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Mesa free press., 1900-10-05

A manufacturer Of collar buttons
complains that he is often defrauded
by the inattention Of those to whom he
sends unsolicited goods on approval
His complaint raises the question Of the
rights Of peddlers to obtrude their
goods and themselves upon public at
tention. Newspaper and other print.
ed advertisements may be read or neg.
lected and even the billboard and
waste paper box appeals may be pass
ed by, although the roll Of invalids
made by the dreadful iteration of need
in given line has yet to be counted;
but the receipt Of unsolicited goods,
the non-acceptance of which involves
their return, although this may require
no more than the sealing and mailing
Of the inclosed, envelope, is distinct
invasion Of individual rights. The use
OF the mails for advertising purposes
has so over-reached itself that a
glance in the majority Of cases con-
signs anything bearing a resemblance
to an advertisement to the waste bas-
ket. When the wasted effort of the
sender and the receiver is counted (the
post0fice department is presumably
paid by the postage) the sum total de
mands the economists attention. The
call of the book agent has long headed
the list Of nuisances and amounts to
an imposition when the agent assumes
the guise Of an acquaintance by calling
for his victim by name or by sending
in an ordinary visiting card. That the
housekeepers' doors should be besieged
by an army of fruit and vegetable ven
ders, old women with thread and nee
dies, and Italians with cheap orna-
ments, who require the persuasion of
the mistress herself to convince them
that she needs nothing III their line,
suggests pitiable state Of municipal
life that should be legislated out Of ex-
istence. 1t may be possible for a man
to resign himself to the solicitations
Of street .peddlers to encroach upon the
space properly belonging to foot pas
sengers, as he goes to and from busi-
ness, but he cannot rid himself of the
belief that his home and Office are de-
voted, the one to his family and
friends, the other to his particular line
of business; in them he refuses to rec
ognize it as his duty to receive who
ever presents himself; neither can he
bring himself to feel an obligation to
open correspondence with an un-
known firm for whose goods he has no
use, although by his refusal he Jays
himself open to the charge of fraud
made by those who price time and the
freedom of buyer at the value Of a
postage stamp.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05

while America is that of but one. There
is, for instance, a United States of
Mexico, United S-atcs of Brazil, and
a United States of Colombia. Each Of
tnese countries is known by the dis
tlnctiVe part of its title-as Mexico,
Brazil or Colombia. So the United
states of America is properly called
America for short, and the designation
United States is more used here than
abroad, just as the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland is seldom
called the United Kingdom except in
the official publications Of the British
Empire. The name American has come
TO mean resident of this country, and
even the Canadians no longer claim a
right to the name, so Prof. Tyler's
criticism Is inconsequential.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05

The big family is not obsolete in
America. For the comfort Of younger
members Of such families, the story of
the late Coils P. Huntington is worth
reading. Mr.. Huntington was the fifth
son in a big family. Where are the
rest Of the children with whom he had
to compete for an education and a
chance Of advancement in life? Mar
tin Luther is another example of one
member Of numerous family of chill
dren achieving success in spite of the
obstacles that stand in the way Of a
child born under such conditions. And
there have been many others. We
have no law or custom that favors first
born or elder sons and daughters, yet it
Is well known that these have many
advantages over the younger members
Of a family. But the capacity for tire
less effort is a habit that can be ac-
Quired by individuals who are handi-
capped by conditions. Huntington ac-
quired it. And it was potent factor
In his wonderful success.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05
Boxers Trouble Due to Germans.

San Francisco.-President Jordan of
Stanford University, who has just re-
turned from several months stay in
Japan, does not believe that China will
be partitioned. He thinks Japan and
England sincere in their claims that
they have no selfish aims, but he as
cribes all the trouble to the Germans.
He says:
''The missionaries, if no other in
fiuence had been brought to bear,
would never have caused war. In so
far as I could ascertain, the Immediate
cause of the outbreak was the occupa-
ton of Kiao Chau by the Germans,
acting on the instigation of their
bishop of Shangtung, who, because of
the murder of two of his people, asked
for protection for his missions.
"The Chinese conception of punish
ment for such crime would have
been to cut off few hundred heads,
but when they saw their country
snatched from their own rule and DOM
mated by hated foreigners, and when
they stopped to consider other like re-
suits in the past, they rose IN arms
and began the bloody Boxer war.
"The bishop of Shantung, acknowl-
edging too late his mistake, afterward
mentioned in his published reports the
fatal alliance between missions and
politics" aaM
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05
SAYS HoBsON IS IN ERROR.
Lieut.. Calkins Says Nobody Claimed that
Shells Sank All the Ships.

San Francisco G. G.
Calkins, formerly navigating officer of
the cruiser Olympia, Admiral Dewey's
fighting flagship, but at present hy-
geographic officer at this port, when
asked to make a statement regarding
the reported interview with Lieutenant
Hobson, telegraphed from Vancouver,
in which the lieutenant is reported to
have said that the shells from Admiral
Dewey's squadron were not responsible
for the sinking Of Admiral Montijo's
fleet, but that the Spaniards sunk their
own vessels by drawing the plugs and
opening the valves, said:
II have read Mr.. Hobson's utter
ances with some interest and even
wonder. There is nothing new or
startling in his declarations, and it is
surprising that he should nave made
statements that he cannot avow of his
own knowledge.
HOBSON'S ERROR.
"Mr. Hobson superintended the re-
pair at Hongkong Ca long distance
from Manila) of three of the raised
Spanish war vessels Those three were
the Isle De Luzon, the Isla De Cuba
and the Don Juan de Austria. They
were not the largest vessels in Mon
tijo's fleet, and it is true that they
were sunk by their crews, who pulled
out the plugs, not, however, until the
ship had been damaged slightly and
were in danger of falling into the
hands of the Americans. These three
are the only vessels OF whicn Mr.. Hob
T. ~ &
Montijo's flagship, the Reina Chris
tina, and the Castillo were burned to
the waters edge, as the result Of the
American shell fire.
''The Spaniards were unable to rut
out the conflagration. The Don An
tonic De Ulloa was actually sunk by
American shells that pierced her be-
low the water line
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05
Swedish Steel.

Some remarkable specimens, of Sw we-
dish steel have been shown in the
Stockholm exhibition. One was rib
bon of steel, extremely thin, and over
1000 feet long. It was so thin as to
weigh only 43 pounds. The sample
was produced at the .Sandvik works,
where a very large proportion Of the
paragon umbrella ribs Of the world are
produced. The steel Is so valuable that,
in order to maintain its standard, every
piece is examined, and workmen cut
out any parts that are burned, and re-
moved the last particle of scale.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05

Will contests are so common and SO
destructive that one feels like applaud
Ing the wisdom Of men who incorpor-
ate their estates under the name Of,
say, '"The John Jones Company" and
regularly transfer stock in the COM
pany just as they wish their property
should be distributed. 1t costs some
thing to incorporate, but it does not
exhaust an estate, as the contest over
q will might, and the chief corporator
Is able to guard himself against the
fate Of King Lear by retaining a SUBJ
stantial interest. The wonder is that
moneyed men have not devised even
better methods of. protecting their est
tates against impudent claimants and
greedy lawyers. The readiness with
which wills are contested and the ap-
parent ease with which they are fire.
quently broken must have ha troubled trotuitbifed the
i11ifid mind OF every man who has property
to leave.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05
That Offer to Kruger.

London.-The Standard, commenting
upon the statement that President
Kruger has accepted an offer of the
Dutch government to convey him to
Europe in warship, says the Tri-
bunes London correspondent, says
that England has a right to expect that
a country which is still automatically
friendly shall not display o1icious and
effusive patronage of an enemy of
England. By adopting that line it
makes itself his partisans and renders
itself liable to be called upon for ex-
plantations.
DUTCH CRUISER GOING.
Perim.-The Dutch cruiser Gelder-
land is going to Delogoa Bay to take
on board former President Kruger and
convey him to Holland.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05

Prof. Moses Colt Tyler of Cornell
says that the United States of Amerj-
ca is the only country of consequence
without distinctive name. He as
serts that the name America belongs
to the continent and not to the most
important republic of that continent.
However that may be, the name Amer
lea Is generally accepted everywhere
as that of this country, and the figure
of Uncle Sam in the cartoons now ap-
pearing in the foreign press on the
Chinese war is labeled America" and
not the UNITED States" The coun-
tries to the south Of us do not dispute
the title, and those that do call us
Norh Americans. America is the name
of this country for short and we are
Americans. The United States is a
part Of the name Of several countries,
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05
DOG Attacks Child.

Phoenix, Ariz.-The six-year-ol
daughter of John Stephan, at Prescott,
was fearfuly mangled by dog. She
stopped to caress the sleeping animal,
when it awoke and sprang upon her.
The brute fastened its teeth in the
child's face, tearing one cheek wide
open and lacerating her neck and one
arm. Neighbors hurried to her aid
and the dog was finally beaten off and
killed. The child may live, but will
lose an eye and will be frightfully dis
figured
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05
Land Seeker Gather.

Tacoma, Wash.-Hundreds of land
seekers are arriving at Brewster,
Okanogan county, to secure locations
In the Co1ville Indian reservation,
which will be opened for settlement
on October 10. They are chiefly from
Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, the Dakotas
and Indiana. Between Republic and
the western boundary of the reserva-
ton, over hundred land agents are
engaged in locating settlers for from
$40 to $50 each. On October 10, be-
tween 5000 and 5000 settlers will
swarm over the reservation to secure
possession and set their stakes.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05
Simple Questions.

The beginnings Of new primer have
been made by one of our exchanges.
The questions may be indefinitely con-
tinued by teacher and pupil.
"See the corn in the field. Can the
corn walkY'
''No; the corn stalks"
"See the pretty cake. Does tae cake
stalk?"
'Never. But you should see cake
walk"
81 have rope. Can the rope M.lk p
eyes, if it is taut."
''Then hen is in the garden. Doeif the
hen riseY'
''No, the hen sets" :.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05
Exterminate the Boxers.

Taku.-Li Hung Chang has caused a
proclamation to be posted in the prin-
cipal cities of the Chi Ii province,
calling upon the soldiers and people
to exterminate the Boxers. All the
Taoists, magistrates and projects de-,
serting their posts will be replaced by
others. The military officials are di-
rected to count the troops and report
to Ii Hung Chang, who, the proclama-
tion says, will arrange all matters with
foreign nations.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05

Some men the moment they are NOM
mated for Office lose all positiveness of
opinion. They are colorless. They
part with their convictions the moment
they part with private life. The times
will not tolerate that kind; men of con-
victions are wanted, men who have
something to say. The proverbial
good fellow will pass in a town meet
ing or q ward, but we want some stuff
h the man we place in responsible
management of public affairs. Better
be wrong once ina while than nothing.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05
Ex-senator John ]. ingalls,, who die,

Ex-senator John ]. ingalls,, who died
recently, was 1 man of great force of
character, wide information and
searching intelligence. He just missed
greatness because Of the innate cyni-
cism which paralyzed his faculties
when they were most needed for pub
lie service. He would have been no.
lbler had he been able to see more mo-
bility In the mass Of men. He would
have been more useful to his country
had he not overemphasized the selfish
ness of human nature and been more
alive to the generosity of human mo-
i've.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05
Three Lives Loss in a CesspooI.

Tucson, A. Tt. D. Geiger and two
Mexicans were engaged In emptying
a cesspool. One of them being overcome
by gas, fell into the pool. The other
Mexican went to his assistance and
fell in. Geiger then made an attempt
to save both and likewise lost his life.
Geiger was we'll known on the Coast
and Rocky Mountain region.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05

prints a revised list of those who per-
ished in the great storm. This list
has been carefully compiled from va
rious sources, and places the number
of known dead at 4754.
of $70,31S donated by Philadelphia. and
contributions are still coming in.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05

It's unfair for the opponents Of the
shirt waist to charge it with unhealth-
fulness because the ancient Greeks
practically wore nothing else and now
they are all dead.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05
Powerful Magnets.

Electro magnets, capable of picking
up five tons, are used by an Illinois
steel company to transfer steel beams
or plates from one part Of the shop to
another.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05

When a man and woman are made
one the question is which is the one.
Sometimes there is long struggle be-
tween them before the question is final
lY settled.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05

The Shah of Persia has become CIV
ilized enough to be in serious. danger
from anarchists.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05

There's nothing much in shirt waist
when man wears 1T, but when girl
wears it-well, there's the girl.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-05

A West Virginia girl named Lemon
had rib broken by an impetuous low
er. The moral is easy.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

where they intend to Keep house for
George -. Hatch, who Is at work on a
yacht here.
The band boys viii give one Of their
concerts in the opera house Saturday eve
ming. Give them full house.
Capt Fred Weed has purchased 400 cords
OF wood. He says there will be a scarcity
in the fall, and he wants to be prepared
for 1t.
The body of Percy Thurston, who died
suddenly in Boston last week, was
brought to South Deer Isle Saturday for
interment.
The Indians have put in an appearance,
and are shooting gulls for the feathers
which they ship to New York and Phila-
delphia markets.
Schooner yacht puritan, Capt. Harry
Gray, sailed for Boston Sunday. Capt.
Gray has had his crew at work on her the
last four weeks and she was looking fine
when she sailed.
May a. w
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Women and Wedding Rings.

at is ge,."raIly supposed that women
regard their wedding rinrs as sacred" re-
marked a Chestnut street jeweler yester-
day. but rs a matter of fact they don't.
Specifically they may give you this i'm
preston. but whom you come right down
10 it they don't let II little matter like
sentiment stand in the way of style.
Style in wedding rings! Why, 10 be sure.
The ring that is now used is narrow
circlet of gold which looks like little more
than guard for the other rings on the
finger. But that isn't the point. What |
want to emphasize is the fact that wom-
en- who were married years ago and
whose wedding rings are the old style
massive affairs are coming i'll every day
10 have them altered TO conform 10 the
present style. Even elderly women with
married daughters of their own seem to
have little sentiment in the matter and
have their heavy bands shaved down to
the size required by the present fashion.
| may be criticised for telling profess
sional secret. but don't care. 1t seems
like sacrilege to me, but then I'm only
man "-phiIadelphia Record.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

y Chicago physician with statistical
turn If miad has been estimating the
proper distance covered by woman in
dancing through the ordinary ballroom
programme.
An average waltz. the doctor estimates,
takes one over three-quarterS OF a mile
4 square dance makes you cover half a
mile. The sane distance is covered in a
polka, while rapid gaIop Will obnge you
to traverse just about mile,
Say there are II waltzes. which is a
fair average. These alone make nine
miles. Three ealops added TO this make
the distance II miles. while from three TO
five other dances at a half mile each
bring up the total to from Is to II miles.
This. too, is without reckoning the prom
enadc and the extras.
LAS a means of exercise says the ply
stefan, sit will thus be seen that dancing
stands at the head of the list. In golf.
for instance. the major part Of the exer-
else consists in the walking around the
links, following up the bail, and yet, even
in golf not 50 mach ground is covered as
in an evenings dancing. - Chicago
Chronicle
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Hancock County Crops.

The summary of crop conditio n
Hancock county, published in the 5 "a e
agricultural bulletin soon to be issut d, is
as follows:
Condition of grass fields. good in most parts
very little er.killing except on newly SEED
cd land. Clover has generally wlntered fairly
well. Season q little later than last year Acre.
age of grain, 100 per cent Condition of
fruit trees, 1870 per cent. Condition of plum
trees and other small fruits, 104 per cent. Local
market prices hay, 1899, S., 1900, sl2; pc Il
toes. 1892 IS cents, 1900, As cents; apples, $50
$500, 1900, ss; poultry, 1899, ID cents, 1900 "A
cents; eggs. 1892 II cents, 1900 IL cents butter,
1899. 2l cents 1900. % cents cows, 1899 So 1900
ss2 sheep, 1890. s2,75 1900, 50; wool, 1872 II
cents, 1900 90 cents.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16
MT. DESERT ISLAND.
History and Natural Beau
ties of the Island.

Reneath the westward turning eye
A thousand wooded islands lie;
Their thousand tints of beauty glow
Down In the restless waves below
There sleep Placentia's group;
There gloomiiy agAidst the sky
The dark Isles rear their submits high
4 nd Desert Rock, abrupt AMI bare.
/ Hts It's graz turrei to the air.
seen from hfar ike some stronghold
lullt hy The ocean kings of old;
And faint n smoke wreath. white and thin,
Swcil- In the north vast katahdiH,
and wandering from IL marshy feet,
The broad Peuobscut comes to meet
And m!ugle with it, own green bay.
John Grecntedf Whittier.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16
Brave Men Fall

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as well as women, and all feel the
results in loss OF appetite, poisons in the
blood, backache, nervousness, headache
and tired, listless, run down feeling. But
there's no need to feel like that. Listen to
j. w. Gardiner, Idaville, Ind. lie says:
Electric Bitters are just the thing for a
man when he is all run down, and don't
care whether he lives or dies. II did more
to give me strength and good appetite
than anything could take. can now eat
anything and have a new lease on life.
Only 80 cents at 5. ID. WIGGIN's drug
store. Every bottle guaranteed.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

"Why is it," asked the instructor OF the
class in economics, "that the value OF the
raw material is always less than that of
the finished product" at isn't always"
answered one OF the pupils, a demure
young woman with a dimple in her chin.
"a raw pearl is worth ever so much more
than one that's been cooked"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16
4 Denomination.

I,vo change; wP Intentions.
fhe orators charm
No longer will win me,
I'm tendiu' the farm.
I've lost precious momcBt%--
I'm sure OF it now
\ follerin' politics
Sud o the piow.
Fur talkin' won't hitch up
The hosses, you know.
An speeches won't furrow
The soft, row by row;
The SEASONS Il chaug,n'.
IN quit II, vow
This foilerin' politics
Std o the pillow.
Washington Star
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16
DOES COFFEE AGREE WITH YOU ?

If not, drink Grain.O-made from pure grains.
A lady writes: 1.-THE first time l made Grain-O
! did not like it but after using 1t for one week
nothing would induce me to go back tn coffee
II nourishe= and feeds the system. The chill.
dren can drink 1t freely with great benefit 1t
is the strengthening substance of pure grains.
Get a package TO day from your grocer, follow
the directions In making it and you viii have
delicious and healthful table beverage for old
and young. Use. and pc.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

East BiuehiH.
Leon p. Chapman is seriously i'll.
A. j. Grindle left last Tuesday for Con-
cord, n. II.
John f. Wood left last Monday for Ray
mond, California.
A. T. Cousins went to Mount Waldo
last Tuesday and returned yesterday.
John W. Duffy has repaired and moved
into the Charlotte Grindle house.
Mrs. George E. Hardy, who has been
visiting in East Starry, returned yesterday.
Schooner "Baltimore", Cousins master,
with wood and barrels, sailed to-day for
Rockland.
Schooner "Waldron Holiness, Eaton
master, arrived last Tuesday with freight
for L. Il. Grindle.
Schooner "Gold Hunter, Candage
master, arrived last Thursday with
freight for the grange store.
Capt. Byron w. Young and wife, Mrs.
John A. Miller and daughter Edna, ar
rived last Tuesday. They are the guests
OF Capt. John L. Miller.
s. Whitcomb Cousins returned last
Tuesday from st. John, n. B., where he
has been uperintending the rebuilding
OF the schooner "Hazel Dell'.
May IA. G..
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AshyiIle.
Mrs. j. {. Small is very ill.
L. q. Bunker is at home from Iron
bound with the measles.
w. II. Hall is recovering from his
severe attack Of the grip.
May IA. MEB
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Time and Experience

are severe tests; but both tests, and
all other tests, have been met by
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To the Honorable, the Judge of the Probate
Court in and for the county of Hancock. -
ID ESPECTFULLY represents Gertrude g
IL Rice, of New York City, that William
Il. Rice, late of said New York, died on the
nineteenth day of September, a d. 1899 That
at a probate court held ON the sixth day of
February in the year of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred, Gertrude $. Rice was duly
appointed executrix of the viii of said VIM
b. Rice and accepted said trust.
That your petitioner is informed and be-
leves that certain of said property of said
decedent hereinafter mentioned passing by
will or some portion theI eof, or some interest
therein is subject to the payment OF the tax
imposed by Chapter l46 of the public laws of
1893 and acts amendatory thereof ard addi-
tional thereto.
That the names OF all the persons who are
interested in the succession to said property,
and the share of each as stated in Sehed-
ule A, hereunto annexed.
Wherefore yoIr petitioner prayS that the
actual market value of said property y. the per
sons interested in the succession thereto,
and the amount of the lax thereon may be de
termined by the Judge of probate.
GERTRUDE :. RICE.
Dated this fourteenth day of prii, a. 1900,
STATE OF NEW YORK, t.
NEW York COUNTY, %
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
fourteenth day OF April, a. d. 1900.
Il. s. ). B. GooDALE,
Notary Public,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

There is no vacation in the school OF
ex perlence.