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The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-10

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The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-10
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The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-10

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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-07

The power Of thought has accomplished
wonders. 1t has enabled the student to
learn the language, and solve the most ab-
truse mathematical problems. 1t has taught
the farmer the art of agriculture, that he
may adapt his seed 10 his SOIL that it may
produce boGntiful harvest. 1t has taught
the mechanic the rules which govern physi-
cal substances, that he may apply it to the
best advantage. 1t has taught the mer-
chant rates of cxchangc, that ha may make
profit for himself and benefit the conmu-
nifty at large. 1t has taught the lawyer
principles of equity, by which mankind
must be go:erned. 1t has called the light
ming Fl ON the skies. Such arc some of the
accomplishments OF thought
Thought wrapt in the mystic mantle of
high order, passes and repas>es the fiery Or
deal, yet cannot unfold to man its surprising
loycllcsS in the language of earth 1t is
the life of the mind, the ever-gushing foun
tain Of all sciences, and the perfection of all
art. 1t has been sheltered by the winds of
Heaven, aud lis cmhers shall glow when all
others are cxtin-uisled. 1t has plucked
from Fame's ethereal bower the fairest flow
crs and twincd them in wreath to crown
the brow of Milton. Il, WAS his delight un-
der the influence of the sacred blessing,
adise Lost:" it was his granlest conquest
to write " Paradise Rcgaincd"
Thought teaches Us that the grave is
dark and gloomy world, with no light to il
iume the night, bnt a better philosophy
whispers to Us that the grave i, not the end;
that cloud Of darkness may gather around
the closing scene, and the palcncss OF death
be our winding sheet. Bat brighter dawn
than ever was seen rising on the spirit, and
thought links its fond immortality to the
blessing OF Heaven. Thought look, down
through the lapse of ages, working with un-
firing efforts beneath the dccaying wreck of
the past, breaking the silence and scattering
the shades of dark oblivion, bcholds thought
boundin3in fu;urity. Thus the power of
thought has done much and has much yet
to do. What it has done are real triumphs
What it may do will be done; for, with the
immortal soul, whatever is possible is GER
tain. Without thought, the world of mind
would be as day without the sun, or q dark
night without the moon or stars.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-07

The discoveries Of DIR. Livingston in Afr-
ca, from which continent he has recently
returned to England are considered of great
commercial value. lie lived with = tribe Of
Bechuanas for eight years, and, IN co-opera-
tion with Mr.. Oswald, discovered Lake
Ngami. He traced by himself the course
Of the great river Zamhesi, in Eastern Afri-
ca, and extending two thousand miles.
This immense stream whose discovery is
the great fruit Of the journey, is in itself an
enigma without parallel. But a small por-
ton of its waters reach the sea-coast. Like
the Abyssinian Nile, it falls through a bas-
attic cleft, near the middle of its course,
which reduces its breath from 900 to 30
yards. Above these falls it spreads out
periodically into great sea, filling hundred
OF lateral channels; below it is tranquil
stream Of totally different character; lis
mouth seems to be closing. The southern
most was navigable when the Portuguese
first arrived in the country, three hundr,
years ago, but it has long since ceased to be
practicable. The Quillimane mouth has of
late years been impossible, even for a canoe,
from July to February, and for two or three
hundred miles up the river, navigation is
never attempt ted in the dry season. And in
this month Of July, when the lower portion
of the river, after its April frcshet, has sunk
to q mere drib!et, above the falls the river
spreads out like a sea over hundreds OF
square miles. Tbs, with frequent cataracts
and the hostility of the natives, would seem
TO be an etfectual bar to the high hopes Of
fat trade in which English merchants and
Journals are now indulging.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-07

HIGHEST WATERFALL IN THE WORLD
Referring to an article which has lately gone
the roun Is of the newspapers, and which We
ourselves copied, the editor Of the Detroit
Tribune says:
Nethor of the above equals the one upon
the Sandwich Islands, which is, without
doubt, the highest in the word. We have
often heard of it from the lips of an esteemed
Pastor, now dead, who was for ten years a
missionary on those islands. This waterfall
is situated upon one Of the highest noun
tains in that group of slands-in which
particular one we forget. 1t falls sheer
from a precipice SO high that the water
actually nerer reaches the bottom. The
resistance of the air changes it into mist
before it can reach the bottom, so great is
the distance, and it asccnds to the clouds
again. This must be a sight to sea
small cataract literally suspended in mid
air,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-07

The poet in golden cline was born,
With a golden stars above, Of scorn,
lowered with the hate of hate, the sc"rn
The love of loye.-7ennys0H.
So long as Nature continues to reign IN all
her beauty, sublimity, and power, thus long
will poetry dwell in the heart and the soul
of man, and poets continue 10 sing.
Busy care and corroding grief may dis
tract the mind-still from the unexplored
depths Of the immortal soul will care hear
the whisperings of "a still, small voice in
the still midnight hour, in the gray, misty
dawn, and the heated noon tide, telling Of
something more glorious. more bright and
fair, than earth with all her dazzling beauty
can afford.
We hold that every man who cheri hes in
his inner heart pure, untrammeicd love
for all that is fair and beautiful in art or ma
ture, although he does not give it expression
in written words, to be poet But custom
has conferred the name of poet more cspc-
cially on him who conveys his thoug is
through the medium Of pen to the minds Of
others, for their judgment, appreciation, and
applause. Glorious appellatiou, title high
cr than that OF duke or king, more honora-
able, more noble.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-07
For the Pree Trader
Education Of Children.

1t has been truly said, with the talent.
of an angel a man may be fool. This
phenomenon is the legitimate offspring of q
defective education. Man is a threefold be
ing--physical, mental and moral. Without
o uniform consistent symmetrical cultivation
Of these propcnsities man is verify an i'm
perfect being Educate the physical nature
alone and the product is 4 ruthless savage
a gigantic frame of railroad velocity-bid-
ding defiance TO disease and premature death.
But the finer feeling Of humanity are not
discoverable in him his passions know no
bounds; his vindictivercss no restraint; the
term forgiveness is not found in his yOcabu
larry, nor its spirit in his feelings. Educate
the physical and intellectual natures alone,
and the man most likely will become a dan
Serous citizen. Educate these natures at
the expense Of the moral, and we have talent,
but no Integrity we have Arnolds. but no
Washingtons Aaron Burrs, but 10 Henry
Ciays Arnold, it is presumed, was no less
intellectual than Washington, but their
names will go down to postcrity-onc, as a
traitor, the other with almost divine honors,
as the father Of his country. Educate the
moral nature alone, and you have the victim
OF every dcbasing superstition and dclusion.
However well mans moral nature NAV be
educated, if his intellectual is allowed to
sleep, he is the sport of every wind Of doc
trine. No matter how glaringly absurd
system or theory may appear to well in
formed mind, ali i.litcrate populace will grasp
them with eagerness, and exclaim in fren-
zed gesticulations, " Behold the attributes
Of God" How truly has ignorance be-
gotten crcduliry among tie numerous prose
ytcs TO the princcly deluaion Of Mormorism.
Why were not the literary aud scientific of
our country drawn into the same delusive
vortex? They are by nature no more skep-
teal than those less informcd-by nature
equally as marvellous. The reason is obvi-
Gus. They were equipped with an intellect
uai panoply; an arinor which the missiles
ot ignorance and superstition could not
armor with which every youth
Of our land should be protected from the
heart kening toolcrics and willy designs
Of wicked men. Full well the poet knew:
a little learning is a dangerous thing:
Drink deep or taste not the pierian spring;
Their shallow draugIts intoxicate the brain,
But drinking largely sObers II again
y man may be versed in modern AMI an
;ient languages; he may know the history
of all ages; he may sound the depths of the
ocean; he may measure the distance and
of the Heavenly bodies; yet
without the knowledge and practice Of mo-
rality and virtue, his learning will be but
vanity, and his wisdom folly. W. w.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-07
An act regulating practice in courts i

An act regulating practice in courts in
certain cases.
An act to locate and build an additional
penitentiary.
An act to provide for the ordinary and
contingent expenses of the government un-
til the adjournment of the next regular ses-
sion of the general assembly.
An act making the appropriations for the
pay of the officers and members of the ge-
neral assembly, and for the salary of the
officers of the government from the end Of
the present session until the adjournment Of
the next regular session Of the general as
sembly.
An act to amend an act entitled an act to
amend an act establishing county courts, ap-
proved Feb. IL, 1S49, and extending the ju-
risdictiOn of the counties of La Sale, Win
nebago and McIIenry county courts, ap-
proved Feb. %, 1854.
An act entitled an act to establish seven,
teen state roads therein described.
An act to change the time Of holding
courts in the 18th judicial circuit.
An act to amend an act to provide for re-
ducing the state debt.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-07

The dials Of htc English Parliament clock
are twenty-five feet in diameter, and arc the
largest in the world Every half minute
the point of the minute hand moves nearly
seven inches. The clock will so eight and
a half days, and strike only for seven ana .
half so as to indicate by its silence any
neglect in winding it up. The mere wind
ing of each of its striking parts will take
two s hours. The pendulum is IS feet long.
the wheels are of cast iron, the hour bell is
eieh. feet high and nine feet in diameter.
81; s;.i,;ng from fourteen to fifteen tons.
Tbs weight of the hammer is four cwt.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-07

Brigham Young, the Mormon prophet,
Tins depounces one Gideon, who had tho
the audacity to question his prophetic char.
sctcr, and purity Of the spiritual wife "
system: -. .,
amongst you! He used to sell tape in st.
Louis, and now he is here to blaspheme tho
Lord and destroy the House Of Israel And
what should ye, children Of the covenant.
do in return for this evil work! Out with
the bowie knives We wore like breast pins at
Nauvoc, and. in the name Of God and the
Prophet, give him hell.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-07
New Boot and Shoe Store,
nCvuv IgANEOnn

HEINZ Y 1HANFVHtD :" n
n NNOUNCES the people of La Sale County that he
"a has just received the largest stock Of Boots and
shoes ever offered this market and is determined to
keep on hand supply Of all the different varieties of
his and New York manufactured Boots and Shoes
reduced prices for cash.
Having been engaged in the manufacture Of the
named article five he feels competent
produce good article as can be found in this any
other market. etii tft r7s iits 8 p.
Repairing done with despatch. +fee .r- ~ /
My place business may he found at No. Cavariys
Block nearly opposite Post Office, at the sign Of the
BIG 6OOE Ottawa Seremher ls 1856.
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Il T. w a II II sV A l. {:
WILLIAM COMMEIIy

Vert to tie ctr Bfnk. NORTH Of The PaJiic .SyHGrel
u ESPECTFUIIY Informs the citizens of Ottawa and
II the surrounding country that he has just received
from the east large stock of Goods such Cloths,
CassimeTe, and Nestng, OF the finest quality. Also
fine Beaver and Pilot cloth, which lac viii make TO
der. the most reasonable Also keeps on hand
large assortment of Gents Furnishing Goods and Rea
dy Made Clothing, OF his manufacture being the
only place in 0ttnwa where they manufacture Ready
Made Clothing There is machinery work about them
they made up by the best OF workmen. lie goes
the old woinGns principle the good old way being the
best.
All kinds Of Gents Clothing made up the shortest
notice. and warranted to fit
Wantcd.-A few first rate tailors. opposite the
Court House. the north side, door to the City
Bank of Eames. Allen 4 Co oct
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-07

ADVICE TO BoYs.-Wc ike an active boy
one who has the impulse of the agc-of
the steamboat in him
A lazy, pioddng, snail paced chap might
have got along in the world fifty years ago.
but he don't these times. We live in an age
of quick ideas-men think quick-cat, sleep,
court, marry and die quick-and slow
coaches are not tolerated. Go ahead If
you burst your boiler" is the motto to
every age; and he succeeds the best in
every line of business who has the most OF
''do or die" in him.
Strive, boys to catch the spirit Of the
times; be up and dressed always, not gap
ing and rubbing your eyes as though you
were half asleep but wide awake for what
ever may turn up, and you will be some
body before you die.
Think, plan, reflect as much as you please
before you act, but think quickly, and when
you have fixed your mind upon an object
spring to the mark at once.
But above all things be honest. II you
intend to be an Artist, carve it in your
wood, chisel it in marble, if merchant,
write it in your ledger. Let honesty Of pur-
pose be your guiding star.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-07

Murders by dagger, pisto,-shotS, garrote,
bludgeon and every other implement Of the
assassin and bully, fill the Eastern papers
almost to the exclusion of other matter
Women, men and children are choked and
cut and sho. with as little rcnorse as the
most hardened mailman in crime could
evince. We are absolutely sick Of reading
the details of these horrors. Nor does the
mania belong to this or that country cxclu-
sivcly. 1t seems to be world \ high
church digntary III the capital of France is
assassinatcd at the alter In London the
diversity of crime is equallcd only by the de.
viish motives oithe human breast; while here
we have the most startling announcements
from all scctions-North, East. South and
Wcst-of heart-sickning cruelty and moral
turpitude. Cannot our philosophers Of
morcls and physics give us some cause for
all these dsreful effects: Is it in the atmos-
phere, like a pestilcntial disease, or does
society in its organization throw out impul-
scs that possess the brain and nerve Of men
like fiends?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-07
Is THERE a MAEIsTRoN This question
is thus answered by a coremporarv:


Every schoolboy of the last century has
been taught to believe that there Is terri
bic vortex on the coast Of Norway, with an
eddy several miles in diameter, and tina,
ships, and even huge whales were sometimes
dragged within its terrible liquid coils, and
sunk forever in oceans awful depths \
correspondent Of the Scientific american
says:
l have been informed by an European ac-
quaintaintaEce that the Maels;ron has no
existence. y nautical and scientific COM
mission went out and sailed around and all
over where the maelstrom was said to be,
but could not find it; the sea was as smooth
where the whirlpool out TO be as any other
part Of the German ocean.
We presume the above is correct. The
latest geographers and gazeteers barely a.
lude to the Maelstrom. Cotton, in his large
atlas, gives the note upon his map, but does
not allude to il in his disc, iption of Norway.
IIarper's Gazetteer, in an article on Norway
says that among the numerous islands on
the west coast there are violent and irregu-
lar currents, which render the navigation
dangerous. Among these is the celebrated
Nal strom or Maskcnaes-strom, the danger
from which has been greatly exaggerated,
since it can at nearly all times, be passed
over even by boats. The romance of the
Maelstrom has been pretty cticctually dcs-
troyed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-07
Type setting in early times was not re.

Type setting in early times was not re-
markable for its cyactness and accuracy.
In the year 1861 a book was printed,
called the anatomy of the mass. 1t had
only 172 pages in it; but the author,
pious monk, was obliged to and fifteen
pages to correct blunders. This he attribut-
ed to the special instigaton of the "devil."
A printers wife in Germany lost her life by
feloniously meddlng with types. She went
into the office enc night and took out the
word "lord, in Genesis, Ill. Is, where Eve
is made subject to her husband, and macd
the verse read she shall be thy fool," in
stead of I" he shall be thy lord" 1t is said
she was put to death for her wickedness
1t is we'll understood that printers of AL
early edition of the Scriptures were SC
heavily fined as to be utterly ruined, fol
leaving out the word mot" from one of the
Ten Commandments. There is an edition
of the Bible called the Vinegar Bible,
from the parable of the Vineyard being
printed VINEGAR"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-07
stone! stone For Sale!
Mark Well.
New Tailoring Establishment:

THE undersigned having located in Ottawa, would
spectfuly inform its inhabitants and vicinity that he
has opened shop in the lately occupied Tele-
graph Office, in edicks block for the purpose OF Gus
tom Tailoring ia all its branches Having had much
perence in several of cities both cutter
and maker, flaticr myself that my work shall not be
surpassed either for elegance OF style or neatuess OF
workmanship this Of Chicago All work entrusted to
my charge shall with prompuess and despatch
y. E.-Cutfug done and u fi warranted
jun2, DAN II. ASHTON.
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NJ I / 7. I = Z II
Cyhe. Main d. TOJHLgbus sts-Hfs. GTeGJ's o'd stdto
MISS SARAH AVERY
respectfully inform the ladies OF Ottawa and
w vicinity that have just returned from New York
with latest and best styles OF NlLlINtfh consist
inc IL, mart of first Pattcrb Hats Ribbons Flowers
Plumes and Dress Caps. Also splendid lot "l br1ha,
Wreatis, from one to six dollars ii &c aSso 'e''" "
Hosiery, Opera Hoods. Sc- &c. .
Ny object going to New York to purchase Millinery
this In the first place pay cash down Tor my Goods
I can buy CHEAPER than those WHO bny in Chicago can
get later fashions and later styles can sell better
article Goods cheaper and consequently offer ill.,
ducements the ladies of Ottawa equal to eastern
City.
Ladies please call and my stock, and iatter my
self you will not be disappointed -
w Il
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OTTAWA MARBLE YARD.

TIE undersigned having purchased the shop and stock
of Gewel Finley, where he intends carry the
business a extensive scale He has on hand and
always in receipt Of the best quality Of Aercan
lan and Egyptian Marble for Head Stones Tomb Stones
Monuments, Nantes. Furniture, &c As he has Of
the best workmen in the western country he feels
sured that he get anything in his line superb
STYLE together with low prices he feels assured that
he will give an those who favor him with their support
entire satisfaction
n. B. Orders from a distance earnestly solicited and
promptly attended to. JAMES WILLS.
Ottawa, March 5, 1856. I'D.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-07

How more secure the prudent care
That calmly measures every pace;
Thus still the prospect ever fair,
Is markedly love, and glows with grace.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-07
Sash, Door, and Blind Factory.

r
TKYOULD inform the public that he is now making Mt
w his Factory the Hydraulic Basin. near the C.
ty Mills, superior articles of Doors, Sash, Blinds
NV work il all made Of seasoned Lumber and in pont
finish and durability, will compare favoraby with any
in this market
Builders and others invited to give call before
purchasing elsewhere that can offer them
Inducements to buy of me. A. +. CAQUELIN.
Ottawa, October %, 1856.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-07

The highest knowledge which it is possi-
hle for man to acquire is that which makes
him familiar with the laws Of his own being
and destiny.
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ErlrApu on San Francisco money lender:

Here lies old thirty-ivc per cent,
The more he made, the more he lent;
The more he got, the more he craved;
The more he made, the more ne snaveu; a.,
CooS Heavens, can such q soul be saved?'