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Ladies' can Color their Braids

At q mere baga-
telle of the usual
cost, with this
Splendid Dye.
Only NftyCents
per Boa.
JOHN p HUNT,
Proprietor, (late
Calender 81 Co..
9th street, one door
above Chestnut.
Sold by all Drug
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kOOutluucu iTOul ocCOnO pd&t.I
excepting Supervisors Wray and Greuell,
Supervisor Morey, chairman, presiding.
The minutes of yesterdays proceedings
were read and approved.
Supervisor Feaster moved a suspension
of the rules and that the bills of A j Rowe,
for $40 60, and G B Knox, for $37 30, be
allowed. Carried.
The committee on attachments made the
following further report. which, on motion,
was received aud adopted: ta
We recommend that the assessment OF
L B Strayer be abated to the amount as
assessed by the assessor of Black Hawk,
we believing that amount would be just
assessment. Har
Also, we would recommend an abate-
ment to Mrs L w Eastman on her money
at interest, which was assessed at par value
to so cents on the dollar as assessed by the
assessor. H H'.ta.
TO Mrs Christina Gilmore, we would
ask to have her assessed value OF $500 re-
duced to one hundred, the same being as
sessed in error A | of which is respectfully
submitted. cry lf-@. uat $3.50 5
T. THos. KERR, Chairman.
Supervisor Dart moved that the board
reconsider the report of the committee on
attachments in regard to their action in re-
fusing an abatement to the Moline Plow
Company on their capital stock assessment
tor 1874, and that the abatement be granted.
Motion lost. ...
The committee on finance made the fol-
lowing report, which, on motion, was
adopted:
Your finance committee would report
that they have examined the financial
statement of John V Cook. county clerk,
\ and ind the same correct 5@
We also hnd that in lieu of the order
authorized by this board at its last session
to be drawn in his favor for S. OF 80. he
has drawn orders amounting to So 6OS 90,
and that there is now balance due him
for services performed of 81 4US 46.
Wewould therefore recommend that the
action of this board authorizing the issue
of said order tor S. OF 80, be now rescind
ed, and that there be.issued to said clerk
an order for said sum of 81 4OS 46 to bal
ance said account. We also find that there
was at the date of his last report balance
in his hands belonging to the county Of
1892 SO, which, together with said order fol
So 4OS 46, will make tie sum OF 81 541 Os
10 his hands subject to the order OF the
chairman of this board, t- a. 81
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
| Rock Island. ILL.,, March 5, 1875,
HENRY DART,
JONATHAN HUNTooN.
NILES b, WRIGHT,
..- Finance Committee
Supervisor Feaster presented the fol
lowing resolution and moved its adoption
| ResolUrd. That the board of supervisor
hereby tender their thanks to j w Morey
chairman, for the Impartial and caution
manner in which he has presided over tn
deliberations OF this body during the pres
ent session.
Carried,
The committee on ways and means re
sorted amounts due to officers an
nembers of the board, amounting to S3lf
Is, which was received aud adopted.
The board adjourned sine die.
. JOHN V. Cook, County Clerk,
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New YORK, Sept 20th, 1873.
--MEssRs MILLER BRos-Dear Sirs-You viii
please accept my best thanks for the box Of
"ANTuEO," which have fully tried and think
perfect as face powder Hoping your new prepar
alton will meet with the success 1t justly deserves
beg to remain, Yours, Fai hfully,
JEN sIE HUGHES Theatre Comieue.
For sale by John Bengston.
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for the Consumer In use.
( . WHY :?

Because it is full strength, consequently
fifty per cent cheaper than any other Pow
der sold. - '.i.s
It requires less quantity. i
Contains no injurious acids. -.
Is warranted chemically pure.
Will make better, lighter, and more nu-
tritious Biscuits, Rolls, Mullins, Pastry,
Puddings, &C., than made from fermented
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The Champion. wherever introduced, has
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economical articles, and has given univer-
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by all.
You get what you pay for.
1t is put up full net weight in each size
package. .t Il
1t is uniform in quality. r...s
1t is made of select and pure materials.
Persons with the most delicate and SEN
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&c, made with the Champion with impun-
ity, when Bread made from fermented
Yeast gives distress, and can not in many
cases be retained on the stomach.
FACTS FOR HoUsEKEEPERs.
HEDGES CHAMPION BAKING
POWDER will make twenty pounds more
bread from barrel of flour than can be
| done by any other Baking Powder.
No time required for dough to rise, but
bake in hot, quick oven. as soon as mixed
HEDGES CHAMPION saves Eggs,
Shortening, Milk, &c.
The efficacy of its worth, in this respect,
can be tested by the following delicate cake
Erecipe:
Two coffee cups white sugar and one hall
cup butter, one coffee cup cold water
three cups of -four. white of four eggs
three teaspoons HEDGES CHAMPION
BAKING POWDER, one and half tea
fspoonful Hedges Concentrated Extract
Vanilla
| 1t is put up in neat packages of Quar-
tiers, Halves, and Pounds, for Family use
/ And in s, 10, and 25 b. cans, for con
venience of Hotels.
Packed in barrels or boxes as desired.
= Manufactured at the Laboratory o
W. N. HEDGES & CO.,
: Southeast cor of Main and Center sts.,
SPRINGFIELD OHIO
For sale by all Retail Dealers.
The following are our Wholesale Agent
y in Cincinnati, and Indianapolis.
! III. L. STILES & CO., Cincinnati, c
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: The genuine Champion Baking Powde
! is for sale by W. G. WEIGH, j. B. CAF
e GILL, BLANCHARD Il BAILEY. W. T
e SARGENT, HENRY SCHNITGER and WV
+ SHEARER
81 And wholesale by
II 1854 a4 9 HENRY DARTS Son
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
|}||IHkaRi'|SM

I WARRANT ONE BOTTLE PERFECT CURE I'M
TIE WORST FORMS Of Pifes, two to five bottles fn
LEPROsY, SCRoFULA, -RHEUMATIsM, SALT RHEUM,
CANCER, CATARRH, KIDEEY, DISEASES, and. all dis
eases of the skin, end the greatest Blood Purifier
to send 10 me and take back their money III OIL,
cases of failure. None for Is years II. DF0WLH
Chemist, Boston, and Montreal. Sold throughout
the world 81 bottle. Send for Circulars of aston
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INSURANCE At ACTUAL COST.

LES, THAN ALI TIE USUAL EXPENSE.
GALL at tn office of S. NJ HARRIS, No. 10 ITi-
- nois street. tu stairs and get your Lie Insured
l., tn Protection Life Insurance Co.. Chicago for
e.s than half the u-uai expense. payable month
ly assessments. Don't send our money east. en-
you save at least one half by ising it at home
Please cull for circulars.
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M STA'S
PULM0NIC BALSAM

speedy and certain remedy for Coughs,c
farrh, Colds, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Bronchitis
Influenza, Hopping Cough, Aathms and the var
Gus affections of the Lungs and Chest,
Thousands have been speedily aud efYectua
cured, by its timely use while suferi' with sevc
colds, protractef coughs, and with various othe
forms of LUNG DISEASE. 1t is prepared from
vegetable balsams and the medicinal properties
roots and herbs containing no minerals or poison
GUS drugs. II. can be taken with perfect safety
all times --asa : ~ 'F@s4s4zsa 49, sL 1859 ~
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A MIRACLE
TESTIMONIAL
Office and Residence No. a Dauphine ST.,
NEW ORLEANS Sept. 20, 1913.
CAPT TRYON L "A OODWARD

New ORLEANS Sept. 20, $50
CAPT. TRYON j, " OODWARD
Agent Maguire's Medicines.
No 3S Magazine Street:
ESTEEMED SIR:-From a feeling of heartfelt graf.
itude. and general sense of duty, am pr mpteo
to address you and respectfully beg to give yoLs
voluntary and brief statement OF my past and pres
ent state of health tUNDBANGo LIVER AND BLooI
BITTERs AND SARsAPARlLLA Tonic. My health for
years has been bad. but from the commencement oil
this year rapidly declined, forcing TO abandon
all characte' of business: and upon becoming CON
peiely paralyzed in my right arm and with my
whole right side threate ed, became helpless ana
hopeless indeed, though attended upon by tile mos
| skillful physicians Of his and Other States and
cities, with no benefit; and, in fact, my own medi
less some change and improvement took place soon
with me would shortly die and made my every
| earthly arrangement accordingly, when by most
providential circumstance l was directed TO and
met you, about a month ago, and, from your gen
erOus sympathy, was induced ito crafty you, bu
with no hope or confidence of benefit to myself)
only try the Quadrangle; and to my utmost aston
ishment and qualification, am now almost entirel
restored to perfect health, and that by Tie Use o
but one bottle of the CUNDURANGo LIVER AsS
BLOOD BITTERs and SARsAPARlLIA ToS'" feel
indeed q renewed and re-urrecled n.e-, and vii
Cvel, my dear sir, he grateful IN my remembrance
OF you for the kind interest ana generous sympathy
shown me in my wretched helpcssness, and am
convinced that to the use Of Cunderango and Dt
vine Providence through you, am indebted for
new lease of life. - - go.
ton of my case be made; and by my happy expert
ence none ueed despair. and that through you, in
the of Cundur:Igo they may also tnd rel ef
has fed With respect and graIltude, ! remain
yours truly, etc. THOS NJ LooAN JR: M D.
New ORLEANS, Sept a. 1873.
We the undersigned, being personally acquainted
with DR.. Logan, cheerfully certify that the above
statement is true and correct IN every part
McCALLISTER
| ~" P M GOODWIN.
| ~ OAN'L HICEAR
Sold hv Censer& Thomas. HOOK Island.
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Snails.

One Of the singular industries pursued by
the Parisians is that of fattening snails for
the market. That the demand for this article
OF diet is large is proved by the fact that q
great number Of persons find profitable eni-
ployment in furnishing an adequate supply
Most sDail.breeders who carry on their bust
ness outside the "barriers" of Paris fatten the
molluscs in tanks, but some prefer TO keep
the creatures in the open air. The preserve
in which snails are fed is divided into eight or
ten separate Enclosures, each of which is
surrounded by line of sawdnst four inches
broad, and freshly laid each morning. This
simple hedge is an effectual barrier 10 the
passage Of any helix tempted to indulge
yagabond propensities and stray beyond the
boundaries Of its allotted precincts.
Each daily consignment of snails is depo-
sited in one Of the parks or enclosures, and
is left TO fast for As hours. After this they
are removed to another park, where they are
provided With abundance Of food, consisting
of cabbages, lettuce, endives, thyme and vine
leaves. Purified by their prolonged fast, the
snails eat with yoracity, and in eight or ten
days are fat enough TO satisfy the eye and
taste of Partisan epicure. The tax upon
fatted snails is very small, bet it is one-quar-
ter OF that set upon oysters, and fifty snais to
be counted as one dozen blvalyes, the revenue
annually arising from their consumption in
Paris would amount to 200,0 900 francs.
IL is stated that diet Of snails reduces
mans flesh until he becomes mere skeleton.
The edible snail of the Gold Coast has shell
three inches long by two inches deep. From
this he protrudes pair oftentacles four inches
h length. These tentacles are the choice part
Of the animal, and are served whole in that
aav varv aon1naund oailad email aou..
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t'CUT THE TaEE Dowx, SAMSON l''--The
following story is told of the late Judge Keyes
Of Vermont The Judge always has about
him number Of workingmen. Among them
was man named Amasa. One day he told
Amasa-or, as the Judge always called him,
Samson, to cut down q crooked, unsightly
tree on the brink of his mill-pond.
The Judge stood by watching the progress
of the work. Samson was at home with an
axe, and soon reached the heart Of the tree !;
two or three more strokes would suffice.
Seeing the Judge was in a position TO be bit
with n limb Of the tree when ii fell, he said |:
"You had better move, Judge, or you viii
be hit.
"cut the tree down, samson ~ was the
response.
Two more strokes, and seeing that unless
the Judge moved he would be hit sure, the
axemnn renewed bis suggestion.
"Cut the tree down, Sanson--just as the
old man tells youl' said the Judge.
One more stroke, and the last. Down came
the tree-and down came the old Judge, also,
into the water Samson quickly jumped into
the pond and dragged the Judge on shore, his
face scratched and bleeding and nearly
strangIed by his sudden bath. Blowing the
water from his mouth like spouting whale
he said:
"That's right, Samson--thatis right Al
ways do just as the old man tells you ~
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sHooTIsG BIRBs.-The following soucbipe
paragraph, from the pen Of Thurlow Brown
should do more towards preventing the wanton
destruction Of the feathered songsters than all
the acts of "a legislature:
once killed bird ia my wantonness-A-
God forgive me-merely to test my skill with
the rifle But received abitter lesson. While
once passing through the woods / carelessly
fired at bird, caring only 70 discharge my
gun so as TO make my next FIRE sure. Iwoun-
dea q bird which sat upon q fence. 1 felt
guilt stricken at once, and tried TO catch il.
Failing IN that thought il would be human
ity TO shoot il. Before l could load my rife.
i tiuttered across the field, where followed
i, and found the painting sufferer at its nest
aud the blood dripping upon the young. Ny
cruelty flashed upon me in all lis nakedntss,
and ! cringed under my reflections like <
guilty butcher as l Was
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-08-21

HENRY Clay AND THE BILLY GoAr.--For-
merly very large, well known and somewhat
noted billy-goat, roamed at large in the streets
of Washington, and the newspaper boys,
bootblscks and street imps generally made
common cause against him. Henry Clay
never liked TO see dunn animals abused, or
worried, and on one occasion while passing
down the avenue, large crowd Of these
urchins were at their usual sport. Mr.. Clay,
with his walking stick, drove them away,
giving them sound lecture in the mean.
while. As they scampersd and scattered in
every direction, Billy, seeing no one but Mr..
G. within reach, made charge on him. Clay
dropped his cane and caught his goafship by
the horns. The goat would rear up, being
nearly as tall as the Kentuckian HIMSELF and
the latter would pull him down again. This
sport became tiresome, and he could conceive
Of no way by which he could free himself from
the two-horned dilemma, so in his despsra.
ton he sang out to the boys to know what 10
do. One OF the smallest the crowd shouted
back tile 60 and run, you fooll'' Clay
always maintained that though he signed the
treaty Of Client, yet that ragged boy knew
more than he did.
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To Noah is attributed the invention of
wine, 2847 b. G. Ale was known at least 4O4
B. G., and beer Is mentioned by Xenophon
40l b. 9. Backgammon, the most ancient Of
our games, was invented by Palamedes, Of
Greece, 1924. Chess is of later date, and
originated six hundred aud eighty years be.
fore the Christian Era. The first circus was
built by Tarquin, 605 B. c., and theatrical
representations took place as long ago as 562
b. Q. The first tragedy represented was
written by Thespis, 536 B. G. SO il seems
that the ancients were not as destitute Of
amusements as one would suppose. As for
musical instruments, they possessed the psal.
terry, harp, flute, and that atmost ancient instru
ment, the cymbal which is spoken of as long
ago as 1880 B. G. The flute was the inyens
ton of Havaginus, 1906 b. c. Organs ware
invented by Archimsdes, 200 B. O., and
Nero played upon the melodions bag pipe 81
A. d.
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Select poetrp.
WHEN THIS OLD HAT WAS NEW.

BY THOMAS p NAsTERsoS.
Americans, pay attention,
And list 10 me awhile
While sing you q verse or two
About an ancient tile
That has seen the ups and downs life,
And ri tell YOU how the whole thing worked,
When this old hat was new.
This hat was made In Seyenty-six,
In Philadelphia town,
When brave men swore they'd bend no more
Before Britannia's frown
When Give me liberty or DEATH"
Cried Henry brave and true
All the times were very different
When this old hat was new.
Then patriotism was no sham,
But Us q virtue shone;
And Freedom from each crag and dome
Proclaimed the land her own.
The stars and Stripes flew proud and free,
And no hireling Spanish crew
Dare slaughter American citizens
When this old hat was new.
This hat was worn In New Orleans
You all remember when
The British foe was laid no low,
They never rose again.
Brave Jackson "arbitratedf them
As he well knew how TO do,
For stout hearts were trumps my boys,
When JacksOn's hat was new.
Our patriots loud still nabbergast,
Pr0fhning Freedoms name,
When TO make pile and live IN style
Is all their little game;
Oftheir mothers' graves they a make n stake.
When bones 70 pick are few,
fnughl We didn't have such kind Of men
When this old hat was new.
Columbia then had gallant sons,
Adorned with victOrs' bays,
When jefferson taught and Jackson fought
The world echoed with praise.
We had no Christian Statesmen" then,
And rings were very few;
Nor Credit Mobilier disgrace,
When this old hat was new.
We had no "shoddy" In those days
Distinction was not bought;
No police dubbed the workingmen
For speaking what they thought
No Legislators were for sale,
And crime was paid Its due
For rich and poor was most alike
When this old hat was new.
No bull pups Uttered the White House
When Washington sat there:
Fast horses ran at Lexington
Our country's foes 10 scare.
But two years hence well make a change,
And then, tween me and you,
Wen have the times like what they were
When this old hat was new.
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Docs AND DocToRs.--Dr. w. +. Atlee
writes to the Philadelphia Medical Times as
follows Tin letter recently received from
Lancaster, Pa, where my father resides, it is
said "A queer thing occurred just now.
Father was in the Office, and heard q dog
yelping outside the door he paid no attention
until a second and louder yelp was heard,
when he opened it, and found little brown
dog standing on the step upon three legs. He
brought him in, and, on examining the fourth
leg, found pin sticking in it. He drew out
the pin, and the dog ran away again. The
Office Of my father, DIR. Atlee, is not directly
on the street, but stands back, having in front
of it, some six feet on a stone wall with gate.
| will add that it has not been possible TO dis
cover anything more about this dog.
This story reminds me of something sim.
liar that occurred TO me while studying medi-
cine in the same Office nearly thirty years ago.
A man named Cosgrove, the keeper Of low
tavern near the railroad station, had his arm
broken, and came many times to the Office to
have the dressings arranged. He was always
accompanied by large, ferocious- looking
bulldog, that watched me most attentively,
and most unpleasantly TO me, while bandag-
ing his master arm. A few weeks after Cos
groves case was discharged, heard noise
at the oiice-door as If some animal was paw.
ing it, and, ON opening it, saw there this huge
bulldog, accompanied by another dog that
held up one Of its front legs, evidently broken.
They entered the Office 1 cut several pieces
Of wood and fastened them firmly to the leg
with adhesive plaster, after strengthening the
limb. They left Immediately. The dog that
came with Cosgrove's dog never saw before
nor since"
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A NORTHERN GIRL's 0PIxIoS OF SouTHgRx
GIRIs.-Miss Constance Fenimore Wolsion,
in the Cleveland Herald, says you can tell a
Southern girl at once. She is rounder than
her Northern sisters, indeed she Is never thin
or lank she walks with languid step, and
all her movements are slow and indolent I; she
is never alert She has fine soft eyes with a
serene expression, very different from the
qnick, keen eyes Of the North; she has not
the beautiful red and white complexion Of New
York and New England, rather is she sallow,
with a few rose tints, you might call her cream
color She never looks anxious, no matter
what happens she does not think she can
help matters by her advice or interference,
but sits back calmly and leaves everything to
brother" or 'spa,n pronouncing the latter
word in way defy Northern Girl to imi-
tate. The word might be used as d shihbo-
leth IL Is not exactly pay but half wav
between that and the sound Of s'a'i in "eat. Z
Our Southern girl dresses picturesquely rather
than trinity, and has brighter colors and more
floating ends and curls about her than North.
ern belle allows She has pretty, plump
hands, but she Is not particular about the
gloves that cover them, Imean particular com
pared with Fifth avenue rules. In short. she
Is more voluminons sort Of girl in every
way, and cares less about nihe fashion. 4
She has one decided advantage over the
Northern girls, however, and that Is her
voice 1t Is sweeter and lower, little train
ante, perhaps, but essentially gentle and
Womanlv
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R. B. NoRMENT.

ATT0RNE Y-AT-LA
AND REGISTER IN BANKRUPTCY,
|nFFICE on Main street, two doors west of
" Court, Westminster, respectfully informs
the citizens Of Carroll and adjoining counties
that he will give prompt attention to all bust.
ness intrusted to him, both before the Courts
Of this State and the Departments of the
General Government at Washington, d. c.
jan 4, 1873.
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The finest Baptist church in the country l.
located in Yonkers, N. X. Two members,
stock brokers in Wall street, named James
Colgate and John Trevor, put some SITS. 600
into that operation. It has been proposed ID
put in a memorial window to these two breih-
rem, with picture on il Of st. James and st.
John, with their feet in the stocks