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s e se esS @ g IN stTanro eso
behavior, brant1iehing pistol and tl1rentonlf's
to kill both himAolf and liu vito. Finally ho be-
cano very much Intoxicated, md IN tlla co''dl-
ton went to tho room Of II friond-hlo1at'tlcr
CassolN-n lilo Washington I1ounc, In wlloao
company llo passed tho night:
10 Afr. Caasoii no ahowoA his wlfoa noto, an
also nnnther he Ind roc7lynd from tho Alcbsrn.
Rogers, Btating thnt nuit for divorce had boon
brought aRailst him.
Oasaelti nt oncu volunteered to 60 and eco
Mrs. Denniaon, and try and got llor to relent,
11o dig go IL tho morning, but tho lady wGn in.
Donn!hon an ho was coming. out Of tho ho,sno:
Don1aon asked tho result Of tho visit. aid
whom told, drew two lottors from hta pockot-
ono aldroBsol to hin fnther and tho other to iiB
wife---and handed tllem to CaBsolll, with ro-
guest TINT thoy bo dolivorod 1lo then atcppet
sS4 TSr a5ss AZ pHtS and placing Il TO hs
through tho skull in a direct line, pasRIng out
on tho loft aldo Of tho tonplo. IN n fow mo
mont8 tho wounded man wag plosod up and toll
dorly cared for. Tloro was still lfo, but the
fatal bullet had done ita work vol. 1Io sank
rapidly aud iu an hour nfterward diod
severe, stating that tho writor Was going to kill
hinaclf, and Tint his deadly determination waa
ut loast hnlf duo to his fathors brutal,ty. EThie
roforrnd to Gov. Donnaon'B coldnoBB utter Lis
Bon's marriage, to which ha WAS violently OPP
poHod,] Tho lotter to ILLS wife waH couchod in
tho most tondor and nfrootlonate language. Ho
eaid that hc lovoa her ovon now as fondly ns
that the torrble dcod which llo waa about to por-
potrats WAS prompted by q dosiro to spare tho
fsoltngs OF their daughter, md lilo diBgaco
which would onRuo from divorce suit.
, 1873-04-28

wuhIsueYer. no 1uafs In s.... -asru,uis,ou, -.-<,
incroasos his poroontagca thoroupon as ho dis
novor touched; You can hronl Into his vault, but
hot into hfs affcctonn. ThRnkH bo unto Allah,
he nlways Inns mastor mud tyrant Of his own,
THE METROPOLITAN nANKEn ABOVE 1tfsf.
Whom tho potly banltor'a cotorio llas run THO
tho people aro arounod or tho profits drop away,
the metropolitan banker gotB lien on 1t. 1fo
fgnros for tho grcat railway magnato, and al
why's haa Him nonrly within his power together
road, because 1t 1ios along or ACROSS aomo ''oon-
prohens!vo sohomo Of soli}ahuoss thoy hnvc ro-
yolycd together. a little moro corrupting OF tho
Legislature, and cl,astieing Of tho noighborhool,
and running into dol,t IN foreign narlsots. and
Th99ang tho so '941 Saoa lin daf, a " @ S
prohonsiyo Rchomo, tlfa leg Of tho spiaor, Is ani-
mato and complete.
=. Aud now. what is tho uao Of telllng about
State rights, local rights, or representative sya-
:" COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM"
la thundoring past tho door? Tho aacrlecc Of
tho yllngo 1lnu become tho proy Of tho corlno-
rant tho road Is tho nutoerat'a Every man
who helped build It fcols that It owes him aone-
thtnE' aud attaches himself 70 It az creeping
looks. all invitation to DO made 1T, prostitute.
Tho proprietor of FREQ paaa over 1t wears his
creed IN that concession. Tho Legislator from
tho village ts Its first coriurtor, md ho hus
"tr,lBtod."
What loyalty to tho invisible, distant, scarce
recognizable Government Of the country is like
That aoarchlng police systotn Of tho coinproilcn-
atyo railway2 Tho frat is tradition, backed by
D militia as vague as the tradition. It coil riso
to repol tho genoral rohollion which threatens
all, but tho raronl still fattens on tho sacrifices
Of loyalty. Tho railroad survives loyalty aud
taAea It nnr11o,
TIE RAILROAD IL LOYALTY,
and loyalty is tho railroads. The llaro-Aplrit Of
tho var Ia tho conquest Of tits Aapasia It rules.
Il rulos by assuming the name Of tho Republic,
t can rule in America like Fremont, but iu
Franco 1t ia in jail with Gauldroo-Doilloan!
GATH.
, 1873-04-28

Professor 4, II. Thuraton, of tho Stevens In
st!tute Of Toohnology, communicates to tho
Of m apparatus devised by him for determining
tho torsiona resistance Of matoria!B, aud also tho
roHnlts obtained by submitting specimens Of dIf-
feront wools 10 experiments. BY suitable
,nittod through tho toat-picce, and movog a pen
ell w1lloh traccs upon paper a curve, tho ordlu-
ates Of Which arc proportional to the torslonal
momont whlo It's nbsolssuB represents tho
amount Of torstou TO whic', the specimen has
baon oubjeotod,. thu4 indicating tho relative
atifness strength, aud reslliouco Of tho mntorlal
experimental upon, very perfectly. The tost-
pieces wore seven: :cighthB Of m inch in tllick-
made from tho following woods whito pine, 3.
yellow pine. (sap wood s. yellow pino (heart
Wooa,) black spruce, ash, black walnut, red
nfeasr, span1bh l. n't:h1Jaqy n white oak hickory,
from the rcauH. ag III follows:
White vino yiei4~ uulte RAPIDLY as the toraonal
, 1873-04-28
PIATT COUNTY FARMERS CONVENTION.

II tho Editor ~ Tho Chicago Tribune;
Sin: Tho delegates Of tho various Farmors'
Clubs Of this county met to form County Club
on Tuosday, tho 18th inst, at the county scat,
Montocollo. This is q town Of 1000 inhabitants,
on tho south bank OF tho sangamon RIvor. II
has lntely boen connected with tho outside world
by branch road from Champaign, and ono from
Bonent, on the Toledo d Wabaah Railroad.
Tho de1egatos mot in the Court -Houao, elected
q temporary Chairman and Secretary, and ap-
pointed Committee on Constitution md Per-
manont Organization. Tho Constitution adopted
declares tho objects Of the Club to bo: Opposi-
ton to all monopoios, all unjust Systems Of
taxation, and all e1torttons Of middlomcn; md
mutual Corporation md assistance.
After tho adoption OF tho Constitution, tho
following resolutions were offered by ono Of tho
delegatca, and unanimously adopted:
tsolgfd 99st Inc Creeping smbon Of railroad
facturors to az their tariffs aud secure aecal tegis-
on for their benefit and our robbery tho faithless
audaoity, vote themselves tho money tho Treasury
undor Tho nea Of eack Rsy tho general extrayagance
and corruption q III public msn,-mako It necessity
2. That This Government was erected BY tho people,
a tho people therein and not, many auproae, for
the benent Of ofceholders, privileged classcs, anu
irresponsible aud laHless corporations.
projucos etnl hereafter dcrnana thas oiicers ehaI
10 our seruants md not our matters; and to this end
United States, that ali oticnre Bhal bo elected by
direct voe Of, the people.
to by toao Interested We Rhal in tho future attend
to ot,r political buscss aud not trust to professional
onlce1seeheTa re s ere and politicians
ternel commerce Of tho country to railroad corpora-
t,ons with powor to make their own tartGs freight
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-06-17
4 lesson.

The subject of borrowing and lending
came up in the course OF conversation
with a subscriber living near Ithaca.
when he suddenly recollecled q funny
rcminiscence Of that character which
had happened in his own neighborhood.
He said he had neighbor whose family
re great borrowers, hut not so distln-
{ shed rs paymasters-they were al
ways borrowing. but seldom if ever lie.
ming the exact amount borrowed. An
OIL Quaker lady, another neighbor, who
hi endured these invasious for long
tine, patiently, hit upon very phlIo-
s. hical mode OF eventually putting
st4o to tho nuisance. Keeping her own
counsel, the next time her good man
went to town, he had separate and eX-
press order to purchase 4 pound OF the
bast tea, and and also canister to put
i, in: as he knew she already had plenty
o tea, and also q canister. he was puz-
lied to determine what the old lady
wanted of more tea and q canister; but
his questioning and reasonings elected
nothing more than q repetition of the
oIder,-
Jim, did not tell thee to get ME
pound Of the best tea and new canister
Now go along and do as bid thee"
And go along he did, and when he
came hame at night the ten and new
capister were his companions. The old
lady took them from him with an amused
expression on her usually placid features,
and depositing the tea in the canister,
set it on the shelf for special use. 1t
Lad not long to wait, for the borrowing
neighbor had frequent use for the aroma
tic herb. The good old lady loaned
generously. emptying back in the canIs'
ter any remittance OF borrowed teas
which the neighbor's conscience inclined
her to make.
Time went OIL, and after something
less than the hundredth time of borrow
ing, the neighbor again appeared TOR
just another drawing OF tea." when the
Oft visited tea canister was brought out,
and found to be empty, and the good old
lady and obliging neighbor was just one
pound of tea poorer than when she
bought the new canister, which now only
remained 10 tell the story. Then she
said,-
Thou seest that empty canister. L
flied it for thee with pound OF my best
tea, and have lent it all 10 thee in drb-
lets, and put into it all thou hast sent
me in return, and none but thyself hath
taken theIelrom or added unto it. and
now thou seest it empty; therefore will
say to thee, thou hast borrowed tbyself
cut, and can lend thee no more"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-06-17
Qoetrg
PreSentjmsnt of III.


IL comes 10 all unaware
Nor froward or behind;
But upwMd-up the spirit stair,
We feel the phantom wind.
We ask not why or whence;
We hear no voice nor tread;
Only the quivering Inward sense
Thrills to the nameless dread.
We tell TO none our grief;
To natures breast we 90
For still we teel the sweet belief
That she must guess our woe.
But skies may laugh in gold,
And earth be deeply green,
And still the shadow, gray and cold.
May darkly doai between.
We shrink at each faint sound,
As the vague fern draws near
The light leaf rus;linS to the ground
Nay wake perchance eur fear.
And vet our hearts are brave
Our hands are strong and true,
To make the foe OF good grave
The foe that We can view.
But this mysterious thing
IL comes with vieWless feet
And haunts us where the sweet birls sing.
And in the crowded street..
Il comes With morn's fresh light
With twilight's tender CLEANS;
An. could i: but forget the night
Forget the land OF dreams.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-06-17
NUMBER %.

broad. 1t will be all right. You needn't
worry about that
"'Well, Mr.. Smith, you need not send
these shoes to me; l will come Tor them.
The width of my feet in three inches and
seven. eighths. Very well; when come
for these shoes, shall measure the width
of The soles if they are one'eighth
of an inch less than three inches and sew
en- eighths. will not touch them
That struggle is over. Mr.. Smith
will. for the first time in his lie, keep his
broad.sole promise"
BEAUTY OF BROAD soLEs.
Besides the advantages have named,
broad soles are much handsomer than
narrow ones. They make the foot small
er. If one puts his foot into shoe too
short, and too narrow, and the toes and
sides Of the foot press out all round over
tie sole, it makes the foot look too big
but if the sole be large enough to let the
foot rest in its natural relation it looks
much smaller.
Another advantage may be mentioned
70 the benefit of those who study
economy. Such shoes will not only keep
in .hape, but they will last two or three
Ii cs as long as these soles. The uppers,
no being stretched as they are with
na-row Soles, will if of good stock ale
most never wear out, while the soles will
remain square and even.
have spoken Of the advantage oil \
greatly improved circulation, which
would result from the Introduction of the
wide solcs. may add that the change
which would at once appear in the man
ncr of walking, would strike every be-
holder.
THICKNESS OF TIE soLEs.
The soles of girls boots and shoes
should be thick. Tuey are not always to
remain upon carpets, but they must 60
oc doors and walk on the ground
Te,plo seem somehow, to suppose that
gus do not really step on the ground,
but that, in some sort OF spiritual way,
taey pass along just above the damp uu-
clean earth. But, rs q matter of fact,
girls do step on the ground Just ike boys.
| Lave frequently walked behind them to
test this point, and have noticed that
when the ground is soft. they make tracks
aud thus demonstrate the existence OF m
actual. material body. Now, while this
is the case and while it is indispensable
to their health that they must 90 much in
The open air, they must have thick solcs.
Let these be made OF the hardest and
most impervious leather.
OF WHAT SHALL THE UPPERs or GIRLS
BOOTS BE COMPOSED?
During the cold and damp months they
should be made of thick, solid leather.
No matter about the name; some calf.
skin is very thin, while morocco is often
thick. During the warm season they
may wear for uppers prunolla, or other
cloth
I. need hardly be said that they should
Lo broad, long aud low.-Cur Girls.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-06-17

knowned twas Miss Niddlins' work. But
after we'd lived together so long. she
might have let us be till God divorced
US
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dbt 0rfur0 Democrat,
Published Every Tuesday Morning, by
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IL. WALTON,
w. c. HeARDLE,
PHOTOGRAPH ARTIST.
80. PARIS, MAINE

SoP!nS and Enarging done 20 order All the
new styles Re mbrunt. Medaliions Berlins Pr.
SSiSlh, tel, Ne1<o Tint Gard, aud RetOuCh Card bv
"a utNu % lev psoeess, We gel rid OF Moles, Freckes
60 @ - -ii Perlectiens OF the skin Call and see
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Subscribers caa tell, by examining the coloIed
sip attached 20 their papers. the amount due. aud
JsSss wishing TO avail themseive- of the advanced
payments, can send % us by mail, or hand 60 the
ns&rest agent. "Sept. - on the slip, means
phe paper is paid for 20 that daie. When money
1. sent, care should b. taken % examine the slip,
aGd II ths money IL uOtci edited w thin two weeks
- sheuld be sppriscd ot it
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-05-31
List of Patents.

The following patents were issued from the
U. s. Patent Office to citizens of the State OF
Illinois for the week ending April 90, 1878
Reported tor the FREE TRADER by Alexander
& Mason, solicitors of patents, sos Seventh
street, Washington, ID. G..
Automatic Gate-Lcandcr Tilson, Bush
nell
Carriage Spring Chester +. Hall, Rock.
ford.
Corn Plaater-Leslie Lacy, Bath.
Tuyere-Geo. Harsh, Chicago.
Horse Hay Fork-Thos. Rhodes, Ottawa.
Stereotype Plate Holder-Fred. Scholefell,
Chicago.
Machine for Pulverizing Soil-hugustus c.
Tower, Mendoza.
Washing Northumberland Dexter, Chi
cago.
Eevator-M. Megeen, Chicago.
Pruning Shears-M. G. Malone, Palmyra.
Blackening Brush-F. w. Cassler, Chicago.
Quilting Framc-B. Blackstone, Warren.
Dumping Platform-William W. Human,
Elkhart.
Plow Handle-J. T. Raftney, Eldora.
Cultivator-C Fleede, Aledo.
Card Rack-A. Van Fps, Peoria.
Ear Covering for hats and caps Benjamin
r. Morse, Galesburg.
Implement for Rolling, Guiding and Con
trolling Barrels, BENZ. V. Tamplin, Peoria.
Uemmer, Enoch s. Yentzer, Ottawa.
Wash Board, George Elsey, Sterling.
Corn Harvester, Samuel Patton, Chats
worth.
Table-lcaf Supporter, George Psyzsnt, Chi
cago.
Windmill, Walter Peck, Rockford.
Nutmeg Crater, Albert l.. Plat, Blooming
ton.
Harvester Cutter Charles Pometoy, Mat
toon.
Suspcnder for Fly Guards upon Horses,
Gilman shelton, Normal.
Toy House, Josiah b. Smith, Chicago.
Baby Jumper, Alvaly +. Spooner, Sterling
Slate Washer, William Westlake, Chicago
RHIssuE.-Ruffiing Attachment for Sewing
Machine, Dewitt c. Cary, Chicago.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-05-31

he will put good-sizcd elephant to flight
goring him terribly with those terrible weap
Ons, his horns,
When the beasts came in, the man-catcl
seemed much disconsorted at the sight of tht
uncouth monsters, and he retreated snorting
almost with fear; but as they remained IN th'
corner where they came in, huddled togeller
and never dreaming of an attack, he TOOK
courage, paved the ground, snuiied III thchl
with distcnded nostrils, and came nearer and
nearer step by step.
Still they paid no heed to him, but croWo
ed stunidly ON each other At last the horse,
head almost touched the side Of one of the
butTaloes, he shifted and smelled at the hide
and, at last, seeing that the unwieldy brute
took no notice Whatever of him, he wheeled
round, and dashed up furiously against the
ribs of the mcditating buffalo, who seemed
stunned by so sudden and unlocked for an
attack, and then they all three shook their
heads, but very prudedtly abstained from any
reply. ..-....-...
oThls man-eater deserves his life" said he
'let him escape"
The beast was then adroitly muzzled and
led forth to his stables, victor.
"By my fathers head he is a brave fellow,
he shall have cage to live in, and be taken
care of for his life"
He had an iron cage made for him, twice
as big as many London drawing. rooms, where
he snapped his teeth, and dashed out with
his legs at admiring visitors; "and when |
eft Lucknow" says Mr.. Knighton, "the man
eater was still one of its sights"
The enormous strength in the muscles of a
horses head and neck, shown by the manner
in which the maneater was able to lift hui
man being from the ground with his mouth
and shake him. might show us that his power
ought to be used in our service, not wasted,
and thus help in emancipating the horse from
grievance very commonly inflicted, even by
those who should know better.
The bearing-rein utterly deprives him (and
us) of this advantage in the draught of Il car
rage or cart, 1t puts the beast to great suf
fering, as may be seen by the impatient and
weary tossing of the head of a horse so
braced up, and it takes away from him the
means which nature has given him of moving
a heavy weight, by throwing the centre Of
gravity farther forward, as well as of the free
use of his muscles There is no single adj
vantage connected with its use, but fancy
that it makes the horse look better, which no
one who knows anything of the real action
of the animal would agree to for moment
and nothing but barbarous disregard of his
comfort and feelings, and ignorance of our
own advantage, could have preserved the use
of such an engine for so long.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-05-31
GUILDS SIGNAL.
~ BRET lIARrE,

Two low whistles, quaint and clear
That was the signal the engineer
That was the signal that Guild, It's said
Gave to his wife ut Providence
As through the sleeping town, and hence
Out in the night
On to the light,
Down past the farms, lying white, he sped.
As a husbands greeting, scant no doubt,
Yet to the woman looking out,
Watching and waiting, no scrcnadc,
Love song or midnight roundeay
Said what the whistle seemed to say
ITO my trust true.
So, love, to you,
Working or waiting goodnight it said
tiSisk young bagmcn, tourists fine,
Oyd commuters along the line,
Brakemen and portcrs glanced ahead
Smiled as the signal, sharp, intense,
Pierced through the shadows of Providence;
Nothing amiss,
Nothing!-itis
Only Guild calling his wife" they said,
Summer and winter the old refrain
Pierced through the budding bough's DER head
flew down the track when the red leaves burned
Like living Goals from the engine spnrncd:
Sang as 1t flew:
ITO our trust true,
First oe all Duty--Good-night,' it said.
And when, one night il was heard no more,
from Stonington over Rhode Island shore
And the folk in Providence smiled and said,
As they turned in their beds, " The engineer
Gas once forgotten his midnight cheer
One only knew
TO his trust true,
Guild lay under his engine, dead.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-05-31
JACK OF CLUBS.

Captain Jack, SO grim and dirty,
With his Modocs threc-and- thirty
For the troops Of Uncle Sam
Doesn't seem to carc-particulaEly,
But, with Modocs thirty-three,
Dodges like the Frcnchman's flea,
Shooting little slugs OF lead
An around his lava bed;
Wrapped round his rugged form
Suits Of stolen uniform,
Punctuating all his talk
With the knife and tomahawk,
Begging his pale-facc friends to spare
Momentoes in the shape of hair
Stock to ill his chignon store
When the battles din is DER,
Trump of Indians, Captain Jack,
Right bower" Of the "cut throat" pack;
Though five hundred troops surround him,
He will not be caught-confOund him.
Louisville Courier-JOurnol.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-05-31

. Three old boots, e gaiter and hoopskirt
in front of house Indicate that the family
has moved
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-05-08
LOTTERIES.

The papers all over the State are re
joicing that now the lottery business will
be dried up. The Legislature has gone
and passed law, that any one who en-
cages in any kind of lottery, even to
the gambling away of ring in cake for
the benefit of the church, shall pay fine,
and go to prison. This is all very nice,
provided the law should be enforced. But
will it be enforced? Not in Jackson We
think Public opinion is not up to that
point. Let a swindler come along and
sell envelopes containing cake OF soap
ana a piece of brown paper; let hlm an
nounce from his wagon that there IS
money in some of the envelopes, and
crowd will surround his wagon, and very
soon his hands viii be filed with green
backs from the crowd.
Last fall very little could be heard
within the Fair Grounds at this place
during the Fair, except the bawling and
yelling of the various gamblers and lot
terry swindlers who were stationed at va
rious points within the Fair Grounds.
These swindlers were, for consideration
in money paid to the Agricultural Socie
ty, permitted to carry on their nefarious
gambling and swindling, to the annoy
ance of all persons who were there on
legitimate business. The officers of the
Society were among the best citizens Of
our county. and most of them members
of church. We saw half grown boys and
young men lose their last dime, gambling
for watches, and other goods, which, o.
course, they did not get Now wher
gambling and lottery swindling are thu:
authorized and encouraged by such men
at such a place, is it not utter and shee1
folly to attempt to stop it by the enact
ment of Statute2 We think so. Th'
only way to stop lotteries and other gam
bling swindles is for churches, anc
church members, and parents, to endeav
or to instill into the minds Of ALL tha
every dollar of property acquired, shoulc
be honestly paid for. If there were NJ
patrons of lotteries and gambling hells
/ they would at once die natural death
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-05-08
WHO Is REsPoNsIBLEa

We think that we have demonstrated
by this time, that we have no apologies
to offer, or justification to plead, for the
Republican members of the late Congress
who-voted for the salary steal, or for the
President who gave the measure validity
bv his signature But it is well to bear
in mind that more Democrats are respon-
sible for this outrage than there are Re
pubicans, when we consider the number
of each who were in Congress.
The New York Tribune gives some fig
ures, and we will condense them thus:
In the House l02 voted for the steal, and
90 against it, and AZ did not vote. 56
Republicans voted for it, and Al Demo
Gratis, and two Liberals, which are the
same as Democrats. OF those who voted
against it, there were 81 Republicans, 81
Democrats and Liberals Let US take
it in this shape Democrats for the
steal A; against it 81 Republicans for
the steal 90; against it 81. If it had
been left to the Republicans alone, it
would have been defeated by 5: if left to
the Democrats alone it would have carried
by y. And yet the meaner portion of
the Democratic press has the brazen as
surance to charge the entire responsible
ity upon the Republicans.