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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-02
SANTO DOMINGO AROUSED
Over Concession of Customs Collection
to an American Syndicate.

Over Concession of Customs Collections
to an American Syndicate.
MADRID, Feb. 21-The minister Of the
colonies has received a dispatch from
Rodriguez Arcco, captain general Of
Cuba. stating that great popular excite
ment prevails in Santo Domingo in con
sequence of the coucess ions Of the Gus
toms, with an accompanying grant OF
land, to an American syndicate.
General Herreaux, the president Of
Santo Domingo, is fiercely denounced by
the people, and there is every sign OF
revolution being imminent. A Spanish
war vessel has left Cuba for Santo
Domingo TO protect Spanish interests in
the republic.
The excitement among the people OF
Santo Domingo 10 based on the apprehen-
sion that the concession to the syndicate
is but prelude to an attempt by the
United States upon Dominican indepen-
dence. The telegram from Captain Cen
eral Aricco hints at interference by the
United States in Dominican affairs.
The minister of the colonies has sent a
cable dispatch to the captain general, ask
ing for specific information rs to any
action by the United States in the matter.
Upon the reply to this telegram will de-
eend whether the Spanish government
will send protest to Washington against
any course on the part of the United
States that intrenches upon or menaces
the independence of Santo Domingo.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-02
Meeting Of Hancock County Pomona Grange.

The most interesting and profitable ses-
sion of Hancock County Pomona Grange
that it has been our lot to attend for q
long time was held with Sedgwick Grange
at North Sedgwick, Friday, Feb. Il. The
day was very cold and only four Oranges
reported: Brooklin, North Sedgwick, East
Bluehill and Rainbow of Brooksville
In the absence of the master, A. p.
Kane of Brooklin Grange, occupied the
chair. An excellent address of welcome
was read by Mrs. Clara Clapp. and briefly
responded to by the steward. Following
this came short speeches by many mem
bers, filling up the time until the recess for
dinner. The time DEVOTED to this part Of
the program usually hangs heavily; but on
this occasion it passed all too quickly.
The members seemed thoroughly awake,
and many of the sisters who (shall write
it) usually only sit and listen, made some
excellent remarks. OF the dinner. when it
is said that it was prepared by the ladies'
of North Sedgwick, nothing further need
be said. Ia the culinary line these ladies'
have reputation to sustain. which they
are fully capable of doing.
After the recess the fifth degree was
conferred on eleven candidates by Deputy
II. II. Hale. Then followed a discussion
of the question, "Resolued, That the
spendthrift is more benefit to society than
the miser." The question was ably dis
cussed and decided in the negative by quite
a majority. The question to be discussed
at the next meeting is. "Resolred, That
the country has produced greater men than
the CITY,"
Mr.. p. B. Friend gave some good in
formation on the Spraying of Fruit
Trees" Mr.. Friend has made a study Of
the subject, and his remarks were listened
to with great interest by all.
Some literary exercises were furnished
by members of North Sedgwick Grange,
and excellent music by quartet composed
of Miss Ella Thurston, soprano, Mrs Cur
tbs Durgan, alto, Mr.. Curtis Durgan, ten
VI duu WI. A. cVClcs OdSS. MIS- huulC
L Powers acted as organist.
The meeting adjourned at four o'clock,
extending a sincere vote Of thanks to the
entertaining Grange for the bountiful hos
pitality. The place of the next meeting is
not known, no invitation having been re-
ceived. 1t is matter of regret that so
few Of the Oranges are represented st
these meetings. In no other way can we
benefit our own Grange SO much as by at
tending meeting Of the Pomona Grange.
We come home full of enthusiasm, and
our own Grange receives new life. At the
next meeting, let every Grange in the
county be represented, and we will war
rant that the coming year will see reviv.
al among the order of Patrons of Hus
bandry. PATRON.
BrOoklin. Feb. 2O 93.S~ =
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-02
A HARD.HEARTED FAIHER.
James Chambers Shown to Have Treated
His Little Son Most Brntally.

His Little Son Most BrntaIly.
LOWELL Mass, Feb 2l-"I find the
statutes provide for cases Of gross habit
nal cruelty to horses, dogs and cats, but
where is the statute that provides for the
punishment Of parents who shamefully
abuse and ill-treat their childrenp asked
Judge Hadley in the police court.
Twelve year-oli Johnnie Chambers toll
how his father had pulled him out Of bed
times without number, driven him into
the streets half clad on cold nights, to
sleep in doorways and be fed and clothed
by kiudhearted neighbors, and. when
beaten and thrown into the streets by his
father, had been told ne "wished he WAS
rid Of him." A long list Of witnesses
told how the boy had been abused from
the day Of his birth. and on one occasion
had been pushed into the canal by his
father.
The watchman of the Merrimac found
him barefooted about o'clock on a very
cold morning, and cared for him, and the
court record showed that he had spent
IS months at different times at the poor
farm and other public institutions, while
the juGge added that he had sent hit
there because the child was half starved
and needed care. He worked in the mills
and gave all he earned to his father. who
allowed him 10 cents a week to spend.
The charge against James NJ Cham bers,
the father, was assault and battery, and
no statute could be found to deal with the
case to the satisfaction Of the court.
Chambers got six mouths in Jail and the
Society Of St. Vincent de Paul will look
of h..h
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For the Ellsworth American. |
The Mission of a Light.

As l was sitting in the twilight
Thinking over the past.
Suddenly there came through the skylight,
A flicker and then flash.
1t certainly could not be moonbeam.
Tha, flashed so dazzling and bright.
And DER 1t sat and pondered,
Pondered far into the night
Next day that light seemed to follow me,
Follow me where'er | went;
II seemed from that could not get free,
No matter on what my thoughts were bent
l thought that that light had mission,
A mission for none but me;
And would | not do 1t gladly.
Whatever it might be-
Was my mission TO help my brethren,
My brethren far over the sea,
Or was there another mission,
One nearer home for me:
Yes. there was, thought OF it sadly.
The little that bad done.
Thought that should have worked gladly,
Worked until set OF sun.
But II was not too late to begin,
Begin on my life-work to-day.
To try TO turn from the paths Of sin
Those who had gone astray.
All. what could do for Tommy.
That lad with the golden har.
Whose conduct so grieved his father.
And whitened his mothers hair;
thought Of him and many others
Who had strayed from the narrow way.
That had neither fathers nor mothers
To lead them to perfect day.
:. nd thought that that light had mission.
A mission for none but me.
And that would do 1t gladly.
Whstever II might be.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-02
The Ladies' Home journal.

There is sparkle about everything n
the Ladies Home Journal that appeals with
wonderful attractiveness to reader, ard
this is especially true of its February issu =.
In fact, there is everything in this wsety-
conducted and beautifully illustrated T.
dies Home Journal to win it the approx i
Of womankind, and that 7l5 900 won n
now buy and read it each month is not sur
prising when one looks over even a sing e
copy of this magazine. One dollar per year.
Published by The Curtis Publishing Com
pany Of Philadelphia.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-02
Wanted to Repeat It.

A certain small boy had told lie. Very
sadly his mother had reproved him for it,
and to help him to resist temptation, she
said:
Now, my boy, if you ever feel like tell
ing lie again, come to mamma, and she
will help you fight against it."
The lad went of with sober face. Only
few moments elapsed, however. before
he appeared again, and with an eager
smile said:
Mamma, want to tell lie"
"Well, my dear, tell me what you want
to say" said the mother.
II want to tell that same old lie over
again" observed the boy.-From the Edi-
tors Drawer, in Harper's Magazine for
February.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-02

Reddingtou.
Schools In both districts commenced
Monday; district No. l, under the sup
ervislon Of Miss Adele Watts, and district
Nc. 2, with Miss Edith Farnsworth ss
teacher. As they are both our towns
girls. we are sure of success.
Fishermen are the order of the day
Several parties have returned with good
luck, and there are great many on the
lakes at present.
+. S. Workman and ex-Deputy Sheriff
Horace Wiley Of Cherryheld are in town,
on trip to Sabeo Lakes.
Fred Colson, Of Wesley, accompanied
by his mother. Mrs. Colson, was in town
Tuesday, on their way home from Great
Pond.
Miss Alice Coffin returned from Cherry
field. Thursday.
Samuel Day Of Wesley is in town
Arthur Campbell and wife of Toledo,
Ohio. and Mr.. Ben w aketield and wife #
Cherrytield, were In town Sunday, aud
took drive up our beautiful NarrsguagLs,
to the lumber camps.
Deputy Sheriff Swanton, of Milbrid5e
was In town Monday.
Miss Edna Gibbs will celebrate her si..-
teenth birthday with party of friends It
her home.
The party of Bangor gentlemen who
have just returned from Mopang Lakes,
report pleasant, as well as profitable,
trip.
A brilliant display of aurora borealis has
Illuminated the sky every evening of late.
prefect archway being formed several
times, of every color of the rainbow al
then spread out In grandeur.
Mrs. Fannie Crockett has been very ill.,
with neuralgia In her face, but is gaining
at present.
Miss Mary Brldgham is on the sick li,t.
this week.
Mr.. Albion Day of Colfax. Wash. aud
nephew, Manley Day, of Day Bros, IVES
ley, were in town Thursday, and took a
drive up river to Schoppe Bros camps On
80.
The leader of our cat band, or rather Of
our assemblies. is i'll with la grippe ard
his place is being supplied by crackv-
voiced old fellow, from a neighborl,g
town, who eilly does not do justice 20
such charming quartette. Strange 10
say, strangers in town do not apprec.-
ate the efforts OF this charming company
TO entertain them.
Among the guests at Mrs. Anthor
Schoppe's this last week, were f. a.
Parker, A. w Parker, Bar Harbor; W IT,
Wallace, w. l.. Pray, J. X. Foster, J. e..
Strout, Milbridge; Fred Colson. Madame
Colson, Wesley; J. Swsntou, Milbridgn;
Albion Day, COlisx, Washington; Manlty
Day. Wesley; Arthur Campbell and wit,
Toledo, Ohio; Ben Wakefield and wifi.
Cherryheld; n. B. Dyer, Foss Ray. Nil
bridge; f. s. Workman, Horace Willev.
Cherryneld.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-02

-Scribners Magazine, for January, be-
gins it's thirteenth volume and seventh
year, for which many important features
are announced, some of them making their
first appearance In this number. Serial
fiction will be feature of the year, with
such writer's as Frances Hodgson Burnett,
II. G. Bunner, Robert Grant, Harold Fred
eric, and Miss Elliott, the author of Jerry"
netts serial Is given, under the title of
1.-The One Knew the Best of An which
is a charming bit of autobiography, cover
ing the "reminiscences of the authors child
hood and youth up to the publication If
her first story. 1t Is believed that tn
story will do for the chld-life of girl
very much what was done by Dickens N
David Copperaeld" for the life of a BOY.
The reader of the midwinter number
of the Century will find as the frontispiece
portrait of Tehnyson, engraved by It.
johnson from the photograph by Mayall,
which the poet, Lady Tennysop, and their
son all agreed In thinking the best portrait
OF the laureate. He is here represented in
q most vigorous and poetic aspect. On
the reverse OF the frontispiece is a coupl It
Of Locksley Hall written by Tennyson N
August. 1892, showing the frmness and ra-
inement of his handwriting even in cd
age. Accompanying this portrait is cn
article by the Rev. DR.. Henry Van Dyke
on 1.-THE Voice Of Tennyson." with remi-
nlscences of visit to the poet during the
pashsummer. and with critical comments
on the significance Of his poetic work.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-02


Mr.. Henry Guptill came home on a short
visit from the woods and was taken lam.
He has been perfectly helpless but is son e
better.
Mr.. John Davis, of Unionyille, Is abb
to walk out.
Miss Sadie Cleaves has arrived home
from her visiting tour at Sorrento a.
Franklin.
Mr.. George Smyth, the Photographic.
went into Deer Hill to take Smith Brott-
ers' camp and crew last Thursday.
We have one hne marksman in the placa,
Mr.. Harry Smith.
Unonville is the busiest part of the towr,
More lumber has been hauled this winter
than there has been for a number Of year.
Miss Gertrude Smith has been speudir
the past week visiting friends at Labrad f
and Dyer's Bay.
Feb q
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-02

The frontispiece of the Feb ruary st.
Nicholas is from Delort's painting of 1.-The
Capture of the Dutch Fleet on the Zuyder
Zee by French Hussars in 1884," and .
beautiful piece of engraving it is. See
how the artist has kept the chilly feeling.
BY suppressing oil violent action. and note
the beautiful lines of the composition.
Such pictures are an education In art for
the young readers Of the magazine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-02
The third part of Mrs. Catherwood's

The third part Of Mrs. Catherwood's
serial. "Old Kaskaskia," which opens the
March number of the Atlantic Monthly, is
full of interest. and leaves the reader at
point which will make him wish that the
next number of the magazine followed at q
shorter interval than a month. The au-
thor's story is not only of historical inter
est. but its vivacity and vivid way of draw
ing character and describing events make
this story rank as the best work she has
done. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-02

PROVIDENCE, Feb. 2l.-In the gamiest
and pluckiest ring contest that ever oc-
CURED in this state, Martin Flaherty Of
Lowell, Mass. defeated Bobby Burns in
81 rounds by collplete knockout. Halt
q dozen times FIaherty was saved by the
bell in the earlier rounds. He was re-
peatedly knocked down, and TOOK terrific
punching on the belly and jaw through
onI the entire conflict.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-02

1t avails but little that we introduce
temperance text books in our schools, that
we teach our boys that tobacco and alco-
hol ruin the constitution, that profanity is
sin against God and man, so long as their
fathers who stand to them for the best
type of maIhocd. who are so-called re-
spectacle men, who have q hundred good
and generous qualities, so long as these
fathers smoke and drink and swear, the
mothers teaching will continually be an
Matte Baker Dunn.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-02

AUGUSTA, Me, Feb. 2l.-The legislature
adjourned yesterday, there being no
quorum present, many who had gone
home Friday being unable to get there on
aooount Of the storm,
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-02

Did you ever stop to think what !
tIreless letter writer a good local paper l.,
Week after week, reaching into year aftyr
year, 1t goes on telling of the marriage,
births, deaths, and the coming and going
Of the people of your town. business SUI
cess or failure, accidents, crops and iu.-
provements, meetings in fact events of a
kinds. All is a grist thst comes to tn
hopper of good local paper Why, f
you were to undertake to write a Letter
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half the news your local paper gives, ypI
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posed pleasure would become tiresome,
and the letters would grow shorter, far
ther apart, and finally quit. Why the dll-
ference? Because with newspaper it >
business. People in live town rccoguiz,
this and take pleasure in giving the editor
news items you would never learn.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-02

WI. K>4 k>,A4fsls1. No. s-.-,econt ana fourth
nD4tt.
LLJok LunsK " ~ a-Every Friday
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-02

There is q schoolmam in one of the
prise the other day. This young lady was
trying to explain to her scholars the mean
ing of the word slowly" They did not
seem to comprehend her meaning and IL
nally she walked across the room in q g
manner the word indicates. Now. Ch J.
dren, please tell me how l walked" said
the school mistress. And little tow head
ed fellow of seven years, who sat in the
front row, nearly paralyzed her by shou.-
ing in a voice loud enough to be heard
three blocks away "Bow-legged. '-Bt{-
deford Standard
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-02
For the Ellsworth merican.
Captain Hilton.


Well hsat thou done thy duty, gallant son /;
Whist truer fame can greet mortal- ear.
Than duty task heroically dones-'
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-13
RAINED IN TORRENTS.
Considerable Damage in Por tions
of South Dakota.

Considerable Damage in Por tions
of South Dakota.
Special to the Globe.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., April 12.-Last
nights storm was general over this
state. At Mitchell the streets were in
undated and cellars were flooded. The
jim river is out OF its banks, and all the
bridges near Mitchell are gone. Com
munication with surrounding towns is
shut off. Slight damage to small build
! ings was done in Yankton. where barrels
of water fell. The house OF farmer
named Butler, near Elk Point, was
blown to pieces, his furniture destroyed
and his barn torn to siivers. Several
barns in Union county were leyeled.
At Canton the electric light plant was
damaged. AT Aberdeen the rain
was of twelve hours dura-
ton, two and half inches
of water falling. AT Chamberlain it has
been showing and raining alternately
for twenty-four hours. WatertoWn re-
ports a. bad hail storm, with high wind
and a heavy snow, this afternoon. In
this city light snow fell this afternoon,
and tonight heavy wind and low ther-
mometer prevail. The Sioux river is a
mile wide west of town, but no danger
is felt from it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-13

this point. Trains going west, how
ever, wefe on time tonight. East-going
trains were ten hours late.
LAKE CITY, Minn.. April ia tre-
mendOuS southwest wind has been rag
ing here today, blowing down fences
and doing other small damage. The ice
in lake Pepin is broken up and is NOV
Ing out, the head of the lake already be-
ing clear.
FARIBAULT, Minn.. April 12.-Heavy
winds have blown off number OF roofs
from buildings, turning over numerous
outhouses and doing considerable dam
age to trees. A SHOW storm also passed
over the city.
MILLER, S. D., April 12.-The warm
rain yesterday and last night was fol-
lowed today by quite severe snow
storm with freezing weather, which
still continues.
BRAsINGToN. Wis, April 12.-The
worst hail storm ever witnessed in this
locality occurred yesterday. Hallstones
the size of an egg were precipitatGd for
fully ten minutes, causing the entire
abandonment of outside labor.
WINNIPEG, Man., April 12.-The rain
shower of Yesterday afternoon turned to
a snow storm early in the evening, ac-
cOmpanleu Dy Str0ng WlnuSf WHICH
gradually increased in fury until the
worst kind of blizzard was raging.
For twenty-fOur hours now King BOreaS
has held undisputed sway, business be-
ing completely blocked all over the
country. Telegraph and street car
service is badly interrupted. and all
trains arrived several hours late. The
blizzard is as bad as any this winter.
ADA, Mimi. April 12.-High water
and heavy wind are playing havoc with
roadways and bridges in this vicinity.
The lake north of the town has over
flowed it's banks and threatens to flood
the town. The Great Northern railroad
is badly washed out about five miles
north and south of the town. A bad
blizzard is blowing tonight.