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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15

Hon. William d. Little, man with re-
markable history, died in Portland on the
9Th inst, aged eighty-six. He was the
first life insurance agent In Maine, and
the first person he insured was the famous
Rev. Elijah Kellogg, the author. Mr..
Little was born in Portsmouth in 1907. He
established the first Sunday school in
Portland in 1916; he was the only survivor
of the school, He and Gen. Neal Dow
formed the first temperance union in
Maine. He served in the Aroostook war,
was a member Of the city government,
clerk of the House of Representatives.
and held many other Offices of trust. He
leaves three sons and four daughters.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15

But twice, we believe, since the
foundation Of this government has an
income lax been imposed The last
time was during the war, and was sub
mitted to as war measure. To i'm
pose al income tax in this country
would bury out of sight the party that
did ii. We doubt if there are ten demo-
Gratis in the country who would, under
such law, be obliged to pay an IN
come tax who wouldn't prefer to pay
a tariff tax. = In view of the open
declaration against a tariff in their
national platform last year, its a little
significant that their tariff experts O.
are already hedging. Dodging won't
DO. You demanded free trade; now
take It or leave it, In either event,
you'll be taken with "that tired feel
ing before YOU proceed far.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15

The announcement Of Supervisor
kuowltou that examinations in the
grammar schools and tor entrance to
the high school will take place before
the close Of the term will be welcome
news. Heretofore these examinations
have taken place two or three weeks
after the close Of school, much 10 the
mental disturbance OF those who were
To Ne subjected TO them
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15

Special Customs Inspector Simonton
better known to us all As Brother Simonton
OF the Camden Herald, covered himself ali
over with glory by the seizures Of smnv.
gied tin a. EastpOrt. 1t takes pewspsnsr
men to do things up brown. Portland a..
press. ""1 -
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15

Harduppe-Did you notice the stony
glare Miss Coupon-Bond favored me
with as she passed?
Rackette-Yes, but she can't help it,
my boy. It's all owing to her rocks
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15
Children Cry for
Pitchers Castoria.
81 ,OMD in Premiums.

Offered by Ligyett Il MYERS Tobacco Go. Of
st, Louis. Mo. The Que guessing nearest the
number Of people who will attend the Worlds
Fair get. ,ooa 90, the second 81 900 %. etc.
Ten Star tobacco tag. cntitie YOU To "A guess. X
your dealer for particulars or send for circular.
3mus
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15

Before the election was ranter,
A powerful whooper- up for free trade;
l wanted the tariff busted instanter,
The cruel wrong of protection stayed;
An outrage against the Constitution,
A robbery of the poor and weak.
/ showed 1t up In fine elocution:
But since election I'm on the sneak.
NJ y Sun Dem,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15

Is this be, enough Tor you:'' Is Il silly
question; but Il you meet man wbo com
plain, Of suffering from the heat. ten To one
you Nil find, on Inquiry. ,hst he doe. not use
Aver sar'spsrils to tone up ht, system aud
FREE h. blood from Irritating humo+-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15

An anti-trust convention me; in
Chicago Las, week Precisely wha, il
expects tn accomplish j. not quite
clear, bu, perhaps il propose. to run
all opposition antitrust bushes, 10
the L,xt Congress. which. w believe.
IS advertising itself a. a tru-, smA.her
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15

When Raby was sex We gave her Castoria
" hen she as "A Child she cried for C,lstoria
When 81" became Miss, she chung to CastoTia
When she had Children. she gave them Casroria
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15
>',TIt r..

TIE annual meeting of the stockholders Of the
frenchmap- Bay and Mt Desert Land AMI
" alter company Will be held at the office OF said
company On the main wharf a. sorrento, sullivan.
Hancock county. Maine, Tuesday, June y,
a ~ 1928, at 10 80 O'Clock In the for, noon Tor the
election OF officers foi the ensuing ear and TO
transact am other business that may legally come
before said meeting.
CHARLES T.. SiMrsoS,
sw9t tlerk IN ANA nn,an
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15

The "no-trea,ine crusade, 10
which reference j. made in our news
columns, ), a movement sorely needed
in this country Tor both moral and
financial reasons n the hands Of a
les chimerica person than Oliver
Sumner Teal, hopes Of it, being a
success might I've reasonably enter
famed.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15

The MeGibeny Family had packed house at
New Market last night, and gave one of the
brightest musical entertainments ever presented
here.-Portland (Oregon) Denocrat.-Adrs.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15
FREEDOM NOTICE.

Have, for consideration. cold to my minor
= son: Charles H. Dow, his time. and shal! claim
none Of his earnings nor pay any Of mis- bills from
this date. stNIrEI. l.. DOW.
Hancock. Me-, June Q. 1888. 3wA
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15

n For horse ana o~ nrr nothing equals RICK
sokf'S CALI. tJKE. By IT. u-r Calls and
wounds arc beacd v bile TIL horse T. IL surk
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15

"Torrey' Wardner, who started the
Boston Mes as a republican paper a
lew years ago, and made such a dis
nal failure Of ii, is said to be about to
start, July /. penny evening demo-
cratic paper Wardner is newspa-
per adventurer Of the first water. with
more brass than brains, and is a slick
talker. We could wish our democrat
ic friends 10 greater harm than to be
found standing in with him" In
New Orleans, New York and Boston
he has gone up ike rocket and come
down like stick. Hes got nerve,
though, to try it second time in the
same bailiwick.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15
Card of Thanks.

we, the undersigned desire to express through
the columns of THE AMERICAS our heartfelt
thanks TO our neighbors and friends for their
many deeds of kindress and sympathetic words
uuring the sickness and death OF our dearly
loved wife and mother.
EMERY @. BOSsEY,
LILLIAn EsTELLE BoSsEi-
South Surry, June Il, lsp3
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15

Their musical performance greatly pleased the
immense audience Philadelphia (Pa) Press.-
Adrf.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15
advertisements.
You Get Angry
~

When You are imposed upon in the pur-
chase Of your dry goods. That's natural.
But there is simple remedy. With us
you are practically insured against such
misfortune With some emphasis we
wish to relterate our assertion that the OPP
portunities we are now offering to pur-
chasers of lowpriced goods, such as
challies at 8 cents; best style outings at s
cents; ladies' vests at 10 cents; children's
bonnets and hats at - cents hosiery at
10 cents; handkerchIefs at ) cents, etc. j.,
etc, can not be duplicated anywhere. In
high-priced goods we have the best The
quality Of the goods is unexceled. and no
finer can be found, yet the prices are very
reasouable-not to say astonishingly low l..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15
or lliomon O,t,, Great Or 2osery.
vi WUlllIIlI (iIilv ~ Gisrd n need y,
"J' friend iqdss7
Gotrls


GARD.
Inc rumors that are afioat in ellsworth and s.
ciniiy tHat l and my late husband, Edwin u.
%ouin were never married, are false amt libeou-
sanders and TO prove the IMMUNITY and irju-
for the truth respectfully refer Il 4 = Burn
, nam o. SAID Ellsworth, who has knowledge Of
~, MRS f. D. COR .
Ellsworth June g Jsg3 2n2+
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15
100 Broad ST., BANGOR, NE.

Money deposited in this Bank is by law exempt
from taxation to Its depositors and goes on inter.
est four times year viz. March list. June
list, Sept. Ist and Dec. list, and dividends
are declared on the first Monday OF June and
December payable on the 18th day of those
months. All dividends as soon as declared are
added to the principal of the depositor and draw
interest the same as the original deposits
ss-Money to loan on frst-class real estate and
municipal security.
Ellsworth, Maine. Sept "a 1892
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-17
The Song orthe Male Eird.

The male bird sings; the female does not
This is the broad general rule; the few ex-
ceptions serve but to accentuate the feeble.
ness and uninspired timbre of the female
voice. Here we have broad hint on Il
very interesting subject.
Poetry is song. 1t began before litera-
ture was thought of, when man was as rude
as the ull. It's exciting cause was the pas
sion of love, and it was heard in the near
vicinity of the nest, the lair, the home. 1t
was called forth by n JOY rs simple as
breath and as natural.
Anatomy shows that song does not de-
pend upon efficient vocal organs. The fe-
male thrush has just us perfect IL syrinX rs
the male. Not ii valve, not Il muscle. in
trinsic or eXtrnsic, not II line or contour, is
lacking i'll the whole windpipc, from the
CLOTHS down to the lowest bronchial ex-
tremitie7. Yet she never sings real song.
This suggests that bird poetry is the cx-
preston of n masculine sensation
The history of mankind shows pretty
close parallel between it and the history of
birdkind i'll this matter of song gift The
need of passionate rhythmical expression
has been much stronger in the man than in
the woman, and mans voice. physically
speaking, has always been the more power
ful.-Maurice Thompson in New York In
DEPENDENT
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-17
Colors That Pleased Oscar Wilde.

What did you wear?" was the first ques-
ton asked pretty matron who told some
girl friends that she was invited by Oscar
Wilde to join his theater party in the once
famous aesthetics visit to this country in
the winter of 1SS12. Il studied that sub
ject deeply" she answered. II was in NOR
tai terror of offending his peculiar taste
Finally concluded that one could not 90
far wrong either in black or white The
invitation was repeated several times. On
each occasion l wore one or the other
And" quantity, IL fancy Mr.. Wilde was
pleased with the result He showed me a
good deal of attention afterward, at any
rate. "-Phiadelphia Press.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-17
MARGARET FuLLgR's FATAL VOYAGE.
a Picture. of tho Terrible Wreck of tho
Elizabeth on Fire Island.

a iicsure' OF the Ierrfblo Wreck OF tho
Elizabeth on Fire Island.
We, too, at this distance shrink at setting
out with her on that fatal voyage, with its
record of doom. First, the captain stricken
with malignant smallpox; his death and
burial at sea off Gibraltar, the body wrapped
i'll flag and lowered deep into the deep.
Margaret consoles and cares for tho widow.
Then little Angelina seized with tho dread
disease, lying at the point of death for
days and rescued again only by tireless
watching and care. Contrary winds detain
them, so that two long summer months
wear away before they near their journeys
end.
On Thursday, July IS, the Elizabeth was
OH the Jersey coast. The passengers were
told to pack their trunks and prepare to
land the next morning. At 8 in the evening
the wind arose, and at midnight it was a
hurricane. The SHY, tossed and pitched all
night, flying, no one knew where or how
swiftly, with the wind and tide, hcadlong
to destruction. At 1 o'clock ON Friday
morning, July 10, she struck off Fire island
beach. First n jar, then u crash and the
thunder of the seas breaking over them.
One hates to rehearse the horrors of that
awful dawn and awakening, yet how else
may we realize the test of the souls which
confronted them?
nv Pe.SSenSciS iiiecI III Cne gray twilight,
exchanging hurried words calm but dps-
perate And now for 12 mortal hours. amid
the wrack of tempest and fury of unclaimed
elements, that doomed band of human be-
lngs awaited death-a hundred deaths. We
nave glimpse of Margaret singing her err
riiied child to sleep through the bowling
storm. Land WAS in sight, actually within
100 yards, only the raging breakers be-
tween
Through the gray cloud of rain and spray
they could SEQ the gray sand hills, with
people moving on the beach and wagon
drawn up, but not hand lifted to save
them, not lifebout sent to the rescue.
Morning-noon-a fternoon-how endless.
and yet how swiftly passing! The wreck
was going to pieces plank by plank. A sim
gle mast remained with u fragment of the
deck that rose and fell with every wave.
Here the desperate group were clinging
The last moment came. Some plunged
into the sea and succeeded in swimming to
the shore. Others trusted to n frail plank
and rope.
The last vision of Margaret was at the
foot of the mast in her white nightdress,
with her bright hair streaming over her
shoulders Ossoli hung for an instant to
the rigging, but the next wave caught him,
ana he sank, never to reappear. Neither
his body nor Margaret's was everrecovercd.
Only the little body of Angelina was washed
ashore some minutes later still warm, but
stripped of every shred of clothing. One
has almost II regret that the sea gave him
up, and that he should not sleep with his
parents beneath the waves, in whose still
depths, no less than in the fixed and stable
earth, there Is peace.-Josephine Lazarus
in Century
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-17
How to Catch rheumatism.

The plan is simple and Is invariably sue
cessful when diligently pursued. Clothe as
warmly as possible with fannels next the
skin and sealskins outermost from Novem-
Der to the beginning of March. Then on the
first clear sunny day in March, when the
wind is i'll the north or northeast, take off
all outer wraps, mantles, capes, sealskins
and the like, wear gowns of light and
thin material and go for walk i'll the park
or other open and unprotected place Sit
down full in the wind on Il convenient seat
and sit for half an hour. Then 90 home
and wake with n successful attack of rheu-
matism next morning.
If perchance the rheumatism should fail.
it is probable that pleurisy or pneumonia
may be the reward. But if by II miracle
neither the one nor the other repays the
trouble taken then go out and repeat the
same tactics the next day, and the next,
until success is assured. The recipe is war
ranted never to fail if persevercd in for a
sufficient length of time y plan almost
equally good is the one followed by two
young ladies' They had both had rheu-
matte fever previously, yet, because the
sun happened to shine brightly in ut the
dining room window for few hours, they
allowed the fire to go out. They sat with
out fire the remainder of the day and even
ing. The following being bright morn
ing, they did not have the fire lighted Mt
all. They were both extremely surprised
when they were attacked by rheumatic
pains in all their limbs and blamed the
neighborhood. London Hospital.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-17
Tie Inventor of the Sleeping Car.

have always been desperately puzzled as
to who was really the inventor of the sleep
ing car. 1t existed, rs everybody knows,
prior to the time of Mr.. Pullman. whose
name is as well known in Europe rs it is in
his native country, whose colossal carriage
building works have inspected at Chicago
and whose hospitality, both in his own
house and i'll his own cars, l have more
than once enjoyed. l have somewhere read
that our great engineer Brunei devised
while he was constructing the Great West
ern railway something approaching Il sleep
ing car, but only for one passenger--him.
self. All students of vehicular history are
likewise well aware that even in remote
antiquity sleeping litters on poles support
cd on mems shoulders were common, and
they probably rescmbled to some extent the
native palanquins which one secs at the
present day i'll the streets of Calcutta.
At the same time l cannot resist the
thought that the American sleeping car
with its tiers of lower and upper berths,
was suggested by the almost entirely iden-
teal berths in the saloons of the river
steamers, on o:hich, whenever it was posi-
Bile, Americans shipped themselves, when
ever river lay in their line of route. i'm or
der that they might escape for a brief ne
Rod from the discomfort and the vitiated at
mosphcre of the railway cars.-G. A. Sala
i'll London Telegraph
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-17
Frost Resisting Mortar.

Whenever mortar is used during the cold
weather, there is always more or less fear of
injury from frost, and masons are accus-
toned to use salt water in mixing the ce-
ment and to cover the green masonry with
straw and boards during the night The
engineer of the Western railway of France,
Charles Rabut, says the ordinary soda of
commerce is even better than salt The
soda employed is what is known as the an
hydrous carbonate obtained by the Solway
process, which costs less in France than the
hydrated carbonate. This is dissolved in n
kettle in the proportion of a pound of
soda to "a quarts of water at temperature
of about So degrees Fahrenheit. This solu-
ton is mixed with an equal volume of wa
ter at the temperature of the air, to give
the water which is used by the masons. a
Kettle holding 1913 quarts has been found
sufficient to serve 10 masons.
The mortar made i'll this way requires
more of the solution than if water alone
Were used, about one-quarter more being
considered the proper increase. Mr.. Rabut
reports that with this solution mortar has
been observed to harden mt Il temperature
about 0 degrees below freezing with mt
least twice the rate of n similar mortar with
out soda at Il temperature Ii degrees above
the freezing point. While the surface hard
ems much more quickly, however, the in
terror remains moist longer, and on this nc
count the soda is Objectionable. Moreover,
1t isalso found to cause white efliorescence
on the surface of the masonry which lasts
for some months.-New York Telegram.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-17
An Old Way Of sending Money.

j. w. Allen, an old merchant from
Sharpsburg, KY, who is in town buying
goods, said the other day apropos of the
express robberies out west:
Il remember distinctly when there was
no railroad from central Kentucky leading
to any OF the large cities. We travelled to
New York by stages, and it was hazard
GUS thing. The stages were frequently
waylaid, and the mails and passengers
robbed. I'll tell you how we used to send
money to New York TO pay our bills. We
would get bills of large denomination
and cut them into two parts. One part we
would send by the mail coach one day. and
within few days we would send the other
half by different route altogether. That
lessened the liability of losing the money,
for il only one-half of it was stolen the
money could be redeemed as long as we
held the remainder and receipt for that
which was stolen. "--Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-17

Those outside of IL palace may feel Shake
speare's sentiment, There's such divinity
doth hedge king but it is hardly pos
siblc to those inside. One of the Scotch
commissioners to negotiate union be-
tween Scotland and England, Sir John
Clerk, could not have felt it during an oili-
cial interview with Queen Anne, of whom
he gives this realistic picture;
Her Majesty WAS laboring under a fit of
the govt and in eNtream pain and agony,
and on this occasion everything about her
was much in the same disorder ms about the
meanest of her subjects. Her face, which
was red and spotted, was rendered some
thing frightful by her negligent dress, and
the foot affected was tied up with a quilts
and some nasty bandagcs
was much affected at this sight. and the
more when she had occasion to mention Ter
people of Scotland. which she did frequent
ly to the duke. What are you, poor mean
like Mortal. thought /, who talks in the
style of n Sovereign
Nature seems to be inverted when n moor.
iniirm Woman becomes one of the Rulers of
the world, but as Tacitus observes it is not
the first time that Women have governed in
Britain, and indeed they have sometimes
done tins to better purpose than the Men.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-17
Quick Ways to Clear Land.

BY the exercise of skill, much hard labor
may be saved in the clearing of land In
this section land is cleared of small timber
under or inches in diameter by the fol-
lowing method: Take u log foot in ,liam-
eter and 10 feet in length, with the bark OH.
Have each end nicely rounded, leaving II
good size knot i'll the center, to which :. log
chain can be attached. Fasten pair of
heavy mules or horses to the smaller end
and fasten the end to the tree to be taken
up, about to & feet from the ground. Now
drive around the tree, and rs the roots are
loosened from the soil cut them with n
sharp aX. 1t is surprising how quickly II
tree can be gotten out thus. many of them
in less than 10 minutes by the watch. The
object of the log is to bring The draft down
where the team can get at it.
For larger trees, over 10 inches in diam
eter, block and tackle must be employed,
which will take somewhat longer Trees
can be gotten out by the roots in about the
same time it takes to cut the tree down.
March is the best month to clear land rs
the ground is soft, and with steady team
and three active men good progress can be
made every day.-Baltimore Americas.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-17
A Great Scheme.

1--WE got n scheme that has a pile of
money in it, if can only get II permit"
a tall, angular, serious looking man
wiped his chin with his hand and went
over for a bite of cheese and cracker
Have you got the necessary capital?"
inquired the man who had stood his ground
while this flank movement was in progress
ut don't need no capital" continued the
serious man. The man who had been hold
Ing his place at the bar rs if afraid it might
get away from him looked relieved.
Most schemes that Eve heard of since
I've been here" lie said. "seem to consist OF
getting capital-somebody else's capital"
My scheme don't. All / want is Il per-
INIT from the city l want Madison square.
l want to build fence around it. Then
I'll set man to boring hole in the mid
die of it. Every fool that comes along will
wonder what that man is doing and will
willingly pay to go III and see what he is
doing and to ask him questions. See?
There is big money in it, and we can pay
the city handsomely. New York Herald.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-17
Early Life of James Russell Lowell.

Lowell and were friends for more than
40 years, says Professor Charles Eliot Nor
ton, land l do not remember one single
time when he was not my friend We used
to see each other almost every day, and do
not remember ever hearing him say any
thing that ever gave pain to any other hui
man being. He could keep no money. and
frequent demands We're made upon him,
and he must have redeemed four or five
wives of some of the black population.
His engagement was a long one, and it
was not till the end of 1874 that they were
married, and then they married good deal
on faith and thought the ravens would
supply them, and moved to Philadelphia,
where he wrote for an antislavcry paper for
IS n week. New York Tribune