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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-12-18
SHOCKING.

In New Jersey many, many years ago
a good hearted mau aud his lOug.tonaued
style talking vile attended social party
Almost every three minutes bis wifi,
would check her husband thus:
Now, William, don't lean back 10 YOul
chair in that way. .,mei, 20.
Come, William, don't tnlk so loud. .los
Now, William, don't talk so loud %
Now, William don't get 80 noisy oyel
there. " " ,1 .', .u ,.
Saya William, let the girls alone and
cit by me,WiltN .rguEh .a,-i "a .,u'
AT last forbearancs ceased to bela vir.
tue, aud the husband, who was really pit.
led by all 10 the room, arose and said Oh
I beg the pardon Of the company, buI
os my wife insists on being boss all the
time, it is riehtshe shouldsheve these.
Andshe deliberately took of his pants
and handed them to his wife, and then
sat down in his boots and drawers.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-12-18
MARRY HER FIRST.

Many years ago, in what is now -four
ishing city, lived stslwart blacksmith,
fond Of his pipe and his joke. He was
also fond Of his blooming daughter,
whose many gtaces has ensnared the af.
iectiops Of a young printer The couple
after season OF billing and cooling, Zen.
gagged themselves, and nothing but the
consent Of the young lOdy's parents pro
vented their union To obtain this an
interview was arranged, and the typo pre-.
pared n little spaeOh to- admouish and
convince the old man who sat enjoying
his pipe 10 perfect content. 'opf
The typoidiIated on the fact Of their
long Friendship, their mutual attach
ments. their hopes for the future and
like topicsj aud taking the daughter by
the hand he said ;; II am now, sir,to ask
your permission to transplant this lovely
flower from its parent bed'Gbut his feel,
ings oyercame him and he forgot the re.
mainder Of his oIatorical flourish, blush
ed, stanperpd,, and finally wound up
with, ,''froiu its parental bedlinto my own.''
The father keenly relishdd this dis
com6ture oftbe suiior and removing bis
pipe and blewingia cloud, replied
"Well, young man, | don't know as i
have any objection, providing you marry
the girl first"
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-12-18
WISDOM IN SMALL LOTS.
BY JOE BLAME.

Sum men are grale by chance, but ]
know a darned site Nv em that are mean
from choice. . ..., .....,....
There amt no man that's wise some
amt as big fools as uthers, however,
A rale strictly konseenshus, honest
man won't bet-unless he's got a sure
thing. ..l tr
l don't know wat a rat.terrier dog wu1
made for but the Lord didn't make hin
in vain. l wruld't be vain myself abou
maxim such dog as them.
hev alwus thot that eff the kollery
could be managed with discreshion il
might prove publick blessin.
A wise man don't want to go to Kon-
gress aud nifty few ov en- doit. .'
know sum raleroad conductor thai
amt az honest as Judas Iskarriot wuz
but / reckon the rest Nv tn m IL.
About all the difference I can SEQ il
kourt IL that the biggest kourt hez tht
last guess. '..a .'."
know sum OF the best kind OF mer
that never had an office. s1..'"# ..
When you meet virtuous man order
lifesize fotagraf. You can carry al
you'll get in pocket album. ' "
never will patronizc a lottery as long
as l can hire any body else to rob me a
reasonable wages.
Young man, before you try to be fas
cal, hadn't you as well see il you wouldn'
make better fool? aa b. ..
Some men that do great deal Of biz
iness in their line, / notice, do grea
deal of lien in their biSiness. .it'.io.1
Death, hell and the grave you may es-
cape, but IN bet you four dollars tina
you have to bi your wife new bonnet e.
she wants it. .lmih 70 siray aiT.aa
Iknowed when all them fellcrs in ObiC
and New. York was running for Office
Il ere wouldn't be more'en one-half of en-
get elected. p.sa.T a'q,gL .guf em
None but the brave deserve the fair
and none but the brave can live will
sum of them, ' l.' . ..F
It's my opinion that man oughtn't t
have nary cor fdent. People can COME
near enough a 6nden out yure bizinesl
by pure guessin. tt ... .. ...... d.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-12-18
sEAsoNABLE SUGGESTIONS.

0ALYEs-Will not do well unless they
have extra care during winlsr. y They
are tender innocent things, and if allow,
ed to run with the herd will be showed
about anG kept from getting sufficient
amount Of food. A comfortable place
should be prepared Tor them before the
cold storms of Winter set in, and q
good supply of suitable food prepared
a little oatmeal given daily will add
greatly to their growth 70 lev an!ci
FowLs-If properly cared for will lay
we'll nearly the whole winter ,Anwarm
dry and airy room should be made forq
them before cold weather, sets in. Feed
with warm corn, cat, or barley meal. also
mashed potatoes. Change the feed often;
give plenty Of lime, gravel, ashes &C.. ,
and keep pure water by them. baeoQ'lIg'
}DoUBLRTREEs AND WHIppLErREEsaa
For farming purposes, can beomade BY
tho farmer himself, and thero-is no bet
ter time for such work than stormy,
weather. Whippletrees should be two
feet eight inches long, and the double.
tree Hour feet long, with the qclevises put
on three inches from the ends. 3 Many
are in the habit of using whippleireesi
longer than this, but they arc incouvenr
lent and much weaker than If shdrter,r
and il made less than two feet eight, the
tugs will chafe the horscsbsidos.1 z OFT
NEAr's FooTr on@Miy be obtained
With little troublo.o Save the feet i6fa
butchered bullOcks or cows, and wash
the hoofs clean then break up the shin
bones, and cut all into small pieces. Put
them into kettle, cover with water, and
boil ten hours, Keep the bones under
water during the whole time. Take tho
oil from the surface after il has cooled,
and put into clean kettle, then heat il
just enough to evaporate the water II
contains. Most farmers by attending 10
this matter can save oil enough to keep
tboir harness. boots shoes, 10; iu good
condition, ...,.o;,. a. sl,.-
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-12-18
A MARTYRED BIRD.


The following beautiful incident is re.
corded in the Pittsburgh Dispatch:
The noble deeds Of robin red breast
have heen celebrated for Gshtrations in
both song and story, aud theJ, tender
sympathy which this bird is supposed te
feel for stray babies has gained for it the
highest opinion of the occupants Of the
nursery A painful little circumstance
which will interest our young readers
and at the same time serve to confirm
their regard for the robin, was brought
TO light after the fire at the residence Ct
Mr.. McGalInm week or two ago. In
tree near by robin had built her nest
and hatched her brood. The birdliuee
were too young to fly, and although the
aumea progressed, and the beat became
more intense, the mother bird refused tc
forsake her nest, and perished in her ef
forts to protect her little ones from harm
The nest was afterwards discovered, and
the parent bird was found with the little
brood still under her, but all were dead
v bat a wonderful instinct had the ,Crea
tor bestowed on this little creature, tlla
would impel 1t thus TO sacrifice its own
life, in a manner so peculiarly painful
in its efforts to shield the helpless little
ones committed to her barge. Surely
many men and women might learn les
son from the martyr bird. '''''
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-12-18
HEAVEN AND HOME.

was reading the other day that On
The shores Of the Adriatic sca The wives
of the fishermen. whose husbands are
gone far out upon the deep, are in the
habit at eventide of going down to the
sea shore, and singing, as female voices
only can, the first stanza Of beautiful
hymn. After they have sung it, they
listen, till they hear borne on the wind
across the desert sqa, the second stpnza
sung by their gallant husbands as they
are tossed by the gale upon the waves,
and both are happy. Perhaps if We
wOu'd listen we too might hear, 10 this
desert world Of ours, some sound, some
whisper, borne from aiar, to remind Us
that there IS Heaven ard q Home, aud
when we sing the hymn upon the shores
ot Earth, perhaps we shall hear its sweet
echoes breaking in music upon the shores
Of time, and cheering the hearts Of them
that are pilgrims and strangers, and look
FIR a city that hath foundations. --Dr j.
Cumming. sd la 7sq. fru aa u
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-12-18
IIA Fight with aaanlIEa an Eagle.

o On Friday afternoon last, Nj? Nicolas
Henry was up Secretary Greek, duck
shooting. After short time spent in re.
c5nnoitering, Mr., Fl. 4 shot Black head
ed duck, which he was unable to get out
Of the Creek. . Giving Il up in despair he
started for his home, and when a short
distance from the stream, large bald
eagle came sailing over and pouhced up.
on the duck, with which he was making
fof, when our young sportsman fred at
THE kingly thief, breaking his wing, and
causing him to fall to the earth. Now
commenced a fight the like Of which we
have never been before called upon to
record. As soon as Mr.. H., approached
the fallen bird, the latter made repeated
and furious springs toward him, Jumping
six or eight feet each time, and evincing
the most determined courage. Mr.. H.,
repeatedly struck him over the back of
the head with Stout stick, but as soon
as the stunning effect was over the brave
bird renewed the combat. So desperate.
ly did he give battle that It was found
necessary to shoot him q second time,
which was done. Ere death closed his
career, and when the breach of the gun
was placed to his breast, the dying bird
gave one last final stroke with his talons,
sinking them into the eunstock fully a
quarter Of an inch. He measured six
feet Eve inches from the tips Of his wings
Mr. Henry, tired and nearly worn out
with the strange conflict, made his way
to the house of a friend, carrying the ca
gle with him and the duck he had killed
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-12-18
PRACTICAL HINTS.

A coating Of three parts of lard and
one part rosin, applied to farm tools Of
iron or steel, will effectually prevent u
from rust. Common nails, heated red
hot, and dropped into cold water, will
clinch and answer the purpose OF
wrought nails. The sharp coruer Of a
common Indian arrow head flint will ef,
fectually cut glass. A good wagon jack
may be made Of boards two or more feet
long. Place the board in front Of the
wheel, one end on the ground, and the
other just under one of the spokes, close
up to the felloe; then take hold of the
spoke on the opposite side of the wheel,
and lift it, at the same placing the second
board under the axle. In this way q
loaded wagon may be lifted with ease.
Rusty nails may be drawn from wood
without difficulty by first giving them q
blow hard enough to start them little.
A gun will not need cleaning for five
years il the muzzle is tightly corked and
piece of rubber kept under the ham,
mer when standing idle. ,.., ..,. -,,.,
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-12-18
BCoNJUGAL FRIENDSHIP.

"A Till man has experienced the affsc
'tion Of an amiable, intelligent, unsophis.
ticatcd woman, he knows not half the
charm of life; nor, til he enjoyed the
fr1taaAip 'cf' such d one, does he truly
know what friendship IL. The mems
friendships for one another are always
more or less shaped by a business feeling
whereas women'S for men arc generosity
itself. Happy the.ma who has .Wo.
man fora itisnd thrice happy, who has
herin his wife, Alman's wife may be
everything that is sweet and beautiful,
but still she is not his wife in the high.
est and truest sense, till he can call her,
from his heart, his friend. And to be
this is womans triumph. For the glory
Of her life lies not in the admiration OF
her lover, but in the solid confidence, Of
her husbandj in bis reliance on her intel.
!igence and truth, in his esteem for her
piety and virtues. Not that she can he
made his friend without effort Of her
own She gains the, position by con-
slant cultivation of what she perceives
her husband most to value and admire
amid the things which her own innate
sense Of purity and propriety commends
as worthy Of their mutual regard, -
Ty.TnnU o NnH ~ "
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-12-18
SWHAT REPU LIGANIsMHAS DONE


Republicanism has1been in power only
about seven years, yet it has accomplish
ed much. ns#3 ( .sgU1 Jd u -. ,giU
It has lowered the standard of citizen.
ship JIM eleven States by forcing negro
suffrage, by arms, upon an unarmed peo.
pie in the South. Of .srod so.tlr 600.
It, has made oaths valueless and Of nc
efectp by lcramming them down the
throats Of, unwilling aud protesting mil.
1t has lowered the standard Of society
by debasing practices. .. ,l7m zur
1t has made yagabonds and homeless
outcasts Of the black race, which once
filed its mission In the progress and
advancement of the age. saIu,ei gd5
1t has led to the violent death of more
than million human beings. = q.T .f
1t has burdened the country with q
debt Of many billions, which under their
policy can never be paid. .r-.sas
1t has mortgaged every mans farm
aud house to secure yearly tribute to
the wealthy, which must endure for gen
erations. .- ft,,I "a. ....a... ,,t
1t has prostituted the former purity Of
the judiciary, substituting partisan pre-
judices for law, and party ma!ignity for
Justice.
1t has rendered the poor man poorer.
and the rich man richer.
1t has. set law at naught, and over.
ridden cherishd customs. ...g
1t has established military despotisn
over American citizens in times of pro
found peace. ,..
In fact, it has played the devil effect
ually, and is now dying its dogs death
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-12-18
QUESTIONS HARD TO ANSWER.


How married men can consistently
stay out every night of their lives from
their doting wives. . ......
How much material the poet used when
be had bis soul "wrapt in gloom"
Why ice on butter at the table is dis
gusting to ladies' with tender gills.
The distance from time to eternity.
How ladies can blame the men for
peeping when they purpOsely leave open
inducements. .',.
llow our Legislators can spend from
fifty to one hundred dollars nightly for
champaign, et cetera, and getting rlch 10
a session or two on a salary of $500.
Why a kiss is like baby. .. e.
Why Pittsburgh is like the world.
When a woman becomes a fixture in
law .......
Why the velvet moss grows on the
sterile rock. ..,l ..
The mistctoe flourish on tho withered
branch
The ivy cling to the mouldering wall
The pine and cedar remain fresh and
rrdeless amid the mountains of the dying
yenr 'a I
Why love lights up the weary spirit
gives the soul something to feel for the
eye something beautiful TO behold twines
around the hearts altar and the fresido a
dozen Responsibilities" and fails to pro
vide the wherewith to feed and clothe
them. .r.II '- d. .'
How fathers expect their sons to be
sober when they are drunk every day
themselves i f..'" +17
Why large ladies admire small men,
and vice rerSa. '"-
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-12-18
rHEIyEl MANI.

se7The live man'ia like little pig-ho
iz oweaned young and begins teW root
airly.6i,, =, su5uuIoi ,a aa,i,,,,e,1
He iz the pepper sass Of creation the
allspice Of the world. ' '''i y '"' '
'd One live man Ein q village IL like q
case of itch at distrikt skool--he sets
everybydy TO scratching at onst,l Al II
|. A man who can draw New 0rloenu
1nolassis in the month Of January thru q
halfinch augor hole, and sing "Home
Sweet Home r. while the molass;s iz run.
ming, may bestrictly honest, but he amt
sudden enough for this climate.
The live man ia az full of Dizziness az
the konductor of street kar he IL often
like a. hornet, very bizzy, but what about
the, Lord only kpows.oma oa, 9niTois
He lights up like a cotton faktory and
hain't got emmy more time tew spare than
a skool boy haz Saturday afternoons.
He IL like deeoy duck, always above
water, and lives at least eighteen months
curing each years no .Hqll5r bua I4 -r
He IL like runaway hoss-he gets
the whole Of the road. ''' '
He trots when he walks, and lies down
at night because everybody else does.
The Live Man IL not always q deep
thinker he jumps at konclusions just az
the frog duz, and don't alwuz land at
the spot he il looking at. " ''
He is the American pet, perfekt
mistery tew foreiguersj but has done
more with charcoal) tew work out the
greatness ov this country than emmy 9th.
er man in it. .fla. .'.a.''.' .'7 '..
he iz jest az necessary az the grease
on axletree. sD. .,.g ...... ..
He don't alwuz die ritch, but alwu,
dies bizzy, and meets death az an oyster
dus, without emmy fuss.-Josh Billings.
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10. CObUrn,

Joe. Coburn, who is now in Chicago,
is thus sketcbed by journal OF tha
city: -n. ,a. 80
--"In Joe Coburn, the recognized cham
pion of America, and the ablest expo
neDt of the decadent manly art the OBJ
server meets with a well. proportioned
specimen of his race, dressed in conior
nifty with the dictates of fashion, sport
ing 'nobby' walking stick, and looking
every inch the, gentlemen. In his man
ncr there is nothing to ind;clte his
character, the faciIo use Of his bunch OF
ives' must be inferred from the broad
shoulders and muscular development Of
frame. And even, although massive
around the chest and athwsrtthe sboul
ders, unless known as the champion,
none would surmise it, The observer
looks at his face ior some trace of former
battles, for the battered smeller,, OF
SCARED kisser,' or the 'gouged pepper;
they are not to be seen in Coburn; but,
instead, face without scar, with every
feature clearly limned and defined, lit by
keen eyes, and ornamented by nose
prominent and aqui!ine, and which has
never been tapped by the right duke
of a McGool The observer falling to
find tile scars of battles woo,' will natu
rally inquire, s'Where was his punish
menS received?' ard the answer is given
that to the superb science of C0burn in
the ring, and his capabilities as a head
fighter are due the salvation of his
picture and the preservation of his
handsome. .li..h % ---- ~ \ ,
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Blessed are Paying Subscribers oI

| H.. "a r .gg Z 40. 7TF7T7Tf
Blessed is the man who doth subscribe
for his county paper and pay therefor. l2
His feet shall not stand Cd slippery
places; be shall not be forsaken byphis
friends or .persecuted by his enemies, nor
his children be seen begging.
Blessed is he that walketh 10 The Office
Of the printer, yea, ieven ascendeth to The
sapstum, and paystibs5eH'ssabocpipfio
in advance. Selah ~ o,o;,,,v J,o :,
He shall learn wisdom day BY day, and
be exalted above his fellows. . e"lsi q
He shall talk knowingly upon all sub.
jects, and his neighbors; shall he aston.
ished at the muchness Of his learning. A.,
He shall not contract bad debts or lose
good bargains , .frs 'aH o7sd gon
70 He shall net pay an additional Iper
cent. on his taxes, for his eyes shall ber
hold the notice Of the collector, and he
will take warning thereby. d 'pl 81 t'''
Verify, he shall bring his produee to
the market when the prices are exceed
ingly good, and withhold when the prices
descendeth. '' ,y-,a-
He shall not lay hold Of red hot po-
kers, for his knowledge of metalIurgy
will teach him that hot iron burns Il Il
His children shall not vcx him, nor
his wife wear the breeches. aid ..,T
He shall live to good old age, and
when his dying hour is at hand, his sonl
shall not be troubled as to its future
state ....-..agge a.. hs,.t join
But it were better for him that doth
refuse to subscribe for his county paper
that he bo bound hand and foot and cast
upon feather bed. .'asi9W
If perchance he has momenHsgpeAce,
it is only that he may have a little res.
ere the memory of an evil life laoeraies
his mind as the goad pricks the hide Of
the strong OK, 50 that his punishment may
be long drawn out9 1a'H .di 10 enO
His children shall grow up IN wjcked-
ness, they shall put their hands to their
noses, and vex him to wrath, and his
wife shall kick him out Of bed-Selah'!
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Apropos Of the walking mania now SO
prevalent throughout the country, Mr.
John Quill makes the following appro-
pirate offers:
l will walk with any good, looking
girl, who has fortune in her own right,
upoI any given moonlight night, both
parties to go as slow as they please, and
neither to hurry back to the starting
point. l will then, on the word, walk
into her affections and walk off with her
fortune. -....
l will walk around the earth with any
man who will bring pile of ii, and lay
it down in convenient spot. Or l will
walk across the planes, if a carpenter
can be found to lay lot of them in a
row. I will also take rope-walk with
any person who will furnish the capital
and give me a share in the business. |
venture to say that can make as good
time on sidewalk as any other man
Messrs A.. M. Walkinshaw and Jerry
Wa ker to be umpires, and the 0'Wanks
the referee, All disputes to be settled
by reference to Walkers dictionary II
1 am out in the neighborhood Of Broad
and Poplar streets, will have no objec
ton to extending my walk ten feet, il
the property.holder in the vicinity will
make it an object, i-e ,--... a.n .
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Remarkable Railroad Acoident-AMen
'agerie Overset-WiId Beasts at
LARGE f.r -.fyr 81 rr4.wJ 1T


A singular accident happened, on tie
25th ult,, at daybreak, on the Mobile &
Great. Northern railroad, some thirty
six miles above Tensas station, between
Mobile and Meridian. A portion Of the
trdin, containing a menagerle, was thrown
off the track, and two truck cars, contain.
ing lOur cages, in which were the royal
Bengal tigress, the hyena, two bears, and
the tapir, were thrown off, the cages
smashed, and the animals released. Two
other box cars, containing twenty six
horses aud ponies, shared the misfortune,
the horses being piled together aud upon
each otherin utter confusion. Only one
was killed, however, aud several others
suffered COMMISSIONS s.rrfs.iim a.,
The Mobilei Rtgister states that the
animals released dld no damage to each
other, with the exception that one Of the
bears killed . fawn. The tigress and one
Of the bears at first. manifested hostile
disposition towards each other, the bear
assumed an upright position aud stood
upon bis guard ia regular fisdana style,
and when, the striped beast came smelling
ABOUT him o cuff or two was exchanged, {,
which seemed to satisfy both PARTIES
The bear amused himself by ascending
some Of the neighboriug trees, and the
tigress roamed about in the neighbor-
hood, showing no disposition, however,
to 60 very far away. They were all re-
Gagged without difficulty. The accident
occurred on high enbankmeDt, but the
couplings Of the rear cars. that remained
Cn the track prevented the others from
rolling entirely to the bottom. J. ,e.
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"
We call the attention Of our Demo.
cratic friends to the following paragraph
from the New York Fresmau's Journal.
It contains counsel which should be
beeded, We hope that Democrats every,
where will give it their attention
The Crisis, OF THE CoUNTRY.--Wt
repeat what we Said last week sigma
and glorious rs the, late elections, bavt
proved, these are but pre1udes to the
great contest of next year. Everything
looks well-I Jollowcd up, We exhort
and entreat DEMOCRATS, however, not to
lose time in forming associations in eve
ry neighborhood, and to begin to eproll
on lists every Democrat within the sever
al bounds. Let them 60 to work with
their neighbors. Let them. explain our
principles. 1t is wonderful how much
misinformation has had to do with our
past miseries. Every Democrat ought
now to be a missionary Of correct politi'
cal principles. .,go, s.,.st f.. ..5,.;b s-.