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American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-12-06
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American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-12-06
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Ellsworth American., 1865-06-16
Lyman Beecher at College.

Good Father Bcecher had dreadful fits
Of "hipo" when the college bills were to
be paid. He could not stand it, he told
his wife, the fifth, for he had been marri-
ed, re-Wedded, and again rc-wedded,
since the loss of his third and best below
ed wife; he must take Lyman out Of
college. The good woman would not
hear of this. She had some property in
her own right, and that should go to pay
her step sons bills. Lyman knew well
that his father was ell.to-do in the
world and tried to soothe him. "Don't
be concerned" he said you have enough
to live on at present, and when | get
through and have home, I'll take care
Of you" "Poor fellow" grumblcd the
dyspeptic old man, "you'll scratch poor
mans head all your lifetime" The dis.
nal prophecy turned out to be not far
from true, though the young man manag-
ed to help himself that year. Six weeks
before Commencement the college butler
gave up his post. BY the old Yale laws,
written in Latin which Cicero would need
u glossary to understand, "The butler is
licensed to sell in the buttery cider,
metheglin, strong beer (not more than
twelve casks [cados] a year), loaf sugar,
pipes, tobacco, and such like things neces-
sary for students not on sale in the COM
mons" Young Beecher borrowed three
hundred dollars, bought out the stock of
staples, of the retiring butler. and start
ed what we may call college grocery
The number Of cad; which he might sell
was strictly limited by college law; but
the size of caduS was not defined, The
new butler interpreted it literally.
To replenish the stock left by his pre-
decessor, he ''sent to New York by an
English person IA judge of the article,)
and bought hoyshcad of porter from
which we infer that cGdns meant hogs
head, Young Beecher having pronounc-
ed his Presentation Naledictory, went
into his grocery with will. In six
weeks he made enough to pay the borrow,
ed Investment. clear Commencement ex-
penses, buy suit Of clothes, with sur
plus Of hundred dollars in hand be.
sides another hundred in bad debts for
aecessaria sehelaribus furnished ion tic"
to students who's, needs in the way Of
beer and cider, pipes and tobacco, were
in advance of their pecuniary resources.
IF had gone into business then" said
the good man sixty years later "[ should
have made money Possibly he might,
but this is the FIRST and last instance DUR
ing his long life in which he showed any
aptitude III that direction.
Ellsworth American., 1865-06-16
ELLSWORTH, MAINE, friday JUNE l6 1865

most tenderly at the face ofthe bind girl.
Yes yes, he said hurricdly, L will como
again and give the frau eiu some lessons.
Farewell, will come soon again.
They followed us in silence more clio.
quent than words, and stood at their door
till we were out of sight and hearing
Let us make haste back, said Beethoven
urging me on at rapid pace. Let us
make haste, that | may write out that
sonata while yet remember it, We
did so, and he sat over it till long past
the day dawn. And this was the origin
OF that Moonlight Sonata with which VIC
are all so fondly acquainted.
He never went again. When the ex-
cltement was past, the interest was gone
also ;and though doubtless they remem-
bered and expected him week after week,
he thought of them no more, excepting as
his eyes CHANGED now and then to fall up
on the pages Of the Sonata. Is not such
the fate oil life 7"
Ellsworth American., 1865-06-16
Men Find Their Own Level.

The fattery with which our assembled
working-classes are apt to be served, un-
doubtedly contributes to make many of
them content to make no higher attain
ments, If they are not received with
open arms by the educated. and refined,
they attribute it to their occupation, not
to themselves; to the irresponsible pride
and prejudice of others, not to their own
deficiency. But water is not the only
thing that will find its own lcyel. Ge.
Mus, wit, learning, ignorance, coarseness
are each attracted to its like. Two
painters were overheard talking in a
room where they were at work. lord "
said one, 81 knowcd him well when he
was boy. Used to live with his
gran'thcr next door to US. Poor as Jobs
turkey. But [ amt seen him since, till
| heard him hall, t'othcr night
Don't suppose he'd comc anish me now
with tea foot pole. Them kind of
folks has short memories. ha ha Can't
tell who a poor working man IS, nohow."
No, no, good friends. you arc in thc
wrong There is Indeed a great guilt be-
tween you aud your carly friend, bat it
is not poverty. To say that it is, is only
a way you have Of ilattering your self
love. For, il you watch those who fro-
1uent your friends house, you will find
many a one who lives in lodgings, with
the commouest thrcc-ply carpets, cane
seat chairs, and one warm room while
you have comfortable house of your
own, with, very likely, tapestry and velvet
in your parlor, and registers all about
No, sir, it is no: because you are poor,
nor because you work: for he is as hard
a worker as you, though, perhaps, not SO
long about it ; but because begging
your pardon-you are vulgar, and igno-
rant; because you sit down in your sit.
ting-room at home, with your coat Off
and your hat on, and smoke your pipe
because you plunge yoer knife into the
butter, AMI your fork into the toast, bav-
ing used both in your eatiag with equal
freedom, m,-bccause your voice is loud
your tone staggering, and your grammar
kideeus.--because in short, your two
paths from the school-house divcrged I:
his led upward, yours did not and the
fault is aaot Ills. Yoa both chose. II(
chose to cultivate his powers. You chose
not to do so. Call things by their right
name = Ga ] Hamilton.
Ellsworth American., 1865-06-16

MEN FIND THEIR OWN LEvEL.-The fiat.
terry with which our assembled working
classes are apt to be served undoubtedly con.
tributes to keep many of them content to
make no hi cher attainments. Ifthey are not
received with open arms by the educated
and refined, they attribute it to their oc.
cupation, not to themselves; to the un-
reasonable pride and prejudice of others,
not to their own deficiency. But water
is not the only thing that will find its own
level. Genius, wit, learning, Ignorance,
coarseness, are each attracted to its own
like. Two painters we're overheard talk.
ing in the room where they were at work.
'Lord!" said one, 81 knowed him well,
when he was a boy. Used to live with
his Grandfather, next door to US. Poor
as Jobs turkey. But l aint seen him
since, till hearn him in - Hall, 10th
cr night. Don't spose he'd come anigh
me now with ten foot pole. Them kind
of folks has short memories, ha . ha -
Cant tell who poor working man is, no.
how"
Ne, no, good friend, you are in the
wong. There is, indeed, great gulf be-
tween you and your early friend, but it
is not poverty. To say that it is, is only
IA way ih.t you have of hatte.iag your
self.love. For, if you watch those who
frequent your friends house, you will
find many one who lives in lodgings, with
the commonest threc-ply carpets, cane
seat.chalrs, and one warm room; while
you have comfortable house of your
own, with very likely. tapestry and vel
vet in your parlor, and registers all
about. No, sir, it is not because you are
psor, nor because you work; for he is as
hard worker as you, though not perhaps,
so long about it; but because, begging
your pardon-you are vulgar and ignor-
ant because you sit down in your sitting
room at home with your coat off, and your
hat on, and smoke your pipe--because
you plunge your knife into the butter, and
your own fork into the toast, having used
both in your eating with equal freedom
because your voice is loud, your tongue
staggering, and your grammar hideous-
because, in short, your two paths from
the old school-housc divcrged; /; his led
upward, yours did not +; and the fault is
not his. He chose to cultivate his pow.
ers. You chose not to do 500. Call
things by their right names. Gail Ham,
Uto0.
Ellsworth American., 1865-06-16

How OLp Is THE RACE. How long has
man-thc crowuine work of creation
been upon the earth? Here VIC arc lost
the discoveries in Switzerland 90 to show
that two or three races pre-historcal
pre- Adamite, had lived in wooden cities
built on piles extending into lakes of the
country. They could be traccl by the
instruments they used. One had in
struments Of stone; a second Of bronze /;
aud third of iron. In other places, as
in the region of Amiens in France, im-
plemcnts Of stone, fashioned by human
hands. haze been found IN beds of gravel
under chalk formations where ages must
have been required for the soil to collect
above them. In the Pyrenccs, also, hui
man bones have been found with the
boues Of animals extinct before history
began. The same has been in this coun-
try. Arrow heads ef fint have been
found with the remains Of mammoth
animals ssch as have not been since man
began record ot' events. In kentucky,
in 1888, the remains OF an extinct ani.
NAL were disentombed, as large as an ell
ephant. that had mired and destroyed by
human beings. The whole were nine feet
above the surface. There were found a
layer of charcoal six to twelve inches
thick, arrow heads, tomahawks, and
pieces of rock. The fore and hind feet
were standing in perpendicular position,
and likewise the full length of the leg
below the ashes, so deep in the mud and
water that the fire which had been
kindled to destroy the animal hal 90
effect on them. Prof. Agassiz has the
humus Of man, found imbedded in a
coral reef on the Florida ceast which he
considers, We believe, one hGndred and
fifty thousand years old. lie defends
this view as quite consistent with Scrip.
ture, as Gen. 27-2S, described, in his
view, the first creation of several in-
dividuals, male and female, to stock the
eurth at much earlier period than Gen.
IL, I, when Adam and his wife, the last
creation, were formed. At least, he con-
sidered the language of Scripture as sus-
iaining his view Of distinct races being
created.
Ellsworth American., 1865-06-16

Pen PoRTRAIT OF SHERMAN. "Bur-
leigh" the n Y. correspondent Of TIE
Boston Jou1Ral, thus describes the per-
sonal appearance of Gen. Sherman:
Gen. Sherman looks Just as any ono
would suppose he would look. His por-
trai,s are admirable. He is tall, wirey
and straight as a Mohawk warrior. He
sits up stiff and erect ia bis chair as If
his backbone was made of steel. He has
massive forehead uncovered with hair.
sharp but kind eye, a general exprcssios
when he speaks that is captivating. He
has the simplicity Of a child, is wholly
unaffected and chats away with the COM
papy as if he was with his staff in camp.
He is decidedly a map of mark, and is
entirely free from the rough, coarse,
blunt and uncultiyated manners sometimes
ascribed to him. TIat he has the snap
to him on one doubts. but he is certainly
courtly ia the drawing-room. He was
elegantly dressed in the uniform Of .
Major General. lie wore beautiful
badge fastened to bis coat. The Common
Council, Chamber of Commerce, Corn
Exchange and other public institutions
sought in vain for his presence. He rnp
round among the banks, insura ace Offices,
into the Quartermaster's d epartment, and
wound up the evening at Mr.. SCOTS
residence, where he was serenaded by the
Seventh Regiment Band. He leaves
town ON Monday for Cincinnati. ..,
Ellsworth American., 1865-06-16

Shocking Affair In Georgia.

The following account is from the STUNT
Is. CO. Republican, and shows that even
the wrost and most brutal type Of negroes
may be led in their, atrocities by white
men wearing the rebel uniform
On the night Of April 2S, William
Aldridge formerly Of Atlanta, who be-
longed to the 9th Georgia regiment,
headed a company Of negroes, consisting
Of forty-sevcn, went to the residence OF
a number Of citizens in the country, and
demanded their gold and silver. They
burnt the gin-house and twenty-eight bales
of cotton, the property Of Mrs. Gorman.
a widow lady; the Clubhouse and twenty
five bales Of cotton of Major Samuel
Baldwin, the gln:housc and sixty bales
of cotton of Hiram Knowlton, together
with large auantity Of wheat, peas, &c.
Besides this plundering and burning,
several Of the negroes committed tho
most atrocious outrages upon the person
of number Of ladies. They threatened
to return the next night and destroy
everything they could lay their hands
upon they however, were prevented
from carrying out their diabolical schemes
by Captain Mckinney, who with a COM
pany Of citizens, went in pursuit Of them.
Aldridge and seven negroes were arrested
at Tszwell the others escaped, and it Is
thought went to Macon. Aldridge and
four negroes we're shet, the three who
committed the rape burned, and one hung.
The negroes belonged to Baldwin, Willi-
am Searcy hiram knowlton and James
Little,
Ellsworth American., 1865-06-16
2oetru t = Y.
The "Wonderful One-Hoss
Shay"


Shay"
DR.. Holmes tells illogical story" of Puritan
Deacon's
-"Wonderfu one-hoss shay,
That was built in such logical way
1t ran a hundred years to day,
And then Of a sudden, it-ah, but stay
This wonderful vehicle was built in 1855, il
accordance with the following mode Of chase
building
"Now in building of chaiscs, tell you what
There is always somewhere a weakest spot
In hub, tire, ielloc, in spring or thill
In panel, or crossbar, or floor or sill,
In screw, bolt, thoroughbraco. lurking still
Find it somewhere you must and will,
Above or below, within or without,
And that's the reason beyond doubt,
A chaise breaks down, but doesn't wear out
But the Deacon resolved to make each part of
his cbase equally strong, that no part should
break but all parts wear out together:
"That was the way he "put her through
"There, said the Deacon "naow she'll dew
And su in truth she did.
"Colts grew horses boards turned gray,
Deacon and Deacon's dropped away,
Children and grand children where wcro they |,
But there stood the stout old e.hoss.shay. y
Tho mornn, of the last day of the hundred tn
year, since the chaise made, has como,
There arc traces Of age in the one boss shay
general flavor Of mild decay,
But nothing local as one may say,
There couldn't be, for the Deacon's art
Had made it so like in every part
That there wasn't chance for one to start.
For the wheels were just strong the thil,s,
And the floor was just as strong us the siils,
And the panels just as strong as the floor,
And the whippletrco ncith"r less nor more
And tho back cross-bar as strong as the fore,
Aud spring and axle and hub encore.
And yet. as whole, it is past doubt,
In another hour it will be worn out"
Upon the morning of the last day of the hun.lrc
dth year, the Parson slowly riding TO church
in the "wonderiui one-h"ss shay" and coming
his text he rode, when the fual collapse thus
came about:
"All Mt cnco the horse stood still,
Close by the nectn' house on tae hill.
First shiver, and then thrill,
Then something decidedly like spill
And the Parson was sitting upon rock,
At halt past nine by tie meet'n' house clock
What do you think the psrSon found,
When he got up and sta ed around?
The poor old chaiso in a heap or mound,
As it it had been to the mill and ground.
You see, of course, If you're not dance,
How it went to pieces all at oucc,
All at once and nothing i,st,
Just as bubbles do when taey burst"
Ellsworth American., 1865-06-16

" Hereafter sirgle copies of The
Times will be sold for five cents. News.
men and agents will be supplied at three
cents. We have given the e1pcg jmeat OF
reduced prices for single copies fair
trial, and have discovered that We are
not justified in continuingi it, Our paper
manufacturer can make no corresponding
reduction-priccs still ruling at more
than double their fermer rate. We are
also dissapposatcd in oHr expectation that
prices generally would return to some
thing near those ruling before the war
Whenever the price for paper and other
materials shall fall permanently, we shall
hasten to make corresponding rcduc
ton.
Ellsworth American., 1865-06-16
ARMY and NAVY
Claim Agency.
" T. q II ID IIadlOCN.

Injtcd States licensed Gaim Agents,
will colieo, at Gozernment rates.
szj-Pensions foE all officers, soliiers and seamcn
dissblct sy wounds sickness contracted
while in the L. ;. ios.
- Pcusi"ns, Esek Pay, Bounty and Prize Money
for wlons, .hii'ireu aud l.eirs " officers, sol.
diers sRd seamcH.
-Pensions Back Pay and Bounty for dependent
mothers aud sisters ef deceased officers, sJl-
dicrs add ,esn n.
% bounty AMI Pay due all officers, soldiers and
scaulsu.
sr-Banty for ali s,ilicrs sgoundcl in the service
III Bouraiy for the Vs. lows chalren Of all sol
diers killed in the service who enlisted ior
niue month or less.
Pension Certificates and Treasury Certificates
Ga -lcf at Office.
Ogcr ay7osac t.s Il -5.asoa Hpu's, M'm Sfro6,
II BIrChSPORT. Ne.
Ellsworth American., 1865-06-16

At billiard match in Cincinnati On
Wednesday evening, john McDavitt beat
Geldtewait 4l6 points in game Of 1900.
The highest rHps of McDavit were l0l,
l39, 276 and ls6, and his average was -
to 4S, the largest on mcerd.
Ellsworth American., 1865-06-16
"A newspaper in noticing the nrc

"A newspaper in noticing the pre-
sentation of silver cup to contempor.
airy, says:
"He needs no cup. He can drink from
any vessel that contains liquor, whether
the neck of a bottle, the mouth Of a
dcmijohn, the spile Of keg, or the
/ bnpsbole Of y parrsl
Ellsworth American., 1865-06-16

Tile Naine Farmer, speaking of
our General Howard, says, ''as he has
been called the Hayeieck of America, so
may he yet be called the Howard Of
American Frecdmcn"
Ellsworth American., 1865-06-16

THE lamp FISH IN BRITISH AMERICA.
| have never seen any fish half as fat and
as good for Arctic water food as these
little lamp FISH 1t is next to impossible
to boil or try them tor they melt com.
pletely into oil. Some idea Of their
marvellous fatness may be learned from
the fact that the natives use them as
lamps for the lighting Of their lodges
The fish, when dried, has piece of rush
pith, or strip from the inner bark, Of
the cyprus tree (Thugiagigantea) drawn
through it, a long round needle made of
hard wood being used for the purpose
it is then lighted and burns steadily until
consumed. l have often read comforta.
bly, by its light. The candle.stick-
literally stick for the candIe-consists
of a bit Of wood split at one end with
lamp fish inserted in the cleft. These
ready made sea candles, little dips want.
ing only wick that can be added in
minute, are easily transformed by heat
and pressure into the liquid. If tho In
dian drink instead of burning them, he
gets fuel in the shape of oil that keeps
the combustion within himself, burnt and
consumed in the lungs, just as it was by
the wick, but giving only heat. 1t is by
no mere chance that myriads Of small fish,
in obedience to wopdrous instinct, an
nually visit the northern seas, containing
within themselves all the elements neccs-
sary for supplying light and heat and life
to the poor savage who, but for this SUPP
ply, must perish in the bitter cold of the
long dreary winter. JAN the Year
Rouu1
Ellsworth American., 1865-06-16

u Rev. Kendall Brooks, formerly
professor at Watervile College. has gone
to Philadelphia, as editor Of The .pev pa-
per, "7he National Baptist"
Ellsworth American., 1865-06-16

GT' The statue of Horace Mann has
arrived in Boston, anl measures will be
taken at once to place it ip front Of the
State House.
Ellsworth American., 1865-06-16

The WEED.--Whiic wandering about
the capital a day since. long-lcgged
youth Of fourteen, with his quid rolled
far into his check, attracted my attention.
"Hayc mnch good tobacco here p "Well,
yes. right smart we raise the weed to
some extent fact is, We have large tracts
Of soil in the weed; fact is euery body
uses the weed with u.s. The women use
it, that is. sace the war: and if you tag
''cm Of it, they'll swear fore God they
don't VIXEN thoy got a half twist behird
their tongues the very minute. see u
womsn tcthcr day, and dog bite me if she
didn't tell me that she belonged to fust
family, too; she'd little quid in each
nestrl, and quid ia her cheek, and
smoking a cigar, all at one timc-and
I've ehawcd since L was five years old,
too
All Of this was delivered and en-
phaszed with squirt of tobacco juice at
an untcrriked ay, which was finally half
drowned by a. eopious EXP cctoration,
which nearly ended the fly, and entirely
ended the haransuo by this juvenile citi-
zen OF the old North State on the srb-
Ject Of tobacco. - Letter from Raleigh.
Ellsworth American., 1865-06-16
WAR CLAIM S.
Pensions for U'oundcd or Disabled Soidier
Uidpes, Minor Ckiidrea, &C., Sc
cured by
AF BURNIIAM. General Agent
ELLSWORTH, Me-.

Rs-Eycry Soldier wounded in battle and discharg
ed or discharged by reason ot sickness or disease
contracted IN the service, while In the line Of his
duty Is entitled to II Pension.
fp The Wi iows and Minor Children of every
Soldier who dies in the Service, or is killed In battle,
or dies of wounds disease contracted in the ser
vice are entitled to a Pension.
fs~Orphan Sisters under sixteen, and Mothers
whose husband. dead, in law and means) de
pendent on soldiers who have died in the service,
are entitled TO II Pension.
Ss-A state and National Bounty is due ard can
bc obtained by me for the Widow, Children, Father
Mother, Heirs, of every Soldier who is killed or
dies in the service.
70 l;y act of Congress passed March ID, lS'ij,
the Widow Children Of Nine Months volunteers,
who were killed in the service, entitled 10 500
Bounty.
es-l,ack pay, arrears Of pay, and all allowance"
due the soldier at the time of his death, hc OBJ
tanned hy me,
Applications sent bv mail, giving full particulars,
will tc promptly attended To and information given
WITHOUT CHARGE.
4. +. kUKNHAW.
Ellsworth Ne.
ofhcc over Aikcns' Stove store, State Street.
EEFERENCEs.
Arpa Wi>wcn Ellsworth.
q. ", Ferry, Clerk OF Courts, Ellsworth Il