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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1900.
I iie south African War.


Introduce the subject of the South
African war in almost any gathering
of men or women in Ellsworth, or for
that matter anywhere in the United
States, and it is safe to say that nine
out of ten persons will be found in
sympathy with the Beers. Why? Is
it the result of any careful considera-
ton of the causes and probable effects
of the war, or is it, rather, a natural,
noble sympathy for the weaker party
in an unequal strife? In the argu-
ments of the Boer sympathizers-that
the arrogant Englishman is trying to
wrest from the Boer his rightful heri-
tage--is there not trace of the old
antagonism of the American eagle
and the British lion?
Putting aside all national prejudices
and all sentimentality, what will be
the answer to the question as to the
effect of the present struggle on the
grand plan of the worlds progress?
We find the question thus forcefully
answered by a western contemporary:
Boer and Engishman are arguing an old
question in an old way. Shall the earth or any
material part of it be monopolized by those who
oppose the march of human progress? Or shall
t be the heritage of those who use II to serve the
cause of civi ization?
From the days when the hosts OF Joshua and
Saul overcame the Amorites and the Amalekites,
and erected the affairs of the living God upon the
sites of the temples of Baal, down to the last
establishment of European "sphere of in.
duence" in China, the savage, the nomad, the
barbarian and the slow moving man have had
to yield to their stronger and wiser fellow
mortal.
And this is but eternal law which is that the
6ttest shall prevail, aud that power is the sole
credeDtiai Of power. 1t is all very fine from
sentimental standpoint to argue that the land
Is his who uccu les 1t, aud that tribe of Indians
have a right 10 hold continent as game pre-
serve when the rest of the world is cry ing for
bread and Il chance to wrest 1t from the soil
But such contention Is sentiment rather than
sense, and might evoke smile from the
Supreme Arbiter of human destiny.
Man in his collective might must make the
most of the earth. The pillow is greater than the
bow and arrow, the mich COW is more useful
than the deer ar Inn r,lo and tn. ca,o. n nd ,,.cs
uaule must yiy. WAY l,.fo,e The s,..mh.st .ud
the locomotive. =
The man that. cannot assimilate civilization
must yield To the one that can aud does. The
American Indian would not or could moi accept
the whit mans scheme of life; therefore he was
swept from the land and rightly 40 even ,houyb
the process WIS often netst,.sslv harsh and
cruel. In The division of the earth among TN,
races. the rule mas ever ran that "uuto INN who
hath it shall be given. and from him who hath
not SHAH be taken away even that which he
hath.
The African Boer demands to hold a vast ter
ritory rich IN the uses of civilization. as a mas
turase for oxen and sheen and ostricbes. He
stands as "a bar across the pathway of progress.
He rallies abouta governmental ol,,arehx that
stands for things obsolete-caste rule. sectsrtan
and racial intoerance and human siaverv
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03

Chicago wants to eat Hancock county
fish. A Chicago man has been trying to
close contract with swans Island fisher
men for shipment Of fresh fish direct to
Chicago,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03

Thirteen years ago Mrs. Zelpha Spring
er, OF West Franklin, gave u Christ mas
dinner to ten persons. This year she gave
another to the same ones, including two
little ones three years old, the only living
Increase from the original len.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03

Allen Smith and Orville Bartlett, OF
Pretty Marsh, captured fine otter last
week. 1t was jet black, and measured
five feet eight inches from tip to tip.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03
Go le.

STORE on franklin street recently occu-
- pied Office by Ellsworth Water Co.
Inquire At A. W. CusuaAS SONS.
STORE-R ooms-hrst floor and basement
- in Masonic block on State street, until
recently occupied BY the Hancock Cou ty
Publishing Co. Inquire of JoHs b. REpMAs,
age ut, in same building.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03

"A Happy New Year to THE AMERI-
CAN, and may 1900 prove to be the best
and most prosperous year OF its exist
snce," This is the greeting from one of
lur correspondents. which is echoed by
many others. the words nave II please mt
sound in our ears.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03

Mrs. s. s. Scammon spent pirt OF the
week in Bangor with relatives and friends.
Jessie Remission is quite poorly. Her
! many school friends hope for her speedy
recovery.
e. F. Day and wife, OF Washington
county, arrived Saturday morning to
spend New Years with their son, Rev. IL.
F. Day. They go to Bangor Wednesday
to visit their son, IL. L. Day.
Cassilena Springer was able to resume
her school at West franklin last week.
She had been caring for her mothe Mrs
M. j. Springer, for the past two weeks.
Mrs. Springer has been very i'll with
pneumonia.
Mrs. Philena Scammon celebrated her
seventy fiith birthday Dec. "a She is
still active. Recently she cut aud made n
SUIT of mems clothes wAicn would bear
,spection by the best of needewomen.
Mrs. SeamTnon WIS ii Je tailuress in her
younger days.
The annual business meeting OF the
Baptist church was held Saturday in the
vestry. The following officers were elect
ed: Clerk, G. w. Remission; treasurer,
A. L. Fernald; trustees Of meeting house
and parsonage; J. L. Dunn, q. Ii. Rutter,
M. Everett Tracy, w. H. Card, jr., l.. judi
son West, A. l.. Fernaid, G. j. Murch.
The ladies served an excellent dinner at
noon. The annual roll call in the after
noon was attended by large number OF
members.
Jan /. JANE
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03

Hull's Cove has veritable Santa Claus
in the shape OF wealthy summer resi-
dent, who each year sends from her
winter homs IN New York generous gifts
for the Sunday school and the people OF
the community, young and old.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03
COUNTY GOSSIP.
1901

There are living in franklin twenty
seven people, who were born before the
town was incorporated seventy-hve years
ago.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03
legal Notices.

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Eankrupt's Petition for Discharge.
HHf SsaS 4; t. S, In Bankruptcy.
To the Hon. Nathan Webb. Judge OF the Dis.
trict court Of the United statts Tor the Dis,
ENRY q. TRACY, of Eden, in the
county - Hanco k and State Of Maine,
In said district respectfully represents
nal On the 4.'a .ay Of August. last past.
the Acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy;
that he has duly surrendered all his property
and rights OF property, and has fully complied
with all the requirements of said acts and OF
the orders OF court touching his bankruptcy
wherefore he prays that he may be de
creed ~ the court to have u fuli discharge
under said bankrupt acts, except such debts
as are excepted by law from such discbaree
Dated this 2ist day OF December. a. d. 1899
HKAHY q. Te.cY.
Order of Notice Thereon.
DISTRICT OF MAINE SIS.
on this 10th day Of December, a. d. 1899. .on
'eaaolng the foregoing petition, il is
oiue.ed by the court, that hea ring be had
upon the same on the 2id day OF ianuary
=: q. iso, before said court at Portland. in said
district, at III O'Clock in the forenoon; and that
notice thereof be published in the EIlswor,h
American, a newspaper printed in saiS a.
trict, and that all known creditors and Other
persons IN Interest, may appear at the said
49, p,aSc, anu snow cause, II any they
n ia. "hy the prayer OF said petitioner should
~, ana u Is further ordered by the court. that
she clerk shall send by mail to all known cred
.t9,s copies OF said petition and this order.
addressed to them at their places of rss;dsncs
as stated. VI 'e'iae"'N
Witness the Honorable Nathan Webb. Judge
~ o. .ne sara court, and the seal thereof at
December, a. d. 1899 'e '''" uas VI
L. 8. AZ n.y,s c,..t
true copy OF petition and order thereon.
Attest:-A. II. DAVIS, CLERK
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cCpARTNERsHIp NOTICE.

'VNHE Undersigned have formed a copartuer-
L ship under the firm name of Eppes A.
Leach. and will carry on a general meat and
provision business. h. A. EPPEs,
Z. j. LEACH.
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llslp SUantfo.

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4 GENT-At the Metropolitan Life Insur-
"A ance Co.'S Office. Manning Block, Main
street, Ellsworth. ID. T.. DosovAs, Asst. Supt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03
SpfliaI Notifies.


NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.
THE annual meeting of the stockholders
l. of Union Shoe Manufacturing umpan
viii be held ut the Office of the compai v, in
Ellsworth. on Wedn, sday, the tenth das OF
Janu ry. 1900, at o'clock p. IN, for the 70
lowing purposes:
LIST. To choose a board Of directors for SAID
corporation for the ensuing year.
ID. To transact any other business which
may legally come before said meeting.
Daied at Ellsworth this ID day of Januaty,
1900 A. w kiSG. Clerk.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03
COUNTY NEWS.
Franklin.
. additional County Ne,cs see ether pases

Franklin.
Joseph E. Dunn is at home from Mill
nocket. He will open blacksmith shop
there on his return.
Miss Jessie Remission il i'll with ty-
phoid symptoms. Doctors Bridg ham and
Homer have been called.
Augustus Smith and wife, OF East
Maehias, came by train last week for Il
briet vis,t with c E.'Dweiiey ana wife.
Quite number from this pection OF the
town attended the funeral of Mrs. George
Tracy at her late home Sunday afternoon
Edgar Perry and daughter arrived from
Everett, Mass, Friday. Mrs. Perry pre-
ceded them three weeks ago, during her
mothers severe illness. Mr.. Perry j..
connected with the sportsmsn's show in
Boston, and viii return at once.
Miss Louise Hawkins, the popular
| teacher for several terms of the primary
school, district No. 2, closed the winter
term last Friday. Pupils not absent one
half day were Marcia Gordon, Daisy Nor
wood, Esther Dweley. Edna Donnell,
Title Dow, Florice Gordon, Marcia
Thomas, Hazel Brsgdon. Marion Bragdon,
Rena Donnell, Jessie Macomber, Austin
Fernald, Harold Wilbur, Archie Aobott,
Harvard Thomas, Sammy Lom bard.
jan. l. B.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03

ID. B. Crimmin. of West Sullivan, has
dog named Cute, which is somewh hat of
curiosity. ''Cute" is about one foot
high, and unusually long for his beig hi :,
out he is of very rotund build, aud his
legs are SO short that they hardly serve to
keep his body clear from the ground
" hen he walks.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03

M wife. Sarah Z. Sargent. having left nv
IVA bed and board without just proyoca-
tiop, hereby forbid all persons harboring or
truhlng her on my account, as shall pay no
bills OF her contracting after his date.
Henry IL. SARGENT.
Dated at Ellsworth Fails. Dec q. 1879.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03

DISSOLUTION OF COPARTSERsHIP.
rINHE firm of d. II. Eppes 4 Son is dissolved
i y mutual consent. All persons indeb ed
to said sirm are requested TO seItie the same
at once. ID. II. EPPRs
IL. A. EPPEs.
Ellsworth, Me-, Dec. 49, 1892
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03
TO WATER AND LIGHT TAKERS.

"ATER and Electric Light takers are re-
w minded that the Office OF the company
y now located on Church street. in the build
Ing formerly known a. the gas house. Open
ihursddy, Friday and Saturday evenings of
this week and next. L. II. CusnMAS, Supt
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Gor Salt.

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nUNG-New double runner express pung
1 Never used. Will sell cheap. Go 4
PARCHRR, Ellsworth.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03
ANNUAL NJ kETING.

VJNHE annual meeting of the Ellsworth Loan
l. and Building Association, for the Ell. c.
tion Of officers, will be held on Monday, Jan.
Is, A. D. 1900. at $50 o'clock, at the Office OF he
association, in First National Bank building
HgSaY W. CrsmAAs. Secretary.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03

Stop that foolish talk about the begin
ming of the nineteenth century. Suppose
q man was paying you q in pennies
When would you begin counting on the
second dollar-with tkhe first one after 80,
or with the first one after 100? Father
Time will not have squared his debt with
the nineteenth century, until he has
rounded out his 1900 years. Then he will
begin on his twentieth hundred.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03
NOTICE

MY wife. Ida B. Higgins, having left my
AS1 bed and board withuut just provoca.
tion. hereby forbid all persons harLorii z OF
Trusting Der ON nus account. as shat pay no
bills of contracting after this date.
HARRY NJ. HIo0Iss.
Date at Ellsworth, Dec. So 1899
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03

Avery Fiji of West Stonington,
'hoids the belt" for number of sea birds
shot. He has kept account of IL 600 and
has shot many that he did not take &C.
count of. Says he got tired OF keeping
tally, 80 quit. He probably has shot over
IL QUO birds, and is still shooting. Who
can beat this record?
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03

Subscribe for THE AMERICAN.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03

Progressive ideas in advertising reached
the limit some years ago in the town Of
Franklin, according to one of our cor
Respondents. An undertaken had cards
printed advertising caskets for sale cheap,
and then tried to induce local physician
to carry some in his pocket and leave one
where he made professional calls.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03

SHORT STORIES by
Thomas Nelson Page
Henry James
Henry Van Dyke
Ernest Seton-Thompson
Edith Wharton
Octave Thanet
William Allen White
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-08

The fighting of forest fire is about
the most hopeless task human beings
ever undertook. The cold truth with
regard to forest fires is that once
started they cannot be extinguishe ed
by anything bit the rain from heaven
as long as there is anything to burn.
Their ravages can be lessened by pre-
vention only, and, though much inge-
nuity has been expended in the de-
vising of measures to this end, moth
ing of real efficiency has vet been per
fected in America. They do better
in Europe somewhat. There, despite
the existence of many extensive
stretches of forest growth, the pro-
portionate destruction of trees by fire
is much less than here. This is be-
cause of stringent rules against the
starting OF casual fires in the woods
and the enforcement of the rules by a
rigid patrol system. The United
States will be much older than now
before any efficient forest patrol can
be maintained here, though special
patrols are established temporarily in
some sections in times of drought.
Another plan, involving the emitting
of wide lanes of timber and clearing
all the stumps from the ground, 80
that an advancing fire would be
checked by lack of fuel, have been
advocated repeatedly. but the scheme
has never been put into extensive
operation.
One reason for this is found in the
circumstance that such lanes would
have to be of width that is virtually
impracticable in a virgin forest ie
gion. Often fiery brands are carried
a mile or more when a genuine woods
fire is on, and the air sometimes be-
comes so hot for miles around as fairly
to dry the trees into flame. Twenty,
foot planks, all blazing, have been
known to be lifted into the air and
carried full half mile ahead of the
advancing fire. New York Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-08

Josef Holman, the famous young
pianist, is fond o all sorts OF sports,
especially of skating, in which, as a
boy, he eXcelIed When visiting St.
Petersburg year or two Josef was
summoned to play before the ex-
Empress, the hour being named from
to in the afternoon. It was a
perfect day. Tie Neva was frozen
over, OF course, aud the skating was
Mt its height. Immediately after
luncheon Josef's father found his son
dressing as ii TO go to the palace.
"Whsre are you going:" he de-
manded.
"To play for the Empress.
"But you are not going until 3
O'clock"
"Ihree o'clock! If | wait until
then it will be too late to so skating.
I'm going now."
He went. And it is not sur prise
to any one who knows Hofmann to
learn that he played for the ex,
Empress as soon as lie reached the
palace, and that he then went off aud
skated the rest of the afternoon.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-08

Sheldon sat down with a radiant
smile, but after few moments his
face clouded, and the radiant smile
was gone. Miss Kenyon evidently
did not feel like talking.
All the next day, Tom could not get
her out of his mind. He was angry.
1.-The impudence of her." he thought
to himself, and resolved to ignore her
completely. But when he stood with
the bridegroom in the big church that
afternoon, and saw her coming toward
him in her lovely white frock, his
heart gave queer little turn, and
then seemed to stand still. In the
quick glance he had of her, he thought
she looked a little pale. but so pretty,
so wonderfully pretty. As she passed
by him, she looked up at him a mo-
ment Toms eyes were fixed above
her head, and he never glanced at
her.
All during the reception and supper
it was the same. His ewes never
seemed to rest upon her, although he
was wildly aware OF Sheldon's deyo-
tion.
But after the excitement of the
brides departure had died away, and
almost all but the house party had
gone, Tom came up to her as she stood
talking to Sheldon. His manner was
as cool as it we'll could be.
MAY see You moment, Miss
Kenyon" he said quietly, looking at
Sheldon.
''Mr Sheldon will excuse me?"said
the girl, which Sheldon did, with as
pleasant an expression as he could
muster.
They walked through the long
drawing room to the little rose recep-
tion room under the stairs. 1t was
quite deserted.
81 wish to apologize, Miss Kenyon,
If | offended you last night. 1t is
perhaps needless to assure you that it
was unintentional. VIII you pardon
me?" He stood before her, very stiff
and straight, with his blond head we'll
ur.
The girl was picking a rose to
pieces. Her fingers tremb bled little.
81 am sorry if | was rude to you
last night" she said, 81 assure you it
was quite intentional on my part, but
L was very sorry after had done it. "
Tom moved quickly. "Do you care
for that fellow" he said. "Sheldon?"
"No," she whispered, her eyes
downcast. He h5sitated a momeLt.
Gould you ever care for me, little
one?" he said wistfully. Because
you know L love you, dear So
much, so much. / cant let you be so
hard to me-" and his voice broke a
little. Couldn't You try to love me
Just little?'
She looked up with a mischievous
little smile.
"You are not the least little bit of
'Conquering Hero now," she said,
and he took her into his arms.
Mr.. Sheldon did not attend the
wedding.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-08
Too Much Faith in a Dog.

1t is not always safe to put too
much trust in dog. An Ellsworth
man had highly priced dog, and
when neighbor presented bill for
hens which he claimed had been
killed by the brute the dog owner
was grieved and positively refused to
believe the charge or pay for the hens.
A few days later the Ellsworth man
was driving by the farm where the
hens had been killed. The dog was
with him in the carriage. He drove
into the farmers yard to prove to him
that his dog was not guilty. 'Let
out your hens" he said, ''and I'll call
the dog out of the carriage to prove
that he will not kill the hens" 1t
was done. Before the dog could be
stopped he had killed four. The owner
of the dog, who never dishonors
just bill, pulled out his wallet and
settled for six hens. Bangor (Me.
Commercial.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-08

From the London Daily News: Lord
Sandwich had two intelligent, com
pgnionable, little white dogs. He was
very fond Of both. They were very
much attached to him and devoted to
each other. One white pet fell sick
and he watched over the little crea-
ture. But no care sufficed to save it,
and It died The loving master said
that he himself would bury the dog
and did so. The living Pomeranian uf
that was the breed) stood by, grievlng
as sincerely as the bereayed master
But the survivor could never again en-
dure Lord Sandwich, summed him and
was utterly irreconcilable for all time
lie thought that the master had killed
and bnried his canine comrade.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-08

The South African war threatens to
inaict great hardship upon numbers
of innocent people far removed from
the theatre Of its operations. Among
them are the wives aud families of the
Cornish miners employed in the Rand
gold mines, who for long time have
been living in Cornwall upon the re-
mittances sent them by their bread
winners. The failure of the supplies
from this source for months to come
seems certain, and much consequent
distress is expected.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-08
JACKS GRIEVANCES.
How He Makes Them Known to tn
Captain of the ship.

How He Makes Them Known to the
Captain of the ship.
There is now but one way open for
the enlisted man, blueiacket or mar
iue who has kick to register. He
must show his hand and file his com
plant in his ownperson or name, verb
ally or in writing. If twenty, fifty, a
hundred enlisted men have q common
grievance, they must present that
grievance in delegation to the COM
manding officer, or in the form OF a
written bill of complaint, with their
signatures attached to it in the order
of their relative rating. In most cases
the method of presenting grievances
IN delegation ut the mast is resorted
to by the enlisted men of the Ameri-
can navy of today. The man with the
individual grievance occasionally puts
his complaint in writing and addresses
II to the secretary OF the navy. Com
manding officers are compelled by
regulations to forward all such COM
plants to the civil chief of the navy
with, however, whatever Endorsements
thereon they elect to make.
It's generally moderately bad Job
for an enlisted man to write narra-
tive of woe t. the secretary OF the
navy. Such II chap doesn't frequent
ly find his after caree. in the navy one
long dream of peace and quiet. En-
listed men who have drawn up un-
reasonable complaints COM
plants not entirely unreasonable
and thus addressed them, have gem
orally shed quite some saline tears in
their hammocks afterwards over the
foolishness of the act, 1t seems rea-
sonable to suppose. too-for human
nature is the same on sea and land
that no bIuejacket or marine can pos
sibly add to his sumtOtal of comfort or
happiness aboard ship by more or less
bluntly informing the civil head of the
navy department that the commanding
officer of the vessel on which he
serves is IN unjust man, a bully or a
man who doesn't know his business.
Yet this fact, which looks so obvious,
Is very often ignored by rash enlisted
men,