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CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
THE VICFHOY'S PRESEN



Nice Letter to Brooklyn Girl.
An American schoolgirl. Josephine
Amelia Ciaudius, of Brooklyn, is the
proud pos.csscr of q token Of friendship
from Ii Hung Chang. 1t is a scent bag,
embroidered with the skill and taste
characteristic cf such work in the Flow
cry Kingdom The bag is circular in
shape, with pendent ribbons and loop
with which to attach it to girdle. All
the colors cf the rainbow are artistically
blended in the figures that adorn the
bag This sentiment is on the face, "All
things as W shed.
The present arrived here some weeks
ago and has been viewed by many
friends of little Miss Claudius. She is
Girls High school.
When on his visit to this country last
year Ii Hang Chang was driven through
Brooklyn dis watchful and inquiring
eyes followed with interest the figure of
q charming little bicyclist who had
wheeled out of Prospect park and rode
abreast with his carriage. She continued
steadily and unconcernedly in that posi-
ton until tle vehicle reached the Union
League club house, where he was the
guest of honor at a reception given by
the citizens OF Brooklyn.
She appeared again when the visitor
was being driven to the Broadway ferry
and was again observed by him.
AT the end Of Broadway he called the
ATTENTION u his faithful Interpreter, Lo
Feng Luh, to the little girl in the orange
costume AID asked that she be called to
the ca1riaSa. After complimenting her
on her az =@rance and riding Ii Hung
Chang invited her to call on him at the
Waldorf. So r sponded to his invita-
ton, but T. Is resting at the time she
called, and she did not see him. She
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08
Rewards that are Sure but Slow

THE rewards OF honesty and unswery
ing principle are sometimes slow, but
that in the end they are sure, and greater
for their slow coming, admits OF no
question:" writes Edward w. Box in
Ladies' Home Journal. "Our principles
are sometimes severely tested but this
testing is given us with purpose Hold
basis upon which all sure successes are
built. Some have to pass through more
fire than others, but firmly believe that
the reward in the end is the greater to
those. W nat the world says of a man
matters little in such a struggle 1t is
the great inner satisfaction which comes
to man that counts.n
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PEKING, Nov. 25, 1886.

Nlc2TOy IL was much pleased With
his young correspondent and replied as
follows:
PEKING, Nov. 25, 1886.
DEAR MISS osEPuIsE-I received your in
teresting letter Of Oct. on Nov. 20. 1t was
II days on its way here, which shows how far
we are separated now. am glad to receive
such good account Of you and find that you
are diligent at your studies and excel in your
T. - "a your skill and the bicy-
ole and wanted to know more about you.
Therefore l was very sorry to have missed see
ing you at the Waldorf hotel, and now am
still more sorry because you took the trouble
to go and disappointed you. You know the
old saying, EARLY to bed and early to rise. "
Well, have always acted upon that and
up at O'Clock every morning. l think this
regular habit has helped to make me healthy.
though not very wealthy or wise, but am
content with one Of those three blessings.
II had seen you at the hotel, should GER
tainly have given you souvenir, and perhaps
you would have given me some little keepsake.
But will now make good my neglect. When
got back to China, ! came here to Picking
and saw my emperor and told him of all l had
seen. Then l called on the empress dowager.
who has always been very kind to me- Her
majesty is 62 years old and is active and ener
9etic. She was much interested in the account
Of my travels and asked me many questions.
Then her majesty gave me some presents, and
among them a little silk scent bag to hang
on my belt. l now send you this pretty little
bag and hope it will please you. If you hold
1t up before your eyes, you will four Chi
nese words worked in red silk. Read them
from right to left, Wan Shih Yu E." They
mean, "All things as wished that is, may
you have everything you want. And l hope
you will. But of course it is understood more
or less that you must only want what you can
get-what you may reasonably expect. This
you must read between the lines. 1t would
not do, for example, for you to want to vote
at present or to want silver dollar instead Of
gold one, but time may change all that. l
shall give NY bicycle 10 some little boy who
can learn to rice It. / should like TO have you
give name 4Or it.
You Promise ~ write again / shall be
pleased to hear more about yOa and your fam
lily. Il your parents are living, hope you are
dutiful to them. Here in CHINA children are
carefully taught to love and cherish their par
ents. tAlLA We are more particular about
that IN China than western people are, and it
has helped much to make China the Oldest Of
nations hay dictated this letter to my sec
rotary, who wrote down my words in English
Now IN take NY Chinese pen, which is
thin BAN boz stick with a soft brush at the end
of it, like camels hair pencil, and write my
name Tor yea fine and large with my own
hand. wishing You much happiness, your
friend and weilwIsher. Ii HUNG CHANG.
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Pretty Marsh

Pretty Marsh.
Capt. E. B. Rumill has gone to Port
land.
Mrs. Mary Richardson has gone to
Bluehill.
Capt. F. P. Freeman and son Palmer
have gone to Boston.
A little stranger came to the home of
A. j. Carter and wife last week. Andrew
is all smiles. 1t is girl.
HApril 8. s..
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Bass HarbOr.
The schooner "Bessie', from Nova
Scotia for Rockland with kiln wood.
put in here last Thursday with the body
of Frank Baker, one OF the crew, who was
instantly killed by a fall from the'rigging.
He was eighteen years old and belong
ed in Nova Scotia. The body was buried
by the fremont town authorities.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08

No man is SO foolish but may give an
other good counsel sometimes land no man
is so wise but may easily err, If he will
take no others counsel but his own. But
very few men are wise by their own coun-
sci, or learned by their own teaching.
For he that was only taught by himself
had fool for his master.-Ben Jonson
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March 26.
Eco.

Presiding Elder Norton is booked for
this section next week.
The many friends of Rev. Mr.. Richards,
OF Deer Isle village, learn with regret
that he has decided TO leave town. Dur
ing his stay here ne has won the res poet
and esteem of all who have made his ac-
quaintance, and both he and his eetima-
BILE wife viii be much missed, not only by
his own Practitioners, but by those in
other sections.
The one topic of greatest interest all
about town is the illness and death of SO
many people. Sunday the funeral of Mrs.
Sarah Richardson took place at Stoning-
ton, Rev. Mr.. Folsom officiating. News
was received this week of the death OF
Miss Jennie Woodcock, OF that place, at
Thomaston, where she has been living
lately. Mrs. lgnatius Small, one of the
oldest ladies in this vicinity, is very i'll.
Almost every family has one or more
me nbers Disabled, and the dJctors are
driven night and Gay.
Apr4i2. EGO.
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South Deer Isle.

South Deer Isle.
Mrs. Minnie Littlefield, of Kennebunk-
port, is visiting her mother, Mrs. NJ. c.
Warren, who is quite i'll.
The grip still prevails and several
deaths have occurred during the last week
but most of those now i'll are improving
Two quite aged people died at Deer Isle
this week: Mrs. Dow, aged about eighty
four, and Davis Eaton at the Pre>sey dis
trict.
Mrs. Margaret Warren had a fall on
Monday which hurt her quite severely
about the shoulder and lungs. At
present she j, imaroy ing, ana it is hoped
will soon recover.
Two snow-storms have visited this re-
gion this week. On Sunday some OF he
flakes We're over two inches across by
measurement and the crystals took the
form Of fern leaves. Under a microscope
a snowflake is very beautiful. Wednes-
day there We're snow, hail. rain, Lightning
and thunder and a high wind, but no
damage was done. No mails came over
land till Thursday, when there was a
large quantity. Travelling is very bad
with 30 immediate prospect of improve
ment.
March 26 Eco
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when she believes that her standard !.
the one by which she must Judge and
measure others. She has no right to do
so in he first place. And in the second
she is far more apt to be wrong in her
deductions than she is to be correct.n
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08

Eastbruok.
A. X. Dyer has gone to Sedgwick where
he will be employed as sawyer in the mill.
A little stranger arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamlin Kingman on March
Is. 1t is boy.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Billings are receiv
ing congratulations over the advent Of
twin daughters.
Miss Lucy Billings, who has been in
Watervile the past winter attending
school, has returned home.
Much illness prevails in town.
Among those ON the sick list are Mrs.
John Wilbur. Henry French and Meltiah
Bragdon, alt of hom have been seriously
i'll.
The East brock dramatic club held a
sal and pie soe1able vt the town hail on
Saturday evening, Which was largely at
tented, quite q number being present
from out 81 town. The receipts for the
evening we're nts " 80.
April > b.
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West sullivan.
PAX.

West sullivan.
A new game here is basket bail.
Seven vessels were towed in last week.
w. B. Blssdell has fine new cunning
boat.
Alfred circuit h Is moved to Swans
Island.
Schooner "Mary Augusta" was loaded
last week for Robinson & Havey.
William Drew has returned from Blue
hill and is now occupying his former
home.
Schooner "Two Brot hers. Capt. Blake,
arrived from Boston Wednesday with
freight for era btr,e < Hsvey.
Schooners "Georgietta" aud IN. c.
Moseey" were loaded with Providence
curling last week by Crabtree x Havey.
O. ID. Gordon has some fine sport up
the bay this spring. He got sixteen
wbisters and enose in three trips. H.
II. tavey and Mei"in Gordon got two
gees and two black duck 1Hst Tuesday.
April 5. G.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08

All these terrible, itching diseases of the skin
that help to make life miserable for US are
caused by external parasites. Doan's Ointment
kills the parasite and cures the disease. Per-
fectly harmless, never fails.-Adct
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08

Not exactly right is the way thousands of
people feel. 1t is because their blood is poor.
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the One True Blood Puri-
fer, will promptly set them right.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08
TRY GRAIN.0! TRY GRAIN.0 !

Ash your Grocer today to show you "a pack
age of GRAIN %. the new food drink that take.
the place of coffee The children may drink
1t without injury well As the adult. All who
try 1t, Ike IL. GRAND has that rich seal
brown OF Mocha Java, hut 1t j. maize from
pure gvain- and the mast delicate stomach re
ceive- it without distress. 4. the lrice Of coffee
l5c and - ct-. per package. sold by all grocers.
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--tF Description.

A little ST. had seen balloon ascen-
sion and vs. telling her playmates.
"The man v - an airy knot, - she said,
"'and went Z > IL saloon. Exchange.
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Hoods Pills are purely vegetable and do not
purge, pain or grippe. All druggists.-Advt.
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advertisements.
Constipation

Causes fully half the sickness in the world 1t
retains the digested food too long in the bowels
and produces biliousness, torpid liver. indi-
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wrote a letter TO him, explaining this,
and received with his reply the beauti-
full present.
Viceroy Il was much pleased with
his young correspondent and replied as
follows.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08

GODS
gestion, bad taste, coated
tongue, sick headache. in 0UU>
somnia, etc. Hoods Pills
cure constipation and all its
results, easily and thoroughly CSC. All druggists.
Prepared by c. l. Hood & Co. Lowell Mass.
The only Pills to take with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-06-16
How to Overcome Moth.

Treating upon the subject of pre-
venting and overcoming the moth,
Good Housekeeping quotes recent
writer in these words:
"The latter part of May or early
in June vigorous campaign should
be entered upon. Everything about
a house that might conceal a moth
should be thoroughly shaken and
aired, aud when possible the clothes
and furs should be left in the sun for
some hours. II the house is baoly
infested. or any particular article is
supposed to be So, free use of ben.
zine will be advisable, All the door
cracks and dark closets should be
sprayed with this substance Ben
zine spray will kill the insects a ev
cry stage, aud is ona Of the few slo
stauces which will destroy the eggs
No light should be brought into the
room while the benZ;ne is being ap-
piled, IS it is highly infammab
The room and clothes should be
thoroughly aired afterward before
any light is introduced. Camphor,
tobacco, nap.haline and other strong
ordorants are only partial repellants,
and without the May and June treat
ments are of little avail.
American.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-06-16
Color Kindness.

The term color blindness implies al
entire absence of the color sense, and
there are a few persons who are in this
condition, but it also includes all the
forms of partial color blindness il
which the perception of one of the
fundamental colors red, green and
violet-is wanting, and which are
known as red blindness, green blind
ness and violet blindness. The line be.
tween these various kinds of color blind
ness and perfect perception Of colors
is not sharply drawn. so that large
number Of persons have what is called
feeble color sense, which falls shor!
of actual color blindness. There is nC
doubt that color blindness in it's vari
Gus forms is much more common thar
is generally supposed, and it is more
common among the imperfectly thar
the well educated classes, and it is, Gu.
riously enough, still more commo,
among Jews and Quakers, probably
from hereditary causes. 1t is ten time.
more frequent among males than fe-
males i'll the general population. but
among Quakers it is nearly the same
in both sexes. In the general popuia-
tion 416 per cent, or about / male III
every 20, are color blind. York
Ledger.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-06-16
What to Do With Bad Temper

Starve it; give it nothing to feed
or. When something tcmpts you to
grow angry, do not yieldto the temp
tatiop. 1t may for minute or two
be difficult 10 control yourself, but
try it. Force yourself to do nothing
to say nothing. and the rising tenn
pet vii be obliged to go down be-
cause it he's nothing to hold it up.
What is gained by yielding to tenn
per? Fox a moment there is feeling
Of relief, but soon comes to secse OF
sorrow and shame, with a wish that
the temper had been controlled
Friends are separated by g bad ten
per, trouble is caused by it, and pain
is given to others os well IS to self
Tie pain too often lasts for days
even years-sometimes for life. Ar
out-burst OF temper is like the bust
ing of steam boiler, it is impossible
to tell beforehand what will be ihe
result. The evil done may never be
remedied. Starve your temper. II
is not worth keeping alive. Let II
die
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-06-16

An improved systo.n has been s9cct-
ed i'll respect to the new elevators toc
the library Of congress. They are bull;
with special view to safety, AMI in
a1dition to safety catch are provided
with what is termed the air cushion
the latter net real cushion, inasmuch
as it is Tot soft, nor is it made and put
IN position, being formed only when tho
elevator is dropped to the bottom of tie
shaft, and thus all wear and tear On the
cushion is avoided. The principle is
very simple. At the bottom of tEe
shaft is well about 13 feet i'll depth,
the sides Of which are so arranged as to
come at the top within the sixteenth Of
an inch of the side of the elevator. this
space gradually growing larger until
there is distance of an inch and q half
between the elevator ard the shaft.
When the elevator is dropped from the
roof, it pushes before it a quantity of
air, and, dropping into the well, the
air is compressed and. escaping very
slowly, allows the elevator to settle easi-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-06-16
Effects of Whisky on Crows.

Farmer David Reedar, of Centre
township, suffered much annoyance
from the depredatious of a flock OF
crows in his corn field. IA acquaiat
ance suggested that be &c. the crows
drunk and his annoyance would ceass
for tue season. Tne gentleman came
to Bloomfield one day last week and
purchased a supply of whisky and
went to work. Soaking lot OF corn
in the whisky he placed the grains
loosely on the field. The crows greed
lily disposed OF the grain and the iun
began. Two or three grains of corn
saturated il whisky will make any
crow drunk. Their antics were am
using ana afforded plenty of fua ID
the witnesses. The birds would tcy
to fly from the field, but would fall
to the ground in perfectly intoxi
Gated condition, staggering over the
ground and acting in d;sgraceful
manner generally. Some became
Quarre.some and evinced disposition
to fight with their fellow crows; 9th
ers were funny and tumbiei about
in evident g'ee. They managed
however, to e!uae the boys who tried
10 capture them. Not single crow
has been seen near the field stree
the debeuch. Perhaps the birds are
On the stool of repentance and suf
fering the anguish Of remorse. Bu.
crows have never been credited with
the finer sensibiIities and perhaps
their suspicious were aroused that
knoek out drops or the s'black bottle
were used on them. Parties who
have worked the scheme say crow
will never return to the field where
he has eaten wbisky-soaked corn.
The Missouri saying ''to cure the
bite, go back and get the hair of the
dog" does not hold good in their
ease.-Bloomield freeman.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-06-16
I-anprcyS.

In the rivers and lakes Of New York
state there is bandit fish that Toams at
large and makes its living By robbing
the gentlemen fish. 1t even attacks such
vigorous fish as the black bass and the
pickerel, fastening itself to them and
sucking their bleed until they are dead.
The name Of this bold bandit is tho
lamprey. Professor Gage OF Cornell
university has seen 12, 900 of these lam
preys spawning az one time IN the out
let of Cayuga lake alone, and he has es-
timated that they kill more fish than all
OF the fishermen Of the state put toseth.
er. The lamFrey is a6out the size and
has somewhat the appearance Of an eel:
Professor Gage advises Gome manner of
killing them by means of traps in the
streams as they go up i'll the spring to
SPAWN.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-06-16
CHINESE sQUEEzES.
OhiciaI Promotions Go Hand In Hand
With Enormous Bribcs.

Ohiciai Promotions Go Hand In Hand
With Eaornous B-ibcs.
Prior to each promotion the official
has 20 be received il audience by the
emperor But this is very costly af-
fair, for no ones presence in the cap
ital city is recognized until he has
bribed the gatekeeper to register his
rame rs having passed into the city
and duly report his advent. That Lii
Eung Chang had to pay an enormous
sum in tips and bribes-Over g 600, 0CO
ON his last visit to Peking is a
matter Of common knowledge, but the
narration of two instances that have
come directly under my notice may per-
haps serve to make the English reader
realize even more vividly how irexora-
BILE and how sha,nelessly open is tie
systematic corruption.
The governor of Kiang-su proviDcs,
who was an intimate friend of PRICE
KupS. thought to take advantage Of his
great influence by coming into the city
without briDing the aatekeeper. Wien
be called upon his royal friend, Prince
Kung exclaimed: "When did you come:
! cannot possibly recognize your pres
ence, fer hare not scen your name in
the chung -wen-men report" and he
had to return and pay double the usual
bribe TO the gatekeeper before Prince
Kung would receive him. Even more
remarkable is the case of Tso-Tchung-
Tong, one of the greatest of our gener-
ais, who, having suppressed the MoharI-
medan rebellion in Turkestan, had &c
quired for the Celestial empire territory
about half as large as China itself. The
emperor, who held him il high esteem,
wished TO gee him and sent a special
su.n1nons calling him to an audience st
Eeking.
When CT lis coming to the city the
chang or gatekeeper, de
manded SO, 600 tael, he refused to pay
anything. Bat even he Was rot ofilcisliS-
reported, and after he had remained
several months III Fckin, waiting for an
audience, the emperor issued another
edict, asking Why he had never con:e.
Tso- Tchung Tong responded By telling
the whole story, adding tina. having
srent ali his Own and his family mon
cy Oh tie support OF soldiers during tie
war, he had 10 ,nears with which 10
pay such a bribc. Eo appealed to tha
emperor gracicCsly to relievc him Of the
imposition. IL reply the emperor said:
This [the feeling CT the a.tekeeperl j.
general ard ancient usage, and tho
| yicazoy ard eene.aiissimo must snSrnit
to il like another" And as Tso-Tchung- Z
Tong really Ead nus the money, lis
friends raised a sabscri ption, TIE dow
agor empress heEscif contributing bali
the required sum m-Tortnightly Review.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-06-16

The proposal to increase the tax
rate has raised almost revolutionary
feeling amorg the people of the State,
and now the Legislature or that part
OF it, that want to be considered lead
ers, are to the front with proposal,
which if adopted they believe will
give them funds enough to keep cer-
tain things running at the high pres
sure rate at which they are going
now. They propose to take million
dollars from the school fund. They
propose to take slice off the person
al property Tax that the county gets
from the State, and they propose to
take from the counties half of the re
tail liquor license fees that the conn
ties now get, which would only ag-
grsvate the situation for the Repub-
licans. The people in the counties
are now hard pushed for means be
cause Of loss Of business and low
price for crops, and to increase their
taxes indirectly by taking away a
large percentage Of the means with
which to pay taxes. will be to accum-
muLate wrath against the day of
wrath at the next election.