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Year: 1869

"A good story is told of a Quaker land
lord at Atlantic City An urchin of five
OF six years was seen by him drumming
noisily upon a handsome walnut balus-
trade. The Friend demonstrated with him
without effect, and then quietly took him
mn bodily and curriculum into the back
ward. In a moment the boys angry
mother made her appearance and opened
upon the landlord with torrent of invec-
tive. concluding with "rll leave this house
instantly" The Quaker Immediately
touched bell and said to the dark-skinned
waiter who responded to the call, Leoni-
das. 90 up to AZ and bring down this
friends baggage when she tells thee she is
ready for thee. If she wants thee to get a
carriage for her, or has any other COM
mands until she is gone, thee will see
them attended to-" The lady suddenly be-
gan to cool down, apologized, and asked
to be allowed to retain her room, but cnly
received the reply, "My house shall never
make any one a liar. My bookkeeper Will
settle with thee. Fare the well. Soon
afterward her trunks were taken down
stairs by the stout negro to the music ol
her boys voice, caused by her impartine
10 him unexpected caloric with strip ol
shingle.
Year: 1869

s,r,et truth. IL Is impossible but that 1t
must be distorted to suit the low condi.
tons of our intelligence. Some shreds
and fragments we may catch; but, seen
out OF their relations to other truth. they
may be little better than false. We see
this In the imperfect religions Of heathen
nations. A few patches Of truth, made
absurd by the error in which they are set,
are scattered here and there through
those strange systems. So may IL be with
our faint conceptions in the light Of that
mere perfect knowledge which we hope
ono day to gain. But religion accom-
plishes its object II Il serves to purify and
cnnoble the individual soul. And what
will best effect this Is deturmined, not en-
tirely by the correctness Of mans ideas
In themselves, but by his mental structure
and the proportion In which they are
adapted to his peculiar wants. One form
Of religion may be suited to effect It In
one kind OF soul, and another very differ
ent form In another very different soul.
One must have every item Of belief clear
ly defined. He must know the exact d.
mensions OF the New Jerusalem, and the
number Of strings to each harp. Another
Is content with vague sense OF IN all
pervadlng Presence, and to define to him
would be to materializc.
Year: 1869

THE PRESIDENT AID THE TRxAs ELECTION
President Grant yesterday, by appointment,
accorded an interview TO General w. T. Clark
and Captain w. A. Saylor, OF Texas, both Of
whom served with distinction in the Union
army during the late rebellion, and the former
OF whom Is the present Republican candidate
for Congress on the Davis ticket from the Sd
Congressional district Of that State. The meet
ing was pleasant and friendly one, General
Clark being an old fellow-soldier Of the Preei-
dent during the war. The visit was not made
with reference TO political affairs in Texas, bat
in the course Of con nversatIou that su bject came
up, when the President said that he was con.
vinced that the supporters Of General Davis
represented the genuine Republican party OF
the State OF Texas, and that he hoped for the
success OF the tick beaded by him. He init.
mated very plainly that he considered Hamilton
the leader OF the rebels OF the State, and that he
stood in the same relation to Texas Republicans
that Andrew johnson did TO the Repu blicans
in Tennessee. He considered both inImical to
the success Of true Republican principles.
claimed ON the stump in his State that be was
endorsed by the Executive, the President en-
phatically denied that he had ever given him
any reason 10 suppose that his course or his
party was endorsed by the Administration or
Its head, and in this connection he used the
significant language that because Hamilton
had gone over 70 the rebels was no reason why
he (the rrssident! should do so. Gen. CLARK
affairs in the State, and gave him the whole
history Of the Davis and Hamilton movements.
Both General CLARK and Captain Saylor were
decided in the opinion that the Davis ticket
would b successful in the approaching elec.
tion, provided the military were IN nstructed to
take such action as would secure Q fuil. fair
and honest expression OF political opinion at
the polls. The President Immediately replied
that such protection would be afforded the
voters OF the State, and that he should give in.
structions 70 the military commander Of the
district 70 see that every man was allowed to
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ton. General CLARK and Captain Ssylor were
greatly pleased with the result Of the inter.


view, and seem to be sanguine Of the success
Of the ticket headed By Gen. Davis.
Year: 1869

UTTERLY UNTRUE "A special dispatch from
Washington 10 the New York Sun, reiterates
the story of mutiny on the frigate Sabine
at CherbOurg, and says that the Sabine has
been ordered home on this account. There
is no truth IN the story, nor has it the slightest
foundation.


Reports recently received at the Navy De-
partment state that the cruise so far has been
a very pleasant one. A few days since some
OF the midshipmen on board had a race with a
French crew and came OFF victorious. No
orders have been sent from the departmen,
directing her to return home, and she will
therefore contin ne her cruise and return to the
United States next summer as contemplated
when she sailed
Year: 1869

THE Histronic Society members
are progressing rapidly in their 'ehearsals
of the pieces they have selected to play du-
ring the holidays. The scenery, etc, has
long been in readiness, and is undoubtedly
the most beautiful ever seen in this place.
The best dramatic talent of the city is en-.
gagged, and very excellent pieces have been
selected and everything else connected
with it is of n character to insure the en-
tertainment being superior to anything of
I've kind ever given in Iowa County
Programmes, &c. will appear in due time,
ad interim, let the people prepare for some
thing of rare merit
Year: 1869

The Platteville Witness reports
that on Tuesday evening last, Mr. Abraham
Breeker residing about three miles from
that place was found dead about goo yards
from his house, under load OF lumber
which he had been hauling He had left
Plattevile between and o'clock IN the
evening, aud his team, minus everything but
the fore carriage. we're found at home at
eleven. Search was made and when found
as above he was completely covered with
the lumber. lie was badly bruised about
the neck and chest and it is thought his
neck was broken. il is supposed that in
decendug the hill the wagon swung around
into gully causing it to upset with the
fatal result mentioned. Deceased was So
ber and Industrious and was about 30 years
of age.
Year: 1869

A LOT of Chicago whisky, in transit to


St Paul, reached Dunleith the other day,


by the Illinois Central. While being
handled at Dunleith, one of the barrels
" caved," and the whisky commenced to
run out. In order to save the liquor, the
men drew it out into another barrel. Now


the question is, what to do with it? The
railroad company is responsible to the
owner for the safe delivery of the whisky
90 the parties to whom it is consigned in
St Paul. They must deliver it or pay for
it. The new barrel is not stamped, and II
the company were to forward it, it would
be subject to seizure and confiscation, and
the company to fine. Besiles, no boat
would receive it, for the Packet Company
would be liable to fine for carrying it.
Furthermore, the party to whom it is con-
Year: 1869




Franklin Dyre, highly respectable
and intelligent farmer Of Galena, Kent
county, Maryland gives the following a.
sure cure for the bite Of mad dog.
As viii be seen, he has tested it with
the most gratifying results:


Elecampane is plant well known to
most persons, and is to be found In
many of our gardens. Immediatsly aE
ter being bitten take one and half
ounces Of the root Of the plant-ths
green root is perhaps, preferable, but
the dried viii answer, and may be found
IN our drug stores, and was used by me
--slice or bruise, put into pint Of fresh
milk, boil down TO a half pint, strain;
and when cold drink in fasting at least
six hours afterwaFd. The next morning,
fasting, repeat the dose, using two
ounces Of the root On the third morn
ing take another dose, prepared as the
last, and this will be sufficient 1t re-
commended that after each dose moth
ing be eaten for at least six hours.


| have a son who was bitten BY q
mad dog, eighteen years ago, aud four
other children in the neighbOrhood
were also bitten; they took the above
dose, and are alive and well 10 this day.
And have known a number of others
who were bitten and applied the same
remedy.


1t is supposed that the root contains
principle which, being taken up by the
blood IN its circulation, eOunteracts or
neutralizes the deadly effects Of the virus
Of hydrophobia,
Year: 1869

The Georgia supreme court, Tuesday last,
rendered very important decision, which
forever establishes the right of colored men
to hold Office in that state. The mills of
God keep grinding, and color prejudice and
injustice are certain to be one day ground
very fine.
Year: 1869

dence had done it all-the prudence
which was my pride. 1 had thoughts
enough in my heart, heaven knows,
but my grief and self reproaeh were
too great 1 could say no more.
opened the door and went out l
have nsver spoken to her since.


People call me Prudence Patterson
now. l merit the name. Yet some
times when look back upon my lone
IL life, and remember that Jessie Ash
burton once loved me-when | think
what a home would have been with
her love to light it, even a less splen-
did home rhan mine-and how lonely
and desolate l often am when | pass
her leaning on her husbands arm,
and hear how they climb life's hill
together, hand in hand, l wonder
whether prudence may not be carried
too far in this mistaken world of ours,
or whether one should weigh it in the
balance with love.
Year: 1869

A little Irish girl acted so badly
in a certain mission school that
they were obliged to send her
away. When she was going her
teacher said to her, "You are a very
bad girl. l want to love you, but
you are so naughty that 1 can not"


She went away, but the next day
she came again and begged to be ia
ken in, promising to do better. When
asked why she came back, she said
that the teachers words, 81 want to
love you, but can not" kept ringing
in her head, aud she had cried about
them all night.


The teacher told her that it was
for Christ's sake that she wished to
love her, and that Christ had long
wished to love her and make her
pure and good. She became a dill
gent and dutiful scholar. and soon
afterWard she was converted.
Year: 1869

Henry Ward Beecher says of mean
men: II have great hope of wick
ed man slender hope of a mean one.
A wicked man may be converted and
become a prominent saint A mean
man ought to be converted six or
seven times, one right after the other.
to give him fair start, and put him
on an equality with, "a bold, wicked man.
l have known men who thought the
object of conversion was to cleanse
them as a garment is cleansed, and
that when they are converted they
were to be hung up in the Lords
wardrobe, the door of which was to
be shut, SO that no dust could get at
them. A coat that is not used the
moths eat; ard a christian who is
hung up SO that he shall not be tempt
ed. the moths eat him; and they
have poor food at that"
Year: 1869

A Paris correspondent of The Lon
don Times writes 81 never heard


m IRE striking instance of strong men
dying hard than one that is given In
last nights papers. A we'll known
wrestler and athlete of Avignon, bear
ing the illustriOus name Of Nelson
neir, caught few weeks ago his death
illness from carrying little girl across
swollen ford, which she was obliged
to traverse in order to take to her
father his dinner. This action was
performed in the most good-natured
way. Meissonneir seeing the child,
who was to him an utter stranger,
trembling and weeping on the brink,
said to her, Take heart, little one,
I'll serve as a ferry for you Swing


ing her on his shoulder, he carried
her over. On returning to the bank
from whence he started, he slipped,
and was thoroughly submerged. A
cold, which led to a virulent fever,
was the result. As his end approach
ed, MeissonLeir literally struggled
with the malady, and his last words
were oh, Death, if you were a man
what short work I'd make of you "
Year: 1869

ant, that we ever beheld, to see the
pale, proud, sorrowful face OF that no
BILE boy, his head erect, his beautiful
eyes bright through the tears that he
shed. The mate told him he had but
two minutes to live, and advised him
to speak the truth and save his life;
but he replied with the utmost SIM
plicity and sincerity, by asking the
mate if he might pray.


The mate said nothing, but nodded
his head, and turned as pale as a
ghost, and shook with trembling like
a reed with the wind. And there, all
eyes turned on him, this brave and
noble fellow, this poor waif whom So
ciety owned not, and whose own STEP
father could not care for him, there he
knelt, with clasped hands and eyes
upraised to heaven, while he repeated
audibly the Lords Prayer, and pray
ed the dear Lord Jesus to take him
to heaven.


Our informant adds that there then
occurred a scene of Pentecost. Sobs
broke from strong, hard hearts as the
mate sprang forward to the boy and
clasped him to his bosom, and kissed
him, and blessed him, and told him
how sincerely he now believed his
story, and how glad he was that he
had been brave enough to face death
and be willing to sacrifice his life for
the truth of his own word.
Year: 1869

The New York Sun gives the fol-
lowing account Of recent occurrence
of a very affecting character which
took place on an English steamer:


A little ragged boy, aged nine years,
was discovered on the fourth day of
the outward voyage from Liverpool to
New York, and carried before the
first mate, whose duty it was to deal
with such cases. When questioned
as to the object of his being slowed
away and who brought him on board
the boy, who had beautiful sunny
face, and eyes that looked like the
very mirrors of truth, replied that his
step-father did it, because he could not
afford to keep him nor to pay his pas
sage out to Halifax, where he had an
aunt who was we'll off, ard to whom
he was going. The. mate did not be.
lieve the story, in spite of the win,
ming face and truthful accents of the
boy. He had seen too much of stow
aways to be easily deceived by Them
he said. and it was his firm conviction
that the boy had been brought Oh
board and provided with food by the
sailors. The little fellow was very
roughly handled in consequence. Day
by day he was questioned and re
questioned, but always with the same
result. He did not know a sailor or
board, and his father alone had secre
ted him and given him the food which
he ate.


At last the mate, wearied by the
boys persistence in the same story
and perhaps little anxious to incul
pate the sailors, seized him one day
by the collar, and dragged him to the
fore. told him unless he confessed The
truth in ten minutes from that time
he would hang him on the yard arm
He then made him sit down under i
on the deck. All around him were
the passengers and sailors of the mid
day watch, and in front of him stood
the inexorable mate: with his chro
nometer in his hand, and the Other
officers of the ship by his side. L
was the finest sight, said my inform
Year: 1869

On the 10th instant the anniversary of
the Association for the Relief of Jewish
Widows and Orphans, is to be celebrated at
the Deutsche Company Hall. No terms we
have at command are earnest enough to de-
scribe the worth and the excellence of this as
sociation. The prospectus is more eloquent,
and speaks as follows


Time, productive of many changes, has
brought none to weaken the interest felt by this
community in the success of this most needed of
our charitable institutions. There is eushrined 10
the hearts of our people holy sympathy with the
suffering Of the widows and orphans, which causes
them 10 be considered as members OF every
family hearth, TO find there consolation, food and
raiment But while this beautiful idea permeates,
as il were cur whole being, and Is ever kept fresh
and alive in inmost souls, the fact must not be
produces none in the ever existing wants of this
institution which by the mere force Of circum-
stances embodies the principle of perpetual mo
on. II seems TO be a natural law, that an in'
crease Of population. wealth and influence car
ries in its train an equal degree OF human misery,
and then the Home opens its portals to become
the sanctuary and asylum of the stricken and be-
reaved widow, aud of the helpless orphan, there
TO RELY, under the providence OF God upon the
houniy of His creatures. This bounty has been
dspensed with lavish hands ever since lis institu
ton. and Yet was il never so much needed as
now.


We trust every good citizen will accompany
his wife, sister or sweetheart to the Deutsche
Hall, on the evening of the 10th instant.
Year: 1869

Females owing to the peculiar and Important relations
which they sustain their peculiar organization and the Offices
they perform subject to many sugepgs Freedom from
these contribute in no small degree to their happiness and
yesrs for none can be happy who a Ill Not eny sO but
oftbese Female be suffered
orun without involving the geneA health the ndvid
ssl. end long producing


PERMANENT SICKNESS AND PREMATURE DECLINE.


Nor Is pleasant TO consult physician for the relief Of
hese variou delicate Affections and only upon the most


gent necessity will true f sacrifice her great
lst charm as to do this The viii then thank for
placing In their hands simple specifics hich will be found
ecacIOus in relieving and caring almost every one those
troublesome complaints peculiar to the seE.
Year: 1869

was dangerous region. when the ice
ran and the drift wood camo down the
narrow passage below would gorge, and
the river would stand back o? the former
bed of the lake.


To remedy this, race of people far
superior to the present Indians probably
the ancestors of the Aztcos built the
mounds as places Of refuge for themselves
and their focks aud herds, when the water
rose. They were evidently built for prae-
teal purposes, aud are clearly artificial
formations. They were not intended for
tHpiWi (burisl places) ss no skeleton or
weapon has been found in any of them
except ono skeleton, and that was wrapped
in Mackinaw blanket If we take into
account the "wear down" Of all these
mounds for a thousand wears, and count
their numbers on both sides of the river,
1t Is easy to see they were once capacious
enough 10 furnish places of refuge for all
the Inhabitants of the valley and their
hncks and herds and provisions. Who.
ever looked from the dome of the court.
house CONTINUES the Judge) and saw the
ferry. boat take the Inhabitants of the
American Bottom from the mound on that
side Of the river, at the last great over


flow, will at once see the plain, practical
purpose Of these mounds.
Year: 1869

THERE are many different ways Of get.
ting on In the world; IL does not always
mean making great deal of money. or
being great man for the people 10 look
up TO with wonder. Leaving off a bad
habit for a good one Is getting on in
the world; to be careful and saving
instead of thoughtless and wasteful is
getting on; tn be active and industrious
instead Of idle and lazy Is getting
on; to be kind and forbearing in
stead of illnatured and quarrelsome Is
getting on; to work as diligently in the
masters absence as in his presence Is get
ting on; in short when we see any one
properly attending to his duties, persever.
ing through such difficulties to gain such
knowledge as shall be of use TO himself
and others, and offering good example
to his relatives and acquaintances, we may
be sure that he is getting on in the world


Money is very useful article In this
way, but it is possible TO get on with
small means for II is mistake to suppose
that We must wait for a good deal of
money before we can do anything Perse-
yerance is often better than full purse.
There are more helps toward getting on
than is commonly supposed; many peo.
pie lag behind or miss the way altogether,
because they do not see the abundant and
simple means which surround them at all
sides, and so it happens that there are
aids which cannot be bought with money


Those who wish to get on in the world
must have stock of patience, of hopeful
confidence, willingness to learn, and a
disposition not easily cast down by difIl.
culties and disappointmsnts, -Erchdngs
Year: 1869

How LARGE are the stars, and are they
alike, or do they differ in size? 1t used TO
be conjectured that they are of somewhat
similar magnitude, presumably about as
great as our sun, and that the differences
of apparent size are due to differences of
distance but " hen astronomers came to
discover that some of the smaller stars are
nearest to our system, this idea fell to the
ground. A German computor has now,
however, calculated the actual dimensions
of one particular star, and finds that its
mass is rather more than three times that
of the sun. The star in question is less
than the fourth magnitude-a compare
lively small one. What, then, must be
the size.of the Sirius and Aldebaran class ;
The reason Of its selection for this deter
mination' was, that 1t is one of the cOmpo-
nents of what is called a binary system-two
stars revolving about each other like the
sun and planet-and the motions Of the
members Of such system afford data for
the computation. The stars distance from
us is a million and q quarter times that of
the earth from the sun, so that light takes
twenty years to travel hither from it,
Once q Week
Year: 1869

BoNNER TO BEEcHER.


OFFICE OF THE LEDGER, New York, Dec.
llth, lS69.-MY DEAR Mr.. BEEcnER
According to the corrected report in the
Tribune of your remarks ut the Astor
house, you seem to charge Mcfarland
with the only offence which is scriptural
ground for divorce. His friends most
emphatically deny the truth of such
charge. From my many years. acquaint.
ance with you, ! know you to be incapa>
bic Of an act of intentional injustice
toward anyone, most especially toward a
man about to be tried for his life. If, in
the haste and excitement of the occasion.
you took this statement without time to
investigate it, on mere hearsay evidence,
and without any legal proof to sustain it,
is it not plain matter of duty on your
part toward the accused to come out and
say so publicly? never saw Mcfarland
in my life.6ever expect to see him-but
l know that you would be as unwilling as
l to be the cause Of any unjust prejudice
against him at the time of his trial. l
know, in common with your other friends,
that if you have been misled in regard to
any one circumstance, it is owing to the
warmth and readiness Of your sympathy
for suffering, however caused, even if by a
mans own sins.


Your friend, ROBERT BONNER.
Year: 1869

Among the bills introduced in the fed
eral house Of representatives, on Monday,
was one 'to authorize the building of
railroad from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to
Ottawa, Illinois"


Against this sort of legislation by tho
federal congress, the states of this repub-
lie cannot too speedily or too emphatical.
ly enter their protest. A more mischiev-
or dangerous usurpation Of the reserved
rights Of the states has not been attempt
Ell, or suggested, since the Capitalization
of political power in Washington became
q fashionable project. In his first mes.
sage to the Illinois legislature, Governor
Palmer discussed the subject at some
length, and set forth in earnest language
the reason why Illinois should set her
face against all such mischieveous at
attempts to undermine the very founda.
ton Of our federal structure. The at
tention of the constitutional convention is
now earnestly invited to the subject. Let
Illinois affirm her right to remain q
State in the federal union, and not silently
submit to become mere outlaying prov
ince of political sovereign
ty at Washington which may vote away
her local political supremacy to a private
corporation.