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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-21
RENNE'S MAGIC OIL

Is purely vegetable and general family remedy.
Keep Ii in the house to use in case of emergency.
Try it internally. 1t cures Cholera MOrbus, Diar-
rhoea, Pains in the Stomach, Indigestion, Coughs,
Sore Throat, Colds, &c.
Use it externally 1t cures, Cattarh, Sprans, Cuts,
Bruises, Old Sores, Headache, ToothRche and in
fact almost all the aches and pains flesh is heir to.
Sold by all dealers in Medicine.
VIM. RENNE & SONS, Prop'rs, Pittsfeld, Mass
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-21
New York Market.
NEW YORK, April 81.


FINANCIAL.
Gold--1 06%.
M0ney-2M
4overnments-Dull and strong.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25
THE LABOR QUESTION.

EDITORS FREE TRADER Il notice great at
tention Is being attracted to the labor ques-
ton. Either there will be no labor for Il large
BODY of mechanics, or they must seek homes
on western lands where there is room for all
and abundant profitable employment may be
found in tilling the soil and raising stock
This matter is one of daily increasing inter
est to both employer and employed The one is
no longer able to make manufacturing pay and
the other is out of work. Having been an ear
" settler of Illinois, | know something of the
hardships of finding Il toothold in new
country. But the difficulties are less now than
they were here forty years ago. Still, it re
quircs Il little capital for Il man with family
to 90 out and improve Il new piece of land in
Nebraska, Kansas or Texas and keep his fam
lily until he can break up raw land and raise
crop. He must have some sort of house to
live in, Il team, and various implements. This
combined with the want of experience of most
mechanics attempting to turn farmers, adds to
the difficulties. My object in writing is to
throw out some suggestions rs TO the best plan
of procedure in such an undertaking. Few
who want to attempt it are likely to have any
considerable means. Then let me suggest that
they 20 in companies, putting in % or 30 dol
lars each to make start with. Then employ
at least one good practical man to go ahead
and select the lands, of which abundant are
obtainabe on long time by homesteading
Then purchase team and break up say 10
acres on each eighty, which the first S25
would pay for. Next spring assess $50 more
for lumber and material to build each family
a small house. The team that did the break
ing would be sufficient now to put in Il crop
after hauling the lumber TO build with. Then
a COW and few pigs should be purchased and
food to last until the crop comes in. In this
way 800 to $500 would be sufficient TO plant
quite company, who, after the first year.
would I've abundantly able TO take care ofthem
selves and in three or four years could snap
their fingers at the "bloated railroad and
manufacturing lords" with an assured indie
pendcnce for life. IL.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25
STATE FAIR.

The Illinois State Fair for 1877 opens at
Freeport on the 18th of September, and will
continue five days. Competition open to the
world Entries can he made by letter adj
dressed TO s. d. Fisher, Secretary, Springfield,
until September 18TH and after that at the
Fair Grounds until the 18TH
The c. r. |. & F., and C., b. Il q. and the
Illinois Central railroads will carry passengers
for one and one-fifth single fare for the round
trip Freight will he charged full rate TO the
Fair and returned free.
OF La Sale county names we find only the
following among about 500 composing the va.
rious awarding committees: w. J. Nicely, on
Gentlemens Driving Horses; ii. X. Parr, on
Polish Fowls o. o. Wakefield, on Light
Farming Machines; and J. ID. Price, on Boys
Riding Kendall county has about 90 com
mittec men, Kane about -, &c. But, then
La Sale is a small county, you know.
Copies Of the premium list can be obtained
of 4 Hoffman, at the county Treasurer Of
fee, Ottawa
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England.

Frederick Cavill, on the Goth inst, accom-
pli,hed the herculean feat of swimming across
the British channel He started from Cape
Grinez at 3 40 p. NJ on Monday and arrived At
Dover at3:4J \ NJ. on Tuesday.
4 great meeting Of home rulers WAS held m
Dublin on Tuesday To endorse Bigger and Par.
nell. the Irish members who recently gdye rar.
Lament such a rough experience "a iliihasier.
ing. \ resolution offering hear,y ,,anks tn
the Irish members who in hcnogia.- contrast
to the tame and spiritless cJnJn ID the mass
Of home-rule members, suppoari 3i--er and
ParnclL"
In reference to the croIe tAe .lgricuianvl
Gdzotte says;
IL is plain that 1871 viii pnWc No exception
To the succession ri unfsrvInaie harveSis We
have lately experienced Tine wheat crop is
certainly very generally and very largely be-
LOW the aAeracc Oafs and Winfcr bearas scep
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25
PEDRO & HERCULES.
From Utica.

UTICA, Aug. %, 1877.
4 big bed That is what is making Mr.
Luke Neary feel so happy just about this time
of the year Mr.. n. was always fond of a big
bed in warm weather, but he. is particularly
fond of this bed, because it contains three huT.
dred tons of good black peacock coal, alre ,a,fly
stripped and prepared for sale. Notwitl .stsQd-
ing the miners strike in neighbour ag cities.
Mr.. n. means to sell coal this ye: r the same
rs last
We regret that we were nC,c at home to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. J ames Clark. The
procession, we understar a. extended from her
home to the cemetery a distance of almost two
miles, thus evincip < the number of her friends
and her popula' .ity as kind woman and q.
good, dutiful mother.
\ moon .ight picnic at Starved Rock will b.
the feat Are of tomorrow evening Thursday
to vi .fch the elite of Utica, La Sale and Otta-
W. are invited. The prime movers are Messrs.
0. Halleron, Gallagher, Callighan, and Fasset
OF La Sale Messrs. John O'Sullivan and
4 Cassidy invited the young folks of Utica to
their public ball at Clark's Hall the evening
of the 18th. Only two ladies from the country
attended, Notwithstanding pleasant time was
had. Sullivan and Cassidy were just minus
one dollar a piece when expenses were reck-
oned next morning. Another one is in cor.
temptation
Utica is far ahcal Of Ottawa as regards the
amount of grain which is delivered here daily.
" c. Halliday says he will give farmers credit
for every pound Of grain they bring him, no.
wiihstandiHg his prices are not a. encoursRing
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25
Ophir and Vicinity.
OpHIR CENTER, Aug. 2

OpHIR CENTER, Aug. %, 1871.
Farmers who, some time ago got growing
for rain, are now preaching the other way.
We have had some very pleasant showers for
eight or ten days and everything has deci-
dedly better appearance than it had; but we
hope we shall have more, as it is too dry to
pillow yet.
Farmers are getting down-hearted at the
way grain and country produce are coming
down. They have got to take what they are
offered for their produce, and if they have to
purchase anything they have to pay well for
it. We think it is time they were gong on
strike.
We are very sorry to say that Mr.. Ernest
Krausse is sick again. The young man de-
serves the sympathy of the community and we
sincerely hope that he may recover
Gossip in this vicinity is very busy just
now.
Mr. David Stevenson met with Il sad loss III
this place He came up from Iroquois to take
back some things he had here, bringing his
son James, lad of IA years, with him. The
DOl WIS ltlt llSl NCth tilIN was 40 hShitiAy
as person need be, with the exception of the
last three days of his life. He was taken With
a sore throat and, one evening, while sitting
on chair conversing with his sister, dropped
off the chair and expired. Mr.. Stevenson feels
his loss very heavily but he knows.it was to
be so. He has the heartfelt wishes of his old
neighbors for his future welfare
The Dimmick folks have a great time crow
ing about their boss cornfelds We had occG-
sion TO 90 through Dimmick the other day
and did not see anything in the way of corn
to astonish us. Let the Dimmick folks come
on the ridge and we will show them corn that
will beat theirs all to smash
Mr.. Daniel Carr has the finest lot of hogs
that we have seen for many day. All lovers
of good stock should visit Mr. Cars piggery
and see hogs that are worth seeing.
News dull this week
PEDRO & HERCULES
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

What will Bro. hawkins, of the Aurora
Neos say to the following diaboical story in
reference to his friend Wong Ching.tu which
the papers are copying from the Shanghai
China courier:
His true name is Wong Sai-kee, but he is
known in the state as Wong Chingfu, or star
lit king He was educated in Il mission
school at Chcfoo, and married girl from Il
similar institution in Tung-chow, Shantung.
He then came to Shanghai and joined the Gus
tom service, from which, however, lac was dis
missed for inattention to his duties. He was
communicated from DIR. Yates church for
the dissolute life he led Subsequently he
got into the customs again, this time at Chink-
lang, where he started a small rebellion against
the imperial government which was only de
tected by the miscarriage of a letter He had
to flee for his life the Chinese officials having
offered large reward for his arrest He man
aged to make his way, us best he could, to
Shanghai, where he got on board a steamer
for California to save his head. We hear that
he is now travelling about and lecturing in
abuse of missionaries, who were the best
friends he ever had. He is an impostOr and a
rpnpralpn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25
THE WILEY JOSEPH.

Last weeks news from Montana detailed the
hot scrimmage between Gibbon and the Nez
Perces near Deer Lodge, and their pursuit af
forwards by Gen. Howard. On the 18th they
were on the Montana stage road near Iiole-in
the-Rock, 30 miles south of Pleasant Valley
where they cut the telegraph wires, turned the
stage back, and would allow no one to pass
Howard was about 30 miles behind him. On
the 18th Howard met part of Joseph's band
ON Comas Creek and had skirmish in which
he lost one man killed and seven wounded
During the night the savageS stampeded and
stole about 100 of his horses, of which a part
were afterwards recovered. At last accounts
the savages were making their way toward the
Crow reservation, on the Yellowstone. They
number about five hundred, and Howard has
at least that number or men in pursuit The
Nez Perces travel slowly, but their deliberate
movements have kept them out of reach so far
If they get into the Crow country they will be
in danger of meeting some Of General Miles
men, and they may have trouble with the
Crows, who are friendly To the whites.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

The Presidents embarrassment in the mat
ter Of filling up his commission 10 join like
commission from Canada TO visit Sitting Bull
was relieved by Gen. Terry volunteering to 20 as
one Of the commissioners and Mr. Mcneil, of
ST. Louis as another. Capt. Corbin, lately on
duty at the White House in Washington. goes
as secretary, Mr. MrNciIl goes on the ex-
press condition thai he is 20 receive no pay
for his services. The party win go at once to
the Upper Missouri. and will thence be es-
corted 10 the Briti ,. boundary line by a
squadron of cavaliv At the line a company
Of mounted Canada police will take them in
charge and, Joined ly the Canadian commits
sioDers, the party will proceed TO Sitting Bulls
present quarters near Lake Pekopee. The
commission are empowered td offer Sitting
Bull absolute Immunity from punishment Cor
the murders he has committed, the same terms
or which Crazy Horse and other Sioux chiefs
have ,urrendencd. in case he viii 20 10 4 nes-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

The French conservative papers generally
maintain that there is no choice, in the result
of the pending elections, except between
coup d'etat and revolution, and that IL republi-
can victory will not be submitted to; and that
France is on the verge of most perilous
crisis
In spite of his repressivc measures, McMa-
hon is unable to smother occasional republi
can outbursts. As he was leaving Cherbourg
on Sunday evening republican demonstra-
ton occurred. He was greeted with shouts Of
"Vive la Republique," give Thiers," and
the singing of the "Marseilaise."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

Hon. 0. p. Morton, the Indiana Senator and
great radical leader, is lying at his home in
Richmond, Ind, at the point of death. On
Thursday night, after season of restlessness'
he was thrown into sleep by opiatcs, when
the effects of which have passed it is thought
the turning point will be reached at which the
physicians will be able to decide whether
there is any hope for him. In fact, the an.
nouncement of his death is hourly looked for.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

The Ottawa FREE TRADER has but little
sympathy for the starving thousands OF the
land who are willing 10 work but cannot find
employment. The TRADER insists that the
aim of the laboring classes as organized in
large cities is to bring about communistic
order of things Ii further asserts, and very
truly, that the whole sphere of industry Tin
this country must be left to private or associ-
ate enterprise with no interference from gov
eminent except to repress crime and maintain
orier"-Horris RJormer.
Really we have no recollection of ever hav.
ing written anything like the first part of the
above, and in looking through the TRADER for
the pastIe& weeks fail to find any such eSprs-
sions in its columns Either the Reformer has
sadly misapprehended oar meaning, or Is az
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

Rockford sits down" On the commercial
traveller in an ordinance that must eflectualIy
Danish him from that town. Il requires him,
before he can display his samples, To take out
license at the moderate cost Of $50, under a
penalty Of from s5io $50 more for every breach
Of the ordinance. The Rockford Solons look
upon the drummer as a pedlar whose avo
cation inicrfens with local trade; whde 10
point ef fact his business is to promote locsl
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

Burlington, Iowa, is excited about rolling
mill AT meeting of citizens the other night
$4,000 were raised to build a rolling mill and
nailworks there The greatest enthusiasm
prevailed, and Burlington thinks hard times are
over A project to erect II handsome opera
house has already grown out of the enthusiasm
of this meeting Wait till strike occurs and
they have "A Geo w. Meeker for lessee. Then
the swearing will come in.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

wholesale purchases by sample without the ne
cessity of mourning the expense OF an Eastern
trip. 1t is true that heavy Eastern wholesale
houses expcnd large sums in sending drum
mers over the country, and this expense must
be added in some form or other to the cost OF
the goods; but the additional cost to the retail
err is a triic compared to the cost Of semi
annual eastern trip which the drummer saves
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

Well-at least the strike on the Baltimore
and Ohio and on the Pttsburg, Fort Wayne "
Chicago Railroad was not in van-the man
ayers of both roads having substantially acced
eb to the terms demanded by the strikers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

Isaac Tyndall at present the biggest cattle
dealer in Morgan county, few days ago con
cluded a sale of eight hundred fat cattle to
Joseph StansbeTy, Of Buffalo, N. Y, amount
ing to $4,000. 1t is the largest since the days
of John r. Alexander and Jacob Srawn.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

The "workingmen" have nominated for gov.
ernor Of Ohio a horny handed lawyer, and for
Northumberland II calloused newspaper
man. If anybody is ever elected to office by
the ''workingmen's party twon't be a work.
ngman,"-7imes.
That's about the usual way. However, that
wouldn't be the case if they sent back to con.
grcss such a sterling workingman as Acxan
der Campbell the real estate Spectator
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

The report of the Commissioners of the Hi
nois and Michigan canal for the quarter end.
ing May 81 was received by the auditor on
Monday. The report shows the receipts from
tolls, etc. to be $23,5S2S3, and the disburse-
ments $2SSi1.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

We are sorry to see the announcement IN the
papers of the death Of Dugald McVean, Prcsi.
dent of the Board of Trustees of the village of
Streator Mr. McVcan died at his home in
Streator on the 18th inst He was a native of
Scotland, an upright and good business man
and public spirited citizen, and highly es.
teemcd by all who knew him.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

Robert Toombs, the irrepressible Georgia
rebel, is dissatisfied with the new Georgia con
stitution, which recognizes the supremacy of
the national constitution, negro equality, &c.
He says he "could take Foster Blodgctt and five
negroes and make a better constitution at one
eittinpn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

The Wenona Union Fair, for the last few
wears a very successful exhibition made up by
contributions from portions of Marshall, Put
nam and La Sale counties, will open this year
ON the oath of September.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

The competition between the Telegraph Lines
is at an end, the Western Union and Atlantic
and Pacific, which control all the others, hav-
inc agreed to pool their earnings. This OF
course ends the cheap rates of the last few
months and we shall soon be back TO the old
rates of 40 cts for near points and 81 up to 80
for more distant stations.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

the best of the grain crops Of the year. On the
other hand it has been and is a great year for
graziers and dairy farmers. All kinds of cat
tie are found unusually abundant Potatoes,
once so promising, are now very generally
threatened with disease The hay crop is
abundant
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25
Germany.

EXMinister Washburne arrived at Berlin
on Tuesday, where he was cordially received
by the Emperor and members Of the govern.
ment.
Prince Bismarck has gone to Gastcin, an
Austrian town, to have an interview with the
Austrian minister Andrassy. The meeting it
is said bodies no good to either Austria or Tur-
kew
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

Gov. Cullom after careful examination OF
the site selected at Grand Tower by the com,
missioners for the Southern peniientiary, dis
approved the selection, and now the commits
sioners must hunt up another place.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

President Hayes is still in trouble about his
commission to visit Sitting Bull, Gen Mcneil
of St Louis, having backed out Of his offer to
go as one of the commission
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-19
VEGETINE.

The range of disorders which yield 70 the 1uenee
of the medicine and the number OF de4eu
sin%le medicine has hitherto ben even II conn
nnstrum These diseases are Scrotula and az eruiaxe
diseases and Tumors Rhumatism Govt 6 MeuTSES
tons Ulcers ali diseases Rd9ey a ang o ds
rdera witch 40 generally affict American women ana
which carry annually thousands Of them TO brea
Fan manhood. Heartburn, Piles, CONSUMPTION Ner
vonsness Inability to sleep, and impure blood -,
Ths is a formidable list of human ailments tQr any
single medicine to successfully attack ana rs
Tie power to cure the quarter Of them except Eegepe
rsf eliminating every impurity from the blood, pro,
noting the secretions, opening the nQres1thei Rrea
nscane valves of the the llYcr 10
lis fiji and natural action, cleansing the stomach and
siren ytheuiuR digestion. This much accomplished
he speedy and the permanent cure OF not only the
diseases we have enumerated, but likewise the wnoIe
rain of chronic and constitutional disorders Is GER
tain to follow This is precisely what teEetine does
and II does it so quickly and so easily that 1t IS an ac
rompihed fact almost before the PATIENTS aware OF
1t himself
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-19
A Great Woman.
BY L. A. A.

Many of the readers of the Wide Awake
have doubtless seen Tom Thumb, and his
little wife and friends. Not so many OF
them, perhaps, have seen persons who
are as much larger than average human
beings us Tom Thumb is smaller Shall |
tell them about woman of unusual
stature. who once lived in the State of
Maine? She may be living at this time,
for it was not maIy years ago that saw
her, and she was then not middle-aged :;
and, as she was somewhat sensitive regard
ing her remarkable size, perhaps it would
BE- rs well not to give her real name, but
simply to call her Sylvia, since she was
born and brought up in the country.
When | saw Sylvia, she was probably
not more than thirty five years old She
must have been then nearly seven feet
.all and was said to have grown little
within Il year or two before. Ny young
friends will better realize what it is to be
nearly seven feet high when l tell them
nat when Sylvia sat in high-backed
in which if tall man sat
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-19

INSECT PEsTs.-Bro. Tinkham, of the
Green Mountain Freeman, says that some
of the pastures of Pomfret are carrying
more pounds Of grasshoppers than they
are of sheep, and that more than half the
feed is consumed by those useless insects.
A great amount of labor is bestowed
upon the potato bug, but the grasshopper
continues to be burden, and compara-
lively little notice is taken of its depreda
tons.
What can be done to prevent tho enor-
nous waste made by the grasshoppers is
IL serious question, and one that has troub
led us not II little during the past few
years. They can be starved out, but that
is an expensive method. We know that
it is sure, for we have seen it tried on
farms in our own neighborhood, but the
cattle and their owners both get little
more of the starving process than is agree
able.
During the past ten years probably
there have been hundred grasshoppers
bred and reared upon our fields, where Il
half dozen have lived on many farms in
the vicinity, simply because there has been
more grass on our fields for them to en-
Such farms as many we have visited in
Vermont will always become good feed.
ing grounds for grasshoppers in favorable
seasons, unless something can be done To-
keep them in check. That social chirp.
ing little cousin to the grasshopper, the
black cricket, has also been II serious pest
for some years past in our grass fields.
Both these insects have been so numerous
that it has been impossible to seed
down moving fields in the fall without
having IL wide margin all around eaten
down close to the ground requiring re-
seeding in the following spring.
We cannot say what is the most practi-
cal method of keeping these insects in
check in Vermont but we have been try
ing The plan of frequent cultivation in
place of moving year after year without
b. Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-19

New ENGLAND FAIR-The exhibition
at Presumpscot Park, Portland, exceeded
in variety and magnitude any ever held in
Maine. The display Of cattle was very
fine, especially the Jerseys. The state OF
Maine has reason to be very proud of the
share its enterprising farmers have taken
in this great fair, and its influence for
good must be very marked, not only upon
those who attended in person but in the
general interest and enthusiasm created,
which can but serve to elevate and dignity
the noble calling of the agriculturist, and
render his toll more profitable and satisfy
inp.-Am CMHilnkOr