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MAJOR NM. ID MUTT, of the Treasury De
partment. Is constituted my Agent to transact
business Tor the estate OF the late FULLY X. Wise.
10 him, creditors having properly authenticated
claims, or others, having any kind OF business with
the estate, respectfully referred during my ab.
Hnce. JOHN &. WISE Administrator
OF T. X. Wise, decd
Washington City, Aug. 18th, 1874
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NOTICE TO PRE-eMPTIoN CLAIMANTS

Every person entitled to the right of pre-empion
10 my lands within the nNts Of the township above
enumerated u required to establish the same TO The
satisfaction Of the Register and Receiver Of the land
Offices and make payment therefor a, prSeti-
cable after ss,ing this notice, and before rbe DAY ap-
pointed Tor the com negoement Of the pubic sale Of
ihc township emb aoing The tract claimed above de-
signaled oihvrvl ss such claim viii BE- forfeited.
THO. n. BLAKE
Conn issiohsr Of h. Central nd Ofa
It,a
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NEW BOOKS.-The Comic Blackstone, re-.
" printed from the London edition.
sydney Smith Misceanies, 3 vols,
scotland, by Y. G, Kohl, author OF Russia and
he Russians, cheap edition pse - cents, just pub
lished and this DAY received by
july % F. TAYLOR.
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Washington City, Aug. 10th, 1874.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-10-04
Beautiful n,Ntract.
The Parse, the JeC, and the Chris
fiun.

tim.
A Jew entered Parsec temple, and be-
held the sacred fire What, said he to the
priest, do we worship the fire? Not the
fire, answered the priest; it is to us an
emblem Of the sun, and of his genial heat
Do you then worship the sun as your
God asked the Jew. Know We not,
this luminary. also, is but work of that
Almighty Creator'
We know it, replied the priest, but the
unculiivaed man requires "A sensible sign,
in order to form conception of the Most
Highland is not the sun, the incompre-
hensible source Of light, and image of that
Invisible Being, who blesses and preserves
all things
The lsreilite thereupon rejoined: Do
your people, then. distinguish the type
from the original They call the sun
their God, aud, descending even from
this To haser object they kneel before
an earthly flame. Ye amuse The outward
but blind the inward eye, and, while ye
hold to them the earthly, ye Withdraw
Gom them the heavenly light. Thou
shalt not make unto thee any image or
any likeness.
How then do you designate the Su-
preme Being asked the Parsee.
We call him Jehovah, Adonia, that is,
the Lord who is, who was, and who will
be; answered the Jew.
Your appelIation is grand and sublime,
said the Parsce, but is awful too !
A Christian then drew nigh and said
We call him FATHER.
The pagan and The Jew looked at each
other, and sld-tlerc is al once an ina &c
and reality, i, is word of the heart, said
they.
Therefore, they raised their eyes ia
! heaven, and said with reverence aud love
Our FATHER And they took each
other by the hand. and all three called
one another brothers, DR.. f. "A. krunl.
macher.
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paan Eln,cr- a., New zrn.an.i.

The Journal DIES Debats gives the following
story, communicated by correspondent at Aka
roa, in New Zealand
Probably, before my letter arrives in
France, you will have learnt that the Ma
hours, tribe of Zealanders, have killed
thirty English of this colony; but, you,
perhaps, will not know, that the bodies of
these unfortunate men were eaten. This
is but too true. We had been GU, on
hunting party, for about week, when
one evening we arrived among the friend
~ tribe of Teraupera, or Mahouris, and
found them regaling themselves with hu-
man flesh. We were all convinced that they
were eating some captives, or native slaves
Of their own. As understood the lam
guage, | could not resist expressing my
Indignation, and threatened them with
chastisement from the crew Of the cor
vete. The savages were alarmed, and
cndeavored TO appease me. by saying.
They are not man Of Mahouri that we
arc eating, but some Tee-yes'-for i! is
thus they call the English. They then
exhibited to us the heads of their victims.
and | recognized among them that Of
Capt. Wakefield, one OF the distinguished
inhabitants Of Port Nicholas, who had
entertained us at his own house when we
went to the town 10 procure provisions.
| was seized with horror at this sight
My companions blamed me for having
risked irritating the cannibals, as we were
only five against two hundred. But they
gave MS confidence, by saying, 'Oh. the
Oci OH, (for so they distinguish us, are
good people, but the Yee-yes are very
wicked They then related that they
had killed the English, because they
wished to establish themselves in a bay
which they had not purchased, and which
the Mahouris were unwilling to give up.
We then retired, with our hearts full of
horror and disgust
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-10-04
VOL. V.-NO. l6.
Deaths Prime 1linj.,rr

Death, the king of terrors, was deter.
mined to chose a prime minister, and his
pale couriicrs, the ghasily train of diseas.
es, were summoned TO attend, when each
preferred his claim to this illuslrious Of.
flee. Fever urged the number he had de.
stroyed; cold Palsy set forth all his pen.
sioners, by shaking all his limbs; Gout
hobbled up, and alleged his great power
IN racklng every joint; and Asthma's in
ability TO speak was strong though silent
argument in favor Of his claim. Stone
and ChoIic plead their violence, Plague
his rapid progress in destruction, and Con.
sumption, though slow, insisted that he
was sure.
In the midst of this contention. the
court was disturbed with noise of music.
dancing, ieasiing, and revelry, when i'm.
me'llalely entered lady, with bold, las.
civlous air, and flushed jovial counte-
nance. She was attended on one hand
by troop of cooks and bacchanalans.
and on the other, by train of wan,on
youths and damsels, who danced half ma
ked to the softest musical instruments
name lNTEMPERANCE She waved her
hand, and thus addressed the crowd of
diseases: "Give way, we sickly band Of
prelenders, nor dare to vie with my supe-
rIor merits in the service of this monarch.
Am not your parent-the author of your
being Do ye not derive your power of
shortening human life almost wholly by
me Who, then, so Fl as myself for this
important Office ~
The gr'sly monarch grinned smile of
appreciation. placed her at his right hand
and she Immediately became his principal
iavorite and prime-miniser-.4ddison.
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Nesmerism.- Drougham. the witty co.
medan, rather gives mesmcrlsm lick
back in one of his Irish Entertainments.
Hear the mad wag talk:
.Mesmerism is magnificent and impo-
sing hypothesis. resting on mighty small
fact-a dininu,iyc fact, cvelnping v0-
lume of smoke--a tiny drop of reality, di-
lutcd by an ocean of humbug--a morsel
of saponacoous frolh, expanding by the
breath of 1uackery into an enormous bulb
ble--a vast philosophical and intangible
column, builtu of supposillons and based
on All ininitcssimal atom OF truth! Mesmcr-
ism. e,ymoogically defined. is an Anglo
German compound, derived from mess, n
botch or blunder. and merryism. which is
synonymous with the common English
fan, so that the actual Specification OF the
term is funny mess
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-10-04

| Lights and guide being procured we
soon found ourselves in cave near a
thousand feet in length, and from fifteen
10 forty in width while the height varied
from twelve to thirty feet, though in one
place the roof or cap rock almost reaches
the lloor, dividing the cave into two I'M
mense gloomy, sublerranean, vaulted
apartments, where nature has been silent
ly operating for ages-perhaps for thou
sands of ages.
The roof is formed of siratied silic-
eous limestone in alternate layer. In
some parts huge masses have fallen down
and he in irregular piles on the floor
while in others the arch springs from each
side and meets in the centre with the ut
most symmetry and architectural beauty.
The rock is encrusted in many parts with
crystallzatlons, stalactiles pendent from
the roof. some of them of very large size.
But the peculiar charm of the cave is
in the mineral il contains. Descending
by small shat, on the floor into drift,
The gllltering ore reflects back the light
IN every direction.
1t lays in detached jnnks, some weigh
ing probably thousand pounds, embed
ded in the usual red SILICA; but by what
wondrous chemistry, and when it was
formed, or if it grows, where it gets con-
stliuent parts, are among the mysteries.
1t is enough that it is there, and in guam
titles that would gladden. the eyes of any
miner. 1t is difficult to form an estimate
Of the amount Of ore the cave will yield.
Experienced miners say it is good for
three millions, and ii may possibly great
ly exceed that.
SubieTraneous excavations are common
about here. Immediately behind this city
yon may pass by din, Of occasional squeez-
ing and crawling through a succession Of
crevices and small caves and emerge three
quarters OF mile from where YOU enter
ed. But no opening (as the miners term
IN has vet been found on this side of the
rIver that will compare with Mr., Booths
in the mineral treasure, and the scientific
and curious III such matters will find il
well worth a visl.-Jwa Transcript
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-10-04

DR.. Crusty upbraiding Biinko.-Dr.
Crusly,' said Bllnko yesterday morning.
as he met his old lriend-'Dr. Crus,y, I
don't know how it is, but when drink
too much at night, am apt TO see things
in the morning.
You are, ell ? quo,h Crusty.
almost always reloried Blinko.
What kind of things , inquired Crus-
y.
Reddish colored monkeys and other
beasts continued Blinko, and there was
a slight twliching of the nerves of his face
and a tremulous Struggling Of his shout
der as he said it.
1T is generally the case rejoined Dr..
Crusiy, with more than his usual asperi-
ty. People who make beasts of Them
selves must expect that beasts will con-
sort with them even to their great harrass-
men,. IL you keep on drinking, Blnko,
as has been your wont, you'll soon see
something worse than red monkeys Of
mornings--you'll "see the eiephanf' one
Of these days. Pie.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-10-04
The Religious Ju.ylers of Indin.

The Jogees, usually met with in the
large towns of India, support themselves
and entertain the credulous by affecting
powers of necromancy, command over
physical and mental faculties, with tricks
and jugglery Of all kinds. Being exceed
ingly expert in performing sleighls of
hand, (eais of strength, and mummeries
Of every description, these men often so
completely cheat the senses of the look
ers.on that even most intelligent persons
among Europeans fail to discover the
means whereby the cunning impos,ers eff
feet results which, depending of course
on physical causes, are yet made by them
to appear as if produced by the miracu-
lous interference Of the gods. Thus, at
Madras, for instance, joyce pretended
to sit on the air for very considerable
period, with no support but slight crutch
on which he leaned his hand, and many
European gentlemen testified to the fact.
1t would appear, from the description of
the apparatus carried with the man, that
he produced the effect Of resting on a
baseless seat by means of inflated blad-
ders; but the true secret remained I'M
known, although the Governor himself
certified to the fact, that the exhibitor re-
NAMED so poised for forty minutes. 9th
er men effect the power of continuing I'M
der water for very considerable period,
perhaps by means of the a;r.tube com.
monty used by divers at present. But
the most remarkable feat probably ever
known was that performed at the court oil
Rungeet Singh, where a Joyce was bu'
ried within a sealed box underground
without food. in garden surrounded by
a high and guarded wall, for thirty days
and, when exhumed. speedily recovere,
his natural powers. In mos, of these ca
ses money is not so much an object will
these religious jugglers as influence, AM
generally, believe, joyce would ralh
er risk life in the performance of hi
tricks than hazard his reputation o
course, he mus, admit his cheiias (disci
ples) into his secrets. as assistants, bu
they walk too truly in the steps Of thei
honored master TO be'ray him.--Asiati
Magazine.
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do that if yOu can

We should like to hear Dan Marble tell
the story about the Yankee who lost his
yellow dog. Approaching a wood-chop-
per by the way-side, the Yankee accos-
ted him:
Mister says he, have you seed ysl-
Ter dog goin' along here, about year.
year and half, or two years old -
Yes replied the chopper, supposing the
Yankee was quizzing him-yes I've seen
yalier dog goin along here, about year.
year and half, or two years old.
Twas bout an hour, an hour and half,
or two hours ago, and you'll find him
about mile, mile and half or two
miles ahead, with tail about an inch, an
inch and half, or two inches long!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-10-04
The EOx Biver Country.

On our recent visit to Kane county, we
travelled through this beautiful country
for the first time. For farming as well as
Tor manufacturing purposes, 1t is certain
y the most desirable portion of this fer
Tile state. The enlerprising spirit of its
n,elligen. Inhabitants Is rapidly converting
it into the garden spot of America. The
river is from four to five hundred feet
wide. about two feet deep from shore to
shore for 70 or SO miles, with current
so rapid that an immense water power is
afforded every few miles. In very few
years the shores of this river must present
continuous chain of thriving villages,
towns, and manufacturing ciies-nuthing
can prevent it. Even now we meet with
a fourishing village every few miles,
with mills that would do credit TO the old
est states, all the work Of few years, and
years of pecuniary embarrassment. In
ST. Charles there are Two grisl mills, one
double saw mill, an oil mill, a paper mill,
carding machines, &C.; and in Geneva
there are three mills and these two vii
lagos are only one mile and a half apart,
AT Elgin, ten miles above, large woollen
factory and several mills are going up.
The same spirit of improvement is mani
tested at Aurora, 10 miles below, where
there are several mills in operation, one
of which is of the largest class. The po'
pulalion Of the latter place is about 1000,
aud in 1897 there were but one or two
houses in the neighborhood.
The land is beautifully undulating the
whole length Of the river, for many miles
in width. The soil and climate cannot be
surpassed for wheat; aud there is an
abundance of TIMBER. Thousands OF
| springs, by which the river is fed, are
gushing from the hill sides-inderd, the
river is but little less than Il mighty body
of spring water, rolling for ninety miles
over channel of gravel. Kane county
appears to be the very heart of this lovely
country, and is within days drive OF
Chicago, as good market for wheat as
| is in the west.
The population Of the Fox river coun-
try is enterprsing and industrious. Ma
ny Of the farmers are entering largely into
the wool growing business and others eX-
lensively into the cultivation of wheat.
The truth is, nature has done more for
the northern than the middle ard southern
portions of Illinois, and it must become,
at no distant day, the mos, llourshing and
mos, densely populated part OF the STATE
with or wi,hou, the completion Of the ca
nal. The completion would promote the
interest of this portion of the state more
than the northern. The farmers OF the
north have market near a, hand without
the cana-wilh i, we could transport ouT
poSk and whea, 10 the best markets viii
but a ,ri1ing expense. Complete the ca
nal, and our produce will command al
most as good prices here in cash as a
Chicago. --SprinefeM Register.
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yIr. HSoQtl.,s Cave.

A mine Of Lead Ore has recently been
discovered near Dubuque, by Mr..
Booth, of great richness, aud under sin
gular circumstances of location. 1t seems
Mr.. Booth, highly respectable and ex-
perlenceG miner, was sinking shaft
through hard layers OF sand stone, when
at considerable depth, to his surprise,
his shaft terminated in large cave, of
many yards in length, and so high as to
admit the tallesl man 10 walk upright be-
meath its vaulled roof. lie was grallied
at finding this cave to contain the richest
veins of Lead Ore lha, had ever been dis
covered in the country. The Ore is
found in rich abundance on the sides,
roof and bottom of the cave. And ii can
he so easily detached as to be raised Ia al.
mas, any desired quantity. The richest
beds Of il, however, are just beneath the
floor of the cave, which is reached by
short shafts bored down to it. The
quantity and value Of the ore contained il,
this cave is supposed to be immense.'-
". Y. Jour. CJm.
In company with small party we Wis
tied this cave about two weeks ago. De
scending perpendicular shat, about q
feet deep, we found ourselves a. the en-
trance of creuice lin miners phrase
though Of unusually large Dimensions.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-10-04
FANNY.

Fanny was seventeen,
All full of beauty as a blooming rose.
Winning, bewitcbng reigning DER the beaux,
A fairy queen.
But all unconscously The
She scattered smiles, like kndng darts, arount
And all alike the same sweet being found her,
Simple and free.
Love lives in all things bright;
And Fanny loved already but she ne'er
Had WHISPERED of her passion, save in pray'r
To the still night.
strange and silent boy
Gazed ds,antly on Fanny, and there came
Into her heart fond and holy flame,
Breathing ofjoy.
But he was sad in youth
Nor ever gave he token to the maid
Of passion in like holiness repaid,
With heart and truth.
Time roll'd, and Fanny grew
TO share the sadness of the dreaming boy,
And joy in her sad dreaming-the alloy
Was pleasure too.
While still! around her hung
A hrong OF glittering rivals, mono were chosen;
And tina, one burning heart still held frozen
And silent tongue.
Like the volcanic fire
That smothers meath pyramid of snow,
So in Imprisoned torment seem to & ow
The youths DESIRE
Time rolld-and came a day
When Fanny for the first time wept alone,
For he on whom her wealth of love was thrown,
Had roam'd away.
Q, Re was poor and proud,
And could not, would not minelc with the crew
That boiIy To thn foot Of Eopny
With tongues so loud
Fanny had ever been
Of tender moulding and within her eyes
Light flashd and faded, the sunbeam dies,
Gorgeous at cen.
Now grew upon her check
A most strange GOODNESS and stranger bloom
That depend still. while smaller spot OF room
1t seem'd 10 seek.
Time ro'd-and one by one
Fanny's rejected lovers dropp'd away.
And she was lonely, and no longer guy,
For HE was gone!
Slowly the years rolI'd by.
And Fanny, like some silent floral thing,
Fading too early in its native spring,
Bent down to die.
Still dreanngy she loved,
And mutter'cd voicelrss, to each passing bird,
Asking what news was of the wandcrer heard,
Or where he rovcd!
- But the youth came no more
And Fanny's history early told;
Still rapidly she faded on--time rol!'d-
And Fanny died
When first her cheek was pale.
Some wonder'd, and some piiied but none knew,
AS cold consumption struck her bosom through,
or this sad tale.
Times scythe was still on wave,
Years after, when an old man bent and wept,
And sghd away his life, and soundIy slept
On :anny's gtave
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-10-04

A book was printed during the time Of
Cromwell, with the following ,i,le--.Eggs
of Charity, layed by the chickens of the
covenant, and boiled with the water of
Divine Love--,ake We and eat Enter.
in,o-,he-kingdom-of heaven Clapp,' and
'Prai.e-God Barebones.' distinguished
men of that day, were probably great I'D.
mirers Of this work.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-10-04

DO that If you can.-Af,er an action
between the English and Dutch fleet,
news arrived that peace had been made
between the two countries. Whereupon
the sailors of the two fleets began to show
off feats Of agility and strength, in the
spirit of rivalry. A Dutch sailor mounted
to the cap of the manmast of a "A, and
stood upright on his head. No man
could be found for time on board the
English fleet capable of performing the
feat. AT last an old Jack tar, who never
stood on his head in his life, said:
III try it, il die by it,
His shipmates tried to change his res.
ouIion, but in vain. lie mounted TO the
cap of the mainmast Of his ship, turned
up on his head and fell over! He was
fortunate enough 10 catch by the rigging,
and strange to say, came upon deck alive.
Ills comrades ran TO pick him up, but he
shook them oil, and hobbling to the side
OF the vessel, roared out to the Dutch.
man
I'm lint If ann cn,,
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BY HISE & OSMAN.

The following beautiful lines are from the st.
Louis Revele. They fall upon the heart like
melancholy music, or like the mellowed rays of
the departing subsidy and tendery.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-10-04

Dreadfh.-A coqueue is said TO be a
perrec, incarnation of Cupid. Cos Wy I
She keeps her beau in a quirer' Turn
him out, ladies "
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The Editor of the Portland Express
has poet in his employ--a regular hap.
hazard sort Of chap-who raules of
rhymes perfectly regardless OF all ordina,
ry rules and regulations. We give sam
ple:-
When psgey's dog her arms imprison,
often wished my lot was hissen;
How often should stands and turn,
10 get pat from hands like hem.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-12-19

CHARLEsTowE, July 90, l8f3.
During the last two years have used the sPPar-
atus OF Dr. Thomson for the relief of Prolspsus
uteri, and have fousd il not only efficient, but en-
ilrely exempt from all Inconvenience inseparable
from the mode of treatment formerly adapted in
dispacements of the Uterus. should be pleased
to see inthe possession of some resident OF this
County, the right TO manufacture and vend this
apparatus, as the difficulty and expense of Frocur-
ing it, has prevented, feel confident, its general
use here.
l., C.. CORDELL,
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-12-19
L, C. CoRDELL,
CnAnLrsrows. Inlx 90. 1913.

CHARLEsTowN, July 70, I64d'
have inspected carefully Dr. Thomsons appsr--
atns for relief of Prolapsus u,eri, and keeping in
view the indications TO be met in the management
OF that painful Affection conceive this apparatus
to be- in all respects adapted TO fulfil those indi.
cations. II embraces ghtness with strength ana
perfect applicability to the contour OF surface 70
which It's TO be appled-those essentials neeessa'
ny in any apparatus TO effect the Uterine support
The apparatus is admirably designed for sustain,
ing the walls of the abdomen either in case Of
gravid Uterus, recent delivery or any condition OF
the abdominal organ. requiring rest and support
would be pleased TO see the right secured 10 tnis
county, that physicians could avail themselves
of its advantages.
JOHN ]. III. STRAITH.