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Be Your own Right Hand Man.

People who have been bolstored up and
leyered all their lives, are seldom good
for anything in a clitis. When misfor-
tune comes they look around for some
one to lean upou. Once down., they are
helpless as cspsized turtlls, or unhorsod
men in arlnor; they, cannot fud their
feet again without assistance. Such silkcn
fellows no more resemble selfmade men.
who have fought their may to position,
making difiit uities their stepping stones,
and deriving determination from their
defeat, than vines resemble oaks, or sput-
tering rush-lights the s.ars' Of Heaven
Efforts PERSISTED to achievement train o
man to self-reliance, and when he has
proved to the world that he can trust
himself, the world will trust. him. We
say, therefore, that it is unwise to deprive
young NEE of the advantages which re-
suit from the energetic action, by "boost-
ing" then over obstacles which they
ought to surmount alone. No one eyet
swan who ever placed his confidence in
cork jacket; and if when breasting the
sea of life, we cannot buoy ourselves up
and try to force ourselve ahead by dint OF
our own energies, we are not salvage, and
it is OF little consequence ,,yhether We
"sink or swim, survive or perislb"- d.
4 One of the best, lessons a father can
give his sons is this: "Work; strengthen
your moral and mental fheultits,g assyou
would strengthen your musclesgby yigo-
rous exercise. Learn to coUquer circuIn-
stances you are then independent of for
tame. The men Of athletic minds, who
leave their marks on the years in which
they lived, were all traihed,m rough
school They did not mount their high
positions by the help of leverage they
leaped into chasms, grappled with the OPP
posing rocks, avoided avalanches, and
when the goa. was reached, felt that but
for the toll that had strengthened them
as they strove, it could never have been
attainrdp r-...y..,,r 81 t,-....f ,-
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rent to her and promptly answered back.
The last souhdstIiat were heard from i6ufi
vessel were the notes of"IIuil Goluntbiai'
played by the band, At l.50r,the River
Queepran astern, the Xesta and .9good
bye" was again given from, strong liings
and stronger brass band. The 1nen On
board the yacht looked jolly they even
danced in the midst of their cheeri8g,to
show us they were not downhearted, =
At 2o'clock we gave the last greeting, to
the Henrietta, her men answering Back in
tones full of hope. Her gallant owner
stood proudly ID the stearn of the vessel,
and waved his adieu to his old friends
Thus we left the racers. r The River
Queen turned ker prov homcward, after
having accompanied the yachts miles out
on the open sea, and the remaining steam
ers of the expedition followed iniiher
wake. In short time the abullsiiofo the
yachts were below the horizon.g SO far
as could be seen with the glass, they then
maintained the same position they rela-
lively occupied at starting, A glorious
breeze favored them, and tho view 9api,t
ly grew dim. At 2:20 O'clock "a Hight
haze hid the Fleetwing and Nesta.T The
Fleetwlng was not again seen. a burst
ofsunshine finally revealed the ydsta,
and then the wave swallowed her up
again and refused to give her more to-
the sight of herhomewa,ll bound friends
The Henrietta, being further to the south
was still visible, her topsail simply faint
white .speck in the distance. Ten min
utes more aud she, too, was below the
horizon. Men still looked along the path,
she had taken, and said they thought
they saw her, hut they were mistaken. 1t
was almost like the parting of lovers
the steamers going noithward and con
tinued looking backward; the three little
vessels, which Neptune would almost
seorn to drown, plunging into the hazir,
ness of the open sea, and, We doubt not
all the while locking shorcwaft.
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SELECT POETRY.
The Children,
,,.pY qInpEs NJ, nIcKINsoN.

2 o7sqspF qtArrNEs YES " NJ nHIcK5ssosr-
When the lessons aadtasks areialbended,n1
And the school for the day is dismissed,
The little ones gather around me
NJ To bid me "Good night" and be kissed
oh, the little, white arms that encircle YIg
My neck in their tender embrace;
Oh, the smiles that are halos of heaven,
Shedding sunshine of love on my face.
And when they are gone sit 'dreaniing e
Ofmy childhood-too lovely to last
Ofjoy that my heart will remember
While it wakes to the pulse of the past
a Ere the world and its wickedness made me
- A partner Of Sorrow and.Sin, le'ifid
When the glory of God was about me,
And the glory of gladness within.
My heart grows weak as woman's,
And the fount of feelings will flow,
When think of the paths steep and stony,
Where the feet of the dear ones must go,
OF the mountains of Sin hanging DER them,
- or the tempest of Fate blowing wild, '-@
fOh, there's nothing on earth half SO holy
bae AS the innocent heart of child
They are idols of hearts and of households,
They are angels of God in disguise;
His sunlight still sleeps in their tresses, l,r
.3 His glory still gleams in their eyes. *
Oh those truants from home and from heaven,
They have made me more manly and mild,
And know now how Jesus could liken
q The kingdom of heaven to a child
| ask not a life for the dear ones, ......
All radiant, as others have done;
But that life may have just enough shadow
i To temper the glare of the sun;
would pray God to guard them from evil
But my prayer would bound backto myself;
All, seraph may pray for sinner,
z, But a sill ner must pray for himself. 1,
The twig is so eisily bended, bw'soi
have banished the rule and the rod. G
lhavetaughtthein the goodness acknowledge;
ID They have taught me the goodness OF God.
% My heart is the dungeon of darkness
Where shut them for breaking rule
My frown Is sufficient correction f.I iA8
My love is the law of the school.
shall leave the old house in autumn, . .--.
To traverse its threshold no more; ;.5. n .
4 All, how | shall sigh for the dear ones 81 +.
That meet me each morn at the door;
l shall miss the Good nights" and the kisses,
:. And the gush of their innooent glee
The group on the green. and the flowers
n That are brought every morning for me-
4 / shall miss them at morn and at even
Their song in the school and the street;
shall miss the low hum of their voices,
= and the tramp of their delicate feet
sWhen the lessons of Life are all ended,
ee And Death says; The schpolis dismissed, !,
Z May the little ones gather around me-
To bid me good night and be kissed.
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| :. From III, Telcdo Blade
| CoNFEpEIT X RoAps. State of Kentnckv.

~ From th, Telcdo Blade
CoNFEDRIT y ROADS, State of Kentucky,
Dec. Sd, 1865.
never wuz so elevated nor never so
cast down in my life ez last mite, and the
entire corners wuz ditto The circum-
stances NV the case wuz as follows:i Ne
and a party wv friends wuz playin draw
poker with a Moo Y ork comInershel tray
eler, believe they call 'em, teller with a
mustash and sideg whislsers witch comes
South talkin sccesh and sellin goods.
He made some inquiries about the stand
in NV the deelers at the Corners, and wuz,
after sed inquiries, eggstremely anxious
to sell 'em goods for cash. They wanted
Fem on ninety days, and on this they split.
He agreed with 'em in principle-he
drank to jeff, Davis and damned. Linken
tiooently-but on the cash question he
wuz infexible and immovable. To while
away the time, the choice sperits, him in
eluded, gathered in the Post Olfis, to en-
Joy game Nv draw poker. There wuz
me and Square Gavitt, and Deekin Po-
gram and Elder Slathersr and Moo y ork
drumme. We played tin past the Witch
in hour NV 12M. when grave yards yawn
and costs troop forth-when the Moo
Yorker Muckusd. His innocent, unsca-
sonable bowels hadn't bin eddicated up to
the standard NV Kentucky whiskey, wich,
now ez we drink it, is fpizen to .f3reign-
.ers. The Deekin and Elder grabbed the
stakes ,wich .wuz onto the table, and rifed
his pockets under the suspicion that he
wuz Ablishnist and rolled himout, and
while in the very act, Pollock, the Illinoy
store keeper cum rushin in, askin us if we'd
heard the. news, on. ..s,,,,~,,,-,,,
We answered yoonanimously that we
hcden't.
.''''f'm jist in from Louisville, y sed he, q
jist rode over from the. .,stashen.ss iiLoois-
vile is-in a blaze uf glory !sils.'3 su2 .t'Sr
WAT sez I, "hez Sumner killed Thad.
Stevens, and immejitly committed sooi-
cide?' .-,,.,,
Nary sez he, but JohRsJn and Con
gress hev cum together on the basis NV
yooniyersal Amnesty, Mich WIZ proclaim-
cd yesterday, to be followed by yooniver-
sal suffrage ez soon ez the South kin con
venicntly DO IL. They lieg met and en-
braced on Horace Greely's plan. I
oan sa nG rait nysseideal
naail l%n anu ~, IL ~ JDy ratiieu ne .ne Pro,
nv the Moo Yorker, and like a blessed
old lunatic broke for the meetin house.
ia; th a ';ioun. " W. '1e p'iis pf;la' loa.a
ti'e'l JUy Eus noIes' anu III q nilil' n'ole
eie i.al-''Itsseu sillaeels WIZ sesll eleI, 1l
gin dlonr 'neil aeSpe'taso uGr,o'eS ;t t al
soyaes uF .a aI.l,e "a Nv a,lintS a. suinttu
occas;op 90 % 'e tho nnroor and WA. ore @a entHu
s;astic nonnIatioht tnevar pioke the ekkos
si"S'iN PoP"'''.oii h0' VI "eNS eiiN NhhN'
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: = owl - ,Liitenera. s,.s wv" 81 - & ''.' 3,
y, Golden opinions ars.eften te he. eainesA
ny diseIeetailence. 4rSome peopleideliQhtr
'cxceediaglyf to bear themselves ,t,lk. but,
gu things are csptiyated with thercspprts
|, fpl ~ attention- of asteady listener;apd whe,
ever has the patience to sit and hear.
them out THAT is, not absolutely to wait,
NATL ttheyStop of, their own accord--fo1r
perhaps there is no well authenticated
instance of any thing Of the kitd4b,it
~ something occurs 70 interrupt them y
obtains their good viii Tar more certain
" than if he liad communicated 10 Them
altast yariety Of information or taken n
world of pains TO correct their finistal5et,
notions. A character forthe most enya-
ging motlesty falls Inevitably to him who
possesses the power Of holding ms toncre.
the praises of his diseefTiihent are eyery1g
where sousided; nay, he often acduires a
reputation for conversational abilities fl
ls true, withregard to this latter bpoiAty
that doubts are sometimes expressed 5bv
some who have been whole niphts iursIiis
company without hearing him utter mora
than afew syllables; blb theslintcruiina.
pie taiker+athe never failing gentleman
forgetful OF his own falno iifs9flts zsal for
that va OF his client, declares that good tai
ehts forsonversatiouid do mot consist I'M
the i.pMtipheation of sentences but in.
speaking succlnctly to the purpose. Adj
vantage more substantial than favorable
regards do also frequently accrue to tho
,posstssor OF this qualification wit were
endless to count how many large fortunes
nave been secured by persons, rlale. and
female, N the fifth, sixth and seventh de-.
lgFees OF KIN, who, day after day, for years
had the fortitude to submit their ears to
the recital Of the same stories and re, re- !.
marks from IN old invalid bachelor reia-
ton. aala f iu 11Yr ti .fTl7T l7t-iN'T .
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1OIs AOoP. W! NAsBT, p. NJ.

A single firm in London consumes, on an
average the whites Of two thousandleggs daily
in the mapufaetureef Of albqmepked paper for
photograph printing, amounting to six hun
dred thousand annually. AS may be fairly
assumed that this is but a tenth of the total
amount consumed in this country, we obtain
an average of six millions of ipchpate fowls
sacrificed annually m This new worship of the
.spp in the .upited Kingdom alone, when TO this
i,added the tif larger copsurngtion Of Europe and
Apieriea,s syLichNe do not Iattempt io put in
hgures, tis itna. .sination is startled by The
enormous total Inevitably presented for its
realization 7tTfel .lugi hiD =. stqrq AZ
III ~! E'iae lal ,tbo9a la sllis18 ID aaiii
.hel sf EiV ssrg
yzsFyf irAp8sAaIg 3sf8tVlgJg s04lg
% kzGElI IA a.
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N asby

The Amnesty PropOsitiOD-'Ehe Inhab-
itants Of the Cross Roads Made the Vic-
tins OF a Cruel and Hcartiess Hoax. GEaI
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very entertaining book by Eiihu Barred
has heeng pabshed in London Il Ia called II,
Ny walk te Lands End" lie footed his way
trom Jno OGrole's 5 toLandsEnd with knapsacS
and staff. In Devonshirc he visited the tceIesd
bratcd place of Lady Roll, who has in her spler-if
dld park no less than three thousnd varieties,
OF trees and shrubs. Among them are, two hun
1red ainerent varieties of the pine, three bu9-
dred kinds of willow, and two hundred of fba
oak. There y an artideiallaSe deep eno,,zAto
float The great Eastern, whose surface Is covered
by aquatic birds OF every Iornl a1d pInnlagc-2
fheresa wo 'dtrfll Swiss cottage Ia the grounds
which Is mhde of the trunks, branches lAe iesfd
stems Of hundreds of yarioastre Tha floor "a
a rare piece Of mosaic, 1t looks ike ivory. vet
u Il really paved with The kree.boiiss Of sosfn.3
With the halfjeiits uppernos1 ifney aEe iittetid
toge her SO compacily that Iour hund red of
broad that it required seyenty-six tlbusaud
ep-shanks TO pave with ihesd hateds joiats or
Ioyine iYoryGqfE bssf.q asd sa.eass rTsI.~1y
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WHOLE NUMBER 1856.

ttampled out Of sight TO alr n,5rArsb
!, sn'abelished AND annihilated tisngI7s I
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It's aSolemn Thing to Live.

P We see not in this life the end of hui
man actions. Their influence never dies.
In ever widening circles itfeaohes beyond
the grave. Tine b;il, once mmotion, rolls
on and on down the sleeps of eternity
forever The train is laid in time, the ex-
plosion is in eternity, We talk much OF
the solemnity, of, dying. With flushed
voice, and almost pulselcss heart, we gaze
upon the pallid cheek, the quivering lip,
and heaying bosom Of q dying friend. 1t
is solemn sc9pe, But let US think more
about the solemnity, of living. 81
Death removes us from thisto an eter-
nal world. Time determines what shall
be our condition, in that world. Every
morning as we go forth,to act, we lay the
moulding hand upon our destiny land ev-
cry evening wben we have done, we haye
left deathless impress upon our charac-
ter We touch not a wire but yibrates
ia eternity-not a voice bGt reports az
the throne of God, Our characters will
attend us through eternity. If good,
they will follow us ike friendly angels
through gh'our lives, shed light in our graves,
and illuminate our immortality. If bad,
they must accompany us in life, haunt us
in death, and torment us in eternity.--
Let youth especially think OF these things,
and regulate their conduct accordingly /;
let every one remember that in this world,
where character isIinits formation state,
it is a serious thing TO thiuk, ITO speak, to
4 - =
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ACUT nrr oo1 q
BOOK STORE.

W.. a.. DICK, Dealer in Books, Stationery, Fancy
Goods, Yanlce Notions, Toys Wall Paper Window
Shades, Scet Music and Mnsic Books. Agent for the
. Mason g. Hamlin Cabinet Organs - 500
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JUsTIcE. In this Gods world, with
itsswhirhng eddies and mad4oami oceans
where men and nations perish as if with
out law ndjudgment, fora unjust thing
sternly delayed, ,dost thou thipkthat there
is no Justice p It. is what the fool has
Said IN his heart. 1t iswhat the wise in
all times wereo wise because they denied
and knew forever not to- be, / tell. thee
again there is. .potbipg else but Justice !;
one strong thing find here below2the
Just thing, the true thing. NY friend, If
thoa hldst all the artilleryiof Woolwich
marching at thy back in supportnof, an
unjust thing. and Infinite bopfres yisibly
awaiting ahead ofthee, to blaze centuries
to come for thy victory, on behalf Of it,
would 'adyise thee TO cail Halt, to- fling
down thy baton and say, I'm God'sipame,
kaofbWhatIwll thy success amount to
a. the thing isInnjust' thou hast not sue
eeeded, though bopfrcs blazed from north
TO south, any bells rang, and editors
! wrote leading articles, and the just thing
'no lnr'1 % 'nlHo1 sft IG tii issia'
b iftiqa yG9v 9di saibodms iraa isniaus
Vti4nI.qlsr, - .e.ff t...,
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MISCELLANEOUS.

EMORY LUCE, Propngator and Dealer In grippe
Vines, Green House Bedding and Vegetable Plants.
Persons about to plant Vineyards will find 1t to their
advantage to consult me on the selection of sites for
Vineyards, Soils, Kinds of Grapes best mode and time
of Planting. Examine samples of Growing Vincs and
compare prices. t...s.-r i. tt. Ashtabula Ohio
PURE BRANDY made from Grape Wine White
Catawba and Blackberry Wines for medicinal purposes
9 for sale ON the North Ridge. f JOHN PEREW
: Ashtabula, Jan. 1866. .asr'.7r fts Z rla -y-S3g
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fRIcunosD PxrRRs on rae hlRssAek = The Exr
aminer sayb that there is nothing Offensive in lie
message for the radicals 10 make y handle On.
oath and foreign polioyl 1he w fia ssvs that
the message connsels M reseian& e To- lie M cas-
ares OF ie2egress and that u is ylliaA n a rscoE-
nilion OF We acts Of eongress, Qpe Nales Sass
mat fhe message Is te.npegaie h,ni tit.A, aid
while u conccdes nothing 70 tho wilt bes<t OF
Ephesus, " does not exssperAfe them By rnnco.
essafy OF unuaiciy yldcnn9eieii2a9 9nsf ~.
9'his de ef.s iedl <netA N fi
= i'g3 ~ aawg2B,e yne Hnii .lsaI. s|,'
".sdoi2 sGda.ls
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A young man nom the country, who visited
Cleveland, Ohio, the other day In search OF
einployment, Was asked by a MAJ, is,i whom ne
applied, 4 he could ride horseback and ca ssslys
replied in the Affirmative IFS prospective
patron told him be had an opening fofayoung
naan--a business that nesessitatedia great deal
Of oftraveling, Tho applicant dsclspsd, thst he
should like n,thing better than ~ travel for a
living, and a bargain was soon struck 'bctweeii
the two. Bat he was solnewhatq elas,sined at
finding thai the business consisted IN ,ridins .
blind and intirm old horse, in a Acircplar. track,
lie declined the proposi,ion. slai Ely Xls'sie'
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DRAWING.
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

FOUR THROUGH EXPRESS TRAINS DAILY.
On and after Monday November 19 1866 and until fur
ther Notice. Passenger Trains VIII run aslfolows:
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BAKERY B A Il5 7, AMI, RESTAURANT.

i. H. SINCLAIR, is prepared to furnish customers
with Bread, Pies Cakes, Crackers, &c. and all orders
promptly nlled. Main street, Ashtabua, Ohio Bread
delivered every morning lhufs-. tr. '.. b-s 800
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CABINET WARE.

DUCRO & BROTHER, Manufacturers Of, and
Dealers in Furniture of the best descriptions and every
variety. Also General Undertakers and Manufacturers
of Cofns to order Main street. North Of South Public
Square, Ashabulu. ~ 1ANa','f sNiltha94 4gf
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b 'gtiqa yG9y oh saihodms 3lda isnian8
.yiisolsasg Tao ss3sban
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DRUGGISTS.

n. A. HENDRY, Corner Main and Centre streets,
Ashtabula, o., Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals
Paints Oils Varnishes, Brushes, Dye Stufs &c, Choice
Family Groceries including Teas, Cofees, &C., Patent
Medicines Pure Wines and Liquors for Medicinal pur
poses. Physician prescriptions carefully and prompt
fy attended to. '''ta -7' N'F ~ ~ 1853
GEORGE WILLARD, Dealer in Dry Goods, Gro
ceries Hats Caps, Boots, Shoes CrocSery Glass Ware
Also, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Hardware, Sad
dery Nails Iron, Steel Drugs, Medicines Paints, Oils,
Dyestuns, &c, Main street, Ashtabula
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-01-12

The continued absence OF Mr.. Seward
from the Capital during the Session OF Con-
gress on an unexplained and mysterious
mission is one of the themes of political
gossip, The fact comes directly from Navy
Department that requisition upon that De
nartment for war steamer 10 convey him.
self and guests. was made by Mr., Seward in
his oficiai capacity as Secretary Of State.
This might indicate the transaction Of
business of an official character during his
absence. The Secretary however stoutly
asserted that he was in search of heal h. A
Tea voyage in winter is not generally sup
posed to conduce very much TO such a ro-
suit.
The firm attitude of the President in the
Mexican correspondence sent to Congress
Yesterday gives general satisfaction 20 the
members 1t is believed that as the result
of the position assumed by the U. 5. there
will be an early withdrawal Of French troops.
The Chronicle intimates that there is no
intention to take active measures in Mexi-
can affairs.
The muster out of l22 generals yesterday
will materially reduce the army expenses
and it will be followed up by other economi
cal measures.
The Baltimore Sun in leader this morn
ing opposes any war with France to sustain
the Republic OF Mexico.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
About the Tennessee Delegates.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5
Those western members of Congress who
have visited their Jmes during the recent
recess return more radical and earnest than
they were previous to their departure
Some of the Congressman from the Atlantic
States, however, come back strongly impress
ed with the idea that there should be har-
monious action between the Executive and
Legislative departments of the Government;
and to secure this they are willing
to admit the Tennessee delegation.
Indeed Mr.: Speaker Coliax said
to-day to a prominent Southern politi-
clan that he was in favor Of admitting the
Tenn. representatives during the present
session, and that if necessary he would leave
the char ana speak IN favor of giving them
their seats.
1t is very evident that President johnson
has set his heart upon seeing his own State
in Congress.
Gen. james Watson Webb was on the
floor Of the Senate to-day. He goes to New
York tomorrow.