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She g a remarkable handsome girl
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II, There are said to be many French
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The four hundredth anniversary
the discovery of Brazil is Being cele
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THE PRAYER MEETING.
Moral Courage.

Cowardice before an armed foe is
trait almost unknown among our peo-
pie. The bravery with which our SOL
diers face death in battle is as mag
nificent as that seen in any age of the
world. Physical courage is illustrated
also by heroic deeds almost daily in
the common walks Of life, where peo-
pie are rescued from peril by engineers,
policemen or anybody who happens to
hold guardianship over human life. 1t
is moral courage which is so sadly
lacking. There are hosts of people who
have firm convictions in opposition to
the popular views on the most urgent
questions OF national policy. but they
are afraid TO speak their mind freely
and frankly because of the tyranny of
the unthinking mob or toadying press
or self interested politician, whose only
argument is abuse and whose whole
creed is, BE on the winning side. "
There are hosts of people. too. who
lack moral courage in asserting the
broad principles Of morality and re-
ligion and in securing for religion
those acknowledged rights which our
civilization has always assumed and
never Observation-Disclosures Horn.
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, excsss of the ,timu alton OF the energies As
,ns pervou. system after little time impera'
lively rrquircs increased Stimulation
T,y, and one.n.lt ounces Of ab-oia'e alcohol
.rc ,ouat in ynlume 10 ilyu IabiesPcOnfui> this
.,,',,, Z atroi,ot f. found IN ten tahiespoohtuls
of ,be pure,t whiskey or brandy. have re-
,r,Iy secsrr., the -.rvlees of TWO eminent chenI'
Its VINO have anSly z,d xix varieties Of the "hsst
wines, native aud imported, give tue res"'
of these aual, -cs 10y volume In common meas
uremeits, each Deiug so'newoat ioss ina" '''
measure stated. 10 avoid fractional reeAouins'
iNuut oar Hue-t California wl"es en"'N'" ia
l,i,le-la.otf als Of alcJhot Ia a ~ ga" mue"-
yaunte,i AMERICAN Niue has iiWiv over ,'s"'
tthie- to8afui- al pure aicoao' ln "nc ri"' we
hr.nd ot IurI contacts ,yVvu tetle spoonful" al
,e,tut To "a ,uui. oue frcHcH wine, imported
ami much nl,erli-el, c4nisios hse ,abcr p""n-
tul- of alconol to = plot, Tue itShte-t VINE a
t.altferni. urtuu. contains fVar taUie-poouiuis
oil u cohv 70 a pint-
puf,,s 4, lsii., sud Ltborious professional iiie
1 have sever taken vi sieUnJl aUd it, derivatives
what would atBeaHt - stngIe punt ui absolute
slconul / have prescribed just ~ htt1e "i u as
cuuid aud have never administered /" 10 any
oil ms children, even ia severe illness, aud they
are now of adult age
Alcohol sud It's derivatives are too thought
lessly used anu too careless! preecriDcd ny
our profession, aud any physi IAN VINO nas per-
mitted his patients To uecome h'bitues through
his counsel or neglect has not uecn a tine lT'ehu
to the unfortuSate sufferers Far better a"a
more surv tnau the cure OF the unfortunate Is
the pr, veulive WORK which every ply sioian ~
ever, Obligation to his ieiiowrncn, Is conscisn-
tiousi, bound to do.
am po-itise that with our profession, more
than with any other class OF pvrs ms. iiee Tbs
possibility OF preventing the alcohol disease.
BY virtue of their sacred office ply sicians are.
or ever should Ue. the protectors of the indisid.
usi and the home. and the guardians of the pub
lie.
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TWO SINNERS.
There was a man. II WAS said one time,
no went asiray In his youthful prime.
Can tie brain keep cool and the heart keep
quit,
And the TOYS will he boy = the old folks say,
A nd the ma is the better who's had his day.
The sinner reformed, and the preacher told
OF tb' prodiRal son W no came back TO the fold.
Ana the Christian people threw open the door
With warmer welcome than ever he ore.
Wealth and honor re- his to command
And a spoilers woman gave him her hand,
and the world strewed their pathway with flow
ers a-bioom,
Crying, "God bless lady and God bless groom !"
There was maiden went astray
In the golden dawn of Iife's young day.
She had more passion and heart than head,
And she followed t,iindly where fond love led,
And love uncheck, L. a dangerous uide
To wander ut will by a fair girls side.
The woman repented, and turned from her sin.
But no door opened o let her In;
The preacher prayed that she mig ht be forgiven,
Hut told her 10 look for mercy Ia heaven;
For this IL the law of the earth we know,
That the woman Is scorned, " hiie the man may
go.
brave man welded her, after AL
But the world said, frownipg, I'VE shall not
call"
Eiia Wheeler Wiicor.
Selected by Sister W.
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becomes impoteut to escape from the tyranny OF
It's power
Thirty six years ago two of the nohiest physi-
clans. men of fine native and physicat powers
commenced the use of two tablespoohiuis OF the
purest whisky, to induce sleep when over
worked They were younger than myself One
gradually lost his standing and practice and
died four years ago filling drunksrd's grave;
the other possessing great native hardness of
fingers yet, a hopeless aud helpless
alcohol habltue whom Beithrr the keeley cure,
the entire medical phsrmacopoeia. nor the
strongest m, raj aid has asaiied to save Il Is
far more difficult to treat traumatic injuries,
frver-, Influenza. pneumonia. and prevailing
endemic diseases when the patti ut is II very
moderate drinker, than 10 cure a total ahstaipcr
of equal vitality have been able to relieve
permanently a nunbtr of persons. some of
whom were women. who tn the carrier stages Of
moderate drinking were s,rHgg ing against the
alcohol habit, unwiuiagly termed, and there is
no work ! regard with greater satisfaction.
have always felt It imperative TO eujoiu upon
these patients the necessity OF total abstinence
for life, a their only security, except in the
direst medical extremity. Persons with re-
fined, sensitive, or diseased brain using hahitu
ally ev. n the smallest amount OF alcohol are In
grea, danger. The most active and susceptible
qualities Of mental activity readily take on an
unnatural excitation.
Two and ope-half ounces of alcohol should
never be used by any individual daily. exeep,
a. a very temporary necessary expedient In an
emergency or serious Illness. II should then be
conscientiously Withdrawn by the attending
physician, at the earliest moment when the
necessity for lite use has passed Facts every.
where demonstrate that untold mischief results
from the daily use OF what Is usually regarded
as a small amount Of the purest alcoholic
liquors. l ind many pc sons using no more
and even less than two and one-half ounces of
alcohol per day. or Its equivalent. who are un,
consciously habitues. The eyes and the skin of
the cheeks, nose, ears and neck. show heivhtened
coIoring. This Is far from being an indication
OF health.
The use of an ordinary hand lens reveals a
decided enlargement of he capiliarics in these
localities. II this vascular di-tention has TAXI n
place In The denser and less important structure
of the skim why must 1t not have occurred, even
to a greater degree, in the far more numerous
and more delicate capillaries of the cerebral
Tissues? The permanently heightened color
indicates an advanced stage of the alcohol dis
ease. The deceived victims, however, regard
themselves very temperate user- of alcoholic
stimuants and no amount of argument can
convince them that they are in any danger OF
becoming hahitaes. In such cases the obscrsant
practitioner cannot fail to discern evidences of
serious organic changes In the cerebral. hepatic,
and other tissues. The exhaustion that follow :
the burning out of the active fire kindled with a
small amount of alcoholic stimuiant l. evidcntiy
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-17
When We Face the Past.

A rich landlord cruelty oppressed a
poor widow. Her son, then a little
boy of 8 years, witnessed it. He after
ward became a painter and painted a
life likeness of the dark scene.
Years afterward he placed it where
the man saw it. He turned pale. trem-
bled in every joint and offered large
sum to purchase it, that he might put
it out of sight.
Thus there is an invisible painter
drawing on the canvas of the soul a
lifelikeness rejecting correctly all the
passions and actions of our spiritual
history on earth. Eternity will reveal
them to every man. We must meet
our earth life again, whether it has
been good or evil.-Episcopal Recorder.
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advertisements.
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For Sick
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ID. G. q. Il Column.

THE editor invites secretaries of local unions
of the W. c. T U. in Hancock county, and
white ribboners generally. to contribute to this
column reports OF meetings or items that will be
of interest to workers in other parts of the
county. We would like this to be n live column
but 1t needs some effort on the part of W. c. T.
e. women to make 1t so. II Is a column of their
making. not ours, and will be what they make
1t. Items and communications should be short.
and are, of course. subject to approval of the
editor.l
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Spirit of Christ.

And this, in truth, is what we want:
We want the vision of calmer and
simpler beauty to tranquilize US in the
midst of artificial tastes. We want the
draft of purer spring to cool the
fame of our excited life. We want. in
other words. the spirit Of the life Of
Christ, simple. natural. with power to
calm and soothe the feelings which 1t
rouses. the fullness Of the spirit which
can never intoxicate.-F. w. Robert
mn
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ANSWER TO PROF. ATwATgR.

tDr. c. A. Greene, in the Medical Record
have read with much interest Prof. At
waters report OF the experiments which he has
conducted at Middletown, Conn, under the
auspices of the committee of ffty for the inyes
tigation of the drink problem. 1t has long been
well known that the hydrocarbons. the oils,
fats, saccharine substances, starch and alcohol
are heat producing and sources OF energy In
the human body. The recent experiments of
Prof. Atwater simply demonstrate that the
human body can oxodize-use as fuel, creating
energy-two aud one half ounces OF alcohol in II
day. IL Is urged that the alcohol can he more
rapidly conv, rted into energy than The hydro
carbons mentioned. ordinarily used as food, and
may subserve purpose In an emergency where
rapid evolution of force is imperative.
Unlike any other ny drocarbon used as food or
as beverage. alcohol has peculiarly subtle
effect upon the nervous system forming a habit
which becomes mabiacal and uncomfortable in
character before the habitue Is at all aware OF it.
l am assured from observation extending
through fifty years of professional life. that two
and one-half ounces of alcohol OF the equivalent
in the finest brand s, whiskeys. wines, ales,
used dali, for a period of time at all extended.
" Ill not fail TO make an alcohol habtue OF the
most finely endowed man woman in the
world. The nervous system surely registers the
the two and half ounces of alcohol may be
taken. Once a habitue and under the control of
the alcohol mania. the strongest man or woman
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e x,sIlaN FNDtAvoR.



21-Comaent by Rev. :. II. Doyle.
TopIe.-send me.--Isa. vi, 1-l0 Quarterly mis-
sionsry uleeting)
Isaiah, the son OF Amor, prophesied
IN Judah and Jerusalem during the
reigns of UZziah, lothian, Ahaz and
Hezekiah, covering the periou from
S5S to GJS B. c. He was married and
had two sons, whose names were SYM
bolical. Ills own name signiled sal
walton of jehovah" Tradition says
that Isaiah when 80 years OF age was
placed, by order of Manasseh, in tree
and sawn asunder. lSaiaA's prophecy
is called the fifth gospel His predic-
tons concerning Christ were marvel
Gus and should be priced and valued
by every Christian and Christian En-
deavorer
In highly impressive vision Isaiah
was called of God to do a great work
for Him. He felt his unworthiness,
but God made him worthy. He felt his
insutficiency. but God supplied his lack.
So also will God prepare and support
us for any mission which He has for
us to do.
|. Isaiah was called of God. THE
Lord said. Whom shall | sendg' The
missionary call must come from God.
The missionary must have many quail
fcations, but this one above all others.
God has in all ages called men to do
His work. and today He calls each one
Of US as individuals to do something
in the great work Of evangelizing the
world. Every opportunity to give to
missions. every occasion for prayer
for missions, every opening for mis-
sionary work, is call from God to us.
May we be as ready and willing to re-
'spond as Isaiah was.
2 Isaiah responded to the call Of
God. '.Whom shall l send?" said the
Lord. Here am l. Send me-" replied
Isaiah. (a 1t was a prompt reply.
God wants promptness in missionary
work. Millions are dying unsaved with
out the gospel. If we do anything to
save them, we must act promptly. o.
It was a willing response. 1t has the
right ring about it in this respect.
God wants willing missionary workers.
Perhaps no Christian work is so I'M
willingly done and so uncheerfully
done as missionary work, and yet
it should not be so. 1t Is our most
important work. 1t is our best paying
work. And. furthermore. God loves
willing. cheerful workers and givers.
Isaiah was honored and blessed of
God for his prompt and willing obedi-
ence to His call. He became the
brightest light. the greatest evangelist.
In the Old Testament dispensation.
God will also honor and bless us If we
will willingly and promptly respond to
His call.
THE PRAYER MEETING.
This topic emphasizes the individual
In mission work. 1t is not Send
somebody else" but Send me-" Let
the leader see that this phase of mis-
sionary effort is emphasized. Make
the keynote of the meeting not what
Isaiah, Paul, Judson or Carey did for
missions, but What am l doing, and
what more can l doT'
Bible Readings.-Gen. xii, Is; Sam.
Ill, 10; lisa lii, 4: Jonah lii, 40; Nah.
l, Is; Math. xiii, 31-33; xviii, 10, 20;
John tx, 4; Acts i, is; viii, 26-4o; Kill
1-3; xvi, sill: Rom, X, IA, 10; Cor. XIV,
IS; Rev. xxi, II.
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ttlutual Deneht Column.
EDITED BY AUNT MApGE".
It's Motto: "Hetpful and Hopeful"

The purposes of this column are succfpctly
stated iu the title ana motto 1t Is fer the mu-
tral benefit, and aims TO be helpful and hopeful
Being for the common good. II IL for the com
mon uee-a puzzle servant, a purveyor of III
formation and suggestion, medium for tbs In
terrhanye OF ideas In this capacity II soicits
communications, and It's success depends large
" on the support given 1t In this respect. Com
mupications must be signed. bet the name oil
writer will uot he print ii except by permission
Con municaiiOns will be subject to approval OF
r, lection by the editor of the cniuntu, but NONE
viii tie rejected without good reason Address
all communications TO
THE AMERICAN,
Ellsworth, Me.
Nut al Benefit Column.
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Pauper Notice.

THE undersigned hereby gives notice tnas nj
i has contracted with the City of Ellsworth ,fol
The support Of the poor, during the ensuing year
and has made ample provision for their support
he therefore forbids all persons from furnishing
supplies TO any pauper on his account, as witnou
bis written ORDER, he will pay for no goods "
furnished. HARRY S. JONES.
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Rev. Harry Hill at the request OF the
W. C. T. L preached peace sermon on
Sunday, Jan Ia
The union here will hold suffrage
meeting at an early date. Topic: why
1 think women should have the ballot"
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Relationship.

There is relationship between the
chiidlike character and the Christlike
character which will last as long as
the kingdom Of God lasts.-R- ]. Camp
bell.
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PRICE, $3.50.

The book may be obtained of the author, DIR.
Fl. W. SMALL, Atlantic. Me-; of II. W. BRY-
ANT. 2ss Middle street, Portland, or of the pub
iishers. THE HANCOCK COUNTY PUBLISHING
Co., Ellsworth, Me.
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Dent Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Array.
To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic, full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No-'ro-
BAG. the wonder. worzer. that makes weak me- n
strong An druggists. zoe or 81. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free Address
Sterling Remedy Co Chicago or New York
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Co Mort Powder leaves the kin soft and
prevents soreness. DIR. c IL. Bullock, of
Hartford. Conn says:-"For use after
shaving, it is the best thing in the world"
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EMBELLISHMENTS.
$780,.

DR.. Il. Detchon's Anti Diuretic
May be worth to you more than $lG0 If you
have child who soils bedding from inconti
pence of water during sleep Cures old and
young alike II arrests the trouble al once. 81.
Sold by s. d. WIGGIS, Druggist. Ellsworth, Me
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A rolling stone may gather no moss
but il is dead sure thing that a setting
hen never gets fat.
The wor d il fuiI OF budding geuiuses.
bat he MSS orry OF them gr, nipped IN
tue bud
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Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
Toe e5c II C. c. C. fail, druggists refund money
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JUST PUBLISHED!
HISTORY
SWANS ISLAND,
MAINE,
BY
HI. w. SMALL, M. d.

history of Swans Island has just been pub
lished and is now ready for delivery. DR..
small, of Atlantic, has given much time to
The preparation of this volume, which covers
pa pages. From the following table of con-
tents may be seen the ground which the book
covers:
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
l. Observation-Disclosures Discovery.
IIv Purcbase--Settlement and Land Titles.
Ill. A Sketch of the Life of Col. James Swa n
~. Biographical Sketches of Early Settlers.
v. COTS Island.
vi. The Fishing Industry.
VII. synopsis of Municipal Records.
VIII. Miscellaneous.
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A brother suggests that a little corn
starch mixed with the salt in the shaker
will prevent the dampness. which causes
the salt to clog.
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There are people lido not initiate them !! J
who, if they hear an organ, find out at
once which are the poorest stops. If they
listen to great speaker, they remem Der
nothing but some slip in the construction
Of a sentence, or break in the consistency
of metaphor, or flaw in the evolutions
of an argument. While their friends are
admiring the wealth and beauty of tree
whose branches are weighed down with
fruit, they have discovered a solitary
Dough, lost in the golden affiuence, on
which nothing is hanging.
AUNT MADGE.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-17

1t seems a most remarkabl thing that
chief and publisher of the Youths Com
panion for forty-two years, should for
the first time be printed in that paper
Jan. II, 1900. His death occurred Dec.
"a 1899
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at is said, and truly, that there is no
principle founded in machinery that is
not illustrated in the human body. Me-
chanics are acquainted with more than
three hundred and ten mechanical move
ments, and every one OF these is found, at
least in its simplest form, in some part of
the body. All kinds of levers and joints,
pulleys and pumps, bars and pipes, wheels
and axles, are found among the bones and
tissues, the muscles, and organs of the
body. Here are ball and socket joints,
beams and girders, trusses and buffers,
arches, columns, and cables, SO that men,
when they learned to make machines and
build buildings, had only to study the
work of the great Builder in their own
bodies"
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CRANBERRY PIE heaping cup of cranber
ries, / cup of raisins stoned, Ia cups of no,
water; cook together antn craDberries will
mash; add cup sugar and one rolled cracker
Bake with two crusts. This makes two pies.
Bluehill MRS. c.
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FOR sALR.-Ten R.I-P.A.S.s for S cents ct
druggists. One gives relief.
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Dear NJ. b. Friends:
There is as much truth as poetry in the
above, and it is no use for us to deny 1t.
ular departure from life of rectitude-
the time will come when each shall bear
the reproach. The second stanza begins
THE sinner reformed, but the whole
truth is, society does not always wait for
his reformation; and mothers will allow
that man to show marked attention to
their daughters, and il he is s'good
catch" he will wed some fair young girl,
congratulations follow, and oblivion is
the bin wherein is harvested his wild oats.
There is another evil which the record
of divorce cases, as it appears in the col
umns of the papers about the time the
sessions of court are closing, brings pain
fully and fore bly, to the attention of the
public, and that is the Liz htness and slack
ness with which the sacred vows OF mar
riage are regarded. Is it the tendency Of
the times to regard marriage as little
farce from which, when it begins to put
on serious aspect, one or both parties
can retract? Or are we coming up out of
this lower view of the highest social rela-
ton OF life, into just and proper respect
for that union which was ordained by the
Divine Author of our beings? Every man
ought to be loyal to his hearts core TO the
mother of his children. Every woman
should possess heart i'll which her hus-
band can safely trust. Love that is
founded ON respect will wear through the
changes OF time be they better or worse.