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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-18

Some men are said to live by their wits.
1t would probably be more correct to say
they live by the foolishness of others
Boston Courier.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-18

What is meant by the pomps and van
tiles of this world ?" asked the Sunday
school teacher. Them flowers on your
hat, num-" replied the quick -wtted scholar
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-18

-Teacher-"How many seasons are
there ?" Pupil -Four" Teacher---"En-
umerate them" Pupil-"One, two, three,
four"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-18

Ny daughter very bad of on account Of
a eoid and pain in her lungs. Dr.. TAenas' Eelee-
f'i- og eayed ksy il fsprz:v-e'a' Eozrs. Oar
cine has worked wonders in our family. h.s4A
Pinekney, Lake Mohoase. NY
lyr4a chw 1stp
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-18

Read what the people
say Concerning the
ability OF DR. homzx'
Eclectrc Oh 10 cure
asthma casArTh. Group,
colds. etc. Mn. Dora
Koch Of Buffalo, says
Fer Group It is decid-
edly clcacfous" Ms. Jacob Mcllisor Of Marion.
Ohio, says the same thIng.] S. S. Graves, Akron,
n " writes e Had asthma Of the worst kind.
took one dose of Thomas Eolectnc Oil and was
relieved in few minutes Would walk FIVE miles
for this nedlcia, and pay s. botte foG it Drug
gls; c. r. Hal. CIzyV.Ie. Ill. saws Cured zn al
cerated throat for me twenty -four hours. Sat
up in bed and ooaghed til the ciothing wet
with preparation. Ny
vl.> insisted hat use
Thomas Eciectric Oil.
The first tesspooHful
RELIEVED ne. +. H.
Perkins, Creek Centre,
N v, Thomas Eciec-
tric Oh IS also TIP
Tor external applica-
ton for rheumatism,
cuts scslds burns bites,
bruises, s,etc. When vIsi-
ting the druggist, ask
HIM what he knows Of
Dr.. Thomas Eclectric
OIL: II he has been
long the drug
trade Be sure he viii
speak highly OF 1t.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-20
HUM0R OF THE NEGRO.
The PRACTICAL JOKES or TIE COL
OREO MAN OF TIE SOUTH.

How, When, Where and Why He Laughs
A Prisoners Flea Before the Mayor
Thoroughly Enjoyed.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-07
The Land OF Divorces.


Do YOU know that Arabia and not
America is the country in which di.
vorce can be most easily obtained? For
my own part hate the English divorce
act. People take each other ''for bet.
ter. for worse" and they ought to be
compelled to hold to the bargain. But
| am told that in Arabia and some
other Mohammcdan lands n man can
get rid OF his wife on the slightest pre-
text. Some Arabs, barely forfy years
of age. have been known-just fancy
to have had forty wives. and they
seldom wed before sixteen or seven
teen or have more than one wife At q
time. have often been thankful l am
a Christian. or try to be one; but it is
only by degrees that we can appreciate
the blessings of living in n country
whore some attempt, at least, is made
20 do justice 10 women.-London FL
0arO.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-07
FULL OF FUN.


After tho vigilance committee had
escorted q tough citizen out OF aTTexas
village, he remarked: 81 am now ono
of the rail-rodc men Of tho Wost"-
Merchant Trarcier.
-"Mamma," said Bobby, ~ havo
eaten my cake all up, and Charles
hasn't touched his yet. Won't You
make him share with me so rs to teach
him TO be gcncrous?"-Judge
There's popularity for you. High
way Jim recently left Nevada town.
and the whole place turned out to sea
him depart" "How did he go3" The
newspapers snys by rail. lid Bits.
One way to make picnic sand
witches is to put slice of raspberry pic
between n PROSTATE log and pair Of
lcmon-colorcd trousers. Ii Is not o
good way, however. r.-Somerriile Jour
nal.
That's the smallest horse I ever
saw" said c0untryman on viewing u
Shetland pony. "lndadc, now." re-
piled his Irish companion. i've seen
ono as small as two Of him. ~ T.
Telegram.
--"I hopo there are no cnnibals
around here" said q stupid Traveller To
4 United States frontier girl, rs Slo
was mixing batch of bread. There
are plenty of en-" returned She,
pouring some corn-mcal into the. pan.
I'VE most always eat little Indian
with our bread"
--Of,cnimcs advcrtiscmcnts.arc WOO
fully lacking in pcrspicuity. One, in
describing n patent feeding bottle
closes with: when the baby has iono
drinking il must be unscrcwed and laid
in Il cool place" That rs why We said
the baby was patented instead OF tho
ot,lc.-Rhlaieiphia Gail.
The Ruling Passion Strong in
Death stranger lettering. about
mill the other day was caught by belt
and drawn into tho machinery. Ilo
was taken ont in dying condition;
but smiled family as he remarked to
his rcscucrs: IL see you are determined
that shall no longer remain incoS."
IIc was professional humoris;-
Puct.
Iowa Man-"TalkinS about dry
weather, why, it's an actual fact that
in Iowa the watcrmclons haven't .
drop in 'cm-havc to be soaked before
We can market EN-" Nebraska Man
--"Shoul'ln't DO surprised. S'ish YOU
could have been with mo on a ride /
took during the heated term" "lIot,
ch?" "Wcll, didn't feel it so much.
but it was such pretty sight TO SEQ
the corn popping in the iiclds."-
Omaha World.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-07
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

1t took $500 leaves of gold to
gild Connccticut's captoldomc. -Hrt-
ford Post.
"A method of sending picture by
telegraph has been invented by
Sco,chman, w. Gcmmill, by which
photograph taken at one end Of wirc
is transmitted and reproduced ut tho
other.
When Buflalo's streets are we'll
paved with asphalt the Buffalo Herdic
Company expects to couple several
carriages together and run them on
the smooth surface by electricity or
compressed air.-BuGaio Express.
In the Chinese quarter of New
York no charge is made for tea in tho
restaurants and in the BARRIERS shop.
the grocery stores. the gambling
houses and the opium dens. a pot of
tea stands always ready for any who
choose to drink. This Is in compliance
with q prceept laid down by Con-
fucius.--N y. Sm.
An old Californian inserts growi
in the Sacramento Bee because all tho
branches" of San Matco County have
become "villas." Furthermore, tho
plutocracy is becoming entirely too En-
glish, you know. and social position is
measured largely by the degree OF no.
bility with which the imported coach
men, footnen, buffers, etc, served in
England.
"A fast-moving train narrowly es.
capped being demolished by 4 wagon.
load of nitro-glycerinc ono day recent
ly at Olcan. N. Y. Upon seeing tho
wagon on the track the engineer in-
stantly set the air brake, and, while no
was not able to come to q stop before
reaching the crossing where tho wagon
was, the decreased speed of the loco
motive enabled the driver to barely get
OF the track.
"A singular accident happened to
Mr.. Rufus S,ickncy and his wife, Of
Somervillc, Mass, rs they were riding
tandem tricycle. few days ago. Tho
lady turned the machine upon n down
grade so suddenly that she upset 1t.
She fell beneath it and was very badly
hurt, while her husband was thrown
upon his head and received such So
we're injuries that he did not long sur.
yiye them.-Boston Journal.
n. G. Hotchkiss, of Lyons. N, Y,
known Us tho Peppermint King, says
that scven-cighths of tho peppermint
of the world is raised in Wayne County.
The average crop is about one hundred
thousand pounds. The average prico
paid for crude oil is from S3.75 to 81 q
pound. To give IN idea of the money
chat is in peppermint, Mr.. Hotchkiss
said that a farmer last year brought to
the refinery an ordinary slaigh load.
which, when measured, proved to be
worth $1,000. OF course, this was In
the crude oil. which the farmers dis
till themselves
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-07
METALLURGlC TRIUMPH.
Successful Casting of Iron or steel Upon
Brass-A Great Discovery.

Brass-A Great Discovery.
One of the latest inventions or dis
covcrcs in mctallurgy is the casting of
iron or steel on to brass. II is thing
which il has often been sought To ac-
complish, but until recently without
success. But il has been accomplished,
and the writer has seen unmistasablc
evidence of il in castings within n week
past in Boston. The brass core, or
whatever it may be, is first cast in the
usual way, and is then nodded in
conjunction with the pattern, aud when
the latter is removed it is allowed TO
remain in the flask, and the melted
ron poured over it. This iron is pre-
pared by flux for ready amalgama-
ton with the brass. and when the COM
pound casting is taken from the sand
1t is found to be complete and well
connected piece. The union of the two
metals is perfect, and they can be sep
aratcd by melting the brass, which
runs at lower temperature than iron
from its backing. For bearings for
car axlcs and other things which now
require solid and thick brass castings,
costing quite heavily by the pound, the
compound bearings being composed of
more than thrce-quarters of cheap
iron, would form cheap and efficient
substitute. For pumps, steam and fire
engines and many other machines and
mechanical appliances, including bear
ings of shafting. the new compound
metal will constitute most efficient
substitute for brass castings, and what
is more, an economical one rs well. 1t
might even be applied to ordnance of
all descriptions, being used for the
center, or core, OF the cannon. and be
strengthened by steel or tough iron
cast OH the outside. The invention
seems to be q most promising. as well
as most important, one, and, when
fully known, and IL 1t bears out its
promise, il can not fail to come into
use in nearly all lines of mechanical
industry doing metal work.-Boston
Herald.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-07
TRAIN THE GIRLS.
A Bit OF sensible Advice ON u Very Impor.
tnnt Topic.

A Bit Of sensible Advice on Very Impor.
tant Topic.
When n girl is ten years old. she
should be given household duties TO
perform according TO her size and
strength, tor which sum of money
should be paid her weekly. She needs
little pocket money, and the knowl-
edge how tospcnd it judiciously, which
can so we'll be given by mother to her
little girl. She should be required to
furnish part of her wardrobe with
this money. For instance, If she gets
ten cents week, she should purchase
all her stockings, or all her gloves, rs
the mother may decide; and doing this
under the mothers supervision, she
will soon learn to trade with judgment
and economy.
OF course the mother will see to 1t
that the sum is sufficient to do this,
and yet leave triilc for the child to
spend just as she pleascs. This will
supply n healthy stimulus; il will givo
her proper ambition and pride in her
labor, and the ability to use money
paoperly. As she grows older these
household duties should increase. with
q proportionatc increase of money paid
for the performance of them. We
know of a lady who divides the wages
of servant among her three daught.
crs. There is systematic arrangement
of their labor, which is done with q
thoroughness and alacrity rarely found,
either with hired girl, or q daughter
who feels that she has TO do 1t with
nothing 10 encourage and stimulate
her in the work. - Woman's Journal.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-07

oil the lash Tailor Costume of Turtl. Col.
ionable jack. orcd Cloth.
cts for these natty suits shows model
fitting the figure trinity in tho back, with
tho shortest kind ola
PosTILioN As A Fisisn.
In front IL opens all the way down over
doublc.brcasted waisteoat OF plain cloth
or ecru pique, this fastened up halt It's
length with costly buttons set on IN
double row. Down each side OF the front
are long, narrow revers, these usually VI
velvet, and trimmed with enameled orna.
ments, or those matched to the buttons
on the vest. The sleeve Is close and small,
with narrow cuff OF velvet at the edge,
held with an ornament like those on tho
Jacket. Other tckets. In English style.
are made double breasted themselves. tho
vest showing only at the top, and graceful
shapes are brought out, cut HhoKtA ~ ikoRt,
like Russian Jacket. with long Dircctoiro
coat backs, which fall moro than . quarter
OF "A yard over the drapery Of the skirt Ia
the back.
IHE FRENCH PoLoNAisE,
which rcyolvcd ont o' right for two sea.
sons, has come up smiling, and appears
in novel and graceful arrangements. which
quite transform its rather wooden effect
OF other days. A celebrated New York
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-07
THE MIDNIGHT SUN.
Rambles Among tho Picturesque scenes
and tho Honest People OF Norway.

Owing to the long Arctic day, vegc'
tation grows very rapidly. Barley
sown in May is harvested in Jsiy.
Even the turf on tho house-tops Is
covered with long grass. The Same
effect Of sunlight is observed in the
animal kingdom. Wagtails frequent
~ rear two broods in ono season, so
rapid is the development of their
young. At Bodo, the sun being COM
tinually above the horizon, l was en-
ablcd to devote twenty of my twenty
two hours stay to an excursion into
the, country. embracing n visit to the
Saltstrom. This famous whirlpool,
compared with which the maclstrom
seemed insignificant, is formed by the
pressure of u rising tide forcing
stream through narrow strait into
subsidiary ford. AS the tide rises or
falls faster than the basin can fill or
empty, the force Of the current be-
comes enormous and its roar terrific.
Owing to cddics, a wcdgc-shapcd wall
of water extends inward from the
mouth OF the ford until its apex dis.
appears in the vortex OF tho whirl'
pool. At Tromsc there il m interest
ing Lapp cncampmcnt, whore the fur
clad nomads Of the north bring theii
reindeer for summer pasture. There
being no snow in the vicinity. the de-
sire for slcd-ridc could not be in
dulgcd. From llammerfesi, the north
ernmost town OF, Europe, the voyage is
speedily made to that rugged promon.
tory. Nordkap, from whose summit
the nocturnal sun is seen riding high
over the mysterious Arctic Ocean.
My deepest impressions from wit.
Messing the sublime spectacle OF the
midnight sun were received ut point
nearer the Arctic Circle. II was one OF
those hushcd evenings which occur
with falling barometer; so still that the
CLASSY surface of the undulating sea
was unruillcd even by the breath of n
zephyr. Southwark, above a wall OF
cloud, majestic mountains reared their
snowy peaks. Far in the west iloatcd
fleet of fishing craft, and long lines
OF water fowl were winging their way
TO rocky resting places. Above the
sun. which from my stand near the
compass | watched swinging north
ward. lay several parallel strata of
ncccy clouds. The water horizon rolled
up higher and higher, until, like 4
golden globe, the sun rested upon lis
rim. The lower cloud stratum became
orangc-tintcd. The next was dyed with
saffron shades, while the rosy reflection
of the upper stratum painted with deli
catc pink the Kjolcn cliffs in the south.
For several moments the motion of the
earth seemed checked, the sun still
resting on the oceans rim. ana then
most startling vision.-a line Of light
appears beiow the fiery orb-,hc hori-
1on is rc,rogradng. by thus forcing
the mind to regard the sun as station
nry in his true position, and ccn!cring
.hc attention Of our own planetary
motion, IN effect is produced far more
amazing than that experienced by the
startled IIczckiah when the shadow re-
treated ON the great dial of Ahaz.-
Ed,card Il. Taylor, tn san francisco
Chronicle.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-07
THE HOUSEHOLD ANGEL.

"A little child shall lead them"
petty cloud between the two had fallen
She Leaned back, proudly, silent, in her
chair;
lie. at the window. stared out ut tho dark.
ness.
And dark his own brows were:
Whcn, suddenly. IA baby's shrill cry sounded
Mid the lace drapcrcs a: ItS dainty bcSi.
And, swift rs with one thought, they turned
together
Though not one word was said.
but In their haste. drawing aside the covers
About the crib, Il chanccd that their hands
met;
One swift. shy glance she gave him, he to her,
Aud. 10, her eyes were wet!
She raised the child with tender mother care,
To soothc it, p.teous cry OF vague alarms,
And found them 10th, herself and babe to-
gCthcr.
ClaSpcd close in his strong arms!
~. n. LWthtn, "a GoUi Hplps,isepinr
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-07
Good Cause for Worry.

"l'm very glad to see my son Will
lam settled down to be aquiet, respect.
able citizen" said McGudler
"Why. did you ever thin. Ae would
turn out othcrwise?"
well, 1 was mite scared about
him. / remember, when Inc was a
little boy. the doctor said his system
was full of humor, and / was good
deal disturbed for fear he would turn
out one of these funny men. or some
thing like that. ."-MerchGh Trdreter.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-07
A Poor Sick Woman.
y, n sick woman. doctor"

"rm sick woman, doctor"
"Wcll, madame.
"But. doctor, l amt well. I'm sick,
! tell YOU"
IL was going to say that know of a
sanitarium up in the White mountains
that would suit YOU"
"Sanitarium be blowed! There is
nobody but invalids there. How would
Long Branch doP"-Ieras Sytings,
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-07

1T is now just about cighty-six
years since Charles Stewart Parnclrs
srcat.grandfather was dismissed from
the CHARACTERISTIC of the Irish EN-
chequcr for opposing the union with
England
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-07

designer sen d \
out with his
latest fas h on
Journal ~ number
Of new devices In
polonaises, this IN.
spira;ion b eing
drawn directly
from Parisia "a n
models. The skirt
oi one long. am.
pie polonaise is
slashed its entire
length, thus dl'
viding !. into sec.
tions which aro
really PAL n . 8.
Bows of velvet
ribbon, In clusters
OF three, set some
inches from tho
next three above.
arc n ira n x q d
across the bot.
tom OF each pan.
el. making nino
rows in all. Tho
polonaise Is open
all the way down
the front, there
fore there arc
pancls each sitle
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-07

The customs duty on one picturs
recently brought to New York by Her
mann Schaus was Sl2, 4S0
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-07
OUR FASHION LETTER.
The Recent Changes In Styles OF LsdisS
Gar,nents-Eiegant simplicity of stress'
Costu,nss-fssi,ionable Jackets-fronen
roionaisr. Leg ~ Mutton Sleeves, Etc

The Recent Changes In Styles OF LsdisS
Gas,nents-kirgant simplicity of strseeI
Cestu,nss-FssI,Ionabie Jackets-rrcncn
roionaise. Leg ~ Mutton Sleeves, ETC.
Especial Corrcspondcnce.l
NEw York, September, 1SS8.--Just now
fashion seems To bc injected with some OF
the capricious disposition Of the season
promising, threatening and Withdrawing
by turns, 'cycry thing by starts and noth'
ing long" II IN rather difficult to say
~hat it's developments will be month
hence, but at prevent there are changes
and varieties enough In every style OF
gown, wrap and bonnet to please al
tastes. with considerable left over unap-
propriated. One oi th, arbitrary require
ments. however. which ~ill not bs eIisngsd,.
In nfortncoming styles. 'siIl bo the elegant
simplicity OF street cost iues. There will 10
LITTLE THINNING usED,
and mnch more will ls aeeomplirhed N
the way ~ fine effects in fitting and drap.
ing. ,S,ppes, LiE>
checks and EJv
other fabrics (S11SN
Tor. combina. CfSM
ton will DO 4
in Ugh M
E.. E: ]: ]: !. !: /. ! !: q
'oEH't wv MN
while this IL L/gN/A
the case. IL ES|E1
will not by @SE. IN
any means H[ssA$#j
follow that attE%#3
hands ofns IsGsySY
costumes OF /AREssfSD
single color ZssyI ajRfsxZA
will not pre-. LY W.N5SnfSs$%A
vail. ors:<<t-lhy,SJyygeet eetsE$%2sA
many elc. T--G-gr Jfy>5<kk$Zsa
CANT gowns kyYyy yy%.5{EtVHy
will he made E9%3A SitttgM
entirely Of E%y5 ,ifEfatT3
either plain Iss$dlFEaE4ty2
or figured ' EEZJ3sFEkSkEVJ
fabrics, &C. ". .H@5sMtyEE
cording to m fLEkst ;NW
fancy, and #/@//iE1SN ~ IL GYM
yet thcletter Ts=z>zSI TX cE4ES
oi the law be >l///ttZyEz En- tESFY
equally iul. H/%#HtHlgn4I HtE'F.A
filled in fash. I.///M~s, VI 4SLAE
ION s do. #T'Elssss,,. ~.
main. One ,ssSEy57.- .'sa-t.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-07

THE LEG o. MUTTON SLEEVE
IL eontesting for high rank In autumn
modes, and has already been recognized by
French atticres. Elbow sleeves, slashed
with puifs OF velvet set in; iull length
sleeves with deep v insertion oi lace.
satin or other goods set In to reach from
tho shoulder to near the elbow, and even
pulled sleeves, are all revived, French
naodistes declaring that large putied ot
leg o. mutton sleeve imparts slender CT.
feet to the waist-orgo, pulled sleeves ~
the score. n. ".
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-07

and beaded ornan'
trim mings and
fancy braids arc
rs much the fash.
ion this moment
as II they had
just appeared up
on the scene. Dcmi.
season mantlc5
show numberless
new shapes, but the
visite for the older
wearers and the
English open coat
for the younger
people are the two
most popular au.
tunn styles Us yet
introduced. Rib.
bon trimmings OF
all sorts. from vel.
vet with Picot
edge, to plain sat.
In. plays an i'm.
portant role "a u
d ress garnlturc,
and flowers OF
shaded velvet, In
magnificent I au.
tumnal colorings.
will strongly rival
long plumcs and
fluffy short tips rs
adornings for my
lad.y's picturesque
Gainsborough hat
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-07

VI wv uHuctssirt,
which is partly covered by a bow and long
ends OF satin ribbon, which come from uii.
der an opening in the corsage OF the
polonaise, tie, and fall nearly to the front
OF the undcrskirt.
KILLS. PANELS,
phoin and plated box plaits and plain
round effects, wholly unplaited, are all
noted on the very latest costumes from
over the sea. Rovers OF velvet, or Of goods
contrasting with those which form The
gown. are set upon both skirt ard bodice.
and beaded ornaments, lace. siik gimp