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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17

THE microphone of itself cannot, of
course, produce sound but what world
of sounds there is at present undistin-
guisbable by the human ear, which it
makes manifesto The impinging of a
ray of light on any body, the growth of
tree, the rise of the sap in plant, the
flight and breathing of minute insects,
the flow of the blood in the veins, the
passage of the air in the lungs, the
combination of chemicals-all of these
may be rendered distinctly audible to
the human ear.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, has been the
scene of tragedy, resulting from a girl
having two lovers. Her choice was
Joe Madrid. The other sutton, Jesus
Zepeda, was wealthy and had her par
ents' favor. She was kept a prisoner in
small, dark room for month, to bring
her to the desired frame of mind. Then
the two men were brought before
her, and she was told to choose again.
Zepeda displayed two revolvers, and
said that, if she did not accept him,
Madrid must fight a duel. Now, her
love for Madrid was strong as ever, but
she did not wish to have his life en-
dangered, and therefore said that she
would marry Zepeda. The marriage
ceremony was performed at once. On
the following day, unable to bear the
lot that she had chosen, she shot herself.
Then her relenting husband said if she
should recover he would give her up to
Madrid.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17
BOSNA,

The territory of Bosnia, or Bosnia,
which includes both Bosnia proper and
Herzegovina, is like other Turkish
provinces, valuable property rendered
useless by neglect. The hills which
cover two-t thirds of its surface, rising on
the western border to the height of
seven thousand feet-abound in fine
timber, and contain stores of coal, iron
and lead. Competent authorities de-
clare that the Bosnian horses require
nothing but careful breeding to make
them match for any horse in Eastern
Europe. The small portion of the cen
trail plain which is under cultivation
yields excellent wheat, maize and hemp
and the facilities for trade are abundant
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17

THE Rev. DR.. Schaff is visiting in
Utah. He says that some of the unbe-
levers there regard Mormonism as
steadily increasing and consolidating,
while others see disintegration and
growing infdelity. He thinks that
most Mormons are living in monogamy,
although they hold to the doctrine of
polygamy. "The Mormons," he says,
dress and look like other people, and
present the aspect of an industrious, tenn
perate, and prosperous community. /
have seen as healthy children here as
anywhere else. The Territory is we'll
governed and free from debt, which is
an exceptional recommendation. Even
bad religion in politics seems to be
better than none" The following is
DIR. Schaf's prophecy as to Mormonism:
" 1t has been nursed into power by cruel
persecution, and the fire of fanaticism
and material self-interest may keep it
up for a considerable time; but it can
scarcely be expected that as religious
and polygamous system it will be able
to resist much longer the pressure
of the surrounding civilization and
churches"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17

"A MEMBER of the French Institute
has given this test for Distinguishing
colorless gems from diamonds: If a
person locks through transparent stone
at any small object, such as the point of
a needle or little hole in card, and
sees two small points or two small holes,
the stone is not diamond. All white,
colorless gems, with the exception of a
diamond, he held, made the object ex-
amined appear double. In other words,
double refraction, whenever exhibited
by a stone, is proof conclusive that it is
not diamond.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17

AT Atlanta, Georgia, Judge has de-
cided that it is legitimate for BARRIERS to
ply their trade on Sunday. People, he
said, might go to church black and soiled
with dust, and might live SO all their
lives, but he thought that delicacy
of appearance in public was required
necessity, and that the use OF BARRIERS
shop might in some instances be as es-
sential as that of drug store, inasmuch
as health and its requirements often de-
pend on cleanliness OF person.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17

The good wife should resemble three
things, which three things she should
not be like. First, she should be like a
snail, always in her own house; but she
should not be like snail, to carry
everything she has upon her back. Sec
ond, she should resemble an echo, to
speak when spoken to; but she should
not be like an echo, always to have the
last word. Third, she should resemble a
town clock in keeping good time and
regularity, but she should not be like a
town clock, to speak SO loud that all the
town may hear.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17

carrying fat barrows of fish to and fro.
Each barrow has four handles, and is
borne by two women. They perform the
same labor as men at this business, but
their pay is inferior. In fact, they seem
to work more arduously than their male
co-operators, and continue to do so the
same number of hours. Women also go
on the summer voyage" TO Labrador,
and act severally in the capacities of
splitters," " salters," and " headers"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17

ALL the ancient and civilized nations
and many of the barbarous ones, I'M
derstand the art of making butter in
crude way. The ancient Germans
were noted for making the article. The
Philippians used it as food, although
they are now said to use it for plasteriDg
their hair. Hippocrates states that the
Greeks thought the Thracians great and
wonderful people because they ate but
ter. Herodotus describing the Scythians,
says: "These people pour the milk of
their mares into wooden vessels cause
it to be violently stirred or shaken by
their blind slaves, and separate the parts
that arise to the surface, as they con-
slider it more valuable than that which
is collected below it," We should sup
pose it would be, unless indeed it may
have been the quality we now demon
mate grease butter. Some of the butter
was made pretty near to the golden
age" We suppose it must have been
golden butter.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

A PAIR of Siberian hares has arrived
at the Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris.
The popularity of these animals is, that
they are gray in summer and white in
winter. The French naturalists want
to ascertain what effect the temperate
climate of France will have on this
change of color.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17

JEWS Of past centuries have always
been depicted as bearded, and it was
only toward the last century that any of
them shaved. An ancient law forbade
the use of any metal instrument in re-
moving the beard, and any one desiring
a smooth face was required to rasp the
hair with pumice stone. The process
being anything but agreeable, of course
few or none adopted it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17

s This is the reason st. Louis suffered
so much from the heat during the late
warmth: The city is situated upon lime
rock, and densely built. The rock and
the bricks get heated and make the air
hot. Now, in dry air the perspiration
from the skin will evaporate. But there
the air is continually moist, and there
fore does not carry off the surplus heat
which comes as perspiration from the
body. Besides, hot, damp air is very
unhealthy to breathe. Then, again, st.
Louis is situated where there is very
little wind to carry away this fatal
atmosphere.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17

REV. DIR. JAsPER's theory is making
Roadway among the men of his profess
sion in Yokohama. A riot lately oc-
Cured there in consequence of two
Buddhist priests preaching that the sun
moves and the earth stands still. They
were ridiculed by the students, who, in
turn, were attacked by the mob. The
students mortally wounded japanese
concerned in the affair.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17

TIE young men of this country will
be pleased to know that an Ohio barber
has invented machine by which he can
SINCE off the human hair one thirteen
one-hundred' his of an inch closer to the
skull than it is now possible to bring it
with the clipping machine. Any young
man who will go out into society with
greatstragglinglocks nearly three-eighths
Of an inch long strockling down his hack
ought to be ashamed of himself. Hasok
cue.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17

Ex-BIsHoP NECESSARY and wife
sailed for Europe on the steamship
Oder. His ex-eminence looked very sad
as he sat in the deck cabin, conversing
occasionally with few friends who had
come to bid him adieu. He said that he
was going to see his daughter, and did
not know how long he would be absent
or where he would travel.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17

WHEN an English paper captures an
American joke it chops off the head,
chisels out the point, sets it up back
ward, and gives it's readers a dish of
wisdom that tastes like fresh meat after
long sea voyage.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17

1T was an old Greek philosopher who
recommended all men to knoac them
selves. The advice is good. A life of
sobriety is the same thing as money in
the bank.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17

IT is clearly evident that the news
paper Offices of Greece were all located
in dark Easements, or old Diogenes could
have found his man without lantern.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17

IT is an odd spectacle to witness scores
Of women doing the work of +" long
shoremen on the wharves of st. Johns,
Newfoundland. When the tiae arrives
for vessels from Southern Europe, Brazil,
Wsst Indies, and elsewhere, to take
aboard their cargoes of salt cod, herring,
etc., files Of buxom females with tucked
up gowns, barred arms, and coarse
brogans, may be seen along the wharves,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17

II HAvE. calculated" said an emf.
nent arithmeticman, "that the average
man speaks three hours day, at the
average speed of one hundred words a
minute, say twenty-nine octave pages an
hour, or six hundred a week; conse.
quently, in the course of year the
average man talks fifty-two large vol
umes." "6ir," said one of the audi
ence, man of scant respect for the sex
to which he owed his mother, "does
your calculation apply also to women ?"
+" 1t does, sir" coldly replied the emil
nent arithmeticman; can you have to
do is this" and he puts an after the 81.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17

He who toys with time trifes with q
frozen serpent, which will afterward
turn and indict deadly wound.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-17

BISMARCK has the finest champagnes,
but prefers lager beer.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-07-11

HANCOCK COUNTY.

Joseph d. Leach vs.. John ". Dresser ct
ais. Ga report. Judgment Cor defend
ants
Hale Emery for plaintiff
c. j. Abbott, Wiswell & wIswell for de-
PENDANTS.
Freeman W. Varney vs.. Nathaniel A.
Howes. Exceptions by defendant "Ex-
ceptions overruled.'
Hale 4 Emery. CT. Abbott
Silas NJ. Dorr VS.. Frederick Spofford
Motion and exceptions overruled"
Rescrip.-W this case was before the
Court last year ii was decided that the books
offered in evidence were inadmlssible. They
are not 20 connected with this case As to throw
any light upon the contract between the par.
tie-, or upon the value OF the services rendered
by the plaintiff 10 the defendant. The verdict
If not In accordance with the evidence Is not 50
clearly against As 20 authorize the Court 10 set
II aside.
Hale & Emery. Hadock.
Dexter X. Puaer ct. ais. VS.. Charles W.
Iiiden et ais. Exceptions overruled."
Action on a poor debtors bond. The
bond was approved in writing by {. J. 40
boa "tor creditors" This was an APP
prevail In behalf OF the creditor.
Whether acting As attorney or agent, II
was immate.ial for It was competent for the
creditor 10 approve either by attorney or
agent and IL is not necessary TO attack the
authority of the agent to the bond. but may
be proved by any competen, testimony.
As the creditor does not complain Of any
want of authority on the part Of the agent
but has ratified ii by bringing this suit, IL
Is not competent for the debtor TO do SO, or
II it were, We must assume that the author
lily was proved 10 the satisfaction OF the
presiding Justice to whom the case wss
submitted by the parties.
c. J. Abbott. Hale & Emery.
James L. Farrell VS.. Reuben G. Durgin.
On report. Action 10 stand for trial"
Hale & Emery. Hadlock.
No. s7.-Eugene Hale ct. al. VS.. Lewis
W. .iodgkins.
ReScript.-The Court Is OF opinion that in
this case judgment must be rendered for the
plaintiffs. the attachment which forms the foun-
dalton Of the defendants title being void on &c
count OF the writ on which the attachment WAS
made not containing q sufficient specification Of
the nature and amount Of the demand therein
sued.
Judgment for plaintiffs.
Hale Emery for plaintiffs.
far
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-07-11

TO TIE HON. the Judge OF the Probate Court
In and Tor The County OF Hancock.
p EsPECTFULLf represents Henry J. Oar ling
~ OF boston in the County of Suffolk and com
mon wealth OF Massachusetts, that Henry Oar.
ling. late OF Bucksport in the County OF Hancock
deceased. testate, by his last will and testament
duly proved and allowed on the sixth day oil
March. A. ID. 1873, in said court, held at Buck
sport aforesaid did therein give certain estate in
Darling. and appointed theodore Q. woodman
that said Theodore woodman, declines to &C
cept said trust He therefore prays that his
Herbert L. Darling Of Boston, County OF su folk,
and state Of Massachusetts, may lie appoint ed
trustee in the place Of said Theodore Z, Wood
man. according 70 the provisions of the law in
such case made adm provided
Dated this 18th. day OF June A. d. 1878.
The undersigned, parties interested 10 the
ed without further notice.
T. Z. Darling. vile Of IL. J. Darling.
Grace Darling.
Herbert Darling.
Charles 4. Darling.
Gertrude Darling.
Emiiine B. sucI, Sister OF II. J. Darling.
Edward Buck.
ElviA c. Darling. Mother OF Henry j. Darling.
STATE OF MAINE.
HASCock. ss.-Court Of Probate, nlueh i'll
July Term A. ID. 1878.
Upon the foregoing Petition. ORDERED, That
said petitioner give public notice 10 all persons
interested, BY causing copy Of the petition. and
this order thereon, % be published three weeks
paper pablfshsd in Ellsworth, in said Count, :,
aid County. . s. held .. Ellsworth. on the Is.
Wednesday OF Aug. next.at ten of the clock IN
the forenoon, 70 show cau.e, II any they have
Why shs prayer OF 'a'd petitioner should not be
Attest: CHAs. p. DORR, Register 3v$ss
4 ING copJ-Atsess: CHAs. r. D0RR, Register,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-07-11

Ject than its merits would justify. Mr..
Simonton Is probably one Of the finest
Temperance orators In the State and. not
outstanding the extreme heat Of the day,
he held his vast sudience nearly an hour.
with the universal verdict at the close that
the Grafton was too short.
Following the GRAFTON came the Banquet.
We are informed that plates were laid for
about 400 and that . large number were
compelled to wait til the second table was
spread. The tables were bountifully fur
nished by the ladies Of Ellsworth and gave
abundant proof Of their excellent taste and
skill In the culinary art. The banquet was
succeeded by short temperance speeches
Interpreted with songs
The following were among the speakers:
Reg. Mr.. Lyon. Mrs. DIR. French. Reys.
White, Lombard, Moores and Harden,
Mayor Grant, Miss Matte Woods. Mrs.
Perry Woodward. Mrs. Benz. +. Aiken
and I. X. Slmonton, ESQ. Mrs. DIR. French
Is from Philadelphia and is spending the
summer at Winter Hsrbor. She spoke for
Iron Bound Lodge Of Good Templars
aud did herself and the cause OF tenn
perance great credit. We hope to hear
from her again. Ia the afternoon occurred
the contest between Fire engines for the
prizes which consisted OF four silver
torches. The contestants were Zimmerman
No. ! and Union No. 2. Both companies
played against a strong breeze aud, con-
sidering that fact, did remarkably well
The prize was won by Union No. 9, which
played liz feet inches while the Hume
man played l6l feet 6 inches 1t is proper
to remark that Union No. company is
composed OF young, athletic men who
made fine display, marching with the
regularity of trained soldiers and working
their engine with that precision which re-
suits only from long practice.
In the evening the FIremen gave a ball,
which vas largely attended AMI which
must have been highly enjoyed by those
present. II we can judge from the late hour
TO which the dancing was kept up.
The Band and Orchestral music was
furnished by the Ellsworth Cornet Band
and needs no commentator IRON us as
its excellence Is we'll known In this CON-
munity. Hardly any drunkenness was
seen on the streets aud the one or two
cases tina, did occur were speedily inter
viewed by the Sheriff or his deputies and
placed beyond the power OF annoying the
citizens or visitors. Beyond doubt the
celebration was grand success aud speaks
well for the Committee OF Ten and other
Temperance people who organized and
carried 1t through to so happy a concur
sion
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-07-11
Notice Of Foreclosure.

WHEREAs Martha C. league, Of fremont in
" the County Of HancocK Z. ADD State Of Maine,
dill by her mortgage deed. dated Dec, lith, A. d.
W VS. and recordsd In Hancoct Registry 81 Deeds,
certain lot or parcel of land. situated in said Tfe
mont. and bounded a. follows 70 Wit :-Beginning
On the County road II the southwest corner Of
laad occupied BY Nathaniel league; thence run.
Ming norshwesterly following said road, one humid
Ied twenty. foar feet 70 he s0utbeast corner Of
land occupied BY Rnfss King: thence following
SAID KinSs line nsssheasteriy ssvea hundred and
twenty fees 70 the shore; tLesee following the
shore scout heastesly three hundred aad thirty feet
70 land owned formerly By Cushnan Harden; ;
OF land occupied by Nathaniel league seven hund.
red feet 70 the arst mentioned bound. coataining
two acres, more or less. Also q right Of way one
rod wide, ~ nniag easterly across the lot occupied
By the said Nathaniel league, passing 70 the south
and near said TeagQes stable. And whereas said
mortgage has bess duly assigned 70 me. TIE un.
eersigned. and - he conditions in said mortgage
have been sAd are still broken, claim foreclos.
ure Of The sa0s and give this notice for that pur.
pose.
JOHN q. RRlAAER.
Ensworth, July I. ls7s. 3W37
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Our Washington correspondent Vol

Our Washington correspondent Vol
unteer writes:
what little respect was LEFT to Potter
and his Democratic associates after the
lies Of Anderson and the bull doing to
which they were subjected to by Mrs.
jerks, they have forfeited BY bringing on
the stand the Infamous Weber. Anderson
is respectable In comparison land no sue
cess hereafter eau repair the damages in
fiicted Oh Democracy BY its two chief Wit
nesses in the estimation Of respectable men.
The Investigators will be laughed aud rid i.
culed out Of court.
II appears the belief in official circles
that war with Mexico II more imminent
than It has been for years unless Diaz back
down. The Indian War provoked by our
economical House threatens 70 widen until
II includes about every tribe OF the North
West
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-07-11

The cucumber graceth the festai board,
Epshrouded In condiments rare.
Ard ses spicurs 9issially rubbeth his paunch
The doctor smileth sad.lks smile,
Ard ,hs marble .mss sos.k out The while
And Polisheth up = stone.
The undertaken mournfully asks
What will his measure be?"
Ana the sexton marketh . spot Preserved"
All under the willow tree.
-Tis hard the times and ris ecarce the cash-
And 20 with . xestf1l Joy
We welcome wan to the ftfnl fruit
That giveth The folk employ.
Col. Ingersoll wept when be heard Lot
t. sing the Sweet By.and-by." Nav be.
But he would swear II he could hear the
young man over the way play Il on the &C.
cordeOn.-( Ha,ekeye.
The man who has never seen two 70.
men In Shaker bOnnets trying to kiss each
other has never experienced the rejuvena-
ting power Of laugh that could throw
him down and kick him in the ribs
Bredkfda Table
The Netcs says Russian agent was IN
Danbury to buy up lot OF steams ships, but
failing to complete satisfactory negotia-
tons. he took two shirts from . clothes
line belonging to party named Moriarty,
and returned to Russia.
: The latest sentimental agony In songs
Is tender ballad, beginning.
"who win come above me sighins.
when the grass grows over mes"
We can't say, positively. who. but II the
cemetery fence Is 10 the usual repair 1t will
probably be the GOVT Ha,okeye.
When you find man who claws all
over the papers on his desk, looks through
the drawers. searches every pocket in his
clothes, and explores the regions above
his ears In search Of his lead pencil, and
finally finds II between his teeth. don't lend
him money-he Is sbsent.minded.
Anything new or fresh this MORN
mgr" reporter asked In railroad office.
YES" replied the lone occupant Of the
apartment. What Is it?" Queried the re-
porter. whipping out his notebook. Said
the rosilroad man .eaging toward the door,
That paint YOU are leaning sgaiust. y
Such are the loads q newspaper man must
bear.-(keokuk Consolation.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-07-11
y. Hancock.
l.. A. Emery
for Eastman

y. Hancock.
The buildings belonging TO Mr.. Allen
Heath Of No. Hancock were destroyed by
fire on Tuesday last. A fire was started
in the stove for the purpose of getting din
ner. Smoke was soon discovered Ia the
chambers and the fire spread SO rapidly
that only II small portion of the furniture
could be saved. In the barn was = large
amount of excellent hay which was also
destroyed. A defect In the chimney was
doubtless the cause. The house was one
of the finest ia No. Hancock and the loss
will be heavy. Mr.. Heath had but little
insurance on his property.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-07-11
A WISE DEACON

Deacon Wilder, l want you to tell me how
you kept yourself anil family SO well the past
season, when all the rest OF US have been sick
so much. and have had the doctors running TO
US so long,
BRO. Taylor. the answer is very easy.
used Hop Bitfers in lime and kept my family
well and saved large doctor bills. Three dol.
lars worth of ii kept US all well and able 10
work all the time. and will warrant il has
cost you and most Of the neighbors one to two
hundred dollars apiece TO keep sick the same
time. 1 guess you'll take my medicine here
After See other column. 2w27
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Judgment for plaintiffs.
Hale & Emery for plaintiffs.
q. ). Peters for defendant.
Court ss~pers.-y.l, Teri.

Emerson circuit VS.. Enos Eastman
The parties live 10 Amherst. Orcutt did
some work for Eastman. and 1t appeared
with the understanding that he WAS to re-
ceive for 1t an order on J. NJ. Smith. The
order was given and received by circuit,
but circuit claimed that il had never been
paid. and that Eastman agreed to pay 1t
himself. Eastman denied this aud claim
ed that circuit had taken Smiths verbal
promise to pay his debt at Bsrtlett's.
Decision reserved
A. +. Burnham L. A. Emery
for circuit. for Eastman.