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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-10-15
Probate Notice.

Pierce County Court-h Probate; ,,,i, i
matter of the estate Of AlEah " ~"
ceased.
N N reading and filing the apPll'ssg,ss y
" Henry X. White administfaIol = ..g.ss.l
Alvah White of River Falls deeeaseql - y 3.
among other things that he has MOI I'm t,,r y
abled to collect a sufficient sum byIsss
assets Of said estate to pay off the inoSs IN. u
in the time required, and praying
time M Y be extended. ,...,;oa
1t is ordered that the said appl.'a.uYN Ne.
heard before the Judge OF this Co 38ss % ., o.
day the 25th day Of August t 10 4 Pr
O'Clock P. N. at his office in the Ci'' 70
colt. -, giras ?
1t is further ordered that notice u 3l. sib
all creditors of said estate By 9IHogatl'
copy of this order in the Pre:co. ~, i o,aaT
newspaper printed in Prescott ~ S: iar
three weeks successfully prior e a"'
hearing.
August I 1862 .stz rsl.a
.I5-3w. Wn1IaM Howe@ tvV''
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I'd EFEREE'S SALE.-STATE OF WIS
IA consin, Circuit Court Pierce County.
r. S. Boyce, against Sidney S. Eaton and
Phebe Eaten.
Judgment Of foreclosure.
In virtue of, and pursuant to, a Judgment
rendered in said court on the above entitled
action, dated May Goth, a. D. 1862, shall ex-
pose for sale and sell at public auction, at the
front door of the City Bank of Prescott. in
the city of Prescott in said county, on Satur-
day, the 18th day Of September, 1862, at the
hour of 2 o'clock, p. NJ, of that day, the fol-
lowing described moTtgaged premises. or so
much thereof as may be necessary to raise the
amount of said judgment, interest, and costs,
together with the expenses of sale. to-wit :
the southeast quarter of the southeast quar-
ter of section number ten, in township TWEEN
ty-scyen. OF range nineteen also so much of
the east half Of the northeast quarter of the
southeast quarter of said section ten as lies
south of Kinnickinnic Creek, all in Pierce
county, and containing fifty-four and three
fourth acres, more or less.
A. II. YOUNG, Referee
J. s. WHITE, Plaintiffs Attorney.
Prescott, June 6, 1862. 7-13w
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How some People Marry.

Al Young man meets the pretty face
in the bali room, falls in love with ii,
marries It, goes to housekeeping with it,
and boasts of having home and wife
to grace it.. The chances are nine to
ten that lie has neither. Her pretty face
gets to be an old story, or becomes faded
or freckled. or frotted-and as the face
was all be wanted, all lie paid attention,
to, all he sat up with, all he bargined for,
all he swore to love, honor and protect,
he gets sick of his trade, knows dozen
faces which he likes better, gives up
staying home evenings, consoles himself
with cigars, oysters and politics, and
looks upon his home as very indifferent
boarding house. A family of children
grown up about him; but neither he nor
bis face knows anything about train
ing them, so they come up helter-skel !;
made toys Of when babies, dolls when
boys and girls, drudges when young men
and women; and so they live year after
year, and not one quiet, homely hour is
known throughout the whole household.
Another young man becomes enamor-
ed of fortune" He waits upon it to
parties, dances the polka with it, exchan-
ges pi1etdour with it, pops the question
to it, gets " yes " from it, takes it to the
parsons, webs it, calls it "wife," carries
it home, sets m establishment with it,
introduces it to his friends, says (poor
fellow that he, too, is married; he has
got home. 1t is false He is in the wrong
box; but it is too late to get out of it.
He might as we'll hope to escape from his
coffin; his friends congratulate him, and
he has to grin and bear it. They praise
the house, the furniture, the new cradle.
the new Bible, the new baby--and then
bid the s. fortune" and he who husbands
it, good morning! AS if he had known
q good morning since he and that gilded
fortune were declared to be one.
Take another case. A young woman
smitten with pair Of whiskers. Curled
hair never before had such charms. She
"sets her cap' for them; they take. The
delighted whiskers makes an offer, prof
fering themselves both in exchange for
her heart. The dear Miss is overcome
with the magnanimity, closes the bargin,
carries the prize, shows it to pa and ma,
calls herself engaged to it, thinks there
were never such a pair of whiskers be-
fore, and in q few weeks they are mar
aicd Married! Yes, the world calls it
so, and we will. What is the RESULT A
short honevmo DON, and then the unlucky
discovery that they are unlike as chalk
and cheese, and not to be made one
though all the priests in Christendom
pronounce them so Life Illustrated.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-10-15

DANCING THEIR RAGS oFF.-Two un
sophisticated country lasses visited Niblo's,
i'll New York, during the ballet season.
When the short-skirted gossamer-clad
nymphs made their appearance on the
stage, they become restless aud fidgety.
." Oh, Annie!' exclaimed one soto voice.
"Wel Mary!" " IL amt nice; | don't
like it." Hushr' - don't care, it
ain nice, and l wonder aunt brought us
to such a place." Hush, Mary; the
folks laugh at you." After one or two
filings and a pirouette, the blushing Miss
said: Oh, Annie, let's go; it amt
nice, and | don't feel comfortable" Do
hush, Mary" replied the sister, whose
own face was scarlet, though it wore an
air of determination; "It's the first
time | ever was at the theatre, and |
suppose it will be the last; so ! am just
going to stay it out, if they dance every
rag off their backs!"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-10-15
Notice.

The Fall Term of the RIVER FAILS AcADR-
MY will commence on Monday, Aug. %. un-
der the supervision of Prof. L. B. Tefft.
Tuition free to children belonging TO fami-
lies Of volunteers. A. MORSE, Secretary.
River Falls, Aug. Is, 1882.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-10-15

= The ladies of Saratoga are sha-
ming and bribing the men into volun,
teering. AT large war meeting held
in that place on Sunday afternoon, the
enthusiasm was unbounded. Clergy
men addressed the meeting. and pro
claimed the work in hand Gods work.
A Young lady took from her neck gold
chain and sent ii to tho stand, to be Civ
en- to The first man that would volunteer.
1t was at once taken. Others sent rings,
and some contributed money, all of which
were taken. When l left the ground,
jewels were still coming from the ladies,
which were eagerly taken by young
knights who go forth to battle as the
champions of the fair donors. At mid
night the grove was Illuminated, and the
meeting was still in session. The ladies
were on hand bidding up for volun-
teers.
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u. F. MacOmher.

DEALER in Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry, Cd
Street. opposite Thorne, Norrish d 'Co@s
Store, Hastings. MINI. Spectacle Glasses
Set and Fitted TO suit any Eyes. Watches,
Clocks, Jewelry and Sewing Machines Re-
paired. All work warranted.
September IT, 1862 91-tf
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a. MORSE.

COLLECTOR, CoYvEYANCER, AND NOTARY PUB
Lie. Win also obtain arrears of pay and
bounty for deceased and discharged soldiers;
and arrears of pay, from county and state,
for soldiers wives. Office in Babcock's
Building. River Falls, Wis.
June l. 1862 7-ly
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-10-15
MASONIC.

THERE viii be a regular meeting of N. w.
Lodge No. l05 of Free and Accepted Ma
sonson the second and fourth Tuesdays of
each month at Masonic Hall. Schaser's Bull
dug, Prescott Wisconsin.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-10-15

= As people usually sprinkle the
floors before they sweep them, says an
old bachelor, SO some ladies sprinkle
their husbands with tears, in order that
they may sweep the cash out of their
pockets.
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H o T E L S .
KILBOURN HOUSE,

j. Med. SMITH, Proprietor,
Levee street, Prescott, Wisconlin.
Largest and Best Hotel in the City, and
convenient for all travellers going to or com
ing from the Boats.
Prescott, May IL, 1861. n2f
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FARMERS HOME,

PETER BoTr, PRoPR1EToR Corner of Broad
and Orange streets, Prescott, Wisconsin,
PETER Bort begs leave to inform his friends
that he has just completed his new building,
and has good accommodations for eating.
drinking and sleeping weary travellers.
Prescott, June ~, 1861. n6tf
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CITY HOTEL,

HUDsox, WISCONSIN A. BoYDEN, Proprietor.
This house has been newly furnished, and no
pains will be spared to make its guests cat
home" General stage office.
July 8, 1861. n9tf
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CITY DRUG STORE

Is DoIxG BRISK BUSINESS, where all kinds of
Drugs. Medicines, Paints. Oils, Perfumery,
and fancy articles can be bought at ex-
tremcly low prices AS l pay cash down
for my Goods I can sell them Cheap for Cash
only. Call and see for yourself.
Prescott, May IL, 1861. w. j. WHIPPLE.
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G. j. cox,

DEALER IN FLOUR, GRAIN, ETC Custom Work
done to order. The best brands of Flour
sent to ell parts of the country.
River Falls, May A, 1861.
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When the young and gifted Sum

- When the young and gifted Sum
merfeld was preaching in the city of
New York, and immense audiences were
held entranced by his eloquence, p veal
thy lady threw herself into his society,
and conferred upon him many favors,
and finally addressed him note in
which she told him that her heart, her
fortune, and her hand were at his dispos-
al" The reply of the devoted and clio
quent Methodist was: Give your heart
to the Lord Jesus Christ; give your for
tune to the poor; and give your hand to
the man who asks you for it.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-10-15

EXCHANGE bought and sold, and prompt at
tention given to collections.
Prescott, June 10, 1861. nSy1
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-10-15

Gen. Jim Lane, in his late New York
speech, boosted that in his infancy he was
rocked in the same cradle with nigger
baby. The ntgger, kneenly alive to the
disgrace has never said a word about it.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-10-15
G. III. MILLER,

BUYS AND SELLS negotiable paper, City Scrip,
County Orders, Tax Sale Certificates, ETC.,
etc; VIII pay taxes for non-residents and
attend to real estate business generally. Of
flee over City Bank, Broad Street. Prescott,
Wisconsin, n29wf
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-10-15

- Galloping Consumption-Cavalry
foraging in The enemy's country.
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= How near akin laughter is to tears
was shown when Reubens, with n single
stroke of his brush, turned LAUGHING
child, in painting, TO one crying; and
our mothers, without being great paint
ers, have often brought US. in like man
ner, from JOY to grief by single stroke.
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NJ E r G Fl A n Z S
G.. T. APP. ROBERTS
0. S. pow ELL,

DEALER IN Dry GooDs, GROCERIES, Ready
Made Clothing, Boots, Shoes. etc.
River Falls, May 4, 1861. nit
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= A man cannot possess anything
better than a good woman, nor anything
worse than lad one.
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CITY BANK OF PRESCOTT.

PRESCOTT, WISCONSIN.
w. p. WEsTFALL, Cashier.
CHAs. MILLER, President
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p II Y S | G. / A n S.
J. NJ. WHIPPLE,
c. S. KICKER,
n1tf

DENTIST, has located permanently at Prescott.
Rooms next door to Griffin's Store. Bust
ness solicited.
Prescott, July 31st, 1860. 14-H
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d. d. PRICE,

Dealer in all kinds of Furniture. Chairs, Bed
steads, Tables. etc. of different styles kept
constantly on hand. Furniture of any des-
cription furnished to order. All work war;
rantcd. Terms reasonable. Shop on Broad
Street, Prescott, Wis. 34y1
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BY AMOS SAUNDERS, Deputy
Give GRAY d HUMPHREY, Pl'ffs Att'ys
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THos. w. SWEENEY, ESQ, assessor
second district of Pa, Philadelphia.
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The following official letter from Com
missioner Boutwell, to Mr.. Sweeney, as
SCISSOR for the second district in Pennsyl-
yauia, contains information of value to
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-08-19
From our Regular Correspondent.
Letter from the State Capital.

AUGUSTA, Aug. Is, 1852.
Editors Press The 10th Regiment leave
for the seat of war tomorrow morning at five
o'clock, with full ranks, with the exception of
a small number of sick left behind The re ii
ment has been fully paid of, and the boys are
eager for the fray. The 18th regimen goes
on Thursday, and the 18th on Saturday of this
week. The remaining ones will leave soon
alter.
Tidings received from the late battle of Ce-
dar Mountain give glowing accounts of the
valor and skill of the Maine troops there en-
gagged, particularly Of the Maine 10th Regi-
ment, which took battery after battery at the
point of the bayonet. The large losses in this
Regiment in the fight, testify to its heroic gal
lantry. The army under General Pope is
represented as immense, having five hundred
pieces ofartillery and twenty thousand cavalry.
We may be sure that in the next battle with
Pope, the Rebels will get such drubbing as
they never yet have received at the hands of
Union troops. General Pope is the only pope
that never made bull.
William p. midget, of Newbury, has been
commissioned I'd Lieut. in the 18th Regiment,
and Rev. Prof Elphalet Whittlesey, of Bruins
wick, Chaplain of the 10th Regiment
SKIRMIsHER.
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CFor the Portland Daily Press. J


The citizens OF Cape Elizabeth, on Thursday
last, presented Lieut.. Geo. W. S. Pickett of
Co. L, 18th Regiment, with an elegant sword
and sash, as token of their respect and good
wishes. The time and place of the presenta-
ton gave a high degree of interest to the oc-
casion. A very large picnic party, under the
direction of the F. w. Baptist society of c. T.,
assembled at the Cape Lights, to which Lient.
Pickett and his Company were invited
About no on, Lieut.. F. and about forty of Co.
L, mostly Cape Elizabeth boys) arrived. and
after doing justice to an excellent chowder,
and enjoying the usual picnic sports, the as
sembly was called to oIder, and Col Chas.
Hannaford was chosen chairman. The sword
was presented by DIR. E. Hutchinson, of Cape
Elizabeth, in brief but very ielictous adj
dress, which was eloquently responded to by
Lieut. Pickett Able and patriotic addresses
were then made by Rev. L. d. Strout, of C. T.,
Rev. VIM. f. Eaton, of Gorham, Rev. Mr..
Reed, of Portsmouth, n. H., Rev. J. NJ. Bailey,
of Saco, Rev. Mr.. Brown, of Buxton, Rev. II.
c. Bailey, of c. t., Hon. John Lemming. of
Canada, and Others. w.
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a letter received yesterday, from one of the Of
ficers of the Sixth Battery. 1t was not intend
ed for publication but will be found interest
ing:
Battle Field 5 miles beyond CULPEPPER
COURT House, Aug 10, 1862.
DEAR FATHER:-Of course you have read
before this of yesterdays fight. The Sixth
Maine Battery was.in the advance, and opened
fire on the extreme left of the line where for
four hours we held therebels at bay. Had itnot
been for our Battery, the rascals would have
outfanked us and caused great havoc. We
being on the left of our line. of course engaged
the right of the rebels, which was under the
command of Gen. Winder. whom you have
heard ofas Provost Marshal of Richmond. /
don't know what the newspaper reports will
be, but do know that the Sixth Battery
caused the death of Gen. Winder, who was in
house into which we threw a number of
shell, and we were the only ones who threw
away any shot in that direction. Two desert
ers who came into onr lines to-day, say that
the whole fire of the rebels was most of the
time directed upon us, but our boys with true
Maine grit, stuck to their guns as long as there
was around to fire and only left our position
when every other Battery had left the field.
just as we left, McDowells reinforcements
came up, and the rebels fell back six miles, aud
If they stay there two days, we shall bag them
sure.
The loss on our side in killed and wounded
is estimated at about two thousand. The 10th
Maine went in with most GOO men, and up to
this time only $50 men have reported them
selves. Capt. Jordan is safe. l saw him this
morning. Col. Beals is all right and hero,so
also is John Gould the Cashiers son. We had
three men killed. Charles Lamb of Searsmont,
w. c. Arey of Camden, and Reuel III. Haskell
of Dexter. Sergt. Henry Richardson of Smith
field, is missing and supposed to be killed, be-
sides Thomas j. Bickmore Peter Lee, Henry
Smith, and A. II. Hunselpacker. We had
four men wounded and fifteen horses killed. /
felt perfectly cool, and tried TO do my duty.
Selfpraise Is not my style but let Others judge
me. Lieut.. Dow is good grit, and worked like
a tiger; as for Capt. McGilvery, no words can
express the courage displayed by him, he was
not dismounted during the battle, but rode
among his men directing their fire, noticing
the effect ofeach -disshA-eo, and encouraged
them by his GOODNESS. Ht
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Correspondence of the Press.
SKowHEGAN, Aug. IS, 1856:

SkOWHEGAN, aug. 10, 1907.
DEAR PRESS We can fully agree with all
that your correspondent has said relative to
this beautiful village. We doubt whether a
more desirable retreat can be found. Business
is quietly reviving; the paper and oil cloth
mills doing quite profitable and increasig
business. The river is lined with lumbermen
and full of logs; hound to saw mills in Rich
mond. The logs, this year, are driven down
stream by a company, regularly chartered, and
not at individual expense as formerly.
Last evening, at the Methodist Church, Mr..
John F. Rich of your city ,lectured on "Ameri-
can Duty" The audience was very large, and
evidently engaged in the great duty advocated
by the speaker, that of crushing out this rebel
lion.
Coming here on Saturday, we could but note
the extensive Improvements being made in the
Kennebec & Portland Road. This road, you
well know, is great favorite with the public
and deservedly so.
Passing over this road we have often had
occasion to notice the uniform consideration
that all receive. Saturday we fell in with
sick soldier, from the LIST Maine Cavalry, re-
turning to his home in Sangerville. The poor
fellow was emaciated and fatigued; chronic
dysentery and typhoid fever, having reduced
him to a feeble consumptive. Once in the
cars, Mr.. Mitchell the gentlemanly, Conductor,
did everything possible for the soldiers COM
fort and had personal interest in his welfare,
until the volunteer arrived at the junction at
Kendall's Mills, and changed trains. Such an
exhibition of kindness on the part of con-
ductor cannot be forgotten, by those who saw
it and ought to be appreciated by the public.
This week, the county conventions of the
Republicans and Jameson democrats, are to
be held here, of which you shall have report.
En- route here, we stopped at Augusta over
Saturday night; visited the Insane Asylum,
the 10th Camp and other places of interest, of
which YOU shall hear MACHIGoNNE.
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rB-We are informed that the day following
commencement at Brunswick, a gentleman
of that town, recently returned from sea, took
sail down the bay on the front side of the
town in large sail boat, with the Confederate
flag flying at the mast head, and the American
flag beneath it, Union down! Though posi-
itively assured of the truth of the report, we
refrain from giving the name of the person who
thus outraged public sentiment, hoping it may
have been done in mere thoughtlessness. 1t
is kind of thoughtlessness, however, that, if
INDUCED in in some localities, would be likely
to bring harm to the perpetrator of it.
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A Fact-who can Explain Its

An intelligent gentleman of Lincoln county,
a county wb..-- s1urv rs MUCH secession sympa-
thy-inforprcd us a few days ago, that justbefore
t}ye lato battles in front of Richmond, certain
gentlemen in his neighborhood very freely
prophesied what was to take place; how the
rebel armies were to operate against McClel-
Ian, and what was TO be the result Of such OPP
erations. At the time such predictions were
uttered no action had taken place, or, at least,
no news ofany conflict had reached us. 1t is
true, the Wiscasset and other Lincoln County
prophets did not exactly hit the facts that sub
seqently transpired, but this thing they did du
they told precisely the same story that tcas 81
simultaneously told by the Richmond papers!
When the papers issued in Richmond imme-
diately preceding the battles, came to hand, it
was found that their announcements, predic-
tions and statements ofwhat was to be done,
and what was TO be the effect, tailed in al
most euery respect, with what had been stated
on the streets, in bar-rooms and in social cir
cles, simultaneously cith the date Of those pa
pers, in the loyal, peaceful State of Maine, sep
arated from the rebel capital by more than six
hundred miles!
The question arises,-how this similarity of
statement? How should men in Maine be
able to reflect the sentiments of men in rebel
Virginia? Our informant and friend has his
theory, and we know not who has better one.
His theory is this: that the mystic ties of the
"Golden Circle" extend from the rebel capital
to rebels all over the North; that this order has
its underground telegraph, by which all the
plans of our loyal government are made known
to JEFF Davis as soon as they are known to our
own people, and by which the thoughts of reb-
eldom pulsate through all the rebel arterial
system Of the North! Who win say this is not
rational explanation? How else explain the
readiness with which rebeldom is apprised of
all our movements, or the undisputed fact
that the most justly suspected men at the
North are best posted in relation to the rebel
plans?
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no Capitalists.

DROPoSALS are hereby solicited till the lst ofscp-
Il TENDER, for a loan of nineteen hundred dollars
to the town of Cumberland, for term of years, with
interest payable semi-annually.
n. l.. HUMPHREY. Treasurer.
Cumberland Center August r. lst2
a13eod2wd &wlt
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sB-The "oldest inhabitant' probably never
saw the country in fresher or greener robes at
this season of the year, than at the present
time. The frequent copious showers have pre-
served the fields as green as in June.