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The Age Of Steel has the following,
which is true enough, yet has peculiar
ring somehow coming from the source II
does 1t is hopeful sign, however, and II
is to be hoped other trade journals in the
same line, though few are better or carry
more weight than the Agt Of 'Steet VIII
lend their aid to somehow bring about such
reform in the abuses under considera-
ton as are possible;
A highly respected contemporary wants
to know, on behalf of the railroads, wheth-
er we are to have "any more granger legis-
latien." For our part we prefer little
more granger and little less monopoly
legislation.
That bugaboo of the railroads, " the
granger" is neither the fool nor the mad
man he has so often been represented to
be. His ideas about railroads may be
little crude, and under some circumstances
mischievous, but as rule they are more
nearly in accord with right and strict bust
ness honesty than are those Of such men rs
Gould Huntington and score OF other
notorious people, For instance, the gran
ger could never bring himself TO believe
that in selling a bushel of corn he is emit
tied to collect for four bushels. But rail
road or telegraph company of the modern
type has no hesitancy in asking the public
to pay dividends on capital four times in
excess of the investment in plaut or
course the granger dosen't know much
about such things, but despite his igno
rance is able to grasp the idea that this Is
not fair dealing
To illustrate in single instance how
the public are made to suffer by the
rapacity of large corporations we need
only to refer to the case of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company. Here is a
corporation capitalized at $S0,OOO,OOO, or
four times what it ought to be capitalized
at. For the quarter ending December 3lst
it will pay dividend of ~ per cent. and
add $156,OOO to its surplus of $4,159,OOO.
This is equal to more than 6 per cent.
quarterly on legitimate investment in the
dullest of times, and must make the poor
operators whose wages are being reduced
from $40 to $50 a month feel that the
Western Union is a great and good civiliz
ing and humanizing agency.
On the whole We do not think it likely
that those journals friendly to the railroads
will make much out of their war on the
granger The granger has too many
friends among the manufacturers, mer
chants and shippers In the large cities, who
in connection with himself are plagued
with high transportation rates. And while
no particular class or interest is likely to
turn against the railroads, hard times and
high and unyielding freight rates are liza
BILE to stimulate unfriendly legislative in
terest, especially in the Northwest.
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2 with officials of that part,

INsURANCE.--The Insurance Chron,cle
for Jan. lst publishes the fire losses for
1884 in the United States and Canada
The losses aggregate the enormous sum of
$114,l16,5O5. Eighteen companies discon-
tinued business during the year, and IA,
with small paid up capitals of from $685.
900 to 100000, began business While
the year has been of the worst for fire in.
Surance, yet life insurance has fourished
remarkably well
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-01-03
Hon. w. r. Morrison. they say, is

Hon W. Il. Morrison. they say, is al
Springfield looking up the aspects of the
Senatorial fight with view to forwarding
his own aspirations should the prospect OF
electing democratic Senator look favora
ble. If there is a democrat in Illinois who
can break the iron clad tie in which the
Legislature of Illinois seems to be politi
cally encased it ought to be honest, bluff
Bill Morrison, whom the Republicans have
twice attempted to gerrymander out of his
seat in congress and in both cases were
signally thwarted.
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1901 The CultivatOr 1OOp
Country Gentleman.
THE BEST OF THE
Agricultural Weeklies.

THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN is the leading
journal OF American Agriculture. In amount
and practical value of contents, in extent and
ability OF correspondence, IN quality of paper
and style of publication, it occupies the first
rank, 1t is believed to have no superior in
either of the three chief divisions of
Farm Crops and Processes,
Horticulture and Fruit Growing
Livestock and Dairying.
while it also includes all minor departments
Of rural interest, such as the Poultry Yard
Entomology, Bee Keeping, Greenhouse and
Grapery, Veterinary Replies, Farm Questions
and Answers, Fireside Reading, Domestic
Economy, and a summary of the news Of the
week The Market reports are unusually
complete, and much attention is paid to the
Prospects of the Crops, as throwing light up
on one of the most important of all questions
when to buy nd when 10 sell. II is literally
illustrated, and is intended TO supply, in 2
continually increasing degree, and in the best
sense of the term, a
Live Agricultural Newspaper.
Although the Country Gentleman" has
been greatly enlarged by increasing its size
from Is to 20 pages weekly, the terms con
tinue as heretofore, when paid strictly in ad-
vance One copy, Que year, 1850; four copies
$40, and sn additional copy for the year free
to the sender Of the club ten copies, $40, and
an additional copy for the year free to the
sender Of the club
~ Specimen copies free.
LUTHER TUCKER & son, Publishers.
Albany, New Work
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Gov. Hamilton has appointed Gen. John
Cook and r. d. Lawrence, of Springfield
and John O'Neil, of Chicago, Commits
sioners to expend the half million voted by
the people in November to complete the
Illinois state house. The pay is not very
large, but if Republican officials who have
the disbursing of half million of the
peoples money can't make few thous
and stick to their own fingers they would
be novel exceptions to the general expert
ence with officials of that party
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Lewis Rohrer; Ophir, John smith; Usage
J II. Jennett; Ottawa, J. X. Shaver; Ut
ter Greek, J. w. Stevenson; Peru, r. Rien
hart, RIchand, VIM. Lauf; Rutland, AleA
Bruce; Serena, Henry Parr; South Otta
WA, Richard Farnsworth, Troy Grove, l.
b. Hicko;k; Utica, H. 5. Gilbert; Yer
million, John Nicholson; Wallace, james
Ford Waltham, John Carlin
A motion that the Secretary have blanks
headed properly, and sent TO all the vice
presidents in their respective towns, was
carried.
Mr.. J. Il Shaver urged the presentation
of the petition to congress.
Adjourned subject to call of president,
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RESOURCES.

County Of In Sdle, ,,,.
Liens r NASH Cashier of '.The First National Bank
OF ottawa, Ills" do solemniy swear that the above
statement Is true to the best OF my knowledge ana
belief J. r. NASH, Cashier.
subscribed and sworn TO before me- this I'd day Of
January isS5 W, BUSHNELL.
fsktIl Notary Public.
CoRsvcf- Attest: ". BUSHNELL)
j. F.. NASH J Directors.
NJ H. SWIFT. }
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OF THE
National City Bank,

ArOrTAwA. IN rnR STATE OF ILLINOIS At THE
CLOSE OF BUSINESS DECEsBER 81 1885,
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l. Ep Z ALLEN, President OF the shove named Rank
90 soemny swear that the above statement l. true 10
the best Of my knowledge and belief 49,
ed {. ALLEN, President
snOscrlbed and sworn 70 before me this I'd day Of
"suuuary ~ 5 K BLANCHARD
taANLl Notary Public
OohkkoI-Attest; Ed. &. ALLEN,
/. u. CALM Ebyslf1gs
F. 5. EAMES \
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-02-05
There used to be a story told by

There used to be story told by the
wicked newspaper jokers that Horace
Greeley would become so absorbed in
his writing that he was compelled to
keep boy in the room to tell him
when he was hungry. Skeptical read
ers may have doubted the truth of
this story, but it has been surpassed
by an actual occurrence in New York
on last Thursday night. Mrs. M. A.
Pollard, lecturer and elocutionist
was seated at her desk writing new
lecture. Beside her was her coach
dog. The lady became so much in
terested in her work that she took no
note of the flight of time. Finally
the dog became restless, and began to
howl. Then the lady looked up and
discovered that the room was half full
Of smoke. She attempted to get out,
but the building was on fire, and she
was compelled to call for aid, when
the alarm was given, and she was
taken out of the front window by the
fremen. We have all of US heard it
used as an expression Of contempt
that she hadn't sense enough to come
in out Of the rain," but here was a
person who to all appearances did not
know enough to get out of a burning
building, and, had it not been for the
dog, might have perished in the
flames.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-02-05

The recent attempt to blow up the
Parliament buildings, in London, has
aroused storm of Indignation in this
country, and well it might. The vii
lain who reshrts to such methods to
satisfy the promptings of a murderous
hatred, should be hustled out of the
world by the most expeditions route.
Because, no other end or aim can
be accomplished, save the most hor-
rible type of murder.
Nothing can be accomplished by
blowing up buildings, or rending, limb
from limb, innocent women and chill
dren-nothing but murder. The dyn-
amiter is worse than an outlaw. He
is ferocious beast, whom it is the
part of righteousness and duty to kill,
and that just as soon as his horrible
crime is found out. We trust that
the u. S. authorities, and the author
tiles of the different States, will make
it so hot for this class Of murderers
that they will not be able to introduce
their favorite method, to any alarming
extent in this country, neither be able
to operate from this country against
England.
We are glad that the horrible bus
mess is attracting the attention Of our
law makers.
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ABOUT PEOPLE |

Judge Longbon has been suffering from pleu
| risy.
Mrs. Bradshaw, of Diamond, has been quite
| sick.
| Miss Malfssa Wilson has been quite sick for q
| few days.
John L. Long has recently been in very poor
! health.
near Hamden.
Owen Kerrgan has thrown up his position on
the o, S. Railroad.
Mrs. Charles A. Atkinson has been in poor
health for few days.
Col. Bolles, late of Portsmouth, has removed
to Minnesota.
Miss Flora Dickson is teaching the primary
Department of the WelIston Schools.
D.D. DUNCAN has not been in good health
during the past few days.
the Vinton Record.
Mrs. George Radcliff, living near the Public
Square, is very low with consumption.
We have received from Charles Walden a
copy of the Wellington (Kansas) Press.
Herbert Goodall. of Ironton, suffering from
typhoid fever, cut his throat with a razor.
Thanks to our old friend William Allen, of
Iowa, for a copy of his home paper the State
Register.
Mr.. Michael Coll. brother of the late Patrick
Coll, has been visiting his brothers family for a
few days.
Geo. N. Butcher is now travelling Passenger
Agent for the c. & o. Railroad, with headquar-
tiers at Ashland, Ky,
Mr.. McGinness and family have returned
from their visit TO Pike County, after enjoying
a splendid time.
Mrs. Ewing, mother of Mrs. Foster, lately de-
ceased, will make her home in the future with
her son, John M. Ewing.
Ben. Sheridan was indicted by the Pike Coun-
ty Grand Jury last week for horse stealing.
They are still passing Ben. around.
Robert Glare, of Portsmouth, invited all the
employees of the Ohio Stove Works to attend
his marriage, on Tuesday, TO Miss Anna Horr.
Miss Ella Wiseman, granddaughter of G. w.
Rice. will herea ter make her home with Mr..
Rice's family, attending School in town.
Sheriff Lively went to Cross Roads on Mon
day to sell valuable lot of property, to-wit:
pair of scales and keg of tar, with possibly
few cents worth of other property.
Henry B. Stevenson, who is spoken of else
where, called at the Standerd Office on Satur-
day He is a pleasant, gentlemanly young fell
low. He has been farming in Kentucky.
We see in the Times that Jim Cadot has been
visitii g in the city, and reports hard times up
in his neighborhood. But hard times cannot
make a gloomy man out of Jim.
The Hamden Enterprise prints "The Prison
er's Lament" of Oscar Meese, written from the
Macarthur Jail. Oscar is the man who prac
yiced law in several languages. His effusion
reads like the song of dude intoxicated upon
the smell OF an onion.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-02-05

In 1861 W. H. Smith, of Columbus
enlisted in the army, leaving little
daughter in the care Of friends, his
wife being dead. Word was brought
that he was killed in battle, and on
his part he heard that is daughter had
died. Not caring to go back to a
place around which clustered so many
sad recollections, Smith entered the
Regular Army, and went to the far
west. He was in the fight where
Custer was killed. He had been re-
siding in the west until a few days
ago. In the meantime his daughter,
at Columbus, grew to womanhood and
married. Her husband began, some
time ago, to insert advertisements in
newspapers, endeavoring to find his
long lost father-in-law, as he had
heard that the old man was still liv-
ing. A few days ago the old gentle
man, now eighty years Of age, made
his appearance at Columbus, where he
will remain with his children This
is story that has been oft repeated
in the experiences of the war.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-02-05

One of the most romantic and ex-
citing runaways was that of Ralph
Hargraves and Fannie Sickles, at Cam
den, New Jersey, on last Sunday
Ralph was teaching the School. He
is pretty, but Fannie is good deal
prettier than he is, and they fell in
love. The old man would put stop
to that-of course he would! He lock-
ed Fannie in a room at home, on the
farm. She was permitted to go to
church on Sunday, and was missed
shortly afterward. It is useless to go
into details. The last account is that
the old man is after them with navy
revolver, and the lovers are one train
ahead of him.
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A CITIZEN OF LONG AGO.

We have received a Centreville Qowa)
paper containing memoir of Mrs. Terra
see Bristol Delay, who died near Centre
vile, Appanoose County, in 1878. She
was born near Frankfort, Ross County.
on the 18th of June, 1912. Her father
was soldier in the Revolutionary war,
and after the war closed he moved to
Ohio. The Bristols were pious people,
and soon after their arrival an
Ohio, their house was thrown
open to the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and was used as meeting house by the
circuit preachers. Jacob Delay, ST., and
John Ferree, were among the ministers
holding services at their house. On the
Goth of November, 1884, deceased was
married to Vincent Delay, of Jackson
County, and moved with him to this
county. Her place of worship was then
changed to Salem Church. and her house
was made home for the ministers. The
writer of the sketch in the Iowa paper, is
Catharine Delay McNeal. In the sketch
she says: "Well do I remember Brothers
Jamison, Stewart, Clark. and others that
were circuit ministers, and Brothers Fur
geson, Cartlitch, Holiday, sc. 1 think it
was under the preaching of Donahue she
was converted. I have often heard her
tell of the light that shown upon her at
that time, and of the great love she felt
for her Savior"
In the fall of 1854, she with her family
started to move West. She was thrown
from the wagon, by an accident, and Sc
verely hurt, and never fully recovered
from the injury. In September, 1855, they
arrived in Appanoose County, Iowa, and
soon after, during the severity of winter.
she contracted a severe cold which settled
upon her lungs, and eventually caused
her death. The good old lady was peace
full and trustful to the last. But a short
time-only few moments before her
death, she told her husband that she was
almost gone, but added sit is not hard to
die, Jesus is with me-"
The reference to the old time preach
lngs in Jackson County will doubtless
call up a long train of pleasant-and some
sad-recollections. in the minds of some
of our older rerders. Those were the pio-
neer DAYS of the Church in this county,
and it is pleasant to think that those old
fathers and mothers in the church go on
until their last moments on earth faith
full to the master and rejoicing in His
love. 1t speaks volumes of encourage
ment for those younger souls that have
more recently started in the way The
life of Mother Delay was not lived in
vain, and her example will long have its
influence for good in the world.
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A woman has Just been brought to
grief by having her store confscated,
in New York, who sadly realizes that
it is always best, in this world, to prac-
tice what one preaches-especially if
the preaching chances to be in favor of
morality and honesty. This woman
formerly lived in Ohio, where she ran
store, buying goods Of a New York
house on credit. Before the notes
became due her store burned.
The New York house next heard of
her through reading an account of her
death in st. Louis. Shortly after this
a clerk of the house met the woman
on Broadway, New York, when she
acknowledged that she was in business
in the vicinity. The house had her
goods seized, and among these was a
number of tickets, each emitting the
holder to one admission to the lady's
lecture ON "True Position of Woman
with Regard to Morals, &C." From
this fact it would seem that the wom-
an divided her time between selling
goods obtained under false pretenses
and lecturing on morality. And the
trouble is that this is not an isolated
case. Too many moral teachers are
like the old minister who was caught
in some questionable transaction, and
said: Don't do as I do, friends, but
do as I say!" The world is full of
impostors. They are found in every
department Of life-more particularly
in the professional world. When a
person starts out as quack, he in
stinctively chooses some noble calling
as furnishing him the best means of
humbugging the people, because there
is something good in it, and the minds
of the better class of people will take
hold of, and cling to, the teachings of
such impostor, though they may heart
lily despise the impostor. Falstaff had
an intense hatred and supreme con-
tempt for "all towards" and it is not
infrequent that the greatest
criminals are found to be most vigor-
Gus in denunciation Of their own
crimes. Tne experience of this wom-
an was not as bad as that Of a man in
this section of country, few years
ago-but now in the Penitentiary-
who was very earnest and enthusias-
revivalist, and led meetings while
dlad in suit of stolen clothes.
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Another Burglary?

A lady living on Portsmouth Street
was awakened one night last week by a
terrible crash, coming from the direction
of the kitchen. She knew she had locked
the door carefully, therefore it must be a
horrid, prowling, murderous burglar,
breaking his way into the house. Calling
her son, he came in his night clothes,
armed with a heavy iron poker, and while
the mother carried the lamp he marched
to the door of the kitchen. Ha! The
door stood sli ightly ajar! More proofl
They waited and watched, and listened.
But no burglar appeared, to receive his
death-blow from that poker. The watch
ers finally concluded to go back to bed.
No further developments were made,
until morning. Then it was all made
plain as day. The woman had locked the
door without latching it, and the noise
was occasioned by the falling of a large
dish-pan among some pots. A great
many of the exciting alarms have no
greater foundation in fact, and can have
no greater noise, than harmless old
diSh-pan
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A soft spring-The jump Of a cat.

Whoever has visited the Shakers
must have noticed the bright clear
complexion Of the Sisters. That
bloom of youth is the result Of per-
feet digestion of food. The sallow,
detected countenance pervading nearly
all our ladies is the result of ind1ges-
tion. The Shaker Extract of Roots
(Siegel's Syrup will give immediate
relief and bring back the glow of
health.
Harvey Lee, merchant at Twin
Springs, Mcdonald Co., Mo, writes
May 9 1884: THE Shaker Extract of
Roots has cured my wife of sick head
ache, which she has been subject to
for ten years. She feels so proud
over it that she wishes me to sincerely
thank you for sending the medicine
to this place. Jas. NJ Morgan, mer-
chant, of Empire, KY, writes, Feb Is,
1884: "a gentleman who had been
afflicted for years with severe rheuma-
tism has been perfectly cured by seven
bottles. Send three dozen more at
once" Use the Shaker Tar Capsules
for the throat and lungs.
jan.-29-1m.
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At the Encampment of the G.. A.

At the Encampment Of the G.. A. R..
Department Of Ohio, beginning at
Akron, on last Wednesday, Assistant
Adjutant General Avery, in his report,
treated the subject of circular from
R. E. Lee Post Confederate Veterans,
Of Richmond Va, asking for contri-
buttons for the erection Of home for
disabled soldiers of the late Rebellion.
He recommended that no response
be made to such appeal, as there could
be no intermingling Of the colors.
The Order recognized but one loyal
color-the Blue. The commander is
right. The disabled Rebel was dis
abled as a traitor, trying to kill the
Boys in Blue, and destroy the Govern
ment. It is unreasonable for him to
ask that his treason be recognized as
a merit in the giving of aims.
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Probate Court.

VIM. H. Williams appointed guardian of Ed
ward B. Williams ct al. Bond $780,
State of Ohio VS., Salathiel Roach. Examin
ing Court. Hearing Feb. 2.
Chas n. Tbornhill VS.. the Sterling Coal Co. et
al r. U. Wilson appointed receiver. Bond
5000.
Thos. Owens admir- of John Owens. Partial
account filed. Hearing Feb. 2S.
Sarah A. Maloney VS.. Michael Maloney. Com
ceaied assets. Hearing Feb. 3.
J, L. Ramsey, gdn. OF CarIotta Monahan. FL
nal account and resignation filed. Hearing
Feb %.
Elizabeth Boggs, deceased. Testimony of wit
nesses filed as to noncupative will.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Lewis d. Mccormick and Martha ByerS.
Edward Lyons and Sarah A. Beadle.
Marshal G. Hartl and Martha j. French.
Robert Luster and Sarah Fultz.
Jackson Vaughn and Millie Jones.
Jacob Stull and Annie d. L. Calm,
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-02-05

A sleighing party at Sandusky came
near being slain party ON last Sat
urday, by reason Of a smart driver at
tempting to run his horses across the
track in front Of Lake Shore train.
Two parties were killed, and several
wounded. We think the fool-killer
was running that engine, and was try
ing to strike the driver Of the team.
And is a sad pity that he was not
successful in his undertaking.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-02-05

Word comes from Altoona, Pa, that
George Love was compelled to stand
and see his wife and child burn to
death while his dwelling was burning
down. The wife, holding the little
one, was at the window, crying for
help, and the husband stood below and
blubbered, and the neighbors stood
there and gaped, until the poor woman
fell dead-because there was no ladder
handy. There ought to be an asylum
for idiots started at that place.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-02-05

An attempt was made on last Sun
day to blow up the store of Garry
Brothers.. New York, with dynamite.
The time to begin vigorous meas
ures with these fiends, is right now. If
there is no law to reach the cowardly
dogs who advocate the use of dynamite,
effective laws should be made, and we
are pleased to know that Senator Ed
munds has already moved in the mat
ter, and introduced into the Senate a
bill calculated to wipe out the man
ufacture Of dynamite for murderous
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