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East Saginaw courier., 1865-10-04

surgeon, says he know twenty-one persons who
had been bitten by mad dogs, and but one Of the
whols number became hydrophobiac. Each Of the
twenty might have claimed that his was .cure."
IL is the fashion now 10 call every sore throat d
child has, "diphtheris," and ovory child that
gets we'll was cured by the thing which WAS done
for II but the next person Who tries H. loses his
child, which might have been saved by promptly
calling on medical advice. No doubt the virtues
of tho mad stone - have grown out OF the fact,
that now and then persons Who have boon bitten
by mad dogs, OF supposed 10 be rabbi, have ro-
stone not because Of any virtue il possessed Of
system Of the bitten individual was not at the
time susceptible TO the influence Of the virus
child said 10 have dpthoria gets well after snok-
ing tar, poured on u live coal in the bowl Of a
common pipe, or by stretching a bag Of ashes
and SALT or mush and molasses, from car to car
under the jaw; but to say that these are cures of
the terrible complaint IL is the ainest Of all con-
illusions. No business man would risk five dol
lars ON that kind Of reasoning. And yet il 10
upon such grounds that the papers are slied with
cures" certain, ilfdHi6ie, Of every malady
under the sun. BY all that is sacred in a holy
human life, we urge the reader, when he or any
of his friends are aiing in any way whatever, to
do one OF two things either do nothing and lot
nature take care of herself or consult your fam
lily physician, who, if educated TO his profession.
will take an interest in you beyond any stranger;
or, If he sees the case Is beyond his skill, will
frankly acknowledge it, and will take pains "
turn you over to some man Of emnence aud 40
knowledged ability.-Erchange
East Saginaw courier., 1865-10-04
ALL SORTS.

l..
Lrr IT SLIDE, pa gentleman from the rural
district called upon one Of our ministers n few
days ago, TO tie the hymcneal knot. Where is
your lady Z" observed the divine. 20. she's down
ut the - house" Have you the license o.
continued the minister. "well, I have hoes, |"
said rural, handing over the document This
seems 10 be all right, and % BIt, SIR" inter
rupted rural, !" my gal don't believe II, and vows
che won't lot me sleep with her until get a
minister to tie the knott Our reverend friend
laughed, put on his hat and accompanied the
candidate for matrimony Arriving at the ap-
pointed place. the ceremonies were proceeded
with, without interruption, until the question was
propounded 10 the lady. VIII you love, honor
and obey r. She looked very serious for mo-
rnent. and then said, II il won't affect my right
to hold him, I'll just waive that point" Let
II slide, captain" shouted the excited candidate,
|" she'll yield that point by and-by" Amidst a
general laugh the minister pronounced them man
and woman, husband aud wife.-Bureau In }
RepubiicQn.
East Saginaw courier., 1865-10-04
"NowILAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP"


In the quiet nursery chambers,
Snowy pillows yet impressed,
See the forms of little children.
KneeIing, white-robed for their rest
All In quiet nursery chambers,
While the dusky shadows creep,
Hear the voices of Children
"Now lay me down to sleep"
In the meadow and the mountain
Calmly shine the winter stars,
But across the glistening lowlands
Slapts the moonlight's silver bars.
In the silence and the darkness,
Darkness growing still more deep,
Listen to the little children
- Praying God their souls to keep.
"If we die. $50 pray the children.
And the mothers head drops low;
Zone from out her fold is sleeping
Deep beneath this winters snow)
Take our souls !" and past the easement
Fits CLEAN Of crystal light,
Like the trailing Of his garments
walking eyermore In white.
Little souls that stand expectant i
Listening at the gates Of life,
Hearing, far away, the murmnr 4a
or the tumult and the strife
We, who fight beneath those banners,
Meeting ranks of foemen there,
Find deeper, broader meaning ....
In your simple vesper prayer.
When your han As shall grasp this standard
"'- Which to-day, you watch from far,
When your deeds shall shape the conflict
In this universal war,
Pray TO Him, the God Of Battles,
Whose strong eye can never sleep, g.
In the warning Of temptation.
Firm and true your souls to keep
When the combat ends, and slowly
Clears the smoke from out the skies
When, fnr down the purple distance,
All the noise Of battle dies,
When the last nights solemn shadows,
Settle down on you and me,
May the love that never faileth,
Take our souls eternally.
East Saginaw courier., 1865-10-04
THE NATIONS DEAD.

From the Round Table, Sept 0.
-Four hundred thousand men,
The brave-the good-thc true,
In tangled wood in mountain glen,
On battle PLAIN In prison pen,
Lie dead for me and you
-Four hundred thousand Of the brave
Have made our ransomed soil their grave,
For me and you
Good friend for me and you
In many fevered swamp, naf
BY many black bayou,
In many n cold and frozen camp,
The weary sentinel ceased his tramp,
And died for me and you
From Western plain to ocean tide
Are stretched the graves OF those who died,
For me and you
Good friend, for me and you!
On many bloody plain
Their ready swords they drew,
And poured their liic-blood, like the rain,
a home--a heritage 10 gain,
To gain for me aud you
Our brothers mustered by our side,
They marched, and fought, and bravcly died,
For me and you!
Good friend, for me and you
Up many fortress wall
They charged, those boys in blue
Mid surging smoke, and volleycd ball
The bravest were the first 10 fall
To fall for me and you!
These noble men,--the nations pride,-
-Four hundred thousand men have died,
For me and you Z.
GOOD frieni. foI me and yoe!
In trcason's prison-hold
Their martyr spirits grew
To stature like the saints OF old
While amid agonics untold
They starved for me and you!
The good, the patient. and the tried,
-Four hundred thousand men, have died.
For me and you!
Good friend, for me and you!
I, A debt we ne'er can pay
To them is justly due,
And to the nations latest day
Our childrcn's children still shall say,
"They died for me aud you y
-Four hundred thousand Of the brave
Made this our ranspmed soil their grave,
For me and you! t. ~
Good FREUD, for mo and You
East Saginaw courier., 1865-10-04
THE HEALTH---CURES.

Instead Of all the fools being dead, we verify
believe hey nre on the increase, in the spite Of
our ten years labor in the endeavor TO wedge n
little mite of common sense into the cranums Of
Tom, Dick, and Harry. When in England some
years ago, we thought patent medicines and
secret remedies had quite ms great run as in
America, although England had nearly two thou
sand years longer schooling than we. This would
seem TO prove that the moro intelligent com
munity becomes, the more gullible u grows In
looking over our exchanges, religious aud other
wise II is perfectly clear, according TO tue afda-
Wits and testimonials Of clergymen, divinity doc
tors and doctors at law, Of men and women, old
grannics and maids, that every thing can be
cured from finger. scratch 10 amaurosis, malig-
nant tubercle and death-rattles, IN little or no
time and that il any body dies, IL is their own
fault entirely. Recently, sub editor went to an
eye doctor.
'"W hats the matter with my eye1"
I" Amaurosis /"
"Can you cure III"
"Ohl yes"
" How long u
1.-TWO eeksh
" How much P'
"You can pay Eve hundred dollars now, on
account, and further, according to circumstances"
Tho quill man declined went to Chicago, took
few warm baths and after paying some atten-
ton to the general health, returned TO New York,
apparently we'll Of" amaurosis" one Of tho
most certainly fatal Of all diseases.
While all this is going in New York. "in
the way Of trade" the unprofessional put in an
oar every now and then, free gratis for nothing
The lstest thing Of the kind appeared In the col
umns of that stsid and sterling paper, the New
York Obserrer. Some writer, itching to deliver
himself of nm ilea "as closr ne mud" literally,
writes 10 say that he Is firm believer IN the
T" mud cure T" Of hydrophobia, ne he knew man
that was bit by mad dog; a lump Of mud was
plastered over the wound for half day, and at
the end Of thirty years, the man was living IN
good health. The utter folly Of putting forth
such miserable stuff as this, In reference to 80
serious, 80 terrible a thing as hydropbcbis, may
bc seen nj once, in the fact that John Hunter
than whom tbere has never yet lived greater
East Saginaw courier., 1865-10-04

WoRDs Fon PooR BOYS When was u boy of
twelve years, / was working for twenty five cents
week, with an old lady, and tell you had
my hands full but did my work faithfully. 1
used to cut wood fetch water, and scrub and scour
mornings for the old lady, before the real work Of
the day commenced my clothes were bad, and
had no means Of buying shoes 80 | was often
barc-footed. One morning got through my work
early, and the old lady who thought had not
done it, or was specially ill-humored then, was
displeased, scolded me, and said was idle and
had not worked. i said had. She called me =
" liar" / felt my spirit rise Indignantly against
TINS aud, standing erect, | told her she never
would have tho chance of applying that word to
me again. ! walked out of the house to re-enter
II no more. had not n cent in my pocket, when
stepped out into the world. What do you think
| did then, boysl met n countryman with
team. addressed him boldly aud earnestly and
offered TO drive the leader, II he would only take
me on. lie looked at me in surprise, but snid be
did not think would be Of any use. 20, yes
will" said /. - can rub down and watch your
horses, and do many things for you, if you'll only
let me try" lie NJ longer objected. got ON
10 the horses back. 1t hard travelling, for
the roads were deep. and wo could only got on st
the rate of twelve miles day. This was how
ever my starting point. ! won't ahead after this
An independent spirit and n steady honest con-
duct with what capacity God had given meas
he had given you-have carried me successfully
through the world. Don't be down hearted at
being poor and having no friends. Try, and try
again. You can cut your way through, If you
live so please God. know it is hard time for
some of you You often are hungry and wet
with rain OF snow, and II seems dreary TO have
no one in the city to care for you. But trust in
Christ and he will be your friend. Keep OF good
heart and be determined TO make your own way,
honestly ami truly through the world AS /
said, feel for you, because have gone through
II ALL knpw what il is. God bless you
Preacher.
East Saginaw courier., 1865-10-04
Selected goetry.
BY JOHN a. WHITTIER Z

..f MY PSALM. oAl
n. i ir int.H asti
.,.t.-. By JOHN a. wHIrTIERsIn
..sia.i = .aGrIf "io
I mourn no more my vanished years;
beneath tender rain, itr
=. An April rain Of smiles and tears,
My heart Is young again.
The west winds blow and singing low,
hear the glad streams run
The windows Of my soul throw
Wide open to the sun.
No longer forward nor behind
1 look in hope or fear;
But greatful take the good find,
The best OF now and here.
plow no more desert land,
lafi 10 harvest'weed and tare;
The mama dropping from Gods hand
kebukes my painful care.
Ibrcak my pilgrim staff, lay ila ~
Aside the toiling oar; f.a Hs
The angel sought so far away,
WELCOME TO my door 81 rs-
The airs of spring may never play
Among the ripening corn,
Nor freshness Of the flowers Of May
Blow through the Autumn morn;-
Yet shall the bluo-eyed gcntian look 'A
qs Through fringed lids to heaven,
And the pale aster In the brook
Shall see its image given.
The woods shall wear their robe Of praise,
The south wind softly sigh 800
And sweet calm days in golden haze,
Melt down the amber sky.
Not less shall manly dced and word
Rebuke nm age Of wrong;
The craven flowers that wreathe the sword
Make not the blade less strong.
But shifting hands shall learn to heal,
To bsild as TO destroy;
Not less my heart for others feel
That may more enjoy hrr
All as God wills, who wisely heeds
To give or TO withhold,
Aud know more Of all my doeds
Than all my prayers have told.
Enough, that blessings undeserved
Have marked my erring track
That wheresoe'er my feet have sweryei,
Ills Christening turned me back.
That moro and more n Providence
OF love is understood,
Making the springs VI time and sense
Sweet with eternal good
That death seems but covered way
Which opens into light,
Wherein no blinded child can stray
Beyond the Fathers sight
That care and trial seem at last
Through memory's sunset air,
Like mountains ranges over past,
In purple distance fair.
That all the iarring notes Of life,
Seem blending in a psalm,
And all the angles of its strife.
Slow rounding into calm.
And so the shadows fall apart,
And 20 the west winds play,
And all the windows Of my heart
open to the day.
East Saginaw courier., 1865-10-04

Our ON TRiAL-Capt. Dustin's new steamer,
the City Of Toledo, made her appearance yester.
day evening on the river, for the purpose OF
trying her machinery and at the same time as
certainiug something as to her sailing qualities
Her novements were true 10 eyory respect, pre-
senting graceful appearance on the water, lie,
guards are well up and not liable TO be affected
"a heavy weather, and her speed comes fully up
to the expectations OF her designers She willie
In readiness 10 commence her regular trips nex'
week, her route being from Toledo TO saginaw
Free Press, sept ~
East Saginaw courier., 1865-10-04

II rHE ScuooLNAsTER ABROAD f-We have 70
long been accustomed to hear Of the boasted CON-
mon school system Of New England, and its uni
versal diffusion Of the benefits Of education, that
II quito astonishcs u, to learn from the Boston
Courier that in the single town Taunton Mass
in population of l6,00U, there are ne less than
!, 1872 persons over twenty years of age who can
neither read nor write. IL r not improbable that
there are many other places down East" where
the schoomaster is ms much needed as among the
POOR white trash" or even by the dusky Prots-
res Of the Freednon's Bureau"
East Saginaw courier., 1865-10-04

TnE Philadelphia police are trying 10 stem the
tide Of "the social evil" by wholesale arrests of'
its victims. They arrested, one night last week.
one hundred and twenty disreputablo females
ry precision through the streets, and they sang
defantly jovial and other songs, They filled the
station house 20 overlooking, and magistrate
had to be walked up 10 attcad 10 them.
East Saginaw courier., 1865-10-04
CHARLES D.
With all my heart and for oil my life.
HELEN


The court held that this eccentric
contract afforded no evidence of insan-
ity, for which imputation there was,
moreover, no pretence. Judgment
was accordingly given against the
parents, and the Mayor is ordered to
proceed at once to perform the mar
riage ceremony.
East Saginaw courier., 1865-10-04

There Is now living In Vermont family, con-
ssting Of father, sc years Of age, with two zone
and two daughters. all toe children being, deaf,
dumb and blind. Yet they manage to carry ~
their farm and gain respectable living
East Saginaw courier., 1865-10-04
GREAT INDUCEMENTS,
OFFERED TO ALI.
LEIDLEIN Sc BURGER

Would through this medium acknowledge their
thanks to the Public for the very LIBERAL patron,
age received during the past season, ana would
take this opportunity to announce to the citizens
Of East Saginaw aud the Saginaw Valley gene
rally, that they have on hand, and are constantly
receiving one Of the best nssortncnts Of
East Saginaw courier., 1865-10-04

IF n man live exclusively on vegetables, is the
Huid in HE vcins blood or esp1
East Saginaw courier., 1865-10-04
BOOTS g. SHOES,
MEN WOMEN a YOUTHS WEAR.

ever brought into this City, consisting of every
description and variety, for
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far West, it's right amazing how old recol-
Iections will plump down on q Teller every
now and then, and make him about as st
tor his business as turkey buxsard is f,r q
singing bird.'
What's up now, Rubes' inquired one ei
the others, as helazily inhaled and puffed
out O volume Of tobacco smoke.
We'll, joe, war jest thinking back to
the time I fast put out for these here dig
gings, and the~sight smart chance for a
mpss that made me doit.',
I never heerd the story, Rube.'
L reckon none of US ever did, said,
another.
'Spose yen tells It Of you're in the mood
for it',-rnt in the tbi,d.
Wei),' ,ejoised Rube, 4 s'pose mought
as well tell it, as think about it, oueh
'har's mighty few rs ever heerd it--fer ii.
arnt one of the things as likes to hev cut
across my track putty often. :
Let me see now?' pursued the old
|mouhtaineer rnusingly, Thirty years, reck-
On, would take me back to right sn,drt
looking young man. Now. you needn't
grin ea about that, boys, fot it's fact by
thunder. l warnt alays the scarri6ed,
stoop-shonldered, grizzly.faced, gray-head-
FED gslnt'ng old beaver sou sees me now, I
can tell you-but q right smart chance Of
sappiing-six foot high in my moccasins,
bair as black as crow; eye like a young
eagles and with everything about me as
Timber and supple as two year old
buck. Yes, that's what I war thirty nvear
ago-but that thirty year bas TUX it all
down amazing
The trapper paused for few moments,
as one lost in contemplation, and then re-
sumed:
Yes, thirty year ago--it don't seen, a
great. while, nyther, though I've done a
heap o tramping and seen heap o. rough
and tumble sencs then; thirty year ago it
war, and. VT ! can fotch it all back as clar
as eft it war yesterday; and the way. he
looked, and the way she looked, and the
way felt, all stand out afore me as plain
as the nose on your face, Joe-and your
woet enemyn be apt to allow. that you've
got some nose
but you wont understand me, boys, on.
less / begins little back @ that partickerlar
time, and 30 Ell do it. You see the way
lot it war this: Iwar raised down in Ten.
nessee. on 70 plantation that would hev1
been my fathers, ef he only bad aIl his
deAss paid, which he hadn't; and on another
plantation, about half mile Oh, thor lived
Neil Waterman vho ,u~r . onlonal N
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the militia, and d squite:.ih:law, and some
punks ginerally al round ~:a
Now Colonel Squire W aterman had "a
darter nansd Lucy, that was the purtiest
specfment. of d duck in them parts-slim,
straight, plumptiipped,, rosy checked and
silky-haired with two blue eyes, that ud
fotch tie ta]fest brute of .. human right
down on his nnarrer bones afore he krowed
what siled him.. .aat. ..-sS
Well, to git along into. the meat of the
thing. fell head over heels in love with
Lucy, from the,time I war big enough to
say boo to bar; and I kept on that way,
only Citing wusser IA growed older; and
I eff Lucy. didn't love me back again, she
made believe to4do it, and that did me. Jest
as well for the titaaA. !.
But the difference tween me and Lacy.
as we both growed older, war, that I'd only
one 70 pick from, and she'd ;everbody-for
every scamp in the diggings war arter her
and some o tie fellers I used to think
meugbt be heap better looking 10 her
than Rube Hardinge-though I could OUT
Iun, out jump, out-shoot, out-holler, and out-
lick the hui kit and stood ready to do i
any minute that anybody wanted to try, It.
Well, the. pint In coming to ar this: :,
Things had gone on one way ana tother
purity considerabls--apd me and Lucy had
Fquarreled and made up agip about -hun-
dred tipes--and I'd kickA the clothes off $
my bed .ess.a night for two months, in.
dreaming as how war kicking some mean
sneak as war trying to get on to,the blind
side of the cal Of my affections; things war
Citing on this way, cay, when Colonel
Squire Waterman he. gin a corn ~husking,
and asked in al Che boys aud gals around
them parts. Twar thar, in course, and /
went thar determined to keep poor Lucy
from being bothered with palavefs flSm
them as, she mout not like; but. far. some
reason OF othsr, the gal had took notion
Jest then that nobody war no boiler to her
cept me, and that I war alays insher way
when happened 70 git along side. her.
Tha: thar sorto thing naturally riled me up
and made me fee! wolfsh; and when spoke,
II g,neralIy said somthing that didn't alto.
gether set well on the stomachs oil, sum,
of the crowd-though as to who liEed Il,
and who didn't I.never stopped ,toSa1
Now, amongst the ugly mugs as war try.
ing to tote off the affections Of Lucy, thar
war QUE called Pete Blodget that Id 4nk
. mortal hate to; and Jest as ef they'd both,
plapned out how they could best fotcb The
catermou6t out Of me, he squeezed himself
InneAu1e1 m fa.,s1b .,onn.
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40 acres, situated plank road within y miles Of
an @ ), u ssoaH vpS Is - rne S.s1 o. 10y Land
free and clear mortgage just paid off, will trade for proper
cash. J. s. FERGUSON,
ffAv III Ii ~ 81 Nassau street. second door, a.
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TURNHAM's FURNITURE ExPREss-BURNHAM'
I'D Furniture Boxing Establishment -Burnhurs Furnitur
G.,rAga wxerooms. Furniture fsmilles moved city Q
~.~nTy OfAcc lis West Eleventh srsst avenu,
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FoR LIEUT.. GovERSoR.-Mr. Editor -
AS the subject Of Governor aud Lieutenant
Governor is being discussed somewhat in the
various papers of Vermont, would like to
suggest the name of John w. Stewart, Of
Ahddlebury, for Lieut.. Governor.
1t must be conceded that our side Of the
mountain is entitled to the appointment Of
this officer, and we think Addison County
has as good if not the very first claims to
that honor. Mr.. Stewart IS iavOrably known
to the citizens of Vermont, and there can be
no doubt to his ability to fill even the high
est office in the gift OF the people pertaining
to the State. He is very popular in this dis
trict, and will poll large vote, and we hope
to see his name brought forward and adopted
at the State Convention. We do not propose
to discuss this matter at this time, but mere
ly to present our choice and claim. and we
hope to see it honorably noticed and received
by the Vermont press. ADDISON.