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Patent business. ^^Correspondence Invited,
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Wood Xiot for Sale.
The subscriber hereby offers for sale his valua
ble wood l<»t. known as th** tireely lot and situated
south of the Bin ksport road, in Surry and Ells
worth. It contains 1100 acres consisting of
mea <»w and timber land. It will be sold in large
or small lots. J. T. CUSHMAN.'
El Is wort i, Aug. 10,1891. 3moa33*
For Sale.
Mv home b»t with buildings, situated in Eden,
seven miles from Bar tfarlmr, on the stage line
from Bar Harbor to Ellsworth. Will l>e Bold at a
bargain if applied for soon. A#-For further par
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Pauper Notice.
The undersigned hereby gives notice that he ha*
contracted with the City of Ellsworth for the sup
port of the poor during the ensuing year and iiae
made ample provision for their support. He there
fore forbids all persons from furnishing supplies
to any pauper on his account, as without his writ
ten order, he will pay for no good* so furnished.
HABBY 8. JONES.
Unrortb, ▲jrili.UM- If
I To the Ellsworth American. |
Your late told story,
(.'ailed Allegory,
Should call all people to make reform.
With its dim ami misty
I»ark hints of whiskey
Retailed by demon* in human form.
God help the children!
His love had willed them
A happy childhood all free from sin.
Now. scarce the babies
Have left their cradles
When Rum's dread maelstrom has drawn
them in.
God's eye is holy :
His mills grind slow ly.
Put very small -hall their produce be.
And high in Heaven
His word i* given,
"As to the least so thou doest to Me.**
|
Rum does bring bad luck, •
And obi ilsl-akkuk
>aij. "Wot* to him that gives his neighbor;
drink.”
They can’t deny it.
'Tis Heaven's tiat.
Kuniseilers .7 re on destruction's brink.
By song or story
or allegory.
Sermon or lecture or any noise.
Let every preacher
Anti all the teachers
Awake the jteople and save the boys.
Temperance. I
1 For tlie Ellsworth Amenau. |
The Spectre or Pirate Rock.
Near the northern exremityof Swan's
I-land may be seen a lone island called
Pirate Rot k. It is tuarly circular in shape
anti Is made up < f huge boulders anti caves,
and its bold, precipitous clifts have firmly
defied the angry wa\.s which have beaten
upon its shores for thousand* of years.
In the early pat t of the seventeenth cen
tury this island was the subject of many
strange auti weird rumors by a lew rtsher
nieu who had -eitled Swan's 1-land on a*
count *-f its nearness t > the fishing grounds
A number of these fishermen, returning iu
their boats on wild, windy uights. hail t*»- i
held strange sights. One of them declared
he had seen an old man with hi- white hair
streaming iu the wind, wildly -winging
hi- hand* about, and anon, raising them
to Heaven, a* in supplication <>r prayer;
another had seen similar sights and had
lnard angry voice.-; while others had seen
strange lights, which always shone the
biighte-t before h storm.
A few of the boldest made visits to the
haunt* d island in the dai nine, but there
were no sign* of human or supernatural
habitation visible. The more sceptical I
said that the*** -ight- and sound* were on
; ly the bending and swaging of the few
stunted trees that grew among the rocks ,
ami the dashing of the waves, which al
ways moan before a storm But this
very reasonable explanation did not quiet
the fears of the more s- f*erstitious. for
had they not seen and heard for them- i
selves?
A few years rolled on and less was
thought about the spectre. Vet the uuru- I
ly lad wa.- in*tautly subdued by the threat
of leaving him on Pirate R .<k for the '
night, a threat which many of the b .ld**t
parents would not have dared to carry
out. Boatmen would hurry a little to reach
the harbor before night settled dowu. yet
they would have been ashamed to own. |
even to themselves, that they felt timid to •
pass Pirate Rock after night-fail.
<>ne night late in October, two fisher
men. Timothy Free/e ami David Benson,
were returning from their trawl.*. They
had had a good day’s fishing which
delayed them later than usual The sky ;
was oveicast, and the bay smooth, except i
an occasional wave would roll iu from old
■’• eau to remind them of the coming storm
They had almost reached the little Welter
ed harbor w hen Tim ex' iaitned; “See
Dave, there it is—there’s the light! Can't
you see it?” Tim was very much excited i
a- he pointed in the direction of the light
Dave gave one startled look ami exclaimed :
I'll be blowed if there isn't the devil him
self.'’ for there could be plainly seen a blue
light shining from among the rocks of
that haunted island. “Let us find out what
that is. ' said Dave with sudden determina
tion. “I’ll land and settle this mystery if I
am blowed to blazes.” Tim tried to dis
suade him from such a reckless undertak
ing. reminding him of the coming storm,
i the anxiou.- friends waiting ttieir return.
ami that the light he saw was only the
; phosphorescent waves. But David was
I determined to land. So they slow ly pad
I died their boat toward the shore. They
were both brave men who had faced calm
j ly hundreds of dangers upon the deep; yet ■
j they trembled with fear as they approach
1 ed that unholy light, which, instead of
vanishing, constantly grew brighter as j
they neared the shore. The boat’s keel i
grated against the rocks, and they climbed I
1 up the rough bank.following the blue light
| as their guide. At last they came to an
j opeulng, an aperture between two rocks
which looked like the entrance to a cave.
They crept forward and peered iu. The
light dazzled their sight for a few min
utes. but when they had become accustom
ed to it, their eyes fell upon a scene
such as these humble fishermen had never
before witnessed.
The interior of the cave was one of lux
ury. The walls were hung with damask
tapestry. Rich Persiau rugs concealed the
floor, while from above was suspended a
lamp whose rays had guided the fishermen
to the cave. In one corner of the cave
was a table which was piled with swords,
shields and other implements of warfare.
In the other corner, on a shelf of rock,
was piled silver of every conceivable shape
—dishes of solid silver and gold which
might have adorned the table of a king.
As soon as they recovered from their sur
prise, the two men entered. As they
crossed the threshold, they were suddenly
startled by an agonizing voice screaming
almost into their ears: “Back, you de
mons, back, I say, into the ocean. Can’t
you let me die alone?'' Dave raised the
tapestry in the direction from which the
sound came, aud there, crouched in the
farthermost corner, was the form of an
aged man. His long, white, unkempt
hair hung to his shoulders, and his pale,
shrunken face and wild expression showed
at once that he was a maniac. He bad
been reclining upon a conch when intrud
ed upon by the fishermen. His trusted
sword lay by his side. He was evidently
dying. A sense of great relief came oyer
his face as he found bis visitors were liv
ing men, and not the sea-drenched forms
which he so justly feared. The fishermen
took in the situation at a glance. They
saw that the old man had but a few hours
to live. The old wretch stretched forth
bis hand to grasp that of the honest fisher
man's. “Oh, how glad I am to speak once
more to a living man. Fur years my only
company has been dead men who come to
visit me every night. They laugh and
scoff and point with their fiesbless fingers
: at me. I can see their glassy eyes in every
darkened corner until I have grown mad.
Every night seems an eternity to me.
“Who are you, and how cameyou here?”
j asked Dave.
I “Don’t ask me, oh, don’t ask me. Go
away and let me die alone,” said the old
man.
“Can I not do anything?” asked Dave,
sorrowfully.
•No, no. nobody tcould do anything for
me. Go away. No, stay until I die. Don’t
leave me for the demons will come hack.
Sit down. I will tell you the story of my
life. Confession will ease my guilty soul.’*
He took a drink from a silver goblet
that stood near him. then began to relate
the extraordinary events through which he
had passed. His eyes were constantly
wandering about the cave as if in anticipa
tion of some object of dread.
“Years ago." he began, “I lived in a
happy home iu England. How well I re
member those ivy-clad walls, the wide
spreading elms, and the green lawns on
which I played in childhood. My father
was wealthy, and sp< nt most of his time
in business aflairs. My mother dead, my
only companion was my little sister, Eu
lala. Together we spent the sunny hours
of childhood which lasted, oh, so short a
time, even as the bloom upon the peach,
the down upon the butterfly’s wing, the
morning dew upon the rose. But why
tarry over those lost days! How my little
sister cried when I left for Oxford! She
said she would never be happy until 1 re
turned. I have never seen her since. I
stayed in college one year w hen I began to
read novels of the daring exploit* of the
Barbary pirates who were then making
such havoc among the fleets of Europe. 1
ran away from school, and. at London,
shipped on board of an African bound
slaver. I soon became accustomed to the
new life and was delighted with it. K »r
three years we sailed between the coast of
Guinea and the different European ports.
But one trip as w« were returning with a
cargo of some two hundred slaves besides
a large quantity "f g bd and ivory, when
three days out we were overhauled by a
c raft which we thought t<> be a war-ship
We quickly sunk our slaves into the ocean
a fate which many of our poor sailors
soon shared, for the ship proved to be the
pirate <raft Terror. They -..on attacked
us. Every man on our ship fought with
desperatiou knowing it was for his life.
But superior numbers and -kiil soon over
p >werrd us. The pirate captain boarded
us. and those who had escaped the sword
found a watery grave. Myself and an
other boy alone were saved. The gold,
ivory and other valuable- wer - transfers d
on board the Terror. We saw the burn
ing wreck of our slaver sink bem-a»h the
waves. A new road to crime was opened
to me. oh. could I but turn back the
pages of my years to that day, how differ
ent the history of ray life would read. But
no, I had found the life f-*r which 1 left
my home. I was not sorry for the change.
Life on the old slaver wa- getting monot
onous.
“We now -ailed for the West Indies.
There we scoured the seas for years prey
ing upon the mi rchant ships entering or
leaving the gulf. We made our headquar
ter- at the Bahama 1-land-.w here often we
have lured ships iuto dangerous passage-,
and when upon the r.u k- we would see tire
their valuables and dispose of their crews.
N > merry was shown, no age -.r-ex was
spared for ‘In-ad men tell no tales.’
“We had accumulated a large amount of
treasure and were about to set -ail for Eu
rope when we sighted a Spanish brig. El
Dorado, from San Salvador, loaded with
silver ore. We gave chase and in a few
hours succeeded in overhauling them,
“ur vessel was well disguised. We ran
near them and asked them if they could
spare us a little provision as we had lin n
greatly delayed :n our trip up the gulf.
They readily consented to supply us, and,
without awakening any su-picion. we went
aboard When in light positions we sprung
upon their crew and soon had them over
powered The old captain as well as the
crew was compelled to walk the plank in
spite of their entreaties to spare their lives.
“The El Dorado was a remarkably tine
brig, and our pirate captain put me aboard
with fifteen trusted men to take her to the
Bahamas while he continued his voyage.
But no sooner had the Terror left than we
started out on a cruise up the gulf. Then
were repeated all the acts of robbery and
bloodshed. I have seen the water red with
the blood of the slain.yet I had no remorse,
no pity. But now their cold forms come
back and taunt me in my dying hours, and
1 dare not a.-k them to have mercy. We
scoured the seas until we had loaded our
brig with riches brought from every clime.
“While sailiug toward the north, we
sighted a Spanish warship which had been
sent out to capture us. They were fa-t
overhauling us when we came iut<> the fog
among the islands near the coast. We
eluded her, but iu our ett >rl to escape from
the bay we struck on yon sunken rock.
The waves were running high, ami our
crew made a desperate attempt to escape,
but they were all washed into the sea ex
cept myself and two sailors. I was un
conscious when the sailors drew me upon
the rocks but I soon revived. We did not
dare to throw ourselves upon the hospital
ity of the fishermen 1 or fear that they
would deliver us to the warship that was
hovering near us.
i “Soon the tide went down and wr could
get aboard our brig. We removed all
that you see here, besides all the money
we had accumulated. That night the brig
broke up and went to sea. In exploring
this island for a place of shelter, we acci
dentally found this cave with only a small
opening. We transported all our stores
here and buried the money. We fitted a
stone into the opening of our cave so that
it appeared like a solid rock.
"We three were left together, hut oue of
our men soon after died from injuries sus
tained when we were wrecked. The other
died some six months later, and I was left
alone. Then armies of murdered men
came for me on every dark and stormy
night. That's when I fear them most. I
have stood for hours on yonder rock with
my sword to keep them in the water."
The old man sank back exhausted. The
death dew was on his brow. Ilis face as
sumed a more horrified look as he mur
mured ‘I dare not live, yet I am afraid of
death."
•‘Where did you bury your money?” ask
ed Have, excitedly, as he saw the old man
gasping for breath.
“It’s — where — shadow— rock— falls—
noon,” trying to point in the direction of
his buried treasure. But his arms fell at
his side. He was dead.
The two fishermen were silent for a few
minutes, then, as they saw they could do
do more, they left after first placing a
stone carefully over the mouth of the cave.
They found their boat and rapidly pulled
for the harbor where anxious friends
awaited their retnrn and to whom they re
lated what had just occurred.
The next day they buried the old man in
a deserted part of the island on a bold
bluff overlooking the sea. Buried in a
foreign land, he had no mourners, no
friends. He had chosen for himself a life
of crime; and, as Whittier has truthfully
said:
“We shape ourselves the joy or fear
Of which the coming life is made,
And fill our future atmosphere
With sunshine or with shade. I
The tissue of the life to be
We weave with colors all our owu,
And iu the field of destiny
We-reap as we have sown.*’
A Spanish war-ship, cruising in those
waters, hearing of the discovery of the
very pirate of whom they were in search,
came and took possession of the treasure
after liberally rewarding the fishermen
Numerous searches have been made for the
buried money, but none was ever known
to have been found.
The island has since changed its name,
but, iu all other respects, it remains the
same deserted rock- The few venerable
trees bow '.heir heads to every bre* ze. and
the blue waters gently ripple against its
shores. Many strangers, every year, w ho
have heard this legend, visit the islai d
where still can 1** plainly seen the “Id cave
which was once the abode of the famous
pirate.
| For The Kllsworth American. I
Black Woods. No. 2.
TIIOs. A. ClUHTltFE.
In article number one, we left Isaac en
tertaining Ids fellow passenger with some
<»I his exploits at hunting in the woods of
Maine. Isaac wa» a good shot, hut w hen
he came to tell that he shot ten deer one
fall, and • veiy one he shot in the eye, the
driver whipped up his horses a- if anxious
to drive away from something. In a short
time they emerged from the woods, and
began to see signs of civilization. A
heavy shower of rain began to fall and
Isaac’s advice was to turn into the house
of a Mr. Itowtiing. whom Naac said **was
a downright goo* 1 old man.” Mr. I> re
ceived them in hU usual courteous inanm r.
drew the team under cover, ami in con
junction with his good wife gave them a
kind reception. The rain continued to
fall ami as night was tomiug on the party
was invited to step till morning Supper
was >•••’□ ready and the hot johnny cakes
that Mrs. I>. only knew how to make j u-t
to suit the appetite of everybody, vau
ished when plac« d before the three hungry
men, like chaff in the wind. Mr. I> was
a good story teller, and as Isaac had near
ly < \hausted his store, Mr. I). held the j
floor till the faithful hammer iu the old i
wooden clock pounded out the number of
twelve.
Mr 1). related a number of bear stories,
• me "f whn h was a> 1 .lows Ouc spring j
the bears made great havoc among tm
sheep, killing > mie for him and his neigh- j
‘■ 'is He one day took his old flintlock. 1
put in two one ounce halls and set it by a
sheep, lately killed, about a mile up the
stream. \b«*ut ten ■'•.Jock at night In
heard the old gun roar! Early the next
morning he went to see the results of the
shot. He saw by the blood that the bear
was badly wounded, but after following
him for a short distance his bearship took
to the water and swam across a small
p<md. Tin-ugh he searched carefully he
could find nothing more of him. Consid
• ring licit he was a bear that pow.ler and
lead had no power over he carried his gun
home, idle slaughter of sheep was not
any diminished, and he concluded to try a
steel trap. He went to his trap in a f« w
days, and the old bear w as there, fast and
savage; but a bullet tr< m the old gun so«.j,
settled the matter, “and what do you
think?" continued he. When I came to
skin him 1 fount! that two bullets had
passed directly through his middle, evi
dently the two from my old gun. as the
wounds wo re not healed.” No one -poke
for live minutes, then the silence was brok
en by Isaac, w ho rejoined, “1 believe every
wold of it." I’lie silence was next broken
by Mrs. D who announced that it was (inn
to retire; but Isaac insisted ou having one
more story, and Mr I>. related the follow
ing “This piece « f win «is you have
come through," s.id he. addressing tin
company. “is called the nine miles woods.
You must have noticed that the land is
very mountainous. This led timid peo
pie to believe that every ‘pokehole'
amongst the ledges was the abode of a
band of robber* ; therefore, the report went
far ami near that Black’s woods were full
of robbers.
“During the excitement caused by these
reports, a man on horseback wa- riding
through from the town of F. Night came
on much earlier than he expected, and he
soon learned that the major part of the
distance he must travel in the daik. He
had heard the reports in regard to the dan
ger of traveling through these woods in
the night-time; but his business was ur
geut, and he felt that he must go on.
Nothing occurred to mar the quietness of
the darkness, till he airived at the foot of
; the big hill; but here, all of a sudden a
man appeared nearly in the middle of the .
road, armed with a heavy club! lie stopped i
his horse and asked the supposed robber
what he wante d, but received no answer.
Again he demanded his business; but no
answer broke the awful silence of the mo
ment. The man was terrified and during
the impulse of the moment, he plunged
the spurs into his horse’s Hank, and he
shot by the armed villain like light. He
heard, as he supposed.the whiz of the club
in dangerous proximity to his head; but
he escaped harm, and his noble beast after
an hour’s ruu brought him safe to town.
I Great was the excitement in the little vil
i lage of (’., when all had heard the start
ling news. By daylight the next morning
I a dozen men were armed with shot guns,
! headed by the indomitable ‘Gowen,' who
i swore he would quarter that robber if he
1 got his hands on him. In about two hours
this fighting baud arrived upon the battle
field. The robber was still there; but he
had metamorphosed into a spruce top,
which some kind hand had stuck into a
j mire in the road to indicate danger. A
| big laugh made the old woods ring, and
after emptying a few bottles of the old
j style Medford, they returned quietly
! home.”
—He Had to Swallow That—Miss Laym
low —Keally, Mr. Squirmley, I do not think
that you had better take me out. You
don’t know what a perfect Jonah I am,
and always will be.
Mr. Squirmley (seizing a long-awaited
chance)—Oh, Miss Laym—Clara—let me
be the whale!
Miss Laym low—This is very sudden,
Mr. Squirmley. But 1 have no desire for
a three days’ engagement.—Puck.
—When the editor occasionally makes a
mistake in his paper the whole world sees
it and calls him a liar. When a private
citizen makes a mistake only a few inti
mate friends know it and they slip into
the office and beg the editor to keep it out
of the paper. When the editor does a
good deed everybody calls him a hypo
crite and says be is a wolf in sheep’s cloth
ing. When a private citizen does a philan
thropic deed, the editor is importuned un
til he lauds him to the skies as one of na
ture’s noblemen, and when the private cit
izen dies the editor must write up all his
good qualities and leave out all the bad.
When the editor dies the private . citizen
charitably says: “Now that dastardly old
liar will get his just deserts.” Lo, the
poor editor 1—Glencoe Democrat, 1883.
—Miss Balfour, sister of Secretary Bal
four, has published an account of her re
cent experiences in the distressed districts
in Ireland where relief works have been
carried on. She says that one peasant told
her that “If it hadn’t been for the famine,
we'd all have been starving.’* I
{fTom our reaular correspondent. 1
Washington Letter.
Washington, I). (.'., Sept. 7. 1891.
The President has put things in an un
usual bustle at the White House by send
ing word that he and his family would re
turn about the 15th inst.. having doubtless
fouud the continued rainy weather dis
agreeable at the seashore. Extra nun
have been put to work and no effort will
be spared to have the improvements as
nearly completed as possible on the upper
tl K»r by that time, but the painters, fres
eoers and decorators cannot finish their
work on the lower floor before the first of
October, and it is very doubtful if they
can be got out so early as that. The
White House, although far from being a
model residence, will, when the improve
ments now under way are completed, be
in a much better condition than it has been
for many years.
Secretary Noble left this morning for
( ape May Point, where he goes to con
fer with the President upon a number
of important matters pertaiuing to the in
terior department, including the opening
of the Oklahoma Indian Lands for settle
ment. It is expected that the conference |
will result in the issuing of an executive
proclamation setting a date for the open
ing of tin Iudian lands.
The promotion of J. S. Durham of
Pennsylvania, from U. S Consul at San
Domlugo to Minister resident and Consul
G< neral to Hayti. seems to give general
satisfaction. It has put an end to a lot <>f
Democratic misrepresentations made sole
ly with a view to create dissatisfaction
among the colored people. The present
critical condition <*f affairs iu Hayti caused :
the appointment to be mad*- sooner than it
otherwise would have been made. Mr.
Durham is said to be thoroughly familial
with Haytiau artairs.
Those Democrats who have been pre
dicting the failure of the negotiation for
the repeal of the German prohibition of
the importation of American pork pro
ducts, because of the several aggravating
delays which occurred at different times,
are now at a loss lor something to say on
the subject, the imp* rial decree of Em
peror of Germany having been is.-ued re
scinding the former prohibitive degree.
Hv the way. Secretary Husk has. whether
intentionally or uot is not known, given
Representative Hatch's Speak«Tship bourn
a big boost by writing that gentleman a
letter which, after informing him of the
goad news, says “The thanks of the
farmers of tins country are due t<> you f• »r
your »(fur 19 iu their behalf, ami especially
your advocacy before the House of Repre
sentative- of the Fifty-first ( ougress of
the meat inspection bill, w ithout which the
above result could not have been ob
tained." As Mr. Hatch is a political op
ponent of the Secretary the writing of
such a I« tter makes him all the more de
-i rving. There should be no politics in
the enlargement of the market for Ameri
can products, and Cucle .Jerry" is fully
aware, of that fact.
Gov. ,J. W. Fifer of Illinois, ami Ids of
ficial staff, spent several days in Washing
ton after they had officially dedicated the
Illinois monuments on the battlefield «.f
Gettysburg, and Saturday night the Gov
ernor was given a routing reception at (.
A. IF Hall, which was attended, not only
by all the citizens of Illinois, temporarily
residing here, but by hundreds of other
people anxious tv* see and honor *• Pri
vate .Joe” Fifer. whose name and reputa
tion had traveled ahead of him. There
were speeches of welcome and a rattling
re-ponse frf*ui the Governor.
If cabinet rumors were chicken- a multi
tude could be fed with the present supply.
' hie of the latest i- that Hon. Stephen B.
Elkins, of West Virginia, is selected as
Secretary Proctor’s successor. From the
best information obtainable your corres
pondent doubts whether any one is yet se
lected f«-r Secretary of War The Presi
dent ha- until the flr-t of November to
make the election, fur while Secretary
Proctor might prefer retiring before the
date of the beginning of hi- Senator-hip it
is certain that he will remain if i: i- any
accommodation to the President until the
last miuute. There is also lots of talk
at., ut the probability of Secretary Blaine's
resigning, but at the State department he
is expected t>> resume his duties about Oc
toJjer 1. Secretary Tracy’s name has ai-o
been living around, it being stated that he
would resign If nominated for Governor
of New York by the Republican State Con
vention He is at his desk to-day, but he
positively refused to discuss what he
characterized as idie rumors.
By direction of the President Acting
Secretary of Stale Wharton lias instructed
Minister Egan by cable to formally recog
nize the new Chilian government.
Bi t K.-i-oiu, Sept. 4th. 1M»1.
Editor Ellsirorth American :
Sir -Sometime between the middle of
October and the last of November. Is7«;.
there was a paragraph in your paper that
read as follows: ••Prescott Heath left his
wife several years ago without cause.
He has now come home and Tound his
wife getting along nicely. But because
Mrs. Heath wouldn’t give Heath her prop
erty Heath has destroyed it with tire.” |
Now Mr. Editor, that paragraph was an
absolute falsehood from beginning to end
and it has done me mure harm than any
other one thing in this world, dor this rea
son : If I ask a mau for employment they
say, No. for the Ellsworth American j
said that I burnt niv wife’s buildings.
Now, Mr. Editor, as you published that
false paragraph iu your paper to hurt me.
I hope you will be so good as to publish
a copy of the deed. You look in the regis
ter of deeds book 12(5, page S3, and there
you will tind my deed, that reads as fol
lows :
KNOW \I.L MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT !
I, John Pattersou, of Bucksport, in the 1
county of Hancock and State of Maine,
in consideration of five hundred dollars
paid by Prescott P. Heath of the same
Bucksport, the receipt is hereby acknow
ledged, do hereby give, grant, bargain,
sell and convey unto said Prescott P.
Heath and his heirs and assigns forever a
certain lot or parcel of land situated in
Bucksport and bounded and described as
follows to wit: Beginning on the road
leading from the village to the Cape Cod
Settlement so called, at a cedar stake on
said road, on the line between land owned
by Sylvanus Chitman and Jeremiah Col
son in A. D. 1844; thence running wester
ly on the line of said Chipinau 123 rods
to a slake ami stoues; thence running
northerly parallel with said road to the line
of Amos Treat about 42 rods; thence east
terly by land of said Treat to the Cape
Cod road ; thence on said road to the place
of beginning containing. 28 acres more or
less, being the same deeded to me by
(Jeorge W. Colson, Nov. 7. 18<‘*4.
The remaining portion of the deed is in
the usual form and the whole is duly exe
cuted.
Now, Mr. Editor, you see that this deed
proves that that paragraph in your paper
was an absolute falsehood; and I wish
you will be so good as to rectify that mis
take by publishing this deed. There is
one more mistake I wish you to rectify.
The indictment that was brought against
me to appear at the April term of court,
1877. says that Prescott P. Heath of
Ellsworth, did go up to Bucksport and set
Are to oue of Joshua A. Danforth's build
ings. Now, Mr. Editor, I never belonged
in Ellsworth and Joshua A. Dauforth
never owned those buildings and 1 never
set the buildings on Are. Now, Mr. Ed
itor, as the paragraph in your paper was
the means of preventing me from getting
employment please rectify those mistakes
by publishing this letter, and oblige,
Prescott P. Heath.
From One Who Knew Him Well.
A PERSONAL TRIBUTE TO JAMES RUSSELL
LOWELL—EDWARD EVERETT HAl.ES ES
TIMATE OF THE AUTHOR AND DIPLOMA
TIST.
Edward Everett Hale writes in the Bos
ton Commonir,-tilth. the following personal
tribute to the memory of Mr. Lowell:
The death of Mr. Lowell will be heard
with sadness among all people who use
the language which he used so well. It
will be heard with sadness al>" among tlie
leaders of Spain, where his life was so
honorable to himself, and where he re
newed the warm relations which have
united Spain ami the I'nited States.
In this neighborhood, however, which
is his home, there is a world of personal
recollections of the utmost tenderness,
which are quickened by tlu* announcement
that we an* not to s«*t* bis face again, or
meet his cordial salutation. He was gift
ed with that greatest of gifts, the art of
making friend**; and in every circle which
has known him there are pathetic remem
brances of tin friendships whit h he had
formed and tin* steadiness with which he
maintained them.
I he young men who were around Mr.
L«-well in his college days knew, fifty
years ago, that he was one «»f the greatest
p< its of the time, as well as tin y know
tow that he ha** achieved that premise.
"The numbers of his own da*s with per
fect unanimity appointed him their class
poet, and this was not before he had writ
ten and published poems the sweetness
and tenderness of which are still remem
bered. There is. indeed, a touching anec
dote. perfectly authenticated, of the half
piaiutive way in which dead Dr. Lowell,
his revered father, said to a friend that
Janus had promised him that he would
give up writing poetry and would take to
study. There is hardly a fattier in the
world w ho would not feel gratified if his
-on at the university made him such a
promise But as one recalls the story
now. it is ‘•imply to be thankful that Dr.
Low ell misapprehended the decision of the
promise. <>r that the poet found it impos
sible f«-r him to make good his words.
The instinet of tlu* poet was in him. ami it
wa** not to be trampled out by any firm
resolution of the student.
The 1’niversity did not. indeed, show its
foresight in its handling of one. whom
tlfty years after, it was proud to make it*
orator. The tradition was that the gov
ernment was very unwilling to proceed to
the hardest measures, but. at tl.« wry la-t,
on the eentral point of pressing his atten
dant* at eh.q el where he almost always
found him-t If too late for entrance he was
suspended fr in the college, and was not
able to read the poem which he had pre
pared for class day Weil authenticate!
tradition -ay - that he vvilne--«d the cere
m nv of the dance around the tree
Uim ugh the chinks of a covetid wagon
in which he had ridden from (’. tic »rd.
w ho h w a> hi- place of exile. His loyalty
to it - Alma Mater, however, afterward
shoyved that he took no offence for ary
harshness of her treatment. And a- pro
fessor, and as •-ralor on the great day <>f
her quarler-miilenium. he repaid t>» her a
hundred fold all that he had received from
her. And in all he has done for literature
and education in America, he has shown
himself not unworthy of her best tradi
tions.
It is one of the tlncst illustrations of the
readme-** with which America submits her
diplomatic business ?<• men <>f conscience
ami character, without asking from them
what is called a diplomatic education, that
Mr Lowell in the missions to Spain and
to England, discharged so admirably the
duties which were entrusted to him If
anybody supposed that here y\a- a mere
man of letters, ignorant of the ways of
action of nu*n of affairs, Mr I.owelTs di*
patches ui.deceived them. He was ap
pointed. as I suppose, to England, simply
In cause he was the most capable diploma
tist whom we had abroad. He was sent
to Spain ui iler the ii lluenee of that happy
tradition which had sent Alexander K'cr
ett there and Mr Irving, with the view
that a literary man well represented this
country in that nation from whose ar
chive* half our history must be studied.
In Spain, however, he showed that he was
not merely a man "f letters, but a man <>f
affairs, and the author.ties at Washington
honored the administration when they
transferred him to the post at London.
Since his return to tills country, Mr.
Lowell has not Iw en able to tak- a very
active part either in literature or in pub
lic affairs. But whoever has met him lias
found the old cordiality and -simplicity
and tlie readiness to remit r **ervh e where
st rviee came within his power. From the
im \hau*tible stores of his reading he
w..uld always contribute t<» the necessities
of anyone who applied to him: ami with
the freshness of youth added to the ex
perience of manhood, he kept In- eves
■ ■pen to whatever was interest.ng in the
literature of our Fine or the study of our
language He felt tin* personal hisses
which are the severest penalty of advanc
ing lift. The la-t time I met him. I con
gratulated him that he was at Elmwood,
and lie said, with hi* tender -mile. “Ye*,
it i- good to be there, but the house is full
of ghosts." Ami so indeed it was. But
he could not be morose; he would not op
press his friends with the story of any of
hi* own regret* ; am! the last and earliest
memories which we have of him are <>f
his cordiality, affection and tender sym
pathy. Edw ard E. Hale.
Intemperance iu Colleges.
The ' hrixliitn <>t Work is moved t<> ex
press itself as follows on the question of
intemperance in colleges:
It is time that some plain and strong
words wi re spoken concerning the drii k
ing customs prevalent among college stu
dents ami the sentiment which prevails
concerning these* customs in some college i
circles. It is our conviction that the col
leges of the country as a whole are not ex
erting the influence which they should ex
ert in the matter of intemperance. In their
attitude on the drink question they are not 1
abreast of the best and most enlightened
! public sentiment of the day. We have ob
| served with regret that the cup and the '
i punch-bowl still figure quite as couspicu
! ously as ever at class dinners, alumni meet
I iugs and other convivial gatherings of col
! lege men. In these gatherings also are
cherished and perpetuated in song and cus
tom much of that same false sentiment and
those romantic associations, clustering
around the wine-cup, which have done
1 more than anything else to lure impres
sionable and enthusiastic young men into
the terrible folds of the drink habit. The
countenance given to drinking customs in
college circles is due -in large part to that
false and vicious sentiment which excuses
and condones excesses of other sorts w hen
indulged in by college men; that sentiment
which sets up and sustaius a different
standard of morals and conduct for col
lege men than that which obtains in re
spectable society outside of college walls.
The Boston i/eiwM, In commenting upon
the action of the Cambridge authorities,
who arrested and fined a number of Har
vard students for keeping drinking clubs
said : “There is probably no truth in the
report that the Cambridge police are going
to swoop down on commencement punch
at Harvard. There are some things that
the law is bound to lespect, and com
mencement puuch is one of these.” This
was intended as a stroke of humor, but it
is suggestive of some things which are not
humorous. It has been held that law and
public sentiment were “bound to respect”
many thiugs in college life which are not
entitled to respect from any source. We
are far from a disposition to hold college
authorities accountable for all improper
habits and indulgences to be found among
the young men under their charge. Neither
are we making any plea at present for a
specific line of teaching in the matter of
the use and abuse of alcoholic stimulants.
All that we ask is that by example at all
times and by precept at every seasonable
opportunity, the practice of drinking in
toxicants shall be discouraged and con
demned, and an atmosphere of thought
and feeling finally created that shall make
It impossible for any college student
to join a drinking club or to engage in an
occasional bacchanalian revel without the
certainty of disgrace and puuisbment. In
these momentous and critical days of the
conflict with the liquor power the Chris
tian public has a right to expect that our
great institutions of learniug, gathering
within their walls, as they do, the flower
of our American youth, shall not throw a
part but the whole of their influence on
the side of truth and righteousness; that
they shall not assume a passive or indiffer
ent attitude on the temperance question,
but place themselves squarely and strongly
in antagonism to the liquor curse In all its
forms.
The Flag of Our Country.
At his reception iu St. Johnsbury, Vt.,
President Harrison made a speech on the
flag of our country, which is worthy of be
ing reproduced iu every newspaper in the
land :
It gives me great pleasure to see that the
flag is everywhere. I journeyed across
this continent, and. except when darkness
shut in the landscape, I was scarcely out
[ of sight of the American flag. On the
wide plains of the West—once called the
(treat American Desert—now and again in
the abodes of adventurous setllers. the
flag appeared, and was waved in greeting
as our train sped on its way. I rejoice to
^e it everywhere iu the hands of the
school children. In that gn at demonstra
tion in New York, in observance of the cen
tennial of the inauguration of Washing
ton as I moved from the Battery up
through those streets dedicated to com
merce. ami saw every front covered with
flags, hiding for the time those invitations
to trade which covered their walls, the
| thought occurred to me, what will be done
with these flags when this celebration is
| ovei? And I suggested at the ceuteunial
S banquet that the flags should he taken in
to our school-houses.
I rejoice to know that everywhere
throughout the land, in all our patriotic
towns ami villages, movements have been
inaugurated to display the American flag
| over our Institutions of learning.
When Hood was investing Nashville, and
when that gallant, unostentatious, but al
ways faithful and victorious leader, (»< n.
(ieorge H. Thomas, was gathering the
I remnants of an army, that he might con
• front his adversary in battle, it was as
signed to me to entrench through tin
I beautiful grounds of a suburban residence
of Nashville. The proprietor wasaTen
! nessee UniunWt.
While I was tearing up the sod of his
! beautiful lawn, he was removing his libra
ry ami other \aluables from his mansion,
hs tin* house was within range of tin rebel ■
| tire Happening into his library, while he j
1 w as thus engaged, he opened the closet be- 1
' low tin* bookshelf ami. tak ng out a haml
-ome bunting flag, asked me if I had a
garrison flag. 1 told him No.” ••Wei!."
; he '.aid. “take this, sir. I have never been
without the American flag in my house
I would be glad if that could be said of
every one of ,.ur homes.
1 here is iusp’.raf iot, in it It has a story
wrought into its folds, until every thread
lias some h s>nu s,, t,-!l of sacrifice and he
roism. It i- to it and about it that we
must gather and hold the artections of our
people, if these institutions are to be pre
served.
I have it in mv mind as I »aw it one
tight in Newport burbot <io.!,g out >f
that harbor upon a government \ cssel about
midnight, when the heavens were dark
encd with eloulds. I saw a sight that will
always live in mv memory.
The - Nicer* of the torpedo station had
run up the starry banner, and turned upon
it. as we moved out of the harbor, two
great fhettie search lights It revealed
the banner, while below it the staff and
buddings w*re hidden in b!aekne«s It
seemed to be glorified as it had been out
of llu- battlements of heaven, lifting its
folds iu th* darkness of night, as an *m
bb 111 of the hopes of a free people.
Us keep it thus 111 our hearts, let it
always be borne in out marching proc*>
sions. We have no place here for the r I
flag of anarchy.
Gtir national emblem stands for a free
people who have voluntarily p aced t! m
selves under the restraints of law. who
have consented that individual liberty shad
cease when it infringes upon the rights or
property of another; this is our compact;
this is the liberty which we offer to those
who cast in their lots with us, not a liber
ty- t" destroy, but a liberty to conserve
ami perpetuate
1 am most happy to witnes in this pros
perous New Kngland town so many evi
dences that your people are intelligent, in
dustrious ami enterprising, ami .•vtrs.-f
tiotne and order. You have here -< me
great manufacturing establishments,
whose name and products have spread
throughout the world. You have here a
class of enterprising, publicspirited * \
/.ens, who are humbug for you free libra
ries and galleries of art, and by them are
ministering to the good of generations
that are to come. You have lu re an intel
ligent and educated class of skilled work
men. and nothing pleased me more, as l
pass, d through your street* to-day. than
to be told that here and there were the
llOU.es of the VV iking people of St .lohn
burv : homes where eveiy evidence of com
fort was apparent; homes where taste had
been brought, to make attractive the
abodes where tired men sought rest ; home*
that must have been made sweet for the
children that are reared there, and c« m
fortable for the wives whose places of toil
and responsibility they are. Here is th*
anchor **f our safety. This is the stake
that binds nu n to good order, good citi
zenship, to the flag ami the i • •ustitutior: -
a contented, home-owning, working class.
Washington Entombed.
(*1 niton l ow n . 1 >«•<• go.
«>n Wednesday last, the mortal part of
WASHINGTON the Great -tie* Father of
; his Country ami the Friend of man, was
consigned to the tomb, with solemn hon
ors and funeral pomp.
\ multitude of persons assertr led, from
j many miles round, at Mount Wrnon, the
choice abode and last residence of the il
| lustrious chief. There were the groves —
! the spacious avenues. tl;>- beautiful and
sublime scenes, tin noble mansion—but,
alas! the august inhabitant >rus ><-••• u->
//<■ /•>. That great soul wa- . His
mortal part was there indeed; but. ah ! h <w
affecting! how awful the spectacle of such
worth and great m ss, thus. t*» mortal eyes,
fallen !- -Yes ! fallen! fallen!
In the long ami lofty /Vu7iVo. where <»ft
the Hero walked in all his glory. h“>r lay
the shrouded corpse. The countenance
still composed and serene, seemed to de
press the dignity of the spirit, which lately
dwelt in that lifeless form. There those
who paid the last sad honours to the bene
factor of his country, took an impressive—
a farewell view.
< >n the ornament at tin* head of the cof
fin, was inscribed St i:<;f vi».Hokum
about the middle of the coffin, <;uu;iv
i»KO—ami on the silver plate,
GES /. HAL
GE< >KGE WASHINGTON,
| Departed this life, ou the Uth of Decem
ber, 170b. .l'.t. <18.
Between three ami four o’clock, the ;
| sound of artillery from a vessel in the riv- i
er. firiug minute guns, awoke afresh our
solemn sorrow—the corpse was removed—a
band of music with mournful melody melt
ed the soul into all the tenderness of woe.
The procession was formed £ moved on
in the following order:
Cavalry, )
Infantry. *■ With arms reversed.
Guard. )
Music,
Clergy,
The General’s horse with his saddle,
i holsters and pistols.
at (
O' !
I Cols. * * Her,
j Sims, 2 , — * gw
I 8 | i
Mourners,
Masonic Brethren,
Citizens.
When the procession had arrived at the
| bottom of the elevated lawn, on the bank
of the Potomac, where the family vault is
' placed, the cavalry halted, the infantry
marched towards the Mount and formed
their lines—the Clergy, the Masonic
j Brothers, ami the Citizens, descended to
the Vault, ami the fuueral service of the
| Church was performed.—The firing was
repeated from the vessel in the river, and
the sounds echoed from the woods and
! hills around.
Three general discharges by the infan
! try—the cavalry, and 11 pieces of artillery,
i which lined the banks of the Potomac
back of the vault, paid the last tribute to
! the entombed Commander in Chief of the
! Armies of the United States and to the de
parted Hero.
The sun was now setting. Alas! the
son of cji.okv was set forever. No! the
name of WASHINOTON — the American
President and General— will triumph over
Dkatii! The unclouded brightness ot his
Glory will Illuminate the future ages!
Kingston. January 4, laUO.
N«>tr.—The foregoing from the Ulster County
tlazett* of Jan. 4, 1HW. a copy of w hich was fur
nished uh hv ll< nry L. Moor, Esq , from the pa
per® left by'hi® father, the late Hon. John L. Moor.
The Sly Granger.
HE WANTED TO GET HOME WITHOUT WALK*
IXG T1IEKK.
j Dei roll Free Press.]
“Tickets, please,” said the conductor of
a train on a line running out east of
Detroit, as he entered the car.
There was a very general response in the
shape of pasteboard until he came to a
farmer, w ho was very earnestly looking
out of the window.
“Tickets, please," said the conductor.
The man paid no attention.
I’ll take your ticket, if you please."
The man looked up at him.
“IlLn't got any," he answered, slowly.
“Well, the money then. Where are you
going?”
“Han’t got any money."
“Well, then, what are you here for? If
I don’t get either money or ticket I must
put you off the train. ’
You wouldn't stop au express train just
to put one man off. would you?"
“Wouldn’t I? You’ll soon see whether
I will or not. Now 1 want your ticket or
the cash without any more fuss."
• Narry one.’’
1 he conductor paused for a moment or
two. and then called the hrakeinan.
• Now. are you going to get < tl without
a fuss or will w»; have to throw you off?"
I'he man sighed, and said he would go
■ »tl quietly When they got out on the
platform and the conductor had his hand
on the bell-rope the passenger east his eye
over the living landscape and said
“Ain’t there no way we can tix this
up**’
“Certainly. Ticket or money.”
After another look the man shook ! s
head.
Let h r go, < 'aptaiu. ’
j The conductor pulled the rope. The
■ airbrakes scrunched and the train came
ton stop The man stepped < ff. and then,
handing the conductor a bit of pasteboard,
said
I don't cheat no railway compare.
Captain. Here ye ar«
“Why in thunder didn’t yon give me
this before? You • au ride rive znih s
further ou this tu ket Step aboard livelv,
now
“Never mind. « apron I wmikl have
to walk five miles back n I did. I live
over yonder. > * long, i ip
—one of the tu*• i interc-ung incidents
in tin- .at* lit • * i g *■ .lei ts' newpaper ta
re* r. \\ a - • I
While .Janie- »> Hr:en wa- -la r-tr of N*w
Y«>rk county he got ;» place in t!.< comp
troller's otli* c for a prut, gc «>f hi- nnii;*•«I
Copeland. I - man had charge of the
city ami county ledger-. He -aw **in r
moiis sums of money pa--:ng t!;r< ng!i the
department ai d-u-p* cling that something
v\as wrong In n ado a tran-, r pt of ttie tig
ures ami .-how, .1 th* m t< * >'j;i i( , * riineii
hail U'i love for 1 w, • I at this i m, . ami he
t""K the flgu-e-. w tth ad h - < \ .• • u* >•.!*• a
New York daily newspaper for pm rat.on.
The paper examined the matter and re
turn* d it Then <» Ht • n tu ught I.;- fig
ures .1 ! -
Mr. done- The i.,.„ > ... * . [.» j ud - t
the tigur* - and make a full exposure of : he
r.ng'.- stealing-. Win u th - d. ter no nation
wa- coimnunica’« d to t > Hiien h* r* * k
away th** paper-, hut *• r* ught them back
in a f»-w week- and to.*! Mr done- to go
ah, ad wit . th*- ; nhiienli* m <' Hi < n n-ver
made anv i«’r.dition a- to the publication.
tn»r diil h«* a-k !t any i mp* n.-a’nm f *r
furnishing th«* pr- • f- ! H - Two d fram1-.
Hy - "in* means unkm wu * Mr d •
Tw»’e*l learn**! that the proof- *f hi- guilt,
were in the hainl-of the / s. He nt i
man t" Mr .! in •- ami ot!«-r* *1 ’•> buy t‘i■ *
paper at any valuation that mig'1*' •*«• put
on it This* tier was mad** in ra-h. to m*
paid at out* Ni i. d n< - r« pin d that he
did not pr«*| •-*•:<• . 1, - * it anv
price. I';.*•!. Fw*. r- em.--.tr> :.t »im !
iilm that he con;*! *i * . : * «*r !*• w- r-<•.
This conversation * «•cur*,*! Mr. don*-’
* dice in th«* / - *1* d : Snort !y th* re
after a law y ei w h • wa- : ‘ • ... • ' ..
-am,* build;ng -**nt f* r NT - d t » <•■>!*
t«» 'n- « tli* * . as lit* w :- * • -• «• l • . i *ui
Important matter. I lin k : g that tin* us
tties — pertained to H.e 1 uihl'i.g. Mi d**ms
wa nt to tin* law y*-t - Mi* • . ■ ; _ ush
ered into a pi ivate loom wa- *« i fi«*nt**» 1
by Ki* har*! H c**nno!!y the * * j *.roll* r.
ami Tw••• it’s i*: rtmr in rim**
I d*» not want to -«•• this ntau, -aUl
Mr don* -. and lie turn* d t • go out -f the
place.
"For (• d's -ak** 1" exclaim*! Connollv.
"let me -av on** word to vu At this
appeal Mr don* s -:opp, d. < onrndly tin n
mm It* him a pi - p - in to f. g<« t j»«* pui,
iieation of the *1 -diluents p. h.i a Ins
possession, and ottered him an *i -rnnei
suni of money t«* do this Tin- aim uut
f tin- , tier was s*. * * * * \- i .•*!•
mdiy waited f•»r the answer Mr .lop,, s
sHl*l .
•1 don’t think the devil w ill ever make a
higher bid for me than that.
I onno ly then b, gun t*> plead. :*i *! *lr« w
a graphic p * unv of whv one * «.ill.i >
With -S'* OOO.m.o He com Tided b\ -ay in. .
Why. with tliat sum von »*onl I go »
Kurope aud live like- a pm > *
"Yes,” said Mr. Joins. 'it l -h *u 1
know that. I was a rascal. 1 caim-t .
-nler your , t!* r. «*i any * ft* r in*: to j ■ li-li
tin* facts in my p**--« --ion.”
It was only a f**w *i-i\- at’* r *: -it
ill*? proofs of tin- gigar t; frau* app* ar
e«l in the colnmn.- -*f Mr. J i
was telegraph* *1 to the four .pouters *f
the globe.
— Ill I O MU
Milton Drisk
been \ isiting hi- , * i- i. M i-t* • F**mmy
Simps* n. ha- return* d 1. m*
Mrs. Sara 1! •’ «*rts * ! -w.*;th ! s
manv patron- in Sullivan K ' thr**** •* *■• ks 'i
si ■■ has • - • her* sewii M tines I
H. I.. (Ttaves, lieu. Kimiy and .J. F. Simp
son.
Sulli*. an sch w next Mot
Miss Maud 11 o, gdoti **f soir .. ’ * • w 1
teach this term.
Mrs. C. A. Stimson is vis
; er. Mr>. Katou iu I.»*w i-t* n
LITTFI.I/s I I VIM. A(*F.-The number*
of '/'/•• /. vinij .!«/» for August and S. y
teinber oth contain Pus«piaie dc l‘ u> : a >111.!',
i nett r nth ('htnii Hubert Hrownng. I
Th* Last Fuglish House of tin- lb ar*l«d Tit,
('nnU‘hipnr>ii 'j . To-da} iu Mormro and I lie
Ihct of Ureal Men, V Mia> Thoughts
in South Africa. /■'■•rrn: ,7< ’ Th* ~Y ■ l
Naturalist the Hev. .1. «*. \\ ■ •■ .* 1. ai.«i .lenny
Lind, l. nuhm ijtmrt* rhj; A Forgotten H ic.
and I he Post-n flier in i hina. < a hi,'/; From
a Country Personage, (it n' no >tate>
men of Austria. I.- ixun- II lftar iu a
Huretn, '/tinpie llnr; Serial Hath in the Last
Century, Murwy'*: "Hus iu Crhc,” V ' -
for; with instalments of "The Ith.ir Hose,**
“A Study in (irey” and "The Prim of
Morocco” and poetry.
For Hfty-two numbers of sixty-four largo
pages earh (or more than .’*.”*00 pages a year):
the subseription priee i**) is l«*\\ ; whii* f• • r•.
?10.;s) the publishers offer to send any ••tie **f
the American $4.*to monthlies or w rekh* s w itlij
The I, i >' i n tj A>je fora v* ar. both postpaid.'
Littell A Co.. Hoston, are tin publishers.
— Scribner's Maijoziup for September con
tains tiie fifth and concluding arti«*l»- in the
successful Steamship S« ric-. entitled “The
Steamship Line- of the World,” by Lieutenant
Ilidgelv Hunt. I . S. N. I'his number contains
three articles on essentially American sub
jects—on “Odd H »nn *,” from the dug-out Ui
the Adirondack cabin; on “China Hunting In
New England.” and (the third) on the “Pres
ent Ideals of American I'niversity Life,” by
Professor Josiah Hoyee of Harvard. Othei
important articles in this issue are “Brown
lug’s Asolo,” by Felix Mo-cheles; a deserip
tion of “The City of the Sacred Bo-Tree,” by
James Ricalton; Andrew Lang's “Adventurei
Among Books;” the second in-ulment of tin
serial story. “The Wrecker,” bv Robert Loui:
Stevenson and Lloyd o-bourne; and sbor
stories by Thomas Nelson Page and Charles O
I). Roberts.
—We are accustomed to associate the nanu
of Rudyard Kipliug with stories of Indial
military life, but in his nautical story, “Tb
Disturber of Traffic.” which appears in tb
September Atlantic, be has struck an entire!
new vein. The story is related by an Hughs'
lighthouse keeper. Another short story, “Ai
Innocent Life,” is contributed by Lillie fl
Cbace Wyman; Mr. Stockton’s “House a
Martha” is continued by a long instalment
and Mary Hartwell Catherwood gives us fou
clever chapters of “The Lady of Fort S
Jobn.”
Houghton, Miffiin A Co., Boston.