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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-12-23

David Bridges was in Rockland last
week.
Mrs. LizIie Staples and little daughter,
who have been in Rockiand, are home.
Frank Spear, who il employed on the
steamer Pemsquid, is At home fora month.
Mrs. Grace Eaton, of.esouth Biuehill,
visited her parents, q Frank Bridges and
wife, last week.
Alvsh 8. Carter, who had been ill some
time, died Saturday. Heiwas about sixty
eight years Of age. He leaves six daugh-
ters-Mrs. John Closson, Mrs. l.. B..
Bridges, and Mrs. Harry Mcfarland, Of
Brooklin; Mrs. EdwinA Parker, Of Blue.
hill; Mrs. Joseph Page,sof North seds7
wick. and Mrs. Almond Anterior. Of
Lynn, Mass; also two sisters-M Mrs. Ben
jamin Fogg and Mrs. Addie Graves.
Dec. n. B..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-12-23
HANCOCK.

There will b . grand ball at the town
hall Tuesday evening, Dec. q. Music by
kelley's orchestra. Supper will be served.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-12-23
WEST ,BROoKLiN,

WEST iBROOKLlN.
Edward Gray Lost hisshorse recently.
Miss Lettie Carter ha4gone to Trsmont
to teach.
Henry Bridges andliamily ars:home from
South 6urry for the winter.
School commenced to-day, Mis- Jennie
Clifford, Of Sandy Point, teacher.
Frank Bowden and wife, Of Naskeag,
visited Mrs. R. c. Bridges.last week.
Dec. IA. B.
The state herald., 1908-06-19
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

If pecan nuts are soaked over night
in water when cracked the kernels
will come out whole.
Sun blinds and shades should be un'
rolled and examined to see If they re-
quire mending or cleaning. The best
way TO mend tear is to coaguline a
piece of the same material on at the
back.
A garment made of almost any ma
terial may be creamed with tea. Make
the tea strong and soak the garment
will in It, Iron the garment before
1t dries and the color will be pretty
cream The tea does not streak the
goods as coffee does and is a prettier
color and less expensive than the
creaminE substance that is bought.
After cooly dough has been pre-
pared instead of using a cutter in the
old way turn out part of the dough at
time on bread board and with the
hand roll long round roll about five
inches thick. Then with a sharp knife
cut off in small pieces about one.hali
inch thick; place in baking pan and
give plenty of room to swell or spread
VIII bake in perfect shape and is
much quicker.
The state herald., 1908-06-19
Corn stareh Blanc Manae.

Stir into one quart boiling milk or
fruit Juice OF any sort tthat from
stowed raspbcrries or cherries being
bcstl four rounding tablespoonfnla
corn starch dissolved In a little Of tho
cold milk or fruit Juice. Stir until
smooth and thlckened. sweeton and
flavor TO taste. then cook In double
boiler for an hour Pour Into small
molda wet with cold water and set
away TO cool. Whom ready TO serve
turn out on individual dishes and
serve cold with cream and sugar.
A pretty addition to tho service OF
this pudding Is to cncirclc each mold
as turned out on n glass or china dish
with n row Of Strawberries. raspber'
ries. sliced bananas or peaches. This
makes an extremely decorative and
inexpensive dessert
The state herald., 1908-06-19
IN THE HOME.

An open fire is certainly happy
feature in IT,.
Chairs that can be sat upon are a
more necessary essential than some
housewives think
In the living room there must be a
softly shaded light placed low for read.
ing and sewing
Readable books and magazines lying
around loose are one Of the important
things.
A carpet that can be walked on by
the family is much better than one
preserved for the sacred feet of stran,
gers.
Stilted suits" OF furniture are n
good thing to avoid; also loud papers
and highly colorcd pictures.
As 10 tobacco smoke and dust-well.
there have been homes with them and
places without them that utterly failed
TO be homes.
Cheerfulness and love and mutual
accommodation as TO tastes go further
to make n real home shan over,zealous
spotlessness and everlasting over.
sight
The state herald., 1908-06-19
ALUM TO KILL INSECTS.
Guaranteed to Drive Away Enemies o'
Domestic Peace.

Dissolve two pounds of alum in
three quarts of water. Let 1t remain
over night until all alum is dissolved.
Then with brush. apply boiling hot
to joints or crevices in the closet or
shelves where croton bugs. ants, cock
reaches, etc, intrude; also joints and
crevices of bedsteads, as bedbugs can.
not live where this solution is ap
piled.
To keep woolens and furs from
moths be sure that none are in the
article when put away; then take a
piece of strong brown paper, with not
n hole through which even pin can
enter. Put the article in it with sew
eral Jumps of gum camphor between the
folds; place this in closed box. Cover
every joint with paper. A piece oi
cotton cloth, If thick and firm, will an
swer, Russian leather, tobacco leaves
whole cloves, also are used to pre-
serve furs or woolens from moths
Mice never get into trunks or draw
ers where gum camphor is placed.
The state herald., 1908-06-19
Ih. Nicrtnwn parrnt

Jacob Hope, the famous pet stock
dealer of Philadelphia. was showing a
reporter one of his phonograph-trained
parrots, truly marvellous bird.
This bird isn't like the Uncle one"
said Mr.. Hope. There was a Nicetown
man. you know, who had parrot that
he once commanded to say Uncle in
front of n roomful of guests. The parrot
could say Uncle beautifully, yet
though the man pleaded with It nearly
an hour, It remained as silent as the
grave.
Then, enraged, he snatched up tho
obstinate parrot, ran with II to the
chicken coop, and half twisting its
neck, threw II in among the hens.
After his guests We're gone he r.
GREETED his cruelty He went sadly back
TO the chickenCoop to see II the poor
parrot was dead.
Opening the door. he frowncd. Ten
Of his twelve prize Plymouth Rocks
lay corpses on the floor, and the pat
rot was standing on the eleventh, twiso-
ing her neck and screaming;
Say Uncle" durn ye; say TN
cIp 90"
The state herald., 1908-06-19

ficIallty in method may be brought
against her that is brought against the
Japanese educational leaders is not
true. The Chinese educators have
proven In their work In Tientsin that
they can apprehend the seriousness Of
great problem and grapple with II
swiftly and strongly. Kindergarten,
primary schools, middle schools, col.
leges. university and again normal
schools for the training OF ChinrIo
men and women teachers. are In opera.
ton. all purely Chinese. some managed
by the government, some by private
individuals. The board of education
II under fearful pressure; great cam
paign OF education must be carried
through all over China within ten
years II the nation Is to be saved As
a result. teachers must be trained In
n hurry. Instead OF turning out sec.
ond grade teachers with superficial
training. the following method is
adopted 10 get results quick" a
normal school. for example. for women
Is established with u complete dorml
tory system. the entire expenses OF
tho scholars Is borne by the govern.
mont and ten dollars n month IN paid
to each student besides her expenses,
thus placing premium upon this
method OF preparation, on the other
hand. examinations arc held In tho
different provincial oentors. and those
students are selected and admitted to
the school who have the highest
standing. | went through such school
myself and talked to the teachers. who
were Chinese. OF course. but who spoke
English. There were about 40 Girls
preparing for teachers, An apparently
inoNhnustiblc treasury has been do.
voted 10 tho equipment OF the schools
which aurpaascs anything | have seen
in Japan IN the way Of scientific labor
atoriea for chemistry. physics. biology.
physiology and engineering with lts
various branches. An industrial school
again with complete dormitory sya.
TEN, where some 200 men and boys
were hard ht work learning trades
showed that tho interest In academic
education had not blinded the cducns
lionai department to tno value of In
dustrlnl education. We visited but one
industrial school and ono establish,
mont under government supervision
for the promotion Of home industry,
an iron works" but there afc many
such enterprises.
The state herald., 1908-06-19

every form. A search for an opium
den proved the cfiiclency OF the law.
and inspection wiped them out Of ex.
istence.
Perhaps the least said about the out
rageous doings Of the foreigners In
Tientsin the better. II Is subject
that people do not like to discuss and
do not wish TO have brought before
them, II is true. nevertheless. that
In the foreign settlements the Chinese
are finding endless opportunity for
the gambling which ig prohibited by
their government In their own city.
and iB nevertheless openly coun.
tennnccd by several eonBuls of FOR.
Cign nations In spite Of their agree.
menta with the Chinese goyofumcni.
The China Times" Tlcntsin paper,
II waging an open war against houses
Of III fame and places Of amusement
Of outrageous character which are act.
ually protected by the representatives
of foreign powers The papers are
full of H. On" paragraph will copy.
for II IN suggestive and can stand By
itself The Alhnmhrn a its Pie.
lures Mr., Pratt British vice con.
Ful, snt In tho British consular
court on Saturday morning 90 hear
charge ngnlnst Mr A. Harper OF
the Alhnmbfa Russian concession OF
oxp0aing Indecent pictures, The
consul for detrnAo3 The FIRST one
he thought was undoubtedly coarse.
aH IA the SECOND and third that
were called Indecent. that. Of
course. WIS matter not of indl.
yidunl opinion 20 much M OF ppiu.
ion ~ the court trying tho ease n
was rather stretch of tho imne
inatlon to say that one uf the
reasons for ubioctnR was that the
Chinese went there. aud that Il did
not look well for Chinese 10 see
what foreigners did In this way, ilo
had no doubt foreigners did lots
ot things the Chinese did not ap
prove of n these pictures were
permitted In London he did not sec
why they should not be- permitted
here" People have way Of saying
that There amt no Ton Command
mehts" beyond sues. and then dismiss
The state herald., 1908-06-19
To prepare Duck.

70 dress duck NO that Il will not
be an all day task. aB soon as killed
and while II is atlll warm, pick on the
hna feathers. providing you want 10
save them for pillows, Then pour
scaldlng water over Il and wrap Il
promptly In n piece Of old blanket or
flannel aud allow II TO steam In this
for fully ten minutes unwrap aud
pull on the coarse feathers, aud with
"A coarse cloth ga piece OF burlap is
bcBtl rub the small feathers and
down" on II with almost no trouble.
The state herald., 1908-06-19
Pan Slrm

Take pieces Of cold beefsteak. cut in
small pieces, place In "A frying pan
until the bottom OF the pan In GOV.
cred. Dredge with flour, a little salt
and pepper, and one onion chopped
fine. Then slice cold potatoes and lay
In layers ON the meat; cut mp few
tomatoe5 and place on top of the po.
tatocs. season all with salt and pep
per Cover all with water. put the
cover on and cook 20 minutes Boil
potatoes with the skins on the day
before using when the meat Is
boiled save some OF the stock and put
in when the me1t and potatoes are
mixed
The state herald., 1908-06-19

interest Thanks TO the constant AT
tentIon and compnnionship Of Mr. Rob
ertson, Y. NJ. G. 4. general secretary In
Tientsln. and Mr.. Fay. Chinese resi-
dent, and n Mr.. A. OF Yale, the most
progressive city under Chinese admin
istration was opened up to us In
manner that fairly illumlned It's edn'
cAtional, social and religious prob
lens: and / want to put before you
few facts that group themselves about
three things: The broad and wise pol
icy OF the local Chinese government
under the greatest Of It's mon, Yuan
shi Kal the terrible bordcrlnnd bo'
tween the Chinese city and the foreign
settlements and the strategic position
occupied by the Y. NJ. c. A.
To say tina, China Is awakonlrg or
will awaken n false statement OF
the case. 20 say that China has awnk'
ened ls a platltude. II Is self evident
and staroa you In the face ON every
corner. In every block. ON every street
Just as We Judge the possibllitioa and
the quality of mans mind by HIS
NfNN ~hlhs w w hAh'h AHhfa' - "hA'
China not only Is capable OF doing.
but will do, by what her best mon are
accomplishing and have accomplished,
Tlcntfin II the product Of one mans
mind. That man. Vlccroy Yuan shl
Kni. iR now prime minister. or practl.
cnlly that In pcking for tho purpose
uf working out his same plans for
the whole empire aa he has done for
his own city Therefore what Tlcntaln
n to-day China will be. and will be-
very soon. for I believe MIR Robert.
son knows what ho n talking about
when he says that the conviction that
/, China must have progress and the
determination 10 change has seized
upon every official Of hlgh rtandlnR
from ono end OF the empire TO the
other And believe that every one
who knows the Chinese agrees that
whore the chlnaman has the will
he will nnd the way
The state herald., 1908-06-19
Spokes and Tires.

John d. Rockefeller has one virtue
which even his severest critics won't
deny him; he doesn't affect public din
ners. The secret OF this abstinence he
recently coniided to his family ply
sician.
I'm the first place." he said, Il can't
eat much as you know"
But you don't have to eat at such
feasts," protested the doctor.
I'm aware of that" replied j. D.,
but YOU do have to sit through the
speeches, and If there's anything
dread it's that sort of thing To my
mind an after-dinner speech is like a
bicycle-wheel; the longer the spoke the
greater the tire. Saturday Evening
Post
The state herald., 1908-06-19
IhE EAKCuY7DE P4LHCE or ZEE EH9ET14

Ing the matter with the feeling that
they have made 4 rather clever and
telling observation.
DO they realize. ! wonder, that In
some Chinese ports the term American
woman Is synonymous for woman of
m reputc-or prostitute? Thank God
n Is not so In Tientsin The American
and British governments are acting so
far as Christian nations In this city,
oven II the individual American men
and BriiishorB are showing themselves
anything but Christians, The Chi.
neac government ls not going 10
stand for this" long There will be
day of reckoning II the foreign con.
crsslons go on putting a premium on
vice a8 they are doing now. Men
who have lived IN TleutEln for years
do not hesitate to say that matters
must come 10 crisis soon. II n
In the interest NJ the people NJ home
aud Of the United States, Il sooms To
mo, 10 understand what IN going on,
This brings me 10 my third point
which Includes Kind Of summary OF
M the roHt. namely, tho important po.
aiiion NJ the Y. N. C. A. In Tionlsin.
A record Of some ~ the activities ot
my very good friend Mr. Robertson
wlll be- most conclusive In showing
that the Y ST. e. A. IN q power for edu.
cation and for righteousness needed
and esteemed by tho Chinese oduca.
tors On one side Mr Robertson
comes IN contact with a vast number
Of school boys lie has several
classes IN various schools In physics,
aud takes his students "a all the ecu,
tors Of the city, such ~ tho Western
telegraph station telephone building,
power plant. otc. ne also ID manaR'
ms regular athletic campaign, hns
introduced the games 0f association
football. coaches the teams and pro.
notes the truly western idea uf BE.
lHE thorough sport
Through tho efforts and personality
II Mr Galley And Mr Robertson tho
Y. ~ e. A. In In q position where II
ran have n tremendous influence for
sound education and righteousness II
he wheels can only be oiled with u
little more money.
The state herald., 1908-06-19
Saved Himself First.

Sam and Joe We're out rowing. when
the boat capsizcd. spilling both men in
the water. Sam was fine swimmer,
but not very bright. while Joe was
bright enough. but could not swim a
stroke.
When Sam found himself In the wa
ter he struck out Justify for the shore.
while Joe clung TO the overturned
skiff.
AS soon as Sam reached the shore he
was about TO plunge into the water
again. when a man standing near said:
what are you going back into the
water for? You just swan ashore. +"
Sam paused a moment, then said
We'll, had to save myself first, now
I'm going back to fetch Joe"
The state herald., 1908-06-19
Udu DFss.lna.

one cgE well beaten; add table.
spoonful Of nour u teaspoon of pro.
pared mustard, chalf cup of sugar,
a tcaapooniul Of salt and pepper. n
desired Heat all thoroughly. then add
one cup Of cider vinegar lIoll-slir
constantly, or cook In double boiler.
till thick. and add heaping tablespoon.
FOL butter,
The state herald., 1908-06-19
a National Question.

With the right.riders menacing the
peanut crop at the opening of the base
ball and circus season, that trouble
down in Kentucky becomes a national
affair. Call out the regulars.-Pitts
burg Leader.
The state herald., 1908-06-19
Queer

The Man Of Ease When compare
the one or two creditors | have with
the millions and millions Of people
whom owe nothing, ! wonder why in
the world those fellows make such Il
fuss about H."
The state herald., 1908-06-19
Spent It All.

Amazed at the brevity Of little four
year.old Gracies nap, her mother asked
her why she awakened so soon. why"
replied Oracle, looking up in childish
astonishment, 81 slept all the sleep l
had"
The state herald., 1908-06-19
New neflnitionn of War.

The year.old prince royal of Spain
has become a private soldier in the
kings regiment. As General Sherman
would put it, war is yell,-Denver Re-
publican
The state herald., 1908-06-19
Sad but True.

Our elders give MS fond advice,
With simple, sweet persistence,
When really we would much prefer
Material aSSiStance.-Yale Record.
The state herald., 1908-06-19
Conflicting Toots.

Mifkins-"l wonder why Wlndig
doesn't go 10 work."
Bifkins-"Oh, | guess he's 80 busy
blowing his own horn that he can't
hear the factory whistle
The state herald., 1908-06-19

e uNG.-A Chinese dinner
OF AZ dishes. n glimpse in.
to n Chinese theater and a
visit TO a popular lecture
hall-the latter not one Of
the least significant eyi.
dences OF n remarkable
educational purpose be-
hind the workings Of the
Chinese goycrnment-end.
ed our visit In Tlentsln
with an evening OF great
The state herald., 1908-06-19

A woman's mo" doesn't mean yes
when she says IL to the wrong man.
The state herald., 1908-06-19

Tho Chinese government In surely
doing its best Gambling has been
prohibited within tho city on pain Of
ten years imprisonment gambling In
The state herald., 1908-06-19

Tha, China Ia progressing by leaps
and bounds II true, but that the
same charge u cafelnsHness and super.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-14
viii Try Financiers.

New York, oct. 13.-Unless a fur.
cher delay is secured Charles w.
Morse and Alfred w. Curtis will BE-
placed on trial in the United states
circuit court tomorrow on a charge
OF conspiracy and misapplica,ion OF
funds OF the National Bank OF North
America. Morse was vice president Of
the bank mp TO the time of the fnan-
clal crash last fall. Curtis was pres.
ident.
Judge lIough OF The United states
court set this date and also fixed tn,
same date for the beginning of the
trial Of =. Augustus Helnzo. who was
indicted on charge of ovcrcertiflca.
lion Of checks while president Of the
Mercantile National Bank
II is understood that the trial of
Morse and Curtis will be finished be
fore the Hcinzc case is called
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-14
LONE GROVE,

Lone Grove, okla, Oct. 13.-Crops
are late in this section.
On account of cold weather cotton
is opening very slow. 1t is estimated
by our farmers that the cotton crop
will be short about one third of the
estimate.
Our physicians, Drs. sullivan and
Ballard are kept busy most of the
time Among the sick are Mrs. j..
w. Skaggs. Master Jerome sullivan.
ID. j. Cannon.
Oscar Paschall has just fininshed
his new residence in the new addi-
tion and will move in this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl of Cornish were
here last night en- route TO Ardmore.
Our school has not begun.
Geo. w. Coffman and family left
last week for Orr where he will teach
their winter school. We regret very
much TO see them leave, we regard
him as a good Christian man and
will miss him very much.
7. VI. Byrd went to Ardmore yestcr-
day on business.
Cnas. II. Bigbee our gin man went
10 Ardmore today to attend to some
business affairs.
l.. High, our photographer has re
turned from the convention at Okla.
homn CITY
Mrs. O. X. Darden has returned from
Hcrforl, Texas, where she has been
visiting her son Ote London.
We are glad to report Letcher Har,
per is much better after his attack
OF rheumatism
"llurrah for BRYAN,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-14
WARFARE OF FUTURE
MAXIM HAS PLAN PERFECTED
FOR NEW DEADLY WAR
CRAFT, SUBMARINE.

New York. oct. i3-lIudson
Maxim, the famous inventor, has
Just worked out plans for new
semi-submarine motor boat which
will act, itself. as m,nstrous tor.
pedo. and. after blowing up the war
ship it has chased. safely escape
on the wave caused by the cxplo-
sion. II will be driven by only a
couple of men. travel at terrific
speed have a "stcaming radius" o.
several hours, be practically invul-
nerablc. and carry In it's deadly
nose a ton OF high explosives. which
it can place with surety wherever
tn other fellow least wants to have
IL.
Pressed today for details Of this
remarkable new engine Of dcstruc.
iiou. which, IT is believed, will Gre.
ate a new era in naval warfare.
Mr.. Maxim refused to talk.
He was asked If he did not think
these deadly Instruments would put
an end to war by making II impos.
siblc.
quite the reverse Mr. Maxim
replied. so far from war in the
world being anywhere near its end.
1t IS. rs war. only just commcnc.
ing It's scientific period
In the warfare Of the future. ar.
mics will line mp on opposite sky
lines and fire at each other over
the vast area in between them
They will have scouts and riflemcn
armed with silent guns. and the
sky will be cloudcd with fleets of
scouting air craft. There will be
many tilt between aerial pickets
and shrapnel and canister will be
directed toward the sky as well as
toward TIE encmy's firing line.
Army ncrals will become ex.
pert scientific engineers, aud cx-
plosivcs viii be used Ia machines
that will annihilatc thousands of
men i'm few minutes"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-14
KILLED AT A DANCE.
Negro Constable Shot and Killed
Near Fort Gibson.

Muskogee, Okla. oct Constable
..athan Johnson, a negro, was shot
and killed last night on Four Mile
creek. four miles from Fort Gibson
by \. Thompson. There had been a
dance and Thompson started a rougn
house. Johnson was sent for To dis
arm him which hc lid. Later Thomp-
son secured winchester and killed
Johnson. Then ne backed mp against
a cabin two hundred yards away aud
dchcd arrest. sam Carter. a deputy
constable, attempted an arrest and
was shot through The abdomen ana
will probably die. thompson escaped
to the woods with a posse pursuing
and late tonight word was sent i'm
that he had been rounded mp In a
tract of timber.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-14
SPEAKERS A. LOCO.
State Senator Thomas Explains New
Laws 70 His Hearers.

Loco, OKLA, oct li.-To an audi
,ncc tina, ,cowded the school house
last night i Elmer Thomas Of
LaWtou and COL Sidney Suggs OF
Ardmoro made rousing speeches in
the interest of the state and nation.
al ticket of thed cmocratic party.
Mr.. Thomas. who represents the
district composed of stephens. JEFF.
icrSon and Comanchp counties i'm
the state senate. explained num-
Der OF the laws passed by the Ok
lahoma Legislature. His explanation
was clear and lucid and met with
the approval of all who heard him.
regardless Of political arrilation.
Colonel Suggs. in his good hu.
mored way, made short address,
urging all voters To come to the
polls and support the democratic
nominees.
The speakers lett here today for
Alma and will speak in a number of
towns north of here this week.
While here the speakers visited
the high school and were very ia.
rorahly impressed with both teach.
ers and pupils. and appropriate al.
dresses were made by both the gen.
tlomen.