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DAVE ToDD On THE STUMP-At Wooster
On Tuesday evening, Mr. Todd made
speech in which he indulgGd in some of
that humor which, eccentric as it is, is
Dave Todds, and nobody elses.
Ny friends and fellow Democrats: We
can have no democrats, or very few on the
Western Reserve, and / will tell you the
reason. Go 10 any table there, public or
private, | care not which; and you have
set before you-what do you suppose
Anthing for Christian man to sit down
to? Anything for which yau, my fellow
Democratic friends, could stay the craving
pf hungry? Not Bit of it. Nothing Of
the kind.
But, after long pharasaic grace, you
look at the feast and YOU tind-perhaps
had better read the LII OF fare:
Picked cucumbers. yellow.
Pick led beans, short
Sage cheese in small cubes.
a plate of leather-co!ored butter
Four BISCUITS as big as bulls-eye watch,
and red with saleratus.
Three small slices of bread.
Grace said, we sit down to meat To
meat, did say? To dry, ruritanic, fast
day refreshment, such as they offer you
upon the Western Deserve.
Do you think you can raise Democrats
upon such tLin diet? tell you no A
democrat on the Western Reserve would
starye He wants something substantial
for his stomach-not new pickles ami sour
biscuit. You can't raise Democrats OF
such fare - CcrelaHI Herald
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Bl0ndin'S Rival.

lhere are now two ropewalkers at Ma
CARA The name Of the second one is Fa
rini. He has stretched his rope directly
below the Falls, a length of 1900 feet
much longer than Blondin's, at tho bridge
Sig. F. had his first walk OH Wednesday
and it is thus described by the Buffalo
Courier:
The band struck up and Farini started
down; very slowly and dou6tlully at first
for he had not gone ten feet when diff
Guilty appeared which threatened to be ia
tai. His pole was long and Timber, and
became entangled in the guys ut every
step. Poised above the awful gulf, he had
to stand and in the most painful and labor
lous manner extricate it from its entangle-
ment. The odds seemed to be terribly
against him at this moment There was
an outcry that he never would cross, and
Tor few moments of siclsening suspense,
IN which he struggled with his pole, We
believe half the crowd expected tosec him
fall But the Signor had pluck and nerve
Cndaunted he held on his way, and after
working for some time as we have describ-
ed, he sat down He stood up, first on his
feet and then on his head, and looked
withal SO cool about it, that confidence was
restored Slowly he proceeded, making
frequent stops and repeating his gymnas-
tics. He hung by his heels, by his elbow,
by his hands, lay down on his back, and
finally stood on one foot without his ba-
lancing pole. In about half an hour he
had wrought his way up to the Canada
shore, where he was enthusiastically re-
ceived, band on that side playing Hail
Columbia the while.
After having gone up to the Clifton
House for reireshnent he returned, aud at
twenty minutes past five he was again on
the rope. In the centre he stopped, and
the ua,d Of the Mist. which had been lying
oG aud on, with a large number of passen
gers aboard, came directly beneath him.
He dropped a cord, which was caught on
board, and thus he drew mp rope, passing
the rope over his cable, and securing a
double line for his pecilous descent In
less than half minute he had slid, not
head foremost" but hand over hand,
down eighty or hundred feet to the deck
Of the boat In few minutes he address
ed himself for the ascent, which was
tougher business. He drew himself up,
however, and after some more gymnastics,
was nearly on the American side again
10 show that he was not used up by his
appalling hours work, he gave pas seuk,
keeping time to the music of the band as
he came ashore. He was received by his !
friends and an adnliring crowd, and wrap /
ped in a coat, whirled OF 10 the American |
Hotel IN carriage
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A CuALLEyGE-Brooks, the Editor of
the Quincy Herald, IS a game man, and is
willing TO 90 III on his judgment. In
a late number Of the Herald the following
banter is made Ly him:
own, clear OF all incumbrance (having
earned it by honest, industrious labor),
one half of the Quincy Herald printing
establishment. 1t is valued at five ;hous-
sand dollars, the other half having been
purchased one year ago by my associate,
Mr.. Cadogan. at thst price, and for cash.
| will put up my half OF the establishment
against that amount in cash, or against
that amount in real estate, or other accept
able property that is paying ten per cent.
interest
That Stephen A Dou5las will receive a
greater number Of votes for President. in
November next, than Lincoln, Bell or
Breckenridge.
Here IS certainly fine opportunity for
some enterprisng man who desires 10 take
stock in printing office and the ptesiden-
tlal election. and who thinks Stephen A.
Douglas viii not he the next President, to
make himself generally useful.
His partner, Mr.. Cadogan, expresses his
willingness to invest his interest upon the
same terms.
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THE DUKE OF Wr1rISuroY's BEECHEs.-
When the late Mrs Caroline Jane Loudon,
the botanical writer, wrote to .a aps'ey
House for permission to see the remarka
bie beech grove at Strathfeldsaye, forming
the the HWaterloo avenue" and presenting
Tho finest specimens of the arbor .fagus in
Enoland, she briefly asked in her note to
see his Grace's Waterloo beeches, the sig
nature being j. c. Loudon, whereupon his
Grace dispatched the known reply. ad-
dressed to the Right Rev. DR. Bloomfield,
IT, C. London) mistaking the signature,
and confounding fig tree with a beech
"F. NJ Duke of Wellingtons compliments
to the Bishop of London; is told by his
body servant that the trowsers worn al
Waterloo were given away many ears age
10 Mr.. Hayden, the painter, at the request
of that gentleman. who may possibly have
them still July 81, 1889"
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same terms

COMPARISON EXTRAORDINARILY The late
Chief Justice Maishali, while riding one
morning to court in his single carriage, his
horse fell and broke shaft He was puz-
zled what to do Tom, a neighboring ne
gro WAGNER, happening to drive up. he
asked him if he could help him out OF his
difficulty.
% yes, massa, if you'll lend me your
knife
Tom took the knife and cut a sapling
pole and grape vine from neighboring
ihicket. with which he speedily spliced up
the broken shaft
Now, Tom said the Judge, why did
mt think of thatg
%, massa.' replied Tom, 'you kno'o dat
some people eiK hat more sense den oders
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PLEASE ExcnAyGE-Nr Buchanan has
sent us his campaign paper, the Washing
ton Constitution, with Il request that we
Will send him the Dealer in Exchange.
When Mr.. Buchanan, through his organ,
the Constitution, went in for Lincoln as
Senator, by runninga a tolting ticket among
his oliice-holders in Illinois, .or the pur-
pose Of defeating Douglas, we cut him eff
our exchange list He is now going for
Lincoln on Il broader field, and is running
a boilers ticket for no ether purpose than
10 defeat Douglas, the regular nominee of
the Dom oclatic party, and if we were iusti-
Gel in cutting him off our exchange list
then, we are eqnally justified in Se.iIu:jnIg #
Buchanan; Evil communications corrupt
good manners, says the good Book We
have no objections, however, in sending
you an occasional copy OF our campaign
er wherein you will find your illustrious
selfilustriously il!ust: ated, and whereby
YOU can see yourself Is others see you"
Herewith find "cut" of an old candle
stick with the last end of . tal!ow candle
f.ckering in It's socket, and going out with
a bad smell In its smoke and iuu!e arises
a woe-begone countenance. very much
like Yourself and which, with closed eyes
disappears about the 4th Of March next
CLsreiznd Pla.n3eIlcr.
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TRANSPARENT WINDOW SHADEs.-Cut In
dia rubber in small pieces, put in an earth
an vessel, cover we'll with spirits turpeu-
tine: let it stand stirring occasionally un-
I'll it becomes jelly; then thin with oil,
such as is used for painting, and boil in an
iron vessel. When nearly cool, apply with
a brush to your cloth, which should be
bleached, and tackled smoothly and tight
" on the frames the size you wish your
curtains Dry in the shade. When dry,
YOU can trace with a pencil any design
you please, and paint with oil paint A
small landscape surrounded by wreath
of flowers is pretty. This is also good
way to make oil cloths for stands, door,
WAYS, and carpet preservers around stoves,
taking thick cloth.-R,TaE Ne'o Yorksr'
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Clara to ClOe:
an Epistle From city Lady to q Country Cousin

DEAR CLoE I'm deeply your debtor,
Though the mail was uncommonly Slow
For the very agreeable letter
You wrote ME q fortnight ago.
know YOU are eagerly waiting
For all that promised to write.
But my pen Is uneaquai to stating
One half that my heart would indite-
The weather is terribly torrid
And writing a serious task;
Tbs style of bonnet is horrid;
And so is the new -fashionen 6dsque;
The former-but language would fail
Were its epithets doubly as strong
/ he latter Is worn with q tan,
Very ugly. aud tediously long!
Aud then as to cr,nOline-Gracious!
II you only could cousin Ruth!
The pictures for once, are veracious.
And editors utter the truth
know you will think il pity;
And every one makes such a sneer oft;
But there isn't SAINT in the city
Whose skirts are entirely clear OF It,
And then what a fortune Of stuff
To cover the skeleton over -
Charles says the idea is enough ~ 4
To frighten a sensible lover; go.
And, pretending that we are to blame S
For every financial declension. s8H
Swcars husbands must soon do the same, ~
If wives have another " extention"'
The town is exceedingly dull.
And so Is the latest new farce;
The parks are uncomniouly iull,
And beaux are depolraby scarce,
They are gone to the Springs" and the Falls, ="
To exhibit their grey hounds and graces.
And recruit at--what somebody calls
The brandy and Watering Places.
Since my former epis,le which carried
The news OF lha; curious plot
OF Miss ;. who run OFF and married;
OF Miss Il. who off and was not
There lsn "a whisper Of scandal
To keep gentle ladies in huiuor,
nd gossip. the pleasant old vanGal
Is dying for want OF rumor CLARA.
7. s. But wasn't it funny:-
Mr.. Jones, al party last week.
The lady proud OF her money,
Ot whom YOU have oft heard me speak,)
Appears 50 delightfully."- stupid. phthisic.
When she spoke, throug gh the squeak Of her
Df the statue OF Psyche aud Cupid.
As statute = CVPia md Ihys.e."' c.
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THE Republican press arc very much
troubled at the many occasions which the
people are giving to Judge Douglas to ad-
dress them They think that he is lower
ing the dignities Of the Office for which he
is running, by opening his mouth until the
campaign Is over. They hold up the ex-
ample Of Lincoln as one eminantly fit to
be followed. The Quincy Herald tells the
reason why Lincoln has had SO little to
say:
If Lincoln hasn't made any speeches
since he became a candidate for President
it's because his friends were afraid to let
HIM expose himself They got him out last
Wednesday. at Springfield, and he made q
miserable failure-he attempted to make
speech, and literally fzzled out. His
own friends are ashamed of the abortion
that came from him in the name OF
speech. The friends of Judge Douglas are
not thu. humiliated They know him to
be a statesman of commanding intellect
and of broad, conservative, national prin
ciples, and they know there's no sort
danger of his making an ass OF himself, =
Lincoln would if he were turned loose
few dayA
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Seventy four millions of people assem-.
bled at Springfield last week, to look at
All ahs lincoln. A professions was formed
which reached from Chicago to Cairo, and
was twenty days in passing" "0LD h ACES
House. Speeches were made by Demos
themes, Cicero, Aaron Burr and Hanks,
Lincoln's cousin, who learned Abe how to
sniit rails. over seventy years ago, before
he came from New Jersey.
For further particulars see late copies OF
The Press and IfiLuns Single copies hve
cents, cen all ready for mailing lovq
T5nHs
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The Vicksburg Citizen says there are
really but two candidates for the Presiden.
cy in the field-Douglas and Lincoln. 1t
has, THEREFOR, dropped Breckindridge. and
hoisted the name Of Douglas to it's mast
head
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.NDCH&0S so,autst,
Dr..

Treas Successfully iua=w.ma'ory Sore Ives Tot"
B inJlmes-. aud Oi i1unurs ~ the Blood ana
all forms o Sores : cure or The Fever ana
Acre Those Suffering from a Weas Stomach Pam IA
ti- and Ba 4. Delicate Heal h, Low Constitution
&c Ofioe Il. ThoHpsoa's Sore, Main - oiii-
W., II. Iu.Z>-Sii
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Office jyF doo tce>f or Oitn,ra BItk, SIAN. Street,
OTTAWA Ills.
DG C.. wouid respectfully call the attention OF those
suffering CIi ouic Disease. particularly Scto
fuia V le swelling. Salt -um, ErurtiOns OF tie Face
and skin Scald Head, Old Sores, and all diseases arising
Il on impurities "l tie blood.
Also Dr.orruiirs Curyatures. and Diseases OF the
SHINE Distortions OF The Feet Contracted Limbs, StiG
Joints, &c
Cancer treated upon entirely new principle, and
with 4 success heretofore uIIrqUaIed. api
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JOLIET, August lst, 1860.

JOLIET, August lst, 1860
Hon. Richard Yates:
| DEAR Shiny attention has been called
to communication from you, dated Jack
socville, July 30th, published in the Daily
illinois journal of the 3lst, in which you
nave indulged in some severe reflections
on a letter of mine published in the STATE
Regaster OF the 9th ult., and dated the
10Th 1t is due to myself as we'll as to you
| to say, that when wrote that communi.
| cation had not, nor have yet received
| yonr letter Of the 18th ult., to which my
EsI941 16lul9oe = ma n01uowfudee
y o16tsnce 6f any such letter until l
'eaw It published in the Democrat, of St
Louis, on the 2lst, while at Alton. Ny
reason for not replying to it Immediately
was that l supposed | would get it at
Springfield, on my arrival there on the
18th, to which place l had directed my
letters to be sent. Finding no such letter
at Springfield, l replied to it through the
same channel (the press) that yours
reached me.
When my reply was written had not
beiore me the list of places whore you pro
posed TO meet me ia joint discussion. ]
left the times and places blank, with the
request that they should be filled up at
letter was published.
1t appears that the printer in clipping
the list, rnistook your list Of appointr. nts
as they appear in that letter, for the lis, OF
names and places when and where you
had proposed TO meet me in joint debate.
Oi this mistake had no knowledge TN
til several days after the letter was written.
Some OF your own party papers published
the list, 10 wit: The Press and Tribune, and
Democrat, o. Chicago, with the statement
that you would meet me at the times and
places mentioned in my communication of
the 25th. From this statement | had a
right to infer that you were willing to re-
cede from your first proposition, and meet
me at your own appointments, mentioned
IN that letter, and published IA your own
papers. / was, there fore, but awaiting
your response 10 that letter, intending to
waive my own engagements upon your in
timat!on OF acquiescenee; hence the mat
ter rested as it was until / saw your letter
Of the goth ultimo, in the Journal Of this
morning
In regard to your structures as to the
publication Of the letters that passed be-
tween Us on the llth ult., have this to
say, that to my own inconvenience ! re-
manned at Springfield from the evening OF
the ! lth until ii o'clock of the 10Th, and
having no response from you to my las,
note Of the llth. and knowing that YOU
were in the city, | think | was justified in
that the correspondence had
closed, hence | left il for publication. -
With these explanations feel that have
a right TO ask that you withdraw some of
fensivc imputations in your last comuuni
cation. published IN the Journal of the
oi>t, ana ueS iv"'v ~
arran ngsments will permit, would be glad
10 meet you ., the times and places iudi-
Gated in your letter OF the 18th ult
Respectfully, yours, j. c. ALLEN.
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I6lSicidH and SH, ge0H-OitGrI. Wino's.
II. wing permanently located ths city, he viii be
rl- .d give his attention to thosr "ho may drsre Ills
prof ssIDnai services.
u. 10 :. G. HAIBEETT new bCtGtnG, corner o. La
Sal au,! Madison streets juu25
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GRINDING CoRS IN THE EAR.-A writer in
the Conntry Gentleman, to prove that, whe-
ther nutricious or not, cobs ground in-
prove meal as food, says:
~ am acquainted with farmer who
was in the habit of feeding twenty or thir-
ty big oxen every winter, and he always
bought his corn in the ear and had 1t
ground in that shape-for the reason that
his oxen never failed OF doing we'll when
fed with cob meal-while on the other
hand, when fed with clear meal they were
very likely to become cloyed."
To prove that there is little virtue in
the cobs abstractly, he cites the following
fact:
"A poor man who had one COW, was un-
able to supply her with hay on account of
scarcity, managed to keep her alive by
grinding cobs for her, which he obtained
from his neighbor, who raised . large crop
of corn, and .fter shelling it threw the
cobs out by the side of the road. W.
don't know how much the miller made
by tolling the cobs.'
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great variety also, Gloss SIhs which are now much
i'll Dress Bonnets.
A large assortment OF Dress Trimmings, seiscsec
with
Will. in y. Y, spen: much time In reference
TO DRESS MAKING, and has secured / services OF
Nns EASTMAN tor Dress and Cloak making, being
thus prepared do Dress Making in the best and most
apprnvei style. She has also a fun assortment OF
DRESS AND CLOAK PATTERNS, Patterns for Child
in great variety the shape Skirt, warrsn snted
the fnS steel spriEgS. large icfy OF them irori
81 s.. nice Skirts .5s.. also steel springs
4 large assortment OF Chjldren's, Misses AMI La
dies Hair Nets, French COTseis.
Bleaching and Prrssiu done. Old 8onnets enlarged
and ~, 81.
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HcroisEl of Woman.

Many mind has conceived-many a
tongue has spoken-many an able pen
has written upon this inexhaustiGle theme !;
yet whole volumes might still be given 10y
any one who would patiently explore the
records of ages, and narrate the noble ex
PLOTS of those ladies who, rising above the
natural tir,idity and weakness attributed
to the sex, and impel.ed by motives of
patriotism, religion or love have emulated
the deeds OF the nobiest men and brarest
warriors
Back through the gloom of the dimly
lighted past, the mind wings its way on
AERIAL pinions, and behold the brave ances-
tors OF the modern Swiss-the wives, mai
dens, and mothers Of ancient Helvetia,
rolling back in disastrous confusion and
defeat the stern and mail-clad warriors OF
Rome,
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sr.. .sassD ~ ,s.A,kras:

Ha1 in. associated themselves together for the practice
nroi---ion respectfully tender their services
the citizens a Ottawa and vicinity
B.-aH persons indebted TO either Of the under
sig red requested to call immediately and arrange
the
Nice Nunte-'s Drug Store. La Salle st.
Z. HARD VI. D,
i,ni5 X: VI. McARTIUE. VI. D.
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J. :. sv,.s:~. homeopathic.

Having ifacti-ed medicine far eighteen wears, six OF
which have been exclusively devoted to Homeopathy,
crers t'e friends OF tue system IN
otas IL all the b; Ich-s Of his profession Parucu-
lar attention gwen to treatment O. women .!d
children. cfY Oaice IN y. tJinEer'> block. luil4
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sz:N:H w. .G3V.:E:E. W. d.,

Lfcentinte of Loydi C"kiSJs Of SH'gsOns, Edn i'9A
Having had carg- Of iiosfHtai ia Europe Tor s-,e-
raj wears and a practice OF years n Illinois, ne
feels confident O. giving satisfaction - ;hose who may
wsl, his professional advice
,ofice, North side OF the Court House Square Resi-
dence y Superior east % National House. dec3
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Letter from Allen to Yates.
PRINCETON, August, 8, 1860

NINOk1ON, -1uSusti . I00o
G. H. Lamphier
DEAR SIR Il send you for publication q
letter addressed to Hon. Richard Yates
on the I'd inst, at Lexington. Not having
received q response to it, desire its publi-
cation, that the people may see who it is
that shrinks from discussion.
As to that part of his last communica-
tion intended to be personally disrespectful
70 me, l havsno comment to make. am
perfectly willing that he may wear all the
honors he can win with such weapons.
Respectfully yours, J. c. ALLEN.
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"--Rome, that sat er her seven hills
AID from her throne Of beauty ruled the world"

Coming down a little later, and we be-
hold the noble matrons of Britain hurting
defiance at Caesars invincible legions, and
towering above the tide OF battle like the
ruling spirit of vengea ce,-Boadicea the
" arrior Queen!
Still later. and we behold the most won
drous example the world ever saw-a sim
pie peasant girl at the head of the armies
of France, leading the combined forces to
attack tortresses, and sweep back the tide
of invasion from her native soil-Joan of
Arci Aud though she parished at last,
overcome by treason, Yet the Maid Of Or
leans seems to have transmitted some por-
ton of heroic spirit to many of the women
of her country. and should the opportu-
nifty ever present itself, there are many
who would prove that her mantle still
rested on a tower of deathless strength,
and that Joan of Arc died not in vain.
Turning TO Spain, the land Of sunshine
and romance where the spirit of chivalry
fingered latest. and we behold noble exam
piles of the heroism of woman, which gild
the decay of that unhappy country, like
flowers Tightening and frightening aruined
wall. Amid the sutierings which attended
the seiges of Saragossa, Valencia, and
others, the heroic deeds Of women shine
with unexampled lustre; while conspicu
Gus in the gallant array. rises to our vision,
the lovely heroine immortalized by Byron
the Maid of Sargossa, who, taking the
place where her lover had fallen, with her
own fair hands pointed the gun and ap-
piled the match, when moustached and
stern faced veterans fell back from the
storm of shot and shell that poured like
| hail around them.
The histories of the Greek and Hunga-
4
such examples of the heroisna of woman,
and our own revolutionary annals are preg-
nant with instances of courage and devo-
| ton in the holiest cause ever known and
revered by man. and approved by the
smiles and blessings Of heaven.
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ID TOR HAIRS.
Ii. iNNI-iSSI.,

lNFFiCE iu te second story . Shuer's building,
the Bank Ottawa. Residence, East Main street,
sast OF Fox River. au.32
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{. &. TEs,ESiCrs. W. D..

German DiuTgist s'5sd ysot.cry1' Main St. O!tsttcs
JNIiUIESALE AND EtTAiL-b
Importer Vi DFa-s Chemicals, FRENCH Cogniae Bran
die. Ufp.s Sc s. auC2o
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Hr. t'.ss:sss: 4. sil0ET Ell,
L. -. NSIysIRN.


Respectfully tenlr services to ladies and children
Ia Ottawa AMI vicinity Eesdence On Paul St, two
doors .ou:ii O.. l,-rs Jr - oc29