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only one other time in his life when
he was just as happy-that bein' the
time he pulled that crown Of gold
and cross of thorns speech on us De-
mocrats and got nomination number
one.
"A delegation Of leadin' citizens
had the yarmint skun and the hide
dressed and fixed up right pretty and
presented it to Mr.. Bryan with a fit
tim speech by the mayor. I'm told
it decorated the Bryan parlor for
many years.
1T wasn't until years afterward
that Bryan learned the real truth a.
bout that huntin' trip, generated by
Col. House, and found that nothin'
but cottontails and chipmunks had
been within fifty miles Of Austin in
more than fifty years."
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body to an erect position. Never!
The idea is preposterous! Why House
is as quiet and dignified as one OF
those mummy chaps who have been
slumbering meath pyramid tomb
stone since long before that Cleo
patra girl canoed up and down the
Nile on moonlight nights, snuggled
close to the one man.
"I might believe your tale If it was
any one but this quiet, smbre old
scout from Texas who has the de-
meanor Of Quarker reacon, and who
wears a plug hat, Prince Albert coat
no smile and patent leather shoes,
and who has proved himself to be
such an able friend and assistant to
the President in deciding what, when'
how, where, why and who to do In
the way of cabinet making. League
of Nationing, railroading. Samuel
gompering, suffragetting, prohibi-
tioning, >congressing and various
other odd jobs that have been bobb-
ing up for several years past.
However, I am curious and good
natured, and willing to be the goat
now and then and bite, so Mr.. Texan,
cut loose with your House-Bryan
yarn,
"Well you see it's like this" started
in the visitor as a reminiscent smile
lighted up his face, "some fifteen or
sixteen years ago Bryan decided to
give his native state little vacation
he'd been usin' it considerable-so
he comes down to Austin, Texas,
which in addition to bein' the state
capital, also used to be the perman-
ent home of Col. House. There was
some excitement when the news
commenced to spread that Bryan was
goin' to spend the winter in house
right next door to Col. House. Nat
urally they gets neighborly and talks
some across the dividin' fence-least-
ways Bryan talks.
"Not wantin' to monopolize the en-
tertain' Of the honored orator and
presidential runner. House confers
with Jim Hogg, friend Of his'n he
! had been instrumental in maxim gov
ernor a few years prior, and they rib
up the greatest huntin' trip ever
staged in Travis County. They i'm
pressively notify Bryan they are
plannin' a wild animal huntin' trip
for him, which seemed to please that
Nebraskan much.
There was an old panther chain
ed to the post in the back yard Of our
most popular saloon-yes. we had
lots of saloons them days. To a
stranger, how-be-ever, she was al
ways referred to as wild Mexican
wolf. The critter was we'll nigh blind
and only had one upper and one low
er tooth, neither of which hit, maxim
| eatin' considerable difficult. In
fact she had dined on nothin' but soft
vittles for years This animile was
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kept because she was amusin' to the
tipplers who preferred listenin' to
her style of growlin' instead Of goin'
home.
House and Hogg give niger boy
dollar six bits to lead the wolf, un-
der cover Of early mornin' darkness,
to a strip of woods right smart
piece beyond town-mebbe six or
eight miles, and put her up in the
forks Of whalin' big cottonwood
tree.
early that morrin' the huntin'
party paraded up Congress Avenoo,
everybody on hossback or muleback.
House and Bryan a-leadin' the pro-
cession, Bryan straddlin' his sorrel
mustang as dignified and straight as
Napoleon Bonypart and John PERISH
ing combined. They was followed I
reckon by fifty or hundred men
and boys armed with muskets, shot
guns, and sixshooters. It was as i'm
posin' a lookin' band of hunters as
had ever seen. Every houn' dog for
miles around had been borried for
this particular festivity. Bryan, Of
course, was some happy, duly appre-
ciatin' the kindness of his new South
ern neighbors in goin' to all this fuss
in order to show him true Southern
hospitality. A few miles beyond the
city limits the dogs took the sent and
away they scampered; such howlin'
and barkin' and growlin' I never
heard in all my born days. Them
that could, jumped their hosses over
fences and creeks; them that
couldn't, got all excited and cut lot
of wire fences and just waded the
creeks. When we reached the big
cottonwood you never seen such a
picture as them dogs made surround
in that tree and bayin' away at that
old panther girl as she blinked down
at them from her safe perch wonder
in,' 1 s'pose, what it was all about
Everybody in the crowd, by pre-ar-
rangement, acted scared and excited
as if they expected the panther to
leap at them any second and rend
them arm from leg.
Gentlemen, said Col. House
polite-like, like true Southern
gentleman, 'bein' as how Mr.. Bryan is
highly honored guest in our midst,
would respectfully suggest that he
be accorded the honor Of havin' the
first shot at this dangerous wild
beast. But in case he misses then it
is to be a free for all, each man
protectin' himself as he deems best
"Brvan beamed all kinds of graft
lude. Restin' his silver-plated Win
chester in the forks of a saplin' he
took long and careful aim and shot
that decrepit panther plum through
the heart. When Bryan rolled it over,
nonchalant-like, with the barrel Of
his gun, the expression on his face
said as plain as day that there was
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D0G CAUSED A YOUTH
TO SHOOT AT AUTO

Anderson, March L. (SpeciaD -
A dog was the cause of shooting
scrape in Pendleton township, west OF
Sandy Springs, on last Saturday. Ac-
cording to the best information that
could be obtained here today, Will
liam Hammond, about 19 years of age.
had been hunting, and was standing
by the roadside in front Of his broth
+c's house-Waller Hammond. Bud
Jones and family came along in an au?
tcmobile, and Hammend's dog ran out
in front of the car and was run ever.
whereupon young Hammond fired
both barrels of his shotgun at the car,
and wounded Mrs. Jones and cne OF
the children. There were seven per-
sons in the car. Mrs. Jones was pain
fully but not seriously injured.
Young Hammond was placed under
bond by Magistrate Erwin:
The Big Joke Col E. NJ. House Play
ed On William j. Bryan.
A certain retired cattle king in
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Essay on PantS..

Pants are made for men and not
for women. Women are made for men
and not for pants. When man pants
for woman and woman pants for
man, that makes pair Of pants.
Pants are like molasses; they are
thinner in hot weather and thicker in
cnld weather. There has been much
discussion as to whether pants is sin
gular or plural. Seems to us that when
men wear pants it is plural, and when
they don't wear pants it is singular.
If you want to make the pants last,
make the coat first.
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CHINESE DOCTOR CRITICISES
AMERICAN KQMEl

Ida Kahn, Of Nanchang, China, is
one Of the leading physicians in tha,
Flowery Republic, where she is, head
OF half a dozen large hospitals. She
is also one of China's leading fe1nin-
lists. ~ -
Both the American woman and the
Chinese woman would be better or IL
the qualities of each could ba shaken
together and then divided by two,1
she declares. "If they could be what
you Americans call fifty-fifty it would
be much better. Each has something
the other lacks. ,r
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News to Her.

A travelling man one night 1ouHH
himself obliged to remain in small
town on account of a washout on the
railroad, caused by heavy rain which
was still coming down in torrents. En-
tcring the dining room of the little no
tel he said> to the waitress: This
certainly looks like the dood!'
THE WHAT"
THE flood. You've read about the
food and the Ark landing on Mount
Ararat. surely"
Gee. mister" she returned, II ain't
seer a paper for three days"
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Good Logic

Daddy" said little George, "I think
I want to get married."
do you my son?' And then the
proud parent asked: "And may I in
Guire to whom" E.
81 want to marry granny"
"Do you indeed! And do you think
I would allow you to marry my mo-
ther-eh?"
We'll. why shouldn't I% retorted
The tender logician. "You married
zine. didn't you"? . !.
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A Touch of Mischief

A distinguished CELESTIAL Iectur-
ing on things Chinese in American
cities, addressed his Philadelphia
audience thus:
II am pleased indeed to be with
you. Last week 1 spoke before the
profligati of New York, and week
before last I had the pleasure Of
addressing the literati of Boston
Now I am glad to be among the sar-
cophagi Of Philadelphia. World
Outlook.
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SAVANNAH'S OLEST LADY
is NEARLY ONE HUNDRED

Savannah, Ga, March Mrs. Geor-
gia Nathans, Savannah's oldest citi-
zen, has been invited by Mayor Stew
art to hold q reception in the city
hall March 10, the Tooth anniversary
of her birth. She has accepted. Mrs.
Nathans' family has been identified
with the city since its settlement.
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-07-28
STATE OF MAINE.

ia NLAh@h So.
AT probate court held al Eilx.
Werth. IN and for said County Of Han
spok. on the sixth day OF Jniy
~ the year OF our Lord one thptsna "A
nine hundred and twenty.
certain instrument purp0rtluw 70
- a copy Of the last will and t@sta
nacnt OF Elisha Hopkins, late OF
bostone IN the county OF suffolk
and commonwealth OF MassAch usetts
deceased. and of the probate thereof
IN said commonwealth OF MassASsau
sets duly authenticated. having been
presented 70 the Judge Of probate Tor
our SAID County Of Hancock for the
purpose OF helng allowed. fsled and Pc
corded Ia the Probate Court OF oar
shiu county OF Hancock and Tor
,,stters testamentary TO be IsSned 10
Forest 81 Douglass. the executor
named In said viii, He being excused
rom giving snreties on his bond
ordered. That notice fherenf ~
given TO ail persons irtersstsd tba-si,
~ publishing copy or this order three
weeks successfully In the EifsIrrss
American, newspaper printed Al F.lls-
worth, IN said County Of HANCOCK. nrior
70 the third day OF Angus,
a p. 1899 that shey may appeaT IN =
probate court then 70 be held ~ Eils.
worth. IN and for said Counts on Han
cock, At ten O'Clock In the forenoon.
ana show cause, IL any they have.
against the same
BERTRAND Il. CLARK.
Judge or Probate
Attest: ROBERT p. KING.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-07-28

Col. Frederic Parkhurst, republi-
can candidate for governor Of Maine.
IS. first. last and all the time. for
Maine. It follows. therefore. that
the industrial welfare of Maine and
the prosperity of its people. viii take
a prominent place in his campaign.
In a speech at Augusta Monday eve
ming. he said:
Opportunity is knocking at our door.
Mai@s's heritage is her water powers.
to be developed In Maine and not al
lowed 10 go out of Maine. The best
instrument with which to turn the SOW
ereign right of our people into good
government is good administration.
What We want in Maine is a business
government. We want economical ex-
penditure OF our money. This state.
In area. is equal TO all the rest of New
England. We haven't always valued
our resources. Water power in Maine
is going TO grow to he worth more
every year.
/ was born in Maine: all have is in
Maine; my feet are deep in the soil of
Maine; All my hopes and aspirations
are in Maine: and hope l may die in
Maine some day.
/ shall give every shred OF service
that lies within me every day l am
privileged to serve to better this State.
/ do not seek this Office as a stepping
stone. I have no thought in my mind
al the present time beyond being the
governor OF Maine I want TO see law
and order rule n Maine. want to see
the laws enforced. ] shall ask for the
enactment of these laws
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-07-28

HANCOCK IS.
Al a probate court held at F4is,yortb
IN and for said county OF Hancock. on
tnc twentieth day OF July In the year
Of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
ana twenty. and by Adjournment from
we thirteenth day of said july, A. d
Af.V term OF said court
certain instrument pmrportInE to
be a copy Of the last wfil and testament
81 HsFosFt JaQnes, late of Brookiiue
~ me county of Norfolk and Common
wealth OF Massachusetts deceased. and
OF the probate thereof in said Common
wealth. OF Massachusetts. duly anthem
tieStea having been presented 10 the
leage q probate for our said county OF
sf4hE otk Tor the purpose of being al
lowed, Tiled and recorded In the probAta
court Of our said county OF Hancock
ana Tor letters testamentary TO issue 60
Harriet ;. Jaques. the executrix named
cut Eureties
Ordered. That notice thereof be given
TO all persons Interested therein. nv
publishing copy OF this order three
weeks successfully In The Ellsworth
Amerlan. newspaper printed al Ellis
worm IN said county OF Hancock. prior
~ tnH tentn day 81 August. A. d. lsza
inst they may appear at a probate
court then % b. held AT Ellsworth, IN
ana Tor said county Of Hancock at ten
2 clock "a the forenoon. and show cause
= any tneS nave. against the same
BERTRAND r. CLARK
Judge of Probate.
Attest ROBERT p. KING.
Register.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-07-28

Congressman John A. Peters spoke
at a republican rally in Augusta Mon
day evening. OF his visit there the
Kennebee Journal says: "Our Con-
gresham, Mr.. Peters. is always as
sured OF warm welcome in Augusta.
We wish he would come oftener. No
speaker that comes here is able to
convey more information, more eff
fectively. His criticisms were kindly
he made every allowance for war con.
ditions, but he insisted we do need a
better administration in time OF
peace, and he had the facts to prove
it "
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STATE OF NAME.

To all persons Interested In either Of
the estates hereinafter named:
At probate court held at Ellsworth
in and Tor the County Of Hancoek. on
the twentieth day OF July In the
year OF our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty and by adjourn
July. A. y. 1899 term Of said court.
The following matters having been
presented for the action therenpou
hereinafter indicated. IL 10 hereby
ORDERED: That notice thereof be
given to all persons interested, by
causing copy OF this order TO be pub
iished three weeks successfully In The
Ellsworth American, a newspaper pub
lished at Ellsworth la said county. that
they may appear at probate court TO
be held AZ Ellsworth on the tenth
day Of August, A. p. 1920. at ten OF the
clock in the forenoon. and be heard
thereon IL they see cause
George A. Stevens, late Of Brooksyllle
Ia said county. deceased. A certain tn
strnment purporting TO be the last Will
and testament OF said decreased. toGeth-
er with petition for probate thereof and
for the appointment OF the execuIrtN
without giving bond. presented by
Phcbe +. stevens. the ex-cutrix therein
named.
Henrietta Baker Smith. late OF Bar
Harsor. In said county, deceased. Pc
tition that Henry ~ Smith or some
other suitable person BE- appointed ad-
ministrator OF the estate OF said de-
ceased presented BY Henry n. Smith.
Sarah w, Tracy. late Of Gouidsboro
In said county, deceased. Petition that
w. r. Bruce or some other suitable per-
son be appointed administrator of the
estate OF said deceased. presented by
Wiley /. Tracy. son of said deceased
Caroline H. Gross. late of StoningtOnr
IN said county. deceased First and
final account OF Sumner P. Mills exeeu-
tor. filed for settlement.
Joseph Boyd Robertson. late OF
FRANKLIN, IN said county. deceased.
First and final account OF Harry l.
Crabtree, administrator. filed for settle
mcnt
Witness, Bertrand E. Clark, Judge of
said court at Ellsworth this TWEEN
| tieth day OF July in the year of our
| Lord one thousand nine hundred and
1 twenty
ROBERT p. KING. Register
true copy.
Attest: ROBERT 2. KING
Register,
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

whereas, Phebe Hodgkins of SulI-
van. County OF Hancock State OF Maine.
BY her mortgage deed dated the fifth
day OF November. A. n. 1919. and re-
corded in the Hancock County Registry
Of Deeds in book SOC, page ais, con-
veyed TO Peter Mckenzie Of said Sulli-
van. certain lot or parcel OF land sit
uatsd IN said Sullivan, 10 wit North
sullivan. bounded and described as fol-
lows; Commencing at a stake on the
east side of the road leading 10 the
quarry Of AlonEo Abbott and at the
southwest corner Of the lot herein con-
Teyed, thence north 43h degrees east
one hundred four aud thirty-dvs hum
dredths tlo4.55) feet TO stake. thence
south is9 degrees east one hundred
seVenty-three tlT55 feet TO a stake.
thence south 45h degrees west one
hundred four and thirty-five hun
dredths tie42s) feet TO stake. thence
north s6a2 degrees west one hundred
seventy-three tiT9b feet TO place OF
beginning. with all buildings and I'm
provements thereon
And whereas. the condition Of said
mortgage has been and still remains
Now. therefore. by reason OF the
breach Of the conditlonsfhereof claim
a foreclosure OF said mortgage. and
give th.s notice for that purpose
sullivan. Me., June 30. 1880
PETER MCKENZIE,
by w. u. Biaisdeli. his attorney.
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LAKEWOOD.

Mr.. Quinn, an aged man, received
severe bruises by being thrown from
a moving machine He is confined
10 his bed.
John Ballantine arrived with his
two daughters. at his cottage, Mrs.
Scott Moore will keep house for them
while Mr.. and Mrs. Ballsntine go TO
Minneapolis to attend the X. of P.
convention.
Mrs. Charles Neyells has been suf-
fering from an abcess In her throat,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-07-28

At2kIFtEt Maine
Northern Division SIS
on this a4th day of July A. d.
1890, on reading the foregoing petition.
IL is
Ordered by the Court. that a hearing
be had upon the same on the srd
day of September A. d. 1890. before said
Court at Bangor. ia said District.
Northern Division, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon. and that notice thereof be
published In The Ellsworth American,
a newspaper printed in said District.
Northern Division, and that an known
creditors, and other persons In inter
est. may appear at the said time and
place, and show cause, IL any they
have why the prayer Of said petitioner
should not be granted.
And II is further ordered by the
Court, that the clerk shall send by
mail to al known creditors copies OF
sa a petition and this order addressed
70 them at their places Of residence as
staf ~H
Witness. the Honorable Clarence
Hale Judge of the said Court. and the
seal thereof al Bangor. in the North
ern Division of said District. on the
24th day OF July A y 1890.
ISABEl4 SHEEHAS.
L. 81 Deputy Clerk
thereon.
ISABEL sHEEHaS.
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WILLIS T. PRATT.
c. EARLE SMITH
HARRY A. BROWN, Bankrupt.


HARRY A. BROWN, Bankrupt.
In Bankruptcy.
To the Hon. Clarence Hale. Judge Of
the District Court of the United
States for the District Of Maine;
Harry A. Brown OF Southwest Harbor
In the County ~ Hancock
and State of Maine. In said district.
respectfully represents. that on the
third day Of February. last past, be was
duly adjudgsd bankrupt under the Acts
of Congress relating to bankruptcy:
that he has duly surrendered all his
property and rights Of property. and has
fully complied with all the require
ments Of said Acts and OF the orders
of Court touching his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays, That he may be
deereed by the Court TO have a full
discharge from all debts provable
against his estate under said bank
ruptcy acts. except such debts as are
excepted by law from such discharge.
Dated this frst day Of July A. D. 1880.
HARRY A. BROWN.
Bankrupt.
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FEMALE HELP WANTED.

500 GIRLS AND WOMEN WANTED
for Mt. kineo, White Mountains. Po-
land and all the leading and reliable
summer and year-around hotels Our
list is a big one. Don't engage any
where until you call or correspond with
us. 1t VIII pay to do so All fine tip
hotels, Fares paid. good treatment
Write to the Maine Hotel Agency. az
Main St. Bangor. Me. Establish ed
lssl) and get the hest. Tel connections.
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Whereas Charles w. Gray Of Panoh-
scot. County OF Hancock. and State OF
Maine, by his mort gage deed. dated the
fifteenth day of July. 1916. and recorded
In Hancock County registry OF deeds
book a9s. page aTs conveyed 10 Ger
trude NJ. Eaton, OF Medford, Middlesex
county. Massachusetts,. a certain piece
or parcel OF land with the buildings
thereon bounded and described as fol-
lows. Beginning Al a corner Of LOT of
land in said Peuohscot owned by Daniel
A. Staples, and running westerly by
said lot TO the Bog tso called. thence
southerly by land formerly owned by
Robert Leach TO Meadow Stream
thence easterly by land OF said Leach
to the Old Homestead lot. thence south
eFty by land OF sald Leach TO land of
willard Grindle; thence easteriy by
land Of said Grtndle TO land formerly
owned by Isaac B. Leach. thence north
erly by land OF said Leach to the Old
Homestead lot; thence easteriy by land
Of said Leach to County road, leading
from North Penobscot to Northern Bay.
containing 1872 acres, more or less.
Said premises are desert bed In deed
from Elijah u. Gray 20 the grautor
hereof dated November ~. 1896. and
recorded IN Hancock Registry, book
$40 page S45.
And whereas the conditions OF said
mortgage have been broken and now
remain broken and unperformed. now
therefore. by reason OF the breach OF
the conditions thereof. I ciaim a fore
closure of said mortgage
GERTRUDE NJ EATON
Mortgage.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Dissolution oF co-rAnrNrnsnIr

DISSOLUTION OF COMPREHENSIVE.
Notice is hereby given that the part
uership heretofore existing between
Willis L. Pratt and {. Earle Smith. tn
trade under the firm name OF Pratt a
Saith at Ellsworth. Maine is hereby
dissolved. The business hereafter win
be carried on by c. Earle Smith All
bills owed by said firm viii be paid by
{. Earle Smith, and all accounts due
said firm should be paid TO him
Dated AT Ellsworth. Maine. July 10
1890.
WILLIS T.. PRATT.
c EARLE SMITH
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MALE HELP WANTED.

WANTED MAN WITH TEAM OR
auto, who can give bond to sell ls-
Watkins home and farm products.
Biggest concern of kind in world
1880 to $1,000 yearly income. This
county open. Write to-day J. r.
Watkins Co.. Dept. ia. winona, MINI.
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COUNTY GOSSIP.

A e. Farnsworth of Brooklin has
been nominated by Governor Milli-
ken as a member of the sea and shore
fisheries commission, TO succeed
Horatio ID. erie of Castine, resigned.