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CONDITION POWDERS.
- &B 3 Il, Z -
Celebrated Improved
C5AD.EiGS a9aDEg&,
Eor Acrses, Cattle, Sheep,
Hogs and Fowls.

II cheap.et and only safe, certair and reliable
Ncd We f'r some Of Che Gisea cs peculiar to al OF
tle-. HiIua-
f, Hor-rs and Cattle -Thny ara Sovereign
r.m for Lust uI Appetite Iiide-baund, Ulstem-
PER- rheumatism. Inward Strains, Fevers Fuun-
q r &c, &C. And u fer Coughs and
,l. which is the fouuda ion Of the fatal Gi--
else Ties POwdr' COR,pOu dud. aud OF
-uCh e. dirUis, ihn' all Of tlrir valuable qualities
bic, harm - nus uB-i1u, which readily enter l.
10 Iissemgnis ofthr bto''d and uees and
b. e a. penetrate very p8ri 81 she syst thus
ASST z nature IN uiGylnC ievers and iHlamatiUus,
breas e up colds. stopping coughs, removing I'M
healta 'hs ruCfIons. IooscUiag abe skin, pening
iss IS. causing h hair lie smooth. and giving
il sy, snfs ppoarance, purifying the blood, Civ
ing II The stomach and digestive organs and
mp4-nE new life yigor lid strength to the animal
few o. of these Powders viii produce a won
darfa feet upon thes, animals
For hurp, they perfect remedy for Distem-
pcrs, Elot Roi. wan Of Appetite, Wool Dropping,
~cury sc, and by fccdin- once a week ffce Y, viii
prev. al The above diseases
For llogs, they will keep in better condition, Fat
ten phkcr, and un less food Half 4 Package
shOH,u be mixed in every barrel Of switl These
POwd = have nov been Known to isil To cure that
futal q ease known HuE Cholera.
BE SURE AND CALL FOR NORRIS.
Price -5cts per pgCrage. or Ave 70: 81.
Prepared aud sold wholesale and retail by G. ~
NoEaI- CLEVELAND u, aad sold by Druggists and
Merchants generally
For -ale ny John Bengston. Rock bland.
lG-dmwf6m
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POORLY INFORMED.

Mr.. Grants Rock Island postma''''
editor Of the Union, says wA
''The House of Representat,,soS.soJd 20 ', ,9oy
ington, by majority Of w., s, SU sootJ 4,
all expenses Of men conV s g SI5n ~
that body. This Is clesu s"ecp = -
600 for the benefit mostly VI q pouy vi
men who failed 70 secure then eiectloh DC
60 ,ha ncople and sought 10 palm them
selves on on the House as outraged
American citizens. We are surprised at
This action of the House. Why should
these parties be paid their expenses for
contesting seats in Congress any more
than an assassin should be paid his expen-
ses for contesting a suit in court? 1t Is a
most ridiculous and shameful vote \
defeated aspirant, by the act Of Congress,
is not entitled to the seat TO which he as
pires. BY what right of rule or justice
therefore do they pay him for seeking a
place which does not belong TO him
1t is not often that we have an oppor-
tunity to defend any act Of such Congress
es as we have had of late years, but il
this case justice and candor requires that
we correct our poorly informed neighbor
who might easily enough find real grounds
for ccnsurc instead Of catching at an i'm
aginary one in order TO show his independ
ence.
On Monday the 10Th of January the
following occurred in the House
PAY or CONTESTANTS AND coNTEsrEEs.
Mr. Poland. offer the following res
olution
The Clerk read as follows
Rssolrsd That there ~ paid, out Of thc Gonun,
gent fund Of the House, 10 the several members ol
the present House who established thclr risnt !,
seats iu the House IN contested eitcuons' Whethcl
A. contestants or coutc-tcc-, such sums a. wer'
necessarily expended by such members respecuVell
In prosecuting their claims TO theif seats suel
auua ~ be- a-ccrtalnrd by the Committee ol
Accounts on the sworn statement OF such member
or on properly authenticated vouchers.
Mr. Poland | demand the previou
question.
This is the resolution alluded 10 an,
which was adopted by a vote Of 50 to So
not two majority but four majority
and g. members not voting 1t will b
perceived that the resolution only propose
to pay TO the several members Of tn
House cho established their right 10 seats,
&c, &c. Is there anything wrong in this
OF course not. If a man establishes h
right to a seat, he is the man who shoul
be paid and that is all the resolution pr,
poses TO do.
Illinois voted on the question as follow,
Yeas Crcbs, McNeeley, Robinson, 81
vens 4 Nays Burchard, Farnswort
Farwell Hawley, Rice Snapp Moor
Hays Not voting, Marshall Absen
Beveridgc.
There is another little matter whic
needs correction also Some Of the ign,
rant Radical editors, in calling attentiC
10 this action Of the House on Judd
Poland $ resolution, claim credit for %
Mr. Hawlcy for calling attention to a RI
Of the House which torbids a memb
voting on any question in which he has
direct pecuniary interest, and thus con
polling four to withdraw This was
right except that it was not our Mr. Fla
ley but was Gov Joseph r. Hawley
Connecticut very different man, thou
a member Of the same party
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Schguek- MinlraEy Pills act upon he ec, rg-
moving all Instructions. relax the ductso he gall
bladder. the bile starts freely. and the live soon
relieved, the srnol- VIII show what the Pill do
nothing has ever been Invented except mel Ia
deadly poison which j. very dangerous tou- unless
wish great care that Will unlock the "a ladaer
and start the secrc-Iuu- oT the lIy.s ike aruk's :
Mandrake Pill
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DIR. Schenck and his son. j II. scbcDct T. l, ?,
are professionally at their store Nortbeast c. -, =,
Sixth and Arch streets Philadelphia ever, s,,-.,
All advice given free Of charge, but for n -,
examination by the Resprometer the prico = :.
This instrument will detect the slightest na,ara,.
o. the respiratory organs; by it can be reoii, a.
termined whether the disease is tuberepla. r..
chial, or only sympathetic affection Of the 49,
ehial tubes, which is often mistaken for PaIno,a.
Consumption, but which is caused bv a torni5 ~,
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Halford
WORCESTERSHIRE
Sauce,
Parker House, Boston,

Sept. l, 1869,
We have had for several years in
constau. use the IIalford Leicester.
shire Table Sauce, and it has given
snoh satisfaction to the guests Of
our house that our orders tor it have
been larger than forall other kind;
of sauce combined.
II. d. PARKER & co.
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Free trade is impossible while our debt
burden is so huge that is the cuckoo cry
Of the iCnoramuscs of the Republican
press, to whom, for an eye-opener, we COM
mend the free trade of Great Britain
under huger debt burden; the steady
reduction of taxes and tariffs followed by
swelling revenues from greater consump-
ton. and only twenty-five or twenty-siS
articles taxed at the custom house. Said
the London Economist land there Is ne
higher authority on practical tinance) a
few days ago:
The customs yielded about third a G y
I'll, revenue in 1868, and yielded two.tht his
of the revenue in 1872. And II nat;on.
practice of throwing the burden, o. ,n r" mon
al expenditure upon customs s aaI ,';on 90
internal taxes which is tie ie"i Nv u
| Amcr;ran finance. Instead OF pelhg pIouo
- tLn;r ;,nmense customs revenue, the
1l NY, it'll abnnjI rather see in it a gigan-
IL; Nm ;rcnbns on their industry. While 1t
bo, ,"' Tho present proportion to their other
. De"', and these receipts amount to be,
.n,eep sixty and seventy millions annually
nothing more is needed to convict Ameri
cen legislators of the worst sort of hsca
/ laundering
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To Skeptics.

The almost daily receipts Of voluntary testmnm'
ais from every paft Of the country from Physicians
Clergymen. old and young male and female Is SUI
acent to convince the most sceptca that Or ItTT ;
ExPEcToRANT Is the most valuable LUNG BAisAM OF
the age: many wonderful cures have been perform
ed nv it, a may be reen by hundreds OF ceFuhcateS
in the hands OF the proprietor Try II and yon VIII
doubt no longer 80 go.
BRAtNBRIDcE, Ca, sept. p, 1867.
Mr. L. IL NJ MCTyre:
Dear Freud-EnClased please gnd 7. q. order Tor
five dollar and | shall have 10 apologize for not
writing 20 YOU before ! have been quite sica- and
VERY busy when well, therefore neglected IL. l"u
will please send me per Express two more nniuts OF
Tntt'. Eyprrtlrant II l. certainly splendid thing
for cough IL has cured me cfectuaily 81 ny cough
! and AFRO several Others to whom gave II.
With a thousand thankr for the medicine yuu SEM
me. remain NodG sincere 'Tt'tlu' , ,,.,.,,,,
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DR. Srhenck Ia DIS treatment doas uo. rs 10 stop
cough, night swc t., chlGs or fcyo7. T. move the
cans" AID they will al stuGofthei7oy own ord. No
on" can he cnrcd ~ Consumption. liver mpaiut.
Dyspepsia, CatIrra. CaHkcr, liberated real. M
less the liver and 7tomach are mad, h-sl--.
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DR.. Tut Hair Dye is easily applied.
Bachelors Hair Dye.

This splendid Hair Dive Is the best N She world
rrl,r nnlv Trnp ard Perfect pye. Harmless. RCiia'
Die and instantaneous no disappointment; ne n
diculpus tints or unpleasant Odor Remedies the t
effects Of dives and washes Produces lnn'ca'a'V,i,
superb Black or Natural Brown, aud leaves Ihe
hair Clean. Soft and Beautiful. The genuine S4'1a
W \. Bachelor. sold by all prngEi-is - =
Il 22awIy CUAS BAtNHELuis, fF'P -'- l
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-, sc che liberslity of this government !?
GUY =; i 'p Estimated that there is concealed
L. .So transaction the most gigantic
sInnd ~ late years, sinking out Of sight
10 S thfeving in New York If the pres
o on Congressional investigation does not
10 daylight into this matter and show il
clearly, the voters will certainly visit
punishment upon Congressman who fail in
their duty regarding it,
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f.AT.EA2IS
Ssz;l

Is fluid extract prepared from vajuable medical
plants, having known action on tie sccretians
ana uZcrrtiaa- Of the system. a single bottle doc.
more for tAe removal of tiseas- and preservation
Of health. tuau gallons Of hIuor~ II speedily ant
surely removes constipation. sick and bilious head
ache, indigestion piles impurlae- 81 tAe blood anj
all billions complaints.
u is Endorsed by ghe profession, aud approved b!
all who Use IT, No better medicine can be fguu5
for children adults, L Is far superior to pills
being mild of action, pleasant to the taste and Ger
tain ia IT, results. i is medicine that should h
in every house hold, as good effects arc sure to u
experienced from the very first dose. Let ever
Fever and Arne subject give this a trial.
Sold hr ali Drurriy!-
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-NIASTA'S
INDIAN PULM0NIC BALSAM

possesses this rare combination Prepared entirely
from vegetable substances. with their bssamic medic
iBsl properties, it be taken at any time and IN
der all Circ umstances with perfect safety
u While il promptly ana effectually arrests ir-i-
taton Of the air-psssges and the lungs and rapidly
relieves cough, II renders them further assistance
by promoting free discharge Of their accumulated
mucus, and at the same time ruparts strength and
viEoT to the whole system
Sold by all Druggists and Apothecaries throughout
the New England States
For sale ia RnC6 Island By
JOHN BENGSTON
L. BRUENERT.
SMITH 4 BONNEY.
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To do this the Seaweet Tonic and Mandrss Pills
must he freely used 10 cleanse the stomach liver
30 that the Pu!moaic Sgrap and the food " make
good blood
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SEELY's Standard Goods are for sale bv all first.
class dealers " the Northwest and Rock Island by
l. l.. LANE and JOHN BENGSTON
N3291mwf6wly
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To these three medicines Or. j. H. Sch,,'k Of
Philadelphia owes his Gnriyallcd success I'll,
treatment Of Pulmonary Consumption. T Pul
monte Syrup -ipeus tho morbid mstter In thf aaes
nature throws il of by an easy evpectora a tol
when .ae phlc-m or matter is ripe y! ii 1a-f
will throw il OF, and ghc pa.lea: has Eest, ih'
lungs begin 10 heal
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gUg MEDICAL WONDER

.xTxFNLIBLEs SPECIFIC FOR DISEASES OF
"A the LIVER. BLOOD, KIDNEYS and BOWELS,
and great corrective Of all female arrangements II
contains alcoholic spirits, aud is the gegetGbie
etf5st .tate for CUk0Hld.
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"PuNNDE Oh, ,Hc most
"slJi-itcIy perlamCd hair
dressing In AmcriCn-free
from irJGripu- Ingredients
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n fA'N A1''7 Ai.'i,'->l-Nt-9'
BOSTON June y MI
'''.'7'7. e. IMAM y : o. b''7'o"'
fraiuc from bilious headache and indigestion. and
have b.cn es,fsa9 70 Try vt,,,r .a-ba-ric Fvfract
,oo,- 1,t ono ,..,. and f.1t GO followed ,bot
,,,. ;,.1,,,7 %, tab e,,,,.i. aud sf. .t.,, bo,s
s,, NJ. . - - r.. -,,-r,j7,,7 - -
,,,o,,, - s-+,,,7s 80 :, a.
being the best remedy that was ever introduced a.
household medicine. ! would not he without IT,
and would urge all suffering from t1e aho'et" Keel
a hottie OF your Extract by them
Yours respectfully. ". T. NfTTLEToN.
Af..--g 7 E ~ -.
-, -. -,
NV" >, " - ~ ,, 80
'"' It, II SfiitoI, Mas
Mes1rs. J LATHAM < Co, Boston, Mass;
have been troubled with piles internal or bleed
ing fer many wears l nov feel myself entirely
cnred by the Use 81 less than half 4 bottle of Ia
-. ,,-,.,..-f,.,
Wallace Park Nj D., Of Salem Mass. says:
II usrd TN. Extract FIRST in my own family au(
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Important to the Afflicted.
Pierce 81 Co.'s
INDIAN IMMINENT.
TIE GREAT FEEy-Ts, A-r- 7EyErT

TINS MEDICINE ALTHOUGH CALLED 4 I'm
iu4eHt, j. lhe best Internal remedy ever offered 10
Ias punIc. fur il daily cectjn- after all the
p. TgaT medic ues o. the day have failed to give
int the reason Tor this l. obvious II CONTAINS
dciuA' virtues which no other medicine possesses
tug compounded from fifteen distinct sHos!a nces,
me of which contain the most highly uatr'tious
an vl,sli2mr properties IN viva combination
g other nIa!iCai yirba=e which ucu-
ize a.l morbid or poisonous sccGetjou- and Grad
..- tu0a from tae system 70 supplies food f'r he
lst c.J-fie'g aG# -tr.uElE iu rae muscles gives
s.4 aud Nt- To- h, nervous system. in short,
b. alaEael and external remedy, Il Ha= equsl
q. catain- tu mineral subs auce- il T. safe and
F.. adv cure for the FL aafi1I mp aifts. 6hcuma
ti.... NeurIya piWheTis uT { cers ed sore Throat
D. ..sI,-Hrg. iHj1trhsra Ery-lpsi8s -. Haeum. Can
r 10 the Month or Stomach, els II Piles Kidney
',.ip.-irt ramp SCALES ana taTa-. Hraaache
E. ache. Enet.ac,. Cni.blaias Gnapped Hands g
T. EtEj a co Prop iGtaJs, IS igh -, Prov
i5 acr, 7. sold b. aiI ID u-cists.
ueiDfmwfly
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~BOQtET ILLINOIS" @
very fragrant sud dalicat~
UrrfuC" Tor the EauiEC--
cairf
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Liver gompls,nt i- one Of she most mincn
causes of Consumption.
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"FLAyoETSG EXTRACTS.
Our Lemon and Vanilla
are guaranteed strictly pure
and ut great strength. All
grocgr- sell t!-pm.
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"NICTOEgA EsgIA ac-
ku0wledgsd the most fra
grant and PERSISTENT Odlr
Tor the handkerchief tho
world cye- produced.
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Add-r.- y. HANNEFoRD Is CO., Publishers
Cincinnati. o.. or Chicago, a..
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Messrs J. LATHAM ( Co Boston, Mass;
have been troubled with piles internal or bleed
ing for many years now feel myself entirely
cured by the use 81 less than half bottle Of La
thams a5hartic Eztract W, ". KNIGHT.
Boston Transcript
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POPULAR RIGHTs.

Ii was stated by telegraph that a well
known lobby agent paid $4,000 for the
passage Of this bill How much did Mr.
Hawlcy get?
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Wallace Park, NJ D., Of Salem, Mass, says:
II used the Extract first in my own family and
found il to be the hest remedy ever saw for what
it is recommended; and have since used it largely
in my own practice, it giving myself and patients
perfect satisfactian. =
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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-11-06
Centaur Linimcnts.

There is no pain which
the Centaur Lininents will
not relieve, no swelling
they willnot subdue, and
no lamenesS which they
will not cure. This is
strong language, but it is
true. They have produced
more cures of rheumatism,
neuralgia, lock-iaw, palsy
sprains, swellings, caked breasts scalds,
burns, salt-rheum, ear-ache etc, upon the
human frame, and OF strains, SPAWN, gals.
etc, upon animals in one year than have
all other pretended remedies since the
world began. They are counter-irritant.
all healing pain believers. Cripples throw
away their crutches, the lame walk pois-
onous bites are rendered harmless and the
wounded are healed without scar. The
recipe is published around each bottle
They sell as no article ever before sold.
and they sell because they do just what
they pretend 10 do. Those who now suffer
from rheumatism, pain or swelling deserve
TO suffer If they VIII not use Centaur Lini-
ment, white wrapper. More than 1000 GER
tificates of remarkable cures, including
frozen limbs, chronic rheumatism. govt
running tumors, etc have been received
We will send circular containing certif-
Gates, the recipe, etc., gratis to any one
requesting 1t. One bottle of the yellow
wrapper Centaur Liniment is worth one
hundred dollars for spawned or Sweenied
horses and mules, or for screw-worms in
sheep. Stock owners-these liniments are
worth your attention. No family should
be without them, EWhite wrapper for
family use;r Yellow wrapper for animals,
Sold by all druggists. so cents per bottle
large bottles, 81. j. 3. ROSE & Co., So
Broadway, New York.
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Business Totites.
SPREAD TIE TRrTu.

Some medical men insist that il is I'M
di2nified to advertise a remedy, however
valuable it may be. Queer reasoning this.
1t is like sayin that an article which the
world needs should be hid in a corner
that benefits and blessings may be too
widely di1iased- that the means of pro-
teetins and restoring health should be
close monopoly, and not accessible to all.
The argument is bad; 1t Is worse than
that; it is inhuman. Suppose Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters-an absolute specific for
dyspep sia, bIlieusness and nervous dcbiI-
ity-had never been known beyond the
repertoire of the faculty, what would have
been the consequence Instead OF curing
and ipy1gorating millions, the good effects
of the preparation would have been con-
fined TO a comparative few. There is the
highest authority for saying that light
should not be hid under a bushel; that
whatever is excellent should be placed as
a city on a hill, where all men can take
cognizance Of it. 1t is upon this principle
that the Bitters have been advertised and
continue to be advertised in every news
paper OF any prominence IN The western
heInisph ere, and thar thc spontaneous
testimonials in its favor have been trans
lated into all written languages. Thou
sands enjoy perfect health to-day who
would be languishing on beds of sickness
II the newspapers had not spread the
the truth with regard to this unequalled
lnYlgerant and corrective far and wide.
suppose preht has been reaped from this
publicity. Is that any argument against
1t If the public health has been protect
ed If lives have been saved f; If the feeble
have been strengthened and the sick re-
stored, great good has been accomplished.
Ana VINO so mean as to grudge 10 exer-
tions thus directed their fair reward
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and culture are wanted for Christ in this

and culture are wanted for Christ in this
cause.
D. D. Cole spoke in favor of teachers
meetings. The State convention passed
resolutions declaring their Importance
and necessity. In the multitude OF
counsel there is wisdom and safety, we
help one another by thought and sug-
gestion.
These meetings are better help than
many lesson papers. Get one thought,
at least, and fix it on the class.
Rev. Mr. Williams thought teachers
meetings were sometimes killed because
the superintendent, or some other lead
ing one, had an ideal meeting, and be-
cause they could not attain to it, to aban-
don it.
Rev. Mr.. Holmes of Benson, Cole
of Castleton, and Pottle of Fairhaven,
were appointed a committee on resolu-
tions to report this afternoon.
The morning session closed with bene-
diction by Rev. Mr.. Holmes. A.
1.-THE afternoon and evening sessions
were very interesting, full reports OF
which will be given in our next issue
ED.
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will admit. My intervening nights will
be almost sleepless, as nothing could be
more distressing to me than to leave
debts here unpaid, if needed, | should
be permitted to depart with them I'M
paid, of which am by no means GER
TAIN"
Such is the price, or rather, very
small part of the price, which citizens
of the United States have often had to
pay for the privilege of serving their
country. The privilege is worth the
price but it is not safe to put the
price so high that only very great
or very little man can find his ac-
count in paying it. Poverty and abuse
"a Tweed will undertake city on
those terms. So will Jefferson. But
Jeffersons do not grow on every bush,
and Tweeds can be had on most wharves
of any extent. The loan was effect
ed, however, and Mr.. Jefferson was thus
enabled to go home to Monticello with
out danger of being arrested for debt
upon the suit ola federalist with taste
for a sensation. Parton in atlantic.
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The Banker-Poct OF Boston.

The following delicate compliment is
paid to the intelligence, worth, and char
acter of the celebrated banker and poet,
Charles Sprague, upon the occasion of
his eighty-third birthday:
Charles Sprague entered to-day on his
eighty-third year, having been born in
this city, then, Of course, the town of
Boston, October 26, 1891. Here he has
always resided, respected fpn his I'M
fiinching integrity as a business man, his
devotion to the best interests of the
Globe Bank, and widely known-though
not prolific writer-as poet and the
author of several local occasional adj
dresses. Not few Of his verses, famil-
lar as household words, are regarded as
gems in American literature. Though
long confined to his house by lameness,
those who called yesterday to congratu-
late him found him bright as the beauti-
full day, alive to current events, inter-
ested as of old in his books, with his
keen faculties in cheerful, hopeful con-
versation quite unimpaired; showing
how lightly more than four-score sum-
mers and winters have touched his active
brain, cooled the brisk ardor of his tenn
permanent, blunted the edge of his wit,
taken anything from his hearty geniality,
or disturbed the evenness of his content.
Friends and neighbors paid their affec-
tionate respects to him with floral trib-
utes and other manifestations of personal
regard; and elsewhere many will re-
ceive with pleasure the intelligence of
the continued health of one whom they
have learned to hold in such esteem for
his character and his works, all wishing
for him many added seasons that shall
make the evening of his days the fair
and cloudless close of his honorable, in
telligent, and cultured career.-B Boston
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