• An Independent Journal, Devoted to Home Interests. Established in 1878. • VOLUME 22. HALLOWELL, ME.. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30. 1899. NUMBER 47 ENGLAND IN ADVERSITY. died at 32; Napoleon at 51, Hannibal write a note—some few words upon a Reasonable Satisfaction. at 63, Themistocles at 65, Marius at 71, sheet of paper? Is it not an impertinent ALL RECORDS BROKEN ! ! Many Americans believe that the war Marlboro at 72, Tilly at 72, Blucher at intrusion upon the sacredness of grief? WILL BE YOURS IF YOU SEE OUR LINE OF in South Africa is without moral justi- 76, Bernadotte at 80, Wellington at 83, Cease thy meddlingj some one may say, fication ; many more that, although Xenophon at 86, Moltke at 91. The and let the man go past in the isolation English rule in South Africa is to be age of the decease of philosophers was: of liis affliction. You are wrong and -=««FLOUR>:^- Ib o lto a ^ Iftovelties desired from every point of view, the Spinoza, 44; Descartes. 53; Ilegel, 61 and shallow, knowing neither human present war is unnecessary; but it is to Aristotle, 62; Socrates, u8; Leibnitz, 70 nature nor human life. Strange as it BEFORE BUYING ELSGMHERE, be hoped that no American read the Linnaeus, 70; Coperimjis, 70; Galileo, may appear, he will lift a corner of the SPECIAL CASH PRICES. story of last week’s disasters to tne Our store is full of interest to anyone looking for holiday gifts, as so 7 8 ; K a n t , 79 : P l a t o , 8*1; N e w t o n , 8 4 ; blind in the darkened room to read your British arms without a deep feeling of Humboldt, 89. The longevity of great note, and he will read it more than FHOTHMHJiW many of our regular lines iuclude just what your friends are wishing sympathy, and that no American has NAME OF BRAND. for. writers, poets, is as follows: Byron, 36 ; once; when some one comes in of his PER BBL. In addition to our regular stock wejhave now displayed a large variety seen the spirit in which England has Schiller, 45; Moliere, 51; Virgil, 51; family he will give him the note, also, of fancy articles, such as taken her calamities without a thrill of Shakspeare, 52; Dante, 56; Dickens, to read. Days after, he will refer to Pillsbury’s ‘BEST’ Spring Patent $4.25 admiration. One of the chief uses of ; Horace, 57 ; Racine 59; Scott, 61; that note, and tell his friends that it STERLING SILVER NOVELTIES, MEDALLIONS, FRAMES, great national experiences is the search- Milton, 65; Cervantes, 68; Aeschylus, comforted him. Afterward he will tie BRUSH AND COMB SETS, MIRRORS, COLLAR, CUFF, light they throw on national ideals and 69; Rabelais, 70; Petrarch, 70; Euri- up half a dozen notes of this kind and Washburn’s GOLD MEDAL’ 4.25 NECKTIE, GLOVE AND HANDKERCHIEF BOXES, Spring Patent character. 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It were poor com- The English will look to their own matter-of-fact of all our acquaintances. man whom you see and know without he has helped. But his record is in the ItiTXIB SHOE STORE. fort in our chill and rainy climate to colonies and to their kin beyond the No man can endure liis sorrow affine, some greeting; it will cheer him on his Heavens, and there is One who does offer any person a cup of cold water, 125 WATER ST., decl GARDINER. ME. sea for insight into their motives. They not even Jesus Christ, who took disci- life’s way. Take trouble to render but no gift could be more welcome in not forget.—Ian Maclaren in the Satur- *0+0*0*0+04 , >K>*0*0*0.*0 O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O* *0+0+0 will expect, as they have received, ples with Him into the Garden. What little services; great services may never the dry and sultry heat. A traveler, day Evening Post. sharp criticism; but they will also ex- sustains a man is an atmosphere of be asked of thee. Take trouble to say Jesus suggests, is coming along the pect, and they will receive, recognition sympathy and love—the thought that he kindly things; if thou canst not say SUNDAY TRAVEL. road and is weary with his journey of the essential qualities of character has been remembered, that liis brother clever things none will miss them. As he passes a house, some one, sitting Holiday Clearance Sale. which inspire all their enterprises- has given him what he could. The note Suppose only five people should show In 1885, Professor W. C. Wilkinson, in its shadow and in- ed by^a kindly The secret of English greatness in ad- was but the common cup; the contents a man some kindness in a day, that man then of Tatrytown, N. Y., now of impulse, fetches a < raught of water Having been to market and purchased almost an entirely new and dif versity has perhaps never been better thereof were love. will come to tlie close of the day with a Chicago University, published in the "rone the cool watery , . Jle offers it ferent s-tock; wirhave tTecTdedMdr tne^^rten^dryTtruiy, to' ciuse ‘out at expressed the-a- V, .in AiiKirk^n. It !-■ rndjr. once, perhaps, in twenty strong heart and a good hope, It may Christian Advocate (New York), a with courteous words and gesture, and cost our whole stock of Speaking at a dimmer at Manchester years that a big sorrow comes, but be unintelligible, but it is perfectly true startling article on “ Decay of Sunday- for a moment the stranger rests and en- SILVER HOLLOW WARE; ALSO A LINE OF ROGERS fifty-two years ago, Ralph Waldo every day we are suffering something that six words of approbation spoken observance Among Christians.” The joys the refreshment of God’s best gift BROS.’ WARE.