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Greece.
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Iravelli,* in America.
Life and Writings of DR.. Thomas Brown.
The late Rev. Thomas Rennell.
Letters of Charles Edwards, No. "
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Pope's Works and Character.
Moore's Life of Sheridan.
Recollectlons Of Garrick.
The Meeting of the Bards.
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A trip to Rome.
knew thee in thy cloudless day.
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A TRUE STORY.
From the German. |

from He GERMAN.
The Emperor Alexander being on a
journey, in the year 1924, to one of the
renoter provinces OF his dominions, his
carriage broke down on the way, and he
was obliged to stop on the high road.
Having extrica,ed himself, the Emperor
lett bis attendants employed in endeavor-
ing 10 repair the damage, and proceeded
slowly on loot. He was soon ovcrtaken
by General D***s, who was also in at
tendance on him, and who Immediately
sprang out Of his carriage to offer the
use Of 1t to the Emperor. Alexander,
however, desired him 10 get in again, to
hasten forward TO the next post to expc-
dite the preparations for his continuing
his journey, and to wait his arrival.
The General obeyed, and had not
gone far, when an elderly Russian wo-
man, of the peasant order, came up to
the Emperor, and in free, though not
rude manner, thus addressed him:
Old Woman-Do you come from Pc
tersburgh! Emperor-Yes.
Old Woman-You belong, perhaps,
to the Emperor's suit? Emperor do.
Old Woman-Hey don't you know
my son ? and you say you belong to the
Emperor's suite Why, he is warmer
Of the stoves in the winter palace?
The Emperor was amused with her
vivacity, and freedom, and desired her
to give him some more Information re-
speeding her son.
She told him he had always been in
the habit Of sending her 70 roubles out
Of his salary /; as she, from her age, was
incapable Of earning much for herself.
This year, however, as he knew the En-
peror had intended to travel through her
village, he had written 10 her 10 tell her
that he would send the money by one OF
the Emperor's attendants on the Journey.
Emperor-You are right, mother; l
recollect now; your son did not give me
the money, butto another Of the Emperor's
servants. You are mistaken also as to
the sum, which is not 70 but 500 roubles
Old Womsn-Are you in earnest?
Emperor-ln good earnest. II you
go TO the next post. you will there find
the officer. Alexander then gave the
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-03-25
ENTERTAINMENT.

THE subscriber informs his friends and the
public, that he has opened House of En-
tertainment at the Ferry, on the bank OF the
river, opposite St. Louis, where he is ready to
accommodate travellers and others, with such
refreshments as the country affords, and good
attendance can provide.
He has large and commodous stable, IN
which horses will be well taken care OF.
w. C. VIRGINS.
November 9, 1825.-10f
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John Singleton, and Peggy0
his wife,
Us.
John Ryan, William Ryan,
and Nancy his wife, Hugh ~,
Raston, James Head, I'd IN ohAN'h"i'
ward Wilson, and Catha-
rine his wife, John Lewis
Whiteside, and Elizabeth
his wife.
IT appearing TO the satisfaction of the Court
that JAMES HEAD, one of the defendants in the
above bill, is not resident of this state, it is
ordered that this cause be continued to the
next term, and that notice of the tendency of
the complainant's bill be published four weeks
successfully in the Edwardsyillc Spectator:
And ordered that unless the said james Head
shall appear in said court by the first Monday
of April next, and file his answer TO the COM
panant's bill, aforesaid, the same will be taken
as confessed against him.
A true copy.
JOHN d. WHITEslDE, Czk. NJ C. C. c.
4th January, 1864 4t
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w ashington HALL.
THOMAS .MEADS

vIVENDERS his respects to his friends and
L the public generally, and informs them
that he has taken the house formerly occupied
by Doctor WooDwoRTH, where he proposes
to accommodate, in satisfactory manner, all
who may be disposed to call upon him.
His table and bar shall be well furnished;
and having a convenient stable, it shall be as
well prepared for the reception of Horses, as
any in the country.
ninoistozvn, N6v. 18th, 1825.-17tf
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PROPOSALS.,
For publishing at Kaskaskda, Illinois,
WEEKLY NEWSPAPER,
To be called the
WESTERN PALLADIUM
BYT. ]. v. OWEN & n. X. FLEMING.


Having purchased the establishment of the
Kaskaska Republican" formerly conducted
by William Orr Esq. we beg leave to inform
the public that we propose to issue weekly
paper under the above title, on the first of
April next, or sooner, if practicable, should our
fellow citizens feel disposed to patronlze us.
In presenting the public with this prospec-
tus, it may be well to give them brief outline
of the manner in which we propose it shall be
conducted.
1t is superfuous to state, that the principles
which shall ever guide us in the performance
of our duties will be republican. The party
with which we acknowledge ourselves con-
nccted, and for whose interests we hereby
pledge ourselves to devote our unre,ntting
exertons, is that Of the virtuous and indus
trious citizens of the community. The ad-
vancement of the agricultural, mechanic, and
other branches of domestic industry shall ever
receive our encouragement.
We cannot reflect but with pain at the po-
litical divisions and animosties which have, fer
some years past, retarded the growth and pros
perity of our state, and which have so COM
pletely smothered those Kind and ffaternal
sentiments which alone are the pillars and
keystone of our general welfare aud happ-
ness.
Unswayed by party feelings, we will be
jealous in the promotion of the interests Of our
own state, and of the Union. Our columns
shall be filed with the latest foreign and do
nestle intelligence. Finally, no exertions shall
be wanting on our part to render our journal
worthy the patronage OF the public.
TEnMs-The "PALLAD1uM," will be printed
on super-royal sheet, for 50 SO pes year in
advance, or IS so if not paid within four
months. Advertisements will be inserted on
the usual terms.
The Palladium will be transmitted to those
who were subscribers to the Republican, I'M
less we are notified to the contrary. Punctu-
al payments are respectfully solicited.
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CAU1'ION

WHEREAS WILLIAM MORGAN, OF
w s.. Clair County, obtsined two
Notes OF hand Of me, by fraud, one call
ing. for ihirtythree and third gallons
Of whiskey, payable the first OF May,
1926, and the other calling for twenty
six and wo-thirds gallons Of whiskey,
payable the Isl day OF May, 1927, there
fore, torewarn all persons from trading
for sail notes, as am determined not to
pay them, unless compelled by law.
BIRD Conner.
January 10Th, 1926.
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POETRY.
FOR THE spEcrAToR.

.N;s7s Parop1raae ofthe FIRST Psalm.
Blest is the man who shuns the place,
Where sit the sons of scoFn and pride;
Who hates their counsels and their ways,
Nor dare the gust and good deride.
Who medtates uponthy law,
Sovereign of nature, day and night,
And makes the precepts of thy word,
His holy joy, his chief delight.
Io he shall flourish ike tree
That waves on Nilus' fertile side,
Prospered his every work shall be,
Thou, everlasting God, his guide.
Not so the impious and tire base;
They, driven Ike empty chafi, shall fly
BEFORE the terrors of thy face,
When the last peal consumes the sky.
For, oh the paths that sinners treadl
Descendto pains and fires unknown
But God his chosen saints shall lead
To life immortal near his throne.
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Nov. 17-12-tf
PUBIIC NOTICE

rs hereby given, that l shall apply to our
4 next Circuit Court for the county of St.
Clair, at the next term to be holden at Belle
vile, in said county, on the fourth Monday in
March next, for an order of said Court to sell
all the right, title, and claim, Of JAMES cox.
Jr. deceased, in and to the north west quarter
of section 2, township north, range west,
containing 157. $500 acres; and the west
half of the S. w. quarter of section Sc, town.
ship north, range west; and the east haif
of the S. w. quarter of section Sc, townships
north, range west Of the Sd principal Meri-
dian for the benefit of the creditors to the
estate of the deceased.
NICHOLAS HORNER.
Lebanon, January 8th, 1861 ST.
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TAKEN UP

SDY ARCHIBALD HOXEY, living on Silver
- Greek, two Steers, one red brindle with
a small nlch III the rIgh, ear The other one
has white face, back and belly, red sides, no
other marks perceiyable, both of small growth,
four or five years old last spring they APP
pear to have been worked. Appraised to S12
by Andrew Gray and William Hoxey. Said
steers came to the plantation OF said Archibald
Hoxey about the last of October or first of
November, quite thin in flesh, but have since
been fed by him till they have got in very good
order.
HAIL MASON. ]. P.
Jan. 10th, 1868
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$500 REWARD

u AN away from me, in Franklin county,
IL Alabama, on the Goth Of August, 1894, a
negro man, THORNTON by name, sometimes
calls himself Keys, no doubt will assume other
names age about % or 30; quite black ra-
Their lean; about S feet 10 inches high; boasts
of his manhood has many small scars on his
face like scratches, and some on his head the
under part Of one Of his ears gone, and rather
notched; a hard countenance; coarse, strong
voices pretty large breast, and tapers down |;
man, near Shawneetown, Illinois, and followed
the distilling business. This time should have
been in or about 1922 or g..
Any person who will deliver him to me at
home, will receive 100 dollars reward, or $50
to give information so get him. He no doubt
descended the Tennessee river from Florance.
J. COCKElLL.
Oct. 18th, 1850 6m
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Il REQUEST.

A LII persons who settled their accounts for
IA subscription to the Edwardsville Specta-
tor, or for other printing, between the goth
March 1920, and the 1st March, 1923, with
Thomas J. MCGUIRE, are requested to give in
formation thereof, with the amount by them
respectively paid, to Alexander Miller, Esq. OF
Edwardsyille.
II. WARREN.
Nov. 17-12-tf
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DY James East senior, of Madison county,
I'D one Steer, brindle and pied, crop and slit
in the right ear, swallow fork in the left, horns
sawed.
One red and white Cow, no marks or brands
to be seen.
One red Heifer, crop and slit in the right
ear, undelbit in the iefl.
One Steer Gait, crop and slit in the right
and swallow-fork in the left, which are apprais-
ed to be worth twenty dollars and fifty cents,
this 18th January, 1926. before me-
JAMES PEARCE J. p,
certify the foregoing to be true copy of
the original return on file in my office.
HAIL MASON, Clerk c. C. c. NC.
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EhY ELISHA KELLOGG of The Diamond
Ed Grove township, Morgan county, one
White three year old Heller, with red ears, "a
swallow fork in the right ear and and UNDER
Bit in the left, and slit in the same, appraised
to five dollars. Also, red Steer, two years
old, marked with an underbit in the right car,
and smooth crop of the left, appraised to
four dollars by H. e. Taylor and William S.
Sargent, this 18th day OF Nov. 1925.
Before me,
JAMES DEATON, ]. p,
true copy from the returns on file in my
office
Attest,
DENNIS ROCKWELL, Cpk. c. c. c. NC.
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TAX EN- Up

EfY David Hill, and posted before me, a sor-
ID rel stud colt, supposed TO be one year
old, with a star in his forehead, no brands or
marks perceiveable. Appraised to twelve
dollars ~ Bolser Null and Joseph Miller, Nov.
Nth, 1876.
THOMAS w. Talbot, J. p.
A true copy from my stray book.
% JOHN HAY, Clerk.
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FOR THE SPECTATOR.

FOR THE SPECTATOR.
IN AnSwer TO Bard CWhuS' Enigmt
zchich ahheared in the Spectator O.
the 25th uh.
And can it be, and is it true,
That in this land of ours,
That creature lives, described by yoN
Divested of his powers.
Sound reason and our God we know,
Forbid such acts as these;
Then how to Heaven can we go,
If God we thus displease.
Look round the world, behold distress
Where e'er this creatures bound
And scarcely any righteousness
Is with its owners found.
And oft we've heard its plaintive Cry,
Beneath the knotty thong;
And of beheld its brmful eye,
When kick'd and drove along.
View every verse ifyou would know,
What is this creatures name,"
And when you through the whole shall go,
You'll plainly see the same.
Each letter that hegns each verse,
If you will write them down,
Will surely spell an awful curse,
To country, state, or town. II.
Alton, March 8th, 1926.
CONUNDRUMS.
!. Why is the letter G like an Alchy
mist?
2. A word in three syllables seek till
you find,
That has in it the twenty -four letters
combined.
5. Though | am small, I'm; when en-.
tire,
Enough to set the town on fire;
Let buta letter disappear,
And enclose herd Of deer;
Omit another, and you'll find
once enclosed all human kind.
A. By the help Of my First the lawyers oft
try,
make out my second more clear;
MY whole well arranged, and selected
with care,
Wi'i handsome and useful appear.
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Land Intelligence Office.

"'D'~ III
EHAVE opened Land Intelligence Office at
L ATLAS, Qhe county seat of the bounty
Lauds) Pike county, Illinois, the object OF
which is to accommodate owners OF lands TO
enable them to exchange and consolidate, to
pay taxes, have deeds recorded, and to give
information to those who have adverse claims
on record, with the true situation OF ownership.
will also furnish correct information as to the
position of lands, their adjacence to settle
ments, quality OF soil, timber, waters, &c. to-
gether with any other information that may
be requested-Charges moderate and proper
toned to the trouble.
LEONARD ROSS.
REFER E.NCES-.S hadrach Bond, late Go.
vernon of Illinois; Hon. Jesse b. Thomas; Hon
.Nsnian Edwards i; Hon. Daniel r. Cook; Hon.
Thomas Reynolds; Elias x. Kane, Esq. :; Car.
tiss Blakeman, Esq; Wiliam S. Hamilton, Esq. i;
.4ifed Coaies, Esq. John Wilson, Esq; Hen
ry Starr, Esq; Hooper Warren. Esq; Hon.
Rafus Pettibone Uiiiiam Orr, Esq. In New
York, Hon. Daniel Gray, George r. Darts.
In Massachusetts,, Hon. Elijah II. .MiHs, Col.
Joseph GrHtta'i, Col. Henry ". Dwight.
Nov. /.
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10y DENNIS CARRICo, of Maquapin town.
ED ship, Greene county, Illinois, red and
white speckled Steer, about four years old next
Spring, marked with an underslope in each
car, had small rope tied round his horns.
Appraised to six dollars before
JEHU BROWN, ]. p.
December IL, 1S25-05t
AS appears from the return on file in my Of
fce. SAM'L. LEE, Jr,
Cpk. ofMe Co. Com. Court of said county.
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by Stephen Golfer, of Silver Creek town.
ND ship, Madison county, Black Bull, with
white face, supposed to be marked with two
slopes in the right ear and slit in the left
the left ear, however, is somewhat disfgured
by the apparent bite of dog-supposedto be
two years old next spring. Valued at two dol
lars, by Josiah Caswell and Walter Denny, be-
tore Inc, this list day Of January, 1926.
JESSE RENFRO, j. II.
Attest
HILL MASON, C. C. C. c.. NC.
FEB. 25, 1865 3ts
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YRY James Bates, Of Maquapin township in
- Greene county, Illinois, reddish brindle
Cow, with some white spots, about five years
old next spring, marked with crop off each
ear. Appraised 10 four dollars and fifty cents
before Jehu Brown, Esq. on the Goth day Of
December 1925.
Appears from the return on file in my Office.
SAM'L. LEE, Jr. e. C. C. Greene C.
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TAKEN UP

TRY James Lingo, living IS miles north east
49, OF Edwardsyille, Dark Roam or Iron
Gray Horse, about years old, and above IA J
hands high, with few white hairs in his fore
head, and shod before-no other brand or
marks percevabe. Appraised to S25, by
VIM. Montgomery, Josiah Meeker, and Joseph
Robinson, this llth day of February, 1926.
EMANUEL j. WEST, J. p.
Attest:
HAIL MASON, c. c. c. C. NC.
Feb. IS, 1865 SIS
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-03-25

Davenport Calculating Boy.-.In the
discourse delivered by Mr.. Harvey, F.
r. S. at the opening Of the Davenport
Institute, on the Gath Oct. that gentIe-
man drew from obscuri,y, youth Of
that town he had few days before me,
with, named Thomas Leddra, possessing
the power Of performing mental calcua-
tons, in the same rapid and perfec, way,
as distinguished Bidder, and the Ameri-
can boy. and who in former years attract.
ed so largely the public curiosity.
In all calculations connected with the
ordinary transactions Of life, such as mo-
ney, weights, distances, sc. his mental
power is exceedingly great; nor is his in
tellectual capacity less strikingly display
ed when he is called upon to operate with
quantities further removed from his COM
mon course Of thought. This was proved
by the readiness and precision with which
he resolved Numbers into their factors,
and decimals. 1t also appears that in
his most extended processes OF calcula.
ton, he not only discloses the final re.
suit, but can reveal, in an instant, any
anteceden. step Of the operation; thus
not only possessing the power of per-
forming with rapidly, numerical calcu-
lsiions mentally, but alse Of OBTAINING
and passing in mental review the whole
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-12-21

Hall distracted, the TWO OelngS Wnom ne
had left, gazed after him, and were little
more to be envied than the banished man;
for he had surpassed his brother, whom he
had left, in greatness of soul. With equal
power did love for the woman, whom he had
lost, appear to strive for mastery in his
breast. The noise Of the carriage, as it di-
ed away in the distance, seemed to cleave
his heart in twain. He recovered however
with the utmost care and attention. The
Young lady-but no! that will be best shown
by the result.
The sealed packet was opened. 1t con-
tanned full and particular description OF
his German possessions which he made over
to his brother in case he found himself hap
Dy at Batava. This heroic conqeror OF
himself shortly afterwards set sail in compa-
nv with some Dutch merchants and arrived
in safety at Batavia In the course OF a few
months afterwards his brother received from
him the following lines:
"Hcrc, where Iperpetually return thanks
to the Almighty Giver Of all good here !
have found a new country, new home; and
call to mind, with all the stern pleasure OF
a martyr, our long and unbroken fraternal
love. Fresh scenes, and fate itself, seem to
have widened the current of my feelings;
Cod hath granted me strength; yes, strength
to offer np the highest sacrifice to our
friendship, thine is " alas here falls
tear-but it is the last , ! have
triumphcd thine let her be Brother,
did not wish to take her when thou vert
from us. because feared she might not be
hanny in nv arms. Rut should she ever
have blessed me with the though, that
} we should indeed have been happy TO-
pcther. then brother, would impress it up
on your soul. Do not forget how dearly she
must be won by YOU, and always treat the
dear angel with the same kindness and ten
derness. with which you now think OF her.
Treat her as the fondest, last, best legacy OF
dear departed brother, whom thy arms
will never more embrace.-Do not write to
, me when vow are celebrating your nuptials
Nv wounds are yet open, and bleeding fresh
: Write to me ONLY when YOU are happy. My
: act in this will be;surcty for me, trust, that
, God will rot desert me i'll the world With
T er have transferred myself.
: After the receipt of this letter, the elder
! brother married the lady, and enjoyed one
! happy year OF welded love. The lady, al
the end of that short period, died, and, II
= diving, she first entrusted to her husband th'
unhappy secret Of her bosom-that she hat
S loved his absent brother best.
II Both these brothers are yet alive; the eld
Z est who is again married residesupon his es
b tates in Germany; the younger one remain
e ed at Batavia. where he is distinguished a
G fortunate and very eminent character. II
: is said to have made a VOW never to marry
! hitherto he has reigiously kept it.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-12-21
THE MONITOR.
EXTRACT.


"Without society it is impossible for man
20 be: happy. Pace him in region where
he was surrounded with every pleasure; yet
there, if he found himselfa solitary individ-
ual, he would pine and languish.-Ihey are
not merely our wants, and our mutual de-
pendence, but our native instincts also, which
impcl us to associate together. The inter-
course which we here maintain with our
fellows, is source of our chief enjoyments,
But, alas how much are these objects allay-
ed by variety of disagreeablc circumstan-
ces that enter intoa all our connections. Some
times we suffer from the dstresses of those
whom we love; and sometimes from their
vices and frailtes. Where friendship is
cordial it is exposed to the wounds OF pain
full sympathy, and to the anguish OF violent
separation Where it is so cool as not to
occasion sympathetic pains, it is never pro-
ductive of much pleasure. The ordinary
commerce OF the world consists in a circula-
ton of frivolous in tercourse, in which the
heart has no concern. 1t is generally inspid,
and often soured by the slightest difference
in humors or opposition of interest. We fly
to company in order to be relieved from
wcarisome correspondence with ourselves
and the vexations which we meet with in so.
ciety drive us back again into solitude. Ever
among the virtuous, dssentions arise; ant
disagreement in opinion too often produces
alienation of heart. We form new connec
tions where somewhat does not occur to dis
appoint our hopes.
"The beginnings are often'pleasing. W.
Aattcr ourselves with having found thos
who will never give US any disgust. bu
weaknesses are too soon discovered. Suspl
cions arise, and love WAKES cold. We ar
Jealous Of one another. and accustomed
live in disguise. A studied civility assume
the name without the pleasure of friendship
and secret animosity and envy are often COT
cealed under caresses Of dissembled affet
ton.
"Hence shvpleasurc Of earthly societ,
AXE all our other pleasures, is extremel
mperfect, and can give US very faint col
ception Of the joy that must arise from tt
society Of perfect spirits In happier wurl