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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-05-20
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John 4. GIlL-IA NJ. Attorney at NV Ottawa
~ VIII practice In the courts OF La sale and adjoining
countcs and viii give careful and prompt atteAon 10 any
legal business entrusted to his hands. Office over No 10 il
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~ Reporter OF nth Judicial Circuit Drano's Block. OtA
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ninth circuit and surrounding circuits and counties aud
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On Thursday, May 4, at the residence OF T. Williams in
the town of Farm Ridge Mrs. FANNY BENSON aged IS yrr
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-05-20

WEEDS SEWING MACHINES, &C-One day
last week we were invited to take ride in Mr..
Lansing's buggy. the loudest toned buggy in the
city, behind lightning trotter, Mr.. LIS 2:39
4-16ths horse. We were driven to the residence
of the aforesaid Lansing, west of the sids-cut, on
the river bank, one of the most beautiful places
in Ottawa. Here, besides all tho attractions of
q comfortable home elegant garden and bewitch-
ing scenery, is the Weed Sewing Machine Depot.
Mr.. Lansing has twenty varieties Of this famous
sewing machine, among which We admired the
extension leaf, silver.mouuted, $S5 machine. He
has also the full cabinet pattern. The prices
range from S65 to $175. He sells them on time
monthly payments of $1O-and will give you
any machine for ten days trial
WcsIC.-A visit to Mr.. E. Frank Ford's resi-
dence lately afforded US much pleasure. He ex-
hibited to US his splendid parlor organ, the best
toned and most deliberately finished instrument
of the organ kind we have ever seen or heard.
Also Grand Union Piano, which com bines the
desideratun, of purity and sweetness with
strength and brilliancy of tone and we were
favored with delightful music upon it by an
amiable young lady, whe happened to be present.
Mr.. Ford is the agent for the sale of both these
instruments at this place.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-22
SATURDAY, /. :. APRIL aa, 1871.
THE BEST WAY TO ADVERTISE best and

THE BEST WAY TO ADvERTIsE.-The best and
cheapest mode of advertising in the world is
that in the newspapers. Every successful ad-
vertiser will say this. Seed strewn there-if the
seed is good for anything-always brings up a
crop of some value, and most generally hund-
red-fold. Placardng the dead walls, and show
ering hand-bills among the people are auxlia-
ries in advertising, but it is doubtful whether,
as rule, they more than pay the expense, while
there is no doubt that they are nuisance. The
blankest of dead walls is only disfgured by post
ers, provoking, in the we'll regulated mind, a
sense of aversion to the man who so advertises,
and the articles upon whose excellencies he ex-
patiates while as to hand-bills, nothing so pre-
judces citizen against going to see any show,
or buying any goods, as the ugly slips of paper
thrust at him from all quarters, eloquently rec
ommending him to do these things.-JournaI o.
Commerce.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-22

COUNTERFEIT GREENBAoKs.-Therew was man
around town yesterday who stepped into the
Postofiice, and asked if it was a money order of
flee, at the same time he threw down fifteen OF
twenty greenbacks, and desired to know if the
Postmaster would give him money order fol
them. The Postmaster replied that he would
Well, said he, "you would be fooled most Of
them are counterfeit although they are well
worn. | am Government detective, and here
is detector IA pamphleD which will explain to
you the difference between ehe bogus and the
genuine" The man gave no name and has
since departed for parts unknown.-Solan Re-
publican, April 9Th.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-22

In the chief operating room of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, New York, and per.
forming part of its regular routine service, is an
operator boy only fourteen years of age. He
was educated by Mr.. WeStbrook of Wilmington,
Delaware, when only eleven years of age, and at
that age was placed in service at Cape May
Princeton, New Jersey, and during the strike
went to Washington D. c., performing there the
full service of veteran operator. This boy,
whose name is Benjamin Johnson, is an easy and
rapid penman, can transmit easily 1000 words
an hour, has the manners of ripper years, and
has pleasant courteousness which is indicative
of self-respect and ompanonliness.-Jo Of
the Telegraph.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-22

The PoTosI.-Hon John p. Jones, who some
time ago purchased the Potosi quartz mine al
Muletown, is now at San Francisco, and con-
templates coming up here shortly to start work
on the mine. He proposes to develope the ledge
in systematic manner, and if the the quartz is
found to be good at certain depth from the
surface of the ground, splendid mill will be
erected with all possible dispatch. Mr.. Jones
has made two hundred thousand dollars in the
last few years by fortunate investments in quartz
and consequently is able to carry on the enter.
prise of developing the Potosi with ease se.--Shasto
Courier
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-22

AS soon as the Congressional chaplain closes
his appeal to the Throne of Grace, there is clap
the members have of calling pages to their side.
Every Congressman begins his days labor by
giving an order to messenger; hence the clap
ping is universal and uproarious. Well, that
beats me- said an elderly gentleman in the gal
lery with mud on his boots which looked as
though he had been brought from the other side
of the Potomac, 81 don't see anything in the
prayers worth cheering"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-22

AN elderly gentleman returning home from
church, began to extol the merits of The sermon
to his son. Said he, Jack, have heard one
of the most delightful sermons ever delivered
before Christian society 1t carried me to the
gate of heaven" "Why didn't yon dodge in 2'
a chance"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-22

CURE FOR FELoN.-The London Lancet gives
the following as the latest cure for felon: AS
soon as the disease is felt put directly over the
spot fly blister, about the size of your thumb
nail, and let it remain for six hours, at the ex-
pration of which time, directly under the sur
face of the blister, may be seen the felon which
can be instantly taken out with the point of q
needle or lancet.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-22

To THE PoIST.-An exchange truthfully and
pointedly says " The man who neglects to
subscribe for his local paper that he may be bet
ter enabled to take the distant city daily, is like
the mother who neglects her children in going
around to solicit aid to foreign mission
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-22

How He Cor HIS MONEY BAcK.--A story is
told of Mexican Buchanan, who is said to be one
of the finest poker players in the world. While
in Australia, few years since, Mr.. Buchanan
had thrifty speculative agent, who took the
money at the door, and generally kept it. The
tragedan couldn't afford to dispense with the
mans services for so trfing matter. So be
mania for this game of poker, which is said to
be extremely fascinating. And when the agent
had captured all the money at night, Mr.. Bu-
chanan would skillfully win it back the next
day. In this manner Mr.. Buchanan redressed
wrong, killed time and introduced this singular
quarters of the globe.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-22

THE stimulants used by great men are various.
Hobbies drank cold water when he was desirous
of making strong intellectual effort Newton
smoked Bonaparte took snuff Pope drank cof-
fee; Byron took gin and water Nedderburn
the first Lord Ashburton, always placed blister
on his chest when he had to make great speech.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-22

JOSEPH HOLLAND, of Claremont, New Hamp.
shire, relates that he and his associates signed
the pledge of total abstinence forty years ago
that he was the only one of the number who kept
it, and he is to-day the only one alive.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-22

THE reason Mrs. Luce, Of Lexington, Illinois,
wears morning, is because Mr.. Luce filled the
kerosene lamp while it was burning.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-22

A MAINE paper publishes n long series o
f" lines" on the death of Rev. j. 7. G. Nichols
horse, aged thirty-three years.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-22

A coMRADE writes from Fort Boise, Idaho Ter
ritory The following, which occurred under
my own eyes-or nose-may be considered
worthy place in the " Campfire :"
During the siege of Suffolk, Virginia, in 1861
some men of the Concoran Legion were throw
ing up some dirt " in front of my guns, (where
there was break in the line of defense,) heard
one man accost comrade with
"JimmyW
"What's that, Pat" replied Jimmy.
"Begorry," says Pat, {" wish General Peck
was in h-ll."
"And what do you wish that for2' asked
Jimmy
"Well," " said Pat, "I wish that he may go
there before me, anyhow"
"And what for2
" "Bekase," said Pat, "he will have the place
so well fortified that no once else will ever get
in. - Grand Army Journal.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-22
REGULATING THE FASHIONS.
LEGIsLATING ON HooPs-THE NAKED TRUTH
SUPPRESSED.

In the Canadian House of Assembly, some-
time since, they had quite spirited debate on
the bill to prohibit crinoline, introduced by Mr..
Aikens. We publish a few of the most brilliant
passages
Mr.. Drummond was an ardent admirer of
hoops from childhood. He was born with love
of hoops. When he was child of tender growth
he used to trundle his hoop, all unconscious Of
the fate that was in store for him. Later in life
he swallowed ring, which resulted in a whoop-
ing cough, and even now the sight of an empty
hogshead brought tears into his eyes.
Mr. Brown complained that it was impossible
now to choose a wife, since her defects were so
hidden by hoops and enveloped in crinoline that
the naked
Speaker-Order
Mr.. Brown-Mr. Speaker
Speaker-The honorable gentleman is out of
order.
Mr.. Brown-But, Mr.. Speaker, the naked
Speaker-Hold your tongue, sir.
Mr.. Brown-The naked
Speaker-Upon my soul, Brown, silence, or
I'll have you arrested.
Mr. Brown-Permit me to explain Mr.. Speak
err. When l said the naked
Speaker (yellng)-Clear the gallery of ladies,
Mr.. Sergeant.
Mr.. Brown-In the name of the seventeen
graces and fifteen muses., Mr.. Speaker, let me
apologize; only meant to say that that hoops
and crinoline had reached to such q rotundity
that it was impossible to arrive at the naked--
Speaker (frantically) y)-Death and blue devils |
Stop, or I'll brain you with the mace Con-
slider the impropriety Of
Mr.. Brown (wildly)-Truth truth truth :
Naked truth was what he was going to say
| Mr.. Dunbar Ross understood his honorable
friend to say that the people could not pass along
the streets without being assaulted by highway
men. Now, surely, the honorable member from
Lake Ontario could not be aware that the char
acter of every member of the House was affected
| by such dam
Mr.. Talbot objected to such unpariamentary
language
Mr. Ross protested against interruption. lie
was going to say dam
Mr. Cameron-The honorable member should
not swear in that dreadful manner.
Mr.. Ross-Wasnt doing anything of the kind,
but would be tempted to do so if not allowed to
finish his sentence-but such u dam-[order
order IA dam confusion l-ho would repeat
it-by'such dam-[trcmendous uproar.l
| Mr.. Wright stood up and moved, amid the
widest confusion, that Mr.. Ross be expelled
from the House for such awful language.
Mr.. Ross (black in the face) exclaimed that
damaging statements was all that he meant to
say, when he was interrupted by fool
| Mr.. Talbot-Who's 3 q fool?
| Mr.. Ross-Foolish ass
| Mr.. Cameron-Who's 8 an ass?
Mr.. Ross (wildly) assertions OF pro-
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-22
Satietu Natitts.

Trinity Lodge, NO. "a, r. y n. .W.-Ifold their
regular communications at Masonic HALL, Weavervle on
The last Saturday each month Hour of meeting
o'clock, P. NJ. W, j. TINNlN, w. NJ
M. Y. GRIFFIN Secretary. 1v14.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-22

Trinffy Chapter, NO. 10, ~. n. .u.-Meets on
te second and fourth Tuesday of each month at MASONIC
HALL, Weaverve. W. j. TlNNlN, ii p.
NJ f. GRIFFIN Secretary 1v14.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-15
3hiscellamp.

MARRIAGE NoTIoEs.-The London
Times was the first paper which charged
for their marriage announcements. In
the early days of that paper it was the
custom in announcing marriage TO state
the amount of the brides dowry-f20,-
600, or 100000, or whatever it might
happen to be; and in looking through
the ladies column one morning at break
fast, Mr.. Walter threw out the sugges-
ton that if man married all this mon
ey he might certainly pay trifing per-
centage upon 1T to the printer for ac-
quainting the world with the fact. "These
marriage fees would form a nice little
pocket money for me, my DEAR" added
Mrs. Walter, and as joke her husband
agreed to try the experiment. The charge
at first was but triffe, and the annual
amount probably not much. But Mrs.
Walter at her death, passed this pre-
scriptive right of hers to her daughter,
and when a few years ago the right was
re-purchased by the present proprietor,
it was assessed at $4,000 to $4,000 a
year.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-15

A colored debating society at Coving-
ton, Ga., lately considered the stupen-
dous question, (Which is the more use
full, paper or gunpowder ?" The presi-
dent was for long time in great doubt
as to which side had produced the strong
est argument, when one of the powder
side arose and very gravely said: Mr..
President 'Spose dar was bar out dar
at de door, and you was to go dar and
shake de paper at him, you'd see what de
bar would do. But jes shoot cannon
at him and mark de result. calls for
de question" The president forthwith
decided in favor of powder.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-15

A CHEAP Ice HoUsE.-Frosty nights
remind us that the ice crop for the warm
weather of 1872 will soon have to be
gathered, and plans for ice houses will
soon be in demand. Any builder or
architect can design and put up an elab-
crate ice house which may or may not
preserve the ice entrusted to its keeping !;
but cheap, make-shift ice house, which
will serve temporary purpose until a
better one can be erected, is greatly to be
desired. We know from experience that
a very simple structure will serve every
purpose, and the following directions
from the Country Gentleman, seem to
meet the required conditions Throw
down dozen or two of old rails or poles
on piece of ground sufficiently inclined
to carry off water, ELL the crevices be-
tween the holes with sawdust, cover with
old boards, slabs or barks-get from the
sawmill few loads of slabs, take four,
say IL feet long, notch the corners like
log house, set them on the platform,
and you have crib about ten and a
half feet square by the width of the slab
deep; ELL this crib with sawdust and pack
it down hard. Cut your ice so that it
will pack close, and eight feet square !;
lay it on the sawdust, put on another
crib of slabs and fill up and pack hard
with sawdust all around, and SO on until
you get up six or eight feet; then put a
foot and half of sawdust on top; over
this put shed roof of slabs-one end
of the slabs nearly to the ice, raising the
other three feet. If ice is all that is
wanted, it will keep in this manner as
we'll as in a vanished house. Let a
farmer once get in the habit of keeping
ice, and he will soon lind a way to make
something better than crib to keep it
in-and think this cheap plan will be
apt to get him started.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-15

LOST AND FoUNp.-In searching out
side of books for strange romances no
more interesting is ever found than the
following vicissitudes of real life extend
ing over various widely separated parts
of the globe. Twenty years ago an Eng
lish merchant at Rio Janeiro, Brazil,
who, though going to that place poor
boy, had acquired fortune, went home
on visit. While there he met beau
tiful orphan girl whom he wooed, won
and married, and the two returned to
Brazil, where two children we're born to
them and for years they lived in the re-
lations of trust and affection which
should always exist in the oest assorted
marriages. They occasionally made Wis
its to England, and on one Of their trips
the merchant heard rumors prejudicial
to his wife's fidelity, which by degrees
famed the flame of jealousy within him,
and he directly and openly accused her
of what report has whispered to him.
Although the lady Indignantly denied
the fault and challenged him to his proof,
which he was unable to produce, cold
ness and distrust so grew upon them out
of the rupture, that by mutual consent
they separated, he fixing an annuity up
on her. Weary on his part of old asso-
Citations he made his way to North Amer
lea; did considerable trading in the
West, and had his headquarters in st.
Paul, Mimi, where though grave and
avoiding close intimaces, he made many
friends by his consideration for other
people and strict honor in all his business
transactions. By the laws of Brazil his
wife was allowed to marry again, and
this she did after few years although
by such step she forfeited her annuity.
Her husband, an educated but poor gen.
tleman in feeble health, soon died, and
she with the two children by her first
husband was left in destitute circum-
stances. Knowing nothing of her hus-
bands whereabouts she, following some
mysterious impulse, came to the United
States and in the fall Of 1869 found her
self in St. Paul. There the long separa-
ted met once more and in spite of the
crosses that had been excited, the old
love was renewed and new wedding was
the result. Since then they have lived
more happily than ever at the West un-
Til the other day, when they left New
York for England to end their days in
their old home.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-15

A married man of Glenbeulah, Wis,
who had been away from his loving wife
for some months, working in another
State, was lately taken dangerously sick.
He sent for his wife, in Glenbeulah, to
come at once and care for him. Now the
wife's mother was sick, too, and she sent
this dispatch to her languishing husband: !:
"Desr Tim, mother is sick can't leave
her. Do the best you can. If you die,
send your body home"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-15

A STORY BY MARX TwAIN.-The fol-
lowing story was told me by a fellow pas
senger, who said he had never been scar
ed since the time he had loaded an old
Queen Anne's musket for his father
SAID he:
"You see the old man was trying to
teach me to shoot blackbirds and beasts
that tore up young corn and things SO
that | could be OF some use about the
farm, because / wasn't able to do much.
My gun was single barrel shot gun, and
the old man carried an old Queen Anne
musket, that weighed about a ton, MAX
ing report like thunder clap and kick
ing like mule The old man wanted me
to shoot the musket sometimes, but was
afraid. One day, though, got her
down, and taking her to the hired man,
asked how to load her, because the old
man was out in the fields. Hiram said
DO you see them marks on the stock,
an X and v? Well that means ten
balls, five slugs that's her load
But how much powder?'
Oh said he, it don't much matter
put in four handfulls.
So | loaded her up that way, and it
was an awful charge-I had sense enough
to see that-and started out. level
ed her on a good many birds, but every
time | pulled the trigger, / shut my eyes
and winked, / was afraid Of her kick.
Toward sundown, / fetched up at the
house and there was the old man resting
ON the porch.
Been out hunting, have your
Yes sir said /. ~
Didn't kill anything, sir, didn' shoot
her off. | was afraid she'd kick 4
q knew very well she would
Gimme that gunP the old man said,
mad as sin. DO you see that sapling p
| saw it and began to drop back out
of danger. The next moment 1 heard
earthquake, and the Queen Anne whirl-
ed end over end in the air, and the old
manspinning round on one heel, with one
leg up and both hands on his jaw, and
the bark flying from that tree. The old
mans shoulder was set back four inches
and his jaw was turned black and blue
and he had to lay up for three days. I
haven't been scared SINCE"