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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-08
The Town Meeting a. Hundred Years Ago

All writers on the subject who have gwen
the matter attention have well remarked that
one of the most valuable elements in the
American township organization system. Is
the annual town meeting Of the electors ofthe
town. Public sentiment expressed IN these
local assemblies IS 4 sure exponent OF the Will
of the people. The American Revolution
WAS inaugurated IN towa meetings, and the
history OF that great political movement is
marked in the resolutions and acts done IN
those local gatherings of the people.
Mr.. Hudson, in his history of the town OF
Marlborough, in the state Of Massachusetts,
gives the following, which was voted at a
town meeting in that town, held May 2o. ITO:
THAT If the Honorable Continental Con
gress shall, for the safety of the united colon.
les, declare them independent Of the kingdom
of Great Britain, we, the inhabitants of Mari.
borough will solenAly engage with our lives
and fortunes, 10 support them in the meas.
ure" Upon which the writer remarks that
not only the town OF Marlborough, bat almost
every town in the province, passed in sol
emn manner, upon this subject. He suggests
that il would create a smile at this day for a
town of few hundred inhabitants TO pass
upon vast questions of National concern.
ment; but at that day, with true democratic
spirit, our public men desired to obtain the
sense of these little municipalities.
At that period, the town meeting was the
forum where all political questions were dis,
cussed In fact, it was in these little democ.
racies that the seeds of liberty were first sown,
Here the people of New England from the
first were in the habit of discussing all ques
,ions and passing upon every subject in which
they felt an interest The influence OF such
gatherings was so obvious thatithe crown at
tempted to prohibit them; but the people
persevered in holding them and making them
the arena of political discussion This gov.
eminent has, in the lapse of time approached
another period in its history when action on
the part of the people is demanded. If the
people of the Nation would, with the same
earnestness and patriotic spirit, discuss il
their town meetings or local assemblies the
corruption in office that everywhere prevails
| in the administration Of National affairs,
they might do much to restore the former
good name Of the government in the family
of nations, and arrest its further progress IN
the direction of des,ruction-7he LtSdi Id.
rerttsfr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-08

never examines his bills, but scribbes OIL a
check on any scrap of paper that comes to
hand. 1t was only the day before yesterday
that poor woman came with one OF them
bits of paper. She said the oulandisli.look.
ing gent who lived in our house had given it
TO Ter and she did not know what to do with
il He had come into her cabin to light his
pipe, with her husband, and poor fisherman
who was drowned IN the last gale, lay there
dead. He wrote it on the back of an old let
ter, and said he hoped 1t would do her good.
You cantthin of the poor creatures surprise
when | brought her back ten sovereigns
which the manager gave me when he saw the
paper. Surely, sir, the gent cannot be all
riglt here" and the waiter significantly
touched his forehead.
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Amusing Portrait Of Lord Lyttop.
From Belcrsvia.


Lord Lytton asked me 10 come home with
him to the Queens Hotel at Hastings, where
he WAS staying, and dine. He was without
any umbrella, the rain fell in torrents and |
covered him as well "a ] could with mine. |
found he occupied apartments on the ground
floor at the hotel. They seemed in sad state
OF confusion. Tue floor was s,reNn with a
litter of books and papers and copiously
sprInklcd with Turkish tobacco, and oder of
which pervsded the ar. The table was laid
with covers Tor three, but only myself and
the host sat down. lie ale, | observed. bu,
sparingly, and drank nothing but water with
dash of sherry in it. In the evening. as |
was taking nv departure, | came upon a Ger
man waiter who had attended Al table. and
limited that the rooms might be kept in a lii.
tie better order. BLESS you, sir" said the
kellner, "the place mas not been SVEN, or dus.
ted for fortnight; that gent is outrageous
like if book or paper is touched. The man
ager wants In get him away; but he has "a.
ken the rooms tor a month, and won't 30
and Ec IL such good pay thai our governor
don't like io disobligc him Waiter |
said siernly, do you know who that ere
ceni,' rs you call him. isy' "Ylz >ir-uu
Sir replied the waiter In breath. puzzled
by the sol,mnity of my tone. That is Lord
Lyiton," ] SAID, the greatest man IN an Eng
land III you see much OF him, and note down
carefully what he does and what he saws, you
may become a second Boswell" "Ior. Sir
said the waiter, you don't say So! Our man
ager thinks this gent ~ cracked: he goes uu
in all the wCaiheri without any grcaicoAi
and won't even take an umbrella; Then b,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-08

Robert Hey, Prepcndary OF Litchked, Vi
car of BelpeI, Derbyshire, sends the Pillow.
ing description of a bull terrier, Clay Cross
to the animal World: She was rejoicing over
litter of pups, attending to them with moth.
erly care, caressing them, and showing for
them much anxiety. The owner of this in.
teresting family, accompanied, by few
friends, came to look al them. The fierce
ness of the mother was at once developed,
and manifested by impeuous growlings, and
snarls and barkings She would evidently
die in defense Of heI offspring, but the mus.
ter said II can take every one of those pups
away from the mother, and she will not hurt
me" lie drew near and approached his
hand toward one of the pups. The mother
flew at II and seized II in her mouth. He did
not attempt to withdraw 1t until she released
it, He proceeded TO lay hold of one of tie
pups She seized his hand again and held
il fast, but without biting it, BY degrees he
withdrew one of the little creatures. The
same process was repeated until every pup
all her offspring. She looked up piteouly
in to her masters face, and howled with an q
,ceeding bitter cry. The appeal could not be
resisted He replaced the little ores in their
nest, and rejoiced 10 witness the caresses and
qualification of the mother But his surprise
and that of his friends was great when he saw
her take them up, one by one in her mouth,
and bring them and lay them down at lis
feet He waited To see what she meant, and
was soon convinced that she wished TO *
press her entire confidence in her master.
She laid her dear ones at his feet, one BY one ;,
with the assurance that he would take care
of them with affection equal 10, if not greater
than her own. She then returned TO her nest,
now empty, lifted up her head into the sir,
and gave vent TO several piteous cries, uatil
her little ones were once more restored 10 her.
II was impossible to misunderstood her i'm.
pulse She had at first mistrusted her mas.
ter, but now she trusted him. She brought
them Of her own accord and placed them a,
his disposal, with full confidence in his love
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-08

Gil SAYS his ambition is to be u poor poiiticisn
Few men have attained their ambitious ionging'
more perfectly
Madame Missions husband is better, which
owes some color to the statement that the piiha
donna 10 suffering from sore throat-o'' L"n''
Republican. -.
Some one in the secret says the E'r'' to'
course only among themselves have rs '"o'''
a collection Of slang phrases rs the poy'' "c
following are among them; Fix your ouS'ie
Buckle your belt" Pull your basque GOWN!
"straighten your corset steel "Take your eye
lashes out Of q tangle."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-08
Advertising People,

Says the Boston Post, people who adver
Use are smarter than those who don't better
booking, too, nine in ten. This is natural, II
,ot logical Advertising is an indication of
intelligence, and intelligence is one of the
eading elements OF good looks. AT all
events the world believe in those who advertise
and plants its dollars in their pockets. Such
are live people; and in these live days nobody
wants anything to do with any but your live
men and women. Our advice to everybody
except in matrimony-is to advertise, Il
is sure to return largely, increase your repu
tation as business man, make hosts Of
friends, and add to the number of shrewd and
sensible people in tho world, of which there
has never yet been an oyer stock"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-08

Eli Perkins has done something useful a,
last. He has discovered two children in Am.
boy, Illinois, ready from their poverty TO be
turned over 10 the tender mercies Of poor.
house II Is hard tor anybody's children TO
begin life in so rough a school, but II seems
additionally cruel that the children of Charles
Dickens brother-the original Boz
should be consigned from want of proper
guardians TO SO cold charity Augustus NJ.
Dickens eloped with q Miss Phillips from
England, leaving a blind wife at home. BY
tins first wife he had no family. Miss Phil.
lips was of respectable connections, a cult.
waited lady, and especially proficient in mus
ic Dickens came 10 America, but II is due
probability that she was unaware of his hav.
ing a wife when they levanted. The knowl-
edge of il, however, finally came, and his and
her poverty proved so terribly upon her, that
she committed suicide.
Augustus Dickens was always in debt, al
ways disslpated, and from time 10 time re-
ceivcd remittances from his brother Charles
Nh Golden, when IN this country, obtained
employment for him in the land department
Of the Illinois Central railroad, in Chicago
AT 81 200 year. He died about nine year,
ago, and Charles Dickens took partial care OF
the widow and the children up 10 the time oI
his death. One statement is that the Amer
can Mrs Augustus Dickens died broken
! hearted, but "a resident OF Amboy-who write:
evidently with thorough knowledge of The
distressing Circumstances--asse positively
that she died from the effects of poison. i
does not appear that Charles Dickens saw hi
brother on his last visit TO this country. III,
was too much inccnsed against him for HI
conduct TO an estImable wife, but he assisted
him and his family. II is interesting to Learn
that Augustus was called Boz in the fami
| ly circle. nick name which We know Charlie.
TO have assumed and 10 have made famous
for all time.
There are three children by this hapleS'
runaway marriage, properly only two stand
| ing IN the shadow of the poOrhouse. The
eldest. Beriram, is living In the northern par
OF Illinois probably doing for himself TIL,
other two, Adrian Charles and Amy Bertha
are respectively fifteen and thirteen years oi
age, with pale faces and light blonde hair
bright aud cheerful. They are living Will
Henry Keeling. an old man, and HIS wiic. IN
Amboy. lie is poor farmer and a neigh
Dor expressed u. nigh uscl mp. Tie .
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-08

A CHANGE OF TEN YEARs.-She was at a
party. He had not yet arrived, but she was
momentarily expecting HIM The hum OF
conversation through the room had no sig
niicance for her. All her faculties were ben,
on the front door. Everytime it opened, a,
every step in the hallway, she would start
while her face would flush, and her eyes light
up with feverish expectation. Then the color
would go back from her cheeks, her eyes
would dull, and her heart sink, when anOth
cr than he came into the room. Finally he
arrived, and took seat by her, and she lean.
ed over his shoulder and jOyously murmured
my darling! my darhng" She was too
happy 10 say aught more
Ten years later, and she again waits. 1t
is in her own home now. His step Is on the
stoop, he opens the door She springs quick
ly to the hall.
"Clean your feet she screams.
Ten years ago they were not married. Now
they are.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-08

The country shopkeeper SAID: Here, my
friend those balls of butter l bought of you
last week all proved 10 be just three ounces
short OF pound" And the farmer limo
Gently answered: well, l don't see hos
that could be, for used one of your pound
bars of soap for weight"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-08

Richard IL. Dana, Jr., once had a bitter ex.
periencc at Washington dinner party. lie
had been speaking at some length of his
nautical lite as narrated in "Twa Years Be
fore the Mast" when agentleman present in.
nocently asked where can l get that
book, Dir. Dana? Inever heard OF II before
Dana Redeemed with Indignation, and re.
piled, AT any library in the land, SIR; at any
bookstore, sir"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-08

Lady customer-"Hsve you arice book all
covered with red leather, with gold letters on
the backs' Shopkeeper-"Yesm madam; We
have DeQuincey's works, three volumes, in
Russia; or Gen. Sherman's Memoirs, two
volumes, in Russia; or Gen. Sherman's Me.
mois. two volumes, in calf. Lady customer
Al don't want anything about Russia. Give
me the books about the dear little calves; be.
side, it Was made BY general"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-08

is this the doctors ofliceY' inquired
maa who popped his head Irside the san'
tum door. NO, sir-the next flight of stairs.
We'll. I'm too tired To 60 any further" sal
he, sadly; "but If you see the doctor any tim
this morning, wish you would tell him th'
my stcpmother is dying and we'd like to has
HIM call IN if he gets tjmc.-N0rarich ButIoth
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-08

\ little boy said to his mother the ether
morning: Ma, had the beauiitulest
dream last night you ever saw. dresmt
that wouldn't go To school, and that you
went out into the yard and cut great long
switch. but just as you was going 10 give ms
an awful drcssin' the world came 10 an end
Didn't get out Of il easy, though F'-frdRS
In thVl PdiI iot
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-08

Economy, my dear, economy" SAID he.
Its all right for you to have plants and all
that, hut there is reason in all things, and
there isn't particle of sense in paying fifty
cents for flower pot when there are dozen
empty cigar boxes about the house" and, TAX
ing the last Havana" from another box. he
handed her the box TO put an oleander in, his
cigar, and went out
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-08

The saucy Detroit Free Press man says
China has a bell thirteen ieet across l''
mouth Beats the Chicago belle
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-05
BOSTON.

BATH.
Bath Hotel, q. MI. Plummer, Proprieto
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MEDICAL
CATARRH,
TW ELVE YEARS
OE SUFFERING.

Gentlemen: About twelve wears ago while travel
ing with Father Kemp's Old Folks Concert Troupe
as tenor singer, took severe cold and was laid up
at Newark, N j. This cold brought on a severe at
tack OF Catarrh, which battled with every known
remedy for four weeks without avail and was finally
obliged to give up most desirable position and re-
turn home unable to sing note. For three years
afterwards was unable to sing at ALL The first at
tack Of Catarrh had left my nasal organs and throat
sensitive that the slightest cold would bring on
fresh attack, leaving me Frustrated. In this way
continued to suffer. The last attack-the severest
ever had-was terrible. / suffered the most excru-
catng pain in my head, was so hoarse as to be
scarcely able to speak, and coughed necessarily.
thought was going into quick consumption, and
firmly believe that had these symptoms continued
without relief they would have rendered me an easy
victim. When in this distressing condition com.
menced the use of SANFoRD's RADICAL CURE FOR
CATARRH, very reluctantly confess, as had tried
all the advertised remedies without benefit The
first dose of this wonderful medicine gave me the
greatest relief 1t is hardly possibly for whose
head aches, eyes ache, who can scarcely articulate
distinctly on account of the choking accumu ations
in his throat to realize how much relief obtained
from the first application of SANFoRD's RADICAL
CURE. Under its influence, both internal and ex-
terna rapidly recovered and by an occasional use
of the remedy since have been entirely free from Ca
tarrh for the first time in twelve years.
Respectfully yours,
GEO. W. HOUGHTON.
Waltham, Mass, Jan. 8, 1876.
Pa purchased the RADICAL CURE ofGEORGE
H. ROGERS, Druggist, Rumford Building.
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man. All the juices, all that was not abso-
luey impossible TO the digestion of the wa
terry monster, bad been consumed. There
remained of the man from Vicksburg only as
much in weight as the ashes which remain
after cremation, mere parchment which the
breeze from the window dried and tossed
about.
During the two weeks the Gevi.-fsh had
visibly increased in size,
The parchment cast out by the monster
was thrown into the furnace of the engine
room. No trace of the man from Vicksburg
remains on earth.
The details of the affair were confided to
other news editors by the owner OF the devil
fish, and orders for numbers OF the sepao
were at once sent to the naturalist on the
Florida coast. That scientific gentleman Is
in a fair way to make his fortune.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-05
FOR SALE.

FUlHE Homestead of the late George Frost, ESQ OF
Il Westbrook consisting of a substantial Two
Story Brick House. about forty feet square, in good
about three acres of good land. splendid location
for summer residence. Fourteen acres of good TIL
lage land adjoining can be had at very moderate
price, Inquire of
THOS. QUINBY, Trustee,
Stroudwater, or Of
f. o. BAILEY,
60 s. 81 Exchange St., Portland.
feb1d1m
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TO LET.
To Let.

TO Let.
A TENEMENT Of four rooms, with Sebago wat
n ter. Inquire at "a PORTLAND STREET.
feb1 dlW*
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CAPE ELIZABETH
Ocean Aouse-J. p. Chamb erlain, Propef
/ efNr.
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RAILROADS.
Portland & Rochester IL. r.
Arrangement of Trains, commencing
Nov. 8, 1876.

PASSENGER TRAINS FROM PORTLAND
700 A. WI. for Rochester. Nashua and
Worcester connects at Rochester with down
trains on Eastern and Boston & Maine Roads
at Nashua with Express Train for Lowell
and Boston, arriving in Boston at 1.3O p M !;
connecting at Aver junction with Express
Train for Eitchburg and Roosac Tuu
mel Line, and arriving at Worcester at 21OP
- NJ. connecting with trains South and West.
200 +. M. Train connects at Rochester
with B. 81 M. trains for Dover, Boston, &C.
400 II. WI. New York Express Drawing
Rroom Car to Worcester and Sleeping car from
Worcester to New York via Springfield ali
rail connecting at Grand Trunk j Hnction
cortland with Trains from Montreal and way
stations, Lewiston and Auburn, and at West
brook Junction with trains of Maine Cent
raj 4. r. from Bangor, Rockland, and all inter-
mediate Stations, at Nashua for Lowell and
Boston, and at Worcester union Depot with
Boston 81 Albany Railroad for Springfield, Albany
Hartford, New Haven and New York. arriving at
New York about 800 a. m. A sleeping car is
reserved at Worcester for this train.
$50 p. mn. train for dsc rl,am.
Tickets sold and baggage checked to all importan
points.
Express Train leaves Worcester at IS r.
Ms, connecting with Express trains leaving
Albany at 10 A. NJ. and New York at 1000
a. M. arriving in Portland at Ills P. M.
Tickets can be found at BARNES BROS, No.
~ Exchange Street, and at the Depot.
myS diff
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-05
TO LET +!

gAyHE House contains 40 rooms and two Stores; is
Il situated opposite the passenger station of the
Grand Trunk Railway and in the immediate vicinity,
and nearer than any other Hotel to the point of
rival and departure of the European, Halifax, New
York and Boston Steamers and the terminus of the
Horse Railway to the western part of the city and
suburbs. Address :
AUG. P. FULLER.
iu24de0dt Portland. Me.
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MAINE CENTRAL Il. r.
Monday, October 25th, 1875.

Trains leave Portland for Bangor, Wateryn
Belfast and Dexter at t12.35 a. M, lao p. m.
Skowhegan lao p. m.
Augusta, Halowell, Gardiner, Brunswick
400 a. M, 1.40. 500 p. m.
Rockland 400 a. M, 1.4O pm.
Bath 400 a. M, lao, $40 p IN.
Lewiston II 90 a. M, 1.35, 5.15 D. M
Pennington 1.40 p. m.
The 1928 a. m. train for Bangor makes close con-
nection with Z. & N, A. Railway fol st. John and
Halifax.
Pullman Sleeping Car attached
linked. PAYSON TUCKER. Sup (.
Portland, October %, 1876 oc25dtf
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For Sale or to Let

OTIS BROWN HOUSE, barn and out-buildings,
" and 16 acres of land, at Saccarappa.
EDWARD f. FLINT HOUSE and Z acres Of land
in Cape Elizabeth.
NELSON LEIGHTON HOUSE, in Deering, oppo-
site town house.
NOONAN HOUSE, 80 Salem street.
HULL HOUSES on Carroll and Pine streets.
Full supply of water throughout the year guaran-
teed. Large and we'll finished.
STORE AND SMALL TENEMENT, No. Adams
street.
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SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE
Local and Constitutional Remedy.

This remarkable preparation has worked revolu-
ton in the treatment of Catarrh 1t has demonstrat
ed beyond all doubt that this disease in its Sc
verest FORMS is durable, and that comfort and happ
ness may be made to follow years of misery years of
suffering, by persistent use Of it. The method of
treatment originated by DR.. Sanford, viz the local
and constitutional by remedy prepared by disilla-
ton, is the only ever offered to the public that
will bear the test of time.
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MDLLE. BOUTELLE.
Seventh daughter Of the seventh Son,
CIairVOyant and Fortune Teller.

describes your future wife husband, looks after
absent friends ost or stolen goods, gives advice on
law and business gives names, &c. Office,
564 IL Congress Street, (up one AighD,
nearly opposite City Hotel. Hours from "a. m. to
10 D. m. Satisfaction guaranteed. Terms, Ladies
80 cents, Gents $1.OO. DO not ring, but walk in.
JAM d1m*ttfd&w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-05
SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE
Is Prepared by DiStiIlatiOn.

Every plant and herb that yields its medicinal es-
sence to it, is placed in an improved still and there
mingled with solvent liquid, which. by heat, is
made to pass over into the receiver bearing with it
the healing essences or juices of these plants and
herbs, free from every contamination pure and COL
orless. Thus the active, medical constituents of
thousands of pounds of herbs may be condensed into
very small compass. In this way SANFoRD's RAD
IcAL CURE is Invested of the nauseating worthless
features of all other remedies while its curative prop
critics are increased tenfold. 1t is positively the
greatest medical triumph of the age.
Each package contains Treatise on Catarrh and
DR.. Sanford's Improved Inhaling Tube. Price $1OO.
For sale by Druggists everywhere. WEEKS &
POTTER, Boston, General Agents.
bY@Use SANFORDS JAMAICA GINGER for
Cramps and Pains, Colds and Chills.
james W&S4t
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Fol. Sale.

1000 FEET OF LAND, Cor. Canton and Martyr
Streets. Good building lots. viii take mortgage
back for full value if built upon.
8 HOUSE LOTS on Eastern Promenade. Will
take mortgage back for full value if built upon.
SEVERAL SMALL FARMS in the country, all in
good condition and on easy terms.
$2500 TO LET on mortgage of city real estate.
MATTOCKS q FOX,
nov24d3m 1888 Middle St.