Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1842-02-03

lists, mormons, yankees and men without money;
and if you want 10 know anything more of this
country, | would advise you TO come and examine
it YOURSELF. And do hope, my dear sir, that you
will arrive here in the course Of next summer and
allow me 10 say 10 you that we VIII receive you
with open arms, and should you choose some other
place for your future home and abiding place, have
no doubt but what the citizens will welcome You IN
the same manner and cheat you out of all you have,
and that you wfStnot have the fever and ague more
than BOD days out of 365, and that so long your
money LASTS you will be of great advantage to the
country.
wish to ask some few questions of you, which
will thank you 10 answer az convenient.
What would be the probable cost Of tunnel under
the Atlantic from Ellsworth to Bristol, England. and
how long would it take TO construct one
How many pine trees do you think there are in
the State of Maine including the Disputed Territory,
and what would it be worth both at home and
abroad
How many potatoes are there in Maine, more
pecialy in Ellsworth at this time; and how many do
you canddiy think there will be five years hence
have on hand about FIVE million shares in The
grape vine system, new system OF gymnastics, and
consists o a new mode of swinging on grape-vines
without splitting on the hands, which we would like
to dispose of Can you recommend any one in Ellis
worth whom could make an agent in this matter
The price per share is Two fifty dollar dogs, or four
pups at S25 each, or the same proportion in como
skins.
How far do you thnl, it is fom Ellsworth 10
Jacksonville or Rock Island and how far is it from
Jacksonville or Rock Island 10 Ellsworth?
How far is ii from Ellsworth to Bangor aud Au-
gusla, and how far is ii back again
Also how far is it from Ellsworth 10 the nearest
part of the Disputed Territory, a strait line, and
how lar on crooked one
What is the size and breed of ticks about Els
worth and is it true no, that the land is poor
that they sometimes sarye 10 death
What is the average density ofthe Ggs in Maine
and more espec ally in Ellsworth
Docs the sun ever shine off the Banks of New
foundland2 fso at what season of the year, and
what effect does it have
Is the mackcrcl and cod fishery profitable, and
what is the price per barrel both at Ellsworth and
other parts ofthe world
What kind of bait do you use, and can il be
easily procured, or do you use seines nets Is
the business profitable, and hat part of the coast
of the Atlantic do you sincerely think the best
place to fish
How will the question of the Disputed Terrific
ry be settled When will the line be run =
How many acres are there in the Disputed Terri
tory, and what Is its value
What is your opinion of Bonaparte, and ofmat-
tiers and things in general
How many barrels of pork and molasses are
used in Ellsworth in the course of a year, and
what is their value :
What number of unmarried ladies' do you think
there is within 200 miles of Ellsworth between
the ages of eighteen and twenty-five; and what
commission would you charge on each to send out
= i Al
What do you think would be the increase in the
course of two years both of boys and girls (pro-
vided they were married ,
Do the ladies in Ellsworth get married or other.
wise'
What is the moral, social and intellectual condi-
ton OF Bangor, PASSPORT, Augusta, Bristol, and
Ellsworth, also OF Quebec, Halifax and Ports
mouth and the New England States generally
What is your opinion Of the seo-serpent,-is it.
hoax or not; if it is not do you think it would
be policy for government to tame number oc
them in order to gnard harbors ;
What is the prlce of prpper,-and how much
pepper do you candidly thuk Owls Head Light
house would bold?
What is the price Of e,handles in Ellsworth,
and what would it cost to get them from Jackson
vile to Ellsworth
" bdI "ouiu piehbhht worm ~ g'hE'IpTd'
sell for in Maine, and now much in Ellsworth :
These things of course depend on a variety OF
circumstances.
And now Mr. Charles Lowell let us liquorize.
And, Sir, have the honor to be your humble,
conletumble down nine pair of stars into an emp.
ty barrel ofdry peas,-eonclud ngemph atlcally, F
for figs. for jigs, for knuckle-bones, and s
for :" plnribus nurnskull," in which Jack
Stone means, :" root hoe die.