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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-11-23
A New Mode of Drying Pumpkins

Those who are fond of pumpkin pies will
be interested in what an exchange saws
about the mode of driving them for winter
use. We have tried all modes of driving,
but no plan is equal, we think, to this Take
the ripe pumpkins, pare, cut into small
pieces. stew soft, mash and strain through a
colander, as if for making pies Spread
this pulp on plates in layers not quite an
inch thick dry it down in the stove oven,
kept at so low temperature as not to scorch
it. In about day it will become dry and
crisp. The sheets thus made can be stored
away in dry place, and they are always
ready for use for pies or sauce Soak the
piece over night in little milk. and it will
return to nice pulp. as delicious as a fresh
pumpkin-we think much more so. The
quick driving after cooking prevents any por-
ton from slightly souring, as is always the
case when the uncooked pieces are dried
the favor is much better preserved, and the
after cooking is saved. Try it. and you viii
not return to the old method. we are sure
you will also become great lover of pump
kin pie all the year round.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-11-23
&arm aaS 6aass5a!a.
Diphtheria.

DR. Franklin Staples, Of Wlnona, MINI,
after an extended correspondence with phy-
sicians in most of the counties Of hi, State,
has made a report 10 the State Board Of
Health on diphthcria, IN which be classes
the disease as contagious and infectious and
demonstrates that II j, on the increase. "a
fact due. in his opinion. to failure on the
part Of physicians in recognizing is self-pro-
pagalia- properties; to want Of systematic
nursing Of patients suffering from the dis
ease 10 incomplete disinfec,.on Of premises
attacked and last, bu, no, least. to the ire
queut intercourse of couyale>cent with
healthy persons. He maintains that strict
regulations, rigidlv enforced. are the only
means adequate to cut short is career. and.
since individual power : unable 10 cope
w!,h it, he urges that every city and town
should devise ctfcien; sanitary laws. and
e, them he enforced hy intelligent medical
officers. who should also make il their duty
10 instruct the people iu sanitary rules. To
guard against contamination, he believes
that filth, whether from dirty rooms, soi.ed
clothing. defective drain, and ce>>poo.s. Ill
ventilated rooms. poisonous. laodorous
gases. etc. should be regarded a. conditions
which invite the disease that the apart
ment> st, apar; for the patient should be
Invested Of al. furniture, carpets, curtains,
av F.lr5c. g 30 Lr-.4 -,,- .i..fr,,r, We
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-11-23
Green Food for Poultry.

The time j. approaching " hen ever! breed
er should see tina, hi, fowls are provided
with green food for winter use. On a mo-
m-nt, reflection one can sec It : necessary
to insure health and prolheael. Fowls, as
Wei as other animals, require certain
amount of coarse and refuse matter TO keep
them free from constipation, indigestion and
other kindred complaints. The prudent and
careful pou.tcrer Wi. take time by the fore
lock" and before winter sets in wi.l store a
way cabbage. iuruip>. rowen, onions and po-
tatoe, for his fowls, Cabbage in ordinary
year, is undoubtedly the very be>, and
cheapest green food that can be had. 1t is
not necessary or economical to purchase
prime head, for this use. a. the soft heads
which ar not marketable are just as good
and they cost one-half less. The same with
turnips and potatoes. They can be had
cheap by purchasing from farmers the small
or refuse part of the crop. These articles
can be stored in dry cellar and viii be
found very useful during the four or FIVE
months Of winter, when the fowls require
good artificial feeding in variety 10 make
them lay at all during the fngid term or 20
incite them to commence their work ear.y iu
the spring. The lawn mowing> and clover
head, can be saved and stored away in cof-
fee sacks in cool place, until needed for
use, and by steamng or cooking the vegeta-
bles with mea. or potatoes there i no waste,
and during cold weather is a grand need
that must not be lost sight Of if the breeder
would ike to do his stock justice and see
them thrive and lay well in early spring
when their eggs are most valuable for Sc
curing early broods.-Pouitry Monthly.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-11-23
Cooking Vegetables in Salt Water.

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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-11-23
Save the Poultry Manure.

Poultry manure, being nearly free from
water. is more concentrated than that from
the stable, and being rich in ammonia, de-
composes very rapidly. Ii should never be
used alone, but can be properly prepared
with road dirt, muck or plaster One part
Of hen manure should be composted with
two parts of dirt, aud the whole intimately
mixed. To this should be added two quarts
Of plaster for each bushel of the mixture.
There are two methods Of preserving this
manure. One is to mix as ABOVE and keep
perfectly dry; another and an excellent
method Is to keep the mixture always moist
with strong soapsuds, not clear water, which
not only hastens the process Of decomposi-
ton but fixes the active principles by direct
union with the fat acids. Wood ashes are
unfit for mixing with poultry droppings, as
potash IN the caustie state rapidly liserates
ammonia. Nor should lime be used, for
the same reason. Either can be added. how
ever, just previous to application, if the soil
- OAA ~ II btlAtt " usf no ilnlt
in this connection where the soil is light.
Hen manure should never be placed in con-
tact with tender seeds, but rather beneath
them where it will be appropriated BY the
roots at the proper time. As starter
for corn nothing equals a handful of the
above mixture in hill, and mixed with
stable manure it greatly facilitates the
growth of all plants. After the plants are
well under way they may, with benefit, be
treated to a good handful scattered around
the hill, but plenty of plaster is always q
useful assistan. in its application. Hen ma
nure is a different material from Peruvian
puano. Guano is derived from birds that
feed on fish, while poultry manure comes
from birds fed largely ON gram.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-11-23
Black Silk

at the present prices is within reach
OF almost any one and the silk we are
selling for SIPS and Sl.35 per yard
per yard lower than can be is 2jc.
bought in the market.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-11-23
The Highways.

Before winter fairly sets in, the highways
should be cleaned of the loose, rolling
stones which are so annoying at any time,
but doubly so when the ground is frozen
and bare. A stone two or three inches in
diameter, struck by rapidly moving wheel,
gives a carriage a terrible blow when rolling
over frozen ground, and in Southern New
England, where some of the best sleighing
is often upon thin coats of snow and ice,
such stones are a great nuisance SO are
deep ruts, and these should be filed with
good screened gravel, if it can be obtained.
We have hardly yet begun to appreciate
good roads in New England.-N Z. Far
aer
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-11-23
70 TIE BUYERS Or
Dry, Fancy
And Furnishing
GOODS /!

The unprecedented success we have
met with since we adopt 4 IT." pre-
sent system of doing business en-
courages us in continuing the same.
The question with business men of
old has been how much profit piece
of goods or yard of goods will bear.
This system is old and unreliable to
the buyer as it places him in position
at times where he doesn't know whether
advantage is taken of him or not.
Now We have adopted the new system
and this is how good a trade we are able
to give our Customers and mark our
goods accordingly. For instance we
can show you 81 different shades of
dress flannes full 81 inches wide at
SLIGO per yard assuring that the same
quality is not sold anywhere else for
less than sl.20. In Black Dress Silks,
We are able to do better than anybody
in the Country, not excepting New
York or Boston.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-11-23
Our Boys 4 Youths Department

rcpIcte with natty styles and low prices.
Chlds short pants suit, $500, $780, $50
Boys long pants suit from $3.50
1,ItI' Niits fran, 81 m
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-11-23
FRENCHMAN'S BAY
Steamboat Line.
F ALL ARRANGEMENT !

ELECTA, GAGS; Ed. TRUE,
DAILY, sundays excepted at : A. NJ; HancncI
si5 A. NJ. " i haFoof at
RETCRNfNG VIII leave Bar Harbor. ev.r,,
day' sundays excepted al 400 p. NJ.
IN On MONDAYS and TUESDAYS The EIecto viii
h ease har Har6or at 800 A NJ. for south e;9nIds
al ~ a; arriving at Bar Harbor at TO Is
adokD the Electa viii leave Bar Ia, 10.
AZ = " I'll =: N, ior south Gouldsboto '''' ''i
~ foRAING:-Leave south Gouldlo, j..
10 r. NJ arriving at Ear Harbor at 2I5 at
DIR \. WALTON, General gent
saf WARREN II. SMITH, Agent. Bar u,r,,,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-11-23
No. II.
Hsstry.
A Similar Case.

Jack, hear you have gone and done it,
Yes, | know; mC i fellows will;
Went and tried il once myself, sir,
TIL ugh YOU see I'm single still.
And You met her did you tell me.
Down at Brighton last July,
And re- lived o ash the question
At soiree: So did /.
l suppose YOU lefl the ballroom
" With IL music aud IT. hghl:
For they say loves flame l. brightest
In the ia knes> OF the night.
W ell, YOU walked along together,
Overhead. the stariIt SKY;
And I'll bet-old man. confess it
You were frightened. 30 MAS |.
SO YOU strolled along the terrace,
Saw the summer moonlight pour
All H. radi, e on the " tiers
A. they RIPPED on the shore;
TIL At ien-th you gathered courage.
When YOU SAW thai none were nigh
Did YOU draw her close audtr her
That you loved her: - did /.
We'll needn't ask You further,
And I'm SURF | wish Va 10Y:
ThinA I'll wander i iwn and see you
When YOU rr mar i,d-ts. nay boy:
When the houevmouH J. uNrr.
And you're settled dewn. wei try
Whist: The deuce YOU Say, L iecied.
You reiecledt 20 Wa
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-11-23
Our Hat & Cap Department

Of new styles aud designs and the prices low they
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-11-23
FOR SALE.

ITPON reasonable terms the Petsrs h,,,...-,.-t
II Ellsworth, consisting o. hl5t,sp .s5 go,
"a grounds adjacent. key can - hsst - n -
~ Feters' al the City Hotel IN Eliswarth
JOHN A. Ph0Ens
sept Il, lisa $500
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-05

SPLENDID SET OF TEETH. No pre-
fessisn has maze greater strides during q
dozen years past than tina: Of Dentistry.
Not only has genius invented scores Of
improved implements, and materials !;
but science and skill have wrought to
gcther to produce results not dreamed
Of by cur great grand fathers. Thus the
profession has steadily risen in character
and appreciation, until now there are
many and various grades Of Dentists;
ranging from the ''Lsecii," with bis
.~'puliikens," to the skilled artiste,
whose work, like that Of Burne-Jones Of
London, resembles a beautiful symphony
in gum, gold, and ivory.
These thoughts came to mind, while
casually over looking a piece Of work, III
the handsome parlors Of Drs. Everitt &
Crawford, in Tuck r Hail. two doors
above the Farmer and mechanic office.
1t was a full upper set, platina mounted,
with every tooth neatly graduated to
meet the lower set and the shading so
life.like that we feel sure the owner in
.'displaying his worries need awaken no
suspicion that thing. are not what they
seem" even tho L)ugfellow says SO.
We take pleasure in bearing testimony
to this specimen of the artistic skill Of
u townsmeD. 1t is a fine job.
By the By, the attention OF the $50 Or
more dentists in North Carolina, partic
uiarly in the Western salf of the State,
10 invited to the card of Drs. Walter n.
Carson 4 Bro of Knoxville, who have al
extensive Dental Depot, and offer to fill
any ordsr,-"in short order" We have
been told by a Tennessee Dentist oflargs
practice that they keep everything need
ed, and at reasonable terms.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-05
Radical ProhibitioniSts.

The Dutch have taken Holland, y
and Iowa gives her usua! 10000 MAORI
ty; though this time under the name OF
Prohibitionists. That State has rot had
a Democrat in Congress since the war, il
we recollect Alright; and the Iowa man
who goes cracked and cranked' on all
other subjects never fails to back his
hatred of the South, by his vote.
Well, as we have often remarked, one
strong objection to "Prohibitionism" is
that it is the pet hobby of the ''ismists''
of Yankeedom; from old Neal Dow,
(who left his foul track wherever he went
with his brigade during the wary to
Petroleum V. Nasty, or Gov. st. John,
the starter of the kansas Exodus"
But there is no doubt the Prohibition
question is to be made a ''National'' one.
Kansas, the paradise of Abolitionists, has
already adopted it, and now Iowa comes
with 40. 900 majority. Dispatches from
the latter State say there was great ex
element at the election last week, and
the vote wa the largest ever polled in
the history of Iowa.
1.-The question has not only been made
one of law, but of personal standing, and
the efforts of the ladies have undoubte6-
ly had great weight. Prayer meetings
in several of the churches have been
held all day. a new leader taking charge
every hour
AT Sioux City two bands of music are
playing at the polls. A procession OF
children is parading the streets. Bust
ness is at a standstill, and great interest
is manifested"
Chicago, H., june ga discussion
has been started in Wisconsin, Indiana
and Michigan since the great Prohibition
victory in Iowa, which seems likely to
bring the prohibition question to a vote
at an early day in all of the States named.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-05
asd Break A Train load o.
wealthy Long Branche's
Spilled into the River.
Ulysses in Luck as
Usual

When the morning train from Long
Branch, n. j., ran upon the trestie over
Shrewsbury River, near Little Silver Sta
ton, the six passengers coaches LETT the
rails ran. 500 feet, and tumbled into /
feet of water.-at the rate OF 30 miles
an hour, Do you know what that
means? North Carolina trains, except on
main routes, average from IL to 20 miles
an hour.
The six coaches we're full of passengers,
including such well known names as Gen.
Grant, w. X. Garrison. II. V. Newcomb,
Geo. X. Blanchard, II. NJ. Galloway. Ar
thur Sewell. and Others. There was a
fearful yell; aud the scene was indlscrib-
able. About one hundred persons were
hurt and bleeding, crushed mid the
broken timbers. and waist deep in water
Grant wa drawn up through a window
of the smoking car, too much startled to
drop his cigar from his mouth. lie had
one knee scratched. f. l.. Bradley and
q. ". Demorest. produce dealers, Of
Newark died in a few hours. VIM Il.
Garrison, son of C~om1dore g., aud
j.. f. Mallory died next day. j.
Mitchell, II Robertson, Jas Brooks
Theatrical managers, Morris II. Blown.
son Of Supt. Erie Il. r Jas l. MALLORY
of y. Y. G j.. Fox of Richmond, Auuie
Irwin of Brooklyn, and Others, are Sc
riously hurt.
Among those slightly cut and bruised
are II. NJ. Ga laway. j. Z. WrSrervelr, I.
r. Fowler, William Dipkenspell and wife,
6. II. Blanchard and II. b. Minturn, OF
New York A. ii. Stelwell aud wife aud
Miss Annie Scott, of Philadelphia; {.
II. Randall, of Camden, \. j., and Henry
Mordecai. of Dallas, Texas.
There were about eighty persons slight
y wounded, either by being hurled over
the seats or being struck by broken win
dow glass.
There are said to be several passengers
missing, but their names have not been
reported.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-05
Personal.

Mr. 0. NJ. Register, Of Columbia, a
Raleigh boy, is visiting Hot Springs,
Ark.
Wilson .SJjtmgs says DR.. A. Montero
of Richmond is in Wilson with a view
to locating.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis and wife, with
a party OF friends, visited their old home,
the Briertield plantation, near Vlcks-
burg, Miss, last week. They were hon
ored In every possible way by the color
ed people of Davis Bend. The Davis
Bend Comet Band, known az the Brier.
field Band, composed entirely of colored
men, rendered a grand sercnade at the
Brierfield residence. Mr.. Davi respond :
ed in a little speech, in which he highly
comp!imented the musicians. He dwelt
on the hearty reception be had received
and the kindly relations existing between
the races. On the rctur Of the party
TO Ne" Orleans Mr.. Davis purchased
splendid uniforms for all the members
of the BreIfirld Cornet Band.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-05
Social Dots.

Miss Dora Clarke, of Halifax Miss
Maggie Merrinon, Miss Lavine Hay.
wood. Miss Maggie and Miss Annie Will
.isms. Mrs. Julius Lewis. and others
from Raleigh were at Morehead last
week.
A very pleasant lawn party and dance
says Fayetteville Examiner We
given by Miss Sadie Green At her faith
sr-s elegant and hospitable home At
Tokay. in compliment to visiting friends
On last Tuesday evening. 1t was largely
attended, and will be marked as one oil
the social events of the season. The
same describes a Moonlight Picnic
at Carver's Mill pond, given by the young
ladies of the family OF John ID. Williams,
Esq, complimentary to Miss Alice Mar
row of Virginia, who has been visiting
Miss Emma Murchison. An elegant re-
mast was spread. 1.-THE Wilmington
Reriep says: The families OF Messrs-
Alex. Sprunt and B. f. Hall, also Mrs.
Green Daniel and daughters, left tor
Nantucket, Mass, yesterday morning,
where they will spend the summer. -
There was a big Ball and German at
Warm Springs, Thursday night. The
Misses Heck and others from Raleigh
were present. Ina Mccall, Messrs
Harrison Watts, Eli Springs, w. G Nor
gan and j. w. Miller of Charlotte were
at Smithville last eek.-Mi Mary
Hill, Of Goldsboro, was voted the prize
bow and arrow as trophy of her execution
among the gallant tars" pro tenn OF the
Wilmington Light Infantry while excurt>
ing to S~mithville. Lieut.. +. A. Oldham
made the presentation speech. The Star
says: "Quite a number of ladies and
gentlemen who vent down on the e1cur-
sion we're taken violently i'll shortly after
reaching their homes and many of them
terribly. in fact, in several cases heard OF,
we left physicians in attendance. 1t Is
supposed that they were made sick by
eating ice cream. At last accounts all OF
the sick were rather Letter, though sew
eral pronounced not out of danger"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-05
DEATHS.

In Murfreesboro, Mrs. john w. Hal
rell and Miss Flora, her daughter, the
same week.
The Prtriot says: Baggage master,
Joseph + Harris, dropped dead Of heart
disease while the down passenger train
was nearing Stanton
In Winston, Ada Stone, aged 8
In Orange, near Cedar Fork. Miss LIZ
zie Witherspoon. -In Winston, of
.unstroke Mr.. Hines.-In ADsonville,
4. A. Brooks, aged 6.-I An.on.
Fannie, daughter of j. w. Barnes
In Guilford, E. S. Dean, aged 65.-
The papers speak very highly of Mrs.
Williamson. daughter Of DR.. Newly,
who died in Fayetteville recently.-At
Greensboro, Mr.. H. H. Stephens. for
merly of Fayetteville.-I Faye tevills
June 29th., Mrs. Robert Michel,
aged SO. She expired very suddenly,
without warming; having just finished
sweeping the floor, says the Examiner.
-InUnion county, Mrs. G. Dees, aged
80. The Erpress says:-''lt seems that
after dinner the hands started to tie
field to work, and when they had get
some distance fir m the house one of the
horses broke loose and ran back at full
speed ward the house. Mrs. Dses see
ing the horse coming, ran out into the
road to try to stop it, but the horse paid
no attention to her and ran full against
he, shocking her about twelve feet, her
head striking a stump. There was a Sc
we're bruise on the head, producing con
~cussion Of the blain, and several ugly
bruises OF other portions of the body.
She lay in a perfectly unconscious state
from this time till Sunday night about
IL o'clock, when death ended her snffer
ing.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-05
Railroads

1t seems that while the Baltimore and
Ohio has not bought the Richmond 4
Danville r. r., it has secured enough OF
the Clyde Syndicate stock to make it
worth while to combine with the latter;
and it is likely the process of blood
(stock) absorption will go on, as the R.
& D.. system lengthens and strengthens,
until eventually the whole line from Bal
timore to Atlanta, and Texas, and Mexi,
co, will be controlled by two or three men
at Baltimore aud New York. The fol
lowing note from the Patriot marks one
step In the new direction
The Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company has made favorable traffic arr
engagements between the Virginia Mid
and, Baltimore and Ohio, and Chesa-
peake Companies, which will cradle it
to claim recognition as a Western as well
As an Eastern liue. The Green Line
has heretofore had almost a monopoly oil
Western and Southern business but,
after a conference of several days, its rep
reseLtatives agreed to ~reorganize the
Richmond and Danville as a Western,
with full participation In Western bust
ness.
The stockholders meeting of the
Newbern r. r., resulted in some curiou:
developments. We have not time to &c
INTO particulars this week. There are indi
cations of a new scheme: but for the pres
entitmust suffice to say-Best still hold.
che fort" He and his friends were al.
owed to vote ass stock>votes and TIN
stockholders elected Eugene Morehead
E.q.. of Durham, Maj. John Calling
Raleigh, JAS A. Bryan, of Newbern, an,
j. G. Wootten, of Kinstop. Jarvis reap
pointed the eight Estate Directors" wit
>immons as proxy; and they of course, r.
elected President John D. Whitford an
!, the rest. 1t was decided to adjourn unit
Sept. 30th to allow w. j. Best thre
. months longer time to show that b
means to carry out his contract, and bull
E the road to Salisbury.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-05

TURNED LOOSE. The Malley trial, SO
called, resulted as was anticipated in the
release of the accused within an hour af
ter the jury went out. The Judge is
much blamed fer the partiality OF his
charge; but it would have been the
same, any way. The Malleys were rich,
and spent $50, 600 for lawyers and wit
nesses. They had an host of influential
relatives; and one of their lawyers was
the partner of the prosecuting attorney
And the charges were very narrow to
wit, murder, by poison, OF Aug. 5. II
the charges had included conspiracy
against jennie Cramer's virtue outrage,
and resultant death therefrom within two
days thereafter, etc., the rascals could at
least have been disgraced and punished
to some extent. AS it is, they are quite
distinguished and were hailed with
shouts as they left the court room. They
have gone off to Saratoga and Wilkes
barre. Their lawyers painted Jenni,
as one of the class of gay, giddy, f1irta
tious girls, who like to skate up to tn,
brink of vice, and peep over, etc., etc
This was no doubt true but if JENNIE
was so frivilous,- is it likely she commit
ted suicide?