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Iuka reporter., 1888-10-18
Geese.

It is a matter of curious study that
geese are bred only in such limited num-
bers. They are hardy. They require
only the cheapest shelter. For many
months in the year they will obtain the
whole or greater part Of their living.
Goslings are easily and cheaply reared.
The flesh sells readily and brings good
price. The birds are handsome, on the
water rivaling the beauty Of the swan,
but yet few breed them.
Perhaps the most influential reason
why so few breed geese is that farmers,
rightly Or wrongly, arc prejuaioed
Iuka reporter., 1888-10-18

A watering placc-The hydrant. Pits
burgh Chronicle.
Iuka reporter., 1888-10-18

There are fifty five cheese factories in
Chautauqua county, N. Y. Last year
their total product was S744,5sl,
Iuka reporter., 1888-10-18

A sign in New York reads sWomen treated
for ugliness." The women who enter there
go yelled
Iuka reporter., 1888-10-18

Many an actress who thinks herself a star
objects to hearing it spelt backwards.
Iuka reporter., 1888-10-18

It is said of one fashionable young man
that he never paid anything but compli-
ment
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From Ransom.

The weather last week was very cold 1t
was II degrees below zero Saturday morn
ing
Miss Lizzie Wormley departed this life
at her Ihome near this place last Sunday.
She was buried in the Ransom cemetery.
A few from around Ransom attended the
Institute in Streator Saturday. They all
agreed that they were we'll paid for going
so far In the cold.
Mr.sJohn Ryanyand0his sister, Jennie,
visited friends In Farm Ridge Saturday
A number of the young people talk of
attending the dance in Kinsman Friday
evening.
We are waiting patiently for that long
expected wedding If 1t does not occur
soon, we will be inclined TO think the re
port Is without foundation. But the fact 1.
that the country around here Is getting SC
| dull that we are In need OF wedding e
"wake" us up.
Mr.. Thomas has moved into the hotel
and IL kept very busy getting meals.
Bosley q COrbett have received theiI
groceries and opened their store, which
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TOnicn News Items.

Borings for coal have been made all
along the line of the proposed road, from
Tonca to Hennepin, and rich deposits Of
the black diamonds have been discovered.
If they prove available, the road will doubt
less be II settled fact.
We are having quite religious revival
here just now. Daily services are being
held in the. Congregational church, and
many converts have been gathered into the
fold. The Pentacost band are still ut Tn
derhills warehouse, and since. the weather
has moderated somewhat, the attendance
has been good On Wednesday evening a
number of the Pentacost.helpers were pres
ent and conducted praise meeting, which
was largely attended, partially through Gu
riosty.
Ernest Clifford, who has returned from
his visit to Western Kansas, reports them
comfortably settled and satisfied with the
land etc. A lack of rain Is the only draw
back, for 1t falls rather infrequenty.
A nine months old calf killed Ivy John
Griffin the other day, weighed 352 pounds
| dressed.
The sleighing is excellent, and many of
our owners of horse flesh are taking advan
tage of 1t.
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hop In Clark's Hall last Tuesday evening
for the benefit of Walter Hight. The pro-
ceeds Melted $3.50.
Last Wednesday the village of North
Utica held a special election to elect a
trustee In the place OF Geo. Culver, re-
signed The candidates for the office were
James b. hurry and Ira Connover, Mr..
hurry being elected by 30 majority.
One week ago last Friday young man
by the name of Mike McGown collected
$lO7 for Mrs. Smell and skipped for parts
unknown. Mrs Smell swore out warrant
for his arrest, and officer Stack went as far
as Chicago but failed to find his man,
The cement mill closed this week for
the winter, having made about 10000
barrels Of cement during the last year
viii J. O'Connell will give course OF
lectures on temperance in Utica next week
The people of the NJ. L, church will hold
revival meetings fora week, beginning last
Monday
The masquerade in Clark's hall Thurs
day evening was like all others of the kind
human faces decorated until lost TO all
resemblance 10 mankind. Yet it was a
pleasant party, wiihal. Supper at the Utica
hotel. Balls orchestra furnished the 30
couple with musi', and there was lots of
fun.
John Muir is president of the Village
Board. Next spring the town will elect
a mayor by the people, Muir would make
a good officer. GALAGER.
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The Cheyenne via the c. B. & . Il. X

The Cheyenne via the c. ID. & q IL. II.
BY recent extension of the Burlington
Route, new, direct and first class line is
now open to the public from Chicago, Pc
oria and st. Louis to Cheyenne, Wyoming
Territory Trains from the points men,
toned, for the entire distance to Cheyenne
are under Burlington Route management,
the Burlington being the only line with Its
own track, between Chicago, Peoria or st.
Louis and Cheyenne THE Burlington's
Number One" Of the Burlington Route
fast train service. which leaves Chicago
for Denver via Omaha at noon daily, car
ries through sleeping cars from Chicago
for Cheyenne. This through sleeping Car
arrives at Cheyenne at midnight OF the
second day after leaving Chicngo, but pas
sengers are allowed 10 remain IN II until
breakfast time. The train carrying the
Cheyenne sleeper connects with e., Il. Y
@ daily trains leaving Peoria in the after
noon and 81. Louis in the morning.
Note that the Burlington Route is the
only line running sleeping cars from Chi
cago to Cheyenne without change, and see
that your ticket 20 Cheyenne reads Wis She
G. b. & Q. T. r. II can he obtained Of
any coupon ticket agent CT Its own or con-
Meeting lines, or by addressing PAUL NOR
TON. General Passenger and Ticket Agent
G. b. Il . r. II. Chicago, Ill.
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From Marseilles.

MARsEILIEs, January 26.-S. II. Harley
returned from a trip in Northern Iowa
last evening for King and Hamilton, Otta-
wa. He things he will stay around home
until little more appropriate travelling
weather comes
The added press at the Meas office is
helping out BY this addition to their
facilities there must be an added impetus
in the paper business in our town.
Auntie Moore so long and we'll known
in this community as a nurse, left Mar
srilles Thursday in company with her son
l.. X. Merritield tor st Louis to be treated
for an liberation of the forehead. Mrs
Moore leaves behind her large circle of
warm friends who wish her everything
good.
Mr.. M. Summers writes from Tangipaho,
Louisiana, that they are enjoying fresh
garden vegetables and paratively warm
there.
A letter from Grant Wilson, son of
Martin Wilson who has sojourned at Mitch
ell, Dakota for some months says he was
attained IT the school house In town from
Thursday morning until Friday night on
account Of blizzard. He only lived five
blocks away and did not dare to venture,
fearing he might be lost.
The "Sons of Vets" supper at Capt.
Bosworth's on Tuesday evening was a sue
cess.
Some one, while looking through Daw-
ell Il Sons mill, had the greatest desire &c
feel of one of the running belts, and by sc
doing stuck his finger right through the
cloth Whoever it was did not realize the
amount of damage done. If he had TO
pay $40 for learning how boiling cloth
feels when running, he would not be neal
so anxious next time. This MILL which
began running few days since, is proba
bly, the finest constructed and best arranged
roller mill in this part of the country.
Every appointment is tirstclass. If the
roller process can make good flour, this
mill can certainly do it,
The oatmeal mill started some OF it!
machinery recently and 1t worked to the
ley mill, an oatmeal mill and a roller mill
Marseilles ought not to suffer for bread
stuff.
w. r. Milligan, d. G. NJ, will insta!
the officers of Marseilles Lodge, No, AT
A. f. 4 A. Masons, on Friday evenin s
next
William Millikin and wife, daughte
of A. Walbrldge, returned from Paulina
Iowa, where they have been farming for 1
year or two past.
The Hon. s. T.. Parr with his usual hos
pitality, opened his elegant residence for ,
reception to Mr.. and Mrs. Millikin in tru,
farmer style-hearty and very enjoyable
$, A. Millikin's band furnished the music
And the supper--well we do not like thu
extravagant use of adjectives that witt
meaningless tlourishes are so often applied
TO these thing, but when we say good, i
means all that Webster gives as deiluition
and conveyes volume of meaning.
DR. &. Werick has recently returned
from Minneapolis, MINI, where Mrs Wer
lex is staying for her health He is no
much In love with billiards.
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THE COUNTY.
From Earlyille,

There is u right smart OF kicking going
on among the merchants on Ottawa st. be
cause the new city scales are considerable
above the level of the street by about
foot. They are % feet long, and will weigh
both team and wagon, and City Weigh
master Phelps is proad of them.
Attorney Pet Carey, who has recovered
the major portion of his strength, was In
Ottawa during part of the week. under
stand that Pat talk of removing TO Mayor
Devlins little town, Spring valley, wheie
he has had inducements offered him.
The new freight building is nearly com
pleted, and is quite an ornament to the
yards.
Some of our young folks attended the
masquerade ball at Plano, on Friday even
ing last, and report good time.
VIM. kyle, brakeman on the q ~ N
w. road, was brought here on Wednesday
with mashed hand. He had gone In be.
tween two cars to drop couplin pin, when
the train Unexpectedly backed and his
hand was caught between the bumpers,
Drs. Gable and Kaiser amputated three oil
his fingers and think that the remainder OF
the hand can be saved
The Universalist church was crowded on
Monday evening with large and enthusl
astic audience, assembled TO listen to a
temperance lecture by Rev. W. $, Ralph,
of Sycamore. Rev. Ralph is by no means
a stranger here, and his welcome was very
cordial
Lewis Hawkins, now light of the burnt
cork and tambo "profesh," was once res
ident of this city He made his first
appearance in a home talent exhibition
here, some years ago, but was anything but
a pronounced success Hetis with the
Barlow, Wilson, Primrose 81 Vests Co.
An oyster supper and church donation
was held in the Prairie Center Union
church on Wednesday evening, to raise
funds for Improvements, etc, An excellent
programme, consisting of music, recitatlons
etc. was ably rendered
Prof. Swing will finish the course of
lectures opened by Rev. DIR. Thomas last
week, on the Monday evening next. Lect
ures do not seem to find responsive chord
in the breasts of the citizens of Earl, they
appear TO desire something on the blood
and thunder ncle Toms Cabin-negro
minstrel variety to tone up their systems
spd bring their talents to the front. No,
as card TO fill empty seats, the lecturer,
when compared to those, is cast far into the
back ground.
Miss Lille Simons, Of Kansas City, is the
guest Of her sister, Mrs, Irvine Taylor for
q few days.
Mrs r. B. Harrington ana daughter
Mary Of Be4triace, Neb., are the guests Of
Mrs. 5 C. Wiley for few days or so.
The Sons Of Veterans produced the mila
tary drama, Our Heroes last evening toI
a crowded house. There is many Boath
in these young men.
Mrs Van Deventer and sou, are in Chi.
cage, the guests of her daughter, Mrs Erik
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Vicinity Items.

The vault of the bank Of Tiskilwa was
blown open with dynamite; $4,000 was
taken.
George w. Schichten, who failed in La
Sale the other week, will start up soon
either In La Sale or elsewhere.
Archie Lowrie was killed by the Rock
Islands G. Whizz train, near Loceyville
on Sunday evening, while walking on the
track.
Ton Prendergast has been appointed
postmaster at Kangley nee Ripley
The 10000 contributed by the business
men and citizens of La Sale and Peru &c
the /, V. Il n. has been released TO the
contributors, as some of the agreements
entered into by the road, !. C., giving the
Zinc Works and the Union Coal Co. side
tracks has been found to be an impossible
ity. In consequence, there is JOY in the
cities aforesaid.
Heman B. Chapman, the hero of theiLa
Sale express robbery, who learned marble
and granite lettering in Joliet prison, is
working, with profit, in Chicago
A conference and convention of the Pro.
hibition party of Grundy county will be
held at Morris on Feb. 2 and 3. Many
interesting topics are underlined for dis
cussion.
The new Union depot and hotel at Men.
dota is complete, and Is claimed to contain
the finest dining hall IN Illinois. 1t is
finished throughout in Southern pine. The
Mendoza editors, however, are not satisfied
but are now clamoring for a grand opening
and banquet, especially the latter. OF
course they will want the earth, the road
will give it, and then they will want the
road to build a red fence around 1t. This
will kick the thing over, and Mendoza will
wear mourning. The 90" hasn't forgot
ten the clock incident yet
Six cases of diphtheria are reported from
La Sale.
Chief Flood, of Joliet, has been indicted
for causing the unlawful arrest of Editor
Parks of the ErpreSS.
James Anderson, fireman of engine 527
on the Santa Fe, was killed at the Vermil.
lion river bridge on Tuesday evening. A
train was standing upon the main track
upon the bridge, and the engineer Of 527
started to back up toward it, the engineer,
however, not knowing of its presence until
nearly upon it. Both men jumped the
fireman landing on the rocks below, while
the engine fell few rods away. The en-
gineer was uniujured.
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From Utica.

Gospel meetings were held in the Meth
olist church all week, drawing many who
had not entered church for many years
The cement works have shut down for
the winter, and am assured that work will
be prosecuted upon larger scale than ever
before after the necessary repairs are com
pleted.
The town has prospects for two suits for
damages, growing out Of two unnecessary
arrests The mourners are VIM. Roach
and Palmer Smith. Some one had stolen
S7j from Mrs. Fowler's house, and Of
course some allknowing person swore out
a warrant for Roach. The all-knowing
person didn't know quite as much as he
thought he did at the hearing, and there
was no evidence. Palmer was accused of
being a "vag," but proved a regular Jay
Gould "Sich is life"
III. $ Gilbert sports some fine colts this
year. They cover ground amazingly for
yearlings, and look like probable record
breakers.
The Rock Island will soon build grain
elevator for lis own use.
Mcky Blake has shaken the cement
dust from his feet and now halls from La
Salle. Ills bright smile haunts us still"
A number OF our society young ladies
have leap year party, in their minds eye,
TO come off soon. There will be, of course,
few drawbacks TO the complete carrying
out of the escort custom, rs some of our
girls fellows live out of town; but that
won't mar the sweetness of the. occasion
as history has previously demonstrated.
Miss Lillian Cram, very popular young
lady of Marseilles was the guest of friend,
here the fore part of the week
Apropos of hogs, II may be seasonable t,
mention that the average Utica pig has t
hump itself now days TO earn liveli-
hood The spectacle of digniiied porke
attempting TO climb high board fenc,
after potato peelings on frosty morning il
more than amusing-itis pathetic.
II seems to me that the momentary en-
thusiasm over Grand Army Post among
the old soldiers has had a relapse. Can
Capt. Fullerton or Major Widmer, or some
body else from the county seat, come dowI
and start the camp fire burning.
If Mill street is to be made presentabl,
more money must be forthcoming. TIL,
5000 appropriated has been expended, an,
still there ia considerable work remainin,
TO be done.
MARRIED.-At the residence of tn
BRIDES parents In Utica, Thursday at ont
o'clock, Miss Jennie Taylor 10 Mr. Johl
Coulter Of Chicago, the Rev. Whittlesey o
Ottawa, officiating. The happy couple lef
for the East at o'clock, taking with then
the best wishes of their many friends.
The Young peoDle of Utica gave n socia
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From Marseilles.

Policeman Miller is In very bad favor
with the small boys just now, and will be
while the snow lasts The ;ads all own
sleighs and have imagined, in!consequence,
that they owned all the available hills In
town; but Mr., Miller has cast his cold
calm eyes over the situation and murmured
snay." Therefore, the boys are discon-
tented but ladies feel safer and are loud In
their praise of the gallant police. Mr.. Mil
Ter always did take well with the ladies.
The Preston store has been purchased
by Charles and Fred. Tryon, of Strawn.
The price paid was $4,000. They intend
occupying 1t in 80.
The amount taken In at the benefit
at Washington Hall, on Wednesday last,
was $545 1t has been applied to chart
table purposes.
The oyster supper, given by the Sons of
Veterans at Mr. G. A. Bosworth's on Tues
day evening, was success of The first
water. A neat sum was realized.
The dime social, at Mrs, j. B. Waite's,
under the auspices of the w. G. L. T., on
Tuesday evening, was very nice affair,
and netted neat sum for the projectors.
One half goes TO the worthy poor of Mar
seilles, and the balance TO the Nat. w. C..
T |. to help pay the expenses of the
National Convention on June Sth, at lndi.
annapolis, Ind.
Our public school attendance is now
40, not bad for II "shOestrng" town, where
the distance TO school is a big item to be
taken into consideration, Apropos of
schools, a session of the Marseilles Teach
ers' Local Association will be held today
in the East Marseilles school building,
PROGRAMME:
| 30 Glass exercise in Decimals. ........
w. II. Outman
. Discussion opened by II. G. Waddle.
? 40. GLOW can pupils be taught to take
proper care OF their books ~. .....
o. f. Covell
Discussion opened by Miss Galloway.
3 30, "School room Equipment" .......
r. O. Moore.
Discussion opened by 5. l., Ma.
keever
1t is expected that number of teachers
from surrounding schools will be present.
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For constipation, liver complaint or
billousness, sick headache, and all diseases
arising from disordered condition OF the
liver or stomach, take Dr. Pierce's Pleas
ant Purgative Pellets--a gentle laxative or
cathartic, according " size of dose.
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will without doubt receive q great deal of

will without doubt receive great deal of
patronage.
Miss Annie Kelly, who has been visiting
relatives In La Sale, has.returned to town.
Miss Minnie Wright. of .Emmington,
spent few days In town last week.
James O'Mars went to Colony, Kansas,
last week
Some of the young gentlemen took adj
vantage of the nice sleighing Sunday to
take the fair ones out sleigh.rlding.
The Pentecost Band will hold a praise
meeting In the city hall on Sunday, Jan. 81
All are invited to attend.
Query; Who likes to play dice? Answer
next week. AUNT CHLOE.
The gale., 1888-02-10
eosstP

The Interstate Commission is after the
express companies Especially those of
the South, and the companies are using
all the influence they can to cause delay
in the Investigation which is to take
place.
A delegation Of the House of Repre-
sentatives from Kentucky, Tennessee,
Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee and
other tobacco growing states held meet
ing, and decided to unite in request
for the removal of j. II. Dodge, statisti-
can Of the department of agriculture, on
account Of defects in his estimate of tlae.
tobacco. crop of last summer.
The Maxim automatic gun is on cxhi-
bition in the navy department. The gun
only weighs seventy pounds, and it is
claimed that 700 shots minute can be
fred from it. 1t is fred by the operator
pressing spring and is fed from belts
holding one hundred cartridges each,
which arc contained in box under the
middle of the gun.
A reception was given by the President
and Mrs Cleveland, at the Executive
Mansion to the members of Congress and
justices of the district enc end limited States
The gale., 1888-02-10
SELECT sIFTINGs.

The first public school for the blind
was established at Paris, by Valentine
Haug, in 1884.
The first sea fight on record was that
between the Corinthians and the inlrat-
itants of Corcyra, 664 b. C.
Before the middle of the sevcn'oeatls
century tea was not used in Englsad,
and was entirely unknown to the Greeks
and Romans.
bishop of New York with the robes and
insignia necessary for the performance of
his official functions.
of the twenty eight gentlemen who
have been Governors of New York within
the 10 years of her existence as State
only three were bachelors; Tildcn, Cleve-
land and Hill.
Deeds in England were formerly writ
ten in Latin or French; the earliest
known instance inrEnglish is the indent-
ure between the Abbot of Whitby and
Robert Bustard, dated at York in l343.
A great deal of Chinese land is divided
up into farms of one-sixth Of an acre In
each. Field hands in China are paid SiS
per annum, with food, straw shoes and
free shaving. 1t costs about "a per year
for clothes.
The people of Thessaly were the first
probably among the Greeks who broke
hcrses for service in war, and the pro-
ficiency of these people as cquessrans
gave rise to the ancient myth that their
country was originally inhabited by Gem
taurs.
One of the sights at Buffalo is the
Cyclone, huge pneumatic grain transfer
barge 1t looks like a gigantic hopper
on raft. 1t is said that by means Of an
air exhaust it can elevate 900 bushels
minute, which is very much more than
she ordinary elevator can do.
There is an English precedent tor the
Paris physician who secured part of the
skin of Pranzini, the executed murderer.
and had it made into two cardcases. In
,he Scotland Yard Chamber of Horrors
is % portion of the skin of one Boiling
ham, who murdered a Mr.. PerccvaI.
tanned into leather. 1t originally be-.
longed to the surgeon who dissectcd the
remains of Belingham after his execu~
ton.
The schooner NJ A. Boston recently
brought to Gloucester from La Have
banks most peculiar sea monster, unlike
anything ever seen by the oldest fisher
man there It was four feet long and
five inches thick; had one dorsal fin cx-
tending the whole length of its buck.
and triangular shaped head, the lowcs
jaw extending two inches beyond the
upper Both jaws are armed with very
sharp teeth. The upper jaw had. three
long prongs at the extreme tip. This
queer fish will be sent to the Smithsonian
Institute
The gale., 1888-02-10
Wood as a Fuel.

In comparing wood with coal rs fuel,
pays Cincinnati paper, it is safe to as
sumo that % pounds of dry wood are
equal to one pound average quality soft
coal, and that the fuel value of different
woods is very nearly the same. That is
to say, pound of hickory is worth no
more rs fuel than ponnd of pine, as
suming both to be dry. If tho value be
measured by weight, it is important that
the wood be thoroughly dry, as each ten
per cent. Of water or moisture will OK
tract about twelve per cent. from its
ialue as fuel.
1t may be interesting in this connec-
ton to give the weight of one cord of
different woods which are thoroughly
dry. These weights are about as follows:
Hickory or hard maple, 1900; white oak,
1850; beech, red oak and black oak,
1850; poplar, chestnut and elm, 1850;
average of pine, 1000 pounds.
The fuel value of these different kinds
of wood, as compared with coal, is about
as follows: One cord of hickory, or hard
maple, is equal to 1900 pounds of coal:
one cord white oak, to 1715 pounds of
coal; one cord beech, red oak or black
oak, to 14l0 pounds; one cord poplar,
chestnut or elm, to 1850 pounds; and
one cord average pine is equal to ops
pounds of coal. It's supposed, of course,
in both tables, that all the wood has been
air dried. The comparative values of
woods not mentioned may readily be ap-
proximated by the reader