Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-01-23

INTO court with every prospect of papir
his point and still be deficient in the o,
essential thing. that of thoroughly unde
standing all the points at issue and .
lose the case which would very material
lh1ure him as a successful LAWYER n
may branch of from the real question ,
Issue and soar among the ancient archive
OF 1reece and Rome; he may lead the a,
fhlfin" jury the whole length and bread,
OF the Roman Empire with his stock O
crs ancient lore; he may indeed open to ther
the bowels of Nesuvius with its burning |,
Na.or lead them through the deserted stree,
of Pompci and still not touch upon the rca
question at i>>ue; but if he is ambition. t.
be Successful, as most men are. he wil
thoroughly sift il in all its bearings, dis
pose OF the guide boards that are likely IL
ioad Ms opponents 10 the long sought
f"r Information. and when the cns,
comes To trial, II he goes at it with n .lrJe.
hammer instead Of the rambling excursion
along the highway of ancient lore. he will
be very likely To- he successful Such dili
success. One severe back too often
dscouFage> people from what would prove
IN the end success. They give up the race
before they have properly commenced it.
look back and recrdc instead of advancing
with determination to accomplish their
object n can't" is a slang word too of
ten used Try, put one shoulder to the
Wheel, and II required place both there.
tah- on and wait for the turn of event.
or turn them by your own cAcrtion~ A
man never rcpenicd of G>in. grit
viii cite one instance of which have
personal knowledge. 4 few wears agn a
vessel bound from the Cape Of Good Hone
10 Batavia for orders during the months Of
the northeast mon~oons. got b.calmed on I
inc coast Of Sumatra, and tie strong cur Z
rent setting To the southwest through the
straits of Sunda, carried her to the Ice.
ward nf Java head Only seven mile, to
lee" "iih four 10 H,c Knot head tide
might cost months TO overcome The VS.
-! had time charter Of Sli per ton. "a.
plrin- Jan 2jth II was now Dee 8u.h
vessel came along and inquired Of the first
vessel where they Mere bound and til. don.
ditnn ~ their charter. when il VA. learned
tHat both were IN the same condition a. To-
tim" The captain said that he had been
'''Tt "hr week bratlnE ami was no near
rr getting ny the point Of land and was
certain that he >hoalI not arrive in time to /
save his charter. and wouli b.. o,Ij.,..i =, +
take a much lower raj, H.. .,ili, - q
useless 10 try. that he had alou, md. a.,
hi> mind To- 20 around the i.I,nJ,f r. ),
and beat NJ 10 E.ta,f, ,trnr,h a., r Il
Sea ami asked the captain Of The tir,t ~. "
81 his Juinluu Hi~ r,nlv v,s tina, ,;i u
MT knn , such word as ..car',.- ,ha, L.. +,
To beat by J,,, b,..d{,,, d., t
straits of Suuds AM srriy. r,, u
for, hi. rh,r,.r x,i-t .r. !"
lava sea while the other renamed I" ttH' !"
ler beating qualities and.h pos>!"Ie' y oa'' m
her charter. The result was lha' ''l' ''''' "
lay Of January the vessel tha' ''''iA'"'' IL
N Java head to test her metal paN>'" :,
through Sunda straits ana ih' -"'" % IT"
lATN Hl1 li'lI''l AZ i'tAtfA' %" - n
one arrived Jan. 3l~t tlN clAi''i ~ :"
expired he was Obliged 70 accept - "
ton | only mention lh!s lacy |" '''">''".
" hat little tcuacty VIII 40 l"' P''f'0 =
If they apply 1t a. Il should p' -
used O
But am >tratlh4 IRON my NN'J
much a. the young la"l'' " ''' '"''
genes logy q thr h''"'' i-''i a
turn to the ,>laud 81 Manfi'i"> ai' '''''' ,
this letter with a few remarks uPo" ti' t
only town or city on the '>'a"H'
Port Loui> on the "'>' >''' - II ,
sheltered by a fine harhor bearing '"'' !
name. III" town has p'p"'A'''' %
900; the Whole isiahn " ''''' = ~
and 20 miles wide contains fVo'o0o 'n'''D'
tant> one out OF ever! n''S . i"-
HIND pos, Coolies ih"'Ah9'
i've French compose neaf't 'he "'''o
pie One would little thlhS tha' he "as -
an Eusli>h colony by the dPPe"' '"' -
streets There are no ca"'es ''"''e' ''"-
the island WIN any o'he' P''''
every TWO weeks = U'e oN'
with the outside Woiiu' "'
buildings. Colonial DAM a""
house are the only buildings "l any aPp?al
ance Of architectural beauty III the "hoie
place. while single story buildings anu
small low native hut> compose the ehtIe
bnilding, Of the place, Almost every ~
ropran doing business lives IN The noun
,ain.. where he goes and comes from MS /
bu.ip,,, daily by railroad Every portion
Of TIE island i, under cultivation except I
ing the mountains, which are huge ci''N-
4r.. some too steep for ascent. The pup
lie gardens are the finest and most resu-
IarIy laid out that ever have seen Inc
huilt pnnn A fiat plain Of land at the
foot of mountain, part of which !, sara
-. ,h,.. feet below the level Of the sea,
and has the appearance Oh c"h'a'"'n
| noo n4,ple The cultivated portions OF the
;,,,,a arc covered with sugar estates,
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whose tan chiiiineSs o
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