The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-22

q vree country, una pay for License to do IT.
md den you sue me and condite me IN chall!
Dis is bel Of vrcc country, amt it?
ic sat down overcome with disgust.
ALIEN yAVGIY, ESQ.
Thi, gentleman, against his will, was
seized and carried to the stand and forced to
speak. He said briefly, That unlike two OF
he speakers who preceded HIM (Mrs. DE
,,eer and Mr.. Collins), heidi not brag about
his pedigree He thought that if"pedigrce'
resulted in such inferior stock, he would pre-
fer 20 rank as scrub" He respected wo-
man, because his mother was "a woman, but
thought it unsceming and out of place Tor II
women to mount the rostrum. He agreed
with Mr.. Lynch, the president of the most
important temperance society i'll Illinois, tha'
woman have a grave and responsible duty 10
perform in this temperance movement ana
that is 10 stan nj honG. Madame DcG6cr has
spoken her piece and spoken 1t WE'LL ana
why shouldn't she? If she could not or has
not then it is not true that practice makes
perfect" She remined him of his experience
with n nunil when Ii. taught school who
would get a long piece by heart. lie would
bcnin at the first word and rattle it oil ike
grain pouring through thrcshing machine,
hut interrupt him any where and he would be
wholly at sea. unless he went back to the be
Ginning" The speaker deprecated the IN
called for attack upon "the Dutch as Ma
dame De Gccr called them. They are among
our best citizens. They are honest, indus
trious, good ncighbors, pay their debts, and
arc citizens as fully as though native and to
the manor born" can never quietly stand by
and sec any portion of the American people
-citizcns-thus insuled and without cause,
without entering my protest. Another thing.
These public harangucs on temperance do US
no good. They stir up strife, cnmity, bad blood,
make enemies of those who have been friends
and lead to all kinds of ncighborhood trou-
bles and he didn't care whether they were
delivered by men of silver tongucd eloQucncc
Or blathcrskites in petticoats." (Applanse)
The meeting wound up peaccably, but
there is determination that if De GeCr comes
back again and attempts TO repeat her un-
called for abuse of the Dutch orany other
class of citizens, She will get dose of the
rottenest eggs that Seneca women can find
\ SAD ACCIDENT.
On Saturday last Mr. VIM. Irwin, while
hiching up span of horses got in the rear
II one Of them with his back TO the horse
when it kicked, him violently striking him
near the shoulders and hurting him face down
ward to the ground. 4 loose mare in the
field, apparently witness Of this transaction
rushed violently upon the PROSTATE man and
began to Mtc and stamp upon him with all
Ter power Mr.. Irwin would have been
killed had not his son come TO his rescue with
a club which he had to use repeatedly ON the
head of the vicious brute before he could
drive her away. Mr.. |. is very badly if mo-
dangerously hurt.
GOING AWAY.
Washington Wotson and family are going
10 leave Seneca. They will make Rossvillc
Nermillion Co.. Ills, their permanent abode
where he designs going into the banking bus
mess
THE CHAIR OF STATE.
II is said that he chairmaa who presided
over the recent temperance meeting wa
seated Upon a lleg of brandy. Better sit upoI
il than have it in his head.
BUSINESS ITEMS. ..
Crotty's new brick block is nearly com
pleted. Richardson & Bro, druggists, hav
lively trade. They sold nearly one hun
bred extra copies of the FREE TRADER, con
aiming an obituary notice of the late Rev
Father Divine
Robt McFarlanc's billiard hail continues
10 maintain It's wontcd popularity.
Ed. Battles restaurant still takes the frs
premiuS,, and is well supplied. Even Bee
mus cannot exhaust us resources.
DR.. W. s Ratter Is the name of a new phys
ician and surgeon who has pitched his ten
and flung his sign TO the breeze Beside NUN
erous excellent testimonials from those VIII
know and handsomely endorse him, his owl
face aud department are sufficient common
dation.
Alex Vanghey is'closing out his large stool
Of summer goods at great bargains to max
room for fall and winter articles with which
he will fill his large store in due time
f. b. Hoyt, at Transeau & Anderson's dru,
-tOre, is obtaining as much custom in hi
watch and clock business as he can attend tc
Business at Seneca is very lively and tn,
merchants Of all kinds are happy.
BEEMUs.