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The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04

Very Dry JoKE.--In Easton, the other
evening, just as a performance in tho public
hall was ab,ui to cad, two wags put them
selves in front of the door way with an um-
brclIa, and waited for the outcoming crowd.
1t was not raining, but when the fist persons
of the audience reached the door and saw tho
warning umbrella, scores Of hands were thrust
out, coats were buttoned closely, and dresses
taken up while quite number remained in
the hail. refusing to come out on account Of
the rain. The 'sell' WIS complete.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04
goetryt.
UP IN THE BARN.
BY THOMAS LAKELAND.

Old farmer Joe steps through the doors
As wide to him as gates of Thebcs;
And thoughtful walks about the floors
Whereon are piled his Winter stores,
And counts the profit OF his globes.
Ten tons of timothy up there,
And four of clover in the bay;
Red top that's cut, wellmiddlin' fair,
And bins of roots, oblong end square,
To help eke cut the crops OF hay
A dozen head ofcattle stand
Rejecting in the leaf s,rewn yard;
And stalks are stacked on every hand,
The latest Offering of the land
To labor long maintained and hard.
Cart loads of pumpkins yonder lie
The horse Is feeding in his STALL
TIE oats are bundled scaiiOll high,
And peas and beans ale !lcapcd hard BY,
As if there Were some festival.
At length Old Former Joe sits down
n Itlth dtiO-o thNh Va h'' N'NN'i
He crowds his hat back on his crown,
Then clasps his hands-so hard and brown
And, like a farmer takes his ease.
''llow fast the years do go!'
'It seems, in fact, but yesterday,
That in this very barn. we thee
David, Ezekiel and me
Pitched in the Summer loads of hay
David-hc sails his clipper now;
And Ezekiel died in Mexico
. Some one must stay and ride To plough,
Get mp the horse and milk the COW
And who, of course but little Joe
might have bcen--I can't tell what !
Who knows about it till he tries
might have settled IN some spot,
Where money Is more easy got;
Perhaps beneath Paclc's skies
might have preached like Parson Jones
Or got living at the law;
might have gone to Congress sure;
might have kept Water Cure;
might have gone and becn-Oh, pshaw
Far better is il as it is
What future waits him, no man knows;
What he has got, that sure is his;
1t makes no odds If stocks have riA,
Or politicians come 10 blows
Content is rich and somclhn more
think I've heard somebody say
tit rains it's apt to pour;
And am rich on the barn floor,
Where all IS lainc that can raise.
I've rloughcd and moved this dear old farm
Till not u rod but what know
I've kept The old folks snug and Warm--
And lived without II tWingc of harl-
don't care how the storm mi hit bow.
And on this same old f.rm I'll tay,
Anlr.i my cattl, and my ccrn
Here shall these hairs Turn wholly gray;
These feet shall never lean to stray;
But will die where was bora
And Farmer Joe pulled down his hat,
And stood upon bis feet once more
lie would not argue, after that,
But, like born aris0crat,
Kept an his wal about the 1oof.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04

CONTRACTION and expansion are
convertible terms, as applied to cur
rency," said an inveterate humorist to
n financial friend. The friend, as in
duty bound, asked, GLOW SO? The
reply came thus "You admit that
our currency is debt ?" The friend
nodded. "Well, then, when you con
tract a currency you contract a debt /;
which, | take it, is equivalent to ex-
pansion. So you see the two things
mean the same thing" -...
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04
NEWSPAPERS GOssIP.

Tis proposed to hold a convention
of editors in the State of Delaware to
further and protect the newspaper in
terests of that State.
A NEW daily has been started at
Scranton, Pa. 1t is issued from the
office of the Scranton Weekly Repub-
ican, and is well printed and ably
edited. Scranton now has seven news
papers; two dailies and five weeklies.
Horace b. FULLER, of Boston,
has purchased Me1y's Museum, and
will issue it in November in an en-
largcd form.
THE Pittsburg Presbyterian Banner
has been enlarged by changing its
form from folio to quarto.
The Raleigh On. C.) Register was
established in 1893. 1t is published
daily, semi-weekly and weekly.
NEBRASKA has two daily ncwspa-
pcrs.
Mn. JOHN +. NoRcRoss, of For
ney's Press, has accepted position on
the State Sentinel, at Montgomery,
Alabama.
FOURTEEN of the New Orleans cdi-
tors were attacked by the yellow fever
during its late visit to that city. Only
ond died.
The first newspaper printed in New
Hampshire was the Ncm Uampshire
Gazette, issued one hundred and eleven
years ago. The Gazette still exists,
under its oririnal title, in Portsmouth.
THE New York Ledger has now a
weekly circulation Of three hundred
and forty thousand copies, and allow
ing that five persons read each copy,
it has one million seven hundred
thousand readers.
The first newspaper was printed in
Virginia in 1850. Its subscription
price was $50 per annum. Advertise
mcnts of moderate length $40 first
week, and 81 80 each subsequent in
scrti,n.
GEORGE a. Porter, of BROOKLYN,
writes the financial articles for the
Round Table.
The sailors on the receiving ship
Mem Hampshire, lying at,thc Gosport
Navy Yard, edit and publish paper
called the Jolly Tar.
Mr.. WILKIE COLLINS will take
charge of ANMc Year Round during
Mr.. Dickens absence in this country.
THE New York Tribune has over
three hundred editors, reporters and
correspondents.
ONO boasts of nine women rs edi-
tors and assistant editors of newspa-
pcrs.
The Gaiary is said to have lost
$4,000 within the last twoyears.
IT is announced that civilian
Shakespeare has sold out his interest
in the kalamazoo (Mich.) Go=cttc.
THERE are sixty-fvc newspaper:
published in Mexico, two in English
and one in French-thc balance being
in Spanish.
All the editors of the Ground
Table are said to wear glasses.
THE correspondent at Washington
Of the Philadelphia Morning Post is
James X. Young, who is also CORES
pondcnt for the New York Tribune
and brother to John r.. Young, man
aging editor of that paper.
A NEW daily Republican paper is
to be started at Harrisburg, Pa, on the
second of December. +.
SAINT. SINCLAIR, publisher of the
New York Tribune, is the largest
stakeholder in the concern owning
some twenty shares, worth at present
valuation, about $4,000.
On Wednesday, the 18th inst, the
North American and United States
Gazette commenced its one hundredth
volume, and appcarcdin ancntirc new
dress.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04

"a MAN at Lindsay, Canada, was
lined S5 forcussing the Queen" What
a tremendous internal revenue would
accrue to the United States if this sum
could be collected from every man,
democrat and Rebels included) who
should vent curse upon the Presi-
dent! The proceeds of a single days
swearing at Andy would well nigh
extingnish the national debt Chicago
Post. .-- -
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04

On Wednesday night last some
boys, while playing in the vicinity of
the Eagle Brewery, near the Outer
Depot of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
found three boxes used in mail cars to
hold valuable letters, secreted in cul-
vert there. All the boxes had been
smashed open and were empty. Near
by was found an empty envelope, the
stamp on it bearing date November
4th. 1t is supposed that some mail
car has been robbed.-P;us. PnDe,..
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04

Tnr Parkersburg Gazette editor says he has
been requested to designate his preference
between tho various sewing machines He
answers that he prefers ....t... ......
''Onc of the kind that man can love,
That wear shawl anda soft kid glove,
Has the merriest eye and the daintiest foot,
And sports the charmingcst gaiter boot
And bonnet with feathers, ribbons and
loop.
And an indefinite number of hoops"
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04

KINDNESS. Kind words are looked upon
like jewels on the breast, crto be forgotten,
and perhaps to cheer the memory along sad
life; while words of cruelty or carelcssness,
are like swords in the bosom, wounding and
leaving scars which viii be borne to the grave
by ticir victim, Do you think there is any
lruised heart which bears the mark of such a
wound foryou2 Ifthere is living one which
you have wounded, hasten to heal it. for life
Is short-to morrow may be too late.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04

NEARLY every English lecturer or
public speaker who now visits this
country, devotes about two-thirds of
each speech or lecture to a disinsen-
nous apology for, and a sneakingly
false explanation of, England's hostile
and dishonest conduct towards the
United States during the rebellion.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04

JOHN w. RIDDLE, was nominated
for Mayor by the Republicans at Pitts
burg, Monday. Mccarthy, the pres
ent Mayor, was nominated for Treas
urer. Both Offices pay well at Pitts
burgh.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04

A DISPATCH from Maryland states
that the Confederate flag was flung to
the breeze in Frederick County when
the rebels there received news from the
New York election. efl Z .i t.ff
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04

AN inquisitivc chap asked soldier
with an empty sleeve Chow he lost his
arm 2"
Ina thrashing machine answered
the soldier. ..
Were you running the machine ?"
"Well, no General Grant had
charge"
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04

! :. ".MorHER," said Ike Partingtop.
"did you know that the iron horss bss 4
got but one car" e-f - =.
what do you mean?" o = ~
"Why, the engin- -eer, to be i.uu sure. we
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04

The number of superaous letters :
used by followers Of Worcester is IL
lustrated by showing how much mays
be said with fewer than the authoris.
ed allowance: "Dicga Jack a -kie.
when Jack CAV Die a noe on the bac
with a thic stic." '''''
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04

A well-known poet sent two poeticai letters
to the ''post. office Of an Episcopal fair at
Pittsheld. In one of them the first stapza was
Fair lady, whosoeer thou art, l1
Turn this poor leaf with tenderest care;
And hush oh hush! thy bealin heart
Tie one thou lowest will be there Z"
Z Onturning the "poor leaf" there was fouud
a one dollar bill viii, sone verses beginning:
''Fair lady, lift thine ewes and tell
Ifthis isnot n truthful letter: r'-
This is the % thou lowest well,
And naught (o) can make thee love 1t
better OO)." " f'
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04

a LADY arriving in Washington,
esPled the dome Of the Capital, and in,
qulred, us that the gas works ?'r',1,,..
nation" ~ ~ s''0
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04

One Pound of Gold may be drawn
into a wire that wonld extend around
the globe. So one good deed may be
felt through all time, and cast its in
fluence into eternity. Though done in
the flush of youth, it may gild the last
hour of long life, and form the
brightest spot in it.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04

On July 1st, 1866, the Southern
railroads were indebted to the Govern
ment in the sum of over six millions
and a half of dollars. To June 30.
1867, they had reduced this to ave
millions nine hundred thousand
dollars. fgue) .Ftiedi .ar,en.4. "a,
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04

Frrz GREENE HALLEcK, the poet,
died at Guilford, Connecticut, on Tues
day night, the 10 inst. W
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04

The total strength of the army, on
the 30th of September, was about fifty
six thousand FIVE hundred,
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04
Terms of Advertising
AND
IN N W n n n

ApvERrrsExESrs inserted at ~ 80 per square
for three insertions, and 30 cent. pei SQUARE
counted a square). All transient advertisement
Il. be paid for In advance.
BUSINESS NOTICES set under the head o. ipcai M
for each insertion.
A liberal deduction made TO persons advertis:
ing by the quarter. haff-year or year. Specia
vertisements.
Jon PRINTING OF every kind In Plain and Fan.
&C., of every variety and style, printed at the
shortest notice. The REPUBLIcAN OFFICE has
jnst heen re-ftted, and every thing in the Print
ing line can be executed In tho most artistic
manner and ut the lowest rates.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04
He Won't DO.

The Louisville Courier recently pro-
posed General Sherman as the Demo-
cratic candidate for the Presidency.
The La Crosse Democrat, edited by
Brick Pomcroy, thinks he won't do for
that important position, and rcmon-
strates in the following torcible lam
guagc.
"And such Il candidate! Sherman
William Tecumseh Shernmn-Nan-
dal Sherman, prince of Il band of BUM
mers, thieves, vagabondsand ruflians-
Sherman whose "march to the sea"
would have damned to all eternity Il
legion Of pirates and fircbootcrs-
Sherman, the lackey, tool lcllcnant of
the Sangamon brother of the devil,
the obcenc brutal and hoorish Lincoln
Sherman whose hands are red with
the blood of thousands of Amcriccn
frecmcn-Shcrman, whose most glori-
Gus acts can be written in two words
-"Atlanta" and "Columbia."
"This mushroom of war, blood
watered, rank, the corruption and wick
edncss cngcndcrcd in the hc!l:sh cru
SADIE for the cnslavcment and dcgrcda-
ton of white men, and the triumph of
niggers-this hinga Democratic cam
didatc for the honors which as party,
we have conferred upon Jefferson
Madison, Jackson, Van Burcn, Pierce
and Buchanan? Proposed by Ken
tuckian, from Sovereignty thousands
of whose sons rest in unhallowcd
graves, slain for the love of liberty by
Shcrman's minioas? Great God that
a Democrat should SO disgrace himself
and humiliatc the grand old party"
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04
Terms of Publication.

THE wAYSEsBURG REPUBLIcAS, Office In
esyers building, east OF the Court House, is pub
lisbed every wednesday morning, at .: per
annum, IN ADVANCE, or 81 80 II not paid with
I'm the year. AIIsubseription accounts MUST
he settled annually. No paper will be sent
out of the state unless paid for IN ADVANCE, and
all such subscriptions will invariably be discon-
tinued at the expiration of the time for which
they are paid.
communications on subjects Of local or general
interest are respectfully solicited. To ensure
attention fi,vors of this kind must inyarhbly be
Recommended by the name of the author, not for
publciton but as guaranty against imposition.
All letters pertaining to business of tho Office
must be addressed to the Editor
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04

THE Louisville Democrat says
ave know positively that there docs
exist in the breasts of Seccssionists and
Southern sympathizcrs violent and
personal hostility to Union men. We
know that they consider they have a
revenge to wrcak upon those who
were for the Union, and that many of
them have sworn never to support for
Office any Union man." These are
the men who rejoice at Democratic
victories in the North, and for whose
return to power the Democratic party
is now struggling.
GEN. SHERMAN's VIEws.-The
Democracy may derive some consola-
ton from the following words uttered
by Gen. Sherman at a meeting of the
Society of the Army of the Tennessee,
lately held in st. Louis. Speaking of
the burdens cntailcd upon the country
by the war, he said
ave of the North have to mourn
the loss of fathers, brothers, sons and
friends, and are burdened with vast
national debt, binding on us in fact, in
haw and IN honor ncrer, I hope, to be
questioned by any honorable man IN
Ame,'ica till ere,y cent ispdid.."
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04
q Plain Statement.

The rebel papers of Virginia as well
rs the Coppcrhcad papers of the North,
make a great ado because The freedmen
ofthat State voted almost solid against
the whites. One Of the freedmen, in
defence Of his race, writes to the New
York Hibncgiving very clear reasons
why they so voted. lie says they We're
compelled by sense of duty "to vote
in solid phalanx against the whites" :"
AS it seemed to the blacks that the
question en- which they were voting
was whether they should ever have
the chance to vote again, it was abso-
lutcly impossible that they should vote
away their own right to vote. He
predicts that as soon as the question of
their right to vote is settled, which will
be done by the ratifying ofthc Consti-
tuition to be adopted by the Convcn-
ton, the black vote of Virginia will
be as diversified as the white on all
questions of Stare and National policy.
The blacks not only believe but arden
tly pray that after the Constitution is
formed, securing their rights, the
blacks may never again be obliged to
vote as a party together, or against the
whites. This is certainly clear state
ment of the case, and it cannot be Won
dcred at that the freedmen of Virginia
voted in the manner in hich they did.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-07-20
A Liberal Bridegroom.

The Columbus (Miss.) hder, Il
responsible FOR the following;
We heard a good joke on one Of
our most popular preachers the other
day. He will pardon Us the liberty
taken, as such instances Of human
liberality should not 70 unrecordcd
In these times Of selfishness.
An old bachelor applied TO him 70
tie the knot matrimonial between
himself and an old girl ofan approx
innate age. The bridegroom was Q
clever fellow in bis way, but inordi-
nately stingy, and with no more
sentiment than pig, or poetry than
a turtle. The ceremony through
the crusty bridegroom bethought him
Of the usual question that issues from
The happy mans lips, and asked 10
hcsitating tones, 9 what Is to pay?'
Our minister replied that usually th'
matter was optionary with the bride
groom--whateyer he thought right
&c. That somellmes I depended On
the intensity Of the bridcsroom's low.
for his rhoscn--if he loved her mnol
the preacher expected rsstiy goo
fe-if indiierently wei, the com
pspatien ought Of course to b
smalf.y H4fzl. -. 49,
The ex-bsebelcr put bis hand Il
liis pocket slowly, snd handed tn
minister tveniy-ilse cents.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-07-20
Penianism.

The following is synopsis Of an
address delivered by our young
friend, John Brady, Esq, of this
county, at Lexington, KY, at the
recent commencement exercises Of
Pennsylvania University. The re-
port is imperfect, and fails to do full
justice 10 the mastery manner in
which the subject was handled. Mr..
Brady said:
Surrounded by the gifts Of pros
perity, feasting on the luxuries Of
opulence, we are apt to forget the
troubles Of others. Nor are we at
all thankful TO him who interrupts
our pleasure with recital Of woe.
The wall Of misery crates dissonantly
upon revelry's chord, and is eagerly
dissippstedb by its rclcntlessvibraiions
But thcre arc few things which,
even amid the most tumultuous car
nivals should never be forgotten; a
few things which should not be ap-
preached save with feelings Of rev.
erence; few things sacred 70 the
world, uniting for unhallowcd
hands 10 touch. The character Of
Ireland IA one of them.s For a prooi
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-07-20

H"tH HVNf WIN NHWFf NN1hN 'fHN
aihffea llie N The old land 81 /"
FMfl9tlam Il generated IN lhe alf,
and lflahmta muss lnhfe NJ dle 4
traitors death They must tc ffcs
What ever capacity, whatever spirit
tlod has given them v held hul IN
lflial fpf their eounify. lIut wo hear
u Tho difficulty u their achieving
anything, tlfeai heavens hall They
stop on The brink N glofy " inquire,
wlih The eallon mllitaflan, aCHi
bonef"s The Wild lcast will die In
defense NJ NJ den and whcIp hf
from her nesl The lapwing cries,
away the worm crawling In The
dust will strike The heel that cfnshes
u shall man, the sccond uod, show
patriotism lesa than thcsc7 Fcnians
eaH noi. Tho ralid checks Of their
maftyred dead would blush into OBJ
scurliy their bloody shroudsi Irish.
men viii mott their history proclaIins
their principles. Show me IN III,
course Of four centuries m opposi.
iion TO tyranny, let me hear a cry fol
liberty, and ] will show you an Irish
principle, supported by strong Irish
arm. Their blood has ever strcamet
freely over the aliars Of sacrifice, ant
shall ever flow until their land Il
frcej for they are determined, If the,
cannot move England by any appca
TO her humanity, IL they cannot fore,
her by the sword, they will drowr
her In Irish blood. y n Il
Have we free Americans no sympa
thy for these menp American women
whose influence is cqualed only b,
your beauty, they appeal to you
beauty, they appeal to your gencrosi
ty. v y / ask ever,
American, will you not encourag
these mcn2 Do you not know tha
European despotism is antagonistic d
your own political institutions? b,
you revere liberty, that goddess VIII
driven from the old world, has take
refuge among you; though you be
hold her arrayed in garments q
beauty, though no shade of sadncs
seems to cloud her glorious from,
Yet, in secret she weeps over th
wrongs Of the elder borns In d
the silent eloquence of woe she plead
with you to help these men-mc
animated by a kindred fame whic
should quicken every lifeless hear
men whose cause Is that of ever
Republican, Of every Democrat, Q
lover Of freedom; men over who's
wrongs, for mercy's sake, let us dra'
a veil, for even "the tongneless>cay
erns of the craggy hills" the dun
have spoken them, the deaf hay
heard them, demons themselves hay
shuddercd at them. y
Will not all concede that Ireland
oppressors are unholier than the ur
holiest, more inhuman than d
most inhuman? Let The Scot as
the blood-reeking plains Of Cullodel
the chains of the murdered Wallace
let France ask the dismal rocks
: st. Helena; let the Hindoo ask Il
butcheries Of 1859; let the Amer
can ask the sbrieking mothers of Il
Revolution; let the world ask blac
Death, who in charnels and on coflil
keeps the only record of ireland
wrongs.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-07-20
Where IL it9

What has become Of the charge Of
Mr.. Davis completely in the assassin
alton Of the Late Lamented, the ma
tons martyr2 What, we repeat, has
become of that charge? One hum
drcd thousand dollars offered two
short years ago for his capture, and
he is released without a word, with
out a hint, from the court upon the
subject. jefferson Davis murderer
Where are his accusers? Where is
Conover and the whole army Of per-
jured rufiians and scoundrels, the
suborned assassins, the licensed per-
jurers2 Where is Holt and his gang,
who murdered Mrs. Surratt? Where
are they, from the highest to the
lowestf Hal the day iscoming, the
time is near, when this land will be
no abiding place for them. They
have had their short-lived revel--the
retribution Is 10 come, and as sure as
Holt and Conover are Mrs. Surratts
murdcrers, so sure Is il 10 overtake
them wherever they may be. Let
thom escape the gallows, lei them
evade The laws, but in their black
hearts there is a fend that will abide
there, making their lives a hell upon
earth, conjuring before their alright
ed vision, the form Of a lady they 50
foully murdered. Well may the peo-
pie stand appalled, at the enormity Of
the crime; well may they shudder as
they think of that court constituted
to hang. Where was the manhood
that should have broken through the
bonds Of restraint Of Court rules and
forms, and proclaimed that il was q
mufders Shame, deep, burning,
damning shame and remorse be theirs
! when they think Of their mothers,
! their wives, or their daughters, and
with the thought comes the madden.
ing, torturing memory Of the woman
in whose murder they were accom-.
plices.--Bdnnr Of Liberty.