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MANUFACTURED and REPAIRED.

SPECIAL attention given to light and heavy
> forging, house, bridge, railroad and jail
work and all work Of = similar character,
Steam sad gas fitting in all its branches A
full assortment OF Morris, Tasker Il 60 Is
Philadelphia pipe and fittings Brass goods,
etc and gas fixtures always ON hand,
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TOW-BOat For Sale

1lIE Subscriber offers for sale the Steam
Towing slerA-Whsel Boat, Ike liammitt
WIN engines, machinery, tackles, apparel and
Winliufe ~ she now lies al Cairo, Ills.
Her length u ~ feet, her breadth "a feet, her
iepth lesl and measures 276 tons, She has
boilers ~ i.e Ion. aud 81 inches diameter, high
pressure ens ne. with cylinder. M iaches In
uaInelsi ami feet stoke; feed pumps "a in
9hss IN dialncsr and II inches stroke aud All
modern improvements, aud ~ in every respect
s'auneh, Isi worthy, and in good condition for
naNiSatioh. for terms apply 10.
.. y. TAYLOR.
CAIRO. HIS, SoyeIabsr ., lisa. 4oo-li-2s-tf.
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MOULD OFT AoconnoDArioS.
I0vss CAIRO .......... Ill: 30 and S 90 y M
" MOUND CITY,. lis and 55 4"
Mound City Accommodation runs Wednesday
and saturday
Making close connections to and nom all
points East and North, at indianapolis and Gin
einssn, and to and from all points South and
Wet by rail and rivW
Il. D. GOODRICH, H. L. MORRILL,,
GSn'l Ticket Ag't. General sup't
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TnH TABLE.

TINTIL further notice, the Fsrrybost, Three
~ States will make the following uiPs
daily, excepting sundays, viz;
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CAIRO & VINCENNES r. R.
GA Z RO
EVANSVILLE, INDIANAPOLIS,
CINCINNATI and LOUIS
WILLIE.

nE asd sfter November n, passenger train,
~ will run daily except Sundays ~ follows
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THE NEW
w ALTHA M

The past twelve months At the Waltham
Watch Factory have been the busiest in the
Company's history. Several wholly new stem
winding watches have been produced, and great
improvements have been effected in the manu-
facnrs OF sll variety OF their standard watches,
until now they include every size in both key
and stem winding. that can be scsired. of every
quality and Of every prlce Al the same time
new Inventions 1. machinery md other large
economies. have oheap.n,d the cost, 90 that at
present II 10 not too much to claim that the Wal
than Watches are the best and cheapest watches
N the world These claims are, in fact, almost
everywhere admitted. In this country 1t is q
matter Of fact that hardly any fine American
watches are sold but those Of the waltham make,
while orders are now regularly received from
England, Australia, and the British Posses
sions generally, and foreign countries are aban-
doaing the hand made productions Of switzer-
land and England, and eagerly adopting Amer
lean machine made walthAm watches In their
place.
Buyers OF silver watches should be careful Il
observe the stamp Of the Company on tho Case
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California's First Female Pioneer.

We have residing at Lompoc, Mrs. Nancy
Kelsey, the first woman who crossed the
Plains to California. The company con-
sisted of thirty-three men and this lady,
her husband being one of the company. The
train left Independence, Mo-, in April, 1S41,
and arrived at the residence of DR.. Marsh
(who was murdered in Contra Costa county
some years ago) at Marsh's Landing, on
the 4th of October of the same year. From
there the Kelseys went to Suffers Ford.
There being no profitable occupation for
settlers at that early day, this company led
rather a nomadic life until the discovery of
gold in 1s47. From that time every one
was infused with new life, and Mr.. Kelsey
discovered and established the famous
Kelsey diggings, from which millions OF
dollars of dust were taken. Mr.. Kelsey
and two brothers employed twenty-five In
dams in these diggings, and their labor
yielded $100 in dust to the man per day.
In 1859, the family left California overland
for Texas, and on their return to this coast
two years later, they were attacked by
the Comanches and robbed Of everything,
barly escaping with their lives. A daugh.
ter thirteen years old was captured and
scalped, and received seventeen lance cuts,
and left for dead, but was afterward re-
covered and brought back to California
From poverty the family had risen to com
parative ease but series of misfortunes
have reduced these aged pioneers to con
dition not altogether agreeable to old age
-Lompoc (GoI) Herald.
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Interest," ting to Smokers.

Smokers will read with pleasure the fol-
lowing anecdote cf that great man, Presi-
dent Grant. The Indianapolis Herald pub
fishes it One morning the President was
taking a stroll through the White House
grounds, with his hands behind his back
and cigar between his lips. When near
ing the gate opening upon the avenue, his
attention was attracted to man and child
who were standing near lamppost, while
the former endeayored to light a match for
his cigar. The wind was blowing strong,
and the child, wearying Of seeing his father
fail SO often, and catching sight Of the
smoking figure at the gate, cried out, "Wait,
pa I'll get you light" bounded over to
the ruler of the nation, before the aston
ished and embarrassed father could make
an effort to detain him. With merry
twinkle in his eyes, Grant handed the little
fellow his weed, who took it in triumph to
his father, and seemed puzzled at the look
of confusion on his face. But he lighted
his cigar from that of the President, and
with many apologies for his sons forward
ness, handed it back. A short converse
ton was INDUCED in, and Grant expressed
his admiration for the youths independ-
ence. This incident occurred in the early
part of the present Administration, and to-
day the father of the preeocious infant oc-
cupies prominent position under the Gov
ernment.
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A Legal wag.

Judson T. Mills, of South Carolina, was
Judge of a District Court in Northern Texas,
fond of a joke, but very decided in discharge
of his duty. Thomas Fannan Smith was a
practicing lawyer at the bar, and having
shamefully lnisstated the law in his ad-
dress to the jury, turned to the Court and
asked the Judge to charge the jury accord
ingly. The Judge was indignant and repli-
ed
aDoes the counsel take the Court to be a
foole
Smith was otabashed by the reproof, but
instantly responded:
II trust your Honor willnot insist on an
answer to that question, as I might, in an
swering ittruly, be considered guilty of con-
tempt Of Court. y
aFine the counsel $40, Mr.. Clerk" said
the Judge.
Smith Immediately paid the money, ,and re-
marked: g It was $40 more than the Court
could show
"Fine the counsel $50, said the Judge.
1n0 hue WAS oneeI0G ny TUG Cioihs ono
Smith not being able to respond in that
sum, sat down.
The next morning, on the opening of the
Court, Smith rose, and with. much Difference
Of manner began
e May it please your Honor, the Clerk
took that little joke of yours yesterday about
the $50 as serious, as perceive from the
reading Of the minutes. Will your Honor
be pleased to Inform him Of his error, and
have ii erased ~
The fine was remitted
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Glazing at West Point.

The last "hazing" affair at West Point
did not turn out just as its projectors
intended. The cadets are now in camp
and have to perform all the duties of soldiers
IN actual service. The members of the
older classes usually select this time for
tagging the "plebs," or freshmen, which
means that the "plebs :" are forced to black
the boots Of these swells and perform other
menial services, besides being knocked
round in very uncomfortable manner.
the other night "pleb" was placed on
duty as sentinel ON hill overlooking the
camp. While engaged in his nocturnal
duties he was attacked by his usual tor
mentors, who tried to roll him down the
hill. Instead of quietly submitting, he
fixed his bayonet, and. slashing right and
left, put his assailants to flight, one of
them being severely wounded. The COM
nanding officer, the next day, passed the
affair over with the remark that the sspleb''
should have run his bayonet up to the hiit
in the bodies of the attacking party. The
assault deserved more serious attention.
If the cadettes are at West Point to learn
the art of war, they should be dismissed if
they have no higher idea of their vocation
than to turn the domain of study into an
arena for the display of ruffianism.- Louis-
g;tle Courier Journal.
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Shooting a Maniac at Sea.

The British ship Jessie Osborne, bound
from England to Australia, met the ship
Glance returning home in mid-ocean. The
outward-bound vessel hailed the homeward-
bound one as if in distress. The captain of
the Jennie Osborne informed the captain of
the Glance that one Of his crew hac gone
mad, had stationed himself up in the rig
ging and could not be reached or induced
to come down. He had with him chisel
with which he was continually cutting the
ropes and had badly injured some of the
crew by throwing blocks down at them. The
fnadman had now been up in the rigging
five days and every threat, pursuasion and
other inducemept to dislodge him had fail
ed. The captain of the Jessie Osborne did
not know what to do with this madman,
and called in the officers of the Glance tt,
advise with him and his officers. The
Glance advisors went aboard the other YES
sci and took a view Of the situation. The
madman was immovable. A consultation
was held, and it was resolved to shoot the
mad man and bring him down that way.
The best marksman ameng the crew was
selected as executioner, and he fired three
shots from revolver before he hit the man,
who managed to shield himself by lodging
behind the rigging. Finally the fatal shot
was 0red, and the maniac came tumbling
down like bear out of tree. When he
was quite dead the body was thrown over
board and the vessels separated. The ex-
ecution took place in the presence of both
crews, and the Glance brought home the
news of this strange incident at sea.
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The Original Confederate Flag.

At a recent meeting of the Palmetto
Guard were made the recipients of the first
Confederate flag raised in the late struggle,
and as this banner was identified with the
career of the company, it is doubly priced
as relic of the past. The donor, Mr..
John s. Bird, Of Laurens, an old member
of the company. in letter accompanying
the flag, thus tersely gives its history 'In
1860, before the passage of the ordinance of
secession by this State, Captain Edward
Mills of the bark Joes, belonging to the
Palmetto Line of New York packets, raised
this flag at his masthead in New York
Harbor, and his vessel was mobbed, but
they could not compel him to strike his
colors. On his return gold-headed pal
metto cane was presented to him by some
of the Palmetto Guard, and in turn he
transferred to them the custody Of the flag.
The secession of the State was quickly fol-
lowed by aggressive military movements,
and the flag accompanied the Palmetto
Guard in their various encampments. At
the siege of Sumpter it marked their parade
ground, and was used in the truce boat
that met the United States barges. The
Palmetto Guard occupied the fort imme-
diately after the surrender of Anderson,
and this flag was the first raised on its
walls after the salute and before F. j.
Moses, Jr., had arrived at the fort. The
flag remained with the company until they
were mustered for the war, and was then
taken by Mr.. Bird to his home, and has
since remained in his charge.-Charleston
Neaos.
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Chinese Immigration.

The grand total of arrivals of Mongolians
at this port since the year 1923 is 1904,
of which number los, ,902 were males, and
4,172 females. In the years 1854 and
1867 no Chinese females came to this coast,
and only one such arrival is recorded for
the year 1866 The greatest number of
Chinese arriving in any year since 1928
was 10, 1853 in 1928. No reliable data is
at hand to present a comparison between
the arrivals and departures, but the num-
Der of Chinese who return to their country
permanently is comparatively small. A
very large portion of the Chinese who come
to this stats belong to the lowest caste, and
their system of bondage holds them here
with firm grasp. Of the large number
of Chinese women now in this State there
are few who do not subsist ON the wages of
sin, and the narrow confines to which this
class of beings has been restricted in this
city are reeking with filth and moral pestil.
ence,-San Francisco Call.
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a Chinese Solomon.

A Chinese Solomon mas come to light in
Nankin. His latent wisdom was developed
under the following circumstances Dur
ing the Taeping rebellion married China
man, resident Of that city, Joined a regi
ment, which was ordered against the rebels.
He did not return from the war, and moth
ing having been heard from him for several
years, his wife listened to the suit of one
who professed to love her and married him.
In year or two husband no one, with the
peryersity of husbands under such circum-
stances, presented himself, alive and WE'LL
and demanded his wife. Husband No two
refused to give her up, and it was ultimate
ly decided to take the case before magis-
tlate At first that functionary was puz-
zled what course to take, both husbands
producing legal proofs of marriage. At
last he told them to leave the woman with
him and return in ten days. About the
fifth or sixth day the magistrate sent in
haste for the two men, and informed them.
with mournful face, that the wife had been
suddenly smitten with illness that had
proved fatal, and that she was dead, and
he asked the first husband whether he
would take away the body and provide for
the funeral. This man demurrcd, saying
he wanted living wife, not dead one,
and should have nothing further to do
with the matter Turning to the other,
the magistrate put the same question to
him, saying that one of them must remove
the body. The man said he was very poor,
but the deceased had been good wife to
him they had loved each other dearly, and
cost what it might, he would raise the
money and pay for the bnrial. "Very
WE'LL" said the magistrate, "then here she
is, take her away with YOU" And drawing
aside the curtain he showed the astonished
man the wife, standing and living and in
good health before them. 1t being clear
that the first husband really cared nothing
for her, they willingly abided the magis-
trate's methed of settling the complication.
The only drawback to this story is that we
are unable to hand down to posterity, in
plain English, the name of this Chinese
Solomon.
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A Doctors Diary,
From the Sanitarian


A pocket-diary, picked up in the street
Of neighboring city, would seem to indi-
cate, from the following choice extracts,
that the owner was medical man:
g Kase 230. Mary An Perkins. Bisnes,
washwoman. Sikness in her he'd. Fisk
sum blue pills soaperiflk; age SO. Ped
me one dollar, kuarter bogus. Mind to
get good kuarter and max her tax mo fisk.
ssKase 231. Tummes Krink, bisnes
Nirishman. Lives with Pady Molony,
what keeps dray-Sikness digg in ribs
and tow blak eYs. Fisk to drink my
mixter twict day Of sasiperily bere and
iellop, and fish lie, with asifedity TO max il
taste fisky. RUBBED his face with kart
grese liniment; aged 30 years Of age.
Drinked the mixter and wuddnt pay me
bekase it tasted nasty, but the mixter'll
work his innaRds recon.
& Kase 2a2, Old Misses Bogg. Amt got
no bisnes, but plenty Of money. Siknes
awl humbug. Cav her sum Of my cele-
brated Dipseflorikon, which she sed drank
like cold tee--wich it was too. Must put
sumthink in it to max her feel six an bad.
The Old Women las got the roks. =
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A SCRAP OF ANTI-MAsoNIC HIS
TORY.
The Fate of Morgan as Told by Thurlow
Weed.

| From Weeds Letter to the New York Herald.
did not personally know William Nor
gan, who was for more than two months
writing his book in house adjoining my
residence, at Rochester. When applied to
by Mr. Dyer, my next door neighbor, where
Morgan boarded, to print the book purport-
ing to disclose the secrets of Masonry, de-
clined to do SO, believing that man who has
taken an oath to keep secret had no right
todisclose it. Although not Freemason,
had entertained favorable opinions of an
institution to which Washington, Franklin
and Lafayette belonged. On my refusing
to print his book Morgan removed to Ba-
tavia, where he made the acquaintance of
! David G. Miller, editor of the Adcocate,
also Mason, who became his publisher.
I pass briefly over series of facts which
were judicially established, embracing the
arrest of Mofgan, his conveyance to and
confinement in the county Jail at Canaan
daigua, from which he was released and
conveyed by night in close carriages
through Rochester, Clarkson and along the
Ridge road to Fort Niagara, in the maga-
zine of which he was confined. While thus
confined Knight Templar encampment
was installed at Lewiston. When at sup
per the zeal and enthusiasm of the Tenn
plars having been reused by speeches and
wine, Colonel William King, of Lockport,
invited four men (Whitney, Howard, Club
buck and Garside) from their seats the than
quoting table into an adjoining apartment,
where he informed them that he had an
order from the Grand Master Dewitt
Clinton), the execution Of which required
their assistance. This party was then
driven to Niagara, reaching the fort little
before 10 o'clock.
Upon entring the magazine Colonel King
informed Morgan that his friends had COM
pleted their arrangements for his removal
to and residence upon farm in Canada.
Morgan walked with them to the wharf,
where boat was held in readiness for them
by Elisha Adams, an invalid soldier, into
which the party passed and rowed away
signal if ON it's return any alarm had been
given. 1t was nearly two o'clock in the
morning when the boat came back, having,
as Adams expressed it, lost one man, only
five of the six being on board when the
boat returned. When the boat reached a
point where the Niagara river empties into
Lake Ontario, rope being wound around
Morgan's body, to either end of which a
sinker was attached, he was thrown over
board. 1t is due to the memory of Cover
nor Clinton to say that Colonel King had
no such order and no authority to make use
of his name. 1t is proper, also, to add that
none of these men survive. John Whitney,
of Rochester, whom knew well, related
all the circumstances connected with the
last act in that tragedy to me at Albany in
1881, in the presence, of Simeon B. Jewett,
Of Clarkson and Samuel Barton, of Lewis
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WHERE HUMBUG COMES 'FRONT.'.
Crossley suggests as the origin of the word
humbug the Irish uim-bog, pronounced
um-bug," literally soft "copper"" or
worthless money" James II, issued from
the Dublin mint mixture of lead, copper
and brass so worthless that sovereign was
intrinsically worth only two pence, and
might have been bought after the revolution
for half penny. Sterling and umbug were
therefore expressions Of real and fictitious
worth-merlt and humbug. Churchill uses
the word in 1850. Crossley's suggestion is
very ingenious, probably the mystery lies
nearer the surface. To !" hum " nsed to
signify to applaud. to express admiration
hence to fiatter to cajole for an end. The
noun signified sugared words, worthless
rumors. In reports of State trials we find
the expression, "Gentlemen,t his humming
(expression OF applause) is not at all becom-
ing the gravity Of the court,
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Theology in Colorado.
Denver Mirror.

The report of sermon by Fremont
county preacher is worth repeating here:
"Boys, you'll find this life just like a
game of seyen-up. You want to save your
tens and look out for game, an never beg
when you hold a good hand. Also, recol-
lect in the long run low counts as much as
high if it is only trump. The devil has
stocked the cards, but jist play 'em honest
and when it comes your deal yer boun' to
git winnin' hand every time, and old
split-hoof win jist have to jump the game
and look for q soft snap. Also, if you hap
pen to turn Jack call It lucky, bat don't
forget to remember that turnin' Jack is
uncertain business and'n never do to bet
on
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POET T fY.
NAMELESS.

There is name so sweet. SO dear,
That could never write it here,
Where careless eyes. perchance might sec
The name loved one gave to me;
A little name. one simple word,
Soft as the twitter of bird,
Brooding above her tiny nest;
But oh! tits the dearest best;
And softly Iii that name repeat
Until my heart shall cease to beat
There is little. plaintive song.
My heart repeats the whole day long;
heard it once at days decline,
Low breath'd by lips close pressed to mine,
would not that careless ear
ShOnld catch the song love to hear;
So my hearts throbbings come and go
AS to myself breathe is low;
Soulmusic, holy, glad and deep,
Within my heart of hearts / keep.
There is a heart SO warm and true,
know full well need not fear.
What fate may bring, if they are near.
Oh! fond, true faith on which I rest,
And own myself so richly blest!
Oh! faithful friend, for whom yearn,
And count the hours till they return;
The name the song. the heart own,
keep for thee, and thee alone
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A CRY FROM THE SHORE.


BY NELLY N. HUTCHINSON.
Come down, ye gray-beard mariners,
Unto the wasting shore!
The morning winds are up-the gods
Bid me to dream no more
Come, tell me whittier must sail,
What peril there must be,
Before take my life in hand
And venture ont to sea.
We may not tell thee where to sail,
Nor what the dangers are;
Each sailor soundeth for himself.
Each hath separate star:
Each sailor soundcth for himself,
And on the awful sea
What we ha, e learned is ours alone:
We may not tell it thee.
Come back, o ghostly mariners,
Ye who have gone before!
dread the dark impetnous tides;
dread the farther shore.
Tell me the secret of the waves;
Say what my fate shall be-
Quick for the mighty winds are up!
And will not wait for me.
Hail and farewell, o voyager!
Thyself must read the waves;
What we have learned of sun and storm
Lies with us in our graves,
What we have learned of sun and storm
Is ours alone to know,
The winds are blowing out to sea,
Take mp thy life and go!
--HGrper'S Mdgasin.
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Four statues have been placed on the
tower of the city hall in Buffalo. "Liber-
ty' keeps a sharp lookout over the Niagara
river; Justice" looks across the city;
" Agriculture - scans the wagons of the
farmers bringing their fruits to market,
while +" Commerce has an eye on the lake.
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BR'c-A-BRAc.

An ordinary lighthouse where oil is
used gives an Illuminating power equal
to about 200 candles. An electric light in
England flashes over the North sea its con-
densed beams, each Of which is more than
an equivalent to the combined light of 800
candles.
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Petroleum constantly applied to the cut
ting tools will enable the cutting of the
hardest alloys with the same ease as steel
tempered to straw color The latter is far
more easily worked by keeping the cutter
moistened with mixture of petroleum and
tIlrDentine