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The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02

A GENTLEMAN who wanted to make,
aspeech a to g. Sunday School, thought
he would adopt the colloquial style,
and this is what happened:
Now boys, what does a man
want when he goes fishing?"
A shrill voice id the crowd went
directly to the point with.
"rants q bite2"
The gentleman sat down with
out further remarks.
"A Sunday School teacher de-
ploring the lack of attendance on
his ministrations, appealed to the
few present:
"What can I do said he to get the
boys and girls here?'
Il know, said one of the urchins,
What is it ?
Give 'em all five cents apiece.
IT is not work that kills men; it
is worry. Work is healthy; you
cannot put more on q man than he
can bear. 1t is not the revolution
that destroys the machinery, but
the friction. Fear creates acids j:
but love and trust are sweet juices.
SARAH" said young man, the
other day, "why don't you wear ear
rings -
because l haven't had my ears
pierced
II will bore them for you.'
"Thank you, you have done that
enough"
DoCToR. well, Madam, how's
your husband to-day ?"
WIFE. "Why, Doctor, he seems
no better"
DocToR. ''Did you get the leech-
es %
Wire. "Yes: but he only took
three of them raw 1 had to fry the
rest -
II wish you would pay a little at
tention to what l am saying. Sir
roared an irate lawyer to an exas-
perating witness. "Well, / an pay
ing as little as l can," was the calm
reply.
"Now, then, fust hoy in 'rithme,
tic, how many white beans air there
in ten black ones % "Ten, Sir. e1
You skin 'em," was the reply.
A YANKEE preacher discoursine
in regard to Daniel in the lions den
said: "And there he sat all night
long, looking at the show for moth
ing, and it did not cost him cent
"Isaac, my son, let the good Booi
be lamp unto thy path" Mother,
replied the thougtful Isaac, "I should
think that was making light of sacred
things"
rs that clock right over there ?
asked visitor the other day
"Right over there" said the boy
l"tain't nowhere else"
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02

claims my affection and shares my
home there is my. father. For yon-
der selfish wretch, / know him not.
The best years of his life have been
spent in lawless freedom from social
ties let him seek elsewhere for the
Companions Of his decrepitude, nor
dare insult the ashes of my angel
mother by now claiming the duties
Of kindred from her deserted chill
dren,"
She drew her vail hastily around
her as she spoke, and moved as if
wishing to withdraw
''Gentlemen," said Burr, II have
no more to say The words of the
law are expressed in the book before
you; the words of truth you have
heard from the woman's pure lips
it is for you to decide according to
the requisition of nature and the de
crees of justice.
I need not say that our decision was
in favor of the defendant, and the
plaintiff went forth followed by the
contempt of every honorable man
who was present at the trial.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02
"IE WE KNEW"

If we knew the woe and heart ache;
Visiting for us down the road.
If our lips could taste the worm wood,
If our backs could feel the load;
Would we waste to- day in wishing;
For the time that can ne'er be;
Would we wait in such impatience,
For our ships to come from scar
If we knew the baby fingers
Pressed against the window-pane,
Would be cold and still tomorrow
Never trouble lis again;
Would the bright eyes of our darling
Catch the frown upon the brow!
Would the print of rosy fingers
VeX us then as they do nowf
All, these little ice-cold fingers,
How they point our memories back,
To the hasty words and actions
Strewn along our backward track
How these little hands remind us,
AS in snowy grace they lie,
Not TO scatter thorns-bus roses
For our reaping by-and-byi
Strange we never prize the music
Till the sweet-vOiced bird has flown;
Strange that we should slight the violets
Till the lovely flowers are gone;
Strange that summer skies and sunshine
Never seem one half so fair.
AS when Winters snowy plnions
Shake the white down in the airl
Lips from which the seal of silence
None but God can roll away,
Never bloss6fned in such beauty
AS adorns the mouth to-day;
And sweet words that freight our memory
With their beautiful perfume,
Come to us in Sweeter accents
Through the portals of the tomb.
Let us gather up the sunbeams,
Lying all along our path;
Let us keep the wheat and roses,
tilop nnft % fhnrnS nl r. hltf
Let us find our sweetest comfort
In the blessings Of to-day:
With the patient hand removing
All the briers from our way,
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02
4 Curious Lawsuit.

In 1868 an old School Presbyterian
minister named Curran went to the town
of wabash, Indiana. The old gentle.
man had long been counted as an ar
dent ultra Democrat; in fact copper
head. He had refused to preach Under
the stars and stripes, and was generally
counted disloya1. On this occasion
his daughter, who was with him, went
shopping in Wabash, and In dry good
store met lady, the wife of a soldier
who had just returned from Ficksburg,
Mississippi. The minister's daughter
wore a butternut, on her watch chain,
and, getting into an alteration with
the soldiers wife, told her she was .
''Butterhut,' and she thanked god for it,
whereupon the former snatched the of
fensive emblem fiom the chain, and, in
so doing, broke it. The minister's.
daughter called upon her father for as
Stance, when according to his state
ment, he was set upon and beaten by
the surrounding crowd, and compelled
to leave town in carriage to avoid
further injury. For this treatment,
and the loss of S1G0 from his pocket
during the row, he clalmed S0,UUU
damages. 3'l. 4'a.
ssThe parties against whom this lae-
ton was. brought admitted that the
soldiers wife did remove the butternut,
but deny that they i'll treated the old
man or encouraged other do to so.-
The case came up in Logansport; under
change of venue. and on the trial the
plaintiff was presented by Milligan of
Sons of Liberty notoricty, and Cof-
froth the democratic candidate for At
torney General of Indiana, while the
defendants counsel were Mr.. Conner.
of Wabash, and Messrs. Pratt and
Chamberlain, ofLoganspoft. The jury
were out thirty-six hours and at last
returnel verdict for the plaintiff to
the amount of 800, the amount of lost,
but nothing for the pin or wounded
dignity. The defendants have filed Il
motion for new trial"
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02
Wanting to Marry by Proxy.

A genteel-looking young German
appeared appeared at Justice Andres
office yesterday and announced his
desire to be united in the holy bonds
of wedlock. The justice being alb
sent, the clerk told the bridegroom
to 60 and bring his lady love, and
by that time the squire would be in
and would unite them in very short
time. The young man said the pres
encc of the lady was unnecessary,
that he had brought two witnesses
to prove her Willingness, and he
wanted to be married by proxy
The clerk, who is learned in the law
informed him that no marriage could
take place in this country without
the presence and consent of the par
ty of the first pert and the party of
the second part; that in Europe,
kings and emperors who wanted to
marry ladies living at distance, and
were afraid to leave their dominions
lest some filibuster, having better
right to the throne, should jump into
their boots during their absence,
sometimes married by proxy but in
this country of woman's rights the
lady could not be given away in mar
unless she was present in propria
parson@, and not only willing but
somewhat anxious to throw herself
away upon the unworthy bride
groom.
The young German said he did
not see what difference it could
make to the lady, as she had no
vote, anyhow, and her property, as
well as herself, became the goods
and ehattels of the husband. Be
sides, he had known such marriages
to take place in New Orleans, and
he didn't see why it could not be
done here.
The clerk told him it was of no
to argue the case, as the thing could
not be done by any manner of means
under our statute, and that he must
produce the bride if he wanted to
get married.
The young man went out, and
shortly returned with a lady old
enough to be his grandmother, and
the feminine January was united to
the masculine May in about five min
utes. 1t seems that the old lady
possesses some property, and that
the young man was ashamed to be
seen marrying such withered spec
linen Of widowhood.-S. Louis
Democrat
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02
Decline in Hoops.

The contraction of femme hoops
begins to be apparent in the streets
and in the street-cars. If the reac-
ton has fairly set in, there may be
no telling in what it may end. tits
said that our great grandma her
wore hoops larger and more cumb-
rous than any the present generation
have seen, while our grandmothers
discarded not only hoops but great
deal of underclothing, appearing in
public in skirts Of such gossamer
texture as to afford something more
solid than a mere conjecture upon
which to base an ider of exquisitely
rounded limbs Nay, more it is
alleged that before going to an even
ing party they slightly dampened
their skirts, so they would cling
more closely to their human forms
divine, "half revealing, alfconceal-
ing the mysterious configuration
Of the womanly shape Whether
the hoop reaction stops short Of this
other extreme or not, we must make
up our minds to be satisfied, as ex-
.perience has thoroughly demonstra-
ted that it's no use for bifurcate hui
manity to kick up Gust about female
fashions. The effect of ridicule, as
well as serious remonstrance, has
been thoroughly tried on hoops, wa
terfalls, and other feminal sfixins,"
and all this to no purpose. The
more the newspapers lampooned
them, the more they fourished like
green bay trees, until as we become
reconciled, then fashion changes, and
off they go. But come what may,
we shall be the gamers by the aboli-
ton of hoops. There will be more
room in the street cars and on the
side walks, to hint othing about the
other little conveniences that will be
restored to us from the far past Of
imperious fashion.-Louisvilte Jour
nal.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02

IBE eagerness of the Southern
freedmen to learn to read is highly
gratifying to all their friends, and
many anecdotes that touch the finest
and tenderest sensibilities, at the
same that they are very amusing,
are related in this connection. We
select the following from speech
recently delivered by a Northern Of
ficer to a mass meeting largely COM
posed of negroes, in Georgia:
Il was passing by a cabin in Mis-
slssippi, when heard one say, Glory
to God, I've got it, Great laugh
ter, Curiosity led me to look in,
and saw an old colored woman in
tently gazing upon an open book
1t was the Bible, and she was look
ing at the first verse, first chapter of
John. asked her what she meant
by her exclamation; and she answer
cd that she had made out word.-
[ asked her to read the word, but
after trying very hard, she said, I've
forgot it. Roars Of laughter She
then speltit, letter by letter, but sud
denly stopped and asked me if there
were three legs to ali m. Great mer-
riment. l then read it to her, see
ing that she was confused. She ex-
claimed, why, you read and you just
looked at it, Laughter Thus, like
this old lady, you must learn and
improve, step bv step, and after
while you can read and write.
will relate another instance Iknew
an old colored lady, whose little
daughter taught her letter at time,
end as the old lady would scrub ;;t St
the tub she would sing out, "A. B. c.
When | saw these things-the anx-
iety displayed by your race to learn
I said to myself, there is work to
do, and for all good people to do
Yet, another circumstance: On one
occasion saw two small colored
boys in a street disputing. One said
it's spelt G o-n-gon,' and the other
said. i tell you it amt it is JON.
Great merriment. Thus they dis
puted for a while, and then ran
around the corner to look at sign
that had 'JoHN' on it."
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02
In q Fix.

The Democracy are just now in
sad predicament is regard to the
question Of negro suffrage, The
Southern leaders of that party have
all at once discovered that the col
ored man is very much Of d gentle
man, and are very anxious to come
to an understanding with him.
They are making speeches at negro
mass meetings and urging them to
unite with the Democratic party and
secure all their denied rights. But
in Ohio and some other northern
States they have another string to
pull. Instead of following their
Southern leaders who always carried
the brains of the party, they will
find it necessary to cover up their
record during the rebellion; and will
try to divert attention from them
selve by bowling "nigger equality"
"nigger wives and husbands - mig
er jurors and Justices" 'nigger Leg
islators and Governors" from this
time till October.
The Democracy will fight the bat
tie in Ohio this fall on prejudice
alone. They have nominated can
didates on their State ticket upon
whose garments there is no smell of
war; and all their appeals will be to
vote against the black man because
he is black. AS tie Democracy
have always laid great claims to be-
ing the national party, we immagine
that a Democratic speech filed with
denunciations of the negro, made in
Columbus, will sound oddly enough
when read down in Georgia, Ala
bama or South Carolina, where the
hope of Of the Democracy mainly
depends on securing negro votes in
support of their candidates.-Ke
ton RepuJlicdn.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02
BIaSphcmy Rebuked.

When Napoleon was about to in
wade Russia person who had en-
deavored to dissuade him from his
purpose, finding he could not pre-
vail, quoted to him the proverb,
"Nlan proposes but God disposes :"
to which he instantly replied, II
dispose as well as propose" A
Christian lady, hearing the impious
boast remarked, Il set that down as
the turning point of Napoleon's for
tunes. God will not suffer crea
ture thus with impunity, to usurp his
prerogative." 1t happened just as
the lady had predicted-Napoleon's S
invasion of Russia was the COM
mencement of his fall.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02

One evening APPARENT as hearing
his little johnny recite his Sunday
school lesson. 1twas from the four
teenth chapter of Matthew, wherein
is related the parrble of the malicious
individual who went about sowing
tares. &c.
What is tare ?" the parent in
quired.
Johnny hesitatEd.
"Tell me, my son, what a tare is" :"
"You have had 'em," said Johnny,
casting down his eyes and wiggling
his foot.
"Had 'cm p said the astonished
parent, opening his eyes rather wide,
why, what do you mean Johnny 2"
"When you didn't come home for
three days last week, I heard mother
tell aunt Sutan that you was off on a
tare.''
The Sunday school lesson was
brought to sudden close, for John
ny, who knew too much altogether,
was sent to bed.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02
SINGULAR FATAL ACCIDENT

SINGULAR FATAL ACC1DEsr.-A
fatal accident Of singular nature
occurred at the north shaft of the
Hoosick Tunnel on Saturday. The
''hell h1an," who stands at the bot
tom of the shaft and gives the sig
nal for the platform to rise, was
standing in his position almost di-
rectly under the platform, which was
at that time at the mouth of the shaft,
when a aIiumber Of drills were thrown
upon the platform to be taken down
for use. One Of these, about five
feet in length, rolled off the platform,
and falling distance Of three hund-
red and sevety feet, it's sharp end
struck the "bell man" in the side,
and the instrument passed entirely
through his body and then some
distance into a. heavy plank, COM
pletely impaling the unfortunate
ma. The plank had to be split
with an axe before the drill could be
loosened.- The injured man lived
about twenty-four hours after the
occurrence.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02
Standard of Charity.

Men measure their charities by q
peculiar standard A man who has
but a dollar in his pocket would
give penny for almost any pur-
pose. If he had had q hundred dol
lars, he might give one; carry it
higher and there comes a falling off.
One hundred would be considered
too large sum for him who has ten
thousand, while present of one
thousand would be deemed miracu-
lous from a man worth one hundred
thousand-yet the proportion is the
same throughout, ,and the poor man S
penny, the widows mite, is more
than the rich mans high-sounding
and widely-trumpeted benefaction.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02
Notice to Teachers.

The Board of School Examiners of Wyan-
lot county, Ohio, from and after the lst
lay of September, 1866, will hold meetings
Jr the examination Of teachers, under the
: Act to provide for the reorganization SUI
I ervision and maintenance of Common
ehools," and the amendments thereby,
assed March IA, 1864, as follows: In Up
er Sandusky, in said Wyandot county, on
ne Ist and Sd Saturdays in the months of
=, pril, May, June, September, October and
\ Ovember, and the first Wednesdays of all
No certificate will be granted except
Q regular meeting, nor will any be
g ranted except the applicant appears in
r erson and submits to an examination.
Under the amended school law, each
a pplicant for certificate, shall pay the
] card of Examiners, q fee of fifty cents as
condition of examination. 'ft
Examinations to commence at 10 o'clock
M, at the 'Oorrt House in said town.
BY order Of the Board of Examiners
rf9dIr HENRY MADDUX, Clerk.
January 3, flS66--tf. t@T
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02


LEGAL ADvICE.-An old barrister
was giving advice to his son, who
was just entering upon the practice
of his fathers professionally SON,
said the counsellor, 'ifyou have a
case where the law is clearly on
your side, but justice seems to be
clearly against you urge upon the
jury the vast Importance of sustain
ing the law. If, on the other hand,
you are in doubt about the law, but
your clients case is founded on JUS
tice, insist on the necessity of doing
justice, though the heavens fall,
But asked the son, 'how shall
manage case where law and justice
are dead against me ?
In that case replied the old man,
talk round it.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02
Children Having Worms
Hum b old's Fluid e Extra ct
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n certain cure for diseases of the

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FEMALE COMPLAINTS, GENERAL
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whether existing in MALE OR FEMALE
from whatever cause originating, and no
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If no treatment is submitted to, consump-
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The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02

Kentucky elects in May. OF her
nine Congressman, seven at least
will be Democrats, though the Union
men hope to elect Mckee and Ran
dali in the Eighth and Ninth Dis
tricts. Tennessee elects in August.
VI her eight Congressman we hope,
by the aid of the colored vote, to
secure at least five, leaving three for
the johnson rebel Democracy
California elects three Congressman
and they will all be Republicans
This completes the list in the States
at present represented, and would
make the division of parties as fol-
lows: Republicans IA, Democrats
4S, Johnsonite l.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02
The New York World saws:

"As race, the negroes of New
York, considered from police point
of view, are BETTER CLASS of cltl-
zens than the clover grades ofwhites
AS just remafked,a "a negro or negress
is brought before the courts oc-
casionally a black man is arraigned
for outrage; and very rarely for
drunkenness or murder. Bnt, as a
class, the negroes give the police
comparatively little trouble. This
is almost universal testimony alike
of patrolmen, sergeants, captains
and superintendents; and we publish
it as at least approximation to the
truth"
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02
DIR. Schenok's Mandrake Pills
a Substitute for Calomel.

These pills are composed Of various roots. having
the power to relax the secretions of the liver MS
promptly and effectually as blue pill or mercury,
and without producing any Of those disagreeaole
or dangerous effects which often follow the use OF
the latter.
In all bilious disorders these pills may be Used
with confidence, as they promote the discharge
Of vitated bile and remove those distractions from
the liver and hillary ducts, which are the cause OF
bilious affections In general.
Schenck's Mandrake pills cure sick eadache, and
all disorders Of the liver indicated by saow skin,
coated tongue, costiveness, drowsnees, and geni
that the liver is in torpid oil structed condition:
In short, these pills may be used with advdn-
tage In all cases when purgative or meaicine is
required.
Please observe, when purchasing that the two
lkenesSes of the Doctor, when in the last stage
Of Consumption and the other ms he now is, iH per-
feet healthare on the Government stamp.
mol 4th wevmo-1y
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02

SAD Acc1pENr.-CH1LD iScALnEp 70
DEAfH.-A little girl, about two years
of age, daughter of John and Susan
King, residing on Mulberry street, came
to its death On Friday of last week by
most affecting casualty. The family,
as we learn, had been during the pre-
vious day engaged in washing, and
while SO engaged a pail of hot water
had been dipped from the water boiler
and set upon the floor for temporary
purpose. The little girl. in passing this,
unfortunately stumbled and fell into it,
scalding her shoulders, side and back SO
severely as to produce death Within
twenty -four hours from the time of tho
accident Truly a sad and fearful
beesyen1ent - us-osftY Te2~tts.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02

To The AyrucrED.--AH who afflicted with dis
ase, Of tho heart, lungs, stomach, head, liver
mplaints, nervous diseases. female complaints.
Jmb diseases, neuralgia, deafness, ague. private
d seasess weak eyes, skin diseases, weakness.
r eumath hm! should immediately consult the cell
! rated Pr. Strickland, Of Cincinnati, who has made
ronic diseases his special study and practice for
81 last twenty years, and has cured hundreds of
ses after other doctors pronounced them incur-
le; The doctor Is well known, and treats his pa
u 'ts successfully aud confdentaly, therefore he
" pc relied npon- Address DR., A. Strickland,
r x %, Cincinnati, Ohio, giving an accurate ac-
C. mt OF your case, and enclosing a fee of 81 for
sscripton, etc. Those suffering should write
Il get tine uoctor's advice. fe2I-Iy
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02
A DMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given chat the under
signed has been duly appointed and quail
flied as Administrators OF the estate Of John
Cavins, late. of Wyandot County, Ohio,
deceased. j. +. BURKE.
April 25, 1867 81
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02

Take no more Unpleasant and Unsafe
+ emedies for unpleasant and dangerous
d iseasesy Use Helmbold's Extract Buchu
q nd improved Rose Wash.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-02

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and free from all injurious properties.