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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-05-08

Gardeners are said To have discov-
cred that The third transplanting OF let
tuce, cabbage, celery, aud caulflowcrs
increases their size and body nearly one
half beyond the first removal
A quantit. of cedar boughs scat
tered in and around hen-house is all
that i necessary to keep away hen lice
This remedy is cheap, simple and el-
feciive, and is well worth irving.
Small quantities OF bones may be
utilized by burning them few at Il time
III the kitchen fire. This will greatly
increase the value OF the ashes. and the
only expense will be that OF time in col
leciiLg the bones.
The BIahma fowls are inclined 10
obesity, and should not be fed wholly
upon corn. \ Brahma hen will grow
fat while sitting when another hen
would get poor. Wheat bran moisten-
ed with just enough milk to hold il to-
gether is excellent food for a sitting
Brahma. Use only the best bran.
-Roup is in common speaking. very
indefinite, applying TO different disord
ers OF poultry, such as obstruction in
rump gland. the pip, Group or inflamma-
ton of windpipe. and is OF dangerous
disorder. caused BY cold and moisture,
improper feeding. uncleanliness and
confinement. symptoms, difficult and
noisy breathing AS in the the pip; the
eyes swollen with decay of sight. dis
charge from the nostrils, the appetite
lost except for drink; feathers rufled
and without healthy gloss; it Affects
fowls at all ages. and Wien they are in
fectea with this disease they ought TO be
kept warm and have plenty OF scslded
bran, Indian meal dough and ligh, food,
and few worms or bits OF meat battle
the eyes with warm milk and water. a
solution of chlorinated lime, salt water
and nitre; or solution of chorste Of pot
ash is good wash. Give q pill three
times day composed OF cayenne pep
per, ginger and powdered charcoal,
mixed with lard or unsalted butter
equal parts, the size of filbert-snd
give good care and they will recover
En-.
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Every housewife knows and appre.

Every housewife knows and appre-
ciates the nutmeg it is sn indispensable
in the culinary art; yet how many are
aware whence it comes? Ii grows on
trees which looks like pesr.trees. and
are generally over twenty feet high.
The flowers are very much like the lily
of the valley. They are pale yellow and
very fragrant. The nutmeg is the seed
OF the fruit, and mace is the thin cover
ing of this seed. The fruit is about IS
large as peach. Wien ripe it breaks
open aud shows the little nut inside.
The trees grow on the islands Of Asia,
and in tropical America. They bear
fruit for seventy or eighty years, having
rite fruit upon them at oil seasons. A
6ne tree IN jamaica hes over four tbous
and nutmegs on it yearly.
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poetrp.


Away by the shore of the ocean blue
In peaeefulness known to the lonely few,
The wife and child of a sailor true
Lived and toiled together.
Full many a weird and pleasing tale
wss told the boy, Of sea and sal.
OF floating berg and northern gale,
And clear aud cloudy weather.
Adown the westthe king of dsy
Was fastening through the gates away,
In all his golden brisht array.
When home returned the skipper
At evening. strolling on the sand,
He told the boy Of many land,
And slowly traced with his trsNny hand
The cross and the starry dippei.
Twas midnight, and unfit for rest,
The boy stole softly from his nest.
To watch the moon in clouds of the west
PLAY hide and seek with the water.
To laugh al the wind in it, Wild, Wild race.
And again the stars Of the heavens TO trace;
But he thought that the dipper was out OF place,
Aud veiled AndrOmeds's daughter
The sea was mad. for the wind WAS high,
The huge black clouds would soon go BY.
But dow fell torrents OF rain from the Ky
And awoke the sleeping skipper
And suddenly long and loud laughed h.
W hen the voice of his child broke forth IN giee
.'oh father! the king Of the Northern Sea
Has upset his starry dipper
Emily Blake in Boston Transcript
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Growing English Ivy.
lAmerican Caltivstor.i

have heard many people complain
that they could not keep English ivies,
because they grew SO slowly, aud that
they could not afford to wait for a
small vine to grow TO any considerable
size. While visiting my old home. the
past Summer, made MANY calls. aud
among them, one upon lady who is
noted throughout the village, for the
beauty OF her Nies. never saw any
more lovely. Though comparatively
Young plants, they We're s,aiky, while
The leaves were OF that GLOSSY green
which is seldom seen on plants outside
c greenhouse.
asked her. after having admired the
plants sufficiently. "what is the secret
OF YOUR succese!" She assured the that
II was no secret. adding, ii put piece
OF beefstess at the roo every Spring
and Fall. aud this i. The result"
''But does not the odor ct che decav-
ing beef ammo, youY"
u newer Na-. hist- why shfFnil u.
won't people ill the pots half full oi -ta-
BILE richness, and never even think of
offensive udors,1
On NV return to Worcesie. put
some steak. piece perhaps two inches
square, under the ROOFS Of NV ivv. aud
in week or two it began to run, and
has grown very rapidly ever since.
Now. perhaps other decsying matter
would do as well. but can truly recon-
mend the steak as having been tried.
Many say too much richness will kill
the plant, but know from experience
that vines. all kinds of ivies, air plants
and Msdeiras cannot have too much.
Use a mixed dressing, such as has been
made ready for the garden, two-thirds
Of this aud one of common earth. and
your vines will grow rank aud beautiful.
astonishing You with large leaves and
stout stems. y. \. NJ. Roe.
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CURRANTs.-P Plough between your
bushes, taking care not to injure the
roots. When you see old moss growing
between your rows of currant bushes,
be sure that you will get few inferior
currants. You cannot reap where you
do nc. sow. and you cannot expect fruit
where You give no work.
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Keep air Stacked lime constantly on
hand where laying hens can get it.
They need IL for the manufacture OF
shells. Whenever lot Of old mortar
can be obtained pat it in the chicken
yard; the fowls win be delighted to pick
and scratch among Il. and il will bene-
81 them BY giving thsm exercise.
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PATENTS.
r. II. EDDY,


Secures Patents In the United States; al.o in
Great Britain, France aud other foreign countries
Copies OF the claims of any Patent furnished by
remltiins one dollar. Assignments recorded nj
W ashiuytoD No Agency Ia the United states
possesses superior facilities tor obtaining Patents
or a.ecrtaining the patcntability Of Inventions.
K. II EDDY, Solicitor Of Patents
TESTIMONIALS
II regard Mr.. Eddy as one Of the most capable
anil successful practitioners with whom have
had 2risi intercourse.
CHAs. MASON, Commissioner of Patents -
Inventors cannot employ a person more trust
worthy Or more capable Of securing tor them an
carly and favorable consideration at the Paten,
bhes EbAEND HURkE,
lat" Commissioner OF Patents
B"~roS, October 49, Is7U.
X II EDDY hs'2 Dear SIR: you procured for
me. IN l-tp my Ar-t patrHt. Siuec then you have
acted t'r aud a'IYl-"t! Hu ga hundreds OF cases
aud procured many patents. Reissues and extern
Hon~- l have occasionally employed the best
agencies n New orN. Puila icIt hja and warhing
ton. tut stlli gJyv you almost fhr whole Of my
hu-in cas-. III yuuT uUr. aGt advise others to EN-
Pl"y You. "uFs Truly ',EoRGE DRAPER.
Boston. fHl. ,. I--J. lyrI
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SULPHUR BITTERS
NDISPTT1BLE
EVIDENCE.
miraculous Cure.
al WANT EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD
kNOWIT"

OAK BLUFFS, MArths's Vineyard. sept. l. i-,7.
hHcs to you, and want every sOdy In the whole
world 10 know What your great SULPHUR HlI-
I H. have U"ne Tor me. flttsen wears agp
caught violent cold ridiag In 3 a in storm. The
next dAg was sick absd ~ I'll t. phoid fever. aud
ui-on rrcpE cr'ns from that. Ars. ulcers broke
out. one on each log. which kept continually dis
charging. have beeB aitendtsi by u. beet doc
She doctors wished to tase one leg 90. Noihing
that toak helped me. aud nA dr up IN md 10
de, and dld not cafe II DID. tor a mote miscr-
atic being than ! co1li not &c M face " a. Gov.
ef.d III hiotrhcs aud ~cal... and EsF hosiy uiih
Eruptisnr. have bcrn Wheeled around tor toe
pact "a YEAR and have sIcut thousands ct dol
iars. lf-' sIrfte Ir- -u'reer n.'N iced &" -
4 90" - --i.iv. .H4 go hap. uc .ha.. aut-. to
uiT good. u to uo pufPuse. a. raVtii, srrs
y urrT. aud ms slte and friends gave uF. tiu
thr hr-t Il Juty Mr. Moore visited INC And brought
= bottle 81 your ~lLftit BIIlkh- TOT me
g. tAks. ,aid ttm would mol. had no l.ith "a
uythiug lie Nas persistent 90 /. Dc IN sn,Is
aud nv ne Also eutrystld &. try u, shtrh
di.. ADD 10 ms unboundea ioF In a lev days. b.
Kan 20 Tel better, nv appcGitr Improved. and food
brEan 10 look vol 10 me. Nv bowels began ~
EVt suiaT, thlng had not Known tor Is wears
The rruTtsous Ten my ncdy. those dlsquIcliag
ulcers 90 my legs b.gan 10 cease dischArging anl
mere ilnl tod. am we'll. can s@ls three nil.s
SiIhoB; ialignr. AMI have gained ia srighi i.sn.
y tao peuuds- Ny SAN - smooth have tAArn
gut bottle, and one ulcer 10 perfectly cured aud
thv other t. RAPIDLY closing up. and nov j. laIy
than a PEA May tod Licssing rrst on :, u
and your wonderful 81 LfHUE BIrTkg>, - lhe
humble prayer Of
Your, truly.
JOHN II. NAEsDEN
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HANCOCK COUNTY
Savings Bank,
Ellsworth. Maine.

ORGANIZED MARCH 27th, 1873.
MONEY deposited on or before the iOtb day Of
III March. June, september and December " III
dfAw dlviien Is from the hrst Of same month
Dividends on deposit. payable twice a year
June and December.
Dividends as soon as declared are added to the
pTlnciF Al, thus eompounding the interest every
six months.
az Under the existing law OF this state all
deposits IN savings Banks, are exempt from N u
ME pal taxation.
No returns OF names Of dcpostors are required
70 b. made 20 state or town authorities and al
accounts are held by this Bank To- be -trlckly prt.
waite and confidential.
Married women and persons under age can de-
post money in their own names. so that it can
be drawn only by themselves. or on their order.
Especial advantages afforded to Executors,
Guardians, Trustees, and others having in charge
trust funds.
GEORGE PARCHER, President
tsu L. Z, BURRILL Treasurer.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01

Mr.. Joseph Jefferson, during his re-
cent visit to his orange grove plantation,
has been actively engaged in applying
to practice a cherished theory - that
every country possesses sufficient ma.
terial for its own fences. He set to work
TO prove il by erecting for each side of
his fence sods three feet in width, di,
vided into five layers, at an angle of rs
degrees. The soil from beneath the sod
exactly fills the space between the
erected sOds, leaving a three-foot ditch
on each side. On top of this sod and
soil fence, which is four and a half feet
at the base and three feet high, he plants
cuttings of the Mccartney rose, which
are protected by panel of boards This
fence, while within the reach of any
man who will shoulder his spade and
work, possesses the advantages of an i'm
passable barrier, of permanence, of not
needing repairs, of drainage, and OF
being most beautiful ornament. Mr..
Jefferson will soon have enclosed q Sec
tion of his plantation containing 260C
acies, and at One-halt the cost Of q stake
fence. Without being over-sangulne al
TO it's rapid adoption, we feel safe in
saying that it is the most economical
and useful fence in the southern sta ties
and destined TO come into general use
New Iberia, La, Sugar Bowl.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01
A Snecimen nr Tnrkish Instice.

Three years ago young Christian
MsTonite in Turkey killed a Mussulman
in hot-headed quarrel. After lying
ever since in prison the mother of the
victim came forward last February and
insi 7ted on his being sentenced to death
What followed, the CoDstantinOple cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Press
thus describes: As the crime was proven
according to local judicial forms, she OBJ
tanned from Midhat Pasha, the governor
of Syria, firman for the execution, and
a day was fixed or the hanging. In vain
the notables of all creeds and races,
Mussulmans and Christians, appealed to
the old woman to be mercituI, for upon
her word depended the life of the Maro-
mite. They represented to her that if he
did do the deed it might have been in
self defense that at any rate his guilt
was not perfectly clear; that he had al
ready gIievously suffered in body aud
mind by his imprisonment, and that the
people OF Bsyrout did not want capital
execution in their midst. Neither the
Turkish Uiemas, the Greek and Arme-
man bishops, or the Turkish Off Gals
could soften the heart of this cruel
megara. 81 have the tirman for mis- exc
cution," she said, "and his fate is in my
hands. l viii Snot spare him" In the
night of February 9th, three hours after
midnight, he was taken from his cell and
led to the place of execution. An i'm.
mense crowd OF people gathered around
| the scaffold. There took place q scene
OF the most extraordinary kind. The
woman was told by the executioner that
the mans relatives were eady to pay
her any sum in their power if she would,
so custom authorized, allow him to 60
Tree on the payment of blood money.
/ She shrieked and foRmed for vengeance.
For an hour and more she refused to be
merciful, notwithstanding the eDtrestieS
of the mass of men, women and children
La the meanwhile the young man stood
on the gallows with the halter about his
neck trembling for his lie. Finally
worn out by the prayers of the people
and tempted by the high figure to which
the relatives of the Mar mite had run VI
the bid for his lie, she consented to SC
cept 600 francs as blood money. The
hangman let go his hold of his expected
victim, and handed him over to his rel
( atives, who carried him off amid the
aeclsmations OF the spectators.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01
Wonderful Mirages in Arizona.

The excursiOnist in Arizona, writes q
correspondent Of the San Francisco Buls
letin, in leaving his couch before sunrise,
must not be surprised to see lakes where
the maps snow no water, and mountains
turned bottomside upward in the air,
and such other Illusions as serial castles,
.ortifcafions, railroads, forests and all
descriptions of architecture. 1t was only
a few weeks ago, between GiIs Bead and
Maricopa, that l witnessed most mar
velous and exc uisite series # traDsfOrma-
tions reflected by the phenomenon of
mirage. The Sierra de las Estrella
Mountain bad entirely disappeared, and
in its place was q walled city npon the
margin of e beautiful lake. All at once
the city disappeared; q castellated noun
tain rose In the middle of the lake and
turned into palace, which, after balanc-
ing itself IN the air, Uoppled over and
sank into the bosom of the tranquil
waters. Then arose q multiplicity If
gTotesque elevations, which rapidly as
sumed the character of fairy islets, with
lakelets within themselves then, owing
to the unequal densities and Fefracting
powers of the adjacent strata Of air the
islets became Transformed into castles,
cathedrais, buttresses, cubes, fortificar
tions and other rocgy systems of archi-
| lecture, which only survived, however,
to vanish on perfect completion. Again
arose an object which resembled mag
/ nifcent Opera house, o. cathedral, with
the requisite description Of gothic win
dows and domes, bslustrades, imposing
arches aud door~ways and many-colored
/ lamps. This last picture gave way TO an
| immense tube, which seemed to be sus-
| pended il the air until shiveTed into
almost -inEnitesimsl fragments, each of
! which assumed variety of shapes, with
| serratej borders, and soon vanished or
| became truncated below the horizon.
Then arose an immense island, in shape
not unlike Alcatras, again, it closely
/ resembled Gibraltar, lifted IN the sir,
aD the while presenting an aspect as
threatening IS either OF the strongheids
/ above named. Then me the Pyramids,
and, anon the Cass Gran6e, precisely as
/ it exists hfty- nj es away. Presently q
great bread white scarf seemed to have
been thrown over the Iast named eieys-
! ton, yet permitting q formation ike the
picture of the Crock OF Ages
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01
Choice Selections.

The evidence of true holiness is,
hatred to, mourning over and forsaking
of sin.
Be an importunate beggar at the
throne of grace.
What wonderful condescension! God
beseeches me to be reconciled to him.
Nothing is more calculated to quiet
the mind in trouble than viewing all
things in the hands of God; and that
God as my friend.
Resignation to Gods sovereign Will
in trying times displays wisdom and Sc
cures comfort.
There is but one place of rest for the
human mind, and that is on the Rock,
Christ.
Those who are intended to do any
eminent service for God are always
emptied of self, and led to see their I'M
fitness for their undertaking; then they
trust simply on Gods wisdom and
power, and He gets all the glory.
Transact all business with eternity in
your eye.
There is fountain of blood to cleanse
your souls, and fountain of supply to
fill your souls.
If the Lord lead you in a rough way
it is to keep you humble before Him.
Jesus lived for you, and requires IN
return that you should live for Him.
If we grieve the Spirit of God by our
Stiffness, worldhness, or presumption,
we dc but fill our own cup with worm
wood and gall.-YOtt71g Christians
Pocket Book,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01
That Excited idiot.

He is always on the street, and if you
walk much you viii be sure TO meet
him at least once a week. He bears
down at q rapid pace, and appears to be
going to pass on your left, but at the
distanceof two feet he suddenly ducks
to the right. You put on your brakes
and try to veer to the east; he-veers to
the east; you try the west; he tries the
west; you try the gutter side; he tries
the gutter side; you try the inside; he
tries the inside; you become excited
and jump for an opening on his right ;
he Pushes up and jumps in the same
direction. There are but two ways to
get by this excited idiot. The one IS to
right-about face, and go round the block ;
the other is to grab him around the
waist and hold him till a policeman
comes up and lets you 60 by,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01
California Menrhe.

The present is the severest winter
they have had in California for long
time, and it has increased the mortality,
chiefly among persons of middle and
advanced age, fully 20 per cent. At the
same time, when their weather is com
pared with Eastern winters, it becomes
difficult to understand why they should
find it so trying. For about two months,
with occasional rain, they have had a
white frost every morning; but, as soon
as the sun was fairly up, that has disap-
peared. A beautiful sky was overhead !;
there was only just wind enough to
give motion TO the atmosphere, and,
when the sun was up, doors and win
dows could be left wide open to let in
sunlight, air and the odor of flowers.
At night, however, CRATE fires were
pleasant and extra blankets serUceable.
The increase IN mortality is attributed
to the lack of Precaution of old resi-
dents, who are not accustomed to find
heavy clothing necessary.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01
Terrible Explosion of Fire-Damp in
New Zealand COlliery.

A terrible explosion of fire~damp oc~
CURED at the Kaitangats coal mine,
Dunedin, New Zealand, on tie 21st of
February. Thirty-five men and one
boy were in the mine, al of whom were
killed, the bov being blown distance of
fifty yards. Over one hundred children
were rendered fatherless by the accident.
At the mines mouth the air was filed
with the lamentations of women and
children. It was sad sight to see the
dead men brought out one by one and
laid on stTetchers. All the faces, ex.
oept two, appeared as if in sleep, but
the two youths who had had charge Of
the horses were battered about the head,
having been blown me distance. A
thick green smoke hung like pail over
the tunnel for about ten minutes. The
mine is entered by a main drive or
tunnel The workings rise as they PEN
citrate the bill snd the fall which assists
the drainage causes foul air to accumu-
late in the upper end of the mine. Tne
workings extend about five hundred
yards from The entrance. Most OF the
men appeared to have escaped the first
effect OF the FIRE damp, and were making
for the mouth OF the mine, when they
were OverPoWered by the 2 eter-damP."
Some Of them pushed along from one to
two hundred yards before they fell. at
0de place thirteen bodies were found IN
8 heap.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01
stahiIitr nr ffo,I,s Chnrcll.

Rev. DIR. MacLaren remarks IN one of
his published sermons: eff it had been
possible to destroy the church of the
living God, it had been gone long, long
ago. It's own weakness and sin, the
ever new corruptions of its belief and
pairing of its creed, the imperfections of
its life, and the worldliness of its heart;
the Astounding evils that lie around it,
and the actual hostility of many that
look upon it and say, Raze 1t even to
the ground would have smitten it to
the dust long since. It lives, it has
lived in spite of all, and, therefore, it
shall live. God viii establish it for
ever In almost every land there Is
some fortress or other which the pride
of the inhabitants calls the maiden
Fortress and whereof the legend is that
it has never been taken, and is mex
pungable by any foe. It is true about
the tower of the flock, the stronghold
of the daughter of Zion. The grand
words of Isaiah about this very Assyri-
an invader are our answer to all fears
within and foes without: Say unto
him, the virgin, the daughter of Zion,
hath despised thee and laughed thee to
scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath
shaken her head at thee. I viii defend
this city to save it for My own sake, and
for Ny servant David's sake God viii
establish it for ever And the pledges
of that eternal stability are the deliver
ance of the past and of the present"