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Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-08-21
Notice

rs hereby given, that on the third day OF
Il September next at the probate Office in
Belleville, shall mike application to the Hon.
Edmund p. Wilkinson, judge of probate for
the county of st Clair, state Of Illinois, for a
settlement of the estate of JOHN BESSIR,
late of said county deceased. Those concern
ed will please to attend. August 2, 1921.
PARKER JERVIS, Admir-.
A,,r 7-dt
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-08-21

IGnMeSSG6 NAMK N OleS.
T WILL give land Office money, or state pa
Il per of Illinois, at small advance, for $500
in notes Of the Bank of Tennessee aud its
branches. Apply at my Office.
P. Fl. WINCHESTER.
Edwardsyille, Aug. ID, 1921.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-08-21
POETRY.
RONDEAU.
Yes, I own l went astrsy--

Yes, own went astrsy--
Love and Fancy led the way:
Spring was gay with shrub and flower
Love reclin'd in shady bower;
Sweet the west in balm was breathing,
Fancy violet chaplet wreathing;
Birds on every spray were billing,
And their love-notes sweetly trilling;
Loves ripe lip with rapture teeming,
Fancy lost in gentle dreaming;
Owho might not go astray,
Where Love and Fancy led the way!
Bright and flowery was the way,
When Love and Fancy led astray;
Sweet the murmur of the fountains,
Gay with flowers the sleepy mountains,
Loves bright eye was beaming mildly,
Loves soft bosom heaving wildly;
vision'd forms at distance glancing,
Fairy trains on green bank dancing;
Charm'd by Fancy's magic numbers.
Care was steep'd in balmy sl,nnbers:
o twas sweet-though still astray--
When Love and Fancy led the way
Ask not if the raptlrous day
With love and Fancy Aed away.
Time is ever DER US stealing,
Years dispel the charm of feeling,
Beauty's eye must cease to sparkle.
Age its brilliant beams shall darkles
Soon the laurel wreath is faded.
Glory's bust by time invaded;
Time the dearest links must sever,
Pleasure cannot bloom forever:-
o then, in youths jocund day
Bow to Love and Fancy's sway!
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-08-21

The PEOPLE Of the STATE Of Illinois 70
Harner M. Yates, greeting.
VOU are hereby notified, that in pursuance
i of a libel this day filed in the clerk Office
of Madison county, that on the twelfth day Of
October, 1918, in the town of Edwardsville, tho
said Warner NJ. Yates and Frances Yates we're
married; thatsoon after their interrnarrage, to
wit, on the 10th day of March, 1919, the said
Warner NJ. Yates voluntarily absconded him.
self out Of this state, and has gone to parts un-
known to the said Frances Yates, and as she
is informed and believes, not to return. And
the said Frances Yates humbly prays the Cir
cult court of Madison county, at their next
term to be held in the town of Edwardsville ON
the third Monday in September, next todecree
her divorce from the bands of matrimony.
entered into as aforesaid with the said Warner
NJ. Yates, and also make what other or further
order or decree may seem meet in the pre-
misses. Ff "a
Witness, Joseph Conway, clerk Of the said
court, at Edwardsville, this 18th day Of
July, 1921 and of the independence Of
the United States of America the doth.
July 24-l8 JOS. CONWAY.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-08-21
THE SUBSCRIBER

"AS commenced the PRACTICE OF THE
II LAW, and will attend the Circuit Courts
of Madison, Bond, Washington, and st. Clair,
and the Supreme Court, at Kaskaskia.
T. w. SMITH.
Edwardsvil1e, 29th May, 1919.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-08-21

BY THE PRESIDENT OF. THE UNITED
STATES.
"7HEREAS the President of the
w United States is authorized by
law to cause certain public lands to be
exposed to sale:
Therefore, /, James Monroe, Presi-
dent of the United States, do hereby de-
clare and make known, that public sale
shall be held at Poke Bayou Gown of
Napoleon,) where the Land Office for
Lawrence County District, in the Arkan-
sas Territory, is located, on the second
Monday in October next, for the disposal
(agreeably to law) Of such lands, situate
in the military tract within the said dis
trict, as have not been appropriated to
the satisfaction of warrants for military
services.
The lands reserved by law for the use
of schools will, as usual, be reserved
from sale.
Given under my hand, at the city of
Washington, this 18th day of July, in
the year 1921.
JAMES MONROE.
BY the President
JOSIAH MEIGS,
Commissioner Of tie General Land Office.
Printers of the laws of the United States in
the states of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,
Kentucky, and Tennessee, are requested to in
sert the above once week until the first Mon
day in October next, and send their accounts
(receipted) to the General Land Office.
Aug. 14-N
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-08-21
DANAEI. p. COOK

HAS settled in Edwardsville, and vii,
III continue to practice Law in connection
with w. II. Brown, Esq. as heretofore. He
will also practice in the Circuit and Supreme
Courts at ST. Louis, Missouri. Ss@
May %, 1821--102.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-08-21
Notice.

A N annual meeting of " The Friends of HUI
n mainly" will be held at New Design, Mon
roe county, on the IN day of September next.
ROBERT LEMEN, Sec'y.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-08-21

OfI.and Purchased Of the United States.
DUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given,
4 that three weeks after date, applica-
ton will be made to the Register Of the
Land Office al Edwardsville for the re-
newal Of certificate in my name, for
quarter section plumber II, in township
number 8, norA Of rarge s west, in the
district Of Edwaklsville, the original hav
ing been lost orIdestroyed. Given un-
der my hand at Edwardsviile, this 9TH
day Of August, 1921.
WESLEY DUGGER.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-08-21
STATE OF ILLINOIS, !
Madison COUNTY, IS. {


Personally appeared before me the UNI
dersigned, justice OF the peace in and
for said county, Wesley Digger. who
being duly swon, deposeth and saith,
that certain lind certificate which he
held for the southwest quarter Of section
No. IL, township 3. north Of range s
west, containing one hundred and sixty
acres, in the district Of Edwardsville, has
been accidentally lost or destroyed, and
that he has never transferred his right to
any whomsoeyer.
WESLEY DUGGER.
Sworn before t,esthis 9TH day OF Au-
gust, 1921. REUBEN HOPKINS,
Just. Peace.
August 7-3t
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-08-21

HAwake, We drunkards, and weep; and
howl all ye drinkers of wine !"
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-08-21
AOsT CERTXFICATE

Aug. 7-4t
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF. THE UNITED
STATES. ti
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-10-24
WORCESTER,
WEDNESDAY, OcTsFER "a, 1921.
Worcester Light Mtantru.

This well disciplined corps held their ami
versary parade on Monday. Early in the FORE
noon they marched to Shrewsbury to meet the
Rifle company of that town. Before night.
however, they returned, and went through
variety of eVolutions in a manner highly cred
liable to themselves and their Oficers. In
the evening they supped together in company
with many citizens of the town. Many APP
propriate toasts were given, and we have been
furnished with the following;
Oar Commander IN Chief.-The brave Lieut.
Colonel, who led his Regiment into the hottest
engagement at Saratoga. Let as, when there
is occasion, S'go and do lkewise.''
James .Morroe.-In IT Lieutenant. at
Monmouth-now, President of the United
States: a good illustration of Republican prin-
ciples-
The Nary and .4rnly.-The 7reaty-n,qklng
po,eef of the United States-good Artists to re-
pair broken covenants.
.fdjutanf- Generals Offce.-The age of i'm
provement-" DuplicGteS''--'' Harranfs for
>uusicicns"--and Folio Orders: good times
for printers and paper-makers.
Legislature Improvement az Military AT.
fairs
"A King of France, nth fOtty thousand men,
AaTehd up hill and then---march'd down again."
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-10-24
BRIGHTON CaTTLE-sHoW

The Reports of the several Committees
have been published in the Boston papers,
Their number and length must exclude them.
from our columns. An abstract, however. we
have Thought would be acceptable to our read
ers.
The Committee on Horned Cattle made
very minute Report, accompanied by some in
teresting general observations. The following
paragraph is an extract -
If we were asked the general character
Of our best shows of cattle compared to those
at Smithfeld on their anniversary show, or at
Lewes, or many other places in England, we
should say that it will require at least ten or
perhaps twenty years for us to equal them
Yet it is our firm conviction, that if we had
never imported single foreign animal, but
had excited a strong zeal in our own country
to select and propagate the best animals of
native production, we should in the course of
twenty or thirty years have been able 10 send
animals to Great Britain, and contend against
their best raisers of stock for the first prizes
Nay more, we believe noac, that if we could
transport the best acorking Cattle of Worces-
ter, and Norfolk, (the latter, however, being
all purchased from back counties) to Great
Britain, they might challenge all the three
kingdoms to compete with them in all the va
rious points of labour TO which cattle are APP
pcable. These working cattle are, ace know,
as much superiour to theirs as our stock is in
feriour to theirs in the article of bulls, cows,
sheep and hogs. The fact, that we are so SUI
periour to them in this point, of which we
have no question, proves, that we have among
"A, l1p,t, k,.I
and the reason is obvious. Is a calf re-
markably fat 4? Does he weigh $50 pounds
at the end of six weeks, and that accompani-
ed by an excellent form and proportions p
His fate is decided. IIe must feel the sharp
knife of the butcher-he must prematurely
pay the forfeit of his uncommon and excellent
qualities, and load the table of our epicures,
who would have made better dinner on a
smaller and less valuable animal"
The natire Bull, for which the first premi-
UNI was awarded, was sired by (" Holderness,''
the imported Bull of Gorham Parsons, of
Brighton. The second premium was award
ed for a Bull, the progeny of one raised by
Payson Williams, of Fitchburg, who gained
the first premium, two years since.
The first premium for the best Bull Calf
was awarded to Charles Clark, Of Framing
ham, for Calf " Ia 1Fill-Pail,' and Sd
native stock.' The second premium, for
Calf sired by "Crlcbs." A third (extra)
premium, for Calf sired by "Holdemess."
The premium for the best Mich Con- was
awarded to John Stone, of Marblehead, whose
COW had produced from the 1st of June until
near the day of the Show, " from IL to 8
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-10-24
To the Electors of Worcester County.


To the Electors Of Worcester County.
1t is stated very exultingIy by the
supporters of Mr.. Ward, that he is a
very capable4 Industrious. and attentive
Clerk, in the Registers office, and that,
therefore, he ought to be elected in
stead of DR.. Fiske. Suppose Mr. Ward
tobe this worthy person, is that sufficient,
of itself, to require the removal of the
present Register? Is not the latter
rather entitled to credit for having Sc
cured so good help for the benefit of
the publick, instead of employing one
who had none of these qualifications
If he had consulted his own private in
terest only, without any regard to what
he owed the publick, he could have Sc
Eected Clerk, from among the many
who have applied for employment, at
less than one halt what he has paid Mr..
Ward But he felt too much respect
toward the community in general, to
turn away one who had been in the
office for some time previous to his
own appointment, and therefore con-
tinues to employ him, at high wages,
SO as to ensure the publick accommo-
dation.
If an Officer is 10 be displaced, be-
cause it is found that ne employs as as
sistants those only who are capable and
industrious, would inquire how long it
will probably be, before all our pub
lick offices are filed by persons of dis
sipated, careless, and idle habits, wholly
unworthy of publick confidence, and in
capable of transacting the duties Of their
stations ? 1t cannot be supposed that
the officer at the head of any depart
ment will select for his aids those who
will be the most likely to abuse the con-
fidence reposed in them, by assisting,
either directly or indirectly, in his
expulsion, that they may succeed to his
place. Suppose, for moment, that the
| Register had been in the habit of en-
ploying in his Office, Clerks, on whom
no dependence could be placed by the
publick, either from want of ability
TO perform the service correctly, or be-
cause they were idle, and careless, and
dissipated--would not this be good
ground for removing him? Most surely
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-10-24

well understood, and people find that they
have not been imposed upon as had been sup
posed As a citizen of this County feel some
satisfaction that such is the fact; for the rep
utation which the County has so long possess
ed, had begun to suffer abroad from g un-
founded suggestions" The result of the APP
preaching election, ! think, will show that
the heart of the Commonwealth" is sound
10 the core, and that the people know that it
is SO. Misrepresentation may have deceived
them for time ; but they have sufficient dis
cernment ultimately to detect it.
INDICATOR.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-10-24
.Messrs. Manning &. TrmbulE

l perceive that Mr.. Wards paper
the .Egis, has undertaken fatty to con-
tradict certain assertions contained in the
Address to the Publick which appeared
in your paper Of last week. From the
language Of the Editor, | presume he
alludes to the statement respecting Mr..
Wards own declarations as to the con-
duct of the present Register in taxing
fees | now, therefore, assert, une-
quivocally, that the said statement IS
strictly true. Mr.. Ward has repeatedly
declared, that the fees taxed in the
Registry office are in all instances as
nearly correct as it is possible they
should be without counting every word
in every deed, thing utterly impracti-
cable that he as often taxes them him.
self as does Doct. Fiske; that they are
as often taxed under as over what the
strict rule of law would allow; that
they are, upon the whole, less than
were taxed by the former Register,
when not word of complaint was
heard and that if he should succeed to
the Office, he should tax the same fees
Mr.. Ward will not deny that he has
made these declarations he does,
the proof IS ready! Once for all, there
fore, | ask my fellow-citizens, if these
declarations of Mr.. Ward are true, why,
in the name OF all that is good, should
we turn out the present incumbent, and
put in one who will conduct the office
in precisely the same manner?
I am happy to observe that the good
sense of the community is at last awake,
and will effectually dissipate the cloud
of false rumours and prejudices raised
by interested individuals to beguile hon
est men.
A correspondent in your last paper
says that Doct. Fiske has never fairly
met, but rather evaded, the charges
brought against him. What a mistaken
assertion Doct. Fiske has always been
ready, and always will be ready, to
meet, repel and refute every charge
of his enemies. In every instance
where it has been possible, he has trac-
ed the reports circulated, respecting
him, to their original source, and de
tected their falsehoot. He shrinks not
from enquiry We earnestly desire the
publick TO be upon their guard against
the thousand rumours which may be
spread upon the eve of the election
This was the policy adopted by few
busy individuals at the last trial, and it
had very great and improper effect
Many of those stories were never heard
of till few days before the election,
and have Il. yer been heard of since
No one ought to be aGudged guilty of
a charge which he has no opportunity
to contradict and disprove.
A FRIEND OF TRUTH.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-10-24
TCoMMUNIcATIoN.l

On the 4th day of October instant, in
behalf of the Ladies of Princeton, who
procured an elegant Standard for the
Light Infantry Company in said Prince
ton, commanded by Capt. John Whitney,
Miss Anna Whitney presented the same
to the Ensign, accompanied by the fol-
lowing appropriate Address.
Ensign Reuben Brooks
Sir-By the request, and in behalf Of several
Of the Ladies of Princeton, with pleasure
present you this Standard for the use Of the In.
dependent Company. Accept it, sir, with the
assurance of our best wishes for the respecta-
bility, improvement and honour of the Compa-
ny. While we present you this Standard as a
small mark of our personal respect, and as an
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-10-24

it would. Then because he has taken
the opposite course, and kept none but
those who were sober, Industrious, and
discreet, ir the office, he is to be thrust
out of Office, as an unworthy servant,
wholly undeserving the confidence of
the publick, and not entitled to their
countenance and support | ask you,
Electors, whether this would be con-
sistent course of proceeding! You will
answer it on the day of election as your
own unbiased minds shall dictate.
A LOVER OF CONSISTENCY.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-09-07

nc following lines from the Connecticut Mirror
ia mSelve> to notice They written upon yie,s.
,hg "r beautiful edicc, lately dedicated Asylum
Tor ne Dcai and DGmb Al; Hartford. CONNECTICUT. The
reader viii mud his trouble well repaid In their ucrIs, and
viii scarcely fail to admire the sublimy Of the poets
n,rse. mr. r., IA
THERE stand forever .-Gotr will hod thee. nm
q. Wh,le lesser things of Garth shalt pass away,
Sne:i : the iutc that mingleS In the cup
=, vi human hopes, and human destiny
eWs heaven Viii bid thee stand unscath't bv ti.,c
fHoa conSecrlie TO him the ARCiIIrECT sublime.
Holy retrc,t OF The unspotted saul
. INK cndnoi hear The worlds loud tbnr,c proclaim
iS Tale OF i,otAfHg Der tue madoing bowl,
- Nhere pride aud genius sink IN guilt and shame.
u1'1 shalt survive "A glory TO mankind,
Nh''e e. shall make our grnves, leave behind
There is no noisy mrth within thy halls
Though the full flood OF lic Is r,llinc' ,bnrei
~ 'Sand Ongoes--Lut Sill no echo falls,
a thousand prayers-hut still no SOUND nj pr,vcr
iHptts'nd h'aaris may pour the NOtiye song,
u'S'see wings the no;c aud waits il heaVcnwari on
There is no sound OF mourning in thy halls
Gho Thousands 'herc may liz The fearful eve
Eut ii'inS Stiffness moves along Inv walls
W ncie ears are seni'd Ia long trEENlTYt
4 dreaming SHchce-Nhcrc feels alone,
As IL ali souls from this mortality were flown
Goi has seald up all lips--eni made tIer, sill
hsN c">d all ears and babe them hear no moro
1'iiS now no disroTd wakes warrng will,
Nor waves unhO.y break ON PASSIONS shore.
Iseee is the wrjchwoFd on this hs,ln~.,l pr,,p,i.
no 'si9n speaks IN silent elolucncc around
TN a9d!-thy disrensa,ions none can tell,
-, No human niind can tell how dark may Le
NY fSn.iiOns on US for the spell
OF m0rti knowledge ceniers all in tbcc.
s;iou ara an Thy blue hore-unkuown-anG high
-t"He-'nd one IN thy unchanging mystery
But N = shall III their srcccllcss lips 10 the.
- Aud 1tler iheir hearts incense AZ div ,hr,ue:
ioat they can grasp creation with the exc
-f"u sc tiHi man Il thine-Grd heaven thine own
Oh' dis glorious thing ~ pnn TO r,,is,.
80 PROUD an altar Ia his Makers pr.,iSc-
AS the best olT'rin, laid on reason's shrine
ANA Amos; makes humanity divine
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-09-07
sac REWAED

EPANAWAf from my plantation Amelia SPRINGS,
hmelta county, Saturday night, Aug 25th, nc
groes, iAHILET. PATRICK, MfLLEY, and her child
JcEi Barurt about 81 years old, feet 10 inches high
brown COLOUR ne has been burnt when SMALL in the face
winch scarcely Ia he perceived this c, except his u
per lip slightly contracted lc ba of his
leg from the cut Of when h. is spoken apt
iy siainmcf and repeat his words PATRICK his brother is
The same colour about 10 years old inches high
prominent mouth ard eyes he also when spoken
10 he has scar Of his legs accustomed y burn.
-cy- their sister, colour, about middle size %
years old very nocd her upper teeth very wide apart
th0 she had lost the front tooth though she has. Mil
ey has her child joel with her about years old hut small
Tor hHage These Negroes cudcay curing get the
State o. Pennsylvania either by vessel from Richmond
or Peter burg thro the county Louisa all persons are
requested 10 examine al Negroes they may Of susI
eous appca rance have doubt but they have obtscd
ffcc p1pcrs bf oilers 30 reward will be
given fos thcm g ifdcycrcd 10 me, haif that sum IL
confined in amy Ioil % tgt get them ugat, reward in
tie same proportion for either ono Ofthem
n H-Miicy, husband Jack Is supposed be in cOnpa-
ny with them Ic is very black fellow, and belongs 20
lloyd Robertson. TfLwON TETEu
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-09-07
Taluabis james R:rer Land for Sale.


stssI On Monday The l9h day Of rer, ir fair
lsHtl- otherwise the next fair day ON the premises
viii he Sold 10 the highest bidder without reserve The tract
of land which the late John Adams deceased lived wing
in the county of Fluanna miles below SroS,iI,e
and above Charles 4. SCOTS MILL containing 1900 acres
100 cleared and in high state az cu,non 200 of which
james River low grounds the greater part rate
The high laad is OF grey soil has good foundation and
wen adapted the culture of small grainrhe
imprO large and DWELLING house,
elevated situation commanding interesting view of
he river and mountain spacious barn conveniently
Suaed, aud MI necessary hosesilerc are ON this tract
hout 100 bearing apple Of excellent fruit an, iOOpeac
500 of which Young and in good one
hundred bushels Of whoa; viii in seeded the land
in the month Of October Immediately above and
At the place, will be- sold other ohac land
adjoining the iornler containing from go acres each
ra,S OF each tract viii be exhibited the ,iay of sale
Persons wishing view The above mentioned land are re-
quced 10 cal, the subscribers residing
Terms, and years. equal insalmen purchasers Civ
ing bonds 18th approved security and deed trust the
land to secure the punctual payment thereof
1t the same time and place will he sold all the personal
property belonging 10 the said estate CONSISTING of 20 or
50 likely large stock ohorSe cattle hogs and
sheep plantation utensils the crop ana fodder on
credit OF ~ months, purchasers giving bonds approved
security.
THOMAS ADAMS, Executors of JOHN
WM. c. ADAMS, adams, deceased
August 81. St-,v,bs