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\ very interesting and curious exhibition
was given by VI. Baudrc at Charlcr institute
Yesterday afternoon. NJ. Baudrc made the nc
cidental discovery Of musical notes in pieces
of flint, and Tor twcnty-tOur years he has been
collecting enough of these stones to make IA
chromatC scale. He has now perfected his
discovery and has made "a musical instrument
of the same general idea rs the harmOnicon,
but which Is much more powerful The stones,
which are of various sizes and form are lust
as he found them, 40 artificial aid being
brought to bear IN adapting them 10 this use.
The instrument is composed of an iron frame.
along the top of which the stones are suspend
ed by means of stout Irvine; them with two
bits of stone that have no resonance, VI.
Baudrc played variety of tunes, making nice
harmonics and bringing forth exceedingly
sweet tones The stones are not regulated bv
weight AS entirely different notes weigh Just
the same; the musical quality is something
given them by nature. Besides the stones, VI
Baudrc had Il number of bits of wood about
the size of an old.taShioncd clothcs-pin, which
he threw on the marble floor one at a time,
and they produced the regular notes of the
scale with remarkable correctness. The sing.
ing stones however, are the more interesting
of NJ. Bauures discovcrIes.-N. T. HsrdH.
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OTTAWA FREE TRADER; SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 49, 1879.

Exception of his housekecper and hired helT
about the place, he had few visitors or friends
Rumor SAID he was "A man Of wealth. lie new
ersslabOrcd himself always keeping sufficient
Ihelp to do the work about the farm. No one
ever knew from whence he came, or what his
former occupation OF business had been; and
many Il sewing circle and "quiun" made his
mysterious history the theme OF conversation
| for hours at time
| He stood for moment IN silence, and then
said: Miss Gordon, pardon my intrusion,
but | wish very much to speak few words
with you in private
with me, Mr.. Breed, in private? know
of no secrets between us; why not say what
YOU wish in Joc's prescncc|
"For the simple reason that | wish to speak
with you alone II is serious matter Miss
Gordon.n
Miss Kate, | will retire He may have
something important to communicable
looks as though he has, said joe, turning and
walking away.
"Well, sir SAID Kate, as soon rs Joe was
gone, what is it you wish to say to me?'
at IS this, Miss Gordon. The first time |
set eyes upon you, admired YOU and thon,
after knew you better, that admiration grew
INTO Il feeling far deeper and strongcr-it has
ripcncd into an affection deeper than | ever
Iclt Tor woman before, anu am mere 10 dSh
you to be my wife-will you marry me>'
"Mr Breed replied Kate somewhat taken
aback by the suddenncss of his declaration, II
cannot answer you in the affirmative. | do
not love or respect you enough to marry you,
besides
Say no more" interrupted Breed II know
what you would utter You would tell ofyour
engagement with Ben Smelling You have
not heard from HIM for months, except from
the newspaper that was sent you, stating
his DEATH Marry me, Kate | am rich, and
Will make fine lady of you"
"Sir, talk no more TO me of love. | would
not marry you, were you possessed of the
wealth Of the Indies | would rather live
with the memory Of Ben Snelling's love- than
with all your riches; and besides do not be
licvc Ben Is dead, for he was not in San Fran.
cisco at the timc-he was in the mines"
Listen, then" cried Breed his voice Choked
with passion, II have vowed to marry you,
and you shaU be my wife. Your father be-
came involved by specializing too heavily IN
stock a month since; loaned him money to
extricatc himself, taking a mortgage on his |
farm AS security. When that mortgage be-
comes due, unless you promise to be my wife, |
will turn your family and yourself out Of
your home You can do as you please; | will |
give you one mouth to decide. Good day" |,
And he was gone
Kate threw herself upon the grass under the
rccs and wept bitterly, To marry this man
would blight her happiness forever; to refuse
lin would make her parents almost beggars.
But at last the unhappy girl rose and went to
Ter room.
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No small measure OF courage Is required by
the rheumatic or enemic sufferer who, having
been condemned 10y the faculty To take series
of mud baths AT Franzensbad or Elster, finds
himself for the first time in the presence of the
remedy prescribed for him. He contemplates
with instructive aversion what appears TO be II
huge puddle Of black mud, to the surface ot
which necessarily rise thousands OF tiny, un-
savory bubbles. Into this revolving mess he
is told to plunge his nice, clean body; and as
does so, the horrible idea suggests itself that
he must acquire tawny hue for life.
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\ familiar voice is again heard IN the land
the voice Of the Chief of the Engineer
Corps, pleading for lots of money for coast for.
tifications. We advise Congress to turn deaf
ear 10 his voice. Torpedoes are cheaper than
forts, and much better protecton.-Sun.
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CHAPTER II.
Several weeks Passed, and Joe still renamed
al the farm, Farmer Gordon and his wife
thought there never was such a man for work,
Tie old gentleman remarking that Joc's shoul-
sers must have been bent by hard work
One bright afternoon rs Kate was wander
ing through the orchard thinking-and her
thoughts were as sweet as the fragrance of the
blossoms above her head or the flowers at her
feet; for she was thinking of one who was
very dear to her and who had gone, three years
before to seek his fortune in the far West She
had heard from him regularly until within a
few months, but she could not believe him
otherwise than true; and so she waited and
watched patiently for IA letter or for his return
While thus husiy engage with her thoughts.
and walking leisurely hithcr and thither
among the trees, she ran across Joe, who was
shopping an old apple tree down She paus-
ed, and after watching him moment, said
Joe, where did you come from, and how did
you happen to be tramping aboutthe country%'
We'll, replied he, the last place hailed
from was California; little place called San
Francisco. had good many friends there. "
Kate hcsltalcd "A moment, then said: ".Ioc,
did you ever know or hear of a person by the
name OF Snelling-Bcn Sncllng-in your
travels in Californian
notwithstanding did you say. Why.
bless your pretty face, he was the first man |
ever knew in the state"
Kate gave little cry, and then stopped As if
ia doubt, and Joe continued:
"llc used TO show me thcpicturc of the prc,-
hest gal. Aye, he wouldn't have parted with
that simple card for all the gold in the state. "
ION, tell me, where is he now' | have not
heard from him for months, and-and-" said
Kate. stopping suddenly short.
"Ah, ha,' said Joe, II often wondered where
L had seen your pretty face before, Miss Kate.
l understand now. The last | saw of Ben
smelling he was in the mines, making money
Ike dirt; and the last thing he said to ME was
that he would be back and marry the original
II that card in less than year and"
lie paused abruptly for at that instant. turn
ing his head, he beheld viii Breed, tall, pow.
eriul fellow, with hair, eyes and mustache as
black as coal standing not a yard away His
complexion was of dark, swarthy hue, and
his face, which seemed always 10 wear frown,
was not one that would induce person to
seek his friendship.
Several months previous to the events relat
cd, he had moved into the neighborhood, pur.
chased farm, and settled upon IT. With the
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Pain cannot where used 1t is the cheapest ed
made Five drops surface as iarsc ~ lc
hand One dose cures common Sore Throat. bne puLlt
has cured bronchitis Fifty cents worth has cured an Od
Standing Cough IL positively Caarrh, Asthma ana
Group EIfty cents worth has cured trich IN the r
II cnrs S.rSi Neck and all other Tumors Rheumatism,
Neuralgia Contraction ut the Muscles, sth joints sp,ns
Difficulties and Pain and soreness IN any part no matter
where NAV be- frold what may arise II always
does you good Twenty i've cents worth has cured Da
cases Of Chronic and Bloody Dysenery. One teaspoonu
cures Cole hcen minutes IL will cure any case Ol Ie-
that possible eight applications are war
raRte 10 cure any case OF Excoriaed Nipples lnhsmed
Breast For Bruises, IL applied oen and bound up there
never the slightest the skin stops the
Burn applied and Is positive cure Ter
thlhlans Frosted Feet Bos Warts, Corns and wounds
every description beast Price. 81 cents ana
Ell Trial Size, . cents. FOSTER. MlLBC IN CO. sole
Prnrrietors Buffalo Y Y. Sold in Ottawahy EORl3EiS
* tiFHRINCi. Van Setback, Stevenson & Co.
Wholesale Agents. Chicago. mars2-eoN
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I W. BREWER, Attorney and Counselor at law
-. ana Notary Public Rooms No. IL u al" 10, pISSr"
House Block, Ottawa, III. Jaht"
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H.. y. LEWIS. g. ?; h"uH"ii, -.
7 f.NIS * IOISFRr, Attorneys and touhselors
l. NJ Law Opera House Block, ottawa, Ill., s'p5''su
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EII.NIAN Il COOK Attorneys at Law once
uui. dtCsS
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IliOS. w. ID. Ora n r., Attorney and Counsel,
NJ Law, No. Court street, Ottawa HIS, Money ~
On Il on farm property, Nhl '9'y
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EDwIS - LELAND. ..-.... III ~ T. ~ in -,
I Ella y - * CHILDBIRTH Attorneys ~ Law
IL once In Opera House BLOCK, O'a"a III J""''"
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NJ ~. NIOLoNF.E, Attorney and Counselor nj
VI. Law. VOLTS Block, La Sale street, Ottawa, Ills.
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II NIcDoITGA Ii, Successor TO Cameron * Nc
~. DOuga,) Attorney and Counselor at Law Oihce IN
Glover Cooks Block Ottawa, H. Also United states
Commissioner. deC21o
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rHAS. II. BRUSH, Attorney and Counselor al
Y Law. ONCE in Post once Block, Ottawa III. mari IS
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ALTO r N c = S.

w bush y ELL, Attorney al LAW ottawa, ~
w VIII practice IN any OF the coarta 10 'nis s,is,
lose attention paid to collections, tonycyaMCts carttuy
made and abstracts prepared with care &c No'" pun
Utllce west Of Court llOu-t J"''''
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nR. j. :. RYBURN, OTTAWA, III. ONCE in the
~ Opera House Block Residence second door north Of
Clifton Hotel. ianl2S
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DLANN BOOKS, STATION cry
ID AND PRINTING furnished promptly at reasonable
prices BY 0SkIN C HAPPY IN
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L. +. BULL, Attorney at Law. ONCE over city
IL. Drug store northwest Of la Sale and Madison
streets. Ottawa, III. mayT.b
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- r. LINCOLN, Attorney al law once over
d. No 10 La Sale street, side II the Court House
Ottawa, III. july3T5
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nR. j. IL. CA NIpF'IEID, Physician and sur
~ geon, Opera House Block Ottawa, III. niarD
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nR. II. NJ. MICA RTHUR, Ottawa, M ONCE
~ in the Opera House Block. Open from o'clock A. N.
to o'clock Residence Benton street, south OF Iii
noIs Avenue jank2'I6
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wife, who survives him, says no woman
ever had a kinder husband The rela-
tions between the couple were always
pleasant and Mrs Inman has remark d
To her neighbors: "If Ishael talked s
much as | do. the Lord knows what
might happen" Some of his written re,
plies to the questions of acquaintances
who were curious to know why he pre-,
ferred silence to speech are worthy Of
mention. One retort was "A good list
ener is to be preferred to poor talker"
Another was Il want to prove that a
man can be happy and hold his tongue"
Another: 81 am trying to think of some
thing good enough to say out loud" A
clergyman once asked Inman whether he
didn't think the Lord gave him his
tongue to be used The panciled reply
was The Lord gave me a mind that
tells me when to use my tongue
In lS42, while he W; trav ng with his
wife in a stage between Syracuse and
Rochester, the vehicle was halted in front
of country tavern. child was sleep
ing on the porch. Inman, looking out,
saw a large black snake crawl to the side
OF the infant. Graspng his wife's arm,
he shouted, "See! and, pointing to the
snake, sprang from the stage, pursued
the reptile some distance, and finally
killed it. He left snug fortune, which
his son inherits. His last written mes
sage was: Silence is golden" His oft
penciled admortion to his son was:
Keep your mouth shut Syracuse
Standard.
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a New Ohio Coal Field.

Mr.. Andrew Roy reports, in the Coal
Trade Journal. the development ofa new
coal field in Ohio. The coal is known as
the Hill or Wellston COAL The coal is
remarkably pure and easy of access. and
promises to play an important part in
the history of coal mining in Ohio, Like
some other rare Goals, notably the block
Goals of the Shenango Valley of Pennsyl
vania, and the Mahoning Valley of Ohio,
the Wellston coal appears to be of limit
ed area So far as the search for it by
boring and opening has gone. 10000 900
to I00,000,000 tons have been developed.
1t does not, however, appear to be all
equally good, some mines showing a
larger percentage of ash than others; on
its western limit also it falls below two
feet six inches OF height; eastward it ris,
es to four feet six inches. Two narrow
gauge railroads, the Springfield, Jackson
and Pomeroy, and the Dayton and South
eastern, will, when completed run thro'
the heart OF this new coal field - Scien-
titic American.
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Last Thursday, April Sd, opened with

Last Thursday, April Sd. opened with
a violent snow storm Now is our op,
portupity to publish The Beautiful
Snow" This poem has been claimed by
many, but the real author is Charles
Faxon, now dead-a writer on the staff
of the Louisville Courier ournal.
oh! the snow, the beautiful snow.
Filling the sky, and the earth below;
Over the house-tops, over the street,
Over the heads of the people you meet,
hanFsiIihEi Fiirfing,
Swimming along,
Beautiful snow it can do nothing wrong;
Flying to kiss a fair lady's cheek,
Clinging to lips in s frolicsOme freak,
Beautiful snow, from the heaven above,
Pure angel, gentle as love!
oh! the snow, the beautiful snow,
How the flakes gather,and laugh as they go,
Whirling about in their maddenlng fun
1t plays, in its glee, with every one
Laughing
Hurrying BY.
1t lights on the face, and Sparkles the eye,
And the dogs, with bark, and bound,
Snap at the crystals that edy around
The town is alive, and its heart In glow,
How wildly the crowd goes swaying along,
Hailing each other with humor and song!
How the gay sledges, like meteors, flash by,
Bright for moment, then lost to the eye!
Ringing,
Dashing they go,
Over the crust of the beautiful snow
Snow so pure when it falls from the sky,
AS to make one regret TO see 1t lie
To be tramped and tracked by the thousands
TIL it blends with the filth in the horrible
street.
Once 1 was as pure as the snow, but fell;
Fell, like the snowfiakes, from heaven to hell;
Fell TO be trampled as filth in the street;
TNnlI fol no fsad
Pleading,
Dreading to die,
Selling my soul to whoever would buy;
Dealing in shame for morsel Of bread;
Mercifni God Have fallen so low?
And yet was once like the beautiful snow.
Once was fair as the beautiful snow,
With an eye like crystal, and heart like
Once was loved for my innocent grace
Flattered and sought for the charms ofmy face.
Father,
God and myself have lost by my fall;
The veriest wretch that goes shivering by
For ali that is on, or above me, I know
There's nothing that's pure as the beautiful
snow.
How strange it should be that this beautiful
Should fall on sinner, with nowhere to go !
How strange should 1t be Wnen nlght comes
again. braini
If the snow and the ice struck my despera te
Painting,
Freezing,
Dying alone,
Too wicked for prayer, too weak for moan
To be heard in the streets of the crazy town,
Gone mad in the joy of the snow coming
down;
To be and to die. IN my terrible woe,
With bed and shroud of the beautiful
snow.
Helpless and foul as the trampled snow,
Sinner, despair not, Christ stoopeth low
To rescue the soul that is lost in its SIM
And raise it to life and enjoyment again
Dreaming,
Bleeding,
Cying for thee,
The Crucified hung on the accursed tree;
His accents of mercy fell soft on thine ear
Is there mercy for me? Will He hear my
prayer?
o God In the stream that for sinners did
flow,
Wash me, and 1 shall be whittier than the
beautiful snow.
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TScientific American.

A table of wages and the cost Of living,
with the price of staple articles of com
merce, going back as far as the year 1900,
has been published lately. Itshows that
wages during the thirteenth century
were about SO cents week In the next
century they advanced some Is cents,
and continued to advance slowly until,
in the last century, they had reached
$1.S7 The average for farm labor in the
same countries at present is So 80 per
week.
Wheat in the thirteenth century aver
aged II cents, Or eight and a half day S
labor, bushel. Now wheat is worth,
wholesale, in Europe. about ST As bush
Ell, or two and half days labor. In six
centuries meat has nearly trebled in
price; but wages have increased more
than sevenfold
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One has only to compare the census ta-
bles and the election returns to prove
that the pistol. whip and shotgun policy
of the Democrats in the late Presidential
election resulted in the Acknowledgement
Of more than three hundred thousand
citizens of the Southern States because
they were Republicans Still the Demo
cratic party OF this city have the hardi
hood to go on with the gabble about the
frauds perpetrated by the Republican
party at the late Presidential election"
and claim that the will of the people
was frustrated" 1t is the notorious truth
that if it had not been for the terrorism
existing through murder done for polite
al purposes, Hayes would have carried
six Southern States. And it is we'll
known that Returning Boards were in
stituted to prevent the indulgence Of the
passion for bloodshed in the bloody
States by taking away the inducement.-
[Cin. Com.
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Notice.

Ezekiel Boggs, William Boggs, John Boggs
and Jane Layton, all in the State of Illinois,
will take notice that on the 22d day of March,
A. d. 1879, Matilda Cavett, of the county of
Jackson in the State of Ohio, filed her petition
in the Court of Common Pleas within and for
the said county of Jackson in the State of
Ohlo, against Letitia Walterhouse, Alice Car
rick, Horace Boggs, Elizabeth Boggs, Nelson T.
Cavett, Ezekiel Boggs, William Boggs, John
Boggs and Jane Lay ton, defendants, alledging
that on the Sth day of August, A. ID. 1858, the
said Nelson T. Cavett sold TO one Ezekiel
Boggs, a part of In-Lot No. in the town of
Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State of
Ohio, and that by their deed of conveyance of
tilda Cavett, intended and undertook to con-
vey to the said Ezekiel Boggs the premises so
sold, and that on the 18th day of January, A. ID.
1853, the said Ezekiel Boggs sold to the said
Matilda Cavett the same premises aforesaid
and that by their deed of conveyance of that
date the said Ezekiel Boggs intended and un-
dertook to convey the said premises to the said
Matilda Cavett, that by the mutual mistake of
all the parties and persons concerned and en-
gagged in the transactions pertaining to said
cOnVeyanceS, an erroneous and imperfect de-
scription of said premises was inserted in both
OF said deeds of conveyance. The prayer of
said petition is that the said Court may order a
proper deed to be made to the said Matilda
CaVett, conveying said premises to her by the
proper description thereof; and the said
Ezekiel Boggs, William Boggs, John Boggs and
Jane Layton are notified that they are required
10 appear and answer said petition on or be-
May next. MATILDA CAVErT,
By j. W. LoNGBoN, her Attorney.
Dated March 22d, 1879.
27mar6t
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MEDICAL.
VECETIME
FOR
DROPSY.
never shall
Forget the first Dose.
MI Z DfCAI-. .
PROVIDENCE.

PROVIDENCE.
Dear sSfr,-I have been great sufferer from
dropsy. was confined to my house more than
q year. Six months of the time was entirely
helpless. was obliged to have two men help
me in and out of bed. was swollen 10 inches
larger than my natural size around my waist.
/ suffered all a man could and live. tried all
remedies for Dropsy. j had three different
many nights was expected to die before morn
ing. At last Negetine was sent me by friend.
1 never shall forget the first dose. 1 could
realize its good effects from day to day; was
getting better. After had taken some 5 or
bottles, could sleep quite well nights l began
to gain now quite fast. After taking some ten
bottles, could walk from part of my room
to the other. My appetite was good; the dropsy
had at this time disappeared. I kept taking
the Vegetine until regained my usual health.
heard OF great many cures by using Vege-
tine after l got out and was able to attend to
my work. am carpenter and builder. l will
also say it has cured an aunt of my wife'S of
Neuralgia, who had suffered for more than 20
years She says she has not had any neuralgia
for eight months. have given it to one of my
children for Cdnke1 Htt1loT. have no doubt
in my mind it will any humor; it is a
great cleanser of the blood it is safe to give
child. will recommend it to the world. My
father is eighty years old and he says there is
nothing like it to give strength and life to an
aged person. I can not be too thankful for the
use of it. am, very gratefully,
Yours, JOHN S. NOTTAGE.
ALL DISEASES OF THE BLooD.-If Vegetine
will relieve pain, cleanse, purify, and cure such
diseases. restoring the patient TO perfect health
after trying different physicians, many RENE
dies and suffering for years. is it not conclusive
proof, if you are a sufferer, you can be cured?
Why is this medicine performing such great
cures? 1t works in the blood, in the circulat-
ing fluid. 1t cantruly be called the Great Blood
Purifier. The great source of disease originates
directly upon it, TO purify and renoVate, has
any just claim upon public attention.