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Year: 1871

IF YOU ARE SUFFERING OR HAVE SUI
| fered from involuntary discharges, what
effect does it produce upon your general health?
Do you feel weak, debitated, easily tired
Does little extra exertion produce palpitation
of the heart? Do your liver or urinary organs
or your kidneys frequently get out of order =?
Is your urine thick, milky or sloppy, or is it
ropy on settling? Or does a thick scum rise to
the top? Or is a sediment at the bottom after it
has stood awhile? Do you have spells Of short
breathing dyspepsia? Are your bowels con-
stipated? Do you have spells Of fainting or
rusbeS of blood to the head? Is your memory
impaired? Is your mind constantly dwelling on
this subject? Do you feel dull, listless, moping,
tired of company, of lite? Do you wish to be
left alone, to get away from everybody? Does
any little thing make you start or jump? Is
your sleep broken restless? Is the luster of
your eye as brilliant? The bloom on your cheek
as bright? Do you enjoy yourself in society as
well? Do you pursue your business with the
same energy? Do you feel as much confidence
in yourself? Are your spirits dull and tagging
given to fits of melancholy? If so, do not lay
it to your liver or dyspepsia. Have you restless
nights? Your back weak, your knees weak, and
with but little appetite; and you attribute this
to dyspepsia or liver complaint?
Year: 1871

that those bold, defiant, energetic persevering,
successful business men, are always those whose
generatiye organs in perfect health2


You never hear such men complain of being
m melancholy of nervousness, or pal piiaton Of the
heart. They are never afraid they cannot sue
ceed in business; they don't become sad and dis
couraged; they are always polite and pleasant
in the company of ladies, and look you and them
right in the face-none of your downcast looks
or other meanness about them. | do not mean
those who keep the organs Inflated by running
to excess. These will not only
Year: 1871

The people will not readily forget the
/ fidelity which General Grant displayed to
the principles and policy Of the repubi-
can party when johnson, Doohttie and
Randall were endeavoriug, by q prostitu-
/ ton or Official patronage, to dragoon the
country Into the support of measures
which were designed to place the rebel
element in power. The frmness he dis
| played In support Of the adoption Of the
| Fifteenth Amendment /; the improved
condition which the civil services has at


tanned under his administration. as cyl


denccd by the largely increased amounts
collected and applied to the payment OF
the debt the annual decrease of taxes !;
opposition to all forms Of reputation,
and the consequent Improvement Of the
public credit. The subordination Of his
administration to the will Of the people,


and the adoption of such measures as
Will best conduce to peace at home and
with foreign nations. And when the ami


mositlcs engendered by the war shall have


passed away, and the difficulties which


have been surmOunted IN the reeonstruc-
ton OF eleven states, Ill which political


and social structure was In chaos, become
more apparent, the administration


which has affected so thorough a reor


eanlzation, ana at the same time reduced


the army to merely nominal standard


as to numbers, relying almost solely


upon the moral justice Of its intentions


and the beneficence of its measures, such


an administration viii occupy high po-


sltion in the history Of the country


Against policy so wisely conceived and


faithfully executed, the opposition Of dis


appointed ambition either of person or


faction will WELD the sacred name of the


constitution il vain. The people who,


IN the retirement Of private life, read


and reflect of public measures and the


results which have been attained by the
adoption Of republican principles as the
chart by which the government has been


administered, whatever may be their ac-


ton IN regard to the succession, will ac-


cord to General Grant the honor Of hav-


ing proved a worthy successor to that


lllustrious man who became martyr to
the cause In which we are engaged -E.c.
Year: 1871

1t is with great satisfaction, that We


present to-day the names of our next
State officers. whom we were permitted
| to help nominate at the Madison Conven
ton, which was the largest In num-
bers as well as the most distinguished in
point Of intelligence ever witnessed in
| Wisconsin.


The eminent quali6ca tions of Gen. c.
| T.. Washburn as our Governor are not
questioned even by his worst enemies; he
is acknowledged by all as one of the ablest
and best representative Republicans of
Wisconsin, his honesty and integrity are
above the slightest reproacb, his talents
and administrative abilities fit him es-
pecially for the high Office he is called
upon to ell, and thus he will prove him
self tower of strength, just to al-rich
or poor, friend or foe-a GOVERNOR in
deed


Hon H. NJ. Petit, the nominee for
Lieut.. Governor is we'll known and high
ly esteemed throughout our State as a
business man of the highest ability his
sound judgment, candor and accomplish
ed manners have ever distinguished hin
while a member of the State Senate, as
we'll as at home, where he was twice
elected the Mayor of the City Of Keno
sha. His tact, experience and impair
tiailty will greatly assist him in the ar
duous duties as President of the Senate


Tue rest OF our ticket presents the
present officers of the State, none of
whom have ever been surpassed in this
or any other State for Eaithfulness, capa-
biIity and honesty in the discharge Of
their duties, and thus all our nominations
present one OF the strongest and most
acceptable ticket ever brought before the
people Of our State for approval.
Year: 1871

age that we have adyersares in many places
eudeaEOT1ES to slough oil their OLD sioSai
abandoning their rotten platform and their prnci-
pies, sccursed of God and ma n, and mazing new
departure 1t is time for them to depart, and those
who are honest in taking leave of their principles
and their SINS viii 40 doubt be found acting With
and helping to swell our nliioritics. Those who
not honest viii eneaYuI 10 cheat the people into the
beilef that they have met with change of heart
Can II I've possible that great party change It's
principles IN moment, In tie twIfhling of AN eye
and be honest? 10 state the question is to answer il
You might well expect the Etheopian 10 change
his skin or the leopard his spots. The disguise IS
too thin. The people viii be deceived, but will
s'ihero the party that has proved equal to every
emergency.


Tbo Democracy having nominated a candidate for
Governor, gentleman for whom have a warm
personal regard who it is understood, proposes to
canvass the state. shall lose time in inviting
him to meet in JOINT discussion, and he is a
gentleman of great experience and eloquence, snd
has many sides of many questions, snail hope
that may have that Will be both inter
esting and Instructive.


But will detain you longer than to again thank
you for the great honor You have done
Year: 1871

The bill which passed the House of Dele
gates on Monday, amending the charter and
changing the name of the Alexandria,
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad.
came up in the Senate yesterday, and was
twice read, when


MIR. FITZPATRICK moved to dispense with
the rule of the Senate requiring the refer
ence of the bill to the Committee on Roads
and Internal Navigation.


NOT IN A HURRY NOW.


Mr.. ROLLER submitted q substitute pro-
viding that it be laid on the table and made
the special order for Thursday next.


Mr. PATTERSON opposed the last motion,
urging that everybody was prepared to vote
on the question now.


TELLING REMARKS.


Senator JOHNSON, of Accomac, could see
no good reason for a postponement Of the
consideration of the bill. The mere, fact
that few gentlemen had seen fit to absent
themselves from the Senate, should not
weigh at all as an argument for post
It was the duty of sena-
tors to be present, being fully aware
that it must come up. There Is moi. a
Senator who has not made up his mind
upon the question, after due consideration
Year: 1871

THE new brick block Of our enterprs-
ing citizen Mr. j. E. Plast is now al
most ready for occupation. The whole
block is 80 by 100 feet, two stories high
with basement under the whole building.
The first story is divided into three
Stores which are so constructed, that they
may be used either all together, or each
one separately, each store being also pro-
vided with extensive cellar and loft
room. The second story contains besides
the large store lofts, four splendid Offices
with side rooms. The whole is the best
arranged OF any in our City. The cost
will probably not vary much from fifteen
thousand dollars This builling viii
also necessitate the creation of a large
Warehouse and grain Elevator on the
river, which viii probably be erected


next spring; thus is Mr. Platt preparing
for the great increase of business soon to
take place. in our city May others
soon follow his praise worthy example.
Year: 1871

The Lyceum is dead and buried and
nothing is heard over its grave save the
din of the streets. Its last struggle took
sepulcEral grotesqueness from the fan
tastic pail dance of mashueraders and
its limping soul escaped in prevaricating
smoke For several weeks this event
was anticipated. Certain positive symp-
toms, such as coldness Of the joints and
unsavory smells, pointed straight to the
inevitable catastrophe. Upon its resur-
rection, let no comments be made.


1t was like fire brand over wet pow
der; and for while it burned its own
smoke with white heat But the soli-
tary interest Of few is of no avail
against the constitutional tendencies of
community. Il is as we'll to squirt spit
tie through straw against the tides of
the ocean, And so its last sessions were
sustained by forcing blood through It's
veins with hydraulic ram. But its death
repeated the evidence of the old truth
known to all observers, to wit: 1t is of
no use to labor against tie perpetual
forces of nature, or think to make prac-
teal the raising cf cabbages for the mil
lion in hot house.


1t received comparatively no support
from the older portion of the community;
and it is known that the bold spirit of
two and three decades is strangely lack
ing. 1t is true. a few older people gave
luke warm acquicsccnce, but no aid. Lazy
assent among the wool-sacks, does not
clothe the minister's wife. Wishes,
though strong, are cheap commodities.
People had kind Of mild disinterested
ness, such as Saxon Christians feel for
the immortal souls Of the Patagonians. :
They regarded the IIyccum as they might
a poor sick saint, who, though deserving
Of 'heaven, could get no pills from
his neighbors. One does not ike to
be spattered with the residuum Of social
diseases; one does not wish to be coupled
with death, for Immortality is better
However, it is possible to endure death
in clean linen; but when it comes to a
death that makes the air thick with a
horrible efluvia, it is better to clap one
hand to his nose and hasten away.


1t may be that by some local alchemy
decency becomes indecent; therefore |
advise the projectors Of the Lyceum to
beg pardon Of the community, and, on
their bended knees, promise not to be
guilty Of a like offence again. Further
more, I advise said projectors to conceal
their heads and keep them concealed ill
the sweet robins cease to sing, and the
blue-jays are dead.


Let the Lyceum aud the Library
happy pair-lie dead together No
longer let the reading room be illuni-
nated; let no more money be spent on
lie, - on candles, and on the widows mite.
But leave the books to the moths-those
vandais of time; and leave the dust on
the shelves to the ghostly toe-marks of
departed authors. And let red bot
curses and bulky laughter be heaped
upon the memory Of the generous old
reprobate who dared to give the town
library. And let the eccomnaunicatio
nayor Of papal rumdom potent with
tipsy thunder be poured upon the scorch-
ed scalps Of the ignominious undertakers
Of this most disreputable enterprise-thc
Lyceum. O.
Year: 1871




I'D. TRIBUNE let me give you a
few items Of interest from our village.


A few days ago Mr. VIM Giddings fell
from the third story of the Pail Factory
warehouse, he was standing on ladder
which gave way and Mr.. G.. fell head
fist, he hit his head on the floor Of the
second story and landed setting upright; !;
no bones were broken. Very clear, ED. J
1t has been showing moss all day and
the sleighing is in excellent condition.
There Is a Masquerade Ball at the Turn
er Hall on the 18th of February 1871.
Cordwood and logs are coming in large
quantities, there has already been more
cordwood hauled than ever before.
Year: 1871

An exchange makes the followin. good suggestion:
Always when You get into possession of any good
news, go directly to your home paper and inform the
editor You VIII not only receive his grateful thanks
for the favor, but also the thanks Of his patrons.
Many items Of doubtless escape our notice every
cl,ronicied
Year: 1871

SEVERAL Of our married friends. whose
opinion We asked in regard to a sermon
preached here few Sundays ago. told
US that the sermon was very good, but
that they declined to obey the text "re-
member Lots wife fer the very valid
reason that they had enough to remem-
Der at home, without remembering any
ether mans wife.
Year: 1871

ED. TRIBUNE WILL you be kind
enoug to inform your readers through tie
TRIBUNE, if the City Marshal, besides
drawing his pay, is required to keep live
hogs from running at large in the public
streets;iF the latter service devolves upon
him, l desire to call the attention of the
City authorities to the fact. that not less
than a half dozen, half grown, bristly
brutes may be seen at any hour of the
day, securing the principal streets on the
North Side Of the river, poking their
long noses in at the doors of the Stores
and dwelling houses, very much to the
annoyance and discomfort of the people
at large.


This | understand is direct violation
of the City laws, and | hope the City
Authorities will see to it that Marshal
Blake rids the streets Of this nuisance,
or else have some one appointed in his
place. who will perform some other duty
besides drawing his salary.


CITIZEN.


In answer to the above request we
would state, that there is an ordinance
making it a fneable ohense, to let hogs
run at large, and that it is made the
duty of the Marshal to imp5und any
such animal thus found, although that
ordinance has not yet been published in
form.
Year: 1871

The frame of the new Goodrich
Steamer is nearly completed and that
Of a schooner for a Chicago company is
also advancing rapidly. There is ship
timber coming in euough to build man Of
Year: 1871

AccTDENT.-One Of our boys got badly
hurt last Friday evening by letting his
horse run away from him. Quite a party
of young folks were out sleighiDg with
the girls, among whom was ''Mush,
who had just left his fair partner at her
home and was going back to the livery
stable. when quickly turning round, the
sleigh tipped oyer, struck post and
threw him out, he keeping hold of the
lines until they parted and he was left in
the snow badly bruised,


lie was taken home by his brother and
laid up for several days, but is now at
his case again. wiser, and We trust
better boy.
Year: 1871

SINCE our Sth street bridge has been
swungopen for repairs, the passage across
the river has been quite Troublesome
aud oar citizens on the north side have
now to walk iaifa mile nearly to get 10
the Post Ofiice near the south end of the
bridge, or else pay 6ve cents 10 our en-
terprising fellow citizen 1Ir. Tillson to
take them across in one OF his large
sleighs which are constantly kept going
to and fro from morning till night. We
certainly do not feel very much pleased
with the action of our City fathers in
this respect.
Year: 1871

'eclipsed,' or hidden. This happens about
twice year. 1t is not often entirely
ridden, however, but more frequently
passes somewhere across the edge of the
great shadow, SO that We can see a large
part of its round, bright face, and may
watch the eclipse passing slowly over one
side of it, until, like shining silver bub-
bic, it floats out again Into the light. You
are net to suppose, though, thai the moon
is really q bubble. By no means. 1t is a
round, solid earth, ss solid as our own,
and probably made of very much the same
sort OF rock, only it is not nearly so large.
1t would take fifty moons to make such an
earth as this, and we have about four
teen times as much room on the outside
of our world as the little people in the
moon-if there are any there-haye upon
theirs.


1.-The sun, you know is bright with its
own light, as fire is, but the moon, just
like our earth, is bright only while the
sun shines upon it. Therefore, when we
are between it and the sun, or, what is
saying the same thing in other words,
when it comes into our shadow, it is in
the dark, and cannot be seen. That is
what we mean when we say that the moon
shines by reflected light.


"The moon is the earth's little daughter,
AMI hhC ASA AAObnCl, ACCChNCs ud1AS
from the sun, and has conical shadow,
or night of her own. Her day lasts for q
whole fortnight, and so does her night.
That is a very long day and night for such
little world, is it nots


Sometimes all the bright daylight side
is turned toward us and then we say the
moon is full /; sometimes all the dark night
side, and then We say there is no moon.
When tiny narrow strip of the bright
side begins to peep round again, we call it
the new moon.


times as large as ours, this earth must
be for the good folks therel Only, as it
happens that the same half of the moon
is always turned this way, the people on
the other half if they want to have look
at US, must take long journey in order
to enjoy that pleasure.


sometimes We appear full moon to
them, and sometimes new, as our moon
does to us; but instead of rising in the
east and setting in the west, we always
seem to stand still, just in the same part
of the sky. The people who live in the
center of that half of the moon which is
turned toward us see directly over their
heads all the time.


81 would tell you a great deal more
about the sun, and the moon, and the
stars, and the earth, and will soon, If you
like to hear, but not now, for, see while
we have been talking, the great earth
shadow has crept silently over us, and is
pressing, down your sleepy eyelids.-
| CYtildren's Hour
Year: 1871

Mr.. BARRY, in his work on Russia in
1870, tells story of the time when slave
~ was an Institution in that country: A
certain ironmaster caused man who had
offended him to be locked up in an iron
cage, and kept him confined in 1t for a
length of time. At last, while he was ao-
sent On journey, the case of his wretched
prisoner came to the knowledge of the
Governor of the province. The Governor
caused the man, cage and all, to be brought
to the government town, and invited the
tyrannical ironmaster to dinner. Alter
dinner was over, the Governor sent for q
Quail in a wooden cage, and offered to sell
it to his guest for 10000 roubles- The
offer being treated as a joke, the Gov
ernor said he had q more valuable bird to
to sell, and told his servants to bring tin.
Folding doors flew open and the iron cage
with its miserable captive was set down
before the astonished guest. "Nowr' said
the Governor, "what do you think of that
for quail? But this is very expensive
bird, i want 10000 roubles for him" "All
right" said the alarmed proprietor, Il
will buy this one and send it down to my
works without the cage, and your messen-
ger shall bring back the amount" Inc
matter was thus pleasantly settled, and the
company adjourned to their papirosses and
coffee.
Year: 1871

The gushing Olivia says: Earl de
Gray wore to the Presidents dinner
breeches that came to his knees, and
these were met by black silk stockings
that, while they concealed, did not hide
his finely shaped lower extremities, that
leave off where his feet begin. The
stocking on hts right leg kept its place,
apparently, without any exterior fasten-
iugs; but the left was confined by a
striped garter in black and white, held
together by chaste and modest luckle.
1t is true one of the lady guests was
heard to inquire Of another, if she sup
posed that his lordship had lost its
mate? and when she was told that the


noble Earl had received it from the
hand Of his most gracious sovereign,
because an English woman had drop


ped hers in the dance, and that be wore
it in Difference to this sublime act, tears
filled the eyes OF the inquirer, and she
could only talk of the Earrs great ten
derness the remainder Of the evening.
Year: 1871

READ. AND PROFIT THEREBY 1t sometimes
happens, when we have not sufficient ADVERTISE
ments 10 fill our columns, that we introduce some
light story, or perhaps terrible accident TO &C.
cupy the space, bus as we think our readers would
always prefer to read something that would be to
their advantage, and perhaps even give them
some new ideas. we would, with the greatest re-
spect call their attention to the column advertise
mens of LEVY BROTHERS, among the special
notices, In which we are Informed that they have
again commenced grand closing.out sale Of all
their stock Oh the same liberal plan they adopted
last year snd which we trust will met with the
8 ,me success that has heretofore attended the
efforts of these gentlemen In that respect.


In their endeavors to keep down to the lowest
price possible all styles OF goods that are most in
demand for the use Of those who need great deal
and have but little money to spend, they Deserve
snd should receive, the support OF the whole COM
nunity; besides which one naturally prefers To
deal where he can do the best, and we can assure
all that the place to do THAT is at LEVY Bros.
Year: 1871

a FEARFUL FALL.-Yesterday n sailor,
whose name is not known by bis captain,
fell from the topmast of the schooner John
Shay, of Fairhayen, Long Island, with fear
full force to the deck below. The poor fell
low was taken to the Medical College In.
firmary, when it was discovered that his
skull was mashed and his wrist broken
His life is despaired of, and he suffers
greatly, though at times conscious.
Year: 1871

that we should invite immigration from
everywhere to improve our fertile soil. Are
we to return to the old narrow and con-
tracted ideas9 Are we to refuse to ask
capitalists to come here and improve our
State with their enterprise? beg TINT,
MS the sons of Virginia, we march forward,
shoulder to shoulder, putting behind us
petty milroad quarrels; to build up our
State, and make her one Of the greatest In
the country. thank the committee Tor
their courtesy in hearing me.