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Hawkins and His Dog,

Not long ago Mr.. Justice Hawkins had
fox terrier named Jack. Once at War
wick Jack and his master We're caught
rafting by farmer on the banks Of the
Avon. His lordship, nowise disconnected,
rendered sovereign to cover the trespass,
which the farmer, affronted by such a cool
proceeding, refused with Indignation
You had better take it," said the judge.
Its reasonable offer Then the farmer
got SO angry that Sir Henry announced
himself "And, what is more, sir, said
he, you shall go with me to the Warwick
Arms and crack a bottle of champagne
with that sovereign Immediately" The
story adds that there was free rafting for
Jack on that bit of land as long as he lived.
There are other stories about Jack and
1t is said that when sitting on the bench
with his master no once ventured to ox-
press his opinions on the matters before
him in singularly loud tone. The tale
goes that Sir Henry, with the greatest
promptitude, directed the ushers to turn
that dog out of the gallery" The ushers
of course did not find dog in the gallery
and nobody ventured to look under the
bench.
On solemn occasions Jack was always
attached to the judges wrist by long
blue ribbon, and many a junior has be-
guiled the tedium of case by watching
the ribbon gradually unroll as Jack pur-
sued his Investigations, while Sir Henry
every now and then hauled in the slack. !"
London Tit Bits.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-07-23

\ MONTANA RENAISSANCE
Tho New Pledged Banker Throw Up His
Hands For the First Customer.

One Of the cold settler" lawyers of Bill
ings, Mon, has been spinning early times
stories to The Gazette, among them being
tho following
I'm tho year 1882 II. II. Mund came In
here from Deadwood to start a bank. AL
though he wasn't exactly verdant, he had
not been out west long and had very CON
siderable respect for six shooters and other
implements OF like nature which were
worn as ornaments by almost every one In
those days. He had some experience, too
In dancing in Deadwood at which times
he would become very playful and his an
tics afforded much amusement to those
who gathered to look on. For this and for
other reasons he had become very conserv-
alive and avoided mingling In any ques-
tionable society.
Tho building in which the bank was to
be located was a frame, and was not fin
ished when Mund and the safe arrived so
the safe was put temporarily in tent
which was occupied by Tullcy, Hart q
Frieze AS IA hardware store. Mund had
been In these quarters but few days when
a rough, wild looking man, dressed in
Montana broadcluth, with winchester
over one arm and brace of six shooters
In his belt, stepped into the tent and in a
Rru0 voice inquired lOf inc new DAD hcT
Mund was pointed to as the man wanted,
and the wcsterner approached.
- Ugh! Arc you the new bankcr? said
the stranger
''.Yes, sir. Anything 1 can DO for YOU
Tho stranger reached down In hi7
pockets, and in an instant up went Nund :
hands and his face became rs pale rs death,
while his knees knocked together and be-
Il -, 10, t,l-,
uge In flight.
"A broad smile spread over the face Of
Tom McGirl, the cattle baron, as-instead
OF six shooter rs Mund expected-he
drew out 80, 900 In bills for deposit and
asked In his gruH, businesslike way;
Are you ready To do little business?
THE agony was over and Mund' $ pulse
soon began to beat regularly again. bill
ings Gazette.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-07-23
MARSHAL CANROBFRT.
A Fearless French Soldier Whose Flowing
Hair Belonged to History.

1t was singular fact that the late Mar
shall Can.e5ert, the last of tho French mar
shals offered in himself a constant OK
ample Of the violations of the regulations
of tho army in which he was so cunspCu-
Gus an officer.
Throughout almost the whole of his
military service tanpbcrt wore long hair
flowing down upon his shoulders, and this
hair was d sort of orifiamme to the sol
Giers.
But ever since the year 1888 tho French
army regulations have positively required
that every officer and soldier shall wear
closely cut hair, without any tufts, curls
or ringlets whatsoever" and severe pen
alties are provided for persistence in let
ting the hair grow long.
Canrobert had IA profuse mass of hair
which he was very proud of. 1t was
cropped to his great grief when he went
into the military school OF st. Cyr In 1896,
but when, US Il young officer, he went into
tho Algerian war In 1885 he profted by
tho relaxation Of many regulations there
to let his hair grow down his shoulders
again.
Several years later, also in Algeria, Colo
mel Canrobcrt, bareheaded, led a heroic
charge at Xaatcba, and his long, floating
hair in the thick of the combat served as
rallying sign to the zouaves as they
swarmcd through tho breach.
After this wnr Canrohurt's head Of hair
had already become so famous that no SUI
porior yentured to command him to cut it
OF, through General Pclissier, who hated
him, once called him professor in a
cafe IN Paris, ard by way of excuse
affected to hive mistaken him for u doctor
of philosophy on account Of his hair.
The Emperor Napoleon Ill did once
venture to romoustrate with Canrobort
for wearing long halr. The marshal $ re-
Spouse was very Frenchy."
sire" he said my hair belongs to
history
He did not cut IT, 1t noated all through
the French and German war, becoming
legendary among the soldiers. Long since
1t became SIM" white and fell upon tic old
marshal, III tIuoss in his declining days,
and It clu>:,eed about them as his body
lay in state Ia Iaris.--paris Correspond
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-07-23
Sciences Explanation of Moonlight.

Stlthtc explanation OF moonlight.
"The moon is a mirror which reflects
the sunlight to u.s." writes Alden W.
Quimby in Ladies' Home Journal. can
examination Of moonlight with the
spectroseope shows, of course, the same
spectrum as That Of sunlight The quail
ity of the reflection is indicated in the
announcement that it would take no
fewer than six hundred and eighteen
thousand fun moons to supply to us an
amount Of light equal to that which we
get from the sun, and there is only sky
room for, say seventy-five thousand Of
them.
"Some heat comes from the moon, but
ordinary methods will not measure it.
However, it is estimated that it is about
one eighty thousandth of the amount
which the sun supplies to US The incli-
nation of the moons orbit to the horizon
accounts for the Harvest and the
"Hunter's' moon, which occur when the
tipping Is slightest, thus permitting the
moon to rise about the same time for
several successive evenings. The moon
often appears much enlarged when on
the horizon, but this is caused by the
refraetiye feature OF the air about the
horizon aud the natural tendency to COM
pare it with terrestrial Objects"
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ELLSWORTH MARK ETS.
WEDNESDAY, July -, lSa6.

MANI Law REGAEDixG WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
hushel of Liverpool salt shall weigh 60
pound and Il bnshel of Turks Island salt shall
weigh - pounds.
The standard weight of bushel of potatoes
in good order and tit for shipping, Is go pounds.
The standard weight of II bu-he of beans in
good order and tit for shipping, is 81 pounds.
OF wheat beets, ruta- baga turuips and peas 60
pounds; of carrots, English turuips, rye and
Indian meal, % pounds; of barley and buck
wheat, l. pounds OF oats, b pounds, or even
measure Is by agreement
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-07-23
FREE SILVER COUNTRIES.
Explosion Of the Fallacy that Free
Silver Means Prosperity.
From the Boston Commercial Burtetinl


From the Boston Commercial Bultetin.l
The advocates OF free silver are con
stantly citing the prosperity" of silver
using countries. Among these countries
is Mexico. II is said, and truly, that
business Is good in Mexico. Vt is said,
and truly, that labor is well employed.
Now Mexico not only has protective
tariff, but also the free coinage OF silver.
The surface Indications are favorable to
the s,ysr argument. They carefully
avoid, however, giving the whole truth.
The cause OF business prosperity in
Mexico, MS in Japan, is not silver but
cheap labor. Our American cotton mills
are stopped. The cotton mills in Japan
are paving dividends OF 35 per cent. per
annum. The wages of a cotton operative
in japan range from fourteen cents to
twenty-five cents a day. They can under
sell the world not because they have
cheap money, but because they have
cheap labor.
y delegate to the late st. Louis conven-
ton from Texas voted for gold "because
he didn't want the United States to be-
come country like the foreign country
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-07-23
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All who wish to get rid of rupture and tor
menting trusses should send to
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York and Evans House, 10 fremont St, Boston,
for his new and most interesting book on Rup
ture and Trusses containing full information.
Book free on receipt of three 1.cent stamps
for postage.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-07-23

With but little care and no trouble, the beard
and mustachc can be kept uniform brown or
black color by usirg Bucking hams Dye for the
Whisker-.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-07-23
His Fame Secure.

"At last" exclaimed the struggling
young author, throwing himself heavily
In chair. AT last, he repeated, II have
written something that will not die--somo-
thing that will bear my name down the
ages to remote postority."
II am glad to hear it, Roger" said his
patient wife.
Yes" he rejoined bitterly. "a copy Of
my last book has been placed in the cor
nerstone OF the Lew town hail. "-Chicago
Tribune.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-07-23

Every state has It, own heeiey institute
Names Keeley Institute Is AT pcerihs trAllroaa
station, Westbrook Junction., Names own Is
the best, nearest and cheapest Its physician Is
\ Kelley graduate.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-07-23
Innnmmatory rheumatism Cured in 3

Days.
MORTON l.. HILL. of Lebanon, Ind, says:
"My wife had Infammatory Rheumatism in
every musclisani joint, her suffering terri
bic and her body and face were swollen almost
beyond recognition; had been In bed for six
weeks and had eight physicians but received no
benefit until she tried the MYSTIC CURE FOR
RHEUMATISM. 1t gave immediate relief and
she was able to walk about in three days. /
am sure it saved her life" Sold by S. ID. WIG
GIN, druggist, Ellsworth.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-07-23

People seldom improve when they hav
no model but themselves to copy after.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-07-23

In the pursuit of knowledge follow 1t
wherever 1t is to be found. Like fern, it is
the produce of all climates, and, like coin,
Its circulation is not restricted to any par
ticular CLASSIFICATION.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-07-23
To produce sleep drink a half pint O

To TTUU sI5tJ FT1TU
hot water or hot milk. This remedy, it Is
positively asserted, VIII have the desired
effect IN eight cases out OF ten.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-07-23

DO not experiment in so important a matter
as your health. Purify, enrich and ytalize
your blood with Hoods sarsaparilla and thus
keep yourself strong and healthy
Hoods Pills are the best after dinner pill;
assist digestion, cure headache, % cents
Adet.
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x Rays and Tuberculosis.

Exhaustive experiments with < rays
on the germs of tuberculosis have
been reported to the French Academy
of Science. A number of guinea pigs
were inoculated with tuberculosis
virus. Half OF them were subjected
to the rays every day for eight weeks.
Both lots were treated precisely alike,
With the exception Of the application
Of the rays. At the end of the expert
ment it was found that the guinea
pigs treated with the rays were in ex-
cellent health and had grown fat.
The others had developed abscesses
and were evidently ailing. 1t is fact
long established that light kills Ger.
tain sorts OF germs. 1t may be that
in this, wonderful discovery a cure for
or mitigation OF this dread disease,
has been found. Certainly it would
seem to be in order to pursue this sub
Ject with good deal OF earnestness.
Tuberculosis patients might be put
under the x rays with a view to as
certaining their effect upon the human
organization. If K rays kill tubar-
culosis germs, a discovery has been
made that will rank with anything
ever developed in the study OF medical
acience
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Unknown Russia,

That Russia is still to large exten
IN unknown land to the majority of
people was impressed upon my mind
the other day in reading an account iu
tho Daily News Nondon) of the
Countess Praskowia Ssergerpewna
Uwarow, who is described as one of
the most distinguished women in this
enigmatical country, perhaps, indeed,
in all Europe. The Countess, who
was Princess Trubetzkoi, married
when only seventeen. and at once pro-
ceeded to share her husbands scien-
tifc pursuits, at times conducting re-
search on independent lines. She in
herited from her husband the Presi-
dentship of the Archaeological Con-
gress. The Countess is described as
being tall and OF distinguished bear
ing. She wears her black hair simply
folded in thick braids round her head.
She dres sses in plain black dress and
gray hat and feathers. As President
she listens attentively to the papers
read, and clearly sums them up, add
ing practical comments. She pays
assiduous attention to her duties as
President of the Congress, which has
recently held its tenth assembly at
Riga.-New Orleans Picsyune. EIs
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less back being rounded at the waist
line while the jacket fronts are slightly
pointed to just below the waist line.
The full vest is gathered at upper and
lower edges and falls gracefully over
the crushed belt in blouse style, being
arranged over fitted Innings that close
in centre.front. The stylish sleeves,
close.ftting to above the elbow, are
topped with short puffs OF moderate
fulness that are quite the latest style.
The skirt OF circular shape presents
the fashionable fare at the lower edge.
The top fits smoothly across the hips
with gathers on each side OF the
placket which is finished in the centre
back seam. The mode is exceedingly
"chic" and becoming to young misses.
! ANY one of the plain or mixed
dress fabrics may be employed in max.
ing, embracing cheviot, etamine, mo.
hair, serge or tweed, in tones OF tan,
blue, green, heliotrope with velvet or
ribbed silk for trimming.
To make the waist for O miss OF
fourteen, it will require one and one
half yards OF forty.four-inch wide ma.
terial, and one and one.quarter yards
of silk for the full vest. To make the
skirt it will require two and one.eighth
yards OF the same width goods.
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LADIES' pRApED WAIST.

Figured violet silk, satin ribbon and
chautilli lace are delightfully."- blended
in this stylish waist, which is tanciful
enough, according to May Manton, to
be worn at concert or indoor socin!
functions. The dainty lace. arranged
In fans, falls over the full puffed
sleeves. Broad satin ribbon outlines
either side of the draped front and en-
circles the waist. while coquettisn
bows at tho shoulders, waist and
sleeves complete the decoration. The
trim adjustment is accomplished by
glove.ftting Innings performed by
regulation seams and double bust
darts, that close in centre front. The
fulness of the back is gracefully dis.
posed by gathers at the shoulder
edges, and at the waist line it is drawn
we'll to the centre back. The front is
smooth'ftting at the top with slight
fulness at the waist line. The charm
ing drapery ian Innovation that prom.
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How 10 Tree Squirrels.

Gray squirrel hunting is not for the
clown hunter-the fellow who STUN
bles over fences and goes through the
dry leaves as if he liked to hear them
rustic. The most expert has to keep
at his wits ends to bring down this
wary and sly creature.
The hunter who gets up before it Is
light and enters the woods at day
break gets the game. Carefully he
wends his way to cluster OF oaks
hickory nuts are scarce this year, and
acorns will form the winter diet for
the squirrels. -,
Seated upon a stump or stone, the
hunter keeps his eyes and ears open.
Suddenly, some distance away per-
haps, comes the familiar cluck-cluck-
cluckity. There is no hurry, however.
Let him be and watch the tree nearest
YOU. A bough swings and a squirrel
Jumps to limb. Now is your time.
Aim quickly and fire.
Your first move will be discovered.
and unless your No. shot has pierced
some part of his delicate anatomy he'll
scamper through the trees from limb
to limb. If you miss, run for him.
He will not leave tree while you are
under it. Some hunters carry opers
glasses. York Press.
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Water.BOrn Diseases.

There are and have been filters and
filters, many of them utterly worth.
less, and most OF them but a poor
apology for the work they claim to do.
What is known as the Pasteur system
is highly spoken Of, as it Is conclusive
ly proven that many contagious dis
eases have been almost If not alto.
gether checked by its use. In India,
where cholera has Aourished for many
years, the health Of the inhabitants
has improved wonderfully and the
death rate has decreased since the Pas
teur filter his been introduced. The
filter plant, while it is not especially
complicated, is complete and thor
ough. The minutest flaw in the pipes
and cells can be Immediately detected,
as compressed air fills certain por.
tions OF the pipes during the clearing.
Acidulated water is driven through
the cells, removing all deposits and
sterilizing the entire system. One
man is able to manage o plant OF
large size, and as there is but lit.
tie wear and tear. the cost Of main
.tainirg system is but tri8ing.-New
York Ledger.
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long ago read paper before the New
York Obstetrical Society OF this sub
iect, illustrating his remarks with pic
lures taken in the life studios at Pratt
Institute,
Zone has but to glance at ten riders
of the hampered SEX" said he, "to see
nine bicy olists ignorant of some OF the
rules of good riding, who misapply
force, waste effort, and run certain
risk Of harm. The trouble is chiefly
due to lack of training, since hepupil
is turned adrift on the road as soon as
che can balance a wheel and can
mount and dismount, and further in
struction may only be called out after
bad habits OF riding become fixed. Un.
merited disrepute is thus thrown on
the most alluring and practicable, as
we'll as the most generally beneficial,
of the outdoor exercises for women. |"
Pictures, better than words, tell the
story of strained position, and the
two given herewith of women are
copied from DR.. Dickinson's collec-
tion. The one showing the rider we'll
over her work illustrates the correct
posture. The other shows how one
looks when the saddle is too low and
too far back. 1t may be argued by
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Oldest Living Preacher.

"Probably the oldest living preach
er who is still actively engaged in the
ministry is Father Waugh, OF my
town." said r. P. Cannon, of Sonora,
CAL, at the Ebbitt. "He is ninety
years of age, and has been In the min
istry for seventy years. He was raised
in Virginia, and sixty years ago
preached in Washington. He edited
religious paper, which was SO pro.
nounced in its anti. slavery views that
he was compelled to leave Virginia,
going to Missouri and taking his pull.
pit decidedly into politics during the
troublous times of the Missouri COM
promise discussion. Again, he left,
by request, and went overland to
Sonora, where he has resided ever
since. Now, at the age of ninety
years, he attends all conferences of
the Methodist Church, looking hale
and hearty, and feeling, as he says,
'like boy He has never used to.
bacco or liquor in any form, and at.
tributes bis remarkable health to that
fact. He knows almost all of the In.
dians left in Southern California per-
sonally, and is almost worshiped by
them. ."-Washington Star.
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forks of wild cherry tree. She
was dead. The forks of the tree are
nearly nine feet from the ground, and
to have reached them Bessie had to
Jump several feet from the ground.
The theory that she was trying to eat
the leaves was first advanced, but was
afterward abandoned when it was
learned that ruminating beasts have
never been known to eat the leaves of
a wild cherry tree. The fence might
have aided Bessie in reaching the fork
of the tree, but it is not near enough,
unless, as some have suggested, she
jumped on a curve or did the giant
swing.
The curious sight was witnessed by
hundreds of people, who could not
fully satisfy their minds as to the real
manner of death. The COW remained
III her strange position until Friday,
when, after frultless efforts to dis
lodge her by the aid Of team Of
horses. 1t was found necessary to cut
off her head. The accompanying por'
trait was sketched by Miss Susie Mar
shall, daughter of Village Trustee
Joseph Fl. Marshall, who was one Of
the first spectators on the scene.-
New York Tribune.
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Amazing Headdress Of African Dudes.

The New York World presents two
coiffures which are fashionable IN
certain sections ofAfrioa. The hail that
grows on the head Of an American
could not be arranged in such style
with ease. That is where the African
has an advantage. The stiff hair that
grows on the heads OF the natives OF
Africa is 80 thick aud luxurlant that
no hat or bonnet Is needed or worn.
1t lends itself to the erection o!
amazing structures much more read'
lily than the fine hair found on civil.
lied folks heads.
Such hesddress would serve much
the same purpose as the huge hats
formerly affected by the members OF
volunteer fire companies. 1t would