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Dr. Vests Botanic Balsam,

H'oR Colds, Coughs Sore Throat, Croup. Bropchi-
= us Consumption, Soreness of InnSs. Whooping
oVWHKn, asthma, and all Diseases ofa like nature.
herever This medicine has been tested IL has met
T.i arked success, and by lis timely many OF
ie nseases that flesh is subject nigh be checked
~ ner commencement, and the scsnrge that sweeps
eosahds from our midst every year wonld iaii pow,
eriess 10 the ground. Persons afflicted with seated
cough, which breaks them of their rest at nlgnt, VIII
ned immediate relief by the use of this balsam,
Price so cents. Prepared only by ~ n: REED,
Roxbury, Mass. GEO. @. GOODWIN a. CO., Gen.
eral Agents, Boston. sold by druggists Everywhere
Aug29-d3m
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Eclectic Medical Im1i7.mayy,
10 THE LADIES'.
DIR. HUGHES particularly invites all Ladies' who
need medical adviser, to- call at his rooms, No. "a
Preble Street, which they vii find arranged for their
especial accommodation.
pr. H. g Eclectic Renovatng Medicines are unrival-
led in efficacy and superior virtue in regulating all
certain Of producing relief IN a short time.
LADIES viii find it invaluable in all cases of oh.
struetons after all other remedies have been tried in
vain. 1t Ia purely vegetable, containing nothing in
the least injurious To the health, and hy be taken
with perfect safety at all times.
sent to any part OF the country, with full dlrecOns
by addressing DIR HUGHES
'an1. ls65d&w. No. II Preble Street, Portland.
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Land on Commercial Street to
Lease.
fl'HE subscriber is DESTROYS of improving his lots
on commercial street, and will lease a part or
the whole for a term OF years. .
Or he will erect buildings suitable for manafactur-
ing or other purposes if desired.
Proposals will be received by +. F.. UPHAM,. or
the subscriber.
N. p. RICHARDSON.
May 30th. may3Idtf
For sale.
A VERY desirable lot OF land on Union street.
PORTLAND, by HI. DOLAN,
lelou 237 Fore Street.
Argus copy.
To be Sold Immediately.
1.-TWO Houses and lots in City. Price $500 and a.
IL 500. House lots in Cape Elizabeth $50 to S1OO
JOSEPH REED,
Real Estate gent, Oak and Congress SIS.
Octobes 2. dit tGltf fl4
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Miiidie-Aged Men.
, are many men of the aOa Of III

troubled with too frequent excavations from the bad-
der often accompanied by slight smartng or burn
ing sensation, and weakening the system In a man.
ner the patient cannot account for On examining
the urinary deposits ropy sediment will often he
found, and sometimes small particles of semen or al.
bumen will appear, the color will be of thin milk.
ish hue, again changing to dark and turbid appear
ance. There are many men who die of this difficulty
ignorant OF the cause, which is the
SECOND STAGE OF SEMINAL WEAKNESS.
can warrant a perfect cure in such cases and
null and healthy restoration of the urinary organs
can do so by writing, In a plain manner. n descrin
ton OF their Diseases and the appropriate remedies
will be forwarded immediately
All correspondence strictly confidential and will
be returned, II desired.
Address: DR.. j. B. HUGHES
No. IA Preble Street,
Esx. go aoof 70 me Prsble House, Portland, Me.
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For Sale.

For sale.
IfHE subscriber offers for sale cheap for cash his
= steam Scow driven by an eight horse power
hosting gears, one quick and one slow, has been
used fof hosting stone and coal, has two water
tanks and everything in running order can be seen
Mt Biddeford. For further particulars price, &C.,
address JAMES ANDEEWS
oe22dtf Bddeford Maine.
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First Mortgage Thirty Year, six
per Cent. Coupon Bonds,
Principal and Interest payable ia Gold
Coin, in New York city. They are in sums OF 81
600 each, with semi-annual gold coupons attached
and selling for the present at 95 Der cent. and
accrued interest from July LIST added in currency at
which rate they yield nearly
The Portland daily press., 1867-11-07

NEW MANY Thousands Gam Testify 20 Thu
by Unhappy Experienced.
Young men troubled with emissions I'm sleep q
youth ,-treated scientifically and perfect cure war
ranted or no charge made.
Hardly day passes but we are consulted bv one or
more young men with the above disease some OF
whom are as weak and emaeiated az though they had
the consumption, and by their friends are supposed TO
have It. All such cases yield to the proper and only
correct of treatment and in short time ara
made to rejoice in perfect health
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NJ 10 acres more or less situated within IA miles
Vol the Post Office, of Portland, bounded on the
road west beyond the Westbrook Aims House farm
and continuing down to the canal on the lower side
IL is avery hitting place tor market garden or
oeautlfu place for private residence as there Is
splendid orchard in very high state of cultivation
on the farm The farm cuts about As tons of hay; IT
has been very well manfred for the last ten years
consequently gives very large yield OF produce
also has very good barn. and is insured Tor 5000 IT
would be very convenient Tor splendid brick ward
as there is any amount OF brick material on the
premises. Perfect title guaranteed. For further
particulars enquire OF III. DOLAN,
JelDu 237 Fore street, Portland.
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ATLANTIC
Mutual Insurance Company.
81 Vars cor. WiHiam, NEW YORK,
JANUARY, 1867
lnsures against MARINE and INLAND Nayi-
cation Risks.

The whole profits OF the Company revert TO the
assured and are divided annually, upon the Premi.
ums terminated during he year; and Tor which Ger
ticates are issued, bearing interest until redeemed
Average Dividend ior ten years past 80 per cent.
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Portland & Kennebec R. r.


1ico through trains Duly befreen Boston. Porflo
and the Kennebec.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-08-03

flfeyse aas llsfashe.i. and ilsu vea
al#d IA "A lleeaaas, you hnpw, Jlm
hated mefal i9ya Ilm esld he sAa
down on lbea, mlIhsopab Hael,
vs. ihs eafss langaags u illis bed,
neaIctlef lay.
IIat w. slfsHs@i thing that ever
happened 10 jim wa ihe time he
sent l,nallHK ~ Sunday and diIat
aei drowned, and tllas other time thai
he goi caught eHt In tls storm vhen
he wes fishing an Hunthy, aud dida't
Efi struck BY lightning, Why, yen
might lOok. and Iooh, and Iook
through ibe sunday school h9h fnm
nov tilI next Christmas, amd ypu
wmlld never oume across anything
like this. Oh, mol you would find
chat all The bad boys who go beating
on Sunday invariably gct drowned !,
aud all ihe bad boys who got caught
out IN storms, when they are fishing
on Sunday, invariably gcl struck by
lightning. Boats with bad boys IN
them always upset on Sunday, and II
always storms when bad boys 20 fish
ing on tbe sabbath. How this jim
ever escaped Is q mystery 10 me.
This Jim bore q charmed lile--
that must have been the way Of IL.
Nothing could hurt him lie even
gave the elephant In the nanagerie q
plug Of tobacco, and the elephant
didn't knock tho top Of his head Of
with bis trunk. lie browsed around
the cupboard after essence Of pepper
| mint, and didn't mako o mistake and
drink aqua iortis. lie stole his faith
er's gun and went hunting on tho
Sabbath, and didn't shoot three OF
four Of. bis fingers oil. al a,f az
He struck his little sister in tho
temple with his fist when hc was nn-
gry, aud she didn't linger in pain
through the long summer days, and
die with sweet words Of forgiveness
on her lips that redoubled thcanguish
Of his breaking heart. No; she goi
over it.. lie ran of and went 10 sea
at last, and didn't come back and find
himself sad, alone in the world, hi
loved ones sleeping in the quiel
churchyard, and the vine-cmbowered
tomb Of his boyhood tumbling down
and goneto decay. All! no; he cam'
home drunk as a piper, and got int
the station-house the first night.
And he grew up and married, ant
raised a large family, and braine,
them with an Ak. one night, and 90
wealthy by all manner Of eheatinl
and rascality, and now he is the in
fernalest wicked sconndrel in his na
tive village, and is universally re
!; spected, and belongs 10 the legisla
ture. = lrsts' fr ra hgH
So you see, there never was a ba'
James in the Sunday school book
! that had such a streak Of luck asthi
} sinful Jim with. n eharmedliie. p
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~ yArsrn aYAs.


Land Of tho Gentle and Bravel e
Our lovcis as wide asthy woe,
II decpcns besldsevery grave, x grf +
Where the heart Of hero Hes low
Land Of the brightest of skiesl Hf
Our love glows the more mid thy gloom
Our hearts, by the saddest Of ties,
Cling closest 70 thee In thy doom. :.
Land where the desolatc wecpi ~
Z In q sorrow too deep to console, IA.
Our tears are but streams making deep =,
The ocean Of love In onr soul. ( 1ah
Land where the victor flag waves,
Where only the dead are the free, 49,
Each link Of the chain that enslaye, :.
Shall bind usVhe closer to thee. IN ~.
Land whore the sign Of the cross
Its shadow OF sorrow hath shed, ~
We measure our Love by thy Los,
Thy Loss-by the graves Of our dead &
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ISFLuExcE.-A man in a blouse
once said,s ,s"T have no more influence
than iarthing rlshligbtPf "Well,"
wns the reply, "iarthing rushlight
can doa good deal, II can set hay
stack on FIRE, II can burn down q
house, yea, more, Il viii enable q
poor creature 10 resd = chapter in
Gods book Co your way, friend,
let your hrthing rushligbt 50 shine
before men, that others secing your
good works may glerify your Father
n Haven :.
A gentlsmsn talking 10 smother on
the subject Of marriage made The
following observation, ~ frzs saw
my wiis IN storm, carried her to q
bali in : storm, courted her Ia !
storm, Married her in a storm, lived
| IN . Storm Ill her Ne; but, th.nk
heavsn, I buried her In pleasant
Ivsafher.s
sffv = the post nys, Abe.aty
dnvs d With ! singIe hair,s thu
what-oh, ieu u ukafl-mnst j
the eject Of : neasn chigsoas
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-08-03

GENERAL GRANT TO GENERAL
ORD.-On the 23d Of June, General
Grant sent the following order to
General Ord: ri's-a FH
Geacrd,-A'copy Of your final in
structions to the board Of rogistra-
ton, Of June 10, 1867, is just re-
ceived. ! entirely dissent from the
views contained in paragraph 4.
Your views as to the dnties Of regis
trars 10 register every man who viii
take the required oath, though they
may know the applicant 'pe1nres
himself, Is sustained by the views Of
the attorney-general. My opinion is
that il il the duty Of the board 70
sec, as far rs lies in their power, TINT
no unauthorized person Is allowed to
register. To secure this, registrars
should be allowed 10 oadminister oaths
and examine witnesses. The law,
however, makes the district comman-
ders their own interpreters Of their
power and duties under il, and IN my
opinion the attorney general or
myself can no more than give'our
opinion as TO the meaning Of the
law, neither can enforce their view.
against the Judgment of those made
responsible for the faithful execution
Of the law--the district commanders
Very Respectfully ~ p 49,
~ u. y. GRANT, General.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-08-03

IAN old Dutch farmer had . hand
some daughter, named Minnie, who
lately joined the Methodist church,
against which the old farmer wu.
somewhat prejudiccd. The young
minister, under wlIose instrumental.
ty Mis- Minnie was converted, visit.
ing her ffequea,ly, txuitcd his suspi'
cion that al was not right. Accord.
inRly he visited the church on Sunday
night, and seated himself, tnobservcd
among the congregation. lrt 4
Soon after taking bis seat th'
minister, who was preaching from
Danisl v, xxi, repeated In , lous
yoice the words Of his text, sMepc
mens, tclel upharsin, !" upon whicl
the old farmer sprang 70 biz feet
seized The affrighted girl by the arm
and hurried her out Of Che nscefini
house. Having resolved che church
yard, he gave vent to his feelings y
the words. > 80 Af-het > 49,
II .knuw dsrs vss svmetling
wrong. and nov. 1 schwsrs 10 EN-.
I swhy, fishsr, What Do you mean
replied ihs bewildsred and iBnossp
0iri. rt - ef. fs'ii
IsDidn't II sbouisi tie cd man
! striking bis f1ss toesther and stamp
Iine wiih be feos, = djsln't ! hear q
! parson csIl out 70 ycu, klInnis .Aiio
ME. siekle df parsouf"
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q IL IL
An. .edi'or, NOTORIOUS ior MS oiou,
lous ploPensilles, ia:, wen: nome ,i ,a'e e, anu
,na ~aI sal, Iy ~ ny rnp,, ~ , @,yhv I whot s :
nn;.a .,, van' an'maIa~ sa;d his ,y;ss Who
o,,s i,os II al, so.,s aar;o,r saa % v
t.a.S ..s ~ Ell -. ~ Sno.. aytai, @ nv doar 4
.,s1 .,ea ~. n .s r..,o~so Dv az ran n:,, 90.
We ...i M &c .L;sLv -, !. .,s;.s vs n;,h G anu
Iass LI uo;.s = + sh1,ld liz 10 " soa voy
,.s' sa' ;.D nv M y 'o o'
w
"Och, Jamie, an did ye nIyer hear
oy my spaach afore the Hibernian
sNo PAT how could 7 for sure 7
,ya. not on ,ho ground 9p
1Wcl, Jsm;e' Won see + was called
unon by The Hibernian Society for a
spaacb and be ;abors I rose with
tbe entbus;astic Cheers Of thousands
an tins Of Thousands. with INV heart
overaowinu with gratitude. and INV
ewes ID full i of tears. and a diyil of q word
did I spakep 81 ttI +,
A u.,,. ,... ,.,L;,g. . fsw dsv. .oc
ahout tbe horrors of tight Iac;ng
siat;n, thsk susone other th;nor I,
csnsed ndns- AZ "a no.. One o
tho c~ntlemen q the comnsnv ~.
married.. aWell. I never cnuld No.
count for INV nose being red. but I'm
glad to learn that Il Is caused b,
tight laeing, ! thought il had its orr
gin in another kind Of tightness.
Scientific man wilted.
| Josh Billings, in his advice to
young lady as TO how she should tax
proposal ;ays lou ougn, l:'' 'e,
.sss h ). s'h 'Dvx h. ..,S sU~a ,;,h,aa M ",,' .n,
sAP.""" ou, !, "''' .~,su ~:
n.'l '. ,s A.'s. s ~. 70. a.. P'P V.e '.s,,
W.. ..rL M I Ls.,s y" A ~,
1oa .n'nt a.. saoua. s...,. H ~ ~ ,'', :.
... ~. - '"' "'a'' 'aA' 70 o"'
COURSE - -
/ An Iowa farmer states that, beinu
troubled with rats, ne caught on
and poured - kerosene oil on y, the
id y 60 Inc result was, the raj
lelt fof pUo unkoWn, and have nt
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-08-03

eN oIIeo, Z PlAnterss : :
rsleeie = :, nas's y!
- I'm HoUeh
= VI ~ 81 s&es11 slsssou.
) - F.---Azs 49, -. =
Ann nsys ss the DesDs.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-08-03

hine fsllil eiaw aWAy mAft "A N fhaH
auyheiy siasf IIseaan Fhsg aaa.
An lHssmses wmpny h-sls NJ
advertisements thast . -. Il,sa
iakeh n lgws,t mies.
The Maeon 7,lgyH,,L 4 iahymed
that ilse siadsflda n MlIIsdgsvliIp
show ihe alarming aggregate N mVs
eptf thousand paupefs u shs Stats n
Georgia.
"IIefe's Webster on bfiigsg
sali Mr.. harrington, as she haaded
Ihe . Dictionary. "siady \ content
lively and you viii FnIn ! great deal
oi infatuatlonp
A Western editor sishea % know
whether the Law recantly enacted
against ihe carrying of deadly wea.
pens applies 10 doctors who carry pills
N their pockets.
One of The Alabama freedmen %.
piled 10 Governor Patton for q d.
vorce, ON tho ground that his wifa
couldbt bo coming homo every week
ana l,c Knew another womnn who
wculd 90 very wei
A female school toacher In bcr adj.
yertioment stated thai sbo wns com
plete miatrcrs Of her own tonu,o.y
II that h Tho case, snid n caustic old
buohclor, "shc can't ask too much for
her serviccs.r .rs t.....
yp,o p,;u.o q WI. ~. ~,
upon thc editor Of P,,nch, request
ing him TO dcsist from caricatiiiing
his mother, saying that he considered
some things which had appeared In
Pinch m highly disrcspectlal to'lier
Majesty. ar mblaa Hfs
A ge,,,s,o, s,o,n Al. Gall s,.,.y
.o,s p;ohmonJ J;sn.ssh 80 M,
IS,b. renor,s s".sn.i~e mil;,oyv "rs
uoni,atiaans bo;nr iSr,sed' ssssc;aiIv
u the irans-A Mississippi region, for
The invasion Of Mexico. A distin-
lguishcd Confederate cavalry officer Is
the prospective leader. 4 ". il.q
/ An ;ntsll;oen, nep,o man oe New.
hon ooanss yho bs5' haan sn,Lsn oe
AZ 4 rer;sirar' man hearing tbc e;ron
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POISONED ARnows.-A writer in
Harper's Magazine tells how the In
dians poison their arrows;
Arattlenake Is caught and pcnncd.
lie y made angry BY being pokcd
with sticks, when q piece Of deer
liver Is held toward him on Che end
Of stick. Into this he strikes bis
fangs. The liver Is then withdrawn,
and a piece Of dogwood about four
inches long, carefully sbarpened, i
thrust into the incision made by The
fangs. The stick Is permitted % dry
for q short time, when II Is dipped
into n gIutinous solution, which, dry
ing, bcrulctrically seals The poison,
which would otherwise decompose
This piece Of dogwood is used at tb,
head Of the arrow. To be wounded
with such an arrow Is almost certain
death. F.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-08-03

FHHHs""H H#FHH#
The following u 4 SYNOPSIS NJ 4
spssrh II Hon, tleegu n I'sndIslom.
ef Olls. delivered reeusIg n ~
l'ad, siian 'fbis wHIoa .efs fygih
sams faeia In reference u lasAiIon
which aFs n greet Importance, aad
shows hos lhe matter ls Waved from
a Northern standpoint
The United hiaies has property,
real aud personal, ~ y lasabls basis,
amounting tes G,0o0,O00. 900. ufcat
britain hes property, real and prf.
Acnal, amoantInR 10 $50, OD0,O0O,0oO.
Fmnee has property amounting to
$4,000. .600.6o0, The taxes hllect.
ed by Die United States Government
last year we're sbs0,OOU,OOO, while
those collected by England amounted
10 sis0, ,00p, 600, and th6se collected
by France 10 100000, 600 showing
an exccs for the United sAtcs o.
si0O,Oo0,0o0 over England, aud
sl90,OO0,000 ovm France. This,
notwithstanding tho great difference
In The basis Of taxation. The con.
trasi becomes still stronger when N
u considered that tho national taxa
ton In Great Britain and France In
cludes everything, whereas we have,
In addition here, our State, county
and municipal taxes.
Thus II will be soon that Che taxes
In young and republican America are
much more oppressive than In either
Of the great European monarchies
mentioned. And 20 make tho bur
den Of taxation still more oncrous
upon the masses Of tho people, somt
| s200, 100000 Government bonds IN
Iihe hands Of capitalists are exempt,
| When we remember that the Rad
ieals have been In possession Of th,
Government but six years, Il Is al.
most incredible tbatthey should hav,
made 80 tremendous q change IN .tbt
condition Of the country. Up to III,
time Of their accession ia power th,
expenses Of administering The Gov
crhment were mot pcrceptibly ielt b,
any one. Since then a debt has beer
contracted, to pay the mere intercs
on which Is next 10 impossible. ~
Having BY their measures and pol
10y incurred 10 enormous q publ
debt, and given, as II were, a hcav,
mortgage on all the property In III
country, one can scarcely be surpris
ed that the Radicals still. continu
recklessly to augment the diilicultie
Of the situation. II Il q well-knowl
fact that, prior to che war, a grca
part Of the expenses Of the Govern
mcnt were paid by the South, an'
Notwithstanding the recent sonilic,
such would now be tho case if III
policy Of the dominant party permit
ted It. That oppressive nnd tyran
nical policy has had'the effect Of paI
j alyzing the energies Of her pcopl,
| and the South Is to-day In a lc,
- =. If.1.-.- xi /. a. -.
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fHf1N w HfFtHHf
W. sAs ys.s. Il si,anss fftt tiee
fIas- n Ass y iasfs, gtf ll,eg
AIt monshs. fit fl,so
oss nsash, Fw
s'nsis sstr, itIit 70
ADvEnTisiNo nATrs.
Oss square ef ,ss lInes lkhs IHssfiion, 1850
Eseh sdHIsiaaaI Insertion, Vs.
All hanfl<nf sdssrlsamsnts fef laas ihah
iI'frs meaihs charged A lhf rate n We DOL
IaFs aad ashkIf w sqaAft ~ each eonih
3tnfsss o. coitxs months, tge,oo
Alx months. fbo.oe
Tselse months. 5000
iI.ts dolsss- Three months, s,eoo
y, T..'ss %sn,n., ,ass,h $1,000 $1,000
t,cturs@-Thfes months, $4,000
Ais montIs, $4,000
Twelve munths $4,000
Anfisrs and obituary notices. " moi more
il,an Zen Iines-ffce snd over ten llnea, charged
at regular advertising rates
Al advertisements Of strictly pefsopal
character, will be charged Al the rate cf twenty
cents per line.
Editorial notIccsin local column, twenty-five
cents per line
J0B WORK Of every description done with
neainess and dispatch.
AdvcrtIsemenq payable Ia advance, and Job
Work, on delivery.
To coeaEzpoxpfsts,--wfite plain, with lnk,
and on but one aide Of the sheet. Ten lines oi
ordinary nAauscripi, on letter paper will make
one squnrc.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-10-09

about calling to-day. What sweet girl
Miss Bryson seems to be-rather mefan-
choIy, though; have yoa called yetp
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-10-09
THE OLD WOMAN.

Once she was ''Mother," and it was
"Mother, I'm hungry" "Mother, mend
my jacket" Mother put up my dinner
and Mother with her loving hands
would spread the bread and butter, and
stow away the luncheon, and sew Oh the
great patch, her heart brimming with af>
lection for the inlperious little curly pate
that made her SO many steps and nearly
distracted her with lis boistrous mirth.
Now she is the "cid woman" but she
did not think it would ever come to that
She looked on through the future years
and saw her boy to manhood grown, and
he stood trans6gured in the light Of
her own beautiful love. Never was there
a more noble son than he-honored Of
the world, and the staff of her declining
years.
Aye, he was her support even then,
but she did not know it. SHE never rea-
lized that it was her little boy that gave
her strength for daily toil-that his slen.
der form was all that upheld her over the
brink of dark despair. She only knew
how she loved the child, and felt thae
amid the mists of age his love would beaf
her gently through its infrmities to the
dark hall leading to the life beyond:
But the son has forgotten the mothers
tender rninistratiUns now Adrift from
the moorinss Of hothe, he is cold, selashs
heartless, and s.Mother" has no sa cred
meaning to the prod;eall She is ''the
old woman" wrinkled, gray, lame and
blind
Pity her, o brave and dry those tears
that roll down her ftrroWed cheeks
Have eoiiipassion on her sensitive heart3
and offer it to thy quiet rest, that it may
forget how much it lUnged to be 'aear
mother to the boy it nourished through
careless childhood, but in return for all
this wealth of tenderness has only given
back reproach:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-10-09
TWENTY YEARS AGO.

How wondrous are the echahges, Jim,
Since twenty years ago, ae.-r~ -s
When gals wore %-oolen dresses, Jim,
And boys wore pants OF tow,
When shoes ere made of calf-skin,
And socks Of heme-spun wool,
And children did half days work,
r Before the Eour Of school.
The girls took music lessons,t Jim,
Upon the spinning Wheel.
And practiced late and early, Jim,
On the spirdle, swift, and reel; 19
The boys rode bareback to the mill,
A dozen nhifes or so,
And hurried off before twas day, Eg e.
-rf Some twenty years ago. oil O ia a.
The people rode TO meeting, Jim, a
In sfeds instead of sleighs, aH.
And wagons rode as easy, Jims .r-r
.-o. AS buggies nowadays,
And oxen answered well for teams,
ThoAgh how they'd be too slow, 2 a1
For people lived not half So fast,
Some twenty years ago.
o, well do remember, ,Jim,a aen .
.s That Wilson's patent stove,
That father bought and paid for, Jim,
In cloth our gals hadwove, e
And how the ne ighbors wondered, & 2.
When we got the thing to go,
They said 'twouh burst and kill US all,
Some twenty years ago. -. '-.-
Yes, everything is different, Jim, 49,
From what it used to was,
For men are always tampefing, jim,
With Gods great natural laws,
But what on earth we re coming to
Dos anybody knows2
For everything has changed so much,
10 Since twenty wears ago 2J4JI 3 30
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-10-09

=="Ifi it wasn't for hope, the Eears
would break" as the old woman said
when she buried her seventh husband,
and looked anxiouslg among the faaeral
crowd for another