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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-09-11

An English Countess, one who moves in the
best circles, has condescended to write book to
instruct those who occupy lower position in the
social scale how to throw off the bondage of vul-
gar1ty and rise to the habitual practice of good
manners. She delicately remarks that i" it Is
needless, perhaps. to hint that the knife must
never be carried to the mouth" and thus warns
against the negligent relaxation of dressing-gown
and slippers: "In the evening, though you spend
A. alone with your family, wear a black dress
suit and It you have sons, learn them to do the
same" The smoker is thus admsnished: "If
you 80 far forget what is becoming as to smoke
in the street, at least you never omit to throw
away your cigar If you speak to a lady" If you
pay visit, you are to leave your umbrella in the
hall, shut your riding whip you should take into
the room. When you eondole, you simply leave
your card, very sensible arrangement, cousid-
ering how mourIers are exercised BY " miserable
comforters;" when you congratulate, you should
go in aud be hearty. In making call, you are
to take the chair which is pointed out to you,
and you are not to move from it; above all, you
are not to 81 nearer the fire than your ostess al
lows, which. by the way, would be very I'M
comfortable rule, If the hostess il warm and the
guest cold. Economy in gloves is an insult to
society" says the Countess; and her dictum tru-
~ sets forth the vigorous etiquette with which
society compels her subjects to honor her with
clean gloves, if not with clean hands, Thacker.
ay, keen observer, describes Mrs. Hobson New
come as being elegantly dressed, but "a pair of
ance." AUNT Maria,r says Olive, she's very
handsome, and she's very finely dressed, only
somehow she's not-she's not the ticket you see,"
The dirty gloves "swere the "dead dies = which
caused "aociety to turn mp its nose At the rich
bankers wife.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-09-11

We have in our neighborhood German gro
Ger, who 10 far better acquainted with lager beer
than with the English language.
was in his store this morning, and seeing .
basket OF fresh looking eggs, said: lo IA
"How do you sell eggsT"
81 don't sell dem tinga keeps EN- for mon.
ish." .rns a raIg5 4tr
II have money" replied, land want some
eggs" 1T the same time going up TO the basket
The egg owner, about half drunk, supposed l
had intended to carry off his eggs. Raising his
voice to its Hottest pitch. be eIelaimsd:r
II tell you keep dem tings for de monish !;
you 20 out dis store" gFb ''4'
A boy standing by explained to tho grocer, In
German, that did not design stealing eggs, but
wished to buy them.
"Oh, dear! oh, dear" the man Of lager beer
exclaimed, dat woman got dc monish den I got
mad too soon, oh, dearI will not got mad too
soon again if she puy mine eggs'
l lef. the store thinking how often We do got
mad too soOn.-Lyceum Banner. y 9s7rg
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-09-11

Eo6o oWoys 0oomo0 70 taont her with the thought
that Il would never Do worn again. She could
not bsee the eight Of IL longer and 60 one day
shs took e softly in her hand to hang IL IN Ger
taia e!oset An she lifted IL, something fell from
90 - The 'pSckcts-s letter or paper. She
stooped 70 recover II, and saw fanciful envelope
wiz : Wright seal. and her name upon it. Such
iw0O he valentines that came to her This was
'spEaly one n them What did it mean Had
her husband discovered the writer Had there
besn some. hAxb6 for the accident Of which she
knew nothing? She looked at the valentine
asSin. u had never been posted.
Ethel began to tremble violently from head to
loot. She sank down upon her knees, clasping
the valentine between both palms, and held it
thus . while. Gould it be ?-could it be 3-oh,
could Il be2 She opened it. The same glowing
verse, but sadder and more hopeless telling Of
love nASeNrnsd. The same measure in the same
tsignsd hand, yet not all unknown. Had she
never before seen that little fourish-that pecu-
liar formation of letter?
70 heaven! make me sure !" sobbed Ethel, and
fo!aAt ee NY somehow TO her husbands desk,
and epensd It
WilAis ny snvelopes like those upon the val.
entinA . ittle box of such gay seals, and fray
ments OF vsfse-the proofs that the writer Of
those passionate poems Of those wild protesta-
tions q love- -wss no other than Ralph Romer.
She erept back to his bedside, and kissed his
unconscious eyes. She prayed heaven to give
him beak p her. She prayed to be forgiven.
with 6ssuoa Of remorse and shame such a she
might have felt had she been much more wicked,
aud heaven listened to her. The crisis passed in
safety, aaa Ralph Romer's eyes opened on face
pallid With grief and worn with watching, but
beautiful with holy love and constancy When
one day, her head upon his bosom, she told him
all has ALSO had his tale 70 tell.
II en- old and gray, You see," he said "and
such love seems only to belong to youth.
could potspeak it, but felt it, and put my
thoughts into verse and sent them to you,
my darling, with q hope that you would know
whence they came some time though hardly
with hope that you could give me more than
child's respect and duty"
BstAhs had given him more-she had given
him Ill womxns might, and this she told him.
They are together still / think they have
forgotten that one Is young and the other old in
the immortal youth of both their hearts. After
that ono long talk, they said little more but
their love was a. assured thing. He tells her,
as of ydfe, oil his scholars dreams, and talks Of
the stars and the flowers rather than of them.
selves. Bat Ethel 10 content. Che has but to
remember those treasured valentines, which lie
bound together With blue ribbon in her most
sscred hiding-plscs. to feel assured Of her hspp-
mesa. There is no empty nook in her warm
hear, and the angels Of love and duty clasp
hands beside their hearthstone.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-09-11

A correspondent Of the Chicago Tribune says
We have two agricultural colleges, so-called, in
this state, supported by state funds. One Of
them psys the President foar thousand dollars u
year aud allows him to travel in Europe, ut his
own sxpenss, while NO attention is being paid to
the practical wants Of the industrial CLASSES, an
both farms, which are large, are 80 neglected
that they are TIE laughing stock Of all who wee
them 'ssl. "A ~. , .l..
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-09-11

"Aamma,0 exclaimed beautiful girl, who
suffered sfectation to obscure intellect, "what is
that long green thing lying on the dish before
yeu1' - cucumber, my beloved Georgians,s
replied the doting parent, with bland smile Of
appreciation on her daughters commendable on.
riosity. "a cucumber gracious goodness, my
dear namma, how extraordinary always
Imagined until this moment that they grew in
slices !" D"7
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-09-11

A lady 1t Nashville, Tenn. astoaished 1t the
numbers of General Buslls army, asksd OF ono
Of the soldiers: "How far back does your army
extend n MADAM, it reaches to the North
Pole; and when left, two other regiments were
trying to get in" "a o.5 sa 7oi8zas 81
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-09-11

my dear, did you say or did you not say
what said you said because Mrs. Grundy said
you said you never did say what said you SAID
NOW; II you did say that you did not say what
l ssid you said, then what did you cay 2"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-09-11

"You cay, Mira. Jones, that you have lived
with the defendant for eight years. Docs the
Court understand that you are married to him ?"
I'm course it does" ''Hsvs you marriage oee.
tificate 7" Eyes. your honor. three on 'em--tvo
gals and boy"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-09-11

A Pennsylvania paper tells the story Of q
frkin of butter being placed on . stone shelf at
some distance down u deep we'll in the year 1888.
The butter some time afterwards disappeared
and it was thought that it was stolen Thirty.
one years afterwards, on tho .oecasien of some
men going down to clear out the well, they
found the identical firkin and butter, the latter
in a. good condition ~ when it was packed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-09-11

waiter" said . fastidious gentleman, sxhib-
ting singular-looking object on tho soup-ladle.
"Waiter, do you know what that is ?" 'That,
sir, looks like mouse, sir. We often and them
in soup, sir. No extra charge, sill" \ a,,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-09-11

"Beecher says that men confess every thing but
their own besetting sins. They steer clear Of
these Whoever heard man say, 10 Lord, I am
as proud as Luoifer humble meH.--or. 10 Lord,
am so mean and stingy that tis. only with
great pain that can unclose my fist j. make me
generous" 'Afs 't "VG
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-09-11

The author Of radical observation-disclosures novel
wrote In his book, Drunkenness is folly" He
Was much chsgrioed when the work came home
from the press to find that the printers had
made it read, Drunkenness ID jolly."'
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-08-20
TIE CURRANr WoRM.-At the horti,

TIE CURRANT WoRM.-At the horti>
cultural exhibition in Rochester recently,
several gentlemen stated that the currant
worm would not disturb bushes under which
coal ashes were literally sprinkled. In
confirmation Of this a correspondent of the
Express of that city says: That to
prevent the currant slug on currant bushes
persons have only to mulch thoroughly all
the ground under the bushes with anthra-
cite coal ashes. This should be done late
in the autumn or early in the spring of
the year, before the bushes leave out, as
the worm that feeds on the leaves, after it's
growth, drops off and goes into the earth
Immediately under the bushes. The grub,
when it comes up to change into fly, can
not make its way through this coarse,
sharp, gritty ash heap, and perishcs there.
Thus far my bushes are unmolested by fly
or slugs this year, while last year they
were almost entirely stripped of their
leaves by slugs. AN easy and cheap
remedy surely.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-08-20
THE New GREENBAcKs..-The

The NEW GREENBACKs.--The new one
dollar notes will have vignette of Washing
ton, and representation of Columbus discov-
ering America on the face, instead of the Wig.
nette of Chief Justice Chase as on those now
in use. The two dollar notes viii have Wig
nette of Jefferson and a view of.the Capitol
instead of the yignette of Franklin, as on
those now in use. The plates for these notes
have been engraved at the Treasury Depart
Jaent. The backs of the ones will be printed
by the National Bank Note Company Of New
York and that of the tows by the American
Company of the same city, The designs for
the new fives, tens, twenties, and other de-
nominations have not yet been determined
upon.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-08-20

For CHOLERA, DIARRHEA, Etc "A
CORES pondent of the st. Louis Republican,
who signs himself Benz. Ames, gives the
following information GA weak lye
made from common wood ashes, about as
strong as common tea, put in bottles.
Drink aftrer each meal about half wine
class full of the above water which will
guarantee to be complete preventive
against cholera, cholera morbus, or dys.
pepsia. This can be given to an infant
without injury. Whenever the bowels be-
come changed, lyc.water should be used
freely.
I" In the year 1Si9 [ passed up the
river on the steamer Robert Campbell,
William Eads, captain. Two men died
out of the cabin from A o'clock in the
afternoon to 10 o'clock next morning. l
consulted with captain Eads, and advised
that he should put wood ashes IN the
drinking water, so that all the passengers
should have to drink from it. He did so.
This happened at Wackapaw Prarie on the
Missouri river. He had not another sick
or complaining passenger from there to
Council Bluffs, and l have conversed with
him frequently since, and he told me that
he had always adopted that plan, and never
had any sickness on his boat during the
California emigration.
This simple medicine is within the
reach of everybody. When made and
put in bottles, it will last good year. For
the sake Of humanity, beg all the papers
[both English and GERMANY to copy this
Cut this out and put it where you can see
IT,"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-08-20
A Needed Reform.

We have long experienced the evils of
the system adopted in our Legislature, of
turning everything that relates to a county
or district to its immediate representatives.
The result is that Republicans in minority
counties, might just as well be Democrats.
If they 90 to Harrisburg for legislation,
aud appeal to Republican members, they
are told it is local matter, and they must
90 to the member from their county. Yet
how Can they expect favors from man
whose election they have strenuously op-
posed ? Moreover, in most instances, they
are not willing to trust him. They are
| thus deprived of representation and of all
participation in the legitimate fruits of a
political victory.
We most cordially endorse the Miner s
Journal when it says: /" The Republi-
cans of the counties in this State in which
they arc in the minority, have for years
had just cause to complain of the
neglect which they have experienced at
the hands of the Republican Legislatures.
They are compelled to work twice as hard
as the Republicans of the majority counties
for the success of the party, aud when they
90 to Harrisburg for needed local legisla-
tion they cannot get it. If the present
year was not one in which q Governor is
to be elected, the Republicans of the mi
nority counties would nave made a demon
stration which would have proved useful
as Il lesson to the Republicans Of the ma
jority counties. We nevertheless call upon
the Republicans Of the minority counties
to demand at the next session of the Legis-
lature the attention to their wants in the
way Of local legislation which is their due.
What benefit is it to the Republicans of a
minority county to work for the success of
the party at the polls, if they are to be
treated no better than if the Democracy
were in power Let the Republican
press of the minority. counties take this
matter up, and with us, determine to ask
for nothing but what is right, and to sub
nit to nothing that is wrong.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-08-20

Nor OUR DAD.-The Walker party in
Virginia repudiate the idea of their tri.
umph being called Democratic victory.
The Richmond Enquirer" the old
Democratic organ, speaks thus "The
democratic papers at the North committed
a very grave error in ascrlbing this great
victory to the Virginia Democracy
There has been no such party IN this State
for eight gears, and its very bones hare
rotted and now cruneJle at the touch No
resurrectionary process could bring that
party to life, and ats ashes lie mingled pith,
and uad'stiagaished from that Of the old
Wig party.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-08-20

SMALL BED Rooms Small bed rooms
are death to those who sleep in them. A
bed room should be the largest room in the
house and where it is hot it should be
ventilated by open doors, dropping win
dows, and the chimney. Many a person
has sickcned aud died without knowing
what the trouble was, from sleeping in
small and tight bed rooms. y single night
in such place will leave its marks on a
child, who will rise in the morning tired
and Wilted like faded flower.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-08-20

"FRIEND Mallaby. ! am pleased that
thee has got such fine organ in thy
church" But" said the clergyman, " !
thought you were strongly opposed to hav-
ing an organ in church " " So l am,
said Obadiah, but then if thee will worship
the Lord with machinery, l would like thee
to have frst-rate instrument.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-08-20
EXCELLENT REASONS.

The following excellent reasons why
Governor Gcary should DC reelected, we
find going the rounds credited to ga CO.
temporary
Because he has been faithful, efficient
and honest Chief Magistrate.
Because he is the nominee and represen-
tative of party that stood by the country
in the hour of danger, and that stands by
the principles of justice and freedom, upon
which our government is based.
Because he has been tried and not found
wanting, neither in his devotion to the
principals of true Republicanism, nor in
his integrity in adhering to the strict line
of principles in all his official acts.
Because he is man whose private chars
acter is unblcmishcd, and whose habits are
such as meet the approval Of all good citi-
zens.
Because Pennsylvania owes it to her
honor and fair name not to permit u brave
and gallant soldier who drew his sword for
her safety, in the hour of her deadly peril,
and who has served her faithfully in time
of peace, to be defeated by one who sym-
cloud of battle lowered, and the fierce con-
Gict for national existence surged around
her
Because Just regard for the memory OF
the martyrcd dead, who fell in the heroic
struggle for national existence, forbds the
State to place in high official positions those
who sympathized with her enemies.
Because the triumph Of the Democratic
candidate in this State would be the tri.
umph of the principles of Free Trade, and
u deadly blow at the policy of Protection
to American Industry policy to which
the hardy sons of Old Keystone have
always been devoted.
Because the triumphant reelection OF
Governor Geary would rejoice the hearts o!
the true friend of the nation everywhere,
while his defeat would bring joy into the
camp Of its enemies.
Besides the above there are these addi-
tional reasons why workiugmen should vote
for him:
Because he stands upon the record as a
true friend to Labor and the laboring man,
as shown by lis support and approval of
the Eight Hour Law in this Common
wealth, and by refusing to order out the
military to guard, as criminals, the miners
and laborers of the coal resions during sus-
pensions, when requested to do so by cer>
tain nervous capitalists.
Because he is the nominee, and con-
sistent member, of the party which has
done all that ever has been done in this
country to amoliorate the condition of
aboring men, by abolishing slavery, pass
ing Eight Hour laws, and protective tariffs.
Because, his opponent, Asa Packer, is
closely and largely identified with interests
antagonistc to the cause which Labor is
now fighting tor, and if elected would GER.
tainly do all in his power to crush it.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-08-20

4 FARMER's son had for long time
been ostensibly studying Latin in popu.
lar academy. The farmer not being salts.
fed with the course of the young hopeful,
recalled him from school, and, placing him
by the side of cart, one day, thus ad>
dressed him: "Now Joseph, here is a
fork, and there is heap Of manure and
cart what do you call them in Latin !"
&" Forkibus car'ibus, ct manuribus," said
Joseph. Well, now" said the old man,
" if you do not take that torkibus pretty
quickibus, and pitch that manuribus into
that cartibus, l will break your lazy backs
bus" Joseph got to wOrkibus forth Githi-
bus.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-08-20

IT is said that the name of the Chair
man of the Democratic State committee, is
not Mutchlcr, but Missiles, and that he is
the proprietor of Mishler's Stomach Bit
tcrs" 1t may possibly prove a healthier
tonic for Democrats, than the rot>gut they
generally use. They need something to
strengthen them badly.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-08-20

QUESTIONS for young Democrats in
Pennsylvania How did your candidate
for governor begin life? Asa Packer.
When did he do his first packing? When
he packed his carpet-bag and packed off
from Connecticut to Pennsylvania. When
was his last packing done? When he
packed the Harrisburg Convention.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-08-20

Gov GEARY was nominated on the first
ballot, by vote of 125, to for all others.
That is the way the Republicans remember
the men who fought the battles of the flag.
The Democracy remember the soldiers in
their platforms the Republicans remem-
Der the soldiers in their nominations. The
difference is preach with practice, and
preach without practice.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-08-20

Now OR THEN.--Democratio newspapers.
which a few months ago were prophecying
Il terrible deficit in the revenue and cone
sequent augmentation Of the national debt
as IA result of the policy Of Congress and
the incapacity of President Grant and his
Cabinent officers, are now engaged in as
suring their readers that an increase Of
revenue and a reduction Of The debt were
inevitable, and that neither Congress nor
the Administration is entitled to credit for
the improved aspect OF affairs. Did they
lie then, Of DO they lie now ?
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-08-20
CENTREVILLE,

Have on hand, splendid assortmcnts Of
all scasonablc Goods adapted to the wants
Of the people of Elk and adjoining
counties, which they are selling at prices
that defy competition. They would simply
state here, that being very large dealers,
their facilities FOR purchasing are uu-
cqualed by any establishment in the
county. They buy directly from manu-,
factures and on the
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-08-20


JUDGE PACBER AS a Coal OPERATOR.
The following is an extract from letter
written by Mr. R. B. Platt, of Hazleton, to
the Pottsvill JoWnal:
In previous letters have told you of the
tyranny practiced here upon workingmen
by some of the coal operators and their
superintendents. will furnish you with
another instance At Stockton, rear here,
there was formerley an operator named Asa
Packer, who with others owned several
slopes The ventilation was bad, so bad
that the miners and laborers could scarcely
live. Holding or keeping light was al
most impossible in the breasts, The men
reasoned with the boss, and told him about
the air, their being none, ETC., etc. But he
would not do or say anything, except
" Make it better; it's to your benefit" etc.
HI told the men that they would have to
buy canvass if they wanted better air,
which the men were obliged to do.
This has been going the rounds Of the
papers for week Or two, and nobody has
attempted to deny it-lor they very good
reason that it is undeniably true. And yet
Judge Packer expects the miners and la
borers to vote for him. Perhaps they will
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-08-20

A NOBLE L1FE.-On the 28th of June
1861, at the very beginning of the late
war for the preservation Of the Union,
John W. Geary was mustered into the ser-
vice as a Colonel. On the 25th of April
1862, he was promoted to Brigadier Gen
eral, and on the 18th of January, 1865
was made Major General. He was wound.
ed at Bolivar, Cedar Mountain and Chan,
celorsyile. To the present day he carries
rebel lead in his body. He has been
Mayor of San Francisco, Governor Of
Kansas, Military Governor of Savannah,
and Governor of Pennsylvania. He dis.
charged the responsible duties of each and
all of these positions with honor to himself,
and credit to his native State. Few Penn
sylvanians have ever made a nobler record
The people read it with pride, and will re.
elect him in October by an overwhelming
majority.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-08-20

a" On, for a thousand tongues" said a
little urchin who had crawled inside a
huge sugar hogshead.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-08-20

4 LEBERAL BRIDEGRoOM.-A green.
horn lately took notion to get married.
After the ceremony was concluded, the
happy husband took a twenty-five cent
stamp from his pocket, deliberately. walked
up to the parson and handed il to him,
saying, porson, keep the whole, you
needn't give me back any change"