopt the Bible ns our rule of Ilfo?" If wo d-not. then nil w c may profe.s.s to boiievv .•i« to the divinity and omnipotence of

' ' r b t . n n i l the snvin); power of bW lil6od wil l avai l us little.

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West Groton Blacksmith 5 TONS OK F I N E H A Y F O E S $16.00 A TON IN THE BABN.

Baron Gibers w a s tbe possessor of a fine estate In Pomeranla. As a young mau he w a s considered very fasc lnat Ing by w o m e n and before he w a s twen­ty-five had broken many hearts. But those whose hearts he broke were more fortunate than those be married late In life, for when he w a s older be would marry those ba^^wlshed to possess, and they were a l w a y s short lived. His neighbors w h o knew of his Bluebeard practices called him Baron Manteufel (Baron Devil) .

By the lovel iest of his wives the bar­on bad a son, w b o as he grew up de­veloped bis mother's disposition. Ho w a s the baron's only child, and, al­though ot an entirely different charac­ter, bis father lived with him ou fair­ly good terms. When the son, Herman Olbcrs, w a s twenty-five he in-ent to his fatber one day and told him that he had falleu In love and wished to marry.

"I very much approve of your deci­sion," replied the father. "I only hope the lady Is young and beautiful."

"Both." A n d the son gave his father a g lowing description of her beauty.

"Very well , you may write her tbat I approve of your marriage with her. Indeed, I wllj go aud bring her here to you, and the weddlug shall take place In this house Instead of hers. Her fam­ily shall be at no expense."

Young Herman was delighted witb his father's complaisance In the mat­ter, attributing It to the fact tbat bU father, who was a widower and was gett ing old, wished to have tbe house l ightened up by a woman's presence. The baron a few days later ordered out his handsomest equipage and, ar­raying himself In his finest apparel, drove away .for the bride.

Herman passed a Aveek impatiently, during whicii he heard nothing from his father or his fiancee. Then one day the two drove up to the bouse, aud when the lady stepped out of the carriage the baron presented her as his wife. He had dazzled her with his great wealth, thus obtaining ber consent to marry him lustead of bis son, w h o had nothing In bis own r ight

Herman Olbers weut to live In a neighboring city. No one knew what effect the loss of his bride bad upon him.. Whatever It was, be bore It with outward equanimity. Tho young baroness l ived two years and then died, a s the baron's other wives had died, of 111 t rea tment Her stepson did not attend her funeral, but about the t ime of ber death he shut himself up from his friends, who divined the cause. Great w a s the surprise, how­ever, soon after this seclusion when he announced that he w a s to be mar­r ied H e g a v e out to a few cronies that ho would not make public the name of bis betrothed until Immedi­ately before tbe wedding for fear bis father would again supplant him.

That he w a s engaged soon reached the ears of his father, and one of Her­man's friends let out the secret as to why tho name of the lady was not to be made known at once. This made Manteufel furious. By bribery of those making preparations for tho wed­ding he learned the day and the place at which It w a s to take place. One morning a spy of his rode up to his house nt a gallop to inform h im. tha t his son. having hoard that his secret w a s out, w a s resolved to be married at once, and If the baron wisbed to an­ticipate him he had only time to reach the church.

Mounting his fleetest horse, Manteu­fel spurred over the country furiously.. He rolled on his personal magnetism, towering will power and vast weal th to turn the bride In his favor even at the last moment. All he feared w a s tbat be would not get there In time. On the w a y be met one of his serv-ants, whom he bad sent out to spy, telling him to make haste, as there w a s yet time. When he reached a point a f ew leagues from tbe church he was met by another, w h o told him that the bridal party w a s driving to tbe church. Manteufel spurred on, to flnd when he reached the church steps that the brid­al couple had entered.

Fl inging himself from his horse, booted and spurred as he was , he rushed down tbe aisle to the altar, where the ceremony w a s Jnst begin­ning.

"Madam," be said to the bride, whose face w a s concealed by ber veil, "I have come to save you from a marriage which can only prove your ruin. My son hns no means except what I g ive him, and he Is so worthless that I shall decline to support him. It yoo will consent to marry the wealthy Baron Olbers. I will g ive you every luxury."

Without wai t ing the bride's consent, taking her nnd the clergyman by storm, he ordered the latter to go on with t b e service , tnking himself the phtce of groom. The order w a s obeyed, the bride mechanical ly repeated tbo re^ sponscs, and the couple were pro-nounced .man and wife.

Then tbe bride tlifrew off her veil. If the word manteufel applied to the

baron, frau ten fel w a s equally applica­ble to tbo bride. Sbe w a » a veritable hag. T h e first woVds she spoke to her husband w e r e ;

"I've got you, baron, with all yonr weal th , nnd I'll make good uso of It a s long a s you live, though I've s igned a contract to relinquish It to. your son w h e n you dle.^'

Baron Olbers from that moment l ived n life of horror. In vain be strove to master' h is w i f e and drive her a'way froin.:him. BUs efforts were ..furious btjrstt of pass ion; hers were persistent bederUment , . Curiously' enongh, the baron lived the exact term of tho mar? tied ItfA of Hemtah'f mother. . ..J|Mwt;Bi*roun:OIbers never married.

W. XJBSBOi WISH.

Have made some TIpcarts and Farm Wag­ons thi* JVInter, while tbe business was dull. Come and take your choice. Tut on new steel tire for $*.00. '10 L. G. STEAND.

W. A. P . BIRD

Carriage,Sleigh AND

Sign Painting First Class Work Promptly Done at Reasonable Prices N E W S H O P , C E N T R A L A V E N U E ,

A Y E U , MASS. Residence, Park St. P. O. Box 127

E. D. HOWE. D. D. S.

Dental Rooms

T K L F . P H O N E E X C H A N O E B L O C K ,

E A S T P E P P E R E L L , MASS.

The Ayer Electric Light Co. A R C A N D I N C A N D E S C E N T

L I G H T I N G

Allappllcatlons for service will receive the promptest of attention

RATKS E E A S O N A B L E . " SPECIAL INDUCE­MENTS TO LARGE CONSUMERS

Office at the Plant DISCOUNT

ALLOWED ON METERED BILLS PAID B E ­FORE THE TE.VTH OF EACH MONTH

NO DISCOUNT ALLOWED AFTER THE TENTH

A Nice Assortment of

Democrat Wagons

Concord Buggies

Carriages, Butcher

Garts Harnesses

H GOOD ASSORTMENT AND AT ALL PRICES

CALL AND SEE THEM

Carriage Repairino- in All Its Branches Promptly

Done ALSO, HORSESHOEING AXVD G E V -

E R A L B L A C K S M I T H I N G

- .* .Story of F ires . • _ . I'^gjres col lected by the l . i teruat , -

•Ui:, .Sjclety o f State and Municipal. '.•^^lUlin; Commiss ioners and Inspect-

. •. show that every week, on an -•i-iiijie. tires lu tbe United S l a t e s - ..;i Uj) three theatres , three public ! .r. .s . tweive churches , l en schools , I'.u i .ojjjlials, two asy lums , two "co l . ie.;<;s," six apartment bouses , three -..-•. ;irt men I s tores , two Jails, tweuty-ii.x h o t e l s — t h e flres at seashore re-i ' : ' s ;ii:s s u m m e r will raise the hotei ; . ; ! ;c i , f—140 "flat'; houses , ana . 1 , -li u .s;ag;u dwe l l ing houses . Sucn a i n o r d of waste Is bad, but It Is no: surprl.siiig In a land of wooden bui ld , IHo's, .Moreover, many of the build-lii,ijs (ic'stroyed would have been io;;i l o . v u if they had not h i i r a f j . ,\ coj i i t ry inaa wlio suffered from ii Biiglit lire said he had lost tv,o ho,;<>.•.• i;iil three barns If you couuteil llv--(Jo,; ho;:ses, the chicken house . niiJ tl:<- co'.v shoJ. In such_ l ists as :i.-.' fiTosxiing a house Is a hous6. be V. ever so worthless , and a "col.o . e" nny call Itself so eveu If It o."'.- .i'-.^ hut three rooms and does mos; ;: i s h'.'s![u-ss by m a l l . — T h e 'Vouth's VJ.I p!:U;0U.

The Kaiser's Khinuccroc.

The Emperor Menel lk's present 'o the kaiser of a rhinoceros and a .i.>.; is a gift with much precedeu: .o Support It. Short ly after her acci-.,-sio:i to the throne' Queen V'icic/ a retaived from the Sultan of .Vl0!cj.;j a iloiiesa, a leopard, a pair of o s a i c i i -ea. ;nd a pair of gaze l les , duly de-posl led Ip Regent ' s Park. Apa i t . u.oiYover, from their persouui- g. :? to onth oJher, the sover lgns of I;IM:IJ cci:ntrios liave contributeJ frjiii tlii.e lo time to the public a n ! ,j.i vato- col lect ions in Great Britain To th" n.euagerie which formerly KM-JI oi; •,'! .o s i te of the National Ca!...•:•.) t!;c Dul;e of York presented a v. i l l cat ( loni Uangalore , the K i n s o; /;?.:.iiiueo a leopard, and Wil l iam \'\'. t:, , ! i!u. To the gardens at r.cgcui''j PM'K Ihe Engl i sh royal family iins !il-..cys heen an abundant coutr ib .uor , in addition to the rulers for the t ime being of Russ ia , Italy, Poi-tuj'.al, Eyvpi , and other c o u n t r i e s . — D u n u c c Aj . er t lEer .

Freder i ck Whi tney A Y E R , MASS

FLOWERS F o r E v e r y Occas ion

D E S I G N S A SPECIALTY ... H A R D Y O R N A M E N T A L

P L A N T S , TREES, S H R U B S

ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION

H H U E " B N E R G R O T O N , MASS.

Greenhouse near Groton School. Telephone Connection.

Hour Glns.ses for Pulp i t s .

Thu twenty minute sermou Is a P'.ir,.-iy n iojeru Invention, as i s j i r o v . t'.:' by the number of pulpit hour i'l . isses that are sti l l to be f o j n d in u.aii.v old churches . In the register o ; .St. Catherlue's , Aldgate , the fol-io-.ving entry, dated 1564 , occurs : "i aid for au hour g lass that hanged l;y iha pulpit, where the preaciier co'.h make a sermon, that he ma.v k!;o.v how the bour passeth away , or.i- s l i i l l lng."

A modern pulpit g la s s—probab ly till- 411 ly one ot i ts k i n d — i s to bu foiiiid in the Chapel Royal , Savoy. It is au e ighteen m i n u t e g lass , and v....i |)laced in the chapel on Its res-ti;::u:-JU in .1SG7.—Westminster Gaz-e: t.;.

C . W . GREEN

PIANO TUNER L I T T L E T O N , MASS

Twenty-five Year's Experience. Tele-^ phone Connection

Lyman Kenneth Clark Counsellor-at-Law

417—421

OLD S O U T H BUILDING,^BOSTON.

Telephone 9-2, Ayer

At Residence, Washington St., Evenings

I':ii<{lund and India.

.Vothlug i.s more depress ing to those who leal ly care for India than in,' ignorance and Indifference of Li iyl ish people concerning the major part of their fe l low-subjects . When it IS remembered that more thau 'i-j',' ti-.e King's subjects are Hindus . ai>.' that In India and Burma, out of every 2 9 people, 21 are Hindus . 'J Christ ian, nat ive or European, it s e e m s hardly necessary to Insist up. on the Importance of knowing soni<'_ thing at least about Hindu life and Ideas; yet few there be that real ize I t .—London A t h e n a e u m , f

FLOWERS FLORAL DESIGNS

A SPECIALTY F E L C H Ayer, Mass

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Successful W o m a n Knrnier. Mrs. Ida Webster of Pratt County,

Kan. , has harvested 8 ,000 bushe l s of wheat and 3 ,000 bushe l s of corn from her 800-acre farm this fall. T h e place was cul t ivated under her personal supervis ion, and 12 men work for her all the year around, with many more In harvest t ime. Her husband died 12 years ago and left ber the place and Its m o r t g a g e Since then she has paid off the mort­g a g e and Is now supposed to be worth J 5 0 . 0 0 0 .

Hij jhcs f Grade

PLUMBIC HEATIN

VENTlnTiNG O'Toole Brothers

CLlU-rCH, j ' ^ i A S S .

Cec O u r P r i c e s

Disl iked by t h e Old.

To e lderly people London Is ao longer a pleasant place of res idence Tiie s treets have become a labyrinth of horror and" difileuity, a region of h ideous sounds and foul s m e l l s With motor buses toppl ing over on the s idewalk and private motors knocking down lampposts and im­pinging on the she l t er s the unfor tun­ate cit izen k n o w s no t whltbcr to wend bis trembl ing s teps .

Mascul ine W o m e n . Women are g r o w i n g more l ike-

m e n - •• appearance. They are tal ler . stroii„i!r. have wider cbouldecs , b ig . ger hands and feet, and aro gradua l ly los ing the charm of a petite and graccriil Individuality. I not ice , too that their v o i c e s . are deeper and s tronger , the tone of woman's chat ter IF Ifi.ss shrill and more virile. T h e Graphic.

Recovered Tons of I lul lets .

Recenl ly fou? tons and a half o t buKuts were dug out of a hill behind a rifle range at Varmonth . E n g l a n d , the accumulat ion Of two years ' shoot -In.? by the local vo lunteers , t b e y folii for $ 1 2 2 . 5 0 a ton.

Bfenchcil Sugar . '

There Is no such thing" as mira whi te sugar, , AU white luitar, • nether granulated , powdered, or lii aravcs, h a s been b l e a c h M by a chnm-

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RAKE TOOTH GATE HANGER."

Now and Novel Use to Put Worn-Out Rake Teeth.

A correspondent of the Prairie Farm­er writes saying tbat he haa been

using old broken or woruout rake teeth for handling his - gates. He sends a sketcb showing the metb od wblcb Is Blm' pie. This farmer takes teeth to his shop, where he has a forge, and after heating them cuts off a portion

¥|*a[~SRv~ sod bends, the ^iESaSSL' other In the form

of a large staple. In case he Is using six-Inch board In his gate, he makes the loop In tbe staple seven Inches so as to allow plenty of sliding space for the gate board. The legs of tbe staple are left about six or eight Inches long so that when two holes are bored Into the posts, quartering as shown In the cut, the staples will be reasonably arm. The reason for boring the -holes quartering Is obvious. Inasmuch as It Is necessary to secure sufficient space to open and swing the gate tb one side.

The Cause of a Cold Q R cough cannoi always be

traced. It • b sufficient, however, to know that

you have one and o u ^ t to get , rid of i t * Great oaks from iitde acoms grow," and too frequently the tLght cough of today it the pneiunonia of tomorroyv.

ONE MAN SWING SAW.

Device by Which the Farmer Manage Big Saw Himsel f .

Can

This saw frame Is cf ix2 inch pieces, except sills which are of 2x4

Cheny Juice Cough Syrup Ii the be«t cough imursnce in the worlA A» B teincdy lot coughs, hoaiieoeu, dif-ficult brealhing, etc., it is without a peer. It soothes and heals the inflamed throat

'and passages and restores the voice to iu natural tone, all in a very short lime. Cures the most stubborn coughs. Very pleasant to lake, perfectly harmleu and : good for chiklreh as wellas adulu. Try a boulel

FOR SALK BY

William Brown THE

Drugg-ist Main St

The Saw Frame.

Frame Is made 14 Inches wide with guide In center. Make any height to suit, suggests tbe Agricultural Epltom-1st, using a common crosscut saw.

MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF "•

REAL ESTATE IN TOWNSENiD, MASS.

^ .^y •virtue of a jjower of sale con-'tained an a certain mortgage deed Riven by Peirce L Lithgrow, of iownsend , in the County of Middle­sex, m the Commonwealth of Massa­chusetts, to Ezra Hinds, of said iownsend, dated November Twenty-fifth, 1902, and recorded witb Mid­dlesex So. Dist. Deeds in book 2999, page 563, and duly assigned to George W.. Brown, will be sold by pubGc auction at the dwelling house upon the premises below described, on Monday, the Sixth day of April next, A .D . 1908, at Two o'clock in the Af­ternoon, all and singular, the prem­ises conveyed by said mortgage deed, and therein described .as follows:

''A certain tract of land with the buildings thereon situated in the JNortherly part of said Townsend on the Westerly side of the road leading from the honse of D. Osear Evans to Brookline, N . H., and bounded as follows, viz.: Beginning at the North-easterly corner of the premises, by said road, at a corner of land owned by O. D . Barber; thence Westerly by said Barber's land about One Hun­dred and Thirty-Five (135) rods to a stake and stones near a brook ; thence Southerly, as the fence now stands, about Fifty (50) rods to Jand now or formerly owned by Samuel D. Evans ; thence Easterly by said Evans land to the above named road; thence Northerly by said road to the place of beginning; and containing about Forty-Two (42) ,ieres, be the same more or less."

Said premises will be sold subject to any taxes a.ssessed thereon remain­ing unpaid at time of salo. Otber terras m.ide known at time .and place of sale.

GEOIIGK W . B R O W X , 26 Assignee of said Mortgage.

Townsend, Mass., March 14,1908.

STUDYING T H E SOIL.

The Successful Farmer Must Nature of His Land.

Know

To be successful In Its cultivation, the farmer must study bis «>ll. If he expects to hold and Increase tbe soil's fertility, rendering it flt for cultiva­tion, It Is necessary that he should know of what it is made. Knowing tbat be can intelligently add to or subtract from the Ingredients In which It Is deficient, or with which It super-abounds.

A fertile soil Is one of apparently good texture, or peats, containing sul-phate of Iron, or any add matter; and yet such a soil can be remedied by a top dressing with lime, which converts the sulphate Into manure. By the ap-plication of sand tir cray,'~say8'"-lhe" Epitomlst, a soil In which there Is an excess of limey matter' can be Im­proved. A dressing of clay, marl or vegetable matter will likewise benefit a soil tbat is too abundant In sand Peat win Improve light soils and peat win be Improved by a dressing of sand, though the former In the course of nature Is but a temporary Improve­ment.

Soils which are loose In their tex ture,' neither so light as to become readily drj-, nor so heav>- that they will get too wet In rainy weather, are the most fertile. The amount •ot nitro­gen In the soil largely determines Its fertility. This nitrogen Is stored up only by previous generations of plants. The most fertile fleld can sooner or later be brought to a sUte of exhaus­tion by severe cropping. In which more nitrogen Is removed from the soil In the crop than Is formed and stored up In the soil during the same period.

General Biacksmithing. Horseshoeing a Specialty. ALSO, ALL KINDS OF CARRIAGE

REPAIRING, RUBBER TIRES, PAINTING AND JOBBING

PROMPTLY DONE AT NEW SHOP ON CENTRAL AVENUE.

Phone, 74-3, res. 72-4. AYER, MASS.

THE

FARM FACTS.

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The proper handling of a farm calls for thought as well as work. It pays to study every field and crop.

The waste of the farm will pay the Interest on the mortgage If bandied right Weeds may be turned Into seven-cent lambs and mutton.

Half the money spent each year for wagons could be saved If better care was taken of tbe old ones. Make It a -rule not to leave the old wagon out of. doors over night. '

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Mortgagee-'s S a l e

By vurtue of a power of sale, con­tained in a mortgage deed given by Georgia A. Whitcomb and Emma M. Whitcomb, both of Littleton, in the CJonnty of Middlesex and Common­wealth of Massachusetts, William C. Hosmer of said Littleton, dated the twenty-ninth day of April, 1895, and recorded in the Middlesex South Dis­trict Registry of Deeds, book 2364, page 149, and duly assigned to the subscribers by an assignment from said Whitcomb, dated the twenty-seventh day of July, 1896, and re­corded in the Middlesex South Dis­trict Registry of Deeds, book 2482, page 358, for breach of the condition of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, will be sold at public auction, at the store situat­ed at the depot in Thacher & Ire­land's, in said Littleton, on Tuesday. April U , 1908, at 8.30 a. m., all and singular the premises conveyed by said mortgage deeds, and therein substantially described as follows, to wit :

A certain tract or parcel of land with tbe buildings thereon, situated in said Littleton on the northerly side of the road leading from the Centre of said Littleton to the Old Common, containing two (2) acres, more or less, and bounded and described as follows, viz.: Beginning at said road at the comer of land of William W. Hendley and running northerly on said Hendley's land about seventeen (17) rods to a stone hub at the old road; thence northeasterly on said old road, about twenty (20) rods to a stake and stones, at land of Caro­line M. Whitney; thence turning and running southeasterly on land of said Caroline M. Whitney, ns the fence now stands, about twelve (12) rods to a stake and stones at the first mentioned road; thence turn­ing and running southwesterly on said first-mentioned road abont fif­teen (15) rods to the bound first mentioned.

Being the s,ame premises conveyed to said Whitcomb's by deed of Will­iam C. Hosmer, dated April 29, 1895, and recorded with said deeds, book 2464, page 147.

Said premises will be sold subject to all unpaid t.axes, or other liens. Two Hundred Dollars will be re­quired in cash at the time and place of sale ; other terms announced at sale.

^TOTO, THE WICKED PRINCE.

Hew H? Was Final ly Cured of His :, Naughty Ways.

Prince Toto was probably the •?f»8^"e«' little prluce there ever was. Me Kicked and scratched and bit most every one who came near, and became a terror to hl.s nurse and others who waited upon hlni.

^ ^^ . ?"'"'*«' he was given nearly eye^thing he whshed. When he could-n t nave what he desired, he became unusually vicious and disagreeable. AJurlng bad weather he was at his very worst. Then he would go up to tne roof of the castle, where was al. ways stationed a royal astronomer, and coriiniand that official to have gooa weaiher sent Immediately. When :°® "'Snincd gentleman would explain tnat that was Impossible the naughty prince would pull the astronomer's ^ h °^ ''•f°^' away bis cap.

Things came to such a pass, how ever, that complaints began' to reach the king himself. The king was very much shocked at these reports of the prince's- misbehavior.

He at once Issued a proclamation Offering a great reward to any one who would rid his son of such ^11 traits. T

For a time no one appeared, but at last there came to the king an un­couth giant, with great long nails, tusks for teeth and long, pointed ears.

"I am a genie sent by the good fairy who watches over your king­dom," he explained. In answer to tbe look of wonderment upon the king's face. "Have no fear; I shall take good care of your son and return him to you completely cured."

So the king flnally permitted the giant to take the prince with him. The prince wasn't the least bit wil­ling to go, but whether he would or no, he was forced to seat himself upon the back of a great goose, the ?iant bestrode another, and In a sec­ond's time they were flying swiftly throu,;h the air. Totb hung on for dear life, fearful every moment that he would take a bad tumble.

"Don't feel so much like kicking and biting and scratching now, eb?" asked the genie.

After a while they landed near a great lake. Strange to say, across this lake there stretched a very narrow plank.

Toto was made to walk across the lake, the genie walking on the water

The Dedine of Bank Boixlaty, ' Previous to 1893 there was seldom

a year that the losses through bank burglaries did not amount to $100.-000, and tn a number of years tho losses amounted to several times that amount. The decline of professional bank burglary dates from 1895. In that year the American Bankers As­sociation formed a protective com­mittee for the extermination of bank burglars, and a contract was entered iDio with one of the leading detect­ive agencies In the'COuntry.

lu 1895 the banks of the country iobi more than $200,000 througb burKlarles. Of the 8,383 members la.-t year, having an aggregate sur-I'iM.s. capital and deposits of more than '$12,000,0.00,000 only four members suffered, losses fr -m bur-Lli-.rics, the total loss of these tour members amounting to only $4,217 These four burglaries were commit, te i by yeggmen, there not being a tingle professlbnal bank burglary during the year. The extermination ol these yeggmen Is now the chief work of the protective committee.

M o r t g a g e e ' s S a l e .

B y virtue of a power of sale con­tained in a mortgage deed given by Georgianna Wbitcomb and Emma M. Whitcomb, both of Littleton, in the County of Middlesex and Com­monwealth of Massachusetts, to the Aorth Middlese."c Savings Bank, a corporation duly established by law and having its usual place of business in Ayer, in said County oi Middle­sex, dated the eighteenth d.ay of Oc­tober, in the year 1898, and recorded in the Middlesex South District Reg­istry of Deeds, book 2692, page 482, for breach of the condition of said mortgage, and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at public auction at the store of Thach­er & Ireland, situated at the depot in said Littleton, on Tuesday, April 14, 1908, at 8.15 o'clock in the morn' mg, all and singular, the premises' conveyed by said mortgage, with the exception of the second described parcel of kind therein, which was re-t o no Z.^ '*'" mortgagee, March 3, 190d, this mortgage being foreclosed against the two remaining parcels named therein, substantially describ­ed as follows, to wit:

Parcel one. A certain tract or parcel of land, situated in said Lit­tleton, near Littleton Centre, so-call­ed, and bounded as follows : Begin­ning at the southwesterly corner of land of Thachsr & Ireland, formerly the Littleton Store and Hall Associa-tion, near tlie store and at the road ^eadlng to the Fitchburg Railroad ~ ...... >.. . .^ . , -vwu u.ou-i-'epot; thence westerly on said road!'^"•"- dollars remains, unclaimed to an iron pin set iu a stone over a " ' brook; thence norlheriy on said brook oue hundred ninety-nino (199) feet to a corner of a wall; thence westerly as the wall now stands 231 feet to a stone set in the ground; thence southeriy 186 1-4 feet to a stone post at said road previously described; ihence westerly on said road 14 feet to land of Edward Frost; thence northerly and westeriv ou said Frost's land to the road leading to Allen P. Whitcomb's house; thence on said road northerly to land now or formeriy of Charies F . Stonfe; thence southerly on said Stone's

lioss on Postage Stamps, The post office profits sllg'atly by

the destruction of stamjis which hp.va been paid for, and the treasury gels the benefit of bills which are lost and never found. A' large source ot irregular profit lies in the failure of bou'Uholders to present their b:,nc!! for redemption. Unclaimed money In the treasury due to bondholders amounted to nearly a million dollars ll! 1861, and the sum Is much great-er now. Of a loan which fell due In 1900. the sum of thirty-two thou-

Nearly a hundred thousand dollars ary still unpaid of the five per cent. bonds which were due In 1904. This year over a.hundred million thirty-year lour per cent, bonds came due on .July 1. Special Inducements were olfered to secure early redemption. ^ ot at the end of the month thirteen million dollars still stood In the.treas­ury on this account, although Inter­est has ceased.—The Youth's Com­panion.

_ "Mary Said Nothing.'' JusUce Bfewer of the United

States Supreme Court Is said to be land and Ian,! ^f'a '"T> "S"" •'"•""^''I ^^•'^ author of this story: A witness T,V^V. ^- • ; '^^Ser, to a testified In a certain case that a ver-m\j^^?^^l ^y *''« ^ ^ " about: son named Mary was present when n"I°-fiJ°°A - ° °®P,°"°4' so^c^lled, a particular conversation took place.

Flying Swi f t ly Through the Air .

jeslde him and pricking him with his 'harp nails when he didn't move fast enough. To poor Toto that bridge ;eemed like a mere thread, and the iistance he had to go more than 100 miles.

When his feat was accomplished ;he giant announced:

"Now we shall pay the old magician .: visit. He'll cut off your head and put inother one on."

Prince Toto pleaded and cried and romlsed, but all In vain. When they reached the cave ot the

.:aglclan, the old man came out In re-ponse to the genie's call.

"Yes, Indeed," said he. "I have lots 'f boys' heads left; and this little bov s so naughty that he surely needs an 'ther one. I only give the very, verv

•lad boys new heads, you know." Down on his knees Toto begged to

)e allowed to keep his own head, romlsing that never more would he

'le naughty. At last the magician listened to his

ntreatles and let him go. The genie led Toto back to his fath-

"s castle. As tbey approached it he vhispered into the prince's ear:

•Now, remember. If you should he ome bad again I shall call for vou md take you to have your head "cut iff."

But Toto kept all his promises, and '.ory one wondered at the delightful •:ange which had taken place in the rince who was once so wicked.

and the question was asked, "What did Mary sayt" This was objected to, and after some discussion the Judge ruled out the question. An exception to this decision was imme­diately taken, and on appeal the higher court reversed the verdict and, orJered a new trial on the ground

at northeast corner of land of Sher­man H. Jewett; thence westerly in a straight line on said Jewett's land and land of Thacher & Ireland, as the wall now stands to the end there­of at the fence ; theuce southerly on land of said Thacher & Ireland as the fence now stands to the bound ,, . . -first mentioned, containine about' " ® question should have been 29 acres, with the buildings thereon ' * " " * ' ? " • . ^ " ' ' « ''«~"'» ^^""^ "»« and with an equal pr iv i l fL in the • T .'""u""^ ^""^ propounded and w e l l a t t h e s t o i ^ a f o L L i i T y i a y W ^d'^nl^tLl^g^'.'"^"'^"'"' '''^' " ^ -one-half expense of the repaii-s of said well.

Being a part of the same premises conveyed to George S. Whitcomb late of Littleton, deceased, by Mary E. Hussey, by her deed dated May 1, 1883, and recorded with the Middle­sex South District Registry of Deeds, book 1631, page 558, and inherited by said Whitcombs, as his sole heirs-at-law.

The third tract is a parcel of land with the buildings thereon, situated in said Littleton, on the Northeriy side of the road leading from the centre of said Littleton to the Old Common, containing 2 acres, more or less, and bounded as follows : Be­ginning at said road at land of Will­iam W. Hendley, .ind running north­erly on said Hendley's land about 17 rods to a stone hub at the old road • - . . , . , . - • ^^^rtcenortbeasterXyori.aidoXAroai'XC:t^^^^

Produce England Gets. Consul F. W. Mahln of NotUng-

ham reports tbat the value of refrlg. erated produce annually Imported" into Great Britain Is now close to $L'00,000,000, about half of which comes from the British colonies. The Cnlted States and South America each contribute some $30,000,000 worth, Russia about $13,000,000 vorth, the remainder being distrib­uted among several countries. The greatest value Is of butter and cheese, about $75,000,000. Beef Is next, nearly $50,000,000; mutton, $30,-000,000; eggs, over $10,000,000.

Why Cnrrants Are Nntrltions. The reason why currants are so

remarkably nutritious Is that they consist, to a very large degree, of

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Present holder of said mortgage Ayer, Mass, March 12,1908. 3t26

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A Boy's Discovery. While a boy near Charlevoix, .Mich

as chopping wood for his mother, .-i 'cw days ago. he came upon a hollow in the log and an oyster can In the :.(illow. In the can he found 300 silver dollars, and he went about shouting with glee for about an hour or so. Then the money was taken down to the bank and found to be counterfeit

The bogus dollars and the can had been placed In the hollow of the tree long years before, and as the tree ?rew they were sealed up as tight as ). drum. The boy Is now looking for m oyster can with good money In It

A Doubtful Compliment. A cyclist In France overtook a peas­

ant with a donkey cart! Tho patient beast was making but little progress so the benevolent cyclist, putting his' left hand against the back of tho cart and Koildlng his machine with the other hand, pushed so hard that the donkey, -taking fresTi courage, pulled the load successfully up to the top. When tho summit was reached the peasant burst Into thanks to his bene­factor. 'It was good of you. Indeed, monsieur." he protested. "I should never Ip the wor'd have got up the I'lll with on!} ono UnKpy."

about 20 rods to a stake and stones, at land of Caroline M. Whi tney ; thence turning and running south­easterly on land of said Whitney, as the fence now stands about 12 rods to a stake and stones at the first-mentioned road; thence turning and running southwesterly on said first-mentioned road about 15 rods to fhe bound first mentioned.

Being the same premises conveyed to said Whitneys by William C. Hos­mer. by his deed, dated April 29, 1895, and recorded with said deeds, book 2464, folio 147, said last des­cribed tract of land is subject to a mortg.ige for Twenty Hundred Dol­lars ($2000) , now held hv the North Middlescv Savings Bank."

Said premises will be sold subject to said mortgage and all unpaid taxes, or other liens. T w o Hundred Dollars will be required in cash .at the lime and place of sale; other terms announced at sale. N O R T H AIIDDLRSE-X SAVINGS B A N K

" Mortgagee. Ayer, Mass, March 12, 1908. Stue

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piquant flavor of the currant, which adds so much to Its pleasantness as a food. Is derived from the valuable percentage of tartaric acid which the berry contains. Potash Is also pre^ fent In the form ot cream of tarter and Is undoubtedly of dietic value. Ladles' Pictorial.

Paderewskl Works Hr d. Paderewskl frequently s lu at his

Instruments until well Into the small hours of the morning, says TIt-Blta.' Hence he seldom rises until 9 or 10 a. m., and immediately he 1<; dressed he gets to work, generally practicing on the piano, but otten composing. He keeps to his task until 1 o'. OCK, and not a minute earlier does ho break his fast.

Ontpnt of Tokay Wine. This year's output of the famous

Tokay wine has been entirely lost In consequence of an iinespected out. break of phylloxera. Tokay Ig mado from grapes grown In the vineyards ' belonging to the Emperor PrancI* Joseph at Hegyalja, Hungary, aad I t .-Is now nsed chiefly for preoeatr to >(> other heads.'.

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Tnos. McGoAt^ Pearl St^ A T E B , Hats.

' . . . .No Dlajaond lUnfr.' Girls In IJenmark never expQrUuc«.r -

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SATL'BDAY, MAncn 21, 1908.

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T O W N S E N D . WEST.—The public schools commenced

: their, spring ^term Monday morning, the teacher§';,returningv..,Mlsa'Brooks from Worpester and Miss Vose from Belfast, Me., .Saturday .evening.

.JMUss Rath Wilson spent her vacation mtUj.fipiends in Nashua, Miss Lena Thooipsbn 'with fnends in Meli-ose and Boston, iind Miss Nancy Reed ' spent a few days with friends in Boston.

.•JTbe yOuD^ men of the village are or­ganising a brass band, and utilize the glove factory over I. P. Sherwin's store as a.iobm for meeting and practicing at present.

G.S. Homer of New Tork arrived in .town'last "SituVdavmorning rfor a brief Visit to his sumlhei' 'i^sldence.

.M;^S. George Upton has been called to her home in Hillsboro, X. H., by the serious itlh'ess of her mother, who recently fell, breaking ber leg and inflicting other In-iuHes, making her condition serious. Mr. Upton accompahied her and remained a few days, and upon his return Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith of Joslynville joined Mrs. Upton at her home in Hillsboro. . '.The roen cleared over fifteen dollars at their supper last Wednesday evening, the proceeds being presented to th^ i.. is. ii. s.

. Oren Wyeth, who has been very ill at the home of Mrs. Eldredge, is impVoving.

Mr.-and Mrs. E. J. Pratt and son Harold from Leominster are spending a brief vacation with Mrs. Ellen Pratt.

Miss Emma Lees of Boston was at the home of her mother, Mrs. E. J. Lees, last Saturday.

Mrs. Arthur Smith of Waltham is stop­ping with her mother, Mrs. Daniel Smith, at Perry Sawtelle's during the absence of Mr. Sawtelle.

George Wyeth of Lancaster has been a recent visitor to his father here, who still quite ill.

The L. L. A. s. held their regular monthly meeting Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Margaret Benner.

The owners of trees have received notice tbat they must investigate for any appearance of the brown-tail motli and take immediate measures for their de­struction.

Miss Clara Hosley has been spending a few days witb relatives in Fitchburg and Lancaster.

Mrs. H. A. Eaton, who has been visit­ing her niece, Mrs. George Tenuev, has returned to ber bome in Lunenburg.

Mr. and Mrs. Perry Sawtelle are spend-a few days at tbeir former home in \er-mont, having sold their place there and are preparing to move the remainder of their goods to this village.

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Foster Uam'ilton has received the name of Hazen Henry Hamilton.

Tbe Ladies' Literary and Social club have postponed their fortnightly meeting until next Friday afternoon.

Miss Maria Bruce, who bas been spend ng a few weeks with friends in Boston,

returned Monday evening, accompanied by her niece, Miss Martha Neale, who spent her vacation at her home in Derrv, N. H.

Mrs. Amos Jodery is quite seriously ill at her home on Bridge-st., suffering from

^aa^ittack of rheumatic fever, complicated with heart trouble.

Rev, J. H. Co.x will exchange with the Rev. Zentz of the Methodist church at the centre next .Sunday morning.

Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Craig, who have been spending the winter with relatives in New Yorl, have returned to their home here.

Thomas D. Bennett attended the funeral of hisgrw^ddauzbter, Miss Annie Jowders, at Rindgg TueMay. . ' - , - . '

The large Stevens balloon which made an' ascension at Pittsfield, Mass., Wednes­day, March 11, at 11.09, passed over town early that afternoon and was seen by sev­eral of our residents. It landed%t'Hamp-ton Falls in a large chestnut Ir*^)-'"" ;

The little' son of Mr. aiid Mnff ^jward U. Lancey severely burned his hand last week by putting it into a dish of-hot water. i Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lawrence have gone to Washington, D. C, on a profes­sional trip. - "•

Miss Eliza J. Parker of Lowell and Mrs. Alice M. Hull of Amesbary were at the Putnam homestead last wee£ Friday.

Miss Elizabeth Kennedy, wbo Is spend­ing the winter in New York, celebrated her nineteenth bb-tbday March 10, by en­tertaining twenty-five of her friends. ' She was the recipient of maay beautiful gifia, among them a gold bracelet, a silver purse, an imported fan witb pearl chain, and a diamond sunburst from her father and mother. A tempting supper was served at midnight. :

. Vedne8 1ay .evening, March '25, will be married members' night at the local grange. Entertainment by tbe married members. • Mrs. Abbie V. Bennett, who attended

the congress of New • England Congrega­tional churches at Worcester as a dele­gate, gare a very intererting report of the proceedings at the Congregational .church Sunday iuorning. ; -. :

'John Kline of Fitchburg is recovering from a severe attack of appendicitis.

Mr<i. Mary Ann Colburn, wife of Frank­lin P. Colburn, died at her home at Hollis Sunday morning, aged 73 yrs." 10 mos. The funeral was held at the home Thurs­day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Colburn were resi-lents of Brookline for about twelve years.

Miss Myrtle Eddy, who has ably assist­ed at tbe Elmwood for tbe past four years, bas coinpleted ber duties thca« and accept­ed a position in Nashua.- —;.

The installation of the ofllfcers of Samar­itan conimandery, v.O.QiC.^'.U^k place at thi' citadel Tuesday evehiB*l»Etoer E. Hill, o.x.c, installing thf-'ftjlfowlog ofli­cers:' ••Iilli' . -.;.

DISTEMPER IN DOGS."

B R O O K L I N E .

NEWS ITKMS.—The annual school meet­ing wai^held^atjtbe-grammarBchool house Saturday' aft8rnbbri,^larch 14. . There was a targe attendance and mucli enthusi-

.'SMO.jras manifested. Many ladies wero present'and cast their vote. It was voted

.40. raise seventyifive doUara for repairs; ZZiHao, tiixtj'diAXah to iosurethe fourfchool-.-i*pB»e«.tor. three years, T^e following «f-

•^-fioetawerc.elected: '" „""' • X' . a|g4wator, Fmnfe L. WUloby; clerk. Alpha • -A. HHWi treas., Herbert S. Corey; Mr. Corey

• dediuM Uvser -Q and'it was: left with the fbpardtoappojnta treasurer;'8Haitoni,B.C. Tockor,F.L."ffIHoby; committee one vear, O.L. Dodge I'th'ree years, G.H.-Nye. "

: Hir.^aad.Mrs. Arthur A. Goss attended Ihe flbmoffa grange meeting at Hancock, March 12.

The local grange has accepted an in\ ita­tion to attend tbe morning service at the Congregational church, Sunda), March 22

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rockwood recentlv e&terUined Mrs. EUa Farrell of Boston and Mrr. Algernon Foster of Nashua

ICaster Sanborn Strong of \Vinthrop, Hasii.,'.!* the gnett of his grandmother, K r i jTohn French.

' \ .^tkt body otMrSi O'Kir'e Carlton, widow , , of^^late.,Henry Carltoc, ^.former resi-~^4MtJDr Brooldiae, Was brought here on

>.c.. Geo. II.Nye: v.u.c, C.II. Holcombe: p.u.c, David 8. Fessenden; f,k. of r.,<»ud w.k. of r., Mrs. Susie E. French; w.t., Sam­uel Swett; w.p., Mrs. ClintinaHolcombe; w. i.g., Mrs. Ellon S. Swett: w.o.g., 3Irs. Bat­tle Pierce; w.h., Mrs. Clara Fessenden; flu. com., D. S. i'e.sseuden, C U . Holcombe. El­len S. Swett: delegates togramlcommauderv, Geo. If. Xye, Mrs. Clara Fessenden.

H A R V A R D .

NKWS iTEMS.-^Sunday morning, March 15, Charles Morse dropped'dead on tbe kitchen floor. while playing witb his grandsoB. Heart trouble was ihe cause of death. Mr. Morse has bien for several years a highly-esteemed citizen of our town, moving here to the Haskell farm, now owned by Fiske Warren, and later moving to the Wilbur Sawyer farm, Bare Hill, where he was living at time of death. He leaves a son George ai.d family, who live on the farm with him. Interment was at Berlin. Mr. Morse was seventy years of age.

The Bromfield ball team will hold a benelit dance at town hall Thursday even­ing, March 26.

Owing to the storm Sunday evening, the musical program arrangi d for the evening service at the Congregational church ves­try was postponed and will be given Sun­day evening, March 22. All are cordially invited to attended. Rev. J. S. Gove will have the meeting in charge.

Schools reopen Monday, after a two weeks' recess, for the spring term.

Miss Lillian Parker returns Monday to her teaching in Stow.

Miss Uuth Bagster will sp-snd the com­ing two weeks at her home bere, Mav-nard schools having a vacation.

Next Monday evening Harvard Grange goes to Bolton to witness the working of the third and fourth degrees. Two barges will leave the postoffice at 6 45.

On Thursday, March 26, the Worces­ter East Pomona neighbor witb the Bor­ough at Northboro. Harvard Grange will furnish a half-hour entertainment. Quite a large number will attend from here.

Last Thursday the Unitarian ladies gave a sapper and social atthe hall and a large number were in attendance. Dur­ing the entertainment W. Si Lougee gave two 'cel'o selections, witb Miss Lilla Cleaves, pianist. Musical critics are loud In their praise of Mr. Loagee's work and hope to hfar him more in the future.

FIRE.—Last Sunday afternoon fire de­stroyed the farmhouse of Mr. Dixon, Bare Hill, formerly owned by J. A. Addy. Alarm was run in, but, owing to the bad travelling and the high wind which hastened the destruction of the building, it was impossible to get any ap­paratus there with which to fight the fire. So rapidly did the flames spread, the wind tlriving them'through the building,) that it was impossible to save bnt little of j the furniture. It is supposed that the, fire caught from a defective chimney. : Luckily the wind was favorable, or in all i probability the b im or the buildings of | Chas. Ripley would, have been doomed.' Mr. Ducon was partly, protected by insur-j ance. This is a bard blow to him, he I only recently having moved here, tome of • the furnishing for the house not being yet' unpacked. Harvard hospitality was ex- j tended to i lr . Dixon.aad family at once in their.misfertnbe.. '

How to Detect and Curo ThU breaded Malady.,-^, .,,,.. ^'

Distemper, one of th&>iQost''dreaded among dog lllneBses/ii8.;;an attcctlon which is microblan la itB-natureiand Is susceptible of .affecting the. greater yurt ot the organs. It Is therefore ex­tremely variable lu its manifestations, says the New York Herald. • .f. . <

Should It take the form of gdstro-ln-testlnul catarrh It then offers as,-symp­toms vomiting and diarrhea,- with a general feverish state, characterized by a profound depression, a wretched ap­pearance of the face, which the State of the eyes, filled with a thick mu­cous pus, only tends to make worse.

In this case Ice must -be given In small fragments to stop the vomiting, and the diarrhea must becombated by a potion with a basis of salicylate of bismuth and sirup of ratatihlai It Is well also to feed the sick dog^exclu-Blvely with boiled milk to •which has been iidded some Vichy water. ,

If the suffering animal coughs and ejects from the nostrils a thick-liquid wblch forms crusts when dry,-these signs prove that It Is the respiratory tract which hL attacked. It Is well then to give fumigations with mallow and elder flowers aud eucalyptus leaves nnd a vomitive of sirup of Ipecacuan­ha. If In spite of this treatment the cough does not give way, recourse must be bad to calming potions of sirup of popples or belladonna and to bromide of potassium. .::

Should the animal show labial puff­ing—tbat Is to say, should during tbe expiration his cheeks and his lips swell —the lungs are then affected by the inflammation; It Is a case of pneumo­nia. Mustard plasters must then be placed under the chest and on each side of tbe thorax, and a poirtlou ot tincture of digitalis must be given. The food must consist of substances easy of digestion—milk, mnat broth, cream.- yolks of eggs, meat Juice. Should the general condition calf for It; It will be well to give hot grogs made with old cognaO'opttim. '•:'

When the nervOtis sytftem Is affected the 'manifestations' at* niost.«erlous. 'rhey are characterized by "cerebral or medullary .meningitis," which :fre-guently ends In paralysis. The .spinal coltimn.xtnd the back of the neck miist 1^Gi;pbbed with an ointment contaln-tos.tSJitlmony, and an. energetic revu1-siQBT4n the Intestine must be brought ab9,vrt;.by a strong purge,,! In the event of .serious convulsions and of Intense pains characterized by whining and howling morphine may be adminis­tered.

The form of. the disease least to be feared Is that which shows Itself on those parts of the sklu which are hair­less by ail eruption similar to human smallpox. This eruption must be al­lowed to follow Its eourse, and should the itching become too irritating a lukewarm very weak solution of per­manganate of potash should be tised as a lotion. This should be followed by powdering wua a mixture of talc, starch aud potato starch. • •

Should the animal recover It must be put ou a sevej^ diet during Its con­valescence and allowed to eat ouly gradually. . \ specialist recommeiuls a potion a teaspoonful of which is to be given during tbe acute period of tbe disease. Tbe formula Is as follows:

Grams. Salicylate of bismuth 5 Extract of kola , 5 Sirup Of ratanhla 80 Paregoric elixir 2 "Wa r .: 6C

,'Sbea during convalescence he rec­ommends the following mixture to be given in doses of from two to four ta­blespoonfuls dally: Dry peptones 10 grams Tincture of cinnamon 3 grams Tincture of nux vomica 21 drops Kola wine 200 grama

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The standard of baking powder purity for over 3 0 years.

The baking powfe- c6ob d ^ n d 1 ^ ; ^ Made from a superior grade of pure grape

cream bf tariiEur.

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HASVABB.

Mr. Fillebrown's masquera-le party last w<;ek was a decided success.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS;

C0.MM0NWE.4LTn OF SlASSACHUsETTS.— Mfddlese.v, ss. Probate Court. To all

tersons Interested in the estate of Milo B. tilec, late of Groton, in said Countv, deceas­

ed. Whereas, Edwin B. Stiles, the executor of

the win of said deceased, has presented for allowance, the first accouiit ot his ailmlnls-tratlon upon the estate of said deceased.

You are hereby cited to appear at a Probate Court, to be held at Cambridge, In said Coun­ty, on the sixth dav of April A. D. tOOS, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, to. show cause, if any you have, whv the same should not he iillowed.

And said executor is ordered to serve this Citation hy Ucllveriug a copv thereof to all persons interested in the estate fO)irteeh davs nt Icist befpre said Court, or bv,;.puhUsh-jug the saiiio.once .In. each wcckVfor three' successive weeks, In Turner's,. Public S ^ t , a newspaper publish'ed In Ayer, the last pub-lieatlon to he one dav at least before said Court.illld by nulling, poSf-iiald, a' copv of this citatiou to all known persons interested in the estate seven days at least before said Courts . - - . - , , . - ,

•\ViUie3s, Cil-inLES J. 3IclNTJCRE,lpsqi{Hfi6j First Judge of said Court, this fourteenth (lay of March, in the year one thousand nine hundred and eight.

3W2J. W. E. EoGERS, Register.

T h a t Forecas t t h e Spr ing Styles

Small Turbans •: .AND THE

Merry Widow " ••; SAILOR H A T

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0 e o . L. Davis's, 2 6 M.ain St., Ayer For Resul t s We Sugges t

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How to Mako Slips For Waists. Slips to keep fancy and dressy waists

free from dust when banging In the closet may be made of cambric ot some other cheap material. They are made of two oblong pieces of mate­rial sewed together In exactly the same manner as a pillowslip Is made. It does not need to be as large as a pll-lowslip, but It must be plenty large enough, so tbat It does not crease the waist. On one side of the opening at the top sew two buttons, each one six or eight Inches from the ends. On the opposite side In corresponding places work buttonholes. Place the waist over a hanger and draw the slip up over It, then button at tbe top, and you will have a fine protector for. yout waist. Slips for skirts may be made In the same manner, making them lots longer, of course.

How to Cut Glass. Any hard steel tool will cut glass

with great facility when freely wet with camphor dissolved In turpentine A drill may be used or even the hand alone. A hole bored may be easily en­larged' by a round file. The ratted

GOSIMON-WEALTH OK S I A S S A C H U S K T T S . — Middlesex, ss. Probate CourL Tothe

heirs.at-law, next of kin, creditors, and all other persons interested in the estate of CharlesH. Hill, late of Groton, in said Coun­ty, deceased, Intestate.

Whereas, a petition has been presented to said Court to grant a letter of adminis-tratlon on the estate of said deceased to Harrv A. Hill of Fitchbuig, in the County of Worces­ter, without giving a surety on His bond.

You are herch}' cited tb appear at a Pro­bate Court to be held at Cambridge, in said County of Middlesex, on the ninth dav of April, A.D. 1908, at nine o'clock in the fore­noon, to show cause, if any you have, whv the.same should not be granted.

And the petitioner is herehv directed to give public notice thereof, by publishing this citation once In each week, for three succes­sive weeks, in Groton Landmark, a new.8p.i-per published in Groton, the last publicatiou to he one day, at least, hefore said Court.

•Witness, Charles J. Mclntirc, Esquire, First Judge of said Court, this .seventeenth day of ilarch, in the vear one thousand nine hundred and eight.

3t2T w. E. ROGERS. Register.

T h a t ' s All

Harlow & Parsons> Ag'ts, Ayer Hun t l ey S. T u r n e r

Printer Opp. R. R. S ta t ion , Ayer, Mass

Booklet

CO.MMOXWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.— Sllddlesex ss. Probate Court. To the

heirs-at-law, next of kin, creditors, and all other persons Interested in the estate of AugUAtie M. Jubb. late of Shirlev, in said County, deceased^ intestate. "

Whereas, a petition has been presented to said Court to §rant a letter of administration on the estate of said deceased to AVilliam Jubb of Shirley, In the County of Sllddlesex, with­out giving a surety on his bond.

You are hereby cited to appearata Probate Court to be held at Cambridge, In said Coun­ty of Middlesex, on the seventh day of April A. D. 1908, at nine o'clock In the forenoon, to show cause, if any vou have, whv the same should not be granted.

And the pctitloner is herebv directed to give public notice thereof, by p'ublishlng this citation once In each week, for three succes­sive weeks, In Turner's Public Splrit.anews-paper published In Ayer, the last.pnbllcatlon to be one day, at least, before gald.Conrt.

Witness, CHARLES J. MclNTiRfe,''E8quire, First Judgeof said Court, this nineteenth day March In the year one thousand nine-hun­dred and eight.

8w27 W. E. ROGERS, Register.

!8t strain R. t. Reds. Roosters bred by Tompkins. MRS. BVR.t.M, Ayer. 27

TO LET.—Down stair Tenement of four rooms, centrally located. Address, P

O. Box 455, Ayer, Mass. 28

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AYER-

CajfTKit-^Mrs. Frank Preston recent­ly spent a week with h'er husband, who is attending a dramatic schbol in Boston. .

Mist Mildred Beckwith spent last week with her sister in Boston, and Miss Louise Gale spent a few days in Fitchburg.

Miss Gertrude Furwell has returned from a short visit witb Miss Bessie Pollard of Boston.

Mrs .lohn Harlow is visitmg in Boston It is said tliat tht 1908 club are to give

a dance on April 10, whirh It to be strict­ly private, only club members and theu-guests being admitted i

S M Farnsworth and his so'n ioik their horses, wagons and tools to Boston Wed­nesday to hare them ready to begin the spring work. ' >>

H. D. Stone, auctioneer, will seiron Satar-dav. March 28, atone o'clock, a lot of house, hold Aimttnre, belonglag to the late Laehida

. H e following is a partial list and tbe prices: ,

FAT SALT PORK.Jlc .

Pblffi BUTTS, lOcT lb. edges of glass vessels' may also U j Ir^^'S LAMB, I6c. lb. easily smoothed thua with a tlat file | tSE ROAST PORK, lOc. « " - — glass may be readUy «awed -^^ESU PORK SHOULDERS, 9c. lb. Window with' a watch- spring saw.'by .ald.Ot this solution. ••- - - .- '

E ^ E t JHAMS, 12c.-I^UIBfiJS BEST HAMS, 12c. lb.

How to Replace Kettle Knob*. Replace the knobs of cooking utensils

in this way: Put a screw through from GOOD ROAST BEEF, 12c. a lb the Inside, letting it come up cJOao and SQUIRE'S BEST BACON u o

by the strip.

ALL KINDS OF BEST IMPORTED

tight, threading a cork, according to the size of tbe screw, on the outside I'he screw will not loosen, and the cork will not get hot', therefore they are bet­ter than tbe original -wooden knobs

Ib.

Cata logue Halftone

Printing C o m m e r c i a l Color Pos t e r

No J o b Too Large o r Too Small You^-Get Your Work Wheni- 'Promised

Found T r u e R e m e d y

WILLIAM BROWN SURE MI-O-NA WILL CURE INDIGESTION.

In no other way can you so quick­ly, so readily and so positively stim­ulate the stomach to_good health as by using Mi-o-na. William Brown feel 80 sure that this remedy will re­store to health every person suffering with stomach troubles that they sell it under a guarantee to refund the money unless it cures. This shows conclusively its superiority over the ordinary, oldrfashioned digestives.

The underlying cause of most ner­vous debility, headaclies, sleepless­ness and melaocholy is faulty nutri­tion, the result of a weakened stom­ach ,inf inactive bowels.- Mi-o-na strengthens tfie stomach muscles,- reg­ulates the trowels and. thtis mikes, di­gestion easy and natural.

A 50-cent box of Mi-o-na lasts a conple^ofweeks, and; will ward off a dozetf^-attacks of. indigestion and bnn^jfealth'to the weakest sKSmffCh.'

When It's a^Ciuestion OF EYESIGHT, IT] IS WISE TO

DISPLAY

ight

MACARONI, lOc per lb

COLUMBIA KETCHUP,'big bottles, 20ff

GOOD COFFEE, 20c. Ib. Try it.

TimmUv tor {ntMpmflnt In. th« ?<miiv fnt .t Hooghtoo, at her ute rettdenee at the Geo. A K - S J 2 1 ! S ! ^ ii» the family lot at paleShotwe, on the n>«l from Still River to tae west oemeteiy. I Harvard. ,

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How to Keep 'Vour Pocketbook. To prevent losing your pocketbook FINE IiLAVORED TEA, SOc. lb

while shopping tic a ribbon or cord tc "*'* « ''"^e »»1* for It. , handle of purse and fasten inaide ol BEST POTATOES. Si 00 BUBDEL, Jacket sleeve with a safety pin. Yout pnrse cannot theb be slipped off yoni arm without yotir k&owledg» nor feff on the counter, a» Is the case in maay Instances. i .

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Remember tbe Fbce. UNION CA§H MABKETj

Mdn St, Ayot. ' '

^VJ^c^^^^^^^ SUBMIT THAT QUESTION TO ME AND I WILL GUARANTEE TO GIVE YOU SAT­ISFACTION.

P. L. WILLOBY High Class Repairing a Specialty.

Spends every Tnesday in TOWl^SEND, MASS, AT > A B K H O -

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Telephoae connqbMoa."

0°*i559??^'^*"« O SLlSSACnUSETTS.— Middlesex,ss. ProbateCourt Toall

pereons Intcreste<l iu the estate of Mary E. Mansfield, late of Milford, In the State of Inew Hampshire, deceased:

•Whereas, Carl E. Knight, the administra­tor, with the will annexed, of the estate of said deceased, has presented for allowance, the account of his administration upon the es­tate of said deceased:

You arc hereby cited to appear at a Pro­bate Court, to be held at Cambridge In said County, on the ninth day of April A. D. 1908, at nine o'clock In the forenoon, toshow cause. If sny y6u have, why the same should not be allowed.

And said administrator is ordered to serve this citation by delivering a copy thereof to all persons interested in the estate fourteen days at least before said Court, or by publishing the same once In each week, for three suc­cessive weeks. In Turner's Public Spirit, a newspaper published In Ayer, the last pub­lication to be ono day at least before saM Court, and by mailing, post-paid, a copy of this ciutlon to all known persons interested In the estate seven days at least before said Court.

Witness, Charles ,T. Mclntire, Esquire, First Judge of said Court, this thirteenth day day of March Hi thc-year one thousand nine hundred and eight. ..^.

Star AV. E. RooERB^Rcglster.

G°*JS95,'^'^"« <"' MASSACHDSKTrS.— Middlesex.ss. ProbateCourt. Tothe-

devisees under the will and all other persona ?,f "i iHi'* *''? e«*^J>t:*UIo B. Stiles, late

late of Oroton, In said County, deceased' -m^^^^SS^'^*""§• 8(llc», executor of the

will of.4«»-4eceated; his presented to said Court hts petition for license to sell at pub­lic anctlpn the whole of a parcel of, the real estate of said deceased for the payment of debtSz-lMfacIcs—and charges'of administra­tion, and for other reasons set forth In said petition.

You are hereby cited to appear ataProbate C<mrt,tobeheIdatCambrIdge,ins ' ^''»"' "O^i'l!^ '""'^'"-"' '^"nnnuge, in said Connty of Middlesex, on the sixth day of Awll A D. 1908, at nine o'clock In the forenoon, to .hnw -anse. If any you have, nhy the same

not be granted. said petitioner Is ordered to serve thts

:3 '.'t^'s^.^css^^ »"<' r

show canse, should

-And sam pei £tatIon by dellverlnga copy thereof to each person Interested In the estate fourteen days, at least, beforcsald Court, or bv publishing the same once In each week, for three suc­cessive weeks. In Turner's Pobllo Spirit, a newspaper published'In Aver, the tast pub­lication to be one day, at least, befotre-snid Court: -.

Witness, Charles J. Mclntlre, Esoulre. Pint Judge of said Court, this fonrteenUi day of March, tn the year one thonsand nine hnn-dredand^'lght.

8t27 ' W. E. BOOKHS, Bejtlster.

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