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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-02-22
HANCOCK COUNTY
Savings Bank,
ellsworth. Maine
ORGANIZED MARCH 21th. Isl;

ORGANIZED MARCH 9Th. Is73
MONEY deposited on or before the III nsvnl
III March, june, september and December viii
draw dividends from the drst OF same month
Dividends on deposits payable twice a wear
June amt December.
Dividends as soon a. declared are added to m.
'rnc.I a.. thus compromising the interest every
months.
Ss- Under the existing law OF this state all
deposits IN savings Banks, are exempt from m u
niri pal taxation.
No returns Of names Of depositors are required
10 b. made to state or town authorities and al
tcr"unis are held w this Bank TO be strictly piI
vale and confidential.
Marrien women and persons under age can ie-
post NJ ney IN their own names. that II cat
be drawn only by Tho selves on their order
Especial advantages afforded TO Executors,
'Iutfd ans. Trustees and others HAVING in charge
rust tnnds.
JAMES = DAVIS, President,
1915 &C. BtlRRILI. Treasurer
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31
The Cincinnati Enquirer Man.
fChicago Herald ssTrain Talkn1

49, 4NL 4CLAh !
Johnny Mclean, OF The Enquirer, is put
down by some fine people as a bad man. re-
marked a Cincinnati gentleman, long con-
nected with the press of that city, "but like
all the rest of us he has his good points along
with the other kind. He is square by his
friends, and his word is as 1000 as a govern
e bond. He is an autocrat in his Office,
but knows how to reward good workers. One
thing that has largely builtup The Enquirer's
great reputation is his scrupuIous care to SUD-
ply all out-of-town readers with papers with
out tail. Not a city carrier, newsboy or
agent can get a paper until all outside orders
are filled. The Enquirer presses run till after
s O'Clock the day after Garfield was shot fill
ing country orders, while city people were
tuning and fretting for their papers. 1t
seems the city folks weren't satisfied with the
other papers, and wanted The Enquirer: but
when the business manager appealed to John
to give EN- a few, he replied: Not a id
paper until the mails are off,
He is what we would call an odd bust
ness, fellow, isn't heg'
Eyes, indeed. Something was wrong in
the press-room one morning, and John was
called down from Jake Aug's, where he was
amusing himself with a bit of faro before
going to bed. The main shaft overhead had
broken, and the paper was three hours late
before it could be repaired. Within twenty
four hours a duplicate set of shafting had
been put in and there is now a duplicate
boiler and engine, and an extra press"
Does he gambler
Gust once in a while, for fun, not vicious,y.
His greatest sport, though, next to news
and politics, is a very peculiar one. He keeps
a pair of fine terriers in his room and oc-
casionally ne buys a dozen or two rats and
turns them loose in lis apartment, gets on q
chair and yells to the dogs to go for 'em. He
is in high glee until the last rat is killed. He
loves a good ratter-is a kind of terrier HIM
SELF
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31
Prince Magruder's Big Dinner.

Boston Herald.
We were talking about good dinners, writes
q Washington correspondent, and an army
officer said: ''The finest dinner ever given in
our army was that OF Gen. Prince Magruder,
who commanded Fort Warren, Boston har-
Dor, before the war, in honor OF some English
officers who had come down from Canada.
You know what splendid services some of
those English regiments have. Complete in
every particular-linen, silver, glass that
equaled the food, and food such as kings eat.
Gen. Magruder was up in Canada, and one of
the regimental messes entertained him in fine
style. The Englishmen rather expected to
astonish the prince with their magnificence
But he said nothing, whatever he may have
thought about the gorgeous feast set before
him. When he came to leave, however, he
invited all his hosts to dine with him in
Boston. They said they would.
A few months afterward Magrudef got a
note telling him that these fellows would stop
of for a day at Boston on their way to New
York When he saw ne was in for it he
hustled around in a very lively fashion. He
had a big room at the fort handsomely
decorated with flags and flowers, and he
hired the contents of a siiversmith's shop and
a set OF the finest china inBoston. Then he gave
a famous caterer carte blanche. The dinner
vas a superb affair. 1t far outshone the
dinner which the English officers had given
Magruder. The latter was princeiike in his
manner. But the English officers could not
conceal their surprise. Finally, one of them,
who sat next to Magruder, turned to him and
said: Beg pardon, you know I've always
heard that American officers get very large
salaries, but may I ask what your salary is9
Certainly, my dear fellow, said the prince,
in a princely way; but really 1 don't know.
John, he continued, turning to the servant
who stood behind his chair, what is my
salary! You see,' to the Englishman. Il
always give my salary to my servants The
Englishman was so overwhelmed that he did
not hear the servants somewhat unsatisfac-
tory reply.n
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31
The Age OF Woman.

L-ftf Il bOGI-
Two friends who have had a dispute as to
a matter of propriety ask US to decide be-
tween them, and this is the subject:
H says that a lady would regard it as an
insult if she was asked in company by q gen.
tleman what her age was. I say that it is
no insult. VIII you please tell US who is cor
rect?'
Undoubtedly a lady might be asked about
her age in a way which would make the
question an insult. But, in general, such a
question is not an insult to her, but rather a
gross piece of impertinence.
Besides, why should you wish to know the
exact number of her yearss What concern
is that of yours! You can see for yourself
just what she is, and you know whether she
has the charms of youth or lacks them. A
woman, young man, is as old as she looks,
and no older. That is why it is so imperti-
nent to question her on the subject. Your
heart and your imagination ought to make
the question unnecessary.
For the purposes of the census it is neces-
sary to ask women their ages, which must
Glso be given to satisfy certain other require
ments of the law. Bat otherwise it is both
impertinent and unnecessary to ask them
the date of their birth. A charming wornan
is always young.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31
WE KNOW NOT WHAT IT IS.

We know not what it is, dear, this sleep ST.
deep and still;
The folded hands, the awful calm, the cheek
so pale and chill;
The lids that will not lift again, though we
may call and call;
The strange white solitude OF peace that set
ties over all.
We know not what it means, dear, this DESC
late heart-pain;
This dread to take our daily way, and walk
in it again;
We know not to what other sphere the loved
who leave Us go,
Nor why we're left to wander still, nor why
we do not know.
But this we know: Our loved and dead, if
they should come this day
Should come and ask us, "What is life!n not
one of us could say!
Life IS a mystery as deep as aver death can
be;
Yet oh, how dear it is to US, this life we live
and see.
Their might they say-these vanished ones
and blessed is the thought;
50 death is sweet to US, beloved, though we
may show you naught;
9 may not TO the quick reveal the mystery
of death
Ye cannot tell us, If ye would, the mystery
of breath
The child who enters life comes not with
knowledge or intent.
So those who enter death must 90 as little
children sent.
Nothing Is known. But I believe that God Is
overhead;
And as life is 60 the living, so death IS to the
dead.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31
Old-Time Militia cluster DAYS.

lCro. San FRANCISCO chronicle.
Many householders had under their roofs
the family fint-lock musket, bayonet and
c~artridge-box ready for the ummon which
once a year required them to appear EARNED
and equipped as the law Directs to be re-
viewed and inspected by a gorgeous militia
general with a glittering staff. A genera
ton exists to-day who never saw a country
general training" SO replete with awk-
w%ardness, rusty guns, muskets that went off
with last years charges when the Gin
spector' snapped their locks, root beer, rum,
negroes, runaway horses unused to warlike
sights and sounds, gay plumes and epaulets
attached to staff officers pitched over
equine heads and describing in the air
glittering parabolas with drawn swords. But
the present, with all its Boosting and self
congratulation, has not the monopoly of all
the good things of this life. Cannon were
then touched Off with port fires" Per-
cussion caps had just made their appearance.
Every old man has seen Gen. Washington
CT ''came near it." Patriotism ran largely
to an intense desire to lick the British"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31
The Negroes Dread OF Being sCc.
iUrei.-

Hamilton Jay in Detroit Free Press.
Tn great dread of the negro is to be ICON
Jured." He believes chat the various aches
and pains with which he may at times be af-
flicted are the results of conjuring by some
enemy.
This superstition is not confined to the
ignorant alone, but is found among the edu-
Gated also. had one in my employ, a very
bright young fellow, well educated, and of
more than ordinary ability, who was firmly
grounded in the heathenish belief.
One day he came to me anI requested per-
mission to leave the Office for the afternoon.
In order to procure some medicine for an old
Vodou woman. 1 tried to reason with him,
but it was of no avail. He had been ''con-
Jured," he knew the man who did t,andi if he
didn't get relief al once he would surely die.
OF course I granted his request, and later
ne returnd with a bottle of filthy looking
and smelling black liquid, which he j~ubilantly
assured me would effect a perfect cure. In a
few days his old depression vanished. he be-
came joyous and happy, and of course more
firmly fixed in his old belief. My idea of the
matter is that he was simply bilious and any
cathartic would have had the desired effect
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31
a Phenomenal Figure.
chicago Inter Oceau.7

As is well known, George W. Julian and
Gov. Morton were lifelong political enemies
After going over the ground of their political
controversies, Mr.. Julian says: Gov. Morton
was a sort of phenomenal figure in American
politics during the war period, and played a
very remarkable part in the affairs of Indi-
ana 1t has been aptly said Of him, and not
by an enemy, that his inconsistencies, in a
study of his character, form the most charm
ing part OF it, and that no man in public life
ever brought such magnificent to
the support of both sides of a question. His
force OF viii was as matches as his ambition
for power was boundless and indispensable.
He was made for revolutionary times, and
his singular energy of character was pre-emi-
nently destructive; but it cannot be denied
that his services to the country in this crisis
were great. Mr. Won Hoist, in his "Constitu-
tional and Political History of the United
States, has a chapter on 1.-THE Reign of An
drew jackson" When the history of Indiana
shall be written, it might fifty contain q
chapter on THE Reign of Oliver P. Morton
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31
WON THE SQUATTER
A Traveller Has a Pretty Hard Tim:
with the Old Fellow. but Finally
Comes Out All Right.
IArkansaw

"When the train comes do YOU suppose
can get on?n asked a travel-stained man OF
an old fellow WHO sat on a pile of c~ross-ties
near an Arkansas railroad.
"Yas. if it stops
But that's what 1 want to know. VIII il
stopg'
Il KANT tell yer right now, although Tn
alters pleased ter gin a stranger any informa-
ton in my power"
when can you tell me?'' asked the
stranger, evidently thinking that the old fell
low was going in search of information.
"When she gets here"
Now, say. old man, 1 don't like to be made
game of in this way. You may ave moth
ing to do but sit around and spend your life
in Joking, but I I'M thoroughly in earnest. I
have come a long distance to reach this road,
and want to leave this devilish country.
You would confer a great favor on me by
answering my questions in a straightforward
manner. If the train IS not likely to stop at
this woodward, why then I must walk on
until come to L station. Now give me your
honest opinion. Doyou think hat the next
train viii stop here?:'
Now, stranger II repl led the old fellow
leaning over and tying his shoe, Eyer ken
talk mighty pityful, l must allow, an eff yer
was a preacher it would take all the plank at
the saw mill ter make a mourners' bench big
enough fur yer church. I'd be a mighty bad
man ter hold back any news I've got about
this matter, az bein's as I like yer locks, I'll
tell yer all l know about these t~rains.n
4 thank you most heartily, SIR"
4 expect I know as much about these
trains as any man that lives in this here
community"
Il have no doubt of it."
can all that 1 know about 'em stopping
here I'll tell yer"
''Well?"
IVY, sometimes thep stop an sometimes
they don't. That's all l know
Il am half inclined to Jump on you and
maui you"
Better walk ter the station, stranger, thai
ter try that. The last man what tried it amt
been able ter 'tend the United States cou't
sence."
well, how far is it to the next station?n
(Which way. thiser way or thater way
pointing.
Either way
"Weil, they'se bout the same distance.n
"How far?'
BLAINE fl know
LII DS SOAhOt1IlSu Il L SUduu ILLS. COnle
over and I'll lick you.1
$50 would a cat"
"Come over here then and I'll whip you
"Well, eff yer wanter whup me wus'n
wanter be whipped, yer'd better come ovel
here"
7 can do it, and don't you forget it,
"Wall, eff yer do, 1 amt apt ter forgit it.
TN try it anyway" and taking OF his coat
a bottle fell out.
"Hold IN. What yer got in that boteleg'
whisky"
''Then thar's no use in tighten" AMI throw.
ing out a quid of tobacco, he impad acros
the track, took a drink, and said:
Train amt likely to stop here.n
Took another drink.
"Closest stations doWn this way.n
Another drink
Three miles"
Another.
MAKE it better. Two amer half"
Still another.
Go down thar an them niggers win tax,
yer on a han car. Good day, cap'n. Wusl
yer well. Eff yer'd 'nounced yer principle
in the fust place thar wouldn'ter been al
this argyin'."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31
Training for the "Emot;onal.v

Cor. New Orleans Times-Democrat.1
The trainings of Modjeska and Morris dis =
played their differences in interviews. This
morning Mcdjeska said: ''Inever look at a
dead person; l have never seen any one die.
and l cannot bear to see any one suffer-
While Morris mentions that while it is
most horrible, almost like vivisection, 1 have
to see real suffering" DR.. Seguin made a
poor woman, afflicted with heart disease,
walk up o or five pair of stairs to give her
the correct expression of tortured humanity.
1t is well known that Bernhardt made close
study at the hospitals of Paris. We know
our master artists paint only in perfection,
from natures own model. Naturally the &C.
treSs a~ccomplishes a more perfect work who
studies and copies the real than she who
draws solely from her own Imagination.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31
How Colds Are Caught.
London Lancet.

A person in good health, with fair play,
easily resists cold. But when the health flags
a little, and liberties are taken with the
stomach Or the nervous system, a chill is
easily taken, and, according to the weak spot
of the individual, assumes the form of a cold,
or pneumonia or it may be jaundice. OF
all causes Of "cold," probably fatigue is one
Of the most efficient. A jaded man coming
home at night from a long days work, a
growing youth losing two hours sleep over
evening parties two or three times a week, a
young lady heavily doing the season. aud
young children at this festive season overfed,
and with a short allowance of sleep, are COZ,
mon instances OF the victims of S'cold."
Luxury is favorable to chill taking. Very
hot rooms, soft chairs. and feather-beds Gro
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31
How to Get All Appropriation.
FSt. Paul Pioneer Press1

I0t- IauI IIOIeGT ITtsS.
One of the librarians of the state depart
ment reports that Mr.. Spofford, the librarian
of congress, sent to them the other day and
asked for any old lumber they did not need.
This gentleman said it transpired that Mr..
Spofford wanted a stock of worthless stuff to
pile up on the floor in the ~alcoves, so that
congressman would be impressed with the
necessity of IN appropriation for a new
national library building. He says that this
is the reason he has spent the last t,eo vr
three months piling up books all around Ia,
gallery OF the staEuary hall, in plain sight
from the door below, in order to impress
every one v-do passes through with the need
of the proposed ediice.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31
Size Not AIl-suincient.
Exchange.

a young negro bootblack observed a neigh
Dor porting wisely overa newspaper, where
upoa he addressed him thus: Julius, what
are you looking at that paper for. You
can't read go away" cried the other
Indignantly: guess I can read; rs big enuf
for that" big nuf, resorted the other
scornfuily, dat amt muffin A cows Dig
enHf to ketch mice; but she can'tn
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31
Worked Over.
New York World

Few people know where ssJVait TIL the
Clouds Roll By came from, although It is lore
Of the most universally sung and best known
OF all the craze pieces. An accident, however
revealed its origin A singer while render
ing it one night dropped one of his notes
after the Introductory bass, and a crank
musician in the audience at once jumped %
his feet and cried out: by gracious, I've
got it at last It's the Blue Bells of Scot
land worked over" And so it IS
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31
SO to P~ittsburS
TCor. Cincinnati Enquirer.1

lCor- ClncInnau Enquirer.J
When a man becomes thoroughly discouso
late, the best thing he can do is to 90 to Pitts
burg, especially if the weather is bad. Let
him remain in the city OF smoke for twenty
four hours, then depart toward any poin. OF
the compass, and he viii find the change 50
enjoyable that his spirits viii rise Ike the
mercury. in a Thermometer On 4 hot day.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31
When Garfield was Sick.

I asked DR.. Blissi Gen. Garfield had trans
acted any business at all when he was sick.
'He took his pen in his hand exactly three
times, said the doctor. "He once wrote me
an autograph upon a little pad. Upon an
other occasion he signed an e~xtradition paper
for Mr.. Blaine. Tn brief letter which ne
wrote to his mother was the only continuous
bit of writing done by him while he was
SicE1
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31
After Another Bonanza
Chicago Herald. I

Senator John P. Jones, as a last effort to
recoup his fallen fortunes, has leased that
portion of the celebrated Bonanza mines
from the $50 level upward. The bonanza
which turned out over 500, coo, 900 of gold
and silver was encountered at a depth of
1850 feet, and Jones believes that valuable
ore deposits exist above that level His lease
extends three years. and he will explore the
ground. as miners say. for all it IS worth.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31

The word "cops," as applied to policemen,
is said to have originated from the copper
badges they were first given to wear undei
Fernando " in New York.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31

ner- NO. b Beverly square was the address.
4 the neighbOrEood was most aristocratic.
No. 6 was an imposing stone house of the
mausoleum type. In answer to my ring
there appeared an understood footman whose
gravity OF demeanor carried out the funeral
idea suggested by the house itself. Untold
millions could not have tempted him to
smile.
He vert OFF with my card, and by and by
Josepha-or her ghost-trailed down the
stairs. To give you an idea of how weak
she was, let me tell you that there were two
tears in her eyes when L took her hands.
Josepha, and Josepha reduced to womanly
tears. 1t was difficult to reconcile the two.
Isaw my chance and took advantage of it.
Now, while she was unfit for work. home
sick, and needing a change she must make
Durand a visit. Mrs. Harwood knew how
to make my guests comfortable, and nothing
would suit me better.
listened TO no remonstrances, and when
she had consented I put an end to the last
but" with q sly hint that she had better
improve the present opportunity to visit her
Old home. for the old gentleman who had
bought 1t intended TO dispose OF it soon.
bore Josepha away on the 5 O'Clock train,
much to the disgust of my lady, who wal
losing a governes such ss Beverly square
should not soon again see.
The quiet and the change did work a wen
derful change. Josepha in a fortnight was al
most herself again, and queened it over me
In her own delightful way.
She began to talk of going back to London
again, and Il afternoon asked for the keys
to the Place.
had made my plans to head her off. but
this m l sent no kilograms. 1 simply
waited until the afternoon sun was low, and
then 1 followed her.
found her, as l knew should, before her
fathers portrait Her head was thrown
back, her face uplifted, her hands thrown be-
hind her.
"Josepha," 1 said, speaking as naturally as
L could had a most exasperating lump in
my throat-''the wedding for which this
house was designed a gift never came off.
The old fellow doesn't know what to do with
it, and, in fine, says if you viii take it back
and-himseif into the bargain, he'll be no end
obliged.
Her eyes lit Up, the ~loveliast color came to
her cheek. kissed her, for I saw 1 might.
Ard when the first stars came out we walked
together through the fields and our trosh was
plighted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-13
The Senate Rules.
THE DEBATE N TIE


In the consideration OF the new rules i'm the
Senate this afternoon. somewhat protracted dis
cusson arose, led off by Senator Bayari, who
opposed the privilege given to the President pro
tempore OF the Senate In the first proposed
rule, OF designating a Senator to perform
the duties OF the chair in the absence Of
the Vice President pro tempore. The rule limits
the period beyond which such designated Senator
may perform the duties OF the chair TO three days.
out Senator Rayard stated that grave cOnStitu-
tonal difficulties surround the question OF the preSf
Dental SucceSoon.and such designated Senator may
10 his opinion by possibility become acting President
OF the United States. and the power to name him
should not be placed in the uncontrolled possession
OF any one man.
Mr.. Garland moved to amend the rule by limiting
the SubStitutlonS TO the hour OF adjournment in
stead OF TO three days. On this the yeas and nays
were called, and reSulted-yeas, "a: nays, 29-all
the democrats voting for and the republicans
against the amendment. which was lost.
MI. sherman expressed himself averse to the
drawing OF party lines on question of this char
acter. and hoped Senator'S would as he should. give
serious consideration TO the objections made TO the
clause In question. In order 10 avoid any appear
ter
without coming to a vote on the main PROPOSE
ton. the Senate went into executive session. after
agreeing TO motion that when 1t adjOurnS to-day
it be to Monday next