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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-11-28
John J. Jacobs,

John j. Jacobs,
NOTARY PUBLIC, Ashland, Ohio, will
IN draw Deeds, Bonds. Mortgages, Articles
of Agreement, DC. at reasonable rates. Depo-
sitions taken with ~neatneSs and despatch. Of
fee in the Law Office of Kenny d Porter.
November 9th, 1855. 26tf
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-11-28

WA fool IN high station is like a
man on the top of q monument-every-
body appears small TO him, and he APP
pears mail to everybody
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-11-28

HSIfE Board or selrool Exnminers of Ashland
Il County will hold eight examinations an.
nually-
These viii be held IN AshllnI, upon the
days specified below, viz;
lst upon the I'd Saturday Of March.
I'd |. last do
Sd 81 ApriIas
4th Sd August.
9th Ist October.
9th e I'd Nov,r.
1T, /" I'd Dec.r.
Sth =. Sd Jan, 1856
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ETwc Irishmen in crossing a field,
came in contact with a jackass, which
was making daylight hideous with
his unearthly braying. Jenny stood a
moment IN establishment, then turning
60 Pat, who also seemed enraptured with
the song, he remarked " It's a fine
large ear that bird has got for music
but he's got = wonderful cowld.''
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BooKs ANDsTATIoNRRy4

u. 2tirg-s B1ak>efler, Statfoner, &c.
MANSFIELDs OHIO
as justreceived ! large sad splendid assert
Almeat Uf
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a PlcruRE.-A tail ladder leaning
against a house@a negro at the top, aud
a hog scratching himself at the bottom
"G'way-g'way darh Yoo'm maxim
mischief
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Law, Medical and School Books

He has now acomplefe stock of Law. MedickE
Theological, School and Standard Literaty Books,
which he offers at very low prices. Also, a vsry
LARGE assortment ofE 4
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-30

EThe male members of the Bona
parte family now living are ten in num-
Der: The Emperor, Prince Jerome, and
Prince Napoleon are three of them ;
and the other seven are the sons or
grandsons of the Princess Lucien, whose
death has just been announced. Her
sons are four in number; Prince Charles
Laurent Lucien, Prince de Canine;
Prince Louis Lucien, Senator; Prince
Pierre Napoleon, who was representa-
tive of the people in the Constituent
Assembly of l848, and in the Legisla-
tive Assembly; and Prince Antoine. re-
preventative of the people in the Legisla-
tive Assembly. The grandsons are the
sons of the Prince de Canine: one, Prince
Joseph; the second, Prince Lucien, who
has taken orders; and the third, Prince
Napoleon, who is being educated, by
order of the Emperor, in military
school. The late Princess leaves, also,
several daughters, one Of whom is mar.
ried to Count Valentini, Roman refu-
gee.--English Paper. .r.a rssr
In the above, no mention is made of
the American Bonapartes, although re-
cognized as legitimately belonging to
the Napoleonic stock by the present EN-
peror.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-30

FIRsr STEP TO RUrx.-"My first step
to ruin," exclaimed a wretched youth,
as he lay tossing from side to side. on
the straw bed in one corner of prison:
"My first step to ruin was going FISH,
ing on the Sabbath. l knew it was
wrong. for my mother taught me better,
my Bible taught me better. | did not
believe them, but I did not think it
would come to thisp' 81.
Perhaps he said--it is too unpleasant
to be cooped up in church. What harm
is there in taking stroll in the woods :?
what harm in taking my fishing tackle
and sitting on the bank to fish?
What harm! Why the harm is that
God is disobeyed. who says, "Remem.
Der the Sabbath day to keep it holy" p
The moment youth determines to have
his own way. preferring his own pleas
ures before Gods will, that moment he
let's go his rudder, his compass, his
chart |; nothing but Gods word can
guide you over the ocean Of life. Give
that up, you are bewildered, you are
drifting, you will be lost.-Child's Pa
per. q r.-...
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-30

EDUCATE THE WHOLE MAN.--Eyery-
body should have his head. heart and
hand educated. By the proper educa-
ton Of his heart, he viii be taught to
hate what is evil, foolish and wrong
And by proper education Of the hand,
he will be enabled to supply his wants,
to add to his comforts and to ASSET those
around him. The highest object . Of
great yalue-everything that hmdeJs us
is comparatively worthless. When wis.,
dom reigns in the head, and love in the
heart. the man is ever ready to do good; !;
order and peace reigns around him, and
sin and sorrow are almost unknown.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-30

PRETTY Coon FOR BARBARIANs--GEN-
ERoUs FOR A FoE.-The Russians are
not such barbarisns but that they can
show a great deal of the amenities Of
civilization, when a proper subject calls
for it. In speaking of Lord Raglan's
death, one of the Russian writers says
Lord Raglan was, on several ocea-
sions, distinguished by the late Empe-
ror. He will be personally regretted by
all who had an opportunity Of knowing
and appreciating the nobleness of his
sentiments and the uprightness of his
character. As a subject he performed
his duty by obeying the command Of
his Sovereign. and as soldier, by val
iantly defending the honor of his flag ;
but even in the execution OF his duty he
preserved unblemished to death his own
personal dignity and that of his coun-
try. He has fallen, like SO many others,
victim TO this disastrous war. Hon.
ored be his memory, and respected be
his grave, which will be as sacred on
the soil of Russia as on that of England;
and, whilst pointing to it, no Russian
will refuse to say, Siste viator, heroem
ealces.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-30

PARIsIAN GossIP.-The New York
Tribune H. G. having returned in the
Baltic, has some Partisan gossip touch.
ing France and the Napoleons. We
quote:
"In the absence of lineal heir to his
throne-and nothing is heard in France
of the prospect of such an heir recent.
ly herslded on this side of the Atlantic
the succession runs TO cid Jerome, on.
ly surviving brother Of Napoleon l., and
next to his son Jerome Bonaparte, who
was a noisy Red Republican previous to
his cousins usurpation. Old Jerome
is nobody, and is not known to have
ever adopted a principle or cherished a
conviction. Young Jerome has some
talent, but no character-or rather bad
reputation. even in proAigate Paris
He is there accounted not merely loose
in his morals, even when Judged by the
lax Partisan standard, but is popularity
believed to have betrayed a want Of
courage while in the Crimea. Louis
Napoleon's rule is endured because it is
known that he will fight to maintain it,
and not run away when it is threaten
ed, as his two last predecessors did"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-30

the surrender Of the citadel must soon
follow. After the usual hesitation and
delay that attended such an unpleasant
affair, Mr.. Smith, seeing that resistance
was fruitless. yielded the contested point
with as much grace as possible, as many
a prudent father has done before and
since that time. Mr.. Adams was uni.
ted to the lovely Miss s. After the
marriage was over, and all things were
settled in quiet, Mrs. Adams remarked
to her father, "You preached sister Ma
ry sermon on the occasion of her mar
riage. Won't you preach me one like
wise?'
eyes, my dear girll'' said Mr.. Smith;
"choose your text, and you shall have
your sermon"
"Well," said the daughter. 81 have
chosen the thirty-third verse Of the sew
enth chapter of Luke-"For John came
neither eating bread. nor drinking wine,
and ye say he hath devil.
The old lady, my informant. looked
me very archly IN the face, wnen sne
repeated this passage. and observed.
off Mary was the mostdutiful daught-
er, guess the other had the most Wi" !"
l Icould not ascertain whether the last
sermon was ever preached.
1t may not be inappropriate to remark
how well these ladies justified the pre-
ference of the distinguished individuals
who bad sought them in marriage. OF
them it will hardly be extravagant to
say they were respectively an honor to
their husbands, the boast of their sex,
and the pride of New England.
Mrs. Adams, in particular-who,
from the elevated position in which her
husband was placed before the world,
was brought before the public eye
was supposed to hold the same elevated
rank with the gentle sex that Mr.. Adams
did among men; and she is reported to
have rendered her husband much as
sistance in his multiplied labors of the
pen.-C Cincinnati Chronicle.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-30
MoNEYl MONEY! MONEY!


"Dimes and dollars, dollars and Dimes.
An empty pockets the worst Of crimes"
"Yes; and don't you pretend to show
Yourself anywhere until you get il fP
ed.
"Not among good peopie?''
y No, my dear simplicity, not among.
good people. They will receive yo1,
with smile scared up by an inaistinct
recollection Of the ten Hcoumandments
but It will be as short-lived as their stay
with you. You amt welcome; that's
the amount Of it. They are all in a
perspirstion lest you should be deliver
ed Of reques. for their assistance, be-
fore they getrid of you. They're every
busy" and what's more, they always.
will be busy when you esil. until you
get to the top Of fortunes ladder.
Climb, man, climb go to the top OF
the ladder. though adverse circumstan-
ces and false friends bresk every round
in i'll and see what an extensive pros
pect Of hTmsn nature you'll get when
JOu dAIlsC ~ Vic oukliIlib5 4 OuT ElOFeS
will be worn out shaking hands with
the very people who didn't recognize
your existence two mOnths ago. 'FYou
must come and make a long VISIT" you
must stop in any time" you'll al
ways be welcomeS" X IS such a long
time since they had the pleasure Of 8
visit from you thst they had begun to-
fear you never intended to come they
will clap the climax by enguiring with
an injured air, "why you lad passed
them so often in the street without speak
ing7"
OF course you feel very much like
laughing in their faces, and so you can.
You can do anything wrong, now that
your pocket is FULL" At most it will
only be Fan eccentricity." You can
use anybOdy's mouth with a silver bit,
and have as many "goldea opinions"
as you like. You won't see a frown
again between this and your tomb stone.
FANNY FERN.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-30

ROMANCE OF REALITY.-An easy sit
uation-comfortable circumstances and
happy home, with wife, children and
all the appropriate surroundings-asud-
den affray, blow, the death of him
who was struck, the fight of the as,
sailant to parts unknown. That is the
first chapter.
The marriage Of the fugitive's wife,
after number Of years, fully impress
ed with the fact Of her husbands death;
her removal to another State, with hus-
band and children; a period of comfor-
table matrimonial life; the sudden and
astounding discovery that her first mate
lived and had been for years a neighbor
under an assumed name. That's the
second chapter.
Flight with her early love, who was
fully forgiven. to Illinois, under third
name. A peaceful lire; the elevatio
Of son to one Of the highest Offices in
the gift of the people under a name to-
which he had no title. That's the third
chapter.
The death of the mother; the death
Of the son, honored as he deserved to-
be By all who knew him. the bIameless
life Of the homicide, his piety, his lone
illness, his hope of happy hereafter; is
chapter 4th and last.
1t all happened; and there are those
now liying-Dot few but thousands
who knew all the parties; one they knew
well. The father still lives ip Illinois,
Strange; but only proving that truth
is stranger than fiction Chicago Iri6-
Une.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-30

DoS'T SPILL TEE GRkvr.-Catlin the
famous american traveller and eolIector
of Indian curiosities, had seen some
stirring incidents in the course of his
/ adventure. The following is related By
a fellow traveller, who gave Cstlin the
so6rigxef Of Governor: g..
"One day, when be had landed, and
most Of our party were lying. asleep on
the boat, which was drawn under the
shade of some large trees. the Cover
nor and had collected wood and made
large FIRE on the bank, two or three
rods from the boat, over which we were
roasting a fat pig, which ] had shot from
the boat that morning. Twas squatted
down on one side Of the FIRE, holding a
short handled frying-pan in which we
had made some very rich gravy, which
the Governor, who was squatted down
opposite me, was ladling over the pig
with an Indian wooden spoon. All Of
sudden l observed his eyes fixed upon
something over my shoulder, when he
said to me low tone, "Now / want you
to keep perfectly cool, don't spill your
gravy; there is splendid tiger right
behind youP' l held fast to the frying
pan, and turned my head gradually
around; had full view of the fellow,
within eight PAGES of me, laying fat on
his side, and with his paws lifting up
and playing with the legs Of one Of our
Spaniards, who had laid himself on his
belly. and was fast asleep. Our rifles
were left in the bostl The Governor
drew himself gradually down the bank
on his hands and feet, ordering me not
to move. l was in hopes he would
have taken the old MIME, but he prefer
red his own weapon, and getting it to
bear upon the beast, he was obliged to
wait some minutes for it to raise its
head. so as not to endanger the poor
Spaniard; at the crack of the rifle the
animal gave piercing screech, and
leapt about fifteen feet straight into the
air. and fell quite dead. The Spaniard
leaped nearly as far in different direc-
ton, and at the same instant, from be-
hind bunch Of bushes on the opposite
side, and not half the distance from
our FIRE, and right behind the Cover
nor's back, where be had been sitting,
sprang the mate. which darted into
the tbicket and disappeared, We skin
ned this beautiful animal. which was
shot exactly between the ewes, and af.
ter all hands had withdrawn to the boat,
waited several hours in hopes that the
other one would show itself again; but
we waited in vain, and lost our game"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-30

SHARP SHooTING.-Sambo was slave
to master who was constitutionally ad.
dicted to lying. Sambo being strongly
devoted to his master, had BY dint o.
long practice made himself an adept in
giving plausibility to his masters lar.
gest stories. --.ef .'.7
One day the master was entertain.
ing his guests in the customary man.
ner. Among other marvellous facts. he
related an incident which took place in
one of his hunting excursions.
al fired at buck" said he, sat one
hundred yards distance, and the ball
passed through his foot, and through
his head Just back Of his ear"
This evidently producing some little
doubt in the minds of bis guests, he
calls upon Sambo to corroborate him.
"Yes," said the almost confounded
slave after moments hesitation, "'me
see de ball bit IN. Jest as massa lift up
de gun to he eye, de buck lifi up him
right foot to scratch him ear, an massa's
bah 90 clear through him left foot and
ear at the same time"
When the guests were gone, Sambo
ventured on his masters good humor
as far as to demonstrate.
"For mighty sake, msssa. when you
tell anuder such a lie. don't put nm SO
far apart; me bad hard work 70 get um
=
togedder. !" -''-
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-30
rFSome discussion is going on a

ESOme discussion is going on as
to who is the oldest native Of Ohio
The CleTmont Sun claims that Colonel
THOMAS kane is the Oldest native born
Buckeye IN the State. He has reached
his 65th birthday, and from his birth has
been resident Of Ohio. A correspon-
dent of the State Jowrnal, however,
states that L. G. CoSSEss, of Morgan
county, JOSEPH BARsER, of Washington
county, and GEORGE DANA, Of Belpres
were born in Ohio IN 1899, are now
living. and all three in their sixty-sev-
eDtb year.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-30
BoSApARrE's OPINION OF HIS WIVES.

BoNAPARTE's OPINION OF HIS WIVES
Their characters were diametrically
opposite. Never were there two womer
less alike each other. Josephine had &
grace, an irresistible seduction, and un.
reserved devotedness. Maria Louise
had all the timidity of innocence
When married her she was a truly
virtuous novice, and very submissive.
Josephine would sacrifice millions upon
her toilet, and in her liberalities. Ma
ria Louise. on the contrary, economical
what gave her, and l was obliged to
scold, in order to induce her to make
her expenditures consistent with her
rank. Josephine was devoted to me ;
she loved me tenderly-no one ever had
preference to me in her heart. Iuni-
formly held the first place-her children
the next. And she was right, for she
was the being most loved, and the
remembrance of her is all powerful in
my mind.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-30
gone; that he must pray to the great

gone; that he must pray to the great
God and love and serve him forever.
"She let go my hands--;nadness re-
turned-she hurried away. Il stood
with my eyes filed with tears, and my
little bosom heaying with emotions
which / could not have described; but
I can never forget theimpressiors which
that conversation of my poor mother
left upon me. o, what blessing it
would have been, had the inscrutable
providence of God given me q mother
who would have repeated these instruc-
tions, accompanied by ber prayers.
through all the days Of my childhood
But even so father; for it seemeth good
in thy sight"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-30
A CURIoUs INCIDENTAL correspon

A CURIoUs IScIDEsF.--A cofrespon-
dent at Paris writes:
Toward the middle of the last CEN
tury, an individual Of the age of twen-
ty-two years was condemned to the
hulks for life. 1t was then the CUSTOM,
or at any rate in this case was the bu-
NOR OF the Court, to pronounce the
sentence for the term of ninety nine
years. The criminal has undergone his
somewhat prolonged confinement, and
few days ago was set at liberty, though
bent double, and almost bowed down
to his knees, he is in the enjoyment OF
excellent health. He sstains next month
his one hundred and twenty FIRST birth
day. Where is Barnum?"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-30

EA young lady recently from q
boarding school, being asked at Ia
bic if she would take some more cab
bage, replied:
"By no means, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ical safety admonishes me that have
arrived at the ultimatum of culinary
doglutination, consistent with the code
of Esculapius." sr.t,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-30

MEAN HEIGHT OF THE ATLANTIC AND
PACIFIC 0cEAEs.-Lnteresting Discovery
of Colonel Totten.--On the authority OF
Col. Lloyd and Capt. Palmar, who, in
1927, by order of Bolivar, made a Sc
ries Of levels from Panama to Chagres,
it has been very generally believed that
there existed difference of mean level
between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans,
and many ingenious theories have been
devised to account for this (suppOscd) J
fact, and elaborate deductions in favor
and against the practicability Of ship
canal have been drawn therefrom.
The difference of the mean height
of the two oceans was stated to be $50
feet-the Pacific at Panama being that
much higher than the Atlantic at Cha
gres., t--..... -
1t has been lately decided BY Colonel
Totten, after a series Of careful tidal
observations taken here and in Aspin-
wall, Navy Bay, and connected by
accurate levels along the line of rail-
road that the mean height Of the two
oceans is exactly the same, although,
owing to the difference in the rise Of tide
at both places, there are Of course
times when one of the oceans is higher
or lower than the other, but their mean
level, that is to say, their height at half
tide. is now proven to be the same.
There is no doubt that Col. Lloyd's
error arose from the imperfection in his
instruments, and the difficulty he labor
ed under in taking large number Of
observations, in which mistakes are pc
culiarly liable to occur.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-30
A New MARRIED Mans SoLILoeUY

ANEW MARRIED Mans SoLILooUY.--
Bless me, or rather bless her who has
blessed me, what a happy fellow | am
How differently everything appears ;
now that 1 have another to care for con-
tinually, and one 10 care for me. Even
the monotonous sound Of the breakfast
bell has melody in it, for 1 know whose
bright face will meet my eyes henceforth
at the morning meal, and the pleasant
talk about what have to do to-day,
and when it is done where we shall 60.
1 loved my bachelor friends quite as
well as most men; but where's the charm
in sitting opposite or side by side with
two or three or forty whiskered faces :?
Bah! it's perfectly stupid, and l wonder
that bore it so long and so patiently.
/ shall give my associates my new ideas
on the matter, though l think one or
two of them have an inkling that the
solitary road Is not the best one, after
all.
used to read little on evenings,
then grow weary of my book or paper.
It's not so now, when thought answers
thought between ny wife and |, and
every beautiful sentiment of a writer
gets ready response from me; for l
have new ideas of beauty, caught from
the lips l love best, uttered for my spe-
cial qualification.
Those two words, "my wife, how
much there is in theml Say it any way
you will, the little sentence has world
of meaning in it. My wys means my
comforter and guardian angel-not my
trouble, my destroyer. Ny wife-that
denotes possession-she is mine, not my
neighbours property-mine to have and
to hold, to keep and to cherish. Then
the whole, my wife, my help-mate, my
companion for veal or woe, for time and
eternity. 1 don't thank anybody for
calling her my lsdy-s lady has differ
ent signifcations--though She is lady;
but she treats every body politely, kind
ly; but wherever l 60 with her, it is
now, and shall be, 1 and my wife, or
Mr.. - and wife Of -.
My dog was rather surly at first; he
thought her an intruder-thst she in
fringed upon his claims to consider; but
he had to surrender; be loves to bow
his head for a caress from her hand; he
occasionally crouches beside her--even
lays his head on her lap, and when she
walks alone marches beside her, as if to
say, "Stand aside, l take care of her"
l am getting to be secondary consid-
Grafton with the dog.
There goes the bell for supper! How
I have been dreaming-nay, not dream
ing, for it is all real. l must see to my
personal appearance-no falling of be-
cause / am a welded lover. All !
hear step; she is coming to call me;
she'll wonder what has detained me so
long. ,Good-bye.-7Es Opal. -
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-30

~ There is q young man in the
Of Brookville. who has
grown round-shouldered through bend
ing over so much 70. kiss the girls, be
being very tail. A pleasing affection.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-30
HHOpe writes the poetry Of a boy

Hope writes the poetry Of boy,
but memory that Of amsn. Man looks
forward with smiles. but backward with
signs. Suchis the wise providence Of
God. The cup Of life is sweetest at
the brim. the flavor is impaired as we
drink deeper, and the dregs are made
bitter, that We may not struggle when
It is taken from our lips.