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life INSURANCE
u PURE AND SIMPLE,
SECURED IN THE
Mutual Benefit Life
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA.
The Oldest Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany in the United States.
GEO. J. LEWIS, Agent.
GEO. J. LEWIS, Agent.
Notice Of Forfeiture.

To JOHN W. PLArr, his heirs or assigns:
You are hereby notified that have ex-
pended the sum of five hundred (500) dol
lars in labor and improvements upon the
DEER TRAIL lode mining claim
situated on the Smoky divide, about twen-
ty-two miles from ketchum, In Warm
Springs Creek mining district. Alturas
county: Idaho, as required by section 23A.
Revised Statutes of the United States. be-
ing the amount required to hold the same
for the years ending December 81, 1887, to
December 81, 1891; that your proportion Of
the same is $3.50, being one-half; and il
within ninety (9) days from the service OF
tbis notice, or within ninety (9) days after
this notice by publication you fail or re-
fuse to contribute your proportion of such
expenditure as co-owner. your interest IN
said claim will become the property of the
Undersigned under the provisions of said
section 1924. FRANK ]. LEMON.
Aetchum.. Idaho, July y, 1892.
First publication July 50, 1882.
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Notice of Forfeiture.


10 J. P. FULLY. his heirs and assigns:
You are hereby notified that have ex-
pended the sum Of one hundred 1907 dol
lars in labor and improvements upon the
YOUNG AARDkCA
lode mining claim, situated in Little Smoky
alstrlet, Altnras county, State of Idaho, in
order to hold said premises under the pro.
the United States, being the amount re
lulred to hold the same for the year end
ing December 81, 1892; that your proper
non OF the same is $40. being one-tenth ;
anu sa II within ninety (9ol days from the
service OF this notice, or within ninety 20,
Gays after this notice b publication you
tail or refuse to contribute Your proportion,
VI such expenditure. including costs Of
pe6llcation. your interest In said claim
s; Ia,. become the property Of The under
MA. JOHN 0ORMAN.
First publication. June II, III.
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DAINTY POWDER puFFs.

Cooe tho 1aveD 0E Nearly TWo0ty Tho0ooD4
Yoang swaa Evsry Yser.
A new count in the indictment against
woman in the matter Of her craving for
plumage ornamentation i found in the
way in which it is said the needs Of her
dressing table are supplied.
An English journal warns the Lon.
don ladies that their powder puhs,
those airy necessities Of the toilet, are
heavy with the blood Of slaughtered In
nocents.
It Is stated that as many a. twenty
thousand young swans-cygnets, -
they are called killed every year
to supply this dainty fluff, to say noth-
ing Of innumerable young birds Of the
cider duck and wild goose variety.
The bulk Of these are imported-the
swan and geese from the islands Of the
Baltic and from Norway and Sweden,
and the elders from the northern and
more iccbound seas.
Une cygnet Will make nearly . dozen
avcrage-sizcd '.puns, which shows how
many women must be, TO . greeter or
leas extent, addicted to the use Of pow.
der.
The puff trade Is highly profitable,
as may be judged from the fast
that the down Of cygnet costs
little more than twenty-five cents,
the poor creature often being pluclred
alive so that It may besr another crop,
while the puffs are sold at from seven
ty-five cents upward, nicely mounted in
bone and blue or pink satin, which ad-
iuncts amount to comparatively moth
ing.
The ladies Of Paris and Vienna are
the largest consumers of puffs, owing
chiefly to their fAstidioumeas In casting
aside puts - soon - they lose their
pristine dclicacy.
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THEY WOULDN'T EAT EN-.

n u
aeA Expsrssass - . CAisaG>eA VIZ &C.
~ 1saaet Osaseesiea - AAtwerp..
Americans eat . good many things
unknown to Europeans and Others
which the people on tho other side
would not eat esen II they had . schancA
Bananas, sweet potatoes, popcorn and
peanuts arc almost unkn0wn In Europe.
A young Chicageaa did not know this,
and It cost him several thousand dollars
to lind It out. He returned from tho
Antwerp exposition, where he expert
mented with the sale Of popcorn and
peanuts, and the stories he tells o6 his
experiences are amusfn4. u
II knew the concesaionn1ires At the
worlds fair In Chicago earned money
ont Of nickel bags Of popcorn and pes
nuts, he said. 1.-THE firm who had tho
concession here made something like
one hundred thoasand dollars. haA
four or ave thcnsand dollars saved up
for good investment, and 20 when tho
fair closed here I made application for
the sole concession Of the sale Of pea
nuts ct Antwerp. There were no com
petitors and got the concession. Now
/ wish had not. thought up al the
popcorn and peanut roasters left over
from the fair and went down south and
purchased . car load Of peanuts and
made contracts for several other car
loads to be shipped later on. But did
not need them. The paraphernalia, to-
gether with several Hundred bags o6
old corn and peanuts, went over and I
~ 1919 - AA~A-~
l was ready for business But there
was none. Money h Les plentiful In
Europe than In the United statea
Those people over there thought ~
much Of Ave centines - - American
thinks OF . half dollar. saw I had 70
make low price for my stun, 20 l put
the popcorn and peenuts on sale 1t
fifteen centimes bag, which Il squ1
to three ccnts in United States money.
Well, had my hopes built mp and be-
fore I started to cell dreamt Of bags
full Of twenty-franc gold pieces and
what would do with them when got
back to Chicago. You can imagine my
surprise when ssw what the ArH
woman did who had induced her COM
panion to buy bag Of popcorn. She
bit piece In tuo. looked scared, and
then exclaimed In French: why, It Il
cork. The Americana want to poison
u.s.
"Her companion tasted Il corn and
jabbered something In FNnch, and
then took the whole bag and threw Il
away. When / saw this was ready 70
faint One after another the popcorn
bags found their way to the door. My
hopss shattered, still had confidence
in the peanuts But they did not Hike
them either. They broke the shellA
took out tho nuts, hull and al, munchea
them and then cried 'b-r-r-r,' and the
peanuts went the way Of the popcorn.
How did como out7 came out and
that Il about Ill. I staid there dix
weeks, and after I lost al my money
started to 80 some Of the continent
Now, am glad I am h Chicago, and
I don't want anything TO do with pear
nuts e popcorn IN Europe hereafter. +
has been . lesson TO No, and I paid Ave
thousand dollars tor it, stu / gueas it's
worth its peice."
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tz.vaeant fondnsss for catA, and Fran.
cols Oheppes, who, since The death Of
VicE0 Hugo, has bean generally clasaed
- tho leading poet OF contemporary
France, also shares xhis hobby IN .
marked degree. Cats surround his desk
and nibble ct his pen while 1s writes,
and his friends can recfte . doaeA
poems which he has composed In honor
~ thAnn naka 4 HA ~rEtG
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THE SUMMIT OF Pixies PEAK.

Wlla eoA Looeeoano Lie Of tA~ Signal
Service Men There.
The railway trains run daily to the
top OF Pixies Peak four months in the
from June to the last Of Sep
tember; sometimes few days longer ii
there Is patronage enough to pay ex-
penses. During the rest Of the year,
eight long months, the signal-service
men stay there alone-two Of them
and see nothing of the rest Of mankind
until the snow melts in the spring, al
though they are in constant communi-
cation by telegraph. Sometimes, says
. correspondent Of the Chicago Record,
they come down on snowshoes to re-
pair the wires IL the storms tear them
apart, and in an emergency they have
been - far IS Manitou or Colorado
Springs
The railway grade has made these
journeys much easier than they used to
be when there was only the mule trail
to follow, but it's : long seven miles
and very steep climb to return to their
eerie. The snow begins to fan early
in October. Last year the ground was
covered six feet deep by October II,
and the stone huts On the mountain
top arc buried under the drifts until
tho sun begins to melt them the last Of
April or the first Of Nay. The men
have books and cards and backgammon,
and when they need exercis6 they can
shovel the snow from, the doorway.
Hut II II ! long and dismal imprilon-
~~.-A - - >~..~<~~s& -1.<> 1-e~~< go
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MAYOR OF RINGS ISLAND.

Death Of N Odd Character Whe Wos
Well Known n Mieecarh
Jack Ring, known for quarter Of =
century as the mayor OF Rings Island.
died recently at his home in the middle
Of the river. south of st. Joseph, Mo-,
says the St Louis Post-D Dispatch. He
was the ruler Of the settlement known
a. Rings Island, and exercised control
over all the inhabitants. At one time
he owned greater part OF the island
and only leased the houses, but he met
with reverses and lost all his property.
He died in q wretched howell, sur
rounded by every evidence Of poverty.
Ring was one Of the most daring
characters ever known in the west. He
was an expert swimmer, and in the
last ten years has saved hundreds OF
people from drowning In the river.
Scores Of people who have jumped from
the bridge with. suicidal intent have
been dragged out of the water by Ring,
whose home was in sight of the bridge.
In his boat he carried hook, which he
fastened in the clothes Of would-be sui
cides, while he towed them to the
shore. This method was employed
when he recovered dead bodies from
the river, and few Of them doated by
the island unseen by Ring. The popu-
lation Of the island is made up Of GRIM
inal classes of the lowest kind. The
island Is under the control of the city,
and is patrolled by the police, but there
have been times when it was danger
ous for officers of the law to venture
upon it except in large numbers. Ring
was not criminal, but he associated
with them, and could control them far
better than the police.
One of Rings most daring feats was
to climb to the top of the highest church
steeple in the city and hang head down.
ward for an hour. He frequently SWAN
the river when the stream was so high
that no other swimmer would venture
into it. Last winter he went into the
stream when it was full of floating ice
and rescued German collarmaker who
had plunged from the bridge to die.
Ring dragged the man by the hair.
dodged the floating ice, and landed him
nearly mile below the bridge. The
collarmakcr killed himself = few days
later by taking poison. Ring was OF
small stature and his head was far be-
low the medium size. He had no edu-
cation and was not fluent talker, but
it has been admitted for years that he
possessed strange influence over the
criminals and desperate characters
with whom he came in contact. Ring
had never heard of hypnotism, and had
no name for the peculiar power he pos
sessed. A false charge Of larceny was
once made against Ring by an officer
who was probably envious of the little
mans power to control the reckless
toughs on the island, and he was ar
raigncd before magistrate. Scores OF
the reckless characters from the island
and other places attended the trial,
and had Ring not been vindicated there
would doubtless have been bloodshed
in the courtroom.
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THE KAISER SHOWED HIM HOW.


Wul1an Plays tho Part OF . Sailor With
Mug Of Beer.
Having gradually filed many roles,
Emperor William has now added anotner
to his repertory.
Abiding to it rs ''good-naturod joke
at Kicl," the London Daily News Berlin
correspondent tells the story TINS:
AS Emperor William was stepping
ON board his yacht the other day he
was met by . sailor named Joerg, who
had in his hand . mug Of beer which he
was carrying into the officers cabin.
The emperor was very much amused
ct the discontinue Of the poor follow,
who did not know at first Whist to do,
and who finally saluted the emperor,
holding the beer mug eonvulsively
against the seam Of his brceches. The
emperor stepped up to the sailor and
addressed him most amiably:
.4See, Joerg, you haze done that very
stupidity, and win show you how one
should behave in such : situation. Go
up and imagine that you are the em-
peror, and l shall Be the sailor. Joerg. !"
The poor follow did not dare remon-
straAe. He had to come ON board by the
imperial gangway, and Emperor VII
liam mot him below in his new role Of =
spilof& with beer mug.
When he saw Jocrg, the emperor At
fected some embarrassment, but he
then set the glass to his lips, emptied
II completely, put Il down On the ships
lof1Ro. and then nnad0 hf8 na1u4o
..Do you see, Joerg7 That = tho wny
II must be done. Now remember. And
new n heloy and tall then - oiye you
another R1Ss N beef, and one n Ica.
too. II 6hey question you, j1at tell
thsn thai / all - and TIT Shey
al4pold nd be en6ty, - ~ hsr vliias
hssn11tallx hasA ~ t1s NeE1 gooa- :
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Mount Ara<at u tho drst OF series
Of hills which end IN the ridge upon
which Summit b located. With many
twists and turns the tracks Of the Nor
ris d Essex division Of the Delaware,
Laclkswenna 4 Western railroad climb
up from the Orange valley 10 the top Of
this ridge at Summit. Quite near to
the track -sbout half . miloris Mount
Ararat, upon which stood for many
years the queer-l r-looking structure called
the Ark
/ This ark, says IN eastern exchange,
would have been . mere cockleshell
upon the broad expanse of waters, and
If it's builder built It for second deluge
he took care not to put too much Of an
outlay on > useless object. 1t was
twenty-five years ago that B. F. Kissam
owned Mount Ararat and many broad
acres surrounding it. His fine resi-
dence stood on the east side Of the
Springfield turnpike, in Mlburn town
ship, about q mile and half from the
villages OF Milburn and Springfield.
Not far from his house was the base
of Mount Ararat. This spot was the
highest point on his domain, from which
! fine view could be obtained Of the
surrounding country. It was in the
year 1869 according to the people still
living in Milburn-that Mr.. Nissan
constructed the queer wooden building
which looked like an lark, and was
perched upon the crest Of this emil
ncnce. The craft was about fifteen
feet long by five feet wide, pointed 1T
both ends, and surmounted by canopy
supported by fancy posts, much ON the
Swiss style. The boat stood about two
feet from the ground and was reached
by short fight of wooden steps.
It's interior arrangements were very
meager. consisting only of comfortah
seats at the ends and ON both sides. Az
the sides were not inclosed it was ex-
posed to the elements, and though kept
in repair during the ownership Of the
builder it became = prey to the influ-
encc Of time and the storms, which
found It good mark in its unprotected
position ON the hilltop.
At one time it was . favorite resort
for the school children during the week
days, and on Sundays was the Mecca to
which boys and girls turned their steps
when out for = walk. II any boy had
. new jaclkknife whose qualities were
to be tried, the lark" was the best OBJ
icct to attack As result it was COW
cred with all sorts Of poetic cffusions,
both original and otherwise. Initials and
names were carved, cut, or scratched
in every nook and corner. These PEN
knife attacks helped along the destruc-
ton, and each year witnessed the de-
cay and demolition of the building.
The framework, which alone re-
mained, was destroyed about two years
ago by . fire which started in the long
grass surrounding it. Mr.. Nissan, the
builder; Tong ago sold the properly
upon which the lark" stood, and after
passing through various hands it is now
owned by James r. Pitcher of Short
Hills 1t is safe to say that NO object
in that portion of New Jersey was more
conspicuous than the old @'ark," and
nothing was more missed from the land
aCauH.
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06U19 Oh the p4oc0 20 % measured or
ganged should have the same tempera-
ture - taat of the instr rument by which
tho st1e = detarnined. BY hr14 haad-
ling . rod Of The length naned and
measuring It, particularly # the rod ~
OF brass o. copper, and then, after al-
lowing the rod to cool, handling the
gauge until the latter expands, Il Il
found that = discrepancy Of from o.oo7
inch TO O.e1 inch may b sometimes
made apparent, due eatirely to di&er-
ences OF temperature.
THE czAi5lilA:9 FlNERv.
NJ rwisss Her Yo.ae AsssasA RssnA
Her F1assss - . Dellghtfal Way.
We have bean hearing some very
pretty stories Of the young cxarina's
kind heart and benevolent instincts,
and the manner IN. which she is alleged
to be twisting the GEAR round her fn-
gers Is described - perfectly delightful
from an English standpoint. With al
her graces and virtues, however, Alex
andra Feodorovna has woman's love
for finery and trinkets, and she Il Civ
ing evidence Of m intention Of indulg-
ing It to the utmost. She has just
given Copenhagen jewelcr Z truly re-
gal order for . diamond coronct and .
necklace Of oriental pearlA The coro-
net, which is to be framed Of Greek
crosses and worn in the Grecian knot OF
her hair, will cost two hundred and
forty thousand dollars and the necklace
viii be worth three hundred and forty
thousand dollars.
Besides the rich jewels that belong OF
right to the czarinA, presents galore
are pouring in upon the young empress.
The shah Of Persia sent her q superb
pearl necklace, which has quite a his
tory Of its own. In reaching the Rus
sian capital, says society tattler, this
necklace only returns to its original
home. It originally belonged to Cath
crime the Great, who was 50 fond Of It
that abe used to sleep with it around
her neck.
But greatly attached to it though she
was, Catherine for some reason or other
gave It to one Of her two Orlo6 favor
ites, who took It first to Germany and
then to Paris with him. In the French
capital he met with that extraordinary
adventurer, st. German, the magician,
who went into the best circles, was
great fsvorite with the king, and, in
fact, ruled the court society Of the day.
This brilliant charlatan, who used to
assert that he was over eighteen hum
dred years old and had known the Sa-
viour in Jerusalem, bought this neck.
lace from Orlo6 and sold it to the Per
sian envoy.
Thus It found its way to the land Of
the lion and the sun, whence It is now
returned to the land Of the bear.
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PROFESSIONAL.

wM. HYNDALAN,
,rrORNEY-AT-LAW Ketchum. idaho:
A Practices in all the Courts and Land
Offices in the State.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-07-04
ELLSWORTH FALLS.

Edward Lord is having his house
painted,
| Emma Bowdeu closed a profitable term
OF school in district No. last Friday.
! Mrs S. f. Brown went Tuesday to visit
her sister, Mrs. John Anderson, in
! Hancock.
Miss Jennie Hamilton arrived home
/ from Lewiston last Sunday morning for
a short visit
Miss lisa Flood spends few weeks in
Waterville with relatives, leaving Mon
day morning
Mrs Grace Chase and Miss Laura Re
will, of Brewer, visited Miss Bertha Flood
Tuesday last
Mrs Sarah Joy left Monday for few
weeks visit in Salmon Falls with her
daug Inter, Mrs. Cora Farris.
School ON the Shore road, taught by
Lottie Wasgatt of North Ellsworth, closed
Friday last after successful term.
Edward Moore and wife arrived to-day
"Wednesday from Bar Harbor, where
they have visited for several weeks past.
Mrs. Lottie Taylor, Of Lewiston, spent
Monday night with William Coehrane's
family, leaving for home Tuesday morn
ing
Charles Graf fam, OF Bar Harbor. Who
was injured last spring on road machine
at that place. Is, with his wife, visiting
friends here. Mr.. GRAHAM is much I'M
proved.
Schools closing last Friday allowed the
following teachers to return: Kate LAT
fin from the Morrison district, Margaret
Latin from the head of Branch pond, and
Mary 4. Grindell from Reeds brook.
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Church Notes.

Al the Unitarian chuch next Sunday
morning at 1879 there will be chill
dren's service, consisting Of singing, a
short sermon to the children by Rev. l..
D. Cochrane, and the christening of one
or more children. To his service alI.will
be welcome, especially all parents and
children OF liberal Christian families.
Wednesday evening, July 3, at 80
there will be preparatory lecture for the
communion service, in the Congrega-
tional yestry, by the pastor
on Sunday afternoon, at 8 O'Clock, he
communion of the Lord S supper will be
observed at the Congregational church.
The peoples services of the Congrega-
tional church, which have been held at
O'Clock on Sunday evenings, will be
discontinued for the remainder of the
summer, but will be resumed in Septem
Der.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-07-04
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS CLOSE.

| List of Graduates Who Passed the
High school Examination.
The grammar schools of the city closed
| last Friday. Interesting exercises were
! held at he schools.
At the School street and West Side
! grammar schools diplomas were con-
/ ferred by Superintendent of Schools +
| w. Lord. At the Falls school John +
| knowlton, of the school board, presented
/ the diplomas.
The graduates who have passed the
/ examination emitting them to admission
/ 10 the high school are as follows:
/ From School street grammar school
| Addie L. Allen, James H. Allen, Newell
! :. Armstrong, Harry l.. Blaisdell, Lola +.
/ Dyer, Leah B. Friend, Walter l.. Foster,
+ Howard a. Forsaith, Helen F. Hale, Adds
/ NJ Haynes, Irving G. Hamor Lillian l.,
joy, Mollie A. Jordan, Annie +. Kings
bury. Mabel +. Lord. Herbert +. Mona
CHAN, Armada /. Reed, Sadie +. Shea,
Mary L. Shute. Martyr II. Shute, Maud
F. smith, George p. Smith, Ida l.. Tate,
Annie Tracy, Lizzie L. Wggn.
From West Side grammer school: Hen
~ \. Campbell, Francis 2. Cox, Mary +.
Donovan. Frances +. Foster, Lucy A
Greenau. katherine HaN ke~, Margaret L.
HenuessF. Margaret (. Hurley, Margaret
b. Monaghan, Eva b. Nealley, Nelma B.
Rogers. Albert F. Stock bridge Fannie Z.
Tower, Sophia II. Walker, Della q. Whit
ney.
From the Fails grammar school; Ashie
Cottle, George c Fernsld, Alice 5. Flood,
Hattie NJ Latin Hattie c. Morrison,
Marion Morrison, Florence Newell, Mary
L. Nitham.
From Green Lake school Josie NJ.
Garland. Lulu NJ. Rollins, Irving Wilbur.
From Bayside scheel-Eleanor {. Jones,
Iuez Lenore Pratt.
The total number eligible for admission
to tine high school is fitty-three. The
fact that not one grammar school pupil
failed in the examination reflects great
credit on the thoroughness of the in
struetien received under the able teach
er. IN the schools.
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Notes from BAY side.

The recent warm weath her has been the
cause Of driving many to seek the cool
shores of Union Bay All are glad to see
them here once more Many have friends
with them. Others are expected soon.
Tuesday brought Prof. Jesse +. Phillips
and his father and mother from the vi
entity of Boston They will occupy the
Lowell cottage for the present, Mr.
Phillips has bought cottage lot OF t. +.
Brady Il Co, and will soon erect cottage
on ono of the most beautiful sites to be
found in picturesque Shady Nook.
Thursday Mrs Mary H. Cannon and
her daughter, Mrs. X. I. Henderson and
family, of Lawrence, Mass, came to the
Grove cottage. Mrs. Cannon formerly
lived in this place and her many friends
are glad to welcome her once more. We
are sorry TO state that at present writing
bad cold.
+. K. Jordan and family, " no have teen at
Shady Nook the .ast fen Weeks. reformed
to Ellsworth to-day; their cottage Il be
occupied by Mr.. Taylor Of Bengor. Dur
ing their stay Mr.. jordan built an add
tion TO the cottage, greatly improving it.
Miss Miller A. Murch, Of Bangor, is
visiting relatives in this vicinity.
The cottage built by Mrs. Paine and
Mrs. Morrison last summ'r IVES oIened
by Mrs. Paine. who arrived last Saturday.
July /. DAN.