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THE WORLD,S They are trying to arrange it so 1 They are trying to learn more abc They are digging up old ruins so Just what people (lid for pleasur Here and there is some one trvin Here and there some noet brave! But away with art ana science ar What we want is some way in w Wen are fighting still for freedor To address their God unhindere They are chafing 'neaih opprtssic They are tugging at the fetters v Here and there some man arises How to make peace forever the s But we have no time to bother o^ To the hope of finding ways in w The preachers keep on preaching Where the boodlers cease from ti The anxious, eager doctors keen c Grim nature and arrange it so th; But away with all the; droa:i:ers a Who caves what the star* are irs;i We are looking for in?, hero wh Who will kin-JiV point the way i ill C05MA RACOARE. A **************** By iMich.'Cl Saioveaiiir. Ti ''iillllllili E^OSMA was a powerful man, 3 heavy set, with piercing, * steel-blue eyes and heavy 5 moustache. A rough man ? was Cosma, ever on his horse's back, a rifle across his lap, and a long knife stuck in his belt. I am an old man, and have traveled through many a land and seen much, but the like of Cosma Racoare I never met. He was of medium height, bony, / sunburned, looked like the average man, yet was unlike any of them. In those days our country suffered many tribulations, Turks and Greeks devastated our Rumanian land, and our people lived in misery and fear. Sorrowful times they were! Cosma seemed the only human being exempt from suffering, going and coming without a thought of to-morrow. All fled before the enemy, but not so did he. Taken prisouer. they put him in chains; these he cast off, as by magic, jumped on his horse and fled. It was written in the stars that none but a silver bullet could harm him. No such man lives in our time; these were the good old days. You may have heard of ? the other hero, the son of the Maid - with the Golden Hair? Well, he stole in Wallachia, on the other bank of the Milcar River, while Cosma plundered in the Muldan. At nightfall they would meet and exchange their booty. No gendarmes ever caught him, for his horse was the fleetest of the fleet, and their bullets whistled powerless about his ears. He lived in the forests, knew nenner pain, iear nor iove. nour when he should know the latter was drawing near. ' At that time the estate Vulturesti belonged to a Greek, Nicola Zamfiride. Nearby, at Frasini, lived the beautiful Rumanian, the widow Sultana. Nicola j vowed she should be his, but all efforts i seemed futile; neither soothsayers nor witchcraft were powerful enough to help him. Was he unsightly, misshapen? On the contrary, he was a proud Greek, brown-eyed, black- j bearded, tall and handsome; yet in spite of these physical attractions, she would none of him. One day Nicola sat in his room cogitating. Ke was thinking of the young widow. Why did she reject his woo * ing? "A few nights ago I hired a gypsy who sang a touching serenade under her window, but the house remained dark and silent. What must I do?" Nicola reflects: "I am well to look at and have a clear mind; why then does she scorn me? She has no lover, for I have had the house watched, but no one has been seen to enter." Nicola loses his temper. As he steps into the courtyard he sees a groom currying a horse. "Do you call that a well-curried horse?" he bellows; and with that he lashes the poor fellow with his whip. The gardener, whom he finds resting in the shade, fares no better. But what avails venting one's fury on innocent parties? He strolls into the garden and lies down under a linden. Sadly, autumn winds are sighing and golden leaves, like butterflies, flutter to the ground. An old man enters by the garden gate. ?: "Vasili, Vasili, come here!" "What would'st thou, master?" "Vasili. thou hast ever been faithful; neither the old soothsayer nor the gypsy wench have been able to help me; I have but you to iook to. Vasili, the Sultana must be mine." "I might counsel, but I dare not," replied Vasili. "Here is a ducat; speak." "I know my master will find my counsel worth two, yea. three ducats. My advice is that the master ride to Frasini and carry the Sultana off by force." "I will do as you say, Vasili. Here are two ducats." That very night Nicola, accompanied by six sturdy young grooms, reaches Frasini. The castle seems shrouded in gloom. By means of rope ladders, Nicoia and his followers scale the outer *r-oilo a o tliar tha nnpn frntp cries of "Help!*' are heard. A door opens, and there appears the Sultana radiant in flowing hair and soft white garment. She turns her glowing eyes on Nicola, who. beside himself, attempts ta throw his arms around her. "How dare you! And now I see it is only the worthy Nicola, when I had feared to face a band of robbers." Suddenly she strikes Nicola's head with the flat of her scimitar blade. He is stunned. His men rush to the rescue. One is wounded, the rest take to their horses. By this time the alarm is sounded and the Sultana's servants come rushing in. Nicola gains his torse and reaches Vulturesti more dead GREAT WANT. :hat man may safely fly; nit the stars up in the sky; that each of us may know e and for profit long ago; g to revive the love of art, v sings a song that's from the heart id the Babylonian brick, hich to (Jet Rich Quick. n, fighting still to have the right d when they kneel to pray at night, in as their fathers did before, hich their luckless parents wore; and attempts to let us know weet mistress here below, rer such affairs; we stick hich to Get Rich Quick. of the glories over there roubling arid the prospects are fair, in striving to defy * people needn't die; ind the foolish ones who nreach, > ide of. or what ancient tablets teach? o will show us all the trick, in which to Get Kieh Quick. t ?Chicago Record-Herald. RUMANIAN WOOING Bill ranslated by Louise Waring:. ^ than alive. Ail that night he tosses and moans: "Wretch that I am! Ah, woe, ah, woe is me! Such a woman! Such eyes! God have mercy on me!" He calls Vasili. "Vasili, my faithful one, I have come back covered with shame and disgrace. Vasili, I'll give thee three ducats if thou'lt counsel me once more." "Yea, master, I know it all. A superb creature, tbe Sultana; but I also know that my second counsel will be wortb five?six ducats." "Speak, Vasili, speak." "When my master wins the Sultana, he shall want to give old Vasili six times?yea, twenty times as many ducats. I will bring Cosma Racoare; he will do your work." At the name of "Cosma Racoare" Nicola starts. "Be it so," he mutters. On the third day after the interview, Cosma appeared. He was clad in a a Russian cap well drawn over his close-fitting fustian, heavy boots, and head. His rifle slung across his back and leading bis horse, be leisurely and sullenly approached Nicola, who sat under the linden, smoking his pipe. Vasili whispered into Nicola's ear: "Look at bim, master; that fellow will fetch you the Devil himself." Nicola stares at Cosma; then the latter says: "God be with you." As if waking from a dream, Nicola answers: "The same with thee." "Thou knowest what I ask of thee; well, then, what is thy price? Will fifty ducats satisfy thee?" "Yes," answers Cosma. "Vasili, go fetch my money pouch " "No, not yet; when I shall have accomplished my task you can pay me. T hrir><? vr.ii tho wnmnn vmi nnu mo '****? ^vrv. V? W " ?^ ? "W the money." So saying, Cosma walked into the garden, wrapped his eloak about him and threw himself on the grass." "He seems the right man for my work; a weight is lifted off my heart," murmurs Xicola. As night drew near Cosma tightened his stirrups and mounted his horse. "Await my return in the meadow, master," and away he flew like an arrow. The full moon flickered through the fog, enveloping hills and forest in a gossamer shroud. Only the clatter of the horse's feet broke the dead silence. On reaching Grasini, he found the outer gates locked. After repeated knockings, a voice from within cried: "Who is there?" Then, impatient at the delay, he calls out: "It is I, Cosma Racoare." A licrht coon flitHnor hv +1k?ti tlld A*. W "J f * ? sound of voices, and at last the bolts are withdrawn. He finds the house door open. "A woman without, fear," he mutters. His steps resound through the long, dark corridor. A door is thrown open, and there on its threshold stands Sultana, radiant as before, clad in white, and flowing hair, her hand clutching the scimitar. "Who art thou? What seekest thou here?" she cried. "I came to carry you off, and take you to Nicola Zamfiride," answered Cosma. "So this is thy errand!" she said scornfully. "Beware that the fate of Nicola do not befall thee." Cosma draw_s nearer, gives a slight twist to her wrist, and the weapon falls to the ground. She shrinks back in dismay, and calls out: "Gabriel, Nieolai, Foaeder, help!" They came no further than the entrance. Cosma lays hold of her arm, but she frees herself and snatches a dagger from a table. "What are ye gaping at. ye cowards? Advance and bind him!" "You are wasting words, fair lady. I admire your courage, but it avails you naught." Then the servants were heard to whisper terror-stricken: "How may we bind him? It is Cosma Racoare, the invincible." "Ye wretches," she shrieks, and in her fury attacks Cosma. He catches her in his arms, takes both hands and pinions them with a leather strap. "Make room!" he cries, and all step back. Quietly, he lead her out; the while muttering to himself: "What a superb creature! Such eyes! Such pride! Nicola has chosen well." Sultana glares at her terrified vassals, and realizes her captivity; she meets the iark gaze of her capior. "Who are you?" she asks. "I am Cosma Racoare." She sees fear depicted on the faces of j lier people. Now she understands all. j Cosma mounts his horse and places i Sultana in front of him. Away they i J speed. To Cosma it seemed as if they ; j were nying xurougn mnnite space on a I phantom horse. Xow and then he Would murmur: "Such a glorious worn- ; fan." j The moon shone radiantly. Sultana j I turned lier head and looked at Cosma. j On they sped, her black hair falling in ebony waves about her. She trem- j bles and feels his eyes burning into j her soul. "Why do you look at me? Why do you tremble? Are you cold?" On, on, they fly. Suddenly, vague j i ft ??a ftftftn + liifhnr nrirl i wmcn always employs me wuru. "cheers." Another peculiarity of the limes' parliamentary reports is in the use of the first and third person. An ordinary speech by a private member or a lesser minister will be reported in the third person, thus: "Mr. Smith said that he had listened to the honorable member," etc. Had Mr. Balfour, Mr. Chamberlain or Lord Lansdowne been speaking, the report would be given in the first person. In .vriting of a blue-book, most British newspapers begin both words with a capital letter. The Times capitalizes "Blue" alone. Tq illustrate its peculiarities of spelling, "parsimony" is, according to the Times, "parcimony." The use of the word "I," except as uttered by a specified person, is biack-llsted, and a Times critic must always write in an "impersonal" fashion.?Saturday Evening Post Leads Lamsb to the Slaughter. The goat is an important personage in the loading of lambs. When the chute is opened he proceeds up into the car and immediately the lambs follow him. The goat goes into the car and up to the front, where he waits a few minutes and then returns of his own volition to the yards to wait for another car to be backed up, when he again leads another bunch up the chute. The cars are double decked and both decks are filled at the same time, which requires a goat for each deck. These goats are kept at the stock yards and at the several feeding stations along the route to the markets for reloading. Old Bob, the Pueblo goat, is so well trained that he attends to business as faithfully and intelligently as the men engaged in loading the lambs on the cars.?Monte Yiste Journal. Revised Views as to Canal. Since we expressed our opinion in favor of the lock type cf canal at Manama, at a time when it was durn bad weather for outdoor work, the harbingers of spring have appeared and induced us to change our views, and we are now in favor of a canal of the sea ; level type, with plenty of room for the merchant marine of the world and the nf the rieen to nflss from the Atlantic to the Pacific and vice versa. Besides, we consider the digging of the Panama canal a military necessity to provide an effective barrier to prevent. President Castro's great-grandchildren from prosecuting an overland campaign against us.?Hyattsville Independent. When a woman says she hates to have her husband out of her sight he is either a very good husband or a very bad one. J?:iuuu^> 3 uxc accu uug thither in the distance. "What is it?*' she whispers, faintly. "Your master, Nicola, awaits you there." Suddenly, with a spasmodic wrench, she frees her wrists, and before Cosma | lias time to regain his wits she takes , the reins out of his hands and turns j the horse's head. Her left arm clasps ; his neck, and her head rests upon his br: I will go with you; do not take me j to him," she sighed. With lightning speed they turn back, | leaving 110 trace behind; on. on, to a j safe haven in the mountains.?New J York Evening Post. THE THUNDERER'S ENGLISH. Iron-clad Rules About Sfylw Laid Down by the London Time*. 9 The following are interesting examples of the iron-clad rules laid down by the London Times in its handbook setting forth its code of customs governing the grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization and phrasing to be used by its writers. The reporter for the Thunderer is never anowea to say unuer me cir- j cumstauces." According to the Times, | "in the circumstances" is the phrase to be used. An ordinary sentence written by an amateur newspaper man would probably be ruthlessly blue-penciled by a Times sub-editor. The reporter might, perhaps, write something like this: "Witness commenced by saying he had met deceased previous to going to Perkins'." This is not a good sentence, but it would pass muster in most quarters. A Times sub-editor, however, would nearly faint at the sight of it, for, from his point of view, it contains no fewer than seven errors. To begin with, the Times never refers to "witness," but to "the witness." Secondly, it never uses the word "commence," but always "begin." "By saying he had" suggests an omission? the word "that" "Deceased" is on the Times' black-list, and if reference is made to a person who has died, he is always mentioned as "the late Mr. Blank." From the standpoint of the Times, "previous to" is wrong. On the Times, it must either be "previously to" or simply "before." Furthermore, "to going" is colloquial, and, as such, will not do. The reporter must say "to his going." Finally, "Perkins'" would not be-printed, as in using the possessive of a word ending in "s" the Times always adds another "s"?thus: "Perkins's." When the sentence under consideration appeared in type it wouid read: "The witness began by saying that he had met the late Mr. Blank previously to his going to Perkins's." The word "applause," as frequently used in reports of speeches at a public meeting, is tabooed by the Times, ; Patmrito>State Newsf i * fw vwwwwwwww^ * ? Women's Clubs to Convene* The eighth annual convention of the South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs will take place at Rock Hill, May 1-4, inclusive. The sessions will be held in the city hall. ? Pardoned by Governor Heyward. L. C. Burns of Pacolet, who was nn thp phnre^p r?f Inlline J. G. Gibson, striking him with a rock, which was thrown at Amos Gibson, his son, has been pardoned from the penitentiary by Governor Heyward. * * Thompson Withdraws from Race. Colonel Henry T. Thompson, son of the late governor, Hugh <S. Thompson, and for years prominent in military circles in this state, has announced his withdrawal from the race for adjutant and inspector general of South Carolina. . * * i Held on Abduction Charge. " Thomas Henderson, a young man, appeared before Magistrate Kirbey at Spartanburg, charged with the abduc- j tion of Miss Myrtle Rogers. Henderson was bound over to court, and in j default of the $500 bond required, wa3 j committed to the county jail. The j case was prosecuted by the girl's fath- j er, B. F. Rogers. 1 i * i * * Clemson College Improvements. At the annual meeting of the trustees of Clemson Agricultural College, held the past week, it was decided to expend $66,000 in the way of improvements at the institution during the next few months. Besides extensive repairs to the building and grounds, a printing department will be added to the school's facilities. * * * Newberry College Endowment. President James A. B. Scherer announces that Dr. D. K. Pearson of Chicago offers to give $25,000 to the endowment fund of Newberry college on the usual terms. Dr. Pearson has long been known as a particular friend of the distinguished Christian college. This proposition crowns his eightysixth birthday and signalizes the semicentennial this year of Newberry College. * * * LuOjSs Out of Mill MuddlesPlans culminated in Laurens a few days ago, which resulted in the Lucas interests in the Laurens cotton mills in. releasing all their holdings in t^iat property to Milliken and associates, and by which Milliken retains his capacity as selling agent of the mill, over which the fight arose more than a year ago. Lucas resigned as president, passing entirely out of connection with the business. * * * * * * To Incorporate North Augusta. After fighting three times in as many years for the incorporation of the village of North Augusta, Ga., the more progressive people of that settlement were victorious in the election held there the past week, carrying the election by a good majority. This victory means that in a very short time the old movement to make a new county by taking a slice from Edgefield and Aiken will be revived, and the present indications are that the effort will be as successful as was this last incorporation fight. The courthouse will be in North Augusta. * * * Suicide Left Monev Buried? It Is reported that James Sherbert, who committed suicide at his home at Arlington, near Spartanburg, had $2,000 buried in the vicinity of his home, but it is improbable that neither his wife nor any of the other members of the family know where the snug sum is hidden away. Mr. Sherbert was a hard-working and economical farmer, and it is believed he had at least the amount named in cash, with which to purchase additional land. One of his peculiar aversions was the distrust of banks. * * * Tillman Presents Flag to Clemson. One of the most brilliant military displays ever seen at Clemson College, the home of John C. Calhoun, was witnessed there a few days ago, when Senator Tillman presented, on behalf of the board of trustees the state flag of South Carolina to the j corps of Clemson cadets. The staff, | which was presented to the cadets ; i? rrk n \\Thi + a sit Paonfnrf U V 1 UUilldS VJ. Ul uvuukvib, through his grandson, William P. j White, who is a senior at the college, was sawed out of the heart of a palmetto tree, cut upon one of the sea islands adjacent to Beaufort, and bears an appropriate inscription. * * * Killed Wife With Ice Pick. Before a coroner's jury on Sullivan's Island, across the harbor from Charleston, William Marcus coolly admitted the killing of his wife, accom\ panylng* tne concession "with' a'fouTreilection upon the virtue of the woman whom he had deserted for years, but had for the past eight months supported him in idleness by her industry. Mrs. Marcus was employed as housekeeper at the home of Colonel Greenough, commander of Fort Moultrie, and her reputation was excellent. She had been stabbed to death with an ice pick, no less than fourteen wounds were found in her head, neck and breast and her left arm was broken. Feeling ran high when the murder became known and only the prompt action of the authorities in get ling Marcus to the Charleston jail very likely saved him from being lynched. * * Senator Blease Acquitted. State Senator Eugene S. Blease, charged with the murder of his brother-in-law, Joe Ben Coleman, in October last, was acquitted at Saluda after a trial lasting over one day. No more dramatic scene was ever witnessed in the Saluda court house than when Blease told in tears and sobs of his friendship and love for Joe Ben Coleman, their associations for many years, his exertions to secure Coleman a position and then of the ruin cf his home and the appalling weight of shame his wife's infideHty brought him. At the conclusion of this dramatic scene the situation was rendered even more dramatic when the defendant swooned as he was leaving the stand. He had to be carried to the Jury j com, where he remained during the entire time of the arguments, attended by a physician. Blease and Coleman married sisters, and it was alleged intimacy between Coleman and Blease's wife which led up to the tragedy in October last. * Bush Convicted of Manslaughter. The trial of Fred E. Bush, charged Vvith murder, killing James Israel on the morning of February 16, was concluded at Spartanburg by the jury returning a verdict of manslaughter, with recommendation to mercy. It is understood that the attorneys for Bush will circulate a petition praying for a pardon. The paper will be presented to the governor at a time deemed propitious. Bush is a prosperous farmer and father of several children, one of whom is Frances Bush, yet in short dresses and about 15 years of age. On the morning of the tragedy a child was born to the girl-mother and upon questioning her she said that James Israel, a young farmer, living nearby, was the author of her ruin. Bush, determining to bring punish ment upon Israel, according to his testimony, started for the city for the purpose of securing a warrant. While on his way to Spartanburg he passed Israel, who was at work in a field. He went to the man and asked him why he (Israel) had deceived the girl. Israel, so Bush declared, ordered him away, and raised a hoe as if to strike him down. Then it was, he says, that he fired. There were two wounds on the body of the dead man, either of which would save produced instant death. TELEPHONE LINEMEN OUT. Employes of Bell Company in Seven States Inaugurate Strike. The scheduled strike of the Southern Bell linemen went into effect on Monday morning, seven states being affected by their action in stopping work. The exact number of men who have quit work is, at present, an unknown quantity, being estimated by the telephone officials at 400 and by the strike leaders at nearly 1,500. The Southern Bell officials state that they have on their payroll a total of something like 1,000 workmen, and that they do not know where the extra 500 workmen come in. AFTER SEVEN YEARS' FAST. Fourteen-Year-Old Boy Enjoys a Very I Hearty Dinner. A Richmond, Va., lad, 14 years of age, who has not tasted solid food in seven years, due to a peculiar contraction of the throat caused by having accidentally drank a quantity of lye, having been fed in the meantime by means of a rubber tube inserted through an incision in the stomach, which case was examined and pro! nounced hopless by more than three i hundred practicing physicians, Sunday j ate a hearty dinner in a restaurant, with a physical culture expert, under j whose directions the boy was placed by his parents as a last resort. CIGARS MEANT LOTTERY TICKETS Palmer Bound Over for Offering to Engage in "Dangerous" Business. At Columbus, Ga., Thursday, D. 13. Palmer, a well known citizen, was bound over on a charge of writing and mailing a letter concerning the sale of lottery tickets. He promptly made the required bond. The government produced a letter written by Palmer to Louis G. Strat| keos. New Orleans, in which he of | fered to sell ' cigars ior mm at a i commission of 30 per cent, saying that this might seem high, but "the business '*s dangerous." The government claims that the "cigars" referred to were really lottery tickets. r~i"- - li-'z v v- : ' - ' - ? There is an electric plant in Call fornia, on the Yuba River, that send* ^otver 140 miles, driving train9 in Oak ? The average weight of a stationary * gas engine, in proportion to its horsepower, is only about one-fourth as great as that of a steam engine. Professor Wilhelm Wundt. the creator of experimental psychology, now in his seventy-fourth year, recently. . celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of' his graduation with the doctor's deffree. A faintly luminous mist in the bulb and on the fingers has been noted by Professor Soramers.on rubbing elec- ; trie light bulbs that has been not long in use. No satisfactory explanation has been given. Palladium, a rare substance little ' ,'1 used, is the active agent in automatic A gas lighting devices. Flame is pro- vv duced as soon as the illuminating gas strikes a pellet of asbestos covered * with a mixture of palladium and finely divided platinum, known as platinum black. , ?; Tests of the strength of wire rope,. / fnr flip French Government.' show that the ultimate strength of a rouud rope is thirty-three per cent./ ^ less than the sum of the tensile * strengths of its individual wires before being laid. ? -P February. 1002. a great storm sweeping over the forests of the Vosges in " France, destroyed an immense quantity | of resinous trees. The trees that remained standing in the devastated diSr * * trict were more or iess injured and^'"| weakened by the removal of soil from ^ '-.Md their roots through the upturning W&m&i their neighbors. .Since then there haa been an invasion of swarms of an in- ..^11 sect called in France bostriche, belonging to the genus Curculio, which ' seems to have taken advantage of the weakened state of the trees, as certain % microbes seize upon the human body when in an enfeebled condition. Healthy trees resist the ravages of these ;*|j| insects, but those that have been injured and weakened fall victims to the Invaders, so that in the past three years the destruction caused by the storm has been greatly extended by the bo? triches. The Kiaa In Other Laadl. ' In many quarters of the world klss*tv?2^ Ing is not in favor. Indeed, it is regarded as an outrage upon human natnre. The Japanese, who have under-/ stood and adopted many of our Western practices, cannot accept our enstorn of kissing. We remember the startled look of the young Japanese at a German university when an en- : tbusiastic Pole drank "Bruderscbaff* with him?and kissed bim! The South Sea Islanders do not kiss. They rub noses. A most inadequate substitute, *:: ?? one thinks. When Erasmus was in England?and' that was nearly four centuries ago? J/l be noticed the pleasant custom of the * % English girls, who kissed yon whea , -M you came, kissed you when yon went, I and kissed yon while you stayed. And >/p their lips, he added, "are soft, warn* . ; and delicious." In commenting upon *; this, Mr. Fronde, in a famous essay, remarked, "Pretty good, this, for ft priest!" Possibly the formal kiss, which ha* ' nearly died out in England, received its death-blow when Queen Anne met the lady mayoress on the important 9th 1 of November. Until then the king had always kissed the lady mayoress? the chairman of the London County Council kissed the market queen. But when good Queen Anne reached the city?well, where would the fun come in? She didn't kiss the lady mayoress. And an ancient custom seemed to have lapsed. But with the accession of George L hopes revived. There would be kissing again. And Lady Humphreys, the ' wife of the new lord mayor, concluded, "from his known character for gallantry" that the king' would pay the traditional tribute to beauty. The king _ Jj took refuge behind the skirts of Queen .1 Anne. He did not give the kiss. And the lady .mayoress' conduct at the ;.'i slight was such, that the rumor went round, "She was borrowed for the occasion!" The king discredited the * report. "He would have borrowed a better!" said George I.?London Mod* ;2 em Society. , ? . % Railroad in m Maine Wflderne??. It is expected that by some date early >in next December the State of Maine will have another new railroad, a road jS that is in some respects the most remarkable of any yet built. This is the extension of the Somerset Railroad from Bingham to Birch Point, Moosehead Lake, a distance of close to fifty miles. This road runs through the heart of the Maine wilderness for the greater part of its length, and the scenery to be found along the line Is * some of the finest in New England. Work on this extension vas begun in the summer of 1904. Only about six miles of the road were built during the first summer. The second summer the work was continued, and up to the . 1 present time the road has been completed to a point on Moxie Pond, ouly mtla. f.nm "Rin <*h rt m TIlP Cl^UlCCU ULill^O liVUJ ? ? ? ? contract for the completion of tbe ( work has Just been awarded and tbe contractors are given an incentive to bustle the construction in that they will receive a bonus of $10,000 if tbe work is completed by December 1, 1906. Some thirty-odd miles remain tc 'j be built?Lewiston (Me.) Journal.