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The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-05-14
Obey vour Wife.

Three jovial fellows-Tom Watson, Joe
Brown and Bill Walker-sat at the village
tavern, and in the merriment of their hearts
made an arrangement that the "bilP should
be paid by him who omitted to do the first
thing his wife told him on returning hotne.
They then separated for the night, engaging
to meet again next morning and make an
honest report. Next morning Walker and
Brown were early at their posts, but il was
some before Watson made his appearance.
Walker began first-'Y on see, when L enter
ed my house the candle was out, and as tho
FIRE gave bat glimm ering Of light [ was
near walking into pot Of batter that the
crumpets were to be made of this morning.
Ny wife. dreadfully out of humor at sitting
u so long, said ssrcastically, DO put your
footi in the batteri' Just as you say Maggy,
said |, and without the least hesitation I
set my foot in the batter, and then went to
bed. Next Joe Brown told his story, My
wife had already retired to rest ini our sleep
ing-room, which adjoins the kitchen, and
the door of which was ajar. Not being
able to navigate perfectly well, L made a
dreadful clattering among the household
furniture, and in no pleasant tone she bawl-
ed out-.Do break the pOrridge pot, JoeP
No sooUer said than done. l seized the
pot, ard striking.it against the chin mney
lamb, broke it in hudred pieces. After
this exploit retired to rest, and received a
curtain lecture for my palms. 1t was Tom
Watson's turn to give an account of himself,
which he did with very long face as fol-
lows. Ny wife gave me the most unlucky
command in the; for as was blundering up
stairs 10 the dark, she cried o1t. DO break
your neck; do, Toni I'll be cursed if do.
Kate SAID l, as L gathered nyselfup; 'I'll
sooner pay the bill.' And so, landlord;
here's the cash for you. This is the last
tim that ever I'll risk sovereign on the
command of my wife, ....
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fhe Catholic Church.

The late historian, Macauly sums up the
history, process and present condition of th {
Catholic Church, in the following terse and
expressive language: r
There is not, and there never was, on this
earth a work of human policy so well de-
serving of examination as the Roman Cath
Ole Church. The history of that church
joins together the two great ages of human
civilization. No other institution is left
standing which carries the mind back to the
times when the smoke Of sacrifices rose from
the Pantheon, and when came leopards and
tigers bounding into the Favian amphithe-
atre. The proudest royal houses are but of
yesterday when compared with the line of
Supreme Pontiffs. That line we trace back
in an unbroken series from the Pope who
crowned Napoleon in the 10Th century, to
the Pope who crowned Pepin in the 9Th ;
and far beyond the time of Pepin. the au-
gust dynasty extends till 1t is lost in the
twilight of fable.
The Republic Of Venice came next in an
tiquity. But the Republic of Venice was
modern when com pared with the Papacy;
ard the Republic of Venice is gone, and the
Papscy remains. The Papacy remains not
in decay, not in mere antiquity, but full of
life and youthful vjgor. The Catholic
church is still sending forth to the farthest
ends of tho world missionaries as those who
landed in Kent with Augustine, and still
confronting hostile kings with the same
spirit with which she confronted Attila.-
The number of her children is greater than
at any other age. Her acquisitions in the
New World have more tLan mpepsated
for what she has lost in the Old. Her spir-
itual ascendancy extends over the vast ccuu-
tries which lie between the plains of Mis-
souri, and Cape Horn, countries which a
century hence, may contain a population as
that which inhabits Earope The mem bers
of her communion are not fewer than hun.
dred and fifty millions; and It will be diff
cult to show that all other Christian sects
united amount to one hundred and twenty
millions. Nor do we see any signs which
Indicates that the term of her long domin-
ion is approaching.
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s. MA4sv1L1E KY: THURSDAY, May II; 1868. cd
Longevity.

There is nothing in the system of nature
which, in our present state of knowledge;
appears so unintelligible as the scale of lon
gevity. 1t must be admitted. indeed, that
our knowledge upon the subject is very inn
perfect; for all that is known ofdomesticated
animals, and the accidental facts that have
been preserved concerning others, tend to
the strange result that longevity bears no
relation either to strength, size, complexity
of organization. orintellectual power. True
it is that birds, which seem to rank highe er
than beasts in the scale of being. are also
much longer lived. Thirty is great age
for horse; dogs usually live only from
fourteen to twenty; but it is known that the
goose and hawk exceed century. But fish,
evidently lower rank in creation than
either, are longer lived than birds; it has
been said of some species, and OF certain
snakes also, that they grow so long as they
live, and, as far as we know, live till some
accident puts an end to their indefinite term
of life. And the toad! 1t car not indeed
be said that the toad lives forever; but
many of these animals which were cased up
at the general deluge, are likely to live till
they are released by an accident in the
course of centuries.
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Adraniaces of Years,

You are getting into years. Yes; but
the years are getting into you-the ripe,
rich years. the genial, mellow years, the
lusty, lucious years. One BY one. the crud-
tiles of your youth are falling off from you,
the vanity, egotism, the isolation, the be !:
wilderment, the uncertainty. Nearer and
nearer, you are approaching yourself. You
are becoming mastor of the situation. You
are consolidating your forces. Every wrong
road into which you have wandered has
brought you. by the knowledge of that mis-
take, SO much closer to the truth. You no
longer draw your bow at a venture, bat
shoot straight at the mark. Your possibili-
ties concentrate, and your path is cleared.
On the ruins OF shattered plans, you find
your vantage ground. Your broken hopes,
your thwarIed purposes. your defeated as
piratious become staff Of strength with
which you mount to sublimer Nights.
.....
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TWe clip the following beautiful in
cident from New York correspondent OF
the State Register, which proves that there
is still in this world small spark of hu.
manity left: 'i -1. .ss-t .'
ga beautiful New York belle was walk
ing in the Park not long since, when she
met group of pretty chi ilGren who ran to
meet her, crying. "Oh. Mary. kiss me, kiss
meh The sweet girl stopped kissed each
will you please kiss me?' Miss Mary =
regard ed the pretty dirty face, then bending
towards it kissed the child gently. The
Italian said, Thank you, dear lady, they
called you Mary; you are indeed as beauti-
full as the Madonna !" % ."@
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TEE MoRNING STAR OF DEMocRAoY.-
has been said that Wiokliffe was the Morn
ing Star of the Reform ation;' with no less
truth it may be asserted that Milton was the
Morning Star Of Democracy. In one of those
fine bursts of eloqueuce for which be was so
celebrated in.his own day, he tells the peo-
pie of Eugland in his discourse called the
Arcopgatica, give me the liberty to know,
to utter and to argue freely. according to
conscience, above all liberties Thus. more
than two centuries ago, the blind patriot of
the reform alton discov cred the corner stone e
of liberty-:freedOss Of speech and freedom Of
Tho press. 81 --- =
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The Doctrine OF Negro Equality Prac.
ticallY Carried Out.

WHfTE MEN FINED FOR Nor AssocIATINe
WITH NEGRO ON JURY.-The following
is from the New York Tribune, tue great or
gan of the Republican party: 81
Tho city of Chatham has always been
noted as the center cf attraction among the
colored population of Canada. During tn 9
past week ajury was called in one of the
Courts of the city. among whom was col
ored man. Five Of the white jurymen per-
emtorily refused to act unless he was re-
moved. The Judge. however, stated that
he recognized no distinction on account Of
color. and accordingly aued the white m en-
So each for contempt Of Court. Four of
them paid the fue, bat the fifth, unable to
raise the money, was sent to prision, but was
subsequently, released -.
There you have the doctrine OF negro
equality practically carried out. White
men punished with fne and Imprisonment
for not associating with negro!
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To Miss Maggie Possesses.


How precious was The blessed hour
when lutte and Tyre were given, ,.a
d. To mortals here to. cheer each soul l.
And guide each heart TO Heaven;
How sweet the accents heaven-born W., ..
SO pure and free from guile, ...
Whose mission was soothing strain
Whose voice, a fadeless smile!
Thy Lutte which sounds so IherIily i.'
With voice 50 clear and sweet.
Will touch a chord in other hearts
As mine is won't to beat;
Whose tones responsive to thine own
Will listen and admire
The magic power of words in song
The spell of lutte and Tyre! .-
And like the roses fair of earth, ..--
Z Each dear and hallowcd form
Whose fragrance and whose presence
Are the rainbows of life's storm;
May thine the mission be to cheer
With voice and heart in hand,
Singing, while each gem thou'rt culling
Of that bright and better land!
MKYsv1LLE, KY, May 11th, '63. *.%.%.
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TEA GROWING IN NPENNSYLvANIA.-Ag gen.
tleman residing in Tioga county states that
the citizens of Rutland in that county, have
been consid erably excited over the discovery
of plant or herb which is grown 10 that
vicinity, which they claim to be an excel
lent substitute for the Chinese tea. It grows
to the hight of about Is inches, upon high
lands. Qua ntities of this plant have been
gathered by the Rutlanders, who haveitaken
it to market and sold it to merchants, who
have mixed it with the Chinese teas, which
it is said to resemble very mitch. There is
also large tract of laud in Clinton county,
on which genuine tea is claimed to be grow.
ing. 7. u9.. J.. e-..-.-- e..E
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VOLUME / q ~ NUMBER slr 4s
THE. CHAMEEEoN.-Mr. Bucklapd, Che

The. CHAMELEeN.--Mrs Bucklend, the
great Naturalist says: "Betwixt the two
sides of the body there seems lack of SYM
pathy. One eye may be looking straight
forward, while theiother isslooking as direct
ly backward. One may be entirely asleep,
while the other is wide awake. And this
kind of independent and separate action ap.
plies to each side of the creature-to It's
limbs. It can not swim, because its limbs
refuse to act in concert Gould the two
sides understand one another. and agree up
on prescribed course of action, it might al
ways be awake, or half awake, but it gains
nothing by its unilatersl independency; the
two sides are like two horses that WON'T
work in harness. 1t seems strange. with
such a popularity, that, on trees or terra
6rna, the creature should be able to make
any progress. But as the two sides are fed
by one mouth, and; as the insect tribes re-
fuse to come to it. so they seem, in regard
to all culinary matters, to agree to sink their
differences, and to love in harmony: The
stomach is powerful harmonizer."
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GEN. RosEcRANs TURNED GARDENER

GEN. RosECRANs TURNED GARDENER
Gen. Rosecrans is going into the gardening
business. He has lately secured about one
hundred and fifty acres of good garden land
in the neighborhood of Nashville and has
selected from the convaescent soldiers in
the hospitals there sone fifty men, who are
more or less acquainted with gard dening. AMI
directed them to cultivate this land in such
vegetables as the army, and especially the
hospitals, need. The work is now pro-
gressing, and purchases have. been made
amounting to fifty bushels of onion sets,
forty thousand cabbage plants, like num-
Der of tomato plants, and large supplies Of
the usual vegetable seeds. This is not sim.
ply an economical measure. but a sanitary.
one. that will promote health and save life
in the army,
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Washington is becoming a vast negro asy-
lum. There are nearly twenty thou
sand free negroes and contrabands in the
District at present. An immense number
ars idle, loafng about the streets and living
on the Government. It is hot ten days
since most disgraceful riot broke out am oo
them 10 the northern section Of the ,oity
there being at least a thousand men and wo
men engaged in it. Stones weee freely
thrown, and numbers were injured. The
streets in the north ern section of Washing
ton are blocked up half of the time by the
contrabands lying around ou the sidewalks.
About three hundred have died Of small-pox
the past winter. - Cor. Chicago Times.
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|, FoR THE CURIoUs.-The greyhound runs
by sight only, and this we observe as fact
The carrier pigeon flies two hundred and
| fifty miles homeward by eyesight, viz: from
point to point of objects which he has
marked, but this is our only conjecture
The fierce dragon-hy, with two thousand
| lenses in his eyes, darts from angle to angle
with the rapidity of flashing sword, and
as rapidly darts back-not turning in the
air. but with clash reversing the action of
his four wings, aud instantaneously calcu-
lating the distance of the objects or he would
dash himself to pieces But in what con-
form alton Of his does this consist? No one
can answer. e.. s..'f .a. s-.'-f .... H.
A cloud of ten thousand gnats dance up
and down in the sun-the minutest interval
between them-yet no one knocks another
headloug on the grass, or breaks head or a
wing, long and delicate as they are. Sud-
denly-amidst your admiration of this
matchless dance-a peculiar high shoulder
ed, vicious gnaL, with long, pendant nose,
darts out of the rising and falling cloud, and
settling on your cheek, inserts poisonous
sting. What possessed the little wretch to
do this? No one knows. ..r.
A horse coach comes suddenly upon a
flock Of geese on narrow road, and drives
straight through the middle of them. A
goose was never yet fairly run..over, nor a
duck. They are under the very wheels and
hoofs, and yet they contrive somehow to
flap and waddle safely off. Habitually
stupid, heavy. and indolent. they are, never
theless, equal to any emergency. Why
does the lonely woodpecker when he des-
cends his tree and goes to drink. stop sever
al times on his way---listen and look around
before he takes his draught? No one
knows. .... ...... 90
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ABsoLUT1sm IN AMERIcA.-So insolent;
saws the New York, World. bad the Ad-
ministration become in the matter of arbi-
trary arrests. that the Secretary, of States
while endeavoriug to vindicste the vitality
of the Government to Lord Lyons, illus
trated his position by saying: n t........
NY Lord. I can touch q bell on my right
hand and ordet the arrest of a citizen in.
Ohio. can touch the bell again and order
the imprisonment of citizen in New York.
aud no power on earth but that Of the Prssi..
dent can relsass them. Can the Queen, Of
England, in her dominions, d o as much?
And yet It Is termed disloyalty to protest
against the Investment of the. FEEDERS; au+
thorities with such. power! Be we men;
aud such dishonor?'
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- ABOLITION Love FOR CoLoRED MEN.-Of
all hypocrts the Abolitiouists take the lead.
They effect great concern for the. ameliora-
ton of the condition of the blacks of our
country. However. when the time comes
to free them by executive proclamation;
they tell theuI to step to the 'front.' as they:
are just as good as anything else to keep of
the bullets and she'll. They tell them that
they ought to fight their own battles When
Abolition sympathy is put to the test, 't
grows small by degrees and beautifully iess.'
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UNCLE ABE's VERY LATEST JoKE.-Dur-
ing the past week gentleman called upon
the President and solicited a pass for Rich
fnond. Well said the President, L would
be very happy to oblige you. if my passes
were respected; but the fact is, sir, have,
within the past two years, given passes to
two hundred and fifty Thousand men to 60
to Richmond, and not one has there yeti
The applicantquietl and respectfully with
drew GU his tip-toes
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An IMroRTANT, EVENT TO HAPPEN 20
YEARS HENCE date of the end of the
world is satisfactorily fixed for the year
1886. There is an ancient prediction. re-
peated by Nostradamus, in his 'Centorles.
which says that when. st. George shall
crnoifv the Lord: when St. Mark shall raise
Him and ST. John shall raise Him, and ST.
John shaU assist at His ascension, the end
of the world shall came. In the year 1885
liz win happen that Good Friday falls on ST.
Georges day. Easter Sunday on ST.. Marks
day, and Holy Thursday; or Ascension day,
viii be slso the ksass Of s.. John she Bap-
tistf,;. b1, b5.paga s4, 7ssr ..,- s.5 81
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Pa. didn't you whip me for biting
Tommy?'
Yes. my chiid-you hurt him very much
indeed.' Of. 'a. .'r'..-- .l
We'll, then, pa, you ought to whip mann
mas music teacher, too. fo- he bit mamma
yesterday right on her mouth, and know il
hurt her, because she put her arms round
his neck and tried to choke him.
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The BEAUT1FUL.-Beauti things are
suggestive of purer and higher life. and
I'll US with mingled love and fear. They
have a graciousness that winsus and an ex-
cellence to which we ihvoluntarily do rever-
ence. IF you are poor, yet modestly aspir-
ing, keep a vase of flowers on your table;
and they will help to maintain your dignity;
and secure for you consideration and deli@
cacy of behavior. .sa
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@The Richmond Qnd ) Palladium says:

@The Richmond Qnd. } Palladium says:
The price of horses, as we'll as that of al
most every other commodity, has largely
advanced during the past few mouths
Horses of good sizo and condition and con-
dition were dull sale six months ago at $50
to 800. Now the same quality of stock
is in demand at prices ranging from one
hundred aud forty to two hundred dollars.
Alta recent auction sale in this county. an
ordinary good farm horse, thirteen years old;
brought $14O cash."
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When Sheridan, found drunk in coal
hole, was questioned as to his name, replied
that his name was 'Wilberforce,' he did a
sufficiently impudent thing; but it wasn't a
touch to the effrontery of Senator G. Cor
some other mar), who. being picked out of
street ditch by a watchman. and told to
gice his name, replied in q gutter-al voice,
Don't you see am Boston Post
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Have We a Central D Despotisuaq
MR.. SEWARD TO LORD LYONS.

"MY LORD. 7 CAN TOUCH A BELL
ON RIGHT HAND AND ORDER TIE
ARREST OF A CITIZEN IN OHIO. I
CAN TOUCH THE BELL AGAIN AND
ORDER. THE IMPRISONMENT OF A
CITIZEN OF NEW YORK; AND NO
POWERON EARTH BUTTHAT OFTHE
PRESIDENT CAN RELEASE THEM
CAN THE QUEEN, OF ENGLAND IN
HER DOMINIONS. DO AS MUCH?"
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CoTToN SpEcULATIoN-The editor of the
Nashville Union saw, few days since. the
balauce-sheet Of a transaction in cotton. COW
eriDg four hundred and two bales. The net
profits amounted to more than forty thous-
and dollars! .- o.. O., -.,-.;. ...
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eFGeneral Gustavus w: Smith is now
in this city. He has offered his services to
General Beauregafd in any capacity in
which he car be useful to the country
Siace his resignation of his commission in
the ARMY, be has determined to make
Georgia his future home Savannah Re-
1,,.b1;cnH -" <" '' -t' -'. p
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4 REBEL JoKE.-A secesh officer ssut
this litsle joke scross the Rappshannock
the other day, penciled on the,marsin5ofa
Richmond paper containing a report OF the
Charlsston fight and the loss of the torpedo
explerer:, I'VE, have got your devil and
given you h-H.-.B .Bostost FmS s.a-s Ems
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ABOVE his BUsINEss.-It Is a serious evil
that many young man has fallen into, to
be above his business. A person learns a
trade, but he is too proud to work at it, and
muss go to shop keeping, or street loafing. OF
turn politician. Idiot! IT he cannot no axe
living at his trade, we are sure he cannot
any other way. And then, young men
brought up in shop keeping must buy farms
or houses, or some other foolish things they
know nothing about, and what is the result?
Head over heels in debt, and certain failure.
Multitudes have been ruined by being above
their business, and branching out into what
they know nothing about
There is no trouble about young men who
do not feel their importance, aud who are
willing to work at their trades or profession
till they get little beforehand. With a
SIN all capital to fall back upon, they can feel
like venturing into other business-and by
this time they will have formed habits that
will be likely to keep them straight. Those
who succeed best in life, are men who stick
to their business and money, before they buy
farms and houses. and commence speculat-
ing. Look at your successful men, and you
will see where lies the secret of their sue
cess. You will fud that they were never
above their business, and never paid for tn e
doing of job which they could just as well
do themselves. We know man worth
from thirty to forty thousand dollars, and
no laborer in the city works harder than he
He never hesitates to take off his coat and
do any kind of work about his premises =
Such a man is not above his business; but
we think he is too far in the other extreme.
OF this we are sure; if all men will be
prompt and punctua ual-stick to their busi-
ness and not too proud-they will eventual
ly succeed and become independent.