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f$szd1tfshe Sign Of tie Golden 4npil
TSfIE Undersigned have nov, on hand COM
n piete assortment of SPRINGS and Az.
LES, which they are selling at reduced prices.
for cash.. FISHER &sAGNEW Il fc,Ers''' fcE''
Columbia, Apriso, 1865 s[jul
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the earnest solicitations OF young lady
Years passed away, and all attempts t.
discover the name of his creditor were
unavailIing. The young man prosperet
in business. and at length pligh,ed hi.
affections TO an estimable young lady
with whom he had accidentally become
acquainted. On the day before their
marriage he received letter requesting
him to call at d certain place and pay the
note for twenty dollars, with interest,
which he had signed some years before.
Anxious to settle an Indebtedness which,
from the mystery Of the whole affair,
had occasioned HIN many hours of un.
happiness, he hastened to the place indi-
Gated and was ushered by domestic
INTO parlor where, to his infinite
astonlshmeni, he discovered IN the per-
son Of the unknown benefactor the lady
to whom, upon the next day, he was
about to unite his earthly fortunes
She was awaiting him, with the note in
her hand. 1t was her first business
and the partnership which
followed bids fair to continue happily
through life.
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ELLSWORTH HANCOCK COUNTY MAINE; FRIDAY JUNE o. 1866

ing state, enlarglng somewhat on he
beauty aud goodness. HIS color deepen
ed somewhat as he assented to IN, re
marks, and expressed his own regreit
at her untimely fate; but otherwise h
manifested no emotion. | remark ed, be
fore left him, that it was time for hin
TO give his pretty parsonage mistress
!" | may, many years from now" re
piled he, with sudden and deepening
sadness; but early learned to dis,rusl
the dlsinterested and abiding affection Of
"ur modern young women. II marry,
l shall probably marry late in life"
IA fal'acy, take my word for it, Mr.
Stuart. Our modern women, some OF
them, are as fond and true as any Of the
danes OF old. The thing is to find the
right one And thus saying bade him
good morning
On my return found my patien,
rather lower than ! left her told her
had been TO the village Of. Sud i.
denly and unanimously the warm blood
rushed up to her bosom and her face.
ana she looked al me with her SOFT, in-
curing eyes told her OF her frierds,
ana casually mentioned the name OF the
Young clergyman, Robert Stuart. To
hef GEAR oine''e'ned temples the same
turan' blood sped with fearful force.
mad seen enough | knew her dis
ease and most probably its remedy. |
instantly wrote note to Mr.. Stuart. mere
" saying III You would save HE, lose
not moment IN hastennng to--{the
name @; the toVn) | will await you a, my
lodgings signed my name, and dis
patched 1t by private messenger.
Sooner than | expected, the young
clergyman was al my hotel. had pre-.
pred Ida for Conversation with 4
q tgYman, specifying however, no one
IN Paftict.ar led h'm to her chamber,
-" her blush and start OF JOY and modes
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lwri,tsn for the Ellsworth An MICA.
Our Departed Ones.

We miss ihem The gentle voice of
our father which once filled our hearts
with animation; his kindly smile, ever
greeting US with affection; his look of
pure, fervent love, are all, all gone. In
vain we listen for his approaching foot
steps; IN vain--yes, all in vain, we
await his coming That hear, once
beating lightly and joyonsly in his bo-
som, now lies motetiess beneo,h the
restless wave o :ked in the embrace of
the wild, the treacherous ocean those
dark light eyes, once he1miny with pure
affection, are now silently closed in
death and that sweet and melodious
voice is now hushed forever.
The songs he used 10 sing "when
was but chlld,' are as fresh in nv
memory as if had heard them but yes
terday. His favorites, The graves of a
household" "The Lady's reply to the
Carrier Dove :" the beautiful "lnemoir, ="
"Dirge Oh a Young Lady." commencing
with, '.liark . she bids all her friends
ad,eu!' and the more lively pieces,
among which, were Burns Here ava
there ava, Wandering Willie, Dun
can Grey, &c, ever bring sorrowiuI, yet
sad; painful, vet pleasing -ecollec,ions Of
one whose voice, to me. was far "sweeter
than song
But he Is gone! no more shall that
light foo,s,ep be heard in our dwelling !,
no more shall that pleasant. sunny smile,
aud those kind gentle words, unite to
gladden. our home. No,-our brightes,
gem is taken and that noble, manly
form now lies on his coral grave, engu!f.
ed fat down in the falhonIess abyss Of
oct an, where
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Popular M dical Decisions.
/. CHADWICK,

A volume m,ght be written upon this
theme, yet tue few remarks we have to
"her may no, be wholly unasa'ing.-
Certainly in no other matter Of great
Importance are people SO unwise> and
preposterons in their procedures as in the
care of their health and in the measures
to which they resort for its restoration
when impaired. Not confetti to entrus,
themselves 10 those who have devoted
many years of patient and seli-denyins
to acquire knowled ,e "f disease aud
their remedies, they rush blindiy Tor re.
liet into the arms OF the foreign adven-
turef or uative peripaletic, deceived t.,
promises loud and sound. but impossible
r tnlilment. The conscientious phy-
slcian whose time and means have beei
freely expended in fitting himself for hi.
honorable aud responsible profession
iee!s It to be grevious wrong that a,
Intelligent community should permit the
lmpudent pretender to medical skill te
move by his side, ostensibly upon the
same high errand. Not on'y, however
is this allowed, but it is encouraged. and
by those too. who, were similar treat
ment shown to them in the exercise o
their occupations, would instantly com
plain OF the injustice. Professiona
men. even, do not scrnple, in this. and il,
every community. to fiatter and feed the
q"ack. at the expense Of honest, com
petent and scientific physicians. Cler,
gymen are particularly olnolious 10 this
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FROM we / !'ttlailuS OD-'rNtf,t
NJ Editor In the Observer of Nav
Il, nutired communication consisting
mnstly OF an extrac. from a letter in
d" "bich 1t is alleged that Lafayette never
altered the words that have been ascrb-
ed to h.nl, and which have not ill rccen,
Iy been conlradicted, VIZ; Iy- III ever
The liberties of the United States are de.
Ilroyed, they will be by the Romish
Puesrs. % Your correspondent is evl-
,len,ly genuine Know Nothing, and has
caught Tartar, as the extract which he
has taken so much pains to parade before
the public, is deliberate forgery, the
work OF a mtrIgueing, artiul Jesuit, de-
signed to mlslead the public in regard To
The sentiments entertained by this great
man. 1t is to be presumed that he who
IN common with the whole civilized world
mad been horrtied at the dreadful slan III
ter of the Hugenots III Paris, on the eve
OF St Bauholemew's day, which was III
stlgaled by Romish priests, would have
ever uttered such language as the gar
bled extract OF your correspondent makes
him use in the forged letter which has
been accredited To him !--never-the
idea is absurd the assertion false
Here is portion OF the libelous extract !:
IAN intimate acquaintance of more
than half a century with the prominent
and influential priests and members OF
the church both in Europe and America,
warrants US III assuring you that you
need entertain no apprehensions Of dan
ger to your Republican institutions from
that 9uarter."srI
VIII your correspondent be so kind as
to inform your readers OF the existence
of Republican government, where the
Catholic influence is in the ascendant,
where any thin. like civil and religious
liberty Is enjoyed-or where education,
the cornerstone of Republicanism, Is
dlfiused among the masses. presume
that he Is a, the present time very much
in favor OF "the rich Irish brouge," "
which sounds so musical to politicians
before election, it so, we can pardon
something to his misguided zeal by which
he has caught Tartar. It appears that
the catholic bishop, Spaulding, oi Ken
lucky, recently came out with letter
in which he denied that Lafayette ever
used the language asaribed to him b.
Proles,ants. Professor Morse OF New
York. has taken up the matter and prov
ed to the satisfaction Of every candid
mind, that the letter OF the bishop is a
base forgery; and as an evidence in
part, has produced the testimony Of a
living witness to whom Lafayette made
the remark in person. The witness is
Rev DR. Van Pelt of the Reformed
Church, now in vigorous health Of body
aud mind. though eighty years Of age
In speaking of the interview with La.
fayet,e, Or Van Pelt says:
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.',\onc
Der his low bed NAV weep !;

where nought. save the ceaseless roll ng
OF the pillows, and the sporting of the
innumerablc inhabitants of the sea, can
disturb his repose from which sleep he
can never awaken, until the sea give 40
the dead that ATE in IL.
And another,-ou. is,er.-who was
oul hearts idol; "who loved us more
than iie," was cut down in the bloom
and pride OF girlhood, by Deaths destroy.
lng sythe, like flower OF the field
The pale marble boyc her, tells that
"young and loved she died !" aud "the
wild rose blossoms Ger her little green
grave" Many long and mournful day
has passed by since we last clasped tha,
tiny hand, and sazed on tina, tranquil
brow, eloquent with lore
"An angel called her to the sphere"
Like the aowingof crystal stream.
Her spirit passed away.
From this dark vale of tears.
Sweet is the memory of these. our
early lost. Tine, whose iron hand sun.
ders every chain, aud breaks every hu.
man tie, has not yet severed the strong
aud holy bond of love, that binds our
hearts to our departed ones. Their re.
membrance cheers US on through the
rough paths OF life. and aids to keep in
our view that home, where they now,
with cherubim and seraphim sit enthron.
ed IN dazzling glory; where death can
never enter, and time can never DESTROY
Then let US cherish love and good.
will, towards those few who remain; lc,
heart to heart be united by the lasting
ties OF a sacred, and undying affection
which care, selhshness and sorrow may
never corrode. which may never know
decay. but grow stronger and more firm
ill time ha!l be no more"
MYRA NJ.
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''Of the conversation at both inter
views my recollection is valid and dis
tinct. "On my next inter
view aud conversation with Lafayette
af,er his visit and return from Boston
he said TO me, my dear friend I mus,
tell you something that occurred when
was in Boston. Trecived polite invi.
tation from the chief Catholic Priest or
Bishop oil The Roman Catholic Church
in Boston, to attend his Church on the
Sabbath. Iwrote him an apology. say
ing, as neve, expected being in Boston
again, worshipped sitting beside his
Excellency Gen Washington, and as
see the Church and the pews are the
same, except as they are decorated with
pant, | wish to occupy the same seat in
that church on the Sabbath. He took il
in great dudgeon tina, I did not attend
his church. But could not help that.
| followed my inclination. Now, my
friend must tell you that vas brought
up in France a Roman Catholic, and |
believed that the Roman Catholic
Church was the only true and Mother
Church, ,ilI came to this country
where saw his ExcelIency General
Washington, and the officers Of the
American Army of different religion
worshiPplng in different churches. My
eyes were opened. see men can be OF
different religion, and worship in differ
ent churches, and yet be good christians:
and then saying. 1I~"lt is my opinion
that. If ever the liberties of this connry
the United States of America-are
destroyed. It will be by the sub,il,y of
the Roman Catholic Jesuit Priests, for
they are the most crafty dangerous enc
mics to civil aud religious liberty. They
have lnstlsated most of the wars in Eu-
rope Hs further said, 4 wish my
country, France, had such a government
and National liberty rs you have in this
country To which | replied, as my
opinion, that neither France nor any
other country could have national hber-
~ without the free circulation and
knowledge of the Bible. To which he
gave ready ard cordial consent
With sincere respect and esteem,
Your obedieut serv't,
P. }. VAN PELr.
Prof S F B Morse, Poughkeepsie, n. Y.
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jti5tflIullflu.i.
THE LOVE CURE.
\ SKETCH FROM LIFE.


! lhad AHEAD, had -nme >nt,4 aal ho.
! lotletg IN my treatment Of pI.mouarJ
com plants, aud travelling N"Tii. on,
SIMMER fot Lea,h and rcst, stopped
! lor a few weeks At bcautiul little VII
| age near the 81 Llwfcnce, where | wa,
somewhat known. had been on.1 IN the
lylliage two days wher Twas called Ia -ee
the young daughter Of a wealthy farmer
, By the name oi Summer.
lia Summer la been the belle OF the
country. aud, though onls seventeen, her
m,ryeious beauty had already kindled q
1renchless iire IN the heart OF many a
su,or to her favor. Frank conf ling, ,anc
a, once playful and modest, arch, yet III.
uocct, full Of Wild spuIts. yet utterly de-
yo.d Of coqpenry; 10 see her MAS TO love
ncr.
/ found the peerless girl, whom had
remembered from the summer before as
buo,ant and rosy with health, pale ano
wan as a summer leaf, and apparently IN
the last and closing stage Of deep decline.
\ careful investigation into the state o
her lungs convinced me tha, hers was a
mental rather than physical consump-
ton, | studied her case carefully watch
ed the various expressions OF her speak
ing face, and at last came to the conclus
ion tnat her malady was one of the heart
OF unrequited aiiec,ton3 could not
think that, beautiful aud goos as She
was. The case was difficult one =
Tenderly and gently probed every
sounding, but could arrive at no concIus-
ION Thus much | discovered: that she
possessed 40 particular regard for an!
one Of the youths far or near. whose
name could get hold of. And ,notwI,h.
s,onding all my efforts, she seemed apid.
ly declining
I made minute inquiry into her past
! life; but cautiously, as not to let my
motives be apparent. learned that she
had spent few weeks of the Water
preceding with an intimate friend in an
adjoining town, aud from that time had
begun TO fade. To that town | repaired;
bat by closest inquiry could ascertain
nothing. TO all alike she had been
friendly. but nothing more.
The clergyman oil the church which
she had attended xas young man, but
one gwen to study and secluslon. She
had consequently seen nothing of hm
except in the pulpit. had made pre-
text 10 call on him, aud found him man
altogether made after the modIe of what
might be the highest aspirations OF wo-
mans heart. In fact, all the unengaged
young ladies of his parish were wel-n,gh
crazy about him. But to all he accorded
nothing but friendly greeting; and leaving
them all, sought the privacy of his own
study. lie was eminently handsome,
and, added 70 his tall, manly TORN and
beautifully chiseled features. he possess
ed benignity Of expression that was
nearly divine.
lhad much conversation with him,
and, among other things, casually men-
toned Ida Summer and her evidently dy-
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For Houston led against the foe
| And valor did the rest.
And victory. well deserved and won,
Descended ere the day was done.
The few who fcll-ah, who can say
How holy was their fall.
For freedoms boon they bled that dav,
They Tell at freedoms call;
And dowr the futures winding way
see iame's mellow pall
Where pilgrims drop upon their bier
In JOY prayer-in grief a tear
And would you know for wha, they Tough,
And what the Texan creed!
They Tough, for liberty OF thought,
For liberty Of deed.
Ihey knew with blood it must be bought
And they resolved to bleed;
And those who fell and those who stood
Had sworn 10 make their birlh.fght good
They followed our forefather's track,
And fought. like them, Tor iife;
A"Ny S't" Souih5'ous i1tHi tIit dCtS
hat were with courage riie,
And With the bowie. blade and axe
They mingled m the s,rfe,-
Aud with n mighty Eagle swoop
Fixed the Lont Star III lfeedom's group
Ere lon. that brilliant lone star blent
In unison with ours,
Aud iioaled through the iirmamen.
Enriched from ,aior', bowers.
And 10 Columbia forehead !enl
grace that heaven ward towers.
Thus Texas IA her glory stood
\ member OF our sistefHood
And he who led her OF her WY
Through lou, report ani iair--
4 senator he s'nud, TO Cay,
\ solder he stood thete--
And he II yet grace (as VEL he may1
on presidential chnr,-
W here Ptrrce sAAu never 9jefns again
Oor Nations honot to oHf pam.
SAL iiou,roN, San Jaein;o,s boast,
All honor to hls uane,
W hu know hlm best, they love hm most.
W tule all respect hl, claim;
Aud lfoH oar center Ia our coast
tHs changes on ms iamc-
Mud III the horizon Ifat
" watch with hpge SANS fisIn5 tiar
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Bf REV. HENRY WARD BEEcHER.s

But if a man wishes to
lnow practically what he is made up of.
Il man wishes knowledge Of human
nature for definite pracnca purposes,
there Is no system which viii aid hlm IN
acquiring that knowledge like the sys-
TEN Of PHRENoLoGy not interpreted too
narrowly or technically, but IN It's rela.
llous TO physiology and the structure OF
u ,-s.ele body. And | may say here
what have never said before in the pul.
pit, that The views of the human mud
as they are revealed by PnRENoLoGY
are those views which have underlayed
my whole ministry; and if | have had
any success III brDging the truths OF the
gospel to bear practically upon the minds
If men, any success III the vigorous APP
picatlon OF truths to the wants of the
human soul, where they are most needed
| owe it TO the ciearness which | have
gained from this sclence. And | could
not ask for the members Of my family,
nor of church, anv better preparation
for rellsl lous indoctrinatlon. than to put
them IN possession Of such practical
knowledge Of the human soul as is gwen
by PHsENoLoGY.
have avoided 10 use the nomencla-
ture of PAgENoLoGY IN the pulpi, as far
as possible, because | did not wish to
seem to be mere teacher of a phio-
sopliical system, while was minister
oi the trulhas it is in Christ; bu, have
now been so long with you, that | am
justified In making this statement.
lmay say in regard to the objections
sometimes urged against PHRENoLoGY,
lis tendency to materialism aud tatalism.
that the same objections may be made to
any other system of mental philosophy.
| do not think that such objections be-
long to PHRENoLoGY any more than to
any system OF intellectual science which
you can possibly construct, Mems mere
logical and speculative reason will al
ways strand them upon the sands Of ia.
talsm or materialism AMI it is the
practical sense, the consciousness Of ac-
tual liberty, that redeems US from be-
lief Of the one or the other Such doc
,rines dwell in the head, but never in the
HANDS -PMeaoiogicai Journal,
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A ROMANTIC INCIDENT. A cores
podent OF the Manchester Mirror relates
an interesting incident which he says
occurred IN Manchester He states that
in the fall OF lSi7 a young man came to
the city in quest Of employment After
weeks of unsuccessful search he found
himself without prospect OF work, and
considerably in debt for board. In des.
pair, he had made arrangements for dis.
posing OF his clothes by auction in order
to detray his debts, when letter was
sent to him containing a twenty dollar
bill, and directing him to apply for the
situation OF card-s,rIpper to the overseer
OF one of the corporations. The letter
also requested him to sign anote-oi-hand
for the amount loaned, and to pl ace it in
a certain unoccupied box in the Poa
Office, when it would be called for by
the lender The young man did as was
directed and received the situation for
which he had applied, the overseer stat.
ing that ii had been procured for him by
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MYRA NJ.

A new stove has been invented for the
comfort Of travellers. 1t is put under
the feet, and mustard plaster on ths
head which draws the heat through the
whole system.
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SAN JACINTO.

Respectfully dedieaica 10 SAN l'"rsToN
the Peoples Candidate for President
IN ls16.
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By WILLIE T.. PABoR.

When thoughts swift pln,ons speed alon
Tn electro Course OF Line,
To fields where righ, has mastered afop,
Aud virtue branded crime.
Aad nations from fyrants thong
Haze risen up sublime,
We sometimes pause al valiant slrincs
Where freedom, pflin4i lu,tet shines.
So nf,cu in the min>tfcl's ser>e
We read hos nations rose
Ahnvc the level oi their cuFse.
The measure ol theif WOES,
Tha, generations might reheatsc
Enjoying their tero-e-
The tut reposc ,ha, yaIor wna
Transmitted down iroa sire to soii
When from the cl,iI. Of Saamis
The Persian echo flew
To where the Gree an t'e-, dil Kiss
The dapplcd waves ri blue
IT'S sad. iignfe from the INST
Rose upward TO tue ,iew,
And hoyctiat above tht tlett
Brought P,rsa's hosts to III victor ) feet
Greece read the happy oHcn we'll
That ylsIon from the wave
Terminating by lis spell
They Tough. as fight the brave.
Aud. In the yeas,y surge and swell
They scoopcd the Pe,slau's gave.
And the wild shout oi VICTORY
Blent with the nauuc oi liberty,
And so. the soas OF Sct'and turn
TO her hera,c time,
When ws,ch6ses on her heights did burn
Aud yalor marked her prime,
And Bruce was linked with Blnnock5urn
Ia honor aud in rhyme
The land Of Wallace yc, shall stand
Wuh lreedom's bitihright IN her hand.
Again. the while our bosoms thrill
Al men,ion OF the name,
We turn our thought, 10 Bunker llll
Whose great renown We claim,
Leaving legacy to fill
America with lame.
] here-futultn III win MS htItts stuou,
lis sacred with a Wsrren's blood.
But stay, another claims thought
Ga freedoms teeming scroll;
IT'S where the few with miny toug n:
For happiness or dole.
And each one to the eenflIc, brought
A stern defiant soul.
For iley had SAID On bended knee
I'VE will have death or victory"
Their wateh-word was the Alamo
Their leader was brave;
Before them were the Mex,c foe
Behind them was the wave;
And as they came they NIGH, not go,
Except as to a grave.
Twas freedom By single blow
Or they should never freedom know.
The sun Of Aus,erlnz again
Rose on that April day,
Seven hundred with two thousand men
Met in the bloody fray,
And it would need an able pen
TO trace that fierce array
Enough to know men fell like rain
On San Jacinto's bloody PLAIN.
The prairie a, the early dawn
With hyacinths was blue.
But ere the sun had set and gone
The flowers had changed their hue;
As II the coming OF the morn
Had brought colored dew
And far and wide upon the plain
The blue was Aecked with crimson stain.
They call ,ba, field the Slaughter Ground,
And il deserves it well;
For men like leaves we're strewn around
Whose bleaching bones should tell:
"ilere tyranny tombstone found
Here fteednm rung her knell,
And San Jacinto's field shall he
immorlallzed in history.
The massacre al Alamo
Had thrilled each warrior breast,
And iron that bloody field did flow
The Te,an', high bebesr