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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-11-21
Humanity and Machinery j.

Machinery is the cornerstone of modern
society, the very foundation on which
law, science, ethics, the arts, even the
state itself, rests. 1t is so new that we do
not yet know its poetry. We DO not yet
understand.
Only two generations have lived beside
the highway of steam; only one has seen
the Bessemer converter transform the
blacksmith into master builder OF ships
and towers. The sewing machine, the far
speaker, the typewriter are common
things of o-day, accepted as matter of
daily convenience, and yet are they teach
ers of the people.
Machines that come close to our lives
and homes insensibly teach truth. pre-
cision. the adjustment of universal laws
to human needs, respect for that wise
American idea that labor saved is labor
released for higher and nobler toll. The
machine is the head master of the high
school of the race.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-11-21
Penobscot River SURVEYS .


The United States geological survey has
recently published a plan and profile Of
Penobscot river from Bangor to North
Twin lake, ninety-one miles, based on sur
veys made in 1904 in cooperation with
the State of Maine. II. K. Barrows,
photographer in charge OF the New Eng
land district, had supervision of the work.
The plan and profile Of the river show
the location OF falls, dams, ferries, islands,
points of infiowing streams, roads, etc.
Combined with the computations of daily
and monthly discharge, based on the
records of the gaging stations maintained
on the main river at West Enfield, on the
East Branch at Grindstone, on Malta
wamkeag river at Mattawamkeag, and on
Piscataquis river near Foxcroft, the infor-
nation furnished by the profile will serve
as basis for estimating the water power
available at any selected site.
Copies of the plan and profile and of
the water-supply papers containing the
station records may be obtained free of
charge on application to the director of
the geological survey at Washington, D. G..
The survey of the river has been con-
tinued this season, and the plan and pro-
file from Twin lake to Chesuncook lake
will be prepared and published soon.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-11-21

many times to attend the executive committee
meetings. She presented us with our sta
tionery for this year, also furnished your sec
rotary with money to pay for telephoning,
teiegraphing, expressage and postage which
Tor the last year has amounted to about thirty
dollars.
Societies to report either by their presi-
dent or a representative were: Andres
coggin, Mrs. L. w. Atwood; Aroostook,
Mrs. NichR1fs Fessenden; Cumberland,
Miss AUD IA D. Boyd; Hancock, Mrs.
Andrew p. Wiswell; Ksnnebec, Mrs. F. &.
Thayer; Knox, Mrs. William T. Cobb;
Penobscot, Mrs. Frank Hinkley; Sagada-
hoe, Mrs. Thomas Hyde; Somerset, Mrs.
B. F. Eaton; Washington, Mrs. Fred
Campbell; York, Mrs. George B. Good
win.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Mrs. Eugene Hale, who has served
SO acceptably as president, declined
reelection. Mrs. Frank II. Briggs,
the secrtary, also declined re-
elected by ballot: President, General
Joshua l.. Chamberlain; first vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. F. E. Boothby; second vice.
president, Mrs. Frank Hinckley; treas
urer, Hon. Frederic f. Boothby; secre-
tary, Mrs. John Howard Hill. Executive
committee: General Selden Connor, DR..
d. A. Robinson, Judge Clarence Hale,
Herbert Brown, Major Atwood w. Spauld-
ing, Mrs. George s. Hunt, Mrs. Chauncy
r. Burr, Mrs. John F. Thompson, Mrs.
Frank Fl. Briggs, Mrs. A. R. Wright.
A vote Of appreciation was extended to
the retiring president and secretary.
The treasurer's report showed total re-
ceipts to be s6,66o.2s; disbursements, 81
915,s2; balance in treasury, S1,744.46.
NAMES AID TO SAN FRANCISCO.
Following is the statement of receipts
by Frederick E. Rocthby, treasurer State
OF Maine Branch American National Red
Cross Association, of aid to San Francisco
sufferers: From citizens of Alma, $50;
Auburn, 1890; Biddeford, s11; Boothbay,
SIS; Brownville, SIS; Brunswick, S672.91;
Camden, s395.15; Caribou, 81; Castine, SIS;
Corinna, SIS; Ellsworth, $107.2s; Fairfield
and Benton, so; Gardiner, s405; Gilead,
81; Haliowell, s244.5O; Island Falls, s27.5O;
Lewiston, 81 ,064.61; Lisbon, ss.37; Lisbon
Falls, 1885; Livermore Falls, S152.12;
Lowell, 81; Lubec, 81; Madison and East
Madison, s133.10; Naples, s.; North Arson,
$50; North Bridgton, S1352; Northeast
Harbor, $40; North Yarmouth, 1874; Old
Town, S452.12; Phillips, 50; Portland,
$3.50; Raymond, s5.25; Rockland, 1915;
Sabatis, 81; Saco, S193.32; Seal Harbor,
$3.50; Thomaston, 81; Upton, IS; Water
vile, s311.7o; Wilton, s13.02; Wiscasset,
s1s6.69; Yarmouth, 1851; Yarmouthville,
SIS; total, s5,e3s.94.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-11-21
Reduced Freights and Fares.


Important reductions in the passenger
and freight rates on the Maine Central
railroad will be made to take effect Jan. l.,
1907, as soon as, under the provisions of
the interstate commerce law, such changes
can be made. Action to this effect was
taken at meeting Of the board of direc-
tors Friday.
The company's passenger tariffs for
single tickets will be put upon the basis
of 2R cents mile between all stations
upon its lines south and east of Bartlett,
N. H., which includes the lines of the
road in Maine and part of the mountain
division in New Hampshire, and three
cents mile on all stations north and west
of Bartlett, N. II.
Its freight tariffs on traffic passing to
and fro between points west of Niagara
Falls and stations between Brunswick,
Pennington, Waterville, Skowhegan, Bel
fast, Dover and Foxcroft, Bangor, Bucks
port, Mount Desert Ferry and Old Town;
and all intermediate points will be put
upon the same basis as rates to and from
the same western territory and Rockland.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-11-21

1t is the sterility of Indifference that
disgusts us.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-11-21
A Well known Remedy,

One of the Oldest, safest and most favor
ably known remedies in the world to-day
is Brandreth's Pills blood purifier and
laxative. Being purely vegetable they can
be used by old and young a1.h perfect
safety, and while other remc..S require
increased doses and finally cease acting
altogether, with Brandreth's Pills the
same dose always has the sa dlc effect no
matter how long they are taken. One or
two pills taken each night for while is
the best thing known for any one troubled
with constipation, indigestion, dyspepsia,
or any trouble arising from an impure
state of the blood.
Brandretb's Pills have boa7' i; use for
over century and are sold in every drug
and medicine store, either plain or sugar
coated.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-11-21
KITTERY TO CARIBOU.

! The annual State dairy meeting, under
the control of the Maine State dairymen's
association and department of agriculture
will be held at. Pennington, Dec. A,
and 6.
The death OF Hiram B. Williams, OF
Bangor, occurred at his home Thursday
evening. He was eighty-seven years old
Mr.. Williams held many important city
offices.
Capt. Mariner w. AckleJ, Of Cutler.
died Thursday, aged sixty-eight years.
He was captain of wide experience, but
had not been in active service for num-
Der of years. He was deputy collector and
inspector of customs at Cutler for several
years.
Patents have been graDte1 20 Maine
men as follows: Marquis G. Eiwell and
w. M. Martin, Standish, washing ma
chine; Eugene B. Lamb, Portland, paper
ing-board and bucket-holdine attach
ment; Frank g. Loring, East ;,ors, hydro
carbon burner.
Minot st. Clair Francis, the negro pris-
oner who escaped from Thomaston prison
over week ago, has SO far eluded the
officers who have secured ths country for
him. Francis is desperate negro, and
has bad criminal record. reward of
$500 is offered for his capture dead or alive.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-11-21
TO r. F. d. CARRIERS.

Commissioner Sargent Asks for In-
formation as to Condition of Roads.
In connection with the other work of
his office and with view Ut gaining
further information regarding the Maine
highways, Highway Commissioner Paul
ID. Sargent is sending out letter to the
rural free delivery carriers Of the State,
together with list of questions to be
answered and returned to him, the ques-
will furnish to the department large
amount of valuable information. The
text OF the letter is as follows:
DEAR SIR:---It occurs to me that the r. F. d.
carriers of this State, traversing as they do
some 10000 miles of our highways in all parts
OF our State, are in position to give us valua-
BILE information as to the general condition of
the roads, together with information on
specific points. With this object in mind the
matter was laid before the postoffice depart
ment, from which, through the fourth assist
ant postmaster general, we received assur-
ances that it would be glad to cooperate with
us in any movement of the kind.
The department has supplied us with list
OF carriers, and we are addressing this letter,
together with the enclosed list of questions,
to each carrier in the State.
You will confer a favor, not only upon this
office but also upon the citizens of the State
in general, by promptly answering the ques-
tions and returning the blanks at once.
The roads of your route are really your
"stock in trade, and the improved roads"
movement is more directly matter of dollars
and cents to you R. F. d. men than to any
other body of men in the State. If you
can put this Office in touch with the needs of
your roads you will be helping us to advise
the county commissioners and the town Sc
lectmen and road commissioners intelligently
when the occasion comes or advice is asked
for.
Do not be afraid Of firing us with long let
tiers or be too fussy about the writing or SPELL
ing. Pencil will do as well as pen and ink
when the subject matter is interesting and
the details complete.
We will treat all information received as
confidential, and publish nothing personal
without first applying for permission to use
same. Yours very truly,
PAUL d. SARGENT.
1t is the sterility of indifference that
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-11-21

LAW REGARDING WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
A bushel of Liverpool salt shall weigh so
pounds, and a bushel of Turks Island salt shall
weigh &c pounds.
The standard weight of bushel of potatoes
in good order an ft for shipping, is go pounds,
of apples, A pou nds.
The standard weight Of bushel of beans in
good order and lit for shipping, Is TO pounds;
OF wheat. beets. ruta. baga Iurnips and peas, s
pounds; of corn. So pounds; of onions o.
pounds; of carrots, Fngl'sh turnips, rye and
indian meal. SC pounds; of parsnips, IS pounds;
of barley and blckwheat, AS pounds: of oats.
80 pounds, or even measure as ov agreement.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-11-21
Famous strike Breakers i.

The most famous strike breakers in the
land are DR.. Kings New Life Pills. When
liver and bowels go on strike, they quickly
settle the trouble, and the purifying work
goes right on. Best cure for constipation,
headache and dizziness. 25c. at e. G.
MooRE's, druggist.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-11-21

portion to common foxes, but more are
being killed, perhaps because they are
hunted more with hounds, and also with
traps, to which they are attracted by
scent not used few years ago.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-11-21

eFriends," said Uncle Eben, ''is a good
deal like mushrooms. It's often hard to
tell de difference between de good ones
an de bad ones until it's everlastingly too
late"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-11-21
ELLSWORTH MARKETS.

Eggs Go Above the Forty-Cent Mark
Few Price Changes.
Except for the steady climb of eggs,
there are few price changes in the local
markets this week. Eggs have touched 43
cents, and are hard to get at that price.
Producers are getting 40 cents cash.
The quotations below give the range OF
retail prices in Ellsworth.
tOuAtr. gLuce.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-11-21

Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner? Tongue
coated9 Bitter taste? Complexion sallow?
Liver needs waking up. Doan's Regulets cure
bilious attacks. 25 cents at any drug store.
-Adyt
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-11

turn in, and she let him 60 to his
berth, and he got out On the platform;
and just then the second section Of our
train came along, and stopped for
water, and pa crawled into an animal
car and laid down in the straw with
the sacred COW. She beloved all night
cause the sacred bull, her husband, had
but when pa got in the car In his shirt
sleeves and bumped his shoulders up
on account Of the cold, the COW thought
may be she had been unnecessarily
alarmed, and may be pa was her hus-
band.
So she quit believing, and laid down
and chewed her cud till daylight.
Then when she saw that pa was an
other person she got mad and chased
him UP into the rafters Of the car,
and he had to ride there until the
train got to Memphis. The hands res.
cued pa, but he got away from the
creditors all right.
We made a new lot of creditors at
Memphis, and they proposed to go
along with us. but we shook them of.
Gee, but we made killing in Mem
phis, and don't you forget it. We had
handbills on all the wagons in the pa
rade, telling the people that the pro-
ceeds of the afternoon and evening
performance would be given to deserv-
ing persons, in charity, and the inten-
ton was to use the money to pay of
the hands. My, but how the people
turned out. The tents were all full,
and we had more money than we have
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-11
THE SIZE OF FOWLS.
What Food Has to Do with It-Good
Food and Evenly Balanced RAJ
ton Needed.

The question is asked If any par
ticular food can be given that will pro-
duce unusual size in fowls. The an
swer is no. All foods that are easily
digested and nutritious will help t,
produce that size, but it takes genera
tons to greatly affect the general
size. In this country fowls have in
creased in size largely because OF an
abundance of nutritious food and the
continued selection of birds for in
crease in size. It has been noticed
that the Jersey cows brought to this
country in few generations greatly
increase in size. This is doubtless
due to the same general reason that
is the cause for the increase of human
stature here-the supply of good food.
The reason IS also a good one in tho
domain OF poultry. The best food
that can be given for the increase o.:
size, says the Farmers Review, is a
balanced ration, that is, ration not
too much overbalanced on the side
of either the Yroteins or the fats. Meat
in some form will act as stimulant.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-11

when you strike the southern country
where the white men have not sold
their cotton and the negroes have not
been paid for picking it, the audience
looks like a political caucus in an of
year, when there is nobody with
money enough to stimulate the voters.
When the audiences are small, and
half the people in attendance get in
on bill-sticker's passes, and you can't
pay the help regularly, but have to
stand them off with promises, you are
liable to have. q strike any minute
The people you owe for hotel bills, and
horse feed, and supplies, follow you
from one town to another, threatening
to attach the ticket wagon and levy
on the animals. It takes diplomacy
and unadulterated gall to run a show.
We are playing now to get back
into the northern states, but we have
to leave an animal of some kind in
the hands Of sheriff every day,
which. has been all right so far, cause
we have steered the sheriffs on to ele.
plants that have corns 50 they are no
good except to eat, one zebra that was
made up by painter, who painted
stripes on white mule, and one lion
that was so old he will never sell at
forced sale for enough to pay for the
beef tea the sheriff will have to feed
him.
When creditors in town get too
mad and threaten to attach things,
we invite them to go along with US for
a few days, and get their money when
we strike a paying stand, and we
agree to furnish them Pullman car
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-11
HOW TO BUY A HORSE.
Some Sensible: Advice to tho Man
Who Would Make Good
Bargain.

It you want to buy a horse, don't
believe your own brother. Take no
mans word for it. Your eye is your
market. The weak points of horse
can be better discovered while stand
ing than while moving. If he is sound,
he will stand firmly and sQuarely on
his limbs without moving any of them.
the feet fiat upon the ground, with
legs p1cmp and naturally poised. II
the foot is lifted from the ground and
the weight taken from it, disease may
be suspected, or at least tenderness.
which is aprecarsOr Of disease. II
the horse stands with his feet spread
apart there is a weakness in the loins.
Never buy horse in harness. Un-
hitch him and take everything off but
his halter and lead him around. II
he has the SPAWN, or is stiff, or any
other failing, you can see it. Back
him, too. Some horses show their
tricks then, when they don't any other
time. Be as smart as you know how
and you may make mistakes. A horse
may look ever SO nice, says the Ohio
Farmer, and go a great pace and yet
have fits. You can't tell it till some
thing happens. He may have a weak
back. Give him the whip and Off he
goes for mile or two; then suddenly
he stops. After rest he starts again,
but he soon stops for good, and moth
lng but a derrick could move him. A
bad tempered horse will keep his ears
thrown back. A kicker will have
SCARED legs. A stumbler will have
blomiahed knees.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-11

You'd six o'clock in the morning / did
not look forward; and II longed for
anything it was for a little OF the Ar
magnac / had wasted on those louis
of merchants in the kitchen below.
It might have done me good now. ~
I had YEARLY strapped up one bag
and nearly filled the other; when I
came upon something which did, for
the moment, rouse the devil in me.
This was the tiny orange-colored
sachet which mademoiselle had
dropped the night first saw her
at the inn: and which it will be re.
membered picked up. Since that night
I had not seen it, and had as good as
forgotten it. Now, as l folded up my
other doublet, the one 1>had then been
wearing, it dropped from the pocket.
The sight of it recalled .all-that
night, and mademoiselle's face in the
lanthorn light, and my fine plans, and
the end of them; and, in a fit of child
ish fury, the outcome of long sup
pressed passion, snatched up the
sachet from the floor and tore it across
and across, and flung the pieces down.
AS they fell, cloud of fine pungent
dust burst from them, and with the
dust something heavier, which =tinkled
sharply on the boards looked down
to see what this was-perhaps I had
already repented Of my act-but for
the moment I could see nothing. The
floor was grimy and uninviting, and
the light bad.
In certain moods, however, q man is
obstinate about small things, and I
moved the taper nearer As I did so,
point Of light, flashing sparkle that
shone for second among the dirt and
refuse on the floor, caught my eye. 1t
was gone in a moment, but had seen
it. / stared, and moved the light again,
and the spark flashed out afresh, this
time in a different place. Much. puz-
zled, knelt, and, in twinkling, found
tiny crystal. Hard by lay another
and another; each as large as a fair
sized pea. took up the three, and
rose to my feet again, the light in
one hand, the crystals in the palm OF
the other.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-11

had in a month before, and after the
performance at night the mayor and
some prominent citizens waited on the
management and asked when and
where we were going to distribute the
money to the deserving persons.
The managers appointed pa to stand
off the committee. Pa said he had no.
ticed, in walking about the city, a
beautiful park in the center of the
town, and he told the committee that
his idea was to have the deserving
people gather at the park the next
morning, which was Sunday, and wait
there until the managers of the show
could count the money, and prepare
to distribute it, honestly and impair.
TALLY, with the advice of the local
committee. That seemed all right, and
the committee notified the citizens to
meet in the park at nine o'clock the
next morning. and receive the money
the citizens had so kindly contributed
to such noble cause, and they went
away.
Our show has got out of a good
many tight places, but we never got
out of town so quietly and unosten.
tatiously as we~got out of Memphis
during that early Sunday morning.
There was not noise enough made get.
ting our stuff to the train to wake up
policeman, and before daylight the
different sections of the train had
crossed the big bridge into Arkansas,
and were on the way to the Indian
Territory. Pa and the other man.
ayers were on the platform of the last
car of the last section, as it pulled out
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-11
SOME BEE WISDOM.
Matters cf Various Kinds Which tts
Beekeeper Will Do Well to
Consider.

Be sure that drinking water is with
In easy reach of the bees.
The advantages of providing water
for the bees are; first, to prevent the
disease known as thirst; second, whea
bees are allowed to forage away from
the apiary, they obtain, eftentimes.
water which is impure and of so low
a temperature as to be injurious t,
their delicate organisms, and they be-
come chilled and cannot return to tha
hive.
Place pure water in close proximity
to the colony; keep the temperature
OF the water right
Negligence in the apiary results in
losses.
One OF the greatest secrets of sue
cessful beekeeping is having the brood
chamber full of brood at the COM
mencement of the white money harvest.
Unless all colonies are strong in
brood and bees when the honey har-
vest arrives, we are sure of failing t.
reap the best results.
A good, strong colony of bees is a
good preventive against moths
Even moderately strong, OF weak
colony, will keep out the moths if the
bees are of good Italian stock.
So the evident remedy is to keep
Italian bees, and If for a time it is
necessary to have blacks, let the COL
onies be strong, even it some uniting
must be done.
If hives in which bees die through
the winter are left until warm wealth
er without any bees in them, such
hives will become a perfect hotbed TO:
worms.
When it is found that worms are
making their appearance, either sui
phur them, or place the combs in 4
story under hive containing strong
colony
A strong colony of Italians can take
care of three or four stories of comb.
In all our operations with bees, We
must use gentleness. All quick, sud-
den jars and motions irritate them.
Bees are always more gentle and less
inclined to sting when they are gath
erlng plenty OF honey, and at such
times the hives can be opened with
very little danger; whereas, when there
is dearth of honey, the inmates OF
the same hive might show a great
spirit Of resentment.
The invention of the movable frame.
and of the honey extractor, has afford
ed beekeepers the means of taking
out Of the hives the combs loaded with
honey, and of returning them to the
bees when empty, without damage or
the killing Of single bee.
When starting to keep bees, suggests
the Farm Journal, it is best not to
commence with many colonies. A half
dozen In well-arranged hives would be-
sufficient. Learn to handle them. AS
knowledge is gained, the apiary can be
enlarged to a profitable size.