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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-01-17

1 was very much delighted to receive the
tasteful Christmas card. Being away from
home In house where was stranger, / f,lt
all the more the JOY of remembrance from
you and reminder that am still tone of the
clan" though ] am OF so little use to the cause.
have ordered my paper sent ahead of me, SO
have not seen a copy for two weeks. miss IL
much, and shall be glad to be once more under
the same roof with THE ELLSWORTH AMERI-
CAN. We are having beautiful weather in the
vicinity of Boston, where 1 have been for ten
days. The ground Is bare, the lawns in many
places quite green. go out without furs and
without overshoes. To-day took walk to the
top OF the reservoir. and to the TUFTS college
buildings. The view is fine. A few days ago I
visited Maiden and lunched with some old
friends on Dexter street. 1t seems good to be
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-01-17
Dear ". B. Nieces:

Dear NJ. B. Nieces:
have received many letters from you all
during the past two weeks, and as l have
come, so sincere-I have thought, / wish
could answer each one of them now, but
you may be assured all have been appre-
ciated, and / hope to reply to them all
sometime this winter.
letter was received from Mrs. Dieter
in December, requesting the NJ. BIS to
make letter party for her sister in Brook
lin, who is an invalid, to reach her Dec.
IS, on her birthday. Mrs. Dieter's letter
did not arrive in season for me to an
nounce it in the column before the given
date, so another letter has been received
requesting those who will to send letter
about Jan. IS, to Mrs. E. A. Griffin, Brook
lin, Maine. She has been helpless on
account of rheumatism for over twelve
years. Let us send new thought or two
into her life.
One of our circle wrote me recently of a
trip which she took to New York with her
husband. She writes:
we enjoyed our WISH very fHuch, ana u Is
marvellous the many sights we saw In our few
days visit museums, bridges. parks, theatres.
elevated and subway railroads, ferries. shop
ping, etc. send this little notion for the col
umn, which came across in my recent trip:
New York Notion-A pair of oyersleeves
made of two handserchiefs. Take a common
hemsttched handkerchief with an embroidered
corner (buy them for five cents apiece In New
Iork), turn back the embroidered corner four
riches and stitch to the handkerchief. This
forms the wrist end 10 the sleeves. Cut of the
two corners adjacent to the embroidered corner
shaping the handkerchief as TO grow wider
at the top, Now sew up these two edges put a
pin In the corner opposite the embroidered
corner to pin onto the dress sleeves. DO the
same with the other handkerchief and you have
pair of sleeves TO draw over your dress sleeves
when about your housework-l,retty. good.
fitting and washable.
n Is. Ladies' living in apartments will find
these sleeves very desirable of a Thursday
night, getting and clearing away dinner, when
the maid Is taking ner afternoon out"
An interested and occasional
CONTRIBurOR.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-01-17

We are very glad one New Years resolu-
tion went into effect. Thank you for 'sre-
porting YOURSELF even though your mem
tion of the chowders makes us long to
taste them once more. / intended to try
the pudding recipe, but haven't found
time. e Will do so soon, know it will be
good.
Dear Mtitudls:
In the NJ. Is. column of this week, Aunt
Madge asks: us this the issue of the paper In
which New Years reform resolutions are
printed" and 1t made me think that not to pro-
crastinate, might be good resolution for me.
and SO before have time to break 1t will send
line TO the column, with greetings for the New
Year to all, from Portland, Maine, to the Pacific.
&C." asss If she Is the last to report fror, the
reuDion.Hl guess not, &C.," but ! though the
easiest way was 70 wait until all had been
written that could be thought of, describing the
lovely day, the kindness of the hostess, the
delicious chowders, the meeting of old friends
and new, and the pleasant drive. and then say :
l agree with them all and heartily endorse all
the most enthusiastic have said or written.
One thing Ii. o. b. forgot to mention, that
even our driver was SO imbued with the NJ. b.
spirit. he gave us his recipe for dumplings on
the way home. don't just remember how they
were made, but 1t was a quart of -four and
mixed with new Outtermilk, but IT makes no
difference how they are made, II you only COOK
them AIMS way, they will be good; that Is the
whole secret.
will send recipe for honeycomb pudding
which think is nice and only requires a short
time TO cook
HoNEYcoMB PuDDIsG-oDe egg, cup
molasses. cup milk, tablespoons butter, .
cups flour. l cup raisins, 2 teaspoons cream
tartar. teaspoon soda. little cassia or nutmeg.
Steam one hour. To be eaten with foam pud-
ding sauce.
SAUCE -One-half cup sugar, butter the size of
walnut rubbed together with tablespoon
-four, add yoiks of eggs beaten and / cup of
boiling water, let 1t come to a boil and add the
whites of the eggs beaten to a suG froth. flavor
with vanilla Is. j. A.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-31
PROBLEMS IN NEW LAW.
New Rate Measure Goes Into Effect on
Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 81
Especial. Though. tomorrow is the date
fixed for the new rate law to go into
effect, it is evident that it will be sew
eral months before the measure will
have much, if any, effect on freight
rates.
1t is not believed that the railroads
intend to put any obstacle in the way
of the enforcement of the law, but at
the same time it's various provisions call
for such a complete revolution of exist
ing and established conditions that it
must necessarily require some time TO
put the new order Of things into opera
ton.
1t is claimed that some of the clauses
of the rate law are conflicting and there
is diversity of opinion as to how other
of the provisions are to be interpreted.
If the railroads and express companies
desire more time in which to publish
their schedules of rates it is probable a
reasonable extension Of time will be
granted them.
The railroads are expected to comply
with a. general Interpretation Of the law
as drawn up by the new Interstate Com
MERGE commission. 1t is evident that be-
fore the law can become fully opera
tive the commission will have to devote
much time to settling disputes with the
railroads as to just what the several
provisions mean.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-31
DANCING SPOILS ALL.
Girl May Lose $1,000 Because Of Unique
Contract-Bound Self to Live
Life Above Reproach.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Aug. pa re-
markable story was developed, when
Levi H. Kleckner made an application
in the county court to have annulled a
judgment note for $1,000 which he gave
to his pretty secretary, provided she
would conduct herself in a proper man
ner for four years"
The young woman threatens that if
the money is not paid she will reveal
the contents of a series of letters
which promise a sensation that will
shock all Allentown.
Mr.. Kleckner explained how the
former Miss Mary Geiser, now Mrs
Van Buren, Riber, violated the condi-
tons of a peculiar contract on which the
note was presented to her.
''She left my employ" he said, "four
weeks after the note was signed, and
it. At about this time | purchased a
tract of land. 1 thought it would take
four years to dispose of it and | wanted
some one to take a steady interest in
the matter, so l gave her the note for
extra services in this connection"
The restrictions of Mr.. Kleckner are
partly as follows:
Should Mary A. Geiser become careless
in her conduct and not keep her character
beyond reproach, so that 1 should be COM
PEELED to discharge her or ask her to resign
ON account Of her immoral conduct, then
the said note is to be declared null and void
and of no effect.
Should the said Mary A. Geiser visit any
dancing resorts out of town or frequent
those in town oftener than once or twice a
month, unless l grant her permission to do
so. that the said note is to be null and
void and Of no effect.
Miss Geiser agreed to the restrictions
in long Endorsement she wrote.
In his petition to the court to have
the judgment vacated, Mr.. Kleckner
states that the note is null and void for
the following reasons:
Because the said Mary A. Geiser became
careless in her conduct.
Because the said Mary A. Geiser frequent
ly went to dancing resorts out of town as
we'll as in town oftener than twice a month
That by reason of going to these dancing
resorts and coming home late she was in
capacitated from doing her work properly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-31
JURlES INDICT
STANDARD OIL co.
True Bills Returned in Chicago in Con-
nection with Granting of
Rebates,

CHICAGO, Ill.,, Aug. 27.-The two
grand Juries which have been investigat-
Ing the relations between the Standard
Oil company and the railroads this aft
ernoon returned ten indictments against
the Standard Oil company before Judge
Bethea in the United States circuit court.
The indictments which contain 642S
counts are all i'll connection with the
granting of rebates. No railroad was
mentioned in the indictments returned
today.
Railroads Are Involved.
Each of the counts in the ten indict-
ments covers an alleged offense and is
based on tank car shipment of petro-
leum products from the retineries at
Whiting, Ind. According to state
ment, issued after the indictments had
been returned, from the office of the
United States district attorney, these
shipments were carried by the following
Chicago Il Alton, Chicago Il Eastern
Illinois, Evansville Il Terre Haute,
Illinois Central, Southern and Lake
Shore Il Michigan Southern.
According to this statement the Bur
lington and Alton roads had published
lawful rates of 10 cents per hundred
pounds to East st. Louis from Whiting,
ana 1879 cents TO 81. Louis, out carried
oil for the Standard Oil company on a
secret unpublished rate, at = and ~
cents to those points respectively"
The statement then says: ION ship
ments to points in the south beyond
Grand Junction the Standard Oil COM
pany should have paid the different law
full rates for the different points of des-
tination, but was given concessions
which averaged about 2712 per cent. of
the published rate. The same is true of
shipments handled by the Chicago X
Eastern Illinois and Evansville to Ev-
ansville. Ind, and points beyond.
Discriminate Against Others.
'"The concessions given to the Stand
ard Oil company by the Lake Shore 4
Michigan Southern road were i'll the
shape of cancellations of storage charges
at Chicago of cents per ton per day on
oil delayed in delivery. Other oil ship
pers were compelled to pay the storage
charges"
1t was declared by the district attor-
ney's office that the penalty for each of
Tense alleged in the indictments is a fine
of not less than $1,000 nor more than
$4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-31
CHAPTER XV.-(Continued.)


Thus far the Signorina. l must beg to
.cou special attention to the closing lines
Ii her narrative. But before [ relate
.the very startling occurrence to which
she refers, we must return to the bar
.racks, where, it will be remembered, mat
@nrs were in a rather critical condition.
aVhpn the officers saw their mess room
Eenddpnlv filled with armed men, and
2hoard the alarming order issued by the
NCoIoneI. their attention was effectually
g3irnrred from me- They crowded togeth-
e. on one side of the table, facing the
8goIonpl and his men on the other. AS
bsisted by the two men sent to my aid, L
sspizpd the opportunity to push my way
Through them and range myself by the
leide of my leader. After a moments
|Dause the Colonel began:
The last thing we should desire, gen
#+rpmpn." he said, sis to resort to force.
Rur the time for explanation is short.
|eFhe people of Aureataland have at last
IIison against the tyranny they have so
hong endured General Nottingham has
nroyad a traitor to the cause of freedom
he won his position in the name of lib
ertv; he has used it to destroy liberty.
The voice of the people has declared him
To have forfeited his high office. The
0eoDe have placed in my hand the sword
Of vengeance. Armed with this mighty
sanction. [ have appealed to the army.
The army has proved true to its tradi-
.+ions-true to its character of the pro-
fpctoI not the oppressor, of the people,
Gentlemen. will you who lead the army
4-1-z ,-o,,r Dla ~
There was no reply to this moving ap-
neal. He advanced closer to them, and
went on:
There is no middle way. You are pat
riots or traitors-friends of liberty or
friends of tyranny. [ stand here to offer
YOU either a traitors death, or, If you
will. life. honor and the satisfaction of all
v0ur lust claims. Do you mistrust the
peoDIe? |, as their representative, here
offer you every just due the people owe
vou-debts which had long been paid but
for the greed of that great traitor
As he said this he took from his men
some bags of money, and threw them an
the table with a loud chink.
Major DeChair glanced at the bags, and
glanced at his comrades, and said
In the cause OF IlDefty' heaven lolplo
we should be behind Down with the
tyrant"
And all the pack yelped in chorus
Then gentlemen, to the head of your
men," said the Colonel, and going to the
window, he cried to the throng:
Men. your noble officers are with us
A cheer answered him. 1 wiped my
forehead. and said to myself, That's we'll
over"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-31
HELD SLAVE SIX YEARS.
St. Louis Boy Escapes Peonage on Illinois
Farm-Looked Like Wild Man
When Rescued.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 27.-Charles
Price, 10 years old, whose sister lives
at SOS South Eighth street in this city,
Mound City Qll.) farmer, according to
charges made by his sister.
Young Price, who reached here Sun
day was in rags, his hair hung down
over his houlders, he was dirty and I'M
kempt, and looked more like wild man
than a civilized being.
The boy went to work for the Illinois
farmer six years ago. His sister said at
that time he was clean and neat and
could read and write. He has forgotten
how to write and cannot tell one letter
from another.
1--WE supposed he was getting along all
right" his sister said, "and we fire.
uuently received letters from the farmer
saying Charley was in good health and
doing fine"
"When we found him we were shocked
at his condition. He told us he had
been poorly fed, and had not received Il
cent of wages since going to the farm.
He also said he had been beaten by
nearly all the family, and when he
threat tened to leave the farm they told
him he would starve to death in ST..
Louis.
Il saw Charley had suffered AS 1
did not have sufficient funds, l asked the
farmer to give me enough to take him
to ST. Louis. He refused at first. but
after threatened him lie gave me 81. 81,
the fare to the CITY,"
NEW ORLEANS, La, Aug. 27.-The
arrest of five citizens of Bernice, III
Union parish, on the charge of peonage,
threatens to involve the whole state in a
bitter controversy.
The arrests caused great indignation
and the trial will be watched by thou
sands of planters and farmers in north
Louisiana, for if the act is peonage the
entire labor system of that portion of
the state will go to pieces.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-31
SCARS IN AIR 200 MILES
DR.. J. P. THOMAS MAKES TRIP
FROM GOTHAM.
Stops His Propeller and Nearly Goes
Into River-Baby Is Named
After the Balloon.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Dr. Julian P.
Thomas, after fight of nearly 200
miles, descended at noon Sunday, at
Oakdale, Sullivan county, n. Y. He
started on his trip at o'clock Saturday
night from the city, with his brother.
Jefferson D. Thomas of Augusta, Ga.
On leaving the ground the aeronaut rose
to a height of several hundred feet and
was borne slowly west. The stopping
of the propeller allowed the balloon to
drop more rapidly than was comfortable
just when it was crossing North river.
1t grazed the surface of the water. Dr..
Thomas was obliged to throw overheard
half his sand ballast to float clear.
Then the bag shot up to a height OF
1000 feet. Caught in the upper air cur
rent, it was borne rapidly over northern
New Jersey. At nightfall the balloon
ran into a bank of clouds and the pas
sengers could not gauge the direction
of their flight by sight of earth any
longer.
Toward 8 o'clock, as the fog did not
thin, the balloon sought the earth again.
Below the aeronauts heard a commotlon
of children and frightened chickens and
saw a farmyard with persons gazing up
ward.
When DR.. Thomas got near enough to
explain to them what to do, they tied the
guide rope to an apple tree and invited
the voyagers to come in and have sup
per.
When John G.. Newman, a farmer,
heard the balloon was named the Mir
vana, he gave a sigh OF relief and said
it seemed providential. The Newmans
had been puzzling for several days to
find a suitable name for their new born
girl, whom they decided to call Nirvana
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-31
NEGRO CONSUL QUITS
G. Jarvis Bowens, Who Stirred Up State
Department Over West Indian
Riots, Leaves Service.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. CSC.
Jarvis Bowens has resigned as American
consul at Guadeloupe, French West
Indies. He left the service shortly after
the rioting in Guadeloupe. Mr.. Bowens
reported that the situation was serious
and was beyond local control. An Amer
lean gunboat was sent to the island to
the displeasure of France. An investi-
cation is said to have shown that the
American consul was not warranted in
making such alarming reports. This is
believed to have been the cause of his
withdrawal from the service. Mr..
BoWens is a negro.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-31
FIND FUGITIVFS TRUNKS.
Baggage of Paul o. Stensland Furnishes
New Clue-Checked from Chicago
to Buffalo.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 27.-Trunks
checked from Chicago to New York by
on wire orders from the missing bank
president is the latest clue on which the
police are working. Inspector Shippy
has learned that two trunks had been
checked to New York by Stensland via
the Lake Shore railroad, July L. the
day after his supposed disappearance
from Chicago, and about thirty-eight
hours after he was seen at the MilWau-
kee Avenue State bank.
Inspector Shippy is still of opinion
that Stensland is somewhere i'll the
south. either in this country, one Of the
Caribbean islands, or South America.
John S. Shea. acting for Receiver
FetZer, stated that S2OS,ooO had been
paid out to depositors. this amount be-
Ing taken I'D by 3100 deDositors.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-31
NO GUNNERY CONTEST.
London Chronicle Says Anglo-American
Competition Idea should be Nipped
in Bud Forthwith.

deprecating the suggested Anglo-Ameri-
can naval gunnery contest, and says:
'The idea is one that should be nipped
in the bud forthwith. 1t is in the last
degree undesirable that any one should
know too exactly how well or how badly
we shoot in comparison with other
navies."
The Daily Chronicle argues that gun
merry emulation would be likely to pro
duce a desire for real test in war, and
says: 1--WE do not want such hopes in
the British or American navies, but an
international shoot would certainly pro-
duca them"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-31
Reversed.

$50 you are the gentleman who runs
Hints to the Home Gardener'?" said
the fair caller in the newspaper office.
do you obtain your material from
experiments i'll your own garden?'
"Oh. 1 haven't any garden" replied
the sallow young man with the pen be-
hind his ear. II live in a fiat"
''You don't say. Well, perhaps the
gentleman who writes Hints on Rent
ing Flats could give me some good adj
vice from his experience in apartment
houses?''
"Oh, he doesn't live in an apartment
house. He lives in the country"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-31
Rare Treat.

''Some great physician tells u.s." said
the woman in the green waist, that
eating beef puts person in a bad hui
NOR. Does it put your husband in a
bad humor?"
Il should say not" sighed the little
woman with the typewriter ink on her
fingers. my husband is poet and
he is so tickled when we can afford
real beef that he is in a good humor
for a whole week"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-31
SHOOTING AT SEA GRIT.
Big Tournament Opens with Columbia
Trophy Match-Company Team Con-
test Also Begins Today.

SEA GRIT, N. J., Aug. 27.-The big
military shooting tournament of 1906
was inaugurated here today, the open
ing event being the Columbian trophy
match.
The company team match, open to
teams of FIVE men each, of any COM
pany of the United States army, ships
company of the navy and marine corps,
the military and naval academies and
the national guard of any state, or ter
ritory or of the District Of Columbia,
began at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-31
CHAPTER XVI.

I will not weary the reader with our
further proceedings. Suffice to say we
marshaled our host and marched down to
the Piazza The news had spread by
now. and in the dimly breaking morning
light we saw the Square full of people
men. women and children. AS we march
ed in there was a cheer, not very hearty
"A cheer propitiatory, for they did not
know what we meant to do. The Colonel
made them a brief speech, promising
peace, security, liberty, plenty and all
the goods Of heaven. In a few stern
words he cautioned them against "treach-
cry" and announced that any rebellion
against the Provisional government would
meet with swift punishment. Then he
posted his army in companies, to keep
watch till all was quiet. And at last he
said:
Now. Martin, come back to the Golden
House. and let's put that fellow in safe
place"
Yes" said l, and have look for the
money" For really in the excitement it
seemed as if there was a danger of the
most important thing of all being for
gotten.
The dawn was now far advanced, and
as we left the Piazza, we could see the
Golden House at the other end of the
avenue. All looked quiet, and the SEN
tries were pacing to and fro. Drawing
nearer, we saw two or three of the Presl-
dents servants busted about their ordi-
nary tasks. One woman was already re-
moving Johnny Carr's life-blood with a
mop and pail of water; and carpenter
was at work repairing the front door.
Standing by it was doctors brougham.
Come to see Carr, I suppose" Said 1.
Leaving our horses to the care of the
men who were with us, we entered the
house. Just inside we met the doctor him.
self. He was a shrewd little fellow, nam
ed Anderson, generally popular, and, al
though a personal friend of the Presi-
dents, not openly identified with either
political party.
i have request to make to you, sir"
he said to McGregor, about Mr.. Carr"
We'll, is he dead?" said the Colonel.
IF he is he's got himself to thank for
The doctor wisely declined to discuss
this question. and confined himself to
stating that he was not dead. On the
contrary he was going on nicely.
But he went on, quiet is essential.
and l want to take him to my house, out
OF the racket No doubt it is pretty
quiet here now. but"
HE Colonel interrupted:
viii he give his parole not to es-
cape:"
My dear sir" said the doctor, 1.-THE
man couldn't move to save his life-and
hes asleep now
1ou must wake him up to move him, l
suppose said the Colonel. But you
may take him. Let me know when he's
wei enough to see me. Meanwhile, l hold
you responsible for his good behavior"
Nertainly,' said the doctor. Il am
content TO be responsible for Mr.. Carr"
All right; take him and get out. Now
LOT Nottingham ~
Hadn't we better get the money first? %
i must have bit of food I've tasted
1'c''"S tor twelve hours"
One of the servants. hearing him, said i:
-, breakfast can DE served in a moment,
81" And he ushered US into the large