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acres, more or less, 100 200 $50
JAMES A. HILL, Collector of taxes for
the town of Gouldsboro for the year 1897.
Gouldsboro oct. I, 1s9S.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-10-12

GEORGE p. GOODWIN, Collector
of taxes of the town OF Dedham.
Oct. II, 1898.
The herald., 1898-12-11
Color Line Drawn at Baptismal Pool

There is division in the Central Baptist
church at Woodbury., n. j., brought about
by peculiar phase of the color question
The Rev. |. NJ. B. Thompson, the pastor, of
the church has threatened to resign.
Recently the colored Baptists requested
permission to use the baptismal pool in the
Central church for the immersion of their
converts Backed by the hearty indorse
ment OF the pastor, the committee received
the desired permission from the trustees to
use the pool, and arrangements were made
to do So Then objections began to be made
by the white members of the congregation
Many OF the women objected to the use of
the baptismal pool by the colored Baptists
They objected to being immersed in the
same pool in which there had been colored
baptisms
The discussion, vigorous at first, soon grew
to be acrimonious, and two sides were
formed in the church, one protesting
against permitting the use of the pool by
converts of the colored Baptist church, and
the other side as vehemently insisting upon
it, The trustees listened to the objections,
and at a recent meeting withdrew their per-
| mission. This angered the colored Baptists
in the place. who said they had been humil-
lated The Rev. Mr.. Thompson has taken
their part and told the trustees that they
must again give permission for the use of
the baptismal pool by colored converts, or
he will resign his position as pastor.-From
a New York Dispatch.
The herald., 1898-12-11

one part of the cerebro-spinal axis and then
to another. In some cases wellmarked
cerebral anemia appear, and for time Is
alarming, but soon passes away. Few cases
of death are recorded from an overdose. as
they are comparatively rare, and the poison
ous states which follow usually give way to
appropriate remedies Small doses fire.
quently given are more readily absorbed
than large doses. Habitues always use
weak solutions, the effects being more pleas
ing with less eXcitation. The morphine
and alcoholic inebrates very soon ecquire a
certain tolerance to large doses taken at
once. The cocaine user takes large guam
titles but in small doses frequently repeated.
He becomes frightened at the effects of
large doses, and when he cannot get the
effects from small Ito him safe) doses, he
resorts to alcohol morphine or chloral. In
many cases memories of the delusions and
hallucinations are so vivid and distressing
that other narcotics are used to prevent
their recurrence In other cases the recol-
lection is very confused and vague, and
strong suspicious fill the mind that the real
condition is grossly exaggerated by the
friends for some deterring effect. In COM
mon with opium and alcoholics there is
moral paralysis, untruthfulness and low
cunning in order to conceal and explain the
condition by other than the real causes.
The prognosis is always doubtful when the
addiction has continued any length OF time.
The temporary removal of the drug and
restoration of the case occurs in nearly all
cases, but unless radical change of life and
living is made, and the patient gives un-
usual care to his health and to the avoidance
of every source of exhaustion of nerve and
brain, and every condition of peril to his
health, the danger of relapse is very prom
inent.
The treatment must be pursued on gen
eral principles. Isolation and removal OF
all exciting causes and building up Of the
brain and nervous system comprise the gen
eral principles. In every case certain spe-
cial localized means are essential to meet
the various conditions present. The sudden
removal of the drug is the first step. The
continuous activity of the skin from hot air,
sweating and baths is essential, and this
should be kept up for long time.
"Among foods, meats are to be used spar
ingly at first: as the case improves their use
may be increased. A diet of eggs, milk and
grains with fruit is best The patient should
remain in bed or reclining at full length
most of the time during active treatment.
Muscular exercise by massage for an hour
day should be given. If this is not prac-
ticable. walking in the open air with an at
tendant or a few moments exercise with
ropes and pulleys will aid in reducing the
muscular nervousness.
The herald., 1898-12-11

In his fall from health to physical and
mental disintegration the cocaine fiend un-
dergoes terrible experience. When not in
the temporary heaven that the drug pro-
vides, the victim is in the lowest depths of
an inferno. He is subject to apprehen-
sions, delusions and hallucinations He suf
fers from insomnia, anorexia and gastralgic
pains, dyspepsia, chronic palpitations and
will paresis. He is terror both to himself
and Others The life of the man is living
death. He knows it, and with this know
ledge staring him in the face, he rushes for
the drug and is happy for a brief period
under its influence. 1t is time something
were done to keep from this high-strung
nation a drug so deadly. Clear-minded
medical men have recommended its exclu-
sion from the country, believing that its use
incidentally should be foregone rather than
that such cursed temptation should be
placed in the way of weak humanity.
'What the real action OF the drug is, and
how to counteract its influence, are at pres
ent puzzling questions to the medical fra
ternity. A leading member of the profess
sion to whom these questions were put re-
piled, after careful consideration, as follows:
It's physiological action is practically un-
known. As an analgesic, it is uniform in
its action, and this is due 10 the suspension
of the physiologic functions of the sensory
cells which it comes in contact with. Be-
yond this, il is an excitant of the cerebro-
spinal axis, later it has a peculiar acre5n
on the encephalon, manifest in a wide range
of physical phenomena. Beyond this a
great variety of widely variable symptoms
appear In some cases all the intellectual
faculties are excited to the highest degree.
In Others a profound lowering OF the senses
and functional activities occur. Morphine
takers can use large quantities of cocaine
without any bad symptoms. Alcoholics
are also able to bear large doses without
danger Not unfrequently the excitement
caused by cocaine goes on to convulsions and
death Sometimes its action is localized to
The herald., 1898-12-11
Dangerous Symptoms
Dyspepsia

This condition may result from several
mucus dropping down into the throat and
being swallowed.
'Is there nausea?"
Are you costive?"
''Is there vomiting?"
''Do you belch up gas?"
'Have you waterbrash?"
Are you light-headed?'
''Is your tongue coated?"
do you hawk and spit?"
us there pain after eating?"
Are you nervous and weak?"
''Do you have sick headaches?"
"Do you bloat up after eating?'
SIS there disgust for breakfast?"
Have you distress after eating?"
'Is your throat filled with slime?"
do you at times have diarrhoea?"
''Is there rush of blood to the head?"
when you get up suddenly are you
dizzy?"
"Is there constant sensation in stomach?"
do you feel as If you had lead in stom-
ach?"
when stomach is empty do you feel
faint?"
'Do you belch material that burns
throat?"
'If stomach is full DO you feel op-
pressed?"
The herald., 1898-12-11

Exercise and massage depend for their
value largely on the adaptability OF the case
to bear it. In a brain-worker less exercise
or massage is required than in muscle
worker, or one who is out in the open air
much of the time. In an over-fed, plethoric
person, exercise is better borne and fol-
lowed by greater relief than in spare ones
Most cases should remain in bed the first
week after treatment and then begin to sit
up and take mild exercise Daily baths
should be continued with regularity and
care. Persistent watchfulness over all acts
OF the patient should be kept up for six
or eight weeks, then rigid course of living
and diet should be arranged and its import
ance insisted upon fob a long period to come
All these cases should be under medical
care and control for long time before full
recovery can be expected"
The herald., 1898-12-11
Kidney Diseases

This condition results either from colds
or from overwork of the kidneys in sepa-
rating from the blood the poisons that
have been absorbed.
"Is the skin pale and dry?'
as your hair getting gray?"
HAS the skin a waxy look?"
"Is the hair dry and brittle?"
"Is the skin dry and harsh?''
"Do the legs feel too heavy2'
"Is there nausea after eating?"
do the Joints pain and ache?"
"Are they cold and clammy2"
"Is the urine dark and cloudy?'
Are the eyes dull and staringT'
"Is there pain In small of back?"
do your hands and feet swell?"
Have you pain in top Of head?"
HAS the perspira tion a bad oder?"
"Is there puffness under the eyes2'
"Is there a bad taste In the MOUTH"
'Is there a desire to get up at night?'
"Are there dark rings around the eyes?"
do you see spots floating before the
eyes?"
Have you chilly feelings down tho
back?"
"Do you see unpleasant things while
asleep?"
Does a deposit form when left stand
ing?"
The herald., 1898-12-11
Diseases OF the Nerves

do you get giddy?"
"Is your mind dull?"
Are you easily dazed?'
"Do you have headache?"
Are you easily excited?"
do your hands tremble?"
"Doss your heart fiutter?"
Are you easily irritated?"
Suffer from sleeplessness?"
Are you easily frightened?"
docs your sleep not refresh you?'
"Do you forget what you read?"
do you suffer with neuralgia?"
'Do you have horrible dreams?"
"Do you start in your sleep?"
"Is there a rush of blood to the heade"
do your legs and arms go to sleep?"
'Do you have languid, tired feeling ?"
do you see queer things in the dark?'
do you feel as though you could ny?'
do you have blue spells?"
docs the body feel sore?"
The herald., 1898-12-11
English and German Specialists

CarelessnesS is a crime
and should be a penal Of
tense. Nature, however,
comes into the breach where
the laws of our land are lame
and Furnishes people who
make mistakes in regard to
their health.
There are two classes of
men and women who fall
into errors along these lines.
One kind of these unfortu-
nate mortals are everlasting
ly experimenting with new
The herald., 1898-12-11

concerns that spring up,
mushroom-like, in a day
(and usually disappearing
in the night, instead Of
placing their health, happi-
ness, and, in many instan-
ces, their very lives, in the
hands of such old, reliable,
long-established, true and
tried physicians as the Eng
lish and German Expert
Spe cialiStS.
The herald., 1898-12-11


Another equally guilty
class of afflicted people try
to make themselves believe
that certain symptoms which
a kind and induIgent nature
sends them as a warning, ale
OF no consequence. Many
lives have been prolonged
and saved by these timely
admonitions, but a great
many more have been cut
short by blindly ignoring
certain indications of an ap-
The herald., 1898-12-11

DO you cough in the mornings"
Are you low-spirited at times?"
DO you spit up yellow matter?"
rs your cough short and hacking?"
DO you spit up little cheesy lumps,"
Have you disgust for fatty foods?"
rs there tickling behind the palate7"
DO you feel you are growing weaker ?''
"Is there burning pain in the throat ?"
Have you pain behind the breast bone %
do you cough worse night and morn
ng?"
DO you have to sit up at might to get
oreath?"
The herald., 1898-12-11
FRANK GOULD

NEW YORK, Dec. Now that Frank
]. Gould, the youngest of the sons of Jay
Gould, has reached his majority, thereby
under the terms of his fathers will becom-
ing one of the executors and trustees of the
estate, it is expected that he will also soon
be elected to membership in the directorates
of the various Gould properties. His three
older brothers are on these boards, but each
has some interest TO which he devotes his
special attention. George j. Gould is es-
pecially active in the management of the
Missouri Pacltic system Edwin looks after
The herald., 1898-12-11
Dangerous Symptom
Catarrh Of
Head and Throat

The head and throat become diseased
rom neglected colds. causing Catarrh
when the condition Of the blood predisposes
o this condition.
SIS the voice husky7'
do you spit up slime?"
do you ache all over?"
do you snore at night?"
do you blow out scabs at nYght?"
SIS your nose stopped up?"
"Does your nose discharge?"
''Does the nose bleed easily?"
"Is this worse toward night?"
Does the nose itch and burn?"
IFS there pain in front of head?"
'Is there pain across the eyes?"
SIS there tickling in the throat?'
"Is your sense of smell leaving?"
"Do you hawk to clear the throat?'
'Is the throat dry In the morning?"
Are you losing your sense Of taster'
do you sleep with your mouth open?'
"Does your nose stop up toward night 2"
The herald., 1898-12-11
Ear Troubles

Deafness and bar troubles result from
catarrh passing along the Eustachian tube
that leads from the throat to the ear.
"Is your hearing failing?"
do your ears discharge?"
do your ears itch and burn?'
Are the ears dry and scaly?'
"Have you pain behind the ears?"
The herald., 1898-12-11
of the English and German
Expert Specialists.

preaching disease, a calamity
that may mean a lingering
illness of years or a torturing
death.
The English and German
Specialists are so we'll and
favorably known throughout
the West that all have heard
of them, and no one can
doubt their ability to cure
chronic and other affections.
The physicians of this popu-
The herald., 1898-12-11

the big match company and Howard, who
was elected to membership in the New York
Stock Exchange on February "a, 1898, it is
said, will go into Wall street on his return
from his wedding trip. Frank j. Gould is,
like his brother George, an expert telegraph
err and has always taken particular inter
est in the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, and it is believed he will turn his at
tention chiefly to the affairs OF that corpor-
alton. He is also said to be greatly inter
ested in the International and Great North
ern Railroad Company, one Of the Gould
roads in Texas
The herald., 1898-12-11
Catarrh Of Bronchial Tubes

This condition often results from catarrh
from the head and throat, and, IL
left unchecked. extends down the windpipe
into the bronchial tubes, and In time at
tacks the lungs.
Have you a cough?"
Are you losing fiesh7"
do you cough a night?"
Have you a pain In side?'
do you take cold easily?"
"Is your appetite variable?"
Have you stitches in sde?'
DO you cough until you gag?'
DO you raise frothy material?
do you cough on going to bedT,
The herald., 1898-12-11
Liver Diseases

The liver becomes diseased by catarrl
extending from the stomach into the tube
of the liver.
Are you fretful?"
Are you peevish?"
do you get dizzy?"
do you feel fatigued?"s
do you feel miserab ble?"
do you have cold feet?"
do you get tired easily?"
us your eyesight blurred?"
Cant you explain where?"
Constant sense OF depression?"
'Is there bloating after eating?'
Constant sense of pain in back?"
do you have gurgling in bowels?"
do you have rumbling in bowels?"
The herald., 1898-12-11
Cure Chronic and Other Diseases

Have you pain under shoulder-blade?"
'Is there throbbing in the stomach?"
DO you have sense of heat in bowels?"
"Do you suffer from pains In temples9"
do you have palpitation of hearth"
The herald., 1898-12-11
Contagious Blood Diseases

"Is your color bad?"
"Is your throat sore?"
Are you all run DOWN."
"Is the hair falling out?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-02

the rear. All this time SIMPSONS
fleet was. bombarding the fortiiica-
tions with the heaviest shot.
Csmara's Torpedo Fleet Turns Back.
London, July "A Madrid special
says it is officially announced Camara' s
topedo boat destrovers will return
from Port said to Spain.
The Suez Canal.
Admiral Camara's maneuvers about
the Suez canal reawakens interest in
the canal-one of the greatest en.i-
neering feats in the history of the
world.
Nj. Ferdinand Lesseps was the orig
inator and builder of the canal. His
genius, his perseverance and his faith
made it a success in the face OF SEEM
ing impossibilities. The engineering
commission was signed at Cairo.
Egypt, Nov. 10. 1854 The work was
commenced in November, 1860. The
canal extends from Port Said. on
the Mediterranean, to Suez, on the
Red sea- The whole length of the
navigation is Ss geographical miles.
OF the whole distance &c miles are ac.
tually canal, formed by cutting, IA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-02

miles are made by dredge through
the lakes, and eight miles re-
quired no work. The canal has
a navigable depth of 26 feet for
a width of ~ feet at the bot
tom, and has width at the top vary
ing according to the character of the
cuttings; but in 1896 arrangements
were made with Egypt for widening
the waterway. For five or six miles
there is passing place to enable
large vessels to moor for the night,
or to bring up to allow others to pass.
All movements of vessels through
the canal are regulated by telegraph
from Port Said, Ismailia or Suez, Just
as trains in the United Stated are ham
died by the train dispatcher.
The cost of the whole enterprise
was over $1O5, 100000. The canal
may be regarded as a highway for
steamers 400 feet in length and so feet
beam. A vessel is considered FORUM
ate that passes through the canal
within 4S hours. In 1875 the British
government purchased 175, 602 shares
from the Khedive of Egypt at the
price of nearly $50, 0,O00,000
The canal is now owned d'principally
by the English and French. The
grand opening of the canal took place
Nov. II, 1869. The canal is now prac-
tically conducted by joint commits
sian, of which England, France and
Egypt are the leaders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-02
Gratitude In Women.

Are feelings of gratitude absent in
women? That clever gentleman who
does the Private Diary in The Corn
hill Magazine is not quite satisfied upon
the subject. This is his way of putting
it: "As gratitude depends upon imagi-
nation, it may well be that women, hav-
ing less imagination than men, are less
grateful. The doctor tod me 'intermlt-
tent heart is Ect uncommon female
ailment. To sugar the pill. however,
the diarist says: In defense of the ma
ligned sex / sholld like to record 4 case
of gratitude i'll woman that left me a
little mournfuL had sent Charlotte a
book for her birthday last autumn, and
at breakfast today she said. oh, thank
you for that delightful book you sent
mel oh. l said, what was it, Dear
me, said Charlotte, 1 have quite for
gotten ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-02
YET THE YANKEE BOYS SING 1.-THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER
Skaters Troops Have Advanced Steadily and Are Supposed bel
Pressing the Fight Today.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-Though not officially reported
yesterdays battle of Santiago will reach fully and it
is the impression that the engagement resumed this
morning and is ragng with renewed fury This afternoons
dispatches from the front awaited with the most in
tense interest.
Fighting Stopped at 81 m.
Siboney, Province of Santiago de Cuba July l. p.
m. delayed in transmission-Th. fighting in today's
battle practically stopped at p. m, be resumed
IN the morning Gen. Skaters troops have advanced
nearly to the city. Their losses arc estimated at over
1000 killed and wounded.
Skaters Official Report
Washington, July 1.-The war rdepartment has received
the following from Shafter, dated Sboney:
we had very heavy engagement today which lasted
from a. to sundown We ecarred their works and
are now in possession of them There about three
quarters of mile open between my lines and the CITY, By
morning the troops will be entrenched and considerable
augmentation of the forces will be there Lawtons dvi
sion and General Bates brigade have been engaged day
in carrying FL Caney, which accomplished p. m.
We will be in line and in front of Santiago during the night
regret say that casualties will be above four hun
dred. OF these not many are killed.
(Sgned) SHAFTER
Playa del Este July Evening g-The fighting continued
until dark The Americans carried the enemy's outer
works occupied them this afternoon The battle will prob
ably be resumed atdaybreak.
The American loss heavy and estimates place
it at 500 killed and wounded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-02

One said: You must join the concert
OF European nations. 1t is expensive,
but you cannot be an eastern power un-
less you belong to the band. Our inter-
ests will always be identical and the mu-
tual benefits incalculable."
They rally US good naturedly," said
Depew. ''on our protestations of pure
sentiment in this war. and say Yes.
that is the way we always get in. and
then we stay. Christianity and civil
ization demand ii. you know. and we
give the heggars liberty. law. order and
justice, which they never had before.
It's in your blood. You have come by
1t honestly. You have aroused the ap-
petite of earth hunger and you cannot
stop"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-02
Gre of AIuiler's Anecdotes.

Froudo and Kingsley were special fa-
vorites Of Professor Max Muller, accord
ing to his recently published memoirs:
Kingsley S refusal 10 pray for rain-or,
as his friend expresses it, to degrade his
sacred office TO that of rainmaker or a
medicine nan-reminds tie professor
of a story told 70 Kingsley by an Amer
ican:
In America we manage these things
better. \ clergyman il village on the
frontier between two of our states pray
ed for rain. The rain came. and it soak
ed the ground to such an extent that the
young lambs in the neighboring state
caught cold ard died. An action was
brought against the clergyman for the
mischief he had done. and he and his
parishioners were condemned to pay
damages to the sheep farmers They
never prayed fer rain after that.-Lon
don News
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-02
BATTLE LASTED FIVE HOURS
Wasa Bioody Struggle Attended by Great
slaughter on Both sides.

Washington. July 2.-The fight be-
tween Lawton's division and the
Spaniards in the entertainments lasted
five hours. There was great slaughter
ing on both sides. The Americans bv
repeated attacks finally drove the
Spaniarls from their position and
back into the city. The Span
iards' resistance was very stub
born and commanded the admiration
of their advorsarics. The entrench-
ments were found full of dead and
wounded. The American forces suf-
fcred terribly, for they had to with
stand the murderous fire eofentrenched
Spauiards. Their repeated charges of
the earthworks were characterized by
great bravery and thinning ranks
were filled as soon as men dropped.
'The heat was terrible and many were
prostrated. The ambulance did
splendid service, and the dead and
lrounded were promptly carried to