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BE TRUE, AND FAITHFUL. AND vALIA
MORNING, APRIL 8, 1869.

well address to passcrs-by without any
clean shirt on, 1 judged remorse had over
come him agin, and that the clean shirt
had bin pawned.
Then come the most saddest scene NV
all. The President he'd to bid adoo to his
Cabinet.
Secretary Seward wuz visibly affected.
That afternoon he he'd heerd Nv an Island
for sale, the principal volcano on which
he'd mostly stopped gushin, and he wept
to think he hedn't time to complete ncgo-
ciashens for 1t.
Secretary Wells wuz the only cheerful
one In the party. He he'd no idea that nc
wuz to stop bein Secretary Of the Navy
he expected to 60 along ez tho nothin he'd
happened. Seward and Randall he'd bin
tryin for an hour to make him compre-
hend the cltooashen-that there wuz to be
change--but to no purpose. He Good
ent git II thro him. I undertook to Inn
peess Il onto his intelleck, but my efforts
wuz futile. Huggin to his bosom model
nv Erie canal boat wich he he'd deter
mined to remodel into q revenoo cutter,
he kept up sayin-'why-why shood 60
out? wuz under Linkin, and then john
SON. There alnt no more difference be-
tween johnson and Lincoln, than there Is
between johnson and Grant, Is there?
agreed with Linkin and johnson, and
shell agree with Grant. Why shood l
differ with Grant.
Randall smiled sartlonc smile Mt the
aged infant, and remarkin that he (Ran-
dell) he'd he'd good time Nv It anyhow,
the rccolleekshen whereof the id Abo'
llshnists coodcnt rob him NV, shook hands
with A. j., addln that he didn't bear him
any Ill will.
I'm rooined man, continyood Randeli
'but Tn ez much to blame cz yOo are. i
shell 90 into histry coupled with yoo-my
blooming boys, when they arrive at mans
estate. will apply to the Lesislachers NV
their respective States, to hev their names
changed to suthin else. Pm young, and
can't die In few years, ez Welles Kin,
and must therefore drag out a longer eg'
zistanc, but don't blame yoo. went
into takin the chances, and stand the
hazard NV the die. shell serve the am.
bishus yooth, NV this country ez an Awful
Eggsamplc.'
But little remained to be done. Ran
dell and johnson arranged to hev Welles
absent from Washington for the week fol.
lowin the inaugurashen, KNOWN that 9th
erwisc he'd hev to be carried out Nv the
Department by main. force. They mp
pointed committee NV Connecticut men
to keep him busy till after his successor
wuz installed, and shakin hands all round,
each sheddin manly tecr, the last Cabl-
net meetin NV A. Johnson's adminlstra-
shen passed into history.
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Cartcr's Nurses.

Some of the students Of the Indiana
State University were supposed to be In
the habit Of drinking brandy. Where
they obtained IL was mystery. DIR. DUFF
fys determined to ferret out the secret.
Calling into small drug store, the pro-
prietor of It asked him how that sick stu
dent, Mr.. Carter, came on. Smelling a
rat, the Doctor answered In an evasive
manner. and soonS drew out of the. apoth-
ecary that the students under suspicion
had been In the habit Of purchasing BRAN
dy for n sick student by the name of Car
ter; that they said he was quite low, and
was kept alive by stimulants; and that
the young gentlemen seemed very much
devoted to him. Now the secret was out.
This Carter was fictitious character, and
the Doctor had the secret. However, no
kept his own counsel. Tho next time the
students assembled In chapel for prayers,
he cast his eyes over the crowd, and sat
Isiied himself that Carter's nurses were
all present. The dcvotions were duly con.
Quoted. and then he called the attention
of the students, remarking that he had n
mournful task to pcrform-as the Prcsi-
dent of the University It became his duty
to announce the death OF their fellow-stii-
dent. Mr.. Carter. Amer lingering ILL
ness of several weeks, q portion OF which
time he was kept alipe BY iiimuidnt', he had
breathed his last. lie had no doubt thar
this announcement would fall sadly on
the ears of those who had SO faithfully at
tended to his wants, but he hoped they
would bear II with rcsignation-he hoped
they would reflect on the oh-repeated
words, .smsm.nio mori" But he would now
no longer detain them, but leave them to
their own reflections! The result Of this
announcement was startling. None Of
the Professors, and but few Of the stu
dents had ever heard Of Carter. "who Is
he.- was whispered. None knew but the
"kind friends who attended him." and
they wouldn't tel.; and the President
seemed so deeply affected, that they didn't
Ike to ask him.
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sRIDDEFORD, ME-, FRIDAY

pliclty, their sweet ignorance their true
Instincts their 'conflding trustfulness,-
in tact on everything which argues want
Of mental cultivation. Men may do this
unconsclously, but certainly, II they re-
fleet on 1t for moment, they will see that
such compliments are highly disgracefnl
both to the recipient and to the giyer'
They degrade women tothe level Of mere
playthings, pretty animals, fit to minister
to mans pleasure, and fiatter his conceit
Of his own superiority. Let women repel
such delusive batteries, and show them
selves deserving Of esteem and homage,
rather than Of condescendlng pity and
patronage. Let them make every effort
to overcome these habits of mental indo-
lence, which circumstances tend so much
to foster. Let them enlarge the range OF
their reading. and include something be-
sides the sensational trash OF novels and
stories. Novels are very good for refresh
ment, but when used In place Of solid
nourishment, they produce only puny
growths. Thank Heaven, the reign OF
this absurd affectation of Incidence and
imbecility Is already doomed, and rs time
advances, mental sloth and ignorance
must become as disgraccful In women a'
they are In men. .-. ... -
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Let no one nattcr himself that life can
be without griefs. Whoever saw apiece
"a tissue that had not some dark threadf
The only white robes we shall ever wear
will be the white robes Of heaven when
we shall be transiigurcd In the presence
of the Lamb. know not why Il Is 80. I
do not pretend to know. 1 do not think
others know any better than why sor-
rows come, and great gricfs weigh down
the soul, or seize IL and rcnd IL like pack.
thread, or cast US upon q bed or rack OF
torment. These pungenclcs that pierce us
80 somctimcs-wh strange stuff they are
made Of! Out of what unexpected ma
terials they are wrought! Our best aud
noblest deeds, our dlvincst thoughts aud
actions, our purest and most hallowed af-
fections, our most beautiful and blessed
thinys-out of these shall come threads Of
darkness and webs Of shadows to be WOW
en- into the woof Of life! Out Of these
shall come drops to poison life's sweetest
cups, distilled by SANDERS tongue! Out
of these shall spring teeth TO bite like a
SC. pent, and sting Ike an adder, when the
wicked persecutc. and malice has work
of death to do.
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Fr,.~4.A.p. or r.r..,. and cAad.~.

One great obstacle to tho desired friend
ships Of parents and children consists In
the difficulty Of perfect sympathy be-
tween persons marked by such differences
Of age, position, interest, and experience.
Those Of the same years, passions, pleas
ures, duties, will naturally sympathlze the
most easily. But In all these respects the
disparities Of parent and child are equally
numerous and striking. They look at
things from opposed points Of view; they
Judge of subjects In the light respectively
of experience and lnexperience. This
great and constant contrast must give
rise to innumerable discrepancies Of opln-
ion and Of desire, provocative Of disagree
mcnts, II not of dlslikes. Nature has,
however, provided powerful neutralisers
for this obstacle to sympathy between
those who are so widely unllke-counter'
actlves which forclbly tend to prevent dis
agreements from breeding hostillties'
These counteractives are the profound In
stincts of parental fondness and flllal rev.
erence, the first Of which tends to make
the parents enter into the spiritual states
of their children, and to look at things
from their point Of view; and the second,
to make the children, with docile duteous'
ness, adopt as their own the conclusions
of their parents. These counteractives
ought to be carefully fostered. neither par.
ty forgetting the differences between him
self and the other, but endeayor to bridge
those differences by the Identifying pow.
ers of Imagination and symprthy.
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Something for singers TO stick io-eoneert
pitch.
A social glass to which ladies are addieted-,he
mirror.
The best passage for sound-the bridge ofa'
olin.
Observation-Disclosures rose by any other nHme
would smell as wheat
Whether winking IL natural depends on circum'
stances-Lc. whether you have cinder or
pretty girl In your eye.
squib thinks the Presidents address should not
be called an inaugural, because Il wasn't long
enough 10 bore anybody.
Some men are like tea-their real strength .,
not drawn out until they have been sometime In
hot water.
A despondent editor declares ifanairs get TO be
much worse In this country he win publish births
under the head Of disasters.
II IL estimated that there are ssjo'o threshing
machines In the United states, without counting
the chool.marms.'
In Oregon drinking Is said 10 lie preventive
against smallpox. and the present style Of invi'
tation IL "let's disinfect."
saxe's last lecture contains this LAWS, like
sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion
as we know how ihey are made"
A Memphis jury, having found man guilty Of
numbering citizen who IL alive and well, are de-
ibcrating whether 10 rescind their verdict, OF LET
the convicted man klll the citizen.
Success rides on every hour grappie Il and you
may win, but without q grapplc II VIII never 80
with you. Work Il the weapon OF honor, and he
n IN u,.rttt tffu
A Louisiana paper has the followingi ~ moth
or and her child were accidentally ground M In
Bogys' sugar oane mill last week. We regret the
aeciien, - the quality ofsugar furnished at hi'
place has been very good
Now hush while sing 10 you, baby
song ofthc angels above,
That como on invisible pinions
To watch DER the children they love-
So ali through your beautiful dreaming
The voice Of yoar mother shsii creep.
Lest, hearing the harpings celestial,
Your soul should ny homeward In sleep
newly married maR who was naturally COO.
fused By the event, handed the railroad conduct
or his marriage certificate instead Of the t'che- ~
WAS declined. .what,, said he, "isnt that good
for A r,de ?, "So, SIR says the ofneiai biandiy
"not on this road
An observing individual, In avery healthy VII
i.vr- seeInx the sexton at work In . hole In The
~vouna. ,pouIred what he was about "D'ssins
u.ye, .Ir- "Disying gravel why, thought
people didn't dis ofsen her,-do theyT "oh' no.
cir. They never die but onee.'
A oo,ored couple were married the other day
a, the ofsce Of the Mayor Of Mobile. Amer Tho
ceremony had been performed. the newly made
husband said. "Marsc Caleb, you has fctgo''on
somethins.- "what IL nr Asked the Mayor
"why, you haint buss tho br'de.'
An Invalid once sent for physIeian, and af,cr
det.InIns him scme time with description cfhis
pains. .rhes, Ac., he thus summed NJ. Now
doctor. ron have humbusycd me long enough
with your good for nothing pills and worthless
syrups; shey doar touch tho real dimeulsy. I
w,sh you TO STRIKE the cause ofmy aiment. hh n
A. your power 10 reach ~ ~ shall be done, e
ths same time lining his cane aad dsmollshins Z
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SAYING GRAcE.-Thc editor Of South
ern Journal relates that nm old gentleman
Of his acquaintance. although addicted to
the habit Of swearing. was still punctil'
ious In regard to saying grace at his table
and this he never omitted on any occasion.
The story runs, that on certain occasion
the old gentleman Invited sea captain, a
jolly old wcathcr-beatcn tar Of his acquair'-
tancc. to dine with him. They sat down
to dinner, aud the old gentleman, accord
Ing to custom, commenced saying grace I;
bu: the captain, whose attention had been
diverted for the moment, hearing the old
gentleman speak, thought he was address
Ing him., and Turned to him with-"What
did you say, Squirc?' "why, d-n II,
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Sunday ReadtssE.
Light beyond.

beyond the stars that shine In golden glory,
Beyond the calm sweet moon,
Up the bright ladder saints have trod before
thee,
Soul thou shalt venture soon.
Secure with Him who secs thy hcart'sNk yesrn.
Ing.
Safe In his arms ofiove,
Thou shalt exchange the midnight for the morn.
Ing,
And thy fair home above.
Obi it's sweet to watch the worlds night wear.
Ing,
The sabbath morn come on
And sweet Il were the vineyard labor sharing
sweeter the labor done.
All finished all the conflict and the sorrow,
Earth's dream of anguish DER;
Dcathless there dawns for thee nighiless NOR
row.
On Edcns bli.shil shore.
Paticncei then patiencc' soon the pang ofdy.
Ing
Shall all forgotten be,
And thou through rolling sphere rejoicing ny'
Ing
Beyond the wavelcss sea,
Shall know hereafter where Thy Lord doth lead
thee,
His darkest dealings trace;
And by those fountains where Ills love will
feed thee,
Behold him face 70 facet
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President Johnson,s Last Cabinet Meet
iHO.

| inD.
The President wuz terribly calm and
composed.
'weep9 my friends scd he, weep. !
can't blame yoo for yoo are about to be
deprived of me. But in this trying hour
will be calm. Ihevswung around the cir
Gle NV oflishel honor. hev bin
AT this pint his voice trcmbled and his
ewes wuz suiloosed.
But no! will be myself. Sekretary
Seward, Is there any more acts NV .un-
constitutional Congress to vcto!
'No-pockitiu NV EN- ansers the pur-
pose.'
rs there anybody to pardonT
NO one-but stay. Now that / think
of it, two counterfelters, ono wlilskey
speculator, a coniedrit officer or two. and
watts LEFT NV the assasslnashcn party, still
languish either In Bastecls or In exile
Il must finish my work. Hand me them
blank pardons.'
He wrote with firm hand fillin NV
EN- out, wich only took second, cz he
hez blanks printed for all the various Of
fences men kin be guilty Nv.
Now, then, my duties is accomplished,
and cheerhy resine the power wich
wood hev laid down long ago, but for the
sake NV my bleeding country.
Mayor Munro NV Moo Orleans, Mrs.
Cobb, score or more Nv Colfedrit off,
GERS, and flood of unforchenet men who
he'd bin acccosed NV tamperln with an UNI
constooshnel currency, and n hundred
more or less, OF Fedral oflisholders filed
In and shook the President corjelly by the
hand, dropin a silent tho elokent teer ez
they passed. There wuz In addlshen to
these. several hundred poor wretches who
he'd bin laying about Washington for
months, waitin for poishens, but who
hedt got EN-. They he'd no money to get
home with, and they insisted that the
President must and shood furnish EN-
means. One NV EN- demanded NV Ran
dali $500, but that great man finally got
rid NV him, by loanin him clean shirt
and box NV papsr collars
The man wux desprit tho still hopeful.
This sell he, wavin the shirt IN the air,
this Is all hcv to start agin. When
embarkt into Johnsonlsm, my friends fell
of. In remorse took to likkcr, and step
by step went down, till became the
loathsome objick yoo behold. But shcl
now reform aud try to be somebody
Ez saw him the next evenin In n state
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werk,.ar..n .r4 "a. sa...,A.

The Sabbath Is Gods special present to
the workingman, and one Of His chief OBJ
jects Is to prolong his life and preserve cf-
flcicnt his working tone. In the vital sys-
ten II acts like compcnsating pond; Il
rcplenlshcs the spirits. the elasticity and
vigor which the last six days have drained
away, and supplies the force which Is to
fll the six days succeeding; and In the
economy OF existence Il answers the same
rs the economy OF incomc-It answers by
savings bank. The frugal who puts
aside q pound to-day and another pound
next month, and who In quiet way, is
always putting by his stated pound from
time to time, when he grows old and frail,
gets not only the same pound back again
but good many pounds beside. Anduie
conscientious man who husbands one day
OF existence every week, who instead OF
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The Eue of az Eagle.

The eyes of all birds have popularity
Of structure which enables them to see
and hear distant objects equally well, and
this wonderful power Is carried to the
greatest perfection In the bird Of prey.
when we recollect that an eagle will as
cend more than mile In perpendicular
height, and from that enormous elevation
will perceive Its unsuspecting prey and
pounce on It with unerring certainty, and
when we see the same bird scrutinlzing
with microscopic nicely an object close at
hand. we shall at once perceive that he
possesses power Of accommodating his
sight to distance In manner to which our
eye Is unified, and Of which Il Is totally
incapable.
II we take printed page we shall find
that there Is some particular distance,
probably ten inches, at which we can read
the words and see each letter with perfect
dlstinctncss; but II we move a page to the
distance of forty inches we shall find It
impossible to read It at all; scientific men
would therefore call ten inches the focus
or focid distance Of our eyes. We cannot
alter this focus except by the aid Of spec
tacles.
But an eagle has the power Of altering
the focus of his eye rs he pleases; he has
only to look at an object ut the distance Of
two feet or two. miles In order to see It
with perfect distinctncss. The ball Of his
eve Is surrounded by fifteen little plates,
called sciorot;c bones. They form a CON-
plotc ring. aud their edges slightly over
lap each other.
When he looks ut the distant object this
little circle Of bone expands, and the ball
of the eye being relieved from the pres
sure becomes fattcr, and when he looks
at worry near object the little bones press
together, and the ball Of the eye Is thus
squeezed into roundcr and moro convex
form. The effect Is very familiar to every
body. A person with very round eyes Is
near-sightcd. and only sees clearly an OBJ
ject that Is close to him; and a person
with dat eyes, as In old age. can see moth.
Ing clear except at distance. The eagle
by the mere will can make his eye round
or fiat, and sec with equal clearncss at any
distance.
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COULDN'T SUDscmBE.-A pair Of those
interesting, entertaining ladies, who seem
TO carry on so large business In the way
Of procuring subscriptions for new works,
and who arc so delightfully."- lmportunate,
so swcctly un-gct rid-able, called short
time since ut the Office Of young lawyer
for the purpose Of getting him to sub
scribe.
"Indeed, ladies'" said he, "thc partner
ship OF which I am humble member has
lately been so imprudent rs to issue new
work Of their own, which, In consequence
Of the enormous expense attending its H.
lustratlons, embellishments, &C., has COM
pletely crippled u.s."
"Then, perhaps" replied the angelic
canvasser, tive could procure you some
subscribers. What do you call your
workr'
"well, we have not fully determined as
yet; but guess I'll let my wife have her
own way. and call It afler me-Charles
Henry"
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Attention. to Health. Reriosos. Duty.

Not many "souls" will be really saved
until more attention is given to the saliva
ton of bodies. There Is no greater evil
than the common pulpit habit Of address
Ing men as If they were disembodied spir-
its. The physics Of spiritual religion lie
ut the basis of true goodness. A one-sid-
ed spiritual Christianity is In It's way rs
dangerous as one-sided material hca-
thenism. A large part Of virtue consists
In doing the right things with our own
bodies, and towards the bodies OF others.
The modern church has "waxed fat and
kicked" Jeshurun requires an active
course of depletion. The fact that the
Pharisccs "fasted twice In the week"is no
reason for staring sumptuously every
day." Eyes that stand out with fatncss
cannot see rightly either earth or heaven.
or what use Is 1t to teach mere doctrines
to full-bloodcd youths who require cold
bathing, cool sleeping, hard labor, and
early rising9 Or who can expect to con-
vert ''male Sunday-school teacher Into q
man and q Christian so long rs he never
walks above two miles ut stretch, yet
feeds himself heavily every day ut noon
and night 2 st. Paul dl'tinctly maintains
that ''training" Is as essential for the Olym
pia OF the soul rs for that Of the body.
The modern clerical character Is m artifl-
clal development Of humanity, and Is but
lmperfectly qualified to educate complex
nature, which contains other faculties and
passions besides those for hearing sacred
music and sermons. Every medical man
can bear witness to the mysteries Of iniq-
ulty which often underlie merely doc
trinal piety. Bodily exercise" proateth
little In the antics of pricstly ceremonial
but 1t profiteth much, In the literal sense
of the words, In "cruciying the flesh"and
strengthening the understanding.
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Tr.aref.

G-Tr-n PORTLAND, sACO Ok1s-
ttH MOUTH RAILROAD Winte'
Arrangement = COmmencing Monday, Dec. Ith, ros'
Passenger trains daily CSuBays exceptedl a. foliowsi
Bddefoci lt south Bervck Junction, Poftsmouth and
Boston al tn AMI $50 A. n, AMI >. Is and oSJ n
Returning. leave Boston at 10 A. and 5oo and ~
r.s. From POrsnOuth at 0.2D A NJ, and $50 and 500
y. !.
Blddeiord 6r Portlrni At T3o ilo2 and llt3A NJ. Al
T. Is AMI 9OP. Returning at7.si and s3o A. NJ ana
3l5 and as 2. n.
On Mondays, wednesdays and Fridays the 80 p. n
train 10 Boston and 600 n. from boston, vi run va
Bo.tuo MaIne R. r. stopping Oniy At Bdeiord, kenne
bunk south Berwick Junction, Dover, Exeter, HAverhn
anil Lawrence.
ON Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, vin run wa
Eastern Railroad sspplng OAy ct Bddeford, kenneounk
sth Der.ck Junction. PUrtsmoath, Nevburypor, salem
and Lynn
PskP r., except 30 lcave passengers taken beyond
port<mouth and soath Berwick Junctoa-
Freight trains daily, Sundays exceptedl
FRANCIS CHASE, saPt.
Biddefori, Nov. 30, lsos. 2m
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Swine are oftcn troubled with disease
dcnominated by veterinarians as "kidney
worm." Corn soaked in very strong
lye made of wood ashes, Is said to be an
infallible remedy. Salt and birthstone, In
small quantities, is preventive, and. In
deed, the only one known. Comfortable
quarters and good feed are Of really more
Importance In the successful management
Of these animals than many are inclined
to suppose, and should never on any &C
count be neglected.