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Year: 1865

WHAT OF .Ir?-Supposing 1T Meyer does


sell clothing and make up splendid suits for


less money than any other man in the bust


ness--it is his own lookout. If he sells
those choice cassimcrcs for less than he can


buy them for. let him 60 ahead. The pub
lie can stand it il he can. Call at the cloth
ing house on Cd street 1st door below the
National Bank
Year: 1865

Rock ISLAND CoUNTr.-The following
figures show the valuation Of the Real and
Personal property Of the county Of Rock
Island, by townships and the amount of tax
levied for the year 1864:
Year: 1865

In place of the extra copy for a club Of Ten
we will send the Old Guard for 1865, if preferred
or 81 worth Of any of our publications. We will
do the same in the case of Clubs of Twenty that
o11
Year: 1865




BY sending $50 for Club of Forty subscribers
any person can obtain an extra copy of the Day
Book, copy of the Old Guard for 1865, and
"Thc Federalist," written by Hamilton, Madison
and Jay, explanatory of the present Constitution
Every Democrat in the country ought to own
this book. and in no way can be so easily pro-
cure it as by getting subscribers to the Day Book
We employ no travelling agents Any one
wishing to subscribe for the Day-Book need not
wait to be called upon for his subscription. All
that is necessary for him to do is to write letter.
inclose the money and direct it to us.


Drafts or money order are safer than bills
and should always be procured where it is convc-
nient to do SO. Where bhls are sent they should
be carefully enclosed and the letter securely seal
ed.


All letters should contain the name OF the post
Office, county and State, and the name of the
writer plainly given addressed as follows


VAN EVRIE, HORTON d CO..


No. lG2 Nassau street, MY.
Year: 1865

surgeon, says he know twenty-one persons who
had been bitten by mad dogs, and but one Of the
whols number became hydrophobiac. Each Of the
twenty might have claimed that his was .cure."
IL is the fashion now 10 call every sore throat d
child has, "diphtheris," and ovory child that
gets we'll was cured by the thing which WAS done
for II but the next person Who tries H. loses his
child, which might have been saved by promptly
calling on medical advice. No doubt the virtues
of tho mad stone - have grown out OF the fact,
that now and then persons Who have boon bitten
by mad dogs, OF supposed 10 be rabbi, have ro-
stone not because Of any virtue il possessed Of
system Of the bitten individual was not at the
time susceptible TO the influence Of the virus
child said 10 have dpthoria gets well after snok-
ing tar, poured on u live coal in the bowl Of a
common pipe, or by stretching a bag Of ashes
and SALT or mush and molasses, from car to car
under the jaw; but to say that these are cures of
the terrible complaint IL is the ainest Of all con-
illusions. No business man would risk five dol
lars ON that kind Of reasoning. And yet il 10
upon such grounds that the papers are slied with
cures" certain, ilfdHi6ie, Of every malady
under the sun. BY all that is sacred in a holy
human life, we urge the reader, when he or any
of his friends are aiing in any way whatever, to
do one OF two things either do nothing and lot
nature take care of herself or consult your fam
lily physician, who, if educated TO his profession.
will take an interest in you beyond any stranger;
or, If he sees the case Is beyond his skill, will
frankly acknowledge it, and will take pains "
turn you over to some man Of emnence aud 40
knowledged ability.-Erchange
Year: 1865

Would through this medium acknowledge their
thanks to the Public for the very LIBERAL patron,
age received during the past season, ana would
take this opportunity to announce to the citizens
Of East Saginaw aud the Saginaw Valley gene
rally, that they have on hand, and are constantly
receiving one Of the best nssortncnts Of
Year: 1865

FAULT-FINDING WITH OUR CHILDREN. =
1t is at times necessary to censure and pun
ish but very much more may be done by
encouraging children when they do well
Be, therefore, more careful to express your
disapprobation of bad. Nothing can more
discourage a child, than spirit of ineessant
fault-fnding ON thepart Of its parents; hard
ly anything can exert more injurious in
fuence upon the disposition of both the pa
rent and the child. There are two great mo-
tives influencing human action-hope and
fear Both of these are at times necessary.
But who would not prefer to have her child
influenced to good conduct BY a desire of
pleasing rather than by the fear of offending?
If mother never expresses her gratitude
when her children do well, and is always
eensuring them when she sees any thing
amiss, they are discouraged and unhappy !;
their dispositions become hardened and
soured by this eeaseless fretting, and, at last
finding that whatever they do well or i'll,
they are equally found fault with, they re-
hnquish all efforts to please, and become
heedless of reproaches.-Ladies' Reposi-
torn
Year: 1865

VALUE OF ADJUSTMENTS. The world
must be amused. 1t is entirely false reason
ing to suppose that any human being can
devote himself exclusively to labor of any
description. 1t viii not do Rest alone
viii not give him adequate relief He must
be amused. He must enjoy himself He
mustlaugh, sing, dance, eat, drink and be
merry. He must chat with his friends, ex-
ercise his mindiu exciting gentle emotions,
and his body in agreeable demonstrations OF
activity. The constitution of the human
system demands this 1t exacts variety of
influence and emotion It viii not remain
In health if it cannot obtain that variety
Too much merriment affects it as injuriously
as too much sadness too much relaxation
is as pernicious as Eone at ALL But to the
industrious toiler, the sunshine of the heart
is Just as indispensable as the material sun
shine is to the flower; both soon pine away
and dieifdeprived of it.
Year: 1865

TIE PAR VALUE OF BRAINS Working
as an ordinary hand in Philadelphia ship
yard, until very recently, was a man named
John L. knowlton His peculiarity was
that, while others Of his class were at ale
houses, or indulging In ioIIifcation, he was
necessarily engaged in studying upon me-
ions secured a poodle dog, and spent six
months in teaching the quadruped to execute
a jig upon his hind legs. knowlton spent
the same period in discovering some method
by which he could saw out ship timber in a
beveled form. The first man taught his dog
to dance-Knowlton, in the same time, dis
covered a mechanical combination that ena-
bIed HIM to do in two hours the work that
would occupy a dozen men, BY slow and la
b0rl0us process, an entire day. That saw is
now in use in all the saipyards Of the coun-
try. 1t cuts beam to a curved shape as
quickly as an ordinary saw-mill saw rips up
a straight plank.


KnoWlton continued bis experiments. He
took no part IN parades or target-shootings
and in ashort time afterwards he secured a
patent for machine that turns any material
whatever, into a perfectly spherical form.
He sold a portion of his patent for a sum
that isequiyalent to fortune. The machine
is now inoperation in Philadelphia, cleaning
off cannon balls for the government When
the ball comes from the mould the surface
is incrusted, and the ordinary process of
smoothing it was slow and wearisome. This
machine, almost in an instant, and with
mathematical accuracy, peels it to the sur
face of the meta, at the same time smooth
ing out any deyiations from the perfect
spheroidal form.


Within a few days the same plain, unas-
Stunning man has invented IA boring machine
that was tested in the presence of a number
Of scientific gentlemen, few days ago.
1t bored at the rate of twenty two inches an
hour, through block of granite, with a
pressure Of bat three hundred pounds upon
the drill. A gentleman present offered him
ten thousand dollars upon the spot for a
part interest In the invention in Europe,
and the offer was accepted on the spot
The moral of this is, that people who keep
on studying are sure to achieve something.


Mr.. hnowlton does not consider himself by
any means brilliant, but ifonce inspired with
an idea, be pursues it until he forces it into
tangible shape. If every body would follow
copy, the world would be less filled with
idlers, and the streets with grumblers and
malcontents
Year: 1865

QUIDDITTEs. No doubt lidy may be ex-
pected to make great noise in the world


Rocks are the best friends, because when
they bore you can shut them up without
offence.


The bottle is the devil crucible, in which
everything is melted. ~


The buyer needs hundred eyes, the sell
ler but one.


A smatterer in everything is generally
good for nothing.


Great takers are like cracked pitchers
everything runs out of them.


At fashionable dinner eat slowly-as a
matter of course


sIime works wonder, y as the lady said
when she got married after an eight years
courtship.
Year: 1865

WEAR A sMILE-Which viii you do,
smile and make Others happy, or be grabbed
and make everybody around you miserable?
singing birds, or in the mire surrounded by
fogs and frogs The amount of happiness
which you can produce is incalculable, if you
viii show smiling face, kind heart, and
speak pleasant words On the other hand
by sour looks, cross words and ffetful dis
position, you can make hundreds unhappy
almost beyond endurance. Which viii you
do? Wear pleasant countenance, let Joy
beam in your eye and love glow on your fore
head There is no joy so great as that which
springs from kind act or a pleasant deed,
and you may feel it at night when you rest,
and at morning whenyou rise and through
the day when about your daily business.
Year: 1865

A SHERIFF was once asked to execute
writ against Quaker. On arriving at his
house he saw the Quaker's wife, who, in
reply to the inquiry whether her husband
was at home, said he was, at the same time
requested him to be seated, and her hus-
band would speedily see him. The officer
waited patiently for some time, when the
fair Quakeress coming into the room, he re-
minded her of her promise that he might
see her husband, may, friend, / promised
that he would see thee. He has seen thee.
He did not like thy looks; therefore he
avoided thee, and hath departed from the
house by another path, 4
Year: 1865

SOMETHING FOR EyERYBoDY.-Wh hen
you walk IN the street with a lady, keep
your hands out Of your pockets, and your
cigar out OF your mouth We would sooner
be caught stealing than in the act of smok
ing while walking with a lady. Don
change sides with her on crossing the street;
it Is quite as proper that you should fail
through cellar doors and other traps set by
careless people, as that She should. Always
take the right hand when you meet another
person, and don't stop. AT table take the
dish the host offers you, and dom t pass it
70 the nearest nelghbor, even if a lady; it is
upgenerous to reproye your host or hostess
to his or her face There Is point where
self-abnegation becomes rudeness, aud this
IS precisely that point The person who
gives the entertainment has perfect right
to say which shall be served first. Don { offer
your chair TO a new conner, unless it Is the
only one Of the kind and the best in the
room. Rise when another guest leaves the
house where you are entertained, but do not
follow to the door You may thus spoil
more cordial leave-talking. Don't sit cross
legged in presence OF ladies', or In company
Of ceremony. Keep your fingers out Of
your button holes, and your hands from off
your lap, Make yourself as comfortable as
you can without ineommoding any one.
Your host, if gentleman, always likes to
see his guests comfortable and eontented.
BE neither pump nor pumper, but alter
nately resume both conditions, Ask and
answer questions with diplomatic propriety.
Speak well of people, or speak not at all.
Nothing indicates greater defect of colo
quial ability than vituDeration, or angry
defamation. Maintain repose if the earth
quakes. Don't squeeze a lady's hand, for,
besides being vulgar demonstration Of
affection, ladies often wear rings. The
slightest possible pressure is in good taste.
But there is difference between the
respectful and the real kindly, scarcely
perceptible, pressure of the whole hand and
persistent grip that leaves the fingers
white for an hour, and lady disgusted with
you for week. Always wear clean shirt
and collar, and do not fail to use tooth
brush. An Of which IS respectfully sub
mitted to those who would be recognized
as persons of good breeding.
Year: 1865

THE Duke Of Wellington once lost his
temper with the pragmatical imbecility of
one of his colleagues in certain British ad
tious parsonage, he is intolerable because
he is educated beyond the calibre Of his
brains to bear. The Dukes description
fits a large class Of people whom it is the
tendency of modern life to thrust into an
unnatural prominence class SO large as
to have wrung from Carlyle the sardonic
declaration that ''all Christepdom is in con-
spiracy for the promotion Of fools. .
Year: 1865




HE GROWING WEALTH OF INDIA. -
The effect of the war in this country is felt
IN every land open to commerce, but perhaps
IN none more than in India, which has been
looked to by English manufacturers for a
supply of the cotton cut short BY the block
ade OF the southern ports Previously to
1860, the cotton export Of India was not
seven millions sterling annually. The inn
port OF bullion into Bombay that year, chiefly
IN payment fof cotton was seven and a
quarter millions sterling but in the four
years since not less than sixty millions ster-
ling in coin have been poured into that city.
which now aSpifes to be the Liverpool of the
East 10 all India, Europe now pays near
~ forty millions sterling year. Of which
more than half is in bullion for cotton.
The largest share of the trade in Bomby is
IN the hands of the natives, many of whom
reckon their wealth by millions and speak
with contempt of so petty an amount as
lac Of rupees, or $50,000 The Iatl1x of
wealth Is not confined to the merchants, but
the mass OF the peasants who raise cotton
are rolling In wealth, though formerly bur
dened with debt and slaves TO the usuTers
They hardly know how to spend their sud-
denly acquired wealth one making the tires
Of his cart-wheels Of silver; another, in an
ldolatrous procession, carrying enormous
bags of rupees at the end Of poles; while
speculation RACES wildly Many Of the
wealthy of the educated classes are giving
largely to public objects, being lavish in their
public spirited expenditures to make Bonn
bay a great commercial capital But as
might be expected, since prices have quad
rupled in four years in Bombay while the
rich are growing richer, the poor and those
with fixed incomes are becoming poorer, and
the rich are becoming fast demoralized with
unhealthy speculation.
Year: 1865

TaE Pass IN Russia. The new press
law has been adopted by the Council Of the
Empire and will probably be shortly sane
toned by the Emperor prior to promulga-
ton. The chief clauses are as follows


The censorship is abolished upon all
books containing more than ten sheets of
printed matter also upon all newspapers,
magazines, and periodical publications the
editors 0f which are willing to submit to the
system Of warnings.


A journal viii be suppressed after three
warnings. The first two viii be given by
the Administration, but the third must be
sanctioned by the Senate. The Government
to itself, In addition, the right Of
prosecuting the delinquents before the ordi-
nary tribunals, and they will in that case
have to submit to the verdict OF the jury,
Year: 1865

HAVE You PACKED UP ?s-We once
went, upon invitation, to dine with very
clever and intelligent gentleman of the city,
who professed to be Universalist, but whose
wife was devoted Christian While seated
around the table laden with life's luxuries.
the conversation turned upon the subject of
the necessity of personal religion, when the
husband related the following beautiful Incl
dent, which, he said, had given him much
serious thought On one occasion, when the
pieus mother had been insTucting her chill
drep- in the truths of her religion, and telling
them that she expected to go to heaven, a
thoughtful little girl said, after musing in
silence for some moments,


Ma, have you packed up p


why do you ask such a question, my
child n said the mother.


Because you said you were going to
heaven, said the little innocent.


''And | sometimes think, confessed the
Universalist, that there is some packing
up necessary, before We can go to heaven. p


How many poor sinners are hoping that
they win at last go to heaven, and yet have
never set about the needful preparations. |
The summons to appear before God " i'll find
them whglly unprepared, and in that hour
all their hopes will die Cumberland Pres
byteriGR.
Year: 1865

=


THREE HOME RULES. 1T appears to me
that three simple rules, steadily observed
from the very germ Of active existence.
would make children's S tempers much more
amlable than we generally see them.


First, never give anything improper to
them, because they strongly and passionate
" desire It and ever to Withhold proper
things from them until they manifest right
spirit


Second, always to crafty every reason
able desire when child is pleasant in Its
request, that your children may see that you
love to lcake them happy


Third, never become impatient and fretftll
yourself, but proportion your displeasure to
exactly the defence.


fparents become angry, and speak loud
ly and harshly upon every slight failure of
duty, they may bid a final adieu to domes-
TIC subordination, unless the grace of God
lnterposes to snatch the little victims of ser
verify from destruction / feel confident,
from what observation have made, that al
though more children are injured By exces-
slve indulgence than by the opposite fault.
yet the effects Of extreme riger are the most
hopeless and the reason is, that associa-
tons OF disagreeable nature, as some Of
the ablest philosophers have stated, are the
strongest.


This may account for the melancholy fact
that the children of some excellent people
grow up more strenuously opposed to every
thing serious than others. They have been
drtvea, rather than led, to observe the out
ward duties of "a religion, and its claims upon
their hearts have been loo commonly pre-
sented to their minds iii the imperative and
not the inviting form.--lHother's Treasury
Year: 1865

AN Irish peasant being asked why he per-
mitted his pig to take up his quarters with
his family, made an answer abounding with
satirical ndtrete. Why not I? Doesn't the
place afford every convenience that pig
can reduire2n os ~
Year: 1865

READING THE BIBLE Read your Bible
slowly Take time, even if you have but
little time A great mathematician once
said, if his life depended upon solving a
problem IN two minutes, he would spend one
OF the two in deciding how to do it. So in
reading the Scriptures; if you are pressed
for time land this should be a rare case,
then spend the precious moments on a por-
tion Ola chapter When you feel that the
mind and heart begin to drink in the SEN
tlment, even Of single verse. then stop
and drain the heavenly chaliee, because the
Divine Spirit is filing the cup 1t is true
solemn and interesting thought. that we are
to wait, to linger, to tarry for the blessing
to come from the word before us.


To search the Scriptures with the clear,
unmoted eye ofIneditation, secures treasures
of knowledge, known only to him who thus
cody, piously and phiosophically studies
the Word of God


Let any man give Us reason why, when
the Scriptures are read so much, memory
retains 20 little, that quotations are 50
laundering and incorrect, if the reason is not
found in the fact Of hasty reading Of the
Word Of God. There, as elsewhere, man
must reap as he sows-N. Y. OJserrer
Year: 1865

Being desirou Of extending the influence Of their pubca
tions this section tho Publishers of HA2PERs MAGAZINE
and WEEKLY will pay particular attention to subscriptions
Pacific States subscribers may rely the
prompt arrival of their Magazines by mail.


The Publishers have perfected system of mailing by which
they supply the MAGAZINE and WEEKLY promptly to those
who prefer receive their periodicals directly from the o
fee Of Publication The postage HARPEEs MAGAZINE Is
"a year, which be paid at the subscribers post
office.
Year: 1865

EDITORIAL CHANGE-Selkirk has retired from
the editorial charge Of the Auburn Stars and
Stripes He intimatcs that it is possible to fine a
more lucrative business. Selkirk was one of the
ablest and most sprightly writers in the State,
and did the Union cause noble service during the
pa t few years. Good luck and better-paying
avocation is what we most wish him. W. j..
Biges late of the Nevada Gazette, succeeds him.
Year: 1865

lIARpER's Monthly MAGAzISE.-We would in
vite attention to the announcement for the New
Year of that valuable publication. In the Mag
azine line it leads everything American, and no
foreign publication of similar nature excels it
in general excellence as a medium of popular in
formation and choice literature. That it is con-
tinualy growing in favor with mountain readers
is evidenced by the increased demand upon Mr..
0berdeener, News dealer, who gets mammoth
package on the arrival of each steamer. We ask
attention to the circular of the publishers, and
advise every person who can afford to do so to
subscribe for Harpers Magazine
Year: 1865

THE MEMORY OF LIycoLS.-A Washington dis
patch says the obituary proceedings which will
take place in Congress consequent on the death
of the late President will be of very imposing
character many OF the most prominent members
in both branches will deliver eulogies.
Year: 1865

TIE Humboldt Times, in article referring to
the needs of that county, mentions among other
things the want of telegraph communication
with the outside world. If the Humboldt pco-
pie would only consider how easily and cheaply
Northern line at Weavervillc, they would not do
without it long. The route between this place
and Arcata will always be mail route, and the
necessary poles could be cut along the whole
length of the line. 1t would furthermore place
Fort CASTOR, an important military post, in in
slant communication with Pacific Department
Headquarters. What say the Humboldt people ?
Year: 1865

Ea- County Warrants and EsreenbacI.s taken at
their ruling value in for subscriptions to this
paper To soldiers in the Government service the JOURNAL
will be furnished for Greenbacls at PAR
Year: 1865

The adoption of the amendment to the
Constitution of the United States abolishing
slavery by the Legislature of South Carolina
has already been announced by telegraph
The subject was brought up in the House Of
Representatives, on the 18th inst, by the
following message from Gov, Perry, inclos-
ing certified copy of the amendment from
Secretary Seward:


Erecutipe Department-SoAth0 Carolina, No
gemJer, 1s65-To the Honorable the Senate
and House of Observation-Disclosures
have the honor of communicating to you
the promised notice of the Secretary of the
United States OF the proposed amendment
to the Federal Constitution abolishing slave
ry.


In the last message which had the honor
of sending you gave copies of the several
communications which had passed betweeS
the President and the Secretary of State ana
Year: 1865

Often little things we hear,
Often little things we see,
Waken thoughts that long have sler
Deep down in our memory.
Strangely slight the circumstance
That has force to turn the mind
Backward on the path of years,
To the loved scenes far behind?
IT'S the perfume of flower,


Or quaint old fashioned tune;
Or song-bird mid the leaves


Singing in the sunny June.
'Tis the evening star, mayhap,


In the cleaning silver bright,
Or gold and purple cloud


Waning in the western light.
'Tis the rustling of a dress,


Or a certain tone of voice,
That can make the pulses throb,
That can bid the heart rejoice.
All, my heartl But not of joy


Must alone thy history tell,
Sorrow, shame, and bitter tears


Little things recall as well.