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Want Of Decision.


Sidney Smith, in his work on Moral Phi
losophy, speaks in this wise Of what men
lose for want Of little "bras" as Il ,is
termed . o.. I..- ..r.. ft,. t,f, 81 n,
A great deal Of talent 10 lost 10 the world
for want Of little courage. Every day
sends to their graves number of obscure
incn, who have only remained 10 obscurity be-
cause their timidity has prevented them from
making first effort, and who, II they had
only been induced 10 begin. would, in all pro.
bability, have gone great lengths In the career
Of fame. Tho fact IL. that doing anything
in tho world worth doing. wo must not stand
shyering on tho bank thinking Of the cold
aud. danger, but jump In and scramble
through Us we'll rs VIC can.
d twill not do to bc pcrpctually calculating
risks and adjusting nice chances IL did all
very we'll before tho food, when man conld
consult his friends upon On intended publ
cation for q hundred and City years, and 1.-Two
TO SEQ its success Tor six or scvon centuries af.
forwards; but ut present man waits and
doubts, and consults his brothers, and bis un.
cles, and his particular friends, till one day
he finds that he Is sixty five years Of ago, that
he has lost 30 much time In consulting first
cousins and particular friends. that ho has
no more time TO follow their advice. There
is 50 little time for over squeamishncss at pre-
sent, that opportunity slips away. Tho vc-
~ period Of life which man chooses to von-
ture, IL ever. Is 20 confined, that Il 10 no bad
rule to preach up tho necessity. 10 such In
stances, Of a little violence done to tho feel.
ings, and efforts made 10 defiance OF strict
sober calculations. =. .4.I f.'r
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-02-17
Mistellaneous.

A LEcAL BooxER,NG.- diminutivo Ger
man-wc will call him Mr.. Kraut- entered
complaint that his wife had beaten him In a
manner literally merciless. lie unswathed
his head from the bandages surrounding it.
exhibiting the marks of broom handle nd.
ministered with no feeble JUNCTION. Nlrs.
Kraut was arrested. She stood iull six feet
high, with breadth Of shoulder and length Of
arm in due proportion. The husband reiter-
atcd his affidavit. The woman made no de-
fense, and the ma gistrate fined her for intox-
ication. As she didu't pay the fine, the OH.
Ger motioned her to follow him to prison.
She obeyed the order.
"wha. you goin' to do?" asked Mr..
Kraut.
"Takc tba. woman 70 prison"
"Take her to prison 2"
"Certainly."
"And who dakcs caro- OF der baby?"
"Don't know suppose you must take
care of it yourself" p"
"But can't. goes now to mino work. "
"well, II somebody don't pay her fine she
must be locked up"
"Und must get knocked into der cellar bv
minc wife. und my head broke, und den turn
aroundt und pay for it?"
"Somehody must"
Mr.. Kr,ut said something thai sounded
like profanity. He dropped five dollars and
ten tears, the former on the desk Of the re-
cordcr. the latter upon the tloor, and depart
ed with his wife, plunged in profound won-
der at the curiosities Of the law.
As we said before, people indulsipg in mat
rimony often learn great deal by very
short course Of study.--Phitadsiphia North
American.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-02-17

% George Bancroft, the historian, has
contributed an elcgantly-written notice Of
Mr.. Everett. We quote some passages from
the conclusion Of Mr.. Bancroft's article:
Are there any who wish his career had
been different? IL could not have been diff
ferent except by his ceasing to be himself.
II is equally vain to wish that he had do
voted his powers to tho completion of some
special elaborate work. lie was an orator,
because to bc an orator was what he liked
best what no was most fitted for, and what
Others most entrcatcd of him. It is not GER
tain that he would have been one Of tho first
of historians those of his writings which
come nearest to history, such rs his Life Of
Webster and his Life Of Washington, are by
no means his best. No one would have paint.
cd action in moro vivid col0rs but Of tho
three qualities which are needed by hstori-
ans, he had not sufficient perception Of how
bad men can be, Of that evil in human nature
which theologians call doprivity. Neither
was he accustomed sufficiently to consider
events rs subordinate to law. The other re-
quisite, which is 10 perceive that after all
there is something in man greater than him.
self, he had in an eminent degree, and this
perception ho turned brilliantly to account
in his addresses. Neither would he have
been apt to excel in the construction Of u
scheme of dosmatic theology or philosophy /;
and perhaps there are others in our time who
would have gone beyond him as systematic
expounder Of public law. But in the field
OF mental labor to which he devoted himself,
he is first among us without rival. He
touched the chord Of public feeling with in
stinctive accuracy and power; at seventy he
could hold vast audience enchaincd, rs he
spoke without notes, with clear, melodious
and unbroken voice for two hours together {:
and when he prepared himself for public
speech, all learning and oil science seemed TO
come at his bidding, and furnish him with
arguments, ,analogies and illustrations. What
he has spoken with his golden mouth was al
ways in behalf of good letters, of patriot
ism, Of tho advancement Of his country in
science and art; Of the perpetuation Of re-
publican institutions. From tho Charles
River to tho Missouri the Dir still rings with
his eloqucnce. .. --I r...t .r.,-.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-02-17

81 On tho arrival of General Sherman at
Savannah ,.he was waited upon by Mr.. Charles
Green, an eminent cotton merchant Of That
city, who rendered him the use Of his elegant
mansion Theoifer was gracefully accepted by
Gen. Sherman, who during his stay in Savan.
nah, was comfortably lodged beneath its hos.
pitable roof. The residence of Mr.. Green is
what may properly bo termed palatial. It Is
all respects. the most elegant mansion in
Savannah, and will suffer nothing by COM
parison with the abodes of tho merchant
princes Of Fifth or Madison avenues. Mr..
Green Is on Englishmsn by birth. but hos ro-
sided 10 Savannah for many years, where no
accumulated princcly fortune in tho cotton
trade. Shortly after the breaking out of tho
rebellion he was detected in tho act of iin-
porting arms from England for the use of the
rebels. and was arrested near the border line
Of Canada and consigned to Fort Warren,
during tho confinement there Of Mason and
Slidell. Judging from his present conduct
ho has seen the error OF bis why's, and is anx.
ious TO make atonement Tor his past Inisdeeds.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-02-17

MORAL ALaEBRA.-A most curious expe.
dent was Franklin's moral or prudential al
zebra, as he called it. When asked by DR..
Priestly how ho made mp his mind, when
strong and numerous arguments were pre-
scnted for both of two proposed lines Of con-
duct, he replied My way is, to divide a
half sheet OF paper into columns, writing
over tho ono pro, and over the other con /;
then during three or four days consideration
I put down under tho different heads short
hints of tho different motives that ut differ
ent times occur to me, for or against the
measure. When I havo thus got thom all
together in ono view, cndeavor to estimate
their respective weights; and whore find
two Zone on cach'side) that seem equal.
strike them both oit. IL find q reason pro
equal to some two reasons con, strike out
the three. II judge some two reasons con
equal to some three reasons pro, strike out
the fivo {; and thus proceeding, find at
length whore tho balance lies; and If, after
q day or two of further consideration, moth
ing new that is of importance occurs on
either side, ] come to q determination accord.
lngly. lie added that ho had derived great
help FROM equations Of this kind, which ut
least rendered him less liable to take rash
steps.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-02-17

y II has been said that society in Europe
runs in parallel grooves, and, rs rule. this
is truo. Men in tho old world generally &C.
ccpt the condition in which they were born
as their ultimate. They. are content to bc
what their fathers were before them, and usu-
ally move along the old track at the old pace,
without any desire to switch OF into anoth-
or where the grades arc easier. Il is tho re-
verse hero. The switches that connect one
social groove with another in this country
can readily he opened by enterprise and am-
bition, while abroad miserable prido OF
class guards every line and resists to tho ut
termost all attempts at innovations. Not ono
American in hundred is satisfied with the
position in life to which circumstances sesm
to assign him at the outset. II his father is
u bricklayor, he would at least be an archi.
tect; il u brakeman. he aspircs to be the
president Of railroad company. And IL
the sons Of tho bricSlayer and tho brakeman
have brains and energy, there is no reason
why tho one should not build national mon.
uments and the other control railroads. q
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-02-17

SKATERS, BswARE!-A young lady widely
known and respected ia now in q condition
OF distress and suffering from q cause 80 un-
forcseen that we publish it for tho benefit Of
oil. She went out skating, and 30 tightly
strapped her skates as to impede, II not u
check, the circulation of the blood. Her
feet became cold, then more cold then sensa-
ton was gone from them, and she suff rcd no
more. But when her skates were removed
sho was helpless, and has not since risen from
her bed. This was some days ago We
learn that yesterday q consultation Of physi.
clans was held, and the opinion Of the iami.
ly doctor was that both feot must suffer am.
putAtion. in order " save her life. MortiG
cation had begun 10 show its terrible traces
upon her disabled extremities. This pitible
osse has cast gloom over wide circlo OF
friends and relativos.-Phiia. Paper :
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-02-17

n "THxaEs Lionr BEroxp. "when In Made
ris," writes o traveller, "t set OF one morning
70 reach tho summit Of . mountain, to gase up
ON the distant scene and enjoy the bslmy cir.
had Q guido with mo. and we had With din.
Guilty ascsnded some two thousand feet, when
. thick mist Was seen descending upon Us,
quito obscuring the whole lace OF the heavens
I thought had no hope LEFT but 1t once 70 re-
trsee our steps or be lost but a. the cloud
csmo nearer, and the darkness overshadowed
me, my guido ran on before me, penetrating
the mist and calling 70 ,ne ever and anon. ssy.
Ing: Press on, master, press on, there's light
beyond l did press on. In . few minutes
the mist was passed. and gasei upon . scene
OF transparent beauty. AL was bright and
cloudlcss above, anil beneath WAS the almost
level mist, conccalng the world below me, and
glistening In the rays of the sun like held Of
tutroddcu snow There was nothing at that
moment between mo and the hea,enaT q so.
over whom clouds ars gathering Or who have
al beneath the shadow, bcnot disrayed " they
riss befors yon. Press os-there I light De-
yoaG ..l9.-li.fJV .iI i.sli
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-02-17
wA wa.hing.on correspondent. tells B

VA Washington correspondent tells the
following :-"Six years ago, one Of the lead
ing men in the United States Senate, was
James Green. Of Missouri. Every observer
Of passing events in the political history Of
the country, will remember his signal tri-
umph in a bad cause, during the debate on
the Lecompton question. lilo was the only
man who, by common consent, got the up
per hand OF Douglass in that memorable
discussion, and but for him tho Southerners
would have made poor showing just then.
There seemed to DO q bright future opening
for him, but, like too many Others similarly
situated, he thought no man could rise in
the world Of politics without passing a coed
deal Of time in the bar-roOms OF Washington.
To-day MS was walking down Pennsy lvania
avenue, I passed wretched looking man stu
pidly drunk, his face horribly disdgured; as
II he had just emerged from street fight,
both his oycs blackencd and swollen. his
clothing covered with mud and dirt-the cy-
nosurc ofall eyes, and the laughing stock Of
shoo-blacks | askcd who IL was, and was
told 1t was Jim Grsen, ofMissouri ="
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-02-17

ANEW MArcn.-A lucifer is now In the
market thnt daors from anything hitherto In
existence. Upon the side OF each box 10
chemically-prcparcd piece Of friction paper.
When struck upon anything elso Whatever.
Il obstinately refuses TO flime. You may lay
Il upon red.hot stove, nnd che wood OF tho
match will calcine before the end OF Il iguites.
Friction upon anything else than fhis pro-
pared pastcboard has no cGact upon Il. The
invention is an English one. and, by special
actot Parliament, the uso OF any other match.
ca than these is not permitted IN any public
buildings. The discovery Is curious one.
There is not a particle OF sulphur In the
oouposision Of tho lucilou in question.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-02-17

81 A good ono Is told Of Gen. Grant.
As he was In tho cars on his way TO the innt,
q newsboy came in, crying out-'.Lifs Of
Gen. Grant," One Of the Generals aids,
pointing to tho General, told the boy he
guessed that man would buy copy. The
boy approached the General, who asked him
carelesslyi .....,g .,.-........-f
"Who Is General Grant?" '.'"
Tho boy, giving him look Of indignation
and disgust, replied iu Ii ilj"ois I.
"Yoa must DO darned grccny not to know
General Grantn' -
Tho General, alter that, Of course, bought
his life! sf' Y11Hin'7rfp' 7'l tl'i.i'7
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-02-17
WHAT IT TAXES TO MAKE Coop News.
PAPER.-Tho California Mercury has the fol.

w hhi ~ Ahhho ~ Nhhs NOob NhVS'
PAPER.-Tho California Mercury has the fol.
lowing:
Our San Juan namesake an excellent pa.
per-is parent to the following truthful pa.
ragraph: 1--WE receive at this Office thirteen
daily newspapers, and from sixty to eighty
weoklies. all of which we make II u point to
read. From this mass and laybrnth Of mat
ter We carefully select such articles, items,
gems, and tit.bis, as comprise the miscella-
ny Of our columns. Each editor acts upon
this principle; hencc, each individual paper
is on epitome of the whole: and in proper
ton to the extent Of tho editors Judgment
contains the quintcsscncc Of tho whole. II
requires moro talent to make good selection
than it does to write good loader; hence,
We imagine that tho popularity of paper
depends to o great extent on it's selections.
That editor is fool who imagincs he can
write better on all subjects thun any of lis
contemporaries. We all have our speciali-
ties-some peculiar gift in which we may OK
Gel many others. It Is the art OF combining
these gifts, and culling their choicest gems,
that makes the readable, eagerly sought for
splendid Journal" Such il our idea OF what
good paper should be; but bless US, how
few of US "fill tho bill"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-02-17
THE PUBLIC LIBERTIES
FEBRUARY II, 1865. I

abolish slavery throughout the Union. and that
there Is every reason to expect that II viii be
accepted by three.fourths Of the States, 20 as
to become part Of the National organic law.
The conference came TO an end by mutual no.
quicscence, without producing an agreement of
views upon the several matters discussed, or
any Of them. Nevertheless, Il Is perhaps OF
some Importance that wo have been able to sub
mit our opinions and views directly to promi-
nent insurgents, and to bear them In answer in
courteous and not unfricndly manner.
N ~ EIlT nFE, ~ VIZ. II. SEWARD.
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poerp.
From iiarpsrs Magazine.
Lost! Lost!

1OotS Sooss
Ihear II In the dark and silent night,
Horne on tho houseless wind that one word Lost
Like me despaihng cry OF some poor soul.
Whose helmless barque, ship-wrecked and tcu,-
pest tost
Floats on to where tho angry breakers roar,
And dash against the beetllng crsys which stand
Like hoary giants, and along the shore
The cruel rocks reach out beyond the land.
It comes TO mo nom regions whore the wind
Blows keen DER traeklsss fields OF loo and snow,
Where the aurora beams upon the night
Tho long long winter night, which passes slow
Into tho long. long day, and, towering high,
Tho toppling iesbergs In their jugged forms,
swaying against each other, and the sky
ID pregnant with the weight Of polar storms
II comes to me nom on the deserts waste, Trays.
Where the dry sands, hot with the suns fierce
Stretch on and on through weary miles awayi
The vulture on the PROSTATE camel preys;
The stolid sphinx looms hideous and tall;
In vain the eye searches for signs OF blooms
Down to the ground the cunning Arabs fall,
And DER them sweeps the deadly, dread simeon.
II comes TO mo upon the raging storm,
The thunder attsrs II from outthe clouds
soc through halfshut eyes the fated ship,
And hear the angry breakers roaring loud,
500 mute hands uplfted 10 the skies,
As on tho rocks the struggling ship Is tost;
hear amid the crash heartpiercing cries,
And wind and waves together answer, Lost!
Ihear II as walk the city's streets
From haunts OF vice where Satan holdshis reign
On strains OF wild. delirious music borne,
In whose mad tones thsre sounds n vail OF pain.
see u stamped on fsees in the crowd
In characters which all may read Alright,
Sure as tho sunset lining on the cloud
Foretclls the certain coming OF tho night.
oh! swelling heart which throbs within my breast.
What hest thou lost from out thine early ysars'
Why dost thou grievo when others are so gay
What mean these pent-up floods Of bitter tearss
And In low tones tho sad heart makes reply,
~ once held hopes prised above all costs
They were my treasures In the years gone by,
grove because know that these are lost :"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-02-17

II care is taken in their. education, a yoke
Of good oxen may be eS trained that they
will walk Us fast as common pair Of horses.
and do as much plowing on less expensive
feed. When partially broken or trained, it
is very good idea to work them behind
quiet horse, or yoke OF fast-walking oxen.
But do not put them with a yoke OF old OK
en-, who drag themselves along as IL life was
a burden to them.-Cor. Exchange.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-02-17

There is man in Maine the owner Of
picco Of crinoline, who shows decided pluck.
lie says that when the minister was hugging
and kissing bis wife. no peeped through the
crack Of the door and saw it all; and as long
us hc had the spirit Of a man remaining he
would pccp ON such occasions!
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-02-17
| HANDY ARricLr.-Ad.m SIou,lo,

"A HANDY ARricLs.-Adam Slomakcr, a
number OF years ago. came to Huntington,
Francc, and seeing there for tho Grst time q
pair Of snuaers, be asked: q, T7f9fI -
whats them for2' t1n ,islh
"To snuf the candle."
"a The candle just needed attention. and Ad-
am with his thumb and fingers piuohsd OF
the snuH, and carefully poked il into the
shutters. saying .t. 49,,
's"Well, now thoins handy"
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-19
Annexation Of Territory to the City
Of EYansYille. -

NOTICE Is -aEREEY. G1TKN THAT HaR
IN Common coancii u the city u kvansYiiae.
N pursusnea q the previssons q AZ Set y tbs
General Assembly OF the EtRss ei TnGaaaa, APP
proved March g. 1872, sntkf ei---" Al Act 10.
amend the seven first section u al Act emitted
An Act granting 20 thu cisi&sns ~ she s0En of
ChaFtef,' apprssed January n, 1917, ana to al
supplemental sections 90 said Act !" win on tie
l6th day Of May, A. u. 1855. preaent o. the Board
OF Coanty q mmizalenersoi NsndsrhufEh pgaBty
petition praying FOR ths annexation q said cisy
Of the following dsaersAsa tsfrtt0ry, and set iak
forth the reasons for such anuexafisn, Viz Al
that part Of ths southeast quarter Of section
ninst.en (la1 Ia township ak 90. rABge ten tio}
west described As followss via Beginning IL al
iron pin at the Aouth-wes< eerner % SAID qdar%
ter section, and running thanra ~ ssse bAif
section Tine north four hundred aid ninety nine
s4ssl teats % 40 lren pin fhengs esst by lsaksla
Place seven hundred and sixty-thres and a half
l763 ~ fsat, she line a. Shapes Eaiareensent
thence south BY the liBa Of shapes In argument
ionr huaarsd and ninetg .nina (a99j fret, - an
iron pin on the south lins Of said quarter ssgaon
and thence BY the south line Of said quarter Sec
tion sessn huRdFed and sixty four tT8a feet. 10
the place o. beginning, aald territory being ecu.
tiguoE3 10 the city 81 EsansvAiies aud plated
or laid on. W. BAKER, Mayor
AtSesta A. NJ McGsrEE, Clerk. aIs-sot
n o AUTHUR WRIGHT. GEORGE SKINNER,
William swanson q. y. BRrkameyer. Henry
B utz. and Margaret kessief;
Notice Is hereby given that the Yelltlsn 70.
fsrred 70 In fhs above notice was Presented 20
the Boa-d 81 Gounty omaissisners of Wander +.
burg county On .he 18th day Of May, ISIS, and
that the sane was rpcaise and eensiaersa, aud IL
ordered by said Board that the further b Gar
ing Rad confederation 81 said application be con
tiHaed uatIl the 18th DAY q Juas, IssS, and thai
notiee be given BY the County Auditor By puhit.
cation In Ehs Evansville Daily Jourlal that said
application Is now lending before said Beard, and
that 10 will be heard and decided on the said 18th
day Of June, 1865. yICT0a Bf3cH,
EyAusyiIle. NAV nth. lsg5-dtI7i
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-19

Masonic TEMPLE-The heavy rain
last night caused another stnalfandience
at the Theatre. The Honeymoon and
the Rough Diamond we're, however, pro-
daced in excellent style, and those pres
ent seemed highly satisfied.
Tonight Miss Fanny B. Price takes a
farewell benefit il being her last APP
pearanee. for the present, in this city,
on which occasion she viii appear In her
great character of Juliet, with Mr.. Han
chett IS Romeo, in shakspeare'a great
play entitled Romeo and Juliet. AS this
Is the last appearances Of Miss Price in
this city, her friends win, no doubt, give
her a benefit Commensurate with her
superior merits. Let the Hall be
crowded. ~ i ~ ~ ~ - y