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CHAP. CIV.

An Act granting Lands to the States of Michigan
and Wisconsin to aid in the Construction of q
MILITARY Road from Fort Wilkins, Copper
Harbor, Kcwenaw County, in the State OF
! Michigan, TO Fort Howard, Green Bay, in the
! State of Wisconsin.
Be it enacted BY the Senate and House of Rep
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Congress assembled, That there be, and is here
by, granted to the State Of Michigan to aid in the
construction of Il military wagon-road from Fort
Wilkins, Copper Harbor, to HOughtOn, Portage
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An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to pro-
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resentatives of the. United States of America in
Congress assembled, That so mnch of section
seven of the act entitled San aot to promote the
Progress of the 1sefpl arts,N - approved July four
eighteen hundred and thirtysfx, as requires re-
newell of the oath, be, and the same is hereby,
repealed,
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day of July, and continued so to act until the
close of the session. GALUsHA 4. GROW,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Passed at tile First Session, uhich soas begun
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An Act to incorporate the Institution for the
Education OF ColOred Youth in the District of
COlnmhia
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-09-28
Josh Billings on Artemus Ward.

We don't believe, says the Troy Bud
get, John Billings ever wrote anything
prettier or more touching than the fol-
lowing. We don't believe that phllosO-
ply was even better united TO the ten
dern;ss of grief 1t is poetry in disha-
bile; it is the heart Of an honest man iii
yellow plush: ' t,
Deth hez done cruel thing lately
Deth seldom is kind, but deth is Impair
shall. This is all that can be sed IN his
favor He mows with his sithe awl a.
round the world, now in this field and in
that: wheat, flowers and weeds wilt and
wither for he, sithes early and late, IN
cite and town, bi the herthstun, and way
off where the wanderers are. Deth hez
don a, cruel thing lately. Deth seldom
is kind! Here a father, mother, 4 wee
small thing but month onia visit; then
Mary and Charley so down in white
clothes. Deth mows; many fields are
all bare, for death cuts cloase as well as
cruel. ..-- .s- 3D.. .-f.--.. III -,..
Deth loves to NOW; tis his s.ile; he
moved for Abel of old, and for Abel OF
yesterday. .7f.. -....-.. :,
Deth mews strangely, and round tall
the dazy and grass, and alone snarllng
stand the koarse thissle, left for what ?
Deth, cant tell, for god only knows. rfs
Deth, You have done a cruel thing
lately: YOU hev moved where. the wyt-
tyest one of them awl stood, whose
words hev gone a lafin awf over the
land, whose hart was as soft as moth
er's --.E- d. rsa .. .iI .a-
Deth, you hev mowd where my friend
Artemus stood, and. Humor now wears
mourning for the ctild of her heart. 1
am sad. and am sorry.
. Writing to MS, eontlnnes7'the B't0tget
Josh says modestly, as if an apology were
necessary. q, -. --.Eg ,ert !,
/ can't write epitaphs in my style, and
if don't use my style, nobody will thank
me for the effort. If man stand on his
own he'd once he has got to stand on his
own he'd the balance Of his days. s-
1--WE cannot put on the cap, and ever
wear citizens dress again. This is the
misery that fools suffer when they would
like to quit playing the fool, and creep
in among sensible folks. Artemus was
kind to me once, and that is enough
for me. had rather have slice OF q
mans heart than to have his bank ac-
COUNT : is-. .-i oil.
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SELECT POETRY.
NotIn.
BY ALICE CAREY

BY ALICE CAREY, r. i,t
She waited in the drawing room -,
Good Mrs. Mabel Moore ,!.r
q. Six ffounces of a pretty lace l.-e
Were on the dress she wore .
..,-.- Upon her bosom French rose,l
And on her cap some satin bows. l-.
One little foot just peeped without
Her petticoat SO white; ..e..-s
Her hair, a little gray, It's true,s 80
Was put in curl and bright; = H.
And sweet her glanees shone around,
As if some good thing she had found.
The clock was on the stroke of eight
And still she sat apart, af-'
Now listening close and laying now j
One hand upon her heart
And toying with her curls and rings,
And doing other girlish things.
At length q step was heard, and then
A ringing at the door;
Five minute|and half too soOn,"
Said Mrs. Mabel Moore. 7r io.
Then TO her maid-''It is no sin,
Go quick, and say am not in.
''For if he loves me as he says,
He can afford to wait, "a
And come again precisely at -' ~.
Five minutes after eight. $40
My nerves are really quite unstrung,
So very earnestly he rung." - -
But true love never did run smooth,
AS oftentimes is told,
And when the door was opened wide,
And shiyering in the cold,
The maid beheld the expected guest,
She smiled and courteseycd her best
And told him with grace as sweet
As if she craved boon, .a.sl
Her mistress had declared it was
A little bit too soon ;
And that she thought it was no sin
To send him word she was not in.
"Aye, very well z the guest replied,
SIN truth l make NJ doubt,
That whether she be in or no.,
I've surely found her out;
And she who sent him from the door
Remaineth Mrs. Mabel Moore.
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Female Gamblers,

One would hardly think it possible for
females to ever become habitual to the
great excess and vices peculiar to man.
No one, unacquainted with the facts,
aud having seen the virtue &excellence of
the female character, would believe it.
Indeed they regard the stories which are
told of the excesSes of aristocratic wo-
men in Europe is the production Of an
unhealthy and scandalous imagination.
So great is this feeling of respect for wo-
men in this country, so strong the conf
dence in her moral and domestic virtues
that only little while ago the Round
Table set the lordsaof creation III every
direction by the ears, by stating that
the use of Intoxicating liquors had be-
come prevalent among fashionable wo-
men of New York The statement has
been written and preached, and edited
against as vile. slander, concocted by
the imagination of person whose wits
were sadly demoralized. Yet is it all q
slander? Are there not female victims
of intemperance? We fear there are
more than the world has any knowled of
and believe it to be good that the world
is not made the medium of this knowl-
edge 1t is the love which men have for
their mothers, wives and sisters which
protects the female from the with
ering, blighting influences of depraved
and morbid society, and it is well that it
is SO. 's
The gambling, drinking and fashion
able vices Of the woman OF the old world
having undoubtedly been more generally
practiced in this country since the people
have had opportunities of becoming sud-
denly rich, and it is now said that at
Saratoga, and other places of fashionable
resort, female gamblers have become
quite common. The most fashionable
ladies play against each other, and enter
into games of hazard with fierce excite
ment. Cards are their weakness, and
they have lately adopted poker as their
favorite. They bet their jewelry and ar
ticles of dress when they have no money
and have been known to pawn their
watches, diamonds and bracelets to OBJ
tain means to gain their losses. Some of
the private rooms of the hotels have
been the scenes of such determined and
desperate encounters between woman as
no one saw them under the cIrcumstan-
ces would deem possible. They have
sat all night at the table, pale and hag-
gard with excitement, unsexed and de-
formed by the passions of avarice, and
have started from each other with af-
fright when the garnish of daylight re-
vealed the ghastliness of their unnatural
occupation. .a..- ea
., No one likes to believe such state
ments and we hope that they are great
ly exaggerated The women who in
dulge in this excess must be the wives
of gamblers, and such as have been sud
denly made what is known as fashions
able by gambling speculation. No true
woman, with husband or friends who oc-
cupy reputable position in society, can
bring herself to such level. As we said
before, when such weakness or passion
prevails with women whom the world
homo S, they are protected so that the
world knows but little ofit; and those
who practice these vices in public can
not be regarded as the respected women
of the country. .''.' % -s1--i -
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THE YANKEE PEDLAR-There is a
sheriff residing in Illinois who was taken
in and done for on one occasion. He
made it prominent part of his business
to ferret out and punish pedlars for trav-
cling through the state without license;
but one morning he met his match in the
person of a genuine Yankee peddler.
what have you got to sell-anything?'
asked the sheriff. .....f .......
NYaas, sartin whatd'ye want? Got
razors, fust that's an. article you need,
squire, should say by the look of your
beard. Got good blackin twill make
them old boots of yourn shine so't you
can shave in 'em e'nemost. Balm of Co
lumby, too, only a dollar q bottle good
for hair and assisten poor human natur,
as the poet says ,a a#t ~ ..'edi
And SO he ratified on. At length the
sheriff bought bottle of the Balm of
Columbia, and in reply to the question
whether he wanted anything else, that
functionary said he hid-he wanted to
see the Yankees license for peddling in
Illinois, that being his duty as sheriff.
The Yank showed him a. document,
fixed up good and strong, in black and
white. The sheriff looked at it, and pro
,nounced it all right. Then handing back
the bottle to the peddler, he said:ia's
Il don't think, now that I've bought
this stuff, L shall ever want it'll reckon
l might as well sell it back to you. What
will you give for it ? sa s-gaJa a.1
sOhi the darn stuff is no use to me,
but seein' it's you, sheriff, Pll give you
twenty-five cents for it, if you really don't
want it. .a-!. a ,a-4.i .,r -. ..ss..i
The sheriff handed over the bottle at
the large discount from bis ownpurchase,
and received his change. g!.a.as g
Now said the peddler, I've got a
question to ask you. Have you got any
peddler's license about your trowsers
No: l havn't any use for the article,
myself replied the sheriff. .. $50
tHain't, eh {? Wal, guess we'll see
about that pooty darn soon. Eff l un-
derstand the law, it's clear case that
you've been tradin' with me-hawkin'
and peddln' Balm of Clumby on the high
way-and I'll inform on you, darn'd if |
don't, now.' ~ 7,.
The Yankee was as good as his word.
When he reached the next village, he
made his complaint, and the sheriff was
fined eight dollars for selling without a
license. o.t.,
He was heard afterwards to say, that
you might as well try to hold CREASED
eel as live Yankee
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The death of celebrity, dwarf
in Paris, the French counterpart of the
American Tom Thumb, is recorded. In
his 10TH year he was placed in the estab-
lishment of, the Dutchess of Orleans, the
mother of the Citizen King, and was so
small at that age, that he passed for an
infant, and so dressed; during the stormy
period of the first revolution; secret de-
spatches were sent by him, which thus
reached without suspicion the impris-
oned members of the royal family of
France. To the day of his death this
dwarf, named Richebotrg, received a
pension from the Orleans family of 5000
frances a year, equivalent to $500 IN
gold. During thelas 80 years he has
lived in the same house, in the Faubourg
st. Germain. Unlike Tom Thumb, he
had horror Of appearing In public, and
for nearly half lifetime has never cross
ed the threshold of his own door. Not
the least remarkable feature in the career
of this creature is the fact that he lived
to be "a years old.
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1.-The distance from Philadelphia to San
Francisco, by the way of Chicago, is
three thousand three hundred miles. t Ii
a train should run at the rate of twenty
miles per hour. including stoppages-
which is, perhaps, the average rate on
railroads in this eountry-it would re-
quire little less than seven days to ac-
complish the distance As for grades,
the traveller will ascend from the level
of tide-water at Philadelphia, or San
Francisco, to heighth of eight thousand
two hundred and forty two feet, or over
a mile and half, at Evans Pass. 1s
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MUsIlNs RENDERED FIRE-PRooE.-AA
concentrated neutral solution of tung
state of soda, diluted with water to 29
degrees, and then mixed with three per
cent. of phosphate of soda, will effectual-
ly protect muslins against fire. 1t can
be used in the laundry, and will not
prove injurious to the texture: AL
Louisa NJ. 4lcott, the authoress, is on
a4visit to England, and has been to hear
Dickens read. That she was disappoint
ed maybe Judged from the following ex
tract from aIetter written home. As it
| is not improbable that we may listen to
him in this. very city before another
spring, it may be of interest to know
what sort of al impression he made on
one of his warmest admirers Lii ~ 90
FAt the first glance / received q shock,
ard idol tumbled off the pedestal where
on placed him long ago, when woye
bis hair in a locket, and thought Shaks-
peare an idot beside him. / did not ex-
pect to see the handsome, foppish young
man who once paid us visit, and carl
catured us so capitally afterward +; but |
did think some sign of genius would be
NlSlDleIsOme SlIinpSe Ol IIle SSnlatl cASar
tor of Little Nell, Tom Pinch, and the
Cheeryble Brothers would, certainly ap-
pear. Far from it; youth and comeli-
ness were gone, but the foppishness re-
manned and the red-faced man, with
false teeth, and the voice of worn-out
actor. had his scanty gray hair curled:; a
posy in his button-hole diamond ring,
pin, and studs and rufied wristbands
InM Cousin Feenix.' e"
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CABINET WARE.

DUCRO S BROTHER, Manufacturers of, and
Dealers in Furniture of the best descriptions every
of Cons to order Main street North of South Public
Suriare Asbtabula - = :. --e,--=r. 4g1
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WHOLE NUMBER 926.
The Dutchman who Smoked.
By J. c. WELLS


A little old Dutchman, grown lazy and fat,
Disliking all labor and-care, and all that,
From morning till night, in his easy chair sat.
And what dc you think he was doing all day
Hewas whiting, and dpuffing, and sucking ava
AT the stem of pipe, of a pipe made of ella,
In the days of his youth he this habit began,
And the habit chung to him when he was ma
And like the liabitsindulgedi IN by meand by yo:
The more he indulged. twhat tell you is true
The more he indulged it the stronger it grew,
And the better be loved TO be sitting all day,
And whi1fing, and putting, and sucking away,
AT the stem of pipe, THAT pipe made of elay
That this was expensive he very well knew,
That the habit was filthy he understood too.
That 'twouldinjure his health to him was not ne
That 'twould shorter his life was also quite tru.
But give up his pipe, that he never would do
To make resolve; and by it abide,
Forever tOilay this vile habit aside,
His friends to induce him earnestly triea,1
With his own good inview, and nothing beside
But their friendly endeavors met rebuff,
For the answer he gave with whiff and pui
Was he loved his tobacco and that was enouga
And he kepton his course, for as stubborn was I
And as set in his way as Dutchman can be,
And why folks should meddle he never could Sc
As the years of lis life passed eyentiess away,
All aimless and useless, he sat day by day,
And year after year, till death took him ava
From the stem of his pipe, that pipe made Of cla.
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Home Journal

IMrTATING MARBLE.-Variegated mar
bic may be initiated in all the richcolored
veins for which some species are distip-
guished. For this purpose, solid BLOCK
of marble to be treated is first warmed
in an appropriate oven to open its pores,
after which the colors are applied
These consist Of an alcoholic solution
of alkanet root, to produce a. rich laven-
der, madder lake to make crimson,
indigo to produce a blue, verdigris green
and gamboge yellow. They are put on
according to the fancy of the artist, SO
as to form the desired patterns, after
which the marble is again raised in tenn
perature to make it absorb the coiors,
then cooled.
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LIGHTNING RoDs.-A copper rod is
preferable to one of iron. A rod pre-
sentlng d large amount of conductin ::
surface and made firm by corrugationa
is now manufactured bya party in TIN
city, which fully meets our appro-
val. We presume copper smiths IN
any part of the country can max
them. Glass iusolutars are of NO special
consequence Any secure way of fasten
ing the rod to the building is all that Is
necessary. A building need not be Gov
cred all over with rods, with .numerous
points projecting UPWARD. This is per
fectly useless expense. Two good COP
per rods rising above the chimneys Of al
ordinary dwelling, are. perfect protec
ton, if the ground terminations are prop
erly attended to. This point is very in
portant, and the owners of building
should personally attend TO. having tn
rods pass into the earth eight or ten fee
or until place Of permanent moisturo
is reached. d.-J0iandI of Chemistry.
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THE EDrT6EIAL TREAD-MnL-It i
one of the hardships of our profession
that its working wheels-brains an.
heart are not allowed to lag for sick
ness, or to stop for calamity OF sorrow
The judge may adjourn his court, tn
school and workshop may veil his fe;
lures, and turn friend and stranger from
the door; but the journalist must forge;
before tomorrow the sorrow of to-day,
must write gaily and freshly as a news
monger, on the trife of the hour, whatev-
er burden has been laid on that same
hoar, by Providence,or his brains as .
man. 1t often tries and mecks as the
world who reads what thus written
would never dream of The public look
upon the editors labors as the Indian did
upon the man that was cutting hay. He
finally gave his opinion that it "was ca
sy to see the white man mow.p
TTo,.ao Ta,s,.,.11