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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-07-10
aMistellamu.
NEW BOOKS.
Dickens.

We called attention some weeks since TO
the numerous editions of Dickens works.
now appearing in this country, which, for
beauty and cheapness, are unsurpassed by
any previous editions Of the writings Of the
great novelist. Messrs. Hurd and Houghton
Of New York are issuing from the famous
Riverside Press their - Globe Edition = of
Dickens stories. each story being complete
in one volume. and some of the volumes
containing more than one story. This edI-
tion Is printed on fair paper, with clear and
easily lcgihlc type. and is sold for 81 80 per
volume. 1t Will be published in thirteen
volumes. and each volume will contain four
illustrations on steel by barley and Gilbert
The first volume, . Nicholas Nickleby." and
the second volume, . Old Curiosity Shop,
and Part / Sketches are already issued
The remaining volumes will be az follows :
Blrnaby Rudge, and Part II. Sketches :
Martin Chuzzlewit; Dombey and Son Oil
yer Twist, and Great Expectations David
Copperfeld Tale of two Cities. and Hard
Times; Bleak House Little Dorrit Christ
mas Stories, american Notes, and Pictures
from Italy; Our Mutual Friend Pickwick
Papers.
Readers familiar with the books issued by
Messrs. IIurd and Houghton from the River
side Press. viii understand at once the tv<
biographical excellence and beauty of this edi-
tiJn Of Dickens. The rivalry in publishing
Dickens works is serving the public good
turn. and viii bring the author, VIC hope, TO
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-07-10

He is a strictly temperate man. and has
never been known in his whole life to be
under the influence of liquor. He has been
a senator at Washington Tor seventeen
years, and was four years state senator,
and. several years Il state Judge
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-07-10
From the Toledo Blade.
NnShI

TIE Boston E9c@rSion--An AccouAn OF tie
Preparatory DlscaSsioR-Ihe Start,
and the ProJress up TO tie Beginning Of
TIE Masonic FeStirai.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-07-10

At Prague recently, American, appar-
emily insane, created disturbance, and was
sent to a mad-house. After his release he
said that he pretended insanity 90 that he
might obtain an inside view of the celebrated
asylum to which he was sent
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-07-10

The following figures describe the Cincin-
natl and Convingtion Suspension Bridge
one of the most magnificent structures in its
line in the world-as to its dimensions, ma
terials, capacity, and cost. Main span. L.
057 feet length, 2.252 feet; hight from low
water, 100 feet /; hight of tower, $50 feet;
amount of lumber used in the construction
500 900 feet strength of bridge. I6, 900 tons
width in clear, SO feet ; wires in the two
cables, I0.360. weighing 900 600, total
cost 81 80 900. s.~a f.a-s srsf a. --a-g
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-07-10
4 New Poem by Jean lngelOW.

The following is 1rom the volume of Jean In
2elow's poems, in the press of Roberts Brothers
Boston
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HE my Str}3s> oi e u.t~VHFer; a'.d. a. IA
waith the hands. thai afr stea az tut
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WORTHY causes ii H. p,o>l crjt are nH it-c :
do II known Nh suspects tn c 'ht
which ta.ptp.r derives ttin Ia rnt.l-
nri... ~. Vi ~ me-. atl the WatciIGi iIi'!-
it, al he publisher! Nir'P 'l>f.s io=tt.i''k
isw tpr,ll ~ ia ti.st~ni-s al Reading .s'i''-
tiv,d ho, the xiii al the P.uterl We
f., | ri ,,4iIl he, al !, ,a'in., Il Thy tx
hist. bur rrl,lo n obs rye the XeelruerS.
We eat n ilr,,ln dinner, hat ,la n"t think
Of the farmer thar rii> d the diairti"t~
thereof. or III ctnk thtt prep trrd tan
with Infinite pain, aud -ktll, bat "a e""&
of Vegetables. iuc'tt. la-tilts, AMI inilN' {
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parls,n with AN edit r, Bet"r'' hlih Ia :
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other eyes thu lIart'fs that I'q iitos diirli
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that Together form 20 rye AN nat rrsi ia
pc news lie apartment. Hrpmssrs IA re-
view. each W., K. rtrTE Htltc 10 IN" / mon.
through the nov paper lcIis: he lo' his aeI"ss
thu ocean and sc,s eiratgr lands. hhd hot
law me the san. he searches all 70 nj tie
world for material. II Will require iui one
second lime tur the readers to TAX" III
what ~, - hours te,,at,h rto6He' 1t. Ht
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the uilice Ike flies in July Il " his Ia WI
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d.-cr,.et strrhucs. that rrstilcis srhli aoi
al obituaries :, that gives touug oct. "tNis
an which tn ii aud sing thor iitst LAYS.
And the lower h"hind the throne. IN
news papers, ~ in higher places. l. Ser,'c
tiu.cs aS iul.o,tau rs III" tllr"ne i,s'lf-
Cnrirsl"udruts. ovcutlunal ar r. gulAr.
stand IN awe at that ,iltut power which
has the chang" an article. and may send
il fnl;h IN slniy ~ h uiilfl. Aud Ia slnrt
as rhc to'l depends up'u goo 'ig'sli'n
80 The health of a paper d. p nd- upon that
vigorous ligcstion winch so's on h! ncans
of thee tnf
Ought they net 81 hr hunorral Aud
since thal tllr f4ur MI, nds them IN
ii ,ulA hay. f.i, II creature eaiilnrt- mnl l.
li,d Fam thar dark and dismal d"n N
which they have, ga long had pa g.ier'ai
reid uy,. they are Mt leugih trnnslnt,d.-
uesrq IIofd Btecher.
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Used to a Great Extent,
FARM FOR SALE.

Il He homestead of the late Charles Monaghan
! in Ellsworth, -rutat-d on the Easterly side o
head Of the Falls" village, aiming eighty H.
AIRES, about one hall Gle red, yields about ten
tons Of hay, has good paslnrage, with a good
growth OF wood.
The nu ldings are in good order having been
built within few years and CONSIST OF a one and
half story house % by 3 feet with an l.. IL by -
wood shed 10 by 20 and Il barn "a BY 2s.
This place Is conveniently situated 10, market
ut either village, Is about Que male md quarter
from the main or lonef yilagc aud than q
halt mile from the upper one, and is capable OF
being made very productive farm it will be sold
q bargain, and ossession given Immediately,
for further information apply To airs. Monaghsa
upon The premises Oh to the subscriber.
Aa0Rf OTIS.
Ellsworth, Sept Eth, 1867. att
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-11-22

aiir'd NV amt very ufnrh. he hid tool
gn'd iHsir Ia nouobol;zp hsr rnnI,4ry ru-
iirclv, To- the exclusion nf mime cli'y-
I'd these evenings very mach. Ii srrnird
10 me Mr. Ds.sercux grew remarkably
agreeable vvIy fast Sometimes John
would cuu4e IN. hat John seemed tn have.
grown III, ndv # late. thought 1t WAS
hrcausp Mr. Davrrcux was At unr housV u
much. md cndcavorcd % please him hy
extra attention Whrn he did spend an even
ing with rs. but it didn't seem to he of
much use. rcsented lis silence and in
attention to me ore night, and after that he
didn't come near us or nearly month
! But we seemed to get along just rs well
silhoat hita--at least did lhough aunt
Katherine asked me a number OF times
abou the cause of his absence.
/ lie is sulkY | sapposc. Don't fret
about me aunt Katherine; it don't trouble
! NE tt all, said
! A few evenings after. John made his ap.
peagsncc and entered the parinr where =.
Dcverrux and sat playing chess. " lie
my aunt was writing letter ut n side ii
Bile. thnneht it uuuld be ratherankWard
for him Mt first. bur he came fnward easily
and sftcg speaking To Mr. DeEer nx nHi
myself crossed thu rnnm aud seated himself
lv my aunt Pleased With this ARIA -.
cent devoted npsrlf to NV game, AND
did nat loek aianud iar <ntac halt an huHf
niirtwHia. When ~ attention WIZ attract
ell IN the sound al Aghr-y's vuicr. wil.th
iinr.li low. was remarkably earnest aud
enrGat,c tn;nel NJ hea'i md . I'd III
wonder N, aelt.x rirr, h. WI tiishttl
crimson. afl jolH. fac. "s sccn ~ me
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Trust a d Re ST.

Fret not, coal; while d ubt and fcsr
u sf7-n tT- hrrJsf,
The pi'vtHe angel. h can Ca
How vsiH ihv VIE reg ct must be,
say, tgustanl rest.
p!an no, n9r sehe,nc-hut caltuly wait;
Ills choice Is baSt;
While hiE and ring Is thy sight
His Wis Torn sees ard iaagea right,
SC trust enti .cst.
Strive re4. ;or struggle; thy rcor might
Cnn never Wrest
Tic meanest thing to serve thv wA.i
All power Ia Hts alone JH st.n,
And trust amt test.
posire not; self.levc Is strong
within thy breast;
And vet lie lowest thee Better +tili.
90 lei Him ito his ioN iuy viii,
And trust AMI Yest
Why dost ,hon fear? fis wisdom reigns !,
Supreme eonfrssei;
IT'S power is infinite; HIS love
Thy aeepest foHde-t GrcaLns iibove-
50 tgast Snd rest.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-11-22


IFtR an extensive practice Of upwards 81
tWtltN years. nitHur~ 10 -tcuFe iafTht- IA
The t'uil,t static also III great h'ittan, Fra "a
and other f,rci-,u counties. caveats, >pe .lhc.-
a-, Ponds, - g1i-crts. and all Palers or draw
:l-- iug Patent, -cNrruted ON reasonable term
VIII lisp ftrH Ev>e.,rtgrs ti3ic into American
"a ., fU.,.-H No -. to dotc nlic ltp'l ana utlcI
= VIE ,uae1 tt in ala matter, tcu iiHR tie lam,
tal je- oi tie claiu,s u any patenr IaTui hen ~
ltlniilag one dollar, Assignments recorded II
No .taea-g in the tpited state possess superior
fHriifges fr ttIiHiHQ i,Itea,fs, dsceTtSIRg the
PFatiieei"itHe II iarenti"ns.
Husiu- ,rg'ti months the subscriber IN the course
~ IHre practice, Unite uh firte ttjFcted n /
Z tluH- -lAIEIN AiITAis: ertTg enc OF hit,it VA
do idvd IHh.s trorhy the commissioners oi latents
o.
TESTIMONIALS.
II record Mr. rudy ono Of the most durable and
success mi prut titIuHeTs with whom ! have had
ole iai intercourse. tIiAS. MASON.
tomms siuncTs OF Patents,
Il have no he itatIun IN Assuming inventors thai
they cannot employ man more ooRPeffH! d"d
trustworthy, and more capable 1 putting then
apI lratoi- IN form To secure for them an early
ana favorable consideration AZ the Patent Office.
EDMUND III Rk,'
Late tomull- zionpr Oh Patents,
"Mr. Il IL Fnp, has made for nae THIRTEEN
IN an but ONE oi which patents
have been granted. and that one j. nov PENDING.
such uunii- lakabie ItOnf Of elcat talent and
ability on hIs {4.tlt icil- ne 10 recommend al in
seAt,,r~ 10 ltHlN 10 tim to procure their patents
s- tnct# may be of having the mot FAITH ll
attention lie flowed ON their cases, and II very
I Reasonable Oh, re-. JOHN IAGOAkl.'
Jan. L. is.'- k5l
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aui Forrtgn Patients.
r. Il. EDDY,

SOLICITOR OF PATENTS.
late Ag,n, + th.t taten Office, Washington,
uI.e.t he Act "t ~
No, 10 81 te IT., opposite Kilbv ST.,
BOSTON.
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Manhood; How Lost, How Restored.

~ N~-f Just published. new edition 81
NJ ~ DR.. Culver wells Cele br ated
~ >->& say on the radical cse without
medicine OF srIRNAToEhiaA, or seminal Los
re-, lNI OH CN, Mental nrd by .ical lncapacity
lmFedlmehts to Marriage etc also, { MFTIoS
LrIIlTsN, a. Il Fms, Induced by seiI-ndulgencs
or sexual rNtuzYagaHce.
ks-i iiec, III -cglei envelope, only cents.
4 he celebrated author, III tins admirable essay
81. arA demonstrate n M lhntN ysars' successm
practice. thru the alarming COM cqnences Of self
allure may be radically cured without the danger
ous u~e 81 internal medi, ire OF tn. apphcati, Of
the kulit - IoihiiI = cut nofie Of ouIe at once
suHplc, otl ta!it ALa CneCtual. bN means Of hicb
ever -uftI cr, 10 matter what lis condition may
be, may cue himself chealb, privately aud nd
IcotfH
81 -This Lecture should he in the hand Of ever,
youth ana every ia IL, land.
seut, under scal, III lain envelope, To and ID
dtc--, loaip1ia, On ceclIt 81 IN c,nis, or TIVE
post rttutf> Also DT tulNeiW eli- Marriage
Guide, iIice - cent. Address the publishers,
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Notice Of Foreclosure

WhcIe4. pl,rain Al,ev OF tdrn, in the County
Of taneosk and ia.e al Htt e. OF ts Il. 81 GAY at
.Iuae \. u. is ., bA his Ge.l cI mortgage of 1 NJ
due rcrn dpa - iIl..eo RtgI ICY. Vol, II iaa
., : conveyed "a I'll a1Gsssi-s!el 4 etfLun lat OF
bonded h. folows - iegilnlng m he Solih.ea-i
.il- OF the county iusd ol iapnd7 I.tllnu's lac,
and follows M iGe SOUTH - estei@y thirty 70 -
fiengc utryht lnsl Sstltite l-terig cisht rod
the. e. NoltIetsteriy aiartli lne with the hr-i
,lss tn the cuHaty road --tJelte b% Inc couatE
road 10 tl1at 6dnnt,. cont .ining one aad nal
aces ulo... or - with Tie uet!insS thereon
aad wiierel, the confetti contained in saIt mar'-
gta.., mas Beon b oxen. 1 claim h t0recln~e the
siae, aud gSe t!s notice P0 s'iaht TO llie S'3Sa'es
a tie oLafg. --,,--
Be hls sHog ~, y. +. pfinkwatcr.
Ellsworth, %Jr l., l. J. sal'
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In np.onian ';v<.ic.,t''

II Re-ps general a-sottsae.t OF Medicines
u.,d b. las el.st.s, teset.ae. With
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My Effort at Match Making.


ut the " ,ndan with h.r sewing 4 hraugh
,ha E,b. mesh. uf The lace. rpy,,,irS III
br;chf snpslt;n, came IN and fcl nnon her
.aff d,r. drrss. sl,oofh hair. mud rfrtty.
,yb;,. v,r,; Will. liz. fr,sh ir.,yo fo;'t
81, il, a, uip,],,v.. blev mn Flon,n
s r,,',i,,,, ,i,,h e,n, her t-1,,.cls.= and III.
-. r.. IL, ,h.. L,..=z..,.,9,d sa.a.li,.,
80 ,l..,t mr. .nnt K.,,frrino was very
k,,Jsa.,4n 4. fr.t thnuz-tt It Wa very
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am . ~" :, 81. ~
"heh i grew "'' "a |"' ', "'''
enough 10 :" !" ht'>'5s l'''''', arr -
NnHhS "'dA' sac ""'NhV" ~ ''' 80
Str was my "''' t,' ~, t'5fp',ll.''i' 3"
irlcnh. never te"iE r'i ~ I5.'''''- VI
want oil "','' "'l ~" '''" ~, STU va
81. iight heartrh. H'ef!A III t'ei S'',St
could Feine"'rr' III tt WIZ 'n 'u' ''''
,nnrii@s | va nee irf III "aih III IN GU"
light eAr "hea UP al '1st
.-Addte' "a 1t ai'iiost seho"i-ni'c
she Sald.
Yes, a1utic, AN Sa'n5 III Il minute
but first tell ne :
~ hat, child
why yuI never were married
'BreaHs' | hefrr itkth am h78t w 4"
enough To marry him- NoN 90 ahd 81
ready Tor sca'".
She s.Wilsd a. She sp"ie, anu '!tsf d"
glance AZ her iaCe SAnsl'd. "h. ah' -"
n.i ap stairs Ia Ct my t"n1let aud saieH''
CaliiH5 dam Stars a@aiis. pHt N! lea"
H. a: The sitting rom ,!a0r.
Aunt X tthcrine !
We'll
II yam faand any hady wAa,: yo1 liz Il
we'll rHaHgh "0alla't YIN ,,ar! hi IL
Il don know Il rnPp"sc ~. ny hal
in the world hrs got int" !"at hcrd, Asiair!
laughed. slam ,ed The door. aud b7ata'd
ea theatgh thr hall III" HE !" Il. Hi
way To th,' sebu h"a>r 'aet m, t'attt'f.
Mr. Chlr.es Dy.er,ux.
Good maanlas Mss III ne. Neeii"
tions all read!
Yes ,lr. answer IL and h rassrd o.
ahead. l sahhtersd oA ,irai.' I'M h'iS 80
nv aunt katherine 'h1eSbt 1t "ahi"
he nice PIN fat her :" liz za'rrIrd' fh'
next Thought ""s !" -" should she in"riA
There were only hati a IL z u Hn a.sr.
ried iila'"'e ~ - - =.
kathernr Wa twenty seven ana u e""t',
she wonidn marry very A"'ns man. 1
rapidly rni atFi''d IA "'t-1"%Na ''S"'"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-10-31
state Items.

The Lewiston journal says the Lewiston
Soldiers Statue is said to have been cast with
great success. 1t viii probably reach that
city late IN November--not early enough for
public Inauguration this season.
80 "A Lubee correspondent of the Machias
Union says; The, fishing fleet have all re-
turned from the fishing grounds with good
fares. The business has been lucrative the
past year. AT one tide about 200 hogshead of
herring We're taken out of the wires.
The Bangor Wing says am alteration took
place at BurDham on the 29th, between two
men named Blanchard and Reed, during
which Blanchard stabbed Reed in the neck
inficting severe and dangerous wound which
bled profusely. DIR. Monsoon of Pittsfield, was
summoned, who succeeded in arresting the
hemorrhage and dressed the wound.g 1t is
thought that MIR. Reed may recover. s-i
The Universalsts of Gardiner have just
put new and fine toned organ into their meet
ing house. as ta1t hlst5 p
Large quantities of hay and wood are
coming into Lewiston. Hay sells from eigh-
teen to twenty dollars per ton--wood from sew
en- to eight dollars per cord. ,sieas<
We learn from the Lewiston Journal that
55divOrce cases have been decreed the past year
by the $. j. Court for Androscoggin County.
The Journal also says: "A week ago Sun
day lady, wife of Miltimore Bennett of Au
burn together with her child aged nineteer
months, and Mr.. |. Purinton with whom sht
was returning from the Sabbath school at Dan
vile Corner, were thrown from the carriag,
near the place formerly occupied by Samue
Haskell. Mrs. Bennett was injured internally
and in her spine. The child was not injured
bnt Mr.. Purinton was sadly bruised. Mrs
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-10-31

} Foster Powell the celebrated pedestrian,
was born in England in 1894 In 1764 he un-
'dertook to walk fifty miles in seven hours,
which he accomplished in time. The first ten
miles he walked in one hour although he was
encumbered with great coat and leather
breeches. He visited several parts If Switzer-
land and France and gained much fame by his
pedestrian feats. In 1878 he walked from Lon
don to York and back, distance of four hun
dred miles, in five days and eight, EN- hours
This was his first match for wager. A few
years later he attempted to run two miles in
ten minutes but lost the wager by half
minute In 1876 he walked one hundred miles
in twenty-three and three fourths hours The
next year he walked from Canterbury to Lon
don Bridge and back in twenty -four hours, the
distance liz miles. 5,,. .,l ....l ,..,,ss. ~
When fifty-eight years old he repeated his
journey to York and back, in five days fifteen
hours On his return he was saluted with the
loud huzzas of the astonisbed and anxious spec
tators. In the same year he walked for a bet of
twenty guineas, six miles in fifty-fve minutes
Atanother time he walked one mile in nine min
utes and twenty seconds and ran mile in five
minutes and twenty-three seconds In person
he was tall and thin, about five feet nine inches
high, very strong downwards His complex.
ion was sallow.. He died in 1893 He was al
ways poor, never caring for money. His flu
neral was characterized as a walking one. He
was followed to the grave by twenty persons
on foot and in black gowns. 81
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AN OPERA HogsE.-We hope parties will
give the subject of an Opera House some at
tention, for all know how much good one is
needed here, and We cannot see why it would
not be paying investment for some of our
capitalists. The article in the Press few
days ago, spoke of the lot of land on the corner
: OF Congress and Temple streets good site,a
and 1T has been mentioned by numerous indi-
vlduais since, as one OF the best locations for
the erection OF q bniding for this purpose in
the city. Its location is central, being very
near the principal hotels that are. and that are
to be, which is no small object, taking into
consideration the strangers that are continual
ly visiting our city, many of whom would con-
slider 1t great favor, when Obliged to stay
over night, to have an agreeable place of
amusement wherein TO spend the evening
pleasantly yf f.. .l ,-.s-v
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TUFTS CoLLEGE.-The annual catalogue of
Tufts College shows total of IS undergradu-
ates, of whom 46 are pursuing the classical
course, nine are candidates for the
degree of bachelor of philosophy and one is a
candidate for the degree of civil engineer. The
philosophical course of two years and the en-
gineering course of three years are recommend
ed in the catalogue to students whose age,
preparation and resources do not permit them
10 enter upon the full collegiate course--and to
no Others. We observe the name of the Hon.
Israel Washburn, jr, of this city upon the roll
of trustees and OF the Rev. E. G. Bodies on the
committee of examination in chemistry and
natural history. The junior prize for decla-
mat'on was awarded last year to Jacob Nell
son Norton, of Gardiner, Maine We learn
with regret from the "Tuftonan," published
by the secret societies, that the venerable Or
der of the Coffee Pot is reduced to three menu
bers-but quinn his placeat, cujus repertp The
first term ends Jan. 8; the second begins Feb
20, after vacation of six weeks and continues
twenty weeks. Commencement second We'd
nesday in July ..li,,....4 a.. --'