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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-02-03

Mr. Corain's very dark n,plexioa WAS
often made the subject OF Jokes by Corw.n
aad lis friends. Thomas f. Marshall, oi
Kentucky, (who had a very red mplexion
himself, and who Used TO frequently relate q
story connected thercwiih, = .ch, ike many
Geta!ts OF tie Strong divorce c. e, viii not bear
publicatiOn,) once told an I'D earurc which
Be had with Mr.. COrwiu 1t Lebanon, Ohio,
Mr.. COrHIu : place OF residence. Marshall
had stopped III Lebanon over night, aud had
registered himself AT the hotel ;.s NJ. Mars
shall, OF Kentucky While sitting in the
public room, III the eyCH.-s-, he noticed T.
neatly dressed co.ored man enter tie hall,
and, approaching the register, began TO read
IT. hen he Eai reached Mr.. Marsha!ts
name he read it aloud, aud asked the clerk if
e Mr. Marshall was iu the hotel" The clerk
replied by pointing EiFn 10 the gdut.euan IN
question The coiored n.>n aTprb bached Mr.
Marshall, salG.e,i han very respd drtiully, and
asked him If lie belonged 10 the Lexington
family OF Marshalls. Marshall vas, rs he
expressed ii afterwards, = somewhat put out
by the familiar manner Of the cnsigi genI-
men :; but answered ciyillv that Re was.
The colored man was delighted TO, hear Il and
see Lim.
- had" he said, = the honor aud pleasure
Of serving with Nr. rhOn,s \. Marshall from
1881 to lS3J.
Mr Marshall. thinking he had m . c.- 3.
The old family servants who had run ..~..y
from Kentucky to freedom in On. was
about to ply HIM with question:, but found
no opportunity of ''geltIng in d word edge
ways The cUlored man asked Ia rapid sue
cessIon after various members of the family,
spoke feeiinely and iamiliarly Of DID ll1ni-
phry Marshall the head OF the keutucky
MARSHALL family, and, at last asie1 If the
gentleman was acquainted with Henry Clay.
On Marshall replying in the aft fmativc, TIE
coored man began To tell, in 4 voice intend
ed for the crowd of listeners who had gathered
around, some "reminiscences OF Henry Clay,
ore of which he uegan by the remark:
when was in Congress with NJ. Clay
You in Congress with Mr. Clay ?'' inter
rupted Marshall . You in Congress p
- Yes sir, yes sir. NJ name Is Tom Cor
win.
Tom CoIwin - exclaimed Marshall :;
excuse me, sir, but damned if | didn' t
think YOU were Il free negro"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-02-03
Curing q N1bI,leY.

Some people have very ugly way of lay
ing violent hands on small articles that don t
belong 10 them, which cost others money
and which they dcat think of paying for
Now it is very wei known that groceries pay
about The smallest profit of any other mer
chandise hence TIE habit of some folks Of
going into store TO purchase ten to twenty
five cents worth Of groceries-to be sent
home, ,oo-and while they wait for the goods
TO be put up, they anusc themselves by =
mouthful OF sugar, gormandize an apple or
two, or guzzle Il bunch OF raisirs, figs, slice
OF cheese, plug OF tobacco, bisduit or what
ever else lies around temptinglH exposed to
view. You may rest assur d that people
don't trade and traffic for tile iun of the
thing, and if you gOure the grocer he'll be
justified in keeping square with you by send
ing light weight and scant measure. A
facetious old mercantile friend of ours was
thus bled By q customer who used to come
in daily to order something or other in the
grocery line, and who having an amazing
sweet tooth in his head, thought nothing of
niJbling chunks of sugar, bunehes of rais>
ins, &c. One morning, Nibble came into
the store before breakfast, evidently disturbed
IN mind.
"Mr. A, you sent my quarters bill
last night
"Yes. sir, did,
swell, there's one item | don't under
stand-'Nibbles, , mos. daily So What
the dickens do you mean by tbs at?'
"You keep dry goods store, do you not,
Mr.. B--?'
"Yes sir, do
"Now, suppose l came in every day to
buy two or t.rec shllings worth Of goods
and each time l should levy o., a spool o
cotton, paper of needles, q a piece Of
tape, which | never, Of cours +, thought Of
accounting for"
"Oh, ah, yes, yes; take theIfiorce of what
you are about to say: these little things dc
count up You've got me now
The bill was paid. The dry goods man
did not take the matter as an insult, and
what is still more strange, has hut nibbling
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-02-03

MAKING Butter WITHOUT CHURSIN3.-D-.
Sylvester stated, at late meeting o. the
American Institute Farmers Climb. that he
bad tried the experiment Of making butter by
hpryiug the cream in the ground. lie put
the cream in linen bag and that in another
bag to keep 1t clean, which he buried about
eighteen inches deep, and after twenty, four
hours took it up aud found the cream as
thoroughly converted into butter as It is by
churniIg. 1t was ut in the condition that
butter Is when it is g come without being
gathered By the d3sher. l: was worked in
the usual way. and made as good butter as
eyer Was chuTned.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-02-03

A friend once visiting an unworldly phil
osopher whose mind was bis kingdom, ex-
pressed some surprise at tho smallness OF his
apartment:
"Why, you hare not room enough to swing
a cat!''
"My friend" was the serene and unappre
ciative reply. :" / do not want to swing
cat
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-02-03

\ Irishman told his sweetheart that ''it
was himself who couldn't slape for dhraim-
ing Of her?"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-02-03

In every forty years of mani life he has
spent six years of Sundays ahd in every
seventy years, ten. How little &o we con-
slider our responsibility.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-02-03

Gonzales Fernandez has been Found guilty
of the murder Of Otero.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-02-03
"Wi,istling girls AMI growing hens
AIHays come 10 some bad ends

In one Of the curious Chinese books re-
Gently translated and published in Paris, the
proverb occurs in substantially the same
words. 1t Is an Injunction Of the Chinese
priesthood, and . carefully obsscved house
hold custom, to Kill Immediately every hen
that crows, as preventive against tbs mis-.
fortune that the circrm&ta nee is supposed 10
indicate. The same practice prevails through
many PORTIONS of the United States -IhiRgs
not generally k1iOWH.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-02-03
III

From ihe Re-, Joseh II. Keunagd PAscr Of the Tenth
Baptist Church.
have leen frequently requested to connect my name
with Communications 81 different kinds OF medicines, but
regarding the practice out Of my appropriate sphere,
all decliue hut with clear proof various
instances and particularly in fan lily. OF tn.
fulncsS of Dr. iiuJiauds German Htters, depart for
from nay usual course ia express my ll conviction
that for general debility OF the system and especially for
Liver Compliant, il is safe All. valuable Preparation. In
may fail Int usually. doubt it will DO
very beneficial 90 those shO ucr te above causes
Yours. very respectfully,
!. II. kEANAED Eighth below Coates st.
rhi,ado! hin, pcc. 81 1884
Rev. J. s. Herman, cf the German Reform Church.
KuAtoyn Bcis county. "a, cured of ihe DyspepaS
Of twenty ysaIs standing
NJ Spanglcr, Editor OF the Cul!,riH Su.'ls Sorth
Sixth street, rhiste hia, says this itcr- recon-
ulended 10 him 10y medical friend. and ok bottles surss
him of complete lTosratiun Of the DeIvoEs systein.
Rev. J. Newton Brown. u. D., Edition OF the E.cyslo?s
dia Of Religious knowledge and Christian chronicAs
rhil4teil hA.
Row 7houps Winter D. D., PASTOR Of Ro-t orough Bsp-
tist Church
beron, " j. formerly Of the North Baptist Church Phla-
deiphs ct present Pastor Of the Baptist Church. CHESTER
Pennsy lvsEa.
These gentlemen express in the strongest torns tAro
favorable cIision Of these Btsrs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-02-03

Yrom Rev Wm smith formerly Pastor OF the Nincerton
and AillVille Nj Baptist ChGrch"s.l
Having used Ia my family number OF bottles Of your
Eouiiuts GERMAN Htjers have 20 -ay that regard
them excellent medicine especially adapted 10 re-
move the diseases they recommended io-. Ihey
ftTcL-ti"E aud iVi-urate the system when teltatei,
aH us- IN Disorders %! t- liver loss Of appetite. &c
havH aso tecouinsIed them t, several Of my friends
who have tried IL "i i0uI them greatly beneficial IN
the restoration of health Yours truly.
WILLIAM SMITH,
gG5 H.: ,nsou ST., Philadelphia
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-02-03

" What do the Arabs of the desert live on,
pa ?'' asked a rogulsh girl of her father.
Fudge, Nelly, that's an old $onundrum.
They live on the sand ,otieh IS Isl lndwitches)
there"
'.Iey, but, pa, how do they gen EN- q
"Well. really, Nelly, you hay me there.
give it up
why. pa, don't you know that the sons
of Ham are bread and mustered i'm the wiz
derness p
"Come, come, my daughter, that is too
killing don, say another word
80, yes, do tell me what they BAT on their
sandwiches q
:. Eat on 'em; why, what do they eat on
em p
Butter to be sure"
"Butter! how do they get theiF butter?'
Why, you know, pa, that whe b Lots wife
was turned into pillar of salt, dll the fami>
ly 6ut her ran into the wildernesst'
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BEAD WHO SAY: so.
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Prom IL, Few z. D. Fenda Assistant Editor Christian
Chronicle, F,ilalc!V.is.l
have derived deciled lsuet ~ the Ooiis nds
German R.,iers. and feel ny privilege recomn end
them Eiost vHlalc tonic, {, a!l vino suffering
from general debility from di-erses arising from de-
ngrIIrT: Of tL- liver. Your truly
Ed TENDALL.
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CsIhES. CEAEg :,
EAGLE HILLS.

F-yTrE subscriber would iasogu TIE public .L4i ze d,
now running me aboTr Al, AMI IS prepared 10 20
CUSTOM AND MERCHANT WORK
In the best possible manner. the iii'i has teen
tho'ougi y Repaired and i in first rate order. Good
AID attentive N.iers ere employed. and W r. con-
sarty hand 70 y-si, u1sn customers. Farmers and
others E drdit .ae.T s3vsatage 70 give cs!lbe
fore going elsewhere.
NB.-0rders -o- Flour Feed he left a, the City
Na-tet atths Viii. al will &c promptly attended
Ottawa. Oct 6. N60 ]. WOOD
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-02-03

NoEEuEAD City, JAS. ), 1865.
EDuoE OF TIE NoRFoLx Posr S:n |
have just arrived IN this place from, w!sere
saw and talked % John WILKES Booth, the
supposed assassin Of yO-r la;v President.
That Lc wculd be alive after what hal occur
red AZ you capital, may be strange, bu; it Is
true NJ nevertheless.
saw him and B. Harris who ,eft with him
not :our weeks ago, and learned from him ..
the havIsnips that be underwent in leaving
this country. lie says that no one, wh) has
IL east regard for truth. viii say tia, be 5
in ForG's Theatre Oh the n .hl OF tt ilh #
April last, a.nd aouders why no olc present
on that Cee .siJa dl a.. pretend 10 rccog-
uiLe the man that shot Lincoln Gut hey
vg-e told that it ~as HIM by Laura Keeae.
his bitter enemy. He did n0r, however, to
fEc deny or admit tAat he had done the deed,
but s;a'r,: that one could t-clhf4lly say,
OF Their o..n knowledge, that it was him.
lie declares that Mrs. Sucrat was innocent
and wonders how the man that was killed in
tie Jaru looked. lie learned ironIlthe paper.
tl;:t he had a hc.vy beard. nd hid shearej
o. cut u IN such awkward manner that
his Booths most intimate friends would
not reccg ujze h!R as Boo. He thinks not
lie believed, innocent or guilty. til nt Il found,
lie would have been sa-riaced to their mad
fIry, and concluded to leave which ne dill
And as there can now be no harm in telling.
I viii state what he told me-onitting
names
He crossed the river A. Georg .a yu stopped
the next dav at Fairfax Cour ouse; the
mex night he was taken near lIidleburg,
etc.. and from there near Gam Springs,
where he remained two days and after more
than three weeks traveiing-mostly by night,
and suffering severe y-he reached Florida,
where Ee was detained for some time, until
Harris, who was not mentioned In the affair,
and who could not appear publicly, procured
boat, which they veuiured to sea in. and
made land safe Booth was Immediately
taken sick, and has been most of the time
since.
In October he was much better, so much
so that he took s0ie exercise in the open
air. but Ieiaused and was confined 10 his
room until about four weeks ago. His con-
stitution. in my Judgment. is ruined, and |
don't believe he will live long. He was pre-
pairing tor a change of climate, and If no re-
lapse has taken place, is now probably in
another country, where lie will meet with
more of his own people, or people from the
same country.
Mr.. Editor, write such poor English that
! fear You will not be able to make it out
bat it is the truth. the whole',ruth. and if you
wish you may publish it. | shall rot be in
the country to read it.
loCRs, truly, j. +.
(JosEPH FRIEDBERGEEb
There is, happily. no law against people
believing anything they like in bis world
and so anybod5 that is green tgh to swal-
low this yarn, Is at perfect liberty to do So
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REHNENIBER, r

rhat..L.s Filters i not Alcoholic contain, Fam or
Whisky, a'l cannot make nrIL1rls, iut . the Best
Tea c IN til Wo..d.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-02-03
& Esuccr s.ciscr-E. wilkes Esooiia
EScGiyzVrxs.
NoGEuEAD CRY, JAS. ), 1866.

The NoglJlk P5ss Of Satlr!ay contains the
flllnwIu- sinrnlar letLer:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-02-03

Fvol ..,v. D. NerGce Pastor Of the Passyunk Baptist
Church, Philadelphia
Fruw the many rc~perci!a recommendations given t.
Or. ovlauds German Bttrgs induced 10 tilsm
trial. using several bottles found them bs
si remedy Tor debility, and most excellent tonic for
The stomach. y. MERElGE.
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HANDLES! CANDIES
yvf-.E-EEEE EEi,HT
.scE:iip:, Candies.

Would rc-a-l.1,fr g. 7.fia OH. PM !fr fa general. ami t
business men m pIt..'sr. lr A- - now prepared tr tile
.alcJ,t.-iaTe - 4 ....r. f. ..4.. ~ 81
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professional Cards.

NHAHLES j. BEATTIE, Attorney and
~ Count tcllor at Law Pontiac Livingston county, Ill.
aug 20. ti5-IN.
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(J0sEPH FRIEDBERGEED
There is, happily. no law against people
believing auytsing they like in his world
and so anybod5 that is green tgh to swal-
low this yarn, Is at perfect liberty to do SOY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-12
GEN EIsAL NEW -.

The first SyRgerfest of the NewEBgland States, New
York New-Jcscy aud tho City of Philadelphia will occur
at Providence four days, beginning June 20. The pro-
gramme consists of various musical and SaStrOnomc exer-
cises of much interest to those who will participate The
Providence LederkTanz will supervise the entire festival
Mr.. Roberts of the Fenan Brotherhood was before
United States Commissioner Belts Yesterday, and several
witnesses examined as to their knowledge OF the de-
PENDANT having violated the Neutrality act. No substan
to-day.
Injunction has been granted for two weeks against
the use of Scguns Point by the Board of Health The
applicant for the Injunction a member of the Seguln
family, residing near Quarantine.
The Bergen property the last Of the ancient landed
estates of Brooklyn property holders remaining intact 10
be cut up into small parcels and sold at auction.
The State Senate meets to-day in extra session. for the
trial of Judge Smith Of Oneida County charged with OH
cia malteasance.
Judge Underwood has refused to admit Jefferson Davis
to bail on the ground of nonjurisdcton the defendant
being held by the military power Of the Government.
tornado destroyed old building at Bambcry, s. c..
few days ago, killing children who were playing
inside.
The bark Professor Baum from Hamburg brought to this
port - cases of nitrogycerine, which will be removed
from the vessel to-day with special care
1t seems not improbable that the strike of the ship
wrights may be amcably adjusted during the present
week.
Several German Turner societies united in picnic az
Jones's God yesterday. and there other German
conyyia entertainments az various gardens groves, &c
There 1913 deaths in this city last week. being p
than during the week preceding There were also
100 deaths in Brook yn last week.
Excise receipts up to the present time amount to $780,,
900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-12

The National IafeliigeHeer thus smartly responds
To- our query as to the reason why, with Secretary
Of the Treasury who breaches such sound doctrines
those of the Fort Wayne speech, We have gold "away
up in the fortress"
What can we sayi Say what the truth Say that TIE
Sccea ha been thwared ana opposed nj every step which
be hs, kl hi. Fort Wayne speech. toward return 10
a specie standard. BY the R,c' influence In Congress and
toe moneiry circes Of kadic constituencies Say that
alt BIZ ITS T. OBJ sin sucl legislation would enable hlm
the per currency defeated Congress- Say
srrvatne that fhe con'rolcrst Of the
curreny u Il fhe most strenuous h1sy - conserVt
tlge coare. THIS oi .er willie endcayor
iae impose hundred millions Of paper currency
CuocPs policy contraction BY the leading Radicals # Con-
gress Say in tie only measures by whlen preparation can
be made othe currency resisted BY the ud
cal men Of tae Ssunt and especially Of the Nuae Committee
o. Finance Siy the Influence political and financial Of
ne vat % rs of the Republican piriv /, IN favor Of sustain.
ing rrreema1e Paper currency of thousand billions OF
dol rs. say too want Of other plc'x tr oppo
-ton to proposed funding scheme, Raoa obliged
true cnough-n- don't be ong to our patty"
- The IattHgencer would once have discussed grave
question Like this without resorting to the lowest par
tisan slang-bul no matter. We care not button
whether the Secretary of the Treasury belongs to our
party o. oaay other fhe for getting back to Specie
Payments on before the LIST of January next, will
back him to the extent OF our ability. We only wish
him to indicate clearly the measures whereby that end
is TO be obtained and we will do our best to have
them adopted by Congress-he being as Z" Radical
or ant-Radical as he shall fit VIII, then, the
Secretary Of the Treasury be good enough 10 indicate
the measures which he deems essential to be now
passed in order that he may resume or before next
New-Ycar's day. We cannot, of course, promise that
they shall be opted but do promise that he shall
not be blamed by Us for the gaseous condition of our
currency if they shall be defeated.
Let Us say frankly that We understood Mr. Mccall
loch to be standing behind Mr.. Sherman's Five Per
Cent Funding bIll-that we should not have given it
So hearty q support had not understood this Now
Mr.. Sherman is the well-known author of the propo-
slon JorJidding any redemption of our Grccnbacks at
rate exceeding Ten Millions per month--that is,
forbddng the Secretary to redeem at his convenience
the Governments explicit promises TO pay. And We
are by alone in our understanding that Mr..
Sherman is the organ Of the Treasury Department.
If this be a mistake, let US know ii explicitly; and
let us know exactly what Mr.. McCuoch would have
done to enable him to resume Specie Payments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-12

A special dispatch from Washington informs us that
the French Legation in Washington is in possession of
highly important news relative to Mexico. 1t states
that Marshal Bazane has received orders from his
Government to concentrate the French troops at three
places, Mexico, Orizaba, and Puebla; to commit no
more hostile demonstrations; and to embark IS per
cent of his forces in October next for France If this
news shall prove to be correct affairs in Mexico are
likely to draw rapidly to crisis fthe French troops
withdraw from actual contest, it must soon appear
how large part Of the Mexican people have been
won over to the monarchica party. The Austrian and
Belgian troops are both less numerous and efficient
than the French and will hardly avail to sustain the
Empire when the French are withdrawn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-12

Mr. Williams reported yesterday from the judiciary
Committee an act for the regulation Of appointments
and removals from Office, providing that no officer
shall be removed except by consent of the Senate I'M
less for disability or misconduct occurring during the
recess of the Senate. A similar provision has once
been voted down when offered as an amendment TO
the Tax BILL but we believe the Republican members
or many Of them-who then opposed it, excused
their hostility by promising to sustain similar propo
sition when offered independently. We published the
names Of those members at the time, and they will
have an opportunity to yndicate the sincerity Of
their professions by hearty support Of the bill which
the Judiciary Committee has agreed upon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-12

Washington is emulous of the growing fame Of
New-York in respect to temperance. Our dispatch
states that a consequence Of closing the bar-rooms
last Sunday there but fourteen arrests in all
the city. Statistics in respect to NewYork show that
by shutting up the grogshops here, there has been
decrease during four Sundays Of 1926 in the number of
arrests. In April when the law not enforced,
there 5S3 arrests. In May, when it was enforced,
there we're PSI arrests. Such facts these, the
best answer to the rumseers clamOr about nterfer-
ence with their rights" rights" such the Rebel
States claimed to upset the foundations of society for
their own benefit. The day for that is past.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-12

Poor Mr.. George Lunt wcltering in the sophistry
Of his five hundred pages ON 1.-THE Origin of the
War" dedicates generous space to the meddlement
of the Clergy with politics and the capszng Of their
pupits into what Mr.. Lun, vigorously calls " the
disturbed vortex OF political wrangle"-"a fragrant
dereliction of the demeanor becoming their sacred
profession They preached upon Kansas. says this
author, and prayed about it, and "the immediate
effect of this ecclesastc interpostion question Of
merely political import disastrous in the extreme"
in the opinion of Mr.. George Lunt. To this we
may logically respond that the clerical advocates of
Slavery were quite as industrious 1t was sustained,
not as political but as a religious institution,
sanctioned by the Old and permitted by the
New Dspensation. founded under the influence
of Divins command by theI great Hebrew
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-12

bis conviction that It belonged to Congress ms
letter it is asserted was simply an invitation TO the
vrgnians to withdraw practically from the Rebellion
and save themselves from threatened conilscatlon'
and it is believed that Mr.. Lincoln was never more
careful in his terms IT, as we think our correspon
dent has given US credible testimony, Mr. johnson
cannot be pursuing Mr. Lincoln's plan OF Reeonstrnc
ton If it is Incorrect those who have the letter IN
keeping can easily set the question at rest by It's pub
LEGATION. We have only to ask: Can this letter be
furnished and if so. WHY has it been withheld