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CE.' OFFICIO OVER Slifeit-
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BENJAMI| IfIIHliITT,

|jOMCR^MAaiSTKAtoi AX 1) .'3CSTICE OF T|IK
A- i'EAOE. • Pwtickilnr plt^nllo'nil piven ti>j tte rollsc-
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- ,vi <'• ilnl'harU's New Slore,: f'Wl Stritdtf KlainU ininois.r^
I •'. f; .Marriage f,l<:mis.«s giauteil.t ' [•' . * -,S > ' ' T i

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ATTORNEY, JLVflCK CF Tirl: PEACE jA
■ T^yanoeri Offlrw l'i)i«i l BliirS, Nu. 2, (''roi
olloiirs frnm 7 o'clock A. M.ilill 7 P.j.M.1 A,ll W qJtsMimt
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TRUESI»ELL

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Ac. CREIOHTO!^

/T>KNTI3TSAVjORK IN EVERY; BRANC
■[nr li'ontislii , carefully, »nil]thorojgh
! i'urformfd,.: ,ccordln(i to H'ie| latest a

I I " mostlinprov «l pylnciiilea of the art, tu d
•ranted to glee Mtixtiifit />n'p X >| Ii, Cbjctiiw Streijl,
r Yarxrdod's Tlruy Ftpre, Efgin, 11!IiloI.->. ,

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over
June lsth, l'SpO.

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if AS ■ KF.StpMED. IIIS DENTAL OKFld
St. Oliarli'N. |l'ersons wisbin^lils servJc is
knt .Klgin, can [be ncftammodated? by'dro1-
pin" !iim :i li!|e, wliicli will be attendoil
iqimedlAiely. - All operiitlblis wWrraiitol. -^lilomfoi
aaailnlitftfed'with the£reatP|t sliirctas., ^fTcl.' 1U M5fc

Galena and Chicago Union R.E

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Thursday,

A J. JOSLYM, Editor.

■prepared'them for the baskot pie
which n»liow(M||. Uf- the pid-iiic
f how- van we -ipc'iuk in
' The gonoral - comuiittfc h:id !

for the cftldlirU-;

siimo in

Tin! jipiritutl coiit^t^of thesd tfori-'i $Igin in the matter of county oili-
mt'n.ior th« n.-olnfiresfjionul1 iioniina- oorji in ewisiilered as a oipher. One,

Jtilv 12, 1860. i Hi v,'	rit'-V 'tH>n will soon bo jdoe^ded, :»nd we pro- mini things he curries the[ ileleKatiou

■x ' . j prlp.^ared hoinitilulh for the eelcjlir1- :	" 1 - ' '	1 1 1

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•V .little way o
its had prepare

JOB PUlNTI.\<i.-\V.- a.c prcpaied 1 ''f'5 ^ their tnl.loj wc found the of
to ..tin all kinds 'Jolf Work ot|| short notlw, in ! Ceys of tpi;e 1 tiliiy, SpC^ke^ ftei'g

sivie^ uiitl -it tlfc olwtvji'st piicqaf For! ftrtilli»rv'm<ni <•*"*

ttouti!ess aml.t"ln'uj>nv-,(dl >vt' «!<•!»• viii»i>^^|ii'i.n'j il™'ler} ?nl")

iiisi) tliis difjiai ttiiiMit t!ii.4-sillir nriMifc'ii. :

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Republican Nomination^

r«u miksiueni or thk cxitem st^tw.j -|k.

A 1I K A II A M ll\<OLA ,

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A A > 1 UAI

;	If *'0F MA1XE.I

inpbpbnbenoe day in elqin.

The glorious Fo
day in this citvl

ur tii was a gloriiius
CTho oppressive heat

! the Ac;ide:iiy sttnl
nnot \er table, with
The. Continentals were tlieir, guestd.
After dftner, a gi-eat, crowd g;ithore«|
round to listen to the line sentimcnt|
i and tine speeches wliich followed.
, The list'of- To^ijats |was as {'ollows :

lst.1 "Tlie V^ftshiiji^toji .'C6ntin«^i|U:nV: jll
•v«r t hejr ar« t^jfRtl ti^onrio assist ill ilce clefeiice
pt' l3ie r country,':pmv jthevj ho imbued with the
spirit of their illustrious niniesakes of'70.' Res-
pondel to bv Ca||t. K. S.- .foslvii.; p f ' '
' .Uhd "The | l)etlar|atiii|i of Indiiptiiidence."
May il ever ho t'iyiieinliorcii] by!every /American
citizer. Kesaon^etl tO by, S. i". Witter, ksij.

fJril. ; "The !l|ilgririi Jffatliers." ; - Ma>j -ttlieir
memory and principled remain forever with; the
Americrn pooplbf Thic o^e preserved 'iu their
huartsi the othur aeteii out in their live^J '.Btw,

^{"•tr/.(.in 'such a matter, it wo:ul.d be (juit'e ^Anothe^ tries to b

j;w usual for the coluntPV not to eonibirtt- office of f'ShcriftV'a'

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the

Revrtliitibn.-!
aijea.

ppljded to by Jplin Kiug,

'4th.. '"The ^othersi of ..... ..........

Tfietr a^ximplet will bcjidniired by all iutiire (
He»j)oiid6tl to l>y. C. A'. IJarrowa.' ■ .

lli. "youtig/America." Mnj the sam^snirit
whibti| led jtlie'yottii^ iuen of the Kevcltttioiy to
sacijifi! e their lives ttpoir their country's altuiy.be
theirs. Hespc^ided to by A. A. Keyoi l n I,
6 Mi. "Ottr jConimon Sehoola:" jfay"! t,liey

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'Summer Ark'aiigcmcnt

s and .a'FTER tiiurfday, ; may 81st, iSCfl,
TruiOT will leave Kl),'ln iii fuKuwa : For Olik'ngoai
iii'teiaicdl.iteplaccs, at i. I';' * '	' l; v

3.27 u.lii, Mi.lR n.m, | i)i, -9.09 u.in,

> J <|j'i •' ArriV;"ig a'-plilcagojat
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trCHICAOOj AT
!)!4r. a.in, 2 20 p.mj ffl.30	l'2.4up.n

mh. ami i l.15 a.n

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, 'a 20 j».iq| (ii

. .Cndjmu-tailoij Tickets solif,1 good (lio- irains raarkc 1
I bus*; .- | .[, ' . . | ' ' ''j'-. . ;i 1 f..

UonnfcUon mad'e at Ch^aco wlUiV:all Southern an I
Kastcrn Trains;	. :| ' i . I.: ... v •

Ai Junction, with C. 11. i Ql R. R. and Fulton"tine
<1. It C. U. R. It. Trains. : TT . ' ]'

At Freeport, n-Itb 111. CeiitrM R. Rj Trains.

One Train l&ivesi Klgin i'DKily for Gnhcva Lake,
0.20	returning, arnvls at Elgin at 8..W n.m.

!	r E. B. TALCOTT; Supt,

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New Goods. New Goods

■iii! • At ]VT». 14) €Ii ica^o j^trecl.

WATCHES^
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; Jewelry &

yt;vs^ iv:.,

! CLOCKS

>FancyQpod

Fine	Walshes on lidnd.

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Of the latesjt and 'mostj-1 fashioaaifer #ltylesjfi an
bbeaper|tban ev^r before.

Silver & Plated Warp, Tea Sets, Spooni
i - Batter Eaiv|s, &c., &c. ! [ '

Fancy Goods and Toj^ of til descriptions.

Watehes and Cloclq Cleaned ^Repaired, and Warrantci.

''No charge ft

Elgin. Oct. 8th,lS59.

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STREET, ELGIN, ILL.

TS DEVOTINO Ills W1i6lI TIME AND ATTENTXOI
-A. to the Watch-repairing In «intas, aihd he'flatter» him
"ulM-hathe can give ii>.tlsfftfc Son to all vrho may favo

lowl^gaoods."

G.B.ADAMS.

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. _ Ilithinks 1 there ls no use o
Ing about hi:) rork, Rait shows forlfjeli

hlri>"*lth their
puffing afld bli
Mls new facilities for doing w<fels'jastthe tiling, and h,
diflewthe world to produce a 1 ettcr job in his line than hi
can'. 'Jnst recelved,a'Bplendi

WATCHES,

JEW £3

96riale cheap. AU kind* of

tfctockpf

CLOCKS,

•Mbasg* for 8oo<U,



mortal1 thirteen colonies wiiich achieved
the ^.Nation's Independence. •' Thi«
was, followed by a ceaseless clatter df
small fir 111S, all the way (dojvn to tie in-!
eyitable ilro' crackers. The bells of
the city also sent out th^ir joyous peal,
and the day of days was' fa-irly .com-
menced., At !) a. ni> ithe? schools^ as-
sembled at fchei-r respective houses, !the
military at the armory,' anjd; tlie - civic
isocieties in thei^ halls. "Soon after,
tfie Oontinentals appeared in their
grandest style, with their"gallant cap .
tain at the. head:! Led by the i Elgin
brass.band and l»y; tlieir martial music
they proceeded ;tb the Court Room
and escoijted the city officers,, clergy,
and other' distinguished [citizens^; to
the Waverly Hou^e, where Chief Mat-
shall Ren wick, Splendidly mounted on
the horse Giflord Morgan, owned by F.
Barnard, of Sycamore, who imported
him Irom. Vermont tit a cost 6f §oUtW,

and in. Continental uniform, assisted

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by. an able coups of subordinates, had
drawn up the, schools -of the West
Sidej Atj ten,va ,signal gun w^as Gred,
and ali the Companies started simuU
taneOusly for Market	4|^e

head; of l^ach ' procession ' rested 'on*
Main street until tht, proud display
from the! West Side crossed;the bridge
and passed up the street, iwheii each
filed in, the lower schools first, grad-
ing back to .the left, as mi,l!itary men
: suy, until the High School ' closed the
display of the {public schools, imme-
diately;, after which caire the Academy
students | seated'in carriages.r| jOn the
extreme right wa3 a company of. moun-
ted _art!ille^y, with their fieild piece,
under the ^direction of ;Capt. $ho|t.
The procession, about a mile!.in;length,
covered with banners, was one of tlie
most imposing sights over beheld in
this town. Having entered the Grove
east, of the Academy; eacti school was
marcheid to ^^separate encampment,
while the "old folks" Assembled at the
stand to h<?ar /the; .reading jand speaik-
General E; Wilcox, Presideht

of the vJrd" passed awa'y .iii the Aight,

amid thejgraiidest display of Nature's
"fire worllp" wo ha've . .sedm in many; a
day.The morning, as a consetjuencei
opened cool and refreshing w^th a*

strong breeze from;the prairies, wjhich
infused new life into all*., At sunrise

cannon !»nroa<l forth its -aluto.of ,.e,^ . ft„!u „,5ir
thirteen giins, invnotlbr of the old ijba- 'eon^Citifm. n«apbnded to by ;A>. C. Wbllin, IfJsq

' . VOjLUN'TKER. TOASTS. : :
lit. f'MThorfEfgiu Aeadeiav.V ''ltu^iKjndQd to
ij.v E. (': Lovkli ! ' " "	' '

2nd., 'i'The.J^nited States'Arnlyi"!!- ltespoiid-
ed to. b f; (ien. E. j Wilcox. ,' |	\\ • . j

otfd. ')Tlw Aciidemy and thePtiblic Schooli'
ReSponjled to; bjy jj. B. Newconib. Esq., and skev
K. C\C3iirkJ- [.;! ,•

4-j'^hei Mothers of'7ti, 5ml the Dauglitars
of'tiO;": 'itesponded t&lby"A, B'llunt, Est|
'The (Jontiniiritiils tjieh jjavc siveii. thOers Uv
eoniiit fiir the'Elgin Aeadetnv

Each school, as has been intimated,
had a separate eneampment, where
fun ard frolijC'ruled the hour. South of
the stt.nd was the famed High School,
/whore youth | arid beauty met.' On the
easi; tli« ol»l:'brick, school. . ,; Farther
nor th ul^e West Riders,, ^ay as a mar:.
riac e poll, l^ear the stand on the noiith
we§tvtj aa -ani iiamense throng of folks
little a id big: frdto the; t(>wn of Ribg
gohl-, in Cook County. They camo
down in the morning, with over thirty
"wagon?, and ijoin.ed the procession iit
Marke; Sauure. ivo couipanj wytrinea
liap pie;r than they. Among them were
many {old . friends, and it -did us good
to takii hold I of their honest hands
pnctMrore; ]The Sabbath School of
the Ba ptist. (Jhurch was there in order,
and nei.r.ly everybody, we should j u<lge,.
iii. Ithe tQ^jri bfj Riiiggoid with them.

^Qj ^,they may often visit us. Nor th
of thei; 1 (.was jfche Catholic BenCvolent
Society, whiqli appeared ia good num-
bers aid presented a fine'&ppearaiick
We purpose giving, some account of
this society at another, time, t Stilj
nortii cf them w,^. thel XJermjtn eft.
eam])tn int, to' wliich the band repaired

favorroj* tlio:. letter. W'hen-f:of this tujwn in his pocket to'promote
thb city pits itself against the o»un-' his; noiii.i^ut-ion ibr Jhv f lerk.^hip/

barter it away for the
aiulsoou. A candi-

{|<|i».nst the .ciiyj,-'-. '^I^rnsifor-tli,'! -date ai(i?6u:n<ie3 himself 'iii1 the Aurora
morecver, has giyen eminent satisiuc-' BtY/<.v>«,»and rests as-if there/ wereL no
-ticu to his .eohS;titueRtb. ; No reasonother foAvns in the county. • Tfreso.
caa.be assigned for thCehange, except i vi^c-.wbj-k&is seeft^toii'knov' no north.'
th it, Mr. Arnold'<want8 the place, arid j'Now if gome of their j rogramines

We have ' don't.get spoiled we are much mi^tak-
saJd over and ov^r again t0 the friends'.en. ; ItVEigini and Dundee witli the
of Mr. Arnold, /yraifcJiintil after the j towns west of tlieni are 110: to be con-
apporti^nmenfc, founded upon the cen>(suited in this fatter, something; will

happep. \Yq insist' that t he Coroner
shall be taken ■' from this jnd of the
county. If we are- not gratified in
tliis we will blow the ticket ; We give
notice to all whom it may ' concern,
that this toWn of Elgin belongs to
none of the men who i.ro around
the county trying to trade us off to
promote their own personal ends.
Our delegation will doubtleus go-to the
convention ■ uhtrammeled, prepared to
solect the jbedt men for jthe various
offices to be filled

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sm now being taken, and then Chi-
cago will be ji district of itself, and
can elect whomsoever i(|j will. Our
ad vice is unheeded I a'nil the struggle
goe4fo:i. |; We! hope, therefore, every
delegate at Dixori;1 outside of Cook
county, will ^ci fiqlid - for Mr. Farns-
woi th.~ We have no objections to Mr.,
^.niold at a pr.ojper5 itimel] i; He would
mal:e a good ,i representative. lie-is
,an ;ible, accomplished statesman, and
tyould. faithfully, represent Chicago.
But let him -wait quietly! two years,
and then go w(ithou,t opposition. ' The
pettifogging afppeal, Of. the Copk coun-
ty Convention to the other counties is
simjlly rjdiculojus. , ll is ' notorious

that

i

flirifi1

" ;,i ^ ' W[£pnring, NT. V.j Ju'y 't»Oj.

i!h)u Gazk rTK.f—iPermit mt? t >. express
t'o your rtJaJiH)! iuy ibcnrty cungritulutitnfl
on tlieir behil^.thait tliO 'Uazelte is once
mure ^vell n:au|ftedj and .unJor Full aailj
that they art in eommuuication with tlii
world Jlhrouirh ;a iiiediuui whicli reflect#
credit upon.1 hojuitjy and county which ij
representm, aad jwhicli wt* hope wiilij.be re4
ward«d by an ''eoifiti-siastic penisal! and a
generous suj port.' j The local p3]>er is-the
priuiiipal me iusjby which au acquaiataoce
I is kept up between the locality ; it repre
| sects and thi world at large ; and the pa'
per* are eagf rly watched from abroad and
a judgement rendered ijWith rega'd tolhe
place of thufr publication according to
their ineehau ical appearance, the eharac>
ter and abili rj of their articles, and more
especially , by the. character and amount of
business represented in their advertising
columng, whi :h give a kind of bird's-eye
view to the reader^ suoh as he j can geif
from no other, soariie of information: hence

I

tho colnvention was called prenm-
y to steal the march, on"' Farns-
ortfh,' while |at Washingtort, und then

the.

thieves turnj

cago
grac
ous.
tiVe
for j\

and

country to consider the claims
Then "tho ndemory .q

of tho day, ■sailed the vast assembly
to 6rder a few minutes past eleven^ and

n-n.Tr

Joontry Produce taken 1
4-M

prayer was offered by the Cha
Rev. John McCorkellV The Djclara-
tion of Independence was! read in a
clear, distinct voice, and} ispiriteil man-,
ner , by Sherwooll' Raymond, Esq.
The Elgin .brass ( band and German
glee c 1 ub^fur n is bed ~e nl i ve ii ingim us ic.
The President, of tho . day' ^welcomed
the assembly to the gi]oye, congratu-
lated them oti their [privileges as
American ! citizens and i occupants of
the glorious valley of th§ Fox River,
At this moment the Marshalls ap-
peared escorting5the speakers, from the
depot. Hoij. I. N. Arndld had been
engaged for an orator, and Mr.; Bross,
of th^ Chicago Press <|- Tribune^ to
address the schools. Mr. Arnold did
not cdme, although he gave positive
assurance on Monday evening thiat he
would be present. Mr. Bross was'
called out and received jvitjh applause.
After explaining 'his position, which
was,1 certainly f awkward jenough, he
prpceeded''in hib usual happy manner,
to a,ddress the cirpWd, urging, especial-
ly upon the TOung the dhty of self-
cultivation. The j speaker iwajs listeii-
ed to with; attention and; frequently
applauded. . After this? came th& pat-
riotic . song, "The Sword of Bunker
Hill,** by., some of our best singers,
and an! imprpmptu:spee<^& fey <!apt.
S. Joslyn, which brought the people
to the., regular 4th oft Jtiiiy temper,

beg the
of. Chi-
f tliese

oils suppliants is very . treacher-
Tliey have had io: representa-
tor /oio- -years. Butiliojlr Aviis'it
iirteen years previoifs	?

IIow Icing did ' WbntworthaJBBPjl-'
worth represent the districfc"^^Hjmca-
gq and Galena have monopolized tne
blfice .for almost a score of years.
Gent iemen of'Cook go on with the
fight, but don't let us have • any whin-

M , . .Aly'-SilX'V

• Since .writing the above, we have
jlseen ii (Jtituiai jujiuvu lo being disttib-
|| uted <:landestinely'by Arnold's-friends
in Du Page county. This circular is
: tho result of. s6ine mousing, scamp at
! Wash rigton, who has been paid for
lijuritii g up every vote taken in Con
gross ivhen Farnsworth happened to
be 'outj of his seat, or on . a visit a.t
homfe,rpr paired on some cjuestion
ivith some other member. Such ef-
forts t d defeat Mr.' F. willVkill thosjj
.who make them! j Wo hope Mr. Arni
old do,H!s not favor such dastardly at-
tacks upon his opponent. At any rate
Farnsvorth is qiiit'e sure of the nomi-
nation

I^RESPNTATION.,' ;J-,'.>!

On-'lTu^sday; ieyening;, July'ld, tlici
pupils lof '.the; Hiffh School 2aire their

with a large- number of Germans and
othe :s, where;! the 'afternobri i-wns en
joyed, • as r>f 'old, lit)' Fathei|!ari'(l.—

Their 3a;ncin^ on : bliis'■greenl in day-
time .ni|l	nVp'earcl to

6S; ftjr Aoro |s|nsible tiiat^ daiiciag all t	^urpris,-. At a ioicerte<i

nigfc tho City Hotel, \ankee fash-] signal ilhcy pai-cliea into, tho Kimball
.onv; .Iut,updn thi, question wo don't [	whore tke teachc-s board,

prctindto haj-eany great araonnt of j	^ Would toript an

.knowledge-lj- l|-|	E"epieur(:j, whicajt; Wis ■; sbo^ 1". : . i

•lus: parsed iO»k 11 the bgst days, ]jY a.h<ist of^fiiljiids, . who 'some how
El?l>, cj-er knew! In the evening we f hkd fotnd ou^what was Aing on
insia ed or aj.display of iJre-worVs, The Jel.ine . fedl-'ioyousli and
altho ag i the cpmniittee, finding their
funds CKhaustlldj had made no proviss
ion for isarryi^g'out this part of their
progtauimeirtl|V'e insisted because we
foun<i riapy people from the country
waiting in town on purpose. to see
them. So bvi'^ihit of begging • and
blcejcl injj pretty; freely, we got all the
rockets etc., in town, and had them
fired off to the J delight of many who
never Ijsaw onfe before. Let Elgin
keep i(r promises to.the country jand
she slif ll havei her pay an hundred
fold. |4 There were many pleasing and
some ludicrousjl things occurred, but
we havi) not time to notice them -.iiow.

The oay serious drawback to the
enjoyih3nt of the occasion was the
failurei of Mr. Arnold to comply with
his eq£;agement, but as we! shall have

an. opportunity to disappoint hiin

about

if-"

shortly] wo shau say no more
the matter at present.

One
and all
^0 hear

:,:f4

Word.—We wish our Bublncribers



■ u->"4 A.jfefr i-s vvi j-

for whom ,we aro doing business
is. >Ve are doing, tvondprii in the
way ofi setting; things; right all aronudj
jjut pMwse is in cjvety tnouthr:i iBut;
y^ant oi|r pay, we "must haveit. We want
you to came and pay for your ^apqr,; your!
advertising, your job work. Those -who
were aik sioua to h^ve the paper rc^qstab'*
lished ,i iU8t now dpme forward and help
US: till lire ^get ;fkiriy!; jinder wayr ' Wait
a.called-upon.	, , ^

f ,i— 1--*"



;] j Delicious. r-Mr. D. C. JSeofi'eld
presented us a few days si ncO- with a
dish of. raspberries, so lar|;e, so fine-
flavored arid, every way so superior
that we can t do justice to theni in any
other way than using then: for a rich
dessert to our dinner. We have
Bnjiaejked our lips ever since'and,sighed
for move. Frienc^ S. truly fcay;j of
them, ,the'y are, regarded as the Prince
of Riispberriesj in size^ excolilencc and
productiveness uiicqualed. They, are
called "Brijnklb's Orange Ritspberry."
We hope to; cultivate their acquaint
snce.; In comparison tho' splendid
boughs of currants- accompnhying the
above are hardly worth mentioning.

I Small fruits are abundant this jjear
and very- superior. , Qiir fanners and
gardeners .will find it to thnr Kaidvan-
tage.to go more largely |nto them

wool, BUtlNG.

This year's clip is'toiow; nearly all in
tlie hands of buyers, only a few lots
remaining in first hands.

• j The old and honorable firm off R.
Li and J. R. Yarwoodj wlio kinnj all

' : •, • . •	x'.	i !	7 •	:.	I- 1 •

about wool .Jthat is worth, ,knc wijrig,
]iave bought in this town for the Glpbe
Mills of New York, about 10,OGOllbs
at; an average of about 38 ccnts
Mr. A. B. Fish, in be)ialf of i
:necticut factory,; has paid out
and adjoining counties, iiboui; $25
buying choice lots/at an avora
about 40 cents. He has now a
pcrville ^a^OQ.p'ounds in one Tot
by competent judges to Be. tho
lot. ever gathered in the

the value of i
cuiable; 'for i
not directly.se
ity, and in ma



Coii-
tjhis
.000,
gc of
, Na-
s aid
best

are glatji to hear from pur old
iriend j&ea. 0.wep,!*gftinef. .[Elgin, uiisaea
him nijore than, some ndsier nien. We
liofe hi; ¥ill yet'jfeturni

i«a- ,*•

#1

ii

Piling »; pagsjed; joyou
when about to leave- the. secret, which
had been told 'in, ^-'whisper all day,
was revealed. ; Op four full sised
plates Set in orie[ magnificeht. framo,
Svere t:ie happy faces of 'flfty-six
sch^lari | as a memorial present to their
teacher >.i^ 'HdW appropriate, how del-
icate, hpw touching, the design'! All
•vvho wei;e present felt like-jctildren,.
and teai a: .mingled freely and sweetly',
lit was scene to be remembered,for
a]Ht^-ti]ne,/and; to make One' better
foreveh lore^,. Mr.:. and, Mrs. -Hey^
wood, g j where . they will, caii never
forget <|rj. be forgotten. .. TiEose faces
daguerr ;otyped' pn their hearts will
ever, he iceforth, ins-pire them to duty
in their noble professioii. Mh " '
:;rNor . jnust -xye forget to4tate tiiat
ctures] j wor thy af aj Brady or
wer^e t-ak'eri iii Elgin, a^
ofi course ty our old friend, R. W/
raicielf^r d. Such an artist,, such tea-
shch scholars, are an honbr to
.■■^r'!!Hri?"r"

Tho Memberi of. the Elgin iRepujbr
lican Clih are ;.specially requested ,to
present- -at the -next regular ineett-
rng of t! e "Wide Awakes, on Tuesday
£July 17%	x

'FitisD.;'Raymondj S'eoV "1
*ii!1;

&' iScHooii LtiiRARv; -—The

those p
^Hessiifr

ch.ers,
^our city

evening',

?:i:v s

PCWL

f^1K



n6xt drawing tjilted platde to^mbrroW
(Fri3ay]|. at 4 o'clock I?. 'M!.bon't'
w^get tciretuHi thd taoks prolnptly.

tVestj and;
about equal to .the Verinorit ilcccesi
Harvey and Spillard have bou;
four to five thousand pour
making "an\ [aggregate!of bg
thousand pou'nds gathcre
point. The quality is usualjly very
good, our farmers diavingjbeiJon|e cph
vincofi that it costs no jnore to raise's.
good than, a, ppor article. '" Ariothc r
thing they pught to loam is,, that ^ne
hundred sheep pn a farm enriches
rather than impoverishes it,'and they
would bring tliem cash jjist before
harvest, when they nee4;it most.

local paper is almost incalv
s importance abroadL tho&gli
en at home, is a living real
ay ways, by its safer influ
ence, lis silently but surely contributing
to the general ^eneljt of the' location. !it
represents, beyond any one enterprise
tbaj; may be prosecuted withiQ i£sj circle
of influence. ]j trust, that the citizens of
Elgin appreciate this fact, and will -ever,
hereafter, by their hearty co operatiboj se*
cure the highest! degree of beuef tltb be
derived from sutjj.h du iastrumentiklity. I
aui happy tq notk sj>me evidences of pros-
perity-in the seat of my old hoia^; aod.
trust that the tiiae will soon come , i when
all tKe trials of ' jhef financial prisia shall
be forgotten in tpe ;midst. of the tjucpess
that'shi^ll follow] or only be referred to as
havjng furnished lessons of wisaoin s that
Imore than repay all the losses j sustained.
So far as I-have iearcT of the prospects of
tbis seasou there jare good grounds for ex
pectation that a great share of the burden
will be removed in ' the few months that
• are 'to come, as. tihe'promise of plenty
seems to wave on-j tho broad fields, and
hang upon the bendjing boughs. ; The sea-
son here has been.remarked as ! more ia-
jvlorable than for Bcveralyears past, tliough,
p,n account of t.h(i wlipt midge 1 here 'is
hotiso great a'boeadth of wheat on the
ground as was customary in wheat1; time.

think it is	w«ll I tested thafr.

while most vajrie-ies, especially
wheat, become a {r|By to that htiljj
redator, the Mediterranean, i whoJ
early may be rclie T on for a . erpp.
of spring wheat the California ,

(jlrande seems td j bp most rclis
inienUon this as thi^ little;- pest; iaa
your State, though I hope not, an
should, that you-ninjy know soniething of

So
h

pasjt/

41

remaip
is ex-

10 ;.^- i
ap swal-
lowed it up bodily, land _uow' it is but ai
t di«triutt6f the great,tnetVop-plis. Tiiruim
ilnto tt .tifuiel'plebiau kre«it, Ij sooi i Teac|ied|
u^d^iwo^aiory house, liot'so (iseoloredj
with.coial smolce as the dwellings in tlur
.older portions o " the city. Kuteriug th^
duorj l was nltt by his Seotch wi 'o, (a lin-
eal descendant ;ef ktout John Knux,) andi;
conducted to thd^ ''garretbut- such ^
garret i[ In tlie tlays iof Johmsou'

Sava'g< it would bavti bee^i deemed a $,uh»p
tuou^ apartment foi a rjiuili dn ,er ^ audi
poor Oiiyer Uoldsmiih wdhld havejdaneed
for jo!y over the owi ersiiip of so1 tidy and;
spacipus a sanetuiij. It was wonderfully
well ordered, eouslidc ring Ihat .binrc wertn
Clbook's to the eeiliin^i, books on the waIN,'' ».
booksion the. tallies, hooks Upou book;? -ev?
erywlilttfe.'VJJA lafg«"German Voluuuv lay
open pi;{the cenlro-t.'.ble, aud over it bent
the iroii-gray head of the; philosopher
Starting up froa; his chair; he gr jeted mo
with k bluff heuftin iss,' and in the rich
brogue, of Western S jptlanll., II« looked
preeWty as I,e:cpeeied, ti| robust, broad-
should|ered sbn of the sail, appare itjyjjuat ^
from tn j ploWj a ad si ipped into c icah lin
en'flnd liroadeloth f<|r thc oc jasion >f meet
ing a. friend Or gQfng.to church. iWith
his criip, short a[ray hair^ and_ l is- long
black <;jiat, whos 5 cdllac invaded this ear^i;
h^ recdied the tigur< of a good Methodist
parson
tire to

•r^

i.

f

I
filii

VP!:

''



■hi

crho rode'the -circuit near .Our na«
irp in, da:f Of |ydre.d There Iwas -aj
world of latent in sat i i his gray xjyes, whieh |
kindled as he fired up in ebdversatfonil' A
fine brqiw and fuirow^d cheek marked th^ s J
lifeolong student of three sjej^re ye^irs and ;

fiyc- ' ;'■■ [.;• |-. V !'". .. ■' 'V:,'

ilis jfirst inquiry!. ivas > after Professor'
Longfellow, therpoet of .Caiiib,ridge, whont
he pronounced a "m:,n well skilled in tho
tongues." 1' (lie then fell into a talk about.
Amerija, a land to whi|ch ihe had often
boon;ii|;\ited, and which hie jgr|at ly llcsiredl-V
to visit, but want of leisuro arid a dread or\

1"

J

aLsown

its character and capacity for, evil.
£reat has been; the ifalling off of ^licat
^his region for thrJe or four.'y|ar
where wheat has blen flic prineijial d'
peadence, that money.matters still
veryj stringent,r thi Ugh the hope
pressed/that wlien i he present wool crop

easier.
<r from

the;sea tad kept hinj baeky I toli(l him
that he had mbie readers in tho ^Jnited-.i
States ,t baQ Brji:aibftrind,: that the.^thoij ^
of so many political tract^tds ougLt 'tp sc? ,i
the- wording , .claiiscs of our llcpublic/W- I-
"Ah," sjtid he ^ou may t:«fk ap rjuoli ap|\.
you likej about your ' Democracy ot anj?'
other ciracy, <lr pny sort q! political rortli- i;
ish.; j'thti irue^sciret^of happiness in^-3^W»
erica is that yc liave got !a jvast deal 'o(f
land for poor pojple;" floj wns nt't fac r
from th 3 ; triith. l^ibundant..' land apL ■
abupdantjlabor for the,: masses give hopM
homes- iiDjd full stouiaqlis; and fwith fra|».-.
sehools<iaudffrec Bibles, why should'not '
sfich a nation fchiri'vu ? And a large fsha^.ip
of the sociil -eyib of Gi-eat Britain * .hav4»
groNva out of her- enormously overcrowded
populatian.	■■"■;■ ' : |;-' m

Aftor a delightful chat iover

W-

teeth of

fie N.' Y.
r an elab-
"Suph is
this- great

out. No
ealize the
me up to

is markjbted it - will" bs somewhat
The market has ope led well,*.rangin
' |i| fprty-hveito fdrty>se ven,cents pet pound
lit i To-day the llepi >licans met 'at! (War-
ds '(lach, j saw1, our^bunt'y ssj4i) to ratify the
mC'.thirty | o° hominatidas wM a 'speedhj frdqtjiillon'.
1 at | this O^Vcn Lovejoy. - Th| meeting was a jargp,
"and enthusiastic one, and Lo^cjoyj
Of l|is most happy i moods, gave1 i'su
esp|ositiion of the preseut charaetler]

•	I r ' 1 "	' '	!-	[ '

relations of the parties, and the obi
tiops of citizens at tjle present crisis,'a':
may not probably, hear again duri ig.
Lampaigu,, and asjgaye the'ditisdna
Wyoming county a;| la'rge smack pf the
character, arid talpnits of. Suckdrdoni.
And I apprehend that some, who, are al-
ways thinking thafc-|"no good 6at. oo^je
out of Nazareth,"jhake been isompslled to
draw an inference from the thundsir; add
lightriirig of!-youf;'|ive Illinois sf^natojr,
that there may. h* Wmething hack | there
after alll in the persqniScatiOiji"' of. [/f honest
Abe'; which they h^fnot -dr^mjdil^pf iin
their philosophy, ariq .which may' fjurnish
a "smart chance" of; |»n entrance, into1, the
rWhite House" ..iieit ^pr|jjg. IV'hjtle ' I
am sorry that jour [Eastern Trwiid i"ha^'e
been disappointed initheir high hopes for
Scward,\I am glad iin. the ^rospetit! that
ehoy shall find themi more than real zed.in
Lincoln, whilb at tb<s same time tht cha
acter of Illinois shall he i redeemed^ ao
the- claims of tha ifast West uqd ir^too
and Vindicated.' i!;: 1 - ,

eoalsiublie!
jon in. a §;ior

th'ere it was, th

Robert

nis

...___... _ ..„^,rir_. ............ ... sudy;

tabio, V: ifiyid sol ZM' firs"

proposc.il a walkj toward.^ ;"flydo Park, .a
quartfcr] in whi.ch he haii , to ,Hioet ail En-
gagement pr&sen .ly. sallied out intoj
tho air loaded with bituaiin'Ous/t'louclslfr6m
j-the £>old/town,';' ? od Ca%le'' T^randishtmri •
his cane before I itd, iexclaimrld, "How I
like to inouot a lorse an[l!pu<hj put in thftl



the

win!,' beyond this London^
' ii As we walkc/i-alpng, he'ran
ous strain of*mirth *nd m.pr4i
riment, <icc:isiona ly breaking into a loud
laugh-ths t a ight be hprd across the strpeh
t told him that I h ad just eomjc from tlie
land of Burns, ti his set him upon a glow,
ipg reminiscence . of 'the! Ays hire barrl; j
and he'told mo that when a little bo'

! 1 . ' r. . -	^ • •

used to tsro^p over into the chc^chpra:1
D urn fries and fin ! the pqet's tomb,
sit an.d r
hour
midst of

■I'.iSJ

ead thc sicljplc iriscriptipn bj
Thjerc {it vyas/' «|aid hii| -'in
poor attizans and labor

l)urn?.i

name,:llob^i|tj Burr
paslyld replied



_ J, Peale's i Oou,rt of Death s

'We call attention to the advertisement
of tlie engravirig of Peale's OOur: of Dvoath.

in anothor column j r If what
jsays of it is only fialf'true, it isi he- cheap-
est and most desii able Work of art ever
jintrodueed to the public. . T
Observer, a religious papof,! afte
orate description ofit^» says-:

the!brief outline description pf
work. 'To appreciate it fuHyj it must be
studied in detail, and the train o|f thought
which is i suggested- followed
printed deseription can fully
conception of the Artist, or co
the requirements of the imagination' in its

8tu^:" -1 "i 11

Look out for Do^oy'ss splendid
picture otr. Lincoln. It yill ho here in
a day ok tsvo. Call aft|p jE gin Book
Stqre and ;iget Pne. - AJj.' yho' have
seen it pronaunce it. perfect

—:—.<i*' ■ 'f -Oi; i '-

Tlie .Weath«¥-i^ cool and fine
•just right to mature the siiial.l grain
without1 danger of rustiff A few days, ......	;

menCoMWio rye and barley ar<rofr j "f	; picNot so j popai

| tar las formerly—not i b imitated by

. u ttr n,	j , x, kfledged litterateurs aa a dozen years

lses wajh Wc wiU soon s(und the ! *; -i , .! ,. WT/ J . p i -
■ ■ '	p he still ranks among the iscoro of; laaditg

TrulyyourB,

WITS: GARLYI<:3.|

"llovi will be very 'welcome to
morrow^ at two o'elonk, the hour!

besome aeoessijble'-ih my gariret h< ire
The turning up of ,tiie above.laoonicj ,arid
chaSraeteristic'iriote aiiidng some private pa-
p^rs,.together with th j announcement of ja
Se^fUdition of .Carly e?s Miseellaaeo'us

me to"
w^enl



i minds of our erav';
SSgit-Thej ttavel on'thefGalejia road • isjlcountryTnen'ever sdo'





.'/-(.j it T. J f

•i.L-i' ii-if. '• •

it!

rapidly iricreiisin|j.r. ^migration from the
East and frpifl Germany has, fairly coui^
motieed'agaiu. The "good time is com-
ing, Wait ft liCUe longerj boys." -j'-



|^er faQe.dtd faoe,jji^^^aBtctiedito aceept i
co^dial apppintmetit | >r. an interviewJjrv 11a

d*

lives at Ohelsea, on t|ie baBka of thje hiU
dy Thamea-^iii wliaf was*0Q6e thi en^U





rA- b

name several tinie3 to himself with sole
rdvcrenoej.. ;-And!nsj fye didrsvlrc<kk, s^e
the striking picttic of the little f:r
bpy of IJcijlefeoh^t sJtcaling up to; the
of poor Ho^ie,T the peasant; bard, and ther;^!
fill those jdjjep gray eyes fdll with tea:
he repeated to himself the ^Cotter's S-itilr-
.....t," and joinpd is the pqel'.-» ptayer;

:-4f]

day Nigj
.hat he

. I'otf puir aulil
J Soneli;g^fu' [ la

fseotlandV c:ike
a,Or jbuik.' coj^ld male}"

ii.. ' 0|r siri^ a^nj; at Joist.

■At that' Dumfries graVe sidc-must
been kiilletjl iaspiratioii which aft'er-t!

prioduqedj through the pages of
Edinburgh ReVit w, the ) noblest tri
ever paid to ;he m cuiory;of Burns.' When
I informed him that the old man who odce-

li-illcd'

hiinself (as repor't Said|. by drinkiqg to
Burn's,nLemory wi th"%yono vflf0 ejilied/
Carlylij I urjst..intc Ipud ; laughjeri 'at! thoT
ludicrotiif idea o)' such a|; maitylrdo a.—'-
"W^ql," ^aid he,! 'ja very Weej bit drap-
will soiii s'tiwes se id V man "a long way."
There was the esiencc of a,gocd tempe*
ranee speech in thai brief; senteaic
In the course of cur cohyersati
Jylc 'sai^ to !me, :<from. ^dur!^t
fpiust be a Dootohm tn." I told
my ancestors camfi f^bui .thpikrid of cjykp?.
This started him inlo a ■grotesnuely elo-
quent eujogy of J) xttfh pluck.& ipalriotisni;

!'ar-

withi

"The woild has gpac crazy/' he ^aid^'pyer
a certain red; ra^ pf a FrencJbminjihut no
esploits tif Boiiap arte can compare
'those I^oijtehliien ]whd stood' out
of Leyde
of Alva

When Philip sent (hi

a.

to squolih them, h<|
ilhiiuself like a' rpttenj qj
i )tchi were t lie bravest peopi
3d.''I

iiis fceaselese flow of* hit

those D>

ever lee?

"'With

sttirdy man s|,roda
taking long etepioijfie one whe^hs

ion toward the park-

lowed thi plojw—riind tho first s treet
tferd heiii^ lighted yrheo we shook

and jpattod.-^/?ei

'fpfW*-.





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Theodore Cuylkr.^

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laaips!
hands;

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