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The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1865-02-18
1864. For the Winter! 1866.
Q TOLEDO, WABASH
GREAT WESTERN
RAILROAD LINE
FROM QUINCY TO TOLEDO.

TWO DAILY PASSENGER TRAINS leave
Il Quincy, in c"nn. ction with Hannibal & $,
Joseph Railroad, mhkicg SCGE AND DIRECT Con-
NEcrIONs 10 Ease Critics.
Passengers leaving ST Joseph Al 3:45yA- N :,
will leave Quincy same afternoon AT 4sJ5.
The Day Expres. leaves Quincy at 4:45. A n
The Inducements ofiered travellers by this Line
are The Shortest Route. the Quickes,
Time. the Smooihesl Track and Sure
Connec'ions-all made in Union Depots
Ia Superior advantage over all other routes.
New Sleeping Cars on Night Trains.
rapidly pursuing their journey.
lC Advertised rsisehoods shall be RErUrED.
The Re- lie able Road, the C. b. h O., advertise
that they are lie Only Eastern Connection ii the
Hannibal e. 81. 10. K. Il, that they IN Ike quick.
~ Tine to Eastern Cites, suIer connections. and
that their Depst in Quincy i located at the Ter
~ Landing. all If Which they k~6a0 g. be faise.
ana is intended TO Deceive travellers. 1.-THE
FACTS ARE, the Depos Q. both roads in GUM
cy are less than 200 Yards apart.
lJ7Omnibus Tickets Furnished Free Of Charge
10 passengers buying tickle BY our line. il the,
wisi, to ride from Inc Ftrry to the Depot in Qain.
cy-Disfance blocks.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
Passengers by this route will reach Cincinnati
Hours luickcE than via ST. LOUIS and
Chicago, and Indianapolis 10 iiouRs SoONERi
Baggage cterkcd through from 81 Jo
crBy this Short and ONLY DIRECT Route,
Pass myers avoid all Delays, ard the Expensive
Eo.ei Bills and Omnibus Fare they are sure ~
meet with ut ST Louis aud Chicago.
Tickets for sale at all Principal Offices of the
II & ST. j. Roud, and st our Once IN Quincy.
Travelers are Respectfully CAUTIONED against
faisc representafio OF Runners OF other roads
II. e GOODELL, NC. BRADLEY,
# General Agent, Passenger Agent,
Quincy. Ill. Lesvenworth, Kan.
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IN PENNSYLVANIA rs
= CENTRAL g
- Rail Road. 81
DOUBLE TRACK ROUTE FROM
Pittsburgh to Philadelphia!

GR0M I'll portions of the Wet. North. West
Il and South West, this line aud its conncc.
tons form either the shortest or the best route to
New York, Boston, Baltimore and
W ashingten. The Traveller may with confidence
rely upon sure connections, high speed with per-
feet safety, and every appliance for comfor, that
can be procured. New and elegant passenger
cars, for day and night service have recently been
added TO the eq uipment ct the Pa Cent? K. X.
At Pittsburgh, trains from the West run direct
to the Union Depot, where passengers are trans
ferred to the Trains OF the Tenn. Central r. r.,
which leave Pitisburg and arrive Al other points
as follows:
90
FAST MAIL-Leaves Pittsburg at 800 AN.
steps ut Principal Stations, and arrives at AlsOo.
na' at 7,2O. A. NJ; Harrsburst lilo, P. II. Balti-
moret 445, r Ne. New York. via Allentown at
1910, r Philadelphia 4.i5 p NJ, aud New
York, via Ph!sdephia, 1927, NJ.
PIrrsBURG AND ERIE ExPREss-Leaves P'gh
at $40, P. n, stopping at nearly all Stations
arrives at Altoona 600 p. S.,t Harrisburg IL As,
P. NJ. Philadelphia 4.30. A NJ, N. Y. lo.45. "A. \.
PHILADELPHIA ExRREsS-Leaves Pittsburgh
a, 1876 P. n, stopping only at Principal Stations,
arrives At Altoona 20 r. n i Harrisburg 2,3O
A. n Baltimore 100, A. NJ" New York, via Al.
leniown, 1000 A. n, Ph!adelphia 05 A. NJ n.
Y. via Phils. l3C0 Nj SLEEPlNG Cars run thro'
on this train from Pittsbuig TO Baltimore, Phils-
deiphis and New York via Ailent WI.
FAST LINE-Leaves Pittsburgh At 9, 40 p. NJ,
stopping only at Principal Slanons, arrives .,
Alioons $40 A H.. Harrisburg 7,40, A. NJ Bal
,imore IL 20 r. Nj New York via Allentown
PAS P n. Philadelphia u, 50, 2. n, New York
via Phla. Gas ?. NJ arsE
Breakfast. Dinner. Supper.
Tickets for sale to Boston by Boat or R~il.
Boat Tickets Good on any Of the Sound Lines
Fare to all points as Low as any Route
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Hannibal \ 81. Joseph Railroad
Is IN GOOD ORDER TO DO BUSINESS
WITH DESPATCH.
1862. a = ISc2.

hipGES and important points are undo, The
- protection Of United States troope.
RxGrIAR DAlII PACKETS from K.n.,. CIT
az ..ea'enwoffh, connect " iih the Platte Conn
y Railroad for ST. Joseph, where close eonnee-
lions are made with trains East ON the Hann;-
bal ard ST Joseph Railroad. ,--
Al Hannibal connections are made with P,er
cts up and down TIE Nisssssipri river, and with
al Eastern railroads.
PassenssSs b, Saint Louis, ria. Hapcih.l an.
-. api'asanf nights rest, aud arrive in ST L,uis
next morning In season for fusiness. and MIKE
connections East by railroad. sFsd y
STATE ROCKS AND Meals or PAcErrs. FREE
fass' myers to the East BY this route save to-
I'VE 10 seven dsys over lhoss going By the Mi<-
Stsg-s from prominent points in K,n.,. -.
"eet with The HsnDibal And SrsJcssph R.iI,oed
joseph. In ~ = - = = N'y' no S'-
Daily Stage connections made from ,o;o,s an
the Railroad 10 L. xing1on. Richmond Rrrr..
wicS. Paris. Independence, Carrolton. - go
, lhhoCGH TICKETS to all u,ints F..s
North or South. srid as the Office q this Co.,
pany at Lawrence, Kansas CITY, Lssvcnvorsh.
Aichsson. or 81. Joseph.
The II. & ST. Jo. 4. 4. Co, are ,,llis. az
>iN HUNDRED THOCsAND ACHES
iert'e land, situated along its line. At low r,,r.
upon long credit Apply to josiah HINT
Land Commissioner, Hannibal.
Shippers OF Freight BY this line save time and
'"s'u'aaee. J. T. \. HAY WARD
+: 3; GRoaT. Gen. Tick.t Agent . '9''P''
w: I: ROBINSON, Gen. Freight Agent
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LIVE STOCK.

Drovers and Farmers will end this the most
advantageous route for Live Stock. Capacious
Yards, we'll watered and supplied with every
CONVENIENCE, have been opened on this line snd
its connections and every attention is paid tn
their wants, with choice Of market Philsdel-
phia, New York or Baltimore and via Alien
town the shortest, quickest and most direct route
10 New York. e srr rr--
ENoCH LEWIS. Gen'l Supt, Altoona, Pa.
L. y. HOuPr. Gen1 Ticket Agent Philad's.
H.,H. HOUSTON. Gea'i Freight Aet., Phla
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II the early Settlement of Ohio-a work which,
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er DRUNKENNESS CURED

FrHE Inehriate may now bi4 defiance to the
y rsNrr,ne cur. DR- ZANEaS, ANTlDOYE
FOR STRONG DRINK is n certain cusE sos
pRt xxESNess. Il creates dislike for strong
dr'nk, and can be administered without The
knowledge Of the patient. Price. ~ a boz. Sen,
~ mail 70 any address, by $, c. UPuAM, aO3
Chessnat Street. Philadelphia, Pa. Cir cular
sentitsse. 49, Aatas ia4Sif 81 ITO en-. .
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a SLEEPING CARS
on NIGHT TRAINS TO
PHILADELPHIA, New York and Baltimore.
Baggage Check Through and Trans
ferred Free.
FREICHTS

So tkebS" ~
By this route Freights Of all descriptions can
be forwarded to and from Phi adeipbia, New
York, Boston or Baltimore. TO and from any
point on the Railroads Of Ohio, Kentucky, Indi-
ara, illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa or Missouri, By
RAIL ROAD DIRECT.
Thc Penn'a Central Railroad also ccnnec,s at
Pi,tshurg with Steamers, BY which Geads can be
forwarded to any port on the Ohio, Mississippi,
Missouri. Kansas, and other western rivers; and
at Cleveland; Sandusky and Chicago with Sica-
mers To all Ports on the North Western Lakes
Merchants and shippers entrusting the trans.
por,ation Of their freight to this Company, can
rely with confidence ON it, speedy transit.
The Rates of Freight 10 and from
any point in the West by the Pa. Central r. R.:
are at all times as FAVORABLE ns are charged by
other Railroad Companies.
1JBe particular 10 marx packages VIA PENN'A
CENTRAL X. R.
For Freight Contracts or Shipping Directions
apply OF address either Of the following agent.
OF the Company:
S. B. KfSesrox, Jr., Freight Agent. Philada
d. A. STEWART, Frsigh. Agent. Pittsburgh.
D CLARKE & Co.. Transfer Agents. Pittsburgh
Z INV. BRowN < Co. Cincinnati. Ohio.
MoREHEAD & Co, Louisville, NJ.
2 z. +. SASS, ST Lonis, Missouri
CLARKE 4 Co., Chicago, Ill.
r. @. MrIdTuu General travelling Agent fcl
81 the South and Wcs..
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Baggage Checked Through.

The n. IL st. Joe R. R., and Keokuk packss-
ire North Missouri, ga s6e Ohio & Misss.s.ppi
z. r. : mako close and reliable eonseesions u
Cincinnati, without omnibus ride, with the 6vor
lie Roads OF the Wen. i1fg 5f.i ~ qf4a -
The Little Miami 4 Collsmbas L Xenia, and
Cincinnati. Hamiitot 1 Dayton Rsii.Roads. for
Dayton and ColiumbuA With ths Clevelsnd
Columbus and Cincinnati R.R, for Cleveland
Buffalo niagara Eslls. The Pif,ssure. ColIun,
bus Il Cincinnati, and Fort Wayne 4 Chicago X
+. s for Pittsburgh and Philsdelphia. The Cen
tai Ohio R.R.. fos ZanesviIle, Wheeling and Bal
tmore, Marietta Cincinnati r. R.. for Chilli
cp,lle, Marietta. Parkcrsbtus ard Baltimore. and
New York or Boston.
Passengers by this route have the adyanssse OF,
wide and spacious cars, with greater iiberality u
ROOM both in seats ard in ais!es than can he
found on any other Railroad in the West, and ihe
corlfcr, afforded by
Foote's Patent Ventilated Cars by Day
And Fee,es.passnt vsaiilsed sleeping care Sy
night.
PASSENGERS from The West BY the Ohio Mss
issirri RI. have the advanss0e over shsss b,
Gh.r lines IN TIE CHOICE OF SEATS AND
pEHTHS, frem Cir innati, As q ere Sre nssiehnn-
ges Of cars between Cincinnati aad Cleveland,
Pittsburgh or Bsllair. issn@ -
Two daily ihrngh Exposes trsiss, (Sundsy, Ex.
septed,) one train Sunday evening.
Ohio 4 Mississippi time TEN minates faster
than ST. Icu- time. The public are .respectfuIly
cautioned against bills advertising other routes
uasiDg Quicker time. ss-F - ..ff
Ask for tickets via OHIO 4 Mi-sis-ipriR r. r,
For information. apply IT the Office, No q.
directly on the corner Of Foarlh and Cnesnut Sts.
uaeer FAINTER Honse. ST. Louis.
"a ,. T. LOUGH, gns
~ Gent Tlckat Agent.
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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-05-04

"There's your fare, driver another

'Ihere's your fare, driver another
ten.
"Thank ye, sir! Glad to drive you
again, SIR said coachy; which wish
considering he had been paid at the rate
of ten dollars an hour, was not at all
remarkable.
Petroleum met the friend he had part
ed with a few hours previous. just going
in to dinner ''Ah p said the latter,
"back already?'
"Yes-all ready for dinner. Had a
glorious spree Spent four hundred
and fifty in four hours -
"Disgustipg y said a fashionably
dressed lady who overheard the last re-
mark, to her companion, as they swept
past, arrayed in all their glory.
When, however, we learned the story
as it aoos learned by our informant
from the little fellow, who sought out
his benefactor some days afterwards,
which he did by means Of the back-driver
whom he hunted up near the Park, and
the poor little fellow wept bitterly in the
hall Of the great hotel, that the oil prince
was not there, and was sent home again
in carraige, with the pet guinea-pig he
had brought as a present-we were also
inclined to say, What q glorious spree
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M iSce Ian "
PETROLEUM PAPERS ;
OR
SKETCHES IN OIL.
a. Petroleum Spree.

The following circumstance, related to
US by friend, shows that the sudden
acquisition ofriches by lucky hits in the
Oil Dorado, does not always convert the
possessor into grasping curmudgeon;
indeed, the hardening process is the work
Of time, and we are inclined to be rather
more lenient to those who have suddenly
become wealthy by these means, and are
liberal enough to enjoy their wealth by
spending some of their own money, even
though it be for diamonds, horses, car
riages, and fine clothes. They might, to
be sure, hoard up their wealth, pinch
their stomachs on poor fare, afford to
wear shabby garments, leaving after
their death large fortune for expectant
heirs to quarrel over, or in donations to
already rich institutions, who do not need
them, while mans last vanity an epitaph,
sets forth on monument virtues which
they never possessed.
We do not mean to be understood as
advocating senseless and useless extrava
gance, bu. when some persons who have
been compelled to practice rigid economy
to live, suddenly come opossession OF
wealth, it is natural to suppose that they
will taste of those hitherto forbidden
luxuries which they have so often longed
for, but have never been permitted to en-
JOY. and that too in despite Of the many
regulators of society. who are always so
ready to prescribe what shall be the prop
er method Of dispensing such sudden
acquisition-acc according to their idea.
One of the lucky ones in New York,
the other day was parting with his friend
On Broadway, who, as he shook him by
the hand, insisted on his coming to din
ner at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, at half
past FIVE.
Can't promise said Petrolia, "I'm
bound to have spree today, for must
return to Oil City tomorrow"
Well, SO be it," said his friend sad
"; "but don't spend all your money"
"Spend all my money! ha, ha, ha y
laughed the young oil prince. "Why,
Charley, I made sixty thousand cash on
the last track, and have only got FIVE
hundred dollars in my pocket. Spend
all my money!" and the speculator then
laughed again, as his friend grasped his
hand and leaped into an omnibus that
was passing up Broadway, and rode off
What were his intentions then with
regard to ''a spree" is unknown, but in
the rapid locomotion and expert lodging
that is required Of a pedestrian in cross
ing from Barclay street to the Park, he
came in collision with a ragged and con-
fused urchin, coming from the opposite
direction, the result ot which was to
throw the latter violently into the mud
and almost beneath the very wheels of a
passing carriage.
Petrolian dragged the young raga-
muffin from beneath the horses feet, and
placed him upon the sidewalk.
" Ny money, Oh. my money! bel
lowed the little fellow, piteously, as be
wiped the smooches Of mud from his face.
"Neyer mind your money; here's