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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-16
CIVICS In OUR
COMMON SCHOOLS.
IA paper by W. ". Dresser, principal OF the
Pedagogical society a, Bangor, December. 1895

| Pedagogical society at Bangor, December, 1895
The recent increase of interest among
| the people OF our country on the subject
Of government is a hopeful sign. 1t will
lead to better knowledge of our politi-
cal institutions and give us better citi-
zens, for good citizenship is impossible
unless the people understand the govern
ment under which they live.
In 1891 the first good government club
was formed in New York city, and now
there are over 1000 members in New
! York alone. Similar clubs have been
| formed in many of our large cities dur
| ing the last four years, and, to-day, the
exact knowledge, persistent courage and
vigilance of good government club men,
have made them feared by the political
| bosses, and respected by all good citizens.
These clubs are composed OF thinking
men, W hose object is TO give young men
an education in citizenship, and to
destroy the belief of our best educated
young men that they are above politics,
and OF our young business men that they
have no time for politics-beliefs that
have, in the past, left lsmentably clear
field for the INSCRIPTIONS, professional
politician. Their platform, briefly stated,
is Public office is public trust" They
are non-partizan as regards national pol
tiles. They desire fit persons for city
officers. They desire to have municipal
and national politics separated; to have
elections fairly conducted, and municipal
j
By watching at the polls. preventing
violation OF election laws, opposing ring
methods in both parties. by outspokenIy
advocating good candidates. and de-
mouncing those with bad records. they
have accomplished much, and. in many
prsces. have warned voters and officers
against the wrong. and guided them into
the RIGHT.
A leader Of municipsl reform has
rightly said that good government clubs
are 10 good Government exactly what he
saloons To he ,su,achincn saloons in
cities are not merely the pat herring nlsces
for corrunt marty politicians. but they
are also the heeiausrters where cam
uaigns are planned, and the school Where
the tricks of politics are learned. So good
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-16
NOTICE.

We have a few fine new Bangor buggies. tx
press aud road wagons left, just finished. You
can get them at bargain that will pay you to
buy now for next year, and will make terms
easy to suit
New store-house now ready TO receive car.
riases to be repaired during the winter.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-16
WIZ You Want

new sleigh or pung? We are max
ing some good ones, and will not lie
beat in quality or price.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-16

A
| Of town, state or nation.
The state confides to US the trust OF
teaching its boys and girls how to be use
full men and women-of training them for
citizenship. 1t has clothed us with ample
powers for most purposes, but 1t has re-
stricted our usefulness in this work by
| not insisting upon the study OF that
which most concerns its own welfare.
The state pays us to exact obedience, to
teach children to obey when they are
children, that they may rule when they
become rulers, or citizens, but it has left
us in position where we must, OF neces-
sity fall short OF the mark.
When the teachers OF a state work to-
| gether, they form power which must
command recognition. Let us see to 1t
that we make that power felt in the di-
rection OF good government, and let us
urge that every school in the state has
course in civics which must be studied
by every pupil OF suitable age.
Does the question of its educational
value arise in your minds? In our public
schools the principal end OF the study
should be practical. The study OF gov
eminent is the pursuit OF political
knowledge, and such knowledge is valu-
able, first of all, for practical purposes.
The art OF government is one oft he most
important arts, for government concerns,
and should interest, every body. Man is a
social being. He ia dependent, and de-
pendence is one OF the strongest bonds of
life Man lives and must continue to
live in society, and society cannot exist
without government.
| More than 1000 years ago Aristotle
argued that women and children must be
trained by education with an eve to the
state, for children grow up to be citizens,
and half the free persons in state are
women
MontesGuieu, noted French states
man says The laws OF education are
the first impressions we receive. and as
they prepare US for civil life, each partic-
uIar family ought to be governed pur-
suant to the plan OF that great family
which govern. them all" These argu-
ments apply with force to governments
OF all kinds, but. most of all. do they
apply to that form of government in
which the people Themselves do the
governing.
A government Of The pcople. for the
pecple. and by the people. calls for a
thorough education Of each and every
citizen in. at least. three things viz
He should understand his rights under
government; he should understand his
duties as related to those rights; and he
should acquire that spirit which will
lead him to insist upon those rights and
J perform those duties Unless IL. citizens
conform to this STANDARD. that j. insist
upon their rights. and Discharge their
duties to + he state. republic cannot long
exist.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-16
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
SIMPLE SCIENCE.


An Explanatioa Of Thermometers That
Boys and Girls Can Understand.
"what Is centigrades"
"Centigrade is tho thermometer used In
all scientific work"
Isn't it like our thermometer"
VERY much. Do You know how ther.
mometer is inadet'
"Nu, sir. "
st is very simple. We havea glass tube
like this:
100 II Boiling
ponT
!; ;'''
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-16
DO You Want

your sleigh repaired or painted before
snow flies? Let Us know and we will
send and get 1t, giving you q price for
the job.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-11
WILLIAM j. CAMPBELL DEAD.
Noted Lawyer and Republican Politician
of Chicago-Archbishop Kenrick.

Noted Lawyer and Republican Politician
of Chicago-Archbishop Kenrick.
CHICAGO, March 6.-William j. Camp
bell, lawyer. politician and citizen of Chi
cago, 10 dead. Mr.. Campbell expired yes
terday. Before he died he was able to
recognize his daughter, Miss Mary Camp
bell. who reached his bedside at a. m,
just from school in the east, having been
hurriedly summoned. Pneumonia was
the malady. Ten days ago Mr.. Campbell
caught severe cold and rapidly grew
worse. Coming ut this time Mr.. Camp
BELLS death is peculiarly unfortunate,
for his widow Is lying at Passavant hos
pital in a critical condition and for some
time information concerning the danger
Gus character Of her husbands illness was
withheld from her.
Although Mr.. Campbell could recognize
his daughter and Some of his friends early
In the morning he could not speak. The
physicians at z o'clock said their patient
was "barely alive" He was kept up by
inhalations of compressed oxygen, but his
vitality rapidly left him until he sue
cumbed. Mr.. Campbell was the Illinois
member of the national Republican COM
mittee and of great prominence In party
councils. He leaves besides his widow
five children and innumerable friends to
mourn his loss
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-11

Mrs Mary A. Davidson. now awaiting
trial in the superior court at San Fran
cisco. charged with extorting 500 from
Rev. G. o. Brown. has been released on
80, 900 bail.
At Trenton, N j., Brockaway, the
aged counterfeiter was sentenced TO ten
years in states prison and fined 1000
Two of his accomplices, one q woman. re-
ceived less severe punishment.
The actress tombstone Bennett attempt
ed to clean dress with gasoline in the
Baker hotel. Omaha. and the fire that re-
suited seriously burned her arms and
hands. caused a panic In the hotel and de-
stroyed the dress.
Governor Altgeld. in an interview, de-
clares in favor of the recognition Of Cuban
belligerency and independence and OF
the United States making a personal
matter of IL.
Professor Ruttan, of McGill university,
has Just returned to Montreal from trip
to Cuba He says that even the still loyal
citizens of Havana admit that 70 per cent.
of the population is in sympathy with
the insurgents.
Jackson and Walling, the alleged muir.
derers of Pearl Bryan. have been remanded
to the custody of the Kentucky author
tiles, but have sued out writ Of habeas
corpus.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-11
HISTORY OF A WEEK.


Miss Paulina Clarke. Miss Mary Greeves,
both Of Westmoreland City, Pa. and
Richard Garland. OF Shafton. were run
down by freight train near Irwin. Pa
and all were Instantly killed. They were
returning from AN satertainment.
Halsey & Resd's packing house at Og
den. Utah. was burned Loss 100000.
Montana Is experiencing the coolest
weather of the season The Thermometer
reached 40 degrees below zero Sunday
The massacre OF thirteen Armenian
families 10 reported from the district OF
Moosh and five Armenians are said &c
have been killed at KIrchehir in the An
CORA district
Forty young women who went TO Nc
Mans Land. now Beaver county o. t..
two years ago 20 teach school have organ.
lied the Panhandle Cattle company and
will hereafter devote half OF their incomes
10 the raising OF cattle tor tho eastern
market.
Irene Raymond.a member of the Eunice
Goodrich Dramatic company. committed
suicide with morphine at Guthrie. Okla
She said she WAS tired of life
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-11
Cablegram from John Hays Hammond.

WASHINGTON March 6-John Hays
Hammond, the American mining engin-
eer who Is under bail at Johannesburg
awaiting trial on charge of treason, has
cabled Secretary Olney as follows:
please record my appreciation OF Con.
sui Manion's efforts In my behalf He has
shown wisdom and good judgment. rem.
dering me great service. / am we'll
treated by the government. Preliminary
trial commences next week. l have no
fear Of the ultimate result, as l am inno-
cent Of attempting to overthrow the gov
eminent, though participating In revolu-
tionary movement"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-11
Friday. March @.

The commercial marine of Canada gives
employment to some $1,000 hardy sailors.
Fire broke out In the rear basement OF
n. s. Sandberg's furniture store, Chicago,
and the dozen families occupying the
three floors above were forced TO seek re-
fuge in the street
The house committee on invalid pensions
decided to report favorably the bill passed
by the senate granting to the widow OF
ex-Secretary Gresham pension of sl0C
per month.
DR.. Bull, who was vice president Of the
German reichstag in 1889, died ar De.des
helm
The managers of the Indemnity Elk
change and Lumberman's Lloyds of Kan
sas City have been arrested charged with
transacting an insurance business with
out license.
License granting the Seva Insurance
company of Sweden permission to transact
general life and fire business in Wis
consin has been issued to that company.
LII Hung Chang has started to attend
the coronation of the car at Moscow.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-11
SPAIN OFFERED THE SINEWS.
Her Citizens Tender the Government War
SuppIies-More Rioting Reported.

MADRID March 9.-Several foreign
military officers, including some English
men, have offered their services to the
Spanish minister of war in the event of
war between Spain and America. Many
wealthy Spaniards are offering money TO
the government. Several towns also
have sent messages Offering goods and
the lives of their citizens In defense of the
country. The ship owners of Seville have
offered TO place fifty steamers at the dis.
posal of the government. In the Basque
province subscription has been opened
to present a warship TO the governments.
The disorders have ceased in this city,
and the state of Madrid has been tranquil
since the university was closed. Valencia,
however, was again center of turbulence,
a mob attempting to make demonstra-
ton before the United States consulate.
1t was driven of, however after desper.
ate struggle in which several were wound
ed. The mob then broke into the bull
ring and held n meeting. Il state of siege
has been proclaimed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-11
CRIME MOST FOUL
Disclosed by Barrel in a Chi
cago Alley.
TWO CHASTITY ooRPsEs THEREIN

One of . Mau Of Over Three Score and
the Other ~ an Infant. tire Formers
Body Having fsesn Terribly Mutiisted-
Over q Tslephons. but Declines To Reveal
Her Own Identity.
CHICAGO, March Y-Carefully concealed
In barrel and covered with mass OF
rags and cotton the dead bodies OF gray
haired man and newborn babe were
found In alley in Hyde park yesterday
In consequence tn. police are working on
what they oonsidsc a double murder.
Only one clew Is In their possession. and
on the discovery OF the identity of wo-
man, as yet unknown to the police, de-
ponds the possible solution OF the mys-
terry
Early yesterday afternoon the Office
in Rolston's Hyde Park morgre was rung
up on the telephone and woman, who
declined to give either her name or adj
dress, asked IL the body Of a man had been
found in Hyde park.
She Describes the Missing Man.
The office attendant replied in the mega.
tive, and then questioned the woman. but
his best efforts failed TO get any informa-
ton of decided character although she
told the clerk she was looking for man
who was missing She was finally pre-.
vailed upon to give his description. which
she did in minute detail. She astonished
the morgue attendant by saying in con-
clusion that he would certainly learn
more about the case later on. Four hours
later the barrel with its CHASTITY contents
was discovered in the rear of the house at
1929 Indiana avenue The body of the
man Tailed in almost every respect with
the description furnished by the myster-
ious woman over the telephone WIRE and
the police unhesitatingly connected her
with the case. In the barrel also was the
body Of a boy not over ten days old.
How the Horror Was Found.
/. A. Morse, residing in Prairie avenue,
In the alley at the rear of his home dis.
covered barrel which aroused his curios
ity. Breaking open the end Of the recep.
tacle he was Mortified upon seeing the
hacked body of an old man inside. 1t was
entirely nude and frightfully mutilated.
Covering the corpse was thick layer OF
cotton. The police were at once notified
and the barrel removed to the morgue.
The head and trunk gave every evidence OF
foul play. the skull showing several deep
wounds. When the body of the man was
taken from the barrel the babe was found.
There were two marks ON the side of its
head apparently made by blunt instru-
ment. The body of the older male was
that of a man between 90 and 40 years OF
age. The police laugh at the theory that
it was the work of medical students, and
are positive in their statements that the
man and child vVara I'M N rdared
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-11
DETECTIVES FOUND GUILTY


Men who shot Frank white In isaes -
His Brotfer ~ Chicago
CHICAGO, March o.-Facing verdicts Of
murder for one AID manslaughter for i've
Of them. the six employees OF the Berry Do
tective agency fwho killed Frank w.
White On West Polk street Nov. IA last
sat In Judge Adams court and did not
betray the slightest emofion. A motion
for new trial was at once made and it
will be heard tomorrow. The verdict
sends William j. Dix to the prison for
life. and five others to indeterminate sem
tencss The crime charged was the kill
ing OF Frank White, an honest young
man. In mistake for his brother, a reputed
tough and thief. The name OF the latter
Is Clarence White and he testified against
the men who had tried for weeks TO arrest
him.
Clarence White was vell-known thief,
wanted by the Berry agency as the leader
Of a gang of porch climbers of whom
two had been sent to the penirentiary OF
the plumber Of the gang fully 81, 900
worth Of property was recovered. The
Berry agency searched repeatedly for
White. but failed TO get sight of him un.
I'll the night of Nov IA, when four of its
men saw him drive with his brother
Frank from his mothers house, attempt
ing 10 escaps from the officers Berry's
men headed him of and Dix caught hold
of the bridie whom he says he was fired at
from the buggy. He returned the fire
and his partners took hand in the shoot
ing and Frank White was killed
1t was urged by the state that the men
who were after White were no better than
ne and evidence was given that Dix had
threatened White. Charles Berry, of the
agency. said after the verdict was rem
aered. Clarence White and his gang
entered about fifty residences before we
caught them and recovered some of the
property and this Is what we get for our
work. No one in this town could get
Clarence White but these men, who knew
his habits and his haunts. 1t was abso-
lutely necessary to send these men out to
get him. We shall stick by the men and
expect to win out yet. The verdict is an
entire surprise to us, as we could not see
In the evidence the slightest proof against
several of the men,"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-11

The American Protective Tariff League
is a national organization advocating
Protection to American Labor and
Industry" as explained by its consttu-
ton, as follows
1.-The object OF this League shall be to protect
American labor by tariff on imports. which shall
adequately secure American industrial products
against the competition Of foreign labor"
There are no personal or private
profits in connection with the organiza-
ton and it sustained by memberships.
contributions and the distribution of its
publications.
FIRST: Correspondence 10 solicited regarding
Membership and " Official Correspondents. -
SECOND: We need and welcome contributions.
whether small or large TO our cause.
THIRD: We publish large line Of documents
covering all phases Of the Tariff question. Com
pIete set will be mailed to any address for 80 oents
FOURTH: Send postal card request for free
sample copy Of the American Economist
Address Wilbur =. Wakeman, General Secretary,
t35 West I'D Street. New York.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-11
BAD EXPLOSION AT CHICAGO.
Steam Pipe in Laundry Expiodes, In.
juring Nine Men.

CHICAGO, March An explosion oc-
Cured in the building of the Troy Laun-
dry Machine company at $3.50 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. resulting in injury to
nine men.
The Troy Laundry company's plant is
located at 40l Fifth avenue. The explos.
ion was followed by an uproar amounting
almost to panic and hundreds of ex.
cited. thoroughly frightened people soon
thronged the Railways leading TO the
street. The victims are: William Grant
K. Berry, Frank Kahn, Samuel MARSHA
Frank Marsala. William Belbeu. Theo
dore Hubbard, K. w. Graham, Samuel
Jerevasa
The men were working on an excava-
ton for a basement and they struck a hid
den steam pipe and broke it and the ex-
plosion followed, badly burning all the
men. but none fatally. The windows Of
the building were broken The suffering
men were all taken to the county hos.
initial
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-11
Governor Greenhalge Is Dead.

LOWELL, Mass, March 8. = Governor
Greenhalge died at 1890 this morning. He
was born in 1872 to at Clitheroe, Lanca-
shire, England, and was brought to the
United States in his teens. He was the
holder of various public offices in the
state, beginning with councilman of Low
ell and ending with governor. He was a
member of the Fifty-frst congress. He
leaves widow and three children
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-11
Saturday, March Z.

A woman in Simpson county. KY, still
spins and weaves all the cloth for the
clothing worn by her husband and chill
dren.
Mrs. Valentine Kurtz the Danville IN
" woman who believed in faith cure and
recently tasted forty days. is dead
There is great activity In the oil region
of southeastern Kansas. and much is do
ing both in the boring of new wells and
in the development OF wells already put
down to oil. Some 1000 wells will be
opened in that region within the next
six months.
The tallest standpipe in New England
was completed at Kennebunk. Me-. last
week 1t Is los feet high and some 10, SOC
rivets were used in It's construction.
u Amer. aged 10 years, committed sui.
eide at Chicago. The lifeless body of the
old man was found hanging from the gas
fixture. He was poor and respondent.
His relatives live near Peters burg, Wis.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-11
Serious Fire at Laporte. iowa.

LAPoRTE, March 9.-During the pro.
gress of fire in the business district of
this place NJ. and K Il. Cohen were ar.
rested on charge OF starting 1t. Their
insurance had, it is said, been increased
within a week, and is alleged to have been
twice the value OF the stock. The infu-
rated people threatened to lynch them,
and they were taken to Jail. Several citi-
Gems and firemen were injured, among
whom were: Mark Babcock, dangerous
ly burned; Chief Esther, seriously burned.
The total money loss was about SO, 100.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-11
Panic at a Funeral.

CHICAGO, March 7.-Disaster overlook a
funeral party at l5l West Sixteenth street
yesterday. A sidewalk fell, causing lpo
people to fall ten feet into basement.
The injuredi Mrs. Inzecka. mother Of
the deceased; Mrs. Hajek, right ankle
broken; Undertaken Mike Firipoch. Mrs.
Pechouf Miss Emma Himons, Mrs. Jerek
and Mrs. Medzed. The coffin fell upon
the mother of the decedent, breaking the
elderly woman's foot
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-11
Remarkable Adventure of a Horse.

FORT DODGE, Ia, March 9-At Lehigh,
eighteen miles south of here, Andrew
Shay tied his horse TO post and went
into u saloon to get drink. The horse
became fractions standing in the cold and
broke loose, running away. The Valley
hotel kitchen has slanting roof and the
horse leaped upon it. The roof was par
TALLY decayed and the struggling animal
fell through into the room below, striking
and badly injuring the landlords daugh-
ter Miss Grace Mericle
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-11
A WAY They Have IN COLORADO.

DELTA, March a-The sheepmen in the
western part of Delta county have been
notified by party Of masked cowmen
that their sheep must be moved at once or
they will be killed. The sheepmen have
occupied their present range for ton years.
and their right to 1t has been generally
conceded. Bloodshed Is expected IL the
cattle men attempt to carry out their
threat
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-11
.yackson and wa,,,nr.

CINCINNATI, March 9.-Judge Buch.
walter overruled all objections to the de-
livery of Jackson and Walling and re.
manded them TO the custody Of Sheriff
Plummer, but stayed proceedings under
the order until next Saturday in order TO
allow time for hearing on a writ of
habeas corpus IL desired by the prisoners.