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sPALDING'8 PREPARED GLUEI
Save the Fteccsl

q q N o N VI nISPAT
Hg-''A Stitch in Tine Saver Nine" -ss
Az accidents will happen ever in relegulsed families
5ry desirable to have cheap way
pairing uraits.re Toys, Crockery, etc.
SpalELnG'a Prepared Glue
Neeia all sch and household be
vithoit It is always ready and the sticking point
Theros longer necessity ping chairs Bpntered ye
heedess dolls and broken cradles. lust the article
lies Of refinement and taste
This admirable preparation used being chemically
held snuon and possessing nj the qualities Of the
cabinet skers glue 1t nay used place of or&
nary p2ucilAge, being vastly aihc%.7o.
"USEFUI. IN EVERY HOUSE,"
n. B.A Brush accompanies each bottle. Price Is cents
Wholesale Depot. No. 48 Cedar Now York
Address REERI G. SPAIDING 4 CO.
Boz No. $500, New York.
up DoHlerain CGses nur, eight valve
Lithograph accorpuuyup each
package.
R-F-A single bottle Of SFALDING'S PREP AIRED GLUE
sa tirebits snnuH(ly every household
Sold by all prorrne, StaonerE. Duggists Haydwaresnd
Furniture Dealers Clrocera, end Fancy Stores
Country merchants should make Of EPAIIDING's
PREPARED GLU wheI making theirst. 1t will stand
climate. islg lyEW
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GREAT POLITICAL WORK.


The various Party Platforms.
The american hltuh! ~..ss
t,oSHEors ssry, Stanton and Walkers Inaugural Ad-
Senators Green Dougas Coaets and Messra Stephens
and oilers Reports Kansas.
I.ecompton, Topeka and LeayenwoEth CONSTITUTIONS
votes m the are IN eaE House Indeed everything essential
aPperanug the same, including President Pierees Special
Ne 6rod Scott Case.
Ths Constitution Of the United States.
Article of Confederation.
Tirginia and Kentucky Resolutions Of lTes and 49,
Mr. Gays Report favor of the Distribution Of the Public
Lands and able documents against IT, WITH tu history OF the
ane 80. >, W.. = -, =, z.. v,on. T .,a nm
The address of Mr.. Faulkner on the subject, .
history Railroad Grants by Congress- with the votes
President Pierces Message vecng the River and Harbor
The School Land Bill, and votes thereon.
FxtrSevS from Speeches for snd against Slavery.
Extracts from Speeches OF noted hepubhcans and Adolf
H. Toombs Boston Lecture on Slavery ,.,,n,..
Mesrs and Williams Letters on the Bargain and
'f; NJ Ea! St5F Fort Hi Address.
ProsiGnl J2shson,S Proclamation against Modification
is1GF q Pa 61 oF soab Carolina on the pos
P9 r ihs SSR[SS HSy Report the subject
Gov Wise Caruthers' Letters against the American
or@no anI Hen A. H. stuart's Letters, signed "Aiad
Kenrsn Rnc soeesh at Philadelphia in November 1886
and Il North &ar2 i IL l6s2 49, m,.,s
history the United States Bank and Abolition Petitions.
NJ Fjllnores Albany Speech and Erie Gale Letters.
History OF the Annexation of Texas.
Opinion Of public the Of Congress ogerthe Ter
;it1neS.
The Nicholson Letter.
Ihe Nashville Gonven aud Georgia Platforms So. .
Compromise with vote thereon sseonAS
Ths Compromise Measures Of 1850.
Clayton Compromise
Wiyr.ul PEosl5n
Evay snbiag tally rented and every vote in Congress-
any slle,s hHrtlg political stgIihcatioa. ts given
Fest uphe pubs fully On the Kansas
til 81 / 4sa
s}.a GAeasEa
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The Company eoRnueo against the por's of The
and rivers and and damage b. :e the
premiums.
nea- Office No. Carondele street, dl7 If
! 0UlsIAHA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
0ea-soHth corner Of 6 99gg and hatcher streets New
Premiums for .ho year ending 29h February 1860 81
Net pr9,mot : Of the year iafo S g s
The Trustees have declared Scrip Dividend of 235 ps1
cent interest outstanding Certificates
Of Profits and ordered the Redemption OF the scrip issue OF
Interest pn and Scrip 1858 redeemed Oh and after tho tA
May The Certificates o. Scrip OF 1866 vii be delivered
''' ''N' CBAs BRIGGS, President.
II. PTAsvrER, Secretary. H?F lin
cpAR MUTUAL Insurance CUNErAn "
~ No. % ST. CHARLES STREET.
NV oRLE+ss, Angustl J, 1860.
Insure @"s he Loss and Damage BY Fe the Psrs IL
Seas and Rivers, at the current rate8 Of premium
DIRECTORS.
( JOIN WIN w.
rIa og%n; firm oFBAT S0"a ! Claiborne
+ T. i bap&oii:i k M%,'y yc @5iSE
E9yf ;n Coleman Arm % G P1sb RG en- wher'
v. & ' G. Claiborne q w.
'''', ,'','',''' FLA0IDE FoRsT1hJ, President.
TTE1oN INSURANCE. COMPANY OF NEW
- ORLEANS,
Corner of s.. Charles and Canal streetg.
Surp Eb5,9I6 IS
Total assets the LIST Of May 1860 1916 Is
This insure against the peri of the
Seas Loss and Damage ~ Fire, the
rates of premium. .
privilege of participating the profits Of the Company
ing The 18th the charter if they prefer
count of fifteen per will be allowed their prentn An
losses promptly and equally adjusted
JOHN NJ. CRAWFORD Secretary.
DIRECTORS.
JOHN DoTHONDE, firm Of Martin Cobb Co
A. B. CARPENTER, firm OF l.obit ChaTpentier i Co.
NJ J. cunts, firm of j. NJ. RhNrev I Go.
CARL KOHN, firm of g. kohn Il Co.
R W. OGDEN, firm OF Cuhachs K Ogden.
l.. F. GENERES firm Of Ahat [ieneIes Co,
VICTOR NJ. IGNAN.
JOSEPH DEYNOODT.
A. CHiAPELLA. ehl6 tmyl
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I ,oUHslAEA srATH INSURANCE. COMPANY
OFFICE NO. IS CAMP STREET.
Capital S390,GOo.
DIRkoToRs.
J.Lapeire, E. f. Harris
Theodore Frois JIM. Robert,
A. D. Grief, j.. A Bonnafon,
Jacob Holly, Anadeo Landry,
e. Ganucheau.
This Company will DO ready transact buness the lat
SEPTEMBER Next and will insure pers Of tia
rivers and loss and damage by hre aL6us
the currentraes of premiums.
A cash premium of FIFTEEN PER CENT will b.
nadet ossinsurng In this office.
Z. GANUCHEAU, President.
A. PIooLEr Secretary.
New Orleans, August 7, 1883. aul9tf
billiard TABLES-BILLTAR TABLES
35.........n...sT. LOUIS STREET. ............3S
Under the St. Louis Hotel.
undersigned begs leave inform public that no has
opened BIILIA2D SALESROOM the above place where
he intends keep constantly hand BILLIARD TABLES
from the celebrated manufActory of J. W BRUNSWICK
BRO. Cincinnati, ofa descriptions and prces such AZ
ROSEWOOD
BIRDS EYE MAPLE MAHOGANY,
BIRCH AND OAK.
With Marble Slate Wood Bed. Also, BagateIe Tables
and Balls Boards Cushions Cotha, Cues Pockets
teathers Balls everything sppertaning
hards or other games.
N,BSpecnens of the above Tables beseen 1.-THE st.
Charles Marble Hall and 81. Louis Billiard Rooms.
~Rf nrgg done at short notice and reasonabeterms.
m29 " 4 W. MERRIAM. e.
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The Company insure against the per Of thc
and rivers and and damage b. f:e. the
premiums
NfnR No Z Carnndelet al rect. d. L
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-31

~A Frenchman. resolved to be rid
OF his life, went before high tide to a
post set up by the seaside. lie provided
himself with a ladder. rope, pistol. a
bundle OF matches, and vial of poison.
Ascending the ladder, he tied one end OF
the rope to the post. and the other end
round his neck, then he took the poison,
set his clothes on fire, put the muzzle Of
the pistol to his head, and kicked away
the ladder. In kicking down the ladder
he sloped the pistol SO that the ball MISS
ed his head and cut through the rope by
which he WAS suspended; he fell into the
sea, thus entinguisbing the flames of hi.
clothes, and the sea water which he in
voluntarily swallowed, counteractsd the
poison, and thus in spite Of his preeau-
tions. lie remained unhanged. unshot, un-
poisoned, unburned, and undroWned.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-31

@ 1t is often question among peo-
pie unacquainted with physiology, wheth-
er lying with the head raised or level
with the body is most wholesome. Ply
sicians declare the latter to be the best,
and say that the vessels through which
the blood passes from the heart to the
head are always lessened in their cavi.
ties when the head is resting in bed high.
er than the body: the head ought to be
nearly on level with the trunk, and
people should accustom themselves to
sleep thus, in order to avoid the danger
resulting in the opposite habit. The rel
alive position of the head and trunk,
when the former is bolstered up in bed,
is the same as that produced by stoop-
ing the head forward when the body il
erect.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-31

A 'fas," life cannot be lived With fw
punity. In this field of waste and disor-
der, as in every other. God s violated law,
however, it may be forgotten, never fails
to assert and vindicate itself. "The
vicious die early" They fade like shad-
ows, 0r tumble like reed. and ruins into
tie gra-e--often-when quite young,
almost always before forty. '.Bloedy
men," says the Psalmist, .'shalI not live
out half their days." and the remark is
equally true of ''fast" men.
They live unsteady. spend their twelve
hours in six, turn night into day, or use in
carousal and dissi patton time that should
be used for rest; and in their rush in the
chase OF pleasure get out Of sight and
into drrkness, while others are in the
glow and glory of life. s174
Many man, and many woman. too
dies thus long before their time. They
keep upon SO constant steam that the
boiler is consumed or explodes. The ma
c chinery is destroyed by reckless speed
and its. inevitable wear and tear.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-31
Monkeys as Food.

Mr.. Edwards, in his Voyage up the
Amazon" has some curious comments
on the varieties in the jiet of his party.
He says monkeys are eaten in the region,
and are esteemed beyond the wild game.
When cooked they make a most delicious
dish, though the rules by which they are
served up are not 10 be found in any OF
the numerous coek-books.a One of Mr..
Edwards party shot sloth, and had the
animal killed with the intention of pre-.
serving the body for an anatomical friend.
But the cook was too alert, and had the
sloth in the stew pan before an explain
alton was made. The hunters did their
best to look with favor upon the dish, ,bu
the lean and tough flesh could not be
compared to the delicate flavor of mon
key.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-31
How Sal Disgraced the Family.

How Sal Dissraced the Family.
A traveller in the State Of Illinois some
years ago. came to a log hut on the prai-
ries, near Cairo. and there halted. He
went into the house Of logs. 1t was a
vretched affair, with an empty packing
box for a table; while two or three old
chairs aud disabled stools graced the re-
ception room, the dark walls of which
were ornamented by display of dir
ty tin ware and broken half article or
two.
The woman was crying in one corner.
and the man, with tears in his eyes and a
pipe in his mouth, sat on q stool with his
dirty arms resting on his knees. and his
sorrowiul looking head supported by the
palms Of his hands. Not word greeted
the interloper.
WALL he said. you seem to be in aw-
full trouble here; what's up
oh, we are almost crazed, neighbour
said the woman; and we hain't got no
patience to see folks now
That's all right said tho visitor, no:
much taken back by this polite rebuff, but
can 1 be Of any service to you in all this
trouble?'
We'll. we've lost our gal: SAILS gone
off and left u.s. said the man in q tone OF
despair.
'Ah, we'll do you know what induced
Ter to leave you?' remarked the new ar
rival.
We'll, we can't say, stranger, a. how
she's so far lost as to be induced but then
she's gone and disgraced us, remarked the
afflicted father.
Yes. neighbor. aud not as sho'd sa;
it rs her mother, but there warrent poo
tier gal in the west than our Sal; she's
gone and brought ruin on us and her own
head, now,' followed the stricken moth
er.
who has she gone with?' asked the
visitor. -....- .........
"Well there is the trouble. The gal
could have done we'll, and might have
married Martin Kehoe, capital shoem n
ker, who although he has got but one eye
plays the flute in a lively manners
and earns good living. Then leok al
what home and what life she has
deserted. She was here surrounded by
all the luxury in the country said the
father. ......
Yes, who knows what Sal will have to
eat, drink or wear, now. groaned the old
woman. .-. ---
And who is the fellow that has taker
her from you TO lead her into such mise
y" 7 1&
why. she has gone off and got married
to a critter called an editor. as lives in
the village. and the devil only knows how
they are TO earn . living.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-31
THE LIGHT AT HOME.

The light at home how bright it beams,
When evening shades around US fall I
And from the lattice, far it CLEANS
TO love, and rest and comfort call.
When wearied with the tolls of day,
And strife for glory, gold. or fame,
How sweet to seek the quiet way,
Where loving lips will lisp our name,
Around he light ut home.
When through the dark and stormy night,
The wayward wand erer bomsward HES,
How cheering is that twinkling light,
Which through the forest gloom he spies!
1t is the light at home-he feels
That loving hearts wilt greet him there;
And softly through his bosom steals
The Joy that banishes his care,
3 Around the light ut home.
The light at hotnel Wiener at last
1t greets the seamen through the storm,
He feels no more the chilling blast,
That beats upon his manly form.
Long years upon the sea have fled
Since dear ones gave parting kiss,
But the sad tears which then were shed,
Will new be paid with rapturous bliss,
Around the light at home.
The light at hou1ei how still and sweet
peeps from yonder cottage door,
The weary laborer to greet,
When the rough tolls of day are Ger
Sad is the soul that does not know
The blessing that the beams impart--
The cheerful hopes and joys that flow,
And lightens up the heaviest heart,
Around the light at heme.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-31
A Fearful Warning,

As the Oldest daughter of Mrs. Lem
uel Holmes was preparing for Church
on Sunday last. says the GAINESVILLE Re-
publican, she threw back her head and
asked if her neck was clean, and imme-
diately fell down crying: IA pin, pin!''
She began to choke and grew black, and
as if she must die, while the
pin. which she had held in her mouth,
stuck fast in her windpipe. Two doctors
were summoned, and after a skil,ful op.
Grafton. which lasted three hours, sue
ceeded in opening the throat and extrac
ting the dangerous intruder. The pa.
tient was under the influence of chloro.
form. She is now doing we'll. Keer
pins out of the mouth. 5
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-31
Definitions Of Character.

Fine Fellow.-The man who adyer-
vertises in our paper; the man wbe new
er refuses TO lend you money. and the feI-
low who is eourting your sister.
eenteel People.-The young lady
who lets Aer mother do the ironing, for
fear Of spreading her hands: the Miss
who wears thin -soled shoes on rsiny day,
and the young gentleman who Is =
shamed to be seen walking with his
father.
Industrious People.-They young lady
who reads romances in bed; the friend
who is always engaged when you call: and
the correspondent who cannot fnd time
te answer your letters. -,
Unpopular Personages.-A fat man in
an omnibus: tall man in q crowd, and
short man on parade. e:-ss
Timid People-A lover about to pop
the question; man who does not like to
be shot at. and steamboat company with
cholera case on board.
Dignifed Men.-A cit in a country
town; midshipman ON quarter deck,
and school committee on examination
day.
Prosecuted People.-All old bachelors
and old maids. sszf..s..
Ambitious Chaps.-The writer who
pays the magazines for inserting bis COM
munications; the politician who quits his
party because he cannot get into Office,
and the boy who expects to Be Prssi.
dent.
Humble Persons.--The husband Who
does his wife. churning; the wife who
blacks her husbands boots, and the
man who thinks you do him 80 much
honor.
Mean People.-The maa who Kicks
folks when they are down, and the sub.
scriber who refuses to pay for his pa
per.
Sensible People-You and I.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-31
The Preciousness of Littleness.

Everything is beautiful. says B. F.
Taylor, of the Chicago Journal, when it
is little, except souls: little pigs. little lambs.
little birds, little kittens and little chill
dren.
Little martin boxes of homes are gen.
orally the most happy and coy; little vil-
lagos are nearer to being atoms of a
shattered P Paradise than anything we know
Of; and little hopes the leas: disappoint-
ment.
Little words are the sweetest to hear;
little charities fly farthest. aad stay long
est on the wing: little lakes are the still
est, little hearts the fullest, and little farms
the best titled. Little books are the most
read, and little songs the dearest loved
And when nature would make anything
especially rare and beautiful, she makes i,
little-little pearls. little diamonds, little
dews.
Agur's is a model prayer, but then ii
is little prayer. and the burden of the
petition is for little. The sermon on the
Mount is for little, but the last dedica-
ton discoursed was an hour. The Ro-
man said: veni, vidi, vici.-I camel saw
Il conquered; but dispatches now days
are longer than the battles that they tell
of.
Everybody calls that little they love
best on earth. We once heard a good
sort of man speak of his little wife, and
we fancied she must be perfect byou o.
a wife. We saw her; she weighed llo;
We were surprised. But then it was nc
joke; the man meant it. He could moi
put his wife in his heart and have room
for other things besides, and what could
she be but little.
We rather doubt the stories Of grea
argosies Of gold we sometimes hear Of
because Nature deals in Titles, almost al
together. Life is made mp Of Titles
death is what remains Of them all: day
is made up Of little beams, and night i
glorious with little stars.
Multuns in parvo-much in little
is the great beauty of all that we low
best, hope most. and remember long
est. sNE
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-31
Three Chances For q Wife.

i = " AsVs
When q man has three chances for q
wife, it is . hard mischance if he should
fail. The following is one of these ca
ses, which might have occurred "aown
east" but it is doubtful II . similar event
was ever known in any other part Of the
world: zss a.est
/ once courted a gal by the name Of
Deb Hawkins. made it up to get mar
ried. Well, while we was going to the
deacon's. stepped my foot into . mud
puddle, and spattered the mud all over
Deb Hawkins' new gown made ont Of
her grandmother's old chintz petticoat.---
Well. when we got to the deacon . he ask
ed Deb if she wo'd take me for her lawful
welded husband!
"No," says she.
"Reason?" said 1. t
'Why;;" says she. eve taken . mis-.
likin to you.'' si.a
Well. it was all up with me then. but /
gave her string Of beads, few kissss,
some other notions. and made it al up
with her, SO we went to the deaeon's .
second time. I was determined to come
up with her this time, so when the dea.
con asked me if I would take her for my
lawful welded wife. says L:
''No. sir, shan't do any such .
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-31
Rates Of Advertising.

Ton lines, or less, this type, counts square re
One square, 3 weeks or less. ....' 'oe 'oe
One square, each additional insertion,.... 20
Permanent Advertisers, by special agreement
At the io.,o"ang raa p;tbout change. so.
Tw. squares m.nths, without change, 4'oo o0
Three squares months, without change S'oO S'oO
Pour squares months, without change. o'OO
Each additional square, per quarter, -. 'eO
Notice of the final settlement OF Estates oo
cents each. eE
All advertisements must be paid IN aevance
Attornevs will be holden for the price Of insert
ny legal Offices handed in by them- Pnphsh.
"a not accountable for the accuracy OF lega
Advertisements beyond the amount charged 10
heir publication.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-31
The Romance of Marriage.

By the time the husband has seen his
wife eat heartily Of pork and beans, and
her hair frizzled, and her oldest dress on,
full OF enterprise Of everhauling things.
he sees that she belongs to the same race
as himself. And she, when her hush and
gets up cross in the morning, and under
takes to shave himself with cold water
and a dull razor, while bis suspsnders
drapple at his heels, begins to see that
man is very prosaic animal.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-31

E Edward Payton Watson. of Hart
ford, is going to walk from Boston to
Washing ton. in payment Of bet lost by
the election Of Lincoln. The distance is
47O miles, and the contract makes it in
cumbent on Mr.. Watson to perform his
journey in ten days, and to arrive at the
Inauguration. He will leave the state
house, in Boston, at noon on the 22d day
Of February. and will be obliged to wall
forty-seven miles day. until be reache
the capitol. A man is to accompany
him in carriage to see that he fulflls biz
agreement.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-31
PERSON HOUSE,
C. BERRY, Sr. & son. Proprietors.
PPER SANDUS SKY, OHIO

[FEw DOORS SOUTH OF THE COURT HOUSE,
This long established, well known, and
popular Hotel, has been reftted and repaired
by the present proprietors in style that will
enable them to afford strangers and travellers
better accommodations than can be had at any
other public house in this country. 1t is loca-
ted in the most central part of town and is
therefore the most convenient and pleasant
stopping place in Upper sandusky: Upon
u Ei g ] e Z a B. Z q
Will always be found the very bestof every
thing that can be procured in this and adjoin
ing counties we'll occasional luxury
from the Southern and Eastern Cities, and no
pains will be spared TO make the guests OF the
"Pierson House," comfortable.
Their Stablins
Is acknow wledged by all to be the very best in
the neighborhood, and persons having horses to
be cared for will find every convenience and
facility Tecessaly to their comfort.
TPrompt and careful porters always on
hand to convey baggage to and from the cars
Don't forget to call at the ''Pierson," when
you come to town.
Upper Sandusky, Aug l6, 1860.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-31

~"As poor as Jobs Turkey" is q
phrase that troubles antiquarians. but
the5 do not give up the hunt for its orr
gin, and one Of them says he has found
out that the turkay had but one feather
in his tail, and was SO poor that be
wac obliged to lean against fence 70
gobble.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-31

ezrbe s.n Francisco Mirror says:-
.out Of nearly one hundred exchanges
,rbl;sbed on this coast and received at
this office. We can End not one that ceuSss
out openly or otherwise in favor u -
independent repnbhe. California 10 faith
full the Waaanr'
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-31

~ A wag said: II loved my wife at
first" For the FIRST two months felt
as if I could eat her up; ever since, I
have been sorry / didn't.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-31
NUMBER Is.
r.. nabvl.,, penedicp. soliloqay.

The Babyless Benedicps SoIiIoqay.
The queerest little dresses
My eyes have everseen,
/ sometimes catch a glimpse Of.
And wonder what they mean.
All folded Up SO neatly, -
And fashioned ont With grace,
With little bows of ribbon. s
And little bits of lace.
sazed on these with WONDER sos;.z4
And in Viola's eyes, sF
TRY to read the secret
But she is all too wise.
And unto all my questions
She makes but this reply;
"If you'll have patience. dearest,
I'll tell you-by and by" ss