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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-12-23

Modesty and bravery are alike in one res
pect; they never desert US, whether in crowd
or in the closet
1t is hard to bear pain, but after az aching
tooth has been jerked out, the pleasure of re-
lief far exceeds all the pain endured.
Patience is often more of an alternative than
a cure. Grin and Bear II are two children
of Patience, and they are a credit to their par
ents.
Perseverance always wins; have seen it
win IN thousands OF contests where it never
had q right to win at all.
Once in thirty years the doctors discover
that they have all been barking up the wrong
tree, and make an entire change in their med
ical practice. This shows US that physlc and
guesswork are scientific.
Poverty is bad enough, but 20 be ashamed
of it makes il almost insupportabe
Ridicule is valuable weapon, hn the trou-
bic Is that II Is ostener used against 'ae good
things of life than the bad ones
The great error OF modern education Is,
that il trains the head and lets the heart go to
ruin; il makes the pupil quick al figures and
smart on an eclipse but the virtues OF charity,
atiabili;y, and even honesty, seem to be almost
neglected.
Young man, if the ambition of your life Is
TO be famous, il is the simplest thing in the
world To accomplish II. Practice standing on
your big toe until you can beat any other fell
low a, il, ana you are famous.
Nothing would cure any OF US more fully
of the love of glory than to live about ninety
DAYS after we have been buried, AID see what
e world has to say about il.
Women seldom make good Captains, but
ALWAYS make the best of Flrst-Lieutenants.
The first thing a man does when he gets up
in the morning is TO feel tor his pockei-book,
and the first thing q woman does is 10 see If
the looking glass is al right
/ Humility is To see the only thing that Will
teach a man selfSnowledge, but it Is hard
work for man to be humble, as ii Is hor-
net
/ 4 man who has made up his mind 10 20
through life strictly according Ia law VIII
probably keep GU, of the State prison. but
whether he will on: of Satan clutches, when
. he comes to die, / amt Obliged Ia tell.
Prophets are very concerted race, out u
| they were obliged To pay bushel OF corn IN
To The poor fund every time they Missed u
would soon break the whole lot oi them.
All weak things are simple. but all S.Iapic
things are rot weak. Most of these sublime
truths have been uttered ga TIE Most simple
I language.
The best courage any man can have Is the
fear "a DO wrong.
Cunning never clevalus. ont sisp ley step
leads it, victims GA io kEavcry.
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From Marseilles.
-LASSMtTE.


MARsEGLLEs, Dec II, 1876.
Ira George, once editor of the NerGld, is
lost.
The artcsian main 10 front of Haynes
store has quit for the winter.
Marseilles has a second paper, monthly,
the "plan Dealer" Terry Simmons editor.
Capt. Preston has paid for several pairs of
boots this year. He bet on New York
The weather was dreadiully cold here the
latter end of last week. To illustrate: The
editor of the Herdld was frozen to bed, and
did not get the paper worked of until Mon
day. The suspense of waiting for the HeGM
was terrible"
On last Wednesday, when the RAIDS heard
Hayes had carried everything, they hoisted
their flags as they did when they heard how
they had swept Indiana. Thursday, when
they heard the news from Oregon, and as the
wind blew pretty strong, the flags and stream
ers made frantic effort TO get on to the old
hickory across the road, but were unsuccess.
full.
The dead body of John llodges, timer
by trade, was found in the ditch at the south
side of the canal bridge last Saturday morn
ing He was habtual drunkard, and the,
supposiuon is that he started home drunk
tumbled down and iro2e TO death. The story
Is that he was put out of saloon late nj
night. There is no proof oi it, but there is
proof that one u: the saloon Keepers sold him
whisky on the night of his death An in.
quest was held, aud "A verdict returned IN &C.
cordancc with the above facts. He has "a
mother in Detroit, Mich, a wife in Aurora,
and three sons scattered Word was sent
here to bury him
Some individual styling himsel; -. S
Wade" s,raycd into Marseilles a short time
since, and made much oGt:andlsh and un
necessary comment in the Republican, pub
lished, | believe, at Ottawa, about churches
societies, the way the ladies wear their hats
bere. &c, DAN TyCEEE.
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CURRENT NEWS ITEMS.

prot" Cooke. a professional splritexpos.
er, has been himself exposed by the Peoria
Democrat as "A dead-beat, who jumps his
printing bills at every opportunity.
A citizen Of Harwlnton, Conn, has, in good
condition far eating, an apple which he has
kept for twenty-five years by a process which
he discovered by accident.
A young man, formerly resident of Elgin,
in this state, and employed in the watch fac
tory, but now serving out a term IN the pcnl
Tertiary for larceny, is said to have become
heir to $4,000, by the death of an uncle
The total number of republicans who were
bulldozed in the New England, Middle and
Western states is jJ0,1Gl. At least that is
the falling of in their maIorities in those
states since 1872.
Professor Harrison, of Ottawa, has been en-
gagged to take charge of the vocal department
of Prof Pischel's music school at La Sale
Prof. fl. has been successful teacher of vocal
music in this city for several years past
Bro. Moody has converted another great
robber who confessed his crimes. The great
revlvalist should be engaged by the govern.
mem preach to whisky ringsters, return
ing boards, &c.
The humorous writer Of the Burlington
Hawhye, whose bright fun has sometimes
scared into wit, is named Robert Burdcttc
Mr.. unhapplly for himself, it is
fearGd-is about to lecture
The cyclone in India lasted only 20 min.
utcs, and yet in that brief space of time psi :
OOU people pcrlshed 1t is the most awful
catastrophe that has visited our globe since
the flood. And now we are told famine Is
walking in the wake of the whrlwind.
The Illinois State Teachers Association is
advertised TO meet on the 27th, 2Sth and Goth
of this month at Champaign. A general in.
vtation is extended to teachers throughout
the state Reduced rates will be given by
the railroads to those who desire to attend.
The Homestead, Loan and Building asso.
citation has been an immense advantage to
the little city of Urbana, Champaign county,
ILL., 1t is estimated that since its organlza
ton it has caused the building of over 100
houses and AS a savings bank /. has greatly
benefited many people, who, 10y depositins
in lis treasury their monthly dues, have nc.
cumulatcd considerable amount of money.
There was terrible accident at iolyoke,
Mass, on Thanksgiving eve. There was u
concert given in the nav town hall, during
which large part of the ceiling fell with a
terrible crash. Seven pC sons were pros,ra,.
ed, one lady killed out light, and another
dangerously injured. One gen,leman's skull
was fractured, and he is not expected to live.
In the scene which followed many ladies
tainted, and stampede was made for the
door, as il was expected the whole wall was
abou, to fan in. The Town Hall was a new
building just completed, and this was the frs,
time twas thrown open to the public.
Henry S. Murdoch, the young actor whe
, persisted in the Brooklyn Ere, was native o.
4, Boston, and 10 tho ihiriy-second year OF bis
age. lie was possessed OF many genial quail
ties, and had youthful enthusiasm whicl
developed itself in his acting, and in all h,
had to 10 Aside from his stage taleat h,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-12-23

II the January number of Ballou's is to be
taken as an average for the year, then every
badly should take it forthwith, for with It's nice
engravings, fine poetry, thrilling stories and
much otherwise entertaining matter we know
of nothing better to be obtained at the same
cost. Following are the leading contents:
Flowers in Winter; Sketches from Natural
History; Victoirc: or, The Turns Of Fortunes
Wheel; The Calm Of Death; Poor Polly; Love
Asleep; The story Of Clare Ashcroft; Condemned
An Innocent Flirtation Nimble Jim; My Sum.
mer Boarders; Railway Travelling in India To
getber; The Hclress and her Guardian; Coun.
try Life As Young as Ever; Jack Bonuer's
Ghost; Nellie's Protector; A Celestial New
Years Day; The Emperor and the Stragglcr;
My Lost Love; o Restless Sea; Edith Vance;
Our Young Peoples Story Tcllcr.-The Child of
the Wilderness. True Story Of Early Life in
the Northwest; Leon Meyer; Give Willing
Boys a Chance Ruthvcn's Puzzle Page; Curious
Matters; The Hcus ekeepcr; Facts and Fancics !;
New Years Calls Humorous lllustratlons)
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ottawa, Ill.,, saturday, December 23' 1875.
LITERATURE.
Rocks.

IOOkss
How to Learn 5000 French Words in One Hour
New York: Dick It Fitzgerald, publishers. VI
tawa; For sale by Osman d Hapeman.
Students of the French language will hail this
little volume as real treasure few simple
rules are given, easily memorzed, by whicil 'ui'
5000 English words in common use, by s"Sn'
change IN termination, are changed INTO rfen'"
words of exactly the same meaning Win 'h'
English. Adding to such stock a 'e" hun
dred familiar words, such as the articies' pro-
nouns, usual adverbs, and auxiliary 'c'os' '"0
student is already able to READ any o'e'"'iS
French book, and then, with lew LESSONS III
accommodation, he can converse in french. lhcrc
are no people by whom the languages Of south
arn Furone are So easily attained as the English
for more than half of our words in common use,
with slight terminal changes, are also IN use oy
them.
Dicks REGULATIONS and Readings. Edited by VIM
r Dck New York: Dick ~ Fitzgerald. PUB
fishers. Ottawa: FOR SAFE ny os"an ~ ii"Pe'
man.
The handsome little volume before us Is NO. :
of carefully compiled series of volumes, uni
form in size and style, which are to include ev-
erythng that is fresh and popular, introducing
also the older gems Oh Inc EuSiish iahEu 'h''
are always in demand, embracing selections OF
humorous, pathetic, eloquent patriotic and SEN
tirnental pieces in poetry and prose, exclusively
DESIGNED for recitation and reading"
Instead of the spelling school mania, the rage
for the present winter seems to be reading So
CABLES and the change indicating step in adj
vance is sensible and logical. A hindrance to
the full enjoyment of this species of iireside en-
tertainment however, has often been handy
selection Of just the right thing TO read, and
that difficulty is nobly overcome by these vol
umes. Weeks of searching through libraries
will yield nothing better than what is here con-
Venienty at hand.
Prost's Dramatic Proverbs and Charades. BY ).
A. Frost, author of Parlor Acting Charades,"
Amateur Thcatricrls," &c. New York: Dick
& Fitzgerald. Ottawa: For sale by Osman u
Hapeman,
Here is little volume OF peculiar value for
the winter season. A dozen of sensible, well
written original charadcs, and as many spright-
ly plays, intended for production in the parlor,
will be oyfully accepted, as the old assortment
in that line has become ridiculously fat, stale
and Improbable We find these, on hasty pc
rusal sparkling with wit, cbastc and refined in
language, and pure in moral tone.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-12-23
The Lively Way Men Skirmish Around in
Texas.

The Lively Way Men Skirmish Around in
Texas.
A vivid picture of frontier Texas life and
death comes from Corscana. Six men start
in wagon 10 90 from Fort Griffin to San An
tonic. Two of the men own the wagon. The
other four are passengers A days journey
from Fort Concho the party encdmp. Two
of the passengers persuade the owners Of the
team to 90 out hunting with them, and they
CO. leaving the other two men in charge Of
the camp. The two passengers who went
hunting come back without the owners of the
wagon, and tell the camp watchers that they
have killed the owners in order 10 have the
wagon to themselves. The two innocent men
take their choice of being killed or the spot
or keeping quiet and sharing the proceeds.
They acQuesce IN the latter alternative and
the four drive on to Concho. Here one of the
innocent men interviews the sheriff, and The
two murderers, snutling danger in the air,
hastily gear up and rapidly drive of, The
sheriff summons posse OF six men and gal
lops in pursuit. The sherifi's force overtakes
the wagon at KickapOo Springs and capture
one of the two murderers before he can use
his arms. The other runs to a thicket OF hack
berry bushes where he lies down fiat on the
ground and opens fire upon the sheriff and
his posse. The sheriff and his men fire upon
the hack berry grove from the open prairie
and fight the ruifian in this way from ten in
the morning until three in the afternoon. One
of the sherif's party is shot, and be turns up
on the prisoner, shoots and Kills him IN his
tracks, and then lies down and dies. The
man in the hack berry grove finally ceases fir.
ing, and then the sheriff and several wounded
men move upon the thicket. They find the
murderer pierced by several balls, and dead.
Five or six dead men in all; no work for the
courts and no owners for the horses and
wagon.
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DlpflIeria.

The San Francisco CdU reports leading
physician of that city MS saying:
Diptheria is as much u ZymOtiC disease as
Is smallpox or scarlet fever. 1t Is poison.
Gus condition of the blood, and the swollen
glands, sore throat, etc, are simple local EVIL
dences OF its existence. 1t Is, without doubt
extremely infectious, beng propagated by
contact with the clothing, and more especially
by bodily contact, such as kissing Among
the first evidences are soreness of the throat,
often very slight; swelling of the lympathetlc
glands.-that Is, those in the neck below the
jaw-fever and loss of appetite, an offensive
breath, and gangren0us false membrane Of
graysh or dirty white, which at first appears
In patches on the tonsil, and then spreads to
the palate etc. II there is any reason TO be.
llcve that person is infected with the dis.
ease some one should insert the handle Of a
spoon into the patients mouth, examine the
throat carefully, and should any OF these
whitsh spots be found, send for a doctor at
once. THIS disease is very rapid in its growth,
and cannot be too quickly attended TO- One
of its forms IS nearly always fatal-corpual
dlptherla-that is where ii Is accompanied by
a hoarse, croupy cough. | would IN some
respects prefer having small.po in my family
to dlpheria, for there are more safeguards
against contagion in the former AT the worst
Ouc Gan NC NdCGluultu luhC Tue ulStuSC
only IN a mild form. When there is a case of
diptheria in the family the greatest care
must be taken to guard against contamina
ton. The patients clothes must be washed
in boiling water, and be used by no other per-
son. There should be no good night or morn
ing kiss given, for they, of all things, extend
the disease. The children should be kept in
the open air and sun as much as possible.
The windows should be kept open, that the
rooms may be thoroughly ventilated, tor fresh
air is the greatest cOunteraclant. Above all
things there should be no stinted diet, but any
amount of wholesome, Strengthening TODD, for
in the weak system and disorganized stomach
lie the main roots of the disease. With good
medical advice promptly called, and with
proper attention TO exercise, air, food, and
non. contact with the sick person, there is
every reason to hope that the disease will not
spread in a family, AS a rule children only
are victims tor it is rare to find the case of a
grown person who does not recover from its
effects.
"See here, Grips; understand you have a
superior way of curing hams. | should like
to learn it," well, yes; l know very well
how to cure them; but the trouble with me,
Just now, is to find out way TO procure
them.n
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Cast0ria.

pleasant and perfect substitute In all cases for Cas-
TOR OIL. Casiera Is the result of old Physician
effort to produce for his own practice al effective
cnthartic, pleasadt to the taste and free from
gripping.
Dr. Samuel Pitcher OF Hyannis Mass. succeeded in
Mass succeeded in combining, without the OF alcohol
purgative agent II pleasant to take
honey. and watch possesses all The desirable proper
ties of Castor OIL.
IL is adapted to all ages but is especially recommended
to Ii crs reliable remedy for all disorders OF
the stomach and bowels OF children II Is certain, agreea
be absolutely harmless and cheap II should be used for
wind coc. stomach worms, costveDess, Group &C.
then children have sleep and mothers may rest.
j. b. Rose Co.. of 46 Dey Street. New York. are the
prop. ictors of Castoria after Dr. Pitchers recipe
November 9TH.
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ception, Saturday Repiew; Nenuphar' fan TGc
Marquis Of Losslc," by George Macdonald | came
tia" by Mrs. Oliphant, and What SnG o Gano
Through" by Sarah Tytlcr, ana thc USUAL 'io''e
poetry and miscellany
New Subscribers wishing to OBTAIN tnc "no''
of George MacDonald's new serial Inc mar
ouis of Lossis," published from advance Sheets
can do so by subscribing now for the year lS7"
and the six numbers OF 1876, containing the first
instruments of the story will be sent gratis.
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Centaur
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rb These Lnmen,s are simply the woncer o. ne world
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The Yellow Centaur Liniment
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Cardinal Antonelli, arrived at Rome on the
Sth from Madrid; and at once taking the oath
of allegiance to the pope, assumed the office
of secretary of state.
Mynheer Heer, the vice president of the
federal assembly Of Switzerland, was on
Tuesday elected president of the Swiss CON
federation for 1877. Schrenck is the new vice
president.
There is to be fresh exodus OF $4,000
Mennoni,es from Russia to the United States
and Brazil
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one one OF the most wonderful cities in the
world Is Binkok, the capital OF sam. On
either SIDE OF the WIDE majestic stream, moor
cd in regular streets and alleys, extending as
far as the eye can reach, are upward uf 5000
neat little houses, each one floating uh com
pact ratt of hambons; and tie whole interme-
diate space of the river is one Censc mass Of
ships, junks, and boats cf every conceivable
shape, color and size.
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SPAIN.

Gen. Quesada having levied an assessment
of 1S,50OOOO reals on the Basque provinces
for the maintenance of the army of occupa
ton, the deputies have refused it, alleging the
poverty Of the people, and great excitement
prevails. Some of the deputies have resigned
their seats In the cortes, and trouble is appre-
hCnded.
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\ funny lilile ornament for bureau l. a
square piece of silver card board, about six
inches each WAY. embroidered on the edge
with some faucilul design in worSted, and
having in the center the words Scratch my
Back Il Is hung on Gas fixture by a cord.
You turn it around and discover the back to
be piece of sand paper 10 siraich matches On.
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displayed quite a remarkable ability with
the crayon, ana his caricatures of George
Honey, John c. Cowper. John I. Raymond,
and many other stage favorites, as well as his
rapid sketches upon the stage of local and pc.
liucal celebrities, have given him considera.
BILE fame in that direction. He was neph,
phew of James T.. Murdoch, the distinguish
ed actor and elocutionist.
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DR.. Claiming was walking on the beach at
Newport with lady. when look" she
said, AT the sweep "f the ocean and its pow
er, and think of the infinite range beyond,
feel myself So small as 10 be all insignificant.
Do mt you." My dear friend said he,
when look At the infinite ocean | do not
think of myself at all"
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Penn MONTHLY,

The best article in the Penn Monthly for De
cemher Il written by Daniel l.. Harris, and treats
Of municipal extravaganza. 1t really startling,
when one comes to contemplate the facts as here
presented, to realize how large proportion OF
the annual toll and sweat Of the people who live
IN cities is squandered uselessly on "municipal'
objects. New York taxes her people annually
S34 per capita, and Boston s32 per capita for
municipal objects. This is equal to abou, 500
per voter, or $500 per property owner! |; is time
this subject should be thoroughly ventilated.
There Is also, in this number, an admirable arti-
Gle on Birds, by j. A. Allen; and another, rather
curious and interesting, on The Tendency of Sci.
ence Towards Aristocracy. The Month" pre-.
senis its usual judicious running commentary on
passing events, and the value Of the current lit
eraturc is duly weighed in Books