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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-24

Our Utica correspondent "JaCobus,' was gull.
II Of an objectionable blunder in his letter Ia.
week in stating that the tile works Of Clark.
White < Co, at Utica, bad stopped work FOR the
season. They never stop work except occasion
ally during the coolest weather in winter, when
It is impossible 10 keep the clay from freezing.
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Gust Us soon as y0u ScIId J1r ~
TO STAY WITH YOU
One, Two, Three Years,
And Longer, if you don't abuse
the Animals.


Last year everybody said that &. VI. CRANDALL had
beat the world when he invented the "ACHOBATs-and
so he did and every who has had them must
~ box OF hCOBAIS this year. But now this same
{. NJ Crandlll has "been aud gone and done 'he has
Beut himself, thus: lie has Invented u McnaEeric
of Animals, and he paints them In many cOlors and
constructs them In 90 pieces go curousy that every
piece VIII easily Gten u eo1y other piece quite strongly
and thus you change and change, and change them
into hW,dreds and thousands Of diTaent dHJHdis and
amusing fylTes that will produce ENDLESS FUN. II
you spend 900 DAYS over them, you cannot
make up all the curious things that arc IN single me
nagerie box
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-24

Ask for the ~ collar, all cloth, and sold as
cheap as paper collar, al ). Frank & Cos.
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Warranted winter wheat -four, = per hun.
dred, at Woods Eagle Mills.
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WlNTED-One hundred thousand pounds o
wool, for Which the highest price W III be paid a
5. Jonas's, / La Sale 81.
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We are rcque-tcd TO announce tha; there Will
be 10 services ~ the Baptist church next sun
day, l;o.morrowJ Sunday scAoo. ~ the usual
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Lemons, oranges, dates, figs and other fruits,
fresh and good, in abundance, at the New Eng
land bakery,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-24

Chidren's clothing in all shades and quality,
reap, at \. Frank e Cos, the peoples cothiers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-24

H.P. Clark, Painter, Is Madison street,
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-11-11
4 SINGULAR DICOVERY OF REVO-
ULTIONERY RELICS.

An interesting Revolutionary relic, of
special value in view of the approaching
Centennial, says the Philadelphia Times,
was discovered in an old house in Minor
Street yesterday afternoon. Workmen
have been engaged for several days in
tearing down an antiquated building at
No. 513 in that street, and yesterday
they went into the attic OF the rear bull
ding. The roof had been left entire,
but while some of the men were tearing
ont the solid partitions, others began to
pull down the ceiling, A heavy thrust
with a crowbar brought a large section
ont in a lump, and, much to, the astonish-
ment of the workmen, shower of heavy
leather hats and caps poured out from
between the ceiling and the rafters and
rolled at their feet. They were of all
sizes and several different patterns, and
when the men got the accumulated
dust brushed off, it was evident that
they had unearthed the headgear of a
band of Revolutionary soldiers. Some
of the hats, high in front and low be-
hind, with no front-piece, but with a
heavy leather guard at the back to cover
the neck, closely resembled those worn
by the Hessians bit others of different
shapes, and especially the large topped,
were unlike the Hessian pattern, and
looked as ihnngh they might have be
longed to the artillerymen or cavalry
men. One of the high hats, much
brighter and better preserved than any
of the others. had evidently belonged to
an officer, and was ornamented with
stripes of yellow paint. 1t had glaz-
ed surface, resembling patent leather, and
was Immediately appropriated by Mr..
Joseph l.. Iikens, the builder in charge
OF the house. Mr.. Ilikens and Mr.. Mails
bury, the bricklayer, who are taking
down the house, had the hats piled in cor
ner of one Of the front rooms, and. after
many of them had disappeared with an
army OF relic hunters who soon crowd
Ell the building, more than two hundred
were left. The building in which the
hats were found is low tlnree-storv
brick, with oid-fashioned square win
-dows, glazed each with twelve of the
tiny panes Of glass the old-time builders
used. 1t is Immediately in the rear of
Tower Hall. which stands on the site of
what was for some time Washington s
headquarters, and il is said chat it was
at one time uSa,l qS n barracks for the
British troops.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-11-11
A MILE A MINUTE.

A Danbury man is confident that in
time passenger train will be run at the
rate of mile a minute. He is evolving
plan for taking on passengers without
stopping the train, and thus save this
in running. He thinks rack formed
OF scoop made of netting, with back
to it, and horizontal bar 10 inches be-
low, will do it. This is to be attached
to tho car and worked on a powerful
hinge. He was in Merrill's grocery with
a rough model of his machine last even
ing, explaining its working to an interest
ed auditory. His idea is to have the
passengers stand in line on the station
platform. with their backs to theapproach
ing train, and near enough to where it
will pass to bring them within range OF
the scoop, the approach of the rack the
horizontal bar strikes the expectant
passenger in the hollow back of the
knees, which causes him to lop back
wards, when he is caugn. III the scoop
and whirled into the car, and the next
forward passenger, and so on until all
are taken up.
Chow are you going to land them peo-
pie who stop at way stations ?" asked
a disagreeable person who was sitting on
a soapboy.
Gland 'em ?" cried the inventor In
tone of unqualified disgust. "Who
said aything about landing 'em9 That's
their own lookout, guess. A railroad
takes them to the place where they are
going, an that's all it agrees to do. 1
'spose you'd expect a railroad company
to hunt you up a hotel, an carry your
trunk up to your room, an cook your
supper, an tuck you in bed, an wind
up your watch, wouldn't ye?' and the
speaker glared at the interrupted with
such intensity as to cause him to shrink
up fully one half.
GA hogs hog wherever you're a
mind to put him., exclaimed the inven-
tor, as he picked up his model and
straightway left the store.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-11-11
AN EMBARRASSING SITUATION.

People have noticed that one of the
h lndsomest young men OF Burlington
has suddenly grown bald, and disslpa-
ton is attributed as the cause. All. no !;
he went to a church sociable the other
week, took three charming girls out to
the refreshment table, let them eat all
he wanted, and then found that he had
left his pocket book at home, and deaf
man who he had never seen before was
at the cashiers desk. The young man
with his face afiame, bent down and said
softly:
81 am ashamed to say have no change
with"
eHey % shouted the cashier.
81 regret to say" the young man re-
peated in little louder key, s'that I've
unfortunately come away without any
change To-
ssChange two?" chirped the deaf man.
"Oh, yes, I can change a five if you
want it. %
''No," the young man exclaimed III
terrible penetrating whisper, for half a
dozen people were crowding up behind
him, impatient to pay their bills ana get
away, 81 don't want any change, be-
canse-
''Oh, don't want no change % the
deaf man cried, gleefully. ''Bleeged to
We, bleeged to We. Tain't often we get
Il
your bill
ono, no." the young man exclaimed,
'.I have no funds
s'Oh, yes, plenty of fun," the deaf
man replied, growing tired of this con-
versation and noticing long line of peo-
pie waiting with money in their hands !;
sbut haven't got time to talk shout it
now. Please settle and move on"
s'But, the young gasped out, 81 have
no money"
$50 Monday ?'' quired the deaf CASH
Ter. 81 don't care when you go. You
must pay, and let these other people
come up"
II have no money! the mortified
young man shouted, ready to sink into
the earth, while the people all around
him, and especially the three girls he
had treated were giggling and chuckling
audibly.
Cove money! the cashier said. ''Of
course you do 1926"
81 can't pay" the youth screamed,
and by turning his pocket inside out and
yelling his poverty to heaven, he finally
made the deaf man understand. And
then he had to shrek his full name three
times, while his ears fairly rang with
half-stifed laughter that was breaking
out all around him and he had to scream
out where he worked and when he could
pay, and he couldn't get the deaf man
to understand him until some of the
church members came up to see what
the uproar was, and, recognizing their
young friend, made it all right with the
cashier. And the young man went out
into the night and dubbed himself and
sheared his locks away until he was bald
as an egg.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-11-11
A CLEVER THIEF. The Paris CORES

A CLEVER THIEF. The Paris CORES
pondent of the London Daily Telegraph
writes to that journal ''There is re-
joicing in the city over the capture of
drolI scoundrel who has long given
them work to do. This fellow hung
around the Lyons Railway Station about
evening time. On catching sight of a
traveller who looked simple, he made
his acquaintance in lonely spot, and
mysteriously offered to sell a patent
watch chain of a amazing beauty and
Incredible strength. CRY it, % he said
you're fine man, but even you can't
break my chain" So the chain twisted
around the fine mans wrist and snapp-
edtoo. While he struggled it with the ven
der would lay him flat, take all valuables
and make off. For years this ruffian has
been playing his ingenious game, going
sometimes into the country. One night
lately, at the Lyons Railway, he found
victim, chained him up, plundered
him, and ran away. But the country
man CHANGED to be particularly strong
and swift. He broke the handouts, and
he caught the thief"
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-11-11
BOXING THE EARs.-There ere several

BOXING THE EARs.-There are several
things very commonly done which are
extremely injurious to the ear, and
ought to be carefully avoided. One or
these is the practice of boxing children's
ears. It is known that the passage of
the ear is closed by membrane, es-
pecially adapted to be influenced by
every impulse of the air, and with moth
ing but the air to support it internally.
What, then, can he more likely to in
jure this membrane then sudden and
forcible compression of the air in front
of it? If any one designed tob reak or
oversretch the membrane, q more
efficient means couldscarcely be devised
than to bring theh and suddenly and
forcibly down upon the passage of the
ear, thus driving the air violently before
it, with no possibility of its escape but by
the membrane giving way. Medical
authorities assert that many children
are in this way made deaf by boxing on
the ear.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-11-11
CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER GASES.

Vicksburg Herald The other day,
while Vicksburger was riding toward
Jackson in his buggy, he saw long
haired young man sitting on roadside
fence. There was such an air of utter
desolation about the countryman that
the Vicksburger drew rain and inquired ;
s'For Gods sake! what alias you,
young man %
"Nothing, for Gods sake ~ was the
meek reply.
sBut is any one dead 2"
"Hain't heard of ANYBODY but old
Matthews, and he went off two months
ago.
care you sick ?"
81 feel kinder bad"
"Well, you look bad. In fact, you
are the worst-lokinging young man I've
seen since the close of the war.
81 was all right till month ago."
said the young man, looking still more
solemn.
"What happened then?
woman went back on me"
''Did, Ell? Were you engaged ?'
''Id hung round there for year or
SO, and we'd Rugged and loved and hook
ed fingers. If that isn't being engaged,
then I don't know
s.And she backed out ?"
eyes"
"Well, I've been through the mill
myself. I had woman go back on me
in that way three month ago, and didn't
lose a bit of sleep over ii"
s'You didn'tl''
'sNo SIR
"But, them" sighed the young man,
as he hitched along on the rail, ''the
woman you loved didn't own sixteen
mules, and have clean hundred bales
of cotton TO sell ~
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-11-11
CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY.

Close connections are made at Chicago
with the Lake Shore & Michigan South
ern, Michigan Central, Baltimore & Ohio
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago, Kan
kakee Line end Pan Handle Routes, for
all points EAST and SOUTHEAST, and
| with the Chicago & Alton and Illinois
Central for all points SOUTH.
Close connections are made with the
Union Pacific r r. at Omaha for all
far West points.
Close connections are made at juno
ton points with trains ofall cross roads.
PULLMAN PALACECARS
These celebrated cars are run on all
night trains on all the lines of this road.
This is the ONLY LINE running these
cars between Chicago and ST. Paul or
| Chicago and Milwaukee.
At Omaha our Sleepers connect with
the Overland Sleepers- on the Union
Pacific Railroad, for all points west Of
OF the Missouri River.
| Among the
Inducements Offered by This Route
to the travelling public are all the modern
| improvements: Rock and Gravel Ball
| asted Track, Steel Hall, Rock and Iron
Bridges, Parlor and Drawing Room
Day Coaches, Smoking and Lounging
Cars, Westinghouse Safety Air Brakes,
Miller's Patent Safety Coupling and
Platforms, Speed, Safety and Absolute
| Comfort.
Running thro' Five Great States,
and operating over 1000 miles of road,
this Company presents to the traveller
facilities that ARE NOT and CANNOT be
offered by any Competitor.
All ticket agents can sell you tickets
via this route.
If you wish the best travelling accom-
odations, you will buy your tickets by
this route, and will take no other.
| MARVIN HUGHTTT, W. H. STENETT,
| Genl Superintendent. Gen'l Passenger Agent,
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-11-11

An obliging gentleman, who thinks
that personal favors do not cost much,
while they make friends, was applied to
by q Trigger" for certificate of char
acter by which he might get situation.
The testimonial proving to be more
complimentary than Scipio himself had
expected, that worthy, on recovering
from his establishment, exclaimed, "Mr.
-, won't you glib me something to do
yersef on Dat recommendation ?"
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-11-11

The Proprietor begs leave TO announce to his
friends and the public that he has resumed posses
sion of the above wel-known Hotel, where he will
be glad to accommodate the travelling public and
board on reasonable terms
His table will always be plentifully supplied and
the rooms and bedding une1ceptionable-
Good stalipg for horses and careful hostler al
weys in attendance. MILES McMAHON
Nseitowoc, Dec. 9, 1874
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-11-11

No CHANCE.-An Atlanta youth, saws
the Constitution, gotten up in the latest
style, left West End car and tripped
across to house where little boy was
sitting on the front steps, whiting with
little Barlow knife.
81 say, young man, yer don't want ter
be comm around here any more, yer
don't,"
''Why, Charlie, what's the matter P"
Cause there's Teller what wears q
diamond pin and rides in his own horse
and buggy a comm here to see Sis now.
and a Teller like you, what has ter ride
round in bob-tail street-kyr hain't got
no show, 'cept TO take front seat on the
back fence and watch 'em fxin' things
for the weddin' -
The young man turned away locking
like sweet-potato vine after black
frost.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-11-11

An ILL-UsED CITIzEN.-One day last
week resident of the northern part of
the city called at the City Hall, and
finding the official who receives taxes, he
said {:
81 called here to pay some taxes. How
much shall I pay %
where's your property asked the
official
'tHaven't got any,"
"And what are you going to pay taxes
on?"
81 dunno, but l want to pay'em I've
had it flung up to me dozen times
that l hain't no taxpayer and hain't no
business around and [ want to pay
whatever is right and be as good as any,
body"
''But you are not taxed.
"Why hahn I Amt I as good MS any
body?"
Eyes put you can't be taxed when you
have no taxable property"
81 can't eh, Well, there are other
towns beside Detroit, and il I can't be as
good as anybody else here can pack up
and leave"
And he put up his wallet and went
out.-DstriOt Free Press.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-11-11
How TO GET ALoNG.-Pay as you go.
Never fool in business matters.


Never fool in business matters.
Do not kick every one in your path.
Learn to think and act for yourself.
Keep ahead rather than behind the
times.
Don't stop to tell stories in business
hours
Have order, system, regularity and
also promptness.
Do not NEEDLE with business you know
nothing of.
Use your own brains rather than those
of others.
A man of honor respects his word as
he does his bond
No man can get rich by sitting around
stores and saloons.
If you have a place Of business, be
found there when wanted.
More miles can be made in one day
by going steadily than by stopping.
Help others when you can. but never
give what you can not afford because it
is fashionable.
Learn to say 20. No necessity of
swapping it out dog fashion, but say it
firmly and respectfully.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-11-11

rI,HE undersigned offers his services to the comTu
i nity for putting under stills and otherwise
repair and move buidns. Having superior faculties
for moving Houses,-can assure all in need Of my
service that any business entrusted to Ay care viii
receive prompt attention and be performed in a man
ner warranted to give full fatisfaction. Enquire OF
the undersigned on Fourth St., North Side.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-11-11

An Indiana lad who has just finished
reading his Bible through, announces
she discovery that the words saboys"
AMI girls" occur il it only twice.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-11-11
CHICAGO AND NORTHWEST
ERIN RAILWAY.

Passengers for CHICAGO, Detroit, To-
ledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, Niagara Falls,
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Rochester, Alba
ny. Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, Port
land, Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, st. Louis,
Cairo, San Francisco, Sacramento, Og-
den, Salt Lake City, Denver, Council
Bluffs, Sioux City, st. Paul, Marquette,
Escanaba, Menasha, Madison, Cheyenne,
Omaha, Yankton, Winona, Duluth,
Green Bay, Milwaukee. and all points
North, West, South and East, should
buy their tickets via CHICAGO and the
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-12-31

THE Golden RULE AND TIE
RULE OF GOLD.-A few DAYS ago a
gentleman Of this city received by
mail 4 check for $500. He deposited
it in his bank and went dOWnintO the
street, there to be met by q rumor
that sent him back i'll haste. just
twenty-five minutes had elapsed. The
t~eller's little door was shut. The
money had gone. Had it been stolen?
Was the banker a swindler? No; he
had failed. About the same time. a
merchant received a large quantity
of goods II day near the close of
business hours. lie made some com
mOnplacG cXcus for not making i'm
mediate payment, and promised to
send a check the next morning. The
first announcement of the morning
was that he had failed. He had the
goods, but the real owner was with
out his check. Was the merchant a
thief: Ought he to have gone to jail?
Not at all. He had merely suspend
ed. He was unable to meet his obli-
cations. Two young men were re-
Gently brought into one Of Il police
courts on a charge of stealing shoes
from q Third avenue store. They
were decent in appearance, and it was
believed by some that they had been
driven to crime by want. Had they
failed, or had they suspended? Or
was it because they were unable TO
meet their obligations? Not at all.
They were thicves-commOn thieves
common thieves. They were
sent to the pcnitentiarv for two
mOnths.-NeW York Tribune
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-12-31
FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER3l 81, $50
MORE CROOKED WHISKY IN
ST. JOSEPH.

It >ccmS they are not yet through
With the ''crooked whisky' cases in
=. Joseph. Col. Meyer has been
hunting up evidence, examining wit
rcsscs, etc, for q week or two past,
,rd the result is he has felt himself
warranted in selling the wholesale
liquor and r~cctifying house Of IL. Il.
". Iiartwig & Co. Mr.. IIartWig
ayers his ability TO prove his imno-
'elIce.
The "Chronicle," of the 2jth inst,
lays that Col. Meyer has obtained
fresh evidence not only against par
ties already under Indictment, but
against other members of the whisky
ring whose names have not previous
y been mentioned; and also, that
The whisky frauds i'll St. Joseph
date back ten years, to the time when
the tax was first imposed, and during
that time the Government has been
.tCfrauded out of Il million dollars.
Whore this money has gone, people
must Judge for themselves, ami they
Will be able to arrive at some under
standing of the matter when they de-
eide who are the members of the ring
here, as it has doubtless been divided
A!nong them"
There IS evidently a great deal Of
'trs,-class' viilany hid beneath these
crooked whisky" transactions: not
Only in efforts to dcfraud the govern
ment, but in the yet undeveloped
mystery of the murder of Jagau,
WHO, It is alleged, was murdered to
keep concealed some damaging evil
Aencc against 1.-The ring" which We
nope will be brought to light and
receive their just reward.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-12-31
Stray Notice..

Taken up by Robert NJ. Cole. living
in Jackson Township, in Andrew Coun-
ty, State of Missouri, ard posted before
the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace
of said County, n steer, two years
old past, red and white lined back, part
of face white and belly white, branded
with figure 2 on both horns, and 4
brand on right hip, not distinguishable,
smooth crop off left ear; no other marks
or brands, and appraised at sixteen dol
lars by Joseph Berry and Theodore
Beasley. who were by me sworn for
that purpose. A true copy of the entry
on my stray book
JADE POWELL, j. P.
Dec. II, 75-no9-w4.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-12-31
THE PRESBYTERIAN Church, at Tren-

THE Presbyterian Church, at Tren-
ton, Mo, which had just been COM
pleted, caught fire about ( O'Clock on
the morning of Sunday, December
18th, and was entirely destroyed. 1t
was n Of the finest and most taste
ful churches in North Missouri, and
was to have been dedicated that day.
$1,000 insurance had been secured on
the building, but this sum will not
near cover the loss.