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Nebraska advertiser., 1865-07-06

Colonel Pa very irritable and
impatient man, had occasion once, while
passing on horseback through a small
town in the west, to %Patronize a Dutch
blacksmith.
Are you the smith g. he asked of a
stout, black bearded, smoking, dirty old
man, who came out of the shop to look
at the horses defective shoes.
Eyes, I be der smidt," replied the
Meinheer, steadying his long pipe, with
his left hand, while he lifted one of the
horses feet with bis right. lyon wish
to have de new shoes 2"
"No, sir" said the colonel, in his
quick way. "Set the shoes of bis fore
feet, that's all"
set de shoes on his fore feet-yah,
l oonderstand. l viii have him in Won
hour shoed."
The Colonel went away, and return.
ing at the appointed time, found the
Dutch smith still at work en- his horse.
He was very wroth when he saw the
state of affairs, bnt be went away again
with the promise that in "von half hour %
longer the shoes would be SET.
After dinner, in no very mild humor
be made his appearance again at the
shop, and asked what was to pay.
-Four shiIlings,' was the reply.
-Four shillings! IFS an imposition p'
exclaimed the fiery colonel; Il never
paid over a shilling for setting a shoe in
my life"
Very vel" nodded Meinheer, "VOn
shilling for de Won shoe-I set de four
shoes-dat ish four shillings-nichts z"
"Nich the old Nichr' rOared the ex-
cited traveller. "WhO told you to sci
more than two shoes 2"
by dOOnder!' said the smith, ''you
tell me yourself"
81 ! it's a ~falsehood," answered the
traveller, ..it's a lie-a-n
"Mine Got! You say set de shoes Oh
de four feet"
$50 l did, said the traveller, 9Th,
two shoes on the four feet"
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-07-06

Tie New York Times states that pri-
vate commercial letter lately received
from Europe say that sin the best in
formed political circles the belief Is gen
eral that Macmillan has expressed to
his father-in.law King Leopold, and al
SO TO his brother of Austria, the strong
est possible desire 10 abdicats the rick
ETY. throne of Mexico. The iniimatiOn
Of this wish at the Taileries, through
these Intermediary parties, is at The bOs
tom Of much Of the excitement in regard
to Mexican affairs generally.
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-07-06

How Near we Are to Death.-A
writer in'the Independent thus diseOurses
on our Dearness to death When we
walk near powerful machinery we know
that single mis-step and those mighty
engines would tear us TO ribbons with
their flying weels, or grind US to powder.
in their ponderOus jaws. So, when we
are Numbering across the land in the
rail-car, and there is nothing but half an
inch Of iron fange to hold US upon the
track. So when we are al sea in a ship,
and there is nothing bat the thickness Of
a plank between us and eternity. We
imagine then that we see how close we
are to the edge Of the precipice. But we
do not see it. Whether on the sea or on
the land, the partition which divides US
from eternity is something thinner than
an oak plank or half an inch Of iron hange.
The machinery of life and death IS with
in Us. The tissues that hold these beat
ing powers in their place are often not
thicker than a sheet of paper, and if
that thin partition were pierced or rup-
tured, it would be just the same with US
as if a cannon ball had struck Us. Death
Is inseparably bound up with life in the
very structures of our codes. Struggle
as he will to widen the space, 20 man
can at any time go further from death
than the thickness of a sheet Of paper.
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-07-06

Mother, where's the man going TO
sleep 90 asked a girl Of sixteen, Of her
mother. who had just promised a travel
Ter a nights rest in their out.of-t the way
hut. IN have to put him in with you
and Jack and Kate, and Sue and Bet, l
SUPPOSE" was the reply; sand if crow
ded. one Of you must turn in with me aud
dad, and Dick and The twins"
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-07-06

A very sensible man, some time ago,
1ntr oduced to his son, about six years Of
age, a little brother that had just arrived
in this world, which all agree in abusing,
but none ike to part with, even for a
better. The boy looked at his infant bro
Their with some p%erplexity, and then rais-
ing bis eyes to his father, inquired
"Wbere did you get il 2"
"Bought il, my son. said the father.
with a laudable gravity. Again The boy
looked at the baby, and after a short
time, sagaciously asked
"Why didn't you pick out a white one,
father a"
The father was -egulorly cOrnered.
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-07-06
NO.42.


A man may say a thing twice if he,
says il better the second time than the
kssE
Always lend a crntch 10 haltihg hum
anity ; but trip up, if you viii, the stills
of pretentiOn.
Dependency is the O~ver-weighs that
may make you kick
buckle, both at opce.
Patience and cheerfullness ad0Fn the
ruins of fortunes, as Ivy does those Oh
castles and temples.
Fault, finding does not require, and
does not generally indicate a high ordeS
of talent.
Emerson says, "Life is a train Ct
moods like a string Of beads"
As the good man saith, 50 say we bat
as the good woman saith, SO it must be.
Every man can !ame a shrsw bat he
that hath her.
Ladies will ooner pardon want OF
sense than want of manners.
Women. are wise on a sudden, fools on
a premedilaliom
There is one good wife in the country
and every man thinks he hath her.
Colts arms are useful when you want
to fight, buff you want to run away
colts legs are better.
If some men had their limbs broken
they would be cripples for lifei their
bones would be too lazy TO knit.
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-07-06
p0etrY.
me Tartar who Caught q Tartar.
By JOHN @. <

By O Q. SAKE.
There's trouble in Hungary now, alasi
There's trouble on every hand;
For that terrible mar,
The Tartar Kahn,
Is rRTsging over the land:
he is riding forth with his ugly meE,
To rob and ravish and slay;
For deeds like those,
You may well suppose,
Are quite in the Tartar way.
And now he comes, that terrible chief,
To a mansion grand and old,
And he peers about,
Within and without,
And what do his eyes behold I?
A thousand in fold and field,
And sheep oil over the plain,
And noble steeds
OF rarest breeds
And beautiful crops Of grain;
But finer still is the boarded wealth
That his rayished eyes behold,
In silver plate
OF rsrest weight
And jewels Of pearl and gold.
A nObleman owns this fine estate
And, when the robber he sees,
'Tis not very queer
He ana k.s with fear
And trembles a bit in tie knees.
he quakes in fear of his precious life,
And scarce sur pre- ssing a grOan,
"GOOd Tartar " says he
Whatever you see,
De pleased to reckon your own"
The Kahn locked 20 md in q l~eisurely way,
As one who is puzzled to choose,
When, cooking his ear,
He CHANGED 10 hear
Tho crush Of feminine shoes.
The Tartar smiled a villainous smile,
When like a lily in bloom,
Alady fair,
With golden hair,
Came gliding Into the room.
The robber started with smorous eye,
Was ever so winning a face -?
And long he assd,
A one amazed
To see such beauty and grace.
A moment more and the laWless man
had seized his struggling prey,
Without remorse,
And, taking horse,
He bore the lady away.
"NoW, Heaven be pfaised, " the nOblemsB ssl
"For many a mercy to me
IbOw me still
Unto his viii,
God pity the Tartar, I" said he.
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-07-06

the nostrils Of the warriors. for in a no.
ment they rolled down the broad fire.
place, out upon the floor, and lay there,
at the mercy of the woman whose life
they had come to seek.
For the first time her heart seemed
to relent, and she paused with the death.
dealing axe arlsed, shuddering at the
thOught Of such deliberate execution (;
but she heard the cracking of the door,
as more of the planks were being rorced
away, and she paused no longer. The
heavy axe descended, once, twice, and
the work was done.
There was now but one Of the merci-
less foes left, and he had only beeen
prevented from making his entree by
the most fortunate circumstances. The
last Indian whom Mrs. Merrill had
struck, remained fixed in the breach ;
and the utmost exertions Of his sole re-
manning companion were insufficient to
remove the dead body which blocked up
the entrance so effectually, that he vas
necessiated TO cut away more of the
planks in order to get through.
In this he had succeeded, and was
upon the point of entring, whe the he
roine once more TUNED that way. She
was exhausted and bewlldered-over,
come by the terrible scenes through
which she had passed, and ignorant of
the numbers who might remain hidden
outside. But she was not discouraged /;
and concentrating her strength, aimed a
blow at the intruding head.
Iimissed The mark, though the stroke
laid open the cheek with afrighlful cash
which sent the warrior bowling, home
to his people. The fearful story which
he published there of the proves of the
long knife squaw,' fully eHonerated
him from the charge Of eowardIce.
all through that night the lonely wO-
man maintained her vigils, but no more
foes presented themselves and in the
morning she FASTENED away to summon
aid. The wounded man was cared for
such surgical assistance as the country
afforded, being provided /; and the
wounds, which had at first seemed NOR
tai, lost much of their virulenCe under
the skilful treatment they received
Here it was that the heroine displayed
to equal advantage the softer and more
womanly heroism of her nature. Day
and night she hung. beside The couch OF
her suffering husband, ministe ring 70 hi;
every want and necessity until he became
a decided triumph over the evils which
had befallen him. She had the salts.
faction of seeing him healtely and
strong again and in old age they offer
sat together and related the story as we
have given it, of Mrs. Merrill's Defence.
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-07-06

A feet Of from thirty to sixty sail
will depart for a three-years- cruise in
the Mediterranean about the 4Ih of July,
under Admiral GoldsboroUgh. The New
Ironsides and two double-lurreted moHi-
tors will make part Of the feet. The
flagship viii be the Colorado. She will
drop anchor for several months in the
harbor of Marseilles, and then Ihe rest
of The feet viii scatter for various paris
of the sea. About ten vessels will cru
ish about the British Isles and the North
Sea. The object of the expedition Is
said TO be three-fold /: To test the sea-
going qualities of our marine; to &C
quaint our pilots with. European harbOrs
and to show Europe our Improvements
in gunnery and naval architecture.
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-07-06

An expedition will start from Leav-
enwOrth for the Plains about The middle
Of August, TO collect and heard for q
while, and has tame, aud subsequently,
drive to the States for a market, mol less
than Thousand nor more than ten ihous-
and buffalo, One hundred aud twenty
men are wapted-diseharged cavalry
men preferred.
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-07-06

Words cannot heal the wounds that
words can make.
Politicians and wheels were made es-
pecicially TO turn.
Only crowns and fools are afraid Of a
shabby suit of clothes.
If a quack would be famous, he must
be sure to quack so loud as possible.
A man who goes into a speculation had
better look out for breakers ahead.
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-07-06

The Sonora Democrat of April the
LIST remarks
frank Ball, agent of Hall & hay
wards Concert Troupe, travelling in a
vehicle bearing a strong resemblance to
a peddler's car. Old lady rushes out
from a house by the roadside. The fol-
lowing coloquy e%nsues
Old Lady-Say, what you got to sell
Agent am travelling agent, madam,
for the greatest menagerie Of ancient or
modern times, which is shortly TO be ex,
hlbited in this section affording to the
inhabitants thereof an opportunity Of
viewing the most ~stupendOus collection
of animals ever before exhibited.
Old Lady-You don't say Have you
any elephants 4?
Agent-We have, madam, six ele-
plants, but these constitute a compare
lively %unimpOrtant part Of the show
We have living specimens Of bipeds and
quadrupeds who tram p ed over the earth
not only in the antedeluvian, but also in
the pliocene and posts mioeene period,
embracing the megatherium with six
legs and two tails icthyosarus. with legs
and three rails the gyascutus, with no
eyes, two noses and four tails ; Il e pies
~iosarus, resembling Satan in shape
which spits fire and brealhes %sulPhurOus
fumes the whangdOodle, with n eye
and FIVE tails, and many other species
too Numerous tor enumeration. We
also have a pious lawyer.
Old Lady-Well | declare.
Agent-But madam, the greatest Gu
riOsity by far of our exhibition is a learn
ed and claSsically educated monkey, whc
was brought ap by a MahOmmedan
priest in the mysterious regions Of the
Great Desert of Sahara. This monkey
speak with fuency all the modern Ian.
guages, besides Latin, Greek and He.
brew. He can repeat the Ten Com
mandments, the Emancipation Procla.
nation, President Lincoln's last mes
sage, and also performs the most intri
cate examples in the higher mathemat
les with rapidly, ease and accuracy
While being exhibited in Washington
he actually repeated a long speech o.
the President, making more sense u Of
it than the President could himself
This monkey corresponds
Beautiful young lady suddenly pro.
trudes her head from the window, and
calls Mother, mother : ask him why
they let the monkey travel so far in ad-
va nee Of the other animals 80
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-07-06
n OF

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vance.
Yearly advertisements quarterlVi IN advance.
al kinds Of Job, Book and Card printing, done In
the best style on short notice and reasOnable terms
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-07-06

SCOT in Himmel two shoes on der
four feet'4 Won hat on dree heads as
mootch !"
"You eternal f-fool" exclaimed the
colonel, who suffered when excited. Il
said set the fore shoes on those two feet.
you b-blundering Dutchmau."
'Se, four shoes on two feet! Ha,ha,' -
laughed The smith, %sCornfully and angri-
ly. Hundred tOusand bitten, you tan
Yuukv1 -
you w-w.wOoden headed Dutchman1 %
You Yankee goose monkey Won
tam jack-ass, fool!"
The Colonel replied, suffering worse
than ever the smith struck his fist and
jabbered Dutch, his knowledge Of Eng
Iish being exhausted and they had it
back and forth until a mutual acquaint-
Hnce came up and explained the matter.
The Colonel paid the charge. laughing
at the mistake, while Meinheer smoked
fercely, cursing %copiouslY the language
that made four feet two feet, or two feet
four feet, any way bat the right way
doondsr and bitten
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-07-06

one Copy, one year, in advance, 40 Al.
Subscription, must invariably, be paid inAdvaneeI
~ Book Work and Plain and Fancy Job wo-h
aoae IN the best style. aud on short notice.
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-07-06

Beautiful young lady suddenly pro-
trudes her head from the window, and
calls "Molher, mother /! ask him why
they let the monkey travel so far in ad-
va nee of the other animals 81
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THE MARKETS.

The latest reports give the following
rates for leading articles, at the place,
named.
C!NcIsyATI-Hogs, 1850 to 1850
gross. Catile, 4,5O to $50, according
TO quality. Flour, 0 tG 9 10 for super
fne-sO 20 to Q 80 for extra-9,75 to
o 8O-with fancy brands as high as
1925, Wheat, 200 to 2,O3 for rcd-2.-
20 to 2,25 for white. ,Cora, 1,l0 for
ear, l Is for shelled Oats, 800 Rye,
1,3s. Barley, 1,55 to 100. Wdishey,
2,2O C,ouer- seed, 14,75 to 1900 Fdr,
| IS TO 2,95 Timothy, COO TO G,25.
NEw YoRK.-Hour, 11,2O to 1900,
according to quality. Wheat, 2,2O to
2,3O. Corn, 100 to 200. Oats, 100
Rye, 10. Barley, no quotations.
The Hog season has aboht closed at
Cincinnati, the receipts for the season
having reached 4O2,572 head, about
81 900 more than the entire receipts
of last season.
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OBITUARY

DIED--At Des Monos, Iowa, Dec. &c. 1861 Mrs,
MATTIE sMLTTLRs, aged ~ years. . months and
days. r.
knew, tut to love, none named but 10 praise. -
Scarcely three months ago she LETT us lull of hope
aud Joylui Gntlclpatohs Beautiful and very happy
she looked on that morning when she waved us n INST
good bye, promising, mist duumed the sparkle
Uther eyes, 10 soon come back. She caIne, but how
changed Not the happy bride We expected, but cold
amt white rs marble, ami as silent with heryeiess
bands and NOcClcsS heart, not crowned with her
new hunorS, with the lOychghi boamng IN her blue
eyes, but sui aud white 9S ncr bridal hoScIs. With
lips drawn with pam ami dull hunkcu eyes, THIS is
not her whom We loved with untold affection, whose
smiles shed sunshine in our hearts, and whose merry
laugh was mage music IN our homes. surely tins IS
not her, our lgh-hearted darling, our pride and
treasure, whose ruture stretched away in tho dlm
distance, nll Of hope ana promise, a grand sweet
song. Very happy she was with us, and very pTecOus
but the Master had need of her and He called her.
Happy all her life long and happy she floats down
with Deaths tide to tue Shining shore. where harp
and u crown are IN waiting. The great mother love
cannot recall the happy spirit 10 tine cold clay, It has
gone to tho cod who gave it, Though her tears lIll
like ram the white checks they cannot bring back
the life Hush; but most precious hope Is her - and
great comfort in the dying words-'l am happy"
spoken smllnely in that last hour No terror for
her child IN the grave where she was gong. Death
had no sting rs she caught the heavenly accents and
Joined in the song ol the redeemed around the great
white throne. comfort for the aged mother whose
life IL slipping away from her rs the sands ia an hour
glass she 10 nearing the dark river but on lhs 9th
er shore an angel s waiting TO welcome her TO that
better land Who would recall the bright sprit?-
Not the Mother who has gwen her treasure into Gods
keeping, nor the only Sister whose heart is wTnng
with its grief They know the angel robes would
soon lose their lusre IN this sln-Stalncd world 50
with their homes fixed on high they viii live on I'LL
lifeS close, clieepd by thereirMnirOm Heavens own
song-''l AIN happy" Who shall whisper comfort TO
the bercaved ones-to the young husband who has
buried his treasure cut OF his SIGHT forever. Com
mon words OF consolation are a very mookery to n
grief like HIS bat voice softer and swecter than
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Final Notice.

Persons owing me are notified that
they will save trouble and expense by
paying up before February lst. Until
that date payments will be received at
the store Of BLACK & COLES, (my
successors in business. On that day
the present owner of the claims has
ordered all unpaid to be sued.
l hope it will not be necessary to
sue any; butpersons interested are now
informed that positively no more time
will be given. ANDREW REID.
Lancaster, O., Jan. 10, 1862. -
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For the Lancaster Jar.tte.
Death OF Soldiers.

We learn through the CINCINNATI
Daily Gazette of the death Of the fol-
Loving soldiers whose friends we pre-
sumo reside in this county:
In Hospital at Louisville, Kentucky
Philander c. Taylor, Co. ~" 17th
Ohio Vols.
Daniel Welsh, Co. "D," Doth Ohio
Vols. nm ,...e
Hospital Div. No. /, Naval Acad
cmy, Annapolis, Md, of chronic diar
rhoca, Joshua Shaw, Co. B, 18th Ohi(
Vols Shaw had been d prisoner ant
lately exchanged. ....
CONNELL & TRITTER.
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AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY ELEC-
l4 HfI A TI0N

t TION.
.yWe have been furnished arsport of
the action Of the late meeting of the
Fairfield County Agricultural Society,
which will be found in another place,
and which will challenge the atten-
tion of the reader. s
The action of those controlling the
meeting is to be regretted, as is every
thing which in times like these, tends
to promote and keep up the fires of a
vindictive and relentless party spirit.
But the Fairfield county leaders of
the so-called Democracy seem to pro-
coed upon the. conviction that unless
partyis carried into everything, bust
ness, religion, and all associations of
public improvement, the result will
be injurious to the hold oftheir organ
ization upon the popular favor. They
fear that the return Of an era OF
good feeling would weaken their side
and strengthen the opposite, by pre-
senting inducem ents to their followers
to examine both sides ofpublic qucs
tions in the absence of partisan prejd-
dice and hostility. Hence there is a
persistent effort on their part to feed
those prejudices and inspire renewed
hostility. They may be right, in a
partial sense, in their calculations, Of
the influences that would weaken
them as q party if allowed to gain
ground, Bat we trust the fact may
provoto be that there is yet sufficient
intelligence and regard for the real
interests of the community to teach
these '.Ieaders sooner or later, that
even as a measure Of party or personal
aggrandizemcnt, they are pursuing a
decidedly Improbable course.
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CITY OF LANCASTER.

EaSThe sleighing and the fno win
tor weather are still with us. 1t has
been several years since this region
has beenfavorcd with similar "sp,ll." T"
1t is good for enjoyment, good for bus
mess, and good for the wheat.
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A soldiers AsknOwIedg men.s 10
nThe UlrlE.U

Our fair readers generally, but os-
pccially those who have Interested
themselves in the good work of rails
ing means to send the Gazette to the
soldiers, will perceive by the letter
from Savannah, given in another col
umn, that their efforts are not unap.
preciated by the brave recipients of
their favors. We concur in "Albert's"
views decidedly.
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s9-The loss incurred by the burn
ing of the Calf Heuse, in Louisville
Ky, and building adjoining, was near
ly million cf deiIars. The charred
bodies of t~d'psrsons were found in
the ruins, and four other individuals
Niare' missing whQ,sit is feared, persisted
in the flames. There were also several
harrow oscapes'from similar fate, or
the same ocGasim.
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rERMs OF THE DAILY Journal
MARRIE ID.

AT the Parsonage in this city, jail
uary II, 1865, by Rev. It. II. Phillips,
Mr.. Isaac A.. HARRIS and Miss MARY
Il. HODGE, both Of Perry county, Ohio,
On Sabbath Morning, January 18TH,
1865, by the Rev. John Stewart, Mr..
CHRISTIAN G. KAGAY and Miss MARIA
}. STUART.
At Dcs Moincs, Iowa, Dee. 1st, 1854, by the Rev j.
Vernon, Mr.. EMANUEL SHELTERS, OF Springfield, ILL.,,
to Miss MATTE VoRYs, ot Lancaster, OHIO.
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THE Ono FAMILY JOURNAL, is the
title of a new and sprightly paper, the
publication Of which was commenced
on the llth inst, at GAINESVILLE, by
JOHN 7. SHRYocK. Judging from the
first humber, we think it will be well
worthy the support of the people Of
the State, IT HARhs furnished at SO, ,OO
per yssr.
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pa-The attention of our readers is
called to the advertisement of John
W. Wilson, The farm is situated in
RichIand township, one mile north
west Of Rpshville, contains 1913 acres
and is we'll improved.
Sale will take place on Friday, the
Sd day of February, at the Court
House. fA = @ttl t..f) T q
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s@-Tho exact quota Of Fairfield
county for troops under the late call
for 100000 men, has not yet been an
nounced. We believe that most OF
tho townships are making considerable
progress in the effort to raise money
to relieve themselves from the draft,
by procuring recruits. st ~.
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.'. u. S. SENAToRs.-Hon. Henry Will
son has been reelected Senator from
b Massachusetts, Gen, Jas. II. Lane
from Kansas-and Daniel S. Norton
has been elected from Wisconsin, tax
Il ,g the place of Mr.. Wilkinson, whose
4s,l \ expires with the present Con
grssg,