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BELLEVUE HOSPITAL MEDICAL COLLEGE.
New YORK. September l6. 1882.
Mess. GOODWIN & Co.. NEW YORK
GENTLEMEN:
In compliance with your request have pur-
chased in market in this city, Brooklyn and Jer-
sey City, at fifty different stores fifty packages each of
your ''OLD JUDGE" CIGARETTES and Smoking
Tobacco.
1 have submitted the Tobacco taken from these
sources to Chemical Analysis for the purpose
mining the presence absence of opium or its COM
pounds or other deeterious injurious substances
foreign to the Tobacco. Having failed to find any
traces of these abnormal substances feel warranted
in testifying to the purity of your ''OLD JUDGE
CIGARETTES and Smoking Tobacco.
Yours respectfully,
R. OGDEN DOREMUS, NJ. DILL. d
Professor Chemistry and ToricoJooy in the Bellerue
Hospital Medical COLLEGE. and Professor Of Cheis-
rV and Physics in the College Of the city Of Neu
York.
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Tomorrow Chronicle
Will be rich and racy. Splendid portrait AMI lively
sketch OF Hons P. Rounds Public Printer. Buy 1t.
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OF dinner often deranges the system and brings on
hatulence and collie A single dose of Tarrant'S
Settler Aperient viii correct the acidity relieve
the pain, and remove the cause.
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Try Hunters SITTER,


Hunter Sitter COmpany-Kitchen Specialties-
Cincinnati and New York. Circulars Free
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Browns Bronchial TrOches.

AS remedy for Coughs and Throat Troubles
"Great service in subduing hoarseness. "-Rer.
Daniel Wise, Ne,C York "Greatly relieve anv I'M
easiness in the thrOat"-S. S. Curry, Teacher OF
O7'atorv IN Boston University. Indispensable to
me, having used them through all my ministerial
llfe."-Re0. c. S. Vedder, Charleston, Sc
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Hor SPRING Crystal Jewelry, Diamond Settings
At Prfgg'S
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AN UNGRATEFUL RoGUE-A young colored man
named John Lancaster was in the dock at the PO-
lice Court for the larceny OF an Overcoat from
ChaS EckleS, who ated that the prisoner came
to his house begging for something 10 eat, and he
gave him food and employment as servant The
next day he stole an OvercOaL and left He was
sentenced to go days in Jail. He was also charged
with carrying dangerous knife, and Judgment In
this case was SuSpen led.
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Linoeum, being composed OF CORK, is as elastic
as a carpet; is neat, waterproof, accumul ates no
dirt, and will outwear the best oil-ciOth three or
four times. 1t is manufactured in handsome pat
terms, and sold by all first-class carpet dealers
None but the genuine article has the word Limo
leum" on the back Of every square yard or cloth.
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For HEALTH use Pennsylvania coke.
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MT. II. #. Your,

Is three times the man he was before he begal
using Wells Health Remover 81. Druggists.
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THE LADIES viii find great deal OF Interesting
reading IN the Capita! Tomorrow
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Premature Loss OF the Hair
May be entirely prevented by the use of Burnett's
Cocaine.
Housekeepers should insist upon obtaining Bur.
netts Flavorlng Extracts. They are the best.
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FrssEIL's Ice CREAM and Charlotte Russo.
Coon white blankets, 81 So Excelsior sol 11h.
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<tLL-NooL FRENCH BLACK DRESS GOODS &c.
49, oeaatlinl twled CaShmeres, all colorS, IKE,
a. Brossead'S, 12u5 street ~ -
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Amonc the NIo.t Efficaciou.
An EyceSe

Of remedial agents are the medical preparations
from the laboratory Of Mrs. Lydia L. Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass.
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NEW PRESENTS to all j. E.Young's customer
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A Loss Prevented.

Many lose their beauty from the hair falling or
fad1ng. Parker's Hair Balsam supplies necessary
nourlshment prevents falling and grayness, and
Is an elegant dressing.
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INCENDIAR1sM-ADOut O'Clock yesterday after
noon fire was discovered In the rear OF jeremiah
tween I'd and Sd and and Massachusetts, avenue
northwest The flames were eXtlngushed by sta
tOh keeper Jno. F. Garner, OF the seventh precinct
an incendlary
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80 out In the dan mp air, or sit Inpr0.
tected In draught and your throat will feel sore
and your head uncomfortable. You have taken
cold, which you can remove as promptly as you
received 1t by using Ayers Cherry PectoraL
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Cool Nights

Remind US that warm breakfasts Will soon be in
demand and that Hecker'S Self-Raising Buck
wheat will shortly be ready. HeckerS Self-Rais
ing Flour Is always in season. For sale by all
grOcerS. co
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2r.(N Rowarn

For any case OF blind, bleeding, itching, liberated,
or protruding Piles that DeBihg's Pile Remedy
falls to cure. Prepared by j. P. Miller, NJ. D., 9l5
Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa. None genuine with.
out his signature. Sold by druggists disco
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put few persons are aware OF the great amount of
foreign grapes raised In New Jersey. Alfred Speer
Is known to be the largest wine grower OF the
foreign variety In the country. His Port Grape
Wine is excellent, and is considered by physicians
and chemists as the best wine to be procured. For
sale by Druggists and GrocerS.
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BEST Bile. CAsHxEKEs-7th st. Mourning sto
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A CHICKEN THIEF CAPTURED.-An ACCOMPLISHED
colored chicken thief, named George johnson, was
De ore Judge Shell this morning for stealing six
CHICKENS from cGuntryinan named Isaac O'NeiI,
VINO Stated that while lie was asleep at the Center
market about midnight last night somebody stole
SIX chickens from his stand. Policeman Smith
teStined TO hearing noise In the Smithsonian
park, made by chickens, and on searching the
place captured the prisoner with the chickens In
his possession. He did Lot deny the charge and
was sentenced to six months In lail.
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Wills FILED g will Of the late BENJAMIN F.
James was yesterd y in the Probate Court admit
ted to probate AMI record He appoints his wife,
Almira, executrlX. TO whom he beQueathes his eS-
tate afterthe payment OF debts Albert Clarkes
VIII was hled yesterday. He baqueathes his estate
children and his step-daughter, Caroline Clarke
An exemplified copy of the will OF DR.. w. B.
Corbit, OF Odessa, Del, was also filed. He leaves
his estate to his wife. and to the school district at
Newcastle Co, Del, the public library known as
the COrbit library.
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RIVER TRADE Harbormaster Sutton reports
arrivals It 10 yer front this morning as follows
SSioops Rowing Arrow, American Eagle, Fanny
Isaac Soloman; schrs. Lizzie Regain and Anna Bell
gu with oysters for market; schr. Flying Cloud,
Meek1ns, 179 tons coal, johnson & Co. barge X. j.
Co; schr Ii. C. Purdy, Simmons, cord wood, john
son Co.
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ASSAULTED By WOMAN.-Honora Reed. was
charged In the Police Court to-day, with ASSAULT
Ing Patrick Fl. SkidmOre, and also with destroy
ing private property. Mr.. Skidmore said the de-
PENDANT came into his place last night, and after
eating some oysters. she 1nsulted some ladies' and
Witness put her out, when she assaulted him. and
Threw Dicks through his window She Was fined
SO or 10 days for breaking the windows, and s. or
5 days for the assault -
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s5oss .ssP E'f T. ! { T.. sssss

regulated reports that
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NEwsBoY FINED For AN AssAULT.-A news
boy named James J. COakey was charged by JAS.
H. Cathell, night gateman a. the b. & P. depot, in
the Police Court to-day. with aS5aultlng him. The
boy made a counter charge against Cathell. The
latter stated that he has orders to keep Coakley
ont o. the depot. and In putting him out last Sun
day morning he struck witness over the eye with
blackjack, cutting his face. The boy charged that
ST. Cathell assaulted him In eJect1ng him from the
depOt,and he cut Mr.. CathellS face by butting him
and striking him with his fist. The court fined
Coakley s. and dismissed Cathell.
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LOST AND FOUND.

25 REWARD-DOG LOST-ENGLISH PUG.
% strayed from 1888 street; answers to name OF
rroby;m Above reward viii be paid by returning to
ID. A. WILLARD. n4-3ts
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.-Marriage licenses have
Deen issued by the clerk OF the court to Christie
pher L. Hutchinson On Anna NeOma Caller: LO-
renza A. Bailey and Louisa Fl. Brooke: John Albert
Swami and Hattie LucketL
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The Ruined Fort on FOX River.

THIS ancient fertilization is situated on q
bluff on the cast side of Fox river and oppo
site the mouth of Indian creek. The bluff on
which the fort stands is 60 feet high, about
forty feet Of which is a rocky cliff rising al.
most perpendcularly from the bed OF the river
and affords commanding view of the sur
'roundlngs These marks are located at the
intersection of a deep ravine and partly sur.
rounded on three sides by cliff Of rocks. The
land side opposite to the river and ravne Is
enclrcled by three rows of breastworks,
and on the inside OF these is a ditch. Through
these rows of brcastworks to the eastward Is an
open gateway, constituting the only egress
and ingress to the fort.
On the opposite side OF the ravine, on a
bluff north o. the fort, are anumber of mounds
The object for which they were constructed
has not been determined Near these mounds
IS chasm cut in the rocky cliff, which is
supposed to have been used as stairway by
the occupants of the fort
The Fox river fort differs from all other an
Gent works found in this section of the coun
try, as 1t contains three rows of breastworkS
close together, and extending all the way rount
| it. These old ruins are of a circular form anC
contains within the enclosure less than one
acre OF ground.
There are different opinions about the build
ers of other Notifications in this section of the
country; but believe all agree that the Fo,
river fort is the work of a prehistoric race.
This fort, like the one at Marseies, was sur
Iveyed by Col. d. f. Hitt of Ottawa, and q
diagram OF it published in Baldwlns History
Of La Sale County.
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This IS supposed by many to have been an out
post for the fort on the river, or place for
observation, so as to signal the garrison OF ap.
preaching danger; but the true purpose for
which it was constructed will probably never
be known.
Dr. j. II. Goodell, of Marseiles, has made
some examination of these ancient works, and
found "A number of relics OF past ages. Among
these are two silver crosses with the letters ~.
c." together with the word Morehead' en-
graved thereon; also pieces of silver plate tor
gun barrels, knife handles, &cr
marked in like manner. These articles
marked "R. c." beng the initials OF the great
explorer Robert Cavalier LA Sale being only
a utle), it is quite probable these articles were
manufactured at Montreal for La Sale, and
brought west as part of his stock IN trade and
sold to the Indians. | understand that other
trinkets have been found elsewhere marked in
a like manner, one beng taken out OF mound
at old Utica,
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A correspondent of the Boston Transcipt
suggests that children should be exercised In
measuring by tho eye. He says that years
ago, when he went to school in little weather.
beaten school house, the scholars had most
exciting contests over the teachers tavorlte
exercise of having them estimate with the eye
the size and weight of different objects In the
room.
He would hold up bis cane and have each
scholar tell how long it was, and il was lucky
child that could come within half a foot of
the right length
He would measure an urChin and then have
the scholars try to produce the measure on the
wall He would mark off an inch, a foot, or
a yard in some conspicuous place and then
see how near anybody could come to chalking
the same length upon the black BOARD.
And it is astonishing how wide astray one
would go The fact is, our eyes deceived us
|ridculously, even upon the commonest things
At first thought which would you say was
the taller, a three.y earold child or Il barrel OF
flour? And could anything but actual meas
urment convince you that the same child is
half as high as a sixtOoter?
There is an old saying that a child two
years old Is half as tall as he will ever be, and
after few experiments In measuring one can
easily believe it, but not before
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For tho Free Trader.
Tho Great Weat.

Taking the train at the North western depot,
Chicago, short time since, the writer was soon
speeding over the prairies of northern Illinois
He had II lightning tram, therefore halted only
at the more considerable places, some twenty
miles apart, The fine road, we'll ordered cars
gen,lcmanly officials and the many flourish.
ing towns and villages IN this part of Illinois
are perhaps familiar TO your Aany readers.
Then let me say without accident we arrived
at the great Father of Waters about dusk, and
slowly passed over the majestic stream to the
city OF Clinton. After slight delay we sped
on through the many hourishing towns, the
darkness fOrbldding our taking notice as toI
their rapid progress to neatness and wealth,
Cedar Rapids, Marshallton and at last Boone
are reached Here the tram was delayed sew.
eral hours on account of smashedup freight
train, so that 1t was high daylight when 1t en-
tered the fine county of Green, and at noon
brought up at the delightful town OF Jefferson,
the county seat 1t was my privilege twelve
years ago TO visit this town, on the day Of the
total eclipse OF the sun, and to meet a compa-
came here to take notes, make observations
and secure numerous photographs Of the
eclipse in its various stages In twelve years
New Jefferson has sprung from an insigniii-
cant place to a live town of some 1900 inhab-
ltsnts. The row Of frame buildings about the
square has given way to handsome bricks, and
the wooden shanty then used as court house
has given place to Il handsome brick with all
the modern improvements From its lofty Gu
palO, in company with my young friend j. A.
Gallaher a rising lawyer of the place, viewed
the country far and wide. And again, in com
pany with Mrs j. III. Gallaher, trayersed the
pretty town and noted great many tasty and
some really elegant residences. The situation
and we should think, a desirable place to live.
But must speak of a real live curiosity in
the shape Of black eyed Yankee lady from
Connecticut, whom we visited. With only an
old knife and an indifferent saw this lady
architect has constructed a hundred articles
of taste and usefulness from bracket to a
handsome dressing bureau. There were PIC
ture frames, stands and chars, with group
consisting of a hunter, dog, deer and gun, the
latter from single block of wood. Every
room In this beautiful little mansion bore
some marks OF the lady's handiwork, and
felt that, in the language ofthe aood book, "She
hath done what she could" to make her little
home an earthly paradise. Upon my inform
ing the lady that was from distance and au
exeditor, she presented me with delicate
piece of her workmanship in the shape of a
wooden anchor. Many thanks and may the
dear lady have for her anchor one that is "sure
and seadtast and that enters within the veil"
On the Monday afternoon following, in COM
pany with sweet young friend dashed down
the Northwestern road to Council Bluffs some
one hundred and twenty miles, hating AT Mis-
souri, Valley Junction twenty minutes for a
most excellent supper. MORE ANON.
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had assisted him in the Senate. Or this Mrs,
French WAS cognizant. The moment Senator
Reddlck made this suggestion II was adopted
NV he conference, and he was directed to see
her at once IL was then after oPM Delays
were dangerous, for the bull had already gone
m the Governor and his veto was expected the
following morning Hence, MIR. Rcddck, late
as il was, went Immediately 10 the Governor
residepcc--a small frame house, southeast OF
the State House, and raped ON the front door
door bells we're unknown, or ~ lcasl not III
use at that time, and We had no such thing as
an executive mansiOn). Gov. frehch was not
able to live in much style on Si,ooV per year
the then Governors salary. Hence Mrs
French acted az door girl on opening the door
che recognized Senator Rcddlck and invited
him in. After seating her guest she conSralu
lated HIM upon the passage OF ms railroad Dill
10 which Mr.. Reddick replied, Il am AFRAID we
are not vet out of the woods" why soT re-
nlled Mrs. French, II read in the RegtsteT this
morning that your bill had passed both houses
and zone 10 the Governor for his approval
True" replied Mr. Reddick, "but we are in.
formed that Governor French will veto II.
Swinging to her feet and looking Mr. Red
dick straight IN the face, and suiting her action
to her words she brought one foot down on
the floor with marked decision, ana SAID: "bu!
Governor French shall not fcto thls OH
What transprcd between the Governor ana MS
spirited wife in the sccluslon oil thelr challlnei
that nlrht NAV never be made public MT
Reddick fastened back 10 repor, the result oil
his mission to the Governors wife. Inc con
ference soon after adjourned to an oyster sa
loon, full of hope for the morrow, Early
mex, morning he sergeatatarms OF the senate
announced; "A message from his EXccilehcy,
tho Gnvnrnnr When his private secretary
announced that the Governor had approved
the bill 10 extend the charter of the La Sale
and Rock Island Railroad Company and
change the title thereof to the Chicago anu
Rock Island Railroad Company, which was
soon thereafter built and Is now one Of the
most important and best roads OF the nitea
States, and TO Mis-. French Is due the credit OF
SAVING It's charter from executive veto through
the fundamentally Of Mr. Reddick. This
was an unwritten page OF the history OF tins
fine railroad.
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on the north side of the Illinois river at the
head of the grand rapids, and near the town of
Marseillos, can still be seen an ancient iortifi-
cation, consisting of low earth works. These
works are OF an irregular as we'll as elongated
shape, 300 yards in length, and contain within
the enclosure pa acres. These works are
located near the river bank where the strong
current of the rapids is thrown near the shore,
and boats could not pass up and down the
stream without coming close to the fort These
old earth works were surveyed by Col. ID. +.
Hit, of Ottawa, IN June, 1876, and diagram
OF them can be found in f. Baldwin's History
of La Sale County.
Northeast OF the old fort Oh the river bluff
one-third of a mile distant, is a line of earth
works following the bluff for about 800 feet.
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PIONEERS OF ILLINOIS.
Old Fort Near Starved Rock--Ancient Forth
cation at Marseilles--The Ruined Fort on Eek


[Mr. NORMAN MATsoN, who furnishes the
following sketches, and intends to follow them
up with others, drawn from history, tradition
and personal "reminiscences, relating mainly
to incidents and events PRIOR to 1873 is pre-
pairing to publish book on the early history
of the Illinois Valley, and while publishing
these sketches in advance, invites criticism,
correction, aud additional facts as material for
his work Mr.. NJ. has already given great
deal of labor and attention to the subject hav-
ing visited at different times the descendants
of the early French pioneers on the American
Bottom and listened to their stories coming
down from the third and fourth generations,
and also employed an educated halfbreed to
collect the traditions among the Indians In
Western Kansas whose ancestors lived on the
Illinois river. Any person having facts in his
possession, or manuscripts, pamphlets, NC,
relating to the subject IN hand or corrections
to suggest IN regard to matters below related,
will confer a favor by addressing Mr.. Matson
at Princeton, Illinois.
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The Old Fort Near Starved Rock

On the river bluff, one-half mile south OF
Starved Rock, are the remains Of an ancient
fertilization which consists of low, irregular
earth works. This relic of antiquity IS located
on level land at the intersection of two ra7ines,
and on two sides follows the curve of the hill
in zlgzag lines with an open gateway at the
east fronting the prairie. These lines enclose
about one acre of ground of an oblong shape,
which Is now covered with large burr oaks.
This appears to have been only temporary
fertilization, consisting of ditch on tie in
side, an embankment, and perhaps palisades.
At what time this fort was built, by whom and
for what purpose, Will IN all probability for
ever remain a mystery, 1t could not have
been built by the French, for it shows no sign
of civil engineering, and neither history nor
tradition gives any account OF it. There are
many large trees growing on the cmbank
ments, and in the ditch which Is conclusive
evidence of Its great antiquity.
There are various opinions about these old
earth marks. Many people believe they were
made by the French while in possession OF
Fort st. Louis, having been used rs summer
fort 10 protect themselves from the Indians
while raising crop on the prairie. But this is
not probable, as they lived on friendly terms
with the natives and therefore needed no protec
ton and it lsa mystery why any people woulc
build fort In that locality Jacques Matte
and Hypolite PIlettc informed me that their
ancestors resided at Fort St LOUIS; the anCes
tor of the former a soldier and the latter a iul
trader and they say no out tortification coult
have been built by the French without consti
tutng part of their family traditions. Thi
fort in all probability is the work of the
Mound Builders, as many similar relics ar
found elsewhere.
| About two hundred yards northeast of thu
! old fort, by the side of small ravlne, IS
shaft OF coal near the surface, being only a few
feet under ground. On examIng this shaft
few years ago it was found that the coal ha,
been taken out for some distance, and the EN-
baEkment made by throwing out the dir
above the coal II Is now covered with trees
This work must have been done many centurle
ago and most probably by the occupants Q
the old fort near by.
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T. ID. S, Waco, Texas.-"I am young pol
itician and would like if you would answer
this and tell me if you know of any book pub
lished that contains the skeleton of good
epeeches If so, who is the author and where
can get ii!n The only book we know OF
that contains full assortment of skeletons of
good speeches is an unabridged edition OF
NoaL Webster You can get it from any first
class bookseller.-Te1ds SiftiRgs