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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-11-05
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MEASURING THE BABH.

We measured the riotous baby
Against the cottage wall
A NV grew at the threshold.
And the boy was just as tall.
A royal tiger lily.
With spots Of purple and gold,
And heart Of Jeweled chalice.
The fragrant dew 10 hold.
Without the biuebirds whistled
High up in the old root trees,
And 10 fro NJ the window
The red rose rocked her bees,
And the wee. pink fists Of the baby
Snatching At shine and shadow,
That danced on the lattice sill.
His eyes were wide rs blue bells
His mouth like flower unbl0wn-
Two bare little feet, like funny white mice,
Peeped out from his snowy gown;
And We thought, with touch Of rapture
That yet had touch OF pain,
When June rolls around with her roses,
Wen measure the boy again.
Al me, IN darkened chamber,
With the sunshine shut away,
Through tears that fell like bitter rain,
We measured the boy to-day;
And the little bare feet that were dimplcd
And sweet AS a budding rose,
Lay side by side together,
In the hush Of long repose.
Upfrom the dainty pillow,
White AS the risen dawn,
The fair little face lay smiling,
With the Ii yht of heaven thereon;
And the dear little hand like rose leaves
-, Dropped from a rose, lay still,
Never to snatch AT the sunshine
That crept TO the shrouded sill.
We measured the sleeping baby
With ribbons as white rs snow,
For the shining rosewood caskct
That waited him below;
And out of the darkened chamber
We went with childless moan
To the height of the slnless angels
Our little one had grown.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-11-05
Look at the RccOrd-3iO Defaullin" Reye
nue. Collectors!

We suggest that the democratic Congressional
campaign committee have one hundred thousand
copies of Executive Document No. &c. printed
and circulated AZ the means of opening the ewes
Of those who are blind to the enormities and cor.
ruptons Of the present administration. This
document is the reply of Secretary Boutwell, to
resolution passed by the House of Representa-
tives on the 2lst of Mach last requesting that
officer to furnish statement of balance due for
collectors Of Internal Revenue, etc. 1t contains
eight s0sM pages IF tie names Of dettultia0 Col.
lectors--in dN three Aund,e9 and f0rty "alass.
Every one is radical and belongs to the sort
which Congress kept in office by the Tenure Of
of Office Bill under Johnson's administration,
or to that peculiar class of Gen Grants tavorites,
the worthless who presented His Excellency
with corner lots, brown stone houses fast horses,
terrier pups and cigars Of rare brands. Ten of
these defaulting collectors have stolen from the
government $5,933,1l5 Nearly @r millions of
dOtars of the peoples taxes have been deliberate.
ly robbed by these unanointed rascals, whilst the
remaining three hundred and thirty did not dip
quite 30 deep into Uncle Sans strong box
but carried off enough to make them comforta.
BILE for life. Not Of these defaulters has been
prosecuted, but all are permitted to enjoy their
ill.gutton gain in undisturbed security, A few
civil suits have been brought, but not a single
criminal prosecution And this is the honest, eco.
nomical and administration of the government
which we were to have under T. s. Grant.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-11-05
state Temperance Convention,

A grand Temperance Convention is to be held
at Joliet October 81, November 1st and I'd at
which the leading speakers of the state
will DO present. 1t IS intended to DO one
of the finest ever held in Northern Illinois All
Coed Templars are invited. The Joliet Lodge
CT Good Tempars are making great preparations
TO entertain their friends. The Chicago L. Alton
railroad have reduced the fare to one one.ffth.
Ask the Secretary of the Convention for return
certificate, which present to tho station agent at
Joliet. and YOU will get return ticket for one.
fifth fare. Turn out,all who love the cause
FRED, D. DALTON,
State Organizer OF Convention
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Keep It Before the People.

That under the New England tariff and com.
mercal system, the packers of fish who live, of
course, mainly in New England obtain their
salt for that purpose free of duty while the west
ern packers of beef and pork are charged TWEEN
ty.:wo cents barrel tor all they use. This tar
if was passed, and is sustained by the republic.
an party. 1t discriminases directly in favor Of
New England and against the West.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-11-05

A Lacrosse woman lately broke up house.
keeping pretty effectually by drowning her chill.
dren, taking poison, and then setting fire to her
She was not entirely successful She left her
husband and the hired girl alive. They have
moved into the barn, and housekeeping still
goes on.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-11-05

Here is q western democratic conundrum
which none of the radical orators or editors have
- yet undertaken to answer: "Why do the ma
tional banks have the privilege of issuing their
notes as money, said notes costing the people
nearly or quite geo, 900 year, when legal
tender notes could have been issued for moth
ing?"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-11-05

man at Kansas City had cat that was q
beautiful songstress nights, and another man
who had no music in his sole, threw IA boot and
Killed the cat. The owner of the cat, enrapcd
at the catastrophe that befel his cat, killed The
man who hurt his feline, and now tho law is 20.
ing TO hang him. All this for a cat that would
not bring ten cents when sausage is scarce.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-11-05
Business GarDS.

To the lately occupied by A. X. McKains Jewelry
Store, No. 81 La Sale street,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-11-05

The new law for the Georgia election enacts
three days voting, so as to rotate the negroes
from poll to poll; forbids all challenging; au.
thorizes Governor Bullock to appoint all the
judges OF election, and fixes no higher penalty
than 500 on the Withholding of any county re.
turn, which will enable all the democratic ma.
jorities to be thrown out cheap
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-11-05
A Fact.
IFrOm the ChIcago Tribune Radlcal.

'Trom the chicago Tribune tRadcal.)l
congress still maintains taxes, direct and in
direct, to the amount of not less than 0O,OO0,-
wv! OF this enormous tax, less than one-half Is
received BY the government The remainder is
distributed to private individuals and classes
who control legislation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-11-05

For convenient reference and information we
compend statement of Congressional majorities
in this state in 1868, which run as follows:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-11-05

DEMoCATIc MEETlNG.-On Thursday even.
ing last the democratic portion of Gardner, to.
gether with Il sprinkling of republicans, met at
the City Hall to listen to speech from the Hon.
Julius Avery, the candidate for Congress, and
Hon. w. a. Steel, candidate for the State Sen.
ate.
The meeting being called to order, Mr. Clover
was appointed chairman, and VIII. johnson seq
retary. The chairman introduced Mr. Avery,
who spoke at some length on The issues of the
day, confining himself. however, principally to
the finances. After reviewing the past and pres.
ent of the republican party on this question he
gave the opinion of the democratic party as to
how this policy could be improved the taxes
liehtened, and millions saved to the government.
One noticeable feature of his speech was
that he did not resort to abuse Of the oppo.
site party and its candidate for office, as is too
apt to be the case with speakers Oh both sides,
but spoke of them in gentlemanly manner
Gdroiper JDurtol.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1870-10-06
The Inst BolurbOpp.

Charles ", who was deposcd by the rev.
olution of 1880, was the last Bourbon
King of France, and the last of the di-
rect descendants of the old line who came
to the throne. His Legitimate heir is his
grandson. the Count de Chambord, who.
it is fondly hoped by few good old pco-
pie, will yet "come to his own" as Henry
V. He is fifty years old. The heir Of
Louis Philippe, who was the last King of
France, and who was deposed by the es-
tablishment of Louis Napolcon's republic
in 1913, is the Count of Paris. his grand
son, who was born in 1888. and married to
a daughter of the Spanish Duke of Mont
pensier in 1861. He was with our army
for time, during the war, against the re-
belion. and is clever enough fellow, but
not being an angel, is of course unfit to be
king. He represents the Orleans branch
of the Bo;rbon famil;
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1870-10-06
The Nsason's Grave.

In all ages the bodies of Masonic dead
have been laid in graves dug due east and
west, with their faces towards the east
This practice has been borrowed and adopt
ed by others, until it has become nearly
universal. 1t implies that when the great
day comes, and when He who is Deaths
conqueror shall give the signal, his inefIa-
BILE light shall be first seen In the east
that from the east he will make his glori-
Gus appearance will stand at the eastern
margin of those graves, and with his mighty
power-that grasp, irresistably strong,
which shall prevail-will raise the bodies
which are slumbering therein. We shall
have been long buried, long decayed.
Friends, relatives, yea our nearest and
dearest, will cease to remember where
they have laid us. The broad earth will
have undergone wondrous changes, noun
tans leveled, valleys filed. The seasons
will then have chased each other in many
fitful rounds.-Oceans, lashed into fury
by the gales of to morrow will have sunk
like spoiled child to their slumber
Broad trees with broader roots, will have
interlocked them hard and knobbed as
they are above our having lived, and after
centuries of life. they too will have follow
ed our example of mortality. and long
struggled with decay. at least will have
toppled down to join their remains to ours,
thus obliterating the poor testimony that
man has even lain here. So shall we be
lost to human sight. But the eye of God,
nevertheless, will mark the spot, green
with everlasting verdure of faith and
when the trumpet's blast shall shake the
hills to their bases, our astonished bodies will
rise impelled upward by an irresistible
impulse, and we shall stand face to face
with our Redeemer.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1870-10-06
MILITARY, NAVAL AND GENERAL
AGENCY.
Chas. T. McGill,
Attorney at Law and Solicitor for
Claimants,
w ashin GtOn, D. G.
... Established 1851

Continues to attend to Claims. especi-
ally those growing out of the late war.
before the several Departments and
Courts of the United States: Pensions
due Soldiers. Officers of every grade.
Seamen and Marines. and the Widows,
Children and hcirs-at-law of those who
have been killed or died from wounds or
sickness contracted III the service; Re
cruiting and Quartermasters Claims /;
Claims for Steamboats,. ard craft OF all
description. used. rented. or destroyed
by Government: Horse. Cattle. FodGer.
Corn, and all kinds Of property taken for
Government purposes in the Northern
ana Southern States: Mail Contractors
Claims. and the Claims of late Post Mas
tiers. North and South.
Claims for property seized by the
Freedmen's Bureau Treasury Agents.
and for the recovery of abandoned prop
erty. promptly attended to.
Particular attention given to Claims
for Refund OF Internal Revenue Tax
and Customs Duties enormously assessed
and paid. Railroad accounts and Claims
on Foreign Governments.
Bounty and Bounty Land obtained un-
der all existing laws, aud laws that may
hereafter be made.
Claims before the Departments. Con-
gress. Court of Claims. and Supreme
Court. in the hands of distant attorneys,
requiring the service OF all agent in w ash
ington. are requested. ana VIII be eQer-
getically prosecuted on the most liberal
terms.
Suspended cases. OF whatever nature.
whether of long standing or recent date.
are solicited; also, pensions. suspended
by reas on of the late war, revived in the
several States.
Our long residence at the seat of Gov
ernment. Familiarity with the offices. and
thorough daily practical experience in all
the Departments, well qualify lis for the
prompt and energetic discharge of all
business placed in our hands.
REFERENCES Hon. Eugene Cassady-
L. :. Senate: Hon. :. =. Chase, Chief
Justice. L. s.: Gen. W. Il. Sherman, T..
). A.; Hon. III. NJ. McGill. late Gov. !;
w. Il. Olympia Hon. Jno. Sherman, L..
s. Senator. Ohio Hon. ). G.. Pomeroy,
L. s. Senator. Kansas; Hon. w. B.
Stokes. NJ. c.; Judge G.. w. Clinton,
Buffalo. n. y; f. y. Griffith, Esq,
JoneSborO.
Attorneys at Law and Agents through
out the country who desire to form an en-
ergetic Branch Agency at Washington,
which will be of mutual benefit are re-
quested to forward business. Detailed III
formation, advice. instruction.. and all
necessary forms for every claim furnished
to correspondents. Terms moderate. Ad-
dress CHAS. f. MCGILL. p. o. Box
600 Washington, ID. &. Office and resi-
dence 9th street cor. +.
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BattIc-Field Horrors.

A correspondent with the German ar.
my, writing from before Metz, August 27
says:
One poor boy struck me he was about
seventeen. and what is called "Fahnrich'
or ensign. 1t is in this army necessary for
an officer to serve year as fahnrich before
they get their commission as lieutenant,
which is the first grade in the military pro-
fession. He was lying with his sword in
bis right hand, pointing toward the ene-
my, having fallen on his right side and must
have died instantly, as the left hand grasp
ing his left side told too plainly where the
fatal bullet had struck him.
He had his gloves on which first attract
ed my attention and his face which was
turned upward betrayed none of the emo
tions that it must have exhibited as the bull
let struck him, for he looked wrapt in the
softest slumber.
was during one part of the action STAN
ding near some Hussars, who were in re-
serve. The sun was pouring its rays up
on us, and around us on every side lay
the wounded One poor fellow cried to us
for water: .Comrade, for Gods sake give
me water-one little drop. | am on fire
am on fire For Gods sake give me
but one drop-only wet my lips!' and
another near him could only hold his
hands up in prayer and point to his lips.
A goodnatured Hussar touched by the ap-
peal got off his horse and ran to them with
his water-bottle he was in the act of rails
ing the mans head, when she'll fell with
in yard of them and bursting blew the
whole three to atoms.
The sad havoc that was made in the cav
airy throughout the whole of the 10th was
fearful and | saw Cuirassier regiment
who in their breastplates white tunics and
high boots looked the very beau-ideal of
heavy cavalry, come out of the action
numerically about two squadrons strong.
Their colonel marched slowly at their head
utterly overcome at the loss of his gallant
men. He had five officers with him out of
twenty-five that had ridden out with him
that morning. On the 18th one of the
most brilliant actions of the day was ad-
mitted on all sides to be the storming of
st. Privat which was taken after the
most terrific cennonade by which it was
simply riddled to pieces. ef
Nothing throughout could be Drawer
than French troops, and they are by all al
lowed to fight remarkably well the fault
lying in bad generalslip and inferior artil.
.lery as compared with the opposing force.
Around this particular place the dead lay
so thick that one could scarcely walk ones
horse through them most of fthem killed by
shells, which inflict as may be supposed,
the most ghastly wounds. There was a
French officer still lying in ditch by the
roadside the morning after the battle,
whenI went to look over the place again.
He had been shot through the chest and
in his left hand held a letter that he had
evidently long carried with him. i dis
mounted and disengaged it from his hand
and am happy in being able to return it
to the sender. who cannot but rejoice to
think that his last thought in this world
was of her.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1870-10-06

The Notifications of Paris were construc-
ted in the reign of Louis Philippe. They
consist of Fashioned and tcrraced wall.
faced with masonry and surrounded by a
ditch of breadth varying from 60 to 65
feet. The general outline is ofan irreg'i-
lar oval form, nearly twenty miles in cir
crmference, and enclosing an area of ~.
27l acres or thirty miles, and popula-
tion Of 100000 persons, The axis of
the oval from north to south Is 3, 700 yards
and that from east to west is 1913 yards
Around the enciente orenciente or circuit
of the wall are "a angular forts. with areas
Of about 33S square yards each. There
are besides 10 cisematcd fortresses, loca-
ted at the principal approaches and con-
nected with sunken roads. Inside tho
walls carriage way is laid out, and also
a circular railway connecting all the rail-
road lines running into Paris. At various
points of the walls there are 65 entrances,
of which 81 are gates ten are railway, ar.
ches, and are posterns. sltf u..,sri
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A Wonderful RAtafo.

Mark twain has been visiting Beecher's
farm, Greeley's farm. and the farms of
many of our leading city farmers, so that
he has fallen completely in love with the
business and especially with that part Of
it which raises the wonderful new seeding
He started his agricultural line by the
announcement of new potato. lie thus
tells its origin. / obtained it by crossing
the yam of the tropics with the Canadian
thistle, and by. carefully selecting and
cultivating the best specimens for several
seasons. | have secured product that per-
manently combines the earliness Of the
former and the endurance of the latter:
in other words, my new potato is rare
combination of speed and it will do to. bet
on. have christened it the Early Stun.
ner-a name suggested by itsextraordina-
ry qualities and performances.
Mr.. Twain, however not having had
much experience in farming, thought best
to place it in the hands of some reliable
men in whom the public had confidence
and publishes heaps of testimonials. We
give a specimen from Mr.. John Smith, a
respectable butcher, whose reputation for
veracity is so well known He says:
/ am perfectly satisfied with the Early
Sumner. The pound that purchased Of
you will do me. In fact it has already
done me, so that l shall not want to buy
any more. The day after | planted them
my swine made a raid on the patch, and l
supposed had lost my crop. You may
imagine my disappointment when the fore
most hog-after briskly opening the first
hill--suddenly drop the slice of Summers,
which he found there and with an express
sion of disgust and modification walked off
on his ear sadder and wiser hog followed
by the remainder of the drove. My hogs
usually range my potato crop and q hogs
proof potato has long been my hope. i
hail the Sumner with enthusiasm as being
just the thing for poorly fenced fields.
DIR. Jones the celebrated physician also
gives the following testimony. oai VI ,mg.
Having no land of my own I planted
pound of Early Summers in the macad-
amized road opposite my residence. One
of my neighbors recommended an appfi-
cation of plaster as he thought the road
had been Summer fallered' too much to.
raise crops without stimulant |; and as this
was my first experience in agriculture l
acted uponhis suggestion, and applied one
of Alcock's porous plasters to each bill.
The result was amazeing. On the first 5f
July had 100 bushels of Buckeyes July
2. 100 bushels of Pinkeyes Judy a. .
pair of black eyes: July 6. twins July Z
had to dig my potatoes or give bonds to
keep the peace. 7. g esspsf.74 y
Accordingly I hired a coupl of Irish
men, sunk shaft in my front yard tun-
nelled under the road, and soon struck >
magnificent vein Of potatoes. Isliall metz
or know,how many bushels there were FOR I
ru,nor got aboroad that had opened H
potato mine, and that night there wpt
irruption Of predatory Fcninus e
the mkt n.oraling's snu bust the last
to disappeared, w.s ruiao.l
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Making Up "a Quarrel.

Two dogs fighting on a bridge for n
bone, fell into the water; one. a Newfound-
land, easily swan to the shore; the other
swan with difficulty. On seeing him
struggling with the waves, the Newfound-
land swan to his side and caught him by
the collar with his teeth. and swan with
him to the shore. As soon as the exhaust
ed dog had recovered, he stood for mo-
ment looking at his brave preserver; then
he licked his face lovingly. and they trot-
ted amicably to their homes, which were
near together.
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eJoNESBoROUGH, TENNESSEE THURSDAY OCTOBER 8 1870
MEMORIES OF THE HEART

We may shred the moss-veil from the
rose, rlf refs l.-.t ~
The blossom from the spray
The bloom that pearls the lucious grape
A touch will brush away
The vine may loosen from the tree
Which once it clung to fast;
But the heart will keep its memories
Till life itself be passed.
The gold must die from sunset skies.
The purple from far hills;
The foam-flowers fade from opal waves :;
Drought hush the babblng rilIs:
The earth grows cold and passionless
Meath winters bitter blast;
But the heart will keep its memories
TIL life itself be passed.
The flush will fade from cheek and brow;
The sweet smile wane and die;
The freshness leave the corel lip:
Tears dim the brightest eye.
Youth, beauty. hope and happiness,
And love, may die at last
But the heart will keep its memories
Till life itself be past.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1870-10-06

LAST October one year ago, little Jim
mie Woods of our city, having accumu-
lated a few cents commenced the news
business on half dozen papers. He now
in less time than two years-has on de-
posite at the Northern Bank three hun
dred dollars. During the time he has
clothed himself and sister and attended
college fifteen months. This is what ener-
gy and economy will accomplish. He has
established a reputation for being prompt
quently when he would fall short of papers,
to supply his customers, to return the mo-
ney for those already sold, in order to fur
nish others. CluksriHe Tobacco Leaf.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1870-10-06
Bridal Costumes a Century Age.

BrI0al ScStuIIICS d SChsasy ASSs
To begin with the lady Her locks were
strained upward over an immense cushion
and sat like an incubus on her head, and
plastered over with pomadum, and then
sprinkled with powder The height of
this tower was somewhat over foot. One
single white rosebud lay on its top, like
an eagle on a hay-stack. Over her neck
and bosom was folded lace handkerchief,
fastened in front by a bosom-pin rather
larger than copper cent, containing her
grandfather's miniature set in virgin gold.
Her airy form was braced up in a satin
dress, the sleeves as tight as the natural
skin of the arm, with waist formed by a
bodice, worn outside, whence the skirt
flowed off and was distended at the top of
the ample hoop. Shoes of white kid, with
peaked toes, and heels of two or three
inches elevation, enclosed Der feet. and
clittered with spangles. as her little pedal
members peeped curiously out.
Now for the swain. His hair wass sleek
ed back and plentifully befowered. while
his que projected like the handle of
skillet. His coat was a sky-blue silk,
lined with yellow; his long vest of white
satin embroidered with gold lace: his
breeches of the same material, and tied at
the knee with pink ribbon. White silk
stockings and pumps with laces, and ties
ofthe same hue, completed the habiliments
of his neither limbs. Lace ruffies cluster
ed around his wrist, and portentious frill
worked in correspondence and bearing the
miniature of bis beloved, finished hisgcE-
teel appearance,