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Ordination.
NfUNs',N

i Council called by the First Eiuehill
Baptist Church. 10 consider the propriety
of ordaining to the work OF the ministry
Bro. & G. Harwood. met at Bluchll in
the Westinghouse of the Church. on the
20lh of Dec. AZ 10. 4. NJ.
Rev VI. Han.eoin was chosen Modera-
tor. and Rev. ". Corfhell Clerk.
Prayer was offered by Rev. J. y. Eveleth.
Churches represented by pastors and
messengers. men OF Brooklyn. First Scdg-
wick. North Sedgwick and Surry.
After hearing the candidates relation of
his Christian experience and call 10 the
ministry. and his views of Christian doe
trine. Church order and Pastoral duties.
the Council voted unanimously TO ordain
him. aud assigned =. VI. as the hour for
the public services. Al that hour reassem-
BLEED. Services as follows:
Invocation. Rev. l.. :. Trip.
BEADING the Scriptures. the Candidate.
Introductory Prayer. Rev. G. p. Bartlett.
Sermon, Rev. NJ. HanscOm.
Ordaining Prayer. Rev. W. Corthell.
Charge to Candidate. Rev. J. +. Eveleth.
Hand of Fellowship. Rev. l.. S. Trip.
Charge to the Church. Rev. c. p. Bartlett.
Benedictios. the Candidate.
The incleIncy of the weather prevented
the attendance Of many; nevertheless a
good audience were present. The ser
vices were deeply interesting and apprc-
PIRATE. CLERK.
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Au-rrl.. Prussia and England have
offered din a-N lum to The PaHe. He
Mil rrohab., accent Nal ..
The vote in tie Italian Chamber "f
Deputies on removing the capital 10
Rome within six month, was lH2 for il
20 Is against il.
Tie first meeting Of tie confereuc on
the eastern question i fixed tor Jan 3n.
Jules Tavre viii represent France. if he
can oct there.
Tie second and fourth Georgia Dis
tricts are Still In doubt, though claimed
bv the Republicans. The Democrat
elect ihrce-iour Tia, 81 the member, oi
the Legislature.
steamship Aries. from Bosom for
Philadelphia. was wrecked IN a snow
storm Thur>day night of Hereford In
let. Y J. After She went ashore 2
boat was launched to take soundin@,,
but before getting great distance from
the steamer ii upset. and the mate and
fsur seainen wcrr lost. Two other
succeeded in getting on the bottom OF
the boat. where after q few hours suffer
iug thev iroze to death.
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EDITOR OF AMERICAN. DEAR SIR
Miss Fanny Osgood-an aged women Of
this town-has In her possession peculiar
piece of furniture formerly owned by her
great grandmother aud presented TO her
BY her own mother Mrs. Daniel Smith
Osgood. II il about tft. long 1.2ft. high
and 2n. wide. Has two large drawers.
and an apartment above them with a door
This piece Of furniture was evidently made
when there was much spare room in the
houses. Nav it, room would he better
than IT, nse-It was used for the pulpit
when the Rev. Jonathan Fisher was or
laincd. Formerly II was called bureau.
now a relic
Capt. VI. X. Chase has been extern
siyely engaged in the stone business this
summer, and now has about twenty men
At work upon trimmings for Town Hall
ut Brooklyn. Mas. Much Of thc work Il
nolding.
The Capt. has bought the farm owned
by Mr.. William Srackpolc known A. the
Robert Means estate. There Is an excel
lent granite quarry and large amount 81
wood upon this place.
Capt. ). ;. Osgood has hcifcr I.
months old for which he has refused So.
Cordially Yours.
IL n D~gppp
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Fire in Bangor

BANGOR, Dec. u.
Bowmans Block. on Kendu-keae
Bridge. was damaged by fire this morn
ipy 10 the amount OF about three ihous
and dollars. aud The stocks Of several
confectionery stores were entirely de-
rro, ed. The Mercantile Library and
Mar.to :. photograph rooms in The sam"
building were considerably damaged =
The following j. the amount of insnr
ance on he stocks of confectionery all
Of which are total loss: Henry Lane
5000: Wentworth & Pond $1,000: Ne
Farlamd $500: Renbcn sole 500; ).
H. Merrill. fancy goods. lost severely ;
amount of io-- aud insurance not ascer-
famed. White X Leonard. jewelrv and
iancs goods. lost slightly. The Wing *
Courier Office in the same block escaped
damage the block j. owned by Hollis
Bowman. and the estate of Samuel
Clark.
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Me-. J. l. liu+wrli. wifr % the convicted
murderer, has madc statement uulrr
oath. II ID" testimony which he VA.
ready &" Civ. at the trlal. bat which Va I.
excluded. She detail. her HE With Hos
we'll. " hsrh. according io her story. was a
>ccnc ut miserable strife and wrrtrhr,l
jealousy the separation iu Augusta anI
partial reconciliation. 80. She states that
i.aattt rA'n~ 80 h"r dopT a few minutes I,4-T
ilsss.. $780, - capped a.
me d"oF- Nhc nao lust retiring. bat fhiuk-
INK \ might ~ llo-wril. threw nu her
wrapper and went a. the door. I.iUt
-aid hr came ~ ~ho" her a urH carpet.
She replied that she 'wa- fg.t -oI.,, KY
bed but would look a. 4, !" H.. ,trpp.d i1
aud she looked u the carpet iliiin remark
ing 'ha' ne must put K down that evening.
She add I then opened the door Aud
hc sent to step ont, when Eio-weil .prauy
upon him irnn the outside az tn. ,I,YYY.
with . knit ia hi hand striking him
some" here, bat don't know where. /
screamed Oh and started u 70 in,o thr
-ttting-rnom. iiosW.lI Instantly caught
me- W my hair. and struck me- on fh~
check With the knif-. wa- standing.
then. between the bed and the table
Tried {" ct the knife away from him. aud
got my hands cat. He then mt me four
times on the head. broke hi. hold from
my hair aud he caught me Nv tie wrap
per- threw u on. and ran in,n the other
room ami fa-tcned the door anl screamed
murder three time. ! don't know wher,.
i-aiiin went. When he was struck h. had
the carpet under the right arm and pu he'd
Ho-well away with his left j" eh, assert.
her fidelity 10 Ho,wcli. and Mr.. Latin,
propriety uf conduct.
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Ing E4ts4A IL ls.l III .tIAlA"-
Ne,t every one rrrrrf~ ~" ,l.- rrrrer.
which amount, To- almost opcu hostility
between the President aud senator sumter
on The s. Domingo matter. I'll" people
at large Do moi yei know Who .- really in
the right on the question a. bu' iiila a'-
ten;ion ha- bcrn bestowed upon q - q
general proposition they ara opposed ~
annexing or purchasing all the contiguous
land, Of the nian. and especially nre they
sick AZ the ihough' of ihc acquisition II
any more icchcrs-. Bu- whether Ibis
project Of the President j. really on~ that
would be beneficial hu' few know NJ
sumner ii seems had some strong crnHie-
tion- against the measure. ana he did no.
fail 10 utter them. We notice thai some II
the leading party papers or" 10; quite
satisfied Of it. proprieIy or necessity. III"
New York Pest always fearless and able
take, strong ground against the measure
and the Triiua. utter, these words:
The debate on the san Domingo qu..~-
ton i'm the Senate continued throughout
YESTERDAY afternoon ana evening. and. ~
III. hour of our going Ia pres. promise q"
last until morning. Il WAS bitter h''nnd
late precc,lent- and the wort If il J. that
the bitterness j. among Friends aud not
against the common enemy. Wheeler Mr.
Sumner i wholly justified in the very
hostile attitude he ha> assumed toward the
President j. matter on which opinions
may wisely be reserved until the test -
hi, remarks i received: but Il j. already
II. n H. D
two or three Senators might far better
have remained un,ad. TIE disturbance
raised ARR tbs SIN DomiHqD business is II
far raore Consequence 10 rs than SIN Do.i.agy
itself: and. i Il IL n % on. r. may yG .fnd
that re hare .gained loss' IA maxine M
acquisition.
Every purchase Of the kind made only
puts farther Of the day when we can sue
/ cessfnlly negotiate for the Canadian
Provinces unless the administration adopt
the theory OF the politicians Of the day- Of
/ slavery. aud for every rod of southern soil
admitted into the Union. in whatever say.
| an equal amount If Northern territory
/ should also he admitted. But as the day Of
| slavery agitation i happily passed. and
/ the men who rode the hobby of the balance
Of power have also passed away. We have
| left 10 combat the general opposition 10
annexing more outlying territory. That
there is a general feeling against expanding
more money for such possessions i certain
| Is true This feeling may be carried too
/ far and il may be overcome in exceptional
| eases
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GEN ROBERT c. SCHENCK. Has been
appointed and confirmed a. Minister 10
England The Boston Airerris,r refers to
the appointment in the following terms:
The intelligence j. received with general
satisfaction. In experience. capacity and
influence the Ohio statesman i one of the
foremost men in the country. During the
core and = half years which he has given
10 the public service. the efforts of personal
and partizan enmity have never aVailed TO
iuiure his reputation. He has a vigorous.
indepeudent mind. and tie most intense
intellectual convictions. lie i too intelli-
gent 10 misapprehend the sentiments Of
his countrymeG. and too honest 70 misrer-
resent them. His faults are well under
stood He wants the grave urbanity. the
calm. intellectual opiomb OF Mr.. Adams !;
the scholarship and social accomplish
ments of Mr.. Motley: and herhaps some
thing of that eeniality. which. because it l.
uot balanced by seyerer qualities. was so
offensive in Mr.. Reverdy johnson. In
different circumstances these defects would
amount to disaualifications. II Is probable
that as the world classifies statesmen Gen.
scbenck's mind and temper would not De
rewarded as diplomatic. But he goes 10
England to perform a specified work. ana
In he allfillment Of that task his eonspictl-
Gus suaiities-good sense. earnestness and
eourase-Hill be his best assistants. Our
controversy with England cannot be set
lied bv carpet knights.-The Medicean
s-ule-se recently eHphasized and advoeat-
ed by Sir Henry Bulwer-tfat the chief
function OF the diplomatssf Is 10 deceive
his adversary Is obsolete In TINS country.
Our rights must rot be won by I9ggler
trick but by opea and honorable nego-
t;.tion leading to tangible, visible and
an. resnlfs. Thxt Gen. Schenck
IA, have this appreciation Of mis- mission,
wa VA a., n he will effect a speedy and salts
factory settlement of all our outstandlng
ssMe.,It;es vfth Great Britain, Is our nope
and o,1r belief
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 90. 1870.
THE YEAR 1871

Before another Issue ~ thu American
our readers win have done with 1870. and
will b. '-eii started on the New Year.
The past year with r. stirring events /: ii.
wars and rumors of war.: IL crime. and
IT. deed Of charity H. loves and IT,. hates
its great ana noble called 10 The other
world. aud IT, new men made famous hy
the eNigencies Of the times. h. now mat
ter Of record and beyond correction. We
may reclrto the Pas. that we MAY draw
lessons 81 wisdom f0r the Future. n
not to repine for What cannot ne remelirl.
Many of our Wise resolutions have failed
to DC carried iuto practice: many ~ our
iondest anticipation, have ma; hc-u really
ed. and many choice blessing, have come
and gone leaving the hear; none 'hc hrt-
ter. or tho head the wiser f.r them. -
too. We judge thc world. Wac hrr !, g..
good or bad. wise or foolish. prosperous or
the reverse BY the little matters ihas ,ran--
Pire In our own sphere 81 action II We have
been prosperous IN our basket and STORE.
If Kind Providence ha> Kept unhruLcn
our family or social circle. and lhc .uu-
shine has come into our door an the wear
round. With never shadow ~ darkca IT,
threshold or mar f. dali pleasure. ,hcu
H. a.. un matter what La- trau>p.rrd ia
The great World without. th, year ha. been
i prosperous one. The Pru.-iau pr ;hr
frenchman. may die 20 The sword or iani-
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NUMBER 50.
From Europe.

yAIpHERB's REPORT or LATE BATTLE.
BORDEAUX. 25th. zen Faidherbe's
reports TO the minister of war: .The
Ptnssians gave rs battle on the 23d.
We were well posted between Dours
and Coutay. Our troops fought admir-
ably during the entire Law Villages
were taken and retaken. AT 5 in the
afternoon our success was complete.
We drove the enemy before Us with
the bayonet. During the night the
Prussians entered some OF the villages
in the valley, but they did not try 10
attack our positions. Other reports
say that Gen. Faidherbe was successful
in the right and left wings and his army
slept on the field OF battle, but the result
i undeci>ive. On the next dav the
enemy showing no disposition TO renew
the fight, Gen. Faidherbe returned to
Aihent.
MATTERS ABOUND ~ RDEAUx.
Telegrapbic communication between
Bordeaux aud the north OF France has
been restored. Bourbaki sends the
government a favorable account Of the
army under his command. An official
despatch from L. Mans, Dec. 2i'h.
announces that the Prussians have
Withdrawn from Nogcut IL Reiroi.
Seyenty-iiye thousand men passed
through the Town in the direction oi
Paris.
FRENCH ACCOUNTS OF BATHS
LoNDoS, -. An account of tie bat
tic % the ls.h. from q French source.
SAYS that the iorce opposed to the Prus-
sism- numbered 1900. ani had three
batteries 81 artillery. The cpmbai
lasted all "a, and al evening the Frcscl,
reItcaicd ia an ORDERLY manner aboui
q lhou,aad yhrds. The new lcvie.
fought ike veterans Tie fru>-iam-
abandoned Nuts "n tie morning ~ tlr
Ieh lul sub.equenll, returned aud
4,,,,uIi,d ne Iiace. Tic French lns
l-Utn l.. He'd AID wounded. aud claim
ila tie ,t.em, lo-l l.A0 meu.
I'M >tw kI>G - >raIN
Io>lo> 2hh Amadrn. va, a
l,a,c F."Ionc. Al o'ri"ek >undat
In,il.ic. but dispatches ihcnec AT bait
fa-f tnr. Sunday afternoon. max,
"a. uiiou oi his departure.
rHrs>ItNs cLstu yf,TuE,
B.RiIN % kia. WI am telegraphc,l
0. lt Qu,rn tla Goa. u 70 rilc W.ii I.
,ica, "a ilc z3d. near Amlcu>. llkiug
ia. u,aud prisoners aud commenced
toIuI.uc Tie French ia The direction 81
Amicn~. SUNDAY.
FAIRS >rws.
Balloon adviccs from Paris 81 the I'D
.aV there had been 40 more fighting
Tie French. los in the soriie on rhc
4.~t, j. reported al So. Tie confidence
az The inhabitants j. undimiuishcd.
MILITARY OPERATION, ~ FRANCE.
BKr>.FIs. 2Jth. General Faidhcrbc
La fallen back across Valley Halter
During The battle. on ihe ~, Maniuoiic
-.ollned Beaucouui. Mautcuilc. baou>.
Iclchruacur. Quouue. N4Nciie-r. Bu y
.Hd NeguemoHt. tie Frcich welding
uily aiger a desperate resistance. Tbs
German losses were about 1000 and
the French 800. Including r:ispurrs
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The Belfast Railroad j. now running
IN connection with the Maine Central road.
leaving Belfast each morning AZ about :
O'Clock. The steamer Richmond now run
ming once a week to Machia~. makes land
ingS AZ Belfast, which will enable Eastern
passengers 10 take rail At Belfast. We are.
heartily glad to be able "a record the fac
Of this being completed and In operation
We copy the following from tn, HAlg-s
Belfast correspondent :-
The Belfast & Moo-chrad Lake Railroad
20 Burnham j. finished a. last aud the first
through train j. expected tonight. iirre-
ater regular trains will h. run, leaving
mere at about i. IN, connecting with the
Maine Central a; Burnham. and leaving
The latter place At about =. Ia, or on Ih.
arrival Of the Western train from Augusta.
\ freight train will be run IN addition.
Arrangements have been made 10 carry
all Western mail matter to aud from on the
railroad. We shall thu. get our Western
Wallpapers and letters on the day they
are issued and posted Malls here will h-
opened aud distributed before . O'Clock In
the evening.
Now that the roal l. completed ana la
operation we have time to loos about ~
and see - " hat persons snd What ,irrum-
stance. We ar. indebted fnr The result. anal
i j. ~; saying too much to- ~ay that but
mr. tho Labor Of one man. Axcl uAyfpr,t.
E-a., the President OF the Company. the
enterprise could hardly have bc-u -uryt. !
FULLY carried out. 70 a.. energy. plu. :
and ind"mstablc perseverance we AZ it.-
drb'rd for oar road. ami our citizens are
neg -low q Acknowledge tle tact,
We understand that Your Bangor nlrr-
chau', propose 90 pafruuitr our road ,ntur-
what. \ freight OF corn and 3. cutflr
t,vi .ht- 81 coal AT" -aii Ia he "a ralIt,.
from Belfast hy -ailiug yt.-.rl. ~ br MI
loaded her. 2nd -.ut gp un rhr cay. Il 4.
said freight can thus 81 obtained cheaper
han % run thc ri-k " >etdiug up river In
Niutrrport through ih.. tce and thence hg
team To Bangor
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Gbe Qllswortb Amerifaa.

Published every Thursday Morning Al ps,crs'
Block. Ellsworth, Me. by TX. SAwyrp. For
terms. &c, ace first page
:. NJ. PETTENoILL 4 CO. 81 PARK Row. New
York, and GEo. 4. RouFLI 4 Co "a rark IA
New YORK. are the sole agents Tor the AMFRtckN
IN that city. and are authorized 10 contract ia
in.trting Advertisements ioT u at CUR louett cash
rates. Advertisers ~ that CITY arr requested TO
leave their favors with either OF the above hon se
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I,ltn No>p. Va. goth. .iohu II. ilol-
man. in. ri jackson. Tenn. j. now
known to have been burned with The
~patt>wood hotel. making ci-hi victims
several Others. however. arc -till miss
lng. "a whose safety ih.rc j. lijllc hope.
Nr-~r-. george and Andrew ~ >tra-
,.u-c. \. H.. and >hure. wife and child.
who were reported missing, are safe
The James river i frozen oNer thi>
mornings
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THE DAILY kENSEBEc JouRSAL.-This
daily is now a fixed institution. and pub
lie necessity and we are pleased to learn
that its claims are recognized ty the citi-
zens of the State. and that it has good
circulation.
In addition to full reports OF the doings
of the Legislature. the Journal is one of
the best daily papers in Maine, in the mat
ter Of news and current events reliable,
politically sound, morally gnexcepti Enable,
and in all respects just the PAPER for the
farmer. merchant mechanic and business
man. We shall be happy TO order it for
any of our friends. Price OF the Daily
for the session 500
For the year, 200
Weekly, 40
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-12-29

List of Patents issued Ia Maine In
ventor> for the week ending Dee. ~, $50,
and each bearing that date. Reported for
the Ellsworth is.ericdH, BY VIM. r. sea
sey. solicitor Of Patents. schwartz Block
Bangor, Me.
Trade mark No. 100. j. l.. Prescott M
Berwick. Stove Polish.
Whole nnmoer OF Patent, issued .as !:
Reissues II; Extensions ; Design. 10 !:
Trademarks. g.
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LII Is AII-IMPdlRTANT

that The Young should learn how to avoid the
Io.i ftaotive diseases always prevalent In civil
men Of middle age, ct those pore Advanced ia
HE, should undo rstasd how tie lost powers Of
manhood may be restored. On these and Kindred
matters. the new medical work eatitjsd :. he
SCIENCE u Lite, or Se.-Preservation, by Dr..
Hayes, OF Boston, contains surprising amount
Of valuable doctrine and information Our rea
ders NAV Judge Of the character Of this interes.
ing volume BY perusiog the advertisement OF The
peabody Medical Institute, in another column.
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The Maine Earmer is clothed in q new
dress and enlarged. The Ear,aer is one Of
the best agricultural papers in the country.
and we are glad to know that it is prosper
ing like green bay tree.
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Belfast was one hundred years old on
Wednesday last week. and the day was
celebrated, and addresses delivered by
Jos. williamson. Esq.
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80 100000, 600 1000. 900
1000
10000
Ortllus-
1 punches into one thousand.
! .OUOUOO a. many.
lMaa


BLUEHILL, Dec. &c, 1870.
Mn. misunderstanding with special
request for my decision Ut the number of
punches contained in four million thousand
Of shingles, (of which your Brooklin cor.
respondent asks for further light reply !;
that IL one thousand OF shingles consists of
four punches. one million thousand OF
shingles or one million NJ of shingles is
four million punches. II does not follow.
Is some argue, because ten hundred thous-
and is . million. thar ten hundred thousand
(forty hundred bunches) Is million or
shingles.
Ten hundred thousand thousand OF
shingles, or ten hundred N Of shingles, is
q million. or four million o.inches.
}. Il. LONG
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Owner Wanted.

Leit q our stone in ApFil last box c0p'aL.-'
yariOua Articles oil groceries, such A. c"H go 't'
pork &c The oAEer is requested y fa.t r
sSH,A DCfTuN
Ellsworth Dee 18th 1870. 80"
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W anuesi.

Three experienced male teachers 10 teacil !" st
town. schools to commence now or " the =
OF January the customary wages VIII De pi H.,
Apply to JOHN T.G. FREEMAN, ,. >. c'"
fremont, Me. 9r;i
fremont, Dec. 18th. 1870.
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GsiiiI-oad Notice..

YIChEi- 70 the West yia Grand Iruuk l;s.a'
! -rsdte every Oh tug utrtta. ir Do ! .as..--
---ttui Ktt's aud PUTIN II >.erIIHg t4.---s t .a#
m" ttea- faftIe- lirketeu tpI Ugh ..oiH l.
wuTtA.
Gao \. pl liz. Ae sl-
STATE street. BiauA,
5If Eu.ayuh NJ.
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hereby give notice that the under-ightl /
petition the next Legislature for ieave ~ p''
and naintain fish Weir in the tide water f.
tween Oid Harbor Island ard The ledze y T.
ea.letn passage 70 tie Old Haroor in swan ~
land.
swans Island, Dec l4ih, 1879. '"o-
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Nem Advertisement

ftiE >uL.erJA~r ha4 taken . at-
Iuw % JOHN s. HALLS EDuk
TORE, N1in street. Wherv he : 4
s>l-~S fraIy d. sIl klu4t~ of Uutk Ipan -, ..>1
" A.ehs- bicks and J"Nrirt ~. NefN 81 trraut-
~ lac patronage nf o-l fu-tHrB-T- t- r1'tHlitI
EI GEO hi. DUNN
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W. B. sHATTUcK, Treasurer.
Special Notices.

"YATT's INsAsNUFF SAVED NY LIFE,
Cured my CatarTh, restored me to health y says
.. II. Crossman. 3 Cliff ST.. N-g York. Trial
Box 20 cts. Large Box 80 cts For Cnre u b,
mail send T. DR. T.. b. HYATT, 2ti Grand street
New York
Dec eth 1870. 5stf
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HE SiliN1LE CL-TIoS. The question
% how many bunchr, 81 shingles In one
million thousand of shingles. suggests
another "n", What l. meant hv one million
thousand uf ~hin.i-,. DOE. the qurriest
only mean By this term 10 express only
more fully the number Of one million Of
shingles. or docs he mean literally what
the words mean: II we az that one
Of our -hingle-nlills manufactured this
year million ~ shingles. We mean to -ay
ten hundred Thousand Of shingles. which
would be 400 punches. There are 30
shingles ia bunch. or II takes four bunch
e 10 make thousand and this we can all
readily understand. but when wc say, "a
million thousand of shingles, four bunches
TO the thousand" We must mean more
than a million Of shingles, for in a million
thousand there must be million punches
more shingles than has been manufactured
In the state In any one year. 4 vessel OF
about one hundred tons, Old measurement.
would carry million Of shingles. but it
would take thousand such vessels to
carry 1 million punches. or d million thous-
and
Two correspondents have complied with
the request TO give their views. We APP
pend them
In 1000 shingles. 4 punches, thus
80 1000 1.
J 1900
In million thousand. / million times rs
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-12-29
Notice.

Henry IL Clark intend. prtluoHin- ths Lsgt-la a.
turc foT liberty to contract aud maintain Ilai
across Norwood Cove IN The Town u fremont
the present winter.
H. II CLARA.
fremont, Dec. 13i, I--o. 3w5-