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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-10-20
An Irish Letter.

The Hannibal Messenger says the following
epistle Was sent from Dub.in to young
lrishman near Hannibal:
"Dear Nephew--l havn't sint yes lether
since the last time wrote to yes, bekase
we've moved from our former place Of liy-
in, an | didn't know whether lether
would reach yes or not. | now wild pleas
ure take up my pen to inform YES of the
death OF yes own livin' uncle Fitzpatrick,
who died very sudduly after lingerin' Ill
ness Of six months, The old man IN yio-
lent conyulson the whole time of his sick
ness, lyin perfectly quiet and spatchless all
the time talkin' incoharently, and calm
for wather had no opportunity to iniorm
yes Of his death, cxcipt had wrote to yes
by the last post. which wint oil two days
before lie died an thin you would have the
postage to pay. | ain at II loss TO tell what
his death was ocCasionCd at, but fear It was
his last sickness. He never was well tin
DAYS together durin' the whole time of his
confinement. am at a 1858 to tell what oc-
.cAs.oned It, but fear il was the skin OF so
.Wiich rabbits, stuffed with pays, or pays
stuffed with rabbits, ! can't tel which As
soon as he brcathed his last the doctors gave
up all idea Of his recovery. needn't tell
YOU anything about his age for you well
know he would hey bin just twenty-five
years old lackin' tin months, an had he Ii
we'd all that time, would hev bin six months
dead
"lls property now devolves to his mkt in
kin, who all died some time ago, so expect
it will be decided between US, an yes know
his property was very considthcrablc, for he
had "a fine e,thatG which wint 10 pay his
debts, an for the remanether, he lost that
On horse race, bat it was the opinion Of
everybody at the time that he would have
wond the race If the horse he ran against
had not been too fast for him. niyer saw a
man, an the doctors all say so, that took
medicine better than lie did. He would as
lave take b.thcr as swate, if it only had the
taste and appearance Of whskey punch, if
it would on Y put HIN in the same humor for
iiEhun'. Bat poor soul, he'll niyer ate or
drink any more, al you now havnt Iiyin'
relation but what was kit in the last war
"But emit dwell on this mourniul sub.
jcct, and shall sale my ether with black sa-
In wax, an put on yer uncIe's coat OF
arms, 50 be- Of yes not to hTcake TIE sale
v hin We open the lcthcr, till Or days az
ther ye, wlll have time to be prepared for
the sorrowful tidIu's. IU'rc ouId swatc
heart sends her love to yes unbeknowns't to
me. When Terry McCue arrives IN Amcre-
Ky AK HIN for this lethcr an if he don't
know it, tell him It is the one that spakcs OF
yer Uncle's death and is sailed in black.
remain yOrc dear aphehshuncisht ou.G
grandmother. JUDY U'llooLIIAN.
IN Larry O. li,olipqu late of tho ,pVn of
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-10-20
Medical Use ufSalt.

In many cases Of dI-OrIyrei stomach, a
tupsPoonini oi sat is a certain cure. la the
violent internal aching, termed cholic, take
a tcaspOJuiI Of sat aud pint of cold water;
drink II and 20 tJ bed, il IS one Of the spec
deSt remedies known. The same will revive
person almost dead from receiving heavy
fail. &c.
In an aao!ectic fl, no time should be lost
in pouring down salt and water, II sufficient
scuslGlty remains 10 allow Swallowing; D..
not, the head must be sponged with cold wa
ter until the senses return, when salt will
completely restore the paticut from the 10th.
argy.
In tit, the feet should be placed in warm
water, with mustard added, and the legs
briskly rubbed, all blndages removed from
the neck, and a cool apartment procured is
possible. la any cases Of severe bleeding at
the lungs, and whom other remedies failed
DR.. Rush found that two teaspoouiuls Of salt
completely stayed the blood.
In case Of u bite from maddog, wash
the part with strong brine for an hour, and
bind on some salt with arag.
Ia toothachc, warm salt and water held
to the part, aud renewed two or three times,
WI, relieve in most cases. If the gums te
affected, wash the mouth with brine; if the
teeth be covered with tartar, wash them
twice day with salt and water.
Ia sweed neck, wash the part with brine,
aud drink it twice day until cured.
Salt will eXpel worms, if used in the food
at moderate degree and aids digestion;
but salt meat Is injurious if used much
Scientific AmericGa.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-10-20

1owA.-A correspondent of the Buffalo
Commercial Advertiser speaks as FLOWS Of
this young and growing State:
Iowa, with its 10000 square miles OF
territory, was perfect wilderness twenty.
live years ago, and in 1910 contajrhd only
43, ,ll2 inhabitants. Ten years iaterispop.
ulation was l92,al4--an inci .Sc,.1. .St..ree
hundred and forty seven per t,-, Five
years ago it had S24, $50 acres of improved
land, and tho value of farms was Sl6,JT.-
In this young State there are to-day lilty
thousand horses, large number Il uich
cows, and nearly as many working oxn, n
hundred and seventy thousand sheep pAndiive
hundred thousand swine and the yahc OF
live stock cannot be much short of five mil
lions of dollars 1t now yealds annuillyup.
ward of two million bushels of Indian corn,
Iowa will certainly be the New York oithe
west in an agricultural point. Sho has 4(OO
square miles OF territory more than the I'm
pirc State, and has now only four or I've
persons TO the square mlc while New Yak
has nearly seventy. Iowa has million and
half acres OF good land unimproved.--
When all her agricultural resources a,e &C.
velopod, when she ships her hundred lnilli.n
bushels Of corn annually, by one or more of
her Pacific railroads, to China and the Is
lands along the route, then will the Union
feel enrich ed by the Iowa link in the bright
chain of western commonwealths."
Bisho5 Lee, of Iowa, says that such II the
great depth and fertility of the SOIL and such
its ready proximity to market, that Iowa can
not fail of being one Of the leading agicul,
tural States in the Union. Already il isglv'
ing homes to enigrants at the rate Of about
one hundred thousand year.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-10-20

DYING PROM ENorloS, The father Of Tuck.
erman, the Boston deiaulter, was wcll.known
as a genial man, with smile and pleasant
word for every one. Since the news Of his
sons swinding transaction was made known,
all joyful expression left his face, and his sto.
lid features, his eyes fixed on vacancy, and
his ehastly, palid color, all showed that deep
grief had taken possession Of him. Some ten
days since, without any marked cause, he
died from shame-the victim of his son. -
There may have been no rapture Of the car.
diac organ, but the world recognizes it as a
broken heart. II the son is unmoyed by the
thoughts Of the orphans and widows he has
wrongcd, will he be touched by the parrici.
dal results Of wiful wrong dongg
The death of Mr.. Dellicker. a well known
merchant, who resides in Brooklyn, occurred
on Monday, under very peculiar circumstan.
ces. He was in perfectly good health, and
had Just returned from the country where he
had left his wife, who was recovering from q
recent illness lIo had but reached home
when tclegraphic message was brought to
him announcing his wife's death. lie sank
into a chair on reading the sad news, said Q
felt very i'll and requested that physician
should be sent for, and died immediately -
The influence Of the body over the mind Is
Mysterious, and It's effects IRE startling
The above instances arc not unusual, but
none the less noteworthy.-N 7. TYmes, Sd.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-10-20

ISciDENr OF THE QugEN's Vr,lr TO PANS
At the ball at the IIo,, d, Vile an incident
occurred TO the queen which, notwith,tani-
ing her well known self possession, was near
d,congerting her. After the quadli l.. in
which her majesty took part, she resumed
.r ~ in the chair Of state, when the empc-
.. led himself Of the opportunity to des-
patch 81 aid.dc-camp for one OF the Arab
chiefs who was present on the occasion. On
his approach his majesty took him by the
hand aud formally presented him to the queen
Of England, when occurred truly graphic
scene. The chief prostratel himself on the
tioor, and embraced the knees of her majesty.
The act was SO instantaneous that there was
no possibility Of preventing it and all that
can be said is, that il was lucky the queen of
Engla and Moor were not found IN such
posi- ion behind a cartan instead Of before
such n blaze oilights. The chief dressed in
his burnoosc his extraordinary corded cap,
buried his face in hyr malcstys lap, and
spread his arms and hands on either side of
her knees. The queen bore it with great
dignity, though when the ceremony was over
she turned upon the emperor meaning
smile, which afterwards broke out into a
good humored laugh. Another chief was
afterwards presented, but his majesty took
the prccuation OF sayinga few words to the
dark son Of the desert previously, and it was
observed that he simply bowed after the Eu.
ropeon fash ion.-iaFiS Cor. ". l. UefdN.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-10-20

The SHORTEST WAY.-Somc tw elve wears
ago Napoleon Nndiana) was celebrated for
two things-one for the carousns propcnsi-
ties of its citizens, and the other for the
great number OF cross roads in its vicinity
itappears that a eastern collector had stop
ped at Dayton to spend the night and gain
some information respecting his future
course. During the evening he became
acquainted with an old drover, who ap.
pearcd well posted as to the geography of
the country, and the collector thought he
might as well inquire in regard to tie best
route to different points to which hc was
destined.
81 wish to 90 Greenfield" said the collec.
tor; NOW which is the shortest way"
"Well, sir" said the drover, you had bet.
ter 60 to Napoleon and take the road leading
nearly north"
The traveller noted Il down.
"Well, sir, if wished to go to Edin.
burgh,"
Then go to Napoleon, and take the road
west"
swell, if l wished to 60 to Vermont"
$50 to Napoleon, and take the road south
west"
VI w iHuianapolisf usheu Nne eohcCloi
eyeing the drover closely, aud thinking he
was being imposed on.
"Go to Napoleon, and take the road south.
west"
The collector looked at his note book; ev.
cry direction Ind Napoleon on it; he b'g,n to
feel his mette rise, aud he turned once more
to the driver with,
"Suppose, sir, wanted to go to the dcv.
ilp"
The drover never smiled, but scratched
his head, and after moments hesitation,
said.
swell, my dear sir, don't know Of any
shorter road you could take than to 90 to
Napoleon"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-10-20

PATHETIC SCENE.--The Milwaukee Amcri.
can says, most touching occurrence ui the
day before yesterday is still fresh IN our me-
mory.
The wife Of one Of the sailors on the re.
cent wreck was upon the dock with an in.
FAINT Of three weeks Old, in her arms to
learn if her husband was alive Or drowned
She was in state bordering on frenzy.
On being told that her husband was dead,
she gave one long sob OF agony while the
blue eyes Of her babe were turned smlingly
to her face, aud cried in accents of most
heart'thrilling despair, 80, is he gone, am
alone, is he dead-dr0wncdy Is my man
gone, and will be never come to mcy"
In this state she returned to her desolate
home, no one vcntur,d to offer words of
sympathy, for it seemed utterly useless and
a nockery. The light and warmth of this
poor woman's life had gone out forever.
All through the long hours she sat weeping
and rocking to and fro, and pressing her
child to her heart, for it was i'll, till mid
night. Then she heard feeble step and u
knock at the door; she said, "Who's
thercy" at is H." the familiar voice reph.
ed. She gave scream Of JOY and admitted
her husband.
Nothing could exceed the woman's frantic
delight. She threw herself upon the floor
and wept, and ciung to her husbands neck
and laughed till the tears came again. Such
n happy reunion was a ioretaste of heaven.
Love like this can but be repaid with life
time Of devotion.
The sailor it seems had left the wreck and
at the imminent peril of his life reached the
shore, and had walked twenty miles ere he
reached his home
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-10-20

The Chinese Missionary writes TO the c.
r!}ta Caitoltea, of July 18th, as follows
One morning after having said mass, |
felt symptoms of the cholera. had diff
Guilty Of breathing almost amounting to suf.
location. \ cold 50 intense took possession
Of my arms aud legs that could not feel a
hot iron applied to them, Just then Chi.
ntSe Christian came IN to see me, and as
soon as he looked at me he said "Nathcr
you have the cholera" To be certain, how.
ever, he looked under my tongue, aud OBJ
serving the peculiar buckueSs of the veins
there, he remarked that unless applied a
remedy speedily | would not live until
night | told him To do what lie could for
me. He took an ordinary pin, and began
pricking me under the tongue until he drew
out from ten to twenty drops Of jet black
blood. Then after rubbing my arms gently,
he tied n string very tightly about each one
of my fingers, aud priched each one on the
outside at the root of the nails until he
brought drop or two Of the same kind of
blood from each, Then, to see whether the
operation had been successful or not, he
pricked Inc with the same in the arm, very
near the vein that is usually opened in blood.
letting, and seeing no blood issue he pro.
nounced it satisfactory. still felt, howev.
er, fearful oppression Of the lungs. To
relieve this he ran the pin oblique into the
pit of the stomach about two thirds of it
length. (rhis operation the Chinese call
opening the mouth Of the heart) Not a
drop Of blood came out here, but in a mo.
mcnt | felt myself entirely relieved, my
blood began its circulation, my natural
warmth returned, and after an hour of
slight fever, went about my avocations.--
This is the ordinary Chinese remedy.
have known it to be applied to five Of our
fathers in cholera, and it failed only once.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-10-20
The Most Tunerul Choir--A ouire eyer

The Most Tuneful Choir--A quire, every
note of which is bank note.
When is money damp When il is dep
in the morning and mist at night
Why is n key like comby Because it
undoes the locks.
Why is the man who marrics twice like
the captain of shipy Because he hts sec.
ond mate.
What kind ofa doctor would duck makep
A quack doctor.
Why isa sick Jew like damond9 Be.
cause it is a jew.ill.
Capital punshmcnt--four years in tho
White House at Washington.
Never be afraid OF catching cold from
showers of curls
A lie, though II be killed and dead can
sting sometimes, like dead wasp
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-10-20

INJhEEsIING lilsToEY. connec-
ted with the surrender of York town. from
the New York National Standard 1918.
Baron StCubcn commanded in the trenches
at the moment Lord CORVALLIS made his
oyeTtures for cGpitulation to the Comman.
dcr-n-Chicf, aud the negotiation, as we say,
progressed. The Marquis DC La Faycttc,
wi oie turn IT was next to mount guard in
the trenches marched TO relieve the Baron,
who, 70 his astonshment, refused to be re
ljevcd. lie informed Gen. de La Faye.te
that the customs Of Europe were in his favor
aud that was point of honor which he could
neither give up for himself, nor deprive his
troops of-that the oller to captulate had
been made during his guard and that in the
trenches he would remain until the cariluls.
ton was signed, or hostilities commenced.
The Marquis Immediately galopcd to head
quarters. Gen. Washington decided in ia
vor Of the Baron, to the joy Of the one and
the modification Of the other Of those brave
and valuable men. The Baron remained till
the business was finished | should not
have sent you this recollection, had not
seen in your paper OF this morning an arti.
Gle from Lees memoirs relative to the sur
render. My anccdote may not be worth
much now, bu' such as it is it is at your
service one ,cbo toas IN the Yrcaches.
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nAa.UEisltE EllTYrES.

THE tubs, rib.r would respectfully inform his
old friends aud the rest oi mankind, that he
il d his post gain, aud is prepared TO execute
lkenesses ~ superior style to any ever tnken IN
this city before, Tor have made new discovery
IN the arrangement OF light which enables me to
give a more truthful and life Ike expression to
the likeness than is otherwise obtained Call in
any weather at my new dagueHeo,ype rooms,
aud you may have your miniatures IN PLAIN case
for only 81 50 finer eases at small extra costs.
Extra heads on same plate tiiy cents each. AL
wuyscom in uaik dress, as red, orange, green,
or black.
N B. Nv pictures cannot be excelled any
whcye--can he equalled at but lew places IN the
west. Come IN and see, as will be glad to show
faces whether you want anything or not
March 81. JAMES MARsToN.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-10-20

A good old Quaker lady, after listening to
the eAtravagant yarns of stortkecper as
long as her patience would allow, said to
him, Friend, what a pity it is that it is a sin
to lie, when 1t seems SO necessary to thy bu-
sncss." Right, madam, replied the store
keeper; "the public drive us to ths--peoplc
seem to insist upon being cheated and five
didn't do 1t, we might as well shut up shop
altogether, Trade is beautiful system of
deception all throughout" The old lady
shook her haad very significantly and depar.
ted, mutterng something about Christian
people
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-10-20

The Washington Star, speaking of the
extension Of the Capitol building, says: "a
well.ini0rmed gentleman, who has recently
made the tour of Europe, remarked to Us a
day or two since, after carefully inspecting
many OF the detailed plans of the work,
that taking into consideration its situation,
materials, &c, the modern world will con.
tain nothing besides, in the shape of bull.
ding, to compare with it, when completed,
in grandeur, elegance, good taste, and the
scientific and mechanical skill displayed in
its construct on. 1t will be monument Of
the eminence Of our engineers, architects,
artmts and artisans of this particular age,
such MS will exist in after times in no other
country whatever, as worthy ofstrikng 6.
turc generations with awe, and as the pyra.
mids are to the minds Of those now living on
the earth. We write in sober earnest on
this subject, as will be fully appreciated so
soon as the work has sufficiently progressed
to permit those who view it it casually, to
comprehend the minute style Of finish and
completeness Of the whole vast pile.'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-10-20
PRAYER BATTLE.



Father ! call e. thee
Roaring eushruuis me In tie din Of battle
Round me lihs ugntnins the Ieapiua shots rattle,
Leader Of battles, | call 10 thee
Father, thOu lead me
Father, thOl lea,l me
Lead me 10 victory, lead mr 10 death.
LU.G, al thy pleas sTv oder NY breath,
l'rd, as thou VII; lead 81 lead me-
God, | Acknowledge thee
God, | acknowledge thee
A when the leaves %. aui itnu are shaking,
So when the t1uhdcrs Of battle are breaking,
Father Of grace, acknowledge thee
flthCr, uOd bic,5 me
Father thou bless me
Into thy hand my being resigu;
Living and dying, bvss mc
Father, honor thee
Father, honor thee
Not for eartn's riches uusheath We the sword;
III, hearth. ~ protect, Us ny temples, Lord
So itIili < ar ,uuqleriug honor thee
To thee, God, yield me
To thee God yield me
Round me when deaths fiery tempest Ii rushing,
When .rom my yeins the red currents are gushing,
t. thee o God, do Yield nlc
fathtr, caII TO thee
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-10-20

A FINE OLD IRIsn GENTLEMAN Tho Dtb.
lin Freeman says: "Owen Duffey, Of Mo'a.
CHAN county, is one hundred and twenty.
two years old. When one hundred and sic.
teen he lost his second wife, and has cons,.
quently married third, by whom he has .
son and daughter. The youngest son is tw,
years Old, the oldest ninety lIestill rstniis
much v,gor, in his mental and corporal lacll.
ties, and frequently walks to the county
town, distance Of eight miles.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-10-20

A farmer speaking Of the qualities and
good education Of his son-relating how
many books he had read through-how ma.
ny schools he had attended, and "gr1a, heaps
Of kinder things" "Ycs," said his ncishbor,
"he Is like great calf have, which sucks
the milk from three cows,--thc moro he gets,
the greater calf ho is
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Change, Change.

- THE subscriber having bought the entire
stock OF boots aud shoes formerly owned
by 4. {. Pu,iam. on Madison ST., Is now adding
a new supply to the iormer stock, winch VIII
max, his stock as desirable as any IN Ottawa.
Thankful tor past iavors, he would as usual take
extra care 10th IN stock aud workmanship. to nc :
yo,nuodate all his IL e Ids and customers who may
give him q call. All kinds OF boots aud shoes
made to order.
Store noe on Main Street, opposite Cuslman's
Store.
Repairing done at short notice.
F.irun,yI7 W. G. F.sU.
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\ correspondent Of the New York TriL
unc, in 4 letter from Wilmington, Delaware
give- the following interesting sketch Oi the
progress by which powder is made at tAy
celebrated mills oi Dupont in that city OF
course, of the details of the business Of the
Messrs. Du pont, even if known to me
could not make mention, unless by their CON
sent; but the progress oi manufacture is in
reality no secret; every book of chemistry
treat to it in some extent All know that
Gunpowdrr is composed Of saltpetre, brim-
stone aud charcolc, though fcw have any idea
Of the trouble and labor gone through to
haT, these materials OF a proper quality
The sr...ue is received at the yards, has
the appearance Of dirty coarse salt, filled
with short iibrous matter; by process
of rchnin two or three times repeated, it
assumes the appearance somewhat Of fine
table salt, in which state it is tit for the pow
der-mill. Great care is also taken to have
IN. sulphur pure but Tie most iaDof ana
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49, " W. '''1 ''' N'"'
lhe MUS consist oi Two IRON rollers on
wheels, moving IN a trough. ! saw one
palE' each oi "hich weighed I',ooV pounds
about seven tons. The materials beng
vel naked np and pniycrzed IN these mills,
Is slightly mo'stencd when III pressed into
cask>, tIil 1t becomes almost as hard a, pias-
ter OF Paris. These cakes are then broken
up into small pieces. and taken to the gran
uatIon mil, an operation which, on account
o ITS danger, Was not permitted to see.
Alter granuiation, the powder - taken to
the glazing mn. Here 601 or 700 pounds
are put mt" wooden cask, revolving mode
tatcIy last ior twenty-ionr h"urS, there be
lnS Six or tlSht OF those casks, a'l coac by
'"cI were '1o pounds more ready ior anoth'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-10-20

PRETTY NEARLY THE SANE. -Smpkips
says his wife don't literally wear the brecch.
cs, but she does iguratively The six dol.
lars poor S. laid aside to pay for new pair
of pants, Mrs, $. invested in duck of a
bonnet"