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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-06-11
GREEK sTRATAGEM.
Military Tactics Thes won Where
Strength Was Lacking.


After the decline Of Rome the center
II the worlds military progress was
tor seven or eight centuries transferred
to the Greek empire. ConstantinopIe
ruled elements OF a much less homo
generous nature than Rome In her
prime bad depended upon, There was
lees loyalty TO the central rule there
and far less liberty under II
The decisive military fact Of the east
was. however. that Byzantiun bad to
contend against Overwhelming nnmeri-
cal superiority In its enemies. South
Of IL, from the Indies 10 the Atlantic.
was the Saracen empire. burning with
the zeal Of new religion. 20 the east
were the Seljuk Turks, while to the
north were the Bulgarians and the
Slovenian and Eunic tribes
Against such odds Il was useless sim.
ply to match man for man. The mill
tary leaders Of the empire were full
OF military spirit and took keen delight
In war as a game. bat they were the
descendants OF Ulysses. and they made
OF war game OF finesse. OF cIeverness
in short. a war OF wits By their spy
ing and brides, by stirring up treason
in the enerny's camp. by surprises. sim
ulated retreats and ambush. they H.
Illustrated the saying Of Bacon that
stratagen Is a weaker kind of policy
used by those who are not strong
enough to win By fairer methods. Ed
ward D. Jones In Engineering Maya
zine.
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MARRIED..

URTON-BOwDEN-At Bangor, June Z. by
Rev Sauer, Miss Lulu B Burton, Of Ban
gor, to Shirley Bowdeu. of Orland.
CURTIS-HERRICK-At Bluehiil. June S, by
Rev Charles Hsrgrove, Miss Bessie A Curtis
to George Herrick, both OF Bluehin.
FRAZIER-FRAN KLIN-AL Ellsworth, June
4, by Rev A A Killam, Mrs Hattie Frazier
to Everett R Franklin, both of Lakewood.
GRINDLE-VOGE LL-At Castine, June g. by
Rev Mr. McCooD. Mrs Helen N Grindle to
RW VogeIi, both of Castine.
AAILTON-SMALL4--At Ellsworth, June Q,
by Rev r b Mathews, Miss Mary c Hamil-
ton to Edward Small, both of Ellsworth.
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MARINE LIST.


Ellsworth Por'.
Ar June 8, sch storm Petrol. Rockland; sch
Lulu Epps. New York, coal, c W Grindai; sch
Wesley AbbottINew York. coal, c W Grindal;
sch Melissa Trask, Seal Harbor.
Ar June 10, sch G Taylor, Bar Hsrbor.
Hancock County Ports.
Franklin-Ar June :, sch Mamie Saunders.
Camden
West sullivan-sld June 9, sch u Beaeham,
New York.
Bass Harbor-Ar June 8, sch Silver Spray
June I, sch Bessie IBID.
June 5, sch Lydia NJ Webster.
June 6, ga Helen Frances, cargo Holsters.
June s, ga Copia from westport, n s.
Southwest Harbor-Ar June q, sch Alice 81
Guthrie from fishing banks.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-06-11
ELLSWORTH FALLS.

David A. Foster Is home from the Z. OF
NJ.
William Saunders jsmmed bis thumb so
badly Monday morning in the stavemill
OF Nhitcomb, Haynes & Co. by getting 1T
csught under the chain which runs over
the haui-up shaft. that II was necessary to
smpataie it between the first and second
joints.
Harry f. Flood. who has been employed
in the woods and on the drive on the
Penobscoi river since last fail, was home
Monday for few hours, leaving in the
evening for Bangor, where he is working
with the NJ. c. r. Z. construction crew,
Is last year.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-06-11
FRAZIER ERANKIrN.

Wednesday morning. June 1, at IL
O'Clock, Mrs. Hattie Frazier and Everett
K. Franklin, both of Lakewood, were
married at the home OF the brides sister,
Mrs. Alice G. Finn, on State street. Rev,
p. A. 4. killsm officisted, us
ing the single-ring service. Only i'm
mediate relatives and friends were pres
ent.
After a breakfast served to the newly
welded couple and friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin left in an automobile for their
home at Lakewood.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-06-11
DIED.

BLACK-At Deer Isle, June 8, Mrs Lottie v
Black, aged IS years, months, days.
BRAY-At New York drowned in East river
May 10, Brainard Bray, of Deer Isle.
GRA1-At Deer Isle, June 8, Moody P Gray
aged 81 years, months, Is days.
LEfGHTON-At Corea (Gouldsboro), June 4
c L Leighton.
PERKINS - At South Penobseot, June q
Ernest Perkins, aged So years, Q months, 8
days.
PRESSEY-At Deer Isle, May 10, Charles A
Presley. aged SIS years, 10 months, Is days.
STANLEY-At South Deer Isle, May so, David
William Stanley, aged years.
TORREY - At Stonington, June /. Judson
Torrey. of Deer Isle, aged 70 years, months,
days
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LAKEWOOD.

Edward Garland is employed at Brewer.
Charles w. Sargent, of Gouldsboro, WIS.,
ited his brother Ralph last week.
Miss Nora Warren, Bangor, has returned
70 her work there, after spending a week
with her sister, Mrs. Roland Salisbury.
ny an error in last weeks AMERICAN,
me sne name OF Mrs. Charles Garland's aged
sM.s.ef, who died at Aurora, was given as
Saunders.
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The AIeutian Isianda-

Until the time OF Peter the Great
the Aleutian islands were unknown.
The famous Russian monarch. con-
sumed with curiosity as to the dis
lance between Asia and America.
started in IT'S, the first of the expe-
ditions that at last revealed those
haunts of the bear. the beaver. the err
mine and the seal But Captain Cook
told more about the islands than did
all the Russian explorers before him.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-06-11

Tee STATE tax this year shows sn in
crease Of sa.I7s.TT over last year,
The Ellsworth tax-rate this year is .G@a,
whleh is an Increase Of one mill over last
war. due 10 higser State tax No discount
4 allowed this year, and interest 81 one
halt Of one per cent. per month will Dc
charge after Aug. /.
Following is the list OF Ellsworth tax
uayers rho this year will pay over sioo
into the municipal treasury:
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Opportunity.

opportunity really knocks at many
a door"
Then why don't more OF us succeed
better"
THE trouble is that Opportunity
wants US to go to work. "-Pittsburgh
Post.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-06-11

BORN.

KIMBALL-At Bucksport. June 10, to Mr. and
Mrs John c Kimball, n daughter.
PERRY AT Penobseot, June 5, to Mr. and Mrs
Herbert Perry, q daughter.
STINSON-At Deer Isle, May q, 10 Mr. and
Mrs Walter II Stinson, son.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-06-11

Mrs Justwed-Just think Of 1t. dear
est one! Twenty-Five years from day
before yesterday viii De our silver an
niversaryP'--Judge.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-06-11

Hsck-Does your wife get angry II
she Is interrupted while talkingf
Peck-How should | know7 - Boston
Transcript.
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Commission Mrrrbants.

The advertisements below represent some of
readers will doubtless find them of value.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-06-11

The bove shows sn increase IN resident
40, estate Of siI6.2so, decrease in noa-
re.iasrs real estate OF sioe,oAo, decrease
n resident personal estate OF s2,f2s, and
A. increase in nonresident personal estate
cfst.T4s; net increase, $3.50. There is an
lacrosse Of taxabl polls OF S.
The assessment for the year. with the
svares OF last year for comparison, is IS
follows: -
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ru..swoRrn TAXES.
rat Of Property Owners Assessed
More Than 500.

rss total commitment for this years
- rrcen,ly placed in the hands Of Col
80 John II. Bresnahan, i s52ssi7lsT.
- -. i an increase OF 1850 in the total
- valuation Of Ellsworth real and
..-.onsi estate from last year
Tas following table shows the valuation
,Ays year. with the figures Of last year
,sr counpsrisou: - 90,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-14
Wee Tot Saued
From Drowning

MoRGANTowN. W. Va, July a.
Robert Robinson. aged l. months, /
son OF Clarence Robinson, OF Fairmonl
Erd miraculous escape from death
this afternoon when an autmobIle raj
into the Monongahela river, carrying
the child 10 the bottom with il.
The Robinsons came to visit friend
this morning and the children wer
taken to see an automobile which the
host had purchased a few days ago
The Robinson child was placed in the
rear seat of the Machine when the au
tomobile started.
The machine gained momentum az
II travelled. II struck a telephone poi,
shortly after It had started, swerveG
and struck house, swerved again
and ran into the river. II turned
over In the water taking the child un
der with It. David Flynn. a bystander
Owed for the child twice, finally rescu
ing II uninJured. except for n bruise
on the chin.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-14
Weather To
Be Normal
For Week

WASHINGTON. d. C.. July IA
Warm and generally fair weather ex.
cept for local thunder showers is
promised by the weather bureau for
the coming week.
"A disturbance row over the north
orn Rocky Mountain region" says the
weekly bulletin. Twill develop east
ward and will be attended by local
thunder storms that will occur Mon
day over the northern plains States
and will extend eastward over the
central and northern portions OF the
country. reaching the Atlantic States
Wednesday Or Thursday. Another dis,
turbance should appear over the ex.
IRENE northwest about the nd OF the
week, bringing with IL local showers
In that section. NO other precipita
ton of consequence Is indicated dur.
Ing the. week except in the south Al.
fantic and East Gulf States where 10.
calsthundcr showers vii continue.
"Warm weather will continue over
the southwest and over the southern
districts west OF the Rocky Mountains.
while over the plains States and the
great. central valleys higher tempera.
lures may be expected during tnS
early part OF the week. followed by
some moderation after the middle of
the; week, and by another rise over
tiIe.Horthwest by the end offthe week.
In the Atlantic and Gulf States nor.
NAL summer temperatures will pre-.
vail. There are no present indica-
tions of West Indian disturbance"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-14
No T|CE..

The undersigned as executor OF the
estate OF the late p. B. Ogden, will sell
any or all OF the following pieces OF
real estate located in the town OF Fair
mont, and in Marion county, w. Va
First:-rhe residence property ut
the corner Of Quincy street and Ogden.
avenue, fronting about 1870, feet on
Quincy Street, and extending, along
Ogden avenue about 2220 feet.
Second:-A tract of land on Cherry
avenue OF ten acres, more or less, un.
derlaid by two veins OF coal.
Third:-The farm property located
on the West Fork river, opposite
Worthington. W. Va. about 40 acres
In all.
Any person interested in all or any
portion OF any one Of these three sepn,
rate tracts will receive terms and full,
information by addressing the under
signed. H. c. OGDEN,
Wheeling, w. Va.
Or DIR. w. C. OGDEN,
Fairmont, W. Va.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-14

There Is more Catarrh 10 this section OF tho
country than all other diseases put together, and
until the last few years was supposed TO be
incurable. For n great many years doctors
pronounced II local disease and prescribed local
remedies. ard by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment pronounced 1t incurable. Science
has proven CatArrh 10 be 4 constitutional disease
and therefore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured by y. j.
Cheney Co.. Toledo. Ohio. Is the only ConstItu.
uonai cure on the market. 1t Is taken internally
In doses from 10 drops to teaspoonful. II acfs
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces OF
The system. They offer one hundred dollars for
any case u falls to cure. Send for circulars ana
testimonials. 11'' ""H
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consultation.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-14
SAYS HE llLUMES
HOME WITH FlREFLiES.

MORGANTOWN. w. Va, July IA
Thornton Flowers Of Mona. village
near here. declares he has evolved
after months Of experimenting 4
means OF commercializing the FREELY.
He claims that by treating the bug
by n secret chemical process he has
produced n light surprising in bril-.
'liaucy the electric incandescents. He
says he has his home Illuminated with
the new lights. which are heaticss.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-14
Opens Assault
CONTINUED from Page one.)

ishment because In the last political
campaign he forgot the faith OF his
fathers and went chasing after q
strange god, with clOven hoofs and
branching antlers? II he is to be pun.
ished for his heresy, are you the prop.
er person to infifct the punishment?
You arc the beneficiary OF the farmers
ini!dci!ty TO his own party last fall.
And for you now TO be his exccutioner
for the oifense OF being misfed by you
strikes me as being one OF the most
cold .blooded propositions | have ever
heard Of"
Excoriates Democrats.
II was the Democrats, Senator Nc.
Cumber declared, who told the farmer
that he had been wronged by Mr.. Taft
because the former President sough.
10 trade off his protection for recipro.
cal tariff reductions by Canada" and
II was the Democrats who tried to coli.
vince the farmer that the Republican
party was not to be trusted and that
they, instead, should be entrusted with
his interests. The reciprocity propo.
sition. the Senator argued, had one
virtue, in that II proposed to get some.
thing for surrendeing nothing. while
the Democrats proposed TO trade away
the farmers interest In everything
"for absolutely nothing"
"The reciprocity proposition" he
continued. subjected the farmer to
the free competition OF Canada only.
You subject him to the competition OF
the whole world-all of Canada. AUS.
traifa, Venezuela, Argentine. Cuba, the
Philippines and every other country
en- the face OF the earth that may want
TO dump its products into marker
that belongs by right to the American
farmer"
Senator McCumber asserted that the
Democrats admitted the tariff bill
would injure the farmer. contending
that he received too much for his prod.
ucts and must be compelled TO sell
them cheaper, and charged that the
Democrats know that your claim
that you are going 10 benefit the con.
sumer is false and demagogic in the
extreme" The Senator submitted sta.
tistics seeking to show that the tariff
did not affect the price OF farm prod.
ucts to the consumer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-14
The Manicure Lady

There is lady lecturing around
the country" said the Manicure Lady,
"on the subject Of how much educa.
ton a girl should have before she is
ready to be a wife and mother. The
lady lecturer must be. college wo.
man, because she says that for one
thing no girl ought to think OF matri.
mony until she.has went through some
college. Now, amt that the limit?
Goodness knows. George, | have ney-
er went through no college, though no.
body would have thought It until |
told them. but II amt ready to step
right up to the altar and whisper
them sweet words that makes so much
trouble In this world. then no woman
Is"
That's all nonsense" agreed The
Head Barber. my wife never went
TO college and she is Just as smooth
wife and mother as you would ever
want to see. She cant figure out no
problems In geometry. but she can
make twenty-five dollars a week look
like Carnegie's income when 1t comes
to managing a house. and she knows
more love than Latin. She couldn't
be no better wife If she had went
10 twenty colleges"
This lecturer says that In order TO
be perfect wife and mother, one
should have read all about all the
great lovers and wives ofo history.
That sounds kind of like hot afr to
Inc, because most Of the great lovers
IN history that have read about
wouldn't be no example for u bride 10
copy after nowadays. Fancv gent
marrying same beautiful girl that was
waited like CLEOPATRA and settling
down with her In Jersey somewhere.
Imagine her cutting loose he way Cleo.
i'afra did, or Katherine of Russia: Oh,
dear. | guess the merry villagers
wouldn't have nothing to talk abou. at
al. would they, George?"
Doesn't Go.
D she would get pinched on tho
start, that ki3d Of a BRIDE" said the
Head l.arber That kind of speed
dp,.'t 30 no more"
"lf wives and mothers had to 20
through college there wouldn't be 80
many happy homes as tier is" said
the Manicure Lady. 1T don't make,
no cia"rence TO Il man whether The
girl he loves ever we:.' to Eassar OF
not Love, is blind you know, avg IA
gent amt going to be too hard on a
unlearned lady II she is there with
he form and face and disposition
Brother WiIfred is going with doll
hGw that he thin g he Is gjimg to
marry. The poor boob writes her
about three poems a day End moons
abut her the rest OF the time. He
calls her his Minerva, and you cant
beat that title. can you? Minerva was
the Goddess OF Wisdom. WiIfred told
me, but this girl he Is In love with
don't know Greek goddess from
second-row caorus girl doing the
small time. She was up to the hors-
u few minutes the other night. with Il
older sister that didn't know any more
than she did. She handled Ter Eng.
llsh the worst have ever saw 1t han.
died. and all the time there sat my
rtor fool brother beamins at her
kind OF tender and whispering, Nj.
nerva. my Minerva! Gee! George, 1t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-14

Spring d,
Mass, July 49,
Today opens an
eight day Conven.
ton OF the INTER
NATIONAL BIBLE
STUDENTS AssoCI-
ALTON. The at
tendance is large.
Many speakers Of
great ability are
to give addresses.
Il he Convention
seems to be Who'll
~ for the purpose
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-14
WHO MAY PRAY
and WHO May NOT
Prayer Not a Duty; a Priv.
Iege, Says Pastor Russell
JEHOVAH \ GREAT KING.

Sinners May Approach Him Only In
His Appointed Way "No Man
coneth Unto the Father but by Me-"
journalistic Prayer valueless-Pray.
ers Which Never Ascend to God-Re.
jeeted Prayers-Prayers Of Praise
and Neutrality-suspicious. Of tho
SANITY Are Limited.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-14

How many questions do you ask
your friends rsuch as "wbere can q
ind q good stenographer?"1 which the
want ads. will always answer for your
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-14

may not loom large among life
disappointments: but it's annoying at
the moment. And in finding anotner
for you. the want ads" render you
REAL sBRvICEI
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-14

To q familiar air. cheap jewelry to
spare.
And colors that make your head
whiri.
Add high heels. thin hose. chewing
gum. picture shows
And behold this tiashy shopgirl.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-14

How much do the pargain-hunters Of
the town know about your anxiety t6
niture?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-14

gave me the wlllles for fair. You
might as well call Kid Broad Apollo.
my Apollo!" ss9is
Bad to Worse.
Eyes, guess love is blind eneuph.'
said the Head Barber, "and even IL It
wasn't blind men wouldn't expect a,ot
OF book learning from the women they
want to make their wives. Too much
book learning might put q wife where
she saw lot of shortcomings IN hsr
own husband, and usually when things
is that way In a household things
keeps going from bad to worse until
the beans is spilled" sJ
1--WE got education enough to keep
husbands love-" said the Manicure
Lady, but guess ] amt got enough
to land the husband in the first place,
much as have went to school,
The Detroit times., 1913-07-04
HELP FOR POOR
PROBLEM FACING
BIG CONFERENCE
Sociological Questions of Vast
Magnitude Before National
Body
MINIMUM WAGE AND
OLD AGE PENSIONS UP
Three Theaters and Several
Churches Needed To Hold
ThrOng

SEATTLE, Wash, July 4-How 10
amvliorate the condition of unfortun-
ates who by environment or force OF
circumstances have become pubic
charges or inmates OF correctional in
situations, will be the chief subject
TO be discussed when the fortieth an
nual sessions OF the National Confer
ence OF Charities and Corrections
"opens here tomorrow night with about
1900 delegates from all over the couE-
try in attendance
The first session will be devoted
principally 10 addresses of welcome by
Mayor George +. Cotterill and GOV
ernor Ernest Lister, and responses by
the delegates Among questions that
will come before the conference which
will be in session. until July II, are the
dependency and delinquency OF chill
Oh en-: distribution and assimilation OF
immigrants; the relation OF CONNER
cial organizations of social welfare;
the relation OF health to productive
power; the probation and paroling OF
prisoners. the care OF feebie-minded
children, the church and social work
and the standards OF living and labor.
Other questions which will be taken
up In sectional conferences are mini
mum wage legislation accident in
deninity indemnity for trade diseases
old age insurance. old age pensions
anG employment insurance. Another
section Of the conference VIII discuss
the'honor systems in vogue in various
penal institutions throughout the
country and also the care of dis.
charged prisoners
la this connection Gov. Oswald
West, Of Oregon. will deliver an ad-
dress in which he will point out the
success which has attended the adop-
ton of the parole system in the ore
gen state penitentiary. Many prison
ers are now working in the open air
outside the prison gates OF the Oregon
penitentiary and with no guards to
prevent their escape The prisoners
chosen for outside duty are those
whose records have been good during
confinement and all that is required
OF them Is that they give their word of
honor that they will make no attempt
70 escape. Remarkably few have VIC
lated the governors confidence. and he
Is expected to recommend the adop-
ton of the parole system by every
penal institution i'm the country where
II is now in vogue
Among the prominent eastern social
and charity workers and who will par.
ticipate in discussion are: Henry r.
Moves, Jr.. chamber of commerce.
Rochester, \. Y; r. NJ Williams,
chamber OF commerce. Cleveland O.. ::
Francis II. Mclean, general secretary
American Association OF Societies for
Organizing Charities; Miss Florence
Kelly. National consumers league:
Or. Anna Louise Strong, New York,
director National Child Welfare Elk
hibhion Committee; l.. A. Halbert.
member Kansas City Board OF Public
Weltare Mrs. Margaret Byington as
sociate director of charity -organiza.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-04

ton society, Russell Sage Founda-
ton. Alexander Johnson, director ex-
tension department training school,
Vineland, y. j.. Or. Mary O'Brlen
Porter, Protectorate Catholic Wo-
men league. Chicago; r. J. Sessions.
superintendent of the Soldiers and
Orphans Institute, Davenport, Iowa;
Stanley j. Howe, secretary pubic
charities association. Pennsylvania.
Frank Tucker. OF New York city, is
president OF the National Conference
OF Charities and Correction and Alex;
ander Johnson is secretary
On account OF the magnitude of the
conference IL has been necessary TO
engage the Moore, Metropolitan and
Grand theaters. besides several
churches and civic buildings. The
conference will consist OF eleven gen
cral sessions and nine sectional meet.
mss.
The National Conference Of Char
tiles and Correction is the parent body
OF practically all of the national asso
Citations dealing with social and sani-
tary reform Many Of the policies
enunciated I'm the platforms of recent
political conventions have been the re-
suit OF the deliberations OF these con-
ferences. among them being the pre-
vention OF industrial accidents, occu-
pltional diseases. child labor mini
mum wage, the adoption OF the eight
hour day, application OF prisoners
whrcs 20 dependent families, vocation
al training, compensation for indus
trialist accident and trade diseases
and social insurance.