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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-11-10
Amt. reed. from Sheriff, for Bastardy,
Balance on hand,

Balance on hand, sl,sO4,46
For minute account, we refer you to the
Treasurer's Report, COPY of which is filed
herewith.
At the last Report of the Commissioners of
the Poorthere were Twenty.three Paupers charge.
able upon the District. The Board have since the
last Report, admitted four Paupars to the Poor
House. viz: Martha Corley, A. Corley, John Blair,
and Mary Chapman making in all Twenty-seren
Paupers at the charge of the District the last
year, and also Seven at the Lunatic Asylum,
Columbia, S. c.
Since our last Report, eight have left the Poor
House Of their own accord, viz: j. Story, I.
Story, NJ. Stroud, J. Stroud, BStroud, S. Stroud,
NJ. Chapman, E. Green-One has died, viz
Richard Taylor, making diminution of Four
Faupers at the Poor House, and leaving Seven
at the Lunatic Asylum, viz: Mrs. Mary Foster,
Mrs. A. Morgan, Mrs. Lovey Weaver, Celia Dean,
F. G. Freeman, Hezekiah Gentry, Martha Rob.
erts.. We have at present Nineteen Paupers at
the Poor House at the charge of the District,
besides the Seven at the Asylum, list of whose
names are hereunto annexed, together with their
age and disposition.
In the Lunatic Asylum.
Mrs. S. Foster, Mrs. Anaibel Morgan,
F. G. Freeman, Hezekiah Gentry,
Mrs. L. Viewer, C. Dean,
Martha Roberts.
At the Poor House.
i. Sally Polatty, age 81, blind,
2. Nancy Mays, age SIS, in6rm,
:. Nancy Rowe, age 81, idiotic,
4. Sarah Plymale, age 81, deformed,
. 5. Wesley Plymsle, age II, deaf
h 6. Mary Plymale, age 81,
7. Mary Wilson, age 80,
8. Susan Holmes, age 81, afflicted,
9. Lewis Holmes, age 26, idiotic,
10. Eliza Holland, age 81, deformed, D
II. Rebeccs Mayes, age 26, afflicted,
l2. Jane Willis, age 8,
IS. H. l.. Melton, age As, idiotic,
IA. Martha Corley, age 81, in6rm,
Is. Adaline Corley, age 81, cook,
Is. John Blair, age 81, afflicted,
II. Fred Martin, age 8, afflicted,
l8. Elizabeth Turnsge, age Sc, blind,
l9. Tlos. ROLES, age 80, afflicted.
Total, Nineteen Paupers at the Poor House.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
NJ. N. PADDGETT, CHAIRMAN.
Oct lst 1858.
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S. F. GOoDE, TREASURER,
IN ACCOUNT CURRENT WITH
Comm'rs. of Public Buildings,

1853. DIR.
Oct. 1857, To amount on hand this date, $23s,57
l6" Received of T.
Dean, T. c., the balance of
assessment for 1857, 444,56
To am'nt received from Odd
Fellows and Masons on their
note, signed by R. T. Minis,
Co. 36l,6l
$l045,74
Less by commission, @ q per cent 2S,l3
emo 81
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-11-10

NxCELLENT SEED WHEAT-The
Ia Subscriber has for sale large lot Of Superior
SEED WHEAT, comprising the Gale aud olhel
varieties. Apply at his residence.
8. W. NICHOLSON.
Nov. g. At Is
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N1OTICE--All Persons indebted to the Estate
~ of II. c. Turner, deceased. either by Note OF
account, must settle up forthwith; and those hav.
ing demands against the same will please rendel
their amounts in OH or before tho day Of Sale or o.
soon as convenient a,4-
THos ATKINS, Adm'o+.
Oct. 81, 3t AZ
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REPORT OP THE TREASURER,
Lower Battalion, 9Th Regiment.

1858. DIR.
Balance rcmainingin in the hands of Treas.
urer, 1857, sll5,21
Reed of Geo. A. Addison, Treasurer of
the General Board, 10000
q off. NJ. Clark for Tavern License 5000
l.. Corley, Esq., from sale of
stray horse, 1920
of F. J. Makey for Bridge Plank, l,25
$47s,72
Deduct commissions OF 2! per cent for
Receiving, sos
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Sl019,6l

1858. CIR.
May -, by cash paid R. T. Minis for
whitewashing Jail, Lime &c. 1870
BY cash paid R. T. Minis for
whitewashing Jail, Lime &c. 1900
Feb. II, BY cash paid Thos. Richards
Son, for Stationery &c. 1925
Jan. II, By cash paid Thos. Richards
& Son, for Stationary &c. 5l,57
Feb. BY cash paid c. a. Raymond
for ch'rs for Grand Jury rooms 37,O0
Jan. I, By cash paid Simkins, Duri-
soc / Co., for printing Treas.
urer's Report, 1857. 100
May IA, By cash paid Cicero Adams
for taking Mrs. Glovers dover 200
Jan. 5, By cash paid A. Simkins for
cementing parapet wall on Jail 1000
Feb. 3, By cash paid j. Edison, Sher-
iii, for verdict of Briscoe vs.. j.
Edison, Sheriff, s2,l9
Jan. 20, By cash paid T. n. Clark for
small repairs on Jail. 200
Sept %, By cash paid N. Ramey for
1857. pavement in front of c. H. 1000
Nov %, By cash paid W. Burrell for
1858. putting glass in c. II. and Jail 22,s7
Oct. 2, By cash paid C. L. Refo for
repairing Tin Roof OH Jail. 1000
Oct. !, BY cash paid N. Ramey tor
balance on contract for build.
ing Jail. 1868
s476,S7
Add commissions on $476,S7, @24, 1882
$4sS,7s
To amount on hand this date, 53O,82
$lOl9,6l
Also on hand one note due Commissioners on
R. Goulding, with ]. NJ. Witt and Lewis Jones
security, for $500, with interest from March
1857.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Nov. ii, 1858 1t A
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REPORT OF
The ommissioners Of the Poor,
FOR EDGEFIELDn DISTRICT.
10 Hi, Honor, the Presiding Judge:

y TIE Commissioners of the Poor for Edge6sld
District Report, That there was remaining in
the hands Of the Treasurer, at his last Report,
the sum Of Two Thousand Eve hundred and fit:
teen Dollars and sixtythree cents {$2,5l5,63.)
Assuming the amount of the General Tax of the
year to bs Eighteen Thousand nine hundred and
eighty.tvo dollars and seventy mine cents, lSl8,-
902, 2,79,) as the basis of their estimate the Board
on the - day of January 1858, assessed 3
tax of Ten per cent. on the above stated amount,
for the support of the Poor of said District from
which they expected to realize, after deducting
the Commissions Of the Tax Collector, the nett
sum of Eighteen Hundred and three Dollars aud
thirty-six cents, Isl, l,8O3,36.) The Tax Collec-
tor has since prepared and furnished state.
ment to the Board, by which it appears that the
General Tax of the District, collected this year,
1858, is Nineteen Thousand two hundred and
twelve dollars and eighty cents ($l9,2l2,SO) the
assessment of Ten per cent. upon which amounts
to One Thousand nine hundred and twenty-one
dollars and twsnty-eight cents, ,92l ,2S, from
which the Tax Collector deducted his Commits.
sions Ninety-six dollars and six cents, ($96,06,)
and paid over the balance; one thousand eight
hundred and twenty-five dollars and twenty-five
cents ($l,825,22) to the Treasurer of this Board.
This amount, and the sum of Two Thousand five
hundred and forty.two dollars aud fifty cents
($2,542,50l in the hands of the Treasurer at
their last Report, making the sum of Four thou.
sand three hundred and sixty-seTen dollars and
seventy-two cents ($4 4,367,72) applicable to the
support of the Poor of said District for the year
which expires the first of October inst.
Whole amt. received by Treasurer, $4,367,72
Less by Commissions of Treasurer
for receiving, 4S,so
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Whole amount offunds for the year 1857, $4Ss,64

1853. CR-
Paid Lee Holson for two Bridges across
Beaverdam 1 Cedar Creeks, $4l5,OO
Simkins l. Durisoe for Advertising, l,l2
John Burns for hauling on road, 200
F. W. Burt for hauling on road, 800
Mrs. Swinde for Bridge Plank, l,5O
Clerks fees for one year, 1000
Add commissions for paying out S432,G2
at q per cent 1881
Whole amount paid out in the year 1851, $443,43
Balance remaining in the hands of
Treasurer, 2s,2l
$469,64
LEE H0LSoN, TREAsuEEn.
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ROOTS & SHOES!

GAN q GU, Of. CoIum-
- III. FLANA .,cred branch of their
i bia. :; C., havoc. have now in Store u
business at this place, and: 'ortment Of al the
different styles and qualities. cons> ,oTRHe.
Ladies' fine Heel CATERS aud b. vIEs,,
Misses g. Children's SLIPPERS e. BOOB, ~,
Gcntlem MS fine Pump Sole, Dress snd VA. y
Proof BOLTS;
Gentl.mens' fine Pump Sole, Dress and Water
Proof CATERS
Gentlemens Patent Leather CATERS and
SHOES;
Together with large Stock Of Negro Bro
gans, Nail-soled, which are thought 10 be supe-
rior to anything Of the kind ever brought 10 this
market.
From past experience in the business, we feel
oot;afed that We can
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-11-10

LlNsEED OIL, WHITE LEA d, &c
500 Gallons English Lins eed OIL
10000 Lbs Pure White Let d;
Colours of all kinds. Or sale at very 10"
figures by ". II. Uii, druggist, y
No. l0s, Broad Street. Augusta
SPERM, WHALE AN D LARD OIL
A large Stock always on la: I'd and for sale low,
by W. II. II TIT, Druggist,
No l08, Broad Street, Augusta.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-11-10

CONCENTRATED LYE.
The best article knswn for making Soap-chcaper
and better than Potash. For {. ale by
VIII. TU TT, Druggist,
No lC8, Broad Street.
Augusta, Nov II 10
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whole amt. OF tunds Iof 1905 eEoA@i''
1853 CR.
Paid Simkins, Durisoe, & Co., for adver-
tising, S6,5o
Wiley Glover for laying Pick
Axes with Cast Steel, 250
I" S. Shaw, for laying Pick Axes
with Cast Steel, 800
S. Shaw, for 2 Steel Wedges so
cts. and Grubbing Hoes, 50, $50
I" S. Shaw, for Pick Axes, IS,
and Pick Axe handles, Is cts. .5,75
4" u. Kennedy, for Pick Axes, 4,50
Alfred Pardue, for repairing two
bridge, 1000
e Chas Pardue, forrepairing Bridge
at Graniteville, 1000
4" Robt. G. Lamar, for Bridge across
Long Branch, 1900
across Stevens Creek, s2,7ls,54
$2,s3s,29
Add Commissions for paying out at q
per cent 1898
Whole amount paid out, $2,9l0,27
Balance in the hands Of Treasurer, 2,l2
s2,sl2,s9
s. W. GARDNER, TnEAs'R.
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T OST OR MlSLAID.-Three Notes psya-
| BILE TO n. Z. Tura.r or bearer, one of them
signed by myself for $500, given some time last
March one given by Jae b and jaime, Harliag for
s25. 90, given in June last. and one an Sarah Lwry
for $I2 or SIS, he p-ecise amount not recollected
nor the dates Of AM The two first due lst Jauu-
ary next. forwarn all persons from trading for
sad Notes. THOS. ATKINS, Adm'or.
Oct. 81, 1858 st AZ
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Last Notice,

IL persons indebted to nc are requested to call
~ and settle up, as am obliged TO have tue
money.
scs-I have a few Ladies' CLOAKS and WOR-
STED GOODS which will sell at greatly reduced
prices u, g. BRYAN.
Oct q At AZ
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Offer Inducements,

To purchasers that have never been horet1 = Of.
fercd In this Town. Our Stock Is manuiaetused
BY ourselves and bought from the manufacturers.
BOOTS, SH0El, &e Of eycry kind made 10
order On shortest nullcs
~ Terms Cash for all ready made work.
P. II. FLANAGAN g. co.
Eagsfgid G. r., Sept % Ct SS
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During the year the Board has
expended forgen'l.e1Pences 81, 2,4O7,77
For Commissions to Treas'r. 60,l9
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Treasurer, 1867, 2,ss5,os
Reed of Steven Wilson, for stray horse, $500
s2,sla,O9
Less by Commissions for receiving :.
$2s,0O, at-23 per cent. 70
Whole amt. of funds for 1851, s2,sl2,as
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-11-06

s'.-ES TE 5..'s '. ! e Is I.
On H{r,r, C,yue~ r0rfl-sr.Nt of tie Co1trt NOUss-
Dt',prr, iU~.,by
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-11-06
VOL. XlX--NO. II.
HaiIrOad Frands by american. in Russia.
The Astr0nonlcrs N fer lhc NnrcnInInrs

/ HaiirOad Frauds by americans in RUSSIA.
/ The Astronomers aficr The Spectators.
A letter fIom 81. ?etersburgh, OF the 9th
instant, contains tie following extraordinary
revelation:
The great topic OF the day. in al circles,
IS the discovery OF ono OF the most extensive,
bsrcfaced and impudent frauds ever commit
ted or this or any other government. In
this country We are accustomed, from our
youth upwards, to the spcCulations Of the
il-raia government officials, from the gen.
cral Of an army of 10000 men on paper,
who can only produce r third Of !hat num-
Der OF effective soldiers when an inspection
takes place, down to the keeper of lookup
house, who muijp!ics the number Of his in
mates 70 obtain rntiODs and aiicwcnceS for
prisoners who are not in existence. But all
these are tr,.Is- compared With the disclo-
sgrns now made. which involve 'pecula,ions
70 the value CT 10 less tAE. twelve millions.
Of roubles.
Many people AZ, with n shake Of the head
''W hat i. the rrsctic>l use Of astronomy 2"
One answer =, that n this instance science
ha: n. cred; Of having made . discovery Of
the greatest importance 20 tha State in pc
cuniary point of view. The rc.ult of the
calculations lately mrIg hv th2 well known
astronomer, Professor Struve. of the Uni
versity.uf Dorpat, relative to the true geo.
cra.hjca! positions of II. Pete: sburCh and
Moscow. and the distance between the cap
ita's, Of the empire, Is ;he, IT, actual lorcth
Of the railroad s. by a'trouo.n'csi oherya-
vatonS, no less than S! wcrsts (about 90
miles, shorter than is nominal length of COZ
wCrsrs, or N other words that the govern
ncrt, Tor UhCsc a-rCU-t tie railroad was
constructed his had 10 p-v sh.ut one-Scv-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-11-06

The editor of a paper in Iowa "hit upon
an eXpcdient' for keeping his institution
agoing. lie announces:
''Our paper has been unsvoiisbIy delayed
on account Of tie arduous duties devolviug
upon our hands. During the day they arc
husly engaged in sticking type, and when
the mantle of darkness covers tae face of "a.
ture, being anxious 20 do al the goo| they
can n this world by circulating the Visitor,
they chase horses and cattle from The neigh
boring counties into Warren, that our citi-
zenS may take them up as strays, and as The
law requires the notices to be published, we
thus raise the "Jeens" to buy paper asd
keep the I'S'tor going
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~ .-rr.i-E i.ACr.-N. 2. y lis, writing
u the Horse Far a, Springfield says:
And | may ss well record that The next
most admired Performance on tn. ground,
that day. -: the driving Of fat horse by
a child. Ih- animal a mare called B"lle,p
was among the competitors for the trotrins
premium. and quite the most showy and
Ecry looking % tie doz u Lroacit up at the
start The first u..- va, for display Of
;he ".cam- - and Mr. Els. the father OF
the ,ai. accompanied lin CT this circuit
I, the exceeding tenor q. a. tic ladies' on
the stand. G5~,uoun..0c p tie close ol il. and
leav:nE the handsome lille fellow alone in
the tr00;in- wagon, .'r the round which vas
10 be 4 trial Of So-cl. And away they all
vent, at \ >a~ti- ;, pace, trc Belle carlintrv
holding hc~ Cwu, * lrCbablv every eve
am 'rg the twenty t.os>and spectators was
fixed on her infant driver. With his little
han : stretched forward TO the r,ius. lis
feet lrastG acsiu>. the dashboard, his head
laid ~ =. TO the cushion. and hiS cap pulled
kHowiu-'y To one side, he looked more like
one Of I.suias mi>cleyious elves than the
honest thing he was-s i've young gentle
l.an Q: Ia:.Jr:tra, ten yes's %. But hls
coming 10 wss the excitement; for. 10 al
appearance. tho superb animal was wholly
beyond cOatrol; and .s he reached the
judges stand among the foremost, though
but the Il 81, the multitude was brcathleSs.
II seemed inevitable. tatt. IN the enleavor
to stop her, she would break Up and run
Bat the little driver began bravely to saw
upon tie bit, pulling with the whole strength
first upon one rain and then the ather, and
to the screaming delight Of the ,siirs. :he
Belle was pulled NJ. Iogng Fl. turned and
came back to tie stand-rcceived with the
most enthusiastic Lurrahs by his twenty
thousand admirers. And, charming to add,
Tie little hero stood upen his feet as he
dropped tAe reins, took This hat, and made
a circular bow to the crowd, with grace
that would have done credit TO a courticr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-11-06

Charles Lamb, speaking of the liver COM
plant. and fashionable ailments generally,
said to friend
"You are too apprehensiv Of your COM
p'aint. The best way in these cases is to
keep yourself as ignorant as the world was
before Galcn of the entire inner con.truc-
ton Of the animal man not to be conscious
Of a midrIif; to ho.d kidneys to be an agree
able fiction; TO account the circulation ot
the blood An idle whiusey Of H2Tveys; to
acknowledge 10 mechanism not visible
For once fix the seat Of your disorder, and
your fancies fiuX INTO il Ike bad humors.-
Above all, take exercise. and avoid tamper-
inc with the hard terms Of art. De.ks are
not deadly. II is the mind, and not the
limbs. that taints by long sitting. Think OF
the patience OF talors, think how long ths
Lord Chancellor sits think ofthe Or0odins
hem
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-11-06

In England lately young lady with
foreign accent and rather eccentric manners
dressed all in white, and yellow boots,
a,icbtcd at the Peterborough Railway sta
ton. Her baggage was addressed as ioi-
lows.-lIer Divine Majesty, the Zon Holy
Ghost, Empress of the Universe. Beloved
Pride of Heaven, passenger to Silverdale,
,,..r Lancaster. She stated that she was an
ancel from Heaven, and presented one Of
the clerks with tract, written partly in
Latin, partly in French, aud partly in En-
glsh.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-11-06

Tie London I.ays in an article on the
power OF the press, says that the potency
of : newspaper lies IN the fact that it is a
newspaper, and not sheet Of tales snd es-
says. The public press, SAYS the Times,
has purchased its right to express its opin
ions by the facilities which it hss given eve
ry man FOR forming it's own" As 10 favors
which the press can confer, the Tunes says:
"W hat is the Red Eage or the Legion of
Honor to q paragraph OF praise which is re-
pea;cd in hundreds Of daily, weekly and
monthly sheets and make some humble name
a household word from Cornwall to Shet-
land, in Toronto and Melbourne. in Caicu.-
Ia and Hong kong:'
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WAGON Manufa ctorV.

Fs1lE subscriber respectfully returns bis thanks the
public for their past very liberal patronage and
takes occasion 10 that he has enlarged and newly
fitted up h- Wagon shop, at his old stand Columbus
St, and Is prepared 10 make and finish the COM
rlcte aud durable Farm Wagon offered in this market
He guarantees that sensible person shall be troubled
with '"D'tTrrrSN5f,e1lt III deciding upon Sipe
rory Of Lis Wagons. He imports no material from
New Jersey Missouri with which to msead pub
lie but relies upon the native timber of the
west. Having taken the Diploma at the County Fair
for the best Farm Wagon in every respect. he il pre-
pared 10 make more Of the quality if desired
WM. PALMER
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BUSINESS CARDS
PLEASE LOOK At THIS
Carriage Repo osieoFY.

The Alvord Carriage Manufacturing Companv have
just reenshed their stock of Carriages and BugCies
from their Dt,tctOTy IN Connecticut, which makes
US large and tine assortment of Buruuche Rockaways
Livery and Business Bugges with Elliptic Spring and
L0HCOt" style, also Sliding Seat Buggics, Light Spring
Wagons with two seats, &c, all made of IoHHecticut
timber, by the best mechanics and in the most durable
manner-all warran ted, which selling at very
low prices, To our old customers wish o
our thanks for their liberal patronage assure all
that Intend to merit the utidence the Public
We have shop attached to our Repository for doing
all kinds of Carriacc EcpairiT short in
the best manner. Sore on Main Street.
Ottawa July ), l>5S. ii. W. JONES, Agent
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OTTAWA, ILL.,, SATURDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER g. 1853
Tax List.

4 LIST OF Lots and Lands situated within the limits
"A OF the corporation of the City of Ottawa, La Sale
County, State Of Illinois, which City and School IA
for the year 1858, due and remaining unpaid with
the numes Of owners . . known.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-11-06
\ Virginia Traveller and IL kentucky
inn:ifnTN.

.--.
= ga 90 .' '''' 80 - az ''''n, :
.''ST' '.'-.'o' c 80, ''- ana "''sl. =
,'''-'.-'..es '.i.l@'so r.'i'fed IL c'hit3fia'
WY ,.-s nm -, -, 'AShSIs1E, one h's',
80 ,.,-, ,.7'-,' - 80; =
'.2.' 80 - a. I.'''.'' 80 e't -.
''>e taEr' a,' e''s li,N ,''i.ar' 'e SeH'
ford - Wei aS HI. o,,,, ,-c-rv co,,,,,,t,,
make him lid 7 ariy in the ,nor,,s,,,- ,l,,
stranger va, uo and lo',I,;py ,ro1ns xn.n
he cs,.i,i . r-.G bod or min, il ,b. 9,-I,,.
Ue s,raf.i-vav found E,r,Csra al ,,g.-,
nan; Of v.f.st he s,,,.r.-.,.I ~. h.s,.,r.t.,, :,
setting Ilaia wh:-hc: h,r,r. L., ..L,a rL.
means cflrrwius nectar were =, e.sv or a..
cess. he dragged him fourth TO the .,s2,. and
pointing ms finger at the mint .e ~
c,aimed.
L >av ra1E'orI vi vou la Ia: e,.o,.,i,
to >av wh.: that : :"
IL bed Of mint ;" sail the sc,u,..b.. as
toni>hed landlord.
And wiu Won ,lease tell me- what !, the
use Of .t:''
"WeIl, don't exactly know. cent the old
woman dries 1T Sometimes. with o,Le:
yarbs."
The NrgiAisn almost turned pale at tie
Cuorn;tv the assertion.
And do YOU mean 10 tell re you doa I
know what mint iglcp i -
Not 'ccpt its something Ike sage tea,
stranger
''>agc tea, Go ligh. along 10 the house.
cc, a bucket Of ice. loaf sTyar. NM yoyr
best LIQUOR"
The landlord obcved. and the s.rarr =
soon made his appearance with handful ot
the fragrant dewey mat, and then tbev
brewsd and drank, and dram. UrsHcd again
and again.
Breakfast was over, aud the stranger.
horse was brought out only 10 be ordered
back again. Through the hle-.oag Gav
tlev brewcd and crank ; one or .wo ueigh
bors dropped in, who were yagtakcrs and
late in the night were their crgies kept up
Ere they made it bed time the landlord and
his Virginia friend, who bad initiated him
into the pleasant mysteries Of m.nt julp,
departsd, Bon-ta exacted plcd-c that he
should stop on his return, and stav Is lurc
as he pleased free of cgst
The STRANGER. business. however. de-
tanned him lcnrcr than he eynec1,d and i,
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z ATE of Corning, NY. would respectfully announce
10 the citizens Of Ottawa and the surrounding
try, he has permanently located in this city where
he viii he happy wait upon all those needing his pro-
fcssoual services.
Dr. G. pleasure in presenting the following testi
moIals:
CoRSlNG y. V, April 26th 1858.
To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN II have been intimately
quainted with DR. A. 7. Cygo the past reo years
nave also employed him my family ply sican for that
time and would chceriuiy recommend him the conf
a'tlce o! any community where his lot may he
DR.. Gregg is of strict moral integrity a good
careful! and capable practitioner j " WOOD
E"Hi@- anal E,r,huHGe BroI-er.
- ~, CokSI%G- y. y, April 10Th, 1,5S.
10 TiL fCBLic;-I take pleasure in recommending DR.
a T. Gregg A. gentleman and successful eractition
er, and WORTHY of the patronage of The. pu.l;r
Gio. W. PATTERSON JR
ctatie.' Gro. washington BgBk
toESI>G, April 23d. IS,,S
30 = JAMES GRANT aud \. KENDALL, Esa Daycnnsr,
iowa n GILMAN SMITH, Esq, Rock Island rL-Deay.
IrH$ You may place full confidence in the bearer
l. . Gregg, : a and as physician. We have,
e. Mp him in family, and If he should locate in
yo 1ity or elsewhere our best wishes viii attend
hin IN family. C. ;. HUBBARD,
nyl5 Of tie f,'ma Of UDt. b. .Seue,as Il co.