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Evening star., 1896-10-24
THE COURTEOUS CABMAN.
Even When He Was Run Down by a
Cable Car He Smiled Pleasantly.


From the New York Mail ard Express.
The passengers in a crowded cable car
coming down town this morning were
treated to a most unusual scene. in which
the actors were a cab driver and the grip
man of the car. When Broadway is very
crowded some of the gripmen appear to
take delight in running down the smaller
vehicles. particularly hanson cabs. The
result is that the cab drivers. who dislike
to have their cabs scratched or injured.
look back and scowl in a frightful way,
and nearly always use very bad language.
The gripr1an Of this particular car acci-
dentally ran against hanson cab at the
corner Of Worth street and gave the ve-
hicle a hard knock. The cabman looked
back, bowed and smiled and instead of
using the picturesque language customary
on such occasions, a reporter heard him
say, BEG PARDON and then he drove on
The passengers in the car all laughed, and
those who did not hear the cahmans polite
speech were greatly amused al his bow,
and his rather panied though exceedingly
polite smile.
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through them until at last they reach the
thickness Of a twenty-dollar gold piece.
Trey also grow longer and longer. and they
have now been stretched from one foot to
between three and four feet in length. AS
they come from the rolling machines they
lock like so many strips Of hoop iron. save
ried to what might be called the puncher.
You have seen the punchers by which
cookies, animal crackers and gingerbread
men are made out of dough. Well, it is on
the same principle that the yellow disks,
out of which the coins are made. are cut
out of the strips of metal rolled from the
tngots. save that the work here is done by
machinery. and heavy press of steel does
the cutting. The strips are run under
vertical steel punch. which cuts round
pieces of gold out Of them at the rate of
about sixty a minute, or at the rate of
twenty dollars worth of gold every second
AS the disks are cut out they fall down
through a hole into a box below, and the re-
niainder of the yellow strip out Of which
they are cut Is taken away to be melted up
to make more ingots. AS we look we note
that the box under the machine is now
filled with these round gold blanks. They
have, as yet, no marks upon them. They
are not mi1led and there are a number Of
pre- cesses through which they must 60 be-
fore they can be turned into money.
Every Coin Weighed.
In the first place. every one of those gold
disks or blanks must be weighed by hand
to see that 1t Is of jus, the right weight
before 1t is stamped. This is done with
blanks Of both gold and silver the blanks
for the silver dollars being handled again
and again to be sure that they are accurate
DefOre they are sent to be made into coins
we follow the box of these round pieces OF
gold to what is known the adjusting
room. This is an immense hall, in which
there are a number of long tables, covered
with piles of gold blanks. About the tables
sit one hundred women each having one
of these piles before her. Each woman has
a pair of small scales, so sensitive that a
breath of air would affect their accuracy.
With these she weighs each blank. II the
balance is perfect, the gold blank is drop
ped into u box containing those ready for
coming. If 1t is a trae too heavy the wo-
man rasps some gold off its edge with fiat
file. If it Is much too heavy, or much too
light, 1t is thrown out to be melted over
again. This process goes 'on until every
disk In the box is weighed. The perfect
disks are now ready for coinage.
How the Milling is Done.
The milling of the coin is the first opera
tion By this is meant the making the lit
tie raised edge which you find around all
our coin. The process Is singular one.
The blanks are dropped into an upright
tube. whence they fall into a groove In a
steel table, and are carried along between
the rim about the edge of the table and
rapidly revolving horizontal wheel. The
distance between the wheel aid the rim Is
Evening star., 1896-10-24
A MED1AEvAL MUSIC BOOK.

Photographic Reproduction of the
Songs Contained in the Jena Book.
From the London Standard.
An extremely interesting fragment of the
middle ages has just received a fresh lease
of life. For the last 800 years there has
been preserved in the university library
at Jena e manuscript song book of 26G
large folio pages, which contains a rich
collection of Minnes,nger songs. with their
melodies, together with the "Sangerkreig, -
Evening star., 1896-10-24
The Trials of MIR. Ditto.

From the Scranton Truth.
His name was John Ditto, and it got him
into all sorts Of entanglements. When his
name was written or printed in list of
other names it was often interpreted as
meaning 1.-The same as the name imme-
diately before 1T. The first time he went to
ST. Louis he signed mis- name on the hotel
register John Ditto" under the name of a
man named Hinkleschneider, and the clerk,
presumng that he had written Ditto"
merely to save time and ink, called him Mr.
Hinkleschneider, and as John Hinkle-
schneider, a prominent citizen of SOM
erville. Texas" he was announced in the
daily papers as among the arrivals at the
Laclede Hotel. News of this preceded him
when he went back to Texas. and after
ward he was as often called by the name
Hinklcschneider as he was by his right
name.
His name got him his wife, they said At
a country fair he was invited to join a
friend and some young ladies in a refresh
ment tent When the party was asked
each to name his or her preference in the
way of beverage John said he would take
lemonade, and the strange young lady next
to him said she would take ditto" This
mild joke was cultivated as such jokes are
in rural neighborhoods. until the young
lady was talked into really taking Ditto as
her husband
He escaped for time being drafted dur
ing the war because his name, copied off
the original list, was given on the copy not
as Ditto, but the same surname that of
the man whose name preceded his.
Evening star., 1896-10-24
BLAINE HOMESTEAD PLANS.

SOn8ressm5n AchesOn to Introduce n
BILL for It's Preservation,
From the PLiIad .lpEia Press.
The citizens of West Brownsville. Pa, are
Interested in a plan to preserve the home
stead In which James g. Blaine was born.
The house has fallen into a ruinous condi-
ton. ard on account of the danger of visit
ors to the place being injured by it's col
lapse, portion has been torn down.
Congressman L. +. Acheson will intro
dCce bill asking for sl0,10 to be used IN
caring for the dead statesman's birthplace,
Evening star., 1896-10-24
No Value.

From the Philadelphia North American
Il can offer your daughter nothing bat
my devoted heart" said Scroggs.
I'm! Well, don't find hearts quoted on
the stock list grunted the worldly parent
Evening star., 1896-10-24
Sunday in New York.

From Up to Date.
Man Qn drug stcre)-"I want a quart Of
red paint.
Clerk-"Were just out of rye. Won't
white do?'
Evening star., 1896-10-24
Palms and Rubber Plants and Their
Decorative Uses. .
-. "a :.
CONDITIONS sAf CONTINUED BEAUTY
The chrysanthemum Deposed as
the Queen Of Flowers.
r O S E S A D V IOL E T S
Ta HERE

= =
sibly nothing quite
so attractive for a
household ornament
as a healthy, grow
ing plant. Just at
this season OF the
year. the palms and
rubber plants, which
have been enjoying
a riotous span of
life under the smil-
ing influences of the
sunshine all the past
Evening star., 1896-10-24
No Mystery.

From the Cleveland Leader.
why does Lambert always wear his best
clothes at the office and put on his old ones
when he isn't at work? Most men do the
opposite"
Lambert has the best looking typewriter
girl in this town."
Evening star., 1896-10-24

N MY LETTERS
from the r &c X y
mountains ! have de-
scribed h o W t h G
atoms Of gold and
silver are dragged
forth from the rocks
and by means OF
chemicals and fire
are turned into bull
lion. I have come tc
Philadelphia to tell
you how the bullion
is turned into dollars.
T h e Philadelphia
Evening star., 1896-10-24
ONE OF TINES CHANGES,
Cheers 1nsteRd of the Rope for n Man
Who Stole Only a Horse.

Cheers InsteRd of the Rope for n Man
Who Stole Only n Horse.
From the Chicago Evening Post
An excited crowd had gathered around
the young man. and there we're cries of
Lynch him!" String him up" &C.
Whats the matter?" asked the tender
foot on the outskirts of the crowd, anx-
iously.
Coin to be a iynching, 1 reckon" re-
piled the old ay-whiskered man, who was
intently watching the proceedings over the
heads Of the crowd. Yes, that's the game"
he added after minute or two. Some of
the boys has got hold of young fellow
that has strayed from the straight an
narrer path, an he's jest about to see the
error of his ways"
The tenderfoot stood on tiptoe and his
eyes seemed to stick out even with the tip
OF his nose, but he could see nothing but a
determined-looking youth standing against
tree with his arms tied behind him and
his feet tied together.
Has he killed some one?" asked the ten
derfoot at last.
Il reckon he has replied the old man.
1T looks like Prairie Pete from here. an
If 1t is he's got not less'n five notches On
the handle of his gum
And in consequence 1 suppose he's been
condemned to DEATH" said the tenderfoot
What's that?" demanded the old man.
Dye think he's goin' to be jerked up for
KILN few men?"
why, of course. Isn't he
Not on your bowie! We don't hang men
for that out here. We've got too much re-
Spect for live man to shove him after
dead one"
Then what has the fellow done?' asked
the tenGerfoot.
HE stole a bicycle" replied the old man,
slowly and impressively.
Just then there was a movement near the
center of the crowd, and the mex: minute
the man had been reeasd and some one in
the crowd was calling three cheers for
Prairie Pete.
The tenderfoot looked at the old man in
quiringly
''All a mistake" explained the latter. as
he caught few words coming from the
center of the crowd. Prairie Pete has
squared hisself an proved it wasn't no BIZ
cycle that he stole after all; nor yet
motorcycle. 1t wasn't nothin' but a hoss.'
Evening star., 1896-10-24
Unnecessary Alarm.

From the Detroit Free Press.
He-'You must not take me too seriously
Miss Pertly."
She-"No danger. 1 have no idea Of taxi
ing you at ALL"
Evening star., 1896-10-24

--Every business has a leader.
in the laundry business it's the Yale.
5I4 10th st. Phone 1902. 1t
Evening star., 1896-10-24
BULLION INTO coin
Progress of a $40 Gold Piece From
Mine to Mint.
how GOLD is MELTED And PURIFIED
lngots Passing Through Uncle Sans
Rolling Mill at Philadelphia.
HOW EAGLES ARE PUNCHED

Copyrighted. 1896. by Frank G. Carpenter)
PHILADELPHIA, October 81, 1896.
Evening star., 1896-10-24

a trifle less than the diameter of the disk,
so that in the revolution the edges of the
golden disk are forced up thus forming
the raised or miled edges. There are no
little grooves on the edges as yet. This Is
left for the coming machine. AS they come
from the milling the disks are merely round
pieces of gold with raised edges. They look
dirty and they have to be polished and
cleaned before they are stamped.
Evening star., 1896-10-24

square hole covered by an iron lid which
slides back and forth. Some of the holes
are open and we see the coal fire blazing
below them. Sunk deep into the Goals of
each range Is a pot as large as four-gal-
lon crock, and of much the same shape.
These are the vessels in which the gold is
melted. They are made of black lead, but
when not in use they are of the color of
clay, and they look not unlike immense
flower pots. In the fl es they soon become
red, and the one in which our gold brick Is
placed Is already at white heat. "A cover
Is put upon it, the Goals are banked about
1t. and the lid of the furnace is pulled to.
In short time the metal Of the brick has
become one liquid mass, which the furnace
man stirs to and fro until the material
within Is thoroughly mixed. He then lifts
the pot out Of the fire with pair Of iron
pincers, and runs the flaming metal into
Iron molds. As soon as it Is cooled it is re-
weighed. and small piece Is cut from each
bar and sent to the assayer. The assayer
tests the sample and tells Uncle Sam just
how much gold, silver and copper the brick
contains, and upon this estimate the de-
pOSitOr Is paid
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-11-12

Gouldsboro.
Wilson Young went to Steuben Mon
day, where he will be in the employ of
DIR. Phelps.
Rev. Fl. w. Norton was to have preached
here Thursday evening, but the severe
gale and rain made it impossible.
School closed Friday for vacation Of
two weeks. Mr.. Smith is very much
liked, though the school has been quite
small.
The l.. A. S. met at Mrs. Fullerton
Whittaker's Wednesday with a good at
tendance. The interest in the society is
increasing.
The sociable at the school house Satur-
day, Oct. 81, was not very largely attended
as it was a bad night, but there were no
pies left over.
Gouldsboro's enterprising citizen,
Thomas Dunifer, turned on the power at
the stave factory Monday, and the hum
of the saws can be heard early and late.
The Seth Nieman," Capt. Fred Rice,
took load OF wood from Libby's shore
Saturday. She brought freight for both
our merchants. Howard Tracy goes to
Portland on the schooner.
The election ball at Bay View hall was
well attended. There WAS midnight
supper at the Bay View house. There
was supper at the Union hall by the Bap-
fist ladies, the same evening.
Rev J. T. Moore, OF Sullivan, gave a
lecture in Prospect Hsrbor Friday night.
Subject Nv here and Why?" There were
not many present but those who Were
there were very much pleased.
II. Gordon preached i'll the Method ist
church Sunday evening and was liked
very much by he people here. Mr.. Cap
shaw, the pastor, conducted the y. +. >.
{. +. meeting at Prospect Harbor at that
time,
Not in the history of our town have 50
many herring been caught in the bay as
this fall. Thousands OF bu,hel, have
been caught already. Every worn-eut
piece OF land Is receiving Il cont OF her
ring.
Nov. :. PAX.
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East Franklin.
G, II. WEIGH and F. a. Patten were in
Ellsworth last Friday.
w. ii. Gordon and wife went TO Cherry
field Saturday to visit relatives.
Ms. Alberta o. Hooper has been suffer
ing from bone felon on her thumb.
F. \. Workman and family went to
Sorrento Saturday, to visit his parents.
Mis- E,a B Kings, of Eastbrook, has
resumed her duties as teacher, after one
week vacation.
Mrs. +. b. Patten, has been visiting her
son and relatives in West Sullivan for
nearly two weeks.
+. +. B!aisdell's new house Is nearly
completed. l, is being painted by w
Cook, OF Ellsworth
Nov. =. S.
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Sullivan.
p. H. Stratton was in town last week,
on business connected with the finishing
of the church here.
The workers in the late "birthday
social" send greetings to their sister
workers in Franklin.
Rev. ]. T. Moore preached very fine
sermon at the church Sunday. His sub
ject was "Wisdom". The sermon was
listened to with marked attention. The
newly-formed choir rendered some very
choice selections, greatly to the accept
ance of all present.
All are glad to see Capt. Dennis out
again, though bearing slight traces OF his
recent illness. He has kindly rendered
the use OF room in the Riverside" for
the Sunday school, and also for reading
room for the young, till such time as the
class room of the church is ready.
Nov. 2. r.
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THE AMERICAN has subscribers at 100
Of the JIG post-o6iceS in Hancock county;
all the other papers in the county COM
bined do MOI reach so many. THE AMER
IcAN is not the only paper printed in
Hancock county, and has nerer claimed to
be, bsst Il is the only paper that can prop
erly be called a COUNTY paper; all the
rest are merely local papers. The circula-
ton Of THE AMERICAN, barring the Bar
Hdrbor Records summer tist, is larger
than that Of all the other papers printed
in Hancock county.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-11-12

Three vessels of this place have returned
with cargoes of apples.
Mrs. Lucinda Stanley has gone to Seal
Harbor to remain few weeks.
Rev. c. f Harwood and Mrs. John H.
Presley are now on the sick list.
Stillman Stanley is in Los Angeles, CAL
itornia, for the benefit of his health
Mrs. Sydney c. Bunker, after spending
the season at Bar Harbor, has returned.
Leonard j. Squirting is tearing down
the old house of the late Robert Squirting.
Samuel Harding and wife, of Boston,
have been visiting ais brother, r. Hard
ing.
Fred Bracy and family have gone house
keeping in he house of Mrs. John Bun
ker.
William D. Stanley, who has been i'll
with fever for two months, is now able to
go out.
Elwood Richardson and wife went to
Portland in schooner Hattie Loring,'
Capt. Rice.
Charles Harding wife and family, of
Lamoine, have been visiting relatives and
friends here.
Capt. John H. Presley in schooner
''Tamson," who went to Boston a month
ago, has not yet arrived home.
Mrs. Ada F. Stanley and Miss Minnie
Squirting went with Capt. Eugene P Stan
ley to Addison on visit to remain there
two weeks.
Walter HadIock and wife, and Mrs
Nettie A. Stanley went to Boston two
weeks ago on visit. and expect to return
home next Saturday.
James Taylor and wife have gone to
Brockton to reside and Mrs. Charles
Gilley, of Southwest Harbor, is to go on
Bakers Island and keep house for her
two brothers this winter.
Schools in districts No. and COM
menced last Monday, the former taught
by Miss Mamie Squirting. of this place,
and the latter by Lutte Guptill, of Goulds-
boro, who taught two previous terms
there.
The new school house on Bakers Is
land, district NO D, l. completed, ana
school will soon commence. 1t is the
first school house on Bakers Island, the
schools having heretofore been held in a
private house.
Mrs. Moses S. Bunker, after seven years
spent in Tacoma, has been visiting rela
tives and friends at her former home here.
She was suddenly called to Portland by
telegram to care for the little child of her
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Salisbury Cove.
Mrs. A. F. Palmer is visiting her par
ents at North Bradford.
Mrs. Calvin Young, OF Hancock, spent
the first OF this week here visiting rela-
tives.
James Marcy, of Bar Harbor, is spend
ing few days with his cousin, Sylvia
Leland.
The winter term of school began Mon
day morning under the instruction OF
Julien Emery.
H. L. Coolidge, OF Lamoine, ,who has
been doing carpenter work fors j. w.
Wood, has returned home.
Miss Agnes Mabel Emery was at Tren-
ton last Wednesday to be present at the
Hodgkins Bowden wedding.
Mrs. A. J. Hatch, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends here, has re-
turned to Ellsworth, where she will be
the guest Of her sister, Mrs. W. B. Camp
bell.
Nov. 8. K.
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Committee on resolution
Nov. . 2, 1895.

The dedication of the Baptist church, OF
Oct 26, was shining success. All those
who took part did their part well. The
newspaper correspondents who were pres
ent have each spoken kind words. Such
men will always be welcome One gen.
erous representative gave the last SO OF
the first 500 OF Indebtedness. This new
church is a marvel for convenience. 1t is
hoped soon to purchase furnace and
then no better little church can be found
in Hancock county, if in the State.
Nearly all the sums pledged at dedica-
tion have been paid in, and before
Thanksgiving it is hoped to put in the
furnace and have all bills paid. For faith
full work on this church, special mention
should be made of Capt. ID. G.. Means, who
as chairman of the building committee,
has had the greater responsibility. He
has been n tireless worker and has man
fully borne he criticisms and shouldered
all I he possibility of building. Capt.
w. S. TreTorEy ha, been busy man and
succeeded in raising quite large sum of
money. DR.. W. L. Emery, another mem
Der, has pat in cou=idera bic time and
been interested from the first. Deacon
Simeon Lord WAS found a usual at his
post and did much work. Dea. Thomas
Cousins has been on the spot from the
start and with una bsted interest has stood
by in all the work. The pastor, Rev. II. f.
Day, has received large amounts OF money
for the work, while y. c. Means has been
the efficient treasurer OF the funds and
has done his work Well Many others
have been Jealous workers. The church
aid society has been reliable an4 assisted
much. Those who gave the chandelier,
pulpit set, bible and other things were
generous and have the prayers of the
church. Those who contributed money or
labor have been interested in all the
work and are entitled to much credit.
Papers have been helpful! to the cause,
and their columns have always been open
to US. Too much cannot be said i'll praise
OF such helps. Many people in Ellsworth
have kindly helped.
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Mrs. Wallace L. Foss, OF Bar Harbor, is
in town for few days.
Sidney F. Hodge, OF Stoneham, Mass
WIS the guest OF j. II. Winchester few
days last week. Mr.. Hodge was at one
time a teacher OF the high school in this
town.
very pretty home wedding took place
on Saturday evening, Oct. "a, when Miss
Maude Ball and John Z. Stratton were
united in matrimony by Rev. c. f. Wood
cock, at the home OF the brides father, II.
d. Ball. After the ceremony a dainty
lunch VAS served. Only relatives and II
few intimate friends were present. The
many friends OF the bride and groom
wish them long life and much happi-
ness.
Nov. 2. A.
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North Bluehill.
Harlan d. Cunningham has been con-
fined TO the house for the past week by a
severe cold.
Frank NJ. Bowden, engineer Of the
Standard granite company, returned 10
the Sound last Saturday after week 5
visit here.
Last spring the ladies OF this place or
gained Il sewing cuc.o. SiE2, tina; t.mv
they have bought tinc organ ios tAe
Good rempiars hall.
There was a harvest supper here Satur-
day evening. Ii was largely attended by
young aud old, and was one OF the enjoy
able times OF the season.
Miss Nellie NJ. Douglass closed a sue
cessful term OF school in district No.
last Friday. Miss Douglass is hard
work ing teacher, and devotes all of, her
time and energy to her school. All will
be glad to see her back to commence an
other term Nov. Is. The pupils not alb
sent were Fanny Soper, Addie Soper,
Lydia Grindie, Carroll Dunbar, Marion
Dunbar, Harry Giiiis, Lewis ellis, Levi
ellis and Frank Wescott. Those absent
only on account of Illness, Eleanor Wes-
colt and Willie Saunders.
Nov.9. B.