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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-02-19
The Two Brides.
RICHARD HENRY SToDDAND.

RICHARD HENRY ST0DDAND.
saw two maids at the kirk,
And both were fair and sweet,
One in her wedding robe,
And one in her winding-sheet.
The choristers sang the hymn,--
The sacred rites we're read
And one for life to life,
And one to death, was wed.
They were borne to their bridal beds
In loveliness and bloom,--
One in merry castle,
The other o solemn tomb.
One on the morrow woke
In world of sin and pain {;
But the other was happier far,
And never awoke again
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-02-19

AFTER HER TooTH.-A lady in
Knoxville, Tenn, had front tooth
put in on pivot. Lately the tooth
became loose, and the other day,
while out in the yard feeding her
chickens, she sneezed hard when the
tooth fell out and was at once swal-
lowed by one of the chichens. The
lady kept her eye on that same chick
en-, and as soon as possible, effected a
capture, when she felt of the craw un-
til she discovered a substance she
took to be her tooth, and taking a
knife, the craw was opened at that
place, the tooth taken out, and again
closed with needle and thread, and
the chicken released. The chicken is
still living and well, though full of
resolution never again to swallow II
tooth, while the lady sports a full set
of teeth again.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-02-19

A man shot woman in Washington city
the other day for claim oftwenty cents. We
hate to deal harsly with an erring fellow being,
but we can't help saying that man who would
shoot woman for anything less than dollar
and half Is probably not the. christian gen
uemau he ought to be-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-02-19
A Curious Will.


An Irishman, named Dennis To.
lam, who died at Cork, possessed OF
considerable wealth, in the year 1869,
left singular will, containing the fol
lowing testamentary dispositions
81 leave to my sister-in-law four old
stockings, which will be found under
my mattress, to the right. Item: Tc
my nephew, Michael Tarles, two odd
socks and a green night-cap. Item
To Lieutenant John Stein, blue
stocking, with my red cloak. Item
TO my cousin, Barbara Dolan, an old
boot with red flannel pocket. Item
To Hannah, my housekeeper, my
broken water,jug." After the death
of the testator, the legatees having
been convened by the notary to be
present at the reading Of the will
they, as they were named, shrugged
their shoulders and otherwise express
ed contemptuous disappointment,
while parties uninterested in the sue
cession could not refrain from laugh
ing at these ridiculous, not to say. in
sulting, legaces. All were leaving
the room, after signifying their inten,
ton of renouncing their bequests,
when the last named, Hannah, having
testified her Indignation by kicking
away the broken pitcher, a number ot
coins rolled out of it; the other indi
viduals, astonished at the unexpected d
incident, began to think better oftheil
determination, and requested permis
sion to examine the articles devised tC
them. 1t is needless to say that, or
proceeding to the search, the stock
ings, socks, pocket, ETC., soon betray-
ed by their weight the value of theil
contents, and the hoard of the testator
thus fairly distributed, left on the
minds OF the legatees very differen'
impression of his worth.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-04

his hand on the bell pull; the dog
which barks all night ct his neighbor,
or bays the moon uuremittiugly and
provokingly, the dog which smells
about ones feet and catches hold of
ones coat tail and which watches one
all the time with look of sus-
picion in his cyes-this is the COM
mon dog, the dog which ought to be
suppressed, abolished, done away with,
absolutely and entirely, wherever
found, in city or country, and since it
seems to be impossible TO weed out
only the bad dogs, better exterminate
the whole race, the exceptional cold
Dog Trays with the rest. 1t may be
possible, as is claimed by some, that by
drophobia is merely an imaginary dis
ease; it is terribly real in its suaerings
and its fatality to abolish enc dogs is
to abolish the cause Of tho disease, and
in comparasop with one human life
what arc chose Of any number of dogs,
though they were all cold Dog
Trays"'
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-04
VIENNA CORRESPONDENTS.

VIENNA, LII, July 9, 1874.
EDITOR BULLETIN:-The farmers
movement in this county has grown to
such large proportions, in SO short a
time, that our local politicians stand
amazed, and feel deeply concerned,
lest the country should go to pot.
What presumption--the idea Of
simple minded farmers assuming to
know what their interest is; or how to
select men suitable to fill Offices.
Hasn't Jack Alden consulted the
oracle, and time and again admonlshed
them through the columns of the
Journal Of their hayward and ruin.
Gus course? lie has, and still they
persist in their encroachment on our
liberties. They now are defiant, aud
refuse to vote for candidates we nomin-
ate, unless it suits Thorn. They even 90
so far as to intimate that they will vote
for whoever they please, and darn my
buttons if don't believe they will.
This ancient village is once more
showing signs of vitality, and it is
hoped will entirely recover.
The St. james hotel has recently
been opened by J. N. Pearce, Esq.
who is well and favorably known
throughout the country. We guarsn,
tee to all who stop at the St James, kind
treatment aud good accommodation.
DR.. j. o. Young, druggist, at Bel
KNAPP, was brought to this place OF
this mornings train, under arrest
charged with committing rape on tn,
person of Miss Elizabeth Morgan
daughter Of G.. ". Morgan, of tina,
place. After preliminary trial, he wa.
bound over in bond Of $500.
John S. Crum, Esq, our popular
and efficient circuit clerk, has just re
turned from Chicago. John carries
a clear conscience, Is clever and lib
eral to a fault. No wonder the straight
jacket orthodox forgive and vote fol
him.
The county INDUCES in the luxury
Of a daily court, either circuit, county
or police. The familiar aud eloquent
voice of our friend o. A. lIarker, Esq
is heard often, pleading for some un,
fortunate cuss. Almus Damron, Esq
who has recently obtained license
made his debut to-day. lie came W
to the expectations Of his friends, an(
bids fair to be a success.
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there were none. The whole fortune
was enlisted in dissipation, and il is
supposed was nearly all gone. Sam
Mcdonald lately visited Baltimore to
see some Of the old city fellows who
had not participated in his recent pro.
digalities. He found plenty of them,
aud he and two companions were to-
gether and alone in saloon at O'Clock
in the morning. One of the fellows
was Berry Amos. There had been no
quarrel or unpleasant words. Pro
badly Sam had never killed n man,
and wanted to see if he could. lie
had done almost everything else. lie
took long kuife out of his pocket
and walked up to his friend and stab
bed him to the heart without WORD.
This is the way in which Sam MELON
aid ceased TO be millionaire and be
came a murderer at twenty five.
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ADMINISTRATIONS SALE.

OF real estate. by virtue of an order and
decree of the county court Of Alexander
county, Illinois, made on the petition OF the
undersigned, administrator OF the estate
OF Albert H. Whitaker deceased,
for leave to sell the real estate
Of said deceased, ut the last
January term of said court, tO-wit on the
Twentieth day Of January, a. D., 1874, J
shall, on saturday, the twenty-lith day OF
July nest, between the hours oi ten O'Clock
A., m, and twelve O'Clock m, OF SAID day,
sell at public sale, ut the ,Outll-Wcsterly door
OF the court house, IN the city OF CAIRO, in
said county, thi following described real
estate situated in the city of Cairo, county
of Alexander, aud slate OF Illinois, to-wit':
Lot, numbered nineteen, 40, twenty (2O),
and Wcnty-onc )2D, in block numbered
iorty-Seyen 80; and lot numbered thirty
one (3D, in block numbered iOrty-ninc 40,
all in the first addition to the city Of Cairo,
aforesaid
Terms OF sale to be as follows: One-thrd
cash in hand, one third in three months, and
one third in six months from the day of sale
the purchaser TO give notes, drawing six
per cent interest, for the deferred paw
ment,, secured by sale mortgage upon the
premises sold,
GEORGE FISHER, Administrator,
Of the estate OF Albert X. Whitaker,
deceased. 9-O-Gi-d&N-4t
lune 18th, 1874,
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ours,
THE RUIN CITY FELLOWS
MADE,

Sam. Mcdonald is called the mil.
lionaire murderer lie is in Jail at
Baltimore charged with stabbiug a
gambler named Berry Amos to death.
Somebody who knows Mcdonald tells
the newspapers short story of his
short life. His father was million
aire Of Baltimore and had two chill.
dreu, Sam and a daughter. Sam was
sent to England to be educated, and
returned an accomplished and splendid
looking young man, His father died
soon after Sans return with an edu.
cation and polished manners, and this
event was shortly followed by Sam y
twenty-frst birthday, when he came
into possession ola vast property. The
birth day was celebrated at the family
mansion near Baltimore. Sam invited
all the city fellows TO see him attain
his majority, and there was the most
sumptlous private festival ever given
in the city Of Baltimore.
Among other outlandish special.
ties there were fountains con.
structcd to spout champagne and an
illumination that looked mile off like
a fire. The whole thing was a fire Just
beginning to consume and
burn cut young and vigorous life.
The reyerelry lasted oil night, and after
this there were often reyelries by night
and obliyious sleep by day. The
house was awake at night, because
it did not dare TO look at the damage
that daylight would have revealed. In
Il year or two Sam Mcdonald made a
trip west with some of the city fellows.
OF course they were on a big spree. In
the vicinity OF Terre Haute, Indiana,
Mcdonald bought farm and stocked
it with fancy stock. lie called it his
hunting lodge, and he aud the city fell
lows hunted on the prairlcs and filled
the farmhouse with the worst kind Of
scandals. The good people Of Terre
Haute would have nothing 10 do with
Sam Mcdonald and his farm after they
found them out. Thus Sam. Me be.
came an outcast in his luxury and
magnihcence, They say he spent at
least $4,000 the first wear
he was at Terre liautc That sort of
thing could not last forever, unless
there were corresponding profits COM
ing IN from some other quarter. But
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AN OUTLAWS PARADISE IN
CANADA.
rElmira Advertiser.

Elmira Advertiser
The singular information has been
received, which is well authenticated
that a thieves aud outlaws paradise
has Just been established at the foot of
the rocky mountains just in the Cana
dian Dominion. 1t is reported to
number five hundred men and mum.
Der of women and children. The in
mates are outlaws, who have escaped
from United States justice. The chief
occupation of the colony is the manu-
facturc of illicit whisky, which is sold
to surrounding Indians. For the liq-
uor the latter barter their most costly
furs and trade off their superhuous wo-
men. And while the noble red man is
in the midst Of his beastly orgies, the
fiends manage to rob him of his weap-
ons, his blankets, and strip off au &C.
casional scalp. Yet the Indians pas.
sion for whiskey overcomes his kuowl-
edge of the inevitable fate he knows
awaits him.
The free and rowing life of these
outlaws has been made known to the
Canadian government, which has sent
out a volunteer force to settle matters
satisfactory to the code Of civilization.
1t is a mounted command of police.
men, of three hundred men-the most
fearless and active in the Dominion,
commanded by colonel who has seen
active service. Adventures Of high
rank have been attracted TO dare the
dangers Of the expedition, even Eng
lsh and French noblcmen. An Eng
lish gentlemen was brought up with so
much enthusiasm as to foregO the i'm
mediate possession of an estate with a
yearly income of $4,000, that he
might take part in the expected fray.
OF course, the force will be kept under
the stricest military discipline. The
pay is so small that nothing save the
spirit of adventure could impel men to
undergo the prospective hardships and
the risks of death. The collision is ex-
pected to come off about July t. and
either the outlaws or mounted police
men will then bite the dust.
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The dog question is not an unim-
portsnt one in New York city. The
dogs, which are yariously estimated to
number from ten thousand 10 fifty
thousand, 20 mad at the rate of four
and FIVE day, and every day promi-
nent physicians are called on to treat
persons bitten by dogs mad or other.
wise. Wholesale killing of the CANNES
has been resorted to, They have been
shot, smothersd, and drowned.
A premium Of fifty cents
has been offered for every dog carried
to the pound but still to the hydro.
ophobia.fearing population Of Goth
am no satisfactory diminution Of the
dogs is apparent, and the rabies seem to
be on the increase.
Some very pretty dog stories are ex-
tant, some Of them old, some Of
them new there are but
few persons who csnno,
recall instances Of dogs exhibiting in.
stinct bordering on reason, aud " Old
Dog Tray" is the standing example Of
the faithfulnsss, the tenderness and the
upselfshness often shown by the canine
for the human species.
But this is the exceptional dog
The dog which meets one on the side
walk, or starts up unexpectedly from
the corner Of the street, which stand
inside the gate ana bsrks viciously
and knowingly at the yisitor or rushei
up at him with snarl just as he hal
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THEY kill one man per week in
Cairo, Ill. The last one murdered was
an inoffensive barbar, who was shot by
a steamboat pilot last Sunday morning.
The people Of Cairo like to kill their
man on Sunday, as it affords some
thing for them to talk about during
the day, Sunday usually being dull
[Springfeld Register.
The Register ISLANDERS Cairo. With
in the last few years several citizens
Of this place have been killed, but in
only one instance was the killing done
by resident Of the city. We believe
we are correct in saying that in every
other case the deed has been commit.
ted by strangers passing through the
city, strangers who belong to the
class who are either rufiians by nature
or are made rowdies by liquor. No
city OF town in the state is Inhabited
b. more quiet, well.behayed resident
population than this same much abused
city Of Cairo.
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The Paris 'Kentuckisn' of the lst
inst, says that sixteen year old col
ored girl living with the family Of Mr.
Ecton near Winchester, last Saturday
made an attempt to poison twenty peo-
pie who were to take dinner at the Ec-
ton mansion that day. An hour
or so before dinner, the girl
was ordered TO give child four
years of age drink of water. She
gave him the water in cup-immedi.
ately after drinking, he was seized
with spasms and died in less
than half an hour, The
suddenness Of his death caused suspi-
cion OF poisoning and some Of the food
prepared for the dinner was given to
the dogs who ate and became sick. The
girl was arrested and taken to Jail
when she confessed TO the poisoning Of
the child, the attempt on the life OF
the family and guests and the poison
Ing of a younger child of the fsmily
who died some weeks ago. She had
no i'll feeling toward her victims and
expressed no regret for her crime.
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WIN. HORACE W1THERspooN of Law
renceburg, Kentucky, shot and killed
DR.. Chambers Of the same place, a few
days ago. Both men were
in the prime of life and were prom.
inent citizens Of their county, DIR.
Chambers being its leading physician.
can old grudge " between the two men
was the cause of the difficulty. Width.
erspoon was in liquor at the time, and
some years ago while under its inhu-
ence, killed the town constable. With
the exception Of his tendency to get
drunk and shoot folks while in that
state, Whitherspoon is said to bea kind
hearted man and GOOD citizen. He
has not been arrested.
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CLEARS, IDLE TEARS :
from the Tribune. !

kllNih NV iilbAhC'l
Recently the venerable and kind
hearted Thurlow Weed, while rummag.
ing about some Of the old book stores
and print shops of Nassau street, acct.
dentally fell upon photographic por-
trait Of Horace Greeley. 1t had been
taken in tho earlier days of the great
editor and though crude, was an excel
lent likeness. Mr., Weed purchased it at
once and carried it over to tho Astor
House, where ho showed it to his old
friend, Colonel Charles 4. Stetsou.
After gazing at it for some minutes,
with SO much emotion that the tcals
came to his eyes aud ran down his
checks, the veteran said, with broken
voice, "lhat is exactly his look as it
was when | knew him thirty years ago.
If had not forgiven him IN my heart
and asked to be forgiven before he
died, should forgive all the differ
cnces that have been between us, as |
look on this sweet, honest, noble face
Of the man whom | have so sincerely
honored aud truly loved, That
face calls back all the past
and makes me see, as have never
seen before, that genuine frien dship
for n good and true man is worth all
the empty glory the world can give.
Mr., Weed has taken the portrait home,
had il handsomely framed, and put in
his library, II is one Of the things
nothing would induce him to part
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An Old Grudge.
1t Terminates In a Fatal
ARRAY In McLeans-
bOrO, Illinois.

On Friday evening last, the village
of McLeansboro, H., was the scene of
desperate encounter between Green W
Burton and Jefferson +. Ellis, during
which the latter was shot and instantly
killed by the former. The contending
parties had heretofore engaged in diff
iiculties, but not of serious character,
and the remembrance of these enmities
was kept alive by constant quarrels,
On the night in question, the deceased
visited McLeansbOro and a renewal of
their former disputes was engaged in.
The parties from words proceeded to
blows, aud before they could be separ-
ated or the crime prevented, Burton
drew n pistol and discharged it at his
adversary, with the unfortuuately fatal
result. lie was Immediately arrested
and lodged in Jail, pending the action
of the coronors jury in the premises.
Yesterday that body was convened,
who, after hearing the testimony, re
dered verdict that death ensued from
ball fired from weapon in the hands
of Burton, and charging the latter with
the crime of murder He was com
mitted to Jail, but later in the day sued
out a writ of habes corpus, for the pur-
posed of procuring judicial examins.
ton into the merits Of the case and be
ing admitted to bail, but no decision
had been rendered at late hour last
night Of the question involved. Both
men were old residents of McLeans.
boro, Green being engaged there as a
merchant, and his victim residing in
the vicinity, where he carried ON a
farm. The sad tragedy has filled the
community with gloom.
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IoHs II. oBERLY. Editor and Publisher

A letter in the Boston journal says
Beecher can explain his letter to Til
ton in way that will be amply salts
factory to every body and that when
he does so, the country will be CAS-
founded" Let HIM explain then.
The people are waiting patiently to be
a.tounded.
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THE BOSTON WAY.
ICourer-J Journal

BosToN is somewhat eccentric ia
dealing with mapslaughtcrers, owing no
doubt to the redundancy Of her popu.
latiou, which mikes few lives here
and there of sma accounts. The other
day, after manfad been tried for man
lighter, the jury wanted 10 bring in
verdict, but the prisoner didn't hap.
pen to be in cour:. Thereupon the ju-
ry were locked up, and officers were
out to find the accused and notify him
that lie was wantei.
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with. lie regards it as a treasure, de
lights in it is vivid reminiscencc of
his and Mr.. Greeley's long and cor
dial, eyentful, ard now historic intima.
CIV and association.
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MARRIED WOMEN AND CHlLDREs MAY
DEPOsIr MONEY AND No ONE ELsE
CAN DRAW II.

Open every business day from . a. m. 10 3
p. M, and ~atL. day evenings tor savings de-
posts only, from tOS O'Clock.
W HNSLDp Treasurer,
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ENTERPRISE SAVINGS BANK.
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CHARTERED MARCH 81, 1860
CITY NATIONAL BANK, CAIRO.

a. T.. SAFFORD, President;
X :. TAYLOR, Nicc-lrcsidcut;
II. lllSLOP, secretary and Treasurer.
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DEPOSITS received. and a general banking
hu.mr-. done.
, 1874-04-12

ideal atmosphere for Mterateurs, New York will
wrest from that city it's palm Of superiority.
But my imitation Of local pride carries me into
strange fights. Ono Of the things Wanted to
say was, that the writer's and journalists have
taken, Of late years. to wearing dress-coats, and
dancing attendance at the shrine OF Fashion and
Mammon. suppose they ought always to have
big F and Min a way that upsets good
many OF the old notions Not only has john
sonian conversation disappeared down the
back-enty Of Time," but with it have gone
other things we would rather hare kept. Il
there are NOWADAYS gatherings Of the wits and
thinkers, where the keeuest words are allowed
the most room. and where young men ambitious
Of future distinction may look on and drink in-
spiratlon, they arc
KEPT SO QUIET
that not even the goseips learn Of them. The
Hcrlbes have their tWo clubs, which keep up an
active rivalry in the matter Of receiving"
prominent people; and there are enjoyable re-
may meet some OF the pleasantess and most
accomplished people American society can af-
ford but, at these p1nces, tho talk s nll OF
a piece with that heard in all the drawing-rooma
OF less gifted people. So far does it stray from
the subjects in which it ought most naturally to
move, and little real solidity is there about it,
that it sometimes seems as If tbs old speu bound
it that once foil on tho corps OF PANTY Fair
When price of Is cents for good joke was an
nounced, the editorial rooms, that had before
resounded to many peals OF laughter, we're silent
rs the grave, and every man went about with
compressed lips, firm in the conviction that he
inclosed within them at least Is cents, and, per-
haps, half dollar. So, TOO, from the lack OF
literary talk or real discussions, you might inag
inc that tho quill-drivers were
CAREFULLY SAVING THEIR THOUGHTS
to be put on paper. Perhaps they are; and no
doubt it is best after all, for what moro bore
aome and Indignantly tedious individual can you
find than the man or the woman who talks