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A FLORIDA FRESHMAN.

]. G. Maynard is writing book on the
natural history of Florida, and from ad-
vanced sheets published in the american
Sportsman we excerpt the following anus
ing sketch
Finishing our grinding, we returned
home, where we cooked our dinner, using
the utensils of our hospitable entertainer,
who meantime amused us with his CONVEX
sation. He was naturally a loquacious
man, and unlike people who spend much of
their time alone, had not grown taciturn,
but, on the contrary, like champagne which
has been bottled for long time, now that
he had an opportunity to uncork, dubbed
and sparkled with the wit and wisdom at
tanned by reflection. He was evidently
moderately educated, but were surprised,
when inquiring about the Spanish inhabi-
tsnts Of the State, to learn that he under
stood their language. We were further
astonished at hearing him state that he
found it much harder to attain than either
the Greek or the Latin. We soon under
stood that he had received fine education.
mystery which we could not fathom, until
he dropped remark which was intended
as disparagement of all womankind, then
we received a clue to the secret. 1t was
certainly an affair of the heart that had
driven him into the wilderness.
Having lived the life of a bachelor for
years, he had acquired habits of his own,
peculiar ways of cooking, etc. He was
quite vexed with us because we did not
comply with them while preparing our din
ner. He was an inventive genius and had
manufactured numerous fishing rods with
their accompanying tackle. When we in
qured how he could find use for so many,
for he had about twenty, we learned that
he was true disciple of Walton, and look
ed upon the taking of fish as q fine art.
Each one of these poles was intended for
separate species. Indeed, he even went so
far as to use separate poles for the different
times in the day. Truly, this was taking a
step in the science higher than that taught
by the " complete angler"
But the browning triumph of ONeil's
mechanical skill was a mouse trap. 1t was
a ponderous, box-like arrangement, four
feet square, with three sides and top. 1t
was divided in the center by a partition,
near the bottom of which was a hole Just
large enough for mouse to enter. At the
open side was slide which worked up and
down. This was weighted with several
pounds of old iron, which was fastened to
the top with cords. A narrow strip of
board rose in the center to height of two
feet. A stout piece of cord was fastened
to the slide, and, passing over the top of
the board In the center, entered small
hole at the back of it. When this unique
trap was to be set the top, which was NOV
able, was taken off and corn placed in the
space back of the partition. The top was
then replaced, the slide raised and kept in
place by the cord, which was fastened to
small nail driven just below the hole, and
formed bar. The mice entered under the
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4 LIVELY CONVERSATION A! Tie DOOR,
A Life Drama.
Scene Conner Of Sixth & Market Streets,
Time, One O'clock.
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HALL DRKr1EHI it,
weather chang find goods imagine
purchase money. We signed guarantee that effect
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Wait I'll one
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l& 7aH1 "5ssy >-a4 g Il"
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OAK Hail. that the ACTUAL NAME and grade the goods
be made
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Mr.. Squier in the chair. The Hall was
again crowded to OVERLOOKING with very
intelligent audience. Exercises were com
menced by music from the Riverside Band,
who kindly volunteered their services
Reading by Miss Lille Howard selection,
"Curfew Shall Not Ring To night read
ing by Mr.. IIendrickson-subjec Dis
trict School Master;' essay by Miss l..
Emma Kirk--subject, Conversations
Grafton by Mr.. J. T. Hynes; reading by
Miss Jennie Wilson--suhject, " Death
Doomed" music Ivy Miss Mary McCul-
Tough and MI. Barry; reading by Miss
Mary l.. Roberts-suhiect, "Thc Gill of
the PERIOD reading by Mrs. Hannah
Walker-subject, The Polish Boy read
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-07-29
Agricultural Items.

Flower seeds should be gathered as
fast as ripened.
-Sifted coal ashes mixed with coarse
sand and little loan make good walks.
When pole beans reach he top of the
pole the ends should be pinched of.
-Beets. carrots and turnips need weed
ing and thinning. Stir the soil frequently.
-Slugs which disigurs pear and other
trees, may be destroyed by dusting with
ashes or lime.
Melons and squashes should he culti-
waited as long as they can be without In
jory TO the vines.
The Yield of potatoes is increased by
the removal of the blossoms, aud their ia-
bility to rot lesssned.
Grain should be cut while the dew is
on 30 as to prevent Smelling 81 the kernels
and the consequent loss.
Save the earliest and finest formed Gu
cumbers for seed ityou wish to increase
their earliness and improve their form.
suckers and young sprouts should be
kept of the trees. Do not let them get a
start. but rub them of with the hand when
small AID tender.
Strawberries require rich soil, we'll
MANFRED. The soil should not be dry. nor
wet. A clayey loan is well-adapted to the
fruit. They may be grown is beds or hills
strawberry vines which have borne
one good crop should be mown soon after
will come up aud give large yield of fruit
the next year.
= II a farmer has hay caps he can cut his
clover at any time when ii is fine wea lher !:
cock it up. cover with the hay cap, let ii
remain a week. If he chooses. an / get il in
at his leisure.
With good corn fodder mixed with q
little meal nearly a. good butter may be
made in the winter as In the summer. Ii
there is any surplus fodder left after feed
ing the cows freely. let 1t be well-cared and
kept for winter.
brakes in the pastures should be cut
and used for bedding, or for muchrd fruit
trees. Orchards are gr, atty benefited by
mulching at this season. Ii protects the
roots from the >corching sun. and keeps
the soil moist.
After haying. i a good time for dig
sing muck. The >wamP> are usually the
driest at that time, and the muck can he
dug with the least trouble. Muck i AN ar
tcle OF great value for all Old. WORKOUT
fields, or for sandy soils.
1t Is said that the American Improved
Imperial beet is preferred in Vermont 10
all other roots for s;ock-feeding. They
yield from five hundred TO one thousand
bushels per acre. at 4 cost of eight cents
per bushel for raising.
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Domestic Recipes.

CURRANT ICE.-Take one quart Of red
currants. one pint Of raspbe rries, one pint
of water. and one and one-half pounds o {
sugar; mash the berries; add them 10 the
water; squeeze Tout the liquor; add the
sugar. and freeze. Where raspberrles are
unattainable. use more currants and flavor
with extract OF raspberry or strawberries.
DRIED APPLE PUDpING.-Two parts
dried apples. two parts raisins and cur
rants, and three parts coarsely-broken
bread crumbs. Stew the apples half an
hour and chop them coarsely, then place
them in layers in porcelain-lined stew
kettle, alternating them with the bread
crumbs and the mixed fruits Add the
juice in which the apples were stewed and
stew or steam the whole slowly four or five
hours.
HOP YEAST FOR WARM WEATHER Two
quarts of water. twelve potatoes. good
handful of hops. press the water from the
bag OF hops when the potatoes are done.
and mash fine; add one teacupful of white
sugar, a handful of salt, and tablespoon
full of ginger; strain through a colander
and boil a few minutes; add yeast TO raise
cool; no soda is required TO imake this
bread. This yeast will keep in hot weather
until it is used.
To MAKE TOMATO OMELErTE.-Peel
and chop five medium sized tomatoes. sea-
son with salt, pepper and chopped parsley;
add half cup of grated bread; bea: four
eggs to a foam, stir them into the tomato
heat spider Kissing: hot, place piece OF
butter therein, turn in the mixture let it
brown for two minutes, aud lap over the
half. serv ing il 10 turnover form on a hot
plate.
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Ten Rules for Farmers,
Take good papers and read them.

/. Take good papers and read them.
2 Keep an account of farm operations.
3. Do not leave implements scattered
over the farm, exposed to snow rain and
heat.
4. Repair tools and buildings at prop
er time. and do not suffer subsequent
threefold expenditure of time and money.
.. Use money judiciously. and do not
attend auction sales to purchase all kinds
of trumpery because it is cheap.
6. See that fences are well repaired,
and cattle not grazing in the meadows, or
grain fields, or orchards.
4. Do not refuse to make correct exper-
iihents, in small way, Of many new
things.
:. Plant fruit trees well, care for them,
and OF course get good crops.
8. Practise economy by giving stock
shelter during the winter; also good food.
taking out all that is unsound, half-rotten
or mouldy.
10. Do not keep tribes of cats and snarl-
ing dogs around the premises, who eat
more in month than they are worth in
lifetime.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-07-29
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS.
K. II. EDDY,
SOLICITOR OF PATENTS.
For Inventions Trade Marks Designs
N. 7G state ST.. Opposite Kilbv St.

4 TIER an extensive practice OF upwards OF
~ Thirty years, continues to secure Patents in
the United states also in Great Britain, France
and other foreign countries. Caveats, speciicI-
tons, A Assignments, and all other papers for Pa
tenisi executed on reasonable terms, with dI.-
patch. Researches made to determine the VALIDITY
and stlty ofPatents of Inventions, and legal
and other advice rendered in all matters touching
the same. Copies OF the claims OF any patent
furnished by RENTING one dollar. Assignments
recorded in Washington.
No Agency in the Unite States possesses SUI srior
facilities for obtaining Patents, ascertainng the
pa:entd6ility OF inreHfiOns.
All necessity OF journey to Washington to
procure a Patent, ana the usual great delay there
are here savea inventors.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-07-29
Sal. as a Manure for Tomatoes.

Is good, as it is for almost any and all
crops. We notice that agricultural journ-
al. are now giving advice 10 Use it, with
out noting the fact that while a little is
good too much is destruction. We always
sow salt broadcast early in spring over our
garden ground, and one year our German
workman-whenw we told him that salt was
good for onions and other annual crops
one day in our absence gave our crops
such dose that they gave up life. When
We asked why he did it. the reply was.
.'me think little good. more SO much bet
ter" In applying salt sp ecitically to any
growing plant. our ADVICE is to use il a
liquid form, l. e.. half pint of salt to Two
gallons Of water. applied Oh the ground
around the plant. but not touching the TO-
liage.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-07-29

HAVE A CARE.-This is the season when
cooling drinks and ice creams are eagerly
sought for by the heated and the thirsty.
The craving for ssuch things may be
thought to prove it's naturalness, but al
though they may be beneficial when taken
in moderation, excessive indulgence in
them Is injurious. The perspiration which
the reasonable use Of cooling liquid, pro-
duces 10 no: weather keeps thelpores open
and promotes comfort, but taken in too
large quantities they lower the animal heat
of the stomach and expose the system TO
violent attacks of disease. The truth should
be kept constantly in mind.
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Inside Line |! Day Route !
Mr.. DESERT To PORTLAND AND BosroN
SAME DAY
ROchf0nd, Mt. Desert IL !SUIiir0n
Steamboat Company.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT!
THREE TRIPS PER WEEK /!

IS r. . STEAMER ULYSSES,
49,, Capt David Robinson,
viii leave Railroad Wharf. RookIant. every
Tuesday, Thursday. AMI saturday at 10 II \. NJ q.
arrival oi morning trains from Portland,
Lewiston and Augusta. commencing II k>b ~,
June -, Tor Norta Haven. beer l,lc so. West
IIArhor. Bar Harbor, MT. prscrt). Lamoinr aud
sullivan, connecting with Ellsworth by stage. .
mile-D n lamonc. Passengers Tor Hancock.
Franklin and Goulisborn viii purchase tickets
Tor sullivan. Those for Trenton. to Lamotne.
Returning. viii leave sullivan every Monday
Wednesday, and Friday morning AZ ) O'Clock.
touching : above. arriving IN RpCklAnd ~ sca-
son 10 connect with - l.. NJ. tram. arriving IN
Portland At 90 IN. n Boston at 10 4. NJ. Lewis
ton and Augusta sam" cS enlug. Also connecting
At kiand with steamer, from Eostod Iuc,-
day~ aud Saturdays. aud lor boston Mondays and
Wednesday,
Esfreighi- taken at Low Haie~.
COBB. WIGHT Il MOTION. Agent.
RocklAnd June Is. $50. titI
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Any person suffering from the above disease is
requested TO address DIR. PRICE, and tr ial bot
tie of medicine will be forwarded by Express
FREE!
The only cost being tue Express charges which
owing TO my large business, are small.
DR.. Price is regular physician and has made
the treatment of
FITS OR EPILEPSY
a study for years, and he will warrant cure by
the use OF his remedy.
Do not failto send to him for a trial hattie. il
costs nothing, and he
WILL CURE YOU,
no matter how long standing your case may be
or now many other remedies may have failed.
Circulars and testimonials sent with
FREE TRIAL BOTTLE.
BE particular to give your Express as well as
your Post Office direction, and
Address.
kDR. CHAS. r. PRICE,
81 Wittiam Street, Nev York.
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The Peabody Institute has also just published
new book treating exclusively OF NERVOUS 4
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There is nothing whatever that the Married or
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DIAMOND RHEUMATIC CURE.

ior M high standing in the profession, and the
ledihlHe and science OF an able mind quickly
Competed the CENSOR to succu.nb, and now
physicians generally. all over the world, where
th,s medicine IS introduced, admit OF lis wonder.
inl efficacy, and often prescribe il for their pa
u.hi,: ~ course the use of the DIAMOND
hIfEC MATIC CURE, without the aid of a pbysi-
can i a saving IN FEES TO the sufferer, but tn c
really conscientious physician should teioice Al
this or the reason OF The general benefits ar sing
to mankind from It's use. 80
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QUACk~ COMPOUNDED.

rheumatism and Cont have heretofore been g on.
.ldered by the ordinary practising ply ,cisnS ~
lncurable disease. and the query ht- often been
prOpounded OF what beneii u the helpless suffer.
or ) all their pretended science and what doth II
h'alI-thelr long and tedious course OF study-it
the! are Obliged I" acknowledge that all their
sources are 10 no account when called upon To-
prescribe Tor patient suffering from chronic
rheumatism. The great trouble hes IN the isct
tat the mode Of investigation Is pres bed with.
IL certain boundaries and initial ons compelIinr
the student To tread in certain well.worn paths
or suier dls grace and accommodation IRON that
hishIy respectable order of mOrtals known as the
MEDICAL FACULTY. How often genius has been
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imagined. ANA often really grand and beneficial
discoveries have been placed under NJ. Ian 81
censure by those selfconstituted ccnsors for no
reason whatever, but that they are innovations
upon stere"typed and time honored prescrlp-
uon. i was NOT 50, however, with the y ropretor
OF the
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10 os %oyins people oi bo. 9th ' sesss
young and old, make mere money at work for us
in their own Localities, during their spare mo-
offer employment that will pay handsomely for
every hours work Full particulars terms, &c.
sent free. Send us your address at once. Don't
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regard Mr.. Eddy as 0ne of the most capable ana
SUCCESSFUL practitioners with whom | have mad
oihcIdI intercourse. CHAS. MASON.
Commissioner OF Patents
II have no hesitation In a suring inventors that
they cannot employ man more competent and
trustworthy, anu more capable of putin; z the r
in a form to secure for them an early
anu favorable consideration at the Patent Onicc
EDMUND BURKE.
Late Commissioner OF Patents.
Mr. IL ii Eddy has made for me over THIRTY ap
p.icatlons for Patents, having been successful In
almost every case. such unmistakable proof OF
great talent and ability on his part, leads me to
all invent, rs to apply to him 10 pro
cure their patents, Us they may be sure OF having
the most faithful attention bestowed on their
cases, and ut very reasonable charges,
JOHN TAGGART.
Boston Jan, lstJ-IyrI
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MANHOOD, W0MANHoOD &
NERVOUS DISEASES.

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new edition Of the celebrated meltca
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a Book for Every Vvomaa.
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AND HER DISEASES; or Woman treated OF
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MORTGAGE BLANKS,

The best and most approued mort
gage Blanks eoer printed IL. this Coun
ty, are noso for sale at the
american Office.
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Those in want OF the above can have a choice Of
Boston, portland, or Bangor Trunks iun as
sor-ment OF all qualities and Sizes at manufar
,uIei prices, Also GentslValises, Bags, Hand
Trunks, and Walk ing Canes
HENRY SWAN, Water street.
Ellsworth June 10Th, 1875 3m..as
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-26
mtssiOner,s Notice.
In the matter
In Bankruptcy.

". ;. ). ' sSsn.ss, ' Ext. In Bankruptcy.
AL persons herein interested are hereby notified
| that on SATURDAY, the 18th day Of SEPTEMBER,
Commissioner under decree in the above entitled
cause, rendered on the day OF August, 1875, in
District Court of the United States for the West
District Of Virginia. proceed to take the follow
ing accounts.
LIST. An account OF the liens against the real es.
tate Of VIM. J. Shumate, at the date of his Bank
rnptcy, August 4th, 1871, showing which ard what
amount of said liens are upon contracts entered in
to prior to July the 9Th, 1869.
End An account showing the net amount realized
from the sale Of the several tracts OF land IN Angus
ia county, sold under decree of the Circuit Court OF
Angus a county, in the Csancery suit or suits in
net amount realized from the sale Of the tract OF
land in Culpepper known as 1.-THE Richland Farm -
az onn sornss W
c in Chancery suit in the Circuit Court OF Gull
pepper. in style, Royals Executor VS.. Glassell
Shumate. &c." and the amount OF the proceeds re-
maini after satisfying the Trust Deed thereon in
favor g Royal-And the net amount realized by
John Paul, Assignee in Bankruptcy of VIM. J. Shu-
mate from the sale made by him Of the interest OF
e7 OF his wife in Culpepper county. Va. known as
the "Bealton Farm"
3rd. An account showing what proportion OF the
Judgment liens against the real estate Of VIM. j..
humate as surety OF James E. Carson, will be paid
out OF the OF sale OF CarSon lands sold
der decree OF the Circuit Court Of Augusta county,
In suit in style, Ca sons Creditors vs. Carson sc !"
4th. An account showing how much il an hing,
will remain OF The proceeds OF sale Of the several
tracts ct land and interest in land Of the said Bank
4th Of August, 1871. 6he date Of his Bankruptcy
upon contracts entered into prior to July 6th 1869
and any other accounts deemed pertinent re-
CURED by any party
1875. u w, GREEN SMITH.
aug asst Special Com;r.