The funeral services of Chas. Johnson . . .

. . . will be in the M. E. Church on Sunday next.

– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, Thursday March 19, 1863

We believe in . . .

. . . good fences, good barns, good farmhouses, good stock, good orchard and children enough to gather the fruit.

– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, January 1, 1863

Late

By some unknown cause our blank paper did not arrive in time to work off this edition on Thursday morning, and our subscribers will notice that we are a little late.

– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, June, 4, 1863

It is said there is only one Irish Mormon at Salt Lake . . .

. . . but he “improves his opportunities.” He has nine wives and forty-seven children.

A few days since, a little girl in West Canaan, N. H., while playing with matches sucked the phosphorus from some of them and being taken violently sick in consequence soon after died.

– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, Thursday, April 23, 1863

Good Cooks

Ladies, if you would be know as good cooks and avoid the mortification of having poor biscuits for tea when you have company, use D. B. DeLand & Co.’s Chemical Saleratus, and that only.

– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, June 4, 1863

NEWS DEPOT

The institution at the post office is getting into full blast. We notice that A. J. Whitaker has just received a lot of stationary. He tries to keep a supply of the Chicago Dailies, but the demand so far, has exceeded the supply. See “ad.”

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Will persons who receive interesting letterf from the army let us publish them?

– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, Thursday, June 4, 1863

Good nature . . .

. . . like the bee, collects its honey from every herb. Ill nature, like a spider, sucks poisen from the sweetest flower.

– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, Thursday, June 18, 1863; Original Source: H. A. Downing, Anecdotes for the Family, Or, Lessons of Truth and Duty for Every-day Life, Case, Lockwod & Co., Hartford, CT, © 1862, p. 223

New Exchanges

THE PEORIA TRANSCRIPT; of which we publish the Prospectus in another column, is decidedly an able and spirited Daily, Tri-weekly and Weekly Journal, and its enterprising publishers deserve great credit for keeping it up to the standard of a first class city paper through all these years of financial difficulties which have effected more or less every business enterprise. It ought to circulate in our County still more extensively than it does; as the interests of Peoria and Stark are in many respects identical.

PETERSON. – We have just received the December number of this beautiful Magazine, and are bound to say it is unsurpassed by any periodical of its class. Price and all considered it is unrivaled. How the publishers manage to get it up for two dollars a year, at these times, they probably know, but we do not. We intend to publish the Prospectus next week when we shall have a more 'roomy’ paper.

KNICKERBOCKER. – This old pioneer of literary monthlies is also at hand, full, as ever, of choice original matter. “Nick” is an old acquaintance of ours, but has never circulated in these parts as it deserves to. Prospectus next week.

– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, Thursday, November 12, 1863

Stark County Teachers’ Institute

Resolutions adopted at the late session of the Stark County Teachers’ Institute:

Resolved, That we cannot too highly comment to the favorable attention of the people or too strongly impress upon their minds the great importance of securing for the instruction of the young, the most competent teachers – those who not only have adequate knowledge of the branches of education to be taught, and excellent moral characters, but also a cultivated faculty for imparting instruction in the best ascertained and most efficient modes, - and that as one of the best means for teachers to acquire a knowledge of both the science and art of teaching, we earnestly urge the claims of the Teachers’ Institute, and we appeal to the public for countenance, encouragement and support.

2. That we believe the course pursued by many teachers in our county, refusing to attend and participate in the Teachers’ Institute as detrimental to their usefulness as teachers and as dwarfing the interests of our common school system.

3. That we respectfully request our County School Commissioner in granting certificates to applicants to impress upon their minds the importance of making use of all means within their reach to prepare them for their calling, and that teachers who willfully persist in refusing to thus qualify themselves may be denied certificates.

4. That too high praise can hardly be accorded to Prof. W. A. Jones, the Principal of the Toulon High School, for his efforts in behalf of this Institute and for the cause of education generally, and in which he displays such an interest, capacity, and proficiency, and that we commend his school and system of instruction to the people of Stark County as of the best in the country.

5. That each school district in this county should be supplied with a set of outline maps and Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary, by the directors of such district.

6. That the tanks of the members of the institute are hereby tendered to those School Commissioners, teachers and friends of education from abroad, who have been present and assisted in the exercises of the Institute, thereby adding to the interest and the usefulness of the session.

7. That the tanks of the members of this Institute are hereby tendered to the citizens of Toulon whose courtesies and hospitalities have been so generously extended to those in attendance from out of town.

8. That our thanks are also tendered to the President, Secretary and other officers and critics of the Institute, for the efficient and courteous manner in which they have discharge their respective duties.

9. That we tender our hearty thanks to our musical friends who have added so much to the interest and pleasure of the exercises by their sweet and enlivening entertainments.

10. That the secretary of this Institute be instructed to furnish a copy of the proceedings for publication in the Stark County News.

– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, Thursday, April 23, 1863

Haines’ Legal Advisors

The November number of HAINES LEGAL ADVISOR contains a great amount of legal information, useful not only to lawyers, but to every business man, and public officer, as well as the general reader. The articles of Prof. Parsons, on commercial law are continued. It likewise contains notes of recent decisions of the Illinois Supreme Court; a Digest of the decisions of said Court, on Promissory Notes; numerous late regulations and decisions concerning the CONSCRIPTION LAW and the DRAFT, and the NATIONAL TAX LAW, with many other subjects. Every lawyer, public officer, and tax payer, should subscribe for it. Terms, One Dollar a year. Address E. M. Haines, Chicago, Illinois.

– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, Thursday, November 12, 1863

Meeting Notices

Methodist Episcopal Church

Religious Services will be held at the M. E. Church at 10 1-2 o’clock a.m., and in the evening, every Sabbath.

A. C. Price


Congregational Church

Services will be held in the Congregational Church every Sabbath at 10 ½ a.m., and in the evening. R. C. Dunn, Pastor.


Toulon Division, No. 549. S. of T.

Meet every Friday evening in the Temperance Hall in Toulon.

Transient Brethren and Lady Visitors are respetfully invited to atten.

P. Nowlan, W. P.
S. S. Kayssire, R. S. 2-1y

– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, June 4, 1863

The Judicial Election

Next Tuesday the citizens of this Judicial district are called upon to elect a Judge of the Circuit Court. Marion Williamson, Esq., of Peoria, a lawyer of high standing and a reliable Union man, has been nominated by the Union men of Peoria and Stark counties as their candidate for that office.

Mr. Williamson, we are informed, until the breaking out of the rebellion, had always been identified with the Democratic party. – When your country was first assailed by traitors and threatened with destruction, he boldly espoused the cause of his country, and ever since has given a hearty support to the Government in its efforts to crush the rebellion, regardless of all political associations. – Just such a man we want for Judge. One who is honest, competent, faithful to his country and untrammeled by political prejudices. Will the Union men of Stark county turn out and give Mr. Williamson their full support at the ballot box next Tuesday?

– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, Thursday, November 12, 1863

Applications for postal currency . . .

. . . can now be satisfied by any of the depositories of the Treasury. Currency to the amount of $15,000,000 has already been issued; $2,000,000 is not yet in circulation, and more is being provided for at the rate of $200,000 a day.

– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, March 12, 1863

Life in every shape should be precious to us.

It is the gift of God, and wasting it needlessly is a crime against him.

Honest poverty is always hopeful in the prospective. Strength of muscle and of mind, combined with a cheerful heart, from a holy alliance, which causes the future to brighten, before the steadfast eye of trust.

– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, Thursday, August, 11, 1864

COURT

The times of holding the Stark Co. Circuit courts have been changed to the third Monday of May and November.

– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, Thursday, February, 26, 1863

In consequence of the advance in the price of printing material . . .

. . . nearly all the papers throughout the country are being reduced in size, and their subscription price advanced.

A Large number of our old subscriptions bills are yet unpaid and due. Will our friends give us a “lift?”

We have on hand a good assortment of Justices’ and Constables’ Blanks. For sale cheap for cash.

– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, January 1, 1863

Money – Why Called Sterling?

Because, in the time of Richard I, money coined in the east part of Germany came in special request in England, on account of its purity, and was called Easterling money as all the inhabitants of this parts were called Easterlings; and soon after some of the people skilled in coining were sent for to London to bring the coin to perfection which was soon called sterling from Easterling.

– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, Thursday March 19, 1863

Internal Heat of the Earth

The increase of temperature observed is about one degree Farenheit [sic] for every fifteen yards of descent, in all probability however, the increase will be found to be in a geometrical progression as investigation is extended in which case the present crust will be found to be much thinner than we have calculated it to be. And should this be found to be correct, the igneous theory will become a subject of more importance, in geological point of view, than we are at present disposed to consider it. Taking then, as correct, the present observed rate of increase, the temperature would be as follows: Water will boil at the depth of 8,400 yards. There is red heat at the depth of 7 miles. Gold melts at 21 miles. Cast Iron at 74 miles. Soft Iron at 97 miles. And at the depth of 100 miles there is a temperature equal to the greatest artificial heat yet observed; a temperature capable of fusing platina, porcelain, and indeed every refractory substance we are acquainted with. These Temperatures are calculated from Guyton [Morveau’s] corrected scale of Wedgewood’s [sic] pyrometer, and if we adopt them we find that the earth is fluid at the depth of 100 miles from the surface, and then even in its present state very little for than the soil on which we tread is fit for the habitation of organized beings.

– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, March 12, 1863

The Sunday School Festival . . .

. . . at the M. E. Church, on Christmas evening, was a brilliant and successful affair. The proceeds after paying all expenses, amounts to over forty dollars, so we are informed by Allen Cowperthwaite, the Secretary.

The Friends of Rev. R. C. Dunn will make him a donation visit to day, (Jan. 1st.) and all are invited to attend.

There will be a festival for the Sunday School children given at the Disciples’ Church this evening, Jan. 1st. All are invited, and a good time is expected.

– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, January 1, 1863

Both Sides

This world is all a fleeting show,
For Man’s illusion given;
The smiles of joy, the tears of woe,
Deceitful shins, deceitful flow;
There’s nothing true but Heaven.

– Tom. Moore


PER CONTRA.

This world is not a fleeting show,
For man’s illusion given;
He who hath soothed a widow’s woe,
Or dried and orphan’s tear, doth know
There’s something here of Heaven.

And he that walks life’s thorny way,
With feelings calm and even,
Whose path is lit from day to day
With virtue’s bright and steady ray
Hath something felt, of Heaven.

He that the Christian course hath Ran
And all his foes forgiven,
And measured out life’s little span
In love to God and love to man,
On earth has tasted Heaven.

– Published in the Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, Thursday, August 11, 1864