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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-08-06
Let us calculate the forces of Confederation,
and see on which side the true balance is
1,799,S61 1,43S,470

q This result gives us an inferiority of $4,000
souls. Now, suppose that, of the 100000 Cam
adams in the States, 900 should come back,
attracted by the prosperity of the "New Pow
er," and suppose also that Vancouver and the
Red Ri"er were added with their $4,000 or 40,-
900 Catholics, our minority would be reduced
to about 10000. f. .l ute ir.afa6a @t
But let us consider the influence of q COM
pact body like that of the Catholics COM
pared with the divided forces of Protestant
ism; the following being the degree of infls-
ence enjoyed by each creed in this country:
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THE ELECTIONS

Still constitute the absorbing topic of inter-
est. The writs have not yet been issued, but
it was believed at Ottawa that they would he
as early as the 9th, to-day and be generally
received by the returning officers about the
Sth or 9th, the election to take place on the
20th. In the meantime the political excite
ment is on the increase, and the next few
weeks win witness, in the Province ofiOnta-
rio at least, the fiercest struggle ever known
there. Mr.. Brown having taken the field IN
the South Riding against Mr.. Gibbs, VINO
represented it in the last Parliament, the Two
Premiers, Sir John and Hon. John Sandheid
Macdonald have come out before the people.
Election meetings and public discussion oc-
cur daily. An intelligent Toronto corrcspon-
dent. commenting on the situation, says:
The spectacle is a curious one. Formerly
Mr.. ]. s. Mcdonald and Mr. Brown were lead
ers of the Reform Party, now they are embit-
tered against each other. In 1864 MIR. Brown
took Office as the ally of Sir John A. Macdon-
aid, but the other Macdonald stood out against
Mr.. Brown and the Government. The object
of the coalition was to carry confederation,
and thereby relieve the country from the curse
inflicted upon it by party rule. htr. sand
field Macdonald took stand against conteder-
alton, and did his best to resist its adoption
Mr.. Brown quarreled with his colleagues, and
left the Cabinet, but the vacancy was soon fill
ed by another Reformer, Hon. Ferguson Blair
From that time Mr.. Brown was an enemy OF
the Administration he had Just left, and even
before the scheme OF confederation was ac-
complished, and while the delegat es were in
England looking after the mea sure, Mr.
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4 Thus, when a stranger looks at the statistics
and asks what religion rules in the country, he
will easily see that it is the Catholic. 1t must
not be supposed that all the other religions are
only one religion under the name of Protes-
tantism. Each of these has its distinct inter-
ests, and for the most part they are recipro-
cally conflicting. There cannot, therefore, be
the union among Protestanfs that is seen
among Catholics. The Catholics alone, then,
can call themselves truly masters of the coun-
try. t... ~. .l.t b. r
The Montreal Witness, Protestant, points
out that this is just the old plan by which a
minority composed of Southern shareholders
ruled the United States for half century,
and brought 1t to the most disastrous and g-
gantc civil war on record. 1t adds;
The Northern politicians. who, for personal
and party advantages, played into the hands
of the Southern shareholders, were called
dough- faces before the war and copperheads
afterwards-names supposed TO be significant
of their character What their Canadian con-
ceners will be called remains to be seen.
In the French constituencies generally
throughout Quebec, election meetings are
taking place almost every Sunday, The people
being addressed by the different candidates,
just attefsthey came out of church, at the
morning or afternoon service. The meetings
are indeed often held at the church door.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-01-25
Bad Hahiis.

Habits are forming like masonry
Every thought seems small as every
brick seems small. And yet, l notice.
in the building that is going up behind
my dwelling, that, small as bricks are.
one by one, being set in mortar day by
day, and man by man, the wall thickenS
and rises, and solidi6es, and the huge
structure is piled up at last Taken
singly, these bits Of burnt clay are of no
great significance; but all Of them to-
gether are of tremendous significance.
Now, a mans life is made up of little
thoughts any one of which are like
bricks in the hands Of the builder. The
walls Of your character are going up
day by day. And YOU are building, not
slone for time, but for eternity. And
you have more interest in that building
than anybody else has The effect Of
those habits and dispositions that Won
are forming-do you know that YOU will
never be rid Of it to all eternityi There
ia not a day that does not use its troweI:
There Is not a day that DOES not carry
up somewhere in you wall that never
will be shaken down. As you build. 50
You will stand. Inthat course in which
Won think and feel and act Won are n
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-01-25
Forejen Gossip,

The Empress Carlolta,, after having
been declared by the different newspar
pers hopelessly insane, dead, buried, 10
convent travelling incog., etc, is now
reported to be nearly vel. a.s ssl5s5
Baron. Solomon Won Rothschild has
obtained a decree from the Senate Of
Frankfort, by virtue of which be, his
three sons, and one daughter, cease to
be citizens of Frankfort, and are, there
fore, no longer Prussian subjects. s
In London, England, on Tuesday, the
ice on the lake in Regents Park broke
through while crowded with skaters
Over two hundred persons were preci-
pitated into the water and so drowDed.
The TSi6uae's Syria correspondence
says the enthusiasm Of the Greeks has
been fully reused in favor of the insur-
gents, and the youth of Greece are hast
ening in large numbers to aid the Gre
tans in their desperate struggle against
the Turks.
There ars signs of a trying winter in
London. Twenty-seven thousand arti-
sans and laborers are out of employment
in consequence of the failure of the ship
building trade. os !oa= sssa. fas-1
The Arabs are enyied by the more
civilized people for the irreproachable
whiteness of their teeth. How is it at
tained9 asks the British Medical Jour
nal. DR.. Quantin has good deal to
say on the subject. In the first place
they live upon eouseoussoW and coffee
prepared without milk or sugar-a diet
devoid of the acids which occur in Eu-
ropeau dietaries. They rinse the mouth
always at each~of their four or five daily
ablutions, filtering the water slowly be-
tween the teeth. They ynever take their
food aud drink at more than ''very mod
crate heat" This protects the enamel,
the conservative envelope of the teeth.
To increase the whiteness Of the teeth,
of which they are proud, they chew
once week d piece of Indigenous root,
called soRoae. When partly softened,
they withdraw it, and rub the teeth first
with this and then with white woollen
stuff.
AGRICULTURE IN FRANcE.-The Jour
nal de Z Agriewture says; The agricul-
tural statistics Of France for 1866 are
not very brilliant. The corn cropis be-
low the average. Wine win be abun.
dant, but of very ordinary quality
Potatoes are rotting in the sto7shouses
in many instances fears are entertained
OF not being able to preserve sufficient
for the next planting. Olives will fur
nish better crop than was expected.
Tobacco is Affected with the rot. Wal
nuts and chestnuts havesproduced the
ordinary quantity. The disasters ofthe
silkworm culture add darker shadows tG
the picture. The cider fruits offer q
valuable resource, aud several specia
crops, such as hemp and cola, have
been good. There is, therefore, SONS
---.---..t.1.. =. Al I'll IL L. 4
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I:fpr tht lgtlIt soils. !
rhe wolf and tile sIan.

- u ~.
"A. certain fox told a Wolf many tales
Of the wonderful strength that men
were possessed of 50 that no beast eeHld7
stand against them, but were therefore
obliged to use cunning. The WoH re-
piled, s1f 1 ever happen to meet a'uIan
/ willfly at HIM"
''Well,s replied the Fox, Il can help
you to that; only come with me to-mor-
row morning, and / viii show you ore.
EaIly next day, accordingly the Wolf
appeared, and the Fox took him to the
road which the hunters passed every
day. First came an old discharged
soldier. es
'Is that mau I" asked the Wolf.
"No," replied The Fox; che has been
one."
Next came a little boy going to
school.
ais that a man y asked the WOLF
"No," said the Fox; che will be one"
Then came a forester, his double
barrelled gun upon his back, and his
wood-knife by his side. On his aP-
proach the, Fox said to the WOLF 'sSee,
here comes a man upon whom you
must spring; but / will first take my
self off TO my hole.' f.,. -,.,.t
The Wolf made a spring at the Hun
ter, who, when he saw it, said to him
self, .It is pity l did not load with
ball, !" but he took aim, and discharged
his shot at the beasts head. The Wolf
made a very wry face, but still went
boldly forward, and the Hunter gave It
the contents of the second barrel The
Wolf suppressing the pain, now rushed
on the Hunter, who drew his long sharp
wood knife, and gavethe beast couple
of cuts right and left, so that it fell over
and over covered with blood, and laid
howliDg on the ground.
Presently the Fox came. "Now,
brother Vol" !" said the Fox, show have
you Jared with q manT ral isaf .s
t"Oh," replied the Wolf st is not
their strength / have suffered from; for
this Hunter took stick from his shoul
der and blew into il, and out flew some
thing in my face, which tickled il dread
fully. Then he pulled again into this
stick, and there came in my face a
shower like hail and lightning; and, as
I approached quite near, he drew out a
naked bone from his body, and beat me
withit till | feel, as it were, dead be-
fore him., . .4s.s.g- lsFl~
s"Ah, do you see,n', said the Fox, ''w hat
a boaster you are! You throw the
Ratchet 50 far that you cannot catch It
again. 1Ht - o. issisiii i'i '..i.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-01-25
The snake and The Rock.

In recent speech Hop. John Went
worth of Chicago, used the following
illustration ofthe question relative to cur
treatment of the rebellious States;
A traveller was one day aceosted by
snake from under a rock, asking to be
let out. The traveller at first was afraid
of the consequences; and told the snake
that he was AFRAID he would bite him if
he was let out. The snake asserted
that he had been under the rocks long
time; that he regretted his natural pro-
pensiiies and was resolved hereafter to
effectually control them. After much
parleying the traveller compassionately
removed the rock and he and the snake
travelled along some distance agreeably
together. Finally the snake said he felt
like biting somebody; that be might not
bite the traveller, but his venomous pro-
pensities had returned with such
strength that he could not much longer
control himself. He eontended that
the promise he had made was made
under duress; that God hal made him
for a snake; that he had no other func-
tons to perform than those Of snake.
The traveller entFsated him to control
himself and reminded him Of his orig
inal promise. The matter was finally
compromised by agreeing to leave the
question in dispute between them to the
| first three animals they met. The first
vas the we'll. He decided that the
snake was reared to his original rights
and that his promise made while under
duress was not binding. The next ami
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-01-25

peace among all animals. The third
animal met was the fox, Before he
could give his opinion he wanted to
survey the original premises. Upon
reaching them he asked the snake to
lay down in exactly the position he was
in when the traveller found him. He
then asked the traveller TO place the
rock as it originally was. This being
done, he said "This, case requir, 6
great deliberation; we must take time
to consider If. And so he and the
traveller passed on.
Now the serpent of rebellion having
been foolishly liberated from the pros
trate situation under the, great rock
which Northern patriotism rolled upon
it to crush it, without having first been
disarmed of its venom, coolly proposes
to use its fangs upon the hand which
magnanimously gave it freedom. There
seems to be no alternative left but to
replace the lifted rock, unless the snaky
enemy, whom we cannot trust, will
quietly submit to have its poison fangs
drawn out. That done, it may xriggle
where it will. bsaz.i s.+
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-01-25
1Orriginof IIIustrious Men,

Mark Twain has discovered the ori.
gin Of the following ''illustrious men,"
Wn. Smith was the son of his mother.
This party's grandmother is deceased.
She was a brick. .s--,.,,.-g r.s.
81 Edward Brown was a son of old
Brown by particular friend.
Henry Jones was the son of a sea-
- .gf5ss ssffhagfsg :. 1fsA =
,a VIM. JoEes was the son of gun.
John Jones was Son of Temperance
In early life Gabriel Jones was actu-
ally a shoemaker. He is shoemaker
yet. -i e.i5 ai eiT r.
: Previous to the age of s5 Caleb Jones
had never given any evidence of extra
ordinary ability; He has never given
any since. 11 ..a.. 81 /.
d Patrick Murphy is said to have been
of Irish extraction.
James Peterson was the son of a
common weaver, who was so miracu7
Iously poor that his friends were encour-
aged to believe that in case the scrip
lures were strictly carried out he would
...inherit the earth" He never got his
property. -.e
John Davis's father was a oap-boiler,
and not very good soap boiler at that.
John never arrived at matqriIy-died
in child birth, he and his mother.
John Johnson was blacksmith. He
died. It,was published in the newspa-
pers, with head rit, "reaths." 1t
was therefore thought he died to gain
notoriety. He has got an aunt living
somewhere. ... a,s'las Ell .
|. Up to the age of "a, Hosea Wilkinson
never had any home but "Home sweet
Home::" aud even when he had that he
had to sing it himself. At one time it
was believed that he would have been
famous il he had become celebrated.
He died. He was greatly esteemed for
his many virtues. There was not dry
eve in the crowd when they planted him.
1.-The ladies' have adopted what is call
ed the Arabian style Of wearing their
shawls. \ portion Of the article is
drawn into pouch between the should
Eers, like the eontriyance whereby a
squaw was habituated to carry her juve-
! nile offspring. 1t looks as if it was
| thrown on with pishfork. To con-
form to the same taste displayed in wear
ing the shawL the gentlemen should
Gather the skirts of their coats and fasten
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-01-25
.sThE Nelghhor as ThYseIf.,,

Mr.. Beecher, in recent sermon on
the training of the conscience, said:
tsEot long ago gentleman who was in
the oil business had made some twelve
or fifteen thousand dollars, and he con-
cluded that he had made enough-ex-
traordinary as it may seem-and that
be would wind up his affairs and come
home. Well, he wound up his affairs
and was ON the point of leaving, when
he met with a young man of his acqusin-
tance Il believe they both reside In New
York; who had invested $4,000, all he
had, in the experimental wen, and had
been boring and boring until he had
given out in Encouragement And
coming to this man, he. said: 81 shall
lose $4,000 if am obliged to give up
my interest in that well, and begged
him to take it off his hands. '.I am sell
ing out and not taking OF" says the man.
But the young man plead with him, and
out of personal kindness, he said, -t.Yery
well, will take it" Iu two DAYS they
struck vein in this well, and he sold his
share for 100000 The young man
was present as the check was drawn on
New York for the amount, and he felt
ike death and mourned and said, at is
always my luck; lam always little too
late. And the man said, @You may
take $4,000 of it If you want."Z The
young man thought he was jesting but
he assured him that he was not, and
said, '.but will make it $4,000 if it
viii do you any good. Or" said he,
4 will make it $4,000. swell, said
he, ''take the whole oft lido not want
it. Give me the $4,000 aad You NAV
have the advantage OF the good Iuek. y
And so he gave the young NAN $780,
900, All Of you that would have done
that may rise up" 1t is scarcely neces-
sary to say that nobody rose to vote.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-01-25
! Snnaau 8aainss.
OVER rHR KIVER.


Over the river they becken 10 me,
Loved ones who'Se crossed to the further
side,
The CLEAN Of their snowy robes | see,
But their voices are lost in the dashing
g, tide.
There's one with ringlets of sunny gold,
Z And eyes the reflection OF Heavens orr
blue,
He crossed in the twilight gray and cold,
And the pale mist hid him from mortal
We saw not the angel that met him there,
The gaies of the city We could not sec.
Over the river, over the river,
My brother stands waiting TO welcome me.
hfsiss, a4iftrfi---l ..-.ft,e A1-r sE
Over the river the bostman pale.
Carried another, the household pet,
Her brown eurls r0ved on the gentle gale,
Darling M;niel ]. see her yet.
She crossed on her bosom her diIupled hands,
st And fsarlessly entered the phantom bark,
We felt il slide from the silver sands.
And all our sunshine grew strangely dark;
We knsw she is safe on the further side,
Where all the raEsomed and angels be.
Over the river, the mystic view,
Ny childhoods idol is waiting fOr me.
For nooe return ON those quiet shores,
Who cross with the boatman cold and pale;
We hear the dip Of the golden osrs, a4's
~ And catch = CLEAN Of The snowy sail;
Aud lol they hays passed from our yearning
hearts, ''
Il They cross the stream and ara gone for aye,
We may not sundsr the veil apart
That hides from our vision the gates Of dsy.
We only know that their barks no mors
May sail with Us Ger life's stormy sea;
Yet somewhere know on the unseen shore,
They watch, and beckon. and wait for me.
And sit and think when the sunset gold
Is flushing river and bill and shore,
shall one day stand by the water cold
And list for the sound of the boatnan' oar;
shall watch for gleam of the tapping sail.
shall hear the boat as it gains the strand;
I shah pass from sight with the boatnan pale.
To The better shore of the spirit land.
I shall know the loved who have gone before,
seA8d jovfully sweet viii the meeting be.
When over the river, the peaceful river,
The angel Of death shall carry me.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-01-25
A Little Nonsense.

What is the keynote to good breed
ing! B natural. I'3 z'''sii9
Ideas overloaded with words seldom
travel far or long. ,a,isess
why is your nose in the middle of
your facet Because its a sosRtera' y
What is the difference between an
editor and his wife' One sets articles
to rights and the other writes articles to
set. isl-7'- s1aa''r'e'f'- f'-71eo
"Have you "Blasted Hopes ~ asked q
lady of a green librarian, whose face
was much swollen by the toothache.
"No, ma'am, / have u blasted tooth
ACHE" was the reply. @
An Irishman on being told BY his
employer to grease the wagon, returned
in an hour and said: '.Pve CREASED
every part Nv the maehiue but the
sthicks the wheels hang on" ~,
"Wbat's in the wind n asked Jones
of Brown, facing astiif Northwestern.
''Pins, needles, steel filings aud pulver-
lied ice and granite, | .whoald saw" re-
piled Brown. as.s ,ail,za-i9
A happy couple who arc both deaf
and dumb, were married in Maice the
other day, at Brysnt's Pond, the cler-
gyman using the sign language. Quiet
will reign in that family.
Darling tile three ears EGi-
Went to eIthe other night,
DcwnupOn her little piloE -rf-
Laid her head - galcsn bright,
Rested thoughtful for moment,
RaiEed her eager syes to me, s..l 4ls
'When grow to be q womsn.
Mamma, eh7se n9tksr shall 7 bsR"
A rapid and emphatic recitslof the fol-
lowing simple narrstiveis an infallible
cure for lisping.. "Hobbs meets Snobbs
aud Nobbss Hobbs bobs to Snobbs and
Nobbs; Hobbs nobs with Snobbs and
robs Nobbs' fobs. This is, says Nobbs
the worst of Hobbs jobs,' and Snobbs
sobs."
An eastern editor has been lecturing
some people who attend lectures to the
annoyance of their well bred neighbors.
We are glad that none of the, following
described characters ever go to a lec4
ture in our city; r1esa % b,.ins..
The man with creaking boots. The
woman with the cough. ;. The man who
sees a friend aud desires to sit beside
him. The man who insists upon pro-
curing better seats for the, ladies under
his escort. The woman who cannot re-
frain from audible criticism ON the looks
of the lecturer. The man who is inyar-
iably ten minutes late. The young
woman who goes only to look at the
fashions. The man who invariably has
to go out FIVE minutes before the termi-
nation Of the lecture. The man, who
continues tn read his evening paper
during the entire lecture The tall
woman who wears tall bonnet, and In
sists on sitting immediately in front of q
short man. ... t..
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-01-25

lady, writing upon the subject,
saws: "When men break their hearts,
it is the same aswilen 9 lobster breaks
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-01-25

. Nsdp Of fnperiah sble materials ,enamfled inside
and out to prevent rust, and the exterior has 6ne
Rosewood hnish. When properly cemented the re-
mains Of ths dseessed free from irruption Of VS.
ter or ths dsprsdstions fvsrmin, and may without
oEsnsivs odor be kspt long desired, thus ehvi-
stirg ths nsessHity Of hssg r.alF. hare them o.
Ill ssepl' t--f- -ssst q E-lALr--
Trsro.i. ign lsss = O. W. TsOHEMy.'