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The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-08-17
From Rev. ID Merrige, Pastor of the Passyunk
Church, Philadelphia.

From Rev. ID Merrige Pastor Of the Passyunk
Church, Philadelphia.
From the many respectable recommendations
given to DIR. IoOnands German Bitters, was in
duced to give them u trial. After using several
bottles l found them TO he good remedy for de-
blity, and most excellent tonic for the stomach.
d. MERRIGE.
From Rev VIM Smith, formerly Pastor of the
Yincontown aud Millville (N.J.) Baptist Churches
Philadelphia.
Having used in my family a number of bottles OF
your lloOnand's German Bitters, have TO say that
| regard them rs AN excellent medicine, specially
adapted to remove the diseases they are recon-
mended tor. They strengthen and invgorate the
system when debilitated, and are useful in disor-
tlers Of the liver loss of appetite, SC. have also
recommended them to several of my friends, who
have tried them and found them greatly beneficial
in the restoration Of health. Yours, truly,
WIN SMITH $50 Hutchinson Street.
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FROM the Rev levi q. lbeck. Pastor of the Baptist
Church. Pemberton, n. j.. formerly Of the North
Baptist Church, Philadelphia ut pscsent Pastor
OF the saptlst church Isester Pa
have known Hoonand's German Bitters favor
ably tor number Of years l have used them in my
own family, and have hoon so pleased with their
effects that was inducCd TO recommend them TO
many others, and know tlint they have operated in
strikingly beneficial maAner. Itak0 great pleas
in thus puhcly prOclaiming this fact, and calf
ing the attention of those afflicted with the dis
eases for which they aTo recommended, to these
Bittors knowing from experience chat my. recon-
NJ uiatiun viii be sustained do this more cheer
fuiv rs 10 ,1hands BittCrs is intended to benefit
the Afflicted, and is mot rum. drink
Yours, truly, LEVI G.. BECK. F.
From Rev, W. y, Seigiried Pastor Of Twelfth
Baptist Church. Philadelphia
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From the Rev; Thos. ID; Winter, d. D. Pastor of

From the Rev. Thos. u. Winter, ID. D., Pastor of
RoNborough Baptist Church.
Dear Sir:--I feel it due to your excellent prepa-
ration, HOo1and's German Filters to add my tes-
tmony 10 the deserved reputation IL has obtained.
have for years, at times, been troubled with great
disorder in my head and nervous system. 1 was
advised by q friend to try bottle of your German
Bitters. did so. and have experienced great and
unexpected relief; my health iias been very ma
teraliy benefited. l confidently recommend the
article whore meet with cases similar 10 my own,
and have been assured by mn iy of their good ef-
tects. Respectfully, yours. 4. WINTER,
RoXborough, Pa
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n,,unn -. 90. .,,,,.,.....

BEWARE OF COT SIERFRITs.
See that the signature of az. NJ JACKSON is on
the wrapper of each hottie,
should your nearest druggist not have the arti-
Gle do not be put on by any of the intoxicating
preparations that may be offered In its place but
by express. .H b.
PRINCIPAL oFFIcB AND MANUFACToRY,
Mo- 63I Arch ST., Philadelphia, PA.
JONES & EVANS,
LSucosssOrs to q. M JACRSOY& COL .U
PRoPRIEToRs.
For sale by Druggists and Dealers in every town
In tho United Statos. decd -8m wd&eaww
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That this Bitters is not Alcoholic, contains no Rum
or Whisky anal cannot make Drtinkards, but Is the
Best Tonic in the World UHI
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Gentlemen: have reccntly heen labOring under
the distressing effects OF Indigestion accompanied
10y q prOstratiOn of the nervous system. Numer-
Gus remedies were recommended by friends, and
some of them tested, but without relief 1our
H0Onanbs German liittcrs weru recommended by
persons who had tried them, and whose favorable
mention of these Bitters induced me to try them.
must confess that had AN aversion to Patent
Medicines from the "thuusand and one" quack
"Bitters," whose only aim seems TO be to palm OF
sweetened and drugged liquor upon the community
N sly way, aud the tendency of which, fear, is
tO make many onirncSit tIfunkard. Upon learn
ing that yours was really u medicinal preparation.
took II with happy. effect. Its action, not only
upon the stomach but upon the nervous system,
prompt and gratifying. 1 feel that have
derived great and permanent benefit from the use
if a few bottles. Very respectfully, yours,
W. ID. SEIGFRIED, No. 254 ShackaGIaNon st.
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REaI gestatt.
LENTz q APPLEGATE,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
ofiice 323 1hird street, North side
pAvrON ftttro


.,i..... DAyToN, OHIO.
N SMALL FARM, 81 ACRES; GOOD
brick house and well improved SIX miles from
Dayton adjoining Liberty 800. 81
Z a hnc residence, on acres, weh improved,
within one mile Of Dayton--t9 800 a-..tt.l
A frame house and ~ acres, ON Greencastle
4 farm of 100 acres. on Bear Creek, good land,
Cor $50 per acre. yf f.IL .liL .
|, A iarm Of 80 acres, two miles north Of Phillips
burg; cheap at 5000
A hne hrick on Jones street-f35OO.
A lne house and lot ON East Third street 4lNOp.
Three houses und lots ON Fourth street for f2,aO,
e. 800. aud s 90 each all cheap. t t
A nne residence in Yellow Springs, well I'M
prOved-Si 500 ..HIl
a good house and lot, well improved, on Long
street, -&2,O0 .
A farm, miles from Dayton OF 10 acres, well
improved, on Eaton Pike cheap for Si7O0
fnrm OF i54 acres / mile east of Union. on the
old Troy road, wen improved and the best quality
OF land-fgO0O. .
farm of 128 acres well improved miles south
west Of Covington Oho, the best land, for $40 per
acre. ... .s..i.I
Flax factory occupied by Messrs. Davis 4 Co.
with machinery, and acres of land
farm of 100 acres, mile north Of Browns sta
ton. ON Western r. r., on Twin Greek. wei iIn-
proved-$10OOO. ... III. -..l..I
A farm of % acres on Greenville Il. R-S9 240,
A farm of % acres, good improvements, at
Browns Station ON Western v. R-S3AO.
A farm of 70 acres on Germantown Pike, miles
from Dayton-$90OO
A number of houses and lots in different parts OF
the city. All will be sold cheap.
feb2.tf LEN1Z Il APPLEGATE. Il. E. A.
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l.

From Rev. j. Newton Brown ID. D. Editor of the
Encyclopedia Of Religious Knowledge and Chris
tam Chronicle, Philadelphia. ...#..
Although not disposed TO favor or recommend
Patent Medicines IN general, through distrust of
their ingredients and effects yet know OF no suf-
uoient reasons why aman may not testify to the
benefits he believes himself to have received from
any simple preparation, in the hope that he may
thus contribute to the benefit of others.
do this the more readily IN regard To Hollands
German Bitters prepared by Dr. Z. NJ. Jackson of
this city, because was prejudiced against them for
many years, under the impression that they were
chiefly an alcoholic mi NtuTe. 1 am indebted to my
friend, Rob't. Shoemaker, Esq for the removal of
tnis prejudice by proper tests and for encourage.
lnent to try them when suffering from great and
long continued debility The of three hotties
Of these Bitters ut the beginning Of the present
year. was followed Icy evident relief and restOra-
tiun To u degree of bodily and mental yigor which
had not felt for six months before and had almost
despaired Of regaining. l therefore thank God,
and my friend for directing me tn the OF them.
j. NEWTON BROWN, Philadelphia.
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..NIMBE1R 50
4 Moael Raaleal congresslna.l.

q 8 2 . !. "a ~.
Benjaman Z. Loan, one of tbe radical
Congressman elected from Missouri by
military violence, who lately voted for ne.
gro suffrage in the District of Columbia,
is thus noticed by the St. Joseph Mis-.
sourD Herald ,an intense radical sheet, It
says: : q - - : ssss's y
aBURIED BIT CHARITY.
aGharlotte Loan, colofed w5man Of
about twenty-five yeassF Of age, died in
this city a few days ago. and was hurried
by the charity of the. eolored people.
This woman was formerly the property of
Ben. Loan, yhe, misrepresents this dis
trict in Congress. She had toiled many, a
long day without compensation, for Her
hard hearted and close-fsted master. and
when she came to diea after a lingering
illness, Mr.. Loan allowed her to be cared
for and consigned to her final resting place
by the contributions Of her poor coloreds
friends. Comment is unnecessary. 3 Itis
but characteristics the man.--He- could
take the poor woman's earnings fpryears,
until the emancipation ordinance unloos-
en- her shackles, but never cent would
he givesto bury her. 8 sh ,iigaa ~
Those are the kind Of men who voted.
for negro suffrage,
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Happy RetOrt.

The late Professor Duncan, of St. An
drew's University, id Scotland, was, prior
to his appointment to his chair, rector to
an academy in Forfarshire He was par
ticularly reserved in his intercourse with
the fair sex, but, in prospect of obtaining
Professorship, venturedto make propo-
sails to lady. They were walking to-
gether, and the important question was
put without preliminary sentiment or note
of warning. Of course the lady replied
by gentle "No." The subject was I'M
mediately dropped but the parties soon
met again. "Do you remember" at
length said the lady, "a question you put
to me when we last metz" The Professor
said that he remembered "And do you
remember my answer, Mr.. Duncan
"Oh, yes said the Professor. "Well,
Mr., Duncan" proceeded the lady. Il
have been led, on consideration, to change
my mind. sAnd SO have l." dryly re-
sponded the Professor.
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trembled and doubted whether he had
nerve enough to meet the shock of fanat-
icsm rushing like the angry surges Of the
ocean against him, | will not question it
now; yet | would that | could whisper in
his ear, "Change your Cabinet, and at
once, if you would not be betrayed, and
would be saved.R Said he the other day
to distinguished citizen of Ohio, no lon
ger resident here, speaking of the great
question of reconstruction, and of his
policy in regard to it. "My baggage is
checked through on that line" God
grant it, and that he may lose neither his
checks nor his baggage. Loud cries Of
Amen and cheers.
To this extent, as patriots, let us stand
by him. Yet let us not be deceived. The
Democratic party will not come into pow
er through Andrew ohnson, nor by rea-
son merely of any thing he may choose
to do or ITO leave undone. First of all
men OF that party, to express a degree of
confidence in him, judged by his antece-
dents, his education; his discipline, and
his formerly aud long -professed princi-
Piles, speak it freely. The Democratic
party is dependent for triumph upon no
President, upon no Congress, upon no
one man or number Of men, in power or
out Of power; butupon eternal, immuta-
bic and omnipotent right and truth, and
upon its ancient, compact, consolidated
organization-the discipline and tread of
its heavy armed legionary soldiery, beaten,
it may be, at the Trebia. at Thrashimene
and at Caunae, yet able at last, to execute
their determined purpose, that the Car
thage Of fanaticism and of tyranny shall
alike be destroyed, and a free, liberal toll
Grant Democratic system of Federal Re-
publics give laws and public morals alike
to the land. Loud cheers. hH.ga
In conclusion, Mr.. President, while l
may not evenyet pronounce for certain
ty that liberty is now secure among us,
nor may promise that civil war shall not,
sooner or later, again scourge aud desc
late the States and people of this Land,
yetin the more distant future at least; |
pChoIu IhO MoruihS otdi vi HopO Siiu eho
horizon and cheering us with the coming
of brighter day Myself, just entering
upon the meridian of life, 1 believe 1
shall live to see it in all its gorgeous
magnifcence. | trust that the Oldest here
among us may not go down to his grave
till his vision shall have been blessed by
the splendid restoration of the good old
days which we and our fathers once saw
days such as old Rome enjoyed in that
most glorious period Of her existence,im
mortalized not more in prose by her great
historian, than him Of England, essayist
poet, historian alike, and worthy in all of
Greek and Roman fame:
'Then none was for party,
Then all were for the State; @ -
Then the great man helped the poor,
And the poor man loved the great;
Then lands were fairly portione ed;
Then spois were fairly sold;
The Romans we're like brothers,
In the brave days of DID,"
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The Boastcr Punished.

r. b b 2 . g K y.
Orean the second, Sultan ofthe Turks,
had penetrated from Asia to Europe
spreading universal CONSERVATION. 5
His success in war had inflated him
with pride. Wishing to reduce the
Prince of Servia to submission, he sent to
him an officer with sack of corn. This
officer, when introduced to the. Servian
Prince, thus addressed him:
"Sire, the Kings, Of my master orders
you to acknowledge him as your ruler,
and to take theeoath Of allegiance to him.
IF you resist, be viii send as many sol
diers to destroy your province as there
arc grains of corn in the sack which / now
empty before you."a
So saying, and with the aid of his at
tendants. he emptied the sack Of corn at
the feet Of the prince.
The Seryian, potentate, though Indig-
naut atthis insoleuce, concealed hiswratb;
and having reflected for few minutes, he
asked Of the ambassador to grant him
three days to make up his mind.
"Have this corn put back" said he.
Gin three days you can renew your pro-
posals: and you shall have my answer o
On the appointed day and hour the
Turk appeared before the Servian mon
arch, who awaited him, surrounded by
his courtiers. i. ~
The ambassador again repeated the
boastful speech OF. his master, and as be-
fore, emptied the sack.
Upon this, at a signal given by the
prince, doors were thrown open, through
which rushed fowls in great numbers,
which had purposely been kept fasting.
They soon attacked the corn, and devour-
ed il in. five minutes.
''There is my answer, said the Servian
prince. "Tell your master, that if his
soldiers, advance step on our territory,
they shall all be devoured."
The Seryiau courtiers welcomed the
words of their master with bursts of ap.
plause, and the Turkish ambassador re-
treat was accompanied by the Kisses oi
the indignant assembly. The Sultan Or.
can, full of vengeance at what had taker
place; soonlseat an army te-eeoupy Servia
but they were defeated and drived back
with great loss.
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RETURN OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
CONSCIENCE MoNEY.-The Secretary Of
the Treasury has received the following
anonymous communication containg S5,-
900 in interest. notes. The letter was
post-marked Washington February 1, and
reads as follows:
"HoN. HUGH McCULLocH: The inclos-
ed is money that rightfully belongs to the
United Estates, though the world would
say l came honestly by it. Icount a
clear conscience Of more value than mon
ey can represent or express"
The amount was made up as follows:
Two 81 900 seven thirty treasury notes,
twenty three S1O0 compound interest
notes, one Sl00 tive years treasury note,
nine $50 compound interest notes, one
$50 two years treasury note, and FIVE $50
compound interest notes-totai 5000
The Secretary ordered the meney to be
paid over to Treasurer Spinner, who d.
rected the sale of the notes, which netted
SIS, 166 8e-the S166 so being interest
which has accrued on the notes.
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R0ron the question of slavery it was
fondly hoped that. 0thello's occupation
was gone, and that the horde of negro
worshippers, at the head of whom stand
prominent Messrs. Wilson & Co., would
turn their attention to matters OF less
questionable utility The first days ses-
sion Of Congress dissipated the Illusion.
The following aneedote is to the pointA
and requires no comment. We have no
doubt Of its genuineness, as 1t is copied
from religious paper. - s5 M
An army chaplain relates the following
funny story. Seeing dirty faced urchin
at the fence in front of a house, the
preacher stopped and said:
''Is your father at homer" 60
SNo; he has gone to church." He 81
"Is your mother in?' g ifei'eia s
B "No, she's gone too" 2e aE2 !
/ "Then you are all by yourself2"
"No, Sans in there, hugging the mig
ger gal" is 3d 9
"That's bad"
"Yes, it's bad, but it's the best that he
can do. Marietta Times. aIe
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aSgThe Selma Times gives a sad

BGThe Selma Times gives sad ac-l
count of the destitution of families in
Alabama. There are 1850 white fami
lies, numbering together 59,95l persons,
which are absolutely deprived of all
means of living. : 1t is estimated that the
cost of supporting them for month
would amounr to S1S2000. or nearly So.
100000 per year.. Although the United
States authorities are doing much, their
assistance is far from reaching the great
majority of cases. Situated at adistance
from the regular posts, and in the pres
ence Of an empty treasury, it is difficult
to fed how relief may be afforded TO
them. Ffs b gtas "a
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IRISH FARM.-A late foreign paper
says: The farm. now cultivated by Allen
Pollock. in the West of ireland, consists
Of 10000 acres, There are under tur-
nips 1000 acres; oats 5000; wheat J, 200;
potatoes 400 He has 1000 head of cat
tie for stall feeding. 400 working hor
ses, and pays sl2. 900 monthly in wages
There have been erected on it SO miles Of
stone fence.
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aeA- Woman is like ivy-the more you
are ruined the closer she clings to you.
A vile bachelor adds: Ivy is like woman
the more it clings to you the more you
are ruined. Poor rule that won't work
both ways. a' ae3 %
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ssyG Hosaphat has plan for paying
off the national debt His proposition is
to convert the entire indebtedness into
greenbacks, and Keep them in cirulatien
until they naturally wear out.
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se~A California paper Is res responsible ,ible

ssTA California paper is responsible
for the following rsoaks:n5 "a candidate
for Office came upon "a poor, white man,
who had d vcte TO give, If be did have t, ,
do his own milking. The ica6didate ask 8
ed him If be should hold the scows ahichat
seemed to be uesasy; and / the old nsa.;
consented, Ha took a9elkl,s her by the herqs,t
and held her fast until the operation was
done. Have you had Pr CHS rival)
around here very lately2 he asked. on
/ (yesl he sbehind the harn.holding thecalf
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BOT The tallest man has been discover
ed at last. He lives in Sweden, is nine
teen years old, and nine feet five inches
in height. "How that boy does grow,
must have been standing remark with
the older friends of this young gentle
man from the time he first began to elon.
gate.
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Making others Happy.

sees - = fe = ~ faFtf7 srf Z Z n a4fS3 a11
"A mother who was in the habit of ask-
ing her children, before they retired for
the night what they had done that day co.
make othershappy ,fouhdlher twin dalgh-
ters silent The question was repeated. ]
| can remember nothing good all, this /;
day, dear mother, only one Of my school.
mates was happy because she had gained
the head Of the class, and I smiledo6 hers
and ran to kiss her, soshe said Igas goodso
That is all, dear mother .s4.r as.t9
The other spake more timidIy:,A little
girlwho sat with me on the bench at tschooI
has lost little brother. saw that while
she studied her lesson, she hid hers face
in the book and wept felt sorrys sspds
laid my face on the same book and veptr,
with her. Then she looked up and was
comforted, and put her arms around my
neck; but do not know why she said I
had done her good. is7 ~ fsssssI
Come to my arms my darlingsl said the
mother: to. rejoice with those that rejoice,
and weep with those that weep, is to obey
our blessed Redeemer! u 8 ssss ae'io
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ABOLITION UNIoNIsM.-So conducting
the legislation and policy Of the country
that.th people of the North aud South
can neither live together nor apart.
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g9 Coleridge was acknowledged to be
a bad rider. One day,riding through the
street, he was accosted by a would be wit:
II say, do you know what happened to
.Balaam?' Came the answer sharp and
quick: "The same that happened to me
-an ass spoke to him. " a9
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A CASE OF CoNscIENcE.-Rem
as it may appear, there is an Abolition,
editor out West, whose conscience can
not bear the demands Of his vfllaino1s
party. He has, therefore, abandoned . y
respectable profession, intending to goin-i
to the innocent luiiness of driving milk-
wagon. Upon retiring he said: s.
The undersigned retires from the ed
i orial chair with complete convictions that I
al is vanity. From the hour he started.
his paper to the present time, be has been J
solicited to lie upon every given subject, !
and can t remember ever having told
wholesome truth without diminishing his y
subscription list, or making an enemy.
Under these circumstances of trial, and
having q. thorough contemptfor himseh.r
he retires in order to- reerait his merai
hsa.sF sk.ss s.sta afsssxas
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a''I've raised new pair of boots said
A to b, putting forward one as sample;
"a handsome fit, eh?" got them to
wear in genteelisoeiety.n =
*They will be likely to last you your
lifetime, them rejoined B, s'and be worth
something to your heirs"
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Dg~ Among the curiosities lately placed
in museum is musquito's bladder, con-
tanning the souls of twenty -four Govern
ment contractors, and the fortunes of
twelve editors. 1t is nearly full. g
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na A spendthrift said: "Fiye years ago
l was not worth farthing in the world;
now see where I am, through my own ex-
ertions.' 'sWeil, where are your" in
quired a neighbor. ''Why, 1 now owe
more than a thousand pounds "a z
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u.s. Take pretty young lady-tell her
she has pretty foot--she will wear a
small shoe-go out in wet spring weather
catch a cold-the fever-and die in
a month. This receipt never fails.
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Why don't the radicals insist that tks
negroes alone shall sete2 What satisfy
is there forethe niger so long as the
more numerous race Of whites have the
right of suffrage?-Loaisuille Journal.
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& OF all the mean and contemplate nsea
or persons calling themselves sAeaA-;a
this world, he that sneaks through l;fs ed
tiptoe, with his ear at the keyhole e
everybody's business except his, oBa, =
the most to be detested..
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FATTENlNa CALVES A sensible practils
cal farmer, says the Massachusetts Plosc- :.
n,an,teld us the other day that be had !
often noticed that calves vealdp thrive
better on milk that was net rich in butter Il
than on what was commonly called very 4
rich milk. That. is fact, In accordance
with what we recently stated, the nutri. :,
tive elements of mix reside chieay in fhS
caseine. If you have a COW that gives
particularly rich milk and one that gives
a quality poorer in atbauefgit iss better ,nia' /
every way, to feed the calf on The nlilk os 7
the latter. The calf viii sthrise better, (
ana you will get more butter from the
milk Of the first COW, AA |s5 Dss'1' @lps ss.s