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seal Harbor.
The plans are all made for a new wharf
to he built on the site Of the old one.
1t VIII be built on piles, and will have
hard pine for stringers and flooring. 1t
is proposed TO put on set OF buildings,
including commodious freight sheds,
general store house, office for agents of
steamers, and waiting rooms. There
wilt be accommodation for vessels OF all
kinds. The new wharf will be 40 feet
long, with frontage of Is feet.
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Hatred, seeing Love angry. sought 70
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ADVERTISEMENTS.

of the bride, was bridesmaid and Joseph
Gott was best man. About thirty reis-
tives and friends were present.
Dec. 5. SADIE.
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a PLEASANT SUPERINTENDENT.

The Ladies Benevoient society held a
ssle OF useful and fancy ncedir work at
fremont h-lt Dec. !, which, in spit. OF
the unfsvorshle Weather. proved TO be
most en- joysht. affair with tsir atten-
dance. The programme 81 entertainment
had been arranged by the Christian En-
deASor committee, ard WAS pronounced
the best presented so far this season
The principal feature. a broom driil,
won Immense applause. A brigade of
fifteen young ladies in neat uniforms OF
black, with yellow ss.hes cap. aud cuff,
Tell into position under he leadership OF
j. b. Mason and went through the In.n-
ual OF srtn- with the precision aud rrgu-
TART v OF tras.ed soldiers The loading
and firing OF the brooms was very real
i-tic performance. The --cuud part OF
the dtiil MAS under eharge Of Esther
Dixon, and consisted OF very pretty fig
ures stepped out In perfect tune to the
plano msrche- played by Gsieu Young,
The drill wss followed by THRILLING
recitation OF How kste shelby Saved
the Train" hy Miss Andrew fine soto
ny Ms. Louise Lawtou. accompanied
by her sister trace. aud delightfui reel
tstlon 10y Miss E-i her Dixon. How Rua.
played the Ptsnnsr". closing with an
excellent reading by Merle Tracy
Refreshments followed, and the sale ot
pretty things was continued 4 very
pretty sofa pillow MAS voted away to one
OF our latest hrldeg ronms, the two can-
didstrs being George Parker and l., drtek
GiiIey. Ped, married that evening. re-
ceived the GIT.
Dee - SPRAY.
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Huli'- Cove
Miss Bertha Donnell is in town visit
ing friends.
Eugene Hamor is at home again, having
finished his work at Seal Cove.
Ezra Higgins, who has been quite i'll,
is AT this writing little better.
George Cnninngha and wife have
gone 10 Harrington for the winter.
MIR. and Mrs. Harley Murphey are in
town. At present they are stopping with
John :. Hamor.
Milard Hamor has just returned from
Cherry field. where he has purchased
tract OF land which is well wooded He
VIII, with crew OF men, get hard wood
for Bar Harbur.
The young men here, who have been
building clubhouse at Long Pond
have ii nearly completed. Il will be a
great convenience to the skaters who go
there for sport.
Frank Brewers teams passed through
here Thursday with material for his
mill. ne will saw shingles, also long and
short lumber. The mill viii be situated
near what Is known as the Beaver dan"
Dec. ID. b.
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s-dg~ics
o. +. Carter, " no has been employed al
West View during the fail, is at home
for the winter.
". II. Wilson Is Ia Boston He il en-
pioyed in the post office in he engineer
depart meut.
ID. A. Carlton and wife have been Ia
Ellsworth the past week visiting friends
and relatives.
Charles Cooper, OF sargent,ile has
moved his family into the house OF ID. A.
Carlton on the east side OF the bridge.
}. y. Snow the butcher, has moved TO
the house OF the late X. ;. Cole. S-dg-
wlck's population is growing rapidly.
Giles Weber, OF North BROOKLYN, has
moved To this village. and is occupying
the house owned by j. W. Penney oppo-
site the post office.
Eggemoggin lodge, F. and A. M. had
work on the master masons' degree last
Monday evening. Past Master Ralph f.
Dority WAS the happy man. bountiiul
collation. followed the work.
The merchants are getting in their win
ter stock of goods. The Henry Chase
Capt. Chstto, has just disc hsrged a load
for Smith Bros. and J. W. Paris She
took some nifty barrels OF clam bait to
Portland for Smith Bros.
Dec II &
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Ehen Haskell hiss returned home from
sea.
Willie Bates and wife have moved
into the With.r-poon cottage.
Rodney with-rspoon. of Rockport.
spent few days here last week
W. c. Bates started Tor California Mon
dsy. " hire he has gone for his health
School in this district began last Mon
dsy. with Miss Kate Coombs teacher.
J. + Brakeman has recently bought the
horse John l.. Sullivan" OF W G. Bates.
The schooner mildred May, Capt.
Gondou, arrived from Portland Saturday
with freight.
lester Blake aud family. OF Cape Roster
have moved into Mr.. Eells' summer resi-
dence on Main street.
EIyin Condor aud Luther Bates. in the
sioop "Hector", have arrived home from
a very successful seslloping trip dosn the
bay.
Maurice Gray and family have recently
street. Mr.. Gray is teaching the "iiin"
school.
Dec. Is. O.
Br""Iin.
All the town boys who have gone away
have found employ ment for the winter.
Mrs, Charles Herrick, who has been WIS.,
iting friends in Camden, returned home
Sunday.
All are wishing for snow to ease the
traveller on his way. II is hard enough 10
drag through mud in spring, but IL Is
worse to have to do 50 in December.
John Marks, an esteemed citizen ofthi-
town, passed away on Saturday. Mr.
Marks has been great sufferer from
asst hma Tor mum Der of years not being
able to lie down IN bed for the past three
years.
On Friday night thieves made another
break Ia town, this time into the grange
store. They effected an entrance by cut
ting out one OF the large psnes OF glass
1t j. hard to estimate tue value taken, but
the thieves took quite quantity.
Dec -. O. b. A
North Blu.hilI
K. NJ Mayo is at home diss hled with a
lame hand. He has been at work in Nj.
Waldo cutting stone.
very profitable term of school Is in
progress here under the instruction Of
Miss Cora b. Emerson, OF Sedgwick. II
closes in two weeks.
T. j. Weseott and r :. Bray, OF this
place, are working in the woods at North
Brooksville, where MIR, We-cott has taken
contract from the Bagaduce lumber
company.
North Buehill's blacksmith, Freeman 5.
Grindle, Is at present busiy engaged
when not shooting horses, in shoeing and
repairing sheds Tor himself and neig h burs
This is new departure in business for
Mr. Grindle.
Dec. 10. w.
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Chri-tma tree and an entertainment
by the sunday school are on the taps for
Christmas eve.
Rev. Mr.. Garland continued his series
Of sermons On the decalogue ON Sunday,
having the text Elk. 20: 10. The day be-
ing stormy, the congregation WAS not as
large a. usual. Wednesday evening Mr..
Garland attended meeting at the Reach,
where he proposes to hold an evening
meeting once in two weeks.
Our kerosene peddler failed to put in an
appearance this week, and those W no de-
pended upon his coming were left in the
dark.
Mrs. :. F. Warren has lost Jour fowls
this week, fuding them dead in the pen
from some cause unknown. They were
apparently We'll he day before.
The report that boy was drowned at
rect. He esca ped with a slight wetting.
Dec. Il. Eco.
Dedharp.
School in he Burrill district has closed
Mrs Rose Sleeper. of Milford. visited
relatives here the past week
Charles Fu--, 81 Brewer, j. painting The
interior OF ". b. Blacks house.
Miss Georgia Maddox will attend the
winter term at the normal school at Cas-
tine
The women OF the aid society and the
relief corps wish THE AMERICAN to ex-
press for hem their spprec latiou and
thanks to cit Gems and former re-tdents OF
the town Tor contributions toward The
pure hsse of hesrse and hear-e- house
Dec. II. e.
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COUNTY NEWS.
~ additional County Ne,rs see other pages

LamoIn-
The winter term OF district school
is taught by Miss Marcia King.
Misses BeuIsh and Gertrude Moore are
visiting their sister. Mrs. John Hodg k ins.
Misses Gertrude Hutchings aud Olive
Coolidge, students of Kicker classical in
stitute, arrived home Saturday.
Misses Velms Lear. Shirley Rice and
Ellen Berry left Monday to attend the
winter term of Csstine normal school.
The family OF ID. Y, Mcfarland, OF North
Lsmoine, are occupying Mrs. Farnham's
cottage during the term of high school.
Thanks to the enterprise OF some of the
citizens, several street lamps now send
out their cheerful rave 10 guide the
traveller on his way.
The fair and supper Dec. 9, under the
auspices OF the sidewalk society Was
success In spite of the anfavorable
weather. Receipts about $50.
The free high school began Dec. with
the instruction OF Raymond Mcfarland,
of North Lamoine, graduate OF Amherst
college
At the earnest solicitation OF Miller
Bull 4 Co, OF New York, Capt. Charles
Hodgkins has accepted the position OF
purser on the steamer Norge, about to
sail from Baltimore for Rio Jsneiro.
Capt. Hodgkins' vessel. the LILLIAN
Woodruff, will still be in command
OF Capt. Perkins, OF South Penobscot
who has held the position during Capt.
Hodgkins' stay at home the past few
months.
Dec 10 H.
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rouse the liver. cure headache dizziness. con-
stipaton, etc. - cents. Sold by all druggists.
The only Pills to take with Hoods sarSaparilla.
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south Hancock.
Miss Ther--e Crsbtree will attend the
winter term at Csstine normal school
Harvey NJ. Phillips went to Portland
Monday, where be will take a course in
Shaw business college
News has been received OF the serious
illness OF Mrs. +. }. swan, OF Brooklyn,
y. y. Her many friends here are hoping
to hear of a speedy recovery.
The clam stew supper and socisble
given IN tne hsII by the Free Baptist
sewing circle last week. WAS an enjoy
able event. 1t is hoped that they VIII re-
peat them often.
Dec II "
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Bar Harbor+
The new sewer Is completed snd Road
Commissioner Leland is putting hat part
OF the street ia order. ne. outlet to
the main sewer Will be made at the shore
some distance below the haryes
l.. c. Kettle, OF Boston, closed contract
on the 11th for the purchase OF lot near
Schooner Head road. half a mile south Of
Bear brook. The lot WAS part of the
Bingham estate, and was purchased
through II. +. Hamlin. OF Ellsworth
Mr.. Kettle intends building handsome
and quite expensive cottage in the spring
The proposed location Is very picturesque
and the house, when built. will command
an extensive view OF grand and beautiful
scenery. The Mount Desert nurseries
have contracted to build road, over
eighty rods III length, from the point on
the shore here the house Will be erected
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-o"tnwr-i HHrb"r.
simon Marshall slipped on the ice re-
Gently and cut his knee quite seriously.
Mrs r ]. Lemout aud daughter Bert hs
have gone 10 81. John, y. b, to visit rel
stiye~.
Miss ". A. Carroll left last week for a
second winter OF teaching al Baker,
Island.
stormy Sundays have so far ruled DE
Gem Der. aud eHl3 he staunch and faith
full church -gosrs brave the uutsyors bic
weather.
fremont lodge. r and A. NJ, has or
dered a new suit of furniture, to be In
place In the council room at the installa-
ton OF officers In January.
The Meth odi-t aid society will hold a
sale OF Christmas needlework. with pro-
grsmme OF entertainment at fremont
hail, Thursday evening. Dec. Ia.
The Met hodist parsonage Is now nearly
ready for tenants The pastor, ID. II. Pr
per, has manifested much interes, in his
new home, applying the strength OF his
muscle In drain digging and grading OF
the grounds around the pretty cottage.
The W. r. c. L. will for the present
hold its meetings at the home OF Mrs.
B. Mason. Next regular session Friday
Dec. l.. The difficulty OF warming the
library read ing room at short notice rem
ders the psrlor meetings necessary
through the winter.
The literary club which heid its open
ing and succeeding meet Ing al he rooms
OF DR.. Phillips, on Tuesday evening, Dec
:, by invitation, met with Mr.. J A. Free
man Tor the discussion OF Bswthorue's
House OF the Seven Cables. The prompt
replies TO the long Int OF qu'~tians
proved that the Tnembe had thoToug hty
studied their lesson. Shskespeare $
king Lear" will b. the topic for the
next meeting. Dec. -
The age-herald., 1897-11-12
- The Subeditor.

From the London Sun.
 Let no man run away with the idea that the sub-editor represents the fnfe- rior side of journalism; on the contrary, 1t is harder to get one good sub-editor than to discover a dozen good leader writers. Tine sub-editor lis a man of whom the public knows little; of whom as a. rule, the public has never even heard; but to those inside the mighty machinery of 8 great newspaper, the hand and brain and thought of the sub- editor are seen underneath every line of the hundreds of columns that make up the daily issue. To few men is given the gift of knowing the exact proportion of things-whether this item should get a column, or half a column, or a para graph; who will instinctively seize on the Interesting and central fact in a story, and "gut" the copious liners" copy of all the rest; in short, the sub editor, like the poet, is born, not made.
The age-herald., 1897-11-12
Women in the Churches.

A Presbyterian synod at Charlotte ". C., recently decided that a woman, even though a missionary, could not in church relate her experiences or sum up the results of her work before the people whose money she had spent. She must keep silent in the churches. So St. Haul had said, and so the synod decreed.
 Whether the injunction of the Great Apostle is applicable to the present age of the world and to all cases, Is ind ed a matter of doubt; but wine ther 1t be or not the women of the Presbyterian de- nomination and of all other. denomina- tions are not by amy means uniDfiuentlal and powerless in the churches Among women there Is rare usefulness and de- votion to the cause of the Master, md if any church were deprived of their ser vices, its history would be brief, its ca reer valueIess. In Sunday school, in of the church, in its various societies in every branch of its work in fact, except that of speech. woman is ever present and ever helpful. In most of the churches the filling of the pews on Sunday chiefly rests with her. It was not so in the earlier and sterner ages of the church. in monastic times, in the days of the re- formation; but 1t is becoming so now-a- days. This will not always be the case.
 The steady, quiet influence of woman Is one of the most powerful of this worlds forces, and in the long run this influence will bring men back to the churches. It holds them there now in passive sense
 They support the churches even If they do not participate in the services on Sunday. Where their money goes. and where their wives and children go, they, too will go after a while. The non-at- tendance of men Is more a matter of per- sonal laziness and comfort seeking than anything else. and it will occur to them after awhile that they have important duties to perform on Sundays as we'll as on week days Tn the meanwhile 1t is fortunate for Christianity. to which we are indebted for civilization and good
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country and that Is not recognized fn the constitution The refundiug plan looks to a perpetuation of the basis of eircu- lation. The issue of notes up to the par value Of bonds deposited. the reduc- tin of taxation upon circulation and the permission to issue notes without se- curity are all favors to the banks.
 The people lose at every turn. They lose heavily when $2OO.OOOOOO of greene backs are turned into interest-bearing bonds. and the reduction of the tax upon circulation is a direct loss of revenue. The guarantee of unsecured circulation may also prove 10 be expensive. The conversion ofN the bonds into 211 per cents. would involve the payment of the premium on outstanding bonds, and the saving of interest would not therefore be large The author of the plan is, or recently was, a national banker, and the benefits of his proposed bill, we regret to say, are chiefly confined to his class. instead of extending to all the people and to all sections of the country.
The age-herald., 1897-11-12
TIE AGE HERALD.
A British Defeat.

The British have met with another de- feat in India. It has been cabled all over the world and fills every newspaper and is commanded on by journalists and statesmen everywhere. And yet the British lost only thirty-five men and the other side about six or eight.
 This is no worse than an election row in some of our large cities but even skirmish becomes very significant in view of the perifous situation of England in India. If tho hundreds of millions of people in India jump to the conclusion, after one of these little fights, that their oppressors are unable to stand against them, they will rise in swarms, and by the sheer weight of numbers crush their foes and drive them out of the country.
 So the British government is badly worried. If 1t loses its Indian empire it will lose prestige at home and abroad and it is likely that Canada, Australia and Ireland would strike for independ- ence. The great commec cial and finan- cial system of the world, having its cen ter in London would break down, and each nation would act for itself.
 These are some of the reasons why the statesmen of England aIre so serious why the newspapers of all civilized lands are so much interested i'm every little skirmish.
The age-herald., 1897-11-12
\ Boqus Pediqree.

Readers of The Age-Herald will readily recall that noble British peer. Henry Grafton Guinness, who visited the south a few years ago. It seems that he and his brother claim that the family de- seconded from Ever Magennis. a great grandson of Sir Arthur Magennls, who lived in 15S0. This is the way it is printed in Burke's peerage.
 Now comes a writer in the London Saturday Review who tears the pedigree to tstters, and gives this bit of history:
 In the year 1750 the Most Rev. Arthur Price, archbishop of Cashel, made his will This after his deceaSe was proved 3 August, 1752. After mentioning several other items the will proceeds: T give my servant Richard Guinness one hum dred pounds to my servant Arthur Guln- ness his son one hundred pounds . (then follows Lst of other servants): s'but this is to be understood of such of my above servants as shall be in my service at the time of my decease." The aforementioned Richard and Arthur Guinness were the great-great- grand father and great grandfather respective Ny of Lords Ardalaun and Iveagh. When or where Richard Guinness was born and who and what his father was, Is utterly
 
 they have been many, made by the Guinness family to solve the point, 1t still remains mystery, and the state menu that he was the son of Ever Ma genuls and the gueat-great-g grandson of the first Viscount Magernts of Iveagh ss all impuderM piece of sheer inv sn- tion.
 The noble lords and their families must feel hnnlihated and wrathfui when they see this exposure, but if it be true. it serves rhem right In this country there are among the new-rich class many men and women who literally came up from the slums and yet when they have put a quarter of century between them and their humble start in life, they fake 1t for granted that everybody has forgotten their origin and like the Guin- ness people they have coats of arms and pedigrees, and boast of their distin- guished ancestry.
 It is we'll to uncover these pretenders occasionally The young people should be taught that it Is honor enough to be plain Americans doing their duty in whatever may be their sphere of life.
 Worth makes the man. should be the accepted idea in a republic which owes its existence to a revolt of the masses against the classes Pedfgrees half of them bogus, should not count here though many of them do. This country ss full of bogus aristocrats, and some are in Birmingham
The age-herald., 1897-11-12
IN THE GOLDEN BIRCH.

By E. G. Roberts. How the leaves sing to the windl Gives back the praise of the leaves. as Is
 meet, To the soft blue sky, where the cumulus And driven away. like flock of fright By the wind that waketh and putteth to
 sleep. Here in the golden birch, Folded in the rapture Of golden light, And watch the fiickering shadows. that
 sway and lurch
 And fiutter, like dancing brownies, over And tic birch is singing wherein lean. From oyor the purple hills Comes the wind with it's strange sweet
 song to the land;
 And tho earth. looks bright. as it might
 when planned By the Maker. and left unblemished of hu-
 man ills; - And the river runs. like a child to its
 mothers Eee,
 To the heart of the great unresting sea- How perfect the day, and sweet! Over me- linftless heavens of blue; Close to mo, leaves that the wind safts And the one sweet song. that the wind
 and the leaves repeat, Till the mild, hushed meadows listen.
 crowned with light.
 And the hall tops own It's mightI
The age-herald., 1897-11-12
FAMOUS REPARTEES.

A conceited fellow. with some preten- sfols ito literature, once traveled some distance with Victor Hugo. and en- tertained the great author with much egotistic converse. The author of "Les Miserabkes,'' having arrived at his des- itination, was about to leave the train, whs,n his interlocutor said: You may perhaps like to know who I am. am Victor Hugo. "How oddw remarked the real Hugo; "so am T."
 A local preacher, being anxious to Fn- terview the Rev. c. H. Sturgeon called at his house, but was informed by the servanlb maid that the great preacher was engaged. ''Ten him." said the caller, "that the servant of the Lord wishes to see him. "Ah!" replied MT Spurgeon, "telI the servant of the Lord that I am engaged with his Master"
 Too frequemtly we get mere witti- cism or tu quoque instead of the genuine repartee. On the borderland of the tu qucque is Dr. Jol1nstonis You're no gen. 'tleman," and the answer, You're no judge"