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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-08
Sound Maxims.

In the pocket -bcok of the late Stephcn
Allen, OF New York, prosperous old gen-
tieman. who had secured to himself c5arac-
ter and fortune by their observance, was
found ship OF paper, containing the fol
lowing maXims:
Keep good company: or none.
Never be idle. II your hands cannot be
nseluliy employed, attend to the cultiya,
ton of your mind.'
Always speak the truth.
Make but few promises.
1--we up to your engagements
Keep your own secrets, if You have any,
When you speak to u person, look him
in the face.
Good company and good conversation
are the very slnews OF virtue.
Good character is above all things else
Your character cannot be essentially injur-
cd except by your own acts.
II any one speaks i'll of You, let Your lif,
be so that none will believe him.
Drink no kind of intoxicating liquors.
Ever live within your incrmc-nisfort
une excepted.
When you retire to bed think over What
You have done through the day.
Make no haste to he rich. if you would
prosper. Small and steady gains give com.
potency with ira guilty of mind.
Never play at any kind of game OF
chance. Avoid all temptation, through
fear You may not withstand it.
Never run into debt. unless von can see
way to get out again. Earn money be-
fore you spend it.
Never borrow if YOU can possibly avoid
it.
DO not marry until you can support
wife,
Never speak evil of any one,
BE just before you are generous.
Keep yourself innocent. if you would be
happy.
Save when You are young. to spend
when you are old.
Read over these maxims at least once q
week.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-08

A Cool PARAcRArH.-The following
description of the cold in Spitzbergen in
winter will be read with refreshing comfort
by sufferers here:
Stones crack with the noise Of thunder.
in crowded hut the breath Of its Occu =
pants will fall in flakes of snow, wine and
spirits turn to to ice, the snow burns like
caustic, if iron touches the flesh away with
it. the solcs of your stockings may he burnt
off Your feet, before you feel the slightest
warmth from the fire, linen taken from
boiling water instantly stiffcns to the con-
sistcncy of wooden board, and heated
stones will not pre,eut the sheets of the
bed from freezing.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-08

Beautiful DEATHs:-A girl thirteen
years old was dying. Lifting her eyes
toward the ceiling, she said softly, Lift
me higher, lift me higher" Her parents
raised her up with pillows but she iaintly
said, "No.not that hut there !'again look.
ing earnestly toward Heaven, whittier her
happy soul few a few minutes later. On
her grave-stone these words are now
carved;
"Jane b., aged Is, lifted higher
A beautiful idea Of dying was it not,
Lifted higher.
Another little girl, gasping for her last
mortal BREATH said, Father take me-"
Her fatherwho sat by her bedside dissolv-
ed in tears, lifted her into his lap, She
smiled, thanked him. and said, II spoke
to my Heavenly Father and died
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-08
The Invocation. .

wilt thou not visit me?
The plant beside me feels Thy gentle dew:
Each blade of grass | see
From thy deep earth its quickcnns moisture
drew,
Wilt Thou not visit me:
The morning calls ON me with cheering tone;
And every hill and tree
Lend but one voice. the voice of Thee alone.
Come! for need Thy love
More than the flower the dew or grass the rain
Come. lille Thy holy dove.
And let me in Thy sight rejoice to live again
Yes; Thou wilt visit me.
Nor plant nor tree Thine eye delights 50 we'll.
As when. from sin set free.
Mans spirit comes with Thine in peace to dwell.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-08

POWER or AN AX.-The other day
was holding a man by the hand-a hand
as firm in its own texture rs leather. and
in his sunburnt face was rs intleXihle as
parchment ; he was pouring forth TRADE
of contempt on those who complain that
they get ncthing to do. as an excuse for
becoming idle loafcrs. Said l jeff, what
do you work att" ''Why,' said he Il
bought me an AK three years ago. that
cost me three dollars. That was all the
money had. lwent to chopping wood
by the cord. | have done nothing else,
aud have earned more than 5000; drank
no grog, paid no doctor, and have bought
me snng little farm in the lioosier State.
and shall be married next week to y girl
who has earned 5000 since she was cigh-
teen. My old AK shall keep in the drawer,
and buy me new one to cut wood with.
After left him ! thought to myself,
THAT Ak and no grog." These are the
two things that make man in the world.
How small a capital that ax-how sure Of
success with the motto: mo grog." And
then a farm and a wife, the best of all.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-08

Don't ToUcH TIE TRAr.-The rats
noce assembled in large cellar, to devise
some method of safely getting the bait
from steel trap which lay near, having
seen numbers OF their friends and relations
snapped from them by it's mcrciess jaws.
After many long speeches, and the propos-
al of many elaborate but frutless plans. q
witty rat sad-'It is my opinion that if
with one paw we keep down the spring, we
can safely take the food from the trap
with the other All the rats present loud
y squealed assent, when they We're start
led by faint voice, and poor rat with
only three legs, limped into the midst,
stood up to speak. MY friends, have
tried the method just proposed, and you
all see the result. Now let me suggest /.
plan for avoiding all harm and risk-Don,t
touch the trap
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-08

PEorHECIEs FOR THE YEAR lSM.-
The year lS67 will he an cycntiul one to
every maiden who gets married. Through
ont the whole course of the year. whenever
the moon wancs the nights will grow dark.
If landics wear their boards, there will be
less work for BARRIERS. Whoever is in love
this year will think his sweetheart an an
gel, Whoever gets married will find out
whether it is true If a Young lady hap
pens to blush she will look red in the face
If she dreams of a Young man three
nights in succession it is n sign of some.
thing, If she dreams of him four times
or has a tooIhachc, it is ten to one that
she is a long time getting either of them
out Of her head. Ifauybody jumps over
board without knowing how to swim it is
two 10 one he gets drowned If any one
lends an umbrella it is ten to one he is
obliged to go home i'll the rain for his
pains.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-08
Angry Words.

Angry words O, let them never
From the tongue unSullicd. slip;
May the hearts best impulse ever
Check them. e'er they soil the lip.
Love is much too pure and holy;
Friendship is too sacred far,
For II moments reckless folly
Thus to dc>olatc and mar.
Angry words are lightly spokeii,
BttcrcSt thoughts are ra>hly stirred;
Brightest links of life are broken
BN Il single angry word,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-08

FRalph Waldo Emerson has said ma ny
good things, but seldom anything better
than the following There is one topic
forbid to all well bred, to all ration al mort
ais, namely, their distempers. If you have
not slept or you have slept, if yeu have
headache, or seciatica, or lcprosy. or
thuuder-s stroke, I beseech you by all an
gels, hold your peace. and not polute tho
morning to which all the household bring
pleasant thoughts. by eorruptions aud
grOans.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-08

.VGcn Ctlcy of the Racine Journal
has homcly way of heing eloquent as
well as humorous. Of himself lie syas:
We have now been man. or Il sort of
"A nun, not so much as we might or ought
to have been. but more perhaps than many
expected We have been our own man
for "A long timc, but we have never perform
ed the wonderful deeds promised us by
hope, We have fought the battle of life
for great number of Years, but not with
the success that hope tattercd us should
he ours. The enemy are a great deal
more numerous. aud better posted and
more strongly fortified than we expected
when drawing our infant plan. Wchave run
the first three quarters OF the race OF lie,
aud are nov just turning into the home
stretch little hlowcd. with limbs n lit
tie sllaky and the chance of winning Il
heavy stake vcry slim, though the courage
to press forward is good; and of those who
started out with us in the race. some few
are ahead: thotsdnds have fallen ont or
Are behind. This is not to the swift.
and there is no telling who will come out
ahead; the nearer we get to the end of the
race the less attractive the stakes appear
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-08

How TO CLEANSE \ CIsTEES. \ sim
PIE thing have accidentally learned, ant
il not generally known. ought to be. rclat
ing to sta.nant. odorous waters in cistcrns
Many persons know how ANNOYING thi'
sometimes becomes. After frequent clean
ing and other experiments. all to no per
mancnt utility, | was advised to put, say
two pounds. caustc soda in water. and il
purified it in few hours. Since then,
when | tried what is called concentrated
lye. had quite as good a result One OIL
both these articles can be obtained at any
druggists Exchange.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-08
2oe { try.
France only Moves when She
Pleases. II Napoleon III.
BG &. II. HORR.

BI G. II. IIORR.
Oh. La France only moves when she plcascs.
Well. perhaps It's Il very good way;
She's Of course too polite I" jutru,c,
When she's not invited to stay.
But her armies have oft pleased to move
On the soil of this very same France,
To measure triilc too quick
For what soldiers would term an advance
And IT'S certain she'll very soon moycs-a
Whether pleased with the motion or no
From that God-forsakcn land in the South,
The Republic of old Mexico.
Oh. YOU need Not make any excuse.
But move on, if YOU please, now. Monsieur
Wen be teady the next time YOU come
To receive you more warmly. .\dicu!
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-08

The Maine Farmer warmly seconds the
proposition so ably advocated by Mr.,
for survey of the various waters of the
State. and the publication of snch report
as will place our great manufao turing fa-
cilities properly before the public. Cover
nor Chamberlain recommendation in the
same direction is most juaicious, and we
trust this important matter will not be
suffered to drop.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-08

Faith and works are as necessary to the
spiritual life Of the Christian, as the soul
and body arc to our life as men: for faith
is the soul Of religion. and works the
body. .-Colton.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-08

WEALTH AND POVERTY OF OUR STATES
MEN.-Jcfteson died comparatively poor
Indeed. it Congress had not purchased his
library, and given him five times its value,
he would, with difficulty. have kept the
wolf from his door.
Madison saved his money, and was com
paratively rich 10 add to his fortune,
however, or rather that of his widow. Con-
gress purchased his manuscript papers,
and paid S30.O 600 for them.
James Monroe, the sixth President of
the United States, died so poor that his
remains tornd Il resting place through the
charity OF his friends. They remain in a
ccmctry, but no monument marks the
spot where they repOse.
John Quincy Adams left some S500OU,
the result OF industry. prudence and inhcr
itancc. He was a man of method and
economy.
Martin Van Buren, died very rich.
Throughout his political life, he studious!y
looked out for his own interests. 1t is not
believed that he ever spent thirty shillinss
i'll politics. His party shook the bush and
he canght the bird,
Henry Clay left very handsome estate
1t probably exceeded Sloo.0Oo lIewas
prudent manager scrupulously honest
man.
James X. Polk left about $3.50 600,
so, 600 of which was saved from his Prcsi-
dcucy of four years.
Daniel Webster squandercd some mil
lions in his life time the proluct of his
professional speculation. He died, leav-
ing his property to his children, and his
debts to his friends, The former sold for
less than $20,0O0-the latter exceeding
$3.50, 900.
John Tyler left $50O0O. Before he
was President he was bankrupt. In Of
flee. he husbandcd his means, and then
married rich wife.
Zachary Taylor left 4l5 900.
Millarl Fillmore is II wealthy man and
keeps his money in Il strong box. 1t will
not be squandcrcd in speculation and vice.
Franklin Pierce saved some so 900
from his term of service.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-08
ELLSWORTH, MAINE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1867

| There was merry twinkle in Mrs
Lanes eyes that night, as she supcrintend
ed preparations for supper. which eve
and anon deepened into smile. Bu
though the children were anxious to knoy
what mother was smiling about, she KEEP
her own counsel.
The next Wednesday afternoon scor
0r more ladies were seated in Squire Mayo
parlor, with busy fingers, and still NOR,
busy tongues.
There i, Mrs; Iaie comcing up the
walk exclaimed Mrs. Mayo, who was seat
ed at the window. Just see what wrctcl
ed looking boy she is leading by the hand
1t cant be one OF her boys, for know they
are models of order ami neatness.'
Mrs. Shaw was too busy distributing
work to even glance out of the window.
Il forgot to tell you. ladies' she said
that my sistcr-n-law joins our societ,
this afternoon. The boy with her is NJ
doubt the one she spoke to me about tho
other day as a fit subject for our charity
| take considerable credit to mvself,' she
added onplacently, for persuading hcl
to the step, Sister Lane is such home
body-so wrapped upin herself and family
Br tins time Mrs Lane was in the room
Good afternoon. ladies', she said glanc
ing around with pleasant smile. sy0u see
sister Shaw, that kept my word and did
not come one,' she added. as that indi.
viduai fixed her eyes in undisguised aston
isllmcnt, upon the boy whose reluctant.
ant hand she held.
4 found this poor lad,' she continued
in an alley way, playing marbles witt, a
| ~ # I
We're ntterng words that shu,lder to think
Of The black eve he has got in fight with
one Of them, i'll which it appears lie has
got the worst of it. He is very dirty and
ragged as v0n see. But offer no apollo
sr for bringing him to You in this condi
ton. ms your society was formed for the
benefit OF such, and trust that under vour
kindly care he will soon present another
appearance.
Twice did Mrs. Shaw essay to interrupt
the speaker, but anger and shame checked
her nttcrancc, When she concluded, she
sprange to her feet.
":Malinda Lane !" she exclaimed, do
You mean to pretend that ycu don't know
that is my boy -
.'lour boy.'' exclaimed Mrs. Lane. start
ing with well discmbled amazcment; sis i:
possible | Now that look at him closer, it
does look like johnny. But who would
have thought it leave it to YOU" she
said, addressing the other ladies, '.if the
mistake was not natural one, or if ever Il
child apparently stood more in need of your
friendly Offices p
This assertion could not he denied bv
amy present. certainly not by Mrs. Shaw,
who was completely silcnced, though she
Was looking nnutterable things.
This sl.arp, hut much needed lesson, had
4 most happy result. and was evident not
"','r hy ''"hnn! improved appearance
but by the increased comfort of the whole
family. Mrs. Shaw learned. what is to he
feared too many forgot. that no object,
however praiseworthv, can excuse the wife
and mother in the neglect Of home datics
that, as there lies the truest happiness, so
there are found the dearest object of her
care, who have the first claim upon her
time and affections.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-08
The American Colonists in the
Holy Land:

lie Bangor Wing Gays that the colony o.
Americans which went out from Maine
some time ago, landed at Jaffa aud pitched
their tents in the Holy Land. it seems ,llave
acted very absurdly and are now paving
Reports coming from the cOlouists are very
gloomy. A letter from COnstantinople
says:
The American Consul reports, as un-
1erstand, that the man who has organized
the cxpidition has proved to be unworthy
of the trust reposed in him, and the colo,
nests find Themselves in need of everything,
or without money either to return or STAY
where they are. They are suffering from
the fevers of the country, aud the mortality
among them has been very great. Some
ten or twelve had died at last accounts
and others We're sick. They wish to get
back to America and beg the Ambassador
to send man-otwar to take them off, 1t
Is not characteristic of Americans to give
up under such trials! but they undoubtedly
feel that they have been dcluded. In a
strange land where they are as unprotect-
ed as they would be OH Texan frontier
without money. broken down by sickness,
surrounded ny those who speak only a
stransc language, aid vino look upon them
as interlOpers, 1t is not singular that their
hearts should fail them. 1t is sad to think
how many hearts have been broken by
disappointment in that land, how many
have deluded themselves into crusades to
the Holy Land When will the world
learn that the Kingdom Of Christ s n spirit
nal kingdom, and the Jerusalem where he
is to reign is Il spiritual Jerusalem, and not
the old. dirty Jewish city which was once
(but not now the type OF a heavenly city.
The Porte has made formal protest
against this colony, and has declared that
they cannot permit Americans to colonze
Palestine They cannot hllnw foreigners
to eolonize Palestine. They cannot allow
foreigners to take possession of their most
fertile province. Itbclongs, they say, to
the natives. who pay taxes and do military
sarvice. Shall these be driven from their
fields by colony of Yankees. who will be
subjects of another Governmcnt, and pay
them nothing, who might be inclined, some
day. to take passession of the country
So they request Morris to send them home
again. This protest came before the
news given above. and, of course Mr.. Nor
ris informed the Turks that he had 10 pow
cr to interfere with American citizens, who
had n right to go where they pleased
Probably the French put the Turks up to
this protest. They look upon Syria as
theirs, aud 1T might interfere With their
plans of conquest to have a colony of Amer
icaus at Jafa, the port Of Jerusalem"
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From he ". Louis Times.
inhnman Treatment Of Prisoners
wei Known Physicians Experience
N st. Louis.


ST Louis. July 10, 1867.
~ 'he 'sli Of 1sg3 ~a- arrested w.
plsced ~ Graiioi street rri.on. ~,hou, u,sn,
roason beng sssignei 10 me fori,. Wbe,
suffered ~ leave ,bai place, sul, 10 ,.s-o,
So gwen fnr my arrest snd Imprisonment
she statement that | am about "a mnae !.
'or ibe benefit Of those aho mas b. cuf,u,
"n'urh 70 ssnt ID know s,me,Liny abcu,
'ny prison i's
~ss arrested at two D'clpck of a co d
ai1h' 70 ine iul No bedding Of any kind
Hss furnished M. TIE room VAS cold and
and disAgreesbie; many of ,he glass were
yui q The windy~s, whicn nsIr il yesy
coid. Ite il,or was my bed. tIle ceiling
49, my covering; me consequences wss
80 ho' posses-ea 10 favor ~ the quarters
that were given 20 me. suffered an nivh,
sHh to'd, which came near costing me nv
iie. when morning came / .ooked srCund
upon psse snd snxinus fscss found uuon
surveying The premises that had been
iresisd with some consideration, ard ~,
~ The best room IN the house and wss toldl
shst u wss The room where citizens were
confined. Having heard much about Mc.
Dowers college. concluded | would ssun.
tef around snd see what discoveries could BE-
made, bu, had not gone iar before nv cu-11
riosiiy WIS satisfirr. Men, psle. sick, anal
almost on lhe verge ol starvation, met me-
- every turn made. Some we're cnawinp
A bones taken from the slop iub-, Others
ying down, not sble 70 move. while msnv
were complsiuing for lie want uf some
hing 20 eat.
Upon one occasion saw iAil. thn, hsr
yard msn sts.dIng over siop tub, when
me of the "Du'ch parrio,s'' came along and
lssed him. Vet are YOU doing dare, you
lam rsskei!" n an starving, said thr
'risoner. "nnd ain irving 70 get something
q est "Do YOU inks. you dam raskel.
az we have nolsIn 20 DO but iced youl-l
'trrve and be damned, den We won't have !
0 waste our bullets aud iend.r He then q
ushed him in bis room. Men stsprerinrIv v
long hardly able 10 draw ono foot after ihe 4
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Yours,


" Few srmy officers have hsd more d
vst'er stores told Of them than General A
". Smiih--or as he ws- called among nj,
men. 'Guerrila Smith" On one occasion
he ~ss sought by . secession farmer Of Mls
sirs'pp'. who msde grievous complaint 81
depreda,ions The Feds" had committed on
hi- hrn-'oos,. The General Iistened grave
ly y The recital and ssked:
"iiow Do you know i vas my boys who
stole your cbickensl'
I'm course Il was them. Afore you and
your fslers came here I'D huncred 81 the
presiiest fowl youi find in old Mississippi,
and now there sin't more'n dozen lett.
"A dozen 'eiI--thst settles III You must
lock somewhere else for your roguer; IL my
ooys had been the thieves they would have
made . clean sweep.
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". come. while here press
My brow upon II, grave. ard N those mile
And thrilling tones q tenderness
Bless, bless ,hy child.
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o'her, looking into slop buckets, gnawin,
bones TO satisfy the craving Of stomach,
were 70 BE- seen every day. Many Of In
rooms were SO crowded and had become q
I hlIhy that the vermin almost eat the sicl
men up; having no change Of clothing, 1
"ss impossible for them TO keep clean.
the food that was given TO prisoners /.
eat was not III diet for any one, aud was Ii,
cause OF most Of the sickness. Those h,
eat the most Jared the worst ia the lonI
run, for they we're sure to suffer. Thei
bowels all became diseased from the un
soundness Of the meat and bread thst va,
given them TO est. illihsy retained raven
Gus sppe'ite, but would nevertheless fall oil,
sicken and die. and many OF them did -
Cruel and severe uestment was all we re.
ceived. and We were "1sught not 10 expec,
sny'hlng else"
Let siy msn who 10 now In full enjoy
ment Of health, life and liberty be taken
sDj thrown into prison--snd one like the
Isli me comforts OF lie, have s,sls and tat
PORK di.hed out 70 him 10 prepare the best
ne Gao; 'hen just 20 much bread given, euch
- he would not give dog TO eat; then, be.
sides this, with soldiers standing all around
ready % make some insulting remark. curse
you, or call ycu id rsscal-then. ia ad.
4t.s
dl'ion. let him turn his eyes aud look sill
iar,her and behold from 6fy 10 a hnnd red
and fifty emacinted, csdsverous. sick hu
man beings stonding around. some leaning,
Others lying down, not able 10 s,and; then
e; him feel and know that he can not do
anything 10 elevate their sutferine, or to
soften their pillow. and he will begin 10 sp.
precIste the feeling that came over me The
morning after my arrest. Tel me- what rx-
euse can be given for such treatment oil
prisoners here ia ~. Louis. where every
thing was 10 such sbundancei
Let 20 one dare 70 complain OF the treat
ment of Federal soldiers in Souikern prisons.
hen men here in 81. Louis were stsrvedl
sDd died for the want of food 10 sustain life
snd The quality Of food that was given was
such a. to produce disease snd death, anol
bat. too, while the prison was in sight Of
OIL and snmpIuous market. These are
ac's. and can be suhstsnlisted 20 the salts.
seton q sny honest msn. These factr
'sne under my observation ~hile N prison.
4 he'll l. more terrible and sgonizing than
hat prison. vouli advice Sumner 10 seek
yrg'veness and avoid il. would prefer Inc
atier place; wouId be wiling 10 Try il ,slh
Z 'hsn ee sgsin pu, IN Gra,iot stree, prison,
ndrr ne subjrc,ion " Dutch Federal sol.
efs.
ours, DpcroR ID
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Where i ihy spir, fowni
! gaze aoose-,hy look is maged there
! listen, snd ny genIle tone
l. On the air.