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The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

Mayor Quincy Of Boston thought the
city should have a printing plant of its
own, and succeeded in carrying his point
1t will occur to most people that the bus
ess-like way would have been for the
city to buy such presses type and other
material as were needed. But Mayor
Quincy bought out a printing office con
tanning number of old presses, some of
them Of no use whatever to the city. and
most OF the type also was worn or useless.
The sum Of $50, 900 was paid for the
plant, ana during the recent investigation
of the purchase several experts testified
that the presses and material We're worth
only about half this amount, while there
was one offer to provide new plant
throughout for ZIG, 600. 1t is very bad
showing for Boston ''reform' Mayor.
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27
Wedding Bells.

ENGsTRoUM-GRoTToN. A quiet home we'd
ding took place at the home of the bride in
East Belfast May 22d when Miss Liva L.
Grotton, daughter of George ] and Hannah
j. Grotton, was united in marriage by
the brides father, George J. Grotton,
Esq, to Mr.. George A. Engstroum of Isles
boro, Me. The young couple will reside in
East Belfast, where they will be pleased to
meet all of their friends
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

King received about 200 visitors dur
nc the day and the fair sex of Farming
ton was well represented. Miss Hattie
Conant. accompanied by several students
Of the State Normal school were visitors
during the day and presented King with
a bouquet OF beautiful flowers.
This paragraph is from d press des-
patch concerning the arrest Of a bank
messenger, who had embezzled $50, 900.
ii lie had stolen 560,0 he would prob
ably have had two bouquets Of beautiful
lowe1S. Seriously, these young women
might have been in better business than
in thus rewarding a young man who
proved unfaithful to his trust, and who
has brought disgrace not only upon HIM
self but upon his parents.
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

There has been legal decision to the
effect that Theosophy is not religion
1t is perhaps properly designated as a
fad.
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

Bangor is the place for the great must
cal festival. 1t is the most central and
has the facilities for caring for crowd
which are lacking elsewhere.
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

Frances E. Willard and the Chicago
W. c. I. U. have declared war on soda
fountains. Just as hot weather is coming
on, too
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

senator Hale's position on the Cuban
question, at first 50 sharply criticized in
certain quarters, now seems to be sus-
tanned by the second sober thought Of the
country.
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

Planting, hoeing and haying bid fair to
come together this season.
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

It looks to tine average observer as if
tbat Boston bank did not do just right in
placing SO much responsibility upon its
young messenger. The money has been
rccoyeled but what of the future of the
young man who yielded to temptation?
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

about this time as the almanacs
say, look out for an easterly
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27
BELFAST SAVINGS BANK.

Semi Annual Dividend number So at the rate of
three per cent. will be due and payable at this
bank and after Monday, June 7, 1897 Diyi-
dends not withdrawn will be added to the deposi-
tors account and will draw interest from June l.
JOHN H. QUIMBY, Treasurer.
Belfast, May 26, S97-2w2ll
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

This week has been damper on base
ball
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

D'Orville Wentworth died at his home in
Lynn, Mass, May 10th. He was a native of
Lynn and was employed in the shoe factories
of that city. His wife, formerly Belle Pote
OF Northport, survives him, with two young
children
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

Mrs. Charles Vannah died at her home in
Waldoboro, May 18th, aged II years She
was kind mother, and was respected by
many friends Her funeral was held last
Sunday, Rev. G. S. Hill officiating. She
leaves two brothers, Messrs. W. II. and
Richmond Havener of Rockland; two sis
tiers, Mrs. William Wilson and Mrs. Joseph
Fish of Waldoboro; three daughters, Mrs.
Samuel Sleeper and Mrs. F. Campbell of
Boston, and Miss Emma Nannah and three
sons, one of whom resides in Belfast, one in
Thomaston and one, Mr.. j. P Nannah, in
WaldOboro.
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

EAST BELFAST. Porter E. Nash and
daughter Pearl returned home from Law
renee, Mass, last Friday night The
Christian Endeavor sociable will meet with
Mrs. Eugene Achorn this, Thursday, after
noon and evening. All are invited. . Miss
Alice Ford, who has been sick, has so far re-
covered as to be able to ride out. We are
all glad to see her out again.. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Slavery, George Clark, Miss Essie
Sanborn and Miss Eva Sprague spent Sum
day with Mrs Edna Thompson of Montville
fisherman & Co.. have stopped running
their upper mill nights, but will still run
days as usual. Miss Flora Sherman re-
turned home Saturday night from visit of
ten weeks in Massachusetts and Portland.
....George Clark went to Camden last week
If you eat what you like, and digest it.,
you will surely be strong and healthy
But if you don't digest it, you might al
most as well not eat, for what good can your
food do you if it doesn't nourish you?
If you find that you can't digest it, there is
simple help for your stomach.
1t is Shaker Digestive Cordial, made by
the Shakers of Mount Lebanon. 1t has never
failed to cure the worst case of Indigestion.
Strength and health come from the food
you eat, after it has been digested and has
gone into the blood.
The best tonic is digested food. The best
aid to digestion, Shaker Digestive Cordial.
When you have acid eructations, nausea,
headache, wind, dizziness. offensive breath,
or any other symptoms of dyspepsia, Sha-
ker Digestive Cordial will cure you.
Sold by druggists Trial bottle 10 cents.
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27
Obituary..

William S. Haney died at his home in
North Penobscot last Sunday after long
illness. He was born in North Penobscot,
and was son of the late William and Rachel
(Condon) Haney. He was educated in the
common schools, and began teaching when a
young man. He had always lived in Penob-
scot except a short time when he was in Bel
fast as clerk for his brother, E. H. Haney,
and later in the employ of Critchett, Sibey
< Co. in the shoe factory. He has taught
fifty terms of school, and successfully car
RED on farm. During the past five or SIX
years he had had store at North Penobscot
and sold some goods on the road He was
an active member of the Masonic fraternity,
! and Past Master of Rising Star Lodge of
Penobscot. He was also member of Spot
ford Lodge, A. O. [. W, of Penobscot. He
was for several years Supervisor of Schools
of his town, and had held ether offices of
trust His wife, formerly Sarah F. Stubbs,
is native of Illinois. She survives him,
with two children, Miss Nettie and Mr..
Herbert Haney. OF his fathers family of
eleven children six now remain, Elisha H.
Haney of Belfast; John P. of North Pen
obscot; Samuel n. of Rockport Mrs. Lucena
H. Heath of Dedham; Edward Haney of
Ellsworth; and Mrs. Ellen NJ. Black of
Bangor. The funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon at his late home. The services
We're conducted by Rev. G. NJ. Bailey of the
Methodist Church, of which the deceased
had been an honored and consistent men,
Der for many years. The Masonic brethren
and the A. .. L. W. attended the funeral.
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27
Republican Nomination.

Dam the Strait of Belle Isle.
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

Charles Augustus Brown of this city died
IN Augusta May 10Th. He was a native of
jackson and was educated in the School for
Deaf Mutes at Hartford, CT. While at
school he learned the shoe.maker's trade
aud afterwards came to Belfast, locating in
business at the Head of the Tide, where he
built house Later he moved to the city
and built the house opposite Grove Gene
terry, where the family has since lived He
was married twice. His first wife, formerly
Sarah Blake, left three children, two of
whom remain, Prentiss NJ. Brown of San
Francisco, and John II. Mex inley, (who was
adopted 10y the Mckinley family of Jackson
at his mothers death.) His second wife,
formerly Anna A. Randall of New Durham,
\. H, survives, with two daughters, Mrs.
Leila A. Hale of Castine and Miss Gussie
Brown of Belfast. Mr. Brown was an in
telligent, conscientious and Industrious citi-
zen, honOred and respected by all. He took
great interest in the deaf ard dumb and was
for several years Secretary of the Maine
Deaf Mute Mission and was a member of
the New England Galauiet Associations
The funeral was held at his late residence
Sunday, Rev. Geo. S. Mills officiating.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28
Fats and Foods,

Housokeepers who have not had an OBJ
ject lesson of the way in which fats draw
odors when fish and butter get side by side
in the refrigerator need only go to labora-
tory where pertaining extracts are made
to have commercial illustration OF the
fact The flower flavors from the roseries
of southern France are imported held in
sleeps fat. The fresh roses or heliotrope
or violets, as the case may be- are laid be-
tween layers of fat and so made into pack
ages for expectation. When the chemist
over here is ready to use Them he melts
their inca sement to find that the seeming
properties of the flowers are entirely ex-
tracted by and held in the liquid grease
His next stepis to release and clarity them
by various processes of distillaton. But it
Is the power of the fat to draw out the
odors which Is the fact that is valua BILE to
the domestic scientist
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28
Grants Letters From the Field

'As usual on the eve of battle. before
the general retired, he wrote letter to
Mrs Grant," writes Gen. Horace Porter,
in the Century.
- did not know the nature of the con-
tents of the letters o his wife until after
the war, when Mrs. Grant in speaking of
them, said that they always contained
words of cheer and comfort, expressed
an abiding faith in victory, and never
failed to dwell upon the sad thought
which always oppressed him when he
realized that many human lives would
have to be sacrificed, and great sufferings
would have to be endured by the
wounded.
"The generals letters to his wife We're
very frequent duril e a campaign, and no
pressure of officia duties was ever per-
mitted to interrupt this correspondence"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28

Cheese straws are excellent with green
salad or with cup of black coffee. A
tested recipe for them consists of cupful
of prepared -four mixed with tablespoon.
fuls of grated cheese, pinch of salt,
dash of cayenne pepper and the beaten
yolk of an egg. Add enough rich milk to
make soft paste. Roll it out thin and
cut in narrow strips about four inches
long. Bake a delicate brown in quick
oven, and then take from the oven, brush
over with small paste brush dipped In
the beaten white of an egg, sift powdered
cheese over each one and return to the
oven for two or three seconds.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28
ECONOMY IN HIGHWAYS.
The Cheapest Road Is One That Is Always
Easily Traversed.

Constant dropping wears away
Stones" and it is only by constant re-
minders by the press that the public
mind can be brought to the sensible con-
clusion that good roads are among
Americas essentials, remarks the West
Chester (Pa. Republican. They are not
merely wheelmen's wants, but wants
demanded by the comfort and oonven-
fence of everybody. 1t does not BY any
means follow that because man has
not team Of his own or does not ride
interest in the Improvement Of roads.
European countries have long recognized
their merits and for centuries in some
portions have enjoyed their benefits.
We in America have only begun to ap-
preciate-and mainly in the immediate
vicinity of large cities-their great i'm
portance.
The importance Of the subject de-
mands a much wider spread feeling of
interest. While the area of the United
States is too immense and the popula
ton too sparse to hope for many years
to come for general good roads sys-
tenn, yet great progress can be made in
sections Of the cosntry where farmers
are prosperous and where they have
occasion to use roads to considerable
extent in order to get the products of
their farms to railroad stations for ship
ment to large cities and towns.
Were it possible to estimate the dollar
and cent extra cost for repairs to wagons
and carriages, the wear and tear of
horse, mule and OK flesh over wretched
roads, and the'delays caused in winter
by their impassability. the aggregate
would be startling and would, we feel
assured, reach sum far in excess
of what would be needed to provide
good roads and keep them in good con-
dition. And if to the economy referred
to be added the increased value of prop
erty and, last but not least, the comfort
of farmers and their families, there
would be overwhelming argument in
favor of immediate action. The work is
a stupendous one, when viewed as a
whole, but, beginning once made and
the advantages clearly demonstrated,
there would be steady Improvement,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28
Plucking Fowls.

Plucking fowls may be easily and quick
ly accomplished In this way: AS soon as
the bird is dead immerse 1t in pail OF
very hot water, the water to cover all the
feathers. Ore minute is usually long
enough to keep the fowl under hot water
Too long soaking is liable to discolor the
skin After this hot bath the feathers are
so loosened that they can be almost rubbed
off. The bird is then riLsed in cold water
and wiped with II soft cloth. 1t should
then be put into cotton bag kept for this
purpose and hung in IA cool place. When
fowls are not to lie used at once, they
should always be loosely rolled in cloth or
paper TO keep them from turning dark
Ducks cannot be managed in this way. as
their feathers contain so much oil that the
water does not penetrate them.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28
NERMONr'S ROAD Project.
A Plan Has Been Discussed to Build High
ways at the states Expense.

A Plan Has Been Discussed to Build High
ways at the states Expense.
Good roads came in for considerable
discussion at the session of the Vermont
legislature recently ended. DR.. W. Sew
ard Webb proposed a plan for develop
ing the state by means of state high
ways.
In a general way his project provides
for the construction by the state of an
elaborate system of highways. Persons
familiar with the topography Of Yer
mont will recall the fact that extend
ing lengthwise nearly north and south
through the state are two ranges of
hills, or mountains. and practically
three valleys. DR.. Webb proposes to run
broad state highway through each Of
the three valleys and connect these high.
ways with as many lateral roads as may
be found necessary.
This work will, of course, cost a large
amount of money. The scheme involves
the bonding of the state to pay the ex-
penses of improvement. The plan has
not yet been matured, but those who
have studied it feel confident that it
will appeal to the business sense of the
people
Inaccessibility has always stood in the
way of the commercial growth of many
fertile and resourceful sections of the
state. The state highway idea is likely
to be leading topic of discussion in
the next legislature.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28
For Farmers to settle.

The vital question is for the farmers
themselves to settle generally whether
they want good roads and whether they
will accept the help of those who are
willing and anxious to join in paying
the cost of road improvement. If they
will take up the subject in all their Or
CARNATIONS and appoint active working
committees to visit the nearest accessi-
BILE localities where good roads prevail
and to urge such legislation as will
make them attainable everywhere. the
work will soon reach point where its
own momentum will carry it forward.
General Roy Stone.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28
The Training Of Children.

The training of children has become {
scientific question. A famous man give.
the following things that children SHOULD
be taught:
That teasing Is a positive crime.
That they must eat bread before pastry
That bedtime is not ENJOYABLE" hour
That they must speak respectfully to the
servants.
That weeping over bruises is unworthy
sturdy beings.
That they should not appeal to one par
ent from the decision of the other
That punishment follows in the wake OF
preyaricaton and of deceit more swiftly
than it follows active mischief.
That it is in bad taste for them to tel
all that they learn of the neighbors' do
nestle arrangements through playing with
the neighbors' children.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28
Pennsylvania Farmers Want Good Roads

1t is one Of the interesting evidences
of the progress of good idea that some
of the most pronounced declarations
that have been made in favor of vigor-
Gus action for road improvement by the
Pennsylvania legislature come from ag-
ricultural sources. One or two promi-
nent opponents of road improvement in
former legislatures have been conspicu-
ously elected to stay at home. A very
active supporter of road improvement in
Westmoreland made his fight for cleo
ton on road legislation for the rural
districts, won his election and is now
preparing to press a measure that will
stimulate the construction of permanent
and solid roads in all the counties that
have enterprise enough to conform to itE
provisions. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28

Brooklin.
A. W. King was in town Saturday on
business.
Ross Ware left to-day for Gardiner to
work on ice.
r. A. Friend and E. P Herrick left for
Ellsworth to-day.
installation of officer of the l. o. o. F.
will occur tonight. Monaghan's orches-
ira will furnish music.
The many friends of Augustus Peters.
of Bluehill, express sympathy for his
family in their loss.
High school ut Brooklinj Corner COM
menced this murnins under the able in
struct ion of NJ 81 LtIra Jones, OF West
Brooi-sv!iie.
Fred Circuit, of Brooksviile, is to have
Leonard Burns colt to handle. EBERT
Currier has returned ~. R.,Alden's colt
which he has had in training. It. -
The arrival of the "Helen-.G. Moseley''
at Lisbon was a joy to many here who
had friends on board. The gale of Dec.
IS, coming so soou after her clearance
from Philadelphia, caused much anxiety.
Jan. IS. =
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28
Things to Remember.

Good roads mean nearer and better
neighbors.
Poor hoads are the unhappiest type of
extravaganza.
When wagon is worn out from use
on good road, its owner usually has
money enough TO buy new one.
Good roads suggest action, and mud
means sloth and laziness.
Some of lie winter resorts Of the
sonth are aC 7ertising good roads as q
special attraC ion.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28

THE AMERICAN has subscribers at 100
of the t16 postodtces in Hancock county;
all the other papers in the county COM
bined do not reach so many. The AMER
IcAN is not the only paper printed in
Hancock county, and has nerer claimed to
be, but it is the only paper that can prop
erly be called COUNTY paper; all the
rest are merely local papers. The circuIa-
ton of THE AMERICAN, barring the Bar
Harbor Records summer list, is larger
thar that of all the other papers printed
in Hancock county.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28

The estimate of the secretary of the
farmers national congress, that $780,
10000 is wasted annually in this coun-
try through bad roads. is supported by
that Of other statisticians, and from this
it appears that the tax they impose takes
one-quarter of the whole value of all
farm products in the United States. -
General Roy Stone.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28
W est sullivan
Whooping cough is prevalent.

West sullivan.
Whooping cough is prevalent.
Mark Urann and wife were in town
Sunday.
Morton Watts, of Jonesboro, was in
town last week.
R. Springer has recovered from week s
illness of tonsilitis.
Frank and Carrie Haslam, of Ellswort h
Falls, were in town Sunday.
Crabtree & Havey have several sub-con-
tractors engaged to quarry curb-stone.
Mrs NJ H. Havey is quite ill again.
Her mother, Mrs. Sargent, is with her.
town. Mr.. Smith had eighteen teams out
Saturday night.
Last Friday morning Mrs. Charles
Colson fell on the ice at her doorstep,
breaking her wrist. The fracture was re-
duced by DR.. Haskell.
George c. Gordon, engineer of the tug
boat, is taking his annual vacation, but
being an industrious man, he keeps
himself busy about the farm all winter.
Rev. Mr.. Moore exchanged pulpits wit h
Rev. Mr.. Hanscom, of Franklin, Sunday
evening. Mr.. Hanscom's address on IRE
sisting the Devil" was full of thought,
and was much enjoyed.
Owing to a mistake in print in last
weeks AMERICAN, one Of West Sullivan s
smart young professional men was the
victim Of quite joke. In justice to the
doctor it must be said that it was not he
who was guilty of chopping wood, but
the new undertaken.
JAN D. G.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28

"There's lots o. min" said Mr.. Rafferty,
"thot ATTRACTS CRED dea! av attention
widout much thot's substantial to show
fur it," "Thrue fur yez,' replied Mr..
Dolan; "the lightest man runs up the
ladder fastest But it do be the wan that
brings a hod o. bricks wild i'm that rally
counts"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28

A commanding officer, addressing his
men at the conclusion of the late Ashanti
expedition, expressed his disappointment
But ad ded he-and he is not an Irish
msn-"had there been fighting, there
would have been many absent faces here
to-day"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28

Cranberry isles.
Fred Steele is progressing finely on his
new house.
Mamie Squirting has gone to Manset to
attend the high school.
School in district No. . closed last Fri
day after ten weeks term.
Capt. S. \. Bulger has gone to New
York to join his vessel "Jennie F.
Wiley, to go to sea for the winter.
A basket supper was held at the home
of Mrs. Mary L. Bulger last week. The
proceeds, 81, go for the benefit of the
church.
Mrs. Mcdonald, mother of Capt. Nc
Donald, has gone to Gloucester, her for
mer home, to remain during the winter
with friends.
morrow after ten weeks term, begun by
Mrs. Florence JOY, teacher, but closed by
Mrs. Florence Squirting.
Mrs. Carrie NJ. Richardson has re-
ceived letter from Mrs. Horace G. Bun
ker of Brooklyn, y. y, formerly of this
place, containing IS as a contribution to a
fund for a memorial chandelier, to be
placed in the Union meeting house to
the memory of Mrs. Abigail c. Preble
who was the ect!means of. getting the
church built.
JAN D. R.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28

1t is not the labor but the monotony OF
domestic employments that wears upon
the woman who gives all her time to them.
A man may work harder, but his occupa
tions are often SO varied that one care
drives away another.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28

To get the dust ont of buttons in furni-
ture the following simple method acts
like magic; Take pair of bellows once or
twice q week and blow round the buttons.
Out flies the dirt without damaging the
leather
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28

To make dainty sachet take an ordi
nary rough paper envelope fill it with cot
ton, through which sachet powder has beer
sprinkled, seal and decorate with waite,
colors.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28

The rule with bow of ribbon is "Nev-
er place one where it does not seem to
serve purposr-that of securing portions
of garment"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28

A Portland (Me.) physician says that
the habit Of chewing gum produces wrin
kles and deforms the face.