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! ing hllipt The dropping trade OF the manuac-
turing districts the ports ought and We trust will,
be thrown open for the admission of every de-
scriplon Of food Meetings have been held in
| Manchester and elsewhere 10 impress The subject
on The Government. When nation is thorough.
! " reused, The duty will be abandoncd-not ill
then.
| The fear of famine has overtaken the canGiNe
of Paris, and riots have been the consequence
In every great metropolis, there are 10 be found
numberless disconnected spirits on the alert for
"row," in order 10 have a plausible excuse for
appropriaiing the properly Of Others TO their own
purposes. The prelext OF scarcity in the matter
Of food, is jus, the sort Of excuse which such per-
sons can set up with impunily, and they are not
slow to lake advantage Of it. In addition 10 the
rise in the price Of the necessaiics Of life, trade
in Paris is dull al the presen, time, and these
combined causes have led 10 the temporary out
| breaks 10 which we allud. The mob entered
some bakers shops, stopped some carriages and
attempted 10 form barbados; but the military
were in attendance and quiet was eventually re.
stored. In some Of he French provincial towns,
a similar spirit OF ci>coEieni has been apparent.
The money, like most Of the produce markets,
is in asomcwhat depressed state. The prospects
of the winter are not 50 cheering as they could be
desired but there is nothing 10 create such Sc.
rious apprehensions as many gloomy minded
people are apt 10 indulge in. The family oil the
croakers are very numerous.
THE EFFECT OF THE SEIZURE OF
CALIFORNIA IN FRANCE-Notwithsand
ing the interest felt in the Montpensier marriage
question, The journals have found lime 10 say
good deal about The seizure or annexation, or
whatever il may he called, of California. The
great government organ. the Debais, makes this
brief, but expressive observation en- the matter:
"By the acquisition of California, the U. States
gain territory which descends from the 42d 10
ord degree, and which, in s!raigh, line, is $500
kilometres in length Ii is Simply complete re-
| voluton effected in the balance OF power on he
Pacific ocean. For France it is question q. no
interest; Tor Great Britain ii is an affair of the
first importance. Ard yet the statesmen and the
10 devote their thoughts and efforts to discover in
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-04-03
YANKEE DOODLE.

A late number of the Knicker6ock-
er contains some amusing adventures
of Yankee Doodle. The following
is pretty fair illustration of the adj
venturous and wandering character
of the hardy sons of New England.
Speaking of the wonderful ubiquity
of the true Yankee, the writer says ::
1T is harder than Chinese puz-
zle to put your finger on bit Of ter
ritory, disputed or undisputed, where
the Yankee Doodle is not. If you
go to Lands End, he is there; to
Mount Ararat, he is there to Chin
borazo, Himalaya, the Mountain of
the Moon, or the Pyramid of Cheops,
he is there; any where, in fine,
where an ark, dove, camel, a
snake can arrive, by their several
faculties; bartering, and scratching
his name on trees, stones and Afri-
can slaves. He knows the whole
map of the ancient dominiohs of
Prester John, and every nook and
corner of Mozambique, and he is
hand-in-glove with all the savages
in the world. He has been to Icha-
Doe until he has scraped it perfectly
clean; and if your English trader
has discovered a new bank of Guano,
and is getteng ready to fire gun or
two and take possession of it in the
name of her Majesty, imagine his
concernment to discover dozen of
these fellows twenty feet deep in a
Guano cavern, scooping it out with
their fingers, and Bangor schooner
bouncing up and down in a little
cove like duck among bulrushes.
Now if you walk on the sea shore at
Bildaraxa, you will find that you are
not the first there, perhaps to your
great sorrow; as Captain Jix swore
violently, when in walking through
the streets of Rundown, at the very
limits Of the dominions of Prince
Pompadello in Africa, he heard a
sharp whistler going through the
tune of Yankee DooIle,' with an
easy execution, and a devilish I'M
concern, which threw him at once
into a coast fever. And just so it
was with the poor soul who discov-
cred Bimpaz, and was just uncork-
ing bottle of Madeira in commem-
Grafton Of the event, when he saw a
Yankee on hillside, administering
the cold water pledge to three ma
tives.
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Singular Sea Fight.-On board
the Peacock they witnessed a sea
fight between the whale and one of
its enemies. The sea was quite
smooth, and offered the best posi-
bic view of the whole combat. First,
at distance from the ship, a whale
was seen ilonndcring in the most ex-
traordinary way, lasting the smooth
sea into a perfect foam, and cndeav-
orlng, apparently, to extricate him
self from some annoyance. As he
approached the ship, the struggling
continued and becoming more vio-
lent, it was perceived that fish,
apparently about twenty feet long,
held him by the jaw, his contortions,
spouting and throes all betokening
the agony of the huge monster. The
whale now threw himself at full
length from the water, with open
mouth, his pursuer still hanging to
the jaw, the blood issuing from the
wound and dyeing the sea at dis
lance around but all his founder
ings were of no avail his pertina-
cious enemy still maintained his hold,
and was evidently getting the advan-
tage Of him. Much alarm seemed
to be felt by the other whales around.
These 'kiIlers,' as they are called,
are of a brownish color on the back,
and white on the belly, with long
dorsal fin. Such was the turbulence
with which they passed, that a good
view could not be had of them to
make out more nearly the descrip
ton. These fish attack whale in
the same way as dogs bite bull and
worry him to death. They are arm
cd with strong sharp teeth and gen.
orally seize tlv whale by the lower
jaw. 1t is said that the only part of
them they eat is the tongue. The
whalers give some marvellous ac-
counts of these killers, and of their
immense strength; among them, that
they have been known to drag a
whale away from several boats which
were towing it to the ship.
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not of delicate nerves, and contin-
ued quietly to empty the platter"
MOURNING APPAREL.

There is good sense in the follow
ing remarks, published some twenty
years ago, and we marvel much that
the custom to which they refer is
not entirely abolished:
The principal objections against
the custom of wearing mourning APP
parel, are, that it is useless, incon-
yenient and expensive. For, what
use does it serve? To remind me
| am in affection? | do not need
any such momento. To point me
out to others as a mourncr? most
certainly do not wish to be so point
ed out. Shall the sable garb be
adopted, then, because it is grateful
to my feelings, because it is a kind
OF solace to me? | can gain no con-
ISOLATION from it.
IF, then, the custom is useless, it
lsstlll more Objectionable on account
oil the Inconvenience and expense.
1t is inconvenient, because it throws
the care of purchasing and making
clothes upon a family, at the very
moment when on every account it
most needs seclusion and quietness ;
when, worn out with care and sor-
row, 1t needs retirement and relief.
That the expense presses heavily
upon the poor is matter very well
known, and, | believe, generally re-
GREETED. If, then, there is a custom
in the community which is of no real
benefit, and is a real burthen. it
would seem clear inference that it
ought to be discouraged. If there
be any who fear that they shall be
too soon forgotten among men, when
they are gone, let them be reminded
that it depends upon themselves, not
upon the habilimentS of their friends;
upon their character, not upon their
obseqlies, whether they shall be re-
membered. The memorial of viz
tue saith the wisdom of Solomon,
is immortal When it is present,
men take example of it; and when
it is gone, they desire it; it weareth
a crown and triumpheth forever
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NsAtSSAlAs. NlIsAT.

Extract from the review of French
Work in tie .2mericQn ReuteW,
purporting to be a history of the
private and public life Of Marshal
Murat.
His three distinguished character
istics were, high chivalric courage,
great skill as general, and almost
unparalleled GOODNESS in the hour
Of extreme peril. Added to all this,
Nature had lavished her gifts on the
mere physical man. His form was
tall and finely proportioned-his
tread like that of knights face
striking and noble, while his pierre
ing glance few men could bear
This was Murat on foot, but place
him on horseback and he was still
more imposing. He never mounted
a steed that waS not worthy Of the
boldest knight of ancient days, and
his Incompatible seat made botl
horse and rider an object of univer.
sal admiration. The English inva.
riably condemned the theatrical cos.
tune he alwayswore, as an evidence
of folly. He was not man of deer
thought and compact mind, but h,
was oriental in his tastes, and lovet
every thing gorgeous and imposing
He usually wore rich Polish dress
with the collar ornamentcd will
gold brocade, ample pantaloons
scarlet or purple, and embroidered
with gold, boots of yellow leather
while straight diamond hilte,
sword, like that worn by the ancien
Romans, completed his dashing ex
terror: he wore heavy black wits
kers, long black locks which strea
med over fiery blue eyes. On hi
head he wore three cornered cha
peau, from which rose a magnifcen
white plume that bent under the pro
fusion of ostrich feathers, while be
side it and the same gold band, tow
cred away splendid heron plume
Over all this brilliant costume, h
wore in cold weather a pelisse c
j green velvet, lined and frineed wit
the costliest sables. Neither did h
forget his horse in his gorgeous ar
pareling, but had him adorned wit
the rich Turkish stirrup and bridl,
and almost covered with azure &C
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EOGsting.-Somc Yankee pl.iios-
opher says you should make up your
mind never to be out-done by boas-
ter. IF any such one says, with an
air of superiority, that he keeps a
yatch, directly affirm that you have
man-oi-war of your own private
property
We would also recommend that
when clustering fellow tells you he
can whip his weight in wild cats,
you immediately coolly observe that
you can tame hyena with wink,
and hug grizzly bear so as to make
him grunt 'enoHghn If, again,
man should tell you that lie swan
across the Gulf of Mexico, You can
swear that you fell overheard in the
middle of the Atlantic, and swan
back to New York., lodging the
sharks all the way! Keep in ad-
vance of a boaster on all occasions,
and in the end he will have to 'give
you his hat
We cut the above from an ex-
change paper. The advice contain
ed in it brings to our recollection an
occurrence at country tavern a
year or two since; a travelling dem
fist and notorious boaster was par
taking of a Christmas dinner, when
he stated to his comrads that an I'M
Gle Of lis was in the habit of taking
turkey on his fork at dinner, in one
hand, and holding it up, whilst he
carved it by the deXterous use of tho
knife in the other. Nothing dashed
by the boldness of the doctors lie,
constable, who was present, ip-
stantly asserted that he had cousin
in Texas who could go through the
same performance with a young
Buffalo, holding a pitchfork in ono
hand and an axe in the other! The
doctor stood treat all round.-.S y.
Tribune.
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VOL. VINO. Al.

MGrtyrdom Of a Little Boy
Church history furnishes us with the
following instance of early piety.
At Ca sarea, in Cappadocia, a child
named Cyril, in a time of heavy per-
secution, called continually on the
name of Jesus Christ; and neither
threats nor blows could divert him
from it. Many children of his own
age prosecuted him; and lis unnat-
ural father, who was heather,
turned him out Of doors. At last
they brought him before the Judge,
who both threatened and entreated
him; but he said, 81 rejoice to hear
your reproaches-God will receive
me. | am glad that am expelled
out of our house, shall have bet
ter mansion. | fear not death be-
cause it will introduce me to bet
ter life In the end he was con-
demned to the flames, with a full
expectation that he would recant
and save his life; but he persisted.
saying :-'four fire and your sword
are Insignificant, | go to a better
house, and more excellent riches;
dispatch me presently, that I may
enjoy them They did so, and he
suffered martyrdom amongst a throng
OF wondering beholders.
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Intrepid Je,os.-A late English
paper relates the following: On
recent occasion the Emperor of Rus
STA was reviewing his fleet, when
two sailors particularly excited his
attention, both by the precision with
which they performed several diff
cult manGuvres, and by the agility
and daring which they displayed.
The men, however, were Je,rs, and
there is an ukas forbidding Jews to
wear an epaulette.-The Admiral of
the fleet, who stood by, knowing
that they were Jews, stated the diff
Guilty to his imperial Majesty.
'Pshaw!' cried the Emperor, shat
does not signify in the lcast--they
shall Immediately embrace the Greek
religion, of course When this de-
termination was communicated to
the two young men, knowing that
remonStrance or refusal would be in
vain, they requested the Emperor's
permission to exhibit still more of
their manGuvres, as he had not seen
all that they could 90. This being
granted, they ascerded the top-mast,
embraced, and locked in each others
arms, threw themselves into TIE sea
and disappeared forever.
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american Progress-By M.
Thiers.-"Permit me to say to you,
if in any degree whatever, Ameri-
can greatness causes you displea-
sure, you are ungreatful. For, il
within two years, and well inform
ed men have been able to perceive
this, } if, within two years, in impor-
por,ant questions, England has
shown You good will, it is very
wrong not to know that you owe
it to the uneasincss that America
causes her. and to the great inilu-
ence America exerts in the world.
No practised statesmen should mis-
understand the immense advantages
resulting to us from American great
ness. and, if by factitiou, cause.
the growth Of the people could he
quickened, I declare freely, for my
count,y's interest, for the frcedour'
of it's politics, | would acce'srase,
American grandeur. >,
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That y0u do, DO ,ceK-The fol-
lowing story, though old, carries an
excellent moral, Mr.. William Grey,
the eminent merchant of Boston, was
famiiarly known as Chilly Grey
and his lavorite rule was, what is
worth doing at all is worth doing
WELL On one occasion he had rea-
son to find fault with mechanic for
some slovenly job. The mechanic
recollected Mr.. Grey when Ne was
in very humble condition, so he
bore the rebuke with Impotence.
Il tell you what said. he. BILLY
Grey shan't stand such jaw from
you. Why recollcct you when
you was nothing but drummer in
a regiment
'And SO | was replied Mr.. Grey
$50 was drummer---but didn',
drum YeN--ell! didn't drum eel?
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a"FeaStof HonOr."- Capt. Free
mont relates that when he was at
Fort Laramie, in his expedition to
the Rocky Mountains, he was often
invited to "teast of honor-a doc
feast" He went to one of them ;
the women and children were sitting
round the lodge, and the host and
his guests took seats on Buffalo
robes. The dog was in large po,
over the fire in the middle Of the
lodge; and Immediately on their ar
rival it was dishcd up in large wood
en- bowls, one Of Which was handed
TO each person. The flesh appear.
ed very glutinous, with something o
the flavor and appearance Of NUT
ten, fleeing something move be.
hind me, (Says Cant. Frrmont,)
looked round and found | lad takrI
my seat among litter of fat youn!
puppies.-llad been nice in sucl
matters, the prcjudices Of civiliza
ton might have intcrlered with IN,
tranquility; but fortunately, | an
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ron THE OTTAWA FREE TRADER.

WAR shalt wish that wealth uay Law
Her tribute al thy fee,
What shall wish loving band
OF kind hearts round the nee,
Or that the spirits bright, above
Their quiet ylglls keep,
And glld with many pleasant dream
The fairy world of Slept
All, all and more, that round thy path
BE light ard melody;
And that thy bark may ever float
Upon a summer sea.
No voice To thee be stern or cold
No tone OF friendship falter,
And never sacrifice be LAID
Upon loves broken aIlar!
Oh, could wish that rolan, flower.
Were ever round thy path;
And llnk'd thy fate with all the good
Aud beautiful OF earth.
That every passing grcf he light
As the soft cloud OF even;
And faith, on angel wings, he near,
To bear thy thought. 10 heaven.
Ottawa, March "a, lSI6. NJ.
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MeGtcan Ladies Major Hays,
with a body of American troops re-
Gently visited the east bank Of the
Rio Grandc, at the preside for the
purpose of accommodating. Seeing
no appearance of the Mexican for
ces, he sent small detachment over
to the Mexicans to purchase pro-
visions, while the man body of us
troops remained in fall view On the
opposite side. The Mexican men,
not understanding these movements,
supposed descent was being made
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OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, April. 5, 1916.

on the town, hed terrified, in every
direction. Not so with the Mexi-
can women. They not only stood
their ground, but actually joined one
another in waltz on the green at
the music of our American bugles.
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4 Mormon Song.

The following song is the production OF po
etc genius at Nauvoo. ami is said to be as pupu
lar among the saints as the famous Llllbuller,
was amoug the an,i-papis,s in the reign of KIM
James, insomucr tina, every man, woman, an,
child is singing /, perpe.ualy. Wearc ndebte,
tb the Warsaw Signal for a copy Of it.
Early next spring we'll leave Nauyoo,
And on our Journey we'll pursue.
Wen go aud lid the mob lsrwell
Aud LEI them 60 to heaven or he'll.
cHoRus.
So on our way to California
In the spring well take our journey;
Far above the Arkansas fountain
Wen pass between the Rocky Mountain
The mobbers now have done their best,
uld Sharp aud Williams amongst the res, ;
They burned our houses and our goods,
And LEFT our sick folks IN the woods.
Below Nauvoo in the Green Plains.
They hufned our houses aud our grains,
five fought they all were bent,
TO raise lor help the government.
Our Goyemof he i, 50 small,
lie has no room Tor 4 soul at oil,
He never can to damned or blest,
II heaven and hell should do their best.
The old settlers who claim the sill,
They surely thought to take The spoil,
And then scrapc they did begin,
But not much money have brought in.
Since it is so we have to 90
And leave the city Of Nsuvoo,
hope you'll all ne strong and stout
And then the mob can back you out.
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paEE SKIN.

The London Lancet announces
the publication in England of new,
and most elaborate treatise on the
skin, in its healthy and morbid states,
by DR.. Erastus Wilson. We infer
from the mere chances at it taken by
the Lancet, that it is an invaluable
work, the product Of long continued
observation, and laborious thought,
and hope that it may soon be rcpub-
Iished this side the Atlantic.
Few persons are aware of the i'm
portance OF the cutaneouS structure,
and Of the absolute necessity of main
tanning it in a healthy condition.
Otherwise, it would not be so gem
orally and grossly neglected. Bath
ing in this country is a recreation
INDUCED in during the warm season,
but not a habit the year round. And
yet the body requires cleanliness as
much in winter as in summer. Ha-
bitnal cold bathing in winter invig-
crates the system, equalizes the cir
culatlon, keeps the skin active, and
enables 1t to resist with comparative
impunity the evil influences of vi
cissitudes of weather.
The following facts, cleaned from
DR.. Wilson's treatise, will cause
many to open thcir eyes with aston
isAment, and teach them why it is
that so much suffering follows the
check Of perSpiraton, and how vital
1t IS to preserve what the doctors
call the documentary tissue in a
state OF cleanliness and vigorous ac-
ton.
I The Doctor counted the pcrspir-
atory pores on the palm of the hand,
and found 3,52S in square inch.
Each pore being the aperture to a
little tube a quarter of an inch long,
1t follows that on square inch on
the palm of the hand there is length
of tube equal to $50 inches or 49,
feet, On the pulps of the fingers,
the number of pores is still greater
on the heels, not so many. On an
average for the whole surface, he
estimates $500 pores to the square
inch, and consequently length Of
tube equal to 700 inches. Tht
number Of square inches of surface
in a man of ordinary size, is $500
the number of pores, therefore, T.,
600, 900; the number of inches o
Ipcrspiratory tube, l,750,000-tha
rs, ll5,S33 feet, or A6,S00 yards
nearly tceRiy-eight mites!
Think of that. twenty-eisht mile
OF drainage on one body-twenty
eight miles Of surface exposed t,
morbid influences - twenty .cigh
miles of sympathetic tcgument! i
1t any wonder that agents acting up
on this twenty-eight miles Of tube
should produce so decided impress
/ sion upon the whole man? Do no
p people see in this fact the immedi
ate Importance Of removing obstrnc
tons, When by any means this drain
A age is stopped or checked? Nee,
another word be said in behalf {
h daily cold bathing, and the stricte.
: cleanliness?
y Think of it, yc thoushtlcss one
n -twenty-cight miles of drainage |!
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CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, on Wednesday. letter was
read from Gen. Gaines, communicated by the
War Department. After some other unimport
ant business the Senate went into executive SEES
sion. where they remained for some time after
which they adjourned.
The House, by strong vote. adopted reso-
luton to terminate the debate on the revenue bill
on Thursday of next week, July End. The day
was spent in debate that bill
In the Senate on Thursday, an interesting de-
bate occurred on the motion to adjourn on the
2Oth of July, introduced some times since by Mr..
Hannegan. The resolution was finally laid on the
table by vote of 81 to %. The bill reported
from the Military Committee on Wednesday by
Mr.. Benton, was then taken up and discussed 10
very late hour. Various amendments having
been proposed and rejected the bill finally passed,
when the Senate adjourned.
The House was engaged during the day, in
Committee Of the whole, in the continued dis
cusson of the revenue bill.
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HIRAM POWERS THE AMERICAN


Powers, the Sculptor has written letter from
Florence, to lady Of Cincinnati, and as every
thing from this truly eminent Sculptor is interes.
ting. we make the following extracts:-
have more orders now than can soon exc
cute. and lately have been obliged TO refuse sew
ersl for busts. The last but one have made is
OF the Grand Duchess-itis for Prince Demindoff.
am to make two Of them in marble, one of which
hear, is for the empress Of Russia, but | am not
certain that it will BIZ disposed Of"
We are in some anxiety here about the Ore
gon question. Should war arise out of il, il
might might give US good deal Of trouble, though
that would he only one of the small evils, com
pared with the immense calami,ies which others
would suffer. l hope. however, that England
will axcePt of the 10th degree, and prophecy
she will with certain advantages-the free navi
CATION of the Columbia river for period of years
for one of them On our part we will be allowed
some counter privileges. Note this, and see here
after how far | have been able to look into a
milestone 20