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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-28
Pictures, Albums, &c.:

We show also stock Panel Pictures oil and waite
coo Osgood eotvpes framed and unamed ase tor cabe
phoos large stock of the easel and ordinary style
Of Albums
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-28
Miscellaneous:

Ceuod Toilet Sets Russia leather Hand Nors Frenc
decorated oil coo Cut Glass Paper Weights and In
Gold Pens, Pocket Cutlery Fine Pocket Books Gard Cases.
pea Paper Knives pearl celuod, ivory and woods
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-28
Carvings, Etc.:

Olive and Spa Wood Wells Trays &C. also Swiss Carvings
Bouquet Holders Vases Jewel Cakets Thermometers smoking
Sets Book Racks Card Receivers, &c.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-28
OTTA WA POST OFFICE.
Closing and Arrival Of Mails.
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific PaiIroad.

ON and after Dee. IL, 1875, Cl2 o'clock noon
train. pass ottawa rs follows. VIZ:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-28
Curiosities in Bric-a-Brac:

Vases Tea Sets Plates Sto and Koo imported from
Japan Iongwy initiation cracked China goods and Canton
ware imported China pieces Faence de Su from
the Paris EXPOSITION 1873 Toilet zohenan Fine
French Toilet Bottles painted silk coverings Flower Stands
Vases redescent glass Also large miscellaneous stock OF curious
fancy articles in American and Foreign
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-28
Literature:

call stock of Books, including full SETS OF hack
era Dickens Shakespeare and Others calf The principal Poet
in -caf and Full Emerson, llowe Hawthorne an
others in cloth; large stock of Miscellaneous Books Science
3elesletters, History Biography, Travels, &c
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-28
Japanese Laquer-Ware:

Such as Trays Card Receivers, Handkerchief Glove and
&C. Same articles in Chinese Straw Goods.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-02

S724.2ols90 and the bon'lcd debt 10 $3.50,
1897 leaving only 1921. sos 53 net debt
above the means ready for its payment,
There hive been surrendered to va
rious township boards during The last
year. raitread-aid lcnds, amounting to
$35, 800 and thore now neuain in the
hands-of tie treasurer bonds issued by
Ii different townships. amounting i'm the
aggregate to $276l92 80.
The treasurer recommends that mas
much as the general fund is ow over
drawn. all future appropriations sha
carry tax for their payment. Duringl
the administration of Col. McCreery as
state treasurer (soon to close). the people
of the state have been most diligently.
wisely. and honestly served. anu the
bittcrest partisan. malice AMI meanness
have never fastened the slightest Stain
upen him. The same may indeed be
said OF all the republican state treasures
since fS60-Mcssrs Owen. Grosvenor.
Collier.-Eansing Republican,.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-02

The whole story in Brief.

Imitation is enormous robbery. bncaue e
Il lrgal-tentler note Is Il certificate To ~
Share OF whatever purchasing ami paving
power labor has earned aud saved. You
call not add to the wheat in You. erya-
Tor by Issuing more certificates. That
only rObs somebody. The legal tender
has no value in itself, and merely con
veys title tOa value somewhere else
You cOnnOi double the value. of farms in
Pennsylvania by issuing 100000 more
title Jecds. But you increase the I'M
expended purchasing power itself when
you increase Tire coin in the country.
For coin Is part of those products of la
Dor which we have earned and saved Ii
has c"s the Labor OF searching. mining
transporting, smiling. AMI that which
ef,nps. leeds or supports those thus EN-
ployetl. No Other product embodir<
labor Of so nIauy kinds. the riid,Si, and
cheapcsi, snd the most skilled. scientific.
and costly. and is. at the same time, so
univers lty ,.rmrn,led. 1t is. therefore,
| tie b. 81 afiallHbie measiir. of the value
OF all labor and its produces.
The wOiIrld SD accepts il. and The de-
mani Eor IL Is. us universal as the demand
tor labor iS.lf. But il measures value
| only beraii>e it has value. 1t measures
purchasing power honestly, only because
II Is al uneXpen,l,d product of labor
The dollar SAYS. Il am - s 10 grains vi
gold. D 10 fine. ap,l the holder has reii-
drred service of that value TO society
for y Inch lie shall have an equivalent
value on demand in labor or any product
theEeoi. Blh vi this Junction paper
money * not relatively but absolutely
incapable. In order to- measure value
the tool oi exchange MiISt have lur
That " IIicli has lpL weight G mot meas
ure wc!gl t. That which has no lrnItI
ciliiIot measure length. So that whirI
costs io labor can 40 more measure val
lie than pint C up can measure miles
Ii we could fix an arb triry value of cur
rencv, which should br constant. value
would measure themselves against i
only in else we could seclIIde OursClye,
| from all other countries. The ntgroe
of Africa have lrie,l The eXper; melit Will
heir .'maciu:e<," and. borrowing ihei
wisdom. we are tending toward thei
barbariSm. Can we not "cOin credit !.
it VIII De asked. Certainly. but of al
things known credit is the least constant
Decl'rln by law that ont credit Slial
be worth 100 cents Oh the sdollar doe
not make it so. Cover ninei,t can de, lar
that TWO feet shall hereafter b. call
one yard. but that will not. change. IT,
length OF Il piece of cloth-NetU Rcput
lie.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-02

AT PROyINCETowN, Mass, the Arctic
schooner II seMcsn. supposed to
be LOST. arrived last Saturday morning.
The ves>tl sprang leak near Sable island
GA the l9rh, and has been pumping day
,nd night since, The last mor>el of tool
MAS eaten Sa,gTiay morning. Capt. Ty-
son rtportszi,at there has not been such
icy seas il tlsr north for thirty years.
The crew ase all we'll Capt. Tyson re-
ports IL Cumberland straits they took OIL
board Il n,,mbtr of EsquimauX men and
wouan. During the passage To Di-co
they were obliged to work their way
slsmfw through 200 miles Of ice and the
weather as very heavy the entire pas
sage. making it necessary TO keep the
ha, ches-,lDwll most of the time. At Disco
they expected to meet the expedition
sieamrr butaffer vaiiigS al vain many
days on The 22d OF January. st rted on
their return to Cumberland straits. On
this passage they aNpcri,nced sever ri
vessel hova.to f,ur days drifting help
.cssly ainpnS ilamense iccbergs. During
these four days death constantly stared
them in the face. They :st length reach
ell, Cumberland straits on the 3l-t oil
august, and reInpine,l nearly n month tc
rest. On the 2ntl of September they sci
sill for home and until they reaches. ST
Johns Sept. %. experienced succession
oi heivy gales, during one Of whic'i tho
schooner sprung Il leak south of Sabl,
Island. since which time they have beef
oil liged to keep constantly atthe pumps
To add TO their discGmiOr. the supply o
provisions failed and they were entirrl,
c,nsuwed before reaching port. Thu
COOLEST weather expcrit need was 53:-
below zero.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-02

PROF, JAMES C.. WATSON. the noted
astronomer of Michigan University, has
finally decided to accept the chair of as
Iropumy i'm Wisconsin University, and
will take Charge of the WasllbIrn OBJ
servatorv. When the Regents of the
Michigan University learned that Wis
cousin University wanted the able scien-
list, they raised his salary and did every
thing possible TO retain him; but, becom-
ing satisfied that the Washburn Observ-
atory at Madison was to be made one OF
the best in the country, and knowing he
benefits TO be derived from the same. the
professor finally decided to accept, aud
will move to the University at Madison
us soon us the observatory is completed.
Wisconsin is now to have one of the
best astronomers ard some OF the bost
instruments in the country, Without
the fine equatorial telescope, transit and
meridian circle, us well us the Observable
ry. no such mGn could be ObtGined. ali,l
to Ex-Governor Washburn's munificeDt
contribution the state is INDEBTED, for this
condition of afftirs benctici ii both TO the
people OF the state and to science.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-02

At the very height of the war infta-
ton Hugh McCullCch. one of the ablrsi
of cur later Secretaries of the Treasury.
Gin his ANIMAL report tor 1861 thus graph
ic;lly described the utter hollow ne SIS
of the apparent prosperity OF that day:
There are no Indications of real AMI
permanent prosperity in our large impOr-
taions of foreign fabrics; in the heavy
the splendid fortunes reported to be-
made by skillful manipul.tions at the
gold room or the stock board; 10 eyiden-
CTS of increasing wealth in the tact that
railroads and STEAMBOATS, are crowded
with pas engeis. and hotels with CUE st>:
hat cities are full to overlooking. and
rents and the prices Of the necessaries
of ,if, us well as luXuries, are daily adj
vancing. All these things prove rill.er
that = foreign debt is being created, that
he number of non-producers is increas-
ing. and that productive indus ~ is be
ing diminished. There is no tact more
manifest than that the plethora of paper
money is not only undermining the
morals of the people by encouraging
waste and extravaganza, but is striking
at the root of our IN .terial prosperity by
diminishing Labor. The evil is not at
present beyond The control of Legislation,
tint it is daily increasing. and, if not
speedily checked, will. at no distant day,
eliminate in widespread disaster.-Mcs-
sage and Documents. lS65-6. p. 1874.
Abridgmcnt.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-02

Som" 400 Illicit disiillers and tobacco
blncsalcrs now indicted before the Uni
ted States count ut Statesvillc. n. c.. DO
Vi ion the InterEa. Revenue Bureau Ia
have the same elemency extended TO
them rs was recently extended 70 4 mum
Der of illicit tlistillers in South CAROLYN !.
excepting only hose who had violently
resisted The revenue officers. They offer
to ple'lse tn msclyrs, il this olcmency is
granted. not only tn abstain from fur
fhsr violations OF the Internal revenue
llws themselves. bat TO use their influ-
cnce to preYcnt others from doing 80.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-02

THE annual report of the state treas
urer for the fiscal year ending Sept. 80.
1873, now in the printers hands. inclu les
Of course all the details of receipts ami
expenditures which appeared in the Re-
ptlt.icau of Oct. !. Other facts we sum-
Marie as follows:
Swamp lamb warrants issued for the
year, $50, 350.32s refunded. 800; balance
from, previous. year, $54697. 05; total
1925, 1875; Warrants paid. $71 937. 95:
outstanding atlbe Close of year. 500. 2O9.-
40.
The total cash demands against the
state treasurer. now due or maturing OF
or before Jan. !. 1862. amount to $75.
2S0. % for intercs., bonds. ard coupons
S23F 723 So for appropriationsyand $3.50
S5I.SS are held for trust funds; total dc
Imand>, SS577s9. The entire balance il
Ethe treasury Oct. was $40O.3iO35.
i The total interest or surplus fund:
specific taxes. and T. S. bonds for TIL
past year has beca s47.S39.57. and TO
the past four years. Sa3s14 50.
/ The entire receipts during IT, yea
for specific taxes. shave been s635.2s95l
IN two years more ae surplas specif
taSrs will be sufficient, after paying tn
interest on the trust funds and bonde,
debt. to extinguish tile entire bonde,
debt of. the state, and then. this iaFg
surplus wili'goto enlarge the nrjmar.
school interest fund, according to con
neutrality-suspicious..
7 During the last four years the stat
has pail for educational purposes from
1.-The treasury $1,527.555.76, anil in th
same time she has paid off s62s9s5.G7 o
our bonded debt, saving annnsl'y s2s,
1890 of interest.
The sinking fund now amounts I,
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-02
A NOTED DIVINE SAYS

louisville, n.y. bag ad, 1873
i De TrTr. Dear SIR, For ten wear Elraye been "A
martyr To byspe:'-ii. Coastipaii II aud III es The
.hcs pi,y scsans lied frsn His iru
death: vonr pilA were ex;nnincn Cd: the tiIst
Lose gap. me- ssse rcficf liaat contis me-, TO fake
them. lasa-now now well man. have good d.
gcstiun n.,,,l,r srsls ,iits gone as,i have rair.
cd forty pounds eli. Tr't Tilis-arc worth their
xcighif gold. Rf,N X. l.. SIM RSDN
Sold hy al Druggists, 1,cts. Office Is Mu,rr
Street, y. B. 29irEt in Mcay
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-02

TIE conductor of the train which was
lately wrecked on the Old Colony rail-
road in Massachusetts,. with deplorable
loss of life, has been adjudged guilty Of
manslaughter. and will no doubt suffer
the penalty of his criminal carelessness.
His case should serve rs. anadmonition to
railroad men that they can never by any
possibility be loo clreful in the manage
lnent Of their trains.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-02

GEN. HAwLEy. of Connecticut. said
in recent speech: II once read of a
man who started to walk around ID pond.
lie got three-fourths of the way and
locking at his watch, thought it SO near
dinner time that he could not finish his
walk in season, SD he hur ied back the
way he came. Ii he is alive he will be
found advocating repeal OF the resunp-
ton act.7
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-02

Be SrRE AND asS Fed. sMuI SrFR's'Ercru
u sIs.s. axe so .fb.r
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-02

The article Is telling Its story In the hands
Of thousands who are using 1t with most crafty
ing and encouraging results:
Mr. GrsrAvUs F. HALL. Of the Oates Opera
Troupe writes: after six weeks con-
WINGED. Is are also my comrades. that your CAR
BoLINE has and is producing wonderful growth
of hair where had none for years"
~. McCLARRAS, Sixth Avenur Pharmacy.
Pittsburg. Pa. says: The good effects from the
use of CARBOLINE are brought 10 my notice every
day to such an extent as to justify me in RECON-
mendlng it TO nay most intimate friends"
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-02

The official vote of indiana stands:
Democratic. I94 ,49l;. Republicans ls0.755
Greenback. 39.44S. Compared with the
vote OF 1876, the DeBDcratic loss, is Is.
673, and the Republican 27,325, while
the Greenback gain is &c 235.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-02

TIE Glasgow Herald considers bitter
struggle between capital and labor iney-
liable. The shipbuillers society isexceed-
ingly powerful-nulnbering over twenty
thousand members in Great Britain and
Ireland-and has over 100000 ($lS3,6OO)
in the general fund. There is every
prospect that the Clyde will again be the
scene of long and determined struggle,
the effects of which, considering present
depression of trade, will be most disas
trOus. Deep gloom is therefore settling
down over the commercial interests of
Glasgow. The evils are eliminating
here VIZ ich will combine to dive the iron
sbipbuilding trade OF the won Id from the
Clyde to the banks of the Delaware.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-02
EfkD THIS +!
IXEEHI| 2IcHl RLllQl

farsOif's P,ErgIf1s'e Pills make new rich
y ODD, ~ will ca'p,'ir~iy change the blood in the
3 tir .em IN lhre,- InUs hs. ANY 4 e VITO
yi a, c pill ea'h n eht rom to II weeks NAV
ID TO ounG health if such a thing le tor
ihe. Seal b, InaI' 10 5 le. Ter stamps. l.S.
N>UA 4 Co, B,tgor, Me.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-02

4 NEW YORK banker. said TO he
appointment" brings the assurance from
London that the governor of the Banl,
OF England and the head of The london
house of Rothschihis are of the opinion
that the depreciation OF silver will be
only temporary. 1t is Of interest TO note
in this connection that the treasury de.
partment received Friday, OF last week
the tender of bids for supplying the
400 0oO ounces of silveY advert se,l for by
the government. aud that Sufficient
quaEity was bought at a price q to !,
cents per ounce below the London quo
tatiOn of That dy. 1t does 10. promise
mich for rise in silver when the price
continues to fall in the face of n large
government d. mand.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-29
A Japanese Play.
lCourier- Journal

The Japanese haven't yet learned the art
of intensifying their enjoyments by abstem-
ious indulgence. For instance ia their theat-
rical performances they take whole three
volume novel at a gulp. Think OF sitting
| from eight o'clock in the morning until nine
in the evening for amusement! The enter
| tainment," says the japanese reporter who
Current Theatrical Attractions" continues
over thirteen hours. Rather long time when
compared with that OF European theatres,
where very seldom more than four hours are
occupied" The japanese gallants might lt be
rest The play which the Japanese reporter
has recorded act by act, In q very conscien-
tious manner, but OF which he has not
thought it worth while to mention the title
crowded houses at the Shintomiza THEATRE,
Is rather disjointed affair. Its principal
characters are an actor and two beggars, all
OF whom, from various motives, shave their
monastical life" There is great deal of
robbery and trickery, garnished at intervals
with some lively love-making. In the midst
OF the drama, says the reporter, there are
two intermediate acts introduced, probably
by way of relief to the long sustained bolster
BUSINESS of the principal piece, with which
they are quite disconnected, and which Illus
trate the period OF strife between the two
great feudal families OF Genji and Heike.
These are to many the most imposing part
Of the whole performance. They commence
at about o'clock In the afternoon and end at
o'clock. Both the principal and interme-
date plays are founded on facts; but as they
are embellished to such an extent as Is con-
sdered necessary to suit the stage, there re-
mains but little which is identical with the
events as they did actually take place." In
this Interpolation high-toned gentleman
cuts off the head OF his son rather than that
OF his enemy's son, whom he had previously
rescued from danger, and the heightened son
ten or twelve years Of age "at once declared
his willingness to make the sacrifice, and
adds that it Is but an ordinary obligation,
which q son owes his parents"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-29

The Detroit Netcs records the following
case, occurring in that county in the Wagner
poor-house: Lizzie Spofford is about thirteen
years old; she was born in Lansing, and as
near as can be ascertained, did not differ from
other children until she reached the age OF
nine years, when she began to lose her sight
and hearing, and In a short time became to-
tally blind and deaf, but she retained the
ability to talk until about one year since,
when she seemed to have forgotten how to
articulate words. She remained In this terri
Bile condition, as verify alone in the world as
if shut in living tomb, until last week,
when, meeting, with an accident by which
she sprained her wrist, the attending ply
stefan administered chloroform that he
might the better examine the injured
limb. On recovering from its effects she
commenced first to whisper. and by repeated
efforts has begun again to talk, and seems to
places her hand under the chin OF the person
with whom she converses, and asks questions,
which are answered by a nod or shake OF the
head. She is remarkably quick to apprehend
the meaning OF sign or motion brought to
her knowledge, by the sense Of feeling. II
she Is speaking OF person, and any one
closes her eyes, she will say, Are they dead?''
II motion is made with her hand she will
inquire, "Are they gone awayY" and thus she
will frequently continue for half-hour,
seeming as much interested as though in the
possession OF all her senses. Her religious
education was not neglected during her early
childhood. She expresses her belief In the
existence OF God, and says He can make her
see and hear il He thinks best.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-29
Clothing a Client.

The Eureka, New, Leader is responsible for
the following story: A young lawyer OF
Eureka who has just been admitted to prac-
tice at the bar, had the responsible duty as
signed to him by Judge Rives last week OF
defending criminal confined on charge of
robbery. The budding Blackstone visited his
client, and was shocked to note his shabby
appearance and generally unwashed and un-
keEnpt condition. AS this was his first case, our
legal friend was naturally anxious to acquit
his client, and in pursuance of this laudable
ambition he concluded that If the prisoner
presented cleanly and respectable appear
ance before the court and jury his chance OF
getting off would be enhanced, and, acting on
this idea, the lawyer not only sent to the jail
his best suit OF clothes for the fellow to wear,
but also dispatched a barber to the scene,
with instructions to shave shampoo and cut
the mans hair. 1t was all done and the thief
came into court looking as neat as as newly
elected candidate But, unfortunately, one
bad mistake had been made. The barber had
shiDgled the fellows hair down to a close
crop, and in consequence worse shaped head
or more vllainouS set OF features never
were revealed. The impression on the jury
was so marked that they rendered verdict
of guilty without leaving their seats. 1t was
time and coin thrown away; and not only
that, but it Is said that Blackstone had to get
out writ Of replevin to regain possession OF
his clothes. After this he will rely on testi-
mony and let personal appearance take care
of itself
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-29

Louis XIV. 1t was the eye OF q Hindoo idol
that flashed on millions Of pious worshippers
the deity blind. The Sancy Is worth nearly
100000 little while before the breaking
out OF the French revolution the crown dia-
monds caused great scandal, In which the
names OF the Queen, Marie Antoinette and
other distinguished persons were mingled. In
1892 they were stolen from the Tuilleries by
forty thieves, but they were afterwards recoy-
cred. Toprevent any further danger OF theft
or use by royal or imperial adventures the
best thing that could be done with them, 1t Is
suggested, is to put them into lottery and
This would be small contribution towards
the indemnity which France was compelled to
pay for the foolish ambition OF the last OF the
BOnapartes We wouldn't mind taking one
share at twenty-five cents In the eye OF the
HindoO idol
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-29
A Bird of Cunning Uses.
[Hh bits of iDsects.l

There Is curious bird in India known as
the "glow-worm bird" from its habit Of
gathering luminous insects, as some suppose,
for the purpose of lighting its nest.
Sir William Jones endeavors to account for
the presence Of the glow-worms in the nest
by the supposition that the bird places them
there for the purpose Of lunching upon them
at a convenient opportunity. He, however,
grants to the little feathered Indian" va
rious qualities, which are, If anything, more
wonderful than the above. He says that it
is easily tanned, and may be taught to fetch
and carry like dog. Drop ring into a well
and the bird will, upon a given signal, dart
after it, seize it before it reaches the water,
and bear it with exultation to its master. 1t
car also be taught to carry notes from one
house to another. The young Hindoo women
at Benares wear, according to Sir William,
very thin plates Of gold between their eye
brows, and when they pass through the
streets, it is not uncommon for their lovers,
who amuse themselves by training those
birds, to send them to pluck the pieces OF
gold from the forehead of their mistresses
and bring them In triumph to the mischiev-
GUS SWANS.