Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-19
Church Bells.

ShulSh DViis DStutiut anu HOIeiui.-
They talk to high and low, rich and poor
in the same voice; there is sound in
them That should scare pride and envy,
and meaDness of all sorts from the heart
of man; that should make him look on the
world with kind, forgiving eyes; that
shoind make the earth itself seem TO
him, at least holy place. Yes,
! there is whole sermon in the very sound
Of the church bells, if we have only the
cars to understand it. There is a preach
er 10 every belfry that cries, ''Poor, weary
struggling, fighting crcatures-poor hui
man things, take rest, be quiet. Forge.
your vanities, your folies, your weekday
craft, your heart burningsl And you,
We human vessels. gilt and painted, be-
lieve the iron tongue that tells We that
for all your gliding, ali your colors, ye
are the same Adams earth with the beg
gar at your gates. Como away, come,
cries the churca bell and learn to be hum
BILE; learn that, however daubed, and
stained and stuck about with jewels, you
arc but grave clay Come, Dives. come
and be taught that all your glory. rs you
wear it, is not half so beautiful in the eye
of Heaven, as the sores of the uncom
| planning Lazarus. and We poor creatures,
| livid and faint-s;ained and crushed bv
the hardness of the world-come, come,
cries the bell, with the voice of an angel
come and learn what is laid up for ye,
and learning take heart, and walk
amongst the wickedness, the cruelties Of
the world calmly rs Daniel walked among
the lions. "--JERRoLD.
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- The notorious Brick Pomery, of
the La Crosse Democrat, has been sued
for libel, by Gen. Butler. The damages
are laid at 100000. So says a La
Crosse dispatch. We presume the story
is one Of his own manufacture, put forth
for the purpose of drawing attention to
himself Gen. Butler would hardly
stoop to notice such small copperheads.
A gentleman being jeerod for
wearing but one spur, said if one side of
the horse went on it was not likely that
tho other would stay behind.
- The Sentinel reports that the amt
of wheat received at Milwaukee during
the past year, including the grain re-
duced TO flour, foots up nearly fifteen
millions of bushels, showing it to be the
largest primary grain market in the
world. The receipts Of wheat ut Chica-
90 were only l,772 592 bushels.
= Mark Twain, the California humor-
lists, in printed programme of n lecture
he was lately to give III San Jose, pro-
posed to illustrate the caunibal propensi-
ties Of the ancient islanders, by devour-
ing child in the presence of the au-
dience, if some lady would furnish him
one for the occasion.
= 1t appears that the darkies down
South have notion that castor oil is
manufactured by boiling down the corp
ses Of colored people and extracting the
o!eaginous matter. The thought won't
make the medicine any easier to take.
- a good story is told of a rustic
youth and buxom country girl, who
sat facing each other at husking party.
The youth smitten with the charms Of
the beautiful maiden, only ventured sly
look, and now and then touching Patty's
foot under the table. The girl, deter
mining to make the youth express what
he appeared so warmly to feel, bore
with these advances q little while in ST
lence, when she cried out, (" Look here,
if you love mo say so, but don't dirty
my stockings"
- An old woman on steamboat OBJ
served two men pumping up water to
wash the deck, and the captain being
near by, she accosted him as follows -
Well, captain, got well aboard, ca z"
{" Yes, ma'am, always carry one" said
the polite captain. Well, that's clever.
I always did dislike the nasty river wa
ter, especially in dog days"
- A Kentucky editor makes an sp-
peal to his subscribers. lie says =
1--WE hope they will "setilo" without
delay. Not that we need the money
oh no! Our ink is given to us, we steal
our paper, and we win our printers wa
ges at seven up So it costs US moth
ing to carry on business. Nevertheless.
as a motter of accommodation, and to
ease their consciences, we will take what
they owe US, if they send it in immedi-
ately."
- The proprietor Of mammoth dis
tiIIery at Pittsburgh has just made re-
turn for the closing year, from which II
appears that the amount Of whiskey
shipped by him, in bond, amounts to
269,O79 gallons. The United States
revenue tax on this, at 50 per gallon,
amounts to S525.l59, and city tax
amounts to Sl60,765, making total, in
the way of taxes, OF 1854, 923. 1t is
probable that these figures can be ex-
ceeded by very few people in the United
States.
= The largest diamond in America,
valued at $4,000, is on exhibition at
New Orleans.
- The aggregate cost of the buildings
erected in Chicago the last year, was
| 5000, 900.
FAcTs--The Chemical Saleratus is the
Bess iSaEeratus Chemical Saleratus is better
thon Soda. Chemical Soleratus has I6 oun-
ces in a paper Others have Ia to Is ounces.