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Year: 1870

There is, at present, few of our citizens
who are all Of a sudden impressed with the
notion that they cannot survive unless they
have q bridge thrown across Illinois street,
and eventually ruin the eastern part of that
street for all time to come.


They use, as pretext, for their dishonest
schemes. the necessity OF maintaining their
trade with the Island. This trade is carried
on with one of our butchers, q baker and
one or two grocers in this town, who deliver
their goods on the Island at their own
expense, and have never complained OF any
difficulty in getting on or of the bridge.
Notwithstanding most of those families who
now reside on the Island will be compelled
to leave In the spring, consequently this
argument, when properly tested, will have
very little effect


Wnen the bridge was in contemplation
across Sylvan Water, the c r. l. 2. Z K.
Compa pledged themselves to the Govern
ment to remove all distractions, as far ss
practicable, to the approach to said bridge.
1t was further designed that at the compile
ton of the new bridge across the river, the
depot would be removed to the eastern
terminus thereof, and that all switchirg and
making up of trains would be done on those
new tracks east of Arsenal street.


These men who were loudest in their de
clamatons in favor of permitting the Rock
ford road to enter the city by way of Illinois
street, stated to the public that trains on
this road would be transitory Of no serious
obstruction to the approach to the bridge
These statements are proven to be fact
and yet, in the course of q very short time,
these same men tell US these roads are an
uuendurable nuisance, and can't be tolera'
ted.


In regard to the statement that men and
horses are being scared and wheels torn of
by the rails, we know from observation that
these statements are entirely false. We see
teams at all times of the day, hauling as
much as IS or so bushels of coal On the
Island, over these tracks, without any dam
age 10 themselves or their wagons. We also
notice some of the heaviest loads OF iron and
lum ber pass over with o like result. But
some of our people cannot conceive the idea
of passing over the same place in carriage
or buggy without being scared or discom
moded.


| Now, to come down to naked facts, thi;
sudden cry for this bridge across Illinois
street, and the railroad tracks, derives ltt
origin from a different source altogether
There are few of our worthy citizens who
own extensive property up about the juno
ton of Arsenal and Orleans streets. who
would look with complacency on this grand
project of eternally blocking the upper enc
of illinois street from either ingress OF
eeress to Davenport, and by means of thi'


bridge transfer the same up around those
frog ponds on Orleans street, and thereb,
render valueless the proceeds of many years
labor of our industrious citizens who live III
Illinois street.


We earnestly beseach our city authorities
to consider we'll this matter before they giv'


their sanction to any measure that wouif
tend to ruin one portion of this city for th'
benefit of another.


| APRoPERrY OWNER.
Year: 1870

Washington city received Prince Arthur with
proper courtesy and hospitality, but did not lose
hts balance by his visit. We see, however, that
elsewhere there are some m0rtifying exhibitions
of servility. New YORK fairly "slops over' in
this way. In one instance where the Prince
had been invited to q theatre, and came half an
hour late, the proprietor would not allow the
performances to commence until the visitor ap-
peared In vain the audience IN the lower part
Of the house decorously testified its impatience
by general rapping of canes; in vain the gods of
the gallery cried out for the beguiling melody of
s'Shoo Fly." Not horn was heard. nor a
violin's note, until the Prince smiled benignly
from the balustrade Of his box, when the Brit
ish national anthem pealed through the house
In the other instance, at the select ball given at
DelmoDico's, the managers were 30 utterly
overcome by the presence Of live Prince that
they forgot everybody else, and even allowed
Mrs. Thornton, the wife of the British Minister,
to find her way to the supper table almost
unattended. But the most repulsive exhibition
of snsbbery was in the reception given to the
Prince when he attended divine service at
Trinity Church, where his entrance was hailed
by the anthem Of " God save the Queen"


1t Is satisfactory to know that our city did not
lose its head after this ridiculous fashion. But
Washington is somewhat used to notables, and
is enabled to maintain its self-respect In their
presence.
Year: 1870

The steady flow of currency in the direction of
New York Is again reflected in the bank state
ment, which exhibits several remarkable feat
ures. In the first place the anxiety of the banks
tn rid themselves Of the glut of currency now i'm
their vaults 10 shown in an increase of loans for
the week By the sum of more than four millions.
the decrease In specie ofisetting the gain .ssi
tenders. The deposits have increased over four
and half millions The loss in specie is dae to
the heavy payments into the Sub-Treasury for
customs and the large shipments of specie. The
gain in legal tenders Is a million and quarter,
and the increase in circulation oyer thirty thous
and dollars.
Year: 1870

The latest news from Mexico is of the most
gloomy character. No Improvement is notics-
able. The same old story over again. Revolu-
ton, conspiraces, robbeIies, horse stealing, as
sassinations and kidnapping swell up the budget
OF our latest Information Mexico is rapidly
falling into an almost hopeless state OF anarchy
and confusion The government is powerless to
accomplish anything of benefit to the country
state after state rebels against the Executive.
This is the condition of the republic at present,
but the future is still more gloomy
Year: 1870

UNHEALTHFULNESS OF FEATHERS. The
reason of feathers being so unhealthy to
sleep on is because they are very poor con-
ductors of heat, and consequently keep the
skin overheated, deblitating it, preventing
the full performance of its functions, and
rendering the person more liable TO colds.
Not only this, but the functions of the skin
being impaired, the liver, kidneys, and
lungs have to do extra duty, AMI are liable
to become diseased in consequence. An
other objection to feathers is, that there is
a decomposition of animal matter going on
all the time, and they absorb aud retain the
emanations from the body to such an extent
that they soon become too filthy for even
common decency.
Year: 1870

THE IMPoLIrE MAN-This individual is
mean in small ways. He will help pretty
girl, but never an old lady. He will keep
his seat and suffer poor woman with a child
in her arms to stand He cwill assist seem
ingly rich lady to pay her fare, but he looks
the other way when want and poverty APP
pear He often finds himself without funds
or tickets, and tells the conductor ''he will
pay next time" He never helps any body
but pretty girls, and begrudgcs everyt hing
ne is called upon TO do for others He opens
windows when others do not want air. He
is perverse, selfish being generally, and
seems to think that the railroad was built en-
tirely for himself. He will not bulge an
inch to permit person to pass out HE Is
a natural born bour.
Year: 1870

The Boston Bulletin tells this: cold
Judge B., of New Hampshire, was what
Artemus Ward would have called ;ociabe
cuss off the bench, and was noted for claim
ing acquaintance with any one whose ap
pearance happened to please him. Enter
ing crowded car on the Boston and Maine
Railroad one day. his honor found The only
unoccupied seat to be at the side of smartly
dressed and rather good looking young We
man. Ascertaiuing that the seat was moi
engaged, the Judge settled himself comfort
ably in it, and turning with his accustomed
bland, fatherly smile to his fair companion,
said Your f;,ce seems familiar to me, my
dear; think | must know you


81 should think you might, said the un.
known, in hoarse, VIII skey, contralto voice,
turning vindictive pair of.eyes on the as
tonshed Judge Il should think you might
you sent me TO the House of Correction fol
three months last winter, you internal old
scoundrel'
Year: 1870

| a distinguished physician of our acquain-
tance who has occasion to examine the chests
OF many people, says that he gets a great
| deal OF amusement in observing the di!er


errt ways in which people put on a shirt. We
hnd no little amusement in noticing the diff
ferent Ways in which people eat. Those of
Us who have business down town in the
city, mostly eat alta restaurant where doz-
ems and sometimes hundreds are taking their
noon day meal. Ii Is curious to see the DIFF
terent ways in which people will go about
the same operation. Some ''gobble up
their food as if on wager to see how soon
ttrey can dispose Of it. and others pick at it
as If looking for something disagreeable in
lt-and they find it too, sometimes, at res
taurants. Some act as If they were the ONLY
persons at the table, ,and reach dil ectly across
one face for salt or pepper while others
will be careful not to intrude upon their
neIghbors in any manner. You can always
pick out the gentlemen by the way in which
they regard the comfort OF others 1t is bad
enough TO see one wipe his knife on his lips
and then put it into the butter. but the
greatest annoyance is the man who ''eats
with his elbows. We mean those chaps
who keep their elbows working like fiddler


1t is a real discomfort to sit next to one of
these, as the frequent nudges and knocks
that one gets from the industrious elbow
quite destroys the enjoyment of meal. 1t
Is not in restaurants only that we have no.
ticed this uncouth performance, but in ho-
tells and private families. 1t is not likely
that those who annoy others in this way are
conscious of doing So but it is the exercise
of bad habit formed when young. We
would not like to think that any of our
young friends eat in this wav, but if they
find themselves doing SO, let them try to cut
the food and carry it to the mouth without
spreading out the elbows .hey will find il
quite as easy, and they will not. in this re-
spect at least, annoy others at the table.
Year: 1870

OMNtsCIENCE-Laf the friend and
ally of Washington, was in his youth con-
fined in French dungeon, in the door of
his cell there was cut small hole just big
enough for a mans 5 eye at that hole sen
tinel was placed, whose duty it was to watch
moment by moment till he was relieved by
the change of guard. All he could see was
the winkiug eye, but the eye was always
there /: look when he would it met his gaze
In his dreams he was conscious it was sta
ring at him. ''Oh, he says, lit was
horrible there was no escape; when he lay
down, and when he rose up, when he ate
and when he read that eye searched him.
So Gods eye Is upon each of US, from the
very FIST breath that we draw to the very
last
Year: 1870

An exchange paper tells the story of a
man who was found on Sunday morning
without hat, sitting on a block of granite
with his bare feet in brook, trying to catch
a bad cold, so as TO sing bass.
Year: 1870

Mark Twain has this advice for young men
with literary aspirations Write without
pay until somebody offers pay. If nobody
offers pay within three years ths candidate
may look upon this circumstance with the
most implicit confidence as the sign that
saving wood is what he was intended for"
Year: 1870

A young rural lawyer in Illinois is going
to take the stump during next years cam
paign, and proposes to grasp ray os light
from the great orb of day, spin it into
threads of gold, and with them weave a
shroud in which to wrap the whirIwind which
dies upon the bosom of our great Western
prairies -
Year: 1870

They are harnessed with leather


collar, belly and back bands, through


the upper part of which the line OF
seal-skin~ passes which is attached to
the sledge, and it serves the double
purpose of rein and trace to draw
Each dog is estimated to carry two
pounds, and to travel with that load
at the rate of five or six miles an


hour. The leader, which is always a
well-broken dog, is placed ahead of
the pack, with a draught line of from
six to ten fathoms in length, and the
rest with successively shorter ones.
until they come within eight feet of
the sledge. They are not coupled
however, as they are usually. repre-
sented in engravings. but are attached
each loose from all Others, so that
when they are in motion, travelling,
they appear like flock of partridges,
all flying loosely, and yet all the same
course. They always travel in a gal
lOp; no matter what the state of the
country may be. Going down hill is
most difficult and dangerous, and at
times it is necessary for the rider TO
guide the sledge with his feet, as boys
do their sleds sliding down hills, and
sometimes it is done by long poles
stuck into the snow. When the sledge
is heavily laden, and the descent
steep, the dogs are often taken off,
and the vehicle made to slide down
the precipice by the man alone, who
lies flat on the sledge, and guides it
with his toes from behind, as he de-
scends head-foremost. The dogs are
so well acquainted with the courses
and places in the neighbOrhOod that
they never fail to take their master
and his sledge to the house where he
wishes them to go, even should Sc
we're snow storm come on while they
are on the journey; and it is always
safer for the rider at such times to
trust to the instincts of the dogs, than
to attempt TO guide them by his own
judgment. Cases have occurred where
men have done this, and paid the
penalty by freezing to death in a des-
olate wilderness. In such cases the
faithful dogs, if left to themselves,
make directly for their home. When
two travellers meet on a journey, it is
necessary for both parties to come cir
cuitously and slowly toward each
other, and give the separate packs the
of observing that their
masters are acquainted, or otherwise
a fight might ensue between the dogs.
Life of Audubon.
Year: 1870

There is a good deal of advice given
to the ladies as to how to enhance
their beauty. The following is in
tended to give the men a chance:


Each individual here must Judge for
himself, but there are certain rules he
must never transgress. One is, that
the face should present, when seen
from in front, general oval outline
from above downward. This can be
greatly aided by the beard. If the
face is round, the beard on the chin
should be cultivated ; if long and thin,
then side whiskers are appropriate.
\ person with a fiat, broad nose,
should never wear a mustache, nor
should one with very short and thin
upper lip, as in the former case it
gives british, in the latter an igno-
bic aspect, to the features. Still less
should a person with retreating fore
head or chin cultivate this style of
beard, as it gives the profile a yet
more unfavorable outline. A bald
headed man should not wear heavy
beard, as the contrast is ludicrous. A.
full beard, however natural it is, is
not suitable to him who has but
sparse, hungry and irregular growth
on his face, nor to him whose beard
sprouts out crooked, bristly and harsh.
Year: 1870

There is one rule to be observed in


taking exercise by walking-the very


best form in which ii can be taken by
the able-bodied of all ages-and that
is, never allow the action of respira-
ton to be carried on through the
mouth. The nasal passages are clear
ly the medium through which respi-


ration was designed by our Creator TO


be carried on. "GOd breathed into
man nostrils the breath of life" pre-


vious to his becoming living creature.


The difference in the exhaustion of
strength by a long walk with the
mouth firmly closed, and respiration.
carried through the nostrils instead of
through the mouth, is inconceivable
to those who have never tried the ex-
pertinent. And indeed, this mis-
chevious and really unnatural habit
of carrying on the work of inspira-


ton and expiration thro' the mouth,
instead Of through the nasal passages,


is the true origin of almost all the dis
eases ofthe throat and lungs, as conges-
ton, asthma, bronchitis and even con-
sumption itself. That excessive perspi-
ration to which some individuals are
liable in their sleep, which is so weak

ening to the body, IS solely the effect
of such persons sleeping with their
mouth unclosed. And the same un-
pleasant and exhaustive results are
occasioned to the animal system from
walking with the mouth open instead
of, when not engaged in conversation,
preserving the lips in state of firm
but quiet compression. AS the action
of the heart and velocity of the blood
through the lungs depend almost en-
tirely upon the quantity of the atmos-
pheric air inhaled with each inspira-
ton, and il is unavoidable that it
should be taken in volume. by the
mouth, while it can only be supplied
in moderate quantities and just in
proportion to serve the pur-
pose of healthy, respirative action,
while supplied through the nOstrils,
it is clear that the body must be much
higher and cooler and also the breath
ing is much freer and easier, when the
latter course rather than the former
one Is adopted. Children ought nev-
er to be allowed to stand with their |
mouths open; for besides the vacant |
it gives to the counten-
ance, it is the certain precursor of
colds, coughs and sore throats.
Year: 1870

Lines composed by an orphan girl, on tht
death of her little brother, aged months.
Up beyond the stars of evening


In that land Of pearl and gold,
Dwalleth now our little brother


Where his heart will ne'er grow cold.
Guided there by angels holy,


Nefer can stray his little feet.
But beside the loving Savior


He has found a safe retreat.
Though our cheeks are wet with weeping,
And our hearts are sad and lone,
Yet We would not call him hlther


From his Heavenly Fathers throne.
We are glad He did not leave him


All lies troubles to endure,
But that home he kindly took him


While his heart was young and pure.
Yet We miss him. sadly miss him,


Miss him from his cradle bed,
And we miss the kiss he gave us


When he left us and was dead.
But the Savior missed him also,


So he sent an angel down
Who might bear him gently homeward,
Where he'd wear heavenly crown.
Now in Heaven among the angels,
Close beside the Savior's throne,
Watching over little Freeman


Until our earthly task be done,
Then Outstretched from mid the Seraphs
hope will come little hand,
Which will gently lead us upward
To that brighter, better land.
Year: 1870

The Salt Lake Telegraph, Brigham
I YOung's organ, says: Personally we
entertain no dread thoughts of either


tiserious disturbance or "Open war;


Past experience has taught Us the les


son that there is a ''Providence in the
affairs of men," and, with that assur-


anee, we can listen to great deal of
| bOmbast serenely, come from whom it


may. To the war expectation, now so
prevalent in the East, there can only


be disappointment, and General Sha-
fer is as likely to be as proper a Coy
ernor, as far rs that is concerned, as
any other man. There can be no war


with Utah or any pretext whatever
Some of US may be silly enough to say
ugly and provoking things, and
dreamy enough to anticipate all sorts
of magnificent results; but there is a


heap of hard sense out here in the


Rocky Mountains, among both men
and women, and the talk of war any
where is to-day regarded as sheer bal
derdash. We have no personal ae-


guaintanee with General Shafer, and,
therefore, can disinterestedly tender


him the advice to pay no attention to


the folks down East on the war ques-
I


ready, mind his own business, and he


will get along well enough. His


wisdom and discretion, y Ignorance
or Obstinacy," should he have either
Of these commodities even in supera-


bundance, will make not a whit of
difference to affairs out here; still we
should like him with the former rath-
er than with the latter. Still, be it


oil =.
are written on the scroll of Utah. We


have neither time nor inclination for


war, and we won't have it; it don't
pay.
Should our citizens be attacked-be


they poor or rich, high up or in low


estate-wherever we can we shall de-


fend with the truth. tits pretty gen
orally supposed that the government
designs testing this question of pOlyg-
amy at no distant day. In this case
| the Telegraph will have something to
gay, always assuming the position


that what is constitutional should be
Obeyed; what is not must be resisted.
We will not, however, anticipate in
this or in anything else, but hold our


selves in readiness to defend whatever


we believe to be right.


Ii ACAdtAOn " llC OuAlDnA DllA now


pending in Congress, the Telegraph
says: The latest news from Wash
iDgtOn is very encouraging to the


friends of this anti-polygamie bill. 1t
| is said that the bill is sure to pass the


House, and though it may be retarded


in the Senate, still everything is very
( hopeful. We have no idea that Mr..
Cullom has much to do with the bill,


as it had its birth and perfeetiOnment


in this city he viii, however, have


lasting nOtOriety in that connection.


We know not single Gentle in this
city who does not say that he is not Op-
/ posed TO that bill as it is. But while


they may be opposed to polygamy itself
they cannot go the whole length of


DISTINGUISHING men for the faith they
/ yet may have. There is enough of
\ folly and outrage in the CullOm bill


to defeat its purpose. When men


fight the faith or Institutions of the


people Of Utah fairly, we have no OBJ
/ lection to their course but when they


resort to inquisitiOns we are opposed


to them, and shall do our best to eN-


pose their and wiekedness
Year: 1870




ceived by one of our citizens, as show
ing the manner in which the unsus-
pecting are sometimes "taken in and
done for"


PRIVATE.


DEAR SIR Being one of the Com
missioners chosen to superintend the
drawings from the Bank of Wells &
Co., Newton, n. H., years, and as
my commission amounts to nothing
compared with the company's profits,
1 have a plan that l can get pay for
my time, if / can get you to help me.
All 1 want you to do is nothing but a
regular business transaction. / have
drawn all the loans for about year.
So few of the large loans were drawn
i'm that time, that / could not believe
that they were in the safe. l COM
menced pulling slips from the tubes
nights, till found of the large loans
one of ten thousand, three of five
thousand each-and have them in my
pocket now, and can draw either of
them when please. Now if you will
send ten dollars to the company,
direct your letter to Wells & Co,
"
one of their circulars, (please find one
which enclose you with this letter,
say you thought you would try your
luck once. As soon as your letter ar
rives, 1 shall know it, for each and
every name has to be called before /
draw. When your name is called 1
will draw one of the five thousand
dollar loans. The money will be sent
to you by express, then l want you to
take the ten you sent to them, and
send me just one-half of the balance
left, (by express After 1 receive it,
l will write you and you can change
your name, and mail your letter in
some other town, and send ten more
to them, and 1 will draw another five
thousand; then the other five thous-
and in the same way, and then the
ten thousand, which will make S25,-
600, we can get in sixty days, and no
one will ever be the wiser if you keep
the secret to yourself. 1t wont hurt
them a bit-they make 500, 900 every
year. Send as soon as you have read
this letter, and L will see that the
$1,000 is sent to you forthwith. We
must take this tide at its flood.


The ten large loans which the COM
pany refer to in their circular, amount
to forty or fifty thousand dollars
That is small amount compared with
what they have taken. A. Smith is
the only man that ever drew $500O.-I
The company has received from Yer
mont more than ten thousand since
he drew it.


This letter is written so bad 1 am
afraid you cannot read it. am going
into my brothers printing office and
print it, Il am printer by trade and
then shall know you can read every
word.


1 shall mail this letter at some other |
pOst-office, so the company wont know
that wrote to you.


Yours, truly and eonfidentially,


WILLIAM SWAN, Newton, \. H. |