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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-06-05
Character Building.

What is the object of education? Is
Il to teach a child or man to know
something that he did not know or to
be something that he was not? Is 1t.
In other words. an intellectual or a
moral process? The safest answer Is
to say that it is both. But there is a
growing suspicion among those who
have studied the question most deeply
that our schools are not so successful
as they might be on the side Of charac-
ter building. london Chronicle.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-06-05
KITTERY TO CARIBOU.

The twenty-third annual convention II
the Department Of Maine, Woman's Relief
corps, will be held at Bangor Tuesday and
"Wednesday. June IS and 10.
Patents have been granted to Maine in
ventors as follows: John King, Oakland,
combined fork and spoon; Enoch c. Rich
ards, Portland, storm window fastener.
Nathan A. Nickerson, prominent citi-
gen OF South Orrington, an ex-represent-
alive to the legislature and for many
years selectman, died last week, aged
sixty four years.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-06-05
He Fired the stick,

81 have fired the walking-stick I've car
ried over 40 years, on account Of sore
that resisted every kind Of treatment,
until tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve; that
has healed the sore and made me q happy
man." writes John Garrett, OF North
Mills, N. c. Guaranteedfor Piles, Burns,
etc., by E. G. MOORE, druggist, 25c.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-06-05

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toasted grains or cereals, with Malt, Nuts, etc.
Made in minute. No tedious wait. You
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-06-05
Wash Dress Goods and White Go

You will find our equipment of SUNNI
bright, breezy beauty OF the printed Cotto
will appeal to you. The white goods in al
We have anticipated the demand for
Figured Organizes, Mousseline de Sole a
suitable for Waists, Suits and Skirts. Tai
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-06-05

LAW REGARDING WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
A bushel of Liverpool salt shall weigh so
pounds, and bushel of Turks Island salt shall
weigh 7G pounds.
The standard weight of bushel of potatoes
In good order and fit for shipping, Is so pounds,
of apples, ~ pou nds.
The standard weight of bushei of beans in
good order and fit for shipping, is 60 pounds;
Of wheat, beets. ruta.baga turnips and peas, 81
pounds; of corn, 50 pounds; of onions 81,
pounds; of carrots, English turnips, rye and
Indian meal, so pounds; of parsnips, As pounds;
of barley and buckwheat, As pounds: of oats,
80 pounds. or even measure as by agreement.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-06-05
News For HOuSekeepers.

The standard staple stocks Of all-the-y
replenished. 1t is your buying time now Il
Crashes, Bedspresds, Sheets, Pillow Slips and
household goods. We invite your careful ins
believing you will find them to you liking.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-06-05
Carpets, Rugs, Draperies
New Silks and Dress Goods.

Each succeeding the add
umphs their the
little short perfection Rich should
this handsome should carefully
ge their mes this will We particularly
attention paids;
Soc
any in Maine
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-14
OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

The contest for the municipal con- trol of a city does not often assume such proportions as to attract atten- ton throughout the Union. Such, how eyer, Is the situation in Cleveland, O., where present Mayor Tom L. Johnson, Democrat. is opposed by Congressman Theodore Burton. The Republicans in Ohio are more or less split up into factions. many of the leaders siding with Senator Foraker and others with Secretary Taft. MT. Burton undoubtedly belongs to the latter class and yet he is considered the strongest man to bring out against Mayor Johnson. It is thought that If Burton can be elect ed Mayor. it will make Ohio safely Republican, and also assure the vote of the State in Republican Convention for Taft. Because of it's Presidential significance all eyes are turned towards Cleveland. and the mayoralty contest is watched with the keenest interest. That Mayor Johnson may win should be the hope of every Democrat in and out of Ohio. The defeat of Burton would do more to demoralize Ohio Re- publicans than anything that could happen at this time, and would place the State in the doubtful column next year. If with all the personal pres sure the President can bring to bear and all the Federal patronage that can be used for Burton. he should be de- feated, 1t will be notice to Democrats and Independents throughout the coun- try that the big stick will not be aI- lowed to direct general and community politics.
 Tom Johnson has been Mayor of Cleveland since January. 1901, although the city is largely Republican. He was first elected to Congress as a Demo- crat in 1890. defeating Burton, who had served one term Johnson was re- elected in 1892 and 1894. but was de- feated by Burton in 1896. The latter has been in Congress ever since, and has made an excellent record as Chair man of the Rivers and Harbors Com mittee. Burton is close friend of Roosevelt. and his retirement from Congress to run for Mayor against his old opponent is a somewhat unusual proceeding. Cleveland has a popula- ton of over 100000. and the ofice of Mayor is important. Johnson is also a notable character. He is 8 man of large wealth. and though a beneficiary of the high tariff he was in Congress an ardent advocate of low tarifr. AL though fer some time a large owner
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-14
The TWO niden.

Culiman Democrat. -, ... . full corrcs-onGel.ce between Governor Conner and Hon. Milton H. smith. Pres ident of the Louisville and Nashville Raill oad Company. It Is rather lengthy but as the 1T stter Is one of the nvest issues of the day, we believe it will De of interest to everyone 10 careIuliy read the controversy ..
 As we see 1t. President Smith has all the better of the. argument; He makes it clear that the railroad com rany is proceeding strictly under the proviisons of the laws of Alabama ana the United States He asserts anu Governor Conner does, not attampt 10 deny that the proceedings before Judge Jones in March were fully ano freely agreed to by Attorney General Garner and the other paid attorneys ot the State. As matter of fact there IS no room for anyone to deny tnis agrseII Garber and the other $50,o00 attorneys, as the proceedings were in open court; the facts /have been freely puollsned and never denied. The last lnJunpioh granted by Judge Jones, in wnlch pa, pers were served on the solicitors and sherfffs, is only precautionary meas ure. The purpose of the court Is that all State officers shall nave que anu proper notice, in order that no action shall be taken through ignorance. The
 
 were served, was the voice of the dem agogue. They all knew that the same papers were served last March, thoNsn in general order, and that Governor Comer's paid attorneys agreed that such procedure was just, right and nroner. new light had appeared in North Carolina, 1t looked like winner ana All the little moths flew to it.
 The threats and intfmidations of Conner little befit man sworn to up- hold the laws of Alabama and the ITnited States. His present attitude Is to mob the laws of the State over which he is temp orarily acting as Governor; to mob the laws of the United States which he took a solemn oath tc up- hold and to mob the railroads of the State, unless by his threats he brings them to their knees pleading for
 Is 1t possible that our Legislature will lend itself to the bullyings of ah ambitious tyrant? Is Alabama 10 be torn to pieces, law, deceney Anl com mon honesty trampled under foot, in or der that Conner shall be elected to an- other office? That's all there Is in this bullying and blowing. Look around you. look all, over the State and when you find these trouble breeders. these to jail for principle" you will find everyone of them either holding an office which they are dead anxious to keep or they are on a dead run for an office. Throwing a railroad company or any other company into bankruptcy Is a small matter to these hungry pol itlcians. They are crazy for ofdce, of- flee they must have. even i6 in getting 1t the whole State must sink
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-14
MADISON COUNTY
Leads All Others In The Nurser, Rumfuaaa

Leads All others In The Nursery
 Business.
 Huntsville Mercury.
 as much iron as Pennsyivania did in 1880 and twice as much as the United States did in 1860, perhaps but very law of our citizens have any just con ception of the. really remarkable re- as a wholesale nursery center. It may be doubted, whether fifty people anon 6 our large populatino ,are aware that the sunshine and, soil of this part of seven million trees as the .salable stock in these nurseries for this year. And vet that is the fact, accredited by the State Horticulturist from Auburn who ton. He reports everything in excep- tionally fine condition. no pests or disease to be found in any of our nur- series. the list of all the counties In the Uni ted States, If not in all the world, m the production of fruit trees This re- port. and this agsregate of the yeariy ison county with It's ideal climate con ditions, and the richness of It's soil IS the true habitate of the fruit tree; at least while 1t Is in it's teens. Ana our nursery men are strong in their peiiea trees are given some of the altitude of our near. by mountain slopes, these trees will stand first in their class as fruit producers. here. in Madison of them are planning. to test these slope attitudes the coming year.. This output finds widely distant pointsMd output finds a widely divergent market; continent. This report is pleasant to contemDlate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-14
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER fl, 1907.

People who read about the mammoth. that mighty animal which at some re- mote period wandered over the frozen regions of both the old and new worlds, perhaps think of them as having been few in number. but that would be an error, for their remains abound in Eu- rope, Asia and America. Siberia seems to have been favorite haunt of the animals. judging from the great num- Der of tusks shipped from there-the 4usks being the finest ivory. The Nor wegian traveller. Nordenskiold, who made a thorough study of the subject, states that at least 200 tusks have been sent from there each year for the last 200 years. This accounts for 10000 of the creatures in that country discov- cred and disposed of in two centuries, and no one can compute the number still remaining hidden. Evidently the mammoth was frequent animal in some regions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-14
Letters to The Editor
Confidence As An Asset.

Editor The Advertiser:
 xSss ssoE s Gn a' fSS'sit applied in another direction. Confi- dence in men, in governments and in and and Is one of our greatest assets. Who can calculate the evh that follows its destruction, The. man, who, for any cause. would undermine confidence an enemy to society.
 Back in the days when Kolb was farm products wretchediy low, money erty was of little value. Nobody could M a Ssre Hes Ra tns aomear 9 sa poffanIss @ isr fhe de@asossase @ < ssse' fRPe fPe hoee Tse oassr % asssy hssrd the better the people liked 1t. spf sSspi. I'ciQn was turned against the towns. We're we OiSf Under the ban. The % man with iius a The most Ignorant, If he was a fluent % foicSinE SEo fSe frisads is of snd fhe sedas dsas people" were out in droves. everyone With a remedy and all after office. Com result k0nsf of hard a mss as mase harder by scheming politicians, who ap- pesled to the prejudice of the people the calamity howler could get in his thing that seemed altogether impossi- ble came about. It came when every thing was prosperous. The railroads, which had contributed more to the prosperity of the country than any The people were turned against them. A Legislature was elected that went out after them in the most cruel fash ion.
 The Federal judge, whose court was appealed to for protection by the Though he was a brave Confederate among the South's most loyal defend CTS, he has been branded a "scalawag" by high State otficial. His honesty tion. His able. informing papers on the subject at issue have been at- triputed to vanity. The railroads have proyements. saying that confidence in their ability to meet their obligations has been destroyed and they can bor- row row mo no more money: This is called utterance of a railroad man is dis counted. They are treated as a band of thieves, who must be watched and their every move shadowed. Many of them are Alabamians, true as steel to all that makes for the States upbuild- ing, Out they are denounced as dis loyal to their State and people.
 The only announced candidate for Governor has already published as his policy the continuance of oppressive methods against the railroads. VIII endorse at the polls the policy of the present administration? We do not believe. it; From many quarters we ods now being pursued.
 Confidence Is too valuable an asset to be entirely thrown away. With
 Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-14

Some days ago we discovered The Montgomery Advertiser in the act of hurling a tomahawk at us. Just be- fore the weapon reached our head, we caught the flying handle in firm grasp, after the mahner of Fenimore Coop er's Indian killers, and instantly re- turned it whence 1t came. The inco- herent remarks of The Advertiser, as repeated in another column, show that our aim was sure. The returned tom ahawk buried itself in The Advertisers 8 brain. The Idea that Adam was the only man that was really created"
 That is the brand of gratitude, hand ed out to us for gently correcting an erring brother. Next time 1t goes astray it may ramble away to the mountains of Hepsidam for any help we'll give 1t. By the way, referring to the closing sheer in the above par agraph. let the schoolmaster name a man who was created since Adam.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-14
Only BE Fish.

Moulton AdvertiseW
 Senator Lusk was the floor manager and ring master for Governor Conner during the late session of our State LegisIature When his whip cracked the boys fell into line. and they fol- lowed him blind folded whither he choose to lead them. Up hill and deWn hill the column was unbroken, and when not assauhing the State Treas ury they were outlawing our railroads. Exhausting a million of dollars left there by Jelks, they went to work to indirectly raise txation to meet their extravagant appropriations. Having no respect for our probate judges and boards of revenue. they appointed three tax commissioners on big salaries to 20 into every county and see that Valuations were raised. Now. we are getting down to facts, and will briefly lay a few of them before our readers. This man Lusk resides in Marshall county, and he recently made a speech to a great gathering of farmers up there whose taxes had been increased from $2O to $200 each. MT. Lusk said, among other things. that this law was for the big fish and not the little fel- iows"-the big farmers and merchants but ali are caught in the same net and there are more little fish in this State than any other kind. In fact, we are all little fish and Senator Lusk Is simply preaching anarchy In its worst form when he advocates such class legislation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-14
DRIFT WOOD
pY PHrL N. ARMkrRON0.

 Kathleen had never seen & board ing house, and when her parents moved next door to one. shek wondered no little to see so many men going in and out. But she was soon to De en- ligntensd for the usual h.a amount .Slnr 1l snla- friends with the little boy whose mother ran the house. this little miss pucxered up her brows and startled Albert. how many papas have you got?"
 By the way. the Georgia Legislature didn't knock out the peek-a-booze. did it?
 whats the first thing he will pur- chase in the way of supplies for ms Why a fountain pen and plenty of copy-papers of course.
 Judging by .he number of wreeckks are jealous of each others killing re- cord
 When an impecunious young man tell tells rich young woman h that insrs,5v he carv means it in its most literal sense When a girl is going to marry a young man she often tells everybody first and the young man last by way of The other day little Lillian saw a man with his coat off speeding by on a nsxss ssins % hs na sGw s shs ssat ss "oh, sister, come look at the man laughing in his sleeve"
 You can't keep a good man down but Another drawback about serving the devil Is you don't get any tips A Boston minister says there will be no automobiles In heaven. Of course not; that Is no place for "scorchers." ''The burn child dreads the fire" yet most every young man will persist in having hot time.
 These Dreamy Days 'o Fan. Oh. the fall time 1t was made for
 dreams
 The air is calm an still; An way off in the woods it seems A feller's soul to thrill. The blushin' sumac's cheek O red, The whisperin' autumn leaves, Thet on the ground a carpet spread Whar soft the south wind grieves.
 
 O sumthin' far beyond It talks ter him from out the stream In sympathetic bond An when he's roamin' lazy by, It makes his eyes grow dim-- Earths pictures--woods an stream an
 sky
 God painted 'em fer himl
 +
 Said the colonel to an old Alabama darkey the other day:
 Say, Uncle Ike, the worlds run away and left you"
 "Sho nuff?'
 "Yes; we have the wireless telegraph, the smokeless powder. the horseless carriage, the hammerless gun, the--- well, fore Lawd. boss, when dey gets de possumless woods an de waterless watermelon.T don wanter be heahf
 WhereR
 When summer goes
 I'd like to know
 Where, oh where.
 Does summer go?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-14
Today M History
SEPTEMBER IA.

14o2-English defeated the Scots at Homeldon Hill.
 177S-Benjamin Franklin sent to France as Minister Plenipotentiary.
 17Sl-General Washington arrived at Williamsburg and assumed command.
 17S6-Connecticut deeded western land to Congress.
 1791-Anne Caesar de la Luzerne, French minister to the United States In the American Revolution, died. Born 1741.
 1s14-British abandoned their expedi- tion against Baltimore.
 1s29-Treaty of Adrianople ending war between Russia and Turkey.
 1S47-American army under General Scott marched into the Mex n capital.
 1S62-Governors of fourte en States met at Altoona, Penn, and approved of emancipation as a war measure.
 17S2-Alabama claims against Eng land decided in favor of the United States
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-14
Immigration.


 The various reasons for the poor crop in prospect are much discussed. One of these reasons is >the scarcity of la bor, especiallysat that time when the crop was deepest in grass. When la bor becomes scarce, the logical thing to do is to encourage immigration.
 Let us suppose that the owner of D. 900 acres of good prairie cotton land becomes convinced that immigration of white labor Is desirable. He unites with advocates to the immigration movement to secure a colony of poor but hard working farmers from other sections. Ten families of such people are secured. each to occupy 100 acres of his land. At first some of these will rent and certainly may be expected to do as well as negro tenants or renters. Some will in a few years be in posi- ton to purchase their 100 acres. In five years what advantages accrue to the landholder In question and to his com munity?
 Will not these immigrants. by inten- sive farming. and by improvement of their lands. make them more valuable ? Will not this enhance the value of his remaining 1000 acres? Will not these ten men and their families build up a rural school and church and will they
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-14

| not contribute much to the citizenship D | of the county and State? Is tfils not a | proof that the landhoider who is will
 Ing to sell 8 part of his land to home l seekers. a public benefactor? Has he
 suffered any financial loss by his pub | lio spifitedness? These are questions
 which thinking men will answer In their own way.
 It Is the opinion of students of the | immigration question that foreign Ia- l bor is not desirable here. There is a class of farmers. however, who have l proved themselves. They are the dwell | lers in the hills. They are hard work l CTS. of necessity economical and they
 understand cotton culture. We need not go out of Perry County to lind a class of people who would by their energy and thrift soon bring this prai- rie soil up to bale to the acre The reader can name several who came from the htlls and are doing well in the prairies.
 Why do we not have more of such immigrants to our immediate section? The writer has had opportunity for con- versation with the hill people. We think 1t not unlikely that the feeling that they would not be welcomed in this section deters many. They feel that neighbors. Others could not be per- suaded to leave the "old red hills" ] which they so Iona have called home. They expect to live and die there. and have no other desire, poor as the Iiv- ing may be-. Those who are willing to come. are not able to buy and per- haps could not secure rental terms that are ABufficiently encouraging.
 What Is needed in the canebrake is an association of Farmers who see the ultimate results of present liberal attitude toward prospective settlers. Ten landholders willing to make liber- al terms could secure a colony of good families. living upon their own small farms and bringing them up to high state of cultivation.
 What prevents the formation of such an associationA When a number of peo- pie believe the same way. they unite and work out their theories. It is evil dent that the individual landholders is not of the opinion that such immigra- ton to the canebrake section is desir- able. Why. weNcannot say. There are some who act upbn their own advice to "get land and keep it," expecting the completion of the Panama Canal to cause a great increase in values.
 Let those who so advise, remember that the Canal Is yet long way off, and that if when 1t is reality this sec ton is more densely pouplated than 1t Is now. the demand for land will be much greater. and the values corres- oondtngly increased.