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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-05-17
April 2Gth 1867

JNIIE subscriber hereby gives public notice 10 all
| concerned. that he has been dnly appointed
and has taken upon himself the trust of an Admin
istrator of the estate of
EPuRAIM CIOSSON, late of Sedgwick
in the County of Hancock, deceased, by gyin g
bond the law directs he therefore requests all
persons who are indebted to the said dcceased's
estate, to make immediate payment, and those
VIII have any demands thereon, to exhibit the
same for settlement.
VIM. II. StRGENT,H
April 2ith, 1851. 3wl7
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impuritiHs il cxpcls disease uiiu rcSt"9'S Ht"''"
and stimulates the organs OF me mo VICIOUS
action. Hence it rapidly cures variety OF com,
plants which are caus ed by impu,ty OF mo hlooa
such a. S,rQ,ula or Kings Ertt, Iamo.s' h@s
Sores, EruI,iions, Pimpiea, Htoches BoHS' ~ ~,
thpny's tY-e, RoSG or ErW3peidS, Ie'ttT' Or san
Rhe,tn, ScaM He,td, Ring ITorm' Cancer or Gdncef
ous ItnOrs, Sore Eyes, Fenaic isSt@SeSi huc!t as
PcfcHtiOn, hy'tguldrity' Suppression, " ht's, Sfo
il,ty also Syphilis Iencra Diseases, Lirer oon'-
psaints, and Hed't Disease. Try AYERS oAksA-
PAHILLA, and see for yourself the surprising u.tN-
lily with which it c,eanses the blood anu cures tlese
disorders. 49, -, .,,
During late years the public have been mlslcd
10y large bottles pretending to give quart OF IN
tract VI sarsaparlla for one douir. Most Oh thtSe
have been frauds upon the SICK Tor they nor only
contain little. IL any, Sarasphrila nut oitoh no
curative ingredient whatever. Hence, bitter as
appointed has followed the use of the various en-
tract. of Snrsaparlla which Hood the market, niitl
the name itself has become synonymous win mn
position and cheat. still We call this compouhd
"Sarsaparlia, ;" and Intend TO supply snch remedy
as shall rescue the name from the i"ad OF opio4uS
which rests dpon ii. We think we have ground Tor
believing IL has virtue which are irresistible by Inc
class of diseases it Is intended TO cure. We can
assure the sick, that offer them the best altcral
i've we know how TO produce, aus we nave reason
10 believe, it is by tar the most enectrai puriher
OF the blood yet discovered
AYERS CHERRY PECroRAL is so universally
known 10 snrpass every other medicine for the
cure ofCohgls, Colds, Intiunza, lioarseness, Group
Bronchitis Incipicnt Consumption. and for ,he
relief of Consumpitive Patients IN Gdranee stages
of the disease that IL Is useless here to recount the
evidence of its virtues. The world knows them.
Prepared by DIR J. c. AVER h Co. Lowell
Mass. and sold by oil Druggists, and dealers in
medicine everywhere, May June. II
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MEDICAL NOTICE.

TAR HARDING aiter an Illness of the past two
j months, has recovered, and ready to re-
sumo the practice of medicine and surgery, Also
in connection I, els ii his duty to express his
thanks to hi friends, Tor thei Kind attention ana
reati ness TO give all asfis ance ne 'essarN and
especial TO iIr. Phfcher tor his attention ana sk
in .ubdu my an ancctlcn OF the knee joint VIII ieh Il
one time threatened long continued disease
Ellsworth. May sth, 1857.
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Take Notice !

CUTS MADE To ORDER, from silk mix
- cd and all Wool Goods, for SO, III good
Style and Fit Narrated.
j;ood Ready Made suits for $50.
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WHEREAS my Yjlc Mary ANA. Bunker has LETT my
bed and hoard without sp1icieit cause or prova-
cation, forbid all persons hsrbSring or trusting
her on my account. as | shall pay no debts con-
tractsd By hsr since leaving nae. -
JOHN G, BUNKER.
Dated at Cranberry Isles this isst day OF May.
1857. 3wio
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To Fruit Growers, s anna 'h Tri, waning iang
Subscribe for the Hon,mootoa Ca'tHrist, l6
page Monthly, published lay +. MArLACK. 90i
Market ST., Philadelphia, Pa, at only Is cents a
year. Send for Specimen Copies.
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Commissioners Notice.
Cleanse the Blood.

w It'll corrupt, or
w tainted Blood,
YOU are sick all over. 1t
may burst ont in PIN
pies, or Sores, orin some
active disease, or it may
merely keep you listless
depressed and good tor
nothing. But YOU cam
not have good health
while your blood is i'm
pure. AYERS ShkSA-
PARILLA purges out the
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The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-02-20

WHAT THE JAPANESE JUeGLERs Do
One Of the fea,s of the Japanese jugglers
now in San Francisco, on their way to the
Paris Exposition, is thus described:
An old man lies upon his back with his
feet in the air; little boy mounts and stands
upon them An oval tub is passed to boy,
which he places under his feet and upon the
mans; another is given to him, which is ad-
ded to the first, and so on until the little fel-
lows head touches the proscenium from the
top of the tottering pile, which is all the
time supported by the strong and muscular
chap below. The little fellow makes his
salaam to the audience from his dizzy height
coolly fans himself as he surveys the situation,
and appears as unconcerned as if reposing
on terra firma. Suddenly one of the per-
formers utters an exclamation in japanese,
which is responded to by another The old
man, the foundation of the pile, takes up
the chorus the little fellow at the top jerks
it out like the snapper of whip, the '' foun-
dation" gives his feet kick-thin~s look
squally for little Tommy-the audience fear
that he will fall and break his neck or be
terribly bruised among the boxes; the old
man beneath appears in imminent danger
also from the falling tubs but no, he gives
his feet kick, throws the tubs entirely from
him, and Tommy drops like cat, alighting
with his feet upon the old mans and in an
upright position.
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Tur CRpp1roR,s srRArAerN.-Four cred.

THE CREDITORS STRATAGEM.-Four cred
itors started from Boston in the same train
of cars, for the purpose of attaching the pro-
perty of certain debtor in Pennington, in
the State of Maine. He owed each one sep
arately, and each one was suspicious of the
object of the other, but dared not say word
about it, So they rode acquaintance, all
talking upon everything except that they
had most at heart. When they arrived at
the depot at Pennington, which was three
miles from where the debtor did business,
they found nothing to "put 'em over the
road" but solitary cab, towards which they
all rushed. Three got in and refused admit
lance to the fourth, and the cab started
The fourth ran after, and got up outside with
the driver. He asked the driver if he want
ed to sell his horse. He replied that he did
not want to; that he was not worth more
than fifty dollars, but ne would not sell him
for that. He asked him if he would not
take one hundred dollars for him. "Yes,"
said he. The fourth man quickly paid over
the money, took the reins and backed the
cab up to bank, slipped from the harness,
and tipped it up so that the door could not
be opened, and then jumped upon the
horses back and rode off lickety-switch,
while the insiders were looking out of the
window, feeling like singed cats. He rode
to lawyers and got writ made and serv-
ed, and his debt secured, and got back to.
the hotel just as the insiders" came up puff
fling and blowing. The cabman soon brought
back his horse for fifty dollars The "sol-
i'd" men offered to pay that sum, if the for
tunate one, who found property sufficient to
pay his own debt, would not tell of it in
Boston.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-02-20

TRIAL OF TIE STEAM PLoUGH.-Qulte
number or thc reading planters ana merchs
ants of our State were present yesterday at
tile trial Of the steam plough, imported by
Messra Longstrect, Owen % Co. The trial
took place at the Fair grounds OF the Nc
chanics' and Agricultural Association, and
the apparatus, under the direction OF MI.
Max Eyth, late engineer in chief to the Pacha
of Egypt, evinced to the fullest satisfaction
of all present its wonderful capacity as q
marvelously complete and effective agrlcui-
tural implement. Some OF our most extern
siye planters who were present at the trial
were enraptured with the swiftness and &C
curacy with which it performed it's work, al
belt the ground was unfayorabiy adapted to
a true and fair exhibit of its powers.
The plough moves between two engines
with such ease and celebrity, guided by one
man, that the work of forty ordinary ploughs
with all the necessary hands and accompa-
niments in twenty four hours and every mo-
ment of favorable weather may be improved
with such promptitude and certainty that
no time is lost in preparing the soil for what
ever crop may be designed. The advanta-
ges of this wonderful improvement need
only to be seen to satisfy all who are inter
ested in agriculture Of its adaptability to our
soil, and the economy and practicability of
its working on large or small scale. 1t is
such an enterprise as should interest every
planter and merchant in the State, and prom
Use yet to revolutionize the system of South
ern agriculture. i ie" "i-tf, -slit. ,
We can ill afford to let planters of Egypt,
who have tested this machine, surpass us in
enterprise in the culture of our great staples,
and with the advantages ofthe steam plough
we may vie with the world in wealth and
oductiyeness.-Nelo Orleans Crescsnt. ,l,.
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Wit.

Wit was originally general name for all
the intellectual powers, meaning the faculty
which kens, perceives, knows, understands
it was gradually narrowed in its Specification
to express merely the resemblance between
ideas; and, lastly, to note that resemblance
when it occasioned ludicrous surprise. 1t
marries ideas lying wide apart by a sudden
Jerk of the understanding. Humor origin
ally meant moisture, Specification it meta
phorically retains, for it is the very juice OF
the mind oozing from the brain, and en-
riching and fertilizing wherever it falls. Wit
exists by antipathy, Humor by sympathy:
Wit laughs at things. Humor laughs with
them. Wit lashes external appearances, OF
cunningly exaggerates simple foibles into
the heart of its object, looks lovingly on the
infrmities it detects, and represents the
whole man.
Wit is abrupt, darling, scornful, and toss
es its analogies in your face; Humor IS slow
and shy, insinuating its fun into your heart.
Wit is negative, analytical, detractive; HUI
NOR is creative. The couplets of Pope are
witty; but Sancho Panza is a humorous
creation. Wit, when earnest, has the ear
nestness of passion seeking to destroy; HUI
would lift up what is seemingly low into our
charity and love. Wit is bright, rapid, and
vanishes in an instant; Humor, warm and
all-embracing as the sunshine, battles its OBJ
jects in genial and abiding light.
Wit implies hatred or contempt OF folly
and crime, produces its effect by brisk shocks
of surprise, uses the whip of scorpions and
the branding iron, stabs, stings, pinches, tor
lures, goads, leases, corrodes, undermines
Humor implies sure conception of the
beautiful, the majestic, and the true, by
whose light it surveys and shapes their OPP
posites. 1t is humane influence softening
with mirth the rugged inequalities of exis-
tence, promoting tolerant views Of life,
bridging over the spaces which separate the
lofty from the lowly, the great from the hum
BILE. Old DR.. Fuller's remark, that the ne
gro is the image of God cut in ebony,
is humorous; Horace Smiths, that task
master is the image ofthe devil cut in ivory, u
is witty Whipped
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WoMAN.-Mrs. Stephens, the story-writer,
has somewhere thrown off this excellent pas
sage: Woman-woman--truly she is a
miracle. Place her amid flowers, foster her
as a tender plant, and she is a thing of fan.
cy, waywardness, and something of folly-an-
noyed by dewdrop, fettered by the touch
of a butterfy's wing, ready to faint at the
rustic of beetle. The zephyrs are too
rough, the showers too heavy, and she is
overpowered by the perfume Of a rosebud
But let real calamity come, rouse her affec-
ton, enkindle the spirit of her heart, and
mark her then. How her heart strengthens
itself; how strong is her purpose. Place her
IN the heat of battle give her child, a
bird, anything she loves or pities, to protect,
and see her as in a related instance, raising
her white arms as shield, and as her own
blood crimsons her upturned forehead, pray
ing for life to protect the helpless. Trans
plant her into the dark places of earth, ava
ken her energies to action, and her breath
becomes a healing and her presence bless
ing; she disputes inch by inch the stride of
the stalking pestilence, when man, the strong
and brave, shrinks away pale and affrighted.
Misfortunes daunt her not she wears away a
life of silent endurance, or goes forward with
less timidity than toher bridal. In prosper
ity she is bud full of imprisoned odors,
waiting but for the winds of adversely to
scatter them abroad pure gold, valuable
but untried In the furnace : in short, wo-
man is a miracle, mystery.
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Bad Reports of the Prince Of Wales.
The Prince Of Wales is going "a bad COM

Bad Reports of the Prince Of Wales.
Thg Prince of Wales IS going IA bad COM
pany, il. the following story, told by Lony
don lctter-writer, is true: =" 9 ~ i.loj
"a matter which greatly disturbs the
good and loyal subjects of England is the in,
timacy between the Duke of St. Adams and
the Prince Of Wales. The Duke of st. Al
bans is young man about the age of the
Prince and he has succeeded, in the course
of his short but eventful life in getting up
one of the most notorious regulations in
Europe. His character is so bad that, with
very high rank and great wealth, he is not
tolerated in the respectable aristocratic soci-
ETY. of London. He began his career by get
ting into oil sorts of scrapes at Oxford, in
which city he used to appear with greater
regularity in the police court than at the
college chapel and from which University he
was finally expelled in disgrace. Since then
he has been the hero of innumerable adven-
lures on the Continent, scandalous and 9TH
erwise, is we'll known in every gambling
house and police court of Paris, and is as ac-
complished a villain, for a young man, as
you can find in many q day. At Oxford,
one day, while he was yet in his teens, three
different young women appeared In court
against him, with charges of seduction
Since then he has matured in every species
of dissipation, and is as well known to the
London police as any long-fngered Jack
from Billingsgate. And this is the most in
innate friend, companion and confidant of
the heir to the British throne. They are
constantly seen together-often go arm in
arm together alone o'nights (and where they
go to is hardly mystery) St. Albans stays
by the week at Marlboro House, and the
Prince of Wales as regularly reciprocates by
visiting the Duke at his house and they
are, in every way, "hand and glove" Not
only this, the Duke of St. Adams is the init
mate friend of the Princess, as well as the
Prince of Wales, and is often. seen riding
with her alone in the parks. tits, naturally,
matter of uneasiness to the English, that
so graceless reprobate should be so fami-
liar with their future Queen, who is quite
too giddy now to suit their staid tastes, and
who is vastly imprudent in her association
with this noble Duke. Thus we see the
Prince of Wales and his fair wife going in
the same path that George the Fourth, of
disgraceful memory, trod, and we may look
forward to not very promising reign, when
another tory and dissolute king ascends the
British throne"
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n. c. MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
IA MEETING OF THE BOARD OF D

ATA MEETING OF THE BOARD OF d.
II rectors of the N. c. NJ. F. Insurance Com
pany, held at the Office of the Company in this
City the 22nd of January, 1867, after due notice
to each Director, D. A. Covington, ESQ.,, was
called to the chair, and Rev. VIM. E. Pell was ap-
pointed Secretary. The following order of as.
sessment was made:
On notion Ordered, that for the purpose of pay
ing losses due by the Company at the dates herein
after mentioned, an assessment OF fifteen per
cent. on all unexpired premium notes, in posses
sion of the Company on the sth day of August,
1868, the 14th day Of November, 1854, the 9th
day of September, 1865, the 25th day of February
1866 the 9th day of April, 1866, the Sth day Of
May, 1866, and the 18th day of October, 1866, be
levied payable Immediately.
Ordered, That the President as soon as practi-
cable give notice to parties liable under the afore
said assessment, according to the charter and by
laws. Ill .-..
Ordered, That parties paying either this as.
sessment or that levied the 9th September, 1865
may be discharged from the other assessments
not paid.
"At the same meeting T. II. Selby, of Raleigh
was unanimously elected President of the Com
dany, and K. P. Battle, Esq, was unanimously
elected Attorney of the Company. Hereafter ali
business of the Company will be. transacted BY
the President Hence all letters must be addressed
to him. T. 81. SELBY, President.
Raleigh, Jan. 70, 1867. l32-1aw4w.
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IN GRANVILLE COUNTY. r
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, November
4@af " Wy Term, 1856.
In the matter of the Probate of the last Will and
s Testament of James Cooper, decd.
IT BEING MADE TO APPEAR TO THE
satisfaction of the Court that Lewis D. Cooper is
one of the next of kin and her-at-law of the said
deceased, and that he resides beyond the limits
of this State:
1t is therefore ordered, that publication be
made for six weeks, successfully, in the Raleigh
Standard, notifying the said Lewis D. Cooper,
and all persons in general, having or pretending
an interest in the same, to be and appear ct the
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions to be held
for the said County of Granville, as the Court
House at Oxford, on the first Monday in Febru-
airy next, and then and there see proceedings in
the matter of the probate of the last Will and
Testament of the said James Cooper, decd. and
and make himself party thereto if he shall see
fit. Ni IL 'sl2 'H psf ef
Witness, Augustine Lands, Clerk of the said
Court, at office in Oxford, the first Monday in
November, A. D. 1866. a-s5,s
A. Lands, Clerk
Dec. Is, 1856. sl-w6w
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An Arkansas secession orator in 1856

An Arkansas secession orator in 1861,
spouted as follows - s...
Friends and Feller-citizens The wheels
of our government is stopped, the machine
ry is deranged, the rudder is unshipped, the
boiler is bursted, HIS afoat and the river
is rising. Our glorious ship of State which
like Dob-tailed gander has been majesti-
cally floating down the peaceful stream of
time has had its harmony disturbed and is
now flowing with fearful rapidity towards
the shoals and quicksands of disunion, and
when he shall have come down and lit on
Daddy's wood pile, I will be led to exclaim
in the sublime and ridiculous language Of
Paul in his epistle to the Aboriginies,
Root little hog or die"
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A lady at sea, full of delicate apprehen-
sions in gale of wind, cried out among
other pretty EXPLANATIONS, 1--WE shall all 90
to the bottom mercy on us, how my head
swims !" Madam, never fear" said one of
the sailors, "you can never go to the bottom
while your head swims."
A colored boy Of Cory, Pa, has invented
a rifle battery, which is on exhibition at
Buffalo. 1t throws one hundred and eighty
Mimic balls at one discharge from percussion
shell cartridges. The machine can be kept
in continual operation. ts.
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VIM. Il. BURLINGTON,

Commission and Shipping Merchant,
WILMINGTON, N. c., ss..z
HAvING RESUMED BUSINESS. WILL BE
LII pleased to serve his old friends and custom
ers, and all others wishing business attended to
with promptness. - .f e!ia
So1icits consgnments Of Cotton, Naval
stores, Bacon, Timber, Grain, &c. ssa
az Charges made light.
Sept. IL, 1855. S7-v1v
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ADDRESS
ADDRESS
DIR. D. II. SEELYE & CO.,
s.,5..f. IRERroRr, ILLINOIS.
Sold BY al Wholesale and retail Dnggista
GENERAL AGENTS.

John D. Park, Cincinnati, Ohio; Fuller, Finch
& Fuller, Chicago, ILL.,. Burnhams & vanschaack,
Chicago, H.; Demas Barnes & Co., New ok
D. Ransom & Co., Buffalo, N. T.; Farrand, She
ley & Co., Detroit, Mich; Weeks & Potter, Bos-
ton, Mass; French, Richards & Co., Philadelphia
Pa; R. E. Sellers & Co., Pittsburg, Pa; Collins
Bros St. Louis, Mo-; Barnes, Ward & Co., New
Orleans, La; R. A. Robinson & Co., Louisville,
KY; Bigley Bro, Memphis, Tenn; P. E. De.
puy, Richmond, Va; Thompson & Block, Balti.
more, Md; Dexter & Nelleger, Albany, N. Y;
Strong q Armstrong, Cleveland, Ohio; William
Johnston, Detroit, Mich; Wilson Peters & Co.
Louisville, Ky. ~
Oct =, 1865. N-ly
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sskNzzP sQUA1AEK COUNTY,, @zxE~ruzzrsa 500
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Decembcr
|hlmH sN --.,a Term, 1856. XII 81
VIM. G. Pool, Exec'r Of \ ID s4iunas oil
+ eseit 5i'toi IS 9N3f Issue DoYissvs sei
The Court and VS.. the sji'y non.i - 4
Heirs and next of kin.
This cause coming on to be heard, and it ap-
pearing to the satisfaction of the Court thnt G.
E. Robinson and wife Victoria, s. E. Hines and
wife Marian Louisa, and s. p. Pool are heirs-at-
law and next of kin of the said JOS II. Pool, de-
ceased and reside beyond the limits of this State.
On motion it is ordered by the Court, that pub
LEGATION be made in the Raleigh Standard, paper
Successive weeks, notifying them to appear at the
next Term of this Court to be held on the first
Monday of March next, at the Court House in
Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, N. c., then
and there to see the proceedings in this cause,
and 10 make themselves parties to the said issue,
If they shall think proper SO to do.
III A. P. WHITE, Clerk.
January g. 1867 130-w6w.
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Better child had ne'er been born
Than cut his nails on a Sunday morn p

" Better child had meier been born
Than cut his nails on Sunday morn"
Another variation of the verse runs thus
FRIDAY hair, Sunday horn,
Better that child had meier been bornp
And yet another:
"Sunday shaver, Sunday shorn,
Better hadst thou meier been born"
Or, at greater length: nr
"Cut them on Monday, cut them for health
Cut them on Teusday, cut them for wealth
Cut them on Wednesday, cut them for news
Cut them on Thursday, pair of new shoes
Cut them on Friday, cut them for sorrow,
Cut them on Saturday, present tomorrow
But he that on Sunday cuts his horn
Better that he had never been born !"