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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-12-19
Coming Events.

Thursday, Dec. 10, at Congregational
church-Concert and stereopticon lee
ture. Subject: "Norway-the Land of
the Midnight sun" Tickets, 10 cents.
New Years eve, Tuesday, Dec. 81, at
Hancock hall Masquerade ball of Eagle
hook and ladder company. Admission,
25 cts; reserved seats, 35 cts; dance
tickets, rs cts; supper tickets, per couple,
rs cts; ladies in costume free.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-12-19
Church Notes.

Young peoples meeting at 7 O'Clock on
Wednesday night in the parlor of Con-
gregatlonai ves,ry. subject Our Pledge,
It's requirements, It's assistance"-Eccl.
5: II Miss Phillips, leader. Subject for
the midweek prayer meeting, at 7.30 in the
vestry, "The one way of Salvation"- Acts
A 1-12; IS: 27-34. Paper by Mrs. Kezlah
Cheney.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.


Probate notice Petition to sell real estate.
Probate notce-Pettion to sell real estate.
Albert +. Burnham-Notices of assignee of his
appointment.
Probate notice-Est. Frank s. Duffy.
Probate notice-Est. Henry G.. Smith.
III. W. Holt-Closing out sale.
Probate notice-Est. Caroline A. Parcher.
Probate notice-Est. Geo. Parcher.
Insolvency court-Notice of second meeting.
Probate notice-Acco filed for settlement.
Probate notice-Petition to sell real estate.
Probate Dotice-Petition for appointment of
administrator.
BLUEHILL
W. 1. Partridge-Fire sale.
Stockholders meeting of the Hancock county
agricultural society.
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Highest of all in Leavenng PowerLatest u s. Govt Report
R3H!@!!! g! Rs%as&l! RRsk{aR&
ABSOLUTELY PURE
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON EXERCISES.
Friday afternoon the last, and un-
doubtedly the best, exercises of the term
were given. The large number of visitors
were well pleased. Following IS the pro-
gramme:
Violin solo, ......Sophie Walker
Accompanist, Grace /. Lord
''Whisting In Heaven" "........... Genie Moore
"The New Church Organ,"... Hattie Morrison
"Uncle Johns Proposal" ....Mamie Witham
Defamation, p,....................Flo Florence Nevels
'The Singers" "......................R Ray Whiting
Going to Find Mamma, Annie Tracy
''story of the Wreck" k,"............ Frank Lowell
Banjo duet,
Fannie Tribou and George Frazier
Tim Tweedledum's Twins" ,"... Fannie Tower
"The Day is DOne". "............... Martin Shute
"Ministering Angels" %. Maulie scott
How he Saved ST. Michaels,a .Bcuah sal bury
"A Tale of Hard Times, "........ Edward small
''None of Your Busines-, ratae- Whitmore
''The Harvest Angel. ,"...........-. Annie scott
The Chameleon, .............. Martin ihorsen
''ChildhoOd Days" ................. Ellen scott
Especially Jim" ...........Albert Stockbridge
''Piano solo, ....................L Lillian Joy
Defamation, ,...................G George McCarty
"a Roman Legend, '.........--..IdE dElenc >hute
con the Fields of Gettysburg"
"Wilie and joe, "........... I4o-ie sack.
(Which Shall it Be ,...............AIa AIaude smith
"a Legend, "...................Ad .Addie Thicker
'''''N = -''''''s' N' = ~ Chester Maddocks
The Rising Revolutionary ....!}attta III lin
"a Complicated ProbleU 49, ida Tate
The Irish Lady ''.............. J.; stint ,ens
Irish Character Sketch, ,...........l larry J sivy
Debate: Resolved, "That 2 bicycle is Of more
benefit to a young man than horse Atlirma-
tive, J, II. Woodward Ethel Jellison; negative,
Charles Grows, MdudC Hau.uI, l5.tclI PuIary,
Thomas i
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-13
x.. -., mo Laure ateship.

Gray. the poet was offered the post
Of poet laureate On the death OF Col.
ley Cibber, II 1857, hut refused it or
the co1temptuous reasons set forth
in a letter to his fr.eod Mason. The
letter Is reproduced Ia a recent num-
ber Of the EdinL urRh, AID read: If
ny great man would say to me, Il
will make you ratcatcher to his Ma
jesty. with salary OF G2OO q year
and two butts of the best Malaga,
aud though it has cen usualIto catch q
mouse o. two, for forms sake, / / pub
1ic o-ce a year, vet. to you, sir, We
shall rot stsId upo these thiags,'
ca NJ OF say I shoulI jump at it. . .
But do Iot prete. d to blame a1y
D iyo else that has not the same sem
Satioaa For my rart wouIi rather
be trumpet major or pin-maker to
the palace. The Office ITSELF" he
co nues, 'has always humbled the
professor hitherto (even In al age
when kings were somebody II he
were Door writer, by making him
more conspicuous, or, IL he WIRE
good O2e, by setticg hin at WIZ W tn
the little fry Of his own professions;
for there are poets little enough to
elvy even poet laureate The cpst
was su sequently accepted ~ Will
liam Whitehead, a now entirely for
gotten versifler. whom Macauley calls
''the most accomplished tuft-hu ter
Of his time"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-13
Wa. !. son..orial Courtesy.

p.,o-. ~. ,ntroduction Of the tele-
De.o,e "aSors Uue LII. ot foreign courts
saapt !l - M =. S.r more important person.
useu ~ No -. 80 are and great
ases naomr .nsn e,;sted among them.
lsso. oos;,,r a n.w italian Minis
-. ~. ,,aS UnS err;ved at the Spanish capital,
"a .s' "s .~an. a. an sn;ta tn nav his respects
nt o. ,ho | re;e.,n~ soverei9n. Arriving
~ ~ o., oo ~ tha secention.rooms to the
,,s,oce ~ o ha fonnd h. occnnied by an
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES @ man snrronnded nv
.!is,.as;no thrcno THESE he NOT
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-13

sNow, here II our new machine" said
|the bicycle agent Of 1894. at was
great Jump from steel, which was very
heavy, to aluminium, SO much lighter
|but it is still greater jump fror.
aluminium to a:rinum, the new metal
which Sley have lately discovered
yhis wheel is made of it.
"You see it. weighs q good many
pounds less than nothing. You notice
Lthat it is chained to the floor securely
|If it were unloosened, it would fly uE
| and knock hole in the ceiling, and II
would be hard work to pull it down
again. Owing to the lightness' OF the
medal, which, by the way, we extract
from the air by the same process
precisely that aluminium is extracted
from tho virgin clay, there is great
dificultly in putting it into the shape
of machine, to properly hold 1t down
while being worked; for the pieces
often slip up out Of the mechanics
fingers and take him ON the nose
>ausing great soreness and swearness.
"The first machine we succeeded in
completing we took out to try, but il
got away from US and scared upward
and, my friend, there is little doubt
but that the man in the moon is hay
ing time all to himself with it, hang
himl -
"Our show room is not exactly fitted
70 display these new cycles. Com.
mon cycles, Of course, are displayed
on the floor. We intend to put in ar
iron ceiling and range them along In
order there, with rope to each te
pull them down for inspection. We
are not expected to get everything In
proper shape all at once; it take:
time. Now, the usual question will
not be asked as to how much th'
machine weighs. 1t will keepit down
Just the revers, you see, as the law o.
gravitation is just the opposite now t.
the center Of the earth; and SO this il
regulated by the amount of ballast yol
carry in your pockets, whether yol
want to chase tame ducks along th'
earth or catch wild geese up in the al
the weight Of your ballast bringing 20,
safely down, of course. The tires cal
also be filled with gas, and regulate,
for ascent or descent. Please step OF
these scales and let's see what gauge o
the airinum you require"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-13
No Wish to lntrude.

Business Man-ShOw me some c,
FOUR soft black hats
Hatters Cleik-Ies, sir. Here's a
line that will just suit you. Best
quality and latest style. Gentleman's
hat What size?
Haven't you something wider In
che brim and a little higher In the
crown?"
Yes. sir. That's the kind wesep
20 Cinnamon"
sLet me see some Of them, please" "
"Yes. sir; but don't think they
will suit you at all. Nobody but a
Chinaman buys that sort CT hat
now. I've sold 'cm two dozen OF
that kind in the last month"
That style just suits them
dose it,"
Always"
"It } what they ask for when they
;ome in, is it?"
"Every time"
.And you don't try to sell then
any other kind, do YOU"
"You bet l don't
swell, l guess I'll 60 to some stor'
where they are as anxious TO please
white man as thev are to please
Chinaman. Good evening. ."-Chicag
Tribune.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-13
A Church Of Ice.

The officers of the Neptune line
steamship Patapsco, which arrived in
port recently from Rotterdam, via Sun
derland, witnessed an early morning
scene in mid-Atlantic which First OH
Ger Popham says was beyond descrip-
ton and any human power of repro
duction. The beautiful sight was
caused by the sun shining upon huge
iceberg about o'clock on the morning
OF August 2, and continued for fully
nfteen minutes. The iceberg was 27O
feet high and $50 feet long, and was
On the edge of dense fog. 1t was
shaped exactly like a church, having at
one end towering spire that was
pierced near the top of the spire in i'm
maculate white.
About fifty feet from the top the
suns rays blended into a soft pink that
was most beautiful to behold. Back
OF the splre was slanting roof that
the action of the fog and sun caused to
appear in deep blue. Near the spire
was perfectly shaped Gothic arch. in
which had been melted fissure so like
a window as to almost make one be.
lleve it was built there by a mechanic.
The sun shone through this in all its
orllilancy and dazzled the eyes Of those
aboard ship. The fog formed a deep
background near the water and made a
marine picture that could never be
painted. Besides all this, tho sun.
shining on the many small projections
OF the berg, made the whole look as
though millions of sparkling diamonds
had been piled together. The officers
say that many statues and fantastic
figures were discernible about the
mountains Of ice. The seamen and
officers were awed by the beauty and
grandeur OF the scene.-Baitimore
American.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-13
"A Handful Of Dirt May be Housetul Of Shame"
Keep Your House Clean With
SAP POI 10
The Bay View Reading Circle

Ever since the well-known Cha,
iauQua Circle was started there ba,
been an .nsistent demand for short
well-planned and low-prced course OF
rca[ u for the Thousands for whom
the aDove circle course is too expen
siye, and requires too much time
The Bay View Leading Circle ba,
been organized to meet the demand
Many Of the leading educators AMI
ministers of the country are among
It's promoters, and Mr.. j. VI. Hall OF
flint, Mich, is the Superintendent.
To him application should lie made
.or informa 1T on. The circle has
FOUR years course Of reading, and ha,
shc advantage of special ing sub.
ects TIE first year is the German
year. beginning with Noveml4G.
There is so much aimless and nan,
ha ard reading, that the we'll planned
and attractive Bay View course
ought to moot with instant favor
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-13
"A Brave Frenchman.

Few Frenchmen distinguished
themselves more in the Franco-Ger.
man war than Roch Don1ella, who
has just died as keeper Of the light.
house Of Bonifacio. on the Corsicar
coast NJ. Don1ella, who was a Col.
can ty hlrth-whenc. his italian.
sounding name-enjoyed the conn.
hence OF Gambetta, who employed
him on some dangerous and delicate
missions in the days of the govern.
ment Of national defense. Gambetts
was desirous of conveying instruo-
lions to Marshal Bazaine during
the Investment of Metz, and It was
to Donzella that he intrusted the
task. The courageous emisssry
started out for the scene Of war, aad
one dark night he swan across the
Moselle under heavy nre from the
German outposta It is said that It
was oaly by swimming the grseter
part OF the way undsr water and 70.
appearing above the water now and
then just looG enough to take breath
that he escaped tho hail of bulletR
HavlrR delivered his d 'spatches Do.-
% Ia returned by the same way a. he
We t ard with the same success It
vas In recognition Of his services
ihst Gamtetta after the war got him
he post of lighthouse keeper. which
ie retaiced uat1 his death.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-13
Grandma Was Shocked.

Grandma had not been to the Cir.
:us for many years. blt the younger
generation prevailed upon her, and
she went to this one, much against
her principles. Grandma does not
approve Of circuses, and she watched
the performance with ill-concealed
pertu baton. Presently there was a
bareback act which introduced a man
and woman who rode together in
many and wonderful positions. The
act ended in burst Of applause, and
~, Gle tTrn"l 20 gar !.iiL
''Oh, grandma, wasn't it grand?
"Perhaps 1t was" answered grand
ma. severely. "But all can say is,
l hope they're married. ."-Bostop
Budget
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-13
Won tho Bet.

"Say, how many trained rats have
you around this hotel?" was the
rather startling inquiry a travelling
man addressed to the manager of .
popular hotel a few days ago
"Well, notice you are still ad
dicted to the cup" was the reply he
received from the hotel man.
Don't you believe it," answered
the travelling man. II Just came
from my room moment ago, and il
didn't see a rat " tn the initials of
the hotel branded on his side l hope
l may never sell another bill of goods
IN Cincinnati"
''Oh, you're talking through YOU
tile" replied the hotel man.
'.I'll bet you that l can point out
such rat in ten minutes" said the
drummer. Then they went upstairs,
snd, sure enough, in the travelling
mans room was big gray rat with
the hotel initials branded on its side.
The hotel man gave the tourist one
sharp look and then led the way to
the barroom, where the bottle was
produced. The rat was a papieI
mache rodent and had been lettered
by the travelling man.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-13
Worth q Thousand Dollars.

One naturally thinks Of butterflies
In connection only with flowers, and
flowers suggest sunshine and warmth.
But there Is no place on this earth
except upon Its great seas and oceans
where butterflies cannot be found.
OF course the plains of tropical coun-
tries abound with them, but some of
the most beautiful forms are found
IN the mountain passes of DarjeelinR
and Sikkim In the Himalayas, and
IN the frigid attitudes of Thibet,
Cashmere, Toorkistan. and the Pa
mfrs. Lieut. Peary has told that
when he planted the United States
dag on the ice cap at the farthest
point north q moth lit on the pole
Tor a moment Prices of butterflies
vary in the catalogues Of professional
dealers from Is cents to $500 Ac-
rording to a writer in the New York
Herald, from which these facts about
butterflies are cleaned, '.flne types. I"
beautiful and rare varieties" and
wonderful uniques are practically
priceless For example, one of the
gems of the collect on of Mr. Neu-
moegen of New York, is his WON
derful papill o neumOegeni This in
sec, the only one OF its kind ever
captured, was taken on the Island of
Sumbawa, southeast Of Java Re.
ceived in a shipment from his col
lector at that place, Mr.. Neumoegen
1t once concluded that it was new to
science. He sent it to Europe, risk
Ing its loss, and experts there de-
:ided that he was right. 1t Is of
wonderful metallic green. Special
expeditions have been seIt to the To-
cality several times since In the hope
If finding another, but this one still
remains unique 1t is valued at
81. 600.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-13
02S
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and Improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas.
ant to the taste, tie refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of h peifect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and 'fever1
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with tae approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs Is for sale by all drug.
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only, whose name Is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of FigS
and being we'll informed, you will not
accent a11 substitute If odeEed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-13
SUICIDE ASSISTED IN Russia
aged and Sick Tchuktchis Sacrificed WITH
Strange Ceremonies Even To-day.

aged and Sick Tchuktchis Sacrificed WITH
Strange Ceremonies Even To-day.
Very few persons in Europe or else
where are aware that human sacri-
ices still exist in part OF the Rus;
ian Empire. Among the Tchuktchis
uch sacrifices still take place, says
he Gazette de Iakootsk, and seem
kelly to be practiced for long tim !,
o come. At the same time no
lame therefore can be attached to
he Russian Government or to the
rthodoX church, for efforts by both
stop the custom have proved in.
ectual. The sacrifices alluded to
re those of old people AID the sick,
yho, finding no pleasure in life, re.
olive to have done with earthly ex-
>tence, to rejon n their dead relations
nd go to increase the numLer OF
Iappy spirits The Tchuktchi who
as made up his mind to die imme-
lately notifies his neighbors and n ar.
st relatives The news spreads in
he circle Of his friends and all of
hem soon visit the unhappy person
o influence him to change his mind
'rayers, reproaches, complaints. and
cars have no effect on the fanatic,
sho explains his reasons speaks of
ne future life, OF the dead who ap-
ear to him in his sleep, and even
when he is awake, calling him to
hem. HIS friends, seeing him thus
esolved, go away to make the cus-
omary preparations At the end of
rom ten to fifteen days they return
- The hut Of the Tchuktchi with
white mortuary garments and some
Weapons which will be used by the
nan in the other world to fight evil
'pirits and hunt the reiDdeeE After
making his toilet the Tchuktchi with.
Iraws into the cJrner OF the hut
Ills nearest relative stands by his
'e, holding in his hand the instru-
ment of sacrifice, knife, a pike, or
| rope. After the sacrifice the as
'istants place the body on a sledge
lrawn by reindeer, which draws it
20 the place of the funeral. Arrived
It their destination the Tchuktchis
:ut the throat OF the reindeer, take
rom the dead body its clothing,
which Is torn to pieces, and place the
corpse on a lighted funeral pile
~ Ing the Moderation the assistants
'ior up prayer to the happy in the
'thcr world, and supplicate these to
satch over them and theirs. The
norrible practices are followed t. day
nth the same exactness as in ancient
mes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-13
How It MAY Happen.

"Jeminy crickets, she's got the rick
ets," whispered one beau to another In
the company of very pretty girl.
Truly she was very beautiful, but there
was twitching about the nerves of
the face which showed suffering.
"No," said the other, "it's neuralgia
and she's a martyr to it." st. Jacobs
Oil was suggested as the world
renowned cure for it. Did she try itf
Yes and was cured by it and--married
zone of the fellows" afterwards. The
use of the great remedy for pain will
not bring about a marriage, but in it's
cure of pain it will bring about condi-
tons of health to make life more en-
joyable. No man or woman ought to
marry who is a sufferer from chronic
pains. We should not wed woe to win
only wretchedness.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-13
Backwoods Diplomacy.

A Portland man, who has just re
turned from a hunting trip in the fol
ests of Northern Maine, vouches to the
Portland, Me-, Argus for the entire
truth of the following story, as he hat
It direct from the sheriff.
A man who lives in Mount Katahdir
reign went into the Office of a justice Of
the peace a few days since, and in
quired about the penalty for hunting
deer with dogs, and very particularly
as to whether one-half the fine did NJ
go to the informer.
The justice consulted the game Law ;
and assured him that 1t di
"Very Wel," said the man, 1 wan
TO complain of myself and SETTLE"
The justice could not back out, anG
30 gave the transgr ssor ga clean bill OF
health" upon payment Of one-half OF
the penalty.
1t seems that the man got wind OF
the fact that a game warden had got
the "drop" on him on his deer poach-
ings with his dogs, and was only wait
ing an opportunity 20 arrest him
Hence his shrewd bit of diplomacy.