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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-22

Circuit Court. Pierce County. State of
Wisconsin.
Sarah Wells, Plaintiff, agst. Amos Wells
Thomas w Stillman. John G Nelson. James
Henderson, john Kietland, Richard Bigelow
Nelson II North Jesse Plat Jr, James Shell
don, A Reed, y Reed, and President, Direc-
tors and Company OF the Landholder's Bank,
Defendants:
By virtue and in pursuance of aludgment
of foreclosure and sale, obtained in the above
entitled case, at the November term OF said
court for said county, to wit on the 9th day
of ovembcr A d 1861, shall expose for sale
and sell to the highest bidder, at the front
door of the City Bank of Prescott, in the city
of Prescott I'm said county. on Saturday, the
Sth day of March A D 1861. at two o'clock IN
the afternoon of SAID day, the following des-
cribed premises. to satisfy said Judgment with
interest and costs of sale, TO wit /: the south
vest quarter of section nine 90 in township
twenty five (25,) of range eighteen ISL and
the north west quarter of the south west quar-
ter of section number twerty eight in town
ship number twenty six, range eighteen, con-
tanning two hundred acres of land more or less
being in the county of Pierce and state OF
Wisconsin.
j. C. BUTTON, Referee.
You've d FIToH. Pits AH'ys.
Dated Nov. 81, 1861. 32-13E
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-22

AYECDoTE OF SIMON CAMERoN.-A
Pennsylyanian, now in the army, relates
70 us Traditional anecdoto of the Sec
retarY of War, which is probably as true
a, the posthumous stories of the juvenile
DAYS of great men generally are ; and
We therefore put it on record for the ben
eft Of lis future biOgrapher =
uItwas tie custom aforetime in Penn
svlyania for mothers to place an apple, a
silver dollar, and a Bible before their
children, rs soon rs they were able to
toIiIs about, and, with a mothers inter-
es. and satisfaction, watch them make
their choice. 1t was considered indica-
tive of their more matured predictions.
In accordance with this custom the moth
er of the infantile Simon, as soon as he
vas able TO stand on his pins, produced
the articles and set them before the child,
hoping in her heart he would select the
Bible. But not so Simon. The future
Secretary of War took a somewhat de-
llberate view, and with less reverence
than King Alfred, mounted atop the Ho-
" Writ, pocketed the dollar, and COM
menced munching the apple /! 1t is
needless to add that he has been at that
business ever since"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-22

Law OF COMMUNICATIONS lot
i, on the whole, well averaged. A man
does not possess great gifts of person and
Of mind without drawbacks somewhere.
Either great duties are imposed upon him,
or great burdens are put upon his should
efs, orgreat temptations assail and bar
ass Inn. Something in his life, at some
ane IN his life, takes it upon himself to
reduce his advantages to the average
standard. Nature gave Byron dubbed
I'et, but with those feet she gave him a
genus whose numbers charmed the world
"a genius which multitudes of common
pace Or weak men would have been glad
Purchase at the price of almost any hui
I.'atlng eccentricity of person. But
IeY we're obliged to content themselves
WIN excellent feet, and brains of the
to9mon kind and calibre. Providence
j., "lthered the little boys leg, but the
, . song have heard from boy in
1--WE, ."Sivemonth came from his lips, as he
~ TIPod along alone in the open street.
-. -0 cheerful heart in his bosom was a
.n I'M compensation for the withered leg ::
~ beyond this the boy had reason for
,sl: s,ug over the fact that he was forever
5rt, r''a from military duty and fremen's
Of ~ J., and all racing about in the service
cav O'le s people. There arc individual
d.toa. ol :, misfortune in which it is hard to
We :, IN, sne eompepsating good, but these
@p,a, ls -. y call the exceptions" which
''''e Tue rule."-Dr. Holland
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-22
Sher;ffss Sale.

Circuit Court Pierce County-lState of Wis
consin. F. A. Dohrman, plaintiff, against
Franklin Otis and S. T. OTIS, defendants.
10y virtue of an execution issued out of the
ID Circuit Court for Pierce county for the
sum of four hundred and twenty Eight and
S-l00 dollars, with interest thereon from the
18th day of November, A. D. 1859, in favor Of
said plaintiff and against said defendants in
the above entitled action, / have levied upon
the following described property to-wit -
the east half of southwest quarter. land the
west half of southeast quarter of section
number II, township IS, range 19, and south-
west quarter Of north-wt st quarter section Is,
township 26. range Is, and lots /, 8, in block
number 4, aud eight rods square adjoiuing
said lots on the North il the village Of FIR nix
linz also, defendants interest in a certain
piece of land described a. follows, to-wif =
commencing at stake and stone in the centre
of the highway indicating the northwest cor
ner of lotsold to Martin Kellogg. rIfnning IN
the centre o. said highway ten rods, Thence
on a line South 50 degrees east until it strikes
the Tgimbelle stream, saids streams forming&he
East and South BOUNDARY until il is nteisec-
ted by a small rivulet; said rivulet to lie the
line to the southeast corner of a lot containing
one acre decided te B. F. Spaulding by the
party of the first part, thence ON the east line
of said lot to the mort beast corner, thence
on the north line Of said lot to land decided TO
Perry D. Pierce, thence northerly on e-line
of said lot to land sold to John O.. Martin.
thence easterly of The south line of said land
until it strikes a line running North is West.
starting from the northeast corner Of the said
lot decided 10 B. f. Spaulding, thence on a line
to the northeast corner of said kelloggss lot,
thence westerly on the line of said lot to the
place of beginning, containing. nine acres
more or less being in the southeast quarter of
section II. township IS north, range Is west;
all the above described property situated in
Pierce county and State of Wisconsin,. which
l viii expose and sell at public auetion 70 the
highest bidder at the front door OF j, M. Nc
KEGS Book Store, in the city of Prescott, in
said county of Pierce. on the 2Tth day of De-
cember. A. D. 1861. at 10 o'clock a. II. to sat-
isfy said execution and costs.
Dated at Prescott, this 18th day of Noyer,-
yer, A. d. 1861. j. r. FREEMAN,
Sheriff of Pierce County.
WHIrR d Jar. Pffs Ats'y2 t%sWs
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-22

OrD AGE.-A felicity of age is, that
Il has found oppression. Youth suffers
not only from unqualified desires, but
from powers untried, and from picture
in Lis mind of career which has, as yet,
10 outward reality. He is torEented
with the want of correspondence between
things and thoughts. Michael Angeles
lead is full of masculine and gigantic
figures and gods walking, which make
lin savage until his furious chisel can
render them into marble and of archi-
lectural dreams, until a hundred stone
ia ,ons can lay them in courses of trav-
erin. There is the Ike tempest in ey-
cry good head in which some great ben
lit for the world Is planted. The throes
continue until the child is born. Every
,seuitv new to each man thus goads
lin AID drives him out into doieful des-
erts, until it finds proper vent. All the
functions of human duty irritate and lash
lin forward, bemoaning and Gliding, I'M
til hey are performed. He wants
friends, employment, knowledge, power,
house and land, wife and children, hon
o., and fame; he has religious wants,
asthetic wants, domestic, civil, humane
wants. One by one, day after day, he
learns to coin his wishes into facts. He
has his calling, homestead, social connec-
ton, and personal power, and thus, at
the end OF fifty years, his soul is ap-
peased by seeing some sort of correspond
ence between his wish and bis posses
sion This makes the value of age, the
satisfaction it slowly offers to every crav-
ing. He is serene who does not feel
himself pinched and wronged, but whose
condition, in particular and in general,
allows the utterance of his mind. In old
PERSONS, when this is fully expressed, we
often observe fair, plump, perennial,
Eaxen complexion, which indicates that
al the ferment of earlier days has subsi-
Jed into serenity of thout and beha-
Tlor. = When life has been
well spent, age is loss of what ii can
well spare-muscular strength, organic
instincts, gross bulk, and works that be-
ong to these. But the central wisdom,
which was old in infancy, is young in
iour-score years, and dropping off OBJ
Struetons, leaves in happy subjects the
mind purified and wise. l have heard
that whoever loves is in no condition
olG.-AtIaRtic M0Rthly.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-22
Village Of Bay City.

chapman, lot ., blk II; amt 81 50 G Whitney,
lot Blk Il anti % Peter sherman, lot blk IL amt
2 54:lot TO- blk II: amt 81 Unknown, LOTS, Blk ~;
amt So; lot A. blk 81; amt 60; lot 5, blk Y; amt
! 65 lotto, MKT; 81 g.; lots 6, blk Is; 50 each;
? Y Wise, lots : S. 63 each. J Olive, lots II ~,
Reeves lot &, blk So - T L Nelson, lots 2, blk
IS, / 0S each Unknown, lots / "a 90 ~ IL ~;
INK 40 l 90 each T Morrow lots 10, blk IL, %
each. Mrs MarkIe lots 34567 go II u, BLK 80,
G6 each Hitler lots 3, blk 81, II each; lots /
& u blk "a 90 each; lot 3, dix So, II lots 8
: blk 62, l 50 each. Unkuwn, lots 9, DIX 81, So
each Vhcs Morrow, lots IL L. blk 81, n each--
UfIovn lots 10 Il r. BIZ CO, Is each Boyne, lot
l 81 5gch; lois II & u ok TO- 03 each Mr. Mark, lots
80. l4k Is. 81 each q chase. sly of lot 10 Blk
7Q5 90 " cauGed, lot + blk g, =; lot blk s.,
CO Bolin, lot 3, blk Sc, "; lot 3, blk 81 10.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-22
Drfstott gournal,
watch: watch: Watch /:

votberI watch the little, feet
climbing o er the garden wall,
Ronnding through the busy street,
Ranging cellar. shed, and rail-
Nsrsr count the moments lost,
Never mind the time 1t costs;
little feet viii go astray,
Guide them, mother while you may.
Nother watch that little hand
Picking berries by the way, sE-
Making houses in the sand,
Tossing up the fragrant hay;
Never dare The question ask.
Why TO be this heavy task 2"
Those same little hands may prove
Messengers of light and love.
Mother watch the little tongue
Prattling eloquent and wild;
What is said and what is sung
Bv the happy. joyous child;
Catch the word while vet UnbrOken
Stop the vow lille Yet unsPoken;
This same tongue may yet proclaim
blessings In the Saviour name.
Mother watch that little heart
Beating soft and warm for you;
Wholesome lessons now impart;
Keep. oh keep that Young heart true;
Extricafing every weed
Sowing good and precious seed;
Harvest rich then you may see
Ripeniug for eternity.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-22
PAIN KILLER r,

taken internally, should be Accelerated with
milk or water, or made into syrup with mo-
lasses. For a Cough. few drops on sugar
eaten will be more effective than anything else.
See Printed Directions tchich accompany each
Bottle.
The PAIN KILLER is by universal consent al
lowed to have won for itself reputation un-
surpassed in the history of medi al prepara-
tions. lis instantaneous effect in the entire
eradication and extinction of Pain, in all its
various forms incipental to the human family,
and the unsolicited written and verbal testl-
mony of the masses in its favor, have been and
are its own best advertisement.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-22

TNAKEN TTERN ALLY; 1T CURES SUD-
4 den Colds, Coughs. etc., Weak Stomach.
General Debility, Nursing sore mouth, Cank-
er, Liver Complaint. Dyspepsia or Indiges-
ton, Cramp and Pain IN Stomach Bowel
Complaint, Painters Collie, Asiatic Cholera.
Diarrhea and Dysentery.
APPLIED EXTERNALLY, CURES
Felons Boils and Sores, Severe Burns and
Scalds. Cuts. Bruises and Sprains, Swelling
# the Joints. Ringworm and letter, Broken
Breasts. Frosted Feet and Chilblains, Tooth
ache. Pain in the Face, Neuralgia and hheu-
matism. 1t is sure remedy for Ague and
Chills and Fever.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-22
Tax Deed Notice.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, /.

Pierce County.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE, PEsRI,}
December 81, 1861, s
THHE following parcels of land were sold
l. by the County Treasurer ON the sixth
dag of September 1852 for the taxes teres and char
es of 1875 Therefore, notice Is hereby given that UNI
less said lands redeemed from the aforesaid sale on
before the sixth day of September 1852 they viii be
conveyed to the respective purchasers according to- law
The amount Of tax interest and charges calculated
TO the last day Of redempton is set opposite each des
cription respectively. OSBOKN SIkAHIs
CLERK of the County Board of Supervisors.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-22
BEWARE OF ALL INVITATIONS.

The Pain Killer is sold by all respectable
Druggists throughout the q. States and III
foreign countries.
Prices-25 cts, so cts, ank 81 per Bottle.
N.HARRIS d co.
Proprietors for the Western and Southern
States.
Cincinnati. o.
Sold Wholesale and Retail by
B. WILCOX, River Falls, Wis.
KNAPP Stout 1t Co., Mememonee,
VIM J. WHIPPLE, Prescott
RICHARD Courts, st. Paul, Min.
T. S. KELLOGG, Red Wing, q"
DAY d JENKs, st. Paul. 90
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-22
REV. W. B. JACOBS:
NEWARK, N. j., June 6, lSt

Messrs Perry Davis d Son-Gantleanem -
Allow me, unsolicited, TO send you word or
commendation for your Pain Killer. L havs
used it in my family these several years, and
fonnd it all it claims to be. For Rheumatism,
Coughs Colds, Bures, Cholera tendencies and
difficulties. as well as diseases generally that
prevail in families, regard the Pain Killer as
beyond all price, and as etficacious beyond
any medicine within my knowledge. we
keep it as our chief family medicine, and find
its use in ordinary cases worth more than any
doctor The testimony of others among my
acquaintanccs and friends is equally favora-
able. Many clergymen have spoken of it in
the highest terms as a family medicine. Mis-
sionaries in repeated instances have said to mo
in person and in their letters, that the. Pain
Killer was by far the best medicine used in
heather lands, and they use it for themselves
and families, and administer it to others
around them. Thus mnch | am inclined TO
say as an act of instcc to yourselves; and as
benefit to others. You are at liberty to use
this testimonial, if of any service.
REV. w. B. JACOBS,
Late Editor Christian Chronicle.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-04
AGRICULTURAL.
Coffee ReciDes.


The following recipes are taken from
the Germantown (Pa.) Telegraph:
WHEAT CoFFEE.--During a short
visit to Chester county, last week. l
received information concerning the use
OF wheat as substitute for coffee, which
l have found so useful thai / feel
bound to do my part in imparting the
knowledge to others, especially to those
living in agricultural districts. l tried
the recipe Immediately upon my return,
aud no one at the table was able to de-
tect the difference I take about two
pounds of wheat, scald it, to assist the
bursting of the grain, throw it into a
colander to drain; when dry, put it into
dripping pan, and brown it exactly as
if it were coffee. On one or two occa-
sions, have mixed teaspoonful of
ground coffee through the quantity of
wheat intended for the table, and it
would puzzle any one to detect the de-
eeption.
RYE CoFFEE.-Up here in No. ris-
town, and believe generally through
out our county, rye as substitute for
coffee, is getting to be very generally
used, not wholly, but mixed half-and-
half, and in some cases three fourths
rye and one-fourth coffee; and I assure
you, that having used it in my own
family, it makes a very agreeable bev-
crage. Care should, however, be taken
in preparing the rye-and as rule, |
would observe, that better article is
likely to be obtained by buying the rye
and scorching it in the house, than 9TH
erwise. Buy the best grain-''w white
rye if you can-but at all events that
which is the cleauest and plumpest;
wash it well i'll water nearly boiling,
then dry, scorch, &c. This will have
the effect to remove any eryot that may
be on the grain: otherwise, if present,
it will cause sleepiness after partaking
much of the coffee, though it may be
regarded, in the quantity imbibcd, as
harmless. Ergot is the well-known
narcotic Of the apothecary, and is fun
gus most generally found upon rye. 1t
will do US house keepers no harm to
economize, even for its own sake; but
when other circumstances require it,
we must all cheerfully submit. would
willingly, as l presume all my sisters
who read this useful department. of the
Telegraph, would likewise, pay every
cent of difference between Java coffee
and scorched rye as tax to uphold this
great and good Government under which
We I've. L.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-04
Mediral.
DR.. HooFLAMD'S
BALSAMIC CORDIAL,

FOR THE SPEEDY CURE OF
Coughs,
Colds, Influenza,
Group, Hoorseaess, Bronchitis,
Pneumonia, Diseases of the Bowels,
arising from Colds, Eaeipient Consumption, and
for the relief and If at all possible)
cure Of Patients IN aduaneed
stages Of the latter
disease
The Balsamic Cordial Is entirely Vegetable pro
ductfon, combining the healing properties of the
Balsam, with the invigorating qualities of Cordial,
producing combination so well adapted to the pur
poses Intended, that there are but few of dis
ease which will not at an early period, succumb to
its healing and life-giving properties.
For ages, has the treatment of pulmonary diseases
occupied the greater portion of the attention of tho
scientific of the medical world, but none acquired
more eminence in his treatment of these diseases,
than the celebrated Prussan Dr. Hoohand. the orig
inator of the Ratsamic Cordial. His life dcvo
ted ts the production of remedies that would stand
unrivH1ed. How well he has succeeded, the Ameri-
can people are able ia Judge; and positively
sert, that prepara :ions that hav placed
before them, have conferred the amount of
benefits on suffering humanity, or have eicitpd so
many concentrations from all classes of society,
the remedies of DR.. Hnohant. pre- pared by DR.. c. NJ
Jackson & Co., of Philadelphia.
The Cordial Is designed for class of diseases
general and more fatal than any other to which the
from s'slight cold" That eminent authority, DR.
Bell. says: IL will not say that Colds 10 in
hHbitants what tho rLAarE and YELLOW FEVER are to
those of other countries; but | aver confidently
that they usher in diseases of greater completely and
mortality than these lattar.n
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-04
Later from Liberia.

LotcF IrOu LlDer1Hs
By the arrival at New York of the
regular trader Ann, we have dates from
Liberia to December Goth. The new
college building at Monrovia has been
so far completed that Prof. Blyden has
taken up his residence in it. President
Benson has sent in his annual message
to the Legislature at its opening in De-
cember. 1t is brief, clear and very in
teresting document, highly encoura-
ging to the friends of this young and ris-
ing African State. The President re-
marks:
From inquiries and Investigations
have made, l am satisfied that the sugar
and coffee crops of this year are hun
dred per cent. advance on those of the
preceding year. Domestic provisions,
than during the year, have never been
more cheap and abundant in Liberia.
The Rev. John Seys, U. S. agent for
recaptured Africans, writes from Mon
rovio: "The liberated Africans arc
doing we'll. The Liberian government
are carrying out in good faith their con-
tract. These people improve fast, and
l am every day more and more con-
vinced that, to effectually benefit the
african, he must be sent to Liberia
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-04
lFrom the Wheeling Daily Press.l
The First Book of Dixie.
CHAPTER I

NAhhN L.
!. And it came to pass. in the days
OF the prosperity of Uncle Sam. tha
there was a rebellion in Dixie; and wars
throughout all her land, even unto the
borders thereof.
:. Now, this rebellion was desper-
ntely wicked and deceitful above all
s things; aud took it's rise in this manner:
}. The people of Dixie, who inhabited
the South country, in process of time,
became jealously affected toward their
brethren Of the North country.
4. And they sought to destroy their
prosperity and to take away their Ma
tionality. To trample the laws of the
baud under their feet, aud to set the ru-
lers thereof at naught.
D. To this end, they called council
of tho great men, the wise men, the
mighty men, the Office seekers, aud the
aspirants of their land
6. And, behold, they came together
in one place, and they stook counsel to-
eether to destroy our goodly land, our
civil, our political and our religious lib
erty, and our free institutions.
Z. To clip the pinions of the Ameri-
can Eagle, aud to trail the ensign of our
greatness in the dust.
g. And they said, one to another, how
shall We be able to do all this? For, be-
bold the people of the North country
are as sands on the sea shore for number,
and their wealth, who can tell the
amount thereof?
8. Then spake the wisdom Of Dixie
and said: 1--WE will make Fraud, False
hood and Perjury our allies, and we will
utter dark things; and sacred oaths will
We violate"
10. And it shall come to pass, that by
means of falsehood we will SOW disoord
between our brethren of the North coun-
try, and there shall be deadly strife in
their midst.
IL. And the People shall be divided,
so that every man shall strive against
his ncigh5or, and every father against
his son, and brother against brother
shall be divided.
IL. And it shall come TO pass, that
those whom we cannot seduce with lies
we will bribe with gold and with Office
or with the promise thereof.
13. And we will utterly destroy the
land of our fathers, and on tho ruin
thereof, we will set up glorious aris-
tocracy, even like unto our old mother
England.
IA. And it will come to pass, that
when England beholds US striving with
our brethren of the North, she will come
to our aid, to destroy the country of the
free, and the home of the brave.
10. And she will lay to, a willing and
a helping hand to drag down the stripes
and the stars, which have twice humbled
her pride, in days that are gone by.
1G. But, if she refuse to do this will
lingly, then We will Withhold our cotton,
our rice, our sugar and our tobacco, un-
til she will be forced to do, even what we
may require of her.
IL And the people cried out with ons
voice, saying SO be it, and We will early
sow the seeds of discord and strife, be-
tween us and our brethren of the North,
SO that We may do these things.
ALpHA DELTA.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-04
What Ia Ia, q Name,

What IL In q NaJnet
There is a confounded deal in name,
You are at public dinnertable. Smith;
the grocer, says, "Rice is down again.
"Is Rice down AGAIN." asked the min
lister. al am sorry to hear it. l was In
hopes he had permanently reformed.
Il was speaking of rice, the vegetable -
replied the grocer, 'oh, ah, indeed
exclaimed the minister, "aad l wa.
speaking of Rice, the animal. Ha! hal
no! he! he! "Wool has advanced" says
a dealer in that article: "Has he?
asked military man; (Which way is he
marching now?" ~ was speaking Of the
wool of the sheep, is the reply. "A beg
YOUR pardon, L supposed yon were
sneaking of Wool, the man" "What Is
butter worth?" asks some esse of the gro.
Ger. "Butterworth is Hard snei'
democrat" at once responded poiitl-
cian. whose thonghts are wholly re en-
crossed in the coming election. rms
sonfounding of names and things is end
less and sometimes is very annoying