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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-06
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nLAIRVOYAMGE,

MRS. J. J. CLARK, Business, Test and Healing
Medium, 22S CROWN STREET, convinces all who
visit Ter that she is genuine clarvoyant. Do not
fan to see her even if you have been disappointed
with others. Hours to 12 a. m, 2to p. NJ and
evenings. Diagnosing by lock of hair by letter
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-06
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DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN TIE CITY, 10
GENTS A WEEK. 90 cENTs A MONTH, $500
FOR SIX MONTHS, 5000 YEAR. THE SAME
TERMS By MAIL.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-06

PUT YOUR HANDTN A WISE
turn it until you can bear the pain no longer lnat
describes RH e. U M A1ASu.
Put your hand in your pocket, take so cents, buy
a bottle of
and that will cure It, Give the wise one more turn,
and that describes the tortures OF
NEURALGIA.
Bakers Great American specific
will relieve that torture. It will do it quickly too,
How your bones ache in rheumatism. How pain
full the slightest movement is. Bakers Great
American Specific drives away the pain and gives
YOU freedom of action without suffering 1t drives
away the almost uncomfortable pangs OF Neuralgia,
and for this alone is worth It's weight in gold This
is the season for these troubles Sothls Is the Time
to get the only sure remedy.
Bakers Great American SpecIGc,
sold by all dealers in medicines. Prepared only by
Maurice Baker & Co., Portland, Me. Doolittle
Snaith, "a and 26 fremont street, Boston, Selling
Agents
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-06
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DF. j. W. CEM1EMlnSs,
"LECTRO Therapeutic physician. Electricity
II when properly applied has all the elements
necessary to cure acute, nervous and chrome dis
ELECTRICITY
Cures Rheumatism and Spinal Complaints.
ELECTRICITY
Cures Diphtheria and Bronchitis.
ELECTRICIEY
Cures BrightS Disease and Kidney Diseases gener-
ally. Also all Uterine Diseases.
EEECTRECETY
Cures Lung and Throat Complaints. Do net fail
to visit Dr. Cummings and make use or this potent
remedy.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-06
EDITORIAL NOTES.

It costs merry England eight thousand
dollars year to support faleoner and keep
the hawks, although there are no hawks
But the money is kept with great persistency.
Clara Foltz, the woman lawyer, political
orator and ex-editor, of San Diego, Califor-
MIA, declares her intention of Offering her
vote at the fall election and of carrying her
case to the highest court if her ballot be re-
fused. Clara's course will be watched with
interest.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-06
THE ENGLISH COYERTS.

They are simply elegant and are the most
fashionable coats in use. Light and dark
shades. The finer grades generally are used
only by merchant tailors. But we have
them. Regular price $25; but we sell for $15.
The height Of New York style.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-06

The Supreme court of New York sustains
a verdict of twenty-five thousand dollars
damages for the loss of a mans arm, and the
Massachusetts, Supreme court austains YER
dict of twenty-seyen thousand dollars dam
ages for the loss of boys arm. This again
illustrates the fact that it is very much
more profitable to get hurt than to get
killed.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-06

A good old story is going the rounds again.
A drummer for Chicago dry goods house
was boasting in the presence of one of his
characteristically modest professional broth
ers from Boston of the immense business
which s'his firm" transacted. The Bostonisn
listened with respectful attention to the tre-
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-06
The GAANETT 0vERCOATS.

Light drab, Oxford gray and steel mix
diagonal All new, stylish and extraordinary
value at the price, which is $40. Really they
ale $15 coats. Every color, style and length
that anyone may wish.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-06

The commerce committees of both branch
es of congress are said to be considering
bill of some Importance, the purpose of
which is to obtain more accurate and thor
ough information as to the value and volume
of our exports. The essential plan of the
measure seems to be to establish Bureau
of Commercial Statistics" with a carefully
perfected organization and broad powers,
which is to be placed on level with the
Bureau of Labor Statistics. The authority
of the bureau is to be strengthened, as COM
| pared with existing facilities for gathering
information, by stricter requirements regard
| ing shipments by sea and by more careful
provision against evasions and inaccuracies
| in custom house returns. It is proposed,
| also, in order to cover the traffic over inter
national railroads running into Canada and
Mexico, which at present is mainly matter
of estimate or conjecture, to require shippers
by rail to furnish detailed manifests similar
| to those now in use in maritime freightage.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-06
The Pomeroy OvercOats.

Made of long fibre, ali wool goods, Scotch
finish, with satin sleeve lining and silk
facing. Light weights, very stylish, jaunty,
favorites with young men. Price S12
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-06

There is little girl in Baltimore who has
begun young to make trouble. She begins
crying on the street, says she is lost and gets
policemen searching for her home. She
gives careful descriptions of her home and
the officer takes her there and then she says
that isn't the place. She kept three police
men busy all day recently, and then con-
fessed that she knew where her home was all
the time and could have gone home alone.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-06

the time and could have gone nome alone.
The Army Register for this year shows
that over one-half of the officers on the ac-
tive list do not possess the advantages of a
West Point education. There are Iii Off
GERS who were appointed from civil life and
1,051 who were graduated at the military
academy. Taking in the retired list, the pro-
portion is 1, ,178 graduates and ,243 civilians.
During the few years Immediately following
the war the graduates numbered not more
than one-third of the entire number of Off
GERS. The proportion has been steadily on
the increase since. Over one-half of the ac-
tive officers have had active service.
A correspondent of Forest and Stream
protests against the modern tendency of
many sportsmen to become connoisseurs and
collectors of fine tackle, rather than OBJ
servers of fish, their haunts and habits. :'It
does seem nowadays" he says, Gas if we
had more varieties of tackle than fish, and
as if we knew the points of the tackle rather
than of the fish. To hear modern anglers
discourse, one would infer that trout were
not to be taken exGspt with split bamboo
or a reel with an arrangement of stops,
clicks, drags, etc., that is paralleled only by
the gear of racing canoe" But the small
boy still catches trout with very primitive
apparatus.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-04-19
THE FESTIVE ROACH.
Every Thing 70 In Knowing How to Dee
With the Lively Nuisance.

Every Thing 70 In Knowing How to Deal
With the Lively Nuisance.
Every thing is in knowing how,
you KNOW" remarked an observant
frequenter of the city hall. IF every
body knew as much about reaches as
do the vermin would soon become ex.
tinct They were the pest of my life
when I was in the restaurant business
several years ago. There was nothing
that disturbed my peace of mind like
the sight of roach walking leisurely
across the table in plain view of my
customers. / bought insect powder
by the quart and tried every means
could devise or hear of to get them
out of my house, but every thing was
a dismal failure. until finally an acct
dent happened which gave me the in.
formation for which l had been sauan.
dering money uselessly.
lone night some one happened to
leave cake box-one of those Jap
AIMED tin affairs = standing open.
Next morning about pint OF reaches
were found in the box. They had been
able to climb the outer surface and get
inside. but the interior surface was too
smooth for them to scale and they
were corralled Well. that put an idea
in my head. I went to work next
evening and steamed some cake so that
the insects could smell is long dis
lance and put it in the box. Next
morning II had about q half peck Of
the vermin. kept the thing going for
q week and captured every roach in
the house. This is something that =
roaeh-ridden people should know
abonf " -DetroH zfi6sse.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-04-19
thoroughly seasoned by coming
"around the Horn in 40"
coming

thoroughly seasoned by coming
around the Horn in 40"
But what should we do nowe
Ellen. who. at the elimination Of
Ethers daring. had sat down on the
floor and bumped her head, not very
gently, against the wall. now struggled
to her feet and we held council of
war. 1t was half-past eleven. The
night was black. the streets dark; the
supervisors had just decided in tit OF
economy. not to light the street-lamps
for the next six months, and our house
was the only one IN the fifty-vara lot
forming the square. The garden was
full of hiding places. where some con-
federate might even then be lurking.
ready to pounce upon us. il We VEN
tured out.
On the whole, it seemed best to hold
our prisoner until morning, when we
could arouse the Chinese servants and
send for help So we brought out the
lamps and victualed the garrison. Ell
len made some strong coffee over q
spirit-lamp, and we sat there ali night
and waited. paying little attention to
the fierce threats and laundering
blows against the walls that empha-
sezed the rage of our captive.
With the first morning light, we
aroused All Lung, the cook. and. hav-
ing satisfied his moon-eyed wonder.
sent out for the officers of law, who
soon had our prisoner handcuffed and
Gagged in the county jail
You see now why l find it uphill
work to discipline my granddaughter
Ethel. / have told you how she an.
swers me when l try to reprove her.
But there's one comfort at least.
That mani have been laughted at
a great deal all my life for looking for
him-was "caught at last kate Vir-
ginia Darling, in Youths Companion
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-04-19
AT SUNSET TIME.

The painted shadows fall
From the church windows tall;
Its pictured saints look down
Upon the quaint old town,
At sunset time.
No tramp Of horses feet
Disturbs the quiet street;
The distant hill-tops seem
Wrapt in a halcyon dream,
At sunset time.
A bird fits to and fro.
Above the branches low.
And sings in monotone
OF joys forever flown,
At sunset time.
Strange shadows. floating, rise
Across the evening skies,
AS daylight wanes apace
Ii this sequestered place,
At sunset time.
THE glowing tints grow dim,
And family, like hymn
Heard through the half-closed gate,
They fade-and it is late,
At sunset time.
Pale watchers! though the night
Shall quench yon rays OF light,
Know that all sorrows cease,
And troubling sinks to peace,
At sunset time.
We seek the fields where bright
Streams run, and lilies white
And fadeless roses grow
Where deathless summers glow,
At sunset time.
There is perfect rest!
In pilgrims garments drest
We march, with stan in hand,
Straight to he Sunse: land,
At suLset time.
~ o. 7iDies-D emoer6,
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-04-19
ALL TALKED TO DEATH.
An Once Boy Whose Check Was Hsrde
Than That of . Book Agent.

An Once Boy Whose Check Was Harder
Than That of = Book-Asent.
1 remember an experience which.
came to a book agent, who, by exer..
else of uncommon strategy. got into.
the editorial rooms of a New York
evening paper some years ago. He.
was terror. Talka Bless your be-
nighted soul. he could talk like our
silver-tongued Andy Robertson on the.
tariff ! All the reporters put their
names on the subscription list. and the,
editors followed suit Yes, even the.
religious editor. most profane man.
was talked into humility. and signed
the fatal list like lamb. The agent
departed. promising to deliver the
books and collect the first installment
thereon on certain day.
That day came around. so did the
agent He was met at the door of the,
editorial rooms by the ofiice-boy. There,
was an ante-rOom in which every visit
or was halted until leave was given
from within for his admission. The.
book agent had slipped through beforee
under false pretense. This time the
office-bOy knew him. and was loaded
for him. in fact The agent asked to-
see MIR. -. naming the editor-in--
chief
"He's dead" laconically replied the.
boy. He was the checklist boy ever
knew.
The agent started and said he was.
sorry to hear that. Was the manayino
editor in?
"He's dead. too" was the reply
''Arc all the editors dead?" Asked
the agent.
'.Yes. and all the reporters. Thew.
lied Tuesday last A man talked ZEN.
10 death. every one of 'em-and their.
friends and relations are a-lookine f,r
he man. and il you don't git out o.
here mighty quick they're likely to find
nm. and Il they do"
But the agent had asd. Rats6u,qke
Dispatck
Ihere are twenty-esven Japanese.
|fQdQDf1 n tYaS YRS~hx~,e YY..4-....---S.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-04-19
coNsoL,Nc THE WIDOW.


path and Advice.
A lady dressed in deep mourning
and having look Of BOstonian refine
ment and reserve, got on Chicago
train bound for Denver one day last
week. Away out in Kansas. near
Dogwood Creek. there boarded the
train native of the soil in the shape
of . woman in a green delaine dress. a
blue and red shawl and q yellow
nubia. She dropped easily and grace
fully into the seat in front of the
woman in black, turned around.
stared hard for moment. and then
said:
"Widder?''
"I-I-did you speak to me?" asked
the lady in surprise.
"Yes'm-widder?"
"Yes"
Thought so. Quite recent eh7'>
ayes"
"What aided himP''
Consumption"
"Lingera good whileP
Ill yes"
"Much ag'ny?"
Eyes, indeed"
"Coughed a sight, hey?"
''Oh, yes. but l."
~ know what'd cured him in less'h
q month. Never knowed it to fail an
I've seed it tried in cases where they'd
been given up by foe doctors Yes'm-
But it amt no use talkin' bout that
now. Any children?"
"Yes, three
''His folks got emp"
'No; but really. L"
1.-TWO boys an girl or two girls
an a boy?'
1.-TWO girls"
"Oh, did you git your thirds out an
out?"
Really. madam
COR did he leave will?"
Excuse me, but"
1.-The law gives woman her thirds.
but faint often she gifts 'em out m
out. l thing she'd ort to have half,
don't you?"
A-Tcdlly, uOn KNOW.
"Well. 1 do. Was you made the
garden of the children?''
"No-that is"
"Well. l bet I'd be garden of my
own younguns if my man was to die.
These gardens git the prop'ty half
the time. Did he have money in the
bank?"
II beg your pardon but"
"You ort to made him put it in
your name. 1t makes it lots easier
when the man dies to settle things
up. His kin try to break the will?'
Excuse me"
"A man cayn't die nowadays 'thout
a pack O his folks tryin' to break the
will. no matter how many wives and
he has. You goin' to wear
Grape all the time or only a year?'
pardon me. but"
Its becomin' to you, but kinder
for common wear. But.
dear me. you amt more'n thirty-six
or thirty-seven, are you?"
No reply.
~ don't know how you feel bout
second marriages. but L"
"Oh, madam, please"
you'll marry agin, now I'll bet YOU
do. Oh, l know how you feel now.
My sister Cindy felt and talked jist so.
an she married agin in six months an"
done well. too. Id wait year if
was you 1t looks better. shows re-
'pect and all that; but if 1 was young
IS you ar had only three children,
I'd"
But the lady in black had fled to the,
next car and her consider turned tc.
he man on her right, and said:
- Talk about her not marryin' aginn
we an idee she's goin' West a-purpose
o see if she kin do well there. an II
lon't blame her." Detroit Free Press
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ike boy. L don't approve OF such
things. In my day girls danced the
minuet
II should just strike out from the
shoulder, so!'
And. suiting the action to the words,
she .'struck out"
Away went the racquet right through
the mirror shivering it into a thousand
fragments. We all stood aghast. but
Ethel recovered herself at once.
Il tell you. grandma, if l should do
that. it would be the last of him,
wouldn't it? Come. let's go on. and
then I'll help Ellen gather up the fras-
ments."
Here Ethel dropped on her knees.
and explored with the offending rae
quet every nook and corner of the dim
recess under the bed.
MIR. Nobody here. now" said she.
getting up with flushed face and
tumbled hair; "don't say after this,
grandma that I'm not attentive"
We then gave the closet thorough
investigation. thumped on the walls
with the poker. shook out the water
proofs. that are certain to look as if
the sleeves We're stuffed full of arms,
looked in old shoe-boxes. and finally,
standing up in a chair, 1 rummaged
along shelf running the length of the
closet. where / was always afraid that
some tramp would lay himself away
through the day.
Satisfied at last, we took mn the line
OF march. in and out of the winding
hsi's. up and down through vacant
rooms, shaking old clothes, humping
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-04-19

panncled dining-room, divided through
the middle by crimson portiere. Two
large closets opened from it; enc. the
first for china, and the other for the
storage of the house-linen. To my
surprise, it was the door of this second
closet that Ethel opened and pointed
to black box, showed back on the top
shelf. remembered len that small
part of the family silver had been
stored there. to be used only in case of
necessity; the rest had been
sent by the family who owned
the house, to the Safe Deposit.
In the corner next the door was a step
ladder used for housekeeping pur-
poses. just as the burglar seized this,
tremendous noise. like the tramping
of armed men, and the mad rolling of
canuon-balls. made him drop the lad
der and cock his pistol quickly. We
thought of rescue. but the noise came
from colony of rats in possession of
the neighboring attic. Selling the
ladder again. the burglar set it against
the shelves in the further corner of
the closet. climbed heavily to the top
of it, and laid his hand on the box,
when, presto! change! quick as light
ming. Ethel shut the door with crash.
turned the key. showed the bolt, and
there he was. prisoner.
Eve got him. grandma! I've got
him!" she cried Il naeant to get him
all che timer
The man struggled like Gagged lion.
Kicks and blows rained on the door.
curses loud and deep filed tho little
room; frantic POUNDING s with has huge
fists were thrown away on oaken
plsnks felled in the old Bay State and
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-03-31
TUESDAY,. March IS, 1888.

Board met pursuan, TO adjournment.
Present same ~ on yesterday and Super
visor Prendergest.
The record of yesterdays session was
read and approved.
Supervisor Fischer of the committee on
abatements submitted the following report,
which was adopted;
Mr.. Chairman, &c: Your committee on
statements would respectfully report that
they have examined the matter Of the petit
ton Of r. Y. Shipley of Mendoza. presented
before them, and having made an exsmina-
iion Of the tax records. are satisfied tina, the
assessment complained Of by him ia greater
that others and similar property In said
town, and We recommend that the petition
be granted and that the county treasurer be
authorised to Abste I Of the taxes levied on
lot 4, block 10. Illinois Central railroad
addition 10 Mendoza.
All Of which Is respectfully submitted.
II. N. GALLA0HER, Chairman.
The committee on psupers reported back
without action the petitions referred TO Il
from the Womsn's Relief Society Of Ottawa,
and ssked 70 have the same referred to the
committee on judiciary. Carried.
supervisor Green, chairman committee on
coal and gas reported verbally that said
committee had renewed the contract for coal
for the ensuing year with the Union Coal
%: on same terms - last year.
supervisor Gransden presented . claim
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,ilioners a dependent child. and was sent
to the Boys Industrial School In Cook
county That the rules of that school re.

ullohefs dependent chiid, ana was sent
10 the Boys Industrial School In Cook
county That the rules of that school re.
qulreJ contract from the board Of super
u-ors OF his county to pay for his support
- per month; that rs humanity reuuit ed
that he should be sent at once YOUR nett.
TONERS guaranteed the exptEse IA case yunr
honorable body should refuse 10 make such
contract The boy remained Ia tn school
u little over three weeks, when your pen
toner succeeded in getting him admitted on
trial. in family Of the highest responsibility
with prospect that such family will adopt
him. Your petitioners therefor ask your
body to appropriate 500 to cover the
expense of maintaining said boy in said
school durin the tine above mentioned
Your petitioners also ask the adoption of the
accompanying resolution. Respectfully sub.
mitted, Woman Relic. Society,
HELEN L. BULL, President.
ADDIE 5. JoNrs Secretary.
Resolved. That the chairman be authorized
10 enter into contract with the Illinois
Industrial Training School for Boys for the
support, training and education of such boys
as may be found by the county court of this
county " dependent" and shall be by said
court committed to the care OF said school,
Supervisor Lewis moved that matter of
the complaint of Jacob Horning, OF the
over. PAYNE Of tax by reason OF the error
of the assessor, be referred 70 the commit
tee on Attachments, without reducing In
writing and with power to act. Carried.
Supervisor Cullen introduced the follow.
ing resolution:
Res0iped, That Mr.. John F. Nash, cashier
of the First National Bank of Ottawa, be
permitted 10 address this board at ~ O'Clock
tomorrow morning In relation 70 the past
financial transactions between the county
and tine bank
Supervisor Lewis offered the following
as II substitute for the resolution introduced
by Supervisor Cullen:
WHEREAS, Mr.. j. 4. Nash desires unan.
imous consent TO be heard by the county
board upon matters touching the transac-
tions of himself and his bank with the
county of La Sale,
Res0lced, That the board designate 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning as the time
when. If there be no objection, MIR. Nash
may be heard.
The substitute was accepted and adopted.
Supervisor Armstrong moved that the
board adjourn till 2 o'clock p. III.
Supervisor Fischer moved as an amend
ment that the board adjourn till O'clock
tomorrow morning
Amendment carried.
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OUR AGENTS.

TnE FREE TRADER may be obtained Mt thr Io"o'''E
nlaccs hy the single copy or subscriptions VIII br 'aA'
or any length of nme At the regular rh'''
r. H. PouLER, serena, III.
1RowBEIDGE, Marsclllos'
ID. II. UNpERnlLl, Seneca,
GEORGE II. ngRGgH, Tor Troy Grove, orhir ana wal
hAm Address Troy Grove.
Postmaster at Leland.
Postmaster at Tcnlca.
Pusimistress AT Ransom.
i,stmastcrs are authorized 10 receive sub-crp 'oh'
n all DOstOtic,s IN this county.
OASyAssiSG AGgNrs
wanted In every town Ia la Sale county Liberal
commissions paid Ia ,ah. Wrg for Terms, sending
references IN all carts
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ottawa. H.. March IL. 1883.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

Record Of tie Poceedinys, Orders, and RcSo
lutions Of the Board Of Supervisors Of La
Sale County and State Of iImois, at a spe.
e1ai trm thereof commenced and hed al The
Gurt House m .Ota~a IN sad County, on
.Hondoy, The l2h day Of Ndrch. 4. D.,
1888