Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-11-26
Correspondence.


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To the Edsior 81 fhs AmerAeaM
IL was WIN me'hine OF Asaock .nA. >
resc tns other dsy the Ihanssgivlng
prociamation OF the Pres'deat, snd
found u rather hard TO realize that ths
i@st THURSDAY OF november was realy 80
nesr. 10 one iohs secusse"ea 70 SsN
England '@ii aha winter montns, !" seems
almost Impossible .hst TINS oesusite'
mooth can Dc soyemosri inaecd, when
begin 8 letter nnd myseli mar oneon-
-ei"asv mormurine' 'uhe-o'
1uis'
Inc eos strike nss hso no tsrfofs Tor
as here. except that a. poorer qasHty
OF coal was being useo oy the steamships
We o'n nov GET aate 90 iass : msa snd
passenger service. we are SIN having
pretty warm ~eatner, though the only
dissgreeaoie part OF the year v passed.
From nov tiii next July We may expect
beautiful days ana cool nights.
| Nowhefe else anoef the American usg,
except pefnaPs IN esnsfe' snd southern
SAtiiornis, does tne ~sa'nsf man snos
sucn favor. rofto AGO nuaiy tue 'ano
OF pefpetaai June.
| bos perhaps you asve oeen resoine &c"
eoents OF riots 400 murders curing the
recent erection per'on' sno are tn'nking
.nss IN spite Of tne eeaasi'ni climate, TINS
sisna - not atogesaef HAPPY place Tor
aresidenoe.
| true inAt 'hete hsse oeen te"
ostato'ng oocu'f"nees IN tue past lew
weeks, pa' Tue sccoants puo'sn'a W 'he
papers nsVe oeen tos tee MOST psfs
greatly eAssgefsssa. mnen " - eonS'a'
ee"o that sss peop'e OF fo'so h'eo nave 10
TAG past taree years p"eh gwen hoorty
y" naea s's~aef snAn soes oAa eses
s"'~" o''ote' 'aas tue ss"sn A"a fep's-s
ing aoin'has'on OF 'psin nAs oesh rspascea
oy 'he miia sna epu'tins government OF
Amef'o~, rs nor 70 oa wondered 81
10" VI tness ne~'y mace voters have
n's'Akea hosfss 'os Incense 3ha nave
Mstehpsea 70 'nfo" on al fs~sonaoas
tos1aans-
fea''ies &ho revolution nave oeea
1 ssSohohe1s terms ~ shrpanisn AmsF'cai
eae nso''s OF tos' centuries San not re
"pr""'e' w t"u' se"'s' he' tnefs WAS
s'sas sosanes IN ine eonaaet on tue re-
oeh' siee''oa over sna' OF I'VE years ego,
sna " - sNiosna taas' WIZ TBS AaFsneaHg
souesuoa IA 'os@s on personal ara
hatseah' ireeaou, fofto haeo may expect
oftgnt poiitieai future
1 Eane"iaon--ihsi " n bat Is needed most
ei@'i net Simply tie ineaication OF
knowledge ei literature, mathematics and
seiener~, ens uf"soer sac osrPer inha.
ssea Shteh sesu give the peopie mes
locals, ana 'escs them 70 sees sh that ~
true aud oe@t'tai and lovely. Much can
ee zone through TIE schools. ana We fsei
thai the Americsn'xstaoa OF Porto hieo
mass oegin there Al TITS time nearly
irIAo schools are o2"ni ever every one
hoS's an American nag and IN every one
to greater or less extent, American locals
1 are taught.
When The school sssr hegsn last sep
teinoer, a"a the pleasure OF goisg to The
city OF frisrdo TO open new high school,
ana when as the hsg wss raised for the
( nrs' time over the Handsome stone build
ing' the 500 children gathered 10 front
Joined In singing "Amsrica", j received
/ my nrst Impression OF what the schools
were doing towards making American
/ citizens OF these people
wish you could have seen that group
OF children. some were white, sonc wsre
black, but mosi OF them we're OF stadss
varying between the two extremes; some
were well dressed, some were nearly un-
dressed; Dat sh we're eager to learn thH
new Ideas which The schools are teaching
| Not much clothing Is necessary for
entid in ibese iatiindes- Recently vis-
/ itod an agricultural schools school
whsre boys receive, besides training in
the common school branches, practical
training 10 gardening and fsrmtng--and
found present there nity pupils. with
The teacher ana myself there wnre ATTY
Two 10 Tue room made a sittse Inventory
Oh visible articles OF clothing, which rv-