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DANBC Rl NEWS MAN.
a COUNTRY VILLAGE on JULY The
FOURTH


M. r- >, , IL,
i"' '",'
''p''"A'' IN" pay
There arr Two cnu,lncuous features
which 70 10 DISTINGUISH th, ,,l,r,an. an.
niver>arv OF our national inl-u.nIen,a
f-,,n ,,,, o,b.r h,i,,, j
the presence. If nos. and I'M. ,l,.crr. ~
cats The noIs.. commences wb.n H..
toy, wake M Tn.. rar. cnurpanr,
when th.v w..5, u7. ". dam, k,,,u
wh,.r. th,.rats \, N..,I, k,,,y ,h.,.
ga S.,n.,i,n,. ,r.. ,,,,... ,r,,h. I'LL
NAV dissolve. in I'M. .,r a,a ,.r,.,,I LIT,
space. until IN. r,,.,.r !. ny.r ~, I'll.
/, merely a,-tscul,,in,, D,.,.,ra,,,1;l.,
eat 81. H.. ,,,,-,. I,l,.. ,,,,,,..,,. ,-,,..
ing, contidiu. ana b,,1pl- III tbe l,..-,
Sudu,, STAY around 10 zee. whats min,
On out. fr,nu.nfly tb..y t;rJ VA.
The Fourth Of JUN ya. r.r m,.i.. rnr
The boy, in, tb.y AIM. ~, b,ld If !,
h il a UNI, l..y d ,.n1ut,l..,..Iy upJ ,bnr.
ou.hly as if thew had t.,,., measured fnr
II 40 man think, II HE. ,Iay in il. tru.
s..uiticarve If h. roul.r, NJ, And
speaks Of the i.eroi,,u. th,. devotion tb,.
GLORY Of tn- men u Il Ana i A drpkin,
man, he viii be a. DRINK 4. nIllnr
within an hour. If not already th.r. M
man cares augnt for THU dav unless he
KEEPS a saloon or makes IN. cream ~
sells fireworks II h. do.sp't ga an =
picnic he stay, hom,. uud ba4. III. g,r5..,
Iii, the bow who meets and .s,.,r,. i,
the d..v who wait, up.r i v,h,l, !,
STAYS ana s.,., II ,,tf Al Ill.,. l,st A.I,,,
as their are bows tn4r. will H.. q .,Inr,nn,
anniversary ~ onr p.,,,nn,l ;nl.,,I
ence. " hen they ulay out il viii rI,v
out. There. !, nnthirt- a man fnr,.,s So
easily and completely as that he va,
once boy Tin. man vino il awakened
on Of a sound sle.n AT dawn Of ~,
Fourth ana swear. NJ Ne po,.. rho !.
startled bv an uuexrsct.i cracker ~
deafenrd by an p,,xn..,.,.d ,,,,rn,, I'm
calls ms. whole thiny ], ,i,.,., III .,r
drlnned fooll,hu4,s tha, nngb, ~ h.
swpnt from, M. fura ~ ILL.,. ...r,h ,
once Lny hnnslf and ~. ,n;.ia-, ,h,
earliest. the latest and ,b. ,n,,-t ;,f.'r,'aI
of All the bovs IL IN. ,.,n. III,
wouldn't think 81 :, b..r ~, fr,1a ~
fret and scold now.
1t would t.. u,pnSin,, If II .-a ~.
nainfnl 10 ha.r ,.,r.nt, a3,';,. l'0' ~
to 20 to bed early on rha ni,,h, u IL
third. so AS to ret rested nv \ good .Iaa,
Sleep. What an insane idea, SI,.an
on the night of the third, III na-an.,
mad.
Does man want to trade off a leo Of
ask Tor paper OF carpet tacks: Does an
oyster yearn for porous plaster: Then
why should a boy want sleep on the
night before the Fourth: What he wants
Is powder TO explode, windows to rattle
and an aged lady in the neighborhood to
taint dead away. If he should want any
thing else he will mention il IF Van
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-07-09

III" Presence Of >ni>c aud the Absence
Of Cats Distinguish the Anniversary OF
the Nations Independeuc--Th Boys
rcrpetuat. the DAY.
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Alyah Haslan'S.

n Franklin; Tuesday, May %, and Tue.da
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-07-09
When The HAIR

Shows signs ot falling, begin at once the use
of Ayers Hair Nisor This preparation
strengthens the scalp, promotes The growth
Of new hair. restores the natural color TO
gray and faded hair, and renders 1t soft,
plant and glossy.
We have no hesitation in pronouncing
Ayers Hair Nigor unequaled for dressing
the hair and We do TINS after long expert
ence IN its use. This preparation preserves
the hair, cures dandrun and all diseases Of
the scalp, makes rough and brittle hair soft
and plant. ami prevents badness While it
Is not dye. those who have used the Nigor
say 1t viii stimulate the roots and color
gland of faded, gray light, and red hair,
changing the color 10
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STATE OF MAINE.

OFFICE OF BOARD OF STATE ASSESSORS
AUGUSTA, June 18th, 1891 /
NOTICE Is hereby given that the State Assess
" ors will he in session at the Court Ho,se f.
Ellsworth, In the county of Hancock, on Thurs
DAY, the 9Th day Of July. A. d. 1891, at ten ocIock
no the loren on 10 secure information TO enable
them to make Just ami equal assess,neo, ~. ~,
taxable property in the several towns io ssId
county, and to investigate charges of concealnart
law. 20 require" Dy
Benz 7. cHaDBoURSE, Board of
FRANK GILMAN, STATE
sW9s Otis HAfFoRp, Assessors.
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The BOY Of 1t.

Billie say. Tommy, let's 90 of be-
hind the barn with these crackers and
burn our fingers
Tommy Watcher wanter hurn =,
fingers for?
Billie-Mommer told me not to-H.,.
uer's BazsS.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-17
"Old Abe"

Humorous anecdotes of President
Lincoln are plentiful enough, but no
better illustration of his dry, though
pungent repartee has ever been gwen
than the one which the appearance in
literature, some for years back, OF
General John G. Fremont, the great
Pathfinder" brought to light. 1t is
an incident with reference to Mrs. Jes.
sic Benton Fremont, and character.
istic interview which she had with
cold Abe" Early in the war, when
Fremont had COMMAND of something
like 10000 men in Missouri, an effort
was being made to place General
Frank Blair in command of half OF
them. Mrs. Fremont hurried to
Washington to prevent the division OF
her husbands command, She called
upon the President, with whom she
had an exciting interview. 1t was not
satisfactory to her, and raising her
hands in dramatically threatening
manner, she said, Beware, Mr.. Lin.
coin, we make Presidents" Old Abe
was writing at his desk, and as he
listened to her defamation, without
stopping the motion OF his pen. or
moving a muscle of his face, he replied,
with that grim wit for which he was
so famous, "Pretty poor things, !
guess"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-17
Driving on Muddy Roads.

A writer in the Providence Telegram
undertakes to show how wagon may
be kept comparatively clean when
driving over a muddy road. Accord
ing to him this result depends upon
maintaining just the right speed, the
golden mean, as it were.
If the horse is driven at a walk, say
about three miles an hour, the mud
which adheres to the rim of the wheel
will be carried up by it as it revolves.
AS it gets to the top its weight will
cause it to fall, spattering the spokes
and the hub.
If the horse is going six or seven
miles an hour, the rapid revolution of
the wheels will send the mud flying,
and all parts of the vehicle will receive
copious plastering.
But now, if a gait ofamile and ahalf
or FIVE miles an hour be taken, the mud
carried up from the ground will neither
drop nor be thrown of, and the con-
sequences will be that with the excep-
tion of the rims of the wheels the car
riage will come to the end of the jour
ney comparatively clean.
Everything depends upon striking
just the right gait and maintaining it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-17
New York's Boy Choir.

In 1869 there were but three bow
choirs in New York-in Trinity Church.
Trinity Chapel and st Johns. After
four or five years the.next boy choir.
was organized through the exertions
of Mr.. Hatch, the banker, for
Christ Church on Fifth sevenue, which
is now demolished. After an interval
of seven Or eight years, boy cholrs
seemed to spring up in all directions.
The ritualistic movement in the Epis-
copal Church no doubt had much to
dc with the introduction of this kind
of music, though boy choirs are now
found in what are called the Glow"
and 'sevangelicar' branches of the
Church, and in some Of the sectarian
churches. There are now in Brooklyn
and New York between sixty and
seventy boy choirs, and counting New
Jersey and the suburbs there must be
one hundred of them. The bow choir
of Trinity Chapel is the best known in
the city, and this is the only church
in the United States which has a daily
choral service. The choir consists Of
thirty members-twel men and
eighteen boys. Boy singers are usually
obtained from the public schools, but
q church Of reputation never has any
difficulty in securing all the talent It
needs.-Epoch.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-17

81 thought there were no tears in heav-
en-" There must be, for the Bible
says that: s.God shall wipe them
away" and if there were no tears
there, how could he wipe them away?
They connot be tears of grief or tears
OF disappointment. They must be
tears OF gladness. Christ will come
and say: what! child Of heaven, is it
too much for thee? Dost thou break
down under the gladness OF this re-
union? Then will help thee" And,
with his one arm around us and the
other around our loved one, he shall
hold us up in
THE ETERNAL JUBILEE.
While | speak, some of you with
broken hearts can hardly hold your
peace. You feel as if you would speak
out and say, 20, blessed day! speed
on. Toward thee I press with bis
tered feet over the desert way. My
eyes fail for their weeping. faint for
listening for feet that will not come.
and the sound OF voices that will not
speak. Speed on, o day OF reunion
And then, Lord Jesus be not angry
with me if, after I have Just once
kissed thy blessed feet, turn
around to gather up the long
last treasures of my heart. Oh! be
not angry with me. One look at thee
were heaven. But all these reunions
are heaven encircling heaven, heaven
overlapping heaven, heaven comming-
ling with heaven!"
Twas at Mount Vernon, and went
into the dining room in which our
first president entertained the promi-
nent men of this and other lands. It
was a very interesting spot. But oh!
the banqueting hall OF the family man
sion OF which Ispeak! spread the table,
spread it wide; Tor multitude are to
sit at it. From the tree by the river
gather the twelve manner OF fruits for
that table. Take the clusters from
the heavenly vineyards, and press
them into the golden tankards for
that table. On baskets carry in the
bread of which, if man eat, he shall
never hunger. Take all the shot-torn
flags of earthly conquest, and entwine
them among the arches. Let David
come with his harp, and Gabriel with
his trumpet, and Miriam with the
timbrel; for the prodigals are at home
and the captives are free, and the
Father hath invited the mighty OF
heaven and the redeemed OF earth
to come and dine!
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-17
HE WOULD NOT SMOKE.
The Tanning OF a Wife--Draw Your
Own Moral. Reader, &

The Tanning Of Wlfe--Draw Your
Own Moral, Reader.
The Sandman peasants are fond Of
a joke, if their jokes are not always Of
the keenest. Here is a story, modern
at least in it's present form, OF the
tanning OF a shrew. Itisentitled 1.-THE
Girl Who Did Not Like to Smoke"
There was once a priest who had q
niece who was resolved not to marry.
Often she was asked, but she would
not listen, for she had got it into her
heart that she would not have man
who smoked. Finally young fellow
came and asked for her hand. Her
uncle said to him: "Do you smoker,
"Yes, SIR" he replied. "Then my
niece will refuse you, for she will not
have any one who smokes" But the
sutton said: els that all? I'll let the
smoking alone" The uncle called his
niece. She said Eyes," and they were
married.
In the evening OF the day they were
married the Bridegroom, without say
ing syllable to his wife, went off to
bed and was soon fast asleep. And in
the same way every day when he
came home he never spoke, but went
straig ht to bed without taking any
notice of her. She thought this con-
duct strange and began to fret and
pine. Her, uncle said to her one day:
"What is the matter that you are
always sad? Does he i'll treat your"
"No, he doesn't ill treat me, but when
he comes home at night he never
speaks, but goes to bed and sleeps. In
tact, when he is in the house he never
utters word to me-"
Then the uncle spoke to the hus-
band: "What is the matter, my son?
Are you not satisfied with my niece?"
ooh, yes, uncle" answered be, "but
somehow when I don't smoke can
not keep my eyes Open"
When the old man repeated this to
the bride, she said: "If that's it he
shall smoke" And from that time
she was never satisfied when he had
the pipe out OF his mouth.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-17
"Busted." Not Broken.

Doubtless our unlettered friends
have fine distinctions in the use OF
words, for which we do not give them
sufficient credit. A new pupil in COL
ored school took shattered lamp
chimney to show her teacher.
"Ah!' said he, "your chimney is
broken, is it?'
"No, sir" she answered, ssit's bust
ed"
In her distinction of terms lay all
the difference between a confession Of
guilt and an assertion of innocence.
The word "broken" she understood to
mean that the mishap had occurred
by her own fault; and in correcting to
"busted" she meant to imply that
some unknown agency, current OF
cold air, perhaps, had caused the
break.
Hereis distinction as clear and
real as we make in more scholarly
terms
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-17
AN INVALUABLE SECRET.
Cleaning An Old Picture Perfectly
Inside of Two Days.

Cleaning An Old Picture Perfectly
Inside of Two Days.
There's young man in this
town." said the manager of art
galleries to New York Commercial
Advertiser man, "who possesses an
invaluable secret. What his name is
we do not know, and we never en-
countered him until we decided to
clean Rembrandt. To restore work
OF this kind means the expend iture OF
much time and money at the constant
risk OF irreparable damage, and it is
always begun with fear and tremb-
ling. There are several processes by
which an old picture can be brought
back to its original tone and colorlng,
but all of them are liable to go wrong
at a critical moment. While we were
celebrating one day as to
which we would select the young man
entered and said that he would guar
antee perfectly to restore the Rem
brandt in two days time. At first
we were opposed to placing a piece of
work which might result in the loss OF
thousands of dollars in the hands Of
an experimentalist, but his arguments
won US over, and we told him to 90
ahead: He produced bottle Of
something that looked like common
butter, smeared it evenly over the
picture, and told us that it must not
be touched for twenty-four hours.
The next day he returned, wiped off
the composition with piece of linen
waste, and presto! the painting shone
as though it were fresh from the
masters brush. We can learn neither
the mans Nance or the secret of his
composition. All we know is that he's
an American, and that he ought to
make his everlasting fortune by re-
storing masterpieces that other
methods have failed to improve"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-17
Log-Rollingin EARNEST

An old farmer in Morgan County,
Indiana, was busy in his clearing some
years ago, writes a correspondent Of
The Companion, rolling logs together,
stacking brush, pulling stumps and
the like, when two hunters emerged
unexpectedly from the bushes,
They passed the time Of day, !" with
the farmer, and the younger Of them
said to his companion.
'Did you ever do any work of this
sort, jldge2"
eyes, indeed" answered the second
man. Il
"Well," said the first speaker, $50
did I, agood many years ago. Let's
try our hands at 1T now"
"Agreed," said the judge, and tho
two men laid aside their guns, took
off their coats, and went to work up.
on the logs with a will. At the end OF
an hour when they had finished their
stint. and the farmer offered to pay
them.
ooh no., the strangers said; "you
are welcome to what we have DONE"
"Well, I don't know your names,
gentlemen, nor whom haveto thank,
but"
"My name is Elliott" the judge
broke in, "and my friend here is Senar
tor Harrison
"You don't mean it'll" exclaimed tho
farmer, and as the United States
Senator and the judge OF the Supreme
Court started into the woods, hesaid
to himself:
sWell, now, I've read good deal in
the papers about these politicians a.
log-rollin,' but Pm blesJ if Thought
they ever really did 1T"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-17
The Evils of Temperance.

II don't know what will do" said
a South Washington woman. "Fam.
lily trouble?" asked her neighbor from
the next porch. "That's what it is.
1t all came of his keepin' out OF
nights" ri can sympathize with
you." "Well, I don't know whether
you can or not. You see about three
weeks ago he started out, pr omisins
to be back at half-past 8. He didn't
come, till 10, and as soon as I saw
him I knew there was something the
matter with him." Intoxicated sup
pose?" "No, indeed. He'd got into
the society of some OF those temper.
ance people and signed the pledge. Now
that he's done it OF course he's got to
stick to it. First his digestion and
then his nerves gave way, an now
there amt any living with him, much
less cooking for him. II Declare
with an explosion of woe, IT never
knew a husband yet that was fit to
be trusted away from home a hall
hour at a time. = Washington
Post.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-17
Allcoholis,nl Is Austr.l,,.

& There is no country in which "a M.
: condition Of general comfort 8 3.
lofty astandard Of proved intellipa,na..S
and such large and varied means ), ),
intellectual excellence exist side 4.
side with SO much turbulence, 80 Ia. J.
commercial morality, and such ova,
charged statistics Of drunkenness ana
crimes Of violence. Why should Z
people which is among the best edn.
Gated in the world be also among tha
least commercially sound, the rowd;.
est, and the most drunken? Let thara
be no mistake about the question =.
about the charges which are inyolvea
IN it. Australian insolvencies are ia
British as four to one. Conviction.
IN Australia are to convictions in the
United Kingdom as two to one. The,
figures given by Mr.. III. III. Hayter. q
M. g., Government Statist Of Victor
ia, though apparently clouded with a
purpose, prove the last charge beyond
the chance OF REPUTATION. The highest
percentage OF deaths from the abnse
OF alcohol is recorded in Australia. r.
is 113 as against 80 even in switzers
land, and as against 46 In England
and Wales. In the figures given the
issue is confused by the introduction
Of the statistics of.towns' and "prin.
cipal towns of some few countries
though even there Paris reaches no
higher than 95 and London falls to
"a. In Ireland the deaths from alco.
holism are only little over a quarter
OF those registered for the Australias.
The towns OF Denmark rise to the aw-
full average of 274, but it is evident.
that full statement of the facts
would reduce it greatly.-The Con-
temporary Review.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-17
PLUCK IN A HAWK.
His Vigorous Fight With Two Hunt
ers In the Maine Woods.

His Vigorous Fight With Two Hunt-
ers In the Maine Woods.
An Auburn business man and a.
friend were out hunting the other day.
A big hawk flew over their heads and
they blazed away at him. The shot
broke the birds wing and he came to
the ground, alighting on his back. He
was unable to turn over and get
upon his feet, but was lively just the
same, as the Auburn hunters found
before they succeeded in killing him.
The business man placed the ram
rod OF his gun in the hawks big, grasp
ing claws, all OF which straightway
closed, like the jaws of an enraged
mud turtle swapping at a stick in the
hands OF mlschievous boy. With
the claws thus taken care of, the
business mans friend proceeded to
wiring the birds neck. In the earlier
stages of the operation, the harder the
friend worked the tighter would the
hawk grasp the iron ramrod and flap
his wings.
All this was fun for the hunters,
who, after a long struggle, declared
themselves winners of the scrap. They
had hardly SO proclaimed when the
bird got his wind and, leaving the
ramrod viciously attacked his perse-
cutors.
As fate would have it the business
mans friend, being nearest, was the
first to catch it. The hawk lighted on
his wrist and the way he stuck there
was q caution. One claw sank deep
into the hunters wrist and he called
loud and long for mercy.
The business man, seeing that some
thing must be done, at the risk of his
life finally went to his friends rescue.
He got a good hold on the sunken
claw, braced his feet against a rock,
and was successful in pulling it out.
As the claw came out the hawk fell
back and in moment was still in
death. They found that the birds
wings measured three feet and ten
inches from tip to tip.-Lewiston (Me)
Journal, I-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-17
High Land.

I4f r & . g. - =
An English woman, in the course Of
journey round the world with her
father, visited Chicago and was inn
pressed with the mercantile spirit Of
the inhabitants.
My father was making inquiries as
to the different routes which he might
pursue on his way south, and some,
thing was said about The fatness Of
the surrounding country.
Then there's not much high land
to be seen, whichever road we take?"
remarked my father. b
oh, yes, answered the Chicago
man, there's some that let's for AZ
much as one hundred or one hundred
and fifty dollars m acre. ~.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-17
PENALTY IN ADVANCE.
How a Lower Amazon Lover Wins
His Bride,

His Bride.
On the Lower Amazon dwell the can
nibal Butocudos, who distort their
features with the biggest ornaments of
a certain kind known. In babyhood
both men and women have theirlower
lips and thelobes of their ears pierced
with holes in which they thrust
pieces OF wood. AS they grow older
these wooden adornments are made
bigger and bigger until an adult ordin-
arily has ear-lobes that hang down to
his shoulders and lip that projects
six inches or more beyond the nose.
One must suffer to be beautiful, as
the French say, and such is the inex-
orable fashion among those apthro-
pophagi. In that country young
man who desires to take wife must
submit himself to a frightful ordeal.
He draws over each arm up to the
shoulder loose armlet woven ofnalm
leaves.
linen unQer the supervision OF his
elders he plunges both arms as far as
he can into a nest of fierce, devouring
ants. The insects at once attack the
intruder, of course, and according to
the terms OF the trial he must stand
without moving for an hour, submit
ting with an absolute stoicism to the
bites of the enraged creatures. If he
,endures the test he is entitled to the
bride, otherwise hemust wait year
and then undergo it again.
There are still tribes descend led from
the ancient Incas which 3bandage the
heads of their children 30 that they
assume q conical form. Funnily
enough the brain does not seem to
suffer any from this treatment. New
York Morning journal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-17
Royal Baking Powder
Leads All.

"The Royal Baking Powder is absolutely pure, 81
for have so found it in many tests, made both for
them and the U. S. Government. The Royal Bal-
ing Powder is undoubtedly the purest and most
reliable Baking Powder offered to the public
"HENRY A. MOTT PHI d."
Late Chemist far u s.. Government
"All chemical tests to which have submitted il
have proved the Royal Baking Powder perfectly
heathful and free from every deleterous substance.
It is purest in quality and highest in strength Of
any Baking Powder of which have knowledge.
"WM. McMURTRIE, e. M, PHI d. "
Late emist-iuehigt o. S. Debtef Agyicalxu,s.
Washmgz0n D. C.
"The strength Of the Royal is shown to be Is per
cent greater than any other.
Gas result Of my Investigations find the ROYAL sa
Baking Powder far superior to the others It pure
contains none but wholesome ingredients, and IS 81
greatest strength.
"F x. VALADE,
"Pable Analvst, 0nkaro, DOuiuiou az Canadas
The latest Investigations by the United States
and Canadian Governments show the ROYAL Bak-g
ing Powder superior to all Others ia leaveninp
strength.
Statements 6y ether many acty,s,s n kss cos-
nu,y Aays beer dscla,sd ly M o6fesal oskso,gyjs,
Jsksjtssatoss ~ kss:C6 sissal ,sto,ss.