Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-12-09
PRESCOTT J JOURNAL.
PRESCOTT, WIS:
SATURDAY, DEC. 9. 1865.
Items. Local & miscellaneous.

- The weather Is cool, clear and
beautiful.
- If " cleanliness is next to godli-
ness" the interior of the Congregational
Church here is deficient in the left bow
er of christian grace.
- See prospectus of the Madison
Daily Capitol. Col. CALKTNs has fair
ly won the reputation Of being the best
paragraPhist in the State. and the Cap
IDOL is very interesting and readable
paper.
"Se here exclaimed returned Irish
soldier to a gaping crowd, as he exhibit
ted with some pride bis tall hat with
bullet hole In il. Look at that hole.
will you. You see that if it had been
low crowned hat, should have been
killed outright y
- We learn that Capt. OSCAR KNAPP
is getting on well with his new boat, for
the St. Croix trade. She is to be los
feet in length, with Is feet breadth Of
beam.
- See prospectus of CLARK's ScnooL
VISITOR. II is a beautiful paper.
- You occasionally meet man who
j. democrat now because he Always
hs. been ne. and who never suspects
that the original pL.ra article of Democ
racy has been adultv.ated by IT'S venders
lie is as gulibie as the fellow, WL' buy
ing canary birds, had doub.s of their be-
INC full blood, but was treasured ~ the
Dealers assertion that. he "raiscd them
ere birds from canary seed" The pres
ont Democratic party was raised from
the seed, but it has been pruned and
grated so much, that nothing original
remains. except the old truuk-the name.
=" When a superior race like ours,"
said one of the chivalry to modest
looking Federal soldier. comes in con
tact with an Inferior race ike the ne
groes, what do you think will be the re-
suit r. Mulattocs," was the ready an
swer of the Unionist.
= Q. NJ. CAMPBELL, publisher Of the
Wisconsin Farmer, died at Madison a
few days ago. He was r talented, en-
sreetic man. and the State has sustained
loss in his death.
- A late number Of the La Crosse
Daily Republican contains powerful
article in favor of the improvement of
the Rapids on the Mississippi, and New
Orleans as a market. We Judge it was
from the pen of General G. C. WASH
BURNE.
- Mrs. Sally Moody. mother of ST.
las Wright, died in Canton, ST. Law
renee county, New York. on the l6th Of
November, in the So year Of her age.
= Some people think that weak, fool
ish stuff, put into wretched rhyme, and
ehristened poetry, is creditabIe compost
ton. They might as well think that do
ing up horses tail in the shape of n
WATERFALL fitted him to enter ladies'
drawing room.
= A late number of the Polk Co.
Press contains the following as edto-
rial
All PERSONS having demands against
us are requested to present them and get
their money.
SAM, are you joking, or have you
gone daft" entirely. Don't you know
that your action is contrary to we'll es
tablished precedent in country printing
Offices I?
The Red Wing Repu6licas SAYS the
editor of this paper is brick" as well
as .'Brick" Pomeroy. We hope not to
be re-baked where Mr.. Pomeroy is pref
ty sure TO be, hereafter.
- REED, of the Winona Democrat,
gives public notice that we owe him a
new hat. We admit the claim, REED,
and file an account against you for like
article. Now shall we pay up, make q
" set off" or lief" for the two An
early answer is requested.
- Navigation being closed. Squire
BARNES will now give more attention
than hitherto, to the business of his Of
flee as ]. P.--Knuckie.
= The last Winana Democrat con-
tains long, Mandatory article on JAMES
BUCHANAN We had supposed the old
"Pub. Func." was politically as dead ms
Julius Caesar. Suppose. REED. YOU
give AARON BURR or BENEDICT AR
Mold puff" They were much atlcr
men, and rather more respectable.
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