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Year: 1870

The Examiner is the title of new monthly
Magazine issued by the Western News Company in
Chicago, and edited by the Rev. Edward c. TOwne,
formerly prominent clergyman Of the liberal Unitarian
school Massachusetts, II is intended TO lie an organ Of
Radical Christianity, devoted to the discussion Of re-


gous and humane questions and to general literature


The significant motto which inscribed at the head the
periodical may furnish idea OF its tendencies and aims


swsdom in all ages entering into holy souls maketh
them friends Of sod and Prophets The contents Of the
present number appear 10 DE chiefly from Editors
own pen and the variety Of s topics the ygor with
which they are treated afford ample illustration Of the
cOmpehensive resources with which he enters upon the
performance OF his task. Mr. TOwne's intellectual his
tOry Of which he gives slight sketch IN the Of the
number, has been peculiar one and offers suggestive
study the spirit OF the he was brought up In the
orthodox Congregational Church OF which he became


member in early boyhoOd. After graduating at Yale
College fourteen years ago. he studied theology in New
York and New-Haven, without any disposition to free
inquiry and certainly with leaning towards hereca
opinions While in this city he attended the ministry OF
the Rev DR.. Adams and never heard even 30 much as
The OF the distinguished Unitarian eergymen Dr.
Osgood and Dr. Bellows. He was wholly under ortho-
dox influences and heretca book, tract, or
journal, and had acquaintance except In the
nost approved orthodox circles. He had resolved
npon missionary life and chosen South Africa as his
field for labor, but was led 20 renOunoe this
favorite dream by paramount sense OF the
importance Of saving the popular religious faiih IN
cur own land. In view OF the unsettled state OF
The public mind In matters OF belief he decided 10 engage
81 armed and aggressive" crusade preaching
fdent and triumphant faith from place 10 place, and
without pecunisry reward. But great change came
ovef be mind before the termination Of his theological
oOurre The foundations OF his early creed shaken
hbc The dogmas Of orthodoxy gave way 10 intense
eonvctOL Of the paierBa character OF God. This per
'sding ioes swallowed I'D every other, and gave new
Year: 1870

ALMOST A SERIOUS AccIDENr-This
morning the little child of Mr.. Hardy fell
into that unsightiy hole on Broadway street,
which is filled with water from the recent
rain, and, but for the timely discovery of the
family, who missed the child, and were
looking for it, would have been drowned
The place is no more dangerous than many
cutters about the city, after such heavy
rains, but being in the street, the city might
be held liable for damages should any occur
by reaaon of it, and it should be filed SO as
to avoid any such emergency. Parents
should also keep their children in doors or
in the yard, when all the bitches and low
places are so filled with water In view of
this place being in the street, and of this oc-
currence, no residents of the ward can
blame the council for even running in debt
to have the place put in proper repair.
Year: 1870

If there be any of our readers who doubt
touching IL magic powers of Perry Davis Pain
Killer to relieve pain, we advise them to buy one
twenty five cent bottle of the Agent. and give it
a trial. We never yet knew it 10 fail. Its great
sale cause some unprincipled men to put up an
Imitation, in itself q worthless nostrum owing
to which the gen uine 10 now put up III new
bottles, with two fine steel sngravings on each
bottle.


For sale by Chas. A. Benser. Also, by the
dealers in Family Medicine generally.


iAn22dw1m.
Year: 1870

BUSINESS NoTICE.-All persons indebted
to, or holding accounts against the under
signed, will be comforting great favor IN
calling and settling the same Immediately,
as am about to close up the business of
my sash factory, preparatory to going West.


43t j A RnnIanN
Year: 1870

Those suffering from chronic diseases should
not disp.ir of finding relief until they have tes-
ted the skill of that justly celebrated physician,
Doctor Whittier, of Saint Louis. The Doctor
publishes paper relating to the disease to which
reference is made in his card in another column.
Year: 1870

''shun Delays; They Breed Disease"


No truer saying than the above was ever ut
tered. ROBACK'S BITTERS, PILLS and
BLOOD PURIFIER have been before the pub
lie nearly quarter Of a century, and in no case
have they failed to remove the disease when ta-
ken in time. delays are dangerous" Apply
to your nearest drug store; they always have
them.
Year: 1870

To persons wishing to build this season, Of
fer thirty lots in my additions to the City of
Rock Island. The first payment to be made in
one year, balance in three yearly payments with
interest.


seplSd BAILEY DAVENPORT.
Year: 1870


To Nr. CYRUS w FIELD: thank you for the copy Of
your memorial TO Congress the subject OF submarine
telegraph cGbe across the Pacific together with the bill
drafted for presentation 20 that honorable body which
cannot but believe will meet their favorable cOnsideT
ton.


YOu have much easier task in presenting the
enterprise 10 intelligent men, than had n 1856 IN
planning its nature and advantage 10 the British public
eince experience hts verified ia modern history the
Year: 1870

The following table will answer to
the age of sixty-three, and will afford


much amusement to some of our
readers. Get the person to indicate
the several columns Of the table in
which her age appears. Then by ad-
ding together the top figures Of the
columns indicated you will have the
Year: 1870

E TO the exclusion of other reading
matter, we give to our readers, on Out
side page, the speech of Hon. W. A
BRITToN, L. S. Marshal for the Western
District Of Arkansas, delivered at the
Republican township meeting at this
place, on the 23d ult. 1t is significant
and shows to man with half an eye
that there is determination, among q
large and respectable class of Republi
cans, that thorough reformation must
be had in the government of the State
We are glad to see this evidence Of the
crumblng to pieces Of the Radical party
in Arkansas, and are ready to CO. operate
with all good men, whose efforts tend
to the recovery Of the State from the
vampires that are now sucking its life
blood away.
Year: 1870

EE We copy from the Little Rock
Gozette, a call for Convention of all
those opposed to Radicalsm, in the Sd
Congressional District, to meet at Darda-
nellie, on the 1st of September next, to
nominate a candidate for Congress in the
Sd District. We are not sufficiently posted
in the aims or desires Of the call, at this
time, to express ourselves more fully on
the subject, 1t seems to us, it would
have been better to have postponed the
meeting of the Convention until after the
adjournment of the Radical Convention
which assemblies at Fort Smith on the
9Th Of September.
Year: 1870

The people of the Fifth district are
now called upon to make choice of can
didate to represent them in Congress. 1t
is important to them to make the selec-
ton and not to leave it to a few interest
ed politicians. Free institutions are a
mockery unless the people exercise their
will in selecting their candidate If a
few men choose the candidate to be voted
for, of what use is the great right of
franchise 1t is mockery.


The great object now is to give some
impetus to the progress of the material
interests of the State. Some man con-
versant with these interests, identified
with them and competent to advance them
should be selected. The railroad, the
manufacturing and the mechanical in
terests need and should have represen-
tative. He should also be man known to
these great interests and their representa-
tives throughout the country, and trusted
by them on account of his ability and
success in his pursuits. He should be
known and trusted by the leading men in
Congress.


The people have IN their midst man
of large experience, of great success in
everything he has touched, and fully alive
to all these interests. He is at the same
time well known and favorably, to the
financial men of the North and East as he
is to the leading men in Congress. He is
also endowed with a comprehensive un-
derstanding of the wants of the people
here, and is sincerely and earnestly inter-
ested in the advancement of the public
good.


Of all the men whose names have been
mentioned in connection with this office
none bears any comparison to that of
Michael Burns in its capacity to serve
the great interests of this people in the
coming Congress. He would be at once
acceptable to the mass of that body, and
enter without predjudice upon the dis
charge of the great duties that would de-
Volve upon him. ONE VINO Knows.
Year: 1870

now complete in every department of the
trade. Our Goods will be found most
elegant and superb, unexcelled and un-
riyalled in excellence, embracing Foreign
and Domestic Fabrics of the choicest and
test designs, being mostly hand made
and warranted in every instance to give
entire satisfaction. We earnestly invite
the attention of all who desire good goods
which are manufactured with speciA.
view to first-clsss retail trade.
Year: 1870

THE following marriage maxlms" are
worthy of more than hasty reading.
Husbands need not pass them by, for they
are designed for wives; and wives should
not despise them, for they are addressed
to husbands:


The very nearest approach to domestic
happiness on earth Is in the cultivation
ON both sides of absolute unsclfishness.


Never talk at one another, either alone
or III company.


Never both be angry at once.


Never speak loud to one anOther-un.
less the house is on fire.


Let each one strive to yield the oftenest
to the wishes of the other.


Never find fault unless it is perfectly
certain that fault has been committed
and always speak lovingly.


Never taunt with a past mistake.


Neglect the whole world besides rather
than one another.


Never make remark at the expense of
each other; it is a meanneSS.


Never part for day without loving
words to think of during absence.


Never meet without loving welcome.


Never let the sun go down upon any an
ger or grievance.


Never let any fault you have committed
go by until you have frankly confessed it
and asked forgiveness


Never forget the happy hours of early
love.


Never sigh over what might have been,
but make the best of what Is


Never forget that marriage is Ordai ed
OF God, and that His blessings alone can
make it what it should ever be-


Never let your hopes stop short of the
eternal home.
Year: 1870

We witnessed battle the other day so
singular IN Its nature as to deserve men
ton. On one of our principal streets, a
robin had built its nest in a tree In the
nest were three or four eggs, which tempt
ed the appetite of a squirrel who chanced
TO spy them. He made a raid on the nest,
ana was just about preparing for sump-
tuous feast, when the proprietor of the
invaded domicl arrived. Seeing what
was going on the robin made dive at the
squirrel, inflicting wound with his beak.
IheE ensucd one of the most lively Scrim


images ever witnessed. Up and down the
tree, with the rapidity of lightning, ran
the squirrel, the robin In hot pursuit.
From one limb and branch to another,
they both darted, both -chattering and
chlrplng In utmost excitement. The robin
would lily off rod or so, and then dart,
IKE an arrow from a bow, for the squirrel,
lnilictlng telling wounds. 1t was soon cv-
ident that the squirrel was getting
the worst of it, and ne thought so too, for
he finally forsook the tree for
the ground, and beat hasty retreat. He
didn't allow much grass to grow under
his feet as he made tracks for safe quarters
The robin, apparently satisfied with hav-
Ing driven her antagonist from the field,
dld not give further pursuit, but returned
to her nest in very illustrated state. Her
victory was signal, and she is doubtless
now rejecting over it with self-satished
quanimity.-Geneor( IN - Courier.
Year: 1870

LITTLE Willie stood uuder an apple tree old
The fruit was all shining with crimson and gold.
Hanging temptingly low. bow he longed for a
Though he knew if he took orc it wouldn't be


right.
Don't touch the Old sppie tree. Nil,c today
shouldn't have th0ugat. how they're hanging 20


low
When asked for just one he would answer me


No
HE would never find out if took but inst one,
And they do look 80 good sh'n'ng out ~ he san /;
There are hundred, and LuudreGs aud Ls wo3ld


nj miss
SO patry little rcd apple this
He stretched forth his hand, but low, mourning


strain
Came wandering dreamilv over hi~ b-ain;
In his bosom beautiful harp had long laid.
That the angel Of Conscience quite frequently


played:
And he sang. Little Willie beware o. beware
Your father is gone. but yolr Maker l. there:
How sad you wCuld feel if you heard the Lord


say,
This dear little boy stole an apple to-day"
Then Willie turned round. and a stir a. mouse
Crept slowly and carefully into the house;
In his own little chamber he knelt down ~ pray
That the Lord would forgive lin, and please not


10 say,
Little Willie almost stole an apple to day.
Year: 1870

AN artificial fish has been swimming
about in the waters of the Seine for
some time. 1t is made of hides, covered
by India rubber, on a wooden frame
work. The submarine navigator remains
on his stomach in the fish, and works
the fins with his arms Tubes com
municate with the surface, to allow the
man fish to obtain breathing air.
Year: 1870

The Boston Advertiser. among 9th
er extracts from old papers, gives the
following:


The Boston Gazette of Dec. 8, 1850,
contains an announcement of very
curious marriage ceremony which had
occurred i'll England, in which the BRIDE,
who was widow, rcsorted to an ex-
traordinary SHIFT to relieve the BRIDE
groom of the liability for her former
husbands debts. 1t is as follows:
"Joln Ring and Francis Budd were
recently married in Bucks county,
England. The good woman drank a
good glass of brandy and then stripped
herself in the church of everything but
her shift, and stood in that condition
during the whole ceremony, in order
to exempt the person she was going
to marry from her former husband 5
debts" The Gazette accompanies the
announcement with a sober inquiry,
whether or not such ceremony could
be in accordance with law We were
inclined to regard it as bit of iacetir,
or as scene OF superstitious ignorance
which might have been enacted some.
where without the pale of the Chris
tian civilization; and were somewhat
surprised, therefore, to find in another
copy ot'thc same journal an account of
a similar transaction in New England,
as follows: "In February, 1860, at
West Havre, Connecticut, were mar
ried a youth Of about nineteen to a
widow with six children. When the
guests were met, before the marriage,
the bride stripped to her shift, and
marched in that dress into the street
and he declared to the company that
he took her without anything but her
shift, and that was borrowed. After
which I've lee her in, and they were
married" The nuptial of this fantasy
in the latter instance IS not stated;
but the narrative would seem to imply
different cause 4rom that alleged in
the first case, perhaps exemption from
the responsibility on account of the
six children. The borrowed garment
is significant of state of personal
destitution, of which the first bride
appears to have been innocent In
the first instance the shit. was avow
edly mere evasion OF the law. In
the other there was confession OF
shittlessness which might have been
rendered more apparent by simple
presentation OF the naked truth. The
strange custom here spoken OF is per-
haps relic OF Druidism, and may
naturally have been retained among
the tradit!onary supertitions of the an
cicnt country Of Bucks; but how it
should have obtained credence with
the bucks of Connecticut is a puzzle,
with which our historical researches
must close for the present.
Year: 1870

Asking questions is quite proper,
but there are improper times for do
ing it. For example, while a teacher is
hearing recitation is no time to be
annoyed by pupils questions about
lessons. Last week we saw teacher
hearing a lesson in the fourth reader,
and during the time of the recitation
no less than twenty-five questions
were asked by pupils of other classes;
that is, the attentionsof the teacher
was taken from his class Just twenty
two times. This was only an aggra-
gate case Of a very common fault. 1t
is thought that it is necessary for
children to ask questions, and, indeed,
this may be true. But the general
rule is that when lessons are properly
assigned there is SO little need of it
that all needed questioning can, and
should be done between recitations.
Year: 1870

DISPATCH OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA ANNOUNCING


THE RESULT.


A supplement to the Stdasdnseiger of the 22d inst,
contains the following important letter. addressed
by the King to the Queen of Prussia, who has author
lied its publication:


REzoSvHLE, Aug. 10, 1870.
Yesterday was day.of renewed victory, the conse-
quences Of which yet be estimated In the carry
morning yesterday the Twelfth Corps the Corps OF the
Guard, and the Ninth Corps, proceeded toward the
northern road Of MetzVerdun far as st. Marcel ana
DoDcourt, and followed by the Third and the
Tenth Corps. while the Seventh and the Eighth Corps
and subsequently, also the Second halted at RezonVe
facing Metz


When the frst-named corps wheeled toward the right
In a very woody terrane, toward Vernevile ana 81
Prvat the aforementioned corps began their attack upon
Gravelotte-but not Sehementy-in order to await the
corps engaged in the great flank movement against the
strong position Of Amanyiers far az the road To
Metz The corps ehecting this wide thanking march only
entered into the fight at o'clock cooperating with the
pivot corps (which had been engaged in the action since
II O'Clock The opposed in the forests with violent
resistance, that only slowly gained ground 81
Priva was taken by Corps of the Guard verneyie by
the Ninth Corps; the Twelfth Corps and Artillery Of the
Third Corps now joined in the contest.


Gravelotte was taken by troops of the Seventh and
Eighth Corps and the forests secured on both sides
with great loss In order TO attack the hostile
troops forced by the Outankng movement an ad-
vance was made at dusk Gravolotte. This was
met by such tremendous firing from the parallel ranges
OF rifle pits and from the artillery, that the Second
Corps just arriving obliged TO charge the enemy AT
the point the bayonet and by this means conquered
and maintained the strong position.


II was 81 when all sides the firing gradually sub
sided At the last advance the shells-of KOniggratz
memory-were not wanting at least where was stand
ing This time | removed from their range by the
Minister Won Room. All the troops met cheered me
with enthusiastic hurrahs They performed miracles OF
bravery against equally brave enemy who defended
every STEP and often undertook offensive attacks which
were repulsed each time What fate is in store for the
enemy who is pent up in the intrenched and very
strong camp Of the fortress OF Metz If beyond present
calculation.


shrink from inquirng after the casualties and the
Names for by far too many acquaintance mentioned
often without just grounds. Your regiment is said TO
have fought splendidy Wadersee Is wounded seriously
bat not mortally, I am told. l had intended to
bvouac here but after hours found aroom, where
| rested the Royal ambulance which was brought
here, and have not taken with me anything Of my
equipment from Pont Mousson, have remained in my
clotng these thirty hours thank God that He granted
us the victory. WILLIAM.
Year: 1870

French Embassy will shortly be replaced but az yet
no appointments have been made.


Great regret is expressed here at the fact, If it be
such, that England should have been allowed to
recognize the new government of France before tho
United States. A wonderful change in sentiment
has taken place, and many Of those who were
opposed to Napoleon now strongly sympathlze with
France.
Year: 1870

bad nilrOau casualty happened on the
Erie at Mddletown about o'clock last evening Two
coal trains standing the eastward bound track
waiting orders when another coal train ran the
rear train and pungng this forward train the
caboose of which sl ghty broken. The cabooee OF
tho train was projected upon tho two forward ears
and all were badly damaged. The engine wss thrown
from the track and the trucks and forward part were
serously broken The eastward bound track wac blocked
for nine houre No iniured.
Year: 1870

L.


1T is not the least uso to argue the
question, father. Tell me plainly, yes or
no, and l will bother you no more about
it,"


Il cannot indulge you in this, Harry
Indeed, you should believe me when say
we cannot afford it,"


Mr.. Iloughton leaned his head heavily
on his hands as he spoke, and seemed to
deprecatc the displeasure of his handsome,
impatient son.


Very well. sir" said the youth of 10,
his hand quivering as he rose with the an
ger he seemed striving to keep out of his
words ana tones. II hope you will never
be sorry for the trifc you have refused ne
tonight. shall make the trip to Lake
George next week, nevertheless if l have
to sell my grandfathcr's watch and chain
to get the money"


A half groan came from the hidden face
of Foster Hong hton, and a reproachful
80 Harry" from his mother, whose eyes
had been filling with tears as she sat silent
through the stormy interview But the
boy was angry and in earnest, and he
twisted the chain in his waistcoat to give
emphasis to the threat. Then as he took
his cloak and cap from the closet he con-
tinucd -


lyon need not sit up for me, or leave
the door unlocked /; | am going to Tinbor-
ough with the fellows to the strawberry
party, and as there will be dance, and
the nights are short, | shall wait for day
light to come home, if do not stop and
catch nap at the Valley House before
starting"


"Who is going from Elmield ?" inquir-
ed the father, more from a desire to show
an interest and win the boy from his mood
mess than any real curiosity


Nearly everybody of my set," said
Harry, with something of studied coldness;
Arthur Brooks and Tom Boxham and
Frank Pettengill, and Harrison Fry, if
you want the whole list"


His father turned sharply away, but the
mother spoke appealingly:


"If you would cut off your intimacy
with Harrison Fry, now and forever, I
think there are very few things your faith
er would refuse you. 7 have seen his evil
influence over you ever since he came back
from the city. He was bad boy, and
will be bad man."


Like myself and other wicked people, +"
said the boy, looking at his. watch, "Har-
ry Fry is not half so black as he is paint
ed But am not as intimate with him
os you fancy and as to father, don't
think his treatment of me tonight gives
him claim to interfere with my friend
ships"