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The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-12-03
Punctuation Puzzle.

The following, from the Portland Tran
script is an illustration of the Importance Of
punctuation. There are two ways of point
ing it, one of which makes the individual
in question monster of wickedness, lie
the other converts him into model Chris
tian. Let our readers exercise their inge-
nuity on the problem. end see wheth they
can discover its two fold solution:
"He is an old experienced man in vice
and wickedness he is never found opposing
the works of iniquity he takes delight in
the downfall of the neighborhood he never
rejoices in the prosperity of any of his fellow.
creatures he is always ready to assist in des-
troying the peace of society he takes no
pleasure in serving the Lord he is uncom-
only diligent in sowing discord among his
friends and acquaintances he takes no pride
in laboring to promote the cause of Christi
auity he has not been negligent in endeav-
oring to stigmatize all public teachers he
makes no exertion to subdue his evil pas
sion he strives hard to build up Satan IS
kingdom he lends no aid to support the
Gospel among the heather he contributes
largely to the evil adversary he pays no at
tention to good advice he gives great heed
to the devil he will never go to Heaven he
must 60 where he will receive the just rec
ompense of reward"
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Cisterns and wells:

The AaUerican AgricuZturist gives piece
Of information which may be useful to some
of our readers. 1t says:
1t is probably not known by most PersonsS
that the bottom of cistern or deep well
even. NAV be thoroughly inspected for filth,
or lost articles. by using a common looking
glass, WhoD sun shines hold the mir
Por so that the Eight will be reflected In q
fright spot at the bottom Of the water and
pin can be seen at depth OF twenty iest
or more. We have in this manner seen
fishes at the bottom of thirty or forty feet
If water. If the sun be hid by intervening
objects, use two ormore mirrors to bend the
light by double or triple reflections to the
desired point. We have thus thrown the
light coming into the dining room window,
by one mirror through the door into the
kitchen, by another to a corner of the latter
room and by third mirror casti down into
a cistern sufficiently strong to see small
angle worm at tho bottom.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-12-03
headed old maid, the mother of my children!

|
What! t-rs eta
Well. my dear, it seems the best car
do! l don't wantto leave my business to go
a courtine, and she will have me, know.
No doubt; oh you great, brutal, hate
full
Stop, my dear, don't fly into fury! We
will try to spend our last week in happiness
Oh, by the way, had proposition to m AXE
Go on, sir! don't spare me-
All, yes, that is the very thing l wish to
do. l know your mind is entirely engrossed
with your ascension. and l wish to spare
you the care of the house. Suppose you
invite Sarah here Tomorrow, to spend a
week!
What?
Then I can arrange our matrimonial pre-
parations in the evening, while you are at
the lecture.
What?
And you can leave the house in her
of time to get out, and she can learn the
ways about the house.
What?
And. nv dear one little favor. 1t may
be last shall ever ask. Stay at home one
or two days, WON'T you, and show her
around, where you keep things, and so on
so that she won't have any trouble in keep
ing order after you go. You will certainly
do this, to oblige me, won't youf
Mrs. Peters. for answer, rolled up the as
cension robe into ball and fired it at Joe.
The cotton, scissors, work basket and table
cloth followed each other in such rapid
succession, that he was unable to fly. Then
Maria's rage found vent in words.
80! you and Sarah! That's the reason
you wh;stled when you came iO! But you
shan t marry her, sir! You shan't have that
qualification! l will stay, if it is only to spite
you. 1 won't go, tell you, Mr.. Peters, L
won't go!
But my dear, you must go if you are
come for.
But consider, my dear.
/ won't gol
But what will Sarah think?
Sarah! don't dare to mention Sarah to me
again. I-I-oh-I am fairly choking
Aud the little woman threw herself into a
chair, in fit of Mysteries.
Next morning Mr.. Peters met Fred Ia
the street.
Well, old boy, how goes it?
Fred was the reply, L am the happiest
man in the world. l have regained my
wife and domestic peace, and got rid of a
busy, tattling old maid, who, under pretense
of loving my wife. was everlastly interfering
with our household arrangements
Then Mrs. Peters will not ascend, will
she?
No. IF Sarah is to be my second wife,
and step mother to my children, Mrs. Pc
ters has concluded that, on the whole, she
won't go!
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"SToNEwEL1" JAcKsoN's c


"Bury me at Lexington, in the Valley Of
Virginia" These words, are said to have
been uttered by that great, good and lament
ed man. Gen. 7. j. Jackson, just before
his death, and in accordance with his sa-
cred command, all that is mortal of the
most renowned and successful military ge-
MUS that the war, or probably modern ages
have produced, now lies inferred within the
walls of the Presbyterian Cemetry, located
in the Southwestern suberbs of this de-
lightful village. Nothing marks the spot
where his mortal remains lie to distinguish
bis grave from that of others, save a dinin-
utive Confederate Rag, not larger than a la
dv's handkerchief.
This tiny emblem is fastened to a staff
not more than two feet long, and placed at
the head of the grave, and there waves, as
if to illustrate the modest pretentions of tho
great hero of the Valley of Virginia. Close
by his side small grave is to be seer
which contains the remains of his child
who died few years ago, and not far dis
tanl is the grave of his first wife. "Elinor
the daughter of George and Julia Jukin,'
with plain marble slab at the head. Hi:
late residence is situated near the END o
the town, and like everything else planned
by him, is modest and unpretending.
Rebel Paper.
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TIE R1vA1 CANpIpATEs-A eorrespon-

THE RIVAL CANDIDATEs.-A eorrespon-
dent of Harper's Drawer sends the follow
ing, which is very good-none the worse
tn at it has appea red before in the magazine.
That time the scene was laid in Lower Miss
issippi. Very likely it happened in several
places. Politicians are very much alike.
Another candidate came upon ga poor
white man." who had vote to give, if he
did have to do his own milking. The can
didate, Jones, asked him if he should hold
the COW, which seemed to be uneasy. and
the old man consenting very readily, he
took her by the horns and held fast until
the operation was done.
"Have you had Robson (his rival around
here lately2" he asked.
"Oh. yes! He's behind the barn, holding
the calf"
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The Poor Freedmen.

The fearful condition of those victims o
abolition madness, the poor freedmen" ol
the south, apprals to the heart Of every per-
son of huma an sympathy. We quote the
following remarks of the World upon th e
subject, and urge its important suggestions
upon our readers consideration. After
quoting the descriptions of the Rev Mr..
Fiske. General Grants Superindent oil
Contrabands' our New York contempor ary
says:
"Swarmiug thus in their worse than saw
age misery among the camps OF the soldiery
their presence moves all that is ribald and
brutal in those camps to hatred and con-
tempt, to outrage and abuse. Had these
people asked US for the bread of freedom it
were still insufferably base in US to have
given them these stones in response. But
it was we who offered. not they who asked,
this bread at our hands.
The master may have chastised his
slave with whips, but we have made him
free, ouly to chastise him with scorpions.
The master gave him life, at least, and
raiment, food and drink, and a roof to
cover him, and the comfortable presence of
his fellows. We give him slow starvation,
rags, and the armament for his shelter.
We take him from his wife and children TO
fight our battles in the field, surrend eriug
them to insult, privation, and death by fam
inc aud disease. ID -..... s.st 5..r
The men who have brought this huge
wretchedness upon a helpless race, now
throw the burden on the people, whose na-
tionai name it threatens for ages to disgrace.
We cannot, and we must not, reject it. By
every conside Grafton of honor and humanity,
as Christian men, we must lift it. grievous
though it be. This is the immediate work
and duty of the hour. To the future we
may we'll remit the chastisement, sure and
terrible, which awaits the hypocrites and
madmen who have loaded upon US, and up
on our children, so cruel weight of ma
tional shame and individual misery" >-
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GFThe following extract from Burke is
photograph, which the "swarms' of mine
hundred thousand flaming giants among
us may study with profit:
L can conceive no existence under heav-
en- that is more truly odious and disgusting !
than an impotent, helpless creature, with
out civil wisdom or military skill, without
a consciousness of any other qualification
for power but his servility to it, bloated
with pride aud arrogance, and calling for
BEETLES a0tich he as not to fight
Well for Burke that his lot was lot cast
with the present generation of stay-at- home
war men.
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OrthOgrRphical.

An ingenious person has discovered that
the three most forcible letters in our alpha
bet are n R G, that the two which contain
nothing are NJ T.: that four express great
corpulence, o B G T; that two are decline.
D K, that four indicate exalted station,
LIN C; and three excite our tears, yet, whe1I
pronounced together are necessary to good
understanding-L E q.
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The MOTHER Around the ideas OF
ones mother, the mind of a man clings
with ford affection. 1t is the first deem
thought stamped upon our infant hearts.
when yet soft aud capable of receiving the
most profound impression, and all the after
feelings of the world are more or less light
in comparison. do not know that even
in our old age we do not look back to that
feeling as the sweetest we have through
life. Our passions aud wilfulness may lead
us far from the object OF filial love; we
learn even to pain her heart to oppose her
wishes, to violate her com mands; we may
become wild, ead-strong, and angry at
her couGsels or opposition; but when death
has stlled her monitory voice, and nothing
but calm memory remains to recapitulate
her virtues and good deeds, affection. like
flower beaten to the ground by past storm.
raises up her head, and smiles among her
tears Around that idea. as we have said
the mind clings with fond affection; and
even when the earlier period of our loss
forces memory to be silent, fancy takes
the place of our remembrance, and twines
the image of our dear parent with garland
of graces and beauties and virtues which
we doubt not that she possessed.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-12-03

Look at the heavens above you. There
is star after star, ali through the infinite
realm of spaco-some shedding down
streams of glorious radiance, some bestow-
ing only feeble light-bu t. nevertheless
ali pouring their tribute of brightness from
their golden urns, and all fulfilling in the
general system of the universe, an office of
good and blessing. So every man may shed
his portion of light and perform his function
of benevolence, whatever may be his station
in society as respects wealth.
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ASPIRATION Il have seen lark rising
from his bed of grass and soaring upwards {.
singing as he rises, and in hopes to get to
Heaven and climb above the clouds; but th9
poor bird was beaten back with. the loud
sighing of an eastern wind, and his motion
made irregular and inconstant, descending
more at every breath Of the tempest than all
the vibrations of its wings served to exals
him till the little creature was forced to sit
down ard pant, and stay till the storm was
oyernast: and then it made a prosperous
fight: for then it did rise and sing as If it
had learned music and motion from some
angel as he passed some time through the
ar. So is the prayer of the good man when
agitated by any passion. He fain would
speak TO God, and his words are of this
earth, earthly; he would look to his Maker,
but he could not help seeing also that which
distracted him, and a tempest was raised
and the man overruled; his prayer was
broken and his thoughts were troubled, and
his words assembled to the clouds, and the
wandering of his Imagination recalled them,
and in all the fluctuating varieties of passion
thev are never like to reach God at ALL
But he sits down aud signs over his infrm-
ity. and fixes his thoughts upon things
above, and forgets all the little vain passages
of this life, and his spirit is becalmed, and
his soul is even and still, aud then it softly
a ID sweetiy ascends 10 Heaven on the wings
of the Holy Dove, and dwels with God,
till it returns, like the useful bee, loaded
with blessing and the dew of HeaVen.--
Jeremy Taylor.
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.oer"Will you take this woman to /

Gr"Will you take this woman to be
your welded wife?' said an Illinois magis-
trate. to the masculine of a couple who
stood up before him. wall, SQUIRE was
the reply, "You must be green 'un to ask
me such question as that ar. Do you
think I'd be such plaguy fool as to go to
the bar hunt, and take this gal from the
quiltin' frOlic, if l was not conscriptiously
certain and determined to have her? Drive
on with yer Dizziness"
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-12-03

1t is said of the Icelanders that they
scrupulously observe the usage of reading
the sacred Scriptures every morning, the
whole family joining in the singing and
prayers.
When the Icelander awakes, he salutss
no person until he has salutes God. He
usually hastens to the door. adores the au-
thor of nature and Providence. and then
steps back into the dwelling saying to his
family 'God grant you good day!'
What beautiful illustration is this of the
Christians obligation on the part of the
househol to recognize and worship God.
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OFThe Georgia ConstHutionazist speaks

0FThe Georgia Consttutionahst speaks
in this Christian strain:
For our part, we look forward with daily
renewed hope to that day when our internal
strife shall end, when brother shall cease TO
be arrayed against brother, and when the
constitution and Union of our fathers shall
be revered by every one or Am erican coil"
These are the sentiments of rebel. We
hear no uch humane or patriotic utterances
from those loyal" journals in the North
which claim to monopolze the 'uncondtiou-
al Unionism' of the country.-iSt. Paul
Democrat.
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.wThe following is a just and true portrait

sa-The following is just and true portra
of the war -howling clergy:
''Such as do build their faith upon
The holy text of pike and gun;
Decide all controversy by
Infallible artillery:
And prove their doctrine orthodox
BY Apostolic blows and knocks;
Call fire and word, and desolation,
A godly-thorough-
Which always must be carried on,
And still be doing, never DONE"
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GFPreparations are making in Philadel-
phia for the construction of one of the lar
gest ships ever built for the United States
Government. She is to be 354 feet long,
and will be built with a view of making
great speed, so that she may pay particular
attention to pirates and blockade ruuuerss.
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6FThe Norwich Aurora, speaking of the
practice of letting off criminals on their
agreement to enlist, remarks: AT this rate
our army will soon become sort OF moral
reform society, where parents will be de-
lighted to send their sons for training
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There was lately war meeting in Pitts
field, Massachusetts,. of which the Chair
man. Secretary, and one of the principal
speakers were coffin makers, They mana,
facture a kind of patent coffin for the use of
the soldiers. and are undoubtedly for an
indefinite, vigorous prosecution of the war.
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@Every family is a school. All OF Its Its
members are teachers, all are sch olarS.
Without text books all study, aud by IN
stinct alllearn. Looks, smiles, frowns, car
resses, reproaches, shrugs, words, DEEDS
make . p daily household lessons, from which
each learner derives first impressions, next
onyictions, and then character.
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Antony and Cleopatra.
BY wM. II. LYTLR
,iI am dying, Egypt ,dy ying ."-S1akspsG'"'


uI am lying, Egypt ,dy ing ."-S@ahsp"G'''
am dying, Egypt, dying,
Ebbs the crimson life-tide fast,
And the dark, Piutorian shadows
Gather on tho evening blast;
Let thine arm, oh! Queen, support me,
Hush thy sCbs and thine ear,
Harken to the great heart secrets,
Thou, and thou alone, must hear.
Though my SCARED and veteran iegions
Bear their eagles high no more,
Andmy wrecked and scattered galleys
Strew dark Actium's fatal shore; -. 5.--
Though no gli ttering guards surround me,
Prompt to do their masters will, -r
must perish like a Roman, ..-..-- ".
Die the great TIiumvie still.
Let not Cesar's servile minions
Mock the lion thus laid low;
Twas no foeman's hand that slew him,
Twas his own that struck the blow
Here then pillowed on thy bosom
Ere his star fades quite away,
Him who, drunk with thy caresses,
Madly flung a world away!
Should the base plebian rabble'
Dare assail my fame at Rome,
Where the noble spouse, Octavia,
Weeps within her widowed home,
Seek her say the gods have tod me;
Affairs, aug drs, circling wings,
That her blood with mine commingled'
Yet shall mount the throne OF kings.
And for the star-eyed Egyptian!
Glorious sorceress of the Nile,
Light the path to stygian honors
With the splendors of thy smile
Give the Cesar crowns and arches,
Let his brow the laurel twined,
I can scorn the Senate's triumphs,
Triumphing in love like thine
l am dying, Egypt, dying;
Hark. the insulting fOeman's cry
They are coming--quick, my talcholn!
Let me front them ere die.
Amino more amid the battle
Shall my heat exultIng swell,
Isis and Osiris guard thee,
Cleoratra! Rome farewell!
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GFIt is very wrong for citizens to buy
ard traffic in black beings: but the Admin
istratiou is buying negro slaves and arm ing
them, to fight sohite men. Nothing wrong
in that!
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GsFBy the time Lincoln succeed in Civ.
ing stiln partial freedom" to the negro slaves
of the South, there will be precious little
left for a0hite men.
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rKn excha hange says when all the issues
of this war are boiled down they amount
to this: "Sh all thirty millions of white peo.
pie lose their liberties to gain the supposed
lost liberty of four millions of blacks" T"
This is the substance of the whole plot.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-12-03

He who knows his ignorance is the pos
SCISSOR of the rarest kind of valuable knowl
edge. ... .-
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Story Reading

At certain age. children of both sexes
delight in stories. 1t is as natural as If 1t Is 5
for them to skip. run, and jump, instead OF
walking at the staid pace of their grandpa:
rents. Now, some parents, very well mean
ing ones, too, think they do wise thing
when they deny this most innocent craving
any legitimate outlet. They wish to
cultivate they say, "a taste for solid reading.
They might as we'll begin to feed new
born baby on meat lest nursing should
vitiate its desire for it. The taste for meat
will come when the child has teeth to chew
It. so viii the taste for "solid reading" as
the mind natures. i. e. if it is not made to
hate it by having it forced violently upon
its attention during the story loving period. :.
That there is time for all things" is
truer of nothing more than this. Better
indulge it, than by a too severe repression
give occasion for steady promiscuo9s read
ine, Fanny Fern.
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Some women paint their faces aud ther
weep because il does not make them beauti
full. They raise a hue-ard cry.
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CSyA new balmoral shoe factory at Hart
ford is so arranged that shoe goes through
thirteen different hands and comes out COM
plete in ten minutes.
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Some men are kinder to the occupants OF
their kennels than to their families. They
will treat wife and children like dogs, but
rot dogs themselves so.
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Henry Ward Beecher says there are many
persons who think that Sunday is sponge
with which to wipe out the sins of the week.
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Mr.. Noggs speaking of a blind wood
sawyer says, While none ever saw him Sc G,
thousands have seen him saw"
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Should the Almighty say unto Lincoln,
Abraham, what seest thou?''-He would
receive for an answer a "NIGGER, my
EOrdlD
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The door between US and God cannot be
open when that between US and our fellow
u en- is shut.
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Peace is the evening star of the soul, as
apart. - r. 10 tAI E-IG..r
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GFKisses between women are like two
handsome unmatched gloves-charming
things with their proper mates, but good
for nothing in that way. .
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SOVereignS.

There are forty-two sovere;gns in Europe.
Some three years ago there were thirty
millions in this country, but now we are re-
duced to three-shOddy, greenbacks and
Lincoln.
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Abolition scabs' is the name applied to
the postal currency out West.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

A SQUARE is Twelve lines of this SIZE type
sonal te about 100 words of manuscript.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-02-04

BACKED Down.-Ooe day last week
tic Superintendent of the Gslcna and
Chicago U.ion Railr al ordered the
sale OF the Chicago Times to be su..
pended on that road. This abolition
argument was promptly met hy the
propretors OF the Times. TLey gave
the company short time in which t.
revoke the order, promising Them Law
ant 10 Csc it WAS not revoked. TIE
President being too sensible 10 under
take TO stand u legal test, revoked the
order within the time specified, aud II G
Times is sold Ms usual on that rosd
Tuis act Of abolition mcsnncss viii
bring the Times at least q conrle G.
THOUSAND Of new subscribers which 9th.
ersise it would not have got. Welook
upon that paper as The best advertised
sheet 10 the North. west, and the adyer.
tlsing is principally al the expense Of its
enemies.