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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-04
DROPPING CORN.

little Katie went with the gray old squire,
,.lWho was he!" Child, he was your grandslrc
70 the furrowcd field, in the dewy morn.
s.Now sing,n said he, las you drop the corn,
tf,a, far The blrck-biri, Oae. for the cTo'r,
0,c for the cut-ir0yRi, and f,co to gro'c"
Grow and black. bird came nutterinG round,
The cut-worm wriggled beneath the ground,
As five smooth kernels, every time,
Little Katie dropped, with sing-song rhyme,
''Oac for the Gdck-biid, one tor the cror,
Dnc Tor tie cltt-trOrJ,i, and tiro 10 gi'o,c."
The old squire covered the grain with soil.
s,You seeh he said, they will have their spoil
That's sure; but still we shall get our share,
Il YOU always count, as YOU drop, with care,
One for the blGck-bird, one for the crom,
One for the cut p0iH,, and tiC0 10 gyo,r."
When kernels sprout and the green blades grow
The crow and blackbrG and cut-worm know.
And woe for the corn.field in harvest days,
Unless little Katie in planting says,
some for tie JLack-bi,o, one for the croT
One for the cut-lc0jU,, and hc0 TO gy0tc."
Thus do we plant with our older hands,
In wider fields aud DER broader lands
Since for good seed sown by the land or sea,
In the air or earth foe may be-
'.OBe for the btdck-bird, one for the crO'r,
one t0, the clt-ro,D,, mi t'ro to G,O,r."
The two to grow" That is all ask
As the sced.tmes bring me my planting task.
/ know who leads TO his furrowed field
As He wills plant at his will shall yield
"Oie for the Hack-bi,d, one for the crotc,
One Tor tie ct.,cOrD and ttco 10 gro,c."
- Warn t. Z. Sla1e, IN NaY lIMc .A,rahc.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-04

NExr.-Some time ago Mr.. Robert Williams
near this place SAYS the Owen Gll) Nsrs
heard one of his wifc's ducks making a noise
as if something were after it; he got out OF
he'd and went To where she was, but could not
see or hear anything. He told his wife he
guessed the duck had gone crazy. Next morn
Ing he went to where the old duck was sitting
upon her eggs under a brush pile, and-imag.
inc his mountaineering saw large blsck
snake coilcd up under the duck, his snakeship
having swallowed twelve eggs. Mr.. Williams
cut its head of, cut 1t open, took the eggs and
placed them under the duck, and eleven of that
dozen eggs hatcheS. Mr.. Williams word Is as
good as his bond.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-04
If { WERE YOU, SIR.
By NORA PERRY.

Ii were you, Sir,
would not sue, Sir,
For any womans love day after day;
I'd never stand, Sir,
At her command, Sir,
Year in and out in this fond foolish way.
Across my face, Sir,
I'd have the grace, Sir
Or mothcr-wit, to pull gaycr mask,
And wait to find, Sir,
What was her mind, Sir,
Before I'd grOyel at her feet TO ask.
All very well, Sir,
For you TO tell, Sir,
OF that grand poet in the oldcn time
Whose fine advice, Sir,
Was so concise Sir,
In that immortal strain of gallant rhyme
II does not fit, Sir,
Your case bit, Sir,
He never meant a man should pray and pray
With such an air, Sir,
OF poor despair, Sir,
For any woman's love day after day.
If you will read, Sir,
The verse will heed Sir,
You'll see it runs as clearly it may
That every man, Sir,
Should take his answer
With manly courage, be it yea or nay.
Then cease your signs, Sir,
No mans prize, Sir, m
n any wOman's sight, just let me say,
Who's not too high, Sir,
To sigh and die, Sir,
Cor any woman's love day after day.
-Ha,pey's -Ndgd:jne.
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25
General News.

Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, of New
York has given $500 towards defrayine
the expenses of the Homeopathic yellow
Fever Commission, which will meet in
New Orleans in a week or two.
b. IL. Brown, dry goods dealer.1ol
Reading, Pa, failed on Saturday. His
liabilities are reported at $2s,OO0, and
his assets as every SMALL
A telegram from Portland, Oregon,
reports fresh Indian troubles, caused
nartly by a number of Umatillas leaving
their reservation and refusing to go back.
The U. S. deputy agent at Umatllla says
the Indians in that region are being
murdered by the whites, every Indian
found beyond the reservation being Kill
ed. A few days ago two Indians were
fonnd near La Grande hanging from a
tree.
WAGON was run into by railroad
train at street crossing in Chicago on
saturday. A boy was killed and a man
severely injured. MI, e c.,
The schooner Laura Pike, from San
Francisco for Humboldt Bay, capsized
ON Thursday on humboldt bar, anu sew
en- lives were LOST ~,
If is said that the President. in his
forthcoming message, will call the at
tention of Congress to the reported out
raaes ae and viola ions of law in the Con-
gressional elections in tie SOUTH
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25
Brief Locals.
Police business sill remains dull.

Police business sill remains dull.
So "Brother" Lee has been eloping.
The Morning Herald has a new edi.
tor.
No new facts in the Vandyke shooting
case.
Chew "Jackson's Best" sweet navy to-
bacco. Oct29-1mO*
The churches were well attended yes
terday.
Court convened at New Castle this
morning.
DR.. Gallagher, the dentist, No. $50
NJ Market street.
The Board of Education meets in regu-
lar session this evening.
"Our Boarding House" at the Opera
House on Thursday evening.
There will be four performances at the
Opera House during 5his week.
Call and see those life-size Crayons tax
en- by Sutterly. His prices are low.
aug30-tf.
Take your children to Sutterly's gallery
for good picture, 302 Market street.
aug30-tf.
Miss Helen Potter, the impersonator,
appears at the Grand Opera House, on
Wednesday evening.
Remember that the Shields Library
ball takes place in the Institute Hall ON
Wed nesday evening next.
Miss Katie Putnam will perform "Lit-
tie Nell, the Marchioness," at the Opera
House, on Friday evening
Geo. NJ. butcher took leave of his Will
mington friendsyesterday afternoon al
the Opera House he will winter in the
South
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25
PROCLAMATION!

In the name aud by the authority OF the
State of Delaware, and by virtue OF the
precept OF the Honorable Joseph p. Come
gys, Chief Justice of the State OF Della
ware; Edward Wooten, John w. Houston
and Leonard K. Wales, Esquires, Asso-
ciate Judges of said State, 10 me directed
1, John Pyle, Sherlffof New Castle county
do hereby proclaim and make known Ia at
a Court OF Oyer and Terminer to hear and
determine all and every the indictm snts
and presentments, made or taken, for or
concerning all Treasons, Murders. Rapes
of Women, and all other felonies ofdeath,
aud all Manslsughters, and also all the
accessories OF them which have been COM
mltted, perpetrated or happened within
the State aforesaid, will be holden at New
Castle, IN the county of New Castle afore
said, on TUESDAY, the Sd day of De-
cember 1878, at which time and place ali
those who would follow or prosecute
against the prisoners In jail of said coun-
ty, being by me kept in custody, be and
appear in their proper persons, to prose-
cute against said prisoners as may be Just.
And that the Mayor of the city of Will
Coroner, and all and every the Constables
of every hundred in the county Aforesaid.
be tnen and there In their proper persons,
with theiI Rolls, Records. Indictments.
InQuisitions, Examinations, Recosnizan-
ces and other Remembrances and all eth
er Adminicles, and to do those things
which pertain to their several offices, In
that behalf respectively belonging. and
God save the State.
JOHN PYLE, Sheriff.
sherin's Office, New Castle, Eovem Der
Goth. 1873. nov23wlt dat.
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25
Obituary.
Death of General Taton, formerly of
Wilmington.

Death of General TUton, formerly o.
Wilmington.
General James Tilton, formerly of this
city, died in New York city on Saturday.
General Tilton was Surveyor General of
Washington Territory under Grants first
administration, and was at different times
in the Government employ. Gen. Til
ton served in the Mexican war with dis
tinction, and during the latter part of his
life was on the engineering staff of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company. He
was son-in-law of the late T. Jenifer
Adams, Esq, and resided with his family
here when at home, being most of the
time engaged abroad in the practice OF
his profession. His family, few years
since, moved TO Washington, where son
of the General has position under the
Government. General Tilton was man
of rare abilities as civil engineer and
stood high up in his profession, and was
a courteous and agreeable gentleman.
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25
Death From Hydrephia.
A Prominent Citizen of New CAST,
Dies from the Bite of Rabid Doo

| A Prominent Citizen of Ney Castle
Dies from the Bite of a Rabid Dog.
A fatal case of hydrophobia has just
occurred at New Castle, the details of
which are very distressing. About ten
weeks ago Major VIM. H. Dobb, promi-
nent resident of that city, had been out
walking, and upon returning home, he
found his pet New Foundland dog lying
upon the steps of his residence.
From the appearance of the dog he
had no idea that anything was the matter,
and going up to the steps he patted the
dog on the head and called him by name.
Much TO MIR. Dobb's surprise the dog
snapped at him, and caught his right
hand, biting one of the fingers and
scratching two others. The Major inn
medlately commenced sucking the bleed
ing finger, and continued to do so until it
ceased TO bleed. The wound soon healed
up and nothing was thought of the
occurrence until a few days afterwards
when the dog appeared to be very fever
lsh and wanted to lap water almost con-
stantly, and the hydrant was kept run
ming for the animals benefit. This ac
ton on the dogs part continued for over
a day, when suddenly he caught the
hand of Major Dobbs' daughter in his
mouth, but fortunately did not break the
skin. He also caught her by the foot,
put as before, did not leave any marks.
by this time the family were convinced
The dog was rabid and sent for gentle
man, who shot him.
On Saturday morning] Major Dobbs
arose early, and going down to the hydrant
felt rather thirsty, and concluded to take
drink. He raised the glass to his lips,
and attempted to swallow the water, but
all attempts proved unavailiDg, as he
could not do it. He said nothing about
the matter, and when summoned O breaks
fast he sat down, and endeavored 10 drink
some coffee, but after making two at
tempts he arose from the saying at is of
no use, it has come at last"
This declaration ON his part alarmed the
family, and they inquired what the mat
ter was. lie informed them that he was
going mad, and that there was no help for
him. DIR. Black, the family physician,
was summoned but the doomed man con-
tlnued to grow worse, until o'clock this
morning, when he expired. During the
last few hours of his life he suffered terri
bly,. He frothed at the mouth, and fire.
quently barked like dog. During the
time when he was in convulsions it re-
quired several men to hold him.
The deceased was highly respected
citizen of New Castle, and was about "a
years OF age. During the late rebellion
he was an engineer in the navy. He
leaves wife and several grown up chill
dren, all of whom are married, except
ons daughter, who resides at home. j.
Parks Postles Of this city, is son-in-law.
1t is said that Mr.. Walter Vandever
was bitten by the same dog, but has not
yet shown any symptoms of the dread
disease.
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25
kl;n Telegraphtc Summary

sH'Isb troops in Afghanistan con.
ilvauclng They will probably
s4e winter after the occupation
Ma, kuium aud Peshin valleys
siIng of the British Parliament
|Evlio by a majority of the cab
FANOAliOn to the views of Lord
SN'4-lt is said that Gambetta
iarNwiIl be prosecuted for duel
FhRHumbert and his Queen en-.
A1eyesterday amidst a brilliant
4a'iton Of welcome-It is said the
A-leFuationals have a very exten-
ial1ation, and hold $500, 600 lire,
Hs'eds Of a bank robbery-The
Ms aie fortifying Fort Naryn In
islce Of the concentration OF
e 'ioops on the frontier-Louis
samkI, the Polish general, is
-lle Turks have mas, acred 800
|fils IN Chresnitza.
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25
The United States.

is nc W composed of 38 states and Terri-
rItorie-. and the population of the country
is about so ,O0J, 900 there are &C. 900 Doctors
or to every $50 of the adult population:
How do they all live? Well, we Will tell
you. BY giving you drugs which are only
tenn porary in their effec S. But an honest
man is in existence, and DIR. V. w. Blan-
chard has given you his Blood and Nerve
Food, tnat by using It., physicians are o;
no further use-you become strong alu
WELL Thousands testify TO It's merits.
nov25.
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25
MOrluarY.

During the past week there were seven
deaths in this city, as follows:
Born in the United States, 8; in Ire
land, 2. Adults, a /; minors, 8. Whites,
6 black, /. Males. 3; females, Under
one year of age, two to five, ) five to
ten, l !; twenty 70 thirty, thirty to for
l. Total T.
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25

4l0ef of Hindoo youths have
mountaineering s',' the custom OF
.j,M 'ases In India, the New York
|ht,n A' their example could profit.
k,,.." owed in this country "Child
|s,,a are no doubt nearly an un.
Et Ou' Judging from the court
y, ,, ' OF the Ills that now affiict
snns, I,as y from this source, proceed
knr ma rom marrying too young as
marrying at all"
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25
lr,,. Watch In Ghicapo

SsNo side SSv, H., "A wrestling match
= a, MclIa clIately cIay of California Fl "aDd apd
I'M hight, Sann Tn of Detriot took
~l h., and McArM Me- McLaughlin won the
lpr,',ea The h,anon ,;on the last two and
s ". Acbarsa,an a,ne ,t was %, %, and 2s
hot fairly readRsd' "a msde that the re-
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25
The Second Case.

Coroner Butz held his second inquest
yesterday afternoon, the case being that
of a colored infant named Rebecca Brown
seven days old, whose parents reside in
Lafaye te street. A verdict of dea'h from
commissions was rendered.
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25
| Wilmington Markets.
haleatiOns for today.

p Middle atlantic States, cloudy
Es,hds mostly ,ottherly, stationary
aerlWre and barometer.
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25

FARM SoLD.-Mr. Ellis Parker, OF
East Marlborough, has sold his farm in
that township, containing about 80 acres
to Mr.. Hiram Lloyd, of the same town.
ship, for the sum of S5,0OO,a
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25

HUBERT, Of Italy, seems to
'''' among foreigners in his
4 d with his own subjects. A
[E,' p''cA from Rome says that over
Q' including Americans, Brit,
wv and Dutch, attended the
Il, 'as Service for the Kings safety
liz American Chanel.
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25
M, Bucks County Editor

Feasiitorr Nov. 24.-Henry T. Oar
l,y l1tsrliaiid aiid proprietor ofthe Bucks
rAs yc.,sshcer, was stricken with
Nlacopn,Sgnt;uay morning. He re-
all I,aS I,SS',ols during the day and
&ersj jvn w;,, 'hiS morning at 4 o'clock
Will take place on Thursday
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25

V''le Important questions likely
g 'S''Ee the New Jersey Legisla-
|'N approaching session is that of
Vol skilled labor in the peniten-
NeIalmembers have been elect
'-"' ISSUE. The result will be
"''u interest by many other
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25
"'p THE CUSTER MAS.
SAgPE

,Apat o} Nov. "a AT the writ
d. adionNa II nNajor Reno, just before
''esaat Tie 6oul.,ned, l.,1,d, to investigate his
%,qclD lDY Custer Massacre" an or.
.epei { Idt,,urv!eStigation will probably
laCe at Cg Cbig the present. week to
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25

|, A'iIe'on's troupe sang yesterday
GSaFllt of one of the struggling
VI 'aarches of New York. The
'4~' was selected with great care
sway IN which it was executed
'N Mr. Mapleson's artists are as
4''' ID sacred as in operatic music.
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25

From Washington-SamuelD. D .IMackey
No. Truck Co., asserts that his men are
always speedily relieved and cured. by
using Keller's Roman Liniment ol cuts.
bruises, sores, ETC., which occur at rery
fire.
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25

The Thanksgiving turkey has but a
short time to live.
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25
FIRST EDITION..
,,,,al and Commercial.

rrxsoroN, Del, Nov. 20 1873
WILL onotatIons furnished by
,ssi sIoeA CLAYTON House Bu'lding
oo BEL, at IL NJ. to-day
nwSrocR QUOTATIONS.
The daily gazette., 1878-11-25
AN ELEUTRICIAN.s DREAM

USES AND ADVANTAGES OF RECENT Dis
eoVERfEs IN ELECTRIC LIGHTs-Ay VAL
uABLE SUGGESTION TO GAS PANIEs
"A REVOLUTION IN HOUSEHOLD MAT
TIERS PROMIsED
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-04-26
PRACTICAL " ISDOM.

An ancient adage says, "In time Of
peace prepare for war" Is it no
equally wise to prepare for sickness in
time of health7 When anticipating Q
journey, guide books and maps are
studiously examined, and all possible
information of the route and country
obtained. Yet many make the "jour-
pey of life" and throughout the entire
trip remain almost strangers to them
selves, in profound ignorance Of their
abilities, and have no knowledge Of
the physiological laws that govern
mind and matter. To such, life is Ike
a boy handling an engine, he may have
ascertained how to start and stop it.
but he knows not how to keep it in
running order. The Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser, an illustrated
work of over 800 pages, is designed By
its author, as a popular hand book OF
anatomy, physiology. hygiene, medt
cine and the most common diseases to
which all are liable, and with which
many are afflicted. The work Is replsts
With sound. practical suggestions
Price, S1.5O. Address the author, K
V. Pierce, N. d. Buffalo, n. Y.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-04-26

few weeks of hard work, now when most
of the exhibits have arrived safely at
Havre, will soon bring us round, and it
is to be hoped that we viii have every
thing in readiness to make at least a
respectable show on the 1st Of May,when
the Exhibition opens. 1t is unfortunate
that We are bordered on one side by the
English Section, which is more than
four times the size of ours and with
which We can scarcely hope to compete,
owing 10 the munifcence of the British
Government and of wealthy private in
dividuals, who have contributed money
lavishly to make their exhibit at Paris a
complete success in every respect
l commenced this letter with a few
lines ofadvice, and will close it in the
same manner. From letters received
from friends in the United States, i learn
that parties in New York and Philadel
phia are sending circulars to American
exhibitors in which they claim to be au
thorized by the French Commission to
receive and insert advertisements, or
special notices of exhibits, in the forth
coming official catalogue. On inquiry
at the ID,prinaerie Ndtionale, where the
catalogue is now being prepared, learn
that no such authority has been given to
any person or persons in or out of France,
and that absolutely no advertisements of
any kind will be received. No author
ization has been or will be granted for
the sale, within the exhibition grounds
of catalogues, whether general or partial,
published by private enterprise. The
official catalogue. which will be very
complete and printed in French, English,
German, and Italian, will be sold at ac-
tual cost by government agents, and the
insertions (surnames, christian names,
firms, addresses of exhibitors, and sum-
mary descriptions of the goods exhibited)
are absolutely gratuitous. LOUIS.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-04-26

seems closed to me BY that crime which
separated me from my brother. Every
resource is gone, and starvation is inev-
liable. l can not get work. | dare not
beg, for / may be recognized and arrest
ed. Tomorrow, after | take the poison
that stands before me, you will receive a
sufficient sum to take you to Fritz-the
price Of my body, which have sold to-
night to the medical college. / have
nothing else to sell May Fritz prove a
better son than 1 have been. dare not
ask blessing for you; my lips are sealed
by my crime, and blessing from them
would prove curse. But forgive me,
for in death as in life, love you,
KARL"
We told no more stories that night,
for the doctor rose soon after, and his
departure broke up our party, none of
us feeling any inclination for our former
merry talk, after the dismal tragedy the
doctor offered as his contribution to our
budget of stories.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-04-26
AN OLD PUZZLE REWRITTEN.

IF you please, sir, Pm a poor boy,
but Pm aufully smart and / want to
work.
The storekeeper looked at his GUS
toner in astonishment The boy was
a little bit of fellow, and bis chin
came just over the top of the counter.
"Well," said the storekeeper, ''you
seem to have a pretty good idea Of
yourself"
That's So" said the boy, 81 lost
my last place cause I was smart"
"All right, then I'll show you where
you make | great mistake when you
say you're smart. Do you see that
jug over there.
mo, SIR" said the boy, looking
hard at box marked, "Six gross
safety pins"
Not there; way back in the store. {"
"Oh, yes" said the boy.
Snow that jug is full of vinegar; it
holds eight quarts. I've an order for
four quarts, but haven't an empty
measure excepting one holding I've
quarts, and one holding three quarts.
Now, If you're as smart as you say you
are, perhaps you can measure the four
quarts from the eight quarts by using
tha throa apd 6va2D
81 can do it," said the boy, "jus.
as easy as fishing"
'If you do, I'll give you 81 week
and your clothes. No guessing, now;
you must measure exactly"
''All right" said the boy, shave
your tailor here in fifteen minutes to
measure me, please"
The tailor might have come eyen
earlier, as the boy had the four quarts
of vinegar measured out In less than
five minutes.
How did he do it,