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Year: 1876

From the Bonneville Advertiser.


The early history of Cooper county is
full of interest and romance. Abont
the year 1920 there were hut few fami-
lies living on the south side of the river
The most prominent were by the name
of Cole, who had fort about two miles
below Bonneville, into which they re-
treated when in danger from ln.iians-
Such a thing as a wedding was rare
occurrence, as the population was very
semble, as the people lived so far from
each other AbOnt this time the Cole
family was invited to attend a wedding
in Cooper's Bottom, over the river, in
Howard county. and about eight miles
off. The elder Cole, his wife and all of
the children, except boy named Sam,
about sixteen years old, got ready to at
tend the wedding, and for that purpose
all the clothes belonging to the famny
were brought into reqaistion. They
started early in the evening, as they had
to travel a considerable distance and
cross the Missouri rivnr. and left Sam,
by himself, at home. Towards evening
he commenced to muse on the snhiect
of the wedding, and his curiosity be-
came intensely excited to witness the
event. But there was no horse to ride,
the river was to cross, and it was too
late to cross By the ferry. Besides, all
he clothes were gone lit was in the
summer time) and Sans only garment
was tow shirt-fortunately jnst as the
sun was going down Sam espied his
fathers pet bull slowly making his way
up to the fort, and an idea occurred to
him, here was a way to get to the we'd
ding He Immediately improvised a
bride of hickory bark, put it on the
bull. mounted him and started just as
he was. He got to the river just as
he was. He got TO the river just at
dusk, went about three hundred wards
above the ferry landing, and boldly
urged his trusty steed into the foaming
current of the Missouri river. He
landed on the other side at the usual
place, safe and sound, and ascer ded the
bank and took up his line of march to
the wedding, got to the cabin in time,
anchored his bull opposite the open
door, where he could see, laid down on
the back Of his steed and gazed, for the
| first time, on a wedding. He laid on
his bull where he could see all that was
going on and not be seen himself, till
late in the evening, when, as he declined
to go into the company, he was slowed
away out of sight till morning, when he
returned with the rest of the family,
home.


The hero of this incident is still living
in this county, enjoying green old age
and a reputation surpassed by none Of
the many prosperous farmers of this
county, and no man stands higher in the
estimation of his fellow citizens than
Captain Sam Cole.
Year: 1876

1t is a matter Of life and death that
we should do our level best in this wears
proceedings. Europe anticipates that
the Fairmonnt Park building will be
rooted over with Brazilian diamonds
and paved with California gold, accord
ing to the prevailing fashion on that
old continent. This may turn out TO he
the fact. Still 1t needs no ghost to tell
us that the rag baby will be rocking
away in its cradle somewhere on the
premises and il will, therefore, be in
cumbent on every patriotic American to
try and hide the miserable wretch some
way or other, either by tinsel, gloss, the
National flag or eagles wingsl Not on
ly this; every American should hide the
chinks and cracks IN his house, wash his
face, put on Sunday clothes and turn
himself inside out, and become another
man for the satisfaction Of foreign in
spectors. Showing himself according to
his every day run and value, and leav-
ing the past, present and future to speak
and take care Of ITSELF will not do. High
old eyes will be upon us; hence we must
paint up our inside as they do in En-
rope. A great enlightened community
bulk working in peace and freedom is
not sufficient spectacle in itself. Sol
diers. forty centuries are looking down
upnn you from the top Of those back
stairs!
Year: 1876

CELERY. The hibitual use of celery
is more beneficial to US than is common
ly supposed. A writer who is familiar
with its virtues says:


"I have known many men, and women
too, who from various causes had become
SO much affected by nervousness that
when they stretched out their. hands
they shook like aspen leaves on windy
days, and by moderate daily use of the
blanched footstalks of celery as a salad
they became az strong and steady in
limb as others. have known others so
nervous that the least annoyance put
them in state of agitation, and they
were in constant perplexity and fear,
who were also effectually cured by a
moderate uaily use of blanched celery
as salad at meal time. have known
others cured Of palpitation of the heart.
Every body engaged in labor weakening
to the nerve should use celery daily In
the season, and onions in its stead when
not in season."
Year: 1876

Don't ScoLD.-For the sake Of your
children. don't do it, 1t is great mis-.
fortune to have children reared in the
presence Of scold. The effect of the
everlasting complaining and fault-find
ing of such p,rsons is to make the young
who hear it unamiable, malicious, cal
lous hearted, and they often take pleas
ure in doing the very things for which
they receive such tongue lashings. As
they are always getting the blame OF
wrong-doing, whether they deserve il or
not, they think they might as well do
wrong as right. They lose all ambition
to strive for the favorable opinion Of the
fault-fnder. since they see they Away
strive in vain. Thus a scold is not only
n nuisance but destroyer Of the morals
Of children.
Year: 1876

The good people of certain country
village in Indiana hungered and thirst
ed for an organ to assist in the church
services; but as they could not afford to
hire an organist, they bought self
operating instrument warranted to grind
out forty tunes Of religious cast. The
musical instrument was placed in posi-
rtion for the next Sunday. The sexton
was instructed how to set it going, and
how to stop it, but unfortunately forgot
the latter part of his business; and after
singing the first four verses of a hymn
before the sermon, the organ could not
be stopped, but continued playing two
verses more; then jnst as the clergyman
completed the words, "Let us pray" the
organ again clicked and started another
tune. The sexton and others continued
their exertions to find the spring, but no
one could put stop to it; SO they got
four of the stoutest men in the church
to shoulder the perverse instrument, and
they carried it down the aisle of the
church, playing away, into the church,
yard, where it continued clicking and
playing until the whole forty tunes were


finished
Year: 1876

Thomas Jefferson wrote the following
excellent advice. There is much hu-
man nature and good sense in it: Har-
mony in the married state is the very
hrsI thing to be aimed at. Nothing can
preserve affection uninterrupted but a
firm resolution never TO differ in will.
and determination of each TO consider
the love of the other of more value than
any earthly object whatever on which a
wish can be fixed. How light, in fact,
is the sacrifice Of any other wish when
weighed against the affections of one
with whom we are to pass our whole
lifel Opposition in single instance
will hardly of itself produce alienation;
this only takes place when the little OPP
positions are pnt, as il were in pouch,
which, while it is filling. the alienation
is insensihIy going on, and when full il
il complete.


II would puzzle either to say why, be-
cause no one difference of opinion had
been market enough 20 prodnce a ser
ioas effect by itself, the affections are
wearied ont by the constant stream of
little obstacles. Other sources of dis
content, very common, indeed, are the
little cross purposes of husband and
wife, in common conversation; a dispos-
ition in either to criticbSe and question
what the other Gays. a desire always to
dsaonstrate and make the othe feel in
the wrong, especially in company. There
is nothing so goading.


Much better, therefore. if our com
panion views IT, .ng in a light di fer
ent from hat we do, leave in quiet pps-
session of his views. What is the use
of rectifying him if the thing be uniI-4-
portant? Let it pass for the present.
and wait a softer moment, and more
conciliatory occasion Of reviving the
subject together. 1t is wonderful how
many persons are rendered unhappy by
inattention to the little rules of prudence
Year: 1876

Der 80 says that the proposition of Ran
dali to reduce the army TO 1900 men
will hardly be indorsed by the sober
Judgment of Congress or of the conntry.
IL may be carried in the House of Rep
resentatives, perhaps, for the majority in
that body is composed largely of men
who owe no good will to the army of
the United States. The sixty odd OH
GERS OF the rebel army in that body Will
probably be glad to seize on the pretext
of economy to revenge the defeat OF
their cause upon the remnant OF the ar
nv which inflicted it; to cashier the Oh
ticers whose military records are identi-
fed with the hnmiliations of the Con
frderate flag, and to reduce to impotence
the little army which represents the
military power of the United States
Gov 5nment, power which since the
REBELLION was overthrown. has. In many
instances, proved an effectnal restraint
upon tle insuIent lawlessness which has
prevailed n some of the Southern States.
But we trust there is wisdom and pat
riotism enough in the Congress OF the
United States to pause before weakening
the military arm of the Government as
to render /. powerless to suppress do
mestic resurrection, If such should arise,
as we'll as to perform the by no means
light task of guarding our Western from
tiers. and maintaining peace among the
Indiar tribes, and other indispensable
duties inseparable from the national de-
1 fense


The truth is that there is no more po-
tent factor IN the maintenance OF peace
and order among the unruly classes OF
the United States than the fact that the
Government il strong enough to enforce
the mandates Of the law; that it is able,
when courts and juries fail, and civil
processes are exhausted, and the power
of the State governments is successfully
defied, to compel obedience in the last
resort BY the strong arm of military
power. Military interference for the
suppression of local disorders is greatly
TO be deprecated till every civil process
and every resource of State authority
has been tried and exhausted. And II
will be rarely necessary TO call the mill
tary to the assistance of the civil author
ity as long as there exists force at the
instant command of the Government ad-
eauate to enforce its authority. But to
virtually disarm the Government of the
United States, as Mr.. Randall proposes
to reduce the army to such an insignih-
cant handful that it would be incapable
in any sudden emergency of sustaining
the national authority, would be to pro-
claim impunity to the disorderly bands
who have at different times inaug-
urated a reign of terror in the Southern
States. Besides, if this Congress may
reduce the already feeble numbers of the
army to 900 men, the next one would
he equally justified for the same reasons
in reducing it to 5000. 1t has already
been reduced to as small a number as i
can be without endangering the peace o
our Western borders and Southern
States.


The army il the nations police. ant
the Government cannot afford to dis
pense with power which represents thu
right aru4 Of it's natianal authority
power more potent, even as a moral re
straint, than as an actual instrument o
/ | correction
Year: 1876

There was q somewhat venerable bat
very happy couple in the city Saturd
on their wedding trip, though the casual
observer would hardly have suspected
the latter fact They left on the Lans-
ing train at 8 o'clock for their home in
Washtenaw county. The incidents
which led to the union of this couple 40
late in life were somewhat extraordinary
and not altogether without halo of ro-
nance. It seems that the old gentleman,
Deacon Joseph Place. who is now mp
ward of 20 years Of age, took it into his
head last Fall to go on a short visit to
the home of his childhood in New
Hampshire. He had been for some
years a widower, and his children had
arrived at mans and woman's estate,
and gone out to seek their own fortunes
in the world. As he had more property
than he was likely to spend in the short
remnant of his life which remained, and
as he had plenty of leisure on his
hands, nothing was more natural than
that he should break the monotony of
his life with little pleasure trip. So
he set out for New England.


As fortune would have it, before he
had quite reached the place of his des-
tination a slight accident happened to
the train, by which it was delayed an
hour or so. The deacon got ont of the
car and looked abont, and the hills and
rocks, which had been strangers to his
eyes for so many years almost renewed
his youth. As the train was liable to
be detained for some little time, he wan
dered to house near by. Judge of the
old man's surprise to find that the lady
of the honae was one whom he knew in
early life. Indeed when both were
young they had felt regard for each
other differing quite materially from
the regard which they felt for other
people. But the fates, and the fates
quite frequently do this cruel work
separated them and they had long since
lost trace, and almost recollection, OF
each other. However. recognition was
mutual. and it is pretty certain that the
deacon was glad to see the lady and that
the lady was glad to see the deacon.


Both had travelled a long way down
life's journey since they had parted
and both had lost their consorts. What
more natural than that they should talE
over old times? And speaking of these
things the scenes and incidents Of early
life rose vividly before them; and wha
more natural than that there shonlt
spring from this revival the old love
kindled anew, and that it should burr
into a bright fame? Such was the case
All this did not transpire at the singh
visit, but the old man fingered in tbs
neighborhood, and it SON became ap
parent that the lady was the strong at
traction which drew him thither. Th


result was that, before the deacon re
turned to his Michigan home, the,
plighted their troth anew. and the oil
man came back happy as lark, ant
thanking Providence for the rail-roa,
accident, which gave him a new lease o
life and life's joys. After few month
he went back to claim his bride, the hap
py event was cOnsummated, and on Sat
urday the venerable couple passe


through the city on their way home.
Year: 1876

The Cincinnati Gazette prints an in
teresting article by well-known ply
sician of Cincinnati. on the horse as op-
posed to civilization. The writer argues
that by abolishing the horse we conld do
away with noise and dirt and the incon
grassy promenades Of our streets, and by
improved machinery do all the work
that is now intrusted to the horse, with
greater economy of time and mouey
The position taken by the writer is a
novel and radical one.
Year: 1876

go out. young man; she's not here p
said Pennsylvania preacher last Sun
day, in the midst of his sermon, to a
youth whom he saw standing hesitating
ly in the doorway.-[New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
Year: 1876




Some husbands DO not make their
financial affairs a topic al home. and some
better halves know less of their husbands
affairs tnan they do of their neighbors' -
Some weeks since lady was Informed of
her husbands suspension by reading the
announcement in paper which she acci-
deutally took up in store while waiting to
have an order filled Whether it was
pride or fear that prompted he secrecy
cannot be stated, but what can be expected
from wives in the way Of true economy If
they are only silent partners in the matri-
mouial copartDership? In 1857 large
jewelry firm sold costly set ofjewels to a
lady. The firm knew that her husband
was in failing condition, but the lady had
been long and profitable customer
When the partner ordered his clerk not to
charge the set which had been delivered,
bu. to make memorandum on the blot
ter. he paid the la3y's integrity high
compliment When her husband failed
the jewellery came back with a note
couched in such terms that tie dealer onl,
regretted that gift of the set would bt
construed as an insult
Year: 1876

sptcial dispatch TO the 81. louis Republican.


DAVENPORT, To-, March I8.-There is
a Beecher case in the German Lutheran
church here. Some time ago there was q
division in the membership of the church
on account of the acts Of the pastor, who
was accused of very improper intimacy
with young lady of the church. In con-
sequence, he was forced to resign. The
pastor who succeeded him took up the
quarrel and now there is trouble OF the
worst kind For week; controversy has
been carried on III the columns ct the
German papers, and such terms as liar,
swindler and seduoer are applied to the
pastor and some of the members. The
quarrel will probably disrupt the church.
Year: 1876

TRY THE ENAMELLED PIPE, IT WILL Non
] Rust or crack and costs only trine more THAI.
common iron pipe. Is positively THE BEST thing
for water service pipe. have the exclusive agency
lot ROCK Island FRED HASS.


Store in Star Block
Year: 1876

To the Editor of the COmmeTctaL:


The working men of our city should vote
the Republican ticket. 1t is not to the in
tereat OF mechanics to vote the Democratic
ticket. The answers to the following ques-
tions will prove what say


lst Has the Democratic party ever been
IN favor Of protection TO American Indus
try?


2nd. Did it not always fly the motto of
trade and direct taxation


3rd. How would workmen in our rolling
mills and foundries live if the protective
tariff (passed by the Republican Congress-
was taken off, so foreign countries could
ship their goods made by cheap labor into
this country!


4th. Is it the interest OF the workingman
to vote for the interest of his employer or
is it his interest to go against his employ
er?


5th. Are the manufacturers Republicans
or Democrats; and is it not true that %
large manufactures out OF 80 in our city aie
in charge of Republicans


9th. Did not Democrat in Congress Of
fer resolution to admit foreign vessels to
American registers?


7th Would not admitting foreign vessels
to American registers destroy shipbuilding
in this country?
8th Is it the interest OF the men in the
shipyards and manufactures to vote the
Democratic ticket and thereby take work
away from themselves


9th. Did not the Democrats in Congress
try to bring about a change in the tariff,
with the bill introduced by Mr. Morrison.
and drawn by the New York Free Traders
10th. Did the Democrat ic party try to do
anything for the laboring man


18th. Did it not insult the poor man in
this State by not allowing him to swear to
his own name without he owned lot OF
land or house


18th. Are any Democratic leaders in this
city carrying on any manufacturing busi-
ness, or contributing to the prosperity OF
the city


18th. Is it not about time for workingmen
to vote to their interests and not let the
Democratic party howl ''nigger" at you!


14th. Do the Democratic party seek your
vote by fair arguments on any questions,
or by appealing to your prejudices?


These are fair questions, and would ask
fair answers by any one OF the city papers


WoRKINeSAN.
Year: 1876

To the Editor of the Commercial:


[Geo. W. Wells hands us communica-
ton on the subject of the Temperance
Movement. After stating what took place
in the Masonic Temple Convention, he
gives the resolution proposed by Mr.. Mar
tindale, calling upon temperance men
throughout the State to scratch all the can
didates in either party who are not devoted
in personal habits to the success of the
temperance cause, and says ::


By the passage of this amendment the
majority built better than they knew. The
principle upon which the convention was
called, and upon which the minority en-
deavored to act was acknowledged and ap-
proved, and the convention we're advised to
scratch the tickets of both parties. and vote
only for moral and temperate candidates.


This then was accomplished by the con-
vention, viz A recognition of the right
and duty of the citizen to select candidates
for office OF accredited moral character.


With this result Of the convention we are
so far satisfied, and we do not intend to in
troduce the question OF nomination upon
the convention about to assemble on the
10th inst.


But we wish it distinctly understood that
we stll claim the right and privilege to
nominate Temperance ticket, irrespective
of any political party.


We call upon ali our fellow citizens, who
are like minded, to unite with us in this
much needed reform. To this work we
pledge ourselves with renewed energy, de-
claring in the sight Of Gad and man the sin.
cerity Of our motiv~ss ana the sacredness Of
our purpose. GEO. w. WELLS,
| Chr'm Elk. Committee.
Year: 1876

These are not flush times, and patched trousers, and turned garments, ase the really consistent and natural result. Economical, home.m made dresses are now the rule rather than the exception, and serve to show not only the great popular drift but also the very important part which Domestic Paper Fashions" sus- tain in the economy of the houshold.
Year: 1876

The new Preach Assembly continues to conduct itself with great moderation, while dealing thoroughly with the abo- minable restrictions of the "state of siege" and kindred iniquities of the conservative regime overthrown by the recent elections. The Republicans will also grapple with the subject of ''sectarian schools in a manner that may be worthy of imitation in America.
Year: 1876

Mr.. EDIToR:-Will you allow small
space in your valuable paper, that an error
Tay be corrected in your last weeks issue
relative to the camp meeting held on
Appoquniminl Circuit? Your informant
says that the spiritual interest was so un-
important that there was no record kept of
the number Of conversions. While there
was no record kept on paper, there was a
record in the minds of a number of the
brethren, which record agrees that at least
fifty souls were converted to God. This we
think not unimportant. While the angels
i'll heaven rejoice over one sinner that
repenteth, surely we can attach some
Importance to .ffty that have been born OF
the Spirit. Beside all this, the church was
greatly quickened and made alive to God,
and sinners made to feel their need of a
Saviour Indeed, it is thought by some, tc
have been the most spiritual of any meeting
ever held on that ground. TO God be ali
the glory. J.c.H.
Year: 1876

returning home she took one of the pow
ders, when she complained of having the
any suspicion on the part of the family.
The powder not having had the desired
effect, she took another dose about 3
o'clock in the afternoon, and soon there
after she was found in her room in great
agony, suffering from spasms and convul-
sions, until death put an end to her misery
about half an hour after taking the fatal
dose. On Wednesday afternoon Coroner
Crcadick summoned jury and held an in
quest over the remains, but nothing was
elected throwing any light upon the proba-
bic cause of her selfdestruction. The jury
rendered a verdict of voluntary suicide
The deceased was of good family, and hcI
sad death is much regretted by all who
! knew Dciururcdp.