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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-02-18
boy. but sits Ike little lady and knits or
sews all day?" did wish could pat

boy, but sits Ike little lady and knits or
sews all day?" I did wish l could pas
Fannie Green under one big drift Just once
so she could see the fun Of 1t. then knew
she would never want her needles again
while sliding was with us; anyway could
slide in peace. Just wait until grandpa
would come In, grandpa who was always
young and how we loved him! Wouldn't
Mary fly thought Somehow he could al.
ways get around grandma.
III you could see the little hill opposite
our house and know that hill. that horrid
little hill, was all you had to slide on, your
little noses would fly up in the cir and I
don't think you would get your sleds out.
but to the children for squares around
here, It Is blessing. judging by their hap
py voices and faces. You have no poor
people with you as we have and Just now
when said to Morrison, only thirk of
the poor little children this morning who
have nothing to eat, and on whom the
snow has fallen through the night - they,
no doubt many Of them, slept on door
steps" He said.' When am man am
going to build big house. and have fires
so that the children can pop corn. and send
'spress wagons oil over every " here to get
the poor children" and Louise said. Yes,
but they must be bathed first but should
think the beautiful white angels would
come down and carry these little children
right up into their cosy place they have on
top Of the snow; l will when l am an
angel"
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lFor The Ellsworth Americana

~. EdHOr
Will you allow me the use OF your
columns that may lay before your readers
few scripture quotations? suppose that
the majority of people believe that they
have an immortal soul, and have heard it
said and seen it written that the soul is the
real man, and that the body is not the
man. had rather have one truth than a
dozen errors. Jesus said the word OF God
Is truth and believe it.
Gen. 81. And the Lord God formed
man Of the dust Of the ground, and breath
ed into his nostrils the breath of life, and
man became . living soul
Ps. 6-6. For In death there is no re-
membrance of thee; in the grave who
shall give thee thanks?
Ps. l04-29, Thou hidest thy face, they
are troubled thou takest away their breath,
they die and return to their dust.
Ps. ll5-17. The dead praise not the
Lord neither any that 60 down into silence.
Ps. 1854 His breath goeth forth. he
returneth to his earth, In that very day
MS tnougnts periSn.
Eccl. 3-9l0. For that which befalleth
the sons of men befslleth beasts, even one
thing befalleth them as the one deth so
deth the other; yea they all have one
breath. so that man hath no pre-eminence
above beast, for all is vanity; all go unto
one place, all are Of the dust and all turn to
dust again.
Eccl. 95.6-l0. For the living know
that they shall die; but the lead know not
anything, neither have they any more a
reward, for the memory of them is for
gotten, also their love and their hatred
and their envy Is now perished; whatso-
ever thy hand fndeth to do do it with thy
might; for there Is no work nor device nor
knowledge nor wisdom in the grave
whittier thou goest.
Eccl. 1871. Then shall the dust return
to the earth as it was and the spirit shall
return to God who gave it.
lisa. 2-22. Cease ye from man whose
breath Is in his nostrils; nor wherein is he
TO be accounted of.
lsa. 3S-lo-l9. For the grave cannot
praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee;
the living, the living he shall praise thee,
a. do this day.
lisa. 5ll2. Who art thou that thou
shouldst be afraid of a man that shall die
and OF the son of man that shall be made
as grass?
Acts: 2-29-34. Men and brethren, let me
freely speak unto you of the patriarch
David that he is both dead and buried
For David is not yet ascended into the
heavens.
l.. C.. SCANiMON.
Los Gatos, Cal. Jan, 1892
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-02-18

The most timely article in the February
Century is the one written by Mr.. Z. C. Buel,
assistant editor Of the magazine, which records
the results of a personal investigation by him,
In behalf Of the readers of The Century, into
the history, methods, and designs of just
now notorious institution. The title of the pa
per is The Degradation of State; or, the
Charitable Career Of the Louisiana Lottery"
Mr.. Buel goes back to the time when the lot
terry interests Of the country were centered in
New York city, and shows that the Louisiana
Lottery was established for the benefit Of New
York gamblers and lottery dealers. The arti-
Gle describes the people who have been the
chief benefciaries of this extensive gambling
institution, and exposes the methods Of brib-
cry and political corruption by which the
franchise was obtained, Is maintained, and, as
10 now feared, Is to be extended.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-02-18
Sermon by Rev. j. F. Haley,

Presiding Elder of Bucksport District, East
Maine Conference.
Published in connection with the sermons hy
Ellsworth pastors.
Heb. II-3. "Hotc shah IRE escape il ice
neglect SO great sdirdton."
THEME Neglect of the Great salvation.
1t is truth full of great comfort to
guilty world that God has not appointed
US to wrath but to obtain salvation. But
what is salvation2 We find II very terselv
defined by Webster as, The act of saw
ing; preservation from destruction, dan
ger, or great calamity. 1t is the redemp-
liability to eternal death, and the con-
ferring upon him everlasting happiness ;"
The very term salvation, then, brings US
into the presence of an infinite God.
against whom We have sinned; into the
presence Of an endless life filled With all
the possibilities of veal or woe. II must,
therefore, be salvation infinitely great In
all of its dimensions, or it cannot meet the
deepest needs of the immortal soul.
If salvation meant merely Improvement,
culture, refinement advancement in social
eraces and kindly courtesies, most any sort
Of gOody goody gospel would answer
fairly well. But the real saving Of man.
"fearfully and wonderfully made" en-
dowed with the will power TO say to his
Creator, II will or will not" infinitely
surpssses all such excellent attainmeuts
Now, We ind in Gods word that saliva
tion has been provided that is indnile in all
of lis appointments, redemption that
measures up TO mans highest needs and
reaches down to his lowest conditions.
Let US look in upon some of its elements
Of greatness. As we have studied the
plan OF salvation We have been led to ex-
claim, 80, the depth OF the riches, both
Of the wisdom and know ledge Of God :"
Our salvation, like a towering noun
greatness only becomes apparent by near
ness Of approacl; while 4 realization Of its
sublime grandeur i obtained only by
climbing to the top of its dizzy height
This mount of salvation lifts its lofty
head far above the cloudy regions of the
earth into the heaven of heavens and is
glory crowned. There we cannot climb
We can gaze upward and wonder what it
must be to 60 from glory to glory" al
ways reaching up towards the perfections
Of an eternal life.
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Mr.. Will Kennedy is very i'll. Dir. Pat
ten of Amherst, is the attending physician.
Lots of fishermen at the lakes ana they
report excellent luck.
J. L. Schoppe of East Eddington. was
on visit to his mother Mrs. Anthony
Schoppe, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elba Mayo and daughter.
Miss Ethel, of Brewer. are guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Asa Libby.
Miss Mary Coffin leaves town Saturday
for East Eidngton. where she has posi-
ton to teach school.
There are several cases of la grippe in
town; Duncan McCannell, Charles Hoyt,
Mrs. Ell. Gibbs and daughter Edna, Mrs
Selden Farnsworth, Mrs Nancy Torrey,
Miss Bertha Nckerson, Mrs. L. &. Bridg-
ham, Lila Bridgham, Orson Abbott and
Charles lngleson are on the sick list.
Mr.. S A. Maxhed of Bangor, was in
town Thursday, on his way home from
weeks fishing at Cranberry Lakes,
Porter Jordan and family of Eddington,
are at Silica Springs.
L. A. Rollins of Bucksport, was in town
Work at the tannery has commenced to
assume a lively aspect. New bark teams
are constantly arriving and the bark yard
is being rapidly filled
Charles Cover of Calais. is in town.
Thsddeus Dunbar lost a very fine horse
Thursday. at his camp on 35.
Samuel Day of Wesley, was in town
Tuesday.
About forty cords of wood per day is
being cut at Silica Springs and horses are
being employed bringing it to the works.
Joseph Oakes cut his foot quite badly
last week while At work for f. c. and
II. c. Schoppe.
Mrs. l.. c. Bridgham has been quite i'll
but is gaining at present.
B. F. Wiley Of Cherrytield, was in town
Wednesday, on his way up river to work
for Schoppe Bros.
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State News.

contract of the HollingsworthW Whitney
Paper Co. has just been given to Busby &
Roe, which is for the excavation of 25, 900
of earth in opening up the canal between
The Island" and the Winslow shore
Work will commence Thursday by large
crew.
Rev. s. Bickmore, pastor of the
Methodist church at South Thomaston,
met with serious injuries Friday by his
horse taking fright and running into
another vehicle.
Charles Watson, arrested at Hamilton,
Ont. for burglary in Alton, Me-, and
stealing therefrom watches and iewelry,
will be prosecuted at Hamilton for bring
ing stolen property into Canada, In case
extradltion is not asked for.
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For the Ellsworth American. |
Mizpah.-A Valentine.

In days Of peaceful sunshine sweet,
When joys our fond hearts thrill,
In days OF storm, when somber clouds
Drop down their shadows chill,
Through nights Of sorrow and OF woe,
When, with our nated breath.
We watch and dread the coming
OF the angel men call Death,
In days when gladness, born of love
Within our bosoms swelling.
Makes golden sunshine all around,
Our gloomy fears dispelIing.-
In every right. in every wrong,
That helps our lives 10 ill.
Be this one word, dear, absent friend.
Our hearts petition still.
HELEN A. COUSINS.
anford. Me-, Feb. IA, %.
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West Brooksvllls.

West Br00ksvllls.
About all those who were down sick,
with Ia grippe. last month. have fully re.
covered.
We have ten coasting vessels lying up
here for the winter which Is something un-
usual.
The Ma-Robert Mission Band met with
Mrs. Anna Green last week.
The ladies' sewing circle were entertain
ed by Mrs. Geo. H. Tapley on Thursday.
There Was full attendance.
The schooner Lucia Porter, Capt.
Jerome Tapley, made the run from New
York to Havana in eleven days-good
time, as We believe twenty. two days Is the
average time to the north side Of Cuba.
Feb. .. TpNsoN.
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As one looks over the pages Of the Febru-
ary st. Nicholas. At every moment the eye IL
attracted by some bright thought In text or
drawing. At the very front door comes j. H.
Dolph's clever dog and cat picture, showing .
plump puppy evidently fed to repletion gra-
ciously consenting to the disposal Of bis dinner
by his friends the kittens. Whoever gives
away what be doesn't want may read the par
able with the thought "de te JfabnlG narro-
eHr."
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Great Pond.
Gen. Charles Roberts is at Alligator
Lake for few days fishing. He reports
good success.
There have been quite a lot of accidents
In the woods. James McIninch cut his foot
while working In the woods for William A.
Collar Edgar McIninch was hurt while In
the woods for +. L. Mace.
There are about five inches of snow in
the woods. The wheeling is better than
sleighng here. 1t Is hard on the lumber
men and bark haulers. If We don't have
snow before long, business will be dull
here next summer.
Feb G
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HOODS
SarSapariIIa

1t would be difficult to find man
better known in the vicinity of Burling-
ton, VI, than Nj r. D. Wheeler of
Winooski Falls. the efficient Deputy
Sheriff OF Burlington county. He says:
&C / Hood & 60. Lowell. Mass:
Dear Sirs If Hoods Sarsaparilla cost
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5000 a Bottle

! should still keep using it, as have
for the past ten years. With me the
question as to whether life IS worth
H1ng depends upon whether | can get
Hood 5 SarsaPariIla. l don't think |
elHf live without it now. certainly
should not Wish to. and suffer as used
to, For over ten years suffered the
horrors OF The damned with
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-07-15
Technically Innocent.


The judge of a western court was no
thoroughly posted on the case before him
but he was one of those men you hav,
probably heard of, who thinks he knousi
all.
'You are charged with horse stealing,
he said, loftily, to the prisoner; "are 20.
guilty or not guiltyf'
mot guilty, your honor, " responded tn,
prisoner.
The court looked surprised.
DO you mean to say the animal yor
rode into town on to-day, and which wal
identified by half dozen citizens. was
yoursf'
No, your honor"
"Well, sir, did you buy itF"
"No, your honor"
did the owner present it to You as q
token of esteemi' and the judge smiled.
'tNo, your honor" and the prisoner
smiled little to himself.
Didn't you feloniously enter the stable
of the owner of the animal, where it was
kept, in the dead of night, and remove II
fercibly, without his consent or knowl.
edgen
Eyes, your honor, more or less" replied
the prisoner, boldly
well, don't you call that horse steal
ing,"
"No, your honor"
"And why not, prayf" and the Judge was
more sarcastic than ever.
because 1t was mule, your honor, "
and the prisoner guffawed at his own joke
to the extent of a $40 fine for q contempt
of court
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-07-15
How to Deposit Money.


1. If you wish to open an account with
a bank provide yourself with proper in
PRODUCTION. Well managed banks do not
open accounts with strangers.
2. Do not draw a check unless you have
the money in bank or in your possession
to deposit. Don't test the courage or gen.
erosity of your bank by presenting, or al
lowing to be presented. your check for a
larger sum than your balance.
3. Do not draw check or send It to a
person out of the city, expecting to make
it good before it can possibly get back.
Sometimes telegraphic advice is asked about
such checks.
4. Do not exchange checks with anybody.
This is soon discovered by your bank; it
does your friend no good and discredits
you.
| 5. Do not give your check to friend
with the condition that he is not to use II
| until certain time. He is sure to take an
out of town check from a neighbor, pass II
through your bank without charge and
give him your check for it. You are sure
to get caught Discount an accommoda-
/
note for which no value has passed from
the indorser to the drawer.
6. Do notSive your check to q stranger.
This Ia an open door for fraud and If your
bank loses through you 1t viii not feel
kindly toward you.
z. when you send your check out of the
city to pay bills, write the name and resi-.
dence Of your payee, thus: "Pay to John
Smith & Co., of Boston" This will put
your bank on its guard If presented at the
counter.
8. Don't commit the folly of supposine
that because You trust the bank with youI
money the bank ought to trust you by pay
ing your oyerdrafts.
8. Don't suppose you can behave badly
in one bank and stand well in the others
You forget there is clearing house.
10. Don't quarrel with your bank. 4
you are not treated we'll, 60 somswhsr'
! slss; bRt doR't sQ pnd lssvs yoqr diseoun
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-07-15
JOHN n. ROBERTSON.

Dr.. Robertson will be sincerely missed
and mourned. He was honored and re-
spected by the thousands of his fellow cit
ixens who knew him and met him in his
daily walks about the streets of the city
which he loved and whose chief officer he
had been. He was most friendly man,
and did not hesitate to show the hearth
ness and good will of his nature to all with
whom he came in contact. He had the
gift of common sense, and was full of a
pleasant kind of wisdom. He was thor
oughly social and enjoyed his friends, as
they enjoyed him. He was a devoted hus-
band and father, and as faithful in private
duties as he was in public affairs. He was
all his life gentle and considerate toward
others, and it was fitting that even death
should deal gently with him.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-07-15
DOES NOT WORK WELL.

Some "labor legislation" however well
meant, doesn't pan out any better than
other legislation. Last winters Massa-
chusetts legislature passed a law forbid
ding the employment of women and boys
in manufacturing establishments for more
than fifty-eight hours a week. Similar
laws exist or are asked for in other States.
But the enforcement of this law in Msssa-
chusstts is already making trouble for the
very people it was intended to help.
Women compositors have been largely EN-
ployed by the Wright & Potter Printing
company at Boston, the State printers, and
they are now to be supplanted by men.
They worked by the week, and, as the
company is frequently obliged to extend
the work day into the night, it cannot
well employ hands inhibited by law from
working over 5S hours week. Thus the
persons to be benefited are just the ones to
be hurt by the law in this case. In the
New Bedford mills the women and
boys employed have had their pay
"docked" for the two hours less
time work. as might, of course,
have been expected, and strikes are threat
ened. The law is likewise causing great
deal more useless bother, locally and all
over the State.
In making laws there are several things
to be thought of. And when laws are
hastily made they are usually poorly made
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-07-15

we sold before It's passage f100 worth We
do not now sell f5 worth; our ordinary
goods are entirely stopped, and all we sell
now is of the highest priced cutlery and
silverware."
| Irrigation has already made much prog
ress in the West. The census taken in
1890 showed that there were S,097 artesian
wells devoted to irrigation in Central
Texas, Western Kansas, Eastern Nebraska,
the Dakotas, and farther west to Cali
fornia. These wells cost on the average
about $245, and the total capital invested
was $2,000,000. The area irrigated was
81 1896 acres, the cost being a little over
$35 per acre. These wells are, of course,
used for general purposes, as we'll. and
their value for irrigation only expresses n
part of their usefulness, as they make life
possible for man and beast, where before
it was impossible. California makes the
largest showing, and has 1900 wells, ir-
rigating 3s,s7S acres. The average depth
of the wells is 24S feet, and the average
acreage watered, 1888 acres. In the
eastern part of South Dakota srtesisn ir-
rigation has been very successful, and the
prospect is that general farming will be
made exceedingly profitable in sections
which have always been exposed to serious
drouth.
The report of the Vivisection inspectors
has just been issued in England. 1t ap-
hot IN ha1I
licenses, but only 110 performed expert
ments. There were SO licensed places in
England and Scotland. Licenses and GER
tifcates are granted only upon the recon-
mendation of persons of high scientific
standing. Eighty-four special certificates
were issued permitting experiments with
out the use of anesthetics. and 4S certih-
Gates permitting the animal to be kept
alive after the operation. The total num-
Der of experiments during the year was
1861, 1868 without anesthetics and 210
in which the animal was allowed to re-
cover from anesthesia. In 9S6 of these
cases the animal suffered no pain; in
1,046 the pain of the operation was trivial,
and if pain resulted the animal was always
killed. In 269 the animal was anesthetized
during the operation, but was allowed to
recover, the wounds being dressed antisep-
tically. As regards the nature of the ex-
perinents 7S4 were physiological, !, ,457
were pathological, and 400 were therapeut-
ical. Among the diseases on account of
which the experiments were made were
tubercle, cholera, cancer, erysipelas, diph-
liberia, influenza, rabies, glsuders, distem-
per, swine-fever. anthrax, food and lead
poisoning, goitre and cretinism. The in
spsctors report that in all cases investigat-
ed the letter and spirit of the act had been
obeyed most conscientiously.
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BALD.

Bsldheaded Customer-I want hair cut.
Affable Bsrber-Yes, sir; which hairi-
Philadelphia Record.
A woman always looks under the bed
for man. A man goes out between acts
to look for him.-Texas Siftings.
She-Who do you think could have
picked my pockets He-Nobody in the
world but your dressmaker.-Life.
The heather in their blindness bow
down to wood and stone. After they have
been converted they learn to worship
gold.-Boston Transcript.
He dropped nickel in the plate
And meekly raised his eyes,
Glad the weeks rent was fully paid
For the mansions in the skies
Chicago Inter Ocean.
She-Some day we will have a woman
president. He-It is impossible. No wo-
man would ever confess to being over thir-
ty-five for the bare honor of the presiden-
cy.-Judge.
Little Tot-Msmma, let us do out and
spend our money.
Mamma-No, dear; it's raining.
Little Tot-But didn't you say we should
save up for a rainy dayi-Cloak Journal.
'tLook here, waiter! Didn't give you a
dollar when I first came inf" "Yes, sab. "
"And you've kept me here nearly three
quarters of an hour" eyes, sab. / done
dat to show dat l couldn't be bribed, sab. ="
Washington Star.
Miss Budd (wishing to impress her
youthfulness upon her listener)-M
mother looks young for fifty, does che notl
She married at thirty.
Her Listener-Er-was that her-er-
second marriagel-Puck.
Mrs. Larkin (after her husband has ex-
planned the lsteness of his return home)- y
1 know now why George Washington
couldn't tell q lie. Lsrkin-Why, m dear
'He never learned. There were no clubs
then to keep him out till morning "-Jes
ter.
Mr.. Minkle-Hold on therel I didn'i
order any coal. Truckmsn-No, sir
your neighbor, Mr.. Fawkes, sent 1t ovel
with his compliments. He's coming him,
self later in tn day to try to borrow &
small hunk of ice.-Judge.
Judge (severely)-You are charged, sir,
with voting three times in the late elec
ton. Prisoner (meekly)-I couldn't helK
it, judge,I was crippled up and couldn't ge'
best could; but that amt half my votin
capacity when I'm in good health.-Atlan
| ia Constitution.
Mlnlster-Inose Wlckeu boys were play
| ing ball again in Jones' lot as 1 came from
church. Minister'S wife-Didn't you stoI
| to reprove themi Minister-Yes, but 1
didn't have any effect. Young Cowlei
made daisy three-bag hit aid let in thre'
runs, and the crowd didn't have any us
for me.-Judge.
$50 you've got an art museum at Prig
ginsvillei" remarked Fog to Simpson
| "Full of pictures and statues. supposei
"No, We haven't got any pictures in 4
Jerry Belknap's brother would have worl
at the reception to Lafayette if Lsfayett,
had come to igginsvilie.-Boston Tran
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