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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-22
Changes In Postal Service.

Among changes in postal service re-
Gently announced are the following in
Hancock county:
Route 2ol0ss. East Dedham, Hancock
county, from Maine Central Il. X. Route
l0ln2s, ga miles. often as required. Change
base OF supply to Green Lake, Me, from
this date. without change In distance.
Route 1865. Bucksport to Castine.
Leave Buckspori, except SUNDAY, on ar
rival of train, but not later than 30 q. m.
Arrive Castiue In four hours Leave Cas-
tine daily, except sunday. 30 p. m. Ar
rive Bucksport by 30 y. m.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-22
THE GROWING EVIL.
Forcible Article from Pen of Hancock
County Man.

am not an alarmist; l hope ! am not a
John the Baptist. | may view some things
in a stronger light than others. but it
strikes me forcibly that the drink habit is
rapidly on the increase in our rural dis
tricts.
Far the past twenty five years temper
ance agitation, temperance work among
the inebriate. public discussion OF the evils
of intemperance. and expansion of the
means to suppress or check it, have been
sadly on the decline. The dramatic and
soul-thriilng John b Goa long ago
dropped his mantle. and no man has yet
found it. The brilliant Francis Murphy,
who but few years ago went about tell
ing his sadly pathetic story to Maine
audiences, is no longer a striking figure in
American life. The Maine temperance
societies, W hich did splendid work in the
seventies and later in reviving the moral
forces and arraying them against intern
perance, have since devoted their energies
to the maintenance of their struggling
organizations. The clergy have been de-
'cNs's sly W iiNEh 'BtNs
and to the expansion of their intellectual
conceptions,
Since the adoption of constitutional pro-
hibition. the moral elements that wrought
up the people to the prohibitory pitch have
silently shrunk into the shadow OF indif-
ference. They have left the law to work
itself. This was fatal mistake. 1t was
cowardly abandonment OF the cause OF
temperance to its enemies, with the pro-
hibitory law looming up as brilliant
excuse. The prohibitory law on the
statute book Is one of best pieces OF legal
machinery created during the last half
century; the prohibltory law, enforced To
the letter, would be one OF the grandest
achievements of the twentieth century;
but like material machinery, it requires
power applied to move ii. and that power
must be incessant, sufficient and universal
to work perfect results.
We need an ver-acting, all pervading
public sentiment among the better classes
operating upon the prohibitory law in con-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-22
nlutual Benefit Column
EDITED BY "Ausr NApGE"


The purposes of this column are suecinetly
stated in the title and mctto-it Is for the mu-
tual benefit. and aims to be helpful and hopeful.
Being for the common good. 1t is for the com"
mon use-a public servant. purveyor of In
formation and suggestion, a medium for the In
terchanee Of ideas. In this capacity II solicits
communications, and its success depends large
ly on the support given 1t in this respect. Com
munications must be signed, but the name of
writer will no, be printed except by permission.
Communications will be subject to approval or
rejection by the editor of the column, but none
will be rejected without good reason. Address
all communications to
THE AMERICAN,
Ellsworth, Me.
Mutual BENEFIT Column.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-22
The Cure of minded ess,

A disciple turned MAYNARD in his
mind instead of Godward is a STUN
bling block in the way of Christ--a
hindrance to His purpose. The cure
Of manufactures is Christhearted-
ness. The minds look will follow the
hearts love. We are drawn onward
and upward to have the mind Of
Christ-American Friend.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-22
ID. 6. q. II. Column.

The editor invites secretaries OF local unions
OF the W. c. r. u. In Hancock county, and
white rihboners generally. TO contribute to th's
column reports Of meetings or Items that viii be
of interest to workers In other rArt- of the
county. We would Ike this To lc live column,
hut II needs some effort the Part Of W G IT.
L. women 10 make II so. 1t Il n column Of their
making. not ours. and win lie what they make
II. Items ind communications should i'c short,
and are of course, subject to approval OF the
esiitar.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-22
BIuesedgbrook $. S. Association.

At the meeting OF the Bluesedgbrook
District Sunday School association in
Bluehiil Friday Of next week, the pro-
gramme OF which was printed in THE
AMERICAN last week, Rev. DR.. A. F..
Shauffier, of New York, who is spending
his vacation at Bar Harbor, will deliver
an address in the afternoon.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-22
THE foEr's SONG TO HIS WIFE.

THE POETS SONG TO HIS WIFE
How many summer's, love,
Have been thines
How many days. thou dove,
Hast thou been mine?
Time lie the winged wind
When Il herds the flowers
Hath left no marx bhhiDd,
To count the hours.
Some weight of thought, though 10th,
On thee he leaves;
Some lines of care round both
Perhaps he weaves,
Some feaTs-a soft regret
For joys scarce known,
Sweet looks We half forget
All else Is fiown
All With what thankless heart
/ mourn and sing
Look, there our children start,
Like sudden spring
With tongues all sweet and low,
Like n pleasant rhy me.
They tell how much owe
To thee and time.
Barry CorHudA,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-22

Geaesee Pure Food Co., lie Roy, ". r.:
Dear Sirs Some days since a package OF
your GRAIN-O preparation was left at nv Of
flee took II home and gave II q trial. and
have to say was very much pleased with il a.
a substitute for coffee. We have always used
the best Java and Mocha in our family, bu.
am free to say like the GRAIN.0 as well as
The best coffee ever drank.
Respectfully yours, A. c. JACKSON, NJ. D.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-22
Born of Agitation.

Ideas are born of agitation. They
fall through the air like fruit shaken
from a tree. Contentment is the surest
symptom of death. Satisfaction is Of
ten another name for Indifference. 1t
is a grave to all future possibility
Presbyterian Journal
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-22
Astounded the Editor.

Editor s. A. Brown, of Bennettsville, 5
c., was once immensely surprised
Through long suffering from dyspepsia, "
he writes, 'my wife was greatly run down
She had no strength or yigor and suffered
great distress from her stomach, but she
tried Electric Bitters which helped her at
once, and, after using four bottles, she is
entirely well, can eat anything. It's a
grand tonic, and its gentle laxative quail
ties are splendid for torpid liver" For
indigestion, loss OF appetite, stomach and
liver troubles it's a positive, guaranteed
cure. Only SOC at " IoGIS 4 MOORE s
drug store.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-22
What a Tale II Tells.

hthat mirror OF yours shows . wretchsa
saliow complexion, . jaundiced look. mo, 1
patches and blotches on the skin. ~. H..
trouble; but DIR. Kings New Life PHI.
regulate the liver, purify the blood. vixs
clear skin, rosy cheeks, rich completely
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-22
PauDer Notice.

THE undersigned hereby gives notice that he
l. has contracted with the City of Ellsworth ,fos
.ee support of the poor, during The ensujne yssr
and has made ampls provision for their supp0rt.
he therefore for6its al persons from furnisbtng
supplies 20 any panper on his account, - without
FINISHED HARRY 5, IoyTs
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-22

Dear NJ. b. Friends;
As was copying the above poem for
our column, liwondered at W hat period of
B. W. Procter's life 1t was written. He
was born little more than one hundred
years ago, and it seemed to me those lines
must have heen written when his childen
were young. Those words in the last
stanza
with Tongues all sweet and low,
Like pleasant rhy aie,
seem a prophecy OF the pheasant rhymes
the beautiful poems, " hich his daugh-
ter, Adelaide A. Proctor, left as a heritage
to human hearts. No one can read his
poem The Sea without a thrill OF bouy-
ancy and freedom. May give one more
brief poem OF his?
We are born, We laugh. we weep,
We love, 4r0op. we die
All wherefore do We laugh or weep
WHY do we live or die
W ho khuw- that -eCrbt deep
Atas, hot l.
Why doth the violet spring
Curecn by hunan cXes
was do he radiant seasons bring
SWEET thous hit that quickly H.
" by do our fond hearts CT ing
To tbiugs that die'
We through pain and wrong,
We git-and ds,
We love, we rose. aud then ere long,
Stone dead We He
q life Is all thy song
ENDURE Anu-die: =
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-22

EANEE IF tFFN " N
I. Introduction horigiucs- Discovery.
IL. furCha%e-->tstlrmeBi ahd La sd Titles.
ILL., A sketch Of the lie OF Cat isnsea n
". Biographical skstche. Of Earis settlers
V. Cots i%iahd.
vi. Tho Fishing Industry.
VII. synopsis Of Municipal Reearis.
VIII. Miscellaneous
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-24
STILL MISUNDERSTANDING.

sOne of the ablest men in the State,
not politician but a public spirited
citizen, in a private letter received yes
terday, said:
You ought to denounce the yellow
journals like the Charlotte Observer
for misrepresenting your position.
They are making their readers believe
that you say that the race issue is
the paramount issue in NATIONAL poll
ties. | have read all you have writ
ten, and l have re-read your original
article carefully. You never said
anything that could honestly be con-
strued into such a statement. They
have misrepresented what you said,
made bogy man out of it, and are
fighting the bogy man of their own
creation. | see through their McKin-
ley scheme but many others do not"
Not critic of this paper has print
ed the original editorial they criti-
cize. They charge that. the News and
Observer advocates running the cam
paign solely or chiefly on the race is
sue, and though they know it isn't so,
the boilers keep at it. The honest
papers that were misled by these mis-
representations, will, we know, treat
us fairly. The others will keep it up.
These columns will show that impe-
rialism is with us as with the Demo-
cratic parties the paramount issue.
But we still stick to what we origi-
nally said: "A vote for Mckinley is a
vote for negro Federal officers in
Wilmington, Raleigh and twenty
seven other towns in North Carolina"
as well as for Imperialism and Trusts.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-24
WHO MADE THE "AGREEMENT"?

The Washington Post contains an
editorial which confirms what had al
ready been whispered in North Caro-
lima, towit: That certain men, cali
ing themselves Democrats, were in
league with Republicans to carry the
State for Mckinley if, as it was ex-
pressed, 1--WE can get the 10000 ne
groes to vote" The Post says:
1.-THE situation in North Carolina,
as between Mr.. Mckinley and Mr..
Bryan, is engaging some attention
among well-informed politicians in
these parts. No one is quite ready to
saw that the Tar Heels will desert the
Democratic column, although the
story was brought to this city some
DAYS ago that there was an agreement
between Republicans and Democrats,
MADE A CONSIDERABLE TIME
AGO, that the amendment should be
carried in August AND NORTH CARO-
LINA'S ELECTORAL VOTE DELIV-
Erred TO MIR. MKINLEY IN NO
MEMBER. That story has been told
quietly. but with great emphasis.
here of late. 1t has not carried con-
viction that any such agreement has
actually existed, but it has convinced
some people that there is a strong
tendency among some North Carolina
Democrats to fall in line for the Re-
publican ticket.
Gas corroborating such a situation,
it is learned from North Carolinians
who are in the confidence of political
parties that there is a movement
among the Democrats down there to
issue a manifesto within a few days
declaring their preference, now that
the negro has been removed as an is
sue from State politics, in favor of
Mr.. Mckinley. Details of the men
and of their influence in various North
Carolina communities cannot now be
given, but steps have actually been
taken to that end, with prospects of
successful elimination.
This explains why a statement
that "a vote for Mckinley is a vote
for negro postmasters" threw Nc
Kinley organs into spasms. The agree
ment was 'made considerable time
ago" Some of the parties to the
agreement are known. Others are
suspected by their actions. The only
way to prevent success of this conspi-
racy is to expose it.
The Democratic press and the Dem
ocratic State Executive committee
will not leave one stone unturned to
prevent the carrying out of the agree
ment. No amount of pie or soap
can carry North Carolina for McKin-
ley.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-24
A GREAT SPEECH.

The speech of Mr.. Bryan, made at
Topeka, Kansas, accepting the nomi-
nation for president, was one of the
best Mr.. Bryan has made. 1t is in
excellent taste and will have a power
full influence in making votes in the
pending campaign.
Every true Populist in America will
vote for Bryan and Stevenson. a.
there is one who is wavering, the ar
gument made in this great speech
will convince him that il there was
one reason for voting for Bryan in
1896 there are ten this year. There
will be no Populist detection. \ few
men in North Carolina who have
been fusing for office with the Re-
publicans will vote for Mckinley as
protest against losing their offices,
but there is not Populist who be-
lieves in his platform who will not
enter earnestly into the fight for
Bryan and Stevenson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-24
STATE NEWS.

The Oxford Ledger says the Gattis Klgo
case will be tried in November.
T. D. Sherwood has been appointed
temporary receiver of the Brown Mercan-
tile Company of Greensboro.
The Greensboro Telegram does not be-
lieve the report that Judge Boyd will
speak during the campaign.
Mr.. d. H. Collins and Mrs. Roberta
Boyd. of this city, were married at
Muir's Chapel last night, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. A. G. Kirkman
in the presence Of a few friends. M
announcement of the marriage had been
made, @nd It came in the nature of i
surprise to their many friends. who eX-
tend congratulations, says the Greensboro
Telegram
Private letters received here tell OF
smallpox in the country between War
saw and Kenansville. 1t was brough:
from Norfolk by a negro who went "a
that city on an excursion and came back
broken out with the disease. His family
quickly took the disease also. Quaran-
tines were promptly established and il
is thought that there is no danger OF
the disease spreading. Wilmington Dis
patch.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-24
THE MAJORITY FOR THE AMEND.
MENT.

The State Board of Elections met
yesterday and canvassed the vote cast
on the 2nd of August on the consti-
tutional amendment. The vote stood:
For, 1S2,217; against, 12S,2S5, the ma
iority for the amendment being 3d.
932. The total vote cast was 310,502.
This vote will not be officially an
nounced because the board canvasses
this vote merely for information.
The official formal canvass will be
made by the Legislature at its session
in January Until then nobody can
officially know that the amendment
was adopted.
The vote this year is 26,45S less than
in 1898. We have not yet been able
to make an analysis, but there was
large number of negroes who did
not vote this year. The vote in 1898
was $4,000 The Democratic Judges
received 177,4 49 and the Fusion Judges
1851, giving a Democratic majority
of 1898.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-24

Voting as protest" is something
new in North Carolina. DR.. Cyrus
Thompson writes to friend in Geor-
gia that many Populists in North Caro-
lima will vote directly for Mckinley
as a protest against the conduct of
Bryan Democrats" DR.. Thompson's
Populists who will vote for Mckinley
are fellows who have revenue offices
or promises of Federal jobs, or fellows
who, like the doctor, are nothing but
assistant Republicans" The man in
Georgia may not understand the
word protest That word means
'boodle,' office or changed polti-
cal notions in North Carolina this
year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-24
TOO BIG FOR HIS JACKET.
Elizabeth City Economist.

We rather object to the youthful,
smart editor making the Biblical Recor-
der a political engine, and prefer it TO
be, as it is, the exponent and organ of
Baptist principles. The Recorder is the
child of our old friend and preceptor,
Thomas Meredith. We do not want it
brought into the turbid pool of politics.
There is much homely wisdom in the
scriptural allusion of Jericho and the
beard and there is much also in a mans
not growing too big for his jacket, which
we kindly commend to the young son of
our old friend
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-24

The Philadelphia Press notifies the
South that it will have to suffer dread
full things for ''disfranchising negroes
and imposing restrictions as to the suf-
frage." We would say that no south
ern man ought to vote for a party
that would make such threats, but
we fear to hurt the feelings of those
so-called Democrats who are working
to carry the State for Mckinley, eff
we can be sure of the votes of 10000
negroes"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-24
IT WILL DO SOME GOOD.

Inc attempted nOld-up by the tax
lodging corporations of the State will
entail upon the people the expense of
q prolonged litigation, but it is probable
that some good will result from the in
vestigation, and that much valuable in
formation will be collected and pre-
served.
The methods of assessment which OBJ
tain in the various counties are being
ascertained; and the evidence thereof
preserved If a method is followed in
any county, whereby property in that
county is under-assessed, that method
is unfair to the great majority of coun
ties which assess property according to
abolished.
The investigation is being made thor
ough, and the men who go upon the
stand and swear that property in their
counties is Intentionally and systemati
cally assessed at less than it's true value,
and that this is the general understand
3,
SCISSOR who ever said he valued proper
ty at less than it's true value. So far
we have not seen any names given.
Then when these men testify that prop
erty is generally assessed at less than
it's true value. they are asked if their
own property is assessed at less than it's
frlIa value and If SO how much less
Last week at Charlotte a citizen
of Wilmington, swore that he thought
property in Wilmington was valued st
about two-t thirds of it's true value but
erty he said two pieces of it had been
put on the market since the assessment
ard. that they could not sell it for the
assessment A gentleman in Robson
county swore to valuation of one-half,
but when asked about his wife's farm
near Hamlet, he said quickly, that it
was valued for fully as much as it would
bring.
All the witnesses who testify that
other peoples property is undervalued.
are asked about their own property, and
their testimony is preserved.
This evidence will be printed and
copy furnished to every county, and to
members of the Legislature. If any
county really has valued it's property at
less than it's real value, the Legislature
will no doubt order re-assessment of
property therein under such rigid reg
ulations as will guarantee that such
county shall value it's property as other
counties have, viz, at its true cash
value. If it shall appear that the off
Gals of any county have assessed at OILY
two-thirds of it's real value, it will be
competent for the Legislature to direct
the Auditor to charge up against such
county such an amount as taxes as the
officials of said county shall confess to
have Intentionally failed to assess.
1t is probable that the trial of thi
case will lead to a better understanding
than we have ever had of the laws rela-
tive to taxation and assessments. We
know something of the people of this
State. We know their innate honesty,
and we know their regard for the obi
CATION of their oaths, and we predict that
the railroads will not be able to prove
that the assessors and officers of many
counties have assessed property at one
half or two thirds of it's real cash
value. after they had taken a solemn
oath to assess it at its true value.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-24
NO SAILING UNDER FALSE COLORs
Winston Sentinel.

Let every voter show his colors in this
contest If one prefers Mckinley and
what he stands for. let him have the
manliness to say So If one prefers Bry
an and the principles CT the Democratic
party. let him act in accordance with
such preference. But let there be no mas
querading-no sailing under false colors-
no pretending to be for one candidate and
all the while covertly knitting him in the
interest of the opposing candidate. Let
us have free and open contest, charac-
teriZed be- the utmost frankness.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-24
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS,
MUST CHANGE THE STYLE OF DOING
BUSINESS
Statesville Landmark.

Statesville Landmark.
If the National Republican party ever
hopes to become really respectable in
the South it must change it's style of
doing business. 1t must in this see
tion eliminate the negro from promi-
nence in party councils and from office
holding, and it must also eliminate is
scurvy white leaders who have, by their
association with the negro become as
offensive, if not more so. than he is.
Whenever the National Republican par
ty does this it may gain some accessions
in the South. Until it changes it's ways
in regard to the South and its people,
it's increase in membership in this sec
ton will be small-at least for many
years to come.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-24

Cy Thompson writes friend in
Georgia that North Carolina is hon
estly against Bryan and Stevenson"
The wish is father to the thought.
Bryan and Stevenson will carry every
Congressional district in the State in
spite of the alliance between the Cau-
casian, the Charlotte Observer, and
the Ethiopian.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-24

The illiterate negroes can vote in
the coming November election, but
not after that.-Charlotte Observer.
The McKinleyites will try to organ
lie them to vote for Mckinley in No
vember. Every true Democrat will
fight for qualification of the white
vote in November
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-24

A man named Kenneday, a member
of McKinleys humbug Industrial
Commission, tells the Washington
Pest, that everything is lovely for
Mckinley in the West OF course.
Kenneday was appointed to talk that
way and is earning his money.