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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-08
NEBRASKA IS VERY CLOSE.
Both Sides Claim the State by
a Narrow Margin.
CONGRESSMAN BREAK EVEN.

Complete Returns Almost Necessary to
Determine Result on National and state
Tickets--The Legislature Probably Fu-
sion--Result in Douglas County.
Omaha, Nov AT 2:3o Il. IN. the re-
turns from the state are far from be-
ing complete-in fact less than one
fourth of the precincts have returned
their figures. While it is impossible
to state where the advantage lies, the
returns up to this hour show material
Republican gains OH the national
ticket. The gains both ways have
been irregular. more SO than in any
election for years. Counties which
four years ago gave Bryan substantial
pluralities have this year reversed
themselves, giving Mckinley material
gains. On the other hand, the Repub-
licans have lost in some counties to an
extent which seem to offset the gains
mentioned above. The fusionists now
hope that the outlying precincts will
give them plurality of 5000, while
the Republicans appear equally hope
full.
Thus. it is impossible to arrive at
definite result on the national and
state tickets. The fusionists have in
all probability elected congressman in
the 3d. 9Th and. 9Th districts; the Re,
publicans have secured victory in the
LIST and I'd. with the 4th district still
undecided.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-08
L..lLlsr AS SHE'S WRITTEN
a Telegram That Nenrly Frustrated
Washington Map,

a Telegram That Nenrly Frustrated
Washington Map.
A lamentable unfapliliarity with Eng
lish as she is automatically spoke" on
her native heath is responsible for
bad quarter of an hour which Ascertain
young lawyer Of this town will not
soon forget. His wife has most pro-
nouncedly correct tastes in everything,
including dress. Such Of her gowns rs
do not come direct from London town
are built in New York by the most cor
rect of English man milliners. When
she made ready to go to Long Branch
last summer, the young wife laid in a
supply of clothes that should dazzle
the natives. Her English man milliner
was. however, provokingly slow about
delivering things, and she was forced
to set eff without several of the frocks
she had intended taking with her. For
the first week after she went away she
wrote to her devoted husband at home
every day. For the second week she
wrote every other day. In the third
week four days passed without line
from her. On the fifth day telegram
was delivered at the young lawyers
office.
"Wife's body forwarded this morn
ing"
The signature was scrawl. but the
message was enough to chill the very
marrow Of that young husbands bones.
1t had been sent from New York. He
saw, in his minds eye. his dainty little
wife running up to town for days
shopping. He thought of the frightful
heat. He knew just how it had all come
about. and with horror stricken face
he dashed out into the street and fair.
| ly ran to the house of his wife's sister
to acquaint her with the frightful
news. He was past speech when he
! reached the house. but he held out the
| fatal telegram. The sister read it.
| "Well," said she, "it's time he sent it.
She's been expecting it for six weeks.
| It's the one that goes with the pink
chiffon skirt, suppose. "-Washington
Post.
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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-08

"Some people have no sympathy fol-
street car conductors" said one of their
number after he had had a peculiarly
lively time in making change and Civ.
Ing and collecting transfers, says the
New York Times.
"Now." continued the conductor
there Is one little matter that would
save us lots Of trouble If the people
would only bear it in mind, and that is
the way they hand in their transfers.
"Some men and few women know
enough to hand us the little strips OF
paper just as they receive them-tha
Isl spread out in such way that we
can glance at them. see that they are
all right and then place them with the
package already collected. The ma,
jority of people don't do this. and as a
rule the women are the worst of the
lot.
when woman gets a transfer, she
folds 1t up into as small space as
possible and then slows 1t away In her
purse. When the time comes to collect
this from her. she fishes the wad of pa.
per out Of the purse. hands 1t to the
conductor and sits back in her seat
content with what she has done.
''The conductor has to unfold this
piece Of paper to see if 1t is really the
proper transfer. This takes time, and
when there are a dozen women on thu
car all doing the same thing the poo
conductor has more than he can do t,
keep his temper. Men as rule don
fold their transfers. but content them
selves with showing the slips into thei
pockets and then producing crumplet
piece Of paper when it is called for
tossing it to the conductor, who has tt
smooth it into shape.
THE same people would never thinl
Of handing in railroad or theater tick
ct in the same way"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-08

Ox-Blcod Tablets are the great flesh produc
Or. For sale at W. A. Hamler's
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-08
COOLING DRINKS IN TURKEY.
Beverages and Ices Sold ON All the
Main Streets

streets.
On all the main streets nearly every
other shop has counter of white mar
BILE and large bottles of iced water, lem
onade, cherry strip, pomegranate sirup
ar something of the sort. Green leaves
surround the bottles. and little ma
chine keeps up tinkling of glasses to
attract the passersby. Certain shops
are known for their specialties in GER
tain sirups and others for their water
about which Turks are very particular
and can tell at once from which of the
many springs near the capital it comes
The streets swarm with itinerant sell
ers with elaborate arrangements for
keeping the water cold Some have a
regular booth where they dispense
anything from water to gazelle,
which is the name for effervescing
lemonade.
The simplest method is that adopted
by those who carry about a huge glass
bottle holding about two gallons Of
lemonade on the mouth of which is bal.
anced a large lump of ice, continually
dripping into the bottle. These drinks
are the cheapest, one farthing a tum.
bier Unfortunately the coin represent
ing farthing is almost extinct, so that
the drinker has to drink two glasses or
come back next day for the balance.
The ice cream vendors, too. must not
be forgotten. Their picturesque get up
is very distinctive, and they do roar
Ing trade. The ices they sell are very
pure and one never hears of cases of
Illness among those eating them. The
time when the men do their best bust
ness with Europeans is at night after
dinner. Every one is then sitting out
side on the terraces or balconies over
hanging the Bosporus. The ice man
comes along in boat and seems at
once to supply a long. felt. want.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09
The Stonecutters, Strike.

There is no change in the situation in
snd franklin The men are still out
some nave left to find work elsew here.
Tue uAn are boycotliug the company
stores, bur good order prevails. There
-erus at prtsent 10 indication OF an early
settlement.
l. iatlmaied that the objection Of the
contractors Is not 50 much 10 tue prices
a.keu, - 10 Tue manner in which they
were 4 ictated nv the union.
AT tue John l. Ga-s quarry at Stoning
ton the men are still out, aud many are
finding work eIsew here.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09

Woman Is often referred TO by man "doub-
ling his joys and having his sofrows". That
may he complimentary but IL would seem TO oe
rather hard on the woman. For In plain terms
IL means that where things are going well with
the man his wife makes them go better. But
when things are going i'll with him, he expects
the wife to share half his burden. And there's
more truth than poetry in this presentation of
mascu Inc selfshness Men don't appreciate
the fact that the strain of motherhood alone is a
burden igger than all the loads that rest upon
male shoulders They see the wife grow thin,
pale, nervous and worn without a thought that
she Is over -burdeDed- Among the pleasant let
ters received by DIR. Pierce are those from hus
bands who have walked up before II was too
late to the CT 1shing burdens laid upon the wife.
and IN the search Tor help have found In DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription restorative
which has given back to the mother the health
of the maiden and the malden's happiness
"Favorite Prescription" atuays helps, and al
most always cures. IL has perfectly cured nine
ty eight out OF every hundred women who have
used 1t when afflicted with diseases peculiar to
women.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09

If the hard times that the country
suffered during the former admins
tration were not on account Of, but in
spite of, democratic effort to prevent
them, and the present prosperity is
due not to republican efforts to bring
it about, but in spite of the same, the
only safe thing for the lover of pros
perity to do is to endeavor to keep
that party in power whose blunders
make good times.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09
ARBOR DAY.
The New Financial Law.

Representative Brosius, chairman
of the House committee on banking
and currency, made an interesting
statement, based upon official figures
furnished by the treasury department,
on the working of the financial law
showed that the total amount of
bonds refunded under that law. up to
May 1, was $3.50, 900, $50, upon which
the saving in interest was s32, 699, 225,
and the premiums paid s26, 034, III,
leaving the net saving to the govern
ment by refunding So, 1864, 454.
The net saving represents the diff
ference between the amount of inter-
est the government will pay upon the
bonds refunded to the date of their
respective maturities, and the amount
of interest the government would
have been obliged to pay had the
bonds not been refunded.
The report shows that the total
humber of applications for charters
for national banks, under the new
law, which have been approved, is
pa, with capital of IS, 3s0,o0o. The
total number of applications on file
for authority to organize national
banks is sos, the total applications for
the conversion of old banks into ma
tional banks is 3s2, making a total of
all kinds of new hank OrpauiZa-
tions of 500.
MIR. Brosius estimates, based upon
their expressed intentions, 1921, 1885,
s5S as the amount of currency the
national banks may issue in the near
future.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09

The schooner "Anuie q. Quiner". Of
Backsport, of Capt. T. NJ. Nichoison's fleet
OF grand bankers, was wrecked at Green
Island, near Yarmouth. n. s., May 3. She
is total loss. The "Quiner" left Bucks
port May in command of Fred L. Dorr,
for the Grand Banks.
The schooner prince lie Boo, owned
by Walter and Edward Miles, OF North
Bucksport, is ashore at Adams ledge in
Penobscot bay. She went on at high
water and Is likely TO prove a total loss.
Toe accident was due to the parting Of
the mainsh beet. The schooner was bound
for Portland with lumber from Morse d
Co., Bangor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09

The Most Expensive city Ia the World.
The anuuai ,Xpen-.s OF The city OF New
York are larger tusn those of any other
municipality in the world, and the finan-
cisi transactions represent the receipt and
expenditure OF more than 500, 900 900,
counting temporary loans, sinking funds
and bond issues. The gross budget of the
city for 1899 was go 600 600 greater than
the expenses of the city of London,
SIS 00j 900 III excess OF The budget of Paris,
"a un 81, 600, 600 less than the com bined
expendis ures of Boston, Chicago and
Philadelphia.
The expenses OF New York last year for
local purposes, exclusive OF boud issues,
amounted to 1885 per capita of an esti-
mated population OF 3, $4,000. The COM
bined annual expenditures OF the six
largest states in the Union are less than
those of the city of New York, sud the
financial transactions of the latter are
equal in amount to one-sevehtu OF those
OF the national government.
The credit OF the City, II may be stated
at the outset, Is second only to that OF / ne
federal government, and the property
| owned by the municipality, 1t sold at
market value, would pay the entire funded
debt several times over.
The consolidation of ninety municipaii-
ties with the former eity Of New York
was the examination ot sentiment SO
fixed upon all idesl, thai Iuere hsd been
little careiui reckurtng vi Inc cost. fhe
muuici patty, 10y taking Ia tne extra terri
tory and popu iAtion. duun Ell it, u.ot
added less Than one fourth 10 n- tsbgitie
assets, aua Increased the cJrl al iocal
government sl5, 600, 600 year. rnls ADDED
C st Is the price PAID by the lax layers
for sentiment AID for hasie aud care
iessness in tue work of completing con
solidation. The cost OF government for
the enlarged city was, il 1899, approx
mateiy S15 900 900 more than he combined
expenditures of the various municipalities
for the last year OF their separate exist
ence. This increase was excessive and
altogether unnecessary to the main
tenance of thorough and progressive gov
ernmeut.-Hon. Bird s. Golfer, in Apple
tons Popular Science Monthly.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09

The Boston Journal seems to ques-
ton the expediency of the recent
government appropriation of sl15,o00
'sfor improving Union river, Maine" on
the ground that three fourths of Bos-
tonians never heard of Union river.
Well, well. Has it come to this
that any appropriation for river and
harbor Improvement east of the Hub
must first secure the approval of Bos-
tonians? What portion of Bostonians
knows, for example, that over 80 per
cent. of all the lime and cement slaves
used in the United States is shipped
out of this same Union river?
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09

Out of 442 sailing vessels that left
San Francisco last year, no less than
IS3 carried cargoes of American
products and manufactures to the
Hawaiian Islands. The value of those
cargoes from this one port was
SO, 1874 $50, and it had almost doubled
within TWO years. Expansion is a
good policy for Pacific coast trade.
The Pacific slope, from Puget Sound
to lower California, is unit for ex-
pansion. The voters out there will
no more vote to retire from the
Philippines than New Workers would
vote to abolish all Atlantic commerce.
1t is not difficult to convince them
that trade follows the flag.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09
COALING STATION ASSURED.
Titles Satisfactory-Nothin Remains
but to Pass Deeds.

f1tfes
but to Pass Deeds.
The government coaling station at East
Lamoine il assured. The attorney general
has examined titles to the property snd
approved the same. and Attorneys Hamiin
and Peters, of Ellsworth, have beea noti-
fed TO go ahead and close up the transae-
tion as quickly as possible.
All that remains to be done is the pass
lug OF titles and payment OF money.
Deeds have already been sent to owners
living away from Lsmoine for signatures.
According to information given by
Admiral Bradford during his last visit
here, it is understood work will begin at
the station as soon as possible after title
passes.
The coaling station is property at East
Lsmoine. The tract contains about sixty
acres, and has shore front of $50 rods.
Ii runs back to the town road.
The present owners Of the property are
Calvin Y. Huckins, eight acres; Alden b.
Higgins, fourteen acres; John A. Peters,
jr., ighteen acres; Mary +. Gsult, two
acres; Mary Z. Gsult and Harriet I. Hig-
gins, twelve acres; Winfield S. Hodgkins,
about ten acres. The property includes
the Gsult house and buildings. 1t Is
about six miles from Bar Harbor by water,
and nine miles from Ellsworth by land.
According to plans outlined by Rear
Admiral Bradford last November in an
interview with The AMERICAN reporter,
long enough across the outer end for one
vessel to lie, and coal storehouse, with
necessary carrying apparatus for loading
vessels. Admiral Bradford though hit that
at first plans would be made for carrying
about 5000 tons OF coal at the station,
with opportunity to increase the capacity
as occasion demanded.
On shore there will be a rife range for
the regular target practice OF the marines,
and athletic grounds to allow them room
to stretch their sea-legs; perhaps also q
| laundry, to allow them the coveted
opportunity Of washing their "togs" in
| fresh water.
1t is not probable that there will be any
| club house or other buildings on shore, as
the 4uartefs are always Aooatu snip. Au-
miral Bradford said, however, that when
the government secured property, it often
proved advantageous for other than the
| purposes first intended, and such might
| be the case here.
The site for the wharf probably will be
the point which makes out from the
Gault shore, which will be the most
1 I'D nta 10 In, fnu
landing and In leaving the wharf.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09

ate ut present. The Senate is now in
control OF the republican party, and
we do not propose to allow our fixed
purposes to be either shunted of on
tangent, or arrested in development.
We mt to adjourn in six weeks or
less time, and we cannot permit new
legislation to be brought forward and
thus probably prolong the session
be,ond the time we have determined
upon bringing it to close"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09

Sunday School Teac her-W hen the bad
children called the old man "bald head,
the bears came out of the woods and ate
them up! What does that teach us?
Scholar-ro always climb tree before
calling names.
When it is necessary to keep finely dec
GRATED china plates piled together get
some large sheets of blotting paper and
cut from them circles large enough to
cover the inside of the plates. Place these
between the piates.-Ladies' Home Jour
nal
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1900.
4 Republican SIate Convention
WILL BE HELD IN
City Hall, Bangor,
"wednesday, June 81, 1900,

\ oILolh M
for the purpose of nominating a candidate for
Governor 10 he supported at the september
election: and transacting any other business
that MAY fepperis come before It. The basis OF
representatiun will be as follows;
Each city, town and plantation Will he en-
titled TO one delegrate. and for each seventy Ave
votes cast for the Republican candidate for
Govern In 1885 additional delegate, and for
a frzctiou OF forty votes in excess of seventy
ago vote additional delegate.
VacaI che In the delegation of any city, town
d plantation can only be flled by residents OF
the county in which the vacancy exists
The state Committee will be in session In the
reception room OF tine hail al O'Clock D. m on
the day OF the Convention for the purpose of
roceiviug the credentials of delegates. Dele
gates, in order to participate in the Convention.
must be eject Il subsequent 70 the date OF the
call for this Convention.
The voters of Maine. without regard to past
political differences, who are in favor of sus
taining President Mckinley and his admins
tEation; who believe In the present gold stand.
Ard; In whatever legislation will restore Amert
san shipping to it, former RANK In the world !;
in favor of the Nicaragua Canal; Pacific
cable; national honor at home ami abroad; who
believe ia free popular education, In the pro
motion Of the cause of temperance; In just and
equal taxation, in an economical and efficient
administration of State affairs, are invited to
unite with the Ri pu5licans in the selection of
delegates TO this convention.
Per or,i T, Republican State Committee.
J. II. MANLEY, Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Augusta, Maine, May /, 1900.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09

About the only great unprotected
American industry is our shipping in
the foreign trade, and the result is
that the ships under our flag to-day
are about as numerous as they were
sixty years ago, while our foreign
commerce is ten times larger. The
increment has all gone to the foreign
ship owners.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09

Senator Allison very seldom makes
a statement about the business of the
Senate, but when he does it carries
weight. When asked what he thought
Of the claim of Senator Morgan that
the Senate would take up and pass the
Nicaragua canal bill, which was
passed by the House last week, Mr..
Allison said: sSenator Morgan is
very much in earnest in this matter,
but fear he is letting his enthusiasm
run away with his judgment. He is
an able man and fine senator, but he
is not running the United States Sem
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09

Miss Florence Newman, who has been a
great sufferer from muscular rheumatism,
says Chamberlain's Pain Balm is the only
remedy that affords her relief. Miss New
man is much respected resident of the
village of Gray, N. Y, and makes this
statement for the benefit of others SINH
larly afflicted. This liniment is for sale
by GEO. A. PARCHER, Ellsworth, and W.
/. PARTRIDGE, Bluehill, druggists.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09
Boat from Boston to Bar Marbor.

Seweli n. Elieson, part owner and man.
ager of the Boston and Maine steamship
line, announces that the steamer "Cty
Of Fitchburg" will leave Boston May 10.
at p. m, for Bar Haroor direct, aud
thence to Esstport.
The "City OF Fitchbnrg" is cotton
steamer, fitted with steam heat ard cleo
tric lights. She has good passenger ae-
Communications and freight capacity. Sue
will mh Ike two trips a week.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09

The time within which notifications
of the Nicaragua canal treaty may be
exchanged has been extended seven
months from August 5, next. This
action was taken because of the GER
tainty that the Senate would not act
upon the treaty at this session.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09

Ellsworth wss just getting acquainted
with the school ms'ams last year when
the summer school closed. This year she
will take up the acquaintance where ii
was dropped last year.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09

The upper end OF Hancock county got
snowstorm Saturday morning. Our Great
Pond correspondent says: the Oldest
In Ia bitsnts say they never saw the snow
fakes so large, nor saw them fall SO
swiftly" Stonington also reports a snow
fall Saturday afternoon OF about one inch,
W hich fell In ten minutes.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09

Mrs. c, A. Smith, OF Berwick, a dsugh
ter of the late Joseph s. Slower, Of Blue
hill, Is a bred in t he bone patriot. She is
the granddaughter of two veterans, the
daug liter OF a veteran, the sister of a
veteran, the niece OF veteran, and the
wife OF a son OF a vete ran of two wars.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09

Levi c. Beckwith. of Ellsworth, dig
ging in his garden recently. unearthed
what every one who has seen it pro-
nounces to be a petriied potato. The
potato is perfect in form, and every eye
shows distinctly.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09

The two-masted schooner "Carrie
E. Pickering" poked her nose into South
west hsrbor, Deer Isle, recently, while
waiting favorable wind TO carry her on
her way from Bangor to New York. In
the eyes of the "aeep-sea salts OF Deer
Isle, the Carrie has degenerated to a
common coaster, but a sight of her set
THE AMERICAN correspondent thinking
about her earlier and better days, twenty
to thirty years ago, when, a bonny white
painted brig, commanded by the present
town treasurer of Deer Isle, she was
known in more distant places, such as
Gibraltar. Malta, Sicily and various ports
OF Ireland and Spain. She has had a use
full aud fortunate career. Capt. Torrey
has gold medal from the king of
SWEDEN and Norway for saving in mid
ocean, the crew OF Swedish vessel.
That was twenty nine years ago, when
the Carrie" was nearly new, and WAS
homewsrd bound from the Mediterranean
with screen" fruit. which kind OF cargo
never comes now by any sailing vessel.