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The Ottawa free trader., 1859-09-10

BEAUTIFUL FIGrEE-Rev. Mr. Barnes, in
his sermon on " Life at Three Score H.
luStrates the magnitude Of eternal things
as he approaches the end oflife compared
with those which ordinarily occupy the
attention of mankind. by the following
beautiful figure:
The earth. as It moves in its orbit from
year 20 year, maintains its distance of
niuety-tive millions OF miles from the sun ;
and the sun, except when seen through Il
hdzy atmosphere, at its rising or setting,
seems al all times To be of the same mag
nitude-to human view an object always
small As compared with our own world
But suppose the earth should leave its or
biz and make its way in a direct line to-
ward the sun. How soon would the sun
seem to enlarge its dimensions, How
vast and bright would it become! How
soon would it fill the whole field of vision,
and all on the earth dwindle to nothing
so human lite now appears to me. In
earlier years eternity appeared distant and
small i'll importance But at the period
OF life which have now reached. it seems
to me as Il the earth had lett the orbit Of
its annual movements, aug was making
rapid and direct fight to the sun. The
objects of eternity. towards which ] am
moving, rapidly enlarge themselves. They
have become ovcTpowcringly bright and
grand. They i'll the whole field of vision,
and the earth, with all which is the com
mon object OF human ambition and pur-
suit, is vanishing away
The Ottawa free trader., 1859-09-10

law live and let live isanothcr" Gerunds
remained thoughtful; then he screwed
up one side of his face into fritihtful con
tortions, n with the eye OF the other he
resumed his observations of the Ncrticel-
la, was called away by a visitor to whom
] did not care TO show my tadpoles, be
cause TO have shown them would have
been to forfeit his esteem forever He
doesH / think very highly Of me IS it Is,
but has misty idea that | occupy myself
with science; and ~ science IS respectable
and respected-our Prince Consort and
endless Bishops patronizing the British
Association for the Advancement of Sci
ence-the misty idea that after all | may
not be an idiot, keeps his contempt in
obeyancc But were he once to enter my
work room and see its bottles its instru-
ments. its preparations and above all the
tadpoles, ! should never taste his cham
payne and claret again.-Cncsa Week
The Ottawa free trader., 1859-09-10
Bsyard Tayior's stories Of iiumDolt.

| Rudd 4 Carlton, Of New York, are about
! to issue Il carefully prepared life of Alex
ander llumbolt From the introduction
by Bayard TAYLOR we take the following
"reminiscences Of the great philosopher:
/ HUMBOLDT AND HIS PORTRAIT
! When | first saw him he WITS in his
/ eiShty-eIghth year, but except in the bow
eel head and slow step showed scarcely
any signs of bodily decay. 1 portrait
painted nearly forty years before. at which
time his hair wa, already gray. showed that
time had occasiOncd but little change in
ms personal appearance, while it, only eff
/ iect upon his mind was. perhaps q lack of
that power Of concentration which enabled
hIIn to master 50 many various depart
ments Of natural science lie was still cv-
cry inch It king, with no faculty app~ccia-
by dulled, no sympathy biuntcd. no hope
for the increase Of human knowledge. or
gen nrr0us aspirations for the good OF his
kind less earnest than in his prime of life
\ year later found him broken indeed.
il bodily health, yet still capable Of six
teen hours OF continuous labor and his
last letter 10 me, written but "a short time
before his death, betrayed no -;gns Of fail
ing f7cu!tics, though the hand which ira
ced it was evidently weak and trembling
In the castle at TcGoi. where he was
born, and the park IN which he now sleeps
beside his brother hangs portrait Of him.
tainted at the a-e Of thirty-tiye. He i
there represented - man Of rather lc--
than the medium stature but firmly and
symmetr!cally built. with a full keen ar
don't face, firm lp,. clear blue cves. and
thick locks Of che-nut hair clustering
aboUt his square massive brow. fIeEcars
q Green coat EUeebrecchcs. and a Lcavv
The Ottawa free trader., 1859-09-10

REMEDY v0p INSECT BiTEs.-W hen mos
auto flea, gnat, or other noXiou> insect
punctures the human skin. it deposites or
iniects an atom OF an acidulous fluid of a
poisonous nature The results are IRA
ton, a sensation Of tickling, itching or of
pain The tickling OF flies we are compar-
ativoly Indifferent about; but the itch pro
duced by flea, or gnat. or other noisome
insect. disturbs our serenity, and, like the
pain Of wasp or 4 bee sting, eXcitcs us to
a remedy The best remedies for the sting
of insects are those which will instantly
neutralize this acidulous poison deposited
in the skin. These are either ammonia or
borax. The alkaline reaction OF borax Is
scarcelyyet sufficiently appreciated How
ever, a time will come when its good qua
lities will be known, and more universally
valued than ammonia, or 1t IS commonly
termed hartshorn; it is moreover salt
of that innocent nature, that 1t may he
kept in every household. The solution of
Eorax for insect bites is made thus Dis
solve one ounce of borax in one pint OF
water that has been boiled and allowed TO
cool Instead of plain water, distilled rose
water is more pleasant. The bites are to be
dabbed with the solution so long as there
is any irration. For bees or wasps' stings
the borax solution may be made of twice
the above strength. In every farmhouse
this solution should be kept as house
hold remedy.-S Ifesse
The Ottawa free trader., 1859-09-10

PUzZLED PiC.-One of our western farm.
ers being very much annoyed by his best
sow breaking into the corn-iied, search
was instituted in vain for the hole in the
rail fence Failing to find one an attempt
was next made to drive out the animal by
the way she entered, hut of course without
success. The owner resolved to watch her
proceedings, and posted ut fence corner
he saw her enter at one end Of a hollow
log outside the field, and emerge at the
other end within the enclosure a. have
You now, old lady" cried he. Accordingly
he proceeded. after turning her out once,
so to place the log Cit being crooked) that
both ends opened outside the field. The
next day the animal entered her accus-
toned place, and shortly AFTER emerged
again. Her astonishmcnt, says our in
forlnant, at tindin: herself in the same po-
sition where she started il ooludicrous to
be described She looked this way and
then that Cruntcd her dissatisfaction, and
finally returned to the original starting
place, and after deliberate survey of
things 10 satisfy herself that all was right,
again entered the lo- On emerging once
more on the wrong side, she evinced even
more surprise than before, and turning
about retraced the log III an opposite di-
rection. Finding tl.is effort alike in vain,
and after looking long and attentively at
the position of things, with n short, angry
grurt OF disappointment, and perhaps fear,
She turned around and started off on q
brisk run; nor could either coaxing or
driving ever induce Il visit to that part of
the field. She seemed to have 'supersti-
ton concerning the spot
The Ottawa free trader., 1859-09-10

LAST. ADMoNITIoy To ! LAZY PoY-A late
clergyman, who was as well known for his
ecccntricity rs his talents, one Gay sent
his son, a lazy lad about twelve years of
age, to catch his horse. The boy went
sauntering along, half asleep with an ear
OF corn in one hand and the bride in the
other dragging the reins on the ground
"Thomas,' said the father, calling after
him in a solemn tone, q" come here, Thorn
as, | want 10 say n word to you before i
go"
You know, Thomas. have given YOU
a good deal of counsel, YOU know I've
taught YOU, before closing your eyes, al
ways TO say,
Now l lay down to sleep etc.
besides good many other things in the
way OF eXhortation and advice. But this
is the last opportunity shall ever have of
speaking 10 you, and | couldn't let it pass
without giving you my parting advice
Be good boy, Thomas, and always say
that pretty prayer when you are going to
sleep | fear shall never see you again
As he said these words in a very solemn
manner the poor boy began to be fright
ened, and burst into tears with this ex-
clamation:
"You will never see me again, paI'
"No; for shall die before you get back
with the horse
This quickened tho boys ideas, and
gathering up the bride reins, he ran and
caught the horse sooner than he had ever
done before.
The Ottawa free trader., 1859-09-10
Have you any domestic, -;r 2.

! '~- i.4.t'l.tll- l'tFltA tl IL
d" / would E.l. t. look al il
Certainly. madam. with the greatest
pleasure" 80 trouble to show goods. We
have splendid a-sg;t,nert "a hand now.
Throwing down four or five Jo.tsJ Ju,,
look at that. madam. W. sold bolt OF
thar vesteT lay to t,rs, --, who = very
Particular
Isitofe9ual quality all the way through,
sir?'
- yes we warrant that madam but
/ will open it for you that you may see
for yourself. "opens a bolt. There
madam, over see anything nicer
What i Your lowest figure for this ??
"Thirteen cents YER cheap at that
Barely save ourselves lat keep it on hand
Of course to keep M our assortment
Rather more than | expected to give,
sir. Don't you think you could take
twelve and a haf?'
1t cost us twelve cents at fhe East but
thinking she wos going to take an entire
bolt) YOU may have it at that
Well, sir, | will take one yard
Merchant seeing himself sold saws
" Certainly, madam; and proceeds to cut
it of.
Lady, quilting out her portmonaie.) I
suppose you take dimes for shllings now :;
the shiilingS are all so smooth ii makes no
difference
40 yes! that will do (iolding by the
bundle and tying string around it,
"Wcll, | haven't got two five cent pie
ces, but here are two hre~cert pisrss, sup
pose they pass for tres =
"All right, madam! Call again" and
our merchant gaye her one of his poltest
bows.
The Ottawa free trader., 1859-09-10

A few days ago bright little girl OF
probably three or four summers, who re-
Gently lost her father, came up to Pro
fessor Wise, at the ones House, and said:
"Mr. Wise won't you take me up with You
in YOUR balloon?' "Why do you want
to go, my dear p replied the Professor.
:" want to see my papa" was the touch
ing response A tear was visible in the
aronauts eye as he assured her that it
was impossible for him to take her high
enough to see her papa--LgfayetteJ Journal
The Ottawa free trader., 1859-09-10

A correspondent of the Boston Bee an,
-1uas recently visited the grave of the ele
phant Columbus, in Berkshire county
Massachusetts,. He gives the folIowin.
account OF the death and posthumous ad
ventures Of the far famed animal:
+ \ few years since, while making n pro
/ fcs,ioual and pedestrian tour through this
section Of the Stare. Columbus. in crossing
I a bridge at North Adams had the mi,tor-
tune to fall through, which accident scri
( ouslv abridged his existence, and 1t j. lil..-
/ ly to prove a NOR" wcighty matter to the
town than did the quadrIpcd to the
bridge
The propsietors of this valuable, and
since the casualty. in double sense, trun-
Gated repository ot ivory, made q claim up
on the town for remuneration for their
los. which was not allowed, ,whc.eupon a
suit was commenced, and we believe it i
still in court. The animal having injured
his fore feet severely by the fall was obiig-
ed to pause. but after a brief interval hc
appeared to rally, and his keeper thinking
he had sustained no serious injury. coutin-
ned his journey. On reaching tins town it
became evident that the noble beast had
received some internal detrimcnt. and be
ing anxious to get him into some comfort
able place, permission was obtained 10 use
an unOccUpicd n ed adjoining a farm house:
into this Columbus was driven never to 20
forth alive.
Soon aftea entering the iuildin. he
threw himself down as if in despair. and
no cutrcgtie- Of bis keeper could induce
him to make any effort to rise hn-ccmod
to act - though his days were numbered;
The Ottawa free trader., 1859-09-10
Tlt1r-'eIrr. EIrrrlair-

EEAViNti taken up my residence ia Ottawa I
4 4 prepared to Introduce Hct and Cold Water int"
Public or Private Buildings VIII also furnish and put
m water Closets Bath Tabs Hot AMI Cold Shower
Baths Marble Slabs and WasA Basins, LIT and Force
PEups Lead Pipe and Sheet Lead, &C. sc. Having
hee engaged in the business for the last i5 years in the
City New Yorl; and Chicago prepared to pat up
Water Works with ueatness aud despatch.
Orders left with Wn Reddick, Ed, will be punctually
attended to.
Refer to Wm Ecddc,l, Esq, Ottawa, and ! mes Bell,
Esq. Chicago. JAMES q. KENNEDY,
,r.-..lt mi q, r.LIl,ie k'uriLaer
The Ottawa free trader., 1859-09-10
The Iaii Of a TadpoIc.



| energetically answered:
As much rs you find in Elzevirs.
II m grunted Gcrunds.
"Ncry absurd, ism t it q? But we all have
our hobbies. | can pass Il book stall OF
which ! perceive that the ignorance of tn,
bookseller permits him to exhibitan edition
Of Persius among the rubbish for "onC
shilling each The sight gives me thrill
it don't even slacken my rapid pace
But | cannot easily pass a pond in which
| see a >hoal Of tadpoles swimming about
as ignorant of their own value as the book
seller is Of Persus | may walk on, buI
the sight has sent slight electric shock
through me. Why sir, there Is more tc
me in the tail of one of those tadpo!cs
than in ali the poems of that obscure and
dreary Persius Bat | won't thrash youy
jew unless You thrash mine
Why, what on earth can you do with
the tail =
Dowith it? Study it. experiment with
il, put II under the microscope. and day by
day watch the growth of it. various parts
1t flst it J. little but q mass OF cells -
Then | observe some OF the cells 2asUming
a wcll-kncwu shape. and forming IuGimcu-
tary blood vessels | also observe some
other cells changing into blood-ceil---
Then the trace Of muscles becomes visible.
These crow and grow and the pigment
cells. which give their color 10 the tail. "a
sumo fantastic shape
cry interesting ! dare say.
You don seem 70 think 20. by your
tone Put look IN this vase; here YOU see
several taipolr- with tho most apolo-etie
of taii--mere>tumu-, il fact cut them
Oh n.1e lay ago
" al they Gro" again Perfectly.
on't,i.e a,lh'u5h me ir". .d-,,pen-eS with
tai, and gradually loses 1t hy q process
pi rc-'rlatpn n H- reaches the ir"9iJTm.
the t.dpoi- needs A.- tail 70 SWIM with.
and Nature kindly supplies any accident
that may deprive h.m Of X
o-- r'-- added ''-ru"d- clad 10 feel
h.n~e.: once more m the region Of t"mi!-
lar.F known. Just Like -hc lobster. or the
crab YOU know. They tar Oh their leg
and arms in IL most rockies manner get
always grow them Md would tau
liz" I, know what Las become OF these
tass
nm t-@y u"."
Npt @t H.- A.ya ami kicking
Alv. after nine days. On Oh
Here t..y asn H. ,hi- -la--. IL j. -
a.tly riu" days sine" .hsr '~e-n cut OFT and
] have .e.l Watching them daily under
The u"oTn-ei" assure Eo' t.iat have
seen ;a.. grow. mot larger Htyei Iut de
ry!.U- more and iIor.. mu- ..e.i0ras ap-
r.arin4 ".'.r. -H -.r- a--.-t... and q c.c"-
ts.c. forming - '-' o"t end
Come. ag..- you aye tr--n. my Eullb.,-
.tr
am ".."rt4- Serious. The .-"oyery
j. nom" o.. 'a a.. }. ".- n2'-' i-.7 uI"r
'.t E.fr 'E T. l-.s..n 81 t~E.E' and
H'E' 'I.E "-i-t i.f ...e '@th''' season
r. r.r .t l-" e.- t1tl... I.r 7GyS Tat
the tails e.i.-'.H,E AEe.' many "aE--i-
many a~ e'--'.'" On gHe occasion. ".ji ]
:-t. L.'.. >.. .-.-.. .--.'- more .-l-H '..'-
The Ottawa free trader., 1859-09-10

OLD lady Partington says she was once
son-struck, but she has no fear of its oc.
curing again, a she gave Ike what will
do him the rest OF his life for it.
The Ottawa free trader., 1859-09-10

s5er.,du Drurgi-f0 4gafEs.asv. win 81. Oi;alcr
lWHULEShLE AND RETATil
Importer Of Drugs Chemicals, French Cognse Bran
6.e.. Wines. &C.. sc- aIc2s
The Ottawa free trader., 1859-09-10
spoGTsuEg's ID POT!

aOIELAS -IiCOLNE,
yMPORTER and manufacturer Of Increase Twist Ri
l.s and Shot Guns. of every description, Teescopc
and Patent Nuzze Rifles, Revolving Breech, Cast steel
Barrels with Guide Starter for hunting, and large
sortment OF Revo.vers Colts Beas, Mathatten's Blunt
Syms' Allen Thurber's. Gentlemen will find at my
sbop everything in line, and warrant to give sats
faction to all that FAY with their patronage.
invite the cid friends OF ii. p. BRUSEER to give
call as he is my agent Customers will always find him
at his post. My shop is on Nam Street, the Fox
River Bridge. e.
Powder, Shot, Wads, and Caps. Guns let by the day,
jun1S THOMAS MOORE.
The Ottawa free trader., 1859-09-10

NFFICE in the second story Of ShuIer- battling.
the Bank Of Ottawa. Residence, Fast Main street
east Of Fox River 1I-52
The Ottawa free trader., 1859-09-10
Gro. ". PATTERSON. ia.
tINti.i. q y. HlAtlAutLn I'll.

'-T.EINT, \ TIIII l'IT. 10.
Hen Js,ES CntSr and y. kEyIAIL. E,l. Davenport,
Iowa; GJ~aS SyITH. Esq, = ars Island, IU.-Dsrr
F, 's: Nou may place tui confidence in the belrer.
DR.. \ 4. Gregg. aS a nan au.-as physician Wchayc
sEp sgd higa T.: l;miy and If he should locate in
vor ,riry elsewhere, best wishes viii attend
him AL family. &. :. HUBBARD,
r - Nr fTl y'-,. 0f Wsy. T. >ter.U4 .t. %
The Ottawa free trader., 1859-09-10
BUSINESS CARDS.
EA.;SE;E.S
Carriage Repository.

-, .-- TFNIfE Alvord Carriage Manufacturing
OIL - h Company gcjk cORtiD3'. he S0i- Of
e = Nejr tGFyi1gc2. at their Old stand On
SKI Main street, Ottawa, Illinois, where they
have on hand and arcsccrivu, from their A5 f'5,Ty
in COhHectict good assortment Of EocAaya!-. Slide
Seats, Top and Open BUggieS. with elliptic Springs and
Concord style Light Spring Wagons, with ;go seats SC.
al 7'dfIrtHttd which seiitHg at tar prices.
jGllG-6m@ II. W. JONES. -iy~Ht.
The Ottawa free trader., 1859-09-10

show the full stock than mention Ia AL, please
60 and see for yourselves.
y. H.-Country Mjlners supplied with patterns and
straw Goods.
E'.Gciit.- and pressing done.
Room, corne OF Main and Cournnus stre.:. aFso
The Ottawa free trader., 1859-09-10
BY WIN. OSlTAN.
BUSINESS CARDS.

ID. =. JONES & Co..
krrd and Co11sctioa Agcacy Oha,c1, Illinois.
Particular attention given to the collection and secr-
n claims the purchase and sale of real estate, the
payment taxes, &c.
Collections made in all parts OF the State.
in Sauger's Block, of Main and La Sale
Street,. D.P. JONES,
TURNEY ENGLISH,
oc1s Ed NJ. FRY.
The Ottawa free trader., 1859-09-10

-ifS7F.7~t and fHtgt-. '.," f-r L.f7r-ffff'rT. III
Of < ia Red E'cs block. uu stairs the for
erIy occupied the FIRE. I,Hs7.- printing Office
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-03-03
BALTIMORE, August sth, 1857


have analysed for Brscoe, Hilles & Co., of
Havre de Grace, Md, four samples Of sSusque-
hanna Limestone" from WrightsvilIe, Pa, taken
from four different Quarries. They were found
to be free of sand and other impurities, and to
contain besides Carbonate of Lime, respectively
from to IS per cent. of Carbonate of Magnesia.
The former will be of general advantage to the
lower counties Of Maryland, both on. the Eastern
and Western Shores, and are especially adapted
to the application "White Oak Soils The
latter should be applied to soils which are deficient
in both Lime and Magnesa. They are, in gene
raj, the "Volcanic Soils" of the Upper, and the
light soils in the Tide Water Counties of Mary
land JAMES HIGGINs,
State Agricultural Chemist of Maryland.
June rs, ls5S-ly.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-03-03
NEW FALL e. WINTER GOODS.

THE undersigned have just received from New
Il York and Baltimore their supply of Fall and
Winter Goods, which they offer to customers
and the public generally upon most favorable terms.
Their stock embraces, in part, the following
AAD323' D:AA5D GOODS,
Embroideries; "a and Ga PULLED Cloths;
Plain and Ti1tUed Flannc1s;
Cloths, Cssimeres, Satinetts and Vesings;
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
such as
Genter,en's business Goats, Pants and Vests,
Over Whirlpool and Bear Skin Rag
Ian; Clothing for Servants wear.
Servants BLANKETS; BOOTS, SHOES,
HATS and CAPS
Fruit and Confectionery; Groceries and
Liquors.
We offer goods upon the usual tcrns-for
cash. or on credit osy months to pnnct,,al buyers.
S NJ. PADGETT s. CO.
Port Tobacco, Oct. 81, 1858.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-03-03

EvA Kentucky lawyer on circuit was
asked to dine with the Judge. At the ia
BILE, the Judge as is his custom, asked a
blessing, and shortly after rose from bis
seat and took from the sideboard bottle Of
Old Bourbon, of which heinvited his guests
to partake, partaking freely himself, as is
also his custom. After dinner the lawyer
said:
Judge, will you permit me to ask you a
question: ooh, certainly" replied the
Judge; what is it?''
Il Observed" said the lawyer, ''that af-
ter you had asked blessing. you set out
the bottle. Now, wish to know whether
you were ashamed to ask blessing on the
liquor, or whether you thought it was GOOD
enough without? %
The Judge took the case under advise.
ment.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-03-03
AGRICULTURAL LIME.

TNHE undersigned beg leave to inform the
Il Farmers Of Charles and st. Mary's counties
that they will deliver at accessible points on any
ofthe rivers of those counties, AGRICULTURAL
LIME, (either with or without Magnesa,) at 81
cents per bushe. Freight, cash, at cents per
bushel-the balance six months draft, with inte-
rest added, will be taken. We refer to the fol-
lowing letter of the State Chemist and solicit Or
ders from friends in Charles and St. Mary's
counties generally.
BRISCOE, HILLES & CO.,
Havre de Grace, Md
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-03-03
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expression of thought, interchange of ideas, and
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