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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-03-21
TO TOBACCO PLANTERS,

FOURTEEN years. experience in growing
Il Tobacco, by the planters of Maryland and
Virginia, has convinced the most skeptical that
excelsior" has no equal in growing or matur-
ing that crop. 1t is now their unanimous opin-
ion that, ''from the application of Excelsior
the crop is heavier, of finer quality, cures ear
lier and better, and is not so liable to suffer
from drought as from Peruvian Guano
We refer to every planter in Maryland.
Uniformity Of quality guaranteed By the Nan
ufacturers. .c...-.. T.. ..-
Price $50 per Ton. ..
J. j. TURNER & CO.,
AZ Pratt Street, Baltimore, Md.
CAUTION popularityof "Excelsior'
as the only reliable substitute for Peruvian
Guano has induced INSCRIPTIONS parties in this
and other, cities Ito use the name Excelsior
to sell their. worthless compounds.
Every bag of genuine Excelsior has our
name on it in Red Letters. All others are coun-
terfeits.
- FOR SALE BY
P. A. SASSCER, Beantown, Nd,
]. WALTER CARPENTER,
Budd's Greek, Nd.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-03-21

GEORGETOWN, D. c., Mar. 13-We note
the following transactions: Cattle so to ST 90
p 100 tbs., gross; Sheep 5Oa$S 90 p 100 lbs.
gross Cows and Calves from 20 to $50.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

Is MAN AN AMPnIBIoUs ANIMAL Mr.
Louis Schultz, a "meat carpenter" on Sedg
wick street, near North Avenue, Chicago, has
during the past year, been conducting SOME
bold and rather startling experiments, by
which he is enabled to answer this question
in the affirmative. Mr. Schultz, though !
butcher by trade, had devoted so much atten
ton to medicine and surgery that he had
during the Franco-Prussian war, become Al
assistant surgeon in the Prussian army. lr
his studies he had been particularly struck
the analogy with which the circulation of thC
blood is kept up in amphibiOus animals
while under water and in the human fTtus
1t is kept up in both through the oval hole
between the right and left auricles Of the
heart and the Grtcrial canal After birth, in
man. the circulation Is conducted entirely by
the lungs through the pulmonary artery, and
the oval hole of the heart gradually closes up
from disuse; but in amphibious animals il
remains open 1t occurred to Mr.. Schultz that
ifin man, or any non.amphibious animal OF
the same anatomical structure, this hole
by frequent immersion in water was kept
open, such non.amphibious animal could
maintain life under water az well as any other
frog, alligator or porpoise lie determined on
trying some experiments He commenced on
a litter of pups, and by immersins them I'm
der milk-warm water Il minute ct two imme-
diatcy after birth, and persistent repetition OF
this process, he had the satisfaction of finding
that, at the end of six B'onths, he had set of
pups hat could reasaln safely under water
for an hour or nore at II time and enjoyed
living in the water about as well as on land.
Embroidered by such IA result, Mr. Schultz,
with a daring that can hardly be contem-
plated without a shudder, tried the experiment
on his own child. II was stolen from the
mother q few minutes after birth and i'm.
mcrScd in warm water at first for minute,
then for five minutes, and SO on, until now,
when the child is some six or seven months
old il will remain under water cheerfully and
voluntarily for % minutes at time. The
child-a male-haS an unusually fine muscu-
lar development is strong, jolly and healthy,
and though as much at home in water as a
frog, has cranial Indications of developing a
fine intellect.
The above story, with much application,
is told by reporter of the Chicago Times,
who processes To have visited Mr. Schultz and
seen this singular child, and though bearing
the air of truthtulnesS, has yet about ii an I'M
dcniably fshy smell.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29
IS THIS RIGHT

Statistics taken from the census reports OF
1870, which are only now getting put into
such shape at Washington that the figures are
ineligible, show that in the list of manu-
featuring states Missouri stands the 9Th, New
York being first, Pennsylvania I'd, Massachu
sets 3D. and Ohio 4th. Illinois stands 7th in
the list There is this notable fact shown by
the satisfies, that while New York and all
the eastern states are enabled to maintain their
rank as manufacturing states by levying Il
bounty or tariff on the agriculturists of the
west the western states are compelled to build
up their manufactures without any such GOV.
eminent bounty or tariff assistance. The
manufactures Of the west consist chiefly of
planning mills, sash, door and blind factories,
railroad car factories, brick yards, and manu-.
factories of all kinds of agricultural machiu,
cry, in not one Of which do they get Il dollar
of protection" so called or bounty levied
on the east, while they yet pay heavy boun.
!, TO the east on large portion of their ma.
tcral
The simple question forces itself upon the
west is it right that they should pay enor-
mcu' bounties to enable the cotton, leather
and iron manufacturers and salt boilers of
the east to roll in wealth, while we are clip-
pied and crushed with excessive taxation? If
wagon making in the west ceases to be profit
able the thought never occurs to our people
to apply to the Great Father at Washington
for bounty to help Us out; but we quit wag-
ons and 90 at something else. If we can't
live at our trade in Illinois, we pull up and
90 west south or east BY parity of reason
ing, if the manufacture Of cotton goods in
Massachusetts, ceases to pay, the honest thing,
one would suppose, would be for the cotton
spnners to turn their attention to something
else. If they can no longer exc out an honest
living in the Bay State making calico, let
them 90 to Pennsylvania and make nails, or
to the west and raise corn and potatoes.
This would look, at least, like the fair, natu'
raj thing to do. But they don't do any such
thing They 20 to Uncle Samuel and say;
"Sce here, old boy. We must close our fac
tories unless we can get more for our calicoes,
or nails, or salt, as the case may be- Those
people out west can just as well pay us fifty
per cent more for these articles as not. Give
us tariff, and you shall have all our votes"
And on goes the tariff, every time. And this
is called honestly protecting home industry!
To the west it looks vastly like robbery.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

1t turns out, on the official count, that ). \.
congress at the recent election in New Hamp-
shire, is elected by four majority. 1t Is SAFE
to say, however, that Mr.. Bell don't stand the
ghost Of chance of holding his seat IN con
gress. Ii he had as opponent mean enough
to contest, experience has shown that no dem
ocrat with less than square majority OF a
thousand, can go through the hands OF the
election committee of radical congress with
out being unseated, unless perchance, he may
be able to put some Credit Mobiiier stock or
something of that sort, where it will do the
most GOOD
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

Eight years ago. John p. Hale Of New
Hampshire one Of its original founders
thus sketchcd the rise of the Republican
party;
By and by it began to look as if this new
party would ut length, at some time, prevail.
Then it seemed that political pentecost had
come on the land. Converts came faster than
we could discipline them. Tie doors of the
party were wide open to all, and the thief and
the hypocrite did not stumble at the thcsh'
hold but in they came; the profligate in life,
the yenal in politics, the malignant at
heart and the brutal in manner, all came in
with the great multitude of the poor and hon
est and the disinterested and the patriotic.
From recent developments it looks as it"the
thieves and hypocrites, the profisate and
the venal, the malignant and The brutal"
had gained complete control of the party;
and that time has arrived for the poor,
the honest the disioterested and the patri.
otto" to get out Of it. The rascals are in the
the people know to their sor-
row ---st. L0uts Repujiicda.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

The Ottawa Republican, is loud,mouthed
and even belligcrent in its advocacy of the
cause Of the farmers against the monopolsts,
50 long as they refrain carefully from taking
any steps calculated to injurc the republican
party or to endangcr any Of its own peculiar
pet monopoies or rings. 1t is all right to
cry out against the expressions of the rail
roads 50 long as the farmers don't insist on
Furnishing the Pacific Railroad and Credit
Mobilier sanity thieves; and ii is all right to
denounce "monopolies,' so long AS the farm.
crs will let alone Cameron and Colfaxs iron
and steel rings, the salt and lumber monopo.
lies, and the New England cotton and shoe.
leather robbcries, all of which are pets of the
great republican party" The courtcou,
language of the Rcpubiicu, to the farmers is
"Amusc yourselves, Messeurs agricultursts
to your hearts content, in bclaborng the MI
Rois Central or c., b. Il q. railroad monopo
lies, but the great iron, salt, lumber, cottor
and sh0e-leather steals which are The pet
and peculiar protegcs of the republican party
are above your reach or comprehension. lie
them alone"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29
LIFE INSURANCE.

Some one has taken the trouble to prepare
a table of statistics on life Insurance through.
out the world, from which we extract a few
items The total number of companies, as
far as heard from, is $3.50, divided as follows
United States 49, United Kingdom of Great
Britain, 10S; Germany, 80 France, 16; Ger,
man Austria, II; Russia and the remainder
of Europe, Is; the outside world, 30 The
United States insures to the amout of Ss,15O,-
600 900, while Great Britain is content with a
trifc over onehalf of this sums ,6j6 49,
600 Our average is 500 per capita, while
John Bulls is $50; Germany 81, and France
s.. The rate per family, taking five persons
as the average, is easily figured from the
above.
The amount of life insurance in the United
States is more than half that of the whole
lcvillzed world The number of life insu-
rance agents is greater by about 5000 per
cent
| In England every broken down politician
and busted" merchant does not take To life
/ insurance, as is the case here There he
goes To the debtors prison like gentleman,
and forgivcs the ungratetul world for not Civ
| ing him comfortable living. Here the I'M
fortunate take revenge upon the community
by turning life insurance solicitors, and 20
about seeking whom they may aggravate.
/ No wonder that the occasional death of one
of these ubiquitous bores is halled with dc
/ light, or that consderate marble cutters care
fully abstain from marking on the tomb of a
dclunct life insurance claitercr " Here lies"
because in charity it is hoped that he did
enough Of lying while here. Most people
can gaze on the tomb OF the average life in
,uraICc man without particle of emotion.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

Mr. Lynch, in the estimation of the Ottawa
R,ygbl,caR, was IN excellent friend oi the
farmers until lac threatened To smash the slate
of the little radical politicians about Ottawa
10y proposing that the farmers should 50 or
garizc Is to enable them to elect their own
friends To the state legislature and to congress.
That will never do" said the Mortified CuL
len. 1t is all right for YOU farmers to make
a noise about railroad eX;ortions; but when
10 comes To selecting candidates for lesisla-
turc or congress, we radical politicians will
attend To all that Mr. Lynch i not 10 be
trusted. He j. not i repubicar-dontbelo
tO on- ring 10 all
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29
SHERIDAN, March %, 1877;
STATE FARMERS CONVENTION. G.

4 call is issued in the Springfield and Chi
cago papers for State Farmers Convention
to consist of delegates from all the county
associations, oranges, clubs, &c. in the state
to meet in Springfield on the I'd of April, be
ing Wednesday of next week. Tie object is
to consider the wrongs inflicted on the farm
crs of the West by the railroad, iron, lumber
salt and other monopolies, and to devise
means TO remedy the evil. 1t is anticipated
that the convention will be the largest ever
held at the State Capital
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29
TOWN ELECTION.

The annual town election in counties under
township organization occurs next Tuesday
In Ottawa there have thus far been no nomi
nations made by any party, and things are
running somewhat loosely. "To the best OF
our knowledge and belief" the following are
all the candidates in the field At this writing
John Stout is willing to be elected supcrvi
sor and David Walker is talked of for assist
ant. Mr. Stout has served several terms as
assistant, and made an efficient officer.
For assessor it is understood A. b. Smith
and VIM S Easton are willing to serve il
elected
For Collector the contest grows exciting
VIM. C. Patchin, Thomas Kennedy, Patrick
Ryan, VIM. Matthies, and Dan Tucker are in
the field, and several back edges of the town
to hear from.
For commissioner of Highways John D.Vet-
te and Jane Carroll are candidates. Mr.Vctte
has served two years In the Office acceptably,
while Mr.. Carroll has lived in TIE town long
while, and thinks he knows how 1t ought to
he done.
Messrs Smith, Fisher and Lockwood have
concluded to run for justices of the peace any.
how notwithstanding the law of the case is
so sadly mixed.
J. Geewhittaker Bccmus (whiehl his other
name is John G. Armstrong;, in the absence
of more robust citizen, will serve as town
clerk, if a majority of the voters are not too
mad at him for his wretchcd manner of doing
up local incidents for the FREE TRADER
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

How great business can decay is exem-
pltied in the case of Nantucket Massachusetts
Thirty years ago the island sent nearly a
hundred whalers-fne, large ships-into the
Pacific Ocean. Now the "R. /. Barstow'-
the last vessel in the whaling business bear
ing the name Of Nantucket on her stern--has
been sold at Callao. Meanwhile, the ancient
town has subsidized into a sort of half water
ing place-very odd and pleasant one for peo-
pie who like quiet, and who would taste their
sea-air without the designations and the I'M
savory gayeties of more popular resorts.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

VERY LIKE JoB-Among the telegraph
dispatches from Washington the other day
was the following; a.l1 WOW.
The Hurricane Island Granite Company of
Maine has been awarded the contract for fur.
nishing and cutting stone for the supcrstruc-
ture of the St Louis postofce.
II may be all right, but to us out this way,
who had been accustomed TO regard Missouri
marble, Missouri granite and Missouri sand
stone, in all of which the state abOunds TO n
limitlcss extent, as equal TO any building
stone in the world, it certainly looks very
queer that the stone for building postoiiicc
in ST. Louis should be carted all the distance
Of 1000 miles from the state Of Maine. Does
Grant or Butler own a quarry in Maine II
looks very like job for somebody.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29
g What an opportunity he LOST, exclaim,

What an opportunity he lostp' exclaim,
the New York Sun, surprising Grant to lav,
had sufficient nerve and manlness 10 veto
the salary steal Doubtless Grant would hay,
covered himself with greater glory than Ii,
reaped from any of his most splendid military
achievements, and his praise would have NJ
sounded in every corner of the land; bu
think Of the other opportunity he would thur
have lost--the opportunity of making hun
dred thousand dollar grab on the treasury /.
It supposed poor man like Grant can afford
10 let 10000 slip for the sake of "gloryy'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29
THE FARMERS CONVENTION AT SPRING
FELL

So short a time interviewed between the issu
ing of the call for the great farmers gathering
at Springfield and the date Of its meeting
april 81 that no elaborate preparation could
be made in the way of getting up organized
delegations yet there is time enough for all
oranges and clubs to send this representatives
The following note from John S. Armstrong
Esq, President of the County Association, is
timely and to the point
SHERIDAN, March %, 1873.
Editors Free Iruder-l propose to go to
Springfield on Monday, March Dist TO make
arrangements for the La Sale county dele.
gates to the State Farmers Convention which
meets April I'd, Let our delegates meet at
Springfield, organize, and there make out our
credentials, 80 that our county may be respect
ably represented. We can meet at 10 o'clock
at some room to which our senator and repre-
sentatiyes can direct the delegates on arriv-
ing
The time is so short that il is impracticable
to call meeting to elect delegates yet we
hope that all farmers clubs and oranges will
be represented at Springfield
Please publish this, 50 that there may be an
understanding on the subject and oblige,
Yours, JOHN s. ARMSTRONG.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

which was so deeply moved by the horrible
cxpiatiOn hc was to offer his crime was re
an aged lady home from Brooklyn, was set
npon by three roughs and killed The morn
ing OF Fosters execution murder very like
the mysterious Nathan affair was discovered
in Brooklyn, where "A man of great wealth
was found dead in the basement of his brown.
stone front with bulethole in his temple"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

\ HANDSOME GIFT-CommOiorc Wander
hilt. who is said To bc the wcalthest man in the
United States. has made princcly use OF a
part at his immense fortune by giving the
NethodisiS of Tennessee SjOO.Uu Ia establish
q university in that Stale. \ noble gitt for a
noble PURPOSE The Methodists OF that sec
lion are numerous and Jealous. number in
their ranks great number OF the ables; men
in ;lv State, and have already done much for
.he cause IF learning
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29
THE AMES OVATION.

The louisville CoUrterJoWaaL cstcems it.
self privileged above its fellows in being able
to presoat correct copy of u translation of
the celebrated ode Of Horace in praise of
"The Just Man." as sung by glee club at
the recent reception given to Cakes Amcs at
North Easton, Mass, rcmarkng, q" If Horace
could have risen from his tomb on Esquiline
Hill and seen his Just Man pcrsonated by
Amcs, and heard his translated ode sung in
praise of that worthy, he would have cX.
claimed, as Peter Ounce did to his friend
Bottom, when he appeared in the grove wear
thee Bottom bless thee thou art trans
lated"
The translator has necessarily been obliged
to take some liberties with the original to
give it modern application, but the spirit
of the poem is admirably preserved.
INrEGEg WIFE scELERIsQuE PURUs.
Iiy-Yankee Doodle.
During the reception, says the \. Y. Hcruid re-
port, whenever Mr.. Amcs' name was mentioned
the audience whistled, throwing up their hats,
and gave three cheers. Once during the evening
the North Easton Glec Club sang the famous ode
of Horace "lnteger Nitp"-iIe who is Upright.
The old Greeks sang pRans of praise when they
went to battle, and pIans of Thanksgiving when
they were marching home from victory; so the
North EaStonitcs chanted this
.rxrrGrp WIT ~ OF non ACE rp,ver ,rrD
An honest man OF upright ANS
Like me and brother Oliver,
Needs no defense Of bowie knife,
Or slung-shot or revolver.
lie laughs to scorn the poisoned shafts
That nil the Modoc's culver,
For triple brass doth shield his front,
And fence about his liver.
Boldly on his Pacific road
He'll ride TO San Francisky,
Though reckless engineers get drunk
On Cincinnati whisky.
He pockets Congressman rs they
Pocket his c. ~ passes,
And drives them round rs quietly
As any team of asses.
Is once through Congress. halls roved
4 .catterin' my Mobller
Imct hungry Poland wolf
Lord what a tarnal sQucaler!
Nv c NJ Guards ran boldly up,
Fast bv The laws they rot him;
His tail turned to Il whitewash brush
Cleaned me from top to bottom
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

FARMERS GEANGEs-A farmers grange was
organized at S;rawu'> school house oa Thursday
last Twenty-Five members organized e.. Tai
man Libby i master.
Another Wa, formed at Peru on Tuesday Il
L. Brown, master, with membership. o. IT,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

Commenting on the hanging of Foster, in
New York, and McElheny, in Boston, on Fri
DAY Of last week, a contemporary remarks: 1T
Is = curious commentary on the frantic efforts
made 10 save Foster. that on the very last
might II his life, and in the very community
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

The Massachusetts legislature, on Thursday
by decided majority in both houses, refused
10 reScind the vote of censure passed last win
Ter arainst Senator Sumner for offering his
resolution in the L. : Senate in reference to
battle hacs l; is As well for summers fame
as it is. \ manly act by the Massachusetts,
legislature j. 50 rare that it always eXctes
unpleasan, suspicious
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

How would this grand Radical combina
ton ia Tor 1876: For President SCHUYLER
Col!aX :. c. or bearer Of South Bend;
for Nice-prcsiGcnt, OGkcs AmcS. # North
Easton. These gentlemen have -beaa warmly
indorSci 10y their immediate constituents.
and, If course. should be placed w-.-r 'iov
VIII il "a" most -pnl-g'ig. E..
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

Ii i now unlawful for tobacco chcwerS -
beg or give "chaw." The |. ;. Internal
revenue law allows no person 80 sell or dis
pose oftobacco in any form, no matter how
great or small Tie quantity, without first pay
Ing license of So
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

IMPERTSExT.--The Boston Herd6 would
like 20 know what South Bend thinks Of
Ames and North Easton of ColCax
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29
RAILROAD SUITS,

Mr.. CaSserl's house bill, directing the Altor
ney- General to defend the Mclean county
farmers in the suit brought against them by
the Chicago & Alton r. r., and authorizing
him to employ all the legal assistance he may
need, as well as to defend any similar suits
that may be instituted against other parties
by the same or other railroads, passed the
house on Thursday.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29
From Springfield.
ANOTHER DITCH.

Shawncctown having got 100000 Of the
Legislature to fill up Il ditch dug during the
internal improvement mania Of 1886, Nj.
Carmel now puts in claim for $40 600 to fill
up another ditch, dugat the same time
IN THE MUD AGAIN.
Gov. Bcvcridgc, on the DIST, vetoed the bill
to amend the stupid act Of the last legislature
in reference to the election of justices and
constabcs, on the ground that the bill in.
volved another stupidity, in that it would
leave the counties of Edgar, bingham and
Cumberland without any justices or consta-
bles for the coming year.