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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-01-20

HlDAA. jail. l-lll, - u CLOCK L. VI.
Board met pursuant To adjournment.
Present same as this a. VI.
Supervisor Beach introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, Which, on motion, was
adopted:
RoSolred. That the clerk he instructed
tn issue the orders 70 the several Superyi-
sors and officers in attendance for mileage
and per diem forattendace at the present
session.
Supervisor Nelson called up the bill of
J. b. Waterman, and or his motion it
was ordered that the sane be allowed for
500. and that the clerk draw IN order
for the same.
Supervisor Conway, chairman of the
committee To settle with the Supervisors.
submitted the following which. Oh mo-
ton, was adopted:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of The
Board ~ SUpelriSOrS:-io our committee
to settle with SupervisOs beg leave To re-
port that they have examined the books
and find no accounts against any of the
Supervisors; that no money has been
drawn 10y them, and uere appearing To-
he no use for such committee. would re-
commend that the SAM be abolished.
! All of which is respectfully submitted.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-01-20

BY treasures salary, 80 10
By cler KS salary, I'VSvu
by extra clerk hire. AIe@
~ repairing Office, o.
By hard coal for office. o. ~
nv hard coal for Judge Miller's Office, ieD
By stove pipe and coal pail. =
by expense stamps AID express charge, ,oy95 :,
By balance due county, -'N' d
s66IO6
State of Illinois, La Sale County, S. l.,
Samuel w. Raymond, County Treasurer OF
said County and State aforesaid, being uuly
sworn, on oath say that the above STATE
ment is true according TO the best OF my
knowledge and belief, containing all earn
ings of this office for the year ending NO
vember Both, 1876. >. w hAfMoND.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this
LIST day of January, 1877.
III. 4. McCALEB, Clerk.
The sums set down in the foregoing re-
mort. in the opinion of your committee and
unon examination, are correct, and the ex-
penses IN accordance with the provisions
made nv the board and the statutes, except
The item of Sis. which expense was incur
r,d by extra clerk hire in getting out the
tax sale list. and the committee are not pre-
nared To recommend the payment of said
nil of Sis without submitting the same
10 the board FOR consideration.
RECORDER.
Statement of receipts and expenditures Of
Recorders Dffice for the year ending Dec. .,
1876.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-01-20

All of which is respectfully submitted,
JOIN STOUT,
Chairman.
On motion Board adjourned till 8
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-01-20

$10,70S.S2
Sup. O'Sullivan, from the committee on
miscellaneous claims, reported that the
committee had examined the following
claims and recommend that they be allow
ed,-which report was adopted:
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.


Green Pea f,Ifers.-l pint OF cooked
peas, mash while hot, season to taste
make batter OF eggs, cup OF mix,
teaSpoonful OF soda, teaspoonfnl
crcam-tartar, cup OF hour beat nara,
NJ ''a % ' s
hCqt1es 'ch1es.-l saioh Vi chopped
caooagr, quarts green choppeu toiha-
eoes' onions siiceu tnih, 1uhce ~ ~
grouhu pepper, ounce VI "noie aii-
sPice, ounce ol ceie,y Seen' ga,ion
VI 'ineg! ounce y, wn4ie CLOVES .
cup oi Wnl.e mustard seeu' q sni Vi
ALL pouno oro~h sugar
Chill Sancc.-12 large ripe toma-
toes, large onion, 4 red peppers, and
chop all together fine; 2 cups of sugar,
l tablespoonful Of salt, tablespoonful
of vine gar, teaspoonful Of ground all
spice, l teaspoonful Of ground cloves,
boil until thick, then bottle and seal.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07

Purifies the Blood, Renovates
and Invigorates the
Whole System.
It's Medicinal Properties are AFera.
tive, Tonic, Solvent and Diureile.

vEGETINE is made exclusively from the juices
OF carefully selected barks. roots and herbs and
so strongly concentrated that il will erectually
eradicate from the system every faint OF ScrOfus
In, ScrOfulOus HumOr, TumOrs, Can.
Ger. CancerOus klumOr, Eryslpelas.
salt Rheum, Syphilitic Diseases.
Canker. Faintness as the stomach, and
AGA. YnflammatOry and chronic Rheu.
matism: Neuralgia. GOut and Spinal
Complaints, can only be efectually cured
through the blood.
For Ulcers and Eruptive Diseases Of tho
Skin, Pustules. Pimples, BDOtches,
BOtls. letter. Scald.A1ead and Ring.
worm, VEGETINE has never failed to effect 4
permanent cure.
For Pains in the Back. Kidney Com.
LeucOrrh9a. arising from internal liberation
and uterine diseases and General Debility.
NEGETlNE acts directly upon the causes OF
these complaints. II invigorates and strengthens
the whole system, acts upon the secretve organs.
allays Inflammation, cures liberation and reyu.
lates the bowels.
For Catarrh. Dyspepsia. Habitual Cos.
t1veness, RalpitatiOn Of the Heart,
Headache, Piles, Nervousness ard
system. no medicine has given such PSI: - sat
isiaction as the VEGE1INE. II purihes the blood,
cleanses all OF the organs, and possesses \ con-
trolling power over the nervous system
The remarkable cures effected by VEGETINE
have induced many physicians and apothecaries
whom We know TO prescribe and use it in their
own families.
In fact vEGETINE is the bes. remedy yet dis
covered for tn, AT owe diseases and i the only
liable BLOOD PUklFlEis get placed before
the public.
PREPARED BY
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07
Judgment Against a Masonic Lodge.

A very interesting case was decided
recently, in St. Louis, by which judg-
ment was obtained against 4 Masonic
Lodge in that city. The title of the
case was Mary j. Ferris vs.. Polar Star
Lodge No. 79, and the officers and
members of the Lodge, Charles Thaw,
Master, CIV. Luke, w. b. Ryder,
Chris S. Rodgers, Dan. G. Taylor and
W. c. Depree. The circumstances of
the case are that Mrs. Ferris's husband,
who had his life insured for $1,000,
died, and she collected the money from
the insurance company and loaned the
lodge 81 900 which was secured by
promisory note of date October 8, 1870,
which note was payable II months after
date at the Third National Bank. The
note was Endorsed by the officers and
members of the lodge named above.
When it became due it was not paid
and Mrs. Ferris was given some second
mortgage bonds as collateral, which
were afterwards proved to be entirely
worthless. The case was submitted to
the Jury about o'clock p. m, and in
a few minutes the Jury returned YER
dict of 1859 for the plaintiff, being
the amount of the Indebtedness with in
terest.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07
She is Waiting.

A well-to-do widow living in the
northern part of the city has during
the past winter depended solely upon
the sun to clear her walks of snow. and
boys with snow-shovels and policemen
with notices have failed to alter her
programme. Yesterday morning after
the big storm there was a drift q foot
deep in front of her house, and boy
with innocent blue eyes and flaxen hair
rang the bell and brought her down
the hall at trot.
"Does the WiS er-live here?"
he asked. as shee led the door.
She said she " ile person named,
and he continu'
"you've be-. =, ful good TO US poor
folks this wiz nd run over from
Woodward de to say that there's
the incest so, 81 man in drug store
over there ss-xing about you"
"About NEE"
"Yes'm. He's got big gold watch,
and diamonds, and plug hat and
gold headed cane, and ] heard him ask
the clerk if you were married yet"
ale did?''
" eS IN, anu Wneu tut Cici toiu min
no, he asked for the number of your
house, and heard him say something
about old Observation-Disclosures
big ho1se on Fifth Avenue, New Yori,
and he sighed. believe he's comm
over here"
"Who can it be-who can it be?"
she unused.
"Hain't the least idea. He doesn't
look as if he was used to wading through
the snow, and l thought I'd slip over
and clean up your walks"
Yes-ah-of course-wait minute,
bub.''
She ran and got silver quarter,
patted him on the head, and went in to
get on her best clothes. She didn't
see the boy any more, and at 5 O'Clock
in the afternoon she was still looking
over toward Woodward Avenue, her
optics having tired expression and her
nose weary pose. Boys shouldn't be
up to such tricks. If it isn't downright
lying it is deception in the second
degree, and itupsets household arrange
ments for whole day.-DetrOH free
Press.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07
Thackeray and Dickens.

When Hepworth Dixon was editor OF
the AthengaDa Ga journal which made
its mark in his hands). he was on terms
of friendly intercourse with Thackeray.
The intimacy was rudely severed, several
years before the great novelist's death,
in this way: One day the editor OF the
AthenGhm received from Smith, Elder
X Co., publishers, a novel with special
note intimating that the work deserved
a good notice on its merits, and fore
most place in the -itaeneum's reviews,
because it was written by an author
who had a great name, and who was
destined to make a stir in the field of
fiction. The editor gave it to my friend,
a critic of considerable power, with
general instructions to do justice to the
new writer, and make the notice the
first article Of the week. The critic at
tackled the book, but Mr. Dixon edited
his paper thoroughly, and frequently
took liberties with his critics proofs.
In this case ne toned down the review,
and it appeared. With all its revision,
the article was, nevertheless, a singer.
Three days arterward the editor re-
ceived , letter from Thackery. Instead
of my Dear Dixon," it open
ed CURLY with "Sir," and
it charged Dixon with striking at him
through his "innocent girl" Dixon
replied in a note, in which he frank
ly stated that he did not know who the
writer was, and reciting the bald infor-
nation given to him by the publishers,
and pointing out that he had given the
book the most prominent place in the
paper. But ThacAeray was not salts
fed. He got it into his head that Dix
on had conceived some sudden hatred
of him, and had hit him through his
daughter, who was the author of the |
book in question. Now, it was prac-
tice with Dixon and his staff that the |
writing in the AthsnGun should really |
be anonymous, and the men were
pledged to this. One day the critic who
had written the. review met Thackery
at the Garrick. "That scoundrel Dix
on" said the novelist during brief
stabbing me through
my poor, innocent child" Then rais-
ing his arm excitedly, he said, Sand l
know who persuaded him to do it
that vagabond Dickens!" Thackery
had, it must be remembered, been OPP
posed at the club by Dickens in the
Yates row. Nevertheless, Thackery on
many occasions paid brilliant tributes
to the genius of his rival in literature,
TO which Dickens had never responded.
In this respect Thackery exhibited a
manliness that was wanting in the con-
duct of Dickens. York Times.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07

Six school ma ans of Central New
York have recently started for Buenos
Ayres, South America. They each got
$500 in gold for the expenses of their
passage, etc, and u salary OF 80, 400 in
gold pei annum for i've years At the
expiration they are to get a six months
leave OF absence and $500 in gold for
the expenses OF the trip to this country
and return.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07
A London paper says: The lates,

"A London paper says: The latest
eccentricity, next to the yellow color,
invaluable 10 dark beauties and fatal to
fair ones, is American beef. Dinners
are arranged for the purpose of tasting
it; luncheons are improvised in order
to expiate on its merits. Deities of
kitchens are appeased by presents, to
sacrifice the claims of the family butch
er, and house wives undertake omnibus
journeys to the ice-cold. stores in Cam
non Street, valiantly bringing home sir
loins in baskets, to the horror of con-
ductors and the annoyance Of fellow
passengers.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07

A Rochester book agent went into
a house on his dignity, and tried to sell
q copy of " Helen S Babies" He came
out on his ear. There were twins in
the house, aud the folks knew more
about babies and the other place than
could be put in stack of books as big
as church.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07

The Methodist and Methodist
Protestant Churches will hold general
conventions in Baltimore, beginning
May II. 1t is expected that the union
of the two churches will then be Coz
summated.i $3.50.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07

The German Government has appro-
priated four and half millions of marks
for additional buildings to the Univer
sity OF Srasburg, which are to accom-
modate ! 800 students:
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07

A heightened American family is
occupying ex-Empress Eugenie's villa
in Florence, Italy. They pay big rent
for the snobbishness Of the thing.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07
Gires Health, Strength aud Appe.
fife.

Ny daughter has received great benefit from the
use OF the NEGETINE- Her declining health was .
source OF great anxiety TO all Of her friends few
bottles Of the vEGErINE restored her health,
strength and appetite.
N II. TILDEN,
Insurance and Real Estate Agent,
No. ~ Sears Building. Boston, Mass.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07
IL. Il. STEVENS, Boston, Mass.
What is VeOetisse ?

II Is compound extracted from barks, roots
and herbs. IL is Natures remedy. II is perfectly
harmless from any bad effect upon the system. IL
lie nourishing and strengthening. II acts directly
upon the blood. 1t quiets the nervous system. Il
gives you good, sweet sleep ut night. Ii is great
panacea for our aged fathers and mothers. for it
gives them strength. quiets their nerves and gives
them Natures sweet sleep. as has been proved by
many an aged person II is the great Blood Pun-
fer. II is soothing remedy for our children. It
has relieved and cured thousands. 1t Is very
plea ant to take: every child likes IT. II relieves
and cures all diseases originating from impure
blood. Try the NEGErINR. Give II n fair trial for
your complaints; then you will say to your friend
neighbor and acquaintance, Try it; it has cured
me-
VEeErISE. for the complaints for which it is
recommended. is having larger sale throughout
the United States than any other one medicine
Why: veSetine will Cure these Com.
plaints.
Cannot be E.rceHed.
CHAELEsTowS, Mass, March ~ 1859.
ME-. H. r. STEVENS:
Dear sir-This is to certify that have used YOUR
Blood Preparation in my family for several years
and think chat. for Scrofula or Cankerous Humors
or Rheumatic affections. 1t cannot be exceled, and
blood purifier and spring medicine ii is the best
thing have ever used. and have used almost every
thing. ! can eheerfuy recommend Ii 10 any one In
need Of such . medicine.
Yours. respectfully,
Mrs. A. A. DiNsMOEE.
- Russell street.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07

PREPARED BY
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-16

man you cannot be more anxious now
than l. Name as early a day as you
please the earlier the BETTER
"Then would suggest the day after
to morrow morning
Jacob thought that was rather early,
and was disposed to suggest that Il
would require longer time to make the
necessary arrangements; but he looked
at his daughter, and she seemed TO smile
afiirmatively, and SO he replied:
"Well, let 1t be as you wish"
At ten o'clock on the morning mem
toned the parties were united. The
affair was rather private, and went Off
to the satisfaction of all interested The
same evening very hungry looking
young man alighted from thestage coach
in Flyburg, and, after parta5ing of q
hearty supper, called at the residence of
Jacob Muddlewort, and introduced him
self as the son of Peter Virgins.
Harriet was fortunate enough to see
him before her father came into the house
and at once took Robert into her conf
dence, and asked him to join in keeping
her father under the impression that he
had seen the genuine Robert Virgins.
Robert was a good natured man, and a
gentleman, and after hearing the whole
affair, and laughing at the joke, readily
agreed to keep still, but said he thought
it rather rough to leave the old man un-
der the impression that the son of his
old friend was such boor. But in aid
of woman so true to her lover he
thought he would bear the burden.
1t was many years before the old gen
tleman learned the joke that had been.
put on him but by that time had found
what worthy son-ln-law he had OBJ
tanned and was satisfied with the result.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-16
Reliable Evidence.

Mr. II. II. STEVENS:
Dear Sir : will most cheerfully
add my testimony TO the great mum
Der yoii have already received in IA.
vOr Of your great and good medicine.
VEGETINE, for / do not think
enough can be said in its praise. foI
! was troubled over thirty years with
that dreadful disease, Catarrh, and
had such bad coughing spells that it
would seem as though never could
breathe any more, and Yegetine has,
cured me; and do feel 1t to thank
God all the time. that there is so good
medicine rs Vegetine, and / also
think it one Of the best medicines
for coughs and weak, sinking feel
ingS at the stomach, and advise
everybody to take the VEGETINE.
for can assure them il is one Of the
best medicines that ever was.
Mrs. l.. GORE,
Cor. Magazine aud Walnut Sts.,
Cambridge, Mass.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-16
GIVES
Health, Strength

AMI Af II Eli T.,
My daughter has received great
benefit from the use OF Vegetfne.-
Her declining health was a source
Uf great anxiety to all her friends
A lew bottles of YEGETINE re
stored her health, strength and ap-
petite.
N. II. TILDEN.
Insurance and Real Eestate Agt.,
No. 49 Sears Building.
Boston, Mass.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-16
- CANNOT BE
X X G. Il j. l. Il ID .

Charlestown, Mar. 10, 1869.
II. II. Stevens:
Dear Sir-Tfis is to certify that
have used your BLOOD PrepaFa
ton" in lay family for several years,
and think that. for Serofula or Can.
kerOus Hulnors or Rheumatic affec-
tiOns, it cannot be excelled: and as a
blood purifier OF spring medicine, II
Is the best thing ] have ever used.
and / have used almost everything
i can eheerfully recommend it to any
one in need OF such medicine.
Yours respectfully.
Mrs. A. A DINSMORE.
M 10 Russell Street
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-05-10

The Sewing Machine Soon to
be Within the Means of Every
HOusekeeper.

The first day of May ushered in an
event OF even greater moment to
many housekeepers than the annual
moving, namely, the expiration of the
last important patent which enabled
the makers of sewing machines to
keep up their exorbitant prices. For
years past the large corporations have
bought up inventors patents and con-
centrated their rights, thus enabling
themselves to restrict any such gen.
eral manufacture as might interfere
with their practical monopoly. The
grand central patented feature, the
needle with an eye near its point, was
one to which all the makers paid
royalty, and for self-protection they
combined TO drive dangerous rivals
out of the field. The last of these
patents in which al! the varieties of
standard sewing machines had a cons
mon interest was the four motion feed,
and for months past the combined
corporations have been working for a
renewal of the patent, but renewal
has been denied. Already the prin-
cipal companies have begun to offer
their machines at twenty-five per cent.
discount for cash, and ere long the
Howe, Singer, and other machines
will be extensively made by other
companies than those that have had
the monopoly. and machines that cost
only ten dollars each will no longer
sell for sixty.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-05-10
STATE ITEMS.

Three prisoners escaped from the
Paris jail last Friday morning.
Chattanooga Is to havea new daily,
to be conducted l,y Albert Oaks and
Franc NJ. Paul.
Chancellor Cooper has decided that
debts due the bank of Tennessee can
be paid in "new issue
Last week Memphis had the opera
of Martha by amateurs; and tonight
Miss Lewellyn, of that city, will at
tempt Fanchon.
The Board of Missions of the South
ern Methodist Episcopal Church,
which met in Nashville last week, APP
propriated SD, 600.
Col II. b. Chatham died very sud
denly in Nashville last Monday. He
was a prominent citizen, and was at
one time Mayor of the city.
The Nashville Commandery of
Knights Templar, in a competitive
drill with the Jackson Commandery
in Memphis last week, won the prize.
James Peak has lived in a cabin in
Overtons county for IS years. He is
now lOf years old. is worth between
$4,000 and $50, 900 and has children.
grabd children aud great grand chill
dre1.
JacksOn Wig and Tribune Our
old lAend, Mr. @. NJ. Russell, who
lives Al The "Forks," brought to our
Office a specimen of lead ore, which
he picked n on MS farm a few days
since. The specimen weighed nearly
IL pounds and was almost stid lead.
The Cornerstone Of the new Ronu,
ment to the Confederate dead, at
Chattanooga, viii be laid on the lGih
inst. The monument is to be thirty,
three feet high base to apex. snf
when completed, wiz cost s., goo.
Threo-fourths Of this sun ms oeea &C.
cured
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-05-10

The recent continued rains have
seriously damaged the young cotton
in West Tennessee, and the outlook
for cotton is gloomy as it is possible
TO imagine. The war in Europe, the
prospects that England and other ma
tons will be dragged into it, the rise
in the grain market and constant. de-
cline Of cotton should open the eyes
of Gibson county farmers. As long
as great armies in Europe are oppos-
ing each other, and the energies and
resources of the hostile nations are
turned toward developing the military
instead of industrial resources, just
so long will cotton decline, and grain,
pork and produce of ali kinds apprc-
ciate in value.