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The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06
BUDGET OF FUN.


Speaking Of the proposed oycica>t 81
Union and Confederate West Pointers next
ear the Newark Idc,"'sH-E editor
Vas in the nion scrycc-rcmarks:
This comradcieeling reminds Us oi the
surrender of the Confederate gen. Gideon
Pillow to his old friend C,cn, y. j. smith, 1t
vas Il touching scene, Pillow came into
Montgomery one morning, aloo' ana alone.
lie sat down ON Curbstouc and shook the
.raycl out OF his rough army shoes, and then
walked into Smiths office, q back pallor, to
surrender The ceremony was simple. lie
aid: How arc you, Jack" Thereby was;
&0od God, Gid, is that YOU Have YOU had
Your breakfast TO which Pillow celingly
responded No. and / haven't dollar to
nav for one Pillow got his breakfast, gave
hi; parole. remarked that II be couldnot whip
Yankee, he could 80 back 10 Tennessee and
raise cotton, and went on his way rejoicing
with enough money in his pocket 10 resume
his place ~ one of the best citizens Of West
tennessee
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06

IN ESSEX street boy exploded pack Of
rc-crackcrs in his sisters piano, saturday.
The ntcrccsson of his grandfather saved the
youngster well merited thrashing and, out
Of gratitude to his delivercr he sprinkled the
inside folds of the morning paper with cay
cnnc pepper, and the old gentleman on open
ING and shaking ii, as has been his custom
for wears, was taken with violent fit Of
Nneezing, and threw both of his knees and
one thumb out of Joint, before the hired man,
whose nose he broke, could control him.
The old gentleman has temporarily retired
from the business Of intercessor.-HdrUord
Pest
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06
REVENGE

Thoroughbred. 4 Golden Surrcl ~ hands high;
for breeding and form he has not IN equal in this
country. ,
pEDIGl:EE-Reyergc by imported Monarch. ~ dam
Fashion Ly rnortcd Trustee d dam, BOunctS y Blue by
sir harie,; 2d dam, Reality, by Sr AIcF; hd2m by I'm
ported Medley 5th dam 10y imported Sentinel Gth dam BY
Mar Anthony: III dam Ly imported Janus; sh dam by
imported Monkey; 9Th aan by imported Silver Eye 10Th
Fashion was the most celebrated Race Mare Of her age
winning 81 ont - races .! OF which were four M races
The races lost s. ont OF condition. being beaten III
much slower time than the slOwes she made In her winning
races (ee the pedigree Of Revenge aud Fashion IN Be'
american StUd BOph, y. ,E5.) -.
Monarch ny imported Prlam, bred by Ils Majesty King
william w. al Hampton Court, and imported by Col " ade
IiamniGn of south Carolina st dam imported Delphine
by whskers ~ dam, Ny Lady, by Gomgs % dam me
Fergus 5h dam, sylvia, by Young harsSe OH dam. Fer
rctt, by brother to sylvia h dam by cgalus sth dam
by Lord Mortens Arabian; 9Ih dam by MiXbury 10Th dam
by Nuso Bay Barb; nth dam by Bay Bolton; l2th Sam by
ConeysHin 18Th dam by Hulton Grey EaIb; lh dam by
BycTly's Turk; 18th dam by Bu-tlCr.
Monarch many races and never lost heat or race
tSee BTH"e'S .lJHeftnHD MaR Ecrt, p. g.,
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06

\ city editor, who is bachelor, having said
in his last issue that he really wished he had
4 son 50 that he could dress him up in the
fashion, was called upon the next day by his
adorable, to whom he had been paying his
attentions for the last two years, and asked
him if he really said that.
Certainly, | did, my dear
We'll, Billy" said she, "why don't you
make arrangements for oneN
Our friend SAYS it was the first time he was
corncrcd. lie was so mortified that he went
right away to the parsO1.
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06

We saw man who was crossing White
street, yesterday, pick up q lump Of coal and
put it in his pocket. There" said we to
ourself, " is truly economical man. lie is
not afraid to save. lie realizes that a penny
saved is a penny earned, and he will profit by
it," Then he stepped into saloon to get Il
drink. and we moved on.--DoHjury Nets.
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06

A Young gentleman telegraph operator in
Hartford, after repeated calls fora young lady
operator in another Office at last got re
sponse, and then he telegraphcd back to her
" have been trying to yet you for the last
halfhoUrw In II moment the following
-picy reply came tripping back over the
wires from the tclegraphic maiden: That's
nothing. There is young man here been
trying to do the same thing for the last two
wears, and he hasn't got me yet
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06
The Terms are as follows:

$50 for single leap.
REVENGE.-Si0O 20 insure Thoroughbred
mares; $50 to insure common bred mares.
YOUNG LION.-<25 TO insure.
YOUNG SCOTLAND.--S40 to insure.
Hcxt,yt .t;um,<hR jar Mares Jjom ad'Stancs. 40
calcnts aad St,uyiHy At orierN risk.
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06

A gentleman who takes business view Of
most things, when recently asked respecting
u person Of quite a poetic temperament, re
piled "Oh, he is one of those men who have
,oarings after the infinite and diyings after
thc nlathoIsablc, but who never pay cash"
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06

y remarkably dirty man stopped N front
Of small boy Sitting ON fence, expecting to
have some fun by chatting him. He said:
" How much do you weigh" The answer
was, "well, about rs much rs You would if
you were washcd.'
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06

y professor, in explaining 10 u class
Of young ladies the theory according to
which the body is entirely renewed every
seven years, said -" Thus, Miss b., in seven
years YOU will in reality be no longer Miss 3. >,
= really hope | shan't' demurely responded
the girl, casting down her eyes.
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06

\ gentleman who has tried if >ly- The best
way To catch Il rat, which has found il, way
Tito your room, Is to lay a boot fat upon the
toor, close to the m0G board The rat VIII
run into the boot lee for protection. when he
is readily captured.
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06
YOUNG SCOTLAND

An imported Clydcsdalc, a beautiful Brown, four
years old stands ~ hands high, weighs 1909
lbs when in good flesh, has great bone ana good
action, and for draft stallion has no superior IN
this country or any other. 49,
PEDlGRfF-Y0un@ Scotland, sired by Old
Scotland; his dam a pure Clydcsdalc mare
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06

i German Jew was eating a pork chop in |
= thunder storm. On hearing an unusually
loud clap, he laid down his knife and fork, F.
and observed, " Vel, did any poty ctcr hear
such fuss about q leede pccce OF DorkE'
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06

4 merchant who has a class in sunday
school. asked, What is solitude and Wa,
yi,iblv disturbed when a miserable boy an
.wered: The store that don't aiycFi.se-
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06

Punch says young mans friend, object To
his being l0o-.. hut, somehow, they have au
equal objection 80 his being tight
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06

Talk about the jaws of DEATH said a
hcnpcckcd husband: Il tel you they are
no circumstance to She jaw Of life
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06

Mrs PartingtOn thinks mat G.' -T1'eFs
ought to hire muslc-teach"r - teach them
the scales correctly.
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06

We are told that nothing is mad" in vain
but how about pretty girl Isn't she maid
cn vain:
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06

Quincy cxacts q license Of < N gentlemen
dogs. and 50 on lady dogs. Now who says
that females have no rights:
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06

P,TRoys or HUsBASDRY.-N,;h'r> with
daughters.
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06
KENTUCKY INIIERNTY

Located a. Ashland. the Home %. .i.a-v Cay ART
't.l IrausN. .,aU.I. .yZes iN a my
professors and Cd sfgles'- ucu : safe E'r1 Sf1T
collegiate ypt- ~ except in tlr Law. VI ta &C CON
ucrCal COLLEGES. Boarding nom l.p ?" t.r dollars Ter
week. For Cata..Es s.-gu, @. i. Eos HtN. iCk'hS
Lexington. hy. aa-N-'W
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06
II IT III P.LA- MO
BREEDING ASSOCIATION
ANNOUNCES TIA" following
Valuable S.s.!isas !.g Service
Dalu. .hc +ea>on Of lS,2, at the
Barn Of l.. Steward, Plano, III.
PANIC
Barn Of l.. Steward, Plano, III
PANIC

\ hrnliiful Bay, cghtye old, 1923 hands high
weighs 1850 lhs Can trot better than 2AO when
in condition. For form, style and way Of gong
is second to uulu.
PEDIGREF-Paulnls Il ny NicGregot's Warrior; his dan
bv Bacswooa, Ian sister to thf dam 81 ioroA2 CtGI
was an imported mare, supposed TO be Thoroughbred
Panic has proved himself trOer getter having sTtd
some be, Tr0tting Colts IN canada one o! them nav
nc tTotted better than .. 2.i1as tOur yeSr old,
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Evil SDSakin1.

Speaking evil OF Others. is one of the
most unamia5ie habits that can be ae-
quired, not one that leads to infinite
mischief. 1t is not always easy to
avoid this, for there are a great many
persons in the world who are not what
they ought to be, and who do many
things they ought not to do. 1t is hard
for blunt, generous mind TO refrain
from expressing itself about mean peo-
pie and mean acts. There is SometL ing
in meanness and dishonesty that
arouses the indignation of such mind,
and it likes the luxury of denouncing
them in bold unspariEg language. But
the practice, as a practice, is a trouble
some and dangerous one.
There are occasions when it is our
duty to speak out in exposure of wrong,
but in general it is best to abstain from
evil speaking, even of evil persons.
We are not made judges of Others &C.
tionS; no one has a right to assume the
character of arbiter aud censor. Even
the beat of Us have our faults, and if
one should presume TO denounce the
vices and misconduct OF others, the
world would be given up to deiama-
tion.
We may hear and see much that we
do not admire and cannot like; we
may become cognizant of many evil
deeds done by evil persons; but it is
the part Of wisdom and discretion to
pass them by without notice, except
when to speak of them cautiously may
be necessary as warning to friend.
We ali have enough enemies in this
world, without provoking others by i'll
tempered comments. The enmity OF
evil men is a thing to be avoided, for
while it can do Us no good, it may do
US much harm. Besides, we may make
mistakes in the haste of honest indig-
nation, and speak evil ofgood men Tor
acts we do not understand. Such d
mistake is worse than the other; for
while it is imprudent to promiscuously
denounce evil men, It Is cruel wrong to
defame a good one. ''' -2'-..'t "-
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The increase of SaIaries

The following passage from the in.
augural address ofGeOrge Washington
is quoted by the Democratic papers as
il it was Incompatible with the spirit
OF these days, when men seek office for
The sake of the emoluments. The
Chicago Times proposes TO regard it as
in contrast with the spirit and action
of General Grant. Said Washington
ITO the preceding observations I
have one TO add, which will be more
properly addressed to the House of
Representatives. It concerns myseif.
and Will therefore be as brief as possi-
ole. When [ was first honOred with a
call into the service of my country.
then on the eve of an arduous struggle
for its. liberties, the light in which /
contemplated my duty required that I
should renounce every pecuniary COM
penSatiOn. From this resolution I have
III no instance departed; apd being still
under the impression which produced
1t, L must decline as inappIicable to
myself and share in the personal emol-
uments which may be indispensabiy
lnciuded IN permanent provision for
the Executive Department"
2 1t is hard to decide exactly what the
" Father of his. Country meant by the
above remarks, but the records of the
Treasury show what he did in the mat
ter of compensation. He was sworn in
on the 30th of April, 1859, and, it is
presumed, delivered the inaugural ad-
dress of Which the above formed a por-
ton, on that occasion. No money could
be drawn from the Treasury to pay his
salary during the summer of 1853, for
there was no Treasury in existence,
and no appropriation acts had been
passed. TIE Treasury Department was
created by an act of the I'd OF Septem-
Der, 1889. On the 9th OF September
George Washington approved an act
which gave him S25, 900 AID the Vice
President 5000 per anuum. On the
18th of the same month he received
from the Treasury, by warrant number.
SeVenty-hve, one thousand dollars, and
the money was the first ever paid to
any person by the present government
OF the United States. He continued to
draw his salary with the praiseworthy
punctuality which was so remarkable
a feature of his character. Up to De-
cember 7th, 1891, he received s72,150.
On the 9TH of March, 1881, he settled
his salary account, and the following
entry on the Treasury books closed it !:
''CIvIL DEPARTMENTAL warrant
No. 6,95i, in favor OF George Washing
ton, President OF the United States, be-
ing the balance due him for cornpensa-
tion to the 81 of March, 1897, agreeably
to a certificate of the Comptroller of the
Treasury, $50 00.".
AllWarrants drawn previous to war
rant No. -, mentioned above, We're
drawn to pay Senators and members OF
Congress: hutthey did not get their
money until three days after the Prcsi-
dent was paid. si, ,r-s..
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Henry Wilson On temperance.


The Vice President addressed very
large temperance meeting in Balti-
more a few days since. From report
in the ,st'a we quote couple of pas
sages from his ;speeeh;:i IOu-t
-s'If We would lessen, the evil, it is
not necessary for us itoeOnsider wheth-
er prohibition or any other means is
better, but the thing is for US to do the
work about US, and to help our neigh
bor. / see many young men here be-
fore me. The most beautiful thing 1
know is to see the young array them.
selves on the side of right. Since the
civil war there have. been more young
men who have yielded to strong drink
than ever before. What the working
men Of this country need more than
anything else is temperance. Drinking
is the great curse of the working men
OF this country. The human. will can
not entirely tame the war horse of
passion, and help is needed tOikeep us
from its influence. Such help is prohi-
bition. Write your names on the
temperance pledge larger than John
Hancock wrote his on the Declaration
of Independence. Every man and wo-
man, whether black or white, is our
brother and sister, and it is our duty
to help them, ,i19 -i6 -:iWuE- -r@.a.
81 come from race of men who
drank, and I believe that drunken
ness is in a great meausrre hereditary.
Yet / would as soon drink a cup of
poison before my family or before a
fellow-man as would a cup Of wine.
Whatever myfsuits, i thank God that
no man in my country ever staggered
to drunkard's grave saying, "Henfy
Wilson gave me my first drink" Zap
plause. Fathers should think when
they drink that they are bequeathing
a heritage to their posterity. My
friends told mewhen / went to Wash
ington that / should have to drink, yet
/ did not, and though l was laughed
at at first, yet l soon found that the
man who laughed at me most respect
ed me most" '.E t-r.i
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A Fortune TeIler's Almanac

n ,
To dream Of a milestone about your
neck is sign of what you may expect
if you marry an eXtravagant woman.
1t is very lucky to dream that you
pay for thing twice over, since after
wards you will probably take care to
have your bills receipted. 71
For person in embarrassed cifcum-
stances to dream that he is arrested is
very fortunate, tor it is warning to
him on no account to accept bill.
To dream Of a fire is a sign that-if
you are wise-you viii see that all the
lights in the house are put out before
you go to bed.
To dream that your nose isrcd to the
tip is an intination that you had bet
ter leave brandy for water. ...... ....
TO dream ofllaving Il great number
ofservants s-aJadness. -.... ,.si h-.
To cream Df a betr bet0ke rs mis-
chief, Wiirhy your vision shows you is
"a bruin. 90 sa.,.5E @. .iai..-is~ r.
When q .;ishidhabla young lady
dreams of'a'i;lhert, 1t iE.e sign that her
thoughts.are running on the colonel
If you dream of clothes, it is :, warn
ing not to go to law; f5r, by the rale 3f
contraries, you will be sare OF non
suit. l'--d. -'- -'''.T.
When young lady dreams Of cof,
fin, it betokens that she should instant
ly discontinue tight stays, and always
go warmly clad in wet Weather.-New
York E-rpress.
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ORIGINAL POETRY.
For the Chronicle.
THE UIhSELLER.
by LULA WHEELER.

Of the beings that people this beautiful earth
And enjoy of its blessings share,
There's a class that return to the Giver Et
thanks
For his bountiful kindness and care,
He will spend all his talent, his tine and hi
means
In committing the murderous sin,
or Turing tne youth of our land to his den
To drink of his whisky and gin.
lie would take tn ror from the poor man
cot,
Leave nothing to shelter lis head. 9
The coal from his fire, the coat from his bacs
And ciothe him in tatters instead,
He would take the bread from the little onS
mouths, j
And peace from the trusting young wife,
And when there's no more this demon eau ge
The victim gives, gladly, his life,
Far better the rags Of the honest and poor,
Than jewels and clothing so fine,
II 10 gain them we take from the needy theiral
And barter our soul fer all time,
And when he at last the money has gained,s
That robbed his poor victim of breath,
With il he adori.s his poisonous den,
To lure others on to their death. A
The rule in mechanics works also in mind,
This cause and effect, you will see
The vender of rum is greater in crime,
Than the drunkard, in drinking. can be.
And what in the end will be this mans fate,
Although of gold he's a nine.
His house shall be leftail gloomy and dark.
For God hath said Vengeance is mime
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Johnny Jien.
The Washington Sta, says:

ut w ttSititi5 tOii 'JtttT so"S''.
Among the many notable persons at
the inauguration of President Grant
was John l.. Glenn, of the Twenty
fourth United States Infantry, who
reached here few days since from hi5
regiment at Fort Brown, Texas, III
order to place in the National Asy.u,.i
an invalid soldier. Lieutenant. Cle.i
has national reputation, and is writ
ten down in Crank Moore's Rebellion
Record" and in 'Lussing's History OF
the fvii Conflict in America" as
''Little Johnny Clem, the Drummer-
Boy If Chicl,amauga," at which battle
he laid aside his drum and assumed
the musket during the entire day
During the retirement of the Union
army from the field he then performs
ed a gueyre de mort upon Colonel OF a
Texan regiment who had ridden up
with a drawn sword demanding his
surrender, by suddenly swinging up
his musket from AN order arms and
emptying the saddle of his assailant.-
This daring act Of one SO young sent
his name flying through the country.
He afterwards had his little horse kill
ed under him, and was wounded in
the shoulder at the same time, at At
lanta, whilst delivering a dispatch
from Major General Thomas to Gener-
al Logan. He entered the army in
May, 1861, before Ne aCas ten gears Of
age, as drummer-doy, and served
with distinction to the end of the war,
during which time he was present at
Shiloh, and at nearly every other bat
tie in which the Army of the Cumber-
land was engaged. He is the youngest
officer ever commissioned in the Unit
ed States Army, and Lossing's History
speaks of him rs the youngest person,
of whom we have any account, that
ever bore arms in battle, either in this
country or in Europe; and his military
record is I, matter of history upon files
of the War Department. Considering
his years, he is without peer, either
in the Old World or the New.
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queen took her and put beautiful gar
ments On her, aud she was married to
the prince right away!"
"Mhat b'came of her mother?" in
quired Rosie, eagerly.
"Oh, her mother was brought to the
palace and lived with them, and they
were all very happy, and the CHEZ
cook at the palace learned how to make
the pies, so the king had all he want-
ed; but every year, when the prince 5
birthday came round, his wife alway
made one with her own hands for he
husband !" .. E-..+s .....-
"No wonder the prince married
her" commented Willie, with his
hands in his pockets; ''tell you what,
that story pats feiler in tune for a
piece O Fie.' .uH5.
That evening after the little ones
had -aid their prayers, and were lin
gering just n "wee minute" longer,
toasting the ir feet before the IRE, Mat
tie begged for "dear, pleasant angel
story to go to sleep on" g.. 80. ..
sYou know any angel-stories, Sun
shine 2" asked Rosie. ....... ..-
Sunshine looked up. 81 might tell
what Auntie Rose told me about
LITTLE LUCY,
mightn't I, mamma ?" and mamma
nodded.
''One morning little baby girl was
horn on earth, and they named her
little Lucy; and God and the angels
knew all about her. She was white as
a snowdrop, auntie said, and to look
into her dark sad eyes would make
you dream of heaven; but she never
was well, and, though she lived on
earth almost three years, yetshe never
walked step nor spoke only a few
words. She suffered good deal, too,
but the more she suffered the sweeter
and Iovelier she grew, and her father
and mother were sad with grief about
her, and they did everything they
could for her, and oh, they loved her
so! but they couldn't make their dear
little Lucy well. Then God said to
one of his beautiful angels, $50, bring
little Lucy into the sunshine OF heaven,
that she suffer no longer" and the
beautiful angel came to little Lucy,
and she smiled, and he took her little
soul into his bosom, and carried her up
to Jesus" '''-'-
A tender stiffness seemed to have
fallen upon the group. AT last Ruble
looked up, his brown eyes full of tears:
"Mamma, we'll see her when we go to
Gods house, won't we?'
eyes" said Matte, reverently,
"when the beautiful angel comes for
u.s." ......... .......
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