Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 28 January 1869 — Page 1

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J&'CJLTJST Sc TALBOT.

OFFICE—"Stone Front,"

Elut

MESSllS.

of Coirt HO«M.

TERMS.

One copv one year, 52 numbers, $200 One copy six months, 26 numbers 1 00 One copy three months, 18 numbers,.. 50 Five to ten copies one year, each 1 75 Ten to twenty copies, each 1 65 Twenty copies and over, each 1 50

ADVERTISING BATES. One inch in length, one week, $1,00 three insertions $2,00 each additional insertion 50 cents. No advertisement counted at less than an inch. Business cards, one year, one inch $ 6 00 six inonths, 4 00 Quarter column of 4 inches, 3 months 6 00 •. i- 4 6 12 00 a ..." 4 12 18 00 Half 0 3 12 00 9 6 18 00 9 12 30 00 One 18 3 20 00 18 6 40 00 18 12 60 00

Local notices, 10 cents per line for each insertion. These rates are established at such a low figure as to allow ALL our business men to advertise. The JOURNAL circulates.more papers than any neighboring paper, hence it will pay to advertise in it.

GEaPBjWELL&g.

Advertising Agents, XO. 40 PARK BOW, XEW YORK.

GEO. P. ROWELL & CO. are

The Agents for the CKAWFORDSVILLE JOURNAL, tind the most influential and largest circulating Newspapers in the United States and (Janadas. They are authorized to contract for us at our lowest prices.

PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

TIIOS ORIFFITH, M.D.

PHYSICIAN'all

AND SURGBON, Darlington, Ind.,

attends to varieties of practice at all hours of day or night. Medical Examiner for the Chicago Life Insurance Company. jan21^

J. 1. JIct ORMK K.

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

and Real Estate Brokor

(formerly ot Crawfordsville), Topeka, Kansas. Particular attention given to the collection 01 claims, investing of money, payment of taxes of non-residents, redeeming lands sold for taxep, investigation of titles, &c. jan21

T. WeMECHAX,

RESIDENT

DENTIST, Crawrord6ville, Ind., re

spectfully tenders his services to the public. Motto, '"Good work and moderate prices." Please cull. OFF-JOE—Corner Main and Green streets, next 0 Post-Office, up stairs.

J. G. McMECHAN, M.D., maybe found at the same place. aprt368

T. B. KENNEDY. SAUflWH. KEK^EDY & GALLOWAY

ATTORNEYS

AT LAW and General Collecting

Agents, Crawfordsville, Indiana. Being members of Ihe United States Law Association and Collection Union, which has a member every county in the United States, they have facilities for transacting business in all parte of the coun-

OrrioB adjoining the Mayor's office, over the corccr book store. *P IV. P. BBITTOST,

ATTORNEY'grocery

AT LAW, Crawfordsville, Ind. At

tends to all kinds of legal-business. OFFICK over Simpson's store, Main street- a»

W. T. BRUSH,

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,

and General Collecting

Agent, Crawfordsville, Ind. A11 legal business entrusted to him will receive immediate attention. Office WfVernon St.,nearly opposite the Post Office. ja'Wtf

SIMEON C, DAVIS,

1 TTORNEY AT LAW, will give special attention

to the settlement of decedent estates, petition for partition, suits on notes and foreclosure of mortgage. Office in G. D. Hurleys Law Office in Crawford'? building, Crawfordsville, Ind. [Jnell 68

SY». B. DAVIS,

A TTORNEY AT LAW, Waveland, Indiana, will

ffive prompt attention to business entrusted to Irtm in courts of Montgomery and Parke couutiOe.

GEOBOED. HURLEY, 4 TTOIiXEY AT LAW. and Notary Public, CrawjfV fordsvillo, Ind. OJTIOE over Crawford & MulikinV store. Will attend to all kinds of legal entrusted to him.

.""M7"H.'"«alky,

DENTIST,

Crawfordsville, Ind. Office oil Wash-

in"ion St., over Mack's Grocery Store. Dr. B. V. OA LEY, long and favorably known to the community as a first-class Dentist, is in my cmpioy. auglHyl

R. IS. F. PIERCE,

A TTORNEY AT LAW. Crawfordsville, Indiana

Omen over Crawford & Mullikin's ."tore. Will Sjivi* prompt attention to business in all the Courts of Montgomery county,

H."e.

sideser.

TOT

\RY PUBLIC, Crawfordsville, IIUL. OFHICE with W. P- Britton. Attends to all business entrusted to him with promptness. a^3

C. L. THOMAS. A. 1). THOMAS THOMAS & THOMAS TTORNEY.S AT LAW, and Solicitor? in Bankj\_ r.iptcv, Craw fords villi', Ind. OKFHT. in Hughe?' Block. Main Street.

HOMEOPATHIC

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M7\~w7im\ TLTOM,\ S PATTKKSO*. WHITE A PATTTERSO]^ TTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW, j\, Crawlordsville, Ind. Ofllce—Empire Block, Main Street. a2

PHYSICIAN. Crawfordsvillo,

Ind. Ot Kvcr. with the Township Trustee.

M. M. WHITEFORR 4 TTORNEY-AT-LAW, Notary Public and Generul Collecting Agent, Crawfordsville, Indiana. Oflica in Mayor's Roon..

He calls the attention of alt in city and country to this card, and solicit for himself a share of the public patronage. jy9

ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.

"YTOTICE iii hereby ffivcn that th? uhderjAi "i^ned has been appointed Administrator of the estate of Conrad Hartness. late of Montgomery county, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent.. .JOHN W. HARTNESS, jan!4w3 Administrator.

WACOW3.

JS.

m3£lER

CO. have on hiwid and

for sale the celebrated Studebdker AVasfon?. *Pr38

VOL. 21.—NO. 21. CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND.: JANUARY 28, 1869.

For the Crawfordsville Journal.

BEAUTIFUL SOKGS UW»UW«.

Oh 1 the beautiful songs unsung!

That swept above the tempest of anguished tears, Songs that burdened a trembling prayer Songs that sleep in a pulseless breast,

Waiting their sweetness, forever, there.

Oh! the beautiful songs unsung The lips that breathed them grtw white with woe. When hearts were bitter with hope deferred

They breathed their sadness through days of toil, And mingled with cherubic songs, unheard,

Oh! the beautiful songs unsung I Hushed from our ears by the long thick grass, The daisies, the lilies, the gathering dust /.*

Songs of triumph made perfect now— Triumphantly grand with rewarded trust.

Oh 1 the beautiful songs unsung Who hath sung them One nameless now, One with long tresses of sunlit hair

Whose passionate face, with its sanctified light, Melts on the dream-laden air.

Oh 1 the beautiful songs unsung Back through the manes of shadowy years, ,, Back through the days that were dark with piin,

They come with their tenderness unto our souls, S ha pa of a

Oh the beautiful songs unsung Over the cradles of sleeping babes, Soft from the lips that we oft have kissed

Breathing a mother's unselfish love, Love that the heart, with years, has missed.

Oh the beautiful songs unsung 1 Written on grave-stones, in spots obscure In wayside church-yards, on nameless graves

Sung to the cliffs, where the ship went down, That were caught, as they fell, by the hungry "waves.

Oh the beautiful songs unsung, We may not hear them, nor catch their notes, But over the earth and the stars they rise, .Floating over the walls of pearl,

And down through the valleys of Paradise.

Oh the beautiful songs unsung Rising" from souls of earth's victor-throngs, Up where the white brows of seraphs shine

Dwelling forever in God's own soul. Infinite sweetness and joy divine. Crawfordsville, Ind. M. H. K.

John Boyden's Investment. John Boytleu was a young farmer, who lived, ancl still lives, in a country village not more than a thousand miles from Rochester. John was an honest, honorable fellow, who believed in doing just what he promised, and only promising what he could perform. In this respect, at least, he was the very soul of honor. He would not have wronged a man out of a cent, to use his own phrase, "no mor'n he'd chop his right hand off." And everybody knew that he felt just what he said. They respected him for his uprightness, and prophesied that John would buy himself a good farm some day, and make one of their best men. For notwithstanding the richness of his heart, John was poor in worldly goods. He had commenced in life by working upon the neighboring farms by day or week, and in a short time had saved enough to furnish an humble little house, which he had bougnt upon long credit. He was already married, but his wife be. iug of a feeble constitution, was rathera

upon the yonng labor

er's progress. But lie loved Susan, and was willing to forego anything for her pleasure or comfort. If she had ajcough,the kind-hearted husband hastened to the village store, where everything found its place, and purchased a bottle of patent medicine, which he supposed infallible in its operations, I assuring the merchant that he would call in ancl "square up" as soon he had the monety. And he was invariably prompt in this as in other matters.

But an evil day came to John. He was engaged with a neighbor iu digging a drain on his premises, when a dash of rain drove them to the house. "Don't you want to look at the paper, John the man asked, passing him the city sheet, which had arrived the previous evening.

He took the paper, rather to pass the time than any thing else, as lie vras not given to reading extensively. While lie sat listlessly running his eycs down the columns, he came to that part devoted to advertisements. He would have turned the sheet, but at the moment his gaze was arrested by a paragraph, headed, "$25 I'KR I)AY TO .KrEXTS." lie read the strange announcement, then re-read it, being very careful in regard to the figures. Then he muttered to himself: "Well, now, if that don't beat all I ever heard of! Twen-ty-five dollars a dan! I wish I could get into such business. I'd be content willi ten dollars—yes, or live either."

He read the paragraph attentively. There was surely an opportunity for him. An agent,®one or more, was wanted in ©very town throughout the United States. What if he should be the fortunate one to secure this golden chance He really trembled lest somebody else should see the paper, and get the coveted agency.

CRAWFOKDSVILLE JOURNAL.

"Twenty-five dollars a day," he reflected "a hundred and fifty dollars per week six hundred and fifty dollars per month seven thousand eight hundred a year!" At that rate he would become a rich man in no time. Literally his credulity was running away with him. The enormous figures had turned his brain at first sight If he could but get that situation he would ask nobody to trust him, not he. Neither would he work for such paltry wages any longer! Already he began to consider which farm he should purchase. None within the circle of his acquaintance seemed fully to meet his wishes. But there would be time enough to consider that when he should have the cash in hand.

The rain had ceased and they had returned to the work or rather the employer was ready. John carefully tore the address cf the agency party from the paper, placed it in his pocket, and worked through the long hours of the afternoon.

Upon reaching home his first thought was to consult with his wife upon the subject, but he thought he would surprise when he should commence to reap the golden harvest. So he said nothing to her about it. He wrote to the concern requesting an £tgenc3r, extensive enough to occupy him continually and added ma«y .other things which he had better not have written.

The following day he made a pretext of headache to visit the village post-office some two miles distant. Me saw his letter safely in the mail, and then returned to his work. He assisted during the afternoon in putting up a stone fence, but the work was hard, and John Boyden was sure he had never performed such a day's work before. He pleaded sickness upon the following day. and the day after no one came to him for work. He knew of several men who would be glad of his assistance, but of what consequence would the few dollars he could earn only by the sweat of his brow be in the end He would take matters easy, and when the business came up, he would strike it with all his energies. There were several lit tie improvements he ought to make about his own premises but what was the object in fitting up so much, when it wasn't at all likely he should always live there

The third day brought the longed for letter. John placed it in his breast pocket, and hastened toward home. His heart was light, and he almost ran for part of the distance. There was a thicket beside the road, and into this Boyden turned to read this important missive. First, he pulled out a large circular, which he merely glanced at. His countenance, fell a little as he he perceived it treated of gold watches, but he pulled out the letter accompanying, and ran over the contents of that as soon as he could deciper it. It was all flattery, stating that from the tenor of felt sure lie was the

his letter they felt sure lie was verv man they wanted in that section i, tuj lookimr at him again to introduce the hunting-case gold watch they were importing in vast

dmg tjiiit tlioy would do a.iythmg to

avor him,

and

hoped to receive an

order for at least one case which he could hardly fail to sell in any town in a single day.

stop to reflect upon the probabilities of the case, or to analyze the proposition, as a man less credulous than himself would have been pretty sure to have done. He was only allured by the golden prospects which gave such unbounded promise.

In a few days came the answer from the proprietors. It was not their way of doing business, they wrote, but as he seemed about the right kind of an agent, they would break a package for his especial benefit, and he could send for such a number as he wished at the same price per watch as though he had taken a package. His heart leaped with delight at the generosity. He could raise twenty-five, perhaps fifty dollars and then he would be on the high road to success He said nothing of his plans, for he was determined to astonish his friends generally when he had made the first real speculation. With the little money he had saved from his daily toil—and Vhich was needed for more than one urgent use —and such amount as he borrowed, the price of a single watch was obtained and forwarded.

True'to the appointed day came an innnocent little box through the mail to his address, twitting it in his pocket, lie started for home. His feet had never seemed so light before He sprang along the road with an agility that surprised all who saw hipi. Turning into the thicket, as before he broke open the mysterious package. They it lay—a shining pretty thiug! He took it out carefully, and after admiring the elegance of its general appearance, despite some flaws in the finish, he put it back carefully. He would say nothing to Susan of this, but he would go to an adjoining town, and sell it for a hundred and twenty-fiVe if possible— enough to buy the balance of the set.

The following day he made false pretences—the first that he had ever felt it necessary to use with his wife —and set off for the town. It was a good eight miles, but he reached it by noon, and after taking a lunch he dropped into a jeweler's establishment. "I'll see what he says about it," thought John, "and maybe he'll give me a fair price for it. If he does I think I'll take it, for what is twentyfive or thirty dollars for me now

Sure enough, here was a vital question. Here was addressed by a smiling good-natured sort of a man, to whom he gave the watch with a perceptible pride of manner. "About what would you call that time-piece worth he asked.

The man glanced it over, and something of a smile appeared upon his features. "Where did you get this he asked, eyeing John curiously. "Me oh, I'm agent for 'em in this vicinity!"' lie said, somewhat proudly and rather mistaking the feeling which prompted the question.

press, prepaid, to any part of the Anl as 3-011 seem to be an country, 011 receipt of price—850 00 i1011Cst fellow, fet we tell you one per .case! Every watch will sell tiuno- candidly—theI watch isn't

from 875 to $100—often for more than that!"' Here whs a blow for the young man's hopes. Notwithstanding the immense profits, it would require considerable of a capital on which to

commence. He read the whole sheet across the street. He did not believe over carefully, and his heart beat what the man told him, but as there with satisfaction as he realized that! was another shop some distance be such a time-piece had never been realized in that section. There w«rc certificates from many eminent men appended, whom he had never heard

of, to be sure, but what matter that They had used the watehes, and found tliera all that human arabitiou could crave! He thought over the matter. The parties had expressed a desire to assist .him—perhaps they wpuld deviate from their established terms to do so.

He wrote to them, representing his inability to purchase aa entire set, and asking for some arrangement by which he could commence upon a small capital capital—adding that he intended to put the business through, and save a handsome sum from the large margin for profit. He did iiot

Ah! indeed!" said the jeweler,

sell 'cm

.. .. ., "Well I hadn't really set a price," quantities from bwiteertaiid conclu-1

'vhom

rathcr a nm,

John glanced over the circular to I see you have some a good deal like it find what was meant by a case, and ]iore.'* indicating some in a case. what they cost. He read: "Put up -Xo. sir," returned the dealer, in cases of six each, and sent by ex-

rather

,,!lstoesg. only

got this one yesterday, I suppose it is

quickly. "I've nothing of the

•icorth carryinu\h aiue." Some customers entered at the momeat, and advanced to the twain, but the shop-man found time to add "It's as true as you live

John left the 'shop and moved

low, it would do 110 harm to apply the test. "Tie feels jealous of me," thought John "and hopes to persuade me out

was of the business.

course it will

hurt kim some, but trade is free.'' He entered the second shop. "I'll take hint a little differently," was the mental resolution—"though it can't be that I've been swindled out of my money in that way!"

The jeweler was busily at work when the countryman entered, but he rose on seeing that the latter had business with him. "A friend of mine wanted me to ask you about this watch!" he said producing the condemned article. "Is it his "I don't know whether he has

How "do you this matter." The way seemed much longer on his return than it had been in the morning, but he reached home before night, lie was obliged to continue his deception toward his wife, and

tradillg

worth about one hundred dollars." she noticed his downcast maimer in a "Is it possible I moment. He explained it by plead"What would you call it worth I! ing headache, and retired early.

$2 PER YEAR

bought it or not he talked of it a week ago or so." The story stuck in John's throat a little, but he was not disposed to let it appear that he was a concerned party. "If he has a family of children, it might be worth ten cents, as a toy though such a one as those"—pointing to some toys which lay in a case —"would be better, and I sell'm for eight cents." "Are you honest about it

There was a look of blank dismay on the features of the questioner, which might have betrayed the interest he felt. "Certainly I am. You don't think this is a real watch do you "I don't know anything about watches," the crest-fallen speculator replied.- "I never had one in my life." "Well, he must be a greeny not to know the difference, There's no works inside, of any account, nor any place for works. The case is of the poorest kind of brass—just compare them"—and he took a genuine gold watch from the window and handed it to John.

Even his unpracticed eye saw at a glance that he had been deceived as to the watch. His heart sank at the disclosure, but he felt grateful to the honest man who had prevented his making a fool of himself. "Now I will convince you," said the jeweler "if you are not afraid of having this thing spoiled in the looks."

John bade him proceed, and lie took up a smnll vial filled with colorless liquid. Some of this he applied to the watch which he had taken from the window, and after allowing it to remain a short time wiped it off. "You see it leaves 110 stain!" he said. "Now I will make a very slight application to this bogus concern."

He did so, and the application was followed b}r an instant discoloration. He wiped it away with the same movement, but the blot could not be effaced. "I will gild the place over, if you wish," he said.

John did not wish. He dropped the bauble into his pocket and started on his return. But how changed was everything! His golden dreams had all vahished, the natural lightness and buoyancy of his step had fled. The dead swindle in his pocket weighed him down like a mill-stone. No sooner was he clear of the village than he drew it forth, plaeed it upon a flat rock, and crushed it with a stone till not a semblanee of its original shape was left. Then he dl'ove it into the ground and stamped down the dirt above it! "There is my twenty-five dollars," he muttered. "Thank the good luck which made me a poor man, it was no I more. Now I'll go back and go to I work again. I may as well count in the eight or ten dollars I might have I earned while I've been fooling about

Next morning he arose and sought work. No more dreams of golden hue filled his mind, but he had still his strong muscles to toil and bring him certain rewards.

He had learned a lesson, and one which was to be a benefit to him through a life-time. It took him a long time to regain what he had lost in time and money. Strictly speaking. he could never regain it, for both were gone forever.' ^But the experience he passed through, no doubt, proved of more real service, to him than the money would have done.

Ami yet, reader, was John Boyden. more anxious to make a sudden, splendid fortune than many whom you call to mind? Was he more credulous—more easily persuaded by the wiles of swindlers than others, who hunt out every "chance to make a fortune,1' aud bite at a bait so transparent that the hook is in full view Honest, manly perser ranee is the surest road to success, the world over,, and he who would succeed in life, and carrv with him the esteem and respect of his fellowmen, can travel 110 other road.

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