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Is Suicide Epidemical?

Not always. There are isolated cases of
suicide, just as there are isolated cases of
murder: but there are also epidemics OF
suicide. just as there are epidemics of mur-
der. There are certain widespread men,
tai and moral conditions. affecting whole
communities. and even extending 10 remote
districts, which predispose their subjects
10 self destruction, and when some mem
Der of this fated class takes himself of in
a unique or shocking manner. he gives an
impetus TO the general suicidal predetermi-
nation which precipitates many victims to
their doom. That is the philosophy OF
what is called the suicidal mania.
1t Is usually supposed that this mania is
confined TO large cities and dense popula-
tons; but well-attested facts show that
this suppOsition is erroneous. Within the
past week one Of these periodical outbursts
OF seif-destructiOn occurred in the interior
OF this State among scattered population.
Three persons committed suicide near
Warwick, ON the Warwick branch of the
Erie Railway, within eight and forty hours.
One of them was a farm hand, another
was q woman seventy years old, and the
third was q well-tO-do farmer. living near
the Orange and Sussex county line. No
cause is assigned for sny of these suicides.
The next day which was Sunday. widow
aged sixty-nine years drowned herself in
the Delaware river at Belyidere. not far
from the district where the other suicides
were committed. About the same time an
old farmer named MOSES DICKERsON hung
himself at Quaker Settlement, in Orange
county. and = young lady named JULIA
FUTILE destroyed herself with a dose of
strychnine In Canton. Ps., not far from
the New York line. Here were dix sui
cides committed within three days. within
a small area Of country. rs If by . com
mon impulse. THIS. With many other
notable facts Of the sane kind. would seen
to indicate that suicide may b spidamiea.
New York 6sa.
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The Summer Vacation.

The practice Of spending more or less
of the hot summer days in relaxation is
gaining rapidly on the public. Each sue
ceeding year finds the nomadic army en-
larged. and the time of vacation extend
ei. All the accessible points of interest
IN Maine. where the cool sea-breeze can
DE enjoyed. and where the many works of
nature can be seen and admired have
their summer visitors. Some of these
come 10 spend the hot season because Of
the comfort to be extracted. If good stop
ping places are secured. some because they
need the rest. and the relaxation from the
excessive toll Of days and night imposed
by an exacting public which they serve
annually for a few hundred dollars. The
clergyman. the lawyer the business man.
ali need this relaxation. for their work. a.
1t j. said OF that of women. is never done.
With them there j. no ten-hOur system
The active brain which has to discount
thoughts for the masses whom they serve.
knows no arbitrary laws. nor cessation Of
labor until 30 much brain work l. wrought
out. The task may be- one that can be
completed with ordinary ease, and it may
be- one that will require nights a, well a
days of hard work. So therefore. this
new. or comparatively so. national idea OF
running away from dull care and hard
work for few weeks in summer is 10 he
commended. But while thinking of the
necessities Of the professional man and the
merchant. We should not forget that of
another class, whose work i never com
pleted.-that of the women MANY a
weary and hard-worked woman needs the
summer vacation. Some OF these have
shops and the care of many nimble hands
under them, and they suffer in body and
mind from an excess OF care and work.
Others have the care of large families. and
work from early morn to dcwy eve, gem
orally, with strong faith and hope; but
these fail at times and rest is needed
But does rest and relaxation follow the
change of residence: If mans artificial ap-
petite and cultivated tastes did not follow
him withersoever he goes. if he would be
content with a simple fare. and less atien-
ton than city life demands. il seems 10 us
that more genuine pleasure would follow
the summer tourists.
1t would be doing these seekers after
pleasure. health and recreation. a good SER
vice if some - ready writer would write
an article on the '-art of enjoying sum-
mer vacation.
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The first prize for original defamation
Monday night, was given to Horace W.
Tllden Of Lewiston; second, to Elihu b.
Haskell OF Guilford.
After these exercises were over the Al
umni proceeded to the Memorial Hall
where 4 bountiful table WAS spread After
'linner speeches were made by the Presi-
.Icot Of the College. DIR. Champlin, Ex- Gov
ernor Coburn, Gardiner Colby and others
In the evening the Memberships, assi.-
ted by Mrs. II. NJ. Smith. gave a grand
concert. The house was filed. and the
music was excellent. Immediately after
the concert there was a commencement
Ball at the Town Hall
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Bread and Cheese

Col. Mct""k the Democratic Candidate
f"r Governor OF Ohio. don't take naturally
to The new departure.
-rhabc carr Tie au;hor-.- +, dead
Alice her sister i; will be- remembered died
about tx months since
The grain crop OF the ni,.d state.
for $50 1, c-tlmatc,l by n writer in IN.
Evening Pot At 80 uDpDop bushels.
a man by the nam. Of william 4.
Glover i ~ trial ia Boston for being con
ccrned In the Boyl>ton Bank robbery nf
l-,9.
The University ot Vermont and Of
Colby having opened their door, to women.
Il j supposed OF cour- =. that Na.,ar will
open IT. door- to men.
The publishers OF The Good Seed"
+ 9. Rich Il Co. Portland. offer to their
subscribers the beautiful steel engraving
The Babe in the Woods" This engrav-
ing j. given % each subscriber. a. a pre-
MUM, while the paper itself j, worth all
that /, asked for it. but with this engraving
ash subscriber get, more than his money.
worth.
Among the recent rulings Of the Post
once Department = that Letter. once
Delivered from post office can not be re-
mailed without prepayment of a new post
age Another /, that advertising sheets
are not entitled 10 the same privilege a.
regular newspapers. but If sent through
the mails should be charged with transient
rates"
The monthly debt statement of th.
treasury Department has shown a de-
crease Of the public debt for every month
since President Grant assumed office
The decrease for the month of july has
been s.. IOl .31!. For the last FIVE month.
Il has been S31 .319.9s9, or at the rate of
=. 41o.59l month; and for the twenty
nine months since the present administra-
tlon came into power, ii has been s212.-
l34- 400. or AT therate of g., 349. 1852 month
mus the payment of the principal of the
public debt. during the month of july
1871, was more rapid than il has been up-
on the average Of the whole time of Cen
eral Grants presidency; and the average
monthly decrease OF debt for the last five
months has been nine-tenths a, great n
for that whole time.
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O>ln the early days OF railroads in
massachusetts, there were faint hearts
among the capitalists and railroad men as
there is in other sections now.
When the Boston and Worcester rail-
road was first started in 1885, ten thousand
dollars had been assessed on the stock.
holders 70 pay for survey and location
between Boston and 4eedham, and two
miles Of the road had been built, commen-
cling at Mr.. Winship's garden In Brighton
just then large number Of the stockhold-
ers got frightened at the magnitude Of the
work. and petitioned the Directors 10 Gail
meeting to see about surrendering their
Charter. The meeting was called and the
petitioners were notified that they could
surrender their certificates and receive
oae& fls money which they had paid on as
sessmeDt, about ten dollars per share. A
no one ever ayailed himself Of the priv.
lege, and Is the stock Is worth nearly lSC
now it is not likely they ever will. -
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WHEREAS. on the 5th day Of June A. D. ia!i
" the CITY Council laid out q street In ~
City Of Ellsworth, described a. follows: Com.
meneing At the ccktre OF Oak street and on the
North Ii &c oil Main street. and run North IA ~
Erees West tsentysix rods, and oae and one
half rods on each ss,ie Of said line thence con-
,inainx The same course any rods more two ROD,
In width. on each side Of said line thence Norta
~ degrees . minutes West nineteen rod . OF the
sAmc width thence North lsS degrees Yves, sixty.
six rods Of the same width theace North "a -
Grces - minutes wcst twenty three roi : Of tbs
same width to state Street, near the ton Of The
hiii known a. The " Old Town House Hiil-
Therefore ordered that Tie CIV couneii h.. Il,
session on SATURDAY the 18th day sf August
inst. al the City Council Rooms al o'clock r. NJ
b1r the purpose OF estimating the damage. an =
person may SUSTAIN thereby.
Ordered further tina, the City Clerk give legal
notice thereof.
4 true copy OF the order As 1t passed both
Boards Of the City Council
Ellsworth, August ,, 1871. sws
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AUGUSTA. Aug. eth

AIVVNIN. NT-. TN.
Another unfortunate accident occurred
on the Maine Genital railroad this morn
in., At North Vassalboro. The regular
freight train WAS standing on a side track
takin. In wood and water. An extra
freight train was close behind. and the
engineer says that myriads Of grasshoppers
had got upon the track, aud had been
crushed by the other train, rendering the
track 50 slippery that he could not control
his train The result was his engine ran
into the rear car of the regular train,
smashing II badly. One man was severely
scaldcd. another had an arm broken. and a
lady had leg broken. Three cars were
badly damaged. The engine was also con
sidcrably damaged.
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Colby Anniversary Exercises.
COMMENCEMENT DAY AT wATEgyILLE.

T..
WATERvILLE, Aug. 3, 1871.
The exercises of Commencement Day
came on Wednesday with entire success
The day was beautiful, the attendance
good, and the church crowded. The
exercises at the church were as follows:
|. grafton, The American scholar
,, Arthur ash Wiley, CLerryfeld
Charles Wilbert Foster, Portland.
Fred Morse Wilson Wateryilie
1. Grafton, The True greatness Of Nations,
Fred Irving Campbell. Cherryfeid.
5. English Oration, The Baconian Philosophy
Charles Howard Sturgis Cherryfeld
s. Grafton, The Province OF Poetry.
Walter Forrest Aar,ton Bath
!. Grafton, Force Spiritual.
William Libby, Liyermore.
Q. English Grafton, Language.
Aibanps Kimbalf Quincy, Cape Elizabeth
.. knsiish Grafton, Progressive Culture.
Defwin Augustus Hamlin, sidney
10 1ns'''' "fa''0n, net ss1s,,o0 Paine w,,.
~ Grafton, Leadership by Service.
Scotto Hedge Blewests Augusta. Nv
u. English Grafton The sphere OF Artistic Culture
willis Bronson Mathews, Auburn.
Excused.
The parts were all ereditable. The de.
gree OF ID. ID. was conferred on Prof. S.
X. Smith; Ii. ID. on Josiah H. Drum
nond, The degree of A. NJ. on the fol.
lowing In the class Of IS; J. L. Taylor,
Chas. L. Clay, John B. Clough, Thomas
w. Butler, G. W. Davis, II. C. Hallowell,
Frederick A. Waldron, Wm. H. Clark.
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Foreclosure of MORTGAGE

WHEREAS. MARY J. JORDAN OF Ellsworth
" IA ue '"nn'v oil Hancock. ana State Of
Atine, IN tho twenty thrd dav OF September 4
u is's by her deed oi Nor gage OF that date ~.
corded In Hancock Registry Of Deeds Vol IjI
axe ao', conveyed 70 Tue undersigned the follow
ing lot or parcel Of land. with the building,
thereon sitnatod m said Ellsworth, on III , Sorfh
slde OF Court street, and bounded as follows .
on the North by land Of Alfred JOY, on the East
By land OF Alexander d. Black. on the south nv
t"urt street, anu on the West by larfi of James
htTTVni containing eighteen square rods, and
oeing The same Row occupied BY Geo Cunning
han.
The condition contained N said Mortgage hay-
ing deem broken, by reason whereof ! hereby
claim (, Teelosgrc OF the same riding To th,.
statutes IN suth case made and provided
CYNTHIA FRAZIER
by a. NiswELL. her Ntt'y
Ellsworth. July - l-lI- 3w3i
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To the Editor Of the American:

To the Editor Of the american
In the letter signed M printed In your
paper last week, Gen. Squirting Is indirect
ly charged with receiving the support Of
the liquor interest of Ellsworth. II Is not
to be supposed that seeker for once
should refuse a mans vote because the two
may differ on some point Of morals. But
1t seemed to me impossible that this por-
ton of the community which has suffered
so much from the officers of the law should
| now favor the denomination of sheriff
Squirting, who has up to this time allied
movement: and in whose platform temper
ance has formed wide plank.
! could not accept this statement Of NJ
without further proof; and have been at
| some pains to investigate. The result of
my investigation is astonishing. find
nineteen ramseliers who are openly In favor
of the denomination of A. b. Squirting as
Sheriff. and only one who opposes it. Now
do these men rest satisfied with an express
sion of opinion merely. In case Of this
| kindg
IL will be a. difficult for other temper
ance men as for me. to believe that this
outrageous anomaly exists. But they will
find that it does exist: that Gen. Squirting,
the much vaunted temperance sheriff has
the earnest support OF every rumscller Ia
Ellsworth except one. From this. one of
two conclusions must follow: either that
the rtImsellers have gone stark mad. and
propose this year TO vote from principle
and not from interest. or that Gen. :. has
taken leave of his temperance principles
If he ever had any. and has traded with the
rumsellers. The unchecked sale Of rum
In Ellsworth for the last nine months favors
the latter conclusion. II Gen. Squirting at
tempts to explain this state Of affairs by the
change in the Office ofcounty ATTY. last sum-
mer. he meets with an ugly difficulty. lie
then admits that the rum prosecutions prior
10 the Fall Of 1870. were brought about by
the vigilance of the county Atty. and that
he deserves no credit. He Acknowledges
his own weakness and utter inability to
make head against the powers of rum.
But these suggestions will not stand for
moment. The rumseller- know that
house divided agans; itself must fall. and
are voting from interest. The twenty
rum shops now in full blast" owe their
success for the last nine months. TO the
fostering care Of Sheriff Spurling. and he
cannot shield himself from the odium OF
their support by the pretended negligence
Of any other officer. have only Ia ask IL
the temperance men of this county will
allow this deception to be haunted in their
faces any longer. Shall we permit the
back of our party to be broken BY such
loads a. this: VIII the men OF this county
who vote from principle countcnance aud
uphold such a contemplate lack Of prin-
ciple a. this:
\ few years since the rum influence aud
good templar> struck hand, and carried
the same ticket To the polls. and demo
cratic rule for wear in Ellsworth was the
result. l. the same result to be brought
about. by the same combination. In the
county of Hancock
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Freedom Notice.

SoR = VALUABLE CONSIDERATION to me
pHid 10y nv minor sou, T. lisOn Abbott hereby
give; release aud relinquish unto him his time
until he Is tweniy-one Years of age 10 10 ,na
tran act business for hunsef, as though he were
OF inii age And he Is to have all Of his own
earnings inf MS proper use, and am to paw non.
OF ms debts or be at any expense his account
are, w this as,e MOsfs ABBOTT
Wltness-JAaEs A. RIPLEY
Orlanh, July u. Is1I a,.a1
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General News.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Aug. eth
The Ecturns generally show republican
gains. The republicans concede Leslies
election by about 10000 in the State. 1t is
variousiy estimated here at from 20, 600 TO
81. 600 which |, a falling of from the Grant
Seymour election of 20 900 to 81 900 ard
from +o,oo0 tn 30. 900 from the last suber-
Material election. All the democratic
candidates for the Legislature are elected.
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Twenty Eight Years Practice

In the Treatment of Diseases incident 70 Females
mas placed DIX DOW at the head OF all ply sci ans
making such practice specially, anJ enable :
MIN !" guarantee speedy and permanent cure
IN the worst ease' Of SsPpress'o. aud all other
As""rsaf D0a.se@esfs, from cAaferer casss.
All letters for advice must contain 81. Once No.
sESpicorr STREET. BosroS
y. B-board furnished to those desiring to re-
main under treatment
Boston, July, ls;i.-spno.Iyr
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Administrators Sale,

NOIlt Is HEREBY GIVEN that by yirt ne OF
~ license from Hon. Parker tuck judge ~
Frobate Tor fhs County OF Hancock, there Will h,.
exposed for sale al the Store Of l.. r tatOu VS.
Deer Isls, on TIE second day OF September next .
at Ten ooors IN the forenoon, ali the firal Estate
OF whirh AnthOny Merchant late OF said II.,-f
Isle died seized aud posses sed. Sad Real +
taln consists OF one hundred aud ATTY acre. %
land and two dwelling houses situated On Myf
chants Island called.
HENRY EATON, AImlu.stralor
beer Isle July q. 1871 }.sf
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BACHELORS HAIR DYE.

This splendid Hair Dye Is the best in the world
Harmless. reliable, instantaneous, does not con.
tain lead. nor any r,faiio poi sou to produce paray
ss or death Avoid the vauntei and sielns ise
preparations Boosting Wit tues they do not pos
The genuine W. 4. Batcheior's Hair DYE has had
80 years untarnished reputation to uphold its IN
tcgrtiy a. the only Perfect Hair Dye BLACK or
Brown sold hy all Druggists. Applied al IL
Bond 81. Y. spe iysl
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For Sale.

<@A IN EDEN The tarln and buuIsnEs lat,.
HsM iy occupied by samuel ~usait TAI.
x-Ah8 place - beautifully situated on rru.l-
man. Bay, on the ROAD 10 Bar Harbor with ane
Visw Of Bay and Mountain scenery. 10 q pleasant
neixhborhoofi Has Il Il wet finished ntttxr
and Barn, excellent well OF water and 4 good
growth of nro wool, produce. from three 70 live
'ons OF hay annually. contains furty acrcs
Any one wanting so desirable a situation can
apply to LEOSARD j. THOMAS
Eden. July 20, ls-l. gSu
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DUBLIN. Aug. 6th.-In spite OF the
prohibitions OF the authorities. the friend.
OF amnesty attempted To hold meeting
this afternoon In Ph-nix Park Mr. SMITH,
member uf Parliament, Mr. Sullivan.
editor OF the NntioR. aud John sullivan
Byrn, lrishm Ii. entered the park with a
large crowd. Police Superintendent How.
standin. on the Wellington monument,
ordered Smyth aud his followers to deslSt,
wien hc was hurled Ia the bottom of the
monument and barbarously maitreat-d.
fearful riot cnsucd. The police
charged upon the mob and beat and kicked
men women and children iudiscriminat.ly.
Tho hgh, lasted half an hour. when the
police, having been reinforced, succeeded
in dispensing the rioters. Smyth. sullivan
aud man named Nolan were badly
wounded. Over oHc hundred injured have
been taken To the hoSpi' al
The authorities are firm In their deter
minat'on to prevent any meeting. and the
leaders ~ the attempt to-day will be
prosecuted.
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HAIR TEA.

4 lady writes: about six months apo
my hair was coming out 80 badly that At
every dressing used to get a handful
which, not wishing to throw away, 1 laid
oy In box. have used two bottles Of
Eoap Hair Tea. and nov DO nc. get
enough to tie the ends Of my braids, and
have to go to the bog for a few hairs for
that purpose. 4thiah every lady ought to
know what > remarkable Hair Prs.erver
you Make"
Or. ks0EDrs Ham TEA, q comples,
io''ee Article to beautify and invigorate
'ne Hair, y sold BY Drassish everywhere
= sA'SVpe eoeae. lysowls
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The following account Of the Bingham
Lands was written by VIM. Allen. Esq.
of Norridgewock. now In his 9ad year.
The history Of this immense purchase will
be new and doubtless Interesting {. most
of the people of Maine.
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Dissolution Of Copartnership

THE COMPREHENSIVE heretofore existing and
! doing business under the name OF g. y
Thomas 90 b, - this tay dissolved Nv mutual
consent The business Of the firm III be set -
by u. y. Thomas. who will continue business Al
iAe OLD stand Boy wanted nj the NH from four
teen 10 hite~n years Of age Inquire nf
Is. p THOMAS
49, JOSEPH THOMAS.
Ellsworth. August !, ISL. IuiI
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Charles G. Burrill,
Life. Fire. and Marine
Insurance Agent

Once PETER's BLOCK. Ellsworth. Me.
III The closest examination Of the tina ncial
condition Of the Companies represented at this
Agency Ia desired.
Policies written for responsible Solicitors
snd Agents on liberal term-, and correspon d
encc solicited spno .23if
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NOTICE IN rOrrpus~s

Let no one leave home without bottle OF Ia
THANs CATHARriC EXTRACT. One should
nave stomach Of Iron TO stand hotel life bu the
most delicate need not tear with bot, IL or La
thams Cathartic Exfr act At hand
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To the Editor of the American 4:


In January 1870 three young fellows
were committed to the County Jail on the
charge Of larceny Of some bacon hams.
In the town of Eden. Two Of these fellows
bore the name Of Mayo. and one that OF
John d. Thomas. As part Of the Official
record OF Sheriff Squirting 1 give you the
following particulars: One Of the Nsyos
was sent out 0u he Bucksport road to
chop wood by the Sheriff. This fellow ran
away from his work, and has not anee re-
turned. The other Mayo WAS sick with
fever. and the Sheriff compelled the jail
debtor Aorse to nurse him - per state
nenf In Last weeks Aneyteas. John H.
Thomas, the third, bad besp . good soldier
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VOLUME II.
For Sale.

H foR SALE IN ELLSWORTH BY th,
lssSh subscriber. a good two story House Any
stable, with IA rods Of land on Usoc am
street also 30 acres Pasture and Wood Ia 20
ciuoing three acres moving, siiuatad
near samuel uoo'twins, on the Oak Point ROAD
ALSO -
One fourth part each of the following na,nel
vessels schooncrs orosimbo, Lodu ska ReI"n
do and Cathafine. ID q FlTnN
Ellsworth, july ii, ISL. All,
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Proposals.
state OF Maine.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,

Augusta. July ~, Is.l.}
- EALED PROPOSALS will be received by the
- tommiitre Of the oupeii on Public Instrne-
tons. until To9C nADAI the n1sh Aay 81
AoGass o@ls, for building two story D0lC \
eCaOOl BaOCsE, At Csstine. for the East
ern Name Normal school.
Plans and upecidcAtions may be seen as the OF
Zee Of the Sclsct,nen Of Castinc.
SAID proposals may be for the " hole work or
separate proposals may be made for the cellar
add underpinning and for the supcrsrueture
The Committee reserve the right to reject an V or
all proposals.
Proposals. % be directed 10 the undersigned at
Bangor.