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, 1877-05-18
ELECTION OF MODERATOR
DE-. JAMES EELLs CHOSEN.

After the correcting Of The roll, the Moderator
announced that tbs Assembly would proceed to
aho election Of = new Moderator. aud thas nominA.
tious were In order.
Tho Rev. Ds. Edmund nominated the Rsv.
James Eelh, Of San Fsanclseo.
The 1tev. nr. Rockwell nominated the Rev. Z.
=. Hsthsld. Of New York.
On mol!ous, tho nominations were closed.
The Moderator appointed AZ tetloys the Rev,
Thomas Maeaalcy of New Jersey, the ReH J.
Milton Green Of Now Yurk, Elder ]. II. More.
head Of pttubary, and the Hon. r. ii. Heed Of
PUGET Sound.
THE FIRST BALLOT
was then taken. each man in tho Assembly destg.
natIus hl& prcterenca ~ bis narae was Called In.
stesa of W voting osiog done W syuo1s Psesby.
eset'on q aodsFato1. e. Assembly eoaia .aefi
ousIy voted tos each other. but tie Moderator very
pInpesly dec(ned y influence ohsfs BY voting fot
% n.pass Sss .hya III @ : 4 n" s ss
for pf. tlalde'd. The Moderator announced thai
DR.. Malta and Elder i. b. Jones to notify d.
EGlls of that fact And 70 essoft him 10 the plat.
| lQFn,. .....-
The committee brought him In and Introduced
e d. T." ny. Who In presenting ht TO
rtsssss: sosf a:S eafa:!s' .s s. =;
ssrss viii 10 I'LL ~ aIsh hoSs T. T. p.s.s!aa
n;eoH @ .rs1 .Llt 1A..smI,g e Hsa"IA Alt,.aisSs
her: Represented thA. the ScfiaR Mod geAdlsa
y e. Ersst part 2f ths Atl:a!ts HalsA lY9kA out
ead ID a.ixat. y - oacs brotksf via rsilss
" tS gIEat Ru5l af The pacltc. u0ue the Aettln.
Verify mo pent.up rttea contracts our pewr7, but
'as s's's1 = q. es;s'
preaa|on Vt tnudcucu N SDu. mi we'll d..rtc ca
nxprsA4n4, " RlAa tttxt avery portion VI
ths xseat irestyterlsn Church, tho.a resids
iat on The .hdrs. q thr fsch aEs ~ equally dsae
TO sle As4ft Of tho Church.
Alloy Inc. siT to present 70 you tats Ea.el which
ea;hot!!y xhish tsaat yea VIM 4.s faithfully
trUsd 81 OPS lisaeo law And !hersfo!s pis.eat
tisasfS H. stl:h ~ t. = iesssia;; Sa5:
sbis. you yin es ssundsasIy sastalnsa " sss
e.. ~ I 59I5 nistntsa GaAss yu, = - ~
that Saed spirit h1ch AasAJs Isetlss "a hi Cnlr
Ard xitLglE which Arc Lot 4L1e u 0aIselyrA 10
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

WATERING HoRsEs-In regard to watering
horses Immediately after full feed Of grain "a
recent writer says:
The first effect of this is to largely distend
the stomach, and the result may be as serious
as if the material were masticated grain an sa-
Iva. But, should this danger be avoided, mat
tiers are not necessarily left in Il better state.
The sudden and excessive influx Of water is
likely to wash much of the contents of the
stomach into the intestincs before the nitroge-
nous principles have been digested, and fer
mentation, liberation Of gases, overdStention,
collie and inflammation result. Even this is
not all. The application of an excess of cold
water on the mucous membrane of the stom-
ach and intesincs causes vascular congestion
and violent muscular contraction, so that all
tend to di@c,.ive disorder OF Il dangerous ma
ture"
Here you have the result in a nutshell, and
to avoid laundering horse he should never
be watered beyound Il few quarts when heated
In fact it is not safe to give a horse any water
when much heated.-San francisco ChroaicLe
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

II headache cannot he cured can it be rciev-
ed? | think it can. When one is suffering
from a paroXysm she does not want to be told
that she must attend to her general health aud
thus avoid the atic'ion. Her cry is, Cant
you do something t, relieve this eXcruciating
pain?'
am sure that so.!.thing can be done, and
speak from I'll. ,p.t authority, personal cX
pcrience, is well observation.
In the first p!a remedies that do no good
in some stage, i've disease will be of the
greatest benefit tiers.
! think it is 9, no tSc to potter with cam
phor, soda, citr; II ma@nesa Scidlit2 pow
ders and the lik" ',rep- in those mild cases,
when, though L mF'v cause is in the ner-
vous system, the ,r.,siol j. in the digestive
organs.
\ certain proportion Of the attacks may be
cured by the following method: If there is
any uncasinesS in the stomach, apply IA paste
of -four and mustard on the cpigaStric region,
Keep it on As long as it can be borne after it
has begun to burn smartly If not made too
strong it will not vesicac. Then prepare IA
foot-bath Of hot water. Have the bath or pail
as full as it can be without running over when
the feet are introduced. Also be sure that the
water is Int, not warm. Awarm bath will do no
good whatever. Persons who have no courage
or spirit will not be benefited by this treat
ment In desperate cases heroic measures are
necessary. DOnot he afraid if the water seems
a little too warm at first to he comfortable.
Plunge in the foot remembering that the water
is coolest at the bottom of the pail. As soon
As this IS done have a large towel folded 50 as
10 cover the whole top of the head; if the pain
is intense in the eyes and forehead, let it be
long enough to come down well over the eyes.
Have this towel. thus folded, wruTg out Of Wa
ter as cold as can be procured, Leaving it lust
wet enough not to drip, and lay over the head
! have known this in my own experience 10
act with the promptncSs Of an anPStlptic,-thc
passage from pain almost too intense t0be borne
to a condition OF perfect ease and bliSsfil sense
OF relief that soon eliminated in quiet deep. 10
he made within Ten minutes. If the pan does
not yield Immediately, a dipper fun IF the
coolest water may be removed from the bath
and It's place supplied by ho, and the Napkin
on the head may be saturated in cold watetand
reapplied. From twenty minutes to hall an
hour should suffice for cure if il l. TO be |ct-
iected. If not wholly cured the pain maybe
mitigaicd and the patient disposed to sleep.
Another remedy: Take Jumps Of Charc0N
Il have used il from the kitchen stove) p0unl
vc-y fine. or TO a powder. Dose: Two TABLED
>popn>ful 10 a halftumb.er Of cold wafer Il
will require considerable stirring to cause il TO
unite with the water Then drink. being care
fUl to swallow all the charcoal possible. and
not lei il settle TO the bottom OF the tumhler.
Ii Is excellent to allay acidity in the stomach,
and hope with your case and with others il
may prove e.iicaciOus.-Tri5a,s HoHs D.
1cr-mEif.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

Yesterday Wilson McCandess Reed, a boy
eleven years old, son of Robt A. Reed, who lives
at No. 1876 Center avenue, took his fathers din
ner to him where he works, at the new gas
works, on Second avenue. On the way back
the lad concluded to take a bath in the Mo
nongahela. 1t seems that the boy could swim
indifferently, but had never been in the river,
and going into the water walked few feet to
ledge where there is a perpendicular offset.
Stepping from the ledge he found himself
tioundering in fifteen feet of water, and becom-
ing frightened, lost presence of mind and was
unable to put his knowledge of swimming in
to practice Young Reed was accompanied by
Il boy, who ran frantically up the bank and
gave in alarm at the top of his voice. The
BOYS shouts attracted the attention of Il num-
Der of people, but before they could reach the
scene the unfortunate lad had sunk for the last
time A number of expert divers set to work
to bring up the body but they were unable to
find it. AT last a curious superstition was en-
ployed, and is said to have been etlcctual One
Of the boys shirts was thrown into the river,
where he had gone down, and, it is said float
ed on the surface for Il time, and finally set
tied to the bottom, at II. certain place which
proved to be the resting place of the body, and
which was then drawn out. The belief that
the shirt of drowned person, when thrown
spread absurd as ii appears. Another strange
incident is related in connection with the case.
A lady had been commissioned to break the
news to the unfortunate mother, and when she
arrived at the house, she asked for him in an
indifferent way, in order to lead the mother to
the knowledge by degrees. The mother ap-
peared to divine her errand at once, and re,
piled: so, he is drowned. saw his body in
the tub" (The family washing had been done
during the day. Coroner Thomas held an in
quest, and verdict in accordance with the
facts above related concerning the drowning
was rendered PWsbWrg DiSpdtrb.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04
A snake Story.
A recent traveller, in speaking Of snakes, tells
the following tough story

A recent traveller, in speaking OF snakes, tells
the following tough story:
Il got interested in the study of serpents
down in Arkansas where ! spent most of my
last year. | do not know why, but was con
stanty watching them and constantly testing
their sagacity, by. placing them in new stua-
tons and surrounding them with novel expc-
dients. OF all kinds, experimental most
with ra,tlesnakes and copperheads.
One afternoon ! seated myself on Il little
knoll in the woods to smoke and read, and had
been ENJOYING myself for some time when |
cspied a comprehend making for Il hole within
ten feet of where | sat. OF course threw
down my book and cigar and proceeded to
try new experiment. As soon as stirred,
the rascal made grand rush for the hole; but
| caught his tail, as he got nearly in, and jerk
cd him SOME twenty feet backward. lie threw
himself into a coil in no time and waited for
me to come on. But | wished to let HIM try
the hole again After awhile he started for it,
stopped when stirred, to coil himself up; but
as kept pretty quiet, he recovered confidence
and again went in Again | jerkcd him out.
No sooner did he touch the ground than he
made another grand rush for the hole IN 4
st,utgM line far my legs! But that didn't
work, for got out of the way, and gave him
another disappointment.
This time he lay still for awhile, appearing
to reflect on the course to be taken After II
time he tried it again. Although rather slowly
After getting his head little way in he
stopped, and wiggled his tail, as if on purpose
for me to grab it. did so; and quicker than
Il dash, he threw his'head out, and came with
in quarter of an inch of striking me in the
face. However, jerked him distance, and
resolved to look out next time. Well he tried
the same game again. but it wouldn't do |
was too ouicl, for him
This time he lay in II coil some time with
out stirring. AT last, however, he at it once
more. He advanced to within five feet Of the
hole very slowly, coiled again and then, by
Jove! he got the start of me by one of the GU
test tricks you ever heard Of"
" How was it," we all exclaimed in II
breath
why" said the narrator, sinking his voice
to the acme Of solemnity, and looking as hon
est and sober as man could look, why, he
Just turned his head toward my hand, and
trent dozen that h0le toH first! saw the ras-
calls eyes twinkle as he did it, tOO-as much as
to say, What do you think Of that ch|'-
Weekly BUdgd.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

"Scours" is a dscasethat is caused by vari-
GUS circumstances, such as sudden changes Of
weather, or for from dry to green food, which
is such as to cause irritation of the bowels, and
if not attended to in time will become chronic
and difficult to cure The following has al
ways proved an infaliblc cure for any case of
that kind that have ever had under my care
For COW or OK | make a cruel of starch or
wheat flour boiled to the consistency Of n
thick starch, such as is made to starch linen,
and give it to the COW two or.thlee times each
day as mutn 81 tnlnK nceuru, Ilrigrng by
the severity of the disease. While administer
ing the cruel do not give anything to eat that
has a tendency to cause looseness of the bow
els until see that have put "A check to the
disease; but if | see that am likely to stop
the scours too suddenly, give linseed or some
other substance that is lubricating for the bow
els, until they become natural. For Il calf that
has the scours, caused by giving the milk too
hot, or early new mOwn hay or rowen, give
Il tcaSpoOnful of starch dissolved in It's milk,
until cured.-C0r. Men Englaad Farmer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04
FARM AND GARDEN.

There is in the garden OF S w. Norton, La
mont H., Il row OF wheat seventy five feet long,
sOwn one foot apart and four inches the other
way, with heads OF extraordinary size. In
credible as it may appear, competent persons
have estimated the yield OF this row at one
bushcl Al the moderate calculation that it
will yield hut Il quarter of Il bushel the actual
yield would be at the rate Of rs bushels per
acre. There is also in the same garden row
of rye of the same length, bearing heads four
times the size Of ordinary rye grown in this
part of the country. \ similar row of yellow
Dunton corn bearing four and five ears on the
stalk, and which was planted on the 9TH OF
May last, promises to yield at the rate of 1872
bushels to the acre This variety of corn ma
lures in II days, and eXccls any yet grown in
this part of the country.-J05tet PhGnir.
When western farmer has raised three or
four crops of wheat on his land it is worn out
and after that he says the climatic changes
have been such that the country is no longer
adapted to wheat. On the other hand, the
Chinese have raised wheat on their land for
three thousand years, and today in China Il
crop of less than 80 to IS bushels to the acre
is regarded as Il failure. Their method is
something Ike that OF Mr.. Norton, mentioned
above. They SOW their winter wheat in July
and August in small patches. When it is two
or three inches high they take it up as our
gardeners take up cabbage plants and set it
out in rows. After that with common sprink-
Ter, it is fed with liquid manure as Il gardener
waters his plants in drought and if the state
of the soil needs it, it is hoed What if such
treatment in this country should cost $25 an
acre? Would tlfat not pay better at IS bushels
to the acre than the present slip-shod method
that yields 10 or - bushels, and inferior wheat
at that? 1t is not the want of a suitable soil
that prevents us from raising good winter
wheat in Illinois. The main want is elbow
grease.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

Ifa loaded revolver was placed at my head
and were given one minute in which to
name the most useful piece Of four-legged
furniture in the world, should unhesitatingly
answer, "the cow" and have torty-tivc seconds
to spare. In speaking OF the COW | embrace
also the OK and the bull. The OK is used on a
farm in the place of Il steam engine. He is as
faithful rs Il box Of pills, ond somewhat slow
cr than lightning A man who has driven an
OK tenn all his life IS selected as bearer at
Il FIJI raj, as he never gets ahead of the process
sion. The bull is chiefly celebrated for his
dis ilion, which is cut goring, and gathered
in IN, fail. He generally wears an earring
in / nose and has curiosity to know how
you w made insidc.-Cor. BeLtast JouWM
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04
IF YOU WANT

To ccc:5- yourEei have al the Patent Medicines that
are good Tor anything, sd s1rSs tAai ci % cur al
ssases. , ). GILGGs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

~ : lIoNEv-A writer in the Honslicep.
c.'y apoDion gives a recipe for making this
honey:
To ten pounds of nice white sugar add two
pounds OF water'and four grains Of cream OF
tartar ten drops Of essence Of peppermint, two
drops Of oil Of wintcrgrccn, one drop otto OF
roses, and one large spoonful Of -four OF slip.
perry elm. First pu, sugar in pot or prcscrv-
ing kettle, then put in the elm; then drop the
oil and essence on piece OF sugar; thcn nut
in the water, put on the fire, and, when begin
ming to melt, dissolve the powder in a little
warm water; then put in and let it come to It
boil and skim clear Be careful not to scorch
:.
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CHOLERA IYFANTUM--It may not be gcncr.
ally known that this disease, 50 fatal to many
OF the children in crowded localities during
the summer months, can be treated successful
" 0y injections OF pure warm water, which
serve to cleanse the lower intestincs, where the
arrangement appear. 10 begin. Authentic Cv-
idence in relation 10 more than thirty ca-cS
treated in Concord, y H., by one physician
without the loss Of single patient j. az hand,
and shows that q very simple and satc remedy
can bc used 20 great advantage, especially j!
re-ortcG 10 in ,sa@qn.-Bos'ou TfuaasytT.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04
GOOD BOOKS FOR ALL.

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naI M of
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

TEACHING a HoEsE 10 PLow-A horse that
has 10; been used % tic plow Is rendered fear
ful by the s.rIGgenCss Of the implement and
the manner o. hi;chi1g In such cases we
break the animal 70 the p.ow hy first hiichine
to a log and drawing tia-, .ead.nr the horse by
the head. Then hitch TO the pillow with the
point upon p,ow shoe and draw that: then
plow light piece of stubbie for half day.
BY patience and kindGes any horse may he
taught 10 pillow in a shog, slime in this way
iusrirva igrt.u}tvriN.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

In some sections Of Lancaster Pa county
the potato patches are ndl Of dead English
Sarrows. Tie theory Of their Wholesale de
NructiCn is that the birs ca the Colorado
betle which hes been Gcs;Toyel " Paris
gicn, and are thus poisoned
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

nOC< FL IsOoI<S.- finest Ea-iish. &c
n'"' psMAS q HAgENAS'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

4 prevent meat from ,corch.I- n the oven
durfg tAe roasting pTac-ss. simply keep a Ia
SIN 4 crp oSwg:er in The ovCa. The steam
senefjct rdt only prevents sc1rching but
mako the uea; cook .cer-H'c'sra Rural.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-02
The Mother and Her Family.

PHILOSOPHY is rarely found. The most
perfect sample / ever met was an old
woman, who was apparently the poorest
and the most forlorn of the human species;
so true is the maxim which all profess to
believe, and none act upon, viz: that all
happiness does not depend on outward
circumstances. The wise woman to
whom | have alluded walks to Boston,
distance Of twenty or thirty miles, to
sell bag of brown thread and stock
ings, and then patiently walks back
again with her little gains. Her dress,
though tidy, is a grotesque collection Of
shreds and patches, coarse in the ex-
IRENE.
"Why don't you come down in a
wagon" said l, when observed she was
weary with her long journey.
g We haven't got any horse" she re-
piled; "the neighbors are very kind to
me, but they can't spare their'n, and it
would cost as much to hire one as all
my thread will come to-" .-
You have husband-don't he do
anything for you?" .. .... ....
He is a good mamie does all he
can, but he's a cripple and an invalid.
He reels my yarn, and mends the chill
dren's shoes He's as kind husband
as a woman need to have"
&C But his being a cripple is heavy
misfortune to you," said.
Why, ma'am, do not look upon it
in that light replied the thread woman
:" / consider that l have great reason to
be thankful that he never took to any bad
habits"
How many children have you?"
Six sons and five daughters, ma'am."
"Six sons and five daughters! What
a family for poor woman to supportw
4" It's a family, surely, ma'am; but
there amt one of 'em I'd be willing to
lose. They are all healthy children as
need be-willing to work, and all clever
to me. Even the littlest boy, when he
gets cent now and then for doing an,
errand, will be sure to bring it to me-"
"Do your daughters spin your
thread?"
No, ma'am; as soon as they are big
enough they go out to service, as don't
want to keep them always delving for
me; they are always willing to give me
what they can, but it's right and fair
that they should do a little for them
selves, / do all my spinning after the
folks are abed." @ uit
Don't you think you would be better
off if you had no one but yourself to pro-
vide for?"
"Why, no, ma'am, l don't. If hadn't
been married l should always had to
work as hard as could, and now can't
do no more than that. My children are
a great comfort to me, and look for
ward to the time when they'll do as much
for me as have done for them"
Here was true philosophy Learned a
lesson from that poor woman which l
shall not soon forget.-Miss Sedgtoiok.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-02
Hobart PaSha's Achievement.

The account of Hobart Pasha's defiance
of the Russians on the Danube makes a
thrilling story 1t is stated that while
his vessel was lying near Rustchuk the
Turkish authorities received intelligence
of the arrival of the Russians at Galatz,
and that they were placing torpedoes in
the river Hobart Pasha was advised to
leave his steamer in the Danube and re-
turn to COnstantinople Oj0 Varna, but,
disdaining all such counsel, he declared
that he would rather blow up his ship
than desert her. Night approaching, he
made everything ready for running into
the Black Sea in opposition to all Rus
sian hostile intentions, getting clear fires
under the boilers of his craft, in order to
avoid smoke from her funnel, and MAX
ing other arrangements. The Rethymo,
be it said, is a very fast boat, capable of
steaming at the rate of fifteen knots an
hour. When Hobart Pasha started on
his daring expedition the Danube cur
rent was running swiftly, being esti-
mated at fully five knots an hour. Upon
nearing Galatz he found that heavily
armed Russian batteries commanded the
river, looking capable of sinking any
thing af1oat, besides the torpedoes re-
ported to be hidden beneath the water.
Immediately it was dark, the word was
passed, Lights out" and the steamer
sped rapidly along. The batteries were
soon reached, and the Russian lanterns,
the heavy guns, and soldiers in great
numbers were clearly visible to those
who managed the saucy Rethymo, when
suddenly a rocket was sent up from the
RoumaHian shore to apprise the Musco-
vite gunners of Hobart Pasha's coming.
Other rockets followed in quick success
sion, then the hoarSe word of command
was distinctly heard, bugles sounded and
the drums beat merrily, summoning the
Russians to their posts. Hobart Pasha
expected every moment to be blown
out of the water by the fire OF the
heavy guns he was treating so cava-
lierly, but, being determined to make eff
forts in some degree proportionate to the
great risks he was facing, he ran his YES
sci close in shore, not forty metres from
the batteries themselves, indeed so near
that the Russian gunners were unable to
compress their pieces sufficiently fast to
get good aim. His boat went quickly
by at twenty knots an hour, and soon all
danger was over. When satisfied he had
nothing to fear from his enemies, Hobart
Pasha ordered the crew Of the Rethymo
which carries one forty-pounder Arm
strong gun, to throw one shell into the
center of the Russian camp, an order
which was quickly obeyed-the missile
bursting in the midst of the Muscovite
tents. Its effects were of course unknown,
but it was the first cannon shot fired up
on the Danube in the Russio-Turkish
war, Hobart Pasha subsequently pro-
ceeded to Constantinople, where he re-
ccived a hearty welcome and enthusiastic
congratulations.