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Cranberries. /,
IN rag GERMAN OF uBLASD.

A Goldsmith in his workshop stands,
Where pearl aud ruby shnet
"The brightest jewel in my hands,
Is still thyself, Helena,
Thou dearest daughter mine.'
In steps knight OF courteous mien,
GOOD even, maiden fair,
And master goldsmith, too, good cen,
would a costly bandIet.
To bind my sweetheart's hair"
And when the goldsmith. work was done,
And sparkled bright the band,
Helena, soon as she's alone,
With heaving bosom claspeth
The bandlet round her hand,
"Ah wondrous happy 10. is thine,
Who shall this bandlet bear,
All ! what delight, what joy weI mine,
Gave he me but bandiet
Ofrosss. might wear !"
Not long before the knight was back
The bandlet we'll espicd;
IL would, Sir Goldsmith, We would make
A wedding ring with diamonds,
For my enchanting BRIDE
And when the wedding ring was made,
Glittering with diamond stone,
She drew it sad aud half afraid,
Upon her bridal finger,
Soon as she was alone.
Yah wondrous happy lot is thine,
Who shall this token wear
All what delight--what joy were mine,
Gave he me but a ringlet
OF his own golden hair |"
Nor longer now the knight delayed.
But well the ring esped--
"Right fine. Sir Goldsmith, We have made
These precious true iove-otferings,
For my enchanting bride
"Besccch We, beautcous maid, come near,
Think thou ait she | WOO,
On thee III test the bridal gear,
II we'll it viii bcseem her,
Fox she is fair like you"
That very morn the mai iden fair
1t was the sabbath.day--
Was kempt with more than wontcd care,
As she to church was vending,
Donned in her best array.
She blushing like rose fresh blown,
Before the aasa doth stani.
He sets on her the golden crown,
The ring upon her finger,
Theu taaes her by the hand
"ileicnr sweet Helena dear
The st Is cast aside;
It's thou the wedding wreath shalt wear,
And tous rug thy dnser,
My own Icar ch sen bride.
"liere gold aud l,earl and preciau. stone,
Have long elelarm,i thine eyes,
And w.it tee t9seIs hay fgfesaysn,
Tia: yc with ne t, honor.
sh,ll i-her 53et arrive"
Deagc,Hic R,etu. J J s.
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Cranberry Culture.

terest IN this subject, among the cultiva
tors Of the soil Possessed of some ex-
perience in this line, have thought, in
view of the above facts, that stateme Mt
Of my theory and practice might net be
unacceptable to you. or uninteres,ing to
the readers of the Ohio Farmer. On
this presumption, the following has been
perpared -
My theory is, that low, swampy lands
is better adapted to the growth of the
vine and fruit in question. that dry up
land. Nature herself seems to teach
this lesson Travel from Maine to Min.
nesota, and you will meet with the Gran.
berry, growing in state of nature, only
in some swamp. or on its margin. You
will also find that it has selected a swamp.
which is likely to be moist throughout
the season. thus showing its great affinity
for water The swamp commends itself
to the world be cultlvator of the cram
berry for another reason, VIZ : that in
its natural stIte it is generally useless for
other purposes; ard to fit it for other
purposes would require a greater ou tlsy
than to fit it for cranberry raising. For
the latter you need only a sufficient
number of drains 20 remove surface
water: more are not only unnecessary,
but, in nv opinion detrimental And
then. again. the ease with which me st
swamps can be flown. during fall. winter,
and spring gives the cultivator an advan-
rnge over weeds, which on dry land are
not only more anne wing, but can only
kept in check by porsevering use of the
hoe,o some equivalent. To accomplish
this. one has only to close the outlets to
his drains in fail. as soon as the crop is
gathered. and let them remain closed
until the return of warm weather, in
spring a course which would recommend
wherever it is pract cable When this
can be done, very little, if any, wedding
or hoeing will be necessary. Having
stated the + ind Of soil prefer for the
cranberry. IT being he kind also use,
| viii now give nv mode of manage
nent. Faving drained the land, as init
mated above. those portions on which the
water formerly remained most of the
year. will usually be sufficiently clean
for the immediste introduction Of the
plant. That part covered with a thick
sod pare off, and throw the sods into
heaps for dccompos ton, the result OF
which forms an excellent manurian pre-
para'ion for fruit trees. In the clean
surfaca thus exposed, | make shallow
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-01

PEAsE. DIR. Pcase, dean of Ely, was
nee at dinner, when just as the cloth
was removed, the subject of discourse
happened to be that Of extraordinary
mortality ameng lawyers. 1--WE have
Iost,' said gentleman, mot less than
six eminent barrlsters in as many
months" The dean. who was quite
deaf, rose. as his friend finished his re.
marks. and gave the company grace:
For this and every other mercy, max C
US truly thankful,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-01

THarGLE N TIE BosToN >cuoors. On
tuadr,d Pup,is EIpr'icd Tho b ,ston Cour-
irr -iye> tine following version OF a sec tartan
trouble winch has br ,ken ont in tho Eliot
school on account ot the refusal Of scholars,
whose parents are Catholics, t. recitA the
Ten Commandments and the |. lrd's PRAYER
Il, they are written in the Protestant version
u the Bible. In accordance with le usAs g,
sanctioned by the Committee, II reading
from the BIlle daily. and as often as one a
week. repeating the Fen Cpmmanim .nts
and ehauntin5S ths Lords ;.raynr, Miss
>depard. one Of the teachers, a werk Az
NJ n az, was conducting, the exercise when
she noticed that -,eral Of the pupils varied
the usual i5rm to Igr with the u nav. or
authorized Catholic version OF the Scriptures
Although tn difference is very sligslt. it was
sufficient t. r-ndcr the exercise confused -
Ga ingairinL into the cause of TIE change,
she was told by th" scholars that their parents
were unwlIi they should ,,g the c MN IN
version, and tod them to repeat thu Catholic.
rs the matter was confined t. tw3 er tnr"r,
it was compromised and pissed lightly over.
On Mon lay last, in attemI ing tp g
through the slme exercise Miss Sacparl
found, inst ad Of two ar three, the majority
Of her class utterly refused t. comply with
th, general usat IN tins respect. although
they war, willing To repeat and chant the
Catholic versions The re .s)n assigned was
that thus they had been instructed u do by
Father Wight, OF 1t. Mry's thurch, OF
whose parish their parents We're members -
She reported the matter 10 the sub b-ma,ter,
whJ WI. reirrd ny th, IN .star to amembnr
1t the Committee present in the building -
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REMARKABLE tA1ALlrY. 4 correspondent
If the j ii rs MIN, ut Presque Isle relttes
Il sad case of fatality in the family Of MIR,
Thomas Vance of Lyndon (L.tter llr,
Three Of his children were buried on the >
inst. Just week from that d.,v, Jane. the
only remaining daughter, aged II. and VII
lie, aged -, were taken with Il Violent pain
in the head and hlek, nausea, twitcain- Of
the limhS, cpnt)rtous OF the face. followed
in short time with tremor and either entire
pr partial paralysis. The little girl was en-
tireIy helpl s., the boy coul! not move his
arms. >uniay morning, John, aged 20 was
taken with like symptoms, and the doctor
who had been called to see the others, ad-
mini-tered powerful emetic aul Pronounc-
ed him in !. fair way Of recovering. sun
day night Jane died. Monday afternoon
John became plralysed. but still WAS Mt
considered in dtn5rr. Monday night il
lie died. John requested to be raised up
that he light see his brother die, and when
all was over sank back upon his pillow, ex-
claiming that he too, was dying, and cXpr d
in about an hour, The physician pronounc-
ed the disease which thus swept away near
Iy a whole family, typhoid fever oi very
malignant type,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-01

In reporting the result of the Bangor City
Eection, the Belfast Journal tacetiously says:
The democrats made clean sweep-of
wards and ." The fact is worth noting
as the democracy is rarely known to make
anything clean lWhig.
We think the Wing ought to make an
exception of the u S. Treasury, for demo-
Gratis have "cleaned' that of all its contents
and are issuing "sain pl,'sters" to carry On
the government.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-01

CAMDEN TowN ELECTION. Camden. Mar.
IA, 1859, Our town meeting held this day
has resulted in a complete triumph of tho
Republicans by an average majority of l25.
The two tickets were distinguished as "Citi-
zens' and "Repuhlicans. This citizens
ticket was got up to inveigle the Repuhl,-
cans as on a former occasion, but it was no
go. Belfast Age.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-01

Pa said little fellow the other Iav.
wasn't Job an editor Why. Sammy ?
Because the Bible informs us that be
had much trouble. and was . man Of
sorrow all the days OF his life
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-01

NIRTuE.-'Save your nlushes, said a
distinguished Italian to his young rcla-
ten. whom he saw issuing from place
of iil-report; "you should have blu'hed
when you went in" Wee should excite
shame for its own sake, and not for the
censure which it may incur from others.
The virtue of him who is guarded from
temptation only by the fear Of the world
and the probat ility Of detection. is GER
tainly fortified by feeble defences. And
ifsuch one has the good toi tune, ,throug
the vicissitudes of his l'fe,to preserve the
blessing of a good conscience, and the
jewel OF good name, he may we'll con-
slider that life Is series c f miracles.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-01

Reunion IN HEAvEN.--"I am fully
persuaded says Baxter, "that shall
love my friends in heaven, and therefore
know them; and this principally binds
me to them on earth. If | thought
should never know them more, nor love
them after death. | should love them
comparatively little now,as do all other
transitory things
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-01

Pass HIM 'RoUND.-One "Prof Trask,"
who registers his name at the hotels. "t.. G.
Trask, Pennington, Me- does not pay his
bills. He is scoundrei'
Machias Union,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-01

To CORRESPONDENTS. The communication
signed "H.' on "Isms" is received. II 10
well written and accords fully with our own
views. but the propriety of publ .sh,ng it At
this time is rather Questionable. Deferred
for the present.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-01

MAINE VESSEL AND CREw Losr.-A brig
went ashore on Kay Cruz del Padre. ID int,
and it issupposed went to pieces. Crew stat
ed to he lost. She was lumber laden. nd
from Machias Me.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-01

II brickbats neatly done up in brown pa-
per are seen lying upon thssitiewalks to-day,
make up your minds that il = AL Fools
Day.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-01

Brig Matilda of Stockton. Me. Reynolds,
from jacksonville 5th inst for Boston. With
100 600 feet of hard pine lumber, was fallen
in with on 9th inst. lat 33 &c. Ion S5 %, in
IA sinking condition, with three feet eight
inches of water in the hold, and leaking
COCO strokes per hour, she having sprung a
leak on the 9th during a heavy gale from
Sc. The captain and crew seven in number,
were taken off by sch Erdsail from Galveston,
at Providence 18th. They saved most Of
their clothing. &c. The Matilda was l47
tons register, IA years old, and built in
Prospect Me, owned by Mr.. Peleg Staples
Of Stockton, and is partly insured in Bangor.
On the 10th, the bark Chiffon. of Portland,
from Matanzas for Holmes Hole was seen
stripping the Matilda.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-01

What is the difference between a
good soldier and fashionable lady -
One faces the powder, and the other
powders the face.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-01

NEW JERSEY SENATOR Hon. John C.
Teneyck, Republican. was chos U. s. Sem
ator for New Jersey the 18th in place Of
Hon. William Wright democrat. The vote
stood Vroom dem. 81; Stockton, dem. e.
Wright, dem 8 and Mr.. Teneyck rep AZ
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-01

Abuse of woman. like abuse of wine
only falls on the head Of him who freely
indulses ID it.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-01

Ma EST Es SPEECH The Augusta CORES.
pondent of the Oxford Democrat speaks thus
of Mr. Estes remarks on the resolve in favor
of the NJ line Wesleyan Seminary
Mr.. Estes from the committee on educa-
ton, has reported q resolve in favor of ap-
propriating Il half township of land to the
Portland Society of Natural History, the
name of the Society to be changed to that
Of" "The Maine Institute Of Science;" also
hill--"an act to incorporate the trustees Of
Bryant's Pond High School"
When tha resolve in favor Of the Maine
Wesleyan minary was under discussion in
the House, Mr.. Smart spoke against the ap-
preparation. MIR. Blaine replied. and in the
course of his remarks, alluded to the fact
that Mr. Smart received his education at this
institution, and quoted the passage,
oh sharper than a serpents tooth tits
To have a thankts child"
Mr.. Smart replied that he had paid his
bills at the Institution, and owed it notn-
ing.
Mr.H. c. Estes followed in speech which
for beauty and scholarly finish, is unsurpass-
ed by any speech delivered during the session.
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Officers Of Az. Societies.

Hancock. - The aanual election Of
Officers Of this Societv. was holden at
Ellsworth, Oct. l3, 1859.
President-SanuelW Wasson, of Frank
lin.
Vice FreSident-Jesse Dutton, OF
Ellsworth,
Secr,tary-A. NJ. Glidden, Of Ellis
worth.
Treasurer 4. Collector Moses Hale
of Ellsworth.
Librarian VIM. Somer6y of Els
worth
Erec~tire Committee Ephraim Crab
tree, of Hancock; David Wasson. of
Brooks,ille; S T. D5nnel, of Franklin
Charles JOY. of Surry; VIM. 7. Thomas,
of Eden.
WEST SOMERSET. The annual cleo
,ion of off 'ers Of this s ciety, was hold
en- on the 5th inst. as follows:
President-Wm. K. Flint, Of Au-
burn
Vice Presid,nt-Amos Hutchins, of
Embden.
A'ttft'" " - fHSHfv % ~NsoI. niOCl l
Moore. OF North Anson.
TRUSTEES - Amos Hutchins of Emb-
den; Benz. Hilton. of Starks: S. w.
lIapgood and John Wasson, of Anson
ard Nathan Weston, Of Madison
NoRrH ARoosropK. The annual
meeting Of this Society WAS held at
Prcsqre lsle, February 2'd, as follows
Presidea.-Mo Rose, Of Prcsque
Isle
V,re Presileats A |. Rollins. Fort
Fairfield; John T. Goss, Presque Isle;
john Allen. Esq. Letter G.
Secretary-Joel Bean, E,q., Letter
G.
Trustees Geo. F. Whidden. Ptsque
Isle; + Richardson, Fort Fash Id; Hem
ry Rolf Letter q.
7reaSHrrr S Co}lertw-Wm F. Hop
kinsan. Fort Fairfield.
AatHi Il Iran ; ,evens, Fcrt Fairfield.
Measures were als) taken tor the pur-
chase of Lard in Presque Isle, and the
erection OF fences and other fixtures for
the use oil the Society.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-01

TERMS OF ApvBRTisrNG.-0ne square q
less, three insertions, 25;-each subse-
quent insertion 25 cents--l square ! year,
5000. A liberal discount made on long ad-
vertiseinents A squire is 10 lines Nonpariel
, 1859-01-17

4 liil is nov lc;orc The Legislature Of
Michigan rruvidin. for aSeertainiDg tile an-
uual cereal products ii that State, aud our
correspondent a. Lansing writes that it is
very popular with tllc members, aud will pass
without epIn.ilion. Hhio and Iowa have
cacA experienced tA. advantages vf such n
Law, aud tic people uf tLese STATES would
no! br deprived u it Tor ally Consideration.
1t ou]y remain: Ter Illinois, Wisconsin and
lnl!a4a 10 foll',w tie example, and as the
Legislatures If slc~e States are HOW in ses-
sion, We sincerely trust i similar law will be
enacted by each before as!journing.
4 law ot tlIis kind caa b. executed with
on. throwing any additional expense upon
illr Treasury. ln OHIO anil lywa it is made
the duty OF thu ssSrsSars IL procure the in.
formation wished, aud this is done without
any material increase ol THUR labors. Lit
the three States named make n similar pro.
vision, and hereafter We shall know l,y Au.
gust or September If clCl year tue number
Of acres uf wheat, cora, oats. barley, ryc,
ETC., iu lh" Northwestern States. Such knowl.
edge would teuA 10 keep down speculation il
grain, .nd would enable farmers to dispose oi
their crops without beng imposed upon hy
st;lrpcrS
, 1859-01-17
l,hr Eectln. in the Ctr.

IT,. 1owu was in Il lnllub Of excitement
Oh saturday, On tie subject Of tue Ton. Dyer
chatter. About iuIty feet::uf signatures, in
double calualn+, were appended during The
dig. 10 rem'n-traac"s I" he forwarded to the
I4nsi~ia!urr Political differences are entirely
slisrrsaE1e1 i'll tale general cagcrncss to
strau51c tue Springfield brat, Several lead
ing Democrats have signed tAe Tcn4onstrance
~-!ool:ing upon the question LIS otIc OF the
lust Importance 10 the taxpayers. The Ger
mans :.ul - 4''liaavi4a: Arc particularly cx-
cited by HE Dyer plot. regarding it ut The
SANE ti:.lc rs :: scheme to double their lays
tor the heHctit o half l dczen dScnmtltc1
.lclnat .ue:, aud :ls Ill insuflcrahle outrage
vn popular :ieh's. il call lnr all Indignation
meeting wuuld pr'aauec !. cluwt, from ho:ll
pelisical psrtie-, w|sic,. Ia building in The
city cnuld contain.
, 1859-01-17

or:c,, cu r.
YIN t4o'1 4"'eu iseAu VI ''1tu4
Gay. Ne suggest fGat the Post-Oihce authcrl-
ties put q four-ox-team On the route. In this
uar we mar he enabled +o ont tho Sor;,ofa1d
-. " .Ae DpA
papers ol last Wednesday. We Like the 1oi-
lowing from, the correspondence Of the Ert1inq
.Louynal.
sra,sc,,r,n m 1,n,,ru1s,o
:, 49, 1A@ 80 1I'.
"a .oe oeua'e, LUIS lno'nln3, uu,one tne o1448
1eaa '~sce aoa 1eigrfeo. ~ers Tue iolto"1ne;
=, by AZ. .ooa-4o eslao'!an otate reform
ocnoGl loI Justu:ie DeHnquen's'
~ As' h9ousstt-to aesaof1ze 'ne aa'e Ok the
cnlcas9, o. run q fouu ~ Lug hallfoaa' ano
~ euaolo 'o' lne1 eo' " 'oftn GOT
roratl,on. ,, , - ;,,
~ NJ. faAe-io supplt aene1enc1es ~ me
applopfAt'ou lo9 tuo Aus1.su''o1 " LUG Oeal
una Dumo loF tue years 10! anu leo3.
a on lof saw prof.1!ne .na. 1uag;nens %
eoaIess'on y ~ maslans y! stsotas'. hIasi no' oe
eu9etea un1ll tue nlohe} aemHnoea eaals pe &C.
eoani5 uns' "oo 'a-en up ano faeete.
Tue o1l! 1ol ~" oec.a'tH county courts a.
nil tunes IN session LOT nearing applications Of
lnsoiseot oeo.ols sol o:se1n'3e' "a' passed.
mr.: BROOKS only Young 40;
bill lor !a~ p1osioing luss nG person saal1
oe coasic,eo o. sFonu Iatcsny un.ess Ins saloe
ot properly h'olen eua,t e1eeea twenty oot.la's,
"as Ieau ,"1ce auo ospele1 rpa .o os enh,osseo.
u tns A9uee' eo' ~: ouosCu pleseu.eu melio-
,'al o. tne l'ino.s que Aeu'cal o9c1e1y, N oe.
nalt OF the eoneauon ot io!ots re'effeo 10
eomt';t'te On otA'e INSTITUTIONS.
Mr. H1cgln" presented pclltion i2r remon-
strance AGAINST ihe ehar'crtng ot Horse kall-
roud IN ChlcaKo: Ie!eE1ed 70 special Conmlttee
consisting of the COOK Connty DaleEat'on.
Two b1ns Ior avs ptosiolnR tna1 confession
o1Junsment og warrant ol attorney. before me
money IS due' shnal oe so1o; nave nven before
lae ,, 9aaisass sS 1onaA'e.se' IVY re}'osseo !eem
naek ta1a alte1noon; one Q, the" %as ia'a on
, 1859-01-17
fTNut 1ftlxtOrs.

Under Tom Dyer's charter thc city il 10
larcJvur -nIyors! The present duties Of the
Mayor arc 10 he performed ly three other
Mayors, to be called Commissioner" and
all four art To bc under pay. The one that
retains tic na.1: o' Mayor is deprived If
every particle Of executive authority. but is
10 receive S2,ooo PER year to support the dig
mtg If tie ofice. TLv uthcr three Mayors are
10 attend to tllc poiicc matteErnnw performed
hy the Mayor fur Hhicl, service tllcy will
divide l,etwcen their Iolnr> ah2ut $4,000 Of
taxes, per ahnum.
The Ir.rpc ar" @raciously pc,mitted 10
tkc4 The Mayor wbn ltas nothing to do but
the otllcr 1Ertc Mayors 1T" TO he appointed,
for the reason We su1po>t. tllat tue people arc
not competent TO make proper selections
tlat is, they might nn! happen 10 elect the
three patriots WHO have planned these pleas
ant n.>ts fur themselves.
, 1859-01-17

WAsn1sGroS, Jan. 1.-THE House Committee on
Territories ordered that the bill tor the orXaui-
cation Of Arizona be reported with the bounda.
ries asked for By the people If the Territory
through their delegate, Lieut.. AowrY. viz: oil
the territory south Of the parallel Of latitude
rnrth 33 20 from Texas to the Colorado OF the
West.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs to-
day agreed to report 4 bill similar to that Of
Senator Slidell, who proposes to place in the
hands Of the President f39, ,000, 600 to negotiate
for the purchase of Cubs. There will he MI
nority report
at eaat twelve or fourteen Republicans in
the House will vote for the Senate bill for the
admission Of Oregon IN tho Union, aad oppose
all efforts to tEamel its passage.
WAsH1sG7oS, Jan. l5.-Commodore Perry
has been ordered to the command Of the store.
ship Relief, soon to leave for Asplnwa[L Llent.
Fitzgerald, restored to the Navy, has been or
dered to the same vessel
Mr. Mercer, who was dropped as 1nidship-
men, and restored as Lieutenant, has re-
signed
/ L. Dawson, Of Texas, late clerk in the Lsnd
Office, has been appointed % Lieut.. II the Ma
rine Corps.
The treasury statement ahows in amount sub.
iect to draft OF Is, us 900. The receipts Of the
week are &726, ,0Uo-an increase over last week
of nearly {s2, 900. Drafts issued smount to
&5s0, 900, and drafts psid $G4, 900; nett balance
in the treasury, Il OIL 900.