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HAcKMErAc1, popular and fragrant perfume
Sold at Tozer's Drug Store, Ottawa, Ill, Else
where by all dealers. %
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NEW MUsIC.-Chromo Waltz, by Charles Ba.
kcr. Very nicely gotten up, with an elegant
chrome on the title page, and very pretty music
that anybody can play on organ or piano. send
30 cts 70 +. W Helmick, Cincinnati, O.
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Don't forget the auction at Weidknechts this
afternoon.
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NOTHING
SUCCEEDS
LIKE SUCCESS
S5o,ooo.oo
STOCK NOW OPEN AT
II. J. C[LLEN 5

The lest general of The just received Enor
nous as To Quantity and variety extraordinary as to
elegance Of materials with sweeping reduction OF Iuy an
of cent. recent prices. This imens;
be TO be realized All are Invited 70 Cali
without fail and for hemse Ives this truly wonoeriuI
collection and selection Of general merchandise.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-07-28
BLACK CASHMERE,

at prices never before elusled Onch widths at % cents
actually worth At least sJ slUO actually Noith NJ least
( LIS. sl.-J actually worth NJ least s!a5l.
THese Cashmeres far superior 20 the brands usually
offered In this market, and muck below former prices
special sale and special attention called 10 the popular
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-07-28

Many years experience has proven to the hun
dreds Of rural readers Of the TRADER that they
are best satisfied when they have their custom
work done at Woods well-known Eagle Mills.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-07-28

Pics, cakes. hot coffee, tea snd good lunch at
Walthers
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-07-28

Rubovt's Genuine Violet Copying and RccoF'
Fluid, for sale by Osman & Hapeman.
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Don't forget tae auction at wcidknerh:'s tbs
afternoon.
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Nan IuA.y's Sca.FBoas. Al Osr,rr * usfc-
mau'-.
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Albums.


A large stock Of Albums, very cheap, at OsnaI
e Hapcmau's
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Lemons and Oranges 30 to 80 cents per dozen
at Piergue's
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JOBBING DEPARTMENT.

U1rtaclties for dong all kinds Of Job Work in the va
oa styles of the art not surpassed N this section
sni respectfully solicit those wishing anything oonen
snsneto give US call BY the judclous and liberal use
Of orlaers ink ssny mans fortune been made. and
tae eelt Ia still open. Try Il.
ORDERS by mail promptly attended, to.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-07-28

Not milk but pure cream at 81 per gallon at
Piergue's
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Best and finest 10; OF candles in tie city at Il
Walther's
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-07-28

NV FraroHarzD MoTTor,, at ozraan q. Iiafe
ru.sri-
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Almost a PITT Of peanut. for &C a, PierEue's
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SILKS
BLACK, COLORED & FANCY.

LOOK at the stock and compare prices Having purchased
largely the forced sales OF Black and Colored
Silks am confident that ofe- the largest best and cheap
est line placed sale In this market quote the fol-
lowing prices:
FANCY SUMNER SILKS
at sc, s4c and o. ~ yard. AL the desirable styles
and shades.
BLACK SILKS
Selected with special In regard TO finish and texture
nj the greatly reduced prces Good quality at yard
and grades which upward ut sl&, fl. *ltS sl'o
and 500. also place sale the deseryedly popular
GUENET SILKS.
shall offer beautifully finished grade at si5 yard ana
qualities ranging upward at from 5c 70 sc yard, until
you reach finest Black SIX In the city. cheap for t5O
per yard. This silk e. richly worth 5000 yard
ask special attention to the atov goods and prices NOT
having carried any silks at last years prices can ana H5
give prices that cannot be met Ii the city.
The best make Imported OF
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CLOTH STOCK.
DOMESTIC STOCK

truly wonderful 20 magnitude, 7rn- al standard
Goods 40 now prcCs-ysry Chsap-and much re-
uHcti ;gOA th.gty lays age.
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Nev stock OF
BOOTS & SHOES
s1I-r.a- The .ane -euerAl d-caas.
THE GROCERY STOCK

R ll IN at departments. and prices A. low as the low
- All -0ois Varranted represented or meney re-
tlalcl.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-07-28

- - Goods y sV descriptions isi'rs-si to al
arts 4 t,s city free Of charge.
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Soda sc, mead sc, ginger ale &c at Picrguc's.

Dr.. J. O. Harris is the Ottawa agent.
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Al arc aSs.n nos; cordially invtcd 20 cal and exam
me THIS truly immense stock bc.ore mak'JS their par
cll-rs hecvin there Is money &C ~ ssvee BY making
your purchases IN me the 81 Dry Goo-S, Boots AID
Stoe, and Jroce-ies O.
The Lake County star., 1877-05-10
AbsOlutism in COnstantinople.

A letter from Pera, written on April
6, to the London Times, runs thus, and
reveals terrible state Of affairs in the
Turkish capital, under the eye and al
most in the presence OF the Sublime
Porte. 1t runs thus: ut is my pain
full duty to send you the report ofA re-
cent atrocity perpstrated by the Turk
ish Government in the capital itself.
The young students Of the military
school presented q petition to the Porte
denouncing the bahishment Of Midhat
Pasha, the Grand Vizier, as uncOnsti-
tutional, and soliciting his recall. The
students were marshalled out into the
school yard and hidden to reveal the
author of the petition. One of them,
Ali Nasmi, most promising pupil,
aged 20, stepped forward and avowed
himself guilty Of the authorship. He
was imprisoned and tried, and last
week condemned to receive 200 blows
with stick ON the soles of his feet. He
died under the affiiction after receiving
one hundred and five blows. Other
equally sad consequences Of Midhat's
disgrace are worth recording. Said
Ehendi, q writer in the Mussarak, Is
kept prisoner, with o chain around
bid body and fetters on his feet, for de-
nouncing the unconstitutionality of
the Grand Vizier's exile. One wonders
what becomes of the liberty of the per.
SON, Of opinion, Of equal Justice, and
the trials with open door. Onewon-
ders above all things, what has be-
come OF the abolition of all inhumap
bodily punishment, bastinado, etc.,
solemnly decreed in a hundred I'M
perial firmans." ~ >.
The Lake County star., 1877-05-10
DETROIT MARKETS.

Flour-Choice white $40 25@lO so;
Medium % 00@9 rs; Ambers 80 ESQ 10;
low grades to superfine, IS 50@7 90.
Wheat-White extra ~ 1902 IL; mil
ling extra, 81 1902 Is No. l white, 81 Ii;
Milling, No y o4@2 OCT, No. 2 white
Corn-5S@6O cts.
Oats--White 57A@5si cts mixed 81 cts.
Barley-No. State 81 1902 Is per
Genital; No. 2, 81 50@l CO., Canada, 81 70
@2 Is.
Apples-Choice 81 1902. Fancy sorts
for retailing 10 to 2a cts higher.
Beans-Fioked $2 coca 70; screened
aHS s;sisS SNsntFy 81 SGyaI PICKED s ~ s0@2 So' un-
Butter Choice 1e@17c; medium to
good 14@15c.
Cheese-New 14@15c old 15@I6 cts.
Dried Fruits-Apples are quiet at 4s@
&c ; free buyers, at 4ac. Peaches 100 lSc;
raspberries, ESQ SOC: cherries, unpitted,
l2c; do. pittsd, 20@22c; black berries, lie,
Eggs-11 cts and full supply.
Hay-Choice baled, $500 IA per ton. In
ferior and loose, $9@l2.
Honey-l3@15 cts.
Hops-8 to IA cts. 10 the buying price.
Maple Sugar-Moderate sales at IL cts.
Potatoes.Car lots 81 10@1 II; small
lots 10 cts. higher.
Provisions-Mess pork, SIC so. Lard.
lie; smoked hams, U@1lic; do. shouI-
ders, 73@8c, outside for canvassed; break
fast bacon, lie; dried beef, 1870 13ic mesa
beef, new extra, $l2 SO; do. old, $l2; do
plain, $l1@ll 80.
Salt-Michigan, coarse, 81 25 per bbl.,
do. refuse, 81 Onondaga, $1.3O per bbl.
Syracuse, Dairy zoe per bu: of 54 lbs.s
Liverpool (Ashton) dairy, $500 per bag
Of 224 lbs. Delivery &c per bbl. extra.
Wood-$3 1906 2S per cord.
The Lake County star., 1877-05-10
Learn the Value OF Money.

A silver dollar represents u days
work of the laborer. It is given to q
boy. He has no idea Of what IL has
cost or Of what 1t Is worth. He would
be as likely to give dollar as q dime
for q top or any other toy. But II the
boy has learned to earn the dimes and
dollars by the sweat of his face, he
knows the difference. Hard work Is
to him measure Of values that can
never be rubbed out Of his mind. Let
him learn by experience that q hun
dred dollars represents hundred
weary days labor, and II seems a great
sum Of money; q thousand dollars is a
fortune, and ten thousand is almost in
conceivable, Il r II is fur more than he
ever expects to possess. When he has
earned dollar, he thinks twice before
he spends 1t. He wants to invest II SO
as to get the full value of day'e work
for 1t. 1t Is great wrong to society
and to boy to bring him up to mans
estate without this knowledge. A for
tune at twenty-one without Il is almost
inevitably thrown away. With II and
q little capital to start on, he will make
his own fortune better than any one
can make 1t for him. Hunts Mcr-
chants Magazine.
The Lake County star., 1877-05-10

all Is well mixed together and the eggs
are done, not hard. Pepper and salt
II more Is needed, and send TO table
hot. This will be found q pleasant
dish for breakfast.
A person who was recently called
Into court for the purpose of proving
the correctness Of q surgeons bill, was
asked by the lawyer whether "the
doctor did not make several visits after
the patient was out of danger.o "No,"
replied the witness, 1 considered the
patient In danger SO long as the doctor
continued his visits"
According to an article In Black
wood for April on the reconstruction
OF the French army, France Is now
able to defend herself against Ger
many, but is not yet strong enough to
attack her.
The Lake County star., 1877-05-10

The religious zeal professed by the
Gar is q mask so unnatural that It
ought not to deceive; for now, as In
his fathers days, II coversa most un-
christian feeling. He has drawn his
sword, not because he loves the Bull
garian, but because he hates the Turk.
Moreover, he covets his neighbours
goods, which, II must be allowed, are
very tempting. He hungers for the
fair fields that line the Danube, for the
great city Of Constantine and the
mighty gates of the Euxine, which, in
his hands, would become at once the
key Of the Mediterranean and q barrier
against the world. If the Gear were
really concerned by the welfare of the
Christians who are subject to the Sui
tan he would not expose them to the
awful perils inseparable from the
death-throes Of the Ottoman rule. He
would move In their favor with Europe
beside him, or he would not move at
all. The contest now opening, II 1t be
persisted In until the pride of the Porte
has been humbled, will of necessity be
long, desperate. cruel and very bloody.
The rayah, ~ the weakest, will suffer
at ell hands and all the time. Midhat
Pasha, the greatest and truest Turk
alive, painted the possibilities Of Mos
lem despair very nearly. When he
was told of Carlyle's declaration that
the Turks must be expelled, "bagg
and baggage, J" the visief replied, "We
entered Europe 600 strong and 600 of
us will leave It. The rest will be left
above our fathers-but be sure we eshall
not lie there alone" tg4tii I'd
z, II the condition of the Christians In
Turkey were even worse than ltis they
would find no alleviation from Rus
sian conquest. The collar of the Sultan
ID CALLING, but the yoke Of the Gar
would be intnleyahlS, Public opinion
to-day II much more free at CONSTANT
nepls than at st. Petersburg, The
Russian may not be quite as murder
Gus under sudden and extreme provo
cation a. the Turk, though even this
10 quite debatable. y But In cold blood
he II far more cruel. Russia weighs
like an iceberg OF the north upon all
subject populations. The Poles to-day
are In worse slavery than the slaves OF
Turkey. For the Catholics OF Poland
are perseoutsd on account of their re-
ligion, and are compelled to shed their
blood for . master whom they hate
ana dag which they dstsst, y
The Lake County star., 1877-05-10

A little bright three-year old was
seated In his high chair at the dinner
table. Mamma had arranged the little
uneasy, while for the moment his
sprightliness and fun had made him
the observed of the family. She had
placed him snugly up to the table.
pinned OH his bib, and succeeded In
getting the little mischievous hands
quiet, and making him "hush" when
father proceeded to ask the blessing.
While this was In progress our little
chubby made discovery. It was that
all the plates on the table, except his
own little plate, were in one pile at
"paps's place." and as It seemed to
him were put there to get the benefit
of the solemn ceremony. 80, scarcely
waiting for the Amen" he held out
his own plate In both hands, saying.
"Please. papa, pray on my plate, teo."
--IChristlan ut Work."
Ex-Gov. Henderson Of Texas II an
old man and . paralytic. HIS daugh-
ter was cut riding with him about ten
days ago, near Galveston; they lost
their route and finally found them
selves In . Wilderness at night, their
horse worn out with fatigue, and the
ex-G Governor searoely able to walk at
all. One night they passed In the car
riage and another under . tree, the
daughter In the day time searching for
some way outof the wood. Atlast, on
the third day, q Sunday, In the fore
noon she heard q cow-bell ring. Pass
ina up creek she found . negro cot
taSe and an old man showed them the
pcfh TO Q saw mill, where they met .
party Of Is penons whowere looking
FOR them. N
The United States Circuit Court Of
OREGON adjourned tout Of respect' TO
its cierk. Who had committed suicide
at the close Of . month Of consbspt su'
toxication.
The Lake County star., 1877-05-10
Crossing the Range.


Long years ago I-wsndered here.
In the nid-sumner Of the year.
Life's snm5nsr too
The monnsaih, world Its giories showed,
All fair to view.
These scenes in glowing colors drest,
Mirrored the life within my breast.
The vSi.psriSs y roSJs SSEs and fr.sr.n. bres..
Ihat stirred the grass In verdant ssas
on'bnlowy slope. aOffif!I
And glistening crsg In sunlit sky,
Md snowy clouds piled mountains high.
Were Joys TO me;
NY path was DER the prairie wide,
Or here on grander mountain-sids,
To choose, all free.
2ays&t ss;jl::ss sS.Es;ss. 4 Es;s,.s'H 81; iD9
In careless bloom,
Gave to my heart its rudest hue.
Ger my glad life Its colors threw
And sweet perfume. AZ ff.f
Now changed the scene and changed the eyes,
That here once looked on glowing skies,
Where summer spailed; -
Ths.. T rive sIys1 ,t tree: .sd ( vIad g.sis q.
Its fury wild.
The rocks rise black from storm-pscked snow.
AL checked the rivers pleasant d0w,
Vanished the bloom;
These dreary wastes Of frozen plain
Reflect my bosom's life again, q. -rf tte q.
Now lonesome gloom.
The bouyapt hopes and busy life a,,uDtf
Have eadedall In hatred, strife,
And thwsrted aim. - ~ 80 ""
The worlds rude contact killed the rose,
No more its radiant color shows q t'f
False roads to fame. .,
Backward, smidst the twilight glow i
Some lingering spots yet brightly show
q o On hard roads won. H tfb Ff 't
Where still some grand peaks mark the way
Touched by the light Of pertipg day
And memory's sun.
But here thick clouds the mountains hide,
The dim horizon bleak and vide
~! No pathway showa .t--
And rising gu:ts' and nd d.Insaihng .i.y,
The brief days close.
The Lake County star., 1877-05-10

most intelligent and influential citi-
zens are tempted and led astray by the
drinking customs OF society-ruined
ut home. How few Of the sons or sue
cessful men rise to the level their faith
ers have gained. How many, alas |!
sink SO far below this level that ths
eyes ache to look down upon them!
Worse than dishonesty and drunk
enness, bScause more hidden and sub
tie, and more destructive Of moral and
spiritual life, II that home influence
which springs from perverted ideas OF
marriage aud Its sanctities. IL aOns
and daughters grow up In q home
where the sentiments are few; where
departures from virtue are spoken of
lightly where prurient gossipl and vile
scandals are INDUCED In with mani
fest pleasure, their corruption Ia almost
certain. Chameleon-like, they will
take the hue Of what is around them;
and when they advance to manhood
and womanh00d will, In most cases,
and pure standards Of Christian NOR
ality. !
It IL from this corruption at home,
growing out of the essential impurity
Of the sphere In which children are
raised, that society is cursed, in each
new generation, by unions called mar
riages, but In which there II no true
essential of marriage. Hence come
infidelities, divorces and all the evil
consequences with which we are too
sadly familiar.
Let the sentiment at home be pure
and Christian, and the children will
grow up pure. Starting, then, on the
journey Of life, With minds unpervert=
ed by false ideas, and hearts uncor-
rupted by actual evils, they will he
strong for the battle each must meet,
ere the natural mind, In which lie the
germs Of evil that all receive as their
inheritance when born, Is brought into
sublection to the spiritual.
This Is the battle that all must fight
the battle between the false and evil
things that lie hidden at birth In the
natural or lower region Of the mind,
and which at maturity, when reason
becomes active, assert their power, and
strive for mastery over the human
soul, and the higher or spiritual mind,
where truth, and honor, and purity.
and God have their dwelling place:
Think at what disadvantage they
will be in this great and momentous
warfare, who have, during childhood
and youth, had the lower things OF
their nature-the false, evil things
stimulated into activity; who come to
the verge Of manhood and womanhood
already corrupted, and with the men,
ory full of what Is vile and false, in
stead Of with things pure. and true, and
good. Alas for them If they over
come, II will be after long and fearful
struggles, in which the odds will be
terribly against them!
Lay 1t up in your hearts, all ye who
love your children and desire their
happiness, that 1t is the home influence
that more than everything else goes to
determine their fnture. If that Is
healthy and good, all the elements are
in their favor; II It Is not healthy and
good, the chances are all against them.
The Lake County star., 1877-05-10

Florence shannon, o belle In San
Francisco, and daughter Of the Collec.
tor Of that port, was recently married
to Samuel /. 6ache, . Jew. The we'd
ding, besides being elaborate In ordi-
nary respects, was made remarkable
by q strange incident. just. - the
couple stood up for the ceremony, Q
Jewish rabbi entered, and presented .
formal protest By 6ache's PARENTS who
were opposed 70 their sons wedIock
with . gentle. The delay wae not
long, for the bridegroom declared that
he had made bis choice, and bad no
dsa Of chapging. ~ +''8. \ W
The Lake County star., 1877-05-10

The ROscOmmon correspondent OF
the Detroit Tribune writes as follows
A man commonly known by the
title of Pancake Jack" arrived In
town the other day with quite an cpl
sOde attached to his advent. He, to-
gether with q man by the name Of
Hayes, began trapping in partnership,
about the lat Of November, 1870. down
the south branch Of the Au Sable
River, forty or fifty miles from here.
Good luck seemed to attend their ef-
forts up to q short time previous to
Christmas, when Pancake Jack"
was taken suddenly i'll, with terrible
pain through his head. Hayes made
up his mind to come up here, get some
necessary things, and return to his
sick comrade at the earliest convent
ence. Coming up here about Christi
mas, he did not go back at all. PAN
cake Jack" in the meantime was
growing worse. A high fever had set
in, the pains through his temples and
back of the head increased, reducing
him to almost helplessness. Days
crept into weeks, and still Hayes re-
mained away. The snow had fallen
to the depth of three or four feet, and
It was with extreme difficulty that
"PancaKe Jack" could secure firewoOd
enough to keep himself warm, and the
only way he could eat was by sitting
in doubled-up position. holding his
head perfectly still, being thus fer
days. AT last provisions ran out, he
was fourteen miles from any habita-
tion,, three feet Of snow on the ground
and more falling, no wood, and
himself continually growing worse.
What to do in this dire extremity he
did not know. Thinking Of his hunt
ing dog he conceived the idea Of at
taching string and paper to the dog's
neck and sending him to the nearest
house. The faithful animal performed
his errand, but when he arrived at the
house the paper was gone, having been
wrenched off by his passing through
the snow and thick underbrush. The
inhabitant, one Mr.. Ball, was sick at
the time of the faithful messengers ar
rival. but he Immediately concluded
that something was wrong. A few
days succeeding the arrival Of the dog
Mr.. Ball had recovered somewhat, and
was calculating to start out for the
camp of pancake Jack" when there
was o disturbance at the door. and
"Pancake Jack" himself walked in.
He was wet from head to foot and COW
cred with snow. His face was pale
and emaciated; wild, maniac glare
shot from his eyes, and he trembled
like an aspen leaf. Mr.. Ball saw his
condition, and he was wrapped warm
in blankets, and had the best Of care
for six or eight weeks. during which
he hovered between life and death.
Upon his regaining his reason he said
he could not remember thing which
had passed for long time; did not re-
member anything about starting out
for Balls or anything Of his tedious
journey through the snow. Examin.
ations revealed the fact that he had
stopped several times and built fires
during his journey. As soon as "Pan-
cake Jack ''could ride he came up here
and is improving, although his condi-
ton Is yet very precarious.