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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10
wn and nuraor.

"A Southern paper makes fun of
Mr.. Seward for kissing a colored baby.
Ii the baby didn't complain no one else
should.
The following pithy paragraph is
characteristic of Bnlwer: when pow
erty begs the dogs bark at it; and
when poverty is i'll the 0octors naBgle
it; and when poverty is dying the
priests scold at it; aud when poverty is
dead nobody weeps for it.
The New Bedford Mercury has dis
covered a similarity between a man
who wears stylish pants, and one who
dies without leaving any requests, in
the fact that he has no leg-at-ease. AS
far as we have observed they generally
have no lack of ''heirs,'' however.
--''Thou art a little bear. madam, "
said Quaker to fashionable belle at
an evening party. ''Sir," exclaimed
ders, 1 mean, p" smilingly replied he.
Some of the girls have remonstrat-
ed against a patent being issued for the
fastening of buttons on clothes by a
screw, declaring that if the men can
put on their buttons they viii never
get married.
Here is the best pun of the CEN
tury, and by these presents we confer
on its unknown author, whoever d
may be, the grand Cross of the Legion
OF HOnor-which every fool wears now
a days: Brigham young is indeed a
pillar of Salt Lake. His idea OF wife
ls-lots.
On one occasion Mr.. Jas. Il. Brady
was defending Il hard case, when the
judge made several rulings very much
against the defendant Whereupon
Mr.. Brady blandly inquired: "May it
please your honor, who's engaged on
the other side of this case beside the
Judge ?''
Thirty thousand enterprising young
gentlemen in Ohio last year promised
to love. honor, and buy "things" for
10000 bright-eyed DANES and dam
sells; and the thirty thousand danes
and damsels blushed, and whimpered,
and said they ''never could 90 through
the ceremony In the world" and then
very quietly accepted their destiny, and
on the whole, rather liked 1t.
At the Alumni meeting at Yale last
week the Rev. n. @. n. Tarbox related
an anecdote of President Days admin
istration while he was in college. A
party went out with DIR. Day to prac-
tice surveying, and the President felt
gratified at the intelligence evinced.
Next day one of the party was exam
ined: Chow would you go to work TO
survey piece OF land?" The student
hesitated. elf man were 10 come 10
you and wished to have his farm sur
veyed, what would you do?" IL
[ should advise him to get somebody
else to do it, sir"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10
POETRY.
-.GnING AhONE.,,

With curls in the sunny air tossing,
With light in the merry blue eyes,
With laughter so clearly outTinglngs
A laugh of delight and surprise,
All friendly assistance disdalnings
And trusting no strength but his own,
The past fears and trials forgotten,
The baby is 'going alone.
What woefuI miAhaps have preceded
This day of rejoicing and pride
How often the help that he needed
Has carelessly gone from his side!
He las fallen while reaching for sunbeams,
Which Just as lie grasped them have
flown,
And the tears OF vexatiOn have followed
But now he Is ''gOiDg alone"
And al through this life he viii study
This Lesson again and again;
He viii csrelessly lean upon shadows,
He will fan and weep over the pain
The hand whose foul clasp was the suresti
VIII coldly withdraw from bis own,
The eunniest eyes viii be clOudeus
And he will be walking alone
He will learn what q stern world We live Ini
Aud he may grow cold like the rests
And lust keep q warm sunny welcome,
For those who seem tFuest and best;
Yet chasteued and taught by past SORROW
And stronger and maulier grown,
Not trusting his al In their Keeping,
He learns "a walk brzvely alone.
And vet not alone, for cur Father
The Taltering Footsteps viii guide,
Through an the dark mszes OF esrth-life,
Add ''oyer the river'z" deep tide.
Oh here Is s Helper unfaihng,
s zfrspllgft4 r us FAB .i i tiESS3ssilnase. gust
sThe dust shall return unto dust
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10
Attempt 10 ROb a National Bank by fun
mel NJ

A bold attempt to rob the National
Bank of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, came
to light day or two since. The facts
of the case are Thus stated:
1.-THE bank building is located in
such a way that its rear is on an alley,
while In q yard, across the alley, is a
deep pIivy vault, recently dug; the
thieves evidently had made themselves
fully cOnversapt with the nature of the
ground before commencing operations,
aud went to work with full knowledge
of what was to be done. For many
nights mysterious noises were heard in
the back yard of the bank building, but
the Waterman was unable TO trace them
out, or even form a rational conjecture
as to their nature. Other parties were
then called, but they were as much
puzzled as the watchman, and
the whole thing, night after night, re-
manned a mystery. One thing was no.
ticed il gradually approached the
bank building, and on Sunday night
last it became louder, and appeared TO
be q filing and pounding in the vicinity
of the bank vault, where the money
was kept, and accordingly several par
ties went into the building, and lii so
doing made disturbance, and the
noise ceased and was heard no MORE
Still there was no clue to the matter,
but a strict guard was kept round the
premises, and it was discovered that
the pTivy vault was nearly filled with
fresh dirt, when an investigation show
ed that tunnel had been dug from
the spot where the bank safe was, and,
ho1 /, IL. II,
the noise, they would soon have sue
ceeded in obtaining and carrying off
the treasure they coveted.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10
TO Consumptives.

TEEHE ADVERTISER, HAVING BEEN
n rest red % health m a few weeks by very
simple remedy, after having suffered for several
years with severe lung Affection and that dread
disease Consuulption-is anxious 70 make known
TO his fellow sufferers the means OF cure.
To All who desire il, he viii send copy of the
prescrption used ffree o. charged with tue direc-
tions for prepsriIg and using the same which they
viii fnd SURE CUBE for CONSUMPTION, ASTHMA
BRoNCzrTIs, CoUdass CoLQss and al Throat and
Lung Affections The only object % Ihe advertiser
in sendlng the Prescription is TO benefit the afact-
"a, aud spread Information which he cOnceives to
be invaluable, and he hopes every sufferer win try
his remedy as Il VIII cost them nothing, and may
prove blessing. Parties wishing the prescription
FREE, by return mail, pill please address
REV. EDWARD A. WILSON,
may7cwly Williamsburg, Kings 90. NJ
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10

FELINE AND UNFEELING. The Pail
EIall Gazette tells the following roman
tic cat story. Since "Puss in Boot"
we have had nothing to equal it
A man named Amey was charged at
Marlborough Street Police Court yes
terday with assaulting his wife. The
only point Of interest in the case was
the way in which the woman was saved
from further Entertainment. Her hus-
band knocked her down, jumped on
her, and then throwing himself on her,
seized her by the throat and attempted
TO strangle her, but while she lay on
the ground screaming q favorite cat
named Topsy suddenly sprang on her
husband and fastened her claws in his
eyes and her teeth i'm his face. Her
husband could not tear the cat away,
and he was obliged TO implOre her to
take it from him TO save his life. The
husband got a months hard labor. -
The report does not say whether the
worthy magistrate ordered TOpsy to
have a treat at the expense of the poor.
box,
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10

A BLESSING IN VERY Def DISGUISE.
The New York Tribune tells this
touching little story : IL there IS any
radical difference Of character between
the two sexes, the women and not the
men have the advantage. 4 London
matchmaker named Watkins first Sc
duced his sweetheart, and then beat
her nearly to death with a piece of
lead, and stabbed her 10 several places.
The poor girl survived the outrage and
fed the country, so that she could not
be forced to appear against him. The
London papers publish n pathetic let
ter written by her to the brute after
his arrest: II am waiting anXiously IN
the hope of hearing that you are free,
and / am looking for the time when
we shall be united and happy once
again, for without yOu / cannot be hap
ply. All the past Is forgot. For the
girls sake it is gratifying 10 know that
she will never have an opportunity
again of trusting herself to the mercy
of the man who so cruelty injured her.
Watkins was sentenced to twenty years
penal servitude.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10

A CURIOUS AFFAIR.-A curious affair
has been brought to light in Bay City,
Michigan, within a few dfys past, the
history OF which is as follows: Some
time last fall man and his wife came
here from Columbus, st. Clair county.
The man is n lahOrer, and the lady who
shared his fortunes here is a second
wife. The man found ready work, and
the family fiourished. A month or
two since a nice looking boy, appa-
rently about nineteen years of age,
came into the family circle, claiming
to be the son of the lord of the house
by his former wife, and as such the
lady of the house who knew nothing of
her predecessor, showered her kind at
tentiOns and care upon the visiting son.
All went well for q month or more,
when, to the horror of the lady in
question, she discovered that her hus-
band had sold everything he could,
and had left the country with his ''son, T"
which person the wife found not only
TO be not her step-son, but indeed not
boy, but young Lady, fond of her
husband, and romantic and nnscrupu-
lOus enough to live more than month
with HIM, representing herself to be
his son, and finally to depart with him
for parts unknown. The wife of this
man is left in destitute circumstances.
and is now seeking mans to return to
her former home.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10
DR.. SeheEek's Mandrake Plils-ASHbsti-
fnia for EnIAmel

These Pills are composed of various roots,
having the power to reisx the secretions of
che liver as promptly and as effectually as
blue pill or mercury, and without producing
any Of those disagreeable or dangerous effects
which often follow the use of the latter.
In all bilious disorders these Pills may be
used with confidence, 0s they promote the
discharge OF vitiated bile, and remove those
distractions from tle liver and hillary ducts,
which are the cause Of bilious affections IN
general.
SCHENCK's MANDRAKE Pills cure Sick Head
ache, and all disorders of the Liver, indicated
10y salOw skin, coated tongue, cOstlveness,
drowsiness, and general feeling of weari-
ness and lassitUde, showing that the liver Is
in a torpid or cbstTucted condition.
In short, these Pills may be used with adj
vantage in all cases when a purgative or
Alternative medicine is required.
Please ask for ''Dr. Schenck's Mandrake
PILE" and observe that the two ikenesses Of
the Doctor are on the Government stamp
one when in the last stage of Consumption,
and the other in his present health.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10
GENERAL l3TzLLHcENcE.
TIE GszBLER's AGENT.
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[Ercm - n. ". World. !

From the Il. III. OrlG.i
As a rule ropers-in, are of genteel adj
dress. the very nature of their occupa-
tine REQUIRES q pleasing personnel They
affect 2 certain amount Of fashion III at
tire. and are not Cverse to the display
of ieWeirv and ornament. Many Of
them present no special characteristic
of appearance. bUt large number have
that indeliuabIe expression Of face and
eve kuoWn as the gamblers look.
They are c0nversatiOuists OF ability and
discretion. and few of the higher
GRADES possess social accomplishments,
and would rank IN other pursuits Is
educated men. As q class they are not
addicted 10 the use nr tobacco, and are
sDccialIv sparing in the articles OF wine
and epirituous liquors, q sine g1d non
of their profession being the possess
sion az steady nerves and a clear head.
Their relations with women. however,
are generally of the Ioosest possible
description.
Their powers of observation, owing
20 long and severe practice, are extra
ordinary, surprising the acumen of a
detective. They never lose sight of
their prey; from the moment they
mark him as their own till the hour
when his doom IS sealed, their ''evIl
eve is upOn his every movement. And
sometimes, rs the olaa0UeMent approach
es, they viii not hesitate to use their
hands as well rs eyes; if the victim hap
pens to possess a watehOf greater value
than their own, they VIII substitute the
latter for the former, and in other me-
thOds Will take advantage of the unfOr
tunate who has fallen into their
clutches.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10

A GENTLEMAN, WHO SUFFERED
n for years from Nervous Debility, Premature
Decay. and ali the effects Of youthful indiscretOn
WILL for he sake of suffering humanity send free 70
all who need IL, the recipe and directions for maxi
ing TIE simple remedy by which he vas cured
Sufferers wishing 70 profit by the advertisers ex-
denee, JOHN b. OGDEN, AZ Cedar St, New York.
may7cwIy
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10

CLIPPER SHIP RACE.-A remarkable
ocean race between two clippers is no
ticed by the San Francisco Times. Two
clipper ships, the Governor Morton
and the Prima Donna, sailed together
from the port of New York on the 18th
of February. They were towed out
side Sandy Hook side by side, so near
TO each other that conversation was
maintained by the two commanders.
Large sums were wagered by the
friends Of these ships on their respec-
tive favOrite reaching San Francisco
first. The vessels crossed the Equator
in the Atlantic on the same day, al
though not in the same longitude.
They entered the Straits of LeMaire
the same day, and came out of them on
the same day. They crossed the equa-
tor in the Pacific on the same day and
in the same longitude. Both ships ar
rived at San Francisco ON the same
day, within three hours of each other,
after race of sixteen thousand miles.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10

BREAKING AWAY. Another large por-
ton of the ledge at the Falls gave way
on Monday night. The break is from
a point about thirty feet beyond the re-
manning portion OF the apron, and as
near as could be judged, is twenty feet
deep and seventy-five feet in length. L.
When the water subsidies, a large
"apron" will be necessary, not omit
ting the proper "strings" to hold it In
place. - Minneapolis Tribune.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10
she Northwestern Mutual life Insurance
company Milwaukee.

she Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
company Milwaukee.
1850 Members and 900 Assets.
S. S. DAaGEET, President.
A. W. KELLOGG, Secretary
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REASONS FOR IEsURING IN THIS COMPANY.
1. 1t is the oldest Life Insurance Company
in the Northwest, and is managed by men
elected by the Policy holders, whose known
character, ability and position afford ample
guaranty for its careful and successful man
agement.
2 1t has an ample accumulation for entire
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3. 1t keeps and invests the money, for ac-
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4. It's risks aEe in the healthiest portion Of
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5. All its profits are equitabIy divided
among its policy holders.
6. 1t combines the advantages of both the
cash aud note systems. Those choosing TO
pay cash can do so and have all the adYan-
tages Of an equitabIy conducted cash COM
pany. And the privilege Of giving note for
part of the premium IS granted to all those
who desire 1t.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10

A LIQUOR STANDARDIZATION hints
are given out in Massachusetts, shat the
Liquor Dealers Association" has ram
ificatiOns throughout th5 Common
wealth, with membership as secret, if
not as numerous, as the Know Nothing
Lodges of olden time, and that people
will wake mp surprised, on the morning
after election, TO find how extensively
they have welded their power. They
will aim both to secure regular republi-
can nominations for their friends, and
to defeat regular nominations which
are unfriendly to ''hberal legislation"
on the liquor question. st is certain
that the Association has plenty of mon
ey and vigorous leadership.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10

HOlIOWay's -DIarThRa.-A sud
den suppression OF the evacuation frequently
ends IN collapse. The action of Holioway's
medicines are based on a more rational prn-
cipie; by combining with the depTaved hu-
mOrs they neutralize and expel them thro'
the natural channels. They purify the fluids,
cleanse the bowels, inyigOrate the stomach,
and by regulating the various functions re-
store the body to its normal state of health.
Sold by all druggists.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10

THE CHAIR OF POETRY IN OXFORD
UNIVERSITY. The election of DIR.
Doyle as successor to Mathew Arnold
in the chair of poetry at Oxford occa-
sions some ricicule. Ruskin had long
Withdrawn from the contest. The men
of letters were very anxious that it
should be given to Robert Browning.
The degree of NJ. A. given to Brown
ing is not a mere honorary degree, but
gives him the free range of the Univer-
sity, its advantages. libraries, &c. The
University of Cambridge has elected
Professor COwell TO the newly-endowed
chair OF Sanscrit and Comparative
Philology. He is an admirable oriental
scholar.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10

Ne Medicine equals Goes Dyspeptic
Cure, for Dyspepsia, Indigestion, COhstipa-
ton, Fever and Ague, Sick Headache, and all
diseases that proceed from a disordered
state OF the stomach and bowels. All drug
gists keep It.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10

A WASTED LIFE.-The following adj
vertisement from the London Times
tells a sad story of wasted life: 81
have been for nearly twenty years
investigating the value of shape IN re-
lation TO volume ia different branches
of economic science. and on the 18th
of June cnrrent / finally solved the
problem, discovering simultaneously
the square of the circle, the key # the
pyramid of CheOps and the value of
The number seven. The problem Is of
vast importance, and / wish, through
the columns of the Times, to prove the
data of my 'instantid cT-UciS, and its
truth OF the base of the worlds evi-
dence in a series Of seven letters.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10

Col. William Gilpin. formerly
resident of Jackson county, where he
was well known, but latterly Governor
of Colorado Territory, is now said to
be one of the wealthiest men in the
west, having recently sold a tract of
land for 50, 100000.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10
COfice ZIG Main Street, Milwaukee.)

Rev Musle.-At II. N. Hempsted's
Piano Wareroons and Music Publishing House,
41O Main Street, Milwaukee, can be had all the
latest productions of Vocal and Instrumental
Music. Letters from the country promptly
answered, and orders filed on receipt of tb@
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10

THE New INDIAN CoKBnssGoN.-It
was agreed that the first meeting
of the Indian Commission shall be held
in ST. Louis next Thursday. The
President and Secretary Browning are
both doing all in their power to assist
the Commission. The President has
already taken steps to obtain from Tex
as that part of the state which would
be cut from The north by line from
the points where the western line of
the Indian Territory crosses the main
Red River to the southeastern corner of
New Mexico, aud to set this apart as
one of the reservations provided for in
the bill in connection with the present
Indian Territory.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10

The SLIGHT ON THE EGYPTIAN VICE
RoY.-Not a single member of the royal
family w5s present at the Oharinf
cross station TO receive the Viceroy of
Egypt. The Prince of Wales, who,
when in Egypt, was received with the
most splendid hospitality by his high
ness, preferred the part of guest to
that of host, and dined with the guards.
An English paper says: If Napoleon
felt a difficulty ON the score Of court
etiquette in meeting the Viceroy, the
Prince of Wales should hive felt none.
His royal highness is as much sub
lect as the Pacha.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10

The Jersey peach crop is likely to
be excellent this year.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10

BATHING AT NEWPORT. George Al
fred Townsend gives the following
naughty sketch of life at Newport:
Here is q bathing scene that struck
me yesterday; a lady dressed all in
azure, even to her boots, which were
of the same ETHEREAL hue; likewise her
parasol, her gloves, her little fat fan
chiOn of hat, and the only relief of
this rare uniformity was the golden
chiguon Of hair that looked as if it
might lie the reservoir of all this azure
dye. She had that pretty walk, and
stylish manner, of the New York belle,
and coming down the sand trippingly
she looked only more real than those
French autographs we see of superbly,
shapely, dead ripe ladies, peach-tinted,
and with the clean cut feet of seabirds.
This creature disappeared. L waited
with guilty anxiety for her reappear-
ance from the sentrybox of bathing
house.
"Merciful Pan what is this ? low
set, bald-headed, bare-footed appari-
ton, rugged ont in blood-red smock
aud breeches, with green veins around
the arm-pits and down the breast and q
q
like an insect debOm, The nightmare
of the duO-ddfe went straight down
the beach into the sea, as if to meet
the anthropophagi, and / stole to the
bathing-bOx down by the rear side, and
looked in. There hung little skirt
and jacket of azure; little azure boots
with azure strings were set down CO.
quettishly in the sand; the little hat,
like leaf, was dangling from a nail,
and ball or golden hair as big as a
pumpkin swung freely from beam.
could account for the diminished
height of my lady now. She had been
deeapitated. Directly, all clasped by
her wet masquera3ing garb, SO that the
rOundness of youth was half come back.
she re-entered the box. OF course I
had quilted it. La five minutes an
azure sylph, fit for Thetis herself, came
daintily ont upon the sand, golden ball
and all. / thought Ovid or the Daven-
port Brothers would have hard time
to beat this metamorphosis
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10

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