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Year: 1866




Two of your worst enemies, boys.
You know that, Ell? Well, do you
act up to your knowledge? You may
have heard it said fifty or hundred
times and not know it yet. If you
knew boy or a man that was your
deadly enemy, trying to find out some
way to kill you, would you play with
him, or keep his company, or obey
his bidding? And yet you do all
this with rum and tobacco, and then
say that you know they are your
enemies!


The right way to treat such enemies
is to fight them. Let me tell you
about boy who did that. He lived
many years ago, and his name was
Amos He went as clerk into a
store where it was the practice to
treat the customers and drink with
them. Amos saw that the owner of the
store as we'll as the clerks often be-
came tipsy before the day was over,
They patted their enemy on the back,
called him a good fellow, and he over
came them.


Amos saw that if he would conquer
this enemy he must fight him, and not
put him in his mouth to steal away
his brains" Total abstinence socie-
ties had not been heard of then, but
Amos got one up on his own account
and for his own benefit. He deter
mined never to drink. He was abun-
dantl Y ridiculed about it, but he knew
that he was right and the others were
wrong. They went on drinking. and
long after every one of them had died
drunkards, Amos was living, a veal
thy, honored merchant-prince in Bos-
ton.


You may never have heard his
name before, but I'll tell it to you now,
and you will hear it many more times
if you live. 1t was Amos Lawrence.
As you might suppose, he never used
tobacco, but he bought great many
of Uncle Toby's Stories on Tobacco
to give away. He also gave away
large sums of money for benevolent
purposes. l have very grateful re-
memberance of him, for, many years
ago, when schools were scarce in the
West, he gave a handsome sum of
money to the Methodist Church to es-
tablish a university in Wisconsin,
And |, who had long been waiting for
such a chance, was one of the first
students in the Preparatory Depart
ment of Lawrence University. And
would he have made such a name for
himself if he had taken to drinking as
his fellow-clerks did? No; he wou1
have died drunkard as they did, and
his name would have been forgotten,
his good deeds undone, and his soul
lost. Boys, which will you do, court
these enemies or fight them?
Year: 1866

Go forth to the contest,


With confidence strong,
And dare to encounter,


And battle the wrong;
Though fierce be the warfare
Sustained by the right,
Stand up in thy manhood,


Be first in the fight
Oh! make no concessions,
Be true to the trust,
And never abandon


The cause ofthe just
Though hope may be mantled.
In darkness forlorn,
The future hath brightness,
To smile back the storm.
What matter though errors,
Adherents oppose,
Perform well thy duties
Care not for thy foes;
But strong in thy purpose,
The right to defend,
With cheerfulness labor,


And toll to the end.
Year: 1866

WoMAN.-Do you love her? Has
she left home, her parents, her sisters
brothers, her friends, all, all for you ?
Do you love her? has familiarity in
duced you to carelessness have you
forgotten the VOWS you made her be-
fore heavens tribunal? ? have time
and the troubles incident on all life
made her physically less favorable in
your eyes? have you forgotten that
her youth, her hopes, her aspirations
for that sphere that all honorable
women covet, were pledged to you ?
and have you cherished her, and are
you still to her all in all ? If you are,
then she is happy, and you have acted
a part to be applauded by your fel-
lowmen, and you will receive one day
your recompense of reward.


But, on the other hand, have YOU
become satiated? have you forgotten
the being you swore to cherish? have
you left her to her own resources
and by your continual absence caused
her to pine in solitude, like a meek
yet gentle sufferer? IF you have, re
member, oh mani you will one day
pay the penalty of your neglect.
Year: 1866

THE Subscriber has tax e n the Agency and
i spent some time in visiting some of the best
and most popular Sewing Machine Establish
ments in New England, and is now prepared to
SiuUIa and nouhle Thread the
Year: 1866

SHocK0E HILL LITERARY SOCIETY.-We
spoke some weeks since Of the birth OF
this organization, and gave the names Of
its newly elected officers. We have been
pleased since to learn Of its success and
rapid progress. It's members have all dis
played and kept up lively interest In its
welfare, and debates Of . creditabls and
spirited character are carried on. The
Society meets every Monday night for de.
bate, and the members are sll regular and
prompt in their attendance, which Is more
than half the battle. We would like to see
another organization Of this kind gotten
up by our young men. Let 1t be done.
Year: 1866

Alb Straight AGAiN-The Rock Island
Union, which has lately been being issued
IN sheets the size of LADIES' small pocket
handkerchief. owing to the breaking Of its
press, comes to hand again in its former
Year: 1866

Our usually peaceful county, has
recently been the scene of shock
ing murder. II seems that Charles
Younger and his wife lived with his
fathers family, south of the Kama
wha. On the 14th, the suspicious of
the neighbors having been aroused
by contradictory accounts of the
absence of Mrs. Younger, the whole
neighborhood turned out to search
for foul play. Old Mr.. Younger re-
sided on Nine Mile Creek, and the
search was principally directed up
hollow beyond the dwelling. At
first slight traces, only, of anything
suspicious could be found, but the
search was resumed the next day
with greater vigor than before, as
the little daughter about seven years
of age, had been heard to say that
brother Charley killed Charley's
wife," yet this days search also
proved futile. The little girl was
then taken from her parents to pre-
vent her being harmed, and the rest
OF the family closely watched. She
repeated the same story, and the
search was continued on the morning
of the 10th, and resulted, at last, in
the discovery Of the mangled body
of Mrs. Younger, buried in hole
caused by the recent uprooting and
blowing over of a large tree. Her
tongue was black and protruding
from her mouth, her skull broken,


and one eye forced out Of its socket,


evidently caused by blows with 0


club. The husband, his two grown


sisters and the mother, were then


taken Immediately and lodged in jail
Year: 1866

PAPER SHIRTs--These are now
being manufactured very extensive
~ in the East, and are retailed at
twenty-five cts. each, which is cheap
enough. We hope to see them in
very general use, though very
little linen would not damage the
best of them.


What's q man without mstel


Or boat without a sailI


Think of dwelling-eruel fate


Within shirt without q T.
olerable share Of linen to make it
comfortable.
Year: 1866

THE GALE IN New YoK.-In referring
to the terrific gale which swept over New
York fortnight ago, the World says:


The gale was terrific. The heavy snow
storm that came on so suddenly on We'd
ne>day evening, subsidized about two
o'clock yesterday morning, when the
wind began gradually to rise. In an
hours time it had increased to hurr;-
cane, which, for time, swept all before
it. In several parts of the city dilaplda-
ted roofs were unshinclcd of the few that
remained on them, and unsteady CHM
ncy's were topplcd over into the streets.
The damage to the shipping in the har>
h"r and Lower Bay was also very great.
Na less than nine vessels were wrecked
off Sandy Hook, and the ises Of three
persons who formed part OF the crew of
one of them were lost by drowning du>
ring the tempest. The sea ran very high
during the entire day, and several poor
fellows were seen from the shore IN the
morning clinging to portions of the wreck
were left to their terrible fate. as any boat
that would have dared to pnt out to their
assistance would have been dashed to
pieces 10y the waves. Later in the day
however, the life boat was sent out to
some Of the vessels to render any aid that
would be required. Several vessels in
the harbor dragged their anchors, but
owing to the greatest exertions on the
part of the crew they were kept off the
shore, and thus saved from utter de.
struction.
Year: 1866

The Nord says that the trial of light
coat impenetrable to musket shot, invented
by NJ. Charles Bernard, was tried few
days ago, at the Belgian Tir National.
The experiment was made with a cavalry
carbine, charged with three grammes and
half of powder, and the conical ordnance
ball for that arm. The carbine, after hav-
ing been tested and regulated, was placed
upon stand pointed at the level of the
breast. NJ. Bernard, placing himself at
the distance of q hundred metres, COM
menced by taking of his coat, and showed
that between his breast and his capote
there was absolutely nothing but his shirt
and his Raistcoat. He then put on his
capote, which is flowing ggarment falling
to the ground, and covered his head with
a steel casque. The shot was then fred
The public was greatly moved when they
appeared to see NJ Bernard stsgger and
fall.


Happily he had only made a false step
in stopping to pick up the ball, which had
struck him little above the waist and to
the left side. The ball, deadened against
the stuff, had fallen at his foot, and he
came running towards US to show it. At
short distance he threw the ball to the
marksmen, crying to them not to ap-
prosch- Not yet having taken out pa
tent, NJ. Bernard absolutely refused to let
the garments be examined by which he
obtained so marvellous a result. The ball
was only slightly beaten out of shape, and
bore on its point the impress of the stuff
The inventor offered to renew the exper-
iment; but, in presence of the result OBJ
tained, those present declared new ex-
pertinent unnecessary. The coat is said
10 weigh very little, so that there can be
no objection to it on the score of its bur-
densoTneneSs
Year: 1866

VIII the Plain Dealer please inform US
what name it proposes to have its party
sail under hereafter VIII it be the time
honored name Of Democrat" or the new
tangled name of johnson Party? VIII it
drop the term Democratic" and thus
acknowledge that that party has followed
the fate of its prototype, the old Federal
perty2 Now, Brother Armstrong, don't
follow your cotemporsry of the Herald
and dodge this question. The unwashed
and unterrihed portion of your party are
particularly interested in having you
make direct reply to it. We await your
response with great and commendable
curiosity.
Year: 1866

to be issued against one Mazura, for fraud,
and has sworn to statement that he was
induced to come to this country by this Ma
zura, who exhibited a letter purpoFting to be
from Seward, but which was really forged.
If this be true, that willy old fox of Santa
Anna has been cleverly taken in and
done for. We should have advised him to
pocket the joke, pay the expenses and
keep still, for now a whole continent will
be laughing at seeing him outwitted.
Year: 1866




An illustration of the evils incident
upon the abolition of capital punishment
is afforded by the hanging of the negro
murderer, Taylor, on Monday night by a
mob, at Lansing, Mich. Had the law
against murder provided for the hanging
of convicted murderers, the community
would have been spared the disgrace and
danger which attends every manifestation
of Lynch law. But the law of Michigan
only provides for life imprisonment as
penalty for murder, and this does not
satisfy the sense of Justice in the heart Of
any man who contemplates the terrible
nature of the crime. We do not justify
the lynchers-their act, in 8 civilized
community, was inexcussble, and should
be punished by the heaviest penalties-
but wo say that if capital punishment
legally existed in Michigan tie lynching
would not have taken place
Year: 1866

About q year ago girl came to this
city, and taking the name of Annie Wat
son. went to live IN house of bad repute
on Green street. She had been one Of
party of young ladies who were taken
from New York by a reverend gentleman,
and located in a Quaker settlement in
Wisconsin. Not relishing the stsid hab-
its of the Friends, Annie left them and
came TO st. Louis. Several days ago she
was arrested on q charge Of vagrancy and
locked up in the calabOose. She was
bailed out by lawyer, and she told him
she was sorry for the course she had taken,
and if she did not die Of cholera, would
90 hack home and lead an honest life. She
said if the Mayor would get her free
passage to her friends she would leave the
CITY and reform. She was very much af-
fected, and we are told was sincerely pen
itent- Her desire to be sent home was
about to be grati6ed, but before the ar
rangements could be made she took tha
cholera and died.-St Louis Demoerat.
Year: 1866

People in the country are blessed with
some strange exhibitions, combining more
real fun than anything to be seen in the
city. For instance who would not laugh
to witness the following rich bill Of fare
served up in neighboring State;
JUST OPENED WITH 100000 CURL


OSITIES,
And performance in Lecter Room; among
which may be found l-A.ts- =
Two live Boar Constructors.


Mail and Femsil


Also !


A Stript Algebra stuff.


Besides .
A pair Of Shuttle Cocks and one Shuttle


Hen-alivel


The
Sword witch General Washington Fit with
or At the
Battle of Waterloo
Whom is six feet long, and broad in pro


portion.
A enormous Rattle Snaik-a regular


Whooper.


And
The tushes of "a Hippopotenusel


Together with
A Bengal Tiger Spotted Leprosyl
Year: 1866

The Davenport Ga7stte relates how
gentleman and lady of that city became
engaged for life, as was supposed; howall
preparations were made for the happy
event by both parties, with an anticipated
honeymoon trip east; and how finally the
whole affair collapsed, broke down, be-
cause they could not agree upon the per-
son to tie the hymenial knot-the lady
claiming the privilege of being married
by a minister, and the gentleman warmly
insisting that none but a magistrate
should perform the ceremony for him, as
marriage according to his view, was sim
ply civil contract. The man is brute,
and the lady should thank the lucky stars
that led her out of bondage.
Year: 1866

REFORM Run WILD.-The radical peace
folk had convention at Providence, R. /.
on Wednesday. Henry G., Wright. min
merly an lorthrdox Congregational min


lister at Neyburyin in this state. was the
leading spirit Of the convention, and the
burden of his talk was that there can be
no reform in education, marriage, the So
clal position of woman. or anything else,
s., long as the right to take human life is
admitted. He did not belive any peace
man could honestly take part in human
governments, for all such governments are
based on the right to take life Perhaps
the most sensible speech made was by a
woman, who argued that the only effec-
tual way to promote peace is to feed men
on an exclusively Vegetable et.-There
is one fact that rather initiates against
this theory. and that is the belligerency
Of the Irish when kept on potatoes and
buttermilk exclusively. But, then, but.
termilk is somewhat animal, aud doubt


less the theory requires for its perfect
success not only that men should feed or
vegltablee, but be kept on short commons
at that The lady said she knew mar
in Vermont who lives wholly on vegita


bles, and he is man of great intellectual
strength. She did not give his name
and 50 the world must loose more thar


balf the benefit of his great example Th,
association adjourned to meet in Phila
delphia on the second Wednesday in Oc


tober, and intends to keep meeting ant
concluding and concluding more till tn,
world is converted to peace and brown


bread, Fortunately for the universe


reformers, there is no danger that the.


will finish up the job in this generation
Year: 1866

e5g He that would pass the latter, part
of his life with honor and decency must
when he is young. consider that he one
day shall be old, and remember when he
is old that he has once been young.
Year: 1866

OsKALoosA, Iowa, April I'd, 1859.


To The Editor Of the Cedar Falls Gazette:


DEAR SIR: The prospects of our road
are now assuming a, promising and
quite satisfactory shape. The North
Missouri Railroad Company has agreed
to connect with our line in fact they
have rs much interest in securing such
connection as we. There is abundance
of room for north and south road east
of our line, and it is now conceded that
it Is more polite to locate same nearer
the Mississippi River than our line.-
We arc now actively engaged in maxi
ing up our stock along the line, and
will contract the line through each
county so soon as the necessary amount
of stock is taken therein. There has
already been considerable anxiety ex-
pressed by different parties to iron our
road on favorable terms. Our ability
to grade, bridge, tie and iron our road,
is no longer in doubt; in fact, we can
build, equip and o,Un this road in Iowa.
We have much to encourage Us. All
the important influences within our
State favor us, and there are greater in
terests and influences beyond our State
interested in our success than'in any
other enterprise in our State Our own
State Legislature has shown quite an
interest in our success by unanimously
petitioning Congress for grant of land
The Governor of our State has taken a
strong stand in our favor. For much of
this success we are indebted to Hon.
Peter Melendy of your city; in fact, he
has done more for lis in above direction
than, perhaps, any other man could
have done, and your town and county
owe much to his individual efforts. 1t
is proposed to complete the road from
your city to Toledo at an early day
The contracts for grading and masonry
will be let rs soon as our engineer can
submit report of his work to our board
which may be adopted. We do not
propose to make five or ten years Job
of this road but must get our grading
and masonry completed along the en-
tire line this season, put up the bridges
and procure the ties next winter, and
during the spring and summer of 1867
put on the rolling stock. There are
but few men who fully realize the i'm
portance of this great work, and i'm af-
ter years we shall hear many confess
ions of this character.


Yours truly,


..r .fr VIM. I. SMITH, Pres,
Year: 1866

TELL YOUR MoTHER.-I wonder how
many girls tell their mothers every
thing? Not those "young ladies" who,
going to and from school, smile, bow,
and exchange notes and cartes de visite
with young men who make fun of you
and your pictures y; speakingi in way
that would make your cheeks burn with
shame, If you heard it. All this, most
credulous and romantic young ladies,
they will do, although they gaze at your
fresh young faces admiringly, and send
orgiveyou charming versesand boqucts.
No matter what "other girls do,n don't
you do it. School girl fiji Itations may
end disastrously, as many a, foolish
.wretched young girl could tell you.-
Your yearning for some one to love, is a
great need OF every woman's heart
But there is time for every thing
Don't let the bloom and freshness of
your heart be brushed off in silly fir
tations. Render yourself truly intelli-
gent And, above all tell your mother
everything. Fun in your dictionary
would be indiscretion in hers. 1t will
do you no harm to look and see. Never
be ashamed to tell her. who should be
your best friend and confident, all you
think and feel. 1t is very strange, that
so many young girls will tell every
person before " mother" that which IS
most important that she should know.
1t is very sad that different persons
should know more about her own fair
young daughter than heherself.-- Fon-
aly Fern.
Year: 1866

CLEARED OUr.-A short time since,
one Elias Rumple and another Satanic
worthy established themselves in the
lower part of town for the purpose Of
dealing out liquid damnation to their
fellow men. or course mono but those
who could keep dark'' were expected
to call for the ''craythur.'' This work
ed well enough for time bat the place
for disposirg of IL was discovered by a
Good Templar and who, by some sharp
maneuvering, secured full and undenia-
BILE evidence of the guilt Of the parties.
A complaint was Immediately fled but
the scamps got wind Of the impending
arrest and packed up and left town. The
moral sentiment of the community will
not tolerate the unlawful sale Of liquor
and those who engage in it persistently y
willcertainly suffer. -Anana0sd Eureka.
Year: 1866

/ am constrained to say that | look
upon this objection to the bill as mere
quibble on the part Of the President,
and as being hard pressed for some cx-
cuse in withholding his approval of the
measure; and his allusion to foreigners
in this connection looks to me more
like the ad captaada,n of the mere pol
itician and the demagogue, than q grave
and sound reason to be offered by the
President of the United States in veto
message upon so important measure
as the homestead bill. .... .....
Year: 1866

The following letter was addressed by Mr..
Clymer to a committee of citizens appointed by
meeting held in Sharon, Mercer county,


READING, April II, 1885, .-Gentlemen IL have
just received your letter OF the 9h inst asking the
question :-"Whether 1 am or am not IN avor of
MAKING a general railroad law by the Legislature of
this Commonwealth somewhat similar that exist
ing in the neighboring SGate of OhioP'


II, after the repeated and persistent efforts made
by me during long service in the senate to secure
the passage of general railroad law my position
that question not under stood, fear that nothing
NAV now say will more fully demonstrate it.


have been, am now, and will continue to be in
favor of o general, free railroad system for this
State similar 10 that of the States of OHIO and New
York; believing that capital should ever be permit.
ted under proper restraints for the protection of
private property and the rights of individuals to
develop any and every section of this State without
let or hindrance.
Until the people of this Commonwealth establish
this system many of the richest airest portions
thereof WILL Tor half century to come be deprived
OF those means OF deve opment and inter communI-
cation TO which at all times they are entitled, and
without which their stores of irOn of COAL OF lumber
ana of oil will be use and upprof able, not
alone to their owners, but well also to the whole
people, who unquestionably most deeply inte.
rested in their prompt development and production
Very respectfully and truly yours,


HRIsTER CLYMER
Year: 1866

ODDLY SHAPED SToNE.-The Maine Farmer has
an account OF a curious stone picked up on the
stone has been worn by attrition to the perfect
form of lady's oVershoe or moccasin, the sole
Of the shoe being composed, apparently, of a
different material from the uppers, and shaped
to correspond to them,