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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-07-28
a Month of Battles.

The 'leaty month has melan III oily
record in history. The Cincinnati
Enquirer reminds us that the 18th
inst. was the fifty-ffth anniversary OF
the battle Of Waterloo, which was
fought on the 18th of June, 1915. 1t
was the most remarkable conflict of
modern times. We say remarkable,
because it was the most decisive and
important in its results. The word
Waterloo has passed not only into his
tory but into the language itself. 1t
designates an overthrowal that is final
in its character, and from which there
is no appeal. The 18th of June, 1915,
will ever figure as one OF the great
landmarks of time, 1t is like the sea
f isht of Antony and Lepidus with
Octavius Cesi ir, which decided the
fortunes of the world. There is much
in the history Of Waterloo which is not
understood by the masses Of the peo-
pie. As is well known, the arrival OF
Blucher and his Prussians to the aid
of Wellington decided the victory,
which otherwise would have been with
the French. He arrived at six o'clock
in the evening. The 18th Of June is
among the loAgest days OF the year,
and it had been determined by the
French Emperor, Napoleon, to open
the contest at break Of day. which is
before tour o'clock. But for two or
three days previous there had been
heavy falls OF rain. Waterloo, which
was a wheat field in the neighborhoo cd
of Brussels, was converted almost into
morass. Napoleon had large pre-
ponderance in the number Of his great
guns-23O against 10. He was
strongly in favor Of the artillery SER
vice, in which he had entered as q
youth in the College Of Brienne. The
advantage which be had in il he was
not in favor Of surrendering by CON-
mencing the action when the field,
from the recent rains, was unfavora-
BILE to his cannon. He, therefore,
waited until the rays Of the hot SUN
had dried up the field, and made it
passable for axtilleEy. The action did
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-07-28
Now ! Lay Ne Down to Sleep"

Now lay me down to sleep"
And the blue eyes, dark and deep.
Set their snowy curtains down.
Edged with fringes golden brown.
IAN day long the angels fair
I've been watching over there.
Heavens not far, It's just In sight:
Now they're calling me good night -
And the dews OF evening weep
When tce lad her dotrn 10 sleep.
Tangled ringlets all smooth now.
Looped back from the waxcn brow.
Little hands so dimpled white.
Cla>Ped together, cold tonight.
Where tho no-sy. daisied sod
Brought sweet messages from God.
Two pale lips with kisses prcst,
There We len her 10 her rest;
And the dews OF evening weep
Where W. laid her down TO sleep.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-07-28
Miscellaneous.
.from tioars al Hoael
The ss ss1~rksimsa yro~S...

Saturday is notable day in Amster-
dam. IL Was the same hundred aud
my years ago. Spinning-wheels then.
like sewing machines nov, we're put
aside for the day, the close caul and
yellow petticoat, and woman, old aud
young. rose into full activity with mop
and broom. Floors and stairs. win
dows and doors, porches and side
walks were deluged with water, and
husbands and brothers sought refuge
in the warehouse or beer-shop till the
time Of the evening meal. "God's
meal they called il that Saturday
night supper, when the weekly thanks
giving OF burghers and burgonasters
was offered for the losses and gains
Dutch piety counting both 70 be Gods
wages-of the six working days since
Sunday.
The year was 1903. The street Skip
per's Lane. The house Antony Van
Stralen's. The day May 23d, at g
O'Clock in the evening. The parlor
with its embossed leather walls, where
windowsills and wash board were IS
white as sand could make them, was
lighted with q single wax candle, and
around the tile-stove, where fire Of
wood had been lighted to kill the damp,
sat Antony, his three daughters, Karl
Hofdt, his partner in more prosperous
days, and Joan Hofdt, looking like =
younger sister. An aged aunt was
more than half asleep in her chair in
the chimney corner, and standing be-
side the table, spread with napery OF
spotless white, preparing the supper Of
buttered bread, toasted cheese, and
beer, was the good mother Vrow Van
Stralen, in whom neither gray hairs
nor poverty had altered the cheerful
look, or damped the hopeful heart.
Dame Van Stralen, the 'Frisian Vrow,'
as the neighbors called her, because
she had come TO Holland, an orphan
girl from West Friesland. ANTONY
had married without q dowry. He was
deemed rich At that day-the misfor-
tunes which broke the firm of Stralen.
Hofdt & Co, coming from the loss OF
"Ihe Fraulein" at ses long Afterwards
but his partner always said that had
Hotdt taken Peter Tiaeman's daughter
whom he might have had for the ask
ing. her fortune would have saved the
house from grief. But Karl's soul was
purblind. The money.trustlng man
did not understand the wisdom in
which the good Frisian Vrow had
BROUGHT up Antony's children, nor the
s0nshise which, in spite of losses and
failure, her presence had made in his
home for more than thirty years.
The feast waited for Antony's son.
Auke Stralen. His vessel had dropped
anchor that mOrning in the Amstel
after six mo0ths' voyage. Sailors
wives and mothers know what makes q
red-letter day in their calender. Dame
Stralen's heart was large enough to
care for all her children, but her
thoughts were most with the bov who
braved the perils Of the deep. She
knew, too, that her love was returned,
- did his messmates, who used good
naturedly to wxger that Anksis first
Question 70 the pilot would be, SIS my
mother well? He had been seven years
at sea, ever since be was fifteen. His
earnings had been The support of Tie
family. He had olinbed through
every gEade ~ seananship, fpm yeel.
Ing Tie foeesaai 70 valkiag ~ qaartar-
deck, and - he now entered The parior,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-07-28

>" - 1DEOuneSUS - TO H.
ny HIRAM RICH.
We sing no songs Of camps or kings,
We write no l0ve-lorn story;
We lead no couQneriag column on.
Yes we uphold It's glory.
High. brothers, high.
The banners ny and fly
We brothers brown
We two bare hands.
In many port the matches fall,
The ship il full and ready
The craven reef il just a-lee.
Look lively. lads aud steady.
SWAY, brothers. sway.
Haul and beizy. beixy-
We brothe m brown
We two bare hands.
In forests deep. awaiting Us.
The keels to be are growing
The sea has never sail. enough,
The winds are ever blowing.
swing, brothers, swing,
The axes ring and ring
We brothers brown
We two bare hands.
The prairies roll and bloom and lure
As were the world one meadow:
The cioads sre only looms that drop
Their ripping wefts OF shadow.
Sow. brothers, SOW.
Ihr grain will grow and grow
We brothers brown
We two bare hands.
Tae >ca i Kind; throw t and line,
II cinuoi we'll deny u.s.
There alwsy, need upon the land
Tne wind, " re made IL try us,
Pull. brothers pull.
Our ne:s are full aud FULL
We brothers brown
We two bare hands.
We sow and pull. We swing and Sway,
We whiri the wheel OF Labor,
We brin; the d.y when king aud king,
Will be but men and nriyhbor.
sing, brotbers, sing.
Our song shall ring and ring.
We brothers brown
We two bare hands.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-07-28

Gen. Sheridan, accompanied by
Gen. Forsyth, Of his ssad, and DR.
HAYDEN, left Chicago Tor Washington
Thursday, to receive Instructions, and
will sail from New York for Europe on
july 3Oth. Gen. Sherman will com
mand the Department during Gen.
Sheridan's abeence.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-07-28

Vegetable SiciIian Hair Remover

Eres-v wear imcreases the ,,Opss-
Larity Of this raiaa6le Hair Prep
arGtiOn, sChich Is due to ssserif
alone. We can assure our old
patrons that u - kept fully Mp to
Its high standard, and 70 those
eChO k0ce seecer used tf sce c0M
c0wfadesssfy s0N. Gsut Se - the only
reliable and perfected preE0rG-
ton 10 restore GRAY OR FADED
HAIR to tts youthful color, MAX
ing Il soft, tMsfv0us, and silkeM
the scalp. 6y tfs Mse. becomes
schife and clean % y-esusOces all
erMpti0ms and siamdrmH, and 6v
its tonic properties preremss (6e
hair from falling 0ssl, a. if stisss-
uiafes and ssOWrishes the hair
glands. By tts use tie hair gresCs
thicker aud stronger. In bal1Mess
Il restores the capillary 9l0sds
to their MOrnsGl ci00r, aHd sriI4
create a MeW 0rOaCfh except In
e.rfrense old age. II Il the most
economical HAIR DIR ESSlNG
erer used. as q reQMirea fesCer
applications. aud 0ircs tie hair
that splendid 0fOssv appearance
50 mach admired bv Gu. n. A.
Hayes, NJ. d.. State AssaWer Of
Mass. says. ''fhc constituents are
PHSC uust CuSeIuttV SCGCCtSO /OV
erceiienf qmalifv. aud ! consider
Il the BEST PREPARATION for
its intended purposes. We pub
lish a treatise 0m the hair, arhicI
sce send free by mail upon appli-
cation. sclaich contains com SNess-
dafOry notices from clergynseM,
fhysicidns, the press, and others.
We hare made the study Of the
hair aud It's diseases q specially
for years, and kmOW that eCe ns0Ae
the most effective preparation for
the restoration 0ssd the t,reserr0-
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acknowledged By TIC best MeAi.
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Sad By all Dneoiss and Dsaius i. Nsdseias
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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-12-14

Considering the limited extent Of its
territory, the kingdom contains a
large number Of pOpulous cities.
There are fifteen which contains each
a population exceeding 10000, and
thirteen others which contain each
over 10, 900. Amsterdam has a pOpu-
lation OF 26l, ,455, and Rotterdam ll4,-
O52.
The climate is such as would natu-
rally belong to a country situated
like this. The air is damp, and often
heavy with fOgs. In winter the waters
are frequently frozen, and even the
large bay Of the Zuyder Zee is some
times frozen over. The temperature
is some times as low as 23o below zero.
In summer cold nights often succeed
hot days. Changes from heat to cold
and from cold to heat are often sudden
and severe.
The whole number Of acres of land
in the kingdom, according to return
made in 1864, was S,6lT, 900. Deduct
ing waste and uncultivated land and
roads and waters, about 6,OOO,OOO OF
acres are under cultivation, more than
half Of which is in grass. In South
Holland the proportion o. pasture
and meadow to arable land was as ITO
l, and in Friesland as S to l. The
grass is Of the finest quality: and lean
cattle which are annually imported
from Norway and Denmark fatten
rapidly when fed upon the polders,
| To the excellence OF hegrass is owing
the good quality Of the milk Of the
COWS, and the superior quality Oi
/ Dutch butter and cheese. The farms
are usually small, and are cultivated
/ with the greatest skill. They are
separated by bitches for the purpose
of drainage. The land is Often
thrown up into beds, with a narrow
ditch between them. The bitches arr
often so wide that boats are moved
upon them for the pOrpOse Of carry
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-12-14
Mrs. Grant on Fashion.

A Washington correspondent says
that Mrs. Grant says: "I could not,
and would not set the fashions l
have no desire to shine in the fashion
able world. No one breads nOtoriety
more than myself. My happiness
and there is a great deal Of it's found
in my home with my husband and
children. know this subject Is OF
vast importance. Mr.. Grant says
One-tenth or more Of our revenue goes
abroad to be invested in French gew-
gaws and finery. This Is all wrong.
If I could have my way, this should
be prevented. Not dollar should go
abroad for that which could be manu-
factured at home. One of the bitter
est annOyanees L have endured since
my husband has been President was
the base fabrication going the rounds
Of the press about my Partisan ward
robe I never had a dress made in
Paris, and my bill, instead of 81, 600,
amounted to S4IS in gold. Any wO-
man who should attempt to set the
fashion in this country would bring
upon herself sarcasm and ridicule." "
+ "But, Mrs. Grant, what will you do
about the fashions? / promised to
ask this question in behalf of the
women of the West.h
"TeI them I shall not allow any
particular city to govern my choice.
I shall select that which think most
becoming to my person and the con-
dition of my purse. Didn'tyOu know
Presidents wife ought to be economi-
cal? To dress according to ones
fancy needs an unlimited amount of
capital besides, would not attract
attention by the splendOr of my dress
or the simplicity Of it; but Mrs. Fish
knows a great deal more about this
matter than 1 do, and 1 shall sub
scribe to what the ladies Of the Cabi-
net say, if, as you say, the women OF
this country desire to know what
we are going to do about the fash
iOnS.n
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-12-14
Size Of onr Great Lakes.

The latest measurements Of our
fresh water seas are these:
The greatest length of Lake SUPERB
or is 735 miles; its greatest breadth,
leo miles; mean depth, SIS feet ele-
walton, 627 feet; area, $1,000 square
miles.
The greatest length Of Lake Miehi-
gan is 500 miles; its greatest breadth,
los miles; mean depth, 800 feet; ele-
walton, 274 feet; area, 1900 square
miles.
The greatest length of Lake Huron
is 200 miles; its greatest breadth, l6O
miles; mean depth, 600 feet eleya-
ton, pa feet; area, 10000 square
miles.
The greatest length Of Lake Erie is
go miles; its greatest breadth, 50
miles; mean depth, 81 feet; elevation,
$50 feet; area, 5000 square miles.
The greatest length of Lake Ontario
is $50 miles; its greatest breadth, %
miles mean depth, 500 feet eleva-
ton, 26l feet; area, 5000 square
miles.
The length Of all five is 1885 miles,
covering an area Of $4,000 square
miles.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-12-14

The New Idria Mine, which
through McGarrahan's claim has at
tanned so much nOtOriety, is described
by a recent visitor as an indeseribably
dreary and unprOmising locality. 1T
is situated about two hundred miles
almost due south of Sacramento, Cali
fornia, and is at present in prosperous
operation. The bed of quicksilver Is
said, however, to be almost exhaust
less. 1t was opened up about ten
years ago, worked a few years, then
closed by injunction until 1855, since
which time it has been active, en-
plOying between two hundred and
three hundred men. Its yield Of
quicksilver in 1867 was II 500 TASKS.
The crude ore yields seven per cent.
OF clean quicksilver. From this mine
there slopes easily down to the San
joaquin a vast plain, which is we'll
nigh a desert"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-12-14

TATTLING.-Never repeat a story,
saws a neighbOrhOOd paper, unless
YOU are certain It is correct, and not
even then unless something Is to be
gained, either of interest to yourself
or for the good Of the person concern,
ed. Tattling is q mean and wicked
practice, and he who indulges in 1t
grows more fond Of it in proportion as
he is successful. IfyOu have no good
to say Of your neighbOr, never re-
proach his character by telling that
which is false. He who tells you OF
Others intends to tell others Of your
faults, and so the dish Of news IS band
ed from one to another till the tale be
comes enormous. st. James, In MS
Epistle, declares that the tongue Is
an ''unruly evil full Of deadly pois-
on"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-12-14

ing the products of the fields to the
barns. Rich as the soil is by nature,
great pains are taken to increase Its
fertility by manures. Liquid ma
nures, collected in reservoirs, are
pumped out and distributed over the
fields, after the manner Of watering
the streets in our cities. The quantity
Of animal manure is increased by add
ing to it turf, the sweepings Of the
streets, and everything that can be
used for enriching the soil. Nothing
that can possibly be useful to the land
Is suffered TO be wasted. Green crops
OF clover, buckwheat, or luPin are
often ploughed in. Great use is made
OF ashes OF peat, which is universally
used as fuel. The cisterns which are
used for collecting liquid manures are
placed outside the stables to prevent
nOxiOus gases from injuring the health
Of the cattle, and their contents are
often added to the compost heap
/ where they are thoroughly intermlN'
ed and incorporated with it.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-12-14

1t may be Convenient to konw =
ready method Of closing up cracks,
which are not uncommon, in cast
iron stoves and we are assured that
the following recipe is a reliable one
Good wood ashes are % be sifted
through a fine sieve, to which is add
ed the same quantity OF clay, finely
pulverixed, together with little salt.
The mixture is 20 be mOistened with
water enough to make past, and the
crack of the stove filled with it. This
cement does not peel cir OF break
away, and assumes an extreme degree
Of hardness after being heated. The
stove must be cool when the appliea-
tiOn is made. The same substance
may be used in setting in the plates
Of a stove, or in fitting stOve-pipes,
serving to render all the joints per-
fectly tight.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-12-14

TRYING To THE Basic. IA
Hibernian, fresh from the "Ould sod, :"
having sufficient means to provide
himself with q horse and cart (the lat
ter kind he probably never saw be-
fOre), went to work on public road
Being directed by the Oyerseer to
move a lot Of stones near by and de-
pOsit them in a gully on the side OF
the road, he forthwith loaded his cart,
drove up to the place, and had nearly
finished throwing OF his load by
hand, when the boss told him that
was not the way he must tilt or
dump his load at once. Paddy replied
that he would know better the next
time. After loading again he drove
to the chasm, put his shoulder to the
wheel and upset the cart, horse and
all into the gully. Scratching his
head and looking rather doubtful at
his horse below him, he observed ::
"Bedad, it's a mighty sudden way,
but it must be trying to the baste."
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-12-14

DREARY HOUsEs.-The dreariest Of
all houses in the world are those that
are bOOkless and newspapeTless. To a
man accustomed to the delight which
these pleasant companions, books and
newspapers, afford, it is almost i'm
possible to conceive of a comfortable
existence without them. We have
sometimes seen magnifieenuy fur
nished houses in which scarcely a
book or newspaper was to be found
Such dwellings may have had charms
for their owners, but had our tastes
been consulted, we would have sent
the velvet carpets, the damas6 cur
tains, the suberb mirrors, and the
luxurious chairs to the auctiOneer, and
with the proceeds of their sales pur-
chased hundred or two, or a thOus-
and, good volumes, and subscribed
for a half a dozen first class newspa-
pers-
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-12-14

BED-FELLOws.-The Lars Of Life
says: ''NIore quarrels arise between
brothers, between sisters, between
hired girls, between school girls, be-
tween clerks in. stores, between ap-
prentices, between husbands and
wives, owing to electrical changes
through which the nervous systems
90, by lodging together night after
night under the same bed clothes than
by any other disturbing cause. There
is nothing viii derange the nervous
system of a person who is absorbent
in nervous force. The absOrber will
90 to sleep and rest all night, while
the eliminatOr will be tossing and
tumbling, restless and nervous, and
wake up in the morning fretful, pee
wish, fault-fnding and discouraged
No two persons, no matter who they
are, should habitually sleep together.
One will thrive and the other will
lose. This is the law, and in married
life it is defined almost universally. "
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-12-14

The poet Of the Pacific coast, Fran
els Bret Harte, whose writings have
been so extensively copied in the
papers Of the interior and Eastern cit
les, and won for him such an enviable
fame, has had an eventful career. He
has been soldier-a nilitiaman en-
gagged in quelling the Astor House
riots. in New York a teacher Of the
''young idea" in Tuolumne county,
Cal; a deliver for the golden ore in
the mines of that State, where he OBJ
tanned the material for his racy
sketches of mining life and society a
printer, "flling the bill" " from print
er's devil to Jour and is an editor
and author. Mr.. Harte was born at
Albany, y. Y, is about thirty-three
wears old, five feet eight inches in
height, a complexiOn.rather dark, and
a nose which reminds one of the
facial protuberance Of the genial Ar
temus." He is an unassuming, dig
nified gentleman, and the name OF
his friends and admirers is legion.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-12-14

Every EngIishman has his joke
about the new open postal cards.
Punch has n cut representing a vener-
able landlady reading in amazement
one Of the new open letters addressed
to her lOdger, with this inscription
''NIarlbrO HOuse.-Dear Joe: Look in
to tea and shrimps on your way home
tonight. We're all alone, and the
Princess and the young ones III be de-
lighted. Yours ever, Albert Edward. -
''NVeIl, if ever I did! I'd no idea! An
I was just gOin to give the poor, dear
young fellow a bit o. my mind about
his rent" y. B.-The stratagem was
successful
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-12-14

To cure a cold, take a simple hot air
bath by means Of a spirit lamp. The
lamp should hold sufficient spirit to
burn thirty minutes. The patient
should undress, be wrapped in blank
cts, folding them around him from
his neck to the floor, and sit in a chair,
with the lamp between his feet The
hot air will soon pass freely round his
body, and in about fifteen minutes,
cOpiOus perspiratiOn will ensue. He
should then 90 to bed, and wrap him
self up warm, and in the morning all
symptoms Of cold will have disap-
peared.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-12-14
T. J. McLAIN & SON,
BANKERS, Warren. o.

BaukiuF BusIneEs Of all kinds done.
BOuda Coin and Coupons, bought and sold
Interest allowed on Deposits.
Money 70 Loan; good Notes bought.
DraftS on Europe bought and sold.
PaEsare Tickets 70 and from Europe furnished.
RsTenue Staups for sale At 8 discount
Insurance AT low rates
OTeIliprI and Store-rOoms 1orrento OF sale, and
ageneraI Real Estate business done.
Ample means and twenty-five years ex-
perience enable rs to transact AL depart
Warren, o., Sept. :. ls7O-lyr.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-12-14

CURSES THAT CANNOT WE'LL "COSIE
HONE To ROOsT. The editor Of the
MOntezuma CIOwa) Register has had
his sauerkraut prospects for the COM
ing winter destroyed by the invasion
of a herd Of cattle into his cabbage
garden, whereupOn he eXclaims ::
nCussed be them cattle On a thOus-
and hills and likewise in our garden
patch. Beets, cabbages, etc, received
on subscription at this Ottice.H Ihls
is not as hard "eussing" as Greeley
yentured on when some one stole his
umbrella and some one else put lit
ter of kittens in his famous old white
hat. while the philosopher was on
lecture tour out west.-N. Y. Herald