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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-09-15
Poetry.
SEVEN YEARS OLD.
HrA c.svISBuRSE.

HTA. o.swISBuRSE.
Seven white roses on one tree,
Seven white loaycs Of hlAmeless leAyen,
Seven white sails on one soft seA,
Seven white swans one lAkeslee,
Seven white novtr like stars in heaven,
All are types unmeet TO be,
For birthdays crown Of seven.
Not the radiance Of the roses,
Not the blessing OF the bread,
Not the breeze that ere day grows l.
Fresh for sails and swAns, and closes
Wings above the SUMS grave spread,
When the starshine on the snOwis
Sweet as sleep on sorrow shed.
Nothing sweetest, nothing best,
Hold 80 good and sweet a treasure
As the love wherewith once blest
Joy grows holy, grief takes rest,
Life, half tired with hours to measure,
Fills his eyes and lips and breast
with most light and breath of pleasure.
As the rapture unpollutcd,
As the passion undefled,
BY whose force all pains heart-rootcd
Are transfgured and transmitted,
Recompensed and reconciled,
Through the imperial, undisputcd,
Present godhead of child.
Brown bright eyes and fair bright head,
Worth a worthcr crown than this is,
Worth worthier song instead,
Sweet grave wise round mouth, full fed
With the joy of love, whose bliss is,
More than mortal wine and bread,
Lips whose words are sweet as kisses.
Little hands so glad of giving,
Little heart SO glad oflove,
Little soul go glad of living,
While the strong swift houls are weaving
Light with darkness woven above,
Time for mirth and time for griving,
Plume Of raven and plume of dove
| can give you but a word
Warm with love theirin for lcsven,
But song that falls unheard
Yet on ears of sense untirred
Yet by song so far from heaven,
Whence you came the brightest bird,
Seven years since, of seven times seven.
The AthehduJ
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-09-15

To those Intending to travel this sum
mer, we would say '.take with you and
keep supplied with Cobb's Little Podop-
hyllin Pills, as preventive of the bad
effects Of changes Of diet, water, &c.,
which 80 often spoils all the pleasufeSbf
q trip. Only 25 cents. For sale by
Kneeland.
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pfw Sdrfrtisements.
Skin Diseases Cured

By DIR. FRA1ER's MAGIC OINTMENT. Cures az il
by magic Pimples, Black Heads or Grubs, Blotch
es and Eruptions on the face, leaving the skin
clear, healthy and beautiful. Also cures Itch,
BARRIERS Itch, Salt Rheum, letter, RiHgworm
Scald Head, Chapped Hands, Sore Nipples, Sore
Lips old, obstinate Ulcers and Sores, &c.
SKIN DISEASE.
+. Drake, Esq, Cleveland, o., suffered beyond
all description from skin disease which appear
ed on his hands, head and face, and nearly de-
stroyed his eyes. The most careful doctoring
failed to help him. and after all had failed he used
DR.. Frazier's Magic Ointment and was cured by
few applications.
80" The first and only positive cure for skin
diseases ever discovered.
Sent by mail on receipt of price, FIFTY Cents
HENRY IL CO., Sole Propr's,
CLEVELAND, q.
For Blind Bleeding, Itching or liberated Piles,
DR. WILLIAMS INDIAN PILE OINTMENT is a sure
cure. Price 81, by mail For sale bv druggists
octl5-ly FORBES ~ LORRIAUN, Agents.
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This is an age Of great works and wonderful
inventions. Steam, electricity, water, air, all
are made to serve man, but unqueslOnaby tho
greatest inventions are those which preserve
mans health and prOlOng his life and among
the greatest Of these is DR. KINGS New DIsCOv
ERY for Consumption. It's effects are truly won
derful, and hundreds are happy to-day who once
looked forward to an early grave. For Coughs,
Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, Loss Of Voice, Hay
Fever, Hoarseness, Group, or any affection what
ever of the Throat, Chest or Lungs, DR.. KINGS
New DISCOVERY will postice'y cure. We can
cheerfuly recommend 1t TO all, and can unhcsi
tatinglv say it is the only sure cure for Throat
and Lung Affections. Trial bottles, ten cents 4:
regular size, 81. For sale by F. Y Griggs. u
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Choral InaptItudes,

Rev. +. p Tenney, the genial and witty
president of Colorado College, was at one time
the beloved pastor OF the Congregational
church in a sea-coast town IN Massachusetts.
To exc out his salary, his people gave him a
donation party, among the presents beng a
fine new dress-COat for the pastor, and a tasty
bonnet for his better half On the following
Sunday, as they walked up the aisle in their
new habliments, the choir inadvertently
struck out with the voluntary, much to the
discontinue Of the sensitive clergyman and
his wife, "Who are these in bright array"
At the same church, a few weeks ago, the
funeral Of a prominent and highly respected
citizen Of the town, by the name of knight,
occurred on which occasion, by singular
contretemps the choir sang as their first seec.
ton the usually flung hvmn, There will be
no night there" The effect. rs soprano alto
and tenor sucres>ively took up the refrain,
was well calculated To excite the rsible.
of those who had gathered in any but hu.
morous splrit.-Editor'S Urarer, in Uapcr'S
fer N0rember.
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L. w BREWER,

SrAIE: OF II.IINIOS, Ia SALE Co.'S. -
- IN the circuit court. JGNWTy Tenn -.
Daniel krciscr Ann WinhaW Elizabeth Wood. Edward
wood, Sarah Near. German Near. Caroline Bril-. Henry
Bul. william Wiufatd. susan N.uhaW and George lauCk.
IN ChdHcSTg
AFFIDAVIT Of the moi residence II Elizabeth Wood i'm
pleaded With the above defendants. Ann Ninlam -
having been fled 10 the clerks office Jf ~" Circuit Court
Of said county, notice l. therefore hereby The sad
nonresident defendants that the oUpIHuau Med his bin
81 compliant Ia si court. the Chancry side thereof
the mn day OF October il. and that thcrpUppu
ssscd Of said court wherein saii suit
pending rpturnahe on the second Monday In month
January next a. IL rs aW required
Now unless YOU the said Nonresident defendant above
named. Elizabeth Woud. shall personally be- and appear
before Circuit Court the tay ~ the term
thereof o. be holden Ottawa in and for the ssd county
second Monday In January next and plead
demHr the said c0mplainanis bill of complaint. the
and the and thngs therein charged and stated
will ~ taken confessed and decree entered against you
according 10 the prayer " sad bill.
OTTAWA. Illinois, Oct. sfh. issl
l. W. BEEsgE, Coinplt's sOTr. octs
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Tall Stories OF Old Age.


From Brazil comes a story OF a niulatto wo-
man having died at the age of 1877 years. Just
rs the Goth was "butchered to make Roman
holiday" so this unfortunate old colored lady
seems to have been KILLED 20 furnish forth Il
newspaper paragraph. This Is a pity, because
she would have answered the purpose uSt as
well in couple of hundred years time, II the
newspaper telling the tale could have had pa.
thence to wait. She is sad To have lost her
sight at the are of 100, but to have recovered
1t somewhat later. Her death was brought
about by fall from bench, so that there is
really no knowing how long she might have
lived ii the Brazil paper had not arranged that
fatal fall The subject of longevity is always
being disputed, some persons beng credulous
of all sorts of wonders and others being as
skeptlcal as the late Sir G.. Cornewall Lewis.
The case of the Brazilian mulatto is put IN the
shade by that of Johannes de Temporbus,
who according to Stow, died in the year 1914,
at the age of 3Gl Unfortunately, that was not
an are of statistics, and marvellous statements
were supplied. A native Of Bengal is said to
have died in 1856 at the age of 300; but here
again distance OF place is as important an ele-
ment as distance of time IN the other instances
In 1888 a native of EverCreech, Somerset, is re.
ported to have died aged 200 In the latter
end Of the last century death at the age of l75
or thereabout seems not to have been uncom-
mon, but as We come nearer to our own times
the records are fewer, until now we are obliged
to go to Brazil for a striking instance of ex-
IRENE age. The moral would appear to be that
If IN time of registration and research this call
of wonders had become extinct, the former
statements with regard to them were myths
Perhaps life was SO dull in those slow times
that a man put his sensations into figures, and
thought he had lived 200 years instead of 20.
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DRUGS. Paints, Oils, C0l0rs, VarniSles, Glass.

In Drugs and Medicines purity and care in
compounding are OF the greatest Importance.
The undersigned ca is your attention to this,
las ne exercised great care in selecting his
Drugs and in the preparing of the same not
only the greatest care is exercised. but every
thing is proceeded with scientifically. The
stock is the most varied in this county, and
the prices always the lowest, quality consid-
dered You will also find the finest stock Of
Druggists Sundries, Yankee Notions, Toilet
Goods of every description, Fancy Articles for
weddings, birthdays, &c.
In Paints, Oils, Brushes, Colors, Varnishes.
Plate and Window Glass, no competitor will
sincerely claim to equal my stock, neither in
quantity, quality or price, my goods being, the
Guaranteed My facilities for handling goods
are double those of any other establishment.
Thanking the public for their liberal patron
age in the past, and hoping to serve the same
and a great many more IN 1881. am truly
YOURS. G.. GEHRING, Druggist,
North of Court House, Ottawa, I'LL
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The De Lesseps Panama Canal enterprise
seems to be progressing in spite of statements
that it had collapsed. Twelve hundred men
are reported as being employed at present IN
excavating and It Is expected to have 5000 n
work by December. The stockholders in Eu.
rope seem to have sufficient confidence In the
scheme to advance the money so far, in spite
of predictions that the work will never he
completed. Meantime Captain Eads is earn
estly claiming that his ship railway project Is
the only feasible means for taking vessels
across the Isthmus.-RdilicGy Age.
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a Great Chicago Enterprise.

The Laboratory for the manufacture Of Electric
Bitters is one Of ChicagOs greatest enterprises
giving employment to large number Of hands.
The extensive sale already attained for this won
derful remedy is astonishing. Wherever once
introduced and becomes known, it is almost i'm
possible to supply the demand, because OF their
true merit-curing where all others fail-and at
reasonable price fifty cents. -Ercb Sold 10y
f. Y. Griggs. 80
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The Law of Kindness

Is universal; it affects the whole human family
all animals and may be even found in patent med
cines. Some are drastic, and the patient is
obliged to suffer pains worse than the disease
but in cases of obstinate constipation, dyspepsia,
there is no remedy kind, so gentle in Its effects,
and yet so satisfactory, as Burdock Blood Bitters
Price 81, trial size so cents.
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LINAI sEr"TI CEMENT \ NOTICE..

III AL SF.T'TI.FsNI EN'T y OTTO E..--E-
TkrE or THOMAS MCGfNNE>s, DEC'p.-Nuticeis here,
by TO all persons interested 10 said estate. that the
undersigned Administrator Of The estate Of said Thomas
MUHnc deceased will appear before the County Court ID
county Of Ia sale and state OF Illinois the County
House Ia Ottawa u said county, Monday the 1911
day December A. PSI for the purpose Of rendering
Of his proceedings In the administration sad
tate tor the lnal settlement.
Dated at Ottawa, this nth day II October l-.l.
WILLIAM CASEY.
ATFFsr. J.. ". STOCKsLgGER. Administrator.
Clerk County Court. La sale Co, III. octl5-gw
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Aqgal.
+. 2. YDER,
NOI=.L,S,LLrC,.-..

.,'I'A II l.. % T. b1II NtbI--- Ia SALE Cos.
> IN the CHcHt court. Jopndry Tenn. l,s2.
Pclcs e.. ravens rs Alice IIaycus.-IH CLdHcerg.
A ldAyit of uOn-TcsdcnCp Of Alice Havcus the above
defendant. having been hcd IN the clerks Office the
Circuit Court of said county notice is therefore hereby given
to said resident defendant that the panan filed
his bill Of complaint In said court. the ChanCcry side
thereof the 26 nay Of August ISL and that thCrcup-
summons issued out Of said court. wherein said suit T.
pending. retuTnablc the second Monday In the
month Of october next a. Is by law required.
Now unless you. the said nonresident defendant above
named. shall personally be and appear before said Circuit
court the hrst day OF the next term thereof 10 be- holden
10 OTTAWA in and for the said county the sccOLd Mon
day in January next and plead answer dcmur to hr
said compliments bill OF complaint the and the mat
and things therein charged and stated will be- taken
confessed and decree entered against according
the prayer of said bill. ". IS. TAYLOR. Clerk.
Ottawa, Illinois, oct. iltl. 1851
r. +. SNYDER. COWplt's SOIr. 0Ctl5-lw
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AKRON, Ohio, May It'll, 1850. Some three
years ago | had horse become very lame from a
SPAWN. treated il with kendalps SPAWN Cure
with marked success. Since then ! have sold 8
great many bottles, and have heard of cures re.
sulting from its use. ! am frank to say can
cheerfully recommend it as an honest remedy.
Yours truly, 4. NJ. ARMSTRONG.
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Farm for Sale.

The Southwest Quarter of Section rweu i've, Township
Thrtyuur North of Range Three In the Town Of Dayton
containing one hundred and siNty acres
Also the southwest Quarter OF Section Thtrtynye In
Township ThIrythrec North OF Range Four in the Town
OF Fall River.
For Of sale and other information enquire At the
office of LELAND GILBERT. IN the Opera House Block,
Ottawa Illinois. jun4
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THE woMhNs HOSPITAL
OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

51l Coltage GrOue Are, Chicd1O. III.
charitable institutions incorporated Sept lat. Sil ant
devoted exclusively 10 the treatment OF the diseases ana nc
comncrut surgeons For admission circulars containing
further Information address DIR. ELEANOR NJ STAl
LARD, Resident PAvslcian. no'sS
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every farmer
Should Own this Book.

Thousands who have commend il. and many good
horsemen cXtOled in the highest ers even stahs
that they preferred II to books which cost 70 70 wv
Do not throw your money IN the purchase OF Costly
books the horse which full OF Lhtn phrases anu
technical terms to he unnteshc To the average reauc
but buy KENDALLS TREATISE, book OF W pages IN
paper covers giving you practical information than is
contained III some larger volumes AT far higher cost
Having cXanined this book thoroughly We are sfsntd
horsepower would hesitate moment about investing %
purchase, II he did hut know the value OF It's
contents Recognizing the dcsrahy of having such prac'
ca inflammation farming friends daily need IN ther
business provided at reasonable cost instead OF Oeg
Obliged pay the profits demanded by the pup.
fishers OF Agricultural Books we have secured several
HORSE single copies of which shall be pleased to mail
any of this paper postage prepaid by us, on re-
cept of twenty-five cents EtnltanCts may Dc hlauc III
currency silver stamps. Send all orders 20
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The celebrated Eagle Automatic Pencil for sale
at Osman X Hapeman's.
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Kendall's SPAWN cure ia used from the Allan.
tic to the Pacific coast.
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Fine Farm for Sale.

The undersigned DESTROYS Of retiring from the farming
business offers farm for sale, situated In the town OF
Wallace. about miles northwest OF ottawa II contains
$50 acres all fenced and In cultivation, with good house ana
harm H. wells, out houses fruit and shade trees &c
The farm Is Section T. including over half of the section
and will be divided, II desired Terms made easy Apply
on the premises TO II. j. FULLERTON.
July l6th-3mos'
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NeW advertisements.
FOR SALE.

The Morrison property the West side In the city of OF.
lawa TIE reside In the oi Nebraska md will
,c az bargain The house aud grounds ave IN huc cond'
ton and In good utghh1rhuod The property very de-
slrabe As - residence. For terms apply % ~
r.. r. LINCOLN,
July2n uRwa, Ills.
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II
little girl seven years old, very richly dressed
and very lovely.
How beautiful you are" was the response
of the Bohemian child
That is what they tell me every day, but
that's of no consequence" replied the little
girl decidedly. Tell me, are you Wolfgang
Mozart"
Yes Fraulein''
And who taught you to play the piano so
well?"
"My father"
How tlresome 1t is to learn. You were
obliged to work very hard to do so finely,
weren't YOU"
eyes, and that used to tire me sometimes
Then would begin to pray to the great St
John of Ncpomuck to give me courage and
make me willing, and he would do It,"
who is the great st. John of NepOmuck 2"
"The saint OF Bohemia"
"Why do they call him the SAINT of Bohemian"
Because his statue Is on the bridge of the
Moldau at Prague"
THAT Is no reason" answered the little girl
impatlently.
81 know his history" sand Wolfgang, land
can tell it to you"
"Yes, do, should like very much to heart t."
"a long, long time ago, there was at Nepo
muck priest Of the Archbishop OF Prague
He was very good, good to everybody, and he
gave aims so much that sometimes he didn't
have anything left for himself He often went
to bed hungry, because in the morning he had
given his dinner to poor people. His name
was John Welin; he was very holy man.
One day the Archbishop passed through Ne
pomuck, and confessed to his priest. The next
day Wensel, the King sent for the priest
AZ command YOU he said, to reveal to me
the confession of your archbishop
81 cannot do il, sire the priest SAID very
humbly. Confession is sacred thing
az will have it, said the King IN his harsh.
est voice.
al cannot do it, srre,' John Welfin said ov.
er and over.
Then the hlng got into a great rage, and
threatened to put the priest to death IN the
cruelest way if he did not tell him what he de
sired to know.
Neither for gold nor silver, for threats
nor tortures will reveal it, answered the
priest; confession is a sacred thing
Seeing that he could gain nothing, the King
commanded him 10 be put TO death. And one
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-03-12

TRUTH AND CANDOR-A gentleman who
has An Office in New York was recently want
ing in front OF st. Paul's for few minutes
when he was accosted by a mendicant, whose
face and figure he well knew. The man came
to a dead halt before him without speaking,
and the man finally said:
-Four weeks ago you asked me tor money
to help you 10 get to Buffalo"
II did, sir but the climate there didn't agree
with me, and retarned."
Three weeks ago you asked me for aid to
help bury your dead wife" continued the gen.
tleman.
That's so: and buried her according to
programme. Poor old soul! She is now at
rest"
Two weeks ago you asked me for aims to
help you make out your rent"
Yes; and paid the rent and have the bur
den of my mind"
Zone week ago gave you nickle to help
you get medicine for your sick boy"
$50 you did, and he Is now we'll"
"And what new excuse have you got this
time 10 draw ten cents out Of meE
"None whatever" was the solemn answer.
ITO tell the truth, am stumped for an excuse,
though do need little change"
81 might give 1t to you for your truthful.
ness" suggested the gentleman.
That's So it's q wonder didn't think Of
that Thanks, sir; I'm glad to find one man
Who appreciates truth and candor"
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In Self-Dpfense.

A Galveston German was very much an
noyed by neighbours dog that jumped over
into his garden and scratched up things gen.
orally. The aggrieved party swore he would
shoot the dog Next day the dog came into
the garden as usual The German rushed for
his gun. The dog saw wha, was coming and
Jumped back over the fence, but not in time
10 avoid load of shot. The owner of the dog
brought suit, and the German became scared
and consulted friend AZ to what he should
cay when brought up in court.
You must say" said tie friend, that you
shot the dog in self defense"
III must say l. shoot hun in hir selfdeiensc.
Den de tog's selfdefense ish on de same end
we're his tail vash--don't it?"-Galoest0n Nems.
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Wnsiiincton Letter.

Inauguration Fttss, Ftstioit,es and CeSe7ao.
ntss, Immense Croads, brilliant AsssnsJldges;
An Omnium Gatherum Of american Lions.
(From our regular Correspordent.)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March T.
Washington has, during the last week, re-
sembled Philadelphia during the gala days OF
1876, when that city was en- fite for the Ctnten,
NAL Exposition. Hundreds Of thousands of
flags, banners pennants and streamers, OF ev-
cry variety of color, size and shape, have given
to streets and avenues the appearance Of a
stupendous May fair. Members of military
companies from all parts of the Union, repre-
sentlng in their uniforms Il hundred different
TO thecrowded street panorama, while fair Wis
ltors from the cities and their blooming coun
try COUSINS have no doubt convinced those
who we're not able to distinguish the transient
from the permanent resident that Washington
abounds in beautiful women. The inaugural
ceremonies were, in the main, successful. Such
an army has not been seen since the legiOns of
Grant and Sherman returned from the war,
and in the presence of Generals Sherman, Sheri-
dan, Hancock and other military celebrities, in
full uniform, added no little to the splendid
spectacle witnessed by at least two hundred
thousand people from the sidewalk, windows
vast tiers of temporary seats and other points
of view along the line OF march. But the eli
turc, was the inaugural ball. The National
Museum, just completed, in which the inaug
ural ball was held, is vast system Of spacious,
well ventilated halls and are separated only by
arched colonades, making practically one
room, covering space OF three acres. The
permanent floor is of mosaic thing but, that a
more perfect dancing surface might be had
this was covered by thin, smooth pine floor.
ing, perfectly waxed, and no ball room in the
country could have presented more perfect
floor for the light "bombas,ic" toe, The csup
d'oeH from the balcony was spledidly enranc-
ing. Members Of foreign legations, with then
numerous attaches, all in full court dress; ar
my and naval officers in the elegant and taste
ful uniform of their rank and service; officers
of volunteer organizations, from every part Of
the Union and two thousand richly dressed
ladies, all under flood of electric light, made
a scene Of dazzling splendor that will never be
forgotten by those who beheld il. Probably
on no occasion have so many distinguished
men assembled under one roof III the United
States. A President and an cX. President we've
there; the Cabinet of yesterday and the Cabi-
net OF today, Justices of the Supreme Court,
S majors ana Representatives in Congress,
Generals Hancock, Sherman, Sheridan, James
Z. Johnson, and other celebrities of the late
war were present; literati journalists, scien.
lists, artists--in short, it seemed that almost
every man of whom we read in this hem
isphere was in this brilliant assembage.