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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-06-26
Letter from California.
r,,Anr>,. Gail, june 3, l-ap.

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+ ifa IN .-.r3H
DEAR Sill ~ummcr j with a.
again. ana W. are getting ready our
6shiu. traps tor our Summer nntiu. At
Avalon. Our "lslaud home For the
past two wears ", bave studied the
habits of Tie fishes. for they diiicr
from the habits IF tie Atlau:ic fishes,
III rather tile watcr i different (tnorc
Translucent 50 il i very diiIicul, to
catch fish with hook and liuc A. they.
III t,a.s. can easily observe Tie whole
performance. They De- not seem TO be
iii feeding MOOD ID. Tile u,glt. but A.
The water i. alive With them it !, quite
easy to en,rap them in nets. 81 !
have been making good u.s. of bit, Of
knowledge in the lin, Of nets. which
gained While a worth aud sporting In
the brooks and hay. known To- many OF
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-06-26
Burning DriftwoOd.
Before my driftwood fire | sit,

Before my drittwood fire | sill
And see with every waif burn,
Old dreams and fancies coloring it,
And folly's unlaid ghosts return.
0 ships of mine, whose swift keels cleft
The enchanted sea on which they sailed,
Are these poor fragments only left
OF vain desires and hopes that failed?
Did not watch from thee the light
OF sunset on my towers in Spain,
And see. far of. uploom in sight,
The Happy Isles might not gain?
Did sudden ift of fog reveal
Arcadas wales of song and spring,
And did pass, with grazing keel,
The rocks whereon the sirens sing9
Have not drifted hard upon
The unmapped regions lost TO man,
The cloud-pitched tents OF Prester John.
The palace domes OF kubla Khan:
Did land winds blow from jasmine flowers.
Where Youth the ageless Fountain tilsf
Did Love make sign from rose-biown
bowers,
And Gold from Eldorado's hills?
Alas the gallant ships that sailed
On blind Adventures GRAND sent,
However they laid their courses, failed
To reach the haven OF Content.
And OF my ventures. those alone
Which Love had ircighted safely sped
Seeking a good beyond my own.
BY clear-eyed Duty piloted,
o mariners hoping still to meet
The luck Arabian voyagers met
And find in Bagdad'> moonIit street
lIaroun al Raschid walking vet
Take with you. on your Sea Of Dreams.
The fair. fond tancies dear to youth.
| turn from all that only seems.
And seek the sober grounds Of truth.
What matter that it is not May.
That birds have flown and trees are bare.
That darker grows the shortening day,
And colder blows the wintry air
The wrecks Of passion and dcsite.
The castles no mole rebuild,
Nav ftly feed my drit,wood fire.
And warm the hand that age ha, chilled.
Whatever pelishcd with ny ships.
only know the best remains;
\ song OF praise j. on NY lips
For losses which aIc now my gains,
Heap high NY hearth No worth j. lost;
No wisdom with the folly dics.
Burn Oil poor shrcd-, YOUR holocaus;
Shall he ny evening sacrifice
Far more than ali dared % dream,
Unsoughi before my door see;
On wing, Of fire and stccd- oi steam
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-06-26
How to Manage an Oil Stove,

Many persons are so preludlced
against oil stoves that they prefer to
suffer from the heat of a coal fire in hot
weather rather than to try them. These
are the same kind Of people who don't
like things they have never tasted.
This article is not intended for them.
but for those who, tired OF roasting
themselves with their dinner, are sigh
ing for some way of escape. To such
let me say, don't imagine for an instant
that oil stoves do not give out heat,
for they do, and some of them to a
great degree; but it is only while you
are using them. and even then the heat
is not so uncomfortable As that from Il
coal fire. because the room is not so
heated.
Oil stoves are so numerous, and
most of them have been brought to
such degree Of perfection, that it
would be difficult to say which one is
best. But those having a separate
| chimney for each wick are the most
satisfactory. aud those with pertor-
ated cap over the oil tank are the safest.
| IL each wick has its own chimney, and
| YOU wish TO use but one flame, YOU can
| do so with ease and comfort In the
/ other case. all the wicks will have 10
he lighted. or the stove will smell
badly rhi, very disagrceahlc olor is
one of he chief objections 70 m oil
! stove hui There is no I,rpsSiiN for II
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-06-26

SLEEPLEs> NESS A Swedish servant
maid, finding that her mistress was
troubled with sleepessness, told her of
a practice of the people of her country
who are similarly afflicted. II was to
take napkin, dip it iii ice-coId water,
wiring it slightly and lay it across her
eyes The plan vas followed and it
worked like charm. The first night
the lady slept foul hours without awak-
ing,-something she had not done for
several months. At the end of that
time the napkin had become dry. BY
wetting it again she at once went to
sleep. and it required consid, raDle
force to arouse her in the morning. =
Exchange.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-06-26
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-06-26
Capital paid upin Cash, 100000

A~-ET> DC. 81, lisa.
Res. estate owaea uy lhe company.
uI.lHcu.u.-' rs.tt. none
Latl7 40 upu4 ami mortgage Hr-t
-ru-9 $3.50 To-
~tscA- ami ht,ad- owned by the
pauy. market Fa-Ir, 81. go 90
LF4a- -ecIr'. by ~. iatert.S. l,7jo o.
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ami To t,4ue. III "a u
Interest .iuo 4ut terrsei, IL. rs p
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i'ur trlu ether cpuiq tnlr> for n IN
-urtuEt un losses already pait 4.o7l =
Aggregate 1f .ati The admitted assets Of
tue c1mpI at tucir ac'ua. value. !,j52,-23 4
LIABILITIES DEC. 81, l>-9:
NJ a.u.aut u uupai.l losses amt
claims. li5.513 g.
An, required b. safely r. insure
All outstanding risks so. 015 *
4 a. other demands against ttc CON-
pauy. viz. com ~-iaI-. et.., -. ~ IS
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capita stock ans meg surplus. i.0}9. ~ -
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Aggregate amount 10 liabilities in
cluiln- net s.rYlu-. 2.55s,-2 A.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-06-26

DO not depend or borrowing the
ordinary farm tools from your neigh
bors. Own them and keep them in good
condition.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-06-26

Men 10
Mems fine dress SI S22oo; these the
equal To desirable
eeg"n IN finish and comprise all The and desirable and Do
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this d. this Never low
styles fail to please an, low prices will Chitens
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70 S5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-09
WAS AN ASTRONOMERS HIMsELR
And Recognized New Star Shown
I'm Chicago.

From the Chicago Post
Say nothing about il, but think have
discovered new star" said a fairly we'll
known astronomer to John B. Drake az the
Grand Pacific Hotel
Mr.. Drake, who is something OF an sstrono.
mer himself was Of course, all attention aud
pledged silence until the discoverer could
make the presence of the new inhabitsnt pub.
Inc in the proper way.
Let us go 10 the lake front where the high
buildings will not obstruct our gaze" the as
tronomer said. and thtber tho pair went,
discussing with all the enthusiasm Of
lobbyists the probable whenceness Of the
newcomer.
1t Is a brilliant yellow and of the first mag
nltude aud seems TO be fixed star in the south4
west quarter of tie heavens" was all the ssl
ironomer could tell. except that he had first
seen II saturday morning as he crossed the lake
front from the depot
There IT Is now he exclaimed when the
PARK was reached. pointing toward the south-
west about 40 degrees elevation.
But, Great Scott! it's red now instead Of
yellow. rs saw It last night Wonderful! Whay
do you think OF it,
Mr.. Drake gaZed in the direction Indicated
rubbed has eyes and looked again, and then
seeing the astronomer was in the seventh
heaven OF delight, lac brought him to the earth
with thud by remarking:
As star, L think II a - fraud, but ss q
weather signal lantern over the United States
weather bureau IN the Auditorium tower Ithiph
II a huge success
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-09
A BRAZILIAN DELICACY.
Rash venturing Beyond the Bounds %
Civilized Cookery.

Prom the New York Tribune.
I'm have cold roast chicken, 10 you can give
me leg" said one Of q party OF three young
fellows who fell into the chairs about . small
table az downtown restaurant on one OF thoss
scorching hot days Of July that broke the
record at the Signal Service Bureau and put 70
shame the memory OF the oldest inhsbitspt
Tho same here" gasped the second '1'0
too limp even TO read the bill Of fare"
''one thing 10 eat seems about - good e
another" growled the third. Grossly, - he
mopped the back OF his neck and moved his
chair little, so as 10 get directly under the
big revolving fans that threw the hot air In by
warm waves all about the room. Give me
what the other fellow ordered. so long 90 is
cold"
The darkey who waited on them seemed
about 70 speak. but checked himself and an
preached the hole in she partition behind
which the cook presided. Tie gave his three
orders IN n low tone Of voice. as II the furnaces
Ike blast from the range which came out Of
That hole choked him. But Ia n second the
cooks angry voice was heard sayingi Three
more legs OF chickenl I told YOU 10 say there
were no more legs What's everybody wanting
legs for today Tell EN- there's nothing but
breast and wings left"
.'Gemmen say they won't have the white meat
this weather, replied the darkey. they saw IA
makes EN- thirsty. and they've drunk ali they
can carry straight already, trying 10 keep
cool"
Il can't help that" snapped the cook. II
can't cut more than two legs of one chicken.
Ask them do they want the earth2 Do they
think fowls is centipedesg'
The indignant reply of the cook made the
three customers laugh IN spite OF the heat
Talking OF Centipedes." said one, reminds
me OF a dish | ate once IN Brazil went away
up the Amazon one winter among the wretched
Indians there, huying up raw rubber. Several
OF us left the boat one day and made our way
INTO the dense forest TO see n we could shoot
any toucanc. We got lost in short order and
wandered about day and a night before va
found the little creek in which our boat Law,
and We were only brought back then by some
Indians whom we met carrying rubber to tho
river 70 sell. We met them Just as they were
about to camp for the night and rs they prom-
Used to show us the way out Of the forest We
camped with them.
We had some timed beef left and some
whisky. but a had lived on timed beef and
fresh iish FOR some time ana was nightly tired
OF them both was looking about for a change
OF diet and was glad to see that the Indians
had some native food with them This con-
sisted of some sort of grayIsh- white paste that
looked like a mixture Of suet and 'grits.
asked them what II WAS hut could not under.
stand what they said and our interpreter had
gone for water. Ii did not taste At all bad, and
the flavor was unlike anything / had eyes
eaten, so had swallowed a bat of 10 about Al
big your sst before the interpreter returned
and told me that the dish was made of some
sort of dried root. pulverlzed and mixed with
the crushed bodies of white ants.
81 did not any mora
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-09
RATHER DIE THAN WED.
Ten Chinese Maidens Suicide to Save
One From Marriage.

The Shh Pace contains the following story.
translated from the Chiaess Tunes There is
q prevailing custom in district called Shens-
teh, in Canton province, among female go
ciety 20 form different kinds OF sisterhoods.
such as All Pure sisterhoods. 'Never-to-be
Married sisterhoods, &c. Each sisterhood
consists Of about tan young msidens
who swear vows 10 heaven never 10
get married. as they regard marriage as
something hard, believing that their married
lives would be miserable and unholy, and their
parents fail 10 prevail upon them to yield. A
sad case has just happened; band Of young
maidens ended their existence ia this world by
drowning in the Dragon river. because one OF
them was forced by her parents to be married.
She was engaged in her childhood before she
Joined this sIsterhood. When her parents
had made all the necessary arrangements
Tor her marriage she reported the
affair to the other members of her sisterhood,
who at once agreed to die for her cause II she
remained constant to her sworn vows to be
single and virtuous. should she violate the
laws of the sisterhood and yield TO her parents
her life was TO be made most unpleasant by the
other members. and she be tainted as a worth
less being She consulted with them the
best mode of escaping this marriage
and they all agreed to die with heI
II she could plan 20 run away
from her parents on the night of the marriage.
Az there were many friends TO watch her move
ments 1t was almost impossible for her 10 es
cape. so she attempted her life by swallowing
gold ring, but any serious consequence thai
might have resulted prevented by the
administration OF a powerful emetic She
was finally forced aud made over to the male
side to her great grief According to tn,
usual custom, she was allowed to return
to her parents. During all this tim,
she was planning a way to escape to her sis
tiers. by bribing the female servants sh,
was taken one night to her sisters under a.,
cover of darkness, The sisters at once Joined
with her 10 terminate their lives by jumpius
into the Dragon river. with its swift cur
rents, which rapidly carried them of. TIM
kind of tragedy il not uncommon IN TIM
part of the land. The officials have from
time TO time endeavored to check the for
nation OF such sisterhoods. but all there effort
are IN vain. They must have reasons of theii
own Tor establishing such societies. Married
HE must have been proved by many in tha
region TO have been not altogether too sweet
However, such wholesale suicide must be pre-
vented by law if the parents have no contro
over their daughters"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-09
Use Of Feminine Photographs.

From the LADIES' Home journal.
Women should always know the standing Of
the photographer to whom they entrust the
negatives of their portraits. They should cons
slider well his character and manner Of doing
business before permitting him 10 make .
picture of them. The negative once in hin
possession of he is so disposed) be has the
means OF causing them great modification hy
using il for base purposes
The head OF some prominent woman fs cut
from ner picture and pasted on the figure Of
some notorious woman in undesirable costume
or position. This can be done so neatly AZ "a
defy detection. A few touches of India ink
VIII conceal the places Of joining, and Il re-.
quires u magnifying glass to discover thern.
The picture is then copied. aud persons ss un&
princlpled as the operator are ready 10 buy
and show them as the picture of Mira -
or Miss ---, as the case NAV be. These
transactions are carried on apart from the
ordinary work. and are not exposed for sale 70
the general public; but the places where they
are sold are known TO the purchasers Of such
vile frauds. One of the worst features Of the
case IL the impossibility of knowing how many
OF these counterfelts Rhoat in the com.
munity. The fear of detection has prevented
this transaction from being done to any great
extent; but 1t has been done. and. as they are
issued without the name OF address Of the pubs
usher, 1t is almost impossible TO trace the N v
their source
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-09
A Youthful Immisrape.

From the View York Tribune.
Louis Quinlan, who is sixteen months ola
arrived here on Wednesday last on the ssesmss
State Of Nebraska. He was i'm charge of q
stewardess and comes here to 60 to his mother,
who is at Rockawsy. Louis was born in Bek
fast, Ireland. and is said to be the youngest lime
migrant that ever came to this country unacs
companied by relatives or friendaL The hsa
was passed around at the barge ONCE for Louig
and he viii have Sl0 for his mother whom -
calls today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-09
Rash differences.

from the Bangor News
A citizen with fishing pole over his shoulder
was going up State street yesterday, when q
stranger called out:
"Have any luck?"
Fifty feet further on a second man ipouireds
Are they biting now"
At the next corner third stopped him anl
asked:
Say, what will you take for q ton OF them2H
A fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh had theif
say, and the eighth bore down upon him witht
Il tell you. old fellow, you may laugh at the
idea of splitting on your bait, but il brings luck
and 1 can prove il"
Speaking to me?' queried the man with the
pole.
Certainly"
What do you take me for?"
Why, are you going a-fisnIng?"
who said so?"
Haven't you got fishpole?"
suppose have. If saw you carrying q
bar OF soap home would 1 argue that you ver8
going TO do the family washing?"
But aren't you going a-ishng?"
No, SIR. This pole is TO punch the sparrowc
nests out OF the caves of my house. Miehsy
funny how many people there are in this world
who are Interested in other folks business
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-09
The Too Fluent Converser.

From Texas sfftings.
Few things are more vulgar or disaereeabhs
to Others than the habit OF endeavoring 20
monopolize the talk of mixed company. Nov,
as no weli-bred man will ever make himself
the subject of conversation, SO neither viii he
seek TO engross the whole. As every man had
rather please others by what he says than be
himself pleased by what they ssy-or, in other
words, as every man is best pleased with the
consciousness of pleasing, SO should al have
equal opportunity of aiming at it. A polite
man, therefore. will not take more Of q gen.
eral discussion thar falls TO his share. The ina
formation of the company is his apparent aim.
not the indulgence of his own pride or an an
bilious desire for victory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-09
A HINDOO WEDDING FEAST.

But neither Mottram nor Lowndes had an
answer to the question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-09

BLACK CHOLERA
That's all very well The man who looks
on can talk about the light hand but YOU can't
clean pigstye with pen dipped in rosew water.
i know INV risks, but nothing has happened vet
Ny servants old pathan and he cooks for
me. They are hardly likely to bride hun, and
don't accept food from my true frsnds as thew
call themselves. oh. but it's weary work! I'd
sooner be with you. sPurstow. There's shoot
Ing near your camp"
Would YOU? / don't think it. About fifteen
deaths day don't lnclte a man to shoot any
thing but himself. And the worst of II is that
the poor devils look at you as though you ought
20 save them Lord knows I've tried every
thing. My last attempt was empirical. but IT
pulled an old man through. He was brought
10 me apparently past hope, and gave him gin
and Worcester sauce with cayenne 1t cured
him, but don't recommend ii.
How do the cases run generalIy?' said
HummiL
Very simply, indeed Chlorodyne, opium
pill. chiorodyne, collapse, inter. bricks to the
feet and then-,he burning CHAT. The lasts
seems to be the only thing that stops the
trouble. It's black cholera, you know. Poor
devils But. will say. little Bunsee Lal. nv
apothecary. works like demon. I've recon-
inended him for promotion IL he comes through
Il all alive"
And what are your chances, old mann said
Nottram.
Don't know: don't care much; but I've sent
the letter in. What are you doing with your
self generality
sitting under a table in the tent and spit
nng ON the sextant to keep is cool, said the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-09

bidding him go to the bungalow and sleep
| there. But Motram was forty miles away from
the nearest telegraph and knew nothing of
ANYTHING save the needs OF the survey till he
met early on SUNDAY morning Lowndes and
| Spurstow heading towards Hummiis for the
! weekly gathering.
Hope the poor chaps in better temper"
said the former. swinging himself off his horse
at the door. Il suppose ne isn't up vet"
I'll just have II look at him" said the doc
tor. If he's asleep there's no need to wake
him"
And an instant later, by the tone of Spurs
| tows voice calling upon them to enter. the
men knew what had happened
The punkah was still being pulled over the
| bed. but Hummil had departed this life at least
| three hours before.
| The body lay on its back, hands clinched by
| the side. as Spurstow had seen 1t lying seven
nights previously. In the staring eyes WAS
written terror beyond the expression of any
pen.
Mottram, who had entered behind Lowndes
bent over the dead and touched the forehead
| lightly with his lips: "Oh, you lucky, lucky
devii!' he whispered.
but Lowndes had seen the eyes and had
Withdrawn suddering to the other side of the
room.
Poor chap! Poor old chap! And the last
time met MIN l was angry. Spurstow, we
| should have watched him. Has he"
| Deftly Spurstow continued his investigat ions,
| ending by a search round the room.
mo, he hasn't, he snapped. There's no
| trace of nything. Call In the servants"
They came, eight or ten of them, whispering
/ and peering over each Others shoulders.
when did your Sahib go to bed?" said Spur
| stow.
AT eleven or ten, We think, said Hummil's
personal servant
| He was well then? But how should you
know"
| HE was not ill as far as our comprehension
extended but he had slept very little for three
nights. This know, because l saw him walk
ing much, and specially in the heart Of the
| night"
CHUMAs PHILOSOPHY.
As Spurstow was arranging the sheet q big
straight-necked hunting spur tumbled on the
ground The doctor groaned The personal
servant peeped at the body.
| what do you think, Chuma?" said Spurstow,
| catching the look on the dark face.
Heaven born in my poor opinion, this that
was my master has descended into the dark
places, and there has been caught because he
| was not able to escape with sufficient speed.
We have the spur for evidence that he fought
| with fear. Thus have seen men of my race do
with thorns when spell was laid upon them to
overtake them in their sleeping hours aud they
| dared not Sleep"
"Chuma. you're q mud head. Go out and
| prepare seals to be set on Sahib's property"
God has made the heaven born. God has
made me. Who are We to inquire into the dis