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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-08-08

her. Perhaps il was Poor Joe thought
| so, as be looked On hclplcssly
4 II seemed to him ages since the three
had been alone together
| Ruhy's eighteenth birthday came and
went, but Joe dared not ask her the ques-
| ton he 50 longed to ask, He could not
| treat the courteous stranger A. cordially as
| he believed he might
/ His own work seemed rough and rude
| lie felt a. powcrless a. a star might feel
| trying, in the presence Of thr sun. TO coax
| lily bud To grow ani bloom
| Seeing Ruby Interested in the artists
| work end stories Of his life in the great
| City. he began 10 think he could never
make her happy in the life BE- had planned
| II must he far better for her 10 choose the
| artist, and share hi~ home % different
! from this old one. once so happy. But
I how could he give her up'
| Reuben looked ~atlts an and waited
| Irwin Gibson first believed Joe to De- the
| brother Of Ruby when Ne learned the truth
hc regretted the grief he was causing. but
I made no change in hI~ plaus indeed he had
ne plans
| tie knew that NJ admired Enby in her
| own home, above all women ~ had ever
| known, hnt hr knew the difference as
/ change Of light makes Id picture. How
would She look ~ him tn his OVID hnmef
4 50 different from this simple farmhouse
| Would the grace aud dignity which made
1 her seem like a queen here and eycrvw here
N h"r own little country town, bear the
strong light Of 4 morc artificial life in the
great tnwHs Ann what would hts proud
| OH mother say If hc chose a little hay
maker for his wfr,
Sic might dt~inhorit him Did he care
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-08-08
WATER STREET, EllSw0RTH,M MAINE.
FOR SALE.

hertltv ofrr for al. the Homestead recently
e-.nuis4 v me tn Ellsworth fgr the of s8 o0o
FOR further Information apply q SEQ. T.. Dalton
Ellsworth 10 the subscriber At IAN LUIS pblsp"
California. -
March ?, Iss9. tfl0
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24
The siIs o. Cotton Sales

Would u not h. veil for farmers. IN
their various organizations. % discuss
tho importance ~ reducing she sise Of
the cotton bale' The tendency. In
putting up many commodities Tor
market. is 10 pat up In small bulk. A.
they are 80 much easier handled. aud
this IL a very important matter with
cotton bales Whoever has had 70
tug and push a bale u eottoa out Of
wagon on % q platform shows come
thing Of the trouble Of handling a 500
pound bale; and nov most Of farmers
Who make their cot ton have 10 deliver
IL In the market Let the standard BE-
800 pounds and let the Size be In pro-
portion. aud the bale could b. made TO
lock more slightly In market espe-
cially when we shall cover them with
cotton bagging. for -oon we hope that
iute bagging will h. numbered with
the things % Tho past
When We reduce the bale ne can
do away with the cotton hook. which
i a nuisance. as Il te ars the bagglng
81 bale. causing the cotton 90 be vast
ed BY being pulled Of and eaten up hy
hungry cows Nos. imagine a nice
little bale covered entirely with cot
ton bagging. so no mud or dirt could
get on the c ton. making the tare
less ca the bale. aud less danger from
Gre 40 less Insurance should he re-
qrircd Some kind % grab could
- used that would not tear the
baggiRg, and a hole cut In the
bale could b. sewed up after
sample Il taken out Of Il; thea we
should not hear 81 steamboats, catching
Gre In the middle 81 a river with cot
Ton on them. and before they could get
10 land. the whole boat developed In
flames aud many lives destroyed. Juta
is almost ~ eombustible a. cotton L.
selL
Then why should We not use sire In
stead Of ties. - they use wire In haling
hAyP and what IL 10 hiadcr our South
ern iron mills from making the wires
II we could wrap our cotton with
southern-made baggihg and Southern
made ties. would not this give = boom
N our Southern manufacturing. ana a
cute way Of Fettiag over the tariH
question on these articlesP Cor South
srn Farmer.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24
Care Of sheep 10 tbs San

Dog days" are often a. hard on
lambs as dog-nights. says the wool
Grower. Grazing the at, feed growa
under the fall rains. they are apt 10 10
troubled by loossness Of the bowela.
Liberal feedlng with dry wheat braa
all through the fall will pay the aock.
master welL The young nocls ought
10 be KEEP, GA short highland pastures.
limestone soil j. the best aud housed
from heavy rains. We know Of moth
lag else 80 easily procurahle aud 50
convenient 10 give. aud which l. at tho
same time 80 valuable a. corrective
and preventive Of bowel disorders. as
bran u Il an iniury 90 sheep and
lambs 10 let them wade through high
grass and weeds when they are
saturated with dew or with heavy
sutumnal rainA II not Only gives
them scalafoot. but n has a ten
dency 10 procure scours. by chilling
the surface u the body. sad turning
the secretlohs Of the body Inward upoa
The vicerA The farmer viii make Il
beneficial 10 run the mower over tho
haunting weeds and ragged patches %
The pasture. The ragwecds and other
trash. which spring up abandantly
y lth the clover after wheat harvest.
are well worth moving aud cu.ing ior
sheep. They are thankful ior a por-
tion of bitter stuff occasionally In the
winter. aud Il serves a. a good tonic
10 them. They will suffer nothing 10
b. Lost. ~ they will sort over the
wheat stubsls very thoroughly in the
racks. Besides that. tho moving
cleans the land VI trash. and leaves IL
In good eoad ltion for a meadow asHl
summer
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24


For growing stock grass l. rec
ogniEed ~ one u The cheapest and
best Of feeds. Not that u l. In all
eases q O. mplete food. bat durlng the
growing season u can be used 10 good
advantage as a pFineiPai food And In
the management of the farm stock 1, 4.
quite an item to get the largest amount
'of benefit from the grass. either By
pasturing or soiliag.
Calves and colts. In the arst few
months 81 their exlstsaes. must de-
pead almost. " not wholly. upon milk.
u matters little dariag thIs time 10
them. nj least. whether their dams are
pastured uPon grass OF are fed hay aud
grain 10 the stable. provided the quan-
tity and quality are such NJ 70 eaable
them 10 furnish fall supply Of mllk.
Bat When they are ready 10 weaa thea
u comes Q qaestion Of considerable IN
tsresi ~ they will grow and develop,
usually. In proportion 10 the quality
and quantity Of the food suppaisd
One OF The principal advantages In
hsving the colts aud calves eoms In
the fsll rather than In the sprlng 10
that BY the time they are ready n
sean In the spring. the erA.. win
have made saflcs~ns growth 70 fur.
nish considerable fond. aud tAey wlll
be able 10 make their hrwt ain. monshs'
growth. aism< seeming. npoa grass
rather than nroa dry bag er foddsF
and gFala IN coaaling the cost of
vsparlna a. Rnlmsl fos maFksL ne
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL.



n might "a we'll be understood ara,
~ Last that butter-making can not BE-
made profitable unless there h saf-
hclent time given 10 u. and unless the
work 10 done Al the proper time. II
must nov be pretty veil understood
that profitable butter-making means a
good article Of butter. but that can
not be made unless every thiag Il done
properly and promptly. H. a. a writer
OF note remarks. q woman has the
care OF family oi children. does the
cooking. mendiag. sweeping aud thou
saad things that devolve upoa a moth
er. she can not be a good dairy maid.
er II she u. II l. more than one woman
ought 10 b. A rule people are moi
rapid enough In execution 30 greatly
multiply duties Once In great
while Ne haa q man or woman wha
can do the work 81 half dozen peo-
pie. aud seem 10 do Il easily. But such
people are the exceptions
u 10 MOI wise. therefore. 10 expect
that the wiic with all her other duties
70 perform. can give attention 10 much
ct dairy. and. therefore. NJ the very
beginning enough help should BE- pro-
vided There l. a great deal % hard
work In the dairy. and u must BE- done
q, iuss such time II l. a mistake 10
suppose that dAirying l. easy. In fact
u Is a mistake 20 suppose that any
work Or occupation l. easy. n Il l. hoa-
est
We must devote close attention 10
any business II We expoct 10 make d
suocossiuL The dairy particularly re-
quiros close attention and steady work
The COWS must b. MIXED and ought
10 b. MIXED regularly and care
fully; aud Ne can not he too
| particular 10 $40 that the help
We employ attend 10 these things
There l. 40 much carslcs snezs upoa
the part Of some mixers. ~ shown In
their roughno-s toward the COW. or
their neglect 10 milk thoroughly. that
In any considerable herd some mixers
gill do more damage In a season than
their wages will amount 20. The
Proccss ~ milking. therefore. should
be carefully ovcrsogn ~ the owner
In walking through city streets wo al
ways see foreman boss u street
gags ~ men. This foreman watches
closely the work u tho men. and yet
II they did not sweep clean or other
wiss neglect their duty. no irrcparabls
damage could bc done. The dairymen
frequehtly give 40 attention 10 the mat
TER ~ milking their cows by the help.
and u damage l. done there Il can
not h. repaired. The milker should
b. a cleanly person. SiRce milking
has been entrusted 80 largely 10 men.
there 10 not always that degree %
cleanliness that l. absolutely necessary
IN a well-co0ducted dairy, aud the lack
often giycs rise to The wish for the rs-
turn ~ the neat dairy maid. who vas
not always the sole creation Of the
Posts Aiier the milking comes the
care 81 the milk. n the mixer has
mixed with tho milk dirt Of varlou.
descriptions She milk l. spoiled, no
after-oarc. however great can restore
u 10 prime excellence The dirt may
he got out perhaps bat the sirainihg
can not remove the adors that may
have come from the dirt Western
| Rural
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24
REmEmsER THE sovs
ssiss rhssn . Chaae~ fes saa-I.lgh. Aasa
the ataasls ssf I4fa.

ssisv Thssa . Chass~ Zoe sam-I.lsht Asaaas
the tioaas af fAfe.
After the hard work l. done tho
boys should be given iew holidays u
engage In such recrcatioa. A. will suit
their tastes Farmers should ~ Ar.
range their work that after each husy
spell they can afford % take such boil.
days. Fathers should make u a point
10 engage these recreation. with their
boys, b. b. companions with them In
their sports. and 20 b. their con-
hdants Teach them the manline.. %
acknowledging wrongdolng Very
ies po0Ple do wronE willfully. aud II
the parent will divest himself Of al
desire 10 revenge bis wounded feel
ings when doAlihg with the wrong.
his boy has done. aud have for the
end 10 yiew the lcading 81 that boy 10
govern himself. the success Of bis un.
dertakiag i assured Ou the con
trary. u the boy Is punished
Tor every wrong he dce-. you
teach him IA lie and 10 dis.
respect authority. Many well mean.
Ing pAreuts spoil their boys by this
kind 81 treatment. for they do not
realize that satisfying their own ugly
dispositions and ventlng their spite on
the child /. really what they are dolng.
They kBow not what they do" The
parent should strive 20 place himself
In the position Of the boy. and feel with
him and ior him The man Who Il
dealing with boys and who viii sym.
pathixe with them and act on this sym.
pathy can direct them A. he pleasea
Farmers, In their eagerne-s 10 get
their work done. In their eagerne.s b.
grasp sthe almighty dollar. do not
realize that "All work aud no play
makes Jack = dull boy" The home
on The farm has not boea a pleasant
plaos Cor the boy. and ~ be grow,
older. the natural desire 10 $50 she
world. coupled with the unpleasant.
ness Of farm life. causes him 30 leave
home. He gees 20 the city. the dis.
regard Tor authority which his father
unronsctously taught him asserts ~
selt and there b.iag no proper tender
home ties be easily falls q prey 10 the
vices Of the city.
suffieient food. clothing and school
facilities are not the sum total ~ the
rcqusita II a boy's training any mor~
than a alcely furnished house l. .
homo. The farmhouse may not he
large and pretentious In its appear.
Anco. but Il may with little outlay.
have suitable literature for The chill
drcn. and facilities for engaging In In
nocent games which may BE- encour-
aged by ths parents With these con
ditions will b. . home from which
boys gill not care 20 leave. and u they
Do there viii b. tie which will al.
ways bind them 10 that home. SHAY.
ton NINA } Gazette.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24

la Johnson County. Ga. the AIN.
anoa farmers have adopted a 90 rle. OF
resolutions aimed az "a doctors trust
OF combine" which seems 10 exist
there
Keep the stock well waiercd.
Thirsty stock standing around a dry
trough because somebody forgot TO
pump water. ls q waste Of valuable
time.
One OF our contemporaries advises
farmers 20 keep all the tools housed.
We have seen iArms Oa which the
seeds Indicated that that sort Of advice
passed current In that neck Of the
woods"
Feed sweet and nutritious food 10
the cows a. all seasons Of the year.
Musiy hay. and OF favored food are
not the material out Of which 70 make
good milk and butter
Give Water protection 70 IN.
small fruit The thing 10 do Il 10 So
leet the best varieties. even n tender.
and thea 80 10 the trouble Of protect
Ing them. Hardy varieties are Often
Ike the scrub coz. tough. bat mighty
Improbable.
The cause Of milk sickness. SAYS
Mr. beniamia sprailln. Of Kentucky,
Is lobella. which l. eaten BY the snl.
mala Lohelia after Il has 40 FAR ma
tured as 10 produce seed. wIll Invarl-
ably produce milk sickness after Il 10
eaten.
There 10 proper limit 10 the en-.
erci.e OF cow. N the pasture IL 90
sverlsstingly poor that a COS must
travel over Ten acres 10 get enough %
keep her alive she h gettIag TOO mueA
exercise.
-Aa exehangs SAYS thai one Who
knows says that cora fodder IN the silo
occupies but eae-afth Of the space "a
does IN The bArn-lof1 That there ls
bni Ten per cent waste In the clio.
while there 10 thirty per cent waste
In feeding the fodder 10 shs old style
IA 10 best not 10 thlnk Of politics or
your nsighbors whlle milking The coz.
Better pin yourself down 10 The work
on hand. or you may pinch the teal
and thea the coz may kick. and thea
yoa mas xet mad. and there may be 40
Improbable complexities all sroand.
A daily may be made up from the
bsss milk and butter stock on rsoord.
bat II treated NO mora ladiclously than
q great many people treat their cows
Il wlll not be a source Of profit Nat
ural eapmhlllsy h valuable oniy when
furnished with he masersal wilA whlss
" vera
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24

period Of WEAVING Ia usually considered
the proper time Cor baglanlng The ao-
count. and In a majority of eaans "A
wlll lessen the coat considerably N
grass can be made The principal food
Cor the arsa slx moatha With the
cows another item can b. added.
Whether marketed NJ mlik or made
inlo butter the milk l. Of more value
darlng the Water tAan In the summer,
aud. after ealviag. the cows win give
the largest quantity of milk, "A sale
Zoe four 10 slx months. and thl. can b.
occurred with llttle N any mara al.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24

.,Aaa my hair was erimpsa 50 aloe
IT," said Doruaa
''bat he gave me shls eEo.- sala Ola
Man Morris. displaying on the horuy
palm 81 his hand . gold half eagle.
Rather extravagraas Tor a tAllor's
clerk. said Mary.
That l. Just tho class % people. I"
said Dorcas loftlly. "who dont know
how 10 spead money properly"
Il though, he vas VERY nloe.- said
Barbara, and thought perhaps ne
was going 10 b. The beginning q e
rial adventure.
September ses In sultry a. the trop.
ice this year, aud the throe girls 70.
turned 10 Archer's great store with
unwilling tootsaep.
hut the cashier met them with q
smilihg face
I've received Instructions. said
he. 10 raise the salaries Of all the
giFis IN this department tea per cent
Young Mr. Archer himself told me DC
so
Young Mr.. ArcherP"
There he l. nov. said the cashier.
And the next minute tho hero o.
The raihV night had come up and was
cordially shaking hands with them.
Thea you are not The tAllor's young
man after alp" said Mary. q LITTLE
taken Rhack.
Did ! say WASP said Archibald
Archer
Al the cad 81 the autumn little Bar.
hara Hale bad confession 10 make
Girls. said she. ''whea I thought
that young Mr.. Archer was golng "a
b. the beginning II an adventure
vas right lie has asked nc 10 MARI,
him and when Ne 90 on our summer
vacation next year We shall 90 10
gcthcr
Aud Mary aud Dorcas Kissed llttl.
barbara and congratulated her from
the very bottom u their hearts
This, said they. 4. an advontur,
worth having. e. Saturday Night
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24
FulL OF FUN.


--smith-~''Look here. Brown. veil
soon decide the matter, lots ask the
waiter Waiter. are tomatoes q fralt
or q vegelahleg@ Waiter Neither.
air. Tomatoes 10 hextra "-funay
folka
The lay Of the post and the lag Of
the hen differ In several important
features. and In none more slgnally
than In the readiness with which the
lay Of the hen IL convertible Into hard
cash.
Mrs Prim-s'It's dreadful the say
mea drink thess days. isa't itP Ny
husbands head l. 80 weak he cant
drink. A glass % viehy makes him
roaring Mrs. Blim-"Yes. and my
husband can't read the label on beer
bottle without getting headaehe. -
Gin sinnati Commercial
Wife (suspieioa.lyl-'-Cyrus my
nose never decelves me. You've been
drinking again" Husband (ratheF
thickly)-"Il's on my clothes. kmily.
The car was crowded. and had 10 oc-
cupy . seat with an internal-reyenna
collector. Chicago Tribune
What on earth IL the matter with
that razorP" shouted the victim. a. hs
writhed In The BARRIERS chair. Deed.
sab. dere Isn't nufsin de mattah wui
the rA4Ah. but yoh whiskahs suin .
acks ca II deyed bin neckel-plated -
Washington Capital
Indiana Carl Mo; I don't be.
lieve In these lsms. oneo knew q
man Who vas sent 10 prison for do.
voting bis time " one Of them Boz.
,oR Glrl-"whai terrible Laws you
mus, have out In IndianAi What wa@
the ismP' Indiana Girl "lncsndiar.
lam. believe"
What's the matter wlth MeSllm
lie has put on more airs Of late than a
few A" ''Qaits natural H. has iusl
returned from = summer resort IL
was the Oaly maa there Hell g.,
over IL after a time. but iis, a, present
he is 80 puifed up with solf-importaaee
that yoa can not touch him wiih ton
foot pole - Bosloa transcript
-Papa-''So you are going IA mar.
~. aro yoa. my sonP lsupPose tho
young lady you are going 10 wed
knows all about housswork aud look.
ing after the warts OF ianllyP''
iouth-"N eli. you Just bot she does.
] wish you could see eotton- batting
dog she made last week. and some
butterflies she painted oa velvet -
Omaha woFld-lIerald.
Mrs. StArtap-" Isn't that aeaualnt.
ahoe Of y0urn q Spanlard gentleman
He's - dark complicated. he must 10. -
Mr.. startup No. my dear. he's o
Portuguese Mrs. startup-"I wish.
my love. that yoa would b. more par
ticular about Pahctuating Your gram.
mar. How can one man be- fortu-
gee-e' You mean Portuguese for the
singular gender
So" he said In a broken voice.
you refuse to marry me" II do.
she said. calmly and hrmly. "Ahd
may not even hopeF' Yea" she re-
sPOnded. thoughtfully, ''you may hope.
And why." he asked with renewed
icrvor. do you say may hops p
because. she reIoined softly. this &.
a free country. Merchant Traveller
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24
WI AND WISDOM.

"A man mag be very great and v.ry
good. and then not attract halt the nj.
sention that a captured horse-thlsf
doea Exchange
The ono Who win DO found In trial
capable u great acts Of love 10 ever
tho ono who 10 always doing consider
ate small one& -Robersson.
There are two reasons why soma
people DO not mind their Own business
Doe h they haven't any business; and
the other 10 they hAven't any mind.
Very often tho only difference be
tween something unfortunate aud some.
,hing funny lies In whether Il happens
70 you OF somebody else RI MsrchAn,
Traveller
VIII lose. its respect with the good
when seen In company with malice, aud
10 smile Al Tho jest uhieh plants q
thorn In anothers breast 10 90 bocorna
. principal In the mischief sheridan.
IL We can not understand all The
truth presented 10 us. orr duty 10 o.
make use Of what 40 can understand
u !. thus that tho way will open up &c
us and that We will grow Into wider
and uuer knowledge. United Prosbyte.
rlan.
Usefulness 10 greatness AZ the
title Of book has H. there arc ''oeles.
tial objects for common telescopes "
No there are high spheres Of usefulness
for the common minds when touched
wiih q profound desire 10 DO good Ma
ono Is incapable Of such greatness. --
Church Ualon
To be . universal friendly pres.
snes In tho whole u our common lie"
in this phrase 10 formulated tho spe-
oial ministry Of tho individual Ia his ro-
lasion 10 humanity. Tho poser 81 per.
sonAlity 10 stimulate the faculties Of al
with whom One comes la contact and
thus create a working atmosphere 3.
oas thai implies aud comprehend.
much Of the responsibility d life. BIOS.
ton Traveller
Be polite 10 your children DO you
expect them 10 b. mindful Of your vel.
fare' To grow glad at your approach
To bound away 10 do your pleasure b..
fore your request 10 half .pokonP Theu
with all your dignity aud authority
mingls p0llisnesA Give ID niche In
your household temples Only then
gill y0u have the true secret Of sending
ou, Into the world really finished gon.
tlemen and ladies' Exchange.
A wise man will turn adverse critl.
eisms aad malicious attacks 10 good ao-
count lie will consider carefully
whether there 10 not In home some
weakness. or fault which. although he
never discovered, was plain 10 the eye
Of HE enemy. Many men profit more
by tho assaults Of foes than BY the
klndaess Of friends -Christlan Advo-
rata
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24

May complain Of having fo~ls AZ.
hieted with rough OF scabby iegA
This Is hardly ever seen on poa'try 10
. veil kept establishment n. cause
J ssn satissaa. !. from neglectsd. uH-
sept houses. where the platform under
the roost l. allowed 10 get loaded wi.h
droppings several inches deep. and the
floors are never cleaned up or the soll
renewed. and too often from the Intro
duction u fowls from other houses
where II has been allowed 10 get a
ioothold for n not looked after and
stopped al the beginning Il will soon
90 through The aock 10 be
free from H. the houses must
b. kept clean and sweet in
every particular. both by whitewash
ing and daily cleaning Of the drop.
pings from the roost Rake the ground
over al least once q week. 90 take ar
the accumulation Of feathers and ma.
AZURE aud briag fresh soil 10 the sur.
face saturate the roOst with crud.
PETROLEUM. aud apply the same thor.
oaghly and often to the legs Of the
Afflicted fowls DO not keep fowl. over
one laying season. unless they ar,
choice ones for breeding. for they are
much more liable 10 got diseases Of
different kinds. especially this one Of
scAbby lega Poultry World.