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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-01-01

LAkM TO IIcI.-I wish to let my well known
ana egtby located iArr six miles north of Ottawa con.
tanning W acres have made valuable the
the past and such ~ want desirable country resi-
lence property this H. chance seldom met with. For
terms ana particulars inquire rcnus Brewer who IL auo
rized to act for me In tho premises - = ' -
Buck Greek, Dec. 25-tf NATHAN WOOLSHY,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-01-01

A reporter Tor a London paper wrote the YER
diet OF coroner'- Jury, Died OF hemorrh4ge, -
and the public gained the information the next
day tbatdecea--d "iip1 from her marriage This
j. on par with the experience OF reporter on
another paper, who, III an article on the city
poor, spoke II -ho great numbers OF persons re-
duced 70 poverty by the "mystrrious DEGREES Of
PruvldcLcs.' His .-'ou ,hment may be i'm 4gi-
ed when he saw the passage printed, 'nySterIous
decrease of provisions"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-01-01

\ str. niger visiting the navy yard in Brook
Ign, conyer-iu2 with soma se4nen who had been
engaged in tie navy during the war, asked one
of them il they bad received any prize money
"Och, indade yer honor, viz, little it wa- aft.
eli through alder, and all that fell through
wint TO the otlicars-Ali that stuck to the steps
was lit to the mcn"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-01-01

A bard-drirkng man in one OF the New Eng
land State, justified his conduct by quoting
General Wa,hington's example. General Wash
ingtou ~ said OF hi, friends ~ here did you
eyer hear that h- drank = Sparks says 30 III
his life ~ him. answered. the man; ne ssy-
that lue General u-ed to 90 to the woods every
day 10 yIuluatc ior an h ,ur."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-01-01

A few days ago. very s'srchiiy-dressed indi.
vduai called ut an unt-oi-the- shop On How
ard street, New ORLEANS, over which swung the
sign Of DIR. J'ifr'-".
s'I, the lnr,or III y he impaired of dll4 pida.
ted d.rkev who al Serrd hl, summons
.sHe am dat, 49, {! was the smiling r. jsiader
'Tell him think have symptoms of small.
pox. aud wish to c''n,uit him.
The whites OF the dnkey's eyes grew intense,
and his du-ky complexion assumed rapidly y
creamy hue
"Golly, boss, what you say ~
Tell the doctor In sick with the smallpox,
and wish to see him"
The astonshed African gave n wild leap, and
dsrting through an inner door, .l.mmny it in
the visitor lace, cried out, Leave dis yer house
l don't wait no smallpox"
But the doctpr!'
'Golly, bo--, Tee the doctor. but amt good
at smallpox. "-Aee orleans Pcdyune
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-01-01
Euoyft OF FINN.

"a DREssING.-A friend in South Carolina
writes OF little f.. s,e, Helen, who lately BE-
ing much interested ~ Der dolls wardrobe, wish
Cd her TO tell come stories .bou. dres.iny. Il
lntend my doll -han be nice young lady like
ysu, che said. w':, ,ut, asii0ux other thing,
that the dolly Va. TO ne pre,tiiy dressed. The
teacher proceed 10 the story Ut mother Ewes cog
tune, .nd If its being unnecessary for her to
wear cioihins Until .f:.r The fall by -in Helen
looked ii, utter Acknowledgement at the new dress
she was arranging Tor dolly. a. the teacher gave
the sarr.tlye, aud at last dropping the tiny gar
men che held It the thought that 1t might nave
been Of M n.s al A lain NAT disob-yed, she said,
Il am real glad he .in"ed, amt you, Miss
Sarah 7"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-30


In 1868. Il they wanE 10 xan fiiair
heads against a atona Wall b 1870
they ought 70 haze ahanee. Aad
they are quite as likely 10 DO III ia
Georgia as anywher elsa
TX. Georgia is Republican TO-
day. She can be carried nsqnhli-
can more easily than New York &c
New Jersey, both which We expect
TO carry next lAll. If the Rapuh-
llcans OF Georgia ZEE it 70 waste
their strength Il fahling each
other and let their s L 70 by de-
fault, they deserve hslter gov
ernment than this vii give them.
X. Finally, let q hays done
with Reconstruction. The com
try is tired nd sick of It %
long as any S6ate is held Ia abey-
anee, II Bill be plansibly urged
that the Republicans are afraid e
trust the people. Let us giYeaveFy
State to herself. and then punish
any who violate or defy the guar
antees OF public and personal
rights now firmly imbedded In
the Constitution. LET Us HAVE
Il
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-30
The Mayor Again.

AS q full aud complete subslan-
tiation of what the HERALD has al
ready said regarding the legality
and compe tency Of the present
Mayor, comes the following decis-
ion rendered in a case of habeas
corpus by Hon. BENZ. Leas, Judge
Of the Probate and County Courts.
This decision says the Mayor is in
eligible, incompetent and illegal,
thus sustaining Odr position In full.
And this decision is the more re-
markable and significant because it
was rendered by a deeply dyed
Radical, and one of the prominent
party lights of this city.
But the facts in the case have
been too strong aud too potent even
for the conscience of a Radical
Judge. The question arose: Was
the authority exercised by Mayor
Weber, in committing the pris-
oner a legal aud sufficient one ?
The decision is that it is not. That
the present Mayor is Illegally so,
being incompetent and ineligible.
But read the copy of the record.
(COPY.)
A s.Jackson, Application fr
The State OF Mis,lssippi.S OF hsbes, corpus.
His Honor BENZ. Leas in Cham
bers.
Prisoner discharged for the fol-
lowing reasons:
lst. Because the mitumus by
which he was committed was with
out a seal.
I'd. Because the Mayor who com.
mitted him was not legally the
Mayor of Vicksburg, not being
citizen for two years, as required
BY the charter, aud there being no
authority by the constitution vested
in the Governor to appoint a
Mayor; and further, because, by
the constitution, no person can
hold any office Of honor or profit
who Is not an eleCtor.
The case was eloquently and ably
argued by Messrs. Wood and Nc.
Caleb, counsel for plaintiff, and
Major J. f. White for the State.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-30

BY the published proceedings of
a meeting held for that purpose we
see that the 10th day Of May is de-
cided upon for a visit to our city
of the State authorities, and
Legislature. This visit is an inn
portant one TO Vicksburg and may
be productive of good. The real
object OF the excursion Is undoubt-
edly in honor ofth adoption ofthe
18th Amendment, and it is not to
be expected that this people feel
any hearty sympathy with such n
purpose. Such q manifestation
is not looked for from us
and, perhaps, not even desirable.
But the visitors are the recognized
representatives of the State gov:
eminent; they constitute the law
making and administrative power ;
and, however much we disagree
with and dislike them personally
and politically, In their official ca
pacitV, in which this visit is made,
we can afford to, and should, show
them all due respect and courtesy.
And this not only because II is
greatly to the advantage of our city
that their visit be made a pleasant
one, and that they return with fa-
vorable impressions Of our people
and town, and with pre-disposi-
ton to foster and encourage our in.
terests, but for a still worthier mo.
tive: Because we honor ourselves
in paying respect to those high and
proud offices which have been SOL
emnly created for the peoples SER
vices.
With this view Of the matter
with which, we believe, all vii
concur, let the reception be fret
from any show of personal or po
litical acrimOny.
Members of the City Council anC
of the Republican party will meet
receive and escort the visitors and
perhaps, citizens will be requested
to unite with these committees
but in addition it is proper (rC
garding what We have said) that
committee of our citizens be sc
lected at large, say by the meetin
OF citizens to be holden next Thurs
day night, to cooperate and on bC
half of the people generally,
unite in the hOspitalities of the do,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-30

We learn that the vestry of the
Holy Trinity Church have de-
termined to enlarge their present
church ediflce thirty feet in length,
and have 1t lighted with gas for
night services. 1t is expected to be
completed in one month. We also
understand they are making con-
tracts for the erection of n new
church, to cost from $4,000 to
$4,000. Upwards of $4,000 are
already subscribed and about 3d.
600 cash in hand. This church
seems imbued with what has been
denominated muscular christi
anity."
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-30

THE attention OF our readers is
directed TO the advertisement of
the American Watch Company of
Waltham, Massachusetts, in another
column.
This company is the oldest aud
largest watch manufacturing COM
pany in the United States, and their
watches are SO well known that
little need be said us to their mer-
its. The company desire specially
to caution the public against buy
ing swiss watches bearing colora-
bic limitations Of the trademarks
Of Waltham Watches. On the dial
of the watches made by the Wal
than Company, the words "Amer-
lean Watch Co. are plainly marked.
Local dealers are everywhere
supplied with these watches, (tbe
company declining TO retail under
any circumstances) and as they are
sold at moderate profits purchasers
are referred to local dealers every
where.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-30
PInckncy Ross, Collector of Cus-
toms.

A few days since the telegraph
announced that this man had been
appointed Collector Of Customs
for the District of Pearl River.
His jurisdiction extends over the
whole sea board Of Mississippi.
DO any Of our readers know any
thing of this man to whom this
important trust is conhded? He
is a mulatto OF not more than or
dinary negro ability and literary
attainments. He was the Radical
candidate for the State Senate
against Hon. j. j. Seal, by whom
he was defeated. After the usual
plan of Radicals, Ross decided to
contest the seat Of Mr.. Seal, al
though that gentleman was elected
by a very large majority. For a
proper hearing Of this case, the
State was subjected to the expense
of Il trip of the Contested Election
Commilicc-somc five or six per.
sons-to Bay St. Louis. but upon
the arrival Of this committee ut
that place, Ross decided to with
draw and leave the seat to Mr.
Seal.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-30
SATURDAY, APRIL %, 1870.
From the New Orleans P!cayune.l
TRUE TO THE GRAY.


1 cannot listen to YOUR words.
The land Is long ana wide:
GO seek some happy Northern girl
Ny brothers they wore soldiers-
The youngest OF the three
Was slain while lghting by the side
They left his body on the ield,
That day your side had won;l
A soldier spuTpsd him with his loot,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-30

The Macon Beacon fayOrs q
railroad from Macon to Canton to
connect with the proposed VickS-
burg and Canton road, and to be
continued from Macon to TusCa-
IOosa, Ala.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-30

A VIRGINIA correspondent
writes that Notwithstanding the
friends of Mrs. Stoncwall Jack
son have Indignantly denied the
report that that lady was soon to
be married to a well-known Bos.
ton millionaire, it is not very prob.
able that they will deny that she
is soon to be married to one of
Virginia's most distinguished di-
vines.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-30

A BosroN lady was recently OBJ
served trying to regulate her time
piece by a marine compass in the
window Of q nautical instrument
store.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-30

STANroN's face is to adorn the
new issue of shinplasters. The
opposite end should certainly rep
resent a gallows on which a woman
is being suspended.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-30

A NEVADA newspaper says that
some of the streams Of that State
have ''brOok trout ever four feet
long"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-30

A GOOD boy in Illinois went
without paper collars ell winter to
buy his sister q blonde outfit
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-30

THE Texas Legislature excludes
all newspaper reporters, and has
refused to elect . chaplain.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-06-18
ASHTABULA, OHIO, SATURDAY, JUNE IS, 1870.

the peach tree, and on examination found
the little Turk sheltered on the trunk
and in the holes near the base and the
under side Of the principal limbs.
For the last fortnight Mr.. Ransom
has spent most all the hours Of the day
lying on the ground in his orchard, pa
tirntly watching and waiting for the first
Curculio to show himself. On the
fourth Of May a few single Curculiog,
were discovered, but not single pair
on the fifth few pair were found coup
ling. Constant, careful observations.
has led Mr. Ransom to these conclu-
sions.
In the fall the Curculios seek a warm
and safe shelter TO hibernate. This is
either the ground, or leaves, stumps, logs,
old fences, wood or other congenial
places of concealment. The first warm
day in spring that starts vegetable life,
calls the Curculio forth and it proceeds
to its feeding and breeding ground.
They walk very fast, and fly and feed
generally at night, eating the young and
tender leaves. The first warm days this
year they fed then the weather fell
IOihy anu IOi htch 4lT. lbdISOlu IOuuu
no indication Of their feeding. Since
Friday night, the 18th, the weather
warm, the Curculios have been feeding.
They scatter all over the tree to feed and
come down towards morning, and as late
as 7 \. NJ. to hide.
They crawl Oh cold days and nights,
and hide under the shelter of the trunk
Of the tree, waiting to feed when the
nights become sufficiently warm. The
Curculio uses the green peach only to
hold its egg. 1t sometimes eats the ripe
peach, also blackberries, ounces and
other fruits.
Some idea Of the quantity to be taken
from a single tree may be formed from the
following Mr.. Ransom states that on
the l4th he took 25 on the 18th, in the
morning, so; in the evening about sun
down, l5, and on the 10th, sixty were
killed Oh the same tree, and Of these Al
were taken in cluster under chip two
by three inches.
The editor of the Herald visited Mr.
Ransom at /! o'clock, p. NJ, and found
he had in about four hours killed 2.lOo
by actual count, and went himself into
the orchard and found Curculios lying
asleep under the traps in the intense heat
of the broillng sun.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-06-18
WHOLE NUMBER 1868.

a joke good-humoredly, or take IL as IL is
meant. II you attempt the very simp.
lest form of chatting, you will soon 6e
made TO find out your mistake; and not
unfrequently the whole harmony of an
evening has been set wrong, because q
thin-skinned, huffy person has taken
pleasant jest as personal affront, and ei.
ther blazed ont or gloomed sullenly, &C.
cording to his or her individual dispo.
sition aud direction Of the wind at The
time. And even cbaff which was not
meant to be applied by one more than
another of the company,-chaf which
touched no one and included all,-is con.
tinually taken as specially designed.
Should a chance cap, flung off at random,
be felt to fit, it is perfectly useless 10 pro-
claim that it was a chance cap; your huff:
ed friend, self-hatted, will not believe
you to her dying day, ard will always
hold you guiltyssof having crowned her
Intentionally with disfguring head.
gear
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-06-18
Reserve Power.

1t is not wise to work constantly up
to the highest rate of which we are ca
pable. If the engineer Of the railroad
were to keep the speed of his tain up
to the highest rate he could attain with
his engine, it would soon be used up.
If horse is driven at the top OF his
speed for any length of time, he is ru-
ined. 1t is well enough TO try the pow
er occasionally of horse or all engine,
by putting on all the motion they will
bear, but not continuously. All ma
chinists construct their machines so that
there shall be n reserve force. If the
power required is four horse, then they
make a six-horse power. la this case, it
works easily and lasts longer. a man
who has strength to do twelve honest
hours of labor in twenty.four, and no
more, should do but nine or ten hours
work. The reserve power keeps the
body in repair. 1t rounds out the frame
in full proportions. 1t keeps the mind
cheerful, hopeful, happy. The person
with no reserve force is always incapa-
bic Of taking on any more esponsibillty
than he already has. a little exertion
puts him out Of breath. He cannot in
crease his work for an hour without
danger of explosion. Such are generally
pale, dyspeptic, bloodless, nervous,
irritable, despondent, gloomy. We all
pity them. The great source of power
in the individual is the blood. 1t runs
the machinery Of life, and upon it de,
pends our health and strength.
A mill on stream where water is
scanty can be worked out portion OF
the time. So man with little good
blood can do but little work. The re-
serve poper must be stored up III this
fluid. 1t is an old saying among stock
raisers, that "blood tells" 1t is equally
true that blood tells in the sense in
which we use the word. If it is only
good blood, then the more of it the bet
ter. When the reserve power Of an in
dividual runs low, it is an indication
that change is necessary, and tina. it is
best to stop cxpending and go to accu-
mulating, just rs the miller does when
water gets low in the pond. Such a
course would save many person from
physical bankruptcy.-HeralH Of Hcahh.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-06-18
HuRy People.

One of the oldest things to witness, if
not one of the most diSagreeable TO en-
counter, is the facility which some people
have for taking offense where none is
meant,-"taking huff" as the phrase
goes, with reason or withOut,-and max
ing themselves and every one else uu-
comfortable, for nothing deeper than a
mood or more than fancy. Hutfy peo-
pie are to be met with, of all ages and in
every station, neither years nor condition
bringing necessarily wisdom and unsus-
piciousneSs but we are bound TO say
that the larger proportion will be gene
rally found among women, aud chiefly
among those who are OF ar uncertain So
cial position, or who are unhappy in their
circumstances, not to speak OF their tenn
pers. Hutfiness, which seems to be sell
assertion in what may be called the mega
tive form, and which the poSsessors there
of classify as high spirit or sensitivenesss,
according as they are passionate or sui
len, is in reality the product OF selt-dls-
trust. The person who has selt-respect
and nothing to fear, who is OF an assured
social status and of happy private con-
dition, is never apt TO take offense.
Many and great are the dangers of ac-
tion with huffy people; aud sure as you
are 20 founder into the bog with them,
while You are innocently thinking you
are walking on the solidest esplanadee,
the dangers of speech are just as mani
fold. The dangers of jesting are, above
all, great. 1t may be laid down as an
absolute rule, which has no exception
anywhere, that no huffy person eau bear
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-06-18
High Life in Nevada.
\ WESTERN "JENRISs' At A WESTERN WEI

\ WESTERN JENKINS" At a WESTERN WE'D.
DING.
The White River Ncus is q Nevada
paper, and like some OF the more preten-
iiouS Eastern journals, has a "Jenkins,"
who thus reports recent wedding at
White Pine:
"Hcs, and we were there to see. In
our time, pretty moth, we have seen some
things done as well as oilers; have seen
bucking horses, drunken Indians at war;
locomotives running off the grade, and q
great many irregularities of art and ma
ture; but.that wedding doesn't get JUS
tice in the above two-line-announcem
1t was charmingly wild, sublimcy lud-
crouS. After the freshly pighted loves
had been wet down with about seven.
teen gallons Of beer, at the expense OF
the hilarious groom, and the jokes passed
grew more plentiful than polite, that ex-
cellent lady, Mrs. Smith, turned her din
ing room over to the service of the par
ty. y dance was improvised, although
to commence no music could be procured
except wheezy accordion, of about
eight crab power stroke, propelled by
drunken Frcncbman. That, with about
eighty men and three ladies, including
the blushing bride, the men all smoking
cigars and wearing their hats, constitu-
ted the outfit. Those not dancing ap-
plauded. yelled, screeched, and gave forth
such other signs of appreciation as you
hear at well regulated circus or dog
fight. CreightOn's teams got in from
Idaho that afternoon, and one of his team
sters had file-a sort of splinter from
a steam whistle. With that and breath
well braced for strength, the orchestra
were reinforced; and the heavens above
nor the earth beneath ever witnessed
scene more exempt from the cramping
conyentioualities Of polite society. The
bridegroom wearied, but the bride held
out faithful on the dance. The fighting
did not commence till after the adjourn.
mcnt. Then Rice's brigade took up the
refrain, and with horse-fiddle, tin pans
and horns, regaled the town till human
nature could endure no more and all
came to a peaceful termination little
before train time and at 4:3o we left
Toano to its dreams"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-06-18
A Curculio Discovery.

William G. Ransom, of st. Joseph,
Michigan, has made discovery relating
to destroying the curculio which puts
all the scientific entomologists In the
shade, SO far as its practical benefits
may result, and showing also that more
of science is made up in the library than
from practical observing knowledge
We have long felt that as rule entomo,
logists were of little value 10 the practical
uses of the country. We give the sci
eutifc man credit for his description of
the insects but it is rare that an entomo-
logist has given us one single item oil
value in practical life toward the destruc-
ton of Injurious insects. 1t has been
the practical observing man always
that has led science. But to our dis
coverv, which is issued in an extra by'J.
L. Chamberlin, Secretary OF the 81.
Joseph Fruit Growers Association and
editor OF the ST. Joseph Heratd
HERE IT Is.
Put the orchard in the best order /;
level down the soil about the root OF
every peach tree, and smooth circle tor
a diameter of two and half feet Irom
the tree as center. Have the ground
very clean around the base OF the tree.
Do not leave a single hole next the tree
Leave no place where the CurculIo can
hide except under the shelter you pro
vide. No'o lay close to the tree ana close
to the ground, about four pieces to tree'
either chip, or bark, or board, or lath, or
rag, or corn-cob, or old leather, or any
thing for covert.
The Curculio will conceal itself under
this shelter and may be destroyed oy the
thousands, Go around every day, tprn
over each chip, and kill every Curc1lio
They will generally adhere to the chip,
but may often be found on tho ground
under the chip.
Probably no person in the United
States has studied the Curculio and IT'S
habits more carefully than William Is.
Ransom. For Is years he has been Try
ing newspaper experiments unsuccessful
ly. Last year when bugging, he dis
covered that all the Curculios dropped
within two OF three feet Of the roots OF