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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-13

BIED BIoKFoRD. Ts BOWEN NJ. T. MoLoNEY.
DICKFORD, BOWEN a. MOLONEI, Attor-
ID neys and Counsellors at Law, No. Court street W
their care - aDrIg'18
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CIIAS. H. BRUSH, Attorney and Counselor
wa illinois, marr13
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(,ARp BOXES. WHIST. IsczIqus
u sad Erehrs '~Slters. sios Haa q Hspenaas.
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a Nj E.:S o'DoN - ELL, Attorney and Couh
d seor AT Law. Collections made and promptly remit
ted: Office IN Glover Cooks BLOCK, with tlce q " a.
bridge Ottawa, Illinois. novl5,3
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-02-18

AN excellent illustration of the depOs-
ition of frost may be obtained from the
frozen moisture so commonly found on
the inner surface of the panes of glass
in bedroom windows, when the temper
allure of the outer air is lower than 80
degrees Fahrenheit. The cause of course
is to be attributed to the cooling of the
air in the room by the colder air outside.
Now, an exceeding neat experiment may
be made. with but little trouble, by
which the effort of radiation on the dis
position of frost can be studied. Cut
two small pieces Of tinfoil, and fix one
on the outside, observing TO place them
on different parts of the pane, so that
they may not face each other. In the
morning it will be observed that the de-
post of frost is appreciably thicker on
the piece of tin foil that is on the inner
surface of the pane than on the rest of
the window, while it is entirely wanting
on that portion Of the glass covered on
the outside by the tin foil. Clearly,
therefore, the inner tin foil must have
made that part of the glass under it
colder than the rest, and the outer foil
the portion under it warmer. The ex-
PLANTATION is as follows Tin foil is a
good reflector of the heat, and conse-
ouently poor radiator. The foil on
the inner surface of the pane allows the
glass beneath it to grow colder than the
surrounding portions, by the protection
it affords to the heating of the glass by
radiation from the apartment, since 1t
reflects nearly all the heat of the apart
ment that would have otherwise passed
into the glass at this point. On the
contrary, the foil on the outer surface
of the glass prevents the radiant heat OF
the apartment from escaping through the
glass at this point The part SO protect
ed will consequently be warmer than
the rest of the pane, from the smaller
quantity of heat that it loses. The in
genuity of the interested reader Will en-
able him to vary these experiments IN
variety of ways.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-02-18
Until THE DAY BREAK"

VIII II pain me there forever,
viii il leave me happy never. a
This weary weary gn;iWlng OF the OId uuli PAM
VIII the sweet yet bitter yearning,
That at my heart is burning,
Throl, on and on forever, and forever be in VAIN!
@ weary weary longing,
O sad sweet memories thrOnging
From the sunset-lighted woodlands OF toe dear
and holy past
Oh hope and faith undying
Shall ! never cease from signing
Must my lot among the shadows foreNefIiofe
be cast
Shall ] never see the glory
That the CnI-ist-knight OF old story
Str Goiahad, my hero, saw folded rouhu LIZ
~, full. completed beauty
With which God glids duh duty
For hearts that burn toward heaven from the
everlasting deep
From that conflict ceasing never,
From the toll increasing ever:
From the hard and bitter battle "ltn the coio
and c; lous world?
VIII the Sky grow never clearer?
Will the hills draw never nearer
where the Golden citv plitters in its rainbow
mists impearledS
All me, that golden city!
Can tou then nave no ply
have sought ii with sucn yearnlng Ior So
many bitter years.
tnd vet the hills blue glimmer.
And the portals golden simmer
never nearS
q weary weary living
foemen unfOrgiying!
O neut.,, tiliiU Inject III the earth ana IN the
aisl
- fes'- hat clogs veaT"Nlng.
Oweakness aye returning
Nni We never cease TO lrouuie? VIII ye never,
never spare2
VIII my soul grow never purer!
Win my hope be never surer?
VIII the mist-wreaths and the cld-9ates from
my peth be never rolled?
Shall never, never gain 1t,
That last ecStatic minute . =,
When the journeys guerdOn waits me behind
those hills of gold?
AlaSI the clouds grow darker.
And the hills loom ever Starker,
Across the leaden miSt-screen of the heavens
dull and gray,
Thou must learn 10 bear thy burden,
Thou must wait to win thy guerdon,
Until the dav''ro9k cometh ana the SHADOWS
flee away!
st. TduEs.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-02-18

A WONDERFUL FLOWER. of most
exquisite wonders of the sea is the Ope-
let, a flower resembling very much the
German China-Aster. It has the appear
ance of large double Aster, with a
quantity of petals of a light green color,
glossy as silk, each petal tipped with
rose-color. These lovely petals are never
still, but wave about in the water, while
the flower clings to the rock. SO 1nno-
cent and lovely looking, no one could
suspected it of eating anything certain
" if it did, only bit of rainbow or e.
dro,, of dew. But those beautiful way
ing petals have other and more material
work to do-to provide food for large
mouth, which is cunningly hid deep
down among them. They do their duty
famously for, as soon as a silly little
fish comes in contact with those rosy
tips, he is struck with poison fatal and
quick as lightning. He dies instantly,
and the beautiful arms wrap themselves
about him and drag him into the greedy
mouth. Then those lovely petals unclose
and float innocently on the water, just
like our water-lny. This flower was
long ago talked of, but its existence
doubted until the last century Now
the Opelet is know to be a thing that
really exists. ta
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-02-18

MEASURING Corn IN THE CRIBS.
Find the number of cubic feet III the
crib and divided by 2.5OS5. Suppose
the crab was 80 feet long, 10 feet wide,
and 8 feet high; 3Ox10-3OOx8-2,4OO;
divided by 2. 5O75-957 11-1OO bushels.
This rule is founded on the English
Winchester bushel rule, and is mathe-
matically correct. An English Win
chester bushels cylinder 49, inches
in diameter andS inches In depth, which
makes 215O, 1852 cubic inches.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-02-18

come here as I have, and for what I
came. I used to be a sailor, and [ was
with Captain Croly in the Calvert He
was the very kindest and best master
that ever handled a speaking trumpet,
and there wasn't man aboard the bark
but loved him. One night off Hatteras
all hands were sent aloft to reef in
heavy gale; and when they came down
again [ was missing. Where is he?' the
captain asked; but none of them knew.
They hadn't notice me since we all
sprang into the shrouds together. Over
board, I'm afraid, said the mate; and
the men all seemed fearful that [ was
lost. The Captain hailed me through his
speaking trumpet; and there came back
a faint, despairing cry. only just heard
Iabove the piping of the storm. Captain
CrolY never ordered any one else up;
he cast off his coat, and threw down his
trumpet, and went aloft before any one
could get ahead of him. He found me
hanging with one elbow over the fore
yard, and just about ready to fall from
weakness and pain, for my. other arm was
twisted out Of joint at the elbow by
turn of the ropes. He caught me, and
held me there till help came up from
below, aud then they carried me down.
1t was Captain Croly that saved me from
grave in the sea; and [ would have
robbed hun tonight! Forgive lis, mad
am, If you can. We will leave you in
peace. Come Jane -
The two passed out of my chamber,
and from the house, leaving me like one
in dream. The woman / never saw
again; and I have little hope that she
ever reformed. She was one of the
crafty, hypocritical kind, whose hearts
are entirely bad, and who generally
come to bad ends. But I am very
hopeful that the man entered upon
new life after this occurrence. He
made no promises, not even an lntlma-
ton that he meant to do SO; but [ have
faith to think that the heart that could
treasure up debt Of gratitude, and stay
the execution of a crime, as in this case,
must have something in it strong
enough to turn it to virtuous ways.
"Well," said Elijah. in his joking
way, when he came home next day after
this eventful night, you've not been
murdered for that money, [ see. Where's
Emily? Has she run off with it %
I handed him the package, merely re-
marking that the woman had unexpect-
ly left me, for reasons which were best
known to herself. This was all the con-
versation that I had with him upon the
subject; he never knew what I have now
been telling. Perhaps [ did wrong;
but I was always reluctant to tell him
all about it, and he died before [ could
make up my mind But [ never had
any other secret from Elijah; and [ be-
Heve I never had an adventure that
made such an impression upon me as
this
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-02-18
SOME ONE III The ROOM.

Elijah Croly, my husband, was owner
and captain of a coasting-vessel, dong
g good trade; and we occupied an old
fashioned and somewhat dreary house
at Stepney. Elijah liked the place
more than I did, and it was on his ac-
count that we stayed there SO long. L
thought it could make very little differ
ence to him where we lived, for he
was at home only two or three weeks
out of every ten. I was often alone
two months at time; and lonely enough
1t was sometimes.
s'Get some one whom you like to stay
with you, my DEAR the captain said,
when [ told him one Gay how unpleasant
I felt to be alone so much. stGet any
one you please, and before long I hope
I shall be able to stay at home with you
myself
II took his advise, and after some in
quiry 1 found a woman who [ thought
would suit me. Her name was Emily
Sands, and she was a pleasant-faced wo-
man of about forty. She told me that
she had been left widow, with no
by needle-work; and although I had in
tended that the woman who came every
morning to do my homework should
still come, I found Emily so handy and
so willing that I soon discontinued the
services of the other. She was so ami
able and so vivacious, that was salts
fed that I had done the best that could
do in the matter
81 hope so,' he said, doubtfully.
''And don't you think SOP" I asked.
''Well, no." he replied.
Now, I'd like to know why, Elijah
Do you see anything wrong about
her %
II can't say that [ do; I presume ii
is only a notion; but have in some way
conceived kind of distrust of her face
I can't explain it, and you had better
not be prejudiced by it."
'.You may be very sure / shall not, %
Irejoined, eff it has no more founda-
ton than this.
And this was all that was said be-
tween us on the subject [ was too
well acquainted with the captains sud-
den whims to attach much Importance
20 this one
The captain remained at home this
time barely two weeks. On the morn
ing that he left to take his vessel for an
other trip, just after he had taken up
his hat to so, he called me into the
chamber, and shut the door.
Here is something, Fanny" he
said, ''that L want you to keep safely for
me till I come back. And he took a
paper package from his breast-pocket
as he spoke. ''There are ten ffty-pound
notes in it-fve hundred pounds in ALL
/ viii lock it up here in this bureau
drawer. and give you the key" And
he did so. mo one would think of
coming here for money!
'Do you think you had better leave
it here, Elijah ?" I asked. "Why not
put it in the ba.,k %
ST meant to; but I shall not have
time. The money was only paid me
last night But no matter, the money
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-02-18

4 rHREE-oLD baby in Delaware has
whiskers, but he lacks the cheek of a
Cincinnati editor and his folks are
down-hearted.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-02-18

mean to hurt you, II l. can help 1t. Keep
still, and I won't. Let's have look at
each other.
He removed the shade, and looked at
me for full half minute, as sat IN the
glare of the lamp. He was a large,
brawny fellow, full six feet high, and
| dressed in an old suit of fustlan clothes.
His face was entirely concealed by a
Grape mask; not feature of it could [
see, from his neck to the crown of his
head. He leaned one arm upon the
bureau, and regarded me attentively.
"You don't know me, he remarked, in
an ordinary tone. ono, of course not;
it's best for you that you shouldn't. I
thought at first there was something
familiar in your face; but I fancy [ was
mistaken Well, to business, marin. y
And he assumed sharp tone, and look
ed carefully at the bureau. Give got a
pistol here, missus and he slapped
his pocket; "but you're too sensible a
woman I take it, to make me use it on
you. I want that money. There's five
hundred pound of it in this drawer; you
have the key-give it to me -
| I handed it to him without word.
s'I'n leave you now in a minute, mis-
sus, he said, rapidly inserting the key,
turning 1t, and opening the drawer,
"With many thanks for your good be-
havior. Is this it ?"
He took out the package, and held it
up.
s'That is the money" said.
ssShe might deceive me, after ALL"
heard him matter; and thrusting his
forefnger into the end OF the envelope,
he ripped it open, and pulled the end of
the notes out into sight eyes here it
is. Now"
He had thrust the package in his
pocket, and was about to close the draw
er, when his eye was caught by some
thing within it. He started, thrust his
hand into the drawer, and, taking out
an oDJec1 thaI was Wen acquainted
with, he bent over and scrutinized it,
holding it closer to the lamp. How 1
did wish that could see the expression
Of his face THAT moment! He held in
his hand an ivory miniature of my hus-
bands face, faithful picture, made by
an artist years before at my request.
"Whose face is this?' the robber de
handed, in voice that trembled with
eagerness.
"My husbands L replied.
"Your husbands! Yes, yes-but his
name Z!
"Eljah Croly."
" Captain Croly ?" he demanded, in
the same tone.
eyes 81,
''The same who commanded the
barque Calvert, that used to run out of
Liverpool"
I nodded my head. I knew that the
| vessel named was the last one that nv
| husband had sailed on the ocean before
he bought his own coaster; in fact, it
was the same in which I came to Eng
land.
s'And this is Captain Croly's money :?
this is his house you are his wife ?''
he asked, rapidly, giving me no time to
|
it all. Great God to think what T
was about to dor,
Ho dro,,ned into tho neoree+ oboi,.
an,arentlv faint with emotion h1t while
T cot IN doo, s,,rnr;so o. tho ,,roxnoo+od
-,
.svo,, ha1o - ,oaaa,, - Co., So III
-
| don't make q noisa PLEASE oman +bo
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-02-18

The EDITOR WHOM LINCOLN For
GAvE.-An editor of weekly paper,
published in little village in Missouri,
called at the White House and was ad-
mitted to Mr.. Lincoln's presence. He
told Mr.. Lincoln that he was the man
who first suggested his name for the
Presidency, and pulling from his pocket
an old worn, defaced copy of his paper,
exhibited an item on the subject. "Do
you really Think said Mr.. Lincoln,
ssthat announcement was the cause OF
my nomination." "Certainly,' said
the editor, s'the suggestion was so OPP
perfume that it was at once taken up by
the other papers, and the result was
your nomination and eletion.
ssAh! WE'LL" said Mr. Lincoln with a
sigh and assuming a rather gloomy
countenance, st am glad to see you and
to know this, but you will have to ex-
cuse me; I am going over to the War
Department to see Mr.. Stanton. "
ssWell.' said the editor, ''I will walk
over with you The President, with
that apt good-nature SO characteristic to
him, took up his hat and said, "Come
along"
When they reached the door of the
Secretary's office, Mr.. Lincoln turned to
his companion and said, 81 shall have
to see Mr.. Stanton alone, and you must
excuse me, and taking him by the hand
he continued, "Good by; L hope you will
feel perfectly easy about having ncmin..
ated me don't be troubled about it, T
forgive you Washington Chronicle.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-02-18
BORING THE CAPTAIN.

Fancy keen, bright witted, practical
seaman, fully realizing the importance
of his position and responsibility as
commander of an ocean steamship, being
badgered in this manner when he made
his appearance on deck in fine weather :
''Oh, Captain, what was that horrid
jar in the machinery about u o'clock
last night %
''I can't say. madam perhaps the
engineer can tell you
''Do you think, Captain, it will be as
fine weather as this all the way over :?
"Certainly, miss, If the weather does
not change
Captain, tell me where is the most
dangerous place one can be in the whole
passage ?''
"Overboard at night I should think,
madam -
ooh, Captain don't you sometimes
get awfully frightened in a storm %
eff it smuch of storm, miss, we don't
have time to be frightened till it's
over
This, many observers will bear wit
ness, has occurred perhaps on voyages
they have made and is sample of the
| feminine style OF conversation. Hardly
| less ludicrous and absurd was that OF
some of the male sex, one of whom comes
| along and squirting knowingly aloft,
| says /:
'sAin't you carrying sail pretty strong
this morning.
'sPerhaps we are.
Chow much sail will she stand in q
| breeze like this %
ooh, all that we make"
Another comes along perhaps, with al
idea of doing the agreeable.
"Good morning, Captain.
''Goodmorning."
suthin' afore breakfast or a little
bitters ?''
CSententiously)-''No, thank you. D
''Oh. Captain" says another, 81
wish you'd see that I heve a napkin put
to my plate at dinner that waiter forgets
! it."
eff you Will speak to the chief steward
| he will accommodate you.
Think of people who ask steamship
Captain question like these (and they
are no inventions) complaining that he
is ''reticent" or ''plaguey short in his
answers. Boston Commercial Bulletin.
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~ COuC LIZ
She passed by me as she did so; and
I whispered, "Oh, Emily how could
you betray me?"
She manifested no shame or sorrow,
though I know she must have heard the
whispered words; her face was hard and
unwomanly and its suppression was sullen.
And I could not doubt that she had
played the spy upon my husband and
had betrayed us to this man.
Give very few words to say to you,
ma am, said the man; and all the bold
ness and insolence had gone out Of his
voice, leaving it gentle and sorrowful.
'Just a few words to ask you to forgive
US for what we meant to do, and to tell
you what has happened to change my
mind so suddenly, and why we can't
rob you as we meant to do
He took the packagke from his pocket
with the words, and tossed 1t into nv
lap.
''That money belongs to the man that
I love and honor more than any other
on earth. Tn hard customer, ma am;
we live by dark ways and doings, Jane
and I, and I wouldn't have believed
when she let me in here to-day and hid
me that I could have left the house
without that money; but if I'd known
whom it belonged to, I'd sooner held
out my right hand to be cut off than
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-29
BY TELEGRAPH.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-Information has been
rsoeiyed here from prominent officer on the
Pho Grspde to the eff ct that cattle stealing and
murders OF peaceable American citizens are still
perpetrsted by Mexican marauders, and IN all
probability they will continue in spite OF the
torces we can send there, unless we can break up
Abe bands of as sassins and thieves on either side
ssf the river and as far in the interior of Mexico
rs may be found necessary.
The contract for printing stamped checks was
awarded to the Graphic Company, New York.
Internal revenue receipts to-day 1871, 152 40;
5or the month s. ia ,902 TO- Customs receipts to-
day 1866, SOB; for the month, sl3 495,065 ST. Ma
aonsl bank notes outstanding s343,7l5,0lS. OF
which 81, SAC, 900 in national gold bank notes.
Bonds held by the United states Treasurer as Sc
eurity for National bank circulation 1874, Dbl 76z,
md for deposits of public moneys s18,79A, 10Y.
National bank notes received during the week
sor redemption, s5,olo147; Legal tenders shipped
daring the week 81 1853. Treasury balances
cerrency So 674 478, special deposit Of legal ten
aers for redemption Of GER fcates of deposit s64,-
ss5 900, coin $40 223 $50, including coin cert'fi
oates $3.50, 100. Outstanding legal tenders
1874, 755, l0S.
WAsHISGToy, Aug. 28.-Edwin b. Smith has
Been appointed Assistant Attorney General.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-29
WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW.

New YORK, Aug 2S.-At the Cotton Exchange
there has been quite an active business in cotton
on the spot, and prices have improved, the ad-
vance since Monday being &c. Dealings were
chiefly for spinning account and included about
$685. bales, which was fully three fourths of the
weeks sales. The improvement apparently is
attributed to the improvement at Liverpool, and
unfavorable crop of India cotton.
The available supply has gradually diminished,
but the receipts at the port we're 3,4S2,S29,
which, added to the Southern consumption, and
overland movement direct to points of consump-
ton, will aggregate very closely to 3,s20,OOO
bales, which is fully 400, 900 bales less than the
estimate last October.
Accounts Of the growing crop are generally
favorable. There has been less rain and the
floods Of the Mississippi have subsidized that
no danger is anticipated from this source. From
some sections there are reports OF rust and rot,
and in some counties the boil worm has appeared,
but from the general estimate an average report
prospect indicates a satisfactory result.
For future delivery there has been a buoyant
feeling in the early months, with quite active
business. The total sales of the week were
IS, $50 bales, of which IS 200 were on contracts
and 10, 2S2 for immediate delivery, of which 2699
were for export, 6S32 for spinning, and 74S for
sneculation.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-29

TRENTON, N. j., Aug. 2s.-Joseph Lory, Jr.,
State Treasurer, is defaulter in $4,000. His
bondsmen are abundantly good.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 2s-Rev Isaac Denman, a
well known Baptist minister, aged 80 years. was
killed at Lodi, Indiana, this afternoon, by being
run over by q train
BALTIMORE, Aug. 28.-The excitement attend
ing the failure OF Sterling, Ahrens & Co. has
quieted, and this afternoon there is a general
feeling of relief in business circles that no fur
Their suspensions have occurred or are appre-
hended. The paper of Sterling, Ahrens Co.
and that Of the Calvert SUGAR Refining Company
is 30 generally distributed among the city and
country banks of this State, and few country
banks in Pennsylvania, that no results can posi-
bly, occur to any one bank. A number OF the
officers of the leading banks Of this city, to-day,
have stated that it can not affect the usoal bank
dividends Of any institution holding the paper.
BANGOR, Me-. Aug. 2S.-The iron safe of Gates
& Butterfield, at Lincoln Centre, was blown open
last night by burglars and robbed of large
amount of money. The thieves escaped with
their p!under.
Boston, Aug. 2S.-The Bank of California fail
ure has very little effect here, as merchants
being advised OF the stringency in California,
took requisite precautions, and thereby saved
themselves from loss.