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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-11
A Permanent Improvement.

The chief of the board of road inquiry
at Washington is responsible for the
statement that it costs the farmers Of
the country an average Of over So ton
to market their produce, nearly two
thirds of which might be saved by the
construction of good roads. The value
of the saving that would result in any
farming state in a single year would be
very large. If rightly constructed. good
roads, when once established, should be
a permanent improvement, so that the
addition to the wealth of the country
from the economy they afford would be
something enormous in the course Of
years
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-11

"There, said Brown, with a shake of his head.
eve painted the house and the barn and shedl
The fence has been fixed, and the lawns been
moved
But do wish the town would fix up that road.
It's "a shame, call it. just plain and fiat,
That we have to drive roads like that!
III wait no longer; III start today
And fix my part of it anyway"
Now Brown was one of those fellows who,
When they start a thing, Just crush it
through"
And week or two after, as Neighbor Jones
Was driving home with his pair of roans,
Browns road was dry, while his own, next
door,
Was mud to the depth of foot or more.
"By George" said Jones, ''I'll let Brown see
That can build roads as well as he'll
Now Neighbor Smith, who lived below,
Saw Jones repairing his road and so
he fixed up his, to lie sin the game "
And NeighbOr Robinson did the same,
And soon every householder in town
Was trying his hest to "beat out Brown"
And now, when the town committee meets
To talk Of the roads, they call them "streets."
The moral this tale to the reader brings
Applies to roads and to other things
Reforms, like snow balls, will keep on growing
II somebody only sets them going.
Joe Lincoln in L. A. W. Bulletin.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-11
BRICK COUNTRY ROAD.
New Departure In Highway Construction
Made at Monmouth, His.


The first brick country road laid III
the United States has been put down in
Monmouth township, Warren county.
Ills. 1t is the fruit CT Il roy ement for
hard roads which has leen going on in
the township for the last four years. and
which has resulted in the construction
of number of miles of broken stone
road and finally in the departure from
old methods and the laying of paved
way of brick. The road is the culmina-
ton of series of experiments in road
building. and though it is regarded az
more or less on probation the utmost
confidence in its success is expressed.
The work has attracted much attention
among friends of good roads all over
the country.
The average cost of the stone roads
has been 70 cents per foot. The brick
road cost So, 500 for 5000 feet, or about
30 cents a running foot.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-11
Work For Tramps and Convicts.

1t would be most excellent plan to
harness all the tramps and criminals in
the country and put them at work build
ing roads, says the New York Ledger.
Appoint state commissions, under the
authority of the commission appointed
by congress and working by its plans,
and have complete system of roads on
one general scale which should be care
fully worked out and experimental with
until the very best results attainable by
intelligent and painstaking research are
secured.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-11
Repair OF Stone Roads,

Experience has shown that the way to
preserve stone roads is to roll them after
rains with a steam roller, Or, where that
is undesirable, with heavy horse roller.
The steam rollers can be bought for
about So, 600, and the expense if each
township owned and operated its own
roller would be slight. Weak bridges
are sometimes an obstacle, but it is GER
tain that, without rolling at the proper
time, the best stone road is bound to be
destroyed by the sun, wind and wear
and tear.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-11
Gas Stoves.

Miss Juliet Corson in the New York
Press says: "Never buy gas stove for
heating or cooking in which the flame does
not burn all blue The yellow flame Is
brilliant, but expensive as it requires at
least three times the amount of necessary
gas. Try the stove before buying, and in
sist upon having one which will emit the
blue flame"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-11
PEARL.

South Bluehill.
Rose Henderson is at home on account
OF the il ness Of her mother.
Thomas Cole, of Surry, is visiting his
daughte Mrs. Charles Henderson.
Melvin Henderson is at work at the
Falls hauling wood for Brooks Dodge.
Dea. S. l. Candage and little boy, George
Bickford and Mrs. Angus Henderson are
on the sick list.
Mrs. Alma Webber, OF this place, who
has been i'll for some time at East Blue
hill, died there Wednesday.
Feb 5. ID,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-11
Small Graces Of Life.

Young men should not get the idea
that to know ''small graces of life'' is
useless Or frivolous. What we call the
social graces" are very valuable to 4
young man. That is the great trouble
with young fellows who are earnest: they
are too earnest, and upon all occasions.
They can have high aim in life, lofty
purpose, and yet not close themselves up
to all social pleasures or amenities.
Girls feel uncomfortable, and pardon
ably so, when they go to concert or any
other form of entertainment wit h young
man who constantly makes mistakes in
little things. The small rules and laws
which must be observed on all social oc-
casions are not to be fiowned down: they
are important, and a young fellow makes
great mistake when he considers them
beneath him or unworthy of his atten-
tion.-Lddies' Home Journal.
cough is II danger signal of worse troubles
to come. Cure the cough and prevent its re-
suits by using DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup.
-1d1t
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-11
POOR ROADS TAX.
A Florida Farmer Figures That 1t Amounts
to $50 Acre.

to SO an Acre.
A farmer in Leesburg, Fla, is con-
WINGED that the poor roads Of his neigh
borhood are serious tax. In letter to
the local paper, The Commercial, he
sums up the cost of poor roads to him
self as follows:
Cultivating ten acres, eight miles
from the station, buy two tons of fer
tilizer for $40. This quantity makes
eight loads for one horse, and six hours
are required for trip. The time of my
self and horse is worth 60 cents per
load l make 500 crates of vegetables,
which require II trips to get them to
the station, at cost Of $42 60. On
hard roads 1 could haul my $40 worth
of fertilizer in four trips of four hours
each, at a cost Of SLIGO. l could haul
my 500 crates of vegetables in 80 trips
of four hours each, at cost of $l4.
On the sand roads one horse is re-
quired II days to ship my crop, which
is a longer time than the shipping sea-
son hence l am compelled to keep two
horses during the year or hire from my
nelSnDorS at d BUSY tllue. 1He cost VI
keeping the second horse may be safely
estimated at $25.
So much of my time is used in my
trips to town that during three months
of the year I am compelled to hire an
extra hand, which costs me about $45.
The foregoing items will suffice to show
that bad roads cost on my ten acre crop
$101.80. being tax of over $40 per
acre.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-11
Kentucky Toll Roads.

The farmers Of Kentucky have taken
the law into their own hands and de-
stroyed the tollgates in a section of that
state. The turnpike companies had not
kept the roads i'll fit condition and had
charged the full rate of toll. The farm
ing community in that section is in a
high state Of excitement, and the result
will doubtless be all agitation in favor
of improved highways.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-11

ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS writes: Il
never risk taking cough cure recon-
mended by my friends. | have always
found yours an immediate relief and after
a few doses a positive cure. Why then
should l take anything but Adamson's
Botanic Cough Balsam."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-11

The Massachusetts legislature will be
asked to add $500, 900 to the 500, 900
already appropriated for good roads.
The improved roads are very popular,
and as soon as the farmers learn not to
always drive in enc track they will be
durable
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-11

A pretty dolly can be made by embroid-
ering yellow canvas with pale cream col
ored cotton and gold filoselle and finishing
the edge with border of drawn work.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-11
COUNTY NEWS.


. West Trenton.
Mrs. Dudley J. Bunker is in very poor
| health.
Mrs. S. j. Gilpatrick and Mrs. Daniel
Laid are IN poor health.
Wilson Gilbert and several of his family
are quite ill with measles.
County Attorney John E. Bunker, jr,
OF Bar Harbor, was here on Sunday, call
ing on relatives.
The high school under the instruction
OF Arthur l.. Young, OF South Hancock,
is giving universal sails faction.
There are evening meetings at Oak
Point school-house every Sunday night,
Rev. Mr.. Marshall, Of Bangor, officiating.
Ira c. Getchell and son arrived home
from Salem, Mass, Tuesday. Mrs. Getch-
ell, who is in very poor health, will come
later.
Fred Mcintyre shot a fox Tuesday. He
naturally feels very proud Of his success
as a sportsman, as this is the first game
he ever captured.
Mrs. Daniel Mcintyre, OF Salmon Falls,
N. H., born Maggie A. Hopkins, accom-
panied by her son Fred, is visiting her
brother, Augustus S. Hopkins, and other
relatives.
Capt. David Marshall, who recently
purchased fine pair Of horses OF Clifton
E. Dolliver, OF Bar Harbor, has gone into
the woods to haul stave-wood for Whit
comb, Haynes q Co.
Joseph E. Gilley, of Roc:-land,
former resident OF this place, who
has been in town several weeks Wis
iting relatives and friends, left for home
Wednesday OF last week.
Ernest Young, while boxing with
Woodbury. Leland, young friend, at
Evergreen hall, received an unintentional
blow in the mouth, loosening several
teeth. He was so overcome by the shock
that he had to be assisted home by some
OF his young friends.
Feb. 6. Roy.
w. II. Lawrence is at Tunk pond for a
| few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Corners were in
town Friday.
Large quantities of ice are being hauled
from Long pond.
Mrs. William II. Lawrence spent Satur-
day at Bar Harbor.
Rev J. T. Moore and wife, of Sullivan,
We're in town this week.
Mrs. Carrie Berry, of Bar Harbor, is
visiting Mrs. j. l.. WEIGH.
Mrs. Smith and her sister, Mrs. Cook
entertained the Willing Workers sewing
circle Thursday.
NJ ISIS Helen Smith, Miss Grace Stevens
and Mr.. Sumner, of Steuben, are guests Of
| Mr.. and Mrs. Nat han Smith.
All are sorry to hear of the serious ILL
ness of their friend and neighbor, w. IL.
Simpson, of East Sullivan.
Mrs. Frank Carlton, OF Sullivan, and
little daug hters Ray and Bessie, are Wis
iting Mrs. Cartoons sister, Mrs. w. II.
Lawrence.
Mrs. Rolf and granddaughter Marie
have returned to their home in Goulds-
.boro, after several weeks visit with Mrs.
| +. II. Corners.
| Feb g. PEARL
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-11

Gloves worn at night too constantly are
apt rather to yellow the hands than whiten
them. Vaseline yellows the skin.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-11

my own" he whispered soulfully. AS
for the girl, she acted like one possessed.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-11
ELLSWORTH ETS.
WEDNESDAY. February 10, 1897

WEDNESDAY. February 10, 1897.
|AINt LAW ekGARDING WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
bushel of Liverpool salt shall weigh SO
pounds, and bushe of Turks Island salt shall
weigh 20 pounds.
The standard weight of a bushel of potatoes,
in good or Ter and dt for shipping, is so pounds
The standard weight of "a bushel of beans in
good order and fit for shipping, is 81 pounds.
OF wheat, heets, ruta- baga turnips and peas, 81
pounds; of corn, 81 pounds of onions, 81
pounds; OF carrots, English turnips, rye and
wheat ls pounds; of oats, 30 pounds, or even
measure as by agreement.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-11

People ,0ho advertise only occasionally
ouerlook the fact that most persons hare
short memories.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-11
Country Produce.

Improved Yellow Eye, per bush...........2.50
Pea, hand picked, per bu...................2.O0
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-03
"A Potato Thul Lifted 4 To-,

Charles W. Sim mons, who lives on
a farm neal PIeasCn t Home, recently
brought in from his farm a curiosity.
He discovered it while digging pota-
toes. 1t consists of q late rose potato
grown in the root of a tree. The
potato vine seems to have crept into
the root, and the new potato then
started down in the depths. 1t -four
ishcd in its strange Surroundings and
developed iutoa large and well.formed
potato. The room in the root was too
small for its expansion, and SO the
spud exerted not less than q ton pres
sure on the roAt until the side was
split open. The root is about three
inches in diameter and six inches in
length. About an inch of the spud
protrudes from one end. It is quite a
curiosity, and all who have seen it say
they W saw anything like it be-
fore.-Portiand Oregonian.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-03
FOR CHILLY FINGERS.

And now for the muffs! What do
you saysto u pouch-shaped affair made
Of fine black Persian lamb, daintily
lined with ciel blue satin aud orna-
mented with bows and straps of velvet
ribbon to match the lining, and fin
ished with a tiny fur head on the flap!
Then there is a lovely muff in ermine
and black yelours, with straps and
bows Of coral velvet. Seal, with err
mine, trimmed with two ermine hea DIS
and three tails, makes the novel and
handsome creation known as the Marie
Antoinette. The ermine rutf1es on
this charming hand-warmer are lined
with Nile satin. Ostrich and pleas
ant feathers are combined with chin
chilla, or with Persian lamb in form
ing other lovely models. This Per-
sian lamb is exceedingly popular, and
thibet is again coming to the fore,
having been relegated for years to
juvenile use. Washington Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-03
Haste Wastes Time.

A gentleman who had an tmpediment
In his speech was dining in a restau-
rant, and was being served-a great
favor-by the proprietor Of the estab-
lishment. This man was q busting,
nervous person, with an exaggerated
opinion Of the value Of his time.
Soup was served. The guest waited
a moment, and at the first opportunity,
began to say to the rastaurant-keeper:
Il c-c-c-an't
"Vell, what Is 1t, slr?" asked the
observation-disclosures, inpatiently.
Il c-c-an't eat my SOUP"
The man snatched Up the plate of
soup and was off after another. which
in due time he brought; but again the
guest began to murmur:
Il c-c-c-an't eat my SOUP"
"Wcll, pray" asked the restaurant
keeper, what may be the matter with
this soup, that you are unable to eat
IT."
Il c~-c-c-can't ea-ea-eat my soup, l
t-t-tell you," answered the guest,
acknowledgements a sp-p-p-poon to
eat 1t with"
Then the acknowledged compre-
hended that he would have saved time
and temper if he had waited for his
stammering guest to finish his SEN
tcuce,
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-03
Rodd- Skating a Fad.

New York women are importing On
English fad that bids fair to rival BIZ
cycling. This is road-skating, which
does not mean roller-skating, which
requires an absolutely smooth surface
for its accomplishment, but skating
over ordinary roads with what np-
pears to be a tiny bicycle attached to
each foot. This at first seems an extra
ordinary undertaking, but experience
shows that it can be done, and New
Workers who have mastered the some
what difficult art proclaim that the
new sport is exceedingly exhilarating
and quite the superior Of any other in
which it is possible for women to in.
dulge. Road-skating clubs are already
being formed, and heath authorities
are giving their vote in favor of this
novel amusement. New York World.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-03
WIl}n .reopic CATCH Cold.

TTne "cola spots Tsanins thereby
the surface areas peculiarly suscepti.
BILE to cuyi, are principally the nape
of the neck afHXd tho lower part of the
back of the head, the front of the abe
domen, and the shins. The acute dis
comfort and the sense of impending
disaster which results from the steady
play Of q current of cold air upon the
the neck from behind are we'll
known. The Necessity of keep
ing the abdomen warmly clad is
also generally carried into practice.
C%uriously enough, few persons are
conscious of the danger they run by
exposing the usually inadequately pro-
tected shins to currents of cold air.
This is the usual way in which colds
are caught on o~mnibusses. When
driving one takes care to cover the
legs with a rug or waterproof, but on
the moro democratic conveyance rugs
are not often available, and the reck-
less passenger by and by awakens to
the fact that the iron has entered into
his soul-in other words, that he has
''caught cold" People who wear
stockings, such as Highlanders, golfers
and cyclists, invariable take the pre-
caution of turning the thick woollen
material down over the shins, the
better to protect them against loss of
heat, though, incidentally, the en-
Enlistment of the calves may not be
altogether foreign to the manoeuvre.
This is an instance of how all things
work together for good. It does not,
OF course, follow, because certain
areas are peculiarly susceptible to cold
that a chill may not be conveyed to
the nervous system from other points.
Prolonged sitting or q stone, or Eve
on the damp grass, is we'll known to
be a fertile source of disease; and wet
cold feet are also, with reason, cred
tied with paving the way to an early
grave. London Medical Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-03
Nrw NoDES OF HAIR DRESSING.

Hairdressers say that the extreme
side pufrs and the regular style of wav-
ing the hair are going out. The style
has had it's day, and it is quite time
now for a change. The extremely
unified and waved hair is more seen
now on the b%ouleyards than in the
drawing-room, and although the hair
is still softly arranged and irregularly
waved, the effect is quite different. On
the sides it is drawn back rather
closely, and is not supposed to require
side combs. Ono circular comb may
be used to keep the lock tidy and yet
soft in the neck. In front there
is a suspicion of an irregular bang.
and it is often parted carelessly
ON one side. The effect given by the
various models shown is OF much
smaller heads than have been seen for
some time. It is curious, but per-
haps only natural, that with smaller
skirts and diminished sleeves she4d
come q closer style Of hairdressing.
Tn Paris this change will be welcomed
for the puffed couture had reached an
exaggerated point. For evening
couture especially hairdressers are
@%& pnl LH 49, k-.
using o great number OF the tiny tor
toise.shell brooches. They are simply
; slender twist Of the shell, making an
oblong and a half, the shell being
sprung on one side to form a clasp
They are useful in fastening loose
locks of hair or in arranging a bunch
81 soft curls. -Chicago Times Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-03
SCRAPS

A new typesetting machine photo.
graphs the copy and reproduces it in
type.
Psychologists say the right side Of
the brain is of more Importance to
life than the left.
An attachment to q typewriter in
dicates the number of the line on
which the machine is whiting.
An apparatus has been recently in.
vented which enables q diver to COM
municate by telephone with his as
| sistants at the surface.
The very small eyes of the bats (dis.
tinctly nocturnal) is due to the par
tial replacement of sight by their very
highly developed sense of feeling.
An inventor in Tacoma, Wash, has
a device for preventing the wheels of q
street car from slipping when the
brake is applied. His idea is to make
the wheels act as magnets and grip the
rail.
A new medicine cabinet indicates
time for giving each dose to the pa
tient, also the kind and quantity of
medicine. A clock and extra dial with
movable hands are also placed in the
cabinet.
70 disinfect rooms or closets a de-
vice composed of a rotary fan, run by
an electric current, has just been in
vented. The blades of the fan are
covered with an absorbant material,
which is kept moist by the liquid disin.
f%ectant, the revolution of the fan
throwing gas therefrom into the air.
1t has been discovered that if q spot
upon the cuticle is touched with fun
ing nitric acid, and then Immediately
afterward with pure liquid carbolic
acid, there is a strong chemical action
the effect of which penetrates deep
into the tissues, and completely and
permanently cures warts, co%ndyloma
and angioma.
Mr.. J. Murrie, who claims to he the
inventor Of a successful aerinl ma
chine, is a master engineer at Grams
ton Hill, Glasgow. He speaks with
the utmost confidence of his machine,
which has occupied him for fifteen
years. He says that it is a very great
departure in aerial navigation, and a
big revelrtion in a particular line.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-03
TYPEWRITERS AND ROYALTY,

The Russian Czarina, who is a
skilled typewriter, ordered a machine
in Paris with all up-to-date improve
ments, the t%yyebars of which are to
be of gold and the frame inlaid with
pearls, her majesty's favorite gems.
Her royal grandmamma does not share
in this taste in fact, she loathes type
written documents. She has given
orders that NO such documents shall
in future be laid before her, and none
will, of course, be sent out by her
officials that are supposed to emanate
from the sovereign. All the senti-
ment and impressiveness evaporate
from a document or letter produced
by a machine, and this is the chief
reason why the queen has set her face
against the typewriter papers.
New Orleans Picayune.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-03
HUMOROUS.

A mar never has much trouble in
raising money if ne knows how to
plant it.
"When do I get the next train?"
asked the ngitatel passenger. "Ihe
next grains just gone, sir,' answered
the porter.
Bacon-Don't you think Bridgeman
has a very pronounced nose? Egbert
Well, he ought to have. He talks
through 1t.
"Papa, why do burglars always have
low browse" $50 they won't have IL
trouble in crawling through coal-holes
AID transoms."
MamHa-JoAnny, l fear you were
not at school yesterday. johnny
HIN! I'll bet the teacher told you.
A woman can never keep q secret.
''Pu, what is your busy day?"
"Well, happy urchin, it is when I
stay at home to rest, and your mother
gets me to do o few little odd jobs
around the hoase."
doesn't it strike you hat the tenn
p%erature Of this room is rather high?"
"There isn't any doubt about it, re-
piled the frugal young man. every
ton of coal costs S."
II am rich and you are poor" said
she. "Would you love me just the
same, were it the other way?" "Of
course I would, darling! 1t will be the
other way after We are married"
He-He's not a very high-bred dog,
but he's very plucky and intelligent.
Saved my life once. She-Oh, that
shows his pluck, no doubt; but do
you think it was very intelligent?
Sunday-school Teacher-Now, boys,
speak right up, and answer promptly.
Who carried off the gates of GAIA?
Every boy, promptly, and in chorus
Tw'an't me. I didn't touch them.
The Philosopher in Rags-Weary,
did we notice by tn papers that thou
sands of men WIZ goin' back to work?
"Well, that'll be q good thing fer our
bizness." elbow 500" cit reduces
comDetition,"