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AAFFEEE OF THE

nFFIsE OF THE
" ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE Co.
New YORR, January p, 1866 J
The Trustees. ia conformity to the Charter of the
Company, submit the following statement Of its at
fairs the 3lst december, 1865:
Premiums received Marine Risks
from LIST January, 1863. to 3lst Deem
Premiums on Policies not marked of it F0 lio'0
January 2ol9. rs
Total amount of Marine Premiums...... ,47I53
No Policies have been issued upon Life Risks nor
npou Fire Risks disconnected with Marine Risks
Premiums marked off from 1st January
1865, to $lst December iS55.,......., s6.76l1i63s
Losses paid du ing the period ....... 365gl7s45
Returns oil Premiums and Expenses,....o E92,34l.44
The Company has the following assets.
United States and stqte of New York
Stock. City, Bank and other Stocks. 81 sos SIS HD
Loans secured by stocks and otherwise $3.50 $4,000
Real Estate and Bonds and Mortgages. %, 260.W
Dividends on Stocks Interest on Bonds
and Mortgages and other Loans. sun
dry notes, reinsurance and other
claims due the Company, estimated at l4G6t4 3
Premium Notes and Bills Receivable. $685. q6
Cash in Bank-COin. So 462 90
Cash in Bauk-U 5. Treasury Note Cur
reney 3lO,5Jl7S
Total amount of Assets 1898 75.l7
Six per cent interest the outstanding certificates
OF Profits will be paid to the holders thereof or their
legal representatives. on or after tuesday the 9th of
February next
Fifty per cent of the outstanding certificates of the
issue of 1864 will be redeemed and paid to the holders
thereof their legal Tepresen tatives on and after
Tuesday, the 9Th Of February next from which date
interest on the amount redeemabe will cease The
certificates TO be produced to the time of payment
and cancelled to the extent paid.
A dividend Of thirtyfye per cent. is declared on
the net earned premiums Of the Company for the year
ending 3lst December, 1865, for which certificates
will be issued aad after Tuesday, the Sd of April
next
BY order Of the Board, J. II. CHAPMAN,
Secretary.
TRUSTEES.
John D. Jones. VIM. Sturgis,
Charles Dennis, Henry K BOgert
W. II. II. Moore. Joshua j. Henry
Henry Colt Dennis Perkins
YIN: G. Piekersgill. Joseph Gaillard, Jrr
Lewis Curtis, J. Henry Burgy,
Charles IL. Russell, Cornelius Grinnell,
LoWel holbroOk, c. A. Hand,
K, Warren Weston, B. J. Rowland,
Royal Phelps, Benz. BabcOck,
Caleb BarstOw, Fletcher Westray,
A: 2. Pilot, Robert AIinturn Jr.,
VIM +. Dodge. Gordon w. Burnham
Geo. g. Hobson, Frederick Chauncey
David Lane, James Low.
James bryce. Geo. S. Stephenson.
Leroy NJ. Wiley, VIM. III. Webb,
Daniel S. Miller,
JOHN D. JONES, President.
CHAS. DENNIS Vice President
W. II. H. MOORE, % Vice President
J. D. HEN LETT, Sd Vice President
Applications on ali descriptions of MARINE
RISKS received and forwarded to the above we'll
known Company by JAS. CAREY C0ALE,
ja5l-tf Exchange Place.
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MEDICAL.
HTNPB RETS'
Ill emo 0pathic Specifics


HI AVE proved from the most ample experience,
Il Ii entire success; Simple, Prompt Efficient and
Reliable They are the only Medicines perfectly
adapted to popular use-so simple, that mistakes
rec from danger and efficient, to be always re-
liable. They have received the highest commenda-
lion from all, and will always render abstraction.
Cents
No. !. Cures, Fevers, Concessions, Inaammo-
No >, do worms. Wor,n-feycr Wor collie. Is
No. 3, do Crying oiic IeetiIing Of infants %
No. (, do LiarrflCea of children or adults. %
No. ., do DyscHtcFy, Gripping, Bilious CholiC p
Ne, Is, do Ss,oicra MOrbus. Nausea, NUmit-
No. Z. do coughs, Hoarsencss, Bronchitis. >
No :, do Neuralgia, ToOthaehC, FaceaChe.. y
No. 9, do Heasiaciie, Sick Headache, Yer
No. 10. do Dssi,epsia, Weak stomach. Cos
No. II, do Suppressed, Scanty, Painful Pc.
No u, do whites, Profase Period -. IS
No. X, do Grenp, Difficult breathing p
No. II, 10 salt Rhcum. Erysipelas Eruptions. 25
No. l., do rheumatism, Rheumatic Pains. p
Eo. 10. do Fever and Agu6. Chill Fever AEue. 30
No. i. do Piles, internal or external ...... 80
70. Is. d. nptLiaI.hy, sore. infamed Eyes. 50
No. g., do 1;.s"rFf., acute chronic Influenza 50
Eo %, do NB90RtDS Cough, or Spasmodic.. 50
No. q, do asthma, difficult breathing ....... 50
No y, do Ear DISCHARGES Impaired Hearing 80
No. q, DO ScToiuia, Enlarged Glands Swell
70 o. do general DEBILITY, Pay.icai Week: o.
20. 2 do .ropsy and Sca&ty SeGretoas s.
10. 2, ,,G s@Ht"> sickness, Sickness from Riding so
No. q. do Kidney Disease. Gravel. ........... so
No. Is, do NHrV0nS Debility. Seminal
Emissions, Involuntary Dis
- Gharse3.';..: .......15u
E8 Dc Dc fffs M9e'h I858a1sns. Victim:
No. s. do Painful Periods even with Spasms 50
10. g. do SUHeringS at Change of life.........l00
No. 49, do Epilepsy and ST. Nitus dances. 100
No. 81, do Dipfheria, liberated Sore Threat 50
Family Cases.
Of IS walls morocco case and book $1,000
Of q large vias, in morocco and book. 500
nf 20 large walls. plain aud book........ 500
Of Is boxes Nos. TO Isl and b00k.......... 800
70 These enedies, by the case or single box, are
sent to any part Of the country, BY Mail or Express
free of charge. on receipt of the priCa,
address, "
HUMPHREYS
Specific Homeopathic Medicine Co.,
lffce and nann. $50 Ernnarrn-- n Y
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NJ AkXLAND INSTITUTE.
FOR 4 SHORT TINE ONLE
Comme1ring
THURSDAY EVENING, February Sth,
The most extraordinary Exhibition in the world.
The Great
MlLT0NIAN TABLEAUX
of
PARADISE LOST;
or,
THa REBELLION ~ Heaven
The W Ar OF THE ANGELS,
HE FALL OF SATAN AND FALL OF MAN,
As described by John Milton in his immortal poem
entitled Paradise Lost, it being Il complete illus
tration of this great poem from beginning to end
comprising
SiGfv-threc Splendid Ta5leaur,
carrying out Milton idea of
Heaven. Hell, Chaos and Paradise,
will now be exhibited in this city as exhibited in
London for $50 consecutive nights to more than half
million of people, aud exhibited before
Her Majesty Queen Victoria,
and the entire Court, at Buckingham Palace upon
which occasion Ii or Maics was pleased to bestow
upon the proprietor distinguished mark of her
royal approbat0n by presenting him with mognifi-
cent Diamond Ring.
Tickets p cents. No half price.
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II Z VI TIE HI 2 y
Specific Homeopathic Medicine Co.,


FoR SALE sY All MEDICINE DEALERS.
DR. Humphreys is consulted daily at his Office, per-
sonay or By letter. ADORE fer all forms Of disease
fe IDLY
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EEiHdIiEsE wood.
Hood NJ al Sizes, Oatatd Pine Wood,
Delivered free of charge.
Office City Steam Fire Wood Mills,
Over 80 West Baltimore street,
d27 -6rn2p JAS. If. JOHNSON & Co, rropriotor3.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-24
,om fortnnately. was sound asleen,

tom, fortunately, was sound asleep,
snoring. 81
"Tom!n cried the old man, in a voice
that would have aroused man from an
epileptic fit. S
Judged it prudent to walken then, and
jumping from my bed, raised the window,
rubbing one eye, and looking particularly
| frightened, (Which / WASH then asked :
ssWhy father, what in the worlds the
matter z" .aief- 49, aeis
aThere's thieves in the house," was the
reply; "get your gun and come down
be quick -. -, below von ), n.,,oo.d
Tompkins Sim cert ain of it; i saw him
as he ran down, and threw fire brick at
him. l know he didn't pass the door,
Mr.. Jones.
az was directed to look out for myself
the Governor stood sentinel at the door be
low, armed with club, while Tompkins
had five minutes 10 collect aid from the
neighbors, and in less than ha'f that time,
so thoroughly was every house alarmed,
there was dozen or more men in the yard,
armed with gurs, pistols and sticks.
'tThe Governor led the attack ; opening
the door he called
Come out of here you house breaking
scoundreI! If you attempt to run or resist
Iii blow your brains out !"
"Nobody came, however.
watch the door while | go in," and
was told "to look sharp and shoot the ras-
cal If he came up stairs.'' A@m0mentary
search was sufficient to satisfy everybody
that the thief was not In that room.
"He's up stairs then!" cried Tompkins
''for III take my bible oath that he didn't
pass that door" - - &-%s44
$50 up stairsthey trooped, but had lit
a candle by that time, and there was no
burglar there. The strictest search, even
looking under boot, didn't show the faint
est trace of him.. The yard was examined,
then the house, and everybody was toler
abb, well satisfied that he had escaped ;
but Twas appointed sentinel for the rest of
the night, and ordeded not to go to sleep
on my post, tbut l did under penalty of a
fogging. a.sq 81 .,...s
"Thc articles missing. on thorough in
vestigation the next day, were two pies
and the old lady's silver thimble. The
thimble turned up in a week or two, being
discovered under the carpet but the pies
have not been accounted for, even to, this
day. On oath ! could have given very
material testimony as to the disposition of
the stolen property, but the case. didn't
come before any court, and l remained
QuIet. n "a. Nov 4E. Es.G --aaA Ky
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-24
Imitation Jevelry.

Minnie Myrtle writing from Paris says:
3 Imitation stones and gilt ornaments are
worn to an incredible extent, and are moi
disdained by ladies of the highest rank,
while diamonds of the purest water are
worn by the wives and daughters of Amer
lean merchants and mechanics. These
precious stones come mostly from Brazil,
and used formerly to be nearly all sent to
Amsterdam to be cut, where they still afford
business of $20,O00,0nO annually, and
employ ten thousand men in cutting them.
But now they are polished equally well at
Paris. A curious little machine is used,
which turns 1850 times a minute. They
lose half in cutting, and are valued at from
50 to 800 a carat, six carats being equel to
gramme.
A beautiful article is now common in
jewellers shops, scarcely to be distinguished
from gold, and which is made of an alloy
of clay and copper. 1t can be forged and
drawn in threads, and is hard as iron and
unalterable as the precious metals. Knives.
spoons, cups, and all table dishes are made
of il and thus, with Mr.. Gliristoffie's man
ufactured silver. people of very ordinary
means may furnish their sidebOards in the
most elegant manner. Mr.. ST. Claire
Deville is the inventor of this new gold ;,
and has large establishment in the country
for producing 1t. NJ. Franz celebrated
metallurgist, has invented method of
transmitting silver, copper, and mercury in
to pure gold. saying these metals are only
gold in another state. There would seem
to he danger that gold will become so
common as to lose its value. The manu-
featured gold is denominated bronze alumni
Mum. =
Miss. Patti is engaged for SO representa-
tons at the Italian theatre, at $3.50 night.
Monsieur Malespine, one of the popular
editors OF L'Opinion Rationale, has written
for La Gate a drama, entitled The Amer
lean War 1t has been accepted, and will
soon appear, Those who have been adj
mitted to the rehearsals pronounce II very
grand, and true to history. a
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-24
''S She was in my arms again and we

She was in my arms again and we
were weeping together.
'sYou see, yon dear husband" Sob
bed Bessy, II didn't mean what / said,
not word of it, and when you had
gone felt so dreadful, to think how l
had acted, and what words had used;
and all my fault at first, too" - -
mo, mine, Bessy." h1s as
ssOh no, all mine--that / couldn't
stay at home-so 1 hired poor Tom to
row me to the depot; that's shorter
than the road, you know, and / couldn't
walk with baby; and started for your
Office in the city, to tell you that L
didn't" Here Bessy broke down.
THAT did mt ha-ha-hate you one
b-b-bit, but lo-o-o-oved you all
the time as much rs ever. And Tom
left me at the wharf, and went down,
and have been at your Office ever since,
frightened to death about you; for the
ljanitress said you'd never been there,
and as many as fifty gentlemen We're
! very anxious to see you. And of course
never guessed what terrible things
had happened here, or that yon were
home; for whatever happened TO poor
Tom was coming back again. 80
And then she stopped and could only
sob and kiss me. a
| Twas very i'll after that; so i'll they
thought / should die; and L raved in my
dehrium, they say. in the strangest way,
| of drowned people and buttons. But
however that may be, Bess and have
been lovers ever since. We have never
fallen out for one moment; we have had
our lesson 10 that one terrible quarrel
about buttons. She always sews them
on, and /, never finding them off, never
grumble.~ What more could be expect.
ed of mortal man? rs
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-24

A Former century. Some writer says
that at the beginning of the fifteenth
century, mankind had looked neither to
heaven nor earth. neither into the sea
nor land, as has been done since. They
had philosophy without experiment,
mathematics without Instruments, geom-
etry without scales, astronomy without
demonstration They made war without
shot, cannon or mortars--nay, the MODS
made their bon6res without squibs or
crackers. They went TO sea without the
compass, and sailed without the needle.
They viewed the stars without telescopes,
and measured attitudes without baron
eters. Learning had no printing pres
ses, no writing paper, no ink. The low
er was forced to send his mistress deal
board for O. letter, and billet-doux
might be of the ordinary size ola trench
er. They were clothed without man.
ufactures, and their richest robes were
the skins of the most formidable mon
ster. They carried on their trade with
out books. They had surgery without
anatomy, and PHYSICIANS without materia
medica. They gave emetics without
ipecacuauba, and cured agues without
Dark. sss - sss..ses Is -s1
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-24
Are There other Inhabited worid.s

A lecture was delivered in New York
one evening last week, by Prof. Draper,
of the New York University The lee
turer entered into a scientific analysis of
the circumstances and conditions reqllir
ed ON our planet to support ife--such
as the existence of an atmosphere, of
water, food &c. If theseconditionse exist
on our plan cts, and no greater opposing
circumstances exist, there is strong pre-
sumptive evidence land of course there
can be no other at presently that other
planets are inhabited. Mercury and
Venus, he declared, were too hot to sup
port any kind of life. OF the earth next
III order to them, all were more or less
informed. Mars whichfollows the earth
in the solar system, is fifty millions of
miles farther away from the snn than we
are. Snow spots are discovered upon it
and other phenomena such as occur on
our earth, proving the existence of air
and water, which in their turn prove the
existen of vegetable life which here
supports animal and human life. If,
therefore, the condi ion exists in Mars
for supporting human life, why should
it not be inhabited? At present, tele-
scopes do not reveal objects very dis
tinctly, but in very few years these
difficulties may be overcome by science,
and we may then be able to speak more
positively on these things. The Profess
sor then alluded to the moon hoax which
created such sensation here some years
ago. By means of electric light. dis
covered by Prof. Clark, who was present
with his machine fine stereoscopic view
of the moon was given on canvas, which
added greatly to the interest of this part
of the lecture, and to the more intelli-
gent apprehension therefore of the au-
dience. He showed that the dark spots,
as seen by the naked eye, and supposed
to be water, were great cavities of sever
al hundred miles in width, probably vol
canic, and containing no water. The
white spots are rugged mountain pro
jections. volcanic also, which the teles-
cope exhibits as actively at W. TX. As
only one side of the moon has ever APP
peared to the earth, we cannot tellweth-
er the Other side is inhabited or not.
The conditions necessary for life may
exist on that portion of it which we never
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-24
The attorney and a BLACKBOARD.

Touching fehcltous enthngs, western
correspondent supplies legal incident
that will be appreciated we know.
Several years ago, when one of our
present Justices of the Supreme Court
was district attorney of the neighboring
county, rather Imaginable incident oc-
cnrred, as related by himself. Court
week, he used to occupy bed room a.
Lewis Hotel, the principal hotel at the
county seat. He had his books and pa
pers in this room. Here he drew his
indictments, and in important cases he
used to direct the sheriff to bring the
peoples witnesses for preliminary ex-
animation.
1t happened at one session that he had
an important murder case coming on.
The celebrated General (now Judge) Nye
was counsel for the defendant. He ex-
amined the witnesses, as usual, and took
careful minutes of what they would state
on the stand. He found that lady was
the most important witness for the peo-
pie, and he also discovered that she was
rather excited and high strung, and
fast talker.
Apprehensive of trouble, he thought
he'd caution her a little So he told
her when she came on the stand to talk.
"Pay attention." says the district Attor-
ney, "to my questions, and answer them,
but don, t talk; and when Nye comes to
examine you, you most be very careful
and don't get excited, for he is a great
blackguard, and will try to get you mad.
Just pay attention to his questions, and
answer them, no matter how often re-
peated, orhow apparently silly, but don't
allow him to get you off your balance. !"
The District Attorney and witness
parted for the night. The next day the
called his witness and she went through
her evidence on the part of the people
| to his admiration, and he handed her
over to Nye.
He went along awhile smoothly. Pref
ty soon he began to crowd her, and she
s'fiared up" he crowded the more, and
she resented the more, and soon they
had regular breeze. Finally, having
lost self-control, she broke out on him
as follows
81 won't answer any more of your con-
temptible questions; you're anasty, dirty
blackguard, and the District Attorney
told me so.
After the laugh had partly subsidized,
Nye said: 80 -s~@-
what the District Attorney told you
so? When and where did he tell you SOP"
HE told me SO last night in his own
bedroom"
The scene that followed this answer
may be readily. imagined. In the midst
of the shout Nye told the witness she
might s.pass.'
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-24
POETRY.

. cHILD,s THOUGHTS zABOUr SNOW
From the New York Evening Post'l
I.ook- mother. look, for the air
- Is fun of falling flowers;
Dat in our little garden
They wreathe in milk-whits Bowers
Oh. mother, they're falling softly
Down from the heavenso bright
The Mace where the shining angels
walk ever in fields of light.
The hanpv home that dream Of
When i've said my little prayer
Won haze told me often, mother,
That flowers bloom always there.
And so. when the trees in our orchard
Are dead with the winters blight,
The apple trees up in heaven
Are waving all fair and white. -
Ana'the ehild-angels, stplay. Il q
AnlOng the sweet bowers, m mHth
Are shaking the apPle-blossoms
Down on the cold bare earth
-1tE-, ~-.s MyBoS d. BENTON.
AEFxIA, n. Y, February s. 1854.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-24
sink from Oak Tree Worms. "A new

of silk worms has been in
troduced into France, which, if it turns
ont as useful as the reports represent it,
would, doubtless, be found quite capa-
BILE of naturalization in Canads 1t
appears that the royal family of Japan
have a monopoly of the proprietorship
of these insects, and that it is a capital
offence to sell or export the eggs. How
ever, in 1861, the French Consul Gen
eral sent some of these eggs to the
''Societe d'acclimatation," from which
one worm only survived TO make CO.
COOP, That cocoon, however, was so
valuable ,as to cause the Society to
take steps to procure more OF the gs,
and M. Personnel has, after three
hatcbings. succeeded in raising 10000
worms on his oak trees at Laval The
~orms- will feed on any kind of oak
trees and make their cocoons in from
sixty to sixty-five days, requiring very
little protection from the weather even
from the moment of their being hatch
ed. The cocoons of one of these worms
weigh double that of the ordinary null
berry silk worm, and forty inches
square of oak underwood will support
Is OF. 20 cocoons.- The silk is as good
as that Of the mulberry worm.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-24

Gail Hamilton says one can be
daughter, sister, friend, without i'm
parchment of ones sagacity; but it is
a dreadful endorsement of a man to
marry him.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-24

There is nova Burning Well" in
the oil regions on the Lake farm. near
Pithole CITY. 1t is proposed to extend
the tubing to the tob of the derrick,
so that the. flame may illuminate the sur
rounding country.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-24

The Freedmen's Bureau bill only
awaits the signature of the President
to become law.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-24
Great Breakdown In Prices OF Dry Good
at SHaerwdza'S
Red-front Store, 372 & 3g4 East Water

Sheetings, Prints. Delaines and all
Domestic Goods reduced in price from
to sc per yard. Dress Goods of all
kinds are selling at go TO 75c on the dol
lar. Elegant Goods that sold early in
the season for 6s to rs, now onered at rs
to IS, the stock is the largest ever shown
in the State. Great bargains in Cloaks
OF which we are the largest manufactu-
rers in the Northwest. Shawls, Silks
and Woolens, CHEAP CHEAP cheap
Those who have Dry Goods to buy can
save money by coming to the city, and
selecting from this enormous stock.
Remember and find the place: s72 and
S7i East Water Street..
F. r. SHERWIN,
Importers. Retailers q Johbers.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-24
Prineeiy Domain.-The county do

PriIceiy Domain.-The country do
nestle establishment only of the Duke
of Devonshire would occupy one of our
largest counties. The + ark Immediate
ly surrounding the palace is eleven
miles in circumference, and contains
3, 600 acres. The principal garden for
vegetables, fruits, greenhouse s, &C., is
twenty-five acres. There are thirty
greenhouses, each from fifty to sew
enty-five feet long. Three or four of
these contain nothing but pine-apples;
others contain nothing but melons and
cucumbers. II One peach-tree in the
glass wall measures fifty-one feet in
width and fifteen in hight. 1t is the
largest in the world. The grape-houses,
five or six in all, are six hundred feet
loBg-and such grapesl There are
pine-apples weighing ten or fifteen
pounds each. One greenhouse had
only figs; another only mushrooms.
- The great conservatory, filed with
every variety of tropical plant, is one of
the wondersrof the world. 1t covers an
acre of ground, is 100 feet high, of
oval shape, and cost 100000. 1t is
heated by steam and hot water pipes,
which, in all, are six miles in length.
The apparatus consumes 600 tons of
coal in a year. There are banana tsees
twenty feet high, with clusters of fruit;
sugar cane, coffee trees, bamboo, and,
in short, every tropical plant that can
be named. Several of the palm trees
are from fifty to sixty feet high? The
smoke of the immense fire underneath
is carried in pipes under ground to an
outlet in the woods. The coal is
brought in tunnel 600 yards under
ground. One fountain throws Jet of
water to the hight of 275 feet. &.