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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02
Misffllansous.
The Youth Of our Land.
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There really ought 10 he some law agains;
the sale OF dime novels To Young boss. In
stances occur almos, daily wheTc the minds
of Young boy> have became distorted by
reading trash that the, are ready To slaugh,-
cr their fellow beings IN large quantities
bo, who reads about some aNenger OF the
prairie " ho chops and splIis his cord and a
half Of Indian regulars every day. or some
pirate who,e souppcFs run of enough blood
every minute 10 make i hundred dollars
worth OF blood sausage gets into an abnor-
mai condition OF mind and Is holly unfit
for the solid work and low wages OF real,
every day life lie begins TO accumulate
pistols, daegcrs and other old junk. and
longs TO run pOniard into some false Span
lard. and twist d, around. while he hisses
through hi >el teeth some driyel that he ha,
read IN novel. Such q boy will not hoe
corn Near Peru. in Illinois. the other day.
a sheriff found a cave where number of
these boys whose minds had become IN
faicd. had established a sort Of pirates glen.
The pirates were not ut home, beng away
probably on an expedition to capture dark
eyed Spanish beauty or bantam or shang-
hi beauty. and the sheriff entered aud took
an account OF stock. All around we're the
sinister looking weapons Of death and the
treasures and spolls Of var and among them
we're twelve bottles OF lemon b-er. This IN
itself ought 10 teach bOys that there Is no
such thing as realizing what novels tell
about There never Vas i novel Yet that
told about the duke pacing back aud forth
with a clouded brow. in the elegant drawing
room Of his castle, and then going TO the
-.H.fl.x-1 nj fat,nn pF taunnu
beer. Not any. The duke always drains a
hagon Of fine old Rhenish vine, seven hun
dred Years old. before he sets out TO multi
ale a couple Of townships Of people. 4 boy
ought 10 see by this. that II he Is going To
follow the dukes example he will have 10
use Rhenish wine instead Of old lemon beer.
And where would be the fun of slaughter
ing those two townships full Of people with
skin full OF lemon beer or pop? Ii would
be nsipid And not only that, but ridicu-
lou>. Suppose the duke should draw has
rapier TO run a person through the body,
and jus; as be was about 10 say, die. VII
lain." the gas from the beer should come up
in his nose. He would feel like fool. 4
boy who reads a novel and becomes all
wrought up and excited by q novel. never
thinks of the author of the novel in a New
York garret, who has starved himself half
TO death for money to buy whiskey and who
changes his quarters every month TO save
rent-he would be ashamed TO be seen read
ing such stuff. The poor broken down
scribbler who writes about the brilliant dia-
mond of inestimable value that flashed npOn
the bosom of the countess, is probably wear
ing sheet OF writing paper for shirt
from.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02
Let Politics Alone. y

y real clean, nice looking old couple were
al the mon depot Yesterday to take a train
going south The husband was nearly 20
years old and pretty lively, and the wife vas
only year or two behind him, with a voice
that meant business every time she opened
her mouth. There was considerable politi
cal talk around the depot, and the old man
at once became Interested
I've been over IN Canada in the woods
for the last two weeks, and hahn. heard a
thing" he explained. ..ls the lection over
with p"
Yes replied one Of the men
MANY riots and knock downs ?"
Thousands of them"
Il used to be the worst man around the
polls You ever see, continued the old gent
As he spit on hi, hands I've seen the time
it took four constables 10 hold me"
Peter, what are YOU doing here ?" asked
the old lady as ~he suddenl, appeared.
Finding out about politics"
What kind ?"
"AIl kinds"
We'll you let politics alone and come in
to the waiting room
''Purty soon. SO they had riots and
knock-downs, eh Lord don't | wish had
been around ="
Peter ;" called the wife.
''les, I'm here. suppose the candidates
set up the drinks, didn't they? ?"
'Oh, yes"
Great shakes But wish I'd been over
here. Take it along about forty years ago.
and after had three drinks down il took
the whole Wing party to hold me. Ny great
hold was IN cleaning out the voting place
and walking off with the ballot-box"
Peter, | want YOU ~ called the wife
''les, Nancy. Well which side
Peter was choked off right there, Nancy
got hold of his collar and lifted his heels off
the floor, whirled him around, and headed
HIM for the waitlng-room with the re-
mark
After you have lived with me another
forty wears you'll learn that when say Pc
ter don't mean Paul, The idear of YOUR
standing GU, here talking politics when We
We got To look around for piece of bed
cord To tie that old satcheI up, or lose half
our duds Pike ~
When they came out to take the train the
old man had his eve out, and seeing the man
who had answered his questions, he asked:
Wv no did YOU say was 'lected ?"
He was vet on the last word when the wife
brought her bandbox down on top his head
with the exclamation:
''Shet up,'
That '.shet" him. He looked back once
with a sorrowful, injured air, but she
punched him in the back with the box and
he humbly entered the car and was driv-
en- into the seat on the side next to the dark
wall
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02

Il had my misgiyins boss" the waiter
said to the landlord, who Was questioning
him about his conduct toward the tall gen
tleman in blue clothes, who sat at the door.
IL had my suspicious when he sat down dat
he was carrying noah whiskey dan was
good for i'm, but he was pufectly quiet and
behaved himself well enough an | didn't
pay no attention to it entwell he picked up
baked potato and hole it car'fully over the
aig glass wild his left hand, and begun to
hit de end of de potato wild his spoon. He
hit il right hard three or four times, an den
he whack it once or twice on de aige of de
plate, aud lookin' solemn as an owl all de
time. he call me up to him and say as p'lite
and dignifed as q President, "Wattah', he
sav, Il wish you would jest fix dis billed aig
for me. if you please; Pse lorse good deal
of sleep las night, and I'm little narvous
dis mornin', he says. An know l hadn't
done ought for to laugh, boss, but | hope to
die ef | could help it."-( Bsrliagtos Hack
sye.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02

A clerk in the Office Of Mr.. Ingalls,,
President of the Indianapolis Railroad at
Cincinnati, obtained leave of absence to go
On hunting excursion in Northern Indiana,
but returned without so much as chip
munk On getting back he wrote note to
Mr.. Ingalls,, thanking him for his courtesy,
and begging his acceptance of package Of
game as the result of his efforts. He then
gave a porter IS, and told him to buy a
couple of dozen of quail or prairie chickens,
and take them, with the note, TO Mr. In
gals, The porter could not find either
quail OF chickens, and so bought dressed
turkey and two cans of oysters, which he
delivered to Mr.. Ingalls,. The latter's as
tonishment may be imagined.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02

CURE FuR GossIP.-The Alliance says :
What is the cure for gossip Simply cul-
ture. There is a great deal Of gossip that
has no malignity in il. Good Peep talk
about their neighbors because they have
nothing else to talk about There comes to
Us the picture OF family of young ladies'
We have seen them at home, We have met
them at the galleries of art, We have caught
gllmpses OF them going from book k-store
or a library with fresh volumes in their
hands. When We meet them they are full of
what they have seen and read. They are brim-
ming with questions. One topic of conver-
sation is dropped only to give place to an
other, in which they are interested. We
have left them after delightful hour, stim-
ulated and refreshed; and during the whole
hour not a neighbors garment was spoiled by
so much as a touch. They had something
to talk about They knew something and
wanted to know more. They could listen as
well as they could talk. To speak freely of
neighbor's doings and belongings would
have seemed an impertinence to them. and,
of course, an improperly. They had no
temptation to gossip, because the doings of
their neighbors formed a subject much less
interesting than those which grew out Of
their knowledge and their culture"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02

From "KaIeph's" New York letter to
the Christian Standard of Milw aukee:
lit was only last week that / happened
to see the fae-similes of Millets remarkable
style Of painting, in last months Scribner
although | had looked at them number of
times with but qualified satisfaction. |
think Mr. Roswell Smith should have done
10 his l25. 900 subscribers what he did TO me
on happening into his sancium the other
day. That is, he held up the prints in the
magazine against the wall eight feet from
nv ewes, where they should hang, instead Of
being held in the hand, if they are to be
seen. II he had so advised all his readers,
there would have been few TO miss the
breadth and power of those effects, which,
If held clcse TO the eye, are worse than lost.
II should also be understood. in appreciat-
ing the new style of fwood-engraving intro
duced by ScribHers, that the motive is gen
uineness. or the representation of things as
they actually appear at such distance as
would reduce them TO the dimensions in the
print This motive, therefore, excludes the
clear-eut definition and detail that please
the eye rather than the instructed imagina-
ton or sense Of reality. Unless the work
Is cOnHHtu 10 Nef sHidii suuJccl, tiie ouis
effects that can be ruihfully sought are Of
the broadest and simplest character, lea, ing
the minutia in the indistinctness of dis
tanee Explanation seems to be very gen
orally needed of the meaning and purpose Of
the numerous series Of specimens, from
famous and other artists, to which the lavish
expenditure Of Scribner's Art Department
has been directed, with so much more sue
cess amongst eennoisseurs than with the
general reader. Such critics tincluding the
artists themselves) give the need Of aston
ishment, higher than praise, to achievements
in wood-engraving, that have impaired to
the millions in the country at large, almost
for nothing, representations of the statesof
art such as have heretofore been entirely
wanting, or accessible only to the few.
Sometimes these representations are more
valuable for Information than pleasure, but
their general success is, according to the
best judges, something unprecedented in
Europe or America"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02

An old Vermont farmer came home
drunk the other night, and became the victim
of an irrepressible desire to get still drunken.
So he thought he would bring out his wagon
and drive over to Shelburne Falls for more
whiskey. Just as he was about putting the
finishing touches on the Harvesting arrange
ments he said to himself, "This horse has
got horns" He brought out his lantern
and found he had harnessed the COW to the
wagon. He muttered, sTm drunk enough
now unhitched the beast aud went into the
house to sleep it Of,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02
})oetrp.
The Tale Of the Cai-Tail or, the Reward
OF Virtue.

The Tale OF the Cat-Iail or, the Reward
OF Virtue.
Down in r swamp where the alder- bloom
A weary ca tail hung it, head.
"My heart !, wrapped around with gloom;
would. | would that I were dead,
Lite here i never hilarious.
And always somewhat malarious.
said this di.contentcd cat-tail.
'Why am not fair moss-rose.
That poct'- strain might tell OF me,
Or maiden press me 10 her nose.
Aud gently. tendrTiV. smell of met
oh. how I bemoaD INV humble walk"
Aud large tear trick led down the stalk
- the sorrowful, weeping cat-tail.
But since nv lot with grief is rife,
Since fate, cruel fate. DEGREES.
I'll do my best. aud the orange Of life
| will most thoroughly squeeze:
Aud I'll lin my head-l will, indeed
And put Oh for period going TO seed"
Said this Sers Virtuous cai-iail.
SO It pushed aside the green leaves that
Surrounded il like a closet,
A nj the neishtoting plants were astonished at
It. great aiipo>c deposit
ON other cat tsis II quite looked down.
For none grew 80 plethorie and brown
A. tins noble-hearted cat-tail.
TIL st last. oue summer day,
A maiden fair. with ewes Of blue,
Game driving along that way.
She had studied artistic decoration,
Aud gave 4 delighted exclamation
when she Jaw the noble cai-tail.
She spared 1t not; in its noble prime
She cut it short ON The spot;
But II knew IL was near it, .eciy time.
And would rather be cut than not.
And II almost crupted it, sleek fat side
With it. fersid JOY sud h. honest pride,
Thi- stout but modest cat-tail.
The maiden showed 10 all her friends
Her captured cai-iaii. brown and tall:
She made Il n bow with loops and ends.
And hung it up against the wall.
The humble cai-tAi wa- much eatcd,
IL IL. position 80 cleNats,i,
A. decorative cai-iaii.
For hy it, side thcrv hung in stais
>omc hsn.inzion-worA on flannel,
while one rggcJ -tork looked for his mate
From a pleasing ncighboring panel.
And these with gorgcou. I-caeuck's feather
And Jspanc-" fan ali hang together
" iIh the now asthstic cAt-iAil,
L HdTper's Bdsdr.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02
READ TME RECORD.

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aIt is the remedy thai Will cure the many dis
eases peculiar TO v omen. - Mothers MagaSfse.
at has pas-ed severe tests and won endorse
ments from some Of The highest Medical talent In
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s.No remedy hsretofore tissooyered can be held
for Que moment in eom arison VIII IL
This Remedy, which has done such wonders,
is put up in the LARGEST SIZED BOTTLE Of
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Druggists and all de ,iers at e1.09 per bosste.
For Dabetes, enquire for WtRNEks SAFE
OIABETRS CURE Ii Is POSITIVE Remedy.
= L vA1H11 . Co.. 1sehsaa. J. u
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02

st. Nicholas for December will be a
surprise to its young readers. Special effort
has been made to glorify the Christmas sea-
son, and $1,000 extra copies (making an
edition. of u5,0o0) are being published to
meet the anticipated orders from Santa Claus.
The new decoration for the cover will be
wintry and spirited. Among the greatly
varied and profusely illustrated contents
will be an operetta for young people called
1.-The Land of Nod" in waich SIX little
sleepy-heads visit the marvellous place and
see many wonders. The libretto is musical
and vivacious verse, and the music is BY
Mr.. Anthony Reiff and Mr. w, +. Sherwin.
Mr.. Frank r. Stockton will contribute one
Of his droll and quaint fairy stories, and Mr..
Washington GLADDEN. describes "A Christ
mas Dinner with the Man in the Moon" A
new feature Of st. Nicholas will be begun.
1t is a 'ffreasure-box of Literature" whose
value and purposes are indicated bs the first
contents, which will be reprints of Nathan
iel Hawthornes fantasy ''Dayid Swan" and
Thackerays poem, king Canute." Both
are to be illustrated
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02

Q.-"Deacon, how is ii that You are so
prosperous, and YOU and your family have
that greatest of blessings, good iienanY
Al use the Peoples Fsvorite Tonic Bit
iers in my family and tnas save doctors
bills and keep my family healthy. ! would
not be without it for the world" See ad>
vertisement.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02

Teacher with reading class. Boy
(reading): Sand as she sailed down the
river-"Teacher: "Why are ships called
.she'?" Boy (precociously alive to the re-
sponsibilities Of his sex): because they
pssd men 70 manage them."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02
The Farce in Florida.

EVIDENCE or PRECoNCERrED Plan TO
Force THE STATE INTO DEMOCRATIC
R,NKs-rHg CRIMINALS FEELING SURE
or IMMrNIry-INsTANcRs OF BOURBON
Work ron THE COURTS.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02

The leading srtenstses of to-day agrse
that iao-f al i-eases caussl by disor,lerrd hid
neys OF Liver. II. therefore, tn Kidneys and
Liver kept IN peffect or'ier, perfect health viii
be the result This truth La- only b en- known q
short time and for years people suffered great
agony without being able IL lind relief. The dis
eoyery of Warmers safe Kidney and Liver turl
marks n era l. the treatment of these troubles
Made ffoIn a simple tropical leaf Of rare value.
ii contains just the elements necessary % nourf>h
and inyigorate both of these great organs, aud
POSITIVE 19esseay for all the diseases that
cause pains In ihe lowe part of the bcdy-for Tor
pid Liver - Headaches -Jauntiice - Dizziness -
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difficulties OF the Kidneys, Liver and Urinary Or
gans.
IL is an excellent and safe remedy for females
during Pregnancy. IL will control Menstruation
and Is invaluable for LsacorTbos or Falling OF the
Womb.
As blood Purifier 4 Is snegnaied, for is cures
the organs that make the blood.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02
Dropping into Poetry.



"lf YOU please, STR, said the young lady,
49, 81 ba,o nonnos.d few verses or
n,r,;aIly eomnos.d ,bam and I ,bouyb, Won
pp,;.h, baln ma sn;sb ,hem and then nr;nt
them Ma saws ,hev are real nice as far as
,box ,o ard -, ,aies the Eoole every
da, So f
Sh. bo,dsor,. .r,o,,rs with he,u.
,;fJ Nina ayas and crown;ng glory .s vel
Inw a. Ia, rnds There Sas N exnsc,-
ant look on her face, hopefulness that ap
roaIod IN III, bolies, emotions and the ey
P -, '"' y L., - a -,
the longing Of that pure heart if he never
struck another lick
.Nay | show yo,, the noetry o- continued
the ripe. red mouth. "Sou will see that
couldn't re, the last lines of the verses. and
if YOU would please be so Kind as to help
me"
Help her. Though he had never even
read a line Of poetry. the exchange editor
felt the spirit Of he divine art food his
soul as he Welded to the bewildering mu-
sic U,ln her Weu h, should smile
The first verse runs like this" she went
on taking courage from his ewes
III. dyin, y Dsllani all.
And nature turns from resiful care
h;,;.. III. .ll.I ,h..h.,
II. ;.. pas, '''.'. ~ ','
rhymes and its 20. You take anyhody now.
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.ncb ,L;r,,s Nv ,b,. s.co,J y,rs.. i NOR.
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02
"'And close behind, the farmers boy
Trills forth hts simple tunes.
And -lip- beside the maiden ~ y---"

"'And splits his pantaloon,r Done it
myself; know just exactly how it is. Why
bless your heart, you"
Snip. snip, snip. Paste, paste, paste. But
it is with a saddened heart that he ships and
pastes among his exchanges now The beau
tiful vision that for moment dawned upon
him has left but the recollection in his heart
of one sunbeam in his life, quenhed by the
shower of tears with which she denounced
him a brute" and went out from him for
ever. Brooklyn Edgie.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02

EAHAt STInN Thousands dAils passing u prc-
- n4aurr srases H+ysuss unats o. fLr.~ N IT. ltF-
h4lty AcA has fA-fse it, II usa tef sy~frtas tt
Betlu-c ihs causr. E>lfEBLEb DIGESTION and IN
ibhEEl>llEb BLOOD is uai reached by any rensdt -
trtzifnru 'ise tirss unhappy insalts silnrtfns 10
sustain li't. sls,sh.fs create new. RICH BLOOD.
Give ;i,In ,s--f bl--ston Active LNers Ana H~alils
kEneys and F1Ft hsai ii rierifffy the sHstrm and
throw % dis#ase. MALT BiTTEE> Al onre ul- i-
and .i tis wonderful Nuirl+ni Aud IuFssuEan;
bsilds ~ Viisshd dsesf1n rsulatss tn NV q iht
sstrr jules as>sss and a.siil4tss every aficss -
c-t and yiisz-s III iir estFy fsan and fud u
TIE bsdy.
MALT BITTER> o,tahin q F.-ai and Medicine int e.
perfect flfI8 YET devised ai4d casul. nd slnse4ss
g. tie Wtak. atersrt DFkst iriifafsi
uus, sl'spsss and melancholy, ilc Purest. sst Il
and mo,f -.HsrrfIi pratiss U fnsdrins.
Ask MAtT BgTTfE~ prepared ~ The MALI BirrE -
CoNFANI- and that every battle b-Ars 10. TEALE
MAEK LAHEI, duy signed and enfi.s,s,l in wave line.
MALI BITTEES fof sas by al Druggists.
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02

with holes in both her socks by Josc'"
cried the delighted exchange editor. "lou
scc--
oh. no, no - demonstrated the blushing
maiden. Not that
Certainly" protested the exchange edi-
tor warming up. Nine to four she's got
en- and YOU get fidelity to fact and that
with a wealth Of poetical expression The
worst Of poetry generally is, you can't state
thing, as they are. 1t amt Ike prose But
here we've busted all the established notions
and put up All actual existence with the veil
Of genuine poetry over l.. think that's
the best idea we've struck vet
Il don't seem TO look at il as you do, but
Of course you are the best Judge. Pa thought
ought to say:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02

AALI hI If-I.N an "a az Q! q Hf1tElst'
I,rit
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-04
Death OF the Master OF the a r.
kansas State Grange.

The following letter from the
Secretary of the Arkansas State
Grange conveys the sad intelligence
Of the death of the late Worthy Mas
ter John S. Williams:
Editor Patron. am panied to
inform you of the death of
the Worthy Master of our State
Grange, DR.. John S. Williams, which
occurred at Coffeeville, Miss, on the
18th inst, of paralysis. He was
conscious that his time was limited,
and expressed a desire to see his
sister in Mississippi, where he was
carried by his devoted wife and son.
Bro. Williams had been in bad
health for some time, and spent sew
eral months at Eureka Springs in
this State hoping to recover, but
without avail. In his death, our
Order has lost one of its most devo-
ted members. The deceased was
elected Secretary of the Arkansas
State Grange at its organization,
which position he held till the meet
ing in January, 1879, when he was
unanimously elected Master, which
position he held at the time Of his
death.
Worthy Overseer E: P. Chandler
is now acting Master of the State
Grange. His post Office is Holly
Springs, Dallas county, Ark.
Fraternally, J. V. SCOTT,
Secretary, Arkansas State Grange
Texarkana, Nov. "a.