Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 21 January 1869 — Page 7

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Commcm American corn cobs are sold in the streets of London as patent fire-lighters, eight for a penny

The pews in Henrj Ward Beecher's "Plymouth Churoh," Brooklyn, were sold at auction for 054,500.

Smoking is prohibited in one of the Louisville churohes. Stf, even in Kentucky, there is moral progress.

ANew Tbrk^aiui'geon wishes to introduce the Paris practice of remo v:ing the little toe of ehlldten^aiid adults as a preventive of corns.

A cautious Californian declined to receive a telegraphic dispatch sent from .a town where small-pox was raging.

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The wages of the Prussian soldiers will be raised next year threepence per day, in-consequence of the clearness of provisions.

Travelers departing pr arriving in Londoii are importuned by news venders to purchase the

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About'a hundred tWusand bushels -of peanuts have been exported from North Carolina this year. The crop is very exhausting to the land.

A method of extracting the indigo from second-hand postage stamps has been patented in England.

Artificial sliding hills, for young and old folks, are to be made in Washington by a stock company with 82,000 capital.,,. In Russia they are popular. .• .Canada has 8,000 miles of telegraph wires, and an office to every 7,000 inhabitants, while in England there is only one office to every 10,000 people.

Consoling Promise—"I love you," sighed a girl to her suitor, "but I can't leave home. I am a widow's only child. No husband can equal my mother in kindness." "She is kind," pleaded the wooer, "but bemy wife, we will live together, and see if I don't beat your mother!"

A coteinporary, in giving a notice of a newly-elected United States Senator, heads it "Hon. A. S. Welch, of Iowa, Michigan and Florida."

Sixty seven female teachers in Cincinnati have petitioned for the same salary as males, on the ground that they find no reduction in board bills on account of sex. "I resort to wine to stimulate my wits," said a. young spendthrift to an old one. "Ah,*' replied the veteran, "that is the way I began, but now I have to resort to my wits to get my wine."

A woman is like iVy—the more you are ruined the .closer she sticks to you. A vile old bachelor ads, "Ivy is like woman—the more it clings to you the more you are ruined:"

An aged spinster" descjinting upon the annoyance of children, the other day, remarked, "I can't bear children." A very motherly old lady, hearing the remark, replied, "If you could perhaps you would love them better."

An ill-natured Frenchman h«§ invented a toy which he calls grtmacxtoscope.

You place the

carte de visite

of a lady friend in the apparatus, and she appears distorted in a .thousand hideous ways, the innumerable combinations of the kaleidoscope be|ng successfully applied to the'art of making ugly one's feliow-creatures.

An American traveller, who is now in Europe, writer-howe" th"9^ of all the cities in w£frld

!:Pa^f's

lis'the

most beautifjul, London the* dingiest, and New York the dirtiest and worBt smelling.

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Some one versed in the double rule of three has calculated that it will take fifty men,' working twelve hours a day, seven years, four months and thirteen days to read through all the public documents issued 'in the United States every three months.

In the city of Brunswick, Germany, a benevolent individual lends blankets to the poor from the end of October to the month of May. Each article bears a stamp to prevent its being pawned or sold, during the six years this system has been carried out, not one case of abuse is reported.

Mark Twain tells a story of a stranger who was coming up, the ConnefctictttlHv^^ his best to sleep buVevery now and then the boat would stop and a man would thrust his head into the room. First he sang out "Hadiam and then "Haddam Neck!'' and then "North Haddam!" "Little Haddam!" "Great ad am O a a N Haddam!" "Irish Haddam!" "Dutch Haddam!" "Hiddam Haddam!" and then the stranger jumped out at bed, all excited, and said: "I'm a Methodist preacher, full of grace, aad forty years in serviee without guile! I'm a meek and lowly Christian, but— these Haddams, I wish the devil had 'em, I say!"

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Secrets of the Great City.

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Send for Circulars and see our terms, and a full description of the work. Address, JONES BROTHERS & CO., No. 178

Elm St., Cincinnatij: Ohio.

MONEY,

easily made, with oUr Complete

Stencil and Key Check. Outfit. Small capital required. Circulars free. STAFFORD MAN'F'G. CO., 66 Fulton Street, New. York.

STENCIL TOOLS.

$10

TO $15 made daily. No Risk— with our Stencil and KeyCheck Tools and Materials. Reduced Price-List free. T. N. HICKCOX & CO., 280 .Pearl Street, New York. jan7w2

EMPLOYMENT.

the "Working Class. I am now prepared to furnish constant employment to all classes at their homes, for their spare moments. Business new, light and profitable. Fifty cents to $5 per evening is easily earned, and the boys and girls earn nearly as much as men. Great inducements are offered. All who see this notice please send me their address and test the business for themselves. If not well satisfied, I will send one dollar to pay for the trouble of writing me. Full particular!! sent free. Sample sent by mail for ten cents. janTwi E. C. ALLEN, Augusta, Me.

ONE DOLLAR SAiLE.

WE AJRE COMING

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ANDawill

Messers. J. 8. Hawes A Co., take pleasure in announcing, being the oldest and largest house in the Dollar Trade, that they have been enabled by their long experience aad extensive resources to make,, this present season, many important importations and contracts with manufacturers, which, with these additions to thair Winter Stocks, has enabled them to greatly enlarge their rates and Exchange List. Send for new circular. Catalogue of Goods and Sample sent to any address free. Please be very particular and send money by registered letters. Address all orders to J. 6. HAWES A CO., jalwll 15 Federal St., loston, Mfess.

TOMBSTONES. AC.

GREAT WESTEBIf

MARBLE WORKS

jCRA VYFORDSVILLE....., i/.u AVING purchased the above establishment of D. Pvke, 1 will say to the citizens of Montgomery and adjoining counties that I will furnisll

All kinds of Marble-Work,

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Headstones,

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Tombstones,

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•Monuments, Tablets, *c.

If you will call at the

SHOP OIT GB££I 8X-,

OPPOSITE ELSTON'S BANE, -J

THE OLD POST OFFICE BOOM,

You can there see my style of work, and I will show ycu as fine specimens of work as is to be seen in this part of the State.

I3TA11 work delivered atthe grave-ysurds ind warranted to give satisfaction. I will canvass the county soliciting orders, and will say that you can purchase your work as cheap at home as you can at the

*bfcSri want it distinctly understood that I WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD by any shop.

Suilding Stone

Of the best quality furnished at low prices, jyi C. I. BRUNDAGE.

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74''

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Violins,

present to any person sending

us One Hundred Club in our

Great One Dollar Sale

Dry and Fancy Goods,

A "Watch, 60 yds Sheeting, Sewing Machine, Ac., Ac., VR£E OF COST. Smaller Clubs in the same ratio, viz.: 60 Club, 40 yds Sheeting, Ac. 30 Club, 20 yds Sheeting,

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FINE AMERICAN WATCHES, ROGERS' PLATED WARE, SPOONS and FORKS,

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Doors, ..

Sash,

Blinds,

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Flooring,

PRY COOPS, CLOTHS AND CA88IMERES. 1 J. .Uiflih-'t ,, f- *-,.ff S 'i •, 4 Mf'S'i •/r» i'd«

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ltows9

Moldings,

Always on hand, for sale either dressed or in tho rough.

gpg*Particular attention given to parties who furnish their own lumber to be worked. a a to

MILL ON DRY BRANCH, GMHNCASTL* KOAD, South-Weet part of Crawfordsville,

Or on A. W. LEMON, who has' charge of the Books of .the firm, at our

OFFICE ON GREEN ST., Adjoining J. H. Benefield'a Grocery,

where Doors, Sash, Blinds, MooIdiccr% Dressed Lumber, Ac., will be kept for sale, and all Orders received and promptly sitended to.

Canine, Wllhite Co.

B. M. Cimi is agent for Green

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.. WASSON Ac ELMORE,

Ho. 3, Commercial Block, 'Green Si, Cra#fordsvllle. t* hw

Dry Cioods, Cloths, Cassimeres, Dress floods, Hosiery,

CSloves, White Goods, Flamels* BalHorals,

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WATCHES, JEWELRY AND BOOKS.

New Jewelry and Book Store, No. 1, Empire Block.

SHEPHERD & VANSICKLE,

DEALEBS IV

Watches, Clocks and Jewelry,

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Hoop Skirts, Domestics &e.

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Boot*, Shoes, Hatis aiid Caps, Queeus' and Olasswaare,

at the iowest market price. fBii

Strings, Gold Pens.

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American Watches and Seth Thomas Clocks.

Having opened out with an entire new stock ot Goods, we earnestly solicit an examination or our stock before purchasing elsewhere.

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HENRY WASSON C. W.ELMORE.

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Revolvers,

Cartridges,

FINE SWISS WATCHES,

SCHOOL BOOKS & STATIONERY.

We shall keep eomstantly the very best of Letter Paper, Commercial Note, Legal Cap, Envelopes, Ac. COME AND SEE.

Ac., always on hand. ISVPIANOS and MELODEONS rented so as the rent will apply to payment for Instrument.

PLANING MILL.

Crawfordsville Planing Mill and Sash Factory.

We have recently put in operation a complete set of NEW MACHINERY for the manufacturing of

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Together with all kinds of Planing andLumber used for Building Purposes,,Fencing, Pickets, &c., all of which we will agree to furnish in as good order and at as reasonable prices as any establishment in the country.

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FINE POCKET CUTLERY, POCKET BOOKS.

I3TA11 kinds of "Watches, Clocks and Jewelry REPAIRED on short notice, and warranted twelve months. V,

SHEPHERD & YMSICK1E.

WILSON'S SEWING MACHINES, together with Needles) Oil,

RING'S VEGETABLE AMBROSIA. RING

Thisla the AkBAosiAtbatBIng made.

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This is the Curt that lay In the Ajwmua that Ring made.

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This is the Man who was bald and gray, Who now has raven locks, they say. He used the Cure that lay In the Ambkobia that Ring made.

This is the r«r«6n, who, by the way, Married the maiden, handsome ani

To tl!emau onae bald and fray, But whe now has raven locks, they say, Because he used the Cure that lay In the Ambrosia that Sing made.

This is the Bell that rises away

To arouse the people saa and gay

Unto this fact, which here dees ley—

If you ucmld noi habi or gran, U$* tin UMMMoaiA

Iks* JKry mad*

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Nq restrictions as to reidence or traveL One-third' of the premium permanent loan: and this privilege is not confinedtO parties whose annual premiums exceed. 940 .or $50, but is extended alike to all its mUB* bers.

It makes a very liberal discount from lli table rates to all ministers of the Gospel. OFFICERS: "Walter S. Griffith, President.

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MEDICAL.

A Positive Bemedy for all ". kinds of Humors, ,, Sorofula, Scurvy, Salt-Rheum, CarbmiB 4e« and Boils, tifc#rs and all obatinaft" directions of the Skin, InfUmmatovy •r Chronic Rheumatism, Pile#, Ckroito )iarrhoea, Mercurial Diseasee, aad av«ff| aint of the Syiterfi Dyspepsia, and tkoaa kffections originating in Ilia Deraageewsl if the Digeistive Organ* viz., SiliMa Complaints, Neuralgia, aad Nervosa Af» ections, Headache, Languor, and ion of Spirit*, Loea of Appetta, lation.

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CRAY HAIR.

excellent inerttrinel eomponad vea MA prepared by Dr. J. W. POLAIfD, ls lH% nd was then employed with fraat saeeeee II spelling humors from the blood bat la MNI ledioal (Mend who was quite eeMnMed mm (ki#

Ian, especially in the treatment of tesBOf*, sa^ ested Borne important lmproveaseale, whMi vsee do an as mad»it (so the people

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be very best remedy for all k&ds eCkvmors kaova the faculty." This preparation la eompos«S ealMy of vsfst» les, among which are Sarsaparilia, Teliow Doolt foble Pine, Mandrake, and BloodNMt.

When the originator lived in Hew HusfAbt, at loffstown Centre, for the space «f thirty at forty ailea around, and in Manchester partieaiarly, the lumor Doctor was weU knows and hi#h)y valMd or the numerous and wonderfkl cares ehhfe 11 e^ fected. Though manufactured la large qnaatiWea, be supply was frequently eKhaaated, and pueha* tre bad to wait for more to be made. X* tbaS {ion, some very severe cases of Ktyeipelae wan rested with,—and'they were cured I Eryslpele* ores, or carbuncles, those vgly, painful ulcere, -were entirely removed wherever this medicine ras faithfully used. So it was with SerolWla end ialt-Kheam. The Hamor Doctor eared them.

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This is the Maiden, handsome and gay, Who married the man oup* bakl and gray? Who now has raven loeks, they say. He need tUe AubbosU ,that .Ring made.

free

from any dangerous drags is pleasant

tie taste, safe, yet sore and eflbetive in its actio*. PBKPABBD AT iTHB

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And/or tab by oil Dcaitri

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T. "W. FEY & CO.

Cxawfocdsville, and Agent, Cincinnati.

D. Pa*, "Wholesale je*7l

DRY GOODS SALS.

[Licensed by the U. S. Government.] •,

GOOD NEWS.

FOBconsumers

ot Staple and Jene^Goodi

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equale

Kiven when required.

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80 Summer St., Bostoa. Fost*offlce box 184. declfixnS