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Year: 1869

We hope the meeting at the Opera
House tonight will be largely at
tended. It is very important that our
citizens fully understand the merits
of the proposition upon which they
will have to vote on the 10th inst.
We presume the friends of the road
will be able to present its claims so
strongly that all will see not only the
necessity of the road, but the abso-
lutte necessity also that the city shall
subscribe 100000 stock in order
to secure its construction. So
Esr as our knowledge of the
feeling of the citizens goes, We are
confirmed in the opinion that they
are unanimous in their desire for a
rail1oa3 into Southern Illinois. The
vote at the last election demonstrated
this fact. Some, however, are op-
posed to the present proposition for
the city to take stock in the enter
prise, because little has been done
since the county voted its donation Of
$242, 900. We have every assurance
that if the city authorizes the
issuing of bonds amounting to $780,
600, as asked, that the Directors
will not use that until it Is ascertained
that both White and Posey Counties
will do their best towards building
the road. With the subscriptions
for which these counties have been
pledged added to the liberal subscrip-
tions made by our county, the $780,
900 now asked for will be amply suf-
fcient to build the road to Carmi, and
furnish a reasonable amount of roll
ing stock with which to operate il
after it is finished.


But all these facts and more too
Year: 1869

AN ASSAULT ON CORRESPONDENT.
A most brutal and cowardly attack on
Dir. Crounse, the Washington cores
pondent of the New York TINS, was
made a few Gays since in his own of
fee, by a person named Marston, said
to he the husband of Mrs. Marston,
more familiarIy known as Comanche,
in consequence of the prominent part
she took in lobbying through Con.
gress the claim for the iron clad of
that name. The attack was made
with heavy whip, upon an unarmed
man, wholly unexpected. Marston
found proVocation for the assault In
certain letters written by Crounse from
Saratoga, last Summer In which ref
erence was made to Mrs. Marston IN
an uncomplimentary manner. There
was man looking for the assailant
with some energy, after the affair was
over, and it is perhaps we'll for him
that he was not found. There are
several other correspondents there
waiting to be coWhided for tho same
offense.
Year: 1869

POSTMASTER GENERAL CREsswELL
will recommend 10 Congress the abo-
lition of the franking privilege, and
also of the law under which the cor
respondence of all the Departments
is passed in the mails free. He wants
each Department to pay its own way,
the Post Office included. then the
country will see what has caused the
postal deficiencies. We hope Con-
gress will second the recommendation
with prompt action. It will be a
glorious day for Republicanism when
the Legislative Department of the
Government joins hands with the
Administrative in introducing reforms
into every branch Of public expen-
diture,
Year: 1869

Under tho above caption the
Prairie Farmer, western agricul'
tural paper, makes some statements,
interesting ut this time 10 Texas
cattle raisers and dealers. This
western paper looks forward to the
day, which it thinks now near ut
hand, when the railroads from st.
Louis and Kansas City into Texas,
will be the means Of enabling us to
barrel the beef for market our
selves, or permit the cattle to re-
main on our rich prairies until the
packing season, instead of being
driven, as at present, until they be-
come worthless from poverty.


With the rapid opening of rail
road communication with Texas,
the time is net far distant when the
stock now brought North to fatten,
will be allowed to remain upon the
rich plains Of the Southwest until
tie packing season. They will then
be barreled there, or brought North
and East for packing. There is no
country in the world where cattle
are said to get iattcr on grass pas
ture than in Texas; and the quality
Of that beef, when well fatted, is
really choice. We can well believe
this, as we saw last week in Chi
caga packing house, a lot Of Texas
beevos only slaughtered some twelve
DAYS from the Red River. There
was not an animal but would mako
"India mess" beef, which is the best
grade; while q lot that had been
driven overland to Abilene and
packed in the same house. would
not yield one.third Of the amount
of the best grade the balance being
worth at least thirty per cent, less
in the market. This long route OF
six hundred miles to the extreme
Western frontior, will very soon be
superseded by the Southwestern
railroads, that are stretching their
iron arms from several points, and
the. cheaper and equally rapid river
routes. Cattle can now be laid down
at Chicago at less rates from tho
Red River or Now Orleans, than
from the extreme western shipping
points on the Pacific Railroad.


TPrairie Farmer.
Year: 1869

Forsyth, left Newbufg yesterday, with an assorted
cargo, among which were twenty-five tons OF gun
powder and 500 barrels OF lime. The powder s TO be
shipped on board OF Smith Rand's canal boats on
Jersey City, for storage


ESCAPE FROM PRIs0N.-There has been another
escape from Sing sing. Tne name OF the convict h
not yet ascertained. He made an cfhay OF himself
out Of some old clothing and stood II up in the
ner of his cell. When the c0nvicts were locked up
not being mp to their d0dges, was deceived by the
dummy hgure and reported his charge numerically
all right In their cells. The absence OF the fugitive
was not ascertained until Monday morning when
the keeper opened the door Of his cell to let him out
and disco the character OF the object he had
mistaken for man.
Year: 1869

The greatest amount insured in any one risk,
The greatest anuOunt allowed by the rules OF
the Com pany to be insured in any one city,
town or village,


The greatest amount allowed to be insured in
any one block,


mo arbitrary rule on these points This
Company is governed by prudent regard tor
the construction, occupancy and exposure OF
Year: 1869

Is there any position a mother can covet
for her daughter more glorious than to be
the wife of an honest, independent. happy
farmer, in a country like this ? To be the
wife of one whose farm is noted far and near
as a model of neatness and perfection of
cultivation To be mistress of a mansion
of her Own-a sWeet and lovely home? To
be the angel that fits through the garden
bidding the flowers bloom. and twining
roses and honeysuckles around the bed
room window, or sweetening their fra
GRANGE with her sweetest smile, or spread
ing the snowy cloth beneath the old oak at
door to welcome her husband as he returns
from bis toll even tipping the cradle with
her foot as she Plies the dasher with her
hand, or busily moves the needle, same
time humming joyous song of praise that
she is the beloved wife of an American
farmer-one of the true noblemen of this
country-one that should by right rank as
the pride and glory of Ameriea.-Er.
Year: 1869

Young folks should be msnnerly. But
how to be so is the question. Many a
good boy and girl feel that they cannot be-


have to suit themselves in the presence of
company. They feel timid, bashful, and
self-distrustful the moment they are ad-
dressed by stranger, OF appear in compa-
ny. There is but one way to get over this
feeling and acquire graceful and easy man
ners, that is to do the best they can all the
time at home, as we'll as abroad. Good
manners are not learned from arbitrary
teachings so much as acquired by habit
They grow upon US by use. We must be
courteous, agreeable, civil, kind, gentle
manly and womanly at home. and then it
will soon become kind of second nature
to be SO everywhere. A coarse, rough
manner at home begets a habit of rough
ness, which we cannot lay off if we try,
when we go among strangers. The most
agreeable people we have ever known in
company, are those that are perfectly agree
able at home. Home is the school for all
the best things, especially good manners.
Year: 1869

There is an old aud very familiar song in
which one ''Gaffer Green" tells his partic-
ular friend, robin Ruff, what extraordi-
nary things he would accomplish ''ifI had
but Thousand a year" That might
have answered number ofyears ago when
the song was written, but a man could'n
make much of ''riffle' on it nowadays,
particularly if he has family to take care
Of While Robin admitted it was ruff that
he hadn't that amount of income he en-
deavored TO make Gaff. contented with the
two or three hundred dollar salary he was
then at work for. Robin wouldn't do so
under the present rates Of rent and market
ing.
Year: 1869

4 ~ I1"tt AON A4lSA WIN fAtl
tempt'&nd as beneath my notes
your wife tba. made you yrgte about my
age. know you could IndssaeIp yoursssk
any more than goose quill can helP1is
But want you to tell your wife


ever speaks of my age again. that I WIiI:
come to Pulaski and shingle enough hair
from her head to make mourning rings for
every one of your subscribers. 1 will not
be particular about scissors, but will give
her a specimen of new style of shingl-
ing.


Ma did have daughter, who would not
be very young if she was alive, but she died
before we came to this country, and ma
named me after her. That is the reason
why some wicked people have said I was
nearly forty, but it is my sister they are
thinking of. never do expect to be that
old. I will send mas certificate soon,
that am my youngest sister. l am almost
ashamed to tell you why l cannot get it
now. but as ma is an old lady, 1 hope you
will excuse me. Well, she says if she takes
this oath now it will purge her, and she
had rather wait till she gets sick aud it
may save Doctors bill. I never try to
reson with ma, she is too aggraVating.


PATTY PARTINGToN.


In depreciation of the just wrath We have
incurred, we can only exclaim ''mercy on
us!" Editorial plurality is oficiel Every
editor is welded to his paper, but this
does not involve the presence of that sort of
spouse who resembles paper iu color before
printing. and in multiplicity of words after.
We do not commit ourselves upon this
point, but we rather like the idea of send
ing mourning rings to delinquent subscri-
bers. as indicative of the state of mind to
which their failure to pay reduces Us.
Year: 1869

Mr.. EDITOR You had the impudence
to publish the other day that I am mas
oldest child. 1t is base and wicked false
hood, started by wicked people, to ruin the
character of an innocent girl. You say
that ali the editors are plural. 1 suppose
that means married. That is the reason
the papers are not fit to come in a decent
house. Your wives go about and hunt up
all the slanders, and you stay at home and
publish them. As for my part, I cannot
see why a merciful Providence permits
most married women to live, unless it is to
punish their husbands for having been
such fools as to marry them. It is enough
to make anybody believer in future tor
ment, to see what sort of wives men get,
and to think OF those they might have bad.
The lazy vixens and the ugly viragoes get
married but the good an beautiful are left
alone. But have faith to believe that the
men will go to the bad place for it, and they
will spend their time in piling up the Goals
on their wives, for all their laziness and
extravagance, and story y-telling and un-
sho
men will have the pick and choice of the
angels. The only comfort have is my
religion, and if it was not for these com
fOrIing hopes. do think would run era
zy. when go to church and see the things
come in with their brazen bOnuets and fine
dresses that their husbands sweated for,
and that they wear SO that they may delude
somebody else to marry them when they
get to be widows. coald tear the bonnets
from their heads and the hair along with
them. And they have taken to shingling
too. as if all their other wickedness was
not enough. When I see them showing
no sign of repen lance for all their vileness,
and still carrying on the same bad, deceit
ful ways that they had when they cheated
their husbands into marrying them, want
the last one of them to be shingled with an
Indians soalping knife. And dOn'tthink !
could stand it if it was not for my religion
that tells me of happy day when they
will DO bowling, and l will have my re-


r
Year: 1869

A lady, recently. in giving her views
of the preaching of a minister, to whom
she had listened several times. said: i
thought it was the business of the min
lister to feed the sheep. This man don't
feed US, and sends us bleating and huns
cry home Many one might gather o
useful hint from this, as to the proper
mode of dealing with the flock of Christ.
Harshness, severity. faultind!ng, ac>
complish but little good in the family,
the church or the world. True it is the
pastors duty to admonish and rebuke,
to correct error and reform sin, but al
ways in the spirit of the Master. A
scolding niaa::ster never yet succeeded
in anything, but in scattering the flock
and weakening his hold upon the affec>
tions of his people. There is maga-
zine Of power in an affectionate spirit
and kind words.
Year: 1869

A lady &C respondent sends US the
following recipe for breakfast dish,
which she says serves for meat and po-
tatoes: Put into common biscuit-pan
heaping teaspoonful Of butter, and let
it melt and spread over the pan, then
take enough slices of bread (stale an
swers as well as any, to cover the bots
tom of the pan, and make mixture to
dip them in by beating we'll two eggs
and pouring in milk enough to soak the
bread; season it with very little pep
per and salt-make the bread quite
moist; then lay it in the butter and fry
brown on one side. and, if too soft to
turn, put into the oven to brown over
the top, and you will have dish that
serves for meat and potatoes, consisting
of neither. Tell me if you like its'-
Health d Home. $3.50
Year: 1869

The moral Of the following anecdote
is not bounded by its intemperance ap-
plication Who cares TO take the re-
sponsibility of leading any one into any
wrong doing2 I,


A young man had been sadly intem-
perate. He was q man of great capaci
ty, facination and power. but he had q
passion for brandy which nothing could
control. Often in his walks, friend
demonstrated with him. but in vain; as
often, in turn, would he in vain urge his
friend to take q social glass. On one
occasion the latter agreed to yield TO
him, and as they walked up to the bar
together, the bar keeper said,-


'Gentlemen, what will you have2


Wine, SIR was the reply.


The glasses were filed, and the two
friends stood ready to pledge each other
in renewed and eternal friendship, when
he paused and said to his incorporate
friend,- aoz Ge


Now, if drink this glass of wine and
become drunkard, will you take the
responsibility ?


The drunkard looked at him with se-
verify and said,-


Set down that glass $50


1t was set down, and the two walked
away without saying word.


0, the drunkard knows the awful Goa
sequences of the first glass Even in
his madness for liquor, be is not-willing
to assume the responsibility Of another
becoming a drunkarG.
Year: 1869




It is strange to see with what care
lessness, some invalids attend to their
health. They will procure box Of
Plantation Bitters, which ought to be
used up in month or six weeks, and
upon inquiry it is found that they have
used only two or three bottles. Some
days they have used it according to the
directions, and others have not touched
it. The whole trial has been irregular,
and of course less favorable result
has come from their use. If it be true
that what is worth doing at all is worth
doing WE'LL how emphatically is it true
in matters relating to the health. A few
bottles of Plantation Bitters have often
wrought wonders, while in other instan
ces disease has only been subdued after
weeks Of resistance.
Year: 1869

We go our ways in life too much alone;


We hold ourselves tao lar from al our kind
Too often, are we deaf to sigh and moan;


Too often to the weak and helpless blind;
Too often, where distress and want abide,


We turn and pass upon the other side.
The other side is trodden smooth, and worn
By footsteps passing idly all the day;
Where lie the bruised ones who faint and mourn
Is seldom more than untrodden way.
Our selfish hearts are for feet the guide;


They lead US on the other side.
Il should be ours the oil and wine to pour
tR ILto the bleeding wounds of stricken ones:
To take the smitten, and the sick and sore,


And bear them where stream OF blessing runs;
q Instead, we look about-the way is wide,


And 30 pass upon the other side. -
Oh friends and brothers, gliding down the years


Humanity is calling to each and all
In tender accents, born of grief and tears!


l pray you listen to the call!


You cannot in your selfish pride,


Pass guiitless the other side.
Year: 1869

Beecher says some have the idea that
Heaven is for the most part great sing
ing school, and that every body stands
about the great white throne, and sings,
and sings, and sings. And people won
der what they do when they are not sing


ing. And it seems, judging from the
theological notions on that subject, as
though there was almost nothing else
for them to do E5
Year: 1869

The signboard of tavern near Stras.
bourg, France, bears the following in
scription: Strong beer and wine Of the
first quality. Customers drinking more
than twelve glases will be sent home in
cab, free Of charge; in case they are
unable to walk
Year: 1869

Fredrick S Jamison, Of Columbus,
Ind, had been counting young lady
who resided ten miles out of the city,
and they we're engaged to be married.
On Sunday he visited her and found
that she was nigh unto death Of consump-
ton. He returned and undertook to
drown his sorrow in strong drink. On
Monday he visited her again and found
she was dying. On his return home
that night he procured a quantity Of
laudanum and swallowed it, and then
told his mother that the young lady was
dying and that he was not going to sur
vive her. He died next morning, and
word was brought to the city, the same
day, that she too, WAS dead.
Year: 1869

vcned bciore morning--sleepless from
necessity-weary, lonely, with the waters
raging like unclaimed beasts all around
him, and the great abyss of terror yaws-
ing almost at his feet Some sweet hope
must have sustained him in that trying
time, or the morning would have found
him dead there upon the rock Of his
dreadful exile.


Daylight came, and with it the eager
crowds hastened back to their points Of
sight. The incoming trains all that day
brought more and more spectators, and
before noon the bridge was literally
crowded with them, leaving but small
space in the centre for the workmen with
the raft and on either side the bank was
lined-nay, packed-with spectators.
There were thousands upon thousands
present. all eager, curious and yet sym
pathetic. Avery appeared as on the day
before. still hopeful, eating and drinking
what was sent down to him. moiioning
with his hands and arms, and watching
all that was done on the bridge and the
shore.


The crisis Of the excitement arrived
when, about the middle Of the second
day. the second raft was launched from
the bridge upon the hurrying food.
Strong and willing hands held the ropes,
and it was cautiously lowered until It
almost touched the spot where the cast
away stood. With a bound he placed
himself erect on the raft and then arose
such shout OF rejoicing from the lips Of
that multitude that it was heard even
above the roaring of the water.


1t was short-lived JOY. The ropes
were manned by all the hands that could
find place, and the raft struggled up a
little way in the teeth of the rapids, and
then furious volume OF wafer broke over
and upon it. washing it from end TO end,
and hurling Avery bodily into the rapids!
One faint. desperats hope remained 10
him; as The Irresistible current hurried
him down he might, by stout swimming,
make the shore OF Chapin's Island, some
rods below, and To the west of him. IL
was furious, terrible struggle for life; ;
and while the multitude had their breath
and looked on, it seemed ut first as though
the man might still save himself. He
almost reached the shore OF the little
island but he never gained it. Some said
that the bush upon which he laid his hand
broke in his grasp, others thought that his
strength left him when few more strokes
would have saved him. He Welded him
self to the fury OF the rapids, and an
instant later his body was hurled over the
fatal abyss, amid the shudders and groans
of the heart sick spectators.


Those who were nearest the spot where
he went over were certain that his dying
shrek, full of the horror OF despair,
articulated the name. Mary j. FRANK
LIN FIrTs, IN Pdckards Monthly, for
September.
Year: 1869

One Of the saddest and most touch
ing speeches that we ever read is that
of the venerable poet, William Cullen
Bryant, at the late commencement of
Williams College. Being called upon
to speak at the annual dinner, he
said:


1T has occurred to me, since |, in
the decline of life, came to visit once
more this seat of learning in which
our youth are trained to succeed US on
the stage of the world, that | am in
the situation of one who, standing on
a spot desolate with winter and dim
with twilight, should be permitted by
a sort of miracle to look upon neigh
boring region glorious with the bloom
of spring, and bright with the beams
of morning. On the side where |
stand are herbless fields and leafess
woods, pools sheeted with ice, fro
zen soil and the shadows Of approach
ing night. On the side to which
look are emerald meadows, fields of
springing wheat, orchards in bloom,
transparent streams, and genial sun
shine. With me it is too late for any
further hopeful tillage, an d if the
plough were put into the ground. its
coulter would be obstructed by the
ice bound sods. On the side to which
| look l see the tokens of judicious
cultivation and careful tendance, rec
ompensed by free and promising
growth. l rejoice at the kindly care
thus bestowed, and my hope and pray
er is that under such auspices all the
promise which meets my eyes may be
amply fulfilled, and that from these
luxuriant fields a harvest may be gath
cred richer and more abundant than
has ever yet been stored in the gran
aries of our land"


We copy the above from the N. Y.
Sun. We sat by Mr.. Bryant when he
made the speech, but we saw nothing,
heard nothing sad in the manner or
words of the good old man eloquent,
while he spoke. He who looks back
on a well spent life, rejoicing in the
bright hopes of the young running af-
ter him, is not sad, and his passing
away is not sad when he looks to the
harvest home before HMM. Y. o.
serUer.
Year: 1869

FIRE.-On the rooms occupied by Messrs.
Williams & Fisher, commission merchants,
corner Thirteenth and Cary streets, being
opened on yesterday morning they were
found full of smoke and large patch OF
the flooring near the fireplace on fire. The
ignition of the boards is believed to have
been caused by the falling of spark into
a cigar-box filled with sawdust, which was
used as spittoon and the slow progress of
the fire was no doubt owing to the absence
of the circulation of air, caused by the
fact Of the doors and windows being closed.
The fire was put out without much trouble,
and there is no doubt but if it had had
much headwsy the whole building would
have been destroyed, as there was no wa
ter. The building is occupied in the lower
story by Peyton s. Cary, and upstairs by
the Chamber of Commerce and others.
Year: 1869

4 er1 -. u


A FULL SUPPLY OF WATER. The ffeshet
in the river having subsided sufficiently 70
allow the pumps at the Water Works TO be
worked, we have now full supply Of water
again. Does not the fact that we were
without water in the city for even 90 snort
time call for some action OF the hands OF
the Council to prevent the recurrence OF
such On EVENT. About year ago several
propositions we're before that body for giving
a full and continual supply Of nster. They
were briefly considered, but not acted
upon. rs.-e.- i, 49, -,


Should fire occur when there is no
water in the pipes, as was the case Thurs
day night, the result would be dissarous
in the extreme. We hope that the Council
will take some steps Immediately to prevent
a repetition Of such an occurrence.