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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-04-14

RATHER TAKEN DowS.--An inter sting
young married man Of our acquaintance,
who has been sedulously cultivating mou .
tachc the last month or two, was met a cou,
pie days since by an old friend
"Why my dear sir, you are becoming very
careless Of late" said the frcind.
"Carclessy Why so ~
"Why so. Well that's the way with you
fcllowS-.gct married, then you forget all
your old nice ways"
''Why what do you mcan:"
81 merely mean that TO my certain knowl-
edge you used to shave every day, necessary
or not, and now perceive by your upper
lip that you haven't shaved for tro or Mree
day.'
Our friend came dorn- just what his
beard had donc-looked maliciously at a
brick pile, but walked away with sadden.
cd feeling .-Eransri2le Journal.
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ORIGIN or THE TELESCOPE son of a
spectacle maker Of Middlcburg, in Holland,
happening to amuse himself in his fathers
shop, by holding two glasses between his
fingers and thumb and varying their distan-
cee, perceived the wcathercock Of the church
spirc opposite to him much larger than or
dinary, and apparently much nearer, but
turned upside down. This new wonder cx-
citing the fathers astonishment, he adjusted
two glasses on aboard, rendering them NOV.
able at pleasure, and thus formed the first
rude perspective glass. Gallileo, hearing Of
the invention, set his mind to work, in order
to bring it to perfection. lie fixed glasses
at the end Of long organ pipes, and construct.
cd q telescope, which he soon directed to
the surrounding heavens He discoyercd
four moons revolving round Jupiter, a spot
on the surface Of the sun, and the rotation
of that body around its own axis; noun.
tains and vallics in the moon, and numbers
Of fixed stars where scarcely one was visible
to the naked eye. These discoveries were
made about the year 1910.
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From the Boston Post.
letter from u kmOw.NOthing.

Boston January 10, 1855.
Son JonS': have too much Legislature
work TO come home on saturday nights as
said would-so you mind the farm. |
have managed to get on n good many com
mittces, so As to come popular by having
my M IN pr n. dlof, f,ener In the p pcis, and |
manage to say something occasionally and
have seen my namc3 3 times printed in the
daily bee. American principles is looking
up some here in Boston, and we are going
to discora all foreign climcnts in our govern.
ment tby the way have the barn door pain.
ted over with some other color besides span,
ish brown. | don't like anything spanish. J
The governor has made lick at the foreign
MALTA and dsbandcd all the COMPANIES,
don, use any more British oil for your dccf
ness for have thrown away that box of
Russian salvc your mother put in my trunk
to rub my rumatic leg with use American
physc is the best) Wcarc going to have the
latin lingo taken ofthc state roat oI arms and
put plain yankee c.siish in its place We
are going q head tell you, and make clean
swoop Of every thing Of foreign extraction |
have visited no place Of amusement excep.
ting the live buffalo which is q regular ma.
tive he looks very mush like hairy cow
Speaking Of cows reminds me very much of
our Durham Bull you may sell him to wade
the butcher hc is Of foreign extraction. A
friend asked me TO g to the Athcncum and
see the library and pictures but was told
nearly all the pictures are painted by the
old masters as they are cal!ed-and these |
am told without exceptional foreigners be-
sides many Of the books are in foreign Ian.
guagcs so it is contrary to my principles to
visit such place. was going to see Ban.
wards grea, painting of the Holy land which
is making some stir but native artist told
me it was mostly painted with Venetian red
Dutch pink and naples yellow while all the
skies were Prussian blue too much of the
foreign climents to bc interesting to me-
by the way speaking of paint have the front
blinds which had painted with French green
last fall painted some color other than
mentioned above. Stop the lions Herald
and take the Yankee privateer in its place.
Give my Marseilles vest tn dick the plowman
and tell him TO stone Jp the scotch TERROR
Of the farm and to kill the Maltese cat.
from your aifcctiOnatc father.
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DANCING Men FURNISHED To ORDEP.-The
following is part Of letter from the. Paris
correspondent Of the Courier des Flats
Unis
"There is at Jurbcrt street, No. 23S an
institute where they furnish to order young
men to dance at parties and private balls
They are generally young dry goods clerks,
whose awkwardness has been removed by
intercourse with ladies at the counter
They simply know how to complement them
on their toilcts--which causes them 70 be
considered, by the ladies', very amiablc and
quite witty. They are clothed, glovcd, ruff.
fled, booted, and presented, stomach empty,
They cost a louis head, and with dozen
you can have quite an animated dance
Wednesday last, the institute of Joubert
street furnished one hundred and twenty-six
to the Jivers hops Of the Chausscd' Antin.
As it appears, that comprised its whole num-
ber. They are nov hurryng up recruits,
Madame Ra-- having engaged for herself
alone thirty for the goth Of the month
twelve faxcn haired, twelve with black hair,
and six bald headed gentlemen.
snTtss hs sisa Mad d'afa sy 0nss ne cost twenty
air, and are expected to present young mag
is.ratcs, lawyers, end young men Of promise
worn out by midnight toll. There is fine
looking old soldier, who las lcen decorated
with the ribbon Of the Legion Of Honor"
who will not furnish himself for less than
thirty francs, who, besides, requires a sec.
ond pair Of CLOSES Of his hostess at two
o'clock in the morning.
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NJ N. n. Corn.

II nen cared less for wealth and fame,
And less for battle fields and glory
IT writ in human hearts, q name
Secmcd better than in song and story;
II n,en, instead Of nursing pride,
Would learn to hate it and abhor it
IL more rlcd
On Love to guide,
Tho world would be the better for it
IT men dealt less in stocks and lands,
And more in bonds and deeds fraternal;
II Loves work had more willing hands
To link this world to the supernal;
II oen stored up Loves oil and wine,
And on bruised human hearts would
pour it
II yours and "mine"
Would once combine,
Tho world would be the better for it.
II more would ACT the play Of Life,
And fewer spoil it in rehearsal;
II 3s60tFy would shcathe its knife
Till Good became more universal;
IL Custom, gray with ages grown,
fiad fewer blind men to adore it
If talent shone
Ia truth alone,
ne world would be the better for it.
I9men were wise in little things
Aiiccting less in all their dealings;
hearts had fewer rustcd strings
5Io isolate their kindly feelings;
linen, when Wrong beats down the Right,
&Noull strike together and restore it
IL Right made Miyht
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WAyrED-As ANGEL FOR HEAvES.-And
SO death closed those little eyes-shroudcd
their bright glances. o, that sun would not
come streaming in on that shronded form, as
If there were no grief in the world.
How sweet he sleeps-that little coveted
angel! How lightly curl the glossy rings
on his forehead! You could weep your
very soul away, to think those chcrub lips
will never, never unclosc. Vainly you clasp
and unclasp that passive, darling hand that
has wandered so often over your check
Vainly your anguished glance strives to
reap the dim story Of love in those faded
orbs. The voice, sweet as winds blowing
wreathed shells, slumbers forvor. And still
the busy world knocks at your door,
and will let you have no peace. 1t shouts
in your car its chariots rumble by; it smiles
broadly in your careworn face; it mocks
you as you sew the shroud; 1t meets
you at the coffin, at the grave, and its heavy
footsteps tramp up and down in the empty
rooms from whence you have borne your
dead. But it comes never in the hush OF
night, SO wipe away your tears
Wanted--an angel for Heaven! Can you
look upi Can you bear the splendor Of that
sight. Ten thousand celestial beings, and
your own radient child in their midst.
Wanted-angcls for Heaven! Cling not
too closely to your beautiful treasures, chi.
dren of Garth
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Excessive PoLVTESEss. Rowland Hill was
always annoyed when there happened to be
any noise in the chapel, or when anything
occurred to divert the attention of his hear
crs from what he was saying. On one occa-
sion, few days before his death, he was
preaching to one Of the most crowded con-
gregatiDn that ever assembled to hear him.
In the middle Of his dicourse, he observed
commotion in the gallery. For some timc
he took no notice OF it, but finding it in
creasing, he paused in his sermon, and
looked in the din ecticn in which the confu.
sion prevailed, he exclaimed
Whats the natter there? The devil
seems to have got among you"
4 plain country-looking man Immediately
started to his feet, and addressing Mr.. Hill
in reply, said
"No, sir, it aren't the devil as is doing it;
it's fat woman wot't fainted and she's u
VERY fat 'un, sir. as don't seem likely TO
come to again in a hurry"
son, that's it, is it!" observed Mr.. Hill,
drawing his hand across his chin; " then
beg the woman's pardon-and the devils
too"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-04-14

TRAGIcAL ArFAIR-A FATHER KILLED NJ
his SoN-A tragical occurrence took place
about three miles from Rushvillc, ILL.,, last
week. Mr.. Dorsey Baker, respectable cit.
izen, was chastizing one Of his sons, for some
misdcmeanor, when an elder son, (who from
some early symptoms of slight alterations
of mind, has been permitted to grow up to
some eighteen years, unknowing to re-.
straint,) thinking his brothers fault too trv.
ial to merit such punishment, flew at his
father and struck him so violently on the
head with spade, repeating the blow, that
after lingering few hours, he died next
morning. Nothing is yet done with the
murderer, who it is said, waited on his faith
or in his dying hours with scrupulous attcn-
tion to his wants, but with apparently quite
apathctic feelings in reference to the circum-
stance.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-04-14

GROUNDS AEorND HousEs There is moth.
ing in a knowledge Of which our countrymen
are more deficient, than in laying out and
properly planting 4 cultivating the grounds
around their dwellings. Very often they
are not laid out nor planted at all, but arc
left in a state of primitive bcakncss, or only
ornament by objects of confusion and disoi-
der. Where Improvement is actually at
tempted, the result is not unffequcntly n
combination Of convenience and stiffness
and very few neatly, economically and taste
fully laid out grounds are to be met with.
Why should not this art, which every living
man in the country ought to practice, be
taught in our higher schools: Latin a~d
Greek arc excellent studies for those who
have plenty Of time and means for these, as
well as other departments o! knowledge
but for such as canno. master all, would not
the months, consumed on Tacitus and Thu.
cydidcs, be more profitable spent on those
fascinating and emincntly useful studies,
drawing and architecture, in connection with
landscape gardening. When will the time
come that the latter will have only an equal
chance with the farmer? Time once lost
never returns: and it is Of the highest con-
sequence that those who direct the mode
that young people shall spend it at the most
critical Of all periods in their lives, should
plishins SO il.important an eGjject.-ySa%.
try Geatiemaa.
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A PrzzLEp PRorgssoR- class in col.
lcgc, there was member noted for his wag.
gerry. One day the professor of logic was
endeavoring to substantiatc that thing re-
mains the same, notwithstanding substitu.
ton in some of its parts. Our wag, who had
been exercising the Yankee art Of whiting,
at length held up his jack knife, inQuiring -
Suppose that should lose the blade Of
my knife, and should get another inserted
in its placc-would it be the same knife as
il was bcfore?"
"To be sure" replied the professor.
swell thcn,' the wag continued, "sup.
pose should then lose the handle and get
another, would it be the same still!"
"Of COURSE" replied the professor.
"But If somebody should find the old
blade and the old handle, and should put
them together, what knife would that be!'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-04-14

NEwsrAPERs.-Judgc Longstrect, whose
views on all subjects are sensible, practical,
and worth treasuring up, thus sets forth tho
value Of newspaper:
"Small is the sum that is required to pa
tronize newspaper, and most amply rcmu-
nerated is the patron. care not how hum
BILE and unprc,cnding the gazette which he
takes, it is next to impossible to fiji a sheet
fifty-two times year, without putting into
it something that is worth the subscription
price. Every parent whose son is oil from,
him at school should be supplied with pa.
per. we'll remember what difference
there was between those of my schoolmatcs
who had, and those who not access to news.
papers. Other things being equal, the first
were always decidedly superior to the last
IN debate and composition at least. The
reason is plain; they had command of more
facts. Youth will peruse newspaper with
delight when they will read nothing else"
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A Deer SpRrN0.-On Lake Prairie, Iowa,
there is a spring, the bottom Of which no
plummct has ever yet sounded. II has q
false bottom about three feet from its sur
face, through which II a twenty foot pole bc
thrust, II will sink under the sand compos.
ing the crust.like layer, and in moment af.
ter its disappearance will bound up again on
the surface. An Indian lcgand has II, that
on quiet full.moon night, tho Great Spirit
led the wicked ones Of q certain tribe thith.
er, and when they saw tho glorious beauty
Of the chrystal water, they thought to bathe
themselves In the moon. kissed fountain, but
sank to rise no more. Ever afterwards
runs the story, the names Of these evil un'
fortunates have troubled tho bottomlcss wa.
ters, and to this day they agitato tho dcccp.
tive bosom Of the beautiful, though danger
ous spring. Central (In) Tm~
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THE CArEcnIsE REvisED.--In 4 household
where the good old puritan custom Of cate
chising the family Is still observed the fol.
lowing amusing incident is said to have
lately occurred:
The father asked his eldest son, boy Of
about fifteen summers, who had just finished
reading "The Conflict of Ages, ''John, who
was the fret mani" The boy hesitatcd q
moment and then said--"Dr. Edward Beech.
or, of Boston,"
"Whatr thundercd tho gentleman in as.
tonishment.
.Father," said John, ~ should think he
was, for he claims to have existed long BE-
fore God created Adam"
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MENcnixorF AND HIS PEcr'IarIrIrs. rs.--Wc
give two anecdotes of the great Russian aJ-
miral and general which were communicated
by some Russian prisoners to French off.
Ger, and by him to the Courier del Eure
On one Of the vessels which MenchikoG'
c)inma d ID he was constantly inven,ing
some gente,l exercise for the purpose OF in
proving the mcn agility, obedience, etc
One day when the ship was under way, with
everything set, he gave orders from the
quarter deck, "ali hands prepare for fish
ing" At this command, liO0 sailors and
soldiers, including officers, got ready extern
pore tackle. and at u second order, each ono
dropped his line over the side, and patiently
awaited the permission to suspend this rid-
cuous performance. After q time, the
Prince relieved them, and then returned sat
islicd TO the cabin, where not soul dared
penetrate under the penalty Of the most Sc
we're punishment.
Another day the beat Of the quarters was
hcard-cvcry man was at his post, gunncrs
at their pieces, the surgeon in the cockpit
with his instruments displayed. Before the
firing commenced, the Prince provided will,
n piece Of chalk, went among the men, and
marked upon the clothing Of certain ones,
the places where they were TO be wounded;
then, at given moment they were to fall
out, be carried to the sick bay, and there the
surgeon was to 20 othrough tho necessary du-
ties of amputation, dressing, etc, all in dumb
show
One of the men, gunner designated as
sufferer by a wound in the arm, did not fol-
low the orders, but went on assisting in
loading and running out his gun. The
Prince indignant at his contnmacy, exclam-
cd, "you rascal don't you know you arc
wounded in the right arm" 81 beg your
pardon" replied the sailor, "but have not
the left one remanir < to fight with
Charmed with this reply, Menchikof pro.
duced his chalk and Immediately drew q
cross upon the sailors breast, with the re.
mark, there, my brave fellow decorate
you for your Patriotism And during tho
whole ofthis sea campaign, the sailor was
obliged to carry his white cross on his
coat.
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From the Memphis Wing.
The Weeping Willow.

Tree Of the sad and mournful bough,
No stately pride is thine;
Unto the earth thou b, ndcst low,
As to u holy shrine.
Not TO the bright blue skies above
DoSt thou e'er lift thy FORM
Nc'er dost thou brave, with fearless head,
The fierce and sweeping storm.
Fond hearts for thee have chosen
A sad and silent home,
To wave thy dropping leaflets green
Within the chureh-yard lone.
There, tendcrly, thou bcnd'st thy arms,
Around the sleeping dead;
There, nightly, do thy glistening tears
Fall softly on their bed.
Sad tree! love thee more
Than those Of nobcr mcn---
The monarchs of the wood, who rise
In majesty serene.
When in dust rcposc,
Wave thou DER my lone rest;
When all loved have passed away,
Weep thou above my breast. MN.
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Beard Of Education,

The Board Of Education Of the city of OF.
tnwa, held It's first meeting at the Court
House, Tussaey morning Members present,
Judge y. $, Lelsnd, Neasrs. A. \. Fisher, Il.
I. Phelps, Philo Lindiey, Giles W. Jackson,
and George B. Macy.
The oath Of Office having been previously
taken and subscribed to, as required by the
act creating the board, the organization was
completed by the election Of Judge T.. S.
Leland, President; VIM. NJ True, Clerk,
and George 5. Fisher, Treasurer.
The TrcAsurer's bond was then fixed at
$4,000.
On motion Of p. Lindley, it was voted,
That the Clerk be authorized to procure
the necessary books and stationery for the
use Of the Board.
On motion, voted,
That the Clerk be requested to sec the
township school trustees and urge upon
them the necessity Of Immediately perform.
ing the duty required Of them in the second
section OF the act creating this Board, relat.
ing to the division and transfer of the funds
and property heretofore belonging to the
township.
The subject Of the division of the city into
"'S Nio'''Nto wan tiCu tdheU anu dIttT
mature delibcration and discussion, it was
voted,
That the city be divided into five dis.
tricts, after the following manner, viz:
District No. ]. All that part Of the city
lying north of the main canal.
District No. II. All that part of the city
lying south of the main canal and east of the
side-cut and north and wDst Of the Fox and
Illinois rivers.
District No. III. All that part of the city
lying east Of Fox and north Of the Illinois
rivers.
District No. ". All that part Of the city
lying south Of the Illinois river.
District No. V. All that part Of the city
lying west Of the sidc.cut and south Of tn.
main canal and north Of the Illinois river.
On motion, voted,
That Mcssrs. A. A. Fisher, p. Lindley, and
q. B. Macy, be committee to examine and
employ teachers and procure places for hold.
ing schools, until further action Of the Bonrd
Voted that the Board now adjourn to
meet on the second Monday in May next, a,
o'clock. WV. N. Tgrr, Cierk.
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The Cleveland PLAN Dealer talks quite
enthusiastically about the grape culture in
Ohio, which is rapidly on the increase. As
to what is doing near Cleveland, our cotcm.
porary says:
In and about Cleveland, the vine growers
are multiplying rapidly many acres of our
light, warm soil have been planted; the vi.
cinity of the lake being principally selected.
on account of the tempering influence Of the
large body of water upon the spring and
autumn airs. Several hundred acres have
in Rockport, East Cleveland, and Eucsd.
been planted with Isabella aud Catawba
vincg
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A NEW PorAro.--Profcssor Mapcs has re.
ceivcd new California potato, brought
thence by Mr.. CIV. Mundy, Of New Bruins.
wick, weighing three pounds and seven
ounces. Its appearance gives indication OF
being good keeper, and Of excellent quail.
ty. The eyes protru,le like those of the
bermuda potato. Tho gentleman who
brought It from California remarked at the
Farmers Club, New York, that those pota.
toes were grown at the rate Of seven hundred
bushels to the acre; also, that the man.
moth tubcr referred to will bc planted on
the farm of Professor Mapcs, who will rc'
port on its merits or dcmerts as the case
may be, hereafter.
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CuRRANrs GRATED on MArLE.-A CORES.
pondent of the Rural New Yorker says that
he transplanted into his door.yard, young
and thrifty maple and engrafted into il scions
from q currant bush. They grew well, and
when ripe looked very handsome. hc says
you must not graft until tho sngsr water
ceases 10 run.
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Thomas Bending, once well known
preacher in Georgia and Florida, has Joined
the Mormons. Whercupon the Atlanta In
tclligcnccr says, "Those Of us to whom tho
ex.rcycrncd is familiar name will look for
stirring times when he gets to Salt Lake.
and if the Latter Day Saints don't find un-
der his teaching that even polygamy may
be run into the soil, VIC are badly fooled"
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"How kind!" said Mrs. Partington, a. the
bill came up for the preservation Of heathen
chow considerate they are. for II the heath.
en- are not preserved. what'!l be tho use Of
missionarics?" She stood sinilingly looking
inside the railing, while Iko ventured upon
q calculation az to how many grouse he
could kill with the old Hessien gun.
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The Legislature Of New York recently
paid visit to New York City, 20 % to OK.
anime the public institutions. Tho enter.
tainment at Blackwell's Island was 50 rich
that many Of the members were carried
away some got boozy, row ensued, and
the police were obliged to interposc.
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YOUNG AMERICA AT ScHooL.--A little in
cidcnt occurred in one of the schools In West
Lynn, Mass, on Wednesday, says the News,
which ia, perhaps, worth relating. One Of
the classes was reciting, and tho teacher
asked little American girl who the first
man was.
She answered that she did not know
The question was put to the next scholor, an
Irish child, who answered: "Adam, sir, "
with apparent satisfaction. la" said the
first scholar "you needn't feel 80 grand
about Il. he masn't an Irishmdn 7"
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A wag says he looks undor the marriage
head for tho news Of the pedk. An OK.
change rcinarks,--had no said moose Of the
weak, the atrocity Of the SANDER would havo
been complete, and placed him beyond tho
hone ofmercy,
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An experienced woman assersts. that
when men break their hearts, 1t is all thu
same as when lobster breaks one OF hiS
claws-anothcr sprouting Immediately and
growing in its place.