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CHAPTER XII.


Mrs. Romb's party was success, i. e., there
was crowd, and people seemed to enjoy them.
selves. Clotild was enchanting in pure white,
with sprinkllng of diamonds. Julia wore
some kind Of gauzy, pink stuff, and with few
ornaments aside from her rich braids of golden
hair tastciully arranged, she was herself again,
fitting here and there, and not unfrequenty
the center of a group of admirers of both sexes.
Clendenning lowered near her, and without
paying her any marked attentions, evidently
considered himself her guardian, occasionally
joining in the conversation, and appearing
very much at his ease; so much SO that Mrs.
Romb whispered to Clotild
"lle is 3 fine young fellow, and | would not
be surprised if he were to console himself soon
with another lady love"
"Yes," replied Clotild, soto Uoce 'he has al.
ways admired Julia, and now he will learn to
love her"
Edward Wentworth moved about generally
us if to see that all enjoyed themselves.
The next day was appointed for ride to
Williamsburg and Braddock's fields. Wallace
was to take Clotild, ClendennIng Julia, and
Edward his mother. The rest of the company
paired of to suit their various inclInatiOns.
1t was regular picnic party-some in bug
gies, some In carriages, and some on horse,
back The three couples above named chose
single buggies. Edward and his mother had
long talk over his affairs, and il was conclud-
ed, if agreeable TO Agnes, that they should be
married some time in the October following.
Many plans were laid, and a bright future an
ticipatcd Wallace tried to tell Clotild how
much he adored her, 10 which she replied:
"Wait, my dear sir wait; we must get better
acquainted. can not tell for my life whether
could learn to love you or not am going
to spend the winter in Pittsburgh, and we will
have an opportunity to get better acquainted.
You have only seen the bright side OF me
wait till the storms come. assure you l am
perfect Tartar"
"On the other hand" said Wallace, II have
understood that you were quite an amiable
young lady-indeed you appear So"
"Ah, but you must know me yourself-ap-
pearances deceive sometimes. ] expect Mrs.
Romb has been telling you some wonderful
things about me; but she is a very patient
friend. l do assure you am very wilful
young lady-love to have my own way above
all things-and il ever marry shall no
doubt make very exacting wife"
(which may be very true" he replied; yet
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OTTAWA FREE TRADER; SATURDAY, NOVEMBER /. 1879

| I do love woman with mind Of her own
And do not dislike to see lady have LeI
own way, if it is good way. And again, l
flatter myself that would he a model Of pa
thence, provided married the lady loved
II have no reason to doubt It, indeed; yet
there is time enough"
every true" said he, there is nothing lost
by delay sometimes" And after very pleas
ant day, they parted in the evening the very
best Of friends.
Meantime julia and Clendenning were hav'
ing IA pleasant day. No further allusion was
made to his disappointment; he seemed to
have forgotten 1t himself, and was very merry.
He never thought Of proposing to her, lie
had very sincere regard for Julia, and had
no doubt that in time he would learn to love
her as she deserved to be loved 1t was not on
this excursion, but several months after, that
he found he had entirely transferred his atlec-
tons from Agnes to Julia. And when, during
the latter days Of October, they received invi-
tations to Agnes and Edwards wedding they
attended as betrothed lovers.
In due course of time Clotlld yielded to the
earnest wooing of Wallace, and IN the follow
ing June there were two joyous weddings
one in St. Louis and one in Washington.
And so our story is ended.
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The Ideal Country.

A correspondent of the London Times, trav-
cling in Sweden, speaks of the general well to-
do condition of the country. Each of q dozen
small towns which he visited had its school
house, its church, Its newspaper, and most OF
them had their public garden; the streets were
paved and lighted with oil lamps swung across
as they were in old Paris; the houses were
trim and neat. The people were as neat as
their houses. He did not meet half a dozen
beggars since he had been in the country
Even in Stockholm he saw no sign of poverty,
while crowded opera house, overlooking cafes,
and brilliant shops betokea an easy opulence
There Is general level of comfort IN Sweden
without any violent contrasts. The army and
navy of Sweden cost only trlfe. The nation
al debt is only 0,00O, 900, and has been solely
employed IN the construction of railways: All
the children 60 to school, and over ninety per
cent of the people can read and write. The
subdivision of property Is such that in the
country the greater part the population own
their own farms Near Gothenburg a friend
pointed out from a hill near his house forty
properties thirty-six of which belonged to
present owners, themselves the cultivatOrs OF
the soil.
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JACK FIFE AND HIS MISSION

Jack Fife was particular friend of James
Jlendennlng Upon going down to the hotel
nd finding that James had returned from the
COUNTRY, he went up TO his room. But not find.
ng him he came below. and to his inquiries
ne clerk could only say, "Clendenning came
'own early in the morning and started off
'outh along the street. looking rather sad"
Jack started out in pursuit, and taking the
direction of the turnpike he followed on east,
past the seminary and out as far as the brick
.ayern. Here he learned that young man,
answering James's description, had passed
here early in the morning, returned at nine
o'clock, ate a good breakfast and then went to
The woods with gun on his shoulder Jack
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At this moment Mrs. Romb and Clotild ap'
preached. James was duly presented, and at
ter quite Il pleasant conversation arose to go,
when Mrs. Romb gave him pressing invita-.
ton to the party, which he at length accepted,
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I w. BRF,WFiR Attorney and Counselor NJ Law,
-. and Notary Public. Rooms No, II, II ana To- opera
House Block, Ottawa, H. IHhh''
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=. ". LEWIS. e. +; iubfhI.
I INVIS * IiOIBIGIIH. Attorneys ANA Counseotrs
IL ~ Law, Opera House Block, Ottawa, ILL., hcpIo'''u
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professional CARDS.
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EDWIN :. LELAND. -, III i'AA j, 81 ~ - y
I I'll a. MD " CIIl4I3fISI, Attorneys ~ Law
IL Ofice In Opera House Block, Ottawa III Jhhia''e
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GILMAN * COOK. Attorneys ~ Law. once
uois decS
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VHOS. w: ID. Ora ME, Attorney and Counsel
l. at Law, No. Court street. Ottawa, Ills Money 10
Oa on farm property. iunFSly
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II McDOUGAI.II,( successor TO Cameron Nc
-. Dougal) Attorney and Counselor at Law. ONCE In
Glover Cocks Block, Ottawa Ill. Also United States
Commissioner. dcc2'I6
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NJ II. MOLONt;Y, Attorney and Counselor az
Iu. Law. VOLTS Block. La salie street, Ottawa. Ills
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nR. j. =. RYBURN, OTTAWA, Ill. Office in the
Clifton Hotel ianl27S
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u +. IINCOIIN, Attorney at Law. Office over
-. No 10 La Sale street. west side If the Court House,
Ottawa, H. july315 ~
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T. r. BULL, Attorney at Law. Office over City
~. Drug Store northwest OF La Sale and Madison
streets, Ottawa H. mnyGI6
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NR. II. w. WEBS, (Deutcher poctOr,D late Physi-
IL and Surgeon to the ST. Louis Female HOSPITAL.
Office Dckeys Jewery Store cor Main and Columbus
streets Residence sosh bluff. at Mrs. Ren1s APPS
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GEORGE =. EI.DREDGF;, Attorney at Law
" Office In Opera House Block Ottawa, III april
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GEORGE, M. LEI IA ND, Attorney and Coun.
" seor ut Law and Solicitor in Chancery Office in the
Opera House Bcck, La Sale 81. entrance. mayl3,6
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vi AS. ii. BRUSH, Attorney and Counselor ~
~ Law. Office In Post Office Block Ottawa. III. mari IS
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DR. j. II. CANII'E'IELD, Physician and Sur.
- geon. Opera House Block, Ottawa. III. mar3O
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nR. r. M. MICA RTH UIS, Ottawa, III. Office
~ In the Opera House Block. Open from o'clock A.
to O'clock NJ. Residence Beuton street, south Of I
nois Avenue. jan2g16
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-02-13

bids when the railroad locates permanently
our centre of population.
There is some interest created lately in
several coal mine locations about two miles
southwest of Poindexter and Orr's dairy
ranch, by P~oindexter, Asbaugh, Wallace,
w. I. Taylor and others. [ have seen some
of the coal picked up on the surface of the
ground, and it burns very we'll. The spe-
cimens | saw were shelly, and resembled
slate a little. If it proves a good quality of
coal, the mine will be a fortune to the own
ers, and quite an acquisition to the mineral
wealth of the county. There have also
been valuable coal discoveries made on
Medicine Lodge creek, in the southern part
OF the territory. JAS. KIRKPATRICK.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-02-13
FROM SALISBURY.
EDITOR ~HusBANDMAN:

EDITOR H~usBANDMAN:
Judging from the weather here the past
month and present appearances, (as it is
showing like blixen to day. allsof the many
signs set forth last fall as being indicative of
a hard winter have proved good. This.
Beaverhead, valley has never been subject
to much snow since its firstssettlement. and
the little snow that did fall here for the past
ten or twelve WinterssWas Of short duration.
but this winter has been an exception. as
the grass on the bench has been covered
with snow for some time, and there is but
little wind to move it. A few cattle own
ers that are more fortunate than others in
having feedaare feeding a greater portion of
their cattle. Mr.. George Millen is feeding
at the rate of four loads Of hay per day. He
thinks he has enough to last him at that
rate until April, but has a good many cat
tie yet out on the range. Cattle that are in
the enclosure have been doing very we'll up
to the present, but of course aree losing
more flesh than they would if they could
have free access to bunch-ggrass. I think
this winter will learn the stockmen of Mon
ftana. particularly in this locality, a good
lesson, perhaps a severe one. but Of a last
ing benefit, as there is none of them scarce
" but could prepare so as to pass the stock
through such a.winter as this with perfect
safety.
There has been a good deal of complaint
in this valley from many suffering with bad
colds. alsosa good many cases of diphtheria
among the young folks, with an occasional
case of fever-all without a doubt being
brought OF from extreme exposure, DR..
Davidson is having a large practice, and so
far has been very successful, therefore is
held in high esteem by the people in this
section. He has built a fine residence at
Twin Bridges, and has become permanent
ly located.
Taxpayers hereabout are not a little sur
prised at the action of one of their repre-
sentatiyes, Mr. Combs, in introducing a bin
to exempt railroads from taxation. I think
the honorable gentleman has prepared him
self for the shelf on his return home. for an
indefinite length of time. JUSTICE.
Salisbury, Feb. It'll.
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A dancing idiot, ten years of age. is a
resident of Indianapolis. Ever since his birth
he has been going through the motions OF a
waltz to silent music. He is never still in
his waking hours. His mother had danced
to excess at a ball Just before he was born.
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OUR TENURE OF LIFE

-
Depends i'll great measure upon our regard
for or neglect of.the laws OF health. Ii we
violate them we cannot expect to make old
bones" But that the span of existence al
lotted to a naturally delicate constitution. or
one which has been shaken by disease may
be materially heightened, is a fact of which
storative influence of Hostetterr's Stomach
Bnters upon a falling, physique affords a
striking illustration OF: the power of iudic-
characterization to strengthen the hold on
life. Restored digestion, complete assimiia-
ton, renewed appetite, sound repose, these
are among the benefits conferred upon the
debilitated by thatsupreme r%enovant. With
a clfcsasatloI1 enriched, a frame invigorated,
and . nervous system t~ranquelized, the in
valid. after a course of the Bitters, feels that
his ife.tenure is no longer the precarious
thing thai it was-that he-may yet enjoy q
green oldsage:s'
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The Paris authorities have compelled d
number of churches to cease levying fees on
travellers for the privilege of examining
crypts, shrines, dones, &c..
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After q long and..severe examination, a
viennese lady has been admitted by the
University Of Zurich to the degree of Doctor
of Philosophy.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-03-27
=! Ra7
Scioto Valley Railway.

Commencing Monday, Dec. 9, 1873. Trains will
GOING SOUTH.
FAST LINE--LLeayes Columbus s:2o m; arrive r We at
CrcleviIle 10 :36, Chillicothe 80, Wayerly 1893
m, Portsmouth 300 p m
ExPREss-Leaves Columbus 500 m; arrive at
Crclevile 6:10, Chillcothe :05, Wayerly S;0Ia az
Portsmouth 9:35 p m
FAST FREIGHT AND DAGCoMMoDATIoN-Leaves Co
lumbus 1:50 m; arrive SIreieyIIle :O1 a N, I'M.
rive at Waverly s:O7 m, Portsmouth 1906 m
GOING NORTH.
FAST MAIL--Leaves Portsmouth 500 m; ar
rives Waverly 6:2S, Chlieothe 72 CrcleTille 1885,
Columbus $40
ExPREss-Leaves Portsmouth Il noon; arrives
Waverly 1:2S m, Chillicothe 2:25 m, ClrcleFlne
3:85 m, Columbus ASS m
FAST FREIGHT AND ACCOMMODATION Leaves
cothe o5 m circIevle lies ooGm bus :l5 N
All other trains daily except Sunday.
CONNECTIONS
| AT COLUMBUS, with Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and
st. Louis R'y, for Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash-
For Chicago, indianapolis and st. Louis, and all
| Western points.
For Cincinnati, Dayton and points little MI
with Baltimore and Ohio R. r., for Chicago.
Baltimore Washington. Newark and Zanesvllle.
With Cleveland, Columbus Cincinnati and Indt-
SorRES. SRaRE3l' Ry' for 'i'v'iAno' A0D'io anu pn'@
with Columbus and Toledo R. R., for Delaware
Toledo, Detroit and the West.
With Columbus, Springfield and Cincinnati ~.
for London, Springfield, Sandusky and CINCINNATI
At Circleville with c. &. NJ " R. R., for Lan- 4al1
caster, GAINESVILLE, Washington Z h. anu VIII
Al Chiilicothe with NJ s. c. R. R., for. Hamden,
| Athens, Cincinnati and intermediate points.
i At waverly with S. j. & P. R. r. for jackson.
Meeting with Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad for
Charlottesville, Gordonsville, Va, Richmond, Var
and an points in South Atlantic States.
GEO. CHANDLER, G. T. Ag't.
J. B. PETERS, Supt
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-03-27
SPRING ELECTION
CALL FOR REPUBLICAN
MASS CONVENTION
TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES
FOR TOWNSHIP OFFICES.

At meeting of a large number of the
Republicans of this township, held in this
place on Wednesday afternoon, it was de-
cided to call a Mass Convention of the
Republican voters of the Township, to
meet at the Court House in Washington,
on Saturday afternoon next, at O'Clock,
for the purpose of placing in nomination
candidates for the various offices to be
filled at the coming April election.
1t is desired that there be a good at
tendance of the Republicans from all
parts of the Township, and that each
School District be represented.
Let the Republicans of the Township
attend the Convention, and have voice
in the selection of good ticket, and then
unite in its support, and elect it at the
coming election.
The custom of making no party nomi-
nations at the Spring elections by the
Republicans in this township, we believe
is unsatisfactory to the mass of the Re
licans. 1t has operated injuriously here
tofore. Our Democratic friends profit by
this negligence on the part of the Repub-
lieans, to advance their own party inter
ests. The Republicans have everything
to gain and nothing to lose by drawing
the party lines, placing good men in NOM
ination and supporting the ticket, at the
Spring elections, both for township and
corporation officers. While it is the surest
means of filling the minor offices with
good men, it is also of great importance
in keeping up the party organization fol
the more important contests at the Fal
elections.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-03-27
Antram g. Eycke's
SPRING ATTRACTIONS

We take pleasure in asking your atten-
tiOn to our NEW PURCHASES. A new lot
of HAMBURG EMBRoIDERIEs and INsER-
TIoNs, Torchon goods, colored Hamburgs,
Nottingham Laces, Ruches, Edgings, etc.
We expect to keep the best selected stock
of this kind of goods to be found in Wash
~ington, and at prices that defy cOmpeti-
ton.
A new and complete assortment of
CORSETS, Collars, Cuffs and white goods.
NEW CAcHEMEREs, Alpacas, figured
goods, prints, ginghams and domestics.
Full new purchases of Ladies, Misses
and Chiidren's SHOES.
Our Spring Styles of DRESS BUTTONS
comprise the very latest novelties.
In MEMS GOODS, we have a large ship
ment of HATS, Boots, Shoes, and Ploe0
Shoes. A new lot of FANCY sUITINGs
Cassimeres, Worsteds, James, Cottonades
and trimming goods.
Unlaundried Shirts (nice ones) at T5c
Gents furnishing goods.
Our goods are ready for the Sprini
trade, and we can assure purchasers the
are loaOer than they haze been for gears.
Yours respectfully,
ANTRAM & EYCKE.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-03-27

Miss LISA Millikan is visiting her sis
ter Kate, at Columbus, this week.
Rev. I. F. King and wife, of Columbus,
visited friends here the past week.
Miss Will Shook was visiting friends in
New Holland Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. w. w. Carter of Madison, Indiana,
is the guest of Rev. Irwin this week.
Henry Moore and win Doubleday
made Circleville flying visit Sunday.
A. E. Silcott is in the East purchasing
spring goods for Melvin, Silcott & Co.
Prof. Patterson is visiting Delaware,
Columbus, and other points this week.
Mrs. Hattie Lydy is in Columbus this
week, visiting her sister, Mrs. &C. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Hard are spending
their vacation at Elmwood, near Column
bus.
Miss Emma johnson is spending vaca-
ton in Greenfield, the guest of Miss Flo
ra Fellers.
:. Miss Mamie B. Gardner is visiting
Miss Jennie French, at Springfield, O.,
this week.
Miss Vira Cherry is making her sister,
Mrs. B. E. Orr, of Columbus. visit the
present week.
Miss Sadie VanDeman went to Will
mington to-day, to assist in the Oritorio
of Belshazzar.
Miss Josie, daughter of E. L. Daven-
port, of Logan, O., is visiting relatives
in Washington.
Miss Kate Pitzer spent Monday and
Tuesday and Wednesday in Columbus,
visiting friends.
Kent Burnett is in Cincinnati, employed
in the great furniture house of Mitchell &
Rammelsberg.
Lon. Dilts, ticket agent of the p. C. &
st. L. Ry. here, spentsunday with friends
in McLuney, O.
Miss Anna Ford spent Friday and Sat.
urday in jamestown, with her frined, Miss
Matte Morgan.
Miss Callie Wherrett is visiting her
brother, Mr.. Sam Wherrett, of Columbus,
during vacation.
Miss Alma Kephart and Miss Josie Mill.
kan spent Sunday in CirclevilIe, the
guests of Mrs. Isaac Potter.
William Craig returned from the Ea ST
yesterday, where he bought large and
attractive stock of spring goods.
Mr.. j. II. Patten, of Green township,
has become resident of Washington
He is reading law in the office of Williams
& Worthington.
Mrs. V. NJ. Ogle and master Joe Ogle,
Nef Chicago, who were called here by the
death of Mr.. Theo. Ogle last week, re
turned on Tuesday.
E. N. Wright, of Cummings & Wright
g. ain and commission merchants, Phila-
delphia, Pa, is in this city looking after
their grain interests here.
Will Boyer, of the Western Union Tele
graph Company, Columbus, spent Sun
day in town, the guest of his brother, Mr.
Harry Boyer, the druggist.
Chas. Eckert and Ed. Robinson, of Ian
caster, Ohio, were in town on Tuesday
and Wednesday, in the interest of Peters
and Trout.merchant tailors, of Lancaster
Ohio.
Mrs. W. F. Willett and her daughter
Miss stPuss,' will spend the comm!
Spring and Summer in Cincinnati, wher
the latter will be given the benefit of mu
steal instructions under the best teachers
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-03-27
C. j. & C. NARROW GAUGE.
The Contract Let For It's Con-
struction.

On Thursday last the bids for the grad
ing and bridging of the Columbus, Jeffer-
sonville and Cincinnati narrow-gauge,
| from the junction with the D. 6 S. E., at
Allentown to Mt. Sterling, a distance of
81 miles, were opened at the Office of the
company at Mt. Sterling, and the con-
tract was awarded to Messrs. Hanback,, of
Columbus, and Maholm, of Newark, at
$572 per mile. and work is to commence
about the 1st of April and to be completed
| by the 1st of September. The ceremony
of breaking ground will take place at Mt.
Sterling, but the work will be pushed
| from the other end of the line.
There was much rejoicing at Mt. Sterling
over the event of placing the work under
contract. A meeting was held in the
public hall in that place on Thursday
evening. The people of Mt. Sterling and
the friends of the road from other points
ON the line were present and gave ex-
preston to their feelings of joy at the
progress made and the prospect of an
early accomplishment of the object for
which they have been laboring fora long
| time.
The price at which the contract was LET
is considered very low, and the contractors
are said to be responsible men who will
push the work.
The company has secured most of the
right-of-way for the road without cost,
and many of the farmers along the line
have subscribed literally, beside donating
| the right-of-Way, About half the ties
necessary for the road have already beer
contracted for at from 15c. to &c.,, and
they are already being delivered.
1t looks very much as though we viii
soon have another narrow-gauge in ope-
ration across the upper part of the county
Our Jeffersonville neighbors naturally be
gin to take on some airs oyer the import,
ance their town is assuming as railroad
center.