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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-01-31
The Bad Boys Pa Fails.

"Oh. you don't have to worry about pa"
said the boy. as he buckled the trotting boot
around his own ankle, and kicked his ankles
together to see il it would hunt if he inter
fered. "Pa knows his business Times were
never so good in our family ms they have
been since pa failed, unless il was that time
when pa was selling stock in the sl,e mine.
Why, pa is full of fun at home, and ma she
lsffs, and pa gets her anything she wants.
He bought her a diamond lace pin last week
with four big diamonds as big as hazel nuts
But ma isn't going TO wear it here at home,
where people think pa is busted, but she is
going to wait till they 60 travelling, and
paralyze people at the hotels. But s'pose
pa has more fun with the trotter than YOU
can shake stick at. He paid a terrible
price for the horse, Cause he has learned to
trot without pulling on the lines. Pa goes
out on the road, and when any one tries to
pass him be lets the reins lay on the dash
board of the cutter loose, and pa sort of
shuts bis eyes as though he was sweetly
sleeping. and the horse just paws the snow.
II anybody comes along that belongs to our
church. pa begins TO sing hymn like he
was happy, and the trotter goes for all that
is out. Some Of 'em think pas mind is
affected by his failure, and that his head is
weak, but they don't want TO fool themselves
much on pa. A man who can settle with
his creditors for 10 cents on 81, and stand
them of for the 10 cents, and put his money
in bonds, don't need much sympathy"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-01-31
TgDERCILOsls
slrnsa RI abl. InprOv m~nt in the Gase
of u Ehysiefau's UDoushter

A physician in the State of New York.
whose daughter was in rapid decline, sends
us report, which We give, showing a
prompt arrest Of the disease and rapid re-
turn healthward.
Your Home Treatment was duly received
and my daughter immediately commenced
lis use, stopping all other treatment. The
results are marrelouS indeed She saws that
she feels nearly ,cell, except that she has
some cough yet. You will see By reference
to my former letter that she had very
bad train of symptoms. Tro physicians
Thom l called to see her pronounced tia
case Of Tuberculosis, and gare it as their
opinion that she could not recoeer. She
had had cough for year ; was very hoarse;
had serere pain III right side chill for
last tro months, ,cih night sreats, emacia.
ton, readiness, and loss Of appetite, and
nervousness; could not sleep at niglt ::
pulse a hundred and orer at times respira.
ton about twenty five to thirty four. She
began to improve in about one week from
the time she commenced the Oxygen Treat
ment, and has continued up to the present
time. AH the bad symptoms enumerated
hare passed off. 1 cannot fad rords 10
express my gratitude"
Our Treatise on Compound Oryqea," ;"
containing history OF the discovery and
mode of action of this remarkable curative
agent, and large record of surprisin. cures
in Consumption, Catarrh, Neuralgia, Bron-
chitis, Asthma, etc. and wide range of
chronic diseases, will be sent free Address.
DRs. STARkEY K PALEN, li09 and iii
Girard St, Phila.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-01-31
A Great Head.

In the elegant drawing OF Cincin-
natl pork merchants mansion a large COM
pany was assembled. All the luxury that
wealth could command contributed to the
qualification Of the guests. Upon blue
satin divan the pork merchants daughter,
gorgeous in silks and pearls and diamonds,
was conversing with friend. Presently
her father approached and said Pauline,
| want 10 say word to YOU" The girl
arose and accompanied her parent to the
secIusion of bay window Pauline" be-
gan the old man. there's couple Of
Cleveland dudes in the dining room hay.
ing a hot talk about CppernicuS | was
afraid they were going 70 ask me 10 decide
the dispute, so made some excuse to get
out and come to YOU. Now tell me. who
was Copernicus. ANYHOW ?" 80. father"
exclaimed Pauline. ..how could YOU be so
ignorant Why any school-toy knows who
Copcrnicus vas. ~ sailed from PaIos,
Spain. on the third of August, 1892. anI
discovered America the following October &"
The venerable purveyor Of swine gazed cx-
ultIngly at his daughter moment and then
,ah, with suggestion Of sadness in his
tones Pauline. ny child, if had Your
brains might have heen United States
Senator from Ohio
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-01-31
Poetry.
Drift.
RY JOHN CEa IL.

s..'sd sworn TO he bachelor. ,he had sworn 10
n6A be maid.
ror We both agreed in doubling whether mat
rimony paid;
Besides had my higher aims. for science filed
my heart,
And she said her Young affections were all
wound up in art.
So we laughed at those wise men who say that
friendship cannot live
'TwiNt man and woman. unless each has some
thing else To give.
W. would be friends. and friends as true as
e'cr were man and man.
I'd lie a second David. and she Miss Jonathan.
We'd like each other. that was all, and quite
enough 10 say.
80 we just shook hands upon Il in y business
sort Of WAY.
We shared our ~orrows and our JOYS. together
hoped and feared.
With common purpose sought the goal which
Young ambition reared
We dreamed together of the days, the dream
bright days 10 come.
We We're strictly confidential and called each
other 'chum,
And many a day We wandered together Ger
the hills
| seeking hug and butterflies. and shc the
ruined mills.
And the rustic bridges and the like, which pie
NNTt-flaktf> pTlLt,
To run in with their waterfalls. and groves.
and sunny skies.
And many quiet evening. In hour of full re-
lease.
We noaied down the river, or loafed beneath
the ir,->,
And talked in long yrsdation. from the poets
10 the weather.
While the summer skies and NV cigar burned
slowly out together.
But through it all no whispered word or tell
Told aught Of warmer sentiment than tender
sympathy.
We talked ~ loyc n coldiy a. We talked of
ncbua.
AMI thought no more Of being one than We lid
of being three.
"Wrll. good-by Old fellow" took her hand.
for the tim. hsd com, 10 20.
Ny going meant our parting. when to mect W.
did not know
! hsd ling, rel long and said fartwrll with !
very heavy heart
For though were but FRIENDS. YOU know.
'ii> hsr'i for fricnd- TO part;
"Wrn. gpod-by. old fellow. don't forget YOUR
friend across ihc ga.
Aud some day. when you'Nr lnt- of time. iu-t
drop lin. io me-
Tn" worl- came lightly, gaill, hut gr,at sob
Just hchind
Rn>. upward with story of quite different
Kind.
And then ,hc raised her cv.> H. mime great
liquid rsrs of blue.
ful {" TIN hrim anil running o'rr. Ike violet
cups with dew;
ON" hong. long look. and then ! lid what
never did brf"rr
Perhaps the tear meant fr-uI-hip, bat think
th' kis~ meant more.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-01-31
Our Children.

Some children are more prone to show
temper than Others AMI sometimes on ae-
count OF qualities which are valuable in
themselves For instance. a child Of active
temperament. sensitive feeling and eager
purpose is more likely 10 meet with constant
jars and rubs than dull. passive child: and
If he is OF an open nature. his inward irrIta-
ton i immediately shows in bursts Of pas
sion. II YOU repress these ebulliions by
scolding and punishment, YOU only increase
the eyll by changing passion into sulkiness.
\ cheerful, good-tempered tone Of YOUR swn,
i sympathy with his trouble, whenever the
trouble has arisen from no ill-conduct, are
the best antdotes but it would be better
still 70 prevent beforehand, as much as pos
sible, all sources Of annoyance. Never fear
spelling children by making them happy.
If YOU want to do right. YOU must be
right. There is no such thing as well-doing
apart from well-heing. As an Oriental
pro,erb has it, "You cannot drive straight
furrow without straight eye" If you
would do good to others, you must be good
before others. No one can be safe guide
in path he has not travelled
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-01-31
1t Puzzled Him,

In temperance meeting reported hy the
Boston Heraid a speaker said that every gill
Of so-cailed wine imported from France wa,
made Of certain deadly drugs, which he speci-
fed with particuIarltv that may have been
convincing 10 some Of his hearers but There
was an apothecary's clerk present, and he
asked II he could make brief addIess The
privilege was accorded Il am an expert in
drugs" he said, and know all about the in
gradients which the last speaker mentioned
They are quite a, deieteflous. when used for
making beverage. as he has claimed.
We are glad 10 get this additional iestt-
mony from gentleman whose business rem
ders him well informed" interposed the
Chairman. But there Is one thing that
puzzles me- the drug clerk continued; Il
am posted a. 10 the price of every article
that YOU folks say is put into bogus wine
and | have an idea of the cost Of pure crane
juice, Now. can't calculate the expense Of
producing the bogus VINE At les, three
times that ot genuine wine. Think OF the
wickrdness, o, my brethren, of those men
Who are wiling To divide their profits IN or
der TO multiply the evils Of intemperancc"
There va no enthu>ia>nl, but considerable
laughter.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-01-31
The Midwinter Century

Many noted names lend weight and iupor-
,s,ihce to the table Of content, OF the February
century, either as subjects. or as contributors
10 thr number. In the frontispiece is given
IN IN OF heinorandtS most effective paintings.
lhis painting, The Head Of "a Man" i. from
ne Hermitage" in st. Petersburg
slgn0r salvini contributes his ..Imprc>-
sions OF shakespeare Lear"
The TWO articles on Dante are well calculat-
ed to extend the interest in his genius. The
most popular Of the two j. The Portraits OF
Dante, by Miss Sarah Freeman Clarke In
thc other paper. by Miss Christina g. Ro,-etti.
IN. poet Is illustrated out OF hi- great poem.
hcais Is also illustrated in a remarkable way
bN 'uii-paSr engraving Of his lift-mask-
probably the most expressive portrait of IN,
poet that ha> ever been published, Edmund
G. Stcdman contributes a brief ESSAY on Keats
How Edwin brood Was Illustrated" by
Mrs AIlce Mcynell, reveals considerable Of
tn" my mystery Of Dickens's unfinished story,
a. II was partly revealed 10 Mr.. Fildes (who
was the illustrator, and partly anticipated by
him. y
fuil-pagr portrait Of Lieut. General ~her-
bsui i accompanied by striking description
OF his military career. by General Ba,leau,
Gr"rst t. Mct icIlan writes of"The Princes Of
IN" House of Orleans" including special refer
ehct |" Their service in the Army Of th,. poto-
mae.
George W. Cable, convincing pol,mi,
against The Convict Lea>, system IN IN.
H"uth'Fh states, -read at tn" I.oui>Nili CON
trntinn IN ih" interest Of prison reforms
h"rr brought to the notice, OF the whol,. conn
try. From Mr.. Cable, We have, besides. Mn,
fourth part Of hi~ serial story '.Dr. S.vicr.~
III" other fiction Of the number i the third
part Of Robert Grants An Average Man =
and short story. "A First Love Letter. by
J. :. OF Dale.
lhe Illustrated papers not mentioned aboy,
are Titus MuHS1n Coan', anrcdntaI sketch ~
rtiNtaN" Gourmet, Artist and Communist
including full-page copy ~ his funou. paint
ing. The Musician" one of th, more, notir,.-
abi" paintings in the recent Barthol,ii Loan
ENhihnlpn beautifully illustrated paper b,
Row iand +. Robinson on ''Mrrimo> in Amrri-
Ca th' text Of which i important to sheep
brrrder'; and thc first paper in The Cruise
oi NE Aiic" May, a series describing a cruise
mai" among the islands and along The shores
81 The Guif Of -. Lawrence, by :. &. W. Ben
Jamln AMI NJ. j. Burns, the artist
II he editorials in Topics Of the Time are
The t-c~ and Abuses Of Tra,lcs-U nion,
MODERN IhtholciSm,' The Proposed liz
brary building in Washington" and ..Dn the
Reading Of Dante" Among the articles in
open Letters are, The Silver Dollar" 4,
J nm \. t'rlcr, with comment by Uora,.
hitc; the first Of three short papers on Ar
tistir Help in Divine Service" by The Rcy. DIR.
harie> : Robinson; and brief ESSAY on
"ti"lding. by Professor Lplu-hurv. Of Y,lr
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-01-31
BE Agreed.

In front of Detroit butcher shop, yester-
day "a butcher sat cleaning a revolver. 1t was
a rusty old "Colt" which had not been used
for years, and was to be put in order and
traded Off A shoemaker came along d-
rectly and observed:
"Of course there'll he an accident"
Yes. presume So"
at isn't loaded, is il ?"
"Oh, no."
''But it will 90 OFF,"
1T will.'
81 never see revolver without wanting
to handle it, Let me look at that weapon.
All I lm satisfied now that il doesn't con
tain any stray bullets. DO YOU suppose
YOU could hit my foot at that distance
Certainly could. Now, If she was load
ed I'd take dead sight like that and pull
the trigger and"
The shoe maker jumped two feet high and
yelled like an Indian, and when he came
down he danced and kicked and gaioped
around until people thought him crazy. II
was only after a crowd had collected and
cornered him up in the shop that any one
found out the trouble. The butcher had put
a bullet along the sole Of his foot close
enough TO draw blood.
II told YOU she'd 20 of, howled the
shoe maker, as be sat with his boot in his
hand
"And didn't | agree with you ?" innocently
responded the butcher
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-01-31

| evil-looking men were there-one holding
Mrs. Tracey, the other the children-and
the villains we're evidently trying to bind
and gag their victims. As Nat witnessed
the scene his tall form seemed to tower yet
higher, and strange, fierce hight CLEANED
from his eyes.
Il belong TO the King Il" he thundered.
"How dare you offend his little ones ?"
At this unex pected intrusion one u the
burglars released his hold Of Mrs. Tracey,
and sprang forward with an oath to meet
him. But il was in vain. The great stick
vas whirisa in the air, and then came down
with fearful force on the head OF the villain,
and he sank senseless to the floor. The re-
naming burglar hastened to his comrades
assistance, but he was like child in the
hands Of the giant. and in moment he, too.
vas helpless and motionless. Nat stopped
and drew the two insensiblc forms toward
him.
"Now bring them ropes, and III hang a"
he paused, and left the sentence unfnish.
ed
but there amt no millstones bout here
, 10 hang round their necks he added, look
ing up be~ildered. "Do YOU believe big
rock would do9 must obey orders
NO. l don't believe rock would do"
replied Mrs. Tracey. smiling in spite of her
alarm. .But they'll be coming 10, present
ly; would jus, tie their hands and feet
and leave them until morning"
"ies'm, so l will. The King said tie
EN- hand and foot--thats his orders. They
won't offend his little ones any more and
in few minutes Nat had them safely Sc
cured
need not tell Of the night that followed,
Of how Nat kept sleepless guard over his
captives, and Of how, when morning came
| and help came with il, the burglars were
safely lodged in the county Jail. All that
Is easily surmised. But at las, Nat was a
hero-not only in his eyes. but in the ewes
Of oil others. lie bore his honors meekly
and with dignity. as a right belonging to 4
servan, Of the King.
He accepted the numerous congratulations
and hand shakings, wondering, perhaps,
| what il all meant, ard replying to the ques
,ious heaped upon him with tn. simple
statement: Il jus, obeyed orders"
Nothing. however. could induce him 10
atcept any reward for his services The
royal command was to take no bread, no
money in his purse, and he would not.
But Nat did not lock for friends after that
lie still continued his wanderings. and as
the story spread. homes and hearts were
open 10 him everywhere. But il was at
Tracey's tha, he was more especially wei
coined and as the years came and wen, it was
noticed tha, his visits became more pro
lopged. Indeed. as Tracey expressed j, =
Hell get orders to come here an die,
yet. reckon an he's welcome 10 all the care
~e can give him. An just believ, that
away up in tnat other world We read about,
he'll b. as clear headed as any body, and in
genuine eaTnes, will forever be on business
for the King Ersliae w. Hamilton. "a
"Dur Continent"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-01-31

Whats that?" said the groceryman
turning pale and starting for the door, where
he found a woodsasyer taking a pear
"G0t away from there and he drove the
woodsawyer away and came in with a sign
in his hand. on which was painted, Take
one." 81 painted that sign and put it on
pile Of chromos of new clothes wringer. for
people TO take one, and BY gum, the wind
has blown that sign over on to the basket OF
pears, and | suppose every darn fool that has
passed this morning has taken pear, and
there goes the profits on the whole days
business. Say, you didn't change that sign,
did you ?" and the groeeryman looked at
the bad boy with glance that was full of
lurking suspicion mo. sir-ree." said the
boy, as he wiped the pear juice off his face
on piece Of tea paper. Il have quit all
kinds of foolishness, aud wouldn't play a
joke on craven image."-[ Peck's San.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-01-31

divided into two parties, W., those who are
in the postal service and those who are mad
because they cannot receive a registered let
ter every fifteen minutes Of each day, includ
ing Sunday.
ernment now retire. Ny term Of ofiic,
would not expire until 1885. lmust there.
fore beg pardon for my eccen,ricty in resign.
ing. Il will be best, perhaps, to keep the
heart-breaking news from the ears Of Euro
pean powers until the dangers of financial
panic are fully past. Then hurl it broadcas,
with sickening thud. Very respectful,
yours, BILL NyE.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-01-31

This is baby. Ii is girl baby How
sloppy its chm is. How red its eyes, What
horrid contortions it makes with its face
See how savsgeiy it kicks. How like de-
mon it wells. Yet in few short years some
man will be half-crazed with wild suspense,
worshiping the very air this being breathes,
deyoutly kneeling at her feet and franticalIy
begging for one word, one pressure Of the
hand, even look, which would give him
hope. Such is life.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-01-31
CONTINUED fror, last seef>
How Watch Cases are Mdde.

Ii is 4 fact not generally known that the
james Boss God Watch Gases really con-
tain more pure gold than many solid
gold cases The demand for these watch
cases has led to the manufacture OF a very
poor grade Of solid gold watch cases
Low in quality, and deficient in quantity.
These cases are made from to 10 karats
and ; or karat case il often sold for IL
or "a karats. Ii Is NOT economy O. buy
watch case 50 poor in quality that 1t will
s,on lose IT, cUlur, or one ~ sJit that II will
l,-e it, shape and fail TO shut tight, this
letting in dist ami damaging the work>, or
one 50 thin that slight blow will lreak
the crystal, ami perhaps the movement.
Il IS q, nony to buy James Boss GOId
U',ioA C,ss. IN " hich NoNa Of tho things
cterocclr This watch &c is not a cfP'r'-
n...i it has lccn ia4.!e nearly tUiy ,orIs.
H.stEros. Pa. oct 81 i.s2-
"a t-a JAM B1.t' t'ui watch Cases tart,
,,.-- 49,, '. % ;hey TT ngi and they are Il
..sl c.fi4.l. n yci lre 4 them 8 carried - Z
--cat.= Az Z. S. Drake, 4 li&Ilrt1a. all 7til2
49, tn ,.ttrln ero two iAcS tbe pssrs 10
Mr. D -wpl- b. a. Cunningham. la sfl II rc
a-sr 0at tt- /, n u tl.tf ca ~ a say In
~vtvE-rEK >etE, - s.r
,--s .ts,rl Ar'i-rt 80 ss.- sst-.s ~ %
a..a t- see Ins-t t-ai.a .'sNpsi.t g. "a -
80 q o'.'..tas }
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-01-31
He Would Shmoke it on Sunday.

1--WE have lots of funny scenes on our
train," said the conductor of the midnight
train from New York to Washington, via
Philadelphia, and also many that come near
being tragic. This train is favorite for
beats. One of the funniest things ever
heard of happened on this train last night.
An old gentleman took his seat well for
ward in the smoker, and, having lighted a
fragrant Havana, leaned back in peaceful
enjoyment and contemplation. But soon
he was disturbed BY sickening odor from
the other side of the car, where young
Irish railroader had taken his seat and was
energeticaliy putting black dhudeen that
looked as though it had seen ten wears ser
vice. 1t was loaded, evidently, with plug
tobacco and was hard to keep alght, as was
shown by the lip-smaeking and constant
putting Of the smoker As passed him the
old gentleman stopped me and whispered
Can't you get that lrishman to stop smok-
ing his horrible old pipe9' l told him the
smoking car was for smokers, and that
there were no regulations as to style Of
pipes used. Then he whispered: Won't
you hand him this cigar2 Maybe that will
stop him took the cigar evidently
prime Cuban and handed il to the Irish
man, explaining that the gentleman opposite
presented IT to him. His honor is a gintle-
man, said Pat, putting away at his dhndeen,
10 keep it alight, and I'll shmoke il on Sun
day, aither dinner And then he went on
peacefully putting at his pipe Finally the
OLD gentleman moved into the rear of the
car, TO get away from the odor.'
-Jones-"I see that the Government il
educating 10000 Indian children at its own
expense. Smlth-"Yes; great dodge, isn't
~! Joaes-"Great dodge how so ?''
smith-"Why. YOU see the pper-colored
Youngsters are put through the same kind
OF a eramming process that white children
are subjected to. and even if they live to
grow up they won't have strength enough
left TO go on war-path"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-01-31

Th" February atlantic ha, two additional
chapters OF each Of the three serial stories now
running in it.-Dr. Weir Mitchclf> really strik-
ing novel In War Times Mr.. trawforT>
story of "A Roman Singer" which i much the
best work h. ha> yrt done ; and Mr. luthrop'-
"Ne"porf. I'm article that will attract much
attention i "A Visit to south Carolina i'm lS,jO'
lwhen the air WAS fun Of the electricity which
next Year wa- discharge, in war. bv Edwar,
G.. Mason. Elizabeth Robins ha> an interesting
paper on The Nagahond, and Criminal, nf
India. Rrv. II. Bernard Carpenter contrib
ute~ u noteworthy poem. : \ Trio for Twelfth
Night" o. b. rockingham. in Voices Of
Power. discusses the pulpit, The press, and III c
stage. Henry James furnishes the sixth Of hi,
excellent sketches of French trale 81. this time
describing TaraScon, Aries and Lc> BauN j NJ
Hillyar contributes "reminiscences Of thri~t's
Hospital" The short story. French in scene
and largely in characters, i, In Madeira Place. y
by {. II. White. Mrs. Julia c. X. Dorr ha, a
sweet poem, Fore-hadowng>. The depart
ment of book reviews and notice, is full, and
gives readers an excellent idea of the best cur
rent books; and the Contributors Club has
eight bright, short ESSAYS. Houghton. Mffiiu
4 Co.. Boston.