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RAILROAD EPITAPHs .

Sweeping round a curve
Whose outer feKure bOTieTed an abyss,
The cars we're canled down the pTeclpice,
Aud seven Of us killed. But what ol lhstl
Twas the curve did II. And the engineer,
Beng upon a bender, was eGcued."
"Here are deposited the bon es
The flesh being torn Off
OF an unknown man
Who, being deaf, and blind, aud lame,
Neglected to obey the customary signals,
And was run over MS punishment
For his conilmacy.
The engineer promptly stopped the engine
After il had cut the body in two,
And, with The most exemplary humanity,
Conveyed the remains 10 en- adjacent wood shed,
Where all means OF rssusciteuVn reic 'risd
But, alas
The vital spark had fed
For the humanity they displayed,
The engineer and signal men
Were presented by the company
With service Of plate.
Go thou and do likewise
An exchange" thinks that this rliIrosd epi,ap'
system might be applied with advantage to the
banks the Mississippi Tbs mono;ony Of voy
age up stream would be agreeAbly relieved by :
perusAl Of tho affecting testimonials Of remem
brace and esteem with which the margin Of tE'
great river might appropriately be adorned. H'
thinks something Of this sort might answer:- -
"Under this cypress,
Smashed by high press
OF steam, lie.
"Too fondly trusted
To boat what busted.
And blew me sky high
Another might record an aeCiden, in this way -
Sacred to the sad mishaps
OF ten who died by collapse
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-09-11

RLIInoAD AcclDESTs The accident, that are
daily occurring on the American railroad. have a.
ronsed inquiry in regard to the best means Of put
ting an end to these appalling disaster, a few
year, ago .hese accidents were O!rars occurrence,
owing to the shortnsss Of the lines and the low
speed Of ,he trains, Now, that they extend thou.
sands Of miles, and run at the rate Of forty five
miles an hour, accidents have multiplied to an a
farming extent, The following described precau'
sions, practised on the English railways. will pro
baby be adopted in this country:
40 the first place every part Of the road IS
guarded by watchmen, who stand 80 close togeth
ev that they have each other in sight whose duty
it is to keep the track clear Of obstruction Eve
~ slch Waterman bahnwRTther has house on
| tie road, where he lives with his family they
communicate with the depsts be telegraph, which
! is pole about fifty feet high, with arms, OF
Of WEIGH the ditferen, positions give the required
signal All the crossings are provided with gates
aud vstchman has 70 close It, about five Ain'
utes before the train arrives, and aasoon as the
gate ia closed foot passengers and vehicles have 10
wait until the train has passed, On top OF the
first car Of essh and every train is wa,chuan pa'
ced who is to look out that all goes in safety hs
communicates Immediately with the engineer aud
causes the train 10 stop when there is any danger
IN view, he also has under hi, control brake
Every car is aep. under account how many miles
il has run, and after having run 5000 miles ispu'
under a thorough examination Every engineer
must be by trade machnst, and besides this he
mus. serve one year and a half as apprentice on
a locomotive in operation, and il he proves skill
tIl engineer, he is then placed into responsbe'er
vice, with minute instruction. as TO hl. duty, anl
Tor any ,rausgresSion OF his instruction IS fined
and the punishment is a great deal heavier wher
an accident has happened caused by his careless
ness. No foot passengers are allowed to tra'e
on railroads.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-09-11

"Oyrn or rHr Nrw HAMrsHRs GfHts--A cor
respondent Of the journal Of Commerce relates
the following:
While on visit 10 my friends in New Hamp-
shire. the past week, had the pleasure Of An
Introduction to Miss Rosina Delight Richardscn,
the only daughter Of Mr. Nathaniel aud Mrs.
MARY Richardson, Of East Alstead, Cheshire couu-
ity, n II.
Miss Rosina is 10 years OF age, is feet, IA
iuChes 10 height, measures feet Ia inches
around the waist. feet inches around the
hip, % inches around the arm above the elbow.
ii inches around arm below the elbow, and
feet . inche. in straight line across the shoul-
ders
At birth she weighed pounds, at years ts
pounds, ut 10 years oSs pound, at IL year SSS
/ pounds, and now, Mt 10 years of age, she Weighs
as pounds. On estimating the quantity Of cloth
in her clothing when dressed for ride on a win
ters day, wei found it 10 contain 9S IL yards Of
8.4 yard wide cloth
/ She has brown hair dark blue eyes is Of fair
complexion, and has what phrenologists would
| call a well balanced head, the perceptivs organs
predominating, She can kit, spin, weave, max
shirt or batch OF bread, is good singer and
plays the piano with taste aud skill--ls considered
one Of the best scholars in the town where she
reside-is courteou. and aifable, and lively IN
conversation, and ovinccs general tnowledgss
which might raise a blush on the cheek OF some
ofour city bellies.
Where's Barnumi
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FLIES pRonucrp ny CIy.usM-Tbs Am.,;.
can Consul nj Liyerpool. Mr. Ogden vrit., 10 tha
Nptiorri ynfsilioenc.r an account oftbe scienl;fc
experiments which he recently witnessed a, ,bs
house Of Mr.. Crosse the English philosopber
whose alledged production Of animal III. bc chem,.
cal process has created SO much dlscnssion h,
scientific circles:
81 own to after iscrcdulity until I had the on.
portunity Of thorough examination of the pro-
cess and a foil explanation Of the means. No
self deception, no f,vorte hypothess 10 bo car.
ried out, had any influence in the result On Grst
witnessing the result, Mr.. Crosse wouli not be.
lieye mis- own senses He locked up his laboratory
and took a long walk in the open air to assure
himself that he was not laboring under some lin
sion. On his return he behsld the actual living
| insect in yarious stages of its formation The
apparatus wa. prepared for the purpose of pro
/ ducinp CRYSTALS from the silicate OF potash"
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Gen. Qutman Of Mississippi, whom the whig
pagers hay. been claiming for Scott, in his card
denying that story, thus speaks Of Ges Pierce.
and declares be shall vote fOr him:
knew Gen Franklin Pierce personally while
we were in the service together, and since HIS
hiqh Intellectual Qualities, his g'6ek perception,
and accurate jl4dqD,snt Of men, s.cJred my respect,
wIil, lis nice sense If honor his sincerity and
h.. pure minded d,S,nirrrs.ci integrity, won my
,carn rsgd,a ard jrimd.hip. Hs nomination
ua, hghiy acceptable 70 me
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-09-11

S.tr YouR HAY-Rspecially tia. which Is cut
late in the season. and all at ANY season, that is
not perfectly well cured As much salt applied
TO the hay on placing it away, as the cattle
would naturally eat during the time they are con
surninC the hay, gives relish which is very a.
greeabls to the stock Besides, hay keeps bstter
with two or three quarts OF good salt applied t"
the ton HAY that is not cured thoroughly 10
much improved by it. Try it, alongside with
that not salted and observe whether there il \
difference You will then know next year whe,h
er It 10 waste Of salt or not to apply it to hay.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-09-11

A DRrSK of BKER FoREyFB.-Mr Emerson in
one Of his lectures, tells story to eIemplfy the
stability Of things IN England, lie says that
William Of Wyckau', about the year $50, endow
ed house in She neishborhuod u Winchester, to
provide a measure Of beer and suiGclency oi
bread to every one who asked it forever, and
when Mr.. Emerson WAS IN England he Knocked
on the door, preferred his request and received
his measure of beer and his auan,um Of bread
though its donor had been dead seven hundred
NeATs
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nonds1 NON % tho lesson w I be hal ,sen me. g.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-09-11

ILliSois CENTRAL RMLno.p.--This road j,
now being put in the course Of construction wnh
all possible despatch. From Caro- to Chicago
the note Of preparation is heard. The last Jones
boro GaIens contain the following statement con
cerning the Let Division:
I'VE learn from gentleman that firm o
Ellis and Jenkins Il Co, contracts on the frs, di
vision Of the Illinois Central Railroad; ,hu il
the course Of next week they will set to work
some cigh, hundred or thousand men. commen
cling near Cairo. Sub contracts will be let out al
any time from now until the 18th Of September
Any quantity Of hands from one to three tbousauC
may get employment, by applying to Ellis, Jen
kins 4 Co"
A sus.eon,rac,or adv.rtises for las two hors,
teams to hire. on the same division and as many
! labo,ers a. may come 10 him. Alton Courier.
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INFLUENCE.

Drop follows droy, and swells
With rain the sweeping river;
Word follows word, and tells
A truth that lives forever.
Flake follows fake. like spirits,
Whose wings like winds dissever;
Thought follows thought, and lights
The realm of mind forever.
Beam follows beam, TO cheer
The cloud the boil, would shiver;
Throb follows throb, and fenr
Gives pace to joy forever.
The drop. the flake, the beam,
Teach Us a lesson ever, ~
The word, the thought, the dream, =
impress the soul forever.
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Oshkosh Courier Extra.
Dreadful Tragedy...Leahya n Murderer.

By some gentlemen from Fort Winnebsgo we
have the particulars Of one of the most shocking
tragedies which has ever taken place in Wscon
sin. The author OF the murder most Of our res-
ders know. II is Leahy, the so called monk OF
La 1rappe, who has lectured throughout the U.
MON on Cstholicity, and made himself the ridi
cule Of every rightthinking man. The psrt!cu
lars are as fo.lows:
Leahy has been living with his wife in Marcel.
lon, Columbia county aud has property to the a.
mount Of $4,000. lie has lately been absent,
and on his return discovered that bis wife had
been false to him, aud suspected a man by the
name Of Manley, a. being the paramour Of the
wife Maley had been tried twice for the crime
and on Thursday last, at Pardeevlle, village 5
miles from Fort Winnebago, he was again en- til
Nl The court acquitted hun again, when Leahy
instantly drew his revolver, and shot Manley dead
the 6all entering his kidneys and passing thro'
his y.--Marl9y's blood was not enough to sat.
isfy such villain, and he Immediately fired upon
| Col. Morton, Aanleys lawyer. the ball hitting a
law book under his arm and thus saving his lie
/ lie Cred second time a Morton, when bystan'
der wrestse the pistol from him which proyideu
TALLY saved his fe---l'he ball passed nIong the
| ColOnei's abdomen, tearing his skin and ripping
bis clothes, His escape was indeed mlraculoas.
| Lcshy wa. arrested and placed in confinement
! Upon being asked If he wished to see Manloy be
| 90. h--,, t-.;.., 80 Piled ''rN" and gave tn,
| fIlowing reason for the murder: Sreching forlt
| his right hand he aad. "TO BE- sure that thand f
red the pisto! but God directed it. In a yisioI
last night, God told me TO kill fye men in tha
court ro~n. have been prevented now, but th'
day will come when il will be done"
| There is 10 douht that he intended to kill th'
five LeAhy is perfec, devil. has destroyed ih'
peace q almost every city IN the Union. and b,
bis licenious lectures to bigots has reaped Icr
tune out o' their gulibility, which is to be spsn
on the galsss. We pity him and them.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-09-11

DAMN The SBISrLAsrERs-EXouss lie, deaf
rcaler-we are ~ bad humor We cannot see
deception substituted for fair dealing so long d,
open honesty is the only sure road to Psccess.
tn. lfsychapfs ard Mechanics Bank, Of Chj
cGgo has issued shnplaster exactly like those
notes which are secured Rs the law requires The
western papers call It $" dangerous counterfeit.
lis worse--'tis deception, fraud, aud the only
way to avoid it is TO refuse Oh notes on the A,r
chant, and Mechanics BANK of Chicago.
We have quoted 1t doubtful % d. and dashed
i, in our let and so long as the safety Of our rcn
ders require this course we will pursue IT, ",
have worked "some" for tie banking system it
Illinois and we will sink our sh,p Qhe Reporter,
or will keep the western bankers honest
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-09-11

ST. LoCrs AND vrscESSss RoAp--We gs,Ler
from responsible sources. that this road 10 to be
constructed with every possible dispatch. The
ST. Louis, and are preparing to put the whole
line 10 immediate course Of construction.
Tie effort Of Col Brough and others nterest.
cd in defeating it, at the railroad meeting in St.
Louis, this week, have so far proved a6ortve,--
alton CouTiU-
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Boot 4 Shoe Shop.
. Boot & Shoe Shop,
NNM 4, EAEll

WOULD inform the public that he has lately
opened shop on Madison street, in the building
formerly occupied by Buchanan Il Eichelberger
and lately by Bailey & Eichelberger, as tailor
shop, where he is prepared to manufacture to or
der all kinds OF work in the above line, in the bes
possible manner.
lie will also keep on hand a good assorlmcn, Of
BOO7S AND SHOES,
which he will sell at the very lowest prices. Mend
ing done at short notice and IN the ntatest manner
Call and see, January 10 lS52-y
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New Meat Market,

JEREMIAH WOODiniormshis friends and the
e public that he has Just opened Meat Market at
his new building on the corner north Of the Court
House Square in Ottawa where he willbe happy to
supply nil his friends and the public with the choicest
of everything in the meat line. Vegetables OF all
kinds also kept on hand,
No Market on Sunday. The shop will bekept
open on Saturday evening, but closed on the Sab.
bath. sept2l 1850
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-09-11

SoyvTutNa wosrn KsowiNs-The yard i. De.
rived from tho Saxon word gyrd or girth, beng
originally the circumference of the body. until
Henry l. dscrsed that it should be the length OF
his arm. Inch, from uneic, or twelfth In 1860,
when William the Ceuqueror began to reign, the
penny. or sterling, was cast with deep cross so
that il might be broken ia half as a half penny.
or 10 quarters for fo,irthiag' OF farthings
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10 FarmerS---PIoWs! !

10 FarmerS---PIOWs!
We have a large Assortment Of
Bredkinq, Stubbh. Corn d !Shord P'ovs,
which We should like to show you, whether you
want 10 buy or not, as Ne Halsr ourselves, after
the experience We have bad we can show YOU
P!orCs that Can't be Beat.
We have taken extra pains in selecting our
steel and timber, so we warrant all OF our Ploss in
'yery respect es1t II not better than can be found
any where else.@
We have also large assortment Of Rolling
Cutters ready to attach to the lowe, II wanted
they being approved of by most Of those that uss
them All those that want Piows please call at
the Steam plow Shop, and examine. before you
buy Pows that nre made hundred miles of, and
sem to the stores here, to be- pcddicd out.
March IJ-li. PEMBROKE & Drew.
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The man who never told sn editor how he
could better his paper ha. gone to Chicago tomsr
~ the woman that never looked into a looking
glass. Their children won't 1--we.
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QuruY.-wAom did Robinson Crusoo NEE, on
bis being cast op the desert islaudi-A great 'peil
On the shore. and httis tope running inland
f,o., The MSS % = 1.-'i.s
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Here il the motto OF book called the New
England Psalm Singer or American Chorster. :,
by WIN. Billings. native Of Boston, IN New En-
gland. The book was publitbed in l77o;--
90, praise the Lord with one consent,
And in this gland design
Let Britain and the Colonies
Unanimously Join"
Satire Is powerle.. except when dirseu"
sSainst srror
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Advertisements inserted a, 81 per square Tor
he rst insertion, aud IS cents tor egch subsequent
insertion A lbern discount made to those who
advertise by the yeor
pF No paper discontinued until all suearages
are pad, hnlessat the option oi the Publishers.
D1- Conmunicaucns, to insure attention. must
always be tree OF postage. and accompanied with
lhe Authors name.
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W. N&NN E&NNN&s
- - "a " - .

Ofee. 81 Story. North Hisd Of Reddick's Briei
Block, East Side The Court House Square.
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o. A. OSBORN. j &. SKINNER.
q. 4. Osborn's Giaar Gcoon

Wts~I>. o>bONN N Sh1NNGh
tUCTpNEERS. are prepared to receive any
kind OF Property far public or private sale such
as Merchandise oi all KINDS, Horses, Catte, Sc.,
winch they viii sell 10 the beet advantage.
On Consignment, lot OF ready made Glolhlng,
which will be- put up at their snies room for the i'll
spection ot the pubic Al business entrusted to
their care IN the above line will meet with promp,
attention. Aug. G-ti.
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How BlgSUN PURCHASED THE MusTrN.--ln m
essay which +. T. Batnum contributed TO Freed
ys Treatise on Business be thus alludes 10
the purchase Of the Museum;
In lS4l purchased the American Museum
in New York without dollar, for ! was not
worth dollar in the world. But | vas never
drshesrtened / Rlways felt that / could make
money fast enough if ! only set my mind to it, /
remember meeting a friend in Broadway a few
weeks before came in possession Of the Museum.
Well" said |, Mr. A.. am going to buy the
American Museum" Butw said he, for he
knew had no property what do you intend
buying it withi' Brass" repled, for silver
aud go.4.l have none"
" 1t w1s even So Everybody who had any
connection with theatrical, circus or exhibition
business, frcm Edmund Simpson manager Of the
old Park Theatre, or VIM. Nble down to the
most humble puppet Snowman Of the day knew
me perfectly we'll Mr. Francis Omstead the
"vn.r Of th- Mu.ouni building (now deceascd,) d
noble. whole sOuled man as one often meets with
having consulted my references, who an cuncurred
IN telling him that was good Snowman, and
would do as lagreed accepted my proposition to
give security Tor ne IN the purchase Of the Muse.
Gm collection, he appointing money taker at
the door and creditiug me, towards the purchase
all the money received after paying expenses oil.
owing me fifty dollars per month, on which to
supper, my family, consisting of o wife and three
lchildren. This was my own proposition, as was
determined So 10 live that hundred dollars per
annuLn should defray all the expense of my fami.
ly until had paid Tor the Museum and my
treasure Of wife land such r wife Is treasure
gladly asseued to the Arrangement, and CT
pressed her Willingness to cut :he expenses down
to $500 per annum. If necessary.
"One day, some six months after had pur
| chased the Museum, my friend Mr 0lmstead hap.
pered in al my ticket Office at about IL o'clock
| and found me alone, eating my dinner, which
consisted Of few slices Of corned beef and b!sad
/ that | had brought from home in the morning
Is this the way you eat your dlnneri be IN.
quirsd-"l have not eaten warm dinner since
bought the Museum, except on the Sabbath re-
Piled, and intend never to eat another on q
week day till | get out Of debt" "Ah you are
safe, and will pay for the Museum before the year
is out" he replied slappihg ME Familiarity on the
/ shoulder, and he was right, for ig less than a
year from tina, period, WAS in full possession Of
the Museum as my own property, every cent
paid out Of the profit Of the establishment Had
| | been less economical and less determined, my
expenses would have kept pace with my income
| should have lost much valuable time IN going
home every day TO my dinner, and my present
situation would probably have pesu very different
from what 10 ip"
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Millinery! A

w Mrs. &. FYFE has removed her Wv
Millinery Establishment to the rooms directly over
l. d Smiths Store
next door to the n Y House She trusts for a con-
,nution oi trade, assuring her customers that work
committed to ohelcare willbe executed withprnmpt-
meas and on very reasonable terms.
sY Nert Doyr 10 The NeD York House, q.
OuaMn Jnnu ary 4 1872
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Reading fills Abe mind, work thu pocket, idle
ssSs ths nc ,itsrrtrv,