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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22
KITTERY TO CARIBOU.
One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

Nat hanel French WAS killed in Stacy's
mill at Blanchard Friday, by being struck
by broken belt.
A. j. Verrill veteran business man
of Auburn. and an honored citizen, died
Friday, aged seventy-eight years.
John p Gibbs, wellknown Bangor
horseman, died Wednesday after an illness
OF more than year. The cause OF his
death was paralysis.
Patents have been granted to Maine in
ventors as follows: B. P. Emery, Kenne-
bunk, boiler; l.. B. Perry, Lewiston, fifth
wheel for railway cars.
Peter Archie, French Canadian, aged
seventeen years, was drowned in the
Saco river at Blddeford Thursday, while
bathing. He was unable to swim, and
stepped beyond his depth.
Gilman H. Davis, one OF the veteran
lumbermen of the Penobscot, was found
dead in his room at Oldtown Tuesday.
The deceased was born in Oldtown in
1921, where he had nearly always resided.
Several years ago he retired from active
business.
Last Wednesday Everett White, Of
Chelsea, was found dead in bedroom in
his house, with bullet hole In his head,
and revolver on the floor before him.
The first supposition was that it was
case OF suicide, but suspicious circum-
stances which developed later led to the
arrest Of his wife and her mother on sus
picion.
An inkling of good times coming for
Dexter arrived in the shape OF an order
for over 400 pieces OF goods amounting to
$1,000 yards, received by the Penobscot
Wooden company, the company recently
formed to operate the Stone mill. The
mill will be put in running order as fast
as possible and will soon furnish employ
ment for 100 hands or more.
The Linn wooden mills, at Hartland, have
received contract from the United States
government for 1900 shawls for Indians.
These shawls have been made by this
company for five years. and it has always
been the successful bidder for it. This,
with The work that the mills now have on
hand, will be enough to keep the mills
running on full time for four or five
months.
The body of O. F. Graves, of Schoodic,
formerly of Bangor, was found in
Schoodc lake Friday. Graves was be-
lieved to have committed suicide several
months ago, but it was considered strange
that his body had never been recovered.
This was accounted for when the body
was found. About it was tied rope to
which rock had been attached. Graves
had weighted himself with the stone and
deliberately jumped into the lake.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22

consciousness of being set for moral lead
ership in world that is still too material
and too selfish for full appreciation Of the
demands Of the century to come.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22
CINDERS AS ROAD METAL.
Excellent For Paths, 1t Might Do Equally
Well on the Public Highways.

Excellent For Paths. 1t Might DO Equally
Well on the Public Highways.
The value of cinders for paths is en-
Enthusiastically dwelt upon by a Long Is
land paper, which says that they secure
firm travelling in all sorts of bad wealth
er when anything else would fail to
provide it and cites cases in town to
this effect. 1t also goes further and
wants q stretch Of roadway laid with
them in order to see whether they
would give like satisfactory results un-
der heavy travel Their action may be
determined as follows:
Fill tub half full of loan then
fill it up with water. Now put on your
rubber boots and step In You can read.
lily force your feet down to the bottom
of the tub in the soft mud. II fine sand
were used, Quioksand would have re-
suited Now try the same experiment
with cinderx. The water has no tenden-
cy to soften them. You may stamp and
stir them, but you cannot make mud Of
them. You will stand firmly on the sur
face Of the cinders and it Is only with
great effort that you can grind your
foot down into them at all "
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22
A Story of Hobson.

About three years ago Lieutenant Hob
son, now the hero of Santiago, spent q
winter in Washington, and went about a
good deal in society. He 10 remembered
as serious and intent young man. He
is not lacking in the sense of humor, but
in his ideas of what are fit subjects for
humor he is different from many other
young people of his age. He gave dig
nified rebuke once to gay party Of
young fellows, but whether he intended
it as rebuke or whether it was done as 8
matter of course has never been deter
mined. 1t vas at a supper party given
after the play, and there were perhaps
a dozen persons present.
AS the first course was brought in the
hostess, mischievous young woman,
turned to Lieutenant Hobson and said:
"Will you say grace?"
Lieutenant Hobson did say grace, in all
seriousness. There WIS no joke about it,
and if there was any one at that table
after that who looked sheepish it certain
ly was not the future hero Of Santiago.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22
Fish.
Fuel.

Flour, Grain and Feed.
The collapse of Letter, the wheat Spectator.
has caused a break in the wheat MARKET and
-four has dropped off 81 a barrel in local mar
ket. The price will probably rule high for
some time, but 1t is not considered likely that
there will be another boom upward. There is
prospect of another big crop, but the foreign
demand continues and will steady the market.
Flour-per BIB Shorts-bag- .95
Straights, 65097 90 Mixed feed, bag LOO
St. Louis roller, Middlings, bag loo 81 10
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22

Our new opportunities will be reversals
Of our temptations. 1t is ours to refuse
imitation of the untrue, trivial evil doings
of our neighbors whose moral education
has been less than our own. We are
neither new England, nor new Germany,
nor new Ireland, nor new Russia, nor new
France, and none of these can expect to
find counterpart in us. Though they all
go to the making of us, we are not copies
of them any more than the child repro
duces in his appearance the bread, the
milk, the potatoes, etc, that he has de-
voured. We are old-fashioned enough to
believe that we are what we are, by the
grace of God, a nation with an individ-
uality peculiar to itself, made so by the
experiences it has encountered. From the
homes of our toilers, in field and in fac
tory; from the patient hearts Of mothers
and the strong efforts of our men, may go
up harmony that will be our contribu-
ton to the concert of the Lord Of Hosts.
righteousness exalteth a nation"
Our opportunity is to show that we find
no occasion for boasting, no matter how
great our contribution to the cause of hui
man liberty. 1t is ours to show national
belief in the greatness OF humility. 1t is
ours to live out this belief SO effectually
that others whose opportunities for
great unselfish act have been rarer, may
not from our mouthings grow either dis
couraged or disguised.
Our opportunity is to show that we are
not growing material in our standards
OF value. 1t is ours to declare that the ex
pediency Of gain is less to be considered
than propriety of action; that what is
morally wrong cannot be nationally right;
that it is better to be right than to be
powerful; but better still to be powerful
and right.
urthermore, it is ours to declare that
dark places of ignorance in order to let in
great light of new liberty; that we
shall not seek to extend our domain by
any methods that partake of trckery;
that we shall, only so long as is neces-
sary for their permanent independence,
retain our hold upon the lands we free;
and finally that we shall not forget our
natal declaration regarding the consent of
the governed as the base Of government.
I These times are big with fate. Genera
tons of men yet unborn will arise to
/ praise or condemn US, according to
! W het her we take actions that disintegrate
or bind together. Next week let us in
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22

The war revenue tax on tea of 10 cents
pound has caused an advance. Dealers with
stock on hand have divided the profits with the
consumer, so that the advance quoted In local
markets is only cents. The price will gradu-
ally advance to the full amount of the new duty,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22
Colored Map of Cuba Free.

On receipt of your address and 2-cent stamp
for postage, the Boston Herald offers for a
short time to send beautiful colored map of
Cuba free to all. Every young person should
have this map, as it is a great educator. With
this map you can follow the movements of a
single battleship or the whole fleet While they
last, this offer is open to all.
Address The Boston Herald, Boston, Mass
AdUt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22
PRESENT-DAY THOUGHTS.
BY "NEMo".
Copyrighted by Dave & Tabor.

copyrighted by Dave & Tabor.l
Shall we continue along the line of the
closing thought of last weeks letter? 1t
was that the end of the war will leave us
with very much extended horizon of
duty and opportunity and temptation.
1t is with us, as with the mountain
climber, that the upward step shows us
what we had not seen before.
AS pointed out some Weeks ago, the
unselfish motive that impelled us to in
terfere with Spain, was in advance OF any
thing we had yet attempted in exemplify-
ing the golden rule; and it would have
been strange indeed il it had failed to re-
turn with interest to the great, kindly,
national heart.
But we are hereafter to be more closely
watched by the great nations of the earth;
and no longer with mere curiosity and
idle surmisings as to the durability of our
experiment in self-government. The
future will have in it for them linger-
ing fear as to what the years to come
conceal Of impulsive action on our part,
and Of real danger to the nations that
have hitherto known us only in distant
fashion. From being a remote and I'M
armed nation whose governmental vaga-
ries could be smiled at, and whose boast
iuI vaporings could be despised, we are
transformed into an essential instrument
in the great concert Of nations.
Our temptation will be to play our part
in that concert, guided by the actions of
those to our right or to our left, instead
of by the motions Of the great conductor
before whom the greatest nations are
merely
valiant dust that builds on dust"
Our temptation will be to plume our
selves on fighting ability, and interpret it
into guarantee Of permanency; measure
ing ourselves foolishly by the standards of
other nations that have risen by material
things, lived by them, and persisted by
them. Higher thought is needed now
than for our beloved nation to
put her trust"
sin reeking tube and iron. shard."
Our temptation will be to lean on ar
mics and navies and call them safety.
Yet, guiding ourselves by our opponent,
we see that Spain shows these things to
be of small moment unless backed by a
high purpose. History is proof that the
least of all things for nation to trust
In is force that is physical instead OF
moral or mental. To make national
power as vanishing as sand rampant i'll
rising tide, let us put our whole trust in
rifles that repeat, and in iron castles that
float.
Our temptation will be to descend to the
aggrandizing methods of less compact ma
tions-to take a hand in the game of grab
and call it craftsmanship; unmindful
that far flung battle line" Trims out
energy and makes wounding easy. This
will be our strongest temptations; but to
yield to it will make us untrue to the mo-
tive that first impelled us, and will justify
the doubts of some of the European ma
tions regarding the nobility OF our aim.
These are some Of thy temptations, o.
nation that has been led up into an ex-
ceedingly high place! The world with all
its glory lies beneath. II hungry, thou
hast it in thy power to stop and eat
the bread OF pride atsatisfieth not. Or
there is for thee devotion to the sublime
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22

The victory rests with Americas greatest
medicine Hoods sarsaparila, when 1t battles
against any disease caused or promoted by Inn
pure or Impoverished blood.
Holds Pills are the favorite family cathar tic
Easy to take. easy to operate.-Adut.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22

Every duty, even the least duty, in
wolves the whole principle OF obedience,
and little duties make the will dutiful-
that is, supple and prompt to obey.-H.
E. Manning.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22
ELLSWORTH MARKETS.

WEDNESDAY, June %, 1898.
hAINK REGARDING WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
bushel of Liverpool salt shall weigh 60
pounds and bushel of Turks Island salt shall
weigh 20 pounds.
The standard weight of a bushe of potatoes,
in good order and Git for shipping, is go pounds.
The standard weight of bushel of beans in
good order and fit for shipping, Is 81 pounds.
OF wheat, beets, ruta- baga turnips and peas, 60
pounds; of corn, IS pounds; of onions, 50
pounds; of carrots, English turnips, rye and
Indian meal, so pounds; of barley and buck
wheat, As pounds; of oats, 80 pounds, or even
measure as by agreement.
Country Produce.
Beans.
Improved Yellow Eye, per bush.
Pea, hand picked, per bu..................2.25
Peas:
Improved, per blu (seed).
Butter.
Creamery per B............
Cheese.
Best factory new per b................12 gle
Best dairy new. ..........................15
Dutch dmported)...-. ......................@
Neufchatel ................. ............... .O5
Eggs.
The Bar Harbor demand begins to affect the
price of eggs.
Fresh laid, per doz ............. ............l Is
Hay.
Best loose, per ton. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9Gl0
Baled ........... ............... $500. fH
Straw.
Baled. .........................l 09l2
Vegetables.
New potatoes, PIX so Carrots Blu LOO
Beets, per blu 80 New carrots, bunch 10
New beets, bunch 10 Turnips, blu so
Cabbage, .03 Radish, 10
Onions .05 Asparagus, .l5
Bermuda onions, .06 Tomatoes, n .l5
Potatoes, blu s09l.00 String beans, PIX rs
Cucumbers, OF
Lettuce, .0s
Groceries,.
The war revenue tax on tea of 10 cents
pound has caused an advance. Dealers with
stock on hand have divided the profits with the
consumer, so that the advance quoted In local
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22

These times are big with fate. Genera
tons of men yet unborn will arise to
praise or condemn US, according to
whether we take actions that disintegrate
or bind together. Next week let us in
kindly spirit discuss the AngloAmerican
alliance question.
The herald., 1898-09-02
UNIVERSITY CLUB
ENTERTAINED AN EMINENT
GUEST LAST NIGHT
PROF. c. K. ADAMS HoNoRED
"reminiscences Of Michigan, Cornell
and Wisconsin@The Toasts and
the Speeches

The University club gave dinner last
evening at the Jonathan club rooms IN
honor of President Charles Kendall Ad-
ans, president OF Wisconsin university.
rhe attendance was very large for sum-
ncr meeting, and the remarks as well as
he repast were greatly enjoyed.
After the table had been cleared the
president, w. A. Spalding. called 70 order.
Ind after reading a list Of new members,
said:
1T is surely a great pleasure and great
honor for US to have as our guest this even
ng President Charles Kendall Adams OF
he University OF Wisconsin. Many OF us
nave known him in years gons by, either
II Michigan or Wisconsin, with whichever
school we may have been connected. 1t
was twenty-eight years ago that 1 first saw
MIN to know him. I am glad to see that
ime has dealt so kindly with him. bring
ng so little silver into his hair--about 16
1. / should say. And we are all getting
old; In fact, l am no spring chicken myself.
Professor Adams was with the Univer-
sity of Michigan for twenty-eight years be-
fore he became connected with Wisconsin
university.
II will call upon Mr.. Percy R. Wilson to
The herald., 1898-09-02

ceived an impetus not only from contact
with the professors, but from our connec-
lions with the students-the university at
mosphere. have often thought u unfor-
tunate that we forget most of what we
learn; we forget our physics, chemistry
Latin and Greek, everything, in fact. but
the special study In which we become en-
gagged. But our minds are developed and
our instincts modified. doubt very much
II even a member Of the faculty could
without special prepare ton, pass exam
ination In all the subjects for entrance
Excellence in instruction is measured
by the training 1t gives rather than by the
amount Of mere knowledge impaired.
Michigan has had greater influence
upon western life and Of late upon national
lite, than any other institution In the land
Everywhere 90 I find her graduates in DO
sit:ons of influence and responsibility. We
are proud Of the fact that two members OF
the peace commission just appointed. Sen
ator Davis and Secretary Day, are Michigan
men and that she has had more members
In the last three congresses than any other
institution
"she is growing rapidly and we old ones
who go back to visit her find almost with
regret that she is not the same old school
With all her new buildings and new advan-
tages, she lacks the old faces We used tt
know.
wisconsin Is an institution which has
had a wonderful growth. We have never
tried to build up great professional schools.
The law school has never had IN enrolment
of over two hundred. as the requirements
for entrance to 1t are the same as in the
letters and science schools"
President Adams also made reference to
her great reputation for history branches
then spoke in highly commendatory terms
Of Stanford and the University Of Caufor.
lila, and the opportunities for building up q
great school In Southern California. He
spoke of the advance Of our nation and her
need of educated men in her new sphere
In the future.
At the conclusion Of the address the club
The herald., 1898-09-02
City Hall Notes

The Los Angeles Electric company has
filed a protest against being assessed for
the building of a sewer on Palmetto street,
claiming that their property on that street
is already connected with sewers and that
the proposed sewer from Alameda to Mateo
street would entail upon them useless ex-
pense.
Superintendent of Streets Drain has in
spected the work recently done on Howard
street, between Macy and Also streets. The
street was graded and sidewalks laid and
curbed. Superintendent Drain says he will
wait for several weeks before accepting
the work as reports have been made that
the proper materials were not used.
The sewer committee at its meeting yes
,erd7V reported in favor of building sewers
In the new sewer district east Of Alameda
and south of Jefferson streets. The con-
templated sewers are said by Health Off
Ger Powers to be an absolute sanitary nee
essity but the property owners have en-
tered vigorous protest against the work.
The herald., 1898-09-02
The CITY PAY DAY
USUAL HARVEST FOR BROKERS
EMPLOYEES GET WARRANTS BUT
NO MONEY
The Board Of Public Works Takes Its
Weekly Outing-The Oil Wells
Trenching on Park Districts

1t was pay day the city hall yesterday.
That is the various employees of the city
were given warrants, some Of which were
paid by the city treasurer and some of
which were SHAVED" by the warrant bro
kers who focked to the hall early In the
day and remained as long as there was
possibility of securing piece of city paper.
The employees who were compelled to pay
for being paid for their services were the
members of the street department, the fire
department, park employees, street sprink-
Ing employees, boiler inspectors and the
pound men. The employees Of the water de-
partment also had 70 go to the brokers to
get their salaries.
The city treasurer paid out $e777.64. all the
money In the salary fund.- The library en-
ployes got s111S1O out of that fund and there
was $16S1.21 in the street department fund.
The police and the remainder Of the street
and park employees will be given warrants
next week for their August salaries but as
there is no money on hand to pay the de-
mands the holders will have to discount
them.
Great as has been the complaint in times
past by employees who have been compelled
to pay brokers In order to get their hard
earned money, 1t is increasing Just now prob
ably because the employees think that the
coming campaign may aid them.
Good Work Recognized
The following correspondence explains
Itself:
Los Angeles, Aug. 81, 1885,
Walter S. Moore. ESQ.,. Chief of Los Angeles
City Fire Department, City Hall:
Dear Sir: Enclosed herewith please find
the company's check for $780, made pay
able to your order and for the benefit Of the
relief fund of the fire department.
The same being sent In recognition Of the
| valuable services rendered by your depart
men at the fire occurring early on the
| morning Of August 20, 1898, which COM
pletely destroyed our factory buildings We
realize through the efforts OF the depart
ment our building fronting on First street
and Immediately adjoining the factory
buildings was saved.
We regret our present inability to make
a larger contribution but assure you that
| the department shall always be favorably
remembered by the company and It's en-
ployes. Very truly yours
LOS ANGELES SOAP COMPANY,
BY J. J. BERGIN, Secretary.
Los Angeles, Sept. 1, 1898.
Mr.. ]. A. Forthman, President Los Angeles
| Soap Company:
Your substantial recognition Of the SER
vices Of the fire department at the fire on
| First street on the 18th ult.. is thankfully
| received and appreciated.
Your donation Of the $500 will be placed
In the flreman's relief fund. In behalf Of
the department thank you. Very respect
fully,
WALTER s. MOORE,
Chief Engineer.
ED r. SMITH.
Assistant.
The herald., 1898-09-02
PARKER-THoMPsoN MILL
They Will Fight Before the Athletic
Club

kid" Parker and Bob Thompson try
conclusions before the Los Angeles Ath-
letic club tonight in f1fteen-round go. The
men are thought to be evenly matched.
and in any event they will put up lively
fight. Parker was given the decision over
Thompson last October In the twelfth
round. Bob was badly chopped up and the
referee stopped the contest. The men have
been training since the last match was
made, and 1t is predicted that the fight will
be the best witnessed in this city for a long
time. There will also be two six-round pre-
liminares. The records of the principals
follow:
Parker defeated Jimmy Brown, the Gal
weston Spider, rounds; defeated Jack
Frazier Galveston, 8 rounds; defeated Joe
Casey, FL Reno. I. T.. rounds; defeated
Jack Mullgan, FL Reno, I. T., rounds; de-
feated Dakota Kid, Oklahoma City, T.
rounds; defeated Kid Barr, Kansas City. s
rounds; defeated Jack Benson, Omaha, 4
The herald., 1898-09-02
Fear the Oil Wells

In their search for petroleum the oil men
have been edging toward Westlake park
which district seems to offer good induce
ments for boring. The residents out that
way are up IN arms over prospect Of un-
slightly derricks being erected adjoining
their handsome residences and in conse-
quence a petition has been prepared and is
being circulated asking the council to pre-
vent oil boring in that neighborhood.
Assistant City Attorney Crutcher states
that an ordinance now exists prohibiting
oil developments within 1000 feet Of the
park limits, and that so far as he knows
there is no reason for questioning It's valid
lily. He has thorough confidence In the or
dinance.
Councilman Nautilus and others were seen
Yesterday and said that no oil wells would
be allowed near the park.
The herald., 1898-09-02
Board Of Public Works

The members of the board Of public works
took a drive around about town yesterday
for the purpose Of inspecting various street
and sewer work completed. in process Of
completion and anticipated. The proposed
change of grade on Fifth street near Bur-
lington was given careful consideration
on account Of the protests which have been
made by property owners In the locality
which will be affected by the proposed
change Of grade. 1t Is probable the i'm
provement will be ordered.
An inspection was also made Of East
Ninth street where improvements are con-
templated by private parties.