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DEAR AMERIC AN.-Plcase let Us take Il
look At thc New York city Post Onice.
IL !. nov, and has been. 10 my certain
knowledge Tor the las. ten years. situated
On Nassau. Liberty and Pine streets. one
block iroin Broadway aud aqulrter of
mile from City Hall PARK. ( was former
IN m OIL church, the church aud grounds
covering Al cut!r. square on three sides.
The church j. The main Office While, on two
sides, Nassau and Pine there has been
built up walls some fifteen ct hyn on
the line ~ the streets, with shed roofs from
the church to the walls-rhs serves for "a
vestibulc, and the deliveries and boxes
are through the sides of the 'hurch-A
part ofthe Liberty street. sid. ye>tibule is
used for the News Paper department. and
also for the reception aud delivery OF the
mail bags. These are drawn to the Depots
by two horse teams of covered baggage
Wagons, marked l.. ). Mills. The mails
are coming in and going ont. almost all
hours OF the day and night. The ano un,
of mail matter that passes through this
office i Incredible and one can have no
idea only by weight. The late california
mail weighed over 81 tons and was five
times a, bulky rs Il Iown east school
house.
There are about 1000 persons employed
In this office including some 400 letter car
riers who nave lately been uniformed by
order o; the Postmaster general, in light
blue suits and caps-with cloak capes,
which latter are water proof, with the
necessary tinsel to make it CONFIRM to red
tape The letter carriers are largely
made up of honorably discharged soldiers,
and lhey earn all the meagre pay that the
government gives them-ln storm and
ness every step must be taken. and no re-
taxation, climbin. from the cellar to the
garnet.
Why New York has suffered itself to BE-
cramped down into little narrow street,
damned into an Old tumbed down and
gospel torsaken church. in which to re-
ceive her mails is more than can testify
for; but as the govern has ,naae An
appropriation to build an office. suppose
that it will be commenced in due time
atfordng sufficient stralings for the next
decade until it shall have cost Sl0.000, 900
1t is proposed {, build the new Post OFF,
&c in City Hall Park fronting Broadway,
with passage ways and entrances from all
Eides-Ths would improve the looks OF the
Park and be Il great accommodation to
the business portion of the city.
The New York City Hospital situated
Oh Broadway about one quarter of Il mile
from City Hall, has lately been broken up
and the whole lots and buildings have
been sold and rented for business purposes.
and as my eye fell upon little list of
history Of this institution, I thought your
readers might be pleased to read il.
This property has been held by the New
York Hospital Association 81 years. hav-
ing been purchased at the sale Of what
was then known AS the Rutgers estate in
l772. 1t formed part of what the early
Dutch settlers called 1.-The Kalck-'hook"
or lime shell point, q mewhich probably
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MADDOX.
BANGOR, March 29th, 1869
HE W GATHER ETC.

for in thy reign Of blast and storm
smiles many long bright sunny day
When the changed skies are son and warm
Ana Heaven puts on the blue OF May
DEAR ANERICAN:-
This is really Spring; the weather has
been for some days. bright. clear and de-
iShfiul. March has redeemed himself of
late, and is no longer the rough. bh,st.r.
Ing. unnitigated Raiier characterized mar
einlnencc, The Stormy, o, whom 60
many harsh things have been .a d. ~.
are willing not TO be forgiven for any dis
paraging remarks We nay have induloed
In, concerning him. and to cheerfully All
NIT that he has redeeming qualities. albei
of a somewhat uncertain temperaman,
But one mist not lock for perfection in
this world. This week will close hi, err
ratio career. and yet it seems but yes,sr-
day that inaugurated his clustering r.ion
who can realize the rapid flight of timcs
Winter and Spring have Joined hands
together forming landscape UNSURPASSED
IN beauty. The glorious March Sun looks
lovingly upon the smooth. white expanse
and wintry looking heaps Of snow ,.ill IN
be seen in certain localities. while tho
azure Heavens. full Of light and warmth.
have truly put on the blue OF May, and
we breathe exhiiration in the balmy breath
of Spring. The evenings are magnificent;
in their starry splendor. with the full Moon
a.edding her slve,y radiance. and every
evening is devoted to varied forms OF en-
tertainment for the dear people. The
roads. generally are in condition Of nm
mitigated 'slosh.' pedestrianism is pur-
sued under difficulties. Good slelyhlny
has become thing Of the past; sleigh
runners CRATE a painful accompaniment
to the jingling melody Of the bells; loaded
teams find il difficult task 70 force their
devious way through certain localities, and
honest tean'sters are afforded a good OBJ
portunity for the exercise Of the christian
gra.es. patience and fOrbea rance. Last
Tuesday we had what we fondly hoped
was the last snow storm Of the season. and
Friday gave US pouring rainstorm. Ar.
ter the storm comes the sunshine and we
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congress HIS uASs Vic ~
on iron. cordage and other material
used in building ships, assessed taxes
in so many various ways on shipbulld-
ers and ship owners. that our builders
and owners comet compete with Brit
ish builders. and the result is that Brit
ish bottoms monopolize the carrying
business. and control the trade of our
own ports. Hence the British flag
outnumbers the American flag IN the
Commercial port of New York.
Machias Union.
We take the following from the lead
ing article of our Machias cotempora-
nv, of this week. Maine still builds q
large proportion Of the tonnage of the
nation, or more than any other state.
and under very disadvantageous cir
cumslances. From 1860 to 1865 half
n million OF tons Of shipping were sold
BY Maine owners. amounting 10 more
than one eighth Of the whole valuation
OF property in the state. In ordinary
seasons thousands of Names best
citizens find employment in the ship
wards in the state The many coyes,
rivers. bays. and indentations of the
coast where the tide Gibbs and flows,
and where the wood material for the
frame work j. easy of access. renders
the business q favorite one. and hithcr-
to a profitable one. Oar early laws IN
some particulars favored this interest,
and one of those old laws still remains
on the statute books. that j. the prohl-
bition of the Importation of ships. II
this law was repealed and Americans
could purchase their vessels of our
Provincial neighbors. the last blow
would be given to their once leading in
terest but there is an incubus almost
as fatal 10 Maine interests n if this
law was repealed. The enormous
duties levied on all the materials used
makes vessels cost high. too high to
find ready sale when oil the stocks.
and SO high that it takes long while
with good business for them to pay
iron. copper, cortage. &c, 50 costly
by reason Of the tariff, that he. natu-
rally desiring 10 build as chcaplv -
possible. turns TO his hands 10 see ii
he cannot crowd down their wages !:
To our mind. the remedy for all this.
IL to return 10 lower taritf-as nearly
to free trade as the state Of the country
will bear. So also the sooner we get
on cool terms with the British Provin-
ces, and get good treaty which shall
he advantageous TO both parties the
better for Maine. II may not be quite
as well for the lumber interest but il
will be an advantage 10 the people at
large. There are other interests be-
sides the lumber interest, and there
are more people that follow some other
business that would be benefited by
snch treaty than are engaged in this
one interest. Let US legislate for the
greatest number
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LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS.

The President ia, appointed L~Na b.
Power, Collector Of the new Collection p,-
rict Ia Arop>tpok
john u. Hophin, Ed. Of Ellsworth Is,
been appointed assessor ~ IuIcrn4 E..e.
for tho irh district. Y,.e - 4. jos. re,.-l.
50 1t Is reported.
The Maine Democratic Conscu' g.
b held in Bangor III l7th Of jun.
The New York Times doai u,. ..
word ro-tmi,trc-. probably SO rem l-
Editor Of >choolmistrc,, and st 54t, .rl- ..t
for hi good bahaNior.
Hon. Eugene Hale, our NJ. t..~. .-.r
accept our thanks for copy Of the NJ l...
Addre-,e, on The Life and Character TX I4s-.
deus stevens.
itch. Mcclellan B, hsukasag 4N.a- .-
ecptnS the Presidency ofa college
Mrs. Grant says n, j. going mae
the President a. comfortable A. pa-.t,.. &. NM
new quarters, and She tn re|ore 1.,a,- III.
the Commissioner Of Public Buu.as, ..
NEEDLE n little As possible with h-r r-e...-
Affairs. sensible.
MIR. Jane \. Howarl, ,ylir % ..l---
i
scented her husband with three A!.!a.44..
birth, two girls and one boy. O1r cor..,9a
ent asks if Ellsworth can beat this.
Our travelling agent. an old -aa.
teacher says he visited the Normal >,au,.a
Castine last week, and he vii e, - / am aw-y
FULLY impressed that was born thjr-y t4r.
too soon"
Dr. L. r Norris formerly Of usmp...a
purchased last December The oil e,.a4.,s-.
Dfus-S'and OF {. q. Peck OF hi, yiilas.. 4al
since then the business has been conal-. 4.
MS name and recently he h., moved N. f.l.
ly here aud become I citizgn. Wc,re ,,I..
welcome at any time addition. 10 OUR number,
we take the occasion to speak a goo! Na.l
''' our old friend {. g. Peck. who wAHe -.
retaining his residence here, ha, entered i..4
ne" business IA Boston. Mr. P.ckh4 le,.
ono OF our brst citizens.
Moses II. Grenncn. ESQ 1, .,.....
merchant of New York ha. been. a,,a.r,.t
ah'i confirmed Collector Of Custom. nr "a.
city.
lion + \. Pike will sail for + urape from
New York about the first OF Mae He win5e
absent ABOUT six months. He zoe. on private
ouishess' principally, although the health "A
afs- fIhe is such that a chgnge or climate. t,
hoped will be beneficial, and thi, i, on, Of ,as
inducements Tor the journey.
al n' III. > ALIENS Improved Hair Restore
49, Die,slh2- The attention OF the pnbilr l. 51.
IN ~; ~ .e cry Important changes recently m4lr
a YIN ''uale. We offer in the Improved Prer
afation, Restorer prompt ana nfibie n /. a.
= L e. iN -.-t
9raI color and beauty together vim =, 80,
1891 sfShR az in one bottle. This combiPat7. j.
P'aees ahu uneNeeptionable IN every H., e.t 4a4
:. usel win great satisfaction by Oil mr. ,aI-,
ms ,. a Aliens ZrLoBALsAiM. anntber Pre-
siyeS H. eIear without Sediment desiEnsl exc
ino, III IL EASING, Strengthening ana Beauty
800 is nhf' refreshing toilet iuxury far pei.
price sold by all Druggists '''' a. s s''i
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All Sorts.
Mr.. EDITOR =
The SLEIGHING

MR. EDITOR =
The SLEIGHING
in Eastern Maine is getting pretty
thoroughly used up by the frequent
rains and warm sun.
Is 1913.
the last snow storm for the season
was April eth East Day. At that
time their were at least five feet OF
snow on the level all over Eastern
Maine.
The people predicted "a great fresh
ct" but the snow disappeared under
the influence of the sun, and no mate
rial damage was done on any of the
rivers Of Maine.
LUMBERING
on the sea-board, has been carried on
quite extensively this past winter.
There are large quantities Of fire wood,
posts, sleepers &c, GU the banks of riv-
ers, creeks, and coves, ready for mark
ct. Some vessels are now loading.
MONEY
is tight" (not drunk but as soon as
few loads Of lumber are shipped 1t
will circulate freely again. The people
have SO much confidence in the Ad-
ministration, that they expect a good
business year, and ''easier times
THE s. FERRY BELL"
was taken from Sullivan Ferry not
long since by two full grown men.
Capt Abbot found the men in
Ellsworth. on their way home, but
found the Bell in North Hancock,
where: it was thrown from their sleigh.
1t is said the Captain received s25, as
compensation for his mornings ride.
Good for the Captain!
The Captain is faithful Peruvian,
and white men should cause him NO
extra trouble.
Yours &C.,
March goth.
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Town Officers Of Brooksvjlle

-hoderotor-Loweli Grim G.
eters-Thaddeus Shcpardson.
SefectDaen Gc.,-E. Z. Chatto, :. r B.oig.
cit, and kenney Grindle
y. .. Com, I. shepardson. w. F. Blake.
William WATSON,
1reasarer-John Lymburner.
DEATH oF AGED PERSONS
IN portland, Alexander Morton ayed s.
farmlngton. Mrs. Hannah G. Reals =
Bath, slrs. Catherine Benson. u
hennebonk, VIM. b. SswaI- 50
augusta, Lot HaInIin, 81
Whiteheld, Pobert Pattep. 81
Hartford, Elisha Turner. 81
DaInariseotta, Daniel I, Weeks %
Newcastle, Mrs. Hannah Myric z
Westhrook. Nathaniel Atkins 20
Nofth iarmouth Joseph Humphreys, z
sally p. Sweetser. %
Norway, Maj. Henry W. M,Iiet 70
40. Paimero. Mrs. Alice CIjftori 30
renobscot. Mrs. Martha Haney IS
Eden, Dea. G. Thomas 50
sidney Mrs. Sar ali Rev polds IS
ro,ruanu, Gen. SamuefEessenden. s.
sullivan, Mrs Lydia Coo mbs 10l
Augusta. Abigail W. cd ward 81
hsiioweii, Sarah Neal. 50
Augusta, Jane Howard. s
Mrs. Fancy d. SAWYER, %
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CONTENTS FOR APRIL.

/ Put Yourself in hi- Place. by Cbarle.
Re,uIr. chapters and ', with an llustr4-
ton,
II. The great danger Of the Republic B,
T.. Darwin smith.
iii. 10 marry. or not to marry RyTy
N. The Exile World Of London p, Ju,,
tin McC arthy.
Y. susan Fielding. by Mrs. Edwari,
chapters NJ 10 XIII. with an Illustration by
Sol fvtinge
vi Tie A,,or Library. BY Fr4ns
Norton.
VII. ryramus and Thlsbe. BY Il,a7
VIII. i,aal Food, r. John & prli--
VI u.
~. our Great Farmcrs--Among tAr ,n.s
makers Nv Charles " Why's Elliot.
X sister Of Mercy By SARAH VI r.
At.
H. My Music Teacher. by +, ". l.ea..
XII. The q lest. BY Anna l. johnson.
XIII Thc Galaxy Miscellany.
l. collecting Rent in Texas, ~ "E.F4
lar.
:. The yrl,cipcde. Ey III. Wlu-rr.
XIV. The singers AIm' by Hour. All
XIV. Driit-woo,l ~ rhuip QuD.,r.
/ Ctcap Notoriety.
,, President and Policy.
XVI. LitcI ature and An,
I. \ glance at books Of fraySt. T.
:. The spanish Bcggars by p1re. b.
SO.
3, The studios ny :. :. n.
XVII. Ncun.r. BY the Editor. Grr.ce .r
Amcriea-lIpw shall Engh.hmen trca. Am,r-
tc-Popuiar Lcctnung n America heHn I.t-
in-Germlu Shakc~pcroan Actnv--A II-a
Life Wed hng-A Model Rryolutiou--,o....
~crncc-Drr-.ing aud ONcr-l1 .'-,Iu---A 81.
won Waterloo -. Humboldt IN NV iYe.-
The Lr<- 81 HiacA trJokerN -Rerr-a-.,
JrwclrN Huxley Physical Basis 40 i.t-
AIt and SCIENCE To CrAtrs! Park p3raMa, y.
Science in Nrw YORK. -ttrcaj Writer, a. ....
uiar Reader.
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Citizens Temperance Meeting.

Whatever may be said to the con-
trary, it speaks well for the community.
and the temperance sentiment prevail
ing in it, that such degree of interest
has been manifested throughout all the
meetings Of the winter as has been seen.
In hardly any other place of its size
will there be witnessed such gatherings
- hsve copyrighted At Temperance
and at Writings Hall, weekly, since
the series Of meetings called the Citi-
zen's Temperance meetings began.
The interest has not seemed to dag
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VOLUME Is.
NEW OBLIGATIONS.
Our Young Folks

FOR APRIL, has the following Contents
The STORY or BAD Boy. Two mo,.
chapters of this charming story, which has ~
cited greater interest than any other st.
ever published in this country for Young fojk:
By +. b. ALDRICH.
THE WORLD WE LIVE ON. What are Coral.,
BY ELizABEfu &. At;AssIz.
WHAT WILL BECOME OF ME: By N,Rr,v
DOUGLAS.
WRECKS AND WRgcKFRs. BY M,Ios
TRAVERSE.
GARDENING FOR GIRLS BY the author Of" Isl,
Hundred Dollars 4 Year.
THE NfoLErs, BY ASNIEMoORE.
Tom TWIST BY WILLIAM ALLEN BurrLER
TUE WILLIAM HENRY LETTERS. Tenth
Packet BY Mrs. A. NJ. DiAZ. VIII
Illustrations, by WILLIAM HENRY
How 70 10 II. By EDWARD EVERETT HuE
II. Talk.
Ar QUEEN MArDE's BANQUET. BY LrrY
LtRCOM.
THE EXCITEMENT AT kErrLEvILLE. 4 Dn
LoGCE. by FPEs SARGENT.
ROUND TINS EVENING LAMP.
Orr LETTER Box.
j - cop: Of OUR YoCNG FOLKS fo- Tia
first four mouHths of 1859 viii be sent FREE rs
any one who wishes "a examine the Msgaxns
on application to the Pub ishers
FIELDS. oSGOOD & co. BOSTON.
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"Ar Smalley, Of the New York Tr;h,
y. now - spain, pays very high complimen, ~
me S, Hpsni.rds Tor their sobriety. lie saws. IN
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XVIII. cipher. \ Spyel. Par ~"-.a
~ Jane e, Austin Chapter, NNNlH
nnl
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The April GALAXY contain, the seconl
part OF Charles Rcades new story. Pot Your
self in HE liace." The theme Of the move j,
Of vital iatcrest to all classes, at tile iresea.
time.
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rmE TEN gE-of-orrIcE BILL.

4, amended 81 the senate ~ Wcdne.-
day /, perfectly satisfactory 10 the Ire,i-
dent, and viii undoubtedly BE- % 10 the
-r"--'' OH repeating the act uuconJ-
ti'nliiy. lhe laJer body will now be
called upon a. ADD on the Senate amend
m"nt. ani it !, generally believed that it
Will Pc disposed ui without tuuch debate.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-19
Chloride of Lime for Vermin.

SOME years ago, / read, in a French
scientific periodical, that chloride of lime
would rid house of all these nuisances
L treasured up the information, and some
four years since / took an old country
house infested with rats, mice and flies. /
stuffed every rat and sehole with the
chloride; L threw it on the quarry floors of
dairy and cellars; / kept saucers of il un-
der the chest of drawers, or some other
convenient piece of furniture, and i'm every
nursery, bed, or dressing room. An Orna-
mental glass vase held quantity at the
foot OF the stair-cases Stables, COW sheds.
pig sties, all had their dose, and the result
was glorious. | thoroughly routed my
enemies, and if the rats, more impudent
than all the rest, did make renewed attacks
upon the dairy in about twelve months,
when probably from repeated cleansing all
traces OF the chloride had vanished, n
handful of fresh again routed them and
left me master of my premises Last year
was great one for wasps; they wouldn't
face the chloride; though in the dining
room, in which we had nOne-as its smell,
to me most refreshing and wholesome, is
not approved by all persOns-we had "A
perpetual warfare. And all this comfort
for eight-pence! Only let hOusekeepers
beware that they place not the chloride in
their china pantries, or in too close proX-
unity to bright steel wares, or the result
will be that their gilded china will be re-
duced to plain, and their bright steel fen
ders to rusty iron i'll quick time-C0r
London Builder
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-19

for less than fifty cents on the dollar and
the majority of the holders have now re-
ceived, In interest, more than they paid
In addition to this, to claim now that the
government is bound in honor to nav
them in gold is such an insult to common
sense that 1t is incOnceivable how q man of
common sense, who respects truth. can
make the statement. The expediencv of
currency redemption is one question and
the morality of it another So far as the
latter is concerned, it seems to us too plain
for argument.
MIR: Pendleton is called Turveydrop.
by TINS is meant that he does not get
drunk, or swear, or learn dancing in a
crowded ballroom, or associate with prize
lighters, horse jockeys, and editors of
newspapers devoted to the chrOnicling of
the deeds of the turf and ring, and of
cock-fights and dog-fights He does not
appear like boor. He talks like man
who respects himself, and is willing to
treat others with respect if they deserve
1t. Had he the latest Presidential accom-
pliShments, he would be much more ac-
ceptable to men of moral ideas" " en-
gagged in the interests of God and human
ity."
lnasmuch as he is in very truth gen.
tleman and a scholar, man of brains, an
honest man, a faithful friend and generous
opponent, and one who has SO well sus-
tanned the financial views, for which he is
assailed, that the Republican party in sew
eral OF the Western States has adopted
them, he does not commend himself to
politicians of the ruling party. In all this
ne ne is the opposite of their order ChicagO
Times
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-19
Nomination of PendIetOn.

THE nomination of George III Pendleton
for Governor of Ohio, by the Democracy
of that State has stirred the bile of Re
publican newspapers To an extent which
relieves them somewhat from the mOnOtO-
nous stupidity which has characterized
them since Grant went To Long Branch,
and his Cabinet went pleaSure-hunting.
Because Mr.. Pendleton wanted to pay
the national debt according To its terms,
and save the people $1S,0O0,000 nearly in
gold which is now paid To- the national
banks for circulating currency which the
government ought to displace with its
own, he is charged with advocating "a
national villainy," and the accusation is
made in the leading Republican newspa-
per in this city.
lie appeared for the people and the tax
payers against the bondholders and ex-
posed the infamy of the swndle which
gives to the latter more than twice as
much as belongs To them.
IL Is a swindle SO palpable that it could
only he contemplated and carried out by n
Congress which had been bribed to the
work by direct payment of money, or bv
consideration of partisan advantage in
which there was no element that was not
corrupt to rottenness. In comparison with
the enormlty of this swindlc, the most
absurd and unjust provisions of our tariff
laws are trivial errors not worth attention
lie who says the five-twenty bonds are
not payable in treasury notes, or that there
exists on the part of the government anv
moral or lawful obligation to pay them in
gold, says that which is contradicted by
the law under which the bonds were issued
and by the facts ATTENDING their purchou.,
The bonds were bought, most of them,
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-19
The TOTAL ECLIPSE.
The Sun-A Sight of His Glory during
the EclipSe-I'he Corona and PrOtu.
berances; Their Size and Character
Theory of the Solar Constitution.

z. COLBERT, author of Astronomy
without Telescope" and Commercial
Editor of the Chicago Tribune, was mem
Der of the scientific party at Des Moines,
Iowa, on the occasion of the recent solar
eclipse, and the following descriptive
article, taken from the columns of the
Tribune of the 18th inst, is from his pen:
The eclipse of the sun on Saturday last
was visible over all the United States and
Territories, but a view of the magnificent
corona which surrounded the sun was visi-
BILE only to those who were located on the
narrow belt of 1854 miles in breadth which
was swept by the moons shadow The
light of the sun is SO powerful and so
overshadOwing as to shut out the coronal
display to those situated only few yards
outside the limits of totality, though they
could discern but the merest thread of sun
light at the moment of greatest obscura-
ton
For the information of those who were
not privileged to witness the phenomenon
by reason of location, as well as of those who
only saw it with the naked eye within the
band of totality, we herewith present a