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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-24
TAX DEED NOTICE.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
County Of Pierce. So

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
County of Pierce. Sc
Office of Clerk Board Supervisors, I
Ellsworth, August IL, 1869.
HyHE following pieces Of land, sit
uated in Pierce county, state
Of Wisconsin, were sold by the
county treasurer on the fourteenth
day of May, 1867, for the taxes,
interest and charges of the year 1866.
Therefore, notice is hereby given,
that unless said lands are redeem
ed from said sale on or before the
fourteenth day of May, 1870, they
will be conveyed according to law.
The amount of taxes interest and
charges calculated up to the last
day Of redemption, is set opposite to
each piece respectively.
II. B. WARNER,
Clerk of Board Supervisors.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-24
RUZEs .s.N.D RE0Uz.gTxo.N.s.

1. Any person may become a member of this
society by paying one dollar.
2. Members of the society, thoir wives and mi
ted to the grounds free of charge. Also any I'M
married member accompanied by one lady.
3. Articles for premiums entered free of charge
by members OF the society, their wives and minor
children.
4. Members will be furnished with badges which
must be kept in sight when passing upon the
grounds.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-24

Stiggins the newly married man, says
his wife is a perfect rose. The only
drawback to his happiness is, that she
blows out perhaps leetle too often.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-24

A Connecticut editor says, that in
the whole course of his political life,
" his mouth never uttered lie." Prob
ably the gentleman speaks through his
nose.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-24
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cO0 PER DAV-Agent wantrd everywhere. sam
gu pie for tao stamps Address, Bates, IIaines
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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-24
SECOND DAY.

SECOND DAY.
1, Entries and arrangements continued.
2, Contest of schools for he prize. IL o'clock NJ.
3, Veloeipede, Potato and Horse Races.
a, Trial OF Draft Horses at 2 P NJ.
), Display of Horses on track inside yard at $3.50
PM,
6, Miscellaneous exhibitions of Sport and Boys
and Girls Equestrianism at 3 Pm.
{ 4, Grand Trial of Speed outside of grounds on
rack, at 3:30PM
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-24
DR.. N. R. HURD,
Surgical and Mechanical
ID e NJ list.

DOOMS on vermiliion street, opposite post
III Office. Hastings. MINI. Teeth extracted with
ont pain by the use Of ChO7of0rm or Vitalizcd
Ais. q
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-24

JITANTED. AGENTS WONDER OF WORLD - Il
w warranted to cure Rheumatism and Neuralgia
Sold the package system. Not to be paid for unit
ested- pay $50 per month and commission to dis
tribute packages. J. c. TILIoN, Pittsburg, Pa.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-24

part of lot 3 commencing
at sc cor of DIX 10 In vii.
of Diamond Bluff, thence
n 400 W $50 fit, thence
40 W to 4th ST, z T to
the riv, thence Sc down.
the riv 2l..r, thence n 44o
el4 r to place of begin
nin0l
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-24
A Rich Farm or a Tough story.
A correspondent says that he has bee

A correspondent says that he has been
studying the book "How to Make the
Farm Pay" and has got his farm SO rich
that when he planted bis cucumber seed
the plants came up before he could get
away, followed him at full speed to the
fence aud growing faster than he could
run, he became entangIed in the vines,
and a large cucumber ripened in his
pocket before he could cut himself loose.
We have great confidence in the teach
ings of the book. but think the above
statement little doubtful.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-24
WORDS OF WISDOM

FOR YOUNG MEN
ON the Ruling Passion of Youth and Early
~ Manhood, with self help for the erring and
unfortunate. Sent in sealed letter envelopes free
of charge. Address, HOWARD ASSOCIATION,
Box p, Philadelphia, Penn. 5-1y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31

A correspondent writes us to say that, While
we insist on the retention of Federal taxes in
general, we urge the abolition of the Income
Tax His letter is not remarkably courteous, if
even civil; but we would not mind that if it
were only true. We favor the repeal of no
Federal taxes whatever. The Income Tax,
which is essentially War-taX, expires by linn
itatop with the year 1870; and we do not
favor its reimpositiOn. That is the exact truth
We object to the renewal of this impOst that
1t is the most unequal, unfair, oppressive tax
this country has ever known. 1t is nearly all
paid by a hundredth part Of the community !;
and they by no means the most able or wealthy.
The writer hereof has paid more than $1,000
per annum as Income Tax ever since it was
imposed, and could not have honestly paid
less yet he sees persons all around him who
live, and entertain, furnish their houses and
maintain turn-outs, as he cannot afford to
do, yet either pay no Income Tax or pay but
q beggarly hundred or so each. In fact, he is
required to pay their taxes in addition to his
own and that he cannot cOntentedly abide.
All taxes are more or less subject to the
objection that they discourage honesty and
favor fraud but no other stimulates rascalty
who undertakes, or returns false quantities,
or smuggles, is one among ten thousand; his
avarice may demoralize him, but does not
demOralize the whole body polite. A tax on
visible tangible property may be unfairly
assessed, so that one is made TO pay twenty
or thirty per cent. more than his fair proper
ton; but this is nothing to a tax which many
relatively poor men pay in full, while very
many richer men do MT pay at all. We have
not doubt that there are in this country at
least One Hundred Thousand richer men than
we are who haven't paid one cent of Income
Tax since the law imposing it was enacted.
This tax would be unfair if it were correctly
assessed. A farmer in Vermont or Iowa, whose
income, honestly computed is $4,000, is in better
circumstances than the merchant in this City,
Boston, New-OrIeans or San Francisco, whose
income is $4,000; yet, after dcducting the
81 900 exempted by law, the farmer is called
on for $50 and the merchant for 5000. The
widow and orphans who have bat $1,000
year in all, mist hand over $50 of i as IN
come Tax if their property happens to be in
vested in railroad stocks or bonds-no $1,000
exemption for them! He who lives at ease on
his reut-roll, secure against reverses, and he
who earns an equal sum by hard work, and
whose death tomorrow would leave his family
destitute, are required to pay five per cent of
their respective incomes in satisfaction of this
tax,-when there is no parity in their cases.
This tax puts premium on absenteeism
many investing their property so that it cannot
be reached by the ax-gatherer. and living
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1862

incurable, and which, In time, is productive Oh
many mental deusions. The reverend and
religious man who undertook to relieve this
patient should at least have called lin some
physician sc ability. If we hold that epilepsy
is to be cured by miracles, let us at least COM
prehend that it is not Occasioned by the pres
ence of evil spirits What pray, mas the
world Outgrown of the folly OF its infancy, OIL
the ignorance of its darkest days, if it has not
outgrOwn the miserable deluson OF dlrecC
personal Satanic agency exercised over the
brains. and the bowels, and the stomach, and
the nervous systemq What epilepsy is we partly
know; of these devils we can know nothing,
and need to know nothing, ard we might as
we'll claim their malignant presence in cases Oh
cholera, of brain lever. and or hydroceDhaius'
But after ALL it is mOurnful consideration
that hardly any cultivation Except certain
cultivation in itself of skeptical KIND can
save men from the folly of believing impos-
sible things, and that, too, upon impossible
grounds "There are educated men, says Mr..
Henry Kingsley, Gin England who believe
81 that Mr.. Homo was carried round the ceiling
"of a ROOM" The only safety for man against
intellectual delusiOn is in steadily refusing TO
accept upon hearsay testimony or upon tDe
conclusions of the senses, apparent natural
laws which contradict those which have been
fully demonstrated by the experience OF man
kind. Is there, can there be, such thing as
supernatural phenomena except by the direct
interpostion of the Deity, for reasons which
carry their value upon their face, and which
are consistent with the dignity of Supreme
ReinpY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31

idly in Europe on the amount which, had they
remained at home, they must have contributed
to the support of the Government as lncomo
Tax.
If this tax is to be revived, we liiSlsV on
making every one pay it. Repeal all exemp-
tons. no matter on what pretext. and make
every one swear to an annual return OF his
income and pay his equal percentage thereon;
Thus levied, the tax could not stand second
year. 1t is now upheld simply by the conniV-
ancc of those who regard it as clever de-
vice for saddlng their own taxes Oh their
neighbors. Make all pay share and snare
alike. and it would soon be kicked into oo-
liyi0n.
A friend was lately examining as commits
sioner farmer in the interior OF this state
whose land had been taken for some puDhc
Improvement, and who swOre, plumply anu
positively, that his farm yielded him an income
of 5000 per acre. "What is the amount OF
"your last Income return y asked the Com
missioner. 81 never made any," was the can
did response. You may bet high Oh that
farmer as champion of the Income Tax.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31

The British Cabinet have nearly agreed 1t
is said, to settle the Irish land grievance by
measure which will omit the Irish demand Tor
fxity of tenure and Mr.. Brights scheme OF
peasant proprietOrship. We hear that they
will attempt mainly to guaranty leasehold ana
adjustment of the relations between landlord ana
tenant by means of the Courts; but we venture
the belief that this programme will be varied
The assurance given in our correspondence
from London that the Irish question VIII DE
approached with determination to do 1t JUS
tice is a fair expression of the purpose OF a
large number of Liberals. We doubt, how
ever that they will agree to a measure suiii-
cient to settle the question.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31
NAKED TRUTH.

We have new Republican General Com
mittee, composed in part of good ana true
men. and in part of those on whom Tweed,
Sweeney and Oakley Hall can always rely wheh
they want help, and who take care not to do
the will of the Tammany Sachems for nothing
We could name five men on that Committee
who have made not less than Half Million
Dollars in the aggregate within the last seven
years through the favor and cooperation OF the
managers of the Democratic party
This is precisely what abstracts and enteebles
the Republicans of this City, Too many Of
those ,vho run the Republican machine are
bouqht and Owned by the Democratic leaders
These last have "big things" to dispense, and
they deal them out in part to Republicans
who will subserve their ends When these
COWBOYS want help in their turn, they nave
but to give the wink, and their Democratic
employers and confederates will send them any
number of roughs and loafers from their ailill-
ated grogshOps and gambling to play
Republican for this night only by particular
"desire," and elect the Rings Republican
familiars TO our nominating or our permanent
committees Such is the whip-rOw which they
have established, and which we know
not how to break. We can but rarely nominate
such candidates as our nOn-mercenaly Repub-
icans would hail with pride and work for
with enthusiasm, because our Ring" pOliti-
clans have possession of the machinery, and
nominate such men as their Tammany masters
indicate as nowise dangerous to their cher
ished ascendency.
We state the truth thus boldly because it
must, in the first place, be generally under
stood. That point gained we can better de-
eide what should be done Our judgment is
clear, that we must, in making our local NOM
nations, pitch overheard the Irregular" ma
chinery altogether. If one hundred good and
true Republicans who hold no public position,
profit by no job, want no office, and will do
nothing to secure or reward a nomination,
would quietly assemble, look over the whole
ground call others to their next meeting, ana
so proceed till they had Incorporated with
themselves one thousand or more of like pur-
pose, and would then, at an early day in next
September, submit to the people list of six
Representatives in Congress and twenty. one
Assemblymen such as they deemed most worthy
of popular support we believe the machine"
would not dare to oppose them, and that they
would poll forty-odd thousand legal votes.
This is what we think should be done: who
can say what ,UiH be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31
9gem'1lotk Daily gribmats.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 81. 1869.

The petition Of the British Coumbans for annexation
has been presented to the President go The new
Ministry in France is not yet constituted. NJ.
de la Tour dAuvergDe. and NJ. Gresser,
late Ministers, have been made Senators,
- NJ de Lesseps denies the London stories of dan.
gers navigating the Suez Canal. 80 The Governor
OF Matanzas has issued order for the giving up of
arms, and list of the lately banished Cubans is pub
lished. - Minister Bassett has visited Cape Hayen
TO effect the release of President Sanave's family.
Iu the Susquehanna Railroad suit the Ramsey Board Of
Directors have been declared legally elected. 80
The SchOhare County Bank has been robbed Of 5000
and many securities, diamonds, and other valuables.
80 The Democrats of Urbana. Ohio, are running
negro for State Senator. -= The Hudson River at
Albany rs free from ice and the freshet is subsidng
s- The steamships Orihamme and Pacific came in
collision of Santa Barbara, Cal, and both were badly
damaged. - Woman Suffrage Convention is in
session at Concord, N II.
memorial meeting in honor OF Secretary Stanton
held last night at the Union League Club where adj
dresses were delivered by Vim. Cullen Bryant, Dr. Bel
lows DR. Thompson, and others. In the Erie Rail
road war; the Great Western Railroad Receiver has OBJ
tanned possession Of the books and papers, and removed
them to the Grand Opera House. == burglar
arrested yesterday while pretending to be Deputy
sheriG=Mr. Wilson, the artist, knocked down and
robbed Broadway on Wednesday night - The ocean
mails will be sent by the steamer Rhine Saturday,
and on Wednesday by the Manhattan. 80 Alexander
Bernard, dentist is charged with stealing wOman's
earrings while fixing her teeth. 60 Gold, 119l, 1901
40. Temperature, IS, 40, A, A.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31

The Express answers our paragraph about
crime inspiring poisons" as though it had
bone in its throat. We had copied its para
graph on which we commented; it fails to copy
line of ours but throws great deal of mud
at the Republicans, after saying,
eve beg leave to remind THE TRIBUNE that 1T Is not
lao alone which keeps men sober"
Perfectly true, Sir! nothing sufices TO
"keep men SOBER" when they want to get
drunk and the means are at hand. But you,
Srl not we, inquired why something was not
legally done to prevent the sale of these
" crime-inspiring poisons;" and we told you
exactly why. 1t is because Sham Democracy
and Alcoholic Poison are cronies, cOnfederates,
brothers, and each contributes to the sway of
the other. Together, they rule our City in spite
of our feeble and feebly-executed License
laws; and the results are drunkenness, mad
ness, squaloI, filth, and murder. Of the ten
thousand drunkeries in our City, at least ninety
five hundred are kept by Democrats, and do
their worst to swell the Democratic vote. In
payment for this, Democracy is about to give
up the Sabbath to their desecration. Don't
vince but look the truth in the face
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31

in Turkey Fuad Pasha, are the most
distinguished of the dead, and few OF these
exercised vital influence upon the Govern
ments under which they lived. From the rolls
of the army and navy we shall miss hence
forth at home the names of Old Ironsdes ana
Gen. Wool abroad the British Gen. LORD
Cough, Admiral Sir James Gordon who
brought O British fleet up the Potomac III
1914 the French Marshals Mel and Regnault
st. Jean d'Angely, the famous Russian SOL
dier MenschikOff, and the veteran Jomihi.
Art deplores the loss of Gris Berlloz, and
Overlook; science mourns for Hengstenberg,
Reichenbach, Jukes, and many lesser lights ana
the charities of two hemispheres will feel the
taking away of George Peabody. In literature,
although the list is long, very few names OIL
real eminence are found in it. When we have
mentioned William Carleton, Professor Con-
ington, Frederick S. COzzens, Peter Cunning
ham, Alexander Dyce, Lamartine, and Ste
Beuve, we have called over all the most Illus
triOus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31

The self-inhicted defeat of the Cunarders 49,
we trust, permanent. and good step toward
releasing not merely ourselves but the pubilc
of Great Britain from the tyranny of subsl-
died monopolies The suppression of compe-
tition by the five or six steamship lines which
England subsidies for her mail service con-
stitutes the great barrier to a cheap ocean post
age. That barrier, it is to be hoped the pub
lie on both sides of the water will soon see
removed. The absence of our accustomed
ocean mail service does not seem to have made
our Postal Department greatly uncomfortable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31

"The Democrats" of Mississippi appear to be
in q low state of mind the Establishments be-
slowed by them upon ringers" not having met
with the success which was expected. The Me-
ridian Mercury, in its agony and humiliation,
declares thatlthe members of the party have
dragged the dignity of the Caucasian nature
Sin the dirt" and all for nothing .-have
stopped to the point of degradation" and all
in vain-have tried "to establish friendly
relationship with slaves and menials," and
have signally failed. This surely goes to prove.
if it proves anything, that "the slaves and
"menials" are 81 arper and shrewder than white
Democrats" while we need hardly point out
that it ,plays tho deuce with "the dignity of
"the Caucasian nature which does Mt seem
either to be so prodg iOusly smart after ALL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31

II. W., who writes us to show that the In
fallbility of the Pope, and also the Infalibiiity
of the Bible, ought to be assailed and exploded.
is informed that we have nothing to say for
or against either proposition. He may be right
OF wrong on either point or on both. All we
have TO say is, that periodicals exist wherein
those and kindred assumptions are discussed
if you please, properly and ably discussed.
We only say that THE TRIBUNE has sphere
Of its own, and that Theology is not among
the themes it endeavOrs to elucidate. AS The
barber said, in justification of. his proffer to
shave backsmiths, but not coal-heavers, we
must draw the line Some,Chere !" and we find
our range of topics as broad as the ample di-
mansions of our sheet will allow, without in
GLIDING Theology among them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31

The recent affair of tho "Welsh Fasting
"Girl" we hope will put-an end to sort of
humbug which has been very popular in Great
Britain, but we believe has never taken well
in this country. More than two years ago a
girl of IL years named Sarah Jacobs, the
daughter of small farmer in an obscure vii
lage of Wales, took to her bed, after vomiting
blood, and never afterwards left it, except
when she was lifted out 1t was soon an
nounced that she took neither food nor drink,
and thousands came to see what was popu-
larry regarded as little short of q miracle.
The child was exhibited lying in her
bed, dressed as bride, and with q
wreath of flowers around her head.
The parents derived quite little reye-
nue from the Offerings of sympathetic
visitors They declared that she took no
sustenance whatever Once fortnight her
lips were mostened with water. Several in
vestigatons were made at various times by
moro or less skillful observers, and watch
was SGT upon the room, but nothing suspicious
was discovered. IL seems, however, that no
examination was made of the bed, until a short
time ago four experienced nurses were sent
down from Guys Hospital to slt the case, in
concert with local committee and several
medical men. The room and bed were minutely
searched, aud on the 9th of December the
nurses began their watch. No food
was discovered, and it was made morally
impossible that any should be secretly
introduced. So far the investigation may be
called a complete success, but after some days
the girl began to show symptoms of starvation.
The parents were urged to give her food, but
refused On tho17t she died delirious. 0fcourse
there can be no reasonable doubt that this was a
case of fraud, though it is not often that fraud
Is carried TO tho awful extreme to which in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31

The action upon Mr.. Cullom's proposed bill
making pOlygamy a crime in Utah, and pro-
viding for its punishment by imprisonment in
the penitentiary, will be lSoked f5r with no
little interest. While the measure meets sub
stantially with our appreciation, we suggest
that the passage of a law upon this subject
which will not or cannot be enforced, will. DO
mischeyous in the extreme; for while it will
demonstrate the good intention, it will also
prove the impotency of Congress. 1t will
hardly be holiday task to break up these
well-establisbed harems, and we shall do the
work none the less effectually if we fairly
estimate in advance its many difficulties. II
Mr.. Cullom's bill become statute, it will be
full time for us to act theoretically in sup
pressing one of the most shameful scandals
for which the Government is responsible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31

If further evidence be needed of the necessity
of carefully restraining of their liberty insane
persons of homicidal propensities it is fur
nished by case which occurred upon the goth
of December in Jacksonville, Ill. John Hick-
man after a quarresome dispute cut his wifes
throat, so that she died in few minutes.
This was Hickman's second wife-murder.
Seven years ago, after some disagreement
with his first wife, he killed her, and was ac-
Quilted upon the ground of insanity. IL he
had been merely beast he would have been
at least Gagged but being crazy man he was
set at liberty to kill another woman, and tho
newspapers of his neighborhood are now talk
ing of the punishment due to his atrocious
"Crimes.n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31

The Democrats in Ohio have taken a cheap
occasion to evince their recognition of equal
rights by nominating colored man for State
Senator in a district where vacancy has oc-
CURED, and where they have as much chance
of electng their candidate as they have of
carrying Massachusetts. While they are
trying their prentice hand, suppose they make
an experiment in some district where they
have, at some remote period or another, had a
majority. They may then have better chance
for persuading the negroes that they are in
earnest