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PHYSICIANS
DIR. s. q. sRAW,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
T,ENDERS his professional services to the
public. Calls from the country prompt.
Is attended to. Office, corner OF Main and
Third streets, opposite the old Presbyterian
Church. [april ., lSI6-ly.
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The number Of men who play a
good game Of billiards with their nose
Is limited. Unhappily we cannot
say the same Of those who play big
games with their mouth.
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People who send US anonymous
communications, will, in all cases,
enclose their full name aud q trade
dollar, not for publication, but as a
guarantee Of good fuith,
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"Braail's treasury Is empty" Dom
Pedro, old boy, shake two souls with
out a single cent, two hearts that
long for tin-but when did you start
a newspaper
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A Denver paper, in an outburst OF
indignation at the advertising le.
gehds on Fixes Peak, exclaims;--
"When Freedom from her mountain
height uhfurled her standard To the
air, she little thought that naughty
men would advertise hop bitters
there" g H rf. ..
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sFoFEite us eur Debts as We FOR
give Those Who are lndebtcd
% Us. E 81

am never forgive him-nSvetf'
"Never isa hard word, John, ," said
the sweet-fAced wife Of John Locke,
as she looked up moment from hOr
sewing.
"Ho is a mean, dastsrdly coward,
and upon this Holy Bible T."
"stOp, husbaudl John, remember
he is my brother, and by the love you
bear, forbeat TO curse him, He has
done you wrong, l allow; but, o John
he is very young and very sorry. The
momentary shame you feltyesterday
will hardly be wiped out with curse
It will only injure yourself, john
0, please don't say anything dread
full. ,L i5. ai5l
The sweetfaced woman prevGiledi
the curse that hung upon the lips of
the angry man, was not spokeni but
he still said:
81 will never forgive him, he has
done me q deadly wrong"
The young man who had provoked
this bitterness, humble aud repeu-
tant, sought in vain for forgivneSs
from him whom, in moment of pas
sion, he had injured almost beyond
reparation, John Locke, steeled his
heart against him.
In his store sat the young village
merchant, one pleasant morning,
contentedly reading the morning pa.
per. A sound of hurried footsteps
approached, but he took no noticeun'
til hatless boy burst into the store,
screaming at the top Of his voice.
"Mr. Locke. Johnny is in the river
little Johnny Lockel" fsaat
To dash down his paper and spring
for the street was the first impulse Of
the agonized. On, on, like a maniac
he few till he reached the bank Of
the river, pallid and crazed with an-
guish. The first sight that met his
eyes was little Johnny lying in the
arms ofhis mother, who, with her
hair hanging dishevelled around,
bent wildly over her child Theboy
was just saved; he breathed and open
ing his eyes smiled family in his
mothers face, while she, witha achok-
ing voice thanked God, Another
form lay -iusensible Eireished near
the aelld fsene re head sbe: dark
blood flowed from 9 ghastly wound
Fhe man against whom ohm Locke
had sworn eternal hatred had ss'the
risk OF his own iiie' been the saver
Of the child. de had struck a iioat.
ing piece OF driit wood as be came TO
the surface with the boy and death
seemed inevitable. ais gs1at
John Locke flung himself down on
the green sward, and bent over the
senseless form.
save him, he cried hpskily 10
the doctor VINO had been summoned:
Restore him to consciousness, IL IL
be for only one little moment; have
something important 70 say 70 him.
"He Is reViVing' replied The doc-
tor.
The wounded man opened hlseyesi
th9y met tne anxious glaoce OF nus
orother-ln.law' and the pale lips
sfemoled forth: ..-- %. 81.
"Do you forgive meH"
YES yes God is witness as hope
ior mercy hereafter, freely forgive
you; and In turn ask your forgiveness
for nv unChflStlan COl0uCt."
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The ballot resulted as follows:

f Captain Hassler, having, received
4 majority of all q votes east, Was
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and zee whether I've got any eggs on


nesses. Ahl 1 thought SO! Two eggs
in your vest pocket. Here, madam,
What two more in the pockets Of
your trousersl Take them, madam,
take them; and-bless mel his coat
pockets are fullo theml Here, hand
them over to the lady, some one :
one-two-th three -six-ten- a dOz'
enH rs
He ought to be ashamed of him
SELF" cried one Of the passengers.
''It's perfectly dreadful" exclaim'
ed another-a woman,
II feel the cold chills all over me
when l think ofit," sobbed the old
lady. g
"Put him outl' yelled chorous.-
1--WE don't want thieves berel"
"I havn't taken a solitary egg
said the young man, evidently tremb'
ling. "This here fellow is the devil
that's what heis, Well, find more
eggsin my pocket, will you2"
."No more in your pockets, FRIEND"
said Mr.. Pennypacker, ''but in your
hat. All, hal l thought SOL"
He snatched off the soft hat and
looked into it with a stern eye, and
began to take from it one egg after
while the old lady's aston.
ishment and the indignation Of the
other passengers grew greater and
greater.
Just at that instant the whistle
shrieked, and the train slowly came
to a stand still at Barkinton.
Tain'tgoin' to stand this no more?'
yelled Job Pennypacker's victim
Le' 1e nle so' Auu "iO"o I
grasp, he rushed from the car, sprang
to the ground, and was seeen to dart
up the road at tremendous rate, on
ly pausing on the platform for mo.
ment to pick up his hat, which his
:. 'n'e" ou' VI 't'e "tNuO"
a'tcr nun i,
.5 ~ Ia becomes my uuSy 70 eNpiu'n;
'"io 'oO ieti,'!paoNoi' .upvii'g niS
anu iooA.us eouvet:elts y aDou; !;
nir' "''yJuns ~, lIa,, = ss ,'O.ies,
= ~ I: ", i y..s ,s 1sel ssast !
ss ~ ~ - ;s,s,s; ~ =. - : & D =
vo,i ba 81 snd n Ilis famous COO trick,
Well. ladies and gentleman. I learn.
ed the trick of Mr.. Wbacker while
he was performing in York. and ]
think you'ye seen enouah to know |
lear ned IL toleroblv-verv toIerablv
for nm amatuer.n
"Astonisbinpln cried one, "Aston.
isbippl" echoed the rest of the mas.
But now the puard n large
man, slow of speecb and sarcastic Of
smile mt in his word as he took NJ,
Jobs ticket.
"Wc,l 7 susroc,od somoth;no ot
the sort" he said "but wasn't sure.
You see, that fellow Won tackled is n
vo,I known nicL.noctot and bo ;s
Of stealing oogs or nvtbino
olse Perbnns voS'd better examine
yo,,r own nocksls He's yerv odroit
y nd e yor;ve cot off without losing
,nv,h;nr oftor boino 90 close 10 that
roliow ror ora , r,o9;cionn
w;th = nolo f.oa 1oh psrnvnocl.
~ horon n tn f;,o frst ;nto oro nocl,ot
md =, I tGan into I tba si o,bar % VIII VIII o' - no'
Ior omo bo sot douu loa vino thon, al
t t,rUod in.;do O~t anJ on,Str uis
bonJ,,or"hiaf w0s oono h;a n;cor,oa.o
con,a;r;na ono 5rrdrod
! nd th;r,v nonnds Eaob ftl,o.o dis,
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"iieroino" is, porhapS, ~ peculiar
q word as any in our language: The
two first letters Of IL are male, the
three first female, thu four first u
brave man, and tho whole word .
brave woman.
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uuolIiulOuSs ir -+f II -
In response to repeated calls, the
nominee came forward, and in a few
we'll chosen and well delivered re-
marks, accepted the honor conferred
upon him, and promised to guard
well the interests Of the people of his
District if elected.
Calls were made for Mr.. Greer, but
that gentleman failed to respond.
1t was then moved to organize the
Executive Committee for the Fifth
Senatorial District. The motion pre-
vailed, and the following named gen.
tlemen were selected to constitute
the committee:
Mason-G. P. Simpson.
Roane-A. NJ. Campbell,
Jackson-G. S. Armstrong.
Putnam-G. W. Cargill.
On motion, the Democratic news
papers in the District were request
ed to publish these proceedings.
On motion the Convention adjourn
ed sine die.
PETER DARNELL, Chm.
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Pooling The Wrong Passenger.

S'N"NOi "uHiIel vh'h OOut Suuy puck
er. I.s5
Job himself hud dabbled, in an am.
ature manner, in lergerdemain; had
made many shillings disappear
through tables, and appear at the cry,
'"Presto, changel" could make six balls
fly about in the air with the ease of
an Indian juggler, and, even while
bobbling about, vanish, to be found
in the pockets Of innocent bystand-
ers.
And Mr., Whacker'smysteriou per-
formauces were yiewed'by him with
the sympathizing pleasure of "a broth
er artist. Isaa3fr
The "egg trick" which was in brief,
a seemingly inexplicable power of
taking eggs out of anything, in any
number and underany circumstances
particularly charmed him; and, seek
ing an audience with Mr.. Whacke he
persuaded him to teach him the
wonderful art, and soon found HIM
self capable Of delighting and aston.
ishing his acquaintances.
He took eggs out of his grandfath-
er's hat and his mothers work bas-
ket, accused the postman of having
brought him a dozen in a letter and
proved it on the spot.
He caused the servant girl to give
warning, by fishing eggs out of her
bandbox, frightened ignorant people,
and puzzled smart ones to his hearts
content.
And once or twice he played the
old stock trick of the magician upon
some market woman by buying eggs
of her, which he broke in her pres
ence, takingfrom the shell not yolk
bpt n half crowp. and so setting her
to smashing her whole stock, believ-
it to be the production of the verita;
Bile fairy hen who laid the golden
eggs.
But even n wonderful trick loses
its charms when it has been plaved
on one n hundred times.
Therefore, that the time and mon.
ey which he spent on the ACQUISITION
of the epp trick might not,be wasted.
Mr., Pennypacker. turned,-his atten.
,tioH @ IEsSshbIia and upon me 5ec:
leaeioa-el saFhey, iJfactiAed upon
guards, porters and fellow. passengers
to an astonishing extent.
It was upon a certain railroad that
he came upon us tempting an oppor-
tunity as had ever been offered him.
Opposite him rode an elderly wo-
man with basket full of provisions,
radishes, turnips, lettuce and new
laid eggs, and near her sat a stupid
looking young man, with his mouth
wide open, his eyes almost shut, and
both hands plunged into the pockets
of a coat several sizes too large for
him.
Mr.. Job Pennybacker chuckled.-
Now he would play magician on a
larger scale than ever before.
He would begin mildly, and the
"plot" should "thicken" as he went
on.
Accordingly he stopped, apparent
ly picked up an egg, from the floor,
which he handed the old lady, with
an Indifferent "Here, ma'am, you've
drapped this out of your basket"
"Thank ye, Pm sure," said the wo-
man, and settled the egg comfortably
amongst it fellows.
In n moment more, however, Mr..
PennybackOr stopped again.
az must soy madam he said lit
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-04-13
vEGE: INE
FOR
ChilIs, S hakes,
rEN FIR AND AGJE.
rNERoEo. NC, lS;s


DE. H. T. -tEyyNs;--
Ieo SIR feel very grateful for what Your valuable med
icinc. Ncgctinc has done IN my family. wish 10 express
my thanks h Informing you of the wonderful OF my
som also u LEI yuu know that Ncgctnc is the best medicine
ever saw for ChiN. Shdkes Ferer dHd iVte. My
sick with measles i 1873 which left him with DipJOt di
Ny suffered great deal of pain al m the time:
the pain was 50 great he did nothing but cry The doctors
did not helm him parcc he could NOT mi hs foot from
the oor he could not move without Crutche read your
advertisement in the LOurNie COieJOuH0t, that Ncgc-
tine was a great Blood Purifier and Blood Food. tried
hottie. which great benefit lie Kept ON win the
medicine gradually gaining He has taken eighteen bottles
in all 0nd he completely restored to health walks without
CrutChcs cane lie is twenty years OF age nave
younger son, fifteen years OF age, VINO subject TO th
Whenever he feels coming on he comes H. laks ue
Ncgetne and that is the last OF the ChH NcSetlne
leaves bad effect upon the systcu ike most Of the hed
cincs recommended for ChiiLS. chccrtuly recommend
Ncgcnc for such complaints. think II Is the greatest
mcCCinc In the world. Respectfully 49, ,,,.r
MRS j. W. LLOYD.
VEGErINE-whcn the blood becomes llfelcss and stag
nunt either from change OF weather of climate want OF
exercise irregular diet from any other cause the NEGE'
TINE will the blood carry of the putrid humors,
cleanse the stomach regulate the bowels anl impart tone
Of yisur 10 the whole body.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-04-13
MISS EDITH HELPS THINGS ALONG

aMy sister'n be down in minute, ana says
you're to wait ifyou please,
Ard avs might STAY till she came, if I'd prom
ise her never TO tease,
Nor sneak till YOU spoke TO me first. But that
nonsense for how would you know
What She told me to say, if didn't? Don't yor
really and truly think so!
.,And then you'd feel strange here alone, Ant
vou wouldn't know Just where to Sit
For that chair isn't strong on its legs, and ny
never use it bit.
We keep it to match with the sofa. But Jack
SAYS it would be like you
To nop yourself right down upon it and knock
out the very last screw.
..S'posc YOU try? won't tell. You're afraid to-
OH you're afraid they would think II was
mean ,s
Well, them there's the alhum-thats pretty, II
you're sure that your fingers are cicah'
For sister says sometimes daub it; but she only
saws that when she's cross. 80
but she amt as good-looking, OF course!
t1Tbis is ME. It's the best of 'em all. Now, tell
me, you'd never have thought
FOR that was the message to pa from the photo
graph man where sat w
That he wouldn't print off any more till he first
got his money for that.
aWhatg Maybe you're tired of waiting. Why,
often she's longer than this.
There's all her back hair to do up and all her
front curls to friz.
But it's nice to be sitting here talking like grown
people, just YOU and me-
DO YOU think you'll be coming here often? Oh,
do. But don't come like Tom Lee.
'STom Lee. Her last beau. Why, my goodness!
He used to be here day and night,
Till the folks thought that he'd be her husband; ;
and Jack says that gave him fright
You won't run away, then, as he did! For you're
not a rich man, they say.
IA saws you're rs poor as Il church mouse. Now,
are you? And how poor are they?
"Ain't you glad that you met me? Well, ! am;
for know that your hair isn't red.
But what there is left of it's mousy, and not
what that naughty Jack said
But there. / must go. Sisters coming. But
wish could wait, Just to see
II she ran up to you and she kissed you in the
way that she used to kiss Lee"
BRIT Horte, in n. Y. Independent.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-04-13

The loss of such an implement was too serious
in those days TO be borne rcsignedly, and the
farmer bitterly bemoancd his misfortune t.
Dow, representing the difficulties of obtaining
a new tool. Just Keep quiet said the preacher
mystcriouSly, and with confident manner
and I'll get your axe for YOU
"On the way to the church in the evening
Dow stopped down by the roadside, picked ul
two large round stones and placed them in hi,
pocket. He quietly entered the pulpit ana
waited until the congregation had assembled
and the deep silence preceding the opening OF
scrvlccrcigncd in the house, Then, advancing
TO the pulpit edge, with a stone in each hand
he cried in q loud, commanding voice; My
friend calling him by ramc) has lost valuable
IaXc. 1t was stolen from him. The eve Of God
is in every place see the thief before me in
the audience. and am about t. hrr' his stone
(pOisng The missile in the ar -, +. ..H.d.' lie
accompanied his words with aqu.ck, emphatic
gesture, and a stout-built, rough man in the
centre Of the throng lodged his head instantly
one side to escape the expected shot There :
your thief Dow shouted to his friend, pointing
to the man; 20 and get your axe
Dow carried on his journeys Il medicine
that was called 'Dow's physic.' 1t was an cX-
cellcnt remedy for Il number OF complaints,
and the old man sold it as he travelled, thereby
realizing sufficient profit to meet the trtins
expenses of his pcrcgrlnatlonS
"iIc died in Alexandria, Va, at Il ripe age,
Of the effect. of exposure in the discharge OF
his ministerial duties"
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-04-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
SKETCHES or SOME CONSPICUOUS MES
IN WASHINGTON.
Spencer, Conuyer, burnside, Jones and Jonei
Matters Geographic, Phiiosophic. and sad
but True.
From our regular Correspondent


WASHINGTON, April cooper said and
Carlyle ridiculed hlm for saying so fiat athing
that there Is Il natural tendency in the human
race to look at conspicuous individuals \
Molly Mcguire on a scatlold, or a senator in
the United States Senate chamber, and the ac
tons words, the very looks of either the sena
tor or the Molly Mcguire, are, for the moment
subject to comment and maybe in the future
of history. OF how much history, depends
Napoleon thought that his share in the affairs
of the world at the close of his first Italian
campaign, would entitlc HIM to half page
but as he grew Older he became less modest
Just at this moment the most conspicuous
member of congress is grim vsaged old Sena.
tor Howe, of Wisconsin For long time he
had hardly been heard FROM eclipscd by his
former more brilliant colleague, Matt Carpcn-
ter, and lurched in the rapid tide of political
events, this old compeer of Sumner, Ben. Wade
and Henry Wilson, seemed almost As dead rs
they; but last week he stood up on his feet and
spoke, and spoke, and spoke for three hours,
and made himself conspicuous. What did he
say? What revelations came from his lips,
what formulated wisdom from his hoary eXpe.
rience? Nothing Of the kind He simply
attacked the administration in words less di,
rect, and in specifications less plain, than the
press of his own and the opposite party have
done; but then he is /. s. Senator, and it
seems there is some advantage in conspicuous
ness in that fact alone and since have proved
that senator is per- SO a conspicuous indiyidu-
al, | will abandon Senator Howe, and intro
duce to the American people some humble
senators whom nature and notoriety have not
endowed with fame. The Conlliags, Thur
mans BlainCs and Lamars make themselves
heard frequently enough and most Of them
are too vain of hearing of themselves. know
only one to whom | think the line, would
apply.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-04-13
WHAT WAS HIS CREED

nc left Il load Of anthracite
In front of poor widows door,
When the deep snow, frozen and white,
Wrapped street and square, mountain and moor
That was his deed;
He did it wcll
what was his crccdE'
cannot tell.
BIest 'in his basket and his store"
In sitting down and rising up;
When more he got he gave the more,
Withholding not the crust and cup.
lie took the lead
In each good task
What was his crccd?
did not ask
Ills charity was like the snow,
Soft, white and sken in its fall
Not like the noisy winds that blow
From shivering trees the leaves; pail
For flower and weed,
Dropping below.
What was his crecdE'
The poor may know.
lie had great faith in loavcs of bread
For hungry people, young and old;
And hope inspired kind words he said
To him he sheltered from the cold.
For he must feed
As well as pray.
"What was his crccd|'
| cannot say.
IN words he did not put his trust;
In faith his words he never writ;
He loved to share his cup and crust
With all mankind who needed it;
In time Of need
4 friend was he.
"What was his crcCdP
| cannot say.
He put his trust in Heaven and
Worked ever on with hand and head;
And what he gave in charity
Swcccncd his sleep and daily bread.
Let us take heed,
For life is brief
"What was his crccdE'
"What his bclicf"'
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-04-13
That man Is great, and he alone.
Who serves greatness not his own.
For neither praise nor prlf
Content 10 know. and be unknown,
Whole In himself"

But may be prejudiccd in his favor, and YOU
may be prcjudiced against him, so will not
mention his name. 1t Will bo difficult to tell
who takes precedence among the now conspicu.
Gus senator's for the men who were never heard
of, until inscrutable luck dumped them upon
the floor of the senate, are numerous. Spencer,
COnoyer, Jones of Florida, and Jones Of Ne
vada, Dorsey, Mitchell, Burnside, Anthony,
| Butler, Patterson, and Davis of West Va. are
all petty men. That scientific system which
attributes to every human countenancc re
scmblancc To the face of an animal might find
another example in that of Senator Geo. T..
! Spencer of Alabama, which may be safely
compared to the head Of Il hog. The profound
sentiments which animate great men do not
rcspirc from his heavy face; his narrow brow
| is not furrowcd with wrinkles, nor contracted
like that of IN old king full of cares his
small grey eyes do not sparkle with the chasti.
ty imposed by the tyranny of ideas, or the in
terror heat of vast intelligence, but, as Arte-
mus Ward would say, "far different" Senator
Conover Of Fla, is not altogether unconspicu.
Gus, and rs ! approach him | find my work
half done, for newspaper has recently put its
hand in its pocket and made him u present of
a ncw hat, and this bright episode of his DO
litical career has been noticed generally bvthc
press, and has brought his craftsmanship to
the notice of a grateful nation. While clerk
in drug store in his native state, New Jersey,
one of his customers asked him for bottle of
ros popHi He replied that he was just out, but
would send for some by next mail. If he had
been asked for r"T D,i, the future statesman
would have been none the less ready To supply
the demand. The two Senators Jones. one
from Florida and the other from Nevada. al
though representing 10y their votes opposite
political parties may bc described together as
gross, tat, followers of beaten tracks, without
appreciation or aspiration for anything be
yond an easy life and a high-whcclcd carriage
with four horses. such Il, the Nevada senator
drives, and which. since the departure OF Prcsi-
dent Grant. is the only one of the kind i'm
Washington.
senator Burnside was once undi>,in.u,Ecd.
then he became distinguished then he lapsed
into nundi>tinciion. like cawarrior from Rhode
Island in IN era of peace, then he lap>cd again
into the mixed distinction Of a senator from
Rhode Island There is no lack of conspicu
ousncs, or a certain kind in Senator Gen Burn.
side, lac l. the nobbiest senator in the cham
bcr and the inventor Of that style Of whiskers
called Burnsides, which he siIll recommends.
Tie i much admired 10y the ladies on accoun,
of his heroic Size faulty aulile>," clothes.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-04-13

The following clucidaton of the great East,
ern Question and It's Relation to the United
States" was read year ago as an essay in one
of our literary societies by local young law
student. In the light Of occurrences since
then it shows the youthful writer to have had
an uncommonly clear comprehension OF his
very pOnderous subject:
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-04-13
VEGETINE
FOE
DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUSNESS,
And General Debility.

BERN SARDsToS MASS. 1873.
We the undersigned having used Negenc take pleasure
in recommendingi all those troubled with Hmor OF
any kind DyDeDs0, Nervousness, General Debity il
being the Great Blood Purifier Sold by L. L. Crowei Il
sons who sell of than all other patent medicine put
together MRS L. F. PERKINS,
MRS II. W. SCOTT,
JOSEPHUS SLATE.
VEGETINE the great health restorer-composcd c1cu
syely of barks and herbs II very pleasant take
oyer child likes il.