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Work or no Pay-One sultry afternoon,
some ten years since, in that 'goodlie month
which comes between May and July, and in
which the congregated wisdom of New
Hampshire is assembled at the Capitol to
overhaul the laws of the land, a member who
had slowed away guantum suf of the go,d
things of this world by the way of eating his
dinner, stretched himself out upon one Of the
seats, and was very quietly enjoying his
siestd, when one of the sovereign people who
had seated himself in the gallery to over
look his servants, happened to observe the
aforesaid sleeper; and without ceremony he
bawled out: 'hsllo, mister, you man that's
mapping on the bench there, the state don't
pay you two dollars day for sleeping cal
tell you, so wake up; wake up By the
time the above speech, which was in no Or
binary tone of voice, was concluded, TIE
house was in roar, the sleeper arose scared
half out of his wits, and the Speaker order
ed the galleries cleared.--N H. Spec.
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CAUTION!! CAUTION!!!

hereby forwarn all persons against prr-
chasing three several promissory notes, exc
cuted by me to A. Baldwin, as they were
fraudulently obtained, and l do not intend to
pay the same till compelled by law. All said
notes bear date the 9Th June, 1885, One for
two hundred and fifty dollars, becomes due
the 18th of August instant; one for six hun.
dred and twenty-five dollars, becomes due
the first day of January next, and the third
for six hundred and twenty five dollars las
near as | can recollect,) becomes due the
first of May 1884.
The above notes were given in purchase
of patent right for burning gas, which
proves to be gross deception; fraud was
Practised on me in obtaining the notes
and am resolved not to pay them but at the
end of the compulsory process of law.
ELIJAH SKIDMORE.
Aug. 18th, 1888. [l7-3m.
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JESTS FROM THE ANTIQUE.

l. A hypcrbolical scoundrel in Athens in
scribed over his door, Let nothing evil enter
here Dlogenes wrote under it: by what
door does the owner come IMP
2. Being asked what was the best hour for
dinner, he replied, For the rich, when they
please; for the poor, when they cam
3: Seeing a wicked boy throwing stones
at the gallows, he replied, 'well aimed boy
you will hit the mark at last
4. lie called a bad singer Mr.. Cock; be-
ing asked the reason, he said, his notes are
the signal for general rising
D. When told that his countrymen, the
Synopians, had sentenced him to Danish
ment, he replied, Il have condemned them to
worse punishment-to stay at home.'
u. Being asked by student of natural
history, what was the worst beast, he re-
piled, 'Of the wild, the Slanderer; of the
tame, the Flatterer.'
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MARY, OR THE ILL-FATED WIFE.

lis now upwards of six years since the
Inflated Mary stood at the altar of st.
church, to receive benediction, and pro.
nounce the nuptial VOW, on the occasion of
her marriage with George Egerton. On that
eventful morn she shone out in all the beau
ty of virgin loveliness; and many heart
beat high with admiration, and envied Mr..
Egerton the possession of so fair being.
Mary had been brought up by wealthy I'M
Gle since the years of her infancy, her pa
rents having both then died. Mr. Willis
fairly idolized his niece, and had spared nei-
Their time nor expense in giving her mind thai
thorough cultivation, which adds such bril-
liancy to female beauty. After completing
her studies at the celebrated institution at
Bethlehem, she returned to her uncle, who
resided in one of the most fashionable streets
in Baltimore, and whose wealth and public
services rendered his dwelling a centre of
attraction, both to his follow citizens and to
foreigners. Thus situated, it cannot be sup
posed that our fair heroine, whose lips still
bore upon them the honied dews oil sweet
sixteen, could long want a host of admirers
Many and sincere were the attentions be-
slowed upon this beauteous- flow er by the
gallant and wealthy sons of Baltimore, and
various and advantageous were the offers for
her fair hand. But fate, that dark and ST.
lent agent in the affairs of human life, was
busy IN weaving web of sorrow, with
which to darken the bright prospects and
sunny spots on the youthful davs of poor
Mary.
A young and handsome foreigner had for
some time been all the talk among the fash
ionable circles of Baltimore, and who repre-
scented hlmseIfas the son ola wealthy banker
in London; himselfa member of parliament.
and his letters (Which he would often acci
densally drop from his pockeD bore the su-
prescription of the Right Honorable George
Egerton, M. P.
Mr.. Egerton's attentions to Miss Willis
became exceedingly arduous; and backed as
he was by letters of introduction to the first
families in the city, together with his pre-
sumabe wealth, it was not long before he
had won the lady's consent to become his
bride-and received the uncle's decided ap-
probate on of her choice. The day was ac-
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JAMES II. MCDONALD,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
Anil l2lh 1879

N the late conha gration of the Treasury build.
Il ing, nearly all the correspondence Of the Sc
cretary of the Treasury, from the establishment of
the Department to the 3lst March, 1888, was de-
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Protection Insurance Company.

ZoPHAR CASE, of vandalia, Agent for the
~ PROTECTION INSURANCE COM
P.4NY, of Hartford, Connecticut, offers to
insure Houses, Stores, Mills, Factories, Barns,
and the contents OF each, together with every
other similar species of property
Against Loss and Damage by Fire.
The rates Of premium offered are as low as those
Of any otner similar institution, and every person
has now an opportunity for trihing sum, to pro-
tect himself against the ravages of this destruc-
tive element. Fer terms of insurance application
may be made to mo at this place. am authoris-
ed to issue policies to applicants without delay.
Vahdalia, July 1882. I9-tf
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SCHOOL,
For Young Ladies and Gentlemen.

For Young Ladies and Gentlemen.
NHE subscriber respectfully informs the pub
u lie, that he intends opening School on the
first of June, at ATTENTION, Peoria county,
where he will teach the different branches Of
Science usually taught in schools and academies.
particular attention will be given to the mental
and moral improvement Of students-such a oourse
OF instruction Will be pursued as is calculated to
bring the latent powers of the mind into exercise
and facilitate the acquisition of knowledge. TUT
ton from So to "a per quarter
SAMUEL ALLEN, A. B.
N. b. The town of Attention is of recent loca-
ton, at the head of Lake Peoria, on the east side
Of La Sale Prairie. This site is healthy and
beautiful, beyond description. There will be
pubic sale OF Lots in his town on the last Satur-
day in May. S. A.
January %, 1888. Ally
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The subscriber proposes preparing for pub
LEGATION work with the above title. The
sentiment expressed in the quoted extract,
pres snts the only motive which has induced
him t. undertake it. Our courts are the
Iexposltors of the law; the constitution has
vested them with authority to consirue and
deciee, and though they have not power
to control individual opinions, yet, by their
constructions and their decisions, must we
be guided in the administration of Justice
and IN the ap ,licatlon of law to the business
of life. Till within short time, the decis-
ions OF the highest judicial tribunal of the
state have been sealed book to a majori.,
of the people and the profession. The pub
LEGATION of BREEsE's REPORTS, the first work
of the kind published in the state, has re-
moved difficulty which the profession Sc
riously felt, and has had the effect not on.
Iy to elevate the character of our Judges and
remove doubts on disputed points, but also
to prevent needless litigation on questions
previously decided. A very casual perusa
of that work will convince the reader tina,
much time, trouble, and expense, and per-
haPs more serious consequences might have
been prevented, had the decisions of cases
been regularly published as made. And
as the business of the courts is increasing
every year, both in importance and the
number Of cases, the utility, in fact the ne
cesslty of regular publication of their de-
Examinations becomes more and more an.
parent.
The subscriber has, therefore. thought
he might render the public some service in
issuing the publication above named. In
the attempt, he aspires to nothing more than
to give faithful transcript of the records Of
the court, with some references to previous
decisions and such suggestions from the
council in each case as it may be practical
BILE to obtain. 1t is the intention to make
1t the first OF a series, TO be continued annu-
ally, and issued as soon as practicable
alter the expiration of each term The fu-
ture numbers, if the undertaking be en-
couraged, will contain, in addition to what
is proposed for the present number, synop-
SIS OF the arguments of council, brief OF
authorities cited, and such other lnforma-
ton as an attendance on the courts shall
enable the compiler to obtain.
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10 the heirs and legal representatives q
James Ednsonson, deceased.
MOivTCE

HNHE subscriber will attend before the
= court of Probate for the county of Mont
gomery, in the State of Illinois, on the last
Monday in the month of August next, to
make settlement Of the estate of Samuel
Nelson sen., deceased, all persons having
claims against SAID estate are notified and
requested to present them for the purpose Of
having them adjusted. Those indebted to
the same are requested to make payment.
SAMUEL NELSON, Ear.
Hillsboro' Ill.,, June %, 1888. [l3-6t.
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SALE OF THE VERMILION
SALINE RESERVE.

IN pursuance of an act Of the Legislature
L Of the State of Illinois, approved 10Th of
January, 1929, and the act of Congress,
approved on the 20.h day of March 1881 d,
the Undersigned will offer at public sale in
the town Of DanviIle, Illinois, on the fourth
Monday of November next, the following de-
scribed lands, situated on said Vermilion Re-
serve, viz: Sections l6 and II, in township
10 north, of range IL west, on which are sit
uated Salt works now IN full operation; tim
Der and inexhaustible quantity of stone coal
are on this tract. 1t will be offered for sale
in tracts of eighty acres, beginning at the
lowest number, and continue until it is all
offered.
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&OE REWARD. Runaway from the sub

&CR REWARD. Runaway from the sub.
~ - scriber, on Sunday last, the 3lst of
March, a negro man named Harry, color black,
about six feet high, very stout made-will weigh
1870 or lso, orprob-ably near 200 pounds, lisps
little, pretty heavy beard, and about 80 years of
age; clothing not rrcollected. He formerly be-
longed to WIN. M. Haden of Madison county,
He may attempt to return to Madison, but cir
cuastances induce the belief that he is lurking a.
bout town in order to get on some steam boat to
make his way to free state. Trn dollars re-
ward AID all reasonable expenses will be given for
his apprehension ami delivery to me, or confne-
ment in any Jail SO that get him, if taken in the
state, or twenty-five dollars if taken ont of the
state. JOHN SLATER
Vicksburg, April 3, 1888. 1876.
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NY MRS. HEMANS.
Gloom is upon thy lonely hearth,
o silent house! once fil'J with mrth;
Sorrow is in the breezy sound
Ofthy tall poplars whispering round
The shadow of departed hours
Hangs dim upon thine early flowers;
Even in thy sunshine seems to brood
Something more deep than solitude,
Fair art thou, fair 10 strangers gaze,
Mine own sweet home Of other days!
My children's birthplace! yet for me,
1t is too much to look on thee!
Too much! for all about thee spread,
feel the memory of the dead,
And almost Inger for the feet
That never more my step shall meet.
The looks, the smiles, ar ;vansh'd new,
Follow me where thy roses blow;
The echoes of kind household words
Are with me midst thy singlng-blrds;
Till my heart dies, it dies away
In yearnings for what might not stay:
For love which meier deceived thy trust,
For all which went with dust to dusti'
What now is left me but to raise
From thee, lorn spot. my spirits gaze,
10 lift, through tears, my straining eve,
Up to my Fathers house on high?
Oh, many are the mansions there's
Bat not in one hath grief a share,
No haunting shades from things gone by
May there o'ersweep th' unchanging sliv
And they are there, whose long-lov'J mier
In earthly home no more is seen;
Whose places, where they smiling safe,
Are lett unto us desolale.
We miss them when the board is spread,
we miss them when the prayer is said,
Upon our dreams their dying ewes
la still and mournlul fondness rise.
But they are where these longings vain
Trouble no more the heart and brain;
The sadness of this aching love
Dims not our Fathers house above.
Ye are at rest, and | in tears.f
Ye jewellers oflmmortal spheres!
Under the poplar boughs stand,
And morn the broken household band.
But by your life of lowly faith,
And by your joyful hope in death,
Guide me till on some brighter shore,
The sever'd wreath is bound once more.
Holy ye were, and good and true!
no change can cloud my thoughts of you
Guide me like you to live and die,
And reach my Fathers house on high!
1n my Fathers house are MANY man.
See John, chap xiv.
t From an ancient Hebrew dirge, mourn
'r the mourner, and not for the dead; for he
at rest and we in tears
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A. WILLIAMS, Reg.
WILLIAM REED. Rec

DanvilIe, ILL.,, August, 10, ls33.-ls-3m.
" The editors Of the Journal, India nopo-
lis, Indiana; Gazette, Cincinnati, Ohio; and
the Focus, Louisville, Kentucky, will please
publish the above advertisement twelve times
weekly, and forward their accounts this Of
fee for payment-and also, forward the first
and last paper containing the advertisement.
to the Register at DanvilIe,
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sembled together, the conversation as u
sual turned upon the subject of religion,
which was ridiculed by these philosophers
many sarcasms of a blasphemous ten
dency were uttered, and the creation Of
the world, and the whole organization Of
matter, was Of course ascrbed to chance
The Able Gallant, who was distinguished
for piety and good sense, listened for some
time TO this discussion in silence. Al
length disguised at the impiety of their
morals, he abruptly addressed the philos-
ophers rs follows:-
''Let me suppose that one Of you gen.
tlemen, who believe that this world is the
production Of chance, were to go to ga.
ming table, and that your adversary were
to throw the seizeace once, twice, thrice,
four, live and six times running, our friend
Diderot would loose his money, and think
the devil was in the dice. Very well:
the game proceeds, and your adversary
still goes on throwing his main of seven,
and without variation or interruption wins
every stake. Diderot will now loose his
temper as well as his money: he will
swear that the dice are loaded-that the
adversaryis blackleg, and that the house
is hell!
"Ah, Mr.. Philosopher! because the
same sides of two dice came uppermost
for ten or dozen times and you loose a
few shillings, You firmly believe that it is
caused by trick, an art, combination,
by in short, a master swindler and his sub
scrvient tools: and yet seeing In the uni
verse around you, millions Of combina-
tons, more difficult, more complicated,
and all certain-all useful-all beautiful
you never suspect that the dice of ma
ture are loaded, that there is, indeed an
art, a combination, and Master Intelli.
gence above, who regulates the great play
by his subservient tools, and confounds the
reason and the skill of such shorted sight.
ed gamesters as you.''
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WANTED IMMEDIATELY.

Six Journeyman Carpenters, workmen
well acquainted with the business, and Of
steady habits, will receive liberal encour-
agement: No others need apply.
HODGE &, PHILIPS.
Vandalia Aug. Ia, 1888. (l7-tf.
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ESTABLISHMENT Caldwell, of Fall
creek, near Ithaca, Tompkins county, N
Y. killed himself last Monday by taking
opium. For the week preceding, he
had been almost constantly Intoxicated,
and abused his family in a most inhuman
manner. On Monday morning, he said
to IA neighbor that he had some inclination
TO kill his wife; and asked if il was best
to do 500 The neighbor Indignantly re.
piled, 'You had better kill YOURSELF"
without, Of course, anticipating compli-
ance. The advice was no sooner given,
than it was madIy taken.
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TAKEN UP

IT BY James Smythe living a.
M h.nX bout nine miles north east Of
@X IN Hillsboro, in Montgomery
e county, one strawberry roam
Mare, about seven or eight years old, about
fourteen and half hands high, with young
colt, the mare has black eyes, left hind ley
SCARED; the colt sorrel, bold face, both hind
feet white; both appraised to thirty five doll
lars, by Joseph Miller and Samuel Nelson,
before me this Sd day of June, 1888.
HIRAM ROUNTREE, j. P.
A copy attest:
[l7-3t. HIRAM ROUNTREE, CIR.
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ILLINOIS REPORTS.
ND EPORTS of cases argued and decided
Ma in the Supreme Court of the state OF
Illinois, at the term of said court common
cling, Dec 3, 1892.
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NEW PERIODICALS.

HE SELECT JOURNAL OF FOREIGN PERIODICAL
LITERATURE.
RDuBLlSHED quarterly by Charles Bow
u en-, Boston, each number containing
2oO pages, making volume Of 1000 pages
annually.
Price $500 per annum.-Subscrp;.ons
received by JAMES C. ESSEX,
lS-Iy Book Seller 4 Stationer Main ST.
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ATHEISTS REPRovEp. In Morellet

ATHEISTS REPRovED. In Morellet's
Memoirs of the French Revolution, he
gives description of the state Of society
in Paris at that time, when all the out.
works of morality were destroyed, and
even the existence of God was doubted,
by many well educated men who styled
themselves philosophers.
One evening when large company,
consisting among others Of Diderot, Roux,
and other professors of Atheism were as.
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"The Legislature may enact laws, but it is the
courts that expound them; and if their EXPOSE
tions remain unpublished, much mischief and liti
CATION must be the consequence Preface
Breese's Reps.