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Thew Wanted Cocoanuts.

The other day a Michigan avenue
grocer had about 2JO cocOanutS piled
up in front of his doors. To-day he
hasn't q single one. The other day he
thought he was stuck forabout S25. To-
day he realizes that he has made more
clear profit on cocoanut than any other
retailer in Detroit.
The grocer was reading in his paper
about some one down East who SNUG.
gled whisky by filling cocoanuts with
il, drew down his left eve and called
out to his clerk:
Thomas Jefferson Bangs, go out
and buy me gallon of mean whisky
He selected six or eight cocoanuts,
poured out the milk, retilled them with
whisky, and before night they were sold
or given away. At O'clock next morn.
ing an employee of a livery stable called
in and asked:
Have You any cocoanuts?'
Eyes, . few
II want to buy ten to send 10 my
brother in the country
He had scarcely gone when woman
came in and said she was hungry foi
cocoanut pie, and she took six of the
nuts along. Then q boy came and
bought four and before o'clock tina,
afternoon the entire lot bad disappear.
ed. The only purchaser who returned
was colored hotel waiter, who hung
around for spell and then said;
"Dey wasn't muffin but milk in de
cokernut l bought"
Nothing but milk, YOU rascal!
roared the grocer. "Do you imagine
that Nature is going to grow a big nut
like that for five cents and fill it with
kerosene oil to boot!' Detroit Ere.
Press.
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The Old Apple Woman.

Her name was Louisa Gucdan. She
was a widow 20 years old, and carried
on an artificial leaf factory in New
York City. This fact and the remark
able energy with which she managed
her business were all that SCENE 80 dis
tinpuish her from a score of 81 old
women.
But one morning a lot OF chemicals
exploded on the first floor where Mrs.
Guedan was busy. In moment the
flames flashed into the one hallway and
up through the building. Above. on
the second floor, eight men were At
work unconscious of danger.
In the top story lived woman and
four little children. They were absent
from home, though the brave cd woman
did not know.
Her one thought was to alarm the
men and save the mother with her chill
dren. She rushed up the stairs, banged
at the door of the workmen's room,
shouted Fire and then sprang up
the second stairway.
A workman opened his door, caught
a glimpse of the old woman rushing on
w save lIit tDoft, llI'h
dense cloud of smoke shut her out from
view. He jumped forward to pull hel
back, but the flames dashed between
them. With great difficulty he and his
fellow workmcn escaped to an adjoin-
ing building. The iircmen fought their
way inch by inch. qucnching the flame.
rs they went. When they reached the
upper landing they found the heroic
woman lying dead at the door of the
mothers room. Sitting II the break
fast table We glance al the items of sin
and shame. All are not men and wo-
men either who wear the human form,
is apt to be the cynical thought But,
should our eye meet one such record of
seli-sacrilice as that which marked this
heroic old woman, charity drives out
cynicism. We recall those familiar
lines of Burns:
Then gently sean your brother man,
still rentler, sister woman.
We see in the aged apple woman at the
street corner one who needs but the tri-
al to prove herself martyr to duty.
Great calamities develop true charac-
ter. and both the good and the evil
make themselves manifest. - Youth
Companion.
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The late Dean Stanley is said TO have
rarely made n gesture when preaching.
One day after morning services he asked
his wife if she had noticed the Intensity
with which the congregation had gazed
upon him during the sermon. "How
could they help il, my dear" said Lady
Augusta. when one of your gloves was
on top Of your head the whole time?''
The Dean having taken of his hat be.
fore entering the pulpit, the glove lying
therein had fallen on his head, and q,
be sioofi quite still when preaching,
there il remained
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The Mexican soldier is short, dark,
and unkempt in personal appearance,
but he is good Indian fighter. The
discipline Of the Mexican army makes
him o good fighter. II be turns back
or shows any evidence Of cowardice in
the hour Of danger his comrades have
the strictest orders to shoot him on the
spot
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Then gently sean your brother MAJ
YIN .rDnt lnr Ll.fnr Arntrnn

A western exchange tells US that =
San Francisco girl who is worth 81
600, 600 is hunting in vain for man
with eyes like sapphires, and says she
will never. never, never marry any 9th.
or sort of man. Well. sis, you'll prob
ably die On old maid. Young men with
eyes like sapphires are mighty scarce.
But If you want young man with a
nose like ruby, you probably wouldn'
have to walk farther than half n square
for one
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D. y. SNOW,

MOTTO !E..-EsrATK OF WILLIAM SrApDkN, DE
~ CEASED Notice Is hereby given that the uh.
dersigned Administrator Of the estate 81 William
stadden. late OF the county OF La Sale and state Of
Illinois deceased will appear before the Probate Court
Of said county OH the third Monday (beins the 18th
day. of October 1885, al the Probate Court Room In
ottawa, In said county. when and where oil persons
having claims demands against said estate ore
tined TO attend and present the in writing for ad
justment. ~
Dated this I'd day of September \. d: lssS.
HORACE b. GEORGE.
sepS-Gw Adinin!etratoT.
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SAMUEL NICHOLSON.

AOrICE.-EsTATE OF ToRKEL u. ERICKSON,
~ DKCp-N0tic is hereby given, that the under
signed Administrator OF the estate of Torkel H. Erick
son, late OF the county OF LaSeie and stste Of Ill
aois deceased will sppear before me rGoate CoTrl
teenth day. OF October 1883, AZ the Probate Conri
Room in Ottawa, In said county. when and where All
persons having claims or demands against said estate
are notified to attend and present the IN writing
for adjustment. ~
Dated this jtil day of September 4. H. 1883:
GEO. ". ERICKSON.
seps.3w >dminisrator.
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A doctor in Stokes county, n. c.,
has been practicing on one Of his pa
tents for forty years. The other ply
sicians are talking of having him de-
prived Of his diploma A doctor who
lets bis patient live for forty years, they
~, 10 unworthy Of his profession.
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THAT LASS o LowRlEs.

Frances Hodgson Burnett lives on
street, two doors below the corner brick
house which Garfield occupied when he
was in Congress. 1t is three-stOry
brick of eight or ten rooms, and in the
attic is the room where Mrs. Burnett
writes those delightful stories for which
she finds an easy market. The whole
house is furnished with aesthetic taste.
Old rugs, curious furniture, old weap-
ons and pretty bric-a-brac are seen
everywhere 1t is Il comfortable home,
and believe very happy family lives
in it. for Mrs. Burnett is a woman of
family. She has black-eyed brunette
of u husband, who is perhaps 35 years
of age, and who looks like an artist,
though he is in reality an eye doctor.
She has also two of the prettiest little
boys in Washington blonde-haired lit
lie fellows, who play and laugh and
shout in and around Franklin Park
from one end of the day to the other
Mrs. Burnett herself is a blonde
very attractive and moderately good
looking. She dresses stylishly and likes
society. She goes a grf"' ''"nl, and
during the season she is o! ,.,c lions
of the capital. She enter'aIns well her.
self, and delights N giving little uncon-
ventional parties. At her Sunday eve
ming receptions, to which only her dear
est friends are invited, she often takes
ner guests into her den in the attic.
And here, in the long winter evenings,
they sit around the tire and tell stories
turn about. Mrs. Burnett is very fond
of the drama. and she looks IA little like
one of its favorite actresses. Mary An
derson. She is, understand, writing
another play, and she was delighted
with the representation of "Esmeral-
la. ~ Correspondence Clereland Led,ter
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CAtarrh is the seed OF consumption, and
unless taken In time il very dangerous dis.
ease. Halls Catarrh Cure never falls to
cure. Price IS cent?. sold ny druggists.
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n Is. SNOW. Attorney and Counselor al Law
u. Will practice In the courts OF La Sale and adIon
ing counties. ONCE, Rooms and 6Armory Block.
Ottawa, III.
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ONE LITERARY WO EN-.
Gossip Abou. Persons Whose Books Have
Ben Read.

The literary women Of Washington
form some of the brightest lights of the
society of the.capital. Some Of them
write books, some magazine stories,
and some letters on fashion and pol
tiles.
GAIL HAMILTON,
Abigail Dodge. which is her real name,
is one of the strongest and most caustic
political writer's in the United States.
She is a cousin OF Mrs. Blaine, and not
her sister, as is generally supposed.
She was school teacher until she
made name for herself in a literary
way. Miss Gail is short in stature, and
inclined to s,outness. She is by no
means Venus in either face or figure,
but she is as fond of dress rs though she
was beauty persOniiied. She keeps up
with The fashions and dresses in the
most advanced styles, though these are
in many cases not suited to her fast ad-
vancing years. She is fond of flowing
ribbons, big flowers, and snowy clothes,
and her taste in the selection of colors
is not the best.
Gail is very proud of her literary rep
uiation. She is very fond of society,
and especially dotes on small dinner
parties. Here she can talk, and she is
nothing if not talking. No woman in
Washington has 4 keener tongue than
she, and no one uses this weapon more
mercilessly. The same caustic sarcasm
that comes ont in her ESSAYS spices her
,,,,., 81 ltv,n
rather than feminine pen. Her criti-
csms of politics and politicians are well
paid for BY the magazines and the lead
ing papers, and she has, suppose. a
fair income therefrom,
THE AUTHOR OF ANNE
Constance Fennimore Woolson is now
in Europe, but when at home she
spends much of her time al Washing
ton. and her new novel, ANNE, which
created such Il sensation in Harper $
Magazine q year or two ago. was pen
ned in u little room on New York ave-
nue.. She was two years at work get
ting ii ready for the press. Some of
the parts relating to Heathcote's army
life she wrote at Harper's Ferry, where
she spent the summer The localities
described in the book are descriptions
of the country around Harper's Ferry,
and they were doubtless taken on the
spot. When she had finished the story
she revised it carefully and sent it Oft
with fear and trembling to Harper's in
II pasteboard box, expecting TO see il
come ont in book form. The Harpers
saw AT once that it was good thing,
and used it as serial for their maya
zine. When il was concluded it was
published as book, and is now one OF
the best selling novels on the shelves.
Miss Woolson is. understand, Cleve-
land girl. She is related TO the Bene-
diets, and she is q niece of Fennimore
Cooper, after whom she takes her mid
die name.
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SAMUEL RICHOLSON, Attorney and
= Counselor al Law win practice In the courts o.
La Sale and adjoining Counties Once. west Of Court
House, Ottawa, H. Rovls
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I II. STSA WIN, Attorney at Law. Careful
~. attention will be given to the settlement Ofesatas
and collections. Office with T.. i. Bull, City Drug
Store. JAMS
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~ &. TRENARH, Attorney at Law. Once
L. with l.. W. Brewer, Rooms :! & ~ County Cour7
House. Ottawa ILL., jun3
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DAVID A. COON, Attorney at Law. ONCE,
~ Rooms and Armory twoods) Block, Ottaws,
Illinois, dec&
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- GRICiGS. Attorney and Counselor NJ Law.
". ONCE In Lynch's block, Main street, Ottawa i'll
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I G. BOYLE. Attorney 1T LAW. Office with
y. N. I. Mooney. Opera House Block. Ottawa. Ill
feb2i60
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TYR. r.. w. WEBS, (Deutcher Doctor.) late
~ Physician and Surgeon TO the St. Louis Female
Hospital Office Stefels Clothing Store corner OF
Main and La Sale streets. Residence on south blum.
~ Mra. "enzs. apis
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w. BREW ER, Attorney and Counselor 81
IL. Law. and Notary Public. Rooms % 4 81 tounsg
Court House, Ottawa, Ill.
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a. W. W. BLAkR NJ. \. AoLONRY
DI.A * II * NIOLONEN, Attorneys ane
ID Counselors At Law. Rooms Is aud 26 Opera Honse
Block. Ottawa, Illinois. unSS
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Exchange on Chicago and New 7 ork
And all the principal cities east end wet.
BOUGHT AND SOLD
Exchange on England. Ireland, Scotland and I'll
In portAnt psln in Continental Europe drawn 10 sums
TO suit purchasers.
u. 3. Revenue Stamps OF ali denominations
cor stanty on hand and for sale
United States Bonds, Local Securities. Gold
and Silver bought and sold.
aRnkine hours from "a. n. to4P.n.
Jan.l2, 1873 q. l. LINDLEY. Assist. Csshlei
The bee., 1883-05-05

The Executive Committee of the
National Colored Press Association met
in this city last Saturday. w. A.
Pledger, Esq, Mr.. Moore. and W. O..
Vance, Of New Albany, Ind, were the
strangers present IN the city The
Executive Committee arranged for a
suitable and excellent programme of
debating exercises to be participated in
by the press of different States.-Afro
American,
The bill of fare should include what
is the next best thing for our people to
do if the present Republican managers
continue to treat us with contempt,
and fail to regard us as men and voters !?
We mean the managers, not the party
principles. We set that Prof. Grcener
has been invited to he present and talk
on the situation. No doubt he will
SLY what we want said. He knows
how to say it and is nothampered with
government position or a political
degree to govern his mouth. Should
it get out of order in telling the naked
truth in regard to our duty and what
we must and shall do.
The bee., 1883-05-05
SCRAPS AND NOTES.

Mr.. John II. Minkings paid the
Capitol the annual visit, as is his Gus
tom, year after year. He left us after
soiourn of three days, but in that
time the boys made it very pleasant
for him, not more SO, however, than
he deserves, for johnson" is a true
knight, of the old school.
Mr.. John Browney, who died last
week, and was buried from his family
residence, l4I6 Street, was one of the
very best informed men in regard to
Washington city statistics, and the
personal, political and social history of
the more prominent characters Of both
parties, races and colors, that have fig
ured in national matters, politically or
otherwise, during the past sixty years
Besides possessing those truly con-
genial characteristics of the true born
gentleman, he was really practical
walking encyclopaedia. The services
at the house, last Sunday, were con-
Quoted by the Rev. Mr.. Hill, an old
friend and companion of Mr.. Browne.
Mr.. Hills sermon was practical and
useful discourse, and listened to by
the audience with marked degree of
interest.
We hope that the discussion as to
where and SO on the National Conven-
tiOn of colored men should be held,
will result in fixing place and that
there aCiU be q convention. The late
convention of our Irish brethren, in
Philadelphia, terminated successfully,
and this was a bitter surprise to their
detractors, who prayed that the ele-
ments that made it up, would make
fools of themselves and destroy the
power of the assembling of the dele
gates to do good for the cause that drew
them together, but the result of the
work, now exactly points to the con-
trary. May we not think over this
with profit to ourselves"
A large number of our people in this
city will be full of regrets when they
cannot attend the regular Tuesday
evening entertainments at Bethel Lit
erary and Historical Hall on nj Street.
Rare treats of oratory, and in the
reading of profound and useful papers,
have been the lot of those attending
this season. Speaking on and from
recollections of the past, this associa-
ton is to our way of thinking, indeed
the most useful, as well as the only real
successful institution of the sort that
the city of magnificent distance ever
had. If it were not insidious to make
distinctions in such matter, how
gladly would we call the names of
many who occur to us now. that have
been the main pillars in supporting the
structure. But where all have done
so well it would be risky undertaking
to name, for we might forget name
here and there, which would cause
offense, so we can only say this, that
all who have taken part, deserve
the thanks Of the people who have
been benefited by their wisdom,
their thoughts and the good example
set before them.
The bee., 1883-05-05
Fashion N0tea.


Jerseys will again be worn.
Mittens will again be worn.
Pompons trim dresses, hats bonntts
and wraps.
Laced and buttoned boots are equal
II fashionable
Raglans have Japanese sleeves with
dolman backs.
V,ilings come in finer finish and
coloring than ever.
Electric beaded Jerseys are the latest
high novelty in Paris.
the favorite style of evening corsage
is high behind, bat low, oval or square
in front.
Terra Gotta, dark blue and dark red
are frequent comb nat oas in suits and
in mill nery.
Pretty capotes with straw clowns
anil brilns composed Of plaitings of
lace are much worn.
The rJbe of bllck velvet Goes duty
for all occasions now in tie. same Nay
that the black silk dress formerly did.
Birds On the wing, at rest, in the
nest, and billing AM! oooing are narke |
features in the designs of new sateel IS.
New silk and Isle threat gloves
como in all lengths an in an INN I'M
bared list of new and ell c0lJrs and
shades.
New flannel suits for children are
male of chev!ot fannels. garnet, blue,
dark green and gray being ths favor
ite colorS.
The small Grecian knot coiffure,
With waved or crimped front hair
remains the favorite style with ia shion-
able women.
New English straws c;me in all
the new colors in whit, black and
cream, while the braids are made very
fine and glossy.
Large plaids are used for dress skirts
to be worn with velvet, yelveteens,
jersey webbing, and plain yelling and
plain silk bodicss.
The summer silks which come in
large plaids of brilliant blues an reds
sell in New York more readily than
any other for dress skirts.
New wraps are in every conceivable
shape from pardessus t. mantles, dol
mans, jackets, jerseys, redingotes and
visites, havelocks and raglans.
Ottoman silks have the run of pop
ular favor, but fa;lles, gros grains and
satins of ali grades, from duchesse to
merveilleux, are used in dressmaking.
Two aprons, one long and square,
the other short and much wrinkled
and looped around the hips, appear on
the latest importations of French
dresses
The bee., 1883-05-05
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

=, A new play next fall by Messrs
'hase, Smith and Governs.
Mrs. Agnes Ketchum Hill is a good
,eader, and would do well in the char
%leT % OF Lady McBeath or Lady FL
Ferid in Figaro.
,b Inc concert given by the pupils of
uf public schools was success. There
80 speculation in these concerts, which
vi cl'lzens aUght not to tolerate.
our lady readers has found fault
NJ ,un MISS Davis reading. There are
bo hue IN Washington who can equal
M ~, IN dramatic art. Misses Summer
- rie and Mator will make good house
=. paflor readers. hut to handle the
g,TTeS MIN ! recently rendered by Miss Davis,
VII DC impossible.
The bee., 1883-05-05
HON. FRED. DOUGL ASS LETTER
TO THE nrsroHtAN-eoop ADVICE, &C.
WASHINGTON. D. G.,

WASHINGTON u. u,
April 18th, 1888.
My DEAR Mr.. WIBLIAMs.-On the
the contrary / have said to all corners
that you have made q very valuable
work, and that where you have quoted
authorities your history is entirely re,
liable. l have bought the book and
would not be without it.
The whole work reflects credit upon
you for industry, perseverance ant
literary ability, and am very GLAD
that you have been able to make a con-
tribution SO valuable to the colored
literatures of the country.
While; however; | felt all this, 1 have
been compelled to complain of severa
instances of your unfairness toward
me.
First, you put me in the wrong in
respect to the American Union, and
my relation to the Garrison party you
affirm that it was the dissolution OF
the Union, that abolished slavery, and
that was wrong in defending the
Union. 1t seems to me that yCu were
forced to do this in order to prove mt
in the wrong, where you yourself must
know that the very opposite is true
that it was the salvation Of the UnioT
that sectifed the abolition of slavery
You put me in the wrong on the q1es
tion of the exodus and affirm that ir
that opposition the eolored people Of
the country were against me.
You give the reasons for the exodu
but you withhold the reasons and
motives that led me to oppose that
movement. Had you been just his
tOrian, you would have stated both
sides impartially. That you did not
affords just ground for the belief that
you wrote more at the dictate of pre-
judice than an honest love of truth
The exodus has turned out just as
predicted it would, nine days wonder
1t was gotten Up for an accession, ha:
served it's purpose and is dead.
You describe Il debate between my
self and Mr.. Greener, and are at tht
pains of telling your readers of my dis
comfiture at the hands of the Harvard
graduate. when you knew very well, OF
ought to have known that no such de
bate ever took place.
l do not see how you can expect tc
win a reputation for honesty ant
veracity while you allow your pen tt
write deliberate falsehoods- l admire
your talents, and am proud of your at
tainments, but I warn you that all sue
cess obtained by smartness uncouplet
with truth will be transient. For YOU
sake and for the sake of your cause
rather than for my sake, l beg you t.
correct the errors l have pointed out
in the future edition of your book.
have not see our friend Mr.. Bruce
but / shall see him shortly.
l do not believe what you allege Of
him in respect to ipciting any assault
upon you or your history.
l know / have melted none; when
have any criticisms to make publicly
| shall not seek the shelter of a thirt
party. Yours faithfully,
FRED. DOUGLASS.