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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-17

IMPORTANT NOTICE To HOTEL KEEPERS OR TO
those wishing TO engage In that business. Only oppor
uniy IN the whole slaud of Cur, for keeping iote
grand scale The spendd build NJ wnch being erected
N the block formerly occupied by he oil principal the ,tre
facing the bay ami the Prom-ua e de Paula and which ~
destined 70 become the largest i0us aud ee-
eant Hotel OF the whole Isl and OF
peed and Offers splendid opportunity hoge keepers
10 those wishing 10 establish Themselves ~ the
most appropriate, most picturesque and health
fully situated sructu Of QUE capital The buid-
ng contains magnificent reception room 3
large sitting with balcony the street; magnicent
galleries. meters III wdh surrounding extend
ing 10 meters IN length ard closed with shut
trrs rooms o. the hst nopr u large
ne princips isor with balcony % The street.
The second nuor and suacel further
be constructed u brick beautiful every
yeniencc. 5caplci1uS reoss for
water closets The entire door OF secoad
OF mttOic he STAIRS leading the aud second
stories OF white marble and aud confuodipus.
There also servants ol the sstab-
sdes. according 20 the Amerc style All the windows
looking on the sr. are provided ycncan shutters snd
msenicent seiand u, ana dsrias frontage Of 30
meters ertlced rool, with beautiful view, where
Gu breathe fresh aud pure air aud which
Place OF rcretsion for the guests OF hou
water TANK Faucets: ~ house: aud
other rom for keeping PROVISIONS; cellars and
many other for this Kind
Applications will DO received by j. DURAND 20 broadway
NAVY YQrk
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-17

DEST FAMILY BOARD FOR WINTER At TaH
ID Ocean House (Europesn plan). Staten Island. ira
landing from whitehall street and thirty minutes from
Wall street. large double 81 TO Sv 81 per week;
gle do - 10, house heated By 4
q. n. READ. Hoffman House. New York.
CfISToN PLACE nOusE-0N THE EUROPEAN
" plan 1855 Broadway, OF Eighth street and Clinton
place. Rooms SUITS tor families aud snge gentenens
at moderate rates. OWENS HkkBEkE
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-17

HURST CLASS BOARD ON STATEN IsLhnD.-MR5
whitehall street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-17
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER IT, ls67-TRpLE SHEET
HOUSES. ROOMS. &C. TO Lrr.

ONE FINE ROOM REAR FOURTH FLOOR.
ARMY TO ISAAC O BARKEK room "A Herald Building.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-17

10 LET IN OLD HERALD BUILDING, CORNER
FULTON AND NASSAU STREETS, DESIRABLE BUsf.
NESS OFFICES. APPLY TO ISAAC o. BARKER,
ROOM u NEW HFRAIp BUILDING
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-04-04
{oLO sERiEs VOL -, NOS.
( lc,8saE - Ms..ss.o0 "a AAysacss.

tOtturtwa. IL IL the oldest. town in;
the county, having been the INDIAN
trading post when i was called ths
Indian Agency. It contains SHOUT
] 900 inhabitants and is surrounded
by fine country<4T Tho Methodibts'
and Raptists have tA .a, church,
There are cight or ten stores, . foar-
ing mill and q saw mill, andgit is be-
coming quito q good shipping point.
4 BIakcsburg is a small town Il the
western part 'of the country, border.
ing on MoAroe- sssys3 .,.as sst.s4
The other towns are Ashland in
the southwest, Kirkville in the north
Dahfonega 4 miles wsst Of Ottumwa
Comstock in the northwest Oh the ID
X X, and Alpino coal station
below Ottunwa.nl I,.ss aSii,ifssa
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-04-04

e GAs-Nov BLowING.-Tkc pure
Nitrous Oxide Gas administsssd by,
johnson & Gibhsi1g cases Of Dental
operations M proved 70 " ! snecess,
unparalleled. Over hity ratients,,
thus fkr, lsvA inhaled il. and ,hsea.
charmed BY its ef6cscions sesults.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-04-04

Tares There wa was levied in 1856
for oil purposes q tax of $50, SO,
nearly haii ' Of wkich Mil xas for school
Wool. The last clip Of wool must
havc Been about Isl, 700 pounds, and
the sliecp now on hand number NOT
far from rs. 900. s
Foputdfion. The population Of the
county y not far from q, ,0oo. rqgyS-
h..fsgxs asl RAILRoADs. Il ns i3is
This county is well situated in !, 70. Z,
spect to railroads, the Dos Moinas
YAllcy Road running up tho Dos
1I0iaess Rivcr,,a Ind tho Burlington &
Missouri running through tho county
from east to west, and intcrsecting
tho former at O OttuinwA, sncar the con-
tFe bf tho county. 1 Passengers to
Chicago chaTgc as this point from the
Vailey tostho Burlington Road, and
tho trains onSbOth roads stop hero
for meals, giving ample time for q
good dinner Or supper. 81 \ 49,
TIE ST. LOUIS AMI CEDAn RAPIDsl D. b.
sd boss coafPANY.9Es3 u
TITS company HAS It's offioo at Ot.
tumwa, which is ope Of the principal
points on thellne of@ the projected
I'oad. The company WAS organized
September q, 1865 at Cedar Rapids
ata : ooAvention consisting OF dele
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-04-04

~ &1S3sk3. ~ % = ~ - = - ~ 1eE *
xsfl So 2s 81 & i4a 41ne nae
DYySn 1. "a B. M0yk ~ ln eaeh "a tne bnFe.
,,;.E. C2nEhltAys J. WAsra n = Eng
A,9o aoeNI p gla3 e9me ~ AZ
~ s0ysa iE04M & Nll9Q u % ~ 81 \
D'eemne'd doHR III 9D1ee eelx :!
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81 ,c,,pn I ,IsS a 3sS 1t sn9 4 M - ~ Ess,, 4 Y
SSts s't It, ~ TIL ~ ~ a.,a as, -
S4c Sx 1lu 1 Z !. s.sps'1 - " ~ YI.
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tss Is rHs,1 ssS.s sySDs:Sss I4 4ss sips i,n by nts.
Az SS tSfss. I "rs 81. - Z s. u, t. . s
~ ~ d. 4; III is = si;s = taaer ~ j.
fhe M MAI a6f ,i;a t- 1ssn.rsi hash
NsSi5 @ sII N u 1, ~ hern ana a. s.ontS Mi.
An @ M Ya1,s s ,'ssS tbnn fsr cons;.isr
ANA ro,.t;; oS ~ ], tiag wonId
hi ~ s, nn,,k Z. sny lya, ,.a' sds soS'a cS !
nstss.;ty Is III 4 4 I y, rosds "a st,orr ::
vals MI pJi;ch i tha hoftar 20 ro,,t.
which Wit % soonest completed, "a
which s'll al has the bcst prospects, It i il
nof IN the province OF your corres.
Pondent p ! 70 state. The Central 81
!! have Y !ys9 said has earnest men at the
helfn, and 80 1 may say otthe othcers
9f Sas ths St. 81. Louis Cedar Rapids
hoad. l''t' a. Inc 9 omcere are . Well known
70 need any commendaiion from any
pen. They will do all that can be
done 70 render their young enter
prise 6 perfect successs ", 8
The count y-seat, a situated on the
Des Moines River, at the centro OF the
county, and at the intersection ot
the Des Moines Valley, burlington
and y ,ds1a missouri and lprojected) ST. Lou;
IS and Cedar Rapids railroads: ~ IL
Q city Of ncarly 4, 900 inhabitants,
built on tho slope Qf the hill WHICH
lios. north Of the river and railroads.
the business streets running along
the foot Of the hill, and the ,residen-
COS being higher up. Althngh the
location renders grading difficult
and exll0psiyc. it would be hard 70
anq a5Nq resi.uence s,s. Y ates commanding
more rs extenslve ~ IN ~ vows tnan are COM
mon nerY: r,,, Inc vlow !rom tne resl'
dence 0sal q lion s. y. y, =. Sti'os, near t1e
summit 1l.E1laso q me MI, sNpea q Inc nnest
~ TINS Pfsiric re coun1iy wnere noun
tains a' ana Ian lakes q. do noe eheer INTO tne
scenery. ~ iaogI "a.
], Ottumwa gl = tue lnelan name y
tnc T pace, q ~ 'SasL Z sl'hllnr ~ =
anu - supposed ~ soMe toe mean
,tiunmoilng .!inasig water, e thef 81 hPpanoose
naPiuus arc Ipunu nefc' D osnsls
tne name y tn9ugns toI inp'y iorS
to the Indian name, which was soon
rc adopted. ads ,.5st,a y :. II
Probably Ottumwa has for many
years done more basinees than AAy
other town in the State Qf IT'S slzes-77
= mas hsd an anq stu seta'ns : 81 y heayy ny
SnnthssS Y nosnt;ss s ~ y fn~: @ .na - ths M
CssES nos.h a. g ~. g Is M;ssd,,, TINS M
- - u s''os $ .s....a. q, q eonn hn6 D.
: raso an,., n,nouts n.o " M Hv vayS'yYv ~ 4
4 1t,oVv,ovo 800 ys As
nas oosn plHug c;s II ln'y slY aaGs., !,
h,uSs J. = nas;n 49, nn.i sIs M s;t;,sns
'cgls.mase ousln1ss ~ ~ srus az
;n,.oss h;,.... ~ ~ sne, sup"s ara ~ !
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-04-04

Aha Ox,a,,oss ssa ,n1lxafsoe, v&sl kas,x,x, :, ~
..rJ = ..e,s Z, 4; l 8. - s ..s -. -.
%. ~ S'sss .1siiS 49,,
6iIir.fh eo,.ses., fi,o ,,rs,ffs.: fr.c.iiI.
.slS. . :. ,,n,is:.
1sSs9,.< IN. ~ 4 RI 4 III 6c,,,s ~ j,
Tho railev q. Al nrs sitra1tiue stroan,
whsilv / rXrlnt;t fkS mn MIS- snd
lsssntlfd " m. 4 ~ n " nenr him a.
.,ithrr h.nd It1iS frUe ibat m VI i
mair;e States one = 0sncsnerallv y vets i
III iace ofrhc countrv. bv = railroad
,sr;n s, so,,.slV sts ~ ~ s 1sse. ! hron ,,h
j hf,Osfesi.lss1s i, oi,ssn prairio vivina
mr. af1iSssr rgS Sh 81 fhca sa4icni.
tnraI "a nncst;rs az thie fa,tilc rcOion
ma woH ss gen,,sral. i,laa &c, the face
sof The country with 4; IS stieaa;nv n.
tetnation u, omen s,yairie and f;,Sber.
ed streams And vet IL IOWA with
its kdaatifulIW nndulatinv siIxface
some rdtdsN ifidrd the yiesss above
Indicated, while others, likctlje East
er,s tAs1G nfEfeFaw nn,nrtrsnif;& ~
viaw tha' hnon,;as ,r tIie Il ;ss;s.ssl;
a. u. iyv ntyv M. IL. Mn;ns siss,
.Rs;srn:n, q 4 opasesT Ga.a 1SSss;n.s, J,
sthrohrh ma of III r;,.hest ,,slicvs ! ;s
Yhe cn,,ntrv "a rcvarth alas I q ,y,s
tia naeson yar too c,w o,.r..ss u n IN
~ s.sc all I'M. haontv XXI vi fI;s.
w.aIth Tr MshasL. and ND s liz;
conat;.. tL;. = ss',,o,.,,I;. I ,a.,
nns mn, "a a. u mr. i,s, ,.;.I;a, M
them ~ Ais ,.n.J c.n c,rs7 ~ ~ sg7;
Ar.ta -,s.ts..:, !. !, 3; s =. as.s
wanolio cans.,, = - :, 10 + ~. -
g.eIlc I s..ha. j. = = =. s 49, ,c 49, ~
S.~.saa R.,s - fa.n.nS o. .:a.1 = :aI
tl;ss .es,f;s,,4 ~ ss1,, tj.v III IL i
wh;te ..ttl....s At 80 ,.oss' ~. 80 -
hnr;cd atssA @srar = = T.;svs n;,h, n;,as
o..t :. n,sn....... IL - tsc,,... os ,;os
Sonth IF ashas,.a..mI 80 IL Kr,t.2 o .ansI MI
h.fssean r,,.na. ~, NJ a. sI,ksss E., ~,
I,.s:.rsnn ~ .,~ r..., = 's IN, az ~, aa
!, cn;,. r,,,i;ras ~ .nT,ha | sa;,',s az "'s Z.
r,o,. is.,,, y, ,,.. .ssa -" .oH NJ
Inr. 49,, ~ ~. .,;., .o ..n.s,,liS - 1870. -
dnrin1 a s.,rr - .s I.o ~ ~. o1p,e NJ " r. ~
Noinss riyersrunnin,rg tlrrou y,Ieahe
county N i South Eas fernlV direc.
ton divides it into two nearly equal
nlrts which fhbwevos i ! II vo5:ty ilf;s<o
noarancv. The. II orthcast half iss 4
ScSuS;f,,l And Srtiee seoantrrs oniv 4
small portion Of it being hilly, while
fha rast 4. aJmir.,hlv - iantai In av.I
erv rs.nect y ~ % the wants ,fth. nj j
baadman. Fertile prairics. with
..hund.nt cud- .nnra,,;Sntt; t;,uka. Ssn,l
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n
founda sioSF w most q Il of q tES Il 5hs(js lS
stf2su1s Is II thE hilis sohtR i nof w sth'
river It hnS bee1 Z fdddd iii riy6Y Bio
|ces; whfl5 nexr Eddyvi3lS Z tker6 ii !,
thick vein in the river b3l Stik /
- useless tofart tEef sbiccciffy " HI \. fSf II vii
[6easeet, from u. = si66irie rieada ~ tE8k ri u
|5llois wcil pf05id9d With 9666i l6f thi
Eahdl niasiy hitnfe l1ehe h tionSa aiali "a,
|sabplysassy a,s6hi6f6 {isnnaaSIa non
|l6ss lIvUscd 4. .Aect5ons. a''A y \ ss sss's' (,
EGs;y Hsses.y fhs Comfy ri n y 3 4, Il,
sss sss % r.s'soligi ;li'1; ~
no G 4. IL III iRsSs tssSs lh.d ~ + sbpcla TIL &
t.ss Z, lssplr1cs z sdsso ~ q 81 y 4. g. G
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.cf , vcflss.s ss.vn.si C. - D. .: +, ! .ssss
'6l3e y; r * :. - y
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!s@,. q /, css Is y esfs
Fr6Ssis:. 8 Hays1 80; sssriif: s $ g Gsidwsi|
,Ttsasuret = ftst9l, sAsstS 6s; s.. =,
Spurious; g Recorder; =. deofse s1gFfvsy'
kmdnv fbe okicst seatttlera, .Natii. ~ ~ ~
- =, .,r 49, ~
iAIrd'e1ly m n1ed1ly werc ssi Dr I'd .Ws,slcn' III = ST
Warden Ivm W. al lbra;t tIs Rev II a a
SnaullInd Isl III Gavlord .jmhn M.
Ga. 81. DAVIS Smith I Hin ~, IS
H'ack worfK a Shnnls 4 Nnr,av r
HarDjesrr ~ 81 Isl. g. Norris H P. Gray 81 81
&. Baker. M Wrigft s. I,eiuhtor i i
Scott, Wm Brim a s Snnrlock r
Nicfhtiiro 81 0gy Isl Isl Hall Isl Smith
WIN. Dawev ;nnay Viii WIT
comb. j. Weir s Davis. 4 81 nw;re
]. Smith. - 80 go - ~, =, s,
TER CIerk &, IN nodlar''. irrsnanre, -,
- 1
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-04-04

e ChrsstiaN. - No Pastor. Small
itama church, soxpsot 10 ,bniid%aasoon
asE Epoasible -probablV inyear OF %.
Elder Rpggs, nfs CAntrAlis, ILL.,, 10 Oh
pscted ina fow days u preach for
thens and they hope to- retain him.
Episeopal. Rsv: y.sE. RYAN, Pas,
tor. Now brick church just built at
. dost OF Sii,a31, anll not quite An
ishsd. Membership IS; Sab bbatk 6ehool
,lp@ Small library. Mr.. Ryan 10
aid 10 - doing . good work. Has
addcd largely % the number Of com,
nluniea1ts sincc he comsnenced: In
February he presented to the B:shop
23 for confirmation.. a9 hs
CONGREGATIONAL. The Pastor, Rev.
Simeon Rrown, died Or the 18th nit,
and shia place has not yet 'boen Allcd.
Trams chnrch mediam size. Sab
bathssehool, as s0podG Giibaar t50
worth of books added each year!lics'
lssAodisfs Rev, f. H. XafiAg,
Pastor. Nembership, 237: Sabbath
schp6f 200.r Good library and 8prpr
vision Cor enlargipg it, The passop,
age il worth shout $2100o Ths
church was not completed till last
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-04-04

Dsv Good. The firms who do =
wholesale business eithe sexciNaively
orin part, arc Lawrence d Chambers,
r. Dcyin &sGop, M0ss 4, Co, r. w.
~, HaMley, Richards 4 Halss Aais 3
4 The retailerssare Peters b Co, ?.
Loomis, il Gs Meek, @. g. w arden,
Lively 81 L0wiss 81. n Sheflsr Tis-
dale, Nudds6 d Coz, Potts BFesa y.
,AN. & al sHagglns, J.aS.s walker,
IS. Clancy & Bros. aee 60
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-04-04

'businees not specified above, we shall
have ss the grand total something
over q, 500, 90 as the amount Of busi-
ness oSs done g annually IL this CITY of =
sd Water Po,osr -Thore = qpite :
fall ii the Des Moinss River st this
point. affbrdiAg, an immense water
power for future capitalists TO make
available. a race half . mile long
across an extensive curve in the river
Iwonld afford a fall Of seven to nine
feet. ~ na7atastt 4'tis
n Bridge CompanN.--A company has
inst been, organised TO bridge the Dee
Moines at this point, as, the trade OF
the place demands that the crossing
of the river be unobstructed, and not
dependent upon. the uncertainties oi
fsrrying. to .sfs sai
si EDDYv1LEE.. ..s In
|is sit1Ated in tho northwest corner Of
Wapello. County, q part ofits reach
ing over into Mahasl<a. II lies on
|the Dea, kpines River CONTAINS about
2, ,OO0; inhabitants, and is surrounded
BY . very rich agricultural region.
The. Des; Moines Valley Railroad
|passSs through il, and wills be- inter
|sected iat this point W tho lows
| Central, giving the town tho sadyan'
tagc Of two roads. Eddyville is ne
lined amer J. p. Eddy, who laid out
the Village IN 1S43.. Mr.. Z. had beor
| latradsr with the Indians, and wher
they were removed he continued shit
fstore, WHICH, was for some time ths
only one II this part Of the conntry'
Atone time Eddyville was . stropa
Trivial OF cttumwx, but the latter
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-06-04

BEAUTY VS.. BRAINs.-The Springfield Repub
lican thus lightly comments on new ''induee-
ment" to crafty such friends of H. g. as may
desire to preserve the features of the ubiquitous
journalist who baied ]. D.; or who have been so
out of the world as never to have had a sight OF
that eminent parsonage;
The religious wesklies offer sewing machines,
pianos and books as premiums for new subscri-
bers The New York Tribune used to hold out
strawberry plants as an inducement to the same
end All this is legitimate, but 10 offering pic
turs of himself to every new subscriber to the
Tribune, we protest Mr. Greeley takes an unfair
advantage Of his competitors. Personal beauty,
like virtue, should be it's own reward, and really
it is not fair nor generous in Mr., Greeley to
throw the light Of his own countenance upon
himself in this way, to the disadvantage of those
who have not been as lavishly endowed by ma
ture in that item. II his offer were limited to
citizens Of the reconstructed States, there would
be less objection, for there will doubtless be
many rebel who will endure the Tribune fol
the sake of obtaining picture of the man whC
bailed JEFF. Davis, and it will do them good t
read the paper. But if the Tribune experiment
proves success, it will create a demand fo
handsome editors, and brains will be at n dis
count. 1t is only fair to say that the Trbun
does not offer Mr.. Greeley's picture ''as pre-
MUM" but alto gratify," etc; that is to say
as picture merely.
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-06-04

CURIOUS CLOoK.-Many years ago, there was
a clock made by one DrOz, mechanic of Gene
va, which was renowned for it's ingenious con-
struouon. The clock was SO made as to be capa-
BILE of performing the following movements i;
There was exhibited on it negro, a shepherd
and dog. When the clock struck the shepherd
played six tunes on his flute, and the dog ap-
preached and fawned upon him. The clock was
exhibited to the King of Spain, who was greatly
delighted with it.
"The gentleuess of my dog" said DrOz, "is
bis least merit. II your majesty touch one Of
the apples which you see in the shepherds bas-
ket, you will admire the fidelity Of the animal y
The King took an apple and the dog few at his
hand and barked SO loud that the Kings dog
which was in the same room during the exhibit
iion, began to bark also at which the supersti'
tous courtiers, not doubling that it was an aifai
Of witchcraft, hastily left tue room, crossing
themselves as they went out. Having desired
the minister of marine, who was the only ont
who dared to stay behind, to AJAX the negro wha
O'Clock it was, the minister asked, but received
no reply Dorz then observed the negro hat
not yet learned Spanish; upon which the minis
ter repeated it in French, and the black imme
diately answered him. At this new prodigy th
frmness of the minister forsOOk him, and he re
treated precipitately, declaring that it must b
the work of a supernatural being, 1t is proba
BILE that iu tho performances of these tricks
Droz touched certain springs in the mechanism
although this is not mentioned in any Of the &C
counts of his clock
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-06-04

CURIOUS EXPERIMENTS WITH FLAMEs.--A lee-
ture on the sensibility between flame under
certain conditions and certain sounds was re-
Gently delivered at the Royal Institute of Great
Britain. illustrating these phenomena, PrOfes-
sor Tyndall snid: "Some OF these flames are Of
marvellous sen8ibility; one such is at present
burning before you. Ii is nearly twenty inches
long, but the slightest tap on distant anvil
knocks it down to eight. l shake this bunch Of
keys or these few copper coins in my hand; the
flame responds to every tinkle l may stand at
distance of twenty yards from this flame; the
dropping of a sxpence from height of a cou.
pie of inches into a hand already containing
coin, knocks the flame down. l cannot WALL
across the floor without affecting the aame
The breaking Of my boots sets it in violen
commoton. The crumpling of bit of paper
or the rustic of silk dress, does the same.
is startled by the pashing of rain drop.
speak to the flame, repeating a few lines o
poetry; the flame jumps at intervals, apparentl
picking certain sounds from my utteranoo t
which it can respond, while it is unaffected b.
others"
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-06-04
WILMINGTON. TUESDAY. JUNE A, 1867.



Fair lady, ask me not to drink
toast to thee Tonight -.-
For broken vows aud blasted hopes
Expose the demons blight;
Put back the wine-I dare not taste
Put back the sparkling bowls.
For who hath quafIed draught 30 deep
And reached blissful goal
Oh ask me not there lies within
poison deep and direl
And every drop but serves the more
To fan the latent Hre;
Each draught will quench my sense Of guilt,
And blast youths budding hopsi
Each drop will sink me- deeper still
In moral night 10 grOpe-
OH press me not TO touch the cup
Within are glarlng eyes
And starving widows, hungry babes,
And freezing orphans cries;
Whom tho gods destroy they first make drunk
Then ask me not TO drink;
Oh, tempt me not, but spare my soul
From deaths eternal brink.
have three sisters mildly fair,
Like angels round my way,
Whose love Is like the alars,that shine
With undimin'shed ray;
Shall they be doomed to see me fall
A prey to maddening drink,
And sundersd he the love that binds,
Or snApt the golden llnki
Another sleeps where sadly wave
The willows in the valei
And midnight whispers from the sky,
Come on the signing gale;
She passed away az srmmer's breath,
In llfe's iAeiplent bloom
Then tempt me not-I would not mar
Her slumbsrs IN the tomb.
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-06-04

THE LAST MAN IN THE BARBER sHoP.-We
have seen many illustrations of misery, many
that move the hardest heart to pity; but moth
ing can be more touching to an observer, noth-
ing better defines misery than man in bar
ber shop with dozen or 30 ahead Of him, wait
ing to be shaved. II is impossible for any one
who never has experienced it to know how much
nerve is required to pass successfully through
this ordeal. Different natures, of course, ex-
perence different degrees of misery as they
wait. "The poor but virtuous young man,
struggling with moustashe (the fading hue Of
which has brought him again to the tonsorial
artist, having an engagement with Susan-who
has told him, "anythiug but feller as isn't OF
time"-can probably be put down as the subject
of most affect wretchedness and despair, as he
enters and looks around upon 'lesa mserables'
who are ''ahead" Of him, the last Of whom
mingles with his misery grim satisfaction tina
some cue comes after him.
The young man would rather "dye" at onc'
than be subjected to the suspense he must en-
durs. Talk of ambition, Of fame, as she beckont
from afar to the midnight porer over volumel
filled with learning and wisdom, or to the war
rior who cuts his way with his sword and wade
through seas of blood to her shining goal Th
scholars ambition fades to insigni6cance, and tn
soldiers dream of glory vanishea before th
mighty yearnings of the last man in the barbe
shop, waiting for his turn. No goal but th
cushioned chair does he see, $50 near, and ys
so far"
There is music to him in the barber's ''next
as it lessons the distance between him and hi
ambitions goal; and when it finally appeas
him, he experience joy that the hOnied WORD
of aattery fail to bring to him who has fouu
fame. Enforce the Maine law, prohibit tiltin
r hoops, make good street crossings, ETC., and v
e will submit, but deliyer us, good Lord, from b
ct ing the last man in the barber's shop.
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-06-04

At masquerade in philadelphia recently,
a very comical and embarrassing incident
took place. A husband and wife having dis
cussed the matter, mutually agreed not to go.
On the morning of the day, husband inform
ed the wife that pressing business called him
to New York. When he left the house, how
ever, it was to prepare for the masquerade.
Wife also, concluded to attend the ball
On arriving, she detected her husband in
conversation. by his forgetting to disguise
his voice. Wife followed him then closely.
She finally heard him arrange with the falr
one to leave the house together. The time to
depart coming, the wife, by sudden flank
movement, supplanted the fair one, and her
self took the arm of her husband. In the
carriage she kept him at respectful distance,
while he proceeded to express his affection
for his ''adorable Laura OF several months
standing" The carriage finally stopped
| where directed. Husband and wife alight
and when in the room assigned, mutually
unmask. The blankness OF that husband
must be imagined. Of course, wife conclud
ed that she had no further need for such 9
l husband.