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Drug Store For Sale.

Xlr ishing to change MS BIZ siness and to leave
w the State, the subscriber offers tor sale, his
well known 5, and in Ellsworth. Maine. Fer moae
and well patronized, and to-day is doing thriv.
ing business. The stock, fixtures, good Will, ana
balance of lease of store will be disposed OF TO y
desira BILE purchaser, and possession given by the
list OF December, if required. For particulars M'
quirc on the premises. , -
Ellsworth, Oct 9Th, 1865 uss
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THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to All
concerned thar she has been duly appointed and
has taken upon herself the trust OF an Adihihi'
tlatriN of the estate of ,,
lanes + Condor, late of Dedham,
in the County of Hancock, Mariner, deceased, Dy
',i,n, hnnd rs the law directs; she therefore re,
snai1S III ncrsons who are indebted TO tae said
decaescd.s estate to make Immediate payment,
an1 ihnse who have any demands thereon to eN.
mint '''e ''"> Aa.,A W. CoNDoN.
sent d ISIS oNio
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i)Il Jed.

Ellsworth Oct. 9TH, Reuben Tourtellott, aged
i'renton--Dcc nth, 1868, Eawin :. Jcllson,ased
So years.
Pcnobscot-the Eth inst, Mrs. Mary Leach, rel
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-12-17

10 the Honorable Judge of Probate for the County
of Hancock . 49,, ,,,,,,
H. H. Mace creditor Of estate of Joan Some'i
widow of John {. Somes, late of fremont, anu
Nathaniel Gott late of Mt Desert. in saia county
,Inrea-ed respectfully represen,s That sald ue
ceased died ON the 23d lay OF July, and 10TH DAY
nf January 4. H., 1868, respectively, lntestate
seized aud possessed of estate in sad county,
which ought TO be administered according TO Jaw
thai said estates consist Of 100 acre Bounty L.su
Warrant each No. 1906, 5l2, and lVj, DOB respect
lively. Wherefore your petitioner prays thtt 'ic
administration OF sail estates may be granted 10
said Mace. , !, ,T,cp
Nov tth, 1853
Ara Court OF Probate held ut Ellsworth, within
and for the county of Hancock, ON the hrSt
wednesday of December, y, ID; lS6S, A.
ON the foregoing Petition, Ordered That i 40
Petitioner give notice 10 all persons mtefesleu .,
causing copy of the Petition and Order OF Co9rt
thereon to be published three weeks sneeessiullS
in the Ellsworth American, newspaper prihteo
IN Ellsworth that they may appear ~ u Irooatc
Court 10 be held at Ellsworth, IN said county, ou
Inc first Wednesday of January next, ~ zen
o'clock in the forenoon, and shew cause IL my
they have, why the prayer OF said pen tioh Sho"io
not be granted. ,,..,.., ,r,.o,, Iudoa
Attest:-,sEo. A. DYER, Register, ,,e.,..,
\ ti1,e COPY of the petition and order Oh No.r'
thereon. Is "h = a. N'''''
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Administrators Sale.

10y VIRTUE OF a License from the Probate
ID Court. will sell ut public auction. On Men
day the 2sth da; OF December next, at 10 o'clock
A. H. at George Blodgetts Store, in Bucksport vii.
iage the righi of redemption OF the late stephen
b. Homer in the shop and lot near the Found ~
Bridge in said Village and the same occupied by
him ut the time of his desease.
JOHN BLODGETT, Admir-.
Buck sport, Nov. cath, lsGs. 3wa5
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HANG OF TIM &.
Merchants Zine.
BOSTON q PENoBsCOT RIVER
SUMMER ARR A Nc EgfENT.

SUWWEN 4 INK 4 Y ElWEIfT,
49, The steamship WM. TiBBETTS,
- l,will run weekly during the Summer
S----ss5-r--7s1, between Bangor and Roston
leaving Bangor every MONDAY, at o'clock,
4. NJ.
Returning-Wil leave Rowe,s War;, Boston, ev
cry IRURSDA ,, l2 N. touching at Hampden
Nmterport Bucksport, Sandy Point. Belfast
Rockport and Tenants Harbor.
Freight taken at reasonable rates.
Also good accommodations for passengers
Fare from Bangor, Iiampden and Winterport.
$500; from Belfast and Rockport, $3.50.
Meals extra.
For further information enquire OF
ID. W. &. FOLSOM, Agent
Sucxspsr Nay,2s, S5s. t2u
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-12-17

STATEMENT of the CONDITION
-OF THE
SP Il .Gfi-LDFiaE & MA 4: ms Co.,
Of Springfield, Mass.
nN the first day of November, 1858. in conform.
~ ity with the laws of the state of Maine.
Name and Locality of the Company.
SPRINGFIELD FIRE and MARINE ms. COY,
Springfield, Mass.
Amt of its Capital Stock, 100000
Amt of Its capital Stock paid up, 500.@0
.gssEyrS.
Cash on hand and in the hand OF Agents,
in course of transmission, S29'1t0 20
Rea, Estate, 10000 90
Loans on Collateral, (per Scheduled i3.1sS 81
Loans on Real Estate, %i,9tl G6
Ofice and Agency Furniture J'GsS 10
Bank stocks, (per Schodule,l 1887 90
Railroad stocks, " lsl,220 W
Rome WATERFOWL and Ogtlensburv (frst
II ortsagel Railroad 3onds, 200 w
Potsdam and Watertown(ilrsl mortgage)
Railroad Bonds.
U. 5. G's of 1881, Registered Bonds, 100 90
$50, coo, $500 90
L. s. $40 of 1863 10000, lS3, 800 90
5 so 80 of OF l Iss 10 ,p Soo i n55Ho 90
Springfield Aqucduct Go. Stock, 5000. 90
Union Pacific Railroad Bonds, 3,lo0 90
st. Lonis, Alton " Tcre Haute Raj lroad Bonds
FIRST nnortgage) 100 90
Accrued Interest &c, 81 90
ssl9.790 80
TOTAL losses outstanding, S3u,ll- W
All other claims against the Company, none
EDMUND FREEMAN, President,
SANFORD j. HALL, secretary.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS -Hamp-
den, S.
Springfield, Nov.e3, 1868:
Personally appeareltE. Freeman, Pre- sident,
and Sanford j. Hall, Secretary, Of the Company,
and severally made oath that the above statement,
by them subscribed, is in their belief true.
Before me, JOS. G. PYNCHON,
Justice of the Peace.
Geo, A. Dyer. Agent Ellsworth, 3wtS
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-12-17

One of the large quart bottles OF G. A. Richards
a co = SONOMA WINE BiTIERs VIII 90 you
Shon IF other things. Try It. G. A. RICHARDS
4 Co, 90 Washington st. BOSTON,
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\: X i1i5 i = -.
At the Congregational Parsonage, the 18th inst.
by Rev. DR.. Tenney, Mr.. Geo. NJ. Ray, and Miss
ANGELA VI. Br ooks. all OF Ellsworth.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-12-17

ened, falling hair checked, and bald
ness often, though not always, cured
by it's use. Nothing can restore the
hair where the follicles are destroyed,
or the glands atrophied and decayed.
But such as remain can be saved for
usefulness by this application. Instead
of fouling the hair with a pasty sedi-
ment, it will kept clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling off, and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those deleterious substances which
make some preparations dangerous and
injurious to the hair, the Vigor can
only benefit but not harm it. If wanted
merely for a
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-12-17

HONEY, GLYCERINE,ELDER FLOW
Err, BOQUET AND PALM
In Quality, Style and Perfume waialnte equal
to the English ant sold fully 80 per cent, cheaper,
which accounts tor the great falling oil IN the de-
mand for the foreign soaps, and the unprecedenl-
ed success of the, American Company Ioiiet
Soaps, now sold everywhere in the United States.
McKEoNE, VAN HAAGEN & CO., Sole Manfrs,
Philadelphia and New YORK.
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Ayers
Vigor,
For restoring Gray Hair 10
its natural Vitality and Color.

A dressing which
Is at once agreeable,
healthy, and effectual
for preserving the
hair. Faded or gray
hair IS soon restored
to its original color
sctM the gloss and
freshness Of youth.
Thin hair il thick.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-12-17
NOTICE.

TIL. I.adc ,soi The sewing Circle at East Trenton
VIII hold "A Fair and Ieyee2 at the dwelling
house.of Heman Cousins on Christmas Eve, Dec
18th, lSGS
Per order Com, of Arrangements.
L Trenton, Dee. 18th, lsiia. 2Mis
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-11-13
S
Presently.

Never say you will do presently what your
reason or your conscience tells you should
be done now. No man ever shaped his own
destiny or the destinies of others, wisely and
well, who dealt much in presentlies. When
the time arrives for the buds to open they
open-for the leaves to fall, they fall. Look
upward. The shining worlds never put off
their risings or their settings. The comets
even, cratic as they are, keep their appoint
ments; and eclipses are always punctual to
the minute. There are no delays in any Of
the movements of the universe which have
been Predetermined by the absolute will of
the Creator Representation among the
stars might involve the destruction of innu-
merable systems; procrastination in the op
GRAFTON of nature on this earth, might result
in famine, pestilence, and the blotting out
of the human race Man, however, being
free agent can postpone the performance
of his duty and does so, too frequently to
his own destruction The drafts drawn by
Incidence upon the future are pretty sure to
be dishonored. Make NOW your banker. Do
not say you will economic presently, for
presently may be bankrupt; nor that you
will repent and make atonement presently,
for presently you may be judged. Bear in
mind the important fact, taught alike by the
history of nations, rulers and private indi-
yiduals that ip at least three cases ont of five
presently is too late.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-11-13
The Thief and the Child.

In the neighboring town there was fair
and therefore all the people were gone from
the village to the town, to be merry there
and make purchases. a In the village, wher
evening came, it was quite silent. No one
was either seen or heard there The draw
we'll, such noisy place in the evening, when
the girls came to fetch water, was quite de-
serted. The great linden tree beneath which
the peasant lads sit in an evening, and sing,
was also deserted. There was only now a
solitary little bird singing among the branch
es. The very roots Of the old tree, the great
play place of the village children, were de-
serted you only saw few ants, which had
overstayed their time at work, hurrying
home as fast as they could.
- Twilight sank down gradually over every
thing. When the merry noisy birds had
crept into their roosting places, the queer
little bats glided forth from holes in the tree
stem. and flow gently and softly about
through the evening sky.
A man came round the corner Of a barn.
He crept silently and in fear along the wall
where the shadow was strongest He glanc-
ed around with anxiety to see whether any
other men were out who would see him.
When he believed himself unobserved, he
climbed over the wall then he crept on all
tours like a cat, till he came to an open win
dow.
The man had bad thoughts in his heart :;
he was thief, and had determined to rob
the people of the house
= When he had entered the window, he
found himself in an empty room; and close
to this room was chamber The door lead
ing into this chamber was not locked.
The thief imagined it possible that, al
though the people were gone to the fair,
some one might still be in the room; there
fore he listened with his ear to the door.
He heard child's voice, and looking in
through the key-hole, by the glimmerlng
light from the window, he saw that child
was sitting up all by itself in its little bed
praying. The little child was saying the
Lords prayer before going to sleep, as it
had been taught by its mother to do.
The man was bordering how he might
best rob the house, when the child's clear
loud voice fell upon his ear, as it prayed
these words: ...
"And lead us not into temptation, but de-
Huer as from evil. ,. y.tt
The words smote the mans heart, and his
slumbered conscience awoke. He felt how
great the sin he was about to commit. He
also folded his hands and prayed: ''And
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil p
And our dear Lord heard him.
Bv the same road that he came he return
ed and crept back into his chamber Here
he repented with his heart all the evil he had
done in his life, besought God for forgive
ness, and returned thanks to Him for the
protection He had sent him through the voice
of pious child He has since become an
industrious and honest man.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-11-13

Buee1Es WITHOUT AxIEs. yesterday
saw curiosity in the shape Of buggy built
by J. B. Whitney, of l72 Grand River
street, under patent granted to him Janu-
airy 28th, 1868, and which is applicable to
every description Of wheeled vehicle, and is
adapted to heavy as well as light work. To
understand this fully one should see it, but
to person conversant with mechanics the
following description will give an idea of the
plan of construction There are no axles,
but short shaft Or mandrel, made fast in
the hub, each shaft running in two iDdepcn-
dent metal boxes, secured by proper fasten-
ing to framework of wood or iron, in the
shape of a capital D, with the addition of
three light stay bars running across the D,
thus making very neat, light, and sub
stantial gear. All the weight of the load
and strain of draft is thrown upon the main
journal of the hub, securing at the same
time light but strong and durable vehicle,
Detroit Uaion
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-11-13

GodH exclaimed the wife. She hid her
face. in her hands in silent prayer, and tremb-
lingly rcjoiced The iron to which it should
be fastened was there all right-but would
her husband be able to make use of it?
Would not the terror of his past have so I'M
nervcd him as to prevent him from taking
the necessary measures for safety She
did not know the magical influence her few
words had exercised over him. She did not
know the strength that the sound of her
voice, so calm and steadfast, had filled him,
as if the little thread had carried him the
hope of life once more; had conveyed to
him some portion of that faith iii God which
nothing ever destroyed or shook in her pure
heart. She did not know that, as she wal
ted there, the words came over him: ''Why
art thou cast down. 0 my soul, why art thou
disquieted within me hope thou in God"
She lifted her heart to God for hope and
strength, but could do nothing more for her
husband, and her heart turned to God and
rested upon him as on a rock.
There was great shout.
"He's safe, mother; he's safep' cried
Tom. f.es.
Thou hast saved my life, my Mary"
said the husband, folding her in his arms.
And what ails you thou seemest more sor
ry than glad about it. But Mary could not
speak, and if the strong arm Of her husband
had not held her up she would have fallen to
the ground the sudden joy, after. such fear
had overcome her .s.-.,.....s :
tom let thy mother lean on thy Shout
der" said his father, ''and we will take her
home.'' And in their happy home they
poured forth thanks to God for his great
goodness and their happy life together, felt
dearer and holier for the peril it had been in
and in the nearness Of the danger that had
brought them unto God: And the holiday
next day-was it not indeed thanksgiving
day.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-11-13

Curious CALoULArIoN--W When the pub
lie debt of the United States caused by the
rebellion was at its highest point it amounted
to nearly one dollar minute for the time
that has elapsed since the creation of the
world. According to generally accepted
chronology it was 4 1904 years from the Gre
alton of the birth of Christ that makes this
the year of the world 1872 There are
525, 900 minutes in year of 365 days; the
whole number of minutes then since the be-
ginning is 3,039, 019, 200--in round num-
bers three thousand millions which is about
the number Of dollars of our debt at its high
est figure. Quite fattering to our national
vanity of course ---P. Er.
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Business Cards.

A GENERAL AUCTION.
~ AND
COMMISSION BUSINESS
The Undersigned, under the firm and style of
PECK b CUSHING,
having taken the large and commodious store
room of Mrs. B. Bolen, at the corner of Augusta
street and Spring Alley, in Staunton, for the pur-
pose of onducting a
General auction and Commission Business,
solicit consignments of all kinds of Goods and
Produce, to be sold either at auction or private
sale, at rea sonable charges. aY
Sales ofall kinds ofproperty attended eitherin
town or county H. FL. PECK,
Jana. 1867. EN- CUSHING.
CPRING AND SUMNER GOODS. rs-4
= We have just received large supply of
Fall and Winter Goods, consisting of all the
late Styles of Ladies' Dress Goods, Trimmings,
Buttons &C., of every grade.
Our stock of Cloths, Cassimeres, Linens and
Boys wear is complete.
Our entire stock has been selected with CARE
and will be disposed Of as LOW as good quail
ty of goods can be sold. All we ask is an exam
ination and respectfully request our friends and
The public to give us IL call.
|. WITT & BRO,
Main Street Staunton Va.
apr17-tf.
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The Voting Population.

The Cincinnati '.Gazette" says: ''The
Presidential elections furnish very good evi-
dences Of the growth, not exactly Of popu
lation, but of able bodied white men in the
United States, and also of the degree of in
terest taken in any election, as shown by the
ratio of voters called out. These are inter
esting points. and we present some of the
results of the Presidential elections for the
last forty -four years: a e4
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-11-13

Bones FOR FowLs-Bones usually have
attached to them a quantity of flesh and
fat, which render them valuable The fat
enables the fowls to resist the cold; the flesh
gives them muscle and material for the for
nation of eggs, the carbonate of lime fur
nisbes shells, and the phosphate yields
materials for bones and for the tissues A
boy can, in "a few minutes, chop up with !,
Ratchet all the lesser bones that come from
the table, and we regard them as very valu-
able. If we were to start poultry estab-
lishment on large scale, we should certainly
make arrangements to procure all the fresh
bones possible. 1t would not be difficult
to devise a machine that would crack them
into fragments size of large beans, and We
should get paid twice-frst through the
chickens. and secondly, through the inl-
proved character of the manure. Farmers
Home Journal,
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Poetr -
THERE is A GOD.
BY LORD BRoUoHAM.

"There is God!'' all nature cries:
8, A thousand tongues proclaim az ~.
His arm almighty, mind allwise,
And bid each voice in chorus rise
To magnify His name. ss n G4,fti..l
Thy name, great Natures Sire divine,
Assiduous we adore; .4.ff +l..,.
Rejecting godheads at whose shrine
Benighted nations blood and wine
In vain libations pour. t.
Yon countless worlds in boundless space,
Myriads of miles each hour
Their mighty orbs as curious trace,
As the blue circle studs the face
OF that enameled flower.
But Thou, too, madest that howeret gay
To glitter in the dawn;
The hand that fixed the light of day, H
The blazing comet launched away, a-..
Painted the velvet lawn.
As falls sparrow to the ground
Obedient to Thy will.
By the same law those globes wheel round,
Each drawing each, yet all still found
In one eternal system bound,
One order to fulfill. sr.. pa,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-11-13

MEDICAL QUERIES. physician of Co.
lumbus, Ca, writing in the Sun, ofthat city,
propounds the following queries
'"Twenty years of close observation, with
an eye to medical theory, now generally ac-
cepted, entitle me to submit the following
queries as to the public health:
81. Does the first. last, or most fatal
fever of the season ever occur in new or
unshadowed house, among its regular resi-
dents
20. Does not the same certainly occur in
houses overshadowed by trees and shrub
berry, and when the roof is discolored or de-
cayed by the fungi natural to the stua-
ton?
SO Does not healthy place become sick
ly precisely as it becomes so overshadowed,
discolored or decaycd?
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-11-13
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

FALL PRUNING GRAPES Most grape
growers delay pruning their vines till spring.
This we think bad practice. If they wish
to make cuttings of the surplus canes, they
are not near so good as iftaken off in the fall
and carefully burned, or put away till spring.
The wood is frequently so much injured by
the water, as not to grow in the spring
But the wood left for producing fruit is
better for being pruned in the fall. 1t is
much more easily protected, asst can readily
be laid down and covered slightly with earth,
and if we have a severe winter it is safe. In
deed we think it would pay to protect vines
in this way in our mildest winters.
1t is not for the protection of the vine
alone. however, that We recommend fall
pruning. 1t is to strengthe the buds and
canes which are left. Many think that it
will have no such effect. But if they will
prune two vines in the same manner-one
in the fall as soon as the leaves are destroy
ed by frost, the other the following spring
they will find that fall pruned vines will be
much more vigorous and productive the en-
suing summer The vine is not dead in
winter Its roots continue to absorb food
though, of course, in much less quantity than
in summer The nutriment thus absorbed
is distributed throughout the vine, All the
buds are more Or less benefited, but as the
buds remotest from the roots always receive
the principal flow of sap, they are most ben
fitted. Now by pruning in the fall, all this
is saved in the buds and cane we have left
for bearing 1t is upon this principle that
we always prune in fall or winter for wood
By summer pruning we check wood growth,
as all know. o=
The buds that are left will become strength
ened by the sap they have received during
the winter, They will push early ana Wig,
orously in the spring; and if well cared for,
will delight the eyes Of the beholders with
large clusters of luscious fruit that they pro-
duce.-RYal World