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Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-22
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Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-22
TAX SALE
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Delinquent CITY Taxes fer 1883.

DCBLlC NOTICE Is HEREBY GIvEN. THAT
onSArUkDAy. the sotA day Of January. ls69,
at 10 O'Clock A. n. At the narshaie ONCE OF the
Cry q Dsvssport. Scott Coonty. lo~a, shall offer
~ public eae the land and lots described below, for
the amount OF City Taxes for isGs and costs and
printer feee thereon. unless, il the meantime, the
oWnsrs pay the amount
John KAUFMAN Marshal.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-22

Kreosrs Hair Dye. Material. Durable. Deastifn
Best and Cheapest N Ne World. sold ~ I'll Drug
isss and Country storsksepsss. JOHN ,. KROAR1
oele Proprietor. ~ Chestnut o.. PAilaAelpAia.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-02-11

Profanity is a very common sub
ject of censnre from the pulpit, and
very properly SO, for no vice pays
is little, considered from even the
lowest standpoint The blame does
not, however, rest entirely with the
"world." We see it announced that
Rev. Sidney Corbett lectured at
Quincy, Illinois, on recent Sun
day evening, announcing as his
subject Mud" and as his text
"Prepare We the way of the Lord y
A popular minister is said to have
preached in an Eastern city, on the
Sunday Immediately preceding his
usual summer vacation, from the
text, s'I go a fishing," and, on an
other occasion, to have selected as
the text to a sermon to fast young
men, the words, s'Let her drive"
arbitrarily wrested and perverted in
their meaning from the account OF
Paul's shipwreck. We might null
tiplv instances of the kind, some
more and some less marked than the
above, but have given sufficient for
our purpose That such trifing is
in wretched taste none will deny,
while it's influence in destroying all
reverential feeling will be recog-
nized by every devotionally in
clined person. When the pens find
the pulpit encouraging buffoonery,it
can not be expected that they shall
manifest gravity. unless disgust for
the pastors levity drives his hearers
into gravity.-Cian. Gazette.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-02-11
Gold Contracts.

1t is unfortunate that Mr.. Schenck,
in the House, and Mr.. Sherman, in
the Senate, have mixed up the
authorization of gold contracts with
matters Of a totally different nature.
The House bill associates the ques
ton with a pledge to pay the Five
twenties in coin, while the Senate
bill embraces what purports to be
a general financial scheme. Now,
desirable as it is to send forth some
emphatic and binding declaration of
principle in regard to the Govern
ment bonds, and to construct plan
that shall lessen the burden of the
debt, and prepare the way for re-
turn to a sound financial condition,
there is no reason for tacE1ing either
proposition to that legalizing tran
sactions in coin. That is plain
and easy affair, and one so much
needed that its success should not
be endangered by connecting it with
provisions which will encounter
opposition and possibly defeat.
There seems not the slightest prob
ability of enacting any general
financial plan this session, and even
so apparently simple thing as an
avowal of national good faith is
certain to open the whole subject Of
the bonds, inviting debates and
counter propositions by which the
gold contract part Of the bill will
be hidden from view and lost.
Instead Of incumbering the gold
contract question with extraneous
provisions, we hope to see it brought
forward singly and decided on its
merits. No reason has been given
or can be given, for defeating OF
delaying the change proposed. Il
invades no mans rights and jeop.
ardizes no mans interests. 1t only
invests with legality transactions
which are already of every day oc
currence, and facilitates arrange
ments which will be dependent upon
the voluntary action ofthe contract
ing parties. 1t neither compels
sellers to fix gold values nor buyers
to pay IN other tnan currency; al
it does is to allow both to arrange
gold prices to their mutual salts
faction. and on that basis to con
duct their business Why this lib
erty was ever denied we are at ;
loss to understand. Why it should
be withheld after the classes di
rectly concerned are known to de,
| sire it, is a mystery which none ir
| House or Senate has attempted to
explain.
The enactment of the measure is
expedient on other grounds. Be
sides being a source of business
convenience. it will be useful as Z
preliminary to the return of specie
payments, The latter contingency
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-02-11
Wanted q King.

Spain is apparently about to un-
dertake a remarkable experiment.
The elections have returned an
overwhelming majority of delegates
in favor of q monarchy. But the
old monarchy has been overthrown,
and there must be king and royal
family found for the occasion. Va
rious Barkises have been named !;
but the most original suggestion is
that of the 7ribune's correspondent,
that a senator of the United States
might be agreeable to one of the
Spanish parties now looking out for
monarch. The Duke of Aosta,
the heir apparent of Italy, is said to
be willing to rencunce his Italian
heritage and to take his chance in
Spain; while the Duke of Montpen-
sier thinks that he is rather the
best candidate who has yet offered.
II an ex-senator of the United
States would answer, the supply is
SO amply that our own peace might
be disturbed by q Spanish war OF
the succession. But why not an
ex- President? All that we have
are Of the true blue Bourbon school
Mr.. Fillmore would make a most
presentable monarch Mr.. Pierce
could bring his military prestige
and if the rule Of contraries should
prevail, and in royal questions il
generally seems to prevail, it might
be urged that,as they were both very
poor Presidents, they may prove tc
be Very good Kings. But still
fresher hand is MIR. johnson, who
will be at complete leisure after the
4th of March. There can be nc
objection to him upon the Bourbon
score, at least. Imagine also how
grateful it would be to him to ad
dress his faithful subjects and ex
claim, ''Bless you, my children,
am swinging around the entire
, circle Of human honor. I have
been Representative of my district
} Governor Of my State, Senator
Vice President, and President of thu
United States, and King of Spain
I do not despair Of being Sultan o
Turkey, and why not Pope 0
: Rome? I will now leave with yo1
as a political curiosity a few cop
les of the Constitution Of my cou.l
: try~which [ have rescued from th
: clutches of a body hanging upo1
: the verge Of its government, ant
then proceed to call your attention
to My Policy" Happy Spain
Happy King johnson But sucl
visions are too good to be true
Harper's Weekly.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-02-11

has, perhaps, at the moment, little
practical Importance. We have no
idea that by any legislative process
resumption can be restored, or that
the country can get back to hard
money foundation otherwise than
through the exercise of financial
prudence and the gradual influence
of years. Still, by legalizing gold
contracts an important step will be
taken toward the adjustment of or
dinary business relations and the
infusion of greater steadiness into
values. Merchants and their GUS
toners will then be able to regulate
their operations by something like
fixed standard, and the multitude
of consumers, freed from one potent
element of speculation, may hope to
reap substantial advantage
Undoubtedly. caution is needed
to prevent gold contracts becoming
a means of exacting usurious CON
ditions. In regard both to out
standing liabilities and to obliga-
tions hereafter incurred, there is a
danger that creditors may drive
unjust bargains with their debtors.
For these contingencies any legis-
lation that may be attempted should
carefully provide. Upon this point
Mr.. Schenck's bill is more satisfac-
tory that Mr.. Sherman's. The
former makes it essential that any
contract shall have been adjusted
on the basis Of coin value at the
time of the sale or loan covered by
the contract; and it also guards
against usury by enacting that ir
any trial of a suit growing out o.
any such contract ''proof of the
real consideration may be given
These qualifications indicate tht
nature of the precautions to bt
taken to obviate injustice, and there
will be no difficulty in so extending
and Strengthening them as to ren
der them thoroughly effective
This done, the only conceivable
evil is averted, and the legalizatiol
of COLA contracts becomes, equita
BILE and beneficial.-N 7. Times.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-02-11
The Voyage of Life.

Life bears us on like the stream
of a mighty river. Our boat first
glides down the mighty channel,
through the playful murmurings of
the little brook, and the windings of
it's grassy borders. The trees shed
their blossoms over our young
heads the flowers seem to offer
themselves to the young hands; we
are happy in hope, and grasp eager
ly at the beauties around us: but
the stream hurries on and still our
hands are empty. Our course, in
youth and manhood, is along a
deeper and wider food, among oh
jects more striking and magnificent.
We are animated at the moving
pictures and enjoyment and industry
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-02-11
A Clerical Book Thief.

uo DOSIOu OSt VI Tue III says
"There was considerable rejoicing
last evening among the proprietors
of our leading book establishments
over an arrest made by detective
officer Hill Of a shrewd and most
successful book thief, who proved
to be clergymen by the name of
|. j Size, who resides at Somerville,
Mass. For a number of months the
booksellers on Washington and
fremont streets have, from time to
time, missed valuable volumes from
their shelves and counters, but have
been unable to detect the thief.
During the past three weeks their
losses have been numerous. the
house of Messrs. De. Vries, Ibara
& Co., losing volumes valued at
between 5000 and $500. A. few
days since information concerning
these losses was lodged with the
chief Of police, and detective officer
Hill was set to work on the job
CATER few days skirmishing. he
came to the conclusion that Sine
was the man he was after. He ac-
cordingly tracked him from place to
place, and first discovered that Sine
was constantly on his guard, never
entering a store until he was certain
that no one was following him
Yesterday afternoon, Hill followed
MIN into fremont street, and be-
coming satisfied that he was on his
way to Messrs. De Vries, Ibara &
Co.'S store. the officer made circuit
through Province street and some
alleys, reaching the above house
some minutes before Sine entered,
concealing himself in closet where
he had previously contrived a more
convenient peep hole. The officer
closely watched his clerical subject,
and in few minutes saw him con
ceal two volumes in the inside
pocket of his large overcoat, and
make for the door.
"Hill Immediately arrested him,
took the property from his person,
and then accompanied by clerks,
from the houses of Little & Brown
and Mr.. Piper's he visited Sine's
residence in Somerville, where they
found several hundred volumes OF
stolen books, the property belong
ing to leading book houses in this
city
"In further working up the case
Mr. Hill has discovered that Sine
not only filled his librabry by steal
ing valuable books, but in addition
made living in this way, stealing
from one house and selling to an
other. On monday last he stole
two volumes of Don Quixote, pub
lished in Spanish. from Messrs. De
Vries, Ibarra & Co., and on the same
day sold them to Mr.. Piper OF
Washington street, for three dollars
and fifty cents, and before leaving
the store stole two volumes valued
at seven dollars each. During hi:
theiving career he has frequently
visited MI. Loring's house and in {
like manner made sale Of his stolel
:; goods; Loring, judging from his
good looks, easy manners and cour
teous address, that he was some
editor or reporter engaged in wri
ting literary notices. Sine was ia
ken to the Tombs, and will be Oh
exhibitation at the office of the
Chief of Police"
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-02-11
Wouldn't Marry a Mechanic.

Z young man began visiting a
young woman, and appeared well
pleased. One evening he called
when it was quite late, which led the
young girl to enquire where he had
been.
Il had to work, tonight"
"What. do you work for living ?'
she inquired in astonishment.
Certainly, replied the young man,
Il am mechanic"
II dislike that name of mechan.
ic,' and she turned up her pretty
nose.
That was the last time the Young
man visited the young woman. He
is now wealthy man, and has now
one of the best women in the coun.
try for his wife.
The lady who disliked the name
of mechanic is now the wife of q
miserable fool, regular vagrant
about grog shops, and the soft,
verdant miserable girl is obliged to
take in washing to support herself
and children.
You dislike the name of mechanic,
eh! You whose brothers are but
well dressed loafers.
We pity any girl who has so little
brains, who is so verdant, so soft
as to think less of young man for
being mechanic-one of Gods
noblemen-the most honorable
parsonage of Heavens creatures.
Beware young lady how you treat
young men who work for a living.
for you may be one day menial to
them yourself.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-02-11
Maine. saws the Cleveland Leade

Maine, says the Cleveland Leader,
on the nomination of the nation,
sends to the Senate Hon. Hannibal
Hamlin. The return to public life
Of this distinguished gentleman and
pure patriot is significant and Ora
matte. As Andrew johnson retires
Hamlin comes back The contrast
is startling and retributive. Han
nibal Hamlin went out Of public
service in 1865, when Andrew
johnson came in-Andrew johnson
in 1869 retires, expelled by the peo-
pie, and Hamlin is called back.
Few of the kaleidoscope changes
of our political history have been
more pointed or convey so potent a
lesson. Against the better sense of
the nation, and out of a false al
though perhaps creditable desire to
propitiate the South, Mr.. Hamlin
was left off the Presidential ticket
when Lincoln was renominated.
Now, as an act of justice, and i'm
PEELED by a generous instinct to
acknowledge in the mostpublic way
their error, the whole country Gle
mands of Maine the compliment of
her vacant Senatorial seat for their
good and faithful servant. No
Senator has ever been returned
under more gratifying circumstan-
ces.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-02-11

1 wish that some Christian fam
lilies would club together this wir-
ter, regardless of church lines and
denomination fences, and carry
through series of select assemblies
at which the cost will be small, the
hours seas enable, the fare plain, the
company select, dance decent, the
foor-masters deacons, the musi-
clans choir members, the managers
clergymen, and the net results health,
happiness, society, unity, intelli
gence, charity, plenty and peace.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-02-11

all around us - We are excited at
some short-lived disappointment
The stream bears US on, and our
joys and our griefs are alike behind
us. We may be shipwrecked, but
we cannot be delayed; whether
rough or smooth the river hastens
on till the roar of the ocean is in
our ears, and the tossing of the
waves is beneath our feet, and the
floods are lifted up around us, and
we take our leave of earth and its
inhabitants, until Of our future voy-
age there is no witness save the In
finite and Eternal-Heber.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-02-11

On recent visit to Catskill, an
artist was standing on the main high
way, back OF the village contempla-
ting a rare sunset. The heavens
seemed flooded with golden and
purple light, and field and mountain
glittered with the reflected glories
of the. sky. Our artist stood mute
with rapture, cheerfully noticing the
changing and intermingling hues.
just then he preceived a person
standing by his side, and turning
to him exclaimed with enthusiasm.
What a magnificent picture you
have here, my dear SIR
whereabouts ? was the indifer-
ent reply of the stranger.
Look all around the mountains
and the heavens, and the setting
sun what picture can surpass such
a view ?
This was spoken with a spice of
veNation and disappointment at the
others want ofsympathy with the
scene.
why yes, I have often thought
that if l.
Our artist then began to feel that
be had done injustice to the unim
aginative gentleman, and turned
toward him, in expectation ofsome
fine sentiment inspired by the pros
pect.
why yes, have often thought
that if [ !. could only raise money
enough to set up cake and beer
stand in this location, it wouldn't
pay bad, because lots of folks travel
along in this neiohhorhond'
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-02-11


This is the way in which
French paper chronicles an acci-
dent: "On Saturday an accident,
which might have been attended with
sad results, took place in this city
{ Paris). A bricklayer, having lost
his balance, fell from the sixth story
of house to the street. Forum
ately, two women, who were chat
ting on the sidewalk, received the
falling man on their heads and
broke his fall The bricklayer was
taken up safe and sound. The by
ISLANDERS shuddered to think that
but for a lucky chance the accident
would have cost him his life. The
two women were instantly killed. -
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-02-11
WREATH THE BOWL.
BY TOM MOORE.

Wreath the bowl
With flowers of soul,
The brightest Wit can find us;
Well take flight
Tow'rd heaven tonight,
And leave dull earth behind us.
Should Love mid
The wreaths be hid,
That Joy, TIL enchanter, brings us,
No danger fear,
While wine is near.
Well drown him if he stinss us;
Then. wreath the bowl
with flowers OF SOUL
Thebrightest Wit can find us:
Well take II flight
Tow rd heaven tonight,
And leave duh earth behind us.
Twas nectar fed
Of old, tits said.
Their Junos, Joves Apollos;
And man NAV brew
His nectar too,
The rich receipts as follows:
Take wine like this,
Let looks of bliss
Around it well be blended,
Then bring Wits beam
To warm the stream,
And there's your nectar, splendid!
So wreath the bowl
With flowers Of soul,
The brightest Wit can find us;
Well take flight
Tow'rd heaven o-night.
And leave dull earth behind US,
Say, why did Time.
His glass sublime,
Fill up with sands unsightly,
When wine. he knew,
Runs brisker through,
And sparkles far more brightly
Oh lend it us,
And, smiling thus,
The glass in two we'll sever,
Make pleasure glide
In double tide,
And fill both ends foreverl
Then wreath the bowl
With flowers of soul.
The brightest Wit can find us;
Wen take a flight
Tow heaven to night,
And leave dull earth behind us.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-02-11


it was dead from suffocation.
Nervous children suffer untold
agonies from fear when put to bed
alone. No tongue car tell the
horrors ola lonely room to such
children. A little, delicate boy,
whom his parents were drilling to
sleep alone, used to scream violently
every night, and his father would
come in and whip him. He mis-
took the pertinacity for obstinacy,
and thought it his duty to conquer
the child's will One night he said
why do you always scream so
when you know you shall
be punished p 80 father, fathern'
said the little fellow, II don't mind
your whipping NE, if you'll only
stay with me- That fathers eyes
were opened from that moment He
saw that a human being cannot be
governed by dead rules, like a plant
or an animal.
No, mother; before you make up
plan of operation for your baby,
COOft Nt 70, tftt oCC UffUC u 10, ILllu uSC
your own common-sense as to what
it needs.
| Look at yourself; look at your
husband; look at your own physical
habits-at his, and ask what is your
child likely to be?
The caution of your friend with
regard to not suffering the child to
sleep bet,ceen the parents, is import
ant, for many reasons. There is
scarcely man that does not use to-
bacco, and if a man uses tobacco,
there is constant emanatlon of it
from his person. Now, however he
may justify the use Of it himself: he
can hardly think that stale tobacco
etfiuvium is a healthy agent to be
carried into the lungs Of a delicate
infant. Children of smoking fathers
often have their brains and nervous
systems entirely impregnated with
the poison of nicotine in the help
less age of infancy. A couple came
to a country place entirely for the
health of their only boy, a feeble in
fant, The child was pale and sickly.
constipated in bowels, and threw uI
his milk constantly. The parents
had but one room, in which they liv-
ed with him, and which was ev
; cry evening blue with tobacco
smoke Every evening that helpless
little creature took into his lungs as
much tobacco as if he had smoked 6
!; cigarette. Still more than this
the mother who was nursing that in
, FAINT did what was equivalent tc
smoking one cigar every evening
: she breathed her husbands smoke
Now, if your baby smokes cigars
you will find, by and by, when he
comes to need brains, that his brain
power will not be found. He viii
be starty, fitful, morbid, full Of ner
: vous kinks and cranks, one of those
wretched human beings who live {
} life like that described by Haw
thorne in his story of-s'Feathertop'
| only capable of existence and eff
cheney while he is smoking, bu
| sinking into dimness and stupidity
when he stops.
Such are some Of the chances o
poor babies! God help the poo
: little things! They never asked tx
| be born, and their parents, if the,
r acM bring them into existence, ow'
them every attention to make tina
t existence a blessing.-Hearth am
Home.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-02-11

An old gentleman was recently
waiting for the cars in the depot of
the Chicago Rock Irland and Pa
cific Railroad, when, looking over
the great building, he exclaimed
''Only think Of it! But little over
80 years ago / was offered 80 acres
of land. on part Of which this depot
is now built, for IL sorel horse and
saddle. and was just blamed fool
enough to keep the sorrel."
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-02-11

The Board of School Examiners of yam
dot county, Ohio, will hold meetings
tor the examination of teachers, in The
town of Upper Sandusky, as follows: On
the LIST and Sd Saturdays of Septemb Der,
October, November March, April, May and
the first Saturdays of all other months.
No certificate will be granted except
ot a regular meeting, nor will any be
granted unless the applicant appears in
rerson and submits to an examination.
Written testimonials of Moral Character
will be required of all applicants and
those who have taught will be required to
present testimonials, showing their success
in teaching, and signed by the Local Direc-
tors of the school in which the applicant
was last engaged.
Examinations to commence at 9 o'clock
A. M, at the School House in said town
Applicants are requested to be punctual, as
none will be admitted into the class aftel
tie examination has commenced.
yBy order of the Board of Examiners.
j. H. MYERS, Clerk.
January ,1S, 69-tf.