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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-23
Our neghbors are begnnlag to be troubled at

our neighbors are beginning to be troubled at
the way Ottawa is stealing away big part of
their trade They all laugh in their sleeves con
paper at the way they suppose they are rcicy-
ing Ottawa Of her grain trade. When farmers
haul grain twelve, fifteen and twenty miles to get
the extra two and four cents per bushcl for corn
that Ottawa grain merchants and the Starch
Works pay, she is not in immediate danger of see
ing grass wing in her streets or Of seeing her
canal docks lined with the wrecks Of her boats
But aside from this there is no question Ottawa
sells lumber, provisions, dry goods, clothing, aud
all otherncccSsaries much cheaper than her neigh
bor-. Coming down the Darlington road the
other day, we heard northendcr" tell his com
panion, who hadn't been in Ottawa for years, -
"but the best thing. about Ottawa is, you can get
goods cheaper there have tried most of the
towns in the county at times, and | find that on
an average | can buy there at least - per cent
cheaper than in any other place have yet been
In some things ! can save nearly third and get,
often, better goods than can yet at home" To
tell the truth, we had no idea the difference was
So great. Yet We have been forced to notice the
great number of strangers buying here, since our
merchants and the Touring mills have called our
attention to it, OF course, our ncighbors argue
that home institutions should always have the
preference, and so they should. But it is human
nature to buy where one can buy the cheapest
ana sell where one can sell the dearest Such is
not the nations foreign policy, but fortunately
r. her internal system; and the only way our
hcIghbors can prevent Ottawa merchants from
dong the trade of the countya for them to come
down to hard pan"
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I,ucklsn'r Arnica Salyc.

The B,sf SATIRE in the World for Cuts, Bruises,
Sores, Uccrs, Salt Rheum, letter, Chappcd
Hands. Chilblains, Corns, aud all kind, of skin
Erup'ions This Salye Is guaranteed to give per
feet satisfaction In every ease or money refunded
Price - cents per box For sale by T. Y Grigg-.
nttuU.
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A CARD.

TO all who suffering nom the ana ndcretons
Of youth weakness early decay loss of manhood
&c. will send recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy discovered by mission
AIRY in South America Send seaddressed envelope the
REV JosFPH T. ISMAN Station H. Bibls House. Ns,U YORK
can uoylulv..n
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
ON and after May l2, 1875, ti2 o'clock nOon.)
trains pass Ottawa ~ follows, VIZ:

Train No IL will carry passengers between Ia Sale ana
Ottawa and No ~ will passengers from bcncseo l.
Ottawa when provided with tickets, and otherwise.
No u will carry passengers between Joliet and bureau
and No % will carry passengers between MUNcnA and LID
sale only when passengers provided with tickets
Through tickets Ia AL points east ana west sold nj ths
office lowest possible rate, ana baggage checked through
10 all principal points. 80
\. NJ. SMITH GEM Pass. Agent
4 EINnNIL, Grnl Supt \. MARVEL, Asst Gen. Supt.
May L. lsit u. VI, HALL. Agent at Ottawa.
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This is dangerous season. and often the fond
est mothers care is no protection against coughs
colds and hOarscness DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
should be kept in readiness. Price ~ cents.
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THE
OTTAWA
CASH
GROCERY
STORE
Is Wide Open for Fall
and Winter Trade.

As times are a little hard and money close, we
propose 10 make it as interesting as possible for
the poor public, and, in consideration that all
merchandise is a little OF, we propose to sell our
ENTIRE STOCK OF GROCERIES, Crockcry and
Flour included, at just enough advance to allow
us two square meals and Il lunch.
You all know that SHAW has, for the last two
years, sold the best SOC Tea in Ottawa or any
other town, and has sold MORE soc Tea than any
other three merchants Now, to show that we
are going to do something for you, we will sell
you the same identical Tea for +0c Those who
have never used it should do 50. Twenty five
cents is worth saving these times.
We shall sell, until further notice, the famous
.LORILLARD PLUG TOBACCO at GOc You pay
soc for it elsewhere.
Now, to have you sweetcncd on u cheap scale,
We will sell you our G0c SYRUP for soc. Don't
forget to bring your jug.
We will sell YOU RaisinS for Sc; choice new
Blackberries Tor Sc; Currarts for &c; new Dried
Peaches for Sc; lIominy for &c; Dat Meal for ic;
the Yarmouth Corn for l2iae;2 10. Can Peaches
for l2lsc; Prices Baking Powder for 35c
All Shelf Goods sold in keeping with other
goods.
Flour from Avoca, Iowa, sold for 81 - per bbl,
and warranted.
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All kinds Of School Books used in thu city and
county, for sale at the lowest prices at Osman q
Ugpeman's
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Atomic.


Vainly the citizens
Seeking him, roam
Light Is my pocket book,
Lighter my vote
Citizens, no you don't,
Not II ] know't"
Tomorrow, 2tth, is train Sunday.
Strcator ilrCmcn attend to their duties dressed
in broadcloth, with crayat neatly adjusted, silk
hat newly brushed, in fact in best suit from
head to foot. This at o'clock A. VI!
Fircmcns Ball takes place at Turn Hall on
Wednesday night.
You can give thanks without getting "full as
a billed OWL
This is the season when corn huskcrs and big
stories thereof are let loose on long suffering
public Trot EN- out-giye them to us now, we'll
S,caiio,r m,ytLjHg at the Thanksgiving scason.
"Dot little German band" is again on the streets
torturing the life out of the Marseilcs Hymn,
Hum, Schwccdt Hum, ana such like. The leader
didn't bring that coat" with him this time.
Our principal streets are in fine shape now that
the supcriuous mud has been taken oil.
Chas HoXic was the fortunate man who drew
the beautiful lamp sold by chances at the Fair
for the benefit Of the Chicago House of the Good
Shepherd, for which a large number of tickets
had been sold here.
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.,ET TuF BEST.-N.rroNs pictorial Family Eihe anu
E..,r.,iia Of Ehica knew ledge contains ~ ilnpOr
. ftr.- nearly Illustrations aud many re plates
.tsf ~ bore aud other artists. GcEunc Morocco hlnd-
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The La sale county red ribbon societies held
a convention in Peru on last Friday, which was
quite successful rs regards attendance and the
general interest taken. The reports from the
various societies showed but little falling oil OF
numbers or in zeal in the work. An Ottawa dele
gate is credited with the regret that we cannot
legislate against the prevalence OF aguc in our
locality" The following resolutions were adopt
led:
Reyoi,e,i, That it is the sense OF the convention
that the best means of promoting the temper
ancc work is by personal effort Of each individual
member Of the clubs, and 10 this end we earnest
ly recommend that each school district and city
ward be thoroughly canvasscd, and all persons
who can be Influenced to join in this work be APP
preached upon the subject by their friends, and
that this system be kept until all are brought I'M
der the protecting shade of our local clubs.
ReSolutd, That 10 give practical effect 10 this
resolution total abstinence societies should be
gained in every township In the county and
brought into active sympathy and cooperation
with the societies belonging to the LA Sale Coun
ty Total Abstinence Union.
R,SOlrtd That To secure the establishment of
such societies, and to ncie those already organ
lied To active effort, the Executive Committee be
and is hereby instructed to divide the county in
to districts and Ia appoint IN and for each dis
trict some person who will visit existing clubs
and take steps to organize Others in such local..
ties as in their Judgment are needed.
Reso',td, That the Executive Committee request
the persons in charge OF such districts To report
progress and condition of their work in sufficient
time to embody the material points in report
to be submitted at the next convention of this
Union.
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BallkS
Exchange on Chicago and New Yorl

Exchange on Chicago and New York,
And all the priRcipa! cities east and west.
BOUGHT AND SOLD.
E.xchan ge England ireland, Scotland and oil i'm
portan points in Continental Europe drawn In
purchasers.
u. =. Revenue Stamps Of all demon nations con
stantly on hand and for sale.
United States Bonds, Local Securities, Gold AMI
Silver 5Ougnt and sold.
Hanking hours from A. VI. toiP.M
Jan. II, 1873. L. G. JORDAN. Cashier
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EacA package contains Dr. Sanfora's Improved lnha!
ing Tube and full directions for use in all cases Price
500. For sale b. n Wholesale and Retail Druggists
and Dealers tnrour the United States and lanadas
WEEKS d POTT. p General Agents and Wholesale
Druggists, Boston, ..-sS.
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Spsftal nOrIcgs
DIR. II, OIIN.

DIR. II. OLIN,
Of Chicago Formerly Of this place. will visit Ottawa at
Clifton Hotel first Tuesday of each month, for treating
all diseases the Eye and Ear, surgcally or otherwise.
Operations cataract artificial pupil inverted lids, closure
the ear duet ylOma and the removal Of
tmnurs and morbid grOwths of every description Artificial
and drums inserted without pain previous OPERA
ton Granular cycids The most Frequent disease in the
,rsst, rddicdl{y and permanently cured.
From experience in treating diseases OF the Eye
and Ear he confident in stating that he nearly
every case Chronic disease also treated Consultation free
Largest stock of Artificial Eyes in the West.
December 10th, lS1y.-tf
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-09-19
The Season for Cunning.

The foolish COW frisketh with her tail
and cheweth her eud and goeth forth
with Joy to browse in the thieket the
whole day long.
But the wise cow knoweth that quail
shooting hath begun, and she harkenetb
unto the voice of wisdom, which saith,
Lo, the hunter Is come anon, grit about
with the shot pouch and the powder
horn, and in his hand he carrieth
weapon, the barrel of which be doubled.
And he goeth about seeking the birds
that do run upon the ground with e1-
ceeding swiftness, that he may ensnare
them and Stay them with the weapon
and devour them, even upon toast.
And the weapon goeth bang and ye
heareth the sound thereof, and ye smell
eth the powder, but ye knoweth not,
nor doth any man knOweth whereunto
the discharges appertaineth.
For it fiyeth with haste into the thick
ct and into the region located thereby,
even into the whole territory thereunto
adjacent.
And it falleth upon the cow and it
smiteth her sore, 50 that she ifteth up
her tail and fyeth, being sOrely and
grievously displeased.
But the bird escapeth the wrath and
from a rail in a remote corner of the
land laugheth he the hunter to scorn.
Therefore has the wise cow said in
her heart, will lay me down in the
home pasture and will not go into the
thicket, nay, not for the hunter nor any
udder man.-St. Louis Journal,
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Mars Monkey Ancestors.

A dinner was given at Paris recently
to Prof. Hackel, of Jena, by French
savants. III his speech he expressed
qualification at the Progress of evolu
ZIONIST ideas among Frenchmsn of
science, and remarked that professors
and preachers who ridiculed mans de-
scent from the ape unwittingly furnished
the best proof of it, their pride and
childish vanity being foibles which
might have been bequeathed by the ape.
Man, however, did not descend from
any known anthropoid, but was
branch of the eatafhine monkeys of the
Old World. The continuity Of nature
was daily becoming more evident, and
superstition, mysticism, and theology
would give way to reason, causality,
and mechanism. Among philosophic
minds, at least, the believers in final
causes of the universe, immutability of
species, sterility of hybrids, geological
cataclysms, successive creations, and
the late appearance of man were dying
out. The primitive life organisms were
formed chemically by spontaneous gen
Grafton at the bottom of the sea like
saline crystals in the waters. No how
else could the origin of life be explained.
Lamarck and Darwin had struck the
last blow at the doctrine of final causes,
and modern morphology was irrecon-
cilable not only with the dogma of the
creation, but with that of Providence or
vague idealist pantheism, of Hegel,
Schopenhauser, and Hartmann. The
tran sformations of living organisms I'M
der the influence of adaptation, heredi-
tary selection, and struggle for exist
ence, could not, indeed, be mathematic-
ally demonstrated, but its existence
could not be doubted, any more than
psychology or social science, and anoma-
lies would soon be explained by the
laws of mechanics were all the elements
procurable; but the instability of the
elements constituting the tissue of or
ganized being made biological prob
lens very complex. The speech was
much applauded.-London Times.
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Triumphant Nature.

Mrs. L., of San Francisco, a most es-
Unable lady, has been the observed of all
observers this season at Santa Cruz-the
admiration of the gentlemen and the en-
w of the ladies' Handsome, graceful, land
charming on land, she was perfection in
the water, and by her bold and splendid
swimming furnished enjoyment to her
self and wonderment to her less accom-
plished aequaintances. She wore
tight fitting bathing-suit, which covered
her from head to foot, but failed to con
eeal her beautifully nodded limbs. The
women said it was art-pure art : that
under her bathing-suit she concealed
pads and padding to disguise her pau
city of charms, and that her astonish-'
ing endurance in the water was due to
plenty of cork similarly hidden. Mrs.
l.. of course heard of it, and one day,
instead of riding down to the beach in
her carriage with her bathing costume
on, as had been her custom, she reso-
lutely marched down to the bathing
houses, procured one of the ordinary
light costumes, and tripped down to the
beach, the cynosure of all eyes, her bare
limbs challenging criticism. She then
swan out into the surf a mile, floating
and diSporting herself in the arms of old
and returned. As the result
of this coup de grace the women were
di ,comited, the voice Of envy silenced,
and the men raved worse than ever
5 Sacramento fC6I. Bee -lh IL mi1
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Talk about Importance and self-as-

Talk about importance and self-as-
sertion, did you ever see a young man
come out in plug hat for the first time,
or a girl with beau that came from
Chicagof
A girl NAV be too busy to dust down
the mantle-shelf, but always has plenty
of time to devote an hour to tying d
cross-legged bowknot in wide pink rib
bon with blue edges.
Alex. Stephens was heard to remark
the other day, as he opened an envelope
and pulled out an anti-fat circular, that
he would willingly-yea, gladly and
eagerly-strangle all his ambition could
he hut enjoy for two minutes and a
quarter Kearney's gift of ready and Wig
orous expression.
Some fellow has written poem to
his girl, beginning, "If thou could st
only kn6w." Yes, if she eould'st only
know the number of old socks he is
saving up to be darned, and the dilapi-
dated apparel that she will be expected
to resuscitate, we have no doubt the
| course Of his true love would begin to be
/ less smooth.
/ There are great many men in thi:
world who imagine that they are borr
/ with genius, and lie down on the soff
and wait for an inspiration Until SOME
other fellow, who thought himself
Ounce, rises by hard labor to a compe
tency, buys the sofa, and leads the wait
ing genius out by the ear. This is not {
! Joke: it is fact.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-09-19

total one-half are in America. The next
International Conference will be held in
London.
The widow and daughters of the
late Prof. Agassiz, Mrs. Horace Mann,
Miss +. F. Peabody, George B. Emer-
son and others have been made trust
company at Boston to receive donations
and requests for the publication, among
other objects, of a standard library OF
the works of Froebel and his chosen
apostle, Baroness Marenholz Bulow.
Over 81 900 has been received and spent
thus far in publishing two books, and
more money is asked for.
Prof c. F. Thwing has collected
very valuable statistics of the religion:
life of American colleges, some of which
are new. One fact of importance named
is that leading UNCONVENTIONAL colleges
such as Amherst, Princeton, Oberlir
and Brown University-require no re
ligious tests of the members of Their
faculties of instruction. Practically the
majority of professors In nearly al
American colleges are communicates o.
Christian churches. AS to the students
nearly half of the total number in thI
United States-20, 000-are reported a
decided Christians.
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ii Feur.rear.old colored Prodigy.

There is now in Louisville a flegress
who is a perfect child-wonder. She is
Scriptural marvel. She does not even
know her letters, yet she can quote &C
curately almostany passage in the Bible.
At the age of 8 months she could talk,
and would frequently tell her mother
what her idea Of heaven was. As she
grew older she would sit for hours and
expatiate ON the beauties and glories OF
the other world. The old colored folks
would listen to her sayings for hours.
st the age of years she began to lee
ture on heatCn, its wonders, or God and
hts omnipotent power. She has lectured
in many places, and has created fu-
rore every place she has yet visited.
The prodigy lectured at the York Street
colored church yesterday afternoon, and
at night spoke to large crowd at the
Green Street colored church. Her speech
was good, and her delivery impressive.
A reporter of the Ceurter-Jotsrnal in
terrogated her last night: t h.1
"What is ycur name, little ,girl"d
"Aliee Coatpy." ,-.,-f .t,.. .....
"How old are your" -
''Ise just four years and twenty-eight
days old tonight" /, l54 5.tii
"Where were you born?"
81 was born in Liverpool, England
cross de Atlantics'H .p-I 'isf II I
3" How long since you felt the power
within you?"
at don't know; Ise always felt the
power of God" -..-..- sr
"What do you talk about when you
speak to a crowd?"
81 talk about Jesus, about heavenly
| things, about how Jesus died and was
eruci6ed; how he rose again in three
days and stitch on the right hand Of
| God.h
"Can you spell?'' ~.
'No, sir I don't know my A, B, C's
yet" ." :. a.'r
She then went on in a rapturOus strain
about things biblical and spiritual, com
pletely nonplusing the reporter.
She was accompanied by two solored
men. They talked in an enthusiastic
manner about her. She said in her con
i Yersation that she believed in two kind:
of baptisms. She spoke of the differen
modes of salvatfoni how to reach Para
disc; how to be converted from bat
man to a good one, etc. Her saying
were entirely original, and were no
spoken in hesitating voice, but in ;
quick, keen and fercible manner. A!
young as she is, negress, without edu
cation in the principles she sets forth
her power partakes strongly of the mar
velous.- COnTJer-JOHrnGJ. h
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at the ceremonies, which were very i'm
pressive.
A light frost occurred on the night Of the
18th as far South as the vicinity OF Vicks-
burg.
A most horrible crime is reported from
the vicinity OF Hockey, Harris County,
Texas, in a special to the st. Louis Globe
Democrat. George Lynch, a respectable
farmer, lived with his eight children, his
wife being dead, I'm cottage seven miles
from town. His eldest child was a daugh-
ter aged Il, his youngest a mere infant. One
night recently Mr.. Lynch was awakened by
q pistol shot, cred. by an unknown man.
The bali struck him in the breast, and, ups
on his attempting TO grspple with the as
sassin, second shot was fired, entering
beneath mis- eollar-bone and rendering him
unconscious. When he came to he was ly-
ing In lane outside of the premises. His
house had been set on fire and was nearly
burned to the ground, and the agonizcd IA
Their was unable to 90 to the relief OF his
children. The following morning the de2d
bodies were exhumed by the neighbors and
sufficient evidence gathered TO show that
probably every one OF the inmates had been
4
Drained with hatchet. Suspicion rests on
a youngman by theina Of Boatware, with
whom Lynch had had difficulty. Lynch
| will probably recover.
At LaSalle, H., on the afternoon OF the
14th, the driver OF the United States Express
wagon was set upon by three ruffians, who
mounted his wagon, strangled and chloro-
| formed him, and secured possession. Of a
package containing $4,000, consigned by
| the First National Bank of Chicago to the
Matthison & Heghler Zinc Company Of La
Sale. This IS the account the driver gives
of the affair, but there were no other wit
nesses besides the alleged participants.
A mob of colored men broke open the jail
at st. Charles Courthouse, La, on the night
of the 14th, and taking out a white prisoner
named Valeour St.-Martin, who-had killed
colored man in an affray, they riddled his
body with bullets. st. Martin was formerly
Deputy Sheriff.