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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-04-14
For The Ellsworth American
A Word to the Boys

My boy, take your hands out of Your
pockets and listen to me a minute Why
do you keep your hands in your pockets
anyway? Have you anything there so
valuable that you must keep your hands on
II all the time: You haven't: We'll, my
boy, you never will have till you take your
hands from your pockets and keep them
where they belong
There, that's better; now >traghten
your backbone and make Yourself look
ike man. DO you know how God made
mau; No, Well, He made man upright :
upright both without and within; and, let
me tell yuu my boy, that If man keeps
himself upright without it goes long
way toward keeping him upright within
Hold your head up, my boy; if you can't
do ii unaidcd get a harue-s-maker to put u
check-rcin on You. When you are ashamed
to look the world in the face. then hang
your head. The world will expect it then
and honest men will approve of it but, a.
long as your record is clean, my boy, lpok
Hp.
Don't walk around in Way that viii
make people think your feet are too large
to be lifted; don't be afraid Of stepping
too high Your legs were made to carry
you. my boy, but YOU seem to have adopt
ed habit Of carrying them, and don't
seem to have found it al easy iob, either
Ny boy, look in the mirror, stand a. yon
have been standing for the past half-hour,
and then pull your hand, from your pock-
els, raise ynur head, ,traighten your back
and square Your feet about and look again
Draw your own conclusions, my boy, and
stick to the best.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-04-14
For the Ellsworth American
Questions.
BI GERTRUDE MAY

BY GERTRUDE MAY.
Alb me! those terrible tongues of ours,
Are We half aware of their mighty power?
Do we ever trouble our heads at all
Where the Jest may strike or the hint may
fall:
The latest chirp OF that "liiile bird"
That spicy story. you must have heard
We jest away in our gossip rash,
ANA somebody's glass. of course. goes smash
What James have been blasted and broken.
bat pestilent sinks have been stirred
BY word in lightness spoken.
BY only an idle word,
sneer. shrug, a whisper low,
They are poisoned shafts from an ambushed
bow.
shet by the coward. the fool. the kuave.
They pierce the mail of the great or brave.
Vain is the buckler OF wisdom and pride
To turn the pitiless point aside;
The lips may curl with careless smile.
But the heart drips blood d-cirips blood the
while.
All me! what hearts have been broken,
What rivers OF blood hen stirred
BY word in malice spoken,
BY only bitter word,
A kindly word and tender tone
TO only God is their virtue known,
They can lift from the dust the abjeci head.
They can turn foe to a friend instead;
The heart close barred with passion and pride
VIII fling at their knock i,s portals wide,
And the hate that blights and the .corn that
sears
" i'll melt in the fountain of childiike tears.
" hat ice-hound grief> have been broken.
" hat rivers Of love been stirred
by word IN kindness spoken.
BY only gentle word.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-04-14

The leading articles in The Forum for
March, which begins vol. xiii, are Political
Corruption in Maryland,' BY Mr.. Charles J .
Bonaparte, of Baltimore, who explains the
methods whereby the politicians of that State
have given it an unpleasant notorety; The
Question of Free Coinage" "-"Would Free
Coinage Bring European Silver Here:, by E.
o. Leech. Director of the Mint, who maintains
that free coinage would cause Europe to send
its silver to the United States and Free Coin
age and an Elastic Currency" by Hon. r. P.
Bland. pro-coinage article. methods of
| Senator Chandler, Chairman of the Senate
| Committee on Immigration. The Forum
Publishing Company, New York. so cts a
] copy; $5 year.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-04-14
Charlestown, Mass.
lDONiINt

This part Of Boston, with its associations
with the history of our country, lends a
deep interest to the visitor Bunker Hill
monument will ever interest the behoidcr /;
and the view from the top, it VIII be safe
to say, is more than magnificent. The
brave Warren is there, though his ashes
have lain undi-turbed for mole than IA cen
tury; his statue i there with features a.
down by English bullets Hi, sword i,
drawn and he stands hrm and determined.
The English army is not there, vet but lit
tie more than century has passed since
it, soldier. lay in heaps On the brow of
this hill but few rods from the monu-
ment. The blue waters are there where
Labor has changed the face OF nature and
by tti!iing in" beautiful streets and fine
dwellings have usurped the waters where
the army of redCoats beached their boats,
when landing to gain an ingloriOus vic
tory on Breeds hill. A Methodist church
stands but few rods from the monument.
and a we listened to the prayers and heard
the beautiful singing, and at the same time
cast our eyes out of the window and be-
held that monument of liberty, we could
not help feeling to say What has God
wrought THos. A. tEABTKEE
Boston, April 3, 90.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-04-14
The Phonograph and the Newspaper

Mr.. Edison i turning out the first batch
es of photograph cylinders for mailing
purposes. Already ordinary phonograph
cylinders are sent by post to a consider
able extent by people who have machines
and who like to hear each others voices in
correspondence. But these cylinders are
too large for convenience, and require sew
eral postage stamps each, going necessari-
ly as first class matter, like any other let
tiers.
The new mailing cylinders, however, are
such little things-ouly about 3 in. long,
by 2 3 in. in diameter-that one of them
enclosed in its pasteboard case only takes
one two-cent stamp to carry it. The case
itself is cylindrical, with a cotton pad at
each end, and also at each end a round
wooden projection fitting into the end of
the cylinder 50 that the outside of the lat
ter does not come into contact at all with
the interior of the mailing case. Such a
mailing case will carry very many cylin-
ders before it wears out. One of its ends
screws on something like bottle.
Edison, says an American paper believes
that the most important use of the phono-
graph in the future will be for epistolary
purposes, Photographs being sent instead
of letters. Each of these little mailing
cylinders can be peeled as thin as common
paper by the usual attachment of the pho
nograph for that purpose. 1t costs only
three cents to begin with, and you can
hardly get note paper for less than half a
cent a sheet. The cost of the mailing
cases will not exceed that of envelopes.
Mr.. Edison thinks that eventually all news
papers will be set up by combination of
the phonograph and type setting machine.
Editors will read of into monographs all
the copy brought in, editing the copy as
they go along, by changing it to suit them
selves in the reading. and by mentioning
the punctuation marks, the paragraphs
and the capital letters. The compositor
Will put the cylinder with his take on an.
other phonograph, aud, listening to the
dctation of the machine, will translate it
directly into type by the keys of the piano
like mechanical type-setter
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-04-14

time they return and to be found Vituals
& Drink
Appeared also at sd Meeting Joseph
Milliken for himself
Voted-That N. NJ. N. J. of-ye Com
mittee afores'd provide Boat as cheap as
they can that the expense of sd Boat be
paid by the Proprietors.
Attd SAM'L FREEMAN Clerk"
The Saml Freeman who was chosen
clerk of the proprietors, June Il, 1852.
and from whose minutes. records and pa
pers, undoubtedly made at their date, we
shall gather most of the information which
Will be given of ancient Trenton, was at
this time but eighteen years of age although
the next day was his nineteenth birthday.
rhar Il
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-04-14

LITTELES LIVING AGE.-The numbers
of The Licing Age for April ID and 9th con-
tain Diary Of Spanish Grandee, Quarterly,
"reminiscences of Cardinal Manning, and the
Genius of Plato, by Walter Pater, Contempor
ary; Ancient Trade, Scottish; Madame Bod.
chon:a "Reminiscences. and some Possibilities Of
Electricity. FortnighAy; Menservants in Eng
land, and The Early Ancestors OF our Queen,
National; The Simian Tongue, Nep Reuier;
Pretty Poll! CornhAl;; An Aide-de, Camp Of
Massena, and Norway in Winter, Temple
Bar, Statesmen of Europe: Russia, Leisure
Hour; The German Emperor's War with Dis
belief, Economist; A Hundred and Three
Days on Desert Island. The Ladies' Gallery,
and Upon Bear,is. Chambers: with 1.-The VII
lage Legacy" Tea at the Mains" and poetry.
1The number for April ID begins new
volume.
For fifty-two numbers OF sixty-four large
pages each Tor more than $500 pages year)
the subscription price 1857 is low while for
Sl0.5O the publishers offer to send any one Of
the American s4.O0 monthlies or weeklies with
The Living Age for a year, both postpaid.
Littell & Co.. Boston. are the publishers.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-04-14

CENSUS TAXING ON FIFTH AVENUE
May | have the honor of requesting your
name?"
In what year were you so considerate
as to he born?'
What place has the honor of being
your birthplace:"
eff you are kind enough to be engaged
in any occupation will Won kindly mention
what it ISL 7eraS SUti,qS.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-04-14

"A short time ago an old Negro came
before Judge Guerry of Dawson charged
with some trivial offense. Haven't YOU
lawyer, old mani" inquired the judge.
No, sab" Cant you get one?" NO,
sab Don't you want me to appoint one
to defend you:" NO, sab jes' tho't III
leab the case to de igu'ance ob de co't."-
QuitntdR Free Press.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-04-14

A reporter had an interview with the
man supposed to have caused the latest
dynamite explosion in Paris ;the police can.
not find the fellow.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-04-14

WIS. E,..Arssz1. y. 47->eeoaa .aa fourth
NH.-.
L.- : d paR y, E.ets M say
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-04-14

Cherryfleld, March 81, 1892.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-04-14

sullivan.
The surveys were made IN June and July
Of l76a under the direction Of Col Liver
more In the manner -ct forth in the agree
ment The record shows that the survey
ors We're employed. arrangements made
and everything seemed to have been car
red out as agreed and specified in the con
tract 4, further evidence " what was
done we add the following original letter
of Col. Jas. Gowen to Eben Thorndike and
others:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-23

compact made to give and receive
presents of less cost than heretofore,
and to use any balance OF money, that
might otherwise have been expended,
in some way that shall addreal value TO
the life OF those who are unable to give
gifts at all?
The money that is unwisely spent in
many families of not very large in
comes for things that are presently
laid By and forgotten, if put together
in one sum would provide a southern
winter for an invalid who would die in
the north, or journey in the hills next
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-23

of gifts whose value was chiefly in their
handiwork. Now we are in danger Of
allowing curiosity and aequisitiveness
to drown out all the simple and sacred
feelings belonging to the day. For
gradually the increase of wealth
has brought about an unwise in
crease in the cost of gifts for
special and recurring occasions; and
the storekeepers, quick to take a hint.
set the world ahame every year with
their advertisements, as if it were c
matter of course that things of price
should be bought, till the custom has
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-23

MAY ! inquire, ladies'" said he. feel
ing he was about to end most delight
full evening, why have been sent for.
If it is matter of news"
"0h, no; not all, )" broke in one of the
girls. ''Not at all; the fact is we have
a cousin who is going to marry a re-
porter and we merely wanted to see
how one acted out in company"
JOHN j. FULLER.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-23

become a burden, and no one of merely
moderate means can maintain it with
out serious self-denial. So it has come
to pass that raany give what they really
cannot afford 2nd what no one wants:
and receive what they never should
have bought for themselves, and what
frequently entails increased expense by
demanding Sthcr things to correspond.
Would it not be an experiment worth
trying, if il every household there were
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-23
WORTH CONSIDERING.
Is Christmas Degenerating Into 4 Mere
Festival for the StOrrkeepers?

Our Christmas of to-day makes me
sometimes fear that the Christmas Of
our youth IS degenerating into q festi-
val OF the store-keepcrs, Once there
was meuy-making at home. trimming
OF the church with evergreels. listen
ing for the bells Of Christmas eve peal
ing through the frosty air, interchange
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-23

refreshments, and everything indicated
that he was expected and was 10 be
grandly entertained.
He was. He found the ladies charm
ing takers, and he was much in
terested, thinking every minute they
would breach the matter for which they
wanted reporter.
Not word On the subject came, how
ever, and at length Mr.. Roberts was
obliged to ask for the information.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-23
", WHICH SHALI BE TO I'LL PEOPLE" . y y

year for tired needlewoman; or would
give young girl, with a talent for pen
ell or piano, the beginning of the educa-
ton in art she ought to have; or send a
poor boy through one year Of college;
or stock little hSberdashery for some
one who cannot work, and to beg who
is ashamed; or procure surgery, cloth
ing and countless comforts and turn the
drcarlness Of p@verty-stricken homes
into sunshine. Is this not really some
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-23

BIZ AND NAIIh AMI LloALNs
The dear old farmhouse kitchen
and the old brown district school
Come back like an angels vision,
Though stern thought their rule.
Ihave lost the sweet old mother,
And the father strict and kind.
Whose word was law TO the children
i law they loved 10 mind.
They ere not on the earth for loving;
They have left the weary road,
And they hear the Christmas music
On the golden hills Of Cod.
But I'm better for their teaching
And on TO the very end
ITill try to walk as they did,
With the Christ for my blessed Friend.
Twill try 10 teach the children
That love Is the best OF creeds,
And that he who cares for his neighbor
His own cause ever pleads
Yes, dear, It Is MERRY christmasl"
And you really should not scold
liza man forgets at Christmas
That he Is not made OF gold
Why, / sGUed for my Christmas presents
Quite since the first Of May,
lad / like 10 be bankrupt for awhile
After the Christmas day.
Margaret E. Sangster. in Harper's Bazaar
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-23
THE REPORTERS CALL.
The Ladies Enjoyed 1t, But the News
paper Man Didn't.

paper AIau Didn't.
The city editor was just giving out
the assignments. Itwas New Years day
and the reporters one and all had gone
to the Office in the hope that they would
be given day off or at least some easy
task. Harold Roberts rather crowed
over his fellows, for he thought he had
won the prize. Perhaps he had.
A request had come from a lady in a
fashionable quarter OF the city to have a
reporter sent to her house that evening
at eight o'clock, but no hint of what
was required was given.
At the hour named, Mr.. Roberts was
at the number given and was presently
ushered into an extremely pleasant
room where sat two charming young
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-23
ENCOURAGING.

Miss Lovina Cottedge-Oh, Mr.. Squeer,
| am 50 pleased with your beautiful
Christmas gift!
Madison S9neer-I am very glad you
liked it. Thinking Of his rival) Err,
did you get anything from Shipper
Clarke?
Miss Cottedge-No; ! told him Chat he
had better save the money.-Puci.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-23

thing for many OF US to corsider?-Har-
riet Prescott Spoford, in Ladies Home
Journal.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-23

Buy your holiday presents early and
your pocketbook will avoid the rush
later on.--Chicago Tribune.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-23

Echoed forth the rapturous song
Welcomed in the holy ray
OF the first glad Christmas day.
joyful let US greet it now,
With light hearts and cheerful brow,
Bright warm hearths and mirthful bands,
Kindly eyes and clasping hands;
Greetings frank and words Of cheer,
To the friends and kindred near.
Meekly, humbly lay aside
Angry tone and look of pride,
Memory OF wrong or woe
Treacherous friend or cruel foe
All that chills the heart below.
And round cheerful board and hearth,
Midst words of joy and songs Of mirth,
Let each grateful spirit be
Fraught with holy charity;
Nor envy, care, nor malice find
Resting-place in heart or mind;
But kindly tone and open hand,
And the deed Of mercy planned,
To our suffering neighbors prove
Our Christmas faith and Christmas love,
Hallowed by His love sublime,
Who bore with patience wrong and blame,
Poverty and want and shame
All that earth's poor wanderers fear
OF mortal pain and suffering here.
So with faiths best prayer and praise
Shall we hail the day Of days;
So with charity benign,
Bend before its hallOwed shrine,
And the hearts best tribute bring
To the altar Of our King.
So with meet and harmless mirth
Gather round the social hearth,
And the spirits free from care,
And the welcome uttered there.
And the kindly glance and tone,
And the prayer for loved ones gone,
And the clasp of friendships hand,
And the greetings, frank and bland,
And the kindly word and deed,
Shown the suffering in their need,
Shall be pleasing in His eyes,
Whose dear human sympathies,
From His throne beyond the skies,
Reacheth, in their JOY or woe,
All His creatures here below.
N. Y. Ledger.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-23

Before the first Of May,
And I'm bankrupt till the spring returns,
After each Christmas day,
/ take my dearest dear ones
First on my Christmas list
Ny rosy, dimpled darlings,
With faces made to be kissed.
And the lovely bright-eyed mother
Wherever she sets her chair,
In the nursery or the parlor,
The center Of home is there.
For her should be spells Of jewels,
Velvet and lace galore,
Raiment 10 trail its splendors
Over our homely floor.
But her frown OF grave discretion
Still holds my zeal in check,
And her gentle dear, be careful"
Is strong as monarch's beck.
And Tom, my sturdy first-born,
And my roguish, manly Fred,
"Tis little to think OF skates for one,
And the other must have sled.
And my dainty baby Margaret,
And my winsome maiden Ruth,
I'll see that their Christmas stockings
Are full 10 the brim, in sooth
Next comes host Of cousins
We are rich in kith and kin,
Their numbers muster bravely,
With the babies counted in.
Beyond these are the needy
Our Christmas feast 10 share,
And the worn and heavy.hearted,
Who are ever in our care.
In flock the joyous children,
Laden with fir and pine,
And the scarlet holly berries,
Their stars and wreaths 10 twire.
sit and watch and listen
Till almost fall asleep.
And over my weary senses
The drifting odors sweep
Ard somehow, this Christmas fading,
am back in the long ago,
WhcnI was jolly youngster
Trudging 10 school in the snow.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-24
alearhs.

BlDDLE.-on the 18th instant, Samuel Beeson
Biddle. infant son of samuel q. and tho late
Ella Beeson Bddlo.
BAkrRAM.-on the 18th inst, Charles II.
Bariram, aged So years.
BOWERS. lin this city, on tho 18Th inst, Snrah
Elizabeth, wife Of william Leonard bowers.
cLARK.-At Newark, bel, on tho 18Th instant
Nathan Hays CLARK, NJ. d.
CROSSLEi.--I this city, on tho nth instant
Mary A., wife Of John 8. crossley, aged ii
yonrs.
CAliROLL.-Snddenly, on tho 18th instant.
Edward G. Carroll, In the 25th year Of hle ago,
GlFFORD.--Un the 18th instant Samuel A
CHORD, aged A. GEARS
MuRGArRoY D.--Sudienly. on tho 10Th iust. j..
beniamln Murgatroyd, In the G2d year of his
age.
NltKLE.-In Baltimore, Md, Eugene, aged IL.
son oil Captain A. c. Nickle, formerly OF Del
aware City.
fAlrERsoN.-on tho 2ist instant, Laura A.,
wife Of John Z, Patterson.
PENNAWE!L.--ln thia city on the ION inst
Myrh Pennawell, aged 0j years.
ToNhR-ln this city, ON the 18th inst, Mar
garetJ., wlto OF William II. Toner, aged 10
years.
TuKNER.- Entered into rest at New Castle,
uol., on tho l4th inst, Harriet W. Turner
relict of tho late George W. Turner aEed d.
years.
TllOMPSoN.-At New Castle, on the eist inst
T. lockyer Thompson.
holatiyes and friends arc invited 10 The
ilnerul at lmmanunl Church, New Castle, on
thursday 2dth, mt IL o'clock noon.
NATEs.--on tho 18th inst, John G. Yates, in
tho Slat year of his age.