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, 1868-04-24
RAILROADS STIMULATE PRODUCTION.

Crops and manufactures beyond what will
supply the home demand, are useless II they can
not find a market; aud that market once found
is more than useless, unless the trafic it invites
is atteIded by a remunerative profit The extent
of profit is regulated not alone by the certainty
with which articles are transported; but also
the sped, the time of the producer is an object,
aud merchandise, il perishable, is valuable only
because Of the rapidity With which it can be taN
ken to market. Therefore while turnpikes may
enable the Farmer to carry on a local wagon trade
with his neikhbors, and thus realize sufficient to
pay his taxes and provide the necessary wants of
bis table. While they furnish necessary facilis
ties for Intercourse between hamlets, townships
cities spd counties while they create demand
for a few sacks Of wheat, a few bushels of pota-
toes, few dozen of eggs, a few pounds of butisF
and few fowls, To the railroad belongs the
province of opening up distant markets, where
produce is purchased in bulk, at prices enhanced
teu fold, and in which the demand is 30 constant
that it is never diminished by the supply The
inducements to the farmer who formerly planted
only ten or fifteen acres of wheat, is to increase
the number to hundred. Where be had SALE
only for few bushels Of potatoes, he now finds
be can dispose of them by the acre. The dimen,
sions of bis cornfeld, his orchard, aud bis dairy
are extended. Whereas a few swine fattened for
home consumption were found sufficient under
the primitive condition, now that there is rails
road transportation they are not only raised hy
the hundred, but sold on foot or BY the drove
for prices quadruple those which could be OBJ
tanned after they had been driven City or hun,
dred miles, That railroads confer the benefits
here enumerated has been attested not only by
facts and figures, but by thousands of we'll au-
thenticated proofs furnished in all parts Of the
United States, where they have been constructed,
and in none.to a greater extent than in the new
or Western region, where the soil is richer and
the population thinner.
, 1868-04-24
FOR THE KOOTENAI MINES

LIBB Ely GRE r *!
MIR, KELLY, THE EXPREsSMAN, vii leave
during the season for the K0oTENAl MINES
ALL PACKAGES. LETTERS, &c-
DESIGNED for that country will be carried through
with the UTMOST DISPATCH Letters and otner
articles entrusted to the care OF the Possmasee ~
wslla Walla viii be promptly taken cheIgeo 2. ~
Mr.. Kelly.
, 1868-04-24
Fashionable LeHees.

The Washington correspondent of the San
Francisco Gail, gives the following truthful de-
scrptiou of one of the Presidents levees. The
in Washington from President down:
The Presidents reception is atruly democratic
affair at least, found the one last evening so,
and, although many of the features were objec-
tionable, the sight afforded a pretty clear view
of the peculiArities of Washington society. You
drive or walk up to the White House-if in a
carriage, an unarmed soldier opens the door
thereof-yon are escorted up the portico to The
front door by two uniformed policemen enter
the door guarded by two more of the same,
enter the ball, which is fitted up with temporary
hat-racks, provided with attendants, watched
over by two more policemen ticket -FOUR hat
and cloak. Your lady passes to the right to
another room, door similarly guarded; passes a
hall through another door, likewise provided
with custodians passes a stairway, where q
sentinel musket in hand, is posted, to prevent
inquisiGve visitors mounting up stairs. Lady
leaves wraps, etc, in charge of female, who
throws the whole upon an indiscriminate pile OF
female gear. The gentleman passes through to
= corridor guarded by four policemen takes
his station alongside of four more policemen,
and awaits the appearance of his "criuoline. "
Tucking her under his arm, despite the great
care evipced in providing guardians, as if she
stood in danger Of being carried off, you join
the cue, TO be presented. Pass through another
portal -four more police) in to the White Room,
in which seated several ladies, aud the great
disappointed in love man, an interesting youth
a fixture at all levees. Move on through another
door, Qikewise policed,) into the Blue Boom
tall gent, General Something or other, in,
quires your names. Misunderstanding the cog
nOmeu, you and your charge are presented to
the President under false pretences. After q
truly hearty shake of the hand, you are grace
| fnlly passed on to the ladies of the mansion. A
bow, and on you are carried hurried inter.
change of compliments with Secretary Seward
Secretary Welles, Assistant Secretary Cooper
General Thomas, and being presented to host
of uurememberable names, you are hurried with
the throng to the East Room where the cue
amuses itself by slowly promensding to the
strains of the Marine Band. There you hang on
for an hour, and go home a wiser man. You
may we'll ask, as think you will, What do all
the people do2 l will tell you. The women
criticise each other, talk scandal in an audible
tone, and the men, | blush to say, behave some.
what on the trough" order-not even disguis
ing filthy illusions in soto Voiee. Fashion il
ignored. Hats and coaks are worn by women
black silk dresses, very low necks on the fash.
ionabe dresses. No style little or no jeweiry
no manners no nothing that can be termed
decency, and the utter absence of all The coven'
tionalites Of life. A pleasure party guarded
by bsyonets and a Gordon of police, and the
latter by no means scrupulous in their persona
! observations of the members of the thrOnR.
, 1868-04-24
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, 1868-04-24
VOLUME VII.
&alIa &jalIa Statesman.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY EVENING, By
WILLIAM H. NEWELL
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
once Statesman Building, Third Street.

EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-03
An Unique Marriage Ceremony
CFron the Independent ]

BRIG. Gen. Lleweiyn F Haskell, of
New jersey. was married at Orsnge, on
Thursday juno 4. TINS young soldier.
who fought in the fist and last battle CT
the war. who entered the army as a pri.
vate aud came out a brlgader general,
who was one of the earliest officers of
the coored troops, and whose record of
! eroi>m is in the history of tw enty one
pitched battles. surrendered Mt last TO
Miss Emma A. Gilmore The mar
ragc ceremony was unique and beautiful.
1t was reformed in LlewelIyn Park.
under an ancient pine tree, just after
sunrise. A. both groom and bride
hold extremely liberal las distinguished
from orthodoxy religious views, they re
ques,ed the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher,
who ofEiclliel, so for to respect their con
scientious independence of churchly or
finances rs 10 omit from the service any
forms of words based on these.
Accord ngly after the young couple
had presented Themselves on moss
carpete,i spot, and were circled AT n short
distance by their friend the groom clasped
the brides hand, saying, ii take Won.
Emma. for my wife," the bride respon
ded. Il take you Llewellyn, for nv bus
hand;" and Mr. Beecher added only
these words: ''In behalf of the SEMI
ment Of the community in which we
dwell. and Of the laws. | declare, in vir-
tue of what you have now done. tha,
YOU are husband and wife. Nav this
love which has been thus declared be
strong as these evergreens Throwing at
their feet soma evergreens and fiowers)
to endure the Storm and winter Of life
and rs fragrant and tender as the flow
ers of summer. May God bless you =
The friends then, stepping forward,
threw down before the married pair
many little handsfull of similar dew
81 rinkIed offerings. Aud this together
with muItitudious kisses, hand shakings
and congratulalions) concluded a cere.
mony which to all who beheld it, up
peared unusually simple, graceful, and
beautiful.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-03
Lager Ii eer.
by JOSH BILLINGS.

| hive fioally cum to. tue conclusin
that lager beer rs beverage is not IN
toxieatag. nav BIN told SO bv a GER
man who said he bad drunk it aIl mite
long, jus: to try the experiment. aud WIZ
obliged to 90 hume entirely sober in the
morning. | hsv seen this same man
drink sixteen glasses. and if he was
drunk, he wus drunk in german aud mo-
body could understand it. 1t is proper
enuff to state that this man keyt lager
beer saloo bud could hay no object in
stating what wa not strictly thus.
believed him to the fall extent Of
my ability. | never drunk but three
glasses oy lager in mi life, and that
made mi he'd ontwist az tho it WIS hung
on the end of string, but | WIS told
that it was OWN to my bile beia out of
place and | guess that it was so, for |
never Tiled over wuss than did when |
got hum that uite Ny wife thot was
go;n tew die, and wuss afraid that |
shouldn't for it did seem as tho every
thing | had eaten III my life was cum
mn tew the surface. aud that surface
wuz ig mi mouth; and | do really be
leye that if my wife had not pulled off
my boots jest as she did, they would hav
cum thunderin up to.
O! how sick WIZ. II years ago, and
| eau taste il new.
| pever had SO much experience in SO
short time
II emmy man shud tell me that lager
beer wuz not intoxicating sh,.d believe
him; but if he shUd tell me that
wuzn't drunk that nits. but that mi STUN
mex wuz out OF order, j shud ask hlm
to state over fos words, Jest how r
man felt and acted when he wuz well
set mp.
III wuzn't drunk that mite, had some
NV the most material simplnms that
man ever had and kept sober.
In the first place it was abopt eighty
rods from where drank the lager beer
To NY house, and j wuz thus over 2
hours on the road, and had hole bust
ed through each one Of ny pautaloon
neeze and didn't have any hat, and trel
to open the door by the bell pail, and
hckupped awfuIiy. and saw everything
in the room trying t" get round on The
back side ov me; and in settin down in
II chair didn't wait long enough for 1t
Ia get exactly upder me, when 1t was go
ING round. aud set down little soon
and missed that chair about twelve inch
es, and couldn't get up soon enough to
take the next one that cum along; and
that amt awI. my VIE sed wuz ez
beest, and, NJ sed before, began to
spew up things freely.
II lager beer is not intoxicating, Il u.s.
Ell me most almighty mean, that know.
Still harlly think that larger beer is
intoxicating, for hav ben told SO; and i
am probably the only man living who
ever drank eny when his liver was not
plumb.
don't want to say ennvtLing agin p
harmless temperance bevrdge, but if j
ever drink emmy more, it will be with mi
hands tied behind me, ind mi mouth
pried open.
don't think larger boer is intoxica-
ting. but iii remember rita, think 1t
tastes to me ike glass of soap suds,
that pickle had been put to soak IN.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-03

CONE DovS'-Here is an amusing
anecdote ofa certain seer etary to gov
crnor, several removes back from the
present chief mag straie of the Empire
State. Like most sab officials to whom
some pressing final process is commit
ted, he had an itching palm, while, at
the same time it would not be exactly
safe To show his head too openly. On
one occasion he bad, for the third time,
been waited upon By an impatient parts.
interested in two important bills which
had passed the legislature. and, with
sundry others, were awaiting the COVER
nor's signature.
Odd you place my bills before his ex-
cellencyF asked the party OF the secreta,
ry.
N n not yet, said be The had slight
impediment in bis speech. 'n-n not quite
yet; the g-g governors very busy. BY
the b 10y, " what was the n-name of the
IN man that q got up into t-tree when
our Saviour was w-"alking along that
way?
o. you mean Zqecheus.'
'Ye es, that's the man. We'eil do
you r.recoIect what was said to him g
Certainly: ,Zaccheus, come down
'Ex activ; ye-e s, Come doVnF |
thought of that We esterday, when you
c-caiIed put | couldn't reueInbes the
anne
The hint was taken. the party 'came
down, accordingly, aad when he next
called his signed bills were ready for
him.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-03
Probate Notice.

Fierce County Court. in probate. In the
matter of the estate of ALEXANDER CIeslman,
deceased.
ON READING and filing the petition of
OMaTtha Cleelman, of the town of River
Falls. i'm said county, representing among
other things. that Alexander CreelInan. late
of River Falls. In said county, on the 9Th day
of Nav, 1868 at his residence in said town.
died intestate. leaving goods. chattles and IS
tate within this county. and that She the re-
iioner. il the widow OF said deceased and
praying that administration of said estate be
granted TO Vim. II. Nichols of River Falls,
Pierce County. IL is ordered. that said pc
tItiou be heared before the Judge of this
Court. at his Office in the City of Prescott ON
Monday. The 18th day OF July. A, ID. 1865.
And il Is further ordered. that notice thereof
be given TO all persons interested By publish
ing a copy Of this order for three Successive
weeks, once in each week. in the Prescott
Journal, a newspaper printed in Prescott. pri-
or 20 said day of hearing.
Nm. HOWES, County Judge.
Dated June 2Sd, 1863 I0-w3
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-03

The Democratic leaders just now are
in the anxious and hopeful condition of
that historical old maid who went into
The woods to pray. They want a can
dilate--she wanted husband. Crook
ing her aged aud stilfenlng knees at the
foot of hemlock tree, she prayed long
and earnestly that heaven wo'd send her
man A sleepy owl in the brancher just
above tnen cried ont, Hoo! ifoo!
IAN ybody. good Lord" responded the
anxious virgin. And Anybody, good
Lori" says the Democratic party.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-03

$50 vou have turned ,eformer, ] hear,
said ore gentleman to another, as they
wa'ked along together in a by street III
Aberdeen.
There were three of them; two tall,
slender. men; the othera merchant from
American on visit to Scotland.
well, they give me that name, re
Piled the other smiling, his dark, dreary
face lighted strangely as he spoke. Il
trus: that | am trying in my way to save
some of my poor fellow beings
DO you work on such material as
that. The speaker touched with his
foot singular hooking bundle that lay
in p niche formed 10y some projection.
A purple face, a pair of sweled and
vine knotted hands, and a disgusting
slnel! of fumes of whisky nni brandy
we're all that told of the proximity of a
human being. For the rest it was filth
and rags
a terrible sight exclaimed the
;he young man addressed. standing still.
The features were scarcely disc. rnible
The blood shot eyes were deeply sunk in
their hollow sockets. The matted hair
rocking with the fifth of the gutter, hung
in drabhle,l mesSes over bis hlosted
checks. The mouth was stained with
he flrwing trails Of tobacco, and the tan
gl.d e'rd hung uncliPped and uncombed
ever his suIrll, IS neck. One hand as #
half crippled, was cramped under his
side, while the other grasped the torn
rim of his bat, which rude cliiired had
I endeavored to take from him. There
was no motion preceptbie, no sound au
/ dible, in the noise of the thoroughfare.
/ There he lay. fallen. helpless man--a
/ putrid carcass of drunken humanity An
immortal spirit in wretchad tenement
Of du,t-a married, b,Hssd, defiied i'm.
age of Gnd.
It's Jack Wainright,' was the excls.
nation. Il pity his poor wife,
There was no response.
Jack. | say
Sill all was silent--motionless
'J"ck, don't you hear me! Get up.
Oh! pray leave this brute alone, sac
the first speaker. standing off in no coun
forfeited disgust. ''Reaily it seems de
grading to stand here talking to such q
foul mass at that
Then my friend you must not walk
with reformer.' said The otter smiling
but still intent upon his task. Gordon,
he asked, addressing the other gent le
man who had as yet said nothing, 'you
and must get this miserable care s. ur
and put him on his feet.
You are not in earnest was the re
ply.
Il think we can lift him.
Agreed And both stopping, to the
intense disgust Of the locker on, they
soon had him on his feet.
He cannot stand
'Can we carry him, Think,
Where toP
To my house. It IS Just round tht
corner. NV wife will be--not exactly
glad to see him, but she knows my pc
culiarities so well that she is always viii
ling TO humor them. and indeed, some
times she gets up such little freaks on he
own account. Come JACK, come, my
friend. whispered the reformer, in tn
ear ofthe drunken man. You are will
friends.
BY this time the degraded man hat
rallied little. He tried his best s,reng
then himself; and rolling his eyes from
one face TO another. recognizing VIII,
were there, and that one was stranger
he gave bis supporters a peculiar drum
ken look as he muttered-Seems to mi
that stranger is ashamed of his compa
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-03

THE cards for Senator Henderson's
wedding on the 25th inst. have been
ont for some days. The bride is Miss
Foote, daughter of one of the examiners
in the Patent Office--a pretty aud viva
cious girl Of perhaps twenty. The i'm
peachlnent business has broken up their
intended wedding tour in Europe, and
Mr.. Henderson now expects 10 find oc-
cupation for all his Ieis ire time in look
ING after his chances for reelection.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-03

Among the ashes of the Erie Rail-
road wreck was found body, and on it
an accident insurance ticket for three
thousand dollars, around which the fire
had burned every thing away, but leav-
ing this and thus identifying tho charred
remains.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-03
BOOTS & SHOES.

VNHE undersigned is receiving from the
l. Eastern market his Spring Stock uf Boots
and Shoes, which he offers to the trade mii. h
cheaper than any other firmin Prescott Tbs.
best Of Custom Work co instantly on hand
and made TO order Repairing done neatly
and promptly. Call and examine my stock.
C.. f. Eckstein.
Prescott, April II. 1865. 5I-m2
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-03
JACK,---A TRUE STORY.

q don't know how to turn-I ion'I
know what to do. If could lose NV
senses. il seems to me | could be hap
nicr-if could dip--lt-but no; the
ehildren-the poor Children
NANNY" cried sweet voice.
Tie woman started, put down her
ragged apron and glanced up. A little
face. exceedingly fair through the dirt.
looked appeaii' ely.
Black Dicks ct my shoe; he is sail
ing down the gutter.
If it don't 90 that way, child, 'twoul1
The other, said the woman glocmily:
-bui nevertheless, she arose to 90 into the
filthy street to reclaim the shoe. which
was nns worn out.
Black Dick. however. was nowhare t,
he seen: so she return ed with SLOW, DIS
pirit d step. back mt" the place she cal
led her home. There another child
awaited her-a boy, looking down from
the perch he had mounted
i can't find any bread he cried.
there is no bread there to find
But YOU said you would buy some
this mo. ming.
Your father took the money for GIN
said the woman bitterly.
.Thou'It have 10 go hungry, my lad
replied the woman, 'unless--oh! how
car |, how can z
But went out even as she spoke, and
pawned her wedding ring. 1t brought
her three shiIIings,' every cent s'e spent
Cor food, that WIS bid the moment she
got into the house, save a portion she
gave the children.
Poor Molly Mainright--hers had been
a hard life. Poverty and drunkenness.
twin evils. had always lowered about her
path. since the first year of her marriage
None at that time ever mistru,Led
that Jack, fine straight young fellow
would become that hhieous thing,
dlunkard. But he had fallen lower aud
lever till now, when little Bert was
seven, and Mary five he was disposed by
everybody in town.
Molly had done her wisely best. Every
body had advised her to leave hun: but
she bad worked tli her fingers were bent
and brown. to keep her poor little fam
ilv together. Now, however, II seemed
as it the last straw had been placed upon
her sinking shoulders. lie had been
gone two DAYS, she knew not where. on
" report said be had been raging about
the street, drunk, Of course. and perhaps
had gone to the river side and fallen in
Poor Molly's shruuken face looked
ghastIy as she sat considering Two
people who had liked and respected her
had wished to take her children; but how
could she give them up! On tho other
hand. how could she see them living un
der such corrupting influences as that old
court fostered; her fair haired May-her
beautiful darkryed Bert? No wonder
she felt that day, as if some decision
mus; be made, no wonder she Iongel for
death.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-03

A "SrIRIrED" REPLY.--A poor eel
low rescued half drowned, from river.
was asked to take some spirits and wa
ter. mo, thank you," replied he. Il
have had water enough already; Ill
take tho spirits alone.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-03

"Mama, why does papa call, the eve
ming paper an organ?" because papa
wants to go to Congress, my dear, and
he can't 90 without facing tho music"
Giving stamps to the organ.gripder, my
child"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-03

nv, and relapscd again into almost insen-
sibiity.
Upon nv word this seems TO redicu
lous, said the young man referred To.
Are YOU really in earnest about taking
that miserable, dirty fellow to your own
house.
Best house in all Scotland muttered
the drunkard, opening his eyes again.
Aud then he reiterated that they knew
he was not drunk, only slightly the worse
for liquor. adding that he was gentle
man.
The trio started. II was strange
sight for the streets of Aberdeen to see
two well kressed and wel-known public
men holding aud leading the shattered
ragged drunkard along the crowded side
walk. The residence of the former was
in fashionable part of the city, and
thither, through all the gaping, COIN
meuting throng, the two gentlemen bore
the poor inebriate. Ifhe had been the
only brother of the host and hostess. be
C uId not have been treated with more
kindness. CIothed. fed. nouri>hed. and
brought under all the influences of hope,
courage. confidence ana self respect, he
had been less than man if he had
wIthstood such kindness.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-03
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