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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

at is with good deal of pleasure and
satisfaction that l recommend Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea Rem
edy," says Druggist A. w. Sawtelle, of
Hartford, Conn. "a lady customer, see
ing the remedy exposed for sale on my
show case, said to me: Il really believe
that medicine saved my life the past sum-
mer while at the Shore and she became
SO enthusiastic over its merits that l at
once made up my mind to recommend it
in the future. Recently a gentleman came
into my store so overcome with collie pains
that he sank at once to the floor. l gave
him dose of this remedy which helped
him. / repeated the dose and in fifteen
minutes he left my store smilingly inform
ing me that he felt as well as ever" Sold
by GEO. A. PARCHER, Ellsworth, and W.
l. PARTRIDGE, Bluehill, druggists.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

HEADQUARTERS WV. II. u. RICE PosT }
Ne. IS, DgPAKrMESr on MAINE, q. A. r.,
Ellsworth. May :. 1890. J
orde, No.2.
/. In accordance with the rules and regula
lions of our or,ier. and pursuant TO general
orders No =, headquarters q A II. department OF
Maine. Wednesday. May 30. will he observed in
Ellsworth ne Memorial Day.
II. II IA earnestly requested that nsgs on
buidlnxs aud ON tine shipping Ue displa yed a,
halt mast during the day. and that all places of
business I've closed between the hours of l
o'clock IN. and 5 O'Clock p. M.
III. AIS o clock q IN desachmepts from this
post will proceed to the several outlying Gene
teries TO decorate the graves OF soldiers and
sailors as follows:
At woodbinc and st. Joseph's Catholic GENE.
teries-E Bonsey. NJ Smith, - l. yields.
James Hamilton. James A McGown. II Nelson
Joy. & Il Grindal and Irving osgood.
At tho Congregational chnreh-A X Devereux
and samuel J Morrison.
At Sortn ElIswor,h-Geo W Pat,en and A +
Phillips.
At Ellsworth Faii.-John r whitcomb. Il
Haynes. A W Ellis, W A Richardson.
Catholic cemetery on High street-John 8
Scott. John W Armstrong.
becchtanu anu Rlyrrs'uc-treo HASKELL
John Malone,
North Hancock-A Curtis. Israel Durgsn
BENZ shute.
Iamoipe-S II Young. d Y Mcfarland. Ira
Hagan.
wal,ham-A " Googins, c u Wilbur.
Eas,brook-LewiS bunker. r l. Clough.
oiis-thas otis. Chas fosg. w Remick-
surry-tieo. r Clark. +. ". Morgan. simon
Flood
wes, Ellsworth-G Is Floyd. sharfing,on
s,ackpolc.
Trenton II Marks, ] II Smith.
MAriayille-Geo W Black, + y Brimmcr.
The commander of each detachment will re-
port at once to the adj utant the number OF
graves decorated.
w. At O'Clock p IN. all the comrades will
assemble at Grand Army hail. where they will
form in column and march TO the soldiers mon.
ument, where n service from the service book
will be held.
V. At the conclusion OF the service at the
monument. the comrades will again form In
column and escort the orator of the day to Han.
cock hall. where the Memorial address will be
given by DIR. George A. Phillips. OF Ellsworth.
At the close of the services tho comrades will
again form In line and return to their hall and
disband.
vi. All soldiers and sailors of the late
Spanish American war, the WomAn's Relief
Corps, Sons Of Veterans. all fraternal orders.
the mayor and members OF the city government
the children OF the public schools and citizens
generally, are cordially invited to take part In
the observance of the day.
VII. Comrade James Z. Parsons Is hereby
designated as marshal OF the day.
A. W. CURTIS,
Post Commander.
HoRArIo y. JOY,
Adjutant.
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DIED.

BARTLETT-At Ellsworth, May TO- Marion,
daughter of MIR and Mrs Henry Bartlett, aged
4years. months, days.
CHAPMAN-At Bucksport, Nay s, Mrs Addie
Chapman, aged "a years, 6 months days.
CARTER-At Sedgwick. May :, Mrs Hannah
Carter, aged II years, months.
CARTER-At Sedgwick, May II, Mrs Matilda
Carter, aged Is years, months, days.
CROsBY-At Brewer. April 26. Mrs Julia
Crosby. of Bucksport. aged Y years, 20 days.
ESTABROOK-At Braddock, Pa, May s, Caro-
line johnson. widow of Almon f Estabrook,
of East Sullivan, aged 40 years.
FKOsT-At Mariaville, May $, cren Frost aged
5, years, months, II days.
GREES-At Brooksvile May II, Mrs Emily
Green. aged 10 years [Interment at urry.I
GREEN-At Deer Isle, May I, Mrs Lucretia
Green aged 81 years.
GiNN-At Bucksport. April 80. Mrs Lydia S
CHM aged IS years, IL months, Il days.
GATCOMB-At Hancock, May 4, Mrs Susan J
Gatcomb, aged II years. months, days.
STINSON-At Sedgwick. May IL. Mrs Martha
Stinson, aged 80 years, months, y days.
sTANLEY-At Cranberry Isles, May IL, Asa ID
Stanley. aged IS years, IL months, Is days.
TORREY-At fremont NAV ), Frank Torrey,
aged i6 years, months, 81 days.
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Doctors Don'ts.

Don't rea d in street cars or other jolting
vehicles.
Don't pick the teeth with pins or any
other hard substance.
Don't neglect any opportunity to insure
q variety OF food.
Don't eat or drink hot and cold things
immedia lately In succession.
Don't pamper the appetite with such
variety Of food that may lead to excess.
Don't direct special mental or physical
energies to more than eight hours work
In each day.
Don't keep the parlor dark unless you
value your carpet more than your own
and your children's health.
Don't delude yourself in the belief that
you are an exception 80 far as sleep is con-
cerned; the nominal average of sleep is
eight hours.
Don't endeavor to rest the mind by
absolute inactivity, let 1t seek its rest in
work in other channels, and thus rest the
tired part Of the brain.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16
OCEAN GREYHOUND.
Mammoth Ship Expected to Cross
Atlantic in Four Days.

Atlantic in Four Days.
The four-dsy ocean crosser Is more than
a dream OF the marine architect. Her
precursor will soon be on the stocks. II
she is not there already. What her name
may be, and what may be the tremendous
power In her gigantic steel hull to drive
her % foot twin screws, has not been re-
vealed. But she has been ordered fror,
the Vulcan, the ship building company, of
Stettin, Germany, by the North German
Lloyd line, and within two years she will
be on the route between Bremen, South
ampton and New York.
She will be 752 feet long, and is de-
signed to be faster than the "Deutsch-
land" OF the Hamburg American line, a
twenty three knotter that is just on the
line. The "Deutsch bland" Is guaranteed
by her builders, the Vulcan company, to
average at least twentythree knots on
the voyage from Southampton, Cher
bourg, or Plymouth to Sandy Hook.
That means that she will readily beat
the record of the "Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, which is five days, seventeen
hours and twenty-seven minute
1t has become almost an axiom among
shipping folks that whenever one of the
German lines builds a record breaker, the
other line will make an effort to have
something ter. The competition IL SO
keen between the Teutons that the Brit
ish lines have practically dropped out Of
the contest.
Only hints of W hat he new ship may be
can be gathered now. Her horse power
will be 10000 or more. She will develop
at least twenty-four knots an hour, and
that means that she will cover the route
from Queenstown to Sandy Hook, about
ESQ knots, in four days, twenty hours
and fraction. The best voyage on that
route, made by the "Lucania" of the Cum
ard line, is five days, seven hours and
$3.50 knots from Southampton to Sandy
Hook, the new, unnamed space-annihila-
tor, going at he rate OF twenty four knots
an hour, would make New York in five
Gays and about seven hours.
After the great ship Is in service we
may expect to hear that the Hamburg
American line has another colossus under
way, designed to make. maybe, twenty
five knots an hour. This will somew hat
confuse the nautical prophets, who have
been declaring for the last several years
that the order OF the future on CONNER
ciai seas would be big ships OF great
| cargo capacity and moderate speed. The
| prophets who are nautical say look out
for the 1 900 foot liner OF thirty knots.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16
Census Office in Bangor.

Hon. Elmer P. Spofford, of Deer Isle,
supervisor OF the census for the eastern
district OF Maine, has opened his Office In
room at the custom house, Bangor, from
whence he will direct the work in this
section Of the State.
Mr.. Spofford will have 21s epumerators
in his district. Besides these he will have
three assistants in his Office, two of whom
will be stenographers, W lille the third will
be a clerk to take charge OF affairs during
his absence from the city.
The work at the census Office, at the
custom house, will pro ba b y continue we'll
into the fall.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16
MEMORIAL DAY.
Will BE OBSERVED AS USUAL
IN ELLSWORTH.
ORDERS Issued By THE POST COM
MANp.R--CoMMfTTE APPOINTED
TO VISIT CEMETERIES.

Memorial Day Will be observed in the
usual manner in Ellsworth by WIN. IL. II.
Rice post, q. A. K. The following orders
issued by the post commander, give the
programme for the day In detail, and also
the committees appointed to visit the
various cemeteries In the vicinity.
Memorial Services.
HEADQUARTERS wM ~. II. RICE Posr, !
No IS DEPARTMENT OF MAINE, e.. A. r.,
Ellsworth. May 7, 1890.
Order No. I.
the officers AND comrades OF this post are
hereby required to meet at their hall on Sunday
evening" May 81, at 30 O'Clock, preparatory To
marching to Hancock hail. to listen to a Me
mortal sermon by Rev. &. ). MeLcarn. and
such other services a. may he connected there
with. at O'Clock.
The womsu's Relief Corps. Sons of Veterans,
and all honoraby discharged soldiers and
sailors are invited 10 take part with the pos, In
all it, Memorial exercises.
By order OF
A. W. CURTIS,
Post Commander.
HoRArIo y. Jor,
AdJutan,.
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BANGOR TO BAR nARBoR.

tStop on signal or noticeto Conductor.
sundays only.
+Daily.
These trains connect at Bangor, with through
trains on Main Linetp and from Portland. Bos.
Tickets for All Points South and West
on sale At the M. c. r. r. ticket once,
Ellsworth.
Passengers are requested to procure tickets
before entering the train, and especially Els.
worth to Falls and Falls to Ellsworth.
GEO. r. EVANS,
Vice. Pres. and GenY Manager.
K. BOOTHBY. Gen1 Pass. and Ticket Ag't.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16
BORN.

ABBoTT-At Franklin, May 4. to Mr. and Mrs
Fred Abbott, a son.
BARBOUR-At StoningtOn, May 9, to Mr. and
Mrs william Barbour, daughter.
BARBOUR-At Stonington, May 4, to Mr. and
Mrs stephen W Barbour. daughter.
COLLlNS-At Bucksport. May 10, to Mr. and
Mrs William w Collins, SON.
CARMAS-At Mountainville deer Isle), May
7, to Mr. and Mrs Samuel Larman, u daugh-
ter Bretea Genwood
HARDY-At Little Deer Isle, April 30. to Mr.
and Mrs John w Hardy, Il son. Eugene
JELLIsON-At Mariaville. May ID. 10 MIR and
Mrs Leroy Jelison, a son.
LEACH-At Penobscot. Nav IL. to MIR and Mrs
Freeman II Leach, Il daughter.
MOSLEY-At Ellsworth, May s, to Mr. and Mrs
Eugene Mosley, u son.
MULSONG AT fremont, May 5, to Mr. and Mrs
John Mulsong. II son.
ORCUTT-At Sullivan, May s, to Mr. and Mrs
Roland circuit, son.
SPURLING-At Cranberry Isles, May II, to Mr
and Mrs George W Squirting, II daughter.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

Hancock County Congregationalists.
The Hancock county conference Of
Congregational churches will be held at
Islesford, ranberry Isles, with the
youngest church in the conference, OH
lime and &
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

There are not as good fish in the sea as
some anglers claim to have caught.
he who sells need have but one.
spain has more sunshine than any coun-
try in Europe. The yearly average Is
1900 hours; In England it is 400.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

Old lawyer-How are you getting along?
Young lawyer have one client. Old
lawyer-ls he wealthy? Young lawyer
He was.
Neli-Did your French lessons carry you
through in Paris? BelIe-Not very we'll.
The stupid creatures don't seem to UNDER
stand their own language.
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Rer. George II. Satley, pastor.
Friday, 7.30 p. M, prayer meeting.
Sunday, May 20-Preaching service at
p. m. Sunday school at 3 p. IN. Praise
and social service at Up. m.
Tuesday, 7.30 p. IN, Y. p. s. c. 4.
All are welcome to these services.
CONGREGATIONAL, ELLSWORTH FALLS.
Req. r. ". atkinson, pastor.
Friday, I 80 y. IN prayer meeting.
Sunday, May 2o-Presching service
at lG 30 "a. ia. Sunday school at l.30
a. IN. Evening song service at 80.
UNITARIAN.
Rec. "A. II. Coar. pastor.
Friday evening at 80, teachers' meet
ing at the hoine OF Mrs. Helen Wiggin-
Subject: 1.-The Exile"
Sunday, May 2o-Morning service at
10 30. Subject: 1.-The Church." Sunday
school at 1l45.
ouT-oF-TowN SERVICES.
There will be Unitarian preaching SER
vice at East Lsmoine church Sunday
afternoon at $50.
Rev. George IL. Saiiey, OF the Free Bap-
fist church, will preach at Dollardtown
Sunday morning at 1890 o'clock.
Rev. c. s. McLearn, OF the Baptist
church, will preach at Memorial church,
Trenton, Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16
TRY GRAIN.O! TRY GRAIN.OI

ASK your Grocer %. day 10 SHOW you pack.
age of GRAlN.O, the new food drink that lakes
the place of coffee. The children may drink II
without injury well as the adult. All who
try 1t, like it. GRAiN-O has that rich seal
brown of Mocha or Java, but 1t Is made from
pure grains and the mos. delics.te stomach re-
ceives 1t without distress. u the price of coffee.
l5c and % cts. per package. Sold by all grocers.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. lOc or CSC
I: c. C. C. fail to cure. druggists refund none ,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

Hoods Pills cure Liver Ills, Biliousness, In
digestion, Headache. Easy to take, easy to
operate. 25c.-Advt.
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CHURCH NOTES.
Baptist.
Adjutant.

Rer. G. s. McLearn, pastor.
Friday, 7.30 p. m, prayer meeting. An
important business meeting Will follow.
The resignation OF Mr.. McLearn as
pastor will be acted on.
Sunday, May 20-Preaching service at
1870. Sunday school at II m. Y. r. s. L.
E. prayer meeting at 8 p. IN. Temperance
programme, under auspices Of Y. p. 8.
&. E., at d. m.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

have fine display of flowers at
the lowest prices to be found in the
city.
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HsApoUARrgRs WV. II. u. RICE Posr !
No IS, DEPARTMENT Oh MAINE, u. A. r.,
Ellsworth. May :, 1890.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-28
MRS. NORMAN sELBY.
Wife of Kid Mccoy Says She Is Done
With Her Husband Forever.

Mrs. Julia selby, the wife of Kid Nc
Coy, who is now on the stage, was inter
Boston fight critic and former manager
of the Hoosier. Kid. When asked if she
INTENDED to go back to her husband again
NO, no! All that is past. We are diff
affections and love for Norman were.
Ihere was only one man in the world for
sense, against the whole world I could
see only good in him., despite what the
world said, but my affections and conf
It was clear that, while Mrs McCoy's
love for her husband is dead, and that she
not care to have any one speak i'll of him.
Speaking OF her entering on career on
the stage, Mrs. Mccoy said that she could
hardly be called an actress. Her exper-
lence had been extremely limited, but she
had hopes and ambitions. She was
play ana asked my opinion as to whether
the play would do, and as to what weak
spots could point out. Further, she
asked me whether her appearance on the
stage was favorable one. When I said
that she was prettiest woman in the COM
pany did not hurt myself any. Mrs.
Mccoy said she was glad that she looked
We'll on the stage, especially she had
not yet learned the art of making up.
Coy had made a very comfortable settle
ment on his wife before he left for En-
will keep her well clothed and the wolf
from the door for some time unless she
gets up against some other good thing tihg OF
Referring to her divorce, Mrs. Mccoy
said 1t would come this week.
Then" I ventured, you will probably
be getting married again?''
No, not for me-" she returned, but then
ccooyiy Joking up and smiling she added:
"Of course might; If some good, wealthy
man came along who would suit me, per-
haps might change my mind.''
es, and if some man that you thought
was all right and suited came along
wealth or no wealth. you would no doubt
try again?''
Wen, perhaps would Tt is Just like
affairs anyway
In parting. I asked Mrs. Mccoy what she
any of the pugi1ists
ANY time Kid Mccoy is trying and is
Jeffries, Corbett, Fitzsimmons or any Of
them, was the reply.
stage career. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-28
RYAN DEFEATS GARTER
Fought Six Lively Rounds in Chicago
Last Night

Chicago, Nov. 28.@Tommy Ryan of
Chicago defeated Kid Carter of Brook
Iyn in six rounds at TattersalTs last
night before crowd of 5000 persons. In
the first and second rounds Carter sent
him to the mat with a right swing. Car
ter was beaten fearfully about the head
and face and although he went the linn
it, he fought the last three rounds with
out knowing much about what he was
doing, except that there was a man in
front ON him whom he had to hit. He
fought gamely to the last and his super
ior weight and strength were a heavy
handicap to Ryan. The latter, however,
was much too clever for Carter, and
got inside nearly every swing he made
and. blocked three out of five blows that
were sent to his body.
George Siler awarded the purse to Ry
an amid loud cheers from the crowd, the
applause being fully as much for the
game boy from Brooklyn as for the vic
tor.
The match was at 15S pounds, the men
weighing in at o'clock. Both men were
underweight, although Carter had sew
eral pounds the better of it when they
entered the ring. Before the fight began
it was announced that ON December 81
Joe Cans and Terry McGovern would
meet in Tattersalls, the men to weigh 1873
pounds at o'clock. The match is to be
under straight Queensbury rules, Cans
agreeing to stop AIcGovern inside Of six
rounds or forfeit the decision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-28
The Minnesota Senator's Long
Fight With Death
Ended Last Night at His Home
i'm st. Paul.
SERVING THIRD TERN.
His Taking Off Leaves Two
Places to Fill.
Sketch of a Long and Active
Public Career.

st. Paul. Mimi, Nov. Ex-senator
Cushman Kellogg Davis, chairman OF
the committee on foreign relations OF
the senate. died at his home in this city
last night at $40 o'clock He had SUI
fered greatly during two months of his
sickness. and gradually sank away, be-
ing unconscious for several hours be-
fore death, and, 50 far as could be
known, suffered no pain
Yesterday, approaching the approach
of the end, Airs. Davis sent for vener-
able T H NJ. villiers Appleby. arch
deacon Of the Protestant Episcopal do
cese of Minnesota. and Rev. Theodore
Sedgwicl, rector OF the Church Of St
John the Evangelist An attempt had
been made to secure the attendance of
Bishop Whipple, but the bishop was in
Florida Senator Davis was for a time
sufficiently rational 10 express his CRATE
ful appreciation Of the clergymen' s
ninistra tions.
For more than a week it has been
known that the death of Senator Davis
was certain to occur within a short
time Although the bulletins issued by
Or. Stone from day to day made no pos
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-28
coNv1cTs WILL EAT TURKEY
The Plans For Thanksgiving Din
ner at the Peniten tiary.

Leavenworth, Kas., Nov 2S.-The Off
Gals of the Kansas penitentiaT.y have
decided to treat the 994 convicts within
the institution to turkey dinner
Thanksgiving day. The officials have
examined the meal record of the peni-
tertiary and this will be the first time
turkey was ever furnished to the con-
victs.
Nearly 1900 pounds of dressed turkey
will be roasted for the prisoners and
they Will have an average of one and
a. quarter pounds each. The turkeys
will be stuffed with bread and in addi-
ton there will be mashed potatoes
sweet potatoes, stewed tomatoes, two
mfnce pies each, coffee with sugar to
sWeeten it, oranges and bananas. The
announcement that they would have
turkey for Thanksgiving dinner was
made to the prisoners yesterday, and it
was received by clapping of hands, the
only method the prisoners are allowed
to indulge in to show their approval
It is not expected that every prisoner
will eat a pound and a quarter of tur-
key but some of them will eat twice
that much. The appetites of some con-
victs are wonderful. They were allowed
roasting ears last summer and one prfs-
oner ate the corn off fourteen large, full
grown ears. All of them are fond OF
pie The officials never think of having
pie unless two are provided for each
prisoner. Fourteen new prisoners were
brought in Saturday. Eleven of these
were from Cherokee county, two from
CowIey and one from Lyons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-28
CLUE IS GIVEN OUT.
History Recalled at Mention of Doni-
phan County Bandits.

Atchison, Nov. 2S-The clue to the ar
rest of the Doniphan county bandits
which the Atchison chief of police was
basing so much upon was given out yes
terday. Lou Stephenson stated that his
cousin Charley Stephenson, appeared at
his 0Aou Stephenson's) home in Kansas
City the day after Policeman Dickerson
was shot and confessed that he had
committed the deed. Lou Stephenson
has been working in Kansas City for
over a year and 1t was only lately that
he thought of giving the snap away. He
came to Atchison few days ago and he
has been consulting with Chief Seip in
secret much Of the time. Yesterday he
went to st. Joseph and confronted his
cousin Charley with the charge that he
was one of the Doniphan bandits Char
ley Stephenson became very indignant
and denied it Chief Seip is rather in
clined to believe Stephenson's story, but
the st. Joe police do not. Charley Steph-
enson is a son of A. w. Stephenson, a
North Atchison grocer. Lou Stephen
son says Mrs. Pendleton, who lives near
Midland college, in South Atchison, heard
Charley Stephenson tell his connection
with the affair. Lou Stephenson said
this afternoon that he considered him
self in a dangerous position and that if
he were ever found dead the crime could
be laid at the door of the three men
whom he named, two of whom are well
known in AtchiSon and one of whom
lives near Logan, Kan.
CURTIS AT HAEKET,T.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-28
KANSAS NEWS.
An Odd Version of the Law De-
velOps at Ottawa.
A Baker is Fined For Selling
Too Large a Loaf.
OVERWEIGHT BREAD.
Tag Said Sixteen Ounces-It
Weighed Eighteen.
City Ordinance Made the Deci-
sion Mandatory.
OVERWEIGHT BREAD.

Ottawa, Nov 2s.--In police court
Baker W. H. Work was arraigned for
selling 18 ounces of bread under tag
that registered 16 ounces The city or
dinance was read which makes it man.
datory that all loaves of bakers bread
shall bear a tag showing the weight OF
the bread.
w. A. Deford, attorney for Mr.. Work,
argued that the intentment of the law
was to protect the consumer from
bakers who might sell urderweight
bread; that it would be a hideous and
grotesque travesty on common sense
and good law to punish a man for Civ
ing more foodstuff than he contracted
to.
Mr.. Pleasant, city attorney, held for
the letter of the law. It provided that
the bread should be tagged what it
weighed; in this instance the weight
and the tag were at variance, and he
asked for conviction.
The court construed the law as mean
ing what it said; it was not his prov
ince to pronounce upon it's validity. He
found defendant guilty and assessed a
fine of So and costs. Notice of appeal
was taken and appeal bond made