Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-26
EACH voass HOLLIS OFFICE.
Town in Maine Where There Are No
Disappointed Politicians.

Chicago Chronicle The town OF
Perkins, Me is probably the only com
munity in the world in which every
voter is an Office hc,Gee IN The an.
nual shake-up the prizes are appor.
toned to the satisfaction of ali and
consequently there are M rivals to dis
pute over the spoiIs IL may be Sc.
icctman's berth or il may be job as
fence viewer, ~: there is an Official
plum for everybody, and thus this lit
tie republic of - souls and Is voters
has solved the eteraal problem of pop,
ular government
The presidency may he thrown into
the house of representatives, a dis
gruntled senator may overturn the af'
fairs OF his state, but in Perkins vo'
cabulary there is no such word as dis
appointed officeseeker There is pat
ronage for all and it is the only rea
land where milk and honey flow in
ceaseless streams into the very mouths
Of the men who want a place, Every
officeholder is his own constituent. and
the ship of state sails serenely over the
calm seas to the barber of political
content
Aside from the fact that there are
only 10 voters in Perkins, with pop
uation of Il, the town has other at.
fractions, which, combined with its 20,
litical perfection. make it veritable
beauty spot in the American common.
wealth
Perkins ms a town is confined within
The shore line of Swan island, washed
on all sides by the waters of the Ken.
nebeck. whose chan els on either sid,
are navigahle to steamers of appre.
ciable draft About four miles long
and one mile In width, 1t lies like c
bower. its inhabitants at peace Will
themselves, for every voter gets an of
fee and at peace with the world be-
cause there is no discomfort to carry
abroad.
This summer many Boston people
have visited the town, which is reached
by an old fashioned chain ferry across
the kennebeo channel, II was In Per
kins that Miss Dumaresq. who became
/ the wife OF Colonel Perkins. of Perkins
| Deaf and Dumb Institute fame. was
born. and here she used to make pill
grimage TO her old home until recent
years Many other old Boston fami.
lies. from the Boudoins to tn,
Holmeses nave family traditions
which cluster about the island town
/ History says that Aaron Burr mel Q
beautiful Indian girl with Frencl
blood in her veins on one visit tc
Maine and had by her daughter. who
was the one soul Oh earth to be faith
4 full to him at the time OF his demise
when the world knew him not, The
I town is rich in Indian legend and Tor,
and some terrible tragedies have oc
cured on its verdant slopes. Captain
[ James Whiddcn of the Massachusetts.
militia, and his family of 49, so tn,
story goes, were wiped out on single
Iighr by some of the Norrdgewocl
tribe in 1850. those who were not tom
ahawked being carried to worse fat
! az captives to Canada, The grea
/ saehem Abbagadassett is said To hav,
/ had his wlgwam on the island IN year
of his power, and when Arnold mad
his trip up the Kennebec in his inva
sion Of the northern country he rcste
for the night IN the now prosuic tow
OF Perkins
What has conduced 10 its presen
ideal political state the residents know
not. Whether out OF the bloody annal
of the past has come the brotherly low
and perfect government Of today NJ
one will say but Perkins stands before
/ the world politically and socially tht
! modern Garden of Eden