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Scrofula, or Kings Evil,

Is a constitutional disease, q corruption of the
blood, by which this fluid becomes vitiatcd,
weak. and poor. Being in the circulation, it
pervades the whole body, and may burst out
in disease on any part of it. No organ IS free
from its attacks. nor Is there one which it may
not destroy. The scrofulous faint Is variously
caused by mercurial disease. low living, dis
ordered or unhealthy food, impure air, filth
and filthy habits, the depressing vices, and,
above all, by the vencreal infection. What
ever be its origin. it is hereditary in the con-
stitution, descending " from parents to children
unto the third and fourth generation; !" indeed,
it seems to be the rod of Him who says, Il
will visit the iniquities Of the fathers upon
their Children.
Its effects commence by deposition from the
blood of corrupt or ulccrous matter, which, in
the lungs, liver. and internal organs, is termed
tubcrclcs; In the glands, swellings; and on
the surface, oruptions or sores. This foul cor
ruption, which genders in the blood, depresscs
the energies of life, so that scrofulous constitu-
tons not only suffer from serofulous COM
plants, but they have far less power to with
stand the attacks of other diseases; conse-
quently vast numbers perish by disorders
which. although not scrofulous in their nature,
are still rendered fatal by this faint in the
system. Most of the consumption which de-
climates the human family has its origin directly
in this scrofulous contamination; and many
destructive diseases of the liver, kidneys, brain,
and indeed, of all the organs, arise from or
are aggravated by the same cause.
One quarter of all our people are scrofulous;
their persons are invaded by this lurking in
fiction, and their health Is undermined by it.
To cleanse it from the system we must rcnovate
the blood by an Alternative medicine, and in
visorate it by healthy food and exercise.
Such medicine we supply in
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and every variety Of pcture at the shortest posi-
bic notice, and at such prices will suit the most
fastidious
have also on hand large variety Of oval and
square frames, consisting in Part Of gilt, rose
wood and gilt, union trays. cases dc, &c. which
will be sold As low as the lowest.
\. u. Daguerreotypes and Amhrotypcs copied
as large sized Photographs,
Also agent for lIa.lct Davis i Co.'S celebrated
Piano Fortes, one Of which may be seen at the
rooms. Please call and see
Mr.. Marshall hopes by good workmanship and
strict attention 10 business to merit share of pub
lie patronage. J. Il. MARSHALL.
2Af
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N E d | C Al MOTTO E
DR.. P. H. HARDING.

NJ OF I'D respectfully inform tie citizens Of
w Ellsworth and surrounding country, that
(by the request If numerous friends of the latc
Dr. lisa Ne lister ae has returned 10 Ellsworth
aud located, for the practice Of Medicine aud sur
gerry and hopes by strict attention to his profess
sion te merit share Of patronage,
R,o~s al The Ets'ol'fa H7sse, until f.rtd0 aones
- Office over Ii. d 5. X. Writings store
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Great External Remedy.

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AND ALI klltt MATIC AND NERVOUS
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The gfea; natural Bone Setter
Dr. Stephen S.ceef. Of CoaReeticH,
Is known all over tie United states
Dr. Stephen Sreef. If Connecticut.
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Dr. Sreet's LafaHiB1e Lmimeat,
Cures rheumatism and never fails
Dr. Streets AfaHiHe Linimcat.
Is certain remedy Fl Neuralgia.
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Cures Burns and sealds Immediately.
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Is the best known remedy for srrains aud Bruises.
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Cures Headache immediately and never fails.
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Cures Toothaehe in enc minute.
u. Straits EqfaHib1e Liiimeat.
Cures Cats and Wounds quickly, leaving ne scar.
Dr. SmeefS kgtatiiite LjBiment.
Is the best reraedy fai sore. ia the known world.
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Has been used l mere than milton people, anu
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Dr.. Streets IafaiJilie Linimeat.
Is trnly a " friend in need, aud every family
should have it AZ hani.
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West do, aud ty dealers III medicine everywhere.
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Ayers Cathartic Pills,
FOR ALL THE PURPOSES or FAMILY pHYSlC,

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Their penetrating properties search, and cleanse,
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properties, the invalid who is bowed down with
pam or physical debility IS astoHished 70 find his
health or energy restored by remedy at once so
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Not only do they cure the everyday complaints
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containing certificates OF their and directions
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ute ,jal4ia5ce. and other kiaared complaints,
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The Ellsworth House,

@sxa The subscriber would inform the public
I.!.m that he has re-opeped the above named
S.-lEss bouse for the accommodation Of tran
seient aud permanent boarders GA favorable terms
The House has been thoroughly repaired, and
furnished throughout with new furniture
by giving bis personal attention to to wants and
comfort Of his guests he hopes to receive a share
of patronage. w. MERRITT, Proprietor
Ellsworth, Sept. 9Th. 3n33
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At Court OF Probate held at Ellsworth, within
and Tor che G unity Of Hancock, on the first
Wednesday Of September, A. D. 1850.
IN the petition Of Madison Babson. Adj
~ ministrator Of the estate Of iiam f.
Allen, late OF Trem mt, in said county deccas-
ed, representing that the personal estate af
said deceased IS not sufficient to pay the just debts
which be owed . the time Of Ills death, by the
sum Of four hundred and thhty dollars, and
praying form license 10 seH and convey 50 much
Of the real estate of said deceased n may be
necessary ior the payment Of sail debts and incl
dental changes:
Ordegsd--Ihat the petitioner give notice thereof
To the heirs Of said deceased and to all persons in
frosted by causing copy Of this order To be pub
] she'd in the Ellsworth American, printed in Els
worth, In said eourty. three weeks successyely,
that they may appear at Probate Cuart to be
holden at Ellsworth, in said County. on the fourth
wednesday of October next at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon, and shew cause if any they have, why
the prayer .. said petition should not be granted
PARKER TUCK. Judge.
A true copy,-Attest
So A. A. B tRruErT Regis. er.
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PHOTOGRAPHS!
PHOTOGRAPHS. kMBBgTyPEs

The undersigned having fitted up large and
AIRY rooms opposite the Ellsworth House, is
prepared to take
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DEPOT OF COMPANY.
LEWIS. JAMES n 60.

- The SAravlEin can DE ial If aay re,f.rcta
bic starvAccpeF in the Country. Hsi
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Nervous COMPLAINTS
Loss OF SLEEP.

Frsm Neuralgia through All case. vhrte olibn wa.
ever a'd tn hat Il hsiruu' FteuS' and The
1i.lt cause q liseaAe
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FOR, RHEUMATISM, G0TT NEURALGIA. II WBA
GO.>TlFf, NECk AND JDiSrS.STKAIN> HEt ISIS
cts AND Mat Np>. PIiES. HEADACHE
AND ALL Ri n MATIC AND NERVOUS
DISORDERS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-03-07
Tobacco a foe to Matrimony.

One of our exchanges inquiries with much
alarm @how it is that there are so many
nice young girls in our cities unmarried,
and likely to remain So" Our answer is
comprised in one word Tobacco. In old
times when you could approach young
man within whispering distance, without
being nauseated by his breath, he used
when his days work was over-to spend
his evenings with some good girl, or girls,
either around the family hearth, or in pleas
ant walks, or at some innocent place of
amusement. The young man of the pres
entday takes his solitary pi2e,and puffs away
all his vitality, till he is as stupid as an oys-
ter, and then goes to some saloon to 9uench
the thirst created by smoking; and sheds
crocodile tears every time his stockings are
ont at the toes, that 'sthe girls nowadays
are so extrayagant fellow can't afford to
get married" Nine young men out often
deliberately give up respectable female So
ciety to indulge the solitary, eneryating
habit of smoking, until their broken-down
constitutions clamor for careful nursing {;
then they coelly ask some nice girl to ez-
change her health, strength, beauty, and
unimpaired intellect, for their sallow face,
tainted blood and breath, and irritable tenn
per, and mental inbecility. Women may
well hate smoking and smokers. We have
known the most gentle and refined men
grow harsh in temper, and uncleanly in
their personal habits, under the thraldom
of tyranny which they had not love or
respect enough for women to break through.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-03-07

MoURsIsG DRESSES FOR CHnDREN.-Yes-
terday we saw very little child, scarcely
more than babe, clad in deep mourning.
It was sweet little face which peeped
out from that tiny black bonnet. What
pity, thought we, to begin SO early-if at
ALTO associate gloomy ideas with death.
What can people who do this be thinking
about! To US it seems almost criminal to
condemn little creature like that to mourn
ful thoughts, which should instead be as
much as possible warded from it, and es-
pecially fit be motherless or father3ess.-
We never witness such an exhibition with
out mixture Of ofindignation with oar pity;
without recalling the many instances in
which long life of unnatural and unneces-
sary fear and gloom has been the result of
wrapping little children in sables, ''through
fear Of death making them all their hfe-time.
subject to bondage"
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NO. 2s.


Throughout the pages of history we arc
struck with the fact that our remarkable
men possessed mothers of uncommon tai
ent for good or bad, and great energy of
character. 1t would almost seem from this
circumstance that the impress of the moth
er is more frequently stamped upon the
boy, and that Of the father upon the girl
we mean the mental intellectual impress,
il distinction frem he physical one.
1t is said6f 1ss Waiter SCOTS inother,
that she was small, plain, well-educated
woman, Of excellent sense, very charitable,
and great lover of poetry and painting,
and on the whole superior woman. 'Tis
evident from the writings of Sir Walter
that he had uncommon gift in word paint
ing.
1t is said of Byron's mother. that she was
proud woman, hasty, violent and unrea-
sonable, with not principle sufficient to re-
strain her temper. Unhappily, Byron in
herited his mothers infammable temper,
and instead of being subdued and softened
by the harshness with which she often
treated him, be was rendered more passion
ate by it. Thus we see that this infirmity,
which by gentleness and kind treatment
might have been greatly checked, if not
cured, was suffered to enslave one of the
most talented, brilliant, poetical minds
which have ever shown among men, entail
ing life of misery upon its possessor, and
an carly termination to bis career
The mother of Bonsparte was a woman
of great beauty and energy of character
The last trait has been strikingly exempli-
fled throughout his whole life.
The mother of Robert Burns, the Scot
tish poet, was woman of moderate per-
sonal attractions, but in every other respect
she was remarkable woman. She was
blessed with a singular eeuanimity of tenn
per, and her religious feelings were coD-
stant and deep. She used to give wings to
the wearied bours Of her checkered life by
chanting old songs and ballads, of which
she kept large store. Her perceptions of
character were very quick and keen, and
she lived to good old age, rejoicing in
the fame Of her poetson, and partaking of
the fruits of his genius.
Lord Bacon'smother is said to have been
woman of superior mind, of great learn.
ing and of deep piety.
Little is said Of the mother Of Nero, ex,
cept that she murdered her second hus-
band, the Emperor Claudius, about four
Nero was ascrueI Emperor, if his mother
was a murderess! How strangely does tn,
mother Of Nero, an ancient tyrant, contrast
with the mothers of some of our modern
philanthropists and statesmen the moth
er of Washington, whose name is familia
to every reader of history; the mother o
John Jay, who deserves place by the side
of Washington. Mrs. Jay is said to hav,
had cultivated mind, fine imaginatio,
and an atfectionate temper.
The mother of Patrick Henry was a wo
man of great excellence of character, ant
marked by superior conversational powers
Hence, doubtless, the oratorical gift of he
son. With the mother of the Adamses al
are acquainted Where will you fnt
more real practical common sense and tru,
energy of character than John Quincy
mother possessed! Mothers will do wei
to remember that their impress is Otter
stamped upon their sons.
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in our county, as christians ofs different de-
nominations unitedly actings which will give
it greater influence, seeing that we are agreed
in the fundamental doctrines of salvation. l
shall always be willing to do everything can
to encourage and aid this cause" There are
many who thus support aColporteur.
CALLS FOR THE WORK.
An active, pious physician who aids this
work greatly, recently wrote me saying, Il
wish you to visit us soon. Colporteur work
is sadly needed among u.s. A majority of the
people, SO 4r as csh see or learn, do not at
tend church, and Asssset reached By the usu-
al christian means Can you not supply rs
with good laborer? And can you not find
some rich man or woman who would pay the
salary of a Colporteur to work here p A
prominent minister in another county writes,
''Since being Rector of this Parish have had
an opportunity Of seeing that Tracts do mach
good here. And therefore respectfully Pc
tition donation of Tracts from the Am. Tr.
Society to scatter for the supplying of a
'thirsting' people"
APPEAL
In view of what this cause, as an aid to the
ministry, has done under God, and the con-
Z SihucA HcCu AoI - iIS SiCot ChSlCuCy oAO
economy, surely we may confidently rely
upon many wealthy men and women, each
to support a colporteur to labor in counties
not'yet supplied, who can visit annually about
1000 families in the spirit of Christ, the re
ward of which, to the donor in being the in
strument of making happy homes and saving
souls, will certainly be infinitely greater thar
few dollars interest from the $3.50 or 5000
Those who cannot give Colporteurs salary
let them give as they may be able annually
and let all do what they can. in Gods strength
to advance this work, the only object 0
which is, to go to souls ererysohere, and es
pecial1y IN the family, to apply Gods trutl
to prevent and cure "sin which is reproacl
to any people" and to teach, and produce, an,
| cultivate that righteousness which exaltetl
nation"
Yours truly,
W. j. w. CROWDER, Gen. Ag't.
of Am. Tr Soc for N. C.
Raleigh, March, 1860.
~ Editors in N. G. viii please copy.
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Beaufort, N. c., 1859.
For the Spirit of the Age.
Annual Report of Colportage in North
Carolina.

A review of my humble labors another
Colportage year, impresses me that in my
weakness and failings, God has been my
strength and guide, enabling me to see more
need for this work, to do more labor myself
in visiting families, scattering truth, visiting
Colporteurs for mutual instruction, getting
funds to aid the work, and also to learn of
more good results by His blessing upon it
than during any previous year of my con-
nection with the Society-for which give
all praise to the Lord. And | would render
sincere thanks for the warm expressions of
kindness by so many Ministers and Christian
men and women of different denominations,
who have invited me to their churches and
homes Tor the purpose of advancing this
work, by having its claims presented, and bv
their prayers, counsels and donations.
NEED FOR THIS WORK.
During the year labored, more or less,
in 56 counties, where l found growing intel
ligence and piety, and also found great need
for carrying the gospel to the doors of neg
lecters, and urging by personal entreaty anc
prayer to God with them, that they heed it.
5 warnings and invitations. This necessit,
exists because many of these neglectors ar
,, not within four or five miles of a church, a
: which there is preaching, perhaps, only ono
a month, or they are skeptical because {
bitterness between denominations of chris
r tians, or they are poor, afflicted and cannc
II go, or they are wicked, Incorporate and pr,
i Iiudiced and will not attend. To all of thes
b the Colporteur goes with gospel truth an
). love filling his own heart burning and sh
: ming in his kind words and acts, melting pr
e judice, shaming wickedness, consoling Il
oi afflicted, supplying the poor, uprootir
skepticism, and also carrying, as it were, Il
is church and pulpit to each scattered and di
Of tant cabin, and there locates preacher
s. the form of good book or tract, containiI
> the powerful gospel truth, over which sor
:, faithful minister has thought and prayed
y days or weeks, before writing it out; and
10 answer to his prayers and the prayers of OF
ers, this printed truth has been conveyed
the hovel or home of wickedness, and af
earnest prayer by the Colporteur it is plac
in the hands of father, mother or child.
Let Gods people in Gods strength contir
to thus bring his truths an contact with I
- minds and hearts of the people, of eve
~ ~ class and character, with Christ-like spi
~ and motive and leave the results with G
In who assures us that His truth shall not
lr> turn void.
IS. In the Sc counties | made 1855 fam
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-03-07

II you have friend whom you desire to
remain friend, get in debt to him. He'll
never leave you--he'll haunt you; and in
fond remembrance ever cherish your vir-
nee and the amount Of your Indebtedness
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Hog Cholera-A Remedy.

We notice in our exchanges that The
Hog Cholera is proving very fatal among
swine, IN several sections throughout the
South and West as well as in this neigh
borhood.
In Chambers and Autauga counties, AL
ALBANIA, it is prevailing to an alarming ex
tent, and it is spreading very rapidly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-03-07
A REMEDY.

Henry w. Williams, Esq, of Charlotte,
finding large number of his stock hogs
and their increase declining rapidly under
the pestilence, administered to eight head,
in kitchen offaI, half-pound of calomel, as
an experiment, and it produced the desired
effect. In few hours the hogs became
lively and are now doing well.
Those who are suffering loss by the chol-
era ameng their swine, have remedy with.
out labor. Try it.
Great loss has been sustained in thi.
community, and it would be well for those
who have swine not yet attacked with tn,
disease, to procure sufficient quantity o
the remedy, having it on hand ready 70
luse,
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-11-10

4ExAs nm sASun srATx ~ m uHSe9
rsox THIRTY 10 voxry THOUSAND HAJ0a
nj rOR BRECKENRIDGE AND LANE
~ rt.ru aom .hi coss,v ist3trste thai
Dr~kiutip sa.l LAM tsvs shsaises sh"se sN
msje~ity.
In Rsaa county the Democratic ticket has
rrcv.,,,xl two 10 onc, aml in Cherokee s to /.
n oshcr wor,k The fRmra:ie msjwiiy in R"ss
v;ll he between four and FIVE hundred, AMI In
Ch~roAe~ over six hundred
In Cn.s ard Marion we have obtained 10
or. IN ether words, two or three hundred ma
jorts. Every a,,emp, WIS made to deceivc The
peoplc. and no doub, many have been deceived
bu, (, will 20, eject materially, we imagine. the
general result, In GAYS ard Marion counties the
fusion ticket was headed as follows " tnro'
Ei,r,o.ul T,,ksi Pledged TO vote for either
i.rcckinriJre h Lane, Douglas 4 Johs-on, BIZ
a Everett, to defcx, Lincoln 4 IIamlin .
= Hu, these devices were unassins. The great
body II the people have stood urbcldiy for Their
constitutional rights. Texas sends greeting To
her sister States Of the South with Il majority
UNPARALLELED since the organization Of the state
government. Ours vl prove the banner state
OF the Democracy And this triumph has '~s'
achieved IN the isce Of the strongest opposition
headed By Houston and all the traitors TO DE
mocroey tina, be could gather around him.