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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-05-09
state OF Maine.

To the Honorable Court Of comfy Cornri-sion.
er7 for the Couaty OF Hancock
we the Undersigned Ii habii ants Of tie town of
Hancock, ,unblS represent, that rubisc cpuven-
'eire requires that D public way Dc iiil ont a..
follow. beginning at The County roti between
the dwelling houses ct stephen and Martin >f-.t.
TN thence East northery to the ltte waters of
iashtoh BAY, there 70 lay out a town l.andn r.
The >elecimeu OF Saul town, az. easontbiy RI
inord YOUR Petitioners considering Jhem,elye,
aEgricveti 10y such refusal Wc th.rrl,,rn ,r,,,
your iion"rs, to lay out and establish saii road
anu Landing "A, the law in such cases provides
as IN 9uty bound Twill ever pray.
PELTIAH MOORE
Hancock, Mar, 4, 1872. and "A others.
STATE OF MAINE
Aprii Term, 4. d. 1872
Upon the ioi egOiug pcttfisn IL j.. cnusi.t.-., -.
The Commissioners that the petitioners ara. roo.
pohslnie and taat they ought 20 be heard forch.
H., ,ia W. mailer SCI form n their petition, and
therefore order that he COUNTY COMMISSIONER
meet at felaliah Moore, store on Tuss-
Jay TIE eleventh day OF June next "a, O
UVl?eA a, ~, ana thence proceed to view the
IVulc mentioned IN SAID petition Immediately
aiier winch view, hcariig OF IN. l1srtIa' ~,
Witnesses viii be had at some convenient nice IN
''l .i''l such otner measures taken ia tie
Ell. Ana Il j. further ''7' pup
Ui'lfHtp-Ihat notice OF the time place and
purpose Il Tie COMMISSIONER meeting ,t.,,. y
pe SlNeh 70 aii persons and corporations I'M ere.,
~ oy serving aitested copies OF the petitinn M
''''n 'iuei 'ieieoh' upon the CLERK OF he town 81
Hancock
and BY posting up attested comics a. 49,,
SAID. IN three public places IN said " i',,n
niirty uays at least before the time appointed for
aaia view, and by publishing the peiitjon ami
oriel thereon, three weeks sncces iiveiy IN ,he
Ellsworth American, a new -naner nnbi'sb n N
, ,p"o,i IN the County of Hancock the first
n"n'-'a'oh TO be thirty days at least before the
Ion, ~ sau view, that all persons and corpor
think lii. - '"eS
Attest, IL. b. SAUNDERS, Clerk.
a ~ uc COPY VI the petition and order
~" Attest H. D. saunders, Clsrs.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-05-09
Speeial n {.
SKIN DIS as "

PERkl'N IMPROVED COMEnONE AND PIN.
flt REMEDY The ~kIn Nrdlri e I'll the "a.
i W Arra1tct y cure FLESH WpEMS rIMrlF.
cruptIons ani BLpTCHED di-H-nrulun- IN I'M
ita' Noii hy al druggist. Depot A. Bond vi.
\rsy York w
For Moth Patches, FrcckIc..
AID TAN. l - PERNG'S Morn AND FEtCk.
II LOTION The vel knowp reliable ald harm.
lrss remedy tbr brown Dt~cJiprutpu- ~ tha ftrr.
frorarei only by Or b. O. Perry. Derm olngi.t.
g. Bond street, \. Y. Soil BY Druggists every.
where. CuoI5
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-05-09
Overcoat Lost.

On Saturday April 9th between Bucksport and
ELLSWORTH Brown Overcoai. The finder will
Goller favor BY leaving 1t at The store OF Geo.
Es'Sasr. awlo
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26

Beau Brummel had one friend
who was clergyman, and when the
latter was q guest ut his table he
was accustomed to say grace-a for
mu!a gener ally dispensed with on
other occasions. "You may always
know whether we are going to have
champagne" said Brum1nel, "by the
way in which Plymby asks the bless
ing. If he sees only common glasses,
betokening claret and sherry, he will
content himself with For what we
are about to receive ETC.; but if his
sight is gladdened by the tall glasses
that promise sparkling wine he will
shut his eyes, and commence with
Bountiful Jehovah.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26

How is it that women mahaeete
look so cool in warm weather? A
man will go Tapping along with
open vest, handkerchief in hand, hat
on the back Of his head, hugging a
narrow strip Of shade OH the side
walk with q dogged desperation,
that projecting stoops, cellar doors
and wheelbarrows well=nigh heighten
to insanity, and making a show Of
himself like q boiled cotrot steaming
from the pot while a woman-a
young wo,nan--will turn out in a
streaked dress, put on some kind of
q hp-net around her waist, a little
frilling, some blue ribbon and lace
collar, and sail along under q noon
day sun, looking as cool and grace
full as Norway pine on its native
hills. Why is it?
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26
st. RtNCH'NlE, LOUISIANA FRIDAY, july 26 1872. MN

candidates by the other than the
Cincinnati convention as additional
evidence Of tfreir acceptibility to the
American people. I believe it to be
the duty as we'll as right of every
American citizen to exercise his po=
litical prerogative freely and fearless
ly, and, on occasion, give full express
sion to his sentiments, while care
fully respecting the same duty and
right in all other men and that in
governments like ours all effort to
control the political action of the cit
izen by class, caste, or sectional pre-
judice; for individual, factional, or
partisan aggrandizement, if success
full to any extent and through any
considerable period Of time, will in
evitably tend toward the subversion
Of the very objects for which coop
erative or republican governments
are formed. In the performance of
this duty as citizen, and in the ex-
ercise Of this undoubted right, I
shall in my humble sphere advocate
the obliteration Of all party lines;
and the sustenance of a new party;
SO composed as to give promise Of
successfully mastering the problems
Of the present and future, under the
leadership Of that grand old veteran
Of equal rights, Horace Greeley,
whose record and whose life, is a
sufficient guarantee that the rights
Of all men will be protected under
his administration. I am not un-
mindful of the utter insignifcance of
my effort in this direction. Neither
do I imagine for one moment that
my opinion will affect the general re-
suit. Nevertheless, I shall endeavor
to perform my whole duty, and shall
accent cheerfully all the conse-
quences.
Very respectfully,
w. U. SAUNDERS.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26
GIsEELEY,S COMING.

o golly, have you seen dc massa
With big smile on his faced
He's packed his trunk, and ,!cy say hos going
For to leave dc good old place.
Ee heard de people call to him,
Three million hearts like one;
Dew say next four years he'll be livn'
Way down in Washington.
Chorus-De massa will run, YOU bet,
Just like q cc-horse, q,
O,,larkies now our firecley's come,
And the days Of Jubilo.
Now darkies, when November comes
We will march Off to dc polls,
And as he fought TOR us SO. long
We will work with heart and soul,
And when de- sun sets on dat day
We will gather every one
And help dc 1nassa pack his trunk
To he President in Washington.
Chorus-Massa Grant will run you bet,
Just like u racehOrse, q,
0, ilarkies, now our Grecley's Come,
Aid the days of JubilO.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26
NEW SERlES--VOL'l. NO. 4lr
The New Postal Law i'm Force
-.One Cent Postal Cards.

The new postal bill, which became
a law just before the session closed,
makes some changes in the existing
postal regulations, which are of gen.
eral interest. The most important
is the authorization of one cent pos
tai cards for correspondence or for
printed circulars, similar to those
which were introduced in Great
Britain nearly two years ago, and
are now in use in nearly all Europe
an countries.
The House provided in the bill
for cards. with paper flap to cover
and conceal the writing. The Sen
ate changed this to an open card.
In the conference committee the
style of the card was left to the dis
creation of the Postmaster General.
who prefers the open card, and will
order that kind only to be manufac-
tured. The face Of the card will
bear one-cent stamp, and will be
provided with lines for the address,
and the back will be ruled for the
letter. The price Of the card and
stamp will be only one cent. It will
probably be three or four weeks be-
fore they win be ready for sale, as
the plates for printing have yet to-
be prepared.
The postage on circulars, news.
papers and other transient printed
matter, which, under the old law,
was two cents for every four ounces
or less, is now one cent for two
ounces or less. Small circulars
which formerly cost two cents to
mail, can now be sent for one cent
an important reduction to business
men who use the mails largely to
advertise their business. The change
is now in force, the law being inme-
diate in it's effects.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26
Better THAN Cold.

Good habits are better than gold.
A wise business man will give poor
man having no bad habits credit
rather than a dissipated rich man.
The following illustrates this fact
Horace B. Clafin, prominent
member of the Baldheaded Club, is
as quaint and humorous as he is
keen-witted and rich. They tell the
following good story about him. On
the fifteenth Of February, about s
o'clock, ClaAin was sitting alone in
his private Office, when a young man,
pale and careworn, timidly knocked
and entered, Mr.. Clahin,' said he,
"I am in need of help. I have been
unable to meet certain payments, be-
cause certain parties have not done
as they agreed by me, and would
like to have $4,000. I come to you
because you were friend to my fa-
ther, and might be a friend to me. :"
"Come in,'' said ClaAin, "come in
and have glass Of wine." No."
said the young man, I don't drink.
Have cigar, then" "No, ! nev-
er smoke" "Well," said the Joker,
"I would like to accommodate you,
but don't think I can. Very WE'LL"
said the young man as he was about
to leave the room, Il thought per-
haps you might. Good day, sir -
Hold on, said Mr.. Claflin Sc you
don't drink ?" No" Nor smoke p
No." Nor gamble, nor anything
of the kind ?" No, sir !; I am su-
perintendent of the - Sunday
school," "Well," said Claain, with
tears in his voice and eyes too, you
shall have it, and three time the
amount if you wish. Your father
let me have $4,000 once, and asked
me, the same Questions. He trusted
me, and I will trust you. No thanks
Il owe it you for your fathers
trust"
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26
Jiln Fisk Dead Brbaxe.

THE BULLET SAVED HIM FROM THE BANK
RUpr COURT.
iNcw.York Correspondence Rochester Democrat. ]
Many things are now brought out
concerning Fisk which may surprise
his admirers. One is the fact that
at the time Of his death he was run
ming down in business habits, and
that had he lived ht would soon
have been ousted from his we'll
feathered nest. Fisk was not O. first
class business man. His friends
claimed this distinction for him as a
compensation for his base habits,
but it is now evident that he was
vastly overrated. It may then be
inquired how he could have obtained
SO important position. The reply
is, that he got into the confidence of
Daniel Drew, who had an extensive
influence in the Erie road, and de-
sired the former to be in it's Service.
In this manner Fisk was placed in q
position which he improved to COM
NIT the most reckless robbery. It is
now said that Drew became disgust
ed with Fisk's management, and had
for three months planned his re-
moval, but was anticipated by the
assassin. Fisk, at the time of bis
death, was utterly insolvent. He
had wasted large part Of his steal
ings in dissipation of a costly char
acter, and it is said Mrs. Mansfield
had a powerful rival, whose estab-
lishment cost an enormous sum. It
is supposed that Fisk spent from
$4,000 to $4,000 per week. This rate
is suggested by the fact that his
pocket money, found on his person
after his death, consisted of fifteen
one hundred dollar hills. This was
not business funds. Indeed, had it
been such, it would have been de-
posted in bank. It was evidently
his "loose change" to use a com
mon term, and it is probable that it
would have been all gone before
Monday. Fisk was overrated prod
igiously, because his bravado passed
for courage and his impudence for
enterprise. His history reminds us
of "the ass in the lions skin," and
had he lived would soon have been
torn away. Sudden death no doubt
saved Fisk from becoming a street
lOafer.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26

The great miracle of Saratoga,
which is so little appreciated by the
crowds of fashionable tourists who
flock hither-the flowing of so many
springs of so different a character in
so small an area-is constantly in-
creasing in wonder and in inexplica-
bility. There are more springs at
Saratoga to-day than there ever
were before, and it seems quite with
in the power of man to increase that
number indefinitely.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26

aner is still occupying his
nome on Lafayette square,
p, where he has some
guar callers, who stop to
respects at least once a
very afternoon he takes a
erouche out to the Sold
Or along the banks Of
i. mhaling the air. His
s'"gular combination of
y tranquility.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26

Isham Henderson, of The Louis
vile Courier-Journal, got $4,000
with his brioe, a daughter of David
F. Yandel, and is described as i" fat,
fifty, and immensely wealthy" The
happy couple left at once for Europe
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26
Teaching Birds to Sing Tunes,

Teaching Birds to Sing Tunes.
This is done in the town of Fuida,
where they keep regular educational
institutions for bullfnches. They
place the young birds into classes Of
six to ten each, and keep them in
the dark, turning little hand-orgrn
for them when they are fed. Final
ly, the birds commence to associate
the music with the feeding, and
when hungry commence to sing q
few notes of the tunes they hear
daily. Those who do this are at
once placed in a more cheerful room,
when some light is admitted. This
encourages them ana makes them
more lively. Then they like to sing,
and are soon taught more. The
most difficult part is the first start
ing of the birds, some Of which have
to be kept G long while in the dark,
and on starvation rations, before
their obstinacy is overcome. In o.
der to teach them several tunes, they
receive (after being thus first taught
in clssses) private instruction from
the little boys of Fuida, each Of
whom has a few private pupils Of
this sort.
Their education last nine months,
and the birds sent into the world as
accomplished performers. The prin-
cipal markets are London, Paris and
New York. They are valued in Eu-
rope at $40 for every tune they can
sing, SO one who Gun sing three
tunes costs $50. In New York they
bring even more than that.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26

The latest snake story is to the
effect that lately in Crawford Co..
Ind, a viper attempted to swallow
black snake larger than himself and
was chokcd in tho operation.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26

0red man, writing from
q, Kentucky, says: II
ay that i am a Greeley
the gratitude Of my heart
Of labor spent in behalf
&c. Send me solhe cam
uments, and I shall work
y and Brown if ( have to
'ead and walk from town
speak"
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26

uilding committee Of a
lled upon a wealthy men,
congregation, soliciting a
on toward q new house of
The sum he subscribed
Fed them, and they told
the same time intimating
-, had given double
ft $50 he should" said
gentleman, /" he goes to
Ice as much as I do"
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26

Imam at Waterloo, Indiana,
|oys, the youngest Of which
FDoxology,'' bccaise he is
1.-THE hims.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26

Ptelligence that Brigham
suddenly quit marrying
Eeived with doubt. He is
upon whom such o reform
wreaked all at once. If he
to go out of the business,
per off gently.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26

ertisement in q Western
rms the public that board
Inner can be obtained {" at
u shady brick gentleman's
in the country"
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26

Irs entertained six weeks
)ifornia that the CROPS were
fail, have happily turned
jail rejoicing over the GER
J comparatively abundant
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26

x has q school furnished
sand children. One ses-
q !. IN the morning and an
the afternoon, and each
attended by a different
Plldren, both being under
general head. the pupils,
s''end school only half q
system is said to work
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26

elearable diamonds used in
achines and for dressing
are Of such intense hard
a single one has been en-
more than u year in dress
OF French lnillstones daily
erceptible wear or di1ninu-
tting power.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26

(so svbil declares that the
be destroyed by q tornado,
Ii no use to go bn with the
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26
! " Of $25 is imposed for
|r1s' nests in Massachusetts.
sovs the most thrilling
l. listened to was that of q

,stl;est smile that ever Col
|sr-his cha-grid 1T Will
ipation.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26

4 Falls minister preached
! Of croquet. His text was,
! took the mallet.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-04-27
4 HAUNTED EDITOR.

The Duluth Tribune of 25th inst copies
our remarks of last week about railroad
matters in Superior, and says with refer
ence to the same:
Now. the truth of the whole matter is, has been
made public since our last ISSUE that, Hiram Wal
bridge has sold all his property in Superior, and
also the charter of the State Line road to Jay Cooke
Company.
This announcement in the Tribune, con
structively yet actually, informs the public
as the fact is, that Mr. Walbrdge has not
sold out his property in Superior, and also
that he has not sold the charter of the State
Line road to Jay Cooke Il Company. The
shortest way to the truth in many of Nit
chell's statements, is to understand them
in a sense directly opposite to that which
they would literally import. Reading the
Tribune with this key, considerable In
formation can sometimes be derived from i t.
But allowance should be made for Nit
chell's intirmites; he is morally disordered
in fearful degree, and it would not be
strange if his mind is sympathetically af-
fected. Unaccountable sights and sounds
beSet hin, and one specter in particular,
which he seems to WOO with a ghou-hke
craving, is constantly present with him
that, is vision of Superior laid out as a
corpse, bound hand and foot, and delivered
tover to Jay Cooke e Co. This strange
phantasy abiding SO persistently in Nit
chell's head, is interesting as u veritable
instance of what Dr.. Mott used to speak OF
as "Chimera ruminating in a vacuum"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-04-27
THE LIQUOR La ".
lPublished March IS 1871


AN ACT to provide against the evils resulting from the
sale of Intoxicating liquors.
The people of the of Wisconsin, represented in
senate aQd assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for anv person or
persons. by agent herwise, without having first
obtained license therefor required by law, to
SELL in any quantity, intoxicating liquors. proyiied
that no person shall be granted license 10 sell
away intoxicating liquors without first giving bond
in addition the bonds now required by law to the
municipality authority authorized by law grant
such license, running the state OF Wisconsin, the
penal sum of thousand dollars with least two
good and sufficient suretes. he approved by the
thorities granting the license who shall be reehoders
and residents of the county in which such license is
granted who shall severaily justify upon the bond
their responsibility for said and above all
liabilities and exemptions, conditioned FOR the payment
of ali damages to person or persons which may be
inflicted upon suffered by them. either in person
property, means OF support 10y reason OF obtain
ing license, selling giving away Intoxicating liq
uors or dealing therein and such bond may be sued
or recovered upon for the of person persons
their legal representatives, who may be injured by
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-04-27
DEATH or GEORGE 4. STUN7,Z. I

WITH pain we announce the death OF
was well and favorably known in this re-
gion. He died at the Avery House in this
place, at 8:45 P. NJ, on Monday. His dis
ease was pronounced consumption, compli-
Gated with other disorders, and is supposed
to be the immediate result of exposures en-
countered while engaged last year i'll sur
veying public lands for the government
He was man Of remarkable physica!
vigor originally, and doubtless would have
borne with more fortitude than most men,
i'll the rough field he had chosen, the hard
ships Of his profession, had not his native
constitution been impaired by a severe
wound received on the battle field of Shi-
loh, while bravely fighting for his country
in the Union ranks. He was there shot
through the head with an ugly bullet which
he carried afterwards in his pocket. The
wound was deemed mortal at the time, and
it was a matter Of wonder that he survived
it, He was q member Of the l4th WiScon-
sin Infantry, and was just that kind Of a
brave, reliable, unassuming and compan-
lonable man, that could not fail to endear
himself to his comrades in the army, and in
civil life to all who had intimate relations
with him.
A large circle of acquaintances in the
Lake Superior country will sincerely mourn
| his loss AT the time of his death he was
35 years Of age; and unmarried. He was
the nephew OF Hon. Geo. r. Stuntz, y wei
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-04-27

c TATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS-In Circuit
-
Elise B.tseu, plain'if, against
Cnrrier. John Francis Btts-n, James j. Hbbard,
Thompson Rir,le John Frederic Newton Louis Dolby
Newton, defendants.
THE Wisconsin
To al va named:
You and ch reby summoned and required to
complaint ut Elise nssen, the plaintiff
eutItl which comptiu is flied in The Office of the
Douglas Connty
County and to copy upon the
his thu Doug County
hin the
Of tn day IF And shall fail
said hereby required within aforesaid the
plaintiff will apEy the Court f,r The rel eff dem ed in id
compl nt. Ii. n SETTER, Plaintiffs Airy.
ed April 9Th 1872 apr13m ty25