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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-01-15

These figures show the following in
crease in manufactures ard population
during the past twenty years: Number
Of establishme nts. l3per cent increase ::
capital invested l27 per cent; average
number of hands employed. So per
cent; in wages paid. 81 per cent; value
of materials used, l37 per cent; valne
Of products, 100 per cent; population,
3.3 per cent. In view of these figures.
| would recommend that any iegisla-
ton. having for its object the develop
ment of the natural resources of the
State. be as favorably considered as
justice to all persons interested may
allow. The more manufactures can be
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-01-15

But while studyinae condition and
needs OF Maine it is q to look at the
work being done ither STATES, to
ascertain wheth' r weld by compari-
son al advanced po>it on the roll of
popular education. rDmmon school
system OF New Engl,d il the oldest
and best in the natiiand for this
reason | have pr aoarefrom the re-
ports OF the last Tnsu,he following
table to show Maine sanding with
the rest OF New Engl, AS regards
school attendance aud Icost of edu-
cation per scholar:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-01-15


Amount OF de1cicucy. 500 q
The whole number of STATE beneficial
ries of the deaf, dumb and blind, during
the current wear i sevrnty-ciXht. and
the deficiency in the appropr alton for
the year is owing To the increase in the
number OF such beneticiAries over those
OF last wear. About 81 900 OF the
appropriation for 1888, not having been
drawn within that wear, lapsrd into the
State Treasury, and some existing in
debtednesS of last year has been paid
from this years appropriation. There
are many deaf and dumb children in
the State not at present attending any
institution, and the applications from
such eases are on the increase. 1t can
not be doubted that it is wise policy
upon the part OF the State, to use every
means to gather up and educate this
unfortunate class OF its people, aud the
appropriation for such beneticiaries
should be increased to SIG. 10000 for
the coming year. as that amount is very
sure to be needed.
The pupils in the Portland school
appear to be making great advance
ment, and it is becoming a popular
institution among our people. The
amount allowed by the State for each
pupil is Sl15 a year, which does not
pay the expense of their education.
and where there is number of deaf
mute5 in any family the excess to be
paid by the parents or guardians be-
comes burdensome, and | would there
fore recommend change of law to
meet such cases.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-01-15
INDIAN TRIBES.

fund, schools, agriculture, bounty on
crops, and annuities, which has been paid
| DO the State, forms part of our treaty
| obligations and otherwise constitutes a
| worthy charity. The Legislature of 1889
| appropriated annually TO the Passama
| quoddy tribe of Indians S. 800. oil; to the
Penobscot tribe, S., 100 20.
The Governor and committee Of the
| Council have made an annual visit to
these tribes for examination, information
and advice; and these interviews have an
peared to be mutually satisfactory. The
funds appear to have Teen judiciously
applied. There has been n wonderfu,
change in the moral and intellectual con
dition of the Indians of our State. and
many who are advancing to manhood
would make intelligent voters This is
more obvious among the population 10
Gated at Oldtown. where the scholars
show as much proficiency aud as good
manners as the average scholars in any
school of equal size in the State. The
faithful services Of the Sisters Of Charity,
who have asslduousiy dc voted their tine
and energies TO the educ tIuu aud moral
training Of the yonng Indian with snch
signal success. are deserving Of punhc
recognition. The isht Reverend Bishop
Healy Of Portland, and the Catholic
priests Of Etstport and Cal ns, have bcen
assiduous in their labors for the moral
ami material Advancement Of this com
muni'y, with gratifying results. and
would recommend an Increase Of pay of
the priests, which now does not meet
their travelling expenses.
The sale aud use Of intoxicating liquors
ara tie cause OF much mischief among
these children Of the forest am advised
AS no Indian has legal authority to make
Arrests, and the town constahi.s are often
/ times miles away, that much wrong II
done before the law IN touch the Of nd
ers. | would, therefore recommend that
! tho Legislature confer upon The Governor
anil Council the authority 70 appoint
reliable aud we'll coru,ceudvd Indian az
special constable to enforce. ID the Gus
/ tomary way among the several triues, the
usual police regulations OF towns for the
/ promotion IT law and order
/ As the amount Of land now possessed
I by the Pas,amaquodly tribe is very lin
/ tied. | most earnestly recommend the pur
chase Of more land for gard ming and
| pastur'nl, that the Indians may have az
! opportunity to raise a suitable amount OF
! yeSetab diet for the aiul;s, and to fur
nish milk for the ctlltreu.
RAILROADS.
/ The reports Of the Rulroli Comnns
slnuers for the p.st two years will ba lail
before You, and congratulate the State
TIA. there IRE su1h good reasons for caIa-
/ meuittlpu ot th- very ace rt4bte manner
in wnlch tie railroad service 81 tho S,ata
his been administered W. have in tie
STATE OF VI line l.liS.S3 mil, 5 Of railroad,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-01-15
the last war only as written on the page

the last war only as written on the page
of history. Let our own generosity, as
the fruit Of personal observation, be the
source Of future commentator, for the
opportunity of aiding the distressed but
worthy veterans, is fast passing away.
As age creeps on, the disease contracted
or the injury received by the veteran in
the service of his country naturally in
creases, and the soldier who lad the seeds
of disease sown in his system during his
exposure to o southern climate is now
feeling its increasing effects. The soldiers
widow who has barely supported and ed
ucated her family without assistance, is
now in many instances restricted or en-
feebled by age
The State gives those needy cases from
Sl.oO to $500 per month, the average
being about $500. find from informa-
ton received from many sources that the
small amounts thus distributed go a great
way and keep many soldier, widow, de
pendent mother and father from suffering
and from the house of public charity.
| recommend that the appropriation be
made sufficiently large to meet all cases of
distress; this will probably require an
! 'mount larger than tue appropriation of
lst year.
EDUCATION.
\ The steady progress Maine has made
| its school system since she became
? Independent State, is one of our
urccs % pride and power. There il
"a large town in the State. but has
opted graded system, and every
lcrc there have been increased facili-
for a higher education. The
firing devotion and zeal OF the cdtI-
tors OF the youth OF our State. not
Iy to perfect themselves, but TO
'elop a progressive system OF in
vIction and school work. has added
~ much to the efficiency aud results
. Unpopular education. Normal school
&ipi;ne has given Ms more mature
nS aud methods of Instruction and
her, better able to instruct in an
L iuCe1 and more liberal course of
IS. The Intelligence Of nation Is
arantee OF its rerpetuity, aud as
the higher the degree of intclli-
Il re the more progressive Is the
NJ lerewith submit a table of statis-
"a vprepAred with great care, which,
D. b than words, indicates the status
b. educational system aud the pro-
Ave attainmrnts of our safe. and
y when compared with earlier
ii shows surprising Advancement
s. krICS SHOWING EDUCATIONAL
/ }rV GREss FOR sCHooL YEARS lssl-4
/ 81 1851.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-01-15

Total amount appropriated b. IL SITE
for lAe Dtai. Dumb ana Is ind ... 400
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-05
An Extensive Luxury.

More than ever before has it been
fashionable this winter and spring TO
give dinner parties, writes Clara Belle,
and more than ever have table and
room decorations in honor of the event
been popular. A dinner party in New
York's fashionable quarter means
something more than merely putting
food before guests and letting them
eat and run off somewhere else. It
involves, if the dinner be up to the
standard, profuse decoration of the
rooms with flowers and confection
pieces, the distribution of bouquets
and fayors to each guest, and the gen.
eral entertainment of the party until
such time as it breaks up. So much
of preparation does it involve that
many prefer to take guests to Del
monico's or the Brunswick, or to some
of the other places where they are in
the business. Or it may be that the
Fifth avenue resident may decide to
give his entertainment at his own
home, and may put the entire charge
Of it in the hands of Delmonico, who
will furnish rything that is TO be
used. and will cart it all away the next
day. He limits the expense to so
many hundred dollars, and belmont
cos assistants do the rest. Oftener,
however, the Fifth avenue man has a
chief to whom he gives 8, large salary,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-05

nothing more than the man and tho rab-
bic he had collected around him for the
purpose Of annoying Colonel Taylor
while speaking. Afew minutes after
ward this same person brought horse,
as though he was for sale, and contin-
ued for ten or fifteen minutes to ride
before the court house door. crying the
horse in loud and boisterous tone of
voice. The judge sat as silent llsten-
er to the indignity offered the Court and
counsel by this man, without interpos-
ing his authority.
To show the depravity of the times
and the people. after the verdict had
been delivered by the jury, and the
Court informed Wilson that he was dis
charged, there was rush towards him;
some seized him by the hand some by
the arm, and there was great and loud
rejoicing and exultation, directly in the
presence Of the Court; and Wilson told
the Sheriff to take the jury to a grocery,
that he might treat them, and invited
every body that chose to go. The house
was soon filled to overAowing There
joicing was kept up till near supper
time. But, to clap the climax, soon af-
ter supper was over, a majority Of the
jury, together with many others, went
to the rooms that had been occupied
several days by the friends and relatives
of the murdered Anthony, and COM
menced sceLe Of the most ridiculous
dancing, as it is believed, in triumph or
Wilson and as triumph over the feel
ings of the relatives of the departed An.
thony. The scene did not close here.
The party retired to dram-shop and
continued their rejoicing until about
10 80 o'clock. They then collected par
eel of horns, trumpets, ETC., and
marched through the streets blowing
them till near day, when one of the
party rode his horse on the porch adj
joining the room which was occupied by
relatives of the deceased.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-05
The Tall Sycamore.

Dan Voorhees,, 'the tall sycamore of
the Wabash" as he was called by In
diana politicians, was the ablest demo-
crat on the floor Of the house of repre-
sentatives during the >war-an object
of admiration among his political
friends and of aversion among his. po-
litical opponents. Personally he was
a favorite on both sides of the house.
When some of the prominent repre-
sentatives would rise to speak, their
hearers would have to listen attentive
ly all the way through to find out what
side they were on, and even then it
might not have been easy to have told.
But when VOORHEES, got up, the first
sentence he uttered was a key to all
that followed. He never took middle
ground in any thing, His forte was de-
nunciation Of his opponents, and he
always used Webster's heaviest aftil-
lery to tear down the enemies fortifi-
cations. Others defended democratic
principles by eulogizing Andrew Jack
son and palliatiny the faults and
foibles 81 James Buchanan, but Voor-
hees did it BY matchmaking Wendell
Phillips and exposing the sins. and
hortcomings of the republican party.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-05
E1oped with a Farm Hand.

A somewhat new thing in the elope-
ment line is reported from Darlington,
Montgomery county, Ind. A fellow
from Virginia, known as Major Tomlin-
son, left with the wife of Harvey Shau-
YER, prosperous young farmer living
five miles north Of that place. Mr..
Shaver and wife were thought to be
living happily, with three beautiful
little children. MIR. Shauver's suspi-
cions were aroused by one of the little
fellows telling him that the major, who
was farm hand, kissed ma and ma
kissed major" Mr.. Shaver took his
wife to task for such action. She did
not deny it, and also stated that she
would kiss him just when she pleased.
Mr.. Shaver chastised her for her con-
duct, and paid the major off, telling him
that he would give him until Wadnes-
day to leave. This seemed to raise the
ire OF Mrs. Shaver, and she quickly
gave her husband to understand that
she would go with the discharged man.
Mr.. Shaver knelt in prayer, and pray
ed long and fervently that such thought
should not be entertained by his wife,
but his prayers would not soften or
change her heart. Mr.. Shaver gave
her all her belongings, and the baby,
beautiful boy two years old; he help
ed her into the sleigh, tucked the wraps
close around her, and with tears al
most streaming from his eyes, kissed
her and the child good-by, telling her
that he hoped and prayed she would be
satisfied with her iu-judged undertake
ing. The couple stated that they were
going to Oregon.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-05
HOW Some Letters are Lost.

When letters are lost it by no means
follows that the postal authorities are
invariably to blame. Sometimes it
happens that, through culpable care
lessness or sheer absence of mind on
the part of people who mail them,
important missives go astray to
the great annoyance of every body con-
cerned. A postman in a northern
town has just given the public the
benefit Of his own recent experience
in this direction. In one case gen.
tleman hastily jerkod letter adj
dressed to business firm in France
into the aperture of letter-box, and
lett it sticking there. Fortunately, the
postman was approaching at the
moment to clear the box, or the letter
might have been stolen by some un-
scrupulous passer by, or lost in the
street. On another occasion a gentle
man, who was running to overtake a
friend, made dash at the letter-box
as he rushed past with two thin postal
cards, which caught the edge of the
opening and sprang back upon the
pavement. The gentleman was quite
oblivious of the accident, and eager to
overtake his friend, was quickly out Of
sight. In the third case a gentleman
was walking down the street with a
postal-card in his hand, and as he drew
near the letter-box man at shop
door gave him an advertisement card.
Instead of putting the postal-card INTO
the letter-box, he carefully posted the
advertisement card, and then deliber-
ately folded the postal-card two or
three times and threw it into the gut
ter. The vigilant postman was passing
along at the moment and saw the curl
Gus blunder, and the postal-card was
duly rescued from untimely oblivion.
London Standard.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-05
The New Senator.

Spooner, the new Republican Sena-
tor from Wisconsin, is considerably
below medium stature--in fact, rather
a tcaspooner in size. Although there
does not seem to be anything the mat
ter with his brain, his physical appear
ance does not impress a stranger with
a sense of greatness. Naturally he is
a little sensitive on this point. The
other day while sitting in newspaper
office here he was introduced to a,
gentleman az Colonel Spooner. of
Wisconsin.
'tAh! glad to know you. Are you a
relative of the new Senator of that
namep' i.
The mutual friend FASTENED to explain
that the Colonel and the Senator were
identical. The gentleman looked at
Spooner in a half-incredulous sort OF
way, as if sizing him up and judging
him by the standard of a tape line.
He at the same time begged his pardon
in tone that poorly concealed his
surprise. The newly fedged statesman
could stand it no longer, and exc1aim-
ed with some petulance: - -
Great Scott! do you suppose man
hasgot to be seventeen feet high in
order to be United States Senator's
- Washington Letter to Cleveland Plain
Dealer,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-05

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and of whom he is very proud. and he
takes an especial pride in the dinner
and in its surroundings. He loads the
table with flowers, and he puts them
on the walls IN the greatest profnsion.
There is trick in setting a wide din
lng-table by laying a strip of mirror
lengthwise down the center and firing
ing it heavily with flowers. 1t has
then the appearance of being NINA
ture lake, and the gaslight dancing on
1t gives off most beautiful effects.
Then there are half dozen confection =
pieces, worth $40 either on the table
or looking down upon it from brack.
cts on the wall. They, too, are dec.
Grated with flowers; indeed, in mod.
ern dining-rooms, the flowers form the
chief item OF expense so lavishly are
they used. Nine times out of ten
when the guests march into the ban
quet hall they do so to the soft strains
OF an orchestra stationed in an ante
room or hidden behind shrubbery in
the back hall or .parlor extension.
Then come the two or three hours re-
quired to do justice to the twelve
courses and the ten kinds of wines.
The party gets very merry and conf
dental at the end of the first hour,
and quite hilarious and noisy at the
end of the second, and almost para
lyzed and incoherent at the close of
the third. All hands, from the host
down, are convinced that it is the
finest dinner of the season, and a
fresh supply Of champagne is ordered
to clinch the conviction. At mid
night the orchestra is yet at work.
Half dozen persons are trying to
waltz IN the parlor, and the host is
urging the gentlemen to slip back to
the table for just one more taste OF
benedictine or brandy. The flowers
are torn down to be taken away as ia
vors, and the CONNECTIONS have been
smashed to pelt one another with the
pieces. BY o'clock they have all
gone. The host surveys the wreck
and goes to bed. Next day he gets
his bill. 1t looks something like this:
Florist, for flowers and services IN dec
oraNng ............ WV
Orchestra, ten pieces. ....,............. 81
Son1ecuonS. bo
Dinner for fifteen, with wine at $50 a
plate ................... oO
tXtra walters. 10
I.A''@ WIG. ..''''''' ''''.. ''''''''' - -,
Miscellaneous expenses. ........-...... 10
Total NATURALIZATION. .........-.....S6 70
And to the furnisher of everything
save the music the profit is more than
100 per cent. But the host cares not.
He has given successful dinner, and
his guests will talk about him for
day at least.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-05

Charley is florist and brings his
flowers regularly to one of the Wash.
ington markets. He limps a little and
will always have cause to remember
the summer morning when the New
York regiment in Fort Smith bonn
barded his mothers house.-NeU York
Ts~;h,,,o Z r. ~.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-05
WHEN SPRING COMES

Along the yellow roads the grass
Shall softly creep like noiseless feet
A Thousand odors subtly sweet
Shall breathe ,where'er the south winds pass.
!, The first pale blossoms shall unfold f@
Beside the ling'r drifts of snow,
The dandelion wake and glow
Ere fades the crocus' white and gold. -
The swallow on his airy wing .M.
Shall soar where skies are softly blue
In thickets wet at noon with dew
The hermit-thrush shall Turk and sing. 2
But who shall care for these, alas,
If from grave the flowers shall grow.
And warm rams only melt the snow
To hide the dead bene ,th the grass.
--Wa,y II. Krout, in The Current.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-05
Famous Men Who Ate Oysters.

In all countries there are records of
| the excessive fondness OF great men
tor oysters. Cervantes was an OYSTER
lover, and he satrirized the oyster
dealers of Spain. Louis TX, CAREFUL
lest scholarship should become def
| cient in France, toasted the learned
doctors Of the Sorbonne once year
on oysters: and another Louis invested
his cook with an order of nobility as
reward for his oyster-cookery. Napo-
leon, also, was an oyster-lover; SO was
Rousseau, and Marshal Turgot used
to eat a hundred or two, just to whet
his appetite for breakfast. Invitations
to dish of oysters were common in
the literary and artistic circles OF Paris
at the latter end Of the last century.
The encyclopedias were particularly
fond of oysters. Helvetiu, Diderot, and
the Able Raynai, Voltaire, and others
were confirmed oyster-men, Before
the Revolution violent politicians were
in the habit Of constantly frequenting
the Partisan oyster-shops, and Danton,
Robespierre, and others were fond Of
the oyster in their days of innocence.
The great Napoleon, on the eve of his
battles, used to partake Of the bivlfive,
and Cambarceres was famousgfor his
shell-hat banquets, Even at th:s day
the consumption of oysters in Paris is
enormous; according to recent statis-
tics the quantity eaten there is one
million per day.
Among the British celebrities Alex
ander Pope was al Oyster-eater of
taste, and so was Dean Swift, who
was fond OF lobster as we'll. Thomson,
Of the Seasons. who knew all good
things, knew how good thing an
oyster was. The learned DR.. Richard
Bentley could never pass an oyster
shop without having a few, and there
have been hundreds of subsequent
Englishmer who, without coming up
to Bentley in other respects, have re-
sembled him in this. The Scottish
philosophers, too, Of the last century
Hume, Dugald, Stewart, Cullen, erc.
used frequently to indulge in the
"whiskered paudous' of their day and
generation. .''Oyster pioys,'' as they
were called. were frequently held IN
the quaint and dirty tayerns Of the
old town Of Edinburgh. These Edin~
burgh oystcr-taverns of the olden
time were usually situated under
ground, liz the ceHar-hoo and in
course of the long winter evening the
carriages of the quality folks would
be found rafting up and setting down
fashionable ladies to partake Of oysters
and porter, plenteously but rudely
served. What oysters have been TO
the intellect of Edinburgh in later
times, who needs to be told that has
heard OF Christopher North and read
the Noctes Ambrosianm.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-05
A Delicate Stomach.

A yonng woman, prim and slender,
seated herself at one OF the tables re-
served for ladies in Sixth avenue oys-
ter saloon, and after glancing over
the bill of fare said to the waiter:
You may bring me, er--a-a-Sa-
tanized crab, hot
The waiter ,iptoed to the cook and
whispered: = p IS
Zone deviled crab, hot as Satan. : : -.
NeW York Sun. .% .5XSs
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-05

The r,lmors that Sen ator Stanford, of Calf
fornia, was spiritualst and IN bad health
are said to be incorrect. NJ: SS5Sss y