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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-13
The Cracker-BoN Philosopher.
Written for THE AMERICAN

The man who said that his fa declared
she had paid for the five pounds of butter
charged against him, having last paid
his bill in soiled greenbaoks and wrathful
talk, and gone out into the bitter night,
the philosopher helped himself to some
prune- and remarked:
That an empty he'd and babtlin' toung
ginerally go tugether.
That laughter IL an index oy karakter,
and gives man away sooner n wurds,
That SANDER IL tn karakter what rain IL
tn a roof it Will leak IN if thare IL a krack
ennyw hare.
That most ov our kontempt oy Others IL
based on our own ignorance.
That thatc air tew things a VIE man
luks out fur a forward womun and rale-
rode crossin'.
That most peopul air in mizerahuI pore
kompany " hen they air alone,
That oy hiz Neighbour, falts wi2e man
sees little, heres little and speaks less.
That il sum womin would be az stunt
about thare hui bands small falls az they
air about thare own age, sum ov the men
mite git little rest this side ov the grave.
That one ov the hardest things fur the
average man tn dew IL tn hold hiz toung
when it will dew the most gud.
That one CRATE troubul with this world
IL that everybody wants tn talk, few
want tn think, and nobody wants tn
listen.
That man IL at hiz meanest when be
rizes hiz strength agin womun's weakness.
This man IL a kondem raskal and owt tn
be kicked. But insted ov gud kickin' we
often Civ him sect in the legislashun tn
help max our holy state law.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-13

Magazine, Book and Newspaper Notes.
The December magazine number OF Iht
Outlook is the eleventh annual book
number, filed largely with illustrated
special art Cles on new and recent books
and on interesting literary topics. The
scores OF advertising pages in themselves
furnish an extremely valuable and re-
markahly complete guide to holiday
books.
Democrats as we'll rs republicans recog-
nize the decency, ability and dignity OF
the New York Tribune; and opponents
of expansion and protection take that
newspaper TO "A large extent because of
these qualities. The market reports Of
The Tribune are beyond question of value
and its news columns are strong. The
war cables are regarded by many con-
temporaries rs among the best, il not the
best. in the country. Its independence
in politics and its refusal to countenance
wrong doing, even among party asso-
ciates, command he respect OF all patriotic
men. One OF the oteworthy features of
The Tribune is its availability for family
reading. To the honor of The Tribune,
be 1t said, that no man is less useful or
influential in his town or county, because
he reads that newspaper. On the other
hand. he is likely to be a patriotic and
we'll informed man. The Weekly Tribune
remains, as for two generations past, one
of the best general newspapers OF Its Class
in the United States.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-13
NOTICE..

LIVERY fall for the past several years have
Il notified tle public generally, partridge
and deer hunters, ruth or irithout dogs, par
ticutdrly, that will libe rally reward any per-
son who will give information that will lead
to the conviction OF any person or persons
violating the law OF trespass. or any other
code that it may be my privilege to enjoy a
property holder in this state, Three hundred
dollars reward will be paid for the conviction
OF any one engaged in wood stealing, or wood
smuggling, as it is called and any person or
persons purchasing wood stolen or Struggled
from these several properties will be prose-
cuted for violation of statutes bearing upon
receiving of stolen goods, as being accessory
to the theft. Five hundred dollars viii be
paid as a reward for the conviction of any
person or persons that maliciously set fire to
any property owned by me. | emphatically
give this warning that | will carry out the
laws of the State OF Maine and OF the United
States, so for as | have any right or premises
in the cast Properties protected by this no
tire are: Old Peter Butler estate, lands for
merry owned by the Myrick Thread Co, East
man Hutchins, Mary karn, James Latin and
the Wentworth Point estate. all situated
in Hancock and Franklin townships; lands in
Lamoine formerly owned by Z. H Greedy, L.
Friend, A. +. Wiswell and L. A. Emery in
common, also homestead lot Of Gideon l.. joy.
NJ, c, AUSTIN
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-13
The Coaling Station.

LAMofNE, Dec. 5, 1899.
To the Editor of The american:
We learn from the Bar Harbor Record
that the benefits OF the L. S. coaling
station at Lamoine Point are to accrue
entirely to heaven blest Bar Harbor. We
OF Ellsworth and Lamoine hoped that
some OF the advantages OF having the
station on our side of the bay, might
come to us-we give it up-it is appropri-
ated by Bar Harbor.
When Lamoine Point was fashioned
and the shores and waters were made OF a
heigh and depth that could be utilized as
a naval station 1t was entirely for Bar
Harbor. When Blunt's pond was made to
contribute towards securing the station
to Lamoine, it was only a roundabout
way of helping Bar Harbor. When Ad-
miral Bradford selected the site at La
moline Point he builded better than he
knew for Bar Harbor. Let US hope that
after Bar Hsrbor has taken the lion's
share OF the social and material benefits
OF the station, what may be left over may
come to US. \. y.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-13

The board held special meeting Friday
evening for the purpose OF formally &C.
cepting the sewers built this year. The
following resolve was read twice and
passed under suspension Of rules:
That the sewers as now laid on High street to
Spruce street, thence through Spruce to Han
cock street, thence through Hancock street to a
large covered drain In said Hancock street as a
temporary outlet, also on Pine street from Han
cock across Water street TO the river 1t being a
part of the sewerage system according to the
plan on file in the city clerks Office be ac.
cepted by the city.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-13
Q Jurisprudence.


EAST FRANKLIN, Dec. ), 1899.
To the Editor of The American:
Some time ago the patrons OF THE
AMERICAN read with pleasure the plan
proposed and published as a solution to
the differences arising from an excessive
denominstioual spirit possessing some of
the people Of East franklin.
The purpose OF the plan was, first, the
uniting OF the contending parties upon a
middle ground for a common purpose;
second, to avoid the necessity OF building
two churches In so small and destitute
community.
The plan was the product OF a member
of the Free Baptist denomination and was
Endorsed by all the leading Free Baptist
ministers in the quarterly meeting. The
plan was submitted to the Methodist pas
tor, who approved and presented it to his
people who unanimously voted to adopt
it. 1t was then presented to the Free
Baptist minister to bring before his peo
pie, ~ no asked for two weeks in which to
consider II. Final action was taken by
them Wednesday night, Nov %, resulting
ia vote to reject the proposed terms OF
peace.
The writer and many OF the people in
the community are panied to note this
decision, which seems to destroy all hope
OF better state OF affairs, ana feel conf
dent il our absent brethren could have
been content with their own church
work, this decision would have been re-
versed. PAUL.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-13
legal Notifies.

- = ~->~~-~-~-N-~~-N~-~- ~
IINHE subscribers Octavius b. Shreve. OF
i Salem, Massachusetts, and Arthur Lin
coin, Of bingham, Massachusetts,, hereby
give notice that they have been duly appoint
ed executors of the last will and testament of
Susan ID, Cox, late of Boston, Massachusetts,
deceased. and given bonds as the law directs,
and being residents without the State OF
Maine have appointed Hannibal +. Hamlin,
OF Ellsworth, Maine, their agent in said state
OF Maine. All persons having demands
against the estate of said deceased are de-
sired TO present the same for settleme mt, and
all indebted thereto are requested to make
payment Immediately.
OCTAvIUs b. SHREVE.
ARTHUR LINCOLN.
October 1 Il
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-13
ROOF OVER THE ROAD.
Road Expert lIHrrison Turns the Ia
bies on the Farmers.

nj
bies on the Farmers.
Road Expert L. @. Harrison OF the
denartmept of agriculture meets with
.ome humorous experiences In the
,o,,rso ~ his travels over the country
h,,Idipc governmental roads and
.,,rooaing thc doctrine Of good roads.
EroorentIv these are In the form of
nnzyling questions from ouizzicaI
farmers and often statement which
seems 10 offset his knowledge of road
h,,1ding
some time ago he was attending a
rnaeting Of farmers who were invited
nv officials Of me League OF American
Wheelmeu TO hear General Harrison
and to learn from him what he pro-
nosed To de With the governmental
roads he WAS 10 build In the township
On this occasion one of the audience
smoke no aud asked:
"uow deep do YOU propose to build
your road"
"Efrbt Inches " was the renlr
"Why. man. that won't be any use
In this country, Why. sir. the frost
goes eight feet into the eround.a
The resi- uf IN, farmers sided in with
this remark and for some time had a
little fun AT tie generals expense But
he ia always ready for such tlEDe4.
and IL did not take him long to turn
the tables on Thorn.
You farmers have sheds on vour
premises, OF course" he REPLIED. and
You have often in tie spriug OF the
wear. when the FROST WIS coming ont
of the ground, been Obliged TO Law
blanks to enable Won 10 reach those
sheds without getting I'm the mudYt
The gave their assent TO this state
mem. and he continued.
"NLen Won reached the shed Won
fouud tho cround hard firm and dry
under the roof and vet the frost had
nearly an equal chance to got into the
yrouud there as II did outside" The
farmers saw the poInt.
The whole philosophy of road build.
ing" continued the general .is tn
bnild n roof over vonr road through
,,,,ich rho ,v,tar cannot nena,rate and
the frost will amount 10 little Now
pentlenen what | nronose tn do IA IN
ptt n roof over your road or course
II Ia imnracticahle To Mace this roof
IN 40 that vou can drive under IT but
shall nlaca tho roof on tho road 50
that YOU NAV drive over IL"
On another of tho occasions whom
Tho A w give him n chance TO nd.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-13
$500 REV ARD

For the conviction and Punishment of dere-
~ same warden or wAFdcns Of Hancock
who permit the laws If the state OF Maine to
be Violate d.
have forbidden trespassing on these prem
iscs according a. the laws of the State OF
Maine, and the statutes of the United states
governing private property and public and
private parks
1 now give notice to game wardens that they
must make arrests in compliance with the
laws.
herewith notify all dealers that win
prosecute any one buying GENE shot on the
Austin estate. BY order OF
No. AgsriN.
North Hancock, Ne, Nov /. 1893,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-13
w. IL. DRESSER.
Spiral Notilrs.
. : NN~NNINI-NS -~5-7N~0N E1ENNNN~~V
THIS NOTIFICATION

Is to party or parties now obstructing my
/ mill pond at Egypt with sawlogs. Be it
further known to such party or parties own
ing or having legal claims against the afore-
said logs, that demand the sum of one hun
dred and five dollars year as rent for such
unlawful occupation. and the removal of the
logs in question from my property. | claim
as my rights in the matter the laws of the
State OF Maine governing mill privileges,
manufacturing plants and water power.
BY order Of
MARY c. AUSTIN.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-13
SAVE THE NICKELS.

From saving, comes having. Ask your
grocer how you can save 15c by investing
five cents. He can tell you just how you
can get one large 10c package OF Red
Cross starch, one large l0c package of
"Hubinger's Best starch, with the pre-
miums, two beautiful Shakespeare panels,
printed in twelve beautiful colors, or one
twentieth Century Girl Calendar, all for
SC. Ask your grocer for this starch and
obtain these beautiful Christmas presents
free.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-13

Vegetables for the Christmas Turkey.
The proper vegetables to serve with
turkey are rice croquettes, boiled rice
with cream sauce, or stewed celery. II
white potatoes have been served with a
previous course, baked sweet pota toes or
sweet potato croquettes may be used
Ladies' Home Journal.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-13

TO THE DEAF-A rich lady, cured of hei
Deafness and Noises In the Head by Dr. Sichoi
sons Artificial Ear Drums, gave $4,000 to his
institute, so that deaf people unable to procure
the Ear Drums may have them free. Address
No area The Nicholson Institute, no Eighth
Avenue New York,-Adrt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-13
aeSert:sem,nia.
CLOSED
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOL MS.

DIR. II. W. HAYNES begs to notify his patrons
and others that until further notice his dental
rooms will be closed on Wednesday afternoons
Ellsworth, Oct. 25, 1899.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-13
CITY MEETING.

TIII5WUrtH WUHfCIpHI NHHITS- ACCtPt-
ance of New Sewers.
The mayor and aldermen met last We'd
nesday evening for the regular Decem ber
meeting. Present, Mayor Greedy, Aid.
Bellatty, Morang, Ober and Brady. Only
routine business came before the meeting.
Rolls OF accounts were passed as follows:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-13

To Cure Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE TABLETS. All
druggists refund the money If 1t fails to cure f.
w. GROVES signature is on each box 25c-AdUt
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-13

Committee on streets to which was re-
ferred petition for arc light at State and
Fourth streets, asked further time.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-13

FREE BAPTIST.
Friday, 80 y. IN, regular church prayer
meeting.
Sunday, Dec l. sermon at > p. N. by
Rev. George w Avery, OF Ellsworth Falls.
at 7 p. m.
Tuesday, p. m, Y. p. : {. f..
BAPTIST.
Rep. G. s. McLearn, pastor.
Friday, 100 p. m, church prayer meet
ing.
Sunday, Dee. Informing service at
1880. Sermon by pastor. Sunday school
atl2m. Y. p. s. {. f. prayer meeting at
s.p. IN. Praise and preaching service at
Up. m.
UNITARIAN.
Rer. 4. II. Coar, pastor
Friday evening, at 7.3o, teachers meet
ing at home OF Mrs. Helen Wiggin.
Sunday, Dec. l7-Morning service al
1870, Sermon BY the pastor. Subject {:
The Responsibilities and Privileges OF
Religious Liberty" Sunday school at
1l45. Meeting of young peoples guild In
the vestry at p. m. Subject "ihe Ideal
Man"
UNION coNG'L, ELLSWORTH FALLS. :.
Reu. F. ". Atkinson, pastor.
Friday, 7.30 p. m, church and I. 4.
prayer meeting. Subject: New Tesla
meut Teachings about Holiness.
Sunday, Dec 17-Presching service at
10s. IN. sunday school at II a. m. Even
ing service a. 73o. The ch.!dren's choir
Will sing.
CoNGREGATIpNAL.
Rer J. NJ. adams, pastor.
Meeting for prayer and Bible study on
Friday evening at 100 o'clock. Tue MY
nth lesson in the Quarterly VIII ne dls-
cussed, based upon selections from Johh'
Johns TEST lHtouy 10 jesus
sunday, Dee. l7-Morn'ng service al
1890. sunday school at II %. Evening
preaching service at O'Clock.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Rep.J J.. p. sImonton, pastor.
Friday eveniI. al 10, pray meeting
Sunday, Dee. Morning service al
1o.3o sunday school 1T l1.45. Junior
league al s u. M. Ep~ofth league al
D. m. Pastor, service al : p, m.
r.,,.-.;,=, ,-,,.....s az ! 81 ciasp 'li1S''''S
olr-oF-rowS SERVICES.
Rev.J.P. simgutoa, 81 the Methodist
church, will prsscn at Bayside SUNDAY
afternoon at go.
There will be preaching service az tts ~,
ton Thursday evening. at e'0eN' -
Rev. j. +. Simouton.
Frostburg mining journal., 1899-11-11

Al 800 HORSEPOWER AIR COMPRESSOR
diameter uf 46 inches and carries on
the first part of the work. The next
has diameter of 24 inches, the third
one is II inches across, and the fourth
only six. But the pistons in them all
have strokes of the same length, 60
inches.
Here is n point of comparison be-
tween the engine and the compressor.
Expansion chillS any vapor, and COM
preston heats it, The steam that en-
ters the cylinders of an engine grows
cooler and cooler as it drives the piston
before it. The air in Il compressor gets
hotter and hotter as the piston drives
it into a corner. If Il single stage COM
pressor is used to carry the pressure up
to 100 pounds to the inch, ordinary at
mosphcric air would be heated to 800
or perhaps so degrees. This would be
bad for machinery. 1t is customary,
therefore. to divide the work into two
or more stages and send the hot air In
to apparatus for cooling it after each
compression. BY going up to only 40
pounds at the outset the tempera ture
is kept down to the vicinity of 300 or
$50 degrees. The four stage compress
or is provided with four coolers, one
for each cylinder. so that the air enters
the storage tanks at something like or
binary temperatures.
The steel bottles in which the air Is
stored are intended to sustain pres
sure of only 23OO or 100 pounds Ordi-
narily. but to insure safety they are
tested up to 1000 pounds to the inch
before being put into service. In the
power station about 600 Of these bot
ties are to be used. These are connect
ed with each other and with the charg-
ing tube for the cars by means of pipes
and valves.
Frostburg mining journal., 1899-11-11

MRS. PAUL KRUGER.
far from being a mansion. In fact, it
is much less pretentious than the
homes Of many of the well to do
burghers. 1t Is such a house as an
American millionaire might build for
his coachman or head gardener.
An iron railing, with stone pillars, is
in front of the house, which is protect
ed from the sun by veranda. Be
tween the railin%S and the veranda,
right and left of the entrance, couch
two stone lions, the gift of the late Mr..
b. j. BarnatO.
The presidents house is simply fur
niShed. for he does not care for pomp.
Much furniture he does not need since
his favorite spot is the 'StOop." Here
he may be found early in the day till
s o'clock and again from half past 3
till sunset
The visitor would probably find Mrs.
Kruger sitting there with her knitting.
If she was not in sight, where do you
suppose she would be? At meeting
of the Browning club, at a foreign
missionary meeting? Not at all. She
would he in the kitchen preparing the
'kaffe clatch" or baking der brode'
or scruhbing the floors.
1t is said that the Krugcrs' house
hold expenses are more than met by
the $1,000 allowed the president as
coffee money" The $4,000 salary is
added to his ever increasing bank ac-
count.
Where all the Kruger fortune will go
goodness knows. There are some
American Krugcrs and residents Of
Chicago and relatives of the Boer
president who expect to get some of 1t.
y correspondent who recently inter
viewed Mr. Kruger writes: "AS he
closed our interview Mr.. Kruger went
across the hall into low ceilinged,
WhitCWaShcd room and leaned for n
moment over placid faced, motherly
little woman who was seated on Il
rocking chair darning stockings. This
was Mrs. Kruger, who, though one
never hears of her, interested me
nightly, because she seemed so utter
ly obliViouS to the turmOls that are
bCsetting her husbands nation"
Mrs. Kruger is second wife. She
was Il Miss Du PlcSSis, n name of
prominence in South Africa. Kruger's
irSt wife was an aunt of Miss Du
IleSSiS and bore him one son, who
died. Sixteen children were the fruit
Of this second marriage, and of those
seven are living. The girls are com
fortahly married to burghers in and
about Pretoria, and the boys take an
active interest in the army.
Frostburg mining journal., 1899-11-11
To Locate Ships.

a novel method of detecting the
sound of Il steamships propellers has
been invented by an Italian. He has
made an apparatus which is Il varia-
ton of the telephone. Several trans
mitters are submerged and arranged
on land or to point in different drcc-
tiOnS, all being connected with n re-
ceiver on board another ship. The di-
rectiOn in which the sound is loudcSt
indicates the point Of the compass in
which the distant ship is to be looked
for. Experiments have shown that Il
ships propcllers bctray its where
abouts at distance of six miles.-New
York Journal.
Frostburg mining journal., 1899-11-11
Whut the Busy MicrObc Does,

'Tis difficult to believe that the most
useful living thing is the dreaded mi
crobe. OF course there are microbes
and microbes. TO some of them we
owe all our ailments. But the list of
useful functions fulfilled by others is
a long one.
They make beer by fermcnting the
materials.
1t is the micrOhe that makes whisky
by splitting up the malt into alcohol
and other things.
And it is the microbe that makes
wine from grapes.
lie plays an essential part in tan
ming leather; he makes indigo from in
digo plant; he tlavors butter and
cheese; he makes meat tender, and he
makes bread rise.
lie gives tobacco its aroma; he takes
the hard fibrOus covering off flax; he
makes vinegar.
He frees nitrogen from manure for
the nourishment of plants, and he con-
verts grass into the useful enSilage.
Frostburg mining journal., 1899-11-11
A Tough Bantam.

\ lcttc" in Glasgow paper records
a phenomenon much too remarkable
to be reserved for Scottish consump-
ton. The writer says: "An acquain
ancc of IIinc, who lives up north, has
among others of the fcathcrcd tribe Il
little bantam cock. \ few weeks ago
he noticed that it was looking IL"
worse for Il slight difference of opinion
with Il canine friend. but did not eX.
anime it closely till his mothers and
sisters vocifcrations brought him in
hurry. There was the bantam pick
ing away ut corn, but the corn was
dropping from Il rent in the birds
chest just as fast as it was lifted. Not
wanting to Kill the bird, my friend got
needle and some hOrsehair and
stitched up the tear, with the result
that the bird now is as good as new"
Frostburg mining journal., 1899-11-11

Arsenic is very often present in the
pigment used for wall papers. and as
every one knows. if one covers one
walls with | paper containing deadly
important. rrcforc, to select wall pa
pcrS which O not contain arsenic, and
the method uf testing them is simple in
the extreme Take piece of the paper
and light IT, and If arsenic be present
you will notice an odor like that of
garlic Do not inhale the smoke. An
other way of testing the paper is to
pour over it Il little diluted hydrochlor-
&c acid, If the green's III the pattern
become blue in this treatment it is be-
cause they contain arSenic.-HOme
Notes