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MARRIED..

OPKINS-RIPLEY-AtP ucksport, Jan 5, by
Rev William FOrsy tn, Miss Della NJ Hopkins
to Harvey Ripley. both o OrlaLd.
PERRY-NORRIS-At orono, Jan 8. by Rev
John NJ Harrington, Miss Angie Perry, of
Orono, to John l. Norris. of Penobscot.
NG-GREESLAW-At Deer Isle. Jan
4, by Rev John Lawrence, Miss Susie Nj
Pickering to Elmer Greenlaw, both of Deer
Isle.
STAPLES-POMROY-A fremont Dec 80, by
Rev David NJ Angel, Miss Neltte NJ Staples,
OF Surry, to Howard Pomroy. of fremont,
WILLIS-LUFKiN-At Stonington, Dec % by
Rev Henry W Conley. Miss Marsaret Belle
" ILLS. of Shippsburg, to Elmer Charles Luf-
kin, of Stonington.
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BORN.

ANDERSON-At BrooklIn, Jan 2, to MIR and
Mrs AdeiDert Anderson. son.
CARTER-At Erooklin, Jan 7. to MIR and Mrs
Percy Carter, a daughter. [Susie Mae
CHURCHiLL-At Orland, Jan |, to Mr. aud
Mrs Howard Churchill, a daughter.
CLOSSON-A. fremont. Dec 81, to MIR and Mrs
Charles l. Closson, IL son.
GREESLAW-At Sunset (Deer Ise), Jan 5, to
MIR and Mrs G Edward Greenlaw. a daughter.
JOYCE-At Deer Isle. Jan 3, to MIR aud Mrs
Harold Joyce, a daughter.
ROBERTSON-At Orland, Jan 5. to Mr. and Mrs
william IL Robertson, Il daughter.
RUMiLL-At fremont, Dec %, to Mr. and Mrs
Arthur Ii sumiIi. daughter.
TRtCY-At North Sullivan, Dec 5, to MIR and
Mrs ilmot Tracy, a son,
YOUNG-At south Surry, Jan 3, to Mr. and Mrs
Ever ard & Young, a daughter.
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torney. Has served as selectman OF Eden,
and has been on repub lican town and
county committees. Born In Ellswort b.
Age thirty eight, married. Is n Mason.
Was chairman on the committee on legal
affairs at last session. Is one OF the party
leaders in this section.
MILLS, SUMNER p Stonington, repub-
lican. Is thirty years OF age, unmarried.
Educated at Boston university, preparing
for college at the aeminsries at Bucksport
and RENTS Hill. In 1896 was supervisor
of schools for Deer Isle ard Stonington,
and was re- elected in 1897. Taught sew
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BANGOR TO BAR HARBOR.

Saturday nights to Bangor only.
Trains leaving Ellsworth 7.l6 m and 6.13 p
m, and arriving Ellsworth II Sc a m, 9.47 p m
connect with Washington Co X r.
tStop on sig ual or notice to Conductor.
These trains connect at Bangor, with through
trains on Main Line, to and from Portland, Bos-
ton and st. John.
Passengers are earnestly requested to procure
tickets before entering the trains, and especially
Ellsworth to Falls and Falls to Ellsworth.
+. e. BOOTHBY, G. T. T. A.
GEO. r. EVANS,
Vice Pres. and Genn Manager
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Rev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Falls, Mont.
recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. / can
emphasize hi statement, alt is n positive cure
for catarrh If u ed as directed."-Rev. Francis
W. Poole, Pastor central Pres. Church. Helena,
Mont.
After using Ely's Cream Rain six weeks
believe my self cured of catarrh.--Joseph Stew.
art, Grand Ave, bufraio. n. Y.
The Balm does not irritate or cause spee zng.
Sold by druggists at Scots. or mailed by Ely
Brothers, So Warren St, New York.
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MURDER AT DEER ISLE.
WILLIAM w. ROBBINS BRUTALITY
ASSAULTED AND KILLED.
COUNTY OFFICERS ON THE SCENE
coRoNER's INQUEST is BEING
HELD THIS AFTERNOON.

william W. ROBBINS, OF Deer Isle, was
brutally assaulted aud murdered at his
home in Mountainville some time last
week by some one unknown, at present,
to the authorities. Evidence OF this cold
biooded and brutal murder was discov-
cred Monday morning by William T.
Eaton. The county officers are now at
" ork on the case.
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Most OF the free a1vice we get isn't
wor, h the price.
eyes" said the pretty country girl,
"Hiram comes to see me during the week
but Siias comes on Sunday" "Ha! Hal"
chuckled the friend, "Silas must be some
thlng OF Sundsv suppemenl.n
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FROM BAR HARBoR.
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs install
5owIing Tournament Basket Ball.

Vtu FELLOWS ana ReDekahS Install
Bowling Tournament Basket Ball.
Thursday afternoon of last week the
officers of the three bodies OF DAD Eel
lows were Installed In the lodge room and
Ia the evening an inst lation ball was
given at the Casino.
The officers OF Unison Rebekah lodge
we're first installed by Mrs Minnie f.
Spencer, of Berwick, president OF the
Rebekah assembly, assisted by Mrs. Angle
Higgins as grand marshal, Mrs. Abbie
Higgins as grand secretary, Mrs. Lettie
Carter az grand treasurer, aud Mrs. Mary
Sawyer as grand warden, as follows: Mrs.
A. j. Babbage, noble grand; Mrs. Everett
Brewer; vice grand; Mrs.. John Il. Bun
ker, IT,, secretary; Mrs. Bcysnt Bradley,
treasurer; Miss Isabelle Ceaves, r ).
V. g; Mrs. Cora Pond, l. V. c.; Mrs.
Phiis Richards, warden; Mrs Lertie Car
ter, conductress; Mrs Harry c. Copp, l. g..
The officers OF Islsno lodge, No 120,
were installed rs follows, by Leon s. Mer.
rill, OF Scion, grand master, A. f. Smith,
OF Bangor, deputy grand master, assists d
by Charles F. Alien, of Bar Harbor, as
grand secretary and William Q1imby, of
Bar Harbor, as grand treasurer: Milton ).
Arey, noble grand; E. w. Douglass, vice
t4ry; II. l.. Bradley, recording secretary !;
Vernon G. Wasgatt, treasurer; George
Ocbs, warden; Ernest Hay mes, conduct or !;
II. M. Clark, K. s. N. e.; J. e. Bunker j :,
l.. s N. g.; William Mcfarland, X. 8. v.
g.; Martin l.. Lord, l.. 3. V. e.; Charles
IL. Young, chaplain; Henry Smith, r. 8.
s.; Edward Moo lina, l.. $. s.; Yelling
ION Mcfarland, l.. g.; Orrin Thomas. y.
G..
The officers OF Mt. Desert epcampment
we're Installed by Herbert W. Sears, Of
Portland, grand patriarch, Eugene r.
Wills A. Bailey, of Skowhegan, grand
senior warden, John M. Ward, OF Bangor,
grand junior warden, assisted by Charles
F. Alien, of Bar Harbor, as grand secre-
tsry. and William Quimby, OF Bar Har-
cor, rs grand treasurer: Roy Hamor,
chief patriarch; Harry G. Copp, high
uriest; Eugene Dyer, senior warden !;
George Ochs, junior warden; Wellington
Mcfarland, scribe; Vernon q. Wasgatt,
treasurer; H. NJ. Clark, |. S Z. l.. Hig-
gins, o s; Edward l.. Smith, guide;
Ernest Hay me-, first watch; Percy Hamor,
second watch; Charles Fernaih, third
watch; IL. e Wakefield, fourth watch ;
E. w. Douglass, fest G of T.; Fed Rob-
erts. second q. OF L.
Tue bali ut the C,sinn Thursday even
lag was attended by about 100 ODD Eel
lows aud their ladies, aud cane was
kept up TIL tate nour. Music was fur
nisbtd by joys orchestrs OF seven pieces,
and r, freshments we're served.
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DIED.

BICKMORE-At surry, Jan s, Wilbur II Bick-
more, aged years. 10 months, II days.
BRIDG ES-At West Brooklin. Dec 2S, Mrs
Angenette Bridges, aged 81 years, months.
% days.
CORSON-At Northeast Harbor. Jan 2, Laura.
wife of Capt Joseph Corsou, aged 81 years, 10
months, l5 days.
HUTCHINGS-At Ellsworth, Jan 8, Caroline,
widow Of James G. Hutchings. aged IS years.
GUPTiLi.-At West Ellsworth. Jan 8, Annie,
wife Of Vinal Guptill. aged 81 years, months,
Is days. Va.
MILLIKEN-At Surry, Jan S. Mrs Phebe W
MilIikeu, aged 90 years. months. days.
PHILLIPS-At Ellsworth, Jan 10, Rebecca.
widow of Francis Phillips, aged about 70
years.
RoBBiNS--At Stonington. Dec 81, Carrie
Cordelta Robbins. aged months, 10 days.
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The bowling tournament ut The Y. NJ e..
A. alleys begins Tuesday af err oou when
the common cit q Ms and he C )m binatiou
team are opponents.
Eight teams have been organized and
esch team plays three gam against every
other team. The teams are made up as
lows:
Filipinos-Alton Carter, Frank Small,
Merrill Brewer, Martin Brewer.
Lawyers-L B. Deasy, John E. Bunker,
jr., Charles II. Wood, B +. Clark.
High schoo!-Walter SILK, Eddie Lin
scott, Elmer Cieaves, LIN Wake field.
Cracks jacks-Wa ter Guthrie, James
Beruaroini, Mr.. Mo,eley, Guy Pendleton.
Siiders--Dr. J. T. Hiuch, A. s. Rodick,
Frank Pray, Fred Roberts.
Japs-Harry L Bradley, F. E. Walls,
Mr.. Kentcher, George Ochs.
Common Citizeus-F. Il. Whitmore, g.
K. W hittaker, L. A. Austin, G. Raymond
Joy.
Com bination-H. e. Wakefield, j.
Franklin Anthony, Edward Kirk,
Fletcher T. Wood.
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The Bar Harbor Y NJ. G. A. basket ball
team defeated the Bangor Y. NJ. Z. A.
team Friday evening at the Y. M. @. A.
gymnasium by the score of "a to s. The
two teams had previously met this season
at Bangor W hen the Bar Harbor team won
IS to II, and the local team expected a hard
return game In which they were pleas
autly disappointed, as they did not have to
exert themselves overmuch to win. There
was a large attendance.
The line up:
Newman, .................c...... .Johnt on [captl
Richards Observation-Disclosures. Cook
Wakefield (capD. .......rf ................. Rice
SIX ........ -.........r g............-...S smith
G Cleaves ..............l g.. ......... Goodwin
Score Bar Harbor "a. Bangor s. Goals, Rich
ards 6, Wakefield 8, Silk /. Cook 3. Elmer
Cieaves. umpire, Robinson, timekeeper, Whit
more, scorer.
At the annual parish meeting OF ST.
Ssviour's Episcopal church Friday evening
the following vestry was elected: john
ston Livingston, senior warden; Frank NJ.
Conners, junior warden; Frank E. Sher-
man, treasurer; Alec J. Grant, clerk ;
David B. Ogden, w. J. Sehieffelin, John
c. Llvingst one, Francis Il. johnson, Fred
W. Chandler, Everett j Sails bury, W. J.
Evans, Judson Sawyer, NJ. P. Cleaves.
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No clues leading to the identification OF
the murderer have been obtained. The
crime was evidently committed after the
heavy snow and before the rain OF last
week, as tracks leading to and from the
house seem to indicate.
Footprints distinguishable leading up
to the house indicated the approach OF a
man at an ordinary gait, but those lead
ang from the place were farther apart,
showing that the person was running.
The tracks, however, are rather indis-
The Colorado statesman., 1905-10-21
Criminiology.

Complaint is now being heard
through the daily press concern
ing Negro criminology and the
filling of the jails of the Common
wealth by youthful Negro Grimm
ais. This is true 1t is deplor-
able. and we would correct it if we
could. We will ever be slow to Of
fer apology of any kind for law
lessness and disregard of the
laws of the Commonwealth, but
we do not think we are wrong
when we say that the great discre-
pancy in the South between black
and white criminology is due Who'll
ly to the discrimination between
iustice-white and black.
An examination of the criminal
record of Virginia will show that
black boy is convicted Of crime
which, if he were a white boy and
accused, he would be acquitted
White women overtaken red hand
ed in theft are kleptomaniacs,
while black women are common
thieves. A black boy accused of
crime, which cannot be proven,
and of which he cannot be convict
ell is required to give security for
his good behavior-a drag-net
which takes him to Jail, while a
white boy would be acquitted
Such is the condition of affairs
that exist in Virginia. 1t is this
which is filling the jails and peni-
tertiary with youthful Negro Grim
mails.
If justice be even -handed-if
there be not a white and a black
justice-if the black boy accused
of crime is given the same consid
Grafton as the white boy, the per
centage of criminoloey will be less
in the black race as compared
with the white race Reformer,
The Colorado statesman., 1905-10-21

consent to the statement that he
is inferior to the white man. He
admits that his race is tardy in
coming to the light and that, not
for psychological reasons but for
historical reasons; he will grant
that in the possession of the ele-
ments of strength that increase
civilization he is wanting, but not
in the essentials of power: he will
agree that in the products of mind
and hand he does not equal his
white brother, but not because of
lack of capacity on his part, or
of superiority on the part of the
white man. But as to the inferior
in the endowments of brain and
heart, the Negro gentlemen will
never brand himself with the
black badge of inferiority.
He is late conner. That's all.
Voice OF the Negro.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-10-21

the words superiority and infer
iority'' may logically apply; it is
to personality. The human and
divine endowments of personality
are the same the world over. The
environment, the sphere of opera
ton, the mental and civilized
equipment and also the source of
inspiration may be to less or
greater degree supplied or want
ing, and per force of argument,
the development of that personali-
ty and its outcome in the forms of
social life will be small or great.
This contention is not made for
the individual units of genera
ton. but for the sum total. 1t
can be proved that human nature,
centralizes her powers in. certain
individuals, But that to the con-
trary, because of the difficulty in
measuring personality. it is pre-
mature to hold that this individ-
ual personality is superior to that
one because that one has not yet
developed itself. 1t is therefore
illogical for any man to affirm
that the white man is superior to
the Negro because the white man
has adopted the forms of civilized
life sooner than the pagan African.
Priority of development is no ar
gumelt for superiority of -endow-
ment.
Furthermore, it can be shown
from numerous cases. ancient and
present. that where the Negro
came into contact with the higher
forms of life and the accumulated
power of generations, he adopted
these forms of life, became educa-
ted had not only equalled some of
the best of the earlier developed
of the white races, but surpassed
many others. Even at this pres.
ent time, we can show men and
women who in their mental capac-
ity and intellectual ability in the
higher forms of social life are
equal to the best that the white
race has produced. Already our
school boys and girls have laughed
to scorn the ante bellum dictum
of the wise-acres that the Negro
cannot learn. They made the
childish mistake by supposing
that because he did not learn, he
could not learn. Three minutes
of reasoning along the basis of two
and two make four, would have
dispelled the gauzy film that blind
ed their prejudiced minds. They
knew nothing of the "a preori"
method in acquiring the truth of
the value and power of the human
mind, and even the "a posteriori"
method of modern times seems to
have no meaning for their stupid
minds, but truth is marching on.
The Negro of today will never
The Colorado statesman., 1905-10-21

Governor James X. Vardaman
of Mississippi, as recently an
nounced himself as candidate to
be a Senator in the Congress. The
plank upon which he proposes to
make his canvass is very direct
and simple. 1t is bodily a plea
for Mississippi to comply with the
United States Constitution and re-
duce it's representation in the low
er house of Congress and thereby
secure the right to disfranchise all
Afro Americans regardless of
qualifications. OF course, Missis-
sippi could do this, and any other
state for that matter, and still re-
tain the power that it possesses in
the United States Senate, and a
law could be passed by the state
preventing any Afro American
from voting, no matter how much
intelligence or property he might
possess, This. in short, is the
logical result of advocating cutting
down Southern representation. 1t
will, therefore, be seen that those
Afro Americans who advocate cut
ting down Southern representation
are in thorough accord with Var
daman and his kind.
There was a public meeting in
Boston recently for the purpose of
urging along the feeble sentiment
for the reduction of Southern rep
resentation in congress. Mr.. A
B Humphreys of New York made
speech in which he claimed to
be the author of the reduction
plank in the Republican platform
He said that there were a full hun
dred Negroes from the South at
the Chicago convention. who favor
ed his reduction proposition. We
do not doubt it. But the fact
counts for nothing. 1t is an easy
matter to find hundred Afro
Americans in Boston, or the South
who would agree to any PROPOSE
ton affecting the vitality of their
political rights, simply because
they do not know what the vitali-
ty of their political rights are.
When Congress votes to justify
the right of state to disfranchise
a part of its citizenship, with only
the loss of proportionate repre-
sentation in Congress, we shall he
in Il fearful pickle.--N. Y. Age.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-10-21
To Destroy Suffrage Right.
Such will be the Result if Congress Votes to Cut Down
Congressional Representation Southern Mob
after ThOs. Dixon.

and later, when "A number of young
men prominent in the social and
business life of the city gathered
in front of the hotel with hostile
intent and sent up a note asking
the playwright to come down, he
suspected their purpose and re-
fused.
Baked in theer purpose of doing
him bodily injury, the young men
drew up a set of resolutions set
ting fourth in unmistakable terms
their opinion of the author and
his play and had them sent up to
his room.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-10-21

The death of ex-Congressman j..
E. O'Hara at New Bern, n. G, a
few days ago, removes, from the
stage of action one of the ablest of
the Negro race. The deceased,
who was the most brilliant lawyer
North Carolina has ever produced,
was, during reconstruction, II rep
resentative in congress from the
Second district.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-10-21
Is the Negro Inferior?
The Negro of to-day will not Brand Himself Inferior
People to no Race. Suppression Alone has
Made Him Tardy in Advancement

Questions of superiority or in
feriority do not properly apply to
the conditions of life, the intellect
nal equipment of society or the
crystalized institutions of evolu-
tion in the science of thought. 1t
is an illogical process, and conse-
quently the conclusions must be
grossly at fault to argue that one
race or generation is superior to
another because the so-called su-
perior race is surrounded by high
er forms of life than the so-called
superior to another because race
is surrounded by higher forms of
life than the so called inferior
race. 'Twere a gross violation of
truth and heathern method of
reasoning for the Slav of fifty
wears ago to brand the japanese
interiors because the islanders
were not acquainted with the bru-
tai acts of war. The simple and
truthful statement to make in
such a case is that the Japanese
were lacking in the formsand ac-
cumulated products of civilized
life. Kidd brings ont this truth
when he says. referring to Mr..
Cations himsy argument to prove
the superiority of the present civil
lizated Anglo-Saxon over the I'M
washed Damara: THE fallacy
which underlies the reasoning
based upon facts of this kind, by
which the mental inferority of un-
civilized races is supposed to be
proved is not Immediately appar-
ent: but an undoubted and extra
ordinary fallacy exists neverthe-
less. 1t is one Of the commonest
examples of equipment which we
receive from the civilization to
which we belong with the mental
capacity with which nature has
endowed u.s."
The present results in Japanese
development simply declare that
they were tardier than the Slav in
receiving and appropriating adj
vanced civilization. Neither is de-
Law in developing mark of dull
ness and certainly it is no badge
of inferiority. The case cited may
be easily explained upon historical
grounds and not upon psychologi-
cal grounds. 1t is historically cor
rect that the Japs were Ear behind
the Slavs in surrounding them
selves with the fruits and equip
meuts of highly social state; it is
also psychologically correct that
when they did appropriate the
machinery of advanced thought
they surpassed their supposed SUI
periors in the deft and accurate
handling of this machinery to the
charerin and the humiliating of
the boastful Russ.
There is but one thing to which
The Colorado statesman., 1905-10-21

In a few days Louisville, Ky,
will boast of Trust company,
with a paid up capital stock of
S500,000, for the purpose of doing
a general banking business and to
establish and maintain chain of
banks in the large cities of the
South. Many of the most promi-
nent Negroes of the South are in
strumental in organizing this COM
pany.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-10-21
d. M. jackson was recently ap-
pointed United States consul at
jaime Juato, Mexico.

A call has been issued for all of
the colored ministers of the Unit
ed States and Canada to meet in a
United Christian Congress. Jan
uary %, 1906, the purpose being,
as stated in the call, to put before
the world the necessity of increas-
ed interest in those things which
so deeply concern the welfare of
the Negro people.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-10-21
his room.

The largest crowd that ever en-
tered local theatre attended to.
nights performance, but it was a
crowd intent on showing its dis
approval. There was frequent
Kissing throuhout the performance
which almost drowned out the APP
plause of the few who dared to
show their approval.
When, at the end of the first
scene in the third act, after scat
tering calls, the author made his
appearance in front of the curtain
Kisses from all parts of the theater
mingled with handicaping, and it
was full two minutes before Dixon
could proceed. The manner in
which the author conducted him.
self in the face of the embarrass-
ing situation made friends fop him.
After referring pleasantly TO the
fact that there had been friendly
criticism of his play, he told of his
close ties in South Carolina. He
said he would give $1,000 to any
person who would point out any
historical inaccurrcy in the play.
Il am not afraid of the truth"
he said. God ordained the South
ern white man to teach the lesson
of Arylan supremacy"
In concluding, he said that he
had always observed that there are
two divisions in the South-those
who would hiss and those who
would applaud the ones who are
trying to portray the true ideals of
the South.
"There were scalawags then and
there are scalawags now" he said
very pointedly.
The audience was composed al
most entirely of white people,
there being scarcely dozen Ne
groes in the gallery.
Rev. Richard Carroll. the most
prominent Negro educator in
South Carolina, witnessed the per-
formance by invitation, standing
in the rear of the orchestra. Car
roll declares that this is one of the
most horrible things that has ever
visited the South and will do more
toward injuring the prosperity of
the South than any other could
do.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-10-21

Columbia, S. G Oct. 15.-Thos.
Dixon, novelist and playwright,
escaped mob violence in this city
early this morning after the per-
formance last night of his new
play, THE Clansman," dealing
with Negro rule in South Carolina
during the reconstruction period,
only by locking himself in his
room in his hotel.
The play was heartily hissed by
the large audience which gathered
The Colorado statesman., 1905-10-21

Dallas. Tex, Oct. 15.-The Ne
gro Baptist convention of Texas,
in session at Waco, adopted res
olution to day commending John
ID. Rockefeller, and saying that in
the opinion of the convention he
was an inspired giver. They also
commended what he had done for
The Colorado statesman., 1905-10-21

Knoxville, Tenn. Oct. 11-Eva-
line McGhee, famous ex-slave, is
dead, aged 112.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-10-21
the advancement of education and
religion in the religious world.

Topeka. Kans.. October 11.-An
alternative writ of Mandamus, re-
turnable November 7, was issued
by the Supreme Court to day, di-
rectipg the admission of Mamie
Richardson, an 1S-year-old Negro
girl to the high school of Kansas
City, Kansas. The suit is design
ed to test the constitutionality of
the law enacted by the Legislature
last winter, by which Kansas City,
Kansas, was enabled to separate
the races in the high school.