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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-06
VINEGAR.

Prussing's Celebrated Cider Vinegar.
warranted pure and to preserve Pickles.
First Premium awarded a. the o. S. Fair,
Illinois State Fair, and Chicago City Fair
Largest Works in tie U. S. Established
1913.
CHAS. G. E. PRUSSING,
339 and 341 State street, Chicago.
Prompt attention given to orders and
correspondence.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-06

For new and fine styles of Wall Pa
per, go to Straw & Nurphys, a large as
always on hand. 26tf
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-06
Cheap for Cash.

We will give for One Hundred Dollars
Cash a choice in the four following named
Instruments.
Style 80 B. SHONINGER & co. Organ,
Fancy Walnut case, five octave, coupler,
Sub-bass, Tremolo, &c.
TREAT & LINSLEY Organ FIVE octave,
Double Reed, &C.
PRINCE & co. Melodeon, Piano Case,
Rosewood octave, stops &c.
NEW HAVEN Melodeon. octave with
improvements, &c, also
PRINCE g. CO. Melodeon Portable Rose
wood Case, octave, $50.
ORVIS & CANES.
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THE LESSON OF LYNCH LAW.

y. y. CONhLtN,
County Committee.
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ORGANS & MelOdeOns.

Of the best makers in the country.
All instruments .tully aOGTranted and kept
IN tune one gear free Of charge
Not being a mere agent of some whole
sale dealer, but purchasing my instruments
for cash from the first hands I am able to
sell first class instruments at bargains beJo,c
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IDI 4 n O =

The Mathushek Piano, three stringed,
with patent equalizng scale and Linear
Bridge, which brings these Pianos to per-
lection heretofore attained by no other Max
err. The deel organ bass, rich and soul in
spring middle tones, with treble that for
the first time sings, having sllvery sweet
ness to the highest note, so elevate the true
standard of excellence that its superior
qualities cannot be measured by any former
criterion. VIII keep an tune al one-tourM
tn expense of any other Piano.
THE GABLER PIANO remarkable for
its Grand tone, Durability, finish, elastic touc!I
and moderate price
The MARSHALL & wendell PARLOE
GEN is the most desirable instrument for
PARTIES of limited rooms or means
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-10-30

Secrets are poor property at best it
.yu loze the interest on the investment
Prosecuted for tho Devils sake il what
sinners git for their Allegiance.
Sum people won't beleave ennything
they kant prove; the things kant prove
arc the very thing beleave the most.
Pride ncycr shows itself more disgust
ingly than in the pomp ov phuneral
Happiness iz not idlcness, but its
spirit IL az free from labor az the life ov
a yearling heifcr.
Good examples amung the rulers are
the best laws they ken enakt.
The Devil IL probably the best Judge
ov human natur that ever lived, and he
must hav beleaved in the doktrinc Of to-
tai depravity, or he wouldn't hav under
took tew tempt the Saviour.
A gentleman about town liz one whe
pays cash for everything except his
debts.
Money IL like charity-it kivycrs a
multitude ov sias.
a pcdant IL one who fills himself in a
with the klam broth of lterrturc, and
then picks his teeth in the society ov the
learned.
There iz but little, if emmy, ceremony
between two wiz men, but between a wiz
man and phool ceremony is the only
thing that will make phool feel rcspck
table
When you find man who IL very So
lisitus about tho wcllair ov every body
yu kan safely put him down az one who IL
hunting for Il misfortune
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-10-30
PUFF III.
The FIRST Pipe.

There are two things which man
never forgets: his first sweetheart and
his first pipe.
Many begin with the cigar; but a
pipe is more tempting, more durable,
more luscious. A pipe like love, has Its
charming prcliminarics-griefs full of
poesy-its long and dreamy ecstacies.
You search for tobacconist's in some
out-of-the-way, secluded quarter; you
pass and :epass many times. but dare not
enter. Finally you make up your mind
and hurry in-boldly, but bushing
You take your pipe--you throw down
your sou-you hurry out. And now,
how conceal your treasure-how hide it
from all eyes ? Heavens should il be
broken.
On the morrow the same agitation
the same mental struggles to obtain to-
bacco then the pouch-the cleaner
the patent matches Not to be blown out
the ilnucr box.
1t took me a whole month to procure
these articles, and l was as proud of each
as of battle gained.
And when the great day arrives
when everything is ready, with what JOY
do you close your doors upon the outer
world with what delightful emotion do
you kindle the phosphoresceut fame !
with what fluttering of the heart do
you inhale the first puff
The cigar does not give rise to all these
ccstacics.
commenced with the pipe, and do
not regret it, although as we have just
seen; the experiment cost me dear.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-10-30
NUMBER 81.

The Fox AND THE HOLE IN THE
GARDEN WALL.-A Fox once ccamesu
mean very fine garden, where he be-,
held lofty trees laden with fruit thut
charmed the eye. Such beautifu =
sight, added to his natural greediness;;
excited in him the desire Of possessioD.I'
He fhin would taste the forbidden frui,
but high wall stood between him aud,
the object of his wishes. He,went abeus.
in search of an entrance, and at last hS
found an opening in the wall; but it was
too small for his body. Unable to pene"
trate, he had recourse to his usual cuir.l'
ning-he tasted three days, and became
sufficiently reduced to crawl through tLs,
small aperture. ,-, ,-o.,a
Having effected an entrance, he care
lcssly roveI about in this delightful r, "
gion, making free with its exquisite pr "a
duce, and fcasting on its rare andla3-
cious fruits. He stayed.for some tinlr,s
and glutted his appetite, when t'ey
siiouShI Siuch hlui tuaG ~ Mae posSAU.'
he might be observed; and in tLat case
he should pay dearly for the enjoyed
pleasure. He therefore retired to tf'H
place where he entered, and attemptd,
to get out; but to his great consternati.pi,
he found his endeavours vain. He h:,l
by indulgence grown SO fat and pluml
that the same space would no more adm.
him 'g1 q
Il am in fine predicamcnt." said hpt
TO himself Suppose the master of ti'
garden were now to come, and call met"
account, what would become of me?
see my only chance to escape is to fast
and half starvc myself"
He did SO with great reluctance Aft
suffering hunger for three days, he wi
difficulty made his escape. AS soon Is
he was out of danger, he took farewp,i
view of the garden, the scene OF l.,
delight and trouble, and thus addressei
it.
Garden. garden 7! thou art indec'
charming and delightfully."- fruits III
delicious and exquisite; but of sha,s
beueft art thou to .me2 WhAthayeal,s
now for all my labour and cunnins :;
Am | not as lean AS l was beforc?'-L
Jrcw Tdtcs.
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SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 80, 1862

of the sweetness of thoir breath, because
they had swallowed certain number of
those little liquorice-shot covered with
tin foil which are known as cechoux.
Ohcrs swallow handful Of peppermint
drops. Others again, with sublime
confidence, chew few cloves.
Respect their innocent decisions.
But if you really wish to remove all
taint Of nicotine from your 3nonth, take
a toothbrush, a glass of water, and scrub
your jaws and gums for five minutes.
But. you will say, one can't always
have toothbrush and fresh water in his
pocket.
Very true, then smell of tobacco!
AUGUSTUS b. KNOWLTON.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-10-30

The Cigar Of Emancipation.

But it must be admitted that the ci-
gar, although Offering many charms, sub
jects one, for long time, to multitude
of inconvcnicnces.
1t necessltatcs perpetual dissimula-
tion-it is the cause of continual bicker
ing with the various members of your
family, who urge their objections at all
timea and upon all occasions.
alfred, you have been smoking
again" says your mother, with an air Of
resignation and melancholy which would
rend the heart of an u. sassiu.
"My good Alfred, do, beseech you,
cure yourself Of that wicked habit"
adds your sister; ''it is so wicked to
smoke"
"The young gentleman has been cut
at his first examination" CALCULATES the
tather-''hc finds it more agreeable to
smoke his cigar than to study the code p
Your grandfather, bis nose stuffed
with tobacco, his shirt bosom covered
with yellowish spots, is constantly de-
clarng that he cannot conceive how the
young men of the present day can be
guilty of 50 dirty practice.
All this obligcs you to, at least, preva-
ricate continually, to swear that you have
not smoked, that you do not smoke, that
you will never smoke, and so you live on
in this false condition until some fine day
as you are out walking, or coming from
the theatre, or in the country, your faith
er cries The devil I've forgotten my
cigars what shall do? There isn't
tabacconist's anywhere in the neighbor-
hood :"
81 happen to have a couple of cigars
you respond, timidly; "thcy are some
that friend gave me; they are excel
lent, and if you will try one L
A struggle cnsues between the father
and the smoker if the father accepts,
there is an end to all renonstrances if
the smoker refuses, he suffers the most
cruel OF privations. The smoker at
length carries the point, and father and
son Light their cigars fraternally The
treaty of peace is signed.
No one is really smoker before this
moment.
This may be termed smoking the ci-
gar of emancipation"
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the rostrum. l told the people of their
rights and their wrongs. painted the
present condition ocour unhappy country,
and asked the people to keep up their
spirits (and wine too, concluding with
the pcroration, as alluding to the fate of
the republic. "Oh'! my conntrymen,
what failure was there"
Saying which, 1 lost my balance, and
had another fall. 1 was picked up,
branded as political failure andlbrought
here your Honor, for violation of the
18th Section. | have seen life sir, Gas
through a glass doubly"-cut--
Recordcr.-It is time that you should
wind up, can't listen to you any longer
Prisoncr.-I would wine up, your
honor, but / do not like wine ''Look
not upcn the wine when it is red
Rccon7cr.-Look upon that officer, sir,
and pay SO and cosrs or go to Jail.
There is no fall from that amount
CLrouicle and Sentinel t,at
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-10-30
The Unfortunate LoaGcr.

"Call the next case" exclaimed the
Recorder, III stentorinn tones:
The city rs. Charles Summer. viola.
tion of the 18th section, September
20th, 1869.
Recorder w ell, Mr.. Summer, that's
considerable of Il name that you've got !;
what have you got to say for yourself
guilty or not guilty?
f'Tso"er-May it please your Honor,
! would like to say few words
Rocort1er-Well, proceed; but be as
brief as possible.
Thank your Honor You
have doubtless read these beautiful lines
Of the poet:
Leaves have their time to fall, and SO have |;
Only fall more heavy ana more frcqucntly.''
Well, sir, they are expressive of my
case. | am a believer in spirits
Spirits red and spirits blue.
Spirits false and spirits true"
and in my investigation of that subject
| have met with these heavy and rrc-
qucnt falls. | trs; tried whiskcy, /
thought that was The kcy,o unlock the
realms of fancy and Independence, and
soon began TO soar aloft on wings Of
hope and love bcsou@ht the hand of
a fair one; she was as false as she was
fair. Whiskey, fit emblem of that frail
one! She threw me, So did whiskcy
II Was the Fall of the year, your Honor
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PUFF II.
Il Fathers Lecture.

"The rascal has been smoking" said
my father, entering the room with my
mother, "and pipe at that; he's got
what he deserves. l hope he'll be sick
for week"
CHOW: sir" he adds, drawing aside
the curtains of my bed, "are you not
ashamed to be the slave of such habit Z
Aft,r tobacco, Drunkenness gambling and
deb'uchery will surely follow. Yes, sir,
smoking is iio; merely 4 habit; it's
vice that leads to the most deplurable
consequences Tobacco is the father OF
idlencss. 1t costs money-it cstranges
frienls-it drives away busine$s-it
ruins .he health. None but loufers
smoke: Yes, sir, if you 90 on iu this
way. you will die on the gallows Smoke
again, and I'll cut you off with shill-
ing"
IIereupon my father withdrew, and l
heard Him say to my mother as he went
down the stairs, live lectured him
soundly, at any rate. If that doesn't
cure him, well have to give it up Good
by, my denr; I'm going to the club.
But | must light my cigar. Where the
deuce are the matchcsy"
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of substances, Of the most sickening
taste, and the most horrible smell
myself have smoked, among other
things, rose-leaves, rhubarb- leaves, leaves
of books, pieces of clothes. brushes, and
powdered coffee.
One day | made cigarettes with the
soles of old boots, which cut fine with
my pen-knife. 81
The boy who smokes is ferocious-he
is daunted by nothing; at school he
would charge his pipe with the pounded
bones of his forefathers.
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PUFF v.
tn First Cigar.

The cigar is sign of great progress
since the clandcstine pipe, its predcces-
sor
The cigar indicates smoker sufficient
ly hardened, by u long series OF poison
i"gs, to be able to make his appearance
in public.
AT the age of fifteen one does not
smoke for himself, but for others.
At that age you imagine that you Gre
ate a sensation on the boulevards-tha,
the WOMEN say as they pass GLOW well
that handsome young fellow smokes" |"
You have triumphant manner Of
holding your cigar aud of causing the
smoke to issue forth in jets, that is never
found after the fifteenth year.
At that period it was my greatest de-
light to suffer my cigar to go out, and
then to wait ut corner for some tall and
dignifed smoker-the taller and more
disn.fed the better-to stop him and
say: "Will you permit me to light my
cigar, sir? May l trouble you for a
light, sir 7"
| remember with pleasure having once
made this request of Il gigantic drum
major, in front of nillincr's shop, in
the rue Fivienne.
q hapDy. happy time O time cf in
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-10-30

How QUEEN VICTORIA HEARD OF
HER ACCESSION TO TIE TnnoNE-The
Archb shop of Canterbury and the Lord
Chamberlain went to the Princess Vic
toria at Konsington Palace to inform her
OF King Williams death They reached
il cnsington Paiacc nj about five i'm the
morning; they knocked, they rang, they
thumped for considerable time before
they could rouse the porter at the gate /;
they were again kept waiting in the
courtyard, then turned into one of the
lower rooms, where they seemed forgotten
by everybody. They rang the bell, aud
desired that the attendant Of the Prin-
cess Victoria might be sent to inform
her Royal llighness that they requested
an audicnca on business OF Importance.
After another delay, aud another ring
ing to inquire the cause, the Attendant
was summoned who stated that the Prin-
cess was in such a sweet sleep she could
not venture to disturb her Then they
said I've are come to tie Queen, on
business Of State, and even her sleep
inust give way to that !" 1t did; and to
prove that she did not keep them wait
ing in few minutes she came into the
room i'll a loose white nieh:gown and
shawl, her nightcap thrown OIL and her
hair filling upon her shoulders, her feet
in slippers, tears in her eyes, but per
tvctly collected and diguifcd.-Eclectic
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-10-30

When Professor Aytoun was making
proposals for marriage to his first wife,
a daughter of the celebrated Professor
Wilson, the lady reminded him that it
would be necessary to ask the approval
of her sire Certainly" said Aytoun /;
"but | am little diffidcnt in speaking
to him, pray 90 and tell him my pro-
posais yourself" The lady proceeded to
the library, and taking her father af-
fectionatcly by the hand, mentioned
that Professor Aytoun had asked her to
become his wife She added, "Shall l
accept his offer, papa? He says he is
too difiient to name the subject to you
himself. Then" said old Christopher
81 had better write my reply, and pin it
to your back" He did so, aud the lady
returned to the drawing-room. There
the anxious suitor read the answer to his
message, which was in these words
"With the authors compliments"
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Translated from the French. ]
A Pipe of Tobacco.
PUFF /.
The Poisoning.

Behold me at the summit Of my de-
sires / have just lighted my first pipe
am man II the chambermaid were
pretty enough, believe that would put
my arm round her waist. oh, that the
world could see with what magsterial
dignity | puf-puff.
' Every five minutes | look to see
whether my pipe is yet colored
Decidedly, / am the happiest of NOR
tails
Ye gnds! what peculiar sensation do l
experience? My head swims-my stom-.
ach feels queer! l would walk. but my
legs shakc L am sick unto death-a
cold perspiration foods my temples. a
dose of peppermint, in Heavens name
dose OF peppermint
X y
Too late. / have barely strength to
lean my head against the wall.
BE the rest veilcd by the mantle of
forgetfuness
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-10-30

WEEPING AT ADAMS ToMB.-In
Judca there is tomb which the monks,
who have it in charge, aver is the one in
which Adam, the father and head of the
human race is buried Mark Twai,
paid Il visit to it during his Eastern
travels, and thus records his emotions ut
the sacred spot:
The tomb of Adam! How touching
it was, here i'll land of strangers, far
away from home, and friends, and all
who cared for me, thus to discover the
grave of blood relation. True, dis
tant one, but still relation. The
unerring instinct of nature thrilled its
relation. The fountain of my fliul
affection was stirred TO its proloundcst
depths and | gave way to lumultuous
emotions. | leaned upon pillar and
burst into tears. deem it nc shame to
have wcpt over the grave of my poor
dead relative. Jet him who would snecr
at my emotion close this volume here,
for he will find little to his taste in my
journcyings through the Holy Land
Noble old man-he did not live to see
me, he did not live to see his child
And I-aias, did not live to see him
Weighed down By sorrow and disap-
pointment, he died before | was born
six thousands brief summers before /
was born. But let us try and bear it
with fortitude Let us trust that he is
better OF whore he is.
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PUFF w.
Tile Smoker. at School.

And to think that, after having passed
through all the tortures of poisoning,
one is not afraid to recommence
The fearful agonics of the first pipe or
of the first cigar have never caused any
one to hesitate before the abyss.
1t is true that, before venturing upon
tobacco, one has had time to prepare
himself, at school, by smoking all sorts
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-10-30

The end of miss-spent life-the mar
riagc of young lady. srs
Why is u blofsteak like locomotiy Z
1t is OF not much account without i. :
tender.
Lovers, observe Before man ente.s
the abode of matrimony he should riI3
the belle ~
Slanders issued from beautiful ill.,
are like spiders crawling from the heat
OF rose.
Fanny Fern said that 'the men Of tie
present day are fast" Prentice remarks
that "they have to be, to catch the W
men" \
Brigham Young's last proposition is
'stunner He proposes to copfne hiI,
self to one woman if every member q,
Congress does the same
One of the Salt Lake saints has e.
three of his wives grand mother, i. !
ther and daughter-in this way avoidhts
the unplcasantness of. mother.in-lsSs
Low-nocked shirts are pronounced tls
latest style" for nice young men. Js
imagine a sweet youth with his hair p..
ted in the middle, brass headed cane
and low nccked shirt. ~
\ mans best friend is dollar or twn
says an exchange Two dollars, or tu.
and a halfis better friond-and so ca
up. The more. the more so.
The new $50 legal tender notes W,
be ready for is, ,e about the first Of ,l.r
week Sl50,0O0 have been recciycl
thus far FROM the printing company. sal
The Chester Reporter says: 'Jamk
Pickett, youth of about twelve, son g
the Rev. G, w. Pickett, was causil
while ginning cotton, on last Saturda.
between the machinery and crushed I.
death 'si itt Lpaj
NICE DIsuERs FOR INvAtIDs. xsA,
pie icater.--Roast three OF fourgood ssr.
pies, carefully preserving ali the julie;
put them in pitcher and pour on !,
quart of boiling water. Drink wh,u
cold
Waiter" said fastidions gehtltmaa
exhibiting singular looking object on,
soup-ladle. "Waiter, do you know wlu,
that is?' "That, sir, looks like NOUS.
sir. We often fnd them in, soup, S..
No extra charge, sir"
Not bad wish that of the li,t,
Quaker boy about six years DID, whoa
ter the congregation had for long tii Q
sat in silence, stood on bis seat, aud fo,u
ing his arms togethes. said, ] wish a,
Lord would make us az gooder,
gooder, and gooder, till there is no : IT,,
lelt,' tcs@
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PUFF VII
OF lie Smell of ToLncco.

y y
This brings me naturally to the impor-
tant question whether there are any
means to remove the smell of tobacco
after smoking
| have known may persons to smoke
two or three cigars after dinner, and
then return to the drawing-room and
converse with ladies, perfectly satisfied