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Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-09-01

The dispute waxed fast and furious. The
outsiders began to take part 10 il, aud there
is no telling how it would have ended, had
not an explosion. followed by heavy fall,
and scream of pain been heard ip an ad-
joining room. 100 70 3
The crowd rushed to the scene Of the
new attraction.
The door was fast, but was soon burst
open and the mystery explained. The thief
who had taken the Captains valise for bic
own, bad carried it up to his room, to gloat
over the booty be supposed it to contain,
thrusting IN his hand after the spoons. In
so DONG he touched one of the triggers,
and the pistol had gone of, the bullet max
ing round bOle through the side Of the
yslise, and corresr ond:ng one 10 the calf
of his leg.
The wounded rascal was taken in charge
first by the police man and then by the
Doctor. The duelists aud the welded pair
struck up friendship on the score Of their
mutual mishaps, which eliminated in a
supper, where the fun was abundant, and
where 10 would be heard to say which
were in the best spirIts-the captain for
recovering his pistols; the bridegroom for
escaping the station house, or the duelists
for escaping each other. r'~'
All resolved to mark the day with a
white stone and henceforth to mark their
names on their black travelling bags in
white letters.
MORAL Go thou and do likewise. ea
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-09-01
The Draft, BY jerks.

Twas apen one midnight dreary, while
l weDdered worn and weary, wandered
bomewatd bordering various matters
Ofthe dfaft1 was thinking. From the
ora1ght Of drinking was not shrinking.
shrinklnR rather from the scenes of gore.
The draft, it kept my heart q singing
ivotiug y bore. It was that il nothing
more. ag ee
Z Ny knees was fairly shaking; and my
very heagt vas quaking, as Ireyolved the
the fata4 subject Ger and Ger. Although
| was on he point Of gaping, with an 40
petite dfnms were still tapping, tapping
harder than before, as il, they meant by
dint OF reppihg to fairly bore me with ap-
prehensi0ns sore.
As before 10 you was stating how I sat
there mcditatiug and uarrating, aud de-
batting the hortors, DER and DER. Never to
me were wars inviting, cen when foes
the dust we're biting. was slways OBJ
posed e lighting, sighting a. said before.
won't Agkt IL can help il. IsWore a
,sOlemn sWcre, In light The rebels never
more,
! must have fallen dreaming for nv fer.
tile brain was teeming, with curious sights
Ine'er had seen before. wouldn't be
Idissentlon sowing, but, some NEE Pm
lure OF knowing, were by me then seen
going, to the surgeons door men who
were 10th strong and healthy 10 the hap
~ days Of gore, hut now coughing sick aud
sore. F,-.. .....,-.. .4. --.... ...-r,
Some were bent almost double as if
with weary years Of trouble, who we're
Straight and hearty the week before
Others pale and lily shaver, with aspect
mean and craven and locks once black
as raven, now with white were shivered
Ger. Not man looked less than forty.
four, and the most of them a great deal
more. --. e.. 4.-a . Us 49,.
The doctor grew more dizzy be was
keptso very busy, inspecting each hernia
and old forgotten sore. ULless they took
to lying, half of them were dying, to
judge by their feeble signing as their looks
Implore the mercy of the surgeon as he
looked them Ger and Ger and examined
every pore.
The disease pulmonary and chronic dys-
tntary, tstula and consum 2tion's hollow
roar. The peculiar intorting, q sort VI
half moaning and sometimes groaning,
grooming from the st0mach's core, was
heard from early morn till after fourBto be
ceaseless evermOre. The doctor be for
ried, annoyed. tired, hurried, by the tales
that constantly there did pour. His nails
he was biting then be commenced his
writing, certificate indicting, indicting
by the score. Each applicant and afida-
Wit swOre, then he showed them to the
door.
Ah !quoth l awaking myself shaking,
know how to evade that blasted tore.-
The ceaseless drum was beating as stood
repeating the new idea Of cheating Uncle
Sam little more. I'd be as sick as Lasa
rus, and complain forever more to escape
the drafting bore, I'm an invalid forever
more.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-09-01
The Light of other Days.

Mr.. T is professor of music, well
known in the West, where his musical
abilities have given him considerable noto-
riety. It is also notorious fact that he
has q particular love for the bowl and
tipping seems to have become second ma.
ture to him. .....
1t is common practice with him, when
engaged at concerts, to step out during the
performance of those parts where bis sery>
ices are not particularly required, and in-
dulge his drinking propensities in the near.
est saloon. ~
1t happened one night, at concert, that
a raging thirst seized him as usual; as i'll
luck would have it, he was needed to ap-
pear in the next piece, which would be in
so short time as not to allow of bis leay-
ing the building. He stepped into one of
the side or dressipg-room, when he ask ed
Mr.. s. if be had anything to drink
Mr.. s. informed him that be could &C.
commOdste him with glass of water
Mr.. T hesitated a moment, and them.
as if driven to desperation, be exclaim-
ed r...---..
We'll, let's have it, ... ..-.
Mr.. s. handed him the water, which
he drank; then returning the empty glass,
he remarked With q sigh:
'Mr. S., that puts me in mind Of my
younger days. % H7...
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-09-01
"TraItoroua Wara..,,

In one OF the towns in Conpecticut i,,ss
previous to our State election, several mar
sons we're discussing measures, and eand;L
dates, OF parties The Republicans. nna
OF whom was the town clerk, Were hitter
against Gov. Seymour. calling him a trait.
GRAND friend Of the South, ASSERTING thas
be was in fssoT of the plan Of the rebellion
which was that the people of the South
should govern themselves, independently
of the North.
WELL said Democrat, do you oppose
sentiments Of that kind p =.
we DO replied the town clerk mo ous
except traitor will utter sentimsn,s Of
such q character
Ae. me read them 10 you,' said the De.
niOcrat; ihave them here, word far word.
cprrecHy reported, you NAV not fsal A.
a1stiie 20 the Words uttered-they are AZ
ANY people, auyWhsre, being inclined.
and having the power, have right 10 rise
up ADD shake of the ezisting gouernase,,f.
and form q neD one that suits then, bettsr'
So GO ,+vi4 Nor is this Yiehe
confined to cases in which the people az -
existing government may ehooeo 10 sxer.
cise it. Any portion Of such people ths,
can may resolniUnise, and NAV make their
own OF so much of the territory az thew In.
habit. More than this, msjority of spy
portion of such people may fevolotioniss.
putting down; o minority, intermineIed
with, or near about them, who may oppose
their movements" 20 - -
1t is rank treason said one of the Re-
publicans. ID 10
1T is Tom. Seymour copperheadisu. .
SAID another, and the man who would IA
ter these detestible words ought % be
eontined in Fort Lafayette, ard 10 be fed
on bread and water duringi,t war. He
is traitor .-s = - =
TIE Democrat laughed, aud ouissl1
said. Gentlemen. ABRAHAM LIN.
colin. the President Of the United StatSs.
uttered those tcords." za els
s'lr's he-TOm. Seymour said it-Tou.
Seymour 10 che traitor exclaimed the Re
Mol gentleman cOolly reolied the De-
mOcrat, Abraham Lincoln is the author
OF the words you pronounce az traitorous
language. lie uttered them 10 a snaeah
delivered in the House of Representative.
IN w sshinRtOu, on the 18th oe Jsuuary.
1913, onstbe question of refersnce of ear.
tain. portiOns Of she Presidents massaoe
The speeehis reported, officially, in the
Congressional Globe, and you NAV End n
on the 94th rage of the appendix, among
debates OF the frst session Of the 10th Con.
gress.' gk ..--.s a. = =
The Republicans denied il, and be, Of
sig was finally made that the words we're
not SO reported in the Globe in one Of
PRESIDENT Lincoln's speeches. The bet was
decided in favor of the Democrat, on the
olst uit.' on an inspection of the bound
volume OF the Globe. in the sStHe Library
at Hartford, containing the speech of Pres.
ident Lincoln, and the words We haTs
quoted.
What commentary upon the senssIssu
parrot cry of traitor uttered by fanatic
who are generally quite ignorant of the
meaning, and bearing, of the epithsts theV
so freely use.-HaTtford (Coun. TTuass.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-09-01
An In cIdent of the New York
RIOt-Ihe Pitt Street Slaughter.
From the N. Y. Sun.

From the N. Y. Sun.
Among the wounded lying in the
Thirteenth Ward Station House, on the
morning of the shooting, was James
Stephens, child only eight years of age,
who was shot in the right arm. He Law
Quite patiently on his left side, and only
moaned when his arm was touched. Our
reporter. seeing him SO helpless, asked
where his parents lived, and, having OBJ
tanned the necessary information, set out
to look for them, and was successful after
about az hours search. .ia
The father is stout, able man, and
bears the mark of bullet wound over the
right eye, which he received while in the
navy. He could hardly believe that the
child was shot, and remarked that the
soldiers must have meant mischief or
hthey would not have frcd so low as TO hit
child like that Hs also stated that he
had two other boys one of whom was twelve
years old and the other two.
On entering the Station House he went
to his child. who frightened up and cried:
oh daddy, daddy, come and kiss me,
and bring me home t. nanny, till kiss
her before de- The scene was truly
heart-reDdiDg, but the worst had to come
Jimmy, my darling said the poor mt q
did you see Billy ? Ia brother, aged
Twelve. .....
Yes, daddy replied the child, he was
shot in the nose.'
And where is he p
Il don't know, daddy
Here the man looking at the conten ances
around him perceived that there was not
dry eye in the place and that all viewed
him with compassion, turned as pale as
death and cried, 'Mercful GCd, have they
shot both my children ? o, can any one
tell me where my boy isl
Here some one said there was boy living
dead below, and suggested for him to 90
down and see whether il might not be his.
He went, and in less, than two minutes.
a shrek 50 unearthly came from below as
to startle every one the poor fellow was
soon seen to come up stairs like maniac
In the pale bleeding corpse below be re-
cOgnized his Oldest boy, whom but q mo-
ment before he was speaking of with all
the pride of parent. and there, side by
side, the wounded and the dead, the two
little brothers were carried on a door home
to their mother whose heart is broken.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-09-01

MoEEY-GoLD.-Cattle was one of the
earliest kinds of money, an article being
valued at 80 many oxen.
Tbs dowry shells of India have a yalue
of eighty-fve to q cent. Cocoa nuts al.
monds, and maize have served in some
countries for money. In hunting coup.
tries skins are common coin and in
England, stamped pieces of leather were
used. Salt, cut in brick shaped pieces, is
used 10 some countries. Where rent and
wages are estimated in corn, corn ia uaed
for money. Dried fish in Iceland and
Newfoundland, at times sugar in the West
Indies. and nails at Scotch ale houses and
bakeries, have been used as mouey.-Brass
money was made 10 Ireland in the time of
the Tudors, and lead for small Coiue in
England. Charles the II, had farthin of
It'd, and his successor of pewter and gun
metal; platinum is used 10 Russia 4. -
Oold Is still best material known, by
reason OF lite solidity, density, divisibility,
beng little affected by air or moisture. or
ordinary usage, its limited supply, (relat-
Vsly) and al apprOximatively uniform
value IN different countries and times
cubic inch of gold is worth 1918 60
per ounee) $40 cubic foot. 1862 $50 ::
a cubic yard, $9,9l7,76U
a Inc amount OF gold now 10 existance is
$4,oOO'OO0,OO 600, which would make cube
u welded, Of only "a feet. 5000, 100000
in coin and bull on
Since 1882 to the present, the gold coin.
age OF our COUNTRY has amouDted 20 500,
OOO, 600; $685., 100000 has been issued
since 1850. r f.-. .
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-09-01
ET0TTF.TFTT T91ITT TIT
BY G. & C. FARLEY.
IRTPERISHABLE.

The pure, the bright, the beautiful,
That stirred our hearts in youth,
The impulse TO a wordless prayer,
The dreams OF love and truth,
The iongings after something lost,
The spirits yearning cry,
. The strivings after better hope
These things can never die.
The timid hand stretched forth to aid
A brother in his need.
The kindly word in grief1s dark hour
% That proves friend indeed,
The plea for mercy, softly breathed,
When Justice threatens high,
The sorrow of a contrlte heart
These things shall never die. .r
The memory of clasping hand,
The pressure of Kiss,
And all the trifies, sweet and frail,
That make, up loves first bliss;
II with firm, unchanging faith,
% And,boly trust and high,
Those hands have cIasped, those lips have met
These things shall never die. si''E
The cruel and the bitter word
That wounded as it fell:
The chilling want Of sympathy
We feel, but never tell;
The hard repulse that chiIls the heart
Whose hopes are bounding high,
In an unfading record kept
These things shall never die.
Lot nothing pass, for every hand
Must find some work to do; -f.-.
Lose not chance to waken love-
Be firm, and just, and true. g.sa ...
81 shall light that cannot fade
Beam on thee from on high, ~e.
And angel voices say to thes-- z...-.r
These things shall never del"
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-09-01
Ringing OF the ReIIs

In Latin sermon on the widovhood BIZ
jean RaulIo, a monk of Cluny Of the 18th
century, there is q story which Rabelaia
has told again 10 his own way.
Raulin's version 10 this:
woman consulted Der priest about enu
tering into second marriage. She 80
him she bad stood in need Of q heJou1a n
and protector. and her journeymap. for
whom she bad taken q fancy, Was indns.
trious and we'll acquainted with her hos.
bsod's trade. -1S'
Very well. said the priest. you bad
better marry him.
And yet rejHiued the widow. lam
afraid to do it, for who knows bu, Imav
find my servant become my master p
him. Lew
But what shall do p said the widow.
the business left me by my Door deoart.
ed husband Is more than can NANCE
myself
Marry him, them said the priest
AN, but suppose he turns out scamp p
said the widow he may get hold of NV
ALL WIZ
.Don't have him. said the priest.
Thus the dialogue went on. the priest
always agreeing with the last opinion sI
pressed BY the widow, until at length. sss.
ing that her mind was actually made IN 40
marty the journeyman, he told her to con.
suit the church bells. and they would cd
wise her best what to do. :.
The bells were rung, and the Widov
heard them distinctly say:
DO take your man do take your man n
Accordingly she went home and n.r,;..
him forthwith. :.
But II was not long before be thrasb.t3
her souodly,and made her feel that instasd
OF bis mistress che had become his S0T.
want.
Back she went to the priest, carsiug IN.
hour when she had been credulOus enooeb
| to act upon bis advice.
Good womon,' said be, T am afraid vOu
DC not rightly understand Wbst the BEN,
said to yOu.'
lie rang them again. and then the poor
woman heard clearly, bus too. late, these
warning words IL
d. pot take bin do not take bimP
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ra SOFAS 81 From the Continental Monthly.
THE THREE TRAVELLING
rs II. --a BAGS. -se
CHAPTER L.


There we're three of them-aIl of shin.
ing black leather; one on the top of the
pile Oftrunks one on the ground and one
in the owners hand. all going, to Phila-
delphia; all waiting to be checked.
The last bell rang; the baggagemau bust
led, Tuning, from one pile of baggage to
another, dispensing chalk to the trunks,
checks to the passengers, and curses to the
pUrters. in approved railway style.
'Mine-Philadelphi cried a stout,
military looking man. with enormous wbis-
kers and red face, crowded forward as the
baggageman laid his hand on tie first
bag.
Won't you please give me check for
this DOW entreated pale, slender, care.
fully dressed young man, for the ninth
time, holding out bag No. !; i have a
lady to look after
Say! be you agdin' to give me check
for that are, or not ? growled the proprie-
ter OF bag No. ga short pockmarked fell
low, in a shabby overcost.
All right, gentlemen; here you ore, savs
the man With the checks. 'Philadelfy this i?
yes STANDARDIZATION; all right.
AN aboard shouted the CONDUCTOR.
'Whoo-whew responded the lucomo-
tive. and the train moved slowly out of the
statiOD-hOuse.
The baggageman meditatiVely watched
it as it sped away in the distance; and then
as it a thought had suddenly struck him,
he slapped his thigh and exclaimed.
''Blest if done believe
What inquired the watchman.
That I've gone aud give them three last
fellers the wrong checks; the cused little
Dlack things was all alike, and they both
| cred me.
Telegraph, suggested the switchman.'
Never you mind, replied the baggage
man; they was all goiD' to Philidelfy, and
they'll find it out when they git there.
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CHAPTER III.

In very good spirits the party crossed
the river, and inquired at the baggage Of
fee in reference to each and all black leath.
er travelling bags which had arrived that
day, took notes of where they were sent,
and set out to fellow them up. To due
time they reached the Continental, and as
luck wNnfd have it, met the unhappy bril-
dal pair just coming down stairs in charge
of 9 policeman.
What's all this : inquired the Cap
tain.'
'Oh, couple of burglars caught with q
valise foil of stolen property.
"A valise what kind of vaIisa p
"A black leather valise; that's it there.
Here !-stopi-hello = Policeman-It's
all right; you're all wrong. That's my va.
lise-it's all mistske It got changed at
the depot. This lady and gentleman are
innocent; here's their valise with her nigbt
cap in it, 800 '. a#s -
Great was the laughter, multifariuus the
comments, and deep the interest of the
crowd in all this dialogue, which they re.
garded as delightful entertainment. got IN
expressly for their amusement.
Then you say this ere is yourn p said
the policeman, relaxing bis hold on the
bridegroom and confronting the Captain.
Yes it's mine ga
Aud how did you come by them spoons?'
'SPoous, you jackanapes said the Can.
tain, Pistols-duelling pistols!
Do you call these pistols p said the
policeman, holding up one of the silver
spoons marked 7. B.
The astOnished Captain gasped, It's the
wrong valise again after alp
Stop not SO fastt said the policeman
now invested With great dignity by the
Importance of the affair he found himself
engaged in. If SO be as you've got this
ere lady valise, she's all right, and can
60; but in that case this is yourn, and it
comes on you to account for them stolen
spoons: Have to take you in charge-all
four ofye.
Why you impudent scouDdrell' rosrsd
the Captain; IN see you in Il wish I
had my pistols here; I'd tsacb you how to
insult gentleman =
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CHAPTER IL.

The scene shifts to the Continental H..
tel, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. parIor, up stairs
Occnpants-the young man alluded to 10
the proceeding chapter, and Young LADY,.
In accordance with the fast usages of the
times, the twain had been made one in he
ly matrimOny, at 7:30 A NJ, duly kissed
and congratulated at 9:45, and deposited
at the Continental, bag and baggage, by
1888.
They Wers seated on the sofa-the broad
cloth coat sleeve encircliEg the slender
waist of tie gray travelling dress. and the
jetty moustacbe in equally affsctiunate
proximity to the glossy curls.
Are you tired, deareSiH
No love, not much; but you are amt
your
No. darling.
A kiss and pause,
Don't it seem funny said the lady.
What, love?
That We should be married.
Yes, darling.
Won't they be glad to zee US at Geor-
ge'sY
OF course they will.
! I'm sure ! shall enjoy il 90 much
Shall we get there to night1
Yes love, if
Rap, rap, rap, at the door.
a hasty separation took place between
man and wife to opposite ends of the &C.
ia, and then -.
Come in.
tAv ye phase sur, it's an NJ. P. as is wait.
ing to see zee,
To see NE A Policeman
'Yis sur.
There must be some mistake.
mo Sur; it's yersef and he's waiting fn
the ball beyant. g
We'll, I'll go to--No, tell him to come
here -,... = =
Sorry to disturb you. sir, said the NJ. p,
with, ahuge brass star on his breast, ap.
peariDg with great alactrity at the walters
elbow. Believe this is your black valise
| les. that ls ours, certainly; it has Ju-
lia's-the lady's things in it.
Suspicious circumstances about that ere
valise, cir. Telegraph came this morning
that BURGLAR started on the S:45 Pbils.
delphia train with q lot of stolen spoons in
q black Valise. Spoons marked T, B.
watched at the ferry; saw the black valise:
followed it up here; took peep into II. and
sure enough, there was the spoons: shall
haVe'tO take you 10 cha,ge.
Take NE in charge echoed the dismav.
ed bridegroom. But ! assure you cir,
there is some strange mistake-it's all a
mistake Cd - ~ $3.50
'S'pose you'll be able to account for the
spoons beng in your valise. then?
oh Charles this is .horrid. Do send
him away, oh dearl wish / was at home,
sobbed the little bride.
i tell you sir, said the little bridegroom,
b:istlipg up with indignation, this is ali
vile plot, What would be doing with
your psltry spoons i wsS married this
morning IN Fifth AveOue, and / am on my
Wedding tour, have high connections in
New York. and you'll repent it sir, if you
4 dare to arrest me.
" eume now, said the ineredulous of.
nclal. I've heard stories ike that before.
This ain't the fret time swipdlers have
travelled IN eouplets. Do Won s'nose 7 don't
know notbip'f 'Tain't no use you've ;a.s
got to come along to the station bonss
, you'll have to. 90 -'-' 10
| Charles this is perfectly dreadful On,
| first night in 9 station house. Do send Sor
somsbody--send for she landlord to ex-
plain it. ~sstute-5 ;, -.lve
The landlord was sent for and came: the
pOrtess were sent for and came; the wsiI-
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Buy one of these superior razor-strops.
cir, and l will tell you secret worth
double the cost-for only twenty. FIVE
cepts.' ots
IN take one,' said d 'bystander.
Mr.: Smith handed bin strop and
box OF paste. and went Oh selling.
Look here interrupted the purchaser
you promissd TO tell me something worth
double the price, ..e Il -
Ah, 90 I did, said Smith, and it is
this: sf aA
If you bad bought box of the paste for
i've cents and put j. on yDur old strop, it
would have made it just exactly as good as
q new obe.' - a-s
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How dol look, POmpeyP said young
dancy to bis servant, as be finished Dress
ing.
;, Elegant. massa; you look as bold as a
Bold as lion, Pcmpeyl How do you
know You never saw q lion.'
U yes. nasss, seed one down to massa
JsDke. in his stable y -
tDogn to jerks. Pompsyl Why, You
great fool, jerks hasn't got lion; tbat's q
'csO's help il, mAssa, you look just ike
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AnassoEtnlent of blanks kepteop,,.n,1,a .
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be accompanied By cash, uniesssone nsr.,,, S ~
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