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Year: 1869

THE latest attempt of a convict to es-
cape from prison occurred at the Joliet
Penitentiary last Tuesday morning. On
the evening previous colored convict
had died, and his dead body WAS placed in
a rough coffin for burial. On Tuesday
morning, when the remains were about
to be conveyed to the burying ground,
which is short distance from the premi-
ses, one of the officers perceived slight
movement of the coffin lid, which had not
yet been screwed down. The lid being
raised, 10 and behold, instead Of dead
Year: 1869

Boots and shoes, ii taken care ofprop'
erly. will usually last two or three times
longer than they usually do, and, at the
same time. fit tn. feet far more satiSiac-
torily, and keep them dry and more COM
Portable in wet aud cold weather. The
upper leather should be kept soft and PHI
able. while the soles need to bc hard,
tough, and impcrvious 10 water. The
first thing to be done with any pairof new
shoes for farm use. is to set each one on
platter or an old dinner plate, and pour
on linseed oil. sufficient 10 ill the vessel
to the upper edge of the solcs. Allow
the leather to absorb as much oil as 1t viii
for oight hours. Linserd oil should not
be applied TO the upper leather, rs It will
soon become dry, rendering the leather
hard and tough. But if the sole be Natu-
rated with this oil, il will exclude the
dampnoss, and enlarge the pegs, so tnat
the sole will never get loose from the up
per leather. If the shoes be sewcd, the
linseed oil will preserve the thread from
rotting. Now. wet the upper leather
thoroughly when the boots or shoes are
TO be put on the feet, so that those paris
which are tight may render triile, and
thus adapt the form of the shoe 70 the
foot far more satisfactory than when the
upper leather is not wet. Keep them on
the feet until the leather is nearly dry
Then give the upper leather thorough
greasing with equal parts oi lard ana TAI ..
low, or with tallow and meats foot oil. IL
shoes be treated in this manner, AMI II
row OF round headed shoe nails lie driven
around the edge of the soles, they will
wear like copper, aud always set easy to
the feet. Boots and shoes should be
treated as suggested, and worn little
several months before they are pat to
daily service. This is the true way to
save your shoe money. [-Hedrth an!
Home
Year: 1869

The great want Of this age is men. Men
who are not for sale. Men who are hon
est. sound from centre 10 circumference,
true TO the hearts core. Men who will
condemn wrong in friend or foe, in them
selves as well as others. Men whose
conseiences are rs steady as the needle to
the pole. Men who will stand for tho
right If the heavens tetter and the earth
reels.


Men who can tell the truth and look
the world and the devil right in the eye.
Men that neither brae nor run. Men that
neither dag nor finch. Men who can
have courage without shouting 10 it. Men
in whom the courage of everlasting lile
runs still. deep and strong. Men who do
not cry nor cause their voices to be heard
on the streets, but who will not fail nor
be discouraged till Judgment be set in the
earth.


Men who know their message aud tell
It. Men who know their places and fill
them. Men who know their own busi-
ness. Men who will not lie. Men who
are not too lazy to work, nor too proud
to be poor. Men who are willing to eat
what they have earned, and wear what
they have paid for.
Year: 1869

A Miss Emma Webb, last week de-
livered lecture in Brooklyn. n. T., on
the great Women's Rights movement.
She gave some home thrusts ut weak
minded men and strong minded women.
She said:


know of no sight more offensive to
reason or more disgusting to treat than
that of man trying to convert himself
into a woman, unless it is that of wo-
man to convert herself into man. Such
mental. moral and domestic transiorma-
tons arc always against nature; and
where they are not signs of foolishness,
they must be evidences OF depravity. The
delicacy, sweetness, and persuasive force
of beauty i'm woman is a thousand times
more effective in bending the naughty
stubborness of man than the sledge-
hammer blows Of the ''strong-minded.'
or, more properly speaking. the "slrong-
tongued." woman OF the world. The
tongue of an angry woman Is as power
less over man in society as the smile OF
her affection and modesty is omnipotent.
There is rs much despotism OF woman
over man rs man over woman. There is
no such autocrat of society as woman
NAV be by sweetness and amiability.
Does woman seek to increase her already
absolute power? She will never get it by
scolding in conventions. That is precise
" the way to lose all the power she now
possesses. Woman can never rule man
so absolutely by her vote as she does
already by the power of her charms. A
single, modest, refined. and charming wo-
man, is capable of exerting greater influ-
ence upon the legislation of the country
in the sweet seclusion of her own parlor
than ten thousand "blue stocking"scolding
in conventions When women were IN
hoduced into Court, by Francis l., their
Year: 1869

Contact WITH THE WORLD.-It is by
coming in contact with people that we
improve: We must see life rs IL really is.
We cannot concur in the opinion that
Young children ought 10 see only that
which is pure ard good They must meet
tho world rs i; is, and meet il when
Young. They must have the opportunity
to compare. Comparison is a great
power in the formation ot character. y
vounc ladv that has seen nothing o! real
life and ONLY knows what she has heard
and read, is greatly astonishcd when she
meets the distinguished men and women
of any country. They arc not equal TO
her s.andard Young people may be made
better by contact with that which Is not
50 good. Instead OF falling themselves,
they should try TO make tht bad good.
70 be thrown in early life among alt
classes and conditions Of people ought ~
he esteemed an advantage rather TRAN
misfortune The people from whom we
can obtain the most sensible, the truest
and wisest views oi life are found among
those who struggle for an existence. No
one can truly understand lie unless ne
has suffered. \ truly wise mother might
Justly Lo distressed If her child never
knew grief. Mrs Banks.
Year: 1869

ADVANTAGES OF CEYING.-A French
physician is ont in y long dissertation on
the advantages Of crying and groaning IN
general and especially during surgical
operations. He contends that grooming
and crying are two grand operations by
which Nature alllys anguish; that those
patients who give way TO their natural
feelings more speedily recover from ac-
cdents and operations than those who
suppose it unworthy man to betray such
symptoms of cowarlicc as either To groan
or to cry. lie tells of man who reduced
his pulse from one hundred and twenty
six to sixty in the course OF few hours.
by giving full vent to his emotions. IL
people are at all unhappy about any
thing, let them 60 into their rooms ana
comfort themselves with loud boo-hoo,
and they will feel hundred per cent.
better aiterward.


In accordance with the above. the cry
ing of children should not be too greatly
discouraged. If it is Systematically re-
pressed the result may be st. Vitus'
dance. epileptic fits, or some other disease
of the nervous system. What is natural
i. nearly always useful; and nothing can
be more natural than the crying OF chill
drea when anything occurs to give them
either physical or mental pain GOOD
Health.
Year: 1869

SAvE.-Save something, 10 matter
how little it may be, always save some
thing. Never turn away your head from
small savings; they are the foundation OF
al great ones. 4 penny is not much.
Many a man would rather throw away
panny than pick it up, if it lay before him.
Yet penny day is nearly eight dollars
year, eight dollars is the interest OF be-
tween one and two hundred dollars
capital. Waste not, want not" Is an
old saying; and he who is extravagant
enough to cast away what can be made
useful, though it be but trifis' may eI-
pect to see the day when even that trine
would be acceptable.
Year: 1869

threw that noble lord into fresh parox-
,ysms of wrath. He. sent crushing an
swer, refusing longer to recognize her as
child of his, and heaping curses upon
her and her Italian. Like a sensible Eng
lish girl, our heroine took this all very
philosophically, and sang nlerrily ira la la
to the music of a guitar, until the peculiar
purity and freshness of her voice attract
ed the critical attention of her husband.
He called in a celebrated maestro to hear
her sing, and was rejoiced to learn that
his wife had voice worth fortune to
her. A master was at once secured for
the lively lady; she studied the Italian
language and artistic method with avidity,
and, at the request of her lord, consented
to sing in public. AS a result, the whole
city went wild with enthusiasm over a
new diva, and she received an invitation
to become second ctdateuSe at La Scala.
Accepting, she gained such series of tri-
umphs that her husband was frantic with
mingled pride and Joy. On the occasion
of her benefit he ejevinced this spirit by Civ
ing grand supper to the diIettdnt5 of
Milan, retired to his bed in an exalted
state of intoxication, and died of apoplexy
before morning. His lady buried him with
sincere sorrow, and was hardly conscious of
what would be her next step when she re-
ceived an offer of an engagement at the
English Royal Italian Opera. With subdued
joy she took advantage of the opportunity
to see once more her native land, and
under her fanciful Italian stage name was
soon captivating the musical Londoners
by herr glorious voice. When her Eng
lish fame was at its height, the Earl of
D, hearing particularly of her beau
ty, went to the opera to observe for him


self He recognized his ungrateful daugh;
ter, and even swelled with paternal pride
winds Of applause greeted her at the ter


mination of each act of the "Figlia." A
surprising magnanimity took possession
of his noble breast. He would reclaim
the organ-grinder's widow; ne would
raise her to his own sphere again he
would restore his fatherly favor to the idol
of art and the haut ton, and would finally
marry her off to some titled noodle.
Filled with these generous intentions, he
deputed friend to bear his card to the
dressingroom of the prima donna, and
was much astonished at her refusal to see
him. :" She fears my reproaches," said
he, after due consideration and on the
morrow caused the same friend as before
to bear his offer of paternal recognition
to the goddess of song. The friend was
readily admitted to an audience, and be-
came therefrom astonished for the remain
der of his life. The lady said: "My
father cast me off for marrying the gentle
man of my choice. He refused to recog
nize me in my days of poverty and OBJ
scurity Now that am rich and famous,
| refuse to recognize him. Let us be
strangers to each other" All further adj
his daughter remain strangers.
Year: 1869




On Sunday afternoon the Fort Wayne
Railroad Company sent construction
train up the road preparatory to the COM
mencement of work on Monday morning,
as is the usual custom. The engineer,
anxious, of course, to make his Sunday
work as short as possible, rushed the train
out of the depot and around the curve to
the bridge at the top of its speed. Upon
arriving at the bridge, however, he saw
that which caused him to reverse the en-
gine and.apply the brakes with all his
force. A man with his wife and two chill
dren were on the narrow portion of the
bridge, where it is just wide enough for a
train to pass, about midway of its length
of six hundred feet. Neither end could
be reached by the imperiled family before
the train would rush upon them; but the
father and husband was equal to the emer-
gency.


Catching up the children in his arms, he
told his wife he would see to them, and
bade her run toward the end of the bridge,
until the train should reach her, and then
Jump into the water. She must run for
her life, as her safety depended upon her
getting near enough to the shore to find
shallow water before being overtaken by
the train. She did as directed, and when
she felt the hot breath of the iron monster
she jumped from the bridge, fortunately
alighting in not more than two feet of
water and weeds, and the train passed her
in safety. But what of the father and
little ones He could not run with them !;
and while almost distracted with fears of
his wife's safety, he was bound to find
some escape for them. Taking the little
ones in his arms, he coolly and steadily, in
the face of the approaching train, lowered
himself with them to brace beneath the
bed timbers, and there held them fast
within a few feet of the water, while the
train came laundering over them. About
the time the.engineer reached the centre
OF the bridge the exertions of the engineer
and brakemen effected the stoppage of the
train, and their assistance was rendered
to extricate the frightened family from
their yet perilous position, and they went
on their way, thankful for their deliver
ance.-Jdckso'a, INich. Citizen.
Year: 1869

"SHERrDAN's RIDE. "A correspondent Of
the Commercial gives the following account
Of the origin of Thomas Buchanan Reads
poem Of '.Sheridan Ride


The idea of the subject of this poem grew
out of wood engraving after design Of
the artist. Thomas Mast, which appeared
in Harper's Weekly in 1865. James Z.
Murdoch, Esq, observing the engraving at
news stand in this city, purchased the
payer containing it, and took it to his
suggested TO him that it was a grand subject
for poem. and. in his earnest and entbusi-
astic manner, urged his friend 10 work up
the ideas; TO which M Read replied in
his characteristic manner, You talk to me
about writing poem as though it were as
cosy as to 90 into Sprague's store and order
! a new coat


This was only day or two beioIc the
grand ovation which was given in t1is city
in 1865 in honor Of Mr.. Murdoch. Mr. Read
said no more about it at that time. How
ever, on the morning of the very day on
which the ovation took place. he withdrew
himself to his room, and, in an incredibly
short space OF lime, produced this celobrat.
ed poem-in our estimation the greatest Of
all his works. The poem was given to
Mr.. Murdoch, to be read by him that night
Those of our citizens who had the good fol


tune to be resent in Pixies Opera House or
that occasion will never forget tip wilt
whfrlwind of enthusiasm with whijh th:


poem was received. The patriotic feeling


of the audience were wrought up by thi


poem, az rendered BY Mr. Murdoch in hi
q more than usually effective manner, to
c point of enthusiasm rarely produced by th


mere recital of a poem or drama"
Year: 1869

The New York Tribune says: "We are
authorized by Mr.. Boutwell, TO say that
there is no truth in the statement that any
personal difference ever existed between
himself and the late Secretary OF War, in
reference to the recognition of Cuba, or
upon any other subject. The relations be
tween General Rawlins and MIR. Boutwel
er, never for moment interrupted b,
excitement and unkindness.
Year: 1869

AS this is our last issue before the elec
ton we cannot help urging again upon
ali OF our citizens the necessity of a
change in our County Administration
The enormous expenses which have been
and are still increasing every year, must
have satisfied every one who does not
want to be blind, that if the Democratic
majority in our County Board of Surer-
vi~ors continues much longer, we shall be
a ruined community. Let us only look
at the administration of the expenses for
the County Poor which were run up to
such an amount, that it frightened even
the County Supervisors themselves, so
that they relinquished the County poor
system and left it to the several towns to
take care of their own poor. Since that
time our poor throughout the County
have had better attention and the expens
in all the towns and in this Village does
not amount to ovcr one-half of the sums
sqnandered last year by our County Off
GERS and charged to the Poor Fund. To
obtain retrenchment and reform in our
County affairs becoms now the paramount
duty of every taxpayer of our County
whatever his political creed may be; we
must have change for the better. Dis
honesty and ignorance in our public af-
fairs have done injury enough in this
County. We must have a change, and
bring about that change By our votes J;
the time. yes the highest time, for it is
at the next election, if we do not, we
shall continue being bleo andblcd until
we are blea to DEATH
Year: 1869

Will take place next Tuesday and our
next issue will give the pleasant news OF
the entire success OF the Republican tick
ct, as We sincerely hope and believe.
But erery Republican elector must, on
that day at least, do his duty, his whole
duty, which he owes to the success of bis
principles. to the highest interests of his
State, to his party, and to his own vel
fare n. a citizen. Let him devote the
day of election to his country-go early
to the polls, deposit his ballot for the
entire ticket and then see to it that every
Republican elector does the same. Then
our success will be complete and as posi-
tive as that of Iowa. DO your duty as
men, as CITIZENS, as AMERICANS and
the foes of the Republic will be sent howl
ing to their lairs.
Year: 1869

Republicans of Wisconsin are you
ready for the fast approaching struggle
of November I'd I?


Are the lines all formed-the works all
prepared


Ii not, no time should be lost in get.
ting in readiness. Our opponents have
spared neither time, money nor talsehooi.
to make the struggle OF November I'd,
one of the most desperate that Wisconsin
ever witnessed.


Their lines have been formed and
their file cosers are now in position, and
they will be ready on the morn of elect
ion, to move forward in solid column


AS solid. unfinchng Union battle line
used to meet, repel and Utterly defeat the
hosts of Confederate insulters of the
American Nation and her Flag, so should
the greatUnion saving, Union loving Re
publican party b prepared to meet the
onset of modern Democracy-an off shot
of that party which cheered 5ebel vic
tories and scoffed at Union soldiers-that
party whose leaders boasted that they
would not vote dollar to defray the ex
pences of war waged by the Southern
branch of their party for the destruction
of the best Government on earth-that
party whose leaders complain because
school funds were borrowed to pay the
wives and children of soldiers the small
sum of $5per month that party which
gave encouragement to the JEFF. DAVIS
government whenever it dared to do so
The animus Of the Democratic party Is
thesame to day that it was during the war,
but in the hope that they can catch few
Republican votes, they have framed a
platform upon which not one OF them
more than pretend TO stand. In short,
they are playing the part of political
guerrillas, and it is necessary that Repub-
leans te found not mapping, but tina,
they make the best possible use of their
time between this and next Tuesday.
See that every Republican is at the
polls. Be prepared for the springlng Of
Democratic traps by which the party ha:
too often been swindled.


Republicans, move forward in solid
column-let every man do his duty, anc
the victory is ours by large majority. =
Fond du Lac Commonwealth.
Year: 1869

Thr tune is close at hand, when the
people of this State are called upon to
exercise the right of suffrage in the cleo
ton of State and County officers. If our
Republican friends calculate upon an
easy victory because Of the strength of
the party, the popularity of the candi-
dates, or any other cauie, and are there
by lulled into inactivity, the result may
prove. and then too late for reparation,
that they were mistaken. Past cxper-
fences should admonish us, that our on
ly safety is in rallying in full strength at
the polls and with as much earn
estness, as if the loss of single vote
might change the result. Every ward of
our Village, every TOM of our County
snou.d be thoroughly canvassed and the
attendance of every republican voter
should be secured at the polls.


Let it not be argued, that old issues
have become obsolete, and that no great
measures of public policy are involved In
the present campaign. Public sentiment
in all Governu ents has been divided in.
to a, least two great divisions, each hold
ing distinct views Of policy. So 1t was
with us and will continue 10 be. Those
who were hostile to the principles of the
Republican party before the war, are the
same, who were against US in the prose
cution of the war, and the fawning of
Democracy to republican principles in its
last platform is no evidence to us OF SIN
cerity; as one of their leading men
lately said: they merely stoop
10 conquer" The democratic party Is
10 mere in sympathy with our policy,
than it was when the rebellion was in 'ull
tide, and if the principles for which our
party eonten'ed during the war and tor
which they aehieyed triumphs in many a
hard fought contest at the ballot box and
ON the battle field, are worth preserving.
then let these same principles he re-as-
serted at the next election. We have no
fears in regard to the triumphant election
of our State ticket even with increased
maiorities, bur our County has been un.
der democratic rule for many years and
only lately has our party been enabled tc
elect few of the executive officers, a


success due more to democratic misrule


IN oar County affairs. than to any other


cause; the result of this maladministra-


tim is, that we have been enormously


taxed every year, and that still the liabil


tiles Of our County are Increasing at {
Year: 1869

Nearly every Democratic paper in the
State announced that the Democracy had
carried Ohio and Pennsylvania. This
would be big thing for the Democracy
if it were only true. but it is not. Both
States gave Republican majorities. elect
ing Republican Governors and LEGISLATURES
1t seems nearly time for those prints to
make the correction. 1t won't take much
space, gentlemen-make the correction.
Don, t be guilty OF telling such a monster
falsehood and sticking to it. That would
be most too bad Just tell your readers
In the next issue of your papers that
PENDLEToN and PACKER, two of the
purest saints in your party, have been
wonderfully whipped and snugly laid
away to rust ont.
Year: 1869

We do not offer single article of merchandise that
can be sold by regular dealers at price. We do
not ask yna to buy goods from unless can ssu
them cheaper than you obtain them IN any
other way-while the greater part of our goods sxo
L. aLa -
Year: 1869

Tur pFAcH QUESTION IN CouRT.-The peach
season approaches, and Delaware promises to
send forth one of the largest crops OF peaches
ever produced in one season in any part oil the
world. As growers intend to forward the~
crops by all the conyeyances attainable IN TINS
and other States through which they must
mass to reach a market, and as there are GER
tain duties and responsibilities resting between
shippers and the companies acting as common
carriers by authority of law, we have obtained
for publication from CHIEF JUSTICE GiLpIS, OF
our State, the elaborate charge delivered by
him to the jury a short time ago, in the case OIL
Irudn VS.. The Philadelphia, Wilmington ana
Baltimore Railroad, and known as the grea,
peael ease. In this charge the Judge reviewed
the whole law upon the subject of the relative
rights and responsibilities of the parties, ant
gave his opinion with such minuteness o
detail upon every possible point then in con
troversy, and which may hereafter arise il
similar suits, that there can hardly be an,
need of collision between the shipper and thi
company in future transactions. W. Wal
publish the charge entire on Friday next, ano
will print an extra edition in order to supply
the demand that will evidently be made upor
us by all parties Interested; and there is
scarcely farmer or fruit-grower in Delaware
or elsewhere, that is not interested in th'
decision of the question, whether he be
peach-grower or the producer of any articl'
grown upon his farm. the transportation o
which may involve litigation and an appeal t.
the law for settlement.