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Curiosities of Natural History.

The CANNON BALL TREE.-Among the
plants OF Guiana, one of the most curl
Gus is the cannon-ball tree. 1t grows to
the height of sixly-lec,, and its foliage
and flowers are as remarkable for beauty
and fragrance as its fruit is for size and
contradictory qualities. Its blossoms are
of delicious crimson, appearing in large
punches, and exhaling rich Perfume
The fruit resembles enormous cannon
balls, whence the name ofthe tree, which,
has also been attributed to the noise the
balls make in falling. An eminent
French naturalist says :"Beneath pure
and dazzling sky, gracelulness is evsr
united TO the magnificence Of nature -
there the hidden streams only reveal
their presence in gentle murmnrs, or By
the silvery light that they cast upon the
rocks, or the soft sound with which thew
trickle through the grass, or the increas-
ed verdure with which they endow the
plants. But when the silence of nature
is broken by those violent hurricanes
which too often, in the torrid zone, blast
all the hopes Of the cuit:vator, you may
hear The report Of the fruits OF the cannon
ball tree. whose bursting produces an
oft repeated echo, and resembles the roll
ling fire of discharging OF artillery"
From the shell, domestic utensils are
made, and the contents contain several
kinds of acids, besides sugar and gum,
and afford materials for making an excel
lent drink in sickness: but, singular as
it may appear, this pulp, when in its per-
feet ripe state, exceeds whatever is filthy,
sinking and abominable in nature vet
the scent is remarkably yinous, and so
permanent, that OF examining some por-
lions Of the fru, that has been preserved
in rum two or three years,the native odor
Of the plants was found TO be so strong
as to render the apartment almost insup-
portabla. Insects revel in this filthy and
disgusting pulp. Beetles and earwigs
feed upon it; while the foruica. find shell.
ter in the hollow part.
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It was noon


And Abraham on Moriah how'd himself,
And buried up his face. and prayed for strength.
He could not look upon his son and pray,
But with his hand upon the clustering curs
Of the fair, kneelins boy. he pray'd that God
Would nerve him for that hour. Oh, nan was
made
For the stern conflict. In mothers love
There is more tenderness-the thousand cords
Woven with every fibre of her heart,
Complain, like the delicate harp strings, at a
breath
But love in man is one deep principle,
Which like root grown in rifted rock,
Abides the tempest. He rose up and laid
The wood upon the altar. All was done.
He stood a moment and deep quick flush
Pass'd DER his countenance-and then he
nerv'd
His spirit with bitter strength. and spoke
Isaac my only SON. The boy look'd up,
And Abraham turned his face away. and wept.
Where is the lamb my father ?" Oh the
tones,
The sweet, the thrilling music of child
How it doth agonize at such an hour!
It was the last, deep ggle--Abraham held
His lov'd, his beautiful, his only son,
And lifted up his arm, and call'G on Cod
And 10 ! Gods angel stay'd him-and he fell
Upon his face and wept
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GREET RELIEF FOUND IN
Downs Elixir.
BsLe RApE, May 10, ls-

BELGRADE, May ~, lSfg.
Gent CurtisS Smith, ST. Adams, Vt
Dear sir: have been agent for Downs Elixir for
four years. and can confidently sail is the best family
medicine tor Couehs. Co!us anu Lung Complaints,
have ever used.
mad adaughier, fourteen years ofage attacked last
January with cold and dr. " husky cough, which con-
tmued Two months. | tried all other medicines, and
found no relief. AT last il occurred 10 my mind
Downsi Elixir and before she had used or bottle
her cough was entirely broken up and cured and she
bas continued The present time TO enjoy perfect cath
free from any cough or irritation ofthe lungs.
ISAAC n. PRAY.
H. DOWNS VEGETABLE BALSAMIC FL
iXIR mention ed above, is decidedly the best article
The market III svsry description 81 Lung Complaint II
acts safely and surely The system soothing allir
mountaineering the phles and mucous matter from
he passages leading to the lungs-promotng expec
misunderstanding The patient TO raise easily, and thus
nave The labor ofhard couyhng-and restoring the pa
ieni 10 health. often after all other remedies have
beeniried and no rellef obtained.
For Group or Qulnsey II is sure and unfliling
iimedv We speak confidently, having never known
is 10 fail Parents, it you have child taken with the
Group, let your hrst inquiry DC Tor no,iie OF Downs
Elixir-usc psrseveringlyi and your child will
RI. Asthma or Phthiscis aImo., sure to yield to
lis magic powers. Hundreds OF long standing cases
have been cured by il, while il has rarely ever failed
afford relief
by il in a short limp No me lclne ever vered
is so completely matter OF the disease. Individuals
who have il, aud parents who have ii in their fami-
lies jfthcy will Try Downs Elixir, will find the
Whooping Cough can be as easily mastered as any
other disease. The Cough attending the Measles is
ca :
medicine is SO valuable in Measles Downs FL
iXir.
Forcvery description of Cough, whether produced
by cold, fever; or long standing weakness OF The
lungs and irritation of the passages leading the
lungs ii is uprvalled-unequalled.
During the last twelve years. II has undoubtedly
restored 10 health more iuvads saved more lives.
than all other medicines in the country. Very many
who were believed be in confirmed Consump-
lion, and beyond the reach of medicine, have been
miracuously saved from the grave, and restored 10
friends and happiness.
Thi. Invaluable medicine is highly concentrated
and put Up in and IL OF bo,iles, al so and
81 per boi,le. and each bottle warranted TO Contain
more curative properties than four bottles ofay the
weak adulteraed pint bottle preparations ofihe day
We have received hundreds Of certificates of its
wonderful from every part ofthe country, many
of which have been published and may be had gratis
of anv of agents.
Sold by Agents generally throughout the country
AGENTS.
AG Page. A. Shaw and I. NJ Keep, Bath; VIM
Baker VIM Johnson and E. 7. Gachell, Brunswick
Edmund Dana Wiscassei. 1y3
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A Gentleman.

Did you ever see gentleman We
have seen one or two in our day real
gentlemen are exceedingly rare. A gen.
tleman is one who treats every one with
respect, whether he be black or white,
nigh or low, rich or poor. He does not
DOW to wealth, scrape his knee to honor,
nor hold his tongue when he sees wicked
ness IN high places. You always receive
.o"' MN civil answer to your enqui-
information in his power. He will no,
say word to hurt your feelings or allude
70 suoJect to pain your heart. What,
ever may he done, he will not man;fss,
angry feelings. or use unbecoming han,
guage. he uses no profane or indec.n,
words, smokes no cigars in your presence
nor splts tobacco juice on your floors
he is the same kind and accommodate
adivIdunl from one week. end q 81.
.ther.
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occasioned its death in very few hour,
after. The opinion Of Baron CRU hizan
who is al present geologist to the King
OF Sweden, was, that it must have been
in that situation for at least seven thou.
sand years-and his calculations were
drawn from the different layers of strata
by which it was surrounded. From this
hint the Pre- fessor proceeded to make ex-
periments, and after painful and labori-
Gus course for the las, twenty years OF his
life. he n, las, succeeded in perfecting the
great discovery. Not less than sixty
thousand reptiles. sheIl>ish, &C.. were
experimental on before be trieda human
subject. The process is not laid entirely
before the public as yet. but had the
honor, in company with friend, Of visi>
ling the Professor. | shall give slight
description of one Of the outer rooms
containing some Of his prep ,ralions.-
Previous 10 entering we were furnished
with an Indian rubber bag, to which was
attached mask with glass eyes. This
was put on 20 prevent the temperature of
the room from being raised in the slight
est degree by our breathing. !. was a
circular room, lighted from the top by the
suns rays, from which the heat was en-
tirely disengnged by its passage through
glass, &C., co!orcd by the oxide of copper,
IA lats discovery, and very valuable to
the Professor.) The room is shesved all
around, and contains nearly one thousand
specimen. of animals. There was also
Swedish girl, from appearance about 10
years OF age. She was consigned to the
Professor by order of the government to
experiment upon, having been guilty of
numbering her child. With the excep-
ton of slight paleness, she appears as
if asleep, although she has been in a Stale
of complete torpor two years. He in
tends to resuscitate her in Ave years, and
convince the world of the soundness Of
his wonderful discovery. The Professor
to crafty us, took small snake out If
his cabinet into another room, and altho'
it appeared TO us to be perfectly dead ,ani
rigid US marble, by application Of mix
ture of Cayenne pepper rnd brandy, it
showed immediate signs Of life, and was
apparently as active as ever it was, in Il
minute, although the Professor assured
us it had been in stale of lorpor Tor six
years.
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rCORMERLY Of the Ella House, in this city,
grateful for the many favofs which be hn :
hsrsiofors receiyed.. rsspscifslly ial9fns ~.
ir;s uds ana the travelling public geass.ly. that
\: hss removed to the spacious establishment
Known az lie .HATCH HOUSE" on Center
Street, neat the City Hall, where he will ever be
equally happy TO greet his old friends or 10 make
he acquaintance Of new ones.
The househas been put in rhs most perfect or
der, the rooms are pleasant and well yentrated.
and throughout it has been furnished with new and
elegant furniture, rendering il one Of the most
desirable stopping places upon ths~ kenasheo Ri
Stages and other carriages call at the house to
receive and to leave passengers, and to take them
to and from the boats.
breakfast snd tea served up to accommodate
steamboat passengers.
His table will always he supplied with the hest
the market affords, aud GO effort on his part will
he SHARED to secure the romfortof his patrons.
h3-Charges reasonable. 90
Bath. July 9. 1846. tf2
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Paint yOur Roofs.

DLAKE'S Patent 2 amt OF Artificial Slate, Tor
Dsaie in any quantity by
KENDALL, RICHARDSON Co.
The value of thi. arlicle will be seen by the
follow ing certificates from gentlemen who have
us ed il a nd proved its ind urating qualities.
Nix. BLAKE- Dear ST,-l had a building
adjoining the wall Of my stone Cotton Factory,
the ooi OF which was covered with your Fire
proof Pain; or Artificial Slate. The factory
look FIRE, and during he progress OF lis desruc-
ton, large numbers Of burning shins es and 9th
Ell combus,ibe materials fell upon this roof so
covered, and I expected every moment TO see ii
burst into flames. but after The factory burned
down examine said roof and found it LITERAL,
covered with Goals nd cinders, but the fire had
not made the least impression upon il. After
tins test, there certaiuly can be no doubt asto
its fire. proof qualities.
Rochester, Sept, lS+s. SETH C.. JONES.
AMERICAN HOTEL,
Broadway, New York. Oct, 18th, lS4s.
Ma. BLAKE-Sir:-We last Spring COW
cred the roof of the American, with your Fire
proofPaint We now find that il has become
ashard a slate. and the almost constanttread
ofthe servants (who use the top the house for
driving clolhes) does not affect ii in the least,
and il proves a II thatitw recommended.
,f6 TABER & BAGLEY.
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V A R I E 7 Y .
Host Extraordinary Discovery.

A lie is worse than criminal if i, is a
poor weak invention. A Scotchman de-
fined lie to be "lhe MISREPRESENTATION
OF fact, wi intent to deceive, The
definition will hardly apply to the follow.
ing narrative of an "extraordinarv dc.
covery;"-
Professor Won Grosselback, Of Stool
holm, has very lately brought to a state
of perfection the art of producing a tor
por in the whole system by the applica.
ton of cold Of different degrees Of inten>
si,y, proceeding from lesser or great
sr. so as to cause the human body to be.
come perfectly torpid without premature
injury to any organ or tissue of the frame.
In this state they remain one hundred or
thousand years, and again, after sleep
Of ages, be awakened to existence as
fresh and blooming as thew were when
they first sunk into this frigoric slumber.
The atteDtion of the learned Professor
was first led to the subec, by finding q
toad enclosed in solid fragment of cal,
eareous rock, ten feet in diameter, which,
when taken out, showed unequivocal
signs OF life: but il is SUPP o. that the
conclusion caused by blasting the rock,
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-03-28

Men are to be estimated, as Johnson
says, BY the mass Of character. A block
of tin may have grain Of silver, but
still i, is Tin, and block Of silver may
have an alloy Of tin. but still it is silver.
The mass Of Elijah's character was ex
cellence, yet he was not without alloy
The mass Of Jehu's character was base,
We, he hada portion Of zeal which was
directed by Gods great ends. Bad men
are made the same use Of as scaffolds -
they are employed as means 70 erect a
building, and then are taken down and
Ieslroyed.-Cecil.
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RRnWN,s sARsAPARlLIA & TOMATO RIIIEPs,

TIE used and best known bers before The pub
lie. These btters warranted 10 be purely We
getahlc compouud-and mark this, then do tn
least sjdry tch1terer Ia been used the
private practice OF Tie successful physicians
long with great success, in purifying the blood and
in strengthening and invigcaing the system is
he supposed that any one medicine will ali dis
eases 10 which the human frame subject nor is the
article recommended such, like most of the quack
medicines, hut for eecng The purpose for which it Is
designed there is nothing that has proved itself
thy oithe public confidence this celebrated compound
The whole vegetable Kingdom does furnish two
substances admirably adapted 10 purify, noarish ami
nrigoras the human system These bitiers have all
effect the powerful pursativeS when used in sufcn
qirauitv und vet mild i'll their operation thai
they mas persons in most delicate health with
perfect safety. They also very agreeable 10 the
taste There have been mlny remarkable in This
town. of which rcferenc will be given by
A. G. PAGE, only agent in Bath.
N B. Beware nfcounterfets and limitations. and not
risk health 10 few cents. ly21 .
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ship Chandlery.

EIGENERAL assortment, constantly on hand
~ and for sale by Z. HYDE s CO., corner OF
Front and Broad Streets, Bath.
Including Cordage, Manila aud Tarred, from
the manufactures OF Bosioa and Plymouth, by
gang retail, Cotton, Scotch and Russia Duck
OF all descriptions, Cotton and Hemp Twines,
Anchors all sizes, Chains, Cables Sheets aud tie>
of Boston manufacture from English refined Iron.
also, best proved English Chains, Bolt and Sheet
Copper, Composition Spikes, Nails, with other
castings of all descriptions, Pa;ent Windias>
Gear Windlass Necks, and Capstan SpindIes
Cambooses. Spikes and Nails, Naval Stores
Paints, Oil. and Glass, Nautical Instruments
Books, Charts. SC.
Many OF the above articles can, suitable
notice, be delivered to the purchaser AT his place
Of business, direct from the mandatory free Of
expense 10 him, and at the manufacturers low
est price.
Bath, July 2, 1917. tf2
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TUE subscriber has just opened the above
i house for the nccommoda alton ofhis friends
and the public This house has bee thorough
ly repaired. papared ind painted; the furniture.
beds, bedding, and carpeling are entirely'new !;
the house is large, comnodious, pleasantly sit
uated on Water Street, and 10 convenient FOR
travellers, bus ness men, and the public gener-
ally. The rooms are large, airy, and overlook
the water Of the bay and harbor. The table
will be supplied with every rarity the market
affords. An excellent stable is connected wi e
an experienced hostIer will be constantly in At
tendance.
The subscriber hopes by careful attention to
the wants Of his guests to merit and receive n
share Of public patronage.
WILLIAM TRUNDY.
Wiscasset, Aug, 1919. SO
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-03-28

(Knoloa by soms a, the La;cton HhseD
Tor the County Of Lincoln. 1t is most valuable
iarention, where the saving of water - an IN
porrant consideration. They are perfectly adj
apted TO Tide Mills. as they will run equally AS
well with any given head under as out OF WAFER,
Their adyania ses are very great under low heads
of water as saw mills and other machinery may
be driven very fast under four feet head and fall
Th.v arc 40 enclosed IS not to freeze in winter.
and in construction they are simple, cheap and
durable, being made of cast iron, and they are
peared with less than half the expense OF the
Conan O, Tub Wheel, besides other advantages
too numerous to menIi ion here.
Persons who wish to improve their Mills are
invited to cal, and examine one in operation Mt
this Foundry.
There are, also. four saws driven by one AT the
Damariscotta Mill, near this Foundry
~Undoubted reference will he given as to its
msr;,s LOTHROP 4 HIGGINS.
Damari,coua Mills. Jan. 81, 1850. lys2
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COLUMBIAN UNIVERSAL
STRENGTHENING Plaster.

LONG TRfED--TEsrED BY MISUNDERSTANDING
PRONOUNCED uN1IvALLsp AND uNEouALLEp.
THESE PLASTERS will be found cure for WEAK
NESS in the BACK, SIDE or stomach and
all RHEUMATIC AFFECTIONS. STITCHES, OAR
TING PAINS, &c in the limbs back, side or stomach ;
and for all purposes where plaster needed they have
superior il indeed an eqnni.
By wearing upon the breast or stomach ibey VIII be
found afford great r,iif in all cases Of pain soreness
oftie CHESTaui LUNG s, occasioned BY neglected or
proracted colds and coughs
They are beautifully spread prepared CLOTH al 70 cs
each and may be without inconvenience Tor long
lime. lthey become wrnkled up they may be taken on
ceansed Of and dust and again put on and thus
worn for t1res or var months al a lime
These Piasters also spread on thick hru paper
att cents and by far the beslPoor Mems Plaster
in The world
Inpreparng The plaster 10 put on il should not be
merely warmed, but should be eou.pete!y Matted oy
holding the back ffie Plaster over the me-
Sofa by Agents generally. throughoutthe country
f. ssse1-E AGENTS.
A.G Page, A. Shaw and T. n Keen, Bath Wfiiam
Baker. wm. johnson and :, r Gntche'i, Brunswics ;
Edmund rsra wis-aess, gar1 ts 1y3
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Food Of Fowls.

Fowls should have variety Of food
Indian corn, barley, buckwheat and wheat
screenings. may form the bulk Of then
food in winter: but they should have
some animal food, such as butchers offal,
and pure green vegetable food, as cab
bages, and also mineral matter, as lime,
oyster shells, bones and gravel.
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Anodync or Poor Mans Plaster.

DRICE lex cents for large size This plaster Is res
L commended with the greatest confidence IN tact Ill
recommended Obtained OF The propri
eor and relief, the money will positive
~ be returned For weakness pain in The lons back
sides breast limbs, neck. joints. rheumatism mnhsgo-
&c. There have been thousands of them sold. and not
single instance has occurred where they have moi
given relief The price being very low every
can obtain il. In coughs, colds asthma. and diff
6culty OF hreaIliny, the lungs il will afford
great relief. A. G. PAGE, agentfor Bath.
M Beware OF coumierei,s 1y2l
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Southey's intention Of coming to
America.

In the first number OF "The Life and
Correspondence Of Robert Southey," pub
listed by the Harpers, occurs the follows
ing passage, disclosing the fact''that the
poet, early in lie, contemplated taking
up his residence in the U. States. Wri-
ting to Mr.. Bedford, under date of July
80, 1894, he says
1T is my intention soon to Join Mr..
- in Wales. then proceed to Edmund
Seward, seriously to arrange with him
the best mode Of settling in America .
my brother Thomas will gladly 90 with
us, and perhaps two or three more Of my
most intimate friends. In this country /
must either sacrifice happiness or integri.
ty. \ | shall inscribe Joan of
Arc TO you; it will be my legacy TO this
country, and may, perhaps, preserve my
memory in it. Many Of my friends NAV
blame me for so bold a step, but as many
encourage me: and want 10 raise mo.
ney enough 10 settle me across the Allan.
tic. IF ! have leisure to write there. nv
stock of imagery will be much increas-
ed"
To the literary man the speculation is
curious one, what Southey might have
produced if he had carried out his inten-
lion of making this the country Of bis
residence. Our immense rivers and
lakes. our mountains and cataracts, so in
inite!y beyond those of Europe in nuns
Der and grandeur, would doubtless have
made profound impression upon him,
and possibly have given to the world a
poem commensurate with their beauty and
sublimity.
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Sea otter Oil!

FOR preserving aud oeaMtyng the mar
BOSTON, Dec. 1895. DR.. Frederic Brown: lcertify
that have used the Otcr Oil which is put up by you
for dryness of the hair and dandruf the head; do
thinS superior to other oil ever used II makes
The hair soft and gives IL fine glossy aud
the hair does ao ry again. il does after using
9th kind of oil. Therefore cordially recon-
mend IL 10 all who afflicted with dry and unhea-
thy head OF hair. think any by using i; short
tins will find il very valuable article.
ego F. BoXNEY. \
AG PAGE, agent for Bath
N. B. Beware oil commercials 1y2l
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nN and after Monday Mar. 18th, 1850, Pas
" senger trans will run on this road, in
connection with the Atlantic and St Lawrence
Railroad, every day, (Sundays sxceprcd,) as
follows.
Leave Portland for Freeport. Brunswick and
Bath at z A. NJ, and 2l-4 p. NJ.
Leave Bath for brunswick, Freeport, Var
mouth, and Portland at s A M. and 2 Ia p. NJ {.
At Brunswick, stages connect with Bowdoin.
ham, Richmond, Gardiner, itaiioweil aud Au.
gusta, Ieeving Brunswick daily at 4 r. NJ. on
arrival Of the from Portland.
Returning, reach Brunswick in time for the
LIST train, reaching Portland AT ] Pm. Through
Ticket. bet,Deen Portland and srdiaer, Hslo,oeH,
or Augusta $3.50.
Al Bath, strges connect with Wiscasset, Dam
ariscotta y Waldoboro, Thomaston, Belfast and
Bangor. ..........--
JAMES HALL, Supt.
Brunswick Mar. IS. 1850. tf29
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DOct. MarshaH's

Aromatic, Catarrh and Headache Snuff.
This article 10 the best preparation IN the
world for cold in he head, the headache, and
allcatarrhal affections.
Itcleanses, strenglhens.and restores 10 heal
thy action all those organs and membranes
ofthe head, the obstruction Of which produces
pain in the forehead and regio Of the eyes, II
sort of snuffing in the nose, a sense of matter
dropping from the head into the throat, Sc
All theseit cures easily and speedily; and the
most con6rmed casesor Catarrh, it usually cure,
in from TWO TO four months.
II is also n unfailing cure forthe nose bleed,
fpersevered in but short time
Sold by agents generally throughout the country.
AeEsrs,-A. G. Page, A. Shaw, J. NJ. Keer
Bath: VIM. Baker, VIM. Johnson, Z. T. Getch-
ell Brunswick, E. Dana Wiscasset. Tvs
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Farm For Sale.

"A THE valuable Farm formerly ownet
fsssm by John Elwell, and situated on New
E.i& Meadows and the Basin. in Phips.
burg, is offered for sale. and will he dispo
sed ofon reasonabIeterms. Said Farm con-
tains IS acres, has good Buildings, is wei
wounded. and has a young and valuable or.
chard.
For further infnrma tinn ap7lyto
TIMOTHY BATCHELDER.
Phipsburg, Feb. IL, 1850. ,f34