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HOME MATTERS.
THE CITY FATHERS.

TUESDAY EyENING, July ~
Prcscnt-Stout, Redmond, Phelps, Smith, Dean
Stormont McGinnls, Conner, Mates, Field and
Miller.
On motion, DR., Stout wa, called to the chair
Further time was granted the law and ord
nance committee to report ON matter Of rcmoy.
Ing building by Jesse Dickcy.
The license committee reported the bond, of
IL following gentlemen executed in due form,
-. recommended theirap approval: Michael Form.
hals, {. Walter, Peter Schaicr john Boguc,
Jacob Glenn, William Walsh, Christian Hcllrich,
Jphn Glenn, Joseph Meyer, Lambert Ilcllstcrn
}. b. lldmallc, Ursula Suzbcrgcr, Margaret
Scheyin@, Donat IIollecber, r. Wolf, VIM. O'Neul
Gottlicb Miller, John Carlin, John Flick, Paul
lrion, John Hoban, 4. VI. OConnor, Jacob Baisch
Ski and Geo, Routcihe.
And on motion they were approved
The bonds of Matt White and j. J.. Pierguc
were referred back rs insufficient on account of
informality.
Mr.. Stormont, from sewerage committee, to
whom had been referred matter of filling up
dltch south OF canal between Post and Guion SIS,
reported that the ditch had better be left as it is
Report approved
Mr.. Smith, Of finance committee, to whom had
been referred matter of renewing insurance on
City Hall with Briggs and Easton, reported such
renewal effected for $4,000 at old rate of two per
cent.
The resignation Of VIM. j. Clarv aS fireman of
steam fire engine was presented and accepted,
and, on the statement of Mr.. Dcanc that the en-.
gineer, W, B. Hall, would undertake to fill Office
of engineer and furnish his own fireman for $50
Il month, the offer Of Mr. Hall, on motion, was
accepted.
Mr.. Mates, from the special committee to
whom had been referred the matter Of removing
the feeder bridge on Columbus street, or repair.
ing same, reported that the committee had eX-
amncd the bridge and found it in good ordcr-a
safe structure, and all that it needed was some
filling and blocking up at the ends to make it a
good bridge where it is is. The work needed
would not cost over S2j.
Mr.. Smith moved that the report he received
Mr.. Stormont, as one of the committee, had cx.
amncd the bridge several times. Did not think
it best to spend much in repairs ON it. The fact
was, the farmers were afraid of il and would not
cross it-wouldn't do it himself The bridge is
doubtless as good rs ever, but not fit for the
place. He should oppose spending money on it
in its present position
Miller felt it his duty to make some remarks in
reply to Mr. Stormont. Glad to hear him saw
the bridge is good as eyer If so, it was all right
The timber is sound andncw-and heavy enough
When the bridge was first built it was tested by
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thereby give notice hat candidate i.T the Office
OF County Clerk subject 10 TIE decision OF the la Sale
County Republican Convention. will also state that !
lot my left arm during the var OF the Rebellion AID I
have been Deputy County clerk Under II. L. Mead the
present Incumbent during the time he has been In Office,
and think that have had sufficient experience tie dl-
lies OF the Office 10 enable ne ccharce them the sat
i.fastioE OF the public. J.. ". sTO, E~LEGEE
Ottawa. May ls'. -s1l. g'y.C
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Hardin Co.. Iowa.

4 similar convention to the above, to ap.
point delegates to the state convention, was
held at Berlin on the 10Th, when the follow
ny resolutions were adopted:
I!esolred, That we are in favor OF CONTROL
'ng by law the neutrality-suspicious. OF our
state
Res,1rcd, That we are in favor Of true
Civil Service reform, making honesty and
capacity the only valid claim for public
rust, and believe that the Office should seek
he man, and not the man seek the office.
Res0lred, That it is the sense of this convcn-
ion that the needed reform cannot be obtain
ID through the old political organizations.
Resolced, That the acceptance Of nomina-
ion at the hands of this convention is Suiii-
nent evidence that the accepting candidate
gnores all former political ties, and cooper
ties in the Farmers and LabOrcr, move
.Aont.
RtS01ced, That We invite all who are in ta-
yor of true reform to give Us their hearty ald
md support,
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DRowNED.-On Monday evening another
10Y was drowned in tie canal, the son of Tim
ROdd. Poor Eddie met with a watcry grave.
and left many sorrowing friends He was :
wears of age. BOYS O, this age should be kept
away from The cau8,-Ryr-.s R.To~0,s-, 2l.t.
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From EarIvilIe.
EARLvGLLE, July "A, 1873.
MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
desire to call the attention of the public
TO substantial improvement in Earlville
The Earlvillc Manufacturing Company was
organized on July 4th, 1878. Cash capital
all paid in, $4,000. This company includes
the business men in this town and several
adjoining towns. This capital is to be in
creased to 100000
Samuel c. Wiley, of Mcriden, is the pres
dent. He is well knwon as one of the clearcst
headed and most energetic men in our county
ThaddeuS T. Cunningham is the secretary
! The company will manufacture agricultural
| implements of all kinds and will make d
specially of manufacturing Curtis celebrated
gang plow. Mr.. Curtis, the patentcc, now
resides in Bradford, H. but will soon remove
here md Supcrintcnd the manufacture of this
pillow.
EARL PARK ASSOCIATION.
The fourth annual fair of this association
will commence on the 2Gth of August next
and continue four days The premiums are
$4,000. 4. j. Wilson, president; Charles NJ
Smith, treasurer and VI. VI. Morse secretary
The fairs Of this association have hitherto
been successes. Gambling, cheating, drunk
enaesS and all those popular vices of the day
have been unknown upon or around the
grounds; hence fathers mothers and sisters
men, women and children have found these
fairs attractive and dclightiul This fourth
annual fair will be no exception to the former
ones save it will entirely eclipse all other,
in magnifCcnCc. There will be the grandcs
exhibition Of famous horses ever seen in this
county. Several fine horses are now here
from Chicago, Bloomington and other town,
in Illinois, in training for the fair The track
has been put in the best condition possible
Let everybody come up from Ottawa, out
from Chicago, in from Bloomington, PEORIA
Rockford and from everywhere around into
our little burg and Eat, drink and be merry
for four days and then 60 back to the cities and
die or stay till the next annual fair of the
Earl Park Association, due notice of which
will be given. The editor and employees Of
the FREE TRADER are especially invited.
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Vicinity Items.

railrOad had StcDDcl into the garden, telling
Il little cirl three wears old to kindlc Il fire in
the cookstove to yet tea. She put shavings in,
and poured on some kerosene from II can u
make them burn. There was an explosion.
IA cradle near by in which lay two babies,
lone i and the other three months old, was
covered with the burning kerosene. Mrs. Is,
hearing the explosion, rushed in and seized
II the burning children and rushed out on the
grass. Icl own clothes took fire, and She
was burned SO that she died in Il few hours,
the Youngest child died an hour later and the
other during the night. The three ycarold
child cscanel with Il SLIGHT burn Of the hand.
Tho Von1.al,oo c,-etc saws.
nv. c,.,... IN Iyi,roi,o
ton is working tunnily. When the assessor
wa3 ~ "YrA tu,5 toi ' ,o %an %it hnn
, a i,'i' fsiiod nynryhodv Ind money there
and great deal of it, \ new assessment
has been ordered, and the assessor Is digging
"IW ~ It%,oHs iii'tG ,,'U Iii
he m9de on the bar value of the omitted
moneys and Credits
\ queer case has CONS to light near spar
land Marshall county, \ man whose name
is not given, had lived number of wears com.
.l. 10, I,,,o,,
loF'a'ly WIN HIS "he' pu' '"c '""'.i l"'i''H'
ed their hard tate that they could nave no
children Then there came pretty hlrcu
girl IN the house, and the soul OF the good
man. llAe 'ilat Vi 'Ile pa'rlai'h Vi Wv"
=, -, IL
lo'i' Is Supposed 'le WIG coSeil'''. W ~ VIZ
vOrcel from her husband that he might marry
the maiden. for such was the double result;
and now fine three live peaceably under the
a.,a ,,.e 49, Nal ooa.,,,.;,r tro martial
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KILLED BY THE CARS-A man named Will
nam laylol was htlIc" ~ ocIns run o.ti 10y
Iimits Of This civ last Tnr4dav nirht The
deceased was farmland at work for VIM.
Truman, on the West Farm. 1t appears that
'lc deceased ia" pcCH % S0Mi vi -hG }l!iy
;nT 49, p, hroi,on LHftin ,y9. rornd near fhr
sp0t.-Ucadota BpHdta.
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L AT OSMAN 4 HAPEMASS.

No'IICE.-tsTAT. OF CHARLES SCHOMAs, liKC D..
~ Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned admins
tratr the estate OF Charles SChomas late the county
LaSale and state of Illinois deceased will appear before the
County Court of said county the third Monday bcug
18th day. of September D. 1873 at the Court HoUse IN
ottawa. in said county when and where all persons having
claims demands against said estate notified to attend
and present the same in writing for adjustment
Dated this 2ith day Of JGly \. u. 1913.
LOUISA SCNONAS.
juy2G-6w AGminstr9ttG.
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Dtf0.

In South Ottawa. on Wednesday AFTERNOON. I-ly -
ls5s, SUSIE PERRY, daughter OF D-. e.. v. kssLo.Ls
aged = years. monIhs and y days.
on thursday evening last AZ u O'Clock. 30. ID. EAR
NEG, aged months, lIIaEt s0n Of NJ. :. ~ Harvey.
In Augusta EaDsA jay ,rth. Of vhoopiIs cough, u
Infant Of Georgs " AEc Hattie NJ AZ. strong aged
t.H NesEs.
So fades the lovely. blooming tOVe-,
Frs... tug;ng s0!scs % - hOu-,
- s0or esr t-auSsn; eors1-ts -.
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H. Wailhcr is making a. much i.a cream a-
ever one door north Of post Office.
Candies Lemons, nuts, Nr- 10 F.rrgH.-.
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on sunday. The arh Inst. ny '. b. Week.. Ese. d. b
Office IN DffANa NJ FRANCIS H. DI MIA 20 ,'s- = %
DAVIS. both o. Msrseliles, II.
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SETTLE Ir-iN persons owing Duumiph ~
Brother oaa Lac receipt in lUil by applying
at old stand. DNNICR ~ BROTHER
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

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LEAvESwoRTI, Kan, July 12.-The Gran
-cs Of this county have decided to nominate
g county ticket for the election.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-02-06
A Sad Case.

Occasionally innocence suffers at the
hands of the court, although where one
guiltless person is condemned twenty
rogues are acquitted. 4 pathetic in
stance occurred recently in Massachu-
sets. A lad, Willy Clark, was arrest
ed on charge of placing a stick of
wood on the track near bridge, where
an accident, if it should occur at all,
would be terrible. The defense held
that the wood might have fallen on the
track from an engine, but experts said
that would be impossible, aud as Will
ly had been seen in that vicinity during
the day, and no one else had, the jury
pronounced him guilty. No long after
stick did fall from a passing engine
near the same spot, lodging on the
track, the experts to the contrary not
withstanding, and other evidence has
since come to light completely exoner-
ating the boy. The Executive pardon
was, however, too late, for, before it
came to hand, poor Willy was dead
the victim, it is said, Of broken heart
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-02-06
Household Notes.

JuMBLEs. Two cups of sugar, one
cup of butter, one egg, five cups of
flour. one-half cup of sweet milk, one
half teaspoonful OF soda.
GINGER SNAPS One and IA half cups
of molasses, one cup of water, one cup
of butter, one teaspoonful Of soda, two
OF ginger with flour enough to roll
out.
MoLAssEs CANDY. Two cups of mo-
lassos, one cup OF sugar, one table
spoonful vinegar, butter size of hick.
DRY nut. Boil briskly twenty minutes
stirring all the time. When cool pull
antil white.
PICKLE FOR HANS. For 100 pounds
of ham take six gallons Of water, nine
pounds salt, one quart of molasses,
three ounces saltpetre and Que ounce
Of salaratus. When ready to smoke
they can be soaked and then ireshened
to taste, if too salt.
Eco CAKE Two cups Of sugar, one
egg, piece of butter the size of u largo
egg, one cup Of sour milk. one tea
spoonful Of soda, little salt and nut
meg, one teaspoonful of lemon, three
cups of flour; beat the white of an egg
separately, the sugar and the yolk to-
gether bake III thoroughly heated
oven.
CAKE.--In cake making never beat
the eggs and sugar together before
adding other ingredients, as the sugar
hardens the eggs. In using favoring,
one must depend upon taste instead of
directions, as some extracts are much
stronger than others. If, in baking
layers of cake, it breaks IN coming ont
OF the tins, either make it less rich or
add more egg.
JUMB1Es. One half pound butter,
one-half pound sugar, three-fourths
pound flour, three eggs; favor with
rose water and nutmeg. After the in
gradients are mixed take out little on
il well-sugared board and cover with
sugar. Cat in short strips and cross
on well-buttered tin.
SroNGE CAKE.-The weight OF ten
eggs in sugar, half their weight in flour,
one lemon. Beat The whites and yolks
of eggs separately; whites to a stiff
froth, yolks till noarly white. Add the
grated rind ard juice of the lemon to
the sugar then add the yolks and beat
five minutes. Stir in slowly small por-
tious OF the whites Of the eggs and the
flour. Bake in quick oven.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-02-06
number Of Years, BY surface irrigation,

number OF years, by surface Irrigation,
with very poor success, Indeed, his
efforts for a garden may be said to have
been a failure. Last season he noticed
a small strip of peas which be had
planted. were growing very thrifty, and
matured good crop, while all the rest
of the peas, planted at the same time,
and cultivated and irrigated, so far as
he could see, III the same manner Pro-
duced nothing.
He determined to know the cause
of this strange fact, ana commencedan
exploration with the shovel He soon
developed Il gopher hole about foot
underground, running parallel with
aud very nearly under the row of peas,
that had proved so much more thrifty
and prolific than the balance. Into this
hole the water had penetrated, and
from hence had worked its way up to
the roots Of the peas, which had also
penetrated deep INTO the soil to meet it.
This suggested to Mr.. Clark new
idea, underground irrigation, and he
immediately determined to put this
idea to a practical test. This season
has afforded HIM an excellent oppor-
tunity to do so. Being manu-
facturel of crockery and various kinds
OF earthen and tile pipe, he made up
40, of the latter with a two inch bore in
pieces one foot each III length. His
trees were in rows sixteen feet apart.
He dug trench about foot deep in
the center between these rows. In
these trenches he baried his pipe, lay
ing the pieces end to end. leaving the
ends the eighth of an inch apart. Over
these little broken joints or openings
he threw pieces of broken crockerv, 80
as to permit water to run out and pre-
vent the earth from working in. Across
one end of the piece SO laid with pipes,
he set pieces of the same kind, and
length upright, so that each upright
pipe connected with the end Of one
line of horizontal. He then dug nm
open trench so as to conduct the water
into these upright, and his irngatmg
plan was complete.
Into this open trench he turned the
water from pump worked by a wind
mill and drawing water from bored
well. 1t worked we'll, and in few
days his place was completely irrigated
so as to show a dampened appearance
on the surface. He planted peas,
beans, tomatoes, ard many other kinds
of vegetables between his trees, all of
which grew luXuriantly and produced
abundantly. His trees made n mngnifi-
cent growth and produced a good crop
of excellent fruit. In fact, the whole
experiment was most perfect and sat
isfactory success
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-02-06

An apiarian writes to the Gardeners
Chronicle, Eng, of the bee season of
the last year, thus:
Taking n retrospective view, the
past bee season has been the worst
that | have experienced for many years.
Although the Winter was SO mild, my
bees suffered very much from damp,
and their numbers had decreased con-
siderably by the new year. In this
neighborhood we depend good deal
on the flowers of the horse chestnut
for an early start; but this Spring the
chestnut trees were so injured by the
cold, piercing winds. that many of the
blooms dropped off before expanding,
and the result was, | had to begin
feeding at time when swarms are
usually expected. / looked forward
with some anxiety to the lime trees;
but, they, too, had evidently felt the
effects of the cold Spring, as their
towering season was of short duration.
Every beekeeper reckons on few
losses during the Winter and Spring
months; but my list this year is u long
way above the average. "
His idea of young hive is rs fol-
lows
CATER run of nearly forty years |
have settled down with wooden
double-sided hive, verging on the old
double glazing principle. The sides,
or walls, are made of pine, five-eighths
of an inch stuff, with space quarter
of an inch between, all round. The
corners are not dove tailed, but Tapped
as carpenter would say. All the
joints are bedded III with lead, so that
the space or vacuum may be as nearly
alright as possible; much depends on
this, as well MS on the size of the vacu-
um. If not perfectly close it is useless
and if too large it is equally 80. All
that is required is just enough for the
warmth of the bees in winter to rarity.
The whole hive is SO simple and easily
made, that 1t comes within the reach
of everybody"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-02-06
g O YES. sir. YES. y


But perhaps you may see some
other horse you will like better"
80 no. sir; I'm sure l sha'n'ti ex-
claimed Fred, slipping off the horses
back and throwing his arms around her
neck. 81 shall neuer see horse l like
so we'll as this one and he hid his
face in her long, wavy name, almost in
tears at the idea.
Then | suppose you may call it a
sale, Mr.. Coleman" said his father,
handing over portion Of the Guinea
pig money. We will go and look for a
carriage, and come back for the horse. p"
A carriage was quickly found, a pref
ty basket phaeton, and q neat harness
was also procured. At the harness
store man gave Freddy nice new
whip, out he was sure he should new
er want to whip that splendid pony
Lille had just got home from school
when the pretty turnout came up the
driveway.
80, what dear little horse! What
a pretty carriage !! she cried. dancing
around them. "See mamma, how
pretty and crimpy her name is, aud
what little feet she has Do you like
her Freddy How does she go ~
80 Lille, she goes hke--almost.
And she's all our own--yours and
mine. Papa paid for the pha-er-tou,
but the pony was bought with the
Guinea-pig money. "
"Charie must put her in the barn
now" said Mr.. Cunningham. This
afternoon you can go to ride. Do you
like your carriage, Lille z"
g. 0 yes, sir l think it's splendid "
"Do you think Gypsy is a nice
name for her, Lille asked Fred, as
they all followed the little creature to
the barn.
"Yes,' said Lille. "Is'nt she n
beauty?"
Little Gypsy gazed around her new
home with mild, inquiring eyes, look
ed a little lfraid of the old horse, and
did not seem to know what to make of
the children's petting at first. Bat she
soon grew used to them, and learned 10
know and love them all, and she now
feels quite at ease in the big barn
where the Guinea pigs scampered
about with little idea of their Impor-
tanee. She is so clever and gentle that
Lille drives her alone in the "pha-er-
ton, " and has fine times taking her
playmates to ride.
Fred does not care so much for driv-
ing, but goes horseback"
Perhaps some day you may meet
him, for he lives not far from Boston,
and this is true story.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-02-06
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FARM AND HOUSEHOLD,


A correspondent of the Ohio Farmer
gives the true solution as to how shade
acts as fertilizer, in the following
sensible remarks:
"That shade is fertilizer, is fact
which has long been noticed, and much
has been written to explain it. 4 few
words will be sufficient for that pur-
pose. Shade operates SIMPLY by pre-
serving the ammonia which is in the
soil, and which is continually furnished
by rain and snow water, and also by
manures, and which is rapidly driven
off from a naked surface of the soil by
scorching sun. To preserve the
ammonia, the skillful farmer plows his
manure shortly after it is spread upon
the soil, and spreads his manures upon
his meadows late in the fall, or in the
winter, Or early IN the spring, so that
the ammonia may be washed out Of it
into the soil, thus preventing its evap-
Grafton by the sun.
Ammonia is either food or cod
ment for most plants, and it is neces-
sary to their rapid growth. 1t has
been ascertained by repeated expert.
ments in England that the largest crops
Of wheat can be raised by imparting to
the soil an extra quantity of ammonia,
either by directly spreading salts of
ammonia or by guano. Hence the
greatest fertility of the soil will be
more surely preserved by an alterna-
ton of crops rather than naked fallow,
from which scorching sun drives of
the ammonia rapidly. We should ever
bear in mind the eloquent words of an
English writer, that mighty nature
renews her strength, not by INDECENT
repose, but IN alterations in en-
ergy.'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-02-06
The Finances Of New York.

New York reduced its state debt
during the year ending Sept. 30, 1872,
by $4,095, 976. 68, leaving outstanding
on that day an Indebtedness Of $36,
574, 206. OF this amount S2l, 600, 600 is
legacy of the war, being the debt in
CURED to pay bounty to soldiers; Sll,
600, 600 of the canal debt remains, and
81, 600, 600 only is charged to the gene
raj fund. Sinking funds are establish
ed for each item of debt, and they now
amount in the aggregate to Sll, 49,
40. Sc, leaving as the balance of the
debt after the sinking funds are APP
Piled, only $25, 1856, 1854. -Four and
quarter millions CT the canal debt
viii fall due this year and viii be paid
in coin at maturity. The equalized
valuation of the state in 1872 was up
ward of $4,000, 600, 900, so that the
debt of New York amounts to but one
and a quarter per cent. Of the taxable
property OF the state.