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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-06-11

The WasAiagtoniGn, of Seattle, Wash,
prints the following sketch OF former
Manset boy, in which his many friends
here will be interested;
Capt. 2. $. Moore, the genial captain of the
Excelsior" Is one Of the most experienced
master mariners on the Pacific coast to-day, az
wen as one Of the most popular. He started
out ON seafaring career when only ten years
of age, and has hung steadfastiy 10 II ever
since.
He is a native of Maine, and the son Of an old
Yankee skipper. and that fact alone ia sufficient
to give him prestige among seafaging men.
for nowhere on earth Is there produced flner
or more skillfnl class Of navigators and seamen
than on the coast OF that same old state OF
Maine.
Capt. Moore remained on the Atlantic until
about twelve years age, and worked his way
up from an all-around lad on bis fathers ship
TO the command OF some of the fastest and
finest vessels that ever sailed out OF Yankee
harbor,
He came 70 this coast on thet old "Henry
Dennis" and almost Immediately entered the
employ Of the Pacific Sean Whaling company.
He has since commanded about every vessel
ever owned by that company. When the Paei
DC Packing and Navigation company bought
out or absorbed the whaling company and the
vessels Of the latter were transferred TO the flag
of the former, Capt Moore followed the Tag,
just as did all the other goods and chatteis OF
the company, for be had become as permanent
and popular with the company as any of their
vessels and all things else thereanto pertaining.
His thirfeea years experience on the Atlantic
added to his twelve on the Pacific give him 3
full quarter century Of "hse on the ocean wave"
that has been replete with thrilling. as well as
exciting and Oft times pleasing incidents.
Probably the most thrilling Incident in his
career occurred in the winter of lsas.lsdo, when
the steamer "6olden Gate" under hiseommand,
broke her shaft coupling q little to the west.
ward of Kadiak island. With passengers and
freight aboard. Capt. Moore found his vessel
adrift and almost helpless Of treacherous
coast in the stormy waters of the Alaskan gulf,
and at the very meanest season Of the year-a
time that put thoroughly to the test all the
qualities Of seamanship he possessed.
For two months he slowly worked her 10 the
south-eastward, and after his family and friends
had given up all hope Of ever seeing him again
alive, or Of even finding any trace Of his
steamer, he surprised them all by quietly com
ing into port, after bringing bis vessel through
gales fhat wrecked bigger ships In the hands Of
less competent shippers.
In addition 10 the 'So'aen Gate" Capt.
Moore has commanded GA this coast, the
steamers "walcots.' well known Ia these
waters In her paimy days SIS revenue cutter,
and the Newport" and the fact Of his
commanding the Excelsior win make her Que
of the most popular vessels on the Alaskan run,
for no man Is more favorably known In these
waters than he.
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Great POND.
Charles Dinsmore, OF Franklin, was IN
town Wednesday night.
Mathew Laughlin and Wallace LORD
have gone to HaIloweIi TO work for the
sammer.
Edgar McIninch and wife went 10 hsi'
lowell last week. They stopped In Clinton
to visit Mrs. McIninch's daughter, Grace
Bracy.
+. e. Mace caught four pound salmon
In Half-miie pond recently. party nom
Boston, Howard Lord guide, Is having
fine luck there.
Ezra Williams and wife returned froM
Fairfield Thursday night, where they hsss
been spending week visiting relatives
They report dine time.
June 8. 4.
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tinctness and grace In the delivery oil
their essays, proved that the class Of ie1
was fully up to the standard OF Its prede-
eessors and that there were talent and
ambition enough in each OF the members
to enable them to rise ito Heights Be
yend".
Mr. conary's satutatory, besides lite
welcome, contained brief class history,
and when he took uS the sahjecs OF
eAerial Navigation" II could readily be
seen that his researches had been wide
and successful, as he made many interest
ing statements in regard to bsllons and
| air ships.
Miss Bowden made the audience see
that ''T'ha Art of Seeing" can be cuiti-
waited so that In Che every day experiences
OF dfe we may observe many things in
nature which win be new to ns and that
we can learn much by keeping our eyes
open.
Miss Hinckley gave a good deal OF In
formation Ia regard to our Maine forests,
Of their extent, OF the various kinds OF
growth, OF their value and OF the recent
enterprises OF the poip and paper mills
which consume sach large quantities OF
Cur trees. She made a strong plea for the
protection OF the forests of Maine.
National Types" was well illustrated
By Mr.. Hamilton, rho referred to various
foreign nations, As Germany and Eng
land, and presented Oliver P. Morton as
a worthy type OF our own nation.
The address by State sups. stetson was
an inspiration, and added much TO the
interest OF the occasion. II has been
highly commended by all who heard IL,
and the influence OF bis words and pres
enee will not be forgotten.
The speech OF DIR. Grindie as he pre-
scented tue diplomas, was very cordial.
and hts words were well chosen. He but
voiced the sentiment OF all the large
gathering when he expressed good wishes
to the class going out into larger spheres
OF activity.
The musical parts on the programme
were much enjoyed.
The graduation concert brought out q
crowded house, and the beautiful sing
ing Of the Alpha qasrtette, of Lewiston,
was tally appreciated, as the hearty APP
plause which they received testified.
Their voices were Of rare sweetness, and
blended so harmoniousiy that thu audi
ence could not fail to be charmed with
their choice melodies. The selections by
Miss Lillian Kane were exceptionally
fine, and tire greeting she received here
among her home friends must prove to
her how fully she 10 appreciated and es-
ieemed In her native town.
After the concert the alamni bad their
annual banquet at the Pendieton house,
whore a nice supper was served. Thirty
four sat down to the tables. Arthur Dunn
was toast master. An Grafton was given
by Guy Hinckiey and Alice Mayo read
a poem. Letters from many abseut mem
bers were read, The ladies of the Alpha
qnartettc were invited to the banquet
and kindly gave two musical selections.
The following officers were elected:
weiisnd Clay, president; Emma Hinek-
ley, vice president; Egn Snowman. secre-
tars Julia b. Saunders, treasurer.
Tie Biuchiii-George Stevens academy
has closed q successful year under the
instruction OF w. II. Russell, A. NJ, with
Miss Florence Rafter, A. b., and E. K.
Herriek, as assistants. Mrs. Russell hiss
taught vocal music in the school.
June 9. NJ.
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Ka.t Sullivan.
Havey & Doyle are saving slaves which
nnd ready market.
Gipson Hanna Is having quite an extern
sive job OF grading done on bis lawn,
which wili make 1t one OF the finest places
here.
Miss Helen Z. Hill, In company with
Miss Marie johnson, left Boston on Tues
day, June 3, by steamer "PrineO George,
for Yarmouth. thence through the An
napolis valley TO Dartmouth, n. s, where
they viii visit IL. Ernest Hin and family,
brother Of Miss HIN.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dunbar, who Is wen
known in Hancock county, met with
serious and what came near being iatsI
accident, one day last week. While Lead
ing the family horse to water In an IN
familiar place the animal became fright
ened at the softness Of the ground around
the spring, and jumped, throwing Mrs'
Dunbar and In some way cutting her heau
severely, making two bad scalp WOUNDS
and nearly severing the ear. DIR. Brids-
ham was called and took thirteen stitches.
The patient Is doing well at this writing
and win probably recover.
June 0. SUB,
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Cranberr, isles.
The fishing vessels are bothered for
bait.
The Masons are plastering the house oil
Capt. w iiiEs e. Bunker.
John Steele, jr., has gone to Portland tc
be employed on Cashing's island.
Capt. Enoeh J Bulger has arrived from
Boothbay in the steam launch he is to
sail this season.
Capt. Gilman @. Hamor has returned
from the Bay of Chaleur with 700 barrels
OF msckereI, stocking nearly 5000 in two
weeks.
Rev. c. N. Davis and twelve people from
Big Cranberry island attended the Local
Union OF c. E. societies at Otter Creek
recently.
smith S. Stanley arrived home to-day
from the Port Clyde life saving station In
bis new sloop yacht "Una," which he has
had built there recently.
June 2. r..
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Nariavife-
Mrs. Belle Carter and children, OF
surry, were in town over Sunday, guests
OF her brother, @. A, Frost. She was
accompanied by her nephew, Irving Car
ter.
Edwin Jordan and wife has purchased
home at Lamoine and intend to move
there soon.
George Dority and wife have bought a
home Ia Bangor and are soon to move
there.
Emery Morrison is building new barn.
His old one he sold TO DIR. Morrison, and
1t has been removed to his farm but q
short distance away.
June 5. q.
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Atlantic
William W. Coolidge aud wife, OF
Salem, Mass, have sgsin engaged board
at Capt. Les lie Jeyee's for the coming
season.
Work began AT II. w. Joyce's ssrdlus
factory Monday. As jet the tish are very
scarce.
Continual hlowy snd stormy weather
has rendered the last month very I'M
profitable 10 our shore fisheruen
Capt. Rodney s~oier, Of steamer "Psna-
qasd", came from Bar Hsrbor on q short
Walt TO bis parents at Mtniarn.
Roscoe and Alden joyce leave this wvak
for Bc@ton. where they will sail wiih
Capt. Emery Gott. yachting.
The buildings on Pleasant View farm
have teen Fut in first.etsss order before
the srrtsal VT summer guests.
Ptans are hesrg inside TO have the usual
entertainment 1T ia. nasi tue 4th of july.
Alfred osca.t. Harris 6ott and Isaiah
Stanley, who have been employed st
Frencbboro, are st home assln-
June 8 :.
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@. A. r. Is GRATEFUL.

james A. Garfield post, No. IS, @. A. r. .
wishes to express its gratitude and
appreciation TO all who SO kindly assisted
us on Memorial Day--to the children for
gathering and arranging the flowers for
the soldiers graves; to the choir for the
beautiful aud appropriate music at the
cemetery aud hail; 10 the w. X. c. for
preparing a very nice dinner at their
dining-room. To all we extend uuau-
imous vote of thanks; and WE hope, trust
and believe that the observance of Me-
mortal Day Will continue as long as the
old flag shall wave "o'er the land
of the free and the home of the braven.
The services were well conducted by
the commander, J. ii. Billings. Rev. e.
5. Drew, OF Sedgwiek, delivered the
memorial address, which held the aadi-
ence tn close attention from the begin
ming 10 the close. IL was a fine address,
and we eongratuI ate him as this was his
first address ON such an occasion. His
father, Pew. +. K. Drew, veteran
Of the war, was present. and we think he
must have been proud OF bis noble son.
ADJT.
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North sedgwtck.
L. W. Hartman and family, OF Hail
quarry, we're here Sunday to attend the
fanerai Of Sidney Young. Mr.. Young's
family express gratitude to Curtis Dur
gain and others for expressions OF
sympathy and many acts OF kindness.
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THE sR1oAN has subscribers at 100
Of the post-o6aces in Ho=cock county;
all the o'sey papers in the county com
esned do not reoch go many. THE AMER
fcaS - act the only paper printed In
HdHcoch eeanty, and has nerer claimed to
be, but g The only paper that con prop
sTEI Be catted a COUNTY paper; all the
rest are merely local papers. The csrcutn-
sson Of fHE AMERICAN, barring the Bcr
RarboT Records summer list. Is larger
ban that o, o. ne other papers printed
sn Haneocb county.
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leaves four ehiidren-Ars. Linwood Par
sons, Fountain Rodick, George Rodick
and Miss Lizzie Rodiek-and one brother,
James Richards.
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Three speetres that threaten baby's life.
Cholera infantum. dysentery, diarrh@a. DIR.
Fowler's Extracs Of Wild Strawberry never
fails to conquer them -Aagt.
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COUNTY NEWS.


Manset-
About the same amount of fish hes
been taken this year as at the correspond
ing time last year. James Parker has
bought shout $4,000 pounds, B. II. Mayo
about $50 900 and John s. Hopkins about
5000 pocnds. John L. Stanley 8 Son are
doing their usual amount OF business
dealing in fresh fish. Shipments are
made nearly every day.
Mrs. Della league and Mrs. Abbey, of
Cambridge, Mass, have arrived to put
the oceen house In readiness for the
summer.
Schooner Cosmopolitan" came in last
week with a broken spar, and has been
obliged to remain few days for repairs.
Lyle Newman has just received new
naphtba boat which he will use for pleas
ure and business combined.
June 2 L.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-05

The heart-breaking pity of it all is that
safety was so near-at the end of
ones fingers almost For just over
the ridge the grass and palms are
everywhere as green as any in the
tropics to-day, while up to the very
crest Of its northern slope are the in
effaceable marks of ruin and disaster,
as If some sea of flame had brimmed
to the very crest of the ridge. to suck
back again before overlooking on the
other side.
So it is the the village folks OF Car
bet that one must turn for the last
act in this horrible tragedy.
Thomas T. Prentiss, United States
consul at st. Pierre, was sitting on
the veranda at his home in the early
hours of the following morning. A
friend came driving by in buggy.
you had better get out of this"
he called to the consul. Il am gercing
out, and getting out as fast as | can"
"Oh. you are just merely little
scared" Mr.. Prentiss replied. There
is no need of anyone going away"
at is better to be safe than sorry"
retorted the citizen as he whipped up
his team and FASTENED on.
II is from this man, who witnessed
the disaster a short time later from
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domes, over facades and arches and
roofs and angles of populous and
light-hearted city-the next swept
lone mass of white-hot ruins. The
sun glistened one moment on spark
ling fountains, green parks and frond-
ed ponds-its next ray shone on fusing
metal. blistered, fiame-wrecked squares
and charred stumps of trees. One
day and the city was all light and
color, all gayety and grace-the next
its ruins looked as though they had
been crusted over with twenty cen.
turtles of solitude and silence.
Prof. Robert T. Hill. United States
government geologist and head of the
expedition sent out by the National
Geographical society, has just come
in from a daring and prolonged in.
yestigation of the volcanic activity In
Martinique.
Prof. Hill chartered a steamer and
carefully examined the coast as far
north as Port de Macouba, at the ex.
IRENE edge of the island, making FIRE.
quent landings. After landing at lie
Precheur, five miles north of st.
Pierre, he walked through an area OF
active volcanism to the latter place
and made a minute examination o.
the various phenomena disclosed.
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ing of their arrival the company ap.
peared.
They pondered long, and then gave
fatal assurance that all was well. The
people read the assurances which the
papers printed, drew long breath of
to other things, to affairs of business
and pleasure and all that goes to
make up the indolent, happy life of
the pleasure loving natives of this
isle. And that night-the night of
May THE wise men FASTENED back
to Fort de France.
The governor and his family were
to have followed the next day, the
French cruiser Suchet having been di.
rected to leave her anchorage at Fort
de France at O'Clock for the purpose
of bringing home the governor and his
party.
That plan, IL carried out, would
have brought the cruiser to her doom,
and her crew will never cease to
thank their saints and bless the blum
dering mechanic who broke something
in the engine-room as the vessel was
about getting under way, which acct
dent delayed her departure and proba-
bly, saved the lives of all on board.
Wednesday night-eve of horror!
There are none left alive to tell
what the city was like that night, but
just around little promontory at
its southern edge nestles the little vii.
lage of Carbet, pretty town of some
six or seven hundred people. And
not one of them was hurt, the town
having been screened by the high
ridge which lay between it and St
Pierre and runs sheer to the sea.
Its northern wall was precipitous
and built close up to it was the south.
ern section of st. Pierre, a thickly
populated district whose houses left
barely enough room for streets, the
buildings budding close to the steep
and wooded ACTIVITY, as II seeking to
escape on the other side of the ridge.
The intervening distance was short.
By the broad, finely graded, bridge
and tunneled highway which connect
ed city with village, one would Judge
that five minutes brisk walk would
be amply sufficient to reach the one
from the other.
But none sought safety by that
road-at least none escaped by 1t.
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sombre by thunderstorm. which
brooded over the mountains and from
whose dark clouds came intermittent
flashes of lightning. The nervous
started at every thunderclap and anx-
iously asked one another II that was
not Mont Pelee, while others sought
to trace the climbing flashes to their
source, to see If they were really the
mere play of lightning or volcanic
blazes from the time-worn crater,
which many believed, and all hoped,
was long ago extinct. Then a heavy
mist settled over the city and its sur
roundings, and under its depressing
influence the day wore itself to a
close.
Saturday. May 8! Just FIVE days
to the obliteration, to death, utterly,
wholesale, sudden and tragic! And
yet st. Pierre went forth that day to
carnival doings, local celebration In
honor of something or somebody.
Facts are meager as to that one day
and those following, for 1t must be
remembered that NOBODY survived the
horror that was so soon to come. But
there were some who had spent days
in the city just previous to the trag-
edy-some who had left II only a
scant half-hour before the holocaust.
Grieving for their own lost dead and
with nerves unstrung by the narrow
ness of their own escape. it may be
that their overweight minds are
coming visions now, but these tell ear
nestly of a column OF smoke which
arose, black as pail. from Pelee' s
white shroud to rear its pillows of
Grape into the form OF a great up
ended coffin. However that may De,
there is evidence that all festival gay.
ETY. went when showers of pebbles be-
gan to rattle over the city, with now
and then a shower of sand, of grains
hot to the touch, despite their long
fight through the air,
st. Pierre. 1t is now said, was in a
more sober humor that evening tina,
it has been within the memory of those
who tell disjointedly the tale of the
days that ushered in its doom. And
when on the next morning-Sunday,
that was-another growing note was
heard from Pelee and small river of
hot, black mud, touched here and
there with red, was seen to come snak-
ing down out of the mists screening
Pelee's summit, to cascade over a
hundred-foot precipice and then to
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-05
PROVED EQUAL TO THE OCCASION
So Potter Palmer Raised Clerks SAL
ary Instead of Dis charging Him

Paul Cores had joined a group of
hotel men who were reminiscent about
the late Potter Palmer and his pecu-
liarities as a hotel-keeper.
When | was at the Palmer House"
he said, there was one chap who
proved equal to the occasion. 1t was
when the old man. as we always call
ed Mr.. Palmer, was putting in par
ticularly cranky month. 1t seemed as
If everybody about the hotel was book
ed for dismissal. One day Palmer
walked into the bookkeeper's office.
and, after looking for a minute at
man who hadn't been working for
more than a week or two. walked
quietly up to him, and, moistening his
lips with his tongue, in his peculiar
fashion, said:
"'Er-when is your month up?'
The young man, recognizing the
voice. tossed his pen on the desk with
out looking around, hoped back on
his stool. pushed the stool out OF the
way, and replied:
"'Now. by gum! And I've got my
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grip packed and under my desk, ready
to start right away.
Palmer was stunned at first, but
quickly rose to the occasion, and, step
ping up to the young man, patted his
shoulder, and without the culver of an
eyelash, said:
mo, no; you take me wrong. |
don't want you to go. | merely want
ed to know when your month is up,
SO that may know when to increase
your salary
when the young man recovered
his breath the old man was gone.
says the New York Times. But his
salary was increased all right, and he
became Palmer's confidential clerk,
and remained with him till he died"
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Sprained Knee for
81 Years.

From among the numerous unsolicited
testimonials which have been received in
praise of ST. Jacobs Oil we select that of
Mr.. Arthur Harrison, of Willford Crescent
East, Nottingham, who suffered from
sprained knee for 81 years. He says; Il
had been suffering from very bad sprained
knee for 3H years, through playing football.
l had been under the doctors care twice,
and had used all kinds of oils and embroca-
tons, when l was recommended to try St.
Jacobs Oil. After trying two small bottles
am pleased to say my knee is now as per-
feet and strong as ever. should have
written you before, but wanted to give it a
thorough trial, and am glad to inform you
that since using St. Jacobs Oil have never
felt another twinge OF pain
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The other day a thin nervous ,ook

The other day. thin. nervous look
ing young man asked to be excused
from service on jury on account OF
illness. I'm suffering from something
that might prove embarrassing to the
other jurors, and is certainly embar.
RAISING to me-" he said. What is the
nature Of your illness?" asked the
judge. WELL" said the young man.
hesItatingly. 'I'd prefer to tell you In
private. I'm somewhat delicate about
speaking about 1t In public" u
cannot hear anything in private" re
sponded the Judge. impatiently; iii
you want to be excused you must tell
me here and now what Is the matter
with you" We'll. IL must tell 1t hera
-Ihave the Itch" THE itch?" echoed
the Judge. and. turning to the clerk.
without marking how apropos his OBJ
servation w.s. said. MIR. Jones,
scratch the Juror off"
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FOLLY OF ROASTING OXEN WHOLE
London Newspaper Condo INNS the Prae-
tIce as Barbarous-


The rural mind cannot, apparently,
free itself from the traditional idea
that the roasting of an OK whole must
be included IN any program OF high
festivity, il due honor is to be done to
the occasion. Already several small
towns have notified their resolve to
celebrate the coronation in that an
cient manner. and il seems TO accord
with the popular wish. Ii may be
doubted, nevertheless. whether any
who partake OF the ill-cooked fare will
remain of that opinion. Large animals
subjected TO the barbarous process are,
as they must be, done 20 cinder out
side and nearly raw inside. BY the
time the heat has penetrated to the
center the exterior coating OF flesh is
burned to brick-hardness. and has no
flavor OF meat nor the least nourish-
ment left in it. From the unitarian
standpoint. therefore. there Is nothing
! to be said for reviying the old prac-
tice. 1t is in watching the cooking
that the chief pleasure hes; there Is
something both grand and novel In