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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-17
WATrERSON IN THE RED MILL.
The Kentucky Editor Sees . Famous Re-
sort In the French Capital.


BY the light of day the Red Mill, for
that Is It's name in English, is but poor
affair-squatty, squalid, with nothing
to signalize it except the elevated open
space In which 1t stands Like so1.s hof-
rid monster, recumbent and asleep from
dawn to twilight, no sooner does the sun
go out of the heavens and the stars begin
to shine than it yawns, rears, and with q
great howl springs to its feet, Its eyes
flaming and its jaws aRape, eager for its
prey AS your carriage mounts the hill
through a long, dark avenue you become
conscious of a lurid glare. You look
ahead. Before you is place, or square,
brilliantly lighted only at the farther end.
There you behold gorgeous electric dis
playa facade Of white and golden globes
and high above these the wings of a
great windmill slowly Huntington the
mills even of such false goddesses as reign
in Moulin Rr4gc grind slowly-the wings
being composed OF course, Of myriads Of
red electric lamps. The effect, though
sinister Is picturesque and novel.
You pay your francs and enter, There
are a garden, n theatcr and dance hall,
all opening one into another, and when
you have tired of the indifferent concert
proceeding upon the stage you can go rs
you please and need not sip your beer alone
either in the garden or upon the balconies
on either side of the dance hall, where an
excellent band discourses very good music
Of its kind. The costumes are varied and
often pretty. The less said of the wearers
the better
For liquors both ladies and gentlemen
may and do come here with impunity
One gets 30 used to the demimondaine in
Paris that its aEglomeration presently
ceases TO shock or even to be particularly
observed. The other evening an old man
and an old woman, probably from Green
county, were sitting at table looking on
the fantastic scene, the old woman with a
sort of fascinated delight. At last the old
man rose suddenly, and said he, "Come
along, Mandy; this ain no fittin place for
SIGH we, ~ and reluctantly the old wom-
an did as she was bid
l have observed that women are more
Moulin Rouge than the men who come
here. Perhaps it Is that there is in the
case OF the women an appeal to the imagi-
nation which in the case Of the men is
wanting. for man must be callow, in
deed who finds anything in a place like
this to arouse other than his disgust. In
deed. the woman, particularly the good
American woman, does not realize the full
meaning or the extent of all this dcpravity
Her sense is lured by the fantastic. The
music, the lights, the color, the novelty
catch her fancy 1t is the thoughtful mar
who, knowing MI, looks on with pity and
horror. Courier-Journal
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-17
A PECULIAR FISH.
The Tnrbot's ball and Socket Eyes Are Of
Black and Gold.

Lying limp and Shiny on a flshmongers
slab or dry and sandy In the Dutch fish
wives baskets, the turbot Is perhaps the
least interesting OF fish. When swimming
in an artificial sea or lying on the sandy
bottom, 1t Is the most attractive of all
of the denizens OF this mock ocean, and
whether at rest or In motion, has an air
of vigilance, vivacity and intelligence great
er than that of any OF the normally shaped
fish This Is in part due to its habits
and in part to the expression of the fat
fish $ eye This, which is sunk and in
visible in the dead fish, is raised on kind
OF ttrrct in the living turbot, or sole, and
set there in half revolving apparatus
working almost as independently as the
ball and socket" eyes Of the chameleon.
There is this difference, however, in the
eye OF the lizard and OF the fish-the iris
OF the chameleon Is n mere pinhole Mt the
top of the eyehall, which is thus absolutely
without expression. The turbots, or
butt eyes are black aud gold and In
tcnsely bright, with none OF the fixed, star
ing stupid appearance of ordinary fishes
eyes. 1t lies UPON the sand ard jerks its
eyes Independently into position, to survey
any part Of the ground surface, the water
above, or that on either side at any angle
pyes instead Of to receive the effect would
be precisely that made by the sudden shift
ing Of the joIntcd apparatus which casts
the electric light from warsh!p at any
angle on to sea, SKY or horizon. The tur
bots, though ready, graceful swimmers.
moving In wayelike fluctuations across the
water or dashiny off like "a flash when 80
disposed usually lie perfectly still upon
the bottom. They do not, Ike the dabs
and the founders, cover themselves with
sand, for they mimic the color OF tho
ground with such absolute fidelity that ex-
cept for tho shining eye 1t is almost impos-
sible TO distinguish them. 1t would appear
that volition plays some part in this subtle
conformity TO environments for ono tur-
bot, which is blind, has changed to u tint
too light and not at all in harmony with
that OF the sand London Spectator.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-17
COUNTY NEWS.
In, additional County Ners see other pages

North Lamoi"".
Emma Austin has gone to Penobscot to
teach.
Lila Richardson has gone to Brooklin
to teach.
Capt. Frank fitzpatrick, OF New York,
il home on a vacation.
Mrs Sarah Springer, OF East Lamoine,
is stopping at present at Jabez Trips.
Rufus Hodgkins and Harry Young
attended the fair at Cherrytield last week
school in this district is in session,
taught by Nettie Richardson, OF Jones'
port.
Mrs. Lois Gilpatrick, who has been
visiting friends at Northeast Harbor, has
returned.
Susie Austin, who has been employed
at Bar lIarbor the past season, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. Julia Wallace, OF Southwest Har-
Dor, who has been visiting her parents,
has gone to Clifton to teach.
Isaac Vincent, who has been living on
the Frank fitzpatrick place the past
season, has returned to Ellsworth.
During the thunderstorm on Sunday,
sept. Q, lightning struck and killed Il
COW belonging to Mrs, Caroline Eaton, at
Partridge Cove.
\ large delegation from this vicinity is
expected to attend the meeting OF the
Baptist association held at Franklin he
present week.
sent Il Y
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-17
Why He Paid.

The commercial traveller Of Manchester
house, while in Cumberland, approached a
stranger AZ the train was about to start
and said:
Are you going by this tramp
81 am"
"Have yuu any luggage
mo"
well, sir can you do Inc q favor, and 1t
won't cost you anything? You see, I've
two big trunks, and they always make me
pay extra for one OF them. You can get
one passed on your ticket, and we'll do
them. Do you see?''
Eyes, l see, but haven't any ticket. "
But l thought you We're going by this
trains'
$50 am. I'm one OF the directors of
the line"
"Ohr
He paid extra, as usual London An
swerS
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-17

Baysidr.
The people OF Bayside have been blessed
this summer in having preaching in
the school house every Sunday for four
months Mrs. Sarah Foster, a missionary
who has left very kind remembrances,
has gone away.
Miss Emma Remick, OF Somerville,
Mass, made her friends a visit recently
after an absence OF four years. Her
friends were all anxious to make her visit
pleasant one. Ice-cream parties, straw
rides, clam bakes and the two-step, were
all in honor OF Emma. Miss Remick has
a fine musical education and Is an honor
to her parents.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-17

Mrs. NJ NJ. sheldon, the African ex-
plorer at She Iowa Midland Chautauqua
Des Moines, in her lecture " From Sultan
to Sultan" narrated how the natives, aft
er eating mango, invariably made a lit
tie mound of earth and planted the seed.
She was told that they planted thus in or
der that brother coming ten years hence
should have fruH - CJt. low many Of
us civilized people plant for our brothers
coming ten wears "cez"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-17

A nose tax was in the ninth century
exacted by the Danes from the household
ers in Ireland. 1t was so called not be-
cause it was levied on noses, but from the
fact that failure to pay WAS punished by
sitting the nose from tip to eyebrow. 1t
was continued during Is years, when the
householderS, Directing to this treatment
of their basal ornaments rose in rebellion,
messacred all tho Danes in Ireland and
put an end to the nose Sitting
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-17
Ambition.

Ambition becomes displcasing when it Is
once satiated There is q reaction, and,
as our spirit, till our last sigh, is always
aiming toward some object, it falls back on
itself, having nothing else on which to
rest and having reached the summts IT
longs 60 descend -Corneille.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-17
Corks.

On an average every champagne cork is
utilized for three separate bottles before it
gets broken or thrown aside us useless
Walters receive about : shillings pail for
them from the manufacturers and shil-
ling "A pail for soda water corks. -London
Graphic
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-17
South Bluehhl .

South Bluehhl.
Harry Pierce, Of Worcester, Mass, has
been spending few days at the Ferrln
cottage.
The political lecture here Sept. 5, de-
livered by Dr.. X. P. Grindle, OF Bluehill,
was well attended.
Capt w. J. Johnson, OF the Herald OF
the Morning." sailed for New York to-
day with load OF stone.
Mrs Daniel Gott, of Brooklin, and Miss
Minnie Moultou, OF Rockland, are the
guests OF T. r. Day and wife.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-17

Atlantic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Justin Joyce, OF Ocean
Vile are the guests of Rev. ). o. Written.
Melvin Staples had two fingers cut off
while playing with a hay cutter.
Nathan Bunker, no has been i'll with
typhoid fever, is much improved.
Mr. and Mrs. AIonzo Clark, OF Deer
Isle, spent sunday with friends here.
The whoopinE cough is stiIl prevalent.
The schools are SHINY attended in conse-
queuCe.
II. ". Joyce was in Portland this week
on business.
belmont Staples, of this place, who has
been employed With Cook, Everett X
Pennell, Portland, has had very severe
attack OF pleurisy. He Is somewhat inn
proved.
The sociable that was to be held Mt the
nall Thursday night was postponed ON
account OF he storm.
Mrs. Henry Abee and children are
visiting Otis Albee.
Sept. II. :.
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lIuIl's Cove.
Mrs. Minnie Donovan and three chill
dren, of Ellsworth, are visiting John IL.
Ifamor.
Mrs. Edward Brewer and Miss Alma
Brewer, OF IIolbrook, Mass, were in
town last week calling on friends and
relatives.
Mrs. Mary I.ittletield OF Durham, spent
the last week in town visiting relatives.
l.. +. Brewer purchased fine COW
lately from Theodore Paine.
Z. q. Brewer is putting the water. into
his house this week.
Willard Hamor has taken the contract
to clear up number OF acres OF land on
the Schooner Head road, and has a crew
OF thirty men at work.
Sept. II. KIT.
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RUPTURE

All who wish to get rid of rupture and tor
menting trusses should send to
=. u. S1EFM MAN,
Hernia Specialist, Nos. and 8 Ann St, New
York, and Evans House, l15 fremont St. Boston,
for his new and most interesting book on Rup-
ture and Trusses, containing full information.
Book free on receipt of three lcent stamps
for postage.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-17
Pauppr Notice.

TINE undersigned hereby gives nouce tnat ne
i has contracted with the City of Ellsworth. for
the support of the poor, during the ensuing year.
and has made ample provision for their support.
He therefore forbids all persons from furnishing
supplies to any pauper on his account, as without
his written order. he will pay for no goods 30
furnished. HARRY $. JONES.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-17
Patents.

Caveats, and Trade Marks obtained and Pa
tent business conducted for Moderate Fees.
Our office is opposite U. s. Patent Office. We
have no sub-agencies, all business direct, hence
can transact patent business In less time and at
LESS COST than those remote from Wash
ington.
Send model, drawing, or photo, with descrip.
ton. We advise, II patentable or not, free Of
charge. Our fee not due TIL patent is secured.
A book, "Iow to obtain Patents," with refer
ences TO actual clients in your state, county. or
town, sent free. Address
G. A. SNOW & CO.,
Opuosite Patent Office WINS ninyton. DC
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ELLSWORTH MARKETS.
"WEDNESDAY, September 10. 1888.
NK LAW RKaAR nIn0 MRIaura ANn MAMMA

"WEDNESDAY, September 10, 1888.
A bushel of Liverpool salt shall weigh GO
pounds, and bushel of Turks Island salt shall
weigh 20 pounds.
The standard weight Of bushel of potatoes,
in good order and tit for shipping, ia co pounds.
The standard weight of a bushel of beans IN
good order and tit for shipping, is SO pounds.
OF wheat, beets ruta- baga turnips and peas, 60
pounds; of corn, 81 pounds; of onions, 50
pounds; of carrots, English turnips, rye and
Indian meal, so pounds; of barley and buck
wheat, 4S pounds; of oats, 80 pounds, or even
measure as by agreement.
Country Produce.
Beans.
Improved Yellow Eye, per BUSH. $50
Pea, hand picked. per bu...................2.oo
Peas:
Improved, per bu (seedl. 80
Butter.
Creamery per b........... rs
DAIRY .......-. is 70
Cheese.
Best factory new per b................12 g. Is
Best dairy (new).. is
Dutch (importedl..... ....................l10
Eggs.
Fresh laid, per doz ................ Is
Hay.
Baed ........... ......,....... ......l6a lo
Straw.
Loose ............. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ms
BaIeu.. observation-disclosures. III q IL
Vegetables.
Potatoes are cheaper. Green peas are prac-
tcally out of the market. Prices of other
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Birch HarbOr.
Fall term OF school began Sept I.
r. A. Handy and family, OF Cambridge
port, are visiting here.
Capt Fred Rice is having his house
painted. B. w. Hancock is doing the
work.
NJ. H. Coombs and wife have been
spending a few weeks at Vinalhaven,
Rockland and adjoining towns.
Sept. 8. l.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-17

Every state has it, own heeiey institute
Names Kelley Institute i5'ati peerlnS lraifoad
station, Westbrook Junction. Names own Is
the best nearest and cheapest Its physician Is
% kee,cv graduate.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-17

Fish.
NlLIt-

oysters are now In the market, quoted at 40
cents a quart. The toothsome Providence river
bivalve has the call in the Ellsworth market.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-17

Egypt.
William Ryder has been remodelllng
his barn.
A Christian Endeayor society was
formed at West Franklin Sunday.
Sept. II. ALfFH'
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-17

Waltham.
Mrs. George Stanley has gone to Brewer
for a few weeks.
Sylvia Salisbury was the guest OF Josie
Stanley recently.
Services in the church Sunday were
conducted by Rev. d. B. Smith, OF FRANK
lin.
George F. Newman, accompanied by his
sister Mary, were guests at Mrs. George
Cooks Saturday and Sunday.
Evening star., 1896-12-26
Charge of House breaking.

On Charge of housebreaking with in
tent to commiH an assault, John Quirk, a
young white man, was today held by Judge
Miller for ther action Of the grand jury in
$,0O0 bonds. According to the testimony
submitted in court, Quirk last evening
forced an entrance. into the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bacon, on North Cam
itol street. near P#treet, as they were at
supper, and without warning knocked Mr..
Bacon down and Kicked him repeatedly in
the face. He salsut handled Mrs. Bacon
roughly.
Quirk was intoxicated at the time and it
is stated the f0lice are on the lookout for
several other men who were connected with
the affair, b9 sHfos
Evening star., 1896-12-26
THE PAPER MAKING POOL.
Wisconsin Manufacturers COnferrtup
With Eaatern Men.


NEW YORK. December 26-The Evening
Post says: A delegation of Wisconsin pa
per manufacturers. headed by J. A. Kim
berley, have been in this city for several
days comforting with representatives of
eastern manufacturers of white paper used
by newspapers, with a view to entering the
pool now forMing.rIt is believed that the
most promineBt firms of the west will agree
TO the proposed combination. Allotment
ana percentage are,dhe main questions
The trade iRthe west differs from that in
me east and the prospect of an open mar
ket Tor concerns situated at a distance
from the great center is believed to be one
or the objectssof the proposed union An
mat now remains 10 complete the union of
eastern manufacturers seems to be formal
acton concerning, question of contract
agreement, &c.
Although m6st of the manufacturers are
Identified with the production of other lines
OF paper, 1t is stated positively that the
negotiations now pending concern the news
paper grade only, and have nothing to do
with the manhfac ttring of other kinds.
The work of organization has been sys-
fematized by Series of committees.
Evening star., 1896-12-26
Married to Director Hinrich..

SAN FRANCISCO, December 26.-Gustay
Hinrichs, the well-known musical director,
and Miss Katherine Montgomery Fleming
were married at the home of the parents of
the groom in Almeda, on the evening of
December IT, The ceremony was a very
quiet one, and news of it did not become
public until today, when the musician and
his bride returned from a short honey
moon trip. There were present only the
parents of the bride and groom and Carl
Uhlig, who acted as best man. The en-
gasement was of two years standing
Miss Fleming, who is a resident of Los
Angeles, met the musical director three
years ago while she was contralto in the
series of concerts given by Walter Dam
rosch in New York. The following year
Miss Fleming cast her fortunes with Theo-
dore Thomas. When Hinrichs organized
his Italian Opera Company in Philadelphia
his present wife was the leading contralto
Evening star., 1896-12-26
INTERESTING INDIAN RELICS.
Gifts to the Archaeological Depart
ment of Pennsylvania University.

Gifts to the Archaeological Depart
ment of Pennsylvania University.
From the Philadelphia Record.
Mrs. Amelia s. Quinton, president of the
National Indian Association, has just pre-
sented the archaeological department of
the University of Pennsylvania with an
interesting collection of Indian baskets
Collecting Indian baskets has become quite
a fad among some fashionable people, and
fabulous prices are being paid for some of
the big ones bought on the Pacific coast.
The lot just given to the university has a
double interest, for not only are the bas-
kets beautiful examples of deft handicraft,
but many of them are relics of Indians
example. plate-shaped basket, such as
the Indians use for winnowing grain, was
made by Remona, the heroine Of Helen
Hunts famous romance. Remona is still
living in Coahuville, CAL, with her daugh-
ter Matilda. the maker of another basket
in the collection.
Some few other implements besides bas-
kets were sent by Mrs. Quinton. among
which may be mentioned q spoon formed
from the shell Of small turtle and bow
and arrows made by the famous Apache
chief, Geronimo, who gave Generals Crook
and Miles such chase before he was cap
tured and transferred to Florida. In addi-
ton, there IL an Apache fiddle, with one
string which looks exactly like a Chinese
fiddle The single string Is drawn taut by
means Of q tuning peg and runs over a hoi-
low reed, which forms the belly of the In
strument. The fiddle of this type, by the
way. Ii q standing puzzle to archaeologists,
who are unable to decide whether it orig
mated In America or In the orient.
Evening star., 1896-12-26
SEEKING TO PROVE DEATH.
The Distribution of Fortune De-
Dends Upon the Fact.

PORTLAND, Ore. December 26-Miss
Mary Ellen Thaxter OF Sedalla, Mo-, is here
endeSVoring to obtain confirmatory evil
dence of the death of her father, Everett
Ihaxter if he be indeed dead, to expedite
the distribution of a half-million-dollar es-
tate in ST. Louis. in which she is interested
to the extent of $25OOOO.
len years ago Mr.. Thaxter left his home
coming west. and the last five letters Miss
Ihaxter received from him were post
marked, .'Oswego, Ogn." That was five or
SIX years ago. Then the correspondence
between father and daughter ceased. About
that time Thaxter was known to live in
the neighborhood of Oswego prospecting
and otherwise laboring, having a chum,
one Frank Merrick
In the fall of 1899 Merrick circulated the
story that his partner had gone back 10
ms nome in that county. This was be-
lieVed up to three months, despite the fact
that TEaxter's few acquaintance never
again heard Of him. His skeleton was
fourd at the bottom Of well, and sus-
picson pointed to Meryiok, who was, how
ever killed accidentally a short time ago.
Evening star., 1896-12-26
DEATHS At THE EMERGENCY.
Raymond Beckett. Who Was Shot
Yesterdny. is still Alive.


Yesterday. is Stfll Alive.
Hospital today. The first to succumb was
Louis Lapreux, the old gentleman who was
struck by street railway car and SO badly
injured at Sd street and Indiana avenue
early last week +.
The next was William Hawkins who was
operated on last Week in Philadelphia for
an internal ailmenY, and whose condition
became serious soon after returning to this
city. The third within was a man named
Busey, abouttxhoD the hospital authori-
ties know littfyor Eothing, beyond the fact
ina tna' sarae ne Institution last
Up to l4e' Hour this afternoon no
change for thy better or for the worse had
been noted in the condition of Raymond
Beckett, the colored man who was shot
through the stomach yesterday morning
Dy his brother-in-Iaw, William Hanson:
James Williams. the colored mansw who shot
hlmself, his wife and mother-in-law, sew
e1al days ago, or William Robinson, who
was hit In the head with a hatchet by
Sergeant Ash.
Katie Coleman. twelve-year-old coIored
girl. arrived at the hospital this afternoon
with bullet in her lower lip. She was
standing In the doorway of her home. 1911
Wylle court, when struck by the missile
she stated that white boy, who lives next
door to Der. fired the shot, but whether ac-
'cidentaHy or Intentionally is not known
Dr. West extracted the bah.
Elias Washington, colored resident of
Washington Township. on the other side
OF the Aqueduct bridge, was run over by
wagon and severely injured this after
noon.