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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-08

CURE FOR THE HccUPs Travelling som'
time since, by railroad from Columbus to
Baltimore, took my seat immediately IN
front of q gentleman who was suffering un'
der u paroxoysm oi hiccups. to degree illa
had never before Witnessed. In a few
minutes a person appeared from the end
orthe car, and took seat beside him.
when no said. "Sir. cau you tell what il
good for the lliccups? ] have leen afflicted
IN the way You see me. since yesterday
noon, aud have had no rest or relief from
any physician to whom applied for assis-
tance: III ain worn out with suffering" To
whom tho person replied, "Sir l will cure
you in less than two minutes by your
watch. Have confidence for am sure
can it Hold up, high above your head,
two fingers ofyour hand; lean back in your
seat, open your mouth and throat, so as to
give n free passage to your lung.; breathe
very long aud softly, and look very steadily
at your fingers In less than the time
specified the cure was performed, one hic'
cup only occurred during the trial. The
patient could not express gratitude; while
the practitioner only exactcd from him, a.
fee, the promise that he would extend
tho knowledgs which he had impaired, as
freely rs he hal received 10, assuring him
that he would never be disappointed in the
result.
We were all struck with the TACT, and
many Of us considered that the stranger
was sent by the appointment OF thai Power
often designated as particular providence
Since then have often had occasion to
prnctise udon patients in the same disorder
and never without the most signal success.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-08

Why do rnen in this country speak Of
their wives a. .iny lady :" Why not say
any wijs7" Why borrow q tsm from
tie nristocrats Of Europe' Why not speak
the frank, honest, simple American Ian
euage! Lady smacks Of BY gone sgs.
Women ara what are wanted at tho present
day. The shops arc full of"ladies !" the
streets, the curs, omnibuses and fery.boats
are loaded with "ladics "; and they are
loaded with saiin, and diamonds and VEL
vet snd the eye OF the uniniated stranger
follows them questioningly as they pass
along. In fact, their snowy appearance
leaves broad margin for a Doubt. No. no
let US sink the term "lady," since II has
been 30 burlesqued, and hope for the day
when women will re-appear.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-08

SALT ron ANIMAIs.-At a meeting OF
the New York Farmers Club, the question
of giving salt 10 animals was discussed,
when Professor Nash said: .'Thst 10 an es
sential element Of animal life. When par.
taken Of beyond proper limits, Il Is injuri.
Gus. In certain localities II Is essential to
render food palatnblr. II is q good apcri-
cnt many times. In some parts Of the
world il exists in the food-as In salt hay,
for exanple-in sufficient quantities not to
require any morn. Shut of human he.
Ing from food containing saline material
aud he could survive only short time, and
would die most eIcruciating death. There
is salt in the soil, and IL passes into the
plants that form human food and the sub.
sistcnce OF dumb animals. The correct
rule Is. let every animal have access to salt
or saline material at pleasure. The taste
will direct when the system needs salt. IL
animals in a state Of nature did not need
salt they would have no appetite for It,"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-08

Once week relates the following story:
A friend Of mins was riding on tho out
siae ofa North Devon coach, from Barn.
stable to ilfracomc, whom The driver aid to
him, "I've had . coin guv' mo two hum
dred years old ~ .Oh, yes, ] have ono
myself two thousand years old" .Ab,"
snid the driver, shave yef' and spoke no
moro during the res, Of the journey. When
the coach arrived at It's destination, tho
driver came up 10 my friend with an IN.
tensely sclfsstis6ed air, and said, II told
Fl, you rs we druv' along I had a coin two
hundred years DID," eyes" sAnd YOU
nId to mo as you had ono two thousand
years old 2" "Yes, 20 I have" "Now it's
q lie" "what do you mean by that ?"
"Why, It's only 1867, now." ... ...
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-08
Tho second srea. period in tho life Of q

Tho second great period in the life Of q
young man-the 6rst being tail.cost and
cheroot-is when he gets girl 90 to speak.
About that time most sidewalks arc quite
too narrow for his oui.spreadins taps , two
chairs or q whole sofa are hardly equal to
a seat; and the stars must look out sharp
or they will get rub from his lofty tils.
Quiet modest people should not think Il
strange if they find themselves walking In
tho street, clbowed out Of breath at tho
concert or lecture, and dro wned In their
orders for cream and coffee at the saloon.
Tho young man who has just got girl, in
other words. reached the second great 20.
Rod Of his life-must bo expected to OK.
hibit demonstrations that arc extraordinary
if no, gorgeous, and impressive ifnot pro.
found.
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Mistellaueuns.
LEAVES
FROM TIE LIFE OF Il LAWYER
lsls rux tnrnp.
ny A NrxBEa or ruk MAINE BAn-

Lsu rux fnfnps
The Deminys and Meals were among the
,nos prominent families, and ] hal sbund-
ant cause Tor scli.congraiulatioi', but was
too deeply Interested in the matter to fee'
much elaicd with ms first fee, or even to
think that my stomach had been more than
twenty four hours without food. DISMISS
cd Old Giles in the afternoon, got my check
casl,cd. and after taking light supper,
went out for walk. Glanced to pass
crowd at corner-grocery, who were hav.
ING our affair under considerations PITY Il
hadn't killed the oil vagrant. said one,
speaking ot Giles, at winch all laughed,
and sone remarked that there wss no ,ang-
cr o; his ever dying, etc, which led me tn
believe that Old Giles being in very hal
odor with the townsmen, I would make
very little in advocating his cause upou ,ts
merits. In fact Giles was. hy common re.
,,uiation. an old vagabond aud public nui.
ssnce. Z listened. however, sill farther.
and heard many disparaging things said
about the Meals. which seemed to meet ihs
appreciation OF af and q few days observa.
ton satisfied me that Dcmings caise was
most favored by the public. These things
which learned thus casually, oaabIej m'
to form the true plan for processing in the
matter, which was in form as follows Dem
ing's suit should prece,lo the other; and a
the facts in the case would be incoutcstablc,
the demand should be for such moderate
damages as the jury would bc surs to ap'
prove. G,less suit should follow a. soou
as t could be got on. and be for an arbitrary
amount could thus introduce Giles - q
witness in Domingo case, blend tho two
interests. and secure complete success be-
side. This would have q tendency 70
bolster up Giles cause with the public
My plan in this respec, seems not to have
been discovered by tho other aide, and
succeeded 80 Gar in tho prcliminar;es fos
trial that the causes stood, Dsmings %.
Neal Tor one day and Giles %. Neal the
next lplaced tho damages in De,ning's
case 1t only one hundred dollars. a sum
not much moro than uecessary to make the
repairs upon the fence; but Uld Gle,
growing wore from the hun in his stomach
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-08
Judge w, who some years ago filed

Judge W., who some years ago filed
the Office Of county judge in-county,
though good lawyer was very eccentric.
when . session ofihe court was to be held
he would oRen take II into his head TO walk
to the county seat, a distance Of thirty
miles. On one occasion, however, he em.
pIoyed horse and buggy, and after spend
ing a couple Of weeks In the hearing Of
causes, started for home on foot. When
he had travelled something like q dozen
miles he called 10 hotel for rvst and -.
ffeshruents- The landlord. recollecting that
the Judge drove horse when he went to
court inquired. .........
"Judge what have you done with tho
l,orse and buggy you had with you when
you went to -the other day ?" F.
"Thunder!" replied tho Judge 81 hsve
Ieft them bahind. knew ~ soon -
started that I bad left sometGng, and i ID
those plaguy things and now I have got
TO 20 back aher them ;" Back he went.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-08
4 Western Story.

Judge Williams, afisrward Chief Justice
Of tho Supreme Court Of Iowa. possessed
valuable and extensive legal requirements,
which his long Judicial career has sbund-
antly proven. He was, whhal, an m,eter-
ate joker, and never 90 happy AZ when hs
had au opportunity to give his mirthf6l
proclivities full exercise. Many stories u.
lustrating his ready wit and appetite for
fun are related. The only person, howev.
er, who ever beat him with the tongue, was
a ,eoman. Mary Hays. The feminine Cha.
ron OF the DO Moines rather checked his
loquacity, when ono day he attempted to
play of ono Of his Jokes upon her, Tho
Judge was isoanling on tho cost side Of tho
river-bridgcs existed only In tho imagina.
tons Of the most enterprising-and in at-
tending court he crossed to and fro In a
skiR. Sometimes one, sometimes another
lerried him over but once there was no
man at hand. Miss Hays, a young, and In
oil probability, very good.looking lady,
was washing near the river bank. ~.
"Mary," said the Judge, show am ! 10
get across this river ?"
"Why, in skif, I suppose" Mary qui.
city replied. Il 80 ~
aBut there 10 no one to bring back the
l'oat, and am q very poor rover. Now,
Mary, really, don't you think you could
take pity on man in such troublesome
predicament, leave your interesting work,
and volunteer 10 row mo over III pay
you In any number of-kisses you ask
sweeter and hsartier ones than you ever
received in your liie." . j. ......
"Cer,ainly, III take you over; but rs to
kisses, Mr.. Judge, don't want anything Of
that sort, particularly from such an old
scrub as you." '
"Oh suppose you have had rather a
surieit Of that article lately. Has Jim
-v
snow, Judge, if you want to 60 across,
just get in and sit still, and te STILL"
"Jndgo Williams waited until they had
got fairly out In the current Of the river.
Mnry piled the oars as If she had seen sea.
service. '....,s
"Mary!" ..,.. .
"Sir!"
"Supposc I Just turn this bont down
stream, carry you off and marry you
would It not he a delightful plant You
would Just suit me, ind | would you.
Certainly, destiny always intended us for
mates, and I suppose lil,lo scheming
would be excusable to gain such lovely
prize ns yo,l.. Hero we 60 now, down the
river 10 New Orleans, or elsewhere"
At this, Mary's provoked spirit fairly
glttere,i in her eyes. With intensity Of
emphasis, she exclaimed:
"You carry me off! You marry me! !
would not hare such an old dried.up crack.
lin. / wouldn't marry you II YOU were the
last man on earth and q woman couldn {
get TO heaven without husband; and u
you don't stop your nonsense. and behave
yourself. Ill pitch you head first into the
river. and yow may make as long voyage
m You please hut one thing 10 certain, you
don't take me- with you !" - %. 80 .,
The Judge Of course stopped teasing her
at this. laughing heartily at her ANA zoniar
threats AVID TuIDor does not say whether
he paid his fare In exchange In Cupids
hank or not. ..... r.,
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-08
MORNING, NAY 8, 1868.
pom; Wa, is,hcr in il, Stanton w,s op.

upon. Wat Is thcr in Il I Stanton wiz op.
posed to me, and /, laborin for that unity,
that ononis without witch no government
kin 30 on satisfactorily to the head thereof
removed him. How kin. the Governmeht
20 on with anybody opposin me, ,i-ef no.
body oppose, me ther wood be no dispoots.
Tho people must understand ttis, that they
may put the blame whereft Il belongs ! liev
no objection to, sayin that. to- bring about
harmony and peece--l wood, ef l,cood.
remove Congress, that the struggle between
Us mite be ended. But no one can object
TO my removin Stanton. win they sny that
the ,ener-ov.offis act perfected him shell
snser to wunst that he'd decided that law
to be uncoonstooshnel long ago, and con-
sckently Il he'd no bindln iorce onto rne.
wrep continyooally over the perversenis
Nv the men who will continyooally keep a
passin laws wich they know | will declare
unconstooshnel. r., ..,...-c .,.-5.p,,y a,-r
s-."Es to the final result I have nary a
doubt. The people are with me. Look a,
their anxiety for my triumph and the sacri-
fees they are willin to make. Why, over
four Thousand Nv my trends residin 10 Moo
York were 70 anxious that my other trends
in Connecticut shood succeed, that they
went all tho wuy to Hartford and Moo Ha.
ven to vote Wuz there eser sich patertisn
displayed. sfore q Who can doubt when
backed by sich adherenis2 r., a,. .....
The President signifed that he wu1
done.
.liadn't you better look over these notes
sed ! "ther lnny be things yoo hev Sed
wich you wood not like to hev publisef."
mol" sed lle. Ill didn't matter OF ]
hev sed anything that ] don't care 20 father.
l kin easily deny il, aud Randall and Welles
will swear | never scd il. Farewell. Be
truO to the Constooshen ez constroo II,
and the laws ez I understand en-, and all
vii, b. we'll, .,r. .i. 20 .'. ~ VI ."
left the great man feolin that Of he don't
whale his persek kootc,s, It won't he becoz he
heznt n sublime confidence IN hissclf.
PETROLEUM v. NAsBr. p. NJ. h
u' 70 (Wich 10 Postmastcr)
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-08
wb,, Abraham bouab, the field Of Eph.

When Abraham bought the field Of Eph'
ron in Machpelsh in which to deposit the
remains Of his dearly beloved Sarah, be
bought not merely the eavs that was there
but 'saH The trees fhai ,ceTs IN The field, tha
,rere in all he borders round about, even mad
sure >, How beautiful A burial place sur
rounded with trees. Were there no flow
en among all Of those trecs2 And u
friend had gathered a few Of those flowers
and mads a wreath for Sarah's coffin
think you that Abraham would have turn
ed in holy horror from that wreath beca''se
il did not savor OF corruption 2 Would
there not rather have stolen into his hear
sweet thoughts Of God and OF 'ympa'h'z'
ing friends.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-08

Tho editor ot tho lowa Falls Stntisd
has invented q method whereby he keeps
his neighbon' cows from stealing bis hay.
Ho describes IL thus: "A certain quad.
rupcd had sweet tooth for our hsy:tsck
and did much damage; throwing down
the seven uil fence and roosting In our
hay. We bought box Of cayenne pepper,
took nice lock Of hay, placed l. outside,
.bap,ised' Il with pepper, and watched. Tho
animal came along and pitched INTO tho
hint, and with noeo at forty five dsgress
and tail at ninety degrees, her soul went
marching on at tho rate Of 240, That
cow has not como back.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-08

Tho Development Philosophy mus be
right. Aen dbl descend from animals, and
that Is the reason why 20 many animal traits
are slill leit in the race. There arc mon
hoggi.h aud men piggish. Lovers are pro-
verbally sheepish, and dandies arc proverbi'
ally puppyish. Thep arc mon that drink
like fish, and inen that eat like dragon.
Some mon arc ssiriy hears soino sly foxast
some slippery eels. There arc people who
pass current in the crowd q 'stipid owls,
swapping turtles, obstinate mules, serPenu,
hawks wolves, tigen, jaekssses. Society
can show you In human form, tho spresd
eagle, the dog in the msnser, the cock OF
the walk, the bisgest toad in the puddle.
One entire tribe In the commercial world y
made up OF balls, and another Of bean.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-08
IdrerttsiSg.

A late number OF the National Intsllisen.
ger .ru,hfaIly says, "Publishen Of news-
papers should unite TO iasien the convic.
lion upon the public mini to discontinue
certain system Of professed advertising that
n hurtfil 10 them. and Of no real seryice TO
busincss men. Let us give instances A
dealer 10 approached by nome oily -gHmmon
pcrsop. who descsnis upon The advantage
Of having his business card presented, with
that Of others, upon some son OF sheet,
with frame about Il; and an ostrs picture
in tho centre. Il 10 represented that great
numbers Of people look ct these sightIess
sheets atientively and constantly, and
strnightways go off and purchase Of the
dealers whose naInes arc on the sheet in
question. The latter are often Astiered IN.
to tho belief that their names, thus 30 con-
spicuously posted, really attract great atten'
ton, and bring marvellous remuneration IN
tho augmentation Of their trsde. lfsuch q
one will ake tho trouble Of going to some
leading hotel to ascertain how many per.
sons look at the advertising sheet in qies.
ton, that scarce man in . day does 80.
Yet twenty or thirty or fhy or q hundred
dollars arc sometimes thrown away yearly
in this worthless style Of advsrising. Tho
sane amount paid 10 establislysd Bewspa
psrs Of the best kind would iniallibly hiring
thousands OF dollars IN additional sales.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-08

II ALE rxrOxIcAr1yoi Tbsy tell . rood story
tI justice y tas oSa =. ~; -,
ss:sa on: s.: % tn'ns n.n ~: aq qao;
selling-,he srtIele sold being ale, hin, sour
and besdy. The Judge ordersd The otScsr to
bring along with the prlsouer pitcher OF ole:
The prisoner pleaded that b ssd not violated
the Law, tie sls wsS not istoxioatise.- 'ii.'
1--WE sill - about thst," said ths isstsos;
you drink halt Of vhss 10 IN ths pitase. and
will drink the other half. and then VII sh.
journ the oosrt until two o'clock (now ssn)
and &c." 'lvTl.I 80" ,H'
The sls Ms divided ssd drsnk. and Tie sourl
adjourned. On rsaAserbliag. sh9rt WORK .s'
made ofths osse.-"Guiity and sentenced 'nres
months" "l''> o. .i".Af1 -
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riarc say you have heard tho sad story
about the poor whi,e turkey being dead
and leaving her four poor liitls ones moth
erless. II is an old story, oft repeated ir
the poultry yard, but ], has It's moral, and
may as well tell Il over to you. >.
lcai't say how she came to her tlenth
hut she was much respected, and the now
flew fast through the barn-y yard. u... '.
aEven The peacock respectfully iblded kh tail
A suitable symbol q sorrowi
And his palmer viz said, ''No~ the old lid dad
Who win tend her psor chicks On ths morrow" Il
At this tho good old notlierly duck re.
marked, as she dried her eyes with her
wing,-aI have eight ducklings Of my own
to cover. IT'S true, hut think I can man.
nge to tuck two OF tho little orphans under
my wings each night Perhaps, neighbor,
you might tako in another" she added,
l,owing respectfully to the hen with one
chicken. ..,....,.., .,..'. .........,...g.
But her ladyship instantly bristled her
feathers, and began calling "cluck, cluck,' "
nt terrible rate, as if she had full bakers
dozen 10 see to. .Trr a' .
81 am sure" she remarked. with a pet.
iish toss Of her head, my whole time Is oc-
cupied in taking care Of my own. am
never idle a moment, as you can see,
scratching for bugs aud worms among
those liresome chips. Somebody must
see to them who has fewer cares than
I have" ..,...
"Poor little dears," said the goose, ~
will willingly take them out swimming
with my nine the very next pleasant
day." ..gt.y "a L,.. :. a..r i.r. .I..r.'
The old Dorking. with her troublesome
brood Of ten half'grown chicks, signifed
her willingness TO help lhe. orphans oil tha
she could. '" ,m. y,
at will be rough company to bring tn
tender things into, though, "she said. "rhe!
want a warm. quiet home. III, &C., Co.,.
The poor little things they ars ~ bsads and wings
And their bones through tAsr feathers are sticking"
AMI she looked hard at the hen with on
chicken. ..,. ..r.......
"No doubt It is sad casc," said the heI
scratching away with all her might "bu
oh don't come to me with all my cares
and labors, and troubles. Let then
learn to prize what they get" And &c
sllc called her one, and clucked away of
to the farther end Of the garden. where
she need hear no more Of the motherlesl
turkeys. .., .a ........, .r..f.
There was some nodding Of heads and
exclanations among The barn-ysrd party
and the old duck sagely remarked that,
"Those who have the least caro- mako the
most fuss about in; and all decided that
whenever they were In trouble they should
know enough not to go for comfort TO the
.hen with ono chicken".-1h Utae ~.
prim.
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VOLUME XIV.
9oetrp.
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Rsnesth The ne~-Icavsd maple trees that drop
rlslr guln of shados % the warm. deep grass
La dreamy sort lle, while dosn The slope
With idle fAss the eloadLshsdss pas, .,.
Aud aittinxoe the stream
Drif up the nssntAin sAii hal sssss the vale,
And vanish like The memory ds dream
When nixAt krssspAis.
ne iscsp.. IRON whi,e-tentsd fields or bloom
Mskssit an ccstsry 10 lie and breathe
The cssl airs frea the forests gloom, tureaths,
whcss wipc-aark rSnaeis with gray moses
Asd sombss pines complain.
Assit and woolns touch Is In the sir,
A touch IKE lo'ses lips th>, eioss with vsln,
Inpassionsd prayer
On kindiing hills and slumbrous mountAin-sldss
The air mslts TO an amsthystlne sea,
fs,dius och piny erss and scar In tides
Ofhsry, dreamy uureality.
Ancient, vast and solemn,
The smoky peaks loan on the shy sfsr,
AS when on Arctic seas An ice-serks volume
Hides nsspers sAn
ThOught.Of the loved and Lost, scenes thai were
dear,
Bsssas. In ether eyes their beauty shOnei
Fair ghosts Il hopes and pleasures re-appesr,
Aud glow with saddsped splendor not their own.
Thus In the piaintive she'd
The rlppie's whisper and the tewpesrs roar
On u, reus,sbsred shore. or sink or swell
For evermote -r,.....- .
Fsr. wandering winds and melancholy seas, .
The wash of sarge. on ads,er, isie,
white r~ns efeiesd. IKE anchored srgo,ies,
Green eastern soids that In the snn-set smiles
Such visions fade and come
In shsdowy sliunp.es II tho.e old abcdes
When Progress primal curse of earth. Vas dumb,
And men were gods.
These dslsiei meadows piping shepherds dance,
Rude altaIs snsks upoa ths windy lawns,
MisshApen Satyrs poor ftoa woodland haunts,
The forests echo to the laugh offAwns,
.r. And everlasting Fan, tbieoms
Ills euried horns praakt With vrsaths of varied
His ancient sway o'es nAtsre, brute, and maa H
Again resumes .......rr
The green-bsired Nsr.ids pour their io>ni,E un
In yonder wiliow.girdloi ehAsm, vhsre
Tho noisy Wild bee blows hi. breezy horn
And lsaty aurmurs lull the sleepy air,
The idle waves ensue ........
A stream ID wrinklsd silver to the main.
Like some rare dream VI song that vsaders through
APoets' brain. ...'...
The round earth Is a mighty censer. swung
by hands sublime before the starry choiri
Its rhy tlimic hymn by rolling worlds 10 sung.
Its incense driits from fields OF aovery ars,
Beings cShAustless source
t4soA May that stirs tn insensAts To tell
Of comigu bud and fruit, In man restores
I.ife's miracle
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-08

A boy who had. happily. read shaks'
mere, was about TO he spanked for some
trifling expense. when he called out SUD
Ienly. "Psusc =" The upl:ited hand OF the
school master hesiiated In ihe IN" c1 ~
and the hoy said .Do not disooey S !.
dinal WooIsey's beautiful ,njuueuoo.
..Wha, do You mean ?" asked Tie teseoer'
.Els says. replied the boy d" r..
=" .Bs jss snA ~. eot -.
L. al u. .oa: ,. ,sss s."'a ~ % ny o's'a'%
Tho boys end was no longer aimed