davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-29
Slab and Stone Drains.

A walk into the meadow revealed the
fact that an underdrain had become chok-
ed up. and the'.water was finding its way TO
the surface. The job OF digging it up
looked uninviting in the extreme. But the
vision of water grasses generally, and of
nerved me to the task. A half days work
opened up the difficulty and the water pass
ed of again, under the surface. The mis-
chief of choking the drain was laid TO the
mice, Ibut on examination We found the
slabs had settled into the soil. so that the
water could not pass along.
The drain at this particular plac was
made OF hemlock slabs placed back to back
leaving an open space between the lower
edges. Stones were placed between the
bank and the slabs to hold them in place.
Green brush from pasture hemlocks was
literally thrown in, and the whole covered
with soil. For ten years they have proved
all right. The slabs were taken out, but
no signs of decay appeared. They were
returned to their old place in the ditch, and
! hope they will not behave badly for
another ten years.
Just above this was short drain. that
was made differently. Small logs or large
poles were placed on either side of the
trench and slabs placed upon these, leav-
ing space for the water between the
sticks or poles. These slabs were utterly
rotten and caved in. presume the water
did not come ia contact with the slabs all
of the time, and they became partially dry
during the dry season.
Ny stone drains. made in the Scotch
style, never fail. Ihave over three hundred
rods in all. and wish I had five hundred
more. 1t is pleasure to see the cold wa
ter pouring from them, when the plough is
turning light mellow coil above them
lCor. Mirror and Farmer
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-29

LIFE LENGrHENING. - Much is said
about the degeneracy OF our age. 1t Is
thought that we have lost the vigor and the
strength of our fathers. and are growing
weak and sickly. But statistics. carefully
gathered. tell very different story. The
average size of Englishmen Is larger than
three centuries ago, for the armor Worn by
the knights of that time cannot be put on
to-day save by small men. The average
duration of life is also longer. Accurate
registers have been kept in Geneva since
1860. The average of life was then only
twenty-five wears and six months: il i
now over fory-three years. or nearly
double. In France. four hundred wears
ago. the annual mortality in Paris was one
in sixteen; now it Is one in thirty-two.
which shows about the same rate a In Gc-
neya. In England, two centuries ago. the
annual mortality was one ia twenty three:
and now one in forty-two. II /, pleasant
TO know that the world Is improving. and
that the yigor and health of our race are
gaining steadily. instead OF declining.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-29
a Nt
Roffrg.
Baby Atlas.

Baby Atlas.
An arm and 6st-there's muscle.
Whist think you OF that for grfpr
Where would Hercules be. or Sam0oos
Ifrd either one on the hipf
Not use them, WHY. don't grapple:
Already with wind and things:
know could swim, to0s oee that, now
About all need h wiAen.
I'm going for papa's whiskers:
I'll get on his moustache some day,
And I'll Lift II clean Oh his features
And make hin believe IFS play.
He has too much nose, Pm certain,
For q man of his age and size
There only six inches further
And I'd either had that or his eyes!
He thinks that Pm only baby,
But I'm five years old this week.
And to call such fellow an infant
Is fraud Of which won't speak.
Now it surely is time for dinner.
Why can't they look cutfor a man.
/ could 20 for il now bald-hesded-
No one else in the family can.
NV fists. or slice out Of papa
Was there ever starvation like mines
I'll squall if it isn't forthcoming.
For they all know nsn must dine.
What's thiss Me, taken and lifted
This reckless way through the air.
What's thstt All. know, my dinner,
And it's time ii was coming. THERE.
-TFrom Harper's Magdzin,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-29

the stable door, as above described. that
Mr.. Dodge should have him. When the
horse was let out into his old yard he re-
viewed the premises for q moment, then
started for his old bath-tub, then for his
green towel on the common, then to his
old stable, pulled the wooden pin. won for
himself good meal and his old master his
favorite horse. These facts are vouchsafed
for by reliable old residents of the beauti-
full. picturesque. old town, and show con.
clusively the long memory of our noblest
ANIMAL Ne,c England Fdrmer.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-29

TREATMENT OF STowAwAYs.- Scarcely a
steamer ever leaves Liverpool for New
York but Stowaways" are found. Search
for them is usually made when the steamer
leaves her dock. and If fosnd. they are sent
back with the pilot. 1t Sometimes happens,
however. that they manage to keep hid un-
til the pilot has left, and then make their
appearance on deck. evidently in a very
happy state of mind They are taken to the
Captain at once, who questions the fellows
and informs them that they will have 10
work their passage or be taken back 10
England and given into the hand of the
police. At this they sometimes grumble.
but more frequently acquiesce graciousiy,
considering themselves very fortunate. But
few Of them have any Idea what working
passage" signifies. 1t means the hardes
aud toughest treatment from the officers
and crew alike, kicks and cuffs, insufiicie Mt
food, little II any, sleep. and the most alb
ject degradation. Many poor fellow has
jumped overheard to escape the require
ment of"working passage" and others
have been injured and manned for life
We write not from hearsay. but from
knowledge and facts ascertained from per-
sonal observation during several voyages
across the Atlantic. -Neie York Mail
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-29
of the EneIlsh Premier GLAD

-Ansodote Of the EnGIish Premier Glad
stone ;-"Some time ago, q poor street
sweeper. while sick, told his minister that
ne been visited by Mr.. Gladstone What
GiaastoneF tnquired the rector. Why
replied the sick man, the only Mr. Glad
stone. used to sweep his crossin'; an d
one DAY he missed me, and he hears that I
am sick, and 90 he comes and sees me ana
prays with me- With such man we can
Safely trust any negotiations on any great
question Of moral right
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-29

BELFAST LIQUOR AGENCY.-At the re-
cent session Of the grand jury in Belfast,
the following singular document was adopt
ed:
Whereas. in examining evidence pre-.
sented here, for the purpose of obtaining
indictments against certain persons for the
illegal sale of of Intoxicating liquors, we
are able to trace greater evil resulting from
the sale Of such liquors coming from the
Belfast City Agency. than from any and
all other places 10 said city, and in our
opinion such liquors are not bought and
sold. within the meaning of the Statute !;
therefore.
Resolved That those whose business it is
to see that such liquors are legally and ju-
diciously sold, are guilty Of remissness in
their duty, and deserving of severe Gen.
sure.
Res0lVed, That until such time. o said
Agency Is properly restricted. we ask that
NO more citizens of this and adjoining
towns be presented for indictments for
selling such intoxicating liquors from
Illegal Rum Shops.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-29
HANCOCK COUNTY PUB. CO.,
Ellsworth. Maine

Drs y. ValkerS CaIlIOfnia III.
egar BitterS are n purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the ma
tive herbs found on the lower ranges of
tie Sierra Nevada mountains of Cilifor-
MIA, the medicinal properties Of which
are extracted therefrom without the use
Of Alcohol. The question is almost
daily asked, "What is the cause Of tile
unparalleled success Of VINEGAR BIT
TERsf" Our answer is, that they remove
the cause Of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They are the great
blood purifier and a e-giving principle,
n perfect Renovation and Invigorator
OF the system. Never before in the
history of tho world has medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities Of VINEGAR BITTERs in healing the
sick Of every disease man is heir to. They
are gentle Purgatiye as well as Tonic.
relieving Congestion or Inflammation Of
the Liver and yisceral Organs il Bilious
Diseases
The properties Of DE-. WALKERS
VINEGAR BiTTERs are Aperient, Diaphorctic,
Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative. Diuretic,
Sedatiye, Counter Irutant Sudorilc, Altera.
tive. and Anti Bilious
Il. II. MCDONALD ~ CO..
Druggists and Gen. Agts.. San Francisco California,
and cor OF W Arlington and Charlton SITS n Y
Sold by all Druggists al nd Dealers.
ly43 como
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-29

STAR IAMINA WARE

TABLE SHIELDS. PLATE, WATER PITCHER. TIA
and CorfrE PoT STANDS. &c. send one dollar
and receive prepaid sample of this elegant and
useful Plated Fable Furniture, round or oval. Ey-
cry family needs aud will buy these goods gents
gentlemen. 4n4
STAR LAMiSA WARE, ~ Bcekman St. y. Y.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-29

NATURES REMEUI.
Wy III rfvVY
z IL & Z Z IL /

.
NEnEIINE, Is made exclusively from iuis,- o
carefully selected barks, roots and herbs s..
80 >ti"hSiF concentrated that IT, viii cNt,tua.
sIhul1aCe nom the system every faint OF scrofu-
ia, scrofulous llumor Tumor. Cancer.
hheuns, SyphilitSc Diseases. ankle I.
fainfness at the Stom ach, and an THE If"
tas Is that arise from impure blood. ~siariC..
lnfss N, m atOry and Chronic lsheumaIi.nI.
Neuralgia, a-out and spinal Complaints.
can only be efectually cured thorugh the blood
for iecr. and EruPtivc diseases OF t.s
skin, 1'ostuie., PIN pies, BiosC hes, Boil-.
letter, Scssidnead and RingW orm NELt-
linz has never faded to effect a permanent rt....
For Pains in the Back. h islney on,-
PiAinss, nrOP.y, Female WeaLue.. leu
eofrhua. arising from internal liberation. Hgl
uterine diseases and General DebiIit, y r.,
EIlNk acts directly upon the causes OF th..-,.
whole system, acts upon the sccretive organ. d.
Jay lhnamation, cures liberation and regulate
the bowels.
For altar rh, Dyspepsia, Habituai Go.
uNe"ess, Psipitation Of the II cart Head
acne. Hiie., Nervousness and General
prostFatlon OF The NerSOu. system, no neIi-
me has ever gwen such perfect satisfaction "a.
the NEGETlNE. 1t pUrlits the blood cleanse
All 'he organs. aud possesses controlling power
oYtt The $eryoUr system.
The remarkable cures effected by yFGETI\t
have Induced many physicians aud apothcrari,,
whom We know 10 prescribe and use it in their own
families "
In fact, VEGETINE is the best remedy vet ,f-.
covered i1f tiIe above diseases, and +, tn. ON.
reliable BLOOD PURIFIER yet rt',rlt
before the public.
Prepared BY II II. STEW EMS. Bo .ton. MAJ.
f'lcc Ti.s5. sold by all Druggist.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-29
GDNsUM UPTON

t3DNSUMPTlON
which can be cured by a
timely resort to this stand
ard preparation, as has been
proved by the hundreds of
testimonials received by the
proprictors. 1t is acknowl-
edged by many prominent
physicians to be the most
reliable preparation ever in
troduccd for the relief and
cure of all Lung complaints,
and is offered to the public,
sanctioned by the experience
OF over forty years. " hen
rc.ortcd to III season it SCI
dom fails to effect Il speedy
cure in the most severe
cases of Coughs, Bronchitis,
Group, WhoopinS Cough,
Influenza, Asthma, Cold,
sore Throat, Pains or Sorc-
ness in the Chest and Sid,
Liver Complaint, Bleeding
at the Lungs, &c. Wi-tar'~
Bal~am docs not dry up o
Cough, and leave the cau~y
behind, as is the case with
most preparations, but il
looscnS and clcmecs line
lungs, and alIays irritation,
thus removing The cause "i
l1e complaint.
PREPARED BIZ
--4A ". E0WLE L SONS, Boston, M
.tad sold 'y Druggist. and Dealers gys.4ra.
eowiv}
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-29
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS
Il. II. EDDY,
SOLICITOR OF PATENTS,
For Inventions Trade Marks Designs
No. TO State St.. Opposite Kilbv St..
H0STON

No, TO State St.. Opposite Kilbv ST..
BOSTON.
TIER an extensive practice oil upwards "
y Thirty years, continues to cecnre Patents IL
the United States: also in Great Britain, France
lions, Assignments, and all other papers for Pa.
tents, executed on reasonable terms, with dis
patch. Researches made to deter mine the VALIDITY
and utility OF Patents of Inventions. and legal
and other advice rendered in all matters To hing
the same. Copies Of the claims Of any patent
furnished by remtting one dollar. Assignments
recorded in Washington.
No Agesc1 IN the Uaifei States possessessut ert.<
Iov ootaissag Pateats, Gscertaininy tAe
pafenfabilify ofinue,siions.
All Necessity Of journey to Washington 70
procure Patent, and the usual great delay there
are here saved inventors.
TESTIMONIALS.
regard Mr.. Eddy 1ne Of the most capable and
sscces.fst practitioners With whom ] have he'd
omcial Intercourse. CHAS. MASON.
Comm issiOner of Patents.
have no hesitation IN assuring inventors that
they cannot employ q man cos,petess ard
"sanovtAt, sn0 more capable Of putsiE their
ApphcAtons in o form to secure for them an early
and favorable consideration at the Patent ONCE.
EDMUND BURKE
- Late Com m ssioner OF Patents.
Mr.. u II Eddy has made for me over IHIRry sp
p!ications for Patents, having been successful in
almost every case. Such unmistakable proof OF
great talent and ability on his part leads me to
recommend all inventors to apply TO him 10 pro
cure their patents, AS they may be sure OF having
the most faithful attention bestowed on their
cases, ana at very reasonable charges.
a4 JOHN TA6GARr.
Boston Jan. lsA-I-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-29

Every year increases the populari-
ty 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 it is the only reliable and perfect
ed 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. 1t removes all eruptions
and dandruff, and, by its tonic prop
critics, prevents the hair from falling
out, as 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 a splendid, glossy
appearance. A. A. Hayes, MD,
State Assayer Of Massachusetts,, says,
The constituents are pure, and care
fully selected for excellent quality;
and consider it the BEST PREPA-
RATION for its intended purposes"
Sold BY al Drs0stsss. and Dealers IN Medicines.
n%ll
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-29
READ THIS! READ THIS !!

A LII those indebted to H. 8. X. whiting, by
~ note or account, Of more than six months
standing, will save costs by calling and settling
with them.
g II. 4 8. X. WHITING.
Ellsworth, Nov. II 1878. x7tf
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-29
Buokingham's Dye.

o- 20
FOR THE WHISKBRS.
As our Remover in many cases
requires too long a time, and too
much care, to restore gray or faded
Whiskers. we have prepared this
dye, in one preparation; which will
quickly and effectually accomplish
this result. 1t is easily applied,
and produces q color which will
neither rub nor wash of. Sold by
all Druggists. Price Fifty Cents.
Manufactured ~ 4. ?. HALL, L CO.,
AaE n UAaHUAs U.K
g. D. aWI03IN& CO..
~ ASenes, for Eilsworth. 4s
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-29
OUR REAOY-MADE DEPARTMENT
CANNOT BE BEAT this side OF Boston.
To the LaAies.-Cail and see the ELIAS
HOWE IMPROVED SEWING MACHINE, with
Its Late improvements, which make 1t perfection.

N. D.-All persons inde bted to US Pom note or
account. MUST settle within GO days, II they
would settle with us. <Otf
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-29
NEW and FASHIONABLE CLOTHING.

We are giving our Custom Work Department
our especial attention. Can and Examine our
stock OF Clothes II yon want Nobby Goods and
stylish Garments.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-31
How TO Prepare Feathers for Use.

MAKE bags of coarse, unbleached
cloth-One to contain the geese and
ducks feathers and the others for
chickens and turkeys feathers. When
plucking the poultry, cut off the wings
first; and if not needed for busters, strip
off the feathers from the parts nearest the
body, and then peel off the feathery part
from the quill, but take care that no
skin or flesh adhereS to any of the
feathers. Put the bags into brick oven,
if you are the fortunate possessor of one,
and keep them there, excepting when the
oven is used for baking purposes-taking
them out to the vino occasionally and
beating them with stick. When you
have collected enough to fill 4 pillow,
cut the shape you desile out of bed-tick-
ing and stitch it round IN the wrong side
with coarse, well-waXed thread, leaving
small space at the top to put in the
feathers. Now lay it On q table and rub
it over on the wrong SHE with piece of
beeswax, just warmed little, so that it
will besmear the ticking. If you cannot
obtain the beeswax common yellow soap
will do as well.
If you do not wish 10 use the feathers
either for pillows or sofa cushions, they
can be put in beds that have become a
little empty. The geese and duck
feathers make the best beds, but the
mixed feathers do well for cushions. If
any Of the skin or flesh adheres to the
feathers they will have a putrid odor,
which may seem to be an insurmounta-
BILE objection to their Use; but if, after a
family wash is finished, the bag, tied up
closely at the neck, is put into the boiler
Of soapsuds and boileda few moments,
moving it about with the clotbes-stick
and lifting it up and down and squeezing
it out few times and S then taken out
and hung in the air and shaken hard for
several days, when the feathers become
dry they will be light md free from any
bad smell, and they can now be put into
the oven, and thus kept from moths and
be always ready for use.-Coanatry Gen
tLe7nGn.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-31
The Mutual Dependence of Bees and
Flowers.

THE bees, Mr.. Darwin says, have
solved difficult problem. They have
made their cells of a proper shape to
hold the greatest possible amount of
honey with the least possible consump-
ton of precious wax IN their ,construc
ton. No human workman is skillful
enough to do what crowd of bees can
do, working in dark hiye-nake cells
of wax of the true form. The number of
humble bees in the country will depend
upon the number of cats. How can that
be? Because the number of bees is de
pendent upon the number of field mice,
which eat the bees. Hence the more
cats the fewer mice, and the fewer mice
the more bees. If the whole genus of
humble bees became extinct, or very
rare, the hearts ease and red clover
would become rare or would disappear.
How is that? Because bees promote the
growth of those flowers. The visits of
some kinds of clover and almost
indispensable to the fertilization of
the hearts ease. In a word-no bees, no
seed; no seed, no increase of the flowers.
The more visits from the bees, the more
seed from the flower; the more seeds
from the flower, the more flowers from
the seeds. Nearly all our orchidaceous
plants absolutely require the visits of in
sects to remove their pollen masses, and
thus to tertilize them. Twenty heads of
unprotected Dutch clover yielded 1900
seeds. The same number protected from
bees produced not one seed; 100 heads
Of unprotected clover yielded $1,000, and
the same number protected from bees,
not q seed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-31
Soane's Museum.

TIERB is a small private museum
near the British Museum, London, which
is well worth visit 1t is a charming
place, filled with curious and interesting
things, which were collected by Sir John
Sosne, who. being an architect, built his
home to accommodate his treasures, and
at his death presented it to the city.
There are many models of noted build
ings, especially a set of eighteen tenn
pies and towers of Athens and Pompeii,
not over fifteen inches in height, but
said to be perfect representations. The
upper rooms contain many fine pictures,
among others the originals of HOgaTth's
b" Rake's Progress" and one room is
filed from floor to ceiling with paint
ings. Passing from this room, having
as [ supposed, seen them all, a gentle
uren said to me: You haven't seen all
me paintings in that room" l turned
back, though sure he was mistaken,
whereupon he proceeded to turn the
room inside out; in other words, by an
ingenious arrangements of shutters the
walls are covered with three sets Of pic
s1res. go that having seen the room
enCc, If by any chace you should stray
into Il after the shutters have been
turned back, you would certainly believe
Yourself in a new room. The house
is filed with surprises. At one place
you think YOU are going into room
dlled with paintings and statuary,
but instead you walk up to longer
mirror and the gems you wish to see are
back Of you A lovely bust or vase has
q mirror opposite so that for an instant
You are sure there is a pair on opposite
sides Of the room. Again, having been
deceived by mirrors you think you see
one and turn to examine the things re
fleclcd, when they are not to be seen.
Turning again you find instead plate
glass windows which allow you to see
rooms three-stories high lighted from
above by sky-lights, and the walls COW
srsd with vases, brackets, and pictures
all lovely, but ancient, or for some other
reason possessing an interest beyond
mere beauty. Even the basement is
fillpd with models Of antique statuary
anu 5usts and contains the curiosities of
tho place, among which is an alabaster
saroophagus covered with hieroglyphics.
Although three inches thick it is SO clear
that light placed inside shows through
perfectly. There are twentyfour rooms
i'm ali and they are furnished as neatly as
when Soane lived in them The upper
ones contain collections of coins, medals
and jewelry, curious clocks and watches,
and set of chairs and table of carved
5yory which were brought FROM Tippo
Saih's palace in Seringapatum. = En-
6,yaTs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-31
TO Boil a Ham.

TAKE a ham weighing about eight or
ten pounds. soak it for twelve or twenty
four hours in cold wa;er, then cover it
with boiling water, add one pint Of vine
gar, two or three bay leaves, little
bunch of thyme and parsley (the dried
and sifted will do, or even the seeds of
parsley may be used ii the fresh cannot
be procured; boil very slowly two hours
and half, take it out skim it, remove
all the fat, except a layer about half an
inch thick-cut off with sharp knife all
the black-looking outside-put the ham
into your dripping-pan, fat side upper
most, CRATE bread crust over it and
sprinkle a teaspoonful of powdered sugar
over it; put in the oven for half an hour
until it is a beautiful brown.
Eat cold; cut the incest portion in
slices; the ragged and little odds and
ends can be chopped fine and used for
sandwiches; or by adding three eggs to
one pint of the chopped ham and frying
brown you have a delicious omelet for
breakfast or lunch. The bone should be
put into the soup kettle. The rind and
fat should be rendered and strained for
irving potatoes or crullers. a ham pre-
pared in this way will L" go" twice as far
as when cooked and carved in the ordi-
nary manner, besides the conviction 1t
gives the housekeeper of being economi-