Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-08-16
The Worth Of his Money.

MUM VIZ" stiAhi3c Pi's iuS bulii ~ III y
heart.
The Worth Of his Money.
Theatrical managers can relate some
funny experiences, pan lticularly of raids
into the province. McVicker. now one OF
the most successful of our Western man
ayers. relates the following 1t was in the
year lo4-, when business in general wis
very dull, and thcatricals particularly so
that was managing u theatre in Chicago.
As the treasury was rapidly heing exhaust
ed. determined to close up, and, as a lasl
resort, take few people and 20 on Il gag
| ging tour among the small villages and
towns. At one little village. lank. old
follow came to the door and cndeavorcd to
set some redrct'on from the twenty five
cent admission fee, in consideration of
bringing his entire family.
You see,' said he, we like to go to
shoWs.and we make it pint to patrotze
all that come here. We're all coming
me and the old woman and all the voung
uns. twelve on us all, and we live five
miles out. Can't You put it to US at about
twenty cents apiece 2
Which couldn't do of CT urse. as war
sure that the old fellow and his folks were
coming any how.
Wall, its putty tough, but here's the
dough Give ne the tickets
That sht they were all there, from the
old man and woman down to the three
year ald. The next day the old man ap-
peared again at the box office.
Sc here YOU. me and the old woman and
all the young .uns WAS to your show last
night
How did you like it,'
Wall, we liked it-ncver saw the old
wouas LAT so in my life atore. Butyc see.
don't think we quite got the wuth Of oul
money. squ re.
How 50
III tell We. My Youngest boy go. put
ty sleepy along about the middle. 'spcct
he wouldn't done it if you'd commenced
when you advertised. ou know. your
self, it WAS about twenty minutes after tn
time advertised a.ore You hStcd your rag
You had a fcller falliu', to he sure, hut
he was the wust fiddler | ever heerd.-
We've got some putty hard fddlers in this
ere town, hut WAS he wuss then all Oh
'em. Wall, as WAS sayin' my younges!
got sleepy along about the middle Of your
play actin, aud slept through the last act;
50 You see, me and the old woman think
we didn't git quite the wuth of our mon
cy. Eve always made it II rule if show
didn't give me the wuth Of my money, IT,
make 'cni. Unwsumever, if you'll let me
in free tn-nisht. I'll call it quits. It's your
fault that the boy went to sleep, not com
mcncn' when You advertised
AS the old fellow had lost half-a- DAYS
time to come in from the couuiy to see
about it | concluded to ca!l it quits on
his terms.
GRASS FOR HORSES. Many persons
think that horses that are kept in the sta,
bic "!l summer should not be allowed To
eat grass. They think it will make the
horse soft, wishywashy. and that it viii
throw him out of condition for hard work,
/ This is particularly the case with some OF
the trainers OF trotting and running horses.
And horses that are kept up for f,rm and
other work are refused era Is because their
drivers think they will not eat hay 50 well.
/ This was formerly the case more than it in
NOW. But these are all erroneous opin
ions and practices, and are giving way.
gradually. to IA more reasonable aud nat
ural system of feeding.
/ Grass is the natural food OF the horse
1t is eonling and hcalthful fnod. Il keeps
the bowels open and sharprns the appetite
1t promotes digestion. and removes fever
from the system Therefore, by all means
let the horse nip grass fifteen or twenty
minutes daily. Whe,her training foi trot
ting or running, it will be attended with
the highest benefit. The horse will lose
none of his speed by such n course of treat
mcut. llnrscs that are kept up the veal
round for farm work should certainly bt
allowed nice nbhie at grass every day
They work hard, and all they get for it is
something to cat. Let them have. then
what they all like 50 we'll RuraL Horid
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| QUOTATIONS. OF GOLp Inr quotations
of gold, as given in the money articles OF
the daily papers, convey no fixed idea tu
the miad. The information needed is.
what is paper dollar worth? The fol
lowing will answer the question:
When gold quoted at 81 10, n paper
dollar is worth 81 ceuts, nearly, in specie.
When gold is quoted at $l.l5, a paper
dollar is worth 81 cents.
When gold is quoted at 81 90. a paper
dola, is worth So ! 3 cents
When gold is quoted at Sl,25, paper
dollar is worth so cents.
When gold is quoted at Sl30 paper
dollor is worth II cents, nearly.
When gold is quoted at 81 80, paper
dollar is worth "a cents.
VIII n gold is quoted at 81 10, paper
dollar is worth II cents.
When gold is quoted at 81 As, paper
dollar is wcrth GO cents.
When gold is quoted at 81 50, a paper
dolaris worth &c . 3 cents.
Eyrhs riddle is going the rounds Of thc
English press why was Eve the first
Ritualistic convert ? Ans. Because She
began by being Evc-an2c and cnJed
by taking to vestncnts
COMMON TABLE SALV.---It is certainly
a curious chemical fact that the two sub
stances required to form this article are
both OF them poisonous chlorine and sn-
dunn. No one can use either Of these ar
tices separately with seirty, and yet, com
b'ne them together aud they form sub,
stance necessary to health aud one found
upon every table.