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Year: 1874

The FAIR LuNATlc A funny case of
misplaced sympathy, like the following,
will occur once in u while-just often
enough to keep us in good humor. lti
better to pity and make mistake than
to be hard hearted all the time. A Leg.
islative Committee visited an insane
asylum recently


One OF he fatherly Senators, stepped
up to one Of the young lady attendants,


MY poor girl, do you know how
Tong you have been here ~


The "poor girl smiled, and replied,
" Nearly year


How long do you think you will
have to stay continued the Senator, in
the same sympathetic tone


"Well sir, continued the fair luna
tic. A" l shall probably stay ill they stop
my wages, or get married; y and she
walked away, laughing.


The kind hearted Senator looked after
her with tears in his eyes, and murmured,
Poor thing! poor thing!' while the
"poor thing" related the affair to the
matron, and laughed till she cried.
Year: 1874

At the request Of many Of my ole
friends and acquaintances in the several
Townships of this County, l have con-
sented to become candidate for the or
fee of Sheriff. l submit my claims to
the people without any comment-my
official record is before the people. Fl
deity and impartiality are pledged in the
execution of law, should be elected.


believe the adoption of the new Con
stitution is the only safe and sure means
of restoring peace and prosperity to the
State and shall labor to this end


Below please find State Auditors and
Treasurer's certificates of my settlement
in full up to date, and also the Clerks
and Treasurers certificates of Crawford
county Of my settlement of all public
monies collected up to date.


Respectfully, Your Ob't Serv't,


Up GRADY
Year: 1874

Our Golden Wedding Day has comel Then sit here by
And let me dwell upon the years since we were groom
and bride;
For though the frost has crowned my brow my bosom
With love fervent and fresh, as fifty years ago.
This nupta day, unto my thought like the west
Which backward sends its mellowed light upon the
Whence in my youth maid the synonym of grace
Whose SOUL enriched with every CHARM was mirrored
And in the soul thus bodied FORTH my heart its mistress
knew,
And freely gave its wealth of love- but yet the richer
grew.
Since then, our lives like coors twain have blended
And heart responsive beat to heart while soul has aided


soul.
Affection prompted every act. As steel to magnet true
What love or duty claimed thee thy hand essayed


do;
And next to God in all these years thy love my chiefes
The and shield mid trials sore encountered on
In health sickness, want wealth. mid wintry blast


and storm,
Thy faith did ever make strong, thy love did


warm.
Crowned with that blessing from above my life has


slipped away,
Yet golden shines my evening sum- this second marriage


day.
We know the future, on path, doth cast before
And we must rest in faith Him who doeth all things


right, =
But now, when close of day has come, and darkness
Task will Cod beyond the grave connubalove let die
love which sanctifes the life and to the soul brings


rest,
Which Christ, at Cana's marriage feast, hath by his


presence blest,
And like to Israels piared fire seems sent to be our
Unto the from whence it came and where it must


abide;
For Heaven to would not be Heaven if dw cit there


alone,
And knew not that thy angel form was near the Fathers


throne.
Though robed in light methnks my own thy cherished


soul would know,
Which, love- has been my aid in every step be-


low;
For shall need thy guiding hand within the realms Of


space,
To lead by the waters still, and pastures of that


place.
Couldst thou be happy in that home, if was absent


there,
And all hejoys the Father hath with thee should never


share?
Would thy SOUL mpelIcd by love- seek for its chosen


mate,
And strive to reunte those ties formed in earthly


state?
Our 'Goden Wedding Day. in time with happiness we
And trusting, feel love shall live through all eter-


nifty.
Then unto God, let thanks ascend for all the merces
That in this life waning FAST together we have
Amid Temptations syren song, mid trials, We have


found
His counses reached ear his encompassed


round.
Thank Him, that with parental love, hearts


made to beat,
That even hear the sound of childhood patter


ing feet;
For troops of friends, to gild life, and smooth


rugged spot,
For life ITSELF cheerful mind contentment with our


lot.
And oh give thanks chat we now watt like Simeon of


old,
Prepared to from hence in peace, where His face


behold. -WHITELocK.
Year: 1874

From the United States Gazette.


Editor U. S. Gazette-Dear Sir:-I have SO Of
ten seen remedies for human ills given to the
newspapers, and at once consigned to oblivion,
that have for great while hesitated to pre-
sent this remedy to the public. For fourteen
years I have prescribed it, and witnessed its
healing effects. deliberately say from four
teen years experience, that no disease or in ury
to the human system has more certain reme-
dy than this for the most distressing of all in
juries, that of scalds and burns. The RELIEF is
almost instantaneous; from a minute to d half
an hour, will usually find full relief from
pain. No matter what the extent of the burn,
even if all the skin is removed from the body
The first knowledge had of it was the almost
miraculous cure of a little boy, who fell into
half hogshead of boiling water, prepared for
scalding the brstles from swine. The entire
person and limbs of the boy passed under the
scalding water up to the chin, SO as to scald his
whole neck. On removing his clothes, nearly
all his skin followed from his neck, hands,
arms, chest, back, abdomen, and almost every
bit of skin from his lower extremities. In this
deplorable condition, literally fayed alive with
scaldng water, the remedy was promptly APP
piled, as momentary application until the
physicians should arrive. Two eminent ply
sicians soon came, and on learning the extent
of the scald, pronounced it certainly fatal
case, and directed the boy to remain with the
remedy over him until he should die In six
weeks he was restored quite we'll, with scarce
ly scar on any part of his person or limbs
The remedy increases in value from the fact,
that under almost all circumstances it may be
obtained. 1t is as follows: Take SCOT from
chimney where wood is burned, rub it fne and
mix one part SCOT to three parts or nearly so of
hogs lard, fresh butter, or any kind of fresh
grease, that is not sated spread this on linen
or muslin, or any cotton cloth for easier and
more perfect adaptation. If in very extensive
strips before putting over the scald Let the
remedy be freely and fully applied, so as to
perfectly cover all the burned parts. No other
application is required until the patient is well.
except to apply fresh applications of the SCOT
and iard &c.


In steamboat explosions, this remedy can in
nearly all cases be at once applied, and if done
many valuable lives will be saved, and a vast
amount of suffering allevated.


If you and the corps editorial would hand
this remedy around our country, and invite at
tention to it, and that also those who use it
may give their testimony for or against, feel
assured that in a few months. this most effica-
cious and almost unfailing remedy will be
everywhere known and used in the United
States.
Year: 1874

FREIaHT The North Pacific brought
in large amount of freight last night.
principally from Port Discovery, part of
the cargo of the War Hawk, now lying
there. She was so long unloading that
she did not get away from here till near
ly II o'clock.
Year: 1874

For ONcE.-We fully agree with the
sentiments and suggestions of the edit
orial leader of the htelligencer of Satur-
day last, upon the subject of the Uni
versity, and recognize in its utterances
the key-notes of predominant public
sentiment. We deeply regret that a
majority of our associates did not view
it in the same light.
Year: 1874

OyEgBoARD. As the North Pacific
was lying at her wharf on Tuesday eve
ming, a yourg Siwash fell overload be-
tween the boat and the wharf He had
evidently been there before for he swan
about ten feet to recover his hat before
scramblino out,
Year: 1874

The following is the bill as amended and
passed by the Senate and House of Rep
sentatives Of the State Of Illinois, and is
now the law


SECTION l. Be 1t enacted By the People Of
the State of Illinois, represented IN the Gem
erdl Assembly, That any person who shall
by contract, express or implied, or partly
expressed and partly implied, with the
owner of any lot or piece of land, furnish
labor or material, or services as an archi-
tict or superintendent in building, altering,
repairing or ornamenting any house or
other building or appurtenance thereto on
such lot, or upon any street or alley, and
connected with such building or appurte
nance, shall have lien upon the whole Of
such tract of land OF lot, and upon such
house or building and appurtenance, for
the amount due to him for such labor, ma
terial, or services.


Sec. 2. The lien provided for in sections
one and twenty-nine Of this act shall ex-
tend to an estate in fee, for life, for years,
or any other estate, or any right of re-
demption or other interest which such
owner may have IN the lot or land at the
time of making the contract.


SEC. 3. When the contract is expressed,
no lien shall be created under this act, if
the time stipulated for the completion Of
the work or furnishing materials Is beyond
three years from the commencement there
Of, or the time of payment beyond one
year from the time stipulated for the com
pletion thereof. If the work is done or
materials are furnished under an implied
contract, no lien shall be had by virtue Of
this act. unless the work shall be done or
materials be furnished within one year
from the commencement of the work or
delivery of the materials.


SEC. 4. The lien given by this act may
be enforced by bill or petition in any court
Of record of competent jurisdiction in the
county in which the land or lot, or some
part thereof, lies


SEC. 5. The bill or petition shall con-
tain brief statement Of the contract on
which it is founded, If expressed, or II the
work is done or materials are furnished
under an implied contract. the bill or petit
tion shall 50 state, and shall show the
amount due and unpaid, description of
the premises which are subject to the lien,
and such other facts a may be necessary
Year: 1874

EDITOR AGE:


What for God sake, are the peo


pie of Waterbury thinking about


Do they suppose the people Of Yer


mont are going to support a public


louise institution. 1t is as much as


we, the people of Iarland can do to
support our private louse institutions


without having q public one thrust
upon us. And we shall pay no taxes
to support such a nasty, dirty, filthy
concern. We say cleanse the. thing
out with fire and birthstone, and do
it thoroughly, so their will not be one
stone left standing on the top of anoth-
er. They say Mr.. Editor that some
OF them public lice up there, are
great fat fellows as big as Il good
large tom cat, and some Of the nits
are as big as a chipmunk squirrel
Those fellows are back pay chaps,
they could not live and grow 50 fat
on their common salary, they must
get back pay from the government.
| would propose to the State, to try
one method to get rid Of those
yarlnints. Buy up about so barrels
OF black pepper and about the same
amount Of the spirits Of camphor and
about so Of the biggest squirt guns,
employ two setts of men, so as to
keep the things a running day and
night, and then go for them, two forty.
Try this experiment s and-40 hours
and if the patients receive no benefit,
then try the method your Chester
correspondent recommends. Take
the threshing machine and give them
particular "fits. If the State can.
not afford to buy combs, call upon the
people, | will give qualter. Is this
our boasted State Reform School;
no, it is public a nuisance. A shame
and a disgrace to our State. We say
down with such a lousy concern.
Make it more desolate then the cities
of Sodem and Gomarrah. NC.
Year: 1874

Says the Detroit Free Press "On


Sunday morning two farmers and


their families who were driving to
Maiden to attend church, when about
eight miles below, or east of the town,
saw a ships yawl on the lake heading
toward the beach and about half a
mile away. They could plainly make
out a man in the stern sheets steering
the boat with an oar, and, although
there were no vessels in sight, the
morning was so pleasant and the sea
so smooth that it was supposed the
man had put out from the shore to
pick up something, and but little at
tention was paid to the yawl. Pass
ing the same spot on their return, the
men found the yawl hard on the
beach, the man sitting stiff and mo-
tioncss in her stern. lifeless, and
frozen as hard as rock. He sat bolt
upright on the seat, the oar out behind
and both hands clasping the handle,
and it required hard work ,to wrench
it from his death grip. There was
about foot of water in the boat, but
the craft did not show bad usage. -
The mans legs were almost covered
with ice as far up as his knees, and the
spray had dashed over his back and
shoulders and frozen there. There
was no name on the boat, and the
person who brought the information
to Windsor yesterday could not say
that anything was found on the per
son Of the man to reveal his identity
or to show how he had been cast
adrift. He must have been dead at
least three days or more. There was
neither sail nor mast to the boat. and
nothing in it but the one oar, showing
that the poor fellow had not intended
long trip anywhere, and that he
must have been blown off the shore.
He had used his oar to keep before
the wind, and had frozen to death on
y - l. ...o- - G"~,l, hold
by the ice that it had to be broken
with a stone before he could be pull
ed off
Year: 1874

A remarkable instance of the sagaci
ty Gs it not reason)? of q horse, has
come to our notice. Mr. John F'letch-
er OF Norwegian, OWNS III unurUhen
cayuse mare which runs in a pasture
adjoining his house, The mare, which
is very wild, has young colt at her
side. A few nights since, after Mr..
Fletcher had'retired, he was aronsed
by the mare coming to the window of
his house, and by paving, neighing,
and in every way possible trying to
get his attention. This continuing
for some time he got up and went out
and drove her away, and returned
again to bed but she Immediately
returned, and if possible increased her
demonstrations; he again went out,
VIXEN the mare came up to him and
rubbed her nose against him, although
always before she had been very shy
of allowing any one to come within
reach Of her, then ran on few yards
before him continuing her neigh'ng
then, as he did not follow her, she
returned to him rubbing against him
in the most demonstrative manner
He attempted to drive her off, struck
her with stick, and followed her a
few yards to triehten her away. As
soon, however, as he turned toward
the house, she returned and tried in
every way to prevent him from doing
so. He then remarked that her colt
was not with her, fact that he had
not noticed before as it was quite
dark. 1t occurred to him then to fol-
low her, which he did. SO soon as
she saw he was doing so she ran Oft
before him, stopping every few yards,
turning around to see that he was still
following, then again running on
keeping up her calling, until she
reached distant part of the field !;
where she stopped at an old prospect
hole On coming up with her she
again commenced rubbing against
him, and drew his attention to the
hole, where he soon discovered the
colt. 1t appears it had slipped into it
and was unable to get out. and the
mare had taken this method to obtain
assistance. Being unable to get it
out alone. Mr.. Fletcher went for
some of his neighbors, and with them
returned. While they were taking
the little fellow out the mare mani
tested the most intense delight, and
seemed almost beside herself with joy;
and afterward, when the men had got
out of the hole, she up to Mr.. F., and
placing her nose, on his shoulder gave
every sign of gratitude that human
mother might under simular circum-
stances. Who will say the horse does
not reason?
Year: 1874

blessed point-like a COW that has
given a good bucket Of milk only to
put her foot in ito be entirely
ruined! There are kind of spiritual
Jummers that run around to prayer
meetings.
Year: 1874

CAREFULNEss IN OLD AGE.--An old mau Is
like an old wagon; with light loading and care
iul usage it will last for years; but ono heavy
load or sudden strain will break it and ruin it
forever. So many people reach the age of tif-
ty or sixty, Or even seventy. measurably free
from most of the pains and infrmities OF age,
cherry in heart and sound In health, ripe in
wisdom and experience, with sympathies mel
lowed by age. and with reasonable prospects
and opportunities for continued usefulness in
the world for considerable time. Let such
persons be thankful but let them also be caro-
full. An old constitution is like an old bone
broken with ease, mended with difficulty. A
young tree bends to the gale, an old onelsnaps
and falls before the blast. A single hard lift,
an hour of heating work, an evening exposure
to rain, severe chill, an excess Of food, the
unusual indulgence of an appetite or passion,
a sudden fit of anger, an improper dose of
medicine, any of these, or other similar things
may cut off valuable life in an hour, and
leave the fair hopes of usefulness and enjoy
ment but shapeless wreck.
Year: 1874

The wholcsOmnpSS of food depends
nearly as much upon the time il is taken
aS on the quantity. We have grown so
luxurious in our physical as well aS
mental tastes, that we are constantly
tempted to eat things ont of season.
Yielding To the temptation. aS we often
d". We pay the penalty, soon ol late.
IN temporary or chronic arrangement
"f our health. The meat which is cN-
excellent in cold may not he desirable
in warm weather &: fish is best during
spring and early summer vegetables
and fruit are nutritious when they are
fully ripcncd 10y sun and season. and
not artiiicially stimulated. Nature
knows what she is doing; she furnishes
for every latitude the productions .ittcst
tor such latitude. We need variety.
not so much mt one time as from time to
time. The dclicacies of the season will
not hurt lis but the delicacies out of
season certainly will, if long continued.
The appetite SO jadcd as to crave oysters
in July or Strawberries in December,
needs careful correction by the adoption
of the simplest habits. The palate
naturally relishes what Nature has near
ut hand. As a rule, not only Is the
simplest food the best food, but the
most scasonable is, III the long run. the
most appetizing. There is no difficulty
in determining what we should eat,
since the products of our climate show
us plainly month by month. Fish, flesh
and fruit, by their plumptness, tender
ness and ripcncsS, themselves denote
when they are ready t" he eaten. a
sound stomach will profit by whatever
an unspoiled palate enjoys.
Year: 1874

At such il time they are very cheerful
and brisk, but they strongly object to
haze and mists. These are points of
character on which they are united 1t
is in their pcculiartics and varieties of
character that they are the most re
markahlr.
Year: 1874

CAT SToRY.-Thc Syracuse Courier
relates the following strange story :
''Some time since Il gentleman in this
city had IL eat which had been IL pet in
the household for IL number of Years.
This eat had become stupid of late, in
fact had lost its usefulness. The madam
of the house suggested one day to her
llegc lord that pussy had better he put
out of the way. He accordingly pro
cccdcd to carry out the suggestion. SO
taking up the eat he had often pettcd,
he started with her towards the out
buildings, patting hrras he went along,
but just before arriving at the place
where he expected to take the life of
the poor pussy, she all mt once caught
him by the hand with her teeth, with
her claws inflicted terrible wounds. and
it waS with the greatest difficulty that
he shook her of. He succeeded in
killing her finally. Some time after
wards he was taken sick and died in
consequence of the wounds he had re-
ceivcd from the cat"
Year: 1874

PRICE OF GRAY HAIR PARIs.-Gray
hairs sell for Il cent apiece. Hair dress
ers inquire of their customers for them.
and beg that they may he saved from,
the comb, in dressing. Gray hair is the
most expensive and difficult to obtain.
Year: 1874

PUBLIC 0PINIoN.-We had heard good deal,
from the newspapers, about the determined op-
position of the people of Kansas to the "Centen-
nial Steal" as they call the proposed aPPropria-
ton in aid of the one hundredth anniversary of
the Declaration of Independence; and we de-
termined to experiment little on this intense
feeling. For month OF more past, we have TAX
en- occasion to ''feel of" persons promiscuousiy
on the subject, whenever we had an opportunity;
and we have sounded good many in that time.
The almost invariable reply has been: "Why, l
hadn't thought anything about it" aud uniform
ly ending with the expression that S3,OOOOO0
would not be any great shakes for the whole
country to contribute; and that it would be a
disgrace to let the hundredth year pass without
the biggest time ever seen in America. And
every one would like to go, if he were only able
This is about the standard of public opinion all
over the State, notwithstanding the newspapers
would have us believe that the people are ripe
for another revolution in order to prevent the ap-
preparation. This "public opinion" as reflected
by the newspapers, is a tremendous thing.
Year: 1874




As we look down the shadowy vista of time, often
feel longing in hearts throw aside the veil that
shadows and gaze into the dark mysterious future
roll back the great scroll which all future
events and there read times and numbers-not that
may read the tears and goans and for
for Hope with her ever-enticng finger points only
joyous sunshine, that not shadow of cloud Of
gloom will arise to darken horizon o. that one
might read the book Of fate and the revolutions Of
times! But beyond is all abyss eternity whose end no
eye reach We exclam: o. that there prophets
of old to foreel to of pestilence and
ines and all the ills that mankind is heir to- Men might
which he too often sinks. Or the other hand when
we about to be lifted to pinnacle of happiness
how much it would be frightened If knew the JOYS
in store for But has pleased the author
being to throw aside that curtain and give a view
that which lies beyond He has given only the stern
realities Of the present to deal with Mans lfe best
is but day. with its maynng of innocent child
hood its of strong powerful manhood and its
tn" dropping to sleep and the realities will
have passed like dream and it is only when our hair
sprnkled with the slvery dnst of time and his prints
numbered by the wrinkles brow and the last
refreshing flower has whered from the aurels Of ambi
tiOn which now ours, that will be enabled to
what beautiful dream life has been. Only when we
the bright hopes Of other years floating down the
broad channel gone like beautiful dream never to be
recalled, except IS echo of memory in the spacious
chambers Of the heart will be enabled to appreci.
ate that this life has gone gone like beautiful dream


Miss ELLA HALLACR.
HIGHLAND KANSAS
Year: 1874

n Abeles' Juvenile Reform School Lottery is
over and in the absence of any official list of the
drawings, the ticket-holding public are consoled
with the information that a mythical umbrella
maker in New York has drawn the 100000 pal
atial residence" and a straw teamster at Fort
Union, the $4,000 cash prize. There being now
no room to accuse us of trying to damage. the
cause of the poor orphans, we would like to know
of what force the Constitutional prohibition and
the Legislative enactment against lotteries in this
State aEs. whether Juvenile Reform Schools
have special privilegcs.
Year: 1874

~ Col. Johnston says that he did not author
ize the signing of his name to the call for In-
dependent State Convention, nor did he know
that it was to be so attached. We understand
that others in the County, whose names are on
the list, are there in the same way. 1t must be
a tremendous party that can raise only ITO names
throughout the State to cali for Convention,
and has to forge large proportion of them!