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t. the Honorable. .In.l. OF Probate for The County
of Hancock.

t. the Hon"ribl. Judge Of Probate for The County
al Hancock.
RI HI undersigned administrator 81 the estate Of
l. Hannah Atwood, late OF Burk-port, ~ -aid
County. drrea ~e, respectfully represent that the
eiar, MT sufficient 10 pay her just i,ht, ami charge
u administration, hy the -um of live hundred
AMI fifty tctluar-, seventy tvr cents. Wherefore
Your petitioner pray- your Honor 10 grant him q
License 10 sell. at public Or private ale, and
convey an the light. title and interest which -lld
lecea-c had the time "t her death In all real
estate IN said rDanty, to sit Tbr homestead
lately occupied by said deCtn -cs situate In said
Buck port, and also "a piece OF Woolllnd, situate
in laid iiuck-port. nearly opposite the dwelling
house Of William Eldriiee, ni the real estate ct
the deceased, .incudiug the rcver-iun 81 the
" Widows dover ,herein., to satisfy aid debt and
charge II administration
o.. +. FELLOWS.
Buck sport. March H. lss4.
STATE or MAINE.
HANCOCK, >-.-,ourf % Probate. April Term.
\. ID. l--t.
tpun the foregoing petition ORDERED, That
sail petitioner give public notice all persons in
t.re-te'l, w causing copy Of the petition and
thu order thereon, 10 h.
published three weeks successfully in The
Ellsworth American, cwspaper printed Or
published in Ellsworth, in said County. that
they may appear at CourJ Of Probate for
said County, To he held At Buck-por, the third
"Wednesday of MAY next, at ten OF the clock
in the forenoon, 10 show cause. II any they have,
why the PRAYER Of said petitioner should not be
granted.
3wIs. PARKER Tt'Ck. Judge.
est:-CHAs L. DoRR, Register.
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To the Honorable Judge Of Probate within aud for

To the Honorable Judge Of Probate within and for
the County OF Hancock.
THE unlersi gned executor OF the viii OF Martha
l VI. Jeilson, late of Ellsworth, in said County,
deceased. respectfully represents that the goods
and chattel-. RI ght- and credits Of -aid deceased
are sufficient "a pay her Just debts and charges
OF admin .tration. by the II four hundred
dollars. Wherefore YOUR petitioner pray= Your
Honor 10 grant him a License tn sell AT public or
private sale, and convey the homestead, 70 wit
beginning at 4 stake on the Eastern sile Of Han
cock street which stake Is three rods >oufherly Of
the : W. corner Of Ebencker Bartlett lot thence
running the EasteTly line OF said Hancock
street, ~Outhery three rods Ia stake, thence run
ming Ia s,erly right angle, with said street five
rods a stake, thence running Northerly parallel
with said street three rods stake which is three
ru- rly of the south line OF said Bartlett
lot thence running Westerly five rOsis Ia the place
of beginning il being all of the real estate Of the
deceased. Including the reversion Of the widows
dover therein.) to satisfy said tlcht- and charges
OF administration
LAFAYETTE DAVIS.
April o. lS-I.
STATE OF MAINE.
HAScoCk. ss.-Court OF Probate April Term.
4. ID. ls-l.
Upon the foregoing petition, ORDERED, That
said petitioner give public notice TO all persons in
erested by causing copy Of the petition, and thi,
order thereon To he published three weeks sue
cessiyely in The Ellsworth Americana ewspaper
printed published In Ellsworth, In said County,
that they appear at 4 Court OF Probate for
said County. 10 bc held at Ellsworth on the third
Wednesday Of June next, at ten of the clock
In the forenoon, to show cause, II any they have.
why the PRAYER Of said petitioner should not lie
granted
sw2O. PARKER TUCK, Judge.
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E"rrign Pors..
Married.

MA~z.>iLL,.-ArApril ia .ch. wabicu,ar. Far
ker St. Thomas.
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HAN,o,k, >--t"urt of Probate Ellsworth.
April Form, g. u. l--I.
pnu the foregoing Petition. pRuEHtb That
sail " id0W gis. public notice - an prT-nn- in
t.rr~trd ~ causing copy ~ thi- or,icT ~ IT, pun
ltshrd three week successfully IN The Ellsworth
american new spapcr printed ur publi-hri in
Ellsworth ia -aid uuuty, that thcs may appear AZ
q curt ~ Probate for said County % ~ held al
at ten 81 the clorA IN thu forenoon, and -how
Gauss, u any they have. why Ihr same should not
W. granted
gwI-- PARKER Ttah. judge.
Attest -tHG 4. pnRR. Register.
\ true Copy, Attest CHN-. L. poRR Register.
tta Court of Probate holden at Ellsworth within
and for the County Of Hancock. on tn" Second
Wc'!ne -,tay Of April, \. u, I>-I.
nNRU~ EMERY. named Executor. in
" certain instrument purportlng 10 De- the last
VIII and testament ~ tlari,-A Bean, late Of
Sullivan. In said county, decreased. having pre-
sentel tic same fnrprp.atc
ORDERED, That the -atd { yru- Emery give un
tre 10 an persons Interested, T., causing copy uf
th- prrirr to be- puhi she'd three week successive
n 10 the Ellsworth American printed
publ -hci ID Ellsworth, thlt ti-rl mAv appear ~
a Court " Probate for -ati County. =" hr hcld AT
Ellsworth, In said county the thlr,i Wednesday
0f June next az ten OF thr clock hi the fur,-
noon, and -hrw cause, IL any they have, Why the
said instrument should not De proved, approved,
and allowed tn. last viii and Testament ~ said
drc.a-s!
PARKER tt Oh, Judge.
Attest -CHN-. T.. D"RR Register.
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From We-Known People Who Have Used It.

Rev. T. Gerrish Is the vel. known author of the
'Bue and Gray" "Reminiscences of the War"
etc In the family Of Mr.. Gerrish was one who
had canker In stomach. lie was advised TO, and
did, buy Browns >arsaparilla. All traces of the
disease has disappeared and Mr. Gerrsh has freely
given " testimonial. Coming from such
source. any one afflicted with humor, should he
convinced that Browns sarsaparila viii cure all
forms of Blood Disease.
A. j. Farmer, of Garland. had Phthisic so bad
that he did not care for his large farm during ISIS
Tie was so bad that often times his friends thought
he would strange. Has been cured by Browns
sarsaparilla-
II you have Kidney Disease Liver Complaint, |
companied by Constipation, you can be cured by tn
any druggist who sells 1t Ia You will refund money
smith Doolittlc & smith, \ r.. Agents Boston
Portland, Me. Ara Warren Proprietor, Bangor, y
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8Y TELEGRAPH.

Despstehe. to the Ellsworth American.
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Hon. Il. Il. Thomas, County Treasurer for
County of Penobscot had serious case of Liver
trouble, Constipation, etc. One bottle Of Browns
sarsaparila regulated the system and he now en-
joys perfect health.
Mr.. Frank \. Curtis, n large boot and shoe
dealer in Bangor, has been cured Of a case of
canker In the mouth and stomach, that has
troubled him for wears. His sister, wife OF County
Commissioner Briggs has been cured of a serious
disease She has spent large amount of money,
but never got an article OF much merit q.
Browns sarsaparilla
ain across the Back Indigestion or Dyspepsia &C
use Of Browns sarsaparia. Wewarrant this, aud
4 IL does not do all claimed.
Mass Cook. Everett & smith Agents for Maine
G. lyric
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Attest -CHA-. 4. DURR. Register.
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SWl~s
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when Baby was sick, we gave her CsstoriA,
when she was Child. she cried for Cassoria,
when she was Miss, she chung TO CaseoFfa,
when she had Children, she gave them Cast's.
lyr7d
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In conclusion there was presented the deep
ly interesting and laughsble serio-comica
tragedy OF Punch and Judy with appropriate
music and new scenery.
some of the feats were truly astounding
and both Mr.. Avery and Mr.. Stevens did them
selves much credit throughout
On Friday morning last, between the hours
of and O'Clock. lightning struck the house
occupied by Mr.. Robert Mason. at North Ellis
worth. The lightning entered. evidently, by
the chimney. displacing every brick Of which
it was composed, and renting the ridge-pole
from end to end. Descending II Is presumed
that il struck the stove, which was heated at
the time. and glanced, entering the cellar about
four feet north Of where the stove was stand
ing. After descending 10 the cellar II effected
egress through the cellar wall displscing the
stone in its course, blowing its way some ten
or fifteen feet through the earth before coming
TO the surface, after which II plowed deep
and wide furrow directly for the nearest tele-
graph pole, cutting IL entirely OF and evident.
~ split or separated running both ways on the
wire, and for about q mile great many Of
the poles are shattered. The house. at the
time Of the shock, was occupied by three per-
sons, Mrs. Mason and two. young men. One
Of the young men had risen but few minutes
before and was standing before the looking.
glass. He was taken up bodily and thrown
through the window but, with the exception
Of = slight burn, was unhurt. Mrs. Mason,
who was engaged In getting breakfast at the
time, was thrown violently into the corner Of
the room and stunned. The other young man
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-03-08
A Few Words to Young Men.

Ambition is very good thing to have
If you don't have too much of it. It is
like quinine good in small doses; if too
much is taken it is apt to have bad
effect upon the head. Ambition is
difficult thing to define; cruelty, SELFISH
ness and false pride are its first cousins.
Ambition, in Unbalanced natures,
makes them cruel; the possessor win
step to the prize over the quivering
bodies of his competitors physically
speaking, in by-gone ages; fguratiyely,
in this nineteenth century without a
qualm of regret, except that the guer-
don is not greater than it is, and with
out compassion for those who have
fallen in the struggles. Of seltishness
there are many kinds; the common.
everyday, won't, give-up-my-seat kind
of seltishness, and the other kind-the
rendering of small favors in expectation
of return at usury-this is the pure,
double distilled, Northumberland
with-a-glass-stopper kind. Of false
pride there is only one kind-but that
is the meanest kind manufactured.
False pride viii tell young man to
steal rather than to beg; to lie concern
ing MS prospects RAINIER IMAM tell MS
friends he has been unWise and is in
straits. The young man who arrives in
a city without any friends. registers at
the best hotel, and has his mail from
home addressed there, taking his board
out of his prospects for getting work,
will be very likely to get himself into
the papers as hotel beat, and be
obliged to have his letters addressed to
the jail. The young man who starts
out in life with the idea that in few
years he will own the whole earth and
few acres of the next field, may have
to come round at the last minute and
beg for SO much as seat on the
fence. snake haste slowly is wise
proverb; its wisdom is proved by the
test of experience. Rome was not
built in day, nor even great many
towns of lesser Importance in history.
The only thing that ever was built in q
day is a young mans air-castle, and we
all know of its durability, Newsboqs'
Appeal
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-03-08
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

-" Horrors of Hotel Life is the title
of book recently issued.
Mrs Gordon, residing near Bluff.
ton, S. c., now III years of age, walks
four miles to partake of the monthly
Lords supper at the Baptist Church.
Detroit Post.
-Beecher's double, the man who
goes TO theaters and gets the Brooklyn
pastors name in the papers, is John
Wyman. Their resemblance is very
striking. Brooklyn Eagle.
-"Camp Meeting" John Allen, OF
Wilton, Me-, has read the Bible through
and the New Testament half way again
within four months. although he is
eighty-three years old.-B9ston Post.
Mrs. W. G. Noah, one of the great
actresses of fifty years ago, who played
rival engagements with Fanny Kemble,
and supported the elder Booth and For
rest, is still living in Rochester, N. Y.
Rochester ErpreSS.
In reply to a recent invitation to
deliver a lecture before the Manhattan
Temperance Association in Cooper I'm
ion, P. T. Barnum writes from his home
in Bridgeport: Friend Gibbs: have
finished lecturing forever in this world.
Truly yours, P. T. BARNUM. IN Y.
Times.
Mississippians feel very proud of
their State library in the capitol at
jackson. 1t comprises thirty-eight
thousand volumes, which include the
legal textbooks and reports from all
che States in the Union, making a col
lection which ranks third in complete
ness in the whole country Chicago
Herald.
Charles Beach says that he once
searched the pockets of Horace Gree
ley's historic white coat, in which he
found more than two hundred business
cards, which had been given him from
time TO time during the many years he
had worn the coat He was not aware
that there was card about his clothes.
IN. Z. Herald.
The last signature of Peter Cooper
was on postal card written by his
secretary. Tt was addressed to
gentleman in the West, and stated that
Mr.. Cooper took pleasure in sending
him a copy of his work on the protec-
tive tariff. The card lay unnoticed on
Mr.. Cooper's desk for several days aft
er his death, when it was mailed to the
person for whom it was intended. N
Y. Mail.
"A Boston correspondent of the
New York Graphic writes: g I. doubt,
too, if there is another city in which
women have entered journalism in as
large numbers as they have here.
There is not daily paper in the city,
and not a weekly Of any Importance
that has not at least one woman, and,
in several eases, two or three women
on the staff as reporters, editorial
writers, critics or special writer's =
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-03-08
THE GOLD OUTFLOW.

The Inevitable Result of the Continued
Expectation Of Gold Coin and the Hoard
ing OF the Precious Metal by Bankers-IG
'ay1n Become a Speculative Commodity
Again.
NEW York, Feb. II.
At the beginning of the year 1879, the
Government resumed specie payment,
and the premium on gold disappeared.
Yesterday, five years later, it is reported
that q broker was visiting the banks in
Wall street, offering premium for call
ON 100000 of gold any time dur
ing the year. The gold question
has become the uppermost one in
financial circles. Apart from the
possibility of the Government being
Obliged to substitute silver for gold in
It's payment of clearing house balances,
the heavy shipments of gold have
caused an apprehension that gold will
soon become so scarce as to command
a premium. Almost every steamer for
Europe has among its freight more or
less gold. In addition to this it was
intimated by prominent financial au-
thority yesterday that some of the
banks have already begun the policy
of boarding up gold. It is trge atanyrate
that the demands for gold at the sub-trea-
sury of late have been very heavys Since
last Wednesday there has been paidout
al, loo, 900 in gold coin. Yesterday Kid
der, Peabody & Company purchased $780,
900 lin double eagles at the sub-treasulqG
Many bankers and brokers are predicting
that IL this state Of things continues gold
will certainly be quoted ere long at . pre-
MUM. President Thompson OF the Chase
National Bank said yesterday that If any
considerable amount is exported gold will
certainly command premium, and when
it does this it will cease to be currency
and will become merchandise. Already
there is some speculation in gold, and
offers are being made for call ON gold
30 run through the year. Mr. Thompson
believes that there is trouble ahead If gold
continues TO be shipped abroad in large
quantities or boarded by capitalists at
home. Mr.. Thompson admits that his
bank has been putting its resources into
gold, as there is danger that currency will
drop to silver value only.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-03-08

-FOUR Boys Launched Into Eternity by the
Explosion of a Magazine Containing sig
Tons of Giant Powder-Two of Them
Literally Blown to Atoms.
OMAHA, NEB., Feb. %.
Steele, Johnson & Co.'s powder maya.
zine, three miles south of this city, ex.
ploded with terrific force yesterday. The
building was completely destroyed, not
even splinter remaining, the only mark
by which its location could be determined
being the excavation in the ground where
the powder was stored. The cause of the
explosion is mystery. The theory is that
four boys-named Chris Maiden, aged
nineteen; Willie MalIus, thir-
teen; Willie Abney, fifteen;
and John Stetts, nine years old-Who
were hunting in the vicinity, tried to
break into the magazine and replenish
their stock of powder. In doing this
they must have struck fire in some way
and the sparks been communicated to the
six tons or more of blasting powder
stored there. The real facts will never
be known, as all the parties concerned
were literally blown to pieces. The bodies
of two of the boys, headless and
terribly mangled, were found about
200 yards away entirely stripped
of clothing and burned all over to dirty
brown color, making them look like small
beech logs. From papers found by one of
the bodies it was identified as that of
Willie Mal1us. Of the other two lads the
only traces found were four little feet, the
rest of their bodies having been blown in
to fragments so small as to be undistin-
guishable. The magazine was situatedin
a thickly-Wooded raYine. ALI the trees
within the radius of an acre were felled
and the ground blackened and torn up in
spots as though dragged with a harrow.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-03-08

important Documents Bearing Upon the
Charges Against Governor Murray of
Utah Mysteriously Missing-Somebody to
Get Warmed.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. q.
1t has Just leaked out that important
paper documents in the charge against
Governor Murray have mysteriously dis
appeared. One of the most important
documents among those sent from the
Department of Justice to Springer's
Committee some weeks since Was war
rant issued in Murray's handwriting,
making charges and costs for the sum OF
$86 for service and mileage and other
fees for the arrest of a man who really
walked into Murray's Office and gave HIM
self up. The offender, the story goes,
j lived some hundred miles from Louis
vile. The Postmaster at his place of
residence fancied he had violated the laws
relative to the use of mails for lottery
purposes, and so charged The man said
to the Postmaster that he was ready to
meet the charges, so they together went
to Louisville, entered Murray's Office,
where the charges were made and the de-
Tense entered. Murray, however, it is
said, made out a warrant with all the
charges, amounting to eighty-six dollars.
This was finally disputed when the facts
carae out, and Murray reduced it twenty
six dollars. This document, however, in
.Murry's own handwriting, Mr.. Springer
says he considers the most important of
all the papers sent him, and this one
is now missing. 1t was, he said, among
the papers when first sent him, but
not among them when sent the second
time from the Department Inquiries made
by Springer of the officials at the Depart
ment of Justice show that Governor Muir
rays attorney, Mr. Wilson, of Louisville,
was probably the only person permitted
TO handle these papers since they were in
the hands of the committee the first time.
MIR. Springer proposes to thoroughly in
vestigate the matter, and will make it
warm for somebody if it appears that the
document is really missing and nobody
but Wilson had access to the document in
the meantime.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-03-08
Perseverance.

Slight times three!" said Willie VIII
son. impatiently. ''Oh, what is the
matter with me? Can't I get that
rightP"
''Come on, Willien' shouted the boys
at the window; 1--WE can't wait; finish
your lesson afterward. =
20, yes, said Willie. sAfterward!'
Iknow all about him; he has cheated me
many time, and | have no faith in
him. Nine times four are thirty-six.''
"Bother nine times four! 1t is time
we were of, and we shall have to go
without YOU
81 should like to bother it." said
Willie; ''it is giving me bother enough.
How much is it, anyhow"
Zone hundred and seventy-nine. Now
come on this minute, or we shall go
without YOU
'Look here, Harry JONES' said
Willie, looking up a minute from
his work; this is the last ex-
ample in our lesson. I've got all the
others, and 1 know I shan't have any
more time for arithmetic, and I don't
mean to stir from this corner till I get
this bothering old fellow right. I've
gone over him three times now, and it
won't come; if I have to do it three hum
dred times I mean to have it. So
there!H
Bother take the old example, any
how?n said Harry, in his crossest tone.
Come on boys; we can't lose all the fun
waiting till midnight for him. and
away every boy went.
''Nine times four are thirty-four, said
Willie, patiently; and though, of course,
it was not right, and never viii be, he
worked away Just as steadily; and when
he found that he was wrong, again, he
said, talking to himself: ssNow, look
here! You think you are going to beat
me, don't you? Well, you were never
more mistaken in your life. NY name
is Persevere Wilson. Father said l had
earned that name, and that should
have it as long as deserved it; and
hope you don't think am going to lose
my name and my place in the class just
to please you. y
Then he began again, slowly, patient
", each figure carefully studied, and at
last the example "proved ITSELF" and
Willie, with a soft hurrah and a loud
yawn, got up from his corner. The
last glimmer of twilight was fading. No
use to talk of ball-playing now; fun was
over for that evening.
81 dom care, said Willie, as he went
up to bed; sit will be more fun for me
than for the others when the roll of ex-
amples is called tomorrow
Sure enough! master Willie.' said
Prof. Bennett, looking up over his spec
tacIes, "you are the only member of
the class to be marked Perfect to-
day. There was more ball-playing than
perseverance by the rest of the class,
fear. "-Youpg Reaper.