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The unpleasant news Is brought mere that
|T. ). Lambley, who recently removed to
Rochester, N. Y, had lost nearly his entire
fortune, $4,000 or $4,000, by the failure Of
the bank in which he had made deposits.
subsequently, it is said, tho directors have
agreed TO pay 80 per cent on the deposits.
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JOHN 7. FLICK buys live turkeys aud chick
ems for the eastern market; fat calves, hogs
and cattle for his market; and wants butter
eggs, &c, for his store. Give him call be.
tore selling. Place OF business, on Main St,
one block west OF Juo. Shulers warehouse
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

Misse.'.l;th button Arctic at $l.Go; regwlai
price, 500. j. .H '.'" /
Ladies' genuine French Kid side lSce al
$500; reduced from S4.5
Ladies' grain sewed polish. Csc.
Ladies' kid button, $40.
Ladies' kid side.lace, $2.iJ.| .4ss a3 II
\ Uhild's pgd. shoes, '5c.
Ch,ld's kid sewed button, 95c.f
kadies' grain side lace, large sizes, sl,45.
The above, with many other kinds. are dc
cided bargains but have only a limited
amount. Al who reed shoes should call a.
once. Gum Il PHiPps.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10
Geological Specimens.

At2 o'clock r. NJ. Wednesday, February IA,
1855, at David Walkers residence In Ottawa,
HIS, I will cell to the highest bidder fine
collection Of geological specimens. For fur
Their information see or address myself or
Jesse Il. Ruger. Of this city. Those interest
ed in institutions Of learning are specially
invited to examine this collection.
OTTAWA, Jan. IL, 1855. S.W. RAYMOND.
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PAY SOur Taxes.

Your state, county. city. school aud other
taxes are now due. You will save trouble and
expense if you pay them now; and you vii
remember that the law compels Inc to collec,
them a month earlier than heretofore. You
will ,nd me aud the books at Hapeman 4
Graha,n's took store. Office hours from
". To- q =. VI. M. j. GRAHAM,
Collector.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

Librarians report for January loe;: Books
taken from library, 40S; number OF visitors,
800. Books issued: History, 20; biography
10; fction, 800; travels, i"; poetry, IL; sci
ence and art, I; religion, 1; essays, 2; mis-
cellany. A. Amount in contribution box
500. l.. T. MACY, Librarian.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

Poultry haa been very scarce In Ottawa
this season, and has brought rs high price
as meat, An old buyer told us the other day
that dressed poultry had not been so scarce
IN years as it has been this winter. II seems
not 70 he raised as abundantly as il should be,
aud the larger part of that sent to market
goes directly 70 Chicago from the farm,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

Rem. mber that it will pay sou 10 get
prices at Lynch's before buying dress goods,
silks, velvet aud pushes, hosiery and gloves,
ladies' cloaks, sacqucs, dolmans ana shawls.
faunels, blankets and wool yarns; ladies',
chidrens. misses, mems and boys under
wear, and every article in the dry goods line.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10
MANLgY IL JORDAN, Ottawa

on Friday last Mike Egan, the man who
resisted the police officer at Strcator when
arrested, was brought to Ottawa. He was
met at the depot by half dozen roughs, bull
no attempt was made ut a rescue, though tho
men locked rs II they would like to try it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

A friend, writing from Champaign, Ill.,,
under date OF February Sd, says: "rhe
ground is one sheet of ice, several inches
deep, aud every tree and twig is coated with
inchthch ice, and studded with icicles. !
never saw so pretty a sight, but 1t is destruc-
tive to trees, telegraph wires and poles, &C.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

The police force of Merris are to have
benefit ball on the I'D inst. 1t is going to
be grand affair, and among the committee
from Ottawa are Mayor Allen and Marshal
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

The local officials Of the Rock Island rail
road report business on the increase, with
good prospects for d heavy movement OF
freight in the early spring.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

during the past few days, undoubtedly the
effect OF the heavy rains on the head-waters
of the Kanleakee and other southern tributa.
rie2
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

Only a few more Gays OF TIE closing out
sale at j. Megaifin's. As the goods must be
sold, those wanting bargains in boots or
shoes should avail themselves iof the oppor1
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10
For the Next 90 Days at spencsr's.

For tho Next 90 Days mt Spencer's.
Ladies genuine French kid baton, $500;
former price, $500.
Lsdiesn fifteeu button grain boots, &l.'o;
former price, $s.s5. s.. fyt
Ladies' American Kid button, ki''; former
price, $3.50
Ladies' light Peerless rubbcrs, 20 ct-.
Ladies' Opera slippers, $l.W.
Ladies' Serge button shoes. - cls-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

Much trouble is occasioned by having lelc
phone wires broken by masses OF snow and
ice thrown from the roofs of business blocks
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

In digging ditch for water pipes At the
c. r. /. Il ?. depot in this city it was found
that frost had penetrated 10 the depth Of four
and 0 half feet.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

Burke Bros. have large stock OF choice
canned goods, which they are selling very
low ia order to close out the stock before
taking invoice the LIST Of March,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

That the closing out sale at j. Mcgatiins i:
absolute. and prices to correspond there
with
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

Anything ia the crockery line will DO sold
very low at G. ". Shaw's grocery and crock
cry house.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

All interested should attend The county fair
meeting at the county court room to-day ct
| O'Clock, ~
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

The Art Lean had very fine concert by
Bach's oand last evening; also reading 10y
MIR. G.. L. Fr,2ellc. which was the most inter.
esting part of the programme.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

Mcssr5 Ralph Buchanan and +. \. Sher.
wood are at work on their plans for new
buildings on the corner Of La Sale and JEFF.
ferson streets. They will build jointly, two
stories in height, OF brick, making probably
Ave fine store rooms below, with Offices and
rooms above.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

G. A. Gregory, Of \. y, is In town again,
buying light horscs. Headquarters at Trask's
iewclry store.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

Please remember that I viii Sell line dried
fruit for Iess profit than any house In Ottawa.
-.t G.. NJ. SHAW.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

30 10 Scott Bros. g. Co. for ladies' and
chiidrcns shoes, They can give you the best
value n town.
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New Silks.

Scott Bros. s. Co. received this week y
large new stock of silks The "Goldcn Cross"
silks are the best silks to wear In snerica.
We have a full line now again IN MI the
numbers.
Any lady wishing to purchase silk dress
will do we'll to inspect this line OF black and
colorcd silks before buying.
Samples sent out Of the city upon appllca-
tion. SCOTT BROS. Il 20.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

A cask, 1900 lbs, of new Turkish prunes
inst in. II lbs. for 81. e. NJ. SHAW.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

Our ioc syrup speaks for itself. Bring
your iug. {. NJ. SHAW.
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50 On Saturday last the roof of one Of the
storehouscs at the Starch Works was crushed
In Ivy the weight OF snow that hsd uccumula.
ted. q fortunately no one was hurt, and the
damage to.lthc contents was comparatively
sp,alI
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10
Lenten season.
&E"TN U" "0
and oyster

Now that Lent has begun, Burke Bros.
have on hand all kinds OF fresh and salt fish
and oysters.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10
RRuAmhAr

! Diaries for 1888 at T.. 7, Grigge' ~ nal
price. '.'' ef
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10
: annual Clearing Sale.

Remember the Pniladelphia shoe house.
Good goods and low prices.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

locomo olives on the Rock Island road il one
of the latest improvements for this city.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10
OUR Efforts

TO please the public have met with their unbOunded
approval. The amount of business we are doing
now surprises us. Honest principles and de-
termination to please are the motives of
our house. Nowhere in Ottawa can
you buy better Read ymade Cloth
ing for Men and Boys than mt
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10
rs Horses Wanted .

Comic and sentiments! valentines at llapc.
man * Graham's
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

An agent for the Harden hand grenade tirc
iextinguishers expects 20 give an exhibition
on the courthouse sbuare this evening.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

This ia the last day Of the Art Loan. Par
ents should take their children. Children
admitted free between TWO and fonr O'Clock
to-day. 8 20 ..F
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10
--latest Slyss Of Hacks. Carriages and Dasgies

Members of Ottawa Encaupmcnt, No. IS,
are advised Of the meeting on Tuesday even
inc next. Important work in the degrees.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10
Corn - Kingi

Diaries for 1855 at half price at +. !
GrigGs'.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

Diaries 10, lssg; at T. /. Gyigg-' A, aali
price. at I'D, -
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

centemplates an csrla removal with his fem.
ily % Dskots.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10
Public Library,

Grand iinal entertainment at the Art Loan
tonight!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

Eggs are scarce in The market a. - cents 3
dozen.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10
ANCSEM ESTS.

Alice oates GA Tuesday night drew a fair.
sized house. The company was fairly good
only. The bill was "Thc Princess OF Trebi-
zonde." 1-. .,
...t|Thc Girl that Love- failed 10 put in an
appearance, owing no doubt to the effect Of
the weather on the railways. t. 800
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

lopounds good Rio coffee for 81 at shaw''
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10

rich, German and french Towels,
American ana English TOweliugs,
DaMask and Diaper TOwelings,
Amer. and Russian Crashes. &c.
Napkins, Tray Cloths,
DOyles, &c, sc,
White Muslns.
Tnbleached
Musllns, slc.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-06-21

Rajputana. and in some districts of the
northwest provinces where purely Hindu
buildings are still raised, are Hindus.
There are few Mohammedan stone car
vers in Delhi and Northern India who
preserve MoguI canons, which also
greatly modify modern Hindu styles,
such as the Jain architecture of Rajpu-
tana.The inlay wrought at Agra, of agate,
jasper, carnelian, blood stone, etc, in
white Jeypoor marble, is now in the
hands of Hindus chiefly, although an
art of Mussulman origin. The miniature
painters of Delhi are all Mohammedan,
as lax in their respect for the precepts Of
Islam as their Persian progenitors.
Many ordinary handcrafts are prac-
ticed by both creeds, such as carpentry,
ordinary weaving, lin silk weaving Mus
sulmans preponderate) the coppersmith's
and brazier's trades, wherein Hindus
are in the maiority. The comparatively
recently introduced tinsmiths trade
seems to be reserved to Mohammedans
perhaps because of the necessity of
handling vessels unclean from cooking,
which is repugnant to the Hindu. Seal
| engraving, an important craft in India,
is peculiarly Mohammedan art. Even
in ordinary trades, practiced by both,
distinctions may be traced. Thus cop.
per or brazen water vessel in the hands
of a Moslem artificer becomes Persian in
name and Characterization, graceful
and elegant; while the Hindu brazier
makes it useful and quaint, and piously
calls it Gunga Sager, after the sacred
river. Brass is invariably used by Hin
dus, while Mohammedans affect timed
copper.-Harper's Magazine.
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he was pressed to remain. He at first de-
clined, but the graces OF Mrs. GUSTS,
who was o guest at the house, Quoted
the scruples of the speeding warrior so
effectually that his stay was prolonged
for two days and night. He had met
his domestic fate, and Mrs. GUSTS be-
came Mrs. Washington on the 9th of
January following, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. David Mossom, at st.
Peters church, in New Kent county, and
near "the white house," Of the two sur
viving children of Mrs. Washington by
her first marriage. lovely daughter
(Martha) died in ITO in the 18th year of
her age, and her son, Colonel John
Custis, an aide de camp ON the staff of
his illustrious step-father in our glorious
struggle for national Independence, Il
of malignant fever at Ethan, on the
25th of October, 1851, while the camps
from Williamsburg to Yorktown were
resonant with the pRans to the triumph
that ended the weary and bitter strug.
gle. Colonel Gusts had married in 1915,
and left four children, one of whom was
the father of the wife of our grand hero,
General Robert 4. Lee. Mrs. Washing
ton died in 1901.
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WashingtOn's Wife.

The following letter concerning Cen
eral Washington's wife is written by Mrs.
Mary Z. Neel of Williamsburg, Va, and
was recently printed in the Richmond
Dispatch: Martha Cambridge was born
at her ancestral homestead, Ethan, in
New Kent county, Va, Sunday, May 8,
1882. Her maternal ancestor was Rev.
Orlando Jones, native of Wales, who
was established on the banks OF the
Potomac. and is buried in the grounds
OF the old Bruton parish church, in this
city, now the Oldest English church in
use in America, as it dates from 1882.
We frst heard IN colonial annals of Miss
Cambridge Is . dazzling belle at the
court of Governor Dinwiddie, at Will.
she met Colonel Daniel Parke Gusts Of
Arlington. on the eastern shore OF Vir.
einis, the son OF Hon. John Gusts, and,
as his father had been before him, q
mem Der of the kings council, and at the
deliberations Of which he was in attend
ance. The meeting ripened into love.
The marriage was ut first opposed by the
father OF the groom, but in 1740 Colonel
Gusts bore his bride to his ''the white
house" on the banks of the Pamunkey,
in New Kent county. Three children
blessed the happy union. the first of
whom, q 500, dying in infancy. was soon
followed by the father, and Mrs. Gusts
Was left young. beautiful, and wealthy
widow, the sole executrix OF an estate
appraised at f30, 900. In 1758 Washing
ington, attended by . servant, crossed
the Psmunkey ON military mission Of
importance at Williamsburg. Stopping
for moment ct the house Of . friend. .
Mr.. Chamberlsyne, in New Kent county,
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WOrth'S Dress for an Empress.

have recently had some interesting
conversations with French lady who
has just returned fran Russia, and who
gave graphic account of some of the
recent festivities that marked the termi-
nation of the long period of seclusion
and mourning to which the Imperial
family condemned themselves after the
death of the late Gar. The young En-
press, who is passionately fond of dane.
ing and delights in balls, as befitsEa roya al
belle (she is, next to her sister, the Prin-
cess of Wales, the loveliest Royal lady in
Europe), appeared at the late court balls
in magnificent Partisan toilets. Worth
is her ..dressmaker and exhausted all his
resources OF taste on the wardrobe be
has sent her iur the laying aside of ner
mourning. One ball dress that first
struck our informant when she first saw
the Empress wearing it at the first ball
of the palace, was composed of pink I'M
cut velvet, pink Grape and pink tulle.
The train of uncut velvet was bordered
with clusters of pink ostrich plumes
matching in hue, and was caught back
with scarfs of pink Grape embroidered
with silver, which crossed over tho front
of the skirt and were held in place with
a tuft of plumes. The skirt front was
covered with founces of pink tulle en-
brodered with silver. Down the left
side went garland Of roses in ruby vel.
vet. The back of the skirt, underneath
the long velvet train, was composed of
plaided plumes of pink Grape. The low
necked corsage was ornamented with
pink feathers, and with garland of ruby
velvet roses that was attached to the
right shoulder and met that on the skirt
at the left side of the waist. On another
location the Empress appeared in ball
dress of white Grape and tulle, trimmed
with velvet wallfowers, cad with bands
of velvet of the rich red brown known
as ''souci," which exactly matched the
hue of the flowers. The skirt front
was embroidered with flowers, the
back being composed of three white
founces Of tulle, bordered with velvet.
The sides of the train were trimmed with
deep pearl fringes, and sash of velvet,
with long, wide ends, fell over the tulle
hounces. This novel and striking toilet
was one of Worth's latest conceptions.
He is now making up dress for the
coronation in pale green, the train being
of uncut velvet EN- embroidered with silver.
Paris Letter.
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Hindu and MOhammedan Art.

The distinction between Hindu and
Mohammedan remains in art and crafts
manship-as also, unhappily. in race an
tipathy-the most striking feature of the
subject. Certain crafts in the hands of
the latter are treated in accordance with
Mogul or Persian tradition, while others,
preserved by the curious caste system
Of the Hindus, can claim kinship to older
Tursnian or Indo-Aryan originals. These
distinctions, however, though it is nec-
essary to bear them in mind, are not in
variable. and are not always easily traced.
The potters who make glazed ware are
Mohammedan, for their craft was origin
ally on accessory Of that Mogul magniti.
cence which covered the domes and
lined the walls of tombs and mosques
with q splendid mosaic Of enamelled tile
work.
The village potter, who forms one of
the units of the Hindu commune, each
of whom has fixed duties and claims, and
who only makes unglazed ware, is aHindu.
The potter's craft is in some respects
an exception TO the rule of decay, and q
distinct revival and extension OF the art
OF making glazed ware is taking place
Carpet where it subsists as an
independent craft, is Mohammedan, and
the weavers OF Wurrungal and other
places in South India-little colonies
among populations Of Hindus-claim
Persian descent. which certainly can be
allowed to their patterns. Armorers,
demasceners. sword cutters, aud gun.
makers are MohammedAn, but the vii
lsge blacksmith whv makes the hoe and
the reaping hook is generally o Hindu.
The gold-embroiderers, gilt-wsre and
gold-lace makers OF the prosperous north
ern cities OF Amritza and Delhi are usu-
ally Mohammedsn, a. also are shawl
weavers and / ndred embroidery crafts
Of Persian descent. In Madras, slso, and
the central provinces, where this beau
tiful art is waning, poor Mohammedana
feebly Keep alive the traditions Of splen-
did sruffs once wrought for luxulious
Mohammedan princes. Stone-masons
and carvers in 0uzerat. Central India,
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A NAY sHOWER,

Town the drops come. tinkle, tinkle.
With sudden dash and sprinkle,
Though as blue as periwinkle
Was the sky.
Some mysterious hocus jocus
Knocked above US and awoke us,"
Cries little yellow crocuS,
With y sigh,
There's roaring, there's clatter.
There's smo ky dash snu pstter
Or the dust, as comes the patter
OF the drops.
Such drencher, such pelter
IL IL; yet men heller skelier,
Everything has fund q shelter.
Then-it stops
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Things Worth Knowing.

To beat the whites OF eggs quickly put
in pinch OF salt. The cooler the eggs
the quicker they will froth. Salt cools
and also freshens them.
Never put pickles in jar that has had
lard in it.
Beeswax and salt will make rusty fat
irons as smooth Is glass.
Fish may be scaled much moro easily
if dipped for au instant in boiling water.
Tough meat may be made as tender AZ
any by the addition OF little vinegar 70
the water when it is put on to boil.
Roasted coffee is ono OF the most pow
erful disinfectants, not only rendering
animal aud vegetable efluvia harmless,
but really destroying them.
If the brass top of kerosene lamp has
come of, it may I've re paired with plaster
Of paris wet with little water, and will
be - strong ~ ever.
If you wish to pour boiling hot liquid
into q glass jar or tumbler. it can DO
safely done by putting . spoon in tho
dish before you pour, but q drsught Of
cold air must not reach il.
To keep ice from windows take .
sponge or ordinary paint brush and rub
over tho glass once or twice With little
GOLD alcohol. This not only keeps the
panes free from ice, but gives the glass
fine polish.
An attack of indigestion caused bv eat
ing nuts will DO Immediately relieved
and cured by the simple remedy. salt.
Medical men recommend that salt should
be used with nuts. especially when eaten
at night.
The reason why cabbage emits such
dissgreesble smell when boiling il be-
cause the process dissolves the the esson
tial oil. The water should be changed
when the cabbage lie half cooked, and il
will thus acquire greater sweetness.
On coming ont OF . warm room or
hall, to walk home on . cold or damp
night, do not indulge in too much con-
vers ton, however agreeabls your escort
may be. Breathe through the nose. aud
keep the mouth shut % much - posi-.
bic.