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We take II for granted the cigars and hard cider
wnre accountable =, these hard times"

We take II for granted the cigars and hard cider
were acceptable "these hard times"
The repub papers like the Chicago Eccning
Journal and little country pops guns are telling
the people funny stun. Look at this from the
Mendoza Buli.tig: at is believed Hancock will
not get the solid support Of the Bourbon demo-
Gratis, by whom his nomination is received with
out any expressions Of enthusiasm" An editor
who talks in that way is either all ass, fool, or
an ignoramus who doesn't read the newspapers
or see the people he writes for.
The Illinois Press Association will cxcursonize
this year to Lake superior, starting from Chica-
20 on Tuesday next The Lake Will be reached
by the Wisconsin Cent. r. Il. All good editors
who join the party may expect to be greeted
along the line with the salutaton Of dead
Beat" Every dead beat who owes his subscrip-
ton, steals his neighbours paper and sponges his
advertising, is ready to call an editor a dead
beat" and their name is legion. Yet, strange rs
it may appear, the editors who will go to Lake
Superior Will pay hard cash for all their fun, and
a good round price, too.
*.*
No result Of the "literary revolution" begun
by TIE Lakeside Library" novels is of more
value than the work now being done by the
American Book Exchange, whose advertisements
will be found in elsewhere. Their books are
marvels of cheapness combined with excel.
lence; and we know Of no company in the world
that can equal this in the production of books
of standard literature and Of practical value al
prices within the reach of the most impecunious
readers.
*A*
The methods Of temperance workers are pccu.
liar. Long lectures to audiences, niae-tenths OF
whom never took drink in their lives, and
three -fourths Of whom couldn't tell gin from
water by its appearance, follow thick and fast in
churches that Il drunkard meyer enters; while
practical temperance work like IA reading room Is
left to starye for the want of few dollars.
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MORTGAGE; SAfs ~ or REAL ESTATE
vi Whereas Bridget Finn being indebted TO me. Jere,
to be paid by promsoy note bearing dalc thg Sn ay OF
august $50 executed by the said Bridget EN- ana RSHe
Ms with interest AT ten per cent per nnnun payahe an
Of the the said Bridget Finn and James D. Finn her
husband dI the 9Th day of August Nd 1876 duly execute
The northwest quarter Of section number thIrtyhee In
township number rty0ne north, of range number two
cast of the third principal meridian IN me county OF "a
Sale and Of Illinois together with all and singular the
crcnnto belonging which said mortgage is recorded in
The Recorders Office IN The county of La oae and state OF
Illinois. in Book lS3 u Records, on page i2i
And whereas also i : provided In and ny ssd mGrtgaes
thereof according to and effect thereof the said
jeremiah Sra"n my legal Representatives or attorney al
Published In Ia Sale county, Illinois, may sell the said
premises or any part Thereof ana G tgS ma eHuy I'm Di
their heirs cxccuOr administrators or assigns therein. Al
G @ Gn l@ We oT House. i'm the civ Of ottawa M
nos at the time appointed in such Advertisements and up
- n ~, a3 49, n, The name ~ nv legal r, prc.
for the conveyance In fee Of the premises sold;
And whereas, also the said mOrtgagors In and by SAID
mortgage expressly waived released and rcnqushcd unto
me and my heirs executors, administrators ana assigns AT
said ruurtgagcd premises which Is given by results from
a laws u this state pertaining to the exemption oil home
And whereas also default been made In the payment
thereof and due and owing TO me thereon the
whole Of the principal Of said note ana 81 81 the
and twenty dollars
Now therefore public notice IL here given. that by virtue
and In pursuance power ~ sale In said mortgage con
tanned will on Thursday, the 9Th day If August a D..
l Al tie hour OF tvo0cock Ia the afternoon II said day
public ypndur the highest bidder for cash ~ the
door the County Court House, IN the city Of oa-
va county Ia Sale and state Of Illinois, a % the
ruurfgacd premises abnyc described and all the right and
equity Of redemption and right % homestead u the sd
Wurtsa-ur thcr heirs executors, administrations and a.
signs therein proper deed 81 conveyance for the pre
~. sold will be executed 20 the purchaser A. the time oi
.scb ale JEREMIAH sTEAWN.
Gft,v. July %. l~Sp Mortgage.
II = I2Sys Attorney luly3-tw
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Mem N0berttsfnlrn
F7ARME3RSY

No necessity for buying at Boom prices if you call
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young man by the name OF William kotz,
coachman for Mr.. Charles Mcclellan, came in my
store one morning complaining that his feet
hurt him very badly, and expressing fears that
they were frost bitten. He had in vain tried to
get relief by consulting physicians, and had en-
deavored without success TO ease the pain by rub
bing his feet with snow and ice, the remedy ap.
Piled in such cases. Being exposed great deal
10 the cold by his occupation, his feet got worse
daily, until one day he tainted in the street. A
few days after he again came to my store and
showed me his feet. | have seen great many
sores in my life, but nothing to equal this, and
was afraid the poor fellow would lose his limbs.
He asked me for St Jacobs Oil; but at first re-
fused, as did not wish to take the responsibility
upon myself, not being great admirer OF 80
called Patent. Medicines. However, some friends
who happened to be in the store at the time
begged me to give the st. Jacobs Oil to the sui
ferer; so we rubbed his feet well with the
Oil, and he took the remainder with him. Al
ter nine days the same man again came into my
store, perfectly well, and requested me to write
to YOU of this most wonderful cure; he also stated
that two persons had been cured OF rheumatism
by the same bottle which helped him.
john LENzEN.
Avon, Lorraine Co., Ohio, Jan. II, 1874
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we're successful In winning abundant applause,
notwithstanding her poor health affected her de-
livery. Miss Hsrdy's songs were vigorously ap-
plauded. She has q sweet voice Of not wide CON-
pass however, and sang with good taste. The piano
duet by Misses Bushnell and Manley was very
good as their playing always is. But the star
of the evening was Miss Maud Powell, violinst'
She is some II or ii years Of age, and for child
of that age displays rare ability and remarkable
technical skin.-The entertainment meried q
large house.
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The Young Ladies' Entertainment at the High
School on Tuesday evening for the benefit Of
their reading room, was more than usually good.
The audience, however, was small and the ad-
missions were not enough to cover expenses
owing probably to the fact that a free temperance
lecture was going on in the next block. The
readings by Miss Wright were very enjoyable and
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Marrte0.

At the Baptist Church. the Rev D. p Mcpherson, on
June 10Th Mr. c. |. HAWLkY TO Miss MINNIE GOSS.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-08-12

INDIANA, which our Democratic
friends pretend to claim so confident
ly for Hancock, can by no means be
relied upon as Democratic State
In 1860 Lincoln had a plurality over
Douglass of over 23,000;. in 1864 Lin
coin had a majority over Mcclellan Of
over 10000; in 1868 Grants majority
over Seymour was 1858; in 1872
Grants's majority over Greeley was
22,515. In 1875, the vote Of the State
was given to Tilden by more than five
thousand-the one great sin of twenty
years. 1t must be borne in mind,
however, that in 1876, Mr.. Hendricks,
probably the most popular Democrat
in Indiana, was on the ticket with
Mr.. Tilden. while this year Mr. Eng
ish, who is unpopular, and who is a
statesman Of the Bill Allen school,
will hang like dead weight upon the
ticket. We would advise our Demo-
cratic friends to bet no money on In
diana giving her electoral vote to
Hancock. Stick to Kentucky while
vat
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From California, Ohio.

To the Editor of the Standard:
If you will allow space, / will endeavor to give
you few items concerning the late excursion which
occurred the 25th ult The train time prompt
y at Beaver Station, at which place took passage,
and pulled out for Washington at the usual slow
cOmmoRto the S. s. r. r., and arrived at Waver-
ly few minutes late, where we coupled on two
coaches, one of which contained the Waverly Brass
Band, which made the hearts of many merry with
their music, but there great many hearts
ry from another source, consisting mostly Wavery
boys; so we once more steamed toward Washington,
stopped few minutes at the camp ground of the A.
NJ. E. Church, which grand sight to see. The
African lasses and lads, Bellies and Beaux, donning
their sweetest smiles but must pass this scene
and notice the crop, which is undoubtedly larger
and more rank in any other section of country. The
soil is very fertile and deep We passed many minor
points, but there other incidents worthy of
notice until arrived at Washington, where we dis
embarked, and repaired to the Hotels after which
marched to the camp, passed the picket line, visited
the Guard House, where number of prisoners
confined with guard both ends of the guard house
saw the Battalion drill and dress parade, treated
to music by the Regimental Band, with the conspc-
uOus Drum Major at the head which pleased the la
dies. The boys say they like soldering long as
they have fighting do, but they expect to be call
ed north soon, where they will have foretaste of
war, from the fact that there is strike.
We started for the Depot at six, where more
embarked for home, and would have had pleasant |
ride if it were young gents who had taken
much the ardent spirit, and inclined to be
luarresome, especially some young men from Green
ield, who caused u disturbance led by named |
Burns who got all the fight choked out of him by the
was knocked down by the Brakeman. and
cut and bruised by the wsverIy boys, which was
hamefu; but quiet at last restored after Burns
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Out for Hancock -?

The ''rural roosters" of the Demo-
cratic press have been convulsed with
delight for some weeks over the con-
version of the Toledo Sunday Journal
to the doctrines and practices of the
rebel Democracy. Like all Democrat
ic booms, however, this one will not
hold the wind that is pumped into it.
Gen. Sherwood was a brave. soldier
during the war, and being a gentle
man withal, it is not to be expected
that he will attempt to detract from
General Hancock's reputation as a
brave soldier. The manner in which
lie praises the General, however, af-
fords exceedingly slim comfort to the
crowd behind him. We make few
extracts from the last copy of the
Sunday Journal received at this office:
1.-The boom for Hancock is on the increased wane."
'After all it is the etildenandreform party"
General Hancock has brilliant military renown
He won it fighting Democrats"
But who abandoned specie payments ?-Cinctnnati
'it was the Democratic Shareholders rebellion that
caused IT."
If the Democrats can enjoy that, we
certainly can.
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certainly can.

THE Democratic majority in Con-
gress tried in every way to So arrange
the election machinery that Democrat
ic bummers could stuff the ballot
boxes in New York City. Failing in
this, Committee was sent to New
York on fraud" hunt. They found
the fraud-thousands upon thousands
of fraudulent votes, but every one Of
them turned out to be Democratic
vote. The Committee ANONYMOUSLY
fled the City. They had no hope of
carrying New York except by fraud.
Every intelligent Democrat knows
that New York is, on a fair vote, a
Republican State-and this time she
will have fair vote.
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SOIdiprS. Read this.


The Democrats now pretend to be
your friends. They want you to vote
for Gen. Hancock, because he was a
brave soldier. They also want you to
vote for a man named Lang, for Sec
retary of State, because-well, let us
see.
On the 28th day of April, 1862, this
man Lang was member of the Ohio
Senate. Many thousands of you were
in the army, while the copperhead
Democrats were working against you
at home. The Republicans in the
Ohio Legislature introduced a bill to
permit you to vote while you were in
the army. This bill came to a vote in
the Senate on the said 28th of April,
1862, and the vote may be found on
Senate Journal, page 432. 1t passed
by 25 to 4, and among the four cop
perhead rebels who voted that you
should not vote while fighting for the
salvation of your country, was this
same man, Lang! Hurrah for Lang!
Soldiers, you will vote for Lang,
won't you?
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IT is due to the management of the
S. S. Railroad to state that the bridge
was not defective. David D. DUNCAN,
uncle Of the young man who was kill
ed, was at the wreck after it occurred
and he informed us that the timbers
were sound, and Of great serength, and
firmly bolted together with sound iron
bolts. He says it took a tremendous
force to pull the wreck to pieces, atwo
chrope being broken in the effort, and
it took from II o'clock until Z, to get
the bridge to pieces. Why the car
ran off, will perhaps never be known.
1t is said that the bridge had to go
when the car ran off. No blame, for
carelessness, can be properly attached
to any one
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-08-12
THROUGH THF BRIDGE!

AS the Niagara excursionists were
returning home on last Friday evening,
well pleased with their visit to the
Falls and Toronto, and when short
distance this side of Waverly, they
were startled by the humping, upon
the crossties, of car which had run
off of the track, Davie DUNCAN, Of
the Jackson Band, ran out on the
platform. to see what was the matter,
when, just as he reached the platform,
the car tore out one side of the bridge,
and fell through into the canal COM
pelling DUNCAN to jump off, in doing
which he was caught by falling tim
bers, and instantly killed, his body be-
ing wedged in among the timbers
and held fast until next morning.
Thomas DUNCAN and James Nc
Laughlin were seriously injured. The
passengers speak in terms Of the high
est praise Of McLaughlin's cool, self
sacrificing conduct after being hurt.
Mrs. Jacob Bertsch was severely
bruised VIM. F. Scott, Berry Steele,
George Blagg, Jesse Laird, Pat Wash
am and Mrs. George Davis were some
what bruised.
The train at the time Of the acci-
dent was moving slowly. The engin-
eer, Ralph Leete, remained with his
engine, and did his duty. The officers
of the road did everything in their
power for the comfort and convent
ence of the passengers, and allowed
them and their friends free use of the
telegraph, after the accident. There
are several parties reported as injured,
whose injuries" amounted to nothing.
The thanks of the people of Jack
son are due to the physicians of Wa
verify, and to DR.. II. 0. Stimson, of
Jackson, for their prompt and efficient
aid in caring for the wounded.
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DIR. TANNER, the idiot with the
cast-iron stomach, finished his great
task of going without food for forty
days, at noon on last Saturday. The
doctor took nothing but water into
the stomach during the whole time
so say the watchers-and when he
finished his task, his task had about
finished him. And now come the
learned physicians, and in the most
heartless manner say that Tanners
task is Of no benefit to science. But the
hollow-stomached doctor can have the
satisfaction Of knowing that he has
started a new way for fools to kill
themselves.
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DEMOCRAT voters and admirers of
Hancock, how comes it that at the
time Mrs. Surratt was prisoner un-
der Hancock (afterward her execu-
tioner), that he was in favor of the
military law instead Of the civil law?
when it is a fact that at 2 o'clock in
the morning of the day Mrs. Surratt
was to be hung, Judge Wylie Of
Washington City, issued his writ of
habeas corpus to bring her before
Wylie, that Gen. Hancock in person
went to President Andy johnson and
had the habeas corpus writ suspended
ON that day for the first time within
the District of Columbia Thereby,
he had the military power left him to
hang her. Does that act prove him
to be much in favor of the civil arm
over the military arm of the Govern
ment2 By his acts you should Judge
him. If Judge Wylie's writ had
been allowed to prevail in the District,
then Mrs. Surratt might not have
been hung had the civil law been
allowed to prevail. Gen. Hancock
made the motion to President John
son and it was granted Who was to
blame? Did not Hancock and John
son, by their acts, hasten and perhaps
accomplish her death? How does
that act conform with his present pre-
tentions in favor Of the civil power
over that of the military? If man
swears that white is black, does that
act make it so? Then if Hancock
practiced differently from Whist he
now breaches, how is he to be judged?
Practice is stronger than theory. Es-
pecially when the former was at
period when there was no inducement
such as there is now for the later
theory. Carroll Free Press.
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Notice.
II H Il BL A ID Il

Win present the most thorough, interesting and in
structive exposition of republican
principles.
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LAST week we published an article
from Western paper, on the subject
of General Hancock's brutality to his
men during the war The testimony
there adduced has been corroborated
by several members of the old 4th
Ohio, who were interviewed by a Co.
lumbus correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Gazette These men state that
Hancock's treatment of the men,
whom he compelled to wade creek
waist-deep, was so brutal that several
of the men, unknown to him, drew
their guns to shoot him-and would
have done so, had he not moved away
as soon as he did.
The writer hereof knows from per-
sonal observations in the army, that
regular army officers are educated to
treat their men as inferior creatures in
every respect. Many time have we
seen regular troops, on dress parade
or inspection, treated in such a man
ner by upstart officers that we felt an
almost uncomfortable desire to sound
the empty heads of the officers with
the barrel of our rife Is it safe to
take a domineering military officer,
who has no more idea of statesman
ship than Democrat has of consist
ency, and make him Chief Magistrate
IF a great Nation? We think not!
We believe the people will, in Novem-
Der, declare emphatically against such
| move. J
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J. J. BURNS, Democratic candidate
for Commissioner of Common Schools,
was soldier in the rebel army. The
Democratic papers, as general thing,
will not refer to this little incident in
the life of their candidate. The Ohio
State Register, published at Washing
ton G.. H., is little more imprudent
than most Democratic papers, and
says Burns did serve in the rebel army,
but that he was drafted. If that is
true, why has Burns so much love for
the rebel party as to act with it now?
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The New Lexington Tribune calls
attention to the Democratic claim
that the party is the same that it was
before the war, and mentions its anti
tariff record, whereupon the New Lex
ington Herald, Democratic, says:
The Democratic party is still ant-tarif, save for
revenue.
That is certainly true, as the recent
National Democratic platform asserts,
and yet Democratic demagogues have
the audacity to ask the laboring men
in the Eleventh Congressional Dis
trict of Ohio to vote the Democratic
ticket
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US we could see nothing but rolling hill apparently
of water. Hope" and Fortune sailed side by side
very prosperousy and smoothly indeed but alas as is
often the case both guratvely and literally speak
ing, as we were nearing the harbor Fortune cut
herself loose from Hope Down do4n went
hope as II She were going down to rise more.
peculiar sensation crept o'er our frame, and this
same feeling undoubtedly was given vent to by many
on the boat by very significant Obs. However there
wasn't any commotion, for it instantly, but
eral women were being famed by their attendants
after the boat got back TO its original position. We
think that the sank but two three feet, caused
by the other boat breaking loose from it. Fortune
sailed gayy away, looking back fndiGerenlv at sink
ing Hope." Thus it is the sea life as long rs
Fortune sails along with Hope. all is pleasure and
happiness; but the instant fortune breaks herself
away from hope, the latter is felt to be sinking Some
lines she has strength enough of her own to rally as
our boat did, but often goes down to rise no more.
Yours Respectfully, L. L. EVANS.
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The Examiner and Chronicle closes
an editorial with the following truth
fnl words

"Shrewd men of the world gauge mems piety very
accurately They recognize the fact that what man
does from day to-day Shows what he is and if his
fesstons do not agree with his conduct much the
worse for the professions. They understand. what
many Christian people fail to realize they ought
that the only piety worth nything in this workaday
world is piety which has morality for its staple, piey
which shows itself in everyday deeds of honesty,
and purity. They believe in this kind and
in no other 1t is because little of this is in the
world, that people altogether doubt exist
ence, and scott at those who profess to lead godly
lives.
tian people, to remove a great reproach upon the
Christian name, and. at the time to teach the
world great lesson To do this does not demand the
undertaking of any great or unusual enterprise on
their part. 1t only requires that they live from
to day lives full of the spirit Him who, when upon
EARTH spotless in word and deed, and sought to
do good all men,;
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Garfeld's manhood is all right,

THERE is vast difference between Garfield and
Davis Mackley, of the Jackson Standard Garfield
eeiyed g O0o for supporting the De Goyer pavement
Wilson for Congress, and did not obtain it. bro
ken mouth'was the proper thing '-Portsmouh Times.
You know how to sympathize in
such case. You know fellow who
found out that F. G. Gibbs, County
Auditor, was sick, and the fellow at
tempted to collect the same bill twice,
but Gibbs got able to get to the Office,
and blocked that little game. Who
was that grabber?