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The Van Buren press., 1875-09-28

How TnuFFLEs DID IT.--I returned to
AshviIlc, after an absence Of three years,
and found my friend Truffies grown fat
and jovial, with face the very mirror Of
peace and self satisfaction. Truffies was
the village baker, and he was not like this
when | went away.
.Truf1ies,' said T., how is itl You
have improved
Improved. HowT
why, in every way. What have yon
been doing?'
just then little girl came in with a
shattered shawl, and harcfooted, to whom
Trullie, gave loaf Of bread, 'Oh, dear,
Mr. TrulIies,' tho child said, with brim.
ming eyes, as she took the loat Of bread /;
mammals getting better. and she says
she owes so much to you. She blesscs
you, indeed she does
That's ono Of the things I've been
doing, he said, after the child had gone,
you are giving the suffering family
bread queried.
Yes
.Have you any more cases like that ?
yes, three or four of them. | give
them loaf day, enough to feed them
And you take no pay2'
Not from them
'Ah! from the town.
No, here. said Trnilies, laying his
hand ON his breast 'Ill tell you he
added, smiling 'Onc day, over year
ago. n poor woman came to me, ana asked
for loaf of bread. for which she could
not pay-shc wanted it for her poor, suf-
fcring children. Atfrst hcsitated. but
finally | gave it to her. aud as hsr bless
ings rang in my ears after she had gone,
| felt my heart grow wsrm. Times were
hard, and there was good deal Of suf
fcring, and found myself wishing, BY
snd by, that could afford to give away
more bread AT length an idea struck
me I'd stop drinking and give that
amount away in bread, adding one or two
loaves on my account. l did it, and its
been blessing to me. Ny heart has
grown bigger. and I've grown better in
every way My sleep is sound and sweet
and my dreams are pleasant. And that's
what you sec, suppose. e.'-Observsr.
The Van Buren press., 1875-09-28

GOLDEN PAvKMENrs.-Ata convention
of clergymen. recently held in Syracuse,
and after the evenings meal 1t was pro
posed that each in turn should entertain
the company with such remarks as mis- hi
be deemed appropriate When it came to
the turn of Mr., Warehouse, he related a
dream. which he had few nights before
In MS dream he went to heaven, and his
picture of golden streets, the rivers OF
shining water, the scraphic ehoirs, and so
forth, was interestingly vivid. When he
concluded. a man notorious for his mon
cy grabbing, and pcnurious habits ap-
preached and asked in a tone of coarse
jocularity:
We'll, Brother Warehouse, did you see
any of us in your dream?'
Yes, Brother G., saw you.
'Ah = and what was doingf
You we're on your knees
'Of coursc-prayingT
You were trying to dig up the golden
pavements of the New Jerusalem
The Van Buren press., 1875-09-28
CHATTER w.

1t was after sunrise, when Nibbs and
Jake came into the room and awakened
Frank.
81 wish may be skinned you don't
take it easy," said NiDbs. =" | should ha
thought you'd he up to see the sun rise,
this morning.
How do you feel, old man p asked
Jake in kindly tone.
81 feel pretty we'll, replied Frank,
..much better than should have thought
possible
The daylight seemed to do him good
the sun to give MIN strength. The des
pair of the previous night had passed
away. He felt a reaction from bis pas'
depression, and determined, in all out
The Van Buren press., 1875-09-28


REMEDY FOR SCARLET FEvEB.-Thc fol-
lowing cure for this malignant disease,
has been communicated by physician,
DIR. William Fields, Of Wilmington, Del.
to the Delaware Republican. As the dis
ease is fesi fully prevalent in some por,
tons Of the country, VIC cannot better
serve our readers than to give the recipe.
The writer states that il is applicable in
all stages OF the disease, and will not fail
to cure nineteen cases out OF twenty, il
strictly attended to. Although apparent
ly simple, it is said to be . sovereign rem
edy, and may save many Of our little
ones from . premature grave, which 10 a.
most sure to follow the use Of Calomel,
which universally tends to increase the
disease instead Of curing it. Treatment
as follows: Give a mild cathartic. such
as castor oil, or some gentle pills every
two or three days, and when there is fe-
yer present, sponge the body with weak
ley, and give some simple ten to promote
perspiration, such IS eatnip, sage, balm,
&C.; snd for the putrid symptoms give
good brewers yeast, mixed with oold
water; one tablespoonful Of the former
to two tablcspoonfuls Of the latter, for
children ten or twelve years old, accord
ing to age; to be repeated from three to
Ave times day, and use gargle OF yeast
and cream or milk, equal parts, sweeten-
ed with honey, and gargle the throat and
mouth frequently With it; aud II the
throat is much swollen, poultice with
yeast and pulverizej slippery elm: con.
time the above treatment until well. /
know. by many years experiences, says
DR.. Fields, that this 10 the best and most
| etfectual cure for the scarlet fever.
The Van Buren press., 1875-09-28
NO. 25

STUDYING THE BEAUTIES OF NATURE
The e.he. day q Detroit father purchased
microscope for his son. boy Of ten,
pattcd the lad on the shoulder, and said
to him:
MY son, take this microscope and
60 out and study the beauties Of nature"
The boy left all other amusements for
that, and he took such great interest and
improved so rapidly, that at tea-table, to
which several visitors sat down with the
family, he felt that he must make some
remarks. Turning to one Of the ladies,
he inquired
"Did you ever look at cheese through
microscope p
Il don't think ever did. " she pleas
antly replied.
well, you just ought to see the things
John John r exclaimed the father,
shaking his head At the boy across the
''Jo John .S&b.i1sa u for minute or two,
and when his mother passed the cheese
around, everybody said, Thank you,
no Pretty soon the young student
desiring to molify his father. asked:
g Father, did you ever look at Z toad
through microscopic
l will talk with you after supper,
replied the parent, scowling At the boy.
John was rather disappointed At his
failure to arouse enthusiasm, and just -
the strawberries were being passed
around he remarked.
"Well, you just oug,t to look at .
strawberry once through the microscope
They look just like warts, they do. and
you think you see bugs running-w
"Jawn!" said his mother.
Boy warned his father.
"Well, they look wors'n flies heads !"
protested the boy, who imagined that
they doubted his vcracity, " for files"
Boy" said the father, making .
motion for John to leave the table.
John left, and as soon ~ it was con-
vcncnt for him to do so, the father e.
corted the lad to the wash room in the
basement, bounced rim around, and said
Ny son, gimme that microscope. and
you take the az and so cut End study the
beauties Of the woodpile T.
II that boy continues to feel the way
he does at present he will become bank
robber instead Of naturalist. - Detroit
Fres Press.
The Van Buren press., 1875-09-28

A Partisan thief at the Auteuil stee-
plo- chases was caught BY detective with
his hand in a lady's pocket. am no
thief, the pickpecket Indignantly protes :
ted, | am in love with this lady, and was
only slipping note into her pocket, and
he produced as proof a love.letier hid
cen in the palm of his hand. Az, how
ever, the lady was old and ugly, and for
ty one purses were found on the ingeni
ods Frenchman, he was taken off to du'
rance vile.
The Van Buren press., 1875-09-28


TIE BIGoEsr SNAKE sroRY YET.
time ago Mr.. Robert Williams, near this
place. heard one OF his wife's ducks ma.
king noise as II something Was after Il;
he got out Of bed and went where she was.
but could not see or hear anything. He
went the second time with the same re
suit He told his wife he guessed the
ducks had gone crazy. Next morning he
went to where the old duck was sitting
upon her eggs IN the brush pile, and i'm
aginc his astonishmcnt, when he saw :
large black snake soiled up under
the duck His snakeship having swal-
lowed twelve eggs. Mr.. Williams cut his
head of, cut il open, took the eggs out,
and placed them under the duck. and elev.
en- Of that dozen eggs hatched. Mr..
Mr.. Williams word is good as his bond.
The Van Buren press., 1875-09-28

--Herschel V. Johnson, ex-governor
of Georgia, candidate for Vice President
on the Douglas ticket, and now circuit
Judge. says, and it ought to be repeated
every where: When boy gets on his
first pair Of 'gallusses, be thinks he 10
getting to be man; but few years Ia
ter, when he gets whisky in his belly,
pistol in his pocket. and the devil in his
head, he is full l-grown man, and thinks
murder the highest mark Of manhood.
The Van Buren press., 1875-09-28
P T r Y
Evening Song.
BY NJ. BESTHkM EDWARDS

BY NJ, BESTHka EDwARDs.
glese, little weary eyes.
The day at last Is over,
Tonight no more surprise
Shall they discover.
Nor bird nor butterfly.
Nor unfamiliar flower;
Nor picture in the sky,
Nor fairy in the bower.
Rest, little weary feet,
The woods are dark and lonely;
The little birds rest sweet,
Tho owlais watching only,
No buttereup is seen,
Nor daisy in the meadow;
Their gold and white and green
Are turned to purple shadow,
Fold, little.bu hands.
Day is the time for doing;
The boats lie on the sands,
The mill-wheels are not going
Within the darksome mine
Arc hushed the spade and hamneri
Tho cattle rest supine
The cock withholds his clamor.
Still, little restless heart,
BE still until the morrow,
Till then thou hast no part
In either JOY or sorrow,
To new and Joyous day
Shall little birds awake thee;
Again to work and play.
With strength renewed. betaks thee.
food Words.
The Van Buren press., 1875-09-28

"A penstve young man sang most pa
thetically, at an amateur concert:'W here
are the friends Of my childhoodT 2 Before
he retired from the side of the accompa
nista at the piano, he heard friend say,
quite furiously, to lady sitting by his
side, The friends of his childhood are
probably in a lunatic asylum. if taey lis
tened much to such singer
The Van Buren press., 1875-09-28

"A divorce, in Grant County, Wis
consiu, was recently applied for, because
the young mother insisted on having a
Sl5 cradle. "a Eastwood sap trough
is good enough for that little red faced
yagabond,' said the brutal husband.
The Van Buren press., 1875-09-28

"A boy was asked which was the
greatest of the two, hurting mothers
feelings or his finger. He replied the
former
Right, my dear child said the grati-
fed auestioner. And why is it worse to
hurt her feelingst'
Because you can't tic rag around
them. reioined the dear child.
The Van Buren press., 1875-09-28

A man said his son had we'll stored
mind, but none of the neighbors conia
find Mhere he stored u.
The Van Buren press., 1875-09-28

special notices double the above rates. Editorial
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Cards communications of Is personal character
4 admissible at all. double the usual rates and
,trietly in advance.
Announcing candidates, tor Congress or State
lofhces 81. 90. County officers. 1000.
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All Job Work, to be paid for on delivery.
Address all letters and communications to
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1ova1 Arch M a.1on -.

l,.,uK regular Gauvscstisns Of VAN BUNK CHkrrEn.
III Ne s. K. A. M. arc held At Masonic a all. sH
Monday Evening after Saturday on or before the full!
In seu Visiting Companions in COED standing are
lr.uertfsliy iHyited TO attend.
j. c. KENNEDY. II. ?.
Nh H. SrisLxy. SeeTataY. deeltf
The Van Buren press., 1875-09-28
FIR E R NAL.
MA SONIC.

lrpVE rsrn,sr eern munications of Van Burcn Lodge
III No, 6, Free and Accepted Masons, are held the
S.rvselr on. or next preceding each full moon, at
n. ~ in their Hall at Van Burcn.
Members of the FraterAity in good standing arc re-
Nspectfaliy invited to meet with
W. II. III. SIIBLEY. w. NJ.
4 L. II. SouTHMAYD. Secretary.
The Van Buren press., 1875-09-28

Pay for your paper.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-12-18

The commissioners of the district of Colum
bia, who succeeded to the government of the
district after the swindling administration OF
Shepherd and Bsbcock, have already ISSUED
$13,00O,00O Of government bonds to make
good the stealings Of these worthless and are
unable to tell how many more they will have
10 issue. These thirteen millions are in adj
dition to eight or ten more millions levie1 at
taxes off the District. Most Of these swiu
ding claims are for street improvements,
bridges, and other public works, which Bah.
cock certified TO be correct, when subsequent
Investigations showed that ninetenths OF the
claims were pure frauds. Talk about Tweed
and his six millions. The Shepherd Babccck
District ring stole three dollars to Tweed's
one, but being cronies Of Grant, have thus
far defed prosecution.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-12-18
BABCOCK.

Having failed to put a stop to the pestifer.
Gus prosecution at St. Louis by transferring
his case to military court of inquiry, Bah.
cock has concluded to dispense with the lat.
ter court, and TO stand lis trial before the
civil court in ST. Louis. Accordingly the
military court al Chicago has been dissolved
and its members sent about their regular
business. Indeed Babcock's right to mill.
tary trial at beat is doubtful. Though nomin-
ally still major in the regular army, there
is a law which forbids army officers to accept
Offices in the civil service, and Babcock hav.
ing accepted the position Of private secretary
to the President, and receiving pay for it, can
hardly be regarded as legally belonging to
the army, though he still draws his pay of
major in the army with commendable pune.
tuality.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-12-18
IMMORTAL HARRY VEArCH |!

Lethis name be embIazoned on the finger
boards at the cross roads let it be placarded
like Ayers PICTORIAL on the fences along the
highways and on the doors of blacksmith
shops; let the newspapers print it in big cap.
itals at the head Of their columns, and let the
trumpet tongue Of fame sound it from high
Olympus that Its resonance may reach the
deep empyrean and fill the illimitable
universe! In his testimony at the whisky
trials at indianapolis last Saturday Gordon
Bingham stated that, in organizing the vari.
Gus whisky rings at indianapolis, ST. Louis,
Vincenne &c, the first step was always to
buy up the government officers, and the only
one they ever encountered who couldn't be
bought was Harry Vea,cn, the indianapolis
collector I'VE never could buy Veatch." Let
his photograph be taken at the public expense
ana obtain universal circulation, and let his
biography be written ana copy of it placed
IN every Sunday School Library, as that OF
the only public officer during the reign of the
immortal Ulysses the First who couldn't be
bought!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-12-18

The republican convention a, Joliet on
Monday to nominate candidate for Supreme
Judge to succeed Judge McAllister, after q
good ceal Of squabbling over the question
whether it was decent to put political can
dIdate IN the field at all or not, settled down
to business, and on the second ballot nomin.
ated II. B. Hurd, by vote of 60 against So
the c3 being cast for Thomas Dent AS the
convention had been gotten up by Hurd him
SELF for his own endorsement, this vote OF
course showed that IN anything, like fair
contest between him and Dent, Hurd would
have been beaten out of sight.
Meantime the voters of Chicago, and of
VIII, Kankakee, Lake and the other counties
in the district pay little attention to this nom
nation, and without distinction of party
show disposition to vote for Col. Dickey,
Hurd's only opponent and in every respect
an infinitely better man.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-12-18

The removal OF Henderson from his place
in ST. Louis is by all fairmis ded men deem
ed right The President could do no less and
maintain his selfrespect.- County
Herald.
Hardly-in view Of the facts. Henderson
had right to censure the President for sus
pending Commissioners Douglass order fol
The transfer Of revenue officers, because th'
law had given the commissioner exclusiy,
control Of those officers and had purposel,
placed them beyond the reach of the PresI
dent Douglas In fact ought to have entirely
ignored the President's order, and the Law
you'd have justified him.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-12-18
THE CROOKED WHISKY BUSINESS.

The trial OF James Il. Hill, for whisky
frauds, at Indianapolis, terminated on Wed
nesday in verdict of guilty. In the cours,
of the trial, James W. Bingham told what he
knew, and asserted that Babcock and Avery
were regularly employed TO look after the
rings interests in Washington.
In the whisky trials at Covington. KY, on
the same day, ]. NJ. Schin,ked, F. X Kreuss
ksmp, +. Macke and 5. Steirneide, rectifyers
plead guilty to crooked dealings, and await
their sentence.
The court at 81. LOUIS has adjourned to
January. The mill has also temporarily
stopped grinding al Milwaukee. The circus
is expected TO begin In Chicago in about 8
week
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-12-18

Gov. Beverage having vacated the execu
tive chair OF this state for a month or two.
recreation, Illinois once more enjoys the
blessedDess of democratic governor, Senator
Glenn, by his Office of President Of the senate
being er-ofilcio Lieutenant Governor, per
forming the functions Of executive In Gov
Beyeridge's absence. He does 1t in such d
prompt, business-like, efficient way as to sug
ges; strongly the idea that he would be q
good man TO elect as Gov. Beveridge's cue
ccsSor
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-12-18

Last Sunday couple of trsmps called at
the house of Sheriff Huckins, at Kankakee.
and demanded something to eat. All the
family had gone to church except Ella HucE-
ms, the sheriff IS daughter, young lady in
her teens She placed some food before the
tramps, after eating whicE, finding the girl
alose at home, they demanded money. Miss
H. said she had none, but they seized bunch
Of keys hanging on the wall and proceeded
to ransack the house. Miss II. thereupon
went to her fathers room and procuring =
loaded revolver advanced upon the enemy,
who, seeing the lady evidently meant mis-
clief, beat hssty retreat
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-12-18

The National Transportation convention
which convened at Chicago on Wednesday
was attended by about 200 delegates, and i
siill in session. Thus far the proceeding
have consisted Of the Introduction Of vas
amount Of statistics on various subjects ant
projects to cheaper transportation by III,
opening Of new routes, &c. 0fcourse body
Of such wisdom will also undertake TO solv,
The currency problem. On Thursday th,
convention was mainly occupied In visitipi
the stock yards. board of trade, ard othel
notable institutions about Chicago, SO thai
We shall probably have 70 wait day or two
for The conclusion of Its deliberations.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-12-18

SPEAKER KRRR-There is no use of know
ing anything about man unless you know
all about him. Hon. NJ. c. Kerr, of Indiana
who was recently elected speaker of the
house at Washington, didn't jump out of an
Indiana halle thicket q full fledged demo
cratic politician without any previous growth
education or training, but had his adc.escent
trials and adult experiences like other NOR.
tails An Erie, Pa, paper says:
He spent his early years in Erie, and re.
ceved his education at the academy there.
His wife was a Miss Coover, an Erie school
mistress. They were privately married di'
rectly after he graduated, and when he was
about IS years of age, the lady being few
years older. Immediately after he left Tor
The West, and the marriage was kept secret
until he returned for his bride, about two
years afterward In the interval, she had fsl.
len out of a window of Wrighrs block, and
received injuries which blemished her face
somewhat, but did not cripple her, as has been
reported The match proved TO be extreme
ly fortunate, although at the time, on account
of the disparity of years, il was looked upon
by those who attended TO other people bust
ness better than 10 their own as an odd and
UNEQUAL one. Mr.. Kerr is brother of Mrs.
Eliot of this city, and of Col. James X. Kerr,
the famous Pittsburgh lawyer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-12-18

Either Tweed understands the science o.
lodging above his fellows, or the effort to dnt
his hiding place is not very earnest. 1t |,
even doubtful whether he has left New YOrl
city. A telegram of the 18th says he is ready
10 reveal himself whenever the city is ready
10 settle with him and accept $4,0OO ,OO0 il
full of all demands and set him free. TIT
ofei was made month ago, but O'Conor'
sickness has delsyed the settlement If New
York can get $4,000, Oo) out ofTweed. the city
authorities arc idiots II they don't take Il.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-12-18

GRAzIELLA: A Story Of Italian Love. Translat
ed from the French Of A. De Lamartine by
James H. Runnion. Chicago; Jansen, Nc
Clurg & Co. Ottawa: 0sman & IIapeman.
This is a translation from the great French
statesman, author and poet, NJ. Lsmartins, anC
is really one Of the purest, sweetest and mos
tender things ever written. Nothing excep
that master piece of st: Pierre, Paul and vir
ginia," can compare with it. 1t possesses tn,
additional charm of being an honest confession
it is said, of the authors own experience in hi.
youthful days.
The book is gotten up in rich, holiday style
with red lines, tint paper and full gilt binding
and As q present We can conceive of no book
that to n sensible, sensitive, susceptible young
person would be more acceptable.
MAE MADDEN. BY Mary Murdoch Mason
with an introductory poem by Joaquin Miller
Chicago: Jansen McClurg & Co. Ottawa: Os-
man & Hvpeman.
The Maddens, consisting Of two brothers and
their sister Mae, and Mrs. Jerrold as chaperon
and q couple Of other friends sail from Colum.
bias peaceful shore to make the tour of Italy
and spend winter in Rome, They are steady
well-behaved, well bred good people and know
how TO behave in good society, and adhere rig
idly to the proprieties-all except Mae, Who is
the most beautiful, perversc, best hearted, Gran
Ky, unmanageable little witch imaginable. vet
so loved by all that they scarcely have the heart
to cross her widest whims However, she gets
herself into abundant trouble, and what with
many very amusing escapades, finally gets into
such scrape that only the strong arm of very
sensible, stalwsrt, noble lover can rescue her,
which he does with an emphasis Then Mae
resolves to be very good, and sober, and
all that, and we hope she will succeed.
Upon the whole, the story is well written and
very amusing. 1t is beautifully printed, and
bound in cloth, with gilt and red edge-very
suitable for the hol days.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-12-18

The Hon. Mark Bangs, OF Laoon, has beer
appointed u. s. District Attorney for North
crn Illinois, in place of Hon. jasper d. Ward
resigned. Judge Bangs, though net a brillian
lawyer, is above meaiecrity-qutte equal Il
his predecessor, we should say, and earnest
Flooding, hard working and, above all. hon
est Our impression is that the Chicago
whisky ringsters viii fnd him an ugly Gus
toner For many years Bangs & Shaw, o.
Lacon, were one OF the s,rongest Law firms IN
northern Illinois