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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-24
4Farm ano housrbOln.
: Walk Through tie Garden.

Ii there is ever time when a garden
er NAV justifiaoly leave his growing
things to fight it ont with the weeds and
sun aul insects. it is surely during such
a heated term as that through which we
have recently passed. But as the torrid
wave seems TO have passed by, those
Who did ''lay down the shovel and the
hoe" viii find great deal to do on these
cool nights and mornings.
# YOU have neglected TO avail Yourself
Of the scorchiug heat and dry weather TO
aid YOU in killing tie weeds in the gar
den walks, YOU have missed it; but don't
let them live day longer. \ weedy
walk j q bad advertisement-like dirty
face on child.
II your strawberry bed has given YOU
two crops, it won't pay to try and coax
itiutther. Neither is there much gained
by setting plants in August-though We
are aware that they will live after fash
Ioh If set almost any time. But this YOU
can do: spade up the patch, and begin
10 prepare your land now for planting
next spring. II it is kept light and clean
This fail, very little work will be required
to make it ready in April or May. The
prudent gardener sets a new bed every
wear, and thus always has plants in their
prime, instead Of losing the best OF two
seasons-,he failing of the old and the
beginning Of the new one.
Celery started for early fall use will
soon be large enough for blanching,
though there is danger of Injury if this
i attempted either in very hot or wet
weather. 1t pays to keep the earth loose
around the growing plants, and give
them an occasional dressing of wood
ashes. II the growth is slow, start it
with few applications OF liquid manure,
a. much OF the tenderness OF the plant
depends upon its rapid growth. In
carthing up, gather all the stalks togeth-
cr and hold firmly with the hand, so
that no dirt viii get to tile center. We
have found three banhings the best for
dwarf varieties.
Lima beans that are toe aspiring will
bc brought to a stricter attention to BUSH
ness-which is, OF course, the production
OF the largest mum Der of well-flled pods
by pruning both their upward and la
teral growth.
Tomato plAuts ought to be ripening
their best fruit soon. As it gets heavier,
re-tying to the stakes is necessary; and
the vines should be vigorously pruned
OF lateral branches, and the main stalk
cut back. The vines will keep on
spreading and spindling and blossoming
until frost comes, greatly to the loss OF
iruit, unless checked
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-24
TIE Value Q: sa-;.-.

A man may work hard aud earn high
wages; but if he allow the pennies,
which are the result of hard work. 10
slip out Of his fingers-some going to the
rumshop, some this way aud some that
he will find that his life Of hard work
i little raised above a life of animal
drudgery. On the other hand, if he
takes care OF the pennies he will soon
tine that his attentionto small matters
Will abundantly repay him. in increasing
means, in comfort at home, and In a
mind comparatively free from fears as
TO the future. Ii man does not know
how TO save his pennies or his dollars.
his nose will always be kept 10 the grind
stone What may come upon him any
day ''like all armed man." Careful saw
ing acts like magic; once begun, it
grows into habit. 1t gives a man a
feeling Of satisfaction. of strength, of
security. The money man has put
aside in the savings shank, gives him an
assurance of comfort in sickness, or If
rest in old age. The man who saves has
somethin: TO protect him against want
while the man who saves naught, has
nothing between him and bitter, biting
poverty.
A man may be disposed to save mon
ey, and lay it by for sickness or other
purposes; but he cannot do this unless
his wife lets him or helps him. A pru-
dent, frugal, thrifty woman is crown
OF glory to her husband. She helps him
in all his good resolutions; she may, by
quiet and gentle encouragement, bring
out his better qualities; and by her ex-
ample, she may implant in him noble
principles, which are the seeds of the
highest practical virtues.
So also can a workman of even the
humblest sort, by regularity of conduct,
show TO his fellow-workmen what in
dustry, temperance, manly tenderness,
and superiority to low and sensual
temptation can effect in endearing and
Frightening home, even amidst the
gloom of poverty. Such q man does
good as well as the most eloquent writ
err that ever wrote. If there were q tew
patriarchs of the people such as this,
their beneficial influence would soon be
sensibly felt by society at large. A
life well spent is worth any number of
speeches; for example is language far
more eloquent than speech; it is instruc- |
ton in action, wisdom at work.-[Sam- |
ael Smiles.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-24

Talking at table is one of the very
best digesters: there is no tonic known
to equal il, as it is of the kind calculated
to promote kilarity and good feeling
generally. Most parents are prone TO
prohibit their children from laughing
and talking at the table; it is unphysi-
illogical; it is a cruelty. Joyousness
promotes the circulation of the blood,
enlivens it. invigorates it, sends il ting
ling TO the remotest part of the system.
carrying with it animation, vigor and
life. The louder the little ones laugh
the better; the faster they talk the bet
ter, for then they eat less in a given
time, consequently chew their food more
thoroughly.
Discard controversy from the dining
table. Discourage all subjects which
invite political or religious rancor. Let
every tepic introduced be calculated TO
instruct, to interest, or amuse. DO not
let the mind run on business, or pre-
vions mishaps, or past disappointmcnts.
Never tell bad news at the table, nor tor
an hour before. Let everything You
have to communicate be, il possible, of
a gladsome, joyous, hilarious character,
calculated TO bring on: pleasant remarks
by agreeable associations. On the other
hand, never administer reproot at the
social board, to either servant or child;
| find fault with nothing; speak unkindly
TO no ono. If remarks are made OF the
absent, let them contain some word Of
commentator, which, if repeated in their
hearing afterward, will kindlc kindly
feelings, and thus will thoughts OF the
family table come across the memory in
after wears, when we have been scattered,
and some laid in their final resting place,
bring with them a sweetness of emotion
which makes it pleasant TO dwell upon
them Halls Journal OF health.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-24

CATARRh,
Bones Of the Nose Eaten Out-mem-
DRY Gone-Mind lmpaired-Cured
by Constitutional Catarrh Remedy

The CONSTITUTIONAL CsTARRH REMEDY is the
first article placed before the public that proposed
TO cure 0atarrh by building up the Com titution.
1t struck the root of The whole difficulty. and
thoussn upon thou sands OF letters have been
received hy the pToprietors setting forth the mar
velous cures, and, what Is remarkable, curing
not only the Gaia, rh. but all other ailments at
the same time. THIS Is what II always does. The
following statement is only q sample of what We
are constantly receiving, from well known people
to whom you can write, and not TO bogus ones.
Catarrh aud Its attendant evils, cold in head.
hacking cough, Incipient consumption, head
ache. pains in back and loins. dizziness lsuguld-
ness, loss nf appetite land general weakness, al
leave together when the Constitutional Catari b
Remedy il taken as recommended.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-24

\ NEW ENEMY.-Down at Escumiuac,
which is on the southeast side OF the Mini
michi, there i an oyster bed known only
to one Harrington. locally known as
Stormy, on account OF dirty weather in
variable following his visits, with oysters
10 sell. 10 Chatham, He had gained a
great reputation on account OF the sup
eriority OF his oysters, but during the past
two years those he has brought TO market
have not been quite up to the marx. Last
season, however, he gave his theory OF the
cause Of the deterioration. He says that
not far from the oyster bed there is a
gravel knoll formed by an eddy on the
edge OF the chanuel OF Mirimichl Hap
pening 10 scan the bottom of this knoll
with his water glass, he observed several
large Holsters. Two of them were just
leaving ii, each having in one claw peb.
bic about the size OF small hens egg.
He directed the lad who was with him 10
scull the boat along in the direction taken
by the lobster, and one he was particular
ly watching. crawled directly to and upon
the oyster bed. 1t approached large
oyster. which, on feeling the water stir
red Immediately closed its shell. The lob
ster lay, however, with the pebble poised
in its claw. and within half an inch OF the
thin end OF the oyster shell. and in TWO or
three minutes the latter began to open
again. As soon as it had opened sui
ticirntly the lobster with a quick move
ment, darted the pebble into the open
shell. rendering the oyster powerelss to
close it. The animals feelers were then
used 10 extract the contents of the shell,
which it ate quite deliberately, and lay on
the spot as II digesting the sweet mursel
and contemplating q similar operation OH
the next oyster. Mr. Harrington says that
nearly all the largest oysters are destroy
ed in this way, bat the smaller ones can
not open far enough to permit the pebble
TO be inserted.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-24
WHAT WAS For-Np IN AN. OLD TRt-sY

WHAT WAS FOUND IN AN OLD TRUNK
A citizen of Hickory county, Mo-. last
week me1 with . singular piece OF good
fortune. While at Kansas City, Septem-
Der 1859, he purchased an old trunk, ad-
vertised as unclaimed property" by the
United States Express Company, which
proved 10 contain only some valuable
articles and dirty clothing. On his arrival
home the trunk was converted into a re-
ceptacle for wood. for which purpose it
was used till week since, when being
partially demolished. it was converted in
to kindling wood. Between the wood
and zinc bottom was found s3,0S5. The
trunk bore no marks to indicate who the
owner might have been, and the most rea-
sonable superstition is that it was shipped
to some fictitious name, and contained
STOLEN money, which. either the inter-
ference OF arrest, or from fear of detecti on
remained uncallcd.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-24
PHILApELPHlA, PA, May Z. 1874.

MkssBs. EtrrLEfIEtD Co:
DEAR sIRs:-lt gives me great pleasure To in
form you that am able TO attend to my business
again. Some four months ago was taken down
sick with CArARRH. with which | hal been
troubled for years in the worst torn and had 10
for g. | employed the best medical skin In that
city with little benefit. II was called hy Them the
worst form OF Catarrh, oIena. The bones In my
nose we're partially eaten away. My sense Of
smell was gone 10 such degree, that on one oc-
casion while at home II New HAMPSHIRE We
Killed skunk, and although they said 1t smrlcd
terribly could not detect any thing. ! also bad
very bad dizzy spells, everything seemed t.
whirl around me aud would have to sit down
ten ,r fifteen minutes before ! could wax.
have bcen laid up sick abei a week at a ttfac. III
Tact never expected to get well again. and my
folks felt alarmed at my situation. II also affect
ell my mental powers TO such extent tnat u
was impossible for me to remember even Com-
mon occurrences. While a, home was Induced
to try your Constitutional Catsrrh Remedy. aad
never while SICK was SO much relieved while
using IL, aud began To improve aud have been
gaining right along. aud now feel A. well ever.
lchecriuliy You this testimonial. and II It will
be OF any heuedt to yon shall have objection
to yuur using mynsme ia help Introduce a "a, d.
cine that has cured me ~ 3 terrible disease.
Your, RESPECTFULLY.
r. [. ADAMS
Travelling Agent for >tesdmau. Brown & Lyons,
Publishing iossc. Philadelphia Pa.
Price o. per bottle. A Pamphlet OF - pages :.
glyin- trtaii-e on Cal.rrh, with iunumerahle
cases OF cures. sent fRrE, by addressing The Pro
prrtors. Iyr.9 no-.n
LIrILEFIfLD 4 Co, MAuchestct. y. u.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-24

Are the most e.
teetive and congo
NAL purgatiyeeye,
discovere /. They
are mild, but i.
iectual in the,
operation, moyiD,
the bowels surely
and without pain.
Although gentle
in their operation.
they are still ths
most thorough and
E,zr-,t
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-24

representing tirst rlas- rpltahlr aud InsitpeH-
dent Jum.'anIc+. which ave un-ntpI,-rI III char
asier, standing ani strength. tnrut hing The
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-24

AT base ball game at Eau Claire
Wis, the other day, ball was knocked
into the out field. The object of the play.
ers was. of course, to get to the home
plate as promptly IS possible. to prevent
. tally. The fielder threw with great
force to the young man on the second
base, and the ball passed through his
hands and struck him on the body. He
dead.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-24

tic medicine that can be employed clean
ing the stomach and bowels, and even Il,
blood. In small doses Of one pill d,y
they stimulate the digestive organs III
promote vigorous health.
AYERS PMS have been known 6.
more than a quarter Of century, and hay.
obtained a worldwide reputation for tbe,
virtues. They correct diseased action i,
the several assimilatiye organs Of tba
body, and are so composed that obstrp.
tons within their range can rarely vpt
stand or cyade them. Not only 10 ,lp,
cure the everyday complaints of ever
body, but also formidable and danscror.
diseases that have baflled the bes, d
human skill While they produce power.
fsl effects, they are, at the same time, III.
safest and best physjc for childrpn. b.
their aperient action they gripe much las
than the common purgatiye>, and neq.,
give plia when the bowels arc not inAau,
They reach the vital fountains of the blood
and strengthen the 50 stem 10y freeing i.
from the elements OF Weakness
Adapted toa.ja1es and conditions
a.t climates. cont wing neither calaa.
ne- ane dcIctcrioH, drug. these Pills r..
bc tlN.n with safety hy mFtoby Tier
slEsr-eoattay preserves them ever trt.
AMI makes thrm pleasant to take. viii
helH2 purely vegetable, no llrn saa aHs
tru'o thcsr usc IN ANY quantity
rUtrNuru ur
n / r AVID (, m Io,.1U M
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-24

What are the wild waves sayingg'
that it costs about ten dollars day to stop
down at the seaside. (Meriden Herald.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-24

IIMOSlALs.
lregAri Ar. Eily pse III TIE paostrs W. fna
siceeSstAt practitioners VIA whom / h4yt h Ill
Official intercourse. tIIA1. MASON
Comm a-IuHrr ID Patents
~ nave hn t.# ttAituu iu -,lrIu- 4ny,ntnr- chat
thtt cannot -tIpy man aIDrs competent anil
trustworthy, tu more capabIc ar puttf.g ntrI.
applications ia q form to secure, far thrrn ts trIy
and favorable consideration az the Patent Onltr
Edmund BURKE.
Late Commissioned Of Patents
Mi. K II Eddy has made for NE over IiItrl sU
Piications fer Patents, having been success gI Id
almost every case. Such unml,takablc proof Ut
great talent aud ability on his part, leads me III
reccomtAeni all invent RS To apply to him ID BRO
cure their patents, as they may be sure Of having
the most faithful attention nstoW4d Oh tAclf
cases, and al very casonable charges,
JOHN TAGGAET.
Boston JAn.l l>-G-Iyrl
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-24
VOLUME 20.
Ayers Cathartic Pills

For all the purposes of Family phv.
and for curing Costiveness, Jaun5;sine
INDIGESTION, Foul Stomach, BreatSSe
Headache, Erysipelas, Rheumatsn1n'
Eiruptions and Skin Diseases. ri
iousness, Drupsy, Tumors, Worms
Neuralgia, as q Dinner Pill
for Purifying the Blood
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-24
Scientifically

prepared articles in t Ii e
market. The disease Is
treated externally by means
of the Linimcnt, which,
when properly applied, re-
duces the swelling, relieves
the tension and removes
the inflammation, the cause
of pain, in a very short
time, thus restoring free
dom of movement and elias
tici;y TO the joints. The
disease being a blood pois-
on, of 4 peculiar nature, is
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-01-27
Washington Dramatics.

z As intimated by correspondent of the Enquirer last week, we propose to repeat Led lAstray." If this play does not equal Uncle Tom in pathos or Neighbor lockwood in Yankee fun, it surpasses both In steadily sustained interest: andto our most intelligent and cultured auditors it seems to have afforded higher degree of satisfaction than either. <. {
 think it safe to promise a still more spirited performance on the next occasion. To those who have for series of years of years attended and enjoyed the entertain ments given by our Dramatic Troupe do not hesitate to give assurance of a good time if they will visit us in the new Hall, Judea, on Friday evening, Feb. 11th. We expect an excursion from Ltchfeld every winter and beg leave to suggest to our friends in that blessed town that the full moon of February will be favorable time F. W. GUNN.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-01-27
East LitchNeId

The iceshouse put up, by the IN. R. R. Co.,, IS nearly Completed. It is 11S feet long, 30 it. wide, with 20 1t. posts. and with a capacity of 1900 tons.,, The run on the east end is 6S 1t. long, the upper end being 40 it. higher than the Naugatuck. The ice is hauled up by means of sta tionary steam engine, lShich costs the Company $2O per day. The ice is cut in uniform cakes weighing ahout 600 lbs, and about.twenty or thirty hands are employ ed in gathering it; some saving. others guiding it through the channel to the run, sanother lot;hoistingIit. while another gang manage the ice as it slides inside the building. The ice is about one foot thick, clear and hard. MT. Eggleston says lie intends to fill the house in four days. Three carloads of saw-dust are already here and probably more will be required. it is thrown between the outside and in- side boards. The studs being eight inch es, that thickness of saw-dust is thought sufficient. The Company have leased the pond for five years. Ea 53| w.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-01-27
New Preston.

The first leap year party came of at the Sherman Honse on Monday evening, the l7th. Forty numbers were down for the dance. Some vent home in good season, and some pe,y early. -
 @Our ministers both attended the meet of the south associatien at Roxbury, last week! Rev. Mir. Upson preached at the public service in the evening.
 MT. E. W. Woodruff who is not a stranger to the readers of the Enquirer, in pursuance of long-cherished plan to preach the gospel, was examined and ''li- censed" by the association.
 --The few who went from here to at tend the Washington theatricals, feel 'am- ply repaid. The play is an interesting one and was, in many parts. remarkably we'll played. We can't criticise in detail. and will only say that it is the earnest wish of many who were present to have tue play repeated, and We assure such as were not present an interesting entertain ment should they attend. "A. A little snow and a great frost cover ed the earth and the trees and gave the appearance ofswinter last Sabbath morn, but before evening the scene changed and we hardly knew as to season where we were The snow put an end to the skat- ing, which was well patronized. Satur- day afternoon, among others, We noticed both the ministers and their families on the ice. E" +t .s-r.. X.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-01-27
THE WEEKLY SUN.
NEW YORK

1FbO. q" N h" OR1A. 1875.
 Eighteen hundred and seventy-six is the Centennial year 1t Is also the year in wheA Opposition House of Representatives, the hrzt since the war. will be in power at Washington and the year of the tweny-third election of Presiden. of the United States All of these events to be of great interest and i'm portance especially the two latter and all of them and everything connected with them will pc fuIy and freshly reported and expounded in The Sun.
 The Opposition House of Representatives, taking up the line of inquiry opened years ago by The Sun, will
 sterny and diligently investigate the corruptiOns and misdeeds of Grants administration; and vii it is to b hoped lay the foundation for and better period in national history or all this The Sun viii cof- tain complete and accurate accounte arptsbip0 its readers with early and trustworthy infofmaton upon
 The twentyt6ifd Presidential election. wi. the pre- parAtons for it. will be meaaorable as deciding upon dtsnts aspi ations for third term of power and candidate of the party of Reform aA as eectinV that candidate, Concerning all these euhieces. those who Eeea 1nS sun VII have the constant neaas of being
 The weekly Sun, which has attained creulation of oyer eghty thousand copies already has Taers 1878 will see their nambefs dOuhsd. It viii continue to be thorough newspaper All the general news of the day will be fOund in 1t. condenssd when unipor- tant, at full length when of moment and alwsys we trust treated in caear, Interesting and instructive
 It is our aim to make the Weekly Sun the best fam. fly newspaper in the world, and shall continue to give in it's columns large amount of miscellaneous realng, such as stories, tales poems, scientific in hgence and agricultural information for whirh we are not able to make room in daily edition. The IRri- cultural departmet espt cialy is oae of it's Oisens features The fashions are Ro regularly rsPOsaSd ia
 its columns and 80 are the markets of eUEy kind
 The WEEKLY SUN, eight pages wilh fay-six broad coiumas is only Sl go year, p0sAAgs prepaid. As fis lte barely repays th esk ok the paper dis count can be made rom Ss rate to .Pest> mAtters, or ahy y0n@UHJ E -.I 3FEa adi
 | The DAIIs5 SVN, large fonT page newspaper of tyelty columns, gives all the for iwv Ct nts copy subscripiOns postage prep id. 5sc Ia mouth or % 6o yeaE Sunday edition sxtra, s per year. 4O-sw Address, THE SUN, New York City.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-01-27
.CQG H|aHWoodpury.

Either the manuscript or types, vas, in fault in reporting the expenditures and improvements as upon the 'South" church, while it should be the North '' thus rhentionsd.,y The attention of the South has 5een given to the new bell and tower clock. Both societies are prosper ous, having lately held annual 'anvesing., gs6ld pews. and transacted the fqsgat bus mess successfully and harnoniodsly.
 The people of the different churches seem disposed to rally around their pas tors with encouragement and gifts The donation of the Methodist society at Strong's Hall. on the 11th, was mentioned in the last Enquirer. On the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, the 18th, the parshioners of Rev. MT. Moves, of the First Congregational society, assembled at the parsonage. with liberal donations, and an elegant and bountifulIy spread table, the latter very pleasing to the many Sabbath School children presnt. The visittn IRev. Mir. Wkcofl of the North church was deferred one week. St. Paul's church hold theirs next week.
 tL.Is1 IIG&1EDS fd IJIW
 Monday evening, Jan. 17tH, the lovers of music had a rare opportunity to enjoy it. in the form of an "Organ concert" at the First church, by Professor D. F. Still man, of Lakeville, as organist, assisted by E Miss Touisa H. Whitklesav Nau Haven's best soprano, with few Woodbury vocal ists. Possibly the performance was of so high character as to not be fully appre- ciated by the runcultivatedia iaythe art, but the concert was well attended and much enjoyed. '. " MT! Judson Minor, who died on the 18th inst, was among the thirty one per sons composing the North Congregational church. at}its organization, Dec, 25h, 1916. all of whom have passed away except one.