Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-06-15

tngs. IL the besf book for every BODY that the
press has produced In the present century.
and should be regarded as indispensable
to the well-regulated home, reading-room.
library, and place Of business. Golden
Era.
Mr.. A. g. Perkins Of Castinc, has a
collection Of coins. among which are
specimens of all the different gold coins.
made In this country. with the California
gold slng;" also specimens of most all
kinds Of silver coin ever made. including
The Pine Tree Smelling with most all kinds
Of foreign coin. gold and silver. Included
In his cabinet of curiosities" are a nail
cask Of copper coin. Of various kinds. lie
has also gathered up for preservation all
the different kinds Of government script
issued TO date
OF the class which wa. graduated from
the Bangor Theological Seminary last
week. the following have procured places
81 labor: Mr.. J. Elkanah Walker. Of
Forest Grove. Oregon goes a. Mission
AIRY To Turkey Mr.. John I Rea, OF Bos-
ton. Mass, goes 10 Tansyille, Conn. F; Mr..
Alvin d. Jordan. Of RAYMOND to Turner !;
Mr. Albert y. Jones. Of Weld. TO Brooks :;
Mr. VIM Hulse. of Johnston, Wis. to
Michigan; Mr.. y. W Hardy, OF Chicago.
H., to sherman Mills; Mr.. Edward Z.
Eastman. of North Conway. y. H., TO
Conway; and Mr.. WIN. " Bolster, Of
South Paris, to Wiscsss-t.
The following recipe from the Boston
Journal Of Chemisfry' will be found ex-
cellent for this purpose, rs well as in all
cases where whitewash Is employed for
out door uses:
the escape OF steam, and when Stacked
pass 1t through a sieve. 70 every six
quarts Of this lime add one quart IL rock
salt and one gallon of wafer. Alcr this
boil and skim clean. To every five gal
Ions of this add hv slow degrees. three
quarter OF a pound Of potash and tonr
quarts Of fine sand. toloring matter may
be added II desired. Apply with paint
or wht-wa.h brush. This wash looA- a.
well AZ paint and J. almost A. durable a
slate. 1t will stop small leaks In a roof.
prevent the moss from growing over IL.
and render Ii incombustiblc from sparks
falling on 1t. When applied 20 brick work
1t renders the bricks utterly iinp-ryious 10
rain; II enInre- n long A. paint. and the
expense l. mere tribe.
The New York Evening P.1 thus
characterizcs the Ohio Democratic plat
form:
Up TO this point, the platform consists
Of lew wise and siat.-manlike declara-
tions, largely filled out with idle catch
words or pointles> declamations. which
are mostly harmless enough. But the
eleventh and twelfth resolution. are The
widest fArrago Of financial cruIities with
which demagogues ever attempted to de-
ceivr the people. They call for economy
and the punishment OF public thieves. and
reject rcpudiation;" hut they minglc
with these vague grn.raiitirs = definite
demand that the internal revenues be col
lecied by the state authorities that lend
En- of greeuhaCA- To the government h-
paid only in greeuback. that gre-nhacAs
and three per cent. bond, be made couvcr-
tiblc Into one another AT will; and that
customs duties be made payable ''iu legal
tender currency.
The twelfth resolution read thus -
While we reject reputation y quail
IL reject the pro,-osi 20 pay the boud-
holderS rNnru utah the contract with them
n.mands. II bondholdcrs have right 80
have taxpayers and We insist upon Justice
being done 10 both. The creditor i. EMIT
led 10 be- paid In the same currency he
loaned Ia the Government: where he
loaned greenbacks, he should be paid Ia
grecnbacks, unless the contract otherwise
provides; and where he loaned gold hss
should BE- paid in gold. To guard agains,
a too great expansion. grecubacks should
be made convertible into three per cent
bonds at the option of note-holdcrs. said
bonds to be redeemed Ia grecnbacks on
demand. The true method OF returning
to -p-ci. payments /, 10 make customs
dues paw abb. In lcgal-tsnier currency
policy would secure uniform currency
stop gambling in gold, aud thereby elevate
the credit Of the Government"
"A writer In the Evening Pa.t utter, a
strange protest against the eternal house
cleaning" Of New England women. hi.
writer -ay -
But CLEANLINESS. which !. 30 praisew orthy
and which. in itself, j. distinguished with
such emphasis Ia this register, may d.
| carried 10 point beyond The essential and
even beyond the comfortable. 70 he re-
ligiously clean j. 4 virtue. seen Of all men
but To lie lntoleTantly and inquisitorially
clean topples over the good thing Ia th,.
other side again aud makes II vice, W.. IN
NJ" England arr not only -rrnpulou.ly
and punciiliouslv neal ba, We are pain
fully 80: no protracrcd. assituon- labor
no cif-denial nor nervous expenditure are
ever withheld BY the women OF thee states
when the question ~ cleanliness +, at issue.
and TO such excess T. the manlul--nr raih-
er womanful struggle carried against
dirt. that strength and health 81 mother
| and daughter tail before they are ready to
eXclaim. The zeal of my house hath
eaten me up"
General W. ). Schoul-r. who /, writ
| ing some personal remini sciences for the
Boston Journal. tells this ancc,lotr: .On nj.
way from Washington TO Detroit. his,
| after his nomination, Lewis ca,. passed
through New York. lie was accompanied
by large number Of leading politicians
whom John Van Buren, described a,
'A,-- pali-bearers' who were TAXI ng his
body TO Michigan BY way Of the lake,
sarcasm which went the rounds of the
party papers in those days. and which re-
minds us OF another remark Of hi, after
the election was over and TAYLOR had been
elected. which has never been printed.
We Went 10 Washington with John Van
Buren, On Pennsylvania avenue We met
Mr. Hi'es. the proprietor OF the Glob>
tie was going past without noticing Mr..
van buren. who stopped and spoke to
num- Hives looked at him and said in
rather sharp way. You are pretty dem
ocrats IN New York to- allow the state TO
| go Tor Taylor and defea, the democratic
candidate. Van Buren, replied in his
quiet, jocose way. Yes. Riyes. it was too
bad, A. you say; but the truth is Gas. hur,
the old man in our state The TWO then
parted, when Dir. Van Buren, remarked
that he thought Rives had not gained A
point in the game"
The New Departure.
Oh have you heard the latest news.
The butternuts have got the blues
Because they ind they can't refuse
To take the new departure
The martyr from across the lake
Determined for his own dear sake
The copperhsads should boldly take