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...$1 DO. ......2 00 ....A oo vt>0 OO llOOO. e, haUtbo abor# ai .RlOCOy 15' 00. One Square,* one week,. do do • 8 . >do . do. i|o . three month , do , do 0 moniM. ;• do do I'yerir.. hey Kkch additional «qa #• J< Column, thr -e montha|.. m do - Six- - do ! do . i ' one year. )( do . ;■ three month do ' " six months.. do -.one year One oolnmn, three monti do. -tlx months, • do one year, " ,v t ' f * 12 Lines close matter, ior its equ space constitutes a sqpaije. Legal advertisements, no matter irjint length chargcd by. the squnro/ CHURCH Congregational Clinrcb. RKT. N. C. CLARK, MtNISljRR. UBSIDKNOE N.E corner of Chicago aedGllTord Ftreets. |8«rrjoe»on the Sabbath, 10X o'clock gk. M.,;T o'clock l'. Mr Saljbath Bchool H o'clock M. ffayw fleeting on [Wednesday JCvt'nJne, 7 o'clock. Monihly Concert of Prayer ba tlie first Sabbath Id each mofilb, 6 o'clock P. M.. I BapttaK Cliurcli, ' T> £>*• tJHNJAMIN THOMAS, PASTOtt. RESIDENCE Jtv «n Chieago S<reeti3 doors from. Dundee Street, •' Senrlcef at 10% o'clock AL ^l., and X o'clock P-M.• -Sun «*ay 8cbosl 'at lZ o'dock M. Prayer Meeting (Wednesday Evening. Methodist, Epjlscopal Clinrch T> KV. B. Q. PULLEfl, PA0TOR. ' RK8IDKNCK AT ■ XV the Parsonage, cori ier of DtTlslon and College St's. j; Hours of Service.—I OX A,' M.,[ ivnri (>% P. M. Sunday .1School at IS M. Weekly Prayer Meeting, [Wednesday - vBveping. . • ■ f'rotestai t lEjpiscopa AMU£L D. PDliFORD, RECTOR. . RE3I- ■ J\ ilence, one door -north of the bulldtng formerly known as "TKe Seminary!" Services In the Court House CTfry SnnUny, (excoptlngferich 4th) Sunday-, accotflnjf on Dec. 2nd',-Dec. 80th, Jari. t7lh, Feb. !4th, Mafch 24pi,) *t '.11 o'clock A.M.,and;!)* f. M. .SuadaySchobl at 12#. Reformed Pre! »yteria\i Church cijruttcii on T> BV. JOHN MCCORKKLt; PASTOR. "XV Centre Street. Reidence at j. KlrkpatTlcb's. Ser- vice# at*10Jtf ft.. M. and l.V P. M. .Prayer MeeflnR, Wed- nesday Evening. • Concept of .Prayer, 1st SaUpath of each month, at 7 E. M.■■ R Catholic Church. KV. MICHAEL CARROLL, RECTOR. ?BES1DKN<3K near the Church. • Services at 8 an<M0 5jf A.;M. iitjijHEiiMa? CIIURC TT0178E OR WORSHIP ON SPRING (jstftEET — M Preaching by Reyi Mr. feelncke every] Sabbath at 8P. »f. ■ 1 .-V,. I V •: *'L " OEBMAN UlETHOpiST. II? .BRICK CHURCH. SER- __' rice every !Sab^s|li at 10 k' A. Mrj| Rev, Mr, ^Schneider, preacher In charge-; Saubath Schjool at 19.M. BUSINESS Business Cards, not exceeding six lines inserted in this column at Six Dollars per annum M. Ci (TOWN) •vjo 8 "SHERMAN'. HtO^K, EL'SIN. 1) -!i» ; Dry GooVb, Qrocerjea,-Ac., which he public atlow prices.' Nil trouble to'show go: oalland examine,them.- J Butter, Chaese, .ind^ the most hinds of produce taktii 8 Main Street. exchange. ^ Doh L. HO CLCBB. F. L. 3^1 «TT\EAJ,ERS IN DRY U 18, Main Street, E. K. % OOBKBLL. lliURE £ CO., itOODS AND GROC SRIES, NO. lllgln, Illinois. : • i 6-5 CHA3. B/ LTOS. _ IiYON fc CAMPBEIiIi, Manufacturers ^nd dealers in(B , Shoes, (at the *01' 1 Stand of D. M.-C"lp,)lNo. 4. Chicago" Street, Elgln.Iljlihois.. |3P~- Cjilt^iaj ' Repairing done wltli nci t less and dispatch ▼. o. UC ClVRiJ M. D. HCCLUIIE & ADAM SUROKONS A #HY5ICIA?J8. OFFICE Drugstore, (recen:ly, purchased off(J. Main Street, Elgin, Illln bis. y d. D. O. B. ADAk8, M. D. KALERIN ffurs to the da. Please fdrget No 6-27 .f4r« OTS AgD ork and 6-1 HcCLURE'S B. Adams,) " ' ti. D . ADAMS, BBALER IN AVApTC IES', CLOCKS, JEW . ver and Plated fl are, SlusIcAl^nstru-r Goods, Ac.. '■. ! ' ' ' Watch Repairing anc Eneraving done on short notice, tt No. 14, Chicago Strei C, Elgltf. SLRY, Slt- en^, Fan^y E. S. CfHAPPEIili f M" ANUFACTDRERW.ND DEALER. IN CARRIAGES, Wagon land, Carriage ' Lumber; V" :y Bent Fcllle?, Sreafts, Pofea, Top Bo Hickory 8pokes. Elgli, III. : ' I. >1 \ Tieels, New; rs, Oak and WM, BARKER) s'd JEWELLER, MAt BE found |on JllU Striet, where ■ed, with rjew faculties,-lo'do^ work in the bea Elgin, 111., Ma; nthjl859. i Watch-maker j at his oid;Stand G. W AND! ' DEALER- 1^ CABINET Manufacturer Ware: Bureausf Senra[tarl«?i WjRsfijSljands, Tables he Is prepar- manner. 4-60 Chairs, Bedsteads, ai d'all articles usual), Trade, Mill Street, El; In, Illinois. CbiBi& and t constantly on hard. kept) by the adeto order, HEMMEiSS & JOSES Merchant taii ors, and beaiers in'ready- Made^Olothinp and furnishing Goods, No. 18, Main Street, Elgin, lit nols. ,. , 1 .; j. • N. b.—Cutting il >ni .on shortnotice and warranted. n. SHJMRMAft & C /~i enbral' deale is" in drugs and medicines, fjT Paints, Oil*,-Varl Ishes, Wall Paper, Stationery, Gro- earles, Ac. Ac., Elgin, Kane Couffty, Illinoi^. :j 't'AfL O. »AVlDSO.\, Banker,insurance and land agbnt, elgin, Illinois. Refers :o e. J. Tinkham A Co., Chicago, John Tli6uipsonvNe» York. " J. Tbbtioe of th1 man's Drug Ston rrom S'a.x. to 12 m. TAYIiOU, PEACE. OFFICE OYER SHER- Maln St., Elgin, 111.) Office hours ihd 1 to 8 p. m. THE BENJAMIN BURRITT, POLICE MAGISTRATE AND JUSTICE OF PKAOB. Parti tlon of Debts, Oonvejranclng, Ac., «p fl Hubbard's New Store. Mill Street, ElSlnj Illinois.— ./R irriage Licenses gianted.'.": •!'']! I?T riTXTl-r11 A 7 rcTTTH union, in preference to a fair! and hdWable, liliJi compromiw, fou|hde<l upon such mut&l con cessions affiuto'cbifcisteftt with the rights of all tiie Stales, and may be essential: to tht- existonco of the Federal Union. j ' . 7. "that it is the duty of the- Legislature ol every Statejof thjis_Union, which ha^ passed laws to obstructor embarrass the surrender A. J. J08LYN, Bditor. Thursday, i ,: :! Jan. 24. 4.&61. •; . | VI8IP :TO TUB OAPITGL..;!' Taking the route via Mendota and Decatur we wire subject to vexajtious ddlays in reach ing Springfield, as the trains on that . route, do ndt make close connections. A little fee fore 12, on Wednesday ihe IGth, we cntel%d the State House, over fwhieh were floating the stars and stripes.. Both Houses had ad journey to give full scope to the ' ' k > I DEMOCRATICSTATIB CONTENTION. : This body s%a9 organizedi i Hon. Zadeck Casey presiding.' The iHall of the House ot Repipsentatives was croiwded, about 500' del- egates bei ng present^ and a host of ou tstders. Col. Richardsun \*%s] fl5pr maniager and got himself appointed Chairman of the Commit- tee qri Resolution?, iafter which the Conven- tion adjourned. • A|1 the afternoon people surged about the- h*ajl oi'the Capitol waiting for the committee.: It was sioon apparent that the calling of the party tojgether at this time>, was apolitical b'under,Wllich Talleyrand used to say was "wjorftj than a sin." ; Thert> was;ho necessity for a convention, except to iglas ir his new and strange attitude, in support/ of i he Breckinridge nlat- foriji, and this was! a jmost difficult, feat 1^ to accomplish.. The Tues day night caucus J re- vealed to the astonish id wire-work;ers that there waa an irreprpssi jle conflict in. the Ibo- soni of their >own pju-ty. jThe delegates mi^ht be placed in l.tHree: classes:. 1st ' the Fir^-eaters, .who were open in the endorsement Of l|h,e traitors. Thescl led onl by G?en. .Sin: gleton and Bully fcrooks, of! Quincy, were ready for civil war in kliinois. They wished i;o redden the streets qf Springfield with the blood of Republicans, | The 2d class were the These wished to strike a blow! of fugitive .com'moiily" called jjcr^onal liberty laws,' to! repeal the same, and ------- we rcf: sr been ModeYaiefS.' at ijhe Republicans, mildly rebuke secession, traitors.demand, then obtain the I o "■ ' u ory of saying the Union. The resbliitiOns| finally adopted show that these men prevailed and dictated the action of the convention., But thlerp was a third class there who desired to place the .paiity on the old Jacksonianj platform |;, they, were mostly, hojwever, young men j who were not recog- nized as leaders, and consequently but littte attention was paid the m. Strangely! enoiigh yojung Pitch, of Chicago, whoi was the Breck- eniridgo orator of the l ast compaign, was the boldest.Jackson,Demc crat in the convention. He attempted to denounce ithe. resolutions but was cat-called down. S. Wilcox tried to get an opportunity to speak for the' Kane cciunty Democracy but the President refused tq, recognize him/ Plarks, Renwick and E Joslyn concluded too decidedly against was beiilg placed irj the Whole worid. ' 1 ' ■ ! The Committee, afi i that .the odds were tliem to! warrant a fight and so they satin silence while their party ATTORNEYS, &c, EDM\D GIFFOiuf, v C-lOUNBELtOR A«1XATTORNEY AT LAW, AND 80- j Ucltor In Chanaery, NOTARY POBllIC and COM- HH8I0NKR for IOWA and MASSAOnXJBETTS. Office Tiro Do«rs Bastef the Railroad, Chicagd Street,^ Elgin, Illinois. I.. ' : ! I C-6 f / JOSIiYX & RIDDLE, ■ A TTORNIES AT iLAW.j OFFICE OVER EIMBALfg J\_ Fnrriitnre 8to re, Mill Street, Elgin, III.' j - tomtit - ■'] . .. .| m J )H1V KING, A TTORNBY, JU JTIOE OF THB PEAOB AND CON- J\} reyanccp. Ot 5c« XTnlon Block, Na.S (ground floor.) Honrs from 7 o'cloc t A. M. till Z P. M.i A 1 the legitimate builnesSofhis profession and office,' will be faithfully performed. ■ ■ a t.* ■ Elgin. Anrimth, ^859. . I( '■■ maatk. • wftl 4-45 J. V. TBUKBDKLt.. ' * f ' ' ] 8, T. CKKlOHttW. TRUESDEJLL. & CREIOHTOIV. DE KTISTS, WORK IN SVERY BRANCH Dentistry, carefully knd thoroughly I per formed, according tor the latest and mo it improved principles of the .art, and tenrranitd to give tatUJ'action, N j. lSJflhlcago Street •ter L.H.Yarwood's Drug Store, Klgtn,(Illinois, ' . 'June 18th 1860 Galena gai 1 Ohloago Union R.R. ■> TRAINS V Going West, (Wesddepot.) do do ; B -»«[ Going Bait, d) ■ do ■■■'•■ d>l , do ro* UtTBR VALLEY RAIL I ROADt Golag Kast, (East oolag North, filyin, ELGIN AS F0LLbw8, «fi: ...-L. J.'.V.iJ^lS'P. M. ,...U..LV.v:i« B4 P. M; ...11 86 P. M. L06 A. M. 0 25 A.M. ....18 68.P. M, Depot).. 1 ■ *■ ,.12 lfj P. tt . ; 8 8T P, M" ^BOAP8." Ktf.Otfa) 1160. SOLDAT L & YAfiWdOlPI;' 0-111 li, a t false i position before ■ : ' ' er nine hours' labor; re- , . . • - ■ .• 'j ■ . - 7 ported the following resolutions which were hiurried through without a word of explana- tion, onpenpiting a pngle inquiry:^;, Resolutions of the Democratic' State . Con- vention, at Spiingfikeld, January 16, 1361. ■ j: : Wliereaa, wc believe otir ■ Federal: UDion is ib danger of'revolutibn^jgp- disruption by the withdrawal of a. porbidn of the States: and '' Whereas, we belieye the Union to be' of a jiriceless value, and not to be preserved by1 ijnilitary forde/but br the.restoratiori of fra- fernal feeling!a,mongTthe .States; and 1 WAereas, the present perilous state ■ of the qountry has been produced by sectional agita- tion in relation to the institution of slavery,' tjhiiS creating discord and enmity between 5ie diflferent sections, which.ihas , been aggra- vated by tho (election of a sectional President —therefore, * Resolvedy By the iDemocracy ofllllnois, in qonvention assembled: 1. That we are jivarmly attached to the federal Union. That we do not recognize in the diversity of ourjinstitutidns any cause of conflict between diflarent States, but, On the contrary,] we deem" the!i qualities of climate, srilV productions, domestic > institutions, in- dustry and modes of thought, throughput <iur widely extended territory, grounds of a fliore lasting and pe: -feet union ; that we re- gard its dissolution as eminently disastrous to all our interests, and dangerous to civil and religious liberty. • i 2. That.it is the promptings of patriotism, ■pnd'the dictate of ,wiisdom, to^make an earn- fest effort to save the .Union b/ conciliation 'kiid concession; and, therefortejin- the. spirit pf compromise, we (are willihg to accept the Amendments to thb Constitution, proposed an the U. S. Senate by Senator DouglaSj or ithose proposed by Senator. Crittenden, or {the "bo^er State proposition," or any other plan of conciliatiori andv compromise which . has been or may*-be offered, by which har- mony may. be restored between the peopla of the (different sections ofthei country, and the Union perpetuated! , • ; ' 3. That,we deny the constitutional right of any State or any portion ot. the people ^hereof, to 'secede from the Union| and that iwe are equally opposed !to nullification, at the North and'secas8iojn at the: South; as viola-, tive pf the Constitution of the United States. 4. Thai iri the opinion of this Convention, the employment of force to coerce submission of the seceding States, will.inevitably plunge the country into civil. $rar,: and entirely ex- tinguish all hope bf a settlement of the fear- ' ful issues now pending before ; the country. ' Wfe therefore earnestly entreat, as well the federal Government as the - seceding States, to withhold and {stay the arm of military power, and oh no 'pretext whatever, to bring on the nation the horrors of civil war; until the people themst Ives cab. take Buch action as oiir troubles demand. ' 5t That we recognize the power and duty of -t^e Federal jEjoveriiment to . protect the 'property of the llnited States. And we rec- ognize and declarathc duty and power of the .Federal Government, through the civil au- .ihdrities within tne jurisdiction of the States, to enforce fill laws passed in pu fsuance of the :ConstUut'ibft; but we distinctly deny , that: the FMeral Government has the constitution- al pdwef tofcall qut thfe niilitary.to execute those laws within the limits and jurisdiction, of any State, except in aid of the civil Author-: ities. .7 . H ir - 6. That no poetical organization deserves the confidence ofithe American people whose leadars and member^, prefnriog party to coiin-i try,ftod thrunitsr of their puty WM&ttt- tlon to th« uoit;r of tho SUtM, wilt rash ttftdlf lato iWU \ rtf* atfln tad Ail' --fa- joico to sayj that no such laws have cy found upon the statutes of Illinois, j 8. That We heartily respond to tlio noble and patriotic ipirit manifested by the people ofour sistcil Siates, Kentucky aud Indiana, at their'resjjactivis conventions on the 8th oi 'January, in tlieirVfforts to preserve the Un- ion- ■ h • ' |! 9. That we recommend that a Convention be held at Louisvi'le, Ky., on the. 2iJd uayof February next, to take into; consideration the present perilous state of ourcouutry, and recommend to the people to adopt such cor- rection as will be likely to produce peace; har- mony and fraternal feeling • throughput the whole Union.; That said Convention)cousist of onedelegate from each Congressional dis- trict, and two at large from each of'the thirty-! three States of this Union. i ' ... , 10. Thatj the Pfeaident of this Goi]iven£ion constitutes committee to correspopd with our friends! in the other States of the.^ Union on tfe subject of the Louisville, Convention hereby proposed, with authority. to[ change the time and place^of holdin'g of that ponven- tion. 11. . That this Convention urgently) request the present 'Legiislature of.this State, by joint resolution, to call upon Cohgress'in the mode provided in the Federal Constitution, lor a Convention of the States, to amend said Con-' stitution and farther urgently request the Legislatures of the several States jto take steps to the end that with the ; least I possible delay; there may be a Convention of tlie States for the purpose'! aforesaid,| . y , a These resolutions are i objectionable as much for what they do not*' say, "ns| for an^ thing they contain. It is particularly observ- able that they do not sny one word about the actual facts of the case, i e; the revolutionary proceedings Of the cotton States; thb seizure of the U. S. forts, arsenals, etc.; the firing upon the American flag, /jThey pro- pose to yield everything distinctive in the Popular Sovereignty platform, and Accept the Breckinridge, or slave cod£ platform, without asking any guarantee of the, permanency .of the Union thus saved, or ojfthe right of citi- ^enship to Northern men. ; They |demai,id n > concessions from those who arc in jopen re- bellion against tjhe Government;:^ -iliue, seces- sion [is declared unconstitutional ■ but thj Government is declared unable- to subdue traitors, I supp^ss insurrcfction, ol* prevent the destruction, of the Government |iy an in- surgent ibrce. 'As the State. Journal forcibly obseirves; that according to these ipj'ise men,, the President must wait until the toitors in- "dipt themselves, find themselves guilty, de- cide ihat they cihnot imprison the I cr'miinals and call Upon the militCTy power ^o ^jid in enforcing the laws. . !&ow, the theory of these judge? is^perfectly and propejtly appli- cable to a condition'of peace, but npt atall to. a stajte of revolution. Gtfn. Jackson declared N. 0.; under niartial law, because spme of it's citizpns would commuoicato with the enefey and the civil authorities would not Itaka steps to prevent, it. .True, the judges fined himand declared! the country in diusger of a military despotism. -Tho same cry is now t made bi' the'abettors of treason in? Charleston. / Is it not singular that the followers oj" jackt'on, Benton and Douglas,. should now, he fpuud urging the same views that the traitors of 1S13 urged agaipsfc the hero of New Orleans ? Welw'ere^not surprised on the day after such resolutipqjs were adopted by" the Democratic State Convention, t,o have a leading Demo- crat of this county 'come to us afttl • gravely declare that "Weare not traitors. No, we are not traitors. What shall we do 2" We repiied, .'jyou must answef that question for yourselve^; but against all the convenilons of the world, we stapd by thj Jackson plat- form of 1832." By; the actipn Of this Con- ; vention, |tho Democrats of this- State arej placed on the side of treason ; whether they j will lie down under the imputation remains j to bo seen. As a-partisan, we^ coiuld tejoice in the present attitude of the party in this j State, but as a patriot, we deeply grieve ; th at | a great ; party in this Empire , Stjnte of tie Wpst, should give such aid and comfoi-f '■ to men in opon rebe'lioTl against the Constitu- tion and jlaws of this country. j • , V . i jWbUe 'these things were 'going on a: I! r ! ' i . CONVENTION OF BANKER|s Was in session, of which Judj<6 Blanchard of Du Plge copnty, was President and 0. David: son, ojfthis place, Secretary;' Ajfter careful deliberation, they adopted the foiiowing re- port, which wa commend to the: careful -r at- tention of our readers i ° j ; 1 January! 1Y,18C1.' The Bankets' Convention met [pursuant to adjournment, |in committee room, Jfo. 5, of thp State H6use, Judge Blanchard in the chair. The business 'committee! made their ' report, whichi was accepted, and jafter discus- sion and amendment, was adopted, a3 fol- lows : . • . i . .. Your committee, to wliom .was referred the various matters relating to the banking ititer- ests oflllinois/witha view of presenting the wisest and bdst mode of protecting and ad- vancing thosk; interests, would respectfully suggest to the" copvention that a committee. be appointed to prepare amendi&ents to the1 general banking law of Illinois, which amend- ments shall contain, in substance, the follow- ing provisions: .j ; -.-..J- jViv !i . 1st. That the banks of the Slate provide for tlie redemption of their circulation with so me respondble agen t, either at Chicago, Springfield, or Cairo, ill the legAl coin of the Unitjsd States, at one per cent: discount; .the' banker to advertise for(30 days previous to! the ; commencement of the redemptions, in one newspaper, published at th^ piace where, the redemption is to be made, designating the place ,and the agent that the said bank will redeem with; that the banksimay at any tima change their agent or pltjce of redemp- tion, by giving 80 days notice bjy publication^ aa aforesaid. ■ ■ 2nd. That segtion 2C .pf the general bank*, ing Uv flhould btt ao ftmstided u to allow Ihs banks to hiyt tiflet/ dajri dttfiaf th« ISOl', ahd thirty days theC^^rj^n^e re- demption of their circulating^ np^^Vrhich may be returned to the auditof uader protest Sd. Tuat' the law should bei so amended as to restrict the sec arities hereafter to be depo- siied by banks now in opcratipn or hereafter to be organized mder the general banking law,'to the stoolss pf Illinois or theUnitod States. ' ■ . : ' 4th. That power should be given to the .Auditor whereby he shall permit; the banks organized under the, original banking law, to withdraw tuch bonds its they desire, from Auditor,: b^ putting up in bonds of equal lvalue and deposite with-the their stead other standing. 1' We have thus briefly set (brth the views and desires of the delegates to this conven- tion as we1 hate received theinlj and in conclu- sion we would beg leave tojadd that we re- gard it of vital importance ^o our interests that a'coioinnittee of fonr4Vtw|ibr&-beappotafej ed to draft a bill embodying the foregoing re-' quirements; and.' we also regard it of vital importance to the banks that they have im- mediate relief frefm specie payment, and that such relief is demanded as well for the safety of the banks as for;the protection of ^the bill holders. ! ' ^...... i • In the present unsettled state of our na- tional, political and commercial affairs, we feelthait we havfe the rijghtlto ask the same kind indulgence and protection of .tho Legis- lature which has been extended to th€ banks of Missouri, Tennessee, ' and many other States; and which lias beenj deemed by the Legislatures of -such S tatcs as an a ct of j us- tice to the banks, and actual iprotection to the people.' ' . j ' ■•We think it would be ailvnsablc, and there- fore! recommenc, that a committee be appoint- ed by jthis convention who I shall meet with the committees on banks and corporations both of the Seniate aitd House of Represent- atives, and tha i said committee do respect- fully present .to said committees the plan and remedies by us proposed, earnestly request- ing their careful considerktion, and giving them assurance of the hearjty and sincere de- late to remedy to in justice—the at insisting that sire of every bank in this P the grea]te9t possible exten evils now coriiplained of, b we must have their coopefiktion and protec- tion until the now existing shall have. passed and b 1 disastrous panic en succeeded by times of prosperity and pe^ce. ' On motion, a resolution was adopted that the business committee cor fer: with members of the convention and: report the nanies"of three psrsons to act as a c< minittee to draft a bill to be presented to the Legislature. Iq pursuanci ojf the abo re resolution, the business !committee: reported the names of Thomas Lewis] John T. J'oies and Q. David- son. . ■' I "J. ' V "h . ' Oij motion, a vote of thanks was tendered to tb^e'Senate for tie use ol" their chamber. : Oh motion, a resolution jyas adopted that the Secretary jbef requested ;i;o furnish those papers who desire it a copj of the proceed- ings foij' publication..- ' .■■ ■'■ On movton, the-convent on adjourned. ° . ; I j 0. Davidson, Secretary, j :;r'■ • ysit to mn joln. ' ; . i. Availing oiirself of th s. advanlage of a mutual' acquaantance, we y.iSijted the Presir dent elect at his own nea; but [unpretending resicteppc- A Iple^sant colored wkiter jshewed us uito the parlor, where we found Mr. Lin- coln w|th Mr. Danenhowe r 'of Chicago; -They were examining ah elegant cane which has re" cently arrive^ from California; .'It is a crook the upper portion of wnich is all overlaid with massive -gold, and the end inlaid with gold bearing fqpartz. The inscription i^uns thus : j'Presentid to Abraham ;■Lincoln, 6first. Republican Presideht qf jthe United States, by C. W. Ypung,of Nevada, Cal1, ,March*4, .1861.' While examining this, a company of live Hoosicrs; from Coles county, cam*ein, heacled by a large, burly', garrulous man of thirty-fi ve, who engrossed the conversation while he remained. He commenced as soojn 5as the ceremony of mtroduction was over by addressing to Lincoln the following inquiry. .'Do jrpu remember taking a shot gun to, De- catuif jfor father about 1830, just, before the Black Hawk war V 'Well, I don't just now,' said the President with a little. embarrassed laughl ' The circumstances were explained, when!Lincolja. recalled the fact, and said, *0, yes, I remember it well ; but .it was in the fall after the Black TTnwk war.' 'Wall,' said the Hoosier, r>I killed three deer afterwards with! that, gun at one shot.' This led into a running conversation about frontier life,.in which Lincoln told; his experience With that old flat boat, which he built on the banks of the Sangamon near j- Springfield. Its getting lodged on the dam, hi^ boring a hole in the bottom as jt. balanced on the dam to let the oilge| water escape.. Also of the efforts of foe Owner of the boat to get a lot of, wild hogs on to the boat that he -bought near the mouth of1 Salt Creek. The catchingfof the Hogs: one by onei arid sewing up their'eyes so they might, drive them to the boat; of their obstjinacy and the ,final necessity of their hiring a cart and drawing them to the. boat. Thus a half hour passed, when the Hossiers rps< i to leave. They! each in turn wished the President well, the leader saying, 'There;is a power of people, old fellar, down in Old Col^s that wish you jfyell.' j, ( ■ . Tne President (unwisely we: think) keeps open house, and is thronged with visitors. As .a consequence he looks j weary and care worn. We think it| would be better for him. to! give himself, a month's rest before his in- auguration, as he will have to take his statin trojublous,times. I • I , ' < ■ THE LEGISLATURE. Pth ho 11,363 werej convulsed with political excitement; Th#° Democrats have an idea th^t if they eanget-a'State Convention called in the midst of I this excitement, they will! get the oontrol of it, so they insist upon giving this question precedence over all oth- sis. Tho Republic ins are determined to push the apportionment biUt and eipedalljr the Ctgilir/ lit Ihttdt ud to ull I QOBfffitiOB to issPmble next -vinteiF when tho political horizon may be more settled. Bully Brooks, of Quincy, finding thai the majority were thoroughly drilled; sent in his resignation, hoping to induce all tho Democrat^ to do the same, and thus leave tjhe 'Sinato^j without a .quorum. The other' party can't Bay much about such a course, inasmuch a^ they did the same thing two years ago to.get rid of an. apportionment bill. Brooks gained nothing but the loss pf his seal asi his ceileague% re- fused to follow his disorganizing example. Perhaps one reason i& cdany of them have important private bills in which they have a personal interest to the amount of thousands of dollars, and these are kept back by the dominant par^y until we political measures are odopted. We observed that when Brooks': resignation was laid an the table, Blodgett, the leader Of the Republican^ passed o ver to the seat of Higbee, tlje leader of the other party) and held a conference with him. On ■Uvely,|«ad Ohicago Railroad, in Chicago struggle in the house pver the resolutions of the States of Nevir York and Ohio on the present crisis. ;• purlbi^rt of Boone arid Church pf McHenry ue Republican leaders in the House, arid they were determined to, send the resolutions to the committee on federal relations. The other Jide endeavored at first to get them laid on the table, and afterwards tp instruct the comniiittee to report that such action as these States; had taken was calcula- ted to/precipit^te thoicountry into civil war. By the' |id of a partial speaker and the promptings, of ex-Senator Judd, who waB sitting on the Repubjlican side of the House, the resolutions werei^eferred and the instruct tions laid on the tabjk The Representatives from this district, Messrs. Allen and Terry, although not spcaking men,- are true as steel, and are promptly ia their places. ready for work all the time. *It occurred to us that if some of the mustached lawyers had been left at home, business would not have suffered by their absence. 1) . , L r—i——vrp-—^ field at this time, wasj to attend the meeting of the Board of the III. Baptist Genoral Asso- ciation. This missionary orgaii'zatiiojn, has met with*& goodmeasure ofsuccc(-s,althi>ugh the poll^il excitement renders any I Serious attei4|p^dilficult.' ^.The churches at] Spring- field are'-^iill on thb rSabbath, bb t well?nigh empty:tl^ough tho Week.' Tji*. '*■ fi(-" |"'{' Cognate subjects were receiving somo at- tention. Pres. Read,: of Shurtleff College, at Alton, was in the city. looking after the inter- ests of general and I ministerial education; Prof. Eberhart and Prof. McChesney, of Chi- cago, were thero^attejnding to I some matters connected with piublic ind ^agricultural schools; Rev. Mr. Judson', of Evanston, had temperance matters i|n charge. We had the pleasure bf lending a helping hand in several of these enterprises. About 9 /o'clock, Fri- day evening, we left" the {boiling, seething caldron of excitement and wo ko up ithe next morning at the Depot of theSt^ Louis,,Alton A Four Worda to Republicans. \\ \ tiiibd nousE. . ! :- ; There is an organization at the Capitol called the lobby or third house, which meets evenings in .the Hall of the 2d House. The hundreds of men who are in the. city, gather togethor in the evening, choose a Speaker, take up a resolution and debate it in fifteen minute speeches. We strolled into this as- sembly on Thursday evening; and found a rambling discussion going on by men who0 dealt mostly in foolish twaddle. - Towards 9 o'clock, Mr. Ross, of Fulton Co., who was the Democraticicandidate for Lieu. Governor last Nov., rose and rebuked the vain, trifling spirit in which meini were'indulging, and Of- fered a resolution stkbstaritially as follows : "That it is the duty of; the Legislature of the State of Illinois^ to instruct its Senators, and request its Representative^ in Congress;, to use their influeubein behalf of some just and equitable compromise which should re- store peace to thed)|untry." J. "W. Bell, of Chicago, folowed r1o{ss in a speech of much; power, closing with!an important fact, viz That the "Personal Liberty bill of Virginia, his native State,was more favorable to the negro than that pf any law in the free S tates. We hope Mr, Bell will furnish the press with a copy of that law- Old. Gov, McMurtny followed in ari earnest appeal for concession! He was. too 'old to Be.wiliing to risk the for- mation of another Union, after this wai'des- troyed; he professed himself willing to adopt the/'Crittende^n, the Douglas, the Border State Or any olher compromise, which would save the Union.1' The editor Of the Gazette then gpok^ fifteen minutes, taking the view of the sybjjBct presented in leading editorials for the last few weeks. Two points we made attracted cjiuch attention, and were the sub- jects of much remark that evening and the following day,: First, that if slavery is made a national institution, it will bind and bur- den the consciences of religions men and thus indrease, rather* ,tha n allay {ho excitement. When we said that "now the Constitution only recognizes slavery as a State institu- tion;" an intelligent appearing old man said, "Elucidate that and make it plain, arid we are all with you." ; We stated " the tbiug again. He inquired, "How many of the States were' slave States when the Constitu- tion was adopted ?" "We replied, "It makes no difference if they were all slave States then, or were all slave Statesr how, if ! they agreed that it should be regarded, a^ a State institution only, the nation, as such, is riot responsible for it." [A voice—take away yout witness.] Many, other questions were propoun^pd.and remarkB mado, evincing the interest felt in this view of the subject. .! ' The second point madec was that of protec- tion to American ritizeMwt?i$8eceding States The thought produced a profound impres- sion upon the minds of thinking men, and drew forth many jfavorable expressions from men in high places. Subsequently we pre-, sented as a compromise: present States, thp Constitution, ths Union, the compromises, and the lam as thep are " ^ • J, We, as anti-slavery men and Republicans, haYe had no hand in shaping these things— they are as Democrats and - Southern men have made them. The South profess to be afraid of a change ; now, therefore,; we ;pro- pose to leave things as we find them. Will conservative men unite with us in. preserving the Constitution and the laws as they made them t We will abide by the compromises of the Constitution; but we will not* com- promise the Constitution.. We will not war upon slavery in the States, but wie will never consent to legalize and nationalize itj in the territories. Wo will go far to conciliate the border States, but we have no terms Jto offer to traitors, who meet tls. with arms in their hands. Such, in substance, were the remarks we made, and by them we are willing to abide; on snch platforms we are/willing to meet and co-operate with men of all parties, and men of no party, in an effort to preserve the Government from revolution aijd ,the country from civil war, ( akucrocs uattsIii, , Out ImaidliU d^j(K>( Ih yiiltibg 'It is altogether p robable that Republicans in! various localities will be called on to take part in union meetings looking to j action in relation to the present condition of our riai- t-onal affairs. In doing so let them treat their former political opponents openly, frankly and courteously, neither taking un- fair advantage, nor submitting to dny. The gifeat point of union demonstrations is to sustain the union—to maintain the constitut tion as, it is, and t< enforce the laws. Be- yond this let no! Republican consent to gO one step, for if he does he is at th^t moment at sea and knows nbt whither he is drifting. Let him not be ensnared, into any proposed plan of coinjpromis^, n,or allow anything like implied censure on pis past course in support- ing ther Republican I platform and thte Repub- lican candidates.! If the,1 DemocratjS are will- ing to kink-political differences and meet us on the common platform of preservation of the union, let us meet them • unhesitatingly and boldly, but go not <^ne inch beyond.' '! The above which we take from the Peoria Transcript, expresses the feelings of thesup- porters of Mr. I.incoln. There! has been talk of a convention in this county of hll without distinction;of pjarty, who iare for the Union as it is. TIP the, Democrats are willing to take the doctrine pf Jackson for their platform, we will go . With them heart and hand in'the support of] wise and j ust meas- ures for the upholding of the Government. If'they meet .us oxi this platform, it is proba- ble that a convention will be called to meet in Geneva on: Saturday of next week. Wc want to h?ar the voice I of the people, and if the politicians wil let ] them alohe, we have no feairs as to the result. ' u ll, 1 *' I ' No Qonditi The man who prophets, to penotrato tho future anl foretell coming events. At i>ne moment.ws are en- couraged, as by the speech of CritUnden, in which ke declares Kentucky will ne>er con-, sent to become a border sfato, &c.- Then we arej cast down, a! by the action ofll e \ irgin-i. ia Legislature rcjsolyjng, unanimously, that, , if present difficultieit parindt be settled, \ ir-.. ginia will be With tlie Southern States. As much as to say to Sciuch Carolina, "Hold on to your mad position, and you w ifr'^ureljr drag us afljr you.''. I Probably the object of.. this action is to ! intimidate tho North, and . force a c;>nipromise;; but its effect upon tho . Kecessioj* States is to make them more inso- lent and : icuctin^, th us rendering, f-ecortcilia- tion Wel|,- .tgh iiiipo^iibio. , Thus It1" the lieppbli,can$ are alojie, Orwell nig|i so, 1 > their si^fiport of the CdnstRution as jt is. The Bell tr en who carried several. Southern states, have allowed thejmselves to be'swept niong by , this sscessiop tornado., Douglas fin'ihisihojkt are in about] the samo position; to this.there are, howejver| noble exceptions. Then Democrat ic Congressmen, , of this Sfaj !e, repudi ate the j isition of Doug- las and tho HI. 'State Copt ntiou:—McCler- riwidj Morris and Logan sitai. T by the Jack- sonian doctrine I •• -! !' ; Many Republicans are disp 'sed to concede 3 miuch for peaCe, but the djem.uds )f the alavo U States are so outi'ageons tl . t they are re- pelled with scorn. Meantime things- remain quiet. This is ^ good sign, iron jaro having' time to think. {T y "master)/ inactivity!' of our Government may prove a bhissing. _ In ,, six weeks we shallf liavo an. Administration iri H, wjiich sows&o^y hks confidence; then the; thing, must be brought to a head. We will hive a peaceful uiajan, or, wo hopii a peaceful separation; foii ift|welve or, thirteen States tear themselves awjiy and fornia new con fed eracy, we take jt, Mr. Lincoln and his friends will go on without jthem instead of attempt- ing to compel thein return. Bprinyfield! Ocrrespondd no#. .. I Swjn'gtf'eld, Jaiu iU. lfloli •; •,-.. -Aii. Could your roaders look in u )on ^pring-% j, field just now, and have jTglanco behind the. scenes, many amutiing and interesting things might he witnessed, were they at all interest-;; ed in _the workings of political machinery, and matters of a political nature generally. jBagpr applicants for! all grados of oflice are here, frojn country- postmiister, up to cabinet officer j or foreign minister,-each press- ing his claiml in various ways (not always ; however in thp most judicious manner); nu- merous lobbies frtjm different sections, each, having some particular object of llocal inter-, est serve; strangers, coming here merely- to observe the mo tio n of. things a hd see Mr. i Lincoln; traveler:! passing througi—all th^so( together, with tie membersjof ;he Legisla- ture,-and continud arrivals from.3ay to day,' support of the Uiiionland the C in this crisis-, is giance is siverito country, The Unian sns as to the Union. attac les conditions to his true patrip is p onstitution, His alle-'- ftrty rather than to his and the Constitution that cannot survijre the success cif any party .ia, indeed a lamentable lailure. j If ours was meant to be broken up by the Election of a I?resident distasteful to a section or party, then were the labors jand sacrifices of our fathers in vain, sind all our eulogies upon their immortal work but mocker es. j Let those meii who hesitate to give their country their undivided arid unconditional support, in this hour of her peril, be marked and remembered.] They are unworthy of the confidence of their fellLwcitizsnri, and should never be placed in any positions of trust and responsibility. We Want no de motion to the Unio*h adulterated with the proviso that this or that concessioin is made or constitutional amendment adopted, i If an amendment can be agreed upon, well and good tie expectation of it, alnd canno required; but in. the ejvent of fsi we havo lit- see that it is lure to agree, iuty to plant then.it is our high and solemn ourselves upon ;he constitutidn as it is, and sustain and abile by it, whetll :r in peace or blood. It is got d enough for us as it is; our fathers lived and Fprosperec under it and left it to us as tl le dearest legacy ever be- queathed by patriots ]tO; their posterity; and if millions of he arts do not jaliy tp its Slip- port when, danger threatens ilt; then are: we recreant to the great trusts reposed iu u^and will merit the reproaches of all coming gen- erations. . ■ 1;',*" i-|| -'•.ji; i. Amendment or no amendirieit, compro- mise or no compromise, codoession or no concession, Jet tjhe rallying crjj j>f men of all nionj shall be preserved and This is the rock of our ,ndori which jn e plunge at .ves of anarchy and ruin. If nd treasure ^p maintain it parties be, the the laws enforci safety, if we ai once into tho.wi it costs blood now, what is its breaking up l at compared with the cost of , KANSAS ADMXT' 7BD-1 Amid all the darkness of tliis; mad hour, it is some relie£jto record the Tact that tardy justice "has at ilength been granted, to the hunted and persecuted settlers of Kansas. It is one of the beneficent results of the purg- ing Washirigtori has receritlyj1 undergone.— Ten traitors have gone from iluej., senate, and now we can have some wise and proper leg- iedation. Now, if they will go on. and pass the Pacific Railroad bill, it will he another illustration of the power of Divine Provi-, denee to deduce good from evil] One] year, one fruitful season^ will make! our yourig sis- ter the jpride and prnsment of the cenfedera- cy. Welcome sisiep Kansas;! we greet thee with a kiss. 1 •' ■ \ .:■ 11 !•-!, mako Springfield Ion. : . : ! Tliis ii the gr comes greati i large and siliall1, for jpktrbnage, just now a * political Baby t Republican altar, to which | i f! mjbers of politicians, both to offer up earnest appeals and many I weeii will bo the ft' -ify. ing Mr! Priridl?; quacious Mr[ |)a and a great deal Binglo knew, when ho was 4ar and practised,in with accuracy. number of victims sacrificed ther Mr. Lincoln,J?. aile to ihi patriotic masses of the people the hope of the nation, is now, to the hungry crowd of office-seekers, the great Mogul, the type of all that is admirable, excellent and extraordinary; his fame is upon the lips of all jlij^ his ability, judgment and patriotism finds countless echoes. One hears, -tco; many interesting things concerning the'- President elect from pretend* knowing Mr. Bingle, and lo-, | ngle. J . ■" , MM ,fJ: Prindlfe'knoW? Lir.cioln well—has known him for years; l&dn intimate with him, andjj ■, can tell,youinuchabout hiscWfacter, ability,;, j .: i about his personal life. 1 * -■'. i11 Lincoln several years ago, I/"! J humble inejnber of the bar,' ] I his county,1 and twill relate, 'jp j ionvcrsations 'Olid Abe' had r with him at th|ss times, and tell you of ex- v - {vressions he was accustomed to make, which Bingle will' always remember, j! Mr. Dangle,, not quite so knowing, yet none the less ljeljtable, can rcmemiber distinct-*: ly Ihe first itime he »ver s^WjMn Lincoln ; it i. was at some pbicure and unpretending place, i and Mr. L. did or said something very origi-, | nal an.d remark tble. ' :f Did ever Mi. Lincoln himself dream of having so'man j friends and acquaintances ? That Mr. Lincoln has been ;borcd—excess- : ively bored—tLere can be no d( ubt; jet,;to the credit of the good sensel of our people, - there areeyiderit signs of a returning dispo-. sitiOn to j allow Mr. Lincoln to attend to his i own matters — natters more necussary at this j timP, being more important and general—and r not so much ^" a disposition td it once, upon' arriving in! town, 'call upon X{r. Lincoln.' ' V. i'i h w. w>ri 3" t,f': Stephen Gira rd's Theory of: Advertising. \ The exainp'e arid precept.! of one of the most successfi 1 busih^ss*" men that America has seen,|may be worthy off attention ai the present tiin6. Mr. Girard wrj>te: 'I h ive . always-cohsidcred advertising liberaPy and long, to be jibe great mediuiri of success in business, an[d prelude towealth, AndjI have made it an invariable rule, too] to advertise 'ii the dullekt times, long e^pjjTEun^e having: taught me that n oney thus speiit is well laid • out; as by keeping my businesii continually before the public, it has . secured me many ' sales that I wjould otherwise! llavo lost.' J. !.f y Secbss'ok likeEt to' be Stabved Oct.— Tki Wa&ington Star svys. jthit Charleston htts ohlyabout forty day $ provisions for the present population on hand. These provi- alohs oame from Tennessee {. but payment haa not been ma^e tot them, not inviting of Mif itippltlii P'-rvl',! j WB DEMUR. There ire spme men in the North who still talk of coaxing the Cotton States into a com promise through concession. And ihe very flrkt concession which is demat ded is a sedi tion law: which shall mak'e i. a punishable offense to speak or print anything against too Mploch of slavery. Mr. "Wigfall announced it iearly in jbecember,. 'Yiou must cease,' said that senatorial buffoon,: 'teaching your children; that slavery is not a good thing ; yoju shall stop speaking against our institu- tions ; shaiuthat is the word I prefer to use.' Gentlemen dirt-eaters, if you set no value on your right 6f free speech; barter it away if , you can ; bqt mark you, ftayJs, attempt not to barter away that which belongs to North-i », who; will defenc iheir. best in«| the death, Send not your hun* a fool's ert&nd to tlhe lioa*s house 1j 1 'f era fret mo hcritance to gf| wolf op for i&utton Pterin 'Pruhsit •|«K fi2..
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In his study, Nadir Payne sat and watched scenes flash by in has mirror of neighboring Farcross. He saw Tobias Gara as he went for place to place talking with the high ranking noble of that city. He knew Tobias was plotting against him. He was building a force to come to Bellshore and attack Nadir. They wanted his secret, his power. His ring.
[Yes.] Said the voice in his mind. [Tobias his always been jealous of you. He never liked you.]
"That's not true." Nadir said. "He's my friend. I have nothing he wants."
[You have me.] It said. [He wants me. He wants my power. He's going to come here and take me unless you stop him.]
"NO!" Nadir got up and waved his hand in front of the mirror cutting off the images. He turned and went to the window and looked out at the sleepy city of Bellshore. There were very few people out on the streets of the city except his guards. Nadir had set a curfew on the city a little over a year ago after his sister Celia had betrayed him and went to Farcross to plot with Tobias to over throw him. But he had caught her when she was trying to sneak back into the city. He knew she had come back to make sure the gates would be open for the attack. Now she lay in the dungeon with all the other traitors he had caught in the city. The mayor and the city council, all of them were down there in the dungeon.
[That's right. you can't trust anyone but me!]
"Quiet!" Nadir yelled. "I need peace and quiet to think!"
[All you need is me.] Said the voice. [I know what's best for you.]
"I said SHUT UP!" He screamed sending a bolt of energy out to crash into a wall and blowing a hole through it. With a groan, Nadir walked out of his study. He was tired of all this. The voice and the responsibility of the city and its people. He just wanted to sleep. Sleep for a thousands years.
[You can sleep when our work is done. Right now we have to much to do, to many enemies to defeat. Like the Vampire in the dungeon. You know he is only the first. Soon more will cone. Mark my words.]
Who is he? Nadir thought. Why is he here? Could he be here as an advance for an attack? But why would the Vampires want to come all the way out here when they have their own lands to rule over?
"SHUT UP!" Nadir screamed pulling at his hair. "JUST SHUT UP!!!"
From his upstairs hall, Nadir stormed his way down through his tower to the lower floors then down into the dungeons below. The smell down there was horrible from so many unclean and unkempt people. He kept his prisoners fed but that was about all the care he had given them. Care for the prisoners had been Jukal and Celia's responsibility until they had become prisoners themselves. Now with them in cells, the only attendant down in the dungeons were a small team of men from Bellshore's guard force.
As Nadir walked through the halls, he was disgusted but the conditions down there. It was cold and dirty. It was dark, wet and crowded. This was no place for humans to have to live, even if they were prisoners. Nadir stopped and looked around. He hadn't been down here in more then three years. He had sent prisoners here, but he had no idea that the conditions were so bad. What was he thinking?
[All these people deserve to be right here.] The voice said. [They are your enemies. Why do you care what conditions they live in. They will all die soon anyway.]
Ignoring the voice, Nadir moved on until he found the cell they guards had put the Vampire in. He took a key from the nook at the side of the cell and went in. There he found the Vampire along with his sister Celia and his ex apprentice Jukal chained to the wall. Celia didn't look well. Her hair had gone gray and was matted, she looked thin and pale. And so did Jukal. He looked like he was starving to death. This was his family. What had he done?
[What have YOU done?] The voice screamed. [They did it!! They betrayed you! Have you forgotten both of them were plotting against you! Stop being so weak!!]
As he screamed, Celia pulled herself into a ball and tried to hide herself in fear. Jukal also pulled away.
"Who are you Vampire?" He asked Ranjer." Why are you here?"
"My name is Prince Ranjer Dragomir Zlenka Tyr." Ranjer stood up. " I am the second son of King Valkar Zlenka of Yadessa and ward to King Drake Tyr of Tir Na and I want to know why you locked me here in this dungeon?"
"You are here because I caught you spying on be out near the river." Nadir said. "Why were you there?"
"Spying?" Ranjer said. "Was I really? You caught me standing in the river. I WAS coming to the rescue of those children that Gator thing attacked. I would have introduced myself had you not attacked me and given me a chance."
[He lies!] the voice said. [He's after me!]
Ranjer stepped back his eyes narrowed at Nadir as he smacked himself in the head. Ranjer knew what was going on. It was the ring.
"Who is he talking to?" Celia asked terrified of her own brother. Jukal tried to get up and limped out a few feet.
"Why are you here Ranjer Tyr?" Nadir asked. "I have no quarrel with with the Vampires or the Werewolves. What do you want?"
"I want that." Ranjer pointed to the ring on Nadir's left hand. "I know what it is."
[SEE!] The ring screamed in his head. [I TOLD YOU HE WAS HERE FOR ME! KILL HIM NOW!!]
Nadir raised his hands ready to fight and blast Ranjer. Ranjer just spread his arms with his palms up.
"I'm not here to fight you." Ranjer said. "I'm here to save you, to keep you from becoming as bad as the monster that the man that owned the ring was. Do you know who owned that ring before you? I'm here to take it and put it some place where it can never hurt anybody again."
[HE LIES!] The ring screamed! [KILL HIM! KILL HIM NOW!!]
Nadir grabbed his head and staggered back away from Ranjer to the wall near Celia. As afraid of her brother as she was, she still loved him very much and wanted to help him. She got up and wrapped her arms around him and tried to comfort him. When she touched Nadir, the ring reacted. It sent out a pulse of power that threw her away and back against the wall. Celia hit the wall, screamed and fell to the floor.
[KILL HER!!!] The ring screamed to Nadir. [KILL HER NOW!! DO NOT LET HER TOUCH US AGAIN!!]
"NOOOOO!!" Nadir yelled. He grabbed the ring and tore it off his finger and threw it against the wall and ran to Celia. "Take it! Get it away from me!"
The second he took off the ring, the spell on the cell dropped and Ranjer and Jukal felt their magic return to them. Ranjer shifted to mist and the chains on his legs slipped off. He turned to go pick up the ring and realized Jukal already had it in his hand. Jukal stood there staring down at the ring as it glowed brightly. He could already hear it trying to talk to him.
"If you put that ring on." Ranjer looked deeply in Jukak's eyes. "This will all start again, but this time it will be you hurting people. I know your mad with Nadir but the ring caused all this, not him. But if you put that ring on, you may become even worse then he was. Is that what you want?"
"No." He reached out and put the ring in Ranjer's hand. "I don't want anything to do with that damned ring. I'd give up my magic before I let it do to me what it did to Nadir."
"I'm sorry Jukal."Nadir sat there hugging Celia. "I didn't know it would turn me into a raving lunatic. If I had known, I would never have put it on. Who's ring was it anyway?"
"It belonged to a warlock named Bram Thorne." Ranjer told them. "But it was made by another warlock who he killed to get it. It's still possessed by the warlock who forged it. My friends and I, were trying to collect all of his rings before he gets them and turns Taggitia into a wasteland of death."
"Then take it please." Nadir said as he helped Celia to her feet. "And get it away from Bellshore and let us heal ourselves from the madness it put us through."
[Ranjer] Quynn sent. [We're here. Do you need help?]
[No Cousin. I'll met you at the river in twenty minutes.]
With the ring of light in his pocket, Ranjer said good bye to Jukal and Celia and made Nadir promise to release all his prisoners from the dungeon. He accepted Nadir's apologies and followed Jukal out to the court yard of the tower, shifted to his condor form and was off to meet Quynn and the others. His flight took less then ten minutes and he was flying in to join his friends.
As he touched down and shifted back to his normal formal, Ranjer went to meet the others. Quynn grabbed him in a big hug.
"You had me so worried when I woke and found you were gone."
"Well I got this so I guess it was a good thing," He held out the ring to Myor. "Where do we go next?"
"We head for the next ring." Myor told them. He sat down and closed his eyes to orient himself on the next location. His mind traveled up and out of the valley of Bellshore. It flew out over the mountains then turned south east deeper into the tall peaks of Roann. There, Myor saw a cave carved into the side on a mountain and he streaked straight toward it. From there he dived down into the cave and moved through a tunnel into a cavern where he found a series of structures carved into the side of the cave walls. There he stopped. Myor knew the ring was somewhere in this cavern. He opened his eyes and looked up at Quynn, Ranjer and Yarden.
"I know where to go." He climbed up on his feet. "We go southeast. We're going underground."
The sun had just risen as the clocks in the enchanted high towers of Mystwinter chimed 6 am to started the new day. The priest of Ayduin were out as usual saying their prayers to the morning sun while the adepts worked to make sure all altars and temples were set for the days activity. In the royal palace of Mystwinter, breakfast was on a tray and being served to the royal family as Eldar the oldest brother of King Tarron made his way through the city and into the palace. He greeted the guards at the families private entrance, then stopped in the kitchen and ordered his breakfast to be sent to his office. From there he went to the kings office and spoke to the kings secretary and issued orders for the kings visit to Fay Shrea later in the week. He was to visit Eventide, Nacnar and Bellas before going north to Winterhaven and Yadessa. It would be Eldar's job to set up travel arrangements and organize protection and make arrangements with each city for his visit and housing.
Once in his office, Eldar started work going over the weeks reports on trouble around Mystwinter's borders and any and all matters of criminal activity. Once he was done with the reports, his decisions and advise would go to King Tarron for his final decisions and judgments. With breakfast finished and all the reports for the week read, Eldar went to see his brother the king and his wife for their daily visit.
"Quel amrun tan." Tarron smiled as he finished his breakfast and pushed his plate away. "How fares the empire today?"
"All is well." Eldar smiled. He came in and kissed the Queen good morning then took a seat at the kings side. "We had a problem with Gremlins raiding in Aesar and Halfar but I sent troops to round them up. Both cities report the problem has been taken care of."
"Very good." King Tarron smiled. "Those Gremlins can be such a pest. Anything else?"
"Well, Baron Erlan of Conell and his neighbor Baron Ievos are fighting again." Eldar poured a cup of coffee and took a sip. "Those two can never seem to agree on anything."
"What are they fighting about this time?" Tarron asked.
"Land of course." Eldar said. "They both claim that small piece of land by the river that runs right between their property's. One runs cattle and the other sheep. Neither wants the other to use it to water their livestock. I had to stop them from dueling over it last week."
"I will take care of it." Tarron said. "I'll declare the river as royal property so they both have no reason to fight over it. They either agree to share it or go find another way to water their animals."
"Good idea." Eldar nodded. "I'll have a decree ready for you to sign later today. Oh, before I forget. You should have a talk with Sir Jhaarteal. Lady Mavrel came to see me yesterday."
"Stop." Tarron held up his hand. "I know what this is all about and she's right. I can't allow him to continue acting in such a manner. But I'm not quite sure what I can do other then demote him for conduct. And if I do that, he will be completely humiliated."
"I understand." Eldar agreed. "But something must be done before this situation is really knocking at our door. We have to protect Lady Mavral and her children's honor too. I don't want to see that house fall from this."
As they talked, Queen Marissa had gotten up and walked to the window and noticed the gray skies and a storm moving in. She looked hard at the sky thinking this wasn't right.
"There's a storm moving in." She called to her husband and his brother. Then she turned to look at the Elemental globe that sat on the mantle over the fireplace on the other side of the room. It glowed bright and golden indicating clear and sunny weather. She looked again at the storm. It was dark and rumbled with lightning flashing through the clouds. Then, as she watched, a lightning bolt flashed down and struck a tower causing it to explode into flames. Tarron and Eldar jumped from their chairs and rushed to the window.
"By Rimnar!" Tarron stared out as the tower burned. "What in the world happened?"
As they watched, lightning stared to streak down, striking again and again all over Mystwinter. In a matter of minutes fire raged all through the city. Wind exploded, blowing like a hurricane, fanning the fire to an even higher degree as the people of Mystwinter ran trying to find cover. In three quick strikes, the road out of Mystwinter exploded sending people flying all around. Eldar pulled Tarron and Marissa away from the window just as the wind sent a piece of rubble crashed into it.
"This is no natural storm!" Eldar said. "There's magic behind this. Quick, you have to get out of here to somewhere safe!"
"How?" Tarron asked him. "The road out of Mystwinter is gone! We can't ride in this with the wind tossing everything around!"
"You go like this!" Eldar stepped back and raised his hands and started gathering his magic. "Take care brother, I'll come find you when this is over!"
As Marissa and Tarron hugged each other, Eldar's spell swept them up in a swirl of light and took them away. With a final prayer for their safety, Eldar turned and ran as rocks and debris rained down through the palace. He ducked and he dodged as he ran through the palace. He used his magic to levitate a heavy beam off of two guards and helped them out of the palace, then headed out into the front courtyard.
With his shields protecting him from the wind and lightning, Eldar looked around to see if anyone needed help. Off in the distance, he saw a group of people hiding in the remnants of one of the gate houses from the palaces front gate. With the wind blowing like it was, there wasn't anything he could do. They were trapped for now. He had to think of some way to stop the storm or Mystwinter was doomed.
Thinking quickly, Eldar went through what he knew about storms. He knew that warm moisture rising into cold clouds caused storms. So if he sent a strong enough blast of heat up into the storm, he should be able to disrupt it's rotation and put an end to the storm. He himself didn't have the power for such a blast, but he knew something that did,.
Reaching in his pocket, Eldar pulled out a golden ring that had a huge bright red ruby set in it. He rarely ever wore this ring because of who it once belonged to. This was one of Bram Thorn's possessed Elemental rings. Eldar slide the ring on his finger and before he could do anything, a voice rang out in his head.
[Aiya Elf.] Eldar felt a cold chill run through his body. [I knew one day something would drive you to put me on. I will obey your command and work for you, but there is a price.]
"I don't have time to make bargains with you." Eldar shouted as the wind sent a wagon wheel to crash into his shield. "Mystwinter is being destroyed and this is my only hope to save it."
[Then agree to my terms.] It said. [They are very simple. Kill Bram Thorn.]
"Bram Thorn is already dead!" Eldar. "He died many years ago!"
"Then you have nothing to worry about. Just agree to those terms. If he should even find a way to come back, you must kill him.]
"I AGREE!!" He said. "NOW BLAST THIS STORM!!!!"
Like a streak of lightning, a bolt of heat blasted out from the ring and went up straight to the heart of the storm. The clouds rumbled and boiled as the heat of the blast evaporated the moisture rolling through the storm cloud. As Eldar watched, the winds died down and the lightning stopped. The dark clouds cleared and sunlight shined through the parting clouds. As Eldar dropped his shields, the Elves hiding in the gate house stuck their heads out and looked up at the sun. All around the devastated kingdom, Elves started coming out to start searching for anyone hurt in the storm. It took all day but by nightfall, most of the fires were out and though there were still many ruined buildings to search, people started to relax.
Eldar returned to the palace and made his way in to the throne room. Half the castle had been blasted to rubble and the household staff were still busy cleaning up. Eldar stood at the throne and looked at the blasted out walls. Precious family heirlooms lay scattered everywhere burned by fire. He sat on the throne and sat back and looked out through the hole in the ceiling. He didn't understand what had happened. He knew they had enemies, but who could be strong enough to control such a storm.
"I could."
Suddenly there was an explosion right in front of Eldar. He shielded his eyes and leaped away trying to keep from being blinded by the blast or hit by the flying debris. With the dust cloud billowing all around, Eldar stepped out to see who it was that had attacked Mystwinter. As the dust cleared, a tall man in dark robes with wild straggly hair stepped out into view. Eldar stared at him in shock, he couldn't believe what he saw.
"Hello Eldar." Bram Thorn smiled. "You have something that belongs to me, and I want it back!"
The hour was late and the forest was dark as Niro, Bly, Rowyn and Hoddie made their way down the road to Mystwinter. They had ridden hard all day trying to keep up with Bly and Rowyn up in the air. Now Akhrua was tired and they were hungry, so they had stopped for a short break before moving on. Bly and Rowyn had decided to scout ahead while Niro and had their quick lunch. Now it was night and they were back on the road. Bly was eager to get to Mystwinter. She had been having this terrible feeling all day that something was wrong and they should hurry. Now they were almost there. Mystwinter was only a few miles ahead.
As they walked, Sima started acting strange, scenting the air and growling. Niro reached out and run his hand over her back.
"What is it Sima?" He asked his feline companion. "What's bothering you?"
[Smoke.] She sent. [Something burns.]
"It could be the cooking fires of Mystwinter." Hoddie said. "We are close to the city."
[Not food.] Sima sent. [Me smell fear and smoke. And blood.]
"I don't like the sound of that." Niro unbuckled Stormfury. "Bly, you should go up through the trees to check on the city. There might be trouble ahead."
"I will be back shortly." She shrank down to her fairy form and zipped up into the trees for a look. She waved between branches until she made it to the very top of the trees and looked east at the city of Mystwinter.
[By Serina's sword!] She sent. [This can't be!!]
"What is it?" Niro called up to her.
[Mystwinter burns!! It's in ruins!]
They knew that couldn't be a coincident. It could only mean one thing. Bram Thorn had been here. Someone had to get to the palace and see how Eldar and the royal family was. Bly flew down and hovered before Niro and Hoddie.
"I'm taking Rowyn and we're going to the palace to check on Eldar." Bly said nervously. "You and Hoddie hurry. We might need help fast."
"Go!!" Niro said as he jumped on Akhrua's back and pulled Hoddie up behind him. Rearing up on his hind legs, Akhrua galloped off down the road toward the smoking city.
High up over the forest Rowyn and Bly sped toward the smoldering city. Down below they saw city wizards as the conjured and directed water from the river at various fires around the city. Elves in lines with buckets dowsing houses and shops that were burning. There was a big gaping crater that run through the city, Elves were using ropes to climb down and search for survivors. Rowyn had never seen such devastation before in her life. She so wanted to go and help the people but there really wasn't that much she could add to what they were doing. She had magic, but nothing she strong enough to do much good here.
[Bly.] She called to her companion. [Is there anything we can do to help here?]
[We can go and see how the royal family came through this.] Bly answered. [They may need our help. Look ahead, there's the palace in ruins.]
Ahead they saw what was left of Mystwinter's beautiful five tower palace. Only two towers were still standing. Lightning had blasted the other three towers to rubble. Scorch marks blackened the ground in the places where the lightning had hit. Dead Elves lay scattered and piled all around the gates of the palace.
As Bly and Rowyn reached the front gate, they saw palace guards and a few of the house staff running a make shift hospital out in the front courtyard. Any and all healers from around the area were they busy tending to all the wounded and hurt victims of the tragedy. Rowyn dropped down to land with Bly perched on her shoulder. They went to a guard they saw helping direct citizens to were they could find food, first aid and maybe even lost relatives.
"Excuse me." Rowyn said. "Can you tell me what happened here?"
The Elf looked up at them. His arm was bandage and there were bandages wrapped around his head and chest. They could tell he was in pain. Rowyn reached out and touched his arm sending warm healing strength all through his body. The look of pain faded away and he sighed with relief and smiled.
"Diola lle arwen en amin." He smiled and bowed to them. "Now I can breathe much better."
"I wish there was more I could do." Rowyn said with a small smile. "What happened here?"
"There was a storm." He said. "It came at us with no warning. One minute the sun was shining and the next, lightning and wind was blasting everything. We tried to run but it was already too late and there was no where to hide."
"What about the king and queen?"" She asked. "Did they make it to safety?"
"I don't know." He said. "I saw Lord Eldar out here helping people for a little while, but I haven't seen King Tarron or Queen Marissa. I hope they're somewhere safe. They will be needed to help rebuild."
"Lord Eldar." Bly said. "Did you see where he went?"
"Back into the palace." He told them. "But that was more then an hour ago."
"We're going in to check on him." Bly flew up to hover in front of the guard. "We have friends on their way here. A Human and a Goblin, please don't be afraid and let them pass when they get here."
"I'll send out the word to let them in." The guard said. "Be careful going in, the floors can't be very stable and there are a lot of blocked passages and fallen walls."
"We will." Rowyn said as they lifted off and flew up into the castle ruins. Together they went from room to room looking for any of the royals. They saw many bodies and a few wounded. Rowyn healed those she could, but there were some buried that they couldn't get to. Rowyn made a mental note where they were then sent a message to Niro and Hoddie to hurry. Niro answered telling her they were right outside and coming in. With Niro on his way, Bly took off to search while Rowyn stayed to help with the rescues.
From the third floor, Bly flew down and searched the second floor and the royal offices. There were dead guards and officers of the court but none of the royal family. Having been in Mystwinter castle once before, Bly knew the throne room was located on the main floor. She flew out a window and went down and in through a kitchen window. From the kitchen and into the pantry, Bly zipped into the main hall to where the great doors to the throne room were. She flew down to the floor to land then shifted to her larger size which had the strength to push open the doors. With the doors open, Bly carefully walked in. The floor in front of her had collapsed and had fallen down into the dungeon area. Bly spread her wings and sailed across the gaping hole and moved on into the throne room. As she looked around, she saw the devastation of the throne room. All the window were gone and the east wall had been blown apart. All the furniture had been swept all through the room and most of it was broken to pieces. King Tarron's throne was located in the rear of the room to the north. Bly flew on to the knocked over throne hoping that maybe Eldar and the king and queen had taken shelter in one of the protected rooms behind the throne.
When Bly reached the throne, she started for the back rooms when she heard a moan. There was someone's legs sticking out from behind the throne. She hurried over and pushed the throne out of the way and found Lord Eldar Mystwinter laying there his body all crushed and broken,
[Rowyn!] Bly called out as she got down and lifted Eldar's head into her lap. [I found Eldar. He's hurt, I need your help fast!]
[I'm coming!]
"It's to late for me." He opened his eyes and looked up at Bly. She wiped blood from his mouth as he coughed. "Bly, he took the ring. He came and he brought the storm. Bly, he used it and he destroyed Mystwinter. You have to stop him before he can destroy everything."
"Eldar, where's the king and queen?"
"I sent them away." He said weakly. "Find him and destroy him....
Then Eldar Mystwinter let go of his last breath and died.
As Rowyn, Niro and Hoddie ran into the room, they found Bly sitting on the floor cradling Eldar's body.
"We're to late." She said. "Bram's been here and he killed Eldar and took the ring."
"What about the king and queen?" Rowyn asked.
"They're safe." She said. "Eldar sent them away before Bram attacked him."
"Now what do we do?" Hoddie asked.
"We do as Eldar said." She laid Eldar down and covered him with one of the Mystwinter tapestry's. "We find Bram Thorn and we destroy him."
On the outskirts of Mystwinter, Canius Regulas watched as the elves worked to clean up after the terrible storm. Word had gone out through the survivors of the death of Lord Eldar and how a Fairy, a Human, a Goblin and a Sky Elf were at the palace healing and helping with the recovery of some of the people trapped in the devastated city . Canius had no doubt that it was Niro and his friends. He was going to watch and wait and follow them. He would let them collect as many rings as they could find, and then he would strike and take them. All he needed was time, and that was on his side.


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Vivosaur Town is the primary location and hub for the game Fossil Fighters. It has three general areas: Fighter Area, Park Area, and Guild Area. Each has its own respective special purposes in the game. It is located in the chin of Vivosaur Island. It thrives in a similar manner to a metropolis or port city, since it is connected to the ocean and receives all major ship-ins to the island.
There is a speedboat in this town that can be used to transport the player to certain dig sites.


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I have had a copy of Roald Dahl's autobiography, Going Solo, for years but just have not gotten around to reading it, a common problem at my house. Then a friend mentioned that he had one about his childhood, giving me another reason to delay reading Going Solo. Then last week at a garage sale I found a very battered copy of Boy: Tales of Childhood available for a whole quarter.
Dahl clearly states that the book is not an autobiography, it is rather the top memories that he has from his childhood. For instance he does not reconstruct his family life, for the most part, or go into lengthy descriptions of many aspects of his life and family. There is no listing of all of the siblings and their traits, and just a brief description of his parents. Instead it is a collect as advertised, tales from assorted years that have remained at the top of his memory.
Instead it is really just an enjoyable collection of tales, few of them really interconnected, aside from Dahl being the omnipresent character in all of the tales. Almost all are humorous, none are really side splitting funny, and all are interesting. I have never read any of his other books but I suspect that his wry sense of humor pervades them.
In some it makes you wish you were alive in that bygone age. When else could you ride your tricycle to school, unaccompanied by an adult, down the middle of the main street due to lack of cars on the street. Or taking a steam ship to Norway every year for a long summer holiday. Then you might have second thoughts on wanting to live then when you read about Dahl having his adenoids removed, sans pain killers, or his father having to have his arm amputated due to being treated by a drunk doctor.
The first family drive in a car results in his nose being almost completely severed, after the kids push his "ancient sister" to speed up to the unheard of speed of 35. His stories of public boarding schools make me very glad that I was not forced to attend them. You find out that he was a star athlete without any bragging, and a superb photographer, and did not like Latin. He wrote his mother every week of his life starting with school, and that has no doubt helped with his recollection of events as his mother saved all of the letters.
An interesting note is that at one school the candy maker Cadbury used to send the boys an occasional box of new types of chocolate to get feedback. He daydreamed of discovering the greatest chocolate yet devised. That was the kernel for the story Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, written over 30 years later.
One thing about the physical book that I purchased which amused me is that one of the previous owners was named Amanda. Written in six different color pens on the top of the book, and in bold black letters on the bottom. I wondered if the book was owned by an Amanda, or if it was owned by someone who had a crush on an Amanda? Some questions we will never know.
I greatly enjoyed the book; it was a pleasant journey through some of the memories of a person who lived in what is increasingly long ago bygone era. It was a pleasant, short afternoon read I can now with a clear conscious go on to Going Solo!


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Game Night
Expectations & Rules
Season: Game Nights – All games start at 5:30pm
-2/3 & 4/5 grade teams pay refs before the game starts. If the game is called off at the field, the ref still gets paid.
Duration of Games:
Kindergarten/1st Grade: 4 – 10 Minute Quarters (Running Clock)
2nd/3rd Grade:2 - 25 Minute Halves (Running Clock)
4th/5th Grade: 2 - 25 Minute Halves(Running Clock)
Number of players:
Kindergarten/1st Grade: 4 vs. 4 ***No Goalies***
2nd/3rd Grade: 9 vs. 9 Includes a Goalie (But if a team is short on players then please either play 8 vs. 8 or share players.
4th/5th Grade: 9 vs. 9 Includes a Goalie (But if a team is short on players then please either play 8 vs. 8 or share players.
The referee fee is $24/game. Each team is responsible for paying ½ of the fee to the referee prior to the game. No referees are required for Kindergarten/1st grade games (coaches will referee those games)
Home Team Responsibilities
1 – Put up corner flags
2 – Supply game ball
Basic Rules:
Throw-in: happens where the ball goes out on the side lines.
Goal Kick: Happens when the offensive team kicks the ball out at the defense's end of the field. Kick is taken from the smaller box for 2nd/3rd & 4th/5th grade fields and the semi circle on the kindergarten/1st fields.
Corner Kick: Occurs when the defense kicks the ball out of their own end line. Kick takes place from the corner on the side the ball was kicked out.
Kindergarten/1st Coaches: Call hand balls, out of bounds and tripping fouls mostly.
2/3 & 4/5 Coaches:We will not be calling off-sides as it is hard for a single referee to call.
2/3 & 4/5 Coaches: Allow the Refs to call the games! If we hear that coaches are yelling at refs, you will be asked not to coach anymore. Remember that these are mostly children refereeing. If you have a problem with a ref please email Mike Jones at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Substitutions will be allowed on the following:
1 – Both goal kicks
2 – Own throw-in
3 – At half time
4 – After an injury
5 – After a goal has been scored
Rain outs – Soccer is played in the rain and will only be called off if there is thunder, lightning or if the fields are flooded. NSC has set a deadline of 4 PM to call games off. If storms look like they will end by game time we will not cancel the games, in these cases, the coaches will be responsible for cancelling games. If the ref shows up please pay him/her.