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Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-22
An Unfortunate scholar.

A very eccentric individual was passing l through White street at late hour Wed-h nesday night. It was just as well it wass late hour, and but very few people abroad. as this person really needed the greater 5 part of the sidewalk. When first observed he was bracing himself backward andul holding his hat far down on the back of his head with both of his hands, as if in the van of terrific gale.
 Then he spoke. r. 4s "Double yuh-double yuh-i-n-r double yuh-i-n---d, d-double yuh- ind, s0ind. Whoop!" .' '7 sNF- Upon which he suddenly assumed perpindicular, kicked up first one leg and | then the other, in rapid succession, snatch ed of his hat, and whooped again. his legs, also his arms, and weaved his body as if he was maintaining most diff icult foothold on most treacherous ba- sis, and again spoke: - 'Sh6deaOGlk! S-s-s, shishi wager doin'? S-h-i.d, Shide, w-a-a-a-k, wauk, Shide- wauk. Whoopi herzaah fer edergashinI" And again he kicked up his legs, and swung his hat, and shouted aloud, while several citizens approaching, discreetly stepped into the middle of the street Suddenly he paused, dropped every feature of exultation, and looked gravely about until his eye rested on asign board.
 ''DrY Gooz, whoop" and up went his feet again. "Steady, Januarvl Stead-ee," he articulated. .Isettling down again to the struggle with the new word, and bracing back and holding on to his hat, in stub- bornlresistance to the imaginary tornado. "Dry Gooz! D-r-i-hic-drize-go -goo-holon not so fas'. my frin'. You must com menzer gin. D-r-i, drize, g-double- hic-double o-o-g, gooz, dry gooz, be- geinks, whoop! Makeup WebsterI" l And with succession of yells, he danc- ed on again, snapping his fingers, finglng his cap upon Mofats portico, and laugh ing most immoderately.
 At this juncture, the eccentric student reached the front of the lookup in whose shadow stoad the alert officer Raymond, ready, with door open, to receive the prey. He had fiuttered down from a laugh, and was in the midst of prolong ed yell of triumph, when the officer pounc- ed on him, and started him unceremoni- ously toward the door.
 "Thash right,-hic,-" he cried, ''shove me head O ther clash-hic. Didn't mish 8 word. Whoop! Makeup, Web"
 And the door of the lookup closed upon him.-Danbury Nesos.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-22

A funny incident lately occurred in the gas office in Chicago. The wife of a mem Der of the Illinois Senate entered to pay her bill, carrying her portemonnaie, as was her custom, in her right hand. Hay ing occasion to write her signature, she changed her pocketbook to her left hand, then started to go out. Noticing that her right hand was empty she missed her pocketbook, and turning to a rough look ing individual who had been standing by meantime, exclaimed angrily, rIn thank you for my poeket-book, sir. :" Two or three of the book keepers rushed out ex- pecting to see the man try to escape. but he stood still. .eand calmly answered, assI' havn't it, ma'am." ''You certainly have; I laid it down moment ago here, and you are the only person who could have taken it. 'I beg your pardon rna'atn," said the stranger. but I am no thief. have not got your pocketbook." " 'sI'n have you arrested and searched" cried the irate lady. "As you please" responded the man. And as the madam tried to open the door to call policeman she dis covered her purse in her left hand. The stranger smilingly listened to profuse and prolonged apology
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-22

Two men named Charles H. Miller si- multaneously had divorce suits in New Haven court. A decree in one case was granted. Both Millers took the derision for their own, and remarried, and the Mil Ter who isn't divorced, therefore, has two wives on hand.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-22
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Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-22

The Roman Catholic Bishops of Eng land have agreed together to forbid Eng. fish Roman Catholics joining the aseOcla- 2, ton known as the ''Indedendent Order of . Good Templars." The sacraments are not to be administered Go any Catholic st who, after being warned, sc0ntinues d d member of the order.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-22

CLERICAL TRoUBLEs.-A Careful watch CT might have seen quite number of Hart ford's prominent clergy vending their way toward the vicinity of the State House about nine o'clock, this morning. Of course there was nothing queer in the fact itself, and most of them will tell you, should they be asked, that they were only going to the post office or on some errand up town. but in reality they would be glad to catch the man who sent them on that srrand. How they came to go, the follow ing letter will perhaps explain:
 ROCKVILLE, March 31, 1875.
 Dear Sir-I take the liberty of asking a great favor of you. wish to be married tomorrow and would like to have you perform the ceremony. would like to have it done at the United States Hotel, where have engaged rooms, at 9 o'clock, as wish to see some friends in the city and leave on the noon train for Boston. If you cannot come yourself please send some other clergyman, and will make it aCeU tUOrth yO1tr s0ItiLe.
 Respectfully yours,
 THOMAS JORDAN MARSH.
 One rector, suspecting an April fool joke, slyly visited the hotel the night be- fore, but the willy iokers had sent letter to the hotel, and the clerk informed him that Mir. Marsh had engaged rooms for the morrow. So the gentleman went home and visions of large fees went through his mind, and this morning he went down to gather them in. .s7
 About nine o'clock the ministers and rectors dropped in. with prayer books, etc, under their arms and mildly asked to be shown to Mir. Marsh's rooms. But like h1s festive namesake of yore, Tom Collins, ''Tommie" Marsh did not appear, and so there are about twenty four clergy men in the city of Hartford sadly disap- pointed and about half @ dozen Trinity college students doing a considerable amount of laughing at their expense.- EUe'aing Post, Aprl 1st. .........
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-22

4 Western editor did not wish to hurt the feelings of g gentle poet, but apolo- gized for the non-appearance of long and tender poem by saying: ss Beautiful Spring was crowded out of our Sunday edition to make room for an account of the great snow storm" s.., ,-.s.., s.e~7z
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-22

IL no specific directions regarding thelength of insertion accompany advertisements. Pr0bate Nctices will be kept in three weeks, and an oth- CT advertisements at. f." Gill forbid) or until ordered out. during their term (not oftener than once 6 nonth), without charge Y
 Yearly or half yearly advertisements are pay Abae quarterly all other advertisements in ad- vance. ~
 simple notices of Birth, Deatl1er Marriage are inserted free of charge; obituary notices, cents per line. az &
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-22

All kinds Ofb0ok and Job Printing neafly and promptly done. S
 Business Cards Wedding Cards, Bill Heads &e-, done in the best style, and as cheap as at any office in the State.
 Orders can be sent in by mail and the jobs sent out by mail If smalD, by stage, or express, to most parts of the county, without serious risk or delay.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-22
The Ffsllerilen's Memorial and Record Book

gives you interesting facts relative to the fish eries. How fish axa caught and where they are canghk eld4n&ins Nnd bode ekn tim6 fAliin& on Hand Sketches, Statistics of the of the Fisher l.s, Tales of Narrow Escapes. Fearful Gales, Maritime Poetry, and other matters of interest concerning this important industry, Very hand someay illustrated with original engsayings, fracs VI % Raz dysEpl l 70 eanHl2 Mound n Cioth. Sent anywhere on receipt of price. Agents wanted to whom exclusive territory will - gwen. Liberal commissions. Write for par
 PRQCTER BROS. Publishers,
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Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-22
COLDS MAGIC
CONSUMPTION CURED.

To h,e Editor of hse Enquirer. s,es.
 Esrrr,rrnnG G1Fp,v,rrnl' l'9s &sf7E Will you please inform your readers that have positive CURE FOR CONSUMPTION and all disorders of the Throat and Lungs, and that, by its use in my practice, I have cured hundreds of cases, and will give 4 &BOOO.OO8 ' v for ease it will not benefit. Indeed, 50 strong is my faith, will send SAMPLE. FREE, to any sufferer addressing me.
 Please show this letter to any one you may know who is suffering from these diseases, and oblige,
 1 -4a 2aA Faithfully yours, <Il aL .-
 DIR. T. K. BURT. \ 39.em go WILLIAM ST Nav vorl,
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-22
!. PN0T0e H.C GREAT IMPROVEMENTS.

NTOW ia the time for sitting. Less money secures better work here than at any other place. < H II fs 4itI S[ a 1 ..
 Pictures of deceased persons copied and en- larged to any size finished in India ink or water cblUrs z l ' rN i | tE t t.z. JfFRt E
 Square and Oval frames. Paper and velvet Fassepartouts.
 Stereoscopes and views on hand. sgss
 May 1st. 1874. -ss- 'r ~e--~~ @
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-09-30
Agricultural Items.

A good time for applying top dressing
TO moving fields Is just amer the renewal
OF the hay crop. A few load, of manure
spread upon the stubble OF clover, will
greatly promote the growth Of the AFTER
NAH. Dull weather always affords oppor-
tunity for such work.
COWS will need little extra feed II
the pasture is rather short, as most old
pastures are, many of the cows will relish
a fodderlng of early cut clover hay. or
green clover. DO not keep the cows hun
cry. Money is made by freely feeding them
all that they can probably consume
Lice infest poultry in the summer and
restrain the growth Of chickens, and pre-
vent their taking on fat readily. 4 mixture
OF sulphur and lard should be rubbed upon
the heads and under the wings, and a box
of ashes and sulphur be placed in the puul
try house for then to dust themselves in.
Although the profits of farming are not
so great. and fortunes are not accumulated
so suddenly as in other pursuits, yet losses
are smaller and reyerses of fortune are sell
dom met with. SO that a thousand farmers
as they will average, and the total wealth
of them will probably be fully equal to the
total wealth of a city. The wealth in a
farming community is more evenly d,tri-
buted, and the equal distribution of wealth
contributes greatly to the happiness and
independence Of the people.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-09-30

grown with sedges, horse-tails or tussocks,
there should be staked out a line in the
nearest direction to the nearest ditch, drain,
creek, plateau. Ii would be better if a fur
row could be run with plough over the
course. by which a more permanent mark
would be made, and one that is not easily
obliterated
In the same way. the lines where ditche :
may hereafter be dug for carrying of the
water that accnmulates in the spring NAV
De marked out Every wet spot upon tie
farm should be thus marked. and a drain
therefrom TO an established watcr-coursc
or pond laid out. The stone to mn these
drains should be gathered into piles So that
they may be hauled on sled> during the
winter. BY such preparations a, these the
work of draining NAV be carried on long
after the surface is frost-bound. and when
the farmer is forced to suspend altogether
outdoor labor
We have been able but t. Iiut IT the
muititafious opportunities there are To- i'm
prove the condition of farm at thi, sea
son; but sufficient has been here pointed
ont to find work outside for all the fair
days, and inside for all the stormy ones.
tor the remainder Of this year. In addition
10 these we have mentioned. there are
many other necessary thing. to be done
that viii occur TO every farmer who reads
these remarks. and We wnuid urge him fn
lose no opportunity OF preparing NOW tor
that 'ea> IA When he must OF necc- IL, ~,
from hi- outdoor labor New ~,
FINES
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-09-30
Why and When Lamps Explode

All explosions o! coal oil lamps a4c
caused by the yapor or ga> that COLLECTS .u
the space shove the oil. When fil uf ui
OF course : lamp contain, NO ya>. bu, .r.
mcdiatcly on lighting, the consumption T..
oil begins, soon leaving a space f,r ~.
which commences 10 form as the lamp
warns up, and after burning a short time
sufficient gas will accumulate to TO. m an
explosion. The gas in lamp will explode
only when ignited. In this respect it is like
sunpowder Cheap oil is always the most
dangerous.
The hame Ia communicated TO the gas in
the following manner: The wick tube in
all lamp burners is made larger than the
wick which is to pass through it. Il would
not do to have the wick work tightly in the
burner; on the contrary. il i. essential that
1t move up and down with perfect ease. In
this way it is unavoidable that space in the
tube i left along the sides OF the wick sur
ficient for the fame from the burner to pass
down into the lamp and explode the gas
Many things may occur to cause the
flame to pass down the wick and explode
the lamp.
/. \ lamp may be stsndn. on a table
or mantle. and slight pun OF air from the
open window, or the sudden opening of
door. cause an explosion.
:. y lamp may be taken up quickly from
a table or mantle and instantly explode
3. A lamp j. taken into an entry where
there is draft, or on: Of door, and an cN-
plo,ion ensues
= \ lighted lamp is taken up a flight OF
stairs, or is raised quick to place il On the
mantle. resulting in an explosion In an
these cases the mischief il done by the air
movement. either by suddenly checking
the dram. or forcing air down the chimney
against the flame.
.. blowing down the chimney 10 cxt.n-
gui>h the ligh, is frequent eau, ofex-
plo>ion.
.. Lamp explosions have been caused
by using a chimney broken o # at the top. or
one that has piece broken out whereby
the draft is rendered variable and the flame
unsteady.
:. Sometimes a thoughtless person puts
a small size wick in a larger burner. thus
leaving considerable space In the tube
along the edges of the wick
: An old burner, with its air-draf,.
clogged up, which rightfully should be
thrown away, is sometimes continued IN
use, and the final result is an explosion.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-09-30
poetrp.
The Origin of Maize.

In the days when the grand old woods H.
tanned
Stood erect in the sunsets red,
Or besprpkled the rushing flood. unnamed
with the bloom Of their summers dead.
Lived maid IN hunters lodge, as fair
Asa flower o. the forest rude
Aud as free as the free, untrouble air
oflts Infinite solitude.
But spirit. whose haunt was the riyer-shore.
OFT caressing her slender fe.
stole glance al the gentle face bent DER
The unrest of his winding sheet;
AMI 50 limpid the depth of those dark eyes
hence her innocent soul out.hone
l nat the god Of the stream desired, with signs.
That the maiden might be his own.
Then he iwined DER his brow the dripping weed
And the mariner lily fair.
Ana IN desperate mood Tor loves mad need
p arose from his wztery lair.
Like a startled gszele the maid leaped back
Meath the fiuuering forests wing;
WIN The flight OF fswn, when fierce hounds
track,
She escaped from the floods bold king.
But the sons of the DIS are fieeter far
Than the daughters of mortal kind
With the rush Of meteoric star
lie pursues, and she flies like wind.
Now bend of the stream her eyes deplore-
In her path is the watery death:
Close behind Is the god. o fatal shore,
On her face j. a chill, damp breath.
W IN a painting Of Prayer, Great ManitOu.
Hasten now To deliver!" she pleads;
Ihen, with sudden-boFn impulse, ~ IN she few
To bower OF river reeds;
And their tremulous stems about her bound
A. if swept in a whirlwind storm:
And behold in their light embraces wound.
>he i changed TO another form.
She l. rooted in EARTH her rare round arm.
Into tIpering leaves are grown,
And proud plum",l stalk her heart yet warm,
Like princess the reed. enihrone
Fine and >iken, her hair sheaves round the
pearls
Flashed out from her smile OF scorn.
Now the kernels Of snow, the milk-set whorl-.
OF beautiful ear ofeorn.
Thus arrested, the god his chaplet fling.
ON the waves Of his subject stream
How. 10 moekery broken. ITS current sings
OF his broken. dclusive dream,
Then the passionate spirit, foiled, betrayed.
l. dissolved into dew-fne sprays,
To adorn with a crown Of tears the maid
MetamoIphosed 10 graceful maize.
And a long as the rivers .corn the chain
OF future Of Yengeese kings,
And - long as the pale moons wax and wane
Ger The wild OF the Swallowing wings
When the moccasined foot OF the red man
stray.
Where his hammered field, uniurl,
VIII he liken the rustIi ng leaves Of maize
To the flight Of q tlmid sirl.
= L. W. Backus. in Harper's Magazine for De-
io0er.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-09-30

Ihls Medicine is tor sale at all Druggists
throughout the tnlted state. and CanadA I'M
happens that your Druggists has not got IL 10
stock, ask him to send for II TO the Wholesale
Agents. SMITH, DOOLTTrLE SMITH 20
fremont street. GEO. Z. GOODWIN Co. No
= Hanover 81, Boston. G. II AAkTtS a CO..
lui Main street. Concord, y. H.. W. W. WHIP.
PIE 4 CO., Portland somls lyr n
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-09-30
DIAMOND nuEUuArlc Crax

Let any sufferer who reads this. purchase a
small bottle and take Il according to the lnstruc
tons around the package, and 1t will not take
long 10 convince him that paying doctors fees 10
money thrown s~ay-Linimeuts Of all kinds are
useless
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-09-30

dead, hluRWorm, Ulcers,
Sores, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Pain in
the Bones, Side and Head, Female
Weakness, Sterility, Leucorrhea, arising
from internal liberation, and Uterine
disease, Syphilitic and Mercurial dis
eases, Dropsy, Dyspepsia, Emaciation,
General Debility, and for Purifying the
Blood.
This Sarsaparilla combination of
vegetable Alternatives - Stillingia, Man
drake, Yellow Dock with the lodides
of Potassium and Iron, and is the most
eficacious medicine yet known for
the diseases il is intended to cure.
Its ingredients are so skilfully COM
bined, that the full Alternative effect of
each is assured, and while it is SO mild
as to be harmless even to children, it is
still so effectual as to purge out from the
system those impurities and corruptions
which develop into loathsome disease.
The reputation it enjoys is derived
from its cures, and the confidence which
prominent physicians all over the coun-
try repose in it prove their experience
of its usefulness.
Certificates attesting it's virtues have
accumulated, and are constantly being
received, and as many Of these cases are
publicly known, they furnish convincing
evidence of the superiority of this Sar-
saparilla over every other Alternative
medicine. So generally is its SUPER
ority to any other medicine known, that
We need do no more than TO assure the
public that the best qualities it has ever
possessed are strictly maintained.
PREPARED BY
Or. !. c. AVER & CO., Lowell, Mass,
Practical and Asafyfieat Chemists
SOLD BIT AL DRUGGISTS LyRYwHERK
lyr53.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-09-30

A remarkable sale of short-horn cattle
belonging to the Earl of Dunmore. has lust
taken place in Scotland. and the prices
brought, tar exceed anything ever known
in the United States, where the short-horn
mania RACES SO violently. The number OF
cattle sold was thirty-nine, land the prices
aggregated sl3l,ll5, being an average of
s336l per head. The most extraordinary
feature of the sale was Lord Fitzhardins' s
unparalleled bid for the majestic Duke of
Counough," which brought $500. An
other bull brought SIS 900 being Knocked
down to the agent of the Viceroy of Egypt,
and four more brought from $1,000 to s10,-
600 each. The Earl few years since paid
Sl2,5OO for two unborn calves in Canada,
and had their mothers sent to England.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-09-30
AT AUCTION.
HAYES Property, in BFOOiSyille

Pursuant 10 an orler oiiue District Court f.r
The Dl.iu,; Of Maine. AMI iu acrorlauc" win
TIE general "rlcr- uni'r thc lu.ici >;-i"s
Bankrupt Act shall stll AZ public auction Of
ii,e .;or, OF y 4. Have. 90 Rockville. iu the
County 81 Hancock in sa.i bi-irct, "n ~atur-
iay. october =. I-.j. ~ -"'l"cA i. " o." fol-
i"HlH. real ami personal property belonging To
TIE estate % Nathaniel \ Have 81 -a.i Brook
VILE Bankrupt. All Gle lgni, title ami ill.,
t-rr-t which the sail H4He- had al tht uata OF
THE Ming Tie petition again him !u Ban kTuftcv,
Ia .nA t. * .cyenths ia common aud undivided
OF certain lot I'll land stuaivi .u --li brook
VILE, " here sslA Havoc house aud Store Isy
stand -aid lot H. bounded by thc road near itc
fas -tAf. on all sides. excepting seven rssl.
square 10 Tie corner where R.,h.rI II 49,. r.
dWcl4uE house -, or Wa. SAM Dot contains
sbuut three acre. more or les, a.sn ln and To
the y huic ut the house, barn, out-buIiainS- and
.tuTe, situated on ,A,d premise. said FTcnii-c,
are subject - "a mortgage 10 Thomas shaw and
UiheT-, 10 secure he payment % about 80.
Also, "a and to the wood iauts, d. ssh town If
BronksNIiic. belonging 10 ralt Havoc r-iat".
10 wIt:->iN seycuihs IN common ani undivided oi
a certain wood lot. -urroUu1eI 10y lhni now ~
formerly Of Luther 1ap!cy, Grr-hom and pi-
Narnum, and OF -ald liawc-. containing twenty.
seven acres more or ! -, b'lnc the sane lu-
cudet. in decd Quit clam from Richard HaWe-
and others. to said Nathaniel A. la wc.. rec or'irt
m Hancock Coun;y registry OF deeds. book ~,
page -. to which reference l. hereby had. aud a
certain other wood lot bounding the above on ilc
south, containing twenty five acres more 90 les,
and the same premises described % decd "a
Alice and lsaAr Perkins, 10 saId IlaWc-. hrlci
February 2ith l~1l. and recorded ~ sali regis
try Of deeds BOOK l51 page 4G2 o. which refer
eucc j. hereby had, sand TWO wood lots aIe suit
jeci 10 a mortgage 10 Robert TAp!,v. gwen 4u
$50 tor one hundred dollars, aui aN -ai1 real
eslate Is ,ubjeci 10 tax Tor tie Irc-cut y,dT,
Personal PROPERTY.
one hundred hens, one truck wagon, t,aii To %:
mortyaged}. One OK chain, one drag, TWO show
eases. stove and stove pipe, seven share 90
West Bronksyille Han Association, ten tou- 90
hay cut from said premises the past season
Meaning thereby T., maxi sale Of ID. the
right. title and Interest winch SAM liAwe- had los
and TO sHid real estate and personal prupett. az
the Gate of The fliiug Of tic petition IN Bankrupt y
agains; him and all night titlc aud Interest u
and to the same acquired by me - assignee %
hald Bankrupt since sald petition was nlc'i-
DAVID L. KICKER
Assignee IN BnkmI,ry.
ss- For further particular, address tine A..
-iguee, Portland, Ne, or inquire on the day ui
sale +w3G