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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-12-30

MAxrss GaxAr Frss.-Two Dutch farm'
srs NJ Kinderhook, whoss farms were sdja-
cent. were out In their respective 6elds when
ono overheard an unusually loud hsllooing
in the direction Of gap 10 high stone wall.
and ran with oil speed TO the place, and the
following brief convcrsation cnsusd 81 ~
"Shon, vstish 70 mAttsr? $50 -. .
"vsl, der, "says John. ~ vas trying 70
climb on u top OF dish high stone wall and
I isll I'd. and al 70 stons wall tumblsd down
onto me. and Il hash broke one Of mine leg
OF. and both Of nins arms %. and smashsd
mine ribo in, and dseas pig stones are lying
onto 70 top OF mine body."ciefs
"Is dat all 7" says the other. "vy you ho!:
10 % big loud, tot you got Dc tool ache :
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-12-30

carpenter Who was always pro.nos'
ticating evil to himself, was one dIy upon
the roof OF q ave story building. upon which
had fallen a rain. The roof being slippery,
bs lot his ioot,ne. and a. he was desccnd.
~. ~ ~ ,ov. a. ,he ,syss. he exclaimed "Juse
80 =. ,cid ,ou !" Catching. haweysr. 10 the
Tin spous. he kickrd 90 h,asho-, anc r fefsinso s"
. ~ n,.ce oissfstv. fran which he thrs dsliv-
ID himself: 81 kpowe'i.it /; ti'srscs rsir
If sboss sous to-thuudes ]"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-12-30

Men die-books don't. Men have the
dyspepsia-booksdon't; I wish some Of them
did! Men grow .weary-books don't. A
man having worn out his genius, can never
be reproduced. He lives for bis time, but
that II the end Of him. The series begins
and ends with ono. But ifa book wears
out. the stereotype plates can make another
iust like it.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-12-30
VOLUME XXI.
PIscATAouA
FIRE / MARINE INSURANCE CONPANi,
or SOUTH BERWICK, MAINE.

STATEMENT or rug BUSINESS AND CoSpirioS OF
nAIp COMPANY, RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED TO
rur SECRETARY or rHE STATE OF MAINE DEC. l.,
is6i. As pER THE REQUIREMENTS or TIE STAT
urKs or SAID STATE.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-12-30
New Years Eve.

Goodbye. strange year, so fierce and yet so
tender 49, ..,.-. 80. lL.i
80 hot with battle and so.blind With tears.
To-day is thine, tonight the Almighty Lender
] Resumes thee back into the timsless years;
i. ts..f-r. .4l" .a.ta.
Not In waste OF shseted snow thou diest,
Nor mid tumultuous echoes OF the deepi.
Grey placid evening folds thee where thou ilest'
: Aud modest airs caress thee into sleep; -,
How calm death for such inaatiats warrior!
But stsrnest souls and maddsst In the ray
on, ere they Aoat beyond life'e viewless esnisr'
'e s''-'' wv a'S Goodbye !:
90, leave blessing ere thou part tor heaven;
Toll the fond earth she ID NOT always tnus;
Let soms kind spirit With the morn % g''so'
And NOT 70 her alone. but Ah, to US
To NJ. Who long to 90 where thou Art going
To ,;ss from self and be forever free; li'.
To az The land with milk aud b. ney flowing.
And say TO memory, ss ws say to thee.
n"" Good bye (!
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-12-30

Ay, usher him in the young New Year, with wslc'm.
Ring out the peal Of your loyal troth and yield him
kingiy crown
Blu, amid your vow. of new pledged faith, doys 'eorr
Have We no thought for the waning past, no tear wher
the Old Year dies!
brought YOU gfts that were sweet and rare-is not
their blossoIning yet,
within cherished gardens Of the soul, In perennial
besuty'set!
have given YOU JOYS which to sever now would crush
from your hearts the glow,
And shiyer the crystal brightness linked with the
glad hours sparkling now.
And the farewell smile Of lip, beloved the light Of the
tender eyes,
Borne on, from the shadows Of earth to swell the rap
Can ys whose eyes are dim fOre, ,ha, in all the year.
be,
None other can bear the deathes thrill OF tha, swee.
memory!
Oh the dreamer beneath the sky OF hope may lightly
turn away,
And the sunshine Of Joy come back cheeks that
And with nought but the midnights solemn hush, and
the winters dresry moan,
The old, old year may seem to die, unheeded and
alone;
But my veins are athrob with immortal life, for song
from worlds afar,
Is sweeping down the ethereal space Of listening sky
and STAR
"Thou shalt never die for thy deeds are great, and
from nations yet To be,
Shall swell the shout Of destiny that shall echo back
10 thee.
Thou hast strengthened hum,nity's wavering faith
thou hast won the vietor's crown.C
For the towering hosts Of doubt and Tear are brave!
trampl,d down,
And men may walk the sounding earth with proud
er, hrmer tread,
Since thou hast proved that the Right strong aud
Cod 10 overhead.
Not tyrant's throne but Is trembling with III,
mighty footsteps jar,
Not hope for man but 10 lifted up from the weari
ness of despair;
And Freedom plumes her tireless wing Tor oter soar
ing vet,
And the golden Hill. of the promised land in the pur
pie haze are set.
Through the clash and din OF mortal strife and the
heat OF conflicts sorc,
Through the discord harsh and sad dismay OF the
surging battles' roar,
Thou hast moved the world one onward step 20 the
shining heights of Peace,
Where Love, the conqueror, shall reign, and the
wrath Of hatred cease"
All little recS. the dying year though the careless
heart forget,
When the roll OF the limitess ages sounds through
the frail hours weak regret
Smile on r ye WILL while my life coca out meath thu
gloom OF the winter sky
Bu, know that the record carry hen,e can never
never die.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-12-30

Women require more slesp than men, and
farners lsssi ssitdan those engaged In any other
occupation. Editors, reporters. prinsers.
post-ofBcc clerks, telegraph operators need
not slssp at sll. Lawyers can sleep ~ much
as they choose, and thus keep out Of mis-
chief.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-12-30

Why Il . solar eclipse like woman beat
ing her son i-B,cause il sa hiding Of tho
nun.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-09

temporal and spiritual the guide said, and
great variety Of plate used at coronAuons,
bAptiams and other important occasions 10 the
royal family The whole collection is said 10
be worth three aRd a half million pounds ster-
ling, or seventeen and half millions dollars.
All the articles are transmitted eacrediy from
each crowned head 10 his or her succtsuor.
Many man would sell bis soul for tbs posi-.
tion and dignity they represent, bntthe upper
most thought with me was, that the possession
OF them does not save the sovereign from q
single one Of tho "ills that aesh is heir TO. ="
She cannot escape the common lot OF human
ity She must know sorrow and diaease, and
must finally pass through the gate Of Death
and stand before God on an equal footing
with us all W
We visrted the room in the Bloody Tower
where the two young princess, the sons Of Ed
ward IV, we're smothered while they slept, by
order Of their cruel and ambitious uncle--the
Devereux Tower in which the brilliant Earl of
Essex, Queen Elizabeths favoriie, spent the
last days Of checkered life-the BeauchAmp
Tower in which died Phillip Howard Earl Of
Arundel, found guilty of high treason and
condemned TO death because he pas Catho-
lie, when tho Queen was a Protestant--the
apartments occupied by Lady Jane Grey and
Anna Boleyn during the few days preceding
their execution, and the green in front OF the
chapel, which has often drank copious draughts
OF Englsnd's best and noblest blood. The scat
fold stood hero on which the headsman's 8
block and axe were so often used We saw
them in the armory--the block, black and
blood soaked, the axe, broad bladed affair, so
awkwardly balanced that it was no wonder to
me that the executoner was compelled fire.
quently to strike blow after blow before he
could accomplish the decapitatim
Within the chapel lie buried many of the
ilustrious dead, and the lesson taught us from
the tombs of Lady JaRe Grey, Katherine How
ard, and Anna Boleyn; Thomas Cromwell, the
noble earls Of Surrey and of Essex, the up
right Sir Thomas More and the true hearted
Algernon Sidney was, that neither woman 3
beauty, grace or weakness, or the loftiest tai
ents and most exalted virtues can save save
from persecution, imprisonment and death.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-09
TuE OoUTuINEs WE ADVOCATE.


Equal and exact juElioe to all men, Of whatever
state or persuasion, religious or poiteAi
Peace, commerce. ana houest inendshlP WIN All
nations, entAngling alliances with nonei
TAs suppJst n fht State GoUuansnff tn az theif
rights as the most competent administrations for our
domestic concerns, snd tho anrest bulWarka against
anti ropubi can tendencieai
Ths preservation Of the general goverumant IN ~
whole Vgor the sheet anchor OF our
peace AZ home and ssfoly nhroad;
Jealous care Of the right Of eleohon by the peo-
Amid and sase corrective Of abuses which lop-
By the sword OF revolution, whero peaceabe rcrne-
khsoluts nrausscsnce ia she decisions Of the ma
ity the vital rtiucipe of republica. from which ~
appeal but 10 forcs, the vital principle aud lhmed-
parent Of despotism;
well disciplined militia our best reliance IN peace,
for the drst moments ofwar, ult regulars may re.
f6e snpremAoy Of The civil over the military Au
5rity;
ieonoiny in the public expense. that labor may be
b htly hardened;
me honest payment Of our debts, and sacred pres
st 'vatioa ofths public faith;
encouragement ofagrcuiture, and ofeommerce a.
handmaid;
the fi1sion ofiniornstiOn, aud arrsgnmolt OF all
iset at the bar of public reason
freedom OF religion,
FREnpoH P2Ess;
Ind fres on Of person under TIA protection Of hs HA
ks cOBPUs
Ind trial by Iuriss impartiay selected"
THOMAS JEFFERsON.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-09

RSJ- Benevolence has had glorious time
down below--we mean at Cncinnaii--where
the purest sympathy for sick soldier and the
soldiers wife, is striving to outdo presumptu.
Gus Boston in the bigness Of the pile il will
raise, and where "Our church is striving to
outdo every other church. that our preacher
may get the $500 prize. Is there any thing
left for the kind heart to look after2 II It
has no taste for gambling for a $3.50 cloak on
hve dollar chance2 Yes there is much to
do at home, and even if you feel like striving
for notoriety, there is little chance for you
now. Letters have been written aud publish
ed with more foolery in them than you can
eonjure up, and more ways have been found
by givers Of advertising themselves by making
gifts, than Barnum ever dreamed of-hucks-
sters Of all kinds, some for nomination to
office, some for chance at gentility, some
for 4 chance at piety, some for a chance to
sell threshing machine according to the pat
tern furnished. Go your ways, my rural
friend, and seek for something else. There
is poor widow round the corner, who lives
in poor thin house, and she is very sesnt Of
fuel, which is now very dear; and there is n
young girl who has to go out on errands, and
her shoes are bad and her raiment seant,
because all the money they can get is used up
in buying food. And the hardest Of all the
ease1 will never let you know it, and the suf.
fering will go unrelieyed, unless you seek
them out and give them sueeor. And while
you do 1t, remember to do it delicatey and
do not offend that noble pride which keeps
them up TO effort, and saves them from des-
pair UrbanG Union M
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-09

armed, undisciplined host ofmen, without
means OF adequate subsistence, on the
South. If so, the end will be more disss-
trous to the cause and people of the North,
than anything yet attempted OF suffered.
BurLER's plan for taking Richmond, is to
call for hundred thousand volunteers, for
ninety days and some hsir-braihed Con-
gresham, proposes to raise 3 million OF
men, in the same manner, to overrun and
subjugAte the South. 1t will not surprise
us IL one or both of these measures are
adopted for we ars prepared for any folly,
however great, or for any crime, however
monstrous, from the men who control the
destinies Of this people.
-Iftho late election in Ohio had
shown the Democratic party to be diSor-
ganiEed and weakened, we should utterly
despair of success at the elections next
year. But the reverse is the fact. The
Democratic party was never so strong in
Ohio as it was last year. 1t was only
beaten by measureless frauds and villainies.
That undaunted host, of pure, patriotic,
and fearless men, who rallied $4,000
strong to the support of Mr.. VALLANDra-
HAp, still resoluts and undismayed, are
getting ready for the grand conflict Of
1864, And they will succeed. Conscrip
ton, taxation, privation and terror, will
have done their work on the minds Of the
voters before the fall of the year upon
which we ara entering. and we will sweep
the State by an honest majority, such MS
has never been equaled.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-09
Obituary.

Died, at his residence in Bellefontains, Lo-
gan county, Ohio, on the evening of the 23d
OF December 1868, Arnold G.. Sergeant,
aged sixty four years, two months and twenty
six days.
Deceased was born in Leister, Worcester
county Massschu setts, September 9th, A. D.
80. He opened his eyes on the world in a
stormy epoch of its history, and closed them
amid the clash Of arms and the preparations
for battle
His parents we're of the stock ofheroes who
won our independence. His father assisted
in carrying the immortal Warren from the
field of his glory at Bunker Hill His mother
lived long to enjoy the gratitude and bounty
of q grateful people, and died smong tho last
of the mothers of the Revolution.
He was man Of no ordinary mould Brave
almost to fault honest and upright in his
dealings with all men; strictly moral and tenn
perate in his habits he would not intention.
ally do wrong to any; when wrong was don @
him he felt it keenly, and resented it quickly
yet always ready to forgive an injury when
the offender asked it.
As a husband, loving and faithful; as a par
ent, strict, yet kind and indugent; as friend
ardent and confding-too much so for his
own interest, Poverty never appealed to him
in vain; the hungry never turnsd from his
door unfed,
The troubles Of our country weighed heav-
y on his heart Even at his age he was viii.
ling to give up the comforts of home and fam
lily for the dangers and hardshipG of the tented
field
Early in his last sickness he was conscious
that his work here was dons-that the final
hour was approaching He saw the "pale
horse and his rider " CaIniv and nopnnosad
ly he awaited the blow, like man who had
fulfilled his destiny, and was ready for his de-
parture. When the final hour came be sank
to rest as calmly as innocence reposing on the
bosom of mercy. His regret was only for his
family and his country. He left many warm
friends, who will long remember his virtues,
and regret his departure from among thsm
But
trhe rich, the poor tha base, tho brave,
The humble and the naughty die
The sceptersd king, tho burthsnsd slave,
ln dust withoutdiStincton lie.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-09
A Base Lie.

The article published in the EMPIRE a
few days ago in relation to the Auditor
ship has had the effect intended. = 1t was a
terrible eHcoriation--merciless in its ap-
plication Of facts--and triumphant in its
vindication of the action Of the Commits
sioners.
We only allude to the affair again to
say that the charge that Mr.. Lowe is the
writer Of that article, is deliberate un-
truth. In this community, Mr.. Lowe is
not under the necessity Of enlogizing him
self, prompt and able for that duty when
it is needed. We do not trouble oursel-
YES to inquire who may be the author Of
the latest attack upon him. When a wri-
ter msnifeStS the instincts Of the hyena, il
is all that Is desirable to know about him.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-09
The ROttenness OF the Treasury
Department

1t is only few days since CORN
WALL was dragged, under arrest, from
Mr.. CHAsE's Department, charged
with stealing on stupendous scale;
and now the telegraph informs us
in the mildest manner possible, that
as. NJ. STARK, head of the Printing
Bureau in the Treasury Department,
has been relieved" And then adds
very softly: "The defalcations are
said to be large. Other arrests aoill be
made"
Mr.. CHASE is the picked man of
the party; andif, as we learn from the
revelations of his own political
friends, the Department over which
he pres.des, is simply a. den of thieves,
what are the people to expect Of vii
lainy, in all the ramifcations of Gov
ernment, when full exposure shall
be made? 1t is ascertained that CORN
WALL was man wholly destitute of
character for honesty, and known to
be so by CHASE before he was put in
the responsible place where his frauds
were perpetrated. We shall proba-
bly, soon hear that STARK was also
bonkrupt in character, and that Mr..
CHASE was fully advised of the fact.
The truth is, this nation, with wealth
that was once almost illimitable, has
fallen into the hands of banditti, who
are stealing all its treasure, and will
soon leave it poorer than pauper in
an alms-house--its means squander-
ed, and a debt accumulated, whose
magnitude battles the attempt of the
mind to grasp it.
Are the people wholly demented-
insane? 1t would seem so. They do
not realize thai it is their money
which these scoundrels are stealing,
and that every homestead in the land
is under mortgage for the treasure
which CORNWALL, STARK, and numer-
Gus others, in the very presence of
Secretary CHASE, are flching from
the pGbhc Golfers. We say that peo-
Pile do mt realize this. If they did,
surely they would arise as one man,
and drive the corruptionists into ig-
nominious retirement. But there will
come day when the people will be
clothed in their right mind, and then
they will arraign the wretches who
have so abused their trusting faith.
Wo to Mr.. CHASE, and to all like him,
when that terrible day shall come!
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-09
Corruption In the Departm0 emit
of the Interior.

1t seems that the villainy in the Interior
Department has become so fragrant that
investigation is called for, and we may
expect to hear,in the dainty language Of the
telegraph, that clerks have been ''re-
lievsd," thot "defAlcations are large" and
that many "arrests will bs made" But
what will the people gain by investigA-
tion and change? Nothing. New and
hungry thieves will be substituted for those
who are now measurably gorged; and thus
matters will go on, until crime again grows
bold by success, and the farce of investigS-
ton and dismissal be repeated.
In the meantime host of blackguArds,
are profitably employed in stigmGtizing
as copperhesds and traitors evory honest
man who protests against the wholesale
robbery of the people.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-09
Important to all Interested,

. n IdHsR1 T q % BON1
tSuccossors to Lents A Weckel,)
HAVE just received from the Rastern market, al
~ eash purchases large assortment OF mems, la
dies, boys, youths, misses, and children's Boots,
Shoes and Caters, of the first quality and latest style
and at prices that defy competition. Also good As.
aortment OF Hats and Cap for men and boys. All
kinds OF work made 10 ORDER OF the best material and
workmanship. A dt is warranted
FRED. y. WECKEL, foreman, will surely please
you II you give them trial.
Call and examine their stock before purchasing
where. j. +. LENTZ n SON,
auig lO4 Main, between Third and Market
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-09
wHooPING-CO Til.

A. WHOoPING-COUGH.-The proofs
Of cures Of the most distressing cases o
Whooping Cough, by DR., Stricklands Melli-
huous Cough Balsam, speak lorder than words
to the merits of this Incompatible remedy,
A grateful patient writes 81 Am happy 10
bear my testimony to the wonderful powers OF
your Balsam in curing my children of the most
distressing Whooping Cough, after every other
means had failed" Can any result be more
gratifying What a load Of suffering WIS re-
moved BY the use @f this noble Cough Balsam.
Sold at No, G East Fourth street, Cincinnati,
O., and by all druggists so cents per bot
tie.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-09
various Items.

The impudence Of GEvoLNEY DoR-
SLY, surpasses anything recorded in his
tory. He was advertised to deliver an ad j.
dress on the Life and Services of AHDRHw
Jackson, on the night Of the Sth of Jan
uAry. We have not heard yet whether
he filed his appointment, or whether the
---egAds'S tongue was paralysed by a Sps-
interposition of Providence.
----A acurVy fellow, who represents
40 county on the Reserve, at the Agn-
IurAl Convention, sitting in Columbus,
ulged. in the course of SONS remarks, in
lAckguArd aing at "Copperheads, :" for
lch he rscsiyed applause. The Demo-
10 present would have scinced their self
a pect by Withdrawing Immediately from
assembly. Men who introduce thsir
An and mAlevolent partyism into an
ricultural meeting, are not worthy thu
Owship of gentlemen. t
There are some indicAtions that
msn at the head Of Affairs, will repeat
q folly Of the crusaders, and rush an un-
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-09
Loyal

The DEMocRArIo KIND; True to the
country, faithful to the Constitution, de-
voted to the Union, obsdient to the laws.
TIE REPUBLICAN KIND: True to ABEA-
ham LIEooLN, faithless to the ConStitu-
ton. setting law at defiance, devoted to a
part of the Union, and Worshiping the
whole negro.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-09

RYThs Republicans are assuming
reat credit to CHASA for his vigilance in
rreting out frauds in the Treasury De.
Artment Any policeman would do all
lat as well. The question is, what was
5 tr. CHASE about while crime was thus
noting in his very presence ? Why did
he not preventit?
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-09
plantation lSlttrrs.
81. T.--1aeo--x.


Fersons oi sedeniAry habits ssronbsd win weakness
nsstnde' paipl'etion OF tho heart lack OF Appetite
distress aher eating, torpid liver, constipation a.
nj ANrAHG~NAa E11~-Eno
@PNtu - tON 6hi EMO
WhiOh are now recommended by the highest medical
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soc,Iv n,ra end ,.,,s
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Thoy create healthy appetizer .e
They are an anudote 70 change Of water aud Diet
They overcome effects Of dissipation and late hours
They strengthen the system and enliven the mind
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They cnr,, IIvo, ~ a,.s,,
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and arc exhausted natures great restorer. They are
composed OF the celebrated calisaya bark, winter.
green, Hassaas, and herbs all preserve In per.
tecty pure 81. Oroix rum.
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W@ The Plantation Bittere havs errad ma ori leo,
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-09

EEWhen the sick man has raging fe-
YER, his pulse throbs fast aud strong his eve
is clear and bright, and his cheeks bloom
with the freshest aud deepest tints of the
rose. These are not the indications of
health, however, but the unequivocsl symp-
toms Of disease, that alarm the physician
He is not deceived by the apparent, ply
sicHl vigor of his patient, nor by his Aow-
ing and sometimes eloquent tongue. He
ministers to the sick man Immediately,
knowing that to let the fever run its course
may prove fatal.
When any one speaks to us about onr
present good times, and refers to the in
creased wages Of labor, the improved price
of land and OF the farmers products, the
multiplied and profitable manufacturing
interests, ana the activity Of the CONNER
cial classes as illustrating "thS wonderful
and unexampled prosperity of our coun-
try we can think Of nothing but of the
fsvsrish man, with his rosy cheeks, bright
eyes glib tongue, ond throbbing pulse, and
wonder whether we are talking to an ass
OF a knAve.