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Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-01
WHERE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES STAND
REPUBLICAN, PIATFoM.

REPUBLICAN, HJuFoRt.
The republicans 81 omaha BY this convention appeal fer the support
OF its candidates BY eitiSsns md taxpayers OF all parties on the
following platform, TO hitch its nominees In hereby pledged.
l, We favor municipal hone rule in its broadest ems
a. We favor municipal ownership OF public utilities. eousneirs with
the vater works an electric lighting plant.
, We stand fr equal and just taxation Il IL classes Of property.
including corporate franchises and especially the local assessment
OF railway terminals for city tAxatiou.
=. We pledge al economic I'M business like adminis st ration OF tn.
eityrs affairs.
S. We promise government in n interest Of the eo-non people ana
resistance o. yer attempt Of the corporations TO susvort Our
soverunant by bribery and corruption.
The undsrsisne candidates Of the Republican party fully
nominated for the severed offices Is hereinafter sci forth at the
Republics city Convention hela in this city OF omhS APRIL Il. 1908,
do hereby endOrae and approve the above platform ina DO pledge our
ar support { o the declarNti IONS contained in said Platform ana that IL
elected We will faithfully md to the best of " ABILITY carry our
he ssid platform An eveJ respect.
Omaha April Is, 1905.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-16
Very Like Reason.

The crows and other birds that carry
shellfish high in the air and then let
them drop upon the rocks to break the
shell show something very like reason
or knowledge of the relation of cause
and effect. Froude tells of some spe-
cies of bird that he saw in South At
rica flying amid the swarm of lnigrat-
ing locusts and clipping off the wings
of the insects so that they would drop
to the earth, where the birds could de-
your them. at their leisure. Our SPUR
rels will cut off the chestnut burs be-
fore they have opened, allowing them
to fall TO the ground. where. rs they
seem to know. the burs soon dry open.
Feed a Gagged coon soiled food-a piece
of bread or meat rolled on the ground
and before he eats it he will put it in
his dish of water and wash it Off
John Burroughs in Century.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-16
DeBeck Family Reunion.

The annual reunion OF the DeBeck fam
lily was held at CIiffwood hail in Clifton
ON Tuesday, Sept. s. The day was perfect
and at an early hour they began to arrive
until sixty-two had congIegated, besides q
few invited friends.
The forenoon was spent in mutual
greetings aud hand shaking, and talking
had taken place in recent years. At noon
thu tables were set with tempting viands
and by the satisfaction they wore on theii
faces as they lett the tables, all showed
that the dinner had not lacked in guam.
tity or quality.
At O'Clock they assembled in the upper
hall and the business meeting was called
to order by the president, DIR. S. S. De.
Beck. Prayer was offered by Nj. F. Chick
Clifton; the secretary's report was read
also letter from Mrs. Alice Brann, OF
Wrentham, Mass.
Officers were elected as follows: Presi-
dent, S. S. DeBeck, M. D.; first vice-pfesi.
dent, p. W. DeBeck; Franklin; second
vice-president, M. S. Jellison; secretary
E. NJ. DeBeck; treasurer, w. B. DeBeck
Clifton.
The address of welcome was made by DR.
DeBeck. After recitations and singing
the formal exercises closed by all singing
the doxology.
All once more engaged in social chat.
ting until The parting hour which cam,
altogether too soon. Then good bye,
were said.
The place of the next reunion is unset.
tied, but it will probably be Surry.
Sept. IL. SPEC.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-16

time got a midnig hit lunch for some one to reach
the train. then written letter or finished some
bit of work on hand.
Looking for a book to read while resting. l
picked up Pact Meridian by Mrs. sigourney
The book is full of such nice, sweet thoughts
that wished the p. ms and a. ms too could
read 1t. have often thought of the beauty of
the different seasons, and this from a man of
forescore expresses IT.
"when vernal airs call forth the first buds
and yonder trees are covered with blossoms, /
think how beautiful Is spring When summer
clothes them with rich foliage, and birds sing
among the branches, say. how beautiful Is
summer. When loaded with fruit, or bright
with the hues of early FROST feel how beau
uful Is autumn. But in sere winter. when there
is neither verdure nor fruit, look through the
leailess boughs. as l could never do before. anu
see the stars shine. and home Is near"
L ord Bacon says: 1.-THE young are to be
happy by hope, and the old by memory. II
the eye has become dim, are those who look
out ut the windows darkeued?' Must the
world OF books be In measure closed to US, or.
perhaps, dear faces of friends shrouded? Then
the soufs pictures gather clesrness, and memory
walks in halle where Is perpetual light. Thought
concentrates itself and makes its work more
perfect"
forty years ago; perhaps you can use 1t some
time.
Kind wishes to the N. d. c. and love to Aunt
Madge from E.
AUNT MADGE.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-16
POULTRY EXPERIMENTS
At the Maine Agricultural Expert
ment Station. Orono.

At the Maine Agricultural Expert
ment Station, Orono.
Bulletin No. 90 just issued by the Maine
station deals with the investigations with
poultry during the past year.
The most important subject discussed
is the breeding to increase the egg yields
of hens. This work has now been in
progress four years with the Barred Ply
mouth Rocks. and has attracted much
attention in this country ana Europe.
The atm OF ths work Is not TO produce a
few phenomenal yielders for sensational
purposes but by selecting the best layers
and rejecting the Improbable ones and
mating them to males whose mothers lay
over 200 egg per year to build up family
that shall keel in high average yields OF
large brown eggs
Starting With a family that has averaged
sbout 120 eggs per bird for several years,
the average has been decreased to $50 eggs
the fourth year. During the last y ar one
hen In every eight has laid over 200 eggs;
the highest yield by any one bird bel. z
251 eggs.
Many cockerels have been sold from
this station to farmers in the ate at q
distributing the blood in this way 1t is
hoped to aid in uplifting the poultry in
dustry.
An account is given OF keeping hens in
large and small hocks on the same floor
space. Also the results OF keeping birds
in an inexpensive house that Is open to the
outdoor air during the day, tut in which
they are shut into a warm roosting closet
or bedroom during nis hts.
Fifty pullets in one flock, in this cheap
house with floor space OF i've feet to
each bird, laid an average of144 eggs in ten
months. Thi, house has b en- used three
year, without case of sickness so far.
Pro ably the most valuable feature OF
the bulletin to investigators is the dis
cussion of the Incubation tests, where the
great variability from day to day In the
fertility of the eggs laid by the same hens
is shown by the record sheets OF laying
and incubation, where every egg is traced
throughout the tests.
The fallacy Of trying to Judge OF the
egg yielding capae ty is shown 10y the il
lustrations of hens with their records.
Some of the heavy layers are fine in their
makeup, while others are heavy and al
most coarse. All the good layers are alike,
however, in having evident vigor and
strength. Illustrations OF the poorest lay
ers are also shown.
Bulletin SO will be sent free to all resi-
dents of Maine who apply to the agr;:
cultural experiment station, Orono,
In writing, please mention this paper.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-16
A Plea For Larger Fellowship.

The following petition had unani-
nous adoption at the Denver conyen-
ton and is being largely signed. Any
reader of this paper who sympathizes
with It's suggestion and desires to at
tach his name, residence and denomina-
ton may do so and mail to DR.. f. E.
Clark, fremont Temple, Boston, Mass:
"A Plea For the Larger Fellowship of
Protestant Christianity Through the
Christian Endeavor Movement and a
Petition From the Christian Public.
We, the undersigned members of
churches and Christian Endeavor socie-
ties and lovers of concord and Christian
fellowship, earnestly petition all ecclesi-
astical governing bodies to allow full and
untra mmeled liberty to their young people
to unite together in the interdenomina-
tional and international Christian En-
deavor movement.
This movement, as the history of more
than twenty-five years has proved. pro-
notes thorough loyalty to the church and
denomination as well as fraternity be-
tween all churches and denominations,
and we only ask that in the future the
young people may be allowed freely to
have both the INSTRUMENTATION fellow
ship and the Christian EndeaSor name
either alone or in connection with their
UNCONVENTIONAL name.
No one can measure the good that has
been accomplished in the past by this
united movement of millions of youths for
good citizenship, pure politics. worldwide
missions in home and foreign fields, in
prisons and upon the sea; for the I'm
evangelical of our great cities. for pro-
noting confession of Christ and active
service among the young people of all
churches and a cordial fraternity with all
who love the Master, thus in part fulfill
fng His diving stfhar thew all
be one" Much has been accomplished,
far more can be accomplished by the
constantly increasing hosts in the future
If no ecclesiastical barriers to their fel-
lowship are put in the way.
No other organization has ever done
the work of the Young Peoples Society
OF Christian Endeavor. No new organiza-
ton could do it, since the Christian En-
deavor society for a score of years has
won the affection of the young and the
confidence of the old and already en-
braces within its ranks nearly four mill
lions of members in eighty evangelical
denominations and more than forty ma
tons.
Not only may the society be an increas-
ingly important link between the denom-
nations but between the Christian forces
OF all the nations as well, especially the
English speaking nations. where it is al
ready SO thoroughly established. 1t brings
the younger forces together In their great
international conventions, promotes their
sympathy for and interest in one another.
helps to make war impossible and last
ing peace. based upon the principles of
the Prince of Peace ever more and more
sure.
In missionary lands where the unity
end Tot the divisions Of Christianity
should be particularly emphasized, this
union of forces lie still more important
and any unnecessary separation of forces
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-16
THE AMERICAN,
Ellsworth, Me.


Who is Somebody Else? l should Ike to knol
Does be live In the North or the South?
Or is 1t a lady fair to see.
Whose name Is In ever vone's mouth2
For Meg says, somebody tl-e will sing"
Or, "somebody Else can play"
And Jack says, "Please let Somebody Else
DO some of the errands to-day"
If there's any hari or unpleasant task,
Or difficult thing to do,
IT'S always offered to somebody Else.
Now Isn't this very true?
But If some fruit or a pleasant trip
Is offered to Dick or Jess,
We hear not a word about Somebody Else.
Why? l will leave you to guess.
The words of cheer for stranger lad,
THIS Somebody Else Wi speak
And the poor aud helpless who need friend,
Good Somebody Else must seek.
The cup of COLI water for kindness sake,
Oh, Somebody Else must offer.
And words of love for n hrosen heart
Brave Somebody Else will profrer.
There are battles IN life we can only fight,
And Victories. too, to win.
And Somebody Else cannot take our Place
When we shall have entere'i In;
But il Somebody klse has done his work,
While we for our ease have s'riyen,
Twill be only fair If the blessed reward
To Somebody Else is given.
Selected By Ann.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-16
A BIT OF PANTOMINE.
MAX O'ReIfs Opinion Of Four Peo-
pies Given In Gestures.

pies GiNen In GESTURES.
when Max Orch came TO Montreal
some years ago" said man from that
city to q Betroit Journal contributor
1--WE fixed up a little joke on him, We
bad noticed how gracefully he could
unite a caustic criticism with ccmpli-
ment, a faculty that enabled him to
say the sharpest things without offend
ing the people he was criticising. We
were going to put the faculty to test.
1--WE had him lunch with us, and
there were az the table besides himself
an Englishman, a Scotchman, an Irish
man and a French-Canadian. When
we got our guest off his guard we de-
handed an honest opinion of the differ
ent races we represented. As the opin-
ion had TO be given in the presence of
all four, the situation for him was a
rather delicate one. But it never seem
ed to trouble him. and he gave his opin-
ion without a moments hesitation.
1.-The Scotehman,' he said, and he
clinched his right hand tightly and
pretended to try TO force it open with
his left. The Englishman'- and he
went through the same performance,
opening the hand at the end after an
apparent struggle, THE Irishman'-
and he held out his hand wide open,
with the palm upward. The French
man and he made a motion with
both hands as if he We're emptying
them on the table.
There was not a word of exnlana-
ton, but we all unG, ,stood thoroughly
and had a hearty laugh Max 0'Rell
Ind maintained his rpnufation "
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-16
ID. @. q. Il. Column.
AUNT MADaE.

THE editor invites secretaries of local unions
Of the W. C. T. U. In Hancock county, and
white ribboners generally, TO contribute to this
column reports of meetings or items that will be
Of interest to workers In other parts OF the
county. We would like this to be live column,
but 1t needs some effort on the part of w C. T.
U. women to make IL so. 1t is a column of their
making, not ours, and will be what they make
1t. Items and communications should be short,
and are. of course. subject to approval of the
etitorl
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-16
CHRISTIAN ENDEAyoR.

eepfc For the Week Beginning sept.
2o-Comment by Rev. $. FL. Doyle.
Topic.-why and how we should bear
witness for Christ.--Acts V, 27-32.
Times change with the passing years
and centuries. Witness bearing for
Christ is very different today from
what it was in the time of the apos-
Ties in the early Christian centuries
ind amid the denominational contro-
tersies and antagonisms of the later
centuries. Then to bear witness for
Christ meant the possibility of serious
persecution and even martyrdom. But
Christian men and wcmen did not fall
her in their witnessing for these rea-
IONS. The apostles, when commanded
Dot TO teach in the name of Jesus, kept
IN teaching, and when brought to task
TOR their disobedience calmly but bold
" replied, 1--WE ought to obey God
rather than man."
I Today we are not called upon to wit
ness for Christ under the same circum-
stances or at the risk of the apostles
and early Christians, and yet the duty
bf witnessing for Christ is just as in
eumbent upon us as upon our ances-
tors in the faith. Methods have
changed, but the thing itself has not
changed. 1. We should bear witness
for Christ because we have been di-
yinely commanded to do so. Christ
has commanded us to let our light
@~ haf
and we also ought to obey God. While
there are no men today to command us
not to teach in His name, there are
often other things to discourage us in
our Witnessing but they should not be-
allowed to have dominion over Us. 2
We should bear witness because of
what Christ has done. He has died on
the cross to save the world from sin.
and the world needs to know. the facts
Of His life, death, resurrection. ascen-
sion and of His power to save. And,
IL the world does know. the church
must give forth this knowledge, and
every Christian should do his part as
4 witness bearer. g. We should wit
ness for Christ because we will want
Him to confess us. He has promised
to confess us If we confess Him. but
declares that He will not confess us
before our Father in heaven if we do
not confess Him upon earth.
As there are different reasons for
confessing Christ, so there are different
ways of confessing Christ. 1. There
L. the confessional method. the con-
Tossing of Christ by uniting with the
visible church of Christ All who be-
lieve in Christ should confess Him in
this way, take their stand among the
people of God and let the world know
where they stand. 2. The converse
tional method. This is presenting
Christ to those who have not accepted
Him. We should witness for Him by
telling others what He has done for us
and leading them to accept Him. 3.
The epistolary method. This is the
living method. being diving epistles
read and known of all men" that we
are Christians.
BIBLE READINGS.
; Ps. evil, 1-3: cxlv, ZIP; Dan. vi. 1928;
Matt V, IA. 10; K, 1888; Mark viii, "a.
B5; Luke xiv. 1913; John xii, ~, 43;
Acts l, 8; Rom. X, 9-t5.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-16
Hlutnal Benefit Column
EDITED BY "Ausr MADeR".


The purposes of this column are euccinctly
stated In the title aud motto--it is for the mu-
tual benefit and aims to be helpful and hopeful.
Being for the common good, 1t Is for the com
formation and suggestion. a medium for the in
terchange of ideas. IN this capacity 1t solicits
communications, and its success depends large
ly on the support given IL In this respect. Com
municatioDs must be signed. but the name of
writer viii not be printed except by permission.
Communications Will be subject to approval or
rejection by the editor of the column, but none
will he rejected without good reason. Address
all communications 10
THE AMERICAN.
Ellsworth, Ne.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-16
Norwegian Cure For Drunkenness

In Norway drunkenness is punished
by Imprisonment. AS soon as man is
incarcerated the delinquent has loaf
and wine morning and evening. The
bread is served in a wooden bowl full
of wine. in which 1t has been soaking
for an hour The first day the drunkard
swallows his allowance willingly
enough. The second day it seems less
pleasing. AT the end of eight or ten
days prisoners have been known to alb
stain altogether from the food thus pit
ilessly presented. This course of treat
ment finished. the drunkard, except In
rare instances. is radically cured.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-16
The sly Politician.

"Why don't you make plain,
straightforward statement about
whether or not you mean to be candi-
date"
whats the user answered the pru-
dent politician. Just at present the
only thing that's keeping me before the
public is the doubt on that question:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-16
Dear AUNT Madae;

Dear AUNT Mndge;
do not think the sisters have lost their inter-
est in the III. B. c., and when the busy season is
over, and the city cousins have returned to their
homes. perhaps they win have left some n4w
thought or idea for tire column. / was glad to
hear from Sister b; like her, have many a
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-16

Tired Mothers. It's hard work take care of
ehlidren ami to cook, sweep. waShs sew anu
mend besides. Tired mothers should take
Hoods sarsaparilla-it refresbes the blood, I'M
proves the appetite, assures restfu1 sleep, and
helps in many ways.-Adut.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-16

The Southwest Harbor Us have changed
their meetings from fortnig htly to weekly,
so our meeting will be on Thursday, Sept.
II, instead OF one week from that date.
At our last meeting we appointed
Esther Dixon as delegate from our society
to the State convention at Dover. Our
president, Miss Freeman, will accompany
her.
On Monday next, Sept. q, there will be
an executive meeting at Miss Katherine
Freeman's, which includes the superin-
tendents of all committees.
We want to thank our pastor, Rev. Mr..
Walker, for the forcible words he spoke
on the resubmission question. We are
with him heart and hand. Vote 1t down !!
PRESS SUPT.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-16

Thorne-Jack Gladhand says he has
given up borrowing money.
Bramhle-He had to. All his friends
have given up lending to him.--Stray
Stories
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-16

For forty years DIR. Fowler's Extract of Wild
Strawberry has been curing summer complaint,
dysentery. diarrhea, bloody fux, pain in the
stomach, and it has never yet failed to do every
thing claimed for it.-Advt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-16
SOUTHWEST HARRoR

The Frances L. Willard union held its
eleventh annual meeting at the library
reading room Friday afternoon, Sept. IL,
with a large number of the members
present, one new member, Mrs. Tullis
Young, being cordially welcomed to the
peaceful white-ribbon council.
As the yearly reports OF department
work had been presented at the county
convention and then forwarded to the
State superintendent, the election OF
officers and appointment of delegates to
8 ate convention were the most importa t
business matters to be considered.
The same board OF officers WAS elected
for the coming year: President, Mrs. A
{. Norwood, with a bright little speech
from her; Mrs. A. w. Clark, correspond
ing secretary and vice president; J. M.
Mason, recording secretary; Mrs. P. e.
Clark, treasurer, the latter facetiously
remsrking that these two offices must
lie under civil service rules as there bad
been no change since the union was
organized eleven years ago.
The delegates chosen to attend the State
convention at Dover this week were: Mrs.
A. w. Clark, Mrs. Bertha Robbins, Mrs.
A. 8. Powers. The "Ys" will be repre-
sented by their president, Miss Cathie
Freeman, and Miss Esther Dixon. Arti-
ces for and against resubmission were
read, and the sentiments as expressed by
S. L. Hanscom, in last weeks Record,
were heartily endorsed.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-16

On May we land again ia SSsn Fran
CISCO and on the 5th, on the -<coast line"
OF the s. p. Il. r.. running between San
Francisco and Los Angeles 4 eat ley first
Hawaiian pineapple since leaving the
Golden State, five weeks ago, alt hough
i saw thousands of them growing in the
meantime. p. G. w ooSTER.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-16
Correspondence.
ACROSS THE PACIFIC.

[The following is the sixteenth Of = series OF
letters from p. q. Wooster, of Pasadena. Cal,
20 TrS AMERICAN on his trip to the Hawaiian
Islands.