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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-09-20
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Obituary notices, beyond the Date, Name and ige
must be Ipdidfor al the rite of ten cents a line.
Elsworth-Sept. "a. Eva VI. Jordan. aged -
years, 10 month. and days.
Surry-Sept. II. BENJAMIN Flood aged
81 Years and month.
Tremont-Sept. II, William Heath. aged 20
years. II months and 81 days.
Eastbrook-Sept. rs. Mrs. Susan Butler. wild
ow of the late Samuel g. Butler. aged 50 wears
and DAYS
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-09-20

IDS RADICAL Cork REMorER. put IN In
II ia Ne, IL -old all over the enuntr;. Near
~ th"usand gross soil iast wear iyr33
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-09-20
IYLHf
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Nam DID
Kidney
Complaint

get up without feeling weary and all tagged
out. Many mornings | was obliged to lie
down on the lounge. To do any work seem
ed almost impossible. Have taken two bot
chest and arms. and that feeling Of intense
WEAKNESS are all gone. | can eat anything
and 1t does not press me at all. Feel just
like work; in fact, like n new man. Can
heartily recommend Hoop's SARstPARILLA.
and hope all who desire to know anything
about ii will come to me and ask what |
think OF it. Very truly yours,
JONATHAN J. COBURN.
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lDRAt L II, MASS.
MEssRs. CT. HooD& Co.,
Lowell, Mass:
Dear Sirs II have suf-
fcred from kidney COM
plant and biliousness for
fifteen years. Have tried
everything and never got
any good. Last January,
before | commenced tax
ing HOOPS SARSAPARH-
Ia, everything | ate bloat-
ed me all up, pain in my
chest and arms, headache
and diZZy. | could not
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The Jeanette Expedition

,lN"r,I> 81 iitEBhEr ". LEAcH's LECTURE.
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? TELEGRAPH.
Maine State + air.

dispatches to the Ellsworth A"''
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HOODS SARSAPARILLA

Works through the blood, regulating, toi.iIrg
and invi9ordting all the functions OF the body.
Sold by druggists. Price II, or six for $.
L. HOOD 4 Co, Lowell, Mass.
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-25
History in the Jones Family.

"Pa," asked Willie Jones, as he was
studying his history lesson, "who was
Helen of Troye'
"Ask your ma" said Mr.. Jones who
was not up in classic lore.
"Helcn of Troy" said Mrs. Jones, who
sioc Nas ssyag Mas nfE 4ss sa Il tbf vs eaah
us: she cane from Troy, N. Y. and we
found her in an intelligence office. She
was the best girl ever had before your
father struck Bridget. y
did pa ever strike Bridget" asked
Willie pricking up his ears.
II was speaking paregorically," said
Mrs. Jones.
There was silence for few moments; /;
then Willie came to another epoch in
history.
Ma, who was Mare Antony?'
IAN old colored man who lived with
my pa. What does it say about him
there?i
1T says his wife's name was Cleo
patra. +"
..1'he very same Odd Cleo used TO
wash for us. It's strange how they
came to be in that BOOK,
Mr.. Jones, vaguely, while Willie looked
at his ma with wonder and admiration
that one small head could carry all she
knew. Presently he found another ques-
ton 10 ask
s.Say, ma. who was Julius Cnsar?'
"Oh, he was one of the pagans OF his
tory,' said Mrs. Jones, trying to thread
the point of her needle.
'.But what made him famous?" Fer
sisted Willie.
Everything" answered Mrs. Jones,
complaccntly; ''he was the one who
said, Eat. thou brute, when his horse
wouldn't take its oats. He dressed in
sheet and piliow-case uniform, and
when his enemies surrounded him, he
shouted, Gimme liberty OF gimme
death, and ran away
''Bully for llim!'' remarked Willie,
shutting up the book of history. "But
say. ma, how came you to know SO
much? Won't l lay over the other fell
lows tomorrow. thoughe"
IL learned it all at school," said Mrs.
Jones. with an oblique glance at Mr..
Jones, who was listening as grave as a
statue. Il had superior advantages, and
paid attention, and remembered what
heard"
swell, / say, ma, who was Horaccp'
Your pa will tell you about him;
am tired,' said Mrs. Jones.
Then she listened with pride and ap.
proval while MR. Jones informed his son
that Horace was the author of the .srin
Trumpet" and rare work ON farming,
Al l.s-s l., -, L.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-25
A Terror in Tall Timber,

A. j. Wyland, of Clackamas county,
writes as follows to the Oregon City
Enterprise: "A short time since, while
hunting in the woods. l came across q
che bear standing erect on u log. She
looked savage. anl her cars laid back
n her neck. Iput II bullet in her skull.
an inch ;tboTc one eye, and she rolled
off like bundle of chips. As the gun
cracked. up young cedar climbed a
couple of cubs. loaded the gun, and
found the mother stone dead. j looked
up at those two young whclps, and con-
cluded that | wanted 'em for pets. So,
putting down the gun, / started for
them. and as the climbing was easy WAS
soon able TO reach them. grabbed one
by the back OF the neck, when he let &C
all holds and went. to work scratching
with vengeance. The blood flew, and
on bet gave him welt that Knocked
him as timber rs a mop-rag. then
stuffed him inside the bosom Of my shirt.
as it was scnselcss, and grabbed the
other BY the head, and he set up q yell
that could be heard for mile. quick
ly knocked him senseless, too, and put
him on my shoulder aud commenced to
descend. just at this point the one in
side my shirt crawled around onto my
back and dug his hind claws into my
hack Just above the belt, and put his
arms around my body, when both COM
mcnced to fight me. You bet I got to
the ground in hurry, threw the one on
my shoulder to the ground. put my foot
on his neck, chokcd him scnseless until
| could tie him, the other ope all the
time trying to tear all the meat off my
back. l grabbed him by the fore foot
and pulled. but hc held on with his hind
feet. then pulled him by the h;nd
legs. but he held on by his front claws.
and couldn't pull him off either way.
/ then opened my collar wide and laid
down alongside the one that WAS tied.
Presently he came out and made for a
large tree near. but 1 caught and secuse-
ly tied him, too. His long, nice silky
hair felt nice to my pelt, but his claws
oh, jimmy!. They were about the size
Of a raccoop, but could unl scratch seven
wildcats. One would imagine that they
could be handled without any, danger,
but they can turn themselves around In
their hides and be always facing YOU.
Twas about two miles from home, and
after while ] got tired Of carry,ng
them. and they followed me like two
little d ,gs. Ny advice tp all young
hunters is that il ever yon catch = young
bear don't put il in. your bosom, as
shall carry tlls scars mine gave me ~
long as ! live. =
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-25
A s,aad Tester.

A correspondent in the Farm and
Firesidc gives the following directions
for testing the quality OF seed.
Ny plan. he says. is to make box
about six inches deep. Fill in four in
ches Of good soil; on this lay II thin piece
Of muslin. Jus; enougi, to fit the box,
and make il nicely level on the soil.
On this muslin put one hundred seeds
Of the kind you wish TO test. Cover
them with another piece Of muslin. and
an inch OF earth. When dones water
with slightly warm water and set away
Ia warm place. The sprouting pro-
cess can be much facilitated by placing
the box on the stove. daily. after the
fire is nearly out. SO that the stove is
lust warm enough to heat the bottom Of
the box. otherwise the box can be set
on bricks that are heated daily for the
purpose purpose. After four or five days lift OIL
the top dirt and its covering OF cloth
|scorcfuhy. sConnt the seeds that have
sprutitca. AMI II only fifty Of each sort
have sproutcd. procure new seed II
over seventy five arc sprontod, and the
sprouts an hoksvigorotis. the seed will
i dc very we'll t,s eosirses tae greater
tic per cent. of those ta4l spr,,Is, the
better sss
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-25
.nr unrthwast.

Puget Sound is ravishingly beautiful
archipelago. There is not so lovely a
body OF water on tine earth. Tourists
by tens of thousands will 60 yearly to
Tacoma. to sail on this purple sea.
through islands ever green with fir trees,
the purple sea bu.tressed on the west by
the snow peaks OF the Olympian range.
and sentricd on the east by the slumber-
ing volcano Tacoma. 14,500 feet high.
q pyramid of eternal ice and snow,
which gave back to the entranced be-
holder the revolving light Of day, and
of the moonlit night, in every color and
shade known to the prism and TO art
There Is not in all America such q SUI
perb spectacle as this snow mountain,
and alone of American mountains il
holds in it's heart glacier AZ grand and
impressive as that OF Mont B.anc. The
time will surely come when our society
mob,' which now goes annually to
Switzerland because it is fashionable
and English to do SO, will become suffi-
ciently Amcricanizsd to desire to know
the geography Of its sownconntry. Then
the objective os-orrsfar summer travel
will be Tacoma. the purple archipelago.
md the Tacona glacier.
2 IL
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-25
A Curious Story Of General Burnside.

Major Ben. Perley Poore, the well
known Washington correspondent, has
recently published a life of General
Burnside. The edition de luxe. of which
three hundred copies were printed for
she Generals personal friends, is a very
handsome specimen of bookcraft. The
work itself is a just tribute to the dead
soldier and statesman, and presents his
private character in very amiable
light. M
The General was a native of Indiana,
and was entered as a cadet at West
Point from that state. He was gradu-
ated in the class of 1S47; went to Mex-
leo and joined the army under Scott,
then engaged in ..conqueiing peace
from that country. After the success
ful close OF the war he was granted 4
furlough, and visited his family, rcsid-
mg at Liberty. Union County. While
At home on a previous visit" says the
biographer, "Lieutenant Burnside had
made MANY acquaintances in the neigh
boring town Of Hamilton. o. Among
u:em was Kentucky belle. who united
10 the vivacity of the North the soft and
languid style of the South. She was
highly educated. and her industry in ac-
Iu.ring knowledge was only surpassed
by her conversational power to impart
1t 10 others. The young officer was
lazzled by her personal beauty and ac-
,ompliShments; charmed by he- atfabil.
itv and bewitched by her fascinations.
Cilering his hand, it was accepted; the
necessary License was procured. and OH
1he appointed day for the nuptials tho
young couple stood up before clergy
man to be joined in wedlock Asked
whether he would take the woman to be
his welded wife, etc. Burnside rcspon-
led aiiirmasively but when the eue:.
ZION was put to Ter. whether she would
take him for a husband, etc, she said
No. and could not be prevailed upon
TO change her mind. A few years af.
terward distinguished Ohio lawyer OBJ
tanned from the same lady promise to
liked. He had heard of Burnsiie's hu.
initiation, and on their way 10 church
exhibited a revolver. and admonished
her that she would return his wife or
corpse. When the important question
was propounded she promptly replied
whether fl ON love or tear--I will
and made most devoted WIFE
"Bv curious coincidence when Gen
eral Burnside was in command of the
Military district of the Ohio. the ladT's
mother and sister were arrested as they
were about to 60 South, CARRYING corrc-
spondence and articles contraband of
war on their persons. The General or.
dered them to be sent through the lines.
and the husband Of his former lady love
had hard work to obtain from Presi,e Mt
Lincoln permission for them to ret,ru
home"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-25
How a Girl SharpeDs a Pencil.

A Washington reporter thus describes
the way he saw girl sharpen an OBJ
streperous pencil. The young lady
opened her knife after numerous at
tempts, and grasping il tight in her lily
white hand made q ferocious slash ut
the unsuspecting cedar. The blade
made break through the wood and sud-
denly coming ont sliced out little piece
of thumb. With an ejaculation the girl
made another lunge, and this time cut
the pencil entirely through. An angry
light sprang into her eyes. and she cut
and slashed with the energy of a Keely
motor. but to no ayau. The point stead
lily refused TO reach the fneness neces-
sary to chirography. and after the PEN
Gil had been whitfield away, and the
wounded thumb and fingers bound up
with cQurt-plaster she borrowed the re-
pofterss pencil and brought it back an
hour afterward with the end worn of
and the butt chewcd up,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-25
The Country Dance.

People who once lived in the country
out who now live in the city, should not
. think that the old time country dance
has been abolished. So long as the corn
row remains, 50 long as hands grasp the
plow handles and the mule throws up
his head at the sound of the dinner
horn, will the old time dance linger
with all its early thrill. The country
dance in Arkansas will ever be char
acteristic OF the States social condition.
1t Is close in relationship to uncultivated
nature and has distinctive groove
which cannot be blockaded by the OBJ
structionS Interposed by wars and re-
construction. The same programme is
always enacted. In the evening, when
the young man is through with his work.
he diligently polshes his boots whose
heels are painfully high. His mother
irons his necktie and his sister fixes
his shirt. He brushes his coat and
trousers and smooths them out on the
bed, and with no feigned air of satisfac-
ton, docs he stand oH aud survey then.
When he attains ''full rig" he is pain
fully particular lest speck of dirt
should settle on his vest, and he does
not hesitate to publicly brush Il fly from
his coat sleeve. He holds his saddle a,
arms length when he goes out to
"kctch" his horse. and he walks at a
safe distance from the trough lest he
should soil his clothes; in short, the
young man who a few moments ago
wore checked shirt and dirty Jeans
breeches is now "rigged'' in overdress.
His saddle creaks as he rides away and
his father looks after him with an air
of pride.
At the dance, before the "sets' are
formed, the young man aud his COM
panions tell old jokes and laugh. They
speak in whispers of young ladies and
call each particular favorite .shum-
mer.n Shortly after the dance begins,
fiddle string breaks and it becomes
necessary to send to the nearest store,
four miles distant. and get another
string. Theyoung man, stimulated by
the approving smile of his hummer"
takes upon himself the duties OF the
errand. While he is gone the company
plays "Old Sister Phoebe and "Weav-
ely Wheat" The store-keeper is in
bed, of course. When he is aroused
and made to understand the Importance
Of the occasion. he proceeds to supply
the demand. He offers the Young man
a drink of whisky, which he gratefully
accepts. Then the storckeeper asks
him who are at the dance and in the
meantime several more drinks are
taken, and when the Young man leaves
he carries with him pint bottle. The
people at the dance hear him veil as he
comes through the woods. He enters
the house with n swagger and is drunk
just as soon as the warm air strikes
him. He gives the remaining whisky
TO the fiddler, and joins in the dance,
to heimm!nent peril OF the sold folks"
who sit near the swayine circle He
keeps on in this way year after year,
until he marrics his "hummer" After
this he only attends one or two dances,
for the "hummar' soon loses her taste
and ability 10 thoroughly enjoy such
proceadinps: hat his vn,insses h~athar
takes his place and thus keeps alive n
social phase of Arkansas life. .frkaa-
SAG TraUeter.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-25
The Man Who Shot Ellsworth.

asked man from Alexandria that
curious ole town. once part OF the
District ot Columbia, writes u cores
pondent, but now sleeping on the Potoa,-
nc, five miles away from the district line
whether his town contained any odd
people. Thousands he said, quickly.
''Who was the oddest?n jackson, the
fellow who shot young Ellsworth, the
zouaye. K,rw him well. Very eccep-
trio fellow. Cut down the first Federal
flag unfurled in Virginia during the w.u
times. il was some months before ho.
tlities broke out, and down at Occolr an,
just below Alexandria, among ssn,s
Abolitionists, who had lived OF OccoqA.at
Creek for many years. and maintni.,c 3
their principles right in the midst ut 4
hostile immunity. l respect them 10.
1t. bccau believed them to be sincere.
But they were always thorn in tho si,ie
of most Of the men around them. When
war was imminent these men held a
meeting and planted pole with the
Union Tag at the top, ~ an evidence ok
/ tl41fa a1tt8Ge 1n1 = I = =
messE When Jscksoa KS2fd d 8 II
swore like Kcifer for five miles, and then
he got o crowd Of loafers together and
went down to Occoguan. He cut the
Federal pole down with his own hands.
and announced grimly that he would
split the poll Of any man who put it in
place again. Then he marched his men
back to Alexandria, and they drank ala
night in honor of their achievement
On, remember him very we'll him and
his picked ears" "What his own earsp'
mo his enemys. He cut them off with
sharp knife and put them in pickle
| remember them standing in the front
window of his hotel in an old-fashioned
thick glass bottle Oh, he was terror
was Jackson, aud it did not surprise me
when he shot Ellsworth. But it panied
me and everybody else in Alexandria,
EXCEPT few hot heads"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-25
Tha Trail Was Too Hot,

One of our fox hunters gave journal
scribe the following account of an adj
venturous day atield: lone morning
recently as was crossing lots with my
hound, an old red run into a thicket
Iut the dog on his track and concealed
myself in the thicket, knowing that
fox will often circle and pick up his own
track. could hear the hound baving
way off towards New Gloucester. Then
it changed and grew more and more dis
tinct, and knew the fox WAS returning
| must have awaited some half hour
when saw the fox dart into a hollow
loG little distance to my left, but as he
w.nt out the other end | remained in
ms hiding place, supposing it trick ct
the fox to put the dog off his track. The
dog was puzzled only an instant, and
followed the fox for long circuit this
time, but in the course of an hour / saw
: again enter one end of the log and out
at the other. Thinks /. ''My chap I'll
play a Yankee trick by stopping up
the further end of the log" This did,
and again hid myself, hoping for a third
return. was hidden about the same
length of time, when, by the voice Of my
dog knew the fox was returning. A
fg tie ss SbdR sk sns sna sjbs tbs
had it secured. This being done, l
awaited the coming up of the dog. which
| tied to a sapling while | went out to
get an ak. soon got back and opened
the log sufficiently TO see four foxes in
stead Of one. How was that?' ITS
plain enough. One fox would run until
tired, then would enter the log, and an
other would take his place. But why
did not the hound bay the three in the
leg The trail was too hot, you sect :"
L eWiston (Ne.) Journal.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-25
AnOA Fiisnl.

4
Pc.haps you won't remember me,
s14 4 a.. OLD locking individual with long
hcIf aud a general air of the tramp
ahAt him, walking up to the cashier 5
xFnAow, and gazing infently nj a little
yond his reach. We haven seen each
other for many long year.
Never set eyes on you before. said
the cashier. ''Oh yes, von have. I'm
a former resident Of BrDoGiYn. I've
just returned from Florida, where have
been winteriug for my hcN,t'i. | shall
start right in again al my old business
That 5 what callel on rol aouli. YOU
understand l want to open up just "a
soon Us possible, Knowing you to be
an old friend -
II say never the, you bc..ore," cred
the cashier.
'Ul. yes. I've paid you many a dol
lar fer adver :soments in Tie old days.
You always found my checks all right,
and don't you make AMY mistake. Now
N going to start the ol business, but
I've gn, on to new scheme, too. It's
g dead secret.
swell, don't bring it TO lif.," said the
cashier.
"01. I think too much of our old
friendship not to give you chance at
1t. Your fortune is made, young man,
if you follow my advice.
"Don't care for Your alvice and am
too busy to talk" said the cashier.
"Bat won't let sach IL chance slip
through the iing, g,rs of an old friend, :"
said the visitor 'ii's nv dGty TO let
you into the scheme. ] shall give you
the whole business from the beginning.
You see | am about to ~
II don't care what you are about to
do" said the cashier: II am busy and
week. next month, or in n year or SO. >
"But-"
81 say get said the cashier.
mo, sir. It's my duty to give you
this chance. am abou, 10 -"
"You are just about to be bounced il
..'ou don't light out n. once" said the
cashier.
bat You are such an old friend. II
breaks my heart. You don't happen to
have n quarter about you until
eNe!!'
IL can get along with the price of car
fare. See voh in tho mcrning. You
won't refuse an old timer-one IT tie
boys Of other days. Have you forgot
ten the oil racketing days Of the
But just heye the bouncer gave the
tramp little taste Of argument which
Convinced him The air of the Office was
dnhealthy for his style of make up. :
Bfpoktyn EGaie.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-25
dow b Locomotive was Raised from a
River.


The feat of raising huge freight en-
gine from the mud in Bush River, on
the Philadelphia. Wilmington and Bal
timore Railroad, below Havre-dc-Grace,
was successfully accomplished recently.
The engine fell through the bridge
some time ago. The difficulties of the
feat may be imagined when it is under
stood that the engine was several feet
below the water surface and completely
imbedded in the mud. The wreckers
have been at work week, the first thing
accomplished beingthe placing of heavy
chains beneath the great mass OF iron.
Two divers sent down for this purpose
were compelled to dig several feet un-
der the soft mud at the bottom of the
river. The chains We're made taut TO
four heavy scows. which were filled with
water at low tide Everything being
satisfactory. the water was pumped out
of the scows, thus tightening the
chains about the engine. When the
tide began to rise, the engine was pulled
few feet from the mud. Tho Other
scows were brought, and when the tide
was again low, water was pumped in,
and the chains fastened to them. The
tide went up again. and so did the en-
gine. which came to the surface. After
this had been repeated number Of
times, the engine swung clear Of the
water, and was then placed on a large
iioa:, only slightly damaged, and want
ing but few repairs to make it as good
as before its tumble into the river. The
railroad will now take charge Of its fish.
ed-up property, and tow it to the rive,
bark, near the railroad track. To that
point, when the tide is high, atemporary
track will be built connecting with the
railroad, and when the tide has fallen
sufficiently to place the wheels Of the
engine on q level with the temporary
structure, the engine will be then run or
the wharf and to the main track. 1t will
be etaken TO Wilmington, and repaired.
It cost 81, 600 to fish the engine out
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