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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-02-09
LARGE Garment Sale

An extensive wholesale
house having large surplus
OF winter garments sends us
a big lot to dispose Of.
They are now opened and
ready for INSPECTION. They
are all hrst-class styles and
perfect in every respect.
$500 Garments for S375.
5000 Garments for SO, SO.
$I2.5o Garments for 5000.
$500 Garments for SI4.oo
And 50 on to the end of
the list which comprises
our entire stock at a great
sacrifice.
Call and secure 4 bar
gain.
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80 81
Ana John u. shumAn OF said Township ia ap,
p9lnteu agent TO superintend the expenditure Of
10 be published in stste paper and Ellsworth
American.
N ,a,sI D, COOLIDGE. County. com'ers
JtltN w SONES, for
JAMES W. BLAisDELL1 Hancock Co.
Attest:-H II. Ii. SAUNDERS, Clerk.
true copy Attest HI. u. SAUNDERS, Clerk.
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The Natural Resources Of Ellsworth.

Ellsworth j. most richly endowed
in uatura! resources, and those re-
source, Should be utilized. not only
fur tire benefit Of our citizens now on
the stage Of action. but more especi-
ally for those 0ho may come after
them. L. former article We wrote
al some length on The Future Of
Ellsworth. Some Of the facts ex-
pressed in that editorial should be
Kept before the people who literally
need on a subject Of this kind Zine
upon line. and prccept upon pre-
cept" We therefore repeat some
Of tbe thoughts expressed at that
time. with such new one.as the pass
iue months have suggested
For long years Ellsworth has large
IN been engaged in the numbering bu-
,iue>,. To cut. maui and drive the
loe- and other material. to manufac-
tarc and ship the lumber of various
Kinds. Hon. and Short. to build the
ma.- and tile vessels AMI supply the
orl.r wants. direct and indirect, Of
TILL ..ad.n. pursuit Of our city. has
etyu employment and livelihood to
t.. lu.-t II our citizens.
r. ,be very nature Of things,
-.-.al f.- lumber is destined.
later. to become exhausted.
question Of time. and
.... t..a. ,,o1o, le very far distant.
N.. must seek new avocations.
,.... ..r, ar elsewhere bu, why not
-... ,sm r.eht here nj home. and st
r.--.r ADVANTAGE than ever be-
f.rs
", t4,.. advantage, for the prose
,--.....fs Genera, manufacturing b,!-
...g-- t6., are nit surpassed in any
D.r, # ,ac state. our water power
IL aIH..., nnr.yalea: cur forests. with
t-s.c~ -4re. ar. iuexhau~tible for the
wants af lu~Mc-- such 4, we would
invite. W. are the natural centre Of a
surrounding agricultural region which
eu,..t sdc1uateto SUNNY the wants
-au. market. a. would be reQuir-
.Iava t.rrcly Increased business
a.3 population oar facilities for
TRANSPORTATION Nv Sea are adequate to
furnish sr asnt for any business.
Gwen should +: assume proportions I'M
rr. .,atei In the state or Nation !;
1r Hat, railroad that +, equal to
u.,, ,ae demands which may lie
u4ls upaa It D, ally carving trade.
f.. rs magnitude never 70 large: We
..,e 4rt. material and most Of the
necessities ~ lie. All 81 which can be
..tea., tac marAe, at rates 20 low
.a,. comfortable living may he a.
-srrl 4, moderate prices.
otI.-wor-b. .a4 which Naturc.vith
41.-l hand. ua- bestowed the larr-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-02-09

IT, h- rrycu.l,.,l nu that lnrtlou = eng
ROAD ln sand Township between the fr-.
" d. amt q -tlkr marked &. sieu...>
unrthrIu Side ~ ,AHl rJai AMI The a.aru E..-
ut Franklin tn -ali uUnty !. sVpuiEtr. as, .
-ulvt!uts-uI ths expenditure ~ saiI t-..-...
plg fhr Eastern part ~ TuWnrh3p y. Dr..
cuanrt 81 llauc,..k the sum of tll"I.. H.
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For Sale.

one undivided half af q lot of timber land, 400
" acres,at Waltham. known as The bLitle Falls
lot" One half of a lot opposite Hancock House.
butting the hedge 30 feet font. One pew In init,
arian church, Ellsworth.
sws GEO. r. DUTToN, Attorney.
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STATE OF MAINE,

HANCOCK SIS AT the Court Of County Com,
missiouers begun and held a, Ellsworth. within
ami for the County of Hancock, on the second
Tuesday OF October. A. D., 1887, and by adjourn
ment December -. A. H., 1851.
And now the county commissioners in accom-
anee with section 80, chapter Of the Revised
Statutes, having first made AN annual inspection
Ia the month OF September, lss1, of alt county
roads In the unincorporated Townships and tracts
OF land In said county and having therpupon ma 10
an estimate of the amount needed tn put them In
repair 50 Is To be safe aud convenient Tor public
travel have assessed upon the following desrr,l,I
unincorpurated Townships and tracts of hand in
said county exclusive of water and land resery 81
for public use for that purpose during the ear
ISIS as follows, via On Township No :, south
Division. the sum Of sl0s.39. MS follows, viz
No. of Val. a.
AEr ,
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A Notable Book.

The steadily growing taste aud the cou>e-
qncnt dcmautl for the best productions ia The
musical art. have been the means 81 bringiu-:
10 public notice recently some % thu h,-t
book collections Of piano-mu-ic ever published.
4 VERY handsome book, Ia every way worthy
ot il, name. {. rhc Classical Pianist EIrgc
volume Of piino-picec> By some u The bt~t
authors. II i q carefully edited collection 81
many % The modern classic Gcm,, an bclny
within the ability ~ ortIinar, piano-playcr-,
aud suitable. al>o, Tor teachers u~c. In Size,
shape and style il 5 similar to th,t other book
Piano Cli->ic-" which has become - poru-
lar. every piino-pIascr should examine
The Classical Pianist" II T. larIr. sheet
music ,izc. clcary printed, nicely bound, ani
contains utariy it,o pages of cbnlrc music .,
eminent compo>er- It>zi. Rubin,t,iu, Jcn-
-ru, and many others. Thr publishers Wild
send descriptive circular concerning This or
any other % their brooks. fr.c. THE prtrr II
THE classical Pianist j. 81 ana it viii be
.eut n an, address, post paid. tor that pri.r,
b, oliver pii.un i Co.. Bostou Mas.
The February number q HtT>r's H1J-
GeiH. show. uo falling IN from I'm excellence
~ TO-, January issue. The leading article j. a
sketch ~ FrIiv Euhot. Fainter and Etchcr,
ana Frcuyhuau - wen, The illustrations ere
fra,n Euhpt'- c'rhiu1-.
Mr. Henry James comes u the front NTH ,
no,cjrttc. called Louisa ra.llni William
Bla,k contribute, th,. ,e,oud iu,tl!imyut u hj~
novel. IN Far Lpthahcr."
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For Sale.

THE louise and lot situated on Pine street in
| this city belonging 10 the estate Of the late
John o. Sargent. The lot Is large and the house
and other buildings in good repair For further
particulars inquire OF the undersigned, Green's
Landing, Maine.
MRS. j. o. SARGENT.
Green's Landing, Jan % ISIS 3w4
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$ Per Cent. First Mortgages in Kansas.

q TFf NFHt. T1TsC MOfIgnXf~ IN hAIsAs.
During the next 80 days We shall give our custom
ers per cent. on any money they may send US for
Investments we have for sale We have on hand
First Mortgages and applications for money upon
FIRST mortgage loans. mostly upon 100 acre tsrIn-
amounts ranging from ESQ 10 1850. We have azp
mortgages In amounts ~ $50 10 90, 900 at per
cent which we otter. How much money eaB y6n
furhi US for these loans: They are A secgf
ny. The siringency In the fHoneS market enabied
Us 10 cut down amounts applied for In each ease
a. amount that is safe beyead doubt Now il
write fer our New Investors Gfite Remit With
advice To. JOHN ID. KNOX Go.
lnsestmeDt Bankers and Loan gent. Te.,eks Kan
Boston Once: Boogn ~. No. 81 i;r0u,avIi street.
4Wl
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T. lee expended In repairing both ih' -.. .r
new county ruaL- therein ami John .'t..r.
81 Ellsworth. In salt county. L. appUIuf,.I ....
10 sHI'vriutcud tine expenditure II said "a.
TN Township Ne. .. south DIV lsioH su -auf ....
o. tor rrFairiug the ruad thervlu lvHi!.uE from
hast ltur ~ Franklin through rsLd s. I'd D.. .
West bue Of Township Ne. Iu, adjoining So.
seem. c-tlm1tel tn contain $40 Rcrr~ Go, .r..
sL-1 ~. - fulLnN =. VIZ
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- kiN->t { 49, YIN NfNl MD NpAis'
Positive und speedy cure lCr NJ skin hi~rn
sold III tile dtu- store 81 :. y. Wi..iu
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-02-09

A Russian army officer committed sui
eide rather than Kill the Car, While ~
ing he said he and several Others drew lots
to see who should commit the deed and II
fell to him.
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would start in compound numbers
every time and spend most OF those
three months right there. Think II
we had had the metric system | would
have known more of those numbers
before starting to a free school than
when I quit. I wish you and all other
editors would urge the use OF the me-
trio system until it becomes the sys-
tenn all over the United States.
Will you allow me space enough to
state my views on taxation on spirltu-
Gus liquors? I think it one of the
gNeatest curses that we have, and hope,
instead of taking the tax of, it may
be raised and the law more rigidly
enforced. There is no use of telling the
trouble and suffering that liquor has
caused, for it is known the world over.
It is not the man who distills it that
pays the tax but the one who drinks
it, and if it was selling at half what it
sells for now, how many more wives
would get a thrashing before next
Saturday night, and how many more
be left widows before Christmas? l
say tax liquor higher and take all
taxes, duties, &C., off all other goods,
both of foreign and home manufacture:
There is one other law | want, and
that is the M the brother spoke of in
your paper of June 18th, about the
thief; L say to put him or her on some
public work at a reasonable price and
make him refund to the one he stole
from, money to the amount of what
was stolen and all expenses of catching.
w. I. STALLINGs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-03

SM1THF1ELD, N. c., June l6, 'ss.
Col. L. l.. PoLK.-Dear Ssr:-I be-
ing correspondent for Oak Dale ALI
ance, No. 332, and this being my Sec
ond attempt (my first finding it's way
to the waste basket) it is with some
hesitancy that l write a second time.
But as it is my duty, imposed upon me
by my brethren in the Alliance, [ will
try, try again, and if it meets with the
same fate it is all right.
The crops in my section are looking
we'll, and our anticipations for a good
crop is the by-word; yet General Green
has visited us with some considerable
force, but he has been met and van
pushed. Our Alliance is in a pros
porous condition. Organized in Janu-
airy with l6 members we now have
AZ male members, all zealously work
ing in Alliance harness. We believe
that the salvation of our interest is to-
day in the success and uplifting of the
Alliance banner. We are not en-
dowed with rhetorical talent, as you
perceive, but there are things which
we claim some gift, at the production
of as good hog and hominy rs the
world can boast of, and when elections
come we are as good voters as the
more talented. Having received Bro.
Alexander's letter concerning the
organization of our trade system, we
believe that his profession is just what
the Alliance needs. We are ready to
fall IN line, for the uplifting and future
prosperity of the order is dependent
upon the action Of it's members. With
such men as Capt. Alexander as our
leaders, success is sure, for with the
combined efforts of the tillers of the
soil, in my judgment, nothing is i'm
possible. Though it is said by a good
many that farmers will not stick, |
believe that it is essential and neces-
sary that we cry out with the majority
voice and say we will no longer be ruled
by the minority or wire -pullers, when
other professions are legislated for
and protected by State and govern
ment. Fellow-citizens and brother
farmers, it becomes us as patriotic
tillers of the soil to come together as
a band of brothers and as free men
and say give us protection as we'll as
others. 1t is evident that our interest
has been trailing in the dust. Wake
up, farmers, and shake off the shackles,
for we have worn them long enough.
Stand by the Alliance and its declara-
ton of principles, and the mysterious
problem will eventually be solved and
the gates of hell shall not prevail
against us.
Your fraternally, .
D. T. MASSEY.
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and justice we are going to have.
Fraternally yours,
e. f. COLLIER.
AUBURN, N. c., June 81, 'S8.

AUBURN, n. u, June Il, SO.
Col. L. L. PoLK:-Dear Sr:-Au-
burn Alliance No. Al met June 10th,
and elected the following officers for
the ensuing year, viz: Jno. S. Johns,
President; A. D. Honeycutt, Vice
President; Sellie M. Smith, Secretary;
A. G. Powell, Treasurer; Joseph
Poole, Chaplain; W. IL. Rand, Lee
turer; VIM. Powell, Assistant Lee
turer; Silas Smith, Door Keeper; j.
B. Wilson, Assistant Eoor Keeper and
Jesse Langston, Sergeant-at-Arms
The post office of all the above officers
is Auburn. Well MI. Editor I think
I shall be able to send you a long list
of subscribers to your valuable paper
in a few days. We are glad to see so
many from the different Alliances
every week. We are very much in
need of rain in our section. Hope we
will make enough though to pay our
fees and dues a few more times and to
subscribe to The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
also. I think our Alliance will be
able to contribute something for the
Business Agency Fund. Well, COL, as
the notes from Alliances are getting
numerous and for fear mine will occu-
ply too much space | will close by say
ing success to The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER and it's editor.
F~raternally yours,
SELLIE M. SMITH.
Sec'y Auburn Alliance.
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VOTES FROM ALLIANCES.
HoBToN, N. c., June Is, 'SS.

HoBToN, N. g., June IL, 80.
DEAR BRo:-Our Alliance was or
ganized March 29th, 1888, with seven
charter members, and we. have init
ated several more and have a pocket
full of applications for next meeting.
Our Alliance is now getting in good
working order. 1t meets Saturday
evening before the second and fourth
Sundays, in each month, at 3 o'clock
p. m. Our Alliance is working slow
but sure, as it is situated in a thinly
settled neighborhood and is bounded
in every direction by other lodges.
We are all well pleased with The
FARMER, and think every member
should read it.. We have visitors
from our neighboring lodges every
meeting, and are under many obliga-
tons to the brothers of Keener's lodge,
No. 578, for their kind assistance in
our lodge, as they organized first and
had more experience.
Yours, &C.,
T. W. BARRIERS.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

L. G. Pin the latter part of Sec. G.
Art. Z, of our Constitution, should not
"Secretary" read LECTURER"
Answer-Yes. It is a misprint.
T. H. MIS- a farmer eligible to mem
bership who holds an agency for selling
books and other articles?
Answer-If he pays a license tax he is
not eligible.
Is a student ina high school who labors
on the farm during vacation eligible?
Answer-Yes.
Is a minister living in an incorporated
town but who breaches in the country,
eligible?
Answer-Yes.
w. P. DIS it proper for the Presi-
dent to announce in open Alliance the
number Of black balls cast against an ap-
plicant, if the black balls number two OF
more?
Answer-No. He should simply an
nounce that the applicant is rejected.
Ii a rejected member goes to another
point and is received as a charter member,
what should be done?
Answer-The Alliance that rejected
him should send a certificate to that effect
to the Alliance that received him.
Ii a member gives the pass word and
signs to outsiders and avows that he did
not know it was improper to do so what
should be done?
Answer-If the Alliance is thoroughly
satisfied of his innocence, it should for
give him, but it should be exceedingly
cautious in such a case. The existence of
such a case argues very loose discipline.
d. P. B.-Should the installation of
officers be public?
Answer-Public installation of officers
is not warranted by our Constitution.
T. Must a brother removing from
one State to another, be a resident six
months before he can affiliate with an
Alliance2
Answer-He mnst reside in our State
SIX months Immediately preceding his
application to become an enrolled men
Der. He may affiliate however without
being an, enrolled member.
Is a man eligible who runs a farm, OPP
crates a %turpentine distinery, sells goods
and pays a purchase taxi
Answer-No.
If a man is found to be ineligible after
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NEWS NOTES FROM ANSON.
FALL BRANCH ALLIANCE,
Arson Co., June &c, 'S9.

Arson Co., June &c, 'SS.
Col. L.. l.. PoLK.-Dear Sri
take pleasure this morning in drop
ping a few lines to our organ, The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, to inform the
brethren of the State how our section
is getting along. The farmers have
been badly in the grass %on-account of
the long wet spell in May and the
first of June, but we are getting out
at last. The fruit crop is pretty fair.
Wheat is rather sorry, being cut off
by the rust, but we think if we can
get up corporations properly, we can
buy -four cheap enough next fall and
winter. Fall Branch Alliance is solid
for cooperation and anything else that
will advance the cause Of the farmers.
We had a very interesting meeting
last Saturday.. elected officers and
made preparations for the County
Alliance, which meets the first Friday
in July. | very much regret that we
could not get Capt. Alexander for our
next Governor, but we will do our
best for the nominee and bide our
time. We are always ready to say,
"three cheers for The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER. Truly,
WIN. KELLY.
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SHILOH ALLIANCE, No. S07,
RANDOLPH Co., N. c.,

EDITOR FARMER:-Our Alliance is
in good working condition. We are
receiving new members at almost
every meeting, and they are laying
right hold of the work just like they
mean business; we'll and SO they do
for I can tell you our farmers over
here do see, and not only see but
fee too the need of something being
done for them in a financial way;
therefore we are inclined to believe
that the Farmers Alliance is the very
thing we have been looking for so
long; then if it is, "why let every
man who is in favor of the honest old
farmer, just lay right hold of this
thing and push it right along to sue
cess, for success is in the near future
if the thing is rightly managed. 1t
is founded upon a solid basis, truth,
honesty and the Bible and undoubtedly
will prevail.
Respectfully,
B. S. M.
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Pomona Hill Nurseries
N. c.,

Two and a half miles west of Greens.
boro, N. c. The main line of the R
81 D. r. r. passes through the grounds
and within 100 feet of the Office
Salem trains make regular stops twice
daily each way. Those interested in
Fruit and Fruit growing are cordial.
ly invited to inspect this the largest
nursery in the State and n among
the largest in the South.
The proprietor has for many years
visited the leading Nurseries North
and West and corresponded with those
of foreign countries, gathering everv
fruit that was calculated to suit the
South, both native and foreign. The
reputation of Pomona Hill Nurseries
is such that many agents going out
from Greensboro, representing other
nurseries, try to leave the impression
that they are representing these nur.
series. Why do they do it? Let the
public answer.
I have in stock growing land can
show visitors the same) the largest and
best stock Of trees, &C., ever shown or
e in any two nurseries in North
Carolina, consisting of apple, peach,
pear, cherry, plum, grape, japanese
persimmon, Japanese plum, apricots,
~nectarine, Russian apricot, mulberry,
ounces. Small fruits: Strawberry,
raspberry, ~currants, pecans, English
walnuts, rhubard, asparagus, ever
greens, shade trees, roses, &c.
Give your order to my authorized
agent or order direct from the nur-
sery. Correspondence solicited. Des-
criptive catalogues free to applicants.
Address, J. VAN LNDLEY,
Pomona,
Guilford county, N. G.
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THE METRIC ~SYSTEM--REV-
ENUE LAW, &c.
CEDAR Rock, N. c., June, 'SS.

CEDAR Rock, N. c., June, 'SS.
| saw a few words on the metric
system in your paper of June 18th,
but not enough. want to see it urged
by every body until it is an inforced
law throughout the United States. l
think it would be one of the greatest
things that could be done for the
cause of education even better for us
than the free school system that we
now have. I spent O of my time
in compound numbers than in all the
rest of my school days. Ny father
would send me to the free school two
or three months every year, and I
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THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, JULY 3, 1888.

he has joined, what course should be
taken? a.
Answer-He should be given a with
drawal card promptly. j.
! Is it in accordance with the spirit OF
u order for the Lecturer in his addresses
to advocate lawyers and merchants to I'LL
our State and county offices? -.
Answer-If he deems it proper-of
course any one may reply to him.
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SPILoNA, Johnston Co., N. c.,
June 10. 1888.
B.. S.. M.

uLO ~, 1000.
Mr.. DEMONSTRATING watched the
columns of your paper for some notes
from Alliances in old Johnson, and
seeing nothing, [ will venture a few
lines. Indeed, MI. Editor, it seems
that Alliances all over Johnston county
are behind in Alliance news. Surely,
brethren, we should be too much inter
ested in this grand order to keep so
silent; let us be up and doing. Our
strength in Johnston county is grow
ing rapidly, and we should gladly
make it known. Our Alliance, (The
Spilona Alliance) No. Gil, was organ
lied march "a with only 7 members;
we now number 81 and have several
applications to ballot on at our next
meeting. Our farmers are being
aroused to the very fact, that this is
what we need, and we are striving to
carry out the principles of the ALI
ance order, and we. intend to pull to-
gether in ali things essential to our
good. Brethren, while we have a
chance to redeem ourselves from
future despair, let us leap onward and
push forward until we have gained the
victory. Every farmer should sub
scribe to The PROGRESSIVE FARMER,
and no Alliance man should be with
out it. Very truly,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-03

BARNES STORE, N. c., June 25, 'SS.
Bro. PoLK:-As we have met for
Jul first time in this month, l will
write you a few words to let you know
what we have done. AS you know it
was the day for the election of our
officers. The election resulted as fol
lows: For President, E. F. Collier;
Vice-President, j. T. Stansel; Secre-
tary, S. T. Boyette; Treasure, A. j.
Hill; and by the way we elected the
largest man in u lodge, G.. H. Gar
ner, for our Business Agent. And we
feel like we are going to have business
done up right for brother Garner is a
man that has business done at home,
and think we need plenty of home
business men in our order; men that
have business done up in a straight
forward manner at home. We have 35
in number and several of us are SUBJ
scribers to your paper and are well
pleased with it. One of our brethren
being at our county seat a few days
back overheard a conversation be-
tween two lawyers in regard to our
next election; n said to the other,
awe are going to have a trying time
next election; the Alliance intend to
carry their points, but if we can't out
vote them we can out count them"
Now, brethren, let's look out and
show them that they can not do it.
We don't claim to have politics in our
order but we aim to elect good men to
fill our Offices. Justice we demand,