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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-26
Scene I'm Rome,

On the morning of December 18th,
says London paper, at eight O'Clock,
the French flag on the Castle of st. An
cello was hauled down, aud the POnti-
fetal flag hoisted in its stead. This Wis
the great symbol of change. French
troops were departing beforehand, and
others went afterwards; but as the pic
turesque old castle, with its great round
tower and its host of historical remini5-
cences, formally passed out of the hanC s
of a strong military power into those Of
feeble monk, symbol of the highest
significance was offered to the coutem-
plation of all the world. Popes by the
score have been in difficulties in olden
times. For Pope to be compelled
by the fortunes of war to leave Rome
was a common incident in medl@vsl
life, and it was equally common for him
to be brought back again; but circun-
stances have changed. There is no
onger great German Emperor takin g
unto himself the name of Cesar, or Kf-
User, and claiming to represent the i'm
perial power of ancient Rome; AMI
there is no longer in Italy that power
full attachment to the Papacy which
constituted no small portion of its an :
cient strength. Thanks to the incurable
stupidity of the House of Hapsburg,
Austria, the pretended successor of i'm
perial Rome, is a miserable bankrupt
and beaten power. Thanks also to that
just retribution which follows the pro-
lopged misdeeds of nations, Catholic
Spain is harmless from decay. She can
offer to the Pope her "reminiscences of
atrocities committed in her prouder
days in support of his Church; but
when William of Orange and his sue
cessors made their glorious revolt in
the Netherlands, and when the British
sailors, in their little vessels, fought
and prevailed against her amanda, her
downfall began, and it is partly owing
to those, now distant, events that she
can do nothing to the detriment of TIA
ly and for the benefit of the Pope.
France alone remained capable of keep
ing the Papal system in a condition of
slow and undignifed decay. France
now abandons the odious task. Re-
forms must come even into the Vatican.
The Holy Father will probably make a
virtue of necessity. and agree to live
comfortably in the Vatican, while the
flag of Italy floats over the tower of
st. Angelo, and the Roman people have
the satisfaction of seeing their famous
city the acknowledged capital of free,
united country, stretching from the
Alps to the Adriatic The worlds stage
directions to all performers are clearly
to go on, or to go off, to learn new
parts, or TO retire from business. Hard
directions for Pope, but inevitable,
as he will probably find.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-26

slight. Her capture and her marriage
to Role first gave her Importance. Her
visit to England, however, made her
beyond question the most conspicuous
figure in Virginia to the public mind,
and il became inevitable that romantic
incidents in her life would be created,
if they did not already exist, by the
mere exercise of the popular magma
ton, attracted by wild and vivid pic
ture of savage life.
''The history of the emperor's
daughter became, as we are led by
Smith to suppose, subject for the
stage. Nothing was more natural or
more probable. 1t Is not even necessa-
ry to suppose that Smith himself in
vented the additions to his original
story. He may have merely accepted
them after they had obtained a strong
and general hold on the minds of his
contemporaries.
'In the meanwhile Smiths own
career had turned out failure, and his
ventures ended disastrously, while in
most cases he failed to obtain the en-
ployment which he continued to seek
with unrelaxed energy. In 1922, how
ever. a great disaster occurred In Vir-
einia, which woke the greatest interest
and sympathy in England for the colo
nists, and gave occasion for renewed
efforts in their behalf. The Indians
rose against the English, and in the
month of May terrible massacre
took place around jamestown. The
opportunity was not one TO be lost by a
man who, like Smith, with endless will
to act. was still smartipg under what
hs considered undeserYed neglect, and
he at once fastened to offer his services
to the company, with plan for restor-
ing peace; but his plan and his offer
of services were again declined.
Still, he had the resource left of which
he had already made so much use, and
by publishing the General Historic he
made direct appeal to the public more
ambitious than any he had yet attempt
ed. In this work he embodied every
thing that could tend to the increase of
his own reputation, and drew mate
rial from every source which could
illustrate the history of English coloni-
cation. POcahontas was made to appear
in it as a kind of stage deity on every
possible occasion, and his own share in
the affairs of the colony is magnified
at the expense of all his companions.-
None of those whose regulations he
tleated with so much harshness APP
peared to vindicate their own charac.
tiers, far less to assert the facts in regard.
to Pocahontas. The effort, indeed,
failed of its object, for he remained un-
employed and without mark of distinc-
ton, and died quietly in his bed, in
London, in June, 1851; but in the alb
sence of criticism, due perhaps to the
political excitement of the times, his
book survived to become the standard
authority on Virginian history. The
readiness with which it was received is
scarcely so remarkable as the credulity
which has left it unquestioned almost
to the present day."
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-26
an OIL Millionaire.

The sheriff of Venango county, Pa,
has advisertised the property of two
score of companies" for sale, but while
many have lost, others have gained. A
Titusville correspondent of the Roch-
ester Union tells the following:
Some five miles up the creek, and to
the west of it, laying across Benning-
hOff, Western and the Pioneer Runs,
is the farm of John Benninghoff, which
can be bought for the modest sum of
$3.50, 900! Don't startl The royalty
paid during the month of November
was over $50, 900, and this at the low
price of oil. Only about one-tenth of
the farm has been developed. When
the Steele farm could have been sold
for two millions, this was regarded
with disfavor, as it possessed none OF
the "oil-bottom" so eagerly sought
after.
Since it has bsen found that "blufi
territory" is tie most reliable, this
property has been freely operated on.
Bennington still lives ON the hill top,
where for years he has had his home
has mis- cornfield, oats and buckwheat.
which were titled the past summer, with
the same anxiety as when he needed the
avails of the crop for his support. In
the possession of well nigh a million o
dollars in cash, the old gentleman seems
to have no idea of his wealth. Recent
ly he was complaining to a friend that
his agent had granted six leases on his
corn patch, and what he should do for
corn next summer he knew not; said
he, 81 must break up a new piece of
ground, and for a man of my years it's
too badp
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-26
AGRICULTURAL.
shepherds, sheep and Dogs.

Ed. PRAIRIE FARMER: your last
number L see a statement of the CON-
missioner of agriculture, in which the
returns of Alb counties show the de-
struction by dogs, of rs, 691 sheep dur
ing the last year, valued at 1881, GIG.
Repeatedly 1 have seen complaints
about dogs killing sheep, as well in
your as other agricultural papers, but
] never could feel compassion on the
sufferers; nay, / even felt satisfied of
the ravage of dogs among the sheep.
You will exclaim, 'Horridl how meanl'
But, my dear Sir, if you will listen to
reason for few minutes, you will see
l am right"
If farmer keeps sheep aud expects
them to pay him a reasonable profit, he
has to keep them as they ought to be
kept. No farmer having a flock of
sheep numbering over 800 head, ought
to leave them to themselves, but should
always keep a shepherd to mind them
day and night. Farmers having small
flocks ought to club together and keep
shepherd for every 500 or 700 sheep;
the sheep ought to be penned every
night in pens easily moved from one
BO4uD W dAlOi4CIs anu Tic SucDuCFu TO
have little house, just large enough
for him to sleep in, on two wheels, cas-
lily removed to any place by one horse;
this house, placed close TO the pen,
would enable him, attended by his
watchful dog, to notice any disturbance
amongst his flock. You may say, "the
expenses will be too heavy" but / tell
you no, they will not. Take the above
figures, 1881 500 worth of sheep de-
stroyed; if there had been kept,
shepherd for every 500 sheep, allowing
him $500 per annum, moro than actu-
ally necessary, there would have been
saved over $250,000. These figures
speak plain, and show you how it viii
pay to attend properly to your sheep.
But it is with keeping sheep as with
great many other things on the farm.
Farmers go and buy sheep, or plant
trees, or buy machines, and having
done this, think they have done every
thing; but it is not so; if he buys
sheep, he has to attend to their proper
keeping; if he plants trees, he has, to
nurse them, and If he buys machines
he has to protect them against wind
and weather.
Bear the old proyerb in mind: "What
is worth doing, is worth doing well.
and you will prosper with your sheep,
and everything else you undertake.
Il. A. HANSEN.
Clifton, Fairfax Co., Va, Dec. 1866.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-26

LIZ ON1S
PERIODICAL DROPS,
TIE GREAT FEMALE BEhEnY FOR
IRREGULARITIES!

have tested these Drops in my own practice
over ten years. 40 hesitate TO say that moth
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in cases OF female IRE gglarty, does tuis medi-
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sands who have been long sufferers indebted to
10 for The boon OF health to-day.
Although 50 powerful and positive, they are per-
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They have been extensively emp Dyed 10y eminent
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northern and western staies thes not IN their
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the last year, and hops and trust as many suffer-
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To ali who suffer from any irregularijy; painful
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They may Le obtained of nearly every druggist in
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DEs. JOHN IL ON,
Practicing Physician,
New Haven, Conn.
Price Sl,50 per Bottle. dec7cwIy
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-26

BY the above it will be seen that the
greatest distance run by the Henrietta
in twenty-four hours was two hundred
and eighty miles and the least one hun
bred and fifty-three miles, which WAS
on the 10Th, the day she was compelled
to lay too ten hours in storm. The
Fleetwing accomplished two hundred
and seventy miles in one day, which
was her greatest run, while the shortest
distance she accomplished in twenty
four hours was one hundred and thirty
six miles. The greatest distance run
by the Vesta in one day was two hun
dred and seventy-seven miles. and the
least one hundred and sixty-five miles.
-NelD York Herald.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-26
VOIees-What they Indicate.

There are light, quick, surface voices
that involuntarily seem to utter the
slang cit won't do to tie to-" The
mans words may assure you of mis-
strength of purpose and reliability, yet
the tone contradicts his speech.
Then there are low, deep, strong
voices, where the words seem ground
out, as if the man owed humanity a
grudge, and meant to pay it some day.
The mans opponent may well tremble,
and his friends may trust his strength
of purpose and ability to act.
There is the coarse, boisterous, dicta-
torial tone. invariably adopted by vul-
gar persons, who hRye not sufficient
cultivation to understand their own in
significance.
There is the ineredulous tone that is
| full of covert sneer, or secret You
can't dupe me" information.
There is the whining, beseeching
voice, that says 'sycophant" as plainly
as if it uttered the word. 1t cajoles and
hatters you-its words II love you; /
admire you; you are everything you
should be-"
Then there is the tender, musical,
goes with sharp features (as they indi-
cate merely intensity of feeling,) and
sometimes with blunt features, but al
ways with genuine benevolence.
If you are full of affection and pre-
tence your voice proclaims it.
If you are iull of honesty and
strength of purpose your voice pro-
claims it.
If you are cold, and calm, and firm,
and consistent, or tickle, and foolish,
and deceptive, your voice will be equal
ly truth-telling.
You cannot wear a mask without its
being known that you are wearing one.
You cannot change your voice from a
natural tone without its being known
that you are doing so.-Agnes Leonard
WHAT DO You've MEN MARRY. Some
young men marry dimples; some ears;
some noses; the contest, however, gen.
orally lies between the eyes and the
hair. The mouth, too, is occasionally
married; the chin not so often. Poor
| partners, these, you will own. But
young men do marry all these, and
many other bits of scraps of wife, in
stead of the true thing. Such as the
marriage is such is the afterlife. He
that would have q wife must marry a
woman. III he can meet with one of
equal social position, like education,
similar disposition, kindred sympathies
and habits congenial to his own, let him
marry. But let him beware eff marry
ing a curl. or neck, however swan
like, or a voice, however melodious-
Young ladies do also make some queer
matches. and unite themselves to whis-
kers.-Fdnny Fern.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-26
The Ocean Yacht Race

The following is a comparative table
of the number of miles run each day
by the three contending yachts in the
great ocean race
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-26
ErysipeIas and saIt Rheum

are two OF the most common and virulent disorders
prevalent on this continent To these the ointment
Is especially antagonistc its fodas Operdndi is first
TO eradicate the venom and then complete the cure
Had Leg Ola Go-oa .....a ILL.,.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-26

THE WHEAT WEEyn. DIR. Trimble
says that ships when once infested with
wheat weevil are unfit to receive an
other cargo. Barns. also, when infest-
ed, become unfit for storing wheat
The weevil is not a fly, but beetle
somewhat like the curculio or the pea
bug. There is one kind that infests
pearl barley. These are SO small that
q dozen may exist in one grain.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-26
For Business Education and to bt

a good telegraph operator, go to the National
Spencerian Business College, Young's Block,
corner of Main and Wisconsin Streets, Milwau-
kee, Wisconsin. ROBERT @. SPENCER
feb20i375d&wJv Principal.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-26

"A gentleman from Montana lost
IS, 500 in Philadelphia while drinking
glass of whisky with a ''friend."
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-16
li Change in Billiard sr Rule.

AS billiards are largely patronized,
the following change in the rule re-
lating to " frozen balls I" will be of in
terest to many. This rule is announc-
ed by the veteran author of the rules
governing the game of billiards, and
has already taken effect:
When the cue balLis in contact with
any other ball, the striker may effect
count either by playing first upon
some ball other than that with which
his own is in contact, or by playing
against the cushion, or by masse.
In either of the two last mentioned
cases,it is immaterial which bali the
returning cue ball strikes first These
stipulati9ns observed, the play can
then be pursued entirely as if the
balls had not been in contact.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-16
DR.. LHayes's Adventure with a White
49,. $500. Rear. .y. Geo.

W.IT# 4 T@EsR'a DOafsf .E,Es zTH EsFg#
The following amusing story is told
by DR. Hayes, in his work on 8 The
Open Polar Sea, and gives us a some.
what different idea of Polar bears
from that which we have been accus-
toned to hear from travellers: Stroll
ing one day along the shore; I was
observing with much INTEREST," the
effect of the recent Spring tides upon
the ice foot, when, rounding "a point
of land, | suddenly found myself con-
fronted in therfaint moonlight by an
enormous bear. He had Just Sprung
down from the land-ice, and was meet
ing me at "A 3fafl trotG We caught
sight of each other at the same in
stanth Beifg without a1fife or other
means of defense, [ wheeled suddenly.
toward the ship, with, | fancy, much
the same reflections about discretion
and valer as those which crossed the
mind of old Jack Falstaff when the
Douglas set upon him; but finding,
after "a few lengthy strides, was not
gobbled up, | looked back over my
shoulder, when, as much to my sur
prise as qualification, / saw the bear
tearing away to the open water with
celebrity which left no doubt as to the
state of his mind suppose it would
be difficult to determine which was
the worst frightened-the bear or my
self. s ..sis iH s...
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John RandOlph's Sarcasm.

Randolph's sarcasm was always
whitening, and sometimes his very
look, oreven silence was annihilating.
The anecdotes told of him are almost
innumerable, and some of them are
doubtless pure Inventions We can
not vouch for the truth of the follow
ing, but it is characteristic of the
mani 1881 oa3 .TEN-HJH 'E 9YA9i iitW
"A gentleman once related to me
an anecdote which / have not seen in
print. A member of theolower
House, from 3 Virgins, had recently
part, as was said, from his holding up
the idea that If elected he would
'chastise john Randolph into his
senses This braggart had been In
his seat butts few days when he
sought to redeem his pledge by ma
king furious attack on the gentle
man from Roanoke. He was in the
full tide of angry defamation when
the object of his abuse entered the
I House. On taking his seat he bare
ly glanced at the speaker, and then
began the hasty perusal of the news
paper and documents on his desk.
All expected a reply, and rare sport,
as matter of course, but they were,
for that time, Z disappointed Some
days after, however, when the House,
the Hobbies and galleries were full,
Randolph obtained the floor to speak
to some resolution then under CON
sideratioH.' 9 In the course of his re-
marks he took occasion to speak in
the most complimentary, terms of his
friend, the deceased member, whose
seat was then occupied by his sue
cessor, who was a, large vportly man.
With 5inimitable elocution, which
hushed the { House into. the
most perfect silence, he turn
ed to the seat occupied by
his rude antagonist, and said with his
blandest but most scorching irony, Il
allude to my esteemed friend from
Virginia, lately deceased, and whose
seat is still uacanti" AS his incom-
parable emphasis fell on the word
vacant, " the death-like stiffness
was dispelled by the most tumultuous
laughter, defying all control. and in
which friends and foes alike Joined.
1t was told me as a fact by an intel
ligent informant, who had it from one
who professed to be personally ac-
quainted with the facts, that the effect
of this adroit inuendo was so killing
to the principal victim, that he resign
ed his seat in the body in which he
had so boldly proposed to chastise
John Randolph into his senses.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-16
IY MEDICAL
AMERICAN LIFE DROPS |.
us For the speedy cure. of
DIPT III II IL i A !.

Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Sore Throat,
Bronchitis, Rheumatism, and all
Us huaai9 kindred complaints. t
For I'VE years has this article been be-
fore the people, and the verdict returned
from every quarter, by the consumers of
the half million BOTTLES that have been
sold within that time, liz, that flt9 an9
CIT ALWAYS CURES. -
Read the following, which is only a
specimen of the many letters we are daily
receiving: oNai ia shj.g GaiJ- ZooAd
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standing my general prejudice against
proprietary Cor patent) medicines l was
induced TO buy two bottles of the Ameri-
mendation of them by a friend, as always
curing Diptheria, Coughs, Colds, Sore
Throat, bronchitis, &c. My SON, sixteen
years of age, was taken suddenly ill with
Diptheria, and could scarcely speak or
swallow, his breathing was SO bad. We
were much alarmed, but decided to try the
Life Drops, before calling physician. By
using the Drops according to direction he
was soon relieved, and the disease entirely
broken up. Ilet a friend, suffering with
rheumatism, have one of the bottles He
says the Life Drops gave imm ediate relief,
and are the best medicine he ever used A
family near him, suffering from Colds and
liberated Sore Throat; used some OF his,
and were cured in a short time Since
then l let my brother, a physician, have
part of mine, and with which he cured a
to acknowledge that they are valuable. ~
Truly yours, A. b. ELDER.
The Life DropSlare carefully prepared by
/ 7 ORRIN SKIENER& CO., az. ID
/ Sole ProprietorS, Springfield, Mass,
/ And sold BY all Druggists. - ~ ID IN
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MACHINTSTS.

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Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Sore Throat
Bronchitis, rheumatism, and all
ms hnHafJ kindred COMPLAINTS -NJgIa