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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-17
Thurlow Weeds Memory,

A correspondent asked Thurlow Weed
how he accounted for his wonderful
memory, and if he had ever done any.
thing to strengthen it. He replied: Il
had to adopt regular method. and |
hit on one that was very effective.
will tell you about it for the benefit
of other young men. got married in
1918, when | was working in Albany as
a journeyman printer. In few months
| went into business, establishing q
newspaper for myself, and some of my
friends thought was Cut out for a POI
itician' that is, | probably impressed
my views strongly on those about ME.
But | saw at once q fatal Weakness.
My memory was n s!eNe. | could re-
member nothing. Dates. names, ap-
pointments, faceS-every thing escaped
me. l said to my wife, Catherine,
shall never make successful politician,
for cannot remember. and that is a
prime necessity of politicians. A poll
|'tician who sees a man once should re-
member him forever NV wife told
me that | must train my memory. So
when came home that night | sat
down alone and spent fifteen minutes
trying silently to recall the events Of
the day. l could remember little at
first; now | remember that could not
then remember what had for break
fast. Finally l found l could recall
more Events came back to me more
infinitely and more accurately.
a. fowl init o., ~ th;o of H.
crime said, why DOM you tell it to mep
1t would be interesting, and my interest
in it would stimulate you Then be-
gan habit of oral confession, as it
were, which followed for almost fifty
years. Every night, the last thing be-
fore retiring, told my wife every thing
that could recall that had happened
to me or about me during the day. /
generally recalled the very dishes I had
had for breakfast. dinner and tea; the
people had seen. and what they had
said; the editorials | had written. and
an abstract of them; the letters | had
sent and received, and the very Ian
guage used as near rs possible; when |
had walked or ridden-every thing. in
short, that had come within my knowl-
edge. found could say my lessons
better and better every year, and in
stead of growing irksome, it got to be q
pleasure to run the events of the day in
review. | am indebted to this discipline
for memory of somewhat unusual te-
nacity, and | recommend the practice
to aid who expect to have much to do
with influencing men"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-17
Russian Longevity,

"By the way" remarked the Doctor,
as his visitor got up to leave. II said
just now that America could produce
more cases OF longevity than any other
country. must except that the cold
est regions of Russia. as l understand
there is a level country about 100 leagues
square, sloping to the south on the Dor
der of Siberia, where year rarely
passes in the course of which some per-
son does not die at the age of 100.
asked Russian physician whether tho
reports could be depended upon and he
says they are kept by the priests of the
Greek Church who. for reasons of faith,
are most rigid in regard to the exacti-
tude of age of their dead" R.iiadet
phia Press. f.r.. ..ff
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A Woman-Tame Experience with
Homely Girl,

Mr.. Tibbitts, aftera long experience
as a woman-tamer, determined to at
tach himself only to the homeliest ant
most ill-favored waiter girls he coulC
find in the beer-halls of Holland. HI
did this in Amsterdam, and was happy
in entirely monopolizing one Of the
most homely in the entire kingdom. :
He was very happy with her, or seemed
to be.
But his blissful experience came to a
sudden end. He was discussing with
his friends the advantage Of homely girls
who were entirely devoted to you, over
those of more personal beauty, who.
because of their beauty, put heavier
value upon themselves.
This girl" said NJ. Tibbitts, sis en-
tirely devoted to me. l deliberately Sc
lectcd her from this bevy of beauties
and she is so grateful for it that she
would not object to anything might
do. l might grieve her, but such is her
entire absorption in me, that she would
make no sign. She would suffer in sill
ence and live on hope till the effect had
worn Off"
Then, to illustrate the complete sub.
mission to which he had reduced the
girl, he asked her for another glass of
beer. The girl started for it with alac.
rity born of love, upon which Mr.. lib
bits winked at another girl, y very
pretty one, who came to him promptly.
The young woman-tamer took the
pretty girls hand in his, and was toy.
ing with it when the original appeared
with the Ueer. The homely girl looked
at Mr.. Tibbitts then ut the pretty girl
then observing where her hand was,
and where MIR. Tibbitts's hand was, ut
tered a true womanly hiss, and the
heavy mug described a circle in the ali
and descended upon Tibbitts's head,
the beer flowing down his shoulders and
over his coat and vest. The girl, know.
ing that she had committed an unpar-
d0nable sin, tore off her little leathern
bag, made Il hasty exit from, the place
and was seen no more. g, nfgoh0n
And then Mr., Tibbitts. after q few
moments of apparently deep thought,
remarked that at last he had found his
mission. II shall" said he, picking
bits Of glass from his hair, and wiping
beer from his coat, compile book
from my own experience for the use ioi
young men who may come after me-,
which shall christen 1.-The Damfool's
Guide Through Cold and Unfeeling
World The following will be the first
two entries:
First. A lovely Girl entirely devoted
to you will stand anything from you,
except fooling with another girl.
Second. Never believe that YOU
have full control of any woman. They
are extremely impulsive and very illog-
zeal, and whenever they have in their
hands a beer glass, rolling-pin, boot
jack or other offensive weapon, be care
full to conduct Yourself with great pro-
priety when they are within hearing,
seeing, or feeling distance.
Il shall continue to add to this book
as time rolls on, which twill. If | live
to be eighty it will be of inestimable val
ne, for if the young fellows of the next
generation avoid what shall doubtless
pass through, they will live very smooth
and even lives. "-IOledG Blade.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-17
In the Whole History of
Medicine

No preparation has ever performed such
marvellous cures, or maintained 50
wide q reputation, as AYERS CHERRY
PECrORAL, which is recognized as the
worlds remedy for all diseases Of the
throat and lungs. Its long-continued
series of wonderful cures in all eli
mates has made 1t universally known
as q safe and reliable agent to employ.
Against ordinary colds, which are the
forerunners Of more serious disorders,
it acts speedily and surely, always re
lieving suffering, and often saving life
The protection 1t affords, by its timely
use in throat and chest disorders.
makes it an invaluable remedy to be
kept always on hand In every home
No person can afford to be without IT.
and those who have once used 1t never
will. From their knowledge of its
composition and operation, physicians
use the CHERRY PECToRAL extensively
in their practice, and clergymen recon-
mend It. 1t is absolutely certain In
it's healing effects, and viii always
cure where cures are possible.
For sale by all druggists.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-17

trip to Paris. has returned to his own
dominions with passion for two things
in particular pendulum clocks and
strawberry ice Greenland he shas en-
gagged a skillful confcctioner and an ex-
pert matchmaker as part of his regular
retinue, to supply him with these two
luxuries to his hearts content. His
palace is furnished with clocks in large
number. and he takes delight in watch
ing them, and seeing that they keep
time with perfect accord and strike the
hours simultaneously.
Lord Derby has doubtless many a
time chuckled over his sagacity in SELL
ing his fine Tipperary estates before the
troubles there began. His father left to
his younger son-Lord Derby's only
brother-Col. Stanley. Beac0nsfield's
war secretary, the choice between $780,
600 and the Irish property. He took the
former. Lord Derby, on receiving the
latter, sold it for $4,000 to rich
Dublin merchant. The tenants sent a
deputation to Knowsley, entreating Lord
Derby not to sell, but he said he must
do so, because he could not live in Ire
land and would not be an absentee
landlord. -iu saaat....T &
Last fall and winter an immense
quantity of saucrkraut was imported
from Germany, and was, pronounced
very superior. The Germans of Read
ing, Pa, prepare it in a way that many
consider far better than most other
methods. They cut the cabbage into
long, thin slices, removing the stringy
core, and do not apply salt, but ram it
down so tightly in stout barrels that it
is covered by its own liquor. They then
head up the barrel, leaving ahole in the
top so rs to admit of fermentation. In
Germany the cabbage is rammed down
by machine propelled by steam. That
received in this country last year came
in tierces holding sixty gallons each. 8 !
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-17
Ages Of the Worlds Rulers.

The Almanach says that Emperor
William, whose age is Sc. is the oldest
of the sovereigns, and Alfonso of Spain,
who was 20 years old on his last birth
day, the youngest. Queen Victoria Is
70, the Empress Augusta Il, the Queen
of Denmark 6j. the Empress of Brazil
60 and the ex-Emprcss Eugene %
The youngest Queens in Europe are the
wife OF the King OF, Spain, VINO is "A.
and the wife Of the King of Seryia, who
is one year Younger.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-17
beware of Them.

A good article that has achieved success
and attained world wide reputation by its
true merits and wonderful results, Is always
Such is TIE case with DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
aud Colds. Already unprincipled parties are
endeayoring TO delude an unsuspecting pub,
lie, by Offering Limitations Of this most for.
tuns;e discovery. Do not be deceived. bu,
insist on having the true remedy, and take
no other. Forssle by F.. Y. Griggs, Ottawa.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-17

Tine startling discovery has been made
by M Pasteur that the saliva of per-
son fasting is venomous, rs it contains
parasites which will inoculate Break
ing the fast deprives the saliva of its
poisonous quality, as the parasites are
then taken into the stomach with the
food The eminent biologist gives for
the present only the fact and makes no
attempt at explanation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-17

b. calling at G. Behring's drug store you
can get sample bottle Of DR.. Bosanko's
Cough end Lung syrup which will relieve the
most obstinate cough or cold, and show you
what the regular 80 cent size will do. When
troubled with asthma, bronchitis, dry, hack
ing cough, pains in the chest, and all diseas-
rs. OF The throat and lungs, try sample bot
lie, Of <hi. medicine.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-17

A PiGaburg detective observes that
there are few fat men among the crimi-
nal classes. The lean and hungry Cas-
sius is the bad man. "Our most des-
perato criminals, ;" the detective remarks
to reporter. ''arc mostly 1a!l-siZed
men with ligh; complcxivns."
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Bucklen,s Arnics salve,

The best salve IN the world for cuts, bruis.
es, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores,
letter, chappcd hands, chilblains, corns, and
all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles.
or money refunded, Price rs cents per box,
For sale by q. Gehring. 49,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-17

The hest on earth can he trul, said of
Griggss Glycerine Salve, which is sure care
foi cuts, bruises, scslds, burns, wounds, aud
all other sores. viii positively cure piles,
teiter and all skin eruptions. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded Only y
cents. For sale by all druggists
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-17

Freight trains carrying Passengers leave Ottawa m
follows: For Earl ~ 4. NJ. for Aurora ~. Is A. IL.
for StYeator. Q. ~ ', :. IL p. and 6ai p, u.
Morning train maze close connection ~ Aurora ~
AL points east and west. . De- .....a .. ..
Pullman Palace sleeping Cars, C r. &Q Drawing
Room Cars Horizons Reclining Chair Cars, and tho c
". q O. Palace Dining Cars. by this route. All sornA
ton about rates Of .re sleeping car accommodations
snt time tables vii BE- caeeruv given nv lpnyingt e
.ttIN f.r yUlE a.,pEEClVAL LOWELL, .E /.
Genera Ps,senger Agent. Chicago.
rnps j. foTrRR r. .tftEtgn ,g.it
b'rernl Manafcr. Chicago. I. ". MARVIN,
Agent NJ ftnava.
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Neville

is given by using Browns
IRON BITTERs. In the
Winter it strengthens and
warns the system; in the
Spring itenriches the blood
and conquers disease; in the
Summer it givestone tothe
nerves and digestive organs;
in the Fall itnenables the
system to stand the shock
Of sudden changes. '72n'r!
. IH val RuliJs' sTa,ir li4r
. in no way can disease be
so surely prevented asrby
keeping the system in per-
feet condition. Browns
IRON Buffers ensures per-
feet health through the
changing seasons, it disarms
the danger from impure
water and miasmatic air,
and it prevents Consump-
ton, Kidney and Liver Dis
case, &C., ~
... .. #..4 ..
Il. S. Berlin, Esq, Of the
well-known firm of H. S.
Berlin & Co., Attorneys, lie
Droit Building, Washing
ton, D. C., writes, Dec. 5th,.
1881: .u'.ssta o 4I
lit Gentlemen I take pleas.
ure in stating that have used
,.,. Browns Iron Bitters for ma.
LARA and nervous troubles.
'-' caused BY overwork, with
Dnr excellent results. .ils.i Hf 2.
O.. d. 49, ...e yt 7Er
Beware of limitations. o
Ask for BRoWN's IRON BIT
TIERS, and insist on having
it. Don't be imposed on
with something recon-
mended as just as go9E.'
The genuine is made only
by the Brown Chemical Co.
Baltimore, Nd. H|' 7'.N @
.. a'"f-sj. .l.i rrtJ- H't'G. f-4
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&auy wonder how Parker's Ginger Tonic
can perform such varied cures, thinking IL
simply essence OF ginger, when in fact it IL
made from many valuable medicines which
act heneicislly on every diseased organ. See
otlt,- co.umr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-17

The New York Ecening Post SAYS is
the right of trial hy iu'H thal nc H.
ages suits for breac. 'tpr,loi$c, :,
intimates that if ,ricd J"a-,S.,S,sa
few plaintiffs would n.a,,"n .hri"r"'" ID
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-17

Go to your druggist for Mrs, Freeman's
New National Dyes. For brightness and du.
rabilitv OF color they are unequaled. Color
from TO pounds. Directions in English
and German. Price, Is cents.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-17

We usually leave 10 TO doctors 10 recon
mend medicines, but Psrker's Ginger Tonic
has been so useful in our family In relieving
sickness and suffering, that We csnrc' est
too much IN lie nraIse -hri1na Irnln..
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-17

II Catarrh has destroyed your sense al
smell and hearing, Halls Iatsrrh Cure will
cure you. 70 cents per bottle. Druggists
sell T., ta)
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GLEANINGS.

A woman in Charleston. ). c., has a
set Of false teeth that cost 81 900. She's
= great Laughter. A&
! Miss c. L. Wolfe. of New York City,
is building Neutrality-suspicious.
cottage on q two hundred-thoGsand
dollar lot in Newport, X. ]. z =
Texas proposes to have Il capitol
building as large rs the one at Wash
ihgton. 1t will come handy to store
pecans and cotton in. ,r-t ,yf'
The new postal card with a flap will
call for a new kind Of letter carrier -one
with the length Of his eyes up and, down
his face. 49, \. - ~ <sIOJ q -
Yokohama merchants have sent to
New, York e, 900 600 silk worm eggs for
lgratpitous' 'distri6ution among Ameri-
cans interestsd inssilk culture.
u Afarmer living near Dayton. Ohio,
has three fur-footed hogs all of a litter,
and Cincinnati man has o sheep with
five perfectly formed legs and six feet.
3 1t is estimated that thS ,enigrants
who, arrived in Winnipeg during the
past year brought capitaIwith them to
the extent of S10,000,0O0. Men and
money found 4 hearty welcome. @ ny
| Captain GiIroy, who left San Fran
cisco alone, in u cockle-shel boat of II
tons burden, Aug. ~, for Australia c.
900 miles away, was hailed hy an inward
bound steamer in November, all well.
The question of the morality Of Walt
Whitman's Leaves of Grass" is to be
tested in u Boston court A man there
has been arrested for sending it through
the mail. He is charged with "circu-
lating obscene literature"
The London Queen says that "house
rent should never exceed tenth of
ones income" The American is fortu-
nate who can kept it within twice that
proportion and live according to his
wife's sense of propriety.
When spelling is reformed she'll
write:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-17

Piles are frequently preceded by sense of
weight in the back, loins, and lower part OF
the abdomen, causing the patient 20 suppose
he has some affection OF the kidneys on neigh.
boring organs. AT times, symptoms Of indi.
gesti0n are present, AZ fatuleHcy, uneasiness
OF the stomach, etc. moisture, like per.
SEPARATION, producing avery dsagreeable itch.
ing, particularly Ut night after getting warm
In bed, Is very common attendant. Inter.
nal, external and itching piles yield at once
TO the application Of Dr.. Bosanko's Pile Rem.
edy, which acts directly upon the parts affect.
Ell, absorbing the tumors, allaying the in.
tense itching, and e1ecting u permanent
cure where other remedies have failed. Do
nc: delay until the DRUM upon the system
produces permanent disability, but try 1t and
be cuied. Price, 80 cents Sold by G.
Gehring' Z" % .GAal- uslDa D. ST tr 3
'oCAusEsY or CRIME.-Rev. Fred l..
Thompson, chaplain Of the Southern hi
nois Penitentiary, has been looking into
the causes Of crime, Ind IN his report to
the Illinois Legislature makes tlie follow.
ing remarks! "a, lrsibst 1NH'..i 'r
II have read every available thing ON
crime, is cause and cure; on prisons, their
discipline, etc. | have talked freely with
the convlcts as 70 their early lives, their
home Influences their early opportunities,
and their habits, and have come To the
conclusion that there are two prime causes
of crime-the want of proper home Intu-
ence in childhood, and the lack of thor
ough, well disciplined education in early
life OF the first, there are. at least five
classes - The So VITO never knew 3 home
those whojost parents, one or both, while
young; those who had vicious homes;
those who ran away from home In the for.
nation period of lite. and those who were
ovcrindulged IN their homes OF the sec.
ond, there are those who never went to
school; those who went but little. and
those who played truant or we're idle and
refractory in'school. The lack OF this
early influence and training at home, and
of this discipline and training IN school,
has left the individuals morally and men.
tally weak, the easy subjects of bad habits,
vicious appehtes and designing men. i
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I1UO Reward

is offered for any case OF Catarrh that can't
be cured with Hairs ,Cstarrh Cure. Taken
internally. Price Is cents. (a)
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Nos 9 and 10 ieaNe ara arrive at Chicago daily tSua
lay cNCeptedl a. as g. and 10 10 A a. respectively.
Nos II and II run daily. including Sundays.
Nos . and ~ will have passenger COarR. carrying
passengers between Toilet and la Sale.
Nos % and = carry lsls-srsvrs between kgA island
aud IA Sale.
No Carries pssseLgeTs between Ottawa and Btss -
land x. r. CABLE, Gent Manager.
+. Sc JOHN c. f. FRIZRfLE.
Genl Tkt q Psss. Lgf. Agent at ottawa
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Succession sale.

Succession of John Wilson, deceased.
by virtue of writ of sale issued from the
- Honorable I'd Judicial District Court in
and for Bossier parish, Louisiana, and to me
directed, viii proceed 60 sell st the Court
house door, in the town of Bellevue, La, on
Monday, 10Th day of February, 1888, the fol-
lowing described property belonging to the
succession of John Wilson, deceased, to-wit:
REAL EsTATE.-North half of northeast
quarter; southwest quarter of northeast quar-
ter; southeast quarter ofnorthwest quarter of
section p; northeast quarter of northwest
quarter of section 5; south half of northwest
quarter; northwest quarter ofnorthwest quar-.
ter of section 5, township o. range 70; con
tanning, in all, 800 acres.
Also, the following personal property: One
mare, one horse colt, two cows and calves, lot
plows, rs bushels corn, more or less, 900
bundles fodder, lot cotton in field.
Terms of Sale-Cash, If appraisement or
two thirds of Same be bid; otherwise real estate
will be re-advertised and sold according to
law, on credit of twelve months, for what it
will bring credit purchasers to execute IL
months bonds, with approved personal seeuri-
ty, with mortgage and vendors lien retained
and bearing per cent. interest from day OF
sale. Should the personal property fail to
bring the appraisement, or two-thirsls thereof
will at once fe-offer and sell for what it will
bring H. E. WYCHE, Sheriff
and ex-Of6eio Auctioneer, Bossier Par. La
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New To-Day.
Homestead Entry No. l34e

Land Office at Natchisoches, La, !
January 18th, 1883.
Notice is hereby given that the following
IN named settler has fled notice of his in
tentiOn TO make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof viii be made before
the Honorable Judge, or in his absence, before
the Clerk of the District Court, at Bellevue,
La, on 18th February, 1888, viz: Homestead
Entry No. l349-Elijah Stephens--for the west
half of the northeast quarter; east half of the
northwest quarter of section 80, township 81,
North, range IL West Louisiana Meridian
He names the % owing witnesses to prove his
continuous res ience upon, and cultivation Of
said land, viz: Lloyd Pain, of Rocky Mount
2. o.; H. n. Hanks, of Rocky Mount p. o.
]. A. Ellison, of Rocky Mount p. o.; Carr
stephens, of Rocky Mount P. 0.
L. DUPLEX, Register.
January Is, 1883. feb Is
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We have worked for the Demo
cratic party because we believed it
to be working for honesty and fair
play. When the Democrotic party
resorts to the dishonest practices of
the Republican party it will be no
better than that party, and honest
men will turn from it as they have
from the Republican party. Let the
Democrats be perfectly fair and win
or lose, keep clean clear record.
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In telling how to be happy, the
one who told another to "keep out
of debt, out of law, out of quarrels,
out of damp clothes, out of reach of
liquor, out of thin shoes and out
doors all you ean," preached a ser.
mon fuller of sound, sensible advice
than many do who write volumes on
the subject.
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Men who stand for the right are
always respected; while those who
pander to mere policy, who carry
water on both shoulders, are soon
dispised.
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Some people do all the talking,
while others do all the work. 1t is
really astonishing how much these
takers accomplish. To judge by
their conversation, one would think
all the rest of the world drones.
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"Gossip," says George Eliot, sis o
sort of smoke that comes from the
dirty tobacco pipes of those who
diffuse it; it proves nothing but the
bad taste of t he smoker.n