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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08
From Rutland.

CHANGING over the columns of your paper
my eye CHANGED to fall upon an article from
Worthwhile. | found upon closer inspection,
that it was an extract from a sermon deliver
ed ut that place II short time ago, in which
the speaker gave the young men some advice
upon the timewOrn ubjcct-matrmony
The sublime conceit Of the adviser rather
amused me He tells the gentlemen not to
choose wife while she is gltterlng beneath
the paraphcrnalia OF fashionable toilet, but
rather to call ON her some Monday morning
when she is engaged in doing the week ;
washing Certainly, young man, do so-takc
YOUR stand beside the washtub and stick to
il with tcnacity that would do honor to the
boy on the burning deck. Take your watch
in your hand and carefully note the exact
length of time she requires to wash each
piece and closely examine it to see If the
work is equal to that OF the mothern-law thai
IS to be Don't be timld, young man, about
calling on the morrow, and taking your seat
beside Tie ironing board to watch operations,
But beware that you are not so enchanted
with the glistcning linens and nicely i'utcl
rutllcs that you let your hcoH master your
Judgment and rccklessly propose to her, for
YOU have another call to make; mean on
bnking day, to break apart each snowy loaf
and golden cake and test their feathery light.
ness. If you now find her all your fancy
painted her why propose AT once then and
there. OF courseyo will be joyfully accept
ed, provided you don't consider her a "Saw
log" and hug her accordingly. Does the
reverend gentleman think that all young
man requires in life companion is that she
be good worker? If so, let him choose Il
wife from the boat loads OF emigrants tia.
throDg our shores, The "musc,cs Of whose
brawny arms are strong as iron bands"
Young man, think you that intelligent Chris
tian ladies Of the nineteenth century will
tamely submit to your hanging around their
kitchens on week days, for the purpose of
testing their working qualities as Fair Com.
mittec would those of n Mormon horse? If
you do you fool yourself, for the ladies are
all this time making mental estimate OF
your qualifications and will not hesitate,
when the time comes, to tell you, chou art
weighed in the balance and found wanting -
or, in other words, that you are Il noodle
MAUD MuIAER.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08
ottawa Wholesale Market.
A, ,e,orted by II. u RlALES CO, Wholesale ans Retail
tirocers No. 10 La bale street.

OATTwA, August It'll, SSA.
our markets are hardly Quotablc on account OF
the limited quantity coming in. Corn seems
irmer at CSC. New oats 35e3 cents, for - lbs.
We cannot make n definite quotation oo wheat
as the quality is generally below what the Mil
lers want New -four is in the market nj price
below old wheat flour, bus the old 10 preiSErcd
at higher price as it is safest. Butter Is plenty
a, .a@ sc. Eggs are coming in freely 1t W@ lie
Spring chickens saleabe at $40 per soacn.
- In undertaking to explain in "es last the
condition Of the wheat market Ia Ottawa. VIZ
committed nearly the same absurdlty for which
We repro5ated the Rtpsblican. The truth is, that
while our millcrs pay even more than Chicago
prices for first class milling wheat, there IL hard
! Is bushel Of the Kind they want raised In The
county; and while, therefore, it may be true that
Ct rtain wheat In Ottawa is worth from sl0' To
/ :, 20 there is scarcely hashel raised in this
county that will bring any such figures. The
lOniy fair quotation We can give for wheat In the
open market in OTTAWA Is vhst ihe warehQuse-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08
FINANCIAL IL COMMERCIAL.

There j. no material change 10 notice IN bn-i-
nc>, matters during the past week. Trade con.
tinucS rather quiet in all branches.
In money matters the situation is about 'hc
same. The supply of funds i, fair and generally
sufficient to satisfy all Legitimate demands. For
long time loans the market is over supplied. and
partic, furnishing the right kind Of security lind
no difficulty in Obtaining money NJ thc usual
rate.
la Chicago the market is reported 4, cay for
short time loans on nr,t class paper. The de-
maui for money seems to grow little greater,
and hy The time the fail TRADE opcns, lOanablc
fund, will probably he in demand MS generally.
Gold has been steady during the wrvh, and
the price advanced II lite towards tAe close
The price has ranged FROM 1901, to no tcloscs
in New York firm ut 1905.
Government Bonds in sympathy with geid and
under y strong demand by investors, have ap.
prcciltcd little in price, and close Ilr" a. Il
small advance on the whole list.
Ravens, MacKinay II Co. furnish the toltming
Ottawa quotations.
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Ottawa quotations

Exchanges on New York, = premium, S'4lln
Ia Sale county bonds, par and interest.
Foreign exchange is selling at 1919 per T.
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Most of the cistcrns on the bluff were emp
,y and the town pump on Main street signs
as if exhausted.
The second daughter of Joshua Pillins IS
very low and her recovery doubtful.
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ChiCagO Market.

CHICAGO Aug'st7th, 1874.
Chicago produce markets we're irregular with
les, dom. Lokc rcights cl,icr with corn 2l4c
as for Buffalo. Flour was dun and lower. Wheat
moderately active, closing at 3lGf@&i0S cash,
$,0ou$ iOl seller september, and SID or Min
nesota. corn steady and closing at sc for
30. and GGlic seller sept. oats active and
lower closing at 40c cash. and 37]5c sc'icr sept.
Rye quiet and weak, at 7l@14c. Barley duh at
$lO5, seller sept Hogs were in fa', supply
sales at =G45g $3.50. The cattle and sleep mar
kcts wcrc unchanged, at 5000 $3.50 for cattle.
The New York herald., 1874-11-29
MUNICIPAL NOTES

Mayor.elect Wickham has concluded his tour OF
the different city departments with view OF OBJ
tanning the most reliable Information as to their
operations. Yesterday he called upon Mayor
Havemeyer. He win soon 60 to work upon his
annual and inaugural message, which promises
to be concise and business document, full OF
good advice and practical, common sense views.
The complicated condition OF our municipal AFFAIRS
at present viii demand o careful and Intelligent
executive head Mr. Wickham's business training
as q shipping and jewery merchant may develop
those very essential traits IN his coming admints-
tration.
The City Hall clock was stopped on Friday and
up to the hour OF one Yesterday, when
an artist ascended the cupOla and set oil
to rights This stOppage was rumored as another
ruse on the part or Mayor Havemeyer 20 pr0l0ng
his term OF office indefinitely but "od Father
Timen getting wind OF the AFFAIR, through a hint
from Iammany Hall, the second conspiracy was
defeated by process similar to that narrated In
last Sundays HERALD
The subscriptions In this city for the sufferers BY
the recent tornado In Alabama do not seem TO
pour in very rapidly. Mayor Havemeyer yester-
day received donation for this object OF $50 from
the N. M. Raymond Manufacturing Company In
addition, this nrm sent despatch to an under
taxer In Tusc1mbta, to bury all the dead whose
friends were unaDle to discharge this mournful
duty. An answer to the despatch was also re-
ceived yesterday, stating that the order had Deen
properly attended to.
Marshal Conkling re Orts 100 licenses granted
during the past week, Tor which were received
SAIL Is; also 100 permits Issued and $l27 received
from this item.
The New York herald., 1874-11-29
BOOK TRADE SALE.

1t is usual In the book trade to have at least
three sales year for the accommodation OF large
buyers, ana the meeting ON such occasions Is
looked upon by those interested more as reunion
for the In terchange Of views on general business
topics than a mere trip to New York for the pur-
chase or goods. These trade sales come or in the
spring, fall and just before the Christmas holi-
days. The two first named are general and the
latter Is special.
on Tuesday morning, December l. this sale
commences at the salesrooms OF Messrs. George
A. Leavitt Co., in clinton Hall. and win last five
days.
The catalogue embracing nearly 300 pages, con-
tains con trlbutions OF holiday books for presenta-
tion, consisting OF every theme, by the best known
authors Among the contributors are Messrs. ID.
Appleton a. Co.. OF New York and Boston; +. Bel
kuap Hartford; John 4. Potter Co., Philadelphia
Clark Maynard, New York; William +. Gill
Co., Boston; }. Milton Ferry, New York; George
A. Leavltt, New YORK; X. Worthington b
Ticknor, Field 4 Co.. Boston; carter q Petite,
Boston; James Miller, New YORK; Shaener kor-
adj, Philadelphia ScribDer, Wexford a Armstrong,
New York; Dodd Mead, New YORK; Virtue
and Ward, Lock 4 Tyler London England
william W. Swayne. New YORK and Brooklyn !;
Henry Southeran 4 Co., London, England; Marcus
Dowd, Lexington; Gebble Barrie, Pniladelphia;
H. b. Treat, New York; Henry L. Hinton Co.,
New York; M. Thalmessinqer Co., New York;
Jonn L. Kerr, Alexandria; Charles Taber Co.,
New Bedford; John Gibson, New York. Elliot,
Bakesee n N0yes, Boston; Caldwell ~ Co., new
YORK; Joseph Hoover, Philadelphia; O. w. Fisner,
Rochester, n. y. Eugene Cummlskey, Philadei.
phla; John Murphy, Baltimore, and NUMBER oI
others. Besides the immense array OF books 10 90
sold At this sale there is also lnyolced q large y
Messrs D: Appleton ps,r t Go.: VINO are closing 'u'
The New York herald., 1874-11-29
LITERARY CHIT T-CHAT.

big biography OF the Prince Consort Albert is
being prepared BY Mr.. Theodore Martin, the nrst
volume to be published about Christmas.
Mr.. Gostwick, who wrote q hand book OF German
literature will soon do up 1.-The German Poets and
Their Times"
stepnouse's "Rocky Mountain Salntsn has been
reprinted in London.
The revised translation OF the Bible has ad-
yanced more than half way toward completion.
the latest marvel OF cheapness Is the complete
poems and tragedies OF James Thomson Tor SIX
pence
The Saturday RerieU says OF General Sherman's
chapter on the military Lessons OF the War"
that at teens with practical wisdom put In a
saos and agysaanls form IL dAaAsuAs ss"s.
The New York herald., 1874-11-29
OPP FOR EUROPE.
! yesterday

large number OF passengers sailed yesterday
for Europe, and the cargoes shipped indicate .
lively state OF business. The Anchor line steamer
Utopia carried ou, 10 cabin and S47 steerage pas
sengers and cargo consisting OF Hour, cotton,
grain provisions and merchandise. The America,
of the German Lloyd line, sailed with 35 cabin and
l5O steerage passengers ana considerable cargo
OF prov islOns and merchandise. The Gaelic OF the
White star line, carries nothing but freight, which
consists OF grain, bacon, cheese, nour apples, lard
and Al bags OF United states mall. The queen, OF
the National line carried out 20 cabin and over 800
steerage passengers and q large miscellaneous
cargo. IL VIII be observed that the re1ux OF emit.
grafton still continues and that the country ID
stu being drained OF much OF It's valuable labor.
Many OF the steerage passengers, however, merely
availed themselves OF the reduced rates Tor the
purpose Of visiting their sold 0lks at home." aud
VIII soon return to the United states.
The New York herald., 1874-11-29

But there WIN come ume, my love.
rsv ws ~ ss ssss %. rsl. m 'Ssn nshs
0s rSoa So aG Ssas Sass.d e ss y to
TO Swn e Soa %aSh ,s. ,ssr sno ss9 ,,na, an nsa
pn have to say good night againl
DIR. HOLLANDS NEW POEM.
We suppose there or 81 me sbs
by DIR. Holland, which has been sent US BY ScriD-
ner, but we cannot nnd the reason IN reading IT.
can literature that Tupper does in me literature
OF Great Britain He has more grace and better
timent. the same placid, gentle, ind,rerent, com
mOnplace rhetoric mark the styles OF both We
toe 10 end without nnding single idea that might
not be copied from one-half the country news
papers. Occasionally we ind strange sentences
and phrases. as .blo0d-Llumined gloss, |" myriad.
wheeling spheres,n 'tne pigeon preened his opal
breast ""the touch of an inspiring onrysm." "sns
oves ws CO erowninS time
which her heart had ante-past." and other anecta.
Sns s' rio VEN
and has had unusual commercial success
THE POETRY OF THE PERIOD
James Miller sends "verses OF Many Days,r py 0.
W. stOcaard. TINS volume Y divided 1, into three
me ss.1 Sc Long sHS III Ss
genus, for in reading the table OF contents We
nd the O0wns BoF
Dream" stranded "Painted Peaches,n ''Geth-
semane. - sThe 'Koeter Bite,n .The Wearing OF the
Crey.n we get an idea OF Mr.. Stoddard's style
from the lolI0wing:-
Oh sad days OF the wilderness.
Oh, bitter closing strife
When every inch Q struggle cost,
And every step . lite
On that red line ne fought Il ont
The heart of adamant-
The nation made its iron will
A man. and called IL Grant,
And then again.
While in the valley, Sheridan
Was scattering Early's chAR
That whirng up the valley went
Like foam before laugh.
white Hood pressing madly ON
In what he deemed pursuit;
And Thomas would shake tho tree
Till ripe all the fruit.
These are about the best lines IN the book, and
our best wish for Mr.. Stoddard would DO that the
President viii accept the compliment intended In
these verses, and by appointing him to q Post
once render any further poetic efforts unneces-
sary.
The New York herald., 1874-11-29
Autumn Poetry.
THOMAS b. ALDRICH.

J. r Osgood Co. send US q complete edition
of the poect1cal works OF Mr.. Aldrcn. This gen.
teman has long been favorite among American
authors, although ne has done nothing within the
last ten years TO increase his reputation Some
OF the poems in this volume have a certain celeb
rity-the Ballad OF Baby Bell" "Before the Rain"
and "Palabras Carifosas" The most ambitious
poem in this collection Is judith" Aldricns
poetry s marked with taste, felicity Of expression
and occasional lines which show true poetic
power; but in reading his verses we are con-
stantly haunted BY remembrances OF Tennyson.
Swinburne, Wordsworth and Poe. For instance
Then tears came yelling to my eyes.
oF ,ysae yeness s swen, N sisay ds az wSmsn sas lies
Upon the uesses.
Which is a recollection Of both HOOD and SWIM
burne. And again.
A narrow stretch OF brown sea sand
iignthouse half = & = league r.. +, from n Land Land
A castle buiiding.
Which Is a remembrance of Tennyson. And
again.
Darkest OF all Decembers that ever my life has known,
sitting here by the embers, stunned and helpless and
lone
Which is a remembrance OF poe. And so we might
continue through the book, picking up here and
there recollections always graceful but never
original Sometimes we have anectatIons OF
rhetoric, which hardly seem to come within the
range OF true poetry, as these famous ines:--
We knew il would rain for all the
sprie slender ropes OF mist
Was lowering its golden bucket down
Into the vapory amethyst
Nothing could be more crude than the whole
figure which pervades these INES. TIE ropes and
the bucket the description OF toll involved In 1t,
seem to be foreign to the true spirit OF poetry The
best specimen Of Mr.. Aidrichs poetry Ia probably
In the verses "Palabras Carnosas," a Spanish air,
which we quote:-
Good night have TO say good night
10 Snch a host OF peerless thingsl
Good night unto that fragile hand
Al queeny with its weight rings;
Good night u fond, upifted eyes,
Good night TO chestnut breds az hair,
Good night unto the perfect mouth
And all the swee tness nestled there.
The snowy hand detains met then
I'll have to sAy good night again.
The New York herald., 1874-11-29

wherever the mr-spreadrng tongue II spoken. or
which the author Is hardly less master than OF the
sword"
"A Peep at Mexico: Narrative OF . Journey
Across the Republic in l8T3-7A" Ii book Just out
IN London, BY J. Lewis Geiger. The book Ia full of
information, but Is far from amusing.
The New York herald., 1874-11-29
THE EXCISE DEPARTMENT.

The business OF the Excise Department was not
so lively as on Friday, yet 1t was greater than
upon any other day for long time. The effect OF
the schwaD case on the affairs OF that departments
is well shown by the following tabular statement
OF the number OF licenses applied for ana tue
amounts OF money received daily during the
The New York herald., 1874-11-29
lDnlirdki0us,

This money the Excise Commissioners Will pay
to the city chamberlain immediately, and II VIII
tionment lor disposition among the charitable In
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-08

Flour.
,nI RBI.S. MOSS ROSE,
Iulb 100 Sterling,
200 Choice Family,
2GO q" cottage XXX&.
Iu6 Yn Semitic Lily,
iOs Cream OF Indiana,
2yI " Gem (Spriug wheaQ
iUD White Rose,
100 J." Washington,
lUI " Peerless,
/ store and for sale W ,.,r.uyo
LIST, DAVENPORE%s FAhhS
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= u u 2
1851 I saw stars OF the ninth ma ni-
tude, and the nucleus of this appears
quite az transparent. Indeed, this is
but fourth class comet, at best, and
its nucleus is SO attenusted that, if re-
duced to ball OF solid matter, you
could probably hold it in the palm Of
your band"
Professor Swift, Of Rocb ester, New
York, ssys: There is no probability OF
the tail OF the comet enveloping the
earth or moon. The elements OF this
comet DO not resemble those OF any
comet that has appeared during the
last two thousand years. Its orbit is
no doubt parabolic, aud it is visiting US
for the fret and last time. In the
next two weeks more will be learned
OF the physical nature OF comets by
the spectroscope than has been learned
in four thousand years. Indications
last night and tonight (Thursday) are
of subdivisions OF the tail. The comet
ia large and go the nucleus, with a dice
more plan etsry than stellar. Should
the tail increase iu width az we'll as in
length, and envelop the earth, we
should be iusensible Of it, the matter
composing it being 80 rare: The rate
OF motion is now thirty miles per sec
ond, aud directly toward us. On the
lO:h of July it Will be rssrest the sun.
The tail this evening is seven or eight
degrees in length, and on the side near
est the sun it has a bauchy, nebulous
appearance, as though there was new
tail forming. It's brilliancy lie tenth
greater than last evening. In world
whose elements have such great &C.
tivity this change will appear almost
instantly.
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Saturday, July Is, 1874,

CONT encing at ~ o'clock a. M, OF salo aay;
offer 81 pnblic auction, at the front do Of
the Court House OF Ohio county, the FOL.
lowing described zeal estate, to wit: LOT
number ninety. four (S4l, situated on the
northeast corner of what was formerly
known az German and Marsnall stTtetS III
The civ of Wheeling, in the state of West
Virginia. There are TWO good residences on
said lot. 80
TERMS OF SALE-One-third of the pur-
chase money 10 be paid in cash, or as much
IN re as the purchaser may desire 10 pay,
the residue In two equal payments al nine
AMI eighteen months, respectively, with
interest from the day Of sale, the purchaser
10 give his bonds for said deferred pay
lnents, and the title TO be retained until the
further order OF the Court.
r. q. BARR,
LOUIS =. JORDAN,
Special Commissioners.
1 n HERVEN AuCtiOneer. junll
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THE COMET.
60, smeutofscfenIifc Observers.

60, smeut ofScfentiHc Observers.
The latest views OF scientific men
On the Coggia comet are given in the
New York Herald Professor East
man. OF the National Observatory al
Washington, says:
The comet will reach that point, tits
p.rib erou, in its path nearest the sun
about the Sth Of July, but will be
nearest the earth and brightest about
the Goth Of July. Its least distance
from the earth will be about that OF
Venus. The reports about the dlsss'
fer. which would occur should the
comets tail come in contact with the
esr,h are purely sensational, since 1t Is
we'll known that stars as small as the
ninth magnitude have been distinctly
observed through the densest portion
Of the nuclei OF comets. No influence
however upon the weather the eli
mate or the health OF the lnhaotants
Of our planet has ever teen determln
ed."
You have no idea that the tail Of
this comet can possibly brush the
earth or our moon and cause thereby
important atmospheric changes -.
"Oh, no! 1t is surprising that lntellL-
cent men can indulge in such absurd
lies, | DO not believe that this comet
for instance, in its nearest approach to
the earth, will have as much effect upon
it's atmosphere, in any quarter as a
cyclone or thunder shower on our At
lantic coast hiss upon the atmosphere
over San Francisco. .r.
"How much longer tous Will THIS
comet be visible :? go
"To the Atlantic States it will begin
TO be pretty well down to the HORIZON
at twilight about the 18th OF thl;
month On the Pacific slope, psrtlc,
uIarly down towards Mazstlan, 1t vii
be visible some days longer, and
month hence they will probable be
able 10 zee it in Australia. But
month hence this comet will have
swept over millions Of miles in It's re-
,irement or repulsion from the sun.
"And are comets never anything ou
attenusted gas ??
Never anything more, so far 81
they have been carefully observed
Through the nucleus OF the comet o
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SHURTLEFF HOUSE

JIAIgMOHT, WEST VA, FORMERLY
h Kearsley. This House has just been
newly refi,ted from cellar TO gaIret WIN
new beds and new furniture, and Is second
the r. Il y. railroad depot. This House ~
first class In every respect. The table " al
ways supplied with the best in the market.
Charges moderate sample rooms for com
mercial travellers. No charge for handling
baggage. Give me call sslsIactIph
gusPaTiteed TO all my patrons Good stab
fnp for horses. f.. W. URTLEFF,
noy29 Proprietor
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No Individual Benefits.

no Individual Benefits.
This Concert Is Strictly for MASONlC
purposes and will be conducted with the
same liberality, honesty, ana harness
Which characterized the first enterprise.
JOHN l.. ROPER, Prcst.
For Tickets and Circulars giving full In
formation, address
HENRY V. MOORE, Sec'y,
Masouic Relief nsSocia ion, Norfolk, Va.
AGENTS WANTED EV
w. l.. ROGERS. Agent,
1892 Market street.
jyi eg-rb-d Wheeling, w. va
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MEMORANDUM.

BY decree of the Circnlt Court of Ohio
county, entered on the .9lh OF February
1860, the above mentioned tract OF 80 %-iU,
acres, and the coal underlying the tract
OF 1871 acres, were divided and partitioned
between sad Thompson and wife, and
Lewis LuuStJrd, who neld undivided inter
eSts therein; said decree or partition Is re-
corded IN the Office OF the Clerk Of the
County Court OF Onio county, in deco book
No. Is, page 52i, &c. Jtyl ell
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Nv virtue of decree rendered and enter
ed i'm the above entitled cause, on the M
teenth day OF May, 1874, by the circuit
Court OF Ohio county, he undersigned pc
cIaI cpr, u1ISSIOners will, on
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FOR SALE.
TOR sAIH.

A FARM CONTAINING JNE HUN,
~ dred and three acres. i will sell II ~
one lot or divide II In lots OF four or nS nv.
acres TO suit purchasers There is no pet.ei
and in Ohio county for market garoenth =:
Situated within one mile OF the CITY o.
Wheeling. -, q, ons
Termsgone-fourth cash; balance IN one
two, aud three years. For further partieu-
i"'' e-''"''' GEO. ROBERTS,,
SIS Main street.
T. OBRlEN,
Real Est : te Agent
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COM NISSIONERS' SALE.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF OHIO
| county:
James FIlap, -
rs. IN cnanCerS
Iouts IuncRe, ct al.