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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals,

Schooner S. C. Kemble, oysters from
Ragged point, at 18th street wharf for
the market: scow Boo Hoo, in tow from
Occoquan. Va, with railroad ties for L.
A. Clarke & Son; barges Industry and
Beaufort at Georgetown from the head
of the bay with hard coal; schooner Will
oysters from Blackstone Island for deal
ers
Departures.
Schooner Lottie Thomas, light, for
down-river point to load oysters for the
market here; scow Boo Hoo light, in tow
for Occoquan. to load railroad ties and
return; power boat Daisy, from Alex
andria with merchandise for Farming
ton. Nd: schooner J. r. Dixon, light,
for Ragged point after oysters for the
market here: power boat (no nance, from
Alexandria for a down-river point with
merchandise.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug Southern arrived at Georgetown
towing two barges and sailed, light. for
down river after barges for Baltimore;
tug Capt. Toby sailed towing lighter for
Broad creek, and returned with an
empty lighter: tug James o. Carter left
towing lighter for Occoquan to load rail-
road ties; tug Rosalie left with lighters
from District sand wharf, foot Of 9th
street. for digging machines working oppo-
site Alexandria: tug Louise arrived with
lighters from District workhouse at Oc-
coquan, Va; tug Minerva left George
town with lighters for a river point:
Standard Oil Company tug No. IL is on
her way to this city with two oil-laden
barges from Baltimore.
Memoranda.
Schooner Eta is on her way to this
city from Ragged point with oysters for
the market; tank barges Nos. 5 and -
will arrive today with oil in bulk for
Standard Oil Company; schooner Lewis
Worrell is due to sail from MattoX creek
for this city with cord wood; schooner
Mary Lee is windbound at Whitestone,
Va. with lumber for bay point; U. S.
Army steamer Castle has arrived at Ur-
hanna, Va, from this city to tow govern
ment dredge to West Point: schooner
Edwin and Maude is at Norfolk from a
North Carolina point with lumber for this
city or Baltimore; schooner Virginia
Dare. with lumber for this city, was
windbound in Carriers creek. Va. Tues
day last; sloop Enola is at a lower river
point to load for this city.
A board of trade was organized at
Strasburg. Va. with about thirty men,
bers. F. NJ. Zea was elected president
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08

limb of the tree which overhung it. AL
most in flash Chatterer had disappeared
through a hole just under the edge of
the roof. No sooner was he out of sight
than Reddy Fox ran swiftly across to
the old stone wall on the edge of the
Old Orchard and Mid behind it. Right
away Sammy Jay guessed that Chat
terer had had something to do with the
terrible fright he had had at the corn
crib when his bill was caught as he
pecked at the corn between the cracks in
the wall.
TT wasn't trap at all, but Chatterer.'
thought Sammy, and right away grew SO
angry that he could hardly sit STILL But
he wanted to see what Chatterer would
do next, SO he bit his tongue to keep it
still Pretty soon out came Chatterer
with his cheeks stuffed full of corn. That
was too much for Sammy Jay. He for
got all about his promise not to make
sound. He darted out of his hiding
place and flew at Chatterer in a terrible
rage. screaming at the top of his voice
and calling Chatterer every bad thing he
could think of. OF course Chatterer
couldn't reply, because his cheeks were
so stuffed with corn. but he could run.
Like little red flash he was in the
tree that overhung the corn-crib and
lodging around the trunk.
Over behind the stone wall Reddy Fox
snarled, for with such a noise he knew
It wasn't safe for him to stay minute
longer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08
Sammy Jay Spells the Plan of
Reddy Fox.

| Reddy Fox found Sammy jay in {
bad temper. Sammy had missed his usua
| breakfast of corn stolen from Farmer
| Browns corn-crib and it had made hin
cross
Good morning said Reddy in his po
| litest manner. and no one can be more
polite than Reddy Fox when he sets out
to be.
Morning, mumbled Sammy Jay
81 found out something this morning
which may interest YOU said Reddy
taking no notice Of Sanmy's cross looks
TT won't" replied Sammy, positively
1T won't. Nothing interests me-
Not even traps?" asked Reddy silly.
What's that" demanded Sammy, look
ing at Reddy sharply.
ooh. nothing much,' replied Reddy
quite as if the matter didnt interest him
especially. ''only l found out something
this morning tina. I thought you might
like to see if you were not such COW
ard"
"Who says I'm a coward?' shrieked
Sammy Jay. dancing about with anger.
Il do replied Reddy. You don't dare
go with me tomorrow morning and see
what is going on at Farmer Brown S
corn-crib.
1T isn't true Sammy sl1rieked. q
dare go wherever you dare go, so there,
Reddy Fox!'
Then, I dare you to meet me tomor-
row morning on the edge of the Green
Forest at sunup and go with me to
watch Farmer Browns corn-crib,' Reddy
replied.
TN be there. I'll have you to under
stand that you don't dare do anything
that l don't dare do snapped Sammy,
though, TO tell the truth. he had felt his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08
STATE GETS REELF0OT LAKE.
Scene in 1908 of an Uprising by
Tennessee Fishermen.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. January s.-Reel-
foot lake. the noted Tennessee fishing and
hunting resort, scene in 1908 of an up
rising by fishermen, who lynched Capt
Quentin Rankin, a prominent Tennessee
lawyer, became the property of the state
recently. 1t is believed it's acquisition
by the state forever will end disturbances
over fishing in the lake region. a con-
domination suit gave the state possession.
Lake fishermen always regarded the
lake as public property, and when Capt.
Rankin and Col. r. z. Taylor of Trenton
went to Walnut Log. in 1908. to look after
the title to property claimed by land
company they We're attacked by night
riders. Capt. Rankin was shot and hang
ed to a tree. Col. TAYLOR escaped under
fire by swimming a bayou.
Gov Patterson took state militia to
the lake and declared martial law A
number of night riders We're sentenced
to death by the courts for their part in
the death of Capt. Rankin, but the cases
were reversed by the supreme court and
the night riders freed.
Occasional minor disturbances have
been frequent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08
SEEK TO ENJOIN CHIMES.
Neighbors Object to Jersey Widows
Memorial to Millionaire.

NEW YORK. January s.-Because Mrs.
Julia Gertrude Lyle, widow of John S.
Lyle, who died last July, leaving the bulk
of his Observation-Disclosures estate to her,
insists on having memorial chimes on
her Tenafiy On. j. estate rung every
fifteen minutes day and night. some of
her neighbors appealed for an injunction
to Vice Chancellor Lewis in Jersey City.
Mrs. Lyle had the chimes placed on a
tifty-foot stone tower as memorial to
her husband. There are nine bells on the
tower. the heaviest weighing two tons.
The memorial was completed month
ago. and since then either Mrs. Lyle
caretaker or one of his assistants has
played the chimes night and day every
quarter of an hour.
Mr.. Lyle. who was the last surviving
partner of the firm of Lord & Taylor.
was ninety-six years old when he died.
Two years previously. on his ninety
fourth birthday, he married his nurse,
Julia Gertrude Hannon. She was thirty
years old at the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08
For Self-Government.

Judson King. chairman of the legisia-
tive subcommittee of the committee, pro-
posed instead of this plan that Congress
In. asked to pass an act giving local self
government to the District and author
IZfng the President to name commits
sion to draw up a plan for submission
to the people of the city.
AT the suggestion of Louis often
berg secretary and treasurer of the
committee it was agreed that speak
ers be supplied to lay the question OF
democratic government for the Dis
trict before all organizations in the
city and also that all organizations be
supplied with model resolutions to be
passed and sent to Congress
Maj. owen made preliminary re-
port on form of charter for the Dis
trict. recommending small elective
commission with the power to select
and employ a city manager. the In
itiative. referendum and recall and
publicity in all public affairs.
DR. Harvey W. Wiley. vice chairman
of the committee. presided last night,
and six new members We're admitted.
They are Arthur p Davis. DIR. Riley D..
Moore William II. Johnson, Robert r.
futile. Mrs. Jennie L. Munroe and Mrs.
Margaret c. Lohr The committee now
has fifty members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08

heart sink at the mere mention of Farmer
Browns corn-crib. for, you remember, it
was there that he had had q terrible
fright only the morning before.
"All right, see that you are on hand
at sunup sharp" replied Reddy and trot-
ted away grinning, for he was smart
enough to know that Sammy would risk
great deal rather than be called a
coward. for no one likes to be called a
coward.
Early the next morning Reddy Fox and
Sammy jay met at the edge Of the Green
Forest. Now" Reddy explained. I'VE
will go over by the fence back Of the
corn-crib. ! will hide there just where
hid yesterday morning, and you will
hide in the evergreen tree close by
Watch the roof of the corn-crib and !
think you will see something that may
explain how you happened to be caught
by the bill the other morning. But what
ever you see. don't make sound, not
the least bit of a sound
Sammy promised. and they hurried over
to their hiding places. Hardly had Sammy
settled himself in the evergreen tree when
he saw Chatterer the Red Squirrel jump
to the roof of the corn-crib from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08
Personal to River Men.

\. L. Clarke of L. A. Clarke & Son
returned yesterday from short trip to
New Orleans and the south and is at his
Office on the 10th street wharf.
". /. Sutherland, vessel owner and
merchant of Charles county, Md. was
in the city yesterday on az business trip
and was visitor to the offices of the
lumber and railroad tie firms on Water
street
Capt. Charles II. Berigtold. president Of
Rescue Harbor. No IA, American Associa-
ton of Masters. Mates and Pilots, of
which most of the steamboat men of this
city are members. has recovered from a
recent severe Illness and returned to duty
on the Baltimore city tug Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08
Memoranda.

A board of trade was organized at
Strasburg, Va. with about thirty men,
bers. F. NJ. Zea was elected president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08
Most Favored Plan.

The. plan for. bringing about a change
of government in the District which ap-
parently met with the most support from
the members Of the committee was that
an impartial commission hold hearings
and report to Congress, not later than
June /. a plan for the readjustment of
the relations between the general and
District governments ION an equitable
and permanent basis. which shall pro-
tect the rights of the people of the DIS
trict and also conserve the authority ana
interests of the federal government
This plan contemplates the formulation
by the commission of a modern and eff
cient form of municipal government Tor
Washington. with representation in Con-
sress The. commission recommended by
The executive committee would be made
I'D of members selected by the Senate
and House, the District Commissioners
and the President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08

A large cave has>been discovered in the
mountain near Pen-Mar. Md, a short
distance from Schockley's cave. The
discovery was made by citizen, who is
keeping the exact spot secret.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08
COMMISSION IS URGED
FOR DISTRICT INQUIRY
Members of Citizens Committee Will
Draw Up Charter for
Capital.
Resolution Embodying Plans for
Changes Will Be Sent
to Congress.

y project to have Congress create an
impartial commission to investigate the
financial and political relations between
the federal and District of Columbia gov
ernments and draw up plan for demo-
cratic form of charter for Washington
was laid before the citizens committee
of forty in behalf of popular government
in the District by its executive commit
tee at a meeting last night at the Pub
lie Library.
So many differences of opinion develop
ed regarding the form of the resolution
TO be sent to Congress that final action
was postponed for consideration at an
other special meeting to be held next
Wednesday night. In the meantime a
subcommittee headed by Maj. W. ..
owen. brother of Senator Owen of Okla
homa is to draw up a model city charter
for the District. and another subcommlt-
lee headed by Miss F. Etheridge is TO
consider the qualifications of voters in
Washington.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-04-15
A Brave Black REGIMENT.

THE following poem, a tribute to the late
zen. Joshua L. Chamberlain, is reprinted
from a Chipping carried for many years by
Pearl b: Day, of Ellsworth and Calais 1t was
originally printed in the Boston Journal
many years ago The poem is by "a. NJ. IT,"
OF Hampden. but date Is not given.
In those troubled days of other years. the
days so far away,
When victory swung back and forth between
the blue and gray,
The Johnnies had us four to one when our
corps held the right,
And many brave young life went out in that
unequal fight.
Our Chamberlain was In command, son Of the
Pine Tree State,
And well he knew twas his thinned ranks
that held the battles fate.
An orderly came through the smoke, hatless
and endorsed;
He bore our Generals stern command,
Hold fast, or all is Iosti"
And as we turned to face the foe, almost in
deep despair,
Just then a welcome Union cheer came ring
ing through the air.
Massachusetts regiment came double quick
along.
You'd think 'em out on dress parade, a brave
nine hundred strong.
Their colonel was youthful chap, so like a
beardless boy!
But he swung those fellows into line as a
child might move n toy.
And when the Johnnies they came on, with
that fierce rebel yell,
He calmly called, "Close on the right, and
give 'em merry hi"
And when the smoke had cleared away their
ranks looked kind o. thin,
Puttheir line was just as straight as when the
Johnny chaps went in;
And their little coloneI's brave right arm
hung mangled by his side,
The blood was RUNNING down his breast
from wound there gaping wide.
Again the Johnuies formed four deep, and
came on double quick;
Twas mighty hard to tell Just then which
side was bound to lick.
He swung his sword in his left hand, leaped
in among his men,
II you'd been there you would allowed he did
the work OF ten.
They held to every blessed inch in that I'M
equal fight,
These gallant Massachusetts, chaps, with
faces black as night.
And when they'd beat the rebels back, dis
heartened and forlorn,
They struck up that old John Brown hymn,
His Souls a-Marching Onl
Tenderly they bore the colonel back in
triumph to the rear,
And all along the Union lines they met him
with cheer.
Now when see one of the race. on steamboat
or train,
1t always brings back to my mind those tough
old times again.
The rebel yell, the Union cheer, the battle
awful roar
They all come back, and in my mind, live
those days once more,
When they went in SO CALAMITY, and helped
us save the right
Don't get the notion in your head that black
men cannot fight!
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-04-15
NORTH CASTINE.

Mrs. Percy Wardwell is very ill Of
rneu ~atism.
Miss K-...ie Dunbar begins school in the
Devereux dist-.c. to-day.
Frank Webster ls employed as fireman
on the steamer Anna Eelle.
Archie Perry has returned to his work
as blacksmith in Castine.
Clarence Hutchins and Carl Dunbar
tho have been i'll, are better.
Mrs. Pearl Leach, of Penobscot, a visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Fred F. Wardwsll.
Mrs. Sylvia Murch came from Bluehill
Sunday to care for her sister, Mrs. Percy
Wardwell.
Miss Annie b. Conner has gone to
Penobscot to begin her third years. school
work in the Leach district.
Miss Estelle Perry will leave Thursday
for Chicago to resume her school work
after an absence of three weeks.
Miss Annie l.. Dunbar teaches in the
Perkins district. The pupils of the Dun
bar school are conveyed to that school.
Greyson Webster and Miss Doris Bah
bidge were married at lslesboro Saturday
evening. Best wishes are extended the
couple.
April 49, l..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-04-15
MI=O=NA FIRST AID
TO SICK STOr1ACHS

Distress after eating, belching of
gas and undigested food, that lump of
lead feeling in the stomach, sick head
ache, and biliousness indicate dyspep-
STA. Now-at once-is the time to re-
remove the cause and stop the dis
tress.
Mi-o-na is the remedy. Surely get
a box of these Notwithstanding tablets
from G. A. Parcher to-day. Besides
quickly stopping the distress, Milo ma
soothes the irritated walls of the
stomach and strengthens the gastric
glands so that they pour out their
daily supply of digestive materials
your food is promptly digested and
assimilated, the entire system is
properly nourished--you feel strong,
energetic, and perfectly well.
Mi-o.na is not an experiments not
a cure-all 49, it's a scientific remedy
recommended only for indigestion dis
tress and out Of order stomachs.
These health-giving and harmless tab
lets are a household remedy - keep
them handy whether at home or
travelling.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-04-15

KlTTERY TO CARIBOU.

Among new Maine postmasters are Clar-
ence Mantor, Skowhegan; Benjamin F.
Pierce, Mars Hill; Josiah II. Hobbs, Cam
den; Joseph A. Linscott, Pennington.
Two inmates of the insane hospital at
Augusta committed suicide last Friday.
Henry A. Brackett, aged thirty eight,
committed from Biddeford, escaped from
an attendant while out for exercise and
jumped into the Kennebec river. Mrs.
Georgia Lord, aged fifty-two, committed
from Fryeburg, hung herself in her room.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-04-15
A "Reminiscences.
WEST BRooKsvrLLE, March 10, 1914.

WEST BRooKsvrLLE, March 10, 1914.
To the Editor Of The american:
sixty-four years ago the new ship Will
liam II. Witherle, built and owned at
Castine, sailed from that port, under the
command OF Capt. Isaiah Wescott, for New
Orleans. Her cargo consisted OF paving
stones, fish and baled hay.
Her crew numbered twenty-four, twelve
OF whom were down-easters. They were
Charles yarnum, OF Bluehill; Rodney
Clspp, of Sedgwick; Joseph Bowden,
John Jackson (colored), David Sawyer,
Joseph Thomas and George Wescott, Of
Castine; Charles Merrill, David and Amos
Walker and George II. Tapley, OF Brooks
vile.
day, David Sawyer, who died last
Thursday at his home in Castine, was in
tered in his native village, and the writer
is the only one living OF that noble ships
crew.
We sailed from New Orleans, cotton
loaded, to Liverpool, thence home to New
York, with 400 irish, Scotch and English
immigrants.
A journal OF that round voyage would be
an interesting volume, but such things
now have little interest fc- the average
reader. The old ship was sold foreign
many years ago, and we know not of her
end.
GEORGE II. TAPLEY.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-04-15
BASS HARBOR.,

l.. j. Norwood lost horse last week.
A son was born to George F. Murphy
and wife April 8.
Winfield Murphy is in the hospital al
Portland for treatment.
Mrs. J. A. Sawyer recently visited her
son Chester at Islesford.
Mrs. Ina Holmes, who has been in Port
land on business, is home.
G. M. Rich and Holsey Galley are build
ing boat for Will Mitchell.
l.. d. Rich has been confined to the
house nearly two weeks, i'll Of grip.
Miss Helen Clark, OF Surry, is working
for Mrs. John Closson, who is ill of grip
Mrs. VENDETTA Stanley returned last
week from business trip to Massachu-
sets.
April 10. x. Y. z.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-04-15
Correspondence.
Attribute to Gen. Chamberlain.
:. 3. ROTTERDAM, MEDrTERRANEAN SEA.
March "a, 1914.

4hhASh ioAfs
Dear american:
Bv letters Just received, learn OF the
death OF Gen. Joshua Lawrence Chamber
lain, one of the truest men that Maine has
ever produced, and one who deserved all
the praise bestowed on him.
Not long before leaving New York,
made call on him, and he went over the
events OF his life from the "Jarvis Craigs"
school to the date referred to above. re-
Numbered 1.-THE half-ied condition OF the
hoys at the school, and recalled the names
of several Joshua Hathaway, among
others, who formerly lived in the present
public library building.
1t was a pleasant recall, for had known
the general when student, a tutor, a
professor, and president OF Bowdoin, as
we'll as in his Office of governor, and as a
soldier, and no man could bring to meat
his desth-such profound sorrow as that
OF the christian soldier, j. l.. Chamber
lain. We did not realize then that he
would so soon be called home. The day |
last saw him one Of the men who brought
him on q stretcher to theIsteamer landing
after his serious wounding, called from
the country to see him, and this gave
occasion for our referring to the days that
had passed and the people we had met.
The reference to the fact that when he was
brought to the landing, General Grant
asked what officer 1t was they had brought
80 far, and Was told that was the man he
had made a general the night before.
Maine will look long for his equal, and
his friends will mourn many days for one
whose place in their hearts cannot be
filed. His memory is blessed.
z. JELLIsoN.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-04-15
WEST FREMONT.

Miss Dorothy Sawyer, of fremont, spent
the weekend with her sister, Mrs. w. A.
Clark, on Clark's point.
The graphophone concert at the hall
saturday evening, under the management
OF Mrs. Hattie Thurston, was well at
tended. Ice-cream and cake were served.
Proceeds, 81, for the PASTORS salary.
Capt. Edwin Marshall and wife went to
ellsworth this week to visit Mrs. Mar
shalPs sister, Mrs. Benjamin Mitchell.
Misses Helen and Bessie Reed went with
them to spend a week with their sister,
Mrs. Ernest Smith.
April 49, THELMA.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-04-15
CHECK CHRONIC
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-04-15
NORTH PENOBSCOT.

Some OF the hills have been badly quilted
by the late rains.
Highland grange attended church Easter
Sunday in body.
School commenced Monday; Miss Colby,
of Bucksport, teacher.
New seats and floor have been put in the
schoolhouse, and the interior painted.
Mrs. Beuiah Walker, OF New Portland,
is visiting her parents, George Leach and
wife.
Belya Leach, who is attending Csstine
high school, spent Sunday with her
parents here.
In the death of Mrs. Emma Lowell
Penobscot loses one OF its most highly
esteemed women, whose influence for
good in family and society will be long
felt.
April 10, H.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-04-15
SEAWA ALL.

Guy Young is putting up new store.
School began Monday, with Miss Ruth
Staples, OF Swans Island, as teacher.
The Christmas club will meet with Mrs.
Susie King, Of Manset, next Thursday.
William Moore was the weekend guest
of his grandmother, Mrs. NJ. E. Moore.
Mrs. Nellie Benson is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Seavey, at Northeast
Har Dor.
William Campbell, of Bar Barbor, is
visiting his grandparents, William Dolli-
yer and wife.
Joseph Muse and Benjamin Newman
have shipped in the schooner Merits
Perry for the summer.
April Is. T. E. D.