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met Artemus Ward but once. was quit,
young at the time and was acting AS city edi
tor Of the star, published at Schenectady \
Y. While was city editor Of that sheet
y met Ar'cmue Ward. / ws~ standing on the
bridge at Tie tlm" Wd "a tu.hu, ahout news
paper work "H. tout I, -al scH'il ny Sbou
my hcay! editorial responsibility, Wien arc
checked me by asking:
What creek is this:'
Greek exclaimed why, this is the Fri,
canal
How far is it navigabe?"
why, of course 1t is navigabie from one
end to the other"
WELL solcmnly replied Ward, that beats
all the streams | ever heard oi. by the way
think | can make out some large boats
what are they, propcllers or sidcwheelers ?"
replied that they were merely canal boats
and that they were moved by horse power
All! did not think the stream was as
shallow as that said Ward.
AS shallow as what"
"Why, you say those boats are pulled along
by horses. Now, of course they must walk
along in front of the boats, mustn't they? !
used to run a stone boat on my lamcnted Tn.
Gle Johns farm, and | distinctly remember
that the horses walked along in front"
| mentally declared that had never befor,
met with such ignorance. | spent some tim,
IN explaining the pecularitics Of the big ditch
and just as had begun to think that at last
had set the stranger right on the subject, he
knocked my hopes in kindling wood by re
marking:
II suppose that when the stream dries up in
summer they put the boats on wheels, don't
they"
Then began again and explained every
feature IN the canal, from New York TO Eric
How attentively he listened to my words |
Aean still see that melancholy face, lit up bv
The light of the stars, and those mournful eyes
looking into mine so earnestly; and again |
hear, as | did then, after had talked for near.
ly half an hour, going fully into the details or
boating the low, pathetic drawl:
Any sawmills on tins stYam you know OFF,
Shortly after some gentlemen came along
who seemed to be acquainted with my obtuse
friend. Presently one called him Artcmus.
and then | commenced to reflect. always
reflect best when I'm hid away somewhere, so
] went and hid
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" Springfield item in the Chicago tribune.
A young lady wearing a surcinge belt having
u young vallse attacked to it, casually dropped
up FIVE flights OF stairs TO the poetry depart
ment yesterday, and began reading to the TN.
fortunate person in charge Il little lyric, the
first verse Of which was as follows;
Gently the snowilOkcs are falling,
Silently they come down,
Filling the air with mystic shapes,
And wrapping in white the town.
at this point the horrid man stopped the
young lady, and remarked that, while her
effort undoubtedly had points of excellence, it
would hardly size up with the style of goods
he was handling just then. The first line was
all right, but the most inexperienced poetry
jerker in the country was aware that snow
flakes came down quieily-therc was no news
in that's statement, and as for wrapping the
town in white, she had only to look at any
fashion plate 10 discover that white wrappers
are out OF style On the whole, he thought
she had better take a crack at some other sub
ject-say the Grant boom-and drop up again
when the daisies were in bloom.
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DR.. Morgan, OF New York City, discusses at
length the problem of tea drinking, arrived al
the following conclusions:
! /. With tea, as with any potent drug, there
is a proper and improper dose.
| ,. In moderation, tea is mental and bodily
stimuant of a most agreeable nature followed
by no harmful reaction. 1t produces content.
ment of mind allays hunger and bodily wear
mess, and increases the incentive and the ca
paClty for work,
3. Taken lmmodcrately, It leads to Il very
serious group Of symptoms, such as headache
vertigo heat and tiushlngs Of body ringing in
the ears, mental dullncss and confusion, trem-
ulousnesS, "ncrvOusnCss,n SlCCplcSsness, apprc.
hcnsion OF evil, exhaustion of mind and body,
with dissemination to mental and physical eX-
crtiOn, increased and irregular action of the
heart, increased respiration
Each Of the above symptoms is produced by
tea taken in immodcratc quantities, irrcspeC-
tive Of dyspepsia, or hypoChondrla or hyper
|Tmia. The prolonged use of tea produces, adj
dllionally symptoms of these three latter dis
eases In short, III immsderutc doses, tea has
a most injurious effect upon the nervous sys
TEN.
4. Immodcrale tcadrlnking, continued Tor
a considerable time, with great certainty pro
duces dyspepsia.
), The immediate mental SYM toms prOduC-
ed by tea are not to be attributed to dyspepsia.
In the above experiment upon myself the
whole group of symptoms was produced, with
no sign of digestive trouble superadded.
6. Tea retardS the waste" or relrogradr met
amorphosls OF tissue, and thereby dlminishcs
the demand for food.
1t also siminlshcs the amount Of urine Sc
CFCtcd.
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Faro Riffs Sermon.

Many had, no doubt, come through CurOsi
ty TO see how Bill recently converted, would
depOrt himself in this, his initial sermon
Upon the stage sat bully, red faced man
with arms folded IN a careless manner, who
looked over the large audience with an air Oh
the most decided independence. This was
Faro Bill, the speaker at the occasion. When
he arose be glanced around the tent for mo
ment, evidently collecting his thoughts, and
began: "Feller citizens, the preacher bcin'
absent, it falls on me to take his hand and
play ii fol all 1t Is worth. You all know thai
I'm just learnin' the game, and, of course,
may be expected to make some wild breaks,
but don't believe thars a rooster in the camp
mean enough to take advantage o. my IgnO.
rance and cOld-deCk me right on the first deal.
I'm sincere in this new departure, an believe
that I've struck a game that | can play clear
through without copperin' a bet, fur when u
man tackles such a layout as this he plays
every card to win, an If he goes through the
deal as he orter do, when he lays down to die.
an the last case is ready to slide from the box
he can call the turn every time. | was readln'
in the Bible to-day that yarn about the Prodi-
gal Son, an | want 20 tell yer the story The
book don't give no dates but It happened long,
long ago. THIS Prodigal Son had an old man
that put up the coin every time the kid struck
hiIli ava q al IltN'i hiNhtNi at lilt SlIt vi
The pile either. ! reckon the old man was
purity well fixed, an when he died he intended
10 give all his wealth to this kid and his broth
er. Prod give the old man a little game o.
talk one day and injuced HIM to whack up in
advance o the death racket Hc'd no sooner
got his divy IN his fist than he shook the old
man an struck out to take il some o. the 9th
cr camps. He he'd wIy.up time for a while
an slung his cash to the front like he owned
the best payin lead on arth but hard luck hit
him lick at last an lett him fiat The book
don't state what he went broke on. but rcck-
on he got steered up agin some brace game
But any how he got left without a CHIP or "a
tour-bit piece to GO an cat on. An old granger
then TUX him home an set him TO herdin'
hogs an here he got SO hard up an hungry
that he piped OFF the swine while they were
feedin' and he stood in with 'em on a husk
lunch. He soon weakened on such plain
prevender an says to himself, says he: Even
the old mans hired hands are Twin on square
grub, while I'm wOrryin' along here on corn
husks, straight III just take a grand tumble
TO myself an chop on this racket at once I'll
skip back to the governor an try TO fix things
up, and call fur a new DEAL SO off he started
The old man seed the kid coming, and what
do We reckon he did? Did he pull his gun
and lay for him, intending to wipe him as
soon as he got into range. Did he call the
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f. FlBULL,


L "A u
- II, the Gucsit court January i6rbt ISL
William c. HOutZe, Executor OF the last VIII ana lrtla
ment Michael TranOr. deceased rs Wary Ryan. Amino
nv Trainer Bernard Tuinor Margaret Trainer, Sarah MGR
rs Rose TraiHur the Unknown Heirs Of Michael lThlhor
deceased the Unknown Dcyiscrs OF Michael Tlah4r de-
ceased the Unknown Heirs of Rose Tranor deceased ana
the Unknown DCvsecs of Rose ITaIor, drccascd-I1
ChdncCrH. 49,, $500
Affidavit of the non.residcnce Of Mary RYAN, Anthony
TrRnnr BERNARD Trauur. Margaret ranOr sarah Morris
Rose Trainer the Unknown Heirs OF Rose lrhlnor, ne
ceased Dpyiscc- of Rose 1ralnor deceased
the Unknown Heirs Of Michael Trainer deceased ana th'
Unknown Oeyscc Of Michael Tranor, deceased, nplead
ed with the other above named defendants. having been
ncd in the clerks office Of the Circuit Court Of said county
therefore hereby given 10 the said NONRESIDENT u'
PENDANTS that the complainant MED his bl o. compliant ~
said court the Cuccry side thereof on the fourtchh
dpy November lS19 and that hcrcupOu summons Is
sued out Of said court wherein said suit j. now pending
rcurnabc the second Monday in the month OF January
next. H. T. by law required.
Now unless YOU the said president defendants above
named shall personally be and appear before said circuit
Court the first day Of the next term thereof 20 pc ollrh
Ottawa in and for the said county, On the second MONDAY
in January next and plead answer or denur 10 the -h
cOmDaInauts bill OF complaint. N" same hun Tue matters
and things therein charged and stated Will be taken ~ con.
rsscd and decree entered against yuu according 10 the
PRAYER of said bill. ROSWELL W, HOLMES, IItIk.
Ottawa. Illinois November lIih, 1879.
+ F. B,rI Commits solicitor. uaylj4w
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The absence of Senator Bayard IN Europe
up to within few days seems 10 prove some
what concluslvely that he is not engineering
the late Democratic movement in his favor.
He will probably DO httle or nothing TO pro
mote his own chances for the Presidency, but
ifthc nomination j. offered he will no doubt
accept it and prove to he Il very popular can.
didaie. Mr.. Bayard will be the strongest
Democratic candidate IN New York and New
England, and liberal Republicans will proha'
blv prefer Inn to Il stalwart or General Grant
-Pr1gtdlNrc Press Ha0.
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dogs to chase him off the ranchy Did he
hustle around fer club and give him stand
off at the from, gate? Eli? Not to any alarm
ing extent he didn't No, sir The Scripture
book says he waltzed out to meet him, and
troze 10 him on the spot, and kissed him, and
then marched him of to Il clothing store and
fitted him out IN the nobblest rig to be had
fur com. And then the old gent invited all
the neighbor and killed fat calf, and give
the biggest blowout the camp ever seed
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\ New FGRE-Thc London .1U,l,pgm says
4 correspondent has sent Us a startling letter
from Miss NJ Bcntham. Edwards, from winch
we give an extract: 81 send YOU the partiCu-
lars Of recent scientific invention, Just pa
tented, and destined, without doubt To play
very important part in our economic history
I think il must be- regarded as a solution. tui
once and for ALL Of the great coal question,
not only anon" ourselves, but abroad NJ
Bourbonnel, of Dion the celebrated lion and
panther slayer, lighted upon the following dis.
covery by hazard, and after SIX years per>i--
tent investigation brought it to entire work
able perfection. lie discovered, hv means OF
two natural substances, Inexhausriblc in ma
ture, the means Of lighting and maintaining q
fire without wood or coal-a fire instantaneous
~ Sighted and CNtInguI~hed, q fire causing no
dust, smoke or trouble; a fire costing one
tenth, at least, Of ordinary fuel and, what Is
more wonderful still, a fire, the portion OF
which answering 10 our fuel. i everlasting
that is TO say, would last a lifetime NJ Bour-
bonnels invention eOmprchends both stove
and fuel. The fires could be on the minu,est
scale or on the largest. They would lie used
for heating baby's food, or for roasting an
OK. Beng lighted instantaneously, they will
be great economy of time VI BourbOnnel
at once patented his invention. and body Of
engineers and savants from Paris visited him,
and pronounced his discovery one of the most
remarkable of the age. He has had several
offers for the purchase Of the,patent IN France.
but wants TO sell il in England, his own occu-
patton being in another line Any English
gentleman or firm wishing to see his fires or
stoves, could do so by writing TO hun day or
two beforehand. His address is NJ. Bourbon
mel, DIXON. | have seen these fires and stoves
There is no mistake about the matter IL is as
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APgpl,
W. F. WHITM0RE,

4 IpIIICATIoN tor CONSERN AToR.
"A STATE OF ILLINOIS, Ia SALE CorNTY.-IH |Jo
bate court December IeyiH 1873.
Whereas an application haf been FLED IN THIS Court 10
have CunAcrVaur appointed for Eliza EetCht0rd who IL
alleged to bc nsanr therefore, you the said Ella Rrtc
nr are hereby notified appear before the Probate Cont
ON thc second Monday December lS1Y to wit the eighth
aav of December lSig being the first day of tho term
ana show cause IL any. why the prayer Of the petition
should not I've granted. 7. w. SIOtkSLIbEk,
ottawa. H.. Nov. 20, 1873 county lrrk.
. W +. NHTNORE, Attorney. hpN|%-@W
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George is years old. His mother had un-
dressed m m for bath before putting him to
bed. A be stood before her he SAID, Now,
mamma. I'm kid" "Yes, my dear" SAID
she. you know what kind of KID | am,
mammal mo, darling" "Wcll, na.kid."
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OTTAWA FREE TRADEA; SATURDAY, NOVEMBER &c. 1872

clear as possible that here we have perpetuaI
ana economical source of fuel Two hundred
years ago the discoverer would surely have
been burned IA wizard,
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DR., Drysdale said lately, that whereas the
death rate among English infants OF the com.
Portable class is so per 1000, in cities such AS
Liverpool and Manchester it is 24O per 1000,
in some places even 800, and IN Berlin 1t nc
tually reaches 800. Indulgence Is the nam
cause, he thinks.
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Talking about downright bullheaded luck, -
said old Buffers, the other day, why that feel.
low Blivens beats any one ever heard of
"IIows that" SAID the barkeepor
why the other day his tailor ran away
with his wife Just think of 1.-two ten
strikes in single doy!' And Buffers walked
idenCc
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M T MOI ON ] Y
ATTORNEY Il! L6W.
SHTRIFf'S ~ 4fa;-B{ yriurnL an 'hr ., y

CIiI.IRIECF''S 81 .E..-By virtue NJ an execution
= issued ont II the clerk Office Of IN. Circuit curt NJ Ia
sale county and state Of Illinois and to me directed where
hy am commanded Ia make the HmOHt Of RC"rthn judg
lncut recently obtained against Ada,nr NUknson, m m
yur ~ 1,ru Bresc of lands, tcucmcns, goods and
rDpftr- of the id NGuIiue Wilkinson have levied on The
following property 10 wit: The undivided half Interest To
the northwest quarter section twenty four township thirty
i've li-t of tine llri prurph NrTlldl,
IN the county Ut Ia sale aud state Of Illinois.
Therefore, according 20 the said command, shal expose
for sale g bubble auction a tc right. Title ami interest ot
the ah,r named hualuC Wilkinson in and To- The ubUy"
srrcd rruycriy On Hud.y the sih day Of December 80
ut tc'ucE p NJ ~ the south door ~ The county Court
House. TO- ottawa. iuu.
RUFUS q. -iI\ENS.
r,.Is sheriff ~ Ia smile County. Illinois
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BUDGET OF FUN.

A legal gentleman met BROTH e ,s,syer ON
Court street one day last week and ,nr follow
ing conversation took pla a wei ,Iudre
nov S,, ~ business SIS NV Il, dull; I am living
cn, na., r a',' f H"I Very gsoi, but have
s0' past 'o'' i'f @ living on charity"
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It's main line runs from Chicago T. Council Bluffs
and Omaha. passing through Jplir5, Ottawa la
Sale, GcncscO, Moline, Rock Island Davenport,
West Liberty, Iowa City, NaIrugp. Rruuklyu
CrinncjI md Dcs Nioiucs, the CAPITOL ut Iowa.
with branches from Burcun Junction To Peoria;
Wilton Junction - Mu-catin", Washington, Fair
Held Eldun, BrlkuAp, Ceutrcyi", Princeton, ITcn-
ton. Gallatin, Cameron I'ayouwu rth and AtchiSun
Keukuk 10 Pennington, BonHpaIte. Bentunsport,
Independent, klipn, pttUmwa, EdGyElllc. bsAl-
laa-u peliu Monroe and nus huur-; Dies Nu.uc-,
to IndanUla and Wntyr-ct; Atlantic 10 Audubon
hn. AyutA 10 Harlan. Tins l. positively the only
Railroad which owns, controls ami operates =
TIM. Company own and control their Sleeping Cars,
which are inferior u none, and give You "a double
berth between Chicago AMI Council Huns, IcuYcn-
worth or Atghi-uu for Two Dollars and ifty Cents:
sud section Tor Five Dollars, while all other lines
charg" between tac same points, / Tire" Duelrs Tor
a double berth, and SIX Dollars fora section.
What Will please yuu most viii Doe the pleasure 81
enjoying your meals, while passing over she bcIuti
"a parties uf Illinois and Iowa. in one Of cur mag
u!fCeut Dining and Restaurant Cars that accompany
an through Express Trains luuEet an entire meal.
as good - served in any uT~t-Clus- hotel, Tor
seventh -uyc cents ur yuu can order nat you Ike,
and rus fHr what you 81
Appr,iating tine tuct that majority Of the people
prefer separate apartments Tor different purposes.
land TIC enormous passenger business Of thi- hus
warrauLHg b. pleased o. announce that this
Company runs 81 iAl-t + SLEEIlNts CARS fHr
Sl.r',sss purposes and IT. PALACE DINING CARS
fsr LaGu-' pLTpu-.S. one other gTcat feature Of
Psr.sgC CARS ore run through 10 T.
hTsF.Evtb. Nad LEAYEN
T'ckctS Wa ibis Line, known a. the -
Ticket Agcnt@ ks tAe CEited >taie- and Ca.
Tor Inforsantioa = obss.;na6ie AT pour
=. IiIN.BALL.
Genl superintendent
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honGr, ~" Ct, Ee-eth-elLl! offer you my
tu;iI $50 | observe, Edwin" And you
go take IT." "lisrd-that is, not muchly.'
And why, beloved ne;" "'Cause its dirty"
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clip, puts wool growing entirely ahead OF
everything else You can tell sheep man as
far as you can see him, by the way he holds
his head up.-HcKiaaey Enterprise.
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{AeW advertisements.
Eminent DR.. VIM. Alex. Greene,

MACON, GA..
W7if-s y Cheerfuv that have tested the virtues
aud EN-, .euCy of 'old"u'- I.i"blE'- Liquid TX
trstt.r of Beet iu private practice u cases 90 - 'rs
deBiIlty- weak mess Il" preston. lN~p"I-lh.
los ,.t arr.tlts and nervous H'' r'|Hf-. Nl~I
mo-, rr. 81. proven on, Than useless I have found .t
mo. I..' remedy ever used IN .hrouI" alcohol
ism. ~Hru the stomach aivsy- lrra'"i AMI iund re-
sH.r.l rrursh." VAN SCHAACk SlE| EN~oN.
DTuy-. st- Agents, Chicago.
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It Cannot be.

have engaged Mr. RosENTAI, who thorough German
druggist and chemist He has charge of my prescription depart
While every article that goes my prescriptions is
the purcs and best have done away with the old per
profit and have down Sugar prlCeS have the sole
agency Iomans Remedies Ottawa and for aguc and
liver diseases the pads without medicine. These remedies
have been thoroughly tested and experiment. buy and
sell secondhand school books desire all bear in mind that
don't give goods away, but do sell at figures which will inter
est al who drugs and books.
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MOTTO E..-Esr.TY uF HEsRY NErzrL, DEcFL-rp.
y \rf,e Is hereby given that the uLd"r gUrd. Admins
train, me estate Of Henry Wet1cl late of the county
II la sale Of Illinois, deceased, viii appear before
the County ~ said the o. Monday lhtrE
the uiu'rcuiL day - January $50 al the County Court
IIou-c Ottawa H. sid county. when Md Whcr" al pr
.nu. Claims or demand. against said estate MOTH
Ned st''ad and present the SANE In writing for adjust
Iurut
dated ~. l@th dsy # November :. j.. ~. -.
NAGUALESA WETZtt,
rr,;T-gW Administrative.
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CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC R. R.

our Palace Cars - n SMOKING SALOON where
you enjoy your Havana ut all hours OF the day
Magnificent Iron Bridges span the Mississippi AMI
Transfers are avoided az Council Bluffs, leavea-
worth ERl Atuhisou, connections being made ~
Union ucpotS.
THE PRINCIPAL r u. CONNECTIONS OF IIil>
GREAT 1ilEuj Gu LIN r ARE A. FOLLOWS
Att ifCAGu, with all dNCr-lns lines fug the Hast
ana : south.
At ENsJEwoOn. with the Lake shore \ Michigan
Southern and IlttSnurg Ft.N asuc = Chicago K. RG>
At NASUtNtTuN NklGHTS, with Hlttshurg C;r-
Ciuuati \ -. Louis Il. H.
AtINStJLE. with Illinois Central X r.
AtrEOtIA, with 4. a. 4 J.; i. l.. s u. l. g. \ "
III Midland: ana T.. L. y w. Railroads.
Rock Island q Peoria Railroads.
At pAyLNpOItT, with the Davenport y North
Western Il. x.
At WEST lIHsHry. with the Burlington Cedar
Rapids 3 Northern *. l.
At GDtSN-I1. With Central K T. Of lows.
At DIS MONIES, with ID. VI n n. pu,-y- u. r.
Al Council BUTTS with Union Pacific X. X
At OMAHA with Il. y Mo. u. Il. A. Itu Net
Att.LI NBtS JUNCTION. NltL burlington. cedar
Rapid, y 1.thern L. l..
At OTTAWA. with CCrfr.i 4 4. 81 lows; -
lsuks. N.tu titv n NHr...vl.I and e. II. y - l. kl>
At kEOkUK. VITA Toledo. rCtria and warsaw.
Wabash. ami 81. Louis henkuS \ NV. h kds-
At BEVERLY. with Nan. city, -. J. \ {. Il x X.
A ArtIH~pN With Atchison. Topeka \ Santa re.
~. lu-HH : Svb. ami Cen. Lr mon Pacific X Rts.
At WENTWORTH, with h. 4. and h Ten. X Rds-
,RIA. DIES MONIES, COUNCIL BLUFFS,
.-~.t A. oh I.luna Route" are cold by ali
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But for those who want the most for their money
it when that buy goods of cheaper than
any My prices painting material lower
thar ever before: and as far as being undersod,
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On a capital of 100000 the cotton mills OF
Augusta, Ga, pay It dividend of twepty-clght
per cent.