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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-31
TPUBL1c-No. %.

AN Act to carry into Effect the
Convention with the Republic of
Venezuela for the Adjustment of
Claims. of Citizens of the United
States on the Government of that
Republic -
Be II enacted By the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of the United
States Of Anerica an Congress assem-
bled, That, for the purpose of carry
ing into effect the convention with the
Republic of Venezuela, for the adjust
ment of claims of citizens of the United
States on the Government of that
Republic. signed at Caracas on the
twenty fifth day of April, eighteen
hundred and sixty-six. the COmmiss-
Toner to be appointed by the President
of the United States, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, shall
be allowed a eempens alton in full for
his services oil, three Thousand dollars,
and ten dollars q day in commutatiou
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-31
COLLECTORS Sale.

ArOTTCE rs HEREBY GIVEN, that
N I Williaa @. Hazelrfgg. Collector OF
the City OF Evausvib q, netween the hours
OF 9 and II O'Clock AM, and 2 and A O'Clock
PM, on @ t
MONDAY, THE 18TH OF FEBRUARY. 1868,
viii sell, at public auction at the door Of
the Court House, in tue city of Evansville,
Indiana the following Lots, parts of Lots.
and parcels of Real Estate and Improve
ments, assessed tor the payment OF City
Taxes for the year 1857, due from the own
ers thereof. to the city of Evansville, said
taxes being now due and unpaid, ana for
be continued on the next day following,
viz. Il Tuesday, February the 18th, 1858, at
2 o'clock PM, at the door +ot the Court
House, in Evansville, for the purpose OF
selling such property as may have been
sold on the day frst above mentioned, and
not paid for: $50 1883 9s4.sa r ~
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-31
MACHINISTS.
CHRISTIAN KRATZ,

Formerly of Kratz & Heilman, Z" City
Foundry,"O
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-01
so,nefhina nhonf tho Feet.

II may bc doubted whether thcrc exists
throughout the whole civilized world q
well.formcd foot. Many exquisitcs Of ho'l
sexps claim admiration for their pedal cx'
tremities, hut II In the boots and shoes which
cover them which wo nrc called on to nd.
miro. Their feet, if barred, would present,
n very grcnt divergence from The classical
ideal of beauty. The firmly planted foot,
neither too large nor too small, but justly
propnriioncd To the height and weight Il
s,st ,ins, the smooth surlace anil regular
curved lines, tho disiinctness Of tho divis.
ions and tho perfect formation Of each toe
with It's well marked separatencss, aud its
grn,lation of size anl regularity Of detail, 10
tho very tip Of the nail, arc now to bo seen
only ip ar. In Crock nature they were
c.,nd, for the ancient sandal, which lsit the
foot unft,,crcd, gave freedom to the devol'
opcrncnt of It's natural grnce and proper
tons. The modern boot or shoe, will, the
prevalent notion that everything must he
sacrificed to slnallness, has squeezed the
foo, into lump as kno,ty and irregular ns
bit Of pudding stone, wl'cro the distorted
toes are SO imbed'le,l IN the mass and mi.
tilalctl by the pressure that il is impossible
to pick them out in the Individuality and
completeness Of their original forms.
As our coarse climate f6rl,ids tho sandal.
and renders the shoe necessary, care should
bo taken TO adapt it as perfectly as possible
to the natural confirmation OF the foot. u
should be long and wido enough TO admit
Of n Ireo play Of the toes; tho space between
the heel and sole Of the shoe should be
firm aud of a curve the same height rs the
natural arcl, ofihe foot while no part of the
artificial covering should be so binding rs
to prevent tho free action of the muscles
and tho circulation OF the blood.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-01

On, MIA good story is told. Of Miss
c., u laughter.loving, good-na,ured coun'
try lass, who wns spending the afternoon
with neighbor. and during supper the
conversation turned on hens eggs, &c
during which Miss c. observed that
their hens did no. lay scarcely any eggs,
and che could not give my reuson for II
why" observed Mr. r.. "my hens
lay very well; ! 60 out among them almost
every dny, and get eggs" my grucious"
was tho r,joinder, 81 wis, you would come
over to our house aud run with our hens a
spell. I'm sure father would pay you well
for your trouble
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-01

There were indications that he did not cs.
cape the wheels and hoots, in the chest and
groin; yet how happened the others, es.
pscially the deep br,ise in the stomach, nO
larger than dollar; the scalr, seemingly
scruped off by some sharp instrument; the
violent blnw which must have been struck
on the thick heavy sole, sufficient to have
crushed the Ehot to atoms, for the sole wis
not wide, over an inch thick, aud was con.
silcrably sprung at that ! Yet DR.. Ray did
not seem to be Impressed will, the strange.
ness Of the affair. We left Old Giles, and
visited Deming's corner together. There
were the whcel.tracks; tho nick in tho
curb.stone. made by the fore wheel; al.
other, about eight inches above il, made by
the hind.whcel ; tho mark on the brick un-
derpinning Of the wicker fence, made doubt.
less by the fore-wheel when It struck, and
on direct line between this and the cor.
responding nick on the curl'-stone was Old
Giles lost scalp, stuck fast to the sidewalk,
doubled together and flatted rs though n
hundred tons weight had been on il !! DR..
Ray laughed at the discovery, peeled of
the relic. ye, saw nothing strange in the fact
ihat his patient had been SO slightly injur.
ell!
My interest in the case increased. We
saved the dried scalp. and located the place
where we found IL, ut my suggestion. !
saw the hakcr's boy, and learned that the
s,nash took place about eleven o'clock in
the evening. lie was approaching the cor.
ner in direction to meet the vehicle as il
tore against the fence near the corner, and
carried away reach on the side next him.
As il plunged by him he saw il was Meals
carriagc,and that young N. was driving. On
coming up he found Old Giles lying OH the
sidewalk senscless, AMI attempted to raise
him up. He said, also, that Neal and Dem.
ing had been on bad terms for many years,
aud he presumed it was done Intentionally.
! ha,! been lcd on thus far more by c,iriosi
" than any thing else but at this an.
nounccmcnt, I determined To make u law
suit out of il.
On going hack to my office l told Old
Giles. whom found asleep on the lounge,
that he ought to have damages. Ito was
startled ut The idea, hut soon consented to
an arrangement was to undertake the
suit for half the profits. All this while how
ever, Dening was trying to ferret out the
trespasscr upon his fence. The matter WIS
soon noiscd about; he found tho baker b"y
Ind by hIm learned that his old foes, the
Meals, were tho authors Of the mischief,
also that Old Giles was an injured party.
The latter be soon traced to my office; nn,l
uiicr talking ,hs matter over with Old Giles
and myself, he limited that II was doubtless
intentional. SO iar as he was concerned, rs
the Meals had been disafiecied ioward'him
for years and finally said that he felt him.
self called upon to take notice Of the matter,
and as had interested myself In bchalf'of
Giles. might conduct his cause too, and
with this drew his check for fily dollars,
and Withdrew.
To pr coSTfNurD
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-01
To BE CONTINUED.
KEsSEBuSK, April q, 1868

DEAR UNION Il JouRNAL:-l VIC are
not blessed with rs fashionable society or
elegant Fifth Avenue palaces, or French
dancing master, ora Disbrows riding ncad'
cmcy. We are blessed with temperate 30
ciety, and ! think that there Is not a village
ofits size, the classes taken ~ cons'derat'on'
in this state, where ''ey are SO Tree from
that cursed demon, Kum' rs the I'''e Town
Of kennebunk; anu when we rca" tho 'o''
lowing lot ns nope ana pra! ua' ou! o""
dear State may be IN the 'h''re anu III TIC
present free from Its c'rsed elects "he"
our friends u should say ehemleS) 'hee' !"
convcn''on' thcy strangely hes'e'! 10 pre-
snnt the details and STATISTICS OF '"e'' "''s''
mesa on the contrary ""e" '"e"'y s''"s
dealers iou"u'y '''e"' '''"""''''o''' "'''
master artisans '"'' "oiNo'S "'ee' !" 'o"
'en''o"' "ey Always s"o 10 "''' "
inc progress "'a''o )" ''o'' 'o'''"' ",P"
heh''' ",', '"ey r'''' VIZ" I"s' i"' '"
'ne'es'e" "e'''"" .o' "'e" rs ~" =.
'''c au'""'"Se' "",'" "'' " =, e w
t,'o ,'o''' ,'''' '"'''o,'' W. ~ .,.
"'s'''e'' s"' "' Nv '''' "n ,".' ~" % noo '
'"e'' "o'""'s ."r''" 70 "'''',c''00 "
very "o"e'' ."P' " y" '''','o!0" ;"
''"e''"s ""l"" ''"''""' "'"' ~ :,
o'"'' " "o ",'' "'v'eoI - - :"
'"' "'. W "''' wv s''" P"' ''
eo u" "' '''a'''' " ''''e' ''.'' WV
VIII no S'"e''""s "SPis "o ","."'y'
ana the re""cr WIN '""s'"e wen "'us'e"'
rosy'"eea secre'a'! 'e"'"s ~ "' ''''''se"
an" eH""',y ,osy'"ee" '""''ee summary
OF what the liquor business "os nee" a"''
to accomplish on the oas's OF 'he aoo'e'
named capital. "ihe whole cost OF liquors
annually made and sold in the United States
that is, whisky, either III pure or der'vo'
1.-Two state is about SoOo'oVo'"". In the
consumption of this enormous amount "'
liquor, upwards OF eo'"oo lives nre yearly
sent to 'lrunkanl's grave w'ile' Oh the
other hand, upwards of 100000 men and
women land still on the incrcase) are sen,
TO our now over, crowded prisons aud
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-01

ed by holding eacl, extremity Of It In the
hand, and strainins the piece gradually oveI
mctsllic cdging fashioned for the purpose
A small metallic plate, furnished with
sharp points arranged according to the
hand, ID then pressed on the leather, SO that
the latter may be put into The shape and
size which tho points indicate. The per.
son who docs ,l,is-or somo other if the
business is on large scule-follows with
his scissors the sligh, indentntions In the
leather. which shows the line for each
finger aud tho position Of the thumb.
Others arc engaged In cutting out thumbs
and still others in fashioning the cores, por.
tons Of which arc cut Of the small peices
which remain when tho chiefparts Of the
glove are formed.
The gloves being cut and the parts sup
piled except tho button or other lastenings
or some ornament, they ure tied together
In bundles of dozen each, and distribute
cd over Paris and adjacent convenient
towns for tho purpose Of being scwed. The
families that do tho sewing have scarcely
any other industry, except TINT which ap.
pertains to their own households, or, It In
tho country, to the rural establishments,
and occupy the intervals when not other
wise employed in these duties in sewing
gloves. The amount paid for each pair
which is only about ten cents-wonld
scarcely maintain those who devoted them
selves exclusively to the work.
The sewing is generally done by hand,
hut the purts to be united are held in a
metallic clump, the edges Of which are reg
ularly notched rs guide for tho needle {;
aud 80 accustomed do the women become
to their work that, although the notch is
very slight they arc able to reach Il with
such accuracy rs to give the stitch tho ap.
pcarance of having been made with ma.
chinery, and this without keeping the eye
upon the work. Each stitch is now held
with knot to prevent ripping-a fault un.
Ill recently common to gloves.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-01
L. Consumption Contagious.

Popular belief has generally been Oh the
side Of the coningiousness Of pulmonary
consumption. In Southern Europe II Is a
pnrt Of sanitary legislation to destroy the
clothes and bedding Of those who have
died OF this disease. Until recently the
opinions Of medical men have leaned to the
other side. Experiments and observations
now being made in Europe seem to show
that tubercles introduced by inoculaiion into
the body ofn healthy animal will give rise
to tuberculosis, or the formation and dePos-
Il Of Tho like matter in the tissues and or.
g,ns. DR.. Gerhard terminates his paper
on tho treatment Of continued levers by
some remarks on the transmission OF pull.
monary consumption from one person to
another, when sleeping in the same bed.
He says: : 81 should set down the proba.
biIity of consumption occurring TO persons
thus exposed to contagion, as husband and
wife. two sisters or two brothers, sleeping
together in close rooms, to he ut least three
fold greater than ordinary, if they be long
exposed to inhale the exhalations from one
patient to another"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-01

REMARkABLE WORKS or HUMAN NATURE.
Ninevah was fifteen miles long, eight wide,
aud forty miles round, with wall ono hum
,lred feet high, and thick enough for three
chnriois abreast. Babylon was fifty miles
within the walls. which were seventy.fiye
feot thick. and four hundred feet high, with
ono hundred brazen gates. The temple o'
Diana, a. Ephesus. was four hundred and
twenty feet to the support Of the roof il
was hundred years IN building. The
largest the pyramids is four hundred and
eighty on, feet high, and six hundred and
fAy.tIlrec on the sides; its base cover
eleven acres. The stones are about thirty
feet IN length. and the layers arc three hun
,lrcd nnl eighty. II employed three hun
,Ircd aud thirty thousand men in building
Tho labyrinth in Egypt contains three hun
,lred chambers. and two hundred and fiji,
halls. Thebes in Egypt, presents ruins
twenty seven miles round. Athens was
twenty-five miles round, and contained -four
hundred and fifty thousand citizens, and
four hundred thousand slaves. Tho tenn.
pls of Delphos was 30 rich In donations that
Il was pundercd Of hundred thousand
pounds. and Nero carried away from 1t two
hundred statues.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-01
A Western Editor describes Pi,,.o"rg.

Piitsburg people never have fresh air
except when out Of town. They live on
coal smoke aud floating cindor. We inhal
ed seven tons of coal tho first hour we were
there. The people breathe smoke, eat
smoke, chew smoke and carry II loose in
their pockets 1t is now seventy two years
since Pit,slnirg his been warmed or reach
ell by the suns rays. Once streak ofsun'
shine, for several years condcnsing, under.
took to pm trnte the cloud Of smoke over
The city, got lost, became smoked and fell
like n standing edition of the Black Crook
The ladies' use slnokc and coal dust to pro
,es, their complexion. Little boys an''
girls stand ON the corners will, wet broon's
an,l sponges to wash faces for Rve cents.
Everyl,odv is of color in Pirsbnrg. Al
the I,os, office window the clerk distinguish.
cs people by certain signs, it being imposs'.
bI, TO see their faces Tor tho layers of coal
dust nnd smoke. We saw little boy cry
ing on the stree, because he lad lost his Ia
,her who was six feet ahead Of him IN oil
the b.uckness.
Every one wears mourning in Piltsi'''rg.
A barber once went there to color hair anu
whiskcrs. lie morn busted in week!
Men kris each others wives IN l'it'sburg' u'''
nlle to tell where is their own only ny the
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-01
For the Young Folks.
Il CoWposition.

A sheep is an animal about as big rs a
dog, though they are better than dogs, cause
dogs kill sheep. hut sheep don't kill dogs,
except once when man wanted 10 break
lis dog Of sheep killing and 20 held him and
till sheep broke MI his bones into
little fine pelces, about M big asa piece OF a
tooth and 80 that was the way that dog
got broke; un,l guess he wished he had
learned some other business except butch.
ering, don't you?
There nrc mostly two kinds Of sl,ccP-
ewes and rams. The runs have a few
horns. There nrc principally several kinds
of rams also. There Is the baitcring ram
they had in old times to knock on the gates
of bars cities when they wanted to come in.
There's the ram ro,i tlInt they ram down
guns with. wish had gun,' and tho hy-
,lraulic ram TINT they ram up winter with.
Some times when they wanted to knock
down folks walls in the Bible they didn',
have whole rams enough to batter them
down, and they had to take rams horns
and blow them down. That's the way
they did will, the wills Of Jerry Coe.
don't know Ms he was uny relation to the
phosphate Of lime man or not. There arc
Two other kinds Of sl,cep-tho South Down
that they have down South. and the Meri-
no, which is tho Spanish for marine cause
they come over the sa. They keep the
sheen FIR their mutton, which is good when
YOU can I get turkey, though generally they
iump out and run away so that you can't
keen them. The way to make them jump
il 10 tic old b,rrel stnrcs on their legs Tor
fe,ters. The letters scare them, and they
jump to get away from them. Sheep arc
troubled will, wool growing out all over 'cm
and 30 in tho hot weather iloy cut It of to
keen them cool. ] suppose they would
have to cut il oil a, my rntc to get at the
mutton. They spin up the wool into
stockings on Lambs knitting machine,
though sometimes the grandmo'hen knit
them with needles, which ] think Is the
hest way. cnuso il keeps them quiet and
they won't bother us boys 30 much. When
sheep jump and run ono always follows the
cst-l mean the rest always follow one.
| IT. the leader should jump through key
hole or over the moon Tho rest would all
follow, which think Is very bright In tho
sheep snd in other folks who always 'ol.
low their leaders Of course tho leader is al.
ways right When sheep have nothing
else to do they have lambs. Lambs src
kcp, for their innocence, winch should not
think would pay. though they gamble nll
tho ,ime, which in't 20 innocent neither.
though I suppose they arc black leg
lambs.
forgo, 10 mention tia, there is another
kind Of sheep called goats. which when you
put them up nights have 10 be kept 'ePsr'
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-01
A Babr's SoiiisGsy.

I am here. And ifihis Is what they call
tho world, don't think much OF Il. It's
very fannelly world, and smells OF pan
goric awfally. It's a drcsdiully light world
and makes mo blink, tell you. Ana 40
no, know wbs, to do with my hands; l
think III dig my fists in my eyes. No ]
won't. III scrabble at the corner OF my
bl,uke, and chow Il up, and then Ill hol.
Ter; whatever happens, III ho'ler. And
tho more psmsoric they give mo tho louder
III yell. That old nurse puts tho spoon IN
tho corner Of my month In very uneasy
way. and keeps tasting my milk oil .he
while herself She spilled snuff In Il 'as'
night, and when hollercd she 'ro,'ea %e'
That comes Of being q two days ''
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-01
BIDDEFoRD, ME-, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY L. 1868.
the various drinks which nrc derived irom
wh,skcy. In the mild drinks iti gratifying

the various drinks which arc derived IRON
wh,skcy. In the mild drinks tits gratifying
to state that the progress recently made IN
the sciences and In particular in chemical
affinity enables the expert manufacturer to
produce remarkable results. For Instance
we furnish 800, 900 moro baskets Of cham
pagnc than are produced In all tho cham.
pagne districts Of Europe. by pa.sing the
oil of whiskey through carbon Aledecin is
made at profit Of at least 500 per cent
while few can tell It from genuine, with
neutral spirits or with wl'iskey vinegar sui.
phuric acid ,heet root and coppens which i'
to produce the proper astringency we nre
able to turn out moro port WINE than all the
rest of the world combined and Of these
and other wines New York City yearly
manufactures siO, ,O0O, 900 all Of which is
admirably adapted for Bob's weak stomach.
II is scarcely possible to ovorate The impor.
tance of this branch Of manufacture since
by enlisting the wealthy and the fashion.
able the lower classes are led with less diff.
Guilty to the use oftho moro common bcv.
erage. TO show tho fruit Of wine drinking
DR.: Albert Day, ofthe New York State In.
ebria,e Asylum, says 10 his last accounts
there had been applications for admission
from so clcrgymen, 8 Judges, $40 mcr.
chants, 226 physicians, 240 gentlemen Of
wealth and what is moro encouraging
than all the rest 300 rich men s daughters.
Aside from these little exploits tho ,lstillery
business receives ample support from
gsntcel billiard tables which are always
seen in connection with bars. It Is not to
much to say that these tubles by enlisling
our most promising young men enable us
to pour out from our dstlleries an amount
Of whiskcy sufficient to run grist mill Of
ten pair ofburrs the year round. tits to be
hoped that these tables may continue to
receive the patronage Of our young men
aud il is also to le hoped that the supplies
of black walnut and mahogany may be un.
since whatever nny bc needed
for the manufacture Of tables will be sure
,o In I'm demand for collins AyoN
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-01

ate from tho real sheep sheep on the
right and tho soois on the leh. l don't
know as know any moro this time about
sheep, though cousin Dud docs, cause no
keeps sheep. and hos got 'cm 80 they'll
Jump first rate too.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-01
SPARE LINES.


How to get down from church s,ecplo
-Pcnpire.
What Is Il that by losing an eye has
nothing left but nose7 A noise.
Why is joiner less handsome than his
wifs7 Because ho 10 deal planer.
A skilllul pickpocket always takes things
easy.
Why Is q lighted candle like an extinct
6rc9 Il burns no longer.
Why Is the skin Of an apple like bird In
spring. because its q pairing.
Some one asks why ferry boats arc like
rings7 Because they are used to deck tho
hands.
Elder Knapp boasts OF having baptized
sixty persons in thirty minutes. Hc could
not have been mapping then.
What Is that which man may never
possess, and yet leave behind him "A
will.
Rongh language Is bad in youth when
used by old people Il Is bad.in ago.
Ms. Tompkins says that every unmarried
woman Of forty has passed tho Cape Of
Good Hope.
In game Of cards good deal depends
on good playing, and good playing depends
on good deal.
How can It bs proved tha, Moses woro 4
wisf Because sometimes be was seen with
air on, and sometime he wasn't.
Men OF tho nobless disposition think
themselves happicst when Others share
their happiness with them.
A now "Chicaso Bible" now in press.
Is to contain, in addition to the psses
ordinarily devoted TO lirhs, marriages
and deaths, several leaves for divorces.
Whatever else you take-an umbrella
cont. character, ct Get, don't take ofense.
II can Ie ofno possible use, and ID invaria-
bly, inconvenicnt to carry about
A man having stepped OIL a cats tail and
made her new piteously, his companion
remarked that her cry was involuntary. but
the other exclaimed "Oh, no, il was on pur.
puss."
During the 6ve years tho corrupt rcpub.
licans Of Indiana have been in power they
have reduced the State debt moro than one
hall, besides paying oil the war expenses Of
the State.
A lady was urged by her friends to mar
~ wi,lower, and as an argument they
"Childrcn," replied the lady, "are like
tooth.picks Aperon wants her own"
lf the wind blows your he, of, don't
blow il (,hs windy up with profanity. It
may be your fault after oil. Have your hat
Ms tight a. you do your head sometimes, and
there will he no difficulty.
When you pass door afer nine o'clock
and see young man and young woman,
and hear smack, you may bet your bot.
tom dollar, that the young man don't live
there.
'en. "asnoume' o' 'n''anna' 'e'c''oc'
ReV. Henry Clay pean Us q man % low
down that 1t would require miracle OF tho
Almighty to ra'se HIM TO 'he 'eve' o' to'ai
dePnvi'y.'
A orntor who had mised his audience to
great ne,sh' " ns'o'g .o','"s' .~e,A'"
ed'"i w" now e'o'o !" "o oeo'"'.' ."a
expressive ""suase =, .o' ''o'' .e'.''''eu
o. a" poe.'-, 'o'su .'' """'-"' ;"
'"'se' ""a' 10
An ambitious fe''o" III Connecticut sp-
pcns, over his own signature: "Too the
m'eha""'ek' ana 'aD0rns men Nv my ma
tive town. J. Will epnient you IN tho sta1
"s'e'""'ee 'nspecu" OF Po"ynes' rc'9'on or
e'''e"'"o"
Why are women like churchcs!-Finiy
because there Is no living Without them;
secondly, because there are many .-:P'r' to
n - y -