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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-14
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STATE OF MAINE.

STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK SIS. AT the court of county com
missioners begun and holden at Ellsworth with
in and for the county of Hancock on the second
Tuesday of October, a. d. 1886, and by adjourn
ment December S, a. d. 1896
A ND now the county commissioners in &C
"A cordance with Section so of Chapter VI,
of the Revised Statutes of Maine, having first
made an annual inspection in the mon h of Sep
tember, a. d. 1896, of all the county roads in the
untncorporated townships and tracts of land
in said county and having thereupon made an
estimate of the amount needed to put said
roads In repair so as to be safe and convenient
for public travel, have assessed upon the fol.
lowing described unincOrporated townships and
tracts of land in said county, exclusive OF water
and land reserved for public USE. for that pur-
pose during the year a. d. 1897, as follow viz
On township No. s, South Division, We AS
the sum OF $500, as follows: Rate of tax.
aton seven mills on IL dollar.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-14

The balance in the State treasury the
beginning OF the year 1895 was SIS, 1875. "a.
The balance there at the present time is
in round numbers, about 100000 1t is
very desirable that there should be at all
times at least 500. 10000 to properly carry
on it's business. The expenditures have
exceeded the receipts during the past two
years by the large sum of more than
$3.50 10000. This has resulted solely from
the largely increased appropriations
which the last Legislature deemed adj
yisable to make, and from reduced rates
of taxation.
The same ratio of receipts and expen-
ditures for the years 1897 and 1898 would
create a deficit of more than $l00. 1000. 90.
But there is one other important fact to
be considered. The receipts for the year
1897 from direct taxation will probably be
some $50, coo. 90 less than they We're in 1895
or 1896. as the tax levied and assessed for
1896 is two and one-fourth mills instead OF
two and ouc-half mills, which was the
rate in 1894 and 1895. The tax assessed for
any year is not, to any considerable
amount collected or paid into the treas
ury until the following year. Hence The
decrease in the amount to be received in
the year 1897.
II is my deliberate judgment that. in
a time Of profound peace, we cannot af-
ford to be continually, year after year
running in debt or having our eApendi-
lures exceed our receipts and thus ciea.-
ing a constantly increasing deficit to be
tided over by temporary loans or f4udcI
into ll.u.e permanent ones.
We have arrived at a pom where II D..
hul+fA,iNa that our eXf lI.rr- tnu..
Sc brought within our income.
1t IS possib.. that this LEGISLATURE u..,.
be able to find solI,A source H.u
to d,1,ve revenue other - "a thoa. IS g..
we nov have, but at present e.. u . IT,
to t.ts 4Ltlat or FCtOnue It amy IT,.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-14
ELECTION VS..

The Republican party demands a free
and fair ballot and an honest count.
There are no more DANGEROUS and repre-,
hensible crimes than those committed
against the purity and honesty of cleo
tions This may he accomplished by
fraud intimidation, or virtual disfran-
chiserneat of men who have constltu-
tional right to vote and have their bal
lots counted
Substantially the same results may fol-
Low, If n large number of voters fail, under
- sting laws ana regulations. to cast
votes 30 marked that they can and will
be as the law requires. our system or
citizen will he able to select and desig-
nate his ballot So that it Will count Tor
the candidate CT his choice
From some cause there IS an alarm alarm.
inglv large number of defective ballots
under our present election laws.
From the best attainable information
am convinced that nearly I'VE thousand
persons failed to vote correctly at the last
quaui!y DISTINGUISHED.
This question came before the Legisla-
ture of 1880, through bill drawn by Hon:
James w bradbury of Augusta But 1t
was deemed best to give the existing Vot-
ing laws further trial. and the bltl and
accompanying papers were therefore re-
ferred to this LEGISLATURE.
The whole subject viii he before you.
have no definite recommendation to make
other than earnestly request lhat you
carefully inquire if there cannot be some
changes MADE, that shall afford the peo-
ple an opportunity to vote with less dtth-
culties, more certainty of haN'ny Their
provide the desired secresy and also
safety from intimidation.
In what | have said | 60 not wish to
be understood as in the least opposing the
PRINCIPLES upon which III" so-called Aus
tralian system is haSt d. rs they have my
sine. >" approval. trt rather to endeaNor
to ffuG some more satisfactory method of
arft!--.t!zg the Ce=t..S.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-14

our numbering and manufacturing m
tcrcSts are not in as prosperous condition
as could be desired. The unprec"dentndlv
low prices since We have been compelled
to met a large foreign competition in our
own markets have pressed heavily upon
them.
i am not aware that any new cotton or
woollen mills have been erected during
the past three years, while many of those
already built have been compelled to sus-
pend 0peia alton or run at a loss.
Under changed tariff conditions We
hope in the not far distant future, to
ono" more sre their former prosperous
business return. There have been built
however, within few years, several
large pulp ana paper mills and more are
in couten patton. These mills have ere
ated a new and quite a large demand for
spruce and other woods suitable for pulp
and oueucd Il new market for certain
kinds of lumber and wood with which our
forests abound. This industry. am con-
tldent, is destined to give to Maine very
largely the control Of the paper produC
ton of this country.
Our forests furnish employment for Ia
horers and home market for Il large
amount of the products of our farms.
They are a source of Names wealth. sec
ond only to agriculture. Fire is their
greatest scourSe. All are interested in
their preservation.
Any request or recommendation of the
land agent or forestry commissioners,
which shall more eitectually protect them
from destruction by fire, set through
carelessness or by design, is of vital i'm
portance to all the people of the State as
we'll as to the land owners themselves.
LABOR.
The report OF the commissioner of the
bureau of industrial and labor statistics
contains much valuable Information.
Everything that pertains to the interests
and welfare Of what is termed the labor
class is of special Importance to us all.
When the wage earnerS and industrial
classes of any country are constant and
remuneratiVely employed. that nation is
prosperous and its people coutented and
happy | have always believed in and
advocated the rights and dignity of labor.
| have ever favored all lahor organiza-
tons designed TO promote--by legitimate
means-tle welfare of its members. To
aid men in securing proper compensation
for their services, and a more just diVi-
sion Of the product or capital created by
them. is praiseworthy and deserves en-
CUuraSCntent
A. a rule, in the State of Maine there
have U-ta no very serious conflicts be-
t.,,. "player and employed, We are
not cursed with extremes of poverty and
wealth with classes having an almost i'm
passatl- gulf between them, that look
upon each Other with mutterings and bit
ter utzilust. An our citizens are sub
slant. Lly on the same plane in life Cap
ia! AID labor have generally compile
nerte1 aud assisted each other. and we
may reasonably nope that this state of
thlnss - 10 continue in the future Yet
there - some labor problems to be
uHt.. in our State.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-14

The foregoing amount is to to eXpeud on
the county road leading from the east me ".
MarMvlllr through the Wc-trra part OF -&id
township No. u, 10 the north line thereof, he
ing called the MUo-c Till road, aud huu Jor
dan, OF said tow ship No. y, il appointed agent
to -upcintend H. expenditure Of "a a,s.,s
mcnt-
On township Ne ~ eastern Part, Middle hi
vision, IN -aid county, supposed To tain TO-,
i0l aCrc-, we assess the sum Of 80 I'll fol-
lows Rate OF taxation, nine mills 81 ddollar
No. Val
Name of owner acres. uattCn. Tax.
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The foregoing amount is to hr expended on
the eastern part of the counrV ruad III -aId
township No. 10, commencing ut Il stake mark,d
~ ON the north side OF said road and cNt,Id.
Ing To the west line of CheIry lie 1t, and samuel
\. Campbell, of Cherry field, ia tie count, pt
Washington, is appointed agent to -urcrtr tcuJ
the eNp' hdlture ot said assessment,
CA township No. 81 wcsterl pat y de
Division, in said county, supp,S Il Contain
1869 acres, we ASSESS the sum et .itG uu a lol=
lows: Rate OF TAXATION, nine ullI~ ON Il dollar
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INAUGURAL.
POWERS REVIEWS
AFFAIRS OF PINE TREE STATE.
URGES LEGISLATION IN FAVOR OF AG-
RICULTURAL AND MANUFACTURE
ING INTERESTS - FAVORS
ROAD IMPROVEMENT.

Gentlemen Of the Senate and House Of Repre-
sehtdtiUes:
Called and chosen by the voters of the
State of Maine to lcgislate in and for their
interests and welfare, during the years
1897 and 1898. we have one and all of us. l
sincerely believe. accepted this trust, and
duty. with Il proper appreciation of its
Importance and many res onsiblities: and
also with a special determination that
whatever has been committed to us to do
shall be performed with strict fidelity and
unsefish devotion.
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Name of owner.

The foregoing amount is to be expended on
the county road leading from the south line of
Aurora on the Air Line road, so-call,d through
the no thca-tcrly part of said township No u,
and Charles Silsby, of Aurora, Ia the county
of Hancock, is appointed agent to superntend
the expenditure of said assessment.
pn ton uship No. -, eastern part, Middle hi.
vision, in said county, supposed to contain H.
04o acres, we assess the sum of 1872 As, as fol
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-14

The foregoing amount is to be expended ON
that Iul tlun OF the county road in tow ship No.
10, hctW' cu the east line of township No. ., and
a stake tu3trhtd "A" standing the northern
side Of said road, and John +. GorftolI, OF
trantlin, i'll a;tld county of Hancock, is ;tp.
pul'tod agent to superintcnd the expenditure
ct -iiH --t--ment.
On township No. 10, eastern part in the couu-
tN III Hancock, We ae-e-- the sum of : 1893 A. Il
follows. Rate of taxation, three cents on It
NOllnr.
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The foregoing amount is to be expended on
the county road in said township No. IS, and
Joh1R. Shuman. of said township No 81 in
said county of Hancock, is appointed agent to
-uperintend the expenditure of said assess
mtnt.
The foregoing assessments are to he published
in the State paper and in Tile ELLsW ORTIZ
AMERICAN.
Ellsworth, Maine, December 9, Il. q, 1896.
Il. AIKEN, Go. Com ers
PERRY W. RICHARDSON, of
NAHUM I1NCKLEY, J Hancock Co.
true copy,
Attest JOHN f. KNOwETON, Clerk.
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ing for them. aud l believe that the tax
payers. generally. are willing to do So
| They do however. rightly insist that the
assessment. as far as possible, be made to
bear equally and eqUttably upon all prop
| erty and residents. People do not COM
| plain of taxation which is burdensome IL
| they are convinced of its necessity and
| equality. We had ample evidence of this
| during and fof a time after, the close of
| the late Civil War.
1t is sometimes said that If certain spn-
Giles of property is taxed the possessors or
| owners will leave the State. 1t is not
| worth while to bride such men to stay
| here by emitting to tax them or their as
| sets. The man who will not willingly
| bear his fair share. but desires to load
1t upon his neighbors. we can well spare
| All farms, timherlands. mills, factories
| railroads and the like are certain to be
| included in the tax gatherers list. and
| should not be compelled to pay unreason-
ably high taxes by reason of other assess
| able property escaping taxation.
In this connection | would urgently i'm
press upon this Legislature the advisa-
| biity of going slow and using great care
| In exempting property from taxation. The
| tendency in this direction should be
| checked. II was one of the greatest evils
| of the middle ages.
To exempt to fail to tax is simply to
| add so much more to the amount placed
| upon property which Is included in the
! lists: and often this additional burden is
! placed upon property that i'll afford
to bear it.
The biennial State valuation of the State
! board of assessors will contain very i'm
portant Information for your conSidera-
! ton. 1t will show a steady though not
| very large increase in wealth, and. judg-
| ing by the increase in the number of
polls there must have been an additional
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The educational interests of our State
are of paramount Importance and should
be properly and literally provided for.
The perpetuity and stability of our re-
publican form of government are insep-
arably connected with. and dependent
upon. the general intelligence and en-
lightened PATRIOTISM of our citizens.
Every consideration of duty and safety
impcratively demand that all shall have
a reasonable opportunity. free of charge,
to acquire at least d common school edu-
cation.
Though the facilities for obtaining in
our common schools an elementary and
practical education ar" indeed very good,
and doubtless improving each year they
do not fully satisfy or respond to the
wants Of Il large number of students
who have the time, the desire. and the
ability to pursue more thorough and ex
tended course of study.
In response to this demand the State
has wisely created a free high school SyS-
TEN. and also established three normal
schools, one in Pennington. one in Cor
ham and one in Castine | am confident
that very excellent results have been OBJ
tanned from these high and normal
schools.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-14

The American Protective 7 arH -o ,ue
S a national organization a.. 10. og
Protection to America It,. and
industry" as explained by i .-.tu-
ION, as follows
" The object Of this League shaIi 5-l. tact
American labor by a tariff On i'm a"-s shall
,deauatey secure American iueas-'T7 .. .-lots
against the competition Of foreiso abs
There are no persona c, r.yata
profits in connection with the or MA
ton and it's sustained by n,-ity- ,5ps.
contributions and the distrl~. Of its
publications.
FIRST Correspondence is soGojtec ce-ardng
Membership and Official Correso ,o -ents"'
SECOND Wa need and welcome co-tttoItiony,
neither small or large to our Cause
THlRO We publish large boe ~ 1ocIr7erts
.srOg all phases Of the Tariff question. Com
"-s set ~'l be mailed to any addrrsa for D GER IS.
FOURTH Seno postal caro- oeques, res
,ruuie 3opy 81 the " Amer,car Eooo7r, a"
tar-s. w 1our Waterman General Seore AIRY,
~" . 9tr-et New Vol
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-14

,IVHE subscribers residing out Of the state
4 of Maine, to wit, said William 4. GaS-
ton and Phneas b. Smith, at Boston, AIas7a-
chusetts, and said Seth Nichols at New York.
New York state, hereby give notice tt al they
have been duly appointed eNeea.oF- of the
last will and testament of George Nichols,
Lee of Boston, Massachusetts, deceased and
given bonds as the law directs ana have APP
pointed Hannibal +. Hamli, ot 4 s worth,
Hancock county Maine, their agent a nd at
torneN in the state of Maine All persons
having demands against the est.tr OF SAID de-
ceased are desired to present The saule for
settlement and all indebted thereto arc re-
quesIcd to make payment Immediately.
Dated December 5, a. d. 1896.
PHlNEA~ T. SMITH.
WILLIAM A. t,AswOI.
SETH NICHOLS.
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ooMMI>sIo>ERs' NOTICE.

HANCOCK, ss.:-December 2t a. 4. $50.
WE, the undersigned, having been duly
w appointed by the Honorajle g. p.
Cunningham, judge of probate within md
decide upon the claims of the 'edito $ of
Everett Bray, late of Deer Isle. in said coun-
ty. deceased whose estate has leen repre-
scented insolvent, hereby give public notice
agreeahly to the order of the said Judge If pro-
bate, that six months from ami uf the
second Wednesday in December, a. d. 1896,
sent and prove their claims, ana that we will
attend to the duty assigned US. at the office of
+. =. Spofturd, in Deer Isle in said county,
on the twenty-seventh 9th day OF Febru-
AIRY. 1897. and the eighth 18Th day of June,
1897. at ten of the clock in The forenoon of
each of said days.
AUSTIN d. HASKELI,N N'-ii''' i"4iS4' D
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Ergal Notifies.

>-o-~NND~-~~~-~-~O~-N~o- N-0OO-O-O~>>N-o-@-NON
lows: Rate of taxation, twelve mills on a dol
lar,
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Name of owner. acres. uation. Tan
j. = Gordon 80 80 90 81 80
Franklin Land. Mill and
Water Co.. $40 3,2loo 90 o. lo
Frcnchnan'= Bay and
Mount Desert Land
anu Water Company, 800 800 90 , 90
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The foregoing amount l. to he expended in
repairing both the Old and the new county roads
il said township No. :, and John +. hIt'oIuh.
of Ellsworth, i'll said county of Hancock, l. APP
pointed agent to superintend the expenditure
OF s;tit assessment.
ON township No. ., South Division. We a.
s"s- the sum OF Sj4 40, follows: Rate ut tax
alton, one cent on dollar.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-12-16

The main trouble Will, the country is
that it is head over heels in debt to Eu-
rope. There has been too much haste to
force development in advance Of natural
growth, and it has been done by borrow.
ing money. Nation, states, counties, cit
les and private corporations have been
rushing into financial bondage to Europe
ans. The aggregate value Of national,
state and municipal bonds, railroad secu-
rites, real estate mortgages and other
forms OF Indebtedness abroad is appalling.
1t doubtless amounts to five billions of dol
lars. The interes: and dividends on this
debt drain the country continually Of
much OF the product of Its industry. The
foreign money lenders get the cream of
American energy and labor. A fortnight
ago the Pennsylvania road mailed TO its
English stockholders dividend checks to
the amount OF 81 100000. This is done
twice year. 1t is only the dividend and
interest The debt remains. In like
manner, thousands OF other corporations
are sending out money to the lenders.
The people have to pay ali this. The
money made here is not kept here. Our
immense crop and other exports do not
suffice as an offset. We are nation OF
borrowers. 1t would have been far better
to move more slowly, develope naturally,
be less advanced and own what we had.
The country is now merely working to pay
interest. Tacoma News.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-12-16
COUNTY ITEMS.
FROM MONTESANO.

FROM MONTESANO.
Elmer Il. Brady was up from Hoqul am
Wednesday.
Father Ryan left last Monday for his
home in Iowa.
l.. B. Bignold made business trip to
Tacoma last week.
J. p. Carson is confined to the house
with rheumatism.
G. N. Wilson made business trip to
Aberdeen Wednesday,
A. p. Stockwell, OF Aberdeen, visited
the county scat Wednesday.
Mrs. J. S. Law went to Aberdeen
Saturday, to assist the sisters with their
fair.
G. w. Hertges left Thursday for Cali
fornia in the hope Of benefitting his
health.
A temperance lecture was delivered in
the NJ. f. church last Thursday evening
by A. w. Steers.
Miss Hessie Crawford, who has been
visiting in Hoquiam for sometime, re-
turned last week.
The young ladies' Epworth Aid society
OF tho M. l.. church are making prepare
tons for the "War OF Roses" to be helt
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FROM lIUMPTULIPS.

Mr.. Green paid visit to his ranch
Sunday.
We have had one continued freshet for
about three weeks.
Richard Walker, OF AFFORD, was in at
tendance at the literary society Saturday
night.
Mr.. Newbury has been appointed by
the county superintendent to act as school
director in the place OF Mr.. Altman,
deceased.
1t has been decided by the able de-
baters OF Humptulips that iron is not a
more useful metal than gold, Noah Web.
ster to the contrary.
A meeting was held Sunday afternoon
at Mr.. Newbury's to make further
arrangements in regard 10 the Christmas
tree. 1t was decided to have it in town
at the Newbury hotel.
New officers were elected at the last
meeting Of the literary society as follows
l.. /. Stiles, president; Bernice Boyd,
vice president; Bertha Evans, secretary
Otis Roberts, marshal. The new presi-
dent appointed Bertha Evans, Elda
Roberts and Charlie Brittian as a COM
mittee on program.
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little, but the few proited and the many
were not lifted from the same old rut
Manufacture and commerce have adj
vanced but, as in the other cases, the
trusts, combines and greedy monopolics
are the only ones benefited thereby. Real
prosperity means when the whole nation
rich and poor alike have their conditions
bettered. When taxes are equally adj
justed, when justice is meted out to all
alike, when honor and ability instead OF
money, is the password to society,
when patriotism instead of toadyism in
spires the actions of our people, then will
prosperity abide with us.
If a republican orator confines himself
to the truth, he is not what they call
in it," Senator Thurston, in a speech
at Chicago recently, said, "While Bryan
is Il lawabiding citizen, every anarchist
in the country voted for him; and, while
he is loyal every man whose lips had
breathed reasonable utterances, was his
supporter" This in the great city of
Chicago, where Herr Most, tbs rankest
anarchist in America, used all his infu-
ence for, and gave the influence OF his
paper to tho support OF Mckinley.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-12-16
Household Hints,

Save all the paper bags. They are most
convenient to draw over cans of fruit to shut
out the light; the hand can also be slipped
into one when cleaning the stove, as well as
in doing much other household work which
Is hard on the hands.
Fine shavings from soft pine wood make
very pleasant pillow that may be utilized
for comfort if you have hammock.
For damp closets or cellars put shallow
dishes Of unslacked lime and change often.
Vinegar will remove lime from carpets.
TO clean articles of papier mache wash
them with a little lukewarm water and
soap, after which rub them vigorously with
sweet oil.
1t saves time and leather to have a broom,
brush and dustpan for every floor in the
home.
Before beginning to seed rafsins cover
them with hot water and let them stand IL
minutes. The seeds can then be removed
eaSily