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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-09
RiOfOna Miners.

London, Oct. 9.-Advices from Nent-
head, 10 the county OF Cumberland, say
that there has been serious rioting on
the part of Italian miners in that local
ity. Policemen are being hurried to the
scene in motor cars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-09
Boy Killed by Constable.

Robert Poindexter, the twelve-year-
old son of l. n. Poindexter, living near
Green Springs Depot, Louisa county,
was shot and killed at that place Satur-
day afternoon by George Chewing, IL
constable of Louisa county. l. n. Poiu-
dexter, the father of the boy, had been
tried before Justice j. B. Madison, of
Green Springs, on peace warrant aud
bound over in the sum of 500. Not
being able to give proper security Mr..
Poindexter was ordered to be put under
arrest. He resisted, and got into his
buggy and drove of. He was ordered
to stop by the officers, Chewing and
Grady, and when he refused to do so
they opened fire upon him. His son
was BY his side in the buggy at the time
and was shot by Chewing. The bullet
entered the back of the head, killing
him instantly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-09

Society is being org4nize'i into a revolt
against the leadership of Mrs. William
Thaw, because she proposes holding re-
ception this winter in honor of her daugh-
ter-in-lsw, Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit-Thaw.
1t is whispered about at the various teas that
scores of danes, with the smokiest kind OF
away from the reception aud ignore the invi-
tation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-09

IL CAN be stated that President Roose-
welt will no; demand that the republi-
can national committee return to the
New York Life Insurance Company the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-09
List of Unclaimed Letters.

The following isa list of the letters remain
ing in the Alexandria, Va, pOstofRce up to
October. 1905:
Adams, Mrs Sarah NJ lie Conite, Mrs Edith
Adams, Miss Gertrude Munson, DR. Charles
Burnett Pinkie Moore, Chas
HitsfIer, ] II Neighbors, f
Hsints, w O'Neel, ID J
Hennage, JnOH Payne. Miss Maggie
Hope, K n Page, NJ
Hsddox. WR Reynolds, Mrs NJ A (2(
Jatfa, Mrs Nose Rowe, Mrs Mary
johnson, VIM Silunio Miss
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26
Rural Family Endeavor.

Rural Family Endeavor is the "for.
ward movement in some of the
districts of some of the states. The
plan has largest value in the sparsely
settled regions and is particularly
workable during the winter months
when snow blocked roads make regu-
lar church attendance almost impossi-
BILE by large numbers of the country
Endeavorers. The plan given in
word Is this: The society in the little
village church shall count the Rural
Family Endeavor society as an aftiliat.
ed one, The village society will APP.
point a rural committee, and this com
mittee shall seek to form societies in
the families outside the village who
through any large portion of the year
are unable to become attending mem
bers of the church society. DIR
Clark's pledge for the Christian En-
deavor home circle is used and
some member of the family is desig
mated as the secretary of the family
society A monthly report is sent by
each family secretary to the village so
eiety in time for the regular business
meeting. These little reports serve as
the ''tie that binds" The family offer
ing is also made to accompany the re-
port. The organization is made as sim
pie as possible. and yet there is enough
of 1t to make it mean something more
than ordinary. The pledge idea is en-
phasized strongly, and at least once
week the members of the family gather
for half hour in a service of prayer
Ind testimony, where each keeps in
spirit at least the regular Christian
Endeaver pledge as it relates to the
prayer meeting.-J. r. G. in Empire
State Notes.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26
Pnkhans Vegetable Fail

left me. doI't cXp ct 10 stay here at my store
but short umei will Try ami write oftehcr.
Aunt Emma said she hoped 1 would write
about my trip. ! will | went 10 >towheI Eau,
then to Portland, from there to Franklin
should have called and seen her but II came
rainy weather, so | came home until the mui
hried up, then hope 10 call on her for few
minutes Wnile was In Portland thought of
our dressmaser si,.er; don't she live theie?
4 nd she hasn't given US the spring styl vet.
| am We glad l wrote the story apoue the
child. for have heard from IT lot Of WY
4 man in Portland whom / never met before
said "Didn'I see a piece you wrote in the
NJ. b {. il wa pretty pOod;" his p4rtrer told
him was their customer.
About the chidren-i think those who We
brought up one or a dozen, If they had thelr
lives to live over would bring them up differently.
know would. / would teach them 10 do /
kinds of work. / think a boy should know
how to cook, sew, make beds and sweep. Jasl
the same - girl. l notice after man is mar.
ried If he Knows these things 1t is great help
to him, and another thing, they make better
husbands and fathers.
Glad To see Grandma q In this weeks NJ. 10
c. | meant to have written her again this
winter, but kept putting il on but have
often thought of her and what nice
letter she sent me.
Now about the reunion, let's have II all n
ranged few weeks ahead TO every one of Us
viii have chance to plan TO be there. Now to
suit me / will say JuLe ] that comes on
Thursday, and will suit those who wanted it
last year on Thursday, and woLli like IL to he
in Ellsworth. think sister has given an in.
vtation or lift suits others b. tier at some other
place, all right. or II too early in June take 1t
week later, but don't get &c too late, some viii
have to stay at home TO hoe their potatoes.
haven't read any of the Simple Life. but am
sorry now ! haven't, but II ever 20 anywhere
where they have all the papers shah read the
whole of IL.
think Susan is right about too much time
spent In what we eat. like good things. but
ind the less eat of them the better my health
is. Aunt Maria, am sorry for your loss but
glad you came out as well as you did, and
enjoyed the way one John did when he praised
his Johrnycake. | know last winter my
daughter would say; Isn't this good?" and
she would have us laughing before we could
taste of II, she praised 1t so much and then
asked every one If 1t wasn't nice. / used to tell
her she had adopted Johns plan. Haven't 1
said enough? One word m ore; Everybody
write when we are to have our reunion. MEB.
AUNT MADGE.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26

livery heartily thank the county secre.
tary for her cordial invitation to attend
the union at Southwest Harbor in Nav
and sincerely hope | may get away from
the very pressing home cares for two davs
Yet the path at present is very fun of oh
stacles. My husband says; "Go, You can
have the team" but 900. or 600 chickens
stand in the way. My heart will no
there, and my fifty cents II that viii helm
the glorious cause along even a little.
Why cannot u. s. marshal reach
those Bass Harbor rum boats il they are
too far from land for our sheriff?
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26
The Disseminated Don

A novel illustration of the saying, lis
teners never hear any good of them
Selves" comes from the London Taller.
An Oxford don, more highly esteemed for
intellectual activity than modesty, was
asked to speak into monograph.
A little later the machine was turned on
again, and he was requested to listen to
his own voice.
He listened in silence then turned to the
company.
ut is very strange!" he said in tone of
mingled surprise and resentment. ~
can't understand it, but through this ma
chine am made to speak in a peculiarly
bumptious and AFFECTED manner!"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26

ness, faintness. lassitude, excitability,
irritability, nervousness, sleepless-
ness, melancholy, "all-gone" and
want-to- be left-alone' feelings, blues
and hopelessness, they should rcmem-
Der there is one tried and true remedy.
Lydia L. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound at once removes such troubles
No other female medicine in the
world has received such widespread
and unqualified endorsement No other
medicine has such record of cures OF
female troubles.
The needless suffering of women from
diseases peculiar to their sex is terrible
to see. The money which thef pay TO
doctors who do not help them is an
enormous waste. The pain is cured
and the money is saved by Lydia T.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Ex-
perience has proved this.
1t is well for women who are i'll TO
write Mrs Pinkham ut Lynn, Mass
In her great experience. which covers
many years. she mas probably had to
deal with dozens of eases just like
yours Her advice is free and conf
dental
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26
NERONA.



"'Tain't right" said Al Delano, as he
sat beside me on an old spar IN the Mckay
& Dix shipyard in Verona, the other day;
- 'tain't right, | say, that BuckspOrt
should get the credit of the Peary ship
having been quilt there, when she was
built right here in this yard in the town
of Verona"
And Mr.. Deiano was right. The Rtse
Welt was not built in Bucksport, though
al! the newspaper men who have written
anything about her have persisted in
making the mistake OF locating the yard
of her birth in that town. Perhaps it was
because OF the nearness together OF the
two places, for the same reasons that YES
sells built in Brewer are invaria bly, desig-
mated as having been constructed in BAN
gor; perhaps many of those who came
down and saw the Roosevelt launched
supposed that it was all one town. But
whatever the reason, Mr.. Deiano had the
right OF it and the papers have been
wrong.
But while the building of the Peary
ship has had much to do with the bringing
of Verona into prominence, there are
many other interesting things about this
quaint little island town which few peo-
pie outside OF Verona and Bucksport know
of, things which to themare commonplace,
yet to visitors unique and attractive.
Time was when Verona was a flourish
ing little fishing and farming town, but
now those two industries have fallen into
decay, until the only trace of the former
to be found is in the weirs along the
shores of the town, and but few of its
inhab itants follow the occupation of
farmer.
Verona might well be called Names
oldest town, but there are SO many odd
towns in this State that | am not going to
that limit Instead we will call it one of
the odd towns of Maine. That appellation
will tit it truly, and give no offence to the
other odd towns in the Pine Tree State.
1t is located ON an island, as before told,
but that is not the only odd thing about
it. Were you to visit Bucksport, look
across the river, or were you 10 take
drive around the island, in short, were you
to see it from any other place than COM
ing up the Penobseot river from the sea,
you would doubt the next statement,
which is: That the island is a mountain,
and that the town is built upon its side.
Yet that is the truth. Start at any point
on the shore of the island, which is some
five miles long and three wide, and after
you have gone away from the water
hundred rods you'll find that the lowest
land is 100 feet above the sea level. From
that it grows gradually higher until it is
1884 feet at the top of McCloud mountain,
at the northerly end of the island.
AS stated the only way you can tell that
the island is mountain is in coming up
the river. There it shows plain, but from
all other viewpoints there is no indication
of its height. Fer years upon years, this
mountain has been landmark for mari
ners coming up the river. To visitors TO
the island, and there are hundreds Of
them in the summer time, one of the most
enjoyable trips is to the mountain top,
where q splendid panoramic picture OF
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26

Friends. Romans, countrymen, lend me your
ears,
come To bury Cesar, not to praise him.
The evil that meu do lives after them,
The good Is OF, inter- Ell with their bones
So let 1t be witn Cesar!
In peace there's nothing so becomes man
As modest stiffness and humility.
Some there be that shadows Kiss;
such have buta shadows bliss.
From Shakespeare l09 sonnet:
Our love was new and. then bat In the spring,
When was wont to greet 1t in my lays;
As Philomel In summers front doth sing,
And stops her pipe In growth OF ripper days;
Not that the summer is less pleasant now
Than when her mournfu hymns did hush
the night;
But that Wild music burdens every bOugh,
And sweets grown common lose their dear
delight,
Disasters, do the best we can,
VII reach both great and small;
And be is of the wisest man
Who is not wise at all.
AUNT MARIA.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26
tflutual Beneht Column.
EDITED BY "Ausr MApGK".
It's Motto: HELPFUL and Hopeful"

The purposes of this column are succinetiy
stated In the title and mottoit is for the mutual
benefit, an6 aims to be helpful and hopeful.
Being for the common coed, IL is for the com
mon use-a public servant, purveyOr of In
formation and suggestion. medium for the in
terchange of ideas. In this capacity 1t solicits
communications, ana its success depends largely
on the support given 1t in this respect. Com
munfcations must he signed, but the name of
writer will not he printed except by permission
Communications viii he subject to approval or
rejection by the editor of the column, but none
will be rejected without good reason. Addr,s s.
all communications TO
THE AMERICAN.
Ellsworth. Me.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26

Dear Sisters OF the VI. B. c.:
Aunt Madge has asked few of US TO send
quotations from Shakespeare. Now l was
never much interested in his writings, but
since this request has come, have been LOOK.
Ing them over and am surprised TO find many
of cur familiar sayings are from his pen. Here
are two that like:
Love ali, Trust a few; do wrong to none"
"The web of our life is of mingled yarn,
good and I'll together"
There has been many helpful hints In the
column this winter Ny mother is delighted
with the new method of cooking brown bread,
given by sister, She says 1t is a splendid way,
because the rooms are not full of steam ali day,
and besides that her Kettle was always getting
dry when least expected
going to try AIMS orange sticks soon.
If l.. is not too tired of rolling out cookies !
would like to have her try mine.
MoLAssFs CooKIEs-One cup molasses. !
cup sugar, Is cup of lard, y cup Of cold wafer.
heaping teaspoon soda. Melt molasses,
sugar anu lard together, but Go not boil-)
II. o. b.
AS all of the parts assigned on Shakes
peare were.not received before it was time
to send the ''copy' to the printer, just a
brief:sketch of his life is inserted. in. this
column, and any other matter coming to
hand later, will have place, in some
future number of the paper. Many
thanks to each of you who took time these
busy days to respond to my call.
Win S. J. Y. please give us some special
subject for May? Some letters from old
friends will greet you now.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26

excursions in Pullman Tourist sleeping cars
from Chicago u san Francisco. Los Angeles
and. cortland without change via the Chicae,
Union Pacific AMI Northwestern line. Col,ulst
one way ticscts on sale March 10 May IS
ouly SIS from Chicago, with correspondlogly
low rates from all other points. Doublr Berth
IN Tourist sleeping car only 500. Booklets
with mapa aud full Information on receipt OF
cents IN stamps. W. d. Kniskern, =. T NJ.
c * y. W Ry.. Chicago --Adrt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26

This is the state of man to-day he puts forth
The tender leaves of hope; to morrow blossoms,
And bears his blushing honOrs thick upon him
The third day comes frost, killing frost;
And--when he thinks, good easy mas full surely
His greatness IS ripening-nips his root,
And then he falls, as do.
Cromwell, charge thee, cling away ambiti9u;
BY that sin fell the angels, how can man then.
The image Of his MAKER, hope to win by itS
Love thyself asst, cherish those hearts that hate
thee;
Corruption wins not more than honesty.
sun in Thy right hand carry gentle peace
To silence envious tongues. BE just; fear not.
Let all the ends thou aims't at be Thy country's,
Thy Gods ard truths, then II thou falls't o
Cromwell,
Tnou falls'ta blessed martyr.
From Henry VII.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26
ID. 6. q. u. Column

THE editor invites secrctAries NJ loo.t
of the W. Q. T. U. in Hancock conn,S s",ons
white ribboners generally. to contribute r. a sao
column reports of meetings or items tha. MI, in i
Of Interest TO workers In other parts ~ :" .u oe
county. We would like this to lie a live coi, sae
but II needs some effort on the part OF w Z, ~
U. women to make IL so. IL Is column ~ III. =.
making, not ours, and VIII be what they mSSa
II. Items and communications should he shos'e
and are, OF course. subject to approval Of tbc
edttor.1 'he
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26
Dear Aunt Madqe I:

When you try the coffee doughnuts, II you
will add one-hali cup of sour milk, you will
find them to be more satisfactory than they will
be without it. intended for it to have been in
the recipe. but for some reason 1t was omitted.
/ should judge that DIS recipe for preserving
eggs might be very good, although l have not
tried 1t. But always pack down eggs enough
every summer to last while the biddies are
taking their vacation. / end them very con-
venient to have when eggs are scarce and high
10 the market.
l read CHEEKY little verse in paper to-day,
and the lady who sent 1t suggested that such
bits of poetry be pasted on cards and put on
the kitchen wall where they can be seen often.
She said that she found Il very helpful TO her,
and as the most of us, at this season of the year
especially, need something TO cheer US, l win
pass the verse along:
''Smile a little, smile a little,
All along the way;
Not alone when skies are sunny.
But when clouds hang gray;
Smile little. smile little,
Seek the better part;
Keep the home life always bright,
With sunshine In the heart"
ALExIA.
UI,onira frr ha ,,,,1.l -. -.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26
Thanks for the sunshiny poem.
70 Aunt Madgs and N. B. C.Isisters:

To aunt Madgs and N. B. C.lSisfers:
didn't intend to stay away so long when /
last wrote. left home January 90 and stayed
eight weeks with my daughter, and while / was
there was very busy sewing most OF the time
twas quite cold bur ] didn't mind it much
haven't had a cold this winter. / had some
rheumatism but left or eating beef and that
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26

Eva-What a beautiful engagement
ringl Iconsider it a compliment. Jack
Well, in case of falling out hope you
will return the commitment.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26

The increase in Christian Endeayor
societies during the past three months
has been: United States. 424; Canada,
/; foreign. 14o; total present enrolment
rs 65,I44.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26

All druggists refund the money If 1t fails to cure
4. W. Groves signature ia on each box. 25c.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26

William Shakespeare was born in STRAIT
ford-on-A Avon in England about April
%, 1854 died April g, 1916. He is called
the greatest English poet and dramatist.
He married Anne Hathaway in 1882. His
first collected edition of works appeared
in 1623
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26

nauseited. | had an acIid discharge and
pains down through my limbs so / could
hardly walk II was as bad a case of female
trouble as | have ever known Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, however,
cured me within four months. Since that
time have had occasion to recommend it to
number of patients suffering from all
forms of female difficulties, and | find that
while it is considered unprufessional TO rec
ommend patent medicine, | can honestly
recommend Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, for | have found that il cures
female ills. where all other medicine fails. 1t
is a grand medicine for sick women"
Money cannot buy such testimony as
this-merit alone can produce such re-
suits, and the ablest specialists now
agree that Lydia K. Pinkham's Nege-
table Compound IS the most univer-
sally successful remedy for all female
diseases known TO medicine.
When women are troubled with ir-
regular, suppressed or painful men
situation, weakness, leUcorrh1a, dis
placement or liberation of the womb,
that bearing-down feeling, inhamma-
ton of the ovaries backache- bloat-
ing Tor flatulence), general debility. in
digestion, and nervous prostration. or
are beset with such symptoms as dizzi-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26

II yon have tears, prepare to shed them row,
You ali do know this mantle; remember
The first time Ca ,ar put l. on;
Twas on summer evening In his tent;
That day he Overcame the Ne eri.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26

o, that men should put an enemy in their
mouths to steal away .heir brains.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26

Ps. II, s: xxi, 27-31; xxi, $40; Dan.
VII, 10, IA; Matt. vii, :, s; xxi, %; Luke
xviii, /; John xvii, 20; Rom. x, IA, 10;
Rev. xxi, II.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-26
A TRAINED NURSE
After Years of Experience, Advises Women in
Regard to Their Health.

Mrs. Martha Pohlman
of so Chester Avenue,
Newark, n. j., who is a
graduate Nurse from the
Blockley Training School,
at Philadelphia, and for
six years Chief Clinic
Nurse at the Philadelphia
Hospital, writes the letter
printed below. She has
the advantage of personal
experience. besides her
professional education,
and what she has to say
may be absolutely relied
upon.
Many other women are
afflicted as she was. They
can regain health in the
same way. 1t is prudent
to heed such advice from
such a source.
Mrs, Pohlman writes:
~ am firmly persuaded,
after eight years of experience
with LYDIA f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, that it
Is the safest and best medicine
for any suffering woman to
use.
Immediately after my
marriage found that my
health began 10 fail me. Ibe-
came weak and pale, with Sc
we're bearing-down pains, fear
full ba iaches and frequent
dizzy spells The doctors pre-
scribed for me, Vet / did not
Improve. / would bloat after
eating and frequently become
ualIS,.,,fad I had an actjd