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Grand Chance for Investment !!
STOCK AND STAND FOR SALE.

@HE subscribers being DESTROYS of making a
= change in their business. offer for sale their
Stock and stand situated in North Yarmouth. The
stock consists Of DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, &c,
and Is one OF the best locations for trade in the
Try The store Is nearly new, with dwelling house
They offer one other store and stable near by with
about four acres OF land. good chance for a Boot
and Shoe Mandatory. n
For further particulars inquire of CHARLES Nc
LAUGBLIN & CO., Thomas Block, Commercial
street. Portland Me-. or of the Subscribers on the
premises l. s. STANWOoD & co,
North Yarmouth, May 2lst, 1868. je4tfd&w5i
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ANDaOsCOGGIN RAILROAD.
SPRING ARRANGEMENT

EEEsSE.H On and after MONDAY, April 6, 1863,
Es1E@SszsY trains will leave Portland for Lewiston
via BraHsTick at 90 and SIS z. NJ.
Leave Portland for Farmn gton via Brunswick at
LOOP. NJ.
Leave Pennington for Bath and Portland 9 Joan.
Leave Lewiston for Bath and Portland 600 and
n.40 A. NJ.
STAGE CONNECTIONS
Stage leaves Strickland's Ferry Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays, for Livermore, Canton, Peru
and Dixfeld; returning opposite days.
Stage leaves Pennington for New Vineyard, New
Portland and kingfeld, on Wednesdays and Satur-
days, returning on Mondays and Fridays.
Stages leave Pennington daily, for Strong, Avon
and Phillips.
Passengers for this route will take the cars at the
Portland, Saco & Portsmouth, OF Kennebec & Port.
land Depots, in Portland. w EATON Sup't
Harrington April !, 1868. ap6dtf
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NEW FUNERAL CAR.

NE subscriber most respectfully begs leave to in
Il form the citizens OF Portland and vicinity that
he has been appointed an undertaken. with all tho
legal righ's and privileges TO bury remove the
dead that the superintendent has and is ready
to attend to that duty in the most careful manner.
have a new FUNERAL CAR, such as is used al
most entirely in Boston, New York, and other large
Cities which propose 10 at the funerals attend
as undertaken, at the same price that other under
takers charge for the city hearse and nothing extra
from the old price. The poor always literally con-
sidered by JAS. u. CURRIER,
Sexton of Rev. DIR. Shailer's Church.
SREsIDENcE No. cHAPEL STREET jy23 d6m
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York a Cumberland Railroad.
SUMNER ARRANGEMENT

CzsHH On and after Monday, April 9Th. 1868,
u rains will leave follows, until further
orders:
Leave Saco River for Portland at 6i5 and 300
A. NJ, and 330P NJ.
Leave Portland for Saco River at AS A. NJ. and
2. 90 and so T. NJ.
The 200 I. NJ. train out, and this 900 A. NJ. train
into Portland, will be freight trains with passenger
cars attached
Stages connects at Saccarappa daily forSouth Wind
ham, Windham Centre and Great Falls.
At Gorham, for West Gorham, Standish, Steep
Falls, Baldwin. Sebago, Bridgton. Hiram. Lining
ton, Cornish, Denmark, Brownield. Lowell, Frye.
burg and Conway, Bartlett, Albany, Jackson and
Eaton, n. ii.
At Buxton Centre, for West Blu xton, Bonny gle
South Limington. Limingfon and Limerick.
At Saco River. tri-weekIy, for Hollis, Limerick
Ossipee, Newfcld, Parsonsfeld, Effn CHAM, freedom
Madison. Eaton, Cornish Porter. &c.
APPS diff DAN CARPENTER, Sup't.
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FUyHE undersigned has been appointed Agent . LOT
Il the sale OF Marine Railway and other Chains,
in the United States and British North Americamsn-
ufactured by HENRY WOOD Co., OF IiseIpoo'.
for Marine Railway Chains, made to order aud :"
pattern with the Sproeket wheel TO match ana wsa-
ranted TO fit. These chains are made o. az run
culiarly suited to this purpose, when. py seus. -,
shows its average breaking strain 20 be 80 sons r'
inch az sectional area Parties wishing goon anu ~.
liable chains will do well to examine 'n''e" "e'"~'
Marine Railway Track Irons are drilled with tho
countersunk holes and the Bolts 20 match; aisr;;
Srs ~ III kinds Screw Bolts, Lag Screws, and all
Ends Of forging done order. and Of quality and
quantity to suit A.. 49,
-, ~, a. favorable terms be obtained else
h.re Address HORACE I. cRANDALL,
Submarine Engineer,
f.plo ,s2dlawlys NEW BEDFORD, Mass.
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KENNEBEC AND PORTLAND r.. II
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
Commencing April o, 1868.

Commencing April o, 1868.
EarI-SZ Passenger Trains will leave daily,
sTx4H. Sundays exceptedl as follows:
Augusta for Bath, Portland and Boston, at 80 and
IL 10 A M, connecting at Brunswick with trains
the Androscoggin Railroad for Lewiston, Farming
ton, &c.
Portland for Bath and Augusta at LOO P. NJ, con-
Meeting at Brunswick with the Androscoggin X. X.
trains for all stations on that road and at Augusta
with the SomerseI kenDebec Railroad for Water
vile, kendalPs Mills and s ahegan; and at Ken
da's Mills for Bangor, Sc.
Portland for Bath and Augusta at SIS T.. NJ.
Tickets sold in Boston for all the stations on the
kennebec Portland, Androscoggin, and Somerset
kennebec Roads.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
Stages leave Bath daily for Rockland at 900 AM.
and 800 L. NJ.
Leave Augusta for Rockland at 0 90 AN. Angus
ia for Belfast, at 400 L. NJ.
b. II. CUSHMAN,
Manager and Superintendent.
Augusta, April 8, 1868. ap4tf
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RAILROADS.
PORTLAND, SACO Il PORTSMOUTH
RAILROAD.
SUMNER ARRANG EMENTS,

SUMNER ARRANG ENENTS,
Commencing April 9th, 1868.
Cz-Eyf-I.--E- Passenger Trains will leave the Sta
ssx zkE ton, Canal street, daily, tSundays ex-
cepted) as iollows
Leave Portland for Boston, at s.45 A. NJ and 800
T. NJ.
Leave Boston for Portland at 7.30 A. NJ. and 800
Pm.
Leave Portsmouth for Portland at 10 90 A. NJ. and
$50 p. NJ.
These trains will take and leave passengers at way
stations.
Freight trains leave Portland and Boston daily
JOHN RUSSELL, JR.. Supt.
Portland, Mar. 10, 1863 les edit
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gy Smith the razor strop man has had one
oil his limbs amputated at Gettysburg, and
looks on the deprivation philosopically, declar-
Ing that as in his razor strop selling days, that
he has lone more left
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MISCELLANEOUS.
BLODGETT & SWEETS
Patent Galvanized
PORTABLE OVENS!
-FOR-
Hotels, Steamers and Private Families.
Warranted TO Cook Nth less Fuel than any
other Oren in usei
MANUFACTURED BY
IL. s. STEVENS, South Paris, Me.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Hotels, Steamers and Private Families.
MANUFACTURED BY
Il. s. STEVENS, south Paris, Me.
TESTIMONIALS.

Bdrnum's Eating House, Temple ST., Portland. Me-
X. 5. STEvENs-Sir:-Ih have had in constant use
for the last three years of your Patent Galvan
lied Ovens. which is in point of economy superior
TO any Oven ever used, and which has in roasting
meats, baking pastry &C., given the greatest salts
faction. Isaac BARNUM.
Portland, Nay 9th, 1868.
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WAR CLAIM AGENCY.
500 BOUNTY Money, Back Pay,
And Pensions.
TIME undersigned is prepared to obtain from the
Il United States Government, 500 Bounty Money,
Back Pay &C., for heirs OF officers Soldiers dying
nthe U. s. service.
. sse Invalid Pensions,
Established for Officers and Soldiers wounded or
dtsabled by sickness contracted while in the service
of the United States, in the line of duty.
Pensions
Procured for widows or children of Officers and Sol.
ders who have died. while in the service of the Unit
cd States.
Prize Money, Persons Bounty and Back Pay col.
iected for Scamen and their heirs.
Fees for each Pension obtained Five lars
All Claims against the Government will receive
prompt attention.
Post Office address
SETH f.. BEEDy
(Omce No . State House,
REFERENCES:
Hon. Lot n. morrill,, Hon Joseph B. Hall
Y. y. Senate, Sec'y of State
Hon James G. Blaine, Hon. Nathan Dane
i, sep20d& wl4tf StateTreasurer
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A DIR. WALTER II. JOHNSON
oIIIYYS Dentist

Desires to call the attention of persons in want of
ARTIFICIAL TEETH to n great improvement In
attaching the teeth TO the Gold Srer plate lately
invented BY himself He would be happy 10 show
specimens, and explain its advantages 10 those who
favor him with a call.
DIR. j. also fits Teeth on the new material called
Vulcapite Rubber, Set of Teeth on this are only
about one-third the price Of and in many respects
equal il not preferable to those fitted on Gold.
Teeth filed and warranted to be as durable as II
they had not decayed. All other operations upon
the Teeth together with all their diseases carefully
and skillfilly performed.
eY-ofhce two doors West from New City Hall.
No 22o Ia Congress st. augi eod2m
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NSO THE LADIES. The celebrated DIR. l.
Il DIX particularly invites all ladies who need
Medical or Ssrqcdi adviser 10 call nj his Rooms No.
81 Endicot street. Boston, Mass. which they will
find arranged for their special accommodation.
De. DIX having devoted over twenty wears to this
particular branch of the treatment of all diseases pc
cnar TO females, II Is now conceded by all tboth in
this country and in Europel that he exces all Nber
known practitioners in the safe speedy aud eetual
treatment of all female complaints.
His medicines are prepared with the express pur-
pose of removing all diseases such debility weak
ness, unnatural suppressions. engagements of the
womb. also. all discharges which fow from morbid
state of the blood The Doctor is fully prepared
to treat in his peculiar STYLE both medically and sur
gically. all diseases of the female SEX and they are
respectfully invited TO call at
No. 81 Endicott Street, Boston.
Allietters requiring advice must contain one dol
lar to ensure answer.
Boston, Jan l. 1853 aodIv
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MISCELLANEOUS.
copyright secured.l
The Great Indian Remedy
FOR FEMALES.
pR MArTlsON,s INDIAN EMMENAGoGu

This celebrated Female Medicine,
Possessing virtues unknown of any
thing else of the kind, and proving
effectual after all others have failed,
is designed for both married and sin-
gle ladies, and is the very best thing
known for the purpose, as 1t will
bring on the monthly sickness in cases
of distractions. from any cause, and
after all other remedies of the kind
have been tried in vain.
OVER 1000 BOTTLES have now
been sold without single failure,
when taken as directed, and without
, the least injury to health ia any case.
J rH-It is put up in bottles OF three
different strengths, with full direc.
-. ,os, nA h..
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4 OTTAWA HOUSE,
IiEa3iu Cushing's Island,
L O r T l. A n d Ii y II b O r..
AttcntiOns

Pleasure Hunters. Health Seekers, Romance Low
Attention all who weary with business and the
of life, seeking to restore health impaired by
severe application to business, soliciting pleasure
for pleasure sakcto the superior comforts healthy
location and romantic surroundings of the above
named Hotel-connecing with the city OF Portland
BY steamer the arrival of every train, the Ottawa
House coach conveying passengers from the Depot
to the steamer. Toward the Northand West, in full
view from the House, like a Queen viewing her
charms in the clear mirror of the rises the pop
ulons aud fourishing city of Portland, with its lofty
spires and Gins its grand public ediees and prneey
mansions; Mount Washington in majestic grandeur
rears It's mighty head, kissing the clouds Towards
the South and East lies the Ocean decked with Is
lands. and alive with sailing and steam vessels
stretching away to the verge of the horizon.
The subscriber, having leased the above named
House. and having procured the assistance of those
skilled in the various departments of well REGULATE
ed hotel has the pleasure of announcing that il will
be in readiness for the accommodation of the public
ON June LIST, 1868.
b. ALLSTRUM, Proprietor.
Post Office address-Portland, Me. my2Sf
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F''''''c' 70 zfOt y
10 State Street, opposite kiiby Street,
DO ST ON.

A FrER an extensive practice of upwards oftwen
"A ty yeais continucs to Patents in the Unit
ed States also IN Great Britain, France and other
foreign countries. Caveats Specifications, Bonds
Assignments, aud all Papers Drawn g for tents
executed on liberal terms, aud with despatch lie.
searches made into American Foreign works 10
determine the validity utility OF Patents or nyen-
tionsand legal or other advice rendered in all mat
tiers touching the same. Copies of he claims of any
Patent furnished by RENTING One Dollar Assign.
ments recorded at Washington.
The Agency is not only the largest in New Eng
land, but through IL inventors have advantages for
securing Patents of ascertaining the patenalty OF
inventions, unsurpassed by. if immeasurabIy su
perior 10, any which be offered them elsewhere
The Testimonials below given prove that none is
MORE SUCCESSFUL AT iEPATENT OFFICE
than the subscriber; and as SUCCESS Is THE BEST
PROOF OF ADVANTAGES AND ABILITY he
would add that he has abundant reason to believe,
and can prove, that at other Office of the kind
tho charges for professional so moderate
The immense practice of thr subscriber during
~ years past, has enabled him to accumulate vast
collection OF specifications and official decisions rea.
i've to patents.
These, besides hi extensive library of legal and
mechanical works and full of patents grant
cd in the United States aud Europe, render him able
beyond question, to offer superior facilities for OBJ.
tanning patents.
All necessity of journey to Washington, to pro.
cure patent and the usual great delay there, are
here saved inventors.
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Portland an I Boston Line



SEMI-WEEKLY LINE.
The splendid and fast Steamships
.x0s ''CHESAPEAkE," Capt. WILLETT,
Kill and "PARkERSBURG," Captain
HOFFMAN,, viii until further notice,
follows:
Leave Browns Wharf, Portland, every wEDNES-
DAY, and SATURDAY, att 7. M, and leave Pier
8 North River, New York, every WEDNESDAY
aud SATURDAY, at O'Clock, 7. NJ.
These vessels fitted up with fine accommodations
for making this the most speedy safe and
comfortable route for travellers between New York
aud Maine. Passage $500. including are and State
Rooms.
Goods forwarded by this line to and from Montreal,
Quebec, Bangor, Bath, Augusta, PASSPORT and st.
John
Shippers requested to send their freight to the
steamers asearly as p. NJ, on the day that thep
leave Portland
For freight or passage apply to
EMERY & FOX, Browns Wharf, Portland.
II. B. CROMWELL & CO., No. So West Street,
New York.
Dee 6.1s,2. diff
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STEAMBOATS,.
Kennebec River and Portland.

Szrs The new and very fast steamer
kgEsSzAszlS HARVEST MOON, CAPTAIN w. II.
eEE9s9esN@> RoIx, leaves Grand Trunk Wharf,
Portland every Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday mornings at O'Clock. Tor
mond, Gardiner, and connect with the steamer for
Halowell and Augusta.
Returning, will leave Gardiner, connecting with
steamer from Augusta and Halowell, every Monday
Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday and Friday, at IL
O'Clock NJ, landing at Richmond and Bath for lort-
land and connect with Boston steamers the same
evening.
Fares from Portland to Bath 80
9 4" Richmond and Gardiner. 10
+" Halowel and Augusta, Sl.00
For Freight or passage place 10 apply to
A. SOMERBY, Agent,
At the Office on the Wharf
Portland, July 10, 1863 If
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rEsrfM oNfALs.
~ regard Mr.. Eddy as one ofthe most capable aud
successfd practitioners with whom have had off,
cial intercourse" CHARLES MASON
Commissioner of Patents
II have no hesitation in assuring inventors that
they cannot employ person more competent and
trustworthy, and more capable of putting their an
plication in form 20 secure for them an early and
favorable consideration at the Patent Officen 7
EDMUND BURKE, g{eal4tt
: ~ Late Commissioner of Patents
'Mr. X. II. Eddy has made for me THIRTEEN an.
plicafoDs all but of which patents have been
granted. and that Is Ho,c pending. Such unmstak-
able proof of great talent and ability on his part
leads me to recommend all inventors TO apply to him
20 procure their patents they may be sure OF bay.
ing the most faithful attention bestowed ON their
cases, and at very reasonable charges
JOHN TAGGART
Dnringe eight months the subscriber in course OF
his large practice, made ftrice rejected appca.
tions. SIXTEEN APPEALS, EVERY ONE OF which
was decided in hisJaror, by the Commissioner OF
Prfents- L. Ii. EDDY
fan8eodiy
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"ELM HOUSE,"
SAGADAHOCK HOUSE.

Alfred Carr, Proprietor.
BATH, MAINE.
10 THE City Of Bath is one of the heaiihiesi
El&H localities the coast of Maine-delightfll-
GEE|a:U ly situated on the Kennebec, twelve miles
EIl1.K from the sea, and affords of the most
inviting retreats from the dust and turmoil of
large cities
The SAGADAHocK is one of the finest, most spa.
cious and best appointed Hotels in the State located
within thxee minutes walk of the Depot. Steamboat
Landing, Post Office, Custom House, &c, being di
rectly in the business centre of the City.
Terms NJ odcrat by the Week or Day.
Bath. June23, 1862. diff
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1863-12-15

The long golden day is now fading at last
The red sun has sunk hind the hills in he west,
Already the twilight its shadows has cast
Round the snug little farmhouse Of good farmer
BEST;
And outside the door in their quaint old armchars
He with rsdOlent Pipe, with her knitting work she
sittbs farmer and wife, thrown aside ali their cares
eontented and happy as happy can be.
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crushed to rise no more" 1t is the
place where these stay that we dou't
forget, while all else is forgotten. It Is
for the protection Of these homes that we
have cheerfully endured all the hardships
of a soldiers life for more than two years,
and now that the great and good man
Father Abraham-has asked US to re-enlist,
a great many Of US propose to do so, and
those young men that are still at home, who
are hearty and robbs', and have never vet
had the manhood to enlist, if they still
refuse to come to our relief, I hope that
the draft may not miss them.
On the morning of the 18th, the
brigade arrived at Charleston, and was le
through the str, cts by the Thirty -fourth's
Mounted Brass Band, playing Three
Cheers for the Red, White and Blue"
our banner floating proudly in the breeze,
while the rebel cOlors were dragged along
in the mud. The secesh ladies CD Of
Charleston were tremendously mortified at
the sight of their flag trailing in the dust,
but they might as well get used to it, for
they will see more humiliating sights than
that before a year.
Yours, etc., ZOO-YIE.
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"Mr Carey, said John, quietly, "you
shall burn that mortgage on this hearth the
very day come into possession of my rela-
tive's papers. No thanks, sir; I have not
forgotten that I was "a stranger, and you
took me in Do you suppose I shall ever
cease to remember the welcome of this
Thanksgiving-hearth? ? Inever knew either
father or mother; but to-day I have fancied
what their kindness might have been.
at was for Davies sake!" sobbed Mrs
Carey, fairly overcome.
"Then for your dead sons sake will y.u
let me fill his place toward you? Last night
death took from me the only one in the
world to whom I was allied by ties of blood /;
do not turn me from your hearts r.
"The Lord bless thee-the Lord make
his face to shine upon thee, my second sOn!'
said the old man, solemnIy.
Slowly the dusk gathered athwart the
hills, with waiingwinds and Whirling drifts
of snow-slOwly the darkness #rappedthe
round; but in Zenas Carey's steadfast soul
the light of an eternal Thanksgiving was
burning, and his wife, with fearful eyes,
mused upon her two soldier boys-one dead
at Gettysburg, and the other sitting at her
side
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BODILY CARRIAGE.-Instead of giving
ali sorts of rules about turning out the toes,
and Strengthening up the body, and holding
the shoulders back, all of which are i'm
practicable to many, because soon forgot
ten, or of a feeling Of aWkWardness and
discomfort which procures a willing omls-
sion all that is necessary to secure the
object is to hold up the head and move on,
letting the toes and shoulders take care of
themselves. Walk with the chin but
slightly above a horizontal line, or with
your eye directed to things little higher
than your own head In this wayyou will
walk properly, pleasantly, and without any
feeling of restraint or awkwardness.
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Anecdotes Of O'COnnen.

Here is an instance Of his ready tact and
infinite resource in the defense of his client.
In trial at Cork, for murder, the prin-
cipal witness swore strongly against the
prisoner. He particularly swore that a
hat found near the place of the murder,
belonged to the prisoner, whose name was
James.
By virtue of your oath, you are sure
that this is the same hat
eyes"
"Did you examine it carefully before
you swOre in your information that it was
the prisoners ?'
1" I did"
Now, let me see, said O'COnnell, as
he took up the hat, and began to examine
it carefully on the inside. He then spelled
aloud the name of James slowly, thus =
"J-a-m-e-s"
Now, do you mean to say those words
were in the hat when you found it 2"
al do"
add you see them there"
al did"
"And this is the same hat
alt is"
"Now, my lord" said O'Connell, hold
ing up the hat to the bench, there is an
end to the case. There is no name what
ever inscribed in the hat!"
The result was an instant acquittal.
He was one day examining a witness,
whose inebriety, at the time to which the
evidence referred, it was essential to his
clients case to prove. He quickly discov-
cred the mans character. He was fellow
who may be described as "half foolish with
roguery."
"WeIi, Darby, you told the truth to
this gentleman ? "
Yes, your honor, Counsellor O'Con-
nell"
How do you know my name?"
"Ah! every one knows our own pa
thriot"
"Well, you are a good humOred, honest
fellow now tell me, Darby, did you take
drop Of anything that day"
Why, your honor, 1 took my share Of
pint of spirits
"Your share of it; now, by Virtue Of
your oath, was not your share Of It all but
the pewter?"
Why, then, dear knows, that's true for
you sir.
The Court was convulsed at both ques-
tion and answer. It soon, step by step,
came out that the man was drunk, and was
not, therefore, competent witness. Thus
O'Connell won his case for his client.
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SIR GEORGE GREY speaks with extra
ordinary volubility. On one occasion, to
enforce his argument, he made use Of a
smile. "If we throw a spark Of fire into
a barrel of gunpowder we all know there
will be a dreadful explosion but we may
throw a blazing torch upon a turnpiko-road,
and the probability is that it will expire
harmlessly" The stenographer went on
very well until he came to the blazing
torch on the turnpike-road; but he could
not make out the end of the sentence. He
knew it was something about a blazing
torch; but what it was he could not for the
life of him tell The sentence was deem
ell too important to be left out; so he
wrote it as follows ''You may throw a
spark into a barrel of guupowder, and it
will explode and cast devastation around ;
but if you place blazing torch on turn
pike-road, all that it will do will be to
burn down the turnpikegate.