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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20

GERMAN CELEBRATToN.-No attention,
we believe, was paid to the matter by the
Germans in this vicinity, or in the West
generally, but III the larger cities at the
east last Saturday. Sunday and Monday
wee signalized by Il number of largely at.
tended and spirited celebrations by the
Germans in commemorati0n OF the 2OOdth
anniversary of the founding Of the first
German colony in this country, which oc-
Cured Oct. 9th, 1888, at whGt was after
wards known as Germantown, but which
is BOW part Of the city Of Philadelphia.
These pioneer German settlers consisted
of Is families. embracing about 40 souls,
brought over by William Penn, who had
visited Germany and by great deal OF
persuasion had induced them to try their
fortunes ia that new and strange land away
beyond the great waters. Little did they
dream at the time that from that little nu-
ceus eastern Pennsylvania would be more
than half Germanlzsd, and tina! within
two centuries there would be more Ger
mans on this side of the ocean than there
were then in Germany.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20
A Mountain Graz.

The practice of illicit distllation with
the quaint and simple mountain folks
who are addicted to it, is like the craze
for the cards and dice with the invete-
rate gamester. While successful, its
profits are large, and the love of excite
ment is 4 strong motive with the moon
sinner. The people of the moonshining
country have many of the adventurous
characteristics of the frontiersman. One
may stand in the capitol at Washington,
and in the famous fresco fronting the
stairway to the western gallery Of the
house of representatives, apanorama Of
the westward march of the back woods
men, in every striking male and female
figure he may see Il type easily to be
modelled in the land of the moonshiner.
The rugged scenery too, might have
been copied from nature, in the noun
tains OF Georgia and the Carolinas. -
Atlanta Constitution.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20
The Problem of Life.

An Englshman writes to The London
1eLegraph: say that am the father
of five boys, and | ask what am | to do
with them? tried to get one into a
bank where the first years salary was
$40, but there was no room. Mer-
chants offices are full. Engineers of
far greater talents than my boys are
ever likely to possess are going about
in search of work or business of any
other calling than that to which their
fathers had to pay heavily to appren-
tice them. ! have thought of the bar.
but have been made to recoil from all
thoughts of il by the scores of dismal
stories which have been poured into my
ears in reference to that vocation. |
have mentioned the sea, but have been
warned that there are hundreds of cap
tains aud officers who can not get work,
and that the calling is so dcnsely crowd
ed that nothing but interest enables q
man to squeeze through. l have
thought Of the army; but, irrespective
Of the dismay occasioned by being in
formed of the cost of educating and
dressing and supporting youth as a
military officer, was alarmed and effect
ually diverted from all thoughts of using
that branch of the service rs channel
for my boys by hearing of the hundreds
of starving captains, colonies and genl
erals who are hunting about in al
directions for any sort of occupation,
not even disdaining posts which are alb
solutoly mental in their duties. Dared
| think of music rs u professionP Not
for long was that present to my
thoughts when heard of the sums
paid to song-writers, and when the
dreadful drudgery and the pitiful earn
ings of the poor music-teacher were
pointed out to me. The church,? Alas!
there is no poor man poorer than the
poor clergyman, there is no calling
more crowded; and without bishops to
bring to my sons help how would it
profit me to make him or his brothers
parsons, and have to allow them incomes
after going to the expense Of educating
them for the ministry? Emigration !?
The colonies do not want gentlemen.
The backwoods of America do not re-
quire cultivated manners and an ac-
quaintance with the Greek and Latin
poets. 1t is muscle and snew, it is the
spade and the aX-thc mason, the black
smith, the cook that young countries
need.
Is il my fault or society's that my
boys are not qualified TO take that rough,
uphill sweat-mostiened path that con
ducts the patient, industrious artisan
emigrant in the colonies from his one
room to comfortable home? The
misfortune of gentility is that it is re-
strictiye There are things il would
rather starye than do in this country,
and there are things tits forced to starvc
over because it can not do them in the
colonies. do not wish to 90 to the
expense OF passage money in sending
my boys thousands of miles away to be
walters, billard-markers. stone-b break
ers, cGh-drivers, aud locomotive
silSvrs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20

would not take an oath that my view OF
it is correct-a gentleman in black
silk hat, black dress coat and white
trousers rolling hogshead to a ship
that stands with full set sails several
miles out in the stream. Here is the
first verse.
whisht, aanna don't be cryn', tho we hore
are iaraway
| From the cottage whore we reared you h0rC
| ami where you used To play.
| Better times art surely comm 10 reward us toi
our VICE.
And we're gon' back to Ireland when the land
lords GO
There is in that verse distinct politi-
cal sentiment, and venture to think it
is not without pathos. The same may
ne said of the third verse:
Och. the landlord compensated" us with very
sender purs',
Hccdng not The orphans prayern nor the wild
Dws bitter curse:
Then ne thought TO get tenant, but the Land
agur 10 Il him NO.
So were goin' back TO Ireland when the land
iOrGsgo
need not quote the whole ballad,
though doubtless it would be interesting
enough to every Irishman who has not
had recent Opportunity OF putting his
foot on the could sod. In ballad
called the Two Loyal Lovers" which
noticed was a great favorite with
some of the girls in the stcerage, a
poor, unhappy girl, disturbed in all
her mind SAYS: "All for a brisk young
sailor lad no comfort can | find, and
mourns the fact that the brisk Young
lad has yenturcd to serve the queen on
board n man-of-war. She, however,
hcroically eXclaims:
hdi,u IA Sc men forever. since he's gone to sea
He has my heart a-kceping, though he is tar
away,
gave IN my black ribbons to mourn for me
that's here,
And like loyal lover the bunch of green III
wear.
The ballad called the Saxon Shil-
ling" which is adorned by 4 wood-cut
representing n soldier evidently of the
time of Washington) beating a drum
before an open-mouthed girl and boy,
whose heads threaten to knock down
the sign of the village inn and the
weather-cock on the spire of the parish
church, opens in quite martial strain:
Hark. martial sound is heard
The march of soldiers ming. drumming.
Eyes are staring, hearts are stirred
For bold recruits the brave are coming,
Ribbons Haunting, feathers gay,
The sounds and sights are surely thrilling,
DazzPd village youths to-day
viii crowd to take the Saxon shilling.
This ballad is written throughout in
the same vigorous strain and its pur-
port is explained in the last four lines:
Brides ana threats obey no more,
Lev naught but justice max" you willing
To leave our own dear island shore,
For those who send tn, Saxon shilling.
could continue to quote from these
songs, but think | have done enough
in one communication to show the
nature of the ballads that are now float
ing over the length and breadth of Ire
land, putting words in the mouths of
the peasantry ut the same time that
their rudely expressed sentiments are
animating many warm impulsve
heart
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20
Tautonic Emotion.

"Meln ke;ne, Madcbcn. tell me, tel me true
What was that the wind said awhile ago to
your 4
What was that the daisies tod, whispering, to
And the yellow butterflies, when they saw you
pass?"
Answered then the maiden, blushing rosy rcd /;
"Mutter mcin! lch liete dich, was all the wihd
said;
Ich lieb dich, tell you true. was every single
word
The daisies or the butterflies could possibly
have heard.
"whcrefore spake the wind So" the mother
asked, ITO you?
Mcin ems Madchen, tell me, tell me true"
Then the daughters cyeid' dropped; low the
head was hung:
"Thc wind was but messenger, quoth SIC,
with faltering tongue.
"And bore n me sage back from youE' "Ah,
mother, darling. yes!
You would not nave your daughter rud", so
what could 40 less!
But this tod the wind indeed; TO breathe 1t
in his ear
So low and soft TINT only he in al the Wof'u
should hear"
Tcnderly the mothers hand smoothcd the
mai6cn's hair:
"Tcll me- sweet the message that you sent
with 50 much care.
Reddcr grew the pretty check, but brayeIy an
swcrcd she:
Mut,er mcinl twas only what the wind had
said to mel"
"Only that" Tho mother smiled through her
sudden tears.
Knowing well what love cost'-the pain, the
bliss, the fears:
Must it find its way so soon TO her feelings
heart.
With it, passionate dc ight and its cruel smart?
All day ong her own heart was aching for her
child;
All day long the maiden dreamed, and in her
dreaming smiled;
For every wind that shook the leaves was still
a messenger
From her loving whisper "lch icbc dich" to
her.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20
Piles.

Pies are frequently preceded by a sense OF
Weigh; in the back, loins, and lower part Of
'he abdomen, causing the patient to suppose
lc has some affection Of the kidneys or neigh.
roring organs. At times, symptoms of indi-
-s"slion are present, rs latulency, uncGsiness
ii the stomach, etc. A moisture, like per.
,pIrat!on, producing y very dsagreeablc itch
ing, particularly at night after getting warm
in bed, is a very common attendant. Inter
nal, external and itching piles yield at once
10 the application Of DR.. Bosanko's Pile Rem.
edy, which acts directly upon the parts affect
ed, absorbing the tumors, allaying the in
tense itching, and etfectlng perInareni
cure where other remedies have failed. Dc
not DELAY until the drain upon the system
produces permanent disability, but try it and
ne cuIed. Price. 80 cents. Sold by G.
Gehring.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20

DOT Moore says that clover has never
sold at a price near Its worth for feeding
on the farm, and though it probably
draws from the subsoi much of the
mineral matter it contains, yet it is
necessary that it be returned, or diminished
fertility and the failure Of other crops will
surely be the result Fortunately, on all,
except light sands, clover seed literally
sown will make good catch, even where
the soil is too poor for good hoed crops,
and on the sandy soils the use of potash,
which is comparatively cheap fertilizer,
will generally secure the success of the
seeding
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20
A Modern Fable.

a Dog on a warm summer day, lay
down in the Shade, and sood fell
asleep. He was Awakened by the
Noise of huge Bull approaching his
shady resting place.
Get up" said the Bull, land let me
Lie down thercr'
No" replied the Dog. you have
no Right TO the place; was here
First"
We'll, said the Bull, looking limo
Gently ut the dog, but with ferocious
Twinkle in his left Eye, which made
the dogs spinal Column run cold and
his lower jaw give way, ''let US Toss
up for it.
THANK YOU" said the Dog politely,
81 never Gamble" and he walked
Away. -Lye.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20
TIL Z d,rn Couua.se.

\ recently published story contains
the following striking paragraphs: The
mere suffering which u man uniergocs
ut the hands of Il coquette is not in its
first effects to be 50 greatly deprecated.
II is in the consequences that lies the
wrong which the insincere woman does
to the man who loves her. For the dis
trust of her whole sex which grows up
on him, and the conviction that neither
she nor her kind are worthy of the best
that is in his nature, she is responsible.
The disdain which he may feel toward
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20

Railn0y Age: THE Chicago, Burlington
g. Quincy Railroad has been compelled 10
borrow a 900 freight cars, and Is now using
about 10000. THIS is one result Of the
magnificent harves, OF this season AS the
rpening of the corn crop in middle and
southern Iowa and further west Is now as
sured, this immense carrying traffic Will
suffer no diminuton for many months"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20

next town. OH how mad | was! 1
could have killed that coward without
a culver. But there was no help Tor 1t
slowly and carefully pulled out the
gun of the sleeping guard. put it be-
tween his legs again, and quietly clasp,
ed his fingers around the barrel. AND
then we rolled into town; and he awoke
and shook himself. and yawned and
looked sharply at me. better Tor ms
sleep. But he never missed that cap.
-Corresp9ndencs Ph3aa'e,phia Record.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20
Honesty.

How many honest people are there in
the world? Some will say that all men
are rascals. others that men are gen,r-
ally honest and both, to certain ex-
tent, speak the truth. Take the world
over and the majority of men are h)n-
est. They can be trusted with the in
terests of their fellow beings and exc
cute their trusts with fidelity. They
will render to every man his just due
and be particular that no one is wrong
ed even Il penny s-worth. and yet the
question comes again and again are
they really honest? In short, how many
of us are in the strict sense of the word
honest? Policy, fear, pride, position
cause us to be upright, bu; how many
in heart would do as they do if they
thought there would be no danger?
How many men are there who would
not gladly take 100000 or 100000 if
they were sure there would DC no danger
of detection How many would resist
Il bride of S5D.OO0 for their vote nay,
even $1,000? ALI! the human heart is
deceitful and desperately wicked, and
doubtless there are many people in the
world who honestly believe that under
no circumstances would they do wrong,
but they flattcr themselves that they do
not know their own hearts. They would
be astonisned to see themselves as they
really are. The temptation and the
seeming surcntss of never being found
out is sufficient to cause many hereto
fore stainless man TO fall. Make the
secrecy of the guilt positive and how
large would he grow. 1t is doubtless
true that all men are not rascals, but it
may also be added that nine hundred
and ninety-nine out of every thousand
has his price. - VHliamSpOrt Grit.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20

By calling at G. Behring's drug store you
can get sample bottle of DR.. Bosanko's
Cough and Lung Syrup which will relieve the
most obstinate cough or cold, and show you
what the regular so cent size will do. When
troubled with asthma, bronchitis, dry, hack.
ing cough, pains in the chest, and all dlseas-
es Of the throat and hugs, try sample bot
lie OF this medicine.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20
low

That the season for building
and repairing is close at hand,
any one having contracts to let,
in town or country, should call
on w. X. STEWART, Contrac.
tor and Builder, three doors
nGrth Of the Clifton Hotel, Of
tawa. Rates low. and perfect
satisfaction guaranteed. Con.
tracts taken for PIastering or
Chimney Work separate from
Building Contracts. Building
Paper for sale cheap.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20
Need of More Farm Homes.

The tendency to monopoiize and APP
propriate large tracts of land by one or
more individuals and hold them for
speculative purposes is exceedingly OBJ
jectionable to the welfare of the COM
munity surrounding or contiguous to
them. 1t is q weIl-known fact that in
every sparsely-settled district there are
but few churches, schools, post-oilices,
mills, manufactures, and :ransporta-
ton facilities.
In nearly every community there are
some men who never seem to be happy
unless farm after farm is added to their
already great number of, but indiiter-
emily cultivated, acres of their original
possessions. The tendency in all the
old settled sections of country is to sell
out to land-accumulating neighbors
who have been more prosperous than
themselves, and go where land is cheap
and buy larger farms. There is no fault
more common than this. Farming OPP
erations, like many others, are often
attempted on too large n scale for the
means of the owner. No farmer should
occupy more land than he can cultivate
thoroughly, and constantly improve its
fertility. Small farms, as rule, are
the most thoroughly TILED, and improv-
ed husbandry is the result. Small farms
adorned with humble homes of reading
farmers are important elements in esti-
mating a nations strength, greatness,
and power of endurance in n struggle
for national life or supremacy. The
owners of large tracts of land too often
have few convenences of life, read but
little, think but little. and manifest no
disposition to make farm life what it
should be-attractive, the home beauti-
full, and the center of \ higher intel
lectual and moral life.-F'drnl and Fire
side
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20

~" greatest medical wonder of the world.
Warranted TO speedily cure burns, bruises,
cu!s ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, cancers,
piles, chilblains, corns, letter, chspped
hands, and all skin eruptions, guaranteed to
cure in every instance, or money refunded.
Is cents per box. For sale by G. Gehring.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20

At hotel in Fall River, Mass, the
bill of fare carries the following appeal:
Guests will confer n favor by not order
ing more than they think they can cat,
rs this will prevent waste"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20
Grlggs's GIycerlue yalve.

The hest on earth can be truly said of
Griggs's Glycerine Salve, which is sure cure
10, cuts, bruises, scalds, burns, wounds, and
all other sores VIII positively cure piles,
letter and oil skin eruptions. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded. Only Is
CENTS. For sale by all druggists.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20

treigh trains carrying passengers leave Ottawa as
follows: For Earl, 80 A. for Aurora, lO0 A. NJ
for StrcatOr. C5 A. NJ, 5.l3 p. y, and 6.lI p NJ
Morning train makes close connection ~ Aurora tor
all points east and west.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars. C B. & 2. Drawtsg
Room Cars Horizons Reclining Chair Cars and the Z.
b. & O. Palace Dining Cars by this route. All horma-
ton about of fare. sleeping car accommodations
and time tables will be cheertnlly given by applying 10
PERClVAL LOWELL.
General Passenger Agent, Chicago
THOs !. POTTER.
Agent at OttsQ
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20

West Andover, Ashtabula county,
Ohio. is said to have the largest cream
erv in the world. 1t works up the milk
of 1, 500 cows daily.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20
A GREAT CAUSE OF HUMAN MISERY
Is the Loss of
MANHOOD

Iecture on the Nature, Treatment
and Radical cure of Seminal Weakness, or spermator
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Marriage generally; Consumption, Epilepsy and FITS
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The worldreRowned author. in this admirable Lee
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awful consequences of self-abuse may be enectually
removed without dangerous surgical operations bou
Cies Instruments rings or coriials; pointing our
mode OF cure at once certain ans eiectua, by when
every sufferer no matter what his condition may De-
may cure himself cheaPly, privately and radically.
81 This Lecture tciH prone boon 10 thousands
and thousands
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-07-10

DEMOCRATIC STATE CONFERENCE.-The
following notice from Mr.. Kelley, the chair
man of the State Executive Committee,
possesses general interest:
RICHMOND, July Z, 1888.
have made arrangements for ound-trip
tickets to the Lynchburg Convention, good
from the 23d to the 28th, over the following
roads at reduced rates: The Richmond and
Danville, the Virginia Midland, the Norfolk
and Western, the Richmond and Allegheny,
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac, the Chesapeake and Ohio, and the
Shenandoah Valley.
The necessary instructions will be sent to
the various agents of the respective roads.
To avoid trouble, each delegate and alter
nate should procure certificate OF his ap-
pointment from the secretary or chairman
of the meeting at which he was chosen, i'll
order to his Identification when he applies
for his ticket. A. NJ. KELLEY,
Chairman Executive Committee
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-07-10
Staunton Spectator.
TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1883.
Are all Readjusters Republicans Nay
Verify.

Whilst we have been satisfied for years,
as we have time and again asserted, that
Malone and the leaders of his party were
trying with might and main and treachery
to carry their followers into the Republican
party, we have not believed, and have uni
formly so stated, that the majority of those
Readiusters who were Democrats had not
become Republicans, and did not believe
that it was the purpose of the leaders of the
Readjuster party to desert to the Republi-
can party being honest themselves, they
did not suspect their leaders of treach'
cry. 1t appears from the last Valley Vir-
ginian that they were 'pledged'' in 1881
fsto maintain Republican policy and meas
ures." 1t was the leaders who pledged
the party, and it remains to be seen wheth-
er the masses of the Democratic Readjus-
tiers, who had nothing to do with it, will
consider themselves bound by that pledge.
If they shall, they will be estopped from de-
nying that they are Republicans. We be-
heve that there are thousands of Democrat
ic Readjusters who acted with that party
on the issue of the settlement of the State
debt, who are Democrats still, and have nc
idea of acting with the Republican party
and that as the debt question has been set
tied, so far as the vote Of the people can eff
feet it, and there are now but two parties
the Democratic and Republican-they
will consistently support the Democratic
party. They will spurn and repudlste the
'pledge'' given by the leaders, as the Val
len Trginian asserts, f'to maintain Repub-
lican policy and measures" These leaders
had no authority to pledge Democratic
Readjusters to desert their Democratic
principles and 'sto maintain Republican
policy and measures" and they will show,
by voting with the Democratic party, that
they are not deserters-that they are as
good Democrats as those who differed from
them on the issue of the public debt. To
follow Malone and his leaders now is to
go into the Republican party. This is now
SO plain that ''the wayfaring man, though
a fool, cannot err therein To vote with
the coalition party now, is to vote for and
with tho Republican party. Those who
will vote with the coalition party at any
future election, will thereby proclaim them
selves Republicans. Will Democratic Re
adjusters do this? Nay, verify. Theil
principles and consistency will forbid. Now
is the time for all Democrats to touch ell
bows and make united and gallant charge
upon the Republican cohorts.