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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15

E~ As our Presidential candi-
date is a soldier, and one of the
most successful soldiers of the age,
it suits the convenience of the Blair
men (Blair, however, being also
sort of soldier) to keep bawling at
the top of their voices that if Grant
should be elected we must prepare
for a military despotism." This
objection comes from party pro-
Tossing to be the identical party
which nominated Gen. Jackson for
the Presidency, and, by the sheer
force of his military popularity, elec-
ted him. 1t comes from party con-
siderable numbers of which, in its
National Convention, voted for a
soldier 1t comes from a party
which, while holding its national
meeting in this city, made special,
and particular, and earnest appeals
to the soldiers assembled here to
join its ranks. 1t comes from par
ty which took to its bosom the Rebel
soldier, Wade Hampton, and the
butcher soldier, Gen. Forrest. 1t
comes from party which is doing
everything, honest or dishonest, to
win the soldiers vote for Seymour.
By what right does it suppose that
the first of our soldiers in war will
prove the very worst of them in
peace ?-New York Tfibnne.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15
The Great Side Snowman,

Mr.. Pendleton, csntinuino his rro
vinieial tour, exhibited mis- greenbaek
juggle at Pittsb1rg on Monday. In
this game the greenbacks are made
to play the part of the "little joker"
Mr., Pendleton places three empty
cups before the spectators; then he
manfpulates the little joker with his
thumb and fore finger; and then the
trick is that nobody can tell under
which cup the little joker is, although
it has been played before their eyes.
Does Mr.. Pendleton believe in legal
tender notes ? Oh, ne. He tells
his audiences he is a specie money
man, first, last and all the time. He
refers to his opposition to the first
issue, when he declared that it could
be productive only of evil. And
then he makes another manual pass.
and says that, now the system is in,
he wants to keep it, and get the
good oft.
Then he says he would pay off the
bonds with greenbacks, and stop
taxes for the interest. Is he for is
suing more greenbacks to pay with
Oh, No. He denounces it as base
Misrepresentation that he was ever
in favor of initiating the currency.
And then he argues how much bet
ter it would be to the farmer and Ia
borer if enough greenbacks were is
sued to pay off the bonds. The
farmers, he saws, "could. sell their
corn for 50 80 a bushel, and their
wheat for 50 a bushel,' and the Ia
borer would lay up more money, and
could stake this money in their
hands and go West, and for every
bushel of corn could locate two acres
of good land, and fer every bushel of
wheat four acres of land, and for ev-
cry hundred dollars seventy five
acres of land" and then he says:
II want to know how the laboring
man of Allegheny county would suf-
fer from an imitation of that kind"
Now, can any one of the specta-
tors tell which thimble the green
back little joker is under-whether
1t is under the hard money thimble,
or the present limit thimble, or the
two thousand Million issue thimble2
That is the point of the trick of the
perambulating Pendleton juggle.-
Any spectator may bet that the little
joker of Pendleton's speech is under
any one thimble, and the dextrous
juggler will exhibit it under another.
1t is game of ow-you see-it, and
now you don't it. A man may
watch it ever so close, but he can
not tell where the performer stands
on the question of issuing green
backs. Mr.. Pendleton, but little
while ago, the hopeful candidate for
the Democratic nomination to the
Presidency, and the "rising young
statesman of the West" is now
playing this part of side-showman,
prestidigitateur and political juggler
in this great conflict, exhibiting
slight of-hand trick to distract the
popular attention from the vital ques-
ton whether the Confederate De-
mocracy, who made war to break up
the Republic, shall be placed in
power to renew their work of de-
struction.-C Gin. Gazette.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15
Spare Moments,

A lean, awkward boy came one
morning to the door of the Princi-
pal Of celebrated school, and asked
to see him. The servant eyed his
mean clothes, and thinking he looked
more like q beggar than anything
else, told him to go round to the
kitchen entrance. The boy did as
he was hidden, and soon appeared
at the back door. Il should like to
see Mr. B." he repeated.
''You want breakfast, more like"
said the servant girl, "and l can give
you that without troubling him"
"Thanz you,' said the boy, 81
should have no objection to bit of
bread; but l should like to see Mr..
B., if he can see me-"
"Some old clothes, may be, you
want" remarked the servant, again
eyeing the boys patched trowsers.
81 know he has none to spare;' and
without regarding the boys request,
she went away about her work
"Can l see Mr.. B ?" again asked
the boy, after finishing his bread
and butter. .aIr1c sIt e5... ..e
''Well, he's in the library; if he
must be disturbed, he must; but he
does like to be alone sometimes" !"
SAID the girl in peevish tone. She
seemed to think it very foolish to
admit such an i'll looking fellow into
her masters presence; however, she
wiped her hands, and bade him fol-
low. Opening the library door, she
said, "Here's somebody, sir, who is
dreadful anxious to see you, so let
him fn.'' .lq .
/ don't know how the boy intro
duced himself or how he opened his
business, but / know that after talk
ing awhile, the Principal put aside
the volume which he was studying,
and took up some Greek books, and
began to examine the new conner
The examination lasted some time.
Every question which the Principal
asked, the boy answered as readily
40 COulo DCs. .r-F
"Upon my wordl" exclaimed the
Principal, looking at the boy from
head to foot over his spectacles,
''you certainly do we'll Why, boy
where did you pick up SO much?"-
SIN nsy spare moments,'' answered the
boy. '' i'- ''' .''ii' ''.'
Here he was, poor, hard work
ing boy, but few opportunities for
schooling, yet almost fitted for col
lege by simply improving his spare
moments Truly, are not spare mo-
ments "the gold dust of timer
How precious they should be! What
account can you give for your spare
moments2 What can you show for
them? Look and see This boy
can tell you how much can be laid
up by improving them; and there
are many, many other boys, l am
afraid, in the Jail, in the house OF
correction, in the forecastle of a
whale ship, in the tippling shop,
who, if you should ask them when
they began their sinful course, might
answer, "In nay spare moments"
Temptation always hunts you out
in small seasons like these, when
You are not busy; he gets into your
hearts, if he can, in just such gaps
There he himself, planning all sorts
of mischief. Take care of your
spare moments.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15
~ The Copnerhead I

RE- The Copperhead party has
formally and officially committed it.
self to the principle of equal tax
alton of all property for the sup
port of the Government. The ouly
question now to settle is the proper
rate to be levied. Leading Demo
Gratis in Congress have proposed ta0o
per cent. as the rate of taxation for
bonds. If this figure be adopted the
farmer will be taxed two dollars per
hundred on the cash value of land.
That is, land worth $50 per acre will
pay dollar per acre of taxes when
the Copperheads come into power
Some people may like this mode OF
raising revenue, but we suspect that
the agricultural rural class will de
muir. They had better do so at the
polls.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15
The Boo Hoo Candidate.

Seymour, the Democratic" candi-
date for the Presidency, is represent
ed by all who know him, as being q
regular elderly Miss Nancy in breech-
es, with about as much manhood
about him as a sparrow. At the
time that his friends were having
that little jolliicatien in 1868, provo,
king by his own speeches, when they
were burning Orphan Asylums.
roasting negroes, and enjoying such
other eccentric diversions, he was
sentfor In hot haste. from Albany,
to order out the State militia, an0
compel peace which could be OBJ
tanned in no other way.
He came to the city with tears in
his eyes, camphor to his nose, and a
big handkerchief up to his face.
"Oh," said he, to everybody he saw,
"'this is terrible, terribie-war in the
South, riots in the Nerth, we are
ruined forever if we don't make
peace Immediately" 1t was with
the utmost difficulty that he could be
persuaded to show his face or say a
word, and what he did say had bet
ter been left unsaid.
This is the man who yet centinu-
ally has soft words of compromise
and concession on his lips and in his
heart, for murderous rebels. His
face is continually set towards rebel
lion and slavery. If he could have
had his way where would the Repub-
lie now be? Every struggle of the
Hideous Monster, even the last ex-
piring death furry, was mistaken by
the timid coward for the last throes
Of Liberty. He never rose equal to
any crisis-he was always ready to
drop ON his knees beneath it. Yet
this man, forsooth, is the lineal sue
cessor of the iron souled Jackson in
the estimation Of the bastard sons of
the ancient fiat iron Democracy, who
knew themselves to be men, and
loved to be called ''invincible."
Bah! The soul OF Democracy"
long since left that oderous carcass,
and went over with honest voters to
Republicanism. 1t no longer knows
those who strut about jackdaw like,
beneath its stolen plumes and an
cient name. .-Hdwk Eye.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15

LAW ANECDoTE-You have all
heard of Counsellor Higgins, of the
State of -, who died many years
ago. He was exceedingly adroit in
defending prisoner, and would
sometimes almost laugh down an in
dictment for small offence. A fel-
low Zone Smith) being on trial for
stealing turkey, the counsellor at
tempted to give good humane turn
to the affair,--"Why, gentleman Of
the jury" said he, "this is really a
very small affair; l wonder any one
would bring such complaint into
Court; five are going on at this rate
we shall haye business enough to our
hands. Why, Irecollect when l was
in College, that nothing was more
common than to go out foraging.
We used to haye many good sup
per in this way. We did not get the
poultry too often in the same place,
and there was no harm done, no
fault found" ........
Notwithstanding this appeal the
jury convicted the prisoner. After
the Court rose, one of the jury, a
plain old farmer, meeting the coun-
sellor, complimented him on his in
genuity, ''and now squire said he,
fixing rather knowing look upon
him, 81 should like to ask you one
question; which road do you take in
going home, the upper or lower 2"
s'The lower said the counsellor.
'Well then it is no matter; / only
wanted to observe that if you were
going my way, I would just jog on
before and lock up my henhouse."
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15
From Our Young Folks, for October. ]
AUTUMN.
BY MARY N. PRESCOTT.

The earth is turning brown, dear,
The earth is turning brown:
the BIRDS, full grown, have already fiown
And the leaves are whirling down.
Tnere's no green grass in the lane, child.
There are no red berries in the wood:
Tne world no longer is at SPRING child
1t has chosen another mood.
There's not nest that hangs confessed
Empty and quite forlorn;
The frogs have forgotten the score of june
The crickets have come and gone;
Rose trees that biOOmed in the summer noon
Have nothing left but a thorn
Yet think you Nature loves not as well
Her season of dumb reposei
Think you she misses the blue birds swell
The robins trill, the thrush's thrill,
Or even the fragrant rose?
/ trow she knews that the drifting SHOWS
Are good for the dreaming flowers;
That Spring doth borrow a hint from the sorro,
or these bare, brown, Autumn hours.
Whether the earth be brown child
Whether the sky be blue,
Whether the roses be plenty
Or whether the lilies be few,
THERE'S always work in the vineyard,
Waiting for me as for you.
Then let us smile in the Autumn
Let us be glad in the Spring,
Knowing the final rejoicing ssfFg 80
Depends on the sheaves that we bring.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15

New FASHIONED LADY's HEEL.-
A San Francisco bootmaker has in
vented the latest agony in the way OF
ladies' CATERS. The heels, about
two inches in length, taper down
from the foot until they are no thick
er than a mans thumb, and then
widen out again until a silver twenty
five cent piece, which is screwed or
the bottom of each, just covers it.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15

E A plain spoken Western
preacher delivered the following
from his desk: Il would announce
10 the congregation that, probably
by mistake, there was left at this
meeting house, this morning, small
cotton umbrella, much damaged by
time and wear, and exceedingly pale
in color, in place of which was taken
large silk umbrella, and of great
beauty. Blunders Of this kind,
brethren and sisters, are getting 8
little too common
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15
R "Conciliation! Cancellation l''

H Cancellation! Cancellation !''
cries Mr.. Pendleton. Conciliate
whom2 Your dear friends, Hamp.
ton, Forrest and Cobb, refuse to be
conciliated. They have been whipped;
they say that they have been abused
and trampled upon, and they are
determined to have revenge. They
are using the Democratic party in
order to getit.- State Journal.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15
IN Excellent and Cheap
Farm for Salei

THE subscriber wishes to sell her farm, sit
i uated in Mason county, W. Va. 1t
contains $50 acres, under fence 100 acres,
cleared about 20 acres, the balance good tim
Der. On it are three very good log houses
two never failing springs. For Cash, will be
sold at $40 an acre.
This farm is on Kanawha three mile creek,
two and half miles from PIT. Pleasant, the
county seat of Mason county, and four miles
from Gallipolis, Ohio.
Address - ANN FOWLER,
PIT. Pleasant, Mason Co., W. Va.
Sept. 3, 1968.-3m.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15
~ The published STATEN,

~ The published statements
that, owing to the revolution in
Spain, the government is interesting
itself about the purchase of Cuba.
ere altogether untrue. The subject
has not been mentioned in Cabinet,
nor has the Secretary of State ex-
pressed any views upon it.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15

re- "Sam, why don't you talk to
your massa, and tell him to lay up
treasure in heaven2" "What for?-
What de use for him layin' up treas
ures dar, when he neber get dar to
enjoy dem?"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15

E% The New Orleans Times says:
.sThe Blair Guards, on Friday, and
the Seymour Guides, on Saturday,
paraded through the streets, carrying
the Confederate colors-ths three
bars red, white and red"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15

g- The New York Tribune says
that, within two or three weeks, l.
500 Irishmen have joined the Grant
and Colfax clubs in New York city,
and ''still they come"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15

ocrat. The party reminded him of
the old lady who had tea kettle
three generations old, which, not.
withstanding it had lost its handle,
muzzle, and bottom, she clsimed
was the same old tea pot. We are
accused Of being vindictive. But
this is a mistake Mr.. Doolittle,
who is talking eloquent falsehood
and polished treason, asserts that
we are not Christian people. and
says that, as in old Rome, we should
make them citizens, and add to the
power Of the government. Well,
did We not try that2 But they pre-
ferred to go to Mexico and South
America We endeavored to restore
them tn good order and fellowship,
but failed. They style the Union
man who goes South carpet bagger.
If they make much more opposition
to carpet. baggers, We will march
down there with 100000 carpet bag
gers with knitting needles, and sew
every one of them up in shrouds.-
We have been too generous. 1t would
have been better had every one of
them been swept into the Atlantic
ocean. They denounce military rule,
when Congress has withdrawn nearly
all the military from the Southern
States, and that too soon. We have
been too lenient entirely. When we
got the rebel down we ought to have
kept him there until, with fearful
eye, he should have said, "Uncle
Sam, let me up, and I'll behave my
self" The speaker then, in speak
ing of the finances of the country,
said that greenback was now worth
sixty cents, but with the issue, as
contemplated by Mr.. Pendleton, ST.
100000, 900, it would be worth TWEEN
ty cents worse than nothing
The people who call themselves
Democrats, who hated US during the
war, and now, because we crushed
the rebellion and destroyed the
Democratic party, now ask US to
forget the past. Why, would not
give up the sweet recollection of a
battle fought and victory won for all
the happiness enjoyed by these mis-
erable towards during the war
Antietam, South Mountain, Gettys
burg, Sherman's march to the sea,
and Appomattox Court House are
naught to them out everything to
US. We will tell these Southern
people and their Northern allies that
we will not forget the past. Can
we forget that while we were at the
front there was pitiable band OF
traitors at home who called us Lin
coins hirelings? No; we will march
through the streets from now until
November, and plant our banners in
their cowardly faces. The election
of General Grant will be a pledge
to those who have fought and those
who remained at home, ministerlng
to the every want of the soldier, OF
protection and sympathy Of the gov
ernment o. the United States. To
do this let us rally, with the enthu-
siasm that characterized us in the
days gone by, when we rode and
trampled down our foes, around the
hero of the East and West. May
he not only be elected President of
the United States, but live to receive
the thanks of not only Ohio, his
birth place, and the great Northwest,
his residence, but of the whole
country, for which he has done so
much.
The General then retired amid
thunders of applause.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15

% A charity school girl, under
examination in Psalms, on being
asked, ''What is the pestilence that
walketh in darkness?" answered
"Bedbugs, SIR"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15

6g When do tickle young ladies
resemble squirrels ? When tney
jump from beau to bean.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15
BAD TASTE

In the mouth in the morning is one of the
symptoms of bilious condition or disordered
state of the liver, and should not. for sin
gle day, be neglected, as it is but the pre-
monitory symptom of train of evils and the
very seeds of disease. Procure at once Ro
backs Blood Pills, administer them accord
ing to the directions accompanying each box
and the difficulty and danger Of disease viii
at once be removed.
BAILEY d MAGUET,
j, d P. A. SANNS.
July 2, 1861 Agents.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15
To Cnsumers!

r ARD OIL. CARBON OIL, DC, together
IL With general assortment of Family
Groceries. For sale by
D. s. FORD,
Aleshire's Block, Court street, sign of the
Red Barrel.
June 81, 1867.
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-06

How TO BREAK CATTLE TO LEAD. Take
two animals Of about equal size and strength
and tic them together with strong rope by
placing one end around the horns of one ami.
mal and the other end around tho horns Of
tho other and hake them fast as for leading
or tying up, leaving three or four feet Of
rope between tho inner horns, and turn
them into q Geld free from trees. Lot them
run, pull and haul, till they are tired of it,
and they will walk side by side and feed
together. Then take Of the rope and they
will ever after lead with the docirity Of
child,e though tho first occasion may be
years afterwards. 1t is much easier than
for man to be jerked around all day by
wild heifcr or steer, and more effectual. We
have tried it and know. ,,a.r.. -.
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-06
II EAD1NG RAIL ROAD. D..
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
November 25th, 1867,

GREAT TRUNK LINE FROM TIE NORTH
and North West for Philadelphia, New York, Read
ing, Potisviile, Tamaqna Ashland, Lebanon Allen.
town: Easson, Ephrata. Litis. Lancaster, Columbia
o.. &c.
Trains leave Harrisburg for New York, a, follows
~ 900, 25 and ~ AN and 205 and Is connect
ing with similar Trains on the Pennsylyan,u Rail.
,oaa aud ARRIVING a New York at 5 10 and 10 IS and
clanEo. III. - ~ "'"'
Leave harrisburg for Reading. Po,,sy,l,s. Tam..
qua. Minersville, Ashland, Pine Grove, Allentown
and Phiade!phia. at 10 4 II aud los and 10 , y,
the 10 mnhins connections for PhiIaheIphia and
Columbia only. For Pottsville, SchuyIkiii Haven
and Auburn, via schuyikill and Gusquehanna Rail
'oRs; Ss;nsn;s! l,nfs a'if,issofE ia.so M q. sss.
50oand . OOrni Phii.delphia Al g IS and % =
Way Passenger Train leaves PhiladeiphIa al ! 30 A
H. returning from Reading at 20 stopping at all
ststions; Po,tsvi!ie at 8 Is an, and s@5 is; Ash.
land 0a 4 Nand u 10 n sad 90 :. H.; Tsmaqua .,
. ~ A. =, and 20 and Q So. =.
Leave Pottsyiile for Harrisburg via Schuylk,ll and
slsquehanna Railruad q 10 A 4. and 10 " noon.
Reading Aeeommodstion Traiu: Leaves Reading
t730A returning from Phiadeiphia Al uOrn.
Pottstown Accommodation Train Leaves Potts.
town at ~ 4. H., returning leaves Philadelphia ut
Columbia Rail Road Trains leave Reading a, : 90
=: H. ana 10 =. =. for Ephfats, Litis. Lancaster,
On sundays Leave New Yorl q, 90 NJ. phiia.
delpnia 9 10 n; and l5P y. The 9 on A n, train
sunnns only 70 Reading PottsvilIs w AM, liar.
100 and 2 IS A Il for Harrisburg and Vi d, and
y 4op " for New York aud as ? n. for Phia.
Con. mutation. Vile, g. ssa.on. sehoo, and e1eur.
s'Sn Ticket: TO ana Il ON all pointssl reduced rates.
passenger. q. A. NiCOLlS.
'.3 81 General Superintendent
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-06
To Fry Meat.

A great many recipes in your poper have
been very acceptable to me, and ! will give
you my method Of preparing meat, (which
our folks pronounce excellent,) thinking
perhaps it may prove good to some of your
young readers: [~t.Ll
Take ono egg, beat it till il becomes thin,
add a little pepper, also little -four aid
some water, till it is the tickness of cream.
Have your fat melted if not hot, then dip
your meat lcut little thinner than for fry.
ing olone) into it, lay in the frying pan, and
when nicely brown, turn brown the other
aide when It will be done. Lay on plate
without pouring the gravy upon IT, as that
will make it soft and greasy. - Gamanto,ra
Telegraph. '''t
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-06

A correspondent Of the Scientific .Amerii.
can gives the following information-viz:
How To CATcu ATs.-MEssRs. Epi'
ToRs:-For catching rats in cheep and
cffectual manner allow me to recommend
the following: Cover common barrel
with stiff, stout paper, tying the edge around
the barrel; place board no that the rats
may have easy access to the top; sprinkle
cheese parings or other g feed for the rats
on the paper for several days, until they be.
gin to believe they have right to their dai-
ly rations from this source. Then place in
the bottom Of the barrel o peice Of rock
about six or seven inches high, filing with
water until only enough Of il projects above
the water for one rat to lodge upon. Now
replace the paper first cutting cross in the
middle, and the first rat that comes on the
barrel top goes through into the water and
climbs on the rock. The paper comes back
to place and tho second rat follows the first.
Then begins fight for the possession of
the dry place on the stone, the noise of
which attracts the rest, who share the same
fate. sass rEW as sYaf's