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THE WATER MILL.
BY C. M'CALLUM.

Oh! listen TO the Water-Mill, through all tho
long day.
AS the Clicking of the wheel wears hour by hour
away; . =,
How languidly the Autumn wind doth stir the
withered leaves, ,
As on the field the reapers sing, whlie olhuihH
up the sheaves;
4 solemn proverb strikes my mind and as spei
is cast, m -.
THE mill will never grind again with water
that is past" +.
Soft summer winds revive no more, leaves
strewn DER earth and main,
The sickle never more will reap the yell0W-gar'
ncred grain. ..,,i
The ripping stream flows ever on, aye, tranquil
deep and still,
But never glideth back again 10 ousy ""''''
Mill.
The solemn proverb speaks to all, win meaning
deep and vast,
1.-THE mill will never grind again with water tha'
is past
Oh! clasp the pro7erb to thy soul, dear loving
heart and true, A. ;,
For golden years are 1eeting by, and youth Is
Ali learn to make the most OF life, nor lose one
happy day,
For time will meier return sweet joys, neglected,
thrown away, .
Nor leave one tender word unsaid, thy kindness
sown broadcast m
aThe mill will never grind again with water
that is past"
Oh! the wasted hours of life, that have swiftly
drifted by;
Alas the good we might have done, all gone
without Sigh
Lave that we might once have saved by a single
kindly word,
Thoughts conceived but ne'er expressed, perish
ing, unpcnned, unhcard.
OH take the lesson TO thy soul, forever clasp II
fast,
"The mill will never grind again with water
tina. Is past"
Work on while yet the sun doth shine, thou man
OF strength and will,
The streamlet ne'er doth useless glide BY clink-
ing WaterMill
Nor wait until to-morrow's light beams brightly
on thy way,
For all that thou canst call thine own lies In
the phrase to-day.
all be lost at last,
"The mill will never grind again with water
that IS past"
Oh love thy God and fellow man, thyself con-
slider last
FOR come it viii when thou must scan dark err
rors Of the past;
Soon will this night Of life be DER, and earth re-
cede from view,
And Heaven in all its glory shine where I'll Is
pure and true.
All then thou'lt see more clearly still the pro-
verb deep and vast,
"The mill will never grind a5an with water
that Is past"
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for eyamplc, TO show the strength OF these
beasts. il relates that one fell into UaF anu
lost us right fore FOOT on thrtc !css II ran
ont of the wood anu seized sucNihs P's heu
by hunters to the rear OF their sleuge' 'cCeiveu
a hullet through Tie left leg, and, neVer'he
leo. ran 90 yersts further, and was liied run
ning The amount wolves Will eat Is enoF
nous. In two ar three hours par VIII eat
the halt of "A horse weighing 3oV hhoSrahi
mes. A dangerous peculiarily Is lhti' uicK
of appearing to be dead. n peasant iound Il
wolf apparently dead on the grounu' oeat MN
,,ith a cudgel and took him home on his
s,edre ,nr the sake of his skin. In the night
10 Hoard n noise and found the animal on the
,ahlr II jumped at his throat and his wifc,
who rushed for help, found him dead on her
return. .
The renort states that the number OF wolves
in the country cannot be less than 10 200, and
that they eat of fealhered game alone 2Oo,OOO,
OO) head, In 1915 no less than two hundred
peopIe were destroyed by wolves, aud many
and various are the means suggested for sup.
pressing these INJURIOUS animals, such as
forming regular hunts, giving premiums for
every one killed, poisoning them, &c. A
comparison is Instituted between the losses
accustomed by cattle plaques and fires as
against those caused by wolves, and extraor-
binary as 1t may seem, the proportion OF dam
age done by wolves as compared win cattle
plaques is as 200 TO 240, ard it must further
be taken into consideration that while the ep.
idemc may leave the peasant the skin OF his
COW, the wolf carries away his prey lrreclaim-
ably. And even in contest with devouring
element for tie supremacy in destruction, the
wolf Is hardly left behind
When we consider that the above figures
relate only to one species of wild beast, and
that the peasants Of Russia are exposed TO
losses of like nature from bears, foxes, &C.
the aggregate damage done by wild beasts IN
that country cannot be looked upon other
wise than as a II ost serious calamity,
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An Astonishing Egg story.


1t is very well kaown that John W.iCorn
ing is Sergeant.atArms Of the New Iork
State Senate. Last winter he atten led the
session of the Legislature for the hrst time
and though almost continually absent from
home, he, with the assistance of his accom-
plished wife, discovered new and wonder
ful process for producing chickens IRON eggs
without artificial heat or the kindly minis
tra,lops of the parent hen. Mrs. Corning
knowing we'll Johns Partially for tootisome
cakes, and the many dishes of which eggs
form part, prepared 10 greet him within good
dinner every time he came home. In order
to carry out her designs, 1t became necessary
to have fresh eggs and therefore during the
fall large quantity was packed away in salt,
and carefully placed in the dry part Of the
cellar. From time 10 time during the winter
the eggs were taken out and USED. The long
conclavc of the Senate, without holiday, just
before its adjournment, kept John some time
from home, and 1t was resolved to Keep the
rest of the eggs until he came 20 stay, there
being no falted calf in the neighborhuod. FL
nally he came, and with him news ola final
adjournment of the session. The eggs were
then brought forth, but on examination 1t was
found that nature had been at work in the
salt, and had made some advance toward in
cubntlon, quite enough TO render the eggs IN
fit for culinary purposes. As the season then
was becoming quite warm and housekeeping
was III order, the debris which had accumu-
lated during the winter, including the eggs
which were left, were sent away and deposl
ted on the east side Of highway running out
of the village, between the canal and creek
bridges. Here amid coal ashes, the contents
of straw beds and other Accommodations the
eggs were left and thought no more OF Tor the
time being. But there was life IN that mass
as will be seen Close adjoining this place
OF deposit Mr. Tappenden, who lives at the
south end of the canal bridge, miiks his COWS,
and one morning, while so engaged, heard a
chicken crying, the cry coming FROM the rub
Dish. On gong there he found little fellow
calling for his dough, which he took home
and fed A few mornings after he found sew
eral more, and for a week thereafter wentitg
ular]y TO the place. and carried away newly
Matched chickens. uutil he had procured
large brood, nearly all of them doing we'll
There was mystery about the case, and Only
last week the real truth came To ligat. Mr.
Tappenden has now fine flock Of spring
chickens, and he told the writer that he fx-
pected to take the premium at the far next
week on artificial ha,ching, though be sad
the honor properly belonged to John w.
Corning
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\ most curious and interesting pamphlet
has lately been Published at 81. Petersburg
as an appendix To the government official
paper the Prdriteistbenni Ti6stHik II con.
sisls of statistics of the amount of damage
done by wolves in Russia, with remarks on
the habitat of these destructive animals and
on the means for destroying them. The
amount of property destroyed by wolves, ac.
cordiDg to The data given, Is something appal
ling.
In the year 1878, for example, IN one gov.
eminent, that of Vologda, c, uprising an
aria of 35i 600 square yersts, they killed II,
900 head of large cattle and 800 head OF
small; in the kaZan government, in space
Of only $4,000 square yers,s, they killed 1908
large and 26.O0O small, of an aggregate value
Of Pa goo rubles, the population OF this gov.
eminent being only 1,1l5,OOO. In the st Pc.
tersburg government the losses are smaller,
but eyeH there, In The same year, property WIS
destroyed by wolves To the extent oil $4,000
rubles. And these figures are taken at very
moderate Misunderstanding only 30 rubles all
round for the large cattle, ana four rubles for
small cattle, sucn as sheep and calves
In forty.fye Russian governments, exclu
sive OF the Baltic Provinces and Poland, TAI :.
900 head Of cattle were destroyed in ore year
making loss TO the country of over 7,5OO,ODJ
rubles, or more than a million sterling.
Russia Is thinly populated country, and
perhaps, the above loss appears even more
striking when considered IN reference 10 area
Putting aside eight out of the ioriy.fve gov
ernmenis, the loss on the remaining thirty
eight amounts 10 three copecks on every de
ciatine Of 81 acres. The report assures N
that The figures are for several reasons raihei
under than over-stsied. II conssins much
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The canvass is TO be campaign not meta
phorically bu: literally. Courts OF justice
are powerless, the posse comitatus is not TO
he depended upon and the ballot without the
bayonet is advertised 10 the civilized world
TO be no more than n mockeryl IL this be so
how shameful that 1t should be so! view IT'S
Superstition. If the Grant admins
traiion were capable of such adegree of fore
sight, we might imagine 1t TO be preparing,
under the pre;ences Of amity. for the embar-
rsssment aud failure of its successors. Ii al
ready assumes that the majority must be for
titled, coddled, protected everywhere by the
federal battalions. Are they to be kept on
guard for ever, Has the administration no
legacy to leave 20 its successors, save that oil
forcei Can We not elect an honest president
wi,hou, conditions and drawbacks. which
will make bis official lite one lcng trouble,
and ncu,rslire all those benefits which should
~ sernrrd In his election IN u. TrshHss,
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Fair Wages for Work

How much ought laborer to be paid for
a days work, is a question no man can an
swer In one word or three. 1t depends on
circumstances Mr.. Brassey, the great En-
gllsh contractor was good man, conscien-
uous, philanthropic, just and wise. He I'M
dertook large works in every country OF Eu-
rope, and, Africa excepted, In every quarter
of the globe. With such rare opportunities
of estimating the relative efficiency OF the Ia
borer Of many races and under every yicissi-
tude of climate, the conclusion at which he
arrived was this-that the cost of labor was
practically the same in all countries. The
propor,ionate cost of skilled and unskilled la
Dor may vary; but where there was no ex-
ceptional disturbing cause, rs from the sparse
ness of population IN sterile or an unoccu-
pied region, the cost of labor was In all cases
calculated at the same amount, and the sound
ness of the calculation was borne out every
where by the result
HIS son says: MY father always prefer.
red putting a price upon the work, rather
than paying by the day. This system was
modified 10 SUIT the usual habits OF The peo-
pie with whom he had TO deal. Piece work
could not in all cases be adopted without
some complications and difficulties; but my
father always looked upon day woik as a los
ing game and all his work was carried out,
as far as possible, by sub-contract, which is
piece work on a somewhat larger scale. Even
the scaifolding for the erection OF an iron
bridge, such as that over the Severn, near
Colebrook Dale, of 200 feet span was carried
out upon the principle of sub.contract; and
the same system was adopted for the excava
ton of shafts and adjacent lengths of tunnel.
Payment by piece is beneficial alike TO the
master and the man. The man earns higher
wages, while the master has the satisfaction
OF obtaining an equivalent for the wages he
has paid, and completing the contract which
he has undertaken with far greater rapidiiy.
On public works, the difference in the earn
Ings of the men paid by piece work and men
working by the day was always remarkable"
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STOCK,

which will hold true for horses, cattle, shGp,
and swine. These all got on the ground IN
spite OF the rains early in the week. Il is
conceded on all hands that the exhibit OF
shorthorns excellcd anything OF the kind
heretofore shown alta Wisconsin State far.
The welLknown President of the State Ayri-
cultural Society, Eli Stilson, came down
from Oshkosh with his numerous and Inc
herd, and there were other big, fat and slick
animals. But the herd that was the seisa
ton was the wellknown short-horns thatare
the "boss" ANIMALS of the stock-raisng hai
rie State, and it may IN truth be said of the
Northwest In this statement well-poaed
stock men will not fail to recognize The nded
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-30
In Sale County Short Horns.

The Chicago InterOceaa in its corrospon-
dence on Sept 81, from Milwaukee on The
Wisconsin State Fair has The following in
regard TO Mr. f c. Lewis herd of short hons
from Armstrong Place" IN this county:
The best dsplace n, this fair is the show
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professional Cards.
AT TO r N e Y s.

ALRX. I. CAMERON. D. M'DoUGALL.
CAM EXON 81 McDOUGAi-L, Attor
" Dcys and Counselors at Law. Office, In Glover &
Cooks Block, Ottawa, Ill. -. McDousall, u s. Commits
sloner. sepr76
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THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION
PHILADELPHIA PA.

s TRs eE rs
WILL OPEN NAY 10th AND CLOSE NOVEMBER 10th
Territories OF the Union viii participate bringing together
Of Art
mineral specmens and agricultural
ton situated line Of the Pennsylvania RAILROAD
and embrace four hundred and y acres Of Paramount
ercc buildings ever Wnfa hes e
a af o S S y acres ana costing The
Exhibition is over one hundred.
The Pennsylvania Railroad
THE GREAT TRUNK LINE
FAST MAIL ROUTE Of The UNITED syATEs,
reaching PhiiSdephs and this great EShSon rom m ali ii
sections of the f. n. e snS zen Phsds
have erected at the Main Entrance to
s vino Ws to @ s Se fs
hotels contiguous to this station and the Exhibitions
NAL BUILDINGS Excursion trans will also stop at
the Encsmpment Of the Patrons OF Husbaadry, at Elm
The PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD is THE aRASDrsr RAIL.
WAY ORGANIZATION IN TnK WORLD. 1T CONTROLS sxvES
To PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND WASHING
TON, OVER WHICH LUXURIOUS PAY AND NIsET CARS ARE
INDIANAPOLIS. COLUMBUS, TOLEDO, CLEVELAND AND ERIE
WITHOUT CHANGE.
Its main line laid with double and third tracks of heavy
steel rails upon deep bed Of broken stone ballast and It's
bridges are all of hon or stone It's passenger trains are
equipped with every known improvement for comfort and
safety speed greater distances than
the trains OF any line the continent The has
aryey Increased Its equipment for Centennial travel aud
will be prepared to build In its shops locomotives and
passenger at short notice sufficient fully accommo
date any extra demand The uneluaed resources at the
comsnd Of the Company guarantee the most perfect &C
CONVERSATIONS for all Its patrons during the Centennial
Exhibition.
sylvana Railroad is 50 justly celebrated presents to the
traveller Its perfect roadway everchangng piano.
OF river, mountain ana landscape views unequaed
In America. -
THE EATING STATIONS on this line unsurpassed.
Meals win be furnished at suitable hours and ample time
allowed for enjoying them.
EXCURSION TICKETS at reduced rates. will be sold at
all principal Railrsad Ticket Occs In the West, North
west, Southwest.
BE SURE THAT YOUR TICKETS READ VIA THE GREAT
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE TO TIE CENTENNIAL.
FRANK THOMSON. D. NJ. BOYD, JR.,
General Manager. Gen Pdssr Agpes
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DEER PARK HERD,

owned by Mr.. f. c. Lewis, of Armstr,ng
Place, La Sale County, Ill. who seems to
have succeeded in raising the grade of his
animals To standard that is wcllnIgh per-
lection. The rumor that they were here diew
GU, crowds TO see them, and TO see them MAS
but To indulge in expressions OF enthusiastic
admiration. The animals are of magnificent
with backs wide enough fer a
table. clean limbs, shining sides, bright looks,
and thrifty appearance all over. The one
that attracted the most attention was the
splendid and noted
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-30

JAMES II. JOHN$TO Attorney and
Counselor at Law and Notary Pibc. Ofiicc, second
door Hoes Leands block north Court House
Square, Ottawa, Illinois. jun3'16
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| IL. DIR UII',T, Attorney and Counselor at
Law, Ottawa H. Office No. % La Sale street, over
Phillips Bros grocery store VIII attend promptly TO all
business entrusted TO his Special attention paid 10
aug29.6mos
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II Il. II UI-L, Attorney at Law. Office over City
II. Drug Store northwest OF La Sale and Madi
son streets, ottawa, Ill. mayI7b
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OXFORD QUEEN

aud her family OF cows, hei;ers, and calres,
comprising fiye-as splendid herd of yoing
shori.hnrns as have ever been shown al a
State fair In the Northwest. In the prize
classes in which they stood for examination,
whether individually or collectively, they
seem, Judging by the official reports TO have
made big scoop" in the awards. The
.'nld lady" herself led off by capturing the
first prize Of so as the best COW and three
of her calves owned by exhibitor This
beautiful animal is OF faultless build, and
weighs about 800 pounds. Her three calves
comprised in this award are chips Of the old
block. handsome as pictures, and nearly the
size of the old dam. Each OF them won first
classes prizes, viz: oxford Queen Second
the first prize as best COW three years old and
over, S25 she took also first prize in sweep
stakes, as best cows Of any age, $40; and
stood likewise IN herd that took the firs
prize: Oxford Queen. third, won first prize
OF $25 as beet 2-year old heifer, and Oxford
Queen fourth, taking first prize as best heiieI
l-ycar ole and under 2, e25; comprising IN
this family and by the side Of the dam Is Or
ford Queen flfth, 10 which was awarded sec
= l..c.~ x.l.r afr r,s.nfI Ia
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RUSHN ELL. ~ GILMAN, Attorneys at
- Law Office IN Dushnes building, west OF the Court
House, Ottawa, III. mayors lyt
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= Ii. DAVIS, Counselor at Law. Rooms 1 d. ,
C Opera Hall Building. La Sale, ILL., Special care given
- Insurance Cases. June l0-ly.
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I I'D A A. ISLA y X - A large sssortmsn snz
i, the most able forms that are published, at
oSHAN e HiPEHASS
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T l.. TIOMPSON Attorney and Counselor
~. st Law Office east Of the Court House, Ottawa.
Illinois. feb516-u
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29
THE CRITICS.

SO, child, You are driving the turkeys home,
And chase you've had for 'em, far and wide
Never such creatures as they TO roam,
Miles away DER the countryside.
i say that turkey Is Freedoms bird,
For IT certainly likes free foot best
VI all the fowls have ever heard
Any one tell Of, East or West.
The other day, when went to mill,
Who but the biggest gobbler there
should meet me, strutting under the hill,
As though he had hidden good-by TO care,
And set on his travels TO see. the world.
What do you think Of him, Mary Jane
cynical fellow-his lip Is curled,
And he doesn't admire Mirandy's rein.
He'll make dinner fit for king;
And DOW that think Of II, Christmas day,
When the church bells ring and the children 81
Is only bit of q week away.
Lasses it's strange how the time goes rom
when man has turned his fiftieth year,
The days have In them q deeper sound
The festal days, with their tones of cheer
You see, the lads that we used to know
Are grown, like MS, into gray haired men,
Grizzled and tough, who TO and fro
Over this queer old world have been.
Some that we loved in our early time
Are lying still in narrow bed,
And many q winters frosty rime
Is over the stones at their feet and head.
" But, father, the turkeys, we came to choose"
You're right, my girl and there's little sense
That man like me should the daylight lose
In moralizing across fence.
That foremost bird is the bird for me;
The next, he goes to the parsons gate
And the rest for the market-day must be
Prepared-and hope they are not too late.
And, Molly, you'll look that the children come,
All Of them, little and big, to stay,
And dinner of dinners to eat at home,
With father and mother on Christmas day.
And though the weather be foul or fair,
'Tis best to enjoy il all we can;
That's been the rule Of the turkeys there,
And that. on the whole, is the rule for man.
--Horper's Bazar.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29

foundations letters of white, for plac-
ing on colored grounds, can easily be
formed by cutting out the letters in
white paper instead of brown, brushing
them over with liquid gum, and then
covering them with grains of rice. Mar
row headings of single leaves are best
made on black tape wire, each leaf be.
ing sewn on as before described. Bind
ings of this description look most effect
i've round door panels, etc.
Crosses should be made on founds-
tions formed of fiat laths, and. If these
are not obtained, hazel rods must suffice;
unless cross be of very large dimep-
sions, small-leaved plants should be en-
ployed as far as possible, and the ighte-
the colors are, if plenty of berries be
used, the prettier will be the effect pro
duced.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29

TWENTY FOUR of the most promners
men of Jerusalem are about 70 buy
a farm near Jericho, for an Imselitak
olony.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29

AN ostrich feather grows to its full
size in six or eight months.
The daily gazette., 1876-09-13
Perls of the Rail;

Su.ash-Up on the Nelu York Railroad
Four Men Badly injured.
About half. past 6 o'clock yesterday
morning Engine No, 631, drawing u
freight train on the Pennsylvania r.
r. when near Torresdale, struck some
cams, throwing them under the cars of
the east. bound Washington night line
and slipping the trucks from under
some of the passenger cars and three
of the freight cars. The following
named occupants of the passenger train
were lnjnred: G. Jones, the mail agent
hurt about the head and also hurt in
wardly. He was taken to the convent
near by. His injuries are considered
dangerous. G. w, Hyde through bag>
gage master, badly hurt in the groin
and hip; A. E. Harver, mail agent.
bruised about the body and was badly
cut in the forehead; Capt, A. E. Her
bert, sleeping car conductor, bruised
about the body. 1t required five or six
hours for large gang of men to re-
open the tracks.
BY this accident the train was
delayed several hours and the New
York mail and papers did not arrive
in this city until after four O'Clock.
The daily gazette., 1876-09-13
One of Mr. Tilden's New Converts.

WASHINGTON, September II. Fred.
Bauer, of Reading, Pa, and the Pre-
sident of the United States Brewers
Association, publishes letter in the
Sentinel" of this city in which he
declares for Tilden and Hendricks and
advises his German fellow citizens to
do likewise. Mr.. Bauer reviews the
Radical record of Hayes as Governor,
charges him with the virtual approval
of the "Adair law" and denounces
him as a fanatic. AS to Governor
Tilden, no one, he says, is in doubt
where he stands. The Democratic
candidate is in favor of personal liber-
ty and the protection of the social
rights of the citizen. The letter is
calculated to have a good effect on
the German vote for TildeR and Hend.
ricks, as the writer is of influence not
only in his own State, but throughout
the country.