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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-11
Adjournment Of Probate Court, and
Court of insolvency.

HANCOCK, sat- a Probate Cont and !. Court
OF Insolvency which by law should he holden al
Ellsworth, within and for said county On, the irst
Wednesday OF september 4. ID. 1854.
The Judge of Probate for said county being
absent, 1t Is ordered that said Probate Court and
SAID Court of Insolvency and all matters return
able to and pending therein, be adjourned to The
second Wednesday of September A. u. 1854, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, and at two O'Clock in The
afternoon respectively.
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Outside Garments for Ladies
Children and Misses will
be closed out regard
less Of cost.
Special Bargains in SlaWlS
From $3.50 10 $4,000 apiece.

There will be no special reduction on
Cotton goods, with exception Of prints.
which will y At , cents pr yard, these
being the best goods, as we never kept
the cheaper grades. >hee,ings we al
ways -old 50 cheap as 70 require a
powerful magniticr 70 discover THE pro-
fits. Special inducements 10 House
Keepers" in Table Linens. Napkins.
Towels. and Bed Spreads
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-11
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

THE Grammar school House and Lot. in Distric,
L No 3, on School Street, Ellsworth, will be sold
at public auction, at the school house. at O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon, sept. Is. The committee re-
serve the right to reject any bids less than
amount which will be named at the hour of sale
c. c. Bt'RRILL,
l.. d. FOSTER,
Ellsworth, Sept. 3, issi. ew3s
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-11

Bar Hsrbor
The [. S. School,hip Jame>toNa. which
has been lying a; anchor in thi> por, fr a
week past. it is understood. viii .li his
afternoon.
lows, of Lawrence. Mass. accompanied .,
the Lawrence Brass Band paid . visit to
Bar ilarbor. on SUNDAY last wa steamer
Richmond.
The steamer Mt. Desert al,cr;i>ts a
trip to Boston and return al the low fAtc Of
$500.
The Casino viii be opened but three
nights week until further notice. Tuesday
Thursday and SATURDAY.
Sept .. A>INo>i.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-11

BATAVIA. Ar o,lt. /, bark lu's Jordan
New YORK.
N"Nci">. y. y. >li. ~yp-. :. IN. Glad
Tidins-. Cole, New York
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-11
Music for the Consumers
Dry&FalCy Goods.
7sl's'a d Bargains.
\. GlLLIRI,
The Dry Goods dealer
Of Ellsworth is
Offering them.
Read why we are
doing tt!

Contemplating extensive alterations in our
place "f business. which will probably compel
~ 10 close our store and prevent us from doing
business at all for several weeks. For that
reason must reduce stock to make room, and
get II out Of our way To 10 this efrcctually and
quickly, we offer our whole stock ut a large RI
duction from our usual selling price.
The following are only few Of the many bar
gains, we haven't the room nor the time tn
mention al Of them, these are sufficient to give
our patrons an idea how low they viii he able %
buy goods Of as for the next few DAYS
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-11
NEVER GIVE UP

however scrinu, your ease. whether 81 Scrofula.
Liver or Kidney Complaint, salt Ehcun, Iheu.
matism "a. any disease arising from an impure
state of the blood until you have given Ncg-trnc
thorough trial. 1t Is remedy for Ju,t tins class
of diseases and IN numerous case, which all
efforts have failed to reach. 1t ha- proved De of
great efficacy.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-11

Nathan.
The weat or TIL, week i, al that could
he desired.
MIR. Arvilie Jordan i, rapidly recover
ing from h's injuries.
Mr.. Thompson Of North Maria,illc.
j very 10.
- The school in district No commenced
Aug. IS, Miss W. J. Brazdon Of Fast La
molnc, teacher. Miss Brsgdon taught the
last term Of school and proved very sue
cessful teacher School in district No |
commenced Sept. |. Mr.. \. Martin Of Els
worth. teacher
Miss Eta Fox and Mis-. NJ Grant Of
Ellsworth, have been spending few lays
with Mrs VI. Fox.
Miss Annie Srra,ton Of Hancock. is
visiting Dea Vim. Mercer
The closing exercises Of the ,choo! IN
District n. > occurred SATURDAY. afternoon.
\ large number of the friends and relative,
Of the scholars were present and appropriate
remark, we're made l., Deacon VIM Mtr-
Ger and Mr. Jefferson lIaslam Mrs. Butter
Grant. the teacher. was presented with
beautiful set If glass ware by the scholar,
- '"h'h Vi uleii esteem LOT hei.
Mis-, K. Jordan la, returned from Bar
lIarbor
4 family reunion wa, held at the home
Of Mr.. John Morrison on TUESDAY. Sept >.
About twenty friends and relative, from
Boston and Ellsworth were present ana
very pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Parsons Of South Marsvi.le. is
visiting friends N Cranberry Isle.
Sept q.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-11

Gosld~bSre.
The vote of this town last Monday
stands. Robe POO. Relman us. Ilarey 81
majority over Gordon. Constitutional
amendment. 100 yeas, IL Nos.
Launched 9Th inst, sch Wilson X
Willard This Is center board schooner
OF fifty tons capacity built by G. r. Hard
ison, owned by X. G. Young. and i, 10 he
commanded By Capt Eugene Nuiter 1t is
the neatest and best built vessel ever
launched in this section. Ecer,thln; ha,
been done BY square rule nu,hins By
1.-THE eye" and no pains nor expense has
been spared to have ner first class in every
respect.
Master W. Strout is building III. 40
ton schooner for W. Fernald They are now
putting ia the deck frame.
Miss Laura Jones i, teaching the fall
term Of school, Of IL weeks, in this district
Miss l.. liodgkin, i. teaching the fall
term IN the Spurlin district x
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-11

DeLhsm.
Mrs. Jennie Peaks and daughter are
with Mr.. and Mrs. s. f.. Peaks, and will
probably remain some time. They have
been living in Bar lIarbor nearly two wears
Miss Annie Hurl has returned from
Portsmouth, y. II.
MIR Geo. 2. Goodwin has commenced
tnrt >hing with his "liebener.r
Mr. Mark W. CHM is abou, to take the
field with benjamin Allen"
Quite number ofpeople from various
points are camping on the island, Of
Phillips Pond and along the shore. Ex-
cIr>!onS TO this beautiful lake are offrequent
occurrence.
Mr. \. Il. Phillips has bought a tract of
land Of Mrs. Mann. which contains one Of
the best and most extensive gravel banks in
III section.
One Of our citizens starts for Aroostook
imm, liatr.y after election IN the interest of
WarEcu> Relief linmen,.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-11
Hosiery and L!s!e Gloves.

Price, in this department we place
at such a low figure, 50 a. to close out
all Of them. The reduction i from 10
to 80 cents per pair, Oh those costing
from - cents and upwards.
Immense Slaughter
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-11

Eigohii.
--JnIgr W,well spoke to good ,izrd
audience in the Town Hall last SATURDAY.
evening.
The State Fair will receive many visitor,
from Buehili.
The farmers are requested TO meet a,
the town house Saturday. Sept. bat + NJ.
to arrange for holding their cattle show and
fair.
Rey DIR. lenney preached in the Con
errgaiional church sunda, evening
democratic headquarters were no, open
at al late Monday evening. and the ilumi-
nation wa' not ,eiy brilliant Disgust fills
their Souls
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-11
Bowdoin College.

EXAMINATIONS for admission to college will
Ii be held at the cleveland Lecture Room,
Massachusetts Hall, on FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
July II and H. ard on FRIDAY AND SATUR-
DAY, sept. IL and l3, beginning each day at
$50 A. NJ. All candidates must be present on
Friday morning.
ALPHEUS 5. PACKARD,
ACTING PRESIDENT
Brunswick, June 81, 1884. HIVES
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-11

UdlGhGU, RUUk lSLhNU HpAUif IL h |
Calls the attention Of travellers 10 the central posi-
toA Of its line. &C Meeting the East and the WCs.
b. ihe shortest route. and carrying passengers.
without change Of cars. bctw cen Chicago and kan
SIS CRY. Council bi.fs. Leavcnworth, Atchison.
NJ nncapolia and 81. Paul II connects IN Union
tho Atlantic and the Plcinr Oceans. Its coup
'nc1t Urrlvllcd and r;a%ui Hecgf being composed
OF lost Comfortable aad Beautiful Day Coaches,
Magnificent Horton Reclining CaalT Cars. Pull
mans Prrtiicst Palace SlocpinF Cars. aud the Best
Line Of DininE Cars she World. Three TrainA
bct~ cen CaIcago and II asouri River Points Two
Trains between Chicago ami Minneapolis ant St.
Paul. via the Famous
ALBERT LEA ROUTE"
New and Direct Ltnc. via Seneca and KanSa-
zee has recently h"su oVNlcd bctH Rich mond,
Norfolk, S-NT a-t Ssyya, Chattauooga. Atlanta Au-
gusta, Mash gllc LcHisyilc. LcEingrUn. Cincinnati.
Indianapolis and Latag e;tg. and Omaha. hinncap-
Oils ani ~ Paul aud tutrr mediate points.
Al Ih-5 IN Passenger Travel o. Fast Express
Trains.
TieNe.if. ss's a; ell 5r ucjpal Ticket Omccs IL
tho Cuif~a ert'- - and Cl-4 ada.
BasEi@- 4r'Nrd through and rates n fare al
way a. 4lw - competitors tAat on l-aa aiVAn-
tA-rs
F5r ds-A.. 4 information get the Maps I'd Fold
o; the
GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE,
4; yonr nearest ricke; Ofnce, or address
r. r. CASLE, E.. ST. JOHN,
ffyt Zeal hEr Gtgi Ttt : Pass. ~
CHICAGO.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-11

For Cards, Bill Heads, Programmes,
Circulars and Posters, send to the
AMERICAN Office.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-11

REST AND SLEEP
are Indispensable. would you enjoy sound health.
Its controlling influence over the nervous sys-
TEN. h. malc vEGEriSE i blessing to thous-
ands. Nervous sufferer you viii hni sure relief
in vegctiuc.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-11

BEAR IN MIND
that when your blood becomes impure the safe
guard against serious illness l. to at once r-.,rt
to some reliable purifier Lang experience w,,h
Vcgc,nc proves beyond question that it Is the
best blood purifier known.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-11
DON'T ALLOW BLOTCHES

and pimpcs to disdgure you whcn there j. a
posiiire cnrc to DO had in the timely Of
vegetine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-07-03
IechancsbwnI Frederick County, Maryland Thursday July 8, 1884,

Zone evening I strolled over to see
her. The sitting.room door was open,
and seeing no one within, I entered and
sat down. Shutting footsteps told of
some ones approach. Old man Rid
man entered. He looked at me a mo-
ment and said :"
"'Have you come back to taunt me?'
mo, old man, having attained the
rank Of general, l have come back to
marry your daughter"
allow do you know. sir, that will
consent P"
"You said that all barriers would be
removed should attain the rank of
general. "
ayes, but you are only brigadier
general. Well, as l did not specify
what rank Of general, l suppose it
would be better to yield. Remember
sir, that am soon to be candidate
under the United States government
for justice Of the peace
eve have been married for years.
The old man lives with us, and is con-
stantly engaged in copying opinions
delivered under authority Of the Con-
federate government.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-07-03
A novel way 10 pop the Question

Tyrolean maidens are by old custom
spared the necessity of giving tongue
to their AYE" or "no". 1t appears
that the first time young man pays
visit as an avowed sutton he brings
bottle of wine, of which he pours out
glass and offers it to the object OF his
affections. In any case she will not re.
fuse it point blank - that would be too
gross an insult; but, should the wooer
not be agreeable to her, or his declara-
ton little too premature'y. she de-
clines the proffered wine, pleading that
it looks sour, or that wine dlsagrees
with her, or an other excuse the femin-
inc ingenuity may suggest. If she lik-
es the lad ard is equal to owning it, she
empties the glass, taking care not to
spill any of the wine, for if she does 30,
or the glass or bottle is broken, it is an
unhappyomen. "They have split the
wine between them" say the peasants
when the marriage turns out badly.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-07-03
Slave Selling In an African City.

Sunday, I learned, was the day on
which these human chattels were gen.
orally disposed of; so on the first Sun
day after my arrival in Tangler | went
for walk, and presently found myself
in the crowed little market. Just
ahead of my conductor was tall tur-
boned Arab, with fine face and long
grey beard, whom l recognized as one
of the auctioneers who patrol High
street of Tangier, carrying pieces of
calico, horse trappings, knives, or other
articles on their arms, and crying the
price at which they are offered to the
public. He was moving stolidly about
through the crowd of market people,
who were all to busy to spare SO much
as glance at him, My guide pointed
to him. "Voila." he cried. But
where is the save::" | demanded.
'Voila, monsieur voila.' he repeated,
pointing again to the auctioneers, and
then saw walking YEARLY behind him,
pausing when he paused, moving on
when he advanced, looking with eyes
of pathetic apathy, upon the busy
throng around her, Il girl a child of IA
wears or whereabouts, with uncovered
face, clad in a single scanty garment OF
white cotton. She was black, but not
uncomely, and she had evidently been
carefully prepared in the bath for the
ordeal of this morning. The little girl
looked up with dull curiosity visible on
her features when she observed my
European dress. Then she looked away
with the same sad face of hopeless de-
lection. l asked her price. ''rhirty-
five dollars" (seven pounds), WAS the
answer Seven pounds as the price for
this little bit of humanity She had
been brought from Soudan, the auc-
tioneers told me. She had been captur-
ed there by slave dealer, who carried
her to Mogador and passed her on to
another dealer, by whom she had been
taken to Tangicr. She was pagan,
absolutely ignorant, but was healthy.
She was active, she was good-looking,
she was but no, my pen refuses to chon-
icle the list of various qualities as they
were glibly enumerated by the sales
man. He might have been talking OF
a horse or sheep; nay, he would hard
ly have talked SO coarsely Of either OF
these animals as he did Of this fellow
creature of mine Presently he turned
away disappointed, finding that no bid
was forthcoming from me. l followed
him little distance along the narrow,
winding street. The girl was ever
treading closely in his foot steps, Sud
denly woman beckoned him to the
door. He entered it, still followed by
the girl, and when, a few minutes af-
terward, he emerged, he was alone,
Through my conductor | learned that.
he had sold the girl to the women of
the house for 8 pounds. Leeds (Eng.)
Mercury
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-07-03
ThOuglicr than I'ie-Crust.

That horrid Mrs. Sawyer said Mrs.
Jones, the other day. I wish she would
move out of the neighborhood.
Well, what do you run there all the
time for? I told you how it would be,
retorted Mr.. Jones.
This was not the kind of sympathy
Mrs. Jones expected, and she became
ominously silent.
What has she said about you now :?
inquired Mr.. Jones:
Oh, it's nothing about me, said Mrs
Jones.
Who is it about ? said Jones, with
evident anxiety. ...
It's about you, resumed Mrs Jones.
She says you are no more fit to run for
Office than a brindle cat, and that if
Sawyer votes for you she'd never speak
to him again. She says -
Never mind, said Jones loftily. I'm
not the least interested in what a fee
BILE. minded woman says.
But the fatiron had struck home,
and Jones left the table with a look on
his face that BODIED no good.
1t was baking day at the Sawyer's.
If there was anything Mrs. Sawyer
prided herself upon it was the tender,
llaky quality Of her paste. Jones knew
this.
Mrs. Sawyer was just rolling that
tender pie-paste into great sheets of
transparent dough, when there came a
knock at the door. Mrs. Sawyer ans
wered it, rolling pin in hand. 1t was
Willie Jones who had knocked.
Please, Mrs. Sawyer, said the inno-
cent child, pa would like piece of your
pie-crust.
Certainly, Willie, said Mrs. Jones,
much tlattered, but it isn't baked yet.
He doesn't want it baked.
But be can't eat raw pie-crust.
He isn't going to eat it.
Then what is he going to do with it ?
He said he wanted to mend the har-
ness, and make hinges for the barn
door with it, and -
The rolling-pin hung fire, and the
boy escaped, but the barrier between
the houses of Jones and Sawyer can
never be broken. 1t is thougher than
pic-crust.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-07-03
The Art of Sewing.

The art of sewing has been known
from very remote period, as is shown
by the fact that bone needles have been
found among the oldest remains Of the
Swiss lake dwellings, and in the caves
of France and Great Britain which
were frequented by man during the
reindeer age. Some of these early nee
dies were perforated in the middle -
which was the thickest part - and
others were pierced at the larger end.
A French cavern has yielded needles
much superior to those of the ancient
Gauls and to the ivory needles Of the
modern Esquimaux, especial skill hav-
ing been applied to the boring Of the
eyes, which must have been done with
fine flint drill.
The Swiss lake jewellers used linen
thread or bark fibre for sewing, and
made garments from woven fabrics of
linen and bark as we'll as from the skin
of animals. The cave people employed
thread made from split tendons and
perhaps strings of gut, and the fneness
of some of their needles has suggested
the probability that they performed
some more delicate work than the sew.
ing Of skins.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-07-03
How He Wanted to ESc Shaved.

The following incident has been re-
lated before, but the Boston Globe thinks
it will be enjoyed at this time: The late
Charles O 'Conor, soon after be took up
his residence at Nantucket, had occa-
sion to visit one of the barbershops in
the town. The tonsorial artist, elated
at the honor he enjoyed in the patronage
of 50 distinguished a citizen, greeted
Mr.. O'Conor in the following garulous
manner:
Good morning, Mr.. O'Conor. Fine
morning, sir
No answer.
Think the weather will continue fine,
Mr.. O'Conor.
No answer.
We've had good deal Of rain, sill"
No answer. The great lawyer sat in
the chair.
"How would you like to be shaved:'
inquired the barber placing a towel
about his new customer chin. ta
"Iu silence, sir. was the stern and
solitary reply.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-07-03
How the Polar Bear Spends the
Winter.

An Arctic traveller says: AS soon as
the winter shuts down, when snow be-
gins to fall heavily and the shortening
of the days indicates the approach of
the long night which reigns in the frig-
id zone, the female polar bear seeks
some nook where there is a comfortable
carpet of moss and lies down. She has
had long summer of seal catching and
cranberry picking, and under her hide
are thick layers Of fat. She feels ia
tigued and drowsy, and stretching her.
self on the lee of rock she goes to sleep.
Perhaps that very first night the leaden
clouds shake down the thick-hying
flakes, and for days and days it not one:
stops showing; but the bear never looks
out to see what is happening. She is
contentedly asleep and sucking her
paws-so it is said, but | won't vouch
for that-and lets the snow drift over
her until she is buried a dozen or more
feet deep in that Aeecy mound. But
the snow by no means lies close upon
a buried log. The heat Of her body
keeps it thawed for little distance, so
that she is in snow cave rather than
immersed in drift, while the warmth
of her breath keeps open a little chin.
ney up through the roof, so that she is
in no danger of suffocation.
DO you think she is to cold there?
Not bit of 1t; too warm, no doubt, at
first. l have never been so uncomfor-
table from heat as some nights in sleep
ing out of doors when two or three
inches only of snow had spread its
blanket over my bed, and did not
dare move until was ready to get up
for fear of spilling lot of it down the
back of my naked neck.
In the spring, when the advancing
sun begins to weaken the icy shell over
her, the female bear, now mother of
two little fellows about as big as Spitz
dogs ,rousese herself, breaks out through
the snow, and leads forth her little
cubs into the world, bat sometimes,
when repeated MEETINGS and freezlngs
have caked the surface Of the snow
above her unusually hard, she is too
weak with her long fast and the suck
ling of her BARNS to break through,
and so all three staryc to death in their
snow prison. This is the extrerae of
Information. The grizzly and black
bear are not pushed to such hard con-
ditions, finding plenty Of shelter in hol-
low trees and hollow; leaf-strewn spaces
under fallen ones.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-07-03
Travelling In the Air.

Mr.. Richard A. Proctor, the distin-
guished astronomer, holds that If the
full power Of the arms and legs can be
so applied to ingeniously arranged me-
chanism as to work wings more or less
resembling those of bird, there is
little reason of doubling mans power
of sustaining himself in the air and
even travelling with great rapidity
through it. Probably, he adds, it will
be much easier for him to sustain HIM
self while travelling rapidly onward
than while lowering over the same
SPOT.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-07-03

During the war between Germany
and France, now IA years ago, there
were one million German soldiers III
France while there were nearly 100000
French war-prisoners in the different
fortresses of Germany. In the winter
from 1870 to 1871 it was bitter cold in
Germany and the tender Frenchmen
suffered very much, daily dying by the
dozen while the robust Pommeranians
in the French bivouacs got along pretty
we'll, exposed to 10 degrees Reaumur.
There was one striking feature showing
the warlikeness of the German soldier
in regard with his adversary, the former
marching in big boots-home made,
the latter jumping around in fac Paris
ian shoes which, after the first battle
broke into thousand pieces.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-07-03

NARROW ESCAPE. "A French actor,
at the time Of the emperor Nicolaus
member Of the opera conaique in St.
Petersburg, had run in debts and his
director not being willing any longer
topay his salary for months and months
in advance, ourFrenchman, being oblig.
ed to put up at the city Jail until the
last "kopeka" was paid, and afraid Of
the imprisonment as we'll as of the
usual "25" duly administered to the
bare back Of each prisoner entering the
city Jail, saw but one way of escape,
to marry a Russian woman, thus be-
coming Russian citizen, with right
of delaying the term for paying his
debts. In the hour Of danger when the
executor" put in an appearance in Or
der to rest the fellow, our actor was
joined in marriage with the cook of his
hotel, toothless woman of innumer-
able years, formerly slave Of a Rus
sian landowner. This act released tho
Frenchman he also got rid of his
debts which were paid by his "old
woman" who had saved good deal Of
money while serving at a first-class
hotel. Our Frenchman being young
and handsome, his bride clung to him,
and getting Mortified the husband of
yesterday wrapped up his "tricots' and
took his leave after the much approved
French manner. But the cold woman,
with donkey's quickness, in the COM
pany of a Russian magistrate, followed
the man of her choice. They travel
ed day and night, with lightning speed;
but the lucky Frenchman reached the
line between Russia and Prussia ten
minutes sooner than the blood-thirsty
Asiates, getting rid, in due time, Of his
debts, the ominous "25' and his cold
woman.