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READY GLAZED SASH.
FOR SALE.

T OFFER for sale my place, on the bluffs, about
! II miles from tue centre Of Rock Island, =
little beyond the Black Hawk Nursery. There
is q acres Of good ground, covered with fruit Of
al kinds good brick house, and all the conVe-
nienceI Of comfortable home. For further in
formation inqsire Of the undersigned, at the Coal
Valley Flour Store, on the levse, IN Rock Island.
oct3SdWtf. CHARLES SCHAFFRR.
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SIZE a Nj r
AND
LAND ENGINES
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Flour. Sugar and Saw Mil Machinery, House
Castings and Iron Railing, Lard Kettles, Bells
and Brass Castings. Boring apparatus forged
and hnished for boring Aftesian Wells of any
kiud. made of the best mateTisl--made to order
Farmers who will be in want of Cane Mills
this year would do we'll to give their orders soon,
In order to have their mill in proper time.
I have large mill patterns, that can be only
made to or1er.
Any one in want of heavy castings for any
purpose would do well TO give me call, before
going to q distance--to get what can be made ut
home lust as we'll, and with much less expense.
Repairing done on short notice.
wM, n. THOMPSON.
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Superior quality Of white and yellow kiln dried
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| l5ysssss4gE Consumption IN a. certainly cured
| kT9 A VI as Intermittent Fever, and as certain
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LIEFIG--IIE1A LTII--S THEh \ GI'H.
IIFE--HEALTH--STREEGTH
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-05-06
Unnecessary Airs.

A fuss has been made in the Ohio
Legislature because the balls of legis-
lation are not ventilated, and members
have a way of breaking down in health,
and deaths are rather too frequent
among them. Therefore the subject
was referred to a committee to devise
means to ventilate.
This seems a useless expense. We
get along in the public halls and thea
ters in this city without any ventilation
at all, although they are much more
crowded than the legislative chambers
Let any one go to Woods or the Ma
tional Theater, or to either of the con-
cert balls, on any night, and be will
find that audiences of 8 thousand peo-
pie sit through performance of two
hours and half, with perhaps hun
dred gas lights, without any opening
for air. They breathe their own ex-
halations over and over, and never ask
the manager for fresh air; and no
theater or concert manager in this city
thinks it necessary to give his audiences
this element of existence.
1t is the same in the churches. If
there is any church in this city where
fresh air is considered necessary to
health or comfort or religion, we have
yet to hear of it. Our citizens have
disproved the ancient ignorant notion
that fresh air is needed to breathe.
They have wholly overcome the absurd
prejudice agalnstbreathing over the air
which mas been inhaled by others. They
seem to find it more agreeable from the
impregnations it receives in this re-
peated process, and from the bodily
exhalations of all sorts OF people. And
if we can get along without air, why
should the State be put to expense to
ventilate the General Assemblyf 1t is
a proof of the superiority of man that
he can live without that element which
all other animals must have or die.
The General Assembly can get used to
it. Let them come here and sit through
a performance in one of our theaters,
and then the air of the State House
will seem like zephyrs from Araby the
Blest.-Cincinnati Gazette.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-05-06
From the Portsmouth Republican.
Hewitt the Hermit, Once More.

The following communication is taken
from the Portsmouth Republican:
EDIroR REPUBLICAN, Over the sig
nature of Seldom S. Cooke, l see an
article in your columns of the 18th,
giving some sketches of the history of
Mr.. Hewitt, In the language of Mr.
Cook, ''my only aim being to rescue
truth from the error of fiction" and put
upon record plain simple facts in rela-
ton to the History of "Bill Hewitt SO
far as they have come to my own
knowledge (haying become familiarity
acquainted with Mr.. William Hewitt,
over sixty years ago) I submit for pub
licatioh the following facts, within my
own knowledge: e.ta
During the year 1908, Henry Shee-
", my step-father, was deputy sheriff
and iailor, for the county of SCioto,
when William Hewitt, and William
Peterson, were committed to Jail, for
stealing hogs, They were brought
from somewhere on the head waters of
Little Scioto River, nowincluded in the
bounds Of Jackson county. While they
remained in Jail, awaiting the sitting OF
the Court, for their trial, community,
as we'll as my step. father, were satisfied
that Mr.. Hewitt was innocent Of the
charge alleged against him, and having
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-05-06

full confidence in the integrity of Mr.
Hewitt, he was not confined in the jail
proper, but was permitted to occupy q
bed in what was called the debtor
room, and also to take his gun and 90
in pursuit of wild game, Of which be
kept us well supplied while he remained.
1t was no trouble for Bill Hewitt to
kill deer and turkeys.
The first pair moccasins become the
owner of was made by him, for which
| felt very thankful, and wore them
with as much if not more pride and
satisfaction than lads of the same age
of the, present day do the finest of fancy
boots. They were made each of a sin
gle piece of dressed buckskin with a
single throng skillfuIly run round and
drawn up so as to leave an opening in
which to place the foot. When the
court sat for the trial Of Hewitt and
Peterson, Hewitt was honorably ac-
quilted, there being no Indictment
found against him Not so with Pc
tersoni he was convicted, and SEN
fenced to receive seventeen stripes on
the bare back, which sentence / saw
executed. -.
From that time, until some time dur.
ing the year 1897, have no recOllec-
tion Of learning or knowing of the
whereabouts of Mr. Hewitt-when
learned that he had secluded himself in
his lonely cave in Ross county, Ohio,
to satisfy myself that it was the same
William Hewitt that was committed to
jail, where l formed my first acquaint-
ance with him, / visited his cave the
third time before / found him in his
solitary home which was in the year
1899 or 1880. Mr.. Levi G. Barker, then
and still a resident of Portsmouth was
with me on that visit When we first
made him aware of our presence, he
appeared surly and nervous, unwilling
to engage in conversation until / made
myself known to him as the boy for
whom he had made the moccasins while
he was in Jail, then his countenance
frightened, and he talked freely and
appeared very glad to see me and re-
new our acquaintance, after SO long a
time until l asked him, 'what induced
him to thus seclude himself from So
ciety and live SO lonely At this his
countenance changed, his chest heaved
and with emotion and emphasis replied,
The world has treated me badly, my
brother wronged mei he cheated me
out of my share of my fathers estate.
with this our interview closed. There
appears to be mistake as to dates, be-
tween the time 1887, when Mr.. Brown
lee informed Mr.. Hewitt of his fathers
death, and Mr.. Hewitt's declaration to
me and Mr.. Barker in 1929 or 1880
that his brother had cheated him out
OF his share of his fathers estate. |
have read the foregoing statement of
the interview with Mr.. Hewitt to Mr..
Barker and we both agreed as to the
time and conversation had with him.
MOSES GREGORY.
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If you havn't business, advertise; If
you have business, advertise People
go to places that are advertised, and
they go by those that are not. A place
that advertises is known to the world;
that which does not is only known to
the few that may pass it, and pretty
much everybody does the latter.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-05-06

The earliest mention of a banking
transaction was when Pharaoh received
a check on the bank Of the Red Sea,
which was crossed by Moses and Aaron,
There was A-rnn on Pharaoh's bank.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-05-06

The New York Evening Post gives
the following editorial notice; "Public
notice is hereby given that we shall
hereafter publish no more commuica-
tions offering plans for the easy, cheap
and speedy resumption of specie pay
ments." 30 tE tal
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-05-06

In invalid disturbed all the inmates Of
his boarding-house by initiating dog
When asked why he did so, he said he
had been so ordered by his physician
to take port wine and bark,
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-05-06

An Omaha paper says the following
verdict, rendered by one of its juriesy
was considered significant by the pris.
oner "Not guilty; but il the prisoner
is smart he will leave the territory be-
fore night" He left. "
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-05-06

A new way Of Dispensing mob has
been discovered, which is said to su-
.persede the necessity of military
fOrce-it isfto pass round a contribu-
tion box. .a9 9
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The Sun learns that the Tribune AS
sociation has insured the life of Mr.
Greeley for the handsome sum of $780,
600, the insurance companies taking
out the premium in advertising. A
shrewd and wise business calculation Of
MIR, Greeley's value to the paper.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-05-06

II is a curious fact, that although the
rain keeps thousands away from church
on Sunday, it does not deter single
man from attending to his business on
week days
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-05-06

.sMassa, said Jumbo, "one of your
oxen is dead; toder too. 'Fraid to
tell you Of bofe at once, for fear you
couldn't bore it.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-05-06

A contemporary defines the Ground
dance" or the waltz, as "hugging set
TO music" The definition is new, if
the idea is not.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-05-06

An ardent antiquary wants to know
where you can find any modern build
ings which have lasted as long IS tho
ancient ones
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THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY.
Could we but know

Could we butknoW
The land that ends our dark, uncertain travel,
Where lies those happier hills and meadows
low
All If beyond the spirits inmost cavil
Aught Of that country could we surely know,
Who would gol
Might we but hear
The hovering angels high imagined chorus,
Or catch betimes, W It'll wakeful eyes and clear.
One radiant vista OF the realm before us
With one wrapt moment given to see and hear,
M Ah who would fearf 90
Were we quite sure
To find the peerless friend who left us lonely,
Or there, by some celestial stream as pure,
To gnke In eyes that here were lovelit only
This weary mortal coil, were we quite sure,
Who would endure2
Round Table.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1869-07-14
Kerosene Accident.

The Wilmington (Del.) Ce,imer.
cial records the following distress.
ing accident, which occurred In
that city on "Wednesday night: i.
A young lady named Laura
Carswell, a teacher in one Of Our
public schools, was !; retiring nj
aboat halfpa.t ten o'clock, and
was all ready to get into bed, when
she tur,ed to coal oil lamp, it is
supposed, and attempted to extin.
guish the light by blowing down
the chimney. The flames were thus
blown down into the oil and the
lamp exploded, throwing the blaz.
ing oil all over Miss Carsweil's
nigbt-dress and the Clothing she
had just taken off lying near. En-
yeloped in flames, She ran scresm.
ing into the entry communicating
with her room, where her father
immediately afterwards found her.
lie made every effort to extin-
gdish the flames, and brother of
the young lady tore up piece of
step carpet and threw it over her
Lead: This saved her head from
burning, but her whole person,
from her neck down, was horribly
burned before the flames could be
extinguished. BY this time Miss
Carswell's room was Oh fire. and
it required the efforts of tile fami
ly to Bave the house from destruc.
ton. Mr.! Carsweli in his at.
tempt to save his datghter, had
his hands badly burned, all the
finger nails being burned off one
hand, and the other being 80 much
injured that it will be a long time
before he again uses il, if Indeed he
ever can. Medical aid was i'm
mediately summoned to dress the
wounds and alleviate thesufferings
of the poor girl, but the physicians
pronounced her case d hopeless
one front the first. She fingered
until about 3 next morning, when
death put an end to her sufferings.
Her body and hands were most
severely burned, and her person,
except her head and feet, was one
mass of scorched flesh. She was q
young lady but eighteen or nine
teen years of age, in the full bloom
OF womanhood, attractive in per-
sonal appearance as we'll as char
acter, and leaves a large circle of
friends to mourn her sad and sud
den death.