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Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-03-23
A School Incident.

In my early years, attended the public
shools in Roxbury, Mass; DR.. Nathanie
Prentice was our respected teacher. but bis
patience, at times, would get nearly ez-
hsusted BY the infraction Of the sehool-rules
by the scholars. On one occasion, in rath.
er wrathy way, he threatened to punish,
with six blows of heavy ferule, the FIRST
boy detected in whispering, and appointed
some as detectors. Shortly after, one oil
these detectors shouted
master. John Zeigler is a whispering"
john was called up, and asked if i! was
fact John, by the way, was favorite,
both of the teacher and bis school-mates)
YES" answered John, Il was not aware
what was about. ! was intent in work
ing out sum, and requested the one who
sa; next TO reach me the arithmetic that
contained the rule, which l wished 20 see."
The doctor regretted his hasty threat
but told John be could not suffer him to es-
cape the punishment, and continued
al wish l could avoid it, but cannot,
without forfeiture Of my word, and the
consequent loss of my authority. l will" !"
continued he. "leave il to any three schol-
ars you may choose to say whether or not
l omit the punishment" (
John said he was agreed to that, and i'm
mediately called out G. s., 7. D. and E. P.
D. The doctor told them to return a ver-
dict, which they soon did, after consultation.
as follows
"The masters word must be kept invio-
late. John must receive the threatened
punishment of six blows of the fsrule; but
it must be inflicted on volunteer proxies
and We. the arbitrstors, will receive the
punishment, receiving the two blows each." /"
JOHN, who had listened TO the verdict,
slept up to the doctor, snd, with out-stretch-
ed hand, exclaimed
master, here is my hand; they shan's
be struck blow-I will receive the pun
ishment"
The doctor, under pretence Of fwipiug his
face, shielded his ewes, and telling the boys
to 60 to their seats. said be would think Of
it. believe he did think of it to his dying
day; but the punishment was never inAic-
ted.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-03-23
From the Ohio Statesman.
ProVIdentIal and Marrow Escape.

On Monday, Mr.. BresIin. Treasurer Of
State. and the Hon. Fredrick Green Of Til
6n, started from this city for Lockbourae,
l2 miles south, in two horse buggy. On
attempting to cross Big Belly, short dis
tance this side of Lockbourne, they found
themselves, Immediately on entering the
rapid stream, in deep water, the stream
having risen suddenly, and floating rapidly
down it, horses. buggy and all. Mr.. Bres-
! lin jumped out into the water Immediately,
and swan for the shore. Mr.. Green soon
did the same, and was carried considerably
lower down. snd reaching pile Of dTifs
wood. succeeded, after many efforts 10
reaching the top Of the bluf bank, but not
until after he was so far exhausted as to
be almost unable to raise himself on his
feet.
Mr. Breslin had reached the bluff bank
some distance above the place where Mr..
Green landed, aud without any means Of
ascending it, but kept himself aAoat by
catching at any little root or tWig shat came
in his way. Mr. Green finally cane to the
assistance of Mr.. BresIin. but so exhausted
that it was after a long effort before be
could carry rail- to reach down the bank
for Mr.. B. to take toId Of By this time
Mr.. B. was chilled and cramped so that
he had no use Of one arm, and could scarce
" move limb Mr.. G. was so exhausted
BY this time that he could only lie on the
edge of the bank in the mud and reach bis
hand % Mr.. B. Both having lost their
strength, and having been for some half
hour in the water. they together had scarce
" power to make an effort In this con-
'lition they remained some minutes, almost
giving up the last hope Of extracting Mr.. B.
from his perilous situation; for had be. BY
any case, sunk back into the water, eli
hopes would have been over-for be nov
had lost the use Of both bis arms.
AS last effort-and il was the last pos
sible to make--Mr. G. reached down and
caught hold Of the leg Of Mr.. B. and thus
BY joint effort, Mr. 3. was literally rolled
on the bank in the mud, and in that condi-
tion they remained for some time, unable
to raise upon their feet They 6naiy made
an effort 20 go to the road-weTe seen and
heard by persons not far of-were taken
to the house Of Mr.. Duval. in the neighbor-
hood, where every possible attention was
given them, and yesterday morning they
we're so far recovered as TO reach this city.
The horses and buggy were carried q
mile down stream-oBe of the horses was
other horse and buggy were
got out BY the neighbors and brought back
also yesterday. They belonged 10 Mr.. VII
lis, at the American stables.
We never heard Of so successful an es-
cape under circumstances when al hops ef
safety seemed gone.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-03-23

Why THE FOURTH OF March WAS SE-
IEcTED.-The Portland AdVertiser, correct
ing the blundering statement which every
year or two goes the round Of the papers. to
the effect that the fourth of March was Sc
lected as the beginning of Presidential term
because it will not fall on Sunday for 800
years TO come says:
The selection of the fourth of March as
the day for the beginning Of presidential
term seems TO have been the result of ac-
cident. The old Continental Congress
when the ratification of the new Constitu-
ton BY the necessary number Of States
had been ascertained, passed resolution,
Sept. Is. 1888. appointing the frs: W ed
nesday Of the next January for the Pres
idential electors, the first Wednesday of
FEBRUARY for the election of President and
Vice President, and the first Wednesday
of March as the time for the organization
of the new government. The FIRST Wednes-
day of March happened 10 be in the year
1859, the fourth of March, and as the ad-
ministration which begun on that day was
limited to four years By the Constitution
the next and all succeeding administrations
have begun on this day of the month.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-03-23

STORY OF BACK LoG-Onest ven /
vas lif in Columbiana county, in little
town, Unity. dere vas anoder man lif dere,
bis woman was my cusen. Und ebry morn
ings vas pax lok kon away out of his wood
pile; und he say cannot lose nv pax lok
ebery times, 1 will see who kits EN-. Den
be dakes inch auker und pores hole in
one lok und boots bowder in EN- und plucks
EN- up nit a bek, und on de noder morn
morning dat lok is away. Den be slant out
on de street, und listen vat house makes a
crack. Pine by, yust pefore breakfast
coOmes a noise in one of bis Deighpors house,
und de woman und de childer runs out de
!oor und holers, vat der tifel is dat in de
fire, trows the goals all over the house, and
makes noise so lout as a kun. Uud de
lok it was happen to lay yust init the bek
on de upper site and bek koes up dc SHIN
bly,, else it might kill de woman und de
childers. Uud utter dat dem pax lok
coomes no more away from dat woOdpile.-
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-03-23

To SMoKERs.-It is said that Fra Rocci,
the celebrated Dominican preacher, was an
inveterate hater Of tobacco smoke. One day
preaching to squad ofspanish sailors, who
INDUCED very literally their propensity for
smoking, he broke the thread Of his dis
course, and told them that once on time,
a lot ofsmoking Spaniards, who BY some
fortuitous circumstances got into Heaven.
pufed out their nasty smoke so that St.
Peter was forced to hold his nose' to pre-
vent being sufocated. No persuasion or
threats of the st. could drive them out, or
stop their smoking; but at last a bright
thought came into his bead. He advertis-
ed bull-6ghl outside - walls, whereat
every Spaniard left iastantsr to see the
sport. St Peter instantly shut and bolted
the door. and not Spanaird had been able
to gain admi!tance since.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-03-23


A HEART-RENDING CAsE.-We find the
following "bard case" in the local columns
of the New Orleans Crescent of the 18th
inst.
Sampson Richardson, a creole negro,
committed suicide in bis room at No. SO
St Peter ST., in the First District, early on
Saturday morning, by cutting his throat
with razor. The Coroner's Yirdict in the
case was that he committed the act while
in state of temporary insanity. It ap-
pears that he was slave belonging to the
succession of the late Alex McReeVer, and
was advertised to be sold at auction on the
goth inst. Being smart money-making
negro, he had earned and entrusted to
some mans keeping the sum of $1,000.
with which his freedom was to be purchas-
ed VII, n the sale should take place. His
agent proved recreant TO his trust, and up
on discovering it he became crazy. He
could read and write, and papers were
found in bis room containing written raw
rawlings abou! the loss of his money. Be-
fore killing himself, he took his best suit of
clothes from his armoir, and wrote request
on slate :hat he should be buried in them.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-03-23
We find the following paragraph in Il

We End the following paragraph in the
Memphis Eagle d Enquirer, of the 2lst
Feb:
We WERE VISITED last evening BY Mr..
NoRTON, ofthe Mount Vernon 0hiO) Whig,
who is on his way home from Texas, where
he proposes settling at some future time.
Mr.. Norton made VOW in 1914 not to
shave till Henry Clay was elected Presi-
dent True to his VOW, his beard is now
something less than yard long; and
forms an immense comforter for head and
neck that will stand him in good stead when
he encounters the Arctic weather now pre-
vailing in Ohio Long life to him for
true blue undying, and uncOnquerable
Whig."
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-03-23

A person came to Mr.. L. one day and
said, II have something against you. aud
am come to tell you of it." do walk in,
sir" he replied; ''you are my best friend.
If l could but engage all my friends to be
faithful with me, ! should be sure TO pros
per; but if you please, we will both pray
in the first place, and ask the blessing of
God on our interview" After they rose
from their knees, and had been much bless
ed together, he said; "Now I will thank
you, my brother. to tell me what it is that
you have against me-" "Oh," said the
man, 81 really don't know what it is; it's
all gone, and l believe was in the wrong"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-03-23

HoNEsTY.-The Rochester Democrat
says that runaway slave named Boyd,
who formerly resided in that city, fed from
the country at the time Of the passage Of the
fugitive slave law, and went to Australia.
At the time of his departure he was s20o
in debt to Rochester merchant. He Was
successful 10 Australia, earned $1,000,
and few weeks since forwarded q letter to
his creditor in Rochester. enclosing drafs
for the amount of the debt.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-03-23
From the Ohio Cultivator.
'sTO Suffer and be StrOng.o
BY NJ LOUISA CuITWooD.
"And she had learned the lesson well,
To suffer and be strong"
BY NJ. LOUISA CHITwooD.

"And she had learned the lesson well,
To suffer and be strong"
All! count it not an idle thing
To suffer and be strong,
To bind the spirits soaring wing
In bondage deep and long.
70 check each pure and generous thought
That would like waves upstart,-
Count not those years Ofbondage uaught,
That purify the heart.
To sufer-ah, the pulse may throb,
The red cheek pale with pain,
The trembling lip but crush the sob
Back to the heart again.
Be strong!-Oh God! thy love must guide
The soul whose broken wing
Is folded Ger a wounded side
1t is no idle thing. a
Mt. Carmel, Ind. March, 1855.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-03-23

A Quakeress, being jealous of her hus-
band took occasion to watch his movements
rather closely, and one morning actually
discovered the truant hugging and kissing
the pretty servant girl while seated on the
sofa by her side. Broad-brim was not
long in discovering the face of his wife, as
she peered through the half open door, and,
rising with all the coolness Of a general,
thus addressed her.
"Betsy, my wife, thee had better quit
thy peepi1g, or thee will cause a distur-
bance in the family" The effect vas elec-
trical.
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pustrr.
The CradIe-sOmE OF the Poor.

Tne CF00Ie"SOuE Oh tAe EOOEs
Hush! cannot bear 10 see thee
Stretch thy tiny hands in vain;
have got no bread 10 give thee
Nothing, child, TO ease the pain.
When God sent thee first to bless me,
Proud and thankful too wasl.
Now, my darling, |, thy mother,
Almost long to see thee die.
Sleep, my darling thou art weary;
God is good, but life is dreary.
have watched thy beauty fading,
And thy strength sink day By day;
Soon, know, will Want and Fever
Take thy little life away.
Famine makes thy father reckless;
Hope has leit both him and me; fl
We could suffer all, my baby,
Had we but crust for thee.
Sleep, my darling, thou art weary,
God is good, but life is dresFy.
Better thou shouldst perish early,
Sisrve so soon, my darling one,
Than live to want, to sin, to struggle,
Vainly still, as have done.
Better that thy angel spirit
With my JOY, my peace were flown,
Ere thy heart grow cold and careless,
Reckless, hopeless, like my own.
Sleep, my darling thou art wearyi
God is good. but life is dreary.
am wasted, dear, with hunger,
And my brain is all opprest,
have scarcely strength 10 prefs thee,
Wen and feeble. TO my breast.
Patience, baby, God will help Us,
God will come TO thee and me.
He will take us TO his Heaven,
Where no want or pain can be,
Slaap N, do ii fbou -
God is good, but life is dreary.
Such the plant, that late and early,
Did we listen, we might hear
Close beside us-hut the thunder
or city dulls our ear.
Every heart, like Gods bright Angel,
Can bid one such sorrow cease;
God has glory, when His children
Bring his poor ones joy aud peace!
Listen, nearer while she sings,
Sounds the fiuttering Of wings!
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-03-23

Well. ve--and that means both reader
and writer-know that the hour viii come,
when between thumb and finger without
knowing it. we shall hold that last leaf;
when there will be no more to-morrows in
the book of time; and on the other side,
will be written the final protest, end
We began with something ike song
we have closed with something ike SER
mon; and in so far, these paragraphs are
pretty nearly like the life they tell Of
there's something like a sigh to end its
sweetest song-Bellgtontaine Republican.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-03-23
TO-MOrrOw.

Find a pair Of words anywhere il you
can. wherein is wrapped more of action.
thought and hope-more of the deeds Of
life and the dust of death. You may talk
Of Yesterday; but yesterday is "a tale that
is told'-the music Of bell borne on the
summer wind-a leaf that we must needs
turn back to find. In reading this ledger
Of life. we are no Hebrews; we do not begin
at the end; we turn on and on, page after
pagei our eyes seek the To- Morrows, as
they glitter along, till by-and-by we can
hardly tell why, we catch glimpseof that
dissyllabie that gives US pause fnis and
the To Morrows are blended in that great
To-Day, as the stars are, in the full noon.
To-Morrowl There's music in il. for it
sets the fancy dancing, and the heart play
ing, and the hope singing sweet song of
its own.
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DENTISTRY

D.PARKER, SURGEON DENTIST,
Respectfully tenders his professional services to
the citizens OF Fremont and vicinity. Teeth
inserted on pivot, gold or silver plate and in
the neatest manner. OF Office in Caldweil's Is
Building. front room. up stairs. Fremont.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-03-23

The other night, at social meeting, one
Brodhead and one Bettredge drank tea, one
against the other, Bettredge gave in at
The 18th cup; Broadhead swallowed 2l.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-03-23
CHESTER EDGERTON.

Attorney and Counsellor al Law, and Solicitor
+ in Chancery, will carefully attend to all pro-
fsesional business left in his charge. He will
also 1tte nd TO the collection Of claims, &c,
in this and adjoining counties. Office, Sec
ond story Minis Block, Fremont, o.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-03-23

DRS. WILSON d. STILWELL,
9a FREMONT, OHIO.
Residences on CrOghsn Street, near the Court
House. Feb. "a, 1854.
JAS W WILSON. THos sTILWELL.
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Holm j. GREENE.

JOdN L. uhEENE,
Attorney at Law, and Solicitor in Chaneery,
will give his undivided attention 10 profess
Ional business intrusted to his care in San
dusky and adjoining counties. Office in the
ID story Of Minis Block, Fremont, o.
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FREMONT JOURNAL:
ISAAC NJ. KE r Il Il k /,
Publisher and Proprietor.

The JOURNAL is published eyeryF ridsy
morning. OFFICE-in Buckland's Block
Ihirdstory; Fremont. Saudusky County o.
-TERMs.-
One copy, peryear, tn advance, BY ais so
tsid within the year. 200
Afterthe expiration ofthe year, 950
Town subscribers, will be charged sI,15, in
advance. the difference in theterms between
the price on papers delivrred in town aud
those sent by mail, is occasiOned by the eE-
Pense ofcarrying
HOW TO STOP PAPER.
Firstsee that you have paid forit up I o th e
time you wish il to stop; notify the Post Mas.
ter of your desire, and ask him TO inform the
publisher, under his frank. (ashe S uthorized
10 dol Of your wish to discontinue.
u No paper discontinued uniilallarreara-
yes are paid, except at the option Of the pub
fishers.
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Lumber, Lumber.

TINE subscriber having completed and put in
i operation his new
STEAM SAW MILL,
Is prepared to fill orders for Timber and Lum-
Der, either at HE Mill at Grsensburgh, or dsliv-
cred at Fremont.
10 Address as below,
THOMAS d. MILLER.
Greensburgh, Sandusky County, o.
January lst, 1885. 5OH
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J. G. WALES, Clyde, o.
Attorney and Counsellor at Law, and Notary
Public. Office near the Depot, Clyde, San
dusky County, o. Dec. IS, 1854. Al
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JUNCTION HOTEL:
BY
n WHITnIIER

CLYDE, OHIO.
Trusty Porters in attendance to convey bag
gage 20 and from the Cars free Of charge. A
Livery Stable is attached to the house, where
horses and carriages at all times be had.
CLYDE, Dec. %, 1854. 49
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BLANK DEEDS, MORTGAGES,
Quit-clsims, Contracts, &c, kept on hand or
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w KILLS VIM A. KILLS. J. NJ. KILLS.
]. W. KILLS, & SONS,
Manufacturers of paper and Blank Books, and
Dealersin Printers Cards and Inks, Spring
field, Ohio. Aprill4, I854-Iy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-06-26
The EARTH. RIxo The Boston cor

/ The EAnTH', RIKo.--The Boston col
e s, ondent OF the New York A. i5une
says:
In one Of my letters ] gave you some
account Of tie Earth's Ring. disco, cred
or rather identified by Lieut.. Jones Of the
Navy--as | called MIN. have since
leaned that the fortunate finder Of cur
planets ornament is not Lieutenant but
a Chaplain. He is the Reverend George
Jones, believe : certainly he is the Rev.
Jones. He was formerly clergyman at
Annapolis, Md, and was appointed
Chaplain IN the expedition TO japan. By
The advice OF some scientific fren Is he
devoted himself during the voyage TO oh.
seryations IN the Zodacal Light, phen-
omenon OF the natural history of the
heavens, which has puzzled astronomers
for long while, AMI of which the only
theory previous TO that Of Mr.. Jones was
the unsatisfactory one that the Light was
ritg around the sun between the earth 5
orbit and the orbit Of Mars. By serie.
o, observations carefully ma le, morning
and evening, for two or three years, in a
the latlsides trayersed on the voyage to
and from Japan, Mr.. Jones has come 10
tie conclusion, supported by chain of
apparently irresistible reasoning. hat the
zodlacal light is q ring around the earth
inside Of the moons orbit, and probably
IN the slme plane with that orbit II is
not SO dense as the ring OF S.tirn appar-
emily, though In that point, as we'll as on
its breadth, thickness and exact distance
from the earth, it is not possible at pre-
sent 10 form a reliable opinion
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New YORK, J ulv %

The steamship Erisl left Havre on the
P. NJ. OF June 9Th, and brings &c passen-
gers, and Paris papers Of the morning of
her departure. The dates are the same
as BY he Asia, and The papers at hand
from France ntain nothing additional be-
You'd glowing accounts OF the fs,ng OF the
Lord Mayor OF L ndon at Paris.
John Hugas. b ,atmaa, called at the
Mayors office this A. NJ. and made the
following statement: At An early hour
,hss A. Nj. the ship Vim. Stelson. bound
fur Quebec, was lying off Bedow sIslani.
aud the CrptAin was standing forward
with iron Delaying pins b, ating the men
most unmerc uly and causing one oil
them, named Thomas Keith to jump over
board He would have beea droa ned had
It not been for the efforts of the boaimen,
who picked him up and brought him 10
the city.
He further ated that blood was run
ming from tie scuppers in sreams. and he
has no doubt that some Of the crew were
murdered. justice Osborn issued war
rants FOR The above mentioned vessel -
There 10 probably another version Of the
story, but as the vessel has gone down
the bay, nothing further has transpired.
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so recommend it 10 educate the people &.
keokuk, who, notwithstanding the con.
nectlon they will soon have with Chicago,
are extremely anxious for railroad con-
ncc'ian viii S.. Louis, although we al
ready have pretty good thoroughfare by
steamboat.
Al the same time, the Ti5uae need not
distress itself. Tie people Oh the Yves,
bank Of tie Mississippi will probably be
able to get along with their af4irs, even ii
they get no advice a, all from Chicago
Blu, il we had any desire for long lie, we
should petition to live until Chicago gets
the trade OF Des Moines That would be
long enough 81. Louis IalclAgeaesr.
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SALE OF UNIVERSITY LAMBS he lows
Republican says the sale Of these lands
1.-TWO Townships closed on the 10Th. at
Iowa City. They were appraised at a high
figure, but. in consequence Of the competi-
ton arising from selling all the lands al
one place, and thus bringing all the bidders
together. they brought an advance OF 90
to 100 per cent over the appraisement.
some Of them fetching as high as SIS an
acre. A sufficient fund has thus been OBJ
tanned to establish the University on firm
basis.
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A WONDER In SCIENCE AND ARS--
The MAMMOTH STEAMER LEvIAruAH.-
The two largest steamers aaoat in Grea;
Britain al the presen, time, are the Simla
and Himalayah. They are 398 feet in
length, or thercabouts. The new steam
er, however, the Leviathan.' will be
$50 feet in length. The screw will be
combined with tho paddle, worked by en-
gines, and although nominally at $500
horse power, she will in reality be capa-
Bile OF being worked up to 10 coo horse
power. The London Morning Chronicle,
IN describing her, says tia. to guard
agsins. Academia ~ sea, TO machinery and
fepTeveht any detention from such rause,