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Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-01-22
Look on this Picture.

NSAA NAA Gi1<S L 1CluIG.
An untldy woman. Little soap and
much perfume. Plenty of iewelry, and a
lack of strings and buttons. Silks and Ia
ces' and tattered underclothes. Diamond
rings and soiled collar Feathers and flow
ers and battered cap-frill. Six stockings
and shabby boots.
Who has not seen her? IF YOU are
person of courage, enter her dressing,room.
Make your way over the carpet through
mis- mated slippers, tippets, beltribbons,
hair pins, pctorials, magazines, fashion
prints and unpaid bills, and look vainly
round for chair that is sufficiently free from
dust to sit down upon. Look at the din
gy muslin window curtains, the questiona-
ble hedquilt and pillow cases, the unfresA-
ness of everything your eye falls upon
Open the closet door and see the piles of
dresses, all wanting the stitch in time
heaped pell-mell upon their pegs; see the
bandboxes without covers, and all the hor
rible paraphornalia of a lazy, inefficient,
vacant, idesess female monstrosity. who
will of course be chosen out of bevy of
good, practical, coramon-sense girls, bv
some man who prides himself on his know
ledge of women,' as his 'helpmate for lifen
use the word monstrosity' advisedly !;
for even in the cell of prison | have seen
wretched females trying, with woman's
beautiful instinct, to brighten and beauti.
ty the bare walls with some rude-colored
print.
Thank Heaven the untidy woman is the
exception, not the rule
And on This
You sec this lady, turning cold eye to
the assurances of shopmen, and the recon-
mendation of milliners-she cares not how
original pattern may be, if it be ugly, or
how recent shape, if be awkward what
ever laws fashion dictates, she follows a
law Of her own, and is never behind it she
wears beautiful things, which people gen
orally suppose TO be fetched from Paria. or
made there, not that her costume is eth
er rich or new: on the contrary, she wears
many cheap dress, but it is pretty; and
many an old one, but it is good she deals
IN no gaudy confusion of colors, nor does
she affect studied sobriety hut she either
reircshcs you with spirited contrast or
compose5 you with judicious harmonv;not
scrap OF tnscl or trumpery appears upon
hcrj she puts no faith in velvet bands or
gilt Iuttons 0" twisted cording she is
quite aware, however. that the gsrnish is
as important as the dress; all her inner
borders snd headings arc delicate and fresh.
and should anything peep out which Is not
intended to be seen, it Is quite as much SO
as that which is.
After al, there is no great art either in
her fashion or material; the secret simply
consists III her honoring the three great
unitics Of dress-hcr own station her own
eye-and her own points-and no woman
can dress well who does not.
After this, we need not say that whoev
er is attracted by the costume will not be
disappointed in the wearer she may not be
handsome or accomplished, but we will
answer for her being eventempered well in
formed, thoroughly sensible, and complete
lady
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-01-22
Dividend and Election.

THIIE stockholders of the Lewistown Wa
i ter Company are hereby notified that q
Dividend of three per cent. on the capital
stock has been declared for the past six
months, payable on demand at the office of
Treasurer.
Also. that an election for six Managers of
said company will be held at the Office of
John w. Shaw. Esq, on Monday, Sd Febru-
ray, between the hours of 2 and 4 p. m.
WIN. RUSSELL,
jan Ste Treasurer.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-01-22

saE~ A pious minister, of respectable tai
ents now in the Methodist connection, was
formerly preacheramongthc tIniversallists
The incident which led him seriously to ex.
amino the grounds of that doctrine was
striking and singular He was amusing
his little son by telling him the story of
The Childrenin the Wood The boy asked,
What became Of the little innocent chill
dren !? They went to heaven, replied the
father. what became of the wicked old
uncle He went to heaven too Won't
he kill them again, father?' said the boyl
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-01-22

NOTICE is hereby given that letters Of ad.
Y mnistrati0n On the estate of JAMES
McCLINTICK, late Of Union township, Mif
fin county, deceased, have been granted TO
the undersigned, the first named residing in
Brown, and the latter in Union township. All
persons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment, and those hav-
ing claims to present them duly authenticated
for settlement
ROBERT BARR,
CATHARINE McCLINTICK,
jan8* Admrs.
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Estate ef David Harshbarger, deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given that letters of
IN administration on the estate of DAVID
HARSHBARGER, late of Wayne township,
Mitfiin county, deceased, have been granted
to the undersigned, residing in said township.
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to settle Immediately, aud those
having claims to present them duly authensi-
Gated for settlement
DANIEL HARSHBARGER,
dec4-ot* Administrator.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-01-22
The MINSTREL,
THE SNAKE IN THE GLASS.

BT JOHN @. SAKE
Come listen a while to nlc. nv lad:
Come listen to me for spell:
Let that terrible drum
For moment be dumb
For your uncle is going 10 tell
What befen
youth who loved liquor too we'll
A clever young man was lie. my lad,
And with beauty uneommonlv bIest
Ere. with brandy and wine,
He began to decline,
And behaved like person possessed;
protest
The temperance plan is the best. q
one evening he went to the tavern. nv Lad
He went to "a tavern one night,
And drinking too mpch
Rum brandy aud such.
The chap got exceedingly tight:'
And was quite
What Tonr acnt would entitle fright
The fellow got into snooze. my lad;
lis a horrible slumber he takes;
He trembies with fear
And acts yerE queer;
Ny eyes! how he shiycrs and shakes
When be wakes
And raves about horrid a-eat snakesl
7Tis q warning to Won and To Ia- NV lad;
4 particular caution to til
Though no one can see
The yIperS bat he
TO hear the poor Innate !u,wl
How they crawl
M over the floor and the vail"
Next morning he took to his he'd my lad:
*,ext morning lie took 70 his lel: :
And he never got up
To dine or Ia sup.
Tbough property Physlcked and hlod:
And read.
Next day the poor tr!iow was dead.
foS-~e heard of the snake in the grass my lad
of the viper concealed in thc grass;
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Estate of John Rager, deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given that letters of adj
l v ministration on the estate of JOHN RA-
GER, late of Decatur township Miffiin county,
deceased, have been granted to the undersgn-
ed, residing in the borough of Lewistown.
All persons indebted to said estate are re
quested to make immediate payment, and
those having claims to present them duly su-
thenticated for settlement.
jams c. HOOVER, Admr.
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New series---Vol. XVI, No. IL,

alluded to in the narrative on the first page,
and Fort Littleton, Frankstown and Kit
tanning are the places yet known by those
names
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY %, 1862,

ly 1t will be such trial to part with
her?'
And such is the weakness of poor hu-
man nature that the good old lady had ac
tually believed what she said.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-01-22

sGy"The geological character of the rock
on which drunk!rds split is said to be
quartz.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-01-22
Estate Of James Heeltntiek, deceased.

jan Ste
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-13

STATE OF ILLINOIS, &C
Rock Island County,
To the January Term, A, d. 1862, of the Circuit
Court for said county.
Sheyell s. Lorrain aud George X. Mel'Ill, late
partners under the firm of Lorraln CO.,
David Barnes, Sarah Barnes. Thomas T.. Kimbal,
Eli lah Carter, William II, Hood, Spler Whitaker,
George NJ. Babcock, George Pearce, James W.
Polleys, Ameda Berthold and Ferdinand RoaierJr,
4 FFIDAVlT having been duly filed herein
n that David Barnes and Sarah Barnes, defend
ants above named, have gone, and that William
II, Hood, Spler Whitaker, James W. Polleys,
Amedee Bcrthold aud Ferdinand Rolier, j., other
defendants above named, reside out of this state;
Notice is hereby given to them, the said David
Barnes, Sarah Barnes, William II. Hood, Spier
Whitaker, James W. Poleys, Ameda Berthold
and Ferdinand Rozer, jr., that on the sixth day OF
November instant, a writ of summons in chancery
against the above named defendants at the suit OF
the above named compliments, upon their bill OF
complaint therein filed, issued out of the office OF
the clerk of said court, directed TO the sheriff OF
said county, returnable on the second Monday of
January next, and that said cause is now pending
in said court: And unless you, the said David
Barnes, Sarah Barnes, William Ii. Hood, spieI
Whitaker, James w. Poleys, Ameda Berthold and
Ferdinand Rozier, Jr., shall personally be and APP
pear before the said court the first day OF the
next term thereof, to be begun and holden at Rock
Island, in said county, on the said second Monday
Of January next, and plead, answer or demur to
said BILL the same will be taken as confessed by
you, and decree entered ace, riding to the prayer
thereof.
Dated this 7th day of November, A. D. 1861.
EDWARD n. BOW MAN, Clerk.
Gro. W. PLEAsANTs, Solicitor for COmpl'ts.
now div
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-13
9esal alotiets.
TRUSTEES SALE.

hEFAU-" having been made by George
H. w. Gates IN the payment of his three several
promisory notes, dated February 9th, A. D. 1855,
Tor the principal sum ofone thousand dollars each
payable respectively to Jerome J. Beardsley or
order, in one, two and three years from the 5th
day of July next, alter the date OF said notes with
interest al ss per cent from aud after said 10Th OF
July, and there being now due on said three pro-
mlssory notes the whole Of the principal sums
Thereof with interest thereon from said 18th day of
Julyi
Now therefore, ~ pursuance with the powers
contained IN a deed OF trust executed by said
George ", Gates and Sarah u. Gates, his wife, to
secure the due payment oi,ald notes, and of even
date with said three several notes, recorded In the
recorders Office of Rock Island county, state Of
Illinois, IN Book &. of Mortgages, pages 5OOS sol
|, the undersigned, Robert W. Smith, the trustee
named IN said deed of tfus viii, on Monday,
the Goth day oil January, A, ID. lsO2, al the
outer door OF the Court house, IN Rock Island
county, IN the state of Illinois, on the application
of Jerome J. Beardsley, the holder and owner OF
said three several not "a, sell at public auction ioi
ready money, the premises described IN said deed
of trust, name ythe northwest quarter OF the SCUM
east quarter of section twenty ave (23), IN town
ship nineteen ti9l NORTH range one a. east ith y
| NJ, situated in said Rock Island county, In the
state of Illinois, or 80 much thereof as may be ne
cessafy to pay said notes and interest thereon AND
costs OF sale,
| Dated at Rock Island, this llth day Of Decein-
ber A. b. 1861.
RDRERT " SMITH. Trustee,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-13
FRESH OYSTERS.
UNDERWOOD BROTHERS,
LAND FOR SALE CHEAP
ON TERMS To SUIT PURCHASER,
| WILL SELL

ON TERMS To SUIT PURCHASERS,
81 ACRES Of good upland prairie, about
w one and half miles from Andalusia, Rock
Island county. There is a never failing stream Of
water passing through II. A small portion Of II 10
the best quality OF meadow.land. The remainder
IL rolling ptaire the soil OF which IL very superior
Coal of first rate quality has been found On t.
There IL also some timber on IT, At AndalusIa
there IL good steamboat landing also, an er-
tensiye Touring mil, which afford a convenient
market tor coal and grain. The village, located
on the great Mississippi, some ten miles by river
below Rock Island, contains several hundred in.
habtants, IN which there are stores, churches and
good schools. The land is very desirable to any
one wishing fine location.
Also, 80 acres OF prairie, two or three miles
from Cordoya, Rock Island county. This 10 the
finest quality of land The Sterling and Rock
Island railroad passes through Cordovs. The
land 10 about the same distance from Port Byron
to which the cars are already running, as 1t !,
from Cordova. 9
Also, so acres ten or fifteen miles ir ON Du
buque Iowa, near the Pacific railroad, 40 prairie,
under cultivation and 40 timber.
Also, house and lot in rou Byron, Rock Isl.
and county.
Also, beautiful corner lot in Red Wing, Mn.
ersota, fourishing town a. the head OF Lake Pc
pin. This is the county seat of e Sodhue county,
the great seat of learning in thato tate.
will sell all the foregoing CHI cap, or exchange
| portion for house and lot IN Rock Island, II APP
| plication be made soon.
II. q CONNOLLY.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-13
THE REST APPLE ORCHARD.

A telegraph from Springfield, Jan. 9th,
gives the awards Of the committee appointed
by the state agricultural society, to examine
farms and nurseries.
They awarded to A. S. Coe, Of Port Byron,
this county, the first premium (s25) for the
best apple orchard in the state,
We have never had occasion to visit this or
chard. but our citizens who have seen many
Of the finest orchards in this country say that
they never saw anything at oil to be com
pared with the splendid and extensive or
chard of Mr.. Coe 1t is worth trip to Port
Byron, during the fruit season, to zee this or
chard.
The Cd premium was awarded to S. q,
Minklee, of Kendall county.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-13

amend the constitution, will meet at Spring.
field on Tuesday, the 9TH day Of January
The convention will probably DO in session
two or TIRES months, as there are MANY sub.
iects of vast Importance TO the people Of Hi.
nois TO be discussed and disposed Of. Recent.
" we have frequently heard the inquiry made
by intelligent citizens, who ought to have
been thoroughly informed upon the subject.
as TO whether the convention would have
power TO do this, that or the other thing,
proving by their ignorance that there are
even yet those among us who do not really
understand the theory Of the government un
der which they live. Whatever Of soyer.
eighty there is in the peoplc--whateyer Of
power they haye--is delegated for the time
being % the convention, aud whatever, there.
tore, the people themselves might do il as
sembled en- masse at the capital, the c0nyen
ton will have power to do. There will be no
limitations upon the power Of the convention
Unlike the legislature, il will not be required
10 look into the constitution ~ see whether il
| il likely To violate il or not tor its mission is
70 repeal any or every provision OF the pres
ent constitution and enact another 10 its
stead. The convention will posses the power
TO remove every officer Of the state, by abol.
ishing his Office or otherwise, and may call
an election to elect new governor within
twenty days Or, j, may abolish altogether
the office Of governor, and require the pre-,
eut duties of that office to be performed by
some other person holding Office under the
state. II may confer upon township con
stable greater powers and more important
| duties than are exercised and performed by
| the governor, or it may abolish the Office 0i
constable altogether and require the sheriff.
deputies 10 perform the duties usually assign.
ed 10 constables. II may deprive the legisla
ture Of the power TO authorize taxes to be
levied upon the people, and provide that the
state government shall be supported by vol.
untary contribution. 1t may submit amend.
ments of the constitution to u vote u the
people, or it may adopt them without sub
| hitting them--Or, il may submit some Of the
amendments, and adopt others without sub.
mission. In short the convention may do
ANYTHING and everything, and whatever il
may do will be the law Of the land until the
people, in some mode pointed GU, by the con.
stitution, or by revolution. shall reverse and
undo its cnactments Such are the powers
conferred by the people upon constitutional
convention. With powers SO vast, aud Assem-
bling ut Il time like this, when the rights Of
the people are threatened by revolution and
| csvil commOtiOn, tits not unreasonable 10 sup
pose that the proceedings of the convention
which is to assemble at Springfield on the 7th OF
Jsnuary,will be watched with intense interest
and solicitude by the people Of Illinois, whose
interests and rights, for the time being, will be
confded to the deliberations and action Of
that body.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-13
Our Representation In Congress.

We learn from gentleman recently from
Washington, who took the trouble to inyesti.
gate the subject at the census bureau, that
Illinois is entitled to fourteen representatives
in congress, instead of thirteen, as hitherto
supposed. We have the full number of pop
ulation required for thirteen members and a
fraction over 100000, which, under the law.
entities US to another making tourteen.--W
State Regieter, 10th.
Judge Drury, of this city, who has just re-
turned from Washington, was informed by
Judge Kellogg, member of congress from the
Peoria district, that bill would be passed
at the present session of congress, giving ILL.,
hnols fourteen members of congress, to which
She rs Justly entitled by her population.
ouF legislature, at the last regular session,
districsed the state for thirteen members, and
IL VIII therefore become necessary for the
constitutional convention to re-district the
state for fourteen members.
This will give US foe NOR, morbors &c
congress than we now have.
The west will make itself heard !, ,hoo
congress.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-13
CONVENTION DUTIES,

The well posted Springfield, Illinois, cor.
respondent Of the St. Louis Republican, clos
es d recent letter with the following well
timed and judicous remarks in regard to the
state finances in connection with military mat.
tiers:
1t is expected that the convention will
adopt some measures not strictly related to
the constitution. Much dissatisfaction is
manifest in some circles with the manage
ment Of army affairs here by the officials of
the state. 1t is the opinion Of many that the
time has arrived when the state should sur.
render entirely into the hands of the officers
OF the general government the management
Of all matters relating to Illinois troops, and
especially that the expenses in supporting the
state war machinery should no longer burden
the treasury Of the state. The reasonable
ness of this is the more apparent in view Of
the fact that the general government not only
offers to assme this burden now, but requires,
thr )ugh its officers, all transactions hereafter
to be under the control and direction, and ut
the expense Of the government, The ques-
ton then is, why should the state treasury
and the state credit be burdened any longer
The convention is quite likely to answer this
question ny uuoptinS aH oruinhHce suspend.
ing for the present certain war measures
adopted by the special session, and restrain.
ing the executive officers of the state from
further active army operations conducted ut
the expense of the state, and instructing the
responsibilities legtimately belonging to the
administration at Washington, 1t is believ
ed that some such measure or ordinance
would give satisfaction to the people Of the
state--relieve them from expenses which the
government offers to assume, and dissatisfy
nobody but an army Of officials whose sup
port is derived from Offices which at first I'M
dou5tedly were neod!ul but have served
their purpose and should no longer be main.
tanned Aud when the people come, as they
very soon will, to feel the pressing burden of
taxation, they will thank this convention for
any measures adopted by which the leaks in
the state treasury have been stopped and off.
ces abolished which have ceased to render
any public benefit and find advocates only
among those who live by them, at the ex.
pense of the hard working masses, who at
last must foot the bills.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-13

super6ne, and So, 50a3 rs for good to choice
spring wheat extras. Wheat was firm and
higher, and under an active demand; about
ca, 200 bushels changed hands At G5ia66c for
No 2spring, 7la7l3c for No do, and '3a.
733c for No red winter. Corn was dull and
unchanged, with sales Of mixed at 22lc. in
store. Oats l6tc. Rye firm and higher,
with large sales at SS!a34c for No in store.
High wines still excited, with sales at l7s-
l7tc. There was an active demand for mess
pork, and large business was done In sales
at Seas, II! for choice city brands, and at 49,
75as,s7! for country brands Lard was
rather lower, with large sales at &c for No ],
and G.aGsc for prime, Dressed hogs were in
active demand, and large sales at -, 5Oa2, so,
Live hogs active at 81 2Oa2,3j.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-13
Administrators Sale of Real Estate.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of
~ order OF the county court, within and tor
the county OF Rock Island and state of Illinois,
made and entered of record by the Judge thereof,
at the December term, A. d. 1861, of said court,
ON the Sd day of January, A, d. 1862, the nnder-
signed Administrative Of the estate OF Robert I.
Shaw, late of the said county, deceased, for the
payment OF debts against said estate, will sell at
public aution, on Saturday, the 10th day of Feb
ruary, A. d. 1862, between the hours of 10 o.
clock A. M. and O'Clock p. M. Of said day, at
the front door of the court house, in the city and
county eff Rock Island, and state Aforesaid, the
following described real estate belonging to the
said estate, to wit: Lot eleven III and the east
half Of lot ten 0), in block three (3), in the lower
or Chicago addition to Rock Island, now city of
Rock Island. Said property to be sold subject to
widows dover. Terms Of sale-One half of the
purchase money in hand, and the remainder in SIX
months from day OF sale, secured as provided by
law.
Dated this Sd day of January, A. D. 1852.
SUSAN J. PERSHlNG, Administrative
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-13
FROM WAsHINCTON,

The following letter from Mr. Gurley. one
of the Davenport committee on the armory,
who is now in Washington, written to the
editor of the Gasefte, gives an encouraging
view Of the armory matter. II only four men
could be found to vote to tablethe bill, i, is
pretty good indication that Rock Island will
win, in the senate, at least. The following
is the letter:
WASHINGTON, Jan. s, 1862
The bill for the establishment Of national
armory at Rock Island was taken up in the
senate day before yesterday. A motion to Ia
BILE it was made but did not carry four
votes in the affirmative, twenty three in the
negative. The bill was then made the spe.
cial order for Monday, Jan. Goth. 1t is i'm.
possible to say what will be the fate Of the
measure. | am confident, however, that if
an armory is established in the northwest,
Rock Island will be the point selected for the
location.
was much gratifed this morning TO meet
Willard Barrows, Esq, who arrived in this
city last night. There are but two Of US here
at present to represent the interests Of our re
gion in regard to the armory question. We
shall labor for the accomplishment Of our OBJ
ject, and hope for favorable result.
Nothing stirring in military or Legislative
matters
Yours truly, W. IL. +. GuRLEY.