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To Avoid Drowning.

1t is well known fact, SAYS the Scientific
American, thai any person of average struc-
ture and lung capacity will float securely IN
water II care Is taken to keep the hands and
arms submerged and the lungs full of air.
ct IN most cases people who are not swim
mers immediately raise their nan i above
their heads and scream the moment they
find themselves in deep water The foil, of
such action can he lmpresslveIy illustrated by
means Of a halt empty bottle and a couple Of
nails, and the experiment should be repeated
"a every household until all the members
particularly the women and children
realize that the onIl chance fpr safrt, in
deep water lies IN keeping the hands under
and the mouth shut.
ANY ,hnrt-ntcked, square ,houldered bottle
viii answer, and the nails can easily be Kent
III place by rubber band or string. First
ballast the hottie with sand so that il will
Just foat with nails pointing downward, then
hy turning the nails upward the bottle will
be- either forced under the water at once. or
will be tipped over so that the water will
pour into the open mouth. and down it will
20. 10 children the experiment is verv
Impressive one, and the moral of It easily
understood. 1t may prove life saving
lesson.
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The Adjectives of Today,

An open letter on Higher education for
Women" in the Nav Century is so true to
the present extrayagant style Of adjectves
adopted by the average young lady, that it
reminds US of scene which came to our no.
tlce and served a study and amusement
during trip to Boston a short time since.
Three Young women from a neghbOnng
city were making a regular weekly trip for
the study OF music. Keen, smart rather
good looking, well dressed, the morning
bright, everything seemed to hold for the m
the elements of adjectlves, and their chat
terlnss being in a key natural TO most young
girls in or just out from school, we could
not help sharing their conversation
"Pertectly lovely" was honored more fire.
qnently than any other expression although
lawfully nice held fair ground. All gen
eral topics come up, school ,amusements, all
about the girls and boys, who cared for
whom, all engagements and the prospect of
present attentions and where they might
end, the weddings past and those to come;
a contemplated trip to Europe by sailing
vessel with a friend who had been once,
what she bought there and now wonderfully
cheap. "Why. she showed me a pair Of
Kids only SlXty-hve cents. most exquisite
kids too, You couldn't buy them here less
than two dollars" And quite history of
a rather eccentric woman lawfully rich" but
who never has but one dress because she
don't care about dress, but she is '.ust sweet, :"
she knows everything and is perfectly
lovely "but don't YOU think its perfectly
dreadful for her to be so odd when she is so
rich and can have why when the wedding
came off was just determined She should
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Story Of Charles Lamb.

Lamb received an invitation On certain
evening to be present at "A breakfast at
Rogers the following morning, to meet
young author whose first volume Of poetry
left the press that day Tie went a trtie
early. and reached the waiting room while
it was vacant, Rogers not having come
down. and none Of the guests having ar
rived. On table lay copy Of the Young
poets new book. Lamb picked it up, ran
through 1t, saw that it contained nothing Of
any special mark, and then, in a few min
uteS yet remaining, amused himself by com
mIttlng to memory three Or four ot the Short
poems 1t contained. The guests arrived -
among them the young asplrant for honurs.
Some of the leading men of the London
world Of letters were amongst the number.
Rogers descended, the Young man was in
troduced. and the breakfast was served.
Some literary matters came under discussion.
pending the after introduction Of the young
poets book.
With the gravest of faces, after few
minutes, Lamb said I'll d-don'i think
g-gentIemen. h-haye r-repeated to You
one of my best poems. What s-say? VIII
you have it r. Nobody quite understood
what vas coming, but all could read the
"''' ",'' , - ",
:! '''' '''e w ''' '''' P'"
Ia,,h o,,;.,t, r.a,.J uara e. ,,rI
IL
one oi the poems from tne young man
book. The key was furnished to the rest
"heh they So" the Young poet pale then
reddeh. theh iaIl hack N M chair' a.
ast"nI~hed az II thuhder''ruck' ana aS help-
less AZ IL parallZed. Loud CHEERS cldppihg
oi hands aha demands fnr more. Lamb
bowed ms THANKS pretended net 70 remem-
DER ahlthihg else tha' ne had written iateIN'
and then, under urging repeated another
ana Stt ahothtr OF the poems from the
young man oook-the ouudihg poet snow
ing symptoms OF doubt whether ne had
reaiil written 'he poems up TO that time ne
had believed ne had-uhtil ne heard man
dec'aimihg them ana ciaihihg theh ior ms
own; man VINO could not even have seen
MS uhpuhiI>hed nook Louder cheers ana
stlll louder demand Tor yet another. ne
fun "lth al tne "old uns' no" thoroughly
instructed began |" gro" "iast ana furious
Lamb VINO ha'' previously retained ms SIT
tlhS position no" rose ahd said b-seh-
tltmth, nave only been g-glNlng YOU s-some
i-httie his OF IN my p'PnetrN- bnt | h-ha'e
P-p"eh that am niue Pfouu OF.
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call. He had stayed away from church Sun
days and from the weekly prayer meetings
since her return. Could it be that he would
not open his wound afresh by the sight of
his old love, or was he avoiding her because
his heart had turned traitor to the old time
At last, she proposed to accompany her
mother on her weekly trip to his store.
There she would be sure TO see him and she
would learn the truth. As they drove
through the familiar woods, Louisa was un-
usually silent, she was thinking Of her boy
lover, and plainly there arose sad, hand
some face, with large honest eyes full of
love for her. She should soon see him and
her heart beat fast at the thought.
He stood outside the door lifting huge
sack from the farm wagon that stood there.
"A modern Samson" she thought sadly,
noting his great strength "John," she
called softly.
He stopped short, his face flushing scarlet
at sight of her, and, looking more inclined
to run, he came forward with slow, heavy
gait holding out his hand.
Poor Louisa, The handsome, boyish face
had grown stolld and hesny, the good humor
ed happy look had subsidized into an express
sion of contented dulness. There was no SEN
tment, there was no lingering thought Of the
old time she knew that before one word had
been spoken.
They conversed on orthodox subjects few
moments, Louisa realizing all the time that
the John of her memory and of her hopes
was forever dead to her, and then with more
alacrity than he had vet shown, he turned to
help new conner from her wagon.
1t was Emily Jones, who, casting a suspic
ous look at Louisa. and determined to show
her " twas toe late for her now forthwith
proceeded to whisper long and lovingly with
John, according 10 local custom among
Young people who "were paying attention
| to each other.
/ PtyIng his embarrassment, Louisa hur-
ried her mother in her bargaining and "beat-
ing down." and they soon took their leave,
! to the evident relief of the triumphant Emi-
/ ly.
'.Now don't he look slack ?" her mother
asked. ''He always has that old Cardigan
jacket on, and he never wears collar from
one years end to another
/ II did not notice his clothes, but he has
changed great deal" was the sad reply.
When Howard Endicott visited her in
June, she told him of the deluslou she had
| been under.
Il knew it all the time he said quietly,
but | wished YOU to find out for yourself.
| But Louisa wished she had said yes, to
! him at first, and lived under the delu.ion all
her life, for if the dream was foolish, the
awakening was cruel.
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Vol. xxx Whole No. l482 No. Is

selves"
"Whv don't you drive them to the pond ?
"They won't drink that sorter water"
"Don't you want to sell them ?'
Il would if had the ole woman's con-
sent, an think she's willin'."
"Where is she ?"
"She's jes' gittin' ready to go over to see
one of the neighbors."
YOU'D better consult her before she
leaves
"You don't know that woman like | do.
1t amt safe to poster her when she's gittin'
ready to go any whar. Wen halter wait
till she gifts thar
''How far is it ?"
about nine miles"
Il see YOU don't care to talk business"
mo, amt so powerful keen"
''lt you'd pay more attention to business
you'd live better"
Don't wanter live no bettern | am.
Suits me-"
Are you making any attempt to educate
your children2 ?"
"ies an they're gittin along fine. Jim
hit nigger with a rock Yesterday, Bob
sassed jestlce of the peace, and Buck amt
afeered of the devil. That's mighty good
showln,' let me tell you and the wlndnss
screaked and the steers walled their eyes.
Are all of your children boys ?"
"They might have been ef it hadn't been
fer one thing"
What was that ?"
Zone of them was girl"
"Where is she now ?"
Married to the trihinest feller | ever
seed"
"Wel there's no use fooling with you
good day"
Good day" And he turned the crank,
muttering to himself: "Nosin round here
tryin to find out whose got whiskey. A
man haster be mighty smart these days.
4rkdnSar Irareier.
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p.uo-ft accounts received subject to Check at
sight
Certificates Of Deposit issued payable on De
mani ar al a liked date bearing interesta agree.'
Go lection- Of Drafts, Notes. Coupons AID DIV
idenas throughout the United >tate- specially
Il,d Bonds ca-hel OF exchanged
Caoicc Investments, Securities constantly on
haua.
Loans made On mortgages Of first class Rea
E-late in vicinity OF Ellsworth or on approved
commercial paper
Tne interests Of orr Core. pontent- will tee
carefully regarded, strict attention gwen 20 their
or,i,r- aud requests by mail otherwise, and by
prompt ami ia thful execution Of their wishes, we
aim 10 merit their esteem and confidence ++u
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-06-21
The Arkansaw Farmer.

A cattle dealer stopped at the house of an
Arkansaw small farmer, and called to man
who was drawing water with an old fash
ioned windlass that cried out with an alarm
ing screak at every turn of the crank.
"'Light ~ shouted the drawer of water.
The man dismounted and approached the
we'll 81 am cattle buyer" said the man,
land I'd ike to talk business to you"
Cant talk business till give these steers
as much water as they want"
"How long will it take you?'
"Bamed if know. They amt had no
water for two days, and the wells seventy
five feet deep, and the bucket leaks; now
make the calc'lation."
"How long have YOU been drawing?"
"Sence sun up; and they're just as
rampant now as they was when | COM
menced. don't low to do nothin else fer
several days vet. fer by the time one gifts
'nough, the other one is spilin' fer some"
why don't you drive them to the
creek ?"
Thar amt no creek in the neighbor-
hood"
"Why don't you drive them to the river p
Cause they'd rush IN en- drown theiI
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-06-21
Hear what one member Of the profession
testifes regarding the scientific prep
aration Of n brother member.

-
Mr. DAwLEy has been in the drug business In
the city of Providence twenty five years Is clerk
and proprietor In good standing, and knows
whereof lie afhrms. ED.
Mr. ID. says: "For niany years have suffered.
intensely at times, with what is generally called
rheumatism. When first attacked was confined
10 my bed and could not walk step could
not bear the weight of the bedclothes. 50 cxcru-
ciatng was the agony endured | always no
,iced that before these attacks came on my kid
news were affected before there would be any
pain in my limbs or any swelling OF joints or
limbs, the color of the secretions from the kid
neys would be very dark and the odor strong and
feverish. The last attack was very severe. about
five years ago. and was confined to the house
several weeks and WAS unable to attend to bus-
ness In three months. During the time was
confined at home and the time Of my conva
lescence employed four Of the best doctors that
! could Obtain but none Of them gave me per-
manent relief, for they did not go to work at the
cause of the trouble. Having been acquainted
with the proprietor of Hunts Remedy long
time was induced by him to give il a trial, hop
ing that II might reach the seat of the disease;
and after taking one bottle found myself very
much improved and after taking the second
was feeling better than had after any previous
attacks. During many months previous to taking
the Remedy my hands and fingers would be much
swollen and stiff every morning my left side, in
the region Of stomach and Spleen was very lame
and sensitive. at times ! would b. taken with
severe cramps over the Spleen and be obliged to
apply mustard or cayenne for temporary relief;
! was very nervous nights and could not sleep; l
was obliged To be very particular in my diet. and
my physical system was sadly demoralized. Since
have taken Hunts Remedy systematically all
cha I hara al.
hands or limbs, no pains or cramps in the side,
can eat all kinds Of food sleep soundly and get
thoroughly rested. and my kidneys are active and
perform their functions promptly. thus taking
out Of the system all the poisonous secretions
which contaminate the whole system where the
kidneys do not act efficiently MY friends. what
Hunts Remedy has done for me it will do for all
of YOU | believe il TO he the only sure cure for
A. diseases of the Kidneys. Liver, and Urinary
organs Respectfully. Z. X. DAWLEY,
&5i Broad Street"
lyr e6 arm
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Mrs Goodngton indignant "Well,
what next, | wonder" exclaimed Mrs.
Goodlngton, looking up from her evening
paper. What with boy poachers and San
cho and Moody derangelists and sallivation
armies, things is coming to pretty pass.
Daniel and sot under Parson Jones for
nigh onto thirty years and We never thought
OF asking for anything better. The parson
used to give us the true doctorng without
any Ifs or ands, and he made as many con-
yicts as any of these newfangled folks ever
did or ever will I'm thinking" And the
old lady glared at the paper with look of
severity on her dear old honest countenance
that i'll became it.
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Roetrp.
The Old Witch in the Chimney.

Elaine GOOd1ie ia Oar Continent.
I live in little old-fashioned house,
Brown and wrinklel aud GRABBED and low /;
It's behind III" age. you csn asily see.
For the clocks are always SOW;
The doors have each some trick Of tn ir own
There's turn Of the wrist YOU can learn, If
But YOU ought 10 have lived in it all your life
TO know IL as well as
Twas moral squint in the builders eye
The panes Ia the Windows are far too small I;
There are twists in the very floors; there are
beams
In the ceiling and bumps in the wall:
Thrre are queer little cuppoaId> tucked away.
There tireplaces big enough for ten,
And the old brick oven. 80 long dsused.
Would base for a dozen men.
You may laugh il YOU choose. but give you
my word
Thst doors VIII opc with no one near;
In the dead Of night there are noises heard
That. TO say thr least are queri;
They ma, ay i all to Il iupng bind.
or thr hing limb Of loor-yard tree.
But snow there's ,p, II on all these things
And it will not let them be.
In wide half circle on winter nights
We draw cur chairs to Ihe glowing hearth.
When weird. long call from the chimney's
mouth
Strike, cod acr..s, our mirih
Mixed with >narp slect ami whi>ting wind,
With the wild white storm We limly see,
In those windlna ,llrys, steep and blind,
The old witch brew, her la.
Black with bitt,r. strange herbs in the ut
And lis stronger aud stronger the longer it.,
stood.
Al seething and buhblnG and hot;
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Hoods Sarsn pariuia

Is designed to meet the wants Of those who
need medicine to build them up. give
them an appetite. purify their blood, and
oil up the machinery of their bodies. No
other article takes hold Of the system and
hits exactly the spot like Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. 1t works like magic, reaching every
part of the human boil, through the blood.
giving to all renewed life and energy. 81
. bottle six for Is.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-06-21

An Ithaca paper tells of a little four
year old child, who. upon retiring the other
night, to say her evening PRAYER as usual,
and after repeating If should die before
wake paused moment and added:
What rumpus there would he in this
house :" Then she recited the concluding
line of the prayer and scrambled into bed
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SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH

Two thousand wcsycrs IA, Ashton.undcr.Lync. Eng.
land, hive struck work
Fighting continues in Zuiuiand. 1t is reported Ina,
CctywnyO has been defeated.
II |. reported Mt Sima that the Marquis OF Rpon has
resigned The NicerO, ship OF lndia
The Erie and Huron Railway bridge over the Thames
Gs siT 6o %"'' was carried away Yesterday ''" ny
4 Montreal syndicate has purchased, for siNnno.
Cumberland. Nova Scotia.
,oDonne The Wild hunter who threatened ne NE 4
the Marquis Deinures, was yesterday committed TO Ell
In bismarck in defnuir OF bail.
Martin Hendricks aud Fred Aendorn, who were los:
IN toy from the schooner Rh On June ~ we're picked
rived at Gloucester Mass.
Lieut., Gov, Ames and Executive. Councillor, Smith.
Ansricn as The guests OF ,"y Butler Thor ,r.. r"s
shore Is To terminate on Monday.
The Sisters In charge Of the Hotel Dcu los.al. In
Montreh, nvr rec;iyrd mn,da,e from l:,1ne d,rr";
nccton with The victoria Medical Faculty
-ai il. mission !. 10 "s"crsn III" tendency q IL. New:
matte relations between England ard the ya'iean.
the 'Gsgrnm onsI.,Gr wss wn%;s nsss;n,:
Yesterday he was ~'d in - 500 BAH for "ri'ns rs;u.
icssness
TIL" store u William Weaver III H.it,uurs,le, H.,
entered bl burglars "a Friday night au' r,lhc ot
ncous ,ecuriiic, 500 in ciiecSs una 81 IN tI,, ,hr,.
is no clue TO the thieves.
Bnrbna Miller. coored on trsi IN 'i.nr!ru rourty.
virgns as an accessory y 'le n'.rd.r Of he n,osnt
Dan.l Miller by Charles Henry Lee, he. nrem""r "s,
accessory before Tie fast
The A,torley General has decided hiatt lsths tu,y
he use " s Nasr. Sss ~, "' 10
he done without dtirnent 70 ,he sercl NJ - nerrrt
tho act should be used.
The Earl OF oalnarron Win sail Tor Canada ~. Any
Lord Be.con.helds administration, ami y that s,P.ety
ETsn.rsh he ngresn,n sr;wssn Gan%,a u.a Brl!l:s
cArnai yoa VIII aeso'npan? htI.
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GEN. CROOKS CAMPAI0M
what SKATE Senator 0ibbs 81 Texas Saw
$50 HearA CsNeerNisG II.


DALLAS, Tex, July 14.-Statc Senator Bar
nett Gibbs Of Dallas returned last night from
an extended trip to Mexico In an interview In
the Daily Times he says that he was surprised
at what he saw and heard concerning the late
Indian campaign In the Southwest. He went
into the valleys and country which were lately
overrun by the Apaches. and visited the scenes
Of Gen. Crooks late exploits. He says that the
residents Of those valleys laugh at thu news
paper accounts OF the captures made by Gen.
Crook. They say that instead OF Crook captur-
ing tho fighting Indians they captured
him. He did take in a few old In
dlans and sQuaws. and started out Of
the mountains. The bucks about eighty IN
IN u messenger who asked for a powwow. This
was granted. and the warriors came ~. and IN
the 6oIdost manner told Gen. Crock that he
them to e the without ut
sona nos help pTSs sens "
valleys say that the White Mountain Apache,s.
S SnS sSSss with ayia Cen GssSf
Crook that come Of their men were without
into the Mexican settlements and get their
horses they would follow him into the reserya,
on t their way The valley folks say that The
White Mountain Apachcs were openly in com
nunication with the hostilos and would never
light them. As an illustration of tho friend
illness between the two. one Of the White Noun
with the watch Of Judge MeComas. who had
been killed by the hosties; BEING interrogatsed
got It from q s,lunw. The son OF tho Judge had
to nay $50 for the watch Crook not daring to
disturb the friendly relations with the White
Mountain Apaches by making him give 1t up.
Senator Gibbs says this is only q sample OF vol
umes OF unwritten history OF the lato cam
paign that could be furnished. and that tho
public have been imposed upon.
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JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN

Mary ", Martin, two years old OF 81 Henry street
run over and killed yesterday Ivy wagon near her
home,
Mr. + J Donnr! will deliver before the Free Trade
Climb in Irving Hall. tomorrow evening an sidrsss on
The Impending Crisis.
John Collins, accused Of perjury by his scpmothSr
Sarah J. Collins widow OF Commodore Collins. dis
charged in the Harlem Police Court yesterday.
The charge against Gatemsn Dunv Of the I2oih
and Third elevated railroad station that he
saulted brickayer John Duny was dismissed yesterday
The Dock Commissioners have adopted rules for the
newly appointed Ilarbor Masters which make Dismissal
the penalty OF acoepng any fee or gift for herng
vessel.
Michael HuIley Of the cana boat III the same name
shot Thomas lloroloe III wears Old through the leg ut
Pier North River, Just before midnight. lie says ll1'
rohoe trying TO steal tow lines from the canal boat
The north meadow In Central Park was thrown open
to the public as common Yesterday, and tho signs
Please keep ~ the grass were replaced ny Others no
fyng visitors Of the change. The north meadow lies
north Of the large reservoir.
DR. John Alsdorf Of 266 West Forty second street.
whose relatives reported 70 the police on Friday that
he had been missing since Monday, WAS heard from
tsrday His family received q telegram from hin.
Where he they declined to say ku. they said that
he WAS s1s and wss coming homs
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GEN. AYLwARD.s TRIP TO BOSTON
His Runaway Marriage with Brooklyn
Lady Nhose Mother Opposed the Match.

Hts Runaway Marriage with Brooklyn
Lady whose Mother Opposed the Match.
BOSTON, July A-Gen. Alfred Awkward,
who fought in the Transvaal with the Beers in
their recent war with Great Britain. and who for
a year past has lived in New York and Brook
Ign. is the hero Of a runaway marriage. Three
weeks ago he met Miss Carrie Van Hoesen.
the daughter Of q Brooklyn family. They
fell In love at first sight. much to the alarm Of
the mother Of tho young lady. who said that
Gen. Ayward was beneath her family in social
Importance. Last week Mrs. Van Hoesen
took Carrie to Saratoga for change OF
air. The Van Hoesens took up their res
idence ut their summer cottage but they
had hardly got settled when Aylward turned
up. He soon held clandestine meetings with
the young lady and on Saturday morning last
she invited him to take a drive in the family
carriage The pair drove eight miles to
Boyleston station, where they boarded the cx-
press for Boston, and arrived In this city the
same evening The next day they were quietly
OF Awkward at Nantasket Beach.
Gen. Aylward said to day that he married the
young lady out Of pure love. and that. al
though her mother was not reconciled to the
match. he and his wife were perfectly happy.
He said that he regretted that he was Obliged
to be married in such u manner but 1t was tho
only alternative. He proposed shortly to start
with his wife for Hong Kong. where he has II
brother in business. and later he will 60 to
Australia where he will make his homo The
bride Ia about 20 years old.