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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-02-05

South Gouidsboro.
Mrs Margaret Bunker is stopping in Bar
Harbor for few weeks.
Mrs Mary Sargent and son, OF East
Franklin, are visiting relatives here.
Miss Lucy Bunker has returned from
teaching.
School has closed here and Miss Bunker,
the teacher, has returned to her home in
Franklin.
Mrs. Alice Hooper Is at Tunk Pond,
called there by the illness OF her mother,
Mrs. Lizzie navey.
Lily pond has been in excellent condition
the past week, and skating and Ice boating
have been the chief amusements.
The ladies of this place recently organ
ized a sewing circle, called the Bunker me-
mortal circle, for the purpose of working
for church.
The South Gouldsboro dramatic club
will present the Hve-act drama "The
Deacon in Bunker hall Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings of this week.
Feb.3. 5. NJ. 5.
North castine.
Mrs. J. w. Leach is the guest of Miss
Hattie Dunbar.
Nellie, little daughter of Mrs. Frank
Dunbar, is quite III. DIR. wardwell Is in
attendance.
William 8. Bridges and wife, of Penoh-
scot, were the guests of Capt. Edwin Ord +.
way, Saturday.
Manfred Mixer, who has been suffer-
ing from a severe attack OF muscular
rheumatism, is out again.
Charles wardwell has been laid aside
from work for several days by an injured
eye. He has so far recovered as to re-
sumo his work.
Mrs. Joseph Dunbar, who has been
the guest OF Mrs. Leroy Wardwell for
several weeks, has returned to her home
at South Penobscot.
Mrs. George Dunbar, who went to Cali
fornia last August, returned home Thurs
day after weeks journey. She has been
visiting her cousins, Mrs. Dora Freeman
and Miss Margaret weseott, formerly OF
Castine.
Feb. 3. L.
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Amhersr-
Mrs. l.. f. Crosby was the guest OF Mrs,
r. o. silsby last week.
Mrs. osgood Crockett Is spending the
winter with her parents at Indian Point.
Mrs. J. @. Dunbar was called TO Bar
Hssbor last week by the illness OF her
daug hter, Mrs. Irving Frost.
Hortense, little daughter Of Ernest Ken
niston sad wife, who has been very III
with scarlet fever. IS rapidly improving.
Jan IS.
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COUNTY NEWS.
For additional County Ne,es. see other page.


Franklin Read
Mrs. Annie Stewards mother, Mrs,
White, Is in poor health.
Mrs. Ellie johnson ia making short
stay in Dedbam aud Brewer.
Eugene Perry Is staying with his uncle.
John Marshall, for n few weeks.
Henry Miles, station agent on the
Maine Central railroad, visited his pa
rents, William Miles and wife, last week.
Adelbert and Albert Tenney, Blanch
Mcfarland, ona Googins, Beckey Butler
and Emerson Stewart are attending high
school at "the Corner.
Mrs. Stella Shaw, who visited in Bangor
last week. attended the social and dance
given by the students OF Shsw's business
college, with her nephew, Howard Tracy,
who is student there.
Feb. 3. q,
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North sedgwics.
Mrs. Abbie Page is suffering with an
attack OF the grip.
Mrs. Bsrzillia Closson. who was quite
III with the grip last week, Is much i'm
proved.
A number OF our young folks went to
North Broekiiu Thursday evening to pie
sociable. They report good time.
School No. . closed Friday after term
OF eight weeks taught by Eugene NJ.
Allen. 1t was pleasant aud successful
term.
Feb. Q. RAE.
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South Deer tale.
FUNERAL OF NATHANIEL ROBBINS.
The funeral OF Nathaniel Robbins,
whose death was noticed last week, was
held at the church here on Wednesday at
Up. m.
"Uncle Thaniel" had been a member of
the Congregational church at Deer Isle for
more than sixty years, and at his request
the pastor and the choir OF that church
officiated at his funeral. Rev. Mr.. Hart.
well gave a very fine discourse. He al
Iuded to the long life extending over the
whole of one century and clasping the ex-
tremes of two more, to the great changes
wrought 10 that time, to the trials and he
Joys of long life here and the bIessedness
OF the hope of the life beyond.
The choir rendered appropriate selec-
tions. A large congregation assem- bled,
though the weather was cold and the
travelling rough. People came from all
parts OF this town and Stonington. All
but one OF bis children were present, be-
sides large number OF grandchildren
and other relatives. DR.. II. w. Small, OF
Swans Island, and DIR. Amos e. Small, OF
Winter Harbor, are among the grand
children of the deceased. He was the
Oldest person in the history OF the town.
The cold snap OF this week has COM
pletely closed this Dor, no water being
in sight at this writing. OF course the
ice is thin and smart breeze would break
1t up again.
Joseph Fifield, of West stoningtou,
called on friends here Thursday. "Uncle
Joe" is hale and hearty as ever.
Jan. 81. Eco.
Surry.
There were no services here Sunday on
account Of the storm.
Capt. George Cousins, after being con-
fined to his home several days,i out sgsia
The Baptist society gave a public sup
per In its vestry Wednesday. 1t WAS
well patronized.
The members OF the A. o. q. W., of
Surry, with their families. met for a So
ciable Friday night. Clam chowder, cak e
and coffee were served. A general good
time was enjoyed.
Several flashes Of lightning and peales
OF thunder accompanied the heavy ram
and hail storm here Sunday night. I Q
high wind made sad havoc among the
smelt tents on the bay, tearing some of
them to pieces ana iniuring others to
some extent.
Rev. j. ID. McGraw received a telegram
Thursday that his broi sr- in. sw, Samuel
Neal, OF Danforth, was dying. Mr. Nc.
Graw, though i'll at the time, started by
train for Dsntorth that night. Mrs. Me-
Graw was in Somerville. Mass, to be
near another brother, A. W. Neal, of Mars
Hill, who is in the Massachusetts, general
hospital. She was also notified and
started for Danforth at once.
Feb. 3. @.
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SPRAY.

West BrooskviIie.
TIE scallop fishermen on the Bagaduce
have had large catches and are getting
good prices for their fish.
Washington Howard, OF Castine, has
been passing few weeks here with his
sister, Mrs. Harriet Stevens.
The Maine State library has been located
here three months. In that time 100 vol
umes have been taken ont, which speaks
we'll for so small community.
Capt. Walter Grindle, who was injured
by fall on board his barge at New
port News last week, is now in the hos
pital at Norfolk, steadily recovering.
Last Thursday, Capt. George w. Blod-
gett passed the day with his eldest dAugh-
ter, Mrs. John Snow, at North Csstine. 1t
was the forty-third anniversary OF Mrs.
Shows birth, and in all these years Capt.
Bodgett has never failed TO visit or send
her some token OF remembrance.
The school In district No. 1 gave an
entertainment at the schoolhouse Sstpr-
day evening, consisting of drama, songs,
dialogues, etc. All parts were we'll rem
dered, and pleased a crowded house. lee
cream and cake was on sale during the
evening in the upper school room. The
proceeds, Sl4 %, go towards purchasing an
organ for the school. Ia the past year,
during school recesses, the pupils, by
filling soap orders, have purchased fine
clock and gong for the school. Previous
to this hey had bought q fine SKIP flag.
Jan. q. Johnson.
Mrs. Nancy L. Mills has been the
guest OF Mrs. o. L. Tapley for two weeks.
Rev. n. L. Packard has been suffering
at his home for more than week from
a carbuncie on his neck.
Schooner mildred May, Capt. Con-
don, finished discharging general cargo
at Wasson's wharf ON saturday.
There was another entertainment and
supper at the schoolhouse Friday night.
The proceeds, $40 25,were added to the or
gan fund.
Capt. Thomas Tspiey has killed the
largest pig of any that has been slaugh-
tered on Watson,s hill the past year, and
many of his friends were remembered
generously.
Feb. g. Johnson.
The courier., 1902-04-26
I I

With a loss Of 200 the Pawnees retreat
ed while the enemy lost but little over
100. Still one Pawnee achieved this
scalp and presented IL to Mr.. William
son. He. with Wild Bill. was employed
by the government to bury the dead on
that field. But the chambermaid at
the hotel did not relish the sight of
this ugly trophy. Mr.. Williamson kept
1t in his room where he might look up
on 1t daily and take comfort. One day
the girl abstracted 1t and to get II out
Of sight punched II through a crevlce
in the wall There the rats got hold of
1t and for years they and their posteri-
ty have been nesting in 1t, along with
other rubbish they added. In tearing
down the partition the other day the
souvenir was recovered.
.
Nebraska Is considered a good coun-
try for the cultivation of waits from
New York and other eastern cities.
Every once in a while companies of
these friendiess children are brought
in and distributed among the farmers.
They range all the way from three to
twelve years of age and know all the
latest slang and vulgarities. but the
farmers with whom they are installed
soon educate that out of them along
with an increase of muscle and health.
1t Is generally the salvation OF the poor
little vags.
The courier., 1902-04-26

The latest joke at Riverton is to post
On the houses and business places of
prominent citizens evangelistical pla-
cards Of the. terrible type advising peo-
pie that they are "going to HI to-
night and relating other feats that
they will do perforce IL they don't re-
form.
From an old partition in a hotel at
Genoa a wad of black hair. once an In
dams scalp, was taken recently during
the progress Of some repair work. John
Williamson, an old settler there, told
the story of the trophy. 1t was in his
possession twenty-eight years ago
when he was a boarder at the place. A
Pawnee Indian had ripped 1t from the
skull of a brawny brave of the Sioux
tribe in battle on the site of the pres
ent town Of Culbertson. The Pawnees
were out on a buffalo hunt-about sew
en- hundred Of them, when they met a
legion of Sioux numbering about 100.
The courier., 1902-04-26

the mob gathered about their erstwhile
dwelling place and with the fire depart
ment handy to protect adjoining prop
erty applied the match. Fearful loss Of
life is reported, judging from the
charred remains of bugs. lice and
reaches found the next day.
Peace has been restored to a family
in Tecumseh in an unusual way. The
wife suspected her husband Of kissing
the hired girl too often. She watched
him and one night observed him quietly
enter the kitchen. At least she thought
1t was him. In little bit she placed a
shawl over her head and with a few
matches soon entered the kitchen by
the back door. She was seized and
violently kissed, meanwhile preparing
in her mind a most scathing rebuke.
She struck a match for the crisis and
discovered that the man she thought
was her husband chanced to be the
hired man.
Surrounding a house in Beatrice the
other night a troop of brave policemen
planned a coup on an alleged burglar.
Strange clamor had been heard in the
pantry and a riot call had been hastily
turned in at the police station. Investi-
The courier., 1902-04-26

cation disclosed the tracks Of a cat
through several kinds Of pie and the
tins and pans whose clatter the family
had heard were lying harmless and un-
harmed on the floor where the cat had
shifted them In her mad scrambling.
The courier., 1902-04-26
ODD BITS OF NEBRASKA LIFE
Continued from Page Five.)

Continued from Page Five.)
ten letter to his parents in the coun-
try across the ocean and intended tO
use this money to pay postage. Sud-
denly 1t came up missing. He could
not find II and 1t was six weeks before
he acquired enough surplus to start
the letter on its way. A few weeks
ago his son In digging on the premises
unearthed the coin and the father was
very quick to identify 1t.
=
For digging thirty feet to kill two
wolves s. C.. Thorn of st. Duroin, near
Auburn, is enriched 50 per scalp. That
is the amount of the bounty paid by
the county. The animals were making
havoc in the chicken pens about the
neighborhood and Mr.. Thorn resolved
to get them out of the way and made
the necessary search for their lair. 1t
was. he found, thirty feet under
ground and fifty feet from the en-
trance. This he penned up and when
Hc tt1IIIc " tHClI COWCIAh6 III shAS
far interior it was a matter of only q
few blows with his pickax to kill them.
A woman by the name of Mrs. Cooper.
living in Holt county, killed a wolf
with a club the other day and did not
tremble or faint or get in the least
hysterical. The beast had been driven
into the corral on her husbands farm
by some dogs that had been out hunt
ing. To see that they did not fail in
their undertaking to kill him Mrs.
Cooper went to the corral with a club
under her arm. At sight Of this the
dogs took fright and fled in great
haste. This left the wolf to her alone.
Manfully she sailed into it and in short
order it was demolished.
Again the ruralites are being filed
up with the yearly spring Intellectual
eoOd-the story relating to the girl with
the two chickens. This remarkable
girl received from her doting father
two chickens which she Immediately
set at rest on nests of eggs. This hap
pened four years ago invariably. Now
the daughter has the munificent sum
Of $63 In the bank Cor is 1t s64D and
the generous dad is living in fear that
with the rapidly increasing hennery
600 birds in it) his daughter will soon
buy out his farm and begin charging
him rent for the use Of it. His only
hope Of deliverence is that his daugh-
ter will think of the fact that in all
these four years he has furnished this
thriving poultry concern with its grain
supplies.
Albion people of noble traits and in
stincts are agitating the question OF
fitting up "rest ROOM in the busi-
ness district primarily for women who
come in from the outskirts and from
the country to trade. 1t is very tire
are out ON a really determined crusade
for goods. There Is certainly no en-
joyment in waiting on corners and In
front Of stores for breath and a few
minutes Of rest. This room. II built
according to plans, will be provided
with chairs and settees, toilet rooms
md reading supplies, and will be open
10Th in day time and to a certain hour
n the evening. So long as the privi-
ege is not abused women with escorts
will be admitted. When symptoms of
1abituai loafing and Irritation become
manifest new rules will be adopted.
4
In flames and furOre the citizens of
Falls City recently celebrated the de-
,arture of family of colored people.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-16

No government. however, corrupt.
selfish, venal, extravagant, and exact
ing. can bring a population to starva-
ton in a land like Turkey. Grape
vines run all over the houses. The
Turkish vineyards are incompatible.
The poor Turk takes little trouble
about his agricultural Implement. His
plow is much like that which Noah
must have used, for it is simply long
piece Of wood, with a yoke OF oxen at
one end Of it and single handle at
the other With this the rayah just
scratches the soil The crops are usu-
ally magnificent, but the waste is inn
mense. Thousands OF sheep flourish
on the vast pasture lands of the wide
valleys in Turkey. Yet the people do
not eat voraciously OF animal food.
They only need little lamb or mutton
to shred into fragments, that they may
stew 1t with rice into the delicious
dish called "pilaff" The Turks relish
their glorious watermelons. They can
contentedly live as approximate vege-
tarians. No nation is at SO little ex-
pense for dietetic commodities.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-16
Reminder Of the War Of 1sIa.

For six miles through the forest in
Hancock and Wood counties. Ohio.
may be seen a wide swath through the
tree tops, the once open space being
grown thick with smaller timber. II
tells the story Of Gen Hull and the
army that blazed its way north to Fort
Meigs in the war Of 1872. On several
farms near Findlay are still found sec
tions of the old corduroy roadway
built OF the tree trunks that were felled
to gain a passage for the army. The
logs are we'll preserved and are found
from two to five feet under the soil. II
was at the close of that memorable
campaign that Col. Findlay camped on
the south side OF Blanchards Fork of
the Auglaize and established the old
stockade fort named after him. Fort
Findlay.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-16

An African jungle transplanted to
Central Illinois would be the best de-
scription that could be- given 10 a
remarkable tract OF land IN Taxewell
county, lying along The Maclanaw riv-
er, near the village Of Lnly This
tract, in local paIlanee Is known as
the Lost Forty. q is. without doubt
the widest piece 81 land In aii Ini-
nois. and consists 81 a continuous se-
ries OF abrupt and deep ravines. Not
foot Of the tract could Sc cultivated.
The ridges are full Of fox dens. wolves
are occasionally found. and turkey buz-
Yards hover over Il in large nocks.
Even people familiar with the terri
tory have been lost Ia the dense for
est. Except for a few giant oaks, the
wood has no commercial value The
tract is known as the Lost Forty be-
cause no one knows WHO owns Il. For
years II has been used for trading pur-
poses. and many unwary persons from
a distance have advanced money upon
It and taken mortgnges In various
sums. only to receive a questionable Il.
lie to a worthless piece OF land on
the Tazewell county tax books the Tor
" appears with Owner unknown
The land Is watered by innumerabie
springs and the Macklnaw river. which
winds rs way through it-llhnois
State Journal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-16

A New York Appellate Court has
given a decision likely to become au-
thoritatiye concerning the rights OF
pedestrians and the pretensions Of
traction companies to own the streets
Affirming a verdict arising from kill
ing boy who. It is claimed could
have got out Of the way Of a car and
did not, the decision runs. "The right
Of a railroad company to use the pub
lie streets is conditioned upon the right
of the public to also use them in the
ordinary way, and no railroad COM
pany has right so to block the streets
that the public is excluded from cross
ing them except at the risk OF being
run over. 1t cannot be contributorv
negligence for a person to start to cross
the track when the car is al such a
distance that the motorman can pre-
vent its running him down II attend
ing to his business and operating the
car in a careful and prudent manner
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-16
TRAITS OF FILIPINOS.
.{ATr.z WOMEN AaE sHREwD IN
BUSINESS.
Cruelty 10 the ChIIdren-rhey Are Com
PEELED TO Labor Under Penalty OF the
whip = Ragtime Music Popular =
Widow Cleans the Streets


Mrs. laura W. Schwichtenberg who
spent SIX months as government in
speetor, studying the women Of the
Philippine islands. has given some in
teresting facts regarding her investi-
cation. as follows;
While ia Manila lived in one Of the
picturesque grass huts OF the natives
with my secretary and little Filipino
maid. Il took US some time to over
come onr terror OF the insects and rep
tiles, We slept 4 big four-poster beds,
which had in place Of springs cane
woven bottoms covered with thick
woven mating Of cocoanut and palm
fiber This was spread with a sheet
and made a resting place hard enough
to produce aches and pains for a week.
The pillows were stuffed with jute. A
round bolster Of the same material
was intended for the knees. A closely
woven mosquito netting hung from
the four posts and was tucked under
the edge Of the mating all around the
bed to keep out mosquitoes, centlpedes.
tarantulas, chamelions, etc To pro-
vent these pests from inhabiting our
shoes we took the shoes to bed with
u.s. The running OF the rats over the
ceiling at night was not the least Of
our troubles. and our maid suggested
that we get a snake to catch them
A snake, indeed. we found to be con-
sidered necessary factor Of every
house, so I went in quest Of one.
found peddlers selling snakes like pup
py dogs, and one which was pointed
out to me as especially desirable for
the purpose was warranted to be
first-class rat catcher and harmless.
A look at the monster. however--it
was fully twenty-eight feet long and
not less than foot in dlameter-and
decided to put up with the rats, unless
some other destroyer could be found
The price asked for it was $3.50. They
wanted to put it into our attic, be-
tween the ceiling and the grass roof
Cheaper kinds could be bought for so /
cents. The big fellow recommended I
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-16

The carnegies. who have been prom
inent In Scottish history for hve cen
turtles, enjoy two separate earldoms-
those OF Northesk and southcsk-
which were conferred. respectively. on
the eldest and second sons OF SIR Da-
yid Carnegie in the seventeenth cen
tury. says the London NJ A. p. The
earldom Of southesk was attained IN
consequence OF the participation Of the
NTH earl In the rising Of i7l5. but was
restored in favor OF the present peer
IN 1855. Kinnalrd castle. the family
seat OF the River Este. was built some
fifty years ago, and with its steep roofs.
numerous turrets. long stone balconies
and baiustraded terraces is singular
" perfect reproduction Of the old Scot
to-French barouial castle Some OF the
trees in the extensive deer park are
from 300 to 400 years old.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-16

Yes, sir" remarked the village gro
Ger, that is Mr.. Jefferson Whimpers.
He's one OF the solidest and reliablest
citizens We've got here in HulloboIoo
He's filled more positions OF trust and
responsibility than any ten man We've
got All" replied the spice drum
mer, you elect him for your treas
urer. presume Well. no: but
that man acts as stakeholder in 80 per
cent Of the bets made In this whole
county. Judge.