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south Surry.

south surry.
The Stewards gave very grand re.
ceptlon and entertainment to the citi.
zens OF this place, at their cottage
Thursday evening of last week. Invi-
tations were given, and at the appoint
ed hour large number Of those in
vited had assembled. The entertain
ment, which consisted of tableaux, was
admirably carried out.
We understand that the A. O. L. W
of Surry. will have picnic on the
Neck on Wednesday next.
Mr.. Clifford Curtis and wife re.
turned home last Friday.
Miss Lillian Gray of Sargentville. is
visiting her sister in this place.
Mrs. Charles Smith OF your city has
been visiting relatives mere. the past
week.
Mrs w. c. Bellaity of Ellsworth,
is visiting her parents in this place.
Mrs. Augusta Foster and her niece,
Mary Atkins Of Des Moines, Iowa, are
visiting Mrs. Fosters native home and
relatives in this place.
Mr.. Walter J. Clark and wife and
Mrs. Osmond Clark of your city made
q flying visit to relatives 10 this place
last Sunday. Sirius.
Aug. Is.
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Use aTiss Reecher'z TTafr & yyhisLer Dye.
II contains lead or sulphur. Washing not
required liter ,iyeng as in other dyes. Wholesale
druggists pronounce IL the best single preparation
ever brought 20 their notice. The largest bottle
and best dye in the market Used extensively by
ladies. Price, so cents. Prepared only by g. W.
THOMPSON, Rockland, Me.
AISold by all dealers. LYRIC
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His Breath Took Fire.

"Iwelvc wears ago last month. in
August. 1877, said an old settler, "a
man met death in peculiar and hor-
ribe manner ia san Francisco. | be
lieve that full and succinct account
of this rare accident has never been
given the public, the proprietor of the
establishment where it occurred keep
Ing the facts from the reporters for
fear of hurting Ills trade They are
about rs follows: James Harley, the
victim, had just recovered from an at
tack of delirium tremens He had been
regular sot, and was thoroughly
soaked with alcohol Hi. last attach
Of the jim, Jams was the third he had
undergone within few mouths. On
the morning in question he had started
on another spree. About eleven o'clock
in the day he had all the liquor on
board he was able to carry. Stepping
into n saloon on one Of the principal
streets, he called for swig of bug
juice. which was promptly refused, the
hsii -tSHIti iptNluH lUt t'PHutkitl VI tue
mar, and remembering his late en-.
gagemeut with the snakes Harley
scowlcd and turned TO gas jet to light
his pipe. A second later there was 8
. drunken moan, flash of alcoholic
flame, aud Harley fell heavily on Ill,
floor. his head and neck veiled il
smoke, while blue jets Of flame wer,
Issuing from his ears, mouth, and nos
trils. As soon As water could he pro,
cured water is commodity rather
scarce around such places ii was
dashed in tue sufferers face, not In
time, however, TO save his life The
face wa, as black as that Of a negro
the ears were charred. the inside OF the
mouth black, and the tongue roasted
10 crisp. 1t was a horrible and IN.
canny dcath-one for which dupli.
cate would be hard To tinl"
With all respect to the author y
this story, there Is something about il
, very Suggestive of the sudden COM,
plant that carried oil Ananias
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LOOK HERE!

Brother Farmers AMI Changers | am yGgr
true friend. desire TO help you. Can give You
better stock. better advice, better selections and
for much less money than you can purchase of any
other agent. One trial only will he necessary 10
convince you Of this. make the celebrated Jessie
and Bnbdch strawberries my specialties this sea
son. r. w WOOSTER
Nurseryman and Dealer in all kinds of Nursery
Stock, Hancock Point, Me. 6mosl
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Mr. Francr. Lufkin and wife. who
have been stopping at Sunset. lett for
their home in Portland, Monday.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-08-28

One Of the enjoyable featur, ; Of ijrc
at Hancock Poiut this summer. i, the
regular preaching service on SUNDAY
morning which is held At the 1iffcrc i
cottages Prof Ropes of Bangor, usu-
ally dictates, bur last Sunday Rev. 4.
W. Huntington Of Lowell. Mas.
preached the sermon !, was an able
discourse from John II: In Him
wa, life, and the lite Nas the lght 81
mcu." Mr. Huntington defined liic ID
he "truth in action" and ehcwcd ~.
how Christ illustrated this. He kucw
the truth that God j. love, that man j.
dead in trcspas-es and ,in-, that only
hv tie suffering II God Gould man rc-
reivc life, tia, lie, the eternal >uu.
wa> the one 10 suffer But only III thc
incarnation WAS this truth put into
action, and made operative tot man
Thus Wa, il given 10 the Son t. have
life in himself 2ud Christ +. thr
fountain q life. Reproduction j. ;hr lAw
e all life. but there j. no such ih,sg
~ spontaneous generation in the sp.il-
nal realm, any more thar in the nat-
ural. There must be- personal contact
With The personal Christ, pr There uaa
hc no spiritual life This life i, TIN
light of men Christ act. n A ,Umn-
airy 10 reveal God 10 man. man to HIM
scf, and the eternal Son A. tie life.
II am come He SAYS, ";hat the,
n ut have lite. and that they might
have i more abuadautly." Sra True
spiritual lie can be maintained ouiy
by abiding union wiki Christ. Il is l,t
Ike a scion Of choice tree grated ia-
to ~ Inferior one. II requires personal
contact with Christ 70 maintain Il, a.
truly a. to produce il. Apart from
Christ, men are dead. union with HIM
is lie. sever the connection, aud life
ceases From this naly,i- hc deluoel
two iuierences lst. Since spiritual
life is truth III action, all spiritual life
in the believer must be the same ia
kind. 2ni. Life i higher than either
creed or conduct When creed is de-
Yelopcd into spiritual life and conduct
il the result Of tina, life their true reia-
tinn Is apparent.
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AT the last session of the New
York legislature law was passed
which, under a penalty of from 81 to
$40. declares that no child under l6
years of age Cor apparently under l6)
shall smoke or in any way use cigar,
or tobacco in any form. in any public
street. or resort in the State. It goes
into effect Sept. LIST.
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At the regular meeting Of Gilt Edge
Temple, No. 1913. Aug, LIST, 1890, the
following officers were installed for the
ensuing quarter C. T., Roy A. Kane
Y. T., Violet Person; Chap, Willie
Pierson p. G. T., Rosie j Bridges
Sec, Estelle fainter; A. S. Maude
Bracy Mar, Robert Friend ID. NJ.
May l.. Hooper; Guard, Frank J.
Staples; Sec. Harry B. Kane r. H..
s., Winnie 5racy; l.. II. s.. Mildred
F.. Smith; +. $, Matte Hooper
Treas, Hattie c. Hooper.
At the regular meeting of Eggemog-
gin Lodge. No. 1919, the following Off
GERS were elected c. T., Jacob f.
Coombs v r.. Emma j. Bartlett !;
Chap, @. Annie Grindle P. c. f.,
Eugene Kane; F. S.. Martha Nutter ::
Treas, Alice Dority Sec, Rosa G !.
Wells; Guard, Lutte NJ. Bridges !;
Mar, Daisy Herrick; Sent, II. G.
Allen X. G.. WELLS.
Sec. Eggemoggin Lodge, l. Q. G. T.
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NOTICED!
Pauper Notice.

The undersigned hereby gives notice that he ha.
contracted with the City OF Ellsworth for the sup
port of the poor during the ensuing year and has
made ample provision for their support He there
Gore forbids all persons from furnishing supplies
to any pauper on his account, a. without his writ
ten order, he will pav for goods so furnished
HARRY s. JONES.
ellsworth, &pril 2, 49, II
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Mrs. Abbie Austin who has been
very sick for the past few weeks. still
remains in critical condition. but
hopes are entertained for her recovery.
On Sunday morning word was re-
ceived here that Mrs. Alvira. wife OF
Capt. Leander Smith Of West Trenton.
died early that morning. Mrs. Smith
was sister of Capt. A. c. Holt and
Miss Zelda J. Holt of this town. The
funeral was Tuesday afternoon at West
Trenton.
Mrs. Geo Reynolds of Minneapolis
is visiting her husbands sister, Mrs,
B. F. Phillips.
A very heavy shower accompanied
by thunder and lightning, lasting sew
eral hours, passed over this vicinity
Sunday evening" refreshing vegetation
and purifying the air. D'NErT.
Aug. 10.
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To purify cistern water hang bag
containing peek or more of charcoal
in the water This will destroy the
bad odor.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01
Outrage and Revolt in Siberia

A CIPHER letter, received a few days
ago IN Paris by the Russian ref
ugees, dated Dec. 2s, gives the details
of an awful tragedy in the political
prison at Kara, Eastern Siberia. Nine
Nydya Slhlda, of noble birth, and a
teacher in the high school st Moscow,
was found last year with revolutionary
pamphlets in her possession, and SEN
fenced to penal servitude, On her ar
rival at Kara, this handsome, refined
woman soon attracted the attention of
the director of the prison, who took an
early opportunity 10 insult her. Nine.
Slhida boxed the ears of the director
of the prison, who in revenge had her
stripped and logged in the presence of
all the men in the prison, Such an out
rage had not been perforated on
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01
SPEAKING OF ELLEN"

AT the same time that the Daily Ne,cs
is identifying Socialism with Falsehood,
and that Chandler in the United States
Senate is Jumping in Socialists with
other vicious elements who should be
refused admission into the country, the
second Socialist novel issues from the
pen of one of the most famous Amer
can writers and sells like hot cakes on
the stands,
Speaking of Ellen is the name of
this novel, and the author is Lynn Boyd
Porter. Mr.. Porter halls from ground
that IL classic III American history
Cambridge, near Boston-and descends
from stock to which no one who
knows az thing would impute un-Amer-
lean tendencies, "Speaking of Ellen ("
brlstles with sound, socialistic views and
expressions The share of the capitalist
lis called the lions share; their wealth is
styled robbery; the poverty of the EN-
ployes is imputed to the employers
greed; the death of the toilers children
is named murder; and, to be short, the
aspiration of the best characters de,
picted in the book is plainly, and in SO
many words, the establishment of a
SoCIALIsTIC COMMONWEALTH.
Thus, within two years, two out and
out SoCialistic works have made their
appearance in this country" Looking
Backward " and Speaking of Elem;
both emanate from way back Americans;
and both have been received by the pub
lie with favor that can leave no doubt
of the high esteem in which Socialism
and the Socialist are held in the popu-
lar mind, The spectacle presented by
such would-be guardians Of Americanism
as the Daily NelrS and Senator Chandler
is becoming more and more amusing.
1t is evident both have much to learn.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

letter was referred to the Legislative
Committee with instructions to call the
attention of the Kings County Congress.
men to the matter
The Picnic Committee reported that
Ridgewood Park was secured for Labor
! day.
Judge Dykman's decision in the case
Of The People vs. the Atlantic Avenue
Railroad Company, for violation of the
law in not running cars during the last
strike, was severely commented on.
Cigarmakers' Union No. 81 made a
complaint against man named Zelzeny,
OF No. lab Fulton street, who is employ
ing non'unlon men, and not keeping
the hours. The delegates were requested
not to purchase goods coming from that
place
The Tuscarora Labor Club local hand
lers) complain that their men have not
been patronized by organized labor as
they ought to be. The delegate from the
organization requested the delegates
present to ask for the cards Of the union
when purchasing coal.
The Carriage and Wagonmakers' dele
gate stated that his union was getting
along we'll and that open meetings Will
be held every other week to discuss
the labor question and for the purpose
| of education.
The delegate from the Ale and Porter
brewery Employees Association stated
that Sullivan, the printer, was still in.
juring them IN their fight against Tracy
and Russell, who are employing non.
union men. The delegate further stated
that the police of New York were arrest
ing their men for no cause whatever.
The boycott was however progressing
well, the sale of the scab ale having
been reduced from 200 to Is kegs
The report of Delegate Wilkins, who
represented the Central Labor Union at
the convention of the State Federation.
was received and placed on file. 1t was
brief but conveyed the necessary infor.
nation.
circular was received from the Vul-
can Sawmakers Protective Association,
calling on organized labor to boycott
the saws made by Wheeler, Madden &
Clemson, OF Middletown, n. y, whose
employees have been on strike over Il
year.
The nomination for officers Of the
9. l.. U. will be made next Sunday.
The Clothing Cutters answered the
charges of the Clgarmakers to the effect
that they had tried to boycott the blue
label in Pattberg's Hall. The Clothing
Cutters stated that such action was not
sanctioned by the Union, and if any
thing of the kind had been done by in
dlvldual members their action was not
approved by the Union. The explana-
tlon was referred to the Cigarmakers
Union.
The Legislative Committee was in
structed to urge the Legislature to take
up the investigation OF the New York
Police Department. A committee was
appointed to ask the New York Central
Labor Union to join in the request.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

woman of rank since the days of the
Empress Catherine. The unfortunate
lady never revived. She died a
few days later. Then several of
the other women political prisoners,
fearful of receiving similar treatment,
on hearing Of the terrible event, commit
ted suicide. A few miles from the
womens political prison at Kara is that
occupied by male political convicts, who,
on hearing of the tragedies, revolted en-
mdsse. Troops were called out and aw-
full scenes followed, shooting, flogging
and torturing going on by the whole.
sale The Russian authorities have
naturally been careful to suppress the
details, now given to the public for the
first time
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

proportion to the progress of production.
2. The United States shall obtain pos
session of the railroads, canals, tele.
graphs, telephones, and all other means
OF public transportation and commune
cation.
.. The municipalities to obtain posses
sion of the local railroads, ferries, water
works, gas works, electric plants, ana
all industries requiring municipal fran
chises.
d. The public lands to be declared in
alienable. Revocation of all land grants
to corporations or individuals, the CON
dltions of which have not been com
piled with.
D. Legal incorporation by the States
OF local Trade Unions which have no
national organization.
q. The United States TO have the ex-
elusive right to issue money.
7. Congressional legislation providing
for the scientific management of forests
and waterways, and prohibiting the
waste of the natural resources of the
country.
) Inventions to be free to all: the
inventors to be remunerated by the
nation.
.. Progressive income tax and tax on
inheritances; the smaller incomes to be
exempt.
10. School education of all children
under II years of age to be compulsory,
gratutous, and accessible to all by pub
lie assistance in meals, clothing, books,
etc where necessary.
IL. Repeal of all pauper, tramp, con
splracy, and sumptuary laws. Una.
brldged right of combination.
II. Official statistics concerning the
condition of labor. Prohibition of the
employment of children of school age
and of the employment of female labor
in occupations detrimental to health or
morality. Abolition of the convict
labor contract system.
Is. All wages to be paid in lawful
money of the United States. Euualiza-
ton of women's wages with those of
men where equal service is performed
Ia. Laws for the protection of life
and limb in all occupations, and an eff
Gent employers liability law.
POLITICAL DEMANDS.
l. The people to have the right to pro.
pose laws and to vote upon ali measures
OF Importance, according to the Refer
endum principle.
2. Abolition of the Presidency, Vice
Presidency and Senate of the United
States. An Executive Board to be es-
tablished, whose members are to be
elected, and may at any time be re-
called, by the House of Representatives
as the only legislative body. The
States and Municipalities to adopt cor
responding amendments to their consti
buttons and statutes.
3. Municipal self-government.
4. Direct vote and secret ballots ia all
elections. Universal and equal right of
suffrage without regard to color, creed
or SEX. Election days to be legal holi-
days. The principle of minority repre-
sentation to be introduced.
8. All public officers to be subject to
recall by their respective constituencies.
Q, Uniform civil and criminal law
throughout the United States. Admin
istration of justice to be free of charge,
Abolition of capital punishment.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01
Proceedings of the Brooklyn c. l.. L

The attendance at yesterdays meeting
of the Central Labor Union was the
largest for long time and much i'm.
portant business was transacted. A de-
legate from Typographical Union No. 9S
occupied the chair.
Credentials were received from the
Bach Musical Club, Horeseshoers' Union
No. 20, Cigarmakers' Union No. 1872 and
Ladies Turn Shoemakers' Union.
The Legislative Committee reported
that they had acted in the matter Of the
printing of the minutes of the Boards of
Supervisors and Aldermen being given
to Thomas Lidebotham. Jr., who is
non-union employer, and that a strong
appeal was made to have the printing 90
to a union Office.
A communication was received from
the Practical Association Of United
Book Painters, complaining of the VIC
lation of the eight hour law in the Gov
eminent bindery at Washington, the
binders being employed 10 hours day
and thus depriving other binders of a
chance of employment. The letter
charges that the government binders
form a clique which is in league with
the officials and controls the Washing
ton binders unions. Pursuant TO the
request of the Binders Association the
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01
The Wholesale GrOCers,

The National Association of Whole.
sale Grocers is not trust but its objects
are substantially those of trust and
are, of course, defended by its officers
as eminentIy moral if not absolutely
philanthropic. In the words of one of
its prominent members, its aim is "to
remedy the evils Of increased facilities
of production and distribution, which
have resulted in the extreme develop.
ment Of competition, and this in turn in
trade abuses, such as the selling of goods
below the cost of doing business, with a
tendency to lower the quality of our
food supply, and other INSCRIPTIONS
business methods detrimental alike to
manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers
and consumers. The Association claims
that it has done much to place the
grocery trade ION the correct and sound
principle that no article should be han
died and sold without fair margin of
profit. From the great wealth of its
chief promoters, amassed in a compar-
atively short period of years, this claim
is apparently sustained by the facts--in
their particular case at least. But it
does not appear that their employees, to
whose skill and activity they are in
debted for the enormous enlargement of
their business, have in any way been
benefited. On the contrary, longer
hours and smaller pay have been the
reward of their activity and faithful
ness.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01
PLATFORM OF THE S. l.. p.

The Socialist Labor Party of the
United States, in convention assembled,
reasserts the inalienable right of all
men to life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness.
With the founders of the Ameri-
can republic we hold that the pur-
pose of government is to secure ev-
cry citizen in the enjoyment of this
right; but in the light of our social con-
ditions we hold, furthermore, that no
such right can be exercised under sys-
tenn of economic inequality, essentially
destructive of life, of liberty, and of
happiness.
With the founders of this repub-
lie we hold that the true theory of
politics is that the machinery of gov
eminent must be owned and controlled
by the whole people; but in the light of
our industrial development we hold,
furthermore, that the true theory of
economics is that the machinery of
production must likewise belong to the
people iii common.
To the obvious fact that our despotic
system of economics is the direct oppo-
site of our democratic system of poli.
tics, can plainly be traced the existence
of privileged class, the corruption of
government by that class, the alienation
of public property, public franchises
and public functions to that class, and
the abject dependence of the mightiest
of nations upon that class
Again, through the perversion of de-
mocracy to the ends of plutocracy, labor
is robbed of the wealth which it alone
produces, is denied the means of self
employment, and, by compulsory idle.
ness in wage-savery, is even deprived
of the necessaries of life.
Human power and natural forces are
thus wasted, that the plutocracy may
rule.
Ignorance and misery with all their
concomitant evils are perpetuated, that
the people may be kept in bondage.
Science and invention are diverted
from their humane purpose to the en-
slavement of women and children.
Against such system the S. l.. Z. once
more enters its protest. Once more it re-
iterates its fundamental declaration that
private property in the natural sources
of production and in the instruments of
labor is the obvious cause of all eco
nomic servitude and political depend
ence; and
Whereas, the time is fast coming when,
in the natural cpitrSa of social ,,roI,,
tion this system, through the destruc-
tive action of its failures and crises on
the one hand, and the constructive ten
denotes of its trusts and other CAPITAL
lstic combinations on the other hand,
shall have worked out its own down
fall therefore, be it
Resolved, that we call upon the peo.
pie to organize with view TO the sub
of the cooperative common
wealth for the present state of plan
less production, industrial war and So
cial disorder; a commonwealth in which
Every worker shall have the free exer-
rise and full benefit of his faculties,
by all the modern factors of |
civilization
We call upon them To unite with us |
n a mighty effort to gain by all prac- |
icable means the political power.
In the meantime, and with a view to |
improvement in the condi. |
ion of Labor, we present the following
Demands:
SOCIAL DEMANDS.
/. Reduction of the hours of labor in
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NEW HAVEN.

A MEXICAN SECTION, s. L. Irregular Meet
IL ings the LIST and I'd Friday evening OF each