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SucksporI.
Capt. Edward Parker arrived Thursday
from Brooksville, with his new sloop, the
"Annie +. Spencer She was built by
William w. Blake, of Cape Rozier, and
launched in July last. Her model is an
up-to-date one, with long stem and over
hanging stern, and she combines comfort
with speed in the most judicious proper
tion-length, 1925; beam, 1915; depth, SO
She has quite reputation for speed al
ready.
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Sedgwick.

sedgwick.
Emery Grindle has moved his family
from t he Herrick house, in the village, to
the Stanley house on the steamboat road.
When the steamer Crank Jones" ar
rived at this place on her first trip, she
left the first mate, F. c. Allen, who was
very i'll. He is now convalescent.
A promising two-y ear-old colt, owned
by J. II. Hooper, while in A. II. Dority's
shop recently, surged back on his halter,
broke a blood vessel, aud died in few
minutes.
The masonic fraternity, with some
others, on the 21st inst, proceeded to the
home of o. p. Carter and put the finish
ing touches on his wood pile. Then they
attacked Mrs Hattie Carriers wood, and, .
after that was done, proceeded to the
home of II. w. Morse (who is absent in
Massachusetts,, and fitted all of his
wood. During he time they had hot
dinner served in the dining room of the
Masonic hall. Irs. Carter begs me to
say: "She is grateful beyond expression. ?"
March 81. BENDIGo.
Trenton.
Edward Leland is quite i'll wit h measles.
DR.. Hagert by.
Mrs. Sheldon Brown is at present very
low with consumption.
Mrs Daniel Iadd and Mrs w. II. Ham
NETT are in quite poor health.
Asa Burns, who has been quite i'll about
all winter, is now reported to be improv
ing.
Miss Hattie Leland was called home
from Seal Harbor this week by the illness
OF her mother.
Mrs. w. X. Blaisdell, of Ellsworth, has
Mark Haynes and wife.
Mrs Pearl l.. Leland, who has been
quite i'll for sometime past with the grip,
is nov somew hat better.
The family of Nelson +. Hopkins have
moved to Bar Harbor, where they intend
to remain during the summer.
Felix &. Haynes, of Ballardvale, Mass,
accompanied by his nephew, Dannie A.
Cook, is in town, called here by the deaf h
of his mother, Mrs. Roxalana Haynes.
The remains of Mrs. Myra G. Dolliver,
wife of W. II. DoIliver, formerly of this
place, who died at Bar fIarbor, were
brought here for burial. Mrs. Dolliver
was loved and respected by all who knew
her for her kindness of heart, and many
exemplary qualities of character. Her
i
Mr.. Burleigh, of Eden, officiating.
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sullivan iiarbor.

sullivan iIarbor.
Henry Boynton, our local lawyer, has
removed his office from he Dunba block
where it has been over six years, to the
building owned by Reuben Nero hant, at
West Sullivan, next door to Blake's hall.
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Mt. Desert.

Mt. Desert.
Harry Somes is working in Bar Harbor.
Mr. Barker, a student from Bangor,
preached here last Sunday.
School closed here Friday, March Is,
after a successful term of ten weeks,
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south ISroolSsNiI.t.

south BrooksViilt.
Timothy Davis has lately moved into
the "Emerton'' cottage.
Will York has returned home from
Surry, where he has been visiting friends
special town meeting was held March
&c. to see what action the town would
take in regard to raising money to build
the Gray and Varnum roads, and also to
raise more money for the building of
school houses X. w. Condor was chosen
moderator. The articles in regard to the
roads We're passed over. The sum of 300
was raised, in addition to the Il 900 that
was ra Used at the annual March meeting
for the construction of the two school
houses, W hich are to be built i'll districts
No. and No. !. They must be finished
on or before Nov. /.
April /. O.
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Bar II;lII,Or.

Bar HarDor.
The stable of George Wescott was des-
troyed by fire Friday morning. A horse
was burned.
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West Sullivan.

West sullivan.
Henry Boynton, attorney at law, has
moved his Office from the Dunbar block
at Sullivan Harbor, into a large new office
rented from Reuben Merchant, at West
Sullivan, near Blake's hall. He was in
practice six years at Sullivan Harbor.
He will still reside at the latter place
until sat sfactory quarters can be pro-
cured, vacant houses being scarce here.
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North PenObscOt.
Mrs. Maria Marks died Thursday,
March q, aged sixty-two years. Early in
life she was married to George X. Marks,
and has since resided in this place, where
she has been respected and beloved by all.
Her family of eight children and her
husband survive her, and all, except two
sons who live in Montana, We're present
at the funeral. The children present
were Mrs. Nellie Haynes, of Monmouth;
Mrs. Florence Merrill, of Bluehill;
Edmund q. Marks, of Searsport;
Herbert Marks, of Bucksport; and
Eugene Marks and Mrs. Amelia Dun
ham, of this place.
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taught by O. NJ. Heath Excellent
progress was made by the pupils under
his instruction.
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TfIVV@'V'f
HIS NINTIETH BIRTHDAY.

HIS NINTIETH BIRTHDAY.
Yesterday paid a brief visit to the old
est man in Penobscot, Dudley c. Bridges,
who will attain his ninetieth birthday
on the goth inst.
found MIR. Bridges in the full play of
his intellect, with clear voice, able to
converse intelligently about events hat
occurred in his early manhood, and with
quite knowledge Of passing events and
present acquaintance, which 50 often
fades from the memory in old age His
AGED companion still administers to his
every want with the considerate affection
Of her early love.
II is beautifulAnd elevating scene-two
aged people with undimmed intelects,
with the full hope of heaven rising like
the full-orhed snn in morning glory on
their vision, while they egiding on he
snoo. Ii and peaceful ocean OF life to their
final port.
Mr.. Bridge takes his daily exercise in
walking back and forth from one room
to another, the widt h of his house, count
ing each round as he walks it, He told
me he had Travelled since January, 10000
feet. This exercise keeps his blood in
good circulation and his digestion is per
feet.
During his life he has lost but sixteen
tcet h, and he can masticate pretty tough
steak without much trouble. His face is
as full aud ruddy as a healthy mans at
fifty, and but for the partial loss of his
sight and hearing, he is remarkably we'll
preserved physically as well As mentally
In his early fife he followed the sea
fifteen years MIX ing eighteen trips 10 he
West Indies, and nine voyages to Europe.
He told me that there We're but sixteen
persons still living, that were living on
the road from Winslow's stream to Penob-
scot south line when he came here in
1919, and but three houses and one barn
standing.
attribute his long life due in large
measure to his remarkably even and uni
form temperament and disposition, and
his simple and industrious habits.
The work OF dredging he channel into
Winslow's Cove viii commence soon,
Congress having appropriated several
thousand dollars for that purpose. There
are some fine sites for granite quarrles in
town. The granite is OF superior quality
and easily worked. There is a very fine site
lust above the Cove church, on II lot owned
by William Perkins. 1t would be short
distance on down grade to the wharf
where the granite would be conveyed for
shipment. No better opening could be
desired.
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Great Pond.
E. Gates and wife arrived from Machias
Monday.
George Gould, OF Ellsworth, was in
town Monday night.
John Laughiin has been surveying
tirewood for MIR. Mcdonald this week.
II. NJ. Hall, of Ellsworth made BUSH
ness trip into the woods the first OF the
week.
Arthur Mcdonald has beea spending
the week in town with his father, r. Nc
Donald.
The surveyors have been around this
week, we presume for the last time this
season.
Jordan Bros. are through wood cutting
for the present, and moved their families
home Saturday.
March 81. FLOssIE.
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We have on hand the largest line Of Mackntoshes
that was ever shown in Ellsworth, double and sin
ole breasted, in many different shades, al prices
that will assure quick sales.
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Our Hat and Cap Department
is well stocked with the latest styles and shades for
the Spring and Summer trade.
While in New York selected great many
Novelties in Chidren's Suits and Waists.

We doubt if such an assortment be shown in
the State of Maine be at this store.
We cordially invite the public to call and inspect
our large stock before the assortment will be broken.
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salisbury Cove.
Asa Worcester, of Columbia Falls, is the
guest of his uncle, Joseph Worcester.
Mrs. Aqua Higgins, of Ellsworth,
spent Sunday with her brother, a. B. Le-
land.
Mrs. r. r. Emery spent Sunday in Bar
Harbor, with her daughter, Mrs George
karst.
Miss Minnie Young is visiting in Ban
gor, at the home of her school friend,
Charlotte Gates.
The annual meeting of directors of the
grange store company will be held at
grange hall, Saturday, April 6.
The many friends of John T. Higgins,
of this place, who with his family is
spending the winter in Pueblo, Col, on
account of i'll health, are panied to learn
of his serious illness in that city.
small but interesting meeting of Bay
View grange was held Wednesday even
ing. The topic for discussion, "What is
the greatest danger which threatens our
nation?" was ably discussed by Worthy
Overseer Julien Emery and Others, and
proved u profitable subject. Readings,
recitations and music completed the pro-
gramme.
The ladies sewing circle, instead of
holding its weekly afternoon meetings
during the spring and coming summer,
will hold a sociable the last Tuesday
evening of each month, with the several
members of the society. The first of these
sociables WAS held Nth Mr.. and Mrs. w.
r. ilodgkius at their pleasant home, in
gleside' One is always sure of a deligiiv-
full evening there, and this one was no
exception. Delicious ice cream, which
Mrs. iIodgkins knows SO we'll how to
make, was served during the evening.
April l.
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An Odd Foster Father.

'tBob" lives in a very comfortable
way out on Warwick boulevard, in
Kansas City. He is q water spaniel
and one of the fattest dogs in town
and he is not such heavy eater. He
is simply 80 good natured that he gets
fat on nothing but good conscience
and an even temper, says the Star. !
At "Bob's" home are many chick-A
ems, and they all look up to 'Bob" as
their foster father. A queer friend
for q chicken is big, fat water span:
iel, but the chickens don't care what
or who he is, he just "Bob" to them.l
There is brood of motherless chicks
who are seldom away from him if they
can help it. When he lies down they
climb upon his back, which is sol
broad as to resemble the big, fiat pad
on the back of circus horse. They
crawl upon his head and peck at his
ears. He does not shake them of, and
!hey hang on tight when he walks
slowly around the yard in his lazy
way. When he lies down they nestle
n near his paws, and he will remain
notionless there for half hour at .
time.
The motherless brood are getting to
De big fellows now, but they have not,
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CONSOLATION OF THE BIBLE.

When we view the Bible In relation to the
griefs and adversities of the human lot, what
a flowing river OF consolation it has been! In
all the centuries past, sorrowing men aud
women have looked into this Word and found
how to smile through their tears. 1t has
soothed more heartache, ten thousand times,
than all other influences put together. on, the
blessed charm Of it! What Is like 1t? What
histories of hearts uplifted from the dust into
hope belong to some passages-yes, to some
sentences-ot it! What scenes passing oil de-
scription illustrate its holy power! Here Is
Christian house. Death Is within the doors,
and anguish unspeakable. They look at one
another and are dumb. They have no words
for themselves; no man has words for them.
But, as is their wont. they gather in silence
at the family altar, and then the father reads
the words that are not man's-it may be
these: "Lord, thou hast been our dwelling
place in all generations or these: Like
as father pitieth them that fear him, for he
knoweth our frame; he rememhereth that we
are dust;' or these: ~ would not have you
to be ignorant, brethen, concerning them
that are asleep, that ye sorrow Lot even as
the rest which have no hope;" or other such
breathing forth the pity Of the Lord, or open
ing glimpses Of the world where all tears are
wiped away; and, 10! as he reads, peace de-
scends upon their troubled spirits, and they
rise up strengthened; for they have heard
voice divine, paternal, speaking to then out
of eternity; they have heard the music OF
immortality. Joseph q. TWitchell,D.D.
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Ma1HE ~ ndIYH." WGIYE."

Did you say it is "give," "give" "give ?"
Why, say we have been receiving, reeeiv-
ing, receiving. 1t has been one constant
series of receiving. Haven't We grown? :?
Aren't we worth more than we were fifteen
years ago, ten years ago. five years ago, by
good deal? Haven't wegrown, personally,
many of us, in ten, in twenty, years? You
say. "When my ship comes in" Why,
hasn't your ship been in for years and tied
to the dock so firmly that the winds OF ad-
versity sing helplessly through the cordage,
and the billows of adversely have not been
able to swamp it2 You have long been in
the snug harbor Of plenty and prosperity.
O man! o woman! Child Of your Heavenly
Father! You have stood. you do stand, more
and more at the center of power in giving
and receiving. Life has widened IN its circle
until now you are beginning 10 see that these
circles take hold OF eternity and that God is
building Oh eternal principles. You begin
to see that you will soon enter into the silent
years. Much has been given to you; not all
OF it property friends are large part; char
acter large part and all these have been
given unto you when you have given and US
YOU have egiYen.-Michael Burnham, D. D.
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PHYSICIANS OPINIONS.

Here are the opinions expressed with re-
gard to alcohol, which forms the basis OF all
Intoxicating liquors. by some Of the most
eminent physicians of their day:
Doctor Willard Parker says: What is
alcohol? The answer is, poison. 1t is so re-
garded by the best writers and teachers on
toxicolosy. I refer to Orfla, Christison and
the like, who class 1t with arsenic. corrosive
sublimate and prussic acid. Like those pois-
ons, when introduced into the system, 1t Is
capable Of destroying life without acting me-
chnnicaly. 1t has been established that, like
opium, arsenic, prussic acid, ETC.. III small
doses 1t acts as mild stimulant and tonic.
III larger doses 1t becomes powerful 1rr1-
tant, producing madness. or a narcotic pro-
ducing coma and death. Alcohol Is the one
evil genius. whether in wine or ale or
whisky, and is killing the race OF men.
Stay the ravageS OF this one poison, alcohol,
the king of poisons. the miGhtiest weapon OF
the devil, and the millennium will soon
dawn"
N. S. Davis, N. D.: Alcoholic drinks are
poisonous in the same sense as are opium,
arsenic, chlorofor etc.. and should be sold
only under the same laws as these poisons."
B. W. Richardson. NJ. D.: mo other
poison kills as quickly II enough be taken at
once"
Professor Youmans: alcohol is univers-
ally ranked among poisons py pnysoloSlstS
and all who have experimented, studied and
written upon the subject.
Erasmus Darwin, NJ. D.: ''The makers OF
strong drink take the peoples food to con-
vert It into poison"
Sir William Gull. NJ. D. "a very large
number of people in society are dying day by
day. poisoned by alcohol drinks without
poisoned by them. hardly know any moro
powerful source OF disease than alcohol
drinks. do not think it is known, but
xnow alcohol to be n most destructive pois-
on. say from my experience that it is the
most destructive agent that we arc aware OF
in this country"
". B. Carpenter. NJ. D.: ANY one WHO'S
familiar with the action Of poison upon the
living animal body, and has made that at sub sub
hesitation in saying that alcohol is poison
Professor James Miller. NJ. D. "Alcoho!
is poison. 1t kills in large doses and hall
kills in smaller ones. 1t produces insanity,
delirium, fits. 1t poisons the blood aud
wastes the man"
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CONFIDENCE IN TIE LORD.

Would you see the transcendence of man2
Go back to the babe Of whom 1 spoke. In
sixty years the lattice is drawn, the Grape Is
on the door. You say, He is gone" Gone
where? Out into the cold into the black blue
air, into no man knows where. into nothing
or despair2 Nothing or despair! This is the
language Of the agnostic. but unknown in
the gospel Of our Christianity. we
know" says Paul, "that If our earth
ly house OF this tabernacle be dissolved,
we have Ii building of God, an house
not made with bands, eternal in the heay-
ems" Some years ago stood by the couch
of dying friend. AS he was approaching
bis end he turned and asked. "Oh! can you
tell me where am going, where, where ~
I replied, Zone thing know, you are going
to be with Christ, for He hath said, Where
I am, there also shall My servant be. He
answered, That is enough. enough Tor me,
and with a sublime confidence went to the
bosom of his rd,-George Douglass, D. D.,
LII. d.
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Driving Nails by Machinery.

An automatic nsil-driver is late
invention. 1t is arranged with slides
and runways, into which the nails
drop through fitted courses that ne
cessitate their going in right.end first.
As the nail, in proper position, slide
down through one of these channels,
hammer automatically comes to the
attack and drives the nail into place.
A taok-driving machine of the sama
sort is also made. In factories where
large numbers of boxes are turned
out, these may have their uses, but
for ordinary, everyday usefulness the
old.fashioned, fat-uosed hammer still
holds its own, even at the risk of an
occasional battered thumb and frac-
tured temper. York Ledger.
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DANIELS OR JoNAHS.

No one can choose his duties. He must ac-
cept orrejecr those which Providence presents.
There is no third course, he may shut his
eyes to the light, and try to persuade him
self that some things more pleasant and not
these painful, difficult things. are what is
required OF him. But 1t will be OF no use.
They will remain duties just the same. II
they come to him in the order OF Gcd's will,
his only hope of true peace and prosperity
lies in manlully performing them: He will
not, by endeavoring to flee, es-
cape The pain or the trouble from
which he shripks. Pain and trouble
are inevitable to every one who lives. But
one may very easilv lose the consolation, the
high support, the glorious thrill OF Joy, the
developed character, the enroble1 manhood
or womanhood, which come only to him or
her who stands firmly in the place allotted
and holds bravely till death the post assigned.
Genuine heroism may be shown In humble
homes. Daniels and Jonahs-alas! many
more Of the latter than the former are seen
on every side. To trust in God and do the
right remains, amid all changing fashions,
the one path to lasting renown.
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Lazy? Not O Bit.

s:Folks call me lazy" said ST Sherk-
er, without going to the trouble to
take his pipe out of his mouth to say
it, "because I let the women folks
split the wood but faint because I'm
lazy. Not bit ont. It's simply
because can't bear to waste my time
and energy in the useless labor of
lifting the az over my head. 'Taint
no use. you see; don't accomplish
nothin'. It's only the down strokes
that count. I wouldn't mind them 50
ifthey could be put in without tha
up strokes. But the women folks,
they don't mind loss O. time or waste
O. effort. There amt nothin practi-
cal about women. boston Tran
script.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
CHARACTER BUILDING.


The gospel of Christ sets out from the out
get at the task which is ut once the simplest
and the most difficult. "My lord" said
q working man one day to an English
bishop, "can you tell plain man like me
in single sentence how 10 get to heaven? u"
Certainly" replied the bishop, turn to
the right and 20 straight ahead" The
reply was as full of spiritual philosophy as
OF wit SO simple is the work which we
have to do, yet neither the turning to the
right nor the holding an answering cou-
is easy. The struggles in which spiritual in
telligence, resource. fortitude, heroism ore,
or may be developed come almost daily. To
be a Christian brings present happiness-if
YOU do not stop to think much about being
happy. If you do you somehow fail. 1t
saves not only fromthe future penalty of un-
repented sin but from many a sin itself in
this pres ent time. But II you are Christian
only to escape punishment, probably your
conservation Is not we'll founded or trust
worthy. Escape from penalty is conse.
quence but not the object OF serving
Christ. Only they understand what true
religion Is in Gods estimate who be-
lieve 1t to be the effort to be like Christ: to
become in thought, in sentiment. in hope,
in sympathy. in endeayor, and in conscious
and unconscious influence AS nearly as may
be identical with him to have such char
acter as his. Having this all else follows
This therefore is the supreme thing. The
time on anything less than the noblest ends.
Christ is the purest, holiest being who ever
has lived. His character is the conceded
standard. Therefore his religion must and
does put character building first and fore
moet
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rurrnRrS or INEBnIATES.

A distinguished English specialist IN chill
dren's diseases has carefully noted the dlf-
ference between twelve families OF drinkers
and twelve temperate families during
period of twelve years, with the result that
he found that the twelve drinking families
produced in those years tlfty-scven children,
while the temperates we're accountable 1or
sixtv-one. OF the drinkers children, twenty
five died in the first week OF life az against
six on the other side, tho latter deaths being
from sickness, while the former were attrl-
butable to weakness. convulsive attacks or to
tedema OF the brain and membranes. To this
record being also added five who were idiots,
five 80 stunted in growth as to ne really
dwarfs; five when older became epileptlcs;
one, a boy. had grave clorea, ending III
idiocy; five more were diseased and de-
formed, and two of the epileptics became by
inheritance drinkers. Ten, therefore, OF this
fifty-seven only showed during lifo normal
disposition and development OF body and
mind. OF the temperates, rs already stated,
Ave died in the first week Of weakness, while
four in the later years Of childhood had
durable diseases, and two only showed III
heritcd defects OF nervous character. Thus
the large proportion OF nifty wore normal III
every way, sound In hody ami mind.-New
York Tribune.