Ellsworth American., 1863-12-11
News Items. &c.

AISN CObtot iu &hoihSy
was started in Brunswick in 1909.
WHO cannot keep his own secret
ought not to complain if another tells it.
Prof Fowler is ecturing on phre-
nology in England.
-The hardest trial of the heart is
whether it can bear rivals failure
without triumph
Some of the Brahmins in India,
have as many as one hundred and thirty
wives. This beats the Mormons out Of
sight.
"A writer in the Railroad Adoo-
cate says that statistics show that trsvcll.
ing in the cars is safer by night than by
day,
-" Good morning Mr.. Henpeck,
have you any daughters that would make
good type settlers z" a Not exactly, but
| have wife that would make a first
rate derl."
-.Somebody who stole SO from the
Lewiston Journal several years since,
has sent it back with interest. Would
that all who swindled us might have a
similar attack of conscience.
-The lumbermen in Cherryheld are
making preparations for an extensive
business in the woods this coming winter,
The lumber business as well as most 9th.
er branches is unusually brisk this fall
ReprJlicaa.
-" The Ladies' Aid Society Of
Cherry6eld, gave an entertainment on
Thanksgiving evening, at Union Holl, for
the benefit Of the Sanitary Com mission,
the met proceeds of which amounted to
the sum OF one hundred and thirty five
dollars and fifty cents.
Launched Nov. 3Oth, by Amos
Dyer, Esq. of Cherryfeli, from his ship
yard at Milbridge finely modelled ship
of nearly nine hundred tons barthen,
built under the superintendent Of Master
Joseph Emery of Rockland who has
knack of getting up vessels that are
hard to beat
Tho New York Herald urges jeff
Davis to move South with his army, gov
crnment and all, drive Napoleon out of
Mexico, and set up there his here "play
ed-out" Confederacy. Not bad idea
for JEFF & Co.
-One Of the rules in conversation
is, never to say thing which any of the
company can reasonably wish we had
rather left unsaid nor can there any
thin. be well more contrary to the ends
for which people meet together than to
part unsatis6ed with each other or them.
selves.
~ distinguished merchant. long ac-
customei to extensive observation, who
had gained an extraordinary knowledge
of men, said, when | see one Of my
or clerks riding out on the
Sabbath, on Monday dismiss him, for |
have found that such one can never be
be trusted
The troops at Augusta are to be well
provided for this winter. ComtortabeI
barracks have been erected :no the sold
iers will have many comforts unknown
to their predecessors they will b. well
shielded from the cold winter, and will
have fine opportunity to perfect them
reiyes in drill and to make all things
ready for active efficient and brilliant
service in the field.
-Cumpton keeps nine pin alley,
and one day he was seen leaning up
against the outside weeping as il his
heart would break. = What's tac mat
ter p inquired one Of his friends who
was passing. Matter enough" said he
" I'm clean done over: my boy Charley
is dead. I'm mighty unfortunate in
babies. Just as quick as they get
big enough to set up the pins they dles?'
Aud poor Cumpton 'obbed on.
Tile pay Of volunteer under the
bountes offered by the National and
State Governments, for the full term OF
three years, amounts to t,co dollars and
siuty nine cents day for each work
ing day, and no deduction on account of
medical attendance, medicioes,
DE. If a man who is able bodied and
can go, refuses to volunteer and is draft
ed, his pay is thirteen dollars month !
This view Of the case is worthy tie Sc
rious consideration Of those who are
liable to the draft.
When the system is diseased.
nature will exert all her powers to throw
the disease off ; in many cases, assisted
by good nursing and dieting, she will ac-
comnlish the desired object. But in cases
where p7isonous humors are accumulated
in the Blood, and have formed running
sores, such as Scrofula, SyphiIitic diseases,
ETC., it will be absolutely necessary to use
some such remedy as ScoriYs Blood and
Lirer Syrup which will carry the pois-
onous humors is small particles through
the blood and remove them from the sys-
tenn through the secretions of the bowels,
kidneys and skin, until all the morbid
functions of the body become healthy and
the entire system is restored to its proper
tone.
Secretary Chase without further
financial legislation by this Congress, had
within his grasp on the lst of December
l,l0O, 100000 dollars. as follows: Bal
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