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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-07-30


When legislators keep the law,
When banks dispense with bolts ami lo"h'
When berries. whortle-. rap and straw.
Grow bigger dotcRtcdrds through the box
When he that ,ellcth house or land
shows leah in roof or flaw in right.
W hen haberda,hcrS choose the stand
Whose window hath the broadc>t light;
When preachers tell IL all they think,
And party leaders all they mean,
When what we pay for. that We drink,
From real grape and coffee bean:
when LAWYERS take what they would give,
And doctors give what they would take,
when city fathers eat 10 live.
save when they fast for conscience sake;
When Que that hath hor-. on sale
Shall bring lii merits 10 the proof.
Without = lie for every nail
That hold. the iron ON the hoof;
When in the usual place for rip,
our gloves are stitched with special care.
And guarded well the whale-l'onc tip,
Where tir,t umbrellas need repair:
when Cuha's weed has quite forgot
The power Of suction 10 resist,
And clarel-hoiilc- harhor not
such ,Iimplt> a. would hold your li>t;
TIH thcn lri cummings blaze away.
And Millcr'> saints blow up the Slnl";
But " hen YOU see that blessed day.
IhtH order vour ascension rob-.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-07-30

Statistics show that 100000 people are
killed by whiskey where one person is killed
by mad dog. This is not surprising. Peo-
pie don't jump over gates or climb lamp-posts
every time they see glass of whiskey.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-07-30


the cellar Oue swift moment Of terror. the
crash of the dishes ,ha; fell from her hands.
flash Of excruciaiing pa!n. aud then she
knew nothing more. She did not hear
Neallc's Wild cry from the room above nor
>ee her husbands pale face lie lifted Ger
il his arms.
When She returned 10 consciousness
strange yoice-ihe physician's-~ss say
ing
NO bones broken, though "a, wonder
her neck wasn't. falling IN the Way She ls4.
Slowly she opened her eyes upon con
fused mlugiug Of anxious faces. vet cloths,
and bottles Of arnica and eamphor, and
gradually she comprehendel what had hap
pened, and her own condition. - not danger
ou,l, injured, bat bruised and lameI, aud
with a spraiued ankle tia, would Keep her a
prisoner for some days at least. Ii was q
,uGden pause in her busy work an in'JTced
rest. She scarcely knew how to bear ii, for
a moment as she remembered all she had
planned 10 do, until second ,nudderng
though; suggested that she might have left
il al. forever; then she grew patient and
thankful. 1e; il seemed strange to be lying
quietly on the lounge IN the best bed room
the room that had been kept so carefully
closed TO preserve lis furniture until an ad
dltion to the house should trau,muie it into
a back par!or: to watch through the open
door, only a spectator, while Neaiie fitted
TO and fro in the kitchen beyond spreading
the table for tea.
How good the children were that evening,
and how tenderly thoughtful her husband
was, coming to her side again and again 10
= 4
much time for taking or reading together
these late wears, She 3nd David she had al
ways been 50 busy when he was in the
house She had dreamed of leisure time
coming, though. when they should have
many evenings like this, except the illness.
She had not thought much Of illness or ac-
cident coming to mar her plans, or Of death
suddenly ending them. But it flashed up
on her now how many little loving word,
and offices and daily enjoyments had been
crowded out of their home, and in that brief
retrospective glance she understood the
meaning and the earnestness of Sister Searls'
entreaty.
why, its all kind of real nice and jolly
if YOU wasn't hurt" declared Tommy, unable
to express his enjoyment of the pretty room
and the unusual family gathering any more
clearly.
Tears gathered in the mothers eyes, but
she had found her clue. and she meant 10
follow it. She had ample time for thought
in the days that followed, when she was
only able to sew a little now and then, on
garments for Tim. or look over seeds for
Nealies e-planting and slowly but sure
| y she learned her lesson, and brought it
back to health with her-to gather ife's
pleasantness as God sends his sunshine
day BY day Pacific Erangel.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-07-30
How SealSkins are Prepared.

Fav vi those wearing a sea.,hiu >lcqur
have any knowledge ot the pr1ce,, BY Na.cg
the skin, are prepared for use. Seen when
first taken from The animal they little rc,em-
ble the warm. glossy skins worn upon our
streets, for until dyed and cured they are Of
a light brown hur, coarse and full OF sand.
Before becoming valuable they are shaved
down on the flesh side until not thicker than
paper, the long hairs pulled Out and the fur
dved. The cost Of the artlo,e is due to the
labor expended on il. The raw skins are
sold in London. where the finishing Is done,
and then shipped back TO America, where
they are sold with very heavy duty added.
The killing season in Alaska usually begins
about the l2th Of June, and the 100000
skins are usually ready for shipment month
later. The work Of saughterIng The am
mails is done BY natives who live upon the
ST. Paul and st. George Islands and the
process is an interesting sne. When skins
are wanted the natives 20 70 the ruokeres,
station themselves along the shore between
the seals and the water, and, at given sigma
spring to their feet aud make a, much noise
as possible. The frightened victims, tImId
as deer, then STAMPEDE up the beach and are
their captors attack them with hickory clubs.
Being knocked senseess, they are stabbed
with long sharp knives and the SKINS are
quickly stripped from the bodies. The work
is divided among the men-some knocking
the seals down, others stabbing them and
still others taking off the skins. The ma
tive Indians number about 300, and under
the terms of the lease, are provided gratis
by the company With warm houses, sixty
tons of coal, doctor and schoolmaster sal
mon and other necessities and comforts
For their labor the men are paid some $40
900 altogether each season, sum more than
sufficient to meet the limited needs of life
in region Of almost perpetua! fogs and ut
ter isolation.
MusT SHE ALWAYS "HUsH "a very
little girl, who is also very noisy one,
asked her mother the other day with all
child's simplicity;
mamma, when little girls die they go to
heaven, don't they ?''
''Yes, dear" replied the mother.
"And don't they have wings and white
robes ?"
Yes"
"And crowns? ?"
"Yes."
"And harps' Do they have harps?''
"Yes, dear"
Then. after long meditatiye pause, in a
very solemn manner. "Wiil they let them
play the harps ?"-Pitts5arg Chronicle.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-07-30
SALT /!

OO00 rin.i-. il HEAVY & AplI SALT for sale IN
LUUD ruud for Fishing purpose ~ .
AMBRp~E WHITE.
r Il. GARDNER
Bu' x. ]ort. Ne. 'u
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26
Separating the Sexes.

Walton (Ga.) News.
Mr.. Parks announced at one of the
night services last week that q delega-
ton of young men had gone to him that
afternoon and stated that they consider
ed it for the best interest of the meeting
that the young gentlemen should not sit
with the young ladies wnom they attend
to church during the present meeting.
The request was reasonable and sensi-
BILE one. and is strictly observed. Ordi-
gentlemen sitting together in church, in
q refined community, is highly comen-
dable. At q revival, however, it is best
otherwise, as it relieves everyone of q
slight restraint which might, in some in
stances, be felt.
VIM. Minor, 13-year-old colored
youth was instantly killed at Lsaven-
worth the other day. The boy had taken
the place for the day of q boy in driving
q mule which is used to assist the regu-
lar team in pulling the street cars up the
hill. He had made q TIP up the hill
and after unhitching the mule got on
him to ride back to wait for another car.
About the time he started, the mule
started to run, and the harness to which
the boy was holding fast turned throw
ing the boy over to the left side of the
mule. In trying to right himself one of
the lines became wrapped tightly around
the boys right ankle and he fell with
the back of his head striking the ground.
In this condition he was dragged by the
animal who, by this time, was running
at racing gait distance of four squares,
with his head humping along on the
sharp macadam.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26
CREATING TROUBLE,
Judge Brewers Recent Land Decision Lead
ing to Complication.

Judge Brewers Recent Land Decision Lead
ing to Complication.
A dispatch form Toronto, Woodson coun-
ty says: The decision of Judge Brewer Of
the United States circuit court, in the suit
of the United States Vs., the Southern Kan
sas railway company, declaring twenty
seven thousand acres heretofore held by
that company to be wrongfully held, and
now part of the public domain, has Great:
ed the widest excitement ever known in
this part of the state. As soon as the de-
sision was made known in southern Kan
sas, men in wagons, buPFies and on horse
back come in great numbers from Chanute,
Wilson and other counties to this county
(Woodson) and also Greenwood county,
and commenced stalking off claims, saying
that Judge Brewers decision declared all
lands heretofore held by the Missouri, Kan
sas 4 Texas railway 20 be government land.
They are building hanties on many qusr-
tiers and breaking sod, 50 as to perfect the
claim. They have even stuck their stakes
and broke ground on lands which were en-
tered by college script, and the patents for
which were on record before either the
Santa Fe or Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail-
way were ever organized. The excitement
is ams Zing.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26
REVOLUTION IN PERU.
Tho Rebels Capture tho City Of Canta and
Give no Quarter to Government Troops.

Tho Rebels Capture tho City OF CantA and
Give no Quarter to Government Troops.
For sometime past the affairs of Peru
have been in q complex condition. Revo-
luton has been breeding and from the fol-
lowing dispatch it would seem that it had
taken head:
The latest advices from Lima, Peru, give
details of battle at Canta, August Is. On
the morning of that day . detachment of
government troops occupying the town of
Canta, sixty miles from Lima in the valley
running parallel to that of the Rinac, was
surprised by . division of General Caceres
army and after sharp action of several
hours was forced to fly in disorder. y
The government troops including 200
men ofthe line of one Calling gun, fifty
cavalry men and fifty mounted gems Farms,
the whole force being commanded by Col.
Torres. Canta had been occupied for sew
ersl days, the Gontoneros or irregular revo-
lutionary forces retiring on the approach
of this detachment. On Friday evening
news arrived of the apprc ach of this divis-
ion OF the enemy, and upon Colonel Rusta-
mente's advice it was decided to defend the
town.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26
Do You Mean Business?

Well, if you have strength to push
your business, it is well. But many .
mans business has broken down because
the man was broken down, and had no
push in him. If you want to make Q
success, build up your system by the use
Of Browns Iron Bitters. Mr.. w. N.
Winfree, of Petersburg, Va, says: "There
Is no medicine equal to Browns Iron
Bitters for general debility" It cures
dyspepsia, enriches the blood and
strengthens the muscles.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26
NUMBER 81.

On Saturday at a. m, the hills enclos-
irg Canta were occupied bv the enemy, APP
psrently about 1900 or 1000 strong, and
with about 300 cavalry. The latter were
stationed at the outlets of the valley lead
ing toward the coast and to the interior so
that from the first the government forces
were effectuaEy corraled. Colonel Torres
bad placed his men in the barracks situated
in the principal square of the town, having
slso small outlying sauaCs behind some of
tbs wallsin the suburbs.
Csceres' a, tillely, four small pieces,
opened fire from the hill at AusYchullani
ut 1870, and in q few minutes the firing be-
came general. The enemy descended the
hills and attempted to enter the town but
were repeatedly driven back. For two
hours the positions ofthe CONTESTANTS were
unaltereG: the f e beirg all the time very
heavy.
At midday the defenders of the place
began to slacken their fire for their ammu-
milton was rapidly becoming exhausted
and for AN hour they received, without re-
ply, the volleys of the attacking party.
At 2o'clock desperate attempt was made
to drive the rebels from the town, which
they had then entered, at the point of the
bayonet. This failed and then the defeat
was accomplished. The fight vas hand to
hand in the streets, no quarter being given,
and the most dreadful scene Of carnsge oc-
CURED. The houses where some of the de-
feated soldiers had taken refuge were broken
open and all found within murdered with
out distinction of age, sex or character and
then were burned.
A few of the most determined of the gov
eminent cavalrymen, headed by Colonel
Panchas, cut their way through their OF
Be- 10 hn:p
Colonel Bustamente, to whose counsel
tae defeat was due, seeing that all was lost
blew bis brains out on the field of action.
Colonel Torres escaped early in the fight
and the government has low named an
other officer to command the decimated
"Csjamarics."
OF 500 or 800 men on the government
side, probably 200 escaped by flying to the
mountains or following Panchas. They
are still coming in in pairs of two or three.
Very few prisoners were taken, for no quar-
ter was given.
The Cacerists were commanded by
Colonel Morales Bermudez, and 1t is stated
that Csceres with his staff arrived at Cants
the day after the battle.
The losses of the revolutionary forceesre
not known.
From the fact that the Cajamarica batta-
lion was decidedly the finest in the service,
hepartisans of Caceres here are inbilant
over his SC ccess.
The 5000 soldiers in garrison at Lin
are not at all affected by the reverse and
their officers are confident of their loyalty
in case of an attack on the city.
Energetic precautionary measures are
being taken here. The church towers are
occupied at night by strong detachments Of
rifemen and the perfect has issued a notice
offering q reward of from 80 to 100 silver
soles to anyone who may denounce the
existence of conspiracies or aid the police
in their efforts.
&c at Santa Cam, fifteen miles nearer to
Lima. Nothing positive is known regard
ing the whereabouts of Caceres.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26
FOREIGN

Rel was hanged in efigy by the volun-
teers at Millston, Ont.
An earth quake of short duration occur
red at Naples, Italy. No damage was done.
Yap, in the Caroline Islands, has been re-
occupied by the epaniards and q man-of-
war placed on guard.
The anniversary of Mexican Indepen-
dence was yesterday celebrated in the City of
Mexico by the grand civic and military
procession, in which twenty thousand ps:-
sons participated.
The expulsion of Austrians from Russia
has com menced. A large factory has dis
missed its German employees aud replaced
them with Russians who were expelled from
Prussia.
Tor suin edrices are that the Black Flags
are preparing for an active guerilla war on
the French troops, and will soon begin
aggressive operations unless terms are made
with them.
Anarchy prevails in Albania, Turkish
province. The Turkish troops and body
of Albaniars have had an engagement near
Prizend. Five batallions of Turkish
troops have been dispatched to the scene
of trouble.
At St. Petersburg papers state that the
Russian admiralty has ordered two fast
cruisers to be built at Copenhagen and that
the police of St. Petersburg have been order
ed to renew the measures of increased
striDgency adopted d ring the darkest days
of nihiEsm.
Disastrous rains prevailed for seventy
four hours in the southeastern parts of
Spain. The rain came down in torrents
causing tie rivers to over flow their banks
erty and the loss of many lives. Houses
tress and dead animals are being carried
out to eea by the raging food.
French diplomats hope that the outbreak
in Roumelis will re. unite England and
France. In view of the uprising being an
apparent scheme for the partition OF Tur-
key, the French newspapers urge that
France should act cautiously in dealing
with the matter, and await the declaration
Lord Salisbury's policy.
The London Mark Lane Express, in its re-
view of the British grain trade during the
past wet says: The broken weather, with
occasional rains during the week, have
tended to delay the harvest. The sales of
Eoglish wheat during the week were 70, Al
quarters at 31s 1Od during the correspond
ing week of LAST year. Foreign wheat is
dull.
Reports from Palermo, Italy. regarding
the progress of the cholera show q distress
ing state of affairs prevailing there. Thir y
thousand persons have fled from the city.
ALI the shops are closed, and the streets are
almost deserted. There is great scarcity
of food and WAGER. The epidemic is inoreas-
ing with frightful rapidly. The sanitary
officials are attacked by the people. Every
time they attempt to disinfect where the
disease exists they meet with difficulty in
carrying on their work. King Hnmbert
has sent q dispatch to Palermo expressing
me esty also sent SIC, COO to be distributed
among them. He places his villa in that
city at the disposal of the sufferers, and ex-
horts the people to show their courage and
ca.mness during the trying ordeal through
which they are passing.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26

Mr.. Thomas Butler, of Utah, where
he owns stock farm, l. now preaching
polygamy in Maine, where he hopes to
make Mormon converts, and, though .
pronounced polygamist, he is bach
elor 81 years old, preaching from prin-
cipal, he says, not practice.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26

Rel was hanged in efigy by the volun-
teers at Millston, Ont.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-08-22
S1.5O PER ANNUM. IN ADVANCE.

She was sitting in the farmhouse
door, three days afterward, feeding the
brood of little golden ducklings thas
crowded with soft chirpings around
hel, when step sounded on the soft
grass, and the gardeu-gate clicked
cheerlully.
She started up with cry Of joy,
"Oh, John !"
He held out both hands.
"You are glad TO see me, Avis ?"
said he.
"Not if you have come to reproach
me as | deserve" murmured Avis,
bursting into tears.
Never that, dear," said honest John,
still retaining the cold little hand in
his, I've come to tell you how lonely
the old house seems without you. I've
come to ask you to 60 back there with
me as my wife. viii you, dear Avis ?"
"Oh, John! But Rebecea ?"
Don't worry about Rebecca," said
John, cheerily. "Rebecca says she
didn't know, until you were gone, how
terribly she should miss you. Answer
me, Avis. will you go back with me? ?"
And Avis, averting her eyes, whis-
pered, eyes"
So our little country lass went to the
city to live, after all.
But she never again asked her hus-
band to take her to the opera.
After all, as John said, "There was
fitness in thingsl'
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-08-22

He WAS GURUS TO KNow.-One
day pious clerical friend who had
cunsumed an hour of his valuable time
in small talk, said to James Harper,
publisher; Brother Harper, | am
curious to know how you four men dis
tribute the duties of the establishment
between you" john said Mr.,
Harper, good humuredly, ATTENDS to
the finances, Wesley to the correspon
dence, Fletcher to the general bargain
ing with authors and othes, and, don't
you tell anybody" he said, drawing
his chair still closer and lowering the
tone ofhis voice, II entertain the bores
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-08-22

SIABs.-A baby's arms encircle the
world.
A million dollars won't buy ray
of sunshine.
The man who eats the bigl est piece
of pie has the biggest pain.
Good clothes are to responsibility,
what the frame is to a picture
You often find five-cent heart in a
million dollar body.
The most beautiful woman is she
whom the blind can see.
A newspaper may be sewer or a
stream of pure water, according to its
source.
An unwashed king is less a gentle
man than tidy peasant.
Fashionable women are the mistakes
of creation.
An innocent young girl is poem in
which every line ryhmes.
A silk hat oftentimes covers a bald
head.
A man does not becowe old until the
years strike his heart.
If woman's brains were where her
heart is, she might some day have the
ballot.
Women love always; men love when
they are not busy.
Time is woven into eternity by the
network of death.-MerchaRt Traveller.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-08-22

Uncle-"Ah, my dear, how rosy
your cheeks are, | suppose the seaside
and mountains did that"
Niece-"No, uncle. That was done
in mammals dressing ROOM"
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-08-22
THE GROW AND THE HARE.

A Grow and Hare met by chance
one day, and were so we'll pleased with
each other that it was agreed to form a
Partnership.
"The first thing in order, remarked
the Grow, lis to select a Home, which
will, of course, belong to both of us.
Have you got your eye on any particu.
lar Tree?"
"Tree p'echoed the Hare, "why, we
want Burrow, course"
"Burrow? But can't live in a
Hole !"
"And | can't Climb Tree!"
"If you didn't Intend to Consult my
Wishes why did you Propose this Part
nership ?"
"And if you weren't ready to give
way in these little Matters why Accept
my Proposals.
They were Holly Disputing and
Abusing each other when the Fox
came along, and being Appealed to for
his Opinion he said:
Moral: "My Friends, while you are
both wrong, you have still exhibited
rare Judgment. The Human Family
alone are Fools enough to Marry first
and Quarrel over their likes and dis
likes and Natures Incongruifies after
wards. "-Detroa Free Press.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-08-22
To BE CHANGED IF REsrLEss:-

To BE CHANGED IF REsrLEss:-
Robert, remarked the wife of a
penurious man, II am on my DEATH
bed. | have tried to be a good faith
full wifa, and have bat one favor to ask
of you before die.
"What is that, Margaret ?"
"You know | was born are reared in
Cleveland. 1t was their first met you
and the happiest hours of our welded
life were spent. You remember this,
Robert2"
"My relatives are all buried there
and when am gone wish to rest be-
side them. Will you grant me this one
favor r.
"There will be considerable expense
attached to il" musingly.
ooh, Robert! | will never rest easy
in my grave anywhere else"
"Well, Maggie, I'll tell you what
I'll do. I'll hurry you here first, and
then, if notice any signs Of restlessness
on your part, I'll take you to Cleve'
land afterward."
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-08-22
Never Give UP.

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