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Four Maine Boys.

Thirty years agu knew ia the town of
! G-- ia Maine, two brothers whose
/ identify viii disguise under the names ot
| willard and IAnxdun Newman. In the
I same town knew also two boys. not
7 brothers whom will call Charles Small
I man and 'ieorgc WinfaSt The two for
! ru-F were sous of farmer the two lat
| Ter sous of master mechanics. The farmer
! lived in the outskirts of the town, Ia the
I " ilI country which rendered them plrh-
.iars the latter IN the village, which made
{ th, IA patricians a. boys saw those things.
[ Frnm the time they were nine and ten
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| assist In the teamwork In summer time
I and therefore could not attend school.
J They worked at planting and hoeiug and
! having from fse Ia the morning until
, eight or nine at nigst In the longest days.
: In the winter for few years more ten
. weeks at school was possible, for which
! they walked nearly mile, going home for
! dinner between twelve and one.
, when the Ciyil War came on, times were
! hard In those Maine country towns. Will
/ lard and Langdon by SOS were compelled
| to leave school and go into the forest To
! cut and haul wood. At fourteen the lat
| ter used 10 yoke his oxen before light on
| those short winter mornings, drive into
| the woods through snow from two to four
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sticks four feet long, and haul ii 90 the
railway station Il mile distant This b"
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momctcr at zero. But all this time these
! two boys were occupying their spare mo-
mcntS In improving their minds. Their
evenings were passed around the great
fireplace where they studied their books
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Decoration Day.

No battle weapon in your hand,
but bearing hower~ instead.
fss~. comrades. 10 the resting place
~ those - hp once With >ttad'a>t ialth
h- \atiuu'- honor h,ld.
IN, standards that wave free to-day
Arr those II peace not war;
Those sucirni hae- are laid away,
1bst. mid the smoke of hatti" FRAY.
Ift with their starr the elpud fli'd DAY
,n baiiI, blast out hafu'
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-05-31

When an opera singer sings in broken
English. is it correct to say that her voice
is cracked?
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-05-31

Chairman Jones of the Republican ma
tional committee denies that there Is any
movement among Mr.. Blaine's friends to
have his name presented at Chicago
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The Lords Prayer in Verse


From Note- and Queries
"Our Father. which in Heaven art,
We ,anctify Thy name;
Thy Kingdom come: Thy viii be done
In Heaven and earth the same;
Give Us this day our daily bread;
And u forgive Thou so
A. We on them that do offend
Forgiveness do bestOw;
Into temptation lead u, not
But u from evil free;
For Thine the Kingdom, power and praise
Is, and shall ever be-.
- The story of the Cape Cod youth who
spent a week in finding ten cents on the
street in Boston has brought the Listener
another story of a Cape Cod boy, VIII"
must have been relative of that one. He
happened to be visiting in Boston, good
while ago, on the Fourth of July, and
went out on the Common to see the sights.
He returned in an hour or two, looking
rather rueful.
Whats the matter, Silas?" he was
asked.
Gosh all hemlocks!" he exclaimed; :;
..this is the most extravagant place ever
see
What has happened!"
wal YOU know that quarter of a dol
lar you give me this morning."
yes WeIl?7
sSpent it, by hDkey, all but twenty
three cents, slap-dash for molasses cakes
Boston Transcript.
The sun., 1888-11-08
4 SURPRIsE IN MISSOURI.
Tho Governorship In Doubt A Loss OF Two
Democratic Congressman.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. THE Govcrnorship OF
Missouri is In doubt tonight. d. Il. Francis,
the Democratic candidate. was "knifed" so
badly in this city, OF which he is Mayor, that
his election is doubtful. The Republicans car
ried st. Louis by 6,000 plurality. and Kimball.
Republican candidate for Governor beat Fran
els 10000. The Republicans also made clean
sweep in the three Congress districts Of the
city. O'Neill DEM was beaten in the Eighth
by Niedringhaus RepJ: Castleman Dem.) in
the Ninth by Frank Rep.,. and Clardy CDem.)
10000 il majority in in the , city Kimball made gains
In SnrinGfeid; Kansas City, st; Joseph.
Kimball ran ahead OF Harrison. Each side
claim its man is elected. but not owe" one; ;hnlf
Is known. @ The ell eieetora Ito al Vote Vote % Of the state is
for Cleveland and Thurman. and MI the Demo-
cratic State ticket is safe Famcs TIE
trict and gained three in st, Louis. making
gan Of two II the State The C congressGnad
from the returns now in as folIows:
First distrie, y; H; Hitch. Dem; Dem; Second
Dem. sixth. John T., Heard. Dem. Seventh.
S hans f Rep; Nin,h Nathan Frank. kep.; Tenth
William NJ. kenny hep;t: Eleyenth. 4 +.
RRan RsT H. H"s &sds Esp j. fSSPs H%
p Walker, Dem.
The Repmblicans here we're wild with delight
to-day. and celebrated the vi, toy by mass
meeting and a parade on the streets. The
vote Of the city was: Harrison. SO. Cleve-
land. 26.93T: Francis. 25.275: Kimhall. 35949
Ceveland's majority in the State will be about
10000.
The Democratic State Committee has COM
plete and incomplete returns from about nifty
Of the ia counties in this State which indicate
that Cleveland will have a n urnlity Of 10000 in
the State. and that Francis Dem for Governor
uf ] These
emIrace the vote OF st. Louis. Kansas City. and
all other large cities in he State,
The sun., 1888-11-08
rs ONO DOUBTFULp
Onacini Returns from, the Counties SHOW
Large Democratic Gains.

COLUMBUS, Nov. 7.-Chnirman Townsend
OF the Democratic State Central Committee has
received official reports from twenty-one ofthe
eighty-eight counties in Ohio, which show
net Democratic gain over last year OF 9,S7l.
Mr.. Townsend docs not however. claim tho
State. Gov. Foraker carried Ohio last year
by 29.500. and tho estimate is mado on
that ground, Chairman Cappelero o Rep.l
raiiiy, but shows no. no returns. Tho following
Democratic Congressmen nro elected: lnder,
Seney. 09thwaitS, Owens, md nayneas' a % me iI,, "
the Van Vert md Dayton districts are stu IN
doubt, The Democrats hal six Congressmen
one in this, owing to the outrageous gerry
mnnder Of the State. The frat four have tre-
mendous Democratic mnJorities, one of them
Interest in the election returns continues
great. The bulletin boards wore watched oil
little for the rain and mud. Probably the cool.
est and apparently the least Interested man IN
the city was Judge Thqrma1n whG & sPsent fsn mis-
few years, quietly reading in his library. He
was free from opinions rs 70 the result and
the particulars OF the election. Being asked
for an expression Of his opinion, he said he had
y The two State Committees are still receiving
gains nn.l losses. For Congress; The !, Demo.
have gainod in tho Sixth md Tenth. and are
not rendy 10 concede their defeat in the Sew
n net gain OF one, having lost in the Tenth and
gained In the Seventh and Twenty y-flrst. TAX
Ing tho Republican claim. the Representatives
terworth. Republican; Caldwell. Republican:
Williams Repuhicao; XoderI DEMOCRAT: Sc
Republcnn; Cooper. Repnb blican; Hanes, Dem
ocrat; Thomrson, Republican,: PuGsley, Re-
publican; Outhwaite Democrat: WicSham.
Democrat;, J. D. Taylor, Eenublican: McKin-
ley. Republican: E. D. Taylor Republican:
Smyser. Republican: Burton, Republican. This
does not include the Sixth district. which is
CLAIMED by both committees; Morey. In the
Gratis shy that late Information from Butler
county shows great Democratic gains. and on
that account they are not yet ready to concede
Bothman's election In the Sixth by 200. while
the Democrats are equally confident that Saitz-
ganer has plurality OF at least GOO.
Unofficial returns from every county In Ohio
except 70 ,r give Harrison q plurality OF 2523i.
The sun., 1888-11-08
WAITINo FOR THE BLOCKADE RUNNER.
Vessels that VIII Receive the sneinnw-A
Former Experience OF the Clyde Line.

Vessels that VIII Receive the snginnw-A
Former Experience OF the Clyde Line.
The charge that the Saginaw Of the Clyde
line, which sailed On Monday. carried a cargo
ofmunitions OF war intended for the Haytian
insurrectionists. revived yesterday the old
allegation that Clyde line steamer had once
taken a party.of insurgents 10 the neEhhor-
hood Of Turks Island where they had been
transferred to the steamer City of Mexico.
Mr.. Cameron. the agent OF the line. admitted
that some insurgents had unfortunately got
aboard Clyde steamer on one occasion. 1t
was their intention to join the Honduras IN
surgents but they never got there. Mr.. Cam
eron was summoned as u witness in their case.
but Mr.. CLYDE was not.
Whether the supplementary manifest OF the
Saginaw had been filed as yet NJ the Custom
House Mr.. Cameron could not say yesterday.
as that was q matter left to tho company's
brokers. 1t must be filed by to-day under the
legal requirement that 1t shall he filed within
four days from the date OF clearance
The Dominican Consul. who certified the in;
VOICES Of all the goods that were 70 be landed
Dominican merchant who bought the mum:
tions of war for Papillon and had them shipped
by the Saginaw The Haytian Legation regard
this as significant fact.
The Haytian navy that is on the lookout for
the Saginaw comprises the men.of-war Tous-
saint Louverture, Dessaline. and Bos Ch6ue,
and these steamers belonging TO n subsidized
line: the Grande Riviere. Mancel Nouvelle
ValdesQue. Estere. and the Montzouis.
The sun., 1888-11-08
ALAS! FOR THE AMERICAN PARTI
Its Vote HASN'T Been Discovered. nnd there
II Dissension In tho Ranks, Too.

Lawyer Simeon E. Church. elector at largo
on the Presidential ticket Of tho American
party, reached his office In the Boreel building
early yesterday morning. He scanned tho
election figures in the morning papers in vain
for the vote cast for James Langdon Curtis.
tho nominee Of the party. Fisk. the prohibi-
tion candidate. had over 1.200 votes in this
city, but apparently not one vote had been re-
corded for the representative Of American"
ideas. Lawyer Church knew better than this,
for his hercuean efforts in the Nineteenth As
sembly district had won to his personal knowl.
edge five votes for the American party's candi-
date An investigation showed that some one
had blundered in not sending a copy Of tho
electoral ticket to the Bureau OF Elections. and
consequently the votes cast by the American
party were not announced with those OF the
other parties. Mr.. Church is confident that the
official count will show at least 500 votes in this
James Langdon Curtis. the defeated candi.
date was not at his place Of business IN Will
liam street Hs sd hst he
attributable 30 much to defeat. perhaps. as to u
split in the AMERICAN party. Up to the night
Of the Executive Committee. Secretary, of the
Provisional Committee and editor OF the Na-
tbs c nrb IN
twelve members OF the Executive Committee
met at the headquarters, IS West Twenty:
getting out the full vote OF the organization.
Secretary Llnphard talked out ina way that
about a poverty-stricken party" and his own
unappreciated efforts in it's behalf. and charged
the leading members with supporting an op-
position paper known MS the american Citizen.
The upshot was that motion was carried
expelling from the party Secretary Lpp-
and DR.. ]. G. Wilson. who were In sympathy
with him. Mr.. Lipphard left the room. threat
snine 70 start an American ,party OF his own.
diSCSonSfOn q 6eptiOn
annoying to James .Langdon Curtis. who hnd
been the financial hacker Of Mr. bipphards
at his own expense. His equanmity was iur.
ther disturbed when he learned that early on
away the Star Spangled Banner. with the name
Of tho party on, it iD big black letters, that
In It's place now hangs piece Of light brown
raper: on which is inscribed the words :" The
American Party" IN lead pencil marks. that
emotional character.
The sun., 1888-11-08
Palmer Defeated In Illinois.

CHICAGO, Nov. 7.-Eighty-six counties Of
Illinois. including Cook. give pluralities for
Fiier, 352ls: Palmer. 1885. The remaining
sixteen counties in 1884 gave pul alities for
Blaine, 5639; and Cleyelnrd. 4.356. Assuming
that Fifer will lose In these sixteen counties
in about the same ratio as in those reported
his plurality oyer Palmer IN the state will be
about 1900 1t is not believed his plurality
can vary 1,O0O votes from his figure.
Tonight the Tribune had complete unofficial
returns from ex.Congr-ssnan VIM. X Morri-
sons district. The figures give the district to
Tho Democracy by a plurality OF l4s. This
would decrease the number OF Republican
thss tths,, delegation 10 Republicans, Democrats.
oyer, Jehp Baker. tho successful opponent OF
Mr. Morrison.
Returns np to midnight show that In Illinois
Harrison will lead Cleyeland By $4,000 votes.
10000 less than Mr. Blnine's plurality, and TINT
Palmer and Fiter are running neck-to-neck
race. The Democratic State Committee claim
Palmer's election. and bets are offered on Y
The result however, cannot be known until
the official cnnnt is made formnns defeat of
Jchn Baker Baker m oil. Norrson's old dis
trirt gives a Democratic gain OF one Congress-
man In the state. and the latest indications are
favorable to Prrntiss. the Democratic candi-
date against Gest In the Eleventh district
The sun., 1888-11-08
Six Children Mt u Birth.

DALLAS. Tex, Nov. Mrs. Judge Hirsch
OF Navarro county gave birth to six children
on the afternoon OF SATURDAY.. Nov. 8. Tho
mother aud children are doing well. and the
father Is trying 10 be happy. A reporter who
visited the homestead yesterday found about
100 people present. all examining the brood OF
babies. There are four boys and two girls.
The lather; George Hirsch. is 81. and his wife
have three children besides he recent access
sion. Hirsch is o! German lescenl, and has
and Thurman. The girls are ictoria and
Louise. All are perfectly pi"portioned but
VERY Jma, IhS q babies al seem e.. hathy The
lar.e, healthy woman. Tn" babies are all
tagged to preserve their Identity.
The sun., 1888-11-08
MRS. JENhIAS ALLIED.
She Leaps From Her Carriage while the
Horse Are Running Away.


Horse Are Running Away.
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Jenkins. the wife Of
Charles Jenkins. business manager Of tho
Manhattan News Company. lett her home in
Central avenue. New Brighton. s. l.. yesterday
afternoon for a drive in m extension top
phaeton behind her husbands spirited team.
John Preiss. aged 26. Of Griffin street, Tomp-
kinsville, an experienced coachman was the
driver. While descending the hill on Central
avenue, tho horses became frightened and
boltod. Breaking into a mad gallop. they
whlred the carriage upon two wheels amid a
cloud Of dust around the corner OF Central
avenue into.Griilin street. The violent Joting
and .swayinG, Of tho vehicle terrified Mrs.
Jenkins AID she screamed loudly for help. Her
cries served only to further alarm the team
and they increased their speed. Near the
junction oi Griffin aud Day streets Mrs.
jenkins made q leap from the carriage.
Her 10 hing caught In the wheels and she
WAS flung Iieadong 10 the roadway. She was
picked NJ unconscious and carried into an ad-
jac'nt drug store. Ten minutes later she died.
death being due To- n fracture Of the skull. In
the mean tine tilo ieam dashed into post in
Bay eet. Preiss was thluwn heavily upon
the curhstOnn ard seriously injured about the
body and legs. He was sent home hy the poice
in AN ambulance. Th" carriage was completely
wrrcked. but the horses were uDiniured. Mrs.
jenkins, who was tall for a woman. weighed
nearly 800 pounds.
The sun., 1888-11-08
FORGED THE TIMES LETTER.
RUSSELL WILL PUT THE NAN VINO DID
II ON THE STAND.

NE VIII show How Parncn's Signature
About the Alleged Outrages in Ireland.
cpiot 1893 ep Tnr srS PrtntnO and Ipblshtno Asso-
citation
LONDON, Nov. 7.-The Commission divided
It's time to-day listening TO the Heralds corre-
spondent Ivess views on Irish affairs and his
explanations OF certain interviews had with the
Irish leaders six to eight years nso. and to n
number OF witnesses, who testified to various
outrages and inflammatory speeches. Tho
recital has been heard before, and no new facts
were elected to-day. either in the exnmina-
tion or ss-eSamination.
~ ne Aaoctd'ed Fress.
Sir Henry James. counsel for the Times. said
that II was difficult to compel Witnesses to com.
ply with subpnnas. and that he would 30 forced
to complete the proof Of certain outrages later.
Several witnesses testified that Land League
hare hunts were organized ovor lands belonging
to persons who offended tho League for tho
purpose OF damaging their crops.
and other places in Ireland showed that prior
to tho founding OF Tongue branches in those dis
tricts the districts were comparatively free from
crime. and that alter League meetings there
was much turbulence. often cul minatinC in
outrages. 1T was testified that five, murders
branch. including tho killing OF Sergeant Lin
ton, who, witnesses averred, was shot for tes-
tifyng at the Parncl trial.
Sir Charles Russell, counsel for the Parnell-
the Times letters. and will show by enlarged
photographs on magic lantern that In tracing
beneath tho signature the pen was repeatedly
stopped In the course Of writing.