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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-12-18

Daniel 8. Foster, q well-known and
respected resident Of Waltham, Mass,
died at his home in that city Dec. 9. He
had been in i'll health bit short time,
and general breaking down in health, to-
gether with old age, was primarily the
cause Of death. Mr.. Foster was born in
Trenton seventy-six years ago, and when
q young man followed the sea for several
years. He had been a resident OF Wal
than nearly quarter OF century, and
was known to his many intimate friends
as Captain Foster. He is survived by q
widow, two sons and one daughter. The
funeral was held at the home on Dec. II.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-12-18

Receives incessant,
Skillful attention.
1t produces
Unequalled results.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-12-18
May.

Miss Angie Wheeler, who has been Wis
iting at E. B. Hodgkins', has returned
home.
The many friends Of Mrs. Harry Hig-
gins were panied to learn OF her death,
which occurred at her home in LAmoine.
Mrs. Higgins was formerly Miss Hattie
Gilbert, daughter Of the late Wilson Gil.
bert, Of this place. She has suffered with
consumption for several years. During
her first few years Of married life she gave
birth to two children, girl and boy, both
OF whom are dead. Much sympathy is ex-
tended to Mr.. Higgins, also to the mother,
Mrs. Wilson Gilbert, as death has entered
her family Ave times within two years.
Mrs. Higgins leaves four sisters-Mrs.
Forest Springer, Of this place, and Misses
vonis E. and Lura Gilbert, and Mrs.
Charles stackpole, of Ellsworth.
Dec. 16. MAY.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-12-18
COUNTY NEys S.
PENoBscoT.

\, E.ss..isaona, ooanta Ss.,s 9. e.Ass paass
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26

"A redistribution of the chemical
clements especially of the metals
has been going on through the agency
Of man for some thousands of years
and II. NJ. Atkinson, a British chem ST
points out that the total effect must
be considerable The gold and other
metals concentrated in small spots
near the surface OF the other rocks are
being rapidly mined and put 10 use,
the fine particles from their wear be.
ing carried down streams and event
ually diffused through the deposits at
the mouths of the rivers. Tin oxide.
for example, is mined at a few places,
spread out pretty uniformly over the
earth, and in the refuse of towns the
waste tin is oXidized, carried away by
water. and on the sea bottom the fine
particles are SO scattered as to be be-
yond future recovery by any process
known. The effect may be modified to
some extent by the concentration of
metals i'm solution and other causes.
As the common receptacle of all waste,
the sea must be slowly changing its
composition from industrial processes
notably from soluble chlorides and
other factory waste and from the salts
of potash and lime that are taken
from mines and used on the soil by
farmers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26

Russians hate women" said trav-
Ter. They regard a woman as scarce
superior in intelligence to a little
hid. Their proverbs show this.
Wherever you go in Russia. you see
he men knocking over the women
With proverbs as unfriendly and
vounding as wel.aimed brick.
AT a wedding | heard an aged
PRIEST say to the bridegroom:
Remember the proverb, lad-to
owe your wife with all your heart, but
now and then to shake her like plum
rec
Il dined with a Russian. and he had
words with his lady during the fish
course. The trouble with me- he said
hreateningly to her. is that l don't
hey the proverb-always beat your
wife once before dinner and twice
after supper
A banker failed In business In Mos
cow. and his wife reproached him.
oven threatening to leave him. A dog
has more sense than a woman
heard him shout at her. Yes, the
proverb is right-a dog has more
sense than woman. for 1t never
growls at its MASTER
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
Grand RapidsII raid bargain Days

The Grand Rapids Herald announces
that this years Bargain DAYS" occur
December %, 29, so and 81 these ave
dates that every reader should Ut down
IN their notebooks. for il represents a re-
narkable chance to secure a wonderful
coWbinaton OF reading matter at re-
markably Low price The Beldlng Banner
has made arrangements " IN The Grand
Rapids Herald whereby it can presen
this offer to its readers.
Under this splendid Bargain Day" of
fer you can secure the greatest morning
paper in the northwest every week da,
in the year. your own home newspape
and six excellent magazines at prlc,
rsvsr before hes d of / he regular prlc,
OF The Grand Rapids Daily Herald is
s5 90 year. The total value of these
two newspapers and SIX magazines Is
81 .56. This means one year e rhe Her
I'D, one year of The Bsofg Banner ONT
year of the National Home Journal one
year OF Dressmakng at Home, one year
OF Spare Moments. one year of the Moth
trs Magazine, three months of the Cos
nopolitan Magazine and one year OF
Farm News.
This emf re combination is offered o,
December %, %, SO aho 3 for Tire.
Dollars
This is the greatest offer ever made t1
the reading public and the people of Beld
ing and vicinity are TO be congratulated
Don the chance Of taking advantage Of 1t
Send or bring in your orders and cash a,
t.ncs. One dollar Of the three will be
credited on Banner.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
Humor of London,s Bishop.

The bishop of London's humor, now
tender and kind, now sardonic and
cruel. made him many friends in
America
THE bishop amused me-" said a
clergyman. at dinner of divines in
New York. We divines are modest
lot, but occasionally our self-restraint
gets the better of us. and then we bras
and boast and make ourselves ride
ulous.
"A Boston divine at this dinner got
70 telling us about begging sermon
he had recently preached.
/" don't wish to brag or boast he
began. nor would ! have you think
ne conceited, but, gentlemen, | assure
you-'
And then at great length he told us
how women had wept at his begging
sermons pathos. strong men had emit
ed hoarse sobs, and in an avalanche
the contributions had poured in-gold
and greenbacks. checks. even jewels,
and watches and great heaps
"But here the bishop of London
leaned forward with twinkle in his
eye.
by the way, brother he said.
could you lend me that Sermon"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
Useful and Ornamental.

They were talking in. the yacht club
about the Upton challenge A famous
I'D skipper. as he put down his tea
up in order to wipe from his long
White beard smear OF honey, said:
I'D get rid of these whiskers If they
we're not so useful. have to wear
hem, though. The shippers of all
'acing yachts wear whiskers. Surely
you've noticed it?
They wear whiskers to tell the
Winds direction by A zephyr the
rand. even the moistened finder can't
eel, is revealed by the whiskers, and
he soft hairs rustic softly, and their
jwner's watchful eye knows where the
Wind is coming from
He moistened a napkin, swearing
mpatiently
"Frghtful nuisance. isn't, it?" he
said. II can't get the honey out at
Ill. Sticky stuff. | wish / had no
,eard But then-in races"
Dipping his beard in a fingerbowl,
lie washed diligently but vainly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
The Child in Man.

A woman, when the first exuberance
of youth is over, is apt to become
deadly serious. says an English writer
She ceases to believe In the fun in
life, and loses all relish for play. A
man remains at heart big child, and
in consequence honestly enjoys the So
ciety of children. A father Is re-
freshed by romp with his little ones,
a mother is usually tired by 1t. She
may be her boys and girls guardian
angel friend, comforter, but Is only
rarely their playmate. think women
lose much when they lose this capacity
for play. Without II they are unable
TO throw off the burden of their cares
as a man does. and to enjoy the good
of the present moment, careless OF the
worries that are past or the worries
that may be In the future
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
TOLD NO TALE OF TRAGEDY.
Bottle in River Merely Scheme OF
Clever Advertiser.

Passengers in the first cabin were
telling yarns about voyages down the
Mississ. ppi This led a nearer to
tell the following narrative OF
trip he once made on the same
stream:
On the morning of our third day
out from st. Louis the most summary
Of all the girl passengers saw a bot
tie floating down the river. lmme-
diately there flashed across her mind
all Of the many stories she had heard
of shipwrecked persons heaving bot
ties into the sea. the subsequent ind
ing of which unfolded a tale of pity.
The captain of the steamboat was ap-
pealed to and boat was put off after
the bottle IL was soon overtaken and
brought TO the steamer.
Isn't it awful?" said one of the
girls.
Perfectly dreadful remarked an
other,
Il wonder if thy're dead?' said a
third
The captain opened the bottle and
lOutN a piece VI pdltis w i'h 'iNiii
bling hand the sheet was extracted
The passengers were all forward by
this time. and were standing with
blanched faces to hear the reading of
he missive from the Father of Wa
tiers The captain began:
THE steamer Yantic, with 30 excur-
sionists aboard. went on snag in the
Little river yesterday. All of those on
board got off into the water, floating
down stream on boards for several
miles. | got off on a cask and fioated
long distance, landing. with 10 other
passengers. on a small island.
I'VE were cold and cramped and
two of the party were seriously ILL.,.
Luckily | CHANGED to have bottle of
Mustgo's Malaria Mystifier in my peck
ct and, by administering this sovereign
remedy in liberal doses. we were all
made to feel like new beings. On sale
by all druggists
Later in the day two more bottles
were gathered in. They contained the
same tale of woe.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26

Fred Schraa, who has been In the en-
ploy of the beldlng Bros & Co for the
past year and half ~ the twisting room,
has decided To take business course In
the Warrington College at S. Louis. and
left for home Saturday. His fellow em-
ployes to the number Of seventeen got
their heads and purses toge her and pur-
chased him fine gold fountain pen and
presented il TO hun Friday. through the
comlttee irving Gfnnell. Ira Darling, and
Vim. / ndey. Mr.. Schraa was taken
very much by susprise but accepted It
gracefully he rs very exemplary
young man. we'll thought Of by his employ
ses and fellow workman. There is o
question but that young man OF his
stamp and progress sive spirit will succeed ,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
BITTER ROT OF APPLES.
Suggestions az to How the Disease
Can Be Controlled.

The control of bitter rot of apples
ly issued from the Illinois experiment
station and prepared by Prof. ]. c.
Blair. The author takes advantage of
the opportunity to repeat the conclu-
sions that have been reached at Ur.
bana by the authorities. Here they
are:
L. Bordeaux mixture. properly made
and applied viii save over 80 per cent.
OF the fruit liable to attack by bitter
rot
2. Fruit sprayed in such a maH64r
as to be thoroughly coated with Bor-
OF the disease appears will be injured
least by bitter rot.
3. Spraying with Bordeaux mixture
until the fruit is completely coated as
soon as the first infection of bitter rot
is discovered Is of considerable value.
bat is much less effective than treat
ment mentioned In No. 2.
4. Spraying with Bordeaux mixture
until the fruit Is thoroughly coated
after bitter rot has become well es-
tablished may control the disease to a
considerable extent in some seasons.
In other seasons its effect as a remedy
Is very slight.
5. Bordeaux mixture applied In the
liquid form and made up according to
the $50 formula Is the most effec-
tive spraying material for the control
Of apple bitter rot.
8. Dust spray is absolutely ineffec-
tive in preventing bitter rot.
z. Pure solutions of copper sui
phate failed to chick the disease and
caused injury to the foliage.
s. To coat the fruit thoroughly
with the mixture II Is necessary to
make at least three applications OF
the spray material.
g. Applications Of 25 pounds Of salt
to the ground about q tree have no
value In checking the disease.
10. The conditions most favorable
for the development Of bitter rot are
CD period of hot weather accom-
panied by frequent rains and heavy
dews at a period when the apple crop
10 approaching maturity, 1. e., from
the second week in July to the end OF
August; CD numerous sources OF in
lection, 1. e.. cankers on the limbs and
mummied fruits left hanging upon
the treea
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
New Relationship.

probate court is a great place for
untangling relationships and such
things" said Judge h erie y. A. Walk
er, but an entirely new relationship
new at least. as far as | am concern
ed-was brought out here recently.
"A case on trial rested largely on
he establishment of the fact that one
Of the parties in the suit-a woman
was compelled to work out for her
living. One Of the witnesses testified
ne knew she did SO.
GLOW do you know? he was asked.
"I've seen her
"'Are you around there often"
'Well-yes-you might say So
"Kind of relation of the family,
huh?'
WeIl-no-and yes. I'm the mail
man indianapolis News.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
Business Instinct.

The sexton of a swell colored
church" in Richmond was closing the
windows one blustery Sunday morn.
ing during service when he was beck.
med to the side of young negress,
he widow of certain Thomas.
why is yo' shettin' dose winders.
ur. Jones?" she demanded. in a hoarse
whisper. DE air in dis church is suf.
'ocatin' now"
It's de minister's orders" replied
he sexton, obstinately. It's a cold
lay Mis- Thomas. an we amt goin' 10
axe no chance on losin' any o. de
ambs of dis fold while dere's big
iebt overhangin' dis church. "-Har.
per's Weekly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
pralced Ednar Allan Poe.


When II. G. Wells, the English nov
elist. was in Boston he praised Poe
at a dinner Il think hardly of your
New England writer's" he said, for
heir contempt of Poe. | shall never
be able 20 forget that Emerson called
MIN that Jingle man. To-day thou
sand read Poe where one reads En-
ervon and not to know Poe's work is
rather a disgrace. There is a little
I'm at home. Ii is rather poorly
conducted little inn. The landladv
-ets every visitor to write somethink
l3out II in kind Of autograph album
hat she keeps on her drawing room
able. One visitor wrote in the al
bum many years ago: 'Quoth the
raven The landlady did not I'm.
lerstand that quotation. She was not
well up in Poe. And ever since that
time she has shown the cryptic line
10 every guest, entreating him To tell
her, If he can, it's meaning. But the
guests are always too polite to tell
her They pretend they do not know.
And hence. year after year, to every
visitor that comes, the poor landlady
with her album gives herself away.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26

The local paper in a Mississippi town
recently had occasion to describe a weo
DING On the same DAY on article was
written concerning two impudent trsmps
who had visited the town. The new boy
in the office managed to get the slugs ano
type mixed. with the following results:
The BRIDE entered at the right escorted by
her brother who knocked at the door, de-
manding something to eat. She was very
beautifully gowned in a gray travelling
costume. The groom wore the convent
ional suit for such affairs a ragged brown
corduroy suit, 4oiled shirt and b, tt.rec
derby hat ar d was accompanied by ierct
looking bull dog. Botn we're dirty ard un.
kept. They left town in side door sleeper
of local freight train. followed by showers
of rice. old shoes and good wishes. Ifthey
should ever be caught here again they are
likely TO be roughly handled by ndlgnal
citizens.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
Worn by One of Our BattIeshipo and
Consists of Flags.

Few realize the number Of flags car
ried by warship nor the cost of all
the gay bunting which fiutters from
mast to mast at holiday time. In ad-
dition TO fleet communication. neces-
sary during maneuvers in home water,
says Army and Navy Life, the ship
must be equipped with an extensive
array of flags on board for various
forms of ceremonial and official occa-
sions.
This dress suit outfit OF bunting con-
sists of $50 different flags the materi-
al and making OF which cost just
$4,000. Each ship is entitled to new
flag equipment every three years,
though owing to their constant use
a flagship will often require new set
of signals in about year.
A great deal more time and labor
=, required to finish certain of these
nags than is generally supposed. The
PRESIDENTS flag equires the longest
time of any to make, as 1t takes one
woman nearly a whole month 10 COM
plete It, The life-sized eagle with out
stretched wings and other emblems
are all hand-sewed and involve the
most patient work.
The most difficult to make are the
foreign flags. This is especially true
of the South and Central American
ones
A half dozen specially skilled hand
device sewers are continually kept on
these flags. Every battleship carries
i3 foreign flags, % feet by 13 wide.
The most expensive ensign to make Is
the German, which, owing to the dell
cate scrollwork of the large imperial
eagle and royal crown necessitating
delicate. slow and careful sewing.
costs $3.50 ~
The dragon flag of China consists of
900 separate pieces. Twelve to IA
days are ordinarily consumed In nm
ishing this flag, which costs so1.i5.
The flag of Siam with the huge
white elephant costs $3S. The Mexi,
can with its center design of a large
eagle holding SERPENT on its Dill,
costs 500 80. The cheapest foreign nag
made is the Moorish, which costs $2l,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26

Oscar Sylvester has sued Emma Syl-
yester for decree # oevorce, Inc cas-,
was up in circuit court Monday in the
form Of an r junction, The wife having ask
ed for a restI aiming der and accounting
,f the business in GAINESVILLE in which sh.
claims an interest The court fderec
Sylvester to file d bond and report eael
week as to The store sales. ETC. with {
view of .prooatlng the interest Of bott
partles-lonla Sentinel.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26

snoBLEMs INVOLVED IN AERIAL
NAVIGATION.
Writer in Harper's Weekly Sees First
Evil and Then Great Good
in the Further Develop
ment of the Airship.

Taking a very modest view OF the
promised developments, admitting that
the carrying OF heavy weights seems
unnecessary and undesirable for air
ships, we can look forward with some
safe provision TO such small convey
ances as will carry a few people and
few packages swift and far. Small
individual machines, air-bicycles, as
il were. offer tempting and practi-
cal field for invention; and here you
have an element of portentous impor-
lance. Behold man, winged and en-
gined. buzzing off, like huge cock
chafer, TO soar and circle, dip and rise
rs he will!
Where. then, is security for private
property?
And where the bonds that shall con,
fine him who has long laughed at lock-
smiths?
Must our windows and skylights be
barred as those of dungeons? Must
our walled gardens be Melted across
the top with woven wire? Whose fruit
trees will be safe when fiuttering
nocks of little winged boys-by no
means cherubs-may surround them
at night and pluck delightedly from
the outer branches The gentlemanly
burglar carrying a light kit for noise
less glass removal may pick and
choose among many windows, and be
off before capture at a moments
fright. Only the shotgun can reach
| him "Stop-or I'll shoot, Hold up
your wings. Come down, YOU This
might arrest his fleaing-we cannot
say steps" it may be flaps
| fleeing ''naps"-yet a little bomb
| thrown at our home would make him
master even so. When il is no bur
glar. but a Romeo-what then? Bars
strong bars. as in Cuba. must be
placed at every window; and what
shall bars avail if the damsel be will
ing. and knows the uses of the acid or
| the file? In sober sadness there is
before us here, first, great danger.
and then a greater good. The in
| creased possibility of evil is so patent
| that IN the end there is but one way
to meet il. There will, no doubt. be
strong repressive measures. We shall
| try our best 10 police the air; We shall
stretch and reyamp our laws to reach
these new odenders; but the field is
| far too wide to cover so. We can
not all skulk behind bars and curtains
| for fear OF shameless vandals with
wings.
| The result, the big result, will be a
| lifting Of the standard OF humanity.
| Winged, we must be well-behaved. We
can no longer risk the presence of a
arge body of persons, illiterate, UNI
mannerly, poor to the verge of rob
berry, and OF evil passions. The FIRE.
bug" who even now succeeds in ar
son, could then endanger a city with
| small risk to himself. Society. so
| aroused 10 a sense of the danger Of
| its undesirable citizens, must once
| and for all rid itself Of them by the
simple process of not making any. No
| longer can the ill-born child be left TO
! evil parents-no longer can we afford
| TO have the child ill-born, New care
must be taken in the rearing of our
people; none can be allowed to grow
up evil, because with wings. they
would be too ngerous-Charlotte
/ Perkins Gilman, in Harper's Weekly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
! Elgin $l.Oo Shirts HAD THE EVIDENCE
Black EYE coRRoeoRATED Hus-
BANDS STATEMENT.
or6of Positive That His Enumeration
Of "sarah's" Good Qualities Had
Lot Of Foundation
In Fact.

He stood In front Of the laundry
with a far-away look in his eyes and
appeared to be deciding some mo-
mentous question. Finally he entered
the place and said to the young man
behind the counter:
Il see, son. you need laundry
hands"
Yep" was the reply. Want q job
pushing the fiatiron?"
"Ferget it! I'm tryin' to git Sarah
a place. She's my WIFE"
Had any experience?"
Sarah has had experience In all
kinds of work." he said proudly. why,
I've seen that woman make pancakes.
fry eggs, cook beefsteak. iron socks.
gossip with the neighbors, and lick a
couple of the kids, all at the same
time. That's a woman for you. my
boy! What's the wages"
She will get four dollars per II
she's any good"
ANY good? Say, you ought to be
around some Monday mornin' when
Sarah is cookin' breakfast. tacklin'
the weeks wash. an gittin' six chill
dren ready for school. Can't no one
beat her, if ! do say 1t myself. But
there's one thing l want to warn you
about"
"Well?"
Don't cross her."
Don't cross herr"
mo. Don't cross her, or any other
red-headed woman weighin' zoo
pounds, fer that matter. Bout ten in
the mornin' Sarah will want to sit
down an smoke her corncob fer a
spell. That's dangerous time to
cross her-a dangerous time"
Smoke her corncob?" repeated the
laundry clerk in establishment. 81
guess not. No smoking allowed here
Sarah will do it. She claims that
what's good fer man is good fer WON
an. an she knows good tobacco mile
off. What time tomorrow will l send
her around?"
I'VE can't use her here. She's prob
ably all you say she Is, but we CAM
have smoking here. Why don't you
try that blacksmith shop on the next
corner? He needs helper. l under
stand, and she could smoke herself tc
death there
NO; | guess not" he said after
thinking over the suggestion. "It'i
hardly woman's work. but I'm bet
in Sarah would shoe a boss inside Of
1 week or know the reason why. An
I'd be sorry fer the boss what kicked
Ter. Well, so long"
Say. called the laundry clerk al
he man was leaving. how did you gel
hat black eye?" :"
That's what comes OF crossin' a
rood woman like Sarah" he replied
Judge.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26

The Michigan Trust Company Of Crane
Rapids has sent out its annual reminder Of
being a fine portfolio Of art pictures por
traving Child Life arranged by Eleanor
Whitney Willard. The Banner acknowledges
RECEIPT OF copy.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
More Important.

"They say that Americans some
times applaud at the wrong time"
said the German soprano.
> What is the difference rejoined
the Italian tenor. They are always
carefully educated as to when and
how to pay for tickets"