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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-04-04
Tho Treadmill OF life.

A good. honest soul once said that call
she wanted when she got to Heaven. was to
nut on clein apron and cit STILL" Alter
All. this idea is more profound than funny.
There arc times in every housekecpcrs lite,
when this would bo the embodiment OF Par
adse. When the head throbs with planning,
contriving and directing when every bone
Is aching In the attempt to carry the pro-
pra,nme into successful execution, when, al.
Ter having done ones best to draw to focus
all the inlintessimal cobweb threads OF caro-.
ful management, some new emergency Is
born of every last attempt, until every nerve
and muscle cries out with the old woman.
Heaven and clean apron. Of course, af-
ter q period Of care-frce rest. this earth
seems, after all very nice place to stay in ;
hut while the Ct lasts, no victim Of unsuc-
cessful love, or Of sca-sickness. is more truly
des rvng Of that which neither ever GETS
heartfelt pity. 1t is well that 1t is not the
prevailing feeling, else how could we oil toll
and moil. as We do, day after day, for six
feet Of earth to cngulph II all ut last. II is
well that to all painstaking mothers. and
delying fathers, earth SCENE 10 real. Were
II not 30, tho wheels of this world would
stick fast, Of course. The men would hang
themselves because there are three hundred
and sixty-fve days In n year, and every morn
ing Of all these days, they must button tne,r
shirt.wristbands. The women would tnins
OF nine children and one Mt the breast, sna
eyery ono to be worried through tho ,neasies'
sarIet fever. chicken.pox and whoop'ng
con,b. vbile bridget and Betty would In
sud;nc sucee~ion Of breakfasts, dinners and
.nnrsT,. 70 BE- gobbled up by people constant
T. r,neins ths bell for more. Heaven and .
clean apron the idea is delicious. Let us
hope che old woman got it.-Fmny Fern.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-04-04
The City OF the Living.

In q long vanished age. whose varied story
No record has to-day,
So long ago expired is grief and glory
There nourished, fAraway
In broad realm. whose beauty passed all measure
city fair and WIDE.
Wherein the dweilsrs lived In peace and pleasure,
And never any died.
Disease and pain and death those stern marauders,
which mar cur worlds fair face,
Never encrOached upon the pleasant borders
or that bright dwelling place.
No fear Of parting. and no dread of dying
Could ever enter there
No mourning Cor the icst, no ansuished crying
Made any hces less hr.
Without the clty's walls death relgned as ever,
And graves rose side by side
Within the dwellers laughed at his endeavOr,
And never any died.
U. happiest Of all earth's favored places,
%. bliss, % dwell therein
To live In the sweet light of loving faces
And fear no grave sct-een-
To feel no dsl,h-tlsmp, gathering cold and colder.
Dirputing LIES warm truth,
To live on. never lonelier or older,
Radiant In deathless youth!
And hurryIng from the worlds rsmOtest quarters,
~
Across broad plains and over mighty waters,
To and that bleSt abode.
Where never death should some between. and sever
Them ffOm their loved apart
Where they might work, and will, and live forever,
. still holding heart 10 heart.
Aud so they lived. In happiness and pleasure,
And grew In power and pride,
And did great deeds, and laid stores oftreasure,
And never any died.
And many years rolled on. and saw them striving
With unahate'l breath,
And other years still fOund and LETT them living,
And gave no hope OF death.
Yet listen, hapless soul whom angels pity,
Craving a boon like this
Mark how the jewellers in the wondrous city
Grew weary OF their bliss.
One and another who had been cOncealins
The pain of life's long thrall.
FOrsook their pleasant places, and came stealing
Outside the city wall.
Craving. with wish that brOOked no moro denying,
50 long had II been crossed,
The blessed possibility OF dying
The treasure they had lost.
pNslly the current Of rest-seeking mOrtals
Swelled o. a broader tide,
TIL none were len within the ety's portals,
And graves grew green outside.
woald II be worth the having Or the giving.
The boon Of endless breathi
All, for the weariness Of living
There u NO cure bat death!
Ours were indeed fate deserving pity,
We're that sweet rest denied
And few, methinkS, would care to ind the city
Where never any died!
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Volume IS.

tree, are from six inches TO foot in length,
and Of most delicate tint, between light
purple and white. When in full bloom, IL
is one Of the most beautiful towering plants.
For twining about windows nothing Is
prettier than Chinese twining honeysuckle'
IL blooms constantly nearly all summer, and
its fragrance is peculiarly pleasant. Ii is
not so hardy rs the roses mentioned, but may
be cultivated with n little care. The red and
yellow honeysucklcs, planted together, give
very fine effect. especially when trained on
A lattice. Mr.. Downing speaks Of the we'll
scented clematis { c. Ranmuia,) "as the very
type Of dOlicacy and grace, whose flowers are
broiderod like pale stars over the whole vine
in midsummer, and whose perfume is the
mos. spiritual, impalpable, and yet far
spreadinr Of all vegetable odors."
All these climbing plants may be trained
nm the side, Of dwellings by an occasional
fastening to the wall. The honeysuckles, ,be.
iny more lravils. need the support of strong
twine. All the preparation necessary is to
dig trench a little distance from the wall.
Gll il with rich soil, (for the richer it is, the
more luxuriant will be the growth,) and
rla,, ,bs r,o, Nh, emitting ar the seed. as
the cas-. NAV b.. and thu thing il DONE
These NAV be obtained at a triilinc expense
lrom uny of the nurseries or greenhouses.
and once obtained. YOUR stock will never need
renewing. They will add to the beauty of
tho most delightful residence, and impart il
to those lacking in all ornament. The old
house hich YOU have been talking about
tearing down, will look quite well for year
or two LONGER. if Won will reiuycnate il by
this drapery of living green. The blank,
broad aide Of n building which stares into
the street with it's great expressionless face,
will wear a very different countenance. you
will build n simple trollis over tho front door.
and cover il with some graceful crceper.
There are situations whore the European
wv, the American Ivy, and the trumpet
creepers. (B;ouonia,, ! have a fine effect, this
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-04-04

"Jonx BRowS's I,ody."-If the Winchester.
Va, correspondent Of the New York World y
correct In his statement, "John Browns BODY
does not "moulder In the grave" In . letter
dated 18th inst, he says;
"I visited the Medical College 10 this town
vbere M. D's are furbhed to the Sousnern
Couieder.ey. Prominent among the ools'ss 10
,Ss ,Ss %us ins.sunsni isi.u %. and u: nu:sl;s.
,si,. snd Arteries sllprsssrvsd, the TOP OF tne
e,sniam % avn oif and the lips purpossly dis-
iorted In disrespect."
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Anrsrr At Sruurns TO poposog. r.0or'.

ArrEnrr AT NEwpEns 10 PoisoSo our Tnoors.
A correspondent Of the Philadelphia Enquirer
writes that he has seen letter from the U. 3.
gunboat Cha,seur. of Newbern, N. G.. March
IS. from which he makes the following sx-
tracts:
eft Is true that the people, on leaving the
town set jugs Of poisoned rum ana whisky out
hold Of the liquor.
Fortunately some Of our officers visited the
city early In the afternoon, and discovered the
attempt. but not until two Of them had parts-
ken Of the mixture. One OF them died last
night IN Ats, and the other is not expected 10
live. The troops emptied the jugs into the gut
ters"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-04-04

q The Baltimore American says there Is q
general impression at Fortress Monroe that the
Merrimae will not come GU, again. as the fact
Of her in'ulnerabili'y against the Monitor IS
matter Of great doubt with The rebels.
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well, you are we'll paid for your kindness
to poor people, any how
Fannie, said Beauchamp to his vile one
day, few months AFTER this, ,what do you
think Of this7' and he read as follows-
SuIcrpE.-James.M Morris, lately sent to the
State prison from c. county. was this
morning found hung in his cell. lie had ev'
identity hung himself, rs the table had been
drawn out to the place where he was sus-
pended, and had been kicked over. The
night before he had been foiled In m attempt
to break out, and this was probably his rea'
son for suicide. ..I...
Lord have mercy upon him. said Fannie.
Amen = said Beauchamb. @
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-04-04

y Gen. Curtis says many Of the FEDERAL
soldiers who tsll In the battle at Pea Ridge,
were tomahawked. scalped and shamsfally
mAngled
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poetrp.
Prom the Continental Monthly.

"t would not live Away" says the hymn.
and the sentiment has, like every great truth.
BEEN set forth in THOUSAND forms. One Of
the most truly beautiful which we have ever
met Is that Of
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Book and Job Printing.

or all kinds, such - Pamphlets, Town Reports
School Reports, Posters and Handbiils for Thss.
tres, Concerts, Wedding Cards, Visiting Cards,
Business Cards, Dusbilla Blank. Rscsipta Baak
Cheeks, Labels Of every description. Inmnnes
Policies. Forwarding Cards. Bills Of Lading. As-
a., printed In colors or with DrOass, sxseutsd
st this Once
WITH SEArSESs AND DISPATCH.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-07-04

the conscience is, the thing is PRETTY nigh
smashed up"
oval" ses Linkin. "things DO look
kender dark | don't know whar we will
come out, but l guess III issoo a procla-
mashln 'or the ministers to pray for us
Perhaps they will do sum good" Ses |.
" Kernel, that reminds me of old Elder
DoolittIe, who cum along the road one day
rite by whar old Sol Hopkins, very wick
ed old sinner was hoein com. The season
was late, and the corn was nifty slim. Ses
tie Elder Mister Hopkins, our corn is
not very forrard this YEAR No, is mon
strons poor seq Hopkins, 'an I guess
shEn't have half a crop WAL ses the
Elder, Mister Hopkins, you ought to pray
to the Lord for good crops, perhaps He
will hear you wal, perhaps lie WILL
and perhaps He won't ses old Sol, but
III be darned eff l don't believe that this
corn needs manure tarnal SIGHT MORN ii
does prayin for "Now," ses "Linkin
Think this country is something like old
Hopkinses corn. Hnce2s statesmaash:p a
good deal more than proy;n tor." Linkin
didn't seem to ike this last observashun of
mine much, for he turned tbe subject, and
he amt aXed me what it was best TO DO
with the nigger since.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-07-04

A LETTER FROM SMITH O'BRIEN.-In a
letter, dated at Killarney, Ireland, May Is,
William Smith O'Brien Acknowledges the
receipt Of contributions from our citizens
for the poor Of Ireland, and adds;
"The exhibition Of humane and gener-
GUS feeling which has taken place in
America, on the part not onl Y Of the Irish
population ofthat country, but also of the
native born Americans, has produced in
Ireland deep sentiment of admiration ard
Of gratitude. In these sentiments | fully
participate, and though took no part in
the proceedings Of a meeting recently held
in Dublin, at the Rotunda, to which you al
lude, can assure you that there is not in
Ireland an Individual who entertains with
more intense earnestness than that which
| feel desire for the welfare and happi,
ness Of our transatlantic friends
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-07-04

Gg It is lai3 down BY Vattel IN his
law Of nations, that in case Of rebellion or
civil war, the sovereign should always
leave the door open for the return of his
insurgent subjects TO their allegiance.
But If tyrant wanted 10 close the door
OF hope against his rebelIious subjects. to
drive them to desperation and unite them
to a man against his authority, so that he
might have a plausible excuse for extermi.
mating them and dividing their lands and
estates among Lis favorites and sycophants
he could use no more etfectual means for
the accomplishment OF these atrocious de
signs, than to proclaim and carry into eff
feet as his conquering Iegions might enable
him 10 do it, forfeiture of all the earthly
possessions Of tie insurgents en- masse, and
of all aiding OF abelting their cause
Harrisburg Patriot
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Shamrock and E0rget-Me-Not.

The Shamrock, the national emblem Of
one Of Britain's tairest isles, has It's Chris
tian 'cgend thus; s., Patricps, unable to
comprehend the meaning of the word
Trinity, desPairingly cast his eye. on the
ground in prayer for some means whereby
he might "lighten " the Gen:ilcs" :" when
spying the little trefoil shamrock at his
feet, he plucked it, and holding it up on
high, pointed to three leaves on one Stem
as the emblem of his doctrine, to the easy
comprehension of his listeners.
To that beautiful little flower, tie For
get ne-not, with its blue, like the tints Of
a summer flower and its golden eyes,
bright as hope, is attached legend known
to most Of our readers, though it will not
be amiss to repea: it. 4 German knight,
with his lady love, were walking on the
banks of the Danube, when the fair one
saw a tuft of the myosotts in the steam,
and expressed her wish for il. With
all chiyalrous alacrity, the knight. in
full array, plunged in and gathered the
prize but the eIGies of that treacherous
river drew him down in their fatal grasp
aud sinking, he threw The flowers Oh shore
TO his distracted mistress, with the we'll
known words, : Ytrgis n1eia nicht r "For
get me-not.'
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Yet he afterwards urged them upon the
Bank Comptroller as good security fol
bank bills to be circulated among the peo
pie, and afterwards urges the Legislature
to invest the school fund in them, which II
did do.
The reason given for not paying the
bonds instead of gold and treasury notes to
contractors who had agreed toreceive them
is that the bonds were supposed by Has
tlngs not to be worth much in New York.
and it was therefore better for the State to
keep them, or sell them at a discount 10
bankers.
a great multitude of estate agents +"
were appointed to make useless JOURNEYS TO
Washington under the pretence Of proyid
ing for the wants of the soldiers. These
agents were generally the personal favor
ties and political partisans of the Governor
and state officers.
The Governors Private Secretary while
receiving his regular salary of 900, re-
ceiyed an additional salary for military SER
vices of$l 600, nearly $500 more for ille
gai fees, and &4.00 in addition Der DAY for
doing business in Milwaukee. lie visited
Philadelphia and Washington each twice
at the expense Of the State. A pleasant
BERTH
Treasurer Hastings made one trip to
New York, Boston and Philadelphia, and
two trips to Washington. The Commits
lee says he took with him large sum of
state money on each occasion, in no in
stance returning any to tie Treasury, ncr
did he ever file any account of expenses !
One agent travelled 70 Chicago for the
purpose Of showing another agent where a
certain well known firm did business-fare
$500!
A large number of these partisans and
favorites were in Washington simqItane~
ousiy, visiting the army. Messrs. Tread
way and Van SIyke testify that they were
" superfuous appendages" es"-simply enjoys
ing pleasure excursions at the expense of
the State
Randall fled in the Office Of the Secre.
tary Of state no less than three different
schedules Of salaries to be paid his appoint
ees, each time Withdrawing the previous
schedules, aud each time increasing the
salaries,
Randall appointed an innnmer7b,a staff
for which the committee find no authority
anywhere. 1t served TO render his pres
sence impos;no when VISITING camns,
Large sums were paid for livery teams
that republican officials might ride at their
leisure without expense to themselves, and
as the committee believe, contrary to every
principle of honesty or LOYALTY.
Some ofthese honest" agents, charged
and received pay for more time than they
did service. One was paid $3.50 for TWEEN
ty days employment.
Large sums were expended for fancy ar
ticles for the private use Of officers.
Among other articles Of the sort, the state
paid lor hair oil, honey soap, court plaster
tooth brushes, knives, backing, stamps, 10
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-07-04
GEO. REED,

AHoraey and Counsellor at Law.
Has resumed Tie practice Of ais profession in
Manitovoo. AID car now promise to give
promp. a.-e...sa . all professional business
entrusted 10 4.u.
~ Collections made in any part Of the State
For a few wec1s lis Office will be found at
his dwelling house.
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GS On Saturday night las: four huad-
rel wounded men from the battle field Of
Port Republic arrived in Washiugton in
box cars and it was late the next day be
fore they were removed to quarter, where
they coaIl receive the much needed surci.
cal at'cation and DO relieved from their
suferings. At the same time the govern
nent WAS supporting in comfortable quar-
ters some eleven hundred lazy unaway ne
groea. That shows the sympathy Of tie
powers that be.
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OBEYING ORDERS,

mcmb-rS the widow iIotter, who used
many years aro 10 occupy a small wooden
house away down in Narrower street, in
somewhat close proximity to Salutation
Alley. Well, this widow was blessed with
a SON who Ike Goldsmith: and many other
men distinguished in after lie, was the
Ounce of lis class. Nun. .erous were tho
hoggings which his stupidity brought upon
him, and the road to knowledge was with
him truly a 9 vale of tears"
One day he came houe as usual Will .ef
eyes and hands.
80, you LIockhead,' screamed his moth.
er-she was a bit of virago, Mrs. Trot>
ter was" you've been ge;tin' another
licking, I know"
80, yes replied Master Trotter, chats
one Of the regular exercises-lickin' me-.
After I've licked Trotter,' says tho nas~
ter, III hear the 'ri,hmetic class But,
mother, to change the subject, as the Grim
inal said, when he found the Judge getting
personal, is there any aren't can do for
YOU =
Yes" grumLled the widow, only you
are 50 eternal slow about anything you
undertake-go get pitcher of water. and
be gone four years about it, will ye?"
Bob Trotter took the pitcher and wenl,
ed his way in the direction Of the street
pump but he hadn't got far. when he en>
counterel his friend Joe Juiler, the mate
Of vessel, issuing from his house, and
dragging heavy sea chest along after
him.
Come, Bob" said Joe. " bear hand
and help me down to Long Wharf with
this"
We'll, so would" sqii Bob, "only
yon see mother has sent me after pitcher
of water"
" What DO you care for your mother
she don't care for You. Come along"
"WelI," said Bob, first let me hide the
pitcher Where can fine it again"
With these words be slowed away lis
earlhen ware ur1ar a fight ofstone steps,
and dsaccompaniel lis Eend aboard ship
The pilot Was urging the Captain to cast
off and take advantage of the wind and
tide, bat the Captain was awaiting the ar
rival Of a boy he had shipped the day be-
fore, and wishing no good TO his eyes for
the delay he had occasioned.
NJ last he tunnel TO Bob Tro.ter, and
said
"What do you say, youngstcr, 70 ship,
ping with me? I'll treat YOU well, and
give You ten dollars q month"
81 should like TO GO" said Bob, hesi-
tatingly, but mother"
Hang your mother" said the Captain.
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HECTOR MCLEAN.

Notay PuJljc and General Land agent,
sTocEERDGE, CALUMET CO., WIS.
VIII attend to the payment Of taxes, the collec-
ton d dcy.-, tie ex .tuination Of titles, &c.
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GEO. y, W0ODIy,

AAorney and CounSellOr az Lar,
Justice Of tie Peace, and Notary Public. Par
ticular attention gwen to collecting, &c. Of
fee Oh York Street, Manitowoc, Wis nl-tf
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Er- Tell me, angelic hosts, ye messen>
gers Of love, shall unpaid printers here be-
low, have no redress above The shining
angel band replied TO US is knowledge
given de.inquenis on the printers book
can never euter heaven -
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CFE7S. =, REUTER-.

Moran PuntIc, Agent for the Milwaukee Mu
tual Insurance omrany, and ounty Treas
urcr. VIII attend to the payment of Taxes
&c. Once on Ninth Street nl-n
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B. R. aaGERSON.

Attorney &. Law md Notary Public Ofice or
York street; uy--l side Of the river, Mani-
tow0c. 49-1y
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-07-04

g One Of tile readest replies we have
heard lately was made by an Irishman,-
\ gentleman travelling on horseback. down
east, came upon an Irishman who was
:cncing 10 q most barren and desolate piece
Of land.
What arc you fencing in that lot for,
Pat Z" said be, "a herd Of COWS wo'd starye
to death on that land"
And sure, your honor, wasn't fencing
:. keep he roo. bassu - egt cf :. o.
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Letter from Major Jack Downing.
WAsHINGToN, May Is, 1862.
To the Editors of tie CiwcasLin

To the Editors cf tie Clycashin:
SURs I've been kinder sick since 7
writ you last. The truth is, this clYmate
in spring is rae = very weaknin to tie con,
stitushin. Linkin, too has been terribly
anXuS about war moose, and the nigh ap-
proach ofhut weather. But the great sub
jecs which the Kernel and | have been
considerin, is the ''contrybaDds." What
is to be done with 'em? That's the quest
shin, and Lipkin ses he would like to sqe
the tei!et that can tell him. One mite Lin
kin got big map, and lie tot down, and
"Now," ses he, "Najor, let's take look at
| all creashin, and see ef ther amt some
place whar we kin send these pesky kinky
heds, an get rid of 'em" Wal, ses |,
Kernel, rm agreed" SO we wen: at it.
First Linkin put his finger on Haty.-
'Now," ses he, theirs an iland that Jest
suits the nigger coustitushin. Suppose
they go thar" "But, " ses |, " Kernel,
they won't SO, an eff they did, they wo'dn't
do nothin." WAL ses he, "no matter
ef they won't trouble US here eny longer"
'Bui," ses ], ''thcr's one more resin. The
Hand amt large enutf to hold all the nig>
gers-four miliio.. or thereabouts y
-" Wall" ses he, " Il rs Central Amer;ly
what do you think Of that spot =
''Wal" ses I, Kernel, that's a fine eoun.
try, materially. The Creator fixed 1t upon
grand skale, bat you can't make treaty
with it, eny more lLar You can count tie
spots on little ~, when be keeps rul..n
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Tg7I. 70. NICHOLS,

attorney and Counsellor at Lar,
Office on York Street, Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County Wis Collections promptly attended
to- ul-tf
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How the last State AdmInistration TX
pended 100000.
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gDEFE 7EcEAEOGEs,

Wagon, Els.1i, and C'arriage Maker.
Shop On York street, over Wm. Sharp's Black
-nitl shop Maaitowoc, Wis. Always on
hand, and willing to work,
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o. TOFkE}EsON \ Co.

Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions,
Hardware, rockcry, Boots and Shoes, Hats
and Caps, Drug aud Medicines, Gla-s, Nails,
etc. Produce OF all hiads wanted, nl-tf
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Complete Abstract Of the Facts Re-
ported by the JOINT Investigating
Committee.