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IN ROSENZWEIG'S BLOC]. (DP STAIRS,)
' W. COI:NEIL STATE ST. AND PARE.
opleS, paid grniteTrAt In advartes....l2 lb
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irriber,,F,erveci by carriers, Filly Cents
1,11!ional.
t,) the game Peron... 4 00
;0 to one address ,
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apPly only to those who pay in
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•Nn paper will be sent to any person
• recpensinility Is not known, unless the
paid irc advance.
1' V h ADVERTISING ItATak
„ o n o , ing are ourrelverttsing rates, which
, ff i c tiy, adhered to. In reckoning the
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Anything less than an inch is rated
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and flstray Notices •tt2 eaph :
..et in beaded Notipartel, and
I,elore Marriages and Deaths, 25 per
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_cents per line,
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- every other week, t wo-thirds
p,,ons handing in advertisements
the p; , riod they wish them pub
, ~•iterwke they will be coot Innis, until
, ‘,t• at the expense of the advertisers.
J , IA PRINTING.
one of the best Jobb ngOillees In the
•Irt , prepared to do any kind of
IN, or small orders, at as reasonable
~,, g,.(si styli as any establishment
•,:toml,•at ions should he addressed to
WHITMAN,
=
I Ultfillttss
• F. CAMPITAUSIEN... I / 4
„r Peace, Farrar Iran Building,
HENRY M. RIP.LET;
,r 1 WV at Law, Peach street, above Union
nort77.
Erie, Pa.
-
GEOII6IE 71. CETT.F.H.,
T.'lw. nirant. Erie County, Pa.
attended to with
and .11,pateh.
SF.I.DF.N MARVIN.
M,rvin• tornews and Counsellors
, P;r.o filoek. near North West
• f Puhlic Square, Erie, Pa.
BIL WINN & FULL,
111 Pine, Whttelvond, Clierrv, Amh,
il:11r. Lumber, Lath and Shlneleq.
•Nte street, North of R. t. Depot, F.rie,
• my2-tf.
m;(1. W. GUNNISON
, at taw, and Justice et the Peace,
uni claim Agent, ronvevaneer and
,q 110.• In Itlnderneelit's block, south-
Fifth and State streets, Erie, Pa.
- E. M. COLE & SON,
, ca dory and Blank Bonk Man nfaetnrers
01, National Bank. jy1.1'67-t f.
• DR. 0. L. F.LLIOTT,
1 , 8 State Street, oppaa I te Brown's
Tr. , . Pa.- Office hours from 816 A. M. to
wl flout I to 5 P. M.
CO.,
and Retail Dealers In Anthracite,
~co. and Blacksmith Coal. ()fflce corner
- ma 12th streets, Erie, Pa.
7 • [Se2a-t.r.l R. S.SALTVMAN.
A. I-ISG
Iliewer and Dealer in Hope, Barley.
',after, &c. Proprietor of Ale and
lt, and Malt Warehongee, Erie,
jy12.68-tf.
W. E.
• (M 1. 4, In Ttogenzwel^,'Fi Mork, north
, ht. Park, Rrta, Pa.
Y. I)ICKERING, P. D. S.,'
•! ()titre; Freneh stroet, ~ eenn4 story. -
Block, tie:tr the corner of the
rut IS.
FRANK WINTITELL A: CO..
, 11,01.t0,1 Comm Mion 31erchants. and Real
8:12. State Street (corner Ninth,)
I,lvances made on consignments.
Vendues attended to in any part of
- S BAOWN
WM. :MARKS,
..r and Clothes Cleaner. Union Block,
Dr. Bennett's office, Clothes made, clean
repaired on short notice. Terms LLS rea
r„•.l., any. •
~) . SPENCER. ROGER SHERMAN'.
spENCER & SHERMAN,
, 1711 , VS it Law, Franklin, Pa. Mllee in
. building. Liberty street. Pith°le City,
, ttire ovar Keron'a Bank, Hnlmden street_
,- trans promptly made in all parts of the
,tall.
NOBLE, nnows co.,
:decal: , dealers In bard and soft coal, Erie,
Raring disposed of our dock property ; to
~ ,ove named Arm, we necessarily retire from
al trade, recommending. our successors as
,ntly worthy of the confidence and patron
.l "(mold friends and the public.
SCOTT. RANKIN S.: CO.
CIEDEIZI
JUDSON WILDER, -
tdaetorers and Wholesale Dealerx in Tin,
pan and Pres.ed Ware, Stove Plpe, Stove
'mantles, eze., Waterford, Etle Co., Pa. Or
6vmail-promptly attended to. jan9.
EAGLE HOTEL,
ralon Depot, Erie, Pa.. Jas. Camp
p,.rrietor. Hone open at all hourr. The
01.1 table always supplied with the eholeest
tar Iparketh afford. febaMS-IS.
LIVERY AND BOARDING STABLE,
nor of French and Seventh streets, Erie,
cork Johnson proprietors. Good horses
~ ,rriagcs always on hand at moderate
13-tt.
11. N[. .UUSISTRONG ctz
to Walker ez. Armstrong, Wltle.
md Mani] Deniers In Anthracite and Pl
...cm, coals, Wood, Iron Ore, &c. OflSrr S.
~n er of Twelfth and Myrtle streets. Poet
v,lfwk _Box rid, Erie, Pa.
unbcrtcoNn. [dcl9-tf.] J. roLi.A.Tcsn
CHAPIN & 'BARRETT.
Iw. and Surgenng. Omen No. 10 Nobl
wen day and night. Dr. Barrett
\n: •:{l We.t sth St. rnyltro7-Ir,
BENNETT 1101P4E,
min., brie co., Pa., George Ta
tion4 accommodations and mod
• my9'67-tf„
,ni ), I. BENNE'VI, 3!. D.,
I,n ..1)41 Surgeon. Othee, East Park Si
flour ~tore,—boards at the re
c. W. Kelso, 2d door south- of the 3
!MI. on Sassafras street. Oftfre boa
until 2 P. in. rayl9.lA-tf.
11. V. CLAUS,
/11 Ail kinds...dr Family Groi.xries
stone Warp, dc., anti wholesale den
`t uts Liquor., Cigars, Tobacco, fie., No.l
Ittlt , trettt, Erie, Pa. , Je6'67-t r.
E .1. FRASER, M. 13.,
I'llrAtelan and Surgeon. OM
,I, l , •nct• 622 Peach St. ' opposite the Paz
••••• hours from Vito 12 a. m., 2 to 5
.:1 , 1 7t, p, In. •
• •t , JOIIN . 11. It•IILLAR,
• " 1 .1141ne,r and Surveyor. Residence coi
••,•:: street and East Avenue, East Erie.
MORTON 1101T8F.,
^.te Union I.)epor. A. W. Van Tasse
'or. }loose open at all hours. Table a
?plied wtth the best In market, Cha
fe1)2713.3-Iy. rg
. •
NNTION.I.I. 110 TEL,
Pc.ich and Buffalo sts. John 'Boy]
Best of' accommodations for peop
- country. Good stable attached.
PIE CITY IRON WORK
IFl',ll - 11. 7 . PA.,
. 1 1.1NURACTURERS.
he Bradley-Engine
A New Compound or
I►onbli; Cylinder Engine,
EMEI
sy;P.A.3.t•rwic
!1 , 1 k • Warninted to-Zix°
irry TO ONE HUNDRED FER CEN
vr
than - - : 4 Hinkle C..linder Engi
Cho .:une amount of steam.
`IEI3I ENGINES AND BOILERS
S )l '' ALL STYLES
NIL STILLS AND TANKS!
I If all 11,sPrIptIon8.
l itCLrl
it SA. WDI ILL
EMI
/LEAD BLOCKS.
R. FAtriatNEßl M. D.,
''41,0 11 @ 1101 ICZOPATIIIC PHYSICIAN,
41111- trench Street, Erie, Pm'
etn,
THL:
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VOL. 38.
emetics, lirobutc, jtuit, ,Ue
The Old Grocery Stand !
CRAIG & MARSHALL,
Tht 0. 24 1 iVe - tigt Park,
Groceries, Provisions,
• PAINTS, &C.
POWDER, COTTON FUSE,
Gr'itzt iCsipla, Vic: -
Having thoroughly refitted the above More and
stocked It with one of the
FINEST LOT OF GOODS
Ever brought to Erie, we are now prepared to
supply all the wants of the public
at, prices that
Defy .Competition
Tenn,
Cotreest,
CANNED FRUITS, &C.,
A GENERAL ASSORTMENT
Of all the articles usually kept In a first-class
Groceryall fresh, and at the
Lowest Market Price !
We intend to keep an ectablishinent at which
I=l
our customers can always rely upon procuring
What they want, and will warrant our charges
to be as moderate as any store in the city
Give us a trial, and see for yourselves
CHEAP GOODS!
• - Wholesale and Retail
GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE,
F. SUELLAUDECK:E.II,
Successor to F. At DL Schlatiaicker, is now re
celving a splendid assortment or
GROCERIa4, PROVISIONS,
_WINES,
Liquors, Willow, Wooden and Stone Ware
Fruits, Nuts, Le. A large stock of
TOBACCO AND C
Grocery Headquarters,
American Block, State St., Erie, Pa.
my J 67-11.
Wholesale and Retail Grocery Store;
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERS,
North-East Corner Park and French St.,
(cssaPslDE,)
Would respectfully call the attention of the com
munity to their large stock of
Groceries and Provisions,
Whlth they are desirous to sell at
THE VERY LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES!
Sugars, Coffees, Teas, Syrups,
TOBA.liti.m, FISH, &C.,
Is not surpassed In the city, as they aro prepared
to prove to all who give them a mll.l ;
They also keep on hand a superior lot of
PURE LIQUORS,
for the wholesale trade, to which they direct
the attention of the public,
Their motto la, "Quick sales, small profits and
a full equivalent for the money." apil'63-tL
L. F. BALL, AGENT,
1301 Peach St., app. Norton Souse.
News Dealer and Stationer,
And Dealer In
Havana and Domestic Cigars,
Cliewing and Smoking Tobacco,
SNUFF, FANCY PIPES AND CIGARS.
All the
DAILIES, MONTHLIES AND WEEKLIES;
Received immediately upon publication.
'HAVING sold our entire stock of Furniture
to .1. W. Ayres, we hereby thank the coin.;
munity - for their liberal patronage to us, hoping
they will extend the same to him. We will de
vote our time hereafter to the
LLll . !aii . l6 . Z . b , 2MML.A.laj
With the consent of J. W. Ayres we still hold
our office in the 'tame old place, 715 State street,
where will be found at ail times ready to attend
to the wants of the community in our line a_
trade.
Ready"- Made . Coffins
Trimmed to order. litetalUe and Iron Burial
Cases, of all styles and sizes, on hand ; also,
Shroud and Coffin Trimmings. 'Undertakers
will And it to their advantage to buy them of
us, as we cannot be undersold west of New York.
aprZ'67-Iy. MOORE dt RIBLET.
We are Making it Complete
REVOLUTION IN TRADE!
And are selling for ONE DOLLAR, Silk, Me.
lino, and alpaca Dresses, Shaws,
_Ralmorals;
Linen Goode., Watches, Jewelry, EtilverTlated
Ware, Sewing Machines, etc. Send clubs often
or more, with 10 cents for each descriptive check
and the getter up of the club win receive a
present worth trona 113 to Sae, sea:wiling to the
number sent. Agents wanted everywhere.
Circulars sent free. PARKER & CO.,
M l / 1 1.- ) Itu. 04 and 04 Federal fit., Boston.
IBM
At the well known RlBll9,
Dealers In
Agents for the male of
OUR STOCK OF
Sugar 4
Syrups,
Is unsurpaNNed
Jal&•3m
WINES _ANDLIQUORS
Call and gee tul, at the
F. SCIILAUDECKEIL
P. A. BECKER it CO.,
Their assortment of
NOTICE.
MR oThoobs.
~VIIOI,~(3AL>J
DRY GOODS STORE,
1M STATE STREET, ERIE. PA
Southard & McCord,
JOBBERS IN
DRY rcocorls
NOTIONS, HOSIERY, GLOVES, .EC
Our stock is the largest ever brought to the city
consisting of
PRINTS, HELAINE% SILKS, CLOTHS,
CASSIMERES,
BLEACHED BROWN SHEETINGS
A complete assortment of Dress Goods, every
kind of article in the:Cotton Line, and, in short,
a general assortment of everything needed by
Country dealers. -
TO BE SOLD AT
NE'W - vortu. vitic-E,sl:
Country Dealers are invited to give us a call.
Nye do a strictly wholesale tratleinnal propose
Riffling at such prices as will make it to the ad
vantage of merchants in this section to deal in
Erie instead of sending East for their goods.
H. B. SOUTILARD. J. 3COORE . I.
rnytti-tf.
•
THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED
Carpet & Dry Goods House
IN N. W. PENNSYLVANIA
A complete stock of Elhectings, Prints, Linens,
"Cloths, Sackings, Flannels, Irish and French
Poplins, Moh D
airs, Alpacas, claines,,Sm. Also,
GOODS. ITORIEWY,
GLOVES AND NOTIONS,
Calliand get prices before purchasing
WARNER
aprTer'.-ly. No. EO6 Marble Front, State St.
512 STATE STICEEI'.
Dry Goods !
Dry Goods !
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL !
The largest and best stock of
BROWN AND BLEACHED SHEETINGS,
PRINTS, FLANNELS, LINENS,
Cloths, Cloakings, DeLahitsi AlPacas Leona,
31ohairs, Silks, Black and Colored, Thibit,
Cashmere, Silk, Brocha and Paisley
Shawls,
_White Goods Mastery,
Notions, s.c.
•
Goods marked down to meet the market. No
trouble to show goods. Call and examine.
my23'o7-Iy. ROSENZIVEIO & BRO.
Cr. P. 'DAVIS & CO.,
Denlerain all kinds or
GROCERIES, FRUITS, VEGETABLES
AND PROVISIONS,
Fifth Street, between State and French,
ERIE, P 1
Racine purchased our goods before the late
rise In prices, we feel confident of being able to
give satisfaction both in Price and quality. ,
Country Produce,
Of every' mort, bought and sold. Farmers can
always depend'on receiving the highest market
price for their articles.
DEALERS IN TAE ADJOINING TOWNS,
• And on the Lines of Railroad,
SUPPLIED WITH FRUIT, VEGETABLES, &C
Give us a Call:
Remember May & Jackson's Market Depot
FIFTH STREET,
For the Holidays !
WATCHES,
DIAMONDS, •
•
• JEWELRY,
Silver & Plated Ware !
The largest assortment In town, at prices that
DEFY COMPETITION T.
Do not fall to call on I f
i
MANN SC FISTIMR,
No. ;2 Reed. Block.
Two doors East of matmentmnee, -
noll-tf.
Dissolution.
riIHE CO-PARTNERSHIP heretofore existing
j. between the undersigned, in the Planing
Mill, Door, Sash and Blind business, under the
firm name Qf Jacob Bootz & Co.; Was dissolved
by mutual consent on the 21st day of June. PM
The business will be continued by Jacob Bootz,
who is authorized to settle all the accounts of
the late firm. JACOB BOOTZ,
ANTONY STRITZING ER.
The undersigned, intending to continue the
above business, at the old stand, west side of
Peach, between 12th and 12th streets, desires to
call the attention of the public to his facilities
for supplying them with anything In his line.
Lumber planed to order, and scroll sawing of
all kinds done. Sash, Doors and Blinds furn
ished toorder. All kinds of Milner on hand,
together with Shingles and Lath. In fact, eve
rything that is usually dealt in or done at first
class establishments of the kind., Thankful for
past kind favors, I respectfully solicit a con
tinuance of the same.
ocl7-8m• JACOB lIOOTZ.
F. -A. WM 13P:it az. CO..
=I
Country Produce, Groceries, Provisions,
WIVES, LIQUORS, SEGMIS,
TebaceO, Crockery Ware, Fruits, Nuts, Sm.
No.l3ll.4ittite Street,
West side, between Bth and 9th Streets, Erie, Pa.
Cash paid for country produce.
F. A. WEBER my24-tf. "W. ERHART.
JOIIN 13.A.N1CA1R.13,
REALM IN FAMILY GROCERIES !
Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Syrup, Molasses, Flour,
Pork, Fish, Manus, Provhlions generally, Coun
try Produce, Bird Cages, Wood, Willow and
Crockery Ware, Fancy Traveling Baskets, To
bacco and Segars, Fishing Tackle, &c.
421 [State Street_ Erie, Pa.
Private Families and Hotels supplied. Goods
delivered. myl6V-tf.
"ra_43ACCO O AND CIGARS.
The place td get a choice article of Tobacco,
Snuff and Cigars is at
X. • E. NifELSECHASPS 1828 PEACH ST.,
South of the Union Depot.'
Always on hand a good assortment of the
above articles of every grade, wholesale and re
tail. Also, Pipes, Pouches, Boxes and Smokers'
Articles of every description. Please favor me
with a call. Don't forget the place, MSS Peach
street.r"
Auditor's Nene°.
E. Coolie;_ eas
In the Court of Common
VII, . PI of Erie Co. No. 172 Nov.
Sam'l 'Mahan, Jr. I term, IW . VenditlOni Ex.
And now, Dee.., ibU, on motion G. W. Gun
nison, Esq z appointed auditor.
PER MYRIAM
Not!6e is hereby given to all parties interest;
ed that I will attend to the tittles or my ap
pointment On Friday, January Bd, at 2 p. tn., at
my office in Erie, No. 502 State street.
deel2-3w. GEO. W. GUNNISON, Auditor.
Store for Rent.
STORE now occupied by Sou th old A Idettrd
on State street, for rent. Apply to
West Fourth
Jot-3w• be West Fourth Street.
1108 , 8 E -.B.LA I KFIrB
Belling at Reduced Rates, by
deel3-tf.'J. C. SEWN%
ERIE, PA., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 19. 1868.
,Spttial jaottera.
Address to the Nervone and Debttltated
whose sufferings have been protracted from
hidden causes and whose Cities require prompt
treatment to render existence desirable. If you
are suffering or have suffered from Involuntary
discharges, What effect doei It produo3 upon
your general health? Do yott feel weak, lebilt
toted, easily tired? Does a little exertion pro.
duoo palpitation of the heart? Does your liver
or urinary organs, or your kidneys, frequently
get out of order? Is your urine sometlmesthick,
milky, flocky, or is it ropy on settling? Or does
a thick scum - rise to the top? Or is a - sediment
at the bottom after it has racial awhile? Do you
have spells of short breathing or dyspepsia?
Are your bowels constipated? Do you have
spells of fainting or rushes of blood to the head?
Is your memory Impaired? Is your mind con
stantly dwelling upon this subject? Doyon feel
dull, listless, moping, tired of company, of life?
Do you wish to be left alone to get away from
everybody? Does any little thing make you
start or jump? Is your sleep broken onrestless?
Is the lustre of youreyo as brilliant? The bloom
on your cheek as bright? DO you enjoy yourself
In society as well? Do you pUrsue your business
with the same energy? DO you feel as much
Confidence tu ?ourself? Aro your spirits dull
and flagging, given to fits of melancholy? If
do not lay It to your liver of dyspepsia. Rave
you restless nights? Your back weak, your
knees weak, and have but little appetite, and
you attribute this to dyspepsia or liver com
plaints 1.
Now, reader, selrhbuse, venereal diseases bad
ly cured, and sexual excesses, are all capable of
producing a weakness of the generative organs.
of generation, when in perfect health, make the
man. Did - you ever think that those b01d.,, dell
-ant, energetic, persevering, successful business
men - are always those whose generative organs
are in perfect health? You never hear such
men complain of being melancholy, of nervous.
ness, of palpitation of the heart. They are nev
er afraid they cannot succeed le business; they
don't become sad and discouraged; they are al
ways polite and pleasant In the company of la
dles, and look you and them right in the face—
none of your downcast looks or any other mean
ness about thorn. I do not mean those who keep
the organs inflamed by running to excess. These
will not only rulethetr constitutions, but also
those they do busbies with or for.
Row many men from badly cured diseases,
from the effects of self-abuse and excesse.s, have
brought about that state of, weakness in those,
organs that Ims reduced the general system s.
much as to induce - almost every other disease—
idiocy, immicy: paralysis. spinal affections, sui
cide, and almost every other form of
which humanity . is heir to, and the real cause of
the trouble scarcely over suspected, and have
doctored for all but the right one.
Diseases of these organs require the use of a
diuretic, REW.IIIOLD'S FLUID EXTRACT
BUCIIU is the great Diuretic, and Is a certain
cure fordiseasesof the Madder, Kidneys, Grav
el, Dropsy, Organic Weakness, Female Com
plaints, General Debility and all diseases of the
Urinary• Organs, whether existing in male or
female, from whatever cause originating, and
no matter of how long standing. -
If no treatment is nubnlitted to Consump
tion or Insanity may ensue. Our Flesh and.
Mood are supported from these sources, and
the health and happiness, and that of posterity,
depends upon prompt use of a reliable remedy.
lielmbold's Extract Machu, established up
wards of IS years, prepared by
H. T. HELHEOLD, Druggist,
Broadway, Now York, and 104 South 10th
Street, Philadelphia.
P1T1CE. 1 1.23 per bottle, or 6 bottles for 66.50,
dell;iered to any address. Sold by all Diugglsts
everywhere. poNGT.
A Card to the Ladlee;—
DR. DiTPOSCO's
GOLDEN PERIODICAL PILLS
FOR FEMALEs.
In Corre&iing irregularities, Removing Ob
structions of the Monthly Tarns, from whatev
er muse, and always eueeesSful as a tUeventa-
Live.
ONE BOX IS SUFFICIENT
In removing obstruction and restoring nature
to its proper channel, quieting the nerves and
bringing back the " rosy color of health " to the
cheek of the most delicate.
Full and explicit directions accompany each
box. -
Price SI per box, six - boies U. Sold by one
druggist in every town, village, city and hamlet
throughout the world. Bold in Erie by J. B.
CARVER & CO., druggists, sole agents for the
city. •
Ladles by Bending them $1 through the Post
Office, can have the pills sent (contientially)by
mail to any part of the country, free of postage
' S. D. HOWE, Sole Proprietor,'
my9117-Iy. New York.
reahAva:4lg.o:4lolbuilsttioyi:.•{lftif)ll
Pimlmes “Afight s itioexesing Careus.”
Pitaloafs Night Bloomiag Ceres'.",
Phuloses "Alight Blooming Comm.,'
Phalan's "Night Blooming Cerems.”
Photon's "Attila Blooming Corens.”
A meet exquisite. delicate, and Fragrant Perfume
distitled from the rare and beautiful Bower fun;
which it takes itiname.
•
Manufactured only by
. PHALON !tic NON, New 'leek.
-BEWARE OP COUNTERFEITS.
ASK FOR PHALON'S-TAKE NO OTUER.
, Errors of Tonth.—A gentleman who suffer
al for years from Nervous Debility, Premature
Decay and all the effects of youthful indiscre
tion, will, for the sake of sWering humanity,
send free to all who need lt, the recipe and di
rections for making the simple remedy by which
he was cured. Suflbrers wishing to profit by the
advertiser's - ex perienee,ean do so by addressing,
In perfect confidence, JOHN D. OGDEN,
my-16'87-Iy. 7 42 Cedar St.. New York.
To Consumptives.—The Rev. Edward A.
Wilson will send (free of charge) to all who de
sire it, the prescription with ,the directions for
making and using the simple remedy by which
he was red of a lung affection and that dread
disease consumption. Ris only object is to ben.
eilt the afflicted, and he . ' hopes every sufferer
will try this prescription, as it will cost them
nothing, and may prove a blessing. , Please ad
dress ItEV. EDWARD A. WILSON,
No. 165 South Second Street,
my16•67-ly. Wllliamsburgh, N. Y
Isaltbrwition.—lnformation guaranteed to
produce a luxuriant growth of hair upon a bald
head ir beardless face, also a recipe for tho re
moval of Pimples, Blotches, Eruptions, etc., on
the skin, leaving the same soft, clear and beau
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ing THOS. F. CHAPMAN, Chemist,
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Notice.
Plain Talk for the Times
Bead ! . Bead!! Bead !!!
ME ALL-IMPORTAST DIITY of EVERY
DEMOCRAT ! •
11 few months more' anil the Presidential
campaign will open in all its vigor, witbein
didates in the field representing the, distint
lye issues of each political organitation, and
committed plainly awl unequivocally to their
interests.
On both sides active prepanitions
, are' be
ing minefor the struggle, and it will un
doubtedly be one of the most -fiercely con
tested in the history of the nation. Every
indication of the times points *to the most
stubborn and unscrupulous resistance on the
part of the Radicals against the efforts of the
people to wrest from them the hitvhs power
which_ they have seized to uphold their base
purposes.
The Democratic party begins, he campaign
under the most auspicious circumstances,
with a comidence in success, an enthusiasm
for the cause, and a vignrous self reliance
that has not been experienced in many years.
The late elections show conclusively that . a
'vast malority of the nation are ready to es
pouse our standard if we only prove faithful
to our creed, and continue to stand family by
the interests of the country.
But to. make 'victory certain something
more is necessary than mere dependence up
on the truth of our principles. In the flush
of self-confidence, we are apt to forget what
a vigilant enemy we haw') to overcome, and
what desperate measures he is apt to resort to
to attain his ends. Political battles, like those
of a more bloody nature, depend for their re
sults more on the skill,courage, determination
and energy of the eontestingfoes than upon the
saerednesS of their cause, or the convictions of
the participate. The Deinocracy of America
have always stood forth as devotedly attached
to the Union, the Constitution and the wel
fare of the country as they do
.to-day, yet
for seven years they have been divested of
power, and ,it is only when the people are
arotised from their delusion by the imperilled
condition of the public interests, 'that they
have again returned to us that confidence
which it would have been well if they had
never, Tarted with.
The all-important necessity of the day, on
the part of our-political friends , is—work!
worts!! WORK!!! • - •
We must be thoroughly organized and pre
pared for the campaign. Every man must
consider that he owes a perscnud duty in the
matter, as indeed he does, for there is no ono
so humble, but he is in some way More or less
concerned in the issues at stake. All the
districts must be canvassed, so that we may
know where it will be most advantageous - to
employ our energies. The young men nicest
be encouraged to lend a helping hand. Those
who have been led estray must, be brought
back to the fold, and Democratic arguments
placed in their reach, that they may know
the distinctive questions which divide par
ties, and no longer be misled by the wiles and
falsehoods of the Opposition.
What we havesaid before we uow reiter
ate, - and' intend reiterating until wo have
waked the Democracy uri to a full conscious
ness Of its truth, that the moat effective
weapon towards success is the Oide di.strapu
lion of sound ond straightforicard local news-
PaPers.-
One good journal in a family will do more
towards moulding' its -political - convictions
than all other influences, and fifty copies dry
culated in any locality for six months will
accompliSh'more efficient service than a doz-:.
en 'costly mass meetings... .
The-Dmocratic party has never displayed
that zeal in supporting its press that it need
ed, and to that cause, as much as anything
else, truly be attributed its misfortunes during
the last ten years. In all sections of the
country—even in the midst of the strongest
Democratic localities—the Radical press is
More liperally sustained than ours, and in
many places the contrast is so great as
al-
Most to. amount to a disgrace.
The time has come for these things to be
changed, and for the Democratic party to
enter upon a new method of Warfare. Our
papers ought to bespread broadcast over the
land, and take the place of .those , which are
now defiling the minds of the young, and
filling thCm with wrong'ideas of Republican
liberty. Our public men should avail them
selves of every opportunity that offers to im
press the importance of these views on the
attention of the masses. Our local leaders
should make a point of devoting whatever
spare time they can towards strengthening
their county organs/by procuring their friends•
and neighbors' patronage,.
The low price . of TWO • DOLLARS per
year at which the Observer is now offered,
if paid in adtmmo, ought to ensure .the doub
ling of our subscription list inside of the next
six months.
But to place - itotithin tile reach Of all, we
offer to take itix month subscription al ONE
DOLLAR in adeant:e, with the privilege, of
commencing at any period" desired, and of
continuing the paper at the same rate for the
balance of the r year if desired.:
Now is the time to begin the work, before
the, spring operations set in, and while voters
have time to read, and reflect over the facts
presented to them: Let. it not be delayed
under tim impression that the matter can be
as well attended to, by-and-by. More ad
vantageOus work can be rendered during the
next two months than can be performed,dur-
ing tho entire balance -of the campaign. A
six months' subscrirition'commeneing within
the next two months, will continue until
near the close of tbe campaign, and have an
immense influence over the mind of the vor
ter who perusm the paper. -
We earnestly urge this important matter
upon our friends as by all odds the most re
liable means of helping thexanse. '
Let, every one of our present subscribers'
see his Democratic neighbor at once, and if
he is.not a patron alrellidy, induce him to sub
scribe for six months, if he cannot for a
year.
Let those who can afford it, send copies to
hesitatinz voters, who may be influenced to
support our candidates at the next election.
Let debt be established and procure ten,
twenty or . fifty, eopies for free distribution
tvherever,there is likely to be a vote gained.
Let this be.the grand preparatory work of
the campaign, and be assured that Whenever
other means are necessary there will be found
an abundance of ready helpers for everypart
required"
We intend that, he the result of the con
test, what it may, no one shall have the op
portunity to complain that we have failed to
fulfill caw complete - duty in the canvass.
The Observer for the next year will be
more vigorous and outspoken than in any
previous portion of its career; will contain
More reading matter; and it shall be our
constant aim to present such material as will
be productive of the most beneficial results.
We only ask for such cooperation as we
have a right to expect, and if the.Detaocra
cy of the North-West are impelled by one:
luilf oar zeal and, confidence, we' promise
such a verdict in this section as will gladden
the hearts of our friends. thron,gbout the
State. . • jaltME
WATERFORD. ACADEMY,
Teacher's
' Through the kindness of W. C. White, Esq., of Waterford, we have been favored with
the• engraving of the Waterford Academy and Teachers' Seminary, which we present
above. The fine stone front was built in 1822 and opened as a school in 1826, under the su
prvision of John Wood as PrincipaL Some eight or ten years since the large wood addi
tion was put up and the building otherwise improved, to meet the wants of the-public. The
upper,stoq is used as Chapel and Library room, and the lower story is divided into three
recitation 'rooms and Laboratory. Situated as it is, in a beautifhl grove In the Centre' of the
town, the building presents a very imposing appearance. This Institution .commences its
next term March 30, 1868, with the following able corps of teachers :
A. S. Abbey; Principal. • • • •
J.A. Austin, Assistant-Principal. •-•- •
Mrs. J. A. Austin, Teacher of French and German. ,• •
Mrs. Sophie F. White, Teacher of Instrumental Music.
The text books now in use embrace hay's Series of Arithmetic's and Algebras, 3lc-
Guffey's New Series of Readers, - Green's Grammars, Guyot's Geography, qurtekenboss'
Composition and Rhetoric, Day's Logic. Bullion's Latin-and Greek Series, Youman's Chem
istry, Parker's Philosophy, etc. . With such a Valuable series of books, and such an able
corps of teachers, the Institution cannot be otherwise than successful. The principal is a
man of energy and experience, the-locality healthy, and the Institution one of the best in
the State. We cordially recommend it to all who desire a firstlass education, and bespeak
a full attendance for this and every succeeding term the present Principal may Conduct the
Institution. • • - mhl9-Iw.
A PRATER.
I ask not Wealth, but power to take p.
And use the.thin,ga I have aright;
Not years, hat wisdom - that-shall make
My life a profit and delight.
I'ask not that for me the plan
Of good and ill be 'set aside ;
Bat that the common lot of man
Be nobly borne and glorified.
I know I may not always keep
My steps In places green and sweet,'
Nor find the pathway of the deep
A: path of safety for my feet ;
But pray that when the tempest's breath
Shall fiercely sweep my way about,
I make not shipwreck of my faith
In the unbottomed sea of doubt;
And that, though it he mine to know
How hard-the stoniest pillow seems,
Good angels still may come and go
On the bright ladder of my dreams.
I do not ask for love Mow—
That friends shall never lie estranged ;
But for the power of loving. so
My heart may keep its youth unchanged
For this I , count, of all sweet things,
The sweetest out or heaven above ;
And loving others surely brings •
The ibllest recompense of love !
A Talk with Alex. li. Stephens.
Aware of the fact that Alexander H. Ste
phens had beenin the city for several tins,
the reporters on the Inquirer called upon that
gentleman yesterday, at the houseof his host
and publisher, J. IL Jones, No. 415 North
Fourth street, above Callowhill.
- Mr. Stephens is now superintending the
publication of his first and only book, " The
War Between the States." He will leave the
city to-morrow for a short visit to tiew York
and the Eastern States, and return again next
week. He entered the house while we were
inquiring for him, and invited us to his room
on the second floor, where lid is composing
the closing portion of his book. He walked
by the aid of a cane, but with a rapid step,
and so actively that we recognized nothing of
the bodily feebleness•that has been imputed
to him. •
The room was made very hot by a coal
stove, and, though the reporters were in con
siderable ill-concealed distress, Mr. Stephens,
used to a warm - climate, seemed to enjoy
himself very much, and kept a seat near the
fire during the whole interview,which lasted
the better part of an hour.. Ile sat most of
the time with his soft, black telt or "slouch
ed" hat upon his head, the room meanwhile
profligate with books, letters, manuscripts,
proofs, and the usual paraphernalia of a
man. -
- Although Mr. Stephens is stopping in Phil
adelphia in busy retirement, he cannot entire
ly separate himself from his admirers, and ,
while we were talking one of these entered,
a Milcsian personage, evidently from' one of
the outer wards, who made himself acquaint=
ed directly, and then complacently sat down
to enjoy the conversation. To him Mr. Ste
phens showed the same excellent' and digni
fied courtesy which has always distinguished
him; and not the least entertamingteature of
our interview was the manifest composure of
the new constituent and his keen relish of the
ex-Vice President's remarks.
Mr. Stephens has often been described, and I
photographic portraits of him are very com
mon ; these latter convey little idea of the
pale, soft skin of his face, the fineness of his
hair, the extreme delicacy of his hands, and
the exquisite harmony of his features, man
ners and voice. A refined organization, fine
almost to effeminacy, is manifest at once to
any who may meet him ; his hair has :whi
tened equally, without becoming thinned,
and his forehead expresses habitual physical
pain. Ills eyes are of a dark hazel color,
beautiful and large as a consumptive's, but
keen and flashing at times . ; his nose is of like
spirit, cut clean in profile and nostril, and his
smooth face, sloping quickly to a delicate
chin, contains a month like a gars, small and
straight.
Jefferson Davis, in some of 1115 nervous
and intense moments, reminds one of-Mr.
Stephens, but the former is of coarser and
more earthy mould. Mr. Stephens has, at
times, a - petulant look, as if of sudden pain,
suppressed almost immediately. Ile is bent
somewhat, and his invalid complexion and
stature give him the, appearance of a religi
ous enthusiast, except when at earnest mo
ments his countenance strengthens, and his
voice grows shrill and etrective,like Jbhn
Randolph's.
We asked him how the State of Georgia
was thriving.' •
"Everything there is wretched," he replied;
"We are ruined, or next to ruined. The ne
groes are compactly organized, their 'leagues'
reaching to every county of the State. They
coerce and threaten every black man who
does not join them. They are, in fact, a unit
politically. Incendiaries, the off-scourings of
the earth, have moved into the.
State, their
-only object being to stir up strife. These have
excited the negroes with political hopes which
they would - not have entertained otherwise,
and demoralized the entire population." We
spoke of the tour of Senator Wilson and oth
ers in the South.
"It is not of Mr. Wilson' or men of that
grade that I spoke," said Mr. Stephens. "These
incendiaries are ostensibly lawyers. We nev
er see them ; they live almost entirely among
the blacks. We don't know where they come
from; they are everywhere, and always for
mischief." , •
"Then Georgia is worse off, in your belief,
than at the close of the war ?
"Infinitely I The war closed upon a sub
mitted, and, so far as good citizenship was
concerned,quiet and obedient people. The
terms of tho pence were accorded to. The
negroes promised to give us no anxiety. It
seemed, comparatively, an easy moblem to
set society to work ;gam. - Till these mischiev
ous emissaries came, peace was achieving its
good results. At present we live in fear and
without hope."
We asked, in case the negro got the,aseen
dency in Georgia, what the whitepopulation
would - do? ..
"Abandon the State," said Mr. Stephens.
"I would leave it with the precipitation of
Lot, and never look back. We are sborgan
ized there, the proportions of - the races are
such, that negro citizenship would leave the
whites in a minority: To this we would nev
er submit; our only policy would be emi
•gration. We cannot altogether blame the
negroes for this. They are poor, credulous
people, who cannot see their interests and
ours to be identical. Political emissaries
have tempted them for no other purpose than
AND
to keep a party in power, regardless of the
good of our society and the negroes' own
well-being."
"The negroes," said Mr. Stephens, further,
"were as innocent and happy as Adam and
Eve in the garden: The tempter came to in
stil his notions into them, and, they and we
are well nigh lost. We cared nothing for
slavery, except as an inherited component of
society, and a guarantee of order and pros
perity. God knows I have always been their
friend, and am so still, but we are now pow
erles,s to lead them back to contentment.
They have, in great part, ceased to work ;
are idle and demomlized,and expecting, some
political miracle to make them rich without
a struggle."
We asked Mr'Stephens who was responsi
ble for this condition of things.
"Reckless partisans," he said, "the lust
to retain power by any means, the abandon
ment of the country in order to' consolidate
everything into the hands of a faction, the
class of insane politicians like Thad. Ste
vens."
At this point Mr. Stephens came to his fa
vorite issue of centralized government as op
posed to the original Republican theory of a
. systeiq of sovereignties.
"I give this country and republi n insti
tutions four years more of trial," h • ,
"this madness for centralization, this consoli
dated despotism, if achieved, will be the
downfall of freedom. It is the last chance for
man at intelligentself-government. Against
these principles now in the critical moment
of their triumph, the whole wisdom of the
founders of our country was directed. Mad
ness reigns; we are abourto,destroy freedom
to build up a party and a government that
will devour us." -
We asked Mr. Stephens if the Constitution
al Convention of Georgia had developed any
negro of genius? • 1
He said: "No; none of consequence.
There was a rather dashing fellow named
Bradley there, but lie turned out to be n knave
and the convention expelled him. There is
no basis of citizenship- in -the negro. Now
and then, in the mass of whites, an individ
ual black man will show,some cleverness,
just as a piece of iron will(glow in a furnace.
You take any race of white men, however
debased, and toss them in the midst of civil
ization, they will take fire like a piece of coal
throWn in a grate ; if you throw a single
piece of iron in there you cannot tell it when
it is red hot from the red coals .around it. So
with isolated negroes; but in the mass there is
no fuel, no spark to them. If they obtain as
cendency in the country, all Teutonic civili
zation will be overwhelmed as by an Asiatic
inundation, and the institutions that we have
been centuries developing, will be extinguish
ed in Asiatic barbarism.'
Our-next inquiry ,was us to the probable '
admission of Alabama under the defeated
Constitution. On this Mr. Stephens said that
the negro Constitution.had been put to vote
and beaten by ten thousand ballots. Never
theless, Mr. Bingham had reported that the
State should be admitted upon this same Con
stitution. -
We expressed a doubt that it was,-Mz,
Bingham who had introduced the bill. • He
.ifaid that Mr. Bingham, like all the rest, had
`Subsided into the.madness of his party. ;
to the righteousness of such reconstructlo ,
he said, sententiously, "Right ! why, bow ve
1) 7
the'}- done everything in Congress ?"
Being desirous of knowing whether
Northern men were still settling in Georgia,
Mr. Stephens replied to our question in the
negative. '
"They came in there at first Tepidly—a
good class of Northern met, too. Nobody is
settling in the State at present. 'Why should
1 they? I would'irOt lend Geor g ia a dime, if
the negm issue is triumphant there. .I might
-as Well throw it into the sea. Stagnation,
bankruptcy, ruin are inevitable as we are
drifting at present.
We then inqeired if Savannah shared in
the decline of the State.
"No," he said, -"Savannah being the sea
port city, has- fared exceptionably well. A
large cotton crop was exported last year.—
Georgia has everything to make a great State.
' Well.regulated, she has no superior in the
Unions' - If the country were legislated for by
a spirit of wise and heneticent patriotism. it
would thrive speedily: and be happy. The
South went almost bodily into the insurrec
tion. It accepted the issue of arms obedi
ently, but without a thought of the issues to
be forced upon us."—Pluladelplefu Inquirer,
Itadieat:=-
She Wouldn't Marry a Mechanic.
A young man commenced visiting a young
woman, and appeared to be well pleased.
One evening he called when it was quite late,
which led the young lady to inquire where
he had been.
"I had to work to-night."
'"What! do you work for a living ?"Ishe
inquired with astonishment.
Tertitinly," replied the young man, "I am
a mechanic." •
"I. dislike the name of a tnecha t ic," and
she turned up her nose.
'fiat was the last time he y6ited that
young lady. He is nolv a wealthy man, and
has one of the best women in the country for
wife. . •
The lady who disliked the name of a me
chanic is now the wife of a miserable fool—
a regular vagrant about grog shopsj--and the
soft, verdant, silly miserable girl is obliged to
take in washing in order to support herself
and children.
You dislike the name of a mechanic, oh ?
You whose brothers are but well dressed
loafers. We pity any girl who. bas so little
brains, who is so verdant, so soft, as to think'
less of a young man for being a medianie—
one of God's noblemen—the most dignified
and honorable personage of heaven's crea
tures.
Beware, young ladies, how you treat young
Men who work tbr a living, for you may one
day be menial to one of them yourself. -
Far better to discharge die well-fed pauper
with all his rings, jewelry, brazenness and
pomposity, and take to your affections the
callous handed, intelligent and industrious
mechanic.
Thousaids have bitterly regretted their
folly who have turned their backs to hones
ty. A few yertra have taught a severe lesson.
A SIAN who left his wife in New York - and
went to Chicago, narrates that as soon as he
reached the city, and before he was fairly
out of the depot, he was attacked by a score
of. small boys, who pressed upon him the
cards of various lawyers, and assaulted him
with • shouts of "Want a divorce, mister
Here you are; divorce you in fifteen min
.ores !" and such like astonishing cries.
CrEEN VicTonta and the King of Abys
sinia didn't many, but they tight -just as
much as if they Inul done so.—.Louisaille jour
nal. .
AX old 'soak: waats to know.if water will
destroy boots, what =Who - Its fearful ef
fects on the delicate linings of the stomach.
Re is afraid to try it. -
PcnE Srrrk;.—"My 'pinion is," said a phi
losophical old lady, of much experience and
observation, "that any man as dies upon
vrashin' day, does it out of clear spite." -
NO. 43.
A BEAUTIFL'L daughter of a weilthir Cin
cinnati merchant ran away with an adven
turer a few days since, and returned within
a week, disgusted, disgraced, deserted and
very dejected.
. A GREEIMORN sat a long time, very at
tentive, musing, upon cane bottom chair.
At length he said : "I wander what fellow
took the trouble to find. all Ahem
,air holes,
anti 'put straws around 'cm."
A. WESTERN cotempomry remarks that it
is glad to receive marriage notices, but re
quests that they be sent soon after the cere
mony, and before the divorce is applied for.
Ile has had several notices spoiled in this
way.
Seminary.
Josn BILLINGS says, in his recent report of
a cattle show : "There waz tow yoke of oxen
on the ground, besides several yokes ov
sheep, and a pile of-carrots and some roosted
work, but they didn't seem to attract any
sympaty. The hanker was for pure agricul- •
tural hosstrotts."
"Why does the operation of hanging kill a
man ?" inquired Dr. Wluitelev. A physiolo
gist replied, "Because inspiration is checked,
circulation stepped, and blood suffhses and
congests thd brain." "Bosh," replied his
Grace, "it Is because the rope is not long
enough to let his feet touch the ground r'
AN Irishman, passing through a village
near Chester, England, saw a crowd of peo
ple approaching, which made him inquire
what was the matter. He was answered, "a
-man was going to he buried." "Oh," he re-
plied, "I'll stop to sec that, for we carry them
in our country."
"My dear Horatio ' I have had.a very mys
terious dream about you," "What was it,
dear ?" "I dreamed I saw you carried up to
heaven in a golden chariot, surrounded by
angels clothed in white and purple. What
is that a sign of, dear'?" "It is the sign of a
foul stomach, my dear."
A PARISIAN, of philosophic turn Of mind.,
has taken the pains to found the protest
against gravity upon proofs furnished by
natural history. Thus :
The gravest bird is an owl.
The gravest fish is an oyster.
The gravest animal is an ass.
The gravest man is a fooL
AN Athenian, who was hesitating whether
to give his daughter in marriage to a man of
worth, with a small fortune, or to a rich man,
who had no other recommendation, went to r
consult Themistocles on the subject "11 ,
would bestow my daughter," said Themisto
cies, "upon a man without money, rather
than upon money without a man.' •
MIXED RELATIONSIHP.-ti citir.sen of thin
county, a widower with one son, married an
estimable lady ,as his second wife'. Years
afterward his son, upon reaching' man's
estate, felt in love with and married this
lady's younger sister. The resulting rela
tionships are: The younger man's fatlrcr is
also his brother-in-law, the 'nephew of the
son is also the nephew of • the father,. the
father's youngest children will be the youn,g -
man's nephews and half-brothers, and the'
young man's wife is her step-mother's sister.
—lowa Voter.
THE STORY OF Pam, FRILEHTON.-Bill
had inherited a handsome estate from his
father, but having neither industry nor busi
neSs, he fell into evil.habits, and by a life of
dissipation and riotous living had squandered
all his property. For some tithe lie had
lived only on credit. One night -he wasre
turning home jn a condition of intoxication,
when, being unable to walk, he laid down in
the gutter and went to sleep. While in this
osition a robber approached him, and pre
senting a loaded pistol at his head; demand
d his money or his life. Bill, partly aroused,
thrust his hand into his pocket:and said:
"My friend, silver and gold have- I none, but
I'll give you my note for sixty days."
Many years ago in a country town in Mas
sachusetts, a teacher saw a boy come into
his school, whom he knew to be one. of the
worst bows in town. He determined, if he
could; to make a good boy of him. 643 he
spoke kindly to bun, and he behaved well
that day. The next morning the Prude tidal
Committee (as he was called) came in ..ind
said : "Mr. Towne, I hear' that bad fellow,
Bill Marcy, has come to your school. Tu.'n
him out at once. He will spoil the ;rest of
e hoys." "No, sir ;" replied the teacher,
"I will leave the school If you say so, but I
cannot expel a boy as long as he behaves .
well." So he kept bins and encouraged him,
confided in him, till Bill Marcy became one
of the best boys in school. And afterwards,
whenever Wm. L. Marcy came from Wash
ington, he took pains to go and see his old
teacher, Salem Towne, and thank him for
having been the means of saving hirci and
making him the man he was.
WITIMITT ENE3ll%—Heaven help the
man who imagines he can 'dodge enemies by
trying.to please everybody. If such ever
succeeded we would be glad -of it—not that
we believe in a man going through the world
trying to find beams to knock his head
against; disputing every' man's opinion, fight
ing, and.elbowing and crowding all who dif
fer with him. That, again, is another ex
treme. Other people have a right to their
opinion ; so have you. Don't fall into the
error of supposing that they will respect you
less for maintaining it, or respect you more
for turning your coat every day to match
the color of theirs. Wear your own colors,
'n spite of wind and weather, storm or sun
, 'ne. It costs the vastillating and irresa
ate ten times the trouble to wind mild shuf
fle and twist that it does honest, manly in
dependence to stand its ground.
AN,A WFUL AILTDDLE.-1 young gentleman
by the name of Conkey baying united in" the
holy bonds of wedlock, sent the marriage no
tice, with a couplet of his own composition,
to a local paper for publication, as follows;
"Married—On August Ist, Conkey, Esq.,
Attorney at Law, to Miss Euphremia
gins.
"Love is the union of fwci hearts that beat
iii softest melody.
"Time with its ravages imparts no ,bitter fu
sion to its ecstacy."
Mr. Conkey looked with much anxiety for
the issue of the paper, that he might see his
name in print The typo into whose charge
the notice was prated happened to be on a
spree at the time, and made some wonderful
blunders in setting it up, thus :-
"Married—On August Ist, A Donkey, L', , ,q.,
Eternally at Law, to 3[iss Euphumia Pig
gins. )-
"Jose is an onion with tWo heads ;that belt
in softest me ndy.
"Time with its ca ',ages imparts no better
food to an atra dray." - •
ROBBERY Inr A YOUNG WIFE.--. 1 happy
newly married couple stopped in Cincinnati
on their wedding trip, from Georgetown,
Kentucky, putting .up at the 31erchant's
Hotel, a day or two since. While they were
there, the _ husband, a jovial, gentlemanly
young man, in the happiness of his heart in-
duiged in such good Bourbon as he could
find at the first-class bars. In some way or
other he became so confused, that in awak
ing the day after his frolic, he could not lie
count for the mysterious disappearance of the
small trifle of about $l,OOO that he had with
him the night before. He told the landlord
of the loss, and the landlord sent for the
police, who immediately interrogated the geiv
tletnan as to where he had been the night be
fore. He frankly stated that the whisky
had knocked his memory, and that he could
not inform them. While they were thus
talking, the young wife was listening, and
thinking• her little joke had gone far enough,
and the desired warning had proved suffl
ciene she came forward and stated that she
had the' money—had taken it from her lids-
band's pocket, simply to show him how
easily the same thing could be done by any
body else.
Bricseir; CitAiticrEnr—Strength of charac
ter consists in two things—power of will and
power of self-restraint. It requires two
things, therefore, for its existence—strong
feeling and strong command. 11 , .;ow it is here
we make a great mistake; we mistake strong
feelings for strong character. A man who
bears all before him ; before whose frown
domestics tremble, and whose bursts_ of fery
makes the children of the household quake
—because he has his will obeyed, and' his
own wny in all things,.we call him a strong
man. The truth is he is a week man ; it is
his passions that are stone ; he is mastered
by them, and is in reality weak.
Yon must measure • the strength of a
man by the power of the forces which sub
due him. And hence composure is very
often the highest result of strength. Did you
ever see a man receive a flagrant insult, and
only grow a little pale, and then reply quiet
ly. Or did yon ever see a man in anguish
stand, as if carved of solid rock, mastering
himself? Or, bearing a hopeless daily trial,
remain silent, and never tell the world what
cankeredlis home peace ? That is strength.
He who with strong passions remains chaste
- lie, who keenly sensitive, with many powers
of indignation in him, can be provoked, and
yet restrain himself and forgive—these are
the strong men, the spiritual heroes..
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