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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

The wife OF President Gonzales OF
Mexico, is studying medicine aud sur
gerry in Chicago.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

A BAR of gold was recently cast in
Nevada City, CAL, which weighed 45O
pounds, and is said to be the largest ever
cast in this country.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

Mrs. LANorHY, it is said, will 90 to
Australia and Naw Zealand after her
American tour.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

Mrs. LANdTRY is said to have received
$4,000 from Sarony for the privilege of
photographing her.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

sENTNELs still guard President Gar.
fields tomb.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

fort is also to he made TO pass the postal
currency bill at an early day. There j.
II very urgent demand for this bill from
many quarters.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

A BUSINESS man in Rochester is seven
feet two inches IN height.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

"A naughty gentleman walking in
Baltimore kicked parcel from the side
walk into the gutter. A small boy
picked it up and carried II to his mos1sT; o. soS
who found that it contained sA9W
worth Of bonds. An advertisements ~
yealed the owner, who received q"
bonds and gave the boy slOo
To remove tar rub thoroughly win
clean lard, and then wash with soap
and warm water. This may be appiied
70 either the hands or clothing.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

EIGHT children named Fogarty, the
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-02-09
Character Reading.
TRAITS OF NATURAL DISPOSITION SHOWN ny
TIE EYE.

Rouud-eyed persons see much, live much
in the SENSES, but think less \arrow-eycd
persons. on the other hand. see less. but
think more and feel more intensely. 1t will
be observed that the eyes Of children are
open aud round. Their whole life is to re-
ceIye impressions 1t is only when child
hood is maturing toward manhood or wom-
anhood that thought comes, if il comes at
all. But what is that which lead, to rehcc-
ton Experience. Our errors, our short
comIngs, our failures. these teach US to
think before We act. to consider each step.
TO weigh every motive. When, therefore.
the upper eyeud-ior it is that which has
the greatest amount of mob.llty-droops
over the eye il indicates not merely rctlcc-
tnn but something painful To reflect about.
Hence the length og dropping ot the upper
eye.lI bttokcu> confession and pruittucc.
lac dropping of the half of the evyhL from
the outer angle to the center indicates the
disposition 10 confess ones faults to parents
or seniors, to father coutc,~1r." or TO
The Supreme Being The dropping Of the
na.t of the clc,td from the inner angle to
the center hetokyp~ a disposition 10 repent
and 20 "GO works meet for repentance
Closely allied to these signs are those of
prNyrtl.ue>, and humility The former i
Indicated by the muscle which turns the
clc directly upward. The ficu,t, Of hu-
mt,jty Is indicated by the muscle which
turns tHc eve directly downward. as repre-
,cuted IN thr pictures OF Madonna. PRAY
rr'G.ucS> is usually large IN connection with
tnr >l-n nt confession, and humility iucou-
ucetun with that Of peultrucc; the reason
ot winch Is that between the faculties uf
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-02-09
An OVerWOrked SchOoI-(.irI.

From one Of this large class of sufferers
we have the following testimonial:
"CINNAMINsoN, y. j., August. 1850.
From feeling Of gratitude and a desire
to benefit others in like situation, | volun-
tarily give my experience with the Com
pound Oxygen Treatment. When began
it | mad for mere than year been suffering
from nervous prostration; for | belong to
class which increases yearly, viz orer1corked
school girls. My general Improvement for
nearly two months after | began the Home
Treatment was scarcely perceptible, but at
the end of that time | began 10 improve,
and now, after eleven months have passed,
can safely say that | have been cured. /
sleep and rest reH and am generally in
possession Of good appetite, ,chile head
aches and bdckaches are quite uaheard Of.
Ny throat is cured, and my voice is stronger
than ever before. | surprise my friends BY
my greatly increased physical strength.
The fact that have induced several friends
to try this Treatment is an evidence of nv
faith in its curative power" Our Treatise on
Compound Oxygen, containing large reports
of cases and full information sent free. Drs.
STARKEY & PALEN, ll09 and I'LL Girard
Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-02-09
A Strange Preacher.

There was once minister Of the Cos
pei Who never built a church.
WHO never preached in one
Nno meyer proposed church fair to
bu! the church ne" carpet.
Who never founded ncw sect.
Who never belonged to any sect.
VINO trequented public houses and drank
wine with sinners.
Who never received salary.
W no never asked for one
Who never wore a black suit or a white
necktie.
Who never used prayer book.
Or a hNmn book .
Or wrote a sermon.
Who never hired a cornet solost to draw
souls to hear the Word"
Who never advertised his sermons.
Who never took text for his sermons
Nho never went through course Of the
olosical study.
no never was ordained.
VINO never was even converted"
VINO never went to Conference
W ho was he
Chri,t.-N. J. Graphic.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-02-09
Different Kinds of Mining.

NO; no hoisting works-not if know
hard coin on hoisting works" How in
thunder do you run your mine ?" "On the
assessment plan, sir That's the latest and
most approved method. When we have
good map of the lower workings we don't
need any works to speak of. keep a man
in Virginia at 500 a month to superintend
the location and write weekly letters, and
| stay in San Francisco, in my Office on
Pine street, and levy the assessments every
sixty duvs that's as often as the law allows.
am the President, Board of Trustees, Sec
retary, Treasurer, and eyerything-more
especially the Treasurer. OF course | draw
salary for all the offices, and when | get
through drawing salaries | turn the rest over
to the agent in Virginia to pay off the hands
By not employing any hands, he saves
enough to pay himself. This is what l
call scientific mining, sir. You get the
silver out of the pockets of the stock holders
and leave the vast argentiferous and au-
rlferous deposits in your claim for your
children, who can go right ahead and develop
the mine just as soon as the public quit
putting up, which isn't at all likely to hap
pen. As long as people are being born In
Nevada and California my mine will run on
like a chronometer clock" "But," said the
Utah man, 'my style of mining keeps lots
of men at work" $50 does mine," quoth
the Golden Gate chap. Thousands of men
are working night and day to pay the assess
ments. 1t keeps the country as busy as
beehive" and the speaker sauntered to the
telegraph office to order assessment No. SO.
-Denuer Neics.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-02-09
How Postage Stamps are Made.

Tic number of ar4.alr, postage STAMPS
ISSUED .u 1851 was gjI.Izs.IIu. the value
~Liolutl5 Ih, mr,acIaf printing po~,-
a.r STAMPS /, a, follows. The urin,.u., d,
..uuc from ,,cr. plates. an wh.g. POO stamp,
ar. er.r.,,a. aad I'LL, raurr u,,4 /, II /,
r,,4..lr ,,,,arr. >ourvaa, rr,rmb..n., that
rmp.sy,a fiji Bank n1te,. Tvo m,n ca,rr
the al4,e, with c.Iorr.. igh, and u..>, them
tg man and ..r.. rho print them v,,n Itr,r
rgl4a. nagI r-r,,r, Irrr. ~ ib,,, Iir,I,.
SQUAD, are ,furl,yrd all th, time. ,ltga.I-b
tru dresses rin ~. ,tt III ,,,l.ra,.o # nrr,.,-
,ar,. The c.!or> used In the INKS are ul-
,g.lp,rIu, bf.,.. Pru.,.tn bIue l,r.rnl yrr-
million and c4rruIuc.
After the sheets Of paper on which the
200 stamp, ar. ,.u-,ra,cI bayr been driel.
they are SEN, INTO another room and
,t.ruu,I Th, plr u>,t /. mad. of III,
powder Of a,irI po,nto,~ ana other yc,r-
rtb.r, MIXED with vni,r (;.m arabic +, non
Gr,irth,, t4.3.I,. h. rr.,rl, N. p,p,r tadI,
Ih,. shorts ,r,. .,,,,o,r,.l ..,,,r,t.i, Tbry
are uIacr! barn inward up6p r ii wooden
,,yr,.ri r.I,,., L,ir,,. prnf..ct,d Ly a me-
t.,il,r franz. and ,Br nm +, ,ppl.,j with a
v,.j,. Lru>h \rr, hayia, L.rn ,.,ain driej
tbi. INN. IN, l,t,... r,rg. Winch ar. f,rr.d
~, .ra,,,n ,.,,,,r t,r ab.,YI h, bup, ,b,,. .,r.
nut N brtwrcn sheets Of na,,rbo,rI mid
i.,.,r5 hr,wren b,lr,ili,. ,,r...c. c,nablc nf
nn,I,rrg i wrigbi ~ J ooo tnrs
RE .n,ets are n,.Ir cur in halves. each
.tact ,f r,gr.. wh.n III r,nt,in. = b1n-
lr.J .t,nn. Tbi.;. ,rano H. y. ','rl ,,;rb &.
I,r,e n1,r of sh.,r. ,n,,;n., i, EsoJ hai,,
,,,l..rr.I - ,h,,g,f ,,,.,I,,nnr, ,,h;cb ,n.,hnI
uontI lc.,r,, ,o,, mann, .,,n,,. Thr, ar.
,b,., na..ad u AZ ,.rf,r,.,,,, r,aci,;no
Irb,. ,..r,nr,,;nn. hn,,,o.n ,hs .,an,,,. arc a.
fa,,,J NJ, n,..in, nm. .b.,t. h.ru.rn tvo.cv-
I"T I,',TN b . J ",, ,,'s, , "' '''>o@ r,
en"J ! H. H., " raa,.raI La,va,, I'M ro,rs nr
ndr,nr,;ona | ,,, Eac ','r ,,, w ,nner m c,in.
ter ,'G' w., ,'o'' .r,a~ nf '. nd,;r proiaciinms
,,h;ai 4, ',;,.,. !, M,
ramd. , ~ az ,La Ia, tboso " rho M
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-02-09
The Horse on the Prairie.



\ l"uuI farmer came galoplng over the
prl.g., ID Us while We trottcd along. Now,
Il lol u4Ne never seen the horse on the
pra.ne~, You have never seen him at all.
lir be. ~, there. Until you see him in his
home. You can never realize how tame
p.ct4rr b, makes curyett.ng in the streets of
city. or praucInE through the thrunged
drives Of park But out hrrc-thc day Is
tai. Of sunshine, thr air Of December j,
bric.ng and pure. and on these plain, il is
cNuiaratluE a, champagne. As far out on
thr pale brown prairie a. lou cm distinguish
objects you can See the moving ,peck On the
houlau, and watch it coming into clearer
view a, YOU ,cc ship >au ID sight Al Sea.
Iae h-urc Of the man and horse seem one
,ar motion Of tile easy gaiIop is regular as
Music, rising and falling in perfect cadence.
\, they come nearer. the figure VI the
horse. ,.prItyct Ill outline and graceful III ey-
cry movement. The long tossing name, the
el,t scat ot the rider, riding with straight
knee, and long ,trrups and hy aud b, tht.
muiiic.i tuttcr rather than ciatter Of hoof,
On th- turf and back of and around all thl,
the background of tar-rraChIng praiue
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-02-09
Facts About Feet,
SoME ODD GLIMPsES OF HUMAN NATURE
CAUGHT IL 4 LAST MtkER's SHOP.

"Ncver wager that a woman has a pretty
foot because she wears shapcly boot or
shoe" said member Of the oldest and
largest lastmaking firm in the Middle States.
Il know that very fev fashionable women
can boast Of cornlc>s and bunlonlcss feet.
Skillful workmen are paid well to make
their feet look shapcly without jnflicting too
much pain. OF course the women must suf-
fcr, but tney grin and bear il better than
men do Fashionable women have pair
of last, made. send them TO the shoemaker
With instructions to use the >oitest leather,
aud then have the shoes sent home without
ever having seen the shoemaker. Il Is easy.
however, 20 detect woman who suffers
from Crrn> or buuon,. The walk brtra,s
her. Her ewes and face are also tclitalc,.
She Will bear cNcruC,atn, PAIN IN the street.
hut 4, soon a. She arrives at home She filings
Oft the shoes. know many silly women
who wear shoes So tght that the blood can
not circulate and they have fajnting spell,
after THE shoes are removed MldIlc-aacd
women are murc particular than yolug vom-
en- o. have pretty Shoes and IL Is hlrder 20
please them. Married women are very
proud %: tacir shoes and graz headed
Grandmother, are sometimes as anxious to
hl,ca ,hln,.l foot As the gir.~ are Dur
twcu', five wears wc have had hundreds, of
a-rl people among oar mos, fA>'4.uu> Gus
TONER'S.
Nn.c, ha,c NOT ,lrird mach n late wears.
hu, women are gradually drifting back 70
the fashion. " their grandmother, dA,,.
A r,ufIry A-1 women wore ,l3r, with ,rry
thin ,u.c,. al-H ,u>,cr>. and straight heels.
.H a .l 81.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-02-09

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"N''. "'- '...' 'i '-' -.,," '' .''' ana EN-
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t' you '-..N '' t'.'- country ''.i'"
>'iA'"i,i.
40 s'.'- '"-.'.'i I'.i'''- '''.' >''''' .'''-
-+'-.'.'. .' Mas i''.-''' '' 20. Ih' l'-i.'
~'.'.'r- wa, "a '''.t-, +" ava .'' A'''-. ''-
longing '' "..-.'-.' l-i,.''' NH."H So
''t'a...+. I.'''- .N'"l i"'',. '''''.'-
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tH.-- '' "..''',''' "> $40 .'.'''' '''''-
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Aa--.e ~ a.'t '....-'1 -.'.'i' AH" 'A'
H.' 'a+ .'t.'! a." 'a' ''''.> ? 'td wac"
>.'' '.", .". .'..t' 't 'AN'i Oh. '-' q. mo-
'-e ,."H- Mas ~,t'.e-' ;" ;"' 'A.."''''
eant '"'.a.f 'H' .AH-H.'I>.
I@.t .' n"' ''...N ~ 8 Pr, u 'hrH d'H
come if'm down below. al" \H"i fA'"'.
"a'" .'A "'~ over appear just Ike "-T
'".i 'i '..N>
lae '"-."'..' were 'ia1.t pleased
"I''' Stay a'i' Always. sgd Mate Inc
lo-"-tt .A--. .i' Der mother 1T = so
..-- -' '.' country pate 'ae c''t.
II "a' Really very Pheasant 81 the '.a
''." .aa>'' 'a'>' early --nlH'y. aAS>- IHe"
was '.ea " tender green '" ar.- ana Tree :
SUCH ...,-.m ana scent: >@," 'HiEAHH-
".-a.'-. streams; '.ah "oa-eHl4 m''"-
"-.' l-, "a'., family. Zoo, ",Tr g
peasant. Mage Wa 'ar lie % 'Ne house.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-02-09
The Popular De mand.

So great has been the popular demand for
the celebrated remedy Kidney Wort, that it
is having an immense sale from Maine to
California Some have found it inconven-
lent to prepare it from the dry compound.
For such the proprietors now prepare it in
liquid FORM This can be procured at the
druggists 1t has precisely the same effect
as the dry, but is very concentrated so that
the dose is much smaller.-Lo,oeli Mad.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-02-09

LANCASTER, \. H.. Dec. 3, 70.
BY the way will say that think Downs
Elixir the best cough remedy that can find
at our Druggists. We always use it.
J. S. PEAVEY, Pub. Republican.
All diseases arising from Biliousness or
Torpid Liver, are quickly cured by the use
of Baxter's Mandrake Bitters. See notice
of Arnica and Oil Liniment in another col
umn. February
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-02-09
Don't Want q Doctor !

have tried them, and they have only swim
died me. have figured up what they cost
81. If had it now it would be fortune
for me. This year my bill for medicine was
only FIVE dollars, for which purchased six
bottles of Sulphur Bitters. They cured me
of Scrofula after suffering four years.
WorkisgmaA-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-02-09

A Philadelphia exchange says it is now
the rule for every lady to have her age indi-
Gated on her hat brim. Every inch Of width
represents five years. A six inch brim
means that the lady is thirty years old ;
a ten-inch brim that she is fifty, and so on.
1t is charming conceit, but can never be-
come popular.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-02-09

-"Man and wife are all one, are they ?'
said she. "Yes what of it ?" said he sus-
piciously. "Why. in that case" said his
wife, Il came home awfully tipsy last night
and feel terribly ashamed Of myself this
morning" He never said word.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-02-09

whats your religion, Mr.. Gilbert ?"
asked the landlady of her new boarder.
Meat three times a day." was the reply
that startled the good woman, and put her
into reyerie as to whether the man was a
heather or misunderstood the question.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-02-09

In a restaurant Gent to the waiter
bring me some grammatical and typo
graphical errors" Waiter docking puzzled
at first but recovering in minute his usual
serenity y Were just out Of them, sir. .
Gent Then what do YOU mean by keep
ing them on your bill of fare ?"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-02-09
RHEUMATISM AND NEURALGIA CURED.

Mr. Geo : Bunker merchant, East sullivan Me
te.tifes that h. has sold hundreds Il bottles Of
CIAKKiS RHEUMATIC EIINIa a has known 1t
efra many severe cases Of rhueIRati-m and neu-
ralgia That he h 5 IA en- 1t himself for neural
pia in the face and head with complete success,
and would not be without 1t, u IL cost ten dollars
a lottle BE sure to ask for Cldrke's RheitBtafisBs
RIirir Sold by druggists and medicine dealers
Al q botIle six for - lyf4<s
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-02-09


"llNn likely. SaId she' my home~puh'
blue yarn would be suitable Tor city gen
uemhH; but l would send nm a taste q
my >'nNo'in'' an welcome ther' was
chance.
"oh' YES cred Mabel "do send nm
some apples We are just sending a box oi
ferns aud MOSES for ms aquarium ana
there Is plenty oi room.
"Ncnd ihrm' 70 be sure, answered NI>N
feaN opening her basket AGAIN and, as
though '' h'd been the "'do" barrel iha'
never lacked IT. handful. producing another
IAN
Miss Feachy Peay went away presently
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.,..--.,., ,,.I, .,-,,, bsTI,.l ,f s,t,r.
I..,.. and .a. cam, IN a dress .,E. a.II,r
and .tl,r-f,>sI.g.I vi,b ,hc same n-,I.
I,na.a.. courtesy. and ,s. sam, ga,ip,. cheer
,,'u.>. of nl.9.rr
Nj WAnm4Ner was ever and ever 80
mach obliged t.r those apples, Mss pcl,.
cr,l Nn1yI: "lnI be- ,l,, u ,ou arc u,
n.O. a, yo4r apples hc wishes We would flAr
,ll ham- vl'a us. VII ypu 20, Nj, p,4,
Nov please do"
"Iama v.'n YOU" exclaimed M..> r,ay.
har BLACK ,,r, shining vi;a m,rth ~ p.l.r
p.1u,f, uaN Ike mc would make prr,,,
IL .s. .a tar c.-y' An Should hc wora,G
O.. death b, 4 Tie ua.-c aud buzz SOME
hoj, a.oms b, n ,ac road pretty mlOa
continually. I expect. and fine uA,.,
,aa.-a >rm,v heres ah1a, uIu.a>, every G4y.
but ,aAaA alm ami lag for ,ac invite"
..Oh. N>> PA,a,. ,uu mis-. .a' Nj
WaumAAcg nau', 20 -cc yul ant4..,. tie
,-.A does" persisted ,lc iaOaa-.drrltc
ss...
NJ. Peach, laughed h.4rt.l,. boz before
>H.. n4I ..ms 30 tl1 more the village coach
aa.,a an .,s.r, the door and Nj Waul-
maker am-,.' -.' aet.
A-t.l. -.' NJ. Caldwell r..n,.l ,a-r-l,
u..t. 'n..r.s.. t....pe. A,.., tuc ,a.l.ra.
49,. NJ P,4..,. ea- ..., 4I.a,. .I ,.,. r..,u.
d. .... -... ,..,. . ..... 4..t ........-- ,. ..r
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-02-09

They want $4,000 for the lease,
Maria. 1t runs for eighty-nine years"
Maria-"Oh, don't buy it, Algy. Only
eighty-nine years Fancy dear baby being
turned out Of his house at ninety-one, and
nnsslhly infirm into the harrain 90
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-03

Nine Bernhardt-Damala In her role Of the best all.
vertised woman in the world. has Just suffered a
serious shock to her selfesteem Some Of her All.
mirers, landowners IN the Moncean quarter Of Paris
thought to steal march on posterity by giving the
name Juliette Lamber" Madame Adams literary
signature to a street connecting the Boulevard.
Malesherbes and Pereire. This was very gratifying
to her; but 10 shortly aftcrward the Municipal.
Council. afflicted with the historic mania of Paris
ians for changing tho names Of streets removed her
name and replaced it by that Of Sophie German. a
lesser literary light Madame Adam shed tears her adj
miTers were furious and the landowners IN question
vowed that the Municipality should not have their
street. ana so put gate at each end Of II and held
IT as private property. Then the Municipality be-
came angry, and revoked its promise TO build a
market for the inhabitants of the Plane Monceau
thus ma king every dweller in that section OF thu
city unhappy and indignant. And all because /,
rch bluestOcking is unduly anxious to Anticipate
Immortality. The amount Of free advertising az
forded by the affair, however. will 90 far toward
healing the injury to her amour prOpre.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-03
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE 1TWELyE PAGES

lighting took TO fox hunting and found that the
Tally-ho and Quicksilver would carry them up to
town In what seemed then extraordinarily quick
time should frost set in. Then came the railroad,
bringing Northumberland and Cornwall within
days easy journey. and enabling people to bill
their houses with London friends, and be no longer
dependent on local "aborigiDes" This probably
did more than anything else to make the great
landlords the cOuntry-life people they have been
during the reign or Victoria. Never before has
there been In En- sland such large number OF hne
places so regularly occupied for portion Oh 'ho
year. In fact, when the bad times set in seven
years ago they found the big houses in such perfect
order that even if they are neglected for the next
twenty years they stand 1t. Probably the
number Of country honses on grand scale which
will be built in the England of the future will be
very few and far between. In fact, In the past
twenty years they have not numbered more than
five or six. Mr. ITolford, the inheritor OF vast
commercial fortune and owner of a mansion which
taken altogether Is the finest in London has raised
n vast edfce on his estate In Gloucestershre MI
Elves. who enjoys some Of the boards Of the cele-
bTatod mIser of his name-a miser Is q pleasant
person to those who inherit his mOney-bags If to no
one else-has created stately mansion IL the same
county. Lord Ellesmere has built very fine home
on his Mid England estate. and Lord Butte is rear
Ing palace at Mount Stuart. These, win one OF
two fabrics raised by the iron princes OF the North
are about all the grand segp0p creations OF later
days but any number have been rehabilitated
Many men are 80 obviously over-hOused that
they offer an awful example deterrent OF would-oe
brick and mortar makers. Thus the Duke OF
Buckingham would probably almost sacrifice an
arm if by 80 doing he could only see Stowe well OH
his hands aud big balance at his bankers III
stead HIS Grace is not rich, he doesn't care
straw for show Stowe was Quilted Of its treasures
almost It's sole attraction-under forced sale ID
the time of his father it lies IN ugly country 1t
is enormous 1t is absolutely unetable and lastly,
he has another and very desirable home. Can
anything then. be more of white elephant than
Stowei And there must. too. be times we should
fancy, when the Duke of Devonshire may have
reflected that five country residences, four with
deer parks and q vast mansion 10 London, are
almost more than are absolutely necessary for the
happiness of widowed septuagenarian. even
though lie can pay for them, while we can I'm
aglne that the Duke OF Buccleuch wOud readily
admit that fewer than his nine residences would |
suffice him. Fortunate is Lord Derby with moth |
ing but Knowsley and a villa near London. Many |
of his noble brethren burdcned with places 10 keep
mp must envy him, particularly in such tunes as
these.