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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23
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FLORIDA ORANGES on THE TREE.
THEIR EFFECT oS MILWAUKEE MANS
MOUTH


[Peck's SUM-
FRIDAY morning | erswed out Of bed at
the 81. James hotel, with violent headache,
aad mad clear through | felt as though
the search for the South pole was not sue
| cess. Il lad moi been very warm anywhere,
| except at Chattanooga. where | put on some
gauze underclothes, and since then had
| frozen several very necessary appendices,
| such as ears. nose, etc. and had read in
the morning paper of the terrible snow
storm north, which was extending south
| rapidly | thought Of what a cosored man
| at Macon said. Ile was standing on the
| sidewalk shlveriag over peanut roaster.
and as passed along he said Knowing |
was from the North, Boss, guess YOU lei
de daah open when you come down sauf,
and let de blizzard in
| But when threw up the curtain that FIRST
morning in Jacksonville. and looked out on
| the park in front Of the hotel, and saw
| green trees OF all kind. orange trees filed
| with ripe. yellow fruit. shade trees outside
the walks with oranges on. and ladies with
| parasoIs. began 10 look around for the
| South pole. 1t was an enchanting sight to
4 man right fresh from sleigh-ride, and |
got into couple OF pants pretty quick, and
went ou' to Just wallow IN all this yerdure.
| wanted TO 90 and roll in the grass. |
| went down stars without waiting for any
elevator. rushed through the Office. forget
/ ting all about breakfast, aud began to walk
about the park and the town.
The oranges didn't look right 10 me. |
couldn't how they could grow there in
the streets, right within the reach ot every
/ little nigger coon ~ town, without being
stolen. IL the North the s1urest crab apple
| that ever broke mans jaw. or puckered up
| a pretty mouth. would not BE- safe mo
menr, as exposed a, those oranges we're. aad
could no, believe that boys IN the South
were more honest than boys in the North.
! Then got to thinking. and made up my
! mind that the oranges we're tied on the trees
with pieces Of wire and were Intended 10 dc
cetye Northern people. | thought 1t was a
mean deception. aud made up my mind To
expose II to the world.
/ asked co,nrel man ii here was an, OBJ
+ lection To a man picking an orange, AMI he
SAID he reek oacl not, - r. lch,d up and
+ l:l' hold Of one. and picked It. looked for
! tnc wire ~ string, but II was actually a
growing orange, aud had more faith IN
( Fiorlla than ever. | shah always believe
- 80 p'i' ~
( when | started tn piece Of orange toward,
nv mouth.
VI any reader, Wli remember ms mpulh
/ as it was when lsyed af the North. Il MAS
pretty decent sort ot q mouth to stab
around home wIlh. y pain everyday sort
TILT III. ,' .
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

4 little blue. eyed ,haxen-hat srl formed
tine head Of very Juvenile procession that
ii.eI tuto Castle Garden from an imm grant
barge the other morning. The lltIie girl
vas eie,en-year-od Annie knpprl. Sle
termed around eyen now and then and
Lazed soieltou>is at the rest nf the process
SION made up OF Martha koppri, aged :,
Hans koppeI, aged ;. and two-yehr- old X al
.c koppeI. \ big be-whi,kcrrd German
picked up Katie and set her on one OF his
mighty shoulders, Katie was delighted, but
Annie looked up in alarm and cried to tie
biz German:
"l3e careful. You wtll let the child fall =
"NeNer fear, .ittle mother, said the big
German. stopping down and ,tsokins Annie
hair with hI> disensaged hand The broad
iatherly smile that ,hone through the big
German whl>ktrs reassured Annle, aud She
resumed her pace al the head OF the line.
ANNE stopped IN front of the recording
clerk and told HIM her name aud the names
OF The rest Of the procession. Sle sh we'd
ticket, to 81. Louis, and said she was going
there 10 meet her mother.
"iiow mach none, have you got ?" asked
the clerk.
None, replied Annie.
What are YOU and the babes going TO
live On before You get 10 s.. LOUIS? ~
Annie SAID She thought s.. Louis was only
a little way from Castle Garden and that
she wouldn't need anything until she got
there. Then she ca'mlv asked how much
would be required To feed 1.-The children and
me" until they reached 81. Louis. Some
body said about 81. Annie corrugated her
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23
Lll,iJn Life

rLrnt5n Life
rhr rrccut reforms shicA the emperor Of
Russia ha> introIrce ia tile royal family
were muca needed. rhe title, of grand
duke AMI grAnl duchess are now limited 10
file The remaining member, wt.i only lie
recognized "A, princes of the blood Whru
tAe Emperor Pau, who was the las, to L..
j,l4te for the R1minotf ftmiiy, formed the
existing reguiAtons the tile ot grand duke
was confined tc sons Under Alexander
|. aud Nicholas, the family did not increase
considerably, but il has now gr,wn II very
large proportions. Oa the birth Of each
grand duke the sum Of three million Of
ruuhie> i put aside for his benefit, and. IN
addition to that, when he comes OF aye a
large allowance is made him 5, that had
no reform hren Instituted the drain on The
eXchcquer would have reached enor.nol>
proportions. For the future. all members ot
ih. imperial family who are not grand dukes
ai.i b- allowed t. marry with aaug hter, ot
Rl,>au or other uobiem-u. Perhaps the
greatest boon which the new laws give Is
that members Of the imperial family are not
to secure all those high and lucrative posts
waieh they have hitherto monopozed from
their era lie. but vii have to br promoted by
merit. rne emperor ms besun the>- re-
forms with his own son, the Cszirewitc!I,
whom he has appointed TO tie post usually
bestowed on every granl duke when he be-
comes Of age.
Aaothrr reform which the emperor has
Just introduced into the army was even more
needed than the above. From time imme-
mortal it has been the custom that when a
senior officer retired from the regiment he
was presented with very costly gifts. Another
drain on the purses Of The officers was the
expense entailed on them whenever the
emperor reviewed the trnops. as the most
costly bouquets had to be presented to the
empress and the ladies Of the house
hold.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

The phenomenal growth ofthe Wyom-
ing Stock Growers Association is sug2es-
tive of the vast importance of the cattle il
:erests of this country. Twelve years ago this
association was organized with ten members.
owning 10000 head of cattle. valued at
$3.50, 900. To-day it has 435 members own
ing 1000, 900 head Of cattle. whose estimat-
ed value is $l00,000,0O0. Its SWAY extends
over the whole of Wyoming and portions of
six other States and Territories, and it is
without doubt the largest association of the
kind in the world
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

rate articles ss are most har dyesi, hut single
combination. sfi eNE EeT-Hcca wholesale druggists,
VINO have handled all flo v2rous dyes, pronouDceit
the best ~i1 ge pr iaraiion for changing the color
OK the hair vhi "a hts ry.r been hrougii to their
uaG-e.
Price. - Cents. Satisfaction guaranteed IN
every case ,r tii. money refunded. Prepared o'ily
by DIR. &. " THOIPSO-s. Hockiaud, Ne.
s5l4 IS III A1lrr-.
t-5l HN-eH-iv, y hg il.: q, .-ls.;y buying high
a. '- '4..1 - 3 tin...
f,-r4 aa.,--
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

A Gardiner liquor seller has a hard
road TO travel. Recently lady who prose-
cuted him for selling liquor to her husband,
received verdict of 500; later he was
obliged 10 pay Sl06 for liquor selling, and
now another woman has brought an action
against Tim for 5000.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

10 reduce the expenses of the inspection
bureau Of the Postotfice Department within
the limits of the appropriation, the Post
master General requested the resignation of
fourteen inspectors. Among them are
Charles Fields of Massachusetts, and f. c.
Stevens OF Maine. Their designations will
take effect April 30.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

Eastman Johnson, the artist, who is un.
derstood to have been engaged to paint a
portrait Of President Cleveland, was born in
Lowell, Me-, and spent portion Of his early
youth in the adjoining town Of Fryeburg.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

A theatrical manager says about the
proper pronunciation of the word drama
1T depends upon what part of the country
one is in In Boston | call il drawmah.
in New York drahma, in Chicago drummer,
but in st. Louis, in order to make myself
solid with the citizens, have to talk about
the draymy.'
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

In the .Nec York Hratd. is an adver-
tiscment in the For Sale" column. of a
castle in the Bretague which used to be the
residence Of the Dukes of Bretagne and
where for two wears the chlvalric Richard
the Lion-hearled of Eng land, was held as
prisoner. The price is only Sl60,000 and
the castle would make pleasant little CONT
mental residence for some American railroad
king or bank d-fauiter
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

There are renewed signs of life and act
iyit, at Brooklyn navy yard. \ survey Will
be made shortly Of Unlted States sloop-of
war Essex, with view of putting her in
trim for sea service United States sloop
of-war Brooklyn, when IN November last
returned from three-year's cruise in the
South Pacific. viii be oyerhauied and made
ready for the sea By the 10Th inst. Rumor
has said that she will 20 back to the South
Pacific. The monitor Nantucket will be
ready for sea in few weeks Torpedo
boat Trtpid is being rebuilt. The war cloud
in Europe NAV necesslta'e an increase of the
European squadron.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23
Judge Harrington sat on the vermo,

Judge Harrington sat on the Vermont
supreme court bench in ante -bellum days.
An action was brought before him for a
slave, The plaintiff making out his proof Of
title to the African legally. The judge told
him this title was defective. "What more
do need TO make out title ?' "a bill Of
sale from Almighty God,' was the judges
reply.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

Officer to timid soldier-"Why, Pat. YOU
are surely not going to turn coward?' Pat
"Why, sure, I'd rather be coward for five
minutes than corpse for the rest of my loifev
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

Panama is place where no civil ser.
vice reform keeps rotation in office from ro-
tating. Since January l, it has had four diff
ferent presidents. Panama must be place
after Vice President Hendricks own heart.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

1t is a curious fact that one of the most
famous poems IN our language appeared origi-
nally IN 4 magazine. that seldom touches poe
Try al ALL and the same periodical, after an in
ter'al of sixty-six years. now brings out anotb-
er poem very similar in theme BRYANT,
'Thanatopsis" was first printed in the N.,fh
Amer,cdh Rectelr for September. 1917. The
May number OF the Reotetc, just out, has Il
poem by Robert Buchanan on The New
Buddha." The critics found fault with Mr..
Bryants poem on the ground that il was un
Christian; it remains to be seen what they will
say OF Mr. Ruchanan's. The question. ..Ha,
Christianity Benefited Woman:'' is ably dis-
cussed in this number by Mrs. Elizabeth Ca,lv
stanton and Bishop J. l.. Spalding. President
>. l.: Pickard writes on why Crime is In
creasing,' and David Dudley Field on "Indt>-
,rial Cooperation" while Prof. A lrew +.
west, of Princeton, contributes AN article nf
great clearness and strength on What is Aca-
demic FreedomT James Pawn. the English
novelist, discusses success in Fiction aud
T. r. Thselton Dyer 'Superstition in Eng
ilsh Life. The new department of Comments
Keeps well up to the standard with which il
started.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

He wanted her TO be married in the pop
py-red hat, hat she declared i, was horrd
and all out Of taste, and she much preferred
her gray beaver. Bu, the Judge did not.
He liked the red bonnet
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

Csd liver essi. wtsh 11ypcphs. pAss~.,
Especiaily Valuable for ChRdfen.
DIR. J. X. FRAYsER, Memphis, Tenn, says:
81 have used Seott's Emulsion for many wears.
and regard It as valuable medicine for the
diseases Of adults, for infants tecthing, and
broken down systems in Children
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

Pastor de lie Roi. probably the ablest Of
the German Jewish missionaries, reports that
each year about 1900 Jews connect them
selves with the Christian church.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23
Miscellaneous.
Her Appeal to the Legislators.
~ LOUISE STOCKTON.

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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

-LlTrELL'S LIVING AGE The num-
bers of The LirtDy age for April II and l.
contain, Organic Natures Riddle. and Tu>,o,
F"rtnighiy; Native Faiths in the IIunalaych
C"htemp"rdry, The Lennon, >cDtttsh Re-
rie'r, The Hero Of Lepanto and hi~ Tune>.
Btdcklr1"d, some tio>>ip about Dante. and
Land Moes and Water Mocs, H,Hth: The
Diamond Duke. Tempie Bar, In Lrhuania.
and X. l.. SteVenson'> Verse for Children
Spectator, Chantries, and \ Female La
Irappe, SntarddB Recte'r, Ilerrin.> and their
Haunt-. Field, Ice Palaces at Montreal. EH-
gtacertBg; Professional isit in Persia. st.
Jdnes' Gdzette, HcrtfOr,i>hirr, Al the reor
R0"Rd, with the conclusions Of plain Fran
cc> Mowbray" and The New Manager and
lnsiallments of "A House Divided Against IL
self and poetry.
\ New Volume begins " ith the number for
April 1.
For hfty-two numbers Of siytv-folIr lar.s,.
pages each ,or more than $500 pages ycarl
the subscription price (SS) il low: while for
5000 the publishers offer to send any one of
the American S4o0 monthlicS or weekiir, with
The Lictaq age for il year. both POSTPAID.
Littell X Co.. Boston, are the publishers
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

Hardly = newspaper printed but
speaks of sudden death ky Heart Disease
DIR. GRAVES HEART REGULATOR
would. have cured IL; strong assertion, but
many have said they were saved from the
grave BY it. 2l.0O per bottle nj druggists.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23
Poetry.
An Old Proverb.

rou;ing. my darling. because il rains.
And flowers dTGop and the rain il falling,
And drops blurring the window panes
ind moaning wind through the lane is
calling,
try ing and wishing the sky was clear,
And roses again on the laiiic, twning.
All. well, remember. my foolish dear.
IT'S easy TO laugh when the sun is shin
ing
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

QUEEN VICToRIA's BED.-Queen Vic
toria fulfills the biblical description of taking
up her bed and walking when she changes
her residence. 1t appears the Queen al
ways sleeps in wooden bed of particular
shape and made up in special way. and
whenever her Majesty goes to strange
place bed and its furniture are despatched
from Windsor for her use. Two were sent
off couple of weeks since from the work
shop at the castle. the one for the Queens
cabin in the steam yacht Victoria and AL
bert, and the other has gone to Aix-es-
Bains. There is already one Of the Queens
beds at Darmstadt. 1t was sent out when
she went there last year.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

Bones OF PREHISTORIC ANIMALS. Some
interesting discoveries have been made in
Florida by Professor Lawrence Johnson Of
the United States Geological Slrvey Just
south Of Alachua county line he found sew
ersl specimens and skeletons OF animals
which relatively belonged to a no, far dis
tant period. In piles, and somewhat mixed.
there were the remains Of a mastodon. two
or three specimens of the rhinoceros. large
stag. camel fully as lirge.as the Arabian
camel, but IN structure more allied to the
llama; also taplr very much like the Amer
lean tapir. which lives in swampy places;
two teeth of som. carniyorous animal allied
to the tiger and panther; one set Of teeth
and bones of hippopo,amus; several croco-
diles or alligaiors, and innumerab!e other
bones not identified. Apparently the terri
tory south of Alaehua was at one time a
large fresh water lake.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

The amount of coal burned every
month ~ the locomotives OF the Name Cen
trail RiIlroai which obtain their suppl, in
Bangor, ) such a. would seem very .rge 10
one not acquainted with the railroad bu>i-
ness. There are twenty-five engines on
gor. Those running 10 Portland use four
tons per dav. while those on the short dis
tance runs A. between Bangor and OIdtown,
use but one ton The average is about two
per day ior each locomotive. making IN all
about iit, ton, per DAY and 100 tons per
month. lti, coal all comes bv vessels from
Baltimore and Philadelphia, and the work
OF handling It gives employment to a large
number Of men
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

Nui thi- j. The time the heart To test.
When winter j. near and the storms are
bowling.
And th' earth from under her frozen vest
i.ook> up 81 the sad SkS mute and scoM linz ::
HE brave Iitie spirit should rise to meet
The seasons gloom and the day'- rcpinin-:
And hi j. the time tn b. -l;el. for. sweet.
IL easy to laugh when the sun j. shin
in-, :"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

An article of very great interest To esctt
farmer is promised for the NAV number Of
Harper's HJgGziHc. on Jersey Cattle an
America by iiagk Com>tock. Portrait. arc
given, from direct photographs, Of a number
Of the most notable buitrr-prodncins COW,
of tins stock, one Of which, "Alphea," Owned
by Col. X, VI. Hoe produced under uu-
forced tests over twenty pounds of
butter week; while her granddaughter,
"Eurotas, owned by Mr. 4 b. Darling.
produced seven hundred and ,evrnry-tig.t
pounds Of butter IN eleven months and FIVE
DAYS. The writer. who is onr ofth hest All,
thorlties on this subject gives an interesting
sketch of the means taken m the Channel l.
and, 10 keep the breed pure he laws having
for hundred Years back excluded a, for
egn cattle except such as were imported for
meat, which had 70 be slaI I-,h,ered Al the port
Of arrival; and his remark, ON the present
state Of the stock and H. price, ~ lhi~ rosu-
try are Of practical value.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23

Professor Stewart, of Liberia, says "It
is estimated that 10000 gallons Of liquor
are sent to Africa TO every missionary"
Well. we'll; We wouldn't have believed ii /.
The few missionaries We have seen didn't
look as though they were equal to any such
thing indeed, they didn't Boston Tran
scriDf
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23
The Fossils Tale.

Washington icitcr tn the riu-hurg Times
one ot the old fossils about The Department
Of STATE, who from outside appearances. looks
II hr might have received hi appointment
duriu. .Ict'cr>ou'~ ~rcrctary>hp, SAYS that
within the lat two wears more preachers have
applied for tou>ultr~ than ever before. They
are especially ANXIOUS to secure Cou-ul~hip>
;t the present time. IF | were President, e
the old fossil continued, II would treat all
such applicants a. Jlrk>on once treated Il
preacher who appIir,I 10 him for foreign ap-
poin;mcnt.''
"What> Your profession" Jackson asked
ot the minister.
"A preacher the latter replied
Then" -aid the President ''you hold bet
tar appointment than cau Ziyr YOU.
The preacher" my informant continued,
looked at Jackson for moment. turned upon
hi- heels and left the room. lie made no more
applications for foreign appointments.
some very queer letters come to the state
Department from individuals who aspire 10 90
abroad. Onc ambition, but honest Democrat
desires i foreign mission. lie >lv>: II can
speak i've langua-,~ fucntiy AMI indi,crimi-
natcly.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-04-23
Novel Way of Mending a Pipe.

Whenever a smoker breaks meerschaum
pipe that he attaches any value TO he either
frees his mind in strong words, OF sits calm
ly down to lament his misfortune. Then he
gathers up the fragments, and If the article is
within tie bounds of remedy .straightwa, iies
himself to jeweller 10 get the pieces mould
ed together and held in place by SILVER bands.
That is the means commonly resorted to by
patrons of the weed to preserve cherished
piece Of meerschaum. | was the eye Wit
ness Of an operation, says the Bidde
ford Journals Man about Town" that sur
prised me greatly. | had just entered an Of
flee down town when the occupant thereof
accidentally dropped handsome meerschaum
pipe from his knees TO the floor, and the stem
parted in the middle. OF course express
ed my hearty sympathy for | had been plac-
ed in similar predcament myself and have
in my possession a silver banded pipe to show
for an act Of careessness on my part. This
man, however, was not disturbed in the
least. He simply drew his knife from a
pocket Of his pantaloons, drew blood from
his arm with one of the keen blades. and
rubbing the broken ends Of the pipe in the
fluid placed them together, and laid the ar
ticie on the table to dry. Ii was a novel ex-
pertinent to me, but was told that it will
work successfully every time. and that il
pipe is once broken and cemented with blood
il will never again part in thst place. That
is an inexpensive way of repairing pipe and
il is worthy the consideration of smokers of
meerschaum.