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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-02-10

"Those friends thou hast, and theiR
adoption tried, grappie them to thy soul
with hooks Of STEEL" and, ss old friends
are removed BY ceath or other causes, do
not fail to replace them. You cannok
AFFORD to narrow the circle Of your friendsA
for the measure OF your success and hap.
piness, and your usefulness will be largely
proportioned to the number and quality
OF your friends.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-02-10
COUNTY NEWS.
BROOKLYN.

BROOKLYN.
The library circle will meet Wednesday
at the library room.
Miss Ellen Flye is Ill at the home OF her
sister, Mrs. b. o. DolIard.
A party o. grsngers attended the county
grange at North sedgwick Friday.
Thirty FIVE Rebekahs from Bluehill Wis
tied the Center Harbor lodge Friday even
ing.
r. W. Nutter and wife are visiting their
daughter, Mrs. Charles Blance, at Pros
pect Harbor.
Coleman Redmsn, of Cape Roster, has
moved into the Lewis Hooper house re-
Gently occupied 9. F. Colt.
Miss Katherine Coombs, of West
Brooksvilie, closed her third successful
term of school In the Haven precinct
Friday. Following is list OF pupils not
absent one half day: Ned Pease, Leoneil
FIye, Frances Mcdonnell, Agnes Nc
Donnell, Isaac Mcdonnell, Hazel Tib-
belts, Ray Griffin, Olive Kane, Edith
Kane, Fred Nutter and Marie Jordan.
Agnes Mcdonnell has attended school for
the three terms without missing one half
day.
The Baptist Sunday school held It's
meeting Jan. %. Officers were elected as
follows: e. B. fainter, superintendent;
II. 3. Kane, assistant superintendent;
Miss Musa B. Dollard, secretary and treas
urer; Miss Gertrude Mcfarland, orgsnist;
pupils not absent for six months were
Edith Kane, Oliver Kane, Donald Jordan,
Hollis Stanley, Prinnie Allen, Ray Griffin,
Alton Herrick, Fred Herrick. Hattie
Kane and Helen Mcfarland were not
absent for year.
Feb. s. UNE FEMME.
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Bear Strolled Into Bedroom.

Early in the morning L. H. Haney,
landlord Of the City hotel at Barns
boro, Cambria county, Pa, was
aroused from his slumbers by q crash
IN his room. Opening his eyes, he
was startled to see a big bear. The
noise had aroused Mrs. Haney, and she
screamed for help. Her husband
sprang out Of bed and seized 4 chair
70 protect himself and wife. Bruin
came toward them. and Haney swung
the chair. Mrs. Haney was still
screaming, and the guests of the hotel
were coming from their rooms. About
this time the bear concluded tina:
things were getting too interesting and
he decided to leave. AZ he emerged
from the landlords room into the hall
there was . rush to get ont Of the
way. Arms were quickly obtained, and
the bear driven OF
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blind Hymn Writer Who Has Been Hon.
ored by Methodist Church)
the Arms of Jesus, Blessed Assurance,
Jesus Is Nine" pass Me Not, O Gentle
Saviour" and almost 500 other Gospel
hymns.
She has written in all more than 1000
hymns for which she was paid five dol
lars each by her publishers, plus royalty.
Stone blind since she was six weeks
old, Miss Crosby's attainment would be
remarkable even in a seeing womAn.
For 60 years she has been busy writing
the hymns and gospel songs which have
enjoyed monopoly in the song services
of several generations Of churchgoers.
Miss Crosby has written other songs
that have been quite as popular as her
hymns. Fifty years ago her popular
melodies were whistled all over the
country. Proud World, Good-by, I'm
Going Home" Hazel Dell" and Never
Forget the Dear Ones" where tremen-
dous favorites when our fathers and
mothers were going to singing school.
THE Honeysuckle Glen" followed and
brought its author nearly $4,000 in royal"
ties, and then came that phenomenal
success Resale, the Prairie Flower.
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The attack on the car is certainly not
lust any more than it is mild; and it will
be no surprise If the publication of this
document should lead to the writer's ex-
pulsion from Russia, often threatened,
never accomplished. For his doctrine
Is certainly anarchist, and although the
Japanese are condemned for their Fore
ible resistance to Russian aggression,
the lesson is for the Russians first
Clearly one cannot disregard this mani.
festo. but it Is impossible to agree to it,
conclusions. since so much Of the evil
dence is mere assertion. Patriotism 10
nothing to the writer, and he contends
that the appeal "for the faith. for the
king, for the fatherland," has lost its
influence over tho hearts of the Russian
people; though the answer given him BY
4 drunken reservist on his way to the
railway station should have taught
Tolstoy the truth. Some one must
fight" was the reply Tolstoy received
when he questioned the man, and that
the uneducated peasant should realize
this elementary essential fact Is proof
of the inaccuracy Of Tolstoy' 8 assertions.
Still, such q pronouncement by think
er cannot be disregsrded at . time when
the state Of which hs II . subject u in
such sore STRATA
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JAPAN RULES KOREA.
RUSSIA'S INTERESTS IN HER.
NIT KINGDOM VERY SMALL.
Toxic Government Controls Railroad
and Postal Service-Subsidized
Japanese Ships Garry All
the Freight.
Stuttgart Germany Special.

Stuttgart Germany Special
Japan's predominating influence in
Korea is discussed at length by Maj. Gen.
Won ZEPPELIN in the Deutsche Monats-
schrift (Stuttgart). Japan was the first
country to make q commercial treaty
with Korea, in 1876, by the terms Of
which one port on the eastern coast and
one on the western coast were opened,
aside from Fusan, where Japanese fac
tory was then already in operation. There
are now IL treaty ports, including
Chemulpho and Seoul, Mokpo and
Masampho. Japanese commerce pre-
dominates in all these ports, a fact which
is admitted by reliable Russian writer's.
The St. Petersburg Journal stated, not
long ago, in regard to imports into
Korea, that the sum of $6,300,00O, rep
resented by cotton goods, constituted
nearly one-half of the entire value of
the imports, and that within the last few
years Japanese cotton goods had more
and more crowded out English cotton
goods, SURPRISING the English imports
| last year. Japan sends to Korea, in ad-
dition to these cotton goods cigarettes,
rice-brandy, matches, iron and iron
ware, porcelain, salt, straw rope and
straw mating. 1t receives from Korea,
in return, ENTHUSIASTICALLY rice,
beans, grain and salt meats-jewelry,
hides and manure. The value of the
goods exported by Japan to Korea be-
tween 1895 and 1900 rose from So, 800. 900
to SIC, 900, 900, and the value of the ex-
ports from Korea to Japan from 3,000,-
900 to $S,S00,000, not including the pre-
cious metals. The value Of the COM
merce between Korea and Japan, there
fore, surpasses that Of the commerce be-
tween Korea and all other countries. In
1901, it amounted to S, 100000, while the
commerce with China amounted to only
$4,000, 900, and the commerce with Rus
sian East Asia to $137 500.
In regard to shipping, Japan's inter-
ests far surpass those Of all other ma
tons. According to statistics given out
by the Russian ministry Of finance for
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CHARMING OLD LADY
JUDGE PARKER's MOTHER TELLS
OF CANDIDATES YOUTH.
Proud Of Her Sons Nomination Tor
the Highest Office in the Nation
Thinks Her Satisfaction
Pardonable.
Derby (Conn.) Special.

Derby (Conn.) Special.
Mrs. Harriet Stratton Parker, mother
OF Alton Brooks Parker, awaited quiet
ly and with dignity the news of her SON =
nomination for the presidency. At the
cheerful and cozy home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James A. Miles, Of No. POI Elizabeth
street, Derby, a representative OF the
New York Herald was received most
kindly Mrs. Miles is sister Of Judge
Parker.
Mrs. Parker will be 80 years old next
January. From the lively interest she
takes in matters of general importance
and her keenness of perception one
would not know her age. however. 1t
was in the midst of happy family
group on tho veranda of the Miles home
that Mrs. Parker sat with Snip, her IA
vorite dog, beside her chair.
Mrs. Parker is much amused by the
cartoons printed with her son as chief
figure. For several weeks she has been
collecting them from various journals.
so that her scrapbook collection is now
extensive.
Eyes, presume many mothers are
interested in me now because Of my
sons position in the public eye. My
pride in him is pardonable, am sure.
I have always been proud Of him, but
never until events pushed him forward
for consideration as a presidential nom
inee had thought of him as a possible
future president. OF course, have felt
that it was an honor to him and to his
mother and family that he had climbed
the ladder as FAY Is he had when he be-
came chief judge
"Some things that have read about
him have not been pleasant, because I
know the writer's did not know him. But
SO many have been kind and have
seemed to be fair to him. Public matters
have been Of interest to me all my life,
but naturally never so much al of late,
nor have followed political develop
ments so closely. vt, ~
when Alton was a boy recall very
we'll that men in our old home at Cort-
land, N. Y, used to call him Judge play
fully. He was sober sort Of boy, very
studious and interested beyond his years
in books and the questions that men dis
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1898, there were 2,117 Japanese ships,
with total displacement of COZ ,145 tons,
including 1853 steamers, out OF 1856
ships, with total displacement OF $685.
$40 tons, doing business in Korea. The
Koreans had only 721 ships, the Rus
slams "a, the Germans q, the English /,
and the United States none, in that
year. Yet five years before, in 1893.
Japan had only $50 ships, with q total
displacement of 04,224 tons, engaged in
Korean commerce. Already the entire
regular passenger, freight and postal
traffic is in the hands Of the two Japan
csc steamship companies, Nippon
Yusen-Kaisha and Osaka-Shosen-
Kaisha, which are among the first steam
ship companies in the world. They re-
ceive large subsidies from the Japanese
government, which is said to spend, an
nually, not less than $4,0O0,00 in sub
Mentioning various steamship COM
panies. Japan herself to-day owns 80
steamers, with total displacement Of
SIC, 900 tons, all of which are at the dis
posal Of the government in time of war,
some as auxiliary cruisers, and the rest
as transports for troops and war mate
rial of all kinds.
The relations between the Russians
and the Koreans are essentially differ
ent. The commerce between the two
countries is inconsiderable. Korea
sends to Russia chiefly cattle for
the Russian troops, rice, vegetables
and oats, receiving, in return, woven
goods, wadding, aniline dyes, pc
troleum, candles, matches, etc. Be
tween 1894 and 1896, the exports from
Russia to Korea averaged 100000, and
the imports from Korea $4,000. Most
Of the goods sent from the coast district
were, however, Of English origin, the
Russian products being quite secondary.
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July, 1868, and formed the Conductors
brotherhood. adopting a constitution.
Shortly after officials of the c., b. &
@. ordered their conductors to leave
the organization or the service. and
the divisions on that road went out Of
existence. A call was issued Novem-
Der, 1868, to all railroad conductors In
the United States and Canada to send
delegates to convention to be held
in Columbus, O., December Is. It was
at that convention that the benefit de-
partment was instituted and the con-
stitution finally adopted. At the time
the association was started 1t was Q
"nonstriking" society, q clause In the
constitution forbidding the members
to engage in any strike, either on their
own account or to assist fellow en-
ployes. This clause remained part of
the constitution until the present
grand chief, e. e. Clark, made fight
to have it stricken out In 1889. Clark
appealed to the conductors throughout
the country on the ground that pro-
tective policy under which the men,
bers were free to engage In strikes II
circumstances warranted would be
more satisfactory to the conductors.
He was elected grand chief on the is
sue, and although the organization has
not found it necessary to engage in
strikes, 1t has made wonderful prog
ress under the amended rule. At that
time there were HIT 2AQ divisinns with
a membership of less than $4,000. At
the present time there are 454 amliat-
ed divisions, with membership of
$4,000. The benefit department has
paid in death and disability claims
s6,500,000 up to May 81 of this year.
Last April the amount of claims paid
was $115,000. The association has
trade agreements with practically all
the railroads In the country.
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Adopted Herr
and in which the handsome child OF
the western mining fields and the
many times millionaire United States
senator are the leading characters.
Senator Clark informed his daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Clark Culver and Mrs. Lewis
Rutherford Morris, of his marriage
shortly after his arrival from Europe
on the Teutonic on June 30. He then
was on his way to st. Louis to take
part in the convention proceedings.
His daughters were much surprised
when their father made known the Sc
cret he had kept SO well for three
years. Their surprise was particularly
keen, because they never objected to
their father remarrying.
1t was while in one of the mining
towns where his interests lie that Sen
ator Clark about nine years ago was
present when the miners and their
wives and families were enjoying a
Fourth Of July celebration. There
were all manner of costumes worn by
young men and women, but that which
particularly caught the eye Of Senator
Clark represented goddess of liberty.
1t was gracefully worn by young
woman, probably IS years his junior.
Senator Clark made inquiries and
learned the goddess was impersonated
by Miss Anna E. La Chapelle.
Senator Clark pursued his inquiries.
He learned that La Chapelle, the ia
ther of the girl, was French Canadi-
an physician who, with his wife and
family, had turned to the United
States and its western fields for live
lihood. La Chapelle died suddenly In
Chicago and soon after this Senator
Clark decided to extend financial as
sistance to the family, not for Anna
La Chapelle alone, but for her Wild
owed mother and children. He was
introduced to Mrs. La Chapelle and
thus met her children. He recognized
Anna as girl endowed with unusual
intelligence.
Senator Clark made the girl his
ward and soon after this provided her
with opportunities for such tuition as
he considered she should have. It be-
gan in seminaries in this country and
finished in schools abroad and in ex-
tensive travel.
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4ACSAOCAk'I
cuss He did not seem to me to play like
my other children did,"
Remark was made about the little
white silk ribbon bow that Mrs. Parker
wore over her heart, and she said that
for many years she has been member
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
union in Cortland, N. Y. She is an
earnest advocate Of the temperance
cause, and members Of her family say
that not If it would be the only
means Of saving her life would she
consent tt take drop of stimu-
lants.
Her eyesight is remarkable for one
of her years. She reads early and late
Her Bible is her almost constant CON-
panion. She studies the Scriptures
earnestly and not merely as one who has
acquired "devout habit" She is a
strong Presbyterian, but occasionally
attends services in other churches.
Judge Parker himself and Mr.. and Mrs.
Miles are Episcopalians. Fred H. Par
ker. another son, is a resident of New
York city.
An interesting fact about Mrs. Parker
is that she has been for so years a SUBJ
scriber and reader of church paper Of
her own denomination. In personal ap-
pearance Mrs. Parker Is somewhat above
woman's average stature. That she was
an attractive woman in her prime 10 ap-
parent. Her silvery hair is wavy and,
combed from the middle toward the
sides, frames a sweet face that Is full Of
smiles. Her brown eyes twinkle read
lily at anything amusing.
She wore no jewelry or ornaments
ave q small chaste knotted gold pin at
her throat, holding back lace covered
collar. Her gown was Of gray silk. Her
words are carefully chosen and spoken
with slow and distinct enunciation.
Mn. Parker and her son have kept up
4 delightfully."- intimate correspondence
ever since he left the old home to carve
out his career. Increasing public cares
and honors he has not permitted to dim
his remembrance Of his mother, and 1t is
said that she treasures above Ill else her
sons letters to her.
Judge Parker's father, John Brooks
Parker, died in 1882. A black and white
portrait of him hangs In the library of
the Miles home. A strong family re-
remittance Is noticeable In the features
of Mrs Parker, Mrs. Miles and Judge
Parker.
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OLD NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL
It Contains a Bell Over q Century Old
and Hog-Back Stove That
Couldn't Blow Up.
Boston (Mass.) Special.

Boston (Mass) Special.
The old bell schoolhouse" of Lake
Vile. Mass. was built in 1896, and was
intended for q church. |@
The first pastor Of the. church and
first schoolmaster Of the school was
Rev. Stephen 8. Nelson.
When the structure was created II
was thought best to have bell. Ac-
cordingly one was secured and placed
in a small cupola. The fact that bells
were scarce in the early years is said
to have caused citizens to call this
particular school the bell school,"
which name has stuck to it for over q
century.
The bell remains, and is still used
to call the tardy scholars back from
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TOLSTOY DENOUNCES WAR
Latest Manifesto of Famous Writer
May Lead to His Expulsion
from Russia.
London (England) Special.

London (England) Special.
A remarkable document is the opinion
published by the London Times over the
name Of Count Leo Tolstoy. Remarkable
in it's utter detestation Of all wars, its
advice to the Russian reservists not to
fight, and its denunciation of the social
and political order not only Of Russia
but of the world; most remarkable in it's
earnestness, and in the picture it gives
of the sufferings which the cars peas
ant soldiers have had to undergo. He Is
utterly intolerant of what exists in the
political world of Europe, and he sees
no hope save in a universal refusal to
take part in the present contest, In any
shape or form. Refuse to KILL" that is
the note of Count Tolstoy's manifesto.
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THE RAILWAY n !, !, conductors
They Are Banded Together in . Broth
Z erhood for Trade and Bone
-.... dciary Purposes.
Cedar Rapids ia Special

Cedar Rapids Qa.) Special
The Order OF Railway Conductors
one of the most powerful RAILROAD
brotherhoods, had its inception st Q
meeting of few conductors on the
Illinois Central railroad at Amboy.
ILL.,, lin the spring Of 1868. An associs-
ton, known as the Conductors union
was formed at that meeting. Another
division was formed shortly after at
Galesburg of the conductors Of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail-
road. These two organizations held .
joint convention at Mendoza, ILL.,, In
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VICTOR WANTS WIFE
BONAPARTE PRINCE RENOUNCES
g.. CLAIM TO THRONE.
King Of the Belgians Would Not Let
Pretender Marry His Daughter,
But Now Has Withdrawn
His Opposition.
Brussels (Belgium) Special.

Brussels Belgium) Special.
After years OF oblivion, Prince Victor
Napoleon, the Bonapartist pretender,
has drawn attention to himself by the
publication of his long-heralded work on
Napoleon at St. Helena, the material OF
which has, to a great extent, been de-
rived from the family papers in the
princes archieyes. Prince Victor has
thus revealed himself in new light as
litterateur.
While his book contains little that is
new concerning the last phase in his
greatuncle's career, the work shows that
the prince has the gift of writing In an
entertaining manner.
Prince Victor has, however, greater
claim upon the interest of the general
public at the present moment. 1t has
long been known in court circles here
that a romantic affection existed be-
tween the heir of the Napoleons and
Princess Clementine, King LeoAsold's
youngest daughter.
The prince formally asked for Princess
Clementines hand five years ago. but
was met with an absolute refusal from
KING Leopold. The kings principal
reason for opposing the match was the
fear Of offending the French republican
government and the consequent possible
international complications which
might result from marriage between
the princess and the Bonapartist pre-
tender.
It now transpires, as had been pre-
viously rumored, that Prince Victor is
willing to formally renounce all his
claims as head of the Bonaparte family
and pretender to the throne in favor OF
his younger brother, Gen Prince Louis
Napoleon, OF the Russian army. The
sole object of this Remuneration would
be to obtain King Leopold's consent to
the marriage.
Prince Victor has always been q per-
sonal favorite with the Belgian sover-
eign, and it Is currently said in the
kings encourage that Leopold II. has
finally withdrawn his opposition to the
match.
Princess Clementine is just 80 years
old. She is strikingly handsome, Is
nearly six feet in height, and greatly re-
sembles her father in appearance.
So far she has been deferred from
marriage by the unfortunate example
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Rev. J. w. Wicks, of Paris Hill, N.
T., reports an odd occurrence. Dur
ing a heavy thunderstorm a dozen or
more English sparrows, which were
exposed to a severe fall of hailstones.
few down into q shed, where they
found . hen brooding some young
chickens. The frightened sparrows
took refuge under the hen. and re-
NAMED until the storm passed. There
was no obi sction raised BY the hen
= chickens.
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Motives of Love)
of her sisters, Archduchess Rudolph OF
Austria, now Countess Lonyay, and
Princess Louise of Coburg. 1t has been
known for some time past in Belgian
court circles that Princess Clementine
returned Prince Victor's affection and
that the kings opposition was the only
real obstacle to the marriage.
Popular sympathy here is entirely
with the princess in the matter; the ex-
ample Of her sisters is cited as an addi~
tional reason why the beautiful and
popular princess should be allowed to
follow her hearts inclination in the
matter.
Prince Victor is a familiar figure on
the Brussels boulevards. He is Of me-
dunn height, slightly bald, and inclined
to embonpoint, with but little in his
features or appearance to indicate his
Bonaparte ancestry. The prince has
long been suffering from inconsistencies,
for, as he has himself declared, he is
first of all a Frenchman and then a
Bonapartist prince.
He grew up in Paris and has always
remained Partisan, heart and soul.
He intends, it is stated, after renouncing
his claims, to petition the French cham
bers to repeal the law Of exile in his
case, it being his desire to take up his
residence in Paris, the beloved city OF
his BIRTH
A friend of the prince told a New
York Times correspondent that the head
of the Bonaparte family had long been
anxious to retire from the political
arena, and that he had always been op-
posed to revolutionary methods OF paw
ing the way for Bonapartist restora-
ton.
Prince Victor is very popular in Brus-
sells in all classes of society. He Is an
inveterate first nighter," being espe-
cially fond of Italian opera.
He is very partial to Americans, and
has often been seen of late at the fetes
given at the United States legation by
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend. The
prince has highly cultivated artistic
sense.