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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-01-15
Twenty Years Ago.

1t was twenty years ago, and now I'm old and
1t startles me-the threads of hair so white I
found to-day.
My eyes are growing dim and my stems are
weak and slow,
Oh where is now the laughing girl of twenty
years ago?
l wonder if my heart grows gray, ike to my
sunny hair;
and of care.
And as 1 sit tonight, by my frelight's golden
Ny heart recalls one summers eve full twenty
years ago.
The stars shone soft and bright, and tie gentle
signing breeze
Sang lulIabies to sleeping birds whose cradle
was the trees:
We stood together hand in hand, with whis-
pered words of love,
WIN only summer flowers to hear, and glow
ing stars above.
Heart answered heart he loved me true and
would have died for him;
AL, We'll! us many years ago, yet my eyes
Twas only a light word spoken but two hearts
were full of pride,
So we tread alone the path we should have
walked in side by side.
word. a look, a jarring tone, and lifetime of
regret;
Meath a careless touch heart may break, and
To the dreary words Is minor strain, mourn
hful, peep, and Ow-
years ago.
All, welll the sunny days of youth have glided
feel the heavy hand of Time, and my hair is
growing gray;
The shades OF night have deepened, and nv
fire is burning low,
ana gone with the light are the girlish dreams
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-01-15

The dome of the Capitol at Washing
ton is the most ambitious structure in
America. 1t is los feet higher than the
Washington Monument in Baltimore,
6S feet higher than Bunker Hill Monu-
ment. and % feet higher than the Trinity
Church tower in New York 1t is the
only considerable dome of iron in the
world. 1t is vast hollow sphere of iron
weighing 100000 pounds. How much
is that? About 1000 tons, or a weight
of about 10000 full-grown persons, or
about equal to thousand loaded coal
cars, which, holding four tons each,
would reach two miles and half.
Directly over your head is figure in
bronze, America" weighing l4,985
pounds. The pressure of the iron dome
upon its piers and pillars is l2,377 pounds
to the square foot. St. Peter presses
nearly 10000 pounds more to the square
foot, and ST. Genevleve, at Paris. $4,000
pounds more. 1t would require. to crush
the supporters of our dome, pressure OF
557,270 pounds to the square foot. The
cost was about $1,O00,O00 The new
wings cost $6.50000O. The architect has
a plan for rebuilding the old central part
of the Capitol and enlarging the park
which will cost about 3.20U,000.-Er
change.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-01-15
The Age of Lying.

There is too much lying On every
hand we meet with exaggeration, equivo-
cation, deception. We call it lying, and
every man or woman who varies one ;ota
from the strictest fact or truth is, indeed
liar. The expressman agrees most SOL
emnly to deliver trunk to you at GER
tain hour. He delivers it day after the
hour promised. and thus lies The grocer
promises to send you the best tea in the
market. He takes the first his hand
falls upon without any care for the quail
ty, and dispatches it to you without a
twinge. He lies. The tailor agrees to
deliver suit of clothes without fail by
six in the evening. You get them next
morning, and the tailor is liar The
dentist pledges his word that your
teeth, as filled by him, will be all ri.h1
for dozen years. The filling comes out
In six months, and the dentist lies. A
man over the wey is in need of tenn
porary loan. You lend him a small sum;
which he promises to return at a given
time. He keeps it month over the
time, and is liar. An auctioneer tells
you that certain picture is by master
artist, when he knows it was painted by
fourth rate painter. He lies, and is NOT
worthy OF trust. A salesman lies abou;
his goods A bootmaker lies about YOU
boots. The jeweler lies about your watch
The gossiper at the dinner table tells ex
aggerated stories to astonish the ladies
and is nothing more than a liar Th,
florist assures you that his flowers wer,
picked in the morning. when they ar.
two days old. He lies, and will lie about
anything. The book publisher adver
tises that his book is selling by the tens
of thousands, when he has not sold q
thousand. He is liar, and not one door
from the murderer
Everywhere, everywhere we hear lying
lying, lying Men and women, who
would knock you down il you called them
liars, lie every hour. Deception is tn,
rule rather than the exception The
canvasser lies about insurance companies
Brokers about stocks. Editors abou
politics. Exaggeration and misrepre.
sentution rule the hour and are its curse
Gentlemen-ladies-w cannot the
truth be told always and ever? Why al
this deception and lying? Why so mucl
falsifying and cheating? In the name o
all that is good we beg you to reform tn,
habit altogether.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-01-15
C0IU"BUs AND Ho0ArNo VALLEY
r. A IL r. . A d.
SHORT LINE 10 LAKES 6 NORTHWEST.
TTMF "EARL f.
TIME TABLE.

Direct connections made at Lancaster for
Cincinnsti & MuskinsnIm VALLEY Railway-and
at Columbus for all points East and West. No
change of cars from Columbus TO Philadelphia,
New York. Indianapolis, and Chicago.
E. a. BUELL. General Ticket Agent.
JNO. W. DOHERTY, Sup't.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-01-15

1t was not until Bridgeport woman
read the recipe in half dozen different
papers that she concluded to give it a
trial. We refer to that recipe which says
that "a tablespoonful of sawdust placed
in each boot will keep the feet both dry
and warm" The husband of this Bridge
port woman was always complaining
about cold feet, and so the other day she
poured two tablespoonfuls of sawdust
into his boots. The result rather sur
prised her. He slipped on his boots, ate
his breakfast, and started for his place OF
business. He had not gone twenty five
yards from the house before he retraced
his steps and commenced to crate on
profane history. As soon as he got into
the diningroom he assisted one boot of
with the toe OF the other and kicked it
against ten-dollar mirror, while its mate
struck his seven-year-old son on the head,
and made him yell Justify. His wife see
ing that something allied her husband
asked, What's the matter. my dear?"
He said something that sounded some
thing like gam it" gathered up his
boots. and after emptying out the saw
dust, replaced them on his feet and shot
out of the house. with his feet warm
clear to the roots of the hair on his head.
His wife thinks maybe she used the
wrong kind Of sawdust
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-01-15
DININGER'S
OLD LONDON DOCK GIN.

Especially designed for the use of the Medical
Procession and the Family, possessing those M
trinSic medicinal properties which belong 10 an
Old and Pure Gin.
Indispensable to Females Good for Kidney
COhnpIdi1ts. delicious Tonic. Put up in
cases, containing one dozen bottles each, and
sald by all druggists, grocers &c. a. NJ. BIN
NIGER & CO. established lT7S, No. 10 Beaver
Street, New York.
. Sept. ,7S-y. -sr-- -s- a---'- % ----
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-01-15
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.

Stations marked TINS .2) are flag staaons, and
trains will STOP when -isnalcd 90 80.
w. w. PEABODY, Master Transp.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-01-15

IT is the opinion OF Western editor
that wood goes further when lett outof-
doors than when well housed. He says
some of his went half mile.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-01-15

A fellow, who is nearly as big bore as
the Hoosac tunnel, was telling. in our
Office the other day of a song that always
carried him away Quedrat, looking
around, gently inquired if any one pres
ent could sing that song.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-01-15

A gentleman who rather suspected
some one was peeping through the key
hole of his office door, investigated with
a syringe full of pepper sauce, and went
home to find his wife had been cutting
wood and a chip hit her in the eye.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-01-15

A Southern editor announces his in
tention of securing hall, if one of sutfi-
cient dimensions can be found for the
purpose of holding a convention of the
authors of "BeautiIul Snow.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-01-15

: 1t is reported that Father Brazil, OF
Des Moines, recently treated thirteen
gentlemen and two newspaper reporters
to the oysterfl Such is fame.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-01-15

Jones bought him watch, and after
wards discovered that it would not GO
it went yesterday, however-to pay his
debts
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-01-15
SUPERIOR CLOTH,

And other material, he Is prepared to suit all
who may favor him with a call. Having been
engaged in the Tailoring business for more
than twenty years, he fatterS himself that he
is Judge OF cloth, and also judge of good
work. Call and ex xanine his stock OF goods, and
srRCaraeoso{ his w0gk. o4s u 73-tkA
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-01-15

Work done to order in the latest styles, and
nted to fit. Having laid in very full
stock of
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-09
TN II OO,0OO 1NIlNEA 4 =,
HAVE BEEN ISSUE AND 4s
$4,000 CASH GIFTS,
S1,5OO.OOO,

The tickets are printed in coupons. of tenths, and
all fractional paris will be represented in the
drawing just as whole tickets are. U,,E
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-09
LIST OF GIFTS

L
4 The chances for gifl are as enc to Eve D.!
PRICE OF TICKETS:
Whole tickets $50; Halves sa5; Tenths, or each
Coupon. So; Eleven Whole Tickets tor stoo: 221zz
tickets tor 81 900: ll3 Whole Tickets for Sy.00J:
~ Whole Tickets for so 900, No discount on les
than $500 worth of Tick cts at a time 1.,
The Fourth GIFT Concert will be conducted in nj
respects like the three which have already been
given, and full particulars may be learned from
crcu irs which will oe sent free from this Office 10
all who apply for them. u.4i i.{
Orders Tor tickets and applications for AGENCIES
Will he attended 10 in the order they are receiy i'd
ard i. is hoped they " i'll be sent in promptly thst
tn ere may be disappointment or delay in filling
all Liberal terms to tuose who buy to sell again,
All agents are peremptorly required 70
settle up their ACCOUNTS and return ali unsoid
tickets by the s0th day of March. -.I-'1 !
THOS. L. BRAMLETTE, /.
As't publie Library KY. and Manager Gift Concert
Public Library Buiilin0. louisville. KY. or
TEiOS. II. HAYS n q
Eastern Agents. GO9 Broadway, NY.
deeI1 -2tawlu ... .
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-09
ITO TIE PUBLIC.

ITO THE PUBLIC. tF MIN
Il The WILMINGTON and Reading kailroad ca,,.
Raay have comPlstsd arranss smsnts 70 earry Msss,
Packages and Express Mattsr 70 and from 81 ao;n,
on the line OF their road and W Wssf Chsstsr'
Also, 20 all points On ths Philsdslphla ana Rad
Ing and Catawissa Railroads. includinr Ksadins
inStown; Mshonsy City. Nj carAsl. NOrristown.
nsr of Front and Madison strssts Villain ~ton
Express matter sent to Franklia fsIsxrses ID q.
no, w est Third street or to their De pot Noer
and Madison. or orders left with Non allss So
dslivering agents will receive prompt attsation.
-. T.. SfuLZ
ap6.u aeni Sup't W. e. r. d
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-09

subject ~ 20 delays incident to freight business.
ms uan WIN stop TO take ap passengers only OF
sp,oPpins place. except nsrs's Corner, state Road
hodney. Armstrong; and DUPONT, swan
ms tfein VIII DO Withdrawn whenever tha n
tersin OF the Company requires IL. $50 q
Inc passerser Car hsrsiotors attached to lhs
Will be discontinued on the above date.
me Freight Train with Passenger car att.ch.,
| cAving harrington st 20 p. N. viii meks III
seps. 1915. p YENNpp
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-09
Il MOkR RAILR0AD.
sPKoIAL NofICK.

On and after WEDNESDAY, October. 18th. ts7l.
n passenger oar viii be attached to the freight
ltain leaving PhuadslphiA 400 p. N. TOR VIII
he train viii stop at Stations a. follows. when
siEnalled; Grayb Fsry. s.l2 2. M Lasarstto s.sa
pm Chester ~ 2, N L1mok. a IN ~. siso p m; TnS5 n K,
Enssli: " isp. ri sS.i{s EMiIfip s'SSn; 1e.so
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-09

SETH W. RoWLR q SONS, Hoaten, hassss
And sesa " Dzpys,asa and psaisr4genesally' -
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-09

The Mixed Train wiz run gubieet 10 aslays inai.
''''' EEW CASTLE TRAINA
az ., ii. 80 AN. and SIS r. n. Leave kiinins.
ton $50 A. NJ. At LIS aad D p. NJ. for New
Castle,
Sunday Train-Lsays WiImlagton foi New Cas-
SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS.
Additional to those abov leave Smyras Tor Cisy-
ton ii 80 .. m, and Tl5 p NJ. Leave Clayton for
Smyrns $50 q. m. and 400 p. n. to make eoansc
ton with rainsto and frsm Dover. AID stations
- UoNNHCTI0N6
Al TOWNSEND. with the Kent County And onssn
Apps's 4 Kent kailroads.
Al CLAYTON. With the Msryland and Delaware
Al AtaAKRiNaToN. with The junction and BrsAk.
water Railroad.
Al sExf0RD With the Dorchester sAa Delaware
Railroad.
and wicomiee and foeonofs ksiiy2ad;,
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-09
fhiiaoeiphia. Wilmington ana Bal.
umore Railroad.
DELAWARE DIVISION.

~ 81 e
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-09
Il. 2. KENNHY.
Wilmington and western n n
TIME TABLE.
FALL AND WINTER ARRANeRmENrs

Q e. .,,!s. G!Sn%;nsla: ~; .s. . .ost. i,:,
Lsxye Wilmington ~ 20 . N. and s. ss pm
Leave iarasnbsrg q, q m and 80 IN.
Arrive at Lsndenbsrr IL % .. a. and 8 S1nn
- oC0NNECrlONS-rrain leaving Wilmington a.
10 ~ m with train leaving PhiladeIp phia A. n a ~
Trains leaving Wlminston At S SIS D m eon a., ~ !.
with train leaving Philsdelphia At I 10 > m.
Train arriving at Wilmington at 7 81 m. With
train for PhiladalphiA AT 10 m wins
Train arriving at Wilmington At a, With ,,.,,
for Philadelphia at w M .~s
Der LIST. 'N WV
DAVID coNNgLL, sup,.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-09

MfOkTANf N0TICE-In addition to ths ,.~u .
-, Esa s5 AZ Msrfss Irsins nov running. an EXTRA
rnnaun ahAlN. tSundays sxoepted,) with Pa,
on s sna niaaelrnkt9n iae On and after Monday Septsn
is;seyins sns Whninston st GSs A. n. and stopping
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-17

II speaketh not alone
In song and sunshine, genial airs and flowers;
And not alone in long, warm, tranquil hours,
When heaven seems all our own.
II doth earth's children bless
Where'er the changing leaf hangs bright and fair
In the clear blue of Autumn's sunlit air,
Stirred by the winds caress
And so when winter folds
His ermine round the grave of leaf and flower,
All beauty dies not meath his breath of power,
But some new charm unfolds.
Fairer than any dream
Are springs first vendure and her opening bloom
Cheering the wayside, lighting forests gloom
With their refreshing CLEAN.
Unto the watchful eye,
The glad-receiving heart and listening ear,
Nature unfolds her treasure through the year,
In endless, rich supply.
Night with her purple deeps
Solemn and still, star-lighted far beyond
Our mortal gaze, hath too her magic wand
To waken thought that sleeps.
So written on each page
In the Great Masters volume, may we read
The skill and love surprising all our need
From infancy to age.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-17
Written for the Argus.
Whipping nm Editor.
BY CON c. QUENCE.

The editor of the Silt Stat, which
paper was printed in our town, was
in the habit of sticking his nose in
to other peoples business little
too much, and / made up my mind
if ever that editor should publish
anything about me, would show
him that / was q man able of de-
Tending my rights. Fortunately
for him, however, he did not seem
inclined to assail me through his
columns. / was congratulating
myself over being one of the few
who did not get free "puff'' at his
hands, when l was somewhat sur
prised one morning to find the fol-
lowing paragraph in the local col
umn of the ,Slt Stat:
ave are informed by good au-
thority that Mr.. Con c. Quence
called on q poor widow last week,
upon whose premises he held a
mortgage for S125, and he stated to
her that the payment was due the
next day. She informed him that
she knew it was, and that she had
tried hard to raise the money,-had
even suffered for want of food and
clothing,-but could not raise the
whole upon the exact hour, but be-
fore noon of the day after the
amount was due, she would be able
to pay all. Quence said he had
nothing to do with the day after,
and that he could not wait forever
for his money, so he foreclosed the
mortgage, the old wretch. He de-
serves coat of tar and feathers"
Reader, just think of the matter,
and imagine if you can, how q man
must feel under such circumstances.
l determined to whip that editor
before the sun set, and procuring q
horsewhip, l marched into his sane
tum unannounced. / found the in
dividual with his coat off and his
sleeves rolled up, writing an edito-
rial on the prospects of the crops.
/ was not long in making my
business known. He laid his pen
carefully away, unbuttoned his shirt
collar, and rose to his seat. He
took in my measure at q single
glance, and then burst out with
/ looked about the room,
saw the devil with mallet and
shooting stick in his hands, while q
double-barrel shot gun stood in one
corner. The editor was very much
composed as he said:
"My dear sir, we seldom make a
practice of allowing any one to be
whipped in this office, but if you
will be kind enough to step down
stairs, we will see that you leave,
after we get through with you, well
satisfied that you have mistaken
your man this time"
The editor quietly descended the
stairs, while followed. He
stepped to one side to allow me
plenty of room on the walk, and he
looked as if he was ready to swal-
low brigade of fighting men.
Just then / suddenly remembered
that / was out of to-
bacco, SO / entered the nearest gro
Gerry, and left by the back door. ]
havn't seen that editor since, and ]
have ceased to visit that portion of
the town in the vicinity of his
Office. 1 have given up all notion
of ever attempting to punish an
ol;to, U,box, ara NOT worth rAau-
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-17

When you want to get rid of the
rheumatism, pursuade wild steer
to chase you. A Savannah man,
who gave it q fair trial, and had a
hot race of forty rods to tree and
mp il, certifies that he has not had
a rheumatic twinge since. This
cure has not been patented, and
any one can try it without fear OF
prosecution for an infraction OF
patent right laws.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-17
ADVERTISING RATES.

Business Cards one year, one dollar for every
line.
Local Notices, ten cents per line each insertion.
and all notices continued for three months or
longer, n discount Of % per cent.
Advertisements unaccompanied by written or
verbal directions will be published three months
Advertisements, under contract, ordered out be-
fore expiration Of time, will be charged full rates.
No paper discontinued until all arrearages are
paid, except at the option of the publisher.
Transient advertisements must be paid in ad-
vance.
5V- Terms, CASH, payable quarterly.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-17

u r. Mes WEEW, Ags
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-17

FIRE DEPARTMENT..
ROYAL Ins. Co, Liverpool, England, sl4,Oo0,0OO
Fire Ass ociation of Philadelphia Pa, 2,5OO0OO
German American Ins. Co., New York, l5OO,OOO
German Ins. Co., Erie, Pa, 100000
Allemannia Ips Co. Pittsburgh, Pa, 100000
Penn Ins Co., Philadelphia Pa, 100000
LIFE
New England Mutual Ins Co., Boston,
All Life Policies Non-Forfeitable by
Mass. law, lO,OOO,OOO
ACCIDENT.
Travellers Ins. Co. of Hartford, issues
general accident policies against any
kind of accidents happening any where, u, 500, 900
Railway passengers Ins. Co issues ac- -
cident tickets 5000 for 25c per day. 100000
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-15

The rumoscl comFlc. Lt.Uaeu Gen
eral Thomas Il. WliiiulGsaa- 1Ir. Su!ro.
in relation to The uEeseu. political cam
p1isn Is basel uTon the iacl Of their
having had several private conferences
Of late The General Is toe hugely IL
tsrosteG IN The Constock to favor the
schemes Of iAa SutEo Tunnel Company,
and Mr. Sutro Is too largely interested
IL. himself to favor tie election Of any
exc else to tie United States Senate.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-15

The tfiut a: san Francisco. las. month
turned out Si.12O.0G0 in gold coin,
Sf9I.OGo in traie dollars, and r9,bce IN
silver half dollars
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-15

N7C.;1u's M S-alenrHt ELECTS fro.l
tie press the following comments: The
New York Tribune says i viii not waste
,inl- anu temper in analyzinG the stale
l4eut. which will damn !'-.nc.s D. Noul-
~ ,.celc-tA. any revelation Of bnsi-
MSS tsea-lcry tina; has been made by
Nr. Be, cher or his fr!-u5'. Tie accu-
-.'Ts have failed il their case, and every
fresh att, nlrs - accomplish thl:c pu.-
y, II only makes tnelg failure more dis
a ,,rou5. TIE word Of Henry Ward
Be,cLc. stands cood agairst ten acre
r., full IT Hnaityas AMI Tiltons. The
Eosldw.r not tolerate ;he;s passionate
aEe. ulsurTo4sci,ss,rt.o.ls. The Times
- the statement i offered by Mr.
Nodlt,n fox double i'Utpozc; first, a.
personal I-f.rs,.. ::,..l se.-oul. As fresh
llr-izpwcnt of IL cher, " regar,! il rs
fulfilling neither pusI-os,- The sun
says tLe opiuiql q men zsSFec;.nc The
ga..; or i,noc,I=e If BIZ. Ge,cl.. vii
n1t b. ciraasa5 i.y i, those VIII b
.;eye him innocent v..i .-li-y,. al the
nor IA-~, vh- ,Di4. Lin. guilty. vii
T.. p lr-- g. ..t,..I oi i. ;Lsa ,.,r
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-15

President Grant and wife vi. v:sit
81. Louis rexi week
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-15

Timothy Sargent, formerly Of the
American Exchange. San Francisco, has
purchased of the odd Fellows Bank o!
Savings. the Golden Eagle Hotel prop
cry OF Sacramento, paying therefor
so ecu.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-15

The eight hoar law is abandoned ~
tie mechanics Of New York AM vicinity
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-15

\ gang q; Chinese brici.aaAeI- en-
pioyei at one Of :Le yards in Sacramento.
a few aass s...ea. qui; work IN & bojy,
wen. up town 10 d saloon kept by white
persons. ana remained there ior several
hours, drinking beer and whisky and
enjoying a Grst-ciass spree. They did
as maDy white men do, witt: this ezcep-
tiou-;kcy resumed work the next day.