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A. SAkS Il CO.,
ar6-lm 921 Pennsylvania Irentp.
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NOPARTNERSHIP NOTICE.
The undersigned having this day formed Co.
partnership under the firm name OF JAAIES HUD-
SON & CO., will continue the business of House
Sign, Fresco and Ornamental Painting. The bust
Hudson, at the old stand, No. 1910 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue. and we respectfully ask continuance of
the public patronage to the new firm.
JAMES HUDSON.
Chan. A. PIKE,
WASHINGTON. March %. 1873. ar9 81
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PARTIES contemplating building would do
wei 10 call on Hamilton for low estimates
and good work in the line of Plumbing
and Gas Fitting, Tin, Range and Furnace
work. 2,l6,s,w6;
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IN FOR THE HAIR
Restores gray or faded hair to Its original color
moves dandruf, and prevents the hair falling.
With constantly increasing sale for the past
eight years, we feel satisfied we can recommend it.
II has the advantages over all other preparations
First, being warranted entirely harmless
Second, no sediment or other extraneous mSsesr,
creating more or less dirt upon the SCALP to shake
up before using.
Third, does not stain linen or the finger nails.
Put up In large bottles. Price One Dollar.
Corner Sd and ID SIS. n.tp.,
mar1S-u and corner 10TH and i n.tC.
DEMOREST PATTERNS, all the new styles,
IL just received by w. p. WHITE q CO., Book
sellers and Stationers 1142 It'll street n. School
and Blank Books specialties. sep5-1y
STUFFED OIL MANGOEs.
H EAs4 fsbfz eHERx1ss.
PICKLED TINY TINS,
AUTUMN CLUSTERS.
WORCESTERSHIRE,
JOHN HULL,
MUSHROOM.
New crop SWEET oIL. - " w.
B. W. REEDS SONS,
aIS TT f2f6 ST. n. 20.
gIHHE MI S.-Judge pTetiss certiies: .sDr
sands like uf painless of buniols, coriis,
ulcers, chillaiiIs rheumatic swo.isn joints, &C
Once: sos Pennsy lvaaia me. Gp stairs. Ladies
AMI children attended as usual. Call or tco Late d1
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ALL WOOL BLACK CAsHMEREs, so cents ;
new spring dress goods, immense stock to
m Se selection from, IL, Is, Is. 20, Is cents /:
Afdroscoggin l.. yard wide cotton, ~ cents !:
spring casslmeres, for men and boys, 3, 30, 81,
~ cents; spring carpets and new mattings
sylyania ayenue.-4dI
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THE citizens of New Orleans are fond of
parades, and have gOOdly-sized procession
every fine day. After a fine concert given
publicly they have once a month the Grand
Drawing of the Louisiana State Lottery Com
pany, which is for charitable and educational
purposes. For any information, those curious
are invited 10 correspond with nj. 4. Dauphin
L. U. Box 6s2, New Orleans La
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HAFE FLEISCHMANN g. CO..
" Original Manufacturers and IntrOdIicers into
the United States of
COMPR ESSED YEAST.
Centennial Exposition, the secret OF the uneQualed
ranted free from chemicals and is produced by fer
mentation from selected grain. The highest pre-
mlumS awarded in America and Europe, whenever
are equal in science of bread-making to Europeans
il our Yeast is properly used.
Absolutely none genuine without our Trade
mark. or our firm name on the wrapper. All
a,,A-
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NEW PARAsOLss, black silks, black cash.
mereS, black alpaca, black TamiSe, black Hen
retta, new and beautiful spring dress goods,
spring ShaWlS, black cashmere ShaWlS, French
lawns, cassimereS for mems and boys wear,
for curtains, Marseies quilts, English stock
ings, excellent black silk 81; real satin finish
black silk, $l.25; beautiful spring dress goods,
WOOL l5c. cOlored silks; cOlored silks. Car
terS, Market Space.-AdUt.
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National Iheater.-The second presentation
of L ncl Toms Cabin by the strong combi-
nation at the National was IN improvement
upon the first. The play still needs shorten
ing somewhat The scenery is very effective
and the scenic changes elaborate.
Ihedter Conlique.-The COmique is keeping to
the letter its promise of good entertainments
all the year round.
Charity Fuir.-A charity flir and rattle will
be given next Thursday and Friday evenings
at the northeast corner of 9th and G streets
TthwC st. Friday evening there will be an
addendum to the fair and raf fie in the shape of
a pound party.
MdriRa'S HdU-TwO lectures on Sweden
T. Q. WawIinsky, of the Swedish army-one
tomorrow evening, and the other next Mon
day. These will be interesting lectures.
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FDDY INTERPRETATIONS.
Have just received all sizes of this IT1al
CELEBRATED REFRIGERATOR,
They are strongly built, Handsomely An
ished and perfect in practice. They are pMH#
packed with a perfect 7lO0-coaductOr, and ~
orator.
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LONsDALE CAMBRIC very cheap: caSsimeras.
Tor mems and boys wear from 81 to $50 =;
bleached table linens, 80; new paraSols beau
tiful spring dress goods, Is; hOneycOmb quilts,
80: pure white large size bridal quilts, 81 so ;
Is; New York Mills Sheeting. the widest and
beSt made, at special low price; our excel
lent bleached cotton, good as Fruit of the
Loom, excellent black silk. 81 and sl.2G
Carriers, III Market Space.-Adrt.
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BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector En-
twisle: Mrs: c.. G. COombs, repair a frame
building, 507 9TH street, between E and G
q two story brick dwelling, alley between New
Jersey avenue and list and I'd streets and X
and streets northwest; ST. 600. E. NJ BOte-
dwelling, Sth, between and streets south
west; =, coo. Mr.. SchOrnbOrn construct two
story brick stable, in alley, between 9th and
It'll streets and n and o streets northwest:
SEQ
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ADJUSTMENTS.

NHARITY FAIR AND RAFFLE, THURSDAY
Y ard FRIDAY EVENINGS, April nth and
Il h. Pound Party, FRIDAY Evening. Northeast
cor. 9Lh aud q SITS. D. W. AAmlNsL0n. %. al9- Z,
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NEW GOOD TEMPLAR LODGE.-A new lodge
OF Good Templars was instituted last night In
the lecture-room of the Eastern Presbyterian
Grand Lodge. j. F. Maupin was elected
Worthy chief; Mrs: Annie Robinson, w. V. r:
Jay b. Smith, w. X. s.. Mrs. Sallie Deloe, w.
T.; Samuel Vaughan, w. c.; John Wagner
l. g.; +. G; Cunningham, o. c.; Miss Matte
Davis, r. II. s.. Miss Minnie McClOud, L. H.
w. ID. M.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16
How Some of the Cheap Tea Is Made.

In most of our leading hotels and eating
houses the fairgrounds are saved by the ser
wants and sold to parties who come round in
wagons ut stated intervals. What they did
with the grounds was for a long time Il mystic
ry. Lately, however the secret has escaped.
We hear on good authority that they are taken
to factory in the vicinity of Central Park,
stepped in acids, and dried in the sun on cop
perplates. BY this process each leaf is shriv-
elled and made to assume its former shape.
The color is beautiful, and the old tea odor,
so familiar to all who love this delightful
drink, is plainly recognized The drying pro-
cess compl eted, the grounds are packed IN TIN
Caddes or second handed wooden boxes, and
distributed throughout the country, where its
remarkable CheapncSS attracts universal attcn-
ton. Occasionally little genuine tea is mix
en- with this preparation. This adds to the
flavor, and the victim is most easily taken IN
Much of this tea is said to be sold from pedd-
lcr-Nagons, and eggs, butter and similar pro-
duce are sometimes received in exchange.
The tea is not strong enough to Injure any
body'S nerves. but the acids used may under
mine the health and prove extremely injurious
to invaids. The substance is not extensively
sold tO customers in large cities, through fear
of injuring the business of those who collect
the grounds. A tea expert can detect the diff
ference between this secondhand tea and the
genuine. This faculty comes from his expcr-
iencc. AS "A general thing" he saycs, "thc
farmer can lay down this rulc-thc grcener
the leaf and the brighter the caddy the poorer
the quality of the tea."-N. Y. Sun.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16
i've years at school the students spent,
liz Ill i,,A. L.,

Five years at school the students spent,
Then each one into business went.
John learned to play the flute and the fiddle,
And parted his hair (of course) in the middle;
Though his brother looked rather higher than he
And hung ont his shingle--'A. Brown, NJ d.
Meanwhile, at home, their brother Ted
Had taken motion into his head,
Though he said not word, but trimmed his trees
And hocd his corn and sowed his peas
But somehow, either by "hook or crook"
lie managed to read full many book.
Well, the war broke out and Captain Ted
To battle Il hundred soldiers led:
And when the encmy's ilag was down,
Came marching home as General Brown
But he went to work on the farm again,
Planted his corn and sowed his grain,
Repaired the house and broken fence,
And people said he had common sense
Now common sense was rather rare
And the Statc-hOusc needed II portion there:
SO our family Ounce" moved into town,
And people called him "Govcrnor Brown
And his brothers, that went to the city to school,
Come home to live with mothers fool"
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16

The Illinois correspondent OF the CoVHtry
Gntltmde writes concerning the deterioration
of this once unapproachable tubcr:
The peachblow potato, Of which there was
such noble crop grown and harvested, and
of which your correspondent and other short
sighted persons Dragged SO Justify over AS an
example OF what Central Illinois soil could do
in the potato line, is just now showing pain
ful amount of ingratitudc towards its support
crs and friends From all sides We hear ac-
counts that it is already unfit for the table, and
is so fast t.rning black and bitter at the heart
that il has become unsafe food for stock
Heretofore home grown pcaChbOwS have had
the fault sometimes of being hollow at the
heart, when made at rapid rate late in the
season, under the double pressure of heat and
humidity; but the black heart has never pre-
viously been seen. The peaChblows Of the
crop of 1917 were as remarkable for size as
their soidity, and were as white and foury
when cooked rs those Of any home or foreigs
crop remember To have Sccn and the sudden
development of the block rot produces pro
found sensation impotato- growing circles Can
your correspondent explain this sudden attack
of disease? Is it Il known thing for the peach
blows To 90 back on its friends? The cabbage
lCrUp in October was something enormous.
They might have been had for the asking, or
at the rate of a half dozen for ten cents. But
since they have rottcd So fast that more than
twOthirdS Of the crop is already gone, and
cabbage will bc high and scarce by the lst of
March, and Saur kraut rise To famous prices.
Early rose potatoes have sprOuted 50 badly that
their table value has been greatly reduced, and
their fitness for seed destroyed altogether The
late rose is holding lis own pretty well, sprout-
Ing little, To be sure; but ii would be re-
proaCh to potato with the reputation it has
for productivcncSs, If it does not Sprout tritle
in the course of three months OF such growing
weather rs We had from October 10 January
From such observation as | have been able To
make, | am inclined Ia think the quality of
potatoes and vegetables of last Years growth
is dctcriorating generally. Nothing saves and
keeps mot even CORN rs well aS in ordinary
seasons and the question presents itself to me
DO comparativcycool and rainy seasons favor
the creation of StarChy and other carhonaccous
compounds, to the exclusion of the formation
of the albuminoid, and i, "a relatively large
prcccntagc oi the latter necessary To resistance
10 decay in the vital force OF the germ,
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16

4 circular from the Department of Agricul-
ture says that the conditions of latitude, eli
mate and soil of a part of the United States
lead to the conclusion that the coffee plant or
tree can be cultivated to some extent in this
country with successful results The total i'm
pOrtatiOn of coffee into the United States in
1876, amounted to 339, 2jG pounds, and
cost 500, ,1SS,991 1t has been established by
the best authorities on the subject that great
warmth of climate is not absolutely essential
TO the growth of the coffee plant, but climate
characterized by neither extreme heat nor cold,
but possessing IA fair amount of humidity.
The climate and soil af Florida, Lower Cali.
forna and a part of Texas there is every rea-
son to believe, would answer these conditions.
In California the experiment has been tried
of planting the berry of coffee obtained from
Costa Rca and the result reported as satistac-
tory
The fruit of the coffee tree resembles when
ripe, the common cherry Each berry con
tains two seeds, which are the coffee of com
merce Their flat sides lie opposed to each
other in the center of the pulp, and are Separ-
acd by thin layer of this and by tough
membrane, which closely envelopes them.
When dried this pulp or cherry becomes a
sort of pod, which is removed by means of a
mill and winnowing machine, They are
picked from the tree by hand, or, ltallowed to
remain until ready to fall, are shaken of upon
G2h hsPP Pafs Is Esd fE0na III Warm t" GsEs them ZEN
orally on the slopes of hills, and in soil which
does not retain the rains which fall on it.
1t Is usual to plant about 900 trees to the
acre and the yield of a good season, and OF
this number of trees in full bearing, is about
600 hounds of coffee
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16

\ Washington correspondent says Harriet
Lane, President Buchanan's niece, who presid-
ed over his household, and who is now the
wife of Henry Elliott Johnson, a Baltimore
merchant, Is probably the most beautiful wo-
man who ever lived IN the White House. She
was golden blonde with violet eyes, and came
to Washington after a career of dazzling bril-
lancy in the royal court of England A
British man-owar was named after her by
order of her majesty the queen. Her recep,
tons at the White House are remembered as the
most brilliant ever known, and old residents
here will never cease telling of them. dol
W" Madison was different woman-more like
Mrs. Hayes. She really presided at the White
House for sixteen years. During Jetfersons
administration, while her husband was secre-
tary Of state and, Immediately after, during
her husbands eight years term as President.
So popular was she, that an act of Congress
was passed unanimously comforting upon her
the franking privilege for lite, and the Senate
unanimously adopted II resolution admitting
her to the floor of its chamber She was the
only woman Ipon whom these honors were
ever conferred. dolly" Madison continued
to live in Washington after her husbands
death, and erected house on Lafayette square,
dlagonally opposite from where Charles Sum
ncr used to live. She died in 1S49 and her
obituary in the NdtioHm IHteiligeRcer an
nounced that she was the most popular woman
in America.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16
Home Made Teiephones.

Take two empty oyster cans and stout
smooth string Let a small hole be made in
the bottom of each can, through which the
string-say fifty to one hundred feet in length
is passed and secured. Then let the expert,
mentcrs set up their telegraph by choosing
their stations ~ far apart as the tightystrctch-
ed string will permit, and while one operator
holds his ear to one of the cans and the com
panion his mouth to the can of the other end
of the line, they will find that conversation
can be carried on so that most tones, and even
Il whisper will be distinctly pcrccptiblc. What
usually most aStOnisheS those that make this
experiment for the first time is that the sound
of the voice does not seem 10 come from the
person speaking at the end Of the string, but to
issue from the can itself, which is held To the
ear of the listener This at first appears to be
Il deception, but is really not So The ear tells
the cXac, truth The voice that is heard really
comes from the can that is held to the ear OF
the nearer. The voice ofthc speaker commun-
icatcs sound-producing vibrations To the wall
OF the can with which his voice is in immedi-
ate contact These vibrations are Cummunicat-
cd To the string, hut 81 changed that they no
longer affect the ear ApcrNun may stand hv
the string while the sound Is passing. and vet
hear nothing.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16

A remarkable case of death in life Is report
ed in IA late number Of Pfuger's Archtc, by
DIR. Strumpell. 1t came under the notice of
tbc writer at a medical clinic at Lepsic and
the sufferer was "A youth of 49, The skin OF
the patient was utterly dead to every sensation
even a burning taper held to 1t induced no
consciousness. The mucous membrane OF the
body, so far as could be ascertained was alike
inscnSiblc To touch or feeling. When his eyes
were closed the patient could be carried about
and have his limbs placed in the most uncom-
Portable positons without the slightest con
sciousncss of the fact. Even the feeling of
muscular exhaustion was lost Gradually the
SENSE of taste and smell departed with the rest,
and amaurosis of the left eye and deafness OF
the right ear supcrvencd
In short, saws Dr. Strumpell, here was an
individual whose only connection win lhe
outer world was limited 10 two doors OF sense
to his one trighU eye and ms one QelU ear;
Moreover. both these remaining doors could
At any time be easily closed, and in this way
if was possible to investigate the consequences
of isOlating the brain from all external stihlt'-
lation through the senses. | have frequently
made the following eXpcrlmcntand olteh SNOW
ed il to others If the PATIENTS seeing eye
was bandaged and his hearing ear was stopped
after il few usually from two to thrce) minutes
the expression of surprise ana the uneasy
movements which at first showed themselves
ceased, the respiration became quiet and regu-
lar: in fact the patient was sopnd dsietP. Here
therefore, the possibility Of artticially Undue
ing sleep at any time in person, simply by
Withholding from the brain all stimulation by
means of the senses was realized.
The awakening of the patient was as lhlcr,
esting as the sending him to sleep lie could
be awakened by an auditory stimulation-as,
for example by calling into his hearing ear; or
by visual stimulation-by allowing the stimu-
llis of light to fall upon his seeing eye; but he
could not be woke by anypushing or shaking
If he was left to himself, he did eventually
wake up of his own accord in the course OF
the day, after the sleep had lasted many hours,
the awakening being due it might be, to in
trnsc stimuli acting through his stilltu.c-
tional sense of organs, and making themselves
felt in consequence of the scnsitiveness OF the
brain being increased during the repoSe OF the
.la
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16

Few Of the persons who handle Bank ot
England notes ever think OF The amount OF
labor and ingenuity that Is expended on their
production. These note, are made from pure
white linen cuttings. never from ri-, that have
been worn. They have been manufactured for
nearly 200 wears by the same family. the Por.
tals, Protestant refugees. - carefully is the
paper prepared that even the number of dipS
INTO the pulp made hy each workman IS regis
tered ON dial 10y machinery. and the sheets
are carefully counted and booked 10 each per.
son through whose hands they pass. The
printing j. done hy most curious proccss in
Mr. Goes department within the hank building.
There i an elaborate arrangement for securing
that no note shall bc like any other in cxis-
icnce. Consequently there never VA, dupli-
cate of Bank ui England note. rIccp, hv for
gerry According To the Crg Prv. the .tock
of paid notes OF seven wears j. about ~ OOO. .OOO
i'm number, and they an 1900 lnNrS. which il
placed side hy side would reach three miles.
The notes, placed in pile. would bc eight
miles high; or n joined end Ia end would
form ribbon 1900 miles long: their superb
cial extent is more than that of HYDE Park :
their original value Was over SljO6OOOO. and
their weight over IL inlS->-f,sfifr .lussri-
oiA-
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16

that this system is the system which has mfe
it the prop of King Shylock's throne, d
which still continues to wiring from it, exhalt-
ed as it is, $7OO,00O0O0 annual tribute IT
Greenback men arm themselves with slh
facts and figures as are given above, and so,e
prepared to overthrow King Shylock, rascn-
dustry to its feet once more, and bring blk
the prosperity and happiness that were ors
ere vet the bonds that bind US had bcguntO
to tighten on IL, and bear Us down to vas.l-
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16

Wild gocsc are the prevailing nuisance to
farmers in California. They destroy young
wheat and barley, and make sad havoc on
large farms. \ bill has been introduced IN the
Legislature to authorize the farmers of the al
tlictcd districts to scatter poison broadcast, for
the wholesale destruction Of the geese. As
wild geese are found IN all the San Francisco
markets, and as goosc-eatcrs are counted by
the thousand, the man who proposes the poi
soning scheme has become suddenly unpop-
ular.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16

l"'l eco. ................. Sl,Oll J}6!uOi
lhis most remarkable statement was. ~ Sen.
aior Beck declared, carefully and lruthiully
prepared. The proof is in the official rt.
cord,. 1T VIII satisfy the country" sail the
senator, and ought to satisfy the Lnndbollrr.
and their advocates tha; they ought moi In in
suit a suffering people whose karl earning,
have gone To enrich them by any complaint of
want oi good faith Ia them in the effort We are
making To save the country from bankruptcy .''
One thousand millions of profits. and vet
the bOndholders cry for mere. Let working
men see in this statement. the truth of which
i beyond question the main cause Of Tie sui
isrings which they are now enduring. let
prus;raie and helpless industry understand
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16

The Odd Fellows in Minnesota are engaged
in forming colony in that state, to be com
passed entirely of members oi the order. They
have secured three townships of land in Wa
ionvan County, and invite the Odd Fellows OF
the country who may wish 10 locate on home
stcadS To Join them in the enterprise next
spring. Some three hundred and fifty families
can bc accommodated with quarter section
each.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16

Fond Fathcr-"Well, my son, how do you
like college? Your Alma Mater has turned
out some great men,
Young hopeful Gust eXpclled)-"Ycs, sir,
she has Just turned me out"
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16

\ man fooled into buying Il pinchbeck
watch called il Faith, because l, was without
works, and therefore dead.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16
' MOTHERS rooi. "

It's plain To me-" said the farmers wife,
These boys will make their mark in life,
They never were made 10 handle q hoe,
And az once 10 college they ought To 20.
Yes, John and Henry, lis clear to me,
Great men in this world are sure 10 be-:
But Ted he's little above fool
50 John and Henry must sotO school.
Now, really wife" quoth farmer Brown.
As he sets his mu.Of cider down,
Tom does more work in day for N
han both his brothers do in three.
Book learning will never plant beans or corn,
Nor hoe potatoes, sure as you are born
Nor mend rod of broken fence;
For my part give me common sense
But his wife the roOst was bound 30 rule,
And 90 ''the boys" were sent 30 school;
WhIs Tom, Of course, was left behind,
For his mother said he had no mind
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16

LINE ENGLISH AND F'RENCti II
J. sTATI0NARY-plsu and initilsied-at
OSMAN q HAPEMASs.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16

OFFICE STATIONERY, sldnf abd Pr0fiH.. 5ofSl
OF the best quality at prices At Osman HAss
mans, vest OF the Court House Sassre. ottawa. H.