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4 DILEMMA.-The following exam.
pie of nicety Of conscience is as good a
Jest as it is model oftruth;
DR.. Adam Clark. the author OF the
celebrated Commentaries on the Bible.
on bcins admitted into full connection
with his reli sious denomination was ask
I'd, at usual, certain questions always as
ked at that ,imc.-One was the follow.
in are you IN debt? Though rather
a whim>ic II incilent, this question was
likely to have deeply puzzled and nom
tpiuesed Mr.. Clark. Walking in the
street that morning with another preach
er, a poor man asked Il halt penny. Mr..
c. had none, but borrowed one from the
preacher who was walking with INN. -
lhe preacher happening to 90 out OF
town, he could not see him duing the
uay to pay this small sum. When he
stood up with others, he knew not what
to say, when the question Are you in
debit should be prep sed. He thought
If say am in debt, they will ask me
how much and when say ow. half q
penny, they will naturally suppose me
TO be a fool. If say am not in debt,
this Will be lie Z; for owe one half
penny, and am as truly under the obli-
CATION to pay as if the sum was twenty
pounds, and w.ile l owe that, cannot
consistently with eternal truth, say am
not in debt He was now most COM
pletelv within the horns of dilemma :;
and which to take he knew not and the
question being put to him before he
could m ke up his mind-'Mr. Clark
are YOU in debr:' he resolved the diff
Guilty in a moment BY answcring-'Not
one penny.
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Touch not tho Bowl.

Touch not the bowl-bcware the risk,
Though joy attends the minute;
More deadly than the basilisk,
A serpcn, lutks within it,
Touch not the bowl.
seorn not the winc-csp'. fearful power;
Thy hopes that draul lht is killing;
That iarar potion, hour by hour,
Some new-naie grave is filing:
Touch no, the bowl.
4 demon. lingering in that bowl,
Thy iuncrpl dirse is hammlny,
And thousand uoes to curse thy soul
Upon that bu~l ar, swimming;
Touch no; tue bowl.
David Bark
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Spiritualists holds that each individu.
al, during his probation here, creates or
fashions soul for himself. good, bad, or
Indifferent. with which he enters the
spirit world, and takes his position accor-
dinghy. He is thus his own judge. II
this be true, we cannot be too CAREFUL oi
our conduct while hero.
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pottrg.
Only a Year.

These tender and beautiful lines, from the pen
of Mrs Stowe, refer, we presume, to the me'an.
choly death by drowning, about year since, OF
her son. o young student Of fne character and
promise.
One year ago--a ringing voice,
A clear blue eye,
And clustering curls Of sunny hair,
Too fair to die.
Only year no voice, no smile,
No glance ofeyc,
Il No clustering curls of golden hair,
Fair but to die!
One year ago--vhat love, what schemes
Far into life
What jo Gus hopes, what high resolves,
What gencrousstrife
The silent picture on the wall,
The burial stone
ofall that beauty. life and joy,
Remains alone!
One year one year-onc little year,
And so much gone!
And yet the even how of life
Moves calmly on.
The grave grows green, the flower, bloom fair,
Above that head;
No sorrowing tint Of leaf or spray
Says he Is dead.
No pause Or hush Of merry birds
That sing above.
Tells rs row codly sleeps below
Toe form ws love.
Where hast thou been this year beloved!
What has thou seen!
What visions fair, what glorious life,
Where thou hast bcen7
The veil! thu veil so thin. so strong!
TwiYt us and the;
The mystic veil when shall it fill
That we may see
Not dead not sleeping. not even gone;
But present still,
And waiting for the coming hour
OF Gods sweet will.
Lord OF the living aud tho dead
Our saviour dear,
We lay ia silence at thy feet
THIS sad, sad year.
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to give ear to the address Of the head
man Of the rural deputation, but merely
grumbled something about the propriety
Of tteir going to Jericho o-or further.
Oar worthy inhabitants Of Burnn,im.
however, were not the men to give way
so soon, and renewed the charge accord
ingly. This time it was midde-aged
man with a benevolent countenance
whom they made acquainted with their
request to SC the field marshal on some
urgent business.
'Why, they had chosen their time
rather badly, indeed; the general was
extremely busy. Couldn't one Of the
secretaries do as we'll J"
"By no means; they must see the gen.
cral imself."
WAS it on information concerning
the enemy which they wanted to deliv
er ?"
"Oh. no; sorcthin, much more i'm
portant-trom Burnheim," added the
schoolmaSter.
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TERMS OF ApvERfrsiSs.--Ops square O
less, three insertions, ,2a;-each subse.
quent insertion 26 cents--1 square ] year,
5000. A liberal discount made on long ad
vertisements. A squre il 10 lines Nonpariel.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-22
Another Wife Poisoner.

DR.. William Henry King, physician
Of high standing. is now on trial at the
Coburg (Canada) assizes for the murder
Of his wife by poison. He had been mar
ried four years but:did not live very hap
PLY with his wife. She was sick for sew
eral weeks, and the evidence leaves no
doubt but that during that time be was
numbering her by administering arsenic.
The post mortem examination disclosed
the presence of no less than eleven grains
of arsenic in the stomach; arsenic was
traced also in other parts, even into the
liver.
The defense is that the poison, if ad-
administered, was done after death, to
build up case for prosecution. Profes-
sor Crofts, however, declared that "arsen.
ic cannot be put into the liver after death
that it must be taken during life." On
the person OF the prisoner was found a
miniature Of, and several love letters from
a young lady. These seem to furnish a
clue to the motive which induced this man
to murder his wife and her unborn babe
she taking his medicine and accepting
his protestations of love with undoubtine
confidence. Great excitement prevails
throughout the district. lsT M.I-
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-22

AN OuTr1T FOR THE GOLD REGION
The St. Jo., M, Journal says:
Afew days since, FIVE young men, some
Of whom were quite youthful, arrived
here from Illinois, en- route to the land Of
promise. Immediately on arriving. they
ordered very light hand.csrt construct
ed, in as subtantial manner as possible
Of oak wood, with locust hubs and pine
bed. with shafts attached, for which they
paid $4,000. They then attended the
stock auctions, where they soon purchased
hardy, thrifty pony for $50. They then
purchased harness, for which they paid So,
and thus were ready to launch out on the
broad prairies, after having expended
only 100 for an outfit. After procuring
a few camp equipments, side of bacon
and slowing their carpet-sacks in the cart
they hitched up and were of.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-22
: Ae lHanderinx Printer.

Karl Ungiing, journeyman printer,
died at. Detroit. few days ago. after
wandering over large portion of the
world. According to the Ohio Statesman,
he was banished from Baden, Germany,
for participating in the revolution Of l84s.
He reached the United States just in time
to volunteer in the Mexican war, and
was wounded and dis6gured for life at the
battle OF Baean VISTA After the war
he travelled from Maine to Louisiana and
atolthe frontiers Of civilizations as a journey
msn printer; commenced the first Ger.
minpapsr ever published in San Fran.
cisco subsequently he joined a theatrica
compay 10 Cincinnati, and YVES every
whore known asa scholar, poet, musician
and Wit. He never remained long enough
ID one place TO oicalliit his home but wher
essrihs wsnthe left friends who admired
hissxssassdhafy talent and his character
is6oc vseAriss. He could spin yarn
write . Posmiuaks aspeeeh, sing a song
i,riHgs nslody from Guitar, or lip ,
glassi Of lager beer with unequalled spiri
and cosmopolitan elegance.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-22
A Marrying Woman .

The New Orleans Crescent says The
Marrying Woman is mated again. Last
summer we mentioned the circumstance
Of q Germrn widow in the Third Dis
trict marrying her fifth husband. Amonth
or two afterward we published that
the lady was again made widow by the
death Of her fifth by yellow fever. We
have now to record that she isagain wife
having taken her sixth lawful husband in
due form, q few days ago. We forbeal
repeating the jokes to which this wedding
has given rise. The people around lool
upon the sixth husband as dead mar
sure, before the summers over. and say
that the, wedding should have been pre-
vented by the police. Some Of. the LADY,
German friends say that she buried two
husbands. before leaving the old county
II this be true. the present husband i
her eighth.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-22

A WISE PRovrsIoN.-There is clause
in the Constitution Of the State of New
York, providing that the members Of the
Legislature shall receive, as compensa-
ton, three dollars per day for one hun
dred days, each session. The continu-
ance Of the legislative body is not restrict
ed 10 one hundred days, but the pay is,
and if the members are patriotic enough
to work for no thing after that time, they
are at liberty to do SO. So far however,
since the the adoption Of the Constitution
in 1916, there has been no occasion when
the session has exceeded, by more than
two or three days, what may be virtually
considered the constitutional limit. The
rule is good one. 1t has worked to a
charm in New York, and it should be
adopted in every State in the Union
Gin. Gag.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-22
A CURE FOR SHEEP. KILLING Docs.

A CURE FOR SHEEP. KILLING Docs
A Southern writer gives the following:---
"Selact the stoutest and most vicious old
ram in your flock and shear him close;
then get small Manila roap, thirty
FIVE feet long, and tie one end around the
rams neck and the other around the dogs
neck, and turn them into ten acre field,
well cleared Of stumps, and cornstalks, and
let them remain two hours, and il the old
ram don't knock all .he sheep-killine
propensities out Of that dog, why then.
as Samuel Stonestreet would say, 81
hope l may never see chinkapin tim.
again" The dog will never have courage
to look sheep in the face again.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-22


A S1oKLEs AFFAIR IN INDIANA.--The
Cincinnati Times, Of Monday evening,
states, on the authority Of a gentleman
from Madison, Ind, that the inhabitants
of the city were thrown into state ol
excitement by a lamentable affair occur'
ring on Saturday night last.
1t appears that for some time past a citizen
engaged in the saddlery business, has
entertained suspicious Of the virtue ol
his wife, and resolved to satisfy himselfin
regard to the matter Accordingly on
Saturday be informed his family that be
should leave in the evening for Cincinnati
About 8 o'clock, however, he returned
Unexpectedly to his home and found his
worst fears realized. A neighbor Of his
who was possessed Of considerable means
was the intruder. The injured husband
found the guilty couple in bed, and with
cut an instant's delay be drew revolver
and shot the seducer dead. lie then lett
the house and gave himself up to the
authorizes.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-22
lThe billiard Match

eTheday after the match between Phelan
Jsnd Beteiter the latter waited upon his
recent antagonist, and offered to play
hhim smother match for sS, 1000 aside Nh
aPHshn declined, stating that bis bushes
Required HE presence in New York
The Free Press says that Sereiters friead'
-4esIlcSn adent that he has now "got the
enne" Of Phelan, and could beat him in
another match
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-22
Notice of Bridge Letting.

Notice is hereby given, that the Building Of
two Bridges, the first over the TymocIteo
Greek, where the late established alteration Of
the Bland Road crosses said creek near the
residence of John McBride-the second over
said creek where the Reams road crosses the
same near the residence Of John McCauleys,
both in Miflin Township, will be publicly let
to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders on
the l4th day Of May next, by the Commission.
ers of Wyandot County, O., who will then
meet at the place Of building saidiBridges, the
first, at 9 o'clock A. M. and the second, at
three o'clock P. M. of said day. Said Bridges
to be built, according to plan and specifics
tions presented on the day of letting.
By order Of the County Commissioners,
Jas. v. S. Hoyt Auditor,
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-22

~ EZ.It has become common occur
renee for members Of Churches in large
cities to bait such ministers as they take
fancy to. in other places. with a golden
bali. Those proclaimers Of the gospel who
are, imperyious TO the tempting dish,
deserve credit. The New Workers have
taken a liking to the Rev. Moses D.
Hodge. D. D. pastor Of the Fifth-st.,
Presbyterian Church, Of Richmond, Va,
ana offsf him q salery Of $4,000 a year,
free use Of a parsonage which rents for
$1,000 a, year and furnished ct an
expense Of $4,000. He declines the Of.
fer. and in these hard times. deserves
credit for resisting the Devil"
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-22
Ingenius Attempt to Escape from Sing
Sing by q Convict

A few days since convict in the Sing
Sing State Prison made very ingenious
and nearly successful attempt to escape
from the prison, He contrived to man
ufacture an image, which he placed in
his cell. When the keeper looked up al
night. as is his custom, he mistook tht
image for the man, and continued hi'
rounds without suspicion. The outside
guard, however. heard noise in the cab
met shop during bis watch, and on search
ing the premises found the convict abou
to take leave. He was painting his pan
falcons, to make them unlike prison
clothes. He was taken into custody.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-22
CRACKER PIE.--We observe the follow

CRACKER PIE.--We observe the follow
ing recipe for making cracker pie, going
the rounds Of the papers. 1t is said the
favor Of the pie resembles that of the
apple, and during the scarcity Of that fruit
if substitute can be found, we know it
will be acceptable to house, wives.
For two pies, take three soda crackers,
pour over them fves gills ofboiling water
add two cups Of sugar, teaspoon even
full Of tartarric acid, one table spoonful Of
ess. lemon, to flavor, bake with two
crusts. and eat while warm. Give il
a trial ladies, you will be astonished al
the result,
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-22

Hon. JERE CLEMENS, recently Dem
ocralic Senator in Congress, from Ala
bama, and now editor Of the Memphis
Enquirer, says of the KrY-SfcKLEs case
ut was cold -blooded, cowardly muir
der perpstrsted by man whose whole
life has been such as ought to deprive
him of the sympathies Of the pure-mind-
ed and the good. False to the marriage
vow himself, almost from the first day oi
its utterance, he is in poor condition to
assume the attitude Of an injured hus-
band, aud talk about tho dishonor Of his
bed by seducer. 1t must be under very
particular circumstances that a woman
whose husband treats her as he ought to
treat her, will 5etray his confidence; but
when she is herself habtually outraged
by the lbertihism of the man who has
sworn to love her. and to cling to her a.
lone, there is small charity In calling her
fault by the harsh epithets usually ap-
piled 10 it. z 3hi O.. a7ea
That Mr.. Key and Mrs. Sickles COM
mitted grave offence against public mo-
rality, there seems little room to doubt,
but Mr.. Sickles ought to have remember
ed that his own errors had given her
much excuse. and before he took the
law into his own hands, it would have
been well to enquire how often he had
been guilty Of similar offences.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-22
Sherif,s Sale.

Pursuant to the command of two executions
from the Court of Common Pleas, in and for
the county of Wyandot, 10 me directed, l shall
expose topublic sale, at the door of the Court
House, in Upper Sandusky, on the 25th day
of May A. d., 1859, between the hours of 10
o'clock, A. NJ, and o'clock p. M, of said
day, the following described property to wit:
The east half Of the south cast quarter of Sec
tion twenty-five Township two south range
twelve east.
sold as the property of John N. Reed at the
suit of John H. JuIkins.
Terms of sale cash.
CURTIS BERR Y, Sr. Sheriff.
April, 90, 1859.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-22

~The widow Of Christopher Holly. a
free woman Of color, died in Mississippi
recently. She died owning thousand
acres Of good land and thirty negroes
Her husband was esteemed as gentle.
man. Holly and his wife were as black
as any Of their slaves, and always con-
jucted themselves well.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-22
The Great Billia rd Match,

The great match between Michael Phe.
Ian, Of New York, and Sereiter, Of De-
troit, for IS, 900 side, has been won by
the former. He had before attained the
high position Of Champion Of America,
and by his success in this match he will
retain it. Mike was born in Kilkenny,
Ireland, but came to this country when
seven years old. He is well off and keeps
the rooms on the corner Of Broadway and
Tenth street, New York where there are
thirty tables Of his own patent. This is
tho third great match in which Phelan
has been engaged. In 1855 he beat Mon
sieur Damon. at the French three ball
carom game, in California. He also beat
Benjamin in match for 80, 900 at Phila-
delphia, in 1857, giving his adversary
large odds, and winning nine games to
his two. He then challenged for $4,000
side, and the result was the match just
played, Before commencing Operations
Phelan took bet of $4,000 offered by
Mr.. Duncan, of Detroit. In the 6rst
hundred Sereiter led, having made 80 to
Phelan's 81. He continued to gain, and
scored up to 232, his antagonist at tos.--
Phelan then made run Of 96. When Se.,
reiter turned his third hundred, Phelan
stood 269. Now, however, Phelan's
great care and skill began to tell.
He passed the 400 with lead Off points
AT 500 he was 50 points ahead. When
he turned his seventh hundred Se-
reiter had only made 486. Phelan turn
ed his eight hundred in the course Of a
brilliant run Of l0l points, leading his
competor 800 points. Sereiter then be.
gan to gain. He reduced the lead Of his
opponent to n, but Immediately after the
latter made run Of 81. On his eighty.
sixth shot Sereiter got the balls and
made run Of l57 points this ran him up
to 952 to Phelan's 1889. When Sereit-
er turned bis eleventh hundred he had re-
duced Phelan's lead to 80. Soon he had
brought the difference down to twenty
two, and at the turn Of the thirteenth hun
dred he was nine ahead. Phelan then
drew ahead until he led by 40, when
Sereiter got the balls and made a splen-
did run of 150. Phelan at the next
count ran 1879 again passed his adversary
in short time. and finally won the match
and money by 96 points. The score was
5000 points up, at the four ball American
game. The match was won by Phelan's
skill and care in leaving the balls bad for
Sereiter. Perhaps the latter is as brill
liant player as Phelan but not so even
and sure.-- O. Statesman.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-22
Duty of Assessors in Enumeration of
White Male Inhabitants.

/ N
w learn that some Of the township as
SCISSORS suppose that they are not bound
TO take an enumeration Of the white male
inhabitants Of the State this year. They
are mistaken; the law is express.
An act passed January 10, 1929, re-
quired enumeration by the County asses
sors in that year and every fourth year
thereafter. An act Of March 20. I841,
devolved the duty upon the township in
stead Of county assessors. An act Of
January %, 1849, required the Govern
or to notify the township assessors Of the
duties thus required Of them, by procla-
nation, in the year le49, and every fourth
year thereafter. The act Of February
II. 1851, repealed, by implication. the
acts 1s4l and l849 relating to this mat
ter, but required the duty Of enumera-
ton from township assessors every fourth
year. An act Of the General Assembly,
just adjourned, passed April 4. 1859. re-
|peals expressly the acts Of 184l and the
first section of the act Of 1897, but en-,
joins again the duty Of enumeration upon
the township assessors.
The law, there fore, asst now stands, dis
psnses with the Governors proclamation;
but requires the township assessors Of the
several townships to take an enumeration
as formerly, every fourth year, Of all the
white male inhabitants Of their respect
i've townships over the age Of 81 years,
and make return thereof to the Clerk of
the Cour; Of Common Pleas, on or be.
fore the third Monday Of May in such
year. The FOURTH YEAR IS THIS YEAR;
and the township assessors should goy~
ern themselves accordingly. a.ss.
It may be well to add here; that no e.
enumeration or enrolment for militia pur-
poses is now required. the section Of the
act formerly passed. which provided for
it, having been repealed at the last ses-
sion.--O. S, Journal. s rl
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-22

~ Mr., sGreesbeck's friends regard the
suggestion ofthe patent Office for him
as an indiguity. During the Lecomptor
struggle, the Pesident frequently invited
him TO the White House. and finally con-
qusred his prejudioes. II was then un
derstood that ifa vacancy occurred in ths
Saprepe[ Court he would be appointed
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-22

PoTAToEs.-The Scientific Artisan says
that potatoes should never bo used for
seed in the soil in which they grow
The same seed continued in the same soil
would deteriorate. Farmers will always
do better to dispose Of their whole crop
and buy new seed each year.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-22

@-The whole family Of DR.. Junkin,
President Of Washinton College, Va,
including the Doctor himself, were all
poisoned by a slave, few days since,
with arsenic. They all recovered, how.
ever, as the dose was SO large as to act as
an emetic.