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PUERTO RICO.
Faets aDd Figures Relating TO This Latest Addition
20 the UDitsd States.

ports from Hawaii, sl3,6s7, 100; exports
to Hawaii, S4.6oo,075.
According TO recent statistics, the
population of Puerto Rico Is s06,7os,
or about one-half that of Cuba. one
twelfth that of the Philippine islands,
and almost eight times that of Hawaii.
On less than one-ninth the territory,
Puerto Rico supports 100000 more
people than the state of Maine. Or this
population 4s0,26T are whites and $780,
All colored, the latter comprising ~
ISL negroes and $1,000 mulattoes.
This is a considerably better showing
than in the Philippine islands, where
the bulk of the population is OF the
Malay and mixed races. but somewhat
worse than in Cuba, where only about
81 per cent. OF the people are colored,
as against 40 per cent. in Puerto Rico.
In Hawaii 81 per cent. of the people are
natives, Mongolians and OF mixed
races; only 10 per cent. are white. In
| South Carolina 80 per cent. OF the pop
| ulation are colored, in Mississippi %
per cent; in Louisiana, 80 per cent.
| The white population in these south
ern states, however, is greatly SUI
perior 10 the white element in either
| Cuba or Puerto Rico; our southern
white people are chiefly of English
descent, while the Caucasians living
i'm the West Indies are mostly of Span
ish origin or immigrants from con
tinental Europe. Eighty-six per cent
Of the inhabitants Of Puerto Rico d'
not know how either to read or write
This is n much poorer showing than II
Cuba, where 80 per cent. know at leas
how TO read. In South Carolina the II
literates compose As per cent. OF tn
whole population; in Mississippi, y
per cent; in Louisiana, 46 per cent.
San Juan Is the capital OF puerto
Rico, and contains nearly 10000 inhah
itants. 1t is situated on small islan'
I ON the north coast, joined to the main
! land by n bridge There is good har
, Dor, protected by a MORO castle nea
the harbor entrance, San Cristoba
, fortress on the land side, the fort Q
! Caballero on an elevation, and seyera
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-08-20

With the closing of the war and the |
Spanish acceptance of our peace con-
ditions, the last yestige of Spanish
domination disappears from the west
ern hemisphere. A writer in Gun
toms Magazine, in an article on
Puerto Rico, gives an interesting de-
scription of the island and shows how
her various possessions gradually
threw off the yoke of SPANS misrule.
Four hundred years ago Spain was
on the threshold of period of terri
torial expansion. Within few dec
AIDES after the voyages OF Columbus
SPANS dominion included-nominally
at least, and in many eases actually
the greater part of South and Central
America, the West Indies, Florida, Mex
leo. the gulf region andpart OF our Pa
cific coast. II was during thisperiod also
that the Philippines and the Canary
islands came under Spanish rule. For
two centuries this wide empire re-
NAMED practically intact, and then
began the shrinkage which has since
been steadily reducing SPANS ter
ritory towards it's old peninsular linn
its. Jamaica first was wrested from
Spain by the British in 1855; part OF
Hayti was coded TO France in 1897, and
the whole island became Independent
in the early part of the present cen
fury; the Bahama isIhnds came def
nitely under British authority abou'
1888. Between 1910 and 1920 Chilli, Ven
ezucla, Argentina and Paragua.
achieved their independence, and dur
ing the next decade (1s20-ls30) Mexico
Ecuador. Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costs
Rica, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Uru
quay threw off the Spanish yoke. Flor
ida was ceded by Spain to the Unite'
States in 1921.
After an interval OF nearly three
quarters of a century this curtailmen
OF Spanish colonial power Is now abou
TO be completed in the conquest o
Cuba, the Philippines, Puerto Rico an
even one Of the Ladrone islands by tn
United States.
Cuba, Hayti and Puerto Rico form
chain OF islands having general d
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JOAQUIN CASTILLO.
The Cuban omcer Who wanted q"
he Appointed Military Cow
ernor of Santiago.

Gen. Joaquin Castillo is one OF the
best-lxnown officers in the Cuban army.
He il was who was deputed by Garcia
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-08-20
DEMOCRACY OF TO-DAY.
There In Much Uncertainty Juat Now
ms 20 How the Party L. Com
stitufed.

Colonel the Honorable William Jen-
nings Bryan declines TO be the fusion
candidate for governor OF Nebraska.
This determination is wise one, for
defeated candidate for governor would
not be regarded as favorable candi-
date for the presidency, even II he does
incarnate the leading principles of the
democratic party.
Col Bryan represents more emphat-
ically than any other man the princi-
pies of the democratic party, and
though 1t is said by some time-serving
democratic politicians in this state
that the Chicago platform is thing
of the past, IL is nevertheless true that
every democratic state convention
held thus far-with the exception of
that OF Pennsylvania-has Endorsed
that platform.
New York, which cast 55i, 800 votes
for the Chicago platform in 1896, is ex-
pected TO repudiate that platform in
1soS. not because the great body OF the
democratic voters are in favor of such
action, but because IL has been SO de-
termined by group OF politicians
some of whom refused 10 work for the
nominee Of their party two years ago
The democrats OF New York will be
the only ones In their party placed In
that position, and il will remove the
last vestige Of authority in democratic
councils that the party in this state
possesses.
On one side will be registered the de
cision OF every democratic state con
vention, including even Massachusetts,
In favor Of the Chicago platform. Oh
the other, New York will stand soil
tary, thanks to men who have dis
graced that party in various ways.
These men do not represent the de
mocracy as II Is constituted to-day a
does William j. Bryan.
Thus far in the campaign the de
mocracy has spoken in the states o
! Arkansas, Georgia, Illhois, indiana
Iowa. Kansas, Maine, Michigan an
Wisconsin, and every one has indorse
c the Chicago platform, upon which Nj
4 BRYAN stands. Now, whether he d'
cHues the fusion nomination for go'
. ernor OF Nebraska because he fear
/, defeat. or whether he proposes
r make straight fight for the principle
embodied in that platform, is nc
known, nor is il a matter Of particula
concern.
But IL Is known that MS democracy
constituted to-day, judging II from IN
declarations made in the platform
adopted by the state convention
which have been held, William j. Bryu
is better democrat than the scher
ing, selfish, calculating leaders in a
state Of New York who are resolve
simply TO advance their own person
interests, TO repudiate that platfor
at the coming state conventions al
stultify their own party and its work.
Albany Journal.
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or the many extraordinary drinks
regularly consumed the blood OF living
horses may perhaps be considered the
most so. Marco Polo and Carpini were
the first TO tell the world OF the prac-
tice OF the Tnrtars and Mongols open
ing the vein in their horses necks, TAX
ing n drink and closing the wound
again. As far as can be seen this has
been the practice from time immemor-
iol. A writer tells OF wine habitunl-
w consumed i'm China, which is made
from the flesh oflambs reduced 20 paste
with milk. or bruised into pulp with rice,
and then fcrmented. II Is extremely
strong and nutritious. and powerfully
stimulating 10 the physical organism.
The Laplanders drink n great deal or
smoked snow water. and one OF the
national drinks OF the Tonquinese is
arrack favored with chickens blood.
The list would scarcely be complete
without mention OF absinthe, which
may be called the national spirituous
drink OF France. IL Is n horrible com
Mound OF alcohol anise, coriander, FEM
mel. NORWOOD, indigo and sulphate OF
copper. IT is strong, nasty and
moral and physical poison.-f.t-i'its
The palace OF III Hung Chang, prime
minister OF China, consists OF coiicc-
ton OF nearly 100 buildings, surround
ed by high wall.
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- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Philippine league. IL has no other OBJ
iects, this league, than TO unite polit-
ically the archipelago with the metrop-
oils. IL was of short duration, for, 20
belong to It, II was necessary TO have
an annual revenue TO 2,CO0 francs.
Rial was deported, and soon afterward
was formed another secret society,
which In n short time counted more
than 100000 members. IL called itself
by the name OF "Katipunan," which
signifies society OF cooperation and Of
protection for rural socialists"
IL was then that the government OF
the Philippines. confounding the mem
bers of the "Katapunan" with the Phil
ippine league and the freemasons, un-
dertook against the natives the policy
OF repression, cruel and mcrciless,
which has been so fatal. An order was
given 10 arrest Aguinaldo. who was
suspected OF being one Of the most ac-
tive chiefs OF the freemasons. The
Spanish officer charged with this mis-.
sion presented himself before the
dwelling with n dozen native soldiers
armed with bayonets. Agulnaldo
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10 make protest to Gen. Shafter re-
garding the retention of Spanish civil
officials in Santiago after the sur
render of that city.
"Why is Santiago 10 remain in the
hands of our enemies?" he asked OF
Shafter. The reply was as follows;
"The Spaniards are not our enemies.
we are fighting the soldiers Of Spain,
but vt nave 10 desire TO despoil her
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menace 70 our social progress. Prob
ably the best solution of the problem
would be an American protectorate OF
the island, under which the machinery
of an independent government should
be set in motion and supervised until
it's operation became automatic ana
xofe
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-08-20

cvEvery sign shows that gold will be
plentiful enough for n monetary me-
dunn AT least for years TO come and
each day the unreasonableness OF tho
demand for an imitation OF the curren-
CT becomes more apparent.--Chicsse
Times-Hcrald.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-27

Douglass's Compliment to Lincoln.
Fred Douglass told me, when he came
to speak, that, with all his long expert
ence, he never could entirely rid himself
of stage fright. During the first fifteen
minutes when / front an audience" he
said, "my knees ,riH knock together"
But when he got fairly going this not
uncommon nervousness, W hich all speak =
ers have sometimes felt, would soon pass
away. He put his points well in any
argument, and his eloguence was Of high
order. His tribute, i'll one sentence, to
Abraham Lincoln, is an unsurpassed
compliment. Mr.. Lincoln" he said,
sis the only white man into whose pres
ence was ushered W no did not make me
feel that was a negro."-Harper's Mag
dsine
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-27
APPRECIATES "EGo'sa EFFORTS.

APPRECIATES 'EGO'Sf EFFORTS.
| like the column of the "1Iome and
Farm" department in THE AMERICAN,
and after reading items, always turn to
that for some new idea to help me in my
home life.
Ego is brave little woman trying to
do her best to sustain that column, but
unless the sisters help her she, too, will
grow weary. l will send her my recipe
for
GINGER SNAPS cup sugar, y cup
molasses, y cup colo coffee, scant, = cup
spoonful ginger, Z teaspoonful cloves, a
little salt if lard only is used roll them
and bake quickly.
"AUNT EMELINE's COOKIES (they are
always good Il egg, cup sour cream, l
cup sugar, y teaspoon soda, little salt,
caraway or nutmeg.
The summer is near and our city friends
and cousins will soon be coming to the
country for supply of fresh air, and
think they do enjoy the warm biscuit,
fresh berries and cream of our country
homes. But we often see where someone
has struck the pie belt, hot bread belt
etc. | try to avoid this, and will give the
country sisters some of my ways in a
future issue, if any of them, like myself
are often veXed with the thought OF
what shall get next?
Great Pond. E.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-27

had no realization of what she was doing.
1--WE feared she would have to be taken
to an asylum for treatment.
he best physicians and many proprie-
tary medicines failed to do her any good.
1--WE had read Of wonderful cures by
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People,
and at length decided to give them trial.
We purchased some at the drug store of
White & Burdick, in Ithaca.
Soon after she began taking the pills
Hattie began to improve. First her head
aches disappeared, then the attacks of dig
ziness ceased and the cough likewise dis
appeared. One after another the alarming
symptoms left her.
"She gained steadily in weight and
s.rength. The ehangs for the better in
body and mind is almost incredible. In
all she has taken nine boxes of DR.. Viii
iams' Pink Pills for Pale People, and now
she is in perfect health"
MIR. Burnett swore to the accuracy Of
his account, formally, before C. r. Wei
colt, a Notary Public.
When the blood is weakened and lacks
the elements needed to build Up new It's
sizes, body and mind both suffer, as in the
case Of Miss King. All Of the many dis
eases due to arrangements of the blood
and nervous system are cured by DR.. Viii
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People. They
supply in vegetable form the elements that
are lacking, and restore perfect health.
All druggists sell Dr.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. One boz for so
cents, OF SIX boxes for $3.50.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-27

On the verge Of insanity, Miss Hattie
King, Of Ithaca, N. Y, was checked in
the course that was taking her rapidly to
the grave, and restored to her friends in
sound physical and mental health and
regained happiness.
The change for the better in this charm
ing young woman, not yet eighteen years
old, is so great that when she reappeared
in public her friends could hardly Believe
the evidence that their eyes clearly show
them.
Miss King became greatly weakened
by a complication of physical troubles,
and was looked upon BY her friends and
family as one doomed to early death.
Fer stepfather, Charles M. Burnett, tells
Of her strange core as follows:
Hattie first complained Of dizziness,
which steadily grew worse.
"She suffered with nausea and attacks
of vomiting; could keep bot little on her
stomach.
Kidney disease attacked her. She was
pale, thin, and her blood, when drop was
Drawn by the prick Of a needle, was al
most as colorless as water.
Her heart was affected. She would
frequently faint from the slight exertion of
rising from bed or from chair.
"She coushed continually, so that her
friends feared she was consumptive.
"She lost flesh rarid1y would be con-
fined to her bed for two or three weeks at
time.
"Her mind was affected. At times she
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-27

The patients of DIR. Thomas will be glad to
know that he has arranged professional visits to
Ellsworth every other Tuesday at the American
House, and to Buehill every other Wednesday at
the Bluehill House. There is no physician In the
United States better known than the doctor. His
cures are SO numerous and often of such a mi.
raculous nature that many writers have claimed
that many of his cures were miracles Dr.
Thomas ability to tell a patient his diseases
without asking question is as well established
as that DR.. Thomas lives.
These visits of the doctor will afford an ex
cellent opportunity for many to consult this
eminent specialist close TO their homes.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-27
A Well Defined System.

Let me suggest to all my young breth
rem that if they hope to convert sinners
and edify Christians they must take "a
strong and unhesitating grasp on God S
tenn of Biblical theology. Your business
is not to unsettle faith, but to strength
en- it. Stick to the old, well tried,
heaven blessed gospel. Keep the mod
ern fogs out of your study. AS a wise
man has said: on may have your be-
liefs and have your doubts. Believe
your beliefs and doubt your doubts.
Never doubt your beliefs and never be-
lieve your doubts. " Then you may hope
to build up solid church on Jesus
Christ as the cornerstone. Rev. Theo-
dore L. Cuyler in Evangelist.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-27

Magazine, Book and Newspaper Notes.
The authorship OF the much-discussed
elmer Experiences OF a Cabinet Mem
ber's wife,, printed in the Ladies Home
Journal, will be revealed in the June is
sue OF that magazine, when the name OF
Anna Farquhar will appear as the author.
1t is surmised that the domestic expe-
fiences described in these letters were
those of Mrs. w. II. Miller, wife OF the
attorney general in President Harrison s
cabinet, since Miss Farquhar is known to
be personal friend Of the Miller family,
and to have spent considera bic time with
them in Washington during their official
residence there.
F. w. Hodge, OF the chronological hu-
reau, has written for the May Century
an account OF his ascent of the En-
chanted Mesa The lottiest OF all the
mesas OF New Mexico, katzimo. has for
centuries been tie subject OF Indian Ie-
gends, and has Won tie name of "Encan-
tadaH, or enchanted. The top WAS gener-
ally believed to be inaccessible, but Mr.
Hodge climbed it by means OF ladders.
He claims to have discovered on the mesa
summit traces OF pueblo hsbitation. The
article will have illustrations by Fernand
Lungren, who will contribute Il supple
mental article on 'Otd Mesa Life"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-27
L. MAYS RECIPES

FRUIT CAKE-2 eggs, = cup sugar, l cup
moiasses. y cup butter, all kinds of spice
to taste, 49, cups flour, teaspoonful soda,
l cup seeded chopped raisins, p cup citron,
Good dark cake without the fruit-don't
put in any milk or other mixing than
W hat is mentioned. Bake slowly.
WASHINGTON PIE-1 egg. l cup sugar,
\ cup butter, > cup milk, = teaspoon
soda. ! teaspoon cream tartar, z cups
sifted flour, flavor to taste. Bake in two
Washington pie tins.
CREAM FILLING FOR WASHINGTON PIE
-Scald l cup Of milk: mix = cup milk,
/ egg. / tablespoon of flour, Z, cup sugar
together and stir into scalded milk till
thoroughly cooked; when cool flavor and
spread between cakes after they are split
in two with sharp knife.
FIG FILLING FOR WASHINGTON PIE
/ pound figs, "a cup sugar, = cup water
Chop figs fine, cook with sugar and water
till thick paste Spread between layers of
cake. Very rich and nice.
BROWN BREAD Nhat never fails to be
good)-1 quart Indian meal, l pint flour,
l cup sour milk, cup molasses, teaspoon
soda, l teaspoon salt. Mix with warm
kettle of water all boiling, put to cook and
don't let it stop boiling until cooked
through. 1t is best cooked five hours,
then set back and keep hot till wanted for
use.
NICE SUGAR CooKIEs-2 cups sugar, 1
cup butter (or butter and lard), eggs, y
cup milk, l teaspoon cream tartar, p tea
spoon soda, flavor to taste, flour to roll
stiff; nice with caraway seeds inthem.
DRIED APPLE PIE-Cook dried apples
not evaporated until soft, sift through a
colander and to apple enough for one pie
add l we'll beaten egg, cassia to taste, little
salt, sugar to sweeten, bake with two
crusts.
INDIAN CAKEs-1 egg, 4 cup sugar. Y
cup sweet milk, q cup flour, tablespoon
fuls heaped meal, Y teaspoon salt, y large
Cor good teaspoon soda, teaspoon cream
tartar. Bake in very hot oven in gem pan.
To be eaten hot with butter (cakes not
PAM.
Deer Isle. l.. MAY.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-27

Men say that when they know they
will do; Jesus says that when they do
they will know. He does not promise to
manifest Himself to the man who
dreams or debat IS, but to him who
keeps His commandments. The seeds of
truth sprout in the soil of obedience.
The words of Jesus in the mind of a
disobedient man are no more vital than
wheat in the wrappings of a mummy.
To know the divinity of Jesus teach
ings we must do His will with definite
intention. Moral disobedience is mental
darkness, but to submit our wills in
loyalty to His law is to open our minds
to the light of His truths. S. Times.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-27
The Girls We Know,

Let any Of us look among the girls of
our acquaintance and see how many we
know who, as daughters, turn to their
turns flower to the sun, writes Ed
ward W. Box in Ladies' Home Journal.
How many do we know? Here and
there, one, yes. But are they in the ma
jority? We rather find that the average
American daughter is absolutely indepen-
dent of her mother in all but those things
which she must, of very necessity and
OF her very being, be dependent upon
her. By far the majority of mot hers have
not the confidence of their daughters,
and one needs only to be in any position
which invites human confidence to know
how true is such a statement.
The English girl looks to her mother
for counsel and guidance on every point
OF her life. Does the American girl? The
life of French girl always remains a
part of the being which bore her. Does
that of the American girl? The Itsiian
girls life is known to her mother almost
as we'll, even in its most inner thought,
as to the girl herself. Is that of the
American girl? The gospel OF the Swiss
girl is that of solicitation for her mother
morning, noon and night. Is it the gos-
pei of the American girl? The Dutch
girl never dreams Of telling her mother
that she is going to do thus and so, she
asks If she may. Does he American girl?
In Germany, the daughters first thought,
when she reaches proper years, is to re-
lieve her mother OF every domestic care
and thought. Is it the thought of the
American girl? Is there need that l. or
any writer, shall supply the answers to
these onestjons9
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-27

with proper apologies.)
"Darg,in Salei bargain Sale"
Ncvspapcrs Numbered.
I'm the Palace of Trade
Strod, the six Hundred.
"Forvardt oar fortunes made!
Cbar,,,, ou the rIrrkSr' they said.
Into tho Palace Of Trade
-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-27
Ghe farm ano 6ome.

This column is intended az a vehicle for the
exchange of ideas, questions and answers, re
cipes and leaves from the book of experience
OF every housewife and farmer in Hancock
county. BY it we hope to bind the readers OF
THE AMERICAN closer together in one big fam
lily. Contributions are invited from the house
wives and farmers. Communications must he
brief and to the point. Address Household De
nartment of TmE AMERICAN, Ellsworth, Me
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-27
Nine Years to Walk Through London.

Nine Years to Walk Through London.
The largest city OF the world is London,
lying in four counties and having a pop
ulation of 4,250,0 600, equaling the COM
bined populations OF Paris, Berlin, Saint
Petersburg and Rome. To walk through
all the streets, avenues, lanes and alleys
of the city, never traversing The same one
twice, would require a ten-mile walk
every day for nine years. The streets,
placed in row, would reach round the
world, and leave a remnant that would
stretch from London to San Francisco
Ladies' Home Journal
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-27
ALWAYS Building Up.

Love is always building up. 1t puts
some line of beauty on every life it
touches. 1t gives new hope to discour-
aged ones, new strength to those who
are weak, new joys to those who are
sorrowing. 1t helps the despairing to
rise and start again. 1t makes life seem
more worth while to every one into
whose eyes it looks. Its words are bene
dictions. Its every breath is full of in
SEPARATION. -Westminster Teacher