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The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-06-19
Foreign Gossip.

A Russian ukase in Poland orders
persons to salute the police asd TO re-
main uncovered when addressed by
any member Of that body under pen
atty of fine or imprisonment.
In Paris the dead are buried BY a
company who take charge of ali fu-
nerals. This company includes 500
persons and it employs several hundred
horses. All these horses are either
black or white. rEfy ,1nlrHJ
A Prussian journal tells a story Of a
certain congregation which proposed TO
present the Rabbi with cask of wine.
Each was to pour in his own eontriba-
ton. When the cask was tapped,
however, it was found 10 contain pure
water. Each donor thinking all the
rest perfectly honest supposed he could
practice.a small deceit without de-
tection'd raa9 ..isH ~ rsl ar stt9I
Strange stories are floating about
among European Court Circles respect
ing the private habits Of the Emperor
of Russia. 1t is said that he is drunk
most of the time, and that his recent
illness was not apoplexy, as was report
ed by the continental papers, but sim
ply an attack of delificm tFemens. 81
An English paper tells q laughabls
story of the use made of an old pump,
near Dorset Place, NV. The pump
having become decayed, the handle
was taken from it. After remaining
thus for some time, the authorities
concluded to repair the pump; and on
setting at work, not fewer than twenty
letters were found inside, which bad
been dropped into the slit from which.
the handle had been removed, by the
intelligent neighbors, who mistook the
old pump for letter boxl And thus
was explained numerous complaints of
the miscarriage of postal letters. lyoe
A Japanese military officer whose
men had fired upon some foreigners
and wounded three of them. including
an American sailor, was put to death at
Hiogo on the I'd of March last by order
Of the Mikado. This act Of rePsration
had been required by the British and
American Ministers, and their reprssen-
tatives were present at its execution, as
were also number of Japanese ofic-
lals and many curious foreign spectators.
It was performed at 10 O'clock at night
in the courtyard of atemple the victim
marched in by torchhgnt at the appoin-
ted hour, and taking his seat on the
commenced kind Of death
song in droning, monotonous, reci-
tative, intoned in low but most pa
thetic voice. Meanwhile his own SER
want stood silently behind him with a
keen double-handed sword. The con-
demned man having finished his chant
ing drew knife, and with two strokes
ripped open his belly. The sword
bearer then swung his weapon, and the
head of the victim fell upon the pave
ment. The spectators and officials
soon withdrew, and the corpse was
taken up by the Japanese for the rites
Of burial.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-06-19
4 A Little Nonsense.
No wonder that the squirrel is sccusi
ed of chattering; he is certainly great
tail bearer. n L... III. - A-.f. I

No wonder that the squirrel is sccusi
ed of achattering; he is certainly great
tail bearer, ST hrs 71bis1os5 insbif
IT. is said that whiskeyiisa sure cure,
for the bite of rattlesnake. What will
cure the bite Of whiskeyl
or 1Ted .ztni uIGglR11 iffcT.
A sentimental banker says when. he
begins to operate in bonds fmatrimo-
niah he shall prefer fve-twenties to
seventhirties. 3 Isiisd bns ie'ssa oao
''That's 4 fine taii strain % said one gem
tleman to another, slluding to the tones
of singer at a concert. 3aYesp said
T a rural gentleman who sat near; "But
if he strains much more he will burst"
Sidney Smith said TO the csnons of
st PauPs, when they wrote to him
urging the advisability of a wood
pavement round the churchyard-
'Let them lay their heads together and
it will be done" i 7iff }finsu = - m
An enterprising keeper OFFS con-
dictionary store in Waterbury, Conn,
has taughsaa iparrotto say, H.Prssty
creaturslpato every lady that enters
the store, The result is that the store
is crowded all day.
| A Sabbath school superintendent
asked his scholars if any of them could
quote passage of Scripture which
forbade mans having two wives ;
where-upon nearly the whole school
cried out "Noirman can serve two
masters ~ HelI s9ri -rl
A very little boy, after giving ev-
lerybody q kiss, knseled at his moth
er's side to say his evening prayer.
He repeated Snow l lay me down to
sleep, &c, and continue6 "God bless
papa and mamma and make them good
christians; God bless little Jimmie,
and make him a good boy, His NAM
ma added, 'God bless everybody"
At this last sentence he was silent.
His mother repeated it second and
third time; when he raised his head
and said: "Every body but Bob, NAM
ma. Bob downed my cat to-day -
A young man entered chapel
lpstronized by the nobility, and marched
up the broad aisle without pew being
opened to him. Having gone to the
furtherst extremity of the aisle, he
wheeled around, and marched back
again to the door, and disappeared.
In few minutes he returned, bearing
on his shoulders butchers block, un-
der the weight of which he staggered.
All this time his countenance was i'm
moveable. They started from their
seats. As he placed the block in the
middle Of the aisle and sat down upon
| it, the reproach was felt, every pew
door few open to him. But no; the
stranger neither moved nor smiled, bui
preserved the utmost decorum uutil the
close of the service when he shouldered
his block and slowly marched out ol
the church. III dzraais hias
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Circumlocuiion.

At Cincinnati, few years since, an
unsophisticated darky waited upon q
military gentleman with bill Of Sl9.15
for washing done at the camp hospital,
which, after undergoing rigorous
scrutiny by the officer, was returned tc
him with the following explanation,
which the astonished son of Ethiopis
listened to with an equal amount ool
wonder and perplexity. iz
"This bill" said the military gentle
man, twill first haHe to be sent to the
Quartermaster General at Washington,
and he will report to. the Adjutant
General, and he will lay it before the
Secretary of War for his approval.
The Adjutant being satifed, it will be
sent to the Auditor of State, who will
approve of it and send it to the Secreta-
ry of the Treasury, who will send !. to
the United States Treasurer, who will
at once dispatch an order to the Col
lector of this port to pay the BILL"
The dsrkey relieved himself of a
long drawn sigh. "Then, massa," he
remarked, "dat last gemblam you spoke
to, pays for de washing, does hel"
"No," continued the other, "he will
hand it to the Quartermaster; but as
there are is no such officer here at pres
ent, some proper person must be appoin-
ted by the Secretary of War, under
direction of the President and his
appointment must be approved by the
Senate. Congress not being in session
now, the commission cannot be issued
until after it meets. When this com
mission is received, the Quartermaster
will show it to the Collector; he will
pay it, you giving your receipt"
The unfortunate negro first scratched
his head, and finally said;
81 guess I'll hab to let dis washing
slide, but it am the last job l does for
Uncle Sam, shure." m @
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, The Printer,s Estate. .

The printers dollars-Where ars
theyl A, dollar here, and a dollar
there, scattered over numerous small
towns all over the country, miles and
miles apart-how shall they be gather
togetherl The paper maker, the
building owner, the journeyman COM
positor, the grocer, the tailor, and his
assistants to him in carrying on his
business, have their demands, hardly
ever so small as single dollar. But
the mites from here and there must be
diligently gathered and patiently hoard
ed, OF, the wherewith to discharge the
liabilities viii never become sufficiently
bulky. We imagine the printer viii
have to get up an address 10 thess
widely scattered dollars something
ike the following:
dollars, halves, quarters, dimes, and
all manner Of fractions into which ye
are divided, collect yourselves, and
come homel Ye are wanted I Com.
binations of all sorts of men that help
the printer to become proprietor,
gather such force and demand with
such good reasons for your appearance
at his counter, that nothing short of
a sight Of Jon will appease them.
Collect yourselves; for valuable as
you are in the aggregate, single you
viii never pay the cost Of gathering.
Come in here, in single file, that the
printer may form you into battalion, and
send you forth again, TO battle for him
and vindicate his credit"
Reader, are you sure you haven't a
couple Of the printers dollars sticking
about your told elothesF' fFait-
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z What Railroads do for
Farmers.

The A11sericaR Aqriculturaliss SAYS:
To haul 40 bushels Of. corn SO miles
on a wagon, would cost at least $l2 for
team, driver, and expenses. A railroad
would transport it for 81 at most
Allowing an average of 40 bushels per
acre the crop would be worth So more
per acre, or 8 per cent. on 800. As
the relative advantage is about the same
for other crops, it is clear that railroad
passing through town would add $40
per acre TO the value OF farms A town
10 miles square contsius $4,000 acres.
An increase of 500 per acre is equal
to s6,400,000, or enough to build 200
miles of railroad, even if il cost sS2
per mile. But 200 miles Of road would
extend throagh twenty towns ten miles
square, and cost $40 per acre if taxed
upon the land. These figures are given
merely as an illustration. Ifthe farmers
had taxed themselves to build all the
railroads in this country, and given
them away to any companies that stock
and run them, the present value of their
lands would have wen repaid al the
outlay, '7~'s e
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An Old sIander Revivsa.

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All of the ISLANDERS, old and nav,
that can be invented OF revived against
General Grant are likely to be used by
his political enemies during the coming
campaign. n Among, others which re
have lately seen is ohe in regard 70 his
order for the expulsion Of jews from
the Department q the Tennessee.
s Ofcourse, eYery genefalis respopa-
BE for orders issued by his Adiutsnt-
General from his headquarters, whether
with OF without his personal knowledge.
When, however 8 wrong motiFssis i'm
puted, the question Of intent and know
ledge becomes Important In thiscs
as was well knownfin the western army
at the time, General Grant was utterly
ignorsnt sf the making q AHA order al
the time when, it was issued, and was
then sbsent from his /, headquarters.
The officer who issued the order was
reprimanded, and the order itself was
revoked as soon as General Grant re-
turned to his headquarters. asasaaa5
|. A SOLDIER or THE WESTERN ARAEEe.
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General Grant and the Old
Soldier.

During the year 1865 an old soldier,
named Lemuel Owens, was discharged
from the arsenal in this city owing to
some very abrupt reply he gave to a
selfappointed Committee who were
sounding him upon his politics.
As Owens had served twenty-six
years in the regular army, and had
wound up his term of service on the
Peninsula, under Mcclellan, he would
allow no man to question his right to
vote, and boasted too, that he had
served in the Fourth Infantry, under
Grant, when the renowned chieftsiu
was but Lieutenant
He told the committee he would go
and see General Grant himself about
the matter. They jokingly replied /:
"Do so old fellow; he'll make it all
right" General Grant was temporarily
living at Twentieth and Chestnut
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The Chinese Embassy.

One of the most important events Of
this rather eventful year is the arrival
from the Chinese Empire of an EN-
bassy to treat with this Government
upon matters intimately affecting the
interests and relations of China and the
United States. 1t marks an era in the
progress toward civilization of China,
and marks also an epoch in the progress
of this Republic toward the first posi-
ton in the'world. t
But few years ago it was all an out
side .barbarian's life was, worth to at
tempt to scale the Chinese wall of pre-
|judice, and break through the celestial
barriers erected to keep out the unen-
|lightened Europeans and Americans.
To treat with them was next to impos-
sible, and to trade with the Chinese
was attended with the greatest difficult
les. -7f rr ss,r I'D 1.- oi..s
But now, not only have our CONNER
cial and diplomatic relations with the
Chinese Empire become Of the most
intimate character, but what is stranger
still, one of our own countrymen has
become the chosen Ambassador of this
Oldest government in the world, and
the channel of communication with his
own and with the leading European
governments. The most important
mission ever engaged in by the oldest
nation is entrusted to citizen of this
Government The new Republic of the
West becomes the leader and instructor,
in the arts Of diplomacy and peace, of
the nation which was old when America
was founded. ua9 y,a ass
One of the highest honors ever paid
America was the selection of Mr.. Bur-
Ilingame to represent and act for the
GoVernmentIof China in matters which
affect the trade and commerce of that
Great Empire, with the whole civilized
world. 3
We have every reason to expect that
Mr., Burlingame's mission will prove
eminently successful, and that he will
return to China to enjoy new honors
and receive still higher proofs of the
confidence of the Government whose
accredited Ambassador he is.-O. s.
Journal, -,s.,-.r.
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Schuyler COlfax--ExpOsnre OF
q Malignant slamdeF.

W ADMISSION, may -.
To The Editor Of the South Bend Register:
The Democratic paper of our city
copies from the Indianapolis SsHttnH
an article signed 'sNs N. Moore. a.
serting that, as soldier. be called on
me in the winter of 1852, and that the
following then occurred:
snA finely dressed gentleman came
IN Immediately behind meta eolorsd
boy met rs in the reception room. He
asked us for our cards., the citizen laid
his upon the silver, waiter. / informed
him I had none. He then left the
room. In few minutes Mr. Colfsx
made his appearance He spoke in .
very affable way 70 the citizen gentle
man, not deigning to notice me. In q
short time the gentleman lef, and Mr..
Colfax turned short around, and, in no
very amisble way, said i 'fWslb Ehzt
will you hayep Ii,then, in as few
words as possible, explained the object
of my visit In reply, he said he had
''no timeto fool away with, soldiers"
The whole story is utterly false, and
If its suthor swears to it, as be says he
is willing TO do, be will swear to
wiekedeand malignant falsehood. do
not know any such man. 1 never had
silver card waiter in my life. l never
used such language as he alleges, to
any human being who called on me,
man, womany citizen or soldier. Nor
is there asingle fair orjust man at my
home, of any party q do not include
in this the editor Of the Upion,l who
believes that I could, OF would, reply
to any soldier who called on me that
II had no time to fool away with sol
diers." Many Indiana soldiers know
that, at that very time, Iwas spending
one day each week in visiting soldiers
at the hospitals, and, in addition there
to, attending to their business at the
departments. 1t is shameful that pc
itical opposition should induce the
manufacture and publication of
such vile fabrications.
i@iih Sc4uYLER CoLFIx.
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FREMoNT sANDUsKY COUNTY, OHIO: FRIDAY JUNE 49, 1858

Streets, in this city, when the veteran
soldier trudged up with his story to the
Generals house. He stepped up rang
the bell, and went into the entry hall.
When the servant appeared, and saw an
old sunburned, poorly dressed man, he
very promptly asked: "What do you
Iwant?' =. of-..e .f...-
II want to see General Grant," was
the calm reply.
.The Generals engaged, and cannot
be seen. Have you got card ~
Just at this moment little girl ap-
peared, and old Owens said 10 her,
isis, run up stairs and tell your Pop
IAN old Fourth infantry man wants to zee
him." - ~; srsai.s 1st
"A message soon came down for the
old soldier to come in, when he was
ushered into the presence of Gen.
Grant. He shook him by the hand
and said, "General, don't you know me.
The General replied that he had seer
SO many people of late that IT was hard
to remember them all. rz sro-'s q
Owens told him when he served
under him, and that he had been dis
charged from his work, and that he had
lost his eldest son from disease in the
war, and his family had nothing tc
depend upon but his labor. Gran
patiently listened to the old soldier
story, and, picking up his pen, wrote I
few lines to the effect that Owens should
have work as long as he wanted it yr
| The old man was not long in reach
ing his former field oflabor, armed with
the formidable order, and when he pre-
sented it, with the signature of the Com
mander-in-Chief attached, it created
much surprise, and the veteran soldie
was graciously acknowledged as entities
thenceforth to respectable considera
tion.-Psiladelphia Bulletin.
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Hard on Nasby,

The Rolla (Missouri) Express reports
that the democrats, Of Phelps county,
Missouri, have had meeting pursuant
to s'erders from the State Central Com
mittee," and passed thrilling resolutions,
among which was the following: 2
Resoloed, That while we recognize
in the Hon. Petroleum v. Nasby the
true democrat and fearless patriot, and
while we acknowledge his good inten-
tions, We would respectfully request him
to discontinue writing letters in defence
of the democratic party, as we suspect
that some of his efforts are calculated to
do more harm than good in some
localities.
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Enough for Both.

=. .
Is. A. little sparrow lighted upon .
trough where horse was taking his
feed. a''Horsie,n said the little sparrow
timidly,s y,ss'let me pick little, only .
gram or twoyand you viii still have
enough" 's'ii- e .n''-7 fa 4
sHelp YOURSELF said the horse To-
the sparrow "hslp yourself; there's
enough for both you and me-"
And 80 taey ate together, and neith-
er the one nor the other suffered from
hunger; and when the warm sunshine
came, and swarms Of flies came buzz
ing round, the sparrow killed them by
hundreds, and so the horse was well
paid.
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Hoofland,s German Bitters
Hollands German Tonic

a combination Of all e ingredients Of dhe Btters,
suin PURE Santa CriEs Rum, Orange, ETC. y ssed
rt,rt dlectolic smalrs Is required Yoa tci bear IN
sripd that Aess remedies are entirely different Jrpfs
dVv oters dduertsed The cure Of hc diseases named,
css beiag scientific preparations Of medicinal extracts,
,ukiJs ls Others ara mere decocions Of rum IN sore
form- IAs TONIC is decidedly one Of ne most PLsd-
sdnf and agreeable remedies offered to e public
s tass is e-qssist< His pleasure to take IL scle s
Efs-1iria1 szhilaraa1, ded redieiHdl quditis havs
eSz;c5 3 & x tpe,ea ei l<eTsctsa ef ~ tonsea
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President Johnson has bought a
beautiful farm of FIVE hundred acres at
Henderson's Depot, in Tennessee, with
two fine Touring mills on it.
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The Columbus Statesman says that
Mr.. Peudleton will not accompany the
I"Pendleton escort" and viii not attend
the Convention. What is the use Of a
funeral escort without the corpset
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a1oettp.
aTAKE UP THY CROSS AND
FOLLOW ME"

The way seems long, dear Leader, and my feet ~
Are weary, pressing oft these thorns-'twere sweet,
TO rest-this heavy cross remove;
Thou surely needst not thus my love to prUve
'Rest not, weak heart, nor lay thy burden down;
For earths short rest, wouldst lose thy heavenly
crcwn!" ....s.-.- .-
The way is dark, dear Leader mists arise
That hide thy blessed presence from my eyes;
/ stumble on this lonely mountain wild.
o, loving Fatherl spare me, spare thy child.
"Dost hear my voice! then follow as bede.
Thourt saved, if arm on me thy trust is staid."
But am faint, dear Leader, and ask,
"My steps are well-nigh gone"-upon the brink
helpless fall; put forth thy mighty power,
And save me, loving Father, in this hour.
Drink freely of the brook that floweth by,
Then lift thy head-thy Leader still is nigh"
And must it thus, dear Leader. ever be!
And may we here no resting place e'er see;
Though faint and weary, light or dark the way,
Press forward e'er, 10 reach heavens blessed day
Enough, that, as the Master, thou shouldst live:
Faithful to death, thou shalt the crown receive"
Onward, dear Jesusi safely by thee led,
Faint, yet pursuing" still the path tread;
Gird me with strength, then eer my prayer shall be
"Father, EN- so, it seemeth goodto thee rra
"And as thy days, thy strength shall ever be-
While heavens eternal glory waiteth thee"
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,7,5 FROM REV. sOsrrH srra 4 krssAHD, b. B.,

Pastor Of the Tenth Baptist Church, Philadelphia
DR. JAoKsoN-DEAR SIR:-I hare been frequently
rrqusssd 20 connect my Nth recommendations or
different kinds Of medicines but regarding ne PTdet,cs
cIined bat tp clear proof oartOsis isstanees ard
particularly in my family, Of 1te useuiness Of Dr..
Hoofands German Bitters, depart for once from my
Hsual eose 10 erpress my au conviction dt for gen.
era debility Of the system and especially for Liver
CS@PlsIts ssd Il is :aSs eas eas. saua9IS sS
tdI; but asuauy, doubt not, q sS.a
be eesy beRsfsidi1eW - 10 those tDIo srfer
80 j. H. KHNNARD, 2
pF ,1o8 Eighth, bslesp Coates street.
rn-r W TF s.Fft -Fn~t irnn-H
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MY CHILD's ORIGIN.

One night as old st. Peter slept,
He left the door of Heaven ajar, 9J
When through little angel crept, -f
And came down with falling star. ~,
One summer, as the blessed beams
-H1 OF morn approached, my blushing bride,
Awakened from some pleasing dreams,
And found that angel by her side.
God grant but this-I ask no more
That when he leaves this world Of pain,
He'll wing his way to that bright shore,
And find the gate OF Heaven again.
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Z QEs kABa
DEBILITY,

1zsrs Is no medicine eqsal % HoefanTs Gsrman
BiHsrs or Tonic in ~, leases IF Debility
zs rs ,.ss:s &: ssS.': ' ;ss1: ssss:
an enjoyment Of 0ie.z food, enable the sto.
mach 70 digest Il purify the blood, gire good sound
healhy complexion eradicate 1ie yetloD t,nge JTon "
ere insr1st Bss 10 e checks, and change the pdHeH
from shOrt-6reaaed, enacated, tOcdk, and nervous
inrdlid, to full faced s0ld and rigoroH; person.
Weak and Delicate Children are
Tonie. In fact, they are Family medt.
cines. They can be administered with
perfect SAFETY TO . child three months
old, the most delicafs female, or man
efnfnety.
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DHNTxsTRX.
J, SALzMAN,

hENTIsT, will be In his Office, at Clyde, the last
IL two weeks of each month, to perform all oper-
atuns required in his profession. Satisfaction guar
anteed ma cases, Rooms st the Old stane. = ..
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TRoA HON. GEO. W. WOODWARD
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court Of Pennsyvanih
PH1IApELPHIA, March 10, 1907!
Ifnd 81 Hoofands German Bitcrs" e not an tnso1-
Seoiro beverage but good tonic tsu q! dsordeIS
Of e digestive organs, and Of great 6ene1 n cdses
sbtlSty and tudst of nervous action, IN the sgsten'
Geo. W. WOODWARD.