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"By Jove," said the Secretary Of the
Interior, ait is three hundred dollars
apiece; this bill is six hundred dollars" "
Well, said the Secretary of State,
4" I do not see how that can bel had
the same guests at my dinner it was
prepared by the same man Gautier, if
ahf thing vas different between the two,
extra cost Vas in my favor, for I had
better Wines that they had at the White
House, and my bill is S175. IF this is
so, 1 will not pay ohehalf Of the bill
neither, and let things take their c6tfse.
The bill vas not paid by any body at
the White House, and the restauratedf
was impOrtunate. At last Mrs. Lineola
sent for the Secretary Of the interior,
+" Mr.. Smith, +" said she, I'll tell you
how that little bill can be settled. You
see there are three cavalry regiments
stationed on our property, ( the large
mill back of the White House) Now,
those horses have left heaps of manure,
and it all belongs to US. Now, you want
manure for the public grounds, particu-
larly those around the White House.
Now, I viii sell it all to you for $500 for
gardening purposes. You send me the
money, aud I'll pay Gautier.
1t is probable that Gasparin Labollve,
and other French people, who admired
the late President would not have pre-
sented Mrs. Lincoln with the memorial
gold medal which came over, had they
known how the bill was :paid for the
dinner to the Prince NapOleUn.-Nelo
York World.
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MistEllana.
RACE EXTRAORDINARY.


SOME years ago a race was run at the
Hague, in Holland. which for its novel
tv excited more than ordinary interest.
It was between a fat trotting horse in
harness. and 4 full grown hog single
heat-distance six English miles-for a
wager of one thousand guilders.
The circumstances which led to this
unique trial Of speed we're as follows
At a sporting club at the Hague a young
member of the club expatiated upon the
beauty, symmetry and extraordinary
speed Of a trotting horse he had that
day purchased, expressing an eager de-
sire to get up a match to prove the su-
perior qualities of his horse. A gentle
man. engaged in a hand at cards. hut
whose attention had been attracted by
the ardent and impassioned remarks of
the speaker, quietly remarked: Come,
sir, don't be Dragging so much about the
swiftness of your horse, for l have
hog which, for a trihing wager, would
not hesitate to run against him." Peels
Of laughter greeted this strange pro-
posal, to which-when partially subsid-
ed-the owner of 'Grunty' quietly inter
posed: "Well, I now challenge to run
my hog Nero against that gentleman's
fast trotter in harness. one straight heat.
six English miles, for one thousand
guilders side" " Doner' "Done !"
was the eager response from many voic-
es. Provided" the challenger resum-
ed, "that the horse carry two persons,
and that fourteen days time be allowed
me for training my animal T" Agreed +
Agreed = resounded all round; for the
Joke was deemed to good aud too novel
to give it the go-by.
Preliminarjes being satisfactorily ar
ranged, and the stakes deposited. it was
agreed that the match should come of
that day fortnight at Il o'clock a. m.,
precisely; and the beautiful avenue
leading from the Hague to the sea shore
at Sheveniucen was selected as the course
The news Of this extraordinary match
Tor a trial Of speed between a fast trot-
ting horse and a IuIlgrowu porker spread
like wild-fre, and caused the most in
tense excitement, not alone in sporting
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REGULARLY SOLD.

Two gentlemen from New York, one
of whom had been in California nearly a
year, and the other just arrived, we're
acctdently overheard in the following
conversation at the Sutter House, Sacra-
mento. The new conner was lamenting
his condition, and especially two beauti-
full daughters who we're just budding in
to wonanhood-when he asked the 9th.
er if he had family.
d" Yes, sir, have wife and six chill
dren in New York-and l never saw
one of them"
After this the couple sat few mo-
ments in silence, and then the interro-
gator again commenced;
Were you ever blind, sir.
90 No sir"
Another lapse Of time.
"Did I understand you TO say. sir,
that you had a wife and six children
living iD New York, and had never seen
one of them ?"
" Yes sir-I so stated il"
Another and long pause Of silence.
Then the interrogutor again inquired
How can it be, sir, that you never
saw one Of them?'
why" was the response, tone of
them was born after 1 left."
"Oh ali p and q general laugh fol.
lowed.
After that the first New Yorker vas
distinguished as the man who
had six childrca and never saw one Of
them.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1867-11-13

The Boston Post thus sharply FetoFts
upon Chicago the current neWspapsr mar.
agraph, frst published 10 that city,
about the ambition Of Boston girls
" Per contra, the ambition Of chi.
cagO girl is to live in almost any sort of
a swell front, to ride behind : 81 500
span, to 90 into ecstacies over CHEAP %.
era and negro ministrelsy, play old slodge
for CataWba, religiOusly avoid all kiad
Of lectures, or any thing touching ths
intellect, marry man who owns hso-
acre -four mill, and york upa divorce
at the end Of the houeJ JmooB. Having
got this and > cool, round alimoay, she
Is ready TO dePaFt-foF g second trip
over the same programme"
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1867-11-13

A COUPLE Of maiden ladies residing
in ons Of the western counties Of New
York, who used to live comfortable oR
Of rented property, this year received
for their rents just two dollars Iosa than
their taxes. Another, 9 widow lady,
in the same town, whose income used to
be sufficient for her support. received on-
ly nine dollars more than her taxes. One
Of the old maids referred 70 declared,
that "if the Republican party Is il
power much longer, I shall have to get
married or 90 to the POor-hOuse."
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THE PRINCE. NAPOLEON DINNER AT
THE WHITE HOUSE

THE Commercial has not that story
right. Some time after the dinner, Ca
leb Smith, then Secretary of the Interi-
or, called on Secretary Seward.
Seward, said he, that bill of Gau-
tiers the French restaurateur) has
been sent in to me again; the old Wo-
man meaning Mrs, L. refuses to pay
it, and sends him to me, ana l have no
authority to pay it out Of the money aP-
propriated by Congress for repairs, sta
bling, frewood, gardening, &c"
"Well Caleb, said Seward, "to avoid
scandal, we had better divide it between
ourselves and pay it. lis only eighty
seven dollars and half apiece, and we
can both afford that, I think"
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The New York World states: 4" A
villainOus Yankee went about secretly
among the negroes in Central Florida,
selling them, in fOurs, at city cents each,
wooden stakes, painted red, white and
blue, and ornamsutsd with a small stFes.
meri telling them that Wherever they
planted those stakes at the four corners
Of tract Of land, the land would become
theirs when the expected eonfscatioa
came. It vas rumored that he disposed
of cargo Of these sticks, aud had re-
turned to the North to got another sup.
ply"
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1867-11-13

AN instance Of counubial affection IL
narrated as occurring lately n New
Hampshire. A couple had quarrsled dur.
ing the whole long term Of their maFri.
ed life. At last the husband vas taken
i'll and evidently about to die. His wife
came to his condition, the folloWisg col.
loquy ensued
"Why, daddy, your feet are cold, and
your hands are cold, and your nose Is
cold "
Wa'al, let en- be eOld2"
+" Wy, daddy, you're 6Oin' to die ."
about
Wy, daddy, WafG to bechm Of ne Il
you die ?"
" Dunno, and don't earol What I
want to know is, a0af's 70 6seaas Of me ~
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1867-11-13

A RADICAL chlngs Is shout 70 Be ols
feoted in the mode OF shOsiUg horses in
France, The Old.fashiOnod shoe is 70 bo
altogether discarded; tbs boot Of the
horse will Be alloWedto grow naturally,
aud it viii be protected against accidents
and wear and tear By being inelosed il a
thin circle Of iron, which will preserve
it from danger without comprising Il.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1867-11-13

FIVE dollars in gresnbaekG are equiv
alent to three dollars in gold.
Five dollars in gold are equivalent 10
seven dollars in greenbackS.
Do you SOC whore the shoe pincheg
the Bond holding Radical when you talk
Of paying him bis interest in groenbackS
az par, Instead Of gold 1t 40 Per ceut.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1867-11-13

PRoGREss has been made in the new
uniforms which are to do away with the
traditional Austrian white coat and blue
trousers. The trousers are to be red.
rather loose, and to be worn in boots,
which come up to the calf. Instead Of
the white coat there is to be a short gray
blouse, fastened with a belt round the
waist. The cap remains the old forage
esp, but it will be gray like the blouse.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1867-11-13

A GENTLEMAN seeing an Irish@an
fencing in q very barren and desOlate
piece of land, said: What are you
fencing in that lot for, Pat ? A AOek Of
sheep would starvs on that land" "And
sure, your honor, wasn't ! fencing Il 10
kopo the poor bastes out " ity replied
Pat.
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l.5ubscriJers " b o do net giVcexpres office
tothe contrary. .areco considered as wishing
tiuue their subscriptions to the paper.
,. II subscribers order the iiscontinuanee OF
their periodicals, the publisher may continue to
send them until all lrrearages are paid
). IfsUbscribers neglect or refuse TO takethelr
berfOdicals from he on which they were di-
'scted they are held responsible till they have
settled the bin and ordered them discontinued
4 Ifsubscribers remove to other places with
outfnformingthep publisher, and the papers ar
rent to tb efOrmer direction, they are held re-
sponsible.- tLl4 4 l.a4L
5 The Courts have decided that refusing TO
Z AXE DeriodicalsfrOm the Office, ,Orremoyingand
eaving then uuchlled for. is prime faott eyi-
sence Of ftntentiOna1 fraud.
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70 Consumptives.

THE Advertiser, haviag been restored TO health in
i few weeks, by q very simple remedy, after haV-
ing suffered several years with lung Affection
and that dread disease, COnsumptUn-is anxious to
make known 10 his elloWsuefeFB the means OF cure
To all who desire It, he viii send copy Of the pre-
soriptiqu used ree of charge), with the directions
FOR preparing and using the same which they will ind
The only object Of the advertiser in sending the Pre-
scriptiOn s TO benefit the afflicted and spread infOr
nation which he cOnceives 20 be invaluable; and he
hopes every sufferer will try his remedy, it viii cost
them nothing and may prove blessing.
Parties wishing the prescription, will please ad-
dress Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON,
Williamsburgh, Kings County, New York.
uF3q-1v
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1867-11-13

{" II DIS TAIL CoMEs OUf."-Ths
following is an old joke, but It comes in
a new dress, We think it will bear pre-
serving!
Two darkies in she Wsst aeHI ouE 70
hunt pOasO1hs, &C., and By accident
found q large cave With quite 9 snalI
entrance. PeePing in, they discovered
three young bear Whelps ia the interior.
&c Look heah, Sam" said one while
I go in dah and gets the young bars, ysa
just watch heah for de old bar
Sam got asleep in the sun, whon opeH.
ing his eyes, he saw the old bear soour4
ing her way into the cave. Quick Is a
wink he caught her BY the tail, and held
on like blazes.
" Hello, dar, Sam, what dark De hole
dar 2"
4" Lord bless you, Jumbo, save your
self, honey; if dis tail come out yoh'll
ind out what dark de holet"
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Sflttt Poftrg.
THE BLUE AND THE aaAx.
BT ?. z. FINCH.

TThe women ofCOlumbus, Mississippi, amin
ted hy nObler sentiments than are many Of the
sisters. have shown themselves impartial
their offerings made to the dead. They strewt
flowers alike on the graves Of the Confedera
and National suldiets.-NEw YORK TRIBUNE
By the flow of the inland river,
Whence the fleets Of iron have fed
WheFeth blades Of the grave grass culver,
Asleep are the ranks ofthe dead:
Under fhe sod and dew,
% = Waiting the judgment day;
Under tlIB one. the Blue,
Under the other, the Gray.
These in the robings Of glory,
Those IN the gloon Of defeat,
All with baiSle-blOOd CORY
In the dust of ete' nifty meet
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgment dhyi
Under the laurel, he Blue,
Under the willow, the Gray.
From the silence of sorrowful hours
The desOlate mothers go,
Lovingly laden with flowers -r
Alike for the friend and the foe;
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgment day;
Under the roses, the Blue,
Under the lilies, the Gray.
So with an equal splendOr
The morning sun-rays fall,
With a touch Impartially tender,
On the blossoms blooming for all;
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgment day
BrOidered with gold. the Blue,
Mellowed with gold, the Gray.
So, when the Summer calleth,
On forest and field Ofgrain,
With an equal murmur f.lleth
Tn & cooling drip ofthe rain;
Under the sod and the dew,
Waitin q the Judgment day;
Wet with the rain, the Blue,
Wet with the rain, the Gray.
Sadly, but not with upbraidiug,
The generous deed was done;
In the storm of the years that are fading,
No braveT battle was Won;
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the Judgment day;
Under thu blossoms, the Blue,
Under the garlands, the Gray.
No more shall the war-ery sever,
Or the winding rivers be red;
They banish our anger forever
When they laurel the graves Of our dead
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the Judgment day;
Love and tears for the Blue,
Tears and love for the Gray.
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B8Es IBKA OF W1BoWs.

A LADY 10 Rhinebeek vas ressnlY
reading to her child-a boy Of ssvsa
years Of age-a story of little fsllsH
whose father was taken IN and died.
WheroupOn the yOungstgr set hinsslf ts
work to assist in supporting himssif ed
mother, When sbs had aaishsd 1is
story the following dislsgus ensasd.
MOther-NOW, ny little maa, nps
vas to die, Eouldnt you work = htlp
yotf fiofberP
Boy not fslishiHg tbo IDEA Of uSfk)
ma; what fri Ain't Ho,PoG {
good h5tss to live iu 2
MOthsf-0h yes, ny child Bat ~
can't eat tie house. you know. Ter
BOy-Wsll Amt We got aOur end sur-
gar and other thinggip The store feomf
MOtheF-Certainly We have, ny dear,
but they win not last long aad what
then
BOy-Well, ma, sint there enough 70
last until you can get another husband 2
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THvHR8ToRE.

No word has ever echoed yet --- .-rar
Along lifs's rugged shore,
So deeply freighted With regret
As the sad word, NEyERMORE
It sweeps full often O'er the heart
Amid its lightsst hours.
Like Autumn's rude and chilly blast
Ger Summers fragile flowers.
All, Revernerel- dream -EOlHmn knell -
Of2ll the thri hat come
With the dreams tnGt renew our childhood,
Ard chilCh0od's friends and home;
Judying are its echoes
Mid the troubles 0f5Oys long fed,
A OCEANS Inuffied murRurs
Ger the wrecks upon his bed.
Who that has ever wG1derd o back
BY mcm'Tv's silver beams,
To gaze on lies hlue morning sky,
And childh0CG's Cherish'd scenes
But what has felt while ling'ring thus
Along he banks OF vOrr
The swelling ofthc dre0rg sigh
Ofnevcr- EEyEHNOREl
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yv7s missing of emotions
That ] NAV not feel again
Warm emotions OF l.fe's spring-timo
Ere the frOsts Of s0TrOw came:
] was thinking of morning
OF long departed May
Ofthe red-wing blthe that warbled
On the blooming apple spray;
OF the river gently lavinE
It's fragrant banks Of green
OF the dewv pearls rejecting
The mornings golden sheen;
7 was thinking Ofthe gladness
Which the years have stole away,
Since strayed along the river
o. the merrie morn Of May
I was tossing mem 'ry's pages
Counting hAppiest moments DER
With the cloud upon nv spirit.
Ofthis thought Of ''EETERNoRE"
July, 1857. Thomas Hubbard.
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MEATS.
MARKET !

The undersigned has opened a Meat Market in Ur-
bana at Danl O'ConnOr's Grocery, on
Tuesday, AUg1tst 27th, 1907.
He respectfully solicits share ofthe publicpatron-
age: and will keep assortment of meats Of the best
quality. Call and see for yOurelyes.
~ v. DENNIS CASEY.
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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-01-25

important public documents we could
beq"eath TO our posterity. Even in
the internal districts of England there
IS very great variety. The differ
ences. of course, are not modern
and if they have been modified by
time, they have only shared the gene
raj change. They are ancient land
marks, which it would be as well to
survey and record before they arc
finally lost and buried. They testify
to the former existence Of races that
nave allowed themselves to be Quietly
absorbed in the general unity, TO
their own great advantage.
Aud which is the more impor-
tant-which the larger stake, which
the better investment-th private
and peculiar, or the public and COM
mon? Surely there is both more safety
and larger gain in joining the COM
mon fortune and sharing the COM
mon advantage. A little proof of the
ill-success attending the other course
must have presented itself to many
observers. In most of our villages,
there are families of the laborins
class, whose names may be found on
the Oldest register, and who have a
probable descent from land owners,
and even well-known personages.
They arc too often just tie families
most incapable of self control, good
habits, regular industry and proper
subordination. They have fallen from
a higher place, and not settled in an
other. They can neither remain with
credit where they are, nor seek their
fortune elsewhere with much hope of
success. They are the very type Of
the weaker race, that seek to stand
out against the great law Of change
and the constant process Of fusion,
yet has not whereupon to stand or
support itself. They cannot lead
others; they cannot be independent,
so their best course is to make COM
mon cause.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-01-25

Too LARGE CoNrEAcr.-M
Sumner introduced a resolution in
the Senate, on Wednesday, declaring
that rs is the duty Of this Govern
mcnt 10 give effect to tie moral sen
timent Of the nation through all its
agencies, for the purpose Of prevent
ing the further introduction Of Cool
les into this hemisphere and the ad-
jacent islands" That reminds us of
the notable allusion, which another
distinguished man once made, to call
the world and the rest of mankind
This hemisphere comprises just half
the world, taking in the quarter part
of both the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans, with all their islands. Does
Mr.. Sumner propose that we shall
exercise protectorate over New Zea-
land and the other islands Of the
South Pacific, whose inhabitants
have a weakness for raw mission
aries? And in spreading ont our
protecting mantle to the adjacent
islands" shall we include Van Die
mans Land and the Botany Bay dis
trict? Senator Summers idea was
probably less expensive than his Ian
guage, but representative of the
modern Athens ought not confound
hemisphere" with continent"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-01-25

THE STORM AT THE NORTH. The
New York Herald, of SATURDAY., saws:
The disasters attendant on the re-
cent snow storm begin to become
apparent. All the mails to this city
were delayed yesterday for a longer
time than has ever been known be-
fore. -Four trains from Washington
are blocked up at New Bruins wick.
The train on the New jersey Railroad
which left New Brunswick at 2
o'clocl yesterday afternoon for New
York, ran off the track at Unonville,
while two locomotives were pullingit,
and two cars were smashed and an
other and locomotive were over
turned. Several Of the passenger
were injured. The track was much
obstructcd by snow. A little girl,
aged twelve years, was slnotheraa III
the snow in Boston, and Commodore
Blake, an cid officer of the navy,
sixty-two years of age, was lost in the
storm on Thursday, in that city, and
has not since been heard of. On the
North and East Rivers, navigation by
the ferry-boats was very difficult and
attended with great danger, both
rivers being filled with massive cakes
q; icn