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Agricultural Brevities.

Lima beans are very popular crop
for profit with New Jersey market gar
deners.
Texas Farm and Ranch reports en-
tirely satisfactory prospects for the
wheat and oat crops. Corn, though late,
is in good condition; cotton late, much
of it having been planted a second time.
AS between cowpeas, soy beans and
velvet beans for green manuring on a
sandy soil The Rural New Yorker pre-
fers cowpeas, thinking that they will
make larger crop without manuring
and probably surer crop than either
of the others.
An authority on beekeeping tells in
the Philadelphia Record of woman
who makes more money off four acres
in bees and fruit than does her brother
off nearly 800 acres in regular farming
1t should be remembered that any
horse at hard work requires reasona-
BILE amount of grain.
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HAPPY LOVE.

While they sat before the fire
Nothing more did he desire
Than 10 get little higher
II he could.
And his heart beat high and higher,
And her look grew shy and shier
When he sided up close by her.
As he should.
Then he ventured to inquire
If her sister, Jane Maria,
And her mother and her sire
We're quite we'll,
And from time to time he'd eye her
As though he would like TO buy her,
And his bashfulness was dire
For spell
Then his husky throat grew drier
When he told her that the squire
To himself would gladly tie her
If she would.
Might he now go ask her siref
And he thought he would expire
When she said to his desire
That he could.
Burlington Hawkey o
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DR.. Thomson's
SarsapariIIa Cures.
Read the Testimony from One OF
Uncle Sans Trusted Employees:

Hearing is one thing, but knowing is another
thing Now am going to tell you few facts
that l know about Or. Thompsons Sarsa-
psrilla. was in terrible condition. my lower
limbs were numb, and had no action at all.
stepped on large tobacco tack and went
around all the afternoon with ii in my foot as
did not feel it. had terrible heart attacts, II
turned round quick would fall on the floor,
| was dizzy headed. 1t seemed as though my
head would 60 away off, then come back
Every time would turn over in the night Il
would be just that way l could DO no ~ssh-
ing for year. l weighed only &C. poaads1 /
had doctored by a lumber OF doctors -ors
an electric belt, and used the battery on ny
feet for about six months, and would take
everything ! heard OF for rheumatism and
paralysis, but when commenced to take Dr.
better. do not have any heart trouble now.
My heart is all right. l went into the hall on e
dance night, and danced, something | had
never expected to do again. My feet have
looked as II they were dead. They are now
warm. l do my own work and washing for
four Of us. and keep the post Office besides.
now weigh about one hundred pounds.
suffering sisters will write to me will answer
all questions / am 81 years old, and have
been sick for the past dive years. ! shall keep
taking DR.. Thomsons Sarsaparila another
ers with the best satisfaction. and in fact all
their remedies cannot be beat. One bottle is
enough to give relief, but you want to take
more to get your system renovated anew.
know that feel like a new woman and all my
neighbors and patrons for miles around can
testify that look well, and get around nicely.
walk when 60 out to a neighbours, without
lny pain. Nobody knows but God and myself
what suffered for three years. DR.. Thomson's
SRrsaparillR has done wonders for me.
MRS. P. F. DUDLEY.
North Guilford, Me-, Nov 10th, 1887
For Sale at Patterns Drug store Ssowhegan
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The colt should have liberal feeding
during the whole period of its growth,
and more especially in the early stages.
Crushed oats and bran make an excel
lent feed for the foal as it can be induced
to eat. Nothing is better to make mus
Gle and promote thrifty growth. The
err with plenty of outdoor exercise ane
shelter during inclement weather, viii
effect all the development of which the
animal is capable and he will not only
be larger, but more symmetrically devel
oped than would have been possible hat
he been poorly fed and not protected
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-06-30

For good dressing for the bearing
bed, the Strawberry Specialist recon-
mends the following: 100 pounds sui.
phate of potash, 200 to 900 pounds acid
phosphate or dissolved bone and Ioo
pounds nitrate of soda per acre. These
ingredients should be well mixed before
applying and not put on when the plants
are wet, and to be spread around and
not directly on the plants If there are
any weeds in the bed they should be
cleared away before putting on the fer
tiizer. The ground in the bearing bee
should be stirred but little, so as not tc
injure the strawberry roots, Where win
ter mulch has been put on, this mus
first be removed.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-06-30

", are sometimes attacked. The namt
crown gall suggests the nature of the
disease At the crown of the tree, be.
tween root and trunk, rough gall-li
swellings, varying from the size of a
marble to that of mans fist, consti-
tute the disease. When these gals en-
circle the tree, the flow of sap stops and
death results. The gals are oftentimes
found on other parts of the root system,
where they do much damage, though
death to the affected tree may not occur
from gals found in such places. If the
gals are on an unimportant root, the
root may be cut off and the tree saved.
But in general gall bearing trees will
have to be consigned to the brush pile,
there to be burned.
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II GODS Sarsaparilla is the One
- True Blood Purifier, Great Nerve
Tonic, Stomach Regulator. To thou
sands its great merit Is KNOWN.

BLAMED II don't think" said Baldwin
"this thing is going to besettled without war;"
what a pessimist you arel" exclaimed
Ramboo.
Scald head is an eczema of the scalp-very
severe sometimes but 1t can be cured. Doan's
| Ointment, quick and permanent in its results.
A any drug store, so cents.
| She: Golf can positively be traced in
| Sc ttish history in l457, and it Is believed to
have been played much earlier than tn at date :
He: II suppose the balls lost in the first game
| have not been recovered?'
| Hundreds Of lives saved every year by having
DR.. Thomas Electric Oil in the house Just when
it is needed. Cures Group, heals burns, cuts,
wounds OF every sort
Mr.. Walker Daggy:, marian. we've got to
ing infant, nights" Mrs. Walker Daggy:
"But think OF the expense" Mr.. Walker
Daggy: Hang the expense!' I'm for peace
| at any price"
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in male or female. Relieves retention Of water
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and cure this Is the remedy; 1y5i
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Traveller lin upper berth. angrily:) "Here,
you'll in that lower berth! Why don't you stop
snoring and sleep like Chris ians?" Occupant
Of lower berth, (sleepily) "Pegause l aindt
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For Over Fifty Years.
MRS WINsLows SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over fifty years by millions of moth
ers for their children while teething, with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child, seftens
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| Twenty Eve cents q bottle. Be sure and ask
| for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and
take no other kind, 1y3S
| "Are you telling the truth when you say you
are looking for work. asked the householder.
Yes" answered the stranger at the gate, "but
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1.-THE wind is tempered to the shorn lamb,
you know" Eyes; that's where the shorn
lamb has the advantage over the fool who
takes off his heavy fsnnels too early in the
spring"
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"I like this pattern we'll enough" said the
customer. who had dropped in to look at some
ginghams, "but Pm afraid the colors will run"
run, ma'am9" Indignantly answered the
salesman. "Red, white and blue9 They never
rum" Whereupon the woman with the flag
pinned to her jacket bought forty three yards.
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TROTWOOD,
sired bv Messenger w

sired by Messenger Wilkes, 2.23
Trotwood has the same lines of breeding on his
sire's side as the champions of today and his
dam, Fannie Burnham, (trial 22D was sired by
Jack Shepherd, he by Rysdyks Hambletonian
Q0).
Messenger Wilkes not only is the sire of sew
eral colts that have held State championships,
but his popularity steadily increases from the
fact that his get have sold readily and for good
prices even in the recent dull times.
Trotwood is a handsome bay stallion, white
heels behind, is horse of magnificent indiyidu-
atty, standing full 16 hands and weighing 1865
pounds He has never been trained for speed,
but as a two year-od stepped quarter In Al
seconds, and as three. year-old a quarter in 80
seconds, which shows he has an abundance of
speed as well as being an ideal gentleman 5
driver. He one of the herd that won
the prize for his sire at the Boston
Horse Show in &c. and again at Lewiston State
Fair in so and 81, both years winning prizes for
himself.
The produce of his three seasons in the stud
are bay with one exception and styled and dis
positioned like himself, thus showing his pre-
pc ency to transmit his superior qualities to his
offspring.
Trotwood will make the season of 1898
at the low fee of $1,000 with return priv
ilege, at my stable, North st. plains, II
miles from town, on the Frost farm, so
called, two houses south of A. K Per-
kin's residence. Breeders should see
this horse before booking their mares.
Mares at owners risk.
FRED KINCAiD.
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For lame back or side try Dr.. Edwin's
quick relief plaster, 15c, two for 25c, at
SIMPSONS the Corner Druggist.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-06-30
oMAkE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot. Ease, . powder! for the feet. It
Instantly takes the sting ont OF corns and bum
lpns. Its the greatest comfort discovery. Of
The age. Aliens Foot Ease makes tight fitting
sweating, oallous and hot. tired, aching feet.
Try It to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores. By mail for 2bc. In stamps. Trial pack
70 FREE. Address, Allen 8. Omsted, LIE Roy,
NY.
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When you suffering from catarrh or cold
in the head you want relief right away. Only 10
cents is required to test it, Ask your druggist
for the trial size of Ely's Cream Balm or buy the
Soc. size. We mail 1t.
ELY BROS, sc Warren ST., n. Y. City.
l was afflicted with catarrh last autumn Dur
ing the month of October could neither taste
nor smell and could hear but little. Ely's Cream
Balm cured it.-Marcus Geo. Shutz, Railway,
M.
The fact that DR.. Creighton. the Lord Bishop
OF London, rolled and smoked nineteen cigar
cites the other day while talking with a news
paper man, recalls the story Of the big. burly
bishop and the little curate in the compart-
ment Of a railway car. "You will not mind my
smoking, win you?" mot II your Lordship
doesn't mind my being SICK" submissively
replied the little curate.
Energy all gone? Headache? Stomach out of
order? Simply case of torpid liver. Burdock
Blood Bitters will make q new man or woman OF
you.
We may be pardoned the preparation OF
this: The ex- Consul General at Havana went
into Washington clothier's In search Of a coat
for his portly form, Having put on one, he
expressed some doubt to the fit Mon
sensel cried the dealer. THAT fits you, Lee.
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1.-THE wind is tempered to the shorn lamb
you know" Eyes; that's where the shorn
takes off his heavy hsnnels too early in the
spring"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-12-21
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Buoys at West Penobscot.

Through the efforts of Congressman
Burleigh, needed bu2ys will, in the early
spring, be placed in the harbor at West
Penobscot.
Mr.. Burleigh is in receipt Of The follow
ing letter, which he has sent to THE
AMERICAN for publication:
Hon, +. c. Burleigh, Washington.
SIR
Referring to your letter OF Sept. "a, '9S,
from Augusta, Me. the board has the
honor To inform you that it has aut hor-
lied he inspector OF he irst light house
district TO place a red spar buoy at North
Point Spruce island black spar buoy at
the west edge OF Tnrumbca ledge. and
another black spar buoy at the west edge
OF Minot's ledge, all in Giikey harbor,
West Penobscot. These buoys will be
placed early next spring, as there appears
to be no commercial necessity for them
before that time. Respectfully yours,
S. NJ. Ackley,
Commander, [. S. N, naval secretary
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-12-21
Correspondence.
The Temperance Meetings.

ELLSWORTH, Dec. IL, 1898.
To the Editor of The american:
Sunday evening, Dec. 4, the last of a
series OF five temperance meetings was
held in the Baptist church in this city.
Rev. J. p. Simonton, OF the Methodist
church, gave the lecture to a crowded
house and an interested audience, and
Rev. A. T. Dunn, of Waterville, gave
brief account OF the Civic league, tenn
perance organization of which he is a
member.
The thanks of all law abiding citizens
are due the Protestant ministers who
have taken part in these meetings; each
told of the hsneful influence OF intoxi-
eating drink, demoralizing to the com
munity and to the individually they
appealed to the voters for better en-
forcement OF the prohibitory law; to the
men and women to abstain from social
drinking, that they may be an example
to their weaker brothers and sisters, to
heed the injunction of the great apostle
who declared: az meat causeth my
brother to offend, then will / abstain
from meat" to the off cials to execute the
law they have sworn 10 support. They
called the attention OF the business COM
munity to the folly and wickedness Of
supporting ten open saloons, productive
OF nothing but poverty and crime, and
exposed the foolishness OF the argument
SO often resorted to by the friends OF the
saloon, that the fines paid would help pay
the taxes, when the facts are, the city of
Ellsworth receives but $500 Of the 1900
in fines collected from the saoons in the
county last fall, and the cost OF the
sa looms for police courts, prisoners in Jail
and paupers, for the same period that he
fines were collected, amounted to 81 700
Therefore our city paid upward of 81, 400
for the support OF saloons, besides incur
ring the disgrace of being iawless COM
munity, and this in a city too poor to
furnish comfortable and commodious
school houses, or to make sufficient APP
preparations for free public reading
room. a. +. q.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-12-21

A card On the outside of Office door says
"Gone to lunch Be back In ten minutes /"
And, the man will be there on time That is,
for some days, weeks or even months, he will.
Then he will be at home occasionally for day.
He'll tell you he had a headaches turn Of
cholera morbus, or maybe he'll say he had .
lump In his stomach and felt too miserable to
move. The lump was probably two or three
ten minute lunches condensed
The man who bolts" his lunches will find Dr.
Pierces Pleasant Pellets the best friend he ever
met.
There is no case of biliousness, constipation,
Indigestion "heart-hurn" or any Of az ,,,t
of the nightmare breeding brood, that these
little pellets" will not cure. They cure per.
mdRently. Send 81 cents in one-cent stamps to
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association, Buff
falo, \. Y, and receive DIR. Pierce's l,00s page
Common Sense Medical Adviser, profusely
illustrated.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-12-21

by local applications a. they cannot reach the
diseased portion OF the ear. There Is only one
way to cure deafness, and that l. Icy con-titu-
tiona remedies Deafness Is caused by an In.
famed condition of the mucous lining OF the
Eustachan Tube. When this tube il inflametl
you have rumbling sound or imperfect hear.
ing, and when 1t l. entirely closet deafness Is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to Its normal
condition, hearing will he destroyed forever
nine out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an infiamed condition OF
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of deafness caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. send for
circulars; free.
+. J. CHENEY Il CO, Toledo o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-12-21
Cruelty to Animals.

ELLSWORTH, Dec. u, 1895.
To the Editor of The american:
Is there any law that, il enforced would
prevent people from leaving horses stand
ing in the streets or in open sheds with
out blankets? II there is, in the name of
humanity, let it be enforced; il not, why
not furnish the police with blankets that
they can cover the horses until the owner
returns. and thus save the city the dis
grace of allowing brutality to animals?
Half-starved, decrepit animals, driven by
half-drunken men, are a disgrace to the
city.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-12-21
Moose In Hancock County.

ELLSWORTH, Dec. u, 1898.
To the Editor of The american:
note your comment on the Eilswort h
correspondent OF the Bangor Nets, re-
lsting to the appearance and killing OF
moose in Hancock county The Ne,rs
correspondent must have lost sight of the
fact that the first moose making their
appearance in Hancock county since the
sos were a COW and calf in Brandy pond.
The COW WAS killed by one WiIism Spear
ing; the calf WAS left to die.
| asked he fish aud game commission
ers " hat was he fate of Spearing have
their reply. lie was arrested, taken be-
fore Judge Whiting, of Oldtown, fined
800. He appealed. This act took 1t from
the commissioners. This WAS some four
years ago, since which time not hing has
been done about it, and Spearing goes
free.
know there was no better game region
in old times than the head waters OF
Union river, and it would be again il it
was protected. Unless it can be. think
we had better petition for perpetual open
time, and all fare the same as long as the
game lasts. ONE WHO KNOWS.
rhe case cited by our correspondent
was on June 9, 1896. The COW moose had
gone to a small island in Brandy pond to
drop her calf. There she Was shot at by
Spearing, but escaped, proba bly, mortaiiy
wounded, she did not return to her
calf, which WAS found on he island sew
eral days later, by a son Of John Baker, OF
No. 80 plantation. The calf was nearly
dead by starvation. 1t was taken home
by Baker and fed, and was afterward we
believe, turned over to the state, and is
nov in park in Msssac husetts. 1t WAS
through an item In The AMERICAN, to
which attention ofthe game commission
ers Was ca He'd, that Spearing WAS appre-
hvnded. In THE AMERICANS report OF
the trial at Oldtown it was stated that
Spearing was fined 200 II now, as re-
ported by our correspondent, he is
allowed to 60 free, we do not wonder that
game wsrdens sometimes grow weary OF
wetl-doing. or that game laws do not
command more wholesome respect -ED.l
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lrsa. Ne..ces.
o~~-o~AcO~O~~N~N~ N~~~~~~~~~-~~-~~
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

=
District court of the United States for the dis
trict of Maine, in bankruptcy.
To the creditors of Charles T.. Smith and
Jeanette Smith. of Winter Harbor. in the
county of Hancock, and said district. bank
rupts:
THIS is to give notice that on the nth day
l. of December, a. d. 1898. at Portland In
said district of Maine, the said Charles r.
Smith and Jeanette Smith. were on their
own petition, duly adjudicated bankrupts, and
that the first meeting Of the creditors of said
bankrupts for the purpose of fling and es-
tablishing their claims, for choosing q trustee
or trustees of their estates, for examining the
said bankrupts under oath, and for the trars-
action of such other business can lawfully
come before such meeting. will be held before
the undersigned referee at No. 20 State street,
Ellsworth, Maine, in said district of Han
ovvA, SATURDAY, tine TVn uay or January,
a. d. 1899
Dated at Ellsworth, Maine, Dec. 10. a. d.
1898. JOHN b. RRDMAs,
Referee in Bankruptcy,
BENSON Il DYER.
Solicitors for Charles E. Smith and Jeanette
Smith,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-12-21
NOTICE,

THE annual meeting of the stoc kholders of
L the Hancock county agricultural So
ciety will be held at the town hall, BluehilI.
Wednesday, January I, 1893, at O'Clock p. m,
to act upon the following business, to wit:
To hear the report of the secretary.
To hear the report of the treasurer.
To elect a board OF directors.
To transact any other business legally be-
fore said meeting. NAHUM HfScKLEY,
Bluehiil, Nov. 29 1895 Secretary.