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ILLUSTRATED REBUS.
No. {.
lOvvXAl0 C.ssW.HHl.
AsTEEoIp.
PUZZLE.

PUZZLE.
From six take nine
From nine take ten
From forty take fifty
And six will remain. CARRIE.
STRANGE BUT TRUE.
There is word of seven letters. from
which fifty seven other words, as follows,
can be formed.
Anger, ant. art, arts, agent, ate, at. eat,
car, earn. era. ere, get, scst, gear, grant.
crate, gnat. gate. gent, great, neat, near
nest. net, nag. rang. rage, rant, rate, rent
lear. rest, rag, rat. ran, range. star, stag
sang, sage, rag. sane, sat, scar, sent set,
reat, stage, stare, tan. tar, ten, tear, tea
tag, tang.
What is that word
LIZZIE LEE.
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No. Al.
NO. At.
| am composed of Is letters.

lNV.
am composed of Is letters.
My l2, Z, ). 2, is town i'll Maine.
Ny IL, z, Is, is river in North Caro-
lima.
NV 7, 4, 8, is Cape northeast of Massa-
chusetts.
N.Y., Ia, 9, 10, is the name Of one of
the months.
NV /, IL, II, IL, II, ., is an island east
of Asia.
Ny 3, IA, is a pronoun.
NV whole is the name of man in
Brookliu. D.J. VI.
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Graining, GLAZING
PAPER Hanpinp,

YNllE undersigned announce to the public tina
L he has returned from the service OF hi.
Country, as volunteer in the U. 5. Army, and
now volunteers his services as a
House and Ship Paiatr. Giazitr, Gcaiau and
Paper Haagr.
lie has taken rooms at the West end of the
bridge in Ellsworth, over the Ellsworth Bleach.
cry. All calls promptly arsp0,d. Charges rea-
Soaat!e.
CHAs 3, MosELY.
Ellsworth, March ! 1866.
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Spices of all Kinds.
Clothes Wringer.

rgNHK undersigned Is Agent for the IN!tTR
4 SAL CLOTHES NRINGFR. the best
ever offered in the maIAet, vita og wstavu, Co,,
Wheels.
This wonderful invention has become an dis.
pensable comfort to hOg.ekeePcrs. Clothes which
have the water pressed ou. by this machine wear
nearly twice as long as when ~ siej and strane i
by the usual hand wringius. In nm ordinary New
England family 1t will pay Tor itself in four OF
six months, bv the saving in the ", hr and tear q
clothes IN washing. 1t viii wiring anything, from
lace collar to tie largest bed quilt,
The following are the sizes, and pFieet usual $
sold:
No Wringer, withou, cog wheels, $3.50
q" $50
with cog wheels, $50
The No. is recommended as preferable to an
oLters, as by the use of the cog wheels all strain
z or tearing Of the clothes is ,Gectually pre-
vented, besides the wIinger itself will wear much
longer.
have good stock Of the above machines Just
received from the mauutaetory, for sale, or to iur
uish to families Fer 7ftal, free Of crptnss
All orders from out Of town promptly ATTENDED
to. CHA'a J. ULMER.
Elitwo,th, Aug. "a. So
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PLAY UPON WORDS.

CousrRIEs AND CouSrRyMEs.
]. Tive measures.
2. An angry people.
3. To freeze vowel.
4. Yourself and boats painter.
5. keep count.
s. A colsr and terra frma.
Z. a bird and a domestic utensil.
q. A light minded tin jug.
LIZZIE LEE.
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ENIGNIAS.
AZ

No. 40.
am composed of % letters.
NV 90, 6, -. is domestic animal.
Nv Is, 10, q, !, 8, enters every house
mold.
Myl6, "a, is a negative.
NV IL, II. 10, II. 8, -, is noun.
Ny 6, 20, g. is malt liquor.
NV Ii, Z, &. &c, 4, is at rest.
NV 10, 90, Is, 5, Ii, are very trouble
some in Summer.
NV IA, %, 2, 9, "a. %, is a useful in
stiutc.
MY 81, is pronoun.
NV whole has cast gloom over the
United States. adobe.
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REBUS.

am transitive verb; transpose me
and become an adj ,ctive, then behsad
Inc and become part of the body, then
transpose me AID become neuter verb.
d. +. L.
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ANAGRAMS
No. z.
list eht stra nagpsedl nnabre,
0 ogln mya ii avew
Roe het nadl 70 eth ercf
Nda eht moeh 70 hte vraeb.
G. Z. d
No. 8.
Mad ut0 70 het souehs teh tars mace
blutmnig,
Regat tras, malls rast, neal arst, ynwarb
rats
Wnorb tras, klabc asrt, rgey stra, nwaty
arst.
Ravge lod dolpders. agy nougy kerssirf,
Fethars, srehtmo. clesnu, sinuocs,
Lingruc lista mad kinCirp kWisrchs
Liesfami yb nets mad zodnes,
Thersorb, terssis, bandssuh. vcswi,
Dewollof het erpip Off heirt yesil.
SQUIRREL.
Q. Mr.. cheat n.
10. A he smoker. LIZZIE LEE.
IL O, drest A.
LIZZIE FROST.
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House Lots for Sale.

* EVERAL ELIGIBLE BUILDING LOTS sit
- uated near the houses Of stirling Iiaynest ni
lchabod Kent, Rsquires, in Ellsworth, and part
Of the Homestead Of the late Andrew Peters,
Esquire, are offered for sale at very low prices.
Call on the undersigned, or Col J. ". Jones for
further particulars
Also for sale a SHIP YARD LOT, adj3i MIN :
l.. b, U!.aer's steam mill property.
PETERS, Tx ''ei'fs.
Ellsworth sept. 18Th, lSba. IS
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No: Is.

No: IS.
am composed of 33 letters ::
N.Y. 81, Is, Is, - is the name of n
rebel general.
NV ), IS, 4, 3. IS, is name that some so
by.
Nv 6, 10, "A, 9. | / is girls name.
Nv 80, 9. 30. p, 81 is i'll darkness.
Nv 10, Is, -, ID, % is large bird.
NV "a, l, 81 has ended.
=. 70. 20, 10 is a night Queen.
Nv %, 81. II is used as a recognition.
MY 25, II, 81 is what We ought to do
well.
5, u is an exclamation.
Ny whole are the names of two illustri-
Gus men. PEDRO WIT.
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GEOGRAPHICAL CONUNDRUMS

BIOGRAPHICAL CONUNDRUMS.
l. What Country in Europe most de-
sires food
,. What Country is most disturbed
with anger!
3. What Country should lie at the feet
of all Europe!
4. What Country in Europe when be-
headed, expresses the most suffering
PusSIE.
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CONUNDRUMS.

81. Why is an Andron like yard
stick !
%. What is the largest jewel in the
world NJ. ii. L.
%. Why do sailors go to sea !
"a. If the Devil should lose his tail
where would he so to get it replaced
C. A. ID,
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CERTAIN CURE
II Ill csSES. Qn 10 CALpGEe mhnE

III. Pew IS consulted daily, FROM a VI tosr a,
atoyg, upon 81! tlarJ, el4 eAraac diseases If eve,
4h4e A.i Ha3ate Aati"r ~ ID gH~eaitd attention az
e&a.s'a"afS sserss Aaael fHutaaun which calls pa
a. - 4ipl al ais % tr tlutlgy t. obtain advice
An'A- 'tc ttt -c,l- In itssa, stand higher in
sr ir i-s.nn tAau sae celebrated nA BOW. NJ Irdi-
cit suert, BCstnu. 1hIs, AIN iced lh- servc u AN
eSticHc'd hysieia' aid suf-eol sl,lld civ, fo ian
- ~ DIV iGrurtr kad has far sale a new Ar,ic,
AMI rel stsfHf5 "
-'"'sN" attt', -etJ- iyISs
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above mamcd Oil, which is pronounced by
all who have used it
The Best OF. I'm fac Market.
The following are some Of its principal quail.
ties:
II emits no offensive odor while burning
II does not readily smoke.
1t burns with great tlilliancy ard steadiness
1t cannot be EXPLODED and in >oftues. OF sht
is equal to Alcohol We claim that il possesses
all the superior qualities Of Fluid, with none
its defects.
/; burns bea utifully in the common Fluid lamp
and fr better than Kerosene ia the commoa X er
oseue lamp with the simple sdoption OF Marcy
Patent Union Hinge Burner, which is the only
perfeetlys turner now in use.
II is cheap and admirable substitute for Fluid
Kerosene ,Campbene and Alcohol; and its perfect
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.''We respectfully solicit your orders, with
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ly tested, williar exceed your expectations.
Ordds Promptly Filled
Manufactured and sold by
MOSES HALE / son,
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No. 46.

No 46.
am composed of 10 letters.
Nv l. .. 4, 10, is the name OF tree.
Ny 3. is an article.
Nv 6, Z, 6, 8. is the name of something
strong.
My 5. is an interjection.
Nv whole is piece of household furni
njture. HI TTY d.
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SOLDIERS OF
1861, 1862 and 1868:

DY the provisions of law now before Congress,
ID YOU VIII be entitled TO a Land Warrant,
Having unusual facilities by reason of long eNpe-
rence in the business, procure these Warrants
al a much lower rate than agents in Washington or
Maine shall att. nd TO their presentation person
ally, and can obtain prompt settlement of the
cases entrusted to my charge.
Land Warrants when obtained, purchased at the
highest market value.
Application will be made receipt of your dis.
charge for which receipt will be returned 10 you,
and your diseha g. forwarded when desired
No charge unless sue essfnl
Direct,
ii. w TRUE.
Augusta, Me.
Refers, for experience and responsibility, to
Hon. Sam'l Cony, Gov of Me-; lion l.. VI. Nor.
rill, L. $. Senator J l.. Hodsdon, Adj Genr; Hon
J. &. Blaine. NJ G; Col. I. Robe, Paymaster L. 8.
A.; Capt. {. Holmes, A. A. i. NJ. Genl OF Me.
Col Boynton sth Me, Vols and Officers and col.
der in every Maine Organization. ST
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M. %.

NO. 70.
Nv first old hunters seek to do.
AZ swift my second they pursue,
If solved Alright my whole you'll see
To be q bird--now answer me.
AsTERoID.
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Rlack Silks Plain and Fig. Alpaccas, Wool Reps
Delaines. All Wool plain and Striped Delaines
Chameleon Cloths, Paris Reps, Tafetas,
Londoi. Amores, French Cloths,
&C., &C., &c.
DAMASKS, Table Linen, Napkins, Crashes, Dia
pers, Brilliants, and White Linen.
CAMBRICS, Muslins and Lawns. Plain and Check
Cambrics, White Muslins and Lawns.
FLANNELS, White, blue, Red aud Gray Fan.
nes, Twilled and Plain oyera Flannels.
SHAWLS. A good variety of Wooden Shawls, in
Long and Square, of the latest styles.
BALMoRALS, in great variety of styles and
prices
HOOP SKIRTS. Lrdies and Misses Hoop Skirts in
all the best makes and lowest prices
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EVENING AMUSEMENT.

FOR Young READERS.
Compiled for the Uls,sorH Amercan, by
UILL/S Dz?IGHT.
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Recently Western editor complain
ed that his poverty was nearly exposed to
the world. A pickpocket relieved him
of his purse, but unexpt c'edly and consid-
erately refrained from saving ANYTHING
about the contents,
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In this department We have al extensive assort-
ment Of good articles. Gents Calf, Kip and Con-
gress Boots; Balmorals, Caters and Slippers, for
Ladies, Children and Misses, in good variety.
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Bininrer's What Tonic

Bininger's Wheat Tonic.
This uatural prodact q the most nutrou. grain rec
oTaenls isef as presenting in concentrated fIm The
H4trst'tc PROPERTIES Of Hhfat and las received the
highest cHVeni unE from eminent medical Gufh1ftIes
possessing qualities actually FAr-.NiNd ibis dt.drrs
um renders Il invaluable 10 those who are suffering nom
Censump Ion, Lung Complaint, Hrouchitls Unnamed
strength, ack 81 Vital Lregy, AID all diseases which In
their ncipei stages. require only geucrors diet ana
81 nyiSoTatius nour!sLiuF s.!uulaHt Quart Bottles
: Biniuger's Bourbon Whiskey.
The established popularity Ct is Choice Old Bourbon
az medical agent renders II tupctunus TO mention ,r
detail the characteristics which dstg uish It from the
ordinary grade Of Kentucky Wbtktys being dl,tilcd
II 1913, ana manufactured expressly ioi US with great
care, 1t an he relied upon strictly pure stimujan
and peculiarly elective Tor the treatment Of Lung Com
plants, Dyspepsia Derangement Of the Stomach etc
Binirger's Old London Deck Gin.
Especially designed fl the use Of the Medical Prort.
sloh and the Fanny and has all those intrinsic med
zeal qua!les tonic and duretic) Sheh belong to an oa
ana pure tin II has received thu persona tndortersut
Of over stren thousand Physicians, who have recon
meaded Ii In the treatment u Gravel Dropsy Rheuma
sm, Obstruction or suppression OF the Mensrs Aec ions
ct the Kidneys. etc. fut up In pint guar, bottles
a. NJ. BI.NINGER g. Co.
so!e PropTietors, No 10 broad street New York
{. g. PECK.
IVA AEsh' Tor Ellsworth and vicinity
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w. /. Goods g. Groceries

Extra Cienfuegos and Muscavado Molasses,
Pork, Lard, liam, Dried Apples, Cheese, kero-
scne Oil, Vinegar, Extra 0olong and Souchong
TEAS. Extra quality Navy Tobacco and Spices
Fresh and nice and all the different kinds that
are usually found in Grocery store.
y Country produce taken at the highest mar
ket price.
Thankful for past patronage and favors, we
hope, by stiict attention to business and keeping
the best of e DDS, to merit and receive q continu
ance OF the same.
Saunders & Peters.
Ellsworth, Dec o. 1865. 40
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The publisher of a newspaper out
West, in the first issue OF his Journal, re-
turns thanks to those who loaned him the
pecuniary means, and to Heaven that there
is no law in the state enforcing imprison-
ment for debt.
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The Greatest Discovery
OF TEE .tGE - TEE
Mystic Burning Oil 2

THE attention Of the public is invited to H.
L above named Oil, which is pronounced +,
all who have used it
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- Straps-Artieles worn under the
boots Of gentlemen made of calfskin.
a child was run over by a wagon
three years old with pantalets on which
never spoke afterwards.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-11-29

WHAT CAUSES SLEEp.-A curious and
ingenious theory has been propounded on
the advantages of small per centage of
carbonic acid in the air as conducive to
sleep. The sedative nature of the gas is
we'll known, and with most animals in a
state of nature, sleep comes on at the
time when plants commence to develop
carbonic acfd=that is, at sunset; and it
relaxes its hold about SUNRISE, when
plants begin to exhale oxygen. Further:
when man and animals compose them;
selves to sleep, they not only do SO in the
position which gives the greatest relaxa-
ton to the muscles, but @they place the
head so as to favor the accumulation of
that gas about it, and, consequently, its
inhalation. The head of a man, when at
rest, generally lies low, on o soft and de-
pressed pillow; those Of most quadrupeds
ccouched between their paws; and those
of birds nestled among tile feathers of
their backs or Wings" SO that, in all ca
ses, owing to the low and confined posi-
ton of the mouth and nostris, much of
the air must be inhaled again, and become
gradually mixed with larger proportion
of carbonic acid The fact is also addu-
eed that the carnivora, who are nocturnal
in their habits, retire during the day to
deep and narrow caverns, in which the
air, becoming vitiated by their respira-
.tion, tends to promote sleep. -
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Ex-Governor Seymour, of New
York, is not only opposed to the consti-
tutional amendmeht, but he spoke out,
on the subject, at the Cooper Institute.
Here is one extract from his speech:
We have more to fear from the South
if it accepts the doctrine of subjugation
than wo even had to fear from it's armed
rebellion; we cannot enslave them with
out enslaving ourselves. We cannot have
government whose northern face shall
smile devotion to The popular will, and
whose southern aspect shall frown con-
tempt, defiance, and hate to the people
of eleven States. The South has COM
paratively little to fear from misgovern-
ment; it's lands have been laid. waste ;
it's system of labor broken up; its homes
impoverished; and its families thinned
by the sword. 1t has seen and felt the
worst 1t can bide its time.
1t is not wise or safe to trample upon
those who for years with desperate cour-
age held their ground against tie mil
lions we sent to the field, and the thou
sands of millions of treasure we spent in
the contest. 60 t.s.
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THE FAMINE IN IND1A.-The great
famine now prevailing in India is said to
be the result of four or five bad seasons,
varied by great floods; which have made
the supply of food totally inadequate to
the wants of the inhabitants. A CORES
pondent, writing from the Cuttack dis
trict, thus describes some Of the horrors of
this famine: "The dying and the dead
have been seen lying in our streets
though this has not been SO much at Cut ut
tack and at Balasore and some otiler u
places. At Pooree it has been common
for the police to find m1rnlng anaa afsr
ty e' eighty, or more corpses ). In the Cut
tack to- district, 5000 deaths from famine
and pestilence were reported in one week,
and it is generally believed that at Bala-
sore and Pooree the distress has been Sc
verer than here"
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Four Great Men.

Itis.remarkable, that the career of the
most renowned characters that ever lived,
closed with some violent or mournful
death. :.
Alexander, after having climbed the
dizzy heights of his ambition, and with
tenn Piles bound with chaplets, dipped in
the blood of countless nations, looked
down on a conqured world and wept that
there was not another for him to conquer,
set city on fire and died in scene of
debauch. 80.
Hannibal, after having TO- the astonish-
ment and CONSERVATION Of Rome, passed
the Alps; after having put to fight the
armies of the mistress of the world, and
stripped three bushels of gold rings from
the fingers of her slaughtered knights,
and made her very foundations quake
fed from his country, being hated by
those who once exultingly united his
name to that of their God, and called him
Hannibal-died at last of poison, admin
istered by his own hands, un4amented
and unwept in foreign land.
Cesar after having conquered eight
hundred cities, and dying his hands in
the blood of one million Of his foes; after
having pursued to death the only rival he
had on earth, was miserably assassinated
by those he considered his nearest friends,
and in that very place the attainment of
which had been his greatest ambition.
Bonaparte, whose mandate kings and
emperors obeyed, after having filed the
earth with the terror of his name, deluged
it with tears and blood, and clothed the
world with sack cloth, closed his days in
lonely banishment, almost literally exiled
from the world, yet sometime whore he
could see his country's banner waving
over the deep, but which could not, or
would not, bring him aid
Thus four mon, who, from the peculiar
situation of their portraits, seemed to
stand as the representatives of all those
whom the world called great-these four
who, each in turn made the earth trem-
Bile to its very centre by their simple
tread, severally died-oue by intoxica-
ton, or, as some suppose, by poison
mingled in his wine-one q suicide-one
murdered by his friends-and one in lone
ly exile.
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AN EDITOR AND FORTUNE TRLISa-A
Kentucky editor recently sHisitedsas CSC
cress" and had his past teld and sfortane
predicted, as follows: ri seisslss. ssssssse
"Thou hastserved three years irissthgs
penitcntiary fora horselthou .dlast rot
STEAL Thou. wilt be- Governor OF the
State, and afterwards, decline q seat IN
the Senate Of the United States "a a
wealthy young lady; with blue hair and. aasa
auburn eyes, and very beautiful, is as''s now !.
about to graduate from the House of
Correction, whom. thou wilt marry ss:
soon as thy present wife diest, which will
he he's at the fourth full Of the next moon.
Thou viii become posse esssd of this lady's
wealth. and elope with the wife of q coal-
boat engineer. Thou wilt go to New
Orleans, and start q keno bank, which
win bring thee in great riches. After an
absence of nineteen years thou wilt, re-
| turn to thy repining wife, lay thy prince
|ly fortune at her feet, be forgiven, and at:
ter raising family Of nineteen children,
die happy, at the age ofninety-nina."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-11-29

INFORMATION WANTED. Any person
Who knows the fate of James Eveleigh,
Company G, 25th S. G. Volunteers, will
confer lasting obligation by communl:
eating the same to his. sorrowing widow
and helpless little ones. On the first day
of April, 1865; at Five Forks, va, ne was as
wounded and taken prisoner, since Wnlcn
time nothing has been heard OF nm. -
He was a Master Mason, and papers
throughout the country friendly to the
Order are earnestly requested to copy
this. -,
Please address Mrs. Hannah Eveleigh,
Timmonsville, s. @.
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THAT'S So.-A correspondent of the
Chronicle & Sentinel, discussing the most
feasible mode of obtaining release from
the general and oppressive burden of debt,
says truly! IL.
is for every able-bodied man to go to
work at something; and, by industry,
each and every family will be relieved.
Debts can be paid very fast with the pres
ent high prices of farming products, and
most men can. pay one-fourth their in-
debtedness this winter even with one
third of cotton crop; and, where they
cannot, and have done the best they
could, they will not be sued.
Many debts should be reduced heavily.
The people have lost their: slaves, and
much of other property, and every cred
itor should feel willing to give up part
Of their claims; but these things should
be by mutual consent Of parties. -.
I am surprised to see 80 many men
want to hold on to large bodies of land
md remain in debt too Better give their
creditors part of the land and rid them
selves of debt; for there is nothing SO de-
pressing to ihan's spirits as to be in
debt. Small farms, with plenty of guano
and good farming implements, are much
more profitable, with less risk and more
satisfaction. :, !;
Let the negro go, for he will not work
DID a farm at best. The more Of them on
q farm the less made in proportion to ex
penses. The sooner we get clear OF them
! the better for us.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-11-29

sro1rN.-Rev. DR.. Adger, of South
Carolina, in letter to DR.. Backus, of
Baltimore, lately published, makes the
following statement, and vouches for the
fact:
"When General Sherman's army pass
ed through Winnsboro, s. c., Captain
Fuller and six others of that army robbed
one OF the ruling elders of the Zion Pres
byterian Church there Of an elegant sill
yer communion set, the gift of dying
female member Of the same, costing $3.50
in New York, and having the Church's
name and the donors name engraved up
ON each article"
DR.. Adger makes the following addi-
tional statement, which, for the honor of
humanity as we'll as Christianity, we hope
cannot be triie :
ga certain congregation Of your body
now has that silver communion set,
which Captain Fuller presented them,
and are now using it for their communion
purposes, with those names of Zion
Church and its dying sister staring them
continually in the face, as they eat the
bread and drink the wine which set forth
the body and blood of our common Mas
ter" ~
The idea that Christian church can
celebrate the holy ordinance of the Lords
Supper in the use Of vessels thus obtain
ed, is too monstrous.