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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-08-22

ny Louise CHANDLER MoILToN.
They -ai IN the >un together.
TIL n, LAY was almost done.
And then III H. close. au angel
stepped over the threshold stone.
lie folded their hands together.
lie touched the oyrlid> with balm.
And their last breath iloaicd upward
Lihe ia, "lo-" Of solemn psalm.
Like bridai pair they iravrr>od
Ih, unseen. my.ii al ruAd.
lhat l'ad- to thr Beautiful CITY.
Whose Ruilder and Maker l. God.
Perhaps, Id ihai miracle country.
Ih'N VIII Eit. her LOST Youth back.
Anl th, flowers ot ani-hcd >pring-iim,
shall bloom in the >pirii', track.
Uu' Jrau-hl Of the living waters
shall :. ~ior~ hi manhood'- primc.
And eternal wears shall measure
p" ipfr that outllNc, time.
Eu; n, shapes ihey In behind them
II, Wuukl'- and silver hair
MIde sacred u IL by the ki,>r.
Ia, angel imprinted thep-
MrU bids away 10 th, meadow.
~ hon tlI, -lu j. low ia the west
Wh'r' th' Ep"u'- am. cannot lind them.
Nur tine wind disturb their r,-i.
Bu' well lct no trii-ialc tombstone
With ID, ase and date. arise
O',r The iv" W ho ar, Old no longer
ln their Father house in the ,kir>.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-08-22
})oetrp.
A Kiss at the Door.

We were ~Slndiny in the doorway
Nv little wife and l.
The golden sun upon her hair
Fell down 20 silently;
\ small white hand upon my arm.
What could ask for more
Than the kindly glance of loving eye.
y she kissed me at the door.
Who cares Tor wealth. or land. or gold
or fame. or matches poweri
II doc- not give The happiness
OF Just one little hour
With one who loves me as her life
And SAYS ">he loves me more
And | thought she did this morning.
A. She Kissed me at the door.
Ni times il seems that All the world.
With all IT, wealth and gold.
l. very small and poor indeed
compared with What | hold,
And when the clouds hang grim and dark
only wait the more
For ou" who waits my coming step
To his M Al the door.
n she lives tin ~ shall scatter
The fFo-, upon her head.
! know she'll loyc me Just the same
y II, morning We were wed:
But il the angels call her,
And >hr goes 10 Heaven before.
shall know her when meet her.
f"r she'll hi-- me ai the door.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-08-22


One ul our citizens i blessed, or 9th
his case he finds that when woman
viii. size will. Won NAV dnncnI ou', mi
and when -hc won't. -he Wou't.and thnt
IL the eul ONT. Til, pcruliarjty ot NIL
position in hi, wife i Id secret .irno,,.,
hi, a>,oriatr~. and one of them mr,ii,,7p
him the other day. asked:
w, do non know wLy ynu n,..
ike a doukcyy
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opening hi, eve, Wide. No don't
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-h"u 'oi"ftd gloves MS: \ e.,
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drawers --iheaning the store drawers,
'hlt Were painted gray. My drawers, =,
nilse. WAN' l don Wear any y cab
VIZ sceh !t''VIn5 tAe store = icW minute,
1''"I WIN l|dA ~ lhe corner WITH q
i'a'i'ihci'AI'l " Htf 'lce.
AN 'AI''iiliaH named Iauuy DopIah,
. 'e"dH w ',e" va AWAY had W"Iu
''V' oo,tH irt " h!I whenever Mlt
"'i''y Nch' ihto grocery
~ ~ VT TT "',N J" puN tR%7.
,i.'i. go - "c"'Nci "I 'Ht
fellows, by the way.
Egg are c59s to-day, Paddy. rcpHct
the clerk, looking irIunIphantly upon
Two or three lady customers who h,p-
peieu TO be III the store.
falth, l ~ Siad to hear yeeh LAY 20,
iepIlcd fauuH, lof The IL,, ones 2ot
n uafkey IN attempting 10 cross II
Hdtc"""A ieII Though, ana ms head
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enil'l'i uI' "l1u ioafln= n h'l4 nohe
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T.. EoSTEIs--
COFFIN & CASKET ROOMS

The ~uh-crtN.r kcep~ constantly ON hauI aud
for sale, al the Rooms over Man J. Brooks Mil
Anery store. Opposite fl. y :. ~. Whilns- q
go0u supply of
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-08-22
The Old Couple.

ny LnuI>E tHANDLER MoILroN.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-08-22

The people ol one Of the churches in
Norwich, CT. have lately been much
excited over the fact thai two oai-of-
town clergNmen who supplied their
pulpit within to,u' weeks OF each other
favored the congregation with exactly
the same sermon
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28
VOLUME ~.
What Breed of Sheep Shall We Keep for
Both Lambs, Mutton and Wool.

i Nearly every farmer keeps sheep to q
greater or less extent some for wool eX-
clusively, some for raising early lambs for
the butcher, and some for fabtenng for
mutton. We have been repeatedly asked
what we considered the best breed for both
mutton and wool, and would say that our
preference IS for the Southdown. The pure
Southdown buck is especially useful to
cross on common breeds, for our early
lambs for our city markets, where thew
command high prices. The Southdown lamb
and mutton, with which our principal
markets are supplied, are reared from grade
ewes by the Use OF thorough bred South
down rams. IF only the butcher can see
the 'blackfsh or brownish legs and faces, #
sHttices TO make them Seuthdoyu.
The S0nthsloWn epicure himself when
set down to. table with a we'll l-done leg be
fore him, is utterly unable SO tell the grade
from the pure blood.
The male lambs should be altered when
few days old, and their tails tut of at an
inch from the root. They suffer but little
Inconvenience from the operation when
performed at that age, but it is necessary
to take pains in handling, lest they get
Bruised or injured in Struggling They
shonld be held firmly and Quietly They
make better fat lambs, il intended to be
seld as such; and if designed to be kept ~
weathPrs, there Is less risk in the operation
If performed at the time recommended
The fashion OF sheep, like all other fash
ions, is subject to changes. Twenty five
years ago the fashion was TO have clean
heads on Southdown, or those free from
any wool in the forehead. The presence
OF tutt on the forehead woud have ex-
cited suspicion OF Il cross W ith the MeriuO;
but now the fashion has changed, and
tnft of wool is, by some whose observation
does not extend very far back, considered
almost tie standard OF purity.
In reoart to the flock OF ewes for raising
nntten sheep, it depends entirely on cir
cnmstanneS whether it is best to cross them
with Il SQuthdoWn OF CotsWold, or some
other mutton breed. For the last few years
long wOOltd crosses have been profitable
The wool has been in demand for combing
IpurpbSes, and the mutton has commanded
Il ready sale But of course il is useless to
expect this breed or cross to produce n
good feeef and a heavy carcass without
liberal feeding Those who are no. pre-
tpared to give extra food and attention to
their liocks would 40 better To keep South
IdoWn Sheep.
SOuthdOwns constitute the favorite NUT
ton sheep OF England, being not only OF u
higher flavor, but having the fat and lean
lhtermixed, They are said to succeed bet.
ter on dry, short pasturage than the Cots
wolds, ana for this reason would probably
HE better adapted to the conditions Of the
lSOhth. After all however, we are inclined
to the opinion that the flavor of mutton de-
ipends very much on the Kind OF herbage on
(which the animals feed.
\ writer in the Prarie Farmer says Some
Iof my neighbors have the Cot,wold, some
II ha T Tai1 M hox- "a
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28
Soap Boilers Leached Ashes.

An agricultural Journal OF Germany calls
renewed attention to the great value as
manure, OF soap boilers leached ashes,
which, as it is well known, are prepared BY
mixing wood ashes with fresh burnt lirna
and boiling or laaehins the TWO together
for the purpose Of obtaining a caustic lye
Although the soluble salts are removed
from these ashes, the insoluble parts re-
main, namely: The Garbohates, sulphates
principally lime salts, accompanied gener-
ally, by little caustic lime. Experience
has shown that there is no substance equal
TO leached ashes OF this kind for manure
not excepting even the richest guanos the
vegetation Of the cereals becoming broader
than common by its use, and the stalks
more tubular, while the leaves grow of a
dark hluish green. The value OF this appli-
cation is seen more particularly in meadows,
where, curiously enough, nearly all the or
dinary grass disappears in consequence,
and instead of II thick vegetation of red
clover is met with, which Will be rene we'd
year by year for long time without addi-
tional supply. - ..
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28
A Dead City in California.

Meadow Lake Citv IN C,If,,ri, n,,.l,
was once called Sumrnit Citv hna-rad H.,
DAYS oona hv of :, nonnl,tior Of . unn ~,
{ 60o sonls In is tavs of ,r,.ner;t,.
Isovs tha Cr.,ss VaIi,c IT,icn 4 !, bad H.,
stores rood hotels +be,,,.ss salonn. j.,
number and an nvcban,,a ,t which min.
np stonlyc ,rAro .o,d Moo1r,,, + H. MI.
vas q second virriria a., ma atta,n,,
4A N ravi,.e tho ,rona 4SJs Of Xva.LIto
thn fnsb tirnns IF rnrnytCol- ,,,J r.
1sG5 wa tI,;,,t il wa. .nn,, ,,''r.'.,, t,,',.I
ojd,haa,.;n,, rn.. IN sor,1o fo,j,,as .,,.,,,,1
Neadow I'sl,a ANA ,baso Le;1t ,s.a,.,.i '..,,,l
and thn So. 500. '' hai,or ,.,lsaJ ..I,ut ,.
citv Of Snnn,it ~. 1taaJn,, I 49,, W.
hn,p n Snrnno ~, TLla To,aL,. ,,o,,,.I
in n;rht ,nI H. nitT"rod or'.' H. ,h..
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haa,tanod
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cbari.t,.,, 7,,(5,IJ l(at ~, ,,lrl lI,t ,,t. H..
rncI~ rhora r1a,hs,li.,r, b.-I f,;I'i H..
o,.os IL. .I.l[
dinary applianGes OF stampis and quick
silver would not save the gold ot tho,r
rich lodges Chemistry would find a way
to get the richness out of the rock. odd
people saw signs and Young people dream
ed dreams in efforts to save that gold
The Burns process was invented. IN i
d cam, to save gold, and tor a time Mead
ow Lake City continued to hold It's own
in the hope OF the success of Burn, dream.
1t tailed, and the doubters began 70 iuti-
mate that the gold was not in the rock,
and the assavers were wrong or hal been
imposed upon Mills, chemicals, anl
even dreams failed in its turn to turn th.
rock into gold. So the city went down
and is now deserted
A few days ago friend of ours visited
Meadow Lake City. He went up On snow
shoes and took a loc k at the deserted and
snow-coyered place. The houses which
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28
Facts for the Sinule.

A French philosopher has lately brought
to light some curious social statistics com
piled from the records OF eleven years in
France, Belgium and Holland, relative to
the longevity Of married and single men,
which furnish fresh proofs of the danger
of living. 1t appears that married men
between the ages Of twenty-five and thirty
years are far more apt to live then un-
married men, the ratio of deaths being in
their favor, as four to ten and half In
every thousand persons. Here is power
iul argument for early marriages if the
law Of self-preservation becomes their ad
vocate; bur a little further development
OF the records shows that of the same age
widowers die at the rate of twenty-five in
every thousand, being twice as perishable
as their unmarried brethren. When the
age advances to between thirty and thirty
five years the case is reversed Married
men die at the rate of eleven and single
men only five in every thousand, the lat
ter nearly recovering the ground lost in
the previous semi-decade. Unfortunate
widowers, however, are still at a disad-
vantage, dying 'atthe rates of nineteen in
every thousand. These figures open a
wide field for drawing differences and
moral lessons. Evidently dangers hedge
about the life Of man, but the chief and
most apparent warning conveyed by the
facts of the case is the necessity of a
mans carefully preserving the life of a
wife, if he has one, since her loss in
creases by about, fourtold the imminence
OF an end to his own career.
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28

Practical experience has demonstrated
beyond a doubt that horses are benefited
hv liberal root feeding. The action of this
Sind of diet upon the animal is to keep his
digestive organs ia a healthy condition
fhefe are those who do not hesitate 10 as
serr shat bushe1 of carrots is equal to two
bushels of oats for horse. Now, white
my own experience has satisfied me of the
great value of carrots for horses food, and
especially for the patient livery stable
horses that are Kept .onJdTy feed THE year
round, am not prepared to place quite so
high an estimate on their value as that.
They DO possess extraordinary medicinal
properties, es none who have used them
Will deny An experience Of not a few
years has satisfied Ine that carrots fed to
horses during the win ter, and especially
after the first of January, have most
beneficial effect upon, them. They act, when
not fed in excessive quantities, as i mild
aperient, and appear to have the desirable
effect Of admirably fitting the animals for
the hard work of the spring. l am now
speaking of my farm horses.
For livery stable keepers they would, it
seems TO. me, possess a double value.
Horses kept the year round in large cities,
and especially stable horses, rarely get q
mouthfIl of green food Dry hay and grain,
without either grass OF roots is their daily
aDt yearly food. can very well imagine
how grateful to the poor beasts an occas-
iOnal feed of roots must be, and how
strongly humanity pleads for them. As car
rots can be grown as cheapfy as corn, and
yield five times as many bushels to the acre,
l cannot conceive Of any good reason why
they should not form part Of livery STABLE
provender. Journal Of the Farm.
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28
OpergroMn Hogs.

There is not one single advantage to be
claimed in favor OF big hogs. There never
was monster hog which did not make the
man who raised him pay for every pound
he weighed. They do not furnish an ounce
of meat gratis, but charge eull price for
every atom of their carcass. When slaugh-
tered, it takes long time to get one cool to
the marrow In the bone, aud then when the
hams are put in SALT it Is troublesome to
finish them TO the centre. -Four hundred
pounds live weight is as large as hogs
should be, in order to make good bacon.
Beyond this size there is a loss somewhere.
Either the feeder, butcher OF consumer is
cheated, and as general thing every one
who has anything to do with the big hog
will find, if he observes closely, that they
are not SO profitable as the smooth, nice
hogs OF only $50 pounds weight. A small
head, with little, upright ears, and legs and
ears delicate to perfection, are marks which
indicate the greatest amount of food con
sumed; and will always draw more readily
the attention of the butcher.
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28
From the II 6aitfnrd Couranti
Death of the Oldest Insured Person - the
United States.

The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
Company of this city has just been called
upon to adjust a loss caused by the death
OF probably the oldest insured person i'll
the United States, viz, Miss Eunice Whit
beck Of Luzerne county, Penn, il August
1870, in the nincty-third year Of her age.
She was insured twenty-five years ago by
Mr. Abram Oakley Of Columbia County,
New York, TOR his own benefit, in other
words, as Il speculation. The sequel
showed, however, that the scheme paid
Just about as we'll as an investment in
Erie stocks. In those days the companies
insured up to an advanced age, The
limit now, however. is siXty-iive years in
the Connecticut Mutual. Mr.. Oakley
probably expected to realize handsomely
after few payments, but the venerable
spnster of three score and ten didn't die.
land after some years, becoming disCour-
aged at the constant drain upon his re-
sources, assigned the policy to one Peter
EConkfng. The latter bore the brunt Of
annual payments for seven years, and
gave il up as a bad Job, assigning the
policy to James Conkling, who was plucky
to the end and paid regularly up to
the year of his death, which occurred
when Miss Whitbeck was ninety or there
abouts. Meanwhile, the case had become
famous in the office, and number ''3GlJ"
was looked upon as veritable curiosity
in life underwriting. The "Ola Lady,
as they called her, was really 4 character.
Eager As life insurance men are supposed
to be for the long lives of their patrons.
they We're especially so in ibis case,
! for in a few years more the mortality
tables would have RIM ont anl tlr,t
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28
Lilly.

Lilly. with the may hair
BY the sunbeam dyed, Deg "
With the forehead high and fair a...
VIII you be my bride:"
The Lilly sighed, "I'll be your bride
If to the yoH swear ,.-t -.... b
Your love will last when years are past
And blanch my golden hair" l..
Lilly, moving like thelfawn . ... .,---. .
In your maiden pride:
Stately a> the whte-neeked swan
VIII vou be my iride:''s-et o.'..i 80 q
Then Lilly sighed. III he Your bride .-
i. II YOUR faith you plight ,........ Us. ..
To love as warm when st0ops my form,
NV sep no more moves light -'
Lilly, with the glittering eyes.
Stars Il. eyeiitid y w.
With every charm that lovers prize
VIII you be my bride"
Then Lilly sighed, ''Tli be your bride
If You pledge y6tr truth .
70 love still OH when, one by one -. ..''.-.
Have fled the charms OF YOUTH
l Swore the oath, took the vow,
And, standing by her. side,
] sealed the compact on her brow,
And Lilly made my bride. ~
The happy wears have me'and gone,
And. silNered Lilly's hair; .....
Her steps less light, her eyes less bright,
Bnt in my sight she's fair.
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28

SALT FOR CATTLE. Cows now in full flow
of milk absolutely require salt, without
which their milk will not be perfect. 1t is
not only because the cows are fond of salt
that it should be given to them, but also for
the fact that if they are deprived Of it
either the yield of milk will become dimih-
ished or the quality deteriorated. Further
than this, salt is an assistant to digestion,
and as lsuch is conducive to- the health OF
animals. ,t
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28

The Boston Journal of Chemistry says
"rbe cause Of failure in the use of concen-
trated fertilizers is often due to the manner
in which they are applied. 1t is difficult for
those. who have been accustomed to use
bulks manures to realize that the fnll fertil-
izng potency Of bushel Of animal excre-
ment may be held in a large tablespoon,
and that a handful of one adds to plant
structures as decidedly as several shovel
fnls of the other" 1t is only question OF
cost ia preparation. --
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28

flowers and lays them on that grave, sing
ing to herself meanwhile a sort Of low IN
cantation, which no one ever pretends TO
understand. M,r ,atM .4-- ...4.. --
Not until Mrs. Spencer had been many
days my wife and the faithful Mrs, Hurd
slept under the violets, did Alicia ever
know the pertidv Of her former husband.
And when | told her, after the first,
shock was oyeg, she crept into my arms ~
and whispered;
''B0t'if'it had not been for james crime
! should not have found You, Herbert
So good sometimes does come out of
evil. "
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28

A correspondent of the Canada Farmer
believes that bees-sugar may be made prof.
tably 10 Canada; that a. factory there might
afford to pay from $50 to $50 per acre. for
heets; that roots grown there contain as
much sugar as those grown III france or
Germany. These Conclusions are baset on
experiments made on 3 working soaleo
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28

Experiments conducted by the Royal Agri-
cultural Society of England, with the dyna-
memeter, show that as much force is re-
gured to draw three ploughs on the top Of
the land as to draw one when doing its
work in the land.
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28

q Another shipment Of American Short
horns to England is reported. Recently Mr..
Woodbnrp, of Kentucky, sold to an English
gentleman two Durham heifers-the eldest
two years old-for $l3 900.
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28

The Western Farmer is informed that a
young man, living near Sun Prairie, Wis,
on Nov. 10th, husked one hundred bushels
OF ears of corn in ten hours. The corn
was Cherokee and White Dent. The corn
was thrown on the ground in piles. '-.
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28

The Poultry Chronicle gives the follow
ing mode Of trapping crows, which win in
terest the boys: 1.-THE quickest and surest
trap for crows is TO place steel trap in the
shallow water of a pond SO that the jaws,
when open, are just under. the water. On
the treade place a tuft of grass or moss,
making miniature island, then cut small
stick with three branches, forking in such
& manner as to support an egg on them; :;
stick this about six or eightinclIes from tire
trap, lay little moss, grass OF leaves oyer
it. and place the egg on the forks, so 1t will
appear as if floating on the water; cover
the remainder OF the trap lightly with grass
so as to hide 1t from sight. Te obtain the
egg the crow will light on the sisland, and
find, too late, that he is caught. .f4
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28

The Massachusetts Society for Promoting
Agriculture will award, on the first of
March next, two prizes Of $500 and 5000
respectively to the best establishments in
the State for the culture of fishes for food.
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28

The Michigan State Relief Committee
have contracted for 400 plougts, to be ready
as soon as spring opens, for use among the
destitute farmers. ..5.t .!
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28

A FAITHFUL Doc. During the storm of
Friday nights "a man with a load Of shingles
was driving down to this city, from
Orono when his horses were brought to a
standstill at a deep drift. Finding that he
could not haul his load through, he un-
harnessed the horses and led them to
friends stable, but did not notice that his
dog remained by the team. The faithful
animal had been taught to watch the team
and would not leave even that bitter cold
night, and upon his masters return The
next morning the poor dog was found
dead in the SHOW. Bangor Commercisi.
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28

California Is going into the tree business
in earnest. 1t has hired State tree planter
at cost of 900 year and expenses.
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28

Low HEADS. The Horticulturist says the
tide of favorable opinion for heading fruit
trees low for orchard culture Is now ex
perieHeing O revHlsion. Orehardists who
cultivate their orchards, AID are in the
habit of blowing or stirring the soil. peri
odically, say w-headed trees will not
answer. It is impossible to approach near
enough with the horse and implement; and
irence the high standard methods Of train
ing will hardly be given up. Low training
will answer for. garden culture, or for orch
ards where there is a, good deal Of hard
labor. -11'
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28

An undertaker's office in Indianapolis recent
ly bore this cheerful inscription ON the front
door "Gone for dead man-back soon"
The Republican journal., 1872-03-28

The Ohio farmers have7organized aCow
Insurance Companies 7-,'---" .--.