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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03
II Was not a Hammock.

This came from Young r .e .., .
from Lake Geneva. some 'm- ag
said, "a glrl VA, gulrg rJ hAH.I. .t.,
Young friend %. mine Ntsf mt-t Nr.a
train and >ay good hlr. o. f..a aHt ..a
he stopped a, one ~ thr STORES Aaa ..
for himself two IN three url,t,a af.
honey comb order. These were wft.a.. .
neat parcel, aud when h- met s...-.
lady N the Or te 'hr-W tH- rl.>l-+ ~. +
seat in front of 'hru ~ af'~tetr.. , 4.
IN something of a hurry and .-ff al. r,.A \ I-,.
in the seat. The yluug laly .4rr,! r
on with Ter. Avn when ,.s tu,..
At her uncle, She tore o7e1 tp.r-t
and seeing The network, Jumped % the cou-
cusion that the package contained a ham
mock and that the Young man mad intended
to present II to her. Oae warm Gay. how
ever. two or three gentlemen and a, many
young ladies called Ia spend the afternoon.
and one Of the ladies' remarked how pleas
ant II would be if the, had hammock. The
Chicago girl. remembering the pack ge, sa d
at once: why, have hammock And
running upstairs She brought it down, and
in tlutter Of excitement tore off The paper
and, with a flourish that was meant 10 throw
the hammock at fail length. threw out three
honeycomb samples Of gentlemen, under
shirts. There was, Of course, confusion and
excitement, and the Young lady retired in
some disorder"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03
September Atlantic,

Henry james begins q new story. The Prin-
ce>- tusama>siml.' in the September IU0Rtjr
and the reader will lind it totally unlike anv-
thing he has previously written Mrs Oil
plants serial j. remarkably interesting lust
now. aud Mr.. Warner and Or. Holmes give
entertaining u~ralments Of son Horseback"
aud The New Portfolio" Mr.. Howells has a
critical and biographical notice Of the Italian
poet Leopard, and Mr.. >cuddpr contributes 4
paper on 'Chiidhood in English Literature and
Art" There is a thoughtful article IN
cient and Modern Grcck"--ou the 'Grcek
question in colleges. by William Cranston
Lawton, and under the title of "A Diplomatic
Episode" Rev. :. J. BarrowS narrates the at
tempted seizure Of the island of Alto Nelo bv
the United States government. "MOndamin. =
prose paper, by Edith NJ. Thomas, ''Mining
for MastodOn," story, aud careful con
sideraton of ''Thc Poetic Element in the
Medieval Drama three good poems. and re-
views Of several important books, together
with the usual departments, close the number.
lloughton, Mtflin Il Co., Boston.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03
Poetry.
This World.
ny GEORGE MACDONALD.

Thy world is made to fit thine own.
4 nursery for thy children small,
The playground fooistool OF thy throne,
Thy solemn school-room. Father Of all,
When day is done. in twilight's gloom,
We pass into thy presence room.
Because from selfshness and wrath,
our cold and hot extremes OF i'll,
We grope and >tagger on the path,
Thou ielr>t u from thy holy hill.
With icy storms and sunshine rude,
That We are all unripe in good.
Because of snaky things that creep
Through our sour> sea. dim-unduant.
Thou tll'st the mystery OF thy deep
With faces hearilc>>. grim and gaun'.
That We may know how ugly seem
The things our spiril-occan> teem.
Because Of halfway things that hoI
Good names. and have poisoned breath
Prudence that is but trust in gold
And faith that j. hut fear Of death
Amongst thy flowers. the lovely brood.
Thou sendest some that are not good.
Thou stas'>t thy band from finishing thing,
TO make Thy child love the complete;
Full many flower comes up thy springs.
In>haInel in impcFfectiou sweet;
ifht ltll buEi Ehbfl dll, atifi Eppti III lldii.
Thy work be perfect in the heart.
Because in careless confidence,
So Oft We leave the narrow way.
It. borders thorny hedge, fence.
RrNond them mar>hy decps affray
10 farther on. the heavenly road
lie- through the gardens Of our God.
Bccau>c thy sheep often still
For-akes the meadow, cool aud damp.
To climb the stony. lras-le>s hill.
or walluw in the Shiny swamp.
lhv >icknc>>c>. whcrr'cr he roam.
Go after him aud bring him home.
on, las. an fear. all uslinc>,,
Al pain. all di-cord, bow or loud.
Al >cfi>huc~~. and all distress.
shall melt like iow->prcad morning cloud.
And heart and brain De free from thrali,
because thou God. art all IN all
>uRdGV Magazine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03
How the Turks Fast.

Turkish ingenuity has circumvented the
terrible month Ramadan, the Mohammedan
fast. For thirty days, between sunrise and
sunset, no good Mussulman allows mouth
ful of food or drink to pass his lips. But,
then, says Consiantinople letter, it does
no, discommode the Turk at all, for during
that time he is asleep. He simply reverses
the order Of things and sleeps daytimes in
stead of nights. He rises from his couch at
sunset and takes his breakfast before going
to the mosque to pray. At midnight he has
dinner, and partakes of supper just before
sunrise in the morning, when he again re-
tires to bed. The night not being good for
work, he gives his waking hours to pleasure,
and the month, from sunrise to sunset, be-
comes vast carnival in all countries under
Mohammedan rule.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03

You have heard about their boring all
over the country for natural gas, haven't you
Mr.. Ficker>:" "Ies, and I'm down on it, too"
"Why so:' "WelI, | think 1t ought to be
stopped. How do we know but what the gas
was put there to hold the world up. like bal
loon: and after its burnt to. certain point.
down we 20 kerchug"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03

He was tame curate in the wild Black
country of Australia, and he was waiting in
church to marry couple Of aborigines. En-
ter one of them, the man,in a hurry and in his
working clothes, with his hands and face
covered with antique dirt Awe KUN to
be we'd" 'You?" responded the curate,
aghast. "ln that garb? 1t is improper.
Why. you are downright dirty" 'Me dirty?
Wait till you see her."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03
Miscellaneous.
The Mistake

81, j. 50 frishtruIly dull here" exclaimed
Miriam Cle>Wlok. with her Diana bow" Of a
mouth stretched in a most pretentious yawn.
IL there nothing here but crotche, work.
wid Strawberries and tea parties -
Miriam was the very impersorarjon Of her
Jewish uame-tal ard dark, with cream,
complexion ard ewes that seemed TO melt
and swim Ike stars hiding away in shady
springs. And she wore soft. sweeping
robes that fell around her in statuesque
folds. and moved with the slow, royai grace
Of Hebrew queen. so that Constance Dale
looked up 70 her with girIi,h admiration as
the incarnation Of all tina, was radiant in
womauhood
bot though; YOU came here to real zc
and recruit after the winters dissipation,
Miriam" said Constance
so did. hut | don't mean actually 10
-tagua'e if can helN it,"
Constance looked puzzled, Miss Cre>wick
laughed.
The dear. unsophisticarrd little fair"
she cried ga,ly. The sewing circle and a
portfolio of embroidery patterns may be
enough for you, but won't suffice for me. |
must have a Irritation or two 20 spice the
mono,onv."
.Kut / thought, Miriam. that Jud,e
DAIton's soil
"Stuf and nonsense" in,ertupt.d
Miriam. With good-humored imperiousne>s.
"Of course I'm to marry Perclval Dalton
some day-or at leas, 80 the elders sa, .
and I've no doul, he's avery fine Young
mar"
ooh. Miriam. YOU do not mean tha, YOU
have never seen him"
"Whv. are yuu so horrifcd at that" ask
ed Miss Creswick. half farming. so as TO
fasten a spray of rosebud, in her midnight
dark hair. We aren't engaged, nor shall
We be. probabl, until It is ascertaiurd
whether or no, | Shall suit ms lord He's
rich and he's handsome. # report
be true. aud that's pretty much all care
for"
And when does he rpturn from
Europe?" asked Constance IN br.a,hle>. in
,erest.
"In September | suppose. Come. Connv.
don't YOU want TO walk down TO the post
office I'm so tired of doing nothing"
The two girls had lust emerged from the
shady lane upon the quiet country road
when a tall Young man of the far-hairrd
Saxon style Of face passed them carclessIy y
dotfing his cap to Constance Dale.
WHO is that, Con ?" whispered Miss Cres.
wick. turning her stately head to look after
4 the vanishing figure.
Mr. Eger,on's nephew, Percy Wylde."
The parsons nephew How hand
I some he is, Why didn't YOU introduce
I him ?"
Shall call him back ?" asked Mis-.
Dale, laughing.
+ Nonsense. Is he a yil!ager ?"
mo; he is here for few weeks enjoy.
ing our fine scenery and delicious mountain
air"
Good said Miriam, nodding her head
I'VE can help amuse each other"
Miriam" cried Constance, with face
that was really shocked YOU would not fir
with him merely for pastime p
TO be sure would" laughed Miriam
"Don't be fool, Conny-men are our natur
al prey, just as We are theirs"
And she only made fun Of poor Constance
indignant remonstrances.
Il hope he won't speak to YOU, that's all, +,
said Constance.
"You are not in love with him your
self, cara laughingly demanded Mir
lam
"Of course not - flashed ou, Cons;anc
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03

Make Yourselves nests Of pleasant
thoughts. None Of Is yet know, for none Of
u> have been taught in early youth, what fairy
palaces we may build of beautiful thought --
proof against all adyersity. Bright fancic~
satisfied memories, noble histories, faithful
sayings, treasure-house> Of precious aud restful
thoughts, which care cannot disturb, nor pain
make gloomy, nor povert! take away from a.,
houses built without hands, for our souls TO
live in. j. RCskIN.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03

A large woman handsomely dressed,
with plenty of jewelry, recently entered a
horseear where every seat was occupied.
No one moved Till at length an elderly gen
tIeman slowly rose and offered her his seat
She took il deliberately with an air and
said: "lou are a gentleman perfect
gentleman. The rest is hogs :"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03

Any bad case of Heart Disease Yields to
the use OF DIR. GRAVES HEART REGU-
LATOR. 1t has proved itself cure for all
forms. Give it trial, it will do as well for
you. s1.o0 per bottle. Free pamphlet Of +.
E. Ingalls,, Cambridge, Mass.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03

An applicant for the position of teacher
in school at Lawrence, KS, could not ex-
pain the difference between horizontal and
perpendicular, and declared that ''crcular"
meant fur-lined cloak LoeeH Courier.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03

Aunt Jane" said an exasperated wife,
81 wish II was a custom for women to trade
husbands as it is for men to trade horses. y
"Why, my dear ?" Because If il was ia
cheat some woman dreadfully before sun
down."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03

why" asked a governess of her little
charge, do we pray to God to give us our
daily bread WHY don't we ask for four or
five days, or week ?" Because we want i,
fresh,' replied the ingenious child.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03

SCOTS Emulsion Of Pure
Cod Liver Oil with HypophesPhites
Most Beneficial in Bronchitis.

DIR. J. p. NEEDE, Harmon Mills, n. c.,
saws: II used Scott's Emulsion in case of
Bronchitis of six months standing and the
patient was well in ten days. must confess
my surprise at its healing and strengthening
powers"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03

How is Jim BulIard getting on ?"
asked a stranger at the railroad station of a
Dakota town. "Jim kermitted suicide bout
er month ago." replied native. Commit
ted suicide2 How did he commit suicide?"
"He called me liar, stranger
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03

Fine art is that in which the hand, the
head, and the heart of man 20 together Re
collect this triple group; it will help YOU to
solve many difficult problems.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03

The best thing to give your enemy
IS forgiveness" remarks philosopher. This
is particularly the case if your enemy hap
pens to be larger than you are.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03

Miss Florence, do you love beastsT' Gam
l to consider that as proposal, sirr' was the
lsdy's quick retort.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03
State Normal School

NJ taii Term Of the s,a,.
nooi at Castine win open rsi
aug; % For further information as.3na s3sdsy,
'"'- H. WOODBURY., PRINCIPAL.
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and Cbnr rare taken in Binding Books fo- p,,,,;
mrnce n% enoreh Libraries. When YOUR ha ,g Fne
and save expense pieces send tem at once to me
OF the county viii receive prn,an, from any part
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03
- - - Vegetable
IL "a Sicilian 1
RENEWER.'

The great popularity of this preparation,
after lis test OF many years. should be an
assurance, even 10 the most skcpfical. that
It /, really mcritoriou>. Tho>c who have
used HALLS HAIR RENFWER know that
Il docs all that j. claimed.
!; causes new growth of hair on bald
heads provided the hair iclliclcs are not
dead, which i seldom the case; restores
natural color TO gray or faded hair: pre-
serves the scalp healihful aud clear Of
dandrutl; prevents the hair falling of or
changing color; keeps it soft, plant. lus-
trou>, and causes it 10 grow long and
thick.
IItLL's HAIR RrNFwrR produces i,s
effects by the hoal,hful influence Of its
vegetable ingredients, which invicorate
and rejuycnalc. 1t s not dyt. and Is
delightful article for toilet tsg Con-
tanning no alcohol. il does not claI-
orate quickly and dry up the natural oil.
lca' ing the hair harsh and brittle as 10
other preparations.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03
Notice.

A Ii persons are hereby notified not to harbor
II or trust my wife, Julia A. Treworgy, on my
account as shall pay no bills of her contracting
after this date. -
EUGENE B. TREWORGY.
ElIs,rortI, tua u IsS5 3w35t
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-05-07
A Social Entertainment at the Ha,
c;cEda.

When troop of friends invade SONS
lonesome hacienda in Mexico for WIS.,
itation, great is the rejoicing thereat!
Not only is the '.fatted calf fgurative-
ly slaughtered, bus the finest bull the
estate affords is also sacrificed upon
the altar of hospitality, il the form of
bull-fight, for the amusement of
any who may care to witness. The
great courtyard in the center Of
the square of fort-like buildings Is
formed into temporary plaza de tor
ros, professional nlataiores and plea
dore5. are sent for, the word gees to all
outlying ranches that 8 free show" is
about to transpire. As q result, a
crowd is cure to appear at the appoint
ed hour-eVen in the most isola, ed Sec
tions where one had supposed no hui
man beings dwelt outside Of the ha-
cienGas-and with the graceful hospi-
lality which is the heritage 'of this easy
going race from their Moorish progeni-
tors, all arc welcomed to come in and
make merry with the lords of the lsnd.
4 ball-iight costs no more than ball,
although the best torfo On the place is
sacrificed. and the pay Of the profess
sional fighters is about the same that
skilled musicians would receive for
making dance-music. Generally q
horse or two is also killed. in the en-
counter, but thess are the aged and
wor thiess oncs,. selected for the pur-
pose, because their days of usefulness
are over. After the matadoros,i in their
Spanish doubieis and curious spargies.
have distinguished themselves by FIRST
tormenting and then killing the ram
pant beast for The amusement of the
motley multitude. the dead bull is then
turned over TO the mob, who dig hole
in the ground, build a fire in it and
roast him whole, enjoying grand bar
becue under the open sky, while their
beiters are Teasing on more dainty Vi
ands in the great hall of the casa.-Cor.
Portland transcript.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-05-07
Garfield Rad tucker.

Mrs. Garfield did very graceful and
z very sensible thing in ;,sking John
Randolph Tucker. Of virginia, to act
rs the guardian OF her i:,faut children
during their legal minority. Graceful,
because Tucker was one ci GarEeld's
truest friends; sensible. he"ause bet
ter man could not have been found for
that responsible position. When Tucker
came up from hi. professorship ir ''the
University as the Tirginjans call it,
brilliant, scholarly, big-hearted, old
fashioned Virginia gentleman, to sit in
the House of Representatives, he sought
out the more cultivated among his col
leagues and made them his friends.
This was not difficult, for 40 one ever
knew him long without loving him.
Among them all he found no one SO
congenial as Garfield. Although they.
differed Numerically in most things,
yet they had much in common. Gar
field was a big-braircd. bis-hearted
boy, his enthusiasm tempered only by
his culture. Tucker was personally as
delightful as Garfield, es; cling him in
his ability to tell good story, and was
Intellectually his peer i: every respect.
At the same time he was morally strong,
as honest as be was fearless, although
he was no better eGslirred for political
life than Garfield. q, course, their
political views differed in toto. Tucker
was State-rieh.s man: Garfield was
q nationalist. Tucker vas = free-trader;
Garfield protcctiorist. n':t one day,
after their friendship is.a1 b-H-,me fact,
Garfield came over to ;'s;,:aers desk
on the Democratic side 9, the House
and said: Tucker, yo:. Know l am q
protection;st, but | van: taat there
should be free trade ha.e.i,sT between
you and me in matt - li::srAry.' with
all my heart" respon!s., Tucker. and
from that time to the d@y 81 Gartield's
death they were the closest friends.
They both loved iiter.lEafe-ali letters
ancient and modern, but psslaps most
of all, the Greek and La.ia Classics.
Every day they managed to steal time
from even tie most eG:grossils of their
legislative duties for ar excursion into
those ever-hiooning fiei,5s. Sometimes
they met in the library. sometimes in
committee-room, Or again on the floor
of the House itself. liiusittaytoa Cor.
Philadelphia Record.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-05-07

"HhaS ESNt?"

This is phrase oftsr found in the
newspapers. Whenever anything ex-
traordinary happens, when any event
occurs especially wonderful, the para
graph writer is apt 10 add. as his only
comment, these words: What next2"
That is to say. the more extraordinary
the occurrence, the less il is dwelt up
On. A wonderful fact, instead of ar.
resting attention, merely suggests the
Inquiry, "What will happen nextP''
This indicates a disease OF the intellect,
which Graves novelty, always novelty.
Instead of rejecting upon what takes
place in order TO learn some lesson from
It which may be used hereafter, the
mind hurries away directly asking for
some other wonderful thing. OF new
things. none are new enough. A NOR
bid curiosity takes the place of intellec-
tual earnestness.
Whatever particular fact we read about
whether it be in newspapers or books,
let us try to attach it to something
more general. If, for example, we
read in the papers about the war in the
Soudan. in upper Egypt, let Us take the
opportunity to learn something about
the geography OF Egypt. its races, its
past history, what took the English
there, what right they have to be
there. Then we can say "What next?"
and be prepared for the next news that
comes. Or, If read ia the papers
about the troubles in Ireland, or in
Russia, let me stop and connect what is
now happening in those countries with
their past history. and so see the
causes and roots of present events. To
do this the only apparatus needed is q
common cyclop@dia, and set of maps.
TO read thus will strengthen the men,
orv, fill the mind with knowledge, and
educate us to habits of reflection. In
stead of sliding over the surface of
events, we shall regard them seriously
as providential, and as having a mean
ing to be sought after and understood.
The habit of saying "What next?" not
only weakens the memory and intellect
but destroys moral earnestness.-James
Freeman Clarke.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-05-07
The Care Of the Eyes.

''There is great. difference in the
prices of eyeglasses and spectacles, j"
IN optician said. "You can buy q pair
of eyeglasses for Is cents, while pair
that looks exactly like them will cost
you g. The difference between them
Is that by using one pair man is very
liable to ruin his sight, while the other
viii materially aid It."
''Waat makes the difference in val
uee''
The quality of the glass and the
amount of work used in polishing them.
The cheap ones are generally made of
very common glass, and are by. no
means perfect. Sometimes there are
air-bubbles in them, and sometimes
there are wavy lines. You have looked
through window-glass that distorted
everything, haven't you? Well, just
imagine taking such Kind of glass to
improve your sight with. Persons are
not half careful enough of their eyes,
and the sight of thousands of persons
has been injured by using bad and un-
suitable glasses. Poor quality OF
. person looks through glasses that are
Ootu PooI III qualify ana III no way uI-
ted to improve the sight, he runs ter
Hble risk"
Can not one tell if the glasses help
him?"
''It depends ON circumstances. If
man finds that he is getting far-sighted
and tries on pair of farsi GIFTED glasses
and they make him see better at that
time, he is apt to buy them. They may,
however, be too old, and thus strain his
sight; or, they may be too young for
him. and he does not receive she benefit
that he should. By going to a first
rate optician his 81 ght would be tried in
the proper manner, and he would get
just the right kind of glasses. 1t is
a very false economy to buy. cheap
glasses. I've seen q man stop at a
stand in the street and buy a pair of
glasses for quarter, just by trying
them on and looking at a newspaper:
Lois Of persons eyes are not of the
same strength, and ought to have
glasses of different strength in the same
frame. If a man with eyes of this
character gets a ready-made pair of
spectacles he is going to suffer.-RAila-
delPlsia North american.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-05-07

recommend the following passage
in .'Carlyle's life TO those young pests
who, without real notion of music,
make the air around them hideous by
the everlasting strumming Oh piano.
The miserable young woman in the
next house TO me spends ali her bright
days, not in learning to darn stockings,
sew shirts, bake pastry. or any art,
mystery or business that will profit
herself or others: not even in amusing
herself or skipping on the grass plots
with laughter OF her mates, but simply
and so.eI IL raging from dawn to dark,
from night 10 midnight, on hapless
piano, which it Is evident she will never
in this world render more musical than
a pair OF 6arn ciappers! The miserable
youag feinalei''-Lcgs-i0n Truth.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-05-07

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