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S,coIio,riu0 a Christian.

A friend has q little girl who will make
strong. minded woman one OF these days, 20
powerful already Is her reasoning faculties.
Ever since Van Amburgh's bills have been
posted she has been In fever OF excitement on
the subject VI natural history, and everything
relating TO wild animals has commanded her
immediate and eager attention. AZ o neigh
boris house the other day shc WAS shown
print representing the carly christians being
torn by Wild beasts in the Amphitheatre ~
Rome. The picture with the explanations
which were given her made profound i'm
preston upon her mind. ~ will be seen by
what follows. Yesterday week she Was taken
10 the menagrrie. where she surveyed the anl-
mails with delight, until II came to that portion
of the performance where Prof Davis entered
the den of lions, when she became very SOBER
and reflective. Upon returning home the iol-
lowing dialogue took place: "Well. fasns;
What did YOU see at the menagerie "oh,
saw every tinr--T saw drAte big tow (elephsntl
vub horns drowing out Of his mouth, and
sav the darlingest little ponies, and such funny
little monkeys, and, mother, saw lion swA-
Inv A tristan 2" saw the lion svsllowa
christian. Why what do you mean, Fanniet
'T did, mother; they PIT . tristan Into tne
care With the lions, and the liens Jumped on
him. and one Of the lions got his head In his
month. and then rot frightened and shut my
.~.s ;ust A. tight a. I could, I'LL the music
.;oni,ed. and then I opened them again. and
(drswing long brssth) the poor tristan vas
r,nna ~
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Periis Of the Pendletoa Escsvt.

Pending tho really earnest and serious
work Of tho campaign the humors Of the
political period arc very common and gen
orally very amusing. Tic Pondleton es
cort, who came to New York with big
words and much assumption Of influence,
and who met q fatal disappointment, is the
but Of innumerable jokes. According to
the Cincinnati Times the members Of the
escort arrived home there In very dilapi'
dated condition. II says.
"They started for New York with clean
linen busters, span new hats. silver badges
and bright little flags with greenbacks
'onto' them, and who entered tho Empire
City In solid phalanx, with music and
many banners. They have been dropping
In by twos and threes for week or more.
Badges and flags had disappeared; they
had exchanged their hats or bought others
one man had his colored-and their linen
busters needed washing badly. They are
all home now, with the exception Of per.
haps three or four. AZ they are known to
have pawned their railroad tickets, and 10
be out Of money, Il Is supposed that they
are endeavoring to make their way home on
foot. Owing to the heat Of the weather and
their enfeebled condition from want Of food
they are not able to make over five or six
miles day. With the cooler weather OF
autumn they will probably mako better
time. and reach home by tho time that win
ter sets in. They nre reported rs wearing
linen busters, worn away as far up as the
middle Of the back, and the rims Of their
Pendleton hats arc entirely gone. Their
shoes are worn out and their feet bound up
in rugs. Some relief should bo sent them
at Onee."
One Of the sufferers has written letter
to sympathizer In Cincinnati, in which ho
says: I'VE are moving slowly but steadily
on Cincinnati" where 1--WE expect to arrive
before The holidays, but cinnot tell" He
continues:
We would get along fas,er ir Il wasn't
for the tunnels. We ara nfraid to walk
through them-afraid some laundering
train would knock us TO thiintler--so we
have to climb the mountain. The bramblcs
have worn our coat tails oil away.
This morning we John and j took vote
10 see how we stood on the political qhes'
ton! The vote stood ns follows;
IN favor Of Blemour aud Sair =
In favor OF drink =
In favor Of square meal
In favor Of reaching Cincinnati Ms soon ,
as possible
The letter concludes in the following
melancholy strain:
awe ars nearly In despair. John thinks
we arc destined to perish here, and Is drivv
ing stake into the ground (the only stake
he has been able to raise), with his Escort
hat on top of It. by which he hopes our re-.
mains will be identified by any party sent
out In search Of them. Here we shall rest
until morning, when, if able, we shall con-
tinuc our journey. Our shoes are gone,
and we would have gone aitcr them had we
not been 30 far gone. we IRE coming, Geo.
II. Pendleton.' but deuced slow. 'Rall Tor
nominee! Yours, in the wilderness.
Tom"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-31
Warranted Ills Goods.

Old Adam c., n resident Of lIerks Coun.
", had n queer habit Of making correct mis-.
takes. When about to sell an nntiquated
horse, no was intcrrognted rs to the age ol
the beast.
"veIl,"he replies" gueru about nine
over ten."
In q short ,imc the purchaser discovered
the fraud, r.turned with the animal and
sail
aMr. G., whnt mndc you cheat me
in selling this horse? Didn't you tell me III
was nine or ten and here he is twenty"
mo. no; I sllcais nobody. l suy slio il
nine over ten, aud she is all Of dat"
AT another time, when selling a balky
horse. he wns asked if tho horse was true Il
pull and good to drive. Old Adam said I:
vi tells you, in the morning you get
your wngon out, and put dc harness on dt
horse good hitch him fore do wagon goot
take up do lines and vip. and tell linn 20
tells you he IL right Iair every time"
The buyer departed satisfied bot nite'
the following dircctons he found him
fright tlnir every time," and no amount o.
persuasion could induce HIM to change hi.
position. Buyer ofcoursc returns The horst
but Old Adam 'sheais nobody. Lie told
him shiist rs il was."
Having a quantity Of wool that bad been
exposed to tho weather till II had become
spoiled he wished to dispose Off. Tax
ing q load TO market, customer inquiries,
"Is il good wool 7 Will It split good
"Sphlit ? Yaw, split like \ candle.
ANY one who has split candles can Judge
how The wood split The next time Old
Adam came to market l'e wns approached
for selling rotten wooa hut "Old Adam
shrsis nobody; ho ielIs them shust rs il
,vns "
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-31
BIDDEFoRD ME-. FRIDAY MORNING. JULY 81, 1868.

part Of the means for securing support for the
reconstruction policy Of Congress the Rspuo-
licsns choosing 10 support an able-bodis! dis-
banded armytor tiro or three years in rsadI-
ness 10 rois or fight as the srigeneies Of negro
rseoasirueiion nay require"
Aim then il is false that our disband'
ed volunteers urc mainly Democrats, a. you
have 30 often declared them! Human bar.
dihood Is not equal to the assertion that
boun,ics are not paid to Democratic as well
us Republican volunteers who hnve been
honorably mustered out Of service, and
surely you will not pretend that your sort
Of Democrats are in readiness to vote or
fight rs tho exigencies Of Negro Reconstruc.
tion may require! Let Us see you Try to
wrigglc ont oflhis
Mr.. McCulloch never gave Sl57 100000
AZ ''i,e cost OF our urmaments for the year
-''no,hing like Il. As We have already ex'
planned, large sums are expended under
the direction Of the War Department for a
canal around the rapids Of the Mississippi
at Keokuk and kindred works, which there.
fore figure In the Military estimates, hut arc
no part Of the "cost Of our armanenis." "
Hut we need not chaso this deputy lalsiher
any further.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-31

A HrNr YoR THE GIRLs.-A wood en-.
crnyer being nskcd Why he did not employ
women replied: II have employed women
very often, and ] wish ] could feel moro
encouraged. But tho truth Is. that when a
Young man comes to mo and begins his
work he feels that il Is his lifs's business.
Hc Is to cut his future out ofthe little blocks
before him. Wife, family, home, happiness,
arc all TO be carved by his hand, and he
settles steadily and earnestly TO his labor
determined to master il. and with every in
citemeh, spurring him on. He cannot marry
until he knows his trade. u Is exactly the
other wny with the girl. She may bc as
poor as the youth, and as wholly dependent
upon her labor for her living. But she feels
that she will probably be married by and
BY, and then she must give up wooden.
craving. so she goes OH lis,lessly; she
has no ambition to excel she does not feel
that her happiness depends upon Il. She
will marry. and then her husbands wages
will support her. "Sbe may not ray SO,
said tho engrHver, but she thinks % and
II spoils her work."
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-31
The chief Justice at Home.

The Cincinnati Ga,siis has long been re.
garled Us Judge Chase's organ. 1t has do
Tended him from Democratic assaults In The
past, and after tho defeat of the universal
suffrage amendment to The Ohio State Con-
s,itulion last year, 1t came out with semi.
ofiid> statement Of Mr.. Chase's modified
views. Afterward, 1t strongly urged him
for the Republican nomination. Now hear
the Gaz,iie on its wl,ilom layori'e:
"Ilejected by the Democratic Conven.
ton, after he had sacrifccd personal char.
meter, political principle and official integri
" to procure il, Mr.. Chaso has now the
same bitterness Of heart toward that purity
the same desire lOr revenge and the samo
readiness to grasp at any political organizn.
ton which will make him its head.
a Chief Justice may accept and may ,le
sire nomination To the Presidency. The
people cannot he limited IN their election.
Hut in the effort to procure the Democratic
nomination, MIR. Chase has not only alan-
doned personal character and political prin-
ciples, hut he has conveyed his willingness
to accept tho nomination on a platform
which pronounced upon questions OF tho
reconstruction acts OF Congress which are
liable to come before him for Judicial de.
cision. And not only that, but pronounced
acts unconstitutional which he supported
politically, and whose constitutionali,y he
has judicially affirmed. His statement Of
his partial exception to the financial express
sion of tho platform, which his constrtlc-
ton, however. would remove, so that tho
platform would l,c no obstacle to his ac.
cepting tho nomination, accepts all its other
features.
We think there can bo no dissent from
the declaration that Mr.. Chnse has by this
course made himself unfit for The Supreme
Bench and he public deeeney requires that
sinee he has dragged hv slik,n judicial robe
inio the mire of Office seeking, and has prgu.
diced his judicial decisions on the great oonssi-
iuiionai questions that may come before hun,
he should rtsign his seat on TIE bench. And
there is this further and cumulative reason,
that man whose mind Is 10 affected ny
his ambition, and Is so turned to vcngcanco
by disappointment, and who now has this
hatred and malice excited TO intensity to.
ward both parties, cannot l,c possessed OF
tho judicial temper which tho office Of
Chief Justice requires"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-31

How TO asr SLrEr.-T'his is 10 many
persons matter ofbigh importance. Ner.
vous persons who arc troubled with wnke.
fuIness and cxcitnl'ility usually have 4
strong tendency Of blood to the brnin. with
cold extremi,ies. The pressure Of the blood
on the brain keeps Il in a stimulated or
wakeful state. aud the pulsations 10 the
head arc often painful. Let such risc and
chars tho body and exiremilics with q
brusI, or towel, or rub smatly with the
han.Is, to promote circulation anil withdraw
the excessive amount Of blood from the
hrain, and they will iall asleep in lew mo:
ments. A cold bath, or sponge bath and
rubbing, or good run, or rapid walk to
the open air, or going up and down stairs
few times Just before retiring, will aid In
equalizine circulation and promoting sleep.
These rules arc simple and easy Of spplIca
ton in castle or cabin, and may minister
to the comfort OF thousands who would
freely expend money for an snodyne to pro
mote "natnro's sweet restorcr, balmy sleep.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-31

A LIE srcxs.-A little nsvsboy. to sell bis
paper. told lie. The matter esme up In the
Sabbath School. would you tell alis for for
little boy. "No. m.'su." answered Dick @ >
ma'ar." "Por o thousand dollars 7" DIX
Was staggered. A thousand dollars looked big.
Oh, would u not buy lots OF things while he
Vas thinking, another boy behind him roared
out. ".No, aa'an." "why notr asksd Tho
teacher.
"Decsuss, when the thousand dollars = oil
gone, and oil the things they've got with them
are gone too. the lie ID there oil the SAME
answered the boy.
Il Ia 20. A lie sfieks. Everything else may
be gone, but that is len, and you wiz hayS 70
carry Il round With you, whether you VIZ OF
not hard, heavy losd Il ID.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-31

A Jealous man Who vss on visit to Losoon
vas Induced 70 call on selsirvoysnt ssd ssos-
tain what hu viis wss doing. st bsr bs.iss rls h =.
come ninety miles away. ''sbe sum- :. m n n
psrlor and looking ost Of III: slnaos ndx ~
sIpsetstion," ssid the sls'rsso3nt an ~:
"S,ranse," saia the gsntleuaoi ~ ~ dnor a."
expect "Soue one ]: sn!sH1D1 n!!:1o,1r;S,s nj % !" mt mt.
she eatesses 'aa... n,@ psrbaps thinking Of the
i,Lsa !ne rUars ..Nov be lays his hssa In her
pvores, ~. up tsnderly IN hsr syes."
iaP gs,,' sgS sSe sbsii sufJsr Gr shia" "Now
Drs,. ~. tsil." continued the sleeper, and ~
ne. ne o,sissd ths story: old Jsalousy dseaap-
"a ~ snd resolved not 70 b inquisitivs agsin
eosoSrpisg his vfs,
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-31

In 1851 the London Psnsh humoro,,sly
gave list Of things impossible 10 be real.
iz-d." Among them wcrc the following
"The unity OF Germany, from Prussia -
"Ti,e Abolition Of Serfdom, from Russia -
"The Emancipation Of q Slave, from the
United States" Every one though, Psneh
bad made very safe lit, and yet, IN less
than twenty years time. every ono OF these
"impossibilitics" has become reality.
"Impossible" should evidently find no
place in PuneA's or any other mans
dictionary"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-31

Stopping ut village inn. there came .
thunderstorm, and Captain Hall, surprised
that new country should have reached
perfection in these neteorolog,c manuiact-
ures, said to bys,andcr, 'Why, you have
av,ry heavy thunder, hsrsi' SWell, yes" !"
replied the man, two du, considering the
number Of Inhabitants.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-31

Good morning, Mr. ilenpeck." said a
pr;n,cr in search Of female compositors
ahave you got any daughters that would
make good type setteni" "No, but have
70, Sifs that would mako a very fne
devil"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-31
2uetrp.
an q rell.
1T yolS q. wufriu

<Ats ~ WNtss
NJ Sou q. wuruin
IIer window opens 10 the bay,
On x,is,enlng light OF misty gray,
And tAsse, q dawn and - q DAY,
In p~syvs she kns<,s,
"Deax Lord :" she saith, "to many . home,
Yrom Wind AMI wave the wanderers GOMEZ
II only zee the tossing foam
Of stranger kesls.
BlO-u Oa, and In by summer gales,
rne stately shlps, with crowded sAiL,
And sailsn ksning o'rr thsir rails.
p<so~s me GLIDE;
rney cone, thsy 90, but nevermcre
SPICE iAien non the Indian shore,
lee hls s~in-ving~i Isdocs
rss waves divide.
orhoa Win whom The night d day,
And sns the near and hr svsy,
Lssk oui On Jon gray waste and say
Where fingers he.
Alive, perchAnce, on some lone beach
o. thirsty isls beyond the reach
o. nan, he hesrs the moekins speech
o. wind and So
o, dead and cruel deep, reveal
TIE sscrvs which thy waves conceal,
And, ye Viii sss-biris, hither Who'll
And tsu yosr tAie.
Let winds that tossed his raven hair
messag. fum my los, one bear-
some thought of me, . last bni prayer
r. avt,v
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-31

Why do girls kiss each other, and men
do not' Because the girls have nothing
better to kiss, but men have. ir.,r
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-31

Mn. Simple always soaks her night.csp
in yeast boiore going 10 bod-makes her
rise early she ssys.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-10-31
Commissioners Notice.

October Term, 1868.
John W. Roberts and wife, complain
ants,
Lewis Fry, VIM. &. Hsrdesty, Vance
Bell. and John A. Thompson the survl-
wing securities Of the said Lewis Fry in
his official bond with The said John A.
Thompson, executor Of Joseph Smith de.
ceased, and Trueman w. Poter6eld,
sheriff, administrator Of Paul Smith de-
ceased. Warner A. Thompson, admins
traitor de bonis non, with the will annex
ed Of said Thomas West, and his sure,ies
in his official bond. Andrew C. Timber
lake. Vance Bell, David Fry, and John
A. Tompson survivors, and John A..
Thompson Executor Of Joseph Smith, and
Truemsn v. Po,ter6eld, Admnir,rslor Of
Paul Smith, decd.
Upon consideration whereofis is sd-
judged, ordered and decreed, that
Master Commissioner Of the court, James
ID. Fayman, do settle and state the cxecu-
torial accoun, Of Lewis Fry as executor
OF the estate of Thomas West. deceased,
and that the said commissioner DO settle,
and stale the account Of Warner A..
Thompson the administrator de bonis
non, with The will annexed OF the estate Of
Thomas West deceased, and ascertain and
repor, what amount Of The asseus of said
estate have passed into the hands OF the
said Lewis Fry, and the said Warner A.
Thompson in their official relations 10
ss,d estate, and have not by them &C.
counted for, and paid to the complainanis.
and 10 show 10 what extent :he sureties OF
The said Lewis Fry and the said Warner
A. Thompson. in their respective bonds,
are responsible for such defaults, as we'll
in respect 10 the sssels OF the estate gen.
orally, and in taking said accounts the
said commissioner is authorized 10 give
notice of the time and place Of proceeding
with the same, in one Of the newspapers
published in the county OF Jefferson, by
advertisement once week Cor four sue.
cessive weeks, such notice TO be equlva.
lent TO personal service OF notice upon the
respective parties, and the said Commits
sioner is directed 10 take as basis Of said
account the already settled account of said
Fry, Executor, and Thompson, Admins
traitor. unless some error can be shewn, as
said accounts we're settled by Commits.
siOner Stone.
A True Copy-Teste.
W. A. CHAPLINE, Clerk.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-10-31
Watches for the Million.

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Agents Wanted, Male or Female,
FOR THE
LIFE OF GEN. GRANT.

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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-10-31

1000 Agents wanted in all parts OF the u.
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ly 1000 different Books, Bibles and Photograph
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-10-31
Commissioners Notice.
October Term, 1868.
Mary A Gray,

Mary A Gray.
vs.
Martha J. Gray. &c.
This cause came on to De heard 'his
10Th day Of October, 1868, upon the pa.
pers previously read in the cause and the
report of John A. Miller the special COM
missioner, appointed by former decree
OF The Court TO make sale oil The 81 acres
referred 10 in the bill, and proceedings in
this cause and there being no exceptions
to the said report, the same Is approved
and confirmed, whereupon II appearing
from said report that after deductIng The
expenses of sale. there will remain in
the hands o. the said special commission
er, the sum OF S292,5l Of the first or cash
payment, now subject 10 distribution, II is
adiudged, ordered and deereed that the
said special commissioner, as from the
funds in his hands pay the costs of This
suit up 10 The present term OF this court.
and This cause is referred TO Master Com
missioner, James d. Fayman, with in
slruclous 10 ascertain and report the pro-
portion in which he sum in hand, and
the pay ment yet remaining to be paid sre
distrbulsble amongst The widow sne heirs
of James w. Gray, deceased, together
with all other matters deemed pertinent by
himself, or which any Of the parties may
REQUIRE 10 have stated, and return his re-
Dor, to the next torn Of this Court.
A true copy-resle.
W. A. ChAPLlNE, Clerk.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-10-31
Commissioners Notice.
October Term, 1868.
John r. Gibscn,

john T. Gibson,
vs..
Jchn II A. Redman.
Tbi, cause came on this day 10 be
heard anon the bill. exhibits process sued
on, decree nj 81. aud bill taken for con-
fe,sed at rules and was argued by CON-
nlsinan,s counsel on consideration where
o(it is sdjudged, ordered and decreed,
that this Cause be referred 10 a Master
Commissioner Of this court, who upon
due notice 10 The parties, shall ascertain,
and report the amounts paid by com.
plainan,, as surety Of the defendants,
when and in what account paid, whether
he has been repaid any par, thereof by or
for defendants, and il any, what amount,
tina, he ascertain aud report the realty Of
Of The defendant, with a description
thereof. lis value, and lis annual vsIue''he
liens thereon, and whether The rents sno
profits for FIVE years. will discharge the
liens Of com pIanani. and any other mat
ter by the commissioner deemed pertinent
or required BY The parties, or ei'her oil
them.
A true copy-Tesle,
W. A. CHAPLINE, Clerk.