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, 1877-11-26
NAVIGATION NOTES.


c.t.eAuo.-sctf Psusaukee IL At Milles's dry
dock receiving = now mniumaat....Ths sehfs
Pelican, Egyptian. and KAtn W!nslow cleared for
Duds1o With 'carcoca yesterday Tha schts
Erastus Curnlng aud E. H. Nicholson waro loading
corn 1t the elevators yesterday, and vii! probably
b the last ssilcsafs Of tha season for LoweFLake
potta, They so 70 Uunalo. .. Capt. Burton win
put new boiler In hls tug, tho Annie l. smlah,
during tho coming Hlntet, and othcrwis0 put her
In good trlu, for the next seasons business. -.
market lsss evening, md half Of the number warc
stripped prcpa 4tory to Golug into winter quarters
rc other half lad thsIr clothes on, and will mako
= trip ot two before laying mp.
fa.H shtsho :,s 9a ! net
10 a''owoa to lsxup In thu, Wellsnd caaa! tho
coming wantcr... Thu &chr t1ncklpy " Ia dry
dock It Cleveland having leaka stopped: 20 aho
can unload and have survey held, The tug
Winslow will bo kept tn readiness II pet!ost'for
nianchsrd. Ind Wlaatow viii lay W ii Buffalo ani
tho Atlantic 1t Duluth. Tho prop Tu1eto " on
her war Hp. 6he IL Ibe last boat Ut the season
from tho tn!on Lane. - eehs !. i. Richards has
not cspt Jsmcs Carroll who stsppsa "a thv dock
u Buffalo and got y wsttiny last Wednesday,.
Thc schr q. i. Hazard made An attempt 10 leave
EtIs with coal for Chicago last Wednesday, but
gAya It up and took o1 her muslin for ths Hlntee.
"a ruw pier T. being built Il Esa3:.on: The
.lal's hands 1t Detroit, Thu stde.wheel stnF
Flora has atrised Ut Milwaukee from Cleveland
Tho prop Van liaalte, which has plisl during tho
season 6atwern Petosksy snd Traverse, has arrived
T. @, prop Montana, elslas .hst steamer took tho
latkest cargo Of dry goods Oh hss last Trip 70 chi.
taxo that has aver bGeu known. Tho run WA made
frou Buffalo In four days aud tan hour.
, 1877-11-26
Indian Corn statIsttcalsy Considered.

ffD fGfk YduFHdf AZ E1P1safff9
The amount Ut iNlian corn exported from the
uniled States last year has hccn unlerstnted at
u, Cox, ,000 bushels 10 tic figures published by
some papers. The Bureau q etatsttcs reports
juno 90, is7a, It was ~, l9,, sri bushels. There
as been steady tncreasu Tor snte years n, this
line OF export, snd ttlu same cautes which i,ava
opersta.l to make indian ctrn more In request
for food soroa4l viii und94btedly WORN 10 sla
stimulus Of tho New England kitchen
II III. 'is staple ta'' crpoitsa ts '' but small
fraction Of tho product, and It ~ not atrapgo
thusiasttc At tho thought Of converting Europo
Into devoted customer for Indian corn VIC
should then no Longer hear Of maize being COLI
sumed II tuel In tue West betause thcra WIS
no better use Tor tho superabut.daat czops To
enlarge ths market for this cereal would add
directly to the wealth IND prosperity of tbs
country. Those who see the most illu In Mr.
Aewitt's notlon recognize the great advantages
ol dls:s9ina.ng '9nn ta xao.ieee 0a usa,a IN
nations that now ignorantly reject II: The
present year IL good one for the experiment,
a. this crop promises to 10 tho IasE.
e. sxss W o 1qooh, @ teoa&h = % nes t.a
tinatcd ss the product Of tho scason. There
il 10 need OF e1aggessting thu figures 70 make
N argument In favor OF extending the market
for Indian corn. The posatble yield q thlA
limited. We could grow enouxa of u 70 feed
all the peoples of tho earth 1t they would sink
she,s M rs stubborn pteiuiiees aealnst it. Tia Va.
tIstlcs OF the production In tho aast three Fed
erai ceususes aso ~ follows; fof 1850. b4,07 :
1e4; tor la 30, ,7as 7A3; for l57o, 79o, I'll. .og9
busbei4, The snnual average OF crop fTotu 1sil
to lsl4 was 04,,9 800 bushels. These amounts
could eus!Iy be doubled Or treb!ed II tbs world
Wouli freely eat our Indian cora.
Wills A1. Hewitt is trying to help the eI-
| pors trptia bY teaching Foreigners how 10 turn
our make into pala(able food, thu producers
themselye. may do far tuore In tbis direction
without any external ald BY taking little more
pains In drying the corn aud prcpa1in9 It fei
| market Toe iact that IulIan coru has bteu
| heated on tht, plssage 2croas the ocean bccaus.
It VIA NOT sufIicleutly cured Tor tho voyage hal
probably hal quite q much 70 do with ths
foEsl,<p pledIVd1ce - tho want Vi skilled cook
, 1877-11-26
MARINE N NEWS.
II.Af's AND nflsnAps.


Capt. n. r. Hines. nf the schs lick somers,
tc'cs-aphs that the vessel IL on Poverty Island, and
tntal tors. She has ESQ ions iron ore-worth -
ton-on board, and was boond for Chicago or
st. Ioteph from EscAnaha. The Homers was owned
by n. We1ncrt. Of ChicaEn, and capt. II. II. Mcy.
err, Of tho echs t:tna, recently In trouh'e. Hhc
wa4 talIt in Milwaukee. It the yard IT Ellsworth
l. Das13eor. On River street, III 1HG1. mcoanreti
a1a tnnA. ratcl u /, and waa va!neh at at'ou!
S. 600. The Insurance. 81. 0!o. j. In The Orient
rro@iaence. and Hccufity. Whctttes ths eatYo II
lr,ufcl II ngt known.
A eaitos n1mnl Srft Nefson wa@ Annckrd nrer.
hotrl BY the iltnc Df tho fnanAait ffum tho .chs
" X. .fahnson. whrn n1r,nt five miles sonthca1s Of
Mhsnnkcf. Thnrtdaf mornnr. md drowned.
t'oat VAS ltwslcA ~ ftUsstflc hit tho Iatf
to favc lln. Tic unfortunate map waa ~ yeAfs
of ngc. SUfw. .::.an. tclan-ed at Milwaukee, and
shrp0' "a ~ have been rinrt.
II satd taal init far the timber which was nt!cd
On tho fi1refntncnt pier At An Sable. the aclw
NeIect Wnnl1 mt hare t'cer ~ completely wreck.
ed. As m Ont fta4 fi.hl ~ pile lumber IN 0hT-
ernmtnt rIer7. the 0wsert " tho Mesel prDJosc
TO- Lnakc snn,c ono p1y the stalscc.
Tfc echF Chandler i. Wells. which was In tho
tow OF thr tIr jnhnson with the jnet echt Kate H.
IFnce On thn :'th inst. arrived hrfc yesterday
afternoon. Capt, I.anE,19n lIah additional news
10 communicate In re,.ard to the lost vessel.
trcgsntn fr,m Nass-ns, y. r.. rrlIrsta the
ftn,r Enterprise hHrnt anl sank at DodrcFs wharf,
a. the head Of Long Saa1t Rapids, vt. LawFetcc
Kiser.
, 1877-11-26
FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL

The Union Towing Association will dissolve by
mutual contcut ian. 1, 187a, and It Is probable
that It Will not continue after that date. Tbs Or.
gantzatton Is mot m incorporated one. Thcfs are
twenty three tugs undar tho control Of the Asso-
cjat!on, aud tho business Of towing liaa bcen con.
l4etvI uuruy tho Season on fair basis. 70 far as
rates have been concerned. IL Is understood that
tho organization has been fairly snccessfnl which
il g0o showing. considering the fact that TINS
bocn Il, existence but ono Boasou, and competition
ha1 been AtEunA.
, 1877-11-26
EflIE.


!spsetal ptspdstA 10 TIA C1icu1o Tribune.
ERIE, Pa., Nov. 25.-Ar1ivals-prop Wissa.
hickon. Chicago; ting Erio, punalo.
pepa.turck-Prop Wlssahfckou. ps1ndvil1s,
Fletcher: schf IEonton, buffalo; J. c. Ae0rath.
Cleveland; Falmout, OtwoEo.
, 1877-11-26

SpfdaI fspofcA 70 ana CAlcndo I7bane
ponr NuRox, Mich, Nov. 25.-Down-FTops
sanIlAc, Arizona, 8. D. Caldwell, at. Louis, cof'
anberFy and basges; schrs Dabincau and 0audr3.
Jane He'll, Malcolm statkoy.
Un-irpp. tiordon Campbell, n. Mills, Denton,
Wci,norc and cousnrt; achrs Theodore Ferry.
George II. Ca,s, H. 3. Merry. Lizzie A. Law.
NurtlinR Lark.
Wind southeast, gentle. Weather cloudy.
, 1877-11-26

8peefai DspatcA IN M CAfeti9o Tribune.
MILWAUKEE, Nav. 16.-The achf 8. L. Watson,
from Chicago to Rscanaba, bhs been hore sine o
Saturday for favorable weather.
charterI-Stms G. Iiurtburt, wheat to EFie At
4.tt; to buffalo, prop Potomac, wheat through
rats prop Java, wheat at &c; sggsegals, 600 eu.
, 1877-11-26
THE NEW IRON STEAMER.

David He'll, the fron.ship builder Of 11ui'A,o.
launched the nrw steamer whfrt hc has had on The
way far = long time last THURSDAY. Her lchrtlt
is laj feet. brcadll, Of hc2m :3,s fcci and depth
Of hod 10 feet. 1lcr model is calculated for rrcat
FpceA. and the ia provided with two
improved engines 2s by n. md
has lnrrn .etrrn-huc boiler viii,
195 tn',cs. 1tcr hn1t Is Of iron. the plates bring
Gve.Atxicentt% nf an inch in thickness. and abe
draws tfvcn feet NJ watnF. She will hc fully cum
tlctrd ftr navigation nrxt tnrlnH. II not sold In
the meantime. she Will t,a r1n on Lake Erie nnd
Niagara River ft,r rlrAsntc rnFpotas next rea.nn
When co.unlctcd she will i,e worth ahoHt SO. ont
II ia tstmalcl that she viii he nble to rnh alut
eighteen Il, twenty tnilcs an honr. Rhc was do
sianca hy Mr. Hcll hlssf. and i,ailt under Ii. i'm.
mediate supervision. There has tscfn talk III
s,c Canai1 Southern n8.lroad Company buying OF
thasterins her and placing her on tho route he
tween Nia.ata t'ity and Toronto. Rhe I. owns by
ME. I;ell anti nthcr pcfAopa ia IIu1alo, aud f.
valncj. complete. at $50. 600. aceordinE to the
Errrrtf vt That city. 1sufralo exchanges havt
nothing ~ say about her nsnir, II, indeed, sho re-
cokve1 any.
, 1877-11-26

Happy tdnst for nersons ru1errrx, and those
who 'liAvr b<cn ds,set!. drn.rcd. anh runckc.L
PultcFmAchcra Electric ueth tfectualty cure
premature debility. weakness. anil decay. Luck
and .Iuur1lnt, With Information wurta Thousands.
mailed free. Address puvrrsnacber Galvansc To-, =,
C!nclnpatt, u,
, 1877-11-26

Poa4 RowAx. Ont, Nov. 25.-The schr Calls
JetYrry, with coal. from EsiB TO St. Cathsrire O.,
sunk on Long Poiat Friday night The CROW was
, 1877-11-26
IN Abundance OF Nnfldlng.Materfal
Otter than Lambcr.."Natlve
Limo and Chalk.
Primitive Habitations-Dug- Outs and Sod
Notwithstanding Under the
W. Of Congress,
Rt.llhy Climats~'1hs 'Roppsr.-Ptople Hhs Can
:. Iunisrals 10 Western Kansas M.
yantagtousiy,

~ a'o .,s .t-o,u,. thrrc Il .i,f,1,yont to ann
1vu'v ,a.. settler. for the presot: anil it ia
py tno nv" 49,. .-.,,, t1, Iu.,,,,,, ,,,,w,, ~
quite p.opao.. M sa. .,".si w." rrav,,, ~ .,,.r v,i
Increase, ns. has beci tho ease with States east.
,.,s ,.,rs r'Hs 10 rom. viii bc eoa, win which
coaldepoetts exist In IS per cent OF the organized
sonr,,c. traycrsel by the Kansas. Pacific Ilutl-
sos% ~r,nr,nu from few inches 10 ao feet below
.o'. ..t.as ~ thc crouu1. and In t,irknes. fran
,lEt j. % snfty.,s inches i! .sams b. Tue best roal
furnished On tho line OF Tho rond Is that from
". Ronlder mtnes IN Colorado, which aclls at
49,. so ,,.- Inn and ,s r1.frne,i t,, bn fullv
soout ~ H. H. pi,t.h,,ro b,tnm,nn,s coal. The
Kansas coal sells lot from % 10 *o pee tou, aho
/. ebout like the common ItlEuofs coal.
Thn epst al lumber is high, It being all
h,onght fron Chicago or points on the allas.s-
dppi RiYcr totnH'oa iou'oc! sc''e ,"s ifo0
.$e5 to $50 per III; other Qualities at less pro-
rnrtfnnAtc rateB, since the freight on the higher
rxs,d., n n, mnro than on tho cl,capcr uua]i-
g1aae' 10 Nv '1o'' a
ties.
WITH oTlrER bultp1No MATERIAL
than timber, Kansas Is well supplicd.-thcre
bcIur m abundance OF llmettone, brick-ttay.
,and, and gravel The most common stone Is
Tho soft strat'tled magnetism limestone, Which
ran he readily cut Into any desired allapo with
m rw, "a and IL mainly used Tor the best class nf
buildnge. II burma Into limo tn about sixteen
hours, making q fair quality OF 1fme.--nnt ~
food. however, it IL clalt,cd, rs thc hard 1Itnc-
none. which Il also found, but not 80 plci,-
tiiulii,
There arc also found tlopoaits OF nattve limo,
which IA dug from tho bluffs, and used without
INV Lurnlog, making scryicca,lle mortar where
mi cfnosed to The weather. There IL nfso at,
ahundanco OF conrlonyraae rocl,-clcan
ey1yel ccnentco togrther,-and frequent
". underlying this, beds Of tho
rrnve1 mai vet cctncnted or formed into
sMk. hut IN Process OF formation, since n,nasea
nf iln ncwIy.for,ntd rock ara fouml ttnbe.tluu
IN tbo loose GROUND. This furnishes the very
best MATERIAL far concrete walls for houses,
sfnre II nostcsana already nearly ali tho proper-
L. nnctssarr lar tl,e forn,atiou OF rock, and
tIa sJ];lon OF little lime and cement viii
supply All that IL lacking, / shlnk the concrete
thss nm IA Init in yYnstsrn Knnsas, thUlxI,
~h"rc alma con Ia .,htained mar bv. Il ulakcs
q. eScsn on,i inrahis hnus".
s4p 1A'e I'M nnn-our
Il III. rr,,,t+,vo honaa ~ Knn.ss Tn Minueso-
F's =. II. :.
, 1877-11-26

In foreign kin'ttt,e. THIS Hint, II properly
nltfh ni, wfI! tlp lriurc tur tic export trad.
than Mr.. Hewitt nrf,:4t. even e1Ioull that bc
successfully clrs;tp. u;tt.
, 1877-11-26
THE BARK FAvou1TE,

II. C. Winslow. of Buffalo. has taken pofscs.
slon Of the bark Favoritc. NOW 1ald up IN this
port,-by virtue Of n mortgage Of 81. 600 given BY
her owners, Anderson J. 1Iarnett Of tluffAlo. The
vessel IL ono Of ths first large craft buLlt on the
lnkas, ana wns sold to the lrm above mentioned by
Nr. Wln.low for so. 600 tn 1873. It il likely that
Phn will be withdrawn frnn, tho cratn trade, and
placed In tho hummer business next sesson.
1t IA reported thai SfexHrf. Anderson t. Ifsrnett
about u 70 inia hank1uptcy: hence thotr ms
h1Ity to meet thc obligations due on account Of tho
Fasnrlte. There nre a nttuhcf of claims q vaEi'
ous kfnos pending naanht the .vesael. and when
Window will bid har in
1t wah also reported that tho Captain Of tho Fa.
yosttu stripped the vtsati Of soma Of her salts,
hnwser, md other movable effects. md on her last
trip up ditpo4ed OF Eorn1 OF the coal sts bad 6u
board, tn euycr arEcafa9rs dne him. The owners
Of the coal thfenten to hase tho Captain arrested.
lie II In Iiudalu 1t present.
, 1877-11-26
tseAl. |
FN-Ah


Each pfnnosal nnet ht accompanies of lnhl sst's-
fACtaty 10 thc Chtuni A&thefs % Fahc lTanHnk tan
cutEn n dHt ttHi " t!n nt1ei. II lne peuAs
sHee~s III snsets T ss }usfy utr a .st
thrJ cscn H1rt thG tun named In the bond. osHr
and alovr AZ 1"H* anu pEpEyFty eae!ni rDn efeG4.
ttoh. r1ho1tt0neH fnf tht fAthtu! ptf.Ufuane Or "
ca'niract aid u e4'fup.anrr win thr !tfs OF ahe hl
u Saet fhe senlc sS.tptc! ~ tns IoianamunGn nS
I4itlac PF1EtlDf aao ibF thr PagMcnt = u1u!H4tt4
naY he oh1tRr T. lf for aur fAei hS ftnsoh " ih9
1 TT, IL nnW III ~ VII II M rnntra IT. Nv sf,ii
VIZ . ~ rrI%ntH IN riti ii sorcs Until ,tr tSr,e
~ III tsGs src Ill rnnrii,, w III, iii IN arcnm..
Eird ~ saeh hna H'l be e9nsasfsm: Il, ~, yuov.,r
f.,M' W. p'"a '"'''' =" 'A'-1'""' III >e'
k.or, ali men br thSar " nrr,S,t. ths, vr.
a. nr,nrtea, ana ..-@- aid ---. a. easetlrs, aru
.su @ a hnil oi III t II ns ,it. HH.n +, !, tn 1nnnx ~
sh Int % s.., ~ ~ T' S,i ~ ~ hi, r.it IA
s ..s =. ~. IL, @ssG rM u,,..:x ~, ra
. sus y sG ae i VT & ~. , Mr.,'s uIo ~. III
~ - ,u liz If. H. ; ~. @ a 'o'nt
F..s wv v ~ .msc ,ias, III.
ffseh IL Mt'h oa' 'tA'"' anu ae'cu &hs' oA' Wv
az Il. ,f tft, IA snr,, tint r.
, 1877-11-26

North German Lloyd.

The steamers ot this Company viii ssIl eyefy eetur-
day ffD Hrruen 1cf tu,k Ut Third street, fpbokru.
LIattn Of tsnagu-fton New York 2 southampton,
London. 1ssfe, and Ft&neA. nfst CAbt1 HttD etcula
cabin. t8A g4di .teeEhxe, sU e4!trnSy y9r irc1hs
sud pAASAys sppt{ " DELNlCES Cb,.
NoGllNu tirssn, New fnrk-
, 1877-11-26

winter, In the spring, plant this in corn. lcav.
Ing Every fourth row for trees. In Tic coming
fall theirs will be twenty acrcs 70 sow TO wheat
nvaIl, u1,.l ten acres more to leave out Tor tree-
planning tho following spFang, which can also oo
n1r tWsntv ae9es sg @ wheat add "a eaaivae aent Of IT.
teea acres Of c3rn. The ne1t year ths rol'laln;
ing twenty acres must be plauted to trees, aud
lis wEois fosty to coru.-gtv,ng corn crop
equivalent 70 thirty ncFss.
Oh this plan, In tho four years required for
planting the forty acres, wo have Iaisea MY
acres Of wheat and hfty-twp and half ncres OF
corn, allowing this trcca 10 o<xupy one.fo.lsth OF
the ground. The cultivation u the Erounl tn
corn Instead OF being detrirnenk to Tue trees,
furnishes tlss very best Cotidttton1 Tor thclr
growth and can ho m .btx se
iasteaI OF going to the rlyes.bottoms for
younE trees 70 plant, would make VI every
fourth row Of NY arst ten aefes, BY deep pioM.
ing and harrowipg' nne, me''o" 'eea'oea' aoo
PLANT 1REH-sEsps
tu slngle row. Trec-sceds Of all kinds tndig'
enous t. the country eau Ge obtained Of nufs-
lions ID regard 70 time aud method of planting.
These will include soft maple, bok.eldst' whits
| aud green eQI, elm. etc. Cotton~oodA would
hare 70 ba got from ths stvet,bot'
@slsu.. s9 saa basts4aat: asRse,es woui have +
planted Ia tho fall would also .ptant freely
OF all kntls oE fruit-trce sceds, including apple,
pear, peach, plum, etc. These dll the require.
nents Of the law A4 we'll ~ ttmbeF.trees, And
can bo takcn up aud grated In the wtuter when
| there IL little other work tu do.
Thu trees trcn theae uuIseErFoNs ot the tEst
ten acFcs would fufnlsh n! that would oe r.
uuf5cJ for planting the remaining thirty acres
aud lsays large surplus to aparc. There
would also bo littlo risk Of loss III taking u
aud planting, since the Toota need ba exposed
scarcely at al TO tho SUI and air; and tbs trana
planting could bo dono on net days, when II
would rot luter!e1e with othsr work.
| OF cyryyrecps, tho rcd cedar u the ouly one
native 10 ths country. These sre found grow
ipY quito freely along the rocky canons border
| lnF Gotne Of the streams. l zee 10 rea1on VII!
tho Scotch piua and other hardy svesg1ecni
| could not be successfully GroWn.+
| rue ropuLAT1oN or WESTERN kAHaAs,
aside fronl those oi fo1e!gn birth: Ia made up
| matply of Immigrants from the Northern and
| Northwestern States, and Furnishes tle bes
material for latpg the foundations Of ct?i
society. The schoolmaAtcs Il abroad, and tb'
schoul-hou4c and church nte found wherever
population Is. .-.. -..,.,.
WAlla lhe settler can secure dovetnment lant
at siupiy tho cost OF ol1ire-fccs, ute! " " nc
expense for fencing, and can supply eteai
shelter Tor hia faulty, yet, without mean
euouxh 10 buy team aud breaking -plox, an.
iurnish souls resources fuz Living TIL he cal
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-07-07

ct has also sailed with Kar! On the honigsee
and she gathered these edc!"e!ss howers on
the ed re Of the Watzman glacier.
Above these things quaint o!i b,t o' "eF
allry. It's the coat 4. arms o! the NAl'-pl
family. and belonged TO MGrgarets grand
n0,lt- who was Whitson, and well.tc.do
years ago il Earand. L IS an odd thing
ma, this Off coat Of arms should be sn oak
tree ~ = clover field, and that there should be
TIN, tale: Tia, once when so:cly pressed
king of England was escaping from his plr-
sucy, he came - a field Of purple cover, with
an on; tree IN L, center; and that churl,
WAj.s3n, to whom the field belonged, and who
Glanced 10 be moving il tia, day, helped the
king 10 int he oak tree, and lied 5ravely 10
Inc pursgcrs, saying tia, no man had passed
that way. 50 ;le king, grateful tor his !iie'
gave the lands 70 the cAUr,, and the right 10
cres, bearing tie oai and the clover.
THIS, say, IS an odd thing, and 70 some
peoD,e more than an odd thing. To Kari
Rer.no-, for instance, who IS so impressed by
II, tina. he mas had garlands Of oak and clover
leaves carved on the cradle IN which all his
babies sleep; cav,ands o! OAK and clover
leaves carved over ,ae doors and windows OF
hi, wifes ROOM garlands Of oak and clover
leaves wrought on silver and on glass to hold
choice fruits and wines; and wrought Of gold
and gems in many a dainty device for his
wife to wear And those WAC look closely al
these garlands find that there is not one with
out a four.leayed clover.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-07-07

You watch its development with expcctant
solicitude--tAe choice, eXquisitely- moulded bud
which promises to unfold with the perfect fiow-
en- You perhaps think how it will adorn the
drawing room vase, and anticipate the pleasure
of showing il to your lowcr.loving friends. But
some morning YOU will find its head dropping,
its fragrance ned, and an ugly purple spot on
one Of the dclCately tinted petals. 1t is the po
cts "canker in the bud" How often the loath-
some cankcr blights the cherished Infant bios
SONS" in our household gardGns-those human
buds which give earnest Cf brilliant future.
The noisome canker, so long concealed-scroiu-
la-at length reveals its dreaded presence, and
20 our bright hopes succeeds the most agoniZing
fear for we know the fatal seq ucl it pOrtends--
pulmonary consumption. 1t is estimated by
eminent medical authorities that ut least one
fifth Of mankind are afflicted with this insdiOus
malady. But It's rovages are sa secret that even
It's victims are unaware OF lis presence until II
suddenly discloses itself in some of its myriad
and ofttmes fatal forms. a slight cutaneous
eruption is often the only indicator OF its pres
ence. The only means Of extcrminatiug this d.
seasc from the system is by u thorough course
of constitutional treatment. This treatment
must fulfill three indications, namely, promote
nutrition, alter or purify the blood, and arrest
disorganiZation of the tissues and the formation
Of tuberces. No more efficient Alternative can
be employed for these purposes than DR.. Picrce's
Solden Medical Discovery. While imparting
strength and tone to the digestive organs, il
ceanses the biaOd and heals the diseased tissues
Test lis virtues ere the deadly canker has blight
ed the life you prize.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-07-07

George Sand says that she found she could
write tor an extraordinary length Of time
without WEAKNESS, aud this is as far as she
goes in the way Of analysis Of her inspiration
From the time she made this discovery TO the
day Of her death her life was an extremely
!aborIous one. She had evidently an eXtraor.
dinary physical robustness. II was her con-
stan. practice TO write at night, beginning at.
ter the rest of the world had gone to sleep,
Alexandra Dumas the younger describes her
somewhere, during her latter years, as an old
lady who came out into the garden at midday
in broad.br,mmed hat and sat down on a
bench or wandered slowly about So she re.
manned for hours. LOOKING about her, muslng,
contemplating. She was gathering impress
SONS. says NJ. Dumas, absorbing the universe,
sleeping herself in nature; and at night she
would give all this forth as a sort Of emana,
ton Without using the vague epithets one
may accept this term "emanation' a. q good
account Of her manner
HIT is needless to go into biographical de-
tail this Is because George Sands real his
tory, the real interesting one, is the history of
her mind. The history Of her mind is Of
course closely connected with her personal
history: she is indeed a writer whose person.
al sit9atioa, az a particular moment is sup
posed 20 he reflected with peculiar vividness
in her work But TO speak OF her constantly
we must regard the events of her life as intel.
lec,nal events. and is landmarks as opinions,
convictions, theories. The only difficulty is
that such landmarks are nearly as numerous
as the trees in forest. Some, however, are
more salient than others. Nine. Sands &C.
count Of herself Is that her ideal of life WAS
repose, obscurity, and idleness-long DAYS in
the country, spent in botany and entomology.
She aifirms that her natural Incidence was ex.
IRENE, and that tie need OF money alone in
duced her to take her pen into her hand. AS
this need was constant her activity was inces-
SAINT but Il was perversion Of the genius Of
q kind, simple, friendly, mstherly, profound.
" unambitious woman, who would have been
amply content 10 take care OF her family, live
in slippers gossip with peasants, walk in the
garden, and listen TO the piano. All this is
certainly SO far true as that no person Of equal
celebrity ever made fewer explicit preten-
sions. She philosophical upon great many
things that she did not understand ana tow.
ard the close of her life, in especial, was apt
to talk metaphysics, in writing, with min
gled volublity and vagueness which might
have been taken TO denote an undue selfcon.
fiiencc.-H. James, Jr, an The Go!ory for
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