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The Empire County argus., 1855-09-15

TINE AND ETERNITY. Life is the limited vesti-
bule to the great temple whose thresh III is death,
and we shrink back like children when sickness,
the veed usher, takes us by the hand to lead us in
afraid Of the shadow of the door. The general
impression of dealh-as given hy nurses teachers,
poets moralists and preachers. needs both bright
ening and agrandizing for truths sake
The Empire County argus., 1855-09-15

1t has lately been found that lime saturated with
water produces in bread the same whiteness. soft
and capacity of retaining moisture. results
from the Use of alum; while the former removes
all acdty from the dough. and supplies an ingre-
dent needed in the structure of the bones, but
which is fcient in the ere Ia.
The Empire County argus., 1855-09-15
The Indian Student, or Force of Nature.
BY THE LATE PHILIP FRENEAU.


From Susquehannah's farthest spring,
Where savage tribes pursue their game,
His blankets tied with yellow strings,
shepherd of the forest came.
Not long before, wandering priest
Expressed his wish with visage sad
"Ah, why" he cried, "in Satan's waste,
All, why detaln so fine ladp
"In white mans land there is town
Where learning may be purchased low
Exchange his blankets for gown,
And let the youth to college 60"
From long debate the council rose,
And viewing Shablum's tricks with joy.
To Cambridge Hall, DER wastes of snow,
They sent the copper-coored boy.
One generous chief bow supplied,
This gave a shaft, and that skin;
The feathers, in vermillon died,
Himself did from turkey win:
Thus dressed so gay, he took his way
O'er barren hills-alone-alone
His guide star, he wandered far,
His pillow every night stone.
AT last he came. with foot so lame,
Where learned men talk hea hen Greek,
And Hebrew lore is gabbled DER,
10 please the nuseS-twlce week
Awhile be wrote-awhile he read
Awhile he conned their grammar rules
An Indian savage so well bred
Cheat credit Promised to the schools.
Some thought he would in Lao excel,
Some id IN Phys.c he would shiue;
Aud one that knew him passii e well,
Beheld in hun u sound divine!
But those of more discerning eye,
Even then could OF her prospects show,
Aud saw HIM lay his Virgil by
To wander with his dearer bow.
The tedious hours of study spent,
The heavy moulded lecture done,
He 10 the woods a-hunting went,
Through silent wastes he moved alone
No mystic wonders fired his mind;
He sought 70 gam no learned degree,
Bu' only sense enough 10 hnd
A squirrel IN the LUllUy tree.
The sh dy bank. the purling stream,
The Ody wild his hear pO>sessed,
The dewy lawn, his morning dream
In fancy's gay est coors dressed.
"And why," he cried, "did forsake
My ma. i've wood tor gloomy walls2
The silver stream The limpid lake,
For nusty books and college hals2
"a little could my wants supply
Can wealth and honor give more?
Or will .he sy Ivan god deny
The humble trea, he gave before?
"Let seraphs gain the bright abode,
And Heavens sublinest mansions see
only bow to Nature, God -
Tn. land Of shades will do for me-
"These dreadful secrets of the sky
Alarm my soul with chilling fear
Do planets IN their OI bits fyy
And Is the earth, indeed, sphere?
"Let planets still their course pursue,
And comets to the centre run
In HIM my faithful friend view,
The image of my tailh-the sum
"Where natures ancient forests grow,
And mingled laurel never fad>s,
My heart is tixed-and | must go,
To die among my native shades"
He spoke-and to the western springs
His gown discharged, his money spent,
His blankets tied with yellow strings
The shepherd of the forest went
The Empire County argus., 1855-09-15

RATHER SHARP. The following conversation is
said to have passed between venerable old lady
and certain presiding judge in This
learned functionary supported on his right and
left by his worthy associates, when Mrs. p
called to give evidence
lake off your bonnet. madam"
81 had rather not, sir"
"Zounds and birthstone, madam take off your
bonnet, say
in public assemblies, sir women generally cover
their heads. such, am sure, is the custom else
where, and, therefore, | will not take off my bon
net
do you hear that, gentlemen! She pretends to
know more about these matters than the judge him.
self! Had you not better, madam come and take
u seat on the bench I"
mo, sir, thank you. for really think there are
old women enough there already"
The Empire County argus., 1855-09-15

The Cleveland He aM offers to stake its reputa-
tion for truth and veracity, that -four will be down
in that State this fall to six and half dollars per
larrel 1t says Ohio will turn out the largest crop
ever raised in the State.
The Empire County argus., 1855-09-15

A Vermont paper says the last that was heard of
& Sam in Virginia, he praying for a lodge in
some vast wilderness"
The Empire County argus., 1855-09-15

There is, says the Boston Transcript. a sign pro-
jectlng from the d ,or of mantua makers shop in
Troy, the concluding portion IF which reads thus:
" n. B.-Dresses made kcNer than ever.n
The Empire County argus., 1855-09-15

The Pittshurg (Ia.) Post. has seen a letter ad-
dressed to adam and Eve. Nashville, Tenn"
The Empire County argus., 1855-09-15

The Memphis Appeal says physician of that
place paid morning visit, recently. to one of his
patients in the upper end of town. and entering
the room Of the sick man. the following dialogue
took place:
Patient i say Doctor, I've got you cheated
this load of poles
d ctor.- How.
atient-(r sing up on his elbows and looking
across the ROOM Look there Doctor at that feller
lying there; got him to take that pill you left
for me, and it killed him in hour.
The Empire County argus., 1855-09-15

The first drawn milk contains only 5, the second
:, and the fifth II per cent. of cream
The Empire County argus., 1855-09-15

Every where endeavor to be useful, and every
where you are Mt home.
The Empire County argus., 1855-09-15
Garden Seeds.

A GO0ssortment, fresh and genui for sale at the
IA I3 Am 'BRICK STORE"
The Empire County argus., 1855-09-15
BOUNTY LAND.
PUBLISHED EVERY
S ATT u r RDAY NOR MN

TIME undersigned having received the necessary forms
from Washington, is prepared procure warrants for
all entitled to them under the liberal Bounty Land
bill that passed Congress- March Sd, 1856.
A A VAN GUELDER, Notary Public.
Cooma, April 4. 1855. 81
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-03-16

W. II. CHANEy, ESQ Dear Sir;-l
take the liberty To inform you Of the do
ipes of our Town Meeting that came of
Yesterday. We, the X. N, so called,
came of victorious; we have elected all
our officers in spite Of the other parties.
The Democrats, Wings and Free soiiers,
all united, and went with the determine
ton 10 pu, us down; but they could not
come il although they were quite sure
Of success. Below ;ou will find a state
men, of the votes, SO you will see what
we have done, which please publish IN
the American.
Whole number. for Moderator, PIP;
W S Green, X N, had, 100.
Whole number for Town Clerk, ga !;
Joshua II Sellers. K N. had lS5.
Whole number for Selectmen. e96 !;
Henry A Moves, jeremiah Hatch, IT,.
Amos How ard, all three X N. had 2U3
each.
Whole number for Treasurer, 22l
Frederick A Gross, X \ had 2l3.
We also chose our Collector, Consta.
bIes, School Committee and everything
else. Mr. Chauey, can tell you what
it is, we have not been asleep for the las,
few weeks. We have been putting the
thing right square through, If you re-
collect when was down to see you, |
told you that we should try and do some.
thing this election, bit | had no idea
,ha, We should have accomplished so
much in so short a time, bat we have
been working, assure you and snail
keep on working.
Yours, &c.
THos. s. FULLER.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-03-16

connected with confirmed drunkenness
He vainly supposes that i is needful.-
He is following the example o. his faith
er, perhaps of his mother too. Oh
think Of This. ye fathers and mother.
who advocate temperate drinking; your
example ma, carry your dear offspring
down to drunkard's grave.
In these abodes OF wretchedness, by
the concentrating example Of their par.
en,s, a miserable group Of children are
trained up, aud generally confirmed in
the habit of intemPerance. These a,
length are turned out upon society; than
which, she could hardly receive hesri-
er curse She feels the wound and
bleeds at every pore; but how can she
avoid the evil gladly would she spurn
gu, every drunkard; but alas, they live
10 torment her, for as We have said, the
drunkard lmparts q rulnous effect to all
with whom he associates. Others are
contaminated BY his example. and SO the
evil increases, and what is the result
o, we have seen, and over it we have
had occasion to weep. that where lntem-
perance has prevailed, society has never
failed to droop, and dwindle, aud die
Finally, let in,enpe'ance prevail, and
our country, our beloved country. must
be ruined. |, is given point with every
one who is worthy to be called a philoso-
pher, or politician. that knowledge and
virtue in the people are essential TO the
pertnaneuce. nay the very existence OF
government lie ours, and ignorance and
vice are incompatible with free govern
ment. But intemperance strikes fatal
blow at the very ZOO, OF both knowledge
and virtue and promotes in the highes;
degree both ignorance and vice.
|, is absolutely certain, then, that as
in,emperance increases, the pillars OF
cur government, are Weakened, and all
our free institutions are on the retro
grade. And lie, lntemperance increase
III these United States for years 20 come,
as ii actually has in years which are
post, and it needs not prophetic vision
to see, rha, before another century has
gone by, it viii deluge cur happy land
lay PROSTATE the dearest interest Of our
na.iou-the dark tide OF oblivion will
roll over the precious inheritance pur
chased for US BY the blood Of or fathers
and this memorable day will only re-
turn to remind Us Of the national glory
which Will be forever gone.
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" 1,:iea loo In. Els rth Amefcsh,
On Temperance

Temperance, As We shall see, to say
the least, is one O! the pillars upon
!. hsch rest die very exisetnce OF the free
institutions IN which So glory. Dad IN
temperance make al open aud direct at.
tack upon men, Its coolest Win. them
would be less dangerous, and its victory
oser them less sure. DID the youth,
uhea first ne puts to his mouth the ine-
briating cup. believe. OF even suppose,
that i, contained 4 iaostal poisoa-si,ai
the Practice which he sien begins. tends
directly to ali the horrors Of drunken
ness. he would dash it in pieces, and dee
with haste from such deadly foe. Ba,
he suspects no such thing. He has no
intention of becoming drunkard, OF O:
upon himself any Of the es,ls
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-03-16

GREAT kNow-SorHlNe DEFEAr-FlF-
TEEN NATIVES FRIGHTENED 81 one GER
NAN. Recently, says the Galveston Ga
ze,e. there were Indian alarms abou,
Fredericksburg. One German in the
vicinity, penned his horses al night for
safety. He was aroused IN the dark
silent hour" BY the j'nsI,ng OF bell. ;
bounced up and out, Ia sans eu.et.e ;
discovered Messrs Red Skin were driving
of his cavalraas in harry; Hans, great
~ excited. mounted his fleet bo5-;alied
pony, without gun, pisto! or knife pant
less. coa,less, shoelrsS, aud hatiess, aul
y sh.t the reCt petition Of bis shrr, PLAYING
iii graceful horizontal Position made
pursuit, shouting nest Justify in his
m'a heL tongue, to the Nessrs Red Skin
10 stop OF he'd scalp and rcast every
nicrter's son Of them The indians, waa
were s..me ten or fifteen in nus.ber, sup
posing thes were pnrsarL by regiment
al rexa. raagers. loo. to fight regard
less OF booty, leaving not on!y the horses
hey had taken, but two verv fine horses
OF their o"n, together With any number
OF bows and arrows spears. knives, guns,
and o;he. Indian 'hxens," which We're
found tine next day scattered slorg for
a5nM ale and from The tracks seen
their h.fses mast haze taken awtll strides.
and no doubt they though, their end hal
come.
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TO Probate Advertisers,
THos. S. FULLER

We cannot afford TO pay the Register
twenty-five per cent TO guarantee the
payment for Probate Notices. and there
fore shall insist upon the payment at the
time Notices are left There is no hard.
ship in this for all must be aware that
pe have to pay dorn for eve'yshing.-
Those who have no, already paid, are re-
quested to do so.
The prices for advertising are the
same as published BY the Herald during
its existence, viz:
One square tl6 lines) for three inser-
lions 81 %, Each subscquen, insertion
25 cents per square. Liberal discoun,
made TO such as advertise for 3 months
or longer
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"lpA May" AT THE STATE HousE -
Ida May, or Mary MiIdred Bolts, the 1T
tie gri who was lately rescued from sla-
very IN Virginia, visited the State House
on Saturday with Mr.. Charles H. B,al.
nard. Her presence excited much inter
est. She isa uGgh,, good looking grl
The editor Of the New York Times says,
She is one of the fares, and most indls.
pn:able white children that we have ever
seen" Prominen, individuals who saw
her. expressed their astonishmen, tina,
she should ever have been held slave.
The l't'le girls name is Mary Mildred
Bouts. though she has been chris,ened :.
Ida May" and will probably be known
by that name in future. Her father Is.
capped from Judge Neal. OF Alexandria,
SIX years ago. Two year. ago he boug Oh,
his own iredo IN for $500. She admired
the goldfish IN the House Of Represents
'''es, and thought one of the speakers
was "real smsr, man." She is as white
as any belle who parades Washington
street. i Boston Bee
Mr.. Nourse has The book for sale.
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TWENTY Yeas MARRIED AND ,rsT
BTGUX To LIVE. A Wtan4n In Connccti.
cut Is hose husband has been reclaimed
from drunkenness through the i,.s,rumen-
ssIay Of the Name aez said to a ptysi-
eian . shofs time sii,ce, 81 have been
married ,weuty years. boz j, seems a. II
my husband and } mad Tiss lived .ege,her
Talk sbs,ut hard times. neser had
such easy times As now Tea, ss,fr,
q ,ur IN abundance, Two ~ $. in the bar
rel. aud twenty-five dollars due ny bus
band when he has flashed rb Of w.tk.
Formerly vien tie adtatehered ms pork
he c,.sid do uo,hinr but drink and Ca
rouse the remainder OF the day. Tbs
yesr be got up his team and bro.ghi
home load OF wood.' Is il strange that
that vosna u believed ia the virtue Of the
Name lac Boston Telegraph.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-03-16

Last week We received the following
letter from one OF the good old Demo.
crazy OF Gouldsboro.' The writer is Post
Master a, that pace. We copy the let.
ter as written:l
'Gouidsbo,o March 5 1855.
Mr.. Editor
Sir enclosed is % cts. to
pay up for the Ellsworth American and
to stop it, il you will instruct your party
10 hold secret combination meetings TO
rule and govern every body that don,
attend with them you may do il on your
own expence not nine.
A.G. GrrriLL.
Twas told when .ha. party was first
started lis obgec, was only to put down
Catholics but / now find its obgect
is inr off &c no politlcel party ever under
took 10 rule the town elections in this
town before this spring therefore con.
sider the nono,hing party worse than the
old par,ys'
III seems the writer did not free his
mind the frs, BLIZZARD, and must needs
give the American party second dab.
The following letter received this week,
may serve to explain the more obscure
parts Of the official despatch:
Gouldsbro March Gin 1855.
Ma. EolroR Last Monday our an.
uual town meeting came of, and i, was
a day long to be remembered in this
town. The persons qualified to vote in
town affairs we're early on the spot in
larger numbers than perhaps ever before.
There were sailors. farmers, mechanics.
fisherman; ioafers. gentle man, scholars
aud literary characters; for the world
must know tina, here lives the man who
.cricke,c,sed the critic ofthat poor pale IA
,herless paper the Bangor Ellsworth
Herald. The political parties were re-
presen,ed-,here were Wings, Wild Cats.
aud some say Know No,hings. A, ten
o'clock the meeting was calledi,o. order
by II. ii. So~le, Town Clerk. and the
basines commenced in earnest. Oas
ksadred and sir was that day magic
number, as am about to show YOU
I he first ballot los Mo iera,or, f. w
Taft received l05 votes all other 61.-
Here was an eye-opener; the man who
mad been Moderator fof twenty successive
> ears was considerable cut up and was
i'll humored all abe day. Old fogydom
was as,onished not little Wild Cats
stuck up their ears and opened their eyes;
some laughed and some swore. But a
gain We went into il. Votes were thick,
md vote s,ickers thicker H. NJ. Sowle
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WHIpPLE's DaGuEaREorYpEs.- w.
have for several weeks intended TO speaL
10 commentator Of the dagueneot,n,s
and crys,alotypes taken by Mr. John A
Whipple, 96 Washington street. /, !,
well known that in the art OF daeuerreo.
typing, America is far in advance Of Tho
old world j: intelligent strangers have
bourn witness to this fact. and it was in.
CONT s,ibiy proved by the Great London
Exhibition of 1851. More than this, 10
come nearer home, We speak advisedIv
when we claim for Boston, superiorty
over all other caies Of this continent in
the excellence of daguerfeotypes Among
the many accomplished and skilful do.
gueuian artists which our city NAV
boast, We cannot do otherwise than re.
gard Mr. Whlpple as the first.
The value Of the Amazing discovery
by which lkenesses of their parents.
brothers, sisters and friends, have been
placed within the means Of everybody,
canno, be too highly estimated. For.
merly, miniature dellneation of the
features Of friend, was luxury, involv.
ing not only considerable expenditure
Of money to the owner, INT Of time 10
the sitter. Now both the time and mon.
ey required are reduced to reasonable
compass.
Mr. Whipple is interchangeable in his ef-
forts to please his patrons, and to satisfy
the most caprIclon, tastes. HIS manners
are courteous, and his skill in his art is
unquestionably Of the highest order
The crsstalotype is the invent on of
Mr. Wh'pple, and his pictures taken IN
this way may challenge comparison with
those OF similar character which are
done abroad The value OF this lnven-
ton is scarcely fully appreciated by The
public as Yet, bu, 1t has been rendered
a, allable for extremely useful purposes
10 several instances. Putnam's SPLENDID
volume, the Homes OF American States.
men has as a tfonilspiece, a view OF the
Hancock mansion taken IN this way.
Each copy Of the book contains a -epera,e
crysialolype of the house, and we under.
stand that the number required were fur.
nlshed al a less cost than engraving.
The cryslalotype likewise affords conven
rent means for multiplying pictures in
cases where several friends mutually de-
sire 10 retain each others.
Mr. WhIpple's rooms are worth VISIT.
ing, and we ieel quite sure that nobody
wishing daguerreo,ype, who commit.
himself to hun will 60 away dissatisfied.
= Boston Daily Advertiser.
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" AsHlNGroN, March |.

A private despatch 10 the Star, from
Norfolk, says the Illinois pu, into Nor
folk on Saturday, Tor coal, having cxpe-
rienced very heavy weather on the pas
sage.
The California Legislature had no,
elected U S Senator in place OF Gwynn
who still holds his IS votes. The leg.
lsiature refused To- adjourn.
h II Field, bearer Of dispatches from
the Sandwich Islands, came passenger IN
the Illinois. and states tina, there are now
no hopes OF annexation, the King ana
his advisers beng opposed tnn
The safety OF the United States brig
Decatur and steamer Massachusetts. Is
reported, They were al Valparaiso a,
latest dates.
SUPPOSED MURDER Las, night
married daughter Of Mr. Wales, one ct
The Capitol police, left her home mv.te-
riously, and was found this morning. IN
ne'ghbor's kitchen, with her throat cut.
She Was highly accomplished lady.
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give return our thanks to the many
new Subscribers who have added their
names TO our lis. during the last week,
and many others who have paid in ad-
vance. Money is cash article with US
Just now-as We need it TO pa, for paper
pay rent and pay the hands. We now
feel confident OF success, ard therefore
have no delicacy about asking subscribers
to paw in advance. Our weekly expenses
are about $40.
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TaE PHsENoLoGIcAL AND WATER Cure
JorgxALs for March have been received
We Amos. wonder that MEssRs FowLERs
& Wells do not run out OF something to
TO say upon their favoli'e topics, but their
subjects seem inexhaustable.
Their Life illustrated is the most
valuable paper to have in family now
published. Their books areall standard
works, a list Of some Of which may be
seen in our advertising columns.
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Harper's Monthly Magazine for March
is an interesting number, having am ong
other matters the commencement: OF an
illustrated article upon the Darien Eek
ploring Expedition written by J. I. Head
ley. The Monthly Record. as usual.
contains large amount OF valuable in.
formation. Those who are nc, regular
subscribers would do well TO get ii from
Ma. NoURsE.
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fremont.

This town like Deer Isle, was carried
BY the enemy a, the election last fall, and
like Deer Isle redee n. itself most ul.
umphan,ly this spring. We learn ,M,
the Custom House folks were well rep
resented Town Meeting day, br, their
influence was harmless. The vote for
FIRST Selectman stood II Tor the enemy
and Isl for America In 10 case were
the opposition able to muster more than
"a a. the ballot box Three cheers for
/ ramont
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Cool. On the 81 of January a per

COOL. On the 81 Of January a person
appeared in the allied trenches before
nebastopol habited in blue frock closely
ou'.onod to the chin, and closely shaver.
tie walked through them asked questions
OF the men. counted the guns, 'bouching
'heih' or putting new vents into them
ana making "ha, observations he pleased
Some said he was a Frenchman and,
some tina. he was doctor, bu, no, one
suspected he was Russian ,,tl he
suddenly bol,ed away down the from, Of
the Russian p'ekets, under sharp fire
OF muske.ry, through which he had the
singular good luck to escape unsea,hed,
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WAC FILL OH PRlsoNs! The nun.
Der Of commitments to the Nex York
City Prison during the year 1854, were
thirty thousand, six hundred and hin ety.
one. OF this number only six thousand
nine hundred and nineiy-six were natives
while ,wenty..hree thousand. seven hun.
dred and tweniy-iour were foreigners
mos, u whom are papi.is,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-03-16

THs NoKrH CAROLINA CULrlvAroR.-
Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture and
the Mechanic Arts. This is The title OF
handsomely printed paper OF 80 pages
published at Raleigh, N c, BY VIM D
Cook. Farmers in the North, whether
they move South or cultivate the cold soil
OF New England, would find much val.
liable information in this paper, which
commences with the present month.