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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22
HIS SENTIMENTS.
BY suMNER PNILLIrs.

\ ragged man came w 10 town
Unshaycn and unshorn,
Came up 10 vote for President
This man Of woman born.
4 most unsightly creature he,
Besottcd long in sin;
But still man, for that, and that
Ambitious toO-iOr gin.
And he could neither read nor write,
This sovereign Of our land,
But gave his vote, impartial he,
For readiest cash in hand.
He never did noble deed
Nor felt pure desire,
But begged and stole, from year to year
Nor dreamed Of aught that's higher.
And there were ladies happened where
The politicians met,
Who for joke. said Z" Let us see
II we've an helper YETI
Then forward stepped with airy grace,
4 cultured woman fair,
And bowling graciously, she said,
"lour sentiments declare.
shall woman have an equal right
To vote as well as man,
VIII you enlist, sir, in our cause
And help us when you car"
He leered upon her yiciously,
And shook his palsied head,
Elate TO find an audience,
He shouted when he said
Down to Hog Holer whar ! was born,
Some call old Pete fool,
But this reckon, know sum things
Though warn't larn't at skule.
Gin my support to winners rights:
dominate SIGH stuff,
Make them my equal:-that won't.
Why, wimmel don't Know enough"
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WEATHER PROVERBS.


| Throughout the northern countries of Eu
rope this is always regarded as the hotties
month of the year, although the sun has al
ready commenced its downward course. A.
| is well known, the so.called Dog Days begin
on tie Sd Of July and continue into August
during which time great heat not unfrequent
| " prevails The husbandman looks for calm
and bright weather, diversified by mild show
ers OF rain to bring on his crops in due sea
son.
July, God send thee calm and fayre,
That happy harvest We may see,
With guyet tyne and healthsome ayre,
And man TO God may thankful bee.'
A shower of rain in July, when the corn begins
10 fill,
Is worth plough Of oxen and all belongs there
till.n
mo tempest, good July,
Lest corn come eli blue by (mildew)."
There is a general belief that during July
spell of fine or wet weather may be expect
ed-the former if the spring has been wet, the
latter If dry. THIS is the result OF accurate
observation, and cannot be gainsayed; but
unfortunately the proverbs embodylng this
idea have been attached TO particular days,
which in themselves cannot, of course, have
any effect on the succeeding weather. The
latter OF which is "Old'' Saint Swithin's Day.
They all point to the particular weather on
those days as heralding duration Of similar
weather.
IL" If the first OF July U3 Ms. be rainy weather,
1t will rain more or less for four weeks together"
Bulion's Day QGth) be dry there will be a
good harvest
"Bullions Day gif ye be fair,
For forty days therell be nae mair'
" If the deer rise dry ana lie down dry on Bull
lions Day,
There will be good goose harvest"
The last special day is sacred TO St. Swith.
IN, on whom great reliance Is placed by the
common people. Observations during sew
eral years prove as might have been expect.
ed, that this confidence is not warranted so
far as the particular day is concerned, but
that spell Of dry or wet weather is very com.
mon about this time. Consequently, if the
proverbs connected with this day are trans,
ferred to the three or four days collectively
fenced throughout that week is no bad index
to that Of the future.
"St. Swithin's Day, il thou dost rain,
For forty days it will remain;
st. Swithin's Day, If thou be fair,
For forty days twill rain nae mair.'
"lf ST. Swith.n greets, the proverb says,
The weather will be foul for forty days.
ain this month is s.: Swithin's Day,
On which if that ii rain, they say,
Full forty days after il WILL
On more or less some rain distiil."
Poor RoJin'S 1lDtdndck, 1857.
The same day belongs to two other saints
Saint Processus and Saint Martin; and Lat
in proverb tells US that at soffocates the corn
if it rain on the feast of Saint Martin The
homely saying Saint Swithln is christening
the apples" applied TO rain on that day, is
fitting conclusion TO the proverbs OF this
Hour.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22
Penn Monthly.

The Jsly Penn Monthly starts under new
editorial supervision and change of pub
fishers from a company TO J. III. Coates 4 Co.
The Month" gives lis usual admirable
running commentary on passing events. The
deposition Of the Sultan by his own pashas
AID his assassination followed by the assas.
sina,ion of the authors Of the revolution, are
regarded as belonging rather to the 18th than
TO the 18th century. The Winslov case is
treated as furnishing another chapter IN the
story Of how England observes treaties
Blaines case is considered and the history OF
the London dispatch is admitted TO have an
ugly look. The nomination Of Hayes at Gin
cInnati is regarded as a piece OF political
cowardice, being the choice Of an negative
man purely on account ofhis supposed avail
ability over positive men like Blaine ant
Bristow; and the Cincinnati platform is "bci
ter than we had hoped, but too cautious both
in the currency and protection plank
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Song journal.

The Song Journal for July is at hand. l:
has editorial allusion to Tennyson's not alto.
ge,her successful play Of Queen Mary
gives Lanier the benefit Of his " Defence Of
his Cantata, and has large amount OF useful
reading matter besides, including continue
ton of Prof. Roney's hints on piano playing
The music of every number is of the most
acceptable character. The Song Journal is
sent TO any address in the United States for
one dollar q year; single copies 10 cents,
postage always prepaid CT, Whitney & Co.,
publishers 40 Fort street, west Detroit
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22

MACARoNI AND CHEEsE-Onc-half pound
macaroni broken into inch pieces; wash, pat
on the stove - soak till soft, ;hrn drain
CRATE one-halfpound Of old cheese; put layers
Of macaroni and cheese, with bits OF butter,
pepper and salt, and three tablespoonfuls Of
milk LEI the last layer be cheese. Bake fog
three quarters Of al hour.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22

LEMON CUsrARD-Beat the yolks Of cIgh,
eggs with half pound of sugar, add pint
of boiling water, rinds of two lemons, grated
and juice of same; boil until 1t thickens, and
then add large wine. glass of white wine and
half glass OF brandy; boil few minutes,
sirain into glasses. eaten when cold.
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Littell's Living Age.


Following is the table Of contents OF the
numbers for July lst and sth:
The Courses of Religious Thought, by RI
Hon W. L. Gladstone, Contemporary Re.
view; The Intellectual Revival of the Md.
die Ages, Westminster Review; Natural Re.
ligion, part VI, Macmillan; Remarks on
Modern Warfare, by Military Officer, Fra
ser; Zachary Mscauley, by W. G. Blaikie, d.
d., Sunday Magazine; Visit 10 Spanish
Prison, Temple Bar; The Venus Of Quini.
PLY, Macmiilan The Kings of the Renais,
sance Charles VIII and Louis MI, by the
author of "Mrabesu" etc, Temple Bar :;
Tricks of Memory, Queen; Early Autumn on
the Lower Yangtze, Fortnightly Review
Norwegian Deep-Sea Explorations, Academy
Pocket Money, Saturday Review; James
Northcote, h. A, Fortnightly Review; 10
together with the beginning of new serial,
"Carita," by Mrs. Oliphant, an iHstalment of
" What She Came Through" by Sarah Tyler,
author of LADY Bell" and the conclusions
OF two shorter stories. The usual select poetry
and miscellany complete the numbers.
These numbers are the first of a new vol.
ume-,he one hundred and thrtieth-of this
sterling eclectic, and are therefore good ones
with which 10 begin a new subscription,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22

HAsTY LEMON PIE-Make and bake al
undercrust Meantime, put in a nice stew.
pan juice and little grated peel of one lem.
on, one cup Of sugar, one teaspoon corn.
starch, yolks of two eggs, and a small piece
of butter. Stir this till it boils, then pour
into the crust Beat whites CT the two eggs
10 foam, swceten and flavor little; pour il
over the pie, and brown slightly in the oven
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22

Persons working among vines and bushes
this season are frequently annoyed by little
insect called iigger, or chigger, which bur.
rows under the skin, producing an intUlera.
bic itching and quite often a sore spot Chill
dren are sometimes dosed with medicine 10
cure the hives when the eruption is caused
by Chiggers. The insect is almost Invisible
10 the naked eye, but may be seen, little red
dot in the center of the red spot il causes.
Sweet oil, lard, kerosene harisEorn, or al.
mos, any fatty substance, well rubbed in,
will give relief.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22

ANY of the above publications may be seen
at the bookstore of Osman * Hapeman,
where single copies are for sale and subscrip.
tons FOR any length of time are taken.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22

The Postoifice Appropriation bill, as it
passed Congress, fixes the rate on third.class
matter at cent for every two ounces or frac.
tional part thereof, and cent for each add.
uonal two ounces. 1t does not affect the
postage on newspapers within the counties
of their publication, and they will still CHI.
culate free. The sum of Sl1,S00000 is ap-
prOpriated for mail transportation, with a
provision that the. Postmaster General is d.
rected to readjust compensation TO be paid to
railroads after July /, 1876, by reducing the
rates 10 per centum per annum from the
rates allowed by the POstoffice Appropriation
bill OF 1873. The President is also authoriz.
ed to appoint a commission of three compe-
tent persons TO examine and report TO Con.
gress at It's next session such rules as they
may deem expedient TO enable the Postmas
ter General 10 fulfill the necessary service of
the department. The highest salary allowed
10 postmasters Is $4,000, excepting that of
New York, which Is continued as at present.
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BEWARE OF INVITATIONS,

The genuine Dr.. c. MeLAyE's
LIVER Pills are never sugar coated.
Every box has red wax seal on
the lid, with the impression Dr..
McLASE's LIVER Pills.
The genuine MtLANE's LIVER
Pills bear the signatures of c.
McLANE and FLEMING Bros. on the
wrappers.
nn5- Insist on your druggist or
storekeeper giving you the genuine
DE-. c. McLANE's LIVER Pills, pre-
pared by Fleming Bros, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Sold by all respectable druggists
and country storekeepers generally.
To those wishing to give Ds c. McIsSr's
LrvER Puts a trial. We VI. mail post Paid 20 any
part e the United States, one lex q Pits fer
twenty-five cents.
FLEMING BROS. Passarsh. Pa.
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Railroad Poetry.

The most original little book OF the year
has just been published by Carleton Il Co.
Of New York. 1t is the TRrP SLIP, HoHsE
CAR POETRY, by Marx Train ami others, to
gether with all the best fugitive pieces in the
same vein This Is a sample:
CONNECTIONS
When the seats are fun, mus, punch with care
The head Of the very next passengare
That attempts 10 get on, or 10 pay fare.
\ little black eye for threeccut fare,
\ currunt-coiorcd nose for a six cent fare,
Get In with your left' for an eIght-ceut fare,
That will settle the supertluous passenSare.
The price of this little brochure is but fc,
rents.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22

Symptoms Of 4 Diseased Liver.
DAN in the right side, under the
edge ofthe ribs, increases on pres
sure sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
CT the left side sometimes the pain
is felt under the shoulder blade, and
it frequently extends to the top Of
the shoulder, and is sometimes mis-
taken for rheumatism in the ann.
The stomach is affected with loss of
appetite and sickness; the bowels in
general are costivc, sometimes alter
native with lax; the head is troubled
with pain, accompanied with a dull,
heavy sensation in the back part.
Thereisgenerally considerable loss
ofmemory, accompanied withapain-
ful sensation Of having left undone
something which ought to have been
done. A slight, dry cough is some
times an attendant. The patient
complains ofweariness and debility;
he is easily startled, his feet are cold
or burning, and he complains of a
prickly sensation Of the skin; his
spirits are low; and although he is
satisfied that exercise would be bene-
fetal to him, yet he can scarcely
summon up fortitude enough TO try
it. In fact, he distrusts every rem
cdy. Several Of the above symp-
toms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few Of them ex-
listed, yet examination Of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively dc-angcd.
AGUE AND FEVER.
Dr.. c. MsLANE's LIVER I.Ls,
IN CASTS or AGUE AND FryEE, Wen
taken with Quininc, arc productive
ofthc most happy results. No better
cathartic can be used, preparatory
to, or after taking Quininc. We
would advise all who arc afflicted
with this disease to give them A
FAIR TRIAL.
For all Bilious arrangements, and
as a simple purgativc, they are IN
equaled.
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Improved Farm for Sale.

Having engagedi In re hsr.wa-e business xiE sell M
farm. lying about -Four miles southeast Seneca
bargain, AID on reasonable sid contains -
acres 20 Of which j. timber schools sud market cCnve
neut Coed touse good cellar and cs;eIn. Good fences
ana CCNc f-li-. are OF
NEWPORT & RAYMOND.
Gee ST. senecs, La sale Co. L.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22

The more elaborate articles are: Building AS
sociatIons Was Shelly COnsistent'-No' :;
European and American Forestry-No, 2
An imaginary Conversation between john
Adams and Jonathan Sewell; Prot. George
Alien, L. l.. d.; Books.
! In the article on Building Associations
the subject is ably and intellgently treated
under the name of cooperative banking,
and shown TO be rife with more benefits to
the working classes than any other form OF
cooperation yet devised The fruits Of these
associations in Philadelphia are especially
pointed out, showing how they have given
that city the best housed working population
in the world. The Ottawa Building Associ.
alton is an exact copy OF the associations
which this article SO highly commends The
next two articles are combinations Of articles
noticed month ago the Imaginary Con.
versation between Adams and Sewell is sup.
posed to have taken place IN l114, and OF
course refers to the impending troubles be.
tween the Colonies and the mother country
Adams being an ardent patriot and Sewell q
Tory. Inc last dTIlCIe Is an clOqutut NiUult
10 the late Prof. Geo. Allen, professor of Ian.
guages in the University of Pennsylvania.
BalIou's Monthly.
Ballou gives US delightful number for
August--so light, breezy and cheerful as to
be just the thing for the warm weather and TO
make people forget the discomforts Of the
season The following is the table Of con.
tents:
Milton and his Home; The Beaver; PARKS
Of London; Hunming Birds; Marian Les
lies Husband; The Lisbon Ship; The HID.
den House; Miss Pennel Grantley; A Slight
Mistake; Bitterness; A Pretty Young Lady
A Tale of Home Life; Gracie's Story; am
Tired; Freaks of Lightning; The Drowned
Monk: Trapping for Whales; Marrying &
Count; Patent Coupler's Peculiarities Our
You've PEOPLES SToRY-TELLER-That Tsy-
lor Boy; Meekness and Meanness; Nothing
10 Wear; Two Little Balls; Curious Matters
Ruthven's Puzzle Page; The Housekeeper
Popular Novels Illustrated-(H Humorous II.
lustrst!ons)
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The celebrated author, in This admirable
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the knife; pointing out q mode OF cure at
once certain and eiIeCtual, by means OF
which every sufferer, no matter what
his condition may be, may cure himself
cheaply, privately and radically.
GSlr This Lecture should be in the hands
OF every youth and every man in the land.
Sent under seal, in plain envelope, tc
any address, postpaid, on receipt OF SIX
cents or two post stamps.
Address the Publishers,
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-16

A commercial traveller in awosteru
city handed a merchant, upon whom
he had called, portrait of his be,
trothcd, instead of his business card,
saying that he represented that cs.
tablishmcnt, The merchant exam,
incd it carefully, remarked that it
was fine establishment, and return,
ed it to the blushing traveller with q
hope that he would soon be admitted
into a partnership,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-16

The good old days of yorc: In a
book called "Courtship, Love and
Matrimony," publishedin 1860, there
is this clause concerning the priv,
legcs of women in leap year, "Albcit
it is MOVIE become a part of the com,
mon laws, in regard to social rcla,
tions of life, that as often as every
bissextilo year doth return, the la
dyes have the sole privilege during
the time it continueth of making
love unto the men, which they doe,
either by words or lookes, as to them
it scemcth prefer and, moreover, no
man will be entitlc to the benefit Of
clergy who dothc in anywiso treat
her proposal with slight or contume-
lyn
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-16

1t is easy to "know thysclf" but
who is to introduce you? Most peo.
pie go through life without making
the acquaintance in question; and il
a friend should take the liberty Of
introducing you to yourself, you
would hate him forever.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-16

Two lawyers in a court-onc Of
whom had gray hair, and the other,
though just as old as his learned
friend, had hair which looked suspic-
iously black-had some alteration
about question of practicein which
the gentleman with the dark hair re,
marked to his opponent:
"a person at your time of life
looking at the barrister's gray head
Fought to have long enough eSper'
fence to know what is customary in
such cases"
"You may stare at my gray hair,
if you like. Ny hair will be gray as
long as I live, and yours viii be black
aslnng as you dye"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-16

The young men who tried to imi-
tate the gentle Scx at the lcap-ycar
party in Washington made great
many ridiculous plumbers, One of
them warned his partner against
squeezing his hand, and she call him
q big BOBBY and no girl at all.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-16

Jake was heard calling across the
fence to his neighbours son, a colored
youth who goes to school at the At,
lanta colorcQ university.
Look hyar, boy, you goes ter
school, don't yor?"
eyes, sir" replied the boy.
"Gittin' eddykashun, amt yer?'
Eyes, sir
'Larnin' 'rithmctick and fggcrin
on a slate, eh?"
eyes, sir"
"Well, it don't take two whole days
to make an hour, do it?"
"W'y noy' exclaimed the boy.
"You was gwino to bring dat
hatchit back in half an hour, warn't
yer?"
Eyes, sir"
CAN it's been two days sence yer
borrowed it, Now, what goods eddy
kashun gwine to do you thick skulled
niggers when yer go to school whole
year an can't tell how long it takes
to fotch back n hatchit?"
The boy got mad and slung the
Ratchet over the fence and half way
through an ash barrel.-Atianta Con-
s,itution.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-16

When "spiyins," now of Mound
svlr6; ". "a, woo vie, ILL., C ~
Wheeling Register he wrote one
evening; To-day isthc anniversary
of the death of Louis Philippe
When the proof came up the name
read "sam Phillips" "spiy,"
thought a mere note of the mistake
would be sufficient, and so he wrote
on the margin; "Who the h--ll is
Sam Phillips?' Next morning the
item came out; To-day is the an
niycrsary of the death of Sam Phil
lips, Who the hi is Sam Phil
lips?" "Spiy." didn't says a word
about it to anybody,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-16

The owner Of a pair of bright eyes
saws the prettiest compliment she
ever received came from a child of
four years. The little fellow, after
looking intently at her foramoment,
inquired, "Are your eyes new ones?'
I am told that our breath poisons
the AIR, and that the trees have to
kept pure by sucking the poison
out.f 1t seems to me that great
many people are put into this world
for Aothing but to make hard work
for IlIS trees. l do not understand
it.
A Brooklyn girl lately sang "Dar-
ling Fam growing old with an ex-
preston so penitent and forcible that
Observation-Disclosures was brought
to time on the spot.
A young lady at piano, desiring
to fayorably impress a young man
shouldn't place a lamp so it will
throw her profile on the wall,
n waist q timc-thc middle ofthe
day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-16

A Washington physician argues
that love proceeds from the stomach,
and that the heart has nothing to do
with it. He says that cornod beef
and mcaly potatoes bcgct love,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-16

A man went homo the other even
ing and found his house locked up
Getting in at the window with con-
siderable difficulty, he found on a
table a note from his wife, al have
gone outjyo will find the door key
On one side of the doorstep"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-16

TRY.rLNG aaairs-Wrcstlin
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-16

A certain Judge, whose pompous
and oflicious ways tempted some of
the lawyers to act which his honor
construed to mean contempt, fined
them ten dollars each. When they
had paid their fines, a certain dry
and steady going old attorney walked
up to the bench and groyoly laid
down a ten.dollar bill.
"What is that for?' said the
Judge.
'For contempt, you honor" was
the reply.
"why, have not fined you for
contempt" answered the Judge.
~ know that" said the lawyer,
"but want you to understand that
I cherish a secret contempt for this
court all the time, and am willing
to pay for it"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-16

A Professor Collins, of Whitofeld
New Hampshire, announces that, at.
ter fifteen years of study and expert
mcnt, he has solved the problem of
cheap fuel and light by discovering
n method of burning water, and that
he intends soon to take out a patent