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From lostant.

LosTANT, Sept. ID, 1888
Cool and dusty. Rain is needed badly
in these parts.
Henry Hannum of Brook field, Missouri
is in town.
Helen Page visited FL Paso last week,
and took in the fair.
Sherman and wife, and Mrs. Wood spent
last week in Tonica
Mrs. Susie Dean and Messrs Chas Beach,
Jonathan Page VIM. Hennings Sr, Arth.
Reynolds and wife attended the reunion
at Ottawa last week
Lostant was visited by heavy frost last
Monday morning,
School commenced last Monday IN town.
Isaac Merritt commenced teaching
school at the center last Monday morning.
Dude Atwood is teaching school IN
Terry Hcrron's district,
Whyat Hennlngs will take his steak rare
or none at all.
Drew's brick building IS gong up quite
last.
The new Catholic church in this place
is receiving its first coat of paint. The
church will be completed about Nov. /.
The Catholics will hold fair IN October,
the proceeds to go towards paying for the
church.
John Parks has sold his farm north of
Lostant and is going to move 20 Wheaton,
iii. His sale of household goods and
farming implements will take place Sept
2jth.
Eberly and Buikema are shipping or
gans to Chicago,
Several from here went to Wenona last
Thursday and took in the show.
Lostant is booming. The warehouses
are being repaired, Drew is building a
large brick store house. one new church is
going up aud several minor improvements
are on the wing. WILKINS.
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THE LAST SPIKE.

The ceremony OF laying the last rall and
driving TIE last spike on the Northern Pa
cific Railroad took place last Saturday
fifty miles west Of Helena, the capital of
Montana. a dispatch from Helena, dated
Sunday, gives the following account of the
event:
The ceremonies were opened by Presi.
dent Willard, who sketChed the vicSsitudes
of the corporation, which had at last aC-
complisbed the object for which it was
organized nineteen years ago. Hon. VIM.
NJ. Evarts was then introduced as the
orator OF the occasion. Secretary Teller,
ex-President Billings, General Grant, the
governors Of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Dako.
Ia, Montana, Oregon aud Washington
made bret speeches Of congratulation.
The German minister Won Eisendecker,
presented the good wishes of his country
men, and was followed by DR.. Knelss, of
Berlin University, aud DR.. Hoffman, the
greatest living microscopic. y photo
graph was taken of the entire assem-
bly,.
Immediately before the final ceremonies
took place, 800 men stepped up and LAID
the connecting rails on the LOCO feet left
uncompleted, spiklng them firmly, leaving
the last spike for the railroad king himself
to drive. Meanwhile the band was playing
and the crowd was shouting, through all
of which noise was heard the clanking of
the bars Of iron and the beating of the
sledges. When nearly completed a salute
was fired, and the golden spike was tapped
by the president Of the road with a silver
sledge. The final blows were given by Ii,
c. Davis, assistant general passenger agent
of the road, who drove the first spike on
the opening of the road The last spike
was connected by telegraph with New
York, and the blows were thus heard
the length of the land.
The last rail laid on the Northern Pacific
Railroad was attached to a Western Union
wire running into the branch office at No.
8 Broad street, New York, and when Pres
Ident Willard was driving the golden spike
the blows of his silver sledge hammer
were repeated IN New York on the tele.
graph instrument. The general officers of
The road gathered around the Instrument
listening to the strokes that told Of the
of the great national highway.
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FROST RAVAGES.

There is hardly wear IN which the
northwest is not either visited by, or mar
r0wly escapes, destructive irosts between
the 9Th and 18th of September. Like the
cold wave between the 9Th and l2,h of Feb
ruary and between the 9th and 10Th of May
this annually recurring September waye
has for many years been observed and no.
ted by meteorologlsts as among the phe.
nomena as regular in their occurrence as
the changes OF the moon or procession OF
the equinoxes. Sometimes all the north
ern states escape frost during the week In
dlcated, though never at least Il slight
"cold snap" but at other times not only
the northwest, but the entire country down
TO the Tennessee line is nlpped, at the date
indicated, by more or less blIghtlag frost.
This year the regular" September frost
occurred on Friday, Saturday and Sunday
nights, Sept 18th, 9Th and 9th 1t was of
course sevcrest In Dakota, Minnesota, Nor.
thern Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and
Michigan, and IN the region indicated the
general estimate is that from 80 to so per
cent. of the corn and 0n Wisconsin, to-
bacco crop was destroyed In middle and
southern Nebraska, Iowa and Michigan,
and In Indiana, Ohio and Illinois the dam
age was much less, ranging from 10 per
cent. down to 0. In this county, and this
entire latitude from Ohio to the Rocky
mountains, certainly 10 per cent. as the
damage to corn would be high estimate :;
while south of US, a. far as the st. LOUIS
line, to which the frost extended, the dam.
age was inconsiderable What there was
occurred on low ground, the corn on high
ard rolling ground generally escaping,
while much of it was so matured AS to be
beyond injury by frost.
Upon the whole, the destructive part of
the frost was mostly north ct the "leriti-
mate" corn belt, for Dakota Minnesota.
Wisconsin and northern Iowa and Micbi-
gan have no business to raise corn ANYWAY
and in the most favorable seasons have
comparatively but small patches and never
look tor more than Is to 25 bushels to the
acre, while in the regular corn belt the
yield ought to average forty bushels.
There will be more loss throughout the
corn belt this year on account of planting
Kansas seed corn than through the late
frost. There are thousands of acres Of corn
raised from Kansas seed In this region
that are hardly yet in the silk. or course
twill take warm weather until Novembe,
to bring such corn To maturity. Where the
farmers we're wise enough to save and
plant their own seed, mos. Of the corn |,
already out Of the way OF frost.
As whole. undoubtedly the corn crop
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Chicago has big sensation in the elope,
meat Of DIR. II. Webster Jones, one OF her
ablest and most popular physicians, with
a sort of literary adventures known TO the
press as Marion Beatrice Dean, but whose
real name, through her late marriage to
Rudolph A. Bigelow, is Mrs. Bigelow.
Though thus formally married. she seems
to have relied largely tor means Of support
on her powers of facination with suscepti-
bic men, and one of her victims was DR..
Jones, who for year or two, though HIM
self in possession OF lovely and accom-
pllshed wife, had wasted large sums upon
her. Three or four weeks ago Mrs Bige-
low disappeared from her usual haunts,
and q week or two later, DR.. Jones, plead
ing fatigue and want of rest, started on
what he pretended TO his trusting wlie was
to be q long tour to Europe and possibly
around the world. A week later he was
found to have taken the steamer at Halifax
for Europe in company with Mrs. BigelOw,
passing her OIL As his wife and occupying
with her the same state room
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of the ives, this year will be below al "V-
rage, but before any one sells h'sproperty
or mortgages his salary to get money WIN
which to Operate" in corn through o'o,
kers on the Produce Exchanges he shou'o
try to realize that in the great aggregate u
hundred million bushels more or less Is
hardly appreclable, and that whether the
crop is triie short or full and over
running, the question as to how much can
be thrown on the market, or how much IL
10 more profitable to convert into beef and
pork, is solely one of price. short crop
or redundant, Chicago can have 3Oo'ooo''
900 or 7OO,OOO,OOO bushels of corn between
now and next May, exactly IN proportion
a. she offers 40 or Is cents bushel Tor the
article
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10 interest on money voted but not paid to
them on account Of empty treasury; but on
motion of Swift it was allowed.
The commissioners OF Rutland asked for
the half of $l223 33, the cost OF a bridge on
the Chicago road; and the commissioners
of Brook field wanted 5000, half the cost OF
repairing the Seneca bridge. Both sums
were allowed. Fall River was granted 500
IN the same way to build bridge across
Gentleman's ravine, to be paid when the
commissioners file the proper papers.
At this juncture the Chairman introduc,
cd to the Board the members of the Board
of Supervisors OF Will county, who hsd
come down to inspect out county buildings,
VIII county beng about to build a new
court house. To enable the board to enter
tain Its guests an adjournment was taken
to 730 o'clock this morning.
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LATER.

have the most complete stock OF paints,
&c, in town, and am better prepared to furn-
ish housekeepers with Paint, Colors, Calcim-
ines, Brushes, &c, for housekeeping season
than ever. Shall be pleased to have those
low all Others, while the quality Of stock is
guaranteed to be the best.
The Nicola Cigar, which has had such a
large sale and given the best Of satisfaction,
has never been equalled as cent cigar;
and the fellow who said it was better than
10 cent cigar was not mistaken ten per cent
Sold only by f. Y. Griggs.
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There was some phenomenal trotting at
the Madison, Wis, Fair in G3-minute race
on Wednesday The track is a very poor
one, shaped like the letter Ii and several
seconds slower than the Chicago track
There were four horses. Robin won the
first heat IN 2:26lI, which was considered
fast, but in the second he and Ottawa Chie'
finished together IN 1921 the Chief hay
ing nose the best of it. ROBIN was given
the heat, however, Chief being set back tor
running
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New Plots Discovered
and the End is
Not Yet.
The Police on the Alert, and all
Suspicious Characters
Promptly Arrested.
Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears a
Crown" but Bissful is the Life
of Those Who Use

Tascott's Enamel Paint, which is mixed ready
for use, and put up in cans Of convenient and
handy sizes for family and general use; always
ready; never needs thinning nor further pre-
paraton. This Pant has been used in Ottawa
ten years, and has stood the ties. thoroughly,
giving perfect satisfaction in every case.
1t can be applied by inexperienced persons,
making a job looking better and which is
more durable and lasting than any other
paint in the hands of experienced painters.
One trial convnces all of its superiority.
Call for sample Of colors. Sold only by f.
Y. Griggs.
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running.

The absorbing auestlan in Massachusetts,
10, "Who can beat Butler" The Tewss'
bury almshouse directors and their friends
can't peat him. Set that down to start on.
Chicago Journal ..
Even Judge Devans said to be the most
popular republican in Massachusetts, when
appealed to, declined to take the field
against Butler. But the opposition to old
Ben is not entirely withou'ihope; Wendell
Phillips supports him.
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The success of the Iowa State Far al
Des MONIES, which closed Saturday even
ing, Is shown by the receipts, which am
ounted to $4,000, $4,000 more than last
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nuR AGENTS,

THE FREE TRABER may be obtained NJ Tue io'
pisces by the single copy. or subscriptions VIII w
or any length Of time at tho regular rates;
r. H. PooLKR, Serena, Ill.
l. n. TRowBRIDaR Marseillcs.
n. UNpRRHILL, Seneca. III.
1T. VAN DoRkS, Grand Ridge
GEORGE H. HERaRR, for Troy Grove, Oph!r and Wal
ham. Address. Troy Grove.
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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Meeting of the County Legisla

september Meeting OF the County LesisIa-
tors.
The County Board met on Tuesday at
ternoon IN the Supervisors room IN the
court house. AS usual the first day little
was done in open board, petitions of vari
Gus sorts being presented and referred 10
appropriate committees, and adjournment
On Tuesday morning the Board spent
considerable time in seating themselves,
ana finally drew seats by lot, members
choosing seats as their names were drawn
from hat,
A motion TO adjourn until next week
was made, but tabled.
A bill of $50 presented by the men who
found Geo. Berry's body last spring at
Utica was presented and approved; after
which, to allow committees to work, the
Board adjourned Tor the day.
On Thursday morning the Board met at
8 O'Clock. The Will County Board, it ap.
pears, desire to visit Ottawa to inspect the
court house and jail, and were OF course in.
vlted TO come, and will be received on their
arrival by the chairman.
Isaac II. Hit had the usual resolution
to offer on swamp lands, which was as Us
ual tabled. Crushed AGAIN"
The report of the probate clerk tor the
half year ending June 4th was presented
and approved. The report showed:
Fees earned .......... sl7l6 50
| Fees received. .Sl5io.OJ
Fees uncoueeted .......... i69.55-Sl1loS
Fees reed Sl546. 65
EXPENSES.
Salary county clerk. 1908 5000
depxty Kelly 5000
Items expense. Io.OI - -
/ Balance due county ....... lT39s-$lo46.oo
The Building committee reported mon
cys expended since last session:
Tobey Furniture Co................t32 l. ~
| lrondale Mig. Co.. SooS.oe
Scott Bros. 4 Co. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l14S0o
! Baker, smith 4 Co.................. 3foo3'
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Over 400 passengers were transferred at
Seneca between the K. s. s. and the Rock
Island roads during the week ending Sep
TENDER 18th.
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From OphIr.

OpnIR, Sept. 12.-The first frost of the
season made its appearance on the morning
of the 9th and another followed on the 10th
Delicate vegetation was ruined corn was
injured only, but the outlook is at best bill
ious, as that grown from imported seed Is
Just beginning to ear out. Home seed corn
is good but there was very little planted.
John Jackson mas sold his prize black
mare to Mendoza buyers for $3.50. \ nice
price, but then she was very nice mare.
Mrs. Lewis Andrews nee Jackson) is vi.
sitting her parents and friends here,
Pedro ls under obligations to Geo. West
gate for kindness It will not be forgotten.
Mrs Jas. Wood, Of Vinton, Iowa, the
guest of Mrs. Geo. Herger, jr
Levi Carr has rafting nice stallion and
Levi is good horseman.
John Wylie is giving the bes, satisfaction
to the Homerltes. We knew he would
Mr.. and Mrs C. Krausse are visiting IN
Clinton, Iowa
Charlie Wilkins says the last lecture of
Rev. NJ. G. Peters, that didn't come off, was
boss, particularly the buggy ride.
Thos Galloway Will work the Fred Zorn
place next season. Mr.. Z. is fortunate in
getting so good tenant.
We now have splendid mail carrier in
William Foster.
Will Foster got the first prize tor crayon
drawing at the Mendoza far.
The Rlchey shooting affair gives the
Medotaiies good theme for gossip. We
shall not try to cxonerate the Doctor hui,
will say we have always found him per-
feet gentleman and good doctor. We
hope both he and his wife will recover.
The Mendoza Fair was fraud so far as
giving prizes to our home farmers. Near
ly all the money was taken away from
here, and we have heard great many say
they will never patronize 1t again.
Pedro paid visit recently TO the county
seat, accompanying the genial Benz. Edge
comb. We took IN the Court House, and
the clerks IN easy chairs. At hitting the
cuspldor bull's-eye Hathaway took first
with Sheehan second. AT the FREE IRA
DER Office we found all hands busy and 1t
wasn't publishing day either.
We are sorry to chronicle the death OF
Mr.. Geo Brown, who has lived east OF us
tor the past IL years. He had raised a
large family. He was one the most honest
of men. He died suddenly last Saturday
evening after working hard all day carry
ing cobs. PEDRO.
The Seneca Record says that on the farm
of Peter Holland, about five miles north
of Seneca DR.. Pasren, State Veterinarian
found horse that was afflicted with CLAN.
ders, and two others that had symptoms of
the same disease. As the appraisers were
gong out to appraise the animal they met
Holland going to town, driving this horse
" it'll another The horse was shot. DR..
Psaren then proceeded to quarantine the
other two horses belonging to Holland, and
also four horses and q sucking colt be-
longing to l. N. Furr, q neighboring far
ner whose horses had been exposed TO the
con tagion Of CHAMBERS.
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apr26teod1y
HOW WATCHES ARE MADE.

1t will be apparent to any one, who will
examine SOLID GOLD WATCH, that aside
from the necessary thickness for engraving
and polishing, a large proportion of the
precious metal used is needed only to stiffen
and hold the engraved portions in place and
supply the necessary solidity and strength.
The surplus gold is actually needless so far
as utility and beauty are concerned. In
JAMES BOSS PATENT GOLD WATCH
CASES, this waste of precious metal is over
come, and the SAME soLIDITY AND STRENGTH
produced at from one third to One-half of the
usual cost of solid cases. This process is of
the most simple nature, as follows: a plate
of nickle composition metal, especially
adapted to the purpose, has two plates OF
SOLID GOLD sOldered one on each side. The
three are then passed between polished steel
rollers, and the result is strip of heavy
plated composition, from which the cases,
backs, centres, bezels, &C., are cut and
shaped by suitable dies and formers. The
gold in these cases is sufficiently thick to ad-
NIT of all kinds of chasing, engraving and
enamelling; the engraved cases have been
carried until worn perfectly smooth by time
and use without removing the gold
THIS is THE ONLY CASE MADE
WITH TWO PLATES OF SOLID GOLD
AND WARRANTED BY SPECIAL GER.
TIFICATE.
For sale by all Jewellers. Ask for Illus
rated Catalogue and to see warrant
apr21d-d
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STATE OF MAINE.

OXFORD, SS:-Board Of Ceunty Commissioners.
September Session, 1899, held Sept. 4th, 1853,
Upon the foregoing petition. satisfactory evidence
having b. received that the petitioners respOn-
sible, and that inquiry into the merits of their APP
plicatiOn is expedient. II Is ORDERED,
that the County Commissioners meet at the Post
Office in Gilead, Tuesday, December
9Th A. ID. 1883, next, at ten O'Clock A. NJ,
and thence proceed to view the route
mentioned in said petition, immediately after which
view hearing OF the parties and witnesses will
be had a some convenient place in the vicinity, and
such other measures taken in the premises the
G mmissioners shall judge proper. And it is
further Ordered that notice of the time,
place and purpose of the Commissioners meeting
aforesaid be given to all persons and corporations
interes' ed, by causing attested copies Of said
petition and of this order thereon to be served
upon the clerk of the town of Gead and also posted
up in three public places in said town, and published
six weeks successfully in the kennebcc Journal, u
newspaper printed at Augusta by the printers to the
State, and also published three weeks successfully
in the Oxford Democrat, q newspaper printed at
Paris in said County of Oxford the fret of sid pub
locations and each Of the other notices, to be made,
served and posted at least thirty days before said
time Of meeting TO the end that all persons and
poratiOns may then and there appear and shew
cause, il any they have why the prayer of said Pc
titiOners should not be granted.
Attest: ALBERT s. AUSTIN, Clerk.
true copy Of said Petition and order of Court
thereon.
Attest: ALBERT s. AUSTIN, Clerk.
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of him. when his letter had come to her
after many weary days Of delay.
"Entreat me not to leave thee. or to res
turn from following after thee; for width
or thou goest, will 60, and where thou
lodgest will lodge: thy people shall be
NV people, and thy God nv God where
thou dfest | will die. and there will
be buried; the Lord do so to me ard
more also, if aught but death part me and
theer
Mrs. Derby slipped out of the room.
CRYING. herself at the sight of DIR. Andover
usually so calm, and strong, and self
possessed, sobbing like a two-year old
baby over Maud's Christmas token.
It was nearly noon when Maud herself
came, She had removed her wraps in
Mrs Derby's room, and after light tap
On the sick mans door, she entered.
Alex. Andoyer had thought her lovely
in her exquisite party and carriage. and
home toilets but never had she seemed
so sweet and gracious and womanly as
now, when in her plain, gray travelling
costume, her lovely face. little pale with
WEAKNESS and excitement, her mouth
tremulous, and her dark eyes glowing
with solemn light, she glided in her
swift. noiseless way across the room to his
side.
my darling, NV own. sweet. true
hearted darling,'' cried the doctor, clasp
ing both arms about her and drawing her
face down to his own.
And presently after the first GREETING
was over. Maud explained:
Your letter was delayed in some way.
did not get it until a week ago. You
L ~ IS cold htat,
you sent me from California two years
ago? Well, when got your letter.
took that gold to jeweler and had il
made into ring. And then, after re-
ceived Mrs. Derby's telegram, | made
uncle promise to bring me to you at once
| would have come alone if he had not
come with me horrible and unconvention-
al IS my fashionable friends would have
called me- Why. Alex. what silly but
terfiy you must have thought me. Do YOU
think would care for riches without you.
dear? And do You think | am good for
nothing but to dance the german and play
the piano? | assure you, SIR" and here
she doubled one small, white fist in a
threatening manner under his very nose
''this hand which you consider so weak
and useless. can make most delicious
DTtdu anu pies t1u CdhCo eau CNCu
beds and sweep and wash dishes. Aunt
Alice never neglected the most important
part of my education, aud am sure |
shall make most excellent wife for
poor man. That is. Alex. and here
she flushed up gloriously-''if you will
have me-"
DIR. Andover smothered the last words
againt his shoulder. and as soon as
she could free herself from his uncere-
monious embrace, she began anew to coax
and wheedle him into conserving to some
plan of her own, to which at first he OBJ
jjected. but finally yielded; the result was
that at five O'Clock that afternoon Maud
Everleth was made DIR. Alex. Andover's
wife, and at once asserted her authority
by taking upon herself the duties of
nurse.
Of course, under such treatment he re-
covered rapidly, and every day grew to
appreciate more and more the loyalty and
worth of the sweet little woman who had
not failed in his dark hour.
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Maranacook Lake.

Steamers "AMARASCOGGIy" and "ANNIrn
With barge. will make two trips from y inthrop 10
the "Grove" at 10 A. n. and p. n on DAYS 81 pub
lie excursions Orders for boats BY mall or teeersph.
ON Al Other days (Sundxys excepted) promctly
ansWereo by Capt 8. G. DAVIS. Wintfrop Ne
Good hotel Recommendations ct the Wiithorr
Asess' julyHtsod&w1