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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-07-14
Board of Supervisors.

MONDAY, July 9th, 1871.
Board me; pursuant to law, and was called 70
order by the Clerk.
On calln; the roll the following na'rcd Super.
vlsor5 answered to their namcs
Arnold, Mendoza; Baylcy, Vermillon; Beach
Dayton; Belford, Hope; Boyer, Peru; Bostwick
Freedom; Bowen, Mission; Brown, Peru; Carey
La Sale: Connerton, Dimmick; Cooper, Grove
land; DieAl, Farm Ridge; DOnlevy, Wallace;
Eastman, Ophir; Flaherty, Serena; Fox, North
Vile; Giiiett, Meriden Grove, Utica; Hlckok
Troy Grove Hoge Bruce; Jackson, Bruce
K,oyc, Adams; Lauf, Richland; Lewis, Deer
Park Lewis, Fall River; Lynch, Ottawa; Marks
Mendoza; Miner, Eden; Nicely, Ottawa Nelson
ID, Miller; O'Laughlin, Brookfeld Palmer
Grand Rapids; Parr, Rutland; Pckens, South
Ottawa; Spicer, Manlius; Stevens, Allen Ste
venson, Otter Greek; Stout, Ottawa; Tower
Usage; True, Waltham; Wiley Earl.
Supervisor S. r. Lewis, of Fall River, was unani
mously elected Chairman of the Board
ON motion OF Supervisor Flaherty, the ques
ton as TO the eligibility of Walter Hoge as an
Assistant Supervisor c! the town of Bruce wa:
referred to Il special committee appointed by
the chairman, to wit: Flaherty, Tower and True
On motion of supervisor Beach, ordered that
The Committee to settle with Supervisors be
stricken from the list of standing committees Of
this Board
Adjourned, to meet AT Lynch's Hall at 9o'clocI
to morrow. t..t
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Board ,nrt pursuant TO adjournment, Present
same as yesterday, and supervisor Barton.
MiuU,.. " yesterdays proceedings read and
approved,
The chairman announced The following stand,
Ing committees for the ensuing year;
Fiaance-Messrs. Klove, Palmer and Lewis
court House aud Jail-Messrs. Lynch, Tower,
Bedford, Stevens and Nelson.
Equali.ation- LandS-Messrs. Belford, Nelson,
Klove Grove Stevenson, Donlevy and Cooper.
Fg"o'i-o'o7--TotS-M essrs. Nicely, Boyer, Wi.
ley, Hickok and Jackson.
Eguali.dtoR--PrS Prope,ty-M essrs. Bow.
en-, Miner, Bayley, True and Gillett
Torn observation-disclosures. Pickens, Barton,
Arnold, Eastman, Cooper, Diehl and O'LaughliR.
C0mplQiHtS and .ibdfencHtS-Mcssrs. True, Ste
venson, Conerton and Parr.
Roads aad 3yid9eS-M essrs. Barton, Lauf Fla
herty, Pickens and Wiley.
Pdur"r7 Nessrs Faherty, Beach, CoDnerton,
Bayicy, faIr FOX and Blown.
FteS and SGidriCS-Messrs. Spicer, Tower and
Grove.
Settle ,ciH County Treaswo-Messrs. Byrne,
Lewis and Bostwick.
Claims ossrs. Hicllok, Spicer, Giett, Jack
son and DOnlevy.
S,ttle 3rHh School SuDcriHtendtnt-M essrs Stout,
Eastman, Carey, Dienl and OLaughlin.
settle 1rih County OBircrS -Messrs. Marks, Tow
er, Bowen, Boyer and Stevens.
Supervisor Flaherty, chairman Of the special
committee to determine the eligibility Of the
Assis L.,u. perry iSor of the town of Bruce sub
mittcd the following report, which, on motion,
was adopted:
Your committee, 20 whom was referred the
question Oh thG eIettIn OF AZ ASs'saa.
rrn"r, ttot tGe law proy;des that the additional
population required to cnttlc town to an AS
sstant supervisor must be ascertalneu ny ieu,
crat " '''' I''v AZ .,i" - A. Wal
Ter Uog. Nv the town Of Bruce Illegal, and would
recommend that lie be not admitted to seat on
t'is Board i HAE,tN n Ti rd,rrn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-07-14

Tie new fre bell ordered by the city council
Tor the city hal. lad engine house arrived on
"wednesday fro'r Troy, y. Y, bell foundry. 1;
weighs l,a43 and cos: nearly 500. Appearances
are that It will wac up men and thinE- c-utr-!
~ IN case 81 fire.
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this Board who agree with US in saying that the
several assessors have faithfully discharged their
duty in assessing town lots.
We therefore recommend that no change be
made by this Board in equalizing towns lots
from the returns made by the several assessors.
All OF which is respectfully submitted
On motion, Board adjourned to O'Clock to.
morrow morning
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-07-14

The matter Of freeing Illinois river bridge has
been gathering strength during the past week
Petitions have been in circulation drought the
towns south of the river, which are being signed
by the weather. farmers almost without eXcep
ton. petition will also be handed to tho
board Of supervisors asking a donation from the
county for the purpose, as the board have here
toforc granted money 10 other bridges along the
river. On Tuesday evening, after the council
meeting, the committee from, the council met
with Mr. kirkpatrick and had talk on tn" sub
iect, when the above facts came out. The com
mittee at that time drew up request to the
owners Of tue bridge TO meet and fix price fol-
the bridge and authorize some one to negotiate
a sale OF the same. such meeting will be held
on next Saturday, july 2lst. BY motion Of
Mayor Nicholson i was determined that sub
scriptions made for buying the old bridge be
taken for building % Now one in case the present
one cannot be- purchased at reasonable price.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-07-14

Our well known friend Tommie Bailey has
again rot himself into trouble, and this time il
II, apparently, the lie that binds" Re entered
Cd Sunday afternoon last the store OF Mr.. Drallt
in North Ottawa, stealing some SO or $50 in
money, which he hid. boy named Dryer seen
about the premises al the time was arrested anc
"blew" on Bailey Marshal Harris 'thereupor
went to 5ailey's house 20 arrest hi,r about \
NJ, finding Tommie in bed. He W. very indig
nant at the insult offered him, declaring 1t wa
put up job" and that he was victim Of q
deep seated prejudice Of releutless people who
would give HIM no rest " words 70 that effect
But lac was mistaken, they DO give him rest
in the county jlil-aud let Us hope TIA, he vii
be compelled 10 give US a Tczt also.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

We we're informed by Major Grant,
q prison inspector, that there were 952
convicts in the penitentiary yesterday,
the negroes having majory Of 100.
There are 81 femsles--33 negroes and
5 white. There are GOO laborers in
the hemp department. -Four hundred
could do all the labor, but the lessee
IS compelled to keep them employed,
and is obliged TO work them on half.
task in the hemp. There are 64s cells
in the old cell house and 9s in the
new, all of which are full. IN 1852
cells the convicts are doubled. IL
will be impossible tor this prison to
accommodate properly the convicts
sent to il. BY the lst Of January
there will he 1000 within the walls.
The lessee has not room to lodge or
employ them. Something must be
done by the Legislature to meet the
emergency. The lessee is unable to
do more than he is now doing.-Yeo-
man.
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q Good Wers for she Local Papers.

The New York Times says: "You
might as well forget your churches
and school.houses as to forget your 10.
cal paper. ISspeaks to ten times the
audience your ministers do. It il
read eagerly each week from the be.
ginning to end. II reaches you all,
and il il has lower spirit, and less
wisdom than a sermon, it has thous-
and times better chances at you--go.
ing, as il does, to almost every house,
you owe it to yourselves to rally lib.
orally TO its support, exact from it as
able and high toned character as you
do from an educator in your midst.
II is not beneath your notice and care,
for it is your representative. Indeed,
in its character, it is the consumma.
ton Of Importance. interest and well
fare of you all, and you cannot
ignore it without most miserably de.
preciating yourselves"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

The last words Of Thomas Jefferson
were, II resign my soul to my God,
and my daughter to my country"
John Adams, near his end, reused ~
the firing OF cannon, and being told
the people were rejoicing for the ith
Of July. said, at is a great and glo-
rious day"-and expired with the
words "Independence for everl' trem-
bling on his lips. The Commercial
advertiser states, that when the noise
Of the firing began at midnight, the
dying Monroe "opened his eyes in
quiringly, and when the cause was
communicated TO him, a look of intel
ligence indicated that he understood
what the occasion was" We know
not if there be upon record more stri-
king than these, of the "ruling pas
sion strong in DEATH"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

A lady at summer resort, whose
unruly children annoyed everybody
at the hotel. the other day, said to a
noted teacher sitting near her at the
table, professor, do you believe in
the use of the rod in the management
of children ?" The professor glared AT
her annoying children, and grimly re-
piled, Sometimes madam but there
are cases when should prefer the re
yolyer.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

A RELIGIoUs LIFE The beauty
of a religious life is one Of its greatest
recommendations. What does it pro.
fess? Peace to all mankind. II
teaches us those arts which will rem
der us beloved and respected, which
will contribute to our present comfort
as well as our future happiness. Its
greatest ornament is charity--it incul-
Gates nothing hut 1--we and simplicity
Of affection; it bresthes nothing but
the pure-t spirit Of delight; in short,
it is system perfectly calculated to
benefit the heart, improve the mind,
and enlighten the understanding.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

How TO IScREAsE THE Flow OF
MnK.-Tepid water, slightly sailed
and given twice day, will increase
the flow of milk one-third. IL the
COW will not drink it at first trial,
scatter handful Of bran or meal over
the top of it. Cows soon become
fond of il and will drink all that is
given them. Three gallons of water,
twice day, is not too much for each
animal.
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~ RAqrfrII h.lusraArioy.-7

tNA REAgrhrr. hlusrRArioy.--l
Away smcus the AiIrshahies there is
n spring 50 smal; that single OK on a
Summers day could drain it. II steals
N unc6trusive way among the Hills
all it spreads into the beautiful Ohio.
Thence it stretches away thousand
miles, leaving on its hanks more than
a hundred villages and many cultiva-
t~l farms. aud bearing oni;s bosom
more than half thousand steam
boats. Then joining the Mississippi.
stretches away and away some twelve
hanlrei miles. more. tll ID falls into
the great emblem of eternity. II is
one If the great tributaries Of the
ocean, which, obedient only to God,
shall ron and roar TN the angef, with
Que, foot 40 the SEQ and the other on
the land, Shall iifs up his hand unto
heayen, aud swear that time shall be
noSloueers so'wiha moral Influence;
ii, il arill, a riyglet, a river, an ocean
boundless and fathomles' as eternity.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

How To GET RID OF WARTS.
Warts are very troublesome and dis
figuring. The following Is a perfect
cure, for even the largest, without
leaving any scar, and has been tested by
many: Take a small piece of raw beef,
steep il all night in vinegar, cut as
much from 10 as will cover the wart,
and tie it on; il the excresence is on
the forehead. fasien the beef on with
a strip cf sticking plaster. 1t may be
removed in the day and put on every
night. In one fortnight the wart will
die and peel Of. The sane prescrip-
ton will cure c0rns.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

In conversation with young lady
a few evenings since, while talking
about marriage felicity, she replied;
"Well, there's one thing certain. If
you marry a brunette you can Just
look out for squalls" Told her
we were of the opinion that squalls
might follow independent o: the Ia
dy's complexion. She passed - a
book at our ear.-[ Henderson News.
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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

Ministers will have their little Jokes,
like other people. "Come over and
preach for me tonight said Chica-
q divine to clerical friend whom he
met in the street not many days since.
81 can't go tonight was the reply.
II am almost down sick with the
headache" "well," drolly observed
the other, 81 guess you can do it-for
if you preach as you usually do you
won't have to use your bead any,
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

Some woman says; "a brilliant
man is always less brilliant with his
wife than with any body else. Why
this is so ! mast leave philosophers to
explain. But such is the fact In
plain words, you cannot marry a
mans wit, briliiancy or learning, for
these belong to every body. Love and
attention from a great scholar are no
more than love and attention from a
blockhead."
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

Our Congressman, some of whom
are men Of girth, are saddled with
grave responsibility, and il they don't
bride their love of pleasure the peo-
pie will throw wet blanket over their
future aspirations. II this doesn't
stirrup their energy and spur them to
business, they deserve to be pommeled
aud sent home without a bit Of SYM
pathy.-[Covington Commonwealth.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

The laws of Kentucky for the pro-
lection of game are more efficient than
those for the protection of man. Util-
ire the hemp crop at home aud ship
the concealed deadly weapons to the
Danube and the whisky to the devil,
and man will stand an equal chance
for his life with the rabbit and the
partridge. Il Courier-Journal.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

TENURE. "A wild-eyed youth rush
ed in yesterday to tell us that he had
just discovered the meaning of this
talk about tenure of Office, etc. He
said it means that if you are not fixed
tenure position pretty firmly the
chances are nine out of tenure remov-
ed to make room for some other fel.
low. f Washington Union.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

CARTs.-We oflen wonder why
farmers in this country DO not Use the
cart more it is tar more handy for
loading and dumping manure, soil,
roots. &c., than the wagon, being
more easy to load aud especially to un-
load. A cart can be quickly loaded
and dumped, and only requires one
good horse to draw it. In England,
carts are IN constant use, being very
popular in the harvest field. We are
glad to see that dumping wagons are
employed on many OF our farms. This
loading manure from barn-yard and
hauling it by wagon a few hundred
yards, io be unlOaded fork.full by
iork-full, Is waste Of time aud labor,
Of both man a-.d beast.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

A patron Of a certain newspaper
once said to the publisher; MIR. Prin-
ter, how is it you never call on me for
pay for your paper?" "O,' said the
man Of types, 1--WE never ask a gentle
man for money" Indeed" replied
the patron; show do you manage to
get along when they don't pay?"
"Why," said the editor. latter a cer-
tain time we conclude he is not gen.
tleman and we ask him." Who'll
take the hint
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

A farmer Of Tucker county, Nir-
ginia, who has been annoyed by cattle
trespassing upon his grain fields, has
posted the following; "Notis-If any
mans or women's cows or oxen gifts in
these here otes his or her tale will be
cut off as the case may be. | am a
Christian and pay mi taxes, but darn
a man that lets his critters run luse,
say l."
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

BEET AND CABBAGE SALAD
Equal quantity Of boiled beets AMI
raw cabbage chopped fine; season with
salt and pepper. Dressing for the
salad-one cup OF vinegar, half a cup
of sugar, one tablespoonful of butter,
and two eggs; stir in the vinegar, boil
one minute and turn over the salad.
Cucumbers may be dressed the same
way.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

The financial condition of Kentucky
is gratifying. According to the state
ment of Treasurer Tate, there were on
the 10th inst. > the close of the fiscal
year, the following sums in the Treas
ury credited to the respective revenue
funds; Revenue department, $685.
9O3 SO; school fund proper, ss,O25
66; negro school fund, s2O,S6l 70
making total Of s6l7,TSl 3S.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

To CLEANSE JEwELRy.-Use hot
water and clean brush rub very
little soap on the brush, then dip it
into powdered borax, aud scour well ;
rinse in hot water, and rub dry with a
clean towel, or chamois is better
silver bangles are frightened quickly
in the same way.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

The daughter of a carriage painter
attended ball next door TO her fa-
Tiers shop. As she danced it was
seen by envious women that she wore
what seemed to he light blue stock
ings. An hour afterwar,. she showed
pink, and again yellow striped with
rel. The next time she retired a spy
followed her to the shop, and saw her
father deftly painting her legs light
salmon.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

When a young man encircles his
partners waist for dance, he will do
wisely to keep his fingers still. Moth
ing aggravates a young lady more
than to imagine you are trying to
count the whalebunes in her dress.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

A good story is told of a Quaker
volunteer who was in Virginia skir-
mish. Coming into pretty close quar-
ters with a secessionist, he remarked.
"Friend. It's very unfortunate, but
thee standeth just where | am going
to Shoot" and, blazing away, down
came his man.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

The Democrats have a majority Of
II in the United States House of Rep
resentatives. After the 4th of March,
1879, the indications are that they
will have a majority in the Senate,
and this will he followed soon after by
the election OF a Democratic Presi-
dent, ..... .......
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

A ten.year-old, boasting to school.
mate of his fathers Accomplishments,
put il thus "My father can do al
most anything. He's notary public,
and he's a 'pothecary, and can pull
teeth, and he's horse doctor, and he
eau mend wagons and things, and he
can play the fiddle, and he's a jack
ass at all trades"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

"Well, it can't be for long" con-
vulsively sighed the bereaved widow,
as she returned from the obsequies of
her dear lamented. mo, it won't
last long" and sure enough it didn't.
Six months later she was skipping
around pricing orange blossoms and
inquiring after the latest styles in
wedding cards.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

"Your handwriting is very bad in
deel," said a gentleman to friend
more addicted to boating than to stu
dy; "you really ought to learn tc
write better" Gay, ay," replied the
young man, ait is all very well foi
you to tell me that; but if | were to
write better, people would find out
how | SPELL"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

A writer who knows what he is
talking about says that the idea of
teaching every girl to thump piano
and every boy to be lawyer or doc
tor will make potatoes four dollars per
bushel in twenty years.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

Young ladies, while playing Gro
quet in the presence of their beaux,
would better act the languid or feeble
and tap theballs in an exhausted sort of
way that would indicate the proba-
Ibilty OF having shortly TO interview
an undertaken. Many girl has
scared of iirst-elass lover by hitting
the balls a whaek With the mallet that
almost split them In half No man
likes to face the possibility that even
as they had done unto them 80 would
thew do unto him.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

Gov. McCreary has offered reward
of one thousand do,.ars for the appre-
hension of all persons who were en-
gagged in the lawless attack on David
Hall, in Franklin county, on the 18th
of the present month. This reward
ought to be considered big enough to
.tetch en-
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

Murierers in Kentucky are too len
iently dealt with. Until courts sharp
~ reprimand men who imbrue their
hands in the blood Of their fellow
men, we may expect no abatement Of
sanguinary violence. I Glasgow Times.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

A man intruded into an lrshmans
shanty the other day; "what do you
want" asked Pat. Nothing" was
the visitors reply. Then you will
find it IN the jug where the whisky
WAS"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

An unsophisticated New England
commercial traveller on reading the sign
General Merchandise" on a store,
walked in and asked il he could see
the general.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

The high price of postage stamp
is owing to the absence of composition
in business. Monopolies should get
up a postage stamp that you could
buy three for five cents.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

A Mississippi Granger is opposed to
railroads. lie says that when he goes
to town they bring him home so quick
he hasn't time to get sober before he
arrives.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

There are eighteen Republican ex-
cuses why Ohio went Democratic, but
Ben. Buffers is probably the most lu-
cid. He says; "She went because
she did, and damiicare!"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

There! that explains where my
clothes line went to !" exclaimed an
Ohio woman, as she found her hus-
band hanging in the stable.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

Brigham Young has gone to a great
summer resort-from whose burn no
traveller returns. - Richmond En-
quirer.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

A Sunday School class in Whining
ton was asked who was the author of
the Psalms. Silence, at first; then a
little hand was held up. 81 know.
"WhoY" "Sam."
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

Oliver Wendell Holmes declares
that "a hysterlcal va oman is a yam'
pire who seeks the blood of the heal
thy people about her.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

General Stonewall jackson held
that three kinds Of courage prevail
among soldiers in battle, based res
pectively on insensibility, pride, duty.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

An unsophiSticated person once de-
clined plate of maccaroni soup, with
the remark that they couldn't palm
Of billed pipe stems on him.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-11-02

The Chinese language is spoken by
about $50, 200, 900 people. The Eng
llsh language is spoken by from eighty
to eighty-fve millions.