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Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-19

Degrading HABIT OF SWEARING.
1t is not easy 10 perceive what honor
or credit is connected with swearing!
Does any man receive a promotion be-
cause he is notable bluslerer? Or
does any man advance TO dignity, be-
cause he is expert in prolane swearing'
No. Low must be the character which
such impertinence will not degrade
Inexcusobe, therefore, must be the
practice which has neither reason 10
support it. The drunkard has his cups.
the lcecher his mistress, the saiirist his
revenge, the ambitious man his pre-
fernents, the miser his gold; but The
common swearer has nothing; he is q
fool at large, sells his soul for nougi,
and drudges The service OF the
devil gratis Swearing is void Of all
plea. II is not the native offspring Of
the soul, nor interviewer with tho tex
lure of the body nor in any way allied
TO our frame. For, as great man (Til-
Iotson, expresses il "though some men
pour out oaths as though they were
natural, yet no man was ever born oil q
swearing constitution. But it is acus-
tom. low and paltry custom, picked up
by low and paltry spirits, who have
no sense Of honor, no regard for de-
cency; but are forced TO substitute !
some rhapsody Of nonsense TO supply |
the vacancy Of good sense. Hence
the Stiffness Of the practice can only be
by the Stiffness Of those who
have adopted it.--[Rev. DR.. Lamont
Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-19

Glorious FOR THE GIRLs.--Dy an
ancient act OF the good old Scottish
Parliament. passed in the reign of Mar
garct, about 1888. it was "ordinit that
during yc refine of hir maist blissit
Majestic, ilk maiden ldyc Of bath
high and lowe cstait, shall haze liberty
to hcspcak yc man she likes; albeit.
iii he refuses to take hir to be his wifi
he shall be mulcit in yc sumo of an
hundrity ponds or les, as his estate
may be except IN always gif he can
make it appear that he is bctrothit TO
anc ithcr woman, then shall he be
free
Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-19
Poetry.
IN PRAISE OF THE GOOD
OLD PLOUGH.

OLD PLCtOhs
lie, them sing who may o. me oa"Ie rays
AID The deeds that have long since passed
IL, ,bem chat in praise. Of The lar whose days
Are speni on the ocean vast;
would render TO these, all lie worship you
please.
Iw, mid honor them even now,
n, IA Give far more from my hearts full store
To The cause of The Good Old Plough.
To-, Them laud the notes. that in music floats.
Through their bright and their g li'ienSgh halls
While the amorous ,wirl, OF the mar Drieht
curl.
Round the shoulder OF beauty tails;
Bu, dearer 10 me, is The song from The Tree,
And the rich and the blossomIng bough;
Oh, these are the sweets which me rns'ic gfee's
SIS he follows the Good Old Plough.
Then how joeund The song as i, comes along,
From the Pioughmsn's lus,y throat;
Dio nc hunters shout. ever give out
To the brown woods merrer note
Though he follows no hound, yet his day is
crowned,
With triumph as good, 'row,
As though an,Ier'i head. al his feet lay dead.
Instead of the Good Old Plough.
Foil many there De, mat we udliy SEE,
With selfish and hollow pride.
When the Pioughman's ot in his humble cot,
With scornful look deride;
Yet I'd rather take, aye, hearty shake
From his hand. Than 10 wealth I'D how
For the homes, grasp, Of tina, hands rough
clasp.
Has stood by the Good Old Plough.
All honor be then. 10 these grey old men.
When at last they are bowed with toll;
Their warfare then DER, why they battle no
more,
For they have conquered the stubborn soil.
And the chaplet each wears, are his silvery hair,
And ne'er shall the victor's brow
With a laurel crown TO The grave 90 down,
Like the sons of The Good Old Plough.
Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-19

0PA young lady once told gen.
tleman that her silver thimblc was
nearly worn out, and asked him what
reward she ought TO receive for her in
dustry. The gentleman in answer
sent her a new thimble the following
morning, accompanied by these lines;
send a ,hmble for fingers nimble.
Which hope will fl when you try II.
Twill las, very long. IL but half as strong
AS the hin, you gave me 10 buy II.
Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-19
The Wood Ensraver,
OR THE ODD FELLOWS CLAIM.
IL Bro. ]. II. mgr II 4 IN.

/" Where this evening, Charles ~
asked a lovely married woman of her
husband. The tonc was slightly sncer-
ing, though she smiled as she spoke.
IL am OH the visiting committee,
and have to make call on sick
BROTHER" answered Mr.. Preston as he
put on his gloves.
The lady poutcd.
lie took up his hat and approached
her with playful smile.
..ih Mary, fear you will never
overcome your hostiity-it is no long
or prejudice but hostility to the lodge"
And | do not wish to. Here you
were away from me Thursday night
until nine O'Clock, and now on Satur-
day YOU are off again -
"BItI have duties ] owe to Others
as well as yourself, Mary! / give five
evenings, and often six, in every week
to You, besides you have portion OF
my time during the day. We must
sacrifice somcthingto others. As mem
bcrs of the great community, we have
duties external to those due to our i'm
mediate families"
"But you had no such duties until
YOU become an Odd Fellow"
81 did not till ! became an Odd
Fellow. see so plainly the duty owed
TO my fellow creatures, as now do
BECOMING an Odd Fellow has enlarged
my views Of Bcncvolencc, and opened
to me field for its exercise"
"And pray what are you to cxcr-
else it upon tonight Who do you
visit y She asked with a toss of her
pretty head.
a young married man by the hume
of Pellon, who Joined the lodge year
ago, learn by a note | received from
the Noble Grand, while ! was at tea
is discovered TO be quite i'll. He ha:
been absent from the lodge for several
meetings.. but as no one reported hin
i'll, was not aware of it til just now
As he lives in the next street, ! mus
go and sec him.
"What is he p
An Odd Fellow"
II mean his trade ~
THAT is, you mean ho:u 'rcspccta
bic is he We Odd Fellows, Mary
know no distinction of trade within the
Lodge. We arc all brothers and friends.
lie is mechanic, wood engraver
believe. have several times spo-
ken with him, and | like him. lie il
quiet and unassuming, and quito inter
esting in conversation. have heard
him speak in the lodge with great flu
eacy and cloqucnce. His health ha:
been delicate of late"
You seem to feel very much fOl
such a person, it seems to me Wei
60 ! will try and pass the evening a:
well as | can as do those when YOU
are at the lodge ~ and the lady pout
cd and looked ill-pleased.
Why not let me call and ask i've
ly Amy Otis to drop in and spend the
evening 20
81 hal rather not have her."
"Why not 60 into your fathers , ]
will see you there. and call for you
when CONF back
No ~
"rhen pass the time by reading
Henrietta Bremer's last"
Il shall go to bed. ~
This was said so very positively and
angrily, that her husband said no more,
except" good evening :"
She waited till she heard him close
Tie street door. and then sprang up and
began % pace the room. The cricket
e
Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-19

0.1-"Turn out, turn out, or III serve
you as did man t'othcr day." halo
ed Jonathan, who was coming in con-
tact with dandy in a fine gig. Thu
afirightcd beau turned, sadly terrified
a. the mysterious threat, and rs Jona-
than was passing, asked him how he
served the other gcntlemanl "Why,
turned ont myself"
Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-19

an take your part" as the dog
said when he stole the cats dinner.
'Lcnd me your cars" as the stroll
ing player said, when he robbed the
corn-held.
Each pleasure has its pang," as
the bee said; when he showed his sting
into the smeIierS Of the floral admircr.
Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-19

APPRorRrtTE.--tt temperance
celebration in Ohio, some time since,
the farmers of Chcvoit. bore on their
banner "A shcaf Of wheat, with the fol-
lowing motto:
"As our cap-shcafwc greet it,
Let US properly treat il,
Nor distil it-but cat it,"
Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-19

GAMBLERS A man who had gone
over great part of the world, returned
at lcnth home from his travels; h 5
friends came and requested him to re-
late what he had seen. "Listen," said
he "eleven hundred miles beyond the
country of Hurons, there are men
whom ! thought very strange; they
frequently set at table until late in the
night, they do not wet their mouths,
Iightnings might fash around them.
two armies might be engaged in battle.
even the sky might threaten to crush
them in its fall, they would remain
unmoved on their seats, for they are
deaf and dumb. Yet now and then
there escapes from their lips a half
broken, unconnecicd and unmeaning
sound; and they horribly roll their
eyes at the same time. | often stood
looking at them with establishment, for
when such siitngs take place, people
frequently go TO witness them. Be
lieve me, brethren, | shall never forget
the horrible contortions which | there
saw. Despair, fury, malicious joy,
and anguish, were by turns visible in
their coun,cnances. Their rage, as
sure you, appeared 10 me that of the
furies their gravity that of the Judges
of hell--and their anguish tina, of male
factors" 'But what was their OBJ
iecl?" asked his friends. "They at
tend perhaps 10 the welfare Of the
community" ooh no." "They are
seeking the philosophers stone'""You
are mistaken" "Tbcy wish TO dis
cover the quadrature Of The circle'"
."No." "They do pennancc for old
sins" Nothing ofal this Z" "Thcn
they are mad il they neither hear, nor
feel, nor seo what can they be doing?"
"They were gambing?"--[ Lichwehr.
Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-19
0T"Pa is em5racery a ernie,

.'Ccrtainly, my dear"
''Thcn what wicked creature
brother John Is, he hugs cosin Sally
like MI possessed, so he docs, and SC IN
hSm.n
Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-19

II is generally thought, in Oregon.
that Clay or Polk will be President. I.
The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-06-06

ON and after November ISL Passenger Trans will
" run uai.s - lnNs excepted IN connection Win the
Boston and Lowell, and Nashua and Lowell Railroad ~
follows.
Leave Eo,tunut7 \. VI, II 4. NJ, and 8 p. VI.
Leave Concord IT -i \. NJ, ii \. NJ, and r. VI.
Trains from intermediate places Will run gs tuowsyz
Up TRAINS,
Leave Lowell Mt li .N IL IL p. r,,nnd III =. NJ.
Nashua ut . \. VI, =. NJ, and ?. ~.
Manchester g3-l \. s., la-i =. IL" aud I3-f I'm.
or Immediately the arrival at the crs RON Boston.
DONN TRAINS.
Leave Manchester ~ 4. H. j. So, md SD I'm
Nashua AT ~ 4. 81, / ii p. 81. aud ID T. NJ
Lowell ut II \. VI, ,. ". and = IL NJ,
immediately the arrival ul the car, tom Concord.
The second trlulrom Concord arrives in Boston in sea-
rOn Tor Passenger take the O'Clock tram to New AcrN
lur road connects with The bu.tuu and Maine Rail.
road, o. ~ Passenger. HuN pas. hrtWNt Concord, liR
yrrll. E,ctc', Dover and Portland either way daily
STAGES immediately on the arrival o the first tram Mt
Concord. cgychy NrIuU- routes Tor lIOpkn'onNtwlo
CuJl mont and " ud-or; Tor Lebanon md luroyrri, m.
ou;h and llycr, Cannon and Ofurii Meredith bridge,
0ud dizzy irum Boston, Stage, reach Ru,u,,un Mldehury
Montpelier mad Ru.Iugiuh connecting there with the
SrriWbuu line IT, Montreal mud by Steamboat mud Sibes
In Ogl.t burgl Stages also run from arcll to stan
,eni connecting thcre with Stages to Montreal Nunor-
or, ,i. -a,, connecting win the Concord Ran Road
run hc principle tOwus IN New Hampshire, Vermont
and the Canu,uS
Stage, run daily from franklin aud Sandhornton to the
o'clock train returning after the arrival Of the sccord
train from Boston
The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-06-06
CONSUMPTION
AND LIVER COMPLAINT
DIR. TAYLOR'S
BALSAM OF LlVERWORT.
FROM 37J, BOWERY NY,

NOR the cure OCOnghs, colds, asthma, whOopng cough
IL Cattrrll, pains in the side AMI breast Bronchitis Liver
complaints and all those affections the throat and lungs
which ure source OF much suffering and often ter
inmate in consumption. This remedy i, justly and high
~ distinguished. II is purely vegetable, mid and gentle
in its Ccct- upon the system and can he taken in the
most delicate with safety wCas utility. So en-
cnsveN has II been used and - often proved successful
even in cNtrrm" and apparently almost hopeless
only as palliative but rs remedy, that the proprietor
feels no esWncy in introducing, and recommending ii to
MI who unfortunately may have occasion to resort 10
some menus iUr recovery.
Physicians familiar with its effects and aware Of the
healing nrupcrcs OF this vegetable preparations not un
frequently prcscrh' il in their practice and with the med.
cr faculty generally ii has met with more than ordinary
appreciation.
Certificate from the highest and most respcctablesOnr
ccs G persons who have either been greatly relieved BY
IT, or entirely recovered from affections Of the uugs and
liver could heuni-hed IN abundance, but we deem not
necessary to publish them, the medicine is generally
known throughout the country 10 he the best medicine In
use tor diseases Of the lungs aud liver
For common CU'tunl cough this is one Of the very
best remedies ever discovered
y, y, There is s1uriOu, and counterfeit article alCa
and lately introduced into aim, place. Therefore be care
tai 10 get the genuine, (which is from SIS BOwery ~ York
and zee that the ne" steel label on the bottom to
prevent cuuulcrlrlis
| Fs-FoR SALE by ST. ILEET Woodstock; Geo. r.
Monitor, Brlgewatcr; DoWucr Ncvius ~ Fish Ro,pltnn;
f. &. BROOKS, Hartford; 4, N II. Wurner Windsor; ~ &
s. Mathews riltslrd; Sus Burbank md Clark Collins
Nonpcler' Moses Morse Johnson; Morill, Young n co..
Srlilo'd II. y. Morgan CO., WGrrcn H. d H. NJ. Rich
url,0n, NUit-r.i, I1O-ly
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POETRY.
BLACK AND BLUE EYES.

BLACK AND BLUE EYES.
The brliin, black eye
May in triumph let fly
Ai its darts without caring who feels 'em;
but the soft eye Of blue,
lhOu.h it scatttr wounds too,
- much better pleased when it heals 'em.
Dear Fanny!
But the sol eye of blue,
Ihough 1t scatter wounds too,
l. much better pleased when i, heals 'em.
The black eye may say,
"Come and worship my ray
~ adorrs, perhaps, You may move me!'
hut the blue eye, half hid,
Says, from under It's lid,
II owe, and a'n yours, il you love me-"
Yes, amy!
The blue eye, half hid,
Says, from under liz lid,
~ owe and am yours ify YOU love me-
Come tell me, then, why,
In that lovely blue eye,
Not chnrm Of its TENT discover;
Oh why should YOU wear
The only blue pair
ilat ever said "No" 10 lover,
Dear Fanny
Oh, why should wear
The ON y blue pair
Tat eve. said mo" lover;
MOORE.
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"Wal, you're the very man | wanted to
see. I've writ you three letters,
II am aware of that, sir-l received
them"
"rm from Boston myself, and | b'leve
you are from them are parts somewhere
and bein' as you was the only American |
had ever heerd of here in Italy, | just
thought | would write you letter when |
got shore. am very sorry that | could ut
get here before, but there was no help for IT,
| assured him that it afforded me great
pleasure to meet him, aud offered my servl-
ces for any purpose that he might please TO
command them. He repeated verbally
what he had before wrirten-that he had
''nlade as much as he should want by ira
dig in Boston, was pretty we'll OIL in the
world, and had no chick nor child to cry
for bread" He seemed to be pleased with
the figures and busts around him, making
the most particular inquiries about every
piece,
"What is that onc!" he asked,
THAT is my Greek slave"
"Du tell! Did You ever see Greek
slave"
II have, and have cndeavored faithfully
to represent one in that figure"
"lt'is great pity that so pretty woman
should be in chains. And what is ths-ths
ere small figure ola boy, who has Il conk-
shell 1t, his ear aud iahcrmans seine IN
his Iand"
"This is my Fsher-boy-an ideal ligurc,
Illustrative Of the beautiful superstition a.
mong Eastern fishermen, that they can
tell whether the storm Is approaching by
holding TO their ears the sea she'll"
"Yhy, he really looks like live fellow
a.lsrcnin,' Aud what is that are you're
at work on!'
This is intended to represent Eve,
holding in her hand the forbidden fruit. "
"Wal, its my opinion, Mr. Powers, that
all these StaiiyS, as you call 'em, would
look good deal better if they had some
clothes on"
"But you must confess they would not
look so natural"
90 yes; but what's the price oi that are
piece Of s,a'lyary You are making there"
ut should be worth from four to five
thousand dollars, think"
"Wharl five thousand dollars, for kai
mG | had thought should buy ne Il
piece of Staiiy0ry before | 60 home, but
laa@S out of the question! NaSM H0tfy-
arg riz Latriy! liows pain'ins' here now"
informed him that hadn't noticed any
"snddcn change in tie market" when he
replied TINT was "a ecllc too hard' Tor
him. and hade me good morning. Whcth-
er he purchased any staruary or paintings
before leaving Tor home ! did rot learn. lie
was SO aslopnd2d at my price for Eve, that
a period WAS put to or correspondence.
Such is the story which We have under
taken to give or rcaders secondhand
from the great Sculptor. There is no
American residing abroad who is prondcr
Of his country and its institutions than Pow
ers, and he would be the last to say dis
paraglng word against one Of his owu
countryman to foreigners, Nevertheless
being himself II Yankee boy, he enjoys a
Yankee story with great relish, and never
inils to entertain company Of American
friends with more or les, of his New EN-.
land anecdotes, aud stories Of New Eng
land characters--N. o. PicGyUac
The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-06-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

PowrRs, of whom the following ancc-
dote is related, is a native of Woodstock.
This fact, we doubt not, will give TIE story
aiGt.0nal interest TO our readers.
The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-06-06
New SloTr-Ncw Firm New Goods
DIsGNs3lAgE2 8; ElEs02lE Ir28
SUCCESSORS 10
PANCBCRN d BnlNSMAiD,


4 RE- prepared to sell at the lowest Boston or New
~ YORK. prices, a. wholesale u;rcul, Watches, ClUc,s
Jrwclr', Gcnnnu SiTrr, plated, brllmunin and other
Metal Goods, Gold ihimhirs, "1rciutps. Chains, Rings,
Plus, Nrnn Ines, aud u roo = u TIM lur, H'd lc-drs The
finest J'r !un ri Goods We are keeping great yarc-
~ ol Goods wholesale O surrll rs.r, Others To-
,rll again, ml WE invHc calls and orders from abroad,
assuring C,umrr that they viii tint the Goods tow, and
ul The quulitN they ure sold for.
We import Goods. or bus them wherever can get
them To udyu'nr" und shall sci! 10 thit We can give
TONER'S satisfaction.
ORDERS from distance attended 10 prOmplly and ny
good bargains given, 10 HN the least by personal n
pliruliuu. Cl0rsy or Wurhys, b. the BON or single
We arc 4Gcns fIr the Diamond pointed Gold Peas, Fly
Nets, for liurs,s and N0rTi~uu'- Pill.
We have Willow Ware, Combs, brushes, IlousckCcp.
Ing Articles, Ru2nrs, and other CUTLERY Communion Fur
nture Fishing Tackle Baskets SOCKS, scars, Collars.
susprnacfH sc.
Nchvc Dressing Cu+c.. Norh boxes, Na,itul iustru-
mcnis Bass and iuUh'" It., Niu, Nc!ulins and most
smaller instruments uun Musical Merchandise.
In short We would just SAY that We have very extern
s,c and varied assortment Of .imclcu English German,
and Paris FANCY AG rItLEE and we aye iUlly
that the 10 sell them is 10 put them low that
BH,tonUr New York viii not I've favorable place 10
huy them. ", buy for Cash. aud sell for cash, oar
toners can buy cheap here an! other place fla
choose, to send Us the Ci,h Tor gold silver
Watch from distance other article and leave the
selection to they ,hl have urticr worth the mCnry
sc and III doe, not suit Il can bc exchanged. OUSi:
ser Spoons ARE mul loo yur Owa shop.
Particular utteiinu rlid tn liur Watch rcplirino
BNiNSMAlD a BROTHERS.
2lOu Burlington, Vermont.
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4 gentlemen once Unmarked "liow sell
dom editors are bred te heir profession"
To which another epied, Eyes, and
how seldom is their re iession treat TO
them"
The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-06-06
GEO, W. VAMDUzEE
STILL KEEPS OPEN SHOP AT HIS OLD
TAIL ORR M G

acknowledgements
lie thanks his friends for the "PERFECT RUSH"
II with which they have crowded his shop during the
past season, aud in duty hound, hereby promises TO
"BkCuME ALI Things 10 ALL MEN" AND DOYs
III hn"n. and cutting for others make well fur
nlshing READY MADE, all sorts Of clothing, 10 suit tho
size ior ANA taste OF those who want to be W essed ug
either Tor fashion or comfort or for both combined
READY MADE CLoTIilNG furnished at II little low
rate and Of much better quality than can he had at
any other shop in The TOWN or COUNTY.
Mr. V. is iUst in from the CITY with the latest and
best styles IoT the Fall and Winter Call gentlemen and
examine the PREMISES.
Mr. V, finds his business so pressing that he cannot in
Justice to his customers, spend his time in Book KEEP
ING wherefore all pay and exchanges for work must be
at the time the work is done.
Mr. " will keep no book oaccOunts after the first day
of October next and all unsettled accounts previous to
that time must he closed Immediately.
\, Is. FIRST RATE JOuRNEYMAN WANTED. Nome
but me- first rate Meet aPpiV. GEO. w. NANDUIEE.
Woodstock, Sept. 20, 1913. l76 If