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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-11-22
An Item Which Every Man
ShOusd Read.

We have probably all of US met
with instances.in which word heed.
lessly spoken against the reputation
of female has been magnified by
malicious minds until the cloud has
been dark enough to over shadow
her whole existence. To those who
are accustomed. not necessarily from
bad motives, but from thonghtless
ness, TO speak. lightly of ladies, we
recommend these 'hints" as worthy
of consideration: ffNV 3EU
Never use lady's name in an i'm
proper place, at an improper time, OIL
in a mixed company. Never make
assertions about her that you think
untrue, or illusions that you feel she
herself would blush to hear. When
you meet with men who do not scru-
pie to make use of a woman's name
in reckless and unprincipled man.
ner, shun them, for they are the very
worst members of the community
lsne- lose TO every sense Oh nOnUf, eV-
cry feeling of humanity.
Many a good and worthy woman's
character has been forever ruined
l---I Leo. b.~i>o.a 10y d lie manufac
tured by some villain, and repeated
where it should not have been, and
in the presence of those whose little
judgment could not. deter them from
circulating the foul and Dragging re,
port. A SANDER is soon propagated,
and the smallest thing derogatory tc
a woman's character will ty on the
wings of the wind; and magnify as i,
oirculates, until its monstrous weight
crushes the poor unconscious victim.
Respect the name of woman, for your
mother and sisters are women, and
as you would have their fair name
Iuntarnished, and their lives unembit.
tered by the slanderer's bitter tongue
heed the i'll that your own words may
bring upon the mother, the sister, or
the vile Of some fellow creature.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-11-22
CITIZENSiBANK.
CARLIHS & CO., Bankers.

OFFICE At the old stand, West end Of Fay-
(Dior's Block, opposite the Court House.
once open for business from 9o'clock TO
Il Q. m, and from O'CLOCK 70 p.
Hxchsnee, Coin and Government securi-
ties bought and sold, and q General Banking
H.R-inisrsa psid on special deposits on
asreeuept 1t the rate Of from eight 10 ten
x,so. 6pocial Agents for Jay Cook Co.,
~ tSe conversion Of 7.so's INTO Geysxpnssi
Ssssais. :! tSsps sss5 as& &s:ss:H Z ss&'
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-11-22

from his desk q large pocket book
and selected from one of the compart
ments the note on which Mrs. Gran
ger had now made three payments
For some moments he held it in hi:
hands, looking at the face thereof
He saw written down in plain figures
the sum $500. Seventy of this had
been paid. If he gave up or destroy.
ed the slip of paper, he would lose
$3.50. 1t was something of trial
for one who loved money so well, to
come up squarely to this issue. Some
thing fell in between his eyes and the
note of hand. He did not see the
writing and figures of the obligation,
but sad, pleading little face, and
with the vision of this came to his
ears the sentence, "No, dear, it's for
fathers honor"
The debate in Mr.. Sterling's mind
was over. Taking up pen, he wrote
across the face of Mr.. Granger's 8
note the word "Cancelled," and then
handed it to the widow. ---.-
"What does this mean?" she asked,
looking bewildered.
sit MEANS" said Mr.. Sterling,
"that hold no obligations against
your husband"
Some moments went by ere Mrs.
Granger's thoughts became clear
enough to comprehend it all. Then
she reached back the note:
81 thank you for your generous
kindness-but he left his honor in
my keeping and l must maintain it
spotless.'
"That you have already done,"
answered Mr.. Sterling, speaking
through emotions that were new to
him; it is rs white as snow"
Then he thrust upon her twenty
dollars she had just paid him.
"No Mr.. Sterling" the widow said.
at shall be as l WILL" was the
response. ''Every dollar would burn
upon my conscience like living coals!"
"But keep the last payment" urg-
ed the widow, 81 shall feel better" I"
"No, madam! Would you throw
fire upon my conscience? Your hus-
bands honor never had stain. All
men knew him to be pure und up
right. When God took him he as
sumed his earthly debts, and did not
leave upon you the heavy burden of
their payment But he left with you
another and most sacred obligation.
which you have overlooked in part
"What p asked the widow, in an
almost startled voice.
ssTo minister to the wants of your
children, whom you have pinched
and denied in their tender years
giving of their meat to cancel the
obligation which death had paid.
And you made me u party in the
wrong to them. Ah, madam--Mr.
Sterling's voice softened very much
If we could all see right in the right
time, and do fight at the right time,
how much of wrong and suffering
might be saved. 1 honor your true
hearted self-devotion but / shall be
no party to its continuance. AS it is,
I am your debtor fifty -dellaSs--.~rs
| will repay it in my own way and
time"
Mr.. Sterling made good his word.
finder providnpoo. .thiT --;------s---~s
was the means of breaking through
the hard crust of selfishness and Gu
pidlty which had formed around his
heart. He was not only generous to
the widow in after years, but a doer
of many deeds of kindners and hu-
manity to which he had been in 9TH
er times a stranger.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-11-22
A Ride i'm the Sewers of Paris.

But few of the Americans who visit
Paris know of the opportunity which
may be offered them to visit the very
jextensive sewerage of Paris, and ex-
anime its system Receiving cards
of invitation, we stationed ourselves
near the tower of ST. Jaques, at an
iron tray door, and the party were
soon called upon to descend. Not
knowing the modus operandi of get
ting into these dark regions below, we
all felt as if we were going to stake a
leap in the dark" but what was our
surprise to find elegantly fitted up
carriages or cars, lighted by four
large globe lamps on each corner.
These cars contained twelve persons
each, and there were five of them,
making sixty persons, which is the
limit TO the number, invited at one
time. OF course our ride was limit
ed to the large tunnel or main sewer,
which was about twenty feet high
and fifteen feet wide The cars run
on down grade by two men for each
car.
The water sewerage or drain is be-
low, and is from six to eight feet
deep, SO that small boats can be tow
ell all the way, and has down grade
enough to make quite current. We
rode by this train of cars across the
Boulevard Sevastopol, to the head OF
Rue Rivoli, alongside of the palace
and Tuilleries' gardens, to the Place
Concord, distance of more than
three miles, where we disembarked
Into boats and sailed under the whole
length of Rue Royale, coming ont by
the side of the Church of Madeline.
All along this main channel are open
ings of trap doors, covered with gra-
tinos at the head of each cross street,
which are marked by the names of
the streets on the side Of the. tunnel.
By this means complete ventilation is
secured. On the top of the tunnel
are two large iron pipes in which
pass through the fresh water supply
for the city--one from the acqueducts
and artesian wells, the other from
the water pumped up from the river
Seine. There are also three lines of
telegraph wires enclosed in lead
pipes. 1t is well known that these
great sewers are built for double pur-
pose, and one is for the underground
transportation of troops in time OF an
insurrection or war. By this means
Napoleon can transport, secretly,
troops from one part of the city to
the other, suddenly appearing from
the ground at almost any point. The
telegraph would also be !serviceable
on such occasions. Besides this
navigable sewer, which is fitted up
especially for pleasure trips, there
are smaller sewers running under
twenty-five of the principal streets,
and the whole length Of the sewerage
OF Paris. large and small, including
that under construction, L was in
formed, is over three hundred miles
in length, and by these means the
drainage of Paris is effected on mag
nifcent scale, and far surpasses the
subterranean wonders of ancient
Rome. -.-a..sas. 20 lrf
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-11-22
Going Home.

Shorter the life ~ svery.breath;F "
one day disease. and ouei day death;S .
Ever the falling shades of night,
Ever the open grave IN sight.
Nearer the port by every wave;
Be strong, my. soul! my hear: be brave
Theirs is the gain who suffer loss.
Theirs is the crown who bear the cross
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-11-22
HOisfed by HisOwn Petard.

A Philadelphia paper tells - or
rather lets the hero of the incident
tell--of a German watch maker in
that city, who. hearing of frequent
burglaries, concluded to fortify his
store against the gentry who work
with skeleton keys and crowbars.--
The watch maker said:
"I hears much things apout de
burglars all a'wile heres they preaks
stores into 'em very much. Veil,
dinks 1 vixes 'em, so that the mex
dime they goomes to ny store, py
tam, they no gum. Ipuys 4 pig
horse blztel, unit l vassens it NIT the
floor, with the moozle pointin to the
toor. So! Den l runs string from
the drigger up NIT der vail unit down
init der toor, so ven Mr.. Purgler
opens himself NIT der toor, Wy, if he
ploze de tam prains out of the biztel,
w den, you see, I.can't help it, don't
itp That's vot / say.
Las night I left the toor pointing
de QSl LuOOoic VI QtI UlZlcl ullt bWO
pullets in it, unit goes out to trink
some lager nit der poys already.
sometimes thinks too much lager.-
Veil, I can help-it. 1 bores mine
zelf into more ash dwenty zixdeen
-skiass, laSeps tset, thea I =kaes .hamA.-
Ven pass mine store dinks [ pet
ter ash look in unit see if noting pese
all right. That is right, don't itS II
it don't / amt can help it.
Veil, NIT so many classes of me in
der lager l forgit apout der, hoss
biztel unit der .toor bointing at der
-moosle, unit ven I makes open NIT
ter toor, bang py tam, I yoost gets
o pullet nit mine elbow unit anudder
puliet gets mine hat through it all a
vile Vost l scarf ? Veil, if L vos
| can help it. You'd pc scarf yolr-
self, amt it2 s a -r,s
l yoost throw away the hoss biztel
unit ] never sets not no more draps
for burglars so long as | can help it.
SOP
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-11-22

Diggory says he always respects
old age, except when some one sticks
him With . pair Of tough chickens,
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-11-22

Judge, of Baltimore, is an
able judge and q pious man. He
knows for what the island of j Jamaica
is chiefly celebrated, and thinks with
Lord Byron that "The two things
most consolatOry to fallen man are
rum and true religion"
Disdainipg to imbiba parpaadian-
larly in bar-rooms, he keeps a dem.
iiohn of conceded Otard in his Office,
and. there stakes his thirst as inclina.
tion prompts. The judge lras son
who knows his fathers habits, aud
emulates them with filial assiduity.
On a Sunday morning the Judge
would, say: .s. - ~ slsg1s
fWell, Rufus, going to- the First
Presbyterian with me this morn
[iug?" .ssz.saA - al4a-saI
5s'No. father, L reckon I'll go down
to the Second Methodist" "a 81
But on his way to that edificc,
Rufusuniformly stopped at the office,
unlocked the old gentleman's private
closet, and INDUCED himself with a
drink of the pleasant fluid. i.r
Every Sunday morning the Judge
repeated his laudable inquiry, Rufus
preferred the Second Methodist
The Judge soon began to notice a
marked diminution in the contents OF
the demijohn, and rightly suspected
who was the culprit. The Judge
emptied the remaining liquid into
another vessel and placed it in Sc
cluded place.
Next Sunday morning came the
usual interrogatory:
"Going with me this morning, Ru-
fus ?"
"No father, 1 reckon I'll stick to
the Second Methodist"
On reaching the Office and taking
hold of the demijohn, he not only
saw with disgust the empty jug, but
noticed q small piece of whice paper
attached to the handle, on which was
ilegibly inscribed these words: Sec
ond Methodist closed for repairs"
After church father and son met,
and looking curiously at each other,
smiled little smile, but said moth.
ing. The repairs on that Metho-
dist building have not yet been COM
-pfeted. So Rufus AYERS. d. b.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-11-22
Invocation.

MARY FORREST.
stoop to me, lofty and lowlv One.
Stoop very near.
Smile on me, blessed and Holy One,-
Ms Make the gay clear. iiid /,
[ Show me tho truth inits goldsnness. !
without alloy
Rich, rare and ripe in its oldenness,
Bearing joy.
Give me that Life in its rurity,
Glory ard peace
Which through an endless futurity,
Is not to cease.
Stariie my soul from inanity,
Break up its sleep;
90. Cry tony heart of Humanity
4 Dep unto deep. = ssks
Glow oh my beng 8 sinenSssea,
Till tthe I've s4ooy WAsA /.
kounts through the dim, earthly dense
ness,
To its great aim.
Have me all day in Thy keeping
Lend me Thine hand.
When the lone midnight is creeping
Over life's strand.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-11-29
The JuliciOus Wife.

A judicious wife is always shipping
off from her husbands moral nature
little twigs that are growing in wrong
directions. She keeps him in shape
by continual pruning. If you say
anything silly, she affectionately tells
you so. If you declare that you will
do some absurd thing, she will find
means of preventing your doing it
And by far the chief part of all the
common sense there is ia this world
belongs Enthusiastically t~ u,~s.sn---.
The wisest things man commonly
does ere those which his wife coun
sells him to do. A wife is the grand
wielher of the moral -pEaninS-lsn
IF JohnsOn's wife had lived, there
would have been no boarding up o.
orange peel, no touching all the post;
in walking along the streets-no eat
ing and drinking with voracity. Il
Oliver Goldsmith had been married
he never would have worn that mem
orable and ridiculous coat. When
ever you find a man whom you know
little about, oddly dressed or talking
absurdly, or exhibiting any eccen.
tricity of manner, you may be tOler-
ably sure that he is not a married
man; for the corners are rounded off
the little shoots are pruned away
in married men. Wives generally
have much more sense than their hus.
bands, especially when their hus,
bands are clever men. The wife's
advices are like the ballast that keep
the ship steady; they are the whole
some, though painful shears, snip
ping of little growths of sclI-will.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-11-29
No Stamp Oh il.

A good joke came Off some time
since at u court house. A person
living a short distance out of the vii
lage is in the habit of frequently
coming to town and drinking to inc
briatiOn. At such seasons he is apt
to call on his Honor, Judge Nj
Recently he made one of his visits,
became decidedly tipsy, called upon
Judge M, and desired him to
write him a pledge, asserting his in
tention to cease drinking. The pledge
was written and the tipsy individual
affixed his name thereto. He then
desired to have the pledge that he
might exhibit it 10 his wife. His
Honor thought that he himself was
the proper custodian of the impor,
tant document, but yielded to the so
licitations of the man, at the same
time assuring him that If he broke
the contract, and appeared before
him again in state of intoXicatlon
he would have him locked up. A
week elapsed, and the Judge wa:
confronted by the same man, as tipsy
as aforetimes.
GLOW is this said his Honor
''did | not tell you that ] would have
you locked up if you did not keel
your agreement2' ~ "a
Judge NJ" said the tipsy
fellow, ..you think j am a fool I
know what I am about. I'll show
you if I'm fool p'
Saying which, he drew forth hi:
wallet from his pocket, took out hi:
pledge, unfolded its worn creases
and holding it up, triumphantly ex
|slaimea:
@Will' you just show me the u. 5
Internal Revenue stamp on thai
agreement 2"
The Judge caved.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-11-29
A Quaint Sermon.


7 Mr.. Botid was minister who liv
ed many years ago few miles from
Cambridge; and having several times
been preaching against drunkenness
some of the Cambridge scholars
conscience, which is sharper thar
ten thousand witnesses, being theil
monitor, were very much offended
and thought he made reflections OF
them. Some little time after, Mr.
Dodd was walking toward Cambridge
and met some of the gownsmen, who
as soon as they saw him at a dis
tance, resolved to have some sport
with him. AS soon as he came up
they accosted him with "Your SER
J want, sir p
He replied, "Your servant, gentle
men," They asked him if he had not
been preaching very much against
drunkenness Of late. He answered
them in the affirmative. They then
told him they had favor to beg OF
him, and it was that he would preach
a sermon to them there, from, teAt
they should choose. He argued that
it was an imposition for man ought
to. have some consideration before
preaching. They said they would
not put up with denial, and insisted
upon his preaching Immediately, (in
a hollow tree which stood by the
roadside) from the word "Malt. -
He then began: Beloved, let me
crave your attention. l am a little
man--come at short notice. to preach
short sermon-from a short text
to a thin Congregations an unwOr-
pulpit. Beloved, my text Is MALT
1 cannot divide it into sentences
there being none nor into words
there being but one: l must. there
fore, of necessity, divide it into let
ters, which l find in my text TO bt
these fOur-M.A.LT.
Mis- Moral.
Ais Allegorical.
Lis Literal.
It's Theological.
The Moral is to teach you rustics
good manners; therefore, M--my
Masters, A--All of you, Leave
of, Tripping.
The Allegorical is when one thing
is spoken and another meant; the
thing meant is Spirit of Malt, which
you rustics make, M--your meat, A
your Apparel, L--your Liberty,
and T-your Trust.
The Literal is, according to the
letters, M-Much, A-Ale, Little
Trust. ----.
The Theological is according to
the effects 1t works--in sone, NJ
Murder-in others, A-Adultery-
in all, L-Looseness of Life, and in
many, T-Treacheiy.
l shall conclude the subject; First,
by way of Exhortation. M-my
Masters, A-All of you, Listen
ITO Text. Second, by way of
Caution, M--my Masters, A-All OF
you, Look for THE TRUTH
Third, by way of communicating the
Truth, which is this: A Drunkard is
the annoyance of modesty i, the spoil
er OF civlIity the destruction of rea-
son; the robbers agent; the ale
houses benefactor his wife's sor-
row his children's trnnlla his 9 VA
shame his neighbor's scoff; a walk
ing swill-Lub the picture OF beast ;
the monster of a man 3'
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-11-29
Adyice foaRXssaantic.

You have ssked me to prescrib
for you. You expect medicine per
haps you hope for whisky, just now
the rage for chronic maladies, but
shall give you nothing to swallow
you have swallowed too much al
ready. or all the maladies, dyspep
sia is the most distressing to get rit
of its horrors you would part will
your right arm I believe you; bu
will you part with n portion of your
table luXuries fear not /; but pre-.
suming you are in earnest, will pre-
scribe for you.
1. Rise early, dress warm and &C
out-if strong, walk if weak, saun.
ter. Drink cold water three times
of all cold baths this is the best
Cor dyspepsia after half an hour OF
more come in for breakfast.
, 2. For breakfast eat a piece OF
good steak half as large as your
hand, slice of coarse bread and 9
baked apple; eat very slowly !; talh
re.y plcaoantiy With your neighbors
read cheerful comments of journals
avoid hot biscuits and strong coffee
drink nothing.
3. Digest for an hour, and then te
your work; trust it is in the open
air. Work hard till noon. and then
rest body and mind till dinner; SLEEP
l;ttla. Il .;nl> xuo+ar
4. For dinnerr2 or 3.o'clock--
eat slice of beef or mutton or fish
as large as your hand, potato, two
or three spoOnfuls of other vegeta
bles, and slice of coarse bread
give more than half an hour to this
meal: use no drink.
8. After dinner play anaconda for
an hour; now for the social, fol
pleasant games-a good time.
6. No supper--a little toast and
tea, even for supper, will make youi
recovery very slow. - .-.
7. In warm room bathe yOul
skin with cold water, hastily, and go
to bed in a well ventilated room be
fore nine o'clock.
Follow this prescription for three
months and your stomach will SO fal
recover that you can indulge fOl
some time in all sorts tof irregular
and gluttonous eating or if you
have resolved in the tear-Of heaven
to present your body a living sacri-
flee, holy and acceptable unto God
and will continue to work and eal
like Christian, your distressing NAL
ady will soon be forgotten--Dio Le,o
40
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-11-29

With eyelids fearful and red,
In rags scarcely hiding his shame,
On the cold pavement stone sat drivelinl
wretch,
Resting his tottering frame,
Want and sorrow and crime,
His bosom with anguish had wrung,
And in trembling tones that once had beer
clear,
The "Soug ofthe Drunkard" he sung.
81 Drink! drink drink,
In poverty, thirst, and in pain!
II maydriye me to madnes and woe,
But yet will seek # again.
Brandy and gin and rum,
Rum and brandy and gin,
The fiery cup, must drink itup
To feed the fire withini
- Drinki drink, drink,
To drown the thought of the past:
Ny brain is scorched with the liquid FIRE,
And my life is ebbing fast,
Drink! drink! drink! - ~
'Tis the only seIaee crave, -s-
For my friends are gone, and my loved ones
all
Forgot their woes in the grave.
80 But in the silence Of midnight gloom
mild blue eye see.
And she whom loved long, long ago,
Breathes softly prayer for me,
And close by her side, my da Ring child
Smiles fondIy on me then,
While | half decide. between shame and
l pride, n,
To shun the tempter's den.
{" Drink drink drink!
Alas Cor the rum bound slave;
In vain nay he seek his chain to break,
Or call on a mother TO savs.
Oh, men! if such GU be,
Oh, men with m 9th ers and wives,
IT is not liquor you traffic in,
But human creatures lives.
g Rum and brandy and gin, rH
Brandy and gin and rum,
With glitiering bats ye spread the snare,
And call your victims TO come
Music and dance and the joyous laugh
Ring loud in the dazzling room;
But little they think that every drink
Hurries them on to the tomb,
az Oh, but for one short hour.
To stand as a man among men,
And the welcome smile of each friendly face,
To greet with a welcome again.
For only one short hour,
To feel as I used to feel;
To know the joys of my own hreside.
And the well earned evening meal.
20 But why, for the early dead
Do heave drunkard's sigh
'Twere better far thansa life with me,
In the peaceful grave 10 lie.
In poverty, sorrow snd pain.
Ny little ones Ianguished for bread,
And the wife of my youth, the gentle and
good.
Pined away in a comfortless shed.
- Drink drink! drink!
In the early morning light,
And drink! drink drink
When the stars are shining bright,
TIL the brain begins TO swim,
Till the fount of tears is dry,
And the fire of The cup that 1 press to my
lips,
GIares out from my spectral eye.
- Gin and brandy and rum!
Rum and brandy and ginl
cannot stop, though every drop
Be changed to fame within.
But deeper woe is theirs who for gain,
Fill up the poisoned bowl,
Whose hearts are scared, and whose hands
are stained
with the blood of human soul"
With eyelids heavy and red,
In rags hardly hiding his shame,
On the cold pavement stone sat a driveling
wretch
Resting his tOttering frame.
Want and sorrow and crime
Had palsied his trembling tongue,
But still in a voice that once had been clear,
20 that its tones could reach every ear, ID
This Song of the Drunksrd" he sung.