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Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21
Iowa Farm Mortgages
Iowa the Garden of the West.

RAuw LOAN AaENcY, established by Geo. W. patne in 1872 at Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa. Tor~ time loans made for non-residents on Improved farms in sums of $5oo.oo and up, ,.,na. S1neratiops confined to Carroll and sdioinine Counties in Northwestern Iowa and in the 18th Judicial District. and all under our own supervision. Deal directly with money lcnders and not through large Ioan comDanies. Mortgages taken di- rectIv to the lender and payable at residence of lender. Titles guaranteed. Mortgages not subject to taxation in Iowa. All transac- Hons confidential. Correspondence solicited. References given.
 sSrar. JudRo 18th Judicial
 District of Iowa.
Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21
Pedestrian Weston Starts.

NEW YORK, Dec 19-Edward Payson Weston, the pioneer of long distance walk CTS, started from Bowling green in this city to accomplish the distance between New York and the capitol at Albany-143 miles-in 72 hours Weston has during his pedestrian career walked over 6t,0o0 miles.
Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21
Three Lunatio. Aboard.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 1s.-The Pacific Mail steamer Rio de Janeiro, which arrived from China, was floating lunatic asylum during the voyage. It brought the corpse of American Consul General Alfred D. Jones of Shanghai, who died seven days after leaving port, H raying maniac, and 1t also brought Purser J. H. Mahar, late of the steamer Peru, who was also violently
Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21
Colonel cruxer. Hom. Destroyed.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Dec. 15.-Eight tall chimneys, standing like grim sentinels overlooking the sound at Bayville, are all that remains of the once palatial home of Colonel s. V. R. Cruger, which burned to the ground here with its entire contents, excepting few of the least valuable goods.
Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21
A Terrific Explosion.

DOVER, N. J., Dec. 16.-The receiving mill of the American Forcite company, containing more than IS, coo pounds of waste acid and nitroglycerin, was blown to pieces by terrific explosion. There were two watchmen on duty. Neither can be found, and it is supposed that they were txsl
Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21
Po.tma.ter A.phyxlaeed.

PITTsBURG, Dec. 19.-James A. Kennedy, the postmaster of Tarentum, Pa, was found dead in the Tarentum postoffice, having been suffocated by natural gas.
Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21
Children Taken From Factories.

TROY, N. r., Dec. 19.-As a result of a tour through the cotton mills at Cohoes by the state factory inspectors, 50 children under IA years of age were compelled to quit work, and warrants for the arrest of their parents were issued.
Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21
The Kane Divorce Suit.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-William Carson Kane has begun suit for absolute divorce against his wife, Mrs. Geraldine Kane. By a curious coincidence the first step was taken exactly one year-to the day and al- most to the hour-after the wedding.
Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21
schaefer stilI the BIIliard K,n,

NEW YORK, Dec. 18-Jake Schaefer, in the closing game of the tournament with Ives and Slosson, not only defeated Ives by the score of 800 to 30, but made run of 566 and smashed all records Ives won sec ond money
Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21
Many Minsr. at Work.

PITTsDURG, Dec. 16-Au railroad coal mines in the Wheeling division are now paying 60 cents a ton for mining, and the miners throughout the district-about 2,5O0 in number-haye agreed to accept the price.
Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
The Proceedings of the Regular Session
 Day by Day.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The bill for the ad- mission of Utah a state WAS unanimously passed by the house with an amendment pro hibiting polygamy. In the senate there was a continued discussion of the Hawaiian matter. and Senator Hoar's resolution calling for infor- nation was referred.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Senator Voorhees, in- troduced a financial bill providing for the pur- chase and coinage of silver. The elections law repeal bill was reported and placed on the call endar. In the house a bill providing for postal service reforms was passed.
 WASHINGTON. Dec. l5.-The bill admitting Arizona to statehood passed the house, and the New Mexico statehood bill was favorably re- ported.
Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21

PROVIDENCE, Dec. 15.-At a meeting of the executive committee of the strikers petition was issued in which the city was asked for immediate assistance.
Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21
Hi. Ance.tor. were oriGInAI Friends.

RAILWAY, N. J., Dec. 1S.-Abel Vail Shot we'll. wealthy and influential citizen of Railway, died of paralysis, aged 80. His ancestors were among the founders of the Friends society in America.
Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21
The Merrlmao,s Builder Dead.

NORFOLK, Dec. lB.-Mr. John l.. Porter, the projector and builder of the famous ironclad ram Merrimac. died at his home in Portsmouth.
Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21
Aoc,d.n, to nuI,.ra,,t se.ton.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16-William Sexton, the we'll known billiard expert, while get ting of cable car, slipped and broke his leg
Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21
Recover., S1O, 900 For a Lost Leg

WLKEsBARRE, Pa, Dec. 16.-The jury in the case of Rev. William Holden, who sued the Pennsylvania railroad for the loss of leg, gave the plaintiff verdict for S1O 900.
Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21
Big Tannery Plant Burned.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa, Dec. 15.-Fire destroy ed 10 buildings of the Reynoldsville tan nery plant at Dubois, Pa.
Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21
c,xsn E:ftasn Year, For Arson.
str,,,sr. A.k For A..,.tanoe.

ELIZABETH, N. J., Dec. 16.-David Lar ner was found guilty of arson and sem tenced to 15 years imprisonment.
Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21
Do You Want Money?

Ledies mako 1t easily introducing our prep arations. Pure and elegant. Permanent trade assured in your own town. Profits large no capital required. Address Fl. s. M Co, Lock Box 1713, Boston Mass.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-07-13
oN 10 >rIN>pN's NECK.

From Green's Landing take the eastern
shore road and follow about half way ul
thr island; here nature has nearly severed
the island into two square parts, and left
il hanging By two narrow threads or cords
OF land with mangled and ragged edges
alorS Is intersccted parts.
Cros, one Of these narrow threads OF
land, turn to the right and follow the
main road east few miles; then to the
right sgain short distance further, until
you come To a point where nature seems
almost to have forgotten to unite other
Struggling portions OF q floating continent
and You, with almost one stride, step ou
Greeniaw's Neck, which on paper re-
sembes the skeleton of a mastodon OF
prehistoric times.
Follow along over the ribs OF this skele-
ton until you reach its open Jaws. Here
the island attains its greatest width At
high water you look across less than one
fourth of a mile and your eye rests upon
an island living to the northeast, and more
than two miles in length. That is Stinsou's
Neck, named no doubt for an early settler
as the Stinsons are quite prominent
there A bar makes across from the
island TO the mainland, which affords q
good roadway for six hours a day where
teams cross and recross with compare.
tive safety
At some age of the world nature in one
of her wonderful freaks, attempted to lay
a stone bridge and with human regularity
has covered the bar with rocks at Just
about the proper width; it looks so like
the work Of human hands that many spec
ulative minds arrive at the conclusion
that Il prehistoric people must have laid
this foundation for purpose.
But when we consider that nature is full
of designs; that the Almighty has tun.
Nelled the earth for mans convenience and
walled It for his protection, and impreg
mated it with life for his sustenance, we
marvel not at these trfies.
The people on the Neck want road OF
| bridge built across this bar a distance o
sixty rods and from four to fve feet un
der water at high tide to give them better
communication with the main land OF
Deer Island.
Their greatest hardship seems to be the
difficulty of obtaining medical aid in the
winter season. The people live here
chiefly by fishing, netting from four to six
hundred annually for their labors. They
are kindhearted people. industrious and
thrifty. j. NJ. ii.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-07-13
NUMBER 20.


Secretary b. Walker McKeen of the
Maine Board of Agriculture is doing all he
can to reduce farming in Maine to a
science, SO that the farmers may know
what kind Is Improbable. In crop bulletin
No. 2, recently sent out, he gives some
interesting answers to questions which
be propounded regarding road building
and the dairying interests of the State.
The answers indicate that the average
Maine COW yields about 253 pounds of
butter year. OF the cows kept about
40 per cent. are native bred, 80 per cent.
grade Jerseys, pure bred, and the remain
Ing 10 per cent. are of other thoroughbred
stock. Twenty of the farmers making
answer feed their cows on pasturage sum-
mers. SO feed grain in addition TO pastur-
age, IS feed both grain and green fodder
while two soil their cows.
1t also appears that the soilIng and pas
turing system combined is the cheapest.
Sixty-sIx feed hay, grain, straw and corn
fodder, and 10 use ensiage. The average
cost of keeping Maine COW year is
Si236. Two farmers water cows in yards
and twice a day, to one farmer who wa
ters in barns and once day The aver
age price of dairy butter is 2i cents a
pound, and the retail price of cream.
enough to make pound of butter, Is 20
cents.
Maine cows average to earn S65.l4 a
head every year net profit of S22.7S
above cost of keeping. Regarding the
matter of highways, the farmers as rule
desire better roads and make good sug-
gestions regarding how they NAV be OBJ
tanned. though few If any towns or cities
have made great effort to obtain a thor
ough knowledge of what is needed.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-07-13
Farm Notes.

peck of fresh lime in an open recepta-
Gle placed In damp cellar will soon absorb
all the moisture.
The secret of delicious lemonade is to
use freshly boiled water and pour it over
lemon and sugar. Let 1t cool and then ice
il.
simple way to remove grease spots
from wall paper Is to lay a sheet Of thick
blottng paper over the stain and then press
hot iron over it. Two or three appica-
tions will leave it clean.
Next to asparagus. and scarcely next, as
delciousiy tender palatablc vegetable,
are young beets Pull them when no
larger than radIshss. Use the tops for
greens and boil the juicy sweet roots. rub
of the slippery skins and eat them with
vinegar, pepper salt and butter. They are
Indeed delicious Seeds should be sown
every week or so until Angus f we would
have this delcacy until fall
The sleepy disease derives It's name from
the fact that the chicks seem to droop and
sleep. They will stand on their feet, close
their eyes, and appear To sleep until they
die. Examination for lice shows none,
because persons usually look for the red
mites, The real cause of the trouble is
the large gray lice on the skin Of the heads
and necks, which are easily destroyed by
drop Of sweet oil wei. rubbed iu.-such
lice usually 90 from the hen To the chicks.
and they cause a great mortality among
young turkeys
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-07-13

AT crowded meeting in Exeter hall,
London, heard one Of the great eln-
ployers of labor say that he was a part
uer in iron works employing 5000 men;
that the works We're never run on Mon
DAY because the men were not recovered
from their debauch of Saturday night
and Sunday; that many of the men did
hot return to work until Tuesday,
Wednesday and some of them until
Thursday; that by this stopping of the
works the company loses G37 900 (Sl75.-
d00) year.
But this was not all of it. do not
know what the average wages were. but
with skilled and unskilled labor it must
be at least 81 day. This would make
the annual loss of wages to the men
more than $270,000, because many Of
them lost more than one day in the week
The country lost the value of the 270, 900
days work of the men. The loss in that
one establishment was more than $445,-
900 year through the grogshops, not
reckoning the loss to the country. This
is not an exceptional case, but may be
taken as fair sample of what is going
on through all the industrial establish
ments in the country.-Neal Dow.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-07-13

The people Of Deer Isle are having quite
a boom i'll roads. The spirit of devel-
opmcnt has caught the people, and they
are seeking corresponding facilities.
Twice already during the present season
have the county commissioners been
called upon to adjust road questions, and
another is pending.
Deer Isle WAS Incorporated In 1883, as
the sixty third town in the then, common
wealth of Massachusetts. 1t has attained
population Of between 5000 and 900
and valuation OF over 800 900. 1t has
untold wealth in its granite quarries
There are fifteen or sixteen at present, on
Deer Island and adjacent Islands, employ
ing about 900 men.
Some thirty vessels are employed in the
carrying trade. Two sardine factories are in
operation. Mr.. ThurlOw Informed Us that
the factory owned and run by him employs
ninety hands and puts up about 100
eases per day. About $50 bushels of fish
are used daily.
Men, boys and girls vie with one another
in the rush Of business. Oiled from head
To feet, they are quite a. ready for packing
a tn hsh they put up. tishy odor
greetS you as you step on the wharf at
Hrecn's Landing, and hovers around you
llNt guardian presence until you depart
from that granite-ribhcd, thriving little
seaport town.
The people are hospitable, intelligent.
aud cnterprising. The village is a marvel
ou- combination Of the rugged and the
beautiful. The island is about twelve
miles long BY seven wide, and the daily
touch OF steamers for all parts, brings it
into constant Intercourse with the larger
world
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-07-13
JOTTINGS ABOUT THE COUNTY.


Several buildings are In progress.
George Sellers has about completed fine
large stable to accommodate his In
creasing hotel business-by the way, this is
one of the best country hotels In the coun-
ty and its patronage is constantly incress-
ing Nora Mitchell is putting up a fine
house which will contribute to the beauty
OF the village. Joseph Dunbar has nearly
completed small but pretty residence at
the Cove. Several have repaired and re.
painted their dwellings. adding touch OF
thrift to the village.
There will be the usual number Of bricks
manufactured here this season, In spite OF
the dull times.
The grass has grown very rapidly here
for the past few days, but other crops
seem to be almost at a standstill.
Miss Flora Marks gave fine entertain
ment with her pupils In the old Baptist
church at the 'Cove, the 29th ult. The
church was crowded with an Intelligent
audience, and the parents went away sur
prised and pleased at the degree OF drill
and aptitude manifested In performances.
Miss Marks, as usual. has had abundant
success as teacher in district No. IA.
George |. Bowden, one Of our best
teachers, has had a hattering offer for a
years work In one Of the best grammar
schools in Massachusetts, Mr.. Bowden Is
one OF our most noted anglers, and the
way he makes the fish fly this season, must
set our sportsmen on end
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-07-13

WE ARE CONTENT WITH THIS.
From Good koalS.l


have oft., seen Illustrations of sncb
conservatism in a SPOT where nm en.-i
neer carried n wagon road half n mile or
more along one side Of a high s,nr az
mountain ana further h,ck alone. .ho
other side. An easy and even grade was
TINS secured. bat the distance around
the point Is twice as great as that from
the place where the old trail leaves the
road IL 70 zi.rzaggirg IN over that
rough and rocky spur and down again
70 the spot where that ancient trail ioins
again the modern wav. Sometimes An
arriero so far forgets to protest against
this violation Of the traditions Of His ia
thcrs ~ TO permit his mules to 10 around
hy the road. but a caball.ro in the sad
die never!
Not That auy TINA can ~. sav.I IL.
clambering M 400 feet to scramble 4en
fe.t down af,tin ODe conId ,o or,,p,l
the bend in less time and with less ex.
,s.nliturc of energy than isp.e1 IN +n;I.
inc over the ri5,.c hnt why sboDi1 ONO
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-07-13

win the olade or mis- knife ne ioosenea
the earth in the crevices between two
large stones which formed part of the
wall to the cell. Placing his weight
against one of them, the beads Of per
spiration pouring out upon his forehead
and his hands trembling with excite
ment, the stone turned and disclosed a
cavity beyond. He lost little time in
entering it, and cropping his way
through the passage at length came out
on the slope below the prison wall.
As he looked back he saw the sleeping
form of the sentry. \ moment he
stopped to consider the bold ilea which
had come to him, then softly crept to
where the soldier lay. He took the mus
ket lying against the wall of the prison
and brought the butt down upon the
head of his victim, stunning him with
the first blow. A moment later and he
had donncd the clothes of the sentry and
was making his way as rapidly az posi-
BILE from La Conciergerie
The stone walls Of the prison never
saw Jacques Dcsmoulins again. for gain
ing the coast IN safety he shipped on
board an outward vessel for America, 1t
was years afterward, when he had be-
come citizen Of the United States, that
he related to the father of the writer the
events recorded in this stury.-Ex-
change.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-07-13

1t has recently been advanced in mag
azlne and newspaper articles that one Of
the best tests Of a nations prosperity
and general progress III the march Of
modern civilization il to be found in the
nature and condition Of our common
highways By this it is not meant how
the bouleyar,ls, streets and alleys Of her
large cities are paved and kept in condi-
tlon, but how the approaches to the
cities. the tunpikes. the country roads
and the cross country cuts, which the
farmer must use in order to bring his
produce TO market, are constructed and
maintained.
Judged from this standard, it is claim
ed that America Is less civilized today
than any European country, and that
the United States would have been in
all essential regards more prosperous
than 1t is at present If in place Of its
railways it had secured system Of
highways constructed and maintained
in the highest state Of the roadmaker's
art. Many Of its cities would be but
country towns, and the buffalo would
still roam over much of the country to
the west Of the Mississippi. On the 9TH
er hand, the farmers would know more
of one another than they do at present.
Though they could not market their
corn in Liverpool, they would still be
able to take it to mill without the sore
tax which the bad roads so generally
levy upon them, or which the toll taker
requires as the price of passable way.
In such "a well united community dis
tance counts for little against the duties
of life The farmers could attend their
own meetings. They could do their du-
ty by their churches and have share in
the festivities which enliven and enlarge
their days. On the contrary, where the
roads are bad all the duties Of the citi-
zen and the social being are most imper-
fectly done. The people get in the hab-
it Of hermit life. and the winter season,
which should be the time of social inter
course, is passed in seclusion-St. Louis
Post Dispatch
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-07-13
SHES ADlI>N.
tunboat Machit- Gave Great >atiSfac-
tion To the Naval Board

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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-07-13

II Is worthy Of note, says the Concord
Monitor, that while New England has sent
millions of dollars into mines and farms in
the West, into mines and farms in the
South. into buildings in Kansas, and banks
in the Dakotas, investors from other sec
tions have found New England an Eldora-
do. Maine has bought mortgages on Kan
sas farms, while New York capitalists
have purchased Bar Harbor and Mt. Desert.
The Kansas farms are worth but little
more now than a single front foot Of a
corner lot on a fashionable street at Bar
Harbor. New Hampshire has sent its
money to boom towns in the South and
capital from other States has come in here
and bought the top of Mount Washington,
secured nearly the whole of our forest
land, and is backing the most important
of our new enterprises. And this foreign
capital in New Hampshire is making
money.
How about New Hampshire capital 10
other States? The pleasing vistas Of large
dividends, the enchanting offers that dis
tance afforded. have not come up to the
proffer, as the judges at New Bedford
would say, but the money that others have
invested in New Hampshire is coming
more money for its investors. New Hamp-
shire capital has let many golden oppor-
tunity pass because it was beneath the in
vestor's nose when he wanted something
far away.
For example; Only few years ago q
man, at that time connected with one of
the large paper mills of the State, held an
option on tract Of forest land, thickly
timbered with spruce, an area of forty
square miles, at $50, 600. He released his
option. and now is trying to purchase one
third of the tract for $500. 600.
How many of the investments that New
Hampshire men have made in Kansas, or
Dakota, or Spokane, or Tennessee. or
Alsbama have made returns like that? Not
one. The e,ci.tuting distance that New
Hampshire capital has travelled to its des.
tination In far-off investments, wore
oLt its strength that should have been
husbanded for paying dividends. Better
invest athome.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-07-13
There Is No Difference In the End

DO you know the difference between
jhe English woman who drinks too much
and the American woman who does the
samew said man of the world. THE
English dame does it brutally, frankly
ind is a good fellow among men, and
she either does not care to conceal it or
could not if she would, whereas to an
American it invariably causes tremen-
dous depression of spirits which gives
an excuse to the family doctor to call it
by any name he likes" A good deal of
comment has lately been made on the
obvious increase Of tippling among wom-
en- Of society, and women who delight
in the agreeable stimulus that cham
pagne gives to their spirits and converse
ton should beware less they pass the
Rubicon and find themselves the victims
Of . most terrible disease.-New York
Tribune.
Miss Ricketts-John Dimling reminds
me Of poem.
Miss Kilduf- f-Because he's SWEET
Miss Ricketts-No. Because he's been
rejected 80 often. Brooklyn Life.