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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-23
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Eastern Argus
i8O3-l9O4.
DAILY and WEEKLY

The Eastern Argus has started upon its
second century of faithful ana progressive ser.
vice as the leading democratic paper of Maine.
fully equipped to meet all the requirements Of
Its large and growing circulation.
First and foremost the argus is a Maine news
paper devoted to the interests of the State Of
Maine, and especially of the First District II
aims to cover the local field with painstakin
thoroughness and intelligence.
Politically it will continue to advocate the
principles of Jeffe rsonian democracy with
which it has been identified for hundred years.
sincerely. earnestly and courteously. without
malice.
The news of the world will be comprehen.
sively covered from day to day, and all ths
news of interests to Maine readers will be found
in its columns.
The Argus devotes particular attention to
business and financial interests, its shipping re-
ports being unrivaled for accuracy and COM
pleteness.
In all Its various departments-Sportsa and
Pastimes. Women's Interests, Music and tho
Drama, Man About Town, Social news and the
like. the Argus will be stronger than ever, while
in the carefully selected miscellaneous reading
In all departments of human interest the argue
will be an Indispensable family paper.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-23

um for month TO commission
him TO write story. One day,
after he had quite ignored the bohe-
milan on his last dozen calls, the editor
said:
'Yes, you can try your hand at a
Christmas tale for our December num-
Der. I'm going to the mountains to
keep cool during dog days. Mail it to
me there at the end of this week, and
I'll read it Immediately"
Now. Dalliance had several Christ
mas sketches all ready to spin out into
stories. but instead of buckling to in
good faith and finishing one of them
he began TO speculate ON the idiosyn-
crasies of the chief of the Palladium.
What in thunder does he want with
a Christmas story in August. with De-
cember over three months away? If
he'd said Thanksgiving it would be
more like it, and then | could work a
Christmas story on him later.
'Humph He's going to the noun
taius to cool OFF, Much pleasanter
place TO pursue the paths of magazine
editing than the dingy. dinky quarters
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-23

DEAR MRS PNKHAM I want to tell you what your
dies have done for Before taking them used
nuous headache would be dizzy would have spells when
81 went to local doctor He gave medicine, but
It did not to do but after taking Lydia E.
Pnhams Vegetable Compound, began improve
II honestly recommend your remedies to all suffering
women and advise all to give trial HENRY SELL
Van Wyck, Wash.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-23

Poor Dalliance hadn't even the usual
satisfaction of cursing the numskull
autocrat for not knowing good thing
when he saw it.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-23

ppm afraid" said the amateur actor,
ait will be necessary for me to kiss your
wife in the last act. You won't mind,
will your" "Not at ALL" replied the
brosd-minded husband; 81 can stand it
II you can"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-23
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

DEAR MRS PNKHAM:-T cheerfully lydia
r.. rinkhams Vegetable Compound my suffering sisters
perfect medicine for all female arrangements
peo with displacement Of the womb
headache oaekache and such bearngdown pains could
hardiy walk across the floor, and very nervous
friend advised me to try medicine, which did, and
ateI using the rst bottle began to improve took in all
twelve bottles of Vegetable Compound box of Liver Pills
also used the Sanatve Wash cured
OF my troubles / well as I ever was am more
thankful every day for my
know that medicine will everything that it is
commended to do for suffering DoRA ANDERSON
North Muskegon Michigan
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-23
ELLSWORTH MARKETS.
"WEDNESDAY, December %

WEDNESDAY. December %, 1908.
MAINE Law IEaARDrne wEIGnrs AND MEASURES.
A bushel of Liverpool salt shall weigh so
pounds, and hushel Of Turks Island salt shall
weigh 10 pounds
Fhe standard weight of a bushei of potatoes,
IN good order and Git for shipping. is 60 pounds
of apples, a pounds.
The standard weight of bushel of Deans in
good order and fit for shipping, Is 50 pounds.
OF wheat, beets. ruta-bass turnips and peas, go
pounds; Of corn. So pounds; of onions. 50
pounds; OF carrots, English turnips, rye and
Indian meal, so pounds; of parsnips, 45 pounds;
Of barley anu buckwheat, 4S pounds; of oats.
20 pounds, or even measure as by agreement.
The prices quoted below are the retail prices
at Ellsworth. Farmers can easily reckon from
these what they are likely to receive in trade
or cash for their products.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-23
COUNTY INDUSTRIES.

Castine's Line and Irvine Factory
A Growing Business.
CAsTINE Dec. q Especially THE AMERI.
CAN learns from tue manager of the
Csstine Line & Twine Co. that this
industry, which is an important one here,
is in . prosperous condition, In spite OF
the furry in the cotton supply on which
this plant largely relies.
The company is engaged in the manu-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-23

Terrible plague, those itching, Fostering dis.
eases of the skin. Put an end to misery. Doan's
Ointment cures. At any drug store.-AdUt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-23

Palladium was Il liberal
paymaster, he decided to
blow himself in advance
by way of cooling his over
heated blood. He haunted
the beach and the roof gar
dens, and. having gorged
his stomach with ice water
while connecting the red
hot story, he found it nee
essary to introduce more
palatable liquids, and these
cost good money. Every
night. or. rather, early
morning. he appe n e d
around to see if the mail
had landed his check and.
not finding it, lived the
story over again, as he
thought the editor would
find it in his mountain
haven. 1t even delighted
him to believe that his vic
tim was having a good
long roast. These frequent
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-23

Spacer-Give me synonym for the
word Christmas.
Pepper moodily)-B
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rehearsals produced the IN srlaue'
evitable result of more thirst, more ice
water, more staleness of the palate and
desire for liquid that would take hold,
Then at length he got his manuscript
back with a curt note saying:
My Dear Sir-In the same mail with
your manuscript came note from my as
sistant to the effect that Christmas
story bought last year and somehow mis-
laid in the Palladium office has turned
up -Of course we must use that. so / am
compelled to deny myself the personal
pleasure 1t would afford me to read your
manuscript in order TO return it In time
for you TO seek a purchaser elsewhere.
Thank you just the same for submitting
1t. THE EDITOR.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-23

Florence-What do you think? Hor-
ace never once kissed me under the
mistletoe!
Dolly-Wasn't that a shame?
Florence-Hardly. You see, he kissed
me beneath my nose.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-23
FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO WOMEN.

FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO WOMEN.
If there is anything in about which would like
special advice, write Pinkham hold
letter in strict She surely help for
She has helped hundreds Of thousands Of back to
health address advice
foolish if do kind invitation.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-23

of the Palladium. But I'll
fix him. OF course he
wants a story from my
pen, only he's too stingy of
courtesy to say so.
ITO the mountains to
keep cool and wants to read
about Christmas sleigh
rides and snowdrifts, ice
boats and chill wintry
blasts blowing through old
Santa's whiskers. This is
fighting dog days with the
mind cuge. But his nobs II
not get h mental ice bath
from me this trip. I'll put
him into u mental oven in
stead and roast the noun
tain GOODNESS out of him"
So Dalliance wrote in a
spirit of yindictiyeness and
pushed his pen as he never
pushed it for the prospec-
tive publishers check. He
laid the scene of his story
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Subscribe for THE AMERICAN.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-23

% T IttIu tIIc reS1E
cool" in a farmers Kitchen IN
the middle west. All the family, three
generations, wide, rallied in the little
farmhouse TO gorge on grandma
Christmas goodies. The weather clerk
lost his reckoning, and it was green,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-23

FORFEIT If forthwith produce the orig
VkIIV na letters above which
aNaI(llIII will their absolute genuneness
Lydia Il. Pinkham Medicine Mass.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-23
WEEKLY ARGUS.

The Weekly Argus will keep up its old time
reputation as family newspaper, covering the
news of the State and giving careful attention
to the markets and ship news reports. Sub
scribers TO the Weekly Argus are entitled to the
Saturday edition of the Daily Argus. This
practically makes the Weekly semi Weekly
and gives the subscriber a large volume of news
for a small amount of money.
TERMS s.
The Daily Argus is sent for so cents per
month or SIS 10 per year in advance, and $50 at
the emo of the years, free of postage.
The Weekly Argus INCLUDING THE SAT-
uRDAY EDITION is sent st these rates One
copy, one year. free of postage. 81 so in ad-
vance or $500 at the end of the year. Clubs OF
free of postoge, $5t in advance.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-23
Christmas at v
One Hundred
In the Shade

~ ALLIANCE had importuned the
n editor of Eyerybody's Palladi-
um for month TO commission
him to write Il story. One day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-04

Local live stock dealers do not agree with the
report from Chicago that there is liable to be
shortage of beef soon. Said man who is in
business at the stockyards: 1T can't see any
indication of shortage in beef cattle, Receipts
are large and supplies are too large 10 give any
indication of a shortage of beef"
The Drovers' Journal (Chicago) says: Some
wen-informed sources predict shortage of beef
soon. They verify their claim by opinions Of
men we'll posted in the cattle business. The
shortage of 1904 expected to be larger than the
1901 shortage. The rapid marketing or existing
fat stock this season would seem to bear out
the above prognosis of the 1904 prime beef mar
kets.''
az am looking for higher prices for cattle and
hogs" yesterday said William Neaville. of Nea-
vile, Elliott & Johnson. Receipts Of both hogs
and cattle will begin to show falling off soon.
L think, and then prices will get somewhat high
err Present prices are all right for present re-
cepts. but receipts will not continue so large
very much longer.
The total receipts Of hogs thus far this week
indicate an increase of s.oO0 over the same time
last week. but decrease of 1000 compared with
the corresponding period last year. Receipts yes
terday were more than 1000 larger than the same
day year ago.
To-day's receipts of stock of all kinds at the
Union Stockyards are expected be considerably
larger than the receipts last Friday
The hog market yesterday was the highest
since Nov. q.
greater widening between the prices Of hogs
markets sr has increased the shipping demand here
xxx
A total of 40SS0 hogs were shipped out of In
dianapolis last month. leaving surplus of a
few more than 11l,000 consumed by the local
packing companies.
The marketing of stock for four days shows
an increase of 5000 hogs. 200 cattle, and de-
crease of 300 sheep compared with the same time
last week, and decrease of 1900 hogs, over 70t
cattle and nearly 800 sheep compared with the
corresponding time a year ago. The steer market
was very dull and lower yesterday. Other cattle
were steady to strong. Sheep and lambs were
steady, and the hog market was active at un-
evenly higher prices.
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TO RELIEVE CONGESTION
PENNSYLVANIA TAKING STEPS TO
MOVE FREIGHTs PROMPTLY.
Development of the Rock Island
Trainmen Get Large share of the
Increase of Wages of Late.

The semi-annual meeting of the trans
Guiding the general as well as division SUI
perintendents and the higher transportation
officers, was held at Broad-street station,
Philadelphia, on Wednesday, for considera-
ton of traffic problems, and yesterday
there was a joint meeting of transporta-
ton and traffic men for establishing more
harmonious relations between the two.
Heretofore the traffic officials have found
fault with the transportation officers for
failure to provide promptly and forward
shipments, and the traffic men found fault
that they were not notified when large ship
ments were expected. BY bringing these
two sets Of officials together in joint con-
ference, as has been done for some time on
the lines west of Pittsburg, it is hoped to
bring about better understanding of each
others duties and avoid friction, resulting
In more expeditions and economical hand
ling of traffic. In this connection 1t is
stated that efforts will be made by the
Pennsylvania to relieve the congestion of
freight cars between Newark and Jersey
City. The new arrangement, ii is believed,
will enable the company to handle the in
creased freight and passenger traffic more
expeditiously More engines are now al
than at any time In the c0mpanys his
tory. and a great number of discharged en-
ployes have been reinstated.
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ELSEWHERE.

CHICAGO, Dec. .-Cattle-Receipts, H.
600. Steady to 10c lower; good to prime
ss75; stockers and feeders. s2a4SO; COWS,
$l:5oQ4.25; heifers. $2Q4.65; Gamers, $1,000
ass; bulls, s264.50; calves. s2.5O@675: Texas
III HoggR R; to-day, 1900; Tomorrow morrow
$1,000. Mostly 10c to 15c higher; mixed and
butchers, s4.45G4.so; good to choice heavy.
sS@4sS b nEHso of saies. sh'
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 1900. Sheep
and lambs slow: good to choice w .ts
western sheep ls se5a Pe native e lambs $40
5.65; Western lambs, $4.25Q4.75.
EAST guEFAo D Des
soa5so 'f fair 1ss good any Sa light to- STAR far
e to fair cows pS fs to
to best. s4o@so: fair to good s2 s fairly
fat calves S. 75G425.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 81 cars Market
wethers, aQ45O; ewes $325d3.40; fair to good
mixed sheep, ss.oas.75; culls sl-75@2.75: year
Hogs-Receipts. As cars. Market steady on all
grades Workers good to S choice Asas pigs
mixed grades. "a s0G4-s5: roughs. $4q4.25; stays.
KANSAS CITY. Dec 3.--Cattle-Receipts. g. 500.
including 900 Southerns- Market dull to a shade
lower. Export and dressed beef steers &c to 1Oc
lower at ~ SoQ5.OS; fair to good g. 1904 %; West,
feeders steady at 81 50G3 IS: Southern steers slow
at 81 GOES; Southern cows slow at s175q2. 40; ma
at s2.15@s,sO: bulls steady at s2lSGs.55; calves
steady at s.. 75G6.
Hogs-Receipts 10000. Market 15c to zoe high
err Top. s. ia bulk of sales, 81 65G4.72lz; heavy,
g. !ea47a,s; packers A60q475 pigs and lights,
Sheep--Heceipts $500. Market steady Native
lambs 81. 5065.35; Western lambs, a. 50G5 25 fed
ewes. 81 s0G3S5; stockers and feeders, $265q3 50.
PITTSBURG. Dec. 3.-Cattle-Supply light.
Market steady, Choice. ss,o5d5 2o prime. $3.50
| SIS: fair s3q3e0: common. s25OqS: common TO
good fat bulls 81 25Gl350: cows 81. 35Q3. 30: hef-
/ ers, 50. 35G3.S5: good fresh and springers.
s40qsO: common to fair, sl5qS5; veal calves. $3.50
| Oils
Prime wethers, s4G4.l0; good mixed S. 60d3. IS;
/ fair mixed $363.50: culls and common 81. 25G2:
choice lambs s5.4oa5.so: fair to good. s5Q5.so;
Hogs-Receipts 30 double decks Market ac-
tive Prime heavy 81 S0ff4 IS: medium 81 10Ql4 IS;
| heavy Workers.. si7Od4.75: light Workers, s4 20;
! pigs. s4.s5d4.70; roughs. $3q4So.
| ST. LOUIS. Dec 3-Cattle-Recepts. 1850. in
| Guiding 1000 Texans. Market dull and steady.
| dressed beef and butcher steers sfa5: steers I'M
| der loo lbs. $3.5044S0. .stockers and feeders.
| 81 25Gl3. 50; and heifers e. 25Gi: Gamers.
81 752 25: bulls. 81 25m3 so: calves $50: Texas
Hogs-Receipis 6O0o Market firm at a slight
| advance. Pigs and lights. A3O6455: packers
&.2sG4.45: butchers and best heavy, Ass9l6S:
| muttons. s3el4; lambs, s495.5o; culs and bucks
| S. 5oa3: stockers. $L7562.5o.
| NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Beeves-Receipts, &c Nc
trading of ans importance. Feeling steady. Nc
| esivss~RscslDts. sls Market extremely dull
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Personal, Local and General Notes.

The Lake Erie & Western handled in
November A,551 loaded cars, an Increase
over November. 1902. of 2OOl.
George Define, son of PENNSYLVANIA Of
fetal has been appointed private secretary
of s. M. FELTON,, OF the Chicago & Alton
j. A Barnard, general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern, who has been out on the
lines most of the week, will return to-
night.
The meeting called at Chicago to check up
grain rates from Indiana and Ohio points
to points South and East was a failure,
there being no quorum.
The Big Four has decided to change the
SoioT or It's through cars running between
ST. Louis and New York from the old reg
ulation orange to olive green.
c. s. MeIlen. president of the New York,
New Haven d Hartford, and associate Of
ficials are personally inspecting every d.
vision or the road, especially those located
In Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
A special meeting of the Seaboard Air
line stockholders has been called for Dec.
Is at Petersburg, Va, to consider amend
ments to the bylaws. elect directors and rat
ify the changes that have recently been
made in the property.
c. ]. D'Armour, commercial agent of the
Southern Railway. III. j. Merrick car ac-
countant of the Lake Shore road, and A.
w. Noyes, representing the passenger de-
partment of the Chicago Great Western,
were last evenings arrivals in the city.
The Sig Four, despite the trolley compe-
tition which il has to meet on nearly every
division. handled in November $50 pas
sengers, against sol 500 last year in the
same month, an increase this year of 10, go.
Much of the increase was in long travel
III. Sunderland. Western agent of the Le-
high Valley & Wabash Despatch of De-
catur, ILL.,, Is In the city. He says Decatur
has become quite important railroad
point, a number of passenger representa-
tives and freight men making that city
their headquarters.
Coal dealers have no cause for complaint
of shortage of coal at present. Last
night there were standing on side tracks
of the Vandalia 426 carloads, most of them
10000 pounds capacity. and on the Indian
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-04

About ESQ calves unsold. including six cars OF
Westerns. veais slow but about steady NC
grassers or Western calves sold.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. Az Market slow:
sheep steady: choice lambs steady; Others weak
10 f0c lower. Common TO prime sheep sold at
So 50G3 621z: culls at ST. common to prime lambs
at $5f5.75: load of extra at sos; Canada lambs
at S. 621zd5.75.
Hogs-Receipts. 5.1ls. sixty-ive on sale. Mar
ket steady.
OMAHA. Dec. 3.-Cattle-Receipts. p 900. Mar
ket steady. Beef steers. s350f5.20: cows and
heifers 81 75a3s 80; Western steers. s.. S0q4 20;
Texas 81 60ff3 50; range and heifers.
81 2OQ3 %; stockers and feeders. $50. 5oq2. 70;
calves S31525.
Hogs-Receipts. 5000. Market to 10c higher.
Heavy, 81 35N4 As: light. 81 40n450.
Sheep-Receipts 1000 Market steady. Sheep,
| s2ai; lambs. So 7565.
CINCINNATI. Dec s.-Hogs active and higher
| at 50. 50Q460.
Cattle dull at s2G430.
Sheep steady at 81 5oas.s5. Lambs steady at
75n5 Co
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-04

LIST OF LETTERS


If not called for In two weeks these letters viii
for letters in the following list will please say
they are advertised, give date OF list. and pay 1
cent for those obtained. Free delivery Of letters
by carriers to the addressee's residence can be
secured by observing the following rules:
First-Direct letters plainly to street and num-
Der.
Second-Request your correspondents to do like
wise.
Third-Have written printed request for re-
turn on your envelope. giving street and number.
Fourth-Use ink in addressing letters when
possible, and leave sufficient space at top of en-
velope for stamp and postmark.
Letters addressed persons known to be tran
sient should be marked Transient in lower
left-hand corner of envelope. "a. b. c., Gen.
eral Delivery" similarly addressed letters are
fictitious and not deliverable
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-04

PROPOSALS for Manufacturing Clothing from
ter's Department Chief ouartermaster's ONCE.
(<hfcaeo. Ill, November l6, 1908. Sealed pro-
nosals In triplicate. will be received at this
Office until Il O'Clock noon Monday. December q.
1903 for the uaEuiactufe ana aehvery at chi
service coats. olive drab service breaches and
alive drab flannel shirts. all strictly conforming
TO standards and specifications. Government re-
serves right TO reject or accept any or all pro-
pcsals or any part Thereon. preference given to
conditions OF quality and price dncluding In the
priee OF foreign productions and manufactures
The duty therecn) being equal. Particulars and
blanks Tor proposals. will be furnished on appii-
cation. Envelopes containing proposals to be in
dorsed Proposals for Manufacturing Clothing -
and addressed TO LIEUT.. COL w. H. MILLER,
Chief Quartermaster.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-04

The annual statement of the Union Pa
cific shows that out of total additional
expenditure of SS,1SS,0O0 in the fiscal year
ending June 30. 1903 s72s,s represented
the increased cost of fuel and s73S0O0 the
increased wages paid to engineers, firemen
and trainmen, the two items comprising 46
per cent of the whole Ii the increased
salaries paid to officials of the road and
employees were reckoned In it would I'M
doubtedly be found that the higher wages
and higher prices paid for coal cover over
half the entire addition to operative costs.
Railroad officials comforting them
selves with the fact that the price of coal
has come down nearer to normal level Ma
terials entering into construction are lower.
and so Is equipment, and operations the
coming year can be conducted with much
less outlay in those directions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-04
INDIANAPoLIs A. M4ARTINsvILLc-
RAPID TRANSIT co.

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80. car leaves from In front OF No AZ Ken
.,,rSx avenue FOR Maetinsvilis and intermediate
Sarions at s5D a m ano every nouf sneseartef
"a 9so N M car runs OILY TO Mcoressiile the 80
ear nuns 20 Martnsv:lle and tbs next and Last
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every hour thereafter, on the forty minute mark
until $50 ID. m The 3:4o y. m: car runs only -
sxea-ssville the $40 car Indianap polls ana the
next and last car leaves a. io:io running 70 In
dianapolis. ,,. a. ,.....-
Martsnsviiie At $3.50 o m
Exuross car arrives 81 Indianapolis 81 lie
= ~ and departs At $40 a m. also arrives -
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