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The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-12-18
LITERARY PoRTRAITs.-Rl Rlchar,

Henry Stoddard. not only one Of the most
eminent Of our poet. but also distinguished
for biz knowledge 81 English literature aud
English literary history, will contribute q
number Of literary portiaits. including those
u kaafs. Shelley Mn, browning. Sc.
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yipRE OLD ITTTERs.-By DIR.

shelton Mackenzie. Of the Philadelphia Pscss
THIS series j. a very promising one, as ..Dr
Mackenzie l. perhaps, Of americans, THE bee
Informed aud most wildly acquainted IN al
matters personal % lis contemporaries among
English authors. Tie will present notes on
aud letters from. Miss Barrett (Mrs. Brown
ing). Sir William Hamilton, Disraell, Words
Worfe Southey Sc
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-12-18
SCRIBNER'S MONTHLY FOR
iS71-'7S.

Without recalling the excellence OF the
past the publishers Of Seribner's Monthly an
lounce for the year 10 come, the following
uaneFa.
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RoBEHT DALE owEy.-Tbe Ia.

ROBERT DALE OW EN.- The last
work Of THE remarkable man's lifc..wa deyot-
ed to a series of political "reminiscences writ
ten for Scrihners Monthly. lie has left the
series incomplete. but We have at least three
intensely interesting papers on political men
and political events connected with the bis
tory Of HE early life, wdtien In style o.
nnre and inrclhle as That OF bis hest dave.
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a,uTrtrCly sPOHv~-9
oUT-oF-poDR PApERs.-By J,

nost novel and entsrtsIaing 81 these paper
are vet TO appear. the scenes 81 which VIII bc
IN tie West theMiddle States. the South, New
ENGLAND and Canada
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-19

LAMBERT MOLINELLI,
NOTARY PUBLIC AND SEARCH.

7 MN OF NEOOADN.
Copyist, General Collector and Real Estate
Agent.
Legal instruments Of all descriptions care.
faliy executed.
OFFICE-In the Law Office of Geo. W.
Baker. jy2-tf
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-19
RANCH FOR SALE.

THAT SPLENDID BARLEY RANCH,
i "A miles northwest of Eureka, will be
sold cheap. 1t is eligibly situated, has plenty
of water for $50 acres, and there is a good,
hard road to town. There are l75 acres in a
high state of cultivation, with irrigating
bitches, etc. There are two houses, stables,
eorrals, etc., on the premises. Also good
reaper, thresher and sulky rlow. Wagons,
horses, cows, etc., will be disposed of If de-
sired. The whole property will be sold at a
great bargain. For particulars, apply to f.
P. RICHARDSON, on the premises, or to r..
SADLER, Eureka. d20tf
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-19
Sewing Machines.

wv p. HASKELL Il co. ARE NOW
w Agents for the Singer and Domestic
Sewing Machines. They have machines for
rent; also, few second hand machines which
chimes on the installment plan. if desired.
s2-tf
Ellsworth American., 1877-08-02
The Story Of Mohommed.

We briefly record the story of the foun-
der OF the present Mohammedan religion
Arabia never WAS conquered by any for
eipn nation. Its sands have been its Sc
curity, and the poverty Of its scattered
people offered no temptation, 1t was al
ways the native country OF romance and
superstition. In it Sabeanlsm, or star
worship, prevailed for indefinite ages till
overturned by Mohammed, who was born
at Mecca in 500. His farther was Abdalah
and his mother Amina, both of good fam
lily and great personal beauty. His grand
father, Motalleb, who took charge OF him
died at the age OF 10 HIS uncle, Abou
Taleb. brought him up as his. .Aown son
and took him with caravan To Egypt
and Syria; and he afterwards served Ill a
campaign under his uncle, who was the
commander and guardian OF the ancient
temple of Caaba. At 25 he married Cadiga,
a rich and noble widow. and lived In OPP
uleace. The religions OF the Arabs were
the ancien, Sabeanism, Jewish aGd Christ
ian. At iorty he announced himself
prophet, and taught the Unity of God In
opposition to the Trinity. and disclaimed
the reverence bestowed on Ezra. His first
converts were his wife, nAi, cousin Ali,
his servant Zeid and Abu BshA . pan OF
distinction. who made five prOselytes. lie
now preached in public the belief and wor-
ship of one God, in the courts ofthe Caaba
and began TO produce the Koran. This he
pretended was brought 70 him ready writ
ten By the angel Gabriel, and its ilorid
compo sition~ in spEendia Arabic language.
Impose on the vulgar. The koresh now
sought his life. and he fled with Abu BeAr
to Medina In 622 (the Hegiral where five
hundred disciples met him. Here he adop-
Ted the kingly and sacerdotal officer. es-
tahlished mosque and publicly preached
Ire osnlshed seven hundred Of his oppon-
ents ani '.burried seven Hundred alive,
chiefly jews sefrr1fs sthelr. wealth. He
soon after had battle Win one thousand
OF the koresA forcsS- and defeated them 10
the battle OF Beber IN G23, after wn1ch he
had one thousand warriors, but ~ the
battle Of Ohud was defeated and MeRina
was bcseged by twelve thousand and de-
Tended by three thousand; but the heleS-
crS being baii-d, a ten years peace was
concluded Two years after he gained Il
victory A. Muta over large army Of the
Eastern empire and IN 6s9, with ten thOhs.
and men. took Mecca, and destroying the
three hundred and sixty In IN the
Caaba, cousecrated 1t to his own re SkIeff
called lslamiSm. In another year all Ara
bia listened to his pretensions, and he now
marched with thirty thousand men against
;he Eastern Empire, securing a peace by
his approach. He returned 10 Medina and
performed the pilgrimage ot th. Valedlc-
ton. with a trsin OF $4,000 believers
Soon alter b. .ras supposefro be poisoned
by .Icwe>s, 1stl died a Medina 10 632,
aged 63. lie was regarded as a man adj
orned with every virtue -htladeiphti
Press. =.
Ellsworth American., 1877-08-02

The GALAXY for August devotes eleven
pages to the new pictures now on view st the
best galleries In London; the article is by
Henry James, Jr,, who Is always IN his ele-
ment whea he writes about pictures. Next
We are taken by MIR. Fisher to a soiree at the
house of Victor Hugo in Paris, and led through
the luxurious drawing-rooms, where some Of
the cleverest authors, artists, and statesmen of
France are assembled, and still better, . spriuk-
ling of charming French women, including
several members of our hosts family, to whom
we are presented. We are led next to STRAIT
ford-on-Avon, in company with Mr.. Richard
Grant White, who proves to be thoroughly out
OF humor with everything we meet; the inn.
the streets, the church, the river, and all the
relics of Shakespeare, including his tombstone.
come under the dspleasure of our disappointed
traveller, whose critical sense is outraged ut
every turn. DR.. Dwight OF Constantinople
contributes striking picture of Turkish char
acter by selecting three representative Turks
to illustrate the three leading elements of
Turkish society, and throwing the light OF his
very uncommon descriptive power upon them.
The characters he chooses are the corrupt Of
fetal, the young man of fashion, and the Eon-
est Turk, each of whom is sketched with the
pen of an artist. Mr.. Henry W. Frost writes
upon curious tropes. and metaphors, and ig-
ures of speech which have come under his OBJ
servant eye.
In the department OF fiction and poetry, we
find pleasing love story By Miss Ella Farman'
entitled . Rose," and another with comic
side, by Mrs. Rose Terry Cooke. II Is so un-
usual to find magazine stories healthy In tone
and artistic in form, that we must make speciai
mention of these qualities in the above men-
toned two. The poems are three 10 number
and fair 10 quality, the best being The MOCK
ing Bird, by Sidney Lanier Inc depart
mepts of Science, Literature, and current gos-
sip are Of usual length and excellence.
Ellsworth American., 1877-08-02
pOetrp.
The First Client.
4 Legal Di,ty TO be sung without chorus TO the
air of"the Kings Old Couriier"I
BY IRWIN RUSSELL.

John smith, Young attorney, just admitted
10 the bar,
Was solemn and sagacious as-as young attor-
Aud a frown Of deep abstraction held the seizin
Of his face
The result Of contemplation OF the rule in Shell
loy's Case.
one day in term-iime Mr.. Smith was sitting in
the Court.
When some good men and true Of the body Of
the county did on their oath report,
That heretofore, to wit: upon the second day
OF Nav,
4. ID. Isl. about the hour Of noon, in the
county aud state aforesaid. one Joseph
Scroggs, late Of laid county. did then and
there icloniously take. steal snd carry
away,
one bsy hor>e. OF the value sffhy dollars.
more or less
(Ihe same then snd there being Of the proper
y. goods and chattels Of one Hezekiah
iIc,>l:
Contrary 10 the statue in such case expressly
IuAdH
And provided; and agaius, the peace and dig
nity uf the state wherein the venue had
byc.. laid.
The prisoner. Joseph Scroggs. was then ar
ralSned upon this charge,
And plead not guilty. and Of thi. he threw
hlm-cti upon the country at large:
And said Joseph being poor the Court did gra-
clously appoint
Mr. Smith To- defend hm-much on the same
principal mat obtains in every charity
hospital, where 4 Young medical studcu,
i often sent 10 rectify serious injury TO
all organ or JOINT.
The witnesses seemed prejudicej against poor
Mr. Scroggs;
And the district attorney made thrilling
sp"ech in which he told the jury that II
They don't and tor the state he reekoned
he'd have To walk their logs"
Then Mr.. smith arose and made hi speech for
the defence.
Wherein he quoted Shakc-pcrc. Blackstone,
Chiiiy. Archbold. joaquin Miller. Story.
Kent. Tupp"r. >mcdc> and Mar>hall. and
many other writer. and cvery body said
they never heard s'ch 4 bust of clo-
qucncc."
And h" -iid: "on his hypothesis, my client
must 20 free:
And: Again. on Mjs hypothesis. it, morally
Impossible that he could be guilty. don't
you see -
And; Then. on this hypothesis. YOU rcaIy
can't convict -
And on. with forty ,ix more hypothesis. up
on none ot which. Mr. Smith ably de-
,non>tratcd. could Scrogg. be dcrelict
But the jury. never stirring from the box
wherein they sat.
Returned a verdict Of guilty and hi honor
>iralghtway sentenced Scroggs to a
three-year term in the pcnit, niiary. anil
heavy tine, aud the costs on top Of
that,
And the prisoner. in wild delight, got up and
daucrd and sung;
And when they asked him the reason OF thi.
strange behavior. be said: IT. because
! got Oh 80 easy-for If therr'i ha' been few
more Of them daTned hyp0fhesises. |
should certainly have been hung"
"Bric-4-Brac, Midsummer Hoiiddy !Serit-
Ellsworth American., 1877-08-02

Vol, XIII. Whole No. 1927. No. 81.
Wouldn't Be Pleased.

Some Zine ago there lived In Edinburgh
well-known grumbler named Sandy
Black, whose often recurring fits of spleen
or indigestion produced some amusing
scenes of senseless irritability, which were
highly relished by all except the brute's
good, patient little wife. One morning
Sandy rose bent on quarrel. The had
dns and eggs were excellent, done to
turn. and had been ordered by himself the
previous evening and breakfast passed
without the leok for compliment.
"whst will you have for dinner. SandyT
said Mrs. Black.
"A chicken, madam" said the hus band.
Roasted or broled?'
"Confound it, madam, II you had been
a good and considerate wife you would
have known before this what | liked"
Sandy growied out, and slammlng the
door behind him, left the house. 1t was in
the Spring and friend who was present
heard the little wife say:
'Sandy's bent on disturbance to-day;
l shall not please him, do what | can"
The dinner time came and Sandy and
hi. friend sat down to dinner. The nsh
were eaten In silence, and on raising the
cover Of the dish before him, in tower
ing passion he called out
!. "Boiled chicken. hate it, madam. A
chicken boiled Is a chicken spoiled
Immediately the cover was raised from
another chicken roasted to turn.
Madam, won't eat roast chicken"
roared Sandy you know how 1t should
have been cooked
At that instant II boiled chicken, with
mushrooms was placed on the table.
without green peas t'-seared the grum-
bier.
Here they are, my dear" said Mrs.
Black.
How dare you spend my money in that
way"
"Thev were present." said the wife,
interrupting him.
Rising from his chair. and rushing from
the room. followed by roar of laughter
from his friend, he clinched his fist and
shouted.
"Ilcw dare you receive "a present With
out my leavei" =
Ellsworth American., 1877-08-02
Sensitive.

Most children are sensitive, and II il
wrong to wantOnly wound their feelings by
ceasnri4k them too harshly for their faults
Time cures a great many things; children
outgrow intirmiics and faults. and If
right principles of action aud feeling are
instilled gently, constantly wisely. the re-
suits will ultimately appear. 1t is mere
cruelty 10 make the weak points of q
child source of teasing and ridlcule. as
is often done In schools and families.
A mental intirmity should be trested as
tenderly as bodily deformity. A quick
temper. an irritable or timorous or teas
ing disposition, requires far more tact and
judiclous management than any mere
physical iutirmity. When grown TO matur-
ity, our sensitive children become the po-
cts, musicians, artist. writers, leaders OF
their times. Help them, too, with their
tasks. which to NAV of them seem hope
less. Definitions are hard to remember;
the geography lesson is difficult to com
prehend and won't stay fixed in the mind;
history is dull and dead; arithmetic "A
hopeless tangle of figures, and grammer
more puzzling than any possible coaun-
drum. The little folk need help; they
need cheer and encouragement, and who
should be so ready, so willing, so able tn
give as the parent. Er.
Ellsworth American., 1877-08-02
He Amt Pushing Ne.

Some time ago, on Sunday we wended
our way to one OF our churches, and, in
stead Of sermon, we heard an address
upon some missionary or other benevolent
subject. After the address was concluded.
two brethern were sent around with the
baskets for contributions, Parson L.,
who was one of the basket bearers, taklag
the side upon which we sat. Immediately
in our front. and upon the next seat. Beg
ligently reclined our friend BDi H.,
gentleman OF infinite humor and full Of dry
jokes. Parson L.-extended the baked,
and Bill slowly shook his head,
Come, William, give us something said
the Parson. ",-ss.
Cant do IT,. replied Bill.
Why notffs not the cause good
one :"
Yes, but | am not able to give any
thing"
"Phoo! Phool-know better; you must
give a better reason than that"
well, owe too,much money; | must
be just before avn generous. you know"
But William, you owe God larger
debt than you owe anybody else"
That's true ParSon, but then he sln't
pushIng me like the balance OF my credit
ur~.
The parsons face got into curious
condition, and he passed on.
Ellsworth American., 1877-08-02

He was singularly grave man, even
for a sexton. For nearly half a century
he had been public functonary-hadp per
formed the conspicuous duties of a sexton;
yet no one had ever seen him smile. Oc-
casionaly he joked, but he did 1t in such
a funeral manner that no one could accuse
him of levity.
One day he was standing on the church
steps wiping his melancholy features with
a red bandana. A hearss stood near and
three or four carriages were drawn up be-
hind 1t. The notes of the organ foated
out of the open windows with solemn effect.
A Stranger came along and said
"Funeral.'
And the old sexton gravely bowed his
head-it was. &
who's dead:'
The old man again wiped his brow and
gave the name of the deceased.
What complaiut:' asked the inquisitve
stranger.
SoIemnly placing his bsndana In his hat
and covering his bald head, the old sexton
made answer:
There is no complaint; everybody is
entirely satisfied. = Worcester Press
Ellsworth American., 1877-08-02
Hints about Camping out.

Don't try to carry more than twenty
pounds apiece, or to 20 more than ten
miles a day on foot. This is fully hard
enough work If you wish to enjoy yourself
without risk OF Illness.
The roll Is easier TO carry than i the
knapsack, and is readily shifted from
shoulder to shoulder or taken of; then,
too, you can ease the burden little with
your hand. Beside this. you save carrying
the weight OF the knapsack. But, if you
take "A knapsack, let it have broad straps.
\ haversack of course you Kust have.
Beside a rubber blanket, half ii she tier
tent, and ropes, you must have good
stout wooden blanket. with u lining sewed
to it along on one side but buttoned on at
the ends and other side. You can dry it,
when wet, better than if it were sewed all
around.
You can do great deal OF good cooking
with a frying-pan and a coffee pot, after a
little experience. Have n coffe-pot with a
bal as we'll a handle. and with lip
rather than with spout. OF course you
will know enough not 10 put your pot or
pan on the burning wood. and not to use
pitcy fuel or let the handles get hot or
smutty. Study a good cookbook, and
practice well at home as long as you can
before starting, or you may have TO 90
hungry wheh you least expect ii.
You will have to guard the food you
carry. from rain, iog, dew, cats. dogs. and
insects; and you will fiud it best to q IN
your cooking utensils at once after every
use you make OF them.
Start short time after breakfast. while
The day is yet young aud cool, but don
hurry or work hard at il. On the march,
1t is well to rest often for short spells, say
ten minutes out OF every hour. Drink
good water as often as you feel thirsty,
only don't take large draughts of cold wa
ter when you are heated, and bear in mind
that often you can stop thirst by merely
rinsihg the mouth.
Bathing while upon the march is not
good if you are tired or have much farther
to 90. Oil or salve, before starting, the
parts of the skin reached by sun and air
and, TO prevent foot soreness, treat the
feet plentifully in the same way, and keep
them thoroughly clean. Let each com
rade end his morning nap. Avoid nonsen-
ical waste of strength and gymnastic feats,
before aud during the march; and play no
practical jokes that will make the day S
work more burdensome.-St. Nicholas for
july.
Ellsworth American., 1877-08-02

Gould you would you-do you think
you would not mind?"
WELL l married him in fortnight!
was uumethodical from first TO last In the
matter, but have never regretted 1t. and
he always says he has not either.
Mrs. Lothrop came back from Europe
last year, and paid us a long visit. She
laughed at us for pair OF ancient turtle
doves, but think that, in her odd fashion,
she fully enjoyed the sight of our hap
piness.
Ellsworth American., 1877-08-02

KEEPING A SECRET.-Ruggles. an old
cabinet maker, of Boston, tod me that he
used to make Stuart's panels tor him
They were made of mahogany. and rs
Stuart complained that he missed the
rough surface OF canvass that was favora-
BILE to the sparkle of his color, Ruggles in
vent ed the way OF producing that sort of
surface by cutting teeth in the plane iron
and dragging it backward, that proving
the best way OF indenting without tearing
the wood. Ruggles said that at the time
when he used to work tor Stuart. his shop
was in Winter street, on the ground floor,
and. one day. sitting at his shop door, he
saw Stuart coming down the street, in
easest conversation with a gentleman
Stuart come into the shop followed by his
friend, and, said Ruggles, II saw that the
gentleman was urging him something that
he was unwilling to trust him with. .
Stuart said MIR. Ruggles! have you
got a piece of chalk?" gave him a piece !;
he then turned to the other and said: II
know a secret; that stands for me-" and
he made mark thus, l. Now, you are
my good friend and would like to know
my secret; you are a man of honor. and il
tell you it will do no harm. and, at any
rate.it will gratifv you as mark of my
confidence. so tell you" and making an
other mark, l. that stands for YOU so
there are two that know it. But you are
a married man, and, as your wife is a
discreet woman, and you never have any
secrets between You, some day when YOU
are alone together. and have nothing to
talk about you tell her veu know some
thing curious. but are afraid she will
speak of it. She will be indignant at not
being trusted. insists that she ought 10
know; promises she never will whisper it
to any one. and perhaps cries a little, SO
you tell her, and that stands for her, ''he
made another mark, l. Now, how many
people know it?" "Three"said his friend
''There are one hundred and eleven thai
know It'll" said STUART Scribnsr.
Ellsworth American., 1877-08-02

Man has evil qualities as well as good
qualiees peculiar to himself Drunken
ness places him as much below the level
of the brutes as reason elevates him above
them.-.Sir q. Sinclair.
Ellsworth American., 1877-08-02
Real Estate for Sale.

Ine Iet And buildings Of the late Eliza Turner
on rankin street, for sale. Apply to A f. Burn
nam, kxeeut0r, for terms
Ellsworth, July II, ISL. Seu
Ellsworth American., 1877-08-02
SPECIAL NOTICE
DOGS. DOGS.

- Blank Licenses, to be given owners of
- Dogs by Clerks of Towns, for sale at
this Once Inf
Ellsworth American., 1877-08-02
RICHARDSON'S CARPET EXHIBITOR,
, WoNnFRFUI INVENTION

for showing Carpets; brief description OF the
use of which We give below With the use of the
CARPET Exhibitor we show from sample JUST
how the CARPET looks on a very large room, multi.
nIylng the sample q thousand times, matched and
Shown as perfect when the Carpet is made up
and nailed upon the floor. In this way We are
now prepared 10 show you
Ellsworth American., 1877-08-02
Boston Wholesale Stock.

81 ssI.E HpATTERNS, which are not
-, IN srork outside Of large cities This way OF
buying Carpets has now become Pgpuiat t. ana na e
1', s,io" no snd we can sell as cheap for cash as
r"n can buy for cash in Boston, and there Dens penn,
no r,mnants 10 take of the profits we are enabled
TO sell on a very small commission, anu I'm s,nck
spectfiIlly invite the pubic 10 eAauiine 0"' S'
.nd satistv themselves.
Ellsworth American., 1877-08-02
Carpets. Carpets.
C. CARPET s.

The people Of this vicinity have long felt the
necessity of having larger and better assortment
of carpets to select from than has ever oeen kep'
IN the mace before That want is now fu lly sup
piled. We have secured the exclusive use Oh
Ellsworth American., 1877-08-02
If YOU WANT A CARPET

Of any dimensions, bring correct measure vi
your room and we guarantee TO suit you. 49,,
Please call and see us, whether you wisn " ou'
or not as it is no trouble to show goods'
Respectfully,
1T. CRIPPEN.
Ellsworth. Me.
Nay 30, 1877. smosH
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1877-05-03
Gate 9saebrisb ten aus 2ruiiiaua.

Saat ben aeurfeH 9atrt3.ca aus
2cuiliana, tat Sen. Gherman Gin
@breiben BON 3rtess- -Setretdr @eGra.
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wrrm er tS6ermau) oufsefrrSert if,
fas Militir aus giep Orleans surI6su-
tecrtern, unS taFettc mad pen Saradea
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fts gum "a. %pril (pc,stfcrr) ausse-
fiibrt werhsn.
Scwit TT Gcs. IiGpnS els rebt,
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tannt. Su beirtn 3wsisen batcn iret
bic Srsunbe gfi6pGs cine tinrci&tnSr
Mesrteit UNI 0sl6ife su tSun. Sim
Sreitas siasen tvieStr srei wtitere @it-
slieeer. zines POM ,6aule, unb has an.
here prm Seaat. sur @i8rns.9rsislatur
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No6drb tctt ME trQ, uns sat nur
rod weniee &nbSnscr. slun &enpss
i6nautt une tpbt irie Yeryildt, neil itine
GorSettls-&esiernn9 isst ~ Gnre TT.
Srbnuns, 8ute uns 6rieNen, irwie
sine etrlihe Gtaatsserpaltuns wirb
isst In 9ruiiana Die Sserbane battn,
NIB bic GllRhsrun9 eeS &eltrs ;u Gnes
fein.