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pnarrn Ann POTATOES.

Cf q brother ard sister be eked and
dsett lMts OF daily food, and one o. you say
uA. tneEus bepsrt IN peace De ye warn
and nLeus ~ntwithst@na4ng We give them
not those things +Ates aT1 E1eGful % the
body, what doth ID profit 9"--JGulcS ti, u. Ao.
An cid lady sat IN her old ARA chair,
With wrtpk1ed yisG9 q and dtsheveled hair
And hunger-worn features;
For days and for weeks her only fare,
AS lhus she sat ia her old arm chair,
Had Deem potatoes.
Hat now tnay were gone. 81 bad or good
vet one was ietf Tor the Old ledy's food,
And W. signed and said. what shah
where shall send. ana 10 whom shall
For more potatoes
Aud she thought o. the deacon over the
Tha deacon SO ready 70 worship aud pray,
" hose eelsa vas tult oG poJatos+
Saa said. Fl VIII send for the deacon to
come
Hen not much MAD 10 give me some
ga snch o store Of potatoes"
Ana the deacon came oves as fast as be
thinking rs 40 the old lady some zood.
B1t never thought once 81 potatoes.
He asked her at once what was her CHIEF
Ana shs, simple SOUL expseltnz grant,
Immediately answered, Potatoes
But the dsac5ns religion didn't lie that
He vas more accustomed to preach ANA
Than 70 give his boarded potatoes.
so NOS hearing, OF course, what tbs cid
ne ross Ia pray with uncovered head.
Hnt she only thought Of potatoes.
He prayed for patience. goodness and
But Sasa ~ prayed. Lara give her
soc aadibiy sighed, {" Give potatoes
And, - the end OF each prayer which ho
Re heard. or thought ne heard IL Its stead
That same request Tor potatoes.
Deacon was troabIed-knsw no. VIVA. to
was very embarrassing to have her act
And about those earnal potatoes.
- snelng Ms prayers. Re started for
srhe door closed behind. he heard deep
20. give 10 the hungry posatoesr
Ina ne groan followed him al she way
Ia ths midst Of the night it haunted hts
20. eve TO the. hungry potatoesr'
20 e2ala Dear = no longer ! 80 arose and
r'r0ln AIS Weil-alIed cellar taking in haste,
a bag o. his bsst potatoes
.Aza1u he went 10 the widows lone hut;
her aAeeuEeS8 eyes Sh6 had not yet Shut
Bat there she sal la her old arm chair.
Win the saEae wan features same wan
air.
And entering In. no poured on the door
a oushel or more from his good store
OF choicest potatoes.
The widow heart lsaped up for joy
Her face was hagEard and pale no more,
Now" said the deacon shall we
yea said the widow. now you
Ana he EneIt hin down on the zanded
door.
where he had poured out his goodjy store,
And such q prayer the deacon prayed
AS never before hBf lips esaaged.
No longer en oar assed, bmE free and full
He poured out tie voice of liberal soul.
And the widow responded q loud amen ~
8nt sid no more OF potatoes
And would you hear this Simple tale.
Pray for the poor, and praying, prevails
Then preface your prayer with aims and
coed desdss
SEARCH on ths poor, their wants and
needs
Pray tor their peace and grace. spiritual
food.
For wisdom and guidancs-aI these are
good
Bat don't forget the potatoes4
Alta California.
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Ia sill policies Of life Insurance.
these. among host of other questioas
occur: Age Of father. Il livingl
age Of mother. if living a mon
in the country who filed up an apple
cation, made bis fathers age, IF
living one hundred and twelve
years, and his mothers one hundred
aud two. The agent was amazed az
this showing, and fanoied that 70 mad
got an excellent subject; buE, feeling
somewhat dubious, remarked that the
man came Of very long. lived family.
20, you see, sir, replied the apple
cant, my parents died many years
ago. but if living, would be as aged
% they are put down. %, sec,
said the agent
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,OSADALIS

ATO PREPARATION HAS
IN ever been introduced to
the American people that has
met with as marked a success
las g THE FLUID EXTRACT
/ OF. RosADALIs." One ounce
of this Fluid Extract is more
powerful in its action upon dis
ease than one pint Of the prep
arations Of Sarsaparilla. AS
Blood Purifier Il las no equal;
/ for Scrofula, KnRanmatory Rheu-
matism, Syphilis in all its forms.
tits a certain cure. Physicians
Endorse it; tits not a quaek nos
tram, as the formula is printed
on every package.
Dr.. Sparks, Of Nicholasvills,
XIV, says: otis the best Blood
i Purifier T have eYer USED"
DR.. Boykin, Of Baltimore,
says "T always prescribe it
for scrofala and Syphilis.
Dr.. 7. C. Pugb, Of Baltimore,
says: " ] cured the worst case
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rFsfsliis~ ~ssss
9rors-g- re .-~
el1fs-@ 49, sfs.
br-e. 1900 ~
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Gay ~ lae steamer Aaiase
ING Pc 1AaN4 1atefal
at Aurora. E5G moan
I.cr7svrr.Tr.- r
or yro-7,o.,s..-. -.
n,
lie @aatneF mas me4eFalea
$500 gL'..,lS a,- ~. i-s s- T. 3s -
a6dat6PM as 8ft6af 5rr
had commenced TO fsil gently
good prospect Tor eontlaea
through tAs EIgh me zee
nlng heavily all Day and Wl4l eaa
90 DO 60 until DC uEns mueh
OF Q Dlg. rain sets ia.
ought 20 be the best posted aEe
opinion that g Val Pc at leaat
OK ten days before the river Bosom
disg0rged So that steamboats, aantaa.
There have been no further
alties az this port either
steamboats, or baTgess but teaEs are
tert@ned that when tie thaW
there VIII be tderahle loss Sd
way Of coal b2rgeE shat are now afe
at Rumpklu-p patch Just above
sOnvliie. The baFges and .a
are af the city wharf and 30 Ete aos
Of the canal are considered aH
danger. 1ne river mas commenced g
rise again. and bad risen tWo snGaa
IN the - hours ending at6PM
terday' This IS the second Eittaaar
rlsa reported some seven OF eIg4s Qs
ago. as the TlYee is goHgcd Wlth see
&c vail likely rise but little more.
NEW OBLEANs.-Tbe Times
Saturday saws:
ma --..tL.- -..-4.-.
Ae ea.lleLl s-4v9 ~ 4eas
was 800 s4ts1S t7l9 eisa q -1a
va i, ito -l..i! nat4. 1sslasa s1a
IA INC yshloas S-leA po-as
per ana l ~ II leV5s MeEe a45
okoE' h14ts ~ 44.t-4s
a ~. 81 s44As1 g ah EL2ns
S Sloeo q1lts - sAeleai ~.
80 PoS9slAt4 ~ el-9
Y 'ao-1l iiA1 ~ 4 $500
s sl4Wlsi &c. - 49,
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This splendid Hair Dye Is the best In the
world. Harmless, reliable, tnstan tsne0us5
does not contain lead nor any vttG5ic pos
son TO produce paralysis or death. Avoid
the Wanted and deiustve preparations
Boosting virtues they do not possess. The
genuine W. A. BatcheIDT-is Hair Dye has
had 30 years untarntshed reputation TO
uphold its integrity as the only Perfect
Hair Dys-Blsck or Brown. sold by all
Druggists. Applied gt 10 Bond street, New
York lfsI0
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sfearn RoiIara.
Notice TO Tax.pavs7,

RTOTICE is hereby given ID iEe taE-uaFs
~ ers Of the city Of Evansville that {
received from the clerk of Ehe Common
Council Of said city, the tax duplicate faE
the year 1870. and thalI am now ready tg
receive taxes contained iu said duuitca LB-
All persons who pay their taxes ln fali
on or before December a8 1880, win IS ems
titled 10 a discount CT I'VE per cent? aEl
those paying after December Esd. 1870. and
on OF before January 1d. 1874 VIII be ems
titled 90 discount o. tAEea per cents and
those paying after January lg- Is7f and su
or before February is, i69l. wan @s ewt sf
to q discount of one 81 nd ha3f pier enut
Interest on orders VIII stop December aH
1870. by Office jig nc City BHiidlnr, corner
Third and Walnut SHEETS which W a
open on Monday muG Wadnasdnw ana E.Eie
day evening expressly for Ghe laBoEIuR
classes rom 8 TO O'Clock E.ar
WILLIAM MAYNARD
decZ4-zW City Collector
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~ For BLACK WORMS ana PIMPLE9
on the facs, use FsgyGfs Conaelfo7zs n7sd Pins-
PIE Remedy. prepared only bv Tr. Us. o,
PMRRx, As Bond Street, New York sold
everywhere. The trade supplied by whole
sale medicine dealers. tnolT dSnn SpE
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GRTrING MlRRTRn-

ESSAYS FOR YOUNG MEN, on sooial
Evils. and the pr0prAsiy or Improperly OF
getting married, with sanitary help for
those who feel untitled for matrimonial
happiness. Sent free, IN sealed envelopes.
Address H0WAED ASSOCIATIONS Box r.
Philadelphia, Pa aeBi2-ddswin
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Recommended by many Of the bsst
Physicians In the Land.

DIT. John AEageniGg. formerly Of the Royal
College Of Surgeons, and surgeon In the
United States Army, during the recent
war, says:
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d 81 HID l. LILA -
BALSAM OF
WILD CHERRY AND TAR
a YALUA BILE REM EDY
-FoR-
SUMPTION, COUGHS,
Colds. Asthmas
BRONCHITIS, WHO0PING COUGH,
and atI other Diseases OF the Lungs,
Bronchial Tubes and Wind Pipe,
And for Pains in the Breast and Side.
We are now receiving almost daily tes-
tim0nials from persons Of the highest re-
spectabihtyr who have been speedily re-
stored BY the use OF this Invaluable pre-
parations when other remsd les had failed
Them in their h9ur of affection.
We claim Tor this preparation no merits
beyond those we are fully entitled TO, by
certificates tatrIy and honorably obtained
from the afflicted themselves aud those
VINO use tt viii fad that its healing and
soothing properties are sruiy wonderful
that IL Is beyond the question OF q doubt,
one OF the most e1ectual rem edteS for Pal
mouary Diseases now before the public.
The ingredients of which this Balsam IS
composed are the best that Is known TO
medical science for the diseases for which
they are recommended, all Of which are
pharmaceuleally combined in their pro-
portions by q practical Pharm aceutfst Of
many years experience. The afflicted
may therefore depend on having In this
Balsam OF Wild Cherry and Tar 3 prepare
tion Of rare medical virtue.
we ASK you to try tt. We append but a
aesdim0mfaEss
VTNCENNEs, Oct Is. 1858.
DR. JEROME b JARDELLA-Dsar Sirs /
have been troubled, more or less for many
winters with 8 severe cough aud never
have been aOlB TO find any relief until
tried your BALsAM or WILD CHERRY AND
TAR. Since that Time / have been entirely
free nom any disease otthe lungs. 1 have
only had occasion TO use two bottles OF
your valuable remedy therefore, since
giving 1t a test, i can recommend lt as be-
/ ing the best pre- operation In the world for
diseases OF the lungs
Irematn, yours, respect tu4l " -
ii. J. JORDAN.
VINCEENEs, March 3, 1859.
MR. Z, b. JAR0E1LA-Strs For long
/ time 4 was afflicted with snort, hacking
! cough, wis palms in my side ana under
/ my shoulder blade. At times was una
I BILE to attend to my business--in short nay
/ Sym ptous resem bied those Of cOnsum p
/ tlons 4 tried most everyth1ng That was
1 lief. Having heard Of the speedy E9lA8I
| others similarly affected obtained by she
I use Of your BATSAAf OF w lid CHERRY AND
4 TAR. Il concluded 20 try Is. TO my aston
1 tshment &c acted more like 8 charm than
/ a medicine; so quick did lt relieve me !
I bottle 1 md myself restored TO sound
/ health and aole to do fqlI days work
/ without any return or my old com plant.
i In hopes that this may induce others
/ alike afflicted 20 take your valuable CoM-
4 PouND OF WILD CHERRY AND TAR hand
1 you this, that you may make such use Of
I 10 as you may see ht.
CAMDEN, MICH. Nov. IL, 1859.
DR.. JARDELLA-Dear SIR 4 " as attacked
| with disease OF be lungs, which feared
/ would terminate Il consumption All the
| different remedies that 1 used failed 70
I give me relief. TIL at last i called on you
e14 pro- " - 49, Na9t45-3A5 ~ u
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The new and elegant steamer
IL
ARKANSAS BELLE,

- II q - ~ - ~ - - = IL IL IL !
g. r. GRA1rBrER. MASTER
n. 8. PEDNEsGrop, Clerk,
VIII leave Evansville every TUESDAY
and FRIDAY. at4Pm.
VIII leave Cairo every WEDN ESDAY
and SATURDAY at Pm.
The above new magnificent side wheel
low pressure steamers having been con-
structed expressly for this trade, Will run
regularly during the season. carrying the
u. 8 Mall and Adams Express. uaEfne
close and positive connections at Cairo
with the b. q 81. IL. Packet Co. steamers
for st. Louis, Mem hts, W4okBhurg. and all
way points, and with the st. Louis st New
Orleans Packet Co. steamers for New Or
leGnss giving through tickets and Bills
44adlng 70 st. Louis Memphis, WieEsburg
and New Orleans, Also through tickets
and bills ladtng given TO al points upon
the PaduGa1 g. Gulf, Illinois Central, Mo-
bile & Ohio and Mississippi Central RaIl-
roads, and Cum heTIand and Tennessee
Eskgers Close connections made at Ev-
ansVtiIe with bhe f.. q q Railroad Tor GIL
points North and East, and with the Morn
Ing Star and TaEascou for Louisville and
the Upper Ohio. Special inducem enta Of
fered 10 stock shippers
This company being the ~. s.. Mail con p
tractors, and running ene only IoW~prsss-
IRE packets upon the Ohio River, and
being com handed by careful. eXperieno ad
ana responsible officers, can safely guar
antee greater punctuaittv and safety Gnau
offered BY any other line. General Odfae,
No, 20 Main Street Evansville, Ind
PLY. D. VETS. Agent
nOvl2 Office with Baird a Sta 70.
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Notice TO Steamb0atmaH and
Owners.
RIB BAKER ~. HE EwMEsm@ hHa
~ recently patented an improvement
% re introduced into
Steam Boilers
TO protect them nom Burning oE
gfugs Its construction iB giM pile aua easily
adjusted, "A phutoE ap1 QI the 4u9auf lou
can be seen &C II HORN BROOK IS ~
Surveyor OF Customs. water Sis nE M
BROWN a 90 'S BoaG Store Watal gaai
i viii give % any one 8beambgaL 1H aaaH
District the Right e. use lba
Sediment Awsead0Hs
or SCALE EE0HELE1H free or CHARGE aF
notifying me of1n0sa wanting 20 usa f1a
Improvement also 81 description of a4H
machine, and how 80 Is applied.
Address Box E083s Evansville, Inds
81. w. REG EDEU4.
EVANSVILLE Dec. 2. 1870 da15
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The Gazeite saws

Pilot George Barber, Of the Indi-
ana. was robbed at New Orleans on
the 22d Of a gold watch and sI4,
while asleep In bis state room, but the
thief, named w. Thompson, was over
hauled on the wharf, and conducted
to the station house, where the pro-
perty was found On his person.
Pilot Geo. w. Kukill and clerk
Chef. Bradley arrived here yesterday
afternoon, from the steamer America,
which is laid up q half a mile above
Aurora. Only a few hours after the
America left here. the ice took abao-
lutte command of her.
The Times Of Wednesday evening
says:
Snow has fallen 81 intervals since
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EvANsYILLE. INpIANA.

Nv AINls ' I1lAlEss INU1ANA a
take pleasure In recommending DR..
Fl. w. GRoasasa IN EEG0R ATKN6 cox
DIAL as a remedy 81 superior exeeEeuee.
Ia dsblIifatea conattIcna Of the system, il
has proved. Ia nag hands the best combi-
nation ct Touios an stimuianta that Z
am Awareuf.
1yIs JOHN MAeENIss, M j.
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PLATE IRON WORK
or every description.
UoTnars Frat and Pine and Second
and Kim Streets,
AEAwEMUsE. INDIANA

AN4 &AaAAasa #AEAE4&4a
Important EOeEce.
me usual amount Of steam used to do
aiii = non "a Is 70 i55 pounds pressure per
square inch. / have reduced this amount
and requtre only from g 70 81 pounds Per
SQUARE inch, e. which steam Is not con-
s3darsd In the least dangerous, and IL, az
tbs sans time, more economical IN the
saving OF fuel 90.
MARION, KY, September 5, 1870.
ALr. @. Kra6z, Evansville 1nd.s
sz-We take great pleasure II giving
our testimony To the exceilence OF your
Portable
Steam Circular Saw MiIL
Tie one We purchased Of you on the I'D
August last has given entire satisfaction.
We are satisfied that with proper hands 1t
will saw fifteen hundred feet Of poplar per
hour. On the whole, we think You have
great reason TO congratulate yourself upon
having constructed q most excellent MIL,
which viii doubtless supsreeis those con-
atrucsed gpon other prInca pies The Swiss
gentleman, ME. John w alt whom you
sent to put the mill mp and start 1t for us,
seems to be an excellent zaachintst. Our
friends who witnessed him working say
hs IS the best sawyer that they have ever
seen. You could not hsve sent better
1nnentnJgs aud sawyer or one that would
have given more sallsIaellon. We started
% saw with g III. Of steam TO saw oar first
log. Your ELL Is Just what y0u recon-
mend &c 20 he
ssps-sm ELDER BROS.
GRANDYIEW. IND OCE. 8, 1870.
Mr.. G. Kratz, Evansville. Ind:
sIB-EnoIossd please ind S400, the ball
ance due on the Portable Steam Circular
Saw MIIl. This nRtA was purchased from
you two months since, and as have now
EhOEough1y tested It, TO meet my agrees
ment with you 70 speak my mind In re-
gard 70 61s same have to say that now
can safely recommend Il 70 all desiring
perfect satisfaction In Saw Mflts and 10
procure what you saId-a complete A1ilI
and Eng1ns.
have run steam Engines for the last
twenty years, and have never handled 8
Boiler and Engine that has SO easily Kept
steam with the only fuet use fgEeen slabs
taken from the log direet}a
We consider the hEtll and It's capacity to
be all that can be desired of q Saw Mil IN
every respect. Any person wishing to
know II these are all positive facts and
true assertions can ind ample demon
EtEat9On Of &c by calling on Us at the In1l1.
Yours, Vs1y truly,
cell W1 gADTCK 8 DAWSON.
Other sizes flE farEa and plantation use
nov Is-sm @. KRATZ.
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snaH - 10 q Ia..I9.I- aInaa
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There we're no arrivals or depart
ures. yesterday. except the A. L. No.
/. with barge loaded with coal, from
Green River.
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a MERCHANT, having sustained a
considerable loss, desired his son not
TO mention it to anybody. The youth
promised silence, but at the same
tine requested to know what advan-
rage could attend it. IF you divulgs
this loss, said the father, I'VE shall
have two evils to support instead Of
ona--our own grief and the joy of our
neighbors.
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Va a az aAN4sAAs - Al AAA& 8aAgH
The report of the Board Of Engin-
GERS on the Newport and Cincinnati
Bridge and on the general subject Of
the Ohio River navigation, is printed
elsewhere. The friends of the river
commerce should follow this report
up with renewed exertions. They
now have something to build on
Armed with this document and sta
tistics showing the extent and rela
soaa 81 the commerce of the Ohio
8iTaE, tbag can 20 before Congress
confident shat, uniess chat body IS
bound body sna soul To the adverse
inlera they Hill suoeea0. not only
tor the present, but tor ali tine to
come. Heretofore they have trusted
80 mach 30 mere reports. as though
the wcEE Was done when they
we're nade--a mistake that should
not be repeated Aot only is the
present report everything that could
30 desired. bus 8 strong public se1ll-
nest exists I'D favor of making tae
campaign before Congress q eharae
ler consistent with tle magnitude 1T
fha interest &c stake.
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FEDERAL INTERFERENCE

''It may not be amiss further to OBJ
serve, IN the language of another CON-
mentator, ''that every pretext for inter
meddling with the domestic concerns of
any State under pretext of protecting it
against domestic violence, is taken away
by that part of the provision which rem
ders an application from the Legislature
or Executive authority of the State en-
dangered, necessary to be made to the
general government, before the inter
ference can be at all proper. y
Story on the Constitution, Vol. 2,
CHI. XII page 563, sec. 1926, COM
menting on Article ", Sec. + of the
Constitution of the United States, which
is as follows: "The United States shall
guarantee to every State in this Union a
republican form of government, and shall
protect each of them against invasion, and
on application of the Legislature, or the
Executive, (when the Legislature cannot
be conyened) against domestic violence. >
Tennessee is a State in this Union. u
Neither the Legislature nor the Executive
of Tennessee have called upon the United
states-the Legislature being in session
to protect this State against domestic
violence No domestic violence y
exists. If it did, the General Govern
ment could not interfere unless called on
by the Legislature, or By the Governor
when the Legislature is not in session.
The men claiming to represent Ten
Dessce IN Congress, with two exceptions,
ask Congress to interfere in the domestic
affairs of this State. These members
have no power or right in the premises,
nor can Congress interfere without viola
ting the Constitution they solemniy swore
to support unless asked to do SO by the
Legislature or Executive of the State.
So much for the right. The question
of power is with the stronger. VIII they
exercise it! We believe not.
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TBE TENNEssEE CoNyENrION.

The Louisville Costrier-Journol has in
its issue of the 18th lengthy article on
our Constitutional Convention. In its
mention of the members of the Conven-
ton there are some inaccuracies of omis-
sion and commission which were perhaps
unavoidable. In the article referred to,
the Hon. Humphrey R. Bate, of Upton,
who has been frequently member of our
Legislature, and for many years leading
though retiring politician, is evidently
COMPOUNDED with Gen. Bate, of this city.
Hon. A. o. P. Nicholson, Neill S. Brown,
and George w. Jones are mentioned
as ''the trio of most conspicuous histori-
cal figures who appear to current obser-
vation." This is doubtless true, and yet
there stands with these the venerable Col.
Boiling Gordon from Hickman, who has
been again and again member of our
State Legislature, and is the only member
of the present Convention who was a
member of the Convention of 1884,
which framed our present Constitution.
He was Senator in the first General As
sembly held under the Constitution of
1884. The Hon. Hugh L. W. HILL the
member from Warren, has for more than
thirty years been leading man in his dis
trict, in public and private affairs. He
was member of the Legislature as far
back as 1887, and member of Congress
in 1847.