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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-03
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Seven mon and women we're discussing
Isychol ogical and occult matters IN parlor
in ono of New York; tall flats one evening
not long since. The scene was something
long to remember In fancy ] saw it repro
duco1 on canvas, AMI saw the people of the
future looking mt it with interest, bec,us' it
dep ctel people who were beginning dimly
to grope into what in that day will, perhaps,
be an open book.
The women wore soft white gowns and
tuttered large, bright fans. To me their
faces all seemed wonderfully thoughtful and
earnest, wonderfully handsome, zoo, wear
ing the fadeloss tcauty of the mind.
Cool brecZes came in at the open Windows,
but no rude sounis. The stree were 50 far
below us that we heard hut the faint echo Of
their roar.
Idon't remember how we cAaucal to de-
part from "rho great philosophy Of the
comm ,nplace' and pursue subjects of a sd
pernatural order After conversation took
that trend, however, we all found ourselves
listening eagerly; and each readily contrib
utcd experiences to The general funL |
have often notice that Whenever occult ic,
Is broken in aly c.mpany most of thcs1
VraS'no will clo'r,uly take u plunge. It is
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peel to hear speak Of things not generally
visible with any favor, and th, first one
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When lived in Washington soma years
ago rented a furnished house in he west
cld-in the FIRST wari-a locality that
r9oNS with old mansions of OIL Washington
ian5, relics OF departed and never tO-come-
again day. You AT know, probably, what
IA furnished house IN that part # the capital
means. You can IMAGINE what an accumI-
la.ion of the an QUE what roles of former
splenior maze up the furniture Our house
was no eXoepaon. 1t stooI-indaed, still
stahd'-oh the northwest corner oil street,
near the Potomac. Lake most II Its neigh
bors, it was old-fashloned within and with
GU.
The lady who surren tared IL to mo was
gong abroad TO remain some time. She
had an Oil colorei servant, named Lucy,
whom she was anxious ID leave comfortably
situated, anu Sle begged Us 10 permit her
to keep her room III tho attic ami she, the
lady, would arrange TO nave her meals sent
in to her. We consented and Lucy contln-
ued to occupy her ola quar,erS
We saw l'ttl, OF her' She was quiet
soul, never obtruiing III any way and her
presence III the house was scarcely notice
able. One day alter her mistress Mrs, Bar
rett had been gone about month Lucy
had stroke OF paralysis while eating her
dinner in the basement
was sent Tor III haS''. saw at once
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Owing to my penchdh Tor teasing ami
mails stirred him again. Tn brute jumped
right at mo He made two jump. lie fell
short OF my bnre foot on the first jump. |
was not there when lie made tho second one
When he made the second jump was away
of. At that moment a bareheaded boy was
ceaving the air half a mile distant
In after years | have often smiled
To myself whoa | have thought
how surprised that tarantula must have
been when he discovered my absence. |
was very much frightened, but my hair did
not tura white with sudden fright | ran
50 fast that il didn't have u chance to turn
white, but my velocity was SO great that
some of my har was worn of by the friction
caused by NY rapid flight through the at
mospher'.
also lost my penchdnt for teasing insects.
l must have dropped it while l was run
ming, and, although thirty old years have
elapsed, | have never gons back u ths spot
TO look for my losS penchdnt Tn, fewer
DenchdIltS of that sort boy has the less
trouble he will got into Whoever found
that penchdnt of mine is welcome to it.
! have frequently teassG tarantulas with
o stick since those happy days Of my boy
hood, but have always taken the precau-
ton to pat tho insect with the fiat side OF N
AZ before teasing him with stick
The tarantula is desperate among In
sects, with the difference, however. that thu
desperate is most dangerous when in liquor
while the tarantula is perfectly harmless q
long as he is under the influences Of alcohol,
and the bottle is corked up tight aud put or
a shelf in museum or In drug store. Tit
tarantula is no respecter Of persons, - ~
army contractor ascertainsd, after be had
90. down on one, and was badly bitter
twelve miles and half from the mouth Of
the Rio Grande river. In the year after thu
| war.
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B. +. LINCOLN,

II
STATE OF ILLINOIS, lAsALLR CouNTY,ss Pr.
- bate court Of LIZ sale CoH'dy TO me N0rem6@
george B. woodward. administrator with will an
~ Brniamin f. Anderson William Z. Anderson. Sarah
Flea Anderson, Cyntclia Catnarlne Anderson ana
william C. AUTHORIZATION 10 sell real estate to pay
debts. ..,,.,, , i,,,,,,, I, -
dnrsnn Cyptcua C. Anderson. sarah T.. Anderson ana
Wili,m 4 Anderson. defendants above named, having
hren nied in the office of the clerk OF the Probate
Cont Of La sale county, nOuCe Is hereby gwen 70 the
saiG Hrninmiu f. Anderson, Cyntcllh {. Anderson,
Snrah + Anderson and william c Anderson that the
said nlaIntif George Il. Woodward, administrator
with viii annexed of the estate 81 Elthora Anderson
deceased has filed his petition m the saiu frunite
Cont Of La Sl county for order To sell the prem
isrs belonging the estate " said deceased OF 50 huSl
nf IL as may lie needed to Ray the debts OF sad dc
ceased, and described aS follows 10 VII; the hOitn
sixty ,COi acres of the southeast quarter of section
fnurtrrn l1 in township thiry-two lSl) north range
,bTce 0 east Of the thri F. NJ. That there is mort
gage made by said deceased IN her hfcne Tor lht sum
acres of said tract Also the north ten iO acres OF
tbe east thirty acres OF the north sixty 800 acres OF
The north half of the northeast quarter OF section III
ownshp 80 north range east IN salu cuuhN t.Iuet
CONT against you retnrnahea the November term D.
sS5 of said court be holden on the thrd MONDAY OF
November A. u. ISIS at the Court house IN Otts"a IN
La Sale county. limos. T., ,,,,,,,,s ohova ramod
shall personally and appear before SAID froDa'e Cou
~ ASae county the first day OF term 70 o
holden AT the Court House In said county on lhe tru
Monday Of November 1855 and plead, answer OF deinnr
to the said cumplanant's petition nled therein; the
same and the matters and things therein charged and
stated will be taken confessed and decree entered
against you according TO me prayer vi sAiu pii
Ottawa ILLINOIS, Sep'en'Oe' ' A. I. BARTEIs.
Probate Clerk.
I,xco1y Commits Solicitor. sep&-lw
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Father, Mother, and Three Sisters Dead.
Mr.. David Claypool, formerly Sergeant
alarms the New Jersey Senate, and new
Notary Public at Cedarville, Cumberland
Co., n. j., makes the following startling
statement: "My father, mother, and three
sisters all died with consumption, and my
lungs were so weak raised blood. Nobody
thought / could live. My work (ship-
smithing was very straining on me with my
weak constitution, and was rapidly going
to the grave. While in this condition l
commenced using Mishler's Herb Bi,ters,
and it saved my life. Because it was so
difficult to get it in this little place, and l
had improved so much, stopped taking 1T
for a time, and the result is that | have
commenced going rapidly down hill again.
Somehow, Mishlers Herb Bitters gives
annette and strengthens and builds me up
as nothing else does, and | must have a
dozen bottles at once. Use this commu-
nication as you please, and if any one wants
to be convinced of its truth, let them write
me and | will make affidavit to 1t, for l
owe nv life to Mishler's Herb Bitters."
The secret of the almost invariable relief
and cure of consumption, dysentery, diar-
rhea, dyspepsia, indigestion, kidney and
liver complaints, when Mishler's Herb
Bitters is used, is that it contains simple,
harmless, and yet powerful ingredients,
that act on the blood, kidneys, and liver,
and through them strengthens and invigor-
ates the whole system. Purely vegetable
in its composition; prepared by q regular
physician; standard medicinal prepare
ton; endorsed by physicians and drug
gists. These are four strong points in favor
Of Mishler's Herb Bittsrs. Mishlers Herb
Bitters is sold by all druggists. Price 500
per large bottle. 8 bottles for $500
Ak yeur drusrist for MIsHLEn's HERB BrrrHRs
he dos not keep IT, do not take anything else, but
send = postal card to MIsHIEn HIRB BTTTKRs 90.
~ Couiusrcs Street. Philsdephis.
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B. +. LINCOLN,

attorney at LdiC.
EXECUTORS SALE.-EsTATE or JOSEPH c. Moss,
IL DECEAsED.-The undersigned, executors of the
last will and testament of Joseph c. Moss late of the
county OF La Sale deceased, under and by virtue of
the power and authority them COnferreGas such
in and BY said last will and testament viii
Saturday the tenth day OF October A. u. 1880. AT the
hour of two o'clock In the Afternoon of said day the
sOdth door OF the County Court House in said county
of La Sale in the state nj Illinois. offer for sale pub
lie vendue to the highest and best bidder. the following
described real estate situate in said county of Ia Sale
viz:
The south half % of the southeast quarter q of
section fifteen ilI5 iH township thrytwu t3@l NORTH
range three go of Sic third l8d) principal ncrdi
TERMS Cash on confirmation of the sale 10y the
Probate Court J. ALLEN MOSS.
CuAltk 4. Moss
Executor, Of the last will and tesla.
mert uf Jos 'ph c, Moss, decd.
b. f. LINCOLN SuHrlFur
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C1NAu, SETTLEMENTS OF

EINAp, SEiTrLENI FNT.-EsTArR OF
i JouN NICHOLSON. DEC EASED.-NOtice Is hereby
given to Ill persons interested IN said estate, that the
undersigned CNeCutrN of the last will and testament of
said John Sicholsun deceased will appear before the
Probate Court Of county of La sale and state of IL
lnuis nj the County Court House, in Ottawa, in said
county on Monday the 18Th day of October 1885,
for the pnrpUsp of rendering an account of her pro
ceedngs In the administration of saigstate for the final
scttlcmclt 80 1901,
Dated Il ottawa this 18th day Of september ISIS:
MARY NICHOLSON.
ATTEST A. 7. BARTELs, -, ENecutrlN
CiorJ; Probate Court. La Sale Co.. III. scp9-3w
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ACME . LEDGER e
BILL HOLDER.

Journal Ledger and Statement Combined. eonvs
nent Receptacle for ehorttime and Misc eaneous Ac.
counts Saves work Cor the Rock keeper and cost for
the business Man. Ledger be keillcd in IA few
| seconds with new paper when exhausted. PrlcC OF
Book with 1850 pages. 1915 price of ordinary state
mcnts $500 Paper for RepenishiAg Book, - - per
| 1850 Leaves The FREE TRADEE has the exclusive
right to sell the Acme Ledger in La sale, Grundy and
| Kendall counties. Ask to see it!
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Zegal.

NOTICE.-ESrArE OF PETER {. ADDIS, DECD
~ Notice IL hereby given that the undersigned. Adj
mlnstratOr of the Estate of Peter C. Adds late Of the
county of La Sale and state of Illinois. Diseased. will
appear before the Probate Court of said county.
the third Monday (hcing the sixteenth day Of NOV
embcr 1885, at the Probate Court Room, In Ottawa In
said county when and where ali persons having claims
demands against sid estate are notified 10 attend
and present the same in writing for al justnieht.
Dated this 10th day of september, \. II. 1870
JULIUS J. CARTER,
seDtlg3w Administrator.
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NTOrIC'E.-E,TNTE OF SARAH Poor. DEC'p.-
y Notice is hereby given that Tie under-ftcd. Ad
mnstrator of the Estate of Sarah Pool late OF The coun
ty Of La sale and STATE of Illinois. deceased win ap
pear before the Probate Court of said couuU, on the
third Monday lbsug the 10th day. of November 1885,
Mt the Probate Court Room, i'm Ottawa. in said county,
when and where all persons having claims or demands
against said estate are notified to attend and present
the same In writing for adjustment.
Dated this luGh day of september \. D.lSSj.
HENRI POOL,
seplg-3w Administrator.
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Father, Mother, and Three Sisters Dead

20 Water Street, Cleveland, o.
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We want 100 more BOOK AGENTS for the Persona
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-01-29
4 RICH FIND.

Recently an old man from IA New
England State went into the Treasury
Department in Washington and said
that about twenty years ago he had
found some old bonds among the pa
pers of an uncle, a man of national
reputation for ability and wealth from
1920 to 1896, whoeS name he bore and
whose estate he inherited many years
ago. They seemed to be United
States bonds, he said, but he could
not find a banker who knew anything
of them or their value, and as he was
coming here he thought he would
bring them along and see if they real
~ had any value. They were indeed
curiosities, old and yellow as they were
from age, they were part of the old
debt, and ceased to bear interest in
1886. The amount of the principal
was $4,000 and there was ten wears.
interest due ON them. He said he
would gladly have taken $4,000 for
them and that he had once offered
them to a Massachusetts, bank for that,
but his offer was contemptuously de
clined. The old man walked out Of
the TresuaIy with check in his peck
ct on the New York Sub Treasury
for $4,000
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-01-29
New EdVeFtls emerJs
Sheritf'S Sales for March.

viii be sold before the court house door
in the city of Marietta, on the first Tuesday
in March, 1885 during the legal hours of
sale, the following property to Wit
Lots of land Nos. 507 593, 594, 603 800.
691 and % acres of lot No Cos, and 2 acres
of lot No 694 The west half of lot No.
598, 10 acres off of lot No 692, all in the
18th district and second section of Cobb
county Georgia, containing 305 acres more
or less Levied on as the property of W.
B. Howell, to satisfy a fila issued from
Cobb Superior Court in favor of H. P How>
ell, Administrator of Isaac Howell deceas>
ed, now controlled by A S. Clay as trans>
ferree Levy made by former sheriff, w
p. Stephens, October LIST, 1879
Also at the same time and place, 90 acres
of land on south halt of lot No. 100, 20
acres east halfof lot No. 1901 and 10 acres of
the east side of lot No. 1921, all Of said
lands situated in the 10 district and second
section of Cobb county Ga. Said lands lew
led on as the property of James O. Smith,
deceased Gin the hands of Nancy NJ Smith
to be adnlinistered) to satisfy a fila issued
from Cobb Superior court in favor of A. &
II. V. Reynolds VS.. Nancy NJ Smith, Elk,
ecutrix, of James o. Smith, deceased. No
tice given to Nancy NJ Smith
A. +. CORYELL, Sheriff.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-01-29

Two years ago, says the Sun, man
bought the property on the northwest
corner of Liberty and Nassau streets.
New York, for 100000, paying Sl0,-
GOO down. ltis opposite the old Even
ing Post building. Meantime the
Mutual Life Insurance Co. bought
the old Dutch church, so long used as
a post office, tore it down and erected
the present magnificent building.
On Friday the man who owns the
building on the northwest corner was
offered 100000 fol the property.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-01-29
EKAIDS In EOOD.

The annual report Of. the anal ytical
chemist employed by the State board
of health of Massachusetts disclose a
great amount of fraud and adultcra-
ton in articles Of food. The report
states that the analysts found many
samples sold under the name Of spices
did not contain even trace Of the
spice named. - Of the two hundred
and twenty-five samples examined one
hundred and thirty-fivc were adultera-
ted, and the per centage Of adultera-
ton ranged from sixty to one hundred
per cent.-the latter being those that
were spurious wholly. The sugars
examined were generally pure, but
the syrups contained glucose. Of
forty-nine bottles with foreign labels,
purporting to be olive oil, thirty-two
contained cotton-seed oil. Onc-third
of the samples of cream of tartar were
aduiterated with alum, tartaric acid,
terra alba, chalk, or other injurious
matter. OF six hundred and eighty
samples Of drugs examined two hun
dred and eighty-four were found to be
adulterated within the meaning Of the
act. In New York City, few days
age, two tons of confectionery, pro
nomced injurious to health, were seiz-
ed. The kind Of protection which
the country most needs is protection
against such frauds and adulteratons.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-01-29
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP PARLIAMENT.

The attempt on Saturday last to
blow up the two houses Of the British
Parliament and other public build
ings by dynamite seems to have been
met with universal condemnation in
all civilized countries. Great dam
age was done to these buildings, and
many persons were injured; but no
public official received any hurt. So
far from accomplishing anything for
the Irish cause, the attempt appears
likely to have just the opposite effect.
Mr.. Gladstone has done more, and is
willing to do more, for the ameliora-
ton of the unhappy condition of Ire
land, than any English statesman
who has held sway for the last two
hundred years: and yet a few hot
headed lrishmen, shutting their eyes
to this fact, seem determined to de
stroy his government and to forfeit
the respect and sympathy of man
kind.
Dynamite is not the weapon of
brave men and patriots. 1t is rather
the instrumentality of fools and as
sassins. Ireland is fast loscing the
good will and friendship of enlightcn-
ed people, not for anything she has
done herself, but on account of just
such base and criminal attempts as
that of last week. We pity the green
isle and the true men and women
among her sons and daughters who
are thus made to suffer by the folly
If otbpre
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-01-29
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.

1t is reported at Sparta that Mrs
James Smith of that place has fallen
heir to the snug little sum of $500
or more.
The Kimball House is being rapidly
pushed to completion. 1t is havinga
fine run Of travel. Its one hundred
rooms that are completed keep full.
An Elberton lad attempted to open
with a pocket knife cartridge which
he had found on the street. The re-
suit was an explosion which tore off
three of bis fingers.
Mr.. George Laws made last year,
with one horse, on Mr.. John B. Rod
gers place, in Macon county, $1,000
pounds Of seed cotton, or eighteen
bales, on ordinary poor land.-ISmith-
cille Enterprise.
At Dalton, Thursday, Mrs. Clari-
day, widow lady and an invalid,
aged about 90 years, was burned to
death in her house, near the ax-han-
die factory The building was dis
covered to be on fire by parties near,
who attempted an entrance to the
house, but found the door securely
locked, with the unfortunate victim
in the flames.
There is a negro woman living near
Ruckersvile in Ebert county, who
is drawing "A pension from the gov
eminent Of 50 per month. Her hus-
band belonged to the Federal army
during the war the late unpleasant
ness, and came up missing in some
way She made her first draw about
four years ago and got about 1000,
being entitled to back rations.
Joseph Heard, of Harbins district,
Cherokee county, dropped dead at
his home last Saturday. He was sit
ting by the fire sharpening a knife
when he stopped, raised up and re-
marked: "This is Il mighty cold day"
and fell back into the chair dead.
He was one Of the first settlers Of the
country, having moved there before
the Indians were driven from the
country.
A few days ago mad dog invaded
the premises of Mr.. Weir, Oconee's
sheriff, and bit all the animals on the
place. The dogs attacked were all
killed, with the exception Of fine
pointer, that has not as yet shown
any symptoms of the disease. One
fox hunter i'll Morgan county had to
kill eleven hounds that were bitten
by mad dog. 1t also attacked a
large hog, that at the end of seven
teen days died from hydrophobia.
ALT Prater is not only pedestrian !;
he is a genius. He has spent three
months building a model of the Brook
Ign bridge which is wonder almost
as great as the Strasburg clock. The
bridge is four feet wide, thirty feet
long, and weighs $50 pounds. Three
hundred and fifty figures are kept
moving on it, representing men, wo-
men, drays, carriages, cars, etc, and
under the bridge are boats in real
water, making a scene wonderfully
like the real bridge.-AHdnta C0nsti-
tuition.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-01-29

An Atlanta correspondent writes
people here are warning upon tn,
appointment of Emory Speer to til,
Federal Judgcship and the prospec
of his confirmation. While he ha
his strongest support now the MAORI
ty of the people are in accord with thu
sentiment in Macon, Augusta ~
Savannah, and ineeed of all sectid
of the State. The uprising agaj
his confirmation in the Southern
trict, and the opposition over
State, ought to appeal irresistib
the honor and justice of the Sem
at Washington ofall parties. OpiS
here as to the prospect Of SpeerS q
frmation is more divided, althol
there is still strong apprehension Il
the partisans of the Senate will nN
listen to the earnest appeal Of the
people Of Georgia.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-01-29
RICH MINES IN GEORGIA.

For several weeks pastap party OF
Boston scientists have been engaged
in making test of the silverand gold
mines in the Cohuttah mountains, in
North Georgia. They have just made
their report, which has thrown the en-
tire section into frenzy of excite
ment. Jerome Prince, of Boston and
Charles Harness, Of San Francisco,
the gentlemen who made the test, state
that beyond any question this strike is
worth more to Georgia than all Of her
manufacturing industries, and that a
great capitalism Boston is awaiting
the result of their test to come at once
and open the mines. They say that
the assay will run 80 per cent, and
over, and that the vein is over |, 800
feet wide, and runs clear through the
mountain about eight or nine miles.
Mr. Prince states that $50, 900, 200
would not buy the mines.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-01-29

An intelligent Spaiard in this
country gives bit Of experience
which will serve as good object
lesson in the rudiments of a science
now much discussed. "On my way
to America, he says, 4 passed
through free-trade England In
Liverpool bought a Derby hat for
which Ipaid three shillings rs cents.
| have paid $3.50 for its duplicate in
Philadelphia. | bought an oyercoat
for one guinea s5-which | wore all
last winter because | would not pay
$50 for its duplicate in Philadelphia.
This does not need note or comment.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-01-29
0rdinary's Court, Cobb County,

thAhiEilA VA, Jan lSti 1000.
The Reviewers to whom was referred the
re-establishing that portion of the original
Canton road, beginning at the Paper Mill
road at the n. f. corner of land lot 932 and
running south to S. +. corner of said lot al
50 that part of said road beginning at the
Paper Mill road and running north through
James I. Smith lane to the intersection of
said road with the Roswell road, having
made favorable report and the Commits
sioners of Roads and Revenues having ap-
proved said report and ordered the same
advertised as required by law This is to
give notice that the same will be made per-
manent on the first Tuesday in February
next H. NJ HAMMETT. Ordinary.