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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-13

son plainly ted him, a very fine look
ing boy 81. ~. nsl .,.,.t,.
81 Bridget liked him. She gave him a
hearty breakfast; his ragged clothes
were exchanged for whole ones, and
he was soon on hisway to school, car
rying anote to the teacher fom Mrs.
-Mason.tn09 TJ8ta9R Cd
He called on his way hone in the
afternoon, for his old clothes, as he
wanted them, he said, to begin.
q fsP6or boy" said Mrs. Mason, g
hope you will someaday be above beg
ging. ~ ou will, if you are good boy,
study well at school, ard are willing
to work. y ...aa,,.G,.; soa o1
20 This was the first tine Richard had
ever been told, in a spirit Of kindness,
that begging was degrading. He was
too young to fully understand it now,
but he began to have an idea of some
thing better. PIE -
lli4sh[ CONCLUDED IN OUR NEXT. 49,
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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-13

UOLLAND HER ZINC and othet
- Fish comprising Hake, Haddock,
Goldfish. Salmon, Mackerel,, Halibut, Sar-
dimes, Picked and Smoked Herring etc.
VICKERY BROS.,. 10 Main st.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-06-26
THE REJECTED BANK NOTE.

1
"W hats tbs price, of this dressing
gown, sir? asaed,a sweet faced girl en-
tering the elegant store of Huntley &
Warner, ina city. and a street Of "a city
which shall be nameIess.
It4,was cloudy day The clerks
lounged over the counter aud yawned. !
The man toWhem Alice Lake addressed
herself was jaunty aud middle-aged He
was bead clerk OF the extensive establish
ment' Of Huntley Il Warner, and extreme
ly consequential in his manner.
"This dressiag-gown we value at six
dollars-you shall have it. for FIVE, as
tradeSis duh to-day"
"Five dollars!' Alice looked at the
dressing-gown- longingly and the clerk
looked, at her. He saw that her clothes,
though made and worn genteeally were
common enough in texture, and that her
face was very much out of the common
line How it changed!-now shaded,
now lighted by the varied play of her
emotions. The clerk could almost have
sworn that she had no more than that
sum, five dollars, in her possession.
The gown was very good one for he
price. 1t was of common shape, toler-
able merino, and lined with the same
material.
81 think'-she hesitated moment
II think I'll ltake it, she said; then see
ing in the face before her an ekpressio on
she did not like. she blushed as she hand
ed out the bill the clerk had made up his
mind to take.
"Jennis,' y cried Torrent, the head clerk,
IN a pompous. quick tone, pass up the
bank note detector."
Up ran the tow head boy with the de-
ltector, down ran the clerks eye from
column to column. Then looked over
with sharp glance and exclaimed;
r That's counterfeit bill, Miss"
/ "Counterfeit! Oh, no, 1t cannot be-
The man who sent it could not have been
SO careless; you must be mistaken, sir"
II am not mistaken, I'm never mis-
taken, Miss. The bill is counterfeit
[ must presume, Of course, that you did
not knoweit, although so much bad money
has been offered US of late that we, intend
to secure such persons as pass 1t. Who
did you say sent it?" -. 4
.sMr C., sir, of~New York. He
could not send me bad money, saidythe
tremblingdrightened girl.
"Humph! said the clerk. "Well,
thcres no doubt of this; you can,look for
yourself. Now don't let me. see you here
again until you can bring good money,
for we always suspect such persons as you
that come on dark days with well made
|story y. -
:" But, sir y
;'You need make no explanations, Miss"
said the clerk, insultingIy. s.Take your
bill, and the next time yeuzwant to buy
a dressing gown, don't try to, pass your
counterfeit money!" and as he handed it
the bill fell from his hands
Alice caught it from the floor and hur=
,ried into the street sr
5 Sunh +, uhack tha r;rl ,L.S e,3aa,,o,. po .
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-06-26
ANDERsoNvILLE PosT-oFFIcE.

: THE following touching Ines descriptive o.
n incident in the "pen" of the-Union prison
rs at tAndersonville, Ga, are attributed to G.
l. Hellister, Esq, of Litchfeld, Conn. The
var elicited nothing of sadder interest. Il
annot Ue read to often,1
= No blanket round his wasted limos
.1-ss Under the rainy sky hesiept,
While pointing to his envenomed shafts
'42s@ Around him Death, the archer, crept.
he dreamed of hunger; and held out +
d r His hand to clutch little bread
! That bright angel witha torch
Among the living and the the dead
Seemed bearing smiling as he went a +
-. The vision walked him, and he spied,
p" The post-boy, followed by a crowd
OF famished prisoners, who cried
( For letters--letters formsl is friends
Crawling upon their hands and knees,
s He hears his own name called, and 10!
I'D A letter from his wife he sees!
q Gasping for breath he shricked aloud,
And, lost in natures blind elipse,
Faltering amid tn : suppliant crowd,
T af"a Caught it, and pressed it to MS lips,
A guard whofollowed, red and wroth,
.. And hourshing rusty brand,
Reviled him with taunting oath,
als "fi s pay the postage, whining wretch?'
.Dispair had made the risonel s.brave. szss.
= ''Ihen give me back my money! sirl
am a captive, not slave
Z#CYou took my money and m clothes,
2 h Take my life too,--but ct meknow
How Mary and the children are,
And 1 will bless you ere / co.
zee r.. The very moonlight through his hands,
AS he stood suplicating sh ne,
And his sharp features shaped themselves
gar Into prayer, and sncha tone
Of anguish there was IN bis cry
For wife and children, that the guard,
Thinking upon his own. passedhy,
And left him swooning on the sward
Beyond the dead line. fell his head;
uaI@ The eager entry knew his marx,
T AndTilh crash the bullet sped
a. IDto his brain, and alAYas dark
g. Dut when they turned bis liyid check
Up towards the light, the pale lips smiled
That held in either hand child. - /
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-06-26

The firm parted with the unworthy
clerk that very day, and he left the store
disgrraced, but punished justly.l ..l nj
Alice Locke became the daughter in
law of the good cashier. All of which
grew out of calling a genuine bill counter
felt. s xaI 80 ID ll"S zs. go rettan. ~
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-06-26
For the Republican, I

Take, Q take the gift bring,
Not the blushing rose of spring,
Not a gem from Indias care,
Not coral of the wave,
Not q wreath to deck thy brow,
q Not ring to bind thy VOW
Brighter, is the gift bring,
tits friendships offering
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-06-26

CoNsoIENr1oUs.- 'p' revolutionary
soldier was running for Congress, and his
opponent was a young man wh,had
never been to the wars, and it was the
custom of revolutionary soldier. to tell
the hardships he had endured. Said hes
Fellow citizens I have fought and bled
for my county / have helped to whip
the British and the Indians. q [ have slept
upon the field of battle with no other cov-
ering than the canopy Of Heaven I
have walked over frozen ground till every
footstep was marked with blood - E'.'l
Just about this time one of the sovers
eigns, who became greatly interested in his
tale Of suherings, walked up in front Of
the speaker, wiped the tears from his eyes
with the extremity Of his eoattail, and
interrupted HIM With So -.
'Did you say you had fout the British
and the Injins?'4 - a'' -
Yes, sir. ,,'-'
J Did you say you had slept on the
ground while serving your country3 with
out any kiver?' ..s.i = 41. '' .zi'' oSt
I did. 80 s87 ...S ~ .5
Did you say your feet kivered th5
ground you wal ed over with blood?' .s-
Yes, sir, replied tho speaker exalt-
ingly, s.. 7..o =.
Well, them said the fearful sovereign
as be gave painful sigh OF emotion, I
guess | II vote for tother fellow, for III
be blamed if you amt served your coun-
try enough. = ~ 80 -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-06-26

''W hats tbs price. Of this dressing
gown, sir? asaeda sweet faced girl en-
tering the elegant store of Huntley &
Warner, in a c sty. and a street Of "a city
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-06-26

"A wag says it is 4folly to expect a
girl to love a man, man whom everybody speaks
well OF. Get up a. persecution, and her
affections Will cling SO fast. that dozen
guardians cant begin to remove them"
CSC charley, My dear" said a loving
mother to a hopeful son, just budding
into breeches, s'Come here and get some
candy II guess [ won't mind it now,
mother" replied Charlie 1--WE got in
some tobacco"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-06-26
ABsrINEScE OF ROMAN WoM.r

: ABSTINENCE OF ROMAN WOMAN
The ancient Romans, in some respects,
we're in advance of the present age in
their practical Physiological knowledge
This was especially the case in the habits
Of the women They seemed to be fully
aware of the fact that a hardy race mnst
be born of healthful mothers, and conse-
quently any usage or practice likely to
affect injuriously the health of woman was
viewed by the State with suspicion
The muscles were Systematically educated
Frequent bathing was required by ldw.
Large bath-houses were established which
were places Of common resort. For sew
eral centuries Of the best ages of Rome,
it was aacriminal offense, for "a Roman
mother to drink, intoxi xieating heuersb basAt
the time Of ctr Savior on earth, and for
a long period after, it was considered in=
famous for Roman woman to tastewihe
For guest to offer asglass of wi ne toone
of the women of the household was hook
ed upon as deep insult, as it implied
want 0, chastity, on her part. History
records several instances where they we're
Iiputs to death by their husbands because
they sme.t of wine. The consequences of
this strict physical training and abstins
ence from all intoxicating liquor vas, that
the Romans were noted for their endur=
Sance and strength Had We the sans
habits, with our superior Christian civil
ization, we should astonish the world by
our physical health and strength.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-06-26

ARE LADIES POLITE ?-As rule, wo-
men are less selfish than men, more prone
to sacrifice self where their affections are
involved. But in dealing with people
who are strangers or mere acquaintances,
women manifest more manners and less
courtesy tn than men. Let cripple meet
man on a narrow strip of sidewalk,
either side OF which is rough travelling,
and the man illturnout at once, making
ample room for the person thus met. 4
woman, on the contrary, viii either stand
still and compel the cripple to make way,
or she Will claim half of the smooth side
walk and endeavor to brush by without
leaving it. If, in the slang Of the seren-
aders, we ask, why is this thus p We
can only reply by saying, because it 10
so. "T#EHGIa il LE... Lf.as
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-06-26

Thy BRorHER.--Though poor, .ragE ed
and degraded, the outcast isithy brothes3
still! Why shun and despise him? l.
years past kind admonition, pleasart
word, might have saved him! Yet you.
refused to counsel him, and passed by
scornfully. Now he is but wreck OF
his former self! His ambtion3is DESTROY
din vice. There was time, it may bg5
when his eye was placed on virtue. ar
his feet we're lturred from destruction RIB
That monent,9a look from you decidet5'
his fate The lip gof scorn was curleo
contempt was expressed, and away b
urged his steps to ruinlaa1s tia pleasar
refection--''Is might have saved sonb
from vice and infafny, but Ilrefused!'' I
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-06-26

i4l1 % .------- a . = - - sA2-4
| a II CROWNED SKELEToN.-Aix.la
Ghapelle, in Germany derives it name
from the tomb or Charlemagne. He
gave instructions that when he died, he
should be buried in royal position; not
PROSTATE as slumbering dust,a but seated
in the attitude. of a ruling monarch He
had the. mausoloum erected over the
sepulchTe of our Saviour at jerusalem
In tomb within this chapel, he was plac-
ed zupon throne. The gospels, which
suppose he had often read whilst living,
he would appear determined to study
thoroughly after he was dead. He dir
ected they should be laid upon his Knees
before him; by his side was his sword;
upon his head was an Imperial crown,
and royal mantle covered his lifeless
shoulders. Thus was his body placed,
and thus did his body remain, for about
one hundred and eighty years. One of
his successors resolved he would see how
Charlemagne looked, and what had be-
come. Of the, riches that adorned his tomb.
Nearly a thousand years after Christ, the
tomb was opened by the emperor Otho.
The skeleton form of the cbodyiwas found
there, dissolved and dismembered;o the
various ornaments speak Of were all
there too; but the franeihad sunk to frag.
mehts, the. bones Ydisjointed7 and1asuhder;
and there remained 10 nothing butthe
ghastly skull. wearing its crown stillllll-7
and nothing to signify royalty but, the
vain pageant of death IN It's most hideous
form!g The variousorelcs were taken UP,
and are now preserved oats Nienns;7 and
they have ofted since been employed in
the coronation of the emperors of Ger
many in order to signify their greatness;
and their being successors to,Chafletfia-
-oue = a-.- L .-.--
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-06-26

a NEWSPAPER IN 4 FAMILY--On5
of the greatest advantages of "a newspapf4
to a family of children, is, the eonstaiaq
stimulus which the facts and statement
it contains, gives to the acquisitiou5sfib
historical, scientific, and geographieasa
knoFledgs. Who, then, that is a fathfsa5
will be so penurious, not to any unnatJsa
al, as to refuse the tender objects of l75n
affection and responsibility, such an ilpsT
portant aid to their advancement - t,.5av
The Queer of Spain wifi yisit Par
in July.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-06-26

The 18th of July comes on Thursday
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The gentleman replied that the report was
not allowed one under the circumstances.
The President said that, as they should take
the muzzle off the OK that treadeth out the
grain, SO he thought the muzzle should be
removed from the Canons If it hindera their
eficiency. Compressed laughter.)
The Committee on the Church Almanac re-
ported a change in the Marriage Ceremony,
that they thought necessary to the growing
requirements of the age. The alteration was
but slight, and with the permission of the
Convention they would read the change pro-
posed, and the Convention could debate it
tomorrow. The Chairman of the Committee
then read the following: = Gas the min
lister takes the ring he will say, Will
you take this brown-stone front, this car
riage and span, these diamonds, for thy
welded husbandp p And the bride shall
say Yes Turning to the bridegroom, he
will say, DO you take this unpaid milliner's
bill, this high waterfall of foreign hair, these
afFectated accomplishments, and feeble oonsti-
tuition for thy welded wifel' And the man
shall answer audbly, Yes And the minis
ter shall say, What Mammon has Joined
together, let the next best man or woman run
away with, so that the first divorce court may
tear them asunder.'"
1t was moved that the report of the Alma
nae Committee be postponed for one week, tc
allow the members to communicate with theil
parishes.
No other business being before the Conven
tion, they adjourned.
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stances, and for muscular exercise had no
equal 8 HN
On the morning of the race we looked
through the smoked glass of our bedroom
window, and discovered by the black streals
on IL that it was raining. This we thought
would postpone the performance, for although
water g very essential for the sport, yet it
must be on the outside of their boats, not
inside; we, however, found the crowd at the
river, and at their headquarters found the
"boys." Browns boat is one of the most
perfect things of the kind ever constructed. It
is made from a long elder stick, 12O feet long
aEd ! inches beam; the pith was blowed out
and needle is in each end TO l1eepit sharp. He
handles forty-eight foot oar and twenty -one
foot outriggers. She weighs laser. drs.,
apothecaries weight. The prescription for her
weight was carefully compounded by Elliott
Greenpoint, Long Island. Hamill's SHE'LL we
were told, is also perfect beauty, and is made
of shell bark.
The start was most startling the boats
fairly jumped out OF the water, and the people
who lined the shores fairly jumped into it.
There must have been fifty thousand people
lining the shores, but the rain shrunl5 the
lining so that there seemed to be abundance of
room for more. They soon left
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-25
EPISCOPAL C0NVENTION
AFrERNooN SESSION

The Convention met at o'clock P. NJ, and
was called to order by the President
A gentleman read report from the Special
Committee relative to altering some of the
Canons of the Church.
Another gentleman said he would like to
hear the report before any Of the Canons were
altered; that perhaps the report was loud
enough without making sach an extensive
alteration.
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in the distance, (where we think it ought to be
left, although it scots great many people),
and they pulled away for the buoy. On their
attempt to round the buoy, they signally failed,
as the buoy was of such irregular form that it
could not be rounded; so they rowed away
from it as fast as possible. Occasionally the
rowers would be given word of advice from
the judges, but the boats being so frail, and
already overloaded, it was feared by their
occupants that too much advice would swamp
them. Brown and Hamill now began series
of ''polkaing" on the river first Brown and
then Hamill would 'cross sides and up the
middle'' with wonderful skill. This coquet
ting was carried on until Hamill's judges said
that Brown was 'fouling' him, which
so disgusted Hamill, and made him so sick
of the thing, that he threw up everything, in
Guiding his oars, and said that though he was
a sportsman and fond of sport, his boat was
not fouling piece, and he was not going to
bring down his game by running it down.
Brown kept on pulling until he arrived at the
glsaGee. of st starting, with Hamill nowhere in
was that Hamill had not noticed the stake
boat and was still rowing down the river, and
was now somewhere near Cincinnati, as when
last seen he was going very fast in that direc-
tion." In about twenty minutes, however
Hamill was seen coming in slowly under
double-reefed outriggers, and with his feathers,
which he had used for feathering his oar, con-
siderably dropping. Cheer after cheer greeted
him as he drew near the bridge by his friends,
so Overjoyed were they to think that he had
arrived safe after such a delayed voyage. The
Portlander landed a little below and went i'm
mediately up to the referees house to get the
stakes, as he felt very hungry for them. His
exercise on the river had wetted his appetite
as well as his clothes. While waiting there
Hamill also came in looking little hungry
and exhausted, and claimed
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-25

May.
Monday, 2O,-The New York Union League
send notice to Horace Greeley that they
propose TO haul him over the Goals, and
ask him what night will be convenient.
Horace replies to the Club to "pltch In"
and be sure and have the pitch hot.
Uuesday, 21.-Brown and Hamill have their
sculling match at Plttsburg. After con-
siderable wrangling, by which their row
was turned into n row, the referee decided
that the Portland man was the better
I'd scullion.
"wednesday, 22.-Our friend Horace Icon
tnues TO make political capital out of, aud
whet his mental tomahawk on the heads OF
the New York Union League Having set
his blood boiling, he has no idea OF
letting II simmer down, so as the bile can
be skinned of.
Thursday, 23.-Dscussion between the Mayor
and the Committee of Councils concern
ing the suppression of the liquor traffic on
Sundays, the Mayor pleading that he has
no legal authority We hope the Mayor
will take lesson from his old nameSake
"Michael," and show no mercy TO the bad
spirits.
Friday, 24.-Fire crackers voted down in
Boston for the coming Fourth" and the
City Councils recommend the usual APP
preparation be spent in water crackers In
stead as being less liable to go off.
Saturday, 25.-SERIs COLUMN DAY. The
Editor, after attending the sculling match
at Pitsburg, considers that the hardest
aud most uncertain way OF making money
is by the use OF the scull.
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A DIET FOR MENTAL DYsPEPTTCs, AND CURE
FOR HY-PoCHoNDRIA, HY-PoOBIsY, OR ANY
1F - COMPLAINT OF ny ORDER.
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TRIAL OF SKILL WITH THEIR SOULS
N this smoky village. We were told that it
and, indeed, as soon as we arrived at our
hotel, we thought we had ended the same way.
The fogs that envelope the High Court of
Chancery are no comparison in their darken-
ng qualities to the fog of this bituminous city.
Nothing is clear here, except the general
Obscurity; that is plain to everybody.
After depositing our carpet-bag in our room
at the "Jolly Flat Boat, ;" we called upon the
two aquats, and found them both in fine
spirits,
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PRACTISING ON THE ''MoNoNGAHELAn
for their contest on the morrow. We observed
the 'pulls" of each one, and we thought at
the time that the quick pulls of Hamill, if
long continued must defeat him.
We had little conversation with the gem
tlemen, and spent some time in examining
their sculls, their clavicular and scapular
muscles, and felt convinced that either of
them would win, if we were their opponent in
the match. As we have never succeeded in
''feathering" our nest, we are satisfied it must
be more difficult to Feather an oar" which
our friends say is one of the first things to
learn. Brown gave us some little insight
into the course of training he has been going
through the past week. He says he travels
hundred miles in hundred hours daily.
The way he does it is THISTLE under
takes to serve the subscribers of one of the
morning dailies, he just goes to the Office and
gets as many papers as he can carry, and leaves
them at the houses of the respective sub
scribers; he then gets more, and does the
same with other subscribers, until they are all
served He then starts to collect the money
Tor the papers-and here is where his severest
training begins. He walks up and down the
streets, and up and down the door-steps of
every subscriber, and finds that the party
who pays the bills is either not out of bed or
is gone to his store. After ascertaining that
fact from five hundred and forty (the extent
of his list), he goes to their places of business
when they are generally out, will be in soon
he is asked to call again in half an hour. OF
course he is unable to repeat all of the calls in
a half hour. So he goes over the course
throughout the whole day, and at night he
eats his supper, consisting of fried ham, eggs
and coffee when he lays down and goes to
sleep anywhere. This course OF training for a
few days, he told us, would enable him 10
"paddle his own canoe" under any cireum-