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Year: 1868

Parents, strive to make your homes
pleasant and attractive Ifyou would have
your children grew up pure, healthy and
beautiful, attempt not to destroy their love
for beautiful things and for healthy recrea-
ton. Do not labor with such cold rigid,
self denying economy to hoard up money to
bestow uponsthem at your death, rather
devote a portion Of your surplus income to
embellishing and beautifying your dwellings,
and to furnish your girls and boys with the
means of home enjoyment, Introduce into
the family circle innocent amusemeHts, and
above all, yourselves join and assist the
young in their recreations aud plans for
social diversion. Teach them that most
beautiful and soul inspiring accomplishment,
music; allow them to romp, laugh and be
merry.


Many parents win crush with frown
every attempt at hilarity on the part Of
their children; they viii Danish all amuse-
ment and gayety from the family circle, and
cause a shade of gloom to settle over their
homes. What is the course of the children
of such parents? To escape from the op.
pressiye atmosphere of home becomes the
governing motive of all their actions
When away from the immediate care Of
their parents they viii secretly 90 to places
which they have been forbidden to visit,
and mingle with children with whom they
have been told not to associate; then they
viii Immediately become more hardened,
and plunge deeper and deeper into the sea
of forbidden pleasures, and resort TO false
hood to shield themselves from detection
ard after they have taken this step their
downward course is straight and rapid
They frequent drinking shops, smoke and
swear, associate with fast young men, soon
become fast themselves, and at last cause
the hoary heads of their parents TO bow in
sorrow.


Are not such parents in measure, re
sponsible for the sins of their children
The young will have enjoyment and # they
cannot find it at home they viii seek it
elsewhere, in doubtful places and IN doubtful
company They are full of vitality and
gayety; they have ungoyernable desires for
amusemeuts and social intercourse, and that
desire must be gratifed, legitimateiy it may
be, or iTlegitimately. Attempt TO suppress
it aud you viii ruin your children; direct it
in the proper channel, and you will cause
them to grow up happy and contented into
the best and noblest Of men and women.


One half of the depraved and abandoned
men and women ofthis country have been
made what they are by their parents.
Thro' ignorance and superstition they have
been driven from their homes, which to
them should be the most attractive places
on earth, to seek the streets by the forbid
den paths, for that recreation which is es-
seatiai to their very existence.


You who have children to train up think
Of this Devote portion Of Your time and
money to gratifying their love for social
amusement If you do not get rich quite
as fast, if you, perehance do not die 4
millionaire, what matters it2 You viii b
compensated hundred fold for the pecu-
mary loss by the joy and pleasure you vii
experience by seeing your children grow VI
noble and vEtuous, honored and respected
by those around them -DUNNELL.
Year: 1868

The Nation comments as follows upon


the naturalization frauds in our Supreme


Court: Judge Sharswoods s course in the


matter is such as will cause him to be looked


on with some suspicion by honorable men


who have heretofore respected him. He


owes his election-oficial investigation into


the Luzerne District Congressional election
proves ito votes fraudulently cast, and it
almost seems as if some of his actions had
been dictated BY a grateful remembrance OF
this fact Charges having been made By
the press and by his fellowjudges that the
prothoaotary of the court had illegally issued
blank naturaIizatioa papers; that voters had
been made by constables in the absence Of
Judge and prothonntary; that seven hundred
Year: 1868

Nature re-afirms the Divine Law that one
day in seven should be set apart for rest and
worship. Both the brute and human world
need it for their well-being Dr. Fare,
distinguished physician, says


Although the night equalizes the ciTeu-
lation veil, yet it does not sufficiently re-
store its balance for the attainment ofa long
life. Hence one day in seven, by the boun-
ty of Providence, is thrown in as day Of
compensation, to perfect By its repose the
animal system You may easily determine
this question by trying 1t on beasts of bur
den. Take the fine animal the horse, and
work him to the fBll extent of his power
every day Of the week, or give him rest one
day in seven, and you VIII soon perceive, by
the superior vigor with which he performs
his functions, on the other six days that
this rest is necessary TO his well-being.
Man, possessing a superior nature, is borne
along by the very vigor Of his mind, so that
the injury of continued diurnal exertion and
excitement in his animal system IS not SO
Immediately apparent as it isin the brute:
but in the long run it breaks down more
suddenly; it abridges the length Of his life
and that yigor Of his old age which las to
/ mere animal power ought to be the object
of his preservation. This is
said simply as physician, and without ref
erence at all TO the theological question.
Year: 1868




There is nothing sheds so fine light
upon the human mind as candor. 1t was
called 'whitcness' BY the aneients for It's
purity; and it has always won the esteem
due to the most admirable Of the virtues.
However little sought for or practiced, all do
il the homage of their praise, and all fesl
the power and charm Of its influence. The
man whose opinions make the deepest mark
ppm his fellowlnen. whose influence is the
most lasting aud efficient. whose friendship
is instinclivcly sought where all others have
proved faithlezs, is not the man Of brilliant
parts OF Hattering tongue, splendid genius,
for commanding power. but he whose lucid
cab1or and ingenious truth transmit the
hearts real feelings, pure and without re-
fraction. There are other qualities which
are more snowy, and other traits which have
a higher place in The world Us code Of honor,
but none are better, or gather less tarnish by
use, or-elaim deeper homage in the silent
reverence which the mind must pay to svir-'
tue
Year: 1868

/ Some months ago the coppsrheads wer,
rather hopeful that Gen. Grant might b,
I prevailed upon to become their candidate


for the Presidency instead of the Repub-
lican. Their opinions Of the man at tha;
time may fairly be taken As honest ones,
therefore We propose to lay some Of them
before our readers and from time TO time
compare them with such opinions as they
have already ex pressed since his nomination
I and may hereafter express. The Pittsburg
I Post one Of the most reliable Democratic
K papers in the State, within few months
+ past mas spoken as follows;


Suppose that, contrary to the wish OF
some Of the leading Radical Black Bepnb-
lieans, who want the Office themselves, Gen.
Grant should be nominated for the I'resi
deucy by theRepublican party, which course
ought the Democratic party TO pursue
Ought zee to nominate q man N opposition
10 General Grant Ought ne to cbnrge
hin, ruth 5aug an enemy 10 his country or
it taror II ua5,lst measures merely 5ecntse
he moy hare receirea said nomna'ioa
We are inclined to believe that more de-
pen1s upon General Grant now than upon
any other individual in the United States.


We Jelicce him to be far superior to the ma.
jorjty IF the Jar sighted politicians ,gio
hare Jeea ruling the natjoH without bring
ing peace or economy to our legislation.
He Is known to all the people as a straight
forward man. and, so far as can be Judged.
man ,oeE disposed to aeal fairly lrih The
people Of al sections Of he Union,


What Jeaer thing can ,ee do IN case Of
Geaerai Grants aonlmation 5y he Rpub-
Eca, party than to VOTE FOR HIN FOR
THE PRESIDENCY Our aim shoahl
be 70 strengthen his hands: to render him as
much as possible independent of party, and
to ELECT HIM AS THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PEOPLE r unanimously 50
much tie better.


We SoLMNLY BELIEVE THAT IF TIE PEo-
PIE GENERALLY or THE UNITED STATES
. CAN CONE TOGETHER WITH REAL UNANINI-
TY on GENERAL GRANT, IN REGARD TO
THE PRESIDENCY, IT WILL BE THE HApPI-
/ Est THING FOR OUR COUNTRY THAT COULD
/ POSSIBLY OCCUR. The future good effects
Of this course are almost incalculable. We
earnestly ask our Democratic friends every
where to consider this subject carefully.


The New York World, the leading aud
most respectable copperhead paper in the
country, spoke as follows of Gen. Grant in
1863
Year: 1868

The anti-contraction bill passed by both
houses of Congress has been before the Presi-
dent several days, and the fact that he has not
yet signed it has given rise to rumors that he


intends to veto it; but If he does so he will be
very i'll advised, and the result will be it's
passage over the veto by two-thirds vote I;
for both Congress and the people are equally
determined that Mr.. McCulloch shall no longer
have the power TO contract the currency. The
measure is one of imperative public necessity.
The interests Of the country demand that the
volume Of the currency shall neither be CON
tractcd nor inflated, and in order 70 secure
this object Congress should pass q bill
defining the Senate amendment to the bill
already passed TO include the compound
interest notes outstanding as we'll as
the three per cent certificates issued
in exchange for those which have recently
matured. Both Of these are held a. legal
tenders by the banks and used like green
backs as portion Of their reserve, and to
cancel them without issuing their equivalent
in new notes wonld be contraction 10 that
extent On the first of the present month
there we're about eighty millions Of these In
circulation, and IL is important that this


amount, or, what would be better the same
amount OF nonlnterest bearing legal tenders
in place Of the interest bearing notes, should
not be lost TO the country after the oxhausting
drain 4 has undergone during the last eighteen


houtte NOp-conhSctlop, but not Imitation, is
ghat - aaonls naed,,
Year: 1868

the community. When children hear tales
every day Of homicide in th streets and in
barrooms they not only become familiar with
This kind OF crime but they are led to its COM
mission. We had lamentable instance Of
this in Brooklyn on Wednesday, when two
children, aged fifteen and thirteen, were ar
rested In the very act OF numbering another
child with brickbat and shovel What can
we expect from the immatured mind and un-
governed passions Of childhood with so fear
full an example every hour before them as the
criminal records of this city present
Year: 1868

Ten articles Of impeachment against Andrew
johnson were submitted to the House Of Rep
resentatives yesterday as the result OF the
tremendous labors Of the impeachment Com
mttee. They are as petty specimens OF the
sweet smoke of political rhetoric as ever were
seen. The first article is that Andrew johnson
did on certain day issue an order" for the
removal of Mr. Stanton from the War Depart
ment; the second, that he did tissue an
order" appointing Lorenzo Thomas Secretary
ad interim--in all this violating the constitu-
ton Of the United States and the Tenure OF
Office act Articles third, fourth and fifth rest
on the same iacts, only declaring that they
were the result of conspiracy. Articles
sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth ring the
changes on this notion Of conspiracy-con-
spiracy to seize government property, to hinder
operation Of the Tenure of Office act, and so
on Article ten charges that the President
conspired with General Emory to resist the
operation of TIE laws of Congress.


This tenth charge seems at first glance 10
have serious look but the testimony Of Cen
eral Emory, which we give, and on which the
article was founded, puts the thing in It's pro-
perlys ridiculous light. The President, it ap-
pears, had asked General Emory if any change
had been made in the garrison Of Washington,
naturally feeling the necessity to watch a
man so INSCRIPTIONS as Stanton. General
Emory told what changes had been made, and
by what authority and this brought IN ques-
ton the order that no troops should obey any
command that had not gone through General
Grants hands. This order was produced and
read, and the President said to General Emory
that such an order was not in accordance with
the constitution. And that is the conspiracy
with Emory-almost as terrible thing as poor
old Kennedy's Guy Fawkes story.


All the rest relates strictly and actually TO
the case of Stanton, and 80 little has the inge-
nuity of the committee been able to make OF it
that there is some indication that Congress is
already ashamed of its grand attempt-already
feels that impeachment Is the most contemptl-
BILE of all official efforts to be awful. These
articles reported by the committee have yet to
be adopted by the House, and If we did not
know that party spirit rather than respect for
its own character ruled in that body, there
would be reason to hope that it would never
rest Its position before the country on such a
tarrago Of puerlity and that impeachment
would die from inanition in the very House in
which 1t began its miserable career.
Year: 1868

II must have been some benevolent person,
interested in the comfort Of the unfortunate
people obliged to cross Broadway, who stole
the nitro-glycerine which Kennedy supposed
was to send sky-high all the radical Congress,
for the purpose Of blasting the ice rocks that
the street cleaning official has permitted to
accumulate on that thoroughfare. II requires
all the skill and daring of an Alpine guide to
conduct lady over these frozen mountains.
This task is pretty well performed by the
favored Broadway police squad, bat when IL
comes TO untangliug the mass OF carts, omni-
buses, butchers' wagons and street cars, in


Fulton street and other narrow high
ways, then the tact and muscle
Of the poor policemen are strained
to their uttermost We do not believe that


there Is city in tho world, from st.
Petersburg to the capital Of Theodorus, the
sovereign of Abyssinia, in which such con-
dition Of the streets would be permitted to
exist for day. It is oil very well to set this
affection down to the weather. The weather
is'not worse here than elsewhere, and in no
one Of our own cities, north, east, or west,
can any such sight be seen Of struggling
horses, terrified pedestrians, and general
obstruction as is witnessed hourly on the great
Year: 1868

The modistes of this city are closeted at
present, devising new and unknown styles OF
raiment for their fair customers. They observe
spring but there is one thing OF which we can
assure the ladies. The bonnets for the coming
season will not be increased in size, although
the trimming may be more elaborate and
costly than their predecessors. The charming.
convenient and coquettish little street dresses
style, and the cloaks will undergo many and
material changes. In Paris, according to the
sprightly letter of our correspondent, Prince
Carnival, at last accounts, was shaking his
merry bells and had set all heads in that gay
city thinking of fun and jollity. The carnival
season saves Paris from many disagreeable
eruptions for it diverts the minds of the tickle
people from the contemplation and investiga-
ton of more serious subjects The ladies there
have converted themselves into animated
flowers, and the most attractive is the daisy,
with petal basques Of silver cloth and
skirts of green satin leaves, and the fan,
with pointed satin folds and perle de coque
ornaments. The skirt Of promise is azure
blue gauze, sprlnkled over with buds and burst
ing woodland fowerets. The black swan fur
nishes the newest costume, although there is
little to recommend 1t in either fashionable
or pathological point Of view. The imperial
family will be religiously inclined this month,
as the Prince Imperial enters on his thirteenth
year and will be entirely under the direction Of
hisrelgious preceptor. The Partisan bellies are
returning to the era Of edifces Of false hair,
which we hope will not find favor in America.
II is u cheering sign Of the taste and independ-
ence Of ladies on this side Of the Atlantic to find
that all the imported fashions have to be con-
siderably modified before they will be accepted.
The opening of the spring season will un-
doubtedly show great revolution in regard
to Paris fashions. The time is not far distant
when American fashions will rule in this city
among the ladies instead Of the outre extrava-
gances OF Paris.
Year: 1868

BY cable despatch of yesterday we are
made aware of the fact that all officers of the
French army absent on furlough have been
ordered to report at their headquarters before
the 3lst Of March. On that day, ii is added,
all furloughs are to terminate. When we
remember tha. this forms part Of the new
military arrangements Of France, we may con-
clude that ii Is all quite natural. When we
remember the peculiarly unsettled condition
of Europe, we are just as liable to conclude
that this is seriously ominous. There Is at the
present moment vague and ill-defncd feeling
all over Europe that war in the spring is more
than possibility. Who are to be the COM
batants nobody can tell. The feeling Is
encouraged by this and other movements
in France. How France can engage in war on
large scale and yet allow the Emperor, as
lie intends to do, to visit Vienna and Constan-
tnople 1t is somewhat difficult to understand
II is to be borne in mind that Napoleon is in
the habit Of having two strings 10. his bow.
The rumored visit to Francis Joseph and Abdul
Aziz encourages the idea Of peace but IL war
becomes necessary or Is deemed convenient
reasons will easily bo found TO postpone the
visit This last piece of news may mean little
or 1t may mean great deal.
Year: 1868

New York would have much better chance
Of reaching democratic posterity with cor
rect spelling than would the great Rasrdteur
and statesman. Mr.. Disraeli just now, with
the Red Box of the treasury of England under
his right arm, the Cap OF Maintenance OF the
crown in his left hand, and the Great Seal OF
State dangling from his watch chain, and
with all Lombard street looking on, stands
peer above peers, selfreliant, erect, untram-
melled and alone
Year: 1868

thoroughfare OF the great metropolis. inc
fault lies with the party entrusted with the
duty of keeping the streets clean, and there
no excuse for not having them in such COM
paratively decent order that at least crossing
here and there would be possible.
Year: 1868

CODE MESSAGES constructed for the purpose of secrecy
of dsointed words rendering the meaning
ineble win be transmitted with possible care but
the telegraph companies while willing 10 Investigate by
complaints respecting in such messages will not
the charges upon them unless they be repeated
sages" Should the receiver of such have IL
peaed the amount paid for application and reply will not be
returned unless the message originally repeated mes
sage' and paid for such by the sender.
Year: 1868

correspondent at Chesterfield writes-The con-
test In East Derbyshire Is being carried ON by the
tories with extraordinary vigor the hypocrical cry
OF "No Popery" being raised with unsurpassed
shsmelessness. To meet these tactics worthily and
expose their baroness . popular address has been
prepared on the spot which sets the facts In true
hight and as the same work may have TO be done In
other constituencies the address may perhaps be
found useful as example OF animated popular ap-
peal II opens:-"Brother electors Be not deceived.
The tory canvassers Din you with the cry OF NO
Popery and charge their opponents with the design
OF fostering Popery' In Ireland by the aid OF the
state. How con these men make such statements In
the presence Of each other and help laughing out
rightf The cry applies TO their own party the charge
rebounds from the accused and strikes fAtally
against the accusers. What are the factsS At the
beginning Of the present session OF Parliament the
government deemed II necessary to declare its Irish
policy. Lord Mayo, the Chief Secretary for Ireland
and expectant House OF Commons. What were It's
main featuresi Protestant ascendancy was to be
abandoned; q Roman Catholic university to be en-
dowed by the State, and an approach to religious
equality TO be made by levelling up process In
other words the Catholic priests to be raised to
the same position as regards the State the protest


ant clergy, and we were to have IN erect two estab
lished Churches in Ireland, at the expense OF the
people. This plan surprised everybody and pleased
nobody. The liberal party were utterly opposed to
II. An the Presbyterans OF Scotland were outraged
by t. The Protestant dissenteS OF England would
not hear OF IL. The best portion Of the members OF
our own Church in this country cried shame upon It;
would have none of It. The scheme was too clever
by half. No wonder that accomplished dissembler,
Mr. Disraei, was ashamed OF his offspring and tried
to repudate It.
Year: 1868

The subscriber, for the past ten years engaged
ns cutter at Mr.. Cones Merchant Tailoring Es-
tablishment would inform his friends and the
citizens of Rock Island and vicinity, that he has
opened d New Merchant Tailoring Establishment
for the purpose of manufacturing to order first
class fine custom work to those that have been ID
tho habit of getting their garments cut by us,
while at Mr.. Cones, we would extend an invita-
tion to call on US at our new establishment ana
to those that cannot get suited in Rock Island
and are in the habit Of sending east for their gar
neuts We would invite them to call and give US a
trial, feeling confident that we can suit them in
every respeCt. We have a handsome assortment
Of fine Cloths, Cassmeres and Vestings, together
with large variety of splendid French Coatings
and Tricots in different shades and colors for fine
business suits. Also fine Beavers in different
ooors. for overcoats,-all of which we will make
to order in the best and most fashionable manner
atIower rates than tho same class Of goods can be
obtained on either side Of the river. Call and
examine our styles, and compare our goods and
prices with those engaged in the same business


THOMAS MCCULLOUGH,


North side of Third Street. near the Post Once,


Davenport, Iowa.
Formerly cutter at Cones.


N. B. The cutting department is under our
own supervision oVZsdly'
Year: 1868

"Justice's justice" is again exciting
attention in England. A young girl is
now serving out sentence of twenty
one days hard labor in Colchester Jail
for plucking sprig Of lavender from
an open garden on public road. iaarf
Year: 1868

WIN. III. HARMAN & Co., Sole Agents for
the State of Maryland. This Reaper and
Mower stands unsurpassed in this country
or Europe. We ask nothing more of any
honest farmer than to give them fair trial,
wheee true merit will show itself beyond
doubt We know they will work and give
entire satisfaction, under all circumstances.
Messrs Mccormick & Bro. say to all who
need or intend to buy a Reaper or Mower,
"1ake their machine and try it to your sat
isfaction through the Haruest with any other
machine you can get, and keep which ever
you like best" These machines combine
all modern improvements of any value.
Year: 1868

DERSONS desiring anything in the above


line will find upon examination one OF
the most complete stocks of goods kept IN
any retail Drug Store in the State, and to
enable the constant demand to be met, is
being increased. The following standard
Liniments always on hand: