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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-10-08

VHE LNpws is PoLulCs-Thc ladies' Of IA
cine recently called upon J. Il. D,9lulo, demo
cratic candidate for Judge, AMI demanded Of him
pledge that he was uflyor Of the Maine Law
and assured lin that if he gave the required
pledge that he should have the entire temper.
ancc vote. Mr. b, however refused their re.
quest, but concurrei with them freely upon the
subject If temperance, bu! assuring them that
he did no! recognize the right ofhdle. to med.
die with elections, and that as to giving any
pledges or expressing an opinion upon any le
gal question, Under an implied threat he would
not Do it to obtain the votes Of any man or class
Of men, nor for any ciice ia the GIT OF tue
people.
Nc D. is .!rong temperance man: and be.
fore he was brought ont for Judge, devoted
much time to the cxIention Of the temperance
principles, a pledge, therefore, from him wa.
unnecessary, aud the request on the part Of the
ladies' uucalcd for.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-10-08

TnE Hon pRlcEs-Frmers hrin-in, their
grain TO market On Monday, were taken complete.
ly 10y -urp,jsr and on meeting the outside buy.
rrs and being offered 81 10 for their spring wheat
they were yarou.ly afflicted. Some wopld DO
struck entirely dumb and appear to doub. their
own senses. Others treated the oiFers a, a Joke
and others s'iil were wonderfully excited as they
thought Of their bushels at home, and tried to
count rp the dollars It you'd come to. and witch.
ed ut The ,,ringa o. their sample bag. tin the Nnot
was so hard that nothing but The luck knife would
soften it, On Dem Press
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-10-08

MAsoHo GRASn LouGr.-1hc annual meeting
Of Masonic Grand Lodge will take place in Spring.
field on rcx' Monday, the QI Of October 1t is
expected that not lccss than three hundred dele.
gates will be present from different paris Of tie
State, besides number Of leading Masons from
other Sa,ee,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-10-08

Tu2 81. L0Crs RLryDllc,N.-ILis mammoth
sheet. has recently been enlarged and Otherwise
much improve! in appearance, aus is now by
considerable, tie largest paper published IN the
West, By way Of showing tie progress this
paper has made since i. was first started, a copy
Of the fgs: number WAS distributed with the en-
lArgel sheet 1t is the SIZE Of tyul,cap, and
pr.a;ed IN type tLree sizes larger than that USED
n our paper This miniature newspaper WAS
III. Republican, Or Gazette as it wa' then called
IN lS0S, and was published .; 50 per year
The present s.za o! the Republican is abou.
equal to 81 such sheets AMI contains at leas, ! /,
times as much matter, and yet the price per an.
NUN remains tie same, s.. The contrast be.
tween these two sheets is fyrc.be illustration
If the progress made. both in the AIT Of printing
and in the upJ4ilding Of he West. Al sAis rate
Of Improvement what viii this paper be at tie
close Of this century
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-10-08

Hon, JEFFERSON DNyIs,--At recent meeting
OF the M,si,sippiaus in San Francisco, it wa
resolved to present to the Hon. Jefferson Davis
q sword Of California manufacture, with a set it
ITS hit, to be selected from the gold bearing
mountains Of California, as he r,ked his life {,
oIaln them for the United Slateg VI AWvriCa,
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TIE OTTAWA FREE TRADER,
Otiama, October 5, 1858.

v b piaess the American New. papr
\ cent. i,tlc oaig authorised lscmior lhis paper
a Inc cilies OF Boston, New YORK, and fht'''''
nh, and IS duly empowered to tahr adveri'Sr
urnts and sabserlp,ionsa nj the rates required ny
US HIS receipts wall be regarded rs u.s..
YoRk, Tribune Buildings PHILADELPHIA, y.
oruer Third and Chcsnut streets.
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Democratic Ticket.

F,a Couxrg JupcE--H, G COTTON.
Fur CoCxrr ClsRK--S ". RAYMOND
FoR CorxrY rRrlsuErG b. FORD.
For County, SrRvlYoR--J. II, WAGNER
FoE School COMMISSIONER ID. i. JONES
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PANAMA FW-E-Eour iualrel AMI fifty Ia.
bor.rs have jieI on the Panama railroad, Ggt.
iu; the Efforts to tg..I #. Nearly every person
going there "a attacked with .he fever m few
weeks after their Arrival Inc-nsc4lsnce of,he
sickness and mortality, contractors have been
obliged to give Up their contracts iu an uadl.
i.Lel condition, ana tie company have Resumed
their work by ,h-r own 5g.u,s
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-03-30
A Man Killed by Runaway Slave.

On Tuesday morning last, a negro man
was seen prowing about the residence of
ihos. Moore, near this city, and upon be-
ing questioned, gave his name as Judge
Ezzard's George, and made inquiries about
the road. Mr.. Moore, suspecting him to
be a runaway, told him that he would
take him home, and attempting to catch
him, the negro drew knive md made a
thrust at him, cutting his clothes some
what, but did not succeed in cutting him.
ME N2sES GpSlfiRHhh lfiR3Hh h zfad zfad ran G and md
field. At this moment Mr.. j. K. Thomas
came out of his house near by, and tried
to catch the negro, but as he approached,
the negro stabbed him. inflicting fatal
wound, of which he died almost Instantly.
The negro then succeeded in making his
escape. The next morning, however, ne
gro man, supposed to be the same one,
was arrested and lodged in the Calaboosc.
atlanta Intelligencer.
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Ntms 9ttuls, lIr.

CURE FOR TooruAcHE.-Mr James
Batson, of Aairdrie, says: Gum Copal
when dissolved in chloroform, forms an
excellent compound for stuffing the holes
OF decayea teeth. l have used it very fire.
quently, and the benefits m. patients
have derived from it have been truly as
tonlshing' The application is simple and
easy. clean out the hole, and moisten
little piece Of cotton with solution in
troduce this into the decayed part, and III
every instance the relief has been almost
instantaneous. The chloroform removes
the pain. and the gum copal resists tho
action of the saliva; and as the applica
tion Is SO agreeable, those who may labor
under this dreadful malady would do we'll
to make trial of il.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-03-30
Cotton Seed.

MERsRs. EDIToRs IL have been ex.
perimenting with cotton seed for num-
Der Of years. The most valuable expert
ment that ever made was in 1929, at
which time was planting black seed.
then procured the petit Gulf or Mexican
seed, and found them great improve
meDt upon the elack and green seed, the
only varieties had previously used. Hsv-
ing been so we'll remunerated for that
change, tried every variety of improved
seed which has been brought TO my no.
tice until the present tisne---such as silk
cotton, Okra OF Twin Seed, some direct
importations from Mexico. the Hogan OF
Pomegranate seed, the Mastadon, Brown
Pitt, Willow. Sugar Loaf. and othenv varie.
ties Of seed, none Of which have / found .
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-03-30

MARRIAGE on STRAmER.--We learn
that young lady and gentleman, (says the
st. Louis Intelligencer,) residing in the wes-.
tern part of the State, were married on the
steamer Timour on her recent trip to this
city, while she was lying at Liberty Landing.
detained by fog. 1t seems that the father
Of the young lady, desiring to prevent the
match, placed his daughter on the boat at
Parksyille, to be taken to St. Charles, and
left in tho Convent at school. The young
man becoming cognizant of the circumstance.
went in pursuit Of his intended by land, and
the detention Of the boat enabled him to
overtake her. A priest was called on board,
and the ceremony was performed, and the
happy couple, after travelling ms far as Lex
ington, took their leave of tho boat to return
home.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-03-30

SOCIETY is like an army. The infantry,
dragons, and artillery all occupy separate
squads; but yet in action, all act in unison.
So in society, the hopeful, the impulsive, the
deliberate, the hasty, are all needed. But
love must unite them, and then we have
perfect man. Let the weak points of ono
man be placed to the strong points of anoth-
er, and we shall then make society as it
should be. In society, progress, growth, is
now the moving spirit. Progress is the To-
comotive, progressives tho engineers, con-
servatism the brake, conservators the brake
men. All are needed in their proper place.
Both elements should be recognized.
Society presents the phenomena of the re-
production by themselves of progressives
and conservatives. Bigots make infdelity
and infidelity makes bigots; rashness breeds
caution, too much government in family OF
state make lax government. Society Is like
ship which is never level in the sea, yet BY
her vibrations keeps her equilibrium. 4
calm portends storm-a storm is fore
runner of a calm.
Conservatives are not the main springs of
society. They are merely the straps to hold
the baggage on the car of progress, as il
goes laundering along. True progressives
discriminate between institutions that have
done their chief good, and those that will
continue to do good. The true progressive
takes away no prop until he furnishes sub.
stitution. He discriminates between imper-
fections and wrongs. He knows activity ia
not always progress, and is willing to bear
all imperfections, and will stand still if In the
end it will advance him more than by con-
slant movement. After long struggles for a
desired end, he is content, like Moses, to sec
another lead to the promised land, while in
the siornnt of Hope ife Eaessly looks oyer and
beholds the result.
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as thought of my GOODNESS toward her
and yet all power to show my earnes
love seemed gone forever"
1T slumbered, dearest, but it is no,
gone The breath of affection will again
revive your warmhearted, grneous nature
ana our remaining little ones will rejoice
IN the Sunshine of mothers love. Our
Eva, from her heavenly home, will gaze
with JOY upon those she held so dear"
Another year, and few would have re-
cognlzed that once dreary home.
-, L''eS sunOeams shone brightly now.-
those little messengers to the human
hT"rt'-thc look of love, the gentle touch,
the word Of praise,-all, all we're there
lr'ii"S IN themselves, but all, how essential
to the spirits life!
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simple, l made it rule to always adver-
t'e IN the papers which had the largest
circulation among all classes of people,
"hen advertisements were begged of me
tor papers of tritling circulation, and offers
made to insert Them for nominal price,
L would say to myself, any money spent
in such a way can bring little profit. 1t
is more profitable to advertise little more
in the widely circulated paper, and pay
its prices.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-03-30

BOYS Read Tms.--The Professor Stuayt
was farmers son, and until the age Of four
teen intended to iead farmers life. His
cary education was agricultural. Al IN.
age OF four, II 10 said, he read book of bal
lads' which developed lifelong passion for
the creations Of Imaginative genius; AT the
age OF twelve ne read with great absorbing
ih>erest Edwards on the wiIl,' and At the
age OF fourteen commenced fitting for col.
lege In one evening, be learned the four
conjugaiions Of Latin vefbs, IN another ths
SIXTY rules Of syatax, and Ia three days was
master OF gramfner. He Qsaduated IN 1899
"A fagorite pupil OF Presidcnt Dwight His
printed voIu,nes arc not lese than twenty,
and hts reviews and essays fil mose fhs1
tive theusand octave PAGES.
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N UNI B Err 8

quail to the Mexican. The Mexican will, K,
deteriorate ifplanted in thin land, but if a
sufficient quantity to make ones seed be
every year planted in fresh ground and
well cultivated, it will not degenerate on
tn the contrary it may be greatly improved.
The secret Of having good cotton seed,
much better than any of the costly varie-
ues' is to plant in rich fresh groiind, cultii
Vated well, and select the best stalks:
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h. 8. BAILEY,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR,
TERMS

IKE "LEDcER is published every Wed.
9esday morning, at the low price OF TWO
DOLLARS per Annum, if paid IN AID.
VANCE; Two dollars and a half, if pn,.
ment be delayed three months, and THREE
OOLLARS at the end Of six months.
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ADvERTIsING.

ADyERTrsEMESrs will be inserted at sey.
enty-hve cents per square for the first inscr-
uon' and thirty-seyen and 4 half cents per
square for each additional insertion.
Single insertion, one dollar per square.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-04-28
sGwhere there is IL Will there is a
Way.c

This proyerb was forcibly illustrated a
short time since by an Irish boy about
ten years old, belonging 10 one OF the
"lntermediate" schools in Salem. The
lad had the misfortune TO be tatheriess,
and, as in similar cases, it has been
found close work for the mother 10 get
along with the support Of her family
Y Yet she has been enabled to ullow her son
to avail himself of the privileges OF our
school system, and to furnish him for the
most part with the requisite books. A lit
tie while ago, however, the boy wanted
geography, and had no, the wherewlih TO
buy it, and the deprivation troubled him
sorely. lie went TO bed at night with
heavy heart, and lay awake long tlme'
cogitating as to what should be DONE
On awaking in the morning, he found a
deep snow had fallen, and the cold wind
was blowing iuriously. Catching at the
idea that Ill is an i'll wind that blows no
body good" he got up. ran to neigh'
boris house, and offered his services to
clear a path about the premises, which Of
fer was accepted. When the work was
completed the employer asked the boys
price for the labor. Il don't know what
it is WORTH" replied the lad, "but want
a geography to study in al school" The
cost of the book was ascertained, the
money paid, and, at the moment of com.
mencIng the exercise, the boy was in his
seat, ndustriously engaged in Poring over
his new geography, for the lesion of the
day. This same lad appeared The first
in the class, at the recent examination
and will without doubt, be promoted TO
the grammar school, for which he showed
himself we'll fitted. In the vocabulary OF
this scholar, 10 such word as "fa!l' is
known, and he will be sure to succeed
over all hindrances. lie has "the will,
and he will find "the way" to learning
Boys, do you hear that I" Take IT.
then, all Of you, az an example.
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Advice for Boys

Boys. read something useful every day;
something to reflect upon and talk about
while at your work, or on the road to
school. Be inquisitive; find out things
don't let the blood pass from your heart
to your heart TO your fingers ends thou
sand of times and you know nothing of
its motions. Store your minds early
with wisdom. Crowd in little daily.
Remember Roger Sherman. He was
one of the noblest examples Of how much
selfcutivalion may do to make a great
man. His school privileges were Of the
most ordinary kind.
Early in life he was apprenticed to a
shoemaker, and instead of joining in the
vulgar conversation so common to many
Of his companions, he would sit at his
work with an open book before him, and
devote every moment to study that his
eyes could be spared from the occupation
in which he was engaged.
BE saving fyour little allowances, and
buy books. Lives Of good and great
men-men such as Washington and
Howard, and host Of others, whose vir,
tues have rendered their names immor,
tai. Cultivate a teSte for reading. The
field of interest and instruction to which
it will lead you is boundless.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-04-28
oue of the VyatchmcnI

A "ieller" coming home from Califor.
MIA, had a monster rattlesnake in wicker
cage. which he deposited with his other
plunder under his bed, at Chagres. The
room contained fifty beds, halt full OF
drunk and sick "ielers;" during the tenn
porary absence of the owner, the snake
got loose and the owner coming in and
finding his criner gone. yells out
"Eyerlastin' misery! who's seen my
watchman :"
Many heads popped up from the flea,
inflicted, dirty beds, but nobody had
seen the missing article.
"W hat was he, old feller you're inqul
rim for :" says bald.headed man,
"Why my watchman; all my dust i
under my bed here, and ! left a gu"r(
with it, but he's gone"
Guard was he a niger or white
feller :"
"No! he was a California rattesnake
nine feet long and tity.two rattlts on hi
tail. Have any Of you iellers seen tn
eternal critter crawin' round here 7"
They hadn't but all able 10 get out G
bad and mizzle did so, in a bunch.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-04-28
Efsects of Clothing.


THE London Lancet presents some ex.
cellent ideas on the subject of clothing.
Let a person in bed be covered with suf.
fcient blankets to promote persPlration,
and let these blankets be covered with an
oil or lndis.rubber cloth, or other i'm
peryious fabric, in the morning the blank
cts will be dry, but the under surface OF
the India.rubber cloth will be quite wet.
The blankets. by their dryness, show that
the exhalations of the body pass through
them. and would pass through them to
the surrounding air, had they not been in.
tercepted by the impervious outer cover
ing. Thus it is inevitable that the habit
ua use of on imperyious covering is in
furious. Its effect must be TO place the
body in a constant yapour-bath, in which
the insensble or healthy perspiration is
constantly becoming condensed into the
form of humidity, and, being prevented
from passing off in its elastic and inTisi'
Bile form, the perspiration is thus con
stanty checked, and skin eruPtons must
be the result. Nevertheless it must be
less injurious 10 check perspiralion, in
some degree, by waterproof overcoat'
than 10 get soaked with rain. There can
be no doubt but waterproof fabrics may
be made very light, and so formed as TO
be worn in wet weather, and yet allow
some room for perspifaIion. But still
they are not healthy, and should never
be put on but in cases of extreme neces.
sity. Any person who has worn a water
proof outer garment for some time knows
by experience, that it causes weakness
and chills. No person should wear q
garment but such as allows the yapour OF
perspiration, which is continually exu
ding from the skin, to pass off freely
For this reason, frequent change OF en-
tire clothing conduces 10 health. Cloth
ing should be light and warm. and not Toe
tight. Ahappy change in the fashions ha'
taken place within few years; it ls the
substitution Of loose outer garments lol
the old.iashoned tight, close, and pinch
ing overcoatS. Too few fannels are worr
in America, especially along the eastern
coasts, where sudden changes are ire
quent, and where many cold rains fall du
ring the winter season. Children shoulC
always have their outer garments for win
ter made of wollen materials. Although
India.rubber ovprshoes are excellent io
walking in the streets in wet weather, o.
when there is thaw, with snow upon ih'
ground, they should never be worn a
any other time, and should be taken OF
as soon as the wearer enters house.
They prevent perspiration in grea
measure, and are only useful as lesse
evil than getting completely wet from out
side water.
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Reasonable Anecd0tes

Many years ago there was a scarcity
Of grain in Norwich, Conn. and man
of family applied to the miller for the
purchase OF grist, but he, like others
now q days, was disposed to avail himself
OF the general dearth for his own gain
whereupon the applicant cursed him.
Cursing, in primitive times was an in
dictable offence. The delinquent was
summoned 10 appear before Squire Hyde
to an answer. At the time specified he
was there with bible in hand, TO encoun'
tor the plaintiffs s council, who very elo
quently described the enormity of his
offence, arfaying statute and Preceden
against him in the most conclusive man
ner. Nothing daunted, the defendan
met the law with gospel beginning will
the text, "Cursed is he that Withholdetl
corn form the poor" | did curse him
and curse him again. The bible curse
him, and now, Squire Hyde; do you curs
him, for one of your curses is worth tw'
of mine. The plea was Overwhelming
and the delendnat was acquitted.
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A GEM.-"I have seen the infant sink
ing down like a stricken flower, to the
grave-.the strong man fercely breathing
out his soul on the field Of battle--the
miserable convict, standing upon the
scafold, with deep curse quiyering upon
his lips. have viewed death in all its
forms Of darkness and vengeance, with
fearless eye--but never could look on
woman, young and lovely woman, fading
away from the Garth in beautiful and un-
complaining melancholy, without feeling
the very fountains of life turned to tears"
-GeOrge D. Prentice.
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There was once a grey old rat VINO
gathered his young about him, aud thus
addressed them:
"Ah, nv dear children, the inhrmlties
of age are pressing so heavily upon me
that | have determined to dedicate the
short remainder of my days 10 mortifica'
ton and penance in a narrow and lonely
cell which have lately discovered; but
let me not interfere with your enloyments !;
youth is the season for pleasure; be
happy. therefore, and only obey my last
Injunction never come near me in my
retreat! Bless ye, my children, bless ye
ALL"
With these affecting words the old rat
wiped his eyes with his tail, and by a
great effort controlled mis- emotion, tore
himself away.
Several days passed without his being
seen, and at length his youngest daugh'
ter, moved more by fial affection than
| BY the curiosity which has so unjustly
been charged as failing Of her sex, stole
to her fathers retreat-his cell OF Penl
tence and modification. II was cell
indeed, forit turned oul 10 be hole made
by his own venerable teeth in an enor
nous old cheese. u,
MoRAL.-Trust not him who magniiie'
the disin,erestednes Of his motives o'
enlarges upon his sacrifices, for thou
sand 10 one he is either a babbling theo
rist or stupid hypocritc. 1t is the easi
es, Of all things to preach action while
reposing in luxurious arm chair, and II
sympathize with shivering poverty sect
through the window of snug parlor: