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At trial in Lancashire, Eng. 4
witness was called upon the stand,
and, on giving his name, the law
Yer sand. Pray, sir. how do Won
spell your name :" The witness
replied
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thieves who broke into a dry goods
store. but decanped because they
found the goods marked so high
they could not afford to take them.
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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-04-26
The Late Abraham Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln was born in 1909,
and was, therefore, at the time Of his
death, Sc years old. He was native of
Kentucky, and in early youth, after
short residence in Indiana, he cmigrated
to Illinois. A lawyer by profession, he
soon entered the field Of politics, and be.
came a prominent member Of the Illinois
Legislature. In lS46 he was elected to
the House of Representatives of the Uni.
ted States, and served two years. This
was his only appearance at the National
Capitol until he was elected President in
1861. In 1858 he was the Republican
candidate for United States Senator in
Illinois, against Stephen A. Douglas, but
failed Of an election. The reputation
which he acquired in that contest gave
him tho nomination for President at the
Republican Convention in 1860, at Chi
cago. He was elected and then re elect
ed in 1861, being the first President so
honored since 1882.
We have aften criticised with severity
many of his public acts, and we have dis
sented widely from the general policy of
his Administration. His PERSONAL pecu-
liarities have not escaped our observation,
and we can truly say that we have not
been blind to many excellent traits in
nis private character. We have often,
in particular instances, commended his
humanity and his amiable temper, and
have remarked certain good sense and
sagacity, which was the basis of his pop
ularity with his party.
He was ever adverse to the death pen
atty for political or military acts, aud in
1861, when General John G. Fremont's
Court Martials, in Missouri, condemned
men to death, he issued an order direct.
ing that capital cases, before Court-mar.
tials, should be .raftrred to him-an or
der that, in our judgment, prevented+he
commission of very terrible tragedies.
1t is certainly complimentary to the
late President that, although the head Of
qis party, in the heated and violent con-
tests of the last four years, there has been
less feeling against him, personally, than
any other prominent man in the Admin
istration, and more confidence has been
felt in his honor and integrity,
Without adding, in the least, one po-
litical criticism upon his policy, we can
truly say that we doubt whether, in the
ranks by his side. there was man who
could have been SO successful in the exc
cution of the Republican scheme--a.fact
that proved him, despite his address, to
have been a man Of decided TALENT.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-04-26
Sit Facing The Light.

We DO much injury 10 our eyes by
sitting sideways by the lamp, SO that
one eye is in Strong glare of light
while the other is in the shade. The
optic nerves, which transmit light to
the brain, unite before they reach it,
A strong light vibrating through one
nerve and dim one through the other,
will impair their perfect unity, aud the
custom followed night after night for
years, will, by thus destroying the har-
mony of the delicate nerves, result in
damaged eyesight, The woman who
works at night by her table loses her
sight early Some evening when you
have thus sat for an hour, go Immediately
into a partially dark room A blur will
be before the light-scorched eye while the
other will be clear. The contraction Of
the iris has something to do with this!
but the jarriug, discordant action of the
nerves is the same. They were designed
to act as one, il they act as two there is
a wear and tear. Eyesight will fail with
the decline of the body, but people thai
can't read and won't sew, keep their sight
the longest. Avoid this strain, on the
sister nerves by facing the light.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-04-26
Truths from an Un@
expected Source. %

Some Of the Republican papers hays
suggested that the railroads Of tie eouu-
try, ike tho banks, should be made na,
tional, and with the banks. run By the
Government. This proposition is quite
in accordance with .be policy Of Seem
tralizatiun," now favored by the Admis-
istration, the New York Tost, a leading
Republican print, says
awe might as we'll 60 over al once 10
Russian despotism Besides the euorm-
Gus iucrements of force impaired BY the
war to the Federal Government, what
should VIC do when more than FIVE hanr
dred railroads, representing capital Of
twelve hundred millions Of dollars, and q
working force Of half a million Of men,
are put under its executive control Our
nation would become prodigious tadpole,
with huge unmanageable head and no
tall ora tail too feeble even to wsg the
head onward an inch. Atsss as9j
"Besides, what charm is there in Gov.
crnment management Of any sort, that
people always rush to it as the sovereign
specific for oil social ills. With New
York streets, wess, docks, markets, and
the City Hall reekiha in oar nostrils, we
of the metropolis nught to bc disabused
Of this illusion, We.ought to know that
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-04-26
Bear Hunting by a woman,

sII q
One day Lapp woman went out y
fish on lake, accompanied BY her Bon,
who was fourteen years old When th5f
had caught sufficient supply, they land.
cd on q part OF the shore which wan
thickly oyererown with fur and UNDER
wood. Presently the wonan's quick ere
fell on a fIaJge heap of boughs, reeds,
moss, &6, AID "a nearef inspce,ioa; 1hs
found large hole underneath the man
of rubbish, and felt convinced it was tho
entrance to a bears "Hi," or cave. She
was courageous and resolute liftle body
and nothing daun.el by the discovery,
nor rejecting that she was alone hastened
back to the boat to fetch, her axe and n
ac, (fcr Lapp woman generally goes
armed, and is usually an expert shot.)-
Now her sisters 10 other parts If the civ-
ilized world would most probably have
been frightened out of their wits, and
have beat speedy retreat under such cir-
cumstances. Her only anxiety Was lest
the bear should get off.
On returning, she proceeded TO out
down small fir sappling which she
pointed at one end, aud gave it to the
boy to braddle about 10 the Eole to ascer-
tain whether it was occupied or not, while
she stood with uplifted little on one
side. No sooner Was the psle inserted
Than out came tho head Of monstrop
she bear, and down came the axe or her
skull with such force that is remained
sticking fast in the wound, and accom-
panied Bruin as she retreated to the iur-
ther end Of the cayc. Time being up
for round number two and her opponent
not putting 10 an appearance, she deter
mined te Try the effect of shot. lsog
No sooner had she fred down the hols
than out bolted cub, about tie size Of 3
sheep dog, which her son managed TO
catch hold Of by the hind leg. But 10
was too stong for the little fellow, and ae
ter dragging him for some distance, man.
aged 20 get away. Determined, however,
not to lrse him, mother and son went in
pursuit and speedily overlook the animal,
which had taken 10 the water.4 A. few
well administered taps with the end Of
the bar soon rendered him hors de conf
bat t4>'t %"
Having sicured him, the coutageous
little woman went back ogain to the Hi
and gave it another stirring up, But all
was still. Next she Bred d second shot,
but nothing moved. Concluding chat ths
bear must be dead, or else have escaped
during her absence, she determined to
dig her out, work Of no small labor
Success, however, attended her excrtions,
for at length she found the bear lying
quito dead with the axe still sticking in
her left skull, and by her side another
cub as big as the first, With a bullet wound
through his-heck, also de1d. No mean
achievement for woman and her boy.If
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-04-26
Political Parsons.

| It was Washington Irving, we believe,
Who uttered the following severe philip
bic upon the reverend hopocrites who
prostitute their pulpits to political preach:
fng: tj
"a cunning politician is often found
outside all religion, and an inside oil ran
cor. Things spiritual and things tempor-
al are strangely jumbled in his mind, like
poisons and antidotes in an apothecary's
shop; and instead of devout sermon. the
simple minded people have often polt-
ical pamphlets thrust down their throats,
labeled with pious text from. scripture"
The Brooklyn divine, who has been
selected to deliver the address on the
raising once again of the flag over Sumter,
might look into this mirror, and see full
length reAectien of himself. He is
fair type of all his wretcbed class. IF
Satan ever laughs, it must be at such
hypocrites; they are the greatest dupes
he has, and serve him better than any
others.
1t is strange how men can be so decciv-
ed to run after such worldy.minded
fellows as spiritual teachers. 1t would
really seem in the decentralization of this
most wicked age, that pure religion, like
pure gold, has been found inconvenient
for circulation; and parsons find it more
remunerative to aduterate religion than
refine themselves. Everywhere these
political parsons may be found meddling
with state affairs, thrusting themselves
into the political arena, or making
regular political rostrum of their pulpits,
from whence to harangue the multitude.
Cant and hypocrisy have become, as they
were in, Cromwel's time favorite vices
at court. They pave the way to political
promotion, and hence political parsons
are in high favor at Washington.
There is nothing developed in this civil
war more hideous than this exhibition Of
hypocrisy wearing the mask Of religion.
1t is intruding itself everywhere. 1t is
grinning at you from over the pulpit
desk 1t meets you on the busy marts
of trade; in the social gatherings of the
domestic circle; at the Sanitary Fair; at
the MONDAY prayer meeting; in the
Senate; at the bar; everywhere may be
seen its disgusting features. 1t gives
color to the literature Of the time, and
fills with its disgusting cant the editorials
of all the loyal journals. Men talk with
upturned eyes "of the hand Of Providence,
as seen in this war;" who have never
hardly had a conception before that there
was any God, or whose only mention Of
his sacred name was by blasphemous
utterances from their lips. Christians
are driven away from their spiritual
homes in bitter Disappointment, while
even the wording departs lin disgust
from the house of God, doubling the
reality and value of religion, judging it
thus because of this miserable counterfeit
and caricature. These are the bitter
fruits of this war: and none have been so
industrious in ripening and bringing to
perfection such fruits, as your political
parson. In the final day of account he
will be judged with more severe judg.
ment than Voltaire or Hume, for spread
ing and encouraging in6delity in this
land.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-04-26
An English View,

Mr.. G. A. Sala, who recently spent
some time in this, country, has issued a
book relating to us in London. 1t seems
to be much more reasonable than the
productions of most English sojourners.
In regard to slavery and war he says:
~ believe slavery to DO an evil, and
to q certain extent curse, but that it is
rot worse evil nor worse curse prosti-
tuition, than drunkenness, than paup.risni,
than the tyranny Of capital over lubo-, or
than the greed of wealth. | believe that
it is not half so great curse as the dew.
IFS own creed which strives to preach the
doctrine that there is a'God Of Battles,
and that Almighty God can, under any
circumstances, look with aught save sor-
row and adherence upon the spectacle
Of His creatures cutting one another's
throats. And believe that although
cruelty to anything than lives. parlant or
mute, is wicked and dstestable, the cru
elites said to be inflicted by the Southern
es on their bond servants are in the
main gross and malevolent exaggcraiions,
and that, in any case, it is better that u
refractory negro should have a sound
threshing than that A. B., who never saw
G. D, before in his lif,, and cannot poss-
bly, have the slightest erudgc against
him, should fall upon him, shoot him
with bullets, rip up his bowels, stab ia
the heart, or batter his brains ou !, aud
call that glorious war;"
Of the personal condition Of the slave
Mr.. Sala writes:
al believe that he is and has been ten
thousand times better off as bond ser,
want in the Southern States Of America
than as free negro in the North, and
ten million times better of, as negro al
all, in America, than as denizen Of Da.
honey and Ashantes, and that Il he is
sometimes Aogged and sometimes sold
down South, his blood is not shed to gil
pond for great custom, and his SIX ull
is mot scooped out to form a'calabash for
his sovereign to drink from" f3l !,
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-04-26
President J0hns0n's Inaugur-
al Address.


After receiving the oath and being de-
clared President Of the Unstcd States,
Mr.. johnson remarked:
"GENTLEMEN-; Imust be permitted
to say that | have beeEalmost overwhelm-
ed by the announaems of the sad event
which has 50 recently occurred. ] feel
incompetent to perform duties SO import.
ant and responsible as those which have
been SO unexpectedly thrown upon me
As TO an indication Of any policy which
may be pursued by me, in the admins
tration of the Government, have to say
that that must be left for development
as the Administration progresses. The
message or declaration must be made by
the acts as they transpire.
"The only assurance | can now give of
the future is reference to the past. The
course which I have taken in the past, in
connection with this rebellion, must be
regarded as a guarantee Of the future
My past life, which has been long and
laborious, has been founded, as in good
conscience believe, upon great princi-
plo of right, which lies at the basis Of all
things Tho best energies of my life
have been spent in endeavoring to estab-
lish and perpetuate the principles of free
government. / believe that the Govern
ment, in passing through its present per-
lis, will settle down upon principles more
consonant with popular rights. more per-
manent and enduring, than heretofore.
81 must be permitted to say, if un-
derstand the feelings of my own heart, l
have long labored to emeliorate and ele-
vate the condition of the great mass Of
the American people. Toll and hon
est advocacy of the great principles
Of free government have been my
lot. The duties have been mine, the
consequences have been Gods. This has
been the foundation of nay polical creed
| feel thas in the end the Government
will triumph, and these great principles
will be permanently established. In con
clusion, gentlemei, let me say, l want
your encouragement and countenance. ]
shall ask and rely upon and others in car
rying the Government through its pres
ent reriIs. l feel, in making this request
that it will be heartily responded'to BY
you and all other patriots and lovers o.
the rights and interests of free people,
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-04-26
severe Taxation.

The amount of taxation which is now
levied upon the people is almost inca'cu
lablo A large portion Of il being indirect
In its nature, it requires some knowledge
of figures, as well as of the laws, 10 prop.
erly estimate 1t. First, thery is the State
and county tax, fhich, uQler the war
houuties aud supfSft Of toitsrf families,
has rwolen to two per cent. upon allprop-
erty, real estate aud personal. liza man
is worth $4,000 he is taxed 5000 under
this law, and so on in proportion. IF he
has an income Of $500, he has had TO
pay on tia least s45, making his direct
taxes S245 If he is professional man
he must pay $40 year for license, in
creasing the figure to $255. On every
thing he consumes in the shape Of gro
ceries and dry goods, there is tax Of
from fifty to hundred and fifty per cent.
If his dry goods, clothing and grocery
bill for the year is $400, at least one halt
Of it has been for taxes. These taxes are
swollen in this way: There is, for in
stance, duty of twenty cents pound
upon tea, payable in specie. For the
last year it has been about fifty cents in
paper. The importer pays that, adds il
to the original cost of the toa, and then
charges profits upon original cost and
duty both. The merchant to whom he
sells also charges profits upon the cost to
him, in which the duty is included, SC
that by the time the article reaches the
consumer the duty on tea has amounted,
in paper, to at least seventy cents Il
pound. This before the war would buy
pound of tea. Other articles pay still
higher duty than tea. ga
In the articles of clothing for both
sexes, the duties will average more than
a hundred per cent. In other words
everything costs double on account of tlt
taxes. ., ..,- ,---a,.s- ..5r-l
The burden Of these immense taxes all
fall upon the labor of the country. The
capital Of the country gets part Of its tax
es back in the shape Of increased inter
est for money, or increased rents Of prop
erty, or ia enhanced profits for goods
but the aborer has no such way Of relief
Upon his head the whole mass of taxa
tion falls with crushing effect. sll. .si
4 To some extent, indeed, the capital o
the country is not taxed. The hundreds
of millions of property in Governmen
stocks are exempt from State and loca
taxation. The rich ofice.holders in ih,
service Of tho United States poy q,
income tax whatever. The poor ant
middle classes. however, probably pa,
now one third or one quarter Of al
they earn to support the Government
How long can they do this p -Ciacianat
Enquirer.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-04-26

NO. Col. Strother, better known as Porto
Crayon, of West Virginia, who lately
resigned from the army in consequence
of health broken in constant active SER
vice since the commencement Of the war,
is now being urged upon the President
as proper representative for the U. g.,
abroad in some diplomatic position.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-04-26
A Calamity 10 the south.

The death Of Mr.. Lincoln we regard as
one Of the great calamity to the people Of
the South. The assassin could not have
done an act Of greater injury to them
than the taking Of the life Of the Presi
dent. Mr.. Lincoln was inaugurating
measures that would have restored TO
them the Union on terms that had due
consideration for their feelings, their per-
sons and their property. lie was pow
er, and could have carried out his plans
Of restoration, ia defiance Of the cpppsi-
tion Of the radicals Of the party. Tho
Southern people should, therefore, be as
anxious for the punishm snt Of the assas.
sin as the people Of the, North, for he has
done them q very great injury. - CincinI
N't'l N'e's' ~ - ~" w :. :. - = ! !. ~ !.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-04-26
ra. The aphington oorrespondent Of

the New York Express says;
"a prominent ex-member of Congress,
from the West, formerly Democrat, but
a supporter Of Lincoln at the last election,
having, in the way Of his profession as
lawyer, recently obtained an inside view
Of tho workings Of the Government ma
chine, gives it, as his deliberate opinion
that the liberties OF the American people
are destroyed, and can never be regain
ed p
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-04-26

Quilp aud his wife had BIT of con.
tension the other day. ~ own you have
more brilliancy than l." said tho woman ,
but have the better Judgment Yes
said quilp, our choice in marriage shows
thstl' Quilp was informed that hs was
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-04-26
W. r. JOHTs7 or.

ATTORNEY At LAW !; oniss over wallacl
& Andrews Shoe Store, Main Street, Ash
land. Ohio. will attend promptly to oil bu
siness entrusted to his care. Special at
tention given to collection Of Soldiers
claims Of all kinds. ..-., y liza. gsa.5. I
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-04-26
OSBORTS CURTIS,

HAVE f rmsd Q partnership in the PRACTICE
or Law, and VIII attend to business in thsif
profession in Ashland and adjoining counH
lies. Office in the building heretofore 90
cupid by W. Osborn, on Church Street.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-04-26

"a How TO SFpTB 4 GoosE.- Ous piece
Of hair from . Skye terrier and send it
in q letter 10 . ooxcomb, telling him It's q
look'of 2 yQung lady WHO hss fallen In
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-04-26

q NEWSPAPER "PUFFs"-Ons of our
exchanges gives the schedule of tolls for
those who need and seek after "pufs."
For modest puH--Threo juleps.
a A tolerable good one--One box cigars
A good ons--One pair boots
{ A very good one--0ne vest and two
shirts.
gG A splendid" ons--0ne cloth coat. ,
A perfect sOCdolager-Qne whele suit.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-04-26
Il. III. .ucCOMBs.

ATTORNEY and Counsellor at Law, Ashland
l uOhio. Office In tho Brick building over
Singers Hardware Ste re.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-04-26
.1MERJO.4rlMOUSE,

OPPOSITE the Town Hall, Ashland, ohi9.
Archibald Finley. Proprietor. is now pre-
pared to accommodate all his old customers
and as many new ones as may be pleased
ni'to give him call.