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West Ireninn.
" est TRENTON.
Asa NJ. Burns is in poor health.

West Trenton.
Asa NJ. Burns is in poor health.
Miss Lizzie 5. Haynes is in very poor
health.
The next meeting of the Kings Daugh-
tiers will be at the residence Of Mrs.
Elisha Young.
Miss Alma Newman, of Southwest Har-
Dor. is here visiting her friend, Miss Fan
ME \. Haynes.
Guy Emery and wife, of Bar Harbor,
were in town last week visiting her
parents, John Haynes and wife.
Pearl L. Leland and wife went to Els
worth Thursday of last week on short
visit to their cousins, Nahum Murch and
sisters.
The Kings Daughters held fair and
supper at Evergreen hall, Tuesday night
of last week. There was large attend
ance. Receipts, S44.s0.
There was supper and dance at Ever
green Hall on Tuesday night of this week
for the benefit of the family of Princeton
Mcfarland who is i'll. Receipts SIS.
The family of Howard Emery, the Oak
Point high school teacher, have moved
from Bar Harbor to this place and are
occupying the Alonzo Grindle cottage.
Princeton B. Mcfarland is seriously i'll,
requiring the constant attendance of
friends at his bedside. DR.. J. T. Nc
Donald, of Ellsworth, is his attending
physician.
Mrs. John F. Smallidge, of Seal Har
Dor, " no has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Daniel Ladd. has returned home. Mrs.
Laid returned with her to visit relatives
at Seal Cove.
The many friends here of Mrs. Wesley
R. Haynes of West Eden formerly of this
place, are panied to learn of her death
which occurred at her home on Tuesday
afternoon. She leaves husband and six
young children besides other relatives to
mourn her death. She was universally
respected for her many fine qualities of
character.
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West sullivan.
Charles Crimmins is very i'll.
William P. Goodwin has recently added
a large shed to his stable
A. /. Chase, the dentist, is at +. F.
Clapham ; for few weeks.
A special high school opened last Mon
day, taught by Mr.. Hatch.
Nathan Bunker has moved into his
new house, and was given house
warming last week.
The first new house to be built here this
year is now going up. The owner and
builder IS Hervey l.. Murch,
Prof l.. c. Bateman delivered an inter
esting course of lectures last week. His
public and private examinations were re-
markably correct.
Jan. %. II. ID. q.
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For addiaono' County Woes sec other pages,

foF dt"ttt''''' ''t|''3 fS
Cranberry Isles.
Capt and Mrs. RinaIdo Hamor have re-
turned from Eden.
A second son came to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Stanley Jan. Orchard
Leslie.
A little stranger arrived Jan. 10 at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred f. Steele
Lulu Myra.
George O. johnson has gone to Boston
on a business trip, and will call in Port
land to visit his son Frank, who Is at
tending Shaw's business college.
Charley Bulger returned home from
Shaw's business college, Portland, three
weeks ago He contracted mumps on his
journey, and is now confined to the house
Mrs. Florence Joy is attending school
in district No for the study of book
keeping and algebra. 1t is now eleven
years since she last attended school as
scholar.
James Taylor has been on an extended
visit in the British Provinces for the first
time in four years. He also visited in
Massachusetts where he had resided for
many years before coming here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel c. Slower cele-
brated their silver wedding recently. 1t
was also the birthday of the bride, as
well as that of their daughter, making it
triple anniversary, The occasion was
most pleasant one.
School in districts l, 8 and closed Jan.
IS, after very profitable terms of ten
weeks. School in district No. will close
Jan 25, but the teacher, Mrs. Sarah NJ,
Rich, will Immediately commence
private school in the same district, to
continue four weeks.
Capt. and Mrs. Joseph Bunker cele-
brated their golden wedding on New
Years Eve. They are the only couple,
now living here, who were married at
this place half a century ago. Although
the presents were not golden they
were all very useful and much appre-
ciated by both.
Leander R. Bunker was knocked over
board by the boom of his yacht off Duck
Island, while hauling lobster traps, one
very cold day last week, and but for the
prompt action of Bert Birlem, a young
boy in the boat, he would have been
drowned Bert jumped into the small
boat and caught Mr.. Bunker as he came
to the surface, and succeeded in getting
him into the boat. They landed at Duck
Island where Mr.. Bunker was cared for
by the ight-keeper until he was able to
return home. Bert is the hero of the hour.
This is the second narrow escape from
drowning Mr.. Bunker has had this
winter.
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Surry.
Nearly fifty scholars are attending the
high school this winter.
d. \. McRea, Of Boston, was visiting
his sister, Mrs. Day, last Tuesday
The vestry of the Baptist church has
lately been renovated. Warden Lord did
the work.
Miss Nellie Grindal, of Ellsworth, spent
day here last week visiting and calling
on friends and relatives before going to
Portland to spend the winter.
On Wednesday evening, Jan. %, the
drama The Spy of Gettysburg was
played here by members of the Bluehill
band. 1t was highly appreciated.
Rev. and Mrs. A. w. Young, of Sedg-
wick, were guests of Rev. and Mrs. Day
Thursday on their return from pastors
conference at Ellsworth Wednesday.
Rev. d. Smith of the Methodist church
of Deer Isle and Mr.. Knights drove to
Bucksport Wednesday to visit Mr..
Knights sons who are attending the
seminary.
Jan. 25
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West BrooksviIle.

West BrooksviIle.
Mrs Smith, of Brooksville, is visiting
her mother, Mrs, Thomas Tapley.
Miss Bertha NJ. Flood, of E!lswort h
Falls, was the guest Of Mrs. George II.
Tapley Saturday and Sunday.
The schooner William Slater now at
Isles boro, will soon be brought TO this
place where she will undergo extensive
repairs Master Rufus Dodge will do the
work.
The grammar school, taught by Miss
Hattie Z. Tapley, closed Friday, after a
successful term of nine weeks. Miss
Tapley leaves for Orange, Mass, next
Wednesday, where she has engaged to
teach long term.
Jan. 26 Johnson.
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THE YEARS NEUROLOGY.

During the year just passed, although
there has been but comparatively little
sickness in town in comparison to that of
some years, the death rate has been
unusually large, far above the average,
and exceeding the birth rate. Eight
deaths occurred among he residents here,
beside several of former residents who
had been from US so short time that we
almost regarded them residents still.
January 5-Capt. Edward 5. Fernald,
aged ffty-four years, whose active life
was spent here, died quite suddenly leav-
ing wife and one child.
January Mrs. Nancy Richardson,
aged ninety-six years, the Oldest person
in town, died very Unexpectedly; a fine
old lady and much loved by all.
February 24-Clara E., wife of Lewis E.
Ladd, aged thirty-five years, died of con-
sumption, in Boston, where she had gone
the fall previously in hopes to get help by
the change; but, alas, death, which ever
loves a shining mark, soon claimed her
Her remains were brought home by the
bereayed husband, to the widowed and
childless mother, and her two orphan
children.
In July, Joseph Gilley, aged seventy
six, died very suddenly, and in August,
Dolly Bulger, aged eighty-four years,
died after few weeks of much suffering
The two last named were very much
loved and respected in town. Both leave
large families
q nf Mr
j. c. Crosby, aged three months, died.
November Capt. William P. Bunker,
aged sixtyfive years, died very suddenly
of pneumonia. He left wife and ten
children, all grown.
December 10, Capt. John Stanley died
very suddenly, aged sixty-three years
He left wife, one son and two foster
children.
Both captains were very valuable citi-
zens and will be missed very much. Both
were natives of this place and had spent
their whole lives here.
Mrs. Caroline M. Rice was called to Sui
livan by telegram last week to care for
her daughter, Mrs. Addie Graham, who
was at the point of death of consump-
ton. Mrs. Graham died few days later
Mrs. Graham was about thirty years of
age. She leaves husband to whom she
was married, last September, and a boy
of nine years by former marriage.
Much sympathy is expressed for the be-
reaved relatives and especially for the
widowed mother of the deceased. Addie
had been living at Sullivan since her first
marriage, some ten or twelve years ago,
but the writer remembers her as a very
lovable and attractive child, an obedient
and trustworthy scholar.
'We have loved thee, dearest Addie
Thou art now to memory dear.
Though no more our mortal vision
Shall behold thee. Addie, here;
Rest thee sweetly, dearest Adaie,
Safely with thy SaviourIrest,
And We'll strive again to meet thee,
In that land forever best"
Jan. "a.
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ready and willing at the Masters call, to
enter into he higher life. Her husband,
two daughters and a son survive her,
Mrs. Uodgdon was the daug liter OF Capt.
J. b. Walls, of this place. and the greater
part OF her life was spent here. Funeral
services were held at the hall on Wednes-
day, Jan. %, Rev. A B. Carter, of West
Temont, officiating. The sympathy of
wide circle of friends is extended to the
bereaved family.
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~ ANSWER

Your correspondent is in receipt of an
item from the Trenton correspondent to
the Bar Harbor Record reading thus:
The Trenton correspondent, Roy, says
in the ELLSWORTH AMERICAN OF last
week, that "Capt. Heman c. Douglass and
wife arrived home from Providence, ae-
companied by their son, Willie, etc" In
reality Capt. Douglass was on his way
to New York at that time, and Willie had
never been in Providence, hut had been
working in New Haven. Persons wish
ing to read nothing but correct news Will
take warning and subscribe for the
Record.
We viii admit an error N regard 10
Capt. Douglass being at home. The in
formal ion came to US that he had arrived
home, and the item was sent to THE
AMERICAN in good faith, without inten-
ton of falsehood. In regard to the To-
cality where the young man worked, We
had been misinformed. The parties liv-
ing some distance away, the writer did
not see them personally, hence the errors.
The Record CORES pondent says that
"persons wishing to read nothing but
correct news, will take warning and sub
scribe for the Record This is plain
insinuation of the responsibility of the
writer in contributing news to THE
AMERICAN. 1t seems to us not strange
that writers of news to paper should
fall into some errors in their, COM
munications Even the infaiiible ~
Trenton correspondent has been known
to make errors. Not many months ago
that correspondent sent an item to that
paper in regard to lady of this place 60
inc away with her husband on a coasting
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trip, when in reality she went to New
Hampshire to visit relative, and not on
coasting trip at all. The Record cor
respondent does not see the beam that Is
in his own eye, bat is quick to observe
the mote hat Is in his brothers eye.
Jan. "a. Roy.
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Seal Cove.

Seal Cove.
Mrs. Mary A, wife of Gilbert H. Hodg-
don, died at her home at Oak Hill, Mt.
Desert, Jan. p. Mrs. Hodgdon had been
ill for many months, bearing her suffer-
ings with Christian patience, and was
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CLOAK DEPARTMENT.
HOUSEKEEPERS' GOODS.

CRASHES at cents yard, S1o for piece
containing Is yards,
100 PIECES BIRDS EYES at As cents per piece
about onethird their value
200 PRS BLANKETS and Colored, s6oo
pair.
BEpSPREADS, regular - cent goods at 70 cents
SIIEETN prices heard of at less than
Manufacturers Prices today We quote on them
until January ~ longer.
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Underwear and Hosiery.

We $50 Io Mems Underwear.
Half OF the
cheap enough buy even If not wanted
70 immediate = .
boz RIBBED SHIRTS AND DRAWERS at 40 cents,
50 boz swlTz CoNnE SHIRTS AND DRAWERS at IS cents,
worth 81 90.
and Chiden's Underwear reduced to close.
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wha about
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rs " u %
one Lot MoSQUETA1RE SUEDE KID GLOVE
eds at - cents, worth sl.a0.
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H. ID. G.
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CASH TELLS

in buying goods-particularly
when jobbers are 50 anxious
to sell, as they have been the
past season-and on the other
hand, CASH TELLS in selling
goods.
Having taken advantage Of the
former condition, | shall be
pleased to give my patrons the
benefit thereof
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26

public morals while this obscuring and r.
ritating institution fiourlshes. 1t Is crafty
ing to note that the educational method has
been eminently successful in Washington
The large hat for theater purposes Is prac-
tically obsolete. No law seems necessary.
On the contrary, a legal restriction Is capa-
BILE of working a good deal of injustice
Visitors from rural communities who have
no knowledge of such regulations might be
put to serious inconvenience and have what
would otherwise have been pleasant visit
spoiled through no deliberate act OF their
own. 1t Is true that the headwear OF the
rural visitor Is no less annoying than the
urban article; but the same principle OF
courtesy and consideration which demands
the abolition Of the big hat from polite
circles makes imperative an occasional for
bearance for the benefit of the uninstructed.
This self-denial is but temporary matter,
for 1T is only a question of time when the
improperly of the big theater hat will be
understood in the humblest and most re-
mote circles OF society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26

New Hampshire's good people should not
offer objections to the intent of the House
committee on naval affairs to remove to
this city what Is left of the old frigate
Constitution, now lying in the POrtmouth
Navy Yard. There is no broadly-based rea-
son why that interesting relic should re-
main In seclusion at Portsmouth; it mas
a duty to perform that can only be at
tended to at the National Capital. This
is the educational center Of the United
States and among the many exhibits and
aids to patriotism here displayed none
would outrank the famous old ship of war.
To keep the Constitution at Portsmouth
would be to crafty only New Hampshire:
10 station the Constitution here would
meet the approval of the entire natioii-
New Hampshire only excepted At Ports
mouth the ancient frigate would be an OBJ
ject of but little more than mere local
pride; at the seat of government the his
toric hulk would be venerated by the resi-
dent population and by the countless thou
sands who make at least annual Pilgrim
ages to the National Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26

One Of the remarkable features of Con-
gressional proceedings during the present
session has been the prevalence of what
has every appearance of being real har-
mony among the leaders Of the two big po-
litical parties. Innumerable opportunities
for exhibitions of political acerbity have
been permitted to pass by unnoticed. even
when the temptation must have been al
most overpowering to those republicans
who are pastmasters in the art of satirical
comment. Occasionally one of the lesser
lights will kick over the traces, but as a
rule the big men among the republicans
may safely plead mot guilty to any
charge of attempting to make the declining
days Of their political opponents disagree
able In times past there never was any
such marked consideration shown the SEN
sibilities of the defeated. and few warm
partisans yet fail to understand why there
should be such radical change in Con-
gressionaI procedure. The American people
generally, however, will probably appreci-
ate the newer and better way of doing
things.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26

There is an effort by the legislatures of
some states, both in the east and west, to
improve ON The Stars method of protect
ing the public from that egregious nui-
sance, the thcater bat. With the sublime
confluence of the bLColic statesman, these
legislatures have failed to realize that
there are questions too subtle to be dealt
with by mere statutory methods. and they
have considered the advisability of passing
laws to suppress the theater hat. There
was time when kings regulated the style
OF a mans whiskers. but in the republican
spirit of these times questions of personal
appearance must be left TO the taste of the
Individual. A deficiency of attire comes,
as ths Commissioners have demonstrated,
properly within the province of the gov
ernme Mt but a suuerabundance does not.
1t is only possible to educate the taste Of
the wearers of theater hats; to point out
to them the improperly OF the overgrown
h.adsear which obscures the stage and to
impress the fact that the theater cannot
possibly exert an elevating influence on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26

1t Is asserted that to undertake extensive
public works In the District at this time
would be to invite the entrance of unem-
ployed outsiders, who might after the
works were finished be stranded hero to
our injury. This objection when analysed
amounts to an assertion that we should
not seize the opportunity to furnish labor
and a means Of livelihood for several years
to thousands of the local unemployed. be-
cause in doing so We may also furnish
work to some others, who may be in the
way at some time in the future. No one
who advises that work should be made for
the poor will be much impressed by the
suggestion that nothing be done in a GER
tain line, because too much work may be
made for them.
There may be better times, and wider
range OF employment all over the country
when our improvements are completed, and
those who have been engaged on these
works will perhaps have accumulated the
little which is necessary to take them to
other fields of labor. In any event, 1t is
absurd for US to 50 shrink from a possible
problem of the future that We neglect our
duty of today. Our present concern is with
the unemployed and destitute who now
suffer all about us. We must furnish work
to them, and we will leave mere future
possibilities to the future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26

1t appears that there is so little oppost-
ton to the pure milk bill now pending In
the Senate that even the dairymen are in
favor of it's passage. That presents most
unusual state of things, and one that
should be welcomed by the people of the
District, where there are ordinarily so
many interests to serve that legislation in
the interest of reform is seldom possible
except after extraordinary efforts. AS a
matter of fact, honest dealers in milk can
find in the bill little reason for opposition.
There are, as was pointed out In yester-
days Star, some minor amendments that
nay have to be made in the interest of
strict Justice, both to the dealer and the
consumer. These amendments can easily
be made and should not retard the final
passage of the measure, which seems to
be very much needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26

Time was when that copy Of the Con-
gressional Record In which were no re-
marks by Roger Quarles Mills of Corsicana,
Tex. had no standing in modern htera-
ture, but since Mr.. Mills was removed
fro m the House to the Senate his public
appearances have been rare and his
speeches quite as infrequent as the pro-
verbal angels visits. This state of af-
fairs is. no doubt. a continual strain upon
Mr.. Mills. whatever may be Its effects upon
the Senate, so it is only natural that semi
occasionally the hot flood of bubbling Ian
guage should overflow the limits of a vessel
less deep than it might be and sizzle the
surrounding verdure until 1t is hopelessly
dead. Yesterday Mr.. Mills became super
heated over the Hawaiian question and
in the course of fervid appeal to the
country to pull the administration out of a
hole which 1t dug for itself, said several
things that provoked laughter instead of
inducing tears. While reading President
Harrison's letter to Queen Liliuokalani. in
connection with the advent of Minister
Stevens at Honolulu, Senator Mills depicted
the dusky monarch as seeking to protect
her own poor native people against the
corporate greed that was after possession
OF the great sugar lands of Hawaii
How Mrs. Dominis (whoSe main financial
supporter has been Claus Spreckles, the
Hawaiian sugar king will laugh If that
remarkable utterance ever gets to her
ears. al the civilized world KNOWS that
Lihrokalani was one of the most con-
scienceless of blackmailers; that she was
surrounded by a throng of villains whose
main object in life was robbery Of the
most bare-faced sort. Can it be possible
that Senator Mills never heard of the nut
brown queens relations with the opium
smugglers. or her direct personal interest
in the welfare of the lottery ring2 OF all
the ludicrous statements made as to the
Liliuokalani administration nothing is more
transcendently absurd than the Mills claim
that the queen was in any sense the guar
dian OF decency in Hawaii.
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COnscienceIesa.

Mister" he said piaintively, I'm hard
I'D, 1 am. I hain't had no place ter sleep
fur three days.
whats that?" exclaimed the kind-heart
ed man.
TITS dead right" replied MeanderinG
Mike; dead right. mister, an l kin prove
it, if yen gimme a quarter"
Very WELL" said the kind-hearted man.
Here's twenty-five cents, and you can step
around with me to the charitable authori-
ties, while I investigate"
There amt no need ter go so fur. De
reason 1 amt had no place ter sleep fur
three days is because nine err ten hours at
a time is enough fur me ter sleep. I didn't
wanter sleep fur three days."
And he vanished, leaving one more cynic
behind him.
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A si-h From New York.

There somehow seems less interest
In cases where they pay
Policemen more than salaries
Since ParkhuTst went away.
The green goods man has left his lairI
The bunco game they play;
The lambs are frisking everywhere
Since Parkhurst went away.
The liquor shop for Sunday sales
Has found a proper way;
The side doors always just a1ar
Since Parkhurst went away.
A glance into the future gives
Much reason for dismay,
It's hard to say what next they'll DO
If Parkhurst stays away.
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SHOOTING STARS.
A Peculiar Phenomenon.

II have been studying human nature a
great many years, now" said an editor
thoughtfully, but there's one thing I
never expect to understand"
what is that?" asked his wife,
II can't see why the young fellows Of
eighteen and nineteen always bring in
mother-in-law jokes, while the gray-haired
veterans bring in pieces about the young
man who is kicked out by his girls ia
ther."
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A Hawaiian SOIiloquy.

II find it very dry" she said:
1.-THE skies are clear again;
And yet really thought it looked
A little bit like reign
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The SON.

"1r. Bluffly." She said graciously. "you
are one of the most original men I have
met in ever so long. You haven't said a
single word about the weather"
NO" he replied, with tinge Of regret
in his voice; II couldn't in the presence Ct
ladies'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26

John ]. ingalls, has evidently decided
that the statesman-out-of-a-Jo pose, Whlie
picturesque, has little practical value.