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SUMMER RESORTS. FORT GRISWOLD HOUSE AND COTTAGES, On the Sound, opposite New London, Conn. Open Juce a5. , bathing, boating‘and fishing. For terms, etc., MATTHEWS & PIERSON, Proprietors. Sturtevant House, Broadway and agth St., New Vork. CAMPOBELLO ISLAND. This beautifal island, now famous as one of the most al tractive summer resorts'on the Eastern coast, lies in Passa- Eaquoddy Bay, off the coast of Maine, between the main land and Grand Manan. it has a shore frontage of thirty-five miles, deeply indent- ed by numerous bays, chasms and inlets, while the interior abosnds in lofty and densely wooded hills that offer rare charms to the lovers of the pictur ‘The cliffs that overhang the sea for many miles are truly grand, The view of these mighty and awe-inspiring rocks, towering straight up out of the sea, will alone repay the waitor for the journey there. The Hotels, to be Opened July Ist, are the finest to be found east of Boston. They are’ beauti- fally furnished and inted throughout, and in both ex- tericr and interior have an air of homelike comfort and refinement seldom to be found. There are some forty miles of roads on the island, and the drives are varied and interesting. The stables are well equipped with well-trained saddle and driving horses, ‘The boating and fishing are excellent, and canoes, with Iedian guides, are always at hand. HOW TO GET TO CAMPOBELLO. ‘Take the steamers of the International line, leaving Bos- Dri apply to too Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8.30 a.m., arriving | at Eastport the following morning at 8 o'clock. ‘An annex steamer connects with all steamers at Eastport for Campobello, two miles distant. The steamers of the International line are new, and are the finest coastwise steamers sailing from Boston. By rail, go via Boston and Maine or Eastern R. R. to Calais: thence by steamer down the beautifal St, Croix River, or by carriage to Eastport (28 miles). By either route, baggage may be checked through to Campobello. From Bar Harbor to Campobello. Take steamer at Bar Harbor for Machias, where eay always be found in readiness. Driv tiles ; thence by ferry to Campobello (10 minutes). The drive is easy and delightful. Application for rooms may be made to T. A. BARKER, Hal Manager, at the office of the undersigned Mestrated Books, with Railroad and Steamer Time-tables pans of hotels and'map of the island may be had, as well 4s {all information regarding the property, on application to ALEX. S. PORTER, General’ Manager Campobello Island Co., 27 State St., Boston, Ma RICHFIELD SPRINGS, N.Y. SPRING HOUSE. OPEN JUNE 18 TO OCTOBER 1. Mlustrated circular descriptive of RICHFIELD SPRINGS, its attractions as a summer resort, senery, mountains, valleys, lakes, streams, drives and walks, its pure and invigorating air, and the MEDICINAL VIRTUES of its waters, T. R. PROCTOR, Proprietor. HEADQUARTERS FOR STRAIGHT WHISKIES, “OLD CROW” AND HERMITAGE, ea SOUR MASH. id absolutely pure, unsweetened, uncolored. Various wages. None sold less than for years old. Reliable 5 barrel of Rye Whisky aisat the Old Crow ‘since January madeat t! ad ince January, 18; Sole Agents for The Pleasaze Valley Wing Go Fall lines of reliable Foreign Wines, Liquors and Segars. H. B. KIRK & CO,, 69 FULTON ST., BROADWAY ano 271m ST. AND 9 WARREN STREET. ESTABLISHED 1853. HOW THINGS DO CHANGE. MR. SPURGEON says, ‘1a wild goose never lays a tame egg.” No, it never does; but then the egg will become tame, Mr. Spurgeon, if you keep it long enough. Tame? Insipid, sir, insipid that it will begin to grow wild again; wilder than ever; so wild that its own mother wouldn't recognize it, She wouldn’t want to ; she would want to disown it, as unfit for any use save to attend unpopular lectures.—Brooklyn Eagle. A SIX-YEAR-OLD Chicago boy, whose father is a musician, was very restless the other night and couldn't ‘go to sleep. Finally, as a last resort, he called out: ‘Papa, please play your cornet; that always makes me tired." Ex, “In is love that makes the world go round,” we are informed by the poets. fact that a very limited quantity of poor whiskey will produce the same effect.—Chicago News. ELDERLY Lapy (as cars roll into station) : Is this my train ? 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