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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29
Buohanan's Tragic Love Story.



President Buchanans love story is his
toric, and reads more like conventional
novel OF fifty years ago than plain fact.
But it happened just as tragedies happen
every day that are many times stranger than
fiction. When he was poor young lawyer
he became engaged to Miss Coleman, who
belonged to one Of the richest, staidest, and,
II may be assumed, narrowest minded and
most purse blind families in Philadelphia
The Colemans by no means approved Of the
match, but nevertheless, the young couple
became engaged. Mr.. Buchanan was then
practicing law in a remote part Of Pennsyl-
yania, and IN those days of stage coaches
and saddle-bags, correspondence was liable
10 Interruptions. Miss CoIeman's letters
became irregular and then stopped altogeth-
er He wrote repeatedly, but got no reply.
At last he determined to go to Philadelphia.
but at Lancaster the stage met with an ac-
cident and Mr.. Buchanan suffered broken
leg. He wrote again as soon as he'was able,
but still heard nothing Laid up in coun-
try tavern, in the midst Of a phenomenal
snows,orm, for six weeks, embittered him,
and he wrote Miss Coleman letter of fierce
reproaches and then wrote no more Now
respectable family from the beginning inter-
cepted all Of her letters and all Of Mr. Bu-
chanaD's. Sne made all the appeals to him
woman could make, but she never had
line from him, after he left Philadelphia. ex-
cep, that last cutting letter. and as, unfortu-
nately, II contained nothing but his renunci-
alton Of her, she could know nothing Of
what had preceded it, The eminentv re-
spectacle family were satisfed-the match
was broken off by means that would have
landed them all in the penitentlary in these
davs.
year or two afterward Mr.. Buchanan
was in Philadelphia, and at a ball came face
to face with Miss Coleman Neither spoke.
and Mr.. buchanan paid marked attention to
another girl present That night Young
friend who was staying with Miss Coleman
said TO her, while the two girls were alone
in their room: did YOU see Mr. Buchan-
ans attentions to Miss -? Now, they
might have been YOURS had YOU recognized
him. Miss Coleman began TO SOB violent
Iy. She would not be soothed, and her
friend, becoming alarmed, called the family.
OF what next happened. two account. have
been given; one was that she had taken
poison, and her sutferings afterward came
from that-but those who were near her
said that she was simply suffering from un-
controllabe menta. anguish. Toward morn
ing, when her pulse had got so low that it
was scarcely perceptble, and her nervous
excitement had changed into a profound stu
por, the doctors were sent for. But She
was past help. They never reused her. and
She died the next day of What the doctors
called nervous exhaustion, bat which also
goes by the name Of broken heart.
Then The truth came TO Mr.. Buchnnans
ears, and from that day til. bacheiorhoad
vas assured When he was President, the
story was generally known. and there we're
no reports about his marriage as long as he
was In the White House
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29
The Progress Of federation.

The progress of religious federation in
this century has been remarkable. 1t is the
fruit Of expanding knowledge in all depart
ments Of life. The recent reception OF the
statue of Harriet Martineau at Wellesley
College, is a case in hand. When Miss
Martineau was living she was the subject
Of many reproaches for alleged excess of
free thinking, and she was dishonored with
many opprobrious critiques. A few years
ago he would have been pronounced a very
absurd prophet who should have declared
that A. D. 1886 the straitest of the ortho-
dox institutions should be honoring Miss
Martineau by placing her statue in its pub
lie gallery. Wellesley College honors the
old orthodoxy by this display Of catholicity
toward all faiths that have behind them a
noble faith.
Miss Martineau was an acute thinker, u
practical philan,hropist, woman of remark
able powers and of phenomenal common
sense. Her career is great encourage
ment to women who are ambitious to be of
use in the world. The door Of success in
literature was opened to her by physical as
we'll as by financial misfortune. Her daring
mind was fettered by inward as well as by
outward circumstances but her indomitable
will made these misfortunes the stepping
stones TO fame. Her statue standing in the
halls of Wellesley. is a monumental lesson
for Wellesley's 500 student girls. Nothing
is capable Of defeating the usefulness of
woman in this world but herself Nothing
is more craven and cowardly than to allow
other people to do your thinking for you.
All good men and women honor men and
women Of intelligent convictions who pos
sess the courage thereof Jour
nal
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29
Washington County.

steuben.
One morning last week as Mrs. joseph
Good and Mrs. Ann Stevens were starting
to ride up town their horse became fright
ened, and turning suddenly, threw them out
and ran away. Fortunately they escaped
with few bruises,
Capt. kendalrs daughtersSwho have been
spending the winter and spring in Massa-
chusetts, returned week before last taking in
the American Institute Of Instruction at Bar
Harbor on the way.
Gardner Dutton picked from his straw
berry bed a..berry weighing one half
ounces.
Schooner Lizzie and Annie, Capt. Spur
ling. is loading with slaves for W. h. H.
Dutton.
Schooner Glenulen, Capt. Bunker, is
loading with spool-edgings for Mr. Alonzo
Smith.
A small party of excursionists went down
river the 10th inst. Capt. Gordon took
them down in his stanch yacht the Bay
King. The wind being light they sailed only
as far as Point Francis where they had a
clam bake and enjoyed themselves generally.
Summer visitors are arriving nearly everv
day. Mr.. f. F. Stevens, wife and daughter
of Auburn, have been in town a week. Mrs.
Abbie Wright and son are visiting her
mother, Mrs. Julia Stevens. Mr.. Frank
Falkner and wife of Westboro, Mass, ar
rived Saturday. Last week the Misses
Carkins, cousins of Capt. Bunker, came
down from Boston in the Glenullen, and are
stopping at ]. I. Lewis.
Mrs. Sarah Stevens and son of Norridge-
wock, Me-, who have been visiting Miss N. .
r. Stevens, returned the fourteenth.
July 10
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29
Survey Of Mt. Desert Island.

To the Editors Of The LeciSton Journal -
The readers of your paper will hardly be-
ieye that Mt Desert Island was surveyed
as early as 1913, and ought not 10 be asked
10. The tlrst survey Of the Island was made
IN ll63, under the direction of Governor
Francis Bernard, the grantee, BY Barachias
Mason Of Dedham, and John Jones Of Med
ford. They began at the head Of Southwest
Harbor. and travelling in opposite direc-
tions, measured the distance or shore line
around the Island, noted the character of
the soil. gave drawings Of coves and inle,s
and other characteristics, and when they
met each other the work was accomplished.
The field books Of these two surveyors, |
now have before me in their own handwrlt
ing and in good state Of preservation.
Ii seems that Governor Bernard intended
to settle upon the Island, for letter IN his
handwriting directs John Jones to lay out
a town at Southwest Harbor, and in this
letter he uses the following language: "One
OF the pleasantest sets lin the center or
otherwise), shall reserve for settlement
Of my own. | would, therefore, have a choice
spot of about 10 lots set out for myself"
One hundred and nine lots were run out,
each lot two chains in width and twenty-five
in length, and containing FIVE acres. The
survey included the land from Southwest
Harbor "to the marsh at Bass Harbor."
This survey was made in l164, but nothing
came Of it. Governor Bernard was recalled
to England, was knighted and died in l779
A copy of his will is in my possession.
About the time of his death, his American
possessions were confscated. In his will he
left Mt. Desert Island TO his son John, who
lived in Bath, and who. as proving his 10y
atty to the American Revolution, was grant
ed the westerly moiety of the Island, by the
General Court of Massachusetts.
w. b. LAPHAM.
Aupusta Nav 13 1894
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29
How the Minister Game to Rake Hay on
Sunday.

Mr.. Bates of Vermont was Methodist
minister well known and beloved in all the
region where he preached, for his zeal and
good work One Sunday in July he was
preaching in Springfield, VT, his native
place. He had been raised on farm and
was stalvart and strong. Near BY lived
Farmer Brown, and on the Saturday previ-
Gus he had moved his hay, or a portion of
it, on field which lay between his house
and the meeting house. 1t had been clear
and fine on the morning of Sunday, but sud :
denly dark clouds appeared in the west, and
one Of those heavy thunder storms, which
sometimes come like the rush of a steam
engine, was impending. The rain often
falls in torrents on the level fields. Mr.
Bates was preachibg but from the pulpit he
saw the storm approaching and saw also the
hay Of the farmer. He stopped his sermon
-"Brethren," said he, "let us adjourn the
services and help Brother Brown get in his
hay"
There was ready response and with
coats of the minister "to the fore," as they
say there repaired to the field. Many hands
made quick work and the hay was saved
Then they returned to their worship and
after the sermon sung one of those rousing
old-fashioned Methodist hymns, that rolled
up and almost drowned the thunder's voice.
-[Ne,cburyport Herald.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29
The August Midsummer Number Ameri.
can Agrioulturist

contains original articles from no less than
forty-one well known writers, and nearly
eighty original illustrations from wellknown
artists, on great variety of subjects pertain
Ing to the Farm, Garden, Hearth and House.
hold. The genial Robert B. Roosevelt, dis
courses on Headless Lettuce: Peter Hender-
son tells how a negro's heel revolutonized
Turnip Culture in South Carolina Seth Green
gives full instructions for Raising your own
Trout; Oscar X. Gleason gives full and illus
trated instructions for Breaking and Training
Vicious Horses; Peter Collier reviews the
whole History of Sorghum in the United
States; Col. Weld tells all about drove Of
Wild Hogs that have been imported from Hun
gary and let loose in this State, recommending
the same for other States. The Editors, Drs.
Thurber, Hexamer, and Joseph Harris, de-
scant upon variety Of topics: the Household
and Childrens' Departments are unusually full,
while the Humbug Department ventilates sew
eral new frauds. Price, a1.50 per year. Sim
gle numbers, Is cents. Address american
4griculturist, 751 Broadway. New York.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29
The Conductor Got Even.

There is general interchange Of passr.
among railroad men, and the presldeu, and
vice president Of the Pennsylvania railroad
have passes all over the country Presiden,
Roberts is very strict man, too strict
sometimes. but he was taken down very
clevery one day on the New York division.
grea, many people who have passes sim
ply nod 10 the conductor as he comes along.
Ii he be q new man sharpers often success
fully work the game. One day Roberts got
on the New York division and took seat
in the middle car. The conductor knew
him, and when he passed him the president
simply nodded. |, was a catch. and Rob
erts was only trying 10 see if his man would
break the rules and not make him show his
pass. The conductor fell into the ,raD.
When be passed through the train again
Roberts arose from his seat. and, tapnlng
him on the shoulder said
''See here, you have not seen my pass"
mo, sir" fsltered the conductor. but
but | know who you are"
That makes no difference" re,orted
Roberts with frown, "the rules are made
TO be obeyed and not to be broken. The
rules laid down for your guidance say
t'"' - "AO las HcltltI t!Cktt
nor pass must pay his fare or else you
must eject him from the train"
Il know it," replied the crest-faIlpn con
ductor, "but-"
mo butts, now yoa may GO
Il haven't seen your pass vet, though. $
demurely remarked the ticket puncher.
wishing TO demonstrate the thoroughness OF
the lesson.
That's right" replied Roberts, approx
ingly. make no difference between the
president Of the road and the poorest pas.
senger."
He reached in his inside coat pocket and
then into his vest pockets. His face grew
red and he fumbled around his hip pockets.
The conductor grinned. Roberts's complex
ion grew paler and then redder He wen,
through his pockets again, but no passes
The conductors smile grew more expan-
sive.
"Humph," exclaimed the president.
singular Just stop as you pas, this way
again"
The conductor stopped, and the president
dryly handed him s. bill and told him to
take out the fare. He had left his book 0.
passes at his Office
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29

The August atlantic is an extremely good one.
Miss Sarah Orne Jewett contributes a clever story
called 'The Two Browns" and Octave Thanet ha 8
a very amusing sketch about "six Visions Of ST.
Augustine" in which we see the town from six
different points of view. The three most notable
articles Of the number are an entertaining paper
on domestic Economy in the Confederacy," by
David Dodge paper on "The Indian Question in
Arizona" by Robert X. Evans; and an essay on
"The Benefits Of Superstition" by Agnes Repplier.
Andrew Hedbrooke has essay on individual
Continuity" and there are criticisms on Recent
Light Literature" and other volumes. Miss Edith
NJ. Thomas contributes poem to the memory OF
Helen Hunt Jackson, and there are also some other
verses which are up to the usual high standard
of atlantic poetry. The three serials by Henry
James, Bishop, and Charles Egbert Craddock Miss
Murfree) are as interesting as ever; AMI the Con.
tributors Club, which deserves a word for ta
brightness, closes the number. Houghton, ,siiniin
4 Co., Roston.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29
rennyson on Emerson.

Emerson writes Tennyson to Long
fellow, in 1919, al. like beautiful portico
in a lovely scene Of nature. We stand ex
pectant, waiting for the high priest to come
forth and 10 = there comes a gentle wind
from the portal swelling and subsding and
the blossoms and the vine leaves shake, and
far away down the green fields the grasses
bend and wave, and We ask When will
the high priest come forth and reveal to us
the truth 2 and the disciples say lie has
already gone forth and is yonder in the
meadows And the truth he was to reveal q
1t is nature; nothing more" In another
letter Tennyson calls Emerson 1.-The Chrysos-
tom and Sir Thomas Browne of the day. g
He lets in thousand new lights side
lights and cross-lights into every subject" "
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29
Mark Twain and his Room-Mate's Boots

Mark Twain and Dan De Quille roomed
together in early Comstock days. One
morning Dan missed his boots, and after a
vain search he suspiciously enquired of
Mark, who was lying in bed lazily smoking
clay pipe: "Mark, l can't find my boots /;
do you know anything about 'em ?"
'Your boots ?" compacently replied
Mark. "Well, yes; threw them at that
blasted cat that was yowling around the
house last night"
Threw my boots at the cat ?" howled
Dan, in rage. "Why didn't you throw
your own boots ?"
"Dan," said Mark, after reflective puff
or two, "Dan, if there is anything l hate it
is selfish man. l have observed Of late
that you are growing selfish. What differ
ence does it make whose boots were thrown
at the cat ?"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29
Der Shpider Und Der Fly.
CHARLES FOLLES ADAMS.

From the Boston sunday Globe.
reads In Yawcob's shtory book,
A couple weeks ago,
Won firsd-rade boem. wot dInks
Der beoples all should know.
Id ask dis goot conumdhrum, too,
Nieh We should brofit by:
"Nill you indo mine parlor valkr
Says der shplder of der fiy."
Dot set me ,inking. right away;
IND when. Won Afternoon,
A shbeculator he cooms in,
tnd dells me. pooty soon,
He haf silfer mine TO sell.
IND ask me eef puy.
dink off der experience
on dot plue-pottlc fly.
Der oder day. when on der cars
vent py Me Yorck, oudt.
meets a fraulein on der train,
Who dolds me. init pout.
She likes Der Deutscher shentlemens,
md dells me sit peside her
says: Mine friendt, vas no fiy,
Eef you vas peen sbpider."
vent into der smoking car,
Where dhey vas blaying boxer.
t'nd also haf Something's dhey calls
Der funny "lccdle Joker"
Some money id vas changing hands,
Obey wanted me TO try
saws: You vas too previous;
don't vas peen fiy."
on Central Park shmsrdt young man
SAYS: "straus, how vas you peenr'
Ind dake me Kindly py der hand.
Ind ask of mine katrine.
He wants TO shange feefty bill,
Ind SAYS hees name vas Schneider
Maypc, behaps he vas all righdt
More like h. vas shpider.
Mosd efry day some shvindling chap
He tries bees leedle game:
| cut me oudi dot shpider biece,
| nd poo, It in frame;
Righdi In mine shtore | hangs II CUP,
nj near id. on der SHY.
gccps = Club. TO send gytck oudt
phose shpiders, "on der n.y."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29
Augusta, May l3, 1886.

PAYING OLD DEBTs.-"It's a terrible
thing 10 owe money!" said Smith. "To be
compelled to dodge around the corner. and
that to avoid meeting creditor on the
street. 1t takes the manhood out of one
and be soon loses all self-respect. am
glad to say that owe no longer dollar"
"Then those old debts that have bothered
you so long are squared up, are theyP"
"Yes, thank heaven! The last one be-
came outlawed Yesterday"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29

PATS DILEMMA.-Trust the true Hlber-
Man TO extrIcate himself from a tight lace
by instinct exercise Of his ready tongue :
Al all events trust him to make the attempt.
An lrlshman who was dealer in a small
way aud kept little donkey and cart. came
on one occasion to bridge where a toll was
levied, but, to his disappointment, found
that he had not money enough to pay \
thought struck him. He embarrassed the
donkey, and put It into the cart. Then getting
in between the shafts himself he pulled the
cart, with the donkey standing upon it, to
the bridge,
In due course, he was hailed by the toll
collector.
Hey, ma man" cried the latter.
"Whaur's Yer toll ?"
"Bedad.' said the lrishman, "jist AK the
drojyer"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29

He HAD BEEN TRIED.-A Galveston
gentleman applied to friend for informa-
ton in regard to certain man whom he
wished to employ on his ranch.
"Is he honest and reliable ?"
Il should say SO. He is tried and trusty.
He has been tried four times for stealing
horses and he got clear every time," was the
reply.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29

CoNTI>GENCifS.- A teacher in West
Virginia freeman's school was giving out
some original examples to the class in
mathematics, and among them was this
"lf the colored man receives 81 for one
days work, how many dollars will he re-
ceiye for six dass' work ?"
One Of the boys seemed very stupid over
It, and the teacher finally said
Moses, how many are SIX times one ?"
What. does he work all the week 9''
queried the boy.
"Of course"
"Oh . Why, was iggerin' da, circus
or barbecue might come long on Sa,ur-
day -
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29

Too Much FOR THE DRUMMER.-There's
. rather corpulent drummer whose route
runs through Gardiner, and one day he
found himself at the table of the Sidney
House, a Capital Island. He called for a
piece Of lemon pie, and when it was brought
to him, said:
"ls this lemon pie, Mrs. SidneyP"
EYES," said she blandly, "it's lemon pie
just like tae other three pieces you have
eaten"
He laughed, and so did our friend-but
had no further doubts about its being lemon
pie.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29

The Dead Sea is an old and decrepi, salt
lake in a yer, advanced stage Of evapora-
tom It lies below the level Of the Medter-
ranean, just as the Caspian lies below the
level Of the Black Sea and as in both cases
the ,Irfac" must once have been continuous.
/ Is clear that the water of either sheet must
have lrled Up to 4 VERY considerable extent
Bot while the Caspian hns shrunk only to
- tc"' below the Black Sea, the Dead Sea
has s.rlnk 10 the enormous depth Of l2g2
below the Mediterranean. Every now and
tGea some enterprls!ng De Lessepa or other
proposes 10 dig canal from the Medlterran-
can 10 the Dead Sea. and 50 re-establish the
old high level. The effect Of this very revo-
iu'ionary proceeding would be to food the
entire Jordan Valley, connect the sea Of
Galiee with the Dead Sea, and play the
dickens generally with Scripture geography.
10 the infinite delight of Sunday-school
classes. Now, when the Dead Sea first be-
gan It's independent career as separate
sheet Of water on is own account, it no
doubt occupied the whole bed Of this imag
mary engineers lake; spreading, il not from
Dan to Beer,heba, al any rate from Dan to
Edom or IN other words, along the whole
even the Waters Of Nerom to the southern
desert. i viii not insult the readers intel
ligsnce and orthodoxy BY suggesting that
perhaps he may not be precisely certain as
to the exact position of the waters OF
Merom but will merely recommend him
just to refresh his memory BY turning to his
atlas, as this IS an opportunity which may
not again oceur.l The modern Dead Sea is
the last shrunken relic Of such consider
able ancient lake. It's waters are now 50
ser, concentrated and 50 very nasty that no
fish or other seIf-respecting animal can con
sen: to live IN them, aud so buoyant that a
man can't drown himself even if he tries, be-
cause the sea is saturated with salts Of varl-
ous sorts till il has become a kind of soup
Or porridge, in which swimmer floats.
wi,iy-nilly. Persons in the neighborhood
VINO wish to commit suicide are therefore
obliged TO 20 elsewhere; much as in
Tasmania. the heathiest climate in the
world, people who want 70 die are obliged
to run across for a week to sydney or Mel
l. ~
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29

liz LIKED Ir.--"Well, Robert, an 'ow
did you like Hamerica?"
"Oh Hi liked it well enough, We know,
only they live so hlarsted fast over there"
"Do they, though ?"
Aye, an they do that. W., blarst me
il they don't live 50 fast that when they
send man to prison for ten years he serves
hout is term in seven. We now Chicago
Nsrs.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29

An INCONSISTENT FATHER. Bishop ton
his annual yiSit)-And do you 60 to church
every Sunday, Bobby?
Bobby with bitterness Yes, sir Pa
says he don't take much stock in such things
himself. but he makes me go all the same
". T. Times.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29

Up to midnight July 10 the Com
servatlves and tnonists in England had
elected 3i2 candidates and the Gladstonians
and Parnelites 22l. OF 96 seats remaining
TO be contested, 81 were formerly held by
Gladstonians, 10 BY Conservatives, Is by
Cnonists. and l3 bv ParneIites.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29

As a Remedy for Pulmonary Affections and
Scrofalons Diseases.
DIR. IRA NJ. LANG-a prominent physician
in New York Il am greatly pleased with your
Emulsion. Have found it very serviceable in
above diseases, and it is easily administered on
account Of its palatableness.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29

That feeling Of extreme debility is entirely
overcome by Hoods Sarsaparilla. II was
tired all over, but Hoods Sarsapailla gave
me new life and strength" says Pawtucket,
r. l., lady. Hoods Sarsaparilla is sold by all
druggists. 81 bottle, or six bottles for %.