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The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10

THE PLEASURE OF READING. .-Oi
all amusements that can possibly
be imagined for a working man,
after days toll, or in the inter-
walls, there IS nothing like reading
a newspaper Or book. 1t calls for
no bodily exertion. of which the
man has had enough--perhaps too
much. Itrelieves his home OF dull.
ness and sameness. Nay, it accom-
panies him to his next days WORK,
and gives him something to think
.of besides the mere mechanical
drudgcry of his every day occupa.
ton something he can enjoy. while
absent, and look forward to with
pleasure.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10
The Mysterious Organist.
A Legend of the Rhine.
"Kipd hearts are more than coronets,
And simu ftith than Norman blood"

"Kipd heartsare more than coronets,
And simple faith than Norman blood"
xt Years ago, at a grand old cathe-
dral overlooking the Rhine, there
appeared mysterious organist.
The great composer who had play
ed the organ SO long had suddenly
died, and everybody, from the king
to the peasant, was wondering who
could bo found to fill his place.
when, ono bright Sabbath morn, as
tho sexton entered the Church, he
saw stranger sitting at the Grape
shrouded organ. He was tall,
e.. graceful nan, with pale but
strikingly, handsome face, great,
black, melancholy eyes, and hair
like the ravens wing for gloss and
color, sweeping like dark waves
over his shoulders. He did not
seem to notice the sexton, bat went
on playing, and such music as he
drew from the instrument no
words of mine can describe. The
astonished listener declared that
the organ seemed to have grown
human-that itwailcd and sighed
and clamored, as if a tortured hu.
man heart was throbbing through
its pipes.
When tho music atlength ceased,
tho sexton FASTENED to the stran-
ger and said, pray, who are you,
sir :" sa ae.
''Do nOtask my name" he re.
piled. II have heard that you are
in want of an organist, and [ have
come here on trial"
"You'llbe sure to got the place"
exclaimed the sexton. why, you
surpass him that's dead and gone,
airl' 7a
"No, no; you overrate mo-" re-
sumed tho stranger, with sad
smile; and then, as if disinclined
10 conversation, he turned from old
Hans and began 10 play again.
And now the music changed from
a sorrowful strain to a grand old
pecan, and the mysterious organist,
"Lool;ing upward full ofgraee 3,a
,N Prayed, tRifrom ahappyp place
Gods glory smote him in the face"
aud his countenance seemed not
unlike that of st, Michael, as por-
trayed by Guido.
Lost in the harmonies which
swelled around him, as he sat with
his "far,secing" eye fixed on the
distant sky, q glimpse OF which he
caught through an open window,
when there was a stir about the
door, and a royal party came
sweeping IN. Among them might
be seen a young girl with a wealth
of golden hair, eyes like the, Vio-
let's hue, and lips like wild cher
ries. This was the Princess Eliza.
beth (; andiall eyes were turned to
her, as she seated herself in the
velvet-cushioned pew appropriated
to the court. The mysterious or
ganist fixed his eyes upon her and
went on playing. No sooner had
the music reached her ears than
she started as if a ghost had cross
cd dher path. The blood faded from
her cheek, her, lip quivered, anC
her whole frame grew tremulous
4, Atlast her eyes met those Of the
orgahist, in q long, tyearning look
aud tho melody lost its joyou
notes and once more walled, ant
clamored. =
''By my faith, whispered tn
king to bis daughter, "this organis
has master hand. Hark ye, b
shall play at your wsddingf'
The pale lips Of the princess part
cd, but sho could not speak-sh
was dumb with grief. Like on
ina painful dream, she saw tn
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10
The Capital Of Nebraska.


The commission appointed to
stJtct Q site for the permanent cap
itaI Of the new State Of Nebraska
has selected the town Of Lancaster,
In Lancaster county. The selcc
tion has given rise to bitter dissat.
l'iaetioD. The cennty is the sc
coDd one westward from the Mis-
souri, river. The name OF tho can.
it;'l 's TO be Lincoln. It's AZ miles
from the east. 300 from the west
%, from the sonih, aud $50 IRON the
north lines Of the State. 1t is 55
miles from Omaha, 45 from Platts.
mouth. II has neither railroad
nor river communication, and its
inhabitants are SAID to number
about forty. ="
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10

The following conversation oc.
-enrred between graeeiess. bow
and his teacher:
What does your father do when
he sits down at the table p
"He asks for the brandy bottle "
! don't mean that Well, then.
what does your mother do when
she tsdown at the table r.
She says she will wiring our
neeks ? If we spill any grease on the
floor" i- Isl. 1000
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10

A dispatch from Chas. Dickens to
Ticknor & Fields, Of Boston, defin-
itcly announces that he will come
to this country to give series of
readings, arriving in November,
and commencing his readings in
the first week in December.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10

Frogs have 2 natures, ground
and water, and as are free from sin
as an oyster.
Their hind legs are used for re-
freshments, butthe rest of him wont
pay for eating.
, The buIl-frog is boss of the mud
puddle, and has a log tn sit on
over on the other side NV of the
puddle, and talks tn the rest nv the
frogs away down in his throat, so
that you cant understand bali
what he seq; hcis generally a cross
and lazy old dovil all over warts
Josh BILLINGS. Y
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10

D1-The most fun for the least
money--having q pretty girl to
kiss you on both cheeks, and then
say she "thought it was her cousin
Tom" t
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10

R"iPm a broken man." OK.
claimed poet.
"SoI think was the answer,
"for | have seon your pieces
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10

What is the difference between a
barber and a mother2 One has
razors to shave, and the other has
shavere 70 raise. 80
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10

On Thursday, the 26th, some
workmcn were sinking well in
Wabash township, Darkc county,
Ohio, and having got down twon-
y.five feet without finding water.
began to bore forit, They worked
through tho earth about fifteen feet
further, when the augur suddenly
sunk into a hollow, whence issued
a stream Of gas, which made so loud
a noise that it could be easily hoard
a hundred and fifty feet from the
mouth of the well. A man named
Supinger, who was in the well,
was Instantly prostrated and rem,
dered inscnsible. and died before
the workmen were able to rescue
him. The gas continued to es-
cape. Its odor is that of coal oil.
ID
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10

Why arc the arrows of Cupid
like man in an ague ftp Be-
csuse they are all in culver
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10
For The Lancaster : Gazette.
e Ida,s Question.

,,.i.5,,T .,a.ao
Nv the window, weaving thoughts
Into RarIands- jim sadness thinking,
Az eaxed upon the ram drops 3't
Psttering on the leaves without.
Thinking,to too, was Ida silent,
AZ she watched the falling ram drops
Then unwilling gazed she vacant
Asthough seeing.Llfe's Beyond.
Slowly IN the blue eye raising
Vamea raindrop from the soul
And little ri'vulet forming
Slowly wandered down her check. ''
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10

A company in California ex-
poets 10 obtain FIVE tons VI. borax q
day frors alake in the vicinity.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10

A dispatGh from Toronto says
that arrangements are making to
provide a home for JcG Davis in
that city, kj a.s3, .i,il aettr
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10

|, General Ord has appointed a for.
mer slayo and business manager Of
JEFF. Davis ajastiee Of the peqee-
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10

The vote in Maryland pbd tho
adoption of tho new Constitution
was AZ 1852 forit, and 23. .Q36against
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10

One Capt Curtis has sailed from
New Fork'eityio Cincinnati, Ohio,
ina yacht. 10 wsnt'by water all
'he way.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10

"A sweet potato All Kansas City
Weighs 6ve pounds and isA foot
long by Aixinches n diamslcr.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10

SGow fell at Kcenp, NswilHamp-
shire on the SOlb alt 70 the depth
of three inches. .,.g ~ ys,.iy
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10

The experiment. Of raising tea In
Georgia promises to DO successful.
A young lady who gives herself
away loses her sslf.poasession.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10

Which Is the business that would
''soot" everybody ? Chimney sweep
ing.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-10

Itissaid that the arrest Of Carl.
baldi by the Italian Government
has produced great excitement both
in Italy md France. - '',t
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-24
AC0UEIHTANCEs.

One or the most important concerns of
young people is the management of them
selves in respect Of what are called sac
quaintances." To have many friends is
desirable, IN word where men are gen
orally SO much thrown upon their own
resources. But there is distinction be-
tween the friendship of certain number
Of respectable persons, who are only
ready to exert themselves for US when
called upon, and circle of contemporaries,
who are perpetually forcing themselves
upon our company for the mere purpose
of mutual amusement. Taking the words
in their usual Specification, young man
ought to wish for many friends, but few
acquaintance. There is something in
the countenance Of companion that
cheers and supports the frailty of human
nature Ono can speak and act more
boldly with friend by his side thar
when alone. But it is the good fortune
Of men Of strong character, and it ought
to be the object of every one, to act well
and boldly by himself. One thing young
people may be assured of; almost all the
great services which enlightened men
have done for their race were performed
alone There was but one man, not two,
at the discovery of the compass, of the
Copernican system, of the logarithms, and
of the principle of vaccination. To de-
scend to lesser things, ask any man who
has riser in worldly fortune from small
beginnings to great wealth and honor,
how he contrived to do SO, and you will
find that he carved it all out for himself
with his own hand. He will in all prob
ability inform you that he has reached
| the honorable station in society which he
now maintains, chiefly by narrowing the
circle Of his "private acquaintance" and
extending that of his "pnblie relations )"
most likely adding, that had he on all
occasion consulted" the persons with
whom he happened to acquainted as to
his designs, he would by every calcula-
ton, have been still in the same obscure.
insignificant situation he once was. The
truth is, it is only when alone that we
have the ability to concentrate our minds
upon any object; AMI it is only when
things are done with the full force Of Que
nsiad qualified for the purpose, that they
are done WE'LL Chambers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-24
WALKING A RAFT.

There was q fellow once stepped out of
the door Of tavern on the Mississippi,
meaning to walk mile up the shore to
the next tavern. JUST at the landing
there lay big raft, one of the regular
old fashioned whalers--a raft mile long.
Well, the follow heard the landlord
say the raft was a mile long, and he said
to -himself:'' 81 will go forth and see this
great wonder, and let my eyes behold the
timber which the hand of man hath
hewn. So he got On at the lower end
and began to ambulate over the raft in
pretty fair time. But just as he got
started the raft started too, and as he
walked up the river it walked down, both
going at the same rate. When he got to
the end of the sticks he found they were
near shore and in Sight Of a tavern; SO he
landed and walked straight into the bar
room he'd come out Of, The general
sameness Of things took him little ab.ck,
but he looked the landlord steady in the
face and settled it in his own way '3
ssPuhlican," said he, y"are you gifted
with twin brother, who keeps similar
sized tavern, with the duplicate wife, a
COMFORTING wood-pile, and corresponding
circus-bill, a mile from here?" -
The tavernkeeper was fond of fun, and
accordingly y said that it was just sogo 3a s.
"And, publican, have you among your
dry goods for the entertainment of man
and horse any whisky of the size of that
of your brother's7" 'aoiaa 8 Z 1si2nl 20
And the tavern man said that from the
raising OF the sun even unto the going
down of the same he had. .s :,
They took the drinks, when the strang-
er said: Publican, that twin brother
OF yours IS dne young man-a very fine
man, indeed, But do you know, I'm
afraid that he suffers good deal with the
Chicago diphtheria?'
sand what's that?" asked the todd.
sticker. el tl aa .asfa5 ,1a
''lts when the truth settles SO firm Ia
man that none Of it ever comes out.
Common doctors, Of the catnip sort, cali
it lynn. When [ left your brothers con-
dictionary, there was a raft at his door
which he swore his life was mile long.
Wen, publican, I walked that raft from
bill to tail, from his door to yours. Now,
L know nay time, an I'm just as good for
myself rs for boss, and better than any
man you ever did see. [ always walk
mile in exactly twenty minutes, on good
road, and III be busted with an overload
ed lnjun gun if Pve been more'n ten
minutes coming. here, steppin' over the
blamed logs at that" 9s2
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-24
BEWITCHrNG NEW FASHIONS.

" no shall describe the exquisite taste
and beauty of the new style of ladies'
walking dresses? Taken as class, wo-
man can contrive more oatlandish and
ugly costumes than one would think Dos
slbie without the gift Of inspiration. But
this time they have been felicitous IN in
lventlon. The wretched waterfall still
remains, of. oourse;a but in modified
form; every change i has undergone was
Tor the better. First it represented d
bladder of Scotch snuff; next it hung
down the woman's back like canvas COW
cred ham; afterWard it contracted, and
counterfeited turnip on the back Of the
head; now it sticks straight out behiad,
and looks like q wire muzzle on grey
hound Nesting in the midst of this
long stretch of head and hair reposes the
little batter-cake Of a bonnet. like ]
Jockey saddle On race horse You viii
readily perceive that this looks yer4
unique, and pretty, aud coquetish. But
the glory Of the costume is the robe-tla2s
dress. No furbelows, no hounces, nd
blases, 40 rufles, no goers, no autseri
wheels, no hoops to speak of--notiaing
but rich, plain, narrow black dress, ter
minating just below the knees in long
saw teeth (pointing downward), and uh5
der it flaming red skirt, enough to pas
you eyes out, that reaches down only ID
the ankle-bone, and exposes the restless
little feet. Charming, fascinating, sedst.
tive, bewitchingt To see a lovely girl Of
seventeen, with q saddle on her head
and muzzle on behind, and her veil
just covering the end Of her nose, cons
tripping along in the hoopless, red -boss
toned dress, like a churn on FIRE, is ens
ough to set a man wild. I must dror
this subject can't stand it.--4lfeis1s
Iua5n
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-24

POISONED ARRoWs.-A writer in
Harper's Magaz&oe tells how the indians
poison their arrows: A rattlernake is
caught and penned He is made angry
by being poked with sticks, when a piece
Of deer liver is held toward him on the
end of stick Into this he strikes bis
fangs. The liver is then Withdrawn and
piece of dogwood about four inches long,
carefully sharpenad, is thrust into the in
cision made by the fangs. The stick is
permitted to dry for short time, when it
is dipped into a glutinous solution, which,
drying, hermetically seals the poison,
which would otherwise decompose. This
piece of dogwood is used at the head of the
arrow TO be wounded with such an ar
row is almost certain death.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-24
A Story OF GENERAL MEAaHER.

I'd A STORY OF GENERAL MEAGHER.
One story that he told is to good to be
lost. and has never been published. He
said he was leading his men to the front,
in one of the seven days battles, along
the wet and miry roads of Virginia, when
an aide rode by and gave him the news
that our army had carried certain strate-
gle point captured several colors. 'sD'ye
hear that, boys?" shouted DIeagher;
Sour men have won the day and captured
the eneny's colors! Just as I said that, !"
remarked Meagher, ga private, who was
plunging along, out of one muddy hole
into another, looked up to me and said:
'Ah, Gineril, I'd rather hev a pint o
Dinnls' whiskey than all the colors in the
rainbow I"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-24

"SrcH is FAME" Mr.. Peter Glass
of the humble town Of Barton, Washing
ton County, Wisconsin, by dint Of an III
finite deal of patience and skill, made a
Mosaic Inlaid Center Table, OF several
thousand pieces Of wood, which be took
to the Great Exposition, at Paris. Re
sidents of Fond du Lac will remember it
was on exhibition here, and was seen and
admired by hundreds. But to rob the
humble town of Barton of the honor of
producing such work of art, and pay it
for being SO obscure, the naughty ocean
telegraph reports among other things that
received honorable mention" by the
officials Of the Great Exposition, was a
Masonic ,Inlaid Center Table, Of Peter
Glass, Bost0a!-Fond du Lac Common
20eG56b.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-24

An Irish workman on the uoosaG
tunnel, IN a conversation the other day
with curious clergyman who had pen6.
trated to the end Of the great bore, adj
vanced an argument for the enteTpris5
that has been quite overlooked BY iss
friends: "Fatrick do you think this tun--
uel will ever be fnished?p '.Surs, your
honor, sure! If there's power enough &c,
blow it through" "But it's long Fa5
to 60" Yes, your honor, but we've gos
tamile already, sir" "If you do gss
through, do you think it viii ever payY.
Pay? no, to be sure, twill not pay, bvE
twill be great ornament to society, sir?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-24

The catechism at West Point, JUST
now, is: "Come here, Plebe." "Whas
is your name?' "Where did you como
from?" Whose Plebe are your" "Wh)
was your predecessor "Are you much
on Bght.' A youthful cadet writes
.home: "There is a young man here BY
the name of Wetmore, who was reco,fi5
mended by George Peabody. There vas
an article in the papers about his appoint:
msnt, which he is compelled to repeat
every few minutes. He is completely
sick of hearing about it, as I am to havs'
fellows CONF up to me and say: oh,
you are the Young man who received
your appointment because you were s
graduate of the Normal School, ."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-24
SUMMER Ess.

( Under "a roof Of pine
To hear the ringdoye brood, a
With the sorrow of love long past,
Thrilling the listening wood
Deep mid the clustering frs,
Where the nightingale sings all day,
To hide in the darkness sweet
Where the sunbeam finds no way;
To ramble from field % field,
. Where the poppy is all on flame,
All but the little black coal
At its core, that's still the same !;
And where the ''speedwelF' blue
~ Cheers with its two kind words,
And the wild rose burns with blush
AT the f1attery Of the birds; 5ag 4
To bask on o grassy elf; ;9aIg ~ ~
Lazily watching the sail,
The blue plains of the deeper sea, n
And the shallow emerald pale; .
The breezes' ripping track,
And the sea birds flick ering white
Athwart the rosy cloud 'f 9-~.as- a
And under the golden light;
In the haycock sweet and dry, ID
To lazily nestle down, a1
W hOAi ii'tll OAiO dCiA 10 gray fIhu oiloA1i3
And half the field waves brown;
Mid the clouds of purple thyme,
When the evening sky is red, q
To lie and rest on the flowers
Ones Epicurean head 45
Or better, amid the corn,
To turn ones lazy back,
And see the lark upborne
Over the drifting wract; ra
To hear the field mouse run q.
To its nest in the swinging stalk, &
And see the timorous hare +
Limp over he hdege-side walk.
Such are the summer joys .r,
That Epicureans love;
Men with no morrow to heed, tYi On
Heeding no cloud above; 2aIaa 2
5 Grasshopper- men, that sing .fs auy 3
81 Their little summer through, --a. s
And when the winter comes,
Eide from the frcst and dew,
Happy the man whose heart ~. f
Is granite against Times frost
Whose summer of calm content 5~>
In autumns never lost;
Who, when care comes with clouds
That gather from East to West,
Has still changeless Heart, -es
And sunshine in his breast.
- Chambers Jowfs
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-24

"A story is It'd Of a Datchman Ssha
having eontri, uted largely to the buildz
ing Of a church, was applied to for cons
tribution towards purchasing a lightning
rod to protect the same, but refused e
give for that purpose, saying: IF TIC
Lord wants to tunder his own i,ons0 f,oWta,
let him tundcr it down.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-24
The OLDEST RELIcT or HUMANITY

The OLDEST RELICT or HUMANITY.
Tho Oldest remnant of morality extant
is the skeleton Of one of the earlier Pha-
raohs incased in it's original burial robes,
and wonderfully perfect, considering its
age, which was deposited about eighteen
or twenty months ago in ihe British
Mgsoum, and is justly considered the
most valuable Of its archaeological trea-
sures. The lid Of the coffin which con-
tanned the royal mummy, WAS incribed
with the name Of It's occupant, Pharaoh
Mykerimus, who succeeded the heir of
the builder of the great pyramid about
two centuries before Christ. Only think
it; the monarch whose crumbling bones
and leathery intoguments are Eow excit,
ing the wonder of numerous gazers in
London reigned in Egypt.beiore Abraham
was born, ana only about two centuries
or so after Mizraim, the grandson of old
father Noah and the first of the Pharaohs
had been gathered to his, fathers! Why,
the tide mark of the deluge would scarce
have been obliterated, OR the gopher-wood
knee timbers Of the are have rotted on
Mount Ararat, when this man of the ear
ly world lived, moved and had his being
Ills flesh and blood were cotemporary
with the progenitors of the great pat
rlarch; his bones and shriYeled skin are
contemporary with the nineteenth century;
and the date Of the crucifxion is only
about midway between his era and ours.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-24

DRovERs VS.. FoPs- Dinner was
spread in the cabin Of the peerless steaDi-
er, the New World. and splendid coms
pany were assembled about the tablS:
Among the passengers thus prepared foF
gastronomic duty was listle creature Of
the genus fop; decked dainty as an early
butterfly, with kids of irreproachabis2
whiteness, miraculous neek-tie aaa
spider-like quizzing glass on his noss;
The delicate animal turned his head az
fectedly aside with: ana uo
Waitah!" - ... -. a..t
'sSah?"
Bring me p0opollah of fveaaais
woostah." -
"Yis, sah!o z.rt 49, F.ss.t.-
"And, waitah, tell the steward to WalS
my plate with a vegetable called onion,
which viii gisesa delivious favaw to 10y
dinnahD a9oo Tbg7sta n ooas.s 5a
While the refined exquisite was giving
his order, a jolly Western drover had lis
tened with open mouth and protrudins
eyes. When the diminutive creatars
paused, he brought his fist down upon.thG
table with a force that made every disls
bounce, and then thundered out:
''Here you gol darned ace of spadest'
"Yis, saf" 9~-4'a
Bring me laundering big plate os
skunk's gizzardsr fssT ri elf@rrt
"Sah!' r.-
"And an old ink pot, tuck horse
blanket under my chin, and rub me down