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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-08-16

Not lon. ago. on an English steamer.
four DAYS out from Liverpool, a small buy
Was found hII away behind the cargo. He
had neither father or mother. brother
nor sister, friend nor protector among
either passengers or crew Who was hct
Where did h. come from: Where going:
Only nine year. Old; the poor little -trau.-
cr, with ragged clothes but a beautiful
iatr, tull OF innocence aud truth, OF
course hc wa, carried before tile iii u
mate.
How came you to steal passage on
board this ,hipt" asked the mate sharply.
My stepfather put me iu." answered
the b 81; he said he could not afford ID
Keep me or pay ny passage TO Halifax.
aunt
The mate did not believe the story. lie
had often been deceived BY ,towaway-
Almost every Ship finds one or two DAYS
uut a. sea, men or boys, concealed Amnug
the cargo, VIII" Try to get IA passage across
the water without paying tor il. And this
i often troublesome and expensive. .Ihr
mate suspected some Of the sailors hal a
hand IN the boy esCa pc. and treated him
pretty roughly. Day after day he wa
que-tloued about his coming, aud it was
always the same >torr-nOthiug less noth-
iug more. At last the mate got out ot
patience, a mates VIII, and seiziDg b. -. .,
thr collar told him unless he cnri., I'd
the Truth, in ten minutes, hr would lang
him on the yard arm-a frighlfu threat in
deed.
Poor child, with not a friend to stand by
him. ArOand him were passengers and
sailors Of the midday watch. and before
him the stern first officer, with his watch
in hand, counting the tick, tick, tick OF
the III nutes as they swiftly went. There
he stood. pale and sorrewlul, his head
erect, and tears a. his eyes but afraid p
no, not a ht'
Eight minutes were already gone.
Only two minutes more 10 live" cried
the mate, Speak the truth and save
your life, boy"
May pray: asked the child, looking
up into the hard mans face.
The officer nodded his head, but said
nothing. The brave boy knelt down on
deck, and, with hands clasped and eyes
raised to heaven, repeated the Lords pray
er, and then prayed the dear Lord Jesus
To take him home to heaven. He could
die but lie-never! All eyes were turned
towards him, and sobs broke from stern
hears
The mate could hold out no longer He
spran@ 10 the boy, told him he believed
hi> story, every word of it, A nobler
sight never took place on ships deck
than this-a poor, unfriended child, will
ing TO face death for truths sake
He could die but lie-never, God bless
him. And the rest of the voyage, you NAV
well think he had friends enough Nobody |
owned him before; everybody was now
ready to do him kindness And every
body who reads this will be strengthened /
to do right, come what will, by tue noble |
conduct of this dear child.
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Chicago Viragoes.

Women first came TO the front as ram
pant rioters on Thursday. The taste of
blood which the men had had In the early
part OF the day seemed to have inilamed
the women. The night before last there
were few. half crazed with liquor and
smarting under their real or fanced wrongs
who were bold enough to yell for pillage.
Yesterday there was ripenirg Of this SEN
timent, and the result was an Amazonian
outbreak in the afternoon. In the neigh
borhood OF West Twenty and Fisk
streets there are number of planning mills,
sash. door and blind factories and lumber
yards. just northeast of these are the
homes of many OF the most restive ot the
rioters. These men ran down in u few
minutes to Halstead street through alleys.
open back yards. etc, and disappear a
suddenly in the event of an attack from tie
police. The men were glutted with their
encounters of the forenoon. Now was the
women's opportunity. and they at once be
gan to improve k. Hundreds OF these Am
aLons cougregated in the vicinity of Twen-
tieth aud Fisk streets. The nearest factory
from that corner was the Goss & Phillips
place. The crowd rapidly increased. Wo-
men with babes in arms joined the enraged
female rioters. The streets were flutterlug
with calico OF all shades and shapes. llun
dreds were bare-hcaded, their di~heyeled
locks streaming in the wind. Many were
shoelcsS. Some were young, scarcely wo-
men IN age, and not all in appearance
Dresses were tucked up round the waists
Open bustS were as common as BARRIERS
chair. Brawny sun-burnt arms brand>hed
clubs. knotty hands held rocks ana wood
en- blocks Female yellS. shrill as cur
lew s.Cry, filled the air. The swarthy ira-
lures OF the Bohemian women more were
. 4.
men IN the Hal-tcd street riots. The I'M
seXed mob of female lncendiaries rushed
% THE fence and yards Of Go-- ( Phillips's
manufacturing company. The constcrna-
tion which this attack created extended to
Twenty second street, At that hour very
quiet crowd of men gathered on Fisk
street to witness this curious repetition Of
the scenes of the Partisan commune. The
fence surrounding the yard gave way and
Wa carried oil by the pctticuatcd plundcr-
ers ia their unbridlcd rage. There was
fear tor little while that the Amazouian
army would continue their dcprcdatious
Word wa, despatched 70 the Hlumlu-strcet
station. and force of officer, under Lieu
tenant E-rSey pushed down 10 the corner
Of the contest. The women hi,>rd as they
saw the blur-coat, march along. Some OF
the less vl5prouS took To- ,heir heels iucon-
fucnty. Some developed into wonderful
athletes aud i.tchr, were danced over a,
though they wet" the floor OF some popu-
lar ballroom. b.hcr, 5000! their ground
y shower Il missiles greeted tire boys a,
they came smiling along, lrf. front into
.inc. pur woman pitched 4 couple Of blocks
ai tur head OF the officers. aud then moved
on tp attend 70 her family duties. The
men were weak ju the strength aud force
iu.nes, oi their language compared with
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one carved coral necklace, one amethyst
silk dress. one Brussels lace over dress
one pair of French boots, one Indian man
tie, one priceless and antique intaglio, one
dress suit, one pair of Paris CATERS, doc
tors and druggists bills. Per contra, one
foot Of"
And the whole OF it,. cried Rex. "a
trifle. bagatelle. a mere fraction. Ii cost
us the chance in M'Manus' great enter
prise, that's just as sure To win as the sun
is to rise tomorrow. A deuced dear foot
OF wood. Clara, | never mean to preach
or practice one jot or title Of economy
again. We may starve, but we'll never
econOmZe.
That's dear boy Now lets burn Il (;
we piled it up to burn, you know" And
had snatched his match safe. and was
rnnnirg to the piles, Rex following.
There II goes - said | at last, com
fortaby retreating. They're funeral
pyres. Wen throw on them all our econ
omy."
"And our desire to be millionalres"
'And our quarrelng."
And our tear Of coming to the poor
house.
And a the great rosy sheets OF crack
ling fire went wallowIng mp the dark pur-
pie of the late twilight, and making the
shvcring stars retreat before il, any body
up in General Durccau's Windows. IOokjn.
down, might have seen two crazy young
people with their arms about each other
in its light. who felt that they were dis
posing OF every care in lite and an their
small bills HIrPsr's BI=lr.
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A Shrewd Swindle.

Samuel Wheeler is farmer in a small
way on the Berkshire Hills, in Massachu-
setts. While at work on his farm, he was
approached by well-dressed, genteel and
suave stranger, who introduced himself as
al attorney from Albany county. "Your
name is Wheeler says the attorney"
"les. f" was the response. Then the illegal
light went on to tell him that Amos Bur
ton of New Scotland. had died less than a
year ago and left behind him two mag
niiicent farms in New Scotland, valued at
S2j, 900 each, which were awaiting the
coming forward of the next of kin to claim
them. The attorney" in his off hand,
persuasive way, went on to show the
hitherto contented tllcr Of the Massachu-
sctts soil, that he, and he only. was the
next OF kin, and by the laws of right as
well as Cousauguinity was entitled to the
possession of the lordIy estate.
The bait took. Although astounded by
his unexpected good fortune at first, Wis
ions of life rs a landed proprietor on &.
large scale succeeded, and Wheeler eager
fy asked the details-as to when and now
he could get the necessary Information so
as TO take immediate possession. The lit
tie preliminary of \ fee must first be paid
for the trouble the attorney had taken to
appriSe him Of hi, good fortune. and the
expenses incurred. and the SlOO demanded
was quickly handed over. Write TO the
Surro- ate. at Albany was the Injunction
Of the attorney" land he viii furnish
fun particulars or you may call at his Of
n"c and examine his records for yourself"
With that the attorney departed, promising
10 return in a few days with additional
proof. The few days passed, no "attor-
ncy" appeared, and Wheeler, preferrinX
10 satisfy himself rather than write, e1-
tractcd more money from his hard earn
iugs. and came hither, only to find that he
had been dupcd. His chagrin and mortitl-
cation at learning that he had been victim
lied was great, but he departed much Wis
er than he entered aud will not in future
loon, a. next Of Kin, for the estate Of per-
<ons whom he never heard Of before.-At-
blHy v, 10 J1lrHai
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10y, A<puoME. Make home pleas

-EoY> ANp HONE. Make home a pleas
ant place tor Your boys. DO not be so
afraid tyour best palIor that they may
not u~e It. Let them have plenty of
warmth ana hight, aud entertaining book.
70 read. ana musical Instruments and auy
pnrl"r games they like. Girls will stay at
home ID home be the duIlr>t place under
the moon, hut boy. viii not. Ii their
Young COMPANIONS are bani>hed, ii they
ar" checked when they laugh or sing. uI
make noise, II they may not have the
Iunoccur freedom thar they need. under
their parents roof, then they will have
freedom Of some sort elsewhere. And
there are always enough readv to beckor
chem TO places where the bloom is brushed
from youths round cheek. young man
viii squeeze little "tun" out of his lilr
and, i you want him to be credit to YOU
and TO himself, make it possible 70 him tn
enjoy himself IN his home. Let the home
be a place 70 live and breathe in. not mere
ly root under which he may eat aud
sleep
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Don't LOSE MlNUTE.-keep busy.
The man who has nothing to do is the most
miserable OF beings. Ii you have no reyu-
lar work, do chores as farmers do when it
rains too hard 10 work in the field. In oc
cupation we forget our troubles. and get a
respite from sorrow. The man whose
mind and hands are busy finds no time 10
weep and wall. If work is slack, spend
the time IN reading. No man ever knew
too much. The hardest students In the
world are the old men who know the most
you lack books. there are tree or very
cheap libraries, at least in cities, at yonr
command The man who does not ACQUIRE
some item of useful information between
day-break and bed time must mourpfullv
say, with the Roman Emperor. Il have
lost day"
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Stand by your friends, let come what
may, is good motto. If you don't stand
by them you needn't expect them to
stand BY you. So whether they be friends
oil high or low degree, ia afiuence or pow
erty, stick to them aud don't stop to in
qulre whether 1t will pay or whether IL
will be popular. Whenever you prove
traitor and desert those who have stood
up for you and helped your battles. Won
will find yourself without any one to con.
graduate you upon your achievements.
or comfort you in an evil hour when mis-.
fortunes come thick and fast.
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-One day, being at Etretat Monnier.
the French actor, perceived on the bench
a worthy coaple from the Fuabourg St.
Denis. an elderly shopkeeper and his
wife, who were taking their first look at
the ocean. What bothers me-" remark
ed the lady, lis the perpetual movement
OF the seattle waves, the tide" Here
MoDnier came forward and volunteered
an explanation.-"Mad he said, SOL
EMMY, .that motion is produced by the
fish, which wriggle about a great deal
and wag their tails violently. thus causing
the waves. When they get wary OF
swimming near the shore, they all retire
simultaneously, and the sea follows them
hence the tide,
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An English Inventor suggests that we
dispose OF the sewage of our cities BY
making gass oft. 1t is said that whereas
1t takes to produce nine thousand cubic
feet OF coal gas ton of the best English
coal,and lareg quantity of furnace coal to
maintain the requisite heat, to makeinine
Thousand cubic feet of the proposed gas, it
takes only one hundred and thrty-five
pounds OF furnace coal, and the necessary
amount of sewage, which we NAV hope is
very considerable. The cost of making
a thousand feet of this gas is expected no.
where to exceed "A shilling, and in most
places to be as low as sixpence. sterling.
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Remember that all questions have two
sides; one is the right side, the other the
wrong side; one is the side of justice, the
other injustice. II you take the right side,
the just side. ultimately men, however
much they may oppose you and revle you,
will come to your support. Earth, with
all its powers. will work with you and for
you. and heaven is pledged to conduct you
to complete success. II you take the other
side, there is no power in earth or beaven
that can lead you through successfully,
because it Is appointed in the counsels Of
heaven that justice, and truth, alone can
prevail.
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Buttercups.

Two children under the sgple tree
MAY, two ycAr- Old. and Ralph /. three
| uder NAV chin Ralph. fingers mold
Rutiervup- bright IN their sheen of gold;
And this = the prAtile hi. wee lips utter:
| u see, Little MAy, Il you love butter"
\ girl ani a boy are under the ir,,.-
curly-aa!red. rO.sy-shcrked MAY i she,
Ucr1owin. with frulic, ami glce aud fun:
And Ralph i her play mate and champion.
lie holds buitrrcup. now 10 see what her
Chm shall reply to DO YOU love butlcrr'
4 youth and maiden are under the tree
shall we try the buttercup- now" say. be,
Just s. We used in chiiiho od's dayf''
MAY checks nush red. a, she Whispering says
Though her chin grows cold and her pulse.
fiuttsr-
She Is sure that he dosen'i love any but her
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ICE WATER

and c'teued. form. mixture which A. a cool.
ing, healthy, and refreshing summer BEVERAGE
has equal. Barrels OF ice water. prepared In
this way. may De drank without the siighfesi IN.
jury. and happy D. the who snds in this
substitute Tor spiriuau- liquors. It, value Ia the
th" farTHcr. tac Mechanic, and Laborer cannot
lee oyer-estimaicl. Iil- so cheap to be within
the reach Df all. So Lncly favored as 10 he co
! ,-c-. ~ --EAE- % -Ao -u-.---l .lunL..
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So is the Story Told.

A fair heA meekly bowed
A .hy glance coming after.
Voices not over loud.
Aud = low sweet laughter
- = the story told
u IN the cottage old
uder the smoky raiter.
A f,lr maid flushing red
Nith an unknown feeling.
But -hsned Ia bow her bead
For al her lover, kneellng
- l. the story told
Down mid the white and gold
Under the painted ceiling.
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CHOLERA M0RBUS,

Cramps. Pains, DlarTh0a, and Dysentery are in.
stautly relieved 10y %. II will render attack Of
Cholera Morhu- mpa-~ihic. II taken when the
symptou- of thI- dangerous complaint nrst man.
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A Chain.
BY ADELAIDE PROCTOR.
A Chain.

The bond that links our souls together.
W ill it last through stormy weather.
Will It moulder and decay
A. the hours pass awayy
Will il stretch IL Fate divides US
When dark and dreary hoNrs have tried us.
o. ifit look too poor and slight,
Let u bresk the links to-ng0.
II was not forged by mortal hands,
Or clasped with golden bars and bands;
Save thine and mine. no other eyes
The slender link can recognize:
In the bright light II seems 10 fade
And il j. hidden in the shade;
While heaven nor earth have never heard.
Or solemn vow, or plighted word.
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dtaAfA IL oN n,
Because too sacred Afa Nine
For Other eyes save thine and mine.
And zee, though slender. II is made
or love and trust. and can they fsdes
bile, II too slight il seems, to bear
The breathing Of the summer air.
We know that II could bear the weight
OF a moot heavy heart Of late
And A. each d . aud moment few
The stronger for it, hurihen grew.
And too. we know snd feel again
IL has been sanct fed hy pain,
For what designs To try with sorrow
He means not tp decay tomorrow,
But though that ncry trial last.
W ben earthly ties aud tppnds are past;
" hat slighter thing- darr not cndue
" III make our love more saie and sure.
Love shall De- purified by pain.
And pain be soothcd by love again:
- let u now take heart and 20
Carefully on, through JOY and woe.
No change the summer sun can bring,
or tsr bleak winter stormy weather,
For VI shall meet them. love. Together.
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COLLINS VOLTAIC PLASTER

warranted, on The reputation Of Dr. Collins, it,
inventor. an 81! IrsIrl AN. - Ice the best plaster
10 The world ui medicine. The union Of The two
great me'llCA! agents VIZ: ELECTRICITY and Ncii-
and entities this remedy 70 rank fOrcmos, among
all curative compounds Tor all external Aches
anu Pans.
Prlee IS cents. Sold by all Druggists, and sen,
on reoeip, Of 25 cents for one, or 81 25 for six or
25 for twelve. carefully wrapped and war
ranted By wEEKs & POTTER, ProprietoIs, Bos-
ton, Mass Imu.y
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HANCOCK HOUSE |!

THIS House is centrally located and has rrreri-
By teen thoroughly repaired and rvlarus- he'd
throughout
The proprietor INTENDS u give persona, af;ru-
tHn to the table and the wants 20 hi- EuseI-. and
nAtrr> hImseli thai he can now Furnish a. good
accommodations a. can hr found ln the city. A
god stable. au1 d f4.tA.Ui O,ticr. always on
l. GEo. GptIu.
West End Of UuIon RIVER Bridge
Ellsworth, sept. 20, lNJ. lyrI
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DIR. J. T. OSGOOD.
Surgeon Dentist,
OFFICE, GRANITE BLOCK.


Every branch in the Dental Profession carried
IN the most substantial manner, and At prices
nAt defy competition.
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&arla ans 3upsthaI6
g 81
The Reason why Money
is so Scarce.

An exchange very truthfully
ano sensibly remarks: The farm.
ers are the only producers, and it
is through their wheat, corn, cot
ton, &C., that money is brought in
to the State. But on the other
hand we have to buy everything
manufactured from the North and
West. We buy everything from
a thresher to an axe-handle, and
this takes our money away, and
leaves but little in circulation.
We manufacture nothing. except
a few wagons in town, and most
of the timber for them is brought
here in the shape of spokes, fclloes
and hounds. II we wish to keep
our money at home we must have
manufactures. We have an a.
Guidance of wood, but we make
nothing out of it. Our buckets,
pals, tubs and hrooms, are made
where wood is scarce. We can
never be independent until VIC
utilize the raw material of all
kinds that grow spontaneous on
cur hands. We must learn to BE-
more reliant on our own resources
and make all we need, even to our
clothes out of the cotton and wool
we raise.
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LINCOLN COUNTY.


Mare Mule, black, some saddle and har-
ness marks, each side Of the mouth cut
with knife or bride bits and its tongue
cut nearly in two, supposed 10 have had the
fstula in time, about Is years old; w j VII
lev, Sd district, April 1880.
H0gS-sow, black and white spotted,
crop and underbit off the left ear, valued at
SO; barrow, black and white spotted, crop
and underbit off the right ear, valued at
$40; w S Beavers, 2lst dis Feb 3. Il
Mare, dark bay, small white spot in the
forehead, saddle and harness marks, scar
on the nose, some appearance Of wind gals,
barefo, and very tender, about Az hands
high, about IA years old; John j. McAdam,
10th dis rict, miles south Of Richmond,
Aug. 7-$25. Ffegt
BEDFORD COUNTY.
Steer, red, crop off the right ear and over
bitin the left year old; J.. 6. Shriyer, Bird
dis, Jan 7-S3. ,+..f. E..e..F,...-.-.
MARSHALL COUNTY.
Mare. bay, : in forehead, left hind foot
white, right eye out; R J Wells, Dec l.
MADISON COUNTY.
Horse, bay, white feet, white saddle
spots, very good saddle gait. about 16M
hands high, 8 or o years old; Murphy Laugh
linghouse, July 25-$75.
Hdre, sorrel, scar on lower left side, nc
other noticeable mark, about 8 years; w j
Wallace, AZ miles eastof Whitesburg, July26
POM Mare sorrel white feet aad some
white in face, 10 to IA years; james Hunt,
miles from Vienna, July 10.
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Soap Making.

E A lady says in the Heste,n
Farm journal, The task of
soap making may be very much
liIghtened by dispensing With
the boiling Of soap, and I think
the soap much winter and nicer
made cold. To make it, take
three-fourths Of a pound of
clear grease to one gallon of
I've. Heat the grease and I've
separate. Pour the grease into
the barrel, then the lye, stirring
well. Set the barrel in the sun.
Stir several times through the
day. Cover at night. The I've
should be strong enough to bear
a common sized egg to the sur
iace-not out or above it.
The heating Of the lye and
grease may be omitted, but
takes longer to make and is not
SO easily stirred.
To those who live i'll coal
burning regions, and who can
not get wood ashes, | will say
that 1 have used white potash
in the same way with good sue
cess. One year l had more
grease than l could make with
what ashes / had, and having a
small quantity of strong lye
when my barrel was filled, left
unused, l boiled the balance of
my grease in it just enough to
eat it; then made it up with
concentrated lyc according t.
directions on packages. The
result was excellent soft soap,
which / afterward made into a
prime article of white bard soap,
by stirring salt into the warm
soap until the I've and soap sep
Iaratcd, then cutting into blocks
and drying. / had before used
the concentrated lye alone, but
with a poor curdling soap as
the result.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-30

LAWS THAT ARE NEEDED
HERE. The laws OF Paris are
a strong persuasive to honesty
on the part of tradesmen. jew
elers are obliged to distinguish
plated from genuine ware by
the word Simitaticn'' placed
where the customer cannot fail
TO see it. If a grocer is detec-
ted selling adulterated articles,
he is heavily fined; his name
and place is published at his
own expense in the official jour
nal, and he is compelled to ex-
pose in his store for a specified
time a placard stating that he
has been fined for selling adult
terated goods. Similar laws
should obtain in this country,
where, more than anything else,
adulteration Of all sorts Of
goods is carried on, even to a
criminal degree.