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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-09-04
For the Ellsworth American.
The Coming of Spring.

Spring is here again with it, buds and grasses,
The air is moist with the frequent showers.
The bird, sing sweet in the trees above me.
The bud. are promising future flowers.
The winds are freghted with dewy fragrance,
The gnarIed old applc-tree 10y the wall
l. pink and white with its sweet hrt athed
blossoms
And the robin whistle, hi. rlngin. ta',
The pear-tree, too, its head i, bending
10 shower its petals at our feet;
And leave, in their tints Of green are showing;
" White Niolets blossom in beauty sweet.
Yet no JOY can find in the cheer around me;
The birds clear call holds no charm for me;
The sun shines bright. but | feel 10 gIadnc>s;
No happiness 'mong it all can see.
Last year vi hen the apple blooms blushed in
sweetness
She walked with me here among buds and
flowers.
She heard iha song of the bird- IN the tree-top-,
All, could | recall those b,-goue hours.
But now, with her hands folded meek on her
bosom
In the church,ard Wonder >hr io> and never
Will watch, or sorrow. or wake or weep.
1 have laid cluster OF sweet, blue yiolets,
Modest like her, on her lowly bed;
have twned wreath ot The apple blossoms
Around the marble stone al her hcad,
And the robin near u ha~ hu>hcl hi warl-
ling
And only love cali, mournful and sweet
pi>turbs the air in it. solemn stiffness
All el-ei quiet how calm the, sleep,
An! these narrow mounds in the village
church, ard.
How much each means 10 some breaking
heart.
There. ayacant place for them al in some
household,
There's thought from the bu>, World apart.
And some one by each Of the lonely ire-i,,s,
/, thinking alone when the day i done.
That they re one day nearer the absent loved
one,
one more Jay with it, earthly care i gone,
And many are PRAYING with fearful pleading.
That the time may be >hor, ere tile, -ra,p the
hand
OF the dear one. whose grave in the silent
church-yArd
Seems broken ink 10 = better land
All me, for u al wiaf io, will be our,
When the pearly gate ar, opened widr;
When We once more h,hoid IN, m-our trca,
And part no more on The other side
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-09-04
Lincoln's School Days.

Little a5e Was iirst ,,T.-.v ss4o sssG4ao2. whei
he was about seven years of age. His
father had never received any book learn
in" a> education was termed among such
people, and it was with difficulty that h.
, could write his own name. One day, abou,
foui weeks after Abe had been sent tC
school, his father asked the teacher
"How's Abe getting along?" The teacher
replied that he was doing we'll he wouldn't
ask to have better boy. He had only
one lesson book an old spelling book
. During the school hours he was attentive
to his task, and at night he would study
over the lesson he bad been engaged upon
during the day; the highest ambition OF
his life at this time was to learn to read.
He believed If he could only read as well
n hi. mother. who read the Bible aloud
to the family every day, the whole world
of know ledge would be opened TO him,
and in this conjecture he WAS about right.
As the old Baptist minister told him one
day. When YOU can read, you've got
something that nobody can get away from
YOU"
In the Kentucky home there were but
three books in the family--the Bible, a
catechi>m. and the spelling book which
Abe Lincoln studied. He had not been
long in Indiana before he had read the
FiyriDiS Progress. his father borrowing it
from a friend who lived twenty miles
away He was very fond of reading
.f>"p's Fdbics. copy Of which came in
his way young man taught him to
write. As writing paper Of any kind was
very scarce and expensive. Abe used to
practice his writing exercises with bits of
chalk or burnt stick on slabs and trunks
Of trees. Sometimes he would trace out
his name with a sharp stick on the bare
ground. When, finally. he was able to
write letters. he was called to do the cor
re>pondence OF many Of his neighbors,
for very few grown persons in tha, region
could write even a simple letter,
A. Abe Lincoln grew older he hecemc
great reader. and read all the books he
could borrow once he borrowed of his
school teacher Lifs of Washington His
mother happened 10 put it on certain
shelf, and, The rain coming through the
roof the book was badly damaged Abe
took it back to the school master and ar
ranged To purchase it OF him. paying for
il ~ three days hard work in the corn
field. and he was entirely satisfied with
the bargain AZ that. At the age of eigh.
teen his library consisted Of the Life of
Franklin, P"idrchs Lires, the Bible, the
sp'ljlnm- book. -FSops Fdbies. Pilgrims
Py"gr.ss. and The lives of ashingtou and
Henry Clay A boy might have much
larger private library than this. but be
could scarcely ind an equal number of
books better calculated 10 inpsrt whole
some lessons as to correct living and right
thinking -GEoRGE J. MANSON, In Hlr-
il.r's Young Peoris.
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Surrv.

Mrs. Julia A. Chatto and son Byron go
to Bangor to take the schooner Myronus
of which her husband, NJ. ID. Chatto, is
master, for trip to New York.
Edward B. Chatto has returned from
his visit to Pownal, Freeport and Port
land.
John B. Dority who was lately so sick at
Fernandina, Florida, has reached Surry
where his mother, the wife of the Rev. W.
o. Whitten, resides, seemingly wholly re-
covered.
We have been favored with two rich lit
erary feasts the past week: Monday night
a lecture on "The West" with many fine
views. | had not the good fortune of be-
ing present, but hear good reports of Mr.
Parker and his work Wednesday even
ing Mrs. Nj. c. Reynolds spoke one hour on
the work at Salt Lake and among the In
dians Mrs. Reynolds is an able speaker
and the congregation would gladly have
listened longer. As she spoke of what she
had seen and heard it was very interesting.
Aug. 28.
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Longiellow's Psalm ofLife,


""o "ti'''" "lic ~ 'Snt SUMMER morn
"aHt.'s Np'h 'nT oIahh por'loh- OF
.''' - ~ ''"'i'u. va ~" Ntralh III
= 'iisi !, an i'cH9 i''>e ""o RENE !hu't
.'H IA aiPe '"u'' Auo" "uat "phdtrih "
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'..' = ~! 4"'' "'"u TT" y t.'
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-09-04


WHAT A LIAR THAT FELLOw Was
Here is the way Col TaylT of the Boston
Globe began a speech at tfH Grand Army
banquet on Monday night Col. Taylor
said: Comrades. now give me your atten-
tiou, because this is something worth
while to hear. Laughter. As you know,
there are very few Of us ldt. The Com
mander has said that as I'm not up to my
usual average shall be shot and taken
from the field. Now, cetainly hope that
l shall not be SO unlucky a that fellow, cf
whom you have all heard, who was badly
shot in the leg, and comade was order
ed to carry him from thefeld. He took
the man on his back, and le being little
heavy, his head hung owe his shoulder,
and as he was on the wayto the hospital
a shell took his head of. The man who
was carrying him did not lotice this, and
when he arrived at the hopital they said,
"Why have you brought hat here9" He
turned round and looked the body and
exclaimed. What liar nat fellow was
he told me it was only Is leg" Great
laughter.
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Resolutions of Respect.

Whereas, Our aged and esteemed brother,
William Babson, has been removed from our
Order by death; therefore be it
ReSOtUed, That in this event Brooklin
Grange has lost beloved member. the church
an earnest worker, the family ID kind and ten
zen.
HeSGiUed, That the officers and members
of our Grange tender TO The bereaved family
their heartfelt sympathy, while they bow In
submission TO the Divine will.
ResOlUed, That the charter of Brooklin
Grange be draped in mourning thirty days :;
and that these resolutions be published in the
ELLSWORTH AMERICAN, a copy sent to the
family of the deceased; also page of our
record book be devoted to the memory OF our
departed brother.
o. W. HERRICK, Com.
HENRIETTA BRIDGES, on
WARREN WELLS, J Reso.
Brooklin, Aug. 90, 80.
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Don't.


Don't corrupt the English language.
For example;
Don't drop the sound In such word, as
lord, bird. etc. Don't confound lord and
laud. Don't pl lonounce father and farther
precisely alike. We know perfectly well
that it is English to do so, and that lead
ing English orthoepists are sanctloning
the vulgar practice. We know that Ellis
talks about the r sound as silent or as a
mere guide; but let it remain as long
as possible the rule of cultivated
speakers on this side Of the Atlantic to
pronounce the distinctly in both accented
and unaccented syllables in all cases. Let
them say hard not hahd, speaker not
speakah. Let us put up wall of defence
against the English conceptions which are
crossing to this country.
Don't give up the full diphthongal sound
of long o. Don't pronounce glory in the
feeble, attenuated English style. 1t Is
come to be a fashion now to drop the fna
90 sound of the diphthongal long o, to
pronounce the vowel as if it were simply
prolonged from that which the Autocral
of the Breakfast Table denounces in sucf
words as coat or colt. This "glo-O-ry" ii
simply detestable, and is one of the pro
ducts of an affected English church ser
vice TedUing styit. we arc "ch a." al
that it has got into our non-Episcopal pull
pits, and that one or two of our most dis
| tingushed divines hereabouts have this
vicious pronunciation. 1t should b.
marked and avoided.
| Don't say evil or devil. The | in thu
| last syllable of these words is silent. a.
| the e IN heaven. This is another Of thu
| liturgical afectations Of would-be purist
whch.our pulpits are taking up and max
ing more or less popular, but which dis
| gust an intelligent ear. Don't say Gard o
| Cord for God. This is the worst Of al.
Don't write 'any one" or ''every one
as one word. Divide them just as you d.
"every man" and ..any man." The wor'
zone" maintains its distinctive sense, an
has not become Incorporated with the ad
iective pronoun as the word body has il
ANYBODY. This is another modern Englis
corruption.
Don't say ..these kind Of men," ''thi
sort Of man." or II can't prevent hin
doing it." Don't use will for shall, o
would for should. Use the English Ian
guage without abusing it, either Englis
wise or American wise.-Independen
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-09-04

BAD BUoY-One of the well known
business men, who passed Sunday at Han
cock Point, deemed it to be his duty to
move buoy some distance from shore, so
he started out in a small boat to do so.
As the buoy was somewhat leaning, it
canted the boat over at the bow, .nd in or
der to keep the balance he had to sit in the
stern upon the other side Suddenly the
buoy rope broke, down went the buoy
and overheard went the occupant of the
boat. After plunging about for time, he
managed to get ashore, but his spick and
span Sunday attire wes Of no further use
to him that day. Somebody else will move
the buoy next time.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-09-04

er, the great bell and the lesser bells shook
ont over the wide landscape the silvery,
shining, radiant song of love TO God and
love to man. Aud the glad echoes re-
sounded from hill and valley and far off
mountain tops: and withal \ golden cloud
OF the sweet incense Of love to God rose
up like pillar of glory to the great white
throne above II. c. p.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-09-04

Mr.. Lowelfs "Inscripton tor a Memorial
Bust Of Fielding" though brief, j. the most
remarkable piece of writing III The .lHaHti,
for September. DIR. Holmes, in hi> n>ramcut
of over the Tcacups," dscour-c> on the
fondne,s of Americans for titles, and gives
lay sermon on future punishment, and end> II,
as do many preachers, with >ome iv6I,c-.
Mr.. Justin Win>or considers the Peril, Of
Historical Narrative" and Mr. j. franklin
jameson contributes a scholarly paper On
Modern European Historiography Nh.
Fiske adds an article on the Disasters of
1850" and these three papers furnish the solid
reading of the number.
Houghton, NIifiin d Co.. Boston.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-09-04

NEWPORT, K. | Aug 20. ls90
Hr. Editor
have been In this city two weeks. aud
il seems that a large proportion Of tie in
habtants "eat and drink and rise up to
play" 1t is a great summer resort, and il
seems by the crowds in the streets, that
everybody comes here. Newport Island
contains about sixty square miles, and IS
divided into three towns Newport, Mid
dletown and Portsmouth. 1t is one of the
richest portions OF New England and the
old farmhouses with their immense brick
chimncys speak Of days gone by, There
are no factories nor lndustrie. Of any kind
except farming. and that * carried on TO
perfection and rich farmers are yerv com
mon here Tie hhtbors are full Of boats
OF all descriptions waiting for custom
and IL Is nothing uncommon for "cat-
boat :" CO." 90 ".- Aay carving sho".
to one used 10 the hills and mountains ~
the more northern and eastern part. Of
New England often there comes dream
of home; but summer 4 waning autumn
winds even now begin to fan our faces
and soon the streets will be deserted, and
then the long months Of nothing" begin
TnoN- \. CRABTREE
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OF PiTTSB.I~~ M ''.~n -~me hours.


a.. /
Classes :-September 2iti, - 7
Piano and Organ Classes g. September
3Oth. same hours.
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon H. Oc-
tober lst, from . a. nj, to l2m
French Horn, Cornet and Trombone -
October list, from to p. m
Orchestra October lst, from to 10
p. IN.
Chorus October 9th, from to 10 D.
m.
The objects of the National Copsersa-
tory Of Music being the advancement If
music in the United States through the de-
velopment of American talent. application
for admission into the classes Of the CON
servatory ore hereby Invited 1t j. Of
course expected That positive aptitude
shall be shown hl the candidates for ad-
mission, without regard g the applicants
stage of progress. and That his or her de-
sire tp receive the Instruction impaired 10
the conservatory >htii ~ The outcome Of
serious and wr -d inrd purpose Tie
successful CANDIDATE, Aillrnjpy the tuition
of the best teachers That can hr engaged.
and, after graduation. viii he Afforded or
portuntie> Of making known their accom-
plishmcnts and thus securing engagements.
The condition Of admission. to fees,
etc, are determined Wy the board Of di-
rectors. The cha-g wLI be 500. with
no extras whatever anl in cases in
which circumstances may warrant. in
struction n any or ali Of the branches
of learning taught in the conservatory
will be given free. The course embraces
tuition in singing, operate and mI,ccia-
neous, solfeggio, stage d-portment clocu-
ton fencing and Italian. piano. organ,
violin, cello. tiute oboe clarinet hasSoon,
French horn. COrnct. trombone. harmony,
Counterpont and composition, history
Of music, chamber music, orchestra aud
chorus. For further particulars, address.
CHARLES lN>LEE PARpEE. A. Nj
Secretary.
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The National Conservatory Of Music Of
America, Nos. l26 and 1913 EasS lfth
St., New York.

The annual entrance EXAMINATIONS oi
the National Conservatory of Music, NOS
zoe and los Fast 18th street. New York
will be held as follows:
Singing Glasses ;-Septemoer zo'u a",
Goth, 1890, from 9 a. m. to IL m; W
| u. m. from 5 to 10 p. III.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-09-04


far,I accid,rt n,.rurrea ar So .
f.v J,y. .i,,,, Ths >nn ~ Asa Whitt,n
aged about ten, III attempting to Get into
4 wagon stepped uu the >pokc~ Of the
wheel The horse starting caught The
boy IN the wheel and 20 injured HIM that
hr survived only few hours few days
before thi> the same village was sadd"ned
by tht Oeath oi MFs. Joseph ttrfln. "o-
'ii"h siea'lt ''No'' any ''Hpe''7'''
Through the efforts OF Mr.. Allen keeue,
our minister for the summer, Young
Peoples Society Of Christian kndeavor
mas neeh organized ana Is "eil attehdea'
Col VIM. T. Shaw and wife, u Iowa,
ana II. :, oha"' OF Iah1orn'a' nave been
visiting az thelr olu nome
VISITORS III Town MrS' II, hah"S,
ol W beNefiE' Nr: aiu MrS' "uPtih' ol
plvmnuIh Nv Schnnrn, a,I unn ana
Nis. Cn.bman Of Nnssoohn.at,u NTss
Nj Nh fpn.,on
Mr. Eo,.., nunhar lost ri. h,nsa aud
i. ro,,a,,ts hy ara f.,, ,,,,.I,. si,,'.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-09-04

--Belinda-"Dearest what was the real
reason of your marrying me?" Alphonso
I think it was becaIse | understood you.
And what was the reason of your marry
ing me?" Belinda-''I think it was because
l did not understand you. ."-Americd.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-09-04

W.
$500 I"'!'ci '' "u' ''''LthS at
.enne" .' ''v i., O"l''iIan N"UnY rohEe"-
thc 10Th, which was held in the new Union
church. a lovely little cGttinr. finished and
competed on the outside bnt -till uufn-
i,hed inside Int whose rough beams and
timhcr- were hidden by ali ingenious de-
vice of flowers and evergreen. rendering
il al the more attractive In IL SIMPLICITY
The desk, which was an iuproyi,ed one.
ami from hich issued ra feast of reason
s'1S'3l''' y n nN"l i"cT n"S""t -'9"- -rn'1rr
II" "'-" -, IN = Ni"'''' oaiA "i
y" '."' TN "' ".It .,I "a7 t'
"".N NJ All 1n' 4,'st3i' Nlt' 9pH'l-
".'.4 H' ''''~' = "' ,n'N ':l''e N'-!a%t
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Hotel Clerk-"Checkrour grip, sir?"
Guest with infuenza)-'Food Lord, yes !;
can you do it2"-Eearney Enterprise.
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Miss Mapes's Suit.


In the village of Chagrin Falls lives John
+ Harper, banker. few miles outside
The village lives prosperous farmer nam
td Msp--. The latter gentleman has a
daughter named Horten>e. who is now
about twenty-five ycars old. Between her
and John Harper arose friendship
when soon developed into warmer at
tarhmeni and an engagement OF marriage
was entered into between them. For q
tiou- A. n,rc -unlniat,It rugagenehr
was broken OF by him Miss Mapes at
that time was about twenty years OF age.
tall, handsome and IN every way attrac-
tiye. She demonstrated with her recreant
lover and probably threatened him with
the vengeance Of the law. At any rate the
outcome of the affair for the time being
was the drawing up and signing by the
parties interested OF this unique agree
mtnt:
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Sayings Of our NeighbOrs'
SOCIETY WITH 4 BIG -
IIevistnn Journal,l

SOCIETY WITH \ III" =
Lewiston Journal.l
Rar Uarbor Society is said by Pansot
co,amercigl correspondent to be iah oi
netty spites feuds and animosities' ~
rourse il is. 1t wouldn't be Society WIN
a big : if it were not That Is VIVA
Society with q big seems to be lot US
where the excitement comes IN
4 COMFORTABLE VIEW.
Portland Transcript.
why need any city or State be sehs''.,t
about the disappointing results OF '''
,pose TOO far as the mere count OF na,lI' hnIf
oPo'o :" = We are better OF TO hol'
itch you cannot wefi AM we of our own
census spring, auction sales, etc. .,uEh''
Is concerned? ", ~-;ces. We were abb,
our own, or even to lose su,.., - .ba homo
than to ill up and overflow with the :. ~.
and disagrceable stream that has been set
ting toward our shores from Europe and
Asia, Maine is fortunate in having main
tained homogeneity of population that
her rapidly growing sisters cannot boast,
and POI tland Is to be congratulated upon
growth IN which there is no bloat or
other unhealthy symptom. Our pleasant
places are occupied by pleasant and we'll
to-ao people. What more do we want?
NOT FoRCE BILL.
tIewiston Journal
We would be pleased to see some oppon-
ent Of the election bill attempt to make
candid answer TO Henry Cabot Lodges
admirable speech at Portland last evening.
The charge that it il a force" bill and
endangcrs any Americans rights, was
dis>ipatcd into thin air by his caustic pre-
sentation of the facts while the need of
such measure and IN adaptability to that
need were most clearly demonstrated by
the talented author of the bill,
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sedgwiek.
Mrs Oseood of Boston member or
fremont Temple chorus, is among the Wis
tors here. We wish TO express our ap-
nrecistion of her services as soprano Ill
The church choir on a recent sabbath
Mrs. J. W. Peabody of Wellesley, Mass
sang at last Sabbath's service lS Ny
night on olives Brow" (Danks-conlralto
solo,
Mr. and Mrs. John Blookman OF Ne"
York are spending this month at the '"i'-
| ton mansion.
Dr. Bakers family Of Washington DE-
| c., is stopping at r. 5. Coles
rh. Dairy Maids supper and band con-
cert given on Mr.. T.. i. Noie : iaN IT, 'i,e
18th inst, were success. Nearly hNe nun
! dred n,onle were present. The band huN.
to take aayan .mcn in uniform, and pta1o'.
it. The first bargain a|S@ S'o"i ,riafion ian of
:
bered sIA,,,...
well. The supper 49,
the Independent Library ASsS ~
which Mr.. John r. Sargent Is Preside..
Almon j. Sargent, Treasurer; Miss Judith
Cole head director.
A -four master" has Just loaded wilh
Ice, having capacity for z000 tons.
Among visitors not already mentioned
are Mrs. Nellie Curtis Of Brownvillc, Me-,
Mr.. Marshman Stoycr of Haverhill Mass,
MIR. Geo. Bartlett and others from Bls-
ton.
The Sargentvile chapel circle gave a
supper on Wednesday evening, the 10th
he N,.tll ,,,
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tllsworth american.
J. c. Chilcott, Editor.

WEEKLY LOCAL NNp POLITICAL JOURNAL
ItBlIsHEn ErERl Tul RsDAf ~ THE
Hanc,,.k County Publishing Company
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JOHN +. HARPER
HoKTKNsE MAPEs

At the time this arrangement was con
summated Mr. Harper was associated in
business with an uncle Of the young lady,
which fact no doubt had something to do
with the amicable settlement entered into.
Eighteen months went by, and in the
meantime john F. Harper married the
woman of his choice. He had paid the
first three installments of his debt to his
old sweetheart as they became due, but the
tank in which he was partner had be
come an incorporated institution, and Mr..
Harper was now only an officer therein
and a servant of the other shareholders.
When the fourth payment became due
June Is. 1890, it was not liquidated, and
efforts to obtain payment have proved
futile. Miss Mapes now has recourse TO
the law, and brings suit against her one
time betrothed TO make him carry out the
terms of the above agreement.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-09-04

Given at branch meeting OF the W. Il. r.
NJ. in answer to The query, w hat i tne MI.
>i0nary splrit:"