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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-12-25
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A Merchant on Farming.

The following is an extract from an al.
dress by Elliot c. Cowdin before the West
chester County n. ~ Agricultural So
ciety.
1t has been my lot Is an active mer-
chant to minsle with men in almost every
station of society, in many OF the nations
OF Europe: and | am convinced that no
class in any country of the world is SO
thoroughly independent. possess so many
real comforts, and have so little cause for
anxiety and discomfort connected with
their vocation, as the farmers OF America.
Always an honorable pursuit. farming il.
renumerative when properly prosecuted;
and as a general rule, il is more uniyer-
sally successful than any other calling.
ON may question thi, statement until you
carefully consider it.
Let me say to cur young men. be not en-
yious of the merchant or the banker Of the
busting city. but rather bear in mind that
of all who chase amer wealth along the
slippery paths OF commerce and finance
scarcely more than one in hundred
reaches opulence, 4 few more OBTAIN
competency in season for old age while
nine-tenths miscrably fail ere they have
fairly started in the race, aud for the mos
part, die poor.
Neither let our Young men be iured from
rural lite-its duties and it, digui,ies. il
tolls aud its rcward--by the slittering
bauble of the learned profession. Law
yers, physicians and clergymcn. at the
very best. lead laboriOus lives The great
body Of these are mere drudges-hard
working men. who pursue the moi>eless
tenor of their way. and gain bare snbsis-
tence. II any OF them rise above the COM
mon mass, it i. usually the result OF wears
OF intense study and tireless application to
their one pursuit. which. unless they are 4
marvel of good luck. will surely undermine
thar haaIth o,,I ,-,-.. IELoi,- 81 ae-I no.hir,
To leave 10 their heirs except that profess
ional fame which is among the most evan
e>cent Of earthly possessions. Labor
throughout the universe is the established
order OF things.
The successful farmer must observe.
study, and try. Like all other pursuits. he
gains by what he does with eye, brain and
hand. He must not only accumulate facts
with care. but trace them to their original
sources. examine their relations to other
iact>' and then skilliully apply them to In.
particular ease before him. He must new
er forget that hi. ayocation i an art and "A
science. ard like other arts and sciences l.,
governed by the law of progress. Alas
how many farmers cultivate the soil to-day
lust a their ancestors titled it generation.
ago. and usually for no better reason than
That their great grandfathers set the exam
pie which they blindly follow
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Straining Milk Clean.

A correspondent OF the Mirror aud Fayrl-
er thinks there Is more excellent way
OF strainins milk than that practiced by
great majority of our farmers He SAYS -
Il find that most of our milk raisers are
content 10 simply let the milk run throug,
the wire sieve or strainer attached TO the
pail. don't care how neat person trie,
to be during the operation Of milking,
there will always be little fine dust or
particles, which will 20 through the
''Strainer pail perhaps almost unnoticed.
But let II SIT for short time. then look at
1t through masnifyng glass or with the
naked eye, and it would almost surprise
one to See the dust specks that will be WISH
bic.
Now my method is to strain all the milk
through coarse cotton cloth or linen
strainer lin addition 10 the one in the nsiI,
fixed over the snout of the pail 80 a. to let
1t run through both at the same time. and
hnd there Is great difference in the
looks of the milk. and in the color. flavor
aud quality of the butter. where farmers
strain their milk in this way instead of the
other. Now ifyou want purer milk and
sweeter tasting butter, some that will sell
higher in the market. just try the cloth
strainer and see the difference. and e.pec-
Tally where the COWS are stabbed"
We do not know just what the writer
means by coarse cloth. We are very care
fui about keeping our cows clean. use
large quantities of bedding, and brush
their sides and udders thoroughly before
each milking, and we find it better TO use
fine, or closely woven cloth for strainers
we have never seen any cloth made and
sold expressly for Strainers that was much
better than the wire sstrainers. We use
heavy twilled linen cloth spread over a
large. wide tunnel, through which the milk
is strained from the strainer balls into
cans. Cloth that is loose enough to let the
milk through as fast a. il will run from a
wire sirainer is little better than the wire
TO strain milk clean that needs straininy
at all. It must run rather slowly through
the CLOTH Ne1 England Farmer.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-12-25

The humor Of Frenchnan /, OCCASION
ally somewhat grim. 4 compact was IN
tered into many years ago by party of
thirteen friends that they should have an
annual dinner. and that upon the recur-
renee OF the anniversary banquet, il any of
the party were dead. the table should be
laid and hi- chair should be kept for hi,
spiritual presence. The company i, said
to have embraced DE Musset, Theophile
Gautier and other literary and well known
characters The passing years almost an
nually reduced the number and recently
one. aged eighty-foIr dined alone, the
twelve vacant seats being his only com
panions.
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postrp.
Harvest Hymn.
BY JOHN G. WHITTIER.

Once more the liberal year laughs out
Ger richer stores than gems of gold:
Once more with harvest song and shout
Is natures bloodless triumph told.
Our common mother rest and sings
Like Ruth among the garpered sheayes:
Her lap Is full of goodly things.
Her brow Is bright with autumn leaves.
Oh. favors old. yet ever new.
oh blessings with the sunshine sent
The bounty oyer-runs our due,
The fullness shames our discomfort.
We shut our eyes. the flowers bloom on:
We murmur, but the corn ears fiji;
We choose the shadow. but the sun
That casts il shines behind us still.
God gives US with our rugged soil
The power to make II eden fair.
And richer fruits TO crown our toll.
Than summer welded islands bear.
Who murmurs at his LOT to-day,
Who scorns his native fruit and bloom,
. signs for danties far away
Beside the bounteous board of home.
Thank heaven instead, that Freedoms arm
Can change a rocky soil Of gold;
That brave and generous lives can warm
A cline with northern ices cold.
And by these sltars wreathed with flowers,
And fields with fruits, awake again
Thanksgiving for the golden hour,
The early and the later rain.
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GoRGED SToMACHs IN HoRsEs.-Gorg-
ed stomachs, or acute Indigestion. is a dis
ease which every year DESTROYS a great
many valuable horses. 1t consists either
in distention of the stomach from food or
from gas generated by the fermenta tion q,
undigested contents.
This very serious disorder often results
from giving food in large quantities and
Immediately subjecting the animal to hard
or fast work. This is q very common
thing among farmers horses. A journey
OF fifteen or twenty miles has to be per-
formed; the owner, through kindness,
gives an extra quantity of food; the stOm-
aeh and bowels are overloaded; the horse
begins bis journey full Of spirits, and. af-
ter travelling for q few miles, he becomes
dali and sluggish and sweats freely; he is
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-12-25

HoRTIcCLIURAL HINTS.-l. When fruit
trees occupy the ground, nothing else
shou!d-except very short grass.
;. Fruitiulness and growth OF the tree
cannot be expected the same year.
;. There is no plum that the curcuio
will not take, though any Kind may some
times escape for one year in any place.
). Peach borers will not do much dam
age when stiff clay i, heapcd up around
the tree a foot high
}. Pear blight still puzzle the greatest
men. The best remedy known i, to plan,
two for every one that dies.
6. II you don't know how TO prune.
don't hire 4 man from the other side OF the
sea who knows less than you do.
:. Don't cut oil biz lower limb unless
you are a renter and don't care what be-
comes Of the tree when your time is out
:. tree with the limbs coming ont
near the ground is worth TWO trimmed up
five feet. and i worth four trees trimmed
up zen feet. and % on until they are 40;
worth anything.
.. Trim down. not up.
10. Shorten in. NOT lengihrn up.
IL. II you had an arm cut OF. YOU
would feel il at your heart tree wl.l not
feel. but rot at the heart.
II. When anybody tell~ you OF gar
deEcr that understands all about hprticul-
ture aud agriculture, aud that he can be
hired don't believe word oi it, Tor there
are no such 10 be hired. Such 4 man can
make more than you can afford 10 give
him and if he has sense enough 10 under
stand the business, he Will also have
enough 10 know this NortherH Barter.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-12-25

The Peruridn Syrup, a Protect
cd Solution of the ProtOride Of
Iron. is SO combined as 10 hare
the character of an niimeHt. as
easily diOested and dssiniiidteG
Tith the blood as the simplest
JOOd. II increases the quantity
Of Natures OWn Jitnii=iu0
IDent. Iron ia The blood. and
cures "a thousand ills, simply
6y TOniHD up. InriDOrdtinD and
tdii-inJ the System. The en-
riched and ritdfised blood per-
mcdfcs erery part of the Booty,
repairing damages and tcdste,
searching ont morbid secre-
fOns. and tearing nothing J0I.
disease to feet upon.
This is the secret Of the WOn-
dcrtH success of this remedy IN
curing Dyspepsia, Liver Com
plant. DrOpsy, Chronic Diar-
rhGa, Boils, Nervous Affections,
Chills and Fcvers, Humors,
Loss of Constitutional Vigor,
Diseases of the Kidneys and
Bladder, Female Complaints,
and al diseases originating ht
a bad state Of the blood. or nc-
cOmpanied 6y debility on. u Io,C
state Of the system. Being free
from -ftcOhOt. in any form, its
energi-iE0 effects are MOI fol-
tOced by corresponding reac-
ton. 6nt are permanent. inTn-
sing strength, riDOr. anil ne,o
Ire into all parts Of the system,
and building up an Iron Com
stitHtiOn.
Thousands hare been chan0ed
by the use o|this remcdy, from,
Tedk. sickfy. SUFFERING creo-
lures. to strong. hedIthY, and
happy men AMI WOnen; AMI
inrdiids cannot reasOnabiy hes
ifdfe to gire IL q trial.
See that each bottle has PERIL.
WAN SYRUP bioWIL in The 9lass.
Pamphlets Free.
SETH ". FOWlE 4 SONS, Projectors,
No. l Milton Place. no,ion.
s"Lb ~ DEtGuI-rs LGNARAIll..
epwiyft
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-12-25

We knew when they began to make
women Justices OF the peace in Wyoming.
that matters would speedily become mixed
and miscellaneous. Just fancy a Rhada-
mantha forced TO try her own husband for
the misdemeanor OF drunkenness. and
worse, TO pronounce him guilty" and To
fine him; and worse still. to pay the fine
herself. TO prevent her lord and master
from going to jail. Where she held the
court We are not informed. but il is lust
possible that the poor man was arraigned.
tired convicted and sentenced before he
got out of bed ia the morning.
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pulled up, and after standing for few
moments. shows signs of abdominal pains
by cringing the body and attempting to lie
down; the TANKS are slightly swollen. In
few moments he seems easier. and is
driven on. now and them showing symp-
toms of pain; possibly he reaches his des-
tination. and is taking out of the harne SIS.
when he may exhibit very alarming symp-
toms.
Another common cause Is feeding heavi-
ly when the stomach has been weakened
by enervating exercise or long fasting.
In road horses that are highly fed Oh
oats and hay, it.is.occasionally brought on
by giving a quantity of green clover or
tarss Immediately after performing a fast
journey Canada Fdraer.
PROPORTION OF CREAM To MILK.-The
proportion of cream to milk Yielded by
cows OF the various breeds used in the dali
ry, was ascertained by experiment, in Eng
land. some time since. to be a follows:
Brittany cows. 1872. to 22.00 per cent. OF
cream; Jerseys, 1866 to 20.00 per cent :;
cross of jersey and Shorthorn, 1875 per
to 1905 per cent: Shorthorn or Durham ,
1852 TO Is. 65 per cent; Devon. l4.s6 To
GOO per cent. the AYRSHIRE. l3.i1 to II 81
per cent The variations depended on the
| feed. which for the lowest yield was grass
( or hay only, aud for the highest was the
I most abundant food of the ricest character
/ that could be procured. A general
thing, however. cream is yielded in larger
proportion, in our diaries than in those oi
England. We have been assured by Mr.
C.ozier, of Northport. l.. l.. that he has
taken one quart of cream from three quarts
OF milk from one OF his Jersy cows Ag-
ricudturist
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A young lady from Hoboken came to
New York the other day to have her pic
ture taken. When the artist showed her
the proof" and asked her how she liked
it, she placidly remarked that he ..put too
much darned mouth on il to suit her.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-12-25

A Mr.. Dahm runs stove and hard
ware store up at Eagle Harbor. and the
Marquette Journal says. He must have
an extensive trade, for we have heard his
name mentioned in connection with all the
stoves and stove-pipe We have pu: together
here or elsewhere"
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MAINE POSTAL CHANGEs.-The follow
ing changes were made Friday: Hobert
Sylvester to be Postmaster at NOrthport.
vice MIS-. Malvin A. Fletcher. resigned:
John II. Gray to be postmaster at Wesley.
vice Robert F. Robinson, resigned
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AMERICAS AND FOREIGN PArENI~
r. II. EDDY,
SOLICITOR OF PATENTS.
For Inventions Trade Marks Designs
No. 10 State ST.. Opposite KiI5y S.
BOSTON

No, 10 State ST., Opposite ktI51. -..
BOSTON.
1 trEE an extensive practice et upward ....
\ Thirty years, continues to -erurc P4.,r.. .
the lntted states also IA Great Britain, FF...r
tnd other foreign countries. Caveats, ~le ......
tons, \ -isnmeut- and all other papers ..t. ia.
tents, executed on reasonable terms. wlfs dr..
patch. kescarchcs made to determine the yl ...
tnl Htlty Of Patents of Inventions, ana .....
and other advice rendered iu all matters tuu. ..
the same. Copies OF the claims OF tu. J....r.
furnished by RENTING one dollar. A--i@ualp.f.
recorded in W zhington.
No IgeHcy IA the mite States posSss.rs ,sry# r
'dctt'ticsior obtaining Patents. ascrrtrsus "a.
OafenGdbiiny oJiHreHfioHs.
Al! necessity OF journey to Washington g..
procure fatent, ana the usual great della. E..f.
are here saved inventors.
O-
TESTIMONIALS.
regard Mr. Eddy one OF the most cagcl "a. ~. {
shs'ss;ftt practitioners With whom | have h4g
'h'it intercourse. tIlAN. MASON.
Commissioner Of Patents
nave no hesitation Ia SurIug inventor tlf.
meg cannot employ man more competent u5+.
"uSt"oFhy, IN" more capable OF PUIts.s the.
applications IN a form to secure for them Iu e.. B.
ahi !AEoI able COM Ideration at the Patent uI.
EDMUND BURKE.
80, Late Comm loner OF Patents
ar. i. II Eddy has made for me over THlEfN t{
Ptltatohs Tor Patents, having been successful .a
almost every case. such unmistakable proof &c..
great alent and ability on his part leads lu.. .J
Recommend all inventors 10 apply to him TO irl
cure their patents, as they may be sure OF has
the most faithful attention bestowed on tl,...
cases. ana at very reasonable charges,
JOHN IAGGAEI.
Boston Jan. Ie73-Iy
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Every year increases the populari-
~ of this valuable Hair Preparation;
which is due TO merit alone. We
can assure our old patrons that it is
kept fully up to its high standard:
and il Is the only reliable and perfect
cd preparation for restoring GRAY
OR FADED HAIR to its youthful color.
making it soft, lustrous, and silken.
The scalp, by its use, becomes white
and clean. Ii removes all eruptions
and dandruii, and, by its tonic prop
critics, prevents the hair from falling
out. ~ it stimulates and nourishes
the hair-glands. BY its use, the hair
grows thicker and stronger. In
badness, it restores the capillary
glands to their normal vigor, and
will create new growth, except in
extreme old age. 1t is the most eco
nomical HAIR DRESSING ever used,
aS it requires fewer applications,
and gives the hair splendid, glossy
appearance. A. A. Hayes, Md,
State Assayer of Massachusetts, SAYS,
1.-The constituents are pure, and care
fully selected for excellent quality;
and consider it the BEST PREpA-
RATION for its intended purposes"
Sold BY all Druggists and Dealers in Medieines
Price Ono Dollar
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One Of the prisoners who offered a
drink Of Intoxicating liquors on the night
OF the late fire At the State Prison, preach
cd good temperance lecture when he
said, mo sir, that is what brought me here
and have had enough
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-12-25

"A few days ago little boy in Lewis
ton picked up some ball cartridges. Not
knowing their dangerous character he put
one on the stove. when 1t exploded. wound
ing one of his hands i'm shocking manner
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-10

slaughter i'm causing the death of the
seaman :. Nelson, was continued to-
day. Several physicians testified
that the immediate u of his death
was consumption, fastened by the
treatment testified to 10y other wit
neSSeS. The examination Will be
concluded tomorrow.
Fort KLAMATH, July 5, VIA
ASHLAND, July 8.
The Military Commission me this
morning. All of the members were
present. The Judge Advocate pro-
ceeded with the trial of Captain Jack,
Schonchin, Boston Charley, Black
jim, Slotuck and Barnicho, the ln-
dianS who were present at the
time, and implicated i'll the Candy
massacre. After the usual mode of
opening and swearing in the court,
the prisoners were brought i'll and
arraigned. Three witnesses have been
eNamined: 4. Riddle, his Indian
III Toby, and l.. ). Dyar. Toby
Swears positively that Captain Jack
shot General Candy, Schonchin shot
Meacham, Boston Charley shot Dr..
Thomas, and Hooka Jim tried to kill
L.S.Dyar: also that Barnicho knocked
her down with a gun and tried to take
iltl IlcISt. Inc testimony III INiNitiC
corroborates his wite's i'll the main.
The testimony of Dvar amounts to
nothing. He could swear to nothing
positively, except that he was present
when the firing commenced. and that
he was chased by IIooka jim. The
Indian scouts. Bogus Charley, Shack
nasty jim, Steamboat Frank and
Hooka Jim, will he examined to-
morrow.
\. b. Meacham, who is at Ferree'S
ranch, % miles from here, is expected
to be present at the trial tomorrow.
y dispatch has just been received
from Washington. addressed to Maj.
Curtis, directing him not to bring the
Lost river murders before the Commits
sioners for trial. 1t is supposed these
murdererS VIII be turned Over to the
courts Of Jackson county, Oregon.
The trial of the Pea.e Commission
murders Will probably be concluded
on or before the 9th inst.
SAN DIEGO, July g.
y Tucson correspondent Of the In
ION says the statement recently made
by the post blacksmith at Camp Grant
with reference to an outbreak at ES-
keSmenZin by g tand from San Car
los, is conlradicted by later inteili-
gence. Malaga, with some of his
Apaches, has left Cachize reservation,
probably for a raid upon Sonora.
SANTA Cruz, Jnly 9.
The bill charging W. j.. ,iilkey, of
jacksonville, with incest, was ignored
by the Grand Jury to-day.
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rA:,s'IG CJAST DsSs'ATC:i.A.
FNO1i

SAN FRANCISCO, Julvo
On the 18th of July, at Horticultural
Park, Ihad. Stevens, T|hornbill, Neil
tlaherty and Queen, will run a mile
and a halt dash TOR a purse Of $500. \
splendid race is anticipated.
1t is rumored that y. HAYWARD j.
about to lay out Il race course AT
Siegler Springs, which he recently
purchased.
W. Z. RalSton was elected President
OF the Bank of California Yesterday.
The Board of Education last night
worried themse e into a bad temper
Owe the subject of accepting invita-
tons to attend celebrations, picnics
and parties given by sectarian and
proscriptive associations. A resolu-
ton not 10 accept such invitations was
finally passed.
Mr.. Plunkett, the School Director
who assaulted Phillip \. Prior, a
teacher of the Broadway school was
arrested this afternoon and released
on bail of 500. Plunkett gives as an
excuse hat Prior grossly insulted
MIN. He says the teacher begged his
pardon on his knees. The case comes
before the Police Caurt tomorrow.
The Republican Primary Election
Will be held tomorrow.
The examination of j. L. Lomis.
captain, and j. +. Henry, mate of
theship Crusader, charged with man
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Eighty thousand Dollars.

The Hawkins-P icdytne libel suit in
the Fourth District Court of Louisiana
was concluded a few days ago with a
jury verdict of $50, 900 damages for
the plaintiff. Hawkins was Judge of
the Superior District Coutt in Feb
ruary last, as he now is, and on the
23rd of that month the PicayUne COM
mented upon his judicial action under
the head of the Usurper Hawkins"
in an article wherein occurred the
following:
"But why do u people, with these
two reports before them. continue 10
endure thai monStrouS party creation,
the supreme District Court? How
mach longer will they quietly submit
ITO the DEGREES of a bastard judge of a
bastard court, created by a bastard
Legislature Have they any respect
Tor that compound of perjury and
perfidy, Judge Hawkins. who assumes
to preside Over the court that was
specially created to reward him for
violating his duty and his oath as a
returning officer? How much longer
Will the members OF our bar continue
to recognize this illegal tribunal and
its periured judge ?"
On the trial the defense offered to
prove that the charge Of perjury was
true in a general sense, but the Court
ruled that proof could only be admit
ted te show the truth of the charge in
its ordinary or its technical significa-
'tion of :" crime indictable under the
law" In this sense the defense de-
clined to undertake 10 establish the
charge. and in summing up the case
for the Jury the Judge said:
The plea of justification must be as
broad as the charge that is. if the
charge is perjury, defendants cannot.
on the plea of truth, prove anything
else than the charge OF perjury. They
cannot be allowed to prove any less Of
Hense or any other otfense. l detend-
ants have failed to prove in this case
anything less than the crime of per-
jury, they have failed intheir defense.
and there must be a verdict against
them.
1t is for the Supreme Court of
Louisiana, to which the case will be
appealed, to say whether or not the
instruction vas correct.