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A Wall from a Weary One.

The piano, popularly regarded as an IN
mitigated nuisance, is Of itself, and by it.
self, a very innocent simply,
as the Irishman explained it, "a harp put in
a box and played ny machinery But what
shall be said of nine-tenths of the perform
ers-murderers of sleep, dissipators Of
thought. foes of all peace and quiet? They
live but to torture, die but to leave their
places to be filed BY others. TO kill them
all off is out Of the question; to destroy the
pianos an impossibility. The pianos are
here for all time; are the performers.
Railing has done no good. and why not try
another method?
No one denies that the piano, when prop
erly played, is blessing good music. faith
fully interpreted. is bit of sunshine in the
darkest hours, a glimpse of heaven itself.
Poor music, however well performed, is at
all times an aggravation. Therefore one
great point can be gained if by some united
effort three-fi -fifths Of the now popular pieces
can be ruled out. laughed out or kicked out
of existence. Most of them are not only
utterly lacking in musical merit. but in ad-
dition are purposely made so difficult that
the average amateurs only hope is to con-
quer them sufficiently to strike the notes in
some way. all thought Of giving them any
expression being banished by the hard labor
Of acquisition. Some portions of Liszt's ia
nous rhapsody No. are easy compared
to the intricate hnger- gymnastics often IN
uoduced into the most trashy parlor "mor-
ceaux' ana, alter days, week and months OF
practice which nearly drives the whole COM
munity wild, the performer has nothing to
show for this cold-blooded torture but a ia
nlllarlt' win some recent connection which
he OF shc would he ashamed TO play before
any cultivated musician.
Al this WEAKNESS ana ear-racklng task
could be avoided ny JudlciouS choice OF
compositions IN tne hrst place. No young
performer heed ieei called upon TO learn
opIashihR Ne!eps, ieiiihc torrents
ne tycIone hevery or ne Boiler rae
tory Mafch, simply because MISS S2-and-
~ of MI Ho-ahd-So manages 70 make an
impression with IT: nor IS there any good
reason why recent compositions need be
learned al all Many OF them possess merit
aud are well worth hearing, 1t is true but
SO many more are the veriest trash that lit
ue VIII be lost and much gained by ignor-
lng them altogether Before any OF the
amateurs no" Ii'lng were born nthere was writ
ten, performed ana published more good niu-
sic than any one oi them can weary OF 10 life
tim" Inc composers were masters who
rcNerehced their almost divine art and sought
only 10 give immortal form TO the won
drous melodies aud rich harmonies, which
ever Heated through their brains. As
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-10-11
Dangerous Companions.

When Young fellow has made up hiS
mind TO walk on the edge OF precpices, for
the sake Of seeing prospects, he always finds
plenty of company. There are abundance
Of people with strong head, who. having
wake these parts Till they are quite crr-
tain of their ;ootholI, are ready to 70 uut
with giddy beginners. Ii lhet accident
ally lose their head ana fail over. whose
fault il that not theirs, ot COURSE Tie,
never fail. They look where thew ,tcu ana
their heads do not turn. Il is not drunk
ards and lhjcyc, who are dangerous COM
panionS 10 the green boys Just from the
country dear, no II is YOUR respecta-
tie Young men that have learned to sip dis
crretly at all sorts Of torbildru fountains.
and nibhle here and there carefully OF thr
forbidden fruit. They are held up as pat
terms. They drink. but are never drunk.
They have exactly the knack Of seeing and
knowing al! that there is 10 be seen and
known IN the ways OF wickedness. and Vet
keeping even step with the righteous Some
of them are church members and Sunday
school teachers some OF them are shrewd,
regular business men. They are never 60
iug 70 hurt themselves, they tell YOU, but
they believe IN certain freedom. They
never could see the sense OF temperance
pledges for their part, they don't need
them and il there IS anything they abomi-
nate lis YOUR radical, strait laced people who
keep in the dusty turnpike for fear of the
DreClpIce.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-10-11
Concerning Spring Rhymes.


'ls the real editor in p
A fairly good-looking young lady stood
in the doorway and glanced around the
apartment in an inquiring fashion.
ave do not keep any supposittious edi-
tors on this paper" said the horse report
er.
"Who has charge Of the poetry p con,in-
ued the young lady.
"The janitor mostly, although he doesn't
clean the windows often enough to keep the
stock reduced and give all the poets fair
chance"
81 have written poem which should
like to see printed in the Tribune, because it
is my favorite paper; papa has taken it for
twenty years"
"Yes, we know all about that said the
horse reporter. "What we want now is
something that will jibe with the season.
no oh, the merry, merry Maytime, with its
wealth of floral bloom but verse or two
that has contemporaneous human inter-
est, such as
BEAT the carpet gently. papa;
DO not slug it quite SO hard
For you never can replace ii
Short OF eighty cents yard
''Do YOU think that is nice poetry ?" asked
the Young lady.
"Well, there isn't much i am wandering
by the brookside,' but it's good. serviceable
rhyme. Something like
Don't forget the garden hose,
Wipe the darling haby'> nose.
Put the looking-gass and toothbrush safe away.
Here is Lulus other hustle.
Come now, girls. gct up and hustle.
tl.
'My poem is about the Spring time, too"
said the Young lady, "but it is different from
that
GLOW does it go?'
The poet produced a roll of manuscript
and read her verses.
You must have written that in Wig
gins year, said the horse reporter. you've
got some daisy kinds of weather strung
along through that little epic"
but | don't see"-
"Of course you DON'T" said the friend of
Rarus.
There are none so blind as those who
won't quit writing poetry. But I'll show
you. Now. in the first stanza of your poem
it tells about your sitting by the creek,
where YOU and whatever his name is sat one
Iltlie ftai dHO, -altHOuSH WHtlC tleIe -
any difference in the size Of wears have
never been able to discover Then it says
that the soft rain pattered on the leaves,
and the April grass was wet. doesn't it ?"
"les, sir" replied the poet.
a hope that you had your gum shoes
along, sis. because there is nothing sadder
than a lovely woman with a cold in her
head
We'll, really. sir, | thought that was a
good poem. Mamma thought %, too Then
YOU can't print my verses p
"Oh, YES they will be printed"
Thanks VIII it be sure to 90 in if YOU
say SOP"
"Yes."
well, | didn't know You seem rather
young 70 have 50 responsible a position"
'Iou remember what Socrates said re
piled the horse reporter ''ioung men for
war old men for counsel'-in divorce cas-
es"
Good day, sir, said the poet
BON jour replied the horse reporter,
II don't know what bon Jour means. bat the
literary editor always says it, and when it
comes to talking anything but United States
he !, large, white daisy with yellow spot
In the centre.
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ALL FOR NOTHING.
Why she IBoefor Dissusted, asd
what Might have been rsone without

''Well wife" said DR. F. a. be entered his
house, which situated in "a co-ey village in cen
tral New York u have got back from a long and
dreary ride away down among the mountains and
all Ia purpose whatever. The messenger said
the man wouldn't live till morning when the fact
is he had only an ordinary attack OF collie. II the
simpletonS had only had sense enough 10 put
BEN>oN'S CAPCINE POROUS PLASTER on his
stomach he would have been all right in an hour
or two. But some folks slow to learn" added
the old physician. swallowing the cup of steam
ing tea which his " ife had just poured for him.
Doctor E was right vet people do learn,
even though slowly. The rapidly increasing use
Of Benson's plaster proves this beyond question.
anil the good doctors are certain To be saved much
of their needles, toll. In all diseases capable OF
being affected hy plaster Bensons acts efficiently
and al once. The genuine have the word CAPClNE
cut in the centre. Price - cents. Seabury
Johnson Chemists, New York.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-10-11
Poetry.
Sunshine.
IAN the Year Round.l

Broad and bright the sunshine.
on the terrace lay.
touching with an equal raw,
In equal gladness TO iliume
Violet bed and yew trees gloom.
let, within the silent room
Dimly rose the day.
Merrily the sunshine
Caught the upper pane.
But a. Yet it stroye in vain.
" 18th lis glitter TO surprise
The yearnng in the la,ly's ewes.
Who lonely meath the sweet Spring skies
Fought life's long fret and strain.
Lower crcpt the sunshine
Down the lattice tall.
I'LL IT saw its radiance fall
All along the silent floor
Past the heavy. closc-shut door.
Through the room that knew no more
Light step. or cheery call.
The triumphant sunshine
Flooding all il saw.
Laughed at last her gaze to draw
From where the phantom- OF the past
An eternal shadow cast;
And her glance> fell nj last
~ in brcathlc>> awe.
Where the glorious sunshine.
Danced and shone and glowcd.
" here the treasured picture showed
lhe tall cross that stood above
All her best of life and love.
And mid her bitter sorrow >troyc
To point the higher road
And" said the happy sunshine.
on heavy eyes that mourn.
on. heart. from it, chief mooring- torn,
Look at the JOY with which He dowcrs
The waking earth and budding flowers;
Trust to the God Of sunny hours.
Nor dare in grief- keen >rorn.
To turn away from sunshine:
Nor in the sense OF loss
With reckless hand a>il, 10 to>>
The comforting through Nature given.
The trials Of our way 10 lcaVcn.
-" how the brightest glcam from heaven
Cling> longest round the cross"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-10-11
Continued from las roctl
How Watch Cases are Made.

/; i fact net generally known that the
Jincs Boss' Go!d lIIich Gases really con-
tain more pure gold than many solid "
e III cases The demand for these watch
case, has lci t. the manufacture Of very
! .ur grade Of solid gold watch cases-
low in quality, and deficient in quantity.
These cases are made from 4 to 10 karats,
ami /, ~ . karat case is often sold for IL
or II kAr.l;~. 1t is NOT economy 10 buy
wat case - ppor in quality that il will
aoon lo-c it. color or one So soit that it will
] iis share ani fail 10 shut tight, thus
.,t;.u- in DIS; ami damaging the works, or
Due So Tin that 4 slight blow will break
;,.e a.. ~, and perhaps the movement.
Z, Is e. nomy 70 buy james Boss Gold
n -a il which NONE Of these things
n ra IA. Watrh c..-e is not al crpcri-
/. i.t, h.,n n.:uie nearly thirty yodrs.
HzLEToS, Pa oct 81. Isss
--... 3 ~ 4, - watch Cases thirty
is -.-u oui and they arc N
,..e { them - carried BY o
sr .isaso. & Haz.e,on. and only
- ;wr 'lac.s the 5thcr ty
...-1- G;.l. IA AID 81 TO
ID .s. .tti t-e-s ra-,- q any time.
s~:.vE~1rR iSGIE. Le,seie-.
n. st,.t.rs "s,,h ...- f.r,a,'-., rhil.-
't.+ s.r lia-trai~s raAsAi.t .Le.iar As-
II '-' ts.'- Hre aafs.
.aIs a...ueAJ
l,rso nrm
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-10-11
In Doubt Which Weights to Swallow First.

DR.. Bulleray Of Paterson prescribed some
qunine for patient the other day, and the
druggist made up tie powders BY weighing
them. In fit of absentmindednes he rolled
up in a paper the little weights of the scales,
and gave them TO the messenger. The next
day the doctor called to see his patient, a
German woman and asked how she was
getting along.
II vas got along bretty goot," she replied
aber ton'd know how much to take py dot
medicines. Dose bills pc two, dree sizes,
und | can'd know py meseliuf vich | shall
take first took Gree or four eedle yons
first
The doctor asked to have the medicine
shown to him. and was astonished to see
the apotheearys 5 weights
Are these what YOU took ?" he asked.
.Oh, yah Didn't dolt you | dook dree
or four? Und dem make me vee a crate deal
besser already.
The woman had actually swallowed the
four smallest weights, and so strong was
her imagination that she recovered at once,
and soon was at her work again.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-10-11
A New Departure.

One good result Of the hard times few
years ago, was the bringing into life an ar
ticle in proprietary medicine, which gave to
every purchaser full equivalent for his
money. The rule of this class of medicines
is from 10 to % doses for 81, the best only
reaching 40. Messrs. Hood e. Co. took
new departure and in the article now so
well and fayorably known as Hoods Sarsa-
pariIla, they gave the unprecedented guam
tity Of 100 doses for 81. These facts COM
mend this remedy to the consideration of
the sick, also the well, for they are liable to
be sick.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-10-11

HUMAN BLooD.-On the purity and vital
ity of the blood deperd the vigor and health
of the whole system. Disease of various
kinds is often only the sign that nature is
trying to remove the disturbing cause. A
remedy that gives life and vigor to the
blood, eradicates scrofula and other impuri-
ties from it, as Hoods Sarsaparilla un-
doubtedly does, must be the means of pre-
venting many diseases that would occur
without its use. Sold by dealers.
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MANNISII

shaped hat, which will lose something Of IL
mannishness ani become Distinguished Mh-n
properly sottenel hy feminine .ijlnr's.
The brrn is medium as ID width and feriecj
straight around The croAu large ani h,sh,
rising straight likewise Il is trimmed vain
band or bands, and on one side wing,
pompon or bunch OF tips. Worn l,y lad,
of fine figure and regular features. this VIII
be a very striking Sort Of hat, bu should
the wrong woman get hold Of one, can
imagine nothing more disastrous. 1t is full
of danger ard beautiful possibilities as we'll,
and while therefore would encourage an
attempt. would also say ''5eware." Capote
bonnets are in great ascendency and come
provided with strings about two inches and
half wide. Many of these are Of velvet
ribbon and majority Of hats and bonnets
are Of the same material laid plainly on the
frame. Too much indeed cannot be said re-
gardng the fashionableness of velvet in all
departments of dress. Lucy CARTER.
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A scissors grinder was ringing his bell
ito grind on Brush-st., when young man
called to him and asked: Say, can YOU
sharpen everything ?' ''Yes, eaierytings
Can you sharpen my wits ~ Your Wits p
Vhell, guess you haf to go und get new
handle und back-spring put in first must
haf something's to hang on py."-DetroH
Free Press.
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New York Fashions.
WINTER M,TERIALs;-oUT DOOR GARMENTS;
LINERY ;-MANNIsH HATS ;-vELvETs.


Nothing more notable than fine woods, di-
versifed by small, slender leaves of chenille
set at short intervals. They are attached
only by the stem, and are seen in twos,
threes, or groups Of four and five together;
having space enough between to show them
off to advantage. Quiet STYLES are in uni
son as to Color but again we see stylish con-
trasts. Such material, however, as it may
readily appear, would not answer for the en-
tire dress, but rather for effective touches,
and on the counter beside it is shown plain
surfaced goods that will compose most of
the outfit. Bourettes come up again, because
of their roughness probably. and there are
the Bison cloths, reckoned extremely stylish.
loosely twilled and covered with fleece like
Canton flannel These too are to be made
in combination, and together with the solid
piece is shown one wrought in some rather
conspicuous pattern but clouded BY its
downy yelling. One Of rich forest green
with deep border Of crimson stamped in
imitation of embroidery is being made up
for a young lady protegee of Mrs. \. T.
Stewart, and will be very becoming to her
slender figure and dark complexion.
CLoAks.
We cannot let it go-the fur-lined circu-
lar the ideal of a winter covering for COM
fort and convenience. Nor can the elegance
of the long cloak, the jauntiness of the
short dolman, or the girlish possibilities of
the jacket be improved upon. One and all
we have them, nearly like last winters
that last winters will answer every purpose.
Numbers Of rich cloaks and combination
costumes as well, indeed. are being made up
of broche NonpareiI velveteen. Introduced
last season, il has proved great success,
not only from It's handsome appearance but
from the fact that the figures are woven. not
stamped, and therefore very lasting, since
stamped patterns .opk common. and soon
get into ridges The extraordinary demand
for velvet has given impetus to the supply
ing of a substitute and this year many jack
cts and costumes are made of "Bavcnu" vel
veteen. which from its thickness Of surface
cIoseness and depth Of pile anG purity Of
color il mistaken for Genoa velvet. Lovely
suits for children are composed Of It. and
juveniles and mammus have choice among all
h., .baI,-. ..\T,-c,.f C,i.,,-t
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-"When?" asked the superintendent,
fixing his eyes on the teacher Of the young
ladies Bible class, ''when does man most
keenlv and fully and conscientiously recog-
nize and realize his own utter nothingness !"
And the Young man who had led himself te
the altar only two short weeks ago, blushed
painfully and said. with faltering voice.
"When he's being married"
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A Second Emphatic Endorsement

Mr.. Wm b. Mitchell, editor of the Jour
nal Press, St. Cloud Mimi, wrote to Mr.
VIM. Penn Nixon, asking if card with his
signature, recommending Compound Oxy-
gen, was genuine. Mr.. Mitchell writes ::
''The following letter from Mr. VIM. Penn
Nixon, the well-known editor Of the Chica-
60 Inter Ocean, explains itself, and will be
read with interest"
THE INTER OCEAN. Chicago, Jan. l6, S3
M. W. B. Mitchell, St. Cloud. Minn:
DEAR SIR: 4 am always happy to bear
testimony to the great value Of Compound
Oxygen, as manufactured by Drs. Starkey x
Palen, Philadelphia. Think 1t the most i'm
portant remedy for throat and lung troubles
that ras erer discorered. feel that it
sdred my life, and | am always glad to
recommend it to those that are suffering
from such troubles. The card mas not only
genuine, but endorse the remedy noU as
fully as did in the card.
''Nery truly yours,
WM. PENN NIXON"
Our "Ifeatise on Compound Oxygen"
containing history of the discovery and
mode of action of this remarkable curative
agent, and large record of surprising cures
in Consumption, Catarrh, Neuralgia, Bron-
chitis, Asthma, etc, and a wide range Of
chronic diseases, will be sent free. Address
DRs. STARKEY & PALEN, 1lO9 and I'LL
Girard St., Phiada.
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For Sale !!

n1HE best sea shore farm in the town Of Lamoine
/ containing - acres. cuts ~ tons of hay, one
thousand cords of wood, standing the place,
good large house and two barns. Inquire Of Isaac
r. salisbury OF Lamoine or 5. h. Whiting. Ellis
worth.
April %, 1883 i1f
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SWEPT OUT TO SEA.
Two philadelphia Girls Victims OF tho rat,
Undertow Near Ucoan Grove.

Two philadelphia Girls Victims OF tho ratal
UndertOw Near Ocean Grove.
Two young ladies, daughters of Lewis
D. Vail, of the law and order society of
Philadelphia, were drowned in the surf at
Key East, just south of Ocean Grove,
New Jersey, Thursday afternoon. MIR.
Vail and family wero a number of
a party Of some thirty Philadelphians
who have been spending the summer in
camp near Berwick Lodge, Key East. The
surf had been very high all day, and tho
bathing masters of Ocean Grove, Berwick
Lodge and Ocean Beach had advised all
persons that bathing was dangerous.
At s O'Clock when the tide was at its
height, the Misses Vail and two others of
the party, a young gentleman, and his
sister, proposed going into the water. The
Misses Vail, CHANGING to be ready first,
went to the beach, and the others promis-
ing to follow in few minutes. A servant
at Berwick Lodge warned them that bath
ing was dangerous, but they continued on
The mother and brother of the girls were
sitting on the beach with some friends,
when they entered the water. They had
not reached as high as their waists before
the undert0w began carrying them rapidly
out to sea. The brother, seeing the dan.
ger, Immediately sprang into the waves
and hurried to rescue them. Passing the
one nearest the shore, he attempted to
reach the other, but was unable to do 30.
BY the time he discovered his inability to
got to her the ono he had passed had also
been carried out of his reach, and it Was
only by the greatest exertions that he was
able to reach the shore alive. The mother
who thus raw her two daughters perish