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The Maid Of The Isles about to overtake the Mt. Washington in “The Big Race” on September 6, 1897.

The Maid Of The Isles -Winnipesaukee’s Most Notorious Steamboat - Part II

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Welcome back. It wasn’t long before the question of speed came up. As it is with auto racers today, speed was a favorite topic of discussion and a point of pride among steam boaters. With her new more powerful engine and larger propeller, could the Maid Of The Isles now be the fastest boat on the

lake? Arthur Lamprey suggested they do a test to find out and Blackstone agreed. They would lay out a measured mile on the lake and time her. The following winter, they walked out on the ice with a compass and a 100’ tape. They chose a stretch in the Broads that ran along the south shore of Long Island, starting opposite a large rock on Sandy Island and ending

abreast of a large clump of birches on Long Island midway between South Point and Front Wharf. Using their compass to take bearings, they laid out what was likely the first measured mile on Winnipesaukee. When spring arrived it was time for the test. Calculations show that the Maid’s maximum theoretical speed should have been

about 15 MPH. After multiple runs, her average speed turned out to be 13 to 14 MPH. Her top speed was 16 1/4 MPH, but a heavy vibration in the driveline meant that they should only push her that hard in an emergency. The Mineola and Cyclone also ran the course, and showed average speeds of 10 1/2 and 10 MPH respectively. See WARREN on 29

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Evils Of Democracy To The Editor: It will come as a surprise to most readers that none of the men who created the Constitution supported the idea of a Democracy. And yet for over 50 years now, my dully elected officeholders in Washington, D.C. have continued to call our nation a democracy. Do you wonder why that is? Are they ignorant of the kind of government we have been blessed with? Does it matter? Yes even though they are highly educated, they are ignorant of this important concept because they have never been taught the difference between Republics and Democracies as our Founding Fathers knew well. Yes it is important, Republics and Democracies are extreme opposites. The first is a government of law, the second “a government of men, subject to the whims of the people. The first brings ordered liberty. The second slavery. I wonder why through all their educational experience, no one told these misinformed officeholders about the evils of Democracy? As James Madison stated in Essay # 10 of the Federalist Papers: “…democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.” Doesn’t this remind you of recent events of civil disorder? Why is this so important? First of all, how is the tyranny

of the majority any different than the despotism from one man or an oligarchy? Democracies throughout all history, which our Founders knew well, always became stepping stones to socialism and the eventual tyranny that total dependence on government always brings. Get rest of the story by googling, “Republics and Democracies” by Robert Welch. Russ Payne Merrimack, NH.

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To The Editor: Ever wonder how the Nazi’s were able to imprison millions of Jews in a “civilized” society and few opposed it? Well just look around today because it’s happening again here in the USA. In the 1930’s the Nazi’s began a propaganda campaign that stated the Aryan race was superior to all others and it was their “destiny” to rule them. It likewise taught that Jews were the inferior race. Today’s equivalent is critical race theory. The oppressors and victims have changed but make no mistake the message is the same. The superior “rulers” are the Democratic elites in DC and inferiors are those that oppose them. The oppression has been escalating since president Trump took office and came to a head on 6 January. What started as a peaceful protest against “perceived” voter fraud became a riot. Crimes were committed and those attacking

police should be held accountable. That is not what is happening however. Those that participated on January 6 are being rounded up like the Jews in the 1930’s and imprisoned. Unlike the 1930’s however, people are speaking up. The battle today is not being waged with guns and bombs but words and allegations. Those that oppose the democratic elites are at a severe disadvantage because 95% of the media are the democratic elites. Think about that! They and they alone determine what is “good” and “bad” or “true and “false”. And like in the 1930’s they are getting it wrong! January 6 was not an insurrection but a legitimate protest against an authoritarian government suppressing investigations into voter fraud allegations. If the Democrats “believed” there was no fraud they should be leading the investigations. Instead, they’ve opposed all attempts to uncover the truth. How many readers have seen this video https://bit.ly/3AWdmTF ? It was eye opening and suppressed by big tech and MSM. The information, “if true”, proves that systematic fraud was “possible”. The disturbing part was at the end of the video when the speaker “claimed” he brought his findings to the FBI twice and they turned him away both times. Why? I personally believe President Biden won the 2020 election not because he was the better candidate but because of a successful 4-year propaganda campaign by Democrats and the MSM. PresiSee MAILBOAT on 38

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— OFF THE SHELF — All Will Be Well, Ça va bien aller by Debby Montague Weirs Times Book Reviewer

The Madness of Crowds – Louise Penny, Minotaur Books, 2021 “She knew then that the professor was dangerous not simply because of her views, but also because she was so very compelling. So very attractive. And, most dangerous of all, so very normal.” Eighteen months ago, if someone had told me I would read a novel in which the pandemic played any part I would have told them that it was not likely. If someone had told me then that I would enjoy that book so much that I would hate to put it down I would have said they were crazy. At least I did not say I would never read such a book. (I have learned never to say never when it comes to books.) The Madness of Crowds, Louise Penny’s latest Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novel, starts postpandemic, just as the world and Three Pines residents are poking out their heads, trepidant though mask-less, after a long and terrible time. People are gathering again, touching again, hopeful again, until a professor of statistics gives a lecture in a nearby town. The hypothesis of the lecture is so outrageous that once again gatherings could be dangerous, though the risk would

come from fear and panic, not coughs and sneezes. In Three Pines Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is enjoying the down time between Christmas and New Year’s with his family when he is asked to provide security for statistics professor Abigail Robinson’s lecture at a nearby university. Gamache would rather decline, but he is given no choice by the Chief Superintendent of the Sûreté du Québec who tells Armand that his service has been specifically requested. After Armand investigates Professor Robinson a bit, he begs

the university to cancel the event fearing that her lecture will create a hostile crowd pitting those who agree with her proposition against those who do not. As Gamache feared violence erupts at the lecture, and Gamache worries that if the person, or group, behind the attack is not determined soon, there will be more attacks and less chance of containing them. If you have not read any of the Three Pine, Chief Inspector Gamache series, my bet is that you will be buying or borrowing another Louise Penny book soon after you finish The

Madness of Crowds. Penny provides enough background on the major characters within the story so that the madness and murder will be the mystery not the players. If you have read the Three Pines mysteries, you will be happy to be with friends once again. Three Pines may be a fictional home, but it does not lack the feelings that any home can have - safe, happy, melancholy, anxious and cheerful or fearful you are in the company of friends. I am always glad for a visit to the Bistro to be pampered by Gabri and Olivier, to discuss life with Clara and Myrna, and to be ridiculed by the (presumably) mad poet, Ruth, and her duck, Rosa. So do not fear The Madness of Crowds, either the book or the condition. This is a story about many things: fear and friendship, hope and despair, arrogance and modesty, love and revulsion. It is not a book about the pandemic which makes only a brief historical appearance as a catalyst for the primary conflict. The book is a mystery, and an excellent one. The plot is fast paced, well written, and there is humor to offset heartbreak, and, as always in the Three Pines mysteries, goodness and hope to defeat evil and despair. Stick with Armand, JeanGuy, Isabelle and the Three Pine inhabitants and all will be well. Ça va bien aller

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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES “Refined Blend” Art Show In Sanbornton

-We are pleased to announce the Art Show, “Refined Blend” featuring Teresa Spinner, Michael Searle and Jim Lambert. The show will be October 9th - October 11th with an opening reception Saturday, October 9th from 4-7pm where the artists will explain their work and inspiration. Teresa Spinner is a resident of Sanbornton, NH, known internationally for her expressive portraiture work. Her specialty is bringing forth the sentiment of the subject to the viewer. Michael Searle is known internationally as a commercial artist and this is one of his first shows to present his personal creativity with wildlife studies. Jim Lambert is known as one of the most wonderful folk artists in NH. His work is in the collections of presidents. “We are very excited about this show. Michael and I have been working on material in our varied mediums for the last year and we are thrilled to be having this show together. We are even more enthusiastic to have Jim Lambert joining us. It should be a lot of fun.” - said Teresa Spinner. Artwork will be available for purchase during the show. RSVP to Teresa Spinner at 603-9342712 to receive details including the show location. SANBORNTON

Author Daniel J. Boyne To Speak At NH Boat Mueum Online Lecture Series WOLFEBORO - In partnership with New Hampshire Humanities, the New Hampshire Boat Museum (NHBM) will welcome author Daniel J. Boyne to its 2021 Virtual Lecture Series on Thursday, October 14 at 7 p.m In the lecture, Boyne will discuss his book, The Red Rose Crew which details the first campbased US women’s eight selection, under Harvard men’s coach Harry Parker, and their unexpected run to a silver medal at the 1975 World Championships in Nottingham, England. Noting it has been 20 years since the book was first published, NHBM Executive Director Martha Cummings said the growth in women’s rowing has been “explosive on all levels.” “The Red Rose Crew changed the sport of rowing for all women,” she said “Women have so many more opportunities now to be a part of rowing and to really excel.” The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water takes place on Thursday, October 14 at 7 p.m.. The lecture is free and will be available at nhbm.org. The lecture program was made possible with support from New Hampshire Humanities in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at nhhumanities.org. Founded in 1992 by vintage boating enthusiasts, NHBM is also sponsored this year in part by Goodhue Boat Company, Eastern Propane & Oil, Meredith Village Savings Bank, FL Putnam, Stark Creative, Bank of New Hampshire, and NH Humanities. To learn more about NHBM, visit nhbm.org.

Boston Comics and Beatles Music in Lincoln North Country Center for the Arts in Lincoln brings two popular events to their stage at Jean’s Playhouse for Columbus Weekend holiday. Saturday, October 9, it’s the annual Comedy Show. Popular comedy NH comedy host Greg Boggis continues to put his twenty years of entertainment experience to work with scheduled comedy nights at Jean’s. He’ll present his own set, and introduce Carolyn Plummer as the featured comic. Headlining the Saturday night comedy is Frank Santorelli, a seasoned and popular stand-up pro. His comedy and characters reflect his Italian-American heritage, and his appearance is a return to the North Country, not far from his Boston base. On Sunday, October 10, the stage shifts to welcome Beatles for Sale, one of New England’s finest bands playing tribute to the iconic sounds of classic Beatles. Both Saturday and Sunday events at NCCA begin at 7:30 pm, with full concessions available and doors open at 7. Masks are required in the building, and socially-distanced seating is assigned to allow best accommodation of the reduced occupancy. Tickets and additional information 24/7 at www.jeansplayhouse.com and advance purchase is recommended.

Beginner Art Of Watercolor Class Spend a few creative hours with us at The League of NH Craftsmen – Meredith Fine Craft Gallery on Sat, October 16, 2021, from 10 am - 1 pm to learn the art of watercolor painting. In this class you will get the chance to paint an autumn landscape or still life, or perhaps both. You will also learn the techniques and experience the serenity of painting with watercolors. Instructor Ann Xavier is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and has thirty years of experience teaching art. She was a juried member of the Boca Raton Museum of Art Artists Guild and has exhibited extensively over the course of her career. Students are welcome to bring their own fall landscape to work from. The instructor will also provide landscapes samples and still life objects to paint from. Tuition is $70 per student with a $30 materials fee paid to the instructor on the day of the class. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. To register for this workshop, please call the League of NH Craftsmen – Fine Craft Gallery at (603) 279-7920 or stop by the gallery located at 279 Daniel Webster Highway in Meredith, NH. For more details, visit our website at http://meredith.nhcrafts.org/classes/ and our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/nhcrafh/

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I’m pretty much a salesperson’s dream. I hate the process of shopping around for a good bargain and then haggling about the price. I’m one of those people that will bring something old into a store, throw it on the counter and say: “Give me another one of these.” I know enough people who boast about the great deals they get when buying a big ticket item. They talk about how they wore the salesperson down and walked away with a great deal and saved themselves lots of money. I guess I just don’t want to work that hard. Maybe I’m paying more than I should for some things, but sometimes I just feel like foregoing the aggravation of the process is worth the extra money I spend. Still, things like this can’t always work the way I like. Take, for example, the process of refinancing a mortgage. There is no way you can just throw your old mortgage up on the table and say: “Give me another one of these.” In fact, there is really no easy way to get it done. It is a slow and painful process and there is no way around it. There is a vicious chain of command involved and everyone must follow the rules or be eliminated from the game. For those of you who have never refinanced, or are getting a mortgage for the first time, here is a short primer to help you understand the process. The first person you will deal with is called the loan originator. They are the gatekeepers. It is the loan originator’s job to gather as much information about you

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as they can in order to see if you qualify for a loan in the first place. Your social security number, tax forms, pay stubs, licenses and anything of value you happen to own, like that autographed copy of “Meet The Beatles” you have cherished since you were a kid, are taken into consideration. Since the great banking meltdown of 2008 things have toughened up a bit. Now it is mandatory that you actually have an income before getting a mortgage, which is a nuisance for some. Next, the loan originator can lock you into an interest rate. They make interest rates sound very exciting. If you are lucky, you will only be paying back the bank twice the value of your loan once all is said and done. Getting a low interest rate gives you the same giddy feeling you get when the government gives you back your own money in a tax return. The loan originator also gives you a stack of papers that resembles the unabridged, original version of “War and Peace.” You are supposed to read and sign all of these. A few of the papers are actually related to the loan itself while the rest are papers with questions like: “Did the loan originator explain that you would have to sign a lot of papers? If so, sign below.” After the loan originator feels that all of the paperwork is in order, he will pass it on to the mortgage processor. The mortgage processor looks over all of your paperwork to see if there is anything missing or amiss. If the mortgage processor finds something wrong or questionable (“I’d like to see further verification of the authenticity of that Beatles’ album”) they will go back to the loan originator to tell them and they will, in turn, tell you, usually while you are at work so as to give you something to worry about the rest of the day. After you have jumped through a few dozen hoops and raised your blood pressure ten or twenty points, the mortgage processor

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might now find everything in order. If so, he will carry your load of paperwork up a long, winding, creaky staircase into a dark room which is full of bearded old men bent over drafting tables, feathered pens in hand. These are the underwriters. Once the mortgage processor leaves your information on the desk of the underwriter, he slowly walks back down the staircase and shuts the door softly so as not to raise their ire. Once your paperwork is in the hands of the underwriter, no one is sure what happens next and no one dares question them. They have the final say over a loan approval. They can also ask for further documentation. (“Was that the original ‘Meet The Beatles album or a reissue? I’m also not convinced that’s Paul McCartney’s signature.”) It is always a plus if your paperwork doesn’t end up on the desk of an underwriter on a day he is hungover or constipated. Sometime after that you will finally find out if your loan application is approved or denied. Either way, it is a relief to have the whole thing over with. As I write this column, I am waiting for a decision on my own refinancing loan application. I am holding my breath as it is right now in the hands of the underwriter. Hopefully, he won’t be reading this.

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What Every Parent Must Know About Pfizer The CEO of Pfizer (market cap: $240.5 billion) is Albert Bourla (2020 compensation package: $21 million). Bourla and his colleagues want your kids to start getting jabbed with his company’s COVID-19 vaccine by Thanksgiving. Triumphant after the Biden administration last week approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shots (estimated by Michelle Malkin global sales: $26 billion), the company is touting study results (preliminary and Syndicated Columnist non-peer-reviewed), which purportedly show “robust” antibody response and “favorable” safety outcomes for children ages 5-11 who received a two-dose combo in clinical trials. Now, here are some facts all moms and dads must know about Pfizer before they allow their young daughters and sons to be guinea pigs of a profit-maximizing multinational corporation. Twenty-five years ago, Pfizer sent a team to Kano, Nigeria, during a meningococcal meningitis outbreak. They conducted an “open label” (unblinded) clinical trial involving 200 children, half of whom were given Pfizer’s new antibiotic Trovan and half of whom received the gold standard treatment, ceftriaxone. Watchdogs noted that Pfizer used substantially lower doses of ceftriaxone to rig the trials in favor of Trovan. At the time of the Kano trial, Pfizer was pushing for approval from the Food and Drug Administration of their latest potential billion-dollar cash cow for pediatric use. Eleven Nigerian children died, five after receiving Pfizer’s product and six after receiving lower-than-normal doses of the older drug. Pay close attention, parents. A Washington Post investigation reported that one 10-year-old girl suffering from meningitis was not taken off experimental Trovan and given standard, proven treatments by Pfizer’s clinical trial operators -- when it was clear that her condition was deteriorating. One of her eyes froze. She lost strength and then died. A Nigerian doctor who supervised the studies for Pfizer admitted that his office had “backdated an approval letter” for the human trials, which “may have been written a year after the study had taken place.” Informed consent was undermined by language and education barriers. One outraged African newspaper demanded that the government “tell us whether our children were used as guinea pigs and, if so, who committed such criminality and who is liable.” After years of protractSee MALKIN on 37

No, Government Spending Isn’t ‘Zero Cost’ This week, President Joe Biden made the incredible statement -sycophantically repeated by the press -- that his $3.5 trillion budget bill, which includes major spending initiatives on everything from climate change by Ben Shapiro to Medicare, would be Syndicated Columnist “free.” Biden tweeted, “My Build Back Better Agenda costs zero dollars. Instead of wasting money on tax breaks, loopholes, and tax evasion for big corporations and the wealthy, we can make a oncein-a-generation investment in working America.” This asinine notion immediately rocketed around the political sphere. White House press secretary Jen Psaki explained, “The reconciliation package will cost zero dollars.” Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., said, “This is a zero-dollar bill because it’s all going to be paid for with taxes on the wealthiest corporations and the wealthiest individuals, which makes it more popular than it even was before.” Members of the media began repeating the line ad nauseum. The reason was obvious: Democrats are trying to cudgel Republicans into acquiescing. Putting aside the contention that Biden’s bill would be paid for through tax increases -- a doubtful proposition, given that the Democrats have been playing accounting games by extending particular allowances for just a handful of years, or backloading new costs until years down the road -- the baseline notion that government spending is zero-cost so long as it doesn’t take on new debt is bonkers. It’s the equivalent of arguing that so long as someone pays for a cocaine-fueled gambling binge in Vegas in cash, the experience has been cost-free.

Biden, however, goes even further. In his addled brain, allowing taxpayers to retain their own money is “wasting money”; spending trillions of dollars on social programs that pervert market incentives and often achieve the precise opposite of their stated intentions is an “investment.” Such a designation divests language of meaning. If you steal my wallet and find $100 inside, proceed to inform me that giving me back $20 would be “wasting money,” snidely notify me that you will be “investing” in a steak dinner for yourself and then cap your performance by stating that the dinner is “zero-cost,” you would deserve a rather thorough thrashing. Do it in the context of national politics, however, and the media will cheer. All of this is predicated on a lie: that the state is the ultimate source of property and wealth. If that were true, the state would certainly have every ability to maximize its own power by shifting that property around to political allies. In fact, this is precisely what Thomas Hobbes argued in “Leviathan”: that the sovereign was the ultimate arbiter of property, as the ultimate repository of force. The American system was founded in direct opposition to this idea. As James Madison wrote, “Government is instituted to protect property of every sort ... This being the end of government, that alone is a just government, which impartially secures to every man, whatever is his own.” Madison added, “That is not a just government, nor is property secure under it, where the property which a man has in his personal safety and personal liberty, is violated by arbitrary seizures of one class of citizens for the service of the rest.” Biden would call just such sorts of arbitrary seizures “investments.” After all, they’re free. To Biden, such language seems natural: he is a career-long ward of the state, on See SHAPIRO on 38

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Smeared I just sued Facebook. I didn’t want to sue. I hate lawsuits. I tried for a year to reach someone at Facebook to fix things, but Facebook by John Stossel wouldn’t. Syndicated Columnist Here’s the problem: Facebook uses “independent fact-checkers” to try to reduce fake news on their site. That’s a noble goal. Unfortunately, at least one Facebook “fact-checker” is a climatealarmist group that cleverly uses

its Facebook connections to stop debate. Facebook is a private company. It has every right to cut me off. But Facebook does not have the right to just lie about me, yet that’s exactly what Facebook and its “factchecker” did. That’s defamation, and it’s just wrong. My video this week shows videos that Facebook throttled. The defamation started with the fact-checker, a group called Climate Feedback. They didn’t like that my video reported facts suggesting that government mismanagement probably played a bigger role in causing California’s wildfires than climate

change. Climate Feedback got Facebook to censor this as “misleading” and link to a page that (SET ITAL)still(END ITAL) declares the following quote misleading: “Forest fires are caused by poor management. Not by climate change.” As if that were something I said. But I didn’t! I never said that. In fact, I said: “Climate change has made things worse. California has warmed 3 degrees.” I’ve worked at NBC, CBS, ABC and Fox. All would have fired me if I falsely attributed a quote! I emailed Climate Feedback’s editor. She didn’t respond. But two of

three scientists listed as their “reviewers” agreed to interviews. Stefan Doerr of Swansea University surprised me by saying he’d never even watched my video! “If this is implying that we have reviewed the video,” said Doerr, “this is clearly wrong.” Another reviewer, Zeke Hausfather of The Breakthrough Institute, hadn’t seen the video either. “I certainly did not write a Climate Feedback piece reviewing your segment.” After he watched it, I asked, “Is (misleading) a fair label?” “I don’t necessarily think so,” he replied. “While there are plenty of deSee STOSSEL on 36

Berlin Blues: German Election After Merkel Angela Merkel is leaving the political stage. After sixteen years as Germany’s Chancellor presiding over amazing growth and by John J. Metzler s t a b i l i t y , h e r Syndicated Columnist C h r i s t i a n D e m ocratic coalition CDU/CSU hardly gained from her political coattails in the recent national elections. Rather her Christian Democrats suffered their biggest electoral drubbing since 1949. Part of the outcome rests with an uninspiring national campaign and a lackluster candidate. Germany’s parliamentary elections ended with an impasse; the center left Social Democrats (SPD)

gaining a 25.7 percent slice of the vote followed narrowly by the ruling Christian Democrats with 24.1 percent. And these are historically the two largest parties! Neither side could seriously claim a mandate. Stated another way, the socialists gained 206 seats and the Christian Democrats 196. Yet 367 seats are necessary to gain a majority in the Parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin. Fully 76 percent of the electorate voted. So let the coalition games begin! Political coalitions are hardly unusual in parliamentary systems; it’s all about deal making and political horse trading to reach the magic majority number. In Germany the coalition process is based on the party colors. The Social

Democrats are Red, the Christian Democrats are Black, the Greens are Green and the business friendly Free Democrats are Yellow. Then come a variety of combinations. Shuffle the cards and deal. The Traffic Light coalition sees the SPD, the Greens and the FDP, a Red, Green, Yellow government. Between 1998 and 2005 Berlin had an SPD/Green coalition; this is likely again. The Jamaica Flag coalition would see the Christian Democrats, do a deal with the pro-business FDP, and the Greens too. Black, Green, Yellow. This brings 196 CDU/CSU seats, 92 FDP and 118 Green seats to form a government. Grand Coalition between the SPD and the CDU/CSU. This is actually the current government combina-

tion and is not too likely to be a rerun. In the midst of this post-election quandary, the good news is Germany remains a stable and healthy democracy in the center of Europe. The bad news remains that most pundits see coalition talks dragging on until a government is formed by Christmas though I feel the deal may happen sooner given the unpopularity of the CDU candidate even within his own party! The SPD’s Olaf Scholz appears ready to form a left wing government in Berlin. Nonetheless, Scholz campaigned by walking a narrow tightrope of praising Angela Merkel’s leadership but not her political party. Now that the election in over, Olaf Scholz told the See METZLER on 37

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When Mabel told her mother that she was going to the country of Japan her mother shed tears of joy. Mabel herself was content with staying in that country when her financial support from the States stopped coming during the Great Depression of the 1930’s. She refused to leave the country when war broke out between the United States and Japan though she was officially looked upon as an enemy of the country and was treated as a prisoner and confined to an internment camp. There she was in Tokyo with little to eat and listening to the nightly noise of the airplanes and bomb-bursts of American air-raids. But Mabel was content because she was there on a mission for God. Many New Hampshire natives, people who were born and lived here during their childhood, pursued professions that took them to other states and other

Mabel Francis wearing medal presented to her by the Japanese government after the war. lands. Some of these are remembered in the history books. Others, like the subject of this article, have made a considerable impact for good on the lives of others, but are probably remembered by few Granite Staters. Miss Mabel Francis left family and friends in the United States to go as a Christian missionary to the country

of Japan. Mabel Francis was born in New Hampshire on April 14, 1880, being the third of seven children in the family. When she was eight years old her father was ordained to be a minister in the denomination named the Christian Church and became the pastor of three churches. They lived in Grafton, New Hampshire at that time

and with a father being a minister of the gospel and a godly mother praying for her Mabel felt at a young age that she would become a missionary. Each summer her father would take some of the children and travel by horse and buggy to Old Orchard Beach, Maine, where Dr. A. B. Simpson, the President of the Missionary Alliance, held a summer convention. Mabel said that they had “...a very slow, pokey, old horse.” People would stay in tents and cottages for the duration of the convention which promoted and raised money for foreign missionary work. It took the family two days to make the trip, but it introduced Mabel to the organization that she would later serve with as a missionary to Japan, though it wouldn’t be until she was nineteen that she felt the call to go to Japan, a country whose people her mother somehow had a special interest in. At some point, before these trips to Maine, Miss Francis’ father decided that his wife should move with the children to the town of New Hampton where there was a school that could educate the older children, which included Mabel. That school See SMITH on 32

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There was a lot of environmental and birdrelated news to come out of Washington this past week. In case you missed it, the big news was that U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials declared the ivory-billed woodpecker extinct. The “Lord God Bird’s” removal from the endangered species list is surprising only because officials are reluctant to declare species extinct. It’s such a powerful word that carries with it such finality that it’s a tough tag to put on something. The dreaded label was also placed on 22 other species of wildlife, including eight freshwater mussels. Sadly, but not surprisingly, 11 species from Hawaii and the Pacific Islands have been declared extinct. That includes many birds. Although many factors go into the decline of a species, officials largely blame habitat loss and climate change for these latest extinctions. There hasn’t been a confirmed sighting of an ivory-billed woodpecker since 1944, and it was believed even then that the species was all but extirpated. I’m sure many of you will recall the al-

Yellow-rumped warblers will be moving south throughout New England over the next several weeks. leged sighting in the Arkansas swamplands in 2004. Even though hundreds of expert birdwatchers and scientists converged on the area, the sighting was not confirmed and the bird was not found again. The video of the bird was too blurry to act as confirmation and it is widely believed to have been a pileated woodpecker. The alleged sighting caused great excitement in the birding world, but also divided

the birding community. I was hosting a radio show on birds at the time and spoke to several experts. John Fitzpatrick, executive director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, firmly believed an ivorybilled woodpecker was spotted and brimmed with optimism that the bird would someday be found again. I read an article last week that quoted him as still holding out hope, despite the new designation.

Noted ornithologist David Sibley, however, was skeptical from the beginning. A video of my interview with him discussing the topic is by far my most popular YouTube entry. The stark announcement by U.S Fish and Wildlife Service came with a dire warning that many more extinctions will almost certainly follow in the next 50 years. Officials are hoping the news and predictions will serve as a wake-up call for humans to do better about protecting the earth’s biodiversity. Also last week, the White House announced it would bring back rules holding companies responsible for the deaths of birds that could have been prevented. The oil industry and utility companies pushed back on the announcement, claiming they will be held responsible for bird deaths not related to their practices. A few months ago I wrote about being happy that the Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA championship because their new arena was built with strict bird-friendly measures in mind. Last week, I read that the Salesforce Tower in Indianapolis will dim its lights at night until November to try to protect migrating birds. City lights can See BOSAK on 38

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Wright Museum Presents “The American St. Nick” — On Tuesday, October 12, the Wright Museum will show the documentary film, The American St. Nick, as part of their 2021 Lecture Series, presented by Ron Goodgame and Donna Canney. The film is based on the book with the same name by author Peter Lion about the true story of American GIs who brought Christmas back to the small village of Wiltz, Luxembourg in the midst of World War II. Having previously spoken about his book at the Wright Museum in September, Lion will return for the screening of the 2015 documentary. He will disWOLFEBORO

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cuss the making of the film, which was produced and directed by the WWII Foundation’s Tim Gray. “Gray combined actual filmed footage of the 1944 Christmas celebration with contemporary images and film,” noted Wright Museum Executive Director Michael Culver, who recommended bringing “a handkerchief to the film.” “This is a wonderful opportunity to actually see the people, places and events that comprise this heart-warming, true story that spans nearly seven decades and continues to this day,” he said. “This film honors the incredible sacrifices of all American soldiers

who helped liberate Europe in World War II.” The American St. Nick begins at 7 p.m. and will be shown at the Wright Museum, 77 Center Street in Wolfeboro on the first floor of the new DuQuoin Education Center. Admission is $3 for members and $8 for non-members. Masks are optional for all fully vaccinated audience members. Reservations are strongly encouraged and can be made by calling 603-569-1212.

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to Whistling Straits in the afternoon to throw some beers into the crowd near the first green. Fans implored the golfers to also down some brewskis. Berger and Thomas complied by chugging beers as the crowd roared. (While this would never happen at the Masters at Augusta National, I have to think that somewhere John Daly was smiling.) USA! USA! LOU DESLOGES The Plymouth State Panther football family recently lost an especially cherished member when former head football coach Lou Desloges passed away after a period of declining health. A Panther assistant under head coach Jay Cottone, Desloges was elevated to the top job in 1986 when Cottone left Plymouth for UMass shortly before

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on numbers were way down. In fact, we were told that the main biomass of salmon in the lake were made up of one year-class, meaning they were almost all born the same year. While the numbers are way down, that yearclass of salmon are 5 to 6-year-old fish, and big. The spring fishing began pretty good. I think many anglers were mystified by the size of the salmon, so the lack of numbers may not have been as pronounced early in the season. As spring progressed and the salmon were either caught and taken home or were no longer condensed in shallow water, the fishing got tough, and the numbers went down. I admittedly struggled. I found myself changing depth, color, speed, and anything else I could think of that might trigger what salmon were left to bite. While the fishing improved later in the season, it was a constant uphill battle, right to the end. Don’t get me wrong, we caught salmon. Some as big as 6-pounds, but I have never experienced the low numbers in my time fishing Winnipesaukee. I will say that what we lacked in numbers, we definitely made up for with size. I begin running guided trips to vertical jig for lake trout when they move into deep See MOORE on 18

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Letters From God This series of Letters From God is an attempt to put the thoughts of God as revealed in the Scriptures as they relate to individuals and the nation of the USA.

their address of Jesus, they viewed themselves and others as being good. He wanted them to know that only God is good. But this explains one reason why bad things happen to “good” people. Since none are truly good, everyone must bear the consequences of sin and therefore all will be touched by those consequences. Bad things will happen to those who have broken and violated my law. It is inevitable. The second reason that I would have you consider why bad things happen to socalled “good” people, is that the sins and failures of others have produced consequences that not only touch them but touch others as well. When Companies break laws and pollute the environment, their sin has a widespread effect on many who are living in the environment they created. Bad things like illnesses and genetic mutation, impact and infect multitudes who live in that environment. Those bad things may not be a direct result of the sin or failure of individuals but rather the sin or failure of groups of people. Gangs and drug lords live out their menacing lifestyles in the context of the larger society around them. As a result, many people are negatively impacted by the violence, drugs, murders, and other sordid practices they indulge in as part of their values. Politicians who hold offices for self-aggrandizement and personal gain with

little or no concern for the welfare of those they represent, bring great harm upon their constituents with laws and policies that may help them but hurt many others as a result. This may be abundantly obvious in countries run by maniacal leaders but is also apparent in so called law abiding and democratic countries, such as your own. In either case, as stated above, no one is truly good, but even those who are seeking to do good are negatively impacted not only by their own consequences to their behavior but by the consequences of the behavior of others. The only way that I could bring human suffering to an end would be to eradicate completely, everyone who is not perfectly good. I know that that would not be a solution that you would consider as being viable. You must know however that I am being patient with the sinfulness and evil that is within your human hearts, in order to give you time to recognize your sinfulness and turn back to me (2 Peter 3:9). If you do, I will forgive your sins by applying the substitutionary payment of my Son, Jesus, who died to pay your penalty. He was good because he was God, and when he died, he didn’t die for his sins but to pay for yours, because without a Savior you would be separated from me forever. Once you become mine through that forgiveness, I will put my heart and my Spirit

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QUESTION: Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People? This question has been asked many times and to answer it I need you to consider a few different reasons. The first is, no one is truly good. To be truly good is to be without sin, fault or failure. There are no humans alive who have not sinned. In fact, all have sinned and fall short of my glory which is, that I am without sin (Romans 3:23). When I created the heavens and the earth and everything in it, each day of creation was followed with the expression that I saw that it was “good.” (Genesis 1:9. 12, 18, 20, 25). When I created mankind, I put an exclamation mark on that work and called it “very good.” (Genesis 1:31). It was truly good because there was no semblance of evil or malfunction in anything that I made. It is impossible for me to do anything but that which is good. This is why my Son, Jesus, challenged those who called him good teacher to consider that only God is good (Mark 10:17-23). Note he wasn’t saying that he wasn’t good. He is God, and therefore can be accurately called good. What he was doing was challenging their concept of good. Particularly, that in

within you. Though you will never be perfect until you stand in my presence one day, you will begin to manifest the fruit of my Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). There is nothing in that fruit that breaks my laws, which adds to your suffering as a consequence. The more you walk with me the less you will experience direct consequences for your sins. The greater the number of men and women who trust me, the more you will reduce the level of consequences of sin that brings suffering in the world through others. That is the only way you will ever know peace on earth and the alleviation of suffering associated with the lack of goodness of mankind. Come back to me and let me ease your suffering now and remove it forever in eternity. I love you, God

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Ten High Impact Tulips To Delight Your Neighbors by Melinda Myers Big, bold and beautiful, these dazzling tulips are sure to brighten your gardens and neighborhood. Include a few or all ten to create a colorful display throughout the spring that is sure to delight you and everyone who passes by. Welcome spring with Red Emperor, one of the earliest tulips to bloom. It’s not surprising it has remained popular for more than 80 years. Also known as Madame Lefeber, this heirloom tulip features extra-large, bright red blooms with a golden yellow base. As the flowers mature, they can be up to seven inches across. From heirloom to flashy, it is easy to see why Monsella is one of the most popular tulips. The early blooming double flowers have fragrant layers of canary yellow petals with bold red stripes. A great choice for containers. As early spring tulips begin to fade, the midspring varieties take center stage. To help plan for continuous color throughout the spring, consult Longfield Gardens’ Planning Guide for Tulips. Tulip Ad Rem has scarlet red petals edged in golden yellow. As with other Darwin Hybrids, the flowers are enormous and this one also has a nice fragrance. Blushing Apeldoorn

is another mid spring bloomer with extralarge flowers. The blend of yellow, gold, orange and red on each flower make it a standout in any landscape. Plant the bulbs en masse to create a stunning display or pair them with daffodils to extend the show. Change things up in mid to late spring with the hot pink flowers of Cosmopolitan. The goblet shaped fuchsia flowers are held high on 18 to 20” stems. Be sure to plant extras for spring flower arrangements. Team up Cosmopolitan with the violet-blue

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als whiten, and the flames deepen to a cardinal red. Add a little Midnight Magic to your late spring garden. This double late tulip has multiple layers of petals in a blend of burgundy and garnet. Pair it with white for a formal look or energize the display by combining it with orange and yellow blooms. Be sure to cut a few of these large, rose-like flowers and enjoy their fragrance. End the tulip season with a blaze of color. Sun Lover features vibrant orange petals with stripes of deep orange and red. The flowers open wider and wider each day and are a dramatic addition to any bouquet. Order tulip bulbs in late summer for the See TULIPS on 26

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• Complement your current style: As Ashley Dusing of Our 1917 Farmhouse notes, wallpaper can be paired with any room’s current design elements to enhance its overall style. “We selected a wallpaper with a vintage style to complement our mid century bedroom decor and offer a bold pop of color. It was everything this bedroom (turned office space) needed.” • Consider your needs: Before selecting wallpaper, think about your home decorating habits. For example, Spoonflower offers three wallpaper options: Prepasted Removable Smooth wallpaper, Peel and Stick

Removable wallpaper and Non-Pasted Traditional Pebble wallpaper. If you love to mix things up every year or every season, Charlotte Smith of At Charlotte’s House says peel and stick is the way to go. She recently wallpapered the fireplace surround in her family room, but already has sights on the future. “I used removable peel and stick wallpaper so I can easily change things up in a year or two if I want a different vibe.” When redesigning your space with wallpaper, consider shopping with a company that supports independent artists, such as Spoonflower, which connects artists and makers with consumers in the creative economy, and pays a commission to an independent artist with every purchase. With over one million unique designs available and the ability to upload your own design, you can easily use wallpaper to create your own signature style at home. To learn more or to shop styles, visit spoonflower.com. Whether you wallpaper an entire room, create an accent wall or revamp a piece of furniture, adding style and personality to your interior spaces can be easy with this impactful DIY project.

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The Maid Of The Isles leaving the Weirs Channel with Endicott Rock on the left. WARREN from 1 So it was clear that the Maid was faster than any of the smaller steamboats on the lake. But was she faster than the Mount? Blackstone along with his pilot Elmer Davis and engineer William Blackstone Jr. were itching to find out. That opportunity came on Sept. 6, 1897 when both the Mount and the Maid were making their morning runs from the Weirs to Center Harbor. The Maid had a lively group of Irishmen on board who were guests of the Garnet Inn and Moulton House at Center Harbor. They were in high spirits, and raised their voices in song, much to the delight of the Maid’s crew, who always enjoyed their company. As they passed Bear Island, a rendition of “the Spanish Cavalier” was sweetening the air when somebody shouted “here comes the Mount!”. By this time, the Maid was past Pine Island and the Mount was rapidly overhauling them. When the Mount passed them at Beaver Island, her band struck up the time “The girl I left behind me”. This got Blackstone’s dander up, and he whistled down to the engine room “open

her up, Will”. The Maid passed the Mount at Becky’s Garden (under full “emergency” power) and the Irishmen sang “goodbye, goodbye, goodbye”. The Maid docked at Center Harbor minutes ahead of the Mount, and pilot Davis said “that’s that!”, which was a long speech for him. He had hoped for a long time that something like this would happen. Years later, Blackstone, now captain of the Mount, ran her over the measured mile and was surprised to learn she could only do 14 1/2 MPH. When Sidney Baker became her owner in the early 1930’s, he decided to do something about that. Non-feathering paddlewheels are far less efficient than propellers. Because the blades enter and exit the water at an angle, they lift the bow and scoop copious volumes of water up into the paddle box, which increases drag. So Sidney altered the angle (pitch) of the paddle blades, which increased the speed to 17 MPH (some say 16 1/2 - but let’s not quibble). So there can be no doubt that the Maid was the fastest boat on the lake in her time. I hope this

settles the controversy about who won the race (sore losers claim the Mount didn’t have a full head of steam). Later that same summer, the most vicious tornado ever recorded on Winnipesaukee extensively damaged the Mount. When her captain, Harry Wentworth, finally got her into the Weirs, bystanders were

The Maid Of The Isles passing under the old Weirs Channel bridge. surprised that she’d survived. The Maid was caught in the same storm. Witnesses at the Weirs saw her pass Eagle Island before she disappeared from view behind a wall of water. Blackstone immediately altered course up Meredith Bay and into the teeth of the storm. The Maid was tossed heavily about by

great torrents of water, but was undamaged, and was well up the bay when the cyclone passed. So when Eagle Island came back into view, the Maid was nowhere to be seen. Fearing she’d been sunk with all hands lost, folks immediately launched rescue boats and dispatched a telegram to the local news-

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mediately (and therefore in one big tow), no boat would touch it. So Blackstone got together with his father-in-law George F. Brown, who was captain of the Mineola, and they hatched a plan. Helped by a blacksmith, they assembled a huge boom using heavy chains and hand forged staples, and set out together at dusk with the Maid and Mineola pulling on separate lines (ask me to tell you sometime why I love the Mineola - she was the little engine that could!). They completed the 20 mile run to the sorting pool at Meredith in less than 5 hours, arriving well before dawn. It was the largest and fastest tow ever undertaken on Winnipesaukee, and the huge profit did not escape the notice of other boats, who started bidding for similar large jobs at just $1 per thousand. Unfortunately, they failed to appreciate the tremendous pulling power of the Maid and the Mine-

ola, and soon found themselves in serious trouble. The price soon went back to $1.50. Today, it’s illegal to tow logs on new Hampshire state waters. That wasn’t the last time the two boats got together to do a big tow job. In 1889, Benjamin Kimball oversaw the completion of the rail line from Alton Bay to Lakeport. Called the Lakeshore railroad by locals, the line was operated by the Concord RR until 1895, when it was taken over by the B & M RR. Kimball owned a large property on Locke’s hill in Gilford, and put in a spur line so he could reach it. He planned to build a spectacular castle he’d call “the Broads” (now known as Kimball’s Castle) high up on the hill with a commanding view of the lake. Work got underway the same year that the Lady of the Lake steamboat was retired. As he needed housing for the Italian stone masons who

would build the castle, he purchased the Lady, which had already been stripped of her machinery, beached her in Smith Cove, and made alterations to increase the comfort of the workers. And there she sat until the castle was completed in 1895. As Kimball now had no further need for her derelict hull, it was time to dispose of the Lady. It was too dangerous to burn her where she sat and too expensive to dismantle her. So he hatched a plan to tow her out onto the lake and sink her. I must mention here that there are many fanciful published accounts of what happened next. Many say they planned to tow her out to Rattlesnake Island and sink her in the deepest part of the lake, and some claim they actually succeeded. Others say she went down before they could get her there. Here’s what actually happened. Kimball engaged the See WARREN on 31

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David Warren’s model of The Maid Of The Isles on exhibit at Wolfeboro’s Clark Museum. The Maid Of The Isles down for the count a second time. WARREN from 30 Maid and Mineola to tow her out of the cove, fill her with rocks and sink her just offshore between Belknap Point and Locke’s Island. But, pulling as hard as they could, they couldn’t budge her. So a locomotive steamed down the Lakeshore RR to lend a hand. They hooked it up the Lady with a stout block and tackle arrangement, and with all three pulling together, she came unstuck from the mud. They filled the hull with rocks, the Mineola cast off, and the Maid started her tow. Unfortunately, the load shifted, and the Lady lurched and went down, almost taking the Maid with her (they chopped through the tow line just in time). But that’s not the end of the story. The Lady turned turtle, dumped out the rocks and came back up. Atta girl! The former queen of the lake wasn’t about to give up that easily. So they bored holes in her bottom, put in more rocks, and this time she stayed down where she remains today one of the most popular

dive sites on Winnipesaukee. The Maid continued operations out of her Lake Village wharf through the mid 1990’s. Blackstone sold her to Al Hudson in 1899 (reportedly for hundreds of times the $50 he paid for her), and she joined Hudson’s boats the Cyclone (which Blackstone had helped to build) and the Eagle on the Weirs to Melvin Village run. With these three boats, Hudson now held a virtual monopoly on the excursion business. Unfortunately, the Maid was in rather poor condition by this time. Condemned as unsafe in 1901, she was once again laid up and rebuilt. An article in the Granite State News dated Sept. 14,1901 stated “The Bay Shore Colony are pleased at the removal of the shipyard and the unsightly hulk of the Maid of the Isles”. However, when Hudson tied her up for the winter at her Lake Village dock, he failed to properly drain the water intake valve to the boiler. It froze

and cracked and, once again, the Maid went to the bottom. And, once again, Herbert Blackstone came to her rescue. He donned a diving suit, plunged into the frigid water, repaired the valve and pumped her out. She was back in service the following spring. Hudson later disbanded his business and sold the Maid to her fourth and final owner, the Drew machinery Co. of Manchester, NH. They placed her under the command of one Herbert Mann, who now found himself in competition with the Cyclone on the Melvin run. Mann had virtually no steam boating experience, but did enjoy dressing up in uniforms adorned with copious quantities of gold braid, which drew much attention. This precipitated a humorous event at the Weirs when the Cyclone’s purser, who billed himself as “Professor F. Richard Davis, prestidigitator and illusionist” appeared at the railroad station decked out to the nines in gold braid, just as Mann arrived for the morning

run. Gales of laughter greeted the appearance of the two men and Davis’s buffoonery added to the merriment. Contrary to some reports, there was no violence, but thereafter, Mann’s uniforms were considerably toned down. Mann ran the Maid aground many times in the ensuing years, and she began to leak badly. As she was now losing money, the Drew company decided to dismantle her. They removed the engine and boiler and towed her to Center Harbor where she was eventually set on fire by fourth of July pranksters and burned to the waterline. During the best years of her career, especially when she was under con-

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32 SMITH from 9 was the New Hampton Literary Institution, now known as New Hampton School, which this year observes the 200th year of its existence. In New Hampton the family came into contact with another family that Mabel says were then known as “holiness people.” These people had a great influence on her and she became concerned with having a clean heart and being led by the Holy Spirit of God. While living in a cottage in New Hampton

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, October 7, 2021 — her mother rented out some rooms, one of which was rented to a young man who was sick with tuberculosis. Mabel states in her biography, “One Shall Chase a Thousand,” that there developed an attachment to this man that would cause some to say that they were in love. The young man was a teacher in a small school in Tamworth, and he asked Mabel to take over the teaching responsibilities. Though she was only fifteen years old she agreed to do so. The

young man, meanwhile, died from the tuberculosis and was buried near the schoolhouse where Mabel was teaching and whose grave she could see each day from the windows of the schoolhouse. She took time each day in her sorrow to decorate his grave, Mabel eventually realized that the people in that part of Tamworth had no church to go to and felt that God was leading her to tell them about the love and salvation of God. She invited the whole community to come to the

Miss Francis on the right with her sister, Mrs. Anne Dievendorf, also a missionary to Japan, in Japanese clothing. schoolhouse on Sunday afternoons for church services.

At 17 years of age Miss Mabel Francis became a preacher in that Tamworth church and a revival broke out with many people professing faith in Jesus Christ as their Savior from sin. In her biography she recalled what she said were “hard-handed old farmers with their smell of tobacco...being moved for God.” News of what was happening in the little Tamworth school-house spread to other locations and Miss Francis, the teen-age girl preacher, was invited to speak in other places around New Hampshire, including Meredith, Sanbornton, and many other towns. She took her brother Tom, who would also become a missionary to Japan, to sing at these meetings. Mabel would feel that call to go to Japan as a Missionary when she was 19, but it would be 10 more years before her 55 years of ministry there would begin. More

education was needed so she first enrolled at Gordon Bible School in Boston which led to her starting a mission for girls in Brockton, Massachusetts for two years. This was followed by more schooling at the Missionary Training Institute at Nyack, New York when she was about 23 years old, and, after graduating from Nyack, she furthered her education at Defiance College. At the age of 28, Miss Mabel Francis told Dr. A.B. Simpson of the Christian and Missionary Alliance that she was ready to go to Japan as a missionary. Arriving in Japan on a steamship from Seattle, Miss Francis experienced the frustration of not being able to minister effectively to the Japanese people until she mastered the art of learning the language and became accepted by the people, but she said “I soon became one of the Japanese in many ways.” She did the work of an evangelist, riding on bicycle from place to place, and sometimes stopping beside a road and praying, “O Lord, where are the men who ought to be riding these bicycles up and down these trails for you in Japan?” Despite the many hardships, this former girl preacher from New Hampshire became a successful and respected missionary in Japan. Suffering through the time of being treated with suspicion as an American and kept as a prisoner during the war, she brought help and hope by ministering to the needs of the defeated and disheartened Japanese people after the war. In 1962 at the age of 81, Miss Francis was asked to appear before the highest officials of See SMITH on 33

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A group of Japanese people who were among the first that Mabel Francis ministered to in Japan.

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STOSSEL from 7 bates around how much to emphasize fire management versus climate change, your piece clearly discussed that both were at fault.” Still, neither Climate Feedback nor Facebook will change their smear. Then things got worse. I re-aired a video on climate change myths titled “Are We Doomed?” Three climate scientists argue that we are not “doomed” because we can adapt to climate change. They invited climate alarmists to debate them. None would. Climate Feedback got

Facebook to throttle that video, too, and declare it “partly false.” Why? Only one of their reviewers agreed to an interview. Patrick Brown of San Jose State University didn’t like that my video suggests America can adjust to rising sea levels. He claimed sea levels could rise 200 feet. “You’re citing an extreme,” I point out. “The (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) doesn’t consider that likely.” “I don’t know if they assess sea level rise out to 1,000 years,” he responds. They don’t.

It’s absurd that Facebook lets Climate Feedback censor me over something that (SET ITAL)might(END ITAL) happen in 1,000 years. Climate Feedback also cited my video for questioning the claim that hurricanes have gotten stronger. But Brown, Climate Feedback’s own reviewer, said, “That’s wrong that you were criticized for saying that. ... The IPCC (doesn’t) claim that (hurricanes) ... are increasing.” Later, Brown told us I was cited for “omission of contextual information, rather than specific ‘facts’ being ‘wrong.’”

So, their “fact-check” wasn’t about actual facts? Still, they rated my video “partly false,” which Facebook defines as content that “includes some factual inaccuracies.” My video did not contain any factual inaccuracies, and they know it. Climate Feedback and its parent group, Science Feedback, use Facebook to censor lots of responsible people, such as science writers John Tierney, Michael Shellenberger and Bjorn Lomborg. Facebook has every right to choose who can use its platform.

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doing Russian business deals, proceed in relations with Moscow? Germany and Russia are commercially tied together by an interlocking series of gas pipelines on which the energy supply of Central Europe flows. Interestingly, the Greens are opposed to closer ties with the People’s Republic of China given its human rights record. That could pose a wild card for any government in Berlin which has been exceedingly business friendly to Beijing. Now that she is going into the sunset, Angela Merkel has earned her place as one of the great and consequential German post-war Chancellors along with Konrad Adenauer, Helmut Schmidt, and Helmut Kohl, Merkel’s political mentor. Her shadow and legacy will be difficult to fill. John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism The Diplomacy of Separated Nations: Germany, Korea, China.

MALKIN from 6 ed litigation with the pharmaceutical behemoth, Nigerian families reached a $75 million out-of-court settlement sealed with a confidentiality clause. A separate whistleblower lawsuit filed by Pfizer’s former associate medical director for central research and Yale pediatric infectious disease specialist, Juan Walterspiel, alleged that the company fired him in retaliation for warning before and after the deadly Kano fiasco that the study methods were “improper and unsafe.” Walterspiel further claimed that Pfizer had bribed Nigerian officials to continue the study and cut safety corners because “stock options and bonuses (were) at stake.” Pfizer tried to suppress Walterspiel’s allegations but was forced into a settlement after WikiLeaks published diplomatic cables showing that Pfizer had attempted to dig up dirt on a Nigerian prosecutor to bully him into dropping lawsuits by state and federal authorities in Africa. A secret internal Nigerian government report, leaked years after it had

been written, concluded that Pfizer violated international law by conducting an “illegal trial of an unregistered drug” and failing to inform children’s parents that the meningitis treatment was experimental. The government panel called the Trovan tragedy a “clear case of exploitation of the ignorant.” If you think this corruption was all an anomaly or misunderstood altruism or “misinformation,” I encourage you to start doing your own homework before your child’s health and life become just another cost of doing Big Pharma business. Search the internet and PubMed (while you still can) for “Pfizer,” “Celebrex,” “Bextra,” “Geodon,” “Zyvox,” “Lyrica” and “Neurontin.” Find out more about why Pfizer paid the largest fine for health care fraud in American history ($2.3 billion) in 2009 to resolve allegations that it illegally caused false claims to be submitted to the government and paid kickbacks to health care providers to induce them to prescribe their products. Learn more about

the nearly 3,000 people who developed suicidal thoughts and severe psychological disorders after taking Pfizer’s smoking cessation drug, Chantix. Pfizer paid out nearly $300 million to settle those cases. Or the nearly 10,000 women who won claims of $1 billion after developing breast cancer linked to Pfizer’s Prempro hormone replacement therapy. And just remember, parents, that the pandemic profiteers who stand to gain unprecedented, multibilliondollar windfalls from endless vaccine boosters administered cradle to grave around the world have the most terrifying man-made immunity ever created: immunity from liability for their corner-cutting, life-endangering business model. Michelle Malkin’s email address is MichelleMalkinInvestigates@ protonmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

38 SHAPIRO from 6 the taxpayer dole every year of his life since the age of 29 -- the only exceptions being the years between his vice presidency and his presidency, when he was giving speeches and writing books about his government years while allegedly avoiding half a million dollars in taxes. To him, taxpayer dollars are free, and they have been an investment: in him. Now, he simply wishes to extend that logic outward, using taxpayer dollars to “invest” in his legacy, in structures that incentivize dependency and therefore Democratic electoral power. What’s the harm? It’s cost-free. Except it isn’t. The engine of American growth has never been the government. It has been restrictions on

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, October 7, 2021 — governmental power and bureaucratic arbitrariness. Innovation requires freedom; investment requires both liberty of choice and impartiality of governing system. The heavy hand of government will be damnedly costly. Ben Shapiro, 37, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” and editorin-chief of DailyWire. com. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers “How To Destroy America In Three Easy Steps,” “The Right Side Of History,” and “Bullies.” To find out more about Ben Shapiro and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators. com.

BOSAK from 11 disorientate birds migrating at night and result in window strikes, which cause an estimated 300 million to one billion bird deaths each year. That’s a large estimate range, but it’s indisputably large either way. Speaking of fall migration, if you have the time, check out www. birdcast.info. It shows real-time migration maps and data and is fascinating to explore. It also features predictive technology to estimate how many birds will fly over an area over the next three days and nights. Happy fall everyone. Enjoy New England’s most iconic season. Chris Bosak may be reached at chrisbosak26@gmail.com or through his website www.birdsofnewengland.com

MOFFETT from 13 He’d later return to the Plymouth State sidelines, after the “turn of the century,” reprising the assistant coaching role he’d filled in the seventies and eighties R.I.P. Big Lou … Sports Quiz When and where was the first Ryder Cup competition? (Answer follows) Born Today That is to say, sports standouts born on Oct. 7 include Hall of Fame MLB outfielder Chuck Klein (1904) and Bulgarian soccer defender Boris Gaganelov (1941). Sports Quote “Facing 40,00 Americans is better than having no fans’ – Irish golfer and European Ryder Cup team member Padraig Harrington on dealing with a par-

tisan golf crowd in Wisconsin. Sports Quiz Answer The first official Ryder Cup Tournament took place in the United States in 1927 at Worcester Country Club in Worcester, Massachusetts. State Representative Mike Moffett was a Professor of Sports Management for Plymouth State University and NHTI-Concord. He co-authored the critically acclaimed and award-winning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A Warrior-Actor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” which is available on Amazon.com. His email address is mimoffett@comcast.net.

MAILBOAT from 2 dent Trump’s Operation warp speed developed vaccines and therapeutics in less than 1 year that saved and continues to save lives but the MSM “blamed” president Trump for all the Covid-19 deaths. That fake news alone probably cost Trump millions of votes. President Trump spearheaded, school choice, prison reform and opportunity zones designed to help the poor of all ethnicities lift themselves out of poverty. The MSM countered those efforts with allegations of racism resulting in millions more lost votes. I could go on but the point of this LTE is to state that the MSM is the propaganda arm of the Democratic party and like in the 1930’s many don’t see the damage they’re doing. Bruce Jenket Moultonborough, NH.

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