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F. THE ALPINE CROSS.
BY JAMES T. FIELD.

Benighted once where Alpine storms
Have buried hosts of martial forms
Hating with fear, benumbed with cold,
While swift the avalanches rolled,
Shouted our guide, with quivering breath
"The path is lost-to move is death !"
The savage snow-cliffS seemed to frown,
The bowling winds came fierccr down.
Shrouded in such dismal scene,
No mortal aid whercon to lean,
Think you what music twas to hear,
q see the cross, our way is clear -
We looked, and there amid the SHOWS
A simple cross of wood uprose;
Firm in the tempests awful wrath
1t stood to guide the travellers path,
And point where the valley lies
Serene beneath the summer skies.
One dear companion of that night
Has passed away from mortal sight,
lie reached his home to droop and fade,
And sleep within his native glade
But as his futtcring hand took
Before he gave his farewell look,
He whispered, from his bed of pain,
"The Alpine cross 1 see again y
Then smiling, sank to endless rest
Upon his weeping mothers breast.
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Y A R [ E I 7
Education.

Education, in the true sense Of the term,
is the harmonious development Of all the
faculties and powers of the mind. The
education which child requires, is that
which will give it the greatest command of
every faculty both of The body and of mind,
which will call ont its powers of reflection
and observation. This, then. being the use
Of an education, il requires the most perfect
means TO be used, in order that the object
may be accomplished. But what are the
means used? The teacher is often selected
irrespective OF qualifications. merely because
his services can be obtained al n cheap rate
The iliteraie teacher is employed at ten
dollars, IA lher than the practical and experi-
onced one at thirty dollars per month What
farmer would employ hand TO work upon
his farm merely because he proposed to
work for low wages? Who would employ
beardless lawyer in case where a thousand
dollars were at stake, merely because he
would manage it for five dollars Orwould
employ n quack physician TO amputate a
limb, because he would do it with carving
knife and handsaw for fifty cents? Thus
The tender mind suffers for want of skIllful
training. Oar tailor must he a workman
before we patronZe him. Our blacksmith
must know how 10 use his ioo.s, before we
would premit him to shoe valuable horse
Are the interests Of the immortal mind of less
value than horses hoOf? lfnot, why then
should the school teacher he an exception TO
the general rule ? If we refuse to permit Il
man TO drive nail into a horses foot until
he has served an apprenticeship, why not
demand oil the teacher that lie shall spend
lime III learning hos TO teach Ii has been
truly sald that 1t requires more Judgment
more skill, more ingenuity, and more discre.
lion, to teach little child, than TO govern a
Stale. Ihe business of teacher is not 10
think Tor child, but TO teach that child how
TO think for ITSELF The teacher teaches .
the child learns To teach is to give nstruc-
ton. Blu, how can teacher impart knowl-
edge 10 others, which he does not himself
possess The stream cannot rise higher
Than the fountain, and, the old adage saws.
"As The teacher, so the school,"
But it is said good teachers cannot be had.
therefore we must take such as we can get
This is not true. Only create demand and
that demand will be supplied. But in order
10 supply the demaud, we must hold out an
inducement for teachers 10 prepare them
selves for the business. When this is done
the teachers profession will be secure as
great an amount of talent, as is to be found
IN any OF the other learned professions
Then we may expect our Common Schoo
System TO accomplish the glorious results
anticipated by the noble founders F7o,pe,
Basket.
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THE OYsTER.-Some envious cur, who
fears he will not secure his share of the
good things of this world, in an endeavor
to lessen the number Of oyster eaters, di>
reefs the curious to open an oyster, retain
the liquor in the lower or deep shell, and
to then view it through microscope, de.
claring they will find it to contain multi
tudes of small oysters, covered with shells,
and swimming nimbly about, one hundred
and twenty of which in row would ex-
tend but an inch. Besides these young
oysters, the liquor, it is said, contains a
variety of animalcule, and myriads OF
three distinct species Of worms.
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A WAR ANEcDorE.-Du During the re-
nowned :" Dorr War;" in Rhode Island, a
bill was brought in to :" organize the ar
N.Y." This aroused from sleep an old
man IN one corner, who represented town
in the west of the state. "Mr. Speaker -
said he, Il tell you | am decidedly op-
posed to " organizing" the army, as you
call it. Onr foSe-fathers fit through the
revolution with nothin' but drum and a
fife, and come off fust-best too! | go
ag'in "organs." They'll be dreadful on
handy things in battle, now tell you %
This was irresistible, and Aunt Rhody 5
army" we are informed, remains "unor-
ganized " to this Observation-Disclosures.
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Wanted An Honest, EndusfriOu.
ESOV.

We lately saw an advertisement head
ed as above. 1t conveys TO every boy al
impressive moral lesson.
AN honest, industrious boy" is always
wanted. He will be sought for; his ser
vices will be in demand he will be res,
pected and loved; he will be spoken of in
terms of high commentator ; he will al
ways have a home he will grow up to be
a man of known worth and established
character.
He will be wanted. The merchant
will want him for a salesman or a clerk
the master mechanic will want him fol
an apprentice o. journeyman; those with
a job to LET will want him for a contractor;
clients will want him for lawyer; pa
tlents, for a physician religious congre-
cations, for pastor; parents, for a teach>
er OF their children and the people, fol
an officer.
lie will be wanted. Townsnen will
want HIM as citizen; acquaintances as
ueighbor; neiehbors as friend fam
HES as visitor; the world as an acouain.
lance; nay, girls will want him for a beau
and ilnally for husband.
An honest, Industrious bow Just think
OF 1t, boys; will You answer this descrip,
ton! Can You apply for this situation
Are you sure that you will be wanted
You may be smart and active, bul tha
does not fill the requisltion-are YOU hon
est! You may be capable-are YOU in.
duStrious You may be well-dressee
and create favorable impression a. frs
slght-are you both "honest and indus
'rlous :" You may apply for "gooc
situatlon"-are you sure that your friends
teachers, acquaintances, can recommend
you for those qualities I? o, how would
you leel, your character not being thu.
established, on hearing the words, +" can
employ you" Nothing else will max,
up for the lack of these qualities. N,
readiness or aptnesS for business will d,
1t. You must be honest and industriou
must work and labor; then will Won
"calIin9 and election " for places of nrofi
and trust be made sure.
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RICE BLANC MANGE.-The following re-

RICE BLANC MANGE.-The following re-
ceipt for cooking rice is worthy of preserva-
lion by every housekeeper-it presents a
nutritious and agreeable article of diet for
the invalid, and a delightful and cheap
dessert for the family table, Boil half pint
of the whole rice in as little water rs poss ible,
till all the grains lose their FORM and become
a solid mass. Next put ina sieve, and drain
and press out all the water. Then turn il
into the saucepan, and mix with it n large
hai-pnt of rich milk, and a quarter of a
pound of powdered sugar. Boil it again till
the whole is reduced to pulp. Then remove
II from the fire, and stir in while hot) a
wine glass OF rose water. Dip your mould
into cold water, and then fill them up with
The rice; set them on ice, and when quite
firm and cold, turn OCT the blanc mango, and
serve it up on dishes with sauce tureen o.
sweetened cream favored with nutmeg
Or you may eat with boiled custard OF
with wine sauce. You may mould it il
large breakfast cups. You may dip your
moulds for a moment in luke warm water
before you turn out their contents.
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P o 3 I R Y
THE ATLANTIC.


Sing not the song of triumph
Shout not the shout of glee,
But deeper let the throbbing
Of the souls expression be.
Bow to that power supernal,
Which held her trembling form,
In the hollow of his hand, upright,
Through the unrclenting storm.
Shake off all worldly feeling.
Forget all worldly ties,
Until thy spirit holdeth
Communion with the skies.
Humbly shalt thou acknowledge
Her strength were all in vain,
To strive against the elements,
And battle with the main.
She did not brave the tempest!
She merely lived, to prove
That mightier than the tempest,
Was the power of holy love.
Her strength! 'twere less than weakness,
To test the oceans might;
With its mountain surges wrestling
Through the melancholy night.
Baubles and toys, her pilot, .
Her engine, and her helm;
Needing but one unguided wave
To stransle and o'erwhelm.
Sing not the song of triumph
Shout not the shout of glce;
But deeper let the throbbing
OF the souls expression be. Post.
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Paint yOur Roofs.


BLAKE SPatentPaint OF Artificial Slate, for
Osale in any quantity by
KENDALL, RICHARDSON s. Co.
The value ofthis article will be seen by the
following certificates from gentlemen who have
used il and proved its induratng qualities.
MIR. BLAKE Dear SRI had building
adjoining the wall ofmy stone Cotton Factory,
the roof Of which was covered with your Fire
proof Paint or Artificial Slate. The factory
took fire, and during he progress ofits destruc-
ton, large numbers ofburning sbing les and 9TH
Ell combustble materials fell upon this roo so
covered, and l expected every moment to see it
burst into flames, but after the factory burned
down examinedsaid roofand found itIiteraly
covered with Goals md cnders, but he fire had
not made the least impression upon it. After
thIstest, Theoretically can be no doubt asto
its fire. Qualities.
Rochester, Sept. Isis. SETH C.. JONES.
AMERICAN HOTEL,
Broadway, New York, Oct, 4th, IS4S. !
Mr.. BLAKE-Sir:-We last Spring COW
cred the roof ofthe American, with your Fire
proofP Wenow find that il has become
as hard late. and the almost constanitread
ofthe servants (who use the top ofthe house for
drying clothes) does not affect il in the least,
and tprovesa haiti recommended.
TIC TABER & BAGLEN.
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If the feathery gills Ct small percb
could be unfolded and spread out, thew
would nearly cover square yard This
will not appear so extraordinary when i,
is recollected that the nerve in a dogs
nose is spread in so thin web, that it is
computed to be equal to four square feet
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r. BROWNS
SarsaDarilIa and Tomato RitterS,

This is quack noslrum; 1t is prepared from the
L best materials, and the receipt has been examined
aud approved by many of the first physicians i'll the
United States.
These excellent Bters will be found certain cure
in all casessf indigestion Dyspepsia Jaundire Loss
of Appetite. General Debility, FainIness aud Sinking
OF the Stomach, Lowness of spirits, Cosiiveness De-
termination of blood the head pain in the limbs and
SIDE darrhGa, weakness, dizziness cutameous crup-
ons the face and neck. hectic fever, nervous and
sick headache acidy of stomach bilious affections.
piles and aldseases caused by mpurity of the blood
the debility OF thd system, The unhealthy the
stomach and bowels.
These Bters are warranted 10 be purelyvegetable
cempound-and mark This, 10 they can nerer do the
least injury any tobatsuer.
They are kept by many persons as FAMILY MEDI-
and have been given to the youngest ehiren
he mdness OF their operation with excel
lent effect. A PAGE, Sole Agent for Bath. 1y2S.
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In l774, an apparently deserted ship
was met in the Polar sea, encountered
with snow and ice. On boarding her a
solitary man was found in the cabin, his
fingers holding zen, while before him
lay the record which he had traced twelve
years before. No appearance Of decay
was visible, except little mould on his
forehead.
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WHO'S CUPID ?-"Aminadab, who is
Cupid ?''-"One of the boys. He is said
TO be as blind as bat but if he is blind,
bell do to travel. He found his way
into Aunt Nab's affections and ! wouldn't
have thought any crtter in creation could
have worked himself into such narrow ar
engagements with his eyes shut"
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APOLOGY FOR MEsMERIsM.-It is absurd.
ly incredulous to deny the possibility OF
clairvoyance, when we know from every
trade>report that cotton, sugar, and va
rlety of other substances, are capable OF
looking up" without eyes.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-03-06

did you find my eyes expressive Of
my feelings 2" said a sentimental lover to
the lady he desired to please. 60, yes
| persume so," said the lady )" they
make me think Of a codfs dying with
the toothache"
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CURE FOR LUNG COMPLAINTS.
CUREFoR wHooPING COUGH
DOWNS ELIXIR

lisa very desirable medicine use in This complaint
ndprobaoy breaks up the cough efecually than
anyothcr known remedy.
loosens the cough and enables the patient raise
easlyand freely thus saving the labor of head cough
ing.
Ii you have the whooping cough, or if YOUR chill
DREN KEEP AWAKE NIGHTS with their coughing, be
sure and uSe DOWNS ELIXIR, and you will find ii all
we recommend it.
Sold by Druggists and dealers in medicine generally,
and by A. G. Page, :. p. Shaw and NJ Keep, Bath
WIN. Baker and F.. L. Gatchel, Brunswick; f. Dana.
Wiscasset: T.. Dana, Jr, and + J. Ghdden, Damaris-
Gotta and VIM. H. Barnard, and John Buch, Waldo
boro'. %
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ANODYNE.


Price lei cfntS for large size
THIS plaster is recommended with the greatest conf
dence IN fact ii is recommended with that conf
dence that fi is obtained of the proprietor and il does
not give relief, the MONEY shall POSITIVELY be
REFUNDED. For weakness or pain in the lons,
back, side. breast limbs, neck, joints rheumatism um
bago, &c. Thare have been thousands OF them sold,
and not single instance has occurred where they
have not given relief The price being very low ev-
cry person obtain it, In coughs, colds h
and difficulty OF breathing, overthe lungs will
afford great relief.
Ii can be truly said is the best siren gthenng pas
ter now in 1t is entirely article, and not
like any other now i'll
ly2S \ q PAG E, SJie Agent for B tth.
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AnecdOte of ParsOn 3.

Old Parson B, who presided
over little flock in one of the back town:
of the State of NJ was without any
exception, the most eccentric divine we ev.
erknew. His eccentricites were carried a.
far in The pulpit as out oft. An instance
we will relate.
Among his church members was one
who invariably made practice Of leaving
the church ere the parson was two thirds
through his sermon. Tkis was practiced
so long, that after a while 1t became a mat.
ter of course, and no enc, save the di.
vine seemed TO take notice of it. And
he at length notified Brother P. that
such thing must, he felt assured, be
needless, but p. said that at that hour
his family needed his services at home land
he must do it nevertheless, on leaving
church, he always took roundabout
course which by some mysterious means
always brought him in close proximity
with the village tavern, which he would
enter, and thereby hangs a tale"
Parson B. ascertained from some source
that P.'s object in leaving church was to
obtain " dram," and he determined to
stop his leaving and disturbing the con-
gregation in future, # such a thing was
possible.
The next Sabbath Brother P. left his
seat at the usual time, and started for
the door, when Parson b. exclaimed
g Brother Pr
P. on being thus addressed, stopped
short, and gazed towards the pulpit.
" Brother p" continued the parson,
'there is no need of your leaving church
at this time; as | passed The tavern this
morning, | made arrangements with the
landlord TO keep your loddy hot till
church was out"
The surprise and modification of the
brother can hardly be imagined.
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Chemical TOothache Drops

OF CHEMICAL COMPOUND,
For the Of tn brt Tootiacs, by its APP ic1-
zion fer times.
NlliS is the only compound which eectuay kills the
nerve OF the defective tooth without the least pain or
injury TO the others. 1t is warranted contain the
least acid kreosote which injurious the other
teeth. and so poisonous in their effects.
This article oencd used kill the the de-
cayed tooth before filing thereby preventing the oper
alton from being painful.
n b. See that the direction which accompanies each
bottle has the signature of FREDERICK BROW n
The proprietor in his hand writing without which
none can be genuine.
Ives AG PAGE. Sole Agent for Bah
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A weak mind sinks under prosperity as
well as under adversely. A strong and deep
mind has two high tides-when the moon is
at the full, and when there is no full.
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Adversely exasperates fools, defects cow
ards, draws out the faculty of the wise and
industrious, puts the modest TO the necessity
of trying their skill, awes the opulent, and
makes rlle idle industrious. f.
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Worm EOZcngcS

A T. the valuable and certain medice ever dis
II covered for destroying and expeIling all kinds of
Worms, which frequently trouble children They
most excellent remedy, and are pleasant the
TASTE any common confectionery. The following are
some OF the most prominent symptoms Of worms -
headache Dreams vertigo, topper, commissions fever
ishness thirst bad taste i'll the mouth offensive BREATH
pacncSS about the and mouth itching of the nose
nausea, difficult breathiu- collie pains in the stomach
voracty, leamess, &c axe. A PAGE, S1ie Agent
for BIth. Iy2S
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Kcnncbec and Portland Railroad
Indanendent Line.

-ta Independent Line.
OPENED 70 RICHMOND. Winter arrangement,
" commencing Jan 20, 1851.
Passenger trans will leave the Station foot of Ches-
nu, street, daily, { sundays excepted for Wesbrook,
Falmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Bruins
wick, Bowlouham, Richmond and Bath, rs tollows:-
Leave Portland for Bath, at s Is M, and p NJ.
g Portland for Bowdonham and Richnond, P NJ.
'' Bath for Portland at 8 NJ, and ~ 80 P NJ.
&C Bath for Richmond al ~ so NJ.
&c Richmond for Portland and Bath at IL 80 r NJ.
Each train from Bath and Richmond, connects at
Portland with the trains from Portland 10 Boston,
The train from Portland connects with the train
leaving Boston at7AM
Passengers arriving in the mornngrain from Boston,
and taking this line the kenneboc River. the
cars OF thlSroa al the junction of the Poranu Saco and
Portsmouth Railroad Cape Elizabeth.
Stages leave Richmond the arrival of the train
leaving Portland al NJ, for Gardiner, Haioweh and
Augusta.
Al Bath, stages connect with Wscasset, Damariscot-
Ia, Waldoboro, Thomasion, Belfast and Bangor
JOHN RUSSELI JR Superintendent.
Portland, Jan 20, 1851. 81
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Bounty Land to Soldiers.

X iale Ac,of Congress- Bounty Land is granted TO
ana soldiers OF the of 1872, and OF the
If US wars since 1890 the the death
Tha svJ.er, 70 their widows and minor children.
of heo oeing permanently located aIthe city
ana possessing thorough and familiar
Is wl.h me requremens of The Government
pense TO the claimant. UNI" "' ou'h eA-
Land warrants located on the best wes,er,Ia,ss ~,
the land Sold ifdesired the most au
Claims for invalid, Revolutionary and NAVY Pen.
sions, back pay lost horses and every other
prompness and despatch.
Persons desiring information of friends, who are or
have been in the Army Navy, will forward 10 him ali
the particulars known of their together with
fee ofone dollar and their inquiries will be replied 10 by
return of mail Address tPosi paid,l
CHAS. C. TUCKER,
32tf Washington City, d. C.
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Sea Offer Oil,

fTHEREare q number of species of Ouer, Of which
the Sea Outer is much the largest, being about the
size ola large mastif and weighing from seventy 20
eighty pounds. lis color when in full season, is per-
tecIy black and at other times, of dark brown; the
fur very fine, and sells high price in China 10
which the skins generally taken 1t is exclusively
found between the 49h and Goth degrees of north lati
tude the northwest coast OF North america and the
shores of kamscacha. and the adJonng Islands. II is
always the the Immediate vicinity of
sail water.
ThenrtiUss 1cire this Otter is TAKEN, its oil
clvsiu ly forths gr3iUti AMI for batifying the hair
They coHsi Ter other oil suitable the
head. 1y2S PAGE, Sole Agent for Bath.
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DR.. Leidy's
SARSAPARILLA BLOOD PILLS,

Ahead Of all others -
THE ENVY OF ALL PILL MANUFACTURERS
BECAUSE they safer, better and efIicacious
100000 BOXES
have been sold annually for the last five years.
YOUNG AND OLD, MALE AND FEMALE
can always take them with equal safety, without fear.
IF Pills BE NECESSARY
for purginG and cleansing the stomach and bowels and
purifying the blood and fluids of the body, take ether
for other pills produce those combined effects,
tain sarsaparilla i'll them
Eat, drink and live as usual,
and pursue Your usual occupation whilst taking them,
without fear of taking cold, during all kinds of weather
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
wagered that more genuine certificates from physi-
cans cergymen, members Of congress and respectable
czens be produced of their efficacy than of any 9TH
ers and box will do more good than two boxes of any
others.
Forty Pills are in BOx!!
and sold at Tc'nty-F'ue MS Bor, with directions,
and much wholesome advice accompanying each box
They have no taste or unpleasant SMELL
Free from dust powder of any kind
Do not grippe the Stomach Bowels,
Produce no sickness, vomiting bad feelings,
THEY ARE GOOD At ALL TIMES,
And adapted TO most diseases common mankind.
No one having once taken them will be willing after
wards take any Others because they always do good
and if they do not then no Others will.
N. B. lEIOY THE PR0PRIE TOR G. MANUFACT URER
is regular Druggist Chemist and Physician of Is wears
experience in Philadelphia graduate of the University of
Pennsy vana member of different Medical Institutions
Of Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Baltimore, &c and
associate and corresponding member of several Medical
Institutions in London and Paris, &c.
II Principal depot DR. LEIDY's DIsPENsARy, No. ia
North FOURTH ST., Phadelphia-and sold wholesale and
retail by
A G. PAGE Agent, Bath-Durgin & Co, Portland
Dillingham; Il Titcomb Augusta-Alex Warren, Kenne-
bunk-S PAGE q Co, Hallowel-A C Carter a SON Port
land-and by Druggists and Storekeepers generally.
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Cure for Rheumatic Affections.
The Cramp and Pain Killer.

Prepared by Gurus Perkins Is efficient rem
edy for
Rheumatic Affections, Pain in the Limbs, Side,
Back or Stomach, Headache, Toothache, Bill
lious, Cholic, Cramp in the Stomach, Cramp
in the Limbs, Wounds. Bruises, Cuts, Burns,
Scalds, Chilblains, Frozen Limbs, and all 9TH
er infammatory complaints.
Tie Cramp and Pain Killer is also excellent rii-
Gle for DYSENTERY and BOWEL COMPLAINTS.
Ii Immediately checks all Darrhra, restores and
regularity the stomach and bowels and does not Leaue
the patient cosUe, is usually the case alter such an
attack.
~ Ii is an excellent Horse AND Ok LrNIMENT.
Sold by Druggists and deaersin medicine generally,
IN three sized ho,lcs, 12h p and 31a bottle
and by A g. Page Bath; VIM. Baker, and Ell Catch
ell, Brunswick. 3m25