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THE lNvINClBLES.
They Effect a Permanent OrQan-
izatiOn.

The BY Laws and Rules Of the Com.
pany.
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SPECIAL. NOTICES.

rVN:e Weekly Bulletin,
u % per yer, postaie prepaid, 10 any atd,e,a
BEST AND IIEAPEST
Paper published IN Southern Illinois.
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Removal.
DIR. Smith has removed his office to
rooms and 8, Winters block. Entrance
on Seventh street.
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RIVER NEWS.

" AR DKrARtNEEg RIVER REPoUT,
July IL I-1G
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Delta City cornet band, who, we dare
say, are 1ilden and Hendricks men
from the ground up, favored the club
with a fine screnade. After they had
finished playing, Col. Rcarden dis
patched a committee of two. Messrs.
Tom l.ovett and Joseph Veron. to invite
the band into the hall
The committee usbered the band in
with n pompnsss becoming two so dstin.
guished persoaages. and Col. Rearden
made them neat aud pretty little speech.
after which music was IN order. and the
company adjourned to meet on Tuesday
evening.
The following is a partial list of lhs
members of the invucibles up To the
present time. The list, which was circu-
lated by one ofthc committees who are
enrolling members is headed thus:
We the Undersigned citizens and voters
oil CAIRO, do hereby enroll our names and
promise 10 lecome good and faithful
members of a Tilden and Hendricks
campaign company, to be known rs the
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SUNDAY. JULY 10. 1875.
Removal.

JAMES WATSON,
sergeant. Signal Service. L.. 5. 4
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Fifty cents, ut Winters Gallery.
2-23.tf
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-06
PROGRAMMED.
HOW TIC TEACH SPELLING


In view of the fact that there arc so
many poor spoilers and such erroneous
methods of teaching spelling. we wish
to offer few suggestio rs for the benefit
OF teachers. Good spelling is largely
the result Of habits Of observation and
attention. A picture Of the word is
formed and retained in the mind. There
are three classes of words with which
spoilers haze to deal. First words uu-
derstO0d and Used. Second words IN
derstoed but seldom used THIRD words
neither understood nor often used. The
last often comprises the long lists found
in the spelling book. There is natural
method in teaching spelling which is too
often Ignored. All derivatiye words
are made up of parts which constantly
repeat themselves. Pupils should be
taught to recognize these elements, and
to GOA bine them in other words. The
child learns to read by combining the
elements. For time the spelling lesson
should be taken from reading hooks and
other text books, discaiding the spelling
book. Words should be noticed with
reference to everything, silent letters,
and whether began viii. q capital, or
spelled with an aposlrophe. Each new
word occurring in the lesson should be
taught IN three ways, spelling, use ana
definition To learn the use encourage
pupils to supply some synonym us or
nearly Synonymous word. There are
Two ways Of learning the meaning, aside
from the dictionary, from the context
and from the derivation.
La oral spelling the word should be
pronounced naturally an only one trial
allowed. lfa pupil really knows word
II will be spelled correctly The first time.
All misspelled words should. if possible,
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be placed upon the board, attention
called to the reason for misspelling, and
the words spelled at the next recita-
ton. 1t is a good plan to require pupils
to write or print all such words GER
tain number of times on slate, paper or
blackboard, the teacher being careful
that the words are always written cor
rectly. Pupils will soon recognize a
misspelled word at sight.
Whe1 pupils can write readily, ifthere
is time. the exercise should be written,
using blackboard, slate, or better still,
paper. Requiie the words to be writ
ten neatly. leglbIy, and all errors to be
carefully corrected. Cultivate habits of
observation as far as possible. Next
comes the derivation of words. Tie
meaning ofthe most common prefxes
and sufixes shoa!d BIZ learned. A few
words only should be assigned for a
lesson. Tue words should then be ana
lyzed by pointing out the root, prefix
and sufix. giving he meaning of each,
and showing how the word is built up.
And IN connection with this the markings
of the letters, and the psor unciation of
words may be prof ably taught. After
this work is completed, the pupil is
prepared to makespecial use of the rules
|ofspelling. The rules should be learned,
and applied, one at a tine the teacher
bringing forward words to illustrate the
rule and its exceptions, and requiring
pupils to do the same, and so continuing
from day to day until all have been
mastered.
We do not claim for this any originin
atty LOT ideas, or novelty OF plan, bu
simply wish to throw out few sugges-
tons in hopes of assisting teachers anG
making better spellar
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-06

OATMEAL AND TEETE.-The London
Medical Record says lit has long been
noted in this country that IN those
districts where TIE use of oatmeal Cir
place of wheaton four) prevails. WE
find children ard adults with the best
developed teeth and jaws; and SO well
recognized is the influence of oatmea
diet upon the teeth, that many practi-
TONERS order its use as an article OF
daily diet for children, in case where the
deatition seems likely to be either re-
tarded or imperfect
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-06
THE JOURNAL-"18 1876

With the December number, the
JOURNAL OF EDUCATION closes its Fifth
Volume IN the present series, il having
been revived in January, 1871.
For the coming year, and thereafter,
the JOURNAL will exhibit many improve
ments; it will be furnished with new
engraved and tasteful cover, will be is
sued in the usual magazine style with
uncut Leaves, (Which is much better Tor
binding, } and inside will be found more
ieglole type, more variety OF matter.
more original articles. we hope, aud
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TEACHERS MEETING.

There will be a meeting of the E. D.
T. A. at the school house in Dist. No.
2; Che Holt Dist.) PLEASANT Prairie, on
Saturday, Jan. 18th, 1876. commencing
at o'clock p. m.
PROGRAMME.
Mental Arithmetic, by Alvan CarpeI-
ter. Written Arith.. Reduction Frac-
ton, Mrs. Young.
INTERMTSSION.
Physical Geo., Currents, Miss Patten.
History, Mexican War, j. w. Yule.
J. w YULE, Pres
JESSIE PETRIE, Sec
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TIE mean velocity, of the wind on land
is nine miles per hour in the summer
and fourteen IN the winter. At sea the
mean velocity is estimated at eighteen
miles per hour.
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a greater number Of general
and local items of information
The Official Department will be con-
tinued, in an abridged and modified
form. Important questions will be an
swered, and synopses of some of the
more important decisions of the State
Superintendent in the past and in the
future. will also be given.
The Editorial Department will aim to
discuss timely ard important topics,
and especially the improvements needed
in our system of Common Schools. The
interests of other schools and Of higher
education will not he overlooked.
The price of the JOURNAL will be re-
duced SO as to bring 1t within the reach
of all The following is the scale
adopted:
One Copy, ST. 10 IN Advance sncJud5ng
portage I.Oo Copies, $2.1O an od0dnc0,
Including postage. Three Copies, $500
IN aduance, including postage.
Any larger number, paid for in adj
vance, at the same rate as per three
copies. Single subscriptions, after three
months, SIPS; after six months, $3.50.
Please remember these conditions, and
act accordingly.
Subscriptions for less than one year.
10 cents q month, in advance. The
January No. will be sent on receipt OF
10 cents, and If further subscription is
ordered, that amount may be deducted,
We do not propose TO go into the
business of Offering premiums OF
cAromos. napkin rings, ETC., to our sub
scribers, having neither time nor taste
for it. We propose to send them simply
the JOURNAL, at the lowest possible rate.
We ask all teachers and school officers
to aid US by their subscriptions, by their
exertions, and by their contributions to
our columns, il sustaining a JOURNAL
OF EDUCATION" that shall be a credit to
the State
Soaring & PRADT.
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Soaring & PRADT.
Editors md Publishers.
Madison, Dec, 1875.

We wish to call the attention OF
teachers and District Boards to the
above Prospectus of the Wisconsin Jour-
nal of Education. We do this in the full
realization Of the importance and ncces-
sity of wider dissemination Of infor-
nation in regard to educational matters.
The price of The Journal has been
placed at very low rate SO as TO be
within he reach of ali. Ii any prefer
to send their subscription to me, | will
forH ard at once.
d. Fl. FLETT, c.. Supt.
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d. FL. FLETT, c.. Supt
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-03-23
Why I AM A PooR MAN.-"Wool

Why I AM A PooR MAN.-"Wool
Hat" in the planters advocate tells the
following plain story why he is poor:
81 am poor because 1 buy more than
I sell. In the first place, buy a rart
of nv meat from the North West; my
fish comes from Portland; for the TAX
ing of which the Mainelander receives a
bounty from tie Government. Ny on
ion sets aud all nv garden seeds buy
from Michigan / sold the wool from
eighteen sheep at 37s cents per pound
to an agent manufacturing company at
Reading Penn, four months thereafter
bought hat from the same company.
paving at the rate Of six dollars pound
for the wool. The hide of Buck, sold
at 5 cents per pound. I.wen, TO Elmi-
n, n. Y, was tanned, sent back, and
bought it at S5 cents n pound, and 1t
weighed more than it did when l sold
il. Nv are handles come from Con-
necticus, my matches from Delaware,
nv pen. ink and paper from New York.
Am / the only fool in Georgia r
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-03-23

BILLING's Coon RHsoLUrroNs.--
That won't borry or lend espeshily
lend.
That won't advise anybody until
know what kind Of advise they are anx-
ious tew follow.
That won't wear any more tite boots
if have to 60 barefoot to do it.
That I won't swop dogs with no man
unless can swop two for one.
That poverty may be blessing, but
if it IL, it IL blessing in disguise.
That the world owes me iving-per-
vided earn it.
That no man shall beat me in polite
ness not as long as politeness kontinues
TO be az cheap az it liz now.
That If a man kalls me phool won't
ask him to prove il.
That will lead moral life even If
60 lonesome and lose good deal of fun
by it.
That il man tells me mule won't
Xix. will believe what he says without
trying it.
That the best time to repent Of blum.
der is Just before the blunder 10 made.
That when hear man Dragging on
his ancestors won't envy him, but will
pity the ancestors.
The above will do for 1876.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-03-23
CHAPTER II.
THE DOWNWARD PATH.

Then you still persist in marrying
John jenkins ? queried Judge Boom
pointer, as he playfully, with paternal
familiarity, lifted the golden curls of
the village belle. Mary Jones.
I do replied the fair young girl, in
low voice, that resembled rock candy
in its saccharine firmness-I do. He
has has promised to reform. Since he
lost all his property by fire
The result of bis pernicious habit,
though he illogically persists in charg-
ing it to me- interrupted the Judge.
Since them continued the young
girl, he has endeavored to break him
self of the habit. He tells me that he
has substituted the stalks of the Indian
rattan, the outer part of a leguminous
plant called the smoking bean, and the
fragmentary and unconsumed remain
der of cigars which occur at rare and
uncertain intervals along the road,
which, as he informs me, though def.
cient in quality add strength, are COM
paratively inexpensive,' and blushing at
her own eloquence, the young girl hid
her curls on the Judges arm.
Poor thing! muttered Judge Boom
pointer. Dare / tell her allY Yet l
must
i shall cling to him. continued the
young girl, rising with her theme, as
the young vine clings to some hoary
ruin. Nay, nay, chide me not, Judge
Boompointer. 1 will marry John Jen-
kinsr
The Judge was evidently affected
Seating himself at the table, he wrote a
few lines hurriedly upon q piece of pa
per, which be closed and placed in the
fingers of the destined bride of John
jenkins.
'Marv JONES' said the Judge, with
impressive earnestness, take this trifle
as wedding gift from one who respects
your fidelity and truthfulness. At the
altar let it be a reminder of me- And
covering his face hastily with Q hand.
kerchief, the stern and iron-willed man
left the room.
As the door closed, Mary unfolded
the paper. 1t was an order on the cor
ner grocery for three yards of flannel,
paper of needles, four pounds of soap.
one pound Of starch, aud two boxes of
matches
Noble and thoughtful man y was al
Mary Jones could exclaim, as she hid
her face in her hands and burst in a
flood Of tears.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-03-23
A SPLENDID Disqualification a

A SPLENDID DEscRIPTIov-On a
certain occasion, one Paul Denton, u
Methodist preacher in Texas, adver-
,ised barbecue, with better liquor
than usually furnished. When the
people had assembled, q desrerado in
the crowd cried out:
"Mr. Paul Denton, your reverence
has lied You promised not only a
good barbecue, but better liquor
Where's the liquorI"
"There !" answered the missionary
in tones of thunder, and pointing his
long, bony finger at the matchless
double spring gushing up two strong
columns with sound like shout OF
Joy from the bosom of the earth
'There 2" be repeated, with a look ter
rible as lightning, while his enemy fair
" trembled at his feet; "there is the
liquor which God. the Eternal, brews
for all his children. Not in the SIM
merins still, over smoky fires choked
with poisonous gasses, and surrounded
with the stencil of sickening odors aud
corruption, doth your Father in heaven
prepare the precious essence of life
pure, cold water. But in the glade
and CLASSY dell, where the red deer
wanders and the child loves to play;
there God brews it-and down, low
in the deepest valley, where the foun-
tain murmurs and the rills sing; and
high in the mountain tops, where the
naked granite glitter like gold in the
sun; where the storm clouds brood aud
the thunder storms crash; and out, out
on the wide, sea, where the hurricane
howls music, and the big waves roll the
chorus, sweeping the march of God
there he brews it-beveraee of life,
health giving water. And everywhere
it is thing Of beauty, cleaning in the
dew drop, singing in the summer rains.
in the ice gem, till they seem turned
to living jewels;-spreading golden
vein over the setting sun, or n white
guaze around the midnight moon; sport
ing in the cataract: sleeping in the
glazier; dancing in the hail showers;
folding its bright curtains softly around
the wiutry world, and wearing the many
colored iris, that seraph's zone the air,
whose word is the rain drops of earth.
and checkered over with the celestial
powers of the mystic hand Of refrac-
tion-that blessed life-water, no poi
son bubbles on its brink; its foam brings
not madness or murder; no blood stains
its liquid glass: pale widows aud starv-
ing children weep not burning tears
Speak out nv friends; would Won ex-
change it for the demons drink-alco-
hol,"
A shout like the roar of tempest
answered "No!"
This most beautiful Of all the des-
criptions of water has for many years
form the chief beauty of Coughs
temperance lectures; the lecturer giving
it as original.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-03-23
THE SMOKER REFORMED.
CHAPTER I.


"Oue cigar a day !" said Judge Boom.
pointer. "One cigar q day !" repeated
John jenkins, al with trepidaGiou be
dropped bis half-consumed cigar under
his work bench. -f- Ir1I 20
"One cigar day 10 three cents q
day." remarked Judge Boompointer,
gravely; "and do you know, sir, whas
one cigar day, or three cents day,
amounts to in the course offour years?''
John Jenkins, in his boyhood, had 1t.
tended the village school, and possessed
considerable arithmetical ability. t.
king up . shingle which lay upon his
work bench, and producing ! pisce q
chalk, With . fsslis4 of enanui6unm =
he made an exhaustive calculxtion. hi
Exactly forty-three dollarsand eigh-
ty cents" he replied, wiping the per.
spiration from bis heated brow, while
his face flushed with honest enthusi.
asm. -
"Well, sir, if you saved three cents a
day, instead of wasting it, you would
now be the possessor Of new suit Of
clothes, an Illustrated Family Bible, .
pew in the church, q complete set of
Patent Office Reports. . hymn book,
and paid subscription to Arthar's
Home Magazine, which could be pur-
chased for exactly forty.three dollars
and eighty cents; and" added the
Judge, with increasing sternness, "if
you calculate leap year, which you seem
to have strangely omitted, you have
three cents more, sir; three cents more
What would that buy you, sir 2"
"a cigar" suggested John Jenkins;
but, coloring again deeply, he hid his
face. -. s-
Ne. SIR said the Judge, withasweet
smile of benevolence stealing over his
stern features; properly invested, it
would buy you that which passeth all
price. Dropped into the missionary
box, who can tell what heathen, now
idly and joyouslv wantoning in naked.
ness and sin, might be brought to
sense of his miserable condition, and
made through that three cents, to feel
the torments of the wicked =
With these words the Judge retired,
leaving John Jenkins buried in profound
thought. Three cents day. he NUT
tered. In forty years might be worth
four hundred and irty-eight dollars
and ten cents-and then L might mar
ry Mary. Alb, Maryr The young car
penter sighed, and, drawing q twen-
ty-five cent daguerrotype from his vest
pocket, gazed long and fervidly upon
the features of young girl in book
muslin and coral necklace. Then,
with resolute expression, he carefully
locked the door of his workshop and
departed.
Alas his good resolutions were too
late. We trifie with the tide of fortune
which too often nips us in the bud and
casts the dark shadow Of misfortune
over the bright lexicon of youth! That
night the half.consumed fragment of
John Jenkins cigar set fire to his work
shop and burned it up, together with
all his tools and materials. There was
no insurance.
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+ -
What more bread r said Johs Jen-
kins, grufly. You're alvsys askina
for money for bread. D-aation! Do
you want to ruin me BY your extrava-
gance 2 and ~ he uttered these words
he drew from his pocket . bottle of
whisky. pipe and paper Of tobacco.
Emptying the 6rst at q draught, he
threw the empty bottle at the. head of
his eldest boy, . youth of twelve sum-
mers. The missile struck tie child full
in the temple, aud stretched him life-
less corpse. Mrs. Jenkins, whom the
reader win scarcely recognise ~ the
once gay and beautiful Mary Jones,
raised the dead body of her son in her
arms, and carefully placing the unfor.
tunate youth beside the pump. in the
back yard, returned with saddened step
to the house. At another time, and in
brighter days, she might have wept at
the occurrence. She was past tears
now.
Father, your conduct is reprehensi-
BILE said little Harrison jenkins, the
youngest boy. Where do you expect
to go when you die
'Ah! said John Jenkins 6ercely,
this comes Of giving children . liberal
education; this il the result Of Sabbath
schools. Down, viperv ...
A tumbler thrown from the same pa.
rental fist laid out the youthful Harri-
son cold. The four other children had
in the meantime gathered around the
table with anxious expectancy. With
a chuckle, the now changed aud brutal
John Jenkius produced four pipes, and,
filling them with TOBACCO, handed one
to each of bis offspring and bade them
smoke. It's better than bread 7 laughed
the wretch, hoarsely.
Mary Jenkins though. of a patient
nature, felt it her duty now to speak.
4 have borne much John jenkins, she
said. But l prefer that the children
should not smoke. 1t is an unclean
habit, and soils their clothes. Task this
as a special favorr
John Jenkins hesitated-the pangs
of remorse began to seize him.
Promise me this, John, urged Mary
upon her knees.
I promise (! reluctantly answered
John.
And you will put the money in a
savings bank p
4 WILL repeated her husband; and
I'll give up smoking, too
''Tis well, John Jenkins 7 said Judge
Boompointer, appearing suddenly from
behind the door, where he had been
concealed during this interview. NO
bly, said, my man. Cheer up! I will
see the children dscently buried The
husband and wife fell into each others
arms. And Judge Boompointer, gaz-
ing upon the affecting spectacle, burst
into tears.
From that day John jenkins was an
altered man.
BHETH HARrR.
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J. r. KING & T.R. YATES.
is rurLIs#rp rvxsr rarrspAY ~


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TO be paid within six months. No subscriltioa
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months and no paper 10 be discontinued until
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TEsxs ov AnyERrTsIxo.-1sc cents per square
for the frst insertion, aud so cents for every
subsfqsen insertion. Eight lines or less con-
ssituie square. If the Lnmber Of insertions
be not marked on the Advertisement, IL will be
published until forbid, and charged according
Iy.isA liberal deduction made 10 those " no asi-
vertise by the year.
Communications OF . personal character will
be charged, ai the same rates as ssdverfisemen,s;
obituaries over ten lines In length viii be charg-
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All communications for publication must be
accompanied miih the real name OF The author
or no attention will be paid TO them. The real
pane the author wili'not be published unless
desiredf, but we cannot consent to insert cum
Duncations unless We know the writer.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-03-23

EThat was shrewd girl. and not
devoid Of sense either, who remarked,
when other girls were making fun of
her short skirts. and affected to be
much shocked at the exhibition there
of at a party: ..
"If you'd only pull up your dresses
about your necks, where they ought to
be, they'd be as short as mine"
She was not troubled any more.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-03-23

ES One of the late zephyrs in Min
nesota is reported to have blown two
sheep into the top of tree mile away
from their grazing place. The rest Of
the hock had presence of mind enough
to hold on to thegrass with their teeth.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-03-23

&FThe country shopkecper si;d:
"Here, nv friend, those balls Of butter
bought Of you last week all proved
to he Just three ounces short 1t q
pound" And the farmer innocentiv
answered: Well, / don't see how that
cnuld be, for used one Of your Toaud
bars Of soap for = weight. @