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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-11-04

Not only Christianity. but NIL revealed
religion, according to somo OF the Eng
lish secular papers. has been on trial late
IL In Liverpool. Prof. Huxley has had \
bit of beef In An mir pump, testing theo-
rics of spontaneous or non-spontancous
generation. The trial Is over. The rc-
portcrs, who have been standing on tip
too over the beef, solemnly announce that
1.-THE result Is satisfactory, and the ProfA.
sor Is Mt one with tho prevalent and unitcd
force Of traditional orthodoxy" Tho
magyots did not make their appearance
without eggs. Ergo, life Is not spontane-
Gus. Ergo. there Is God. The world
now draws It's breath freely. and. by leave
Of the Professor and tho beef goes back TO
It's Bible again. 1t Is rather dispiriting.
however. 70 be obliged TO keep our faith
ready Mt call to bc weighed In the bal
anccs of every new experimenter with
maggots or otherwise. One docs not like
70 hold Immortality on the chances Of an
egg too many In bit Of beef. Prof.
Huxley, who Is man of sense and phi
losophcr. does not ask Il Of us, nor do tho
better class OF scientific men. II Is. odd
ly enough. tho secular journals who 80
constantly report ''Christianity IN trial"
and found thoir theological creed on tho
last revelation Of the bIow-pipe. or rap
from gc0logist's hammers. We recon-
mend to the Liverpool savans, who havo
fortunately found God behind theboef, tho
counsel Of Allatius 10 the Yogis /: "Press
thy heard upon thy breast deliver over
thy eyes and thy thoughts to tho contsm-
plstiou Of the point Of thy nose. and thou
shalt know uninterrupted spiritual Joys.
and. thy soul bo reunited with tho So
prenc."
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The Fast Man Of the Period.

The fast young man of tho period, II
weighed In tho balance Of purity and jus
tice, will be found wanting. Catch one
OF these unthinking. untraincd creatures
Of custom and appetite, and put him into
the scales. and you will be astonished TO
find how light he Is; he Is lighter than
vanity. His head Is light, for he has put
nothing In It; his heart Is light, for 1t Is
hollow; his pockets nro light, for he has
spent his money for liquor and tobacco.
Tho heaviest part of his person Is In his
stomach; that is cap cious, and crammed
with food which digests slowly because Il
Is picked In whisky. Analyse him:-
A fine head fit for better head, Geo hat
ter's account !; q fashionable suit Of clothes
(not paid for0 u ncck-tie, not Of hemp;
hair oiled and perfumed by the barber.
(who IL shaved by his custonier;) mouth
filled by q large quid Of tobacco, (for
which no has not paid quid pro -quo) =
body saturated with alcohol. Who will
copy such model, made up Of whisky
and tobacco2 Foul breath coined into
foul speech, diseased body dressed at other
peoples cost In the highest style OF fash
lon. Hc Is not . temperance man; he
can hardly become man until no bo-
comes temperate. = Temperance Adro-
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Ing OF her hatch alone was visible above
the water. Her commander. Payne, wns
standing In the hatchway, Ia the act OF or
dering her to be cast OF. whea tho swell
Of passing steamer rolled over her and
sank her instantly, with her eight men, IN
several fathoms Of water. Lieut.. Payuo
sprang out of the hatchway as tho boat
sank from under him, and he alone was
left alive. In q few days she was raised
and again made ready for service. Again
Payne volunteered, and eight men with
him. .fi.H.w
The embarkation for their second At.
tempt WINS made from Fort Sumter, and
rs before all having been made ready.
Payne standing at his post In tho hatch.
way, ordered the hawser to bo cut Oh
when the boat careened end sank instant
". Payne sprxng out; two OF tho men
followed him; the other six went down
In the boat and perished. Again the boat
was raised and made ready for action, and
her owner, Capt. Hundly, took her
for m experimental trip into tho Stono
river, whero after going through her
usual evolutions, sho dived In deep waters
and for hours, and for days the return Of
poor Hundley and his crow was looked
for In vain. After near n weeks search
she was found inclining at an angle OF
forty degrees; her nozzle was driven dcep
into the soft mud Mt tho bottom. Her
crew of nine dead men was standing sit.
ting lying about her hold asphy xiated.
Huntiey was standing dead ut his post, .
candle In one hand. while tho other had
grown stiff with death In Its vain efforts
to unclan,p the hatch. Others had boen
working at the keys Of the ballast, but tho
inclination at which the boat had gono
down had janmed the keys 30 that the
men could not cast Of the heavy weight
which held them down. Their deaths
had been hard and lingering. ,-.,
Again this f.teful vessel was made
ready for action, and volunteers being
called for, Lieutenant Dixon, OF the 2is'
Alabama volunteers. native Of Mobile,
and eight men, volunteered to take her
against the enemy. The new and power
full war ship Housatonic was selected for
attack, and on quiet night, tho brave
crew set out from Charleston, In this ter
rible nameless torpedo boat.
We NIL know the fate of the Housatonic
Brave Dixon guided the torpedo fairly
against her. The explosion tore up tho
great war ships sides, so that she went
down with nearly all her crew within two
minutes. Tho torpedo vessel also disap-
pcared forever from mortal Wow. Wheth-
er she went down with her enemy, or
whether shc drifted out TO sea to bury her
gallant dead, was never known, and their
ii.to was LEFT till the great day when the
sea shall giYe mp Its dead. But within
few weeks past divers in submarine .r-
NOR have visited the wreck Of the Hous.
atomic, and they have found tho little tor,
pedo vessel lying by her huge victim, and
within her arc tho bones OF tho most do
voted and daring men who ever went To
war.-Houston Telegraph. r-u ID.
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VOLUME XVI.
9petrp.
THE LOYED AND LOST.

An hour before, she spoke Of things
That memorY to the dying brings,
And k'sscd me all the While;
Then on her face sweet memories light
or days now wandering into night,
Played like an angels smile
When after some sweet parting words,
She SEEMED among her flowers, and birds,
Until she fell asleep.
Twas SUMMER then |; 'tis sutumn now;
The crimson leaves k,ll OF the bough,
And strew the gravel sweep.
wander down the gsricn walk.
And muse on oil the happy talk
We had beneath the lines
And resting on the garden seat,
Her old Newfoundland ut my feet,
think of other times.
or golden ewes when she and Il
Sat watching here the Rushing sky,
rhe sunset and the sea;
Or heard the children in the lanes,
Following home the harvest wains,
And shouting In their glec.
But when the daylight dies away.
And ships grow dusky in the bay,
These recollectioos cease;
And In the stiffness Of the night,
Bright thoughts that end in dreams as bright
Communicate their peace.
wake and see the morning star,
And hear the breakers ON the bar,
The voices on the shore;
AID then, with tears, long to be
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The Pen Of Heaven.

The most common action of lfe-its
every day. every hour-is invested with
solemn grandeur. when we think how
they extend their issues into eternity.
Our hands nre now sowing seed for that
great harvest. We shall meet again all
we are doing and have done. The graves
shall give up their dead. and from tho
tombs Of oblivion the past shall give up
all that It holds In keeping, to be witness
for, or witness against Us. Oh think OF
that! In yonder hall Of Inquisition. SEQ
what its effect on us should he. Within
those blood stained walls one Is under ex-
animation. He has been assured that
nothing he reveals shall be written for
the purpose of being uscd against him.
While making frank and ingenious con-
fession, he suddenly stops. He Is dumb
n mute. They ply him with questions.
fattcr hlm. threaten him; no answers not
q word. Danger makes tho senses quick.
His car has caught sound; he listens; Il
ties his tongue. An arras hangs beside
him, and bobind Il he hears q pen running
along the pages. Tho truth flashes on
him. Behind that screen scribe sits
committing to the fatal page every word
he says, and he shall meet Il all again on
that day Of trial,
All! how solemn to think that there Is
such pen going In heaven. and entering
on the books Of Judgment NIL We say or
wish. all we think or do. Would to God
wo heard it-cyerywhere, and always
heard It! What check! and what slim
ulus! Arc We about to sin, how strong
curb; II slow TO duty. how sharp spur.
What motive TO pray for the blood that
blots ont guilty past. and for such grace
as In time to come shall enable Us TO walk
In Gods statutes, TO keep his Judgments
and to do them, knowing therefore tho
terror Of the Lord, We persuade mon."-
DR.. Guthrie.
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WORKING YoK FUTURrrr.-Tho COR
al insect that build up tho beautiful is-
lands that stud the face OF tho Southern
Sea, work for ages, In the dark caves Of
the ocean, regardless Of pcrishing In OBJ
security, long before their graceful archi-
tecture even begins to peep above tho sur
face of the waters; but each content TO
conTibuto lis tiny labors TO hasten on
the final consun,mntion, when its Isle Of
beauty shall stand complete, like gem
ON the dceI,, crowned with tho vcrdure
and fertility. and teeming with life and
abundance. So II Is with those who
labor under tho guidance Of Providence
for the accomplishment OF somo remote
rood. They may work for generations
IN oLscurity and contempt, conscious only
that they arc working In harmony with
the plans of Col. and that thcy arc help
ing In bringing TO pass those scenes Of
blessedness and peace upon which human
ity, even IN is darkest moments, has loved
70 rejoice In hops. a.. - ~.
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Advice to Writers.
There Is hard sense as well rs humor in
the following from Mark Taiwn:-

There Is hard sense rs well rs humor In
the following from Mark Taiwn:-
1. Literature, like the ministry, medi-
cine, and tho law, and all other occupa-
tions, Is cramped and hindercd for want
of men to do tho work, not want OF work
to do. When people tell you the reverse.
they speak that which 10 not true. fyou
desire 10 tcst this, you need only hunt up
a frst-claS editor. reporter. business man
agcr. foreman of shop. mechanic, artist,
In any branch Of tho industry, and try To
hire him. You will find that he Is already
hired. He Is sober. Industrious. capable
md r,liable. aud Is always In demand.
He cannot ret days holiday except by
courtesy of his employer. or his city, or
the great general public. Buff you need
idlers, shirkers, half.instructsd. unanibi.
tious and comfort seeking editors, report
ers, lawyers, doctors, and mechanics. APP
ply anywhere. There arc millions Of them
TO be had NJ the dropping Of handker-
chief. - .-s .ou sr
2. No; must not and viii not ven.
ture any opinion whatever asto the liter
ary merit Of your productions. The pub
lie Is tho only critic whose Judgment 70
worth anything st NIL. Do not take my
poor word for this. but reflect moment
and take your 6wrf. For Instance, II Syi.
v,,nus Cobb or T. s. Arthur had submitted
their maiden MSS. 70 you, you would have
said, with tears In your eyes, "Now. please
don't writs any moreT' But you sce your.
self how popular they are. And u Il
bad bcen len 70 you, you would have said
tho "Marbl6 Fsun" was tiresome. and that
even -Paradise I1ostr lacked ohserfulnoss;
but you know they sell. Many wiser and
better men thau you pooh-poched Shakes.
pearc, evcn NJ late as two centuries asoi
but still that old party has outiivod those
people. y No. i win mot isit In Judgment
upon your literature. ~ ponss, @ @ sna
help % inaict . lingering aud pidlcss bore
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NUMBER 4e.

upon the public. II honestly and con.
condemned Il, ! Imight thus
rob tho world of an undeyeloped and un-
Dickens or Shakespeare.
8. shrink from hunting mp literary
labor fbr you 70 do and receive pay for.
Whenever your literary productions have
proved for themselves that they have real
value, you will never have 70 90 around
hunting for remuncrative literary work TO
do. You VIII require moro hands than
you have now, and moro brains than you
probably ever win have, to do even half
the work that will bs offered to you.
Now, In orier 10 arrive at the proof Of
value hercin before spoken Of. ono needs
only to adopt very simple and certainly
very sure process; and that Is. 70 write
without pay until somebody cffers pay.
II nobody offers pay within throe years,
the candidate may look upon this ctrcum-
stance with the most implicit confidence
~ the sign that saving wood II what he
was intended for. II he has any wisdom
at all. then. he will retire with dignity
and assume bis ,heavcn-appointed voca-
uon.
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i.ns. and did much to relieve their fears. Al
noon. on the Pruseian railway, an inspector
made tour from Arsunion station. situated ont
mile from Metz, by rail, and to-day perfect
Communication exists between Saarbrucken
Metz and Nancy. ..t.... ....-
But a few German prisoners were found In
Metz. The French had not kept those they tool
when able 70 return them. The French loss 10
killed in various affairs since August ~, added
to deaths from sickness in tour. number 42,OVV
Bafsne himself declined the Princes generous
proposal 10 let all his troops lay down theii
arms outside the works in view OF their con-
querors, instead Of laying them down In the ar.
senal, saying that hecould not guaranty then
behaviour. The Guard Imperial preserved its
dicipllne sufficiently to be trusted to pass in
armed review. The inhabitants never ccascd to
hope for the appearance Of Bourbakls army
from Lille, or from the army Of the Loire, or
some other relieving force; but the troops them
selves could no longer be deceived, as they got
better information through German outposts.
Their dcmoraliIation Is due largely to hunger
Of which they complained bitterly and openly to
their officers 1r b. ...l sg4 .rf, o.. -
Yesterday afternoon Baziine pesscd through
Ars, on his way to wilhemshohe, IN close car
riage, marked with his name, escorted BY sew
eraI officers Of his staff on horseback.
The women Of the village had heard Of his
coming and awaited him and saluted him with
exclamatious of "Tfaire 'aehs poiiron Jaincati
paIeur brgasd. Where are our husbands whom
you have be,rsyedl Give us back our children
whom you have Sold" They attacked q car
riagc and broke the Windows, and would have
lynched the Marshal but for the intervention OF
Prussian gems d'armies. ..s. .....l
Kisg WILLIAM Creates T'eo Field Marshais.
BERLIN. Oct, 80. The King telegrsphs To
the Queen as follows; .rrr.H Urn. .a
"Vsrsailies, Oct. 20. The defeat Of the two
hostile armies which recently marched against
us warrants me In couferring on our two com.
manders. Fritz and Frederick Charles, the bat
on of Field -Siarshal-the 6rst instance Of such
appointments in our family history. go,
(sigucd) WILLIAM"
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teeth; they got rs far as q sugar planta-
ton on which was distillery, where their
ammunition got wet and thoy came back
the next day very badly discouraged. .-i.i
The lesser, "lionsn of this old priest
ridden town arc scarcely worth mention
ing. All tho buildings have those unique
old.fsshioned tiled roofs, and someioof
them that have O centnry's growth OF
moss on them are quite picturesque. Out
side Of the city limits there arc mounds
and ruins Of ancient cities, built heaven
knows when or by whom; but they have
lost all distinctness, and arc only interest
ing to the archeologist. Some Of our
party were apt at sketching. and many
very pretty yiows of OLD gateways and
mined cariseways. around the city. were
transferred to paper. The Doctor and my
self possessing decided mediocrity Of
talent, in order to amuse ourselves. would
often induce Emily in the dim twilight Of
evening, when tho sun had sunk to rest
when the western sky was filed with ten-
dor radiance and golden light, and the
bulbul wooed the rose In the back yard,
to favor us with tune on her concertina,
(what suicidal word that is.) She
would sit down and, turning her eyes
heayenward, ommence-"When can
read my title clear" or "The Ship Of Zi-
on" varied. perhaps. by "Northfeld," or
"Old Hundred" ~ So s,p.,.. .,,s,
found Mr.. Riote. tho American Min
lister. the very ideal Of urbanity and po-
litenes. I was very cordially received
and was shown every attention. From
him learned that the population OF the
city was estimated ut $4,000 and that Of
the State Mt 100000. The principal arti-
clcs of export are coffee, sugar and rum
but there Is that stagnation of business
that you will observe throughout all the
Spanish American States under tho do
minion of tho Jesuit church. y rra .i..
On the flfth day we made preparations
for departure, and at 5p. M, the rum
bling OF our chariot wheels was heard,
and "colonel" have in sight with n coun..
tenancc rs open MS an Old-fashiOned
chaise. We bade our landlady and Emily
an afrectionate adieu and started on our
homeward journey, prcferring this time
to endure the discomfort OF darkness to
the heat of the sun, After we had gain
cd tho woods the darkness became In.
tense, and from the shrieks and howls OF
monkeys, lizards, and heaven knows what,
1t seemed rs II all tho spirits Of evil were
Let loose upon us, and l never was 30
grateful rs when. on the following morn
Ing, objects became gradually moro dis
tinct, and the huts Of Barkita were seen
lust on the fringe of the wood. Our boat
had been waiting since the evening pre-
vious. and No were right glad to get
aboard ship again. and clotho ourselves
once more in christian garb. 1'r A.
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Joe King vas sick In boarding. .hcsse, and
ne made up his mini for some chicken broth.
The nurse went down into the kitchen. Ind the
broth eame up weak. Cat and insipa. The
s;ck man was subsequently, relating his dissp-
poin.ment TO . friend, who said, They just LEI
q chicken wade through t. Tf they did. said
Joe fAintly, .it vas on sslts.i On. ~.
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4 An lnnsns, natural cave has bsen disssvsrsd
In Utah. We srs expecting to bear of still
another great "esvs" among The Nornooa
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-15
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
OsAan, Arks.. March Cd, 1870.


Mosr ELOQUENT ORAroa:--
1 am completely At loss how to q.
press my gratitude. fcryour rsry compli-
mentary reply to an article ofmtns. afsw
weeks ago. Iwould have never sttsnps-
ed such an bsurdity-knowing too that
you considered yourself one Of the "sss-
tel orators" you speak OF. ct least, that
is the way thought you intended It ~
be taken, and I'm sure Think you ars).
but l thought you we're laboring under
grand mistake in taking me for "nsw
conner" Let me enlighten yeu little:
have been residing here for some eight
or ten years-not nsW resident BY any
means.
did not intend commencing centro.
versy, when ! wrote the piece to the De.
batting Society, but a. Mr. d. 3. Batter
has construed it in quite different light
and seems 30 fond Of criticism, ! hope hs
will allow me the same privilege.
Indeed. l did not know the Debating
Society was progressing 20 rapidly
probably We will have second Dcmos.
themes yet In Ozark! ! beg thousand
pardons In ever thinking, much less say.
ing, that the "society was rstrogradiny"
when 1t was progressing at such rapid
rate. am glad you reminded me. I
hope the time is iast approaching, whsa
Ozark will stand forth a. bright shining
sta, among her sister cities, and stand
before the world as city of Htsraturs,--
and all coming from the Jaet Of having
such q Debating Society, and such "sss.
tesl orators belonging to il.
l confess, Mr d. +. 5atef, Of being en-.
tirely ignorant ofthe laws and regulations
Of your society did not know that you
adopted the rules OF some 0rssiss Court
in your "privats debates" sympathiss
with some ofyour members, ifthat 10 the
case. But as you've been 90 kind - ia
invite me up, If you will permit me 70 q.
tend the invitation TO some OF my frisnda.
we viii call around next private debate.
Please take no ofense, Mr.. D. +. Batter,
ut anything ] have said, and be snrs and
not misconstrue 1t, for l would not offend
you not for--for-well not for . fortune.
| do not intend any odenss, on the coz.
trary, l rather admire the zeal with which
you defend your society against - Jalso
an accusation, as you seem to think It.
cannot close without extending my
congratulations TO the yeang gentlemen,
who do not belong to the society, tof the
compliment Mr. d. f. B. has paid them.
II / understand him right be thinks that
all the young gentlemen Of any note o.
that was wortAy Of the society's notice.
already belong to it. Permit mo to con-
gratulate you, young gentlemen!
AxoxrMoCs.
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Rrm.nxIanx su,c,px OF Doc -

REMARKABLE SUICIDE OF Doo.--A
Milwaukee, Wis, policeman tells Of .
singular act perpetrated by small dog
Of the common cur species, owned by
family in that city. The dog and = cat
had been brought up together, and anil.
ated better than dogs and cats generally
DO A week ago the cat sickened and
died. The dog missed its companion
very much, and for some days went about
the house whining piteously and seeming
to call for its missing mate, as well ~
searching every place for IL. II offered
food it would take it to the door OF the
little kennel whcro both had slept, and
laying it down. would whine for the miss.
ing cat to como and eat. Finding that
the cat did not come, the animal refused
to eat, nor could coaxing or petting in.
ducc it to. A few days since the dos
was seen by the family wandering about
the yard, whining more piteously than
ever, and ofa sudden TO throw itself into
n cistern, the cover which had been len
of for few moments. A member OF the
family made all haste to get the animal
out, and when he did so the poer. faith.
fui. mourning friend was dead as . stone.