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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-12-12

THOSE MoruERLEss CHILpEEN.-Ihe step
mother of those poor children noticedin our last
os having been found hidden under Sidewalk ON
supcrior Street, writes us long communication
Indignantly repclling Gin high Dutch) the char
gcs against her which tie FREE TRADER state
ment involves. According to the lady's state
ment the children were very naughty indeed
dishonest, rebcllious, refractory, and wholly un-
controlable; and they were cgged on conth'
ualv in their disobodiencc by their uncle
under whose door steps, and not the Sidewalk
they were found. " If the stcp-mothcr was cru
cl, how much greater must be the cruelty oil thr
uncle who pretended 90 bcfriend the children an"
was yet willing to have them freeze to death "i''
der his very door steps" Indignantly deinohu'
the lady. We give it up. The father, we uhuc''
stand has found places for the children IN INC
country, where they Will be beyond the reach u
9th the contentious step mother and uncle
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WEpplNGs.-You can always tell wheh inc
matrimonial market is brisk by watching the
sales at A. Frank " Cos. EVERYBODY N"o"'
Frank q Co. make this specially lof Sucil orca'
sons. The sales lately indicate that couftihS
has been severe, and matrimonial affairs quite
plenty
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Kansas Sufferers.

Pursuant TO a call meeting was held at Farm
Ridge Presbyterian Church, Dec 5, 1874 for the
purpose of taking measures TO raise funds and
provisions TO aid the Kansas sufferers Rev j.
!, Momyer was appointed President, $. VI. Gum
Vice President, and James Garrison Secretary
and Treasurer.
ON motion, II was voted 10 appoint two sole
tors In each school district in Farm Ridge, and
he west txo-thirds OF Grand Rapids 10 solicit
funds COR the above purpose.
FARM RIDGE.
Dist. No. 1. J. N. Dunanay Jas. Poundstonc,
2 Taylor Woodward, Jackson Butte,
g. Chandler, J. 8. Carter,
4. Baldwin, X. Kelley,
Robt Autrum, .. VI. PoundstOnc,
SIC. Moss, {. ~ Poundstone,
De Finley, J. III. Ball,
10 A. Diehl, ID. Bender.
GRAND RAPIDS.
Rsynold's Dist. G. W. Woodward. i. Eiehlc-
berger,
Yale Geo Mustard, Win Lewis.
gees VIM p. Rees. II. Poundstone,
Pos. John Post, Z. y. Moss,
Hagerdon y. Hsgerdon, +. Butte,
Centre :" ]. Franey. John Wichert.
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BY the expenditure of a small amount before
the 2gth OF December. in assisting the Masonic
Relief Association Of Norfolk, to complete their
Temple, you may obtain fortune without DeihS
required to wait for term of years, or compel
your family to wait for your death, as would be
the ease in life insurance. The Grand Gift Con
cert at which six thousand prizes will be distrl-
butcd, will be conducted by some of the best
citizens Of Norfolk, and there will be prize IN
every ten tickets. The drawing vii positively
take place on the both of December. Send for
tickets to Henry V. Moore, Scc'y, Norfolk, Va,
or an nuthorized Agcnt Of the Association.
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The place to get cheap Hour Is at WOODS E"SIc
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On motion, it was voted to have the proceed,
ings of the meeting published in the otlaw.
papers. The meeting then aaJouiheu 90, s1 ' at .
o'clock p. NJ to receive the Treasurer's report.
All donations will be received and cared ior oy
the Treasurer at Grand Ridge. do :, ,ris
1t is earnestly hoped that our people III tl's
vicinity will do all they can IN anu o' sSnci !"
humanity JAo. VANN'o' w -
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the state ara the
readiness all legitimate losses
the current H-u
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-12-12

OTTAWA December 18th, 1874.
Corn steady and salcabC at &c. Oats firm at
4ja4Sc, for 81 lbs. We look for steady prices
all this month. Chickens in good sale al 81 per
dozen.
We have no change to make in our markets
Prices remain nearly the same Il, in our last re
port. Butter if anything, more plenty, and a
triic lower.
Eggs in good demand at 22c.
A., hal
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New York Market.

New YORK, Dec. 18th, 1874.
Flour-Actiyc and lower. Western and Stat,
$500 $500
Wheat-Bcttcr No. . Chicago stiGdsLls
MllEauke, sl.2S@sl25; Minnesota, sl2i6's al &c
Corn-9i@9Ge for western mixed
Rye-sLio@tlta
osts-Nixed western, 6ss6Js.
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DIR. ri. OLIN,

IF Chicago, formerly OF this pls'ej will visit Ottawa At
Yon Hotel the first TCescay OF each month for treating
all diseases OF the Eye and Ear surgcsy or otherwise
Cataract artificial pupil inverted Closure
tic ear duct cross eye stshylomn and the removal Of
RS and morbid growths OF every description. Artificial
and ear drums inserted without pain or previous opera
ton Granular eyeds, the n Frequent disease i" tie rest
,rpGcaliy and permanently cured
From his long experience in treating diseases OF the Eye
and Ear he confident in stating that he can cure nearly
every case Chronic diseases also tFeaed COMMUNICATIVE
Largest stock OF Artificial Eyes In the West.
December 10th tS70.-u
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Photographic Fern-leaf Notices.

More than % original designs exqnstely "a te
AID reproduced 6y photography, forming beautiful ana AZ
rsct,ye home ornaments They excite enthusiasuc au
sriy clear 81 Sc o. and f2 per day one sold go worm ~
less than day. Another says II IKE the woth vel, !, v
as IGerant from book can yassing." Agents want
d in eyerv town in state Send for circulars MISC
ELLA PEPPLE, General Ageh,; n T. 'or' "S"''oH '''
"A sale Sts., Room 1, Chicago, Ill
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WEEK guaranteed 20 Male and Female
Agents, IN their locality. Costs NOIH'
ING to try Il. Particulars Free L. y.
~ ~ VICKERY CO.. Augusta Maine
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Authorized o. Act of the Virginia Legislature, CnasS
March Sth 1907
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-05-14
T'EIoSe DcBr Little Feet.

Among the many reforms for which
women have come to be grateful, the
shoe reform is one of the best. Fair
weather is always given as an explanation
of streets thronged with women, but in
view of this springs capricious atmos-
pheres, that reason surely fails. 1t must
be the prevailing shoe, broad soled,
square heeled and freer than suffrage,
that has driven forth the feminine pedes-
TRAN, for certainly covering for the foot
as "easy" as that of the present walking
shoe has not been worn in a long time
Shoes of all kinds are notably plain; even
fancy stitching is out of favor, and neat
ness only is imperative, provided the
shoe is excellent in fit.
Buttoned boots, made Of soft, lustreless
French kid, are the kind preferred, heavy
shoes of pebble goat being added to ward
robes now in preparation for the country.
For sensitive feet, easily wearied by
walking, uppers of French satin have fox
ings of kid only high enough to give
strength and protect the feet from damp
ness.
For carriage wear there are dainty
boots of French satin, which lace upon
the instep, and add quilting of narrow
black lace entirely around both eyelet
rows. Such shoes, made of the same
material as the dress, are provided with
elegant dinner and reception costumes,
while others of black satin with lace-trim-
med lappels upon the instep are preferred
by some for the same purpose.
For travelling, kid-buttoned shoes are
first in favor, but many ladies are order
ing boots of heavy gray and fiax-colored
linen to serve in dry, hot weather.
Slippers of linen, corn buff and brown,
are being chosen for negIige toilets in the
country, and these trimmed with rosettes
of black, and bright steel buckles, are
both suitable and pretty of themselves.
Marie Antoinette slippers, croquet and
garden shoes, and Pompadour shoes of
scarlet, or blue kid, are among the fancy
provisions of the shOe-shops this season.
No more buff or gray kid shoes are
worn by little girls, black being firmly
settled as the favorite color, or rather nc
color. Wee things in their first short
dresses, and BARNS just trying independ-
ent Iocomotion, wear dainty buttoned
shoes of pink, scarlet or blue, without
heels, and fastened with pearl buttons.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-05-14

BayRrd Taylor Describes n Race
OfLittIe Folks Recently DIscOv.
cred INA Central A frfca.

New YORK, May 4.-Bayard Taylor,
in letter from Egypt, gives an account
of the recent discovery of a race of pig
mics in Central Africa. Speaking of
two, in the care of the Khedive, he saws
The little fellows looked at me with bright,
questioning, steady eyes, while | sxamin-
ed and measured them. Tubbal was 46
inches in height, the legs being % inches,
and body with head "a, which is some
what better proportioned than is usual
in savage tribes. The head and arms
were quite symmetrical, but the spine
curved in remarkably from the shoulders
to the hipjoint, throwing out the abdo-
men, which was already much distorted,
probably from their diet of beans and
bananas. The head was erect, the shout
ders on the line of gravity, and there was
no stoop in the posture of the body, as in
South Africa.
Tubbal measured 26 inches around the
breast, and % around the abdomen. His
hands and feet were coarssly formed, but
not large, only the knee joints being dis
proportionately, thick and clumsy. The
facial angle was fully up to the average.
There was good development of the
brain, fine, intelligent eyes, and a nose
so fattened that in looking down the
forehead from above one. uld only see
the lips projecting beyond it. The nos
trils were astonishingly wide and 50 uare.
The complexion was that of a dark mu-
latto.
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of the statements made, and under the
apprehensions of evils suggested and pre-
dicted by these writer's. But, when the
people saw that no injurious results were
likely to follow from the change in the
political complexion of the State Govern
ment; when they saw. on the contrary,
that the Governor and Legislature mani
tested every disposition to foster and
cherish the Institution, they again rallied
to the support of the University; and ac-
cordingly the catalogue of the very next
succeeding session presents US the number
of matriculates, 260,-more than double
the number of the session preceding
As the University continued ''the even
tenor of its way" producing satisfactory
results, the people manifested increasing
confidence in the Board of Trustees, and
in its Faculty. fact demonstrated by
the patronage of the next session, reach
ing the number 303, which is nearly forty
more than ever attended during any other
single year of its existence.
JNo. n. WADDEL,
CbanoolTor hi Of MiS-
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Home.

We assert, as a rule, the whole tone of
a home depends upon the woman at the
head of 1.-THE average home; not the
poverty-stricken home, nor the wealthy
home. In this average home, whether
sunshine shall enter the rooms, whether
the parlor shall be used and enjoyed,
whether the table shall be invltingIy
spread, whether bright lights and bright
fires shall give warmth and cheer on
winter nights; whether, in brief, the home
shall be an agreeable or disagreeable
place, is usually what the woman deter
mines. Men are powerless in the matter.
Some find solace for dismal home in
study, some, occupation in bushes; some
submit with what patience they can, 9TH
ers are attracted by the cheer of the pub
lie house; and it is especially young men
who are apt in consequence to drift away
into bad company and bad habits. There
are men-and men. Our whole argument
refers to individuals among men who sue
cumb to bad inhuences-not the sex but
class.-Appleton's Journal.
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About Cremation.

Cremation may be good thing, but
some Of the advocates of this system, by
which cemetery expenses are to be done
away with, talk too blunty in their en-
thusiasm for fire. At the recent meeting
of Cremationists in New York fellow
named Ellis b. Scnnable, deplored the
wastage of I30, 000, 600 of human bodies
yearly, by burying them deep in the
ground, when the elements of which they
are composed could be utilized for the
benefit of the living. Hefavored burning
the bodies and then using the ashes to
fertilize the soil. He wants the oxen 10
eat the plants grown upon the enriched
soil, and then for US to devour the oxen,
and by this means, he observes, the Jolly
mems" element would live "again in other
men," This is rough enough for a starter,
but the idea that Bergh, the prevention
ACCOMPLISHMENTS man, should be there
with that crowd, and not only applaud
Schnabes views, but actually advocate,
himself, the total aRnihilation Of the body
after death, is terrible thing to contem-
plate. 1t Is strange how some people
take to fire-perhaps they may get more
of it than they like some OF these days
Alta California.
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Resolutions of the County Council
of Oranges.

At a meeting of the County Council OF
Kinds county, at Raymond, May End,
1874, the following resolutions were pre-
sented:
Resolved, That the various Oranges in
Kinds county be requested to consider
and report their conclusion thereon, to
the Secretary of this Council at an early
day, upon the proposition of the Cotton
Tie Association, to furnish their cotton
ties to all Patrons of Husbandry at not
exceeding seven cents per pound, and
state as near as may be, the quantity Of
ties which each may want.
ResoLoei, That this Council recommend
to the various Oranges in Kinds county,
the favorable consideration Of the propo.
sition made by the Executive Committee
of the State Grange, contained in circular
No. 6, andreport their views thereon, each
to their respective boards of trustees, and
by them to the agent for the Oranges in
New Orleans.
RESOLVED, That the Council recommend
to the several Oranges Of this county to
appoint each member Of such Grange
whose duty it shall be 10 look after the
interests of the taxpayers within the
bounds of such Grange, and report to the
County Grange Attorneysall cases coming
to the knowledge Of the member 50 APP
pointed, coming within the scope of
the duties of said attorney for his atten-
ton.
ResolUed, That the attention Of the va
rious Oranges in Kinds county be invited
to the subject Of Major Geo. Torrey's
proposition for the Importation Of emf
grants, and also the Subject Of raising
more provisions and less cotton by the
planters of this county.
1T. o. Dixon, President.
los (1pAN SncratarN
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= Ssg0KEN srEaNG.

$50" .I3 farHeseU7E- gE5t1r,
I. III t.mu-ss oIn tone and .unel-sa strings
lHe5 tntu, HehiHd las Niud9v bar,
SD @g-~V otu n.at ttaJ sis and hIngs
i ... oId-tinI ulHsic eitr otd tar,
ta5 saaIy sing, auo sings. aIiI sings.
- iii, ut-ut flaps an ler sonnial wigs.
SNOW Hut What the song may be,
GuH of The singer lids / kaoW:
#.- sane from 1asr across the sea,
81 ..afe#oHIg Haim3 bfeezcs blow
20. .uuu5 land Of iJaiy,
.u#t never cAiIis with winters SHOW
a-uy ald many years ago.
g..a strain swells oat upon the night,
Across the pace lJIeaches me;
Through AL Jhe hush Of fading light,
spanning che sure ella of .lo"y lea,
And towards the heavens, star bedight,
1T aWell-. a. wells, the melody
-Aa old-time song OF ICaIy-
WIas uasser-hand controls the strings?
@uG. hss old fingers cannot play
Tins matches meIoJy that rings
I4ez startled bells oi memory;
Ills voice Is hos the voice that sings;
Ha l. away, away, away,
hi c.uuIlr>s, sunny IJa1y
uark how the weird music rings
$50 more t0florn and sad he rOves!
Mark how tine tender paJhUs CliHgs-
Ee-taud- beneath tie SKY he loves!
back e. his land, ON memory wings
-AE Hame tu las own cit. on groves,
IEe4Iiuz again tine paths he loves
Azalu be breaghes the pcrfumed air,
a1tiu bsholtis Ghe old blue sky;
A. -4sr4 hfS comrades greet Inn there;
5#y eHukr- Ais song, tears dim his eye
rood Land So bright. 50 pure, so fair.
4ry yer4Us.d ISL S encompass me!
9l5Ig. ms Italy!
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With this record staring him in the
face, the New Highlander tells US there is
money enough in the country; that North
Carolina has enough and Rhode Island
not too much; that an average Of 1921
to each Southerner is just right, and that
an average of S31, 68 to each New Eng
lander is just right also!
The six New England and five Middle
States have 1885, 098, 105 Of currency.
The thirty-fve Southern and Western
States, Territories, etc., have SIG, 370,-
IA of circulation. In other words,
eleven States with a population Of 49,
1872, 639 have S118, 227 ,961 Of currency
more than thirty-five States aud Terrific
ries have with population of %, 425, 1872
With half the population the Eastern
States have twice the amount of curren-
cy!
But the patriotic New Epglander tells
US we have enough money and he has mot
too much.
By law New England is entitled to
S38, 799, 800 Of currency; in fact, she has
$40, 4S9, 1855, in other words, $40, $780,
046 more than she is entitled to under
law. The South and West are entitled
to S189, 458, 270 under the law; in fact
they have only SIG, 945, 456 or S72, 512,-
8l4 less than they are entitled to under
the legal apportionment; that IS New
England has $40, 900, 900 of currency
that the law authorizing its issue, said
should go to the South and West. And
yet this same patriotic New Englander
piously tells us that the South and West
have money enough, and that New England
has not too much.
New England has $40, 489, 966 of
currency. She pays taxes to the Govern
ment to the amount Of So, SO, 554 80.
The Southern, Western and Pacific States
have 126, 40, 41S, Of currency, and they
pay in taxes to the Federal Government
the sum Of SO, 319, 353.01.
The industrious Yankee with all his
enterprise requires S110, goo, 900 of cur
rency to conduct business that pays only
So 900, 600 Of taxes to the Government,
about one dollar of tax to twenty dollars
of currency; but the lazy Southern and
Western men, with S126, 100000 curren-
rency, conduct a business that pays to
the Government in taxes, so, 900, 600,
or very near sixty cents in taxes for every
dollar in currency.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-05-14
4 French Critic ON American
Heauty.

Albert Rhodes writes in the Galary for
May:
Standing one evening in that fringe Of
spectators which usually surrounds the
dancers. at an entertainment given by one
of the American residents of Paris, a
French painter next to me expressed his
admiration of forty or fifty Of my country
women who We're whirling round to a
Strauss waltz. The revolving levy was
composed Of young women from sixteen
to twenty-five, and they certainly looked
very handsome. He reiterated with
enthusiasm that he had never seen more
beautiful girls anywhere-thtv were
diamonds of the first water On being
asked if he did not see single flaw, he
evasiveiy replied that none of us were
perfect. Being pressed-eRtre h0mmes-
he thought the hands were not as well
formed as they might be-nor the at
taches-an imperfection in the Saxon
race. Was there anything else? Beauty
was somewhat matter Of convention,
was said again evasively, but further
remark brought out the question whether
l had seen the Venus of Milo in the
Louvre. | had, and knew 1t was the ac-
cepted model of womanly perfection.
Had noted the waist of the wonderful
statue? Had | remarked the difference
between the waists of the women who
were dancing before Us and chat of the
Venus?
''You mean that the waists of my coun-
are too long?'
Exactly; but then they have the most
beautiful faces in the world" To which
was added: "My candor is atrocious."
Then, as ore of the fair dervishes, whom
he knew, passed, he ventured into Eng
lish and inquired with solictude, "Mecs, !
do you pickle your health?" indicating
lexical research at the word preserve.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-05-14
a Few Facts alb nat the Currency.
JNo. n. WADDEL,
Chancellor University of Miss

From the Wilmington IN c. Journal
The money power of the country is 10
Gated in the New England and Middle
States, and the people of those States are
naturally very loathe to see it depart from
them, and for this reason oppose all pro
jects that have for their object the cheap
ening of money. Let us see, therefore,
how the amount of money in that por-
ton of the country in which we are
specially interested compares with thatin
other countries.
The average amount of circulation to
each person in the countries and States
named below is as follows
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-05-14
The EEmti,e of HnyImOnd-Is0S.

From the Kinds County { fzetlc.
Tuesday next, the 18th of May will
be the 1lth anniversary Of the battle of
Raymond and the occupancy and pillage
Of the town by the federal soldiery under
Gen L. S. Grant.
Gen. John Gregg, Of Texas, with a
brigade Of Texans and Tennesseeans,
5000 strong,) met Granfs army Of 80,
900 men one mile south west of the town,
and fought them from y o'clock NJ, until
/ O'Clock p NJ, on the 18th of May,
1863. Gregg Withdrew his little force at
the hour stated, moving off in good
order 10 jackson via Mississippi SPRING.
leaving his dead on the field and bis
wounded in Raymond.
RESULT OF TIL BATTLE.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-05-14
A Marshal of France-FrOIIc Of "a
wild Fancy


From the savaunah Advocate and Repub-
lican
Two days ago a tall, spare-made man,
some thirty-five years of age, with long.
light hair that falls down over his shout
ders in regular buccaneer style, and a
huge beard that depended upon his
breast, anu mingled with his unshorn
locks, reached the city by way OF the
Central Railroad, and took lodgings at a
clearinghouse on Lih.ry stree, he
tween Jefferson and Montgomery Ye.-
terday the eccentricities of the stranger,
who appears to be an Italian, culniina;ed
in his entering upon the role OF Mar
shall of France. Arraying himself in a
dilapidated uniform, trimmed with paper
cut into epaulettes, chevrons, and the in
sigma of martial rank and military or
ders, the poor fellow stuck feather in
his hat, and brandishing policenan's
club for generals sword, announced
himself as Lawrence Emanuel, a Mar
shall of France anG Chief Of Napoleon
Bonapart's staff.
Information of this extraordinary per-
sonal transformation was lodged with the
Ordinary, and about dusk last evening
Deputy Sheriff Dooner and Constable
Pollock took the maniac marshal into
their custody, and committed him to Jail
for safe keeping, until the condition Of
the man can be duly ascertained by the
Ordinary and Commissioners of Lunacy.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-05-14
a Western Granger's View OF the
Currency Question.
Extract from Speech of Mr.. E. A. OIL
man

+ Extract from Speech of Mr.. E. A. OIL
man.
There is not money enough in the
country to do business with, and it is un-
equally divided. The Eastern States
have S39 per capita, the Western So, and
the Southern only SO per capita. To de-
velop the vast resources of this country,
we must have more money. There's not
money enough to move our produce, which
often forces the farmer to submit to low
prices. There is a contest between the
actual wants of the West and the capital
owned in the East This is the best cur
rency you have ever cen, Showing le-
gal-tender bill, better than that founded
on goldand silver basis. Coin redemp-
ton is a fraud and lie; if you don't call
for the gold it is there, but if you do call
it is not there. If the currency bill is We
toed by the President, as it is, it will be
necessary for Western farmers to band to-
gethre against capital, and in casting our
votes to disregard all party ties. We
need cheaper money and lower rates Of
interest. -Vincennes qnd. } Sun.