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HENRY MORRISON.


CAPT .. \ CROCKETT.
N1ll max. Three Trips ryr Week leaving Rneklln4
every II f~nAl, THURSDAY aua : an EUNN.
~ IN, "'."cN, n NJ. arrival at BOSTON and
Portland steamers. touching at North West Han.
iHT ana ''rych'- Landing tDccI ii ) BluclIII,
Ellsworth .ni >urrs
RETURNING
Leave Ellsworth MONDAY. WEDNESDAY and
fl'lllA Ht t-il d- W- ~urry AZ sl5, Blurhiu At
"if, hrl'ch~ aHtliuE ID l..5l. North West lIarb.r
az !5n, arriving At i;.chl nd, connecting with ro5-
t"h Steamer c.,ch Trip aud Portland Steamers cv.
cry MONDAY Ai=u, mex morning with X Il l. r.
H. i"r u ~, August, Portland Boston and all
points " EFT ami south.
Passengers viii leave Boston ever, MONDAY
WEDNESDAY and FEfD "a b, Boston steamers
AZ I NJ, connecting The following lH,rIiu. id
E"'hlahd or "y ho~J"n Maine or Eastern Rail
rodl a N T. ", tu Portland, thence hy str.
n" si"h "a tlty NJ Richmond, connecting a. Rock
Ian the following morn ~.
lif"uSh dnh Excursion Tickets to and from
n">t'n ami Portland -nd ou board steamer. Also.
lhrvhsh licActs to and from bo.lon via l.. Il. Vi .
\ Mt u Steamers aud Eastern or Boston 4 NJ t!nr
Railroads, for -ale on boar,i and at T. stern add
Boston \ Maine Depot
Passengers are delivered To and from the Il a I
at liiuehih ann Ellsworth free Of Hack hargcs
=, commencing about August - will make TWO
Trip per week.
GEO. GREGORY, ~uperintcn'nt.
JAMES fEKNAl-'', sec. x Treas. loft
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Poisonous Plants and Flowers.

There are many plants whose leaves. flow
ers and seeds contain virulent poison>. which
every one should know, so as to avoid them
and keep children from them.
Buttercups possess a poisonous property
which disappear when the flowers are dried
in hay: no COW will feed upon them while
IN blossom. SO caustic are the petals that
they viii sometimes intiame the skin of ten
der fingers. Every child should be caution
ed against eating them indeed, il is desira-
bic 10 caution children about tasting the
petals Of any flower, or putting leaves into
their mouths, except those known 10 be
harmless.
The oleander contains a deadly poison in
its leaves, and is said 10 be dangerous
plant for the parlor or dining-room. The
flower and berries of the wild briony possess
powerful purgatiye; and the red berries
which attract children have proved fatal
The seeds Of the laburnum and catalpa trees
should be kept from children; and there is
poisonous property in The bark. The
seeds Of the yellow and Of the rough podded
vetchers will produce nausea and severe
headache.
Fools parsley has tuberous roots which
have been mistaken for turnips and produced
a fatal effect an hour after they were eaten
Meadow hemlock is said to he the hem
lock Socrates drank it Kills BY lis intense
action upon the nerves. producing insensi-
bility, and palsy of the arms and legs, and
is most dangerous drug except in skilful
hands. In August it is found in every field
by seashore and near mountain tops, in fall
bloom, and ladies and children gather its
large clusters Of tiny white flowers in guam
titles, without the least idea of their poison
GUS qualities. The water hemlock. or cow
bane, resembles parsnip. and has been eaten
for them with deadly effect
The water-dropwort resembles celery when
not in flower and its roots are also similar
to those of the parsnip. but they contain
virulent poison producing commissions which
end IN death in short time. The -leav-
ed water-dropwort and the common drop
wort are also dangerous weeds.
The bulbs of the daffodil were once mis-
taken for leeks and boiled in soup, with
very disastrous effect, making the whole
household intensely nau seated, and the chill
dren did not recover from their effects for
several days.-Country Gentleman.
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&aSm aaS 3oase5o!S.
Taking Care of the Colts Feet.

\ correspondent Of the american Cgltira-
tor writes as follows on this most important
subject: Il is said that experience is a good
teacher. In many cases il i, so; in my own
it certainly has been. In my opinion large
number of promising AMI well bred colts are
made to Interfere forward from improper
management before they are two years old.
One of the best bred FLIES in New England,
one that is sure to trot fast. was injured in
this way. Her feet were allowed to grow as
they pleased until too late 10 change the ab-
normal shape Of the leg This filIy will inn
prove by proper shoeIng. but vii. never be
perfect. OF a. She would have been. if more
care had been taken Of her feet the frs; wear
or two. \ few days ago saw a very finely
bred colt with one forward foot twisted. with
the toe pointed outward and the heel con
tracted or smaller than the other The colt
is only two wears old. inquired for the
cause. and was told tina, 1t grew out OF shape
III the pasture. ! have no doubt but that
the trouble was caused in the stable. and the
colt was turned to pasture with il foot out
Of shape For the past two years have
been in the habit Of inspecting my Young
stock every month, and when see i colt
with the feet out Of normal shape. with one
quarter longer than the other. or the toes
growing too long. | at once have the feet
put in proper shape hy the use Of ra>n>. both
coarse and fine The outside quarter q
most colts feet is thicker than the inside.
and seems to.grow faster, therefore the toe
and outside quarter generally need more
rasping to keep the feet Level than the IN
side. There is no doubt but that rinsbones
are produced aud the tendons are injured by
the strain that Is caused BY allowing the toes
and quarters to grow to an unsi ghiiy length.
as is sometimes seen during the winter in
many stables. Another source oi trouble j.
caused by allowing colts to stand in manure
and fifth until thrush gets into the clei, Of
the frog, which is liable To result in contrac-
ton At the heels To Keep the feet healthy,
the colts should have d yard 10 run in when
the weather is pleasant The box stall,
should be kept dry, clean. well lighted and
ventilated, and should be well beddel. so
that the feet viii not stand on the hard floor
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How to Destroy Burdocks.

Docks are most numerous in the riel
ground adjacent to the house and barn, and
in the fence corners. As each one. when
permitted 10 20 to seed, produces about To-
600 seeds, they are bound To spread and oc-
cups all the ground. The hurdock is annoy
ing and disagreeable, owing to the fact that
the burs adhere to everything They come in
contact With. The colts get their names
and tails filled with them. they cling TO The
faces and tells Of the calves and cows. and
the dog is tolmented BY their adhering to
his soft hair. In fact, they are "A perfect
nuisance.
The best way 10 get rid Of tie docks is to
spade them out, and Ia, the roots up 10 dry.
If that i, considered to be too laborious a
job. take a sharp hoe and cut them off Just
below the surface of the ground. and in a
few weeks 20 over them again. cutting all
oil that have sent out new leaves. Going
over them few times in this way will finish
them ALL
In half a days time a man with a sharp
hoe will generally cut all such weeds that
are growing on an ordinary farm, and it i,
culpable negligence if the, are not DESTROYED.
find no difficulty in keeping the weeds cut.
and all the Old chores about the buildings
done in parts Of rainy days. when there is
not lime after the rain is over TO 20 TO the
fields before dinner or supper.
The same treatment may be applied to
wild carrots and wild parsnips, for as far as
my observation extends they only. become
noxious weeds when they are permitted to
ripen their seeds in fence corners, and in
the 'leinit, Of the garden or farm buildings.
-Nc,c EHyiand Farmer
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Quack Grass.

That pest to farmers, quack grass. or, a,
it is often called, quitch grass, couch grass.
quick grass, etc. is not entirely useless in
an agricultural view. The only trouble is
that IT persists in growing where it is not
wanted. 1t is rich, nutritious grass. On
poor. sandy or waste land in the south it is
valuable pasture grass. If one has sandy
or rocky knobs which are sterile sod Of
quack grass will clothe them with useful
rerdure. If such places are 10 be made a
permanent pasture. this grass might often be
the best to grow. 1t spreads very rapidly,
however, auI once in the ground is very DIFF
ficult to eraiicate. Thorough tillage will
kill it, however. Some years ago large
patch of II grew in moist place on the
grounds Of the Michigan Agricultural Col
lege. Il was thoroughly plowed up with a
cultivator three or four times week during
one season, and every vestige of the grass
disappeared. Ordinary guilty walton, however,
increases it by breaking up the underground
stems, each piece of which will grow. By
keeping it constantly stirred up it will soon
be eradicated.- american Caitirdtor.
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GATcAGn. RnnK INLANlSPhCIFIC R.Y


CHICAGO, ROCK lSLANDaPhCIFIC RY
Calls the at:entt3l 1t travellers 20 the central ncsi
t.on 81 H. IEr. connecting th~ Eat and the Vest
BY the : srtra. route. and cNrryInE pas-rlg RS.
Without change u cnrs betwc Chicago and Kan
-as cay Council HIuHa, Lcaverworlh. Atchlson.
D.pets y. sll tho principal lons ~ read or'ycv
tine Atlantic and the Fartrr Oceans. rs equip
rrarf ~ HruvA!cd and magnificent ntsas 1 ''iassd
pf " ~ Comfortable aud hrlLt-iul Day ClArH~a.
" 4r14nr-u: Hortrn ecl.u,-g tHl.T Cars. Ill-
r1l's Pr.s-sCA Palace Slr-PtrT Cars. ard ne Best
Ll.~ ~ Dining Cars % thr W 1rli Thrive Itains
b,'v Hel CAscAEo ana Missouri ll.1r Points l-%o
Tram. between Chicago and Minneapolis and 81
Pau! viA thr Fam as
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A NV aHi Dtrrct L!-s va Seneca and kRnka-
zee. Lns r.s.u.ly nren opened b-iw 1cl h4ehnlond,
Sort1I- IS " pnrt ~ Cha'tsH aoEa. Atlanta. An
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OIL. hrt r-. FAll aud iHfti r.ettatc p1lnts
All Ehr5aE Passenger Travel On last Express
T.-x.tti5- SAL At all principal Ticket Offices IN
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-06-28
HANCOCK COUNTY
Savings Bank,
Ellsworth, Maine

ORGANIZED March 2.th. 1873.
MONEY t!cpo.ited On 81 before III, III .ta,. NJ
vi March. June, september ana December !, n
dfAw iiNlten T. from the hr-i OF same month
Dividends on deposit. payablr twir. 4. y.ar
June Aui December.
Dividends soon a Bee Jared arc added 10 ne
prime ~, ihu- compromising III. interest every
slN months
ss- Under the existing law ~ tins -t1te. al
deposits IN saving Banks, are exempt from ID d
nlripsl TAXATION.
No returns Of names OF dcuo-ltur- nre rruuIr,1
to be made to Stale or town autbortft.. INA NJ
accounts held Is th.- Bank Ia he. strictly mn.
vale md confidential.
Married women ami persons under age can ne.
post ar' ncy IN their own name. 80 mat II can
be drawn oriy by tho selves w w lhelr order.
t,iectal advantages sn9fted u Executors,
hGhid'ans, Trustees, and othet. having IN charge
trust funds.
JAMES r. DAVIS President,
49d Z. q. BURKILL, Treasurer
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IN Better asalth than for Many Years. "

A gentleman in Meldon, ILL.,. whose wife
was in very low state of health, and who
could get no help from physicians, sent for
Compound Oxygen Treatment. After US
ing it, he wrote MY ,rife's heath has
greatly Improved At the time she com
menced using the Treatment, her stomach
,eonld retana scarcely any food. bit sooa
after taking. her food began to digest, and
her general heaih 10 improre she has en-
joyed better heaih during the last sir months
than for many years." Our Treatise on
Compound Oxygen, its nature. action, and
results. with reports of cases, and full in
formation, sent free. DIS. STARKEY &
PALEN, llO9 and iii Girsrd ST., Pnladel-
phia, Pa.
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How to Deal with Dog Bites.

An absurd superstition prevail, that tie
bites ofall dogs should be either Gu, out or
c4uterized and the poor animal destroyed
1t j. not nece-,a ry to adopt either Of these
courses. provided the dog j. healthy In
fact they are simply ridiculous, and are cal
culated 70 produce groundless fear in the
person bitten. OF course, in severe cases
erysipelas may supervene, but with ordinary
care, the wound being cleaused BY disin-
tecting lotion. no serious consequences will
follow. In all cases. however. a doctor
should be consulted. -London Lancet
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PATENT
R.H. EDDY.

II. Il l.. ILDD
No. 40 state st. opposite hilby. Boston
Secure Patents in the IuIted State, , al.nln
Greet !:ritaIn France and other foreign counlrie,
Copies % the claims OF any IA. eat furnished liz
renting one SOLAR. Assignments recorded Al
Washington. No Agency in the United states
POSSESSES superior facilities Tor obtaining Patents
or ascertaining the patent tbility otInyeutlon-
X. II EDDY, solicitor Of Patents
rE,rIMpNIALs.
81 regard Mr Eddy as one Of the most capable
AMI successful practitioners With whom have
had official Intercourse.
cHAs. MASON, Commissioner OF Patents.
Inventors cannot employ person more tru 81
worthy or more capable Of securing tor them an
early and favorable consideration at the Patent
once EDMUND BURKE,
late Commits Toner OF Patents
BosroN, October 10, $50
X. II EDDY ESQ. Dear SIT: YOU procu red foI
me, IN $50, my krst patent. Since then you have
acted for and advised me in h;sidred. Of eases
anu procured many patents, reissues and extern
sions- | have occasionally employed the best
agencies n New York. PhiladelI MA andWa- hing
t'h. tut SILL give you almost the whole of my
business, in your line, and advised ner- 10 en-
pioy YOU ours truly, GEORGE. DRAPER.
"h>t"'. m !. l'S3 1yrl
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A lady tells US "the first bottle has done
nv daughter great deal Cf good, her food
does not distress her now, nor does she
suffer from that ertreme tired feeling which
she did before taking Hoods Sarsaparilla. .
A second bottle effected a cure No other
preparation contains such concentration,
Of sitalizing, enriching, purifying and invig-
Grating properties as Hoods Sarsaparilia.
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RoWDolN COLLEGE,

IAAMlN tTIoNS for admission 10 college y i'll
u be held 1t tie Cleayeapd lecture Room,
Massachn etts Hall, on FHIDAY, July ID and
on + KIDAf, sept. >, at $40 A. NJ.
JOSHUA l.. CHAMBERLAIN
Brunswick, June I, 1883. SwSs
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TIsE ~taE>SERE lEFS OR. SELF
fshEsE ALTON,
EIsE sCBasGE Of LIFE: OR. SELF
gs6es<E AESON.
For Sale {!

THE best sea shore farm in the tnwnof Lamoinc
J. containing ~ acre., cuts 40 tons of hay. one
tn u-and cords Of wood. stan ling on the place,
y. salisbury of Lamoine ;. X. Whiting, Els
worth.
April %, lss3. lsf
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-24
He 1T.
How Army Officers Draw Their Pay In
AdYRncP

The following Geographic brief appeared
in several metropolitan papers and at
tIacted general comment about the city:
Samuel Norton, q Wheeling manufac.
turer of standing, is in Washington max
ing inquiry how he can recover $1,000 lost
by him through q prominent army officer.
He appears to have gotten little ~satisfac'
ton, and now that he purposes
to try some other avenu still open, and,
failing in this, will publish the whole
story, giving the name Of the officer. He
says the officer in question n higher
than any of those already caught in tolls,
and his stealings run up to nesrly $4,000.
Mr.. Norton is a member of the brokerage
firm OF 7. ii. Norton Il Co., and to ascer-
tain what truth was in the above, the
REGISTER called at the office in the Peoples
Bank building. Mr.. Will Fisher was
found in possession, ard smiled when he
was informed Of TIE object OF the repor-
tOrial visit.
My attention has already been called to
Il is paragraph. but there is nothing in it.
Mr.. Norton is now at the South Branch,
hooking eight pound bass, He was al
Washington the other day, but not for the
purpose named, and that is now some re-
Porter got the paragraph. The claim re-
lerred to has been settled long ago"
What sort of claim was it?'
1--WE discount the orders of army officers
on the pay master Just as a note is discount
ed. fheir pay is due at q certain time and
this officer endorses il to us and We cash
it, deducting a reasonable amount for dis
count. Here, for instance, is an order
signed by COL, on the retired list. He
gets S2Sl - q month. Here are duplicate
orders on the Government for that amount
which we have cashed, one goes u the
paymaster of his division and the other to
the Paymas'er General at Washington.
This business is carried On quite extensive
ly."
DO you ever get stuck on them
Not frequently. You see, in this order,
be pledges his honor that the order is right
and free from all claim against it. Ii j.
were otherwise he would b. broke. sure
| And q retired position is altogether too fat
TO be peiiled in that way. OF course,
| dough, We have 10 keep posted on tn
movements of officers aud changes"
How do you do it?'
by watching the papers, Just as you do.
We keep the Army and NARY J1rnGi, whicI,
keeps up on such things
ID officers not sometimes abuse this
system"
Occasionally, yes. You nave read o.
cases, no doubt, like Nickerson, WATSON
and others, but they are rare. No, the
business is safe, but Of course we must
keep our eyes open. The case referred to
in the paragraph is not true aud Mr.. Nor
ton has collected it. | wrote him this
morning, giving him a stiff on the manu-.
facturer Of standing"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-24
The Tax Payer VIII Not Fave to stand
the Last of the Experiment.

the Last OF the Experiment.
Il think" said 3 gentleman, yesterday
morning. that | see signs OF weakening
in the only paper that fsyors a cobble OF
the streets and alleys by the gas heating
monopoly. And that weakening, too, is
only because the paper is out Of argument
ammunition. In its editorial yesterday
was q mistatement that is calculated to
mislead. Ii is, | have no doubt, an unin
territorial mistatsment, as the imported
editor does not know our gas works are not
maintained by the tax payers. The eii
torial sayN'' and he read the following:
at is very doubtful whether il is alvisa-
BILE for the c,ty 20 take the risk OF such Il
business when the gas supply may fail a.
any time. OtcouTSe the company would
run the same risk, but il 1t should come to
q sudden stop the great body OF taxpayers
would lose nothing.
The writer Of that editorial does no,
know that no taxes go 10 the gas fund, or
he would never have made such a state
ment. The trustees have n surplus fund
and out Of il they propose to pay for their
experiment. The great body Of tax payers
would lose nothing in Any event and the
gas fund can we'll afford 10 pay for trying
That editorial was writtea rs 8 catch q
the howl about the burden falling on the
tax, payers is all poppy cock. The gas con
sumer will bear it. and in the hops Of re
ducing gas from 81 0S to 25 cents q thous
and, he can we'll afford to bear il, especial
" as he will never know it. Our own gas
will not be any higher, whether the trus-
tees experiment fails or not
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-24
A HORRIBLE FIGHT.
Fred Notes Deadly ARRAY With a Bull
Dor-An Officers Timely Arrival
Alone Saves Him-fight-
fully Aangied. 81

Yesterday afternoon about 4:30 o'clock
oc,urredNa most desperate encounter be-
tween Q man and q powerful bull dog in
which the former wa f~rightfully mangled
and was perhaps saved from q terrible
death by the timely arrival OF a police OIL
Ger. Mr.. Fred Nolte, q man Of over fifty
Eve years of age, who keeps a grocery on
the corner Of Chapline and Twenty-ffth
street, owns a large and powerful yellow
bull dog, which he kept chained in tn
yard. Yesterday afternoon the dog broke
the chain and, rollicking in his new-found
freedom, began prancing about the yard
He was q dangerous brute and the family.
in the absence of Mr.. Nolte, dared NOT go
into the yard or attempt to secure him.
Nolte came home about the hour named
and went out to catch and chain up the Ca
nine. He caught the chain, when
THE DOG sPRANG UPoN HIM
and made a savage bite. catching his right
arm and making his faDgs meet in it.
Nolte shook him loose and seized him and
then q desperate battle began. The dog
took a second grip on the right arm, seiz.
ing it with . death hold and backing Nolte
into the corner. Here he freed himself
and attempted to catch the animals,jaws,
bat he missed his hold and the dog sprang
at his throat and tore a long cash in it.
Fortunately the man did not fall, or the
dog must have inevitably killed him. He
made a second and successful effort to
catch the jaws, pulling them apart until
the blood came. Then the dog jerked loose
ard leaped upon him, biting him tiercely
in the mouth, again on the throat and
then on the shoulder.
In the meantime the struggle had made
a great noise and several people rushed to
the rescue. Oae had an Ak, but man q
dog were
so CLOSELY LOCKED TOGETHER
that he could not strike. 1t was a terrible
scene. In their struggle man and dog
moved rapidly about the yard, followed
about by others with appraised weapons,
willing 10 wound, but yet afraid to
strike" At this juncture Oaicer Nolts
ran into the yard, and going close up put
his revolver under Notes arm and sent a
ball into the head of the brute. The ami
NAL released its hold, and another ball
stretched it upon the ground.
Note at once fell, and was carried into
the house, where DIR. Campbell attended
him. His hurts are many and serious, and
for a time it was feared he would not re.
cover. Finally reaction set in and he fell
asleep. At this time he is resting, and,
while
HIS CONDITION Is CRITICAL,
hoI IS of his recovery are entertained.
The dog was a large, powerfully built
bull dog, of a dull yellow color. He was
used as a watch dog, and was kept chained
in the in the back yard Mr.. Notes age
was against him, and but for The aid he re-
,eiNed, he would probably have been killed.