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Smiths Tonic Syrup

OR FEGETIBLE FEBRTFUGE.
speedy antCrrtaIncurP tor AGt andFE| ER.
Gail teusr, dumb Gguc, intermittent terers, and
al the rmi0Hs forms Of Bilious Diseases
THIS valuable medicine l. undoubtedly the safest,
l. surcst and best remedy ever discovered for the
cure OF the above named dseases II not only
breaks the chill, but removes the cause from whch
the disease originates It's operation Is both general
and special.
While it acts generally upon the whole system, as
most powerful Alternative, purifying the fluids, free
ing the solids from all morbid seceuons, and relnylg
oTang and bringing up all the vital energies to
dard OF permanent health it NJ the same time eNer,s
specific influence upon the liver digestive organs
and Emphatic and ganduar system exciting them
10 htathul activity, removing all morbid matter, e.
qualnng the circulation, restoring their proper aud
necessary secreruns, thus accomplishing compile e
renovation from disease, and restoration TO sound
permanent health
Those who are suffering from the prosiratng agues
and levers common 10 the west and sOuth--those
whose constitutions have become enieebled by the
OF mercury, qulnine, other violent remedies should
resort at once to the use OF this valuable medicine
i has cured and will cure the most obstinate cases
| Travelling with the circulation, 1t pours its healing
current through every VEN and artery of the human
body. The animal economy Is made TO undergo q
thorough radical change. Even the mind partakes
OF the heaihiu process and life that before appear
ed ono dTeay waste begins again to seem worth pos
sessng. Gs1-Palnphlets respecting this valuable me-
oFlHe can oe obtained oil the agents graus.
! Caution AS there are many spurious preparations
OF slnilar name hawked about the country and sold
on the reputation OF the genuine Smiths Tonic Syrup
| VIC therefore beg leave to caution the public agains
imposition, as we cannot hold ourselves responsible
Tor effects which may rcsu, from the Of spuriou:
articles. H. BLAkESLY 4 Go,
| s.w. corner Chesnu and 81 SIS, ST, Louis Mo,
General agents for the west
The genuine Smiths tonic syrup is also for sale By
| the following agents. q. j., THOMPSON, OttaUd,
| S. g. SMITH. Peru,
| Jul %, '4S-1y MURRAY d Son NeTark
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Meoieinss.

and beautiful compeSions they should Use DR. Ta,.-
sends Sarsapdrilla: thousands who have ,,,si 4,
are more than satisfied are delighted Ladies ~
every station, crowd our office daily
-, Nof'ee 10 the Ladiss Those that initiate ID,
lon'sends Sarsapanlla. have invariably called ,hs;,
sun great remedy for families, &c and bays 80
P,eu our ois aud circulars which relaes to the com
Pmu's OF women, word for word--other men WIN mn,
up meu'ciae have, since the great successes Of br
ionnsends SdrsaParilld in complaints inciddnt TO
',naies ni.nded theirs though previously they
did not. humber Of these mixtirrs Nils a., ",,y
Injurious 10 ieinnles, they agprayai, Iisr,s. ana
undermine the CONSTITUTION ''' NV"
Srotnia CTed-Ihis certificate co,clnsivc,v
,bc mos. a os u' stpara has geec, control over
sons cured n one house is Unprecedented ~
Three ChiIdren.-Dr ErnsrsiNDe,r c;r
have the pleasure TO morn you that tbrr. 81 ,,,
children have been cured OF the scrofua by The ns ~
your excellent medicine They were nj;,c,.t 81 "
severely with bad sores; have taken only Gn, ho,,ay
It took them away Tor which feel myself under dsen
obligations. iours, respectfully. 'u'eP
Isaac w CRAM. log Wooster @,
Cpinion OF Physicians DR. Townsend is olno.,
daly receiving orders from physicians in diL.rsn,
parts OF the Union This Is 10 certfv I'm, 49," .
Undersigned, physcians Of the city of Albany have in
numerous cases prescribed DR. Townsend's IN rs,n.
MIA and believe 1t TO be one Of the mos, vnlnnhl.
preparations IN the market, II p PuLrYG, NJ D.
j. WILSON. NJ
-, X. h BR,ees NJ n
Albany, April L. 1877 Pc En- yryno ~
caut'on-ow'ng to the great success and immen. y.
sale OF DR. Towusends Saraparilln, numh", ~
men who were formerly our agents, have comm,n.
Ecu y,, maS y" snrsnp1nIla Extract Exis, Buers.
up IN The same shaped bottle and some Of hen,
nave stolen aud copied our advertisements thew ne
o"y worthless limitations and should be avoided
=, fTncipa office u Fulton street. Sun BuiIdng N
=, h ,s,M q co, States ST. Boston; Dyoit Il
(.
Druggist, Baltimore; r NJ Cohen. Charleston
Wrsht " CO, Charersst, N. o; $50 South Penri
-, Alnahy aud by all the principal druggists md
merchants lhTonghout the s, West IuJns n nj tho
Sanadas } r REED 4 Co, succrssors to S,e ri,o
Agent Tor Illinois The trade snppiie3 nj " y
prices WilrE& HUNTER agents, Ottawa
ln!5-io-iy :. J. SnrH. druggist. agent, Newark
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LandWarrants GLAND Aeencv,

THE ind ersigned will act as agent, nj Dixon. H.
Lands, by sending their money post paid with one
per cent a. fee: will locate Land Warrants for those
who may send their warrants accompanied by power
Of attorney, affidavit, and 81 prosecute claims for
soldiers Bounty Land or Scrip; enter lsnds for per-
sons paying part Of the money down, and wait from
to IL months for the balance Of the money and
keep al,rays on hand LAND WARRANTS for sale At
lowest rates Persons wishing to buy wausn;s will
find 1t to their interest in Dixon as they will not be
required to pay for warrant unless il answers their
purpose Ii is often the case tina, persons bringing
their warrants ON distance find their lands enter
ed or their warrants cannot he used on account uf
informally in the assignment OF the warrant. These
difficulties are avoided by purchasing OF the under
signed as persons are not required to psy for awsr
rant unless il will pass inspection
Communications. post paid. will always meet with
prompt attention. llli-6l CHARLES DEMENT,.
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TEST OF LovE.-A gentleman, on
becoming acquainted with a young
lady who was in the city on a visit,
took particular pains to bcstow upon
her all the attention in his power.
'Why,' said she one day, SHOULD |
be the recipient of all these kind at
tentions, at your hands p
Because said he, q have fallen
in love with you.'
'Why are you in love with me p
she asked with surprise (; my sister,
vho is in the country, is much hand.
somer than am 60 and make love
to her.
He Immediately went to the coun-
try and saw the sister, who We.
quite homely. Disappointed and
angry, he returned to the hrst lady
saying-
'Why did you tell me a story? p
Neither did you speak the truth,
answered she, 'for if you loved me
why did you 60 after anotherP
tic had no reply to make.
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" afer Power FOR s,se .

Valuable Water P0riL yes on For R,rer frp
mills a6ore Dayton, and ons mile from sIack
,cuttr navigation 10 he Feeder If lie NinOp
and Michigan cauok
THE subscriber having built his dam
cross The river al the above place. is nov
prepared 10 sell or lease water Tor nanufacturira
purposes. A saw mill il in operation and a
grlst and Touring mill in progress or erection. Il
IL iocs,ed IN the midst &c an extensive whea'
snd WOOL ero"ing Country, and offers every H.
ducemen' for the above husiness and alan for,
sool'n factory, or any mschsnicsl or rnanufic
TURING establishments where water power 10 re-.
quirsd. villsge plat is land out. and lots ars
offered on reasonable terms. A blacksnith and
wagon maker would hnd It a de,irable Incition
mi e"od tavern or boarding house would d.
we'll. For particulars enquire Of
Ou,ws. Dec 10 is47 GEO NANN
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For Fever mud Aavc.

Dr. Oscoop's INDIA CHotosoouy--Cauiion IL,
mss become necessary to caution the public against
the many spurious ,rtices which have OF late made
Their appearance under the assumed name Of sholo.
gogue One man bottles upa mixture which he calls
Ina,a ehotososue-another Indian ehoiagogue-ai
L1gosue-anothcr mn kes choinrogu. ON, and so q,
Some copy from the envelope of the genuine Who'll.
sentences, with coarse imitation ar It's STYLE and
form. One fellow tells the public the, hi.srtcle wa.
prepared .vcr.l years before, under sno,hcr name
!, is an 81 trick Of the rogue to steal good name
when nd character has spoiled the Old one. Be
particular 70 inquire for Dr. Oscos,ls Inds Cho,.
gosue. ,Alwsysto be had nom the agents, II sLaK.
LET end Co, south west conner OF 81 and Chesnn
st., st. Louis. Sold also by
Aug IS S, G SvrTu p.,,,
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II A SION Il 0 U S E,

1--WE undersigned has purchased III. shove
l. House, and repaired and furnished II IL a
proper manner fof 9 first rate Hotel u is snua.
ted dlrsrrly in font of the Court H,use, and j.
convrnien, for oil those having business C. nuec-
ted with the public offices: and il in the cenir-
II the bu-ine-- par of the iown. The stage or
icr for The different r"ules is kept At This house.
The house is large and roomy, and i. capable
IT accommodating all those who NAV favor him
with a call. Attached to the house is comfort,
able and convenient stable
From his long acquaintance and exp 'risncr 81
The business. and unrrmittpd eyerinn, io please
he hopes 10 receive liberal share II patronage.
Ottawa. Dec 3. 1877. u. THORN,
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Al.ns highly improved FARM IN Indian
Creek, containing APT acres. IS miles north 81
Ottawa, on the state road 225 acres improved
US ni timber, da.ll n, houses. ~. log he nh.
er n ro"d frame. viii well, wood-h"use aud CHS.
ton; $50 ffun trees many OF them hearing; ,
god frame barn and shed and stationary ihresh.
ing mach,nr; The farm is we'll ws,ered With liv.
ing sp'lngs. ard bv Indian Crrsk. The farm
II he sold en,re az d,viied into Two equal per.
lions, lihers credit will be given on part Of the
purchase money.
l. Bue"n Cm'n'y-Sec SO I i7,nrll, cas-,
ri The 4ih pr,nr,r'i meridian.
H. G,r"dy C"u"iy Sc ar 9, 81 s. hf sw
a. 10 81
I.WR Caio'y-E hfss 30. 81, 9; sw ff. or
2. 80. 9
The above lands viii hr sold CHEAP On
most # which. hy aging nne-f,unh down, time
will he given on the halsnce.
Nav %. GEn " NORRIS
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ABSENT MrNprp.--A pretty young
miss, while walking up State street,
Albany, accidentally lost her deli
cate little gaiter from her Chinese
foot, and was proceeding onward in
her stocking FOOT when a gallan,
young man pickle il up and followed
her, and returned it with a bow
Blushing to her eyes, she took the
'prunnella,' and, in her confusion,
put in her pocket!
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AH,Rp N.ME.-A fellow writing
from somewhere in the vicinity OF
sun down, says: "I started for some
little town up in the vicinity of Hol-
stcio-I would not undertake ia
spell or pronounce the name, but ii
yuo take Kickapoo and Ojibberway,
and mix them up with PassamaGuod-
DIV. and pronounce the whole back
wards, YOU will come nearest to it Of
any way | have yet discovered.
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CIT Y II @ 7 E J.,

HNHE subscriber having purchased this well
known stand. situated on the North Last
a Corner Of n. Court House S7nars, in Otta.
wa, Illinois, has made extensive repaTsa and improve
men,s md ha. determined to occupy himself 1t IS
pIeaseniy situated, fronting the public square near
the court house in the business p-u OF the town. and
IS perfectly convenient for those who wish 10 transact
business IN town. No pains will be spared to render
I an agreeable stopping place for those sho may
hvor hun with call. hi.tabe oil be we. supplied
with Gsme and all delicacies tia, the country al.
Iords; and his COOK cant he beat" He HOPES
by attention TO the comforts oftravelers to men and
receive libers share ofpuhlic patronage
Ottawa, Oct. 81, 1878 IA A. DELANO
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TN 0l0lEesA.

DWCES OF balting clothes reduced, No.
l. 10 - per yard. 90 inches wide, hes,
"snd., Grsduai reduction on lnwer numbers
tn sl 10 for No. I. II ran he sent hy mail Al
same rate 81 posisee ~ letters. via 10 cents mr.
ounce Tor 500 miles or less. 30 cents per ounce
Tor all distances beyond, (sei hing ,hnt W.
nrr y.rd) A large supply al HNrr Mil
stOees, Screen and Fsun Mil w,re. p"r,a.
we WIS, Plaster, etc. etc. on hand. No. 2l7
worm VAN street. next square above Missouri
HnIsI. 81. Lonls. mn q & L TAnQ
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DR.. Storms Celebrated Scotch COUGH CANDY.

PrepaeiJj H. Wa! Louis No
the q
have
TO sns
We
Wade
noe ofolreut rwh owe used
FanasS
STalnto, 800 harry, 20 K AMMAN, go
"
VII Amai,, ,o JOS Fisher 400 Snow a9I QUICK 459
L,nsM march, M
waB y
SOM;
tn IS
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Wistar's Balsam Of Wild Cherry,

The great remedy for consumption of The lungs, a.
tections Of The Arer, bronchitis asthma PAIN or
reakness Of the breast or lungs, chronic coughs.
pisnisy, hem0rrhage Of the lungs, aud all atte-
fi1ns Of the pulmonary organs.
VNtlERE Is difference between Wlstar's Balsam
OF wild cherry aud all other preparations ofwild
cherry. The true and genuine basam contains, be-
sides the extract of wild cherry bark other medicinal
agents OF great character and efficacy IN the cures OF
coughs Gods, and general diseases Of the chest and
lungs. Bot the important difference between this me-
dicne aud nil Others of the kind is that W-tars bal-
san cures" while other remedies give only Temporal
ry relief the sufferer Read the following certificate
rendered to Shy one OF our own citizens;
CINCINNATI, Feb. II, 1917.
Messrs, Sanford and Park-Gents.. take this OPP
poruni,y To inform you OF remarkable cure periorn-
ell IN my own case hy the OF DR. Wlstar sbalsam
OF wild cherry. About the first Of September, 1916,
was attacked with violent cold which seated up
on my lungs, aud during the space Of five months
labored under distressing cough Ind quite lost all
hope Of recovery, until about q week or soago was
induced to try your basam oi wild cherry and before
had used hail Of me bottle my cough was relieved.
am now, by the blessing OF God, and further use
of this bnlsain, restored TO perfect hcnltn.
Yours respectfully, HARRIETS. HILL.
This valuable preparation is tor sale III 81 Louis
by Henry BLAKEsLy, agent, southwest corner OF
Sd and Chesnut SITS , and by
G. l.. THOMPSON, Otta,cd,
$. G. SMITH. Peru,
MURRAY & Son, Ne,rark.
and wholesale and retail by l.. Nj. BoycE and ]. II.
kEED " 20, Ihcueo' Jul SS-Iy
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Tsw0 rroorriy FOR saTs.

HE wqr ofloi I. IN block 10. "a the orig.
nal town Of Ottawa. hsvins frrry feet from,
IN Canal and rs feet front on la Sale stree,
with the store house, dwelling house. and other
out buildings thereon. being the premise. At pre-
sent us'db Mr. Phelps fw = store AMI hy DR.
HOPKINS for dwelling house. Pos.ession Civ
en- the frat Of Bptl next, Title good. Enouir,
OF The subscriber, agent for the o~neu.
my %, '4s Iva HOES
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A Jupos's AovicE.-A certain
Judge, after hearing a ford dis
course from a young lawyer, advised
him to pluck out some Of the feath.
er' from the wings Of his imagiaa-
judgment.
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DAYTON Woollen Factory,

I'VE would mos, respectfully inform onr friends
w and patrons, that the above establishment l.
sui in operation, aud will continue to he so long
we continue TO receive such liberal SHIRE Of public
patronage, aud would here renew our promises, that
opalns shal be spared our part, with skfu work
men, 10 render genera satisfaction. We are manu-
featuring the following kinds OF goods, VIZ:
FULL u i1tIIS,
CASHMERE, SaiiEeu, Tpeed, leans Linsev, Elan
Reisof different kinds, and Blankets,
which we offer Tor sale, wholesale or retail, very
cheap, Tor Cash. Wheat, or WOOL, or will make lib
eral exchanges, say yd fuled cloth tor from - to
lbs. OF wool I'D Jeans for = lbs; yd flannel for
for II lbs; pair very heavy blankets for as much
more wool a. II takes 10 make them, etc, all Of the
same qualify, Or We " III manufacture iullcd cloth
on commission, q from 3,l to G2l cents per yard
Wool calculated for exchanging or manufacturing
should De wcl. washed on the sheep and rolled " n
eporat, 4 eces
taraing and Spinning will he done at from u
10 Is cts pr h. Carng will be done lhl- seasou a
cts., exc pit very line, 81 Co. per n, Come on with
your hnc WOO, we have Just received Two new
tnge machines Of the latest md most improved
style, which have been pun in complete order with
hne cards, lNo. 81 and 49, nnd are calculated cx.
pressy for custom work Our old machine will b,
put in good order, and will DO Justice TO the conrel
qualities. Persou- coming from defiance eau Inv,
their work done with the least possible delay, and IN
manner which we will warrant to give ati,lactiou
Cloth Drts'in will be done at The usual prices
ora small discount for ready pay.
Dayton, May, 81 J. & d. GREEN
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RealrrIss OF LIZA person
being asked what was meant by the
realities of life, answered, "Real es-
tate, real money, and real good
dinner, none of which could be re-
allied without real hard work"
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sAs we'll might a man have the
statue of Venus placed in his kitchen
for a wife, says the Rev. Henry
Colman, ir one of his agriculture
lectures-'as some ofour fashionable
women. Indeed it would be much
better to have Lots wife standing
there, for she might ans wer one use
full purpose; she might salt his ba-
CON-
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fremont XoRse,

By IRA couch, Corner Of Lake dnt
Dearborn Streets, Chicago, Illinois,
Directly opposite J. Frink & Co.'S. Eastern
Western, Northern, aud Southern Stage or
fee. The house has just undergone the
rough repairs and has been newly painted
It's accommodations unsurpassed in Chicago
April IA, 1913. !,
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Ihe down.easters ara great for
mechanical inventions--they aston
ish the natives. The last invention
il machine for counting, by which
bashfal lovera are put forward and
enabled to perform their part with
dispstoh and confidence.
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"IIOME. SWEET NOME, :,

TNHE undersigned ofyer,. very low r.. .,.h =,
desirNble Fam. situated in L,,inrs,onS EQUIV.
ty, ILL.,. about 20 miles from Ottawa, contain.
ing soseres, one hafoi which 10 timber. with good
hewsd log house stable, cribs, ets on il. Also, a,
the dooran svollent wcl Of waler-3s acre, are nm.
deI isnee and cultivation; there is also young Or
For psrei'sr enquire Of A, NJ. EnpR,or South
square, Ottawa. n g Er~..tp, '"'
P,S-lf application Il made soon bargain NAV
be had. Aug Us AM ~
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: Po~sa % PAraoxAes-M.d.ms
do Stael u reported to have said, 81
the plague had Offices to give, tile
tsasss wss'dA - ~sshipPsrs.'
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Desirable Farming Land for sale

r1NH L Sc q Of sec Il, t -. mr. e, 100 acres
l. living on the state rosj. recent, laid out,
from Ouaws north o. Indias Creck, and about
iour miles north Of the town. The land is oi
good qusiiiy, and dry. rolling prairie. The ow-
ner, who is now in the stale. il anIious to sell
the above iract, and will remain here for few
months Time will he given for psrtion Of the
purchase money. Erquir, Of
Ottawa. mayla 1917 " 4. HOES.
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800 Varieties Of Apple.


And great variety al Tesr-. Plumb, aud Cher.
RES. which have been selected with care and
great expense from the most popular ond ap.
proved Nrrseries IN the Union. embracing near.
" all the standing varieties in the eas',,n and
southern states, the fruit " which IL iscon,iisn,
ly believed. c,nnot fail 10 suit the most d, heat,
and eiine rnlares.
The subscriber assumes with confidence ihs
he has the grea,ef pa,,ety and mnd .pi,Dd'd""
soyfm,m 10 be found tssn,sibrrn lllinni.. rh.
trees are from | 10 3 vents ~ age. aud raussil
from tn feet in height. and " ell prnpnr,ion,d
u ~ believed that the ismcuiahIr rrmssnrs,
IN the part OF farmers, every where "h.orvabl,
in planting frui, trees il mostly N,tibulshlr u
he almost total failure. ~ mo-. cases. whrr,
trees have been 'r'Dsplan'ed from y d'~ance
and the hbr"us roots N which the tree olic- e.,
it's nuirirnent have become dead from tn, Lang
Irxrosur. tn DIV air ~ severe Gnsts afpr i.kiuu
them up. either of which 10 f..al 1" it, srow,h
Dui these emhn'ras-meni~ M hanger .Si.,. The
farmer can new he supplied in his avn v,cin,,,
with the number and variety h. wishes crown
in the samr soil and climate in which they arr
10 he iranspian,sd.
u the trees are taken up in the spring, !,
should hN done scon after the trust IL ~, ~ The
gr"und-N AL events, bci"ve tho leaf begins ~
pu, FIRE. II ,aksn up in the hll. they III ,uid
h. buried until sprina.
Sprle ,scss . the Norsery lsA Gems; sllsth.
Or Sin''s, IS cents. WELLS WAIT.
1v'es. ~. 70. te%s-ty.
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South 0ttaWaCemeterV,

YNNE subscriber will sell lots IN the South OF
] tsws Cemetery until the is, Of December
Is47 for IS each after which an additional, price
will be charged in proportion to the Improvements
| male. THOS. N. MASON.
South Oiaw,. nov II. lsiT. 39G
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.rh,, morrv to other. show,

That Marry S"'" u" .r'
This successful effort at parody
was greeted with shouts oflaughtet,r'
in Which none joined more heartily
than the secretary, who entered the
room in time to catch the whole
scene.
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CONSEQUENCES OF NOT TAKING THE
PArEns.-Some years ago a ladyno-
ticing neighbor Of hers was not in
her seat at church on tho Sabbath
called on her return home, TO enquire
what should detain so punctual an
attendent. On entering the house
she found the family busy at work
She was surprised when her friend
addressed her
sLaz a me! where have YOU been
to-day, dressed up in your Sabbath
day clothes p
'To meeting!
Why, what days it?'
sSabbath-d
sSal, stop washing in minute =
Sabbath-day!-We don't know no
thing any more; my husband ha.
got so plsugy stingy, you see, HI
won't take the papers.-And who
preached p
Glider
sWhar did he preach about?'
sOn the death Of our saviour
sWhy, is he dead :? well, well, ali
creation might die and we know no.
thing a bout tit won't do, We
must have the newspapers again, fol
everything goes wrong without the
papers. Bill has almost lost his rea.
ding, and Polly has got mopish again
because she has no poetry or stories
to read. Now, Pm determined Il
have the papers and il we've got t.
take a cart load ofpertatsrs and ing
ems to do it,
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ottawa Lodge No. a.. Oiiuwa.
THE weekly meetings Of this lodge are holden
. every Thursday nigh, at n o'clock in odd Eel.
Io,ss Hal Brethren in good standing with the
ordor are invited to present at the meetings By
olocr NJ GEO. s FISHER, Sec.
STATUTE Laws Of Illinois, for sale very low bv
A. II. e. y. hurley. Ckiengo
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-12-08

Stat l0nary.
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