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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-12-16
Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors.
In the District Court Of the United States fo1
the Hancock District Of Maine.

In the matter Of
FRED DUNLAP, In Bankruptcp.
Bankrupt,
To the creditors Of Fred Dunham, Of Els
worth, in the county Of Hancock and dis
trict Aforesaid, bankrupt
NOTICE Is hereby given that ON the 9Th
~ day OF December, .. d. 1908, the sid
rupt; and that the first meeting Of his credi.
rswill be held at my office. at 80 Main street,
in Ellsworth Maine. on the 24th day Of Decem.
Der. Q. d. 1868, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, at
which time the said creditors may attend,
prove their claims, appoint . trustee. examine
the bankrupt and transact such other bust.
ness as may properly come before said meet
ing. WILLIAM E. WHITING,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Ellsworth, Me-, Dec. Q, 1908.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-12-16

THE subscriber hereby gives notice that
l. he has been duly appointed adminis-
traitor OF the estate of
MERRILL P. HINCKLEY, late of BLUE
HILL,
in the county Of Hancock, deceased, and
given bonds as the law directs. All per-
sons having demands against the estate
of said deceased are desired to present. the
same for settlement and all indebted thereto
are requested to make payment Immediately.
MAXWELL r. HINcKLEY.
Bluehill, Dec. 2, 1888.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-12-16
Eastern Steamship Company

Eastern Steamship Company
Mount Desert and BiuehiIi Division
FIRST CLASS FARE
Between Bar HarbOr and Boston
$500.
Steamer Catherine leaves Bar HarboY at
8 a m, Monday and Thursday for Seal Har-
Stoniu igton North Haven and Rockland, con.
nectirg with steamer for Boston.
Steamer Juliette leaves. Bluehill at q m,
MONDAYS ard Thursdays for South Bluehill,
West fremont. Brook lin, Sedgwick, Deer Isle,
Sargentvil., South Brooksville. Dark HARDER
and Rockiand, connecting with steamer for Bos-
ton.
RETURNING
Steamer leaves Roston at s m, Tuesdays
and Fridsys for Rockland.
Leave Rockland at $50 m. or on arrival of
steamer from Boston, Wednesday and Saturday
for Bar Harbor, Biuehill and intermediate
landings.
All freight. except live stock, via steamers of
this mpaLy, is insured against fire ami ma
rint risk
F.. 8. y. MORSE. Agent. Bar Harbor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-12-16

TIME subscriber hereby gives notice that
i se has been duly appointed admins
TRAITOR Of the estate OF
SARAH f. DAY, lats Of ELLSWORTH,
in the county Of Hancock, deceased. and
given bonds as the law directs. All persons
having demands agains, the estate OF said
deceased are desired to present the same for
settlement. and all indebted theret to are re-
quested to make payne MT Immediately.
Ellsworth, Dec. q, 1908. PEARL b. DAY.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOsURE.

WHEREAS Flora e. Crock EFT and Wilbur
w S. Crockett by their mortgage deed
dated Aug. 80, 1907. and recorded in the Han
cock registry of deeds, in book 442, page 259,
conveyed to me the undersigned. all OF their
right, title and interest in and to certain par
eel Of real estate situated in Dedham. State Of
wit: Beginning at the southeast corner Of
the 8. P. Rowe farm SO called. and running
thence south sSia cegrees east on the north
line OF the H. B. Phillips farm to the line ON the
lots east Of Long pond to q beech tree; thence
10 degrees west on said back line 1903 rods to a
lot Of James Thompson run in 1925; thence
westerly to a stake and stone, in the north
east corner of said Rowe lot; thence souther-
ly on the eastern line of said Rowe lot to the
point of beginning. containing l28 acres and
100 rods. And whereas the condition of said
mortgage has been broken. now the refore, by
reason OF the breach of the condition thereof.
I claim foreclosure OF said mortgage
r. q. OsGOoo.
Dated at Ellsworth. Me-, this 3oth day of Mo-
vember, 1868.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-12-16

TINE subscriber hereby gives notice that
i she has been duty appointed executrix
Of the last will and Testament Of
MARCUS NJ. WHITAKER. late OF ELS
WORTH.
in the county Of Hancock deceased, no bonds
being required by the terms of said will.
All persons having demands against the
estate OF said deceased are desired to present
the same for settlement, and all indebted
thereto are requested to make pa yment imme-
aiately. MARY A. WHITAKER.
Kllsworth, Dec. = 1908.
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TNHE subscriber hereby gives notice that
l. he has been duly appointed admins
TRAITOR OF the estate Of
FLORA 8. MORRISON. late Of EDEN,
in the county Of Hancock, deceased, and
given bonds as the law directs. All per-
sons having demands against the estate
OF said deceased are desired to present
the same for settlement, and all indebted
thereto are requested to make payment i'm
mediately. WILLIAM FRNNELLy.
Bar Harbor, Dec. Q. 1908.
TTNHE subscriber hereby gives notice that
l. she has been duly appointed admin.
istratrix Of the estate OF
GILBERT T. BUNKER late Of GOULDS-
BORO,
in the county OF Hancock, deceased, and
given bonds as the law directs. All persons
having demands against the estate Of said de-
ceased are desired to present the same for
settlement. and all indebted thereto are re-
ouested to make payment Immediately.
Gouldsboro. Dec. Q, 1908. ADA E. TRACY.
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DYER J. CuRrIs, Collector
of taxes Of the town Of 6urfy.
Dec. n, 1908.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-12

Slnla -NafOllna = Co m pa Il y S new Year Book or Alma mac. 1t is free to all who are inter- ested enough to write for it. Address us to the nearest city below.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-12
pexotees of the Weed.

Each year the people of the United States smoke nearly S,00o,000.000 ci gars, cneroots, stogies and all-tobacco cigarettes. $500 000. .00O cigarettes with paper wrappers and consume 100000. 00o pounds of smoking and chewing tobacco and snuff. Every day we smoke 22.000.000 cigars and 10000, 900 cigar cites, and either smoke or chew 500 tons of tobacco, all of which costs $s00.000. Every minute of the t6 hours a day that we are awake we make ourselves poorer sy ssA0--for 23,000 cigars, 10000 cigarettes and a half ton of plug and fine cut It is estimated that there are l3,000, ,000 devotees of the weed, or about as many smokers as voters. This esti. mate is based on the assumption that one person in each six of our popula tion is a buffer of smoke.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-12
COULDN'T DODGE THESE TAXES.
Births, Marriages and Deaths Once Source of English Revenue.

Pleased with his mornings work he had sworn of no less than $34O, 900 in taxes-the capitalist leaned back in his chair. lighted a cigar and talked agreeably.
 In the past, he said. governments were wiser. They levied taxes that could not be sworn of There was. for instance. the English birth tax of the seventeenth century. A laborer paid two shillings as birth tax; a duke paid G30. You couldn't get round it.
 "fiirials were taxed, according to the station of the dead, from a shilling to G2S That, too, could not be dcdged.
 Marriages were taxed. A duke. to marry. paid f50; a common person, like yourself, paid half a crown.
 In those days you paid tax on every servant, on your dog, on every horse, on your carriage, your hearth, your windows, watches. clocks. wigs hair powder, plate, ribbons, coal, gauge and candles"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-12
CALLED FOR SLIGHT sEvEalT,
Indian viceroy Departed from His
 Policy os Kindness.

Lord Lawrence, one of the famou, viceroys of India. was an able and very simple man. He used to do liia work in his shirt sleeves, and dis. couraged as much as possible all stata and ceremony. He was inclined tr treat the natives like children, al- though he always strenuously insisted upon their meriting and receiving jus. tice and kindness Lord Mayo went to India to succeed him. and on the last afternoon before Lord Lawrence wa1 to leave for home he took the incom. ing viceroy for drive. On the way he Impressed his doctrine of kindness very emphatically and solemnly on his successor. Lord Mayo thanked him for his helpful advice, and they re turned in due course to the govern. ment house. The syce or footman, was slow and awkward in opening the door of the carriage, whereupon Lord Lawrence jumped out in temper and gave his ear an unmistakable tug. Lord Mayo turned to the viceroy's aid with smile. My first practical les son in kindness to natives undoubteC. Y is an odd one" he whispered.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-12
MISTAKEN IN THEIR JUDGMENT.
Prohibition Delegates Unable to Claim
 Stranger as Brother.

You cannot always tell from the looks of a man what his business is,v said Chicago drummer. Many of the jolliest looking men are under takers, while many of the professional clowns are dyspeptic looking. I was witness to rather amusing expert ence of this kind one time out in Kan sas. The train was pretty we'll crowded and I sat down opposite a party of three men, who afterward turned out to be prohibition candidates to some kind of convention. At a little sta tion along the way a tall, clerical look ing old gentleman got on the train and, seeing the only available seat in one of the double ones occupied by the three delegates, sat down there
 AS time passed on the four engaged in conversation, the delegates evi- dently taking him for brother mem Der. Several remarks were passed re- garding the prohibition work and the liquor traffic, and it was a noticeable fact that the new arrival did not warm up to the subject as much as some of the others. Finally one of the trio touched him on the shoulder and said: Brother, are you truly making the good fight?'' Yes" replied the min isterial looking man. and the bad ones, too. I'm whisky salesman"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-12
GOT RECOGNITION FROM STAR
How Mansfield Made Student in.
 Envy of His Comrades.

When Richard Mansfield produced "Cyrano De Bergerac" in Cleveland the production necessitated the use of \ large number of supernumeraries Most Of these extra hands were Ade,. bert students, who greatly enjoyed the opportunity of supporting the emf. nent star. Of course Mansfield's per sonaiity was the prime source of in- terest to them, and every super in the mob-courtiers and Gascon cadets was wildly anxious to gain a personal recognition from the great Cyrano. put he appeared entirely oblivious of the presence of each and all.
 But one night toward the end of the week a student-super who had strayed away for few moments rejoined his comrades. His face was radiant.
 Well, fellows" he said, the old man spoke to me-"
 Mansfield spoke to you?"
 T was standing in the runway at the right"
 Yes, yes"
 Mansfield was hurrying to his dress ingroom. I smiled and nodded. He saw me. Then he spoke"
 What did he say?"
 He said. Out of the way, you Idiot and passed along.'
 And the envied youth remained the only super to whom the star extend ed personal recognition during the engagement.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-12
GAVE HIS NAME TO VEHICLE.
Army Doctor First to See Possibilities
 of "Buckboard."

There are few persons who know bow the name of blackboard came to be applied to a vehicle" says a writer. Tt was way back in the EOS, when the transportation of goods. wares and merchandise was al. most entirely by wagon. A Dr. Buck was then in charge of military stores en route to army posts in the south west In east Tennessee much diffi
 culty was experienced by reason of the rough roads and there were frequent mishaps, mostly from wagons over turning. Dr. Buck overhauled the outfit and, abandoning the wagon bodies, long boards were set directly on the axles or hung below and the stores were loaded in such manner that there were no further delays from breakdowns and the stores safely reached their destinations. In special emergency, too, the load could be shifted or taken off in a hurry. Dr.
 Bucks example was followed espe- cially when roads were rough, and soon much hauling was done by the use of wheels. axles and boards only
 Now we have the blackboard, both in carriage and automobile forms, con forming closely to the original idea. though few suspect the source of it. :"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-12
A WORD FOR THE DANDIEs.
Fine Clothes and Brave Hearts a Most
 Effective Combination.

One is sorry for the dandies of our day, because. though their clothes fit ever so well, and are ever so fresh custom prescribes a dark or subfusk hue, and no lace. no velvet (above all not on coat collars) no slashes, puffs and vandykings; no pearls and gold; no ynles and azure. The common frolisers are shapeless things, and. for perfection, you need two pairs every day. Genius is stunted, display is checked. and. though you may wear brilliant hose with knickerbockers in the country, glorious waistcoats are rarely seen except in the windows of tailors shops at Oxford and Cam. bridge. The dandy can only cultivate immaculate neatness and perfection Of fit. Our officers at Ladysmith, when the place was relieved, looked like skeletons, but were as spruce and neat, have been told. as ever they showed in the park They cultivated sclf-respect. like Stendhal. the cele- brated novelist. who was said to have been the only man that shaved every day In the dreadful winter retreat from Moscow. This is the dandyism which We admire. the perfectl )n of personal self-respect exhibited in Jul jus Caesar. Claverhouse and Montrose, combing his lovelocks. like the Three Hundred of Thermopylae. on the morn. ing of hls shameful death. He went to the gibbet like a bridegroom to his bride History. and the human heart by which We live" have an i'm mortal tenderness for the great. the wise, the brave, who have died dan. dies as they lived. gallant hearts and stately gentlemen.-Century Maga zine.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-12
CARRIED ECONOMY TO EXCESS.
Good Story Told by James J. Hill on
 New York Firm.

James J. Hill, the well-known rail. way mag0ate, was talking in Kansas City about railway economy:
 Economy is excellent" he said, but even economy must not be car. ried to excess. Railways must not be managed as certain New York neck. tie manufacturer manages his busi. ness. A drummer in this mans em- ploy showed me the other day a letter from the firm. It ran thus:
 We have received your letter with expense account. What we want is orders. We have big families to make expenses for us. We find in your ex- pense account 50 cents for billiards Please don't buy any more billiards Also. we see $2.25 for horse and bug BY. Where is the horse. and what did you do with the buggy? The rest of your expense account is nothing but bed. Why is it you don't ride more in the night time?
 John says you should stop in Bos- ton, where his cousin, George Moore, lives. John says you should sell Moore good bill Give good prices he is sohn's cousin. Sell him mostly for cash Also. John says you can leave Boston at 11:45 in the night and get to Concord at 4:35 in the morn Ing. Do this-and you won't need any bed. And remember, what we want is Orders.'"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-12
Secrets May Not Be Hidden.

Lord Esher, deputy governor O. Windsor castle, is confidential serv, ant of the British crown, and was in- trusted with the selection from the correspondence of Queen Victoria Be- sides this, at the instance of King Ed ard. he is busy framing an amend nent to existing law concerning ofii- eial secrets, which shall place strin- gent restrictions on those retired serv' ants of the state who make copy and mones by writing books out Of things they have learned in the service and in fact. shall "muzzle' these In iiscreet gossirs. And yet 1t remains rue that word of Scripture that
 Nothing is hidden that shall not De made knowa'-and the archives or Stmancas and the papyri of Egypt tell their stories.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-12
BRIDE TALKED AT THE ALTAR.
Massachusetts Girl Refused to Wed
 Count and Denounced Him.

At St. Stanislaus' church, Fall River Mass, Angela Pawlow, daughter of [ merchant, absolutely refused to go on with the marriage ceremony that was to unite her to Basyl Mulinski, who says he is Polish count and the owner of an estate in Russia.
 The marriage had been set for eight o'clock. The church was crowded with friends and relatives. The bride. groom had answered an exultant Yes" to the usual question, and the bride, in white silk wedding dress with long veil and wedding bouquet seemed to smile as Father Basin turned to her and asked: Will thou take unto thee this man to be thy lawfully welded husband?"
 The bride dropped her hand from the arm of the bridegroom. She turned and faced the crowded church and answered loudly:
 No; he has been unfaithful to me before marriage. I will not marry him"
 Then the girl ran down the aisle to her mother. The audience was dunn. founded. Before it really appreciated what had happened the church officials had cleared the church
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-12
GMOCRATSOF NEBRASKA
State Convention at Omaha to Select Delegates to Denver Begins
 Its Session.
ALL PLANNED AS BRYAN DEMONSTRATION
No Opportunity Lost by the f,5oo Del esates to Make Their Enthusiasm known--H. H. Hanks of Nebraska City Made Temporary Chairman Cheers for the Leader.

omaha, Mar. 6.-When the state Democratic convention for the cleo ton of delegates to the national gath ering was begun Thursday afternoon more than 1,500 delegates were in the hall. Thomas s. Allen, chairman of the Democratic state central commit tee. called the gathering to order and stated the purposes for which it had been summoned.
 All the plans of the state leaders had been directed toward making the affair demonstration in support of the candidacy of William J. Bryan for the presidential nomination of the party. The Democrats of MT. Bryan's home state as a consequence, turned out in unusual numbers and lost no op- portunity to make their enthusiasm for his cause known.
 Owing to the development of some unexpected contests in a few of the district conventions held Thursday morning, the delegates to the state gathering were slow in arriving at the city auditorium. At o'clock the hour set for the convention, less than half the seats in the body of the big hall were occupied.
 It was the task of the district con ventions to select candidates for the places of delegates to the Denver con yention. Two men were entitled to this honor from each of the six dis tricts but in at least four districts there were from eight to twelve can didates. Some difficulty was exper fenced also in persuading the district delegates to pledge allegiance in the state convention to the various aspir- ants for places as delegates at large to Denver. Four such were to be SC. lected, making the state representa- tion at the Colorado city 16 A propo- sition to increase the state delegation to 32 with an equal number of alter mates, giving each delegate half vote was squelched by the party lead CTS early in the day.
 The convention when finally called to order. lost no time in getting down to business. Mir. Aliens opening re- marks were brief and he then intro duced H. II. Hanks. of Nebraska City, who had been selected as temporary chairman by the state central commit tee. MT. Hanks speech, in which he sounded the slogan of the gathering by referring to MT. Bryan as "the next president of the United States, was received with tumultuous cheering.
 District delegates to Denver were re- ported to the convention as follows: First district, Reuben Conner, Auburn; ]. H. Moorehead, Falls City. Second George Rogers, Omaha; Dr. w. J McCrann. South Omaha. Third-Wil liam Cole. Wayne; w. A. Smith, Bee mer. Fourth-B. Koehler, Geneva: F. Gereke, Seward. Fifth--Benjamin Scroggins. Oak; c. E. Harmon, Hol- drege. Sixth-Andrew M. Morissey, Valentine; James l.. Swain, Ord.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-12
Conner in Africa.


 1t is believed by some that the greatest copper industry in the world will be developed in the Tanganyika region. where the properties are of great potential value. and may prove to be one of the greatest factors in carrying civilization into the heart of Africa. Much time is required for de velopments. Because of the heavy speculation in the shares these may suffer much before the properties be- come dividend earning. The Ben gueles railway cannot well be com pleted for five years or so, and even the Rhodesia railways extensions are now to require couple of years ere they can reach the property. Robert Williams is the pioneer and, in a great measure. the organizer of this vast undertaking, one of the most re- markable of modern times
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-12
Gilman Exactituoe.

The widow of German officer pro sented herself at the office in Berlin for the purpose of drawing the pen. sion due her. She handed in the nee essary certificate from the mayor of the village in which she lived to the effect that she was still alive. This certificate is not correct, said the of ficer in charge. What is the matter with it?" asked :he lady. Tt bears the date of September 21," was the stern reply. and your pension was due on September 15." What kind of cer- tificate do you wish?" asked the dis appointed applicant. We must have certificate stating that you were alive on September 15,' said the offi- cer with great firmness.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-12
On a Banana Farm.

i" IS estimated that single bunch of Oahahas coming from South America passes through not less than 12 pairs ', hands before it is finally restored aboard ship en route to northern market. As soon as the tree Is cut auu large bunch detached it is swung on to the head of native 'aooser and started to the collecting e'nt en the plantation. Long lines oI a4uses may be seen filing from tho uel As Of the banana forest. bearing 'ne punches of fruit.
 when the punches are all gathered .ues are put on car and carried to sne wharf, where they are unloaded anu again passed through chain of uahas to the ships hold.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-12
ChamberIain's Cough Remedy is
 Both Agreeable and Effective.

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has no superior for coughs. colds and croup, and the fact that it is pleasant to take and contains nothing in any way injurious has made it favorite with mothers. Mir. w. s. Pelham, a merchant of Kirksville, Iowa, says: "For more than twenty years Cham berlain's Cough Remedy has been my leading remedy for all throat troubles. It is especially successful in cases of croup. Children like it and my GUS toners who have used it will not take any other.n For sale by Jackson Drug Co. and all dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-12
skilIfuI Telesrapher Who |. Deaf.

Peter A Foley, the lightning taker" Of Portland Me. is the most wonder full telegraph operator in the world
 Foley is totally deaf, an affiiction which ordinarily would be supposed to make telegraphy an utter impossibili ty to him, but since he became deaf right years ago Foley has developed what may be called a sixth sense and by touch and sight he can detect the Chest movements of the instrument and correctly interpret them. His nervous system is part and parcel of telegraphy and by means of the sense of touch in his finger tips he takes messages transmitted from the ends of the continent. He can read mes sage by watching the sounder.
 With his left forefnger placed light ly on the sounder he can by his won. derfl sense of touch take message as accurately as any man in the office.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-12
Rhe umatic Pains Relieved.

Chamberlain Pain Balm relieves rheumatic pains and makes sleep and rest possible, which alone makes it worth many times its cost. B. F. Crooker. Esq. now S4 years of age, and for twenty years Justice of the peace at Martinsburg, Iowa, says: q am terribly afflicted with sciatica rheumatism in my left arm and right hip. I have used three bottles of Chamberlain's Pain Balm and it did ne lots of good'' For sale by Jack son Drug Co and all dealers.