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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-09
An Apimsi Story For
Little Folks
eFeatI,erless0strich

There was a great crowd Of circus
men who went to animal land TO catch
the rarest animals that they could lind
for their circus And when the os-
triches heard of this they were all very
much alarmed
But what were they to do? None of
them knew except George Henry os-
trich, who was a rather smart fellow
and thought that he had an idea that
would prevent the circus men from
paying any attention TO him.
So on the day that the men were ex-
pected to arrive George Henry came
around TO where the other ostriches
were and did not have feather on his
whole body!
"what on earth Is the matter?" ask
ed his brother. What have you done
to yourselfT
Cant you seeY asked George Henry,
smiling. 1--WE plucked all of my feath-
ers out. and now the circus men will
not want me because they will think
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-09
GOULDSBORO.

Charles Gorrivsn, of Winterport, ID
spending few days with relatives her.
Dunbar Bros. flushed their seasons
saving Friday.
School 10 this district begins to-day
taught by Miss Nettie Crane, of Birch
Harbor. The lower district school Is
taught By Miss Pendleton, OF MoDson.
Oliver Young's house, toget her with the
buildings connected with it, was burned
last Sunday afternoon. 1t is thought that
the fire was caused by defective CHM
ney. Some OF the furniture was saved.
The loss is partially covered by insurance.
There is to be series of special services
in the Methodist church every evening
this week except Saturday evening. Rev
Joseph jackson, of Stonington, will assist
the pastor, Rev. Wallace Cutter, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
evenings,
Little Abbie Young, eldest daughter Of
Silas and George Young, died Saturday,
September 5, aged ten years. She had
been i'll since May with consumption.
Funeral services will be held in the Meth
odist church this afternoon, conducted
by Rev. Wallace Cutter.
Sept. Z. JEN.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-09
NORTH sEDGWICK.

H. rorrey, OF South Surry, was in town
Saturday calling on friends.
Ms. Beulah Maud Smsllidge returned
TO Portland Thursday.
Mr. aud Mrs. Hendricks, of South Blue
hill, we're ia town Friday.
Mrs. Edith Bartweli aud son George
hsve re- urned to Lincoln, Mass.
mum Der of our people went to Els
worth TO the fair last week.
Mrs. q. A. Grindie and daughter, Mrs.
Rose Campbell, spent Thursday with
Mrs. Alien at Oakland farm.
Mrs. Sampson, from the West, and Mrs.
Wiley, OF Boston, were in town last week
calling on friends.
George Hsnscom and Cecil Page have
returned from Sullivan where they have
been employed.
Miss Mercy Torrey, who has been en-
pioyed in Woodfords for a year, came
home Wednesday for a short visit with
her mother.
Lester FRIEND and wife, of Meirose,
Mass, and Il. o. Shapes and wife, of
Bangor, were the guests OF Mrs. G. M.
Alien LIST w.ek.
Mrs. Rowena Carter and daughter
VERNE, of Mest Ellsworth, are visiting
Tor a few weeks IN this vicinity with Mrs.
Carter's sisters, Mrs. Hsnscom, Mrs.
Julia Cioss3n and Mira. Mcfarland.
The young people of North sedgwick
held successful safe OF cake, lee-creaIn
and fancy articles Saturday evening at
the grange hall. the event attracted
quite large number OF people from here
ana their friends ali enjoyed the evening.
Sept Z RAE.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-09
A Peculiarly of Japan.

zone of the strange features of ia
PAN" said a man who has lived long in
that country, lis that all crops and
fruits are almost certain to deteriorate
l have seen beautiful peaches grown
the first year from stock imported from
the United States. The second year
they were still fairly good. the third
season poor. and after that unfit to eat
Nothing in the vegetable world would
seem to retain its excellence for any
length Of time. 1t Is a bamboo country,
and everything reverts to the bamboo
Beautiful lush grass covers many a
plain, and yet 1t gives no nutriment to
cattle. Garden vegetables look as fine
as any grown in the United States, but
when cooked they have no taste. The
flowers are of gorgeous hues, but they
are without perfume.
But even with these imperfections
it is very Interesting corner of the
earth. and many things recommend It,
Its inhabitants are in their way fine
people. In the rural districts partlcu-
larry the natiyes are the most honora-
Bile beings I ever net In the cities
they are sharper mentally, but not
nearly so scrupuious."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-09
SOUTH HANCOCK.

Miss Georgia Coggins is in Bangor for
| several weeks.
Mrs. Mary Hsines is preparing to move
into W. L. Coggins' house for the winter.
Hudson Kingman and wife, OF New
port, r. l., are guests Of Miss A. 8. King
man.
Mrs. Mary Crabtree has been visiting
| relatives at East Sullivan for the past two
weeks.
Mrs. Weatherbee and two children, Of
Bangor, have been visiting L. 5. Jordan
the past week.
Miss Marcia Young leaves to-day for
Everett, Mass, where she will resume her
duties as teacher.
r. II. Young, the veteran fisherman's
guide, is having busy season. He is en-
gage1 nearly all the time.
d. &. McRes, who has been spending
his vacation at the Watson homestead
with his family, returned to Brooklyn,
N. Y, Monday.
Maynard Young, of Lamoine, is cutting
grain for several farmers in this section.
The machine used Is a com bined reaper and
binder which is a novelty in this locality.
w. L. Coggins left Thursday for Whit
man, Mass, to teach. He was accom-
panied as far as Boston by Mrs. Coggins
and son Paul. who proceeded to Keene, N.
H., to visit relatives.
Mrs. Della Kelley was greatly surprised
- a L l..
possession of her parlor, he having gained
entrance to the house by way Of the cellar
door which was left ajar. 1t was only
through much persuasion he was induced
to leave the house, death overtaking him
while seeking refuge In the barn near by.
Sept. q. w.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-09

The most careful students of a,na..,
agree thst tue proper grading 81 .os' on
is ny far the most important pro,as1 'Oi'
school organization. The locta,sn
been a0snd0ned ia army ana -, A's
Why not in schools? prison.
\ = no easier sud mere sensele.. ).
MAKE hfis ehtidran Walk In iufel1esss 70
lseksiep Than - keep fifty etocks tiestlLsi
together, Yet tie decree OF the dea.olhg
uniformity seems to have been 49, Of
Eetner, on Together, out togathss,, W ,.
there ere any left t. iiuish. y
Nest scbuois profess to grade tho -,
Tor tue slower pupiis--sn ontreee az, "e .l
large usjerHy WHO could OF Ies.-the
more rapiuls. Thus the hriyhtar "atu
dren are drilled in habits OF ii,a,te,S..asIlt
aud idieRes~. THIS criticism Whirb a ,oh
piies to the public schools anD,ias sp-
even greater force to private ecbnoIs Win
Many schools claim to grade h., .,
brighter ones. Regai 81 less az fborg,,lt-,ue
ross. ell the Others are hurried ave, N,
work They tail behind, sIumb,c toe ue
time at this foot of the ciass, and ~
misunderstood, unapprecisled and az,
ccnraged. drop out OF school, or a..
quickly Obliged to cave lest "thev h,ins
down the examination averaeen VIZ
teachers know that most OF the dronnss
pupils conid have b. en- saved u onlv tsea
could have been permitted to yo ~ ~
pace that The Almighty intended tbae
~ onid, instead az at ar arbitrary ra,s
fixet nv some bosrd of educaiion
Worlds Work
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-09
The Sea of Sahara.

French engineers have declared that
it is perfectly feasible to convert the
desert of Sahara into a vast lake, thus
opening to commerce great regions Of
the interior of Africa which can now
only be reached by long, tedious and
dangerous caravan journeys. They say
that large portion of the desert lies
below the level of the Atlantic and that
by digging canal to let in the waters
of the ocean the great change could be
effected easily and at cost which
would be small compared to the bene-
fits which would accrue. If the whole
desert lay below the level of the Allan
tic the flooding of it would create a sea
more than four times as big as the Med
iterranean; but, as the Sahara is COM
posed of elevated plateaus. mountain
ranges and depressions, only a part
would be covered with water when the
waves of the ocean We're let in, and the
new sea thus formed would be an ir-
regular body of water probably Of
about the same size as the Mediterra-
mean. Great commercial cities would
at once spring up on its shores and
trade and civilization strike at once to
the heart of Africa. The sea of Sahara
may never become reality. but in any
event it Is a gigantic and pleasing
dream,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-09
COUNTY NEWS.
sof Addftfonal County Nescs. see other page
EAsTBRooK.

Goldie Lawrie, who has been working
ut Sullivan, is home.
Pearl Butter, of Lagrange, spent few
days here last week.
j. R: Butler is visiting his son Pearl In
Lagrange.
Miss Edith Hooper, OF North Sullivan,
who has been visiting i'll town, returned
home lsst week.
A large number from this place attend
ed Hancock Pomona grange meeting at
Amherst last week.
Rev. Mr.. kirkpatrick, who has preached
here during the summer, leaves this week,
His many friends wish him success and
prosperity through life.
Schools began last week with teschers
as follows: At Mills Ridge, Miss Mar
ion Wooster, of West FRANKLIN; at the
Mil, Marcia Harrison; at Buffers Ridge,
Helen Smith; at Sugar Hill, Annie
French.
The Butler reunion at Carl Buffers
in Franklin was we'll attended by people
from this place. At the dinner hour a
afternoon was well occupied by swinging,
baseball, croquet and social conversation.
A short programme was well carried out,
and at the business meeting The following
officers we're chosen: President, Freeman
Butter; vice presidents, Carl Butler and
Winfield Jordan; secretary, A.iie Butler.
A committee on entertainment was
chosen, aud it was voted to hold TIE next
annual reunion at the same place, time TO
be sppointed later. 1t was also voted that
at the next meeting q basket dinner be
served. A vote of thanks was ex ended
the host aud hostess tor their kindness in
entertaining the reunion, ana all went
home feeling that it had been an enjoy
able occasion, Members were present
from Walthsm, Eastbrook, FrankiiD, Sui
livan, Hancock and Ellsworth.
Sept. Z. B.
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CAPE ROSTER.

Mrs. M. 8. Wilson returned to Upper
Montclair, N. j., Sept. 1.
Fred Blake and sister Mrs. Trefry went
home to Gloucester, Mass, Sept. 1.
Miss Annie Black left home Sept. to
resume her duties as teacher at Quincy,
Mass.
DR.. Andrews and Charles and Arthur
Hopkins returned to Beacnmont, Mass,
Sept. 5.
Miss Kitte Wheelock with Margaret
Waite and Gladys Campbell went home to
Hartford, CT, Sept. 5.
Miss Augusta Holland went the ID to
South Brooksville; thence she goes home
to Steuben.
There was an ice-cream sociable for the
benefit of the Methodist chapel at the
Creek last Friday.
Mr.. Packard, Mrs. Petrie and Miss
Viola Harrington, of Boston, are at
Blacks; also Mrs. Morse-late corners.
Miss Blanche Townsend and her
mother, Mrs. French, went home to Som
erviIle, Mass, Sept, 8. from the Gilbert
house.
DIR. Phillips and Mr.. Thompson, of
Hartford, Ct, are still at Z. III. Blake's,
and say they intend to remain until
November.
Mrs. g. Andrews and daughter Lillian,
with Miss Ina A. johnson, will visit West
Brooksville the coming week, and make a
pleasure trip to Bangor before returning
to Beacbmont and Gloucester, Mass.
Sept. Z. b.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-09
MT, DESERT.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.


BY the death of our beloved brother, George
W. Sargent, we are again reminded that men
cannot always labor. neither can they live al.
ways. For more than three score years he lived
and labored among us. When the summons
came from the Supreme Grand Lodge above. he
responded to the call, and Mount Desert lodge.
+. and A. NJ, lost a worthy member and his
family kind husband and father. Be 1t there.
fore
Resolved. That we deeply sympathize with
the family and friends of our departed brother
and mourn with them. though not without hops
for we have the blessed assurance In the holy
bible. which is the rule and guide of our faith
that there is a life beyond the grave, to which ",
all look hopefully forward beyond the shadow,
that now surround, where we shall soon be re
united with those who have gone before.
Resolved, That in respect TO his memory oul
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-09
advertisements.
FEAR.
HOW 1T MAY BE OVERCOME.

Fear is not always a lack of courass
One may be absolutely fearless when
facing real danger. but a perfect coward
about trifiiny matters. Many peenis
fear to be IN crowded hall. and ire.
quently, and unnecessarily, leave some
enjoyable affair and return home
Thousands fear lightning to such an
alarming extent. that during tlnpdar
storm they become i'll. Fear OF tins
character is caused by a nervousness
brought ON chiefly by diseases of the
kidneys and bladder.
A further proof that these organs ara
diseased. is ascertained by depositing a
small quantity of urine in a glass tum.
bier and if after standing twenty. four
hours you find it ropy or milky in ap-
pearance; If it has a sediment; if YOUR
back pains you, and you often have a
desire to urinate during the night, with
burning, scalding pains; it's the strong
est kind Of evidence that your hid.
neys and bladder are diseased and
the very strongest reason why You
should not delay in trying DR.. DAVID
KENNEDY'S FAvORITE REMEDY,
the pathfinder in medicine, for diseases
of the kidneys and bladder, liver, rhsu.
matism. dyspepsia and constipation
We are SO absolutely certain of the
curative powers of DIR. David Kennedys
Favorite Remedy, that we will send YOU
trial bottle. absolutely free, by mail,
IL you will write to the DIR. David Ken
nedy Corporation, Rondout, N. Y.
Druggists sell il in New SO Cent Sire
and the regular 81. 90 size bottles.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-09

HE DID NOT HAVE A FEATHER ON HIS
WHOLE BODY.
that am not an ostrich. They will
let me stay here and take you away
with them"
II believe I'd rather be taken away"
replied his brother.
And just then the men came in sight.
"Hurrahp they cried. Here is the
greatest creature that we ever saw.
He is featherless ostrich. He will be
the best thing in the whole circus. We
will just take him along and will not
need any of these other fellows"
So off they went with the featherless
ostrich and left all the others at peace.
Moral.-It is hard to fool the circus
man.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-09
Killed by Fear.

Frederick /. of Prussia was killed by
fear. His wife was insane. and one
day she escaped from her keeper and.
dabbing her clothes with blood. rushed
upon her husband while he was doing
in his chair. King Frederick imagined
her to be the White Lady. whose ghost
was believed to invariably appear when
ever the death of member of the roy
al family was to occur, and he was
thrown into a fever and died in six
weeks
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-09
OTIS.

Bertha Warren returned from Bar Har-
Dor last Saturday.
e. l.. Grover and wife made short visit
to Bar Hart Dor last week.
Mary Warren and Sadie Tibbetts re-
turned to Lawrence, Mass, the 9Th.
Jed Salisbury and wife are the happy
Mr.. Billings and wife, of Brooksville,
are visiting Mrs. Billings sister, Harriet
Salisbury. u
Del Salisbury has hired with the town
to transfer the pupils in district No. to
the lower school.
Sept. 7. DAVIS. =
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charter shah be draped In mourning for pc
riod of thirty days.
ResoIued, That these resolutions be spread
on the records of our lodge and copies sent TO
the family of the deceased, and to the Ellis
woRTa AMERICAN for publication.
EZRA q MASON,
CLIFFORD B. RICHARDSON,
Comn,ittee OF resolutions.
Mount Desert, Sept. 5. 1908.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-09

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fill
ter out the waste OF
impurities in the blood.
II they are sick or out
Of order. they fail to do
their work.
Pains. aches andrheu-
matism come from ex-
cess Of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-09

kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble. because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
II used TO be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced TO the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
II you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys The mild
and the extraordinary effect Of DR.. Kilner' S
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits f-1F
by all druggists in fifty I. i'm: ],
cent and one-dollar siz- s'.ss;s:|
es. You may have a sssssl. y Y z
sample bottle by mail Home of swamp Root
free, also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Or. KilmeF
& Co.. Binghamton, N. Y.
DON'T make any mistake. but remember the
name. Swamp Root, DIR. Kilmerss swamp Root
and the address, Binghamton. N. T., on every
bottle.
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aSbfrtisfn.fnrs.
Over=Work NeakenS
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-09

DIR. David Kennedy's Golden Piasters strength.
en- Muscles, remove pain anywhere. Isc each.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-17
BLOOMINGTON'S new Line
PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUS TO SEE CON-
sTRUCTION UNDER WAY.
They Have Been Fooled Often, and
Are Somewhat Skeptfcal-End of n
Strike-A New Industry.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Sept 16-The un-
usual interest and even excitement over the
final contracting for the building OF the In
dianapolis Southern Railway to go through
Bloomington will be more Thoroughly ap-
precia ted by the outside world when it is
known that thirty-five years ago this Sep
tember Bloomington voted for its first tax
for new railroad The subsidy was for a
line it was proposed to build from Cincin-
natl TO Columbus, Bloomington, Terre
Haute and thence to st. Louis. The tax
carried. and since that time il is not an ex-
aggeration to say that no less than dozen
elections have been held in Bloomington
city for railroad subsidy. and without ex-
ception the tax has carried. and each time
the road has failed to come. So often have
the people been disappointed that even now
they are skeptical about securing the In
dianapolis line, and a large percentage or
the business men will not have full faith in
the road until they see the actual evidences
of construction.
The Monon is the only road into the coun-
ty. and with the wonderful growth of the
university and the immense stone traffic the
future growth Of the city demands another
outlet
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-17
Turkeys Attention Drawn to the Dam
ger of Continuation of Excesses
i'm Macedonia.
BRITAIN ANXIOUS FOR PEACE
MAY SUPPORT REPRESENTATIONS
WITH A NAVAL DISPLAY.
Return of Prince Ferdinand to His
Capitalize Formal Replies 10 the
Bulgarian Note.

LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE efforts OF the
powers. according to the latest kilograms
are directed both at Constantinople and
Sofia towards an endeavor to avert war. 1t
is said that all the ambassadors at Con-
stantinople have drawn the Porte's atten-
tion to the danger of permitting a continua-
ton of the excesses in Macedonia by the
Turkish troops and irregulars.
The Daily Chronicle says 1t understands
that Great Britain has decided on a still
stronger step in the dispatch Of British
squadron in support of her diplomatic en-
deavors at Constantinople to put an end to
the massacres. 1t is impossible. however,
to confirm or deny the Daily Chronicles
statement
Most of the special correspondents in the
think it may yet be delayed neither the
Bulgarians nor the Turks being really pre-
pared for it. Bulgaria is not sufficiently
armed. while Turkey does not feel safe
until her lines of communication less
at the mercy of Bulgarian insurgent bands.
A Vienna paper asserts that Prince Ferdj
nand of Bulgaria has sent a trusted agent
to King Peter. inviting Servia to co-opera-
tion against Turkey.
The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
at Sofia says Bulgarias reply TO the Porte s
protest against the continual crossing of
the frontier by bands and the smuggling
of arms and ammunition from Bulgaria was
cOuched in most uncOmpromising language,
leaving no prospect whatever of an AMIGA
BILE arrangement.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Sofia
says Prince Ferdinand will grant an audi
ence to John b. jackson. the United States
agent at Sofia.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-17
COOL WEATHER AT LAST
THE THERMOMETER GOES DOWN
THE SCALE WITH A RUSH.
A Frost. which Is Expected, Would
Damage Crops Considerably
General Conditions.

The sudden fall In the temperature within
the last twenty-four hours has caused gen.
eral anxiety among farmers over their
crops-especially the tomatoes, which har-
vest is about ready to be gathered. A
heavy frost, such as is predicted, would
do no end Of harm and cause them loss of
hundreds Of dollars. frost at this time
of year would also damage greatly the GU
cunber crop. although il would not suffer
much as the tomatoes. being further ad-
vanced. Both Of these vegetables are much
depended on now. as the canning factories
have prepared to do a big business and will
open their factories this week. Many OF
them are now engaged in putting up the
first gathering OF the crop
The drop in the temperature began yes
terday morning and fell with a rush. Had
Il not been for the cloudy sky and rain
throughout the night there would have
been heavy frost last night, for II was
frost-making weather. At o'clock in the
evening the thermometer. after a steady
fall since 6 o'clock in the morning. had
reached 5s degrees and was still sliding
down towards the freezing point. However
it Is tonight that the weather bureau
that the day will be clear and fair and
slightly cooler. With the present temporal
ture and a clear sky Jack Frost will fairly
nip the pumpkins
The sudden cold comes from the West
and the Northwest, where IL has been caus-
ing discomfort for several days. Northern
Dakota reported the lowest temperature
yesterday. II was "A. There was a heavy
frost however. in many cities in the North
vest. The temperature in Indianapolis yes
tsrds.y registered as follows: