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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-09-30
S.o-.:Ti,,cstern Esu.iuc-. College.


i'lrias the last FIVE .noItus 81 business
enterprise ht> been ipauEur ,t.d m oar mad e,
that bids fair t. make 4 marked impre, .iOu
upon the public. Il i, nothing less lnth the
location III Au~ ri. of "a fret class CJmmercial
School, conducted by one ui Ine mist accom-
pushed aud experienced business, teachers o..
the country. slowly bat surrey tins braach
OF edu .a,'1a sJ long elected aud 80 CON
t-mptuouslY >pJAra OF Dy many even vet. l.
gaining ground and securing permhneut
place "a the = ystra.5 Of education. The DAY
Is not TAR dI,'a.s when through eogit &c Of
tri.niog in some commercial school, viii le
considered necessary Preparations iUr life.
both Tor man and Woman.
We have looked with pleasure and much
u! pride upon the exertiOns of Mr. tci.snller,
ii the quiet and determined mauntr T ia which
he has set himself at work t. srrpl4 the
demand DOR this kind of education "A this
section OF country. That he uui uccetl in
his undertaking aad estlbishst school worthy
oil himself ami tie commercial clImrnhuity
we have not the least doubt, III, College i,
rapidly filling up. and We are co1tide ht be
Is worthy of the patronage of the p Eope,
and will not betray the trust of ;.nr wnJ ma
place themselves under his care. Ne would
advise AL who desire this kind of EDUCATION
to attend at the Northwestern Collie Ee at
Aurora, by all means.
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destroy the impurities in water We never
find then i'll the vicinity of springs, o. float.
ing Oh the surface of pure crystal streams.
II we wish to rid ourselves of them, we must
keep stagnant water away from our premises.
They ere abundant in woods, because We find
there large ponds shaded by the trees. They
are bloodthr rs by nature, an the very first
notes they sound indicate war. The hot
climate of the South is best adapted to their
existence. and the denizens of that region
are forced to retreat behind fin, thread bars
or nets for prote, ton. There is wisdom in
this, for in fighting the little torrneiltors the
:en.per is lost and nothing ACCOMPLISHED.
Ion come out of the battle with heavy eyes,
exhausted frame, and with blood marks upon
the face and exposed parts OF tie dy.-
Ecchauge.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-09-30

Wh,p Syla6ub.-One pint of thin sweet
cream, one wine glass of wine, two spoons
full OF lemon extract, the white of one eg 2,
Sweeten with pulverlzed sugar and beat to a
foam,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-09-30
About Haasqisisoes.

AS musqJ Jtoes claim SO much attention at
;hlS partIc Ilar season OF the year, 1T may not
prove uulnlerestimg to briefly enquire iuto
their natural ni,iury. ----.
Turn to any boGy of stagnant water. and
observe hoatlug ipon the surface little ii sh-
Ike animlls that dev ur the living atb bms that
swarm in the pool. They soon G st their
skins and lake different form. We now
ii-d them rolled up like ball still H0a il 9
on the water, for the purpose of ID teathng
through two tunnel shaped tubes on the Top
pi their backs. If we disturb bem they
quickly uIenrl their bodies and make sundry
whirlIngs. In a few days we look again, an |
find that another trans lormaton has taken
place. The skin splits on the back between
The breathing tubes aud from the opening
bursts the head, body and limbs Of mus
quito. The legs rest upon the EN- PITY skin
until it becomes filled with water and sinks ;
the insect then spreads its wings and flies
away, piping its warke sJng The lnuSquito
belongs to the Dptera order Its pfcbosciS,
by which means 1t receives its food, Is placed
under the head, aud consists of Ion g gutter,
ending with two ileshy lips, enclosing in the
channel on its upper side. "a number of fine
and sharp pointed bristlcs, capable of inhict-
ing punctures The saliva flowing into the
wounds renders them painful. and Is the cause
OF the inflammation and ;he itching SENSATION
that follows. In all biting nse cts the bristles
take the place of Jaws Musouitoes are very
restless, being on the wing both by day aud
By night. In the bright sunshine. however,
they give but little annoyance. They are
shortiived, passing away at the lapse of u few
weeks at The farthest. Tney breed rapidly,
many broods often being produt ed id single
season; and where stasnant water is abun-
Fdant, there they swarm by thousands aud
millions. The musquito's first lesson is to
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-09-30

Commenting on the recent rush Of Ger
man and Irish laborers from Ea .ope 10 t'e
South, the Chicago TriJune one of the, g rsans
OF the party which regulates the ethit IS anl
socitl political economy of the country, issue
its ukase torbidiin- their going there the
South belongs to TIE negro. 1t says:
The South does not, at present ne deG n.
lor; especially dies it not need ignorant,
unskiIled, cheap labor. OF that the negro
population furnishes her with an abundance.
probably in some district with surplus
Every pauper laborer from Europe, whether
Irish or German, whom this society may de.
port into the South will be welcomed bv the
negro eXtermlna'ors now rampant the. @, and
the company, instead of regenerating the
South, VIII be sending white competitors to
bid away the negro work and bread.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-09-30

RADlsHEs IN WINTER Mes
Senger says that radish-s may be grown in a
very few days in the following minner: LIE,
some good ra:!ish seed soak in water II
hours, then put them i'll a bag and expose to
the sun. In the course of the iay GENERA.
ton will commence The seed must then be
sown IN Il wei. manurcd hot bed. and watered
from time to time with lukewarn water Bv
this treatment the rldishes will ia a very
short time acquire a sufficient bulk to be
gooi to eat. Ii 1t be required tp get good
ratisheS in winter duriag the severe cold. an
old ca'k should be sa1l ia two nd one hall
of it filled with good EARTH The radish seed
BEGINNING To sprout as before. must be sown
il: this half and the other half be pu,
upon it, and the whole Carried into the cellar
Use lukewarm water as before. In the
course Of five or six days the RI radishes will
be fit to eat.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-09-30

Tomnto Cotsup.-Scald the tomatoes. anC
strain through seive. To one gallon ado
two table spoonsiull of salt. two of pepper
two OF cinnamon, two of allspice, one u
cloves, one of mustard, a pound and hal
ot sugar Then boil several hours ; when
thick, adj one quart OF vinegar.
Briefs Ire Cream or Castas-a THIRD pint:
of sweet milk, one of cream, six eggs, three
tablespoonslul of -four. R.b the hoar anc
eggs together, adding them TO the milk wher
it is scaling hot Sweeten very sweet. and
flavor to taste, with vanilla or lemon, or fresh
peach leaves.
One can, with this recipe, nave DE- liciou.
boiled .custard, or, if owning freez4r, ear
have ice cream. equal 10 that giveb us III
Philadelphia, hy the celebrated :. Briet T. him
self
Faniy.-Piecrust, wet with the W hite o.
one egg. Roll very thin, fry in land, and
gra.e white sugar over.
Appte JeliY.-Twelve large apples to one
quart of wa'er. Boil until soft, then strain
and add to one pint of juice, one pound o
sugar. Boil thirty minutes.
Cream Pte.-One quart of thick sweet
cream, the yolk Of an egg. Twothiris ofa cup
of sugar. Bake between two crusts. If the
cream be thin, thicken little with h5ur.
ST. Charles Corn RreaI- Beat two eggs
very light; mix with them one quart of In
dian meal and one pint of sour milk or bit
termlk. Then one tablespoonful of melted
butter, and a teaspoontuI of saIeratus, well
dissolved, Immediately before baking! Beal
hard and bake quick.
Hp,o to FeShen Salt Butter.-Cht trn the
butter with NV milk, in the proportib br Of a
pound of butter to a quart of milk. Treat
the butter in all respects as if it wa fresh.
Bad butter may be improved greatly by dis
solving it thoroughly in hot wat r. Let it
cool, then skim it off and churn again, add.
ing small quantity ef good salt and sugar.
The water should be merely hot enough to
melt the butter, or it will become oily.-M.
HUsroN, an Rural Neu Yorker.
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And | think I will aid the rest:

A word more. aud we leave the subject
Speaking OF ''seasideS, one would never
look for a pretty girl under one of them any
more than for a diamond under toads;ooi.
or violet under a cabbage leaf. The gem
nav be just brilliant. and the blossom as
fair and sweet. but we can't see it''
asked a young lady ont to walk one evening
about sunset. The air was balmy. of course
and the sky gorgeous in It's opal radiaHce-
&: ALWAYS Is when lovers are out of doors)
She asked me TO wait while she went To don
her seaside" | waited. \ vision of a
beautiful glrl by the sea, with something
II ,ht. and graceful as the waves upon Eer
head, with fuain-ike plume and a glitter
of crysal ornaments, CLEANED before my
e6uberant fancy; when what was my horror
to see approaching Hat Mjngl Words are
not adequate to express ms feelings ]
was aghast. The lovely vision that my lively
Imagination had called up vanished like
vapor before the wind aud then we walked
down by the sad sea waves as practical
ana u.;romantic a couple as ever siroled at
twilight. Romano impossible! with that
H'ttento''S hut below my shoulder How
was To whisper those deliciou, words that
the gentle sex appreciate SD thoroughly.
when l couldn't get within two feet of her
ear? That walk was disappointment in
more thar one sense; the important words
that might have been said were left unsaid
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-09-30

MRS. DIR. CLOSSDN Devote, her time
III e. the practice e N'visaTr ,e i-...-- as V.-,r
R--i l"ner fr-t house north of Eal5f Ks oi;s.t. If
supreme Court hals,. sslt = IS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-09-30

and shall certainly wait until the fashion
changes before committing myself And now
We come 10 the last part of our text. What
greater folly than the o,e just perpetrated,
that of making ''much ado about nothing o.
For the veriest nothings on the face of the
earth are females, fools, fashions and foles.
- GuSSAaER.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-08-23
WHAT AN ENGLISH AUTHOR SAYS
za OF ENG LISH GIRLS. 80,

What pretty girls l.-s Greek profles and.
nez retrousses, pale and forid, black, brown
gold end va afmer1 auburn, there they sit In
the front rows like bed ofhowers. all scarlet,
white and blue and it is worth while coming
to the play # only to watch their lovely faces.
The youth of English girls-for there are
stages in grlbood, even before we come to
the time when woman are sold girls" by
rigat-the first early blush and bloom OF an
| English girl is something as like divine as hu-.
mainly car attain 1t is not only in the r
color and form, though both of these. are soal
iovtly, out in the shy, unspoken, and uude-
vel"ped nature lying like sleeping child
within the heart in the loye that has never
been awakened, and that is just family STIR
ring in the soul, unconscious OF its own in.s
prisoEed life in the instincts that would
blush for themselves wele they reused to
confession and self knowledge-it is in all
| this sweet and tender mystery Of nature,
this union of love and bashfolDess, that the
| charm ofthe young English girl consists, and
| that gives her beauty such winning wtchery.
And this is what you may read in those love-
Iy faces in the front row, whether the Saxon
has left his mark on the golden head, o. the
CeIt his the eban. Other races are more
loving in their women. more instructive, and
more alIuring and some are as shy; but
do not know where there is the same mixture
of both the same sweetness Of modesty and
The same tenderness Of love at one time. IF
there is iault to fod or stone 20 fllng, ir
! Is-that tas early bloom Of soul so soon passes
it is that though English girls are SO teu-
der, English women are so often hard, and
that The richness of the young love dries up
and impoVerlshes and stffens into absolute
co.dness. | fling these stones with very
ieeble sling, and do not desire to hit even
ghost. - 90 5''t
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gelert stcry.
CoURrING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.

Kate Blake, was the only daughter of Ja1
cob Blake, the old miser of West Brook
She was more than commonly pretty, and
her frank engaging manners enchanced the
charms Of golden hair. pearly skin, and eyos
like the blue skies of summer. At her ia
theirs death she would be heiress to the nice
| little sum of seventy thousand dollars, and
though men generally profess not to be in
tiuenced by pecuniary matters in affa rs of
love, it is to be reasonably supposed that
this prospective wealth by no means lessened
the number of her adorers.
| AIMING those most ardent, and perhaps
most sincere, was viii Dartmouth, with a
heart larger than his purse, and very little
| thought or care for consequences.
fortunately, old Jacob never suspected
the partiality of his daughter for Will be
would put her on bread and water before be
| would have consented to the slightest de.
gree Of intimacy with Will Dartmouth.
Jacob Blake was not in favor of marriag G,
| Those who knew his circumstances were not
| surprised at this, for, to use a phrase more
expressive than elegant Mrs. Blake was a
Tarter, with temper enough for two Tarters.
Old Jacob had to walk Spanish" for the
most part, or suffer the consequences, which
| usually descended on his head in the shape
of any domestic utensil which happened to
be lying around handy. .. ... ..-....-
A msiden sister of Mr.. Blake resided in
the family, whose principal business seemed
to be to act sort OF echo to her brother and
his wife. Whatever they thought, she
thought too, t-.tws o<s Ill.
She regarded it as primary sin for Ka
tie to associate with the young men, and
this doctrine was perseveringly drilled INTO
her neice, who though she never dissented,
had her own ideas on the subject. .-. IN.
One day Mr.. Blake and his wife went 10
Dedham, to attend a fair, and Miss Peggy
being absent at a friends Katie was left
alone. Will Dart mouth in some way learn.
ed the condition Of affairs, and early in the
afternoon he came over TO keep Katie COM
pany. e'. r.. sz.
As her parents were not expected home
until the next day, and Peggy not until late
in the evening, VIII felt perfectly secure in
stopping awhile after supper; and he and
Katie were having jolly time popping corn
in the old fashioned frying-pan, over the
huge wood fire when there was the sound of
voices NJ the door. " ~f
"Cnol gracious - cried Katie. turning
White with alarm, "that is Apnt Pagey.-
Oh, viii, what shall We do She will scotd
me to death and father will he furious =
Get under the lounge, quick ! Oh, Will, do
for nv sake % @l .rH
Will could not withstand the pleading in
Katie's eyes, and he deposited himself in the
| designated spot
Katie put out the light, and darting into
an adjacent bedroom, in q moment was ap-
parenty asleep. E7s-r
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-08-23

BoUNTY.,-Ry recent Act of Congress
the following persons are entitled, to one
hundred dollars bounty First, soldiers oftbe
three or nine months service who were dis
charged in consequence of wounds received in
battle. Second, Soldiers who had not served
two years and were discharged on account o.
wounds received. Third, The father, mother
widow or children of such as were in the three
or nine months service and were killed.
These facts are not generally known and we
record them that those embraced in the pro-
vision of this act may avail themselves of its
benefits.
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TUNKHANNOCK, PA, WEDNESDAY, AUG'T %, 1865

lowed him and Mrs. Blake would have pur.
sued by the same outlet, but she was little
too large to get through with ease. .a..
A dreaded counsel was holden; Jake
stormed, Mrs. Blake threatened and at last
both Peggy and Katie confessed. And
Jake and his wife were so rejoced atthe
prospect Of getting rid of Peggy, that they
forgave their daughter, and took Will Dart
mouth home at the end Of the year. .
And in due time, Peggy and the Squire
were made one flesh.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-08-23
BRIGHAM YOUNG.

! The President of the Mormon Church in
six feet high, porlly, and weighs about two
| hundred pounds. He is wonderfully wcli-
! preserved for man who has passed his sixty
fourth birth day, His face is fresh and un.
~rinkIed, his step agile and elastic. can
hardly detect single gray hair in his curling
sGburr locks, or the whiekers Of the same
nue, which in smooth, crescent line fringe
his check ard cam, Is Brigham Young in
! deed new Ponce de Leon, who has discov-
cred in Poygamy the fountain Of Perpetual
| Youth ..r ....E. .......... -.-.-
His eyes are Of a grayish blue. They do
not impress me as frank and open, but have
| a secrctive expression. lie has an eagle nose
and mouth that shuts like vice, indicating
tremendous tirnness. His manner is dignI- Il
tied-ag agreeable and affable rather than cor. -
dial; and he carries the dnm istakable air of
one having authority. Ordinarily cold in
conversation, he has little ebuitions of ear. =.
nestness in which he speaks right at people,
using his dexter iore-fnger with great force
to point moral. He treats the brethren
with warmth, throwing his arm caressingly 4
about them, and asking carefully about the
wives and babies. .... ....... ...- 60. ....
lie has observed much, thought much,
mingled much with practical men bot seems
a little unfamiliar with cultivated society. d
tie is abstemous and temperate, using nei. o.
'her tea nor coffee, spirits nor tobacco
ProVinciai|ms Cf his Vermont boyhood and
his Western manhood still cling to him.
lie says "ieetie," ''beyend" )" and "disremema I
ber." An irrepressIble conflict between h,s a
nom'natlVes and verbs now and then crops
out in expressions like they was" etc. =t s.-
Yet those who hold Brigham Young q 4
cheap charaItan, are wilder if possible than
the Saints who receive him as an angel of
light, or those Gentiles who denouuce him as
goblin damned A most striking embodi.
ment of the One Man Power, he holds n
hundred thousand people in tho hollow of
his hand. Gathered from every nation, al
ways poor, usually ignorant sometimes vi
cious, he has nodded them into an ndustri.
ous productive, honest, and homogeneous
community. lie has grown very rich the
Gen'iles charge him with extortion among ~
his own people. He certainly owes much Of Z
the most desirable property in Utah. But
his adherents as class have vastly inprov IS
ed their condition by coming here. / be-
lieve that all admtthat his large CONNER
cial dealings are characterized by integrity a.
and that he possesses great kDdpess of
heart. He is man OF brains, quick intui- q
'ions, odjudgment and untring industry. e
He would doubtless have achieved great
success in politics trade, manufacturing, or "a
almost any other walk of life.-A. d. Rich e
ardson, in " Y. Tribune. -sssr's Tow
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-08-23
THE PRINTER AND THE TYPES.

Perhaps there is no department of enter
prise whose details are less understood by
intelligent people than the art preserva
tive. the achrcym4 4at of the types.
Every day their lives long, they are accus-
toned to read the newspapers, to find fault
with its statements, its arguments, its looks
TO plume themselves up1u the discovery Of
some rogu:sh and acrobatlc type that gets in
word with waste letter or two in it ;buL Of
the process by which the news paper is made,
| Of the myriads Of motions aud thou sands OF
pieces necessary to its composition, they
know little and think less.
They imagine hey discourse of a wonder
| indeed, when they speak of the fair, white
carpel, woven for thought tc walk on, from
the rags That lultered ON the back Of the beg
gar yesterday.
|. But there is to US something more won
derlul still. When We look at the hundred
and fiftytwo little boxes, something shaded
| with the touch of inky fl igers, that compose
a printer case" noseless, except the click
ing Of the types, as one by one they take
their place IN the growing line-we think We
have fornd the marvel of the art.
Sirewn in those little boxes are thin par
allelcgrams Of mental every one good for
something that goes to make up written Ian
guage ;fhe visible footprints of thought upon
carpets OF rags.
We think how many fragments Of fancy
there are in these boxes; how many atoms
OF poetry and eit qaence the printer can make
here and there. il he only has little chart to
work by, how many facts in small handluls,
how much truth in chaos
Now he picks up the scattered elements
until he holds in his hand stanza of Grew,
ehey, or monody upon Grimes all but
te' up before" Now he sits up a Puppy
missing" and DOW Paradise Lost -
He arrays bride in g small caps" and
sonnet in 'rcnl ariel. :" lie announces thai
the Ianguishing Give. - in one sentence trans,
poses the word, and deplores the days that
are . evil, in the next.
poor jest ticks its way into the printers
hand, like little clock just running down
and strain of eloquence m,rches into lines
We fancy We can tell the difference by tie
clicks of the types but perhaps not.
The types that told Of wedding yester-
day, announce burial o-morrow-.perhaps
in the selfsame letters.
They are the elements to make words of.
Those types are world with something in
it as beautiful as spring, and as rich as sum.
mer ard as grand as autumn flowers that
'rost cannot wilt, but fruit that shall ripen for
all time.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-08-23

ES Two unsuccessful attempts have
been made to abduct George N. Sanders, who
is at Montreal, Canada, heavy reward hay
ing been offered fer him by our government.
Two Of the kidnappers were arrested the
last time, after pistol fight with the police
They Claim to be detectives.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-08-23
NEW SERIES,

AweeklyDemocratic
paper, devoted to Poll
Jos, News, the Arts
~Ad Sciences &c. Pub
ished every Wednes-
pay, at Tunkhannock
Wyoming Ceunty,Pa
BY HaRVE SiCKLER
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-08-23

t. The Republican press eulogize Pres
ident Lincoln for his alleged humanity, and
then urge his successor to be inhuman and
cruel, If they really admire Mr. Lincoln,
why do they advise President johnson to
adopt different policy ?
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-08-23

The New York Tribune declares that the
negroes Saved the country in the hour Of its
sorest need" The Boston C0urie; saws it
has ia slight recollection that few vhie
men had a hand IN the matter although the
Tribune seems to forget it," We Eope it
may be recalled to Mr.. Greeley's memnrybe
fore he finishes the History ofthe Rebellion" /"
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-08-23

THE CHOLERA IN EGYPT-The State De-
partment is advseed by our Counsel at Port
Mahon. that the cholera, which has prevailed
in Egypt, is slowly advancing westward.-
He adds FROM The reported viruIence of
The disease, 1t is not without apprehension
here, this being quarantine station, that it
may again spread ever the country"