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Sunrise.

What a beautiful sight it is to see the
SUI: rise. ItOue half Of the world yrpre
tn know the gloriCs Ofthe morning when
the Goddess Aurora rises in hermaiest,-
we would question whether an the en-
ticements of midnight reveIS and fash
ionable diSspaitiOnS, could induce Them
to refrain from giving the glorious orb
a perSuHable welcome. Try it but for n
week, We fashiouables Practice the
precept, 'rO be early to bed, and early
to rise, and our word for it, YOU will
feel better satisfied with yourself and
your general health will be improved
AS 1t behooves us, however, to throw
i'm word of caution to the msOphistico-
ted, we should advise such as NAV tpi,,
notion to be induced to try our nIor fN
enjoy the unknown pleasures Of tbr
early riser, to Ice careful not To follow
the example Of many of our early risrrS.
before the eyes Of many have properI,,
been opened, and are seen travelling M
reye-OpcpUTs, Renzine is abroad ,t
such hours and he is u terrible fellow.
who often prOwls at all hours of the
night, He often catches the unwarv.
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81 Don't COmpIaIn,''

"Tm n poor miserable creature re-
marked Mrs. Pinfeather, to a sym pa
thiZing neighbOr, land always expected
to be. Nothing goes right with me. ]
never succeeded in anything I under
took, and never shall.-But IdOn't COM
plain"
''First and last, don't suppose there's
any woman that ever underwent what I
have, in the way of sickness. I don't
suppose there's any disease you ever
! heard of, but what I've had, or expect TO
| have, before 1 die.-Last year had the
| eryesipIas and the 5rOl7 creet,trS and 7
| expect from my feelin's that Pm in
consumption now. But I don't COM
plain.
I believe there never was a family
more hard to get along with than mine.
There's always something to paw. The
boys get to fighting in the estreetand tear
their clothes, and have 'em to mend
The girls don't help me a bit. There's
Sarah Jane-she is always fretting and
complaining about something or other.
1 don't know who she takes after. Pm
sure.-Whateverny troubles are, Inever
complain.
'I'm always cleaning house, and it
hurts me dreadfully, and the more I clean
it the dirtier it looks. But done com
plain!
Everybody takes advantage of nv
being a lone widow, and can't help my
self. They don't pity me, in the least.
But don't complain!
81 used to believe in human friendshin
but don't now. l know I haven't cot
a friend in the world. fl had I shoGId
be sure to lose him. My children don't
care anything about me.-AIIthev want
is to get as much out of me as thew can.
But l don't complain!
'They say that everybody was born
for some purpose. It's nv conviction
that 1 was born to be a martyr. But
don't complain.
81 never expect to take any comfort
in living. Inever get a moments rest
Pm on my feet all day, and haIfthe time
l can't sleep nights.-But I don't com
plain!
Every likely you won't see me again.
[ feel | am liable to go any minute. It's
hard to leave a OUngfamily all 20 Them
selves in this ''vale of tears" But if il
should happen, l shan't complaint
Mrs. PinfeatherstOpped to takea uiDcb
Of snuff, and her friends, bursting into
tears, exclaimed that ''she was the long
suiteringest woman she ever did see"
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COME IN BEAUTIFUL DREAMS.

George D. Prentice has written many pretty thin
but never an, thing more quietly beautiful than I
following.
Come, in beautiful dreams. love,
Oh! come 70 meoft,
When the light wing OF sleeP.
On ny bosom lies son;
Oh! come when the sea
In the moons gentle light,
Beats sOft on the AR.
Like the pulse of the night
When the sky and the wave
Wear their loftiest blue,
When the dew's on the flower
And the stars on the dew.
Come, in beautiful dreams, love,
Oh! come and well stray
Where the whole year is crowned
With the blossoms Of May
Where each sound is as sweet
As the COOS ola dove,
And the gales are as soft
As the brcathings OflOve;
Where the beams kiss the waves,
And the waves kiss the beach,
And our warmlips may catch,
The Eweet lessons they teach.
Come, in beautiful dreams, love.
Oh! cJme and Wen dy
Like two winged spirits
0flOve through the sky:
With hand clasped in hand,
On our dream wings Wen go
Where the starlight and moonlight
Are blending their glow:
And on bright crOuds well linger,
Ofpurple and gold.
Till the angels shall envy
The bliss they behold
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-10-14
"reminiscences of Early Life.
BY LEWIS NEwSoM.

The writer of these "reminiscences,
although still in the enjoyment of his
mental and physical faculties, and a
capacity of performing feats of endur-
ance and toll, equal to the human fam
lily in the meridian of life, notwithstand-
lug, when the days he has seen are
numbered, he is on the list of old men,
and has in the events of his life, wit
messed many things that have left in
delible impressions on his mind never
to be effaced
With these preliminaries, as an apol-
ogy for the liberty taken, in giving a
few of his early recollections, and ask
ing his old friends to read them.
The first of them was the presence
of Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson,
James Madison and James Monroe, at
a District Court holden at New Lon
don, in Virginia, in the year 1793.-
Although but mere boy, the dress
and "tout ensemble" of the first named
gentleman, made an indelible impress
sion on his youthful mind. He was a
tall, rather raw-boned man, dressed in
a long-tail blue broadcloth coat, cut in
Quaker style, red silk velvet vest
lower corners rounded, yellow cassi-
mere breeches, silver knee-buckles,
white stockings, shoes with silver
buckles, and cooked hat.
Such a man with such dress, (al-
though in the height of fashion, was
well calculated to be remembered, by
little boys, and it is doubtful if there
is an other human being that can say
that they have seen those four distin-
guished gentlemen at that early period,
since which time sixty years have
passed away. a9a 7-s9 n3
1t was at New London, in Virginia,
a spot well known in the history of the
revolution, to which Lord CORVALLIS
detached Col. Tarlton with his troop
of horse, to destroy some military
stores being collected, for the support
of our army, and to intercept militia
ry force supposed to be on the way to
join Gen. Lafayette, being then in east
ern Virginia. sa'
. 1t was also the spot made classical
by Writ in his life of Patrick Henry,
by perhaps, one of the greatest displays
of his power of eloquence, in the cele-
brated trial of John Hook against
Mr.. Vanable, army Commissary, for
having taken two of his fat steers for
the use of our famishcd army just be-
fore the battle of Yorktown, when a
complete victory had been achieved
over Lord CORVALLIS, and the surren-
der of his sword and whole army with
Ill his ordnance and military stores.
1t must not be supposed, that mere
BOY as he was, that he could recollect
he main points in the display of elo-
Juence exhibited on that occasion.
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For the Gallipolis Journal.
Random Thoughts.
BY ]. H. voLDo VENEER.

H Choice of company illustrates
character.
E Let man be Judged not from
the result but from the motive of his
deeds.
~ Ignorance is preferable to error:
better know nothing of subject than
be ill-informed upon it.
S An immoral man may do a
moral act, but moral man cannot do
an immoral act.
E Gold is curse when those who
have it use it not, and those who wish
to make it subservient to good are un-
able to procure it.
E The worth of talents must be
estimated by the use made of them;
but the excellence of talents by the
power of works whether for good or
i'll.
E Believe more in action, less in
words; and in that practice where a
volume is thought and one page writ
ten; when reason is welded to affec-
ton and affection to duty, the whole
life expression becomes mature and ex-
cellent.
re- The world is beautiful; created
to be enjoyed; why not take it at its
own offer, and let life like happy
dream be void of clouds and tempests;
but to enjoy it fully is to love its ten
ants; we cannot purely love without
desiring to better, and bettering the
world is serving God.
~ If, as rule, people were deaf
to tittle-tattle the gossips would be-
come so tired of peddling improbable
wares that they would abandon the
trade. 1t takes two to bargain, even
in character; the slanderer and his
hearer; should the latter all reform the
former would be compelled to.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-10-14
THANKSGIVING.
Proclamation by the President,
Appointing a National Day Of
THANKSGIVING.

WAsHIseroN, D. c., October g.
The following proclamation was is
sued to-day:
"By the President of the United
States:
"a PROCLAMATION.
'sThe year which is drawing to a
close has been free from pestilence;
health has prevailed throughout the
land; abundant crops reward the labor
of the husbandman; commerce and
manufactures hare successfully prose-
cuted their peaceful paths; the mines
and forests have yielded literally; the
nation has increased in wealth and in
strength; peace has prevailed, and its
blessings have advanced every interest
of the people, in every part of the
Union; harmony and fraternal inter
course have been restored, obliterating
the marks of the past conflict and es-
arrangement; burdens have been light
ened and means increased; civil and re-
ligious liberty are secured to every in
habitant of the land, whose soil is trod
by none but freemen. 1t becomes a
people thus favored to make acknowl-
edgments to the Supreme Author from
whom such blessings flow, of their
gratitude and dependence, to render
praise and thanksgiving for the same,
and devoutly to implore continuance
of Gods mercy.
Therefore, 1; Ulysses S. Grant,
President of the United States, do re-
commend that Thursday, the 18th day
of November next, be observed as
day of thanksgiving and of prayer to
Almighty God, the Creator and Ruler
Of the universe; and l do further re-
commend to all the people of the United
States to assemble on that day, in their
accustomed places of public worship,
and 10 unite in the homage of praise
due to the bountiful Father of all mer-
cy, and in fervent prayers for the con-
tinuance of the merciful blessings He
has vouchsafed to us as people.
''In testimony whereof l have here
unto set my hand, and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed, this,
the 5th day of October, A. D., 1869,
and of the independence of the United
States of America the ninety fourth.
"U. S. GRANT.
"By the President: HAMILTON Fish,
Secretary of State.''
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-10-14
THE GALLIP0LIS GAS AND
COKE COMPANY,

Any enterprise which has for its OBJ.
ject the promotion of public good de-
serves the cordial support of all enter
prising citizens. For this reason we
should give all aid to S. SALoMoN, Esq.
in raising the amount of stock requisite
to insure the success of this enterprise
There is little need of presenting to an
intelligent community like ours, the
claims to a favorable consideration
which such an undertaking deserves.
All public spirited men can under
stand this without an argument. The
increase in value of real estate that re-
suits from all public uses, will be seen
at once. For more than three years,
the works erected by Mr.. SALoMoN, in
Maysville, KY, have been in successful
operation. The citizens look upon its
results in their city as great success,
and it has proved, with them, the be-
ginning of development which will, in
a short time, make that city an impor-
tant center of trade. In Paris, KY,
also, Mr. SALoMoN has carried his pro-
ject into successful operation, and that
place is now rejoicing in the metropoli-
tan luxury of gas lights. He certainly
deserves great commendation, and if
success is any criterion of the credit
due to an enterprise, he is certainly
worthy of confidence. Then the ques-
ton is, do the citizens of Gallipolis
want gas-lights.
This question, we think, will be an
swered almost unanimously in the af-
firmative.
His past success leaves scarce a
doubt that he can, in less than one
year, do for this city what he has done
for Maysville, Paris and other places.
Then let every citizen come promptly
forward and assist and encourage him
in his project, and continue their efforts
until it shall end in success.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-10-14
The vote of the Conference on lay
delegation is reported as follows:

The vote of the Conference on lay
delegation is reported as follows:
Ayes--John W. White, R. Doughty, s.
Howard, d. Smith. F. Merrick, l.. Cunning.
ham, A. Cartlich, B. N Spahr, R. Pitzer, W.
W. Cherington, William Porter, s. NJ. Mer-
rill, J. Mitchell, S, NJ Bright, J. H. Creigh-
ton, A. B. See, J. H Hopkins. VIM. Morris.
D. Mann, E. H. Dixon, II. H Ferris, L. Taft,
H. Gortner, j. T. Miller. B. F. McElfre.h. T.
II. Phillips. S. Rankin, s. Tippett, j. F. Will
liams, j. T Finch, L Hall, U L Jones, A G
Kelley, E Sibley. r H Hall, W Lewis, H L
Whitehead, B Bradrick, J W Dillon, Will
liam Glen, D Hathaway, T W Stanley, r
Callaghan, E II Heagler, E Jones, 1 F King,
G Pitcher, John E Sewers, l Crook, H K
Foster, FRY, W Harvey, F F Lewis, R
" Manley, j F Dickson, W II Gibbons, W N
Middleton, B Tressenrider. Davis, j NJ
Weir, j W Baker, J H Gardner, David H
Moore, John E Moore, A II Windsor, ] NJ
Rife, W Hughey, z w Pagan, R II Wal
lace, A Miller. G S Mclaughlin, Mackey,
Earl Cranston--73
Noes NJ Trimble, ] NJ Jameson, ] Mar
tin. d Bnttelle, A M Alexander, Carol,
Joseph Morris, j W Young, John W Steele, E
Bing, j Barringer, S Bateman, James T
AOAhuol, oohH Dllion, DarIOH Lowe, " W 6s-
terman, A Brooks. G II Warren, H 2 Adams,
S G Frampton. A Gibbons, S G Riker, F A
Timmons, W S Benner, A Byers, @ Gregg,
W b McClintock, T G Ross, @ Gibson, D
Horlocker, J @ Lakin, S Ryland, c A Van
Anda, M Bethauser, W G Holiday, M D
Vaughn, K B Bennett, E N Nichols, F s
Thurston, W Wakefield, W G Griffith, G
W Isaminger, j P Lacroix, Wilson Gardner
NIX. Shultz, W H H Wolfe. R Taylor,
Iohn A Acton, B F Thomas, T H Bradrlck, W
W Martin. j r Prose-52.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-10-14

~ Vice President CoLFAx was in
Salt Lake City last week, and, being
serenaded, made a speech, in course of
which he gave his views at length on
the subject of polygamy. He quoted
the Book of Mormon, and proved, at
least to the satisfaction of his Gentle
auditors, that the whole thing was I'M
wise and illegal, and ought to be abol-
ished. He was followed by Gov.
Bross, of Illinois, who fully indorsed
the arguments and opinions of the Vice
President. Such freedom of speech,
from such sources, and on such a sub
ject, has never before, it is claimed,
been exercised in that city. These
gentlemen, it is said, will be handled
without mittens in the Mormon Con-
ference now in session in that city.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-10-14

KEEPING SWEET PoTAroEs. wri.
ter in the Country Gentleman says
81 have seen several plans tried for
keeping sweet potatoes, such as put
ting them up in dry sand, chaff. etc !;
but | hsve found that rotten wood,
finely pulverized, is the best thing
yet. Collect the rotten wood in the
sNpmer or early fall; get itperfect.
ly dry; grind or pound it fine; pack
your sweet potatoes in it in boxes or
barrels and keep them in warm
room or in the cellar close mp to the
Door of the house. and you need
have no fear but that your potatoes
will be as good in the spring as
when you packed them away.
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Western Union Telegraph

have adopted new Tariff System
which will greatly reduce rates. gene
rally, from all points. Especially win
it obviate the apparent discrimination in
favor Of large offices. Being founded
on air line distances, the rates are equal
lied everywhere. In some instances
the rate is reduced one hundred per
cent. The following will illustrate:
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-10-14

The STATE HoUsE.-The work on
this building is progressing with as
much rapidity as is possible. A large
force is employed, and if the weather
does not interfere too much to retard
the work, we shall soon see its lofty
walls under roof. We are advised that
the Board Of Directors of the State
House Company has invited the Ma
sonic Lodge of this place to lay the
corner stone of the edifce with the GER
emonies of the order, that the Lodge
has assented, and the ceremony will
take place on Wednesday, the Sd of No.
vember. Invitations are to be extend
ed to the Grand Lodge and all subor-
dinate Lodges of the State; other Ma
sonic bodies contiguous in Ohio, Odd
Fellows societies, to the Governor and
other State officers, and such other dis
tinguished citizens of the State as will
add to the interest of the occasion.
This ceremony will not delay or in
any way interfere with the work, as the
corner stone so laid is the first above
the. surface of the ground, and imme-
diatel Y under the course known to ar
chitects and builders as the water table.
Journal
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EE The Virginia Legislature met,

W The Virginia Legislature met,
organized without the test oath, rati-
fed the 14th and 18th Amendments
to the National Constitution, and
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manner to await the acception by
Congress of the State as full mem
ber of the Union. They did not
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~ We have laying before us on
our table number of very interesting
relics of ancient days, dug from an In
dian mound on the farm Of Mr.. Renick,
some distance west of this city. Some
time ago his son while blowing turned
up the bones of a human being, buried
in the manner in which Indians gener-
ally inter their dead. Curiosity being
thus excited, a further search was
made, which resulted in developing the
skeleton entire, together with a stone
pipe of curious workmanship and man.
moth size, and with mouth-piece of
such dimensions that it must have re-
quired an enormous mouth to have ac-
commodated it. There was also a
chain, which to us looks as though it
were of modern make, being formed of
double links, curiously woven together,
the metal evidently being iron but
welded together with a brighter metal,
bearing faint resemblance to silver.
There is also the tip end of rifle
charger made from a stag's horn, the
charger being 1--WE understand J found
entire, but crumbling when exposed to
the outer air. We have too, some of
the teeth of the skeleton found, from
the worn appearance of which we con-
clude that the man must have been of
an advanced age. The length and size
of the bones would indicate that the re-
mains must have been those of man
of very large stature. and immense
strength, one of the "tall, athletic sons
of the Forest" over whom Fennimore
Cooper was wont to grow enthusiastic,
but of whom no living specimen has
been known in the land, for lol these
many days. The remains evidently in
dicate that the party buried belonged
to a race of men now, forever, passed
away Ch7sicOths Gazetts.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-10-14

The company have just completed a
new line direct to Columbus through
Athens and Lancaster.
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AFFAIRS IN CUBA.
of the New York Times. J


HAVANA, Oct. 9, 1869.
Judging by the signs of the times we
are now passing through in Cuba, no
prophetic foresight is needed to see
that, saving only by some miraculous
interposition, the military occupation of
the country will be effected in short
time by the Spaniards; and the cause of
Cuban independence will, as a natural
consequencesfbeforced to await the ad-
vent of more propitious times. There
is, however, one remedy that could be
applied with marked success to the
young Cuban invalid, but which seems
as distant and difficult of attainment as
Ponce de Icons fountain of youth"
l need hardly state that this miracu-
lous remedy consists in the speedy ace
cordance of belligerent rights by tn
American Government to that estab-
lished by Cespedes and .Aquilera in
Guaimaro. This question of American
recognition has been largely discussed
and considered in all its bearings by
the prominent sympathizers with the
cause of Cuba within and without the
limits of the soi-distam republic, and
the query has been made quite peril
nently as to whether the cause of JUS
tice and humanity does not largely JUS
tify, if not recognition, at least some
sort of Intervention in the affairs of
this island, tending to compel, on the
part of the Spaniards, some regard for
the ordinary requirements of civiliza-
tion, and making their outrages on hu-
manity of less terrible frequency.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-10-14
Lay Delegation in the NJ. E.
Church,

The following is the vote of the laity
in the bounds of the Ohio Conference,
on lay delegation, as reported to that
body in session at Marietta, last week,
touit.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-10-14

BEAT THIS WHO oAN.-D aniel Rose,
Of Jefferson township, raised. this sea-
son, 1856 pounds of potatoes from one
pound of seed. They were of the
Early Rose variety, and one tuber
weighed one and half pounds
Porssmoatb 7smes.
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ADMISSIONS:

Single Tickets, 25 Cents
Children, 10 years and un-
der, Is Cents
Horse, horse and buggy, or
horses and wagon. 70 Cents.
TRUsrgEs-A. P. RODGERS, A.
L. LANGLEY, C. D. BAILEY, J. T.
HALLIDAY, j. P. ALESHIRE.
PREsrpENT-A. l.. LANGLEY.
TRgAsURER--J. T. HALLIDAY.
SEcRErARY-J. 2. ALESHIRE.
Gallipolis, Oct. 7, 1869.
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MARRIED.

FLOW the Rev Hugh b.
Scott. Of Middleport. Ohio, ut the residence of
the brae's father. Theodore Flower, OF Lawrence
County, Ohio, and Perlie N. Walker, of fCheshire.
Ohio.
The printers return their thanks for the cake
received, and join with their many friends in
wishing the happy pair long and joyous life.