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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-16
SOWING WILD OATS.
Mrs. Woodruff Says "They All Do IT,"
How 1t was Done by Grover Cleveland
and by James G. Blaine.

All great lies, to gain currency, must
have a germ of truth about them, and there
is germ of truth at the bottom of the fill
thy lies brace of BLACKBOARD preachers
in Buffalo set ahoat couple of weeks ago
in regard to Gov, Cleveland. Mrs. Wood
hull, in her speech at the Opera House in
Ottawa Il few years ago, contrasting the
cruel rigidity of the community in demand
ing chastity of women with its laXity on the
same score towards men, said she doubted
if there was a man who would not indignant
" repel the soft impeachment of having
maintained his chastity intact to the age of
twenty. five. At least she, in all her travels,
had never met that immaculate young man,
nor did she believe society cared a pin
to see him.
Well, it is probable she would not have
met him if ten years ago she had met Gro
yer Cleveland, and il is equally true, accor-
ding TO well authenticated stories that come
up from Kentucky, she would not have
met him if, in 1851 at Millersburg, Ky,
she had encountered Major" James G..
Blaine. Neither Cleveland or Blaine, it
thus appears, was the Immaculate young
man" Mrs. Woodruff, in her extensive ira
wells, had never been able to encounter,
and whom society" was not yearning to
see. Both rs young men, like all young
men, according 40 Mrs Woodruff, "sowed
their wild oats" As that sort of husband
nv, however, often leads to unpleasant crops,
and appears to have done So in the cases
before us, the test of true manhood comes
in at the gathering in and disposal of the
crop, rather than at the sowing, In the
cases under consideration il will be seen! the
bearing of the two men was widely differ
ent. That of Cleveland was all that was
manly, generous and noble: that of Blaine
such as To indicate the coward and sneak.
In consequence of the shock and excite
ment produced by the publication of the
scandal at Buffalo, with all is helliSh per
versions and eNaggeratonS, not only num-
her of newspaper reporters, but several for
mally appointed committees, as well as de
puted private individuals, were NJ once dis
patched TO Buffalo TO probe the facts To the
bottom" and make report. Most of these
have already reported, and all substan-
italy agree in their statement of the facts,
4. ~. II l.. 4
has been hideously Slandered and belied.
Among all the Investigators none seems To
have been more diligent, successful and
thorough in his work than Gen. Horatio c.
King, of Brooklyn, who went AT the request
of Henry Ward Beecher, 10 whom he made
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-16

For chapped hands, face, lips and all rough
ness of the skin, use kaloderma. - cent'
Sold by f. Y. Griggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-16
Boots and Shoes.

We have a full and complete
stock of Spring and Summer
Goods, at prices remarkably low,
considering the quality.
4 splendid line Of Ladies' Walk
ing Shoes and Slippers and High
Button Shoes, Misses and Chill
dren's Shoes, Mems and Boys
Shoes: in fact everything in the
shoe line.
We do not expect your trade
unless we can give You as much
for your money as You can get
elsewhere. Neither do we ask
you to take our word for it, but
come and judge for yourselves.
The goods are Oh our shelves,
and shall he pleased to show
them.
CHILD & PMlPpS,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-16

his report and which is Published III the
World of the 9Th inst We extract the facts
given below from this report not only on
accoun, of the high and thoroughly reliable
character of its author, but because he gives
the marrow of tir case in the fewest words.
Saws Gen King;
I felt confident that these stories about
the Governor were false, because the Wholt
character and life of the man repudlated
the cowardly and unworthy actions attrlbu-
ted 10 him. And my high opinion of him
was fully justified on completing The inves-
tipation | went everywhere and dld quite
a bit of effective work on my own account
The facts seem 70 be that many years ago,
when the Governor was sowing his wiz
oats" he met this woman, Mrs Halpln, ana
became intimate with her. She was IA WI
dow and not a good woman by any means.
Mr.. Cleveland learning this, began To make
inquiries and discovered that several OF his
friends were intimate with her ut the same
time with himself
When the child was born, the woman
made habit Of visiting every man with
whom she had been intimate and demand
ing money under IA threat OF exposure
Three of her four adm irers---fOr she was an
attractive wOman-were married, ana the
man who in reality was the father OF the
infant had an interesting daughter whom
he idolZed. He was in constant dread lest
his ofrense should reach his wife and child,
and Cleveland being the only unmarried
man. relieved him of his embarrassment by
,houldering all the responsibility, That
man is dead and the child is his perfect
image in manner and looks, Cleveland act
ed a heroic part, suffering the obloquy that
his friends Nigh not bring unpleaSantness
to their hearthsides.
He took care of the child and mother like
man, and did everythingin his power Tor
them. and he provided for them until the
woman became a confirmed victim 10 alco-
holSm and made it impossible by her con
duct for him to have anything To do with
her. He never separated the mother ana
child nor did he do anything to lnjure the
woman He accepted responsibilities that
not one man in a thousand would have
shouldered and acted honorably in the mat
ter throughout,
As 10 the allegation that the Governor
visited the club house on Grand Island a
resort of lust and drunkenness as Ball
SAYS, it is ridiculous The clubhouse was
the headquarters for the best families in
Buffalo, where such people as Judge llaight
and his family We're daily TO be found,
Like many men, Mr.. Cleveland likes good
living and good company, but he never
goes to excess in anything, and he respects
the opinions and prejudices of others. The
other stories told about the Governor can
not be substantiated indeed the evidence
all showed they were manufactured out of
whole cloth.
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Cleveland and the Workingmen'
OTTAWA, H., Aug. Z, 1854.

OTTAWA, H., Aug. l. 1854
EpIroRs FREE TRApER--l herewith hand
you for publication letter which ] nave TINS
morning received from CHARLES r. fEck'
ESQ. Commissioner of Labor Statistics of the
State of New York, in reply to one sent 10
him relative to Gov, Cleveland position TO
wards the Workingmen Of his own state a.
indicated by his official acts
In my letter enclosed copy of a certain
circular aniagonistic to Gov. Cleveland "illch
was distributed at Chicago as coming from
New York Labor organization, the substance
of which was some weeks afterwards adopt
ell by labor association in the county oil
Win, and still later-viz. on July 2oth-"as
published in its entirety by the Ou"oo Re-
puJhcan thus giving credence TO statements
MANY of which are absolutely and un4ualiil-
edly false.
The Circular enclosed by Mr.. Peck, an
swe,ing in order the charges made, IS too
long for publication in your paper but nav
ing in nv possession several thousand copies,
shall be very glad to send them to any la
boring men who de ire to what kno" Gov
Cleveland's position towards them is now
O. has been.
challenge any man 10 point me - a TO-
vernon, no matter Of what state, who has, AS
a chief executive, advocated and approved 50
many measures calculated to work direct
benefit to the laboring classes as has Tower
nor Cleveland. He has successfully kept
their interests from being destroyed on the
one hand by greedy monopohsts, ana on the
other he has protected them from theschem-
ing and designing demagOgues, who use the
cloak of labor that they may the more sue
cessfully destroy its true interests,
Yours very truly,
JAMES II. ECKEIs
Sec'y Dem CO. Centyai ComD"hee
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-16
HOW MR.. BLAINE sowED HIS WILD OATS.

HOW MIR BLAINE SOWED HIS WILD OATS.
The scene of Mr.. Blaines adventures in
the way of sowing wild oats was a rural
village in Kentucky. The story has been
floating about in the papers in various
forms for a month past, but is told in full
est detail, with verifying atfidavits, in Mon
days Chicago Times, and runs briefly in
this way;
In 1S5O-5l Millersburg, Ky, had a IA
nous female school, at the same time that
n companion institution for boys ilourished
at Blue Licks, about twelve miles distant
Both were managed by Col. Thornton r.
Johnson. Onthe recommendation OF Judge
Jesse A. Boulton, of Maysville, Col. John
son employed AS professor in his male de
partment a tall, slender, fine looking young
man named James G. Blaine. As the school
was partly military in its character, the
Young professor wore dashing uniform
which would eclipse that of drum major
in a modern crack band, and was dubbed
witt. the honorary title of Major AT the
same time there was employed in the fe-
male department of Col. Johnson's school a
bright, handsome, vivacious young lady,
whose name for family reasons is withheld.
Blaine became enamored of her and spent
all his leisure hours in her society. Every
Friday night the coach from Blue Licks
carried to Mlllersburg the form of the gal
liant major" and until Monday morning
he paid his court to the lady. The teach
er's assiduous wooing was soon turned by
certain loquacious people into secret scan
dial, and finally the matter assumed such
shape that the whole countryside fell to
talking about it. The fact was that Miss --
began to show unmiatakable signs of APP
maternity The scandal grew to
such an extent that it broke up the school,
the lady fled to the country to hide her
shame, and Major" Blaine, laying aside
his coat and buttons, found it prudent to
seek other fields and was lost to the view of
Millersburg forever, What ultimately be-
came of the lady is not stated, but the uni
yersal agreement in Millersburg is that she
was betrayed aud cruelty deserted by
Blaine, who was not heard of again for
wears until he turned up away down east
in the state of Maine"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-16
Griggs' Glycerlne Salve.

The best on earth can truly be said OF
Griggs' Glycerine Salve, which is sule cure
for cuts, bruises scalds, burns, wounds, and
all other sores. win positively cure piles,
letter and all skin eruptions Try this won
der healer. Satisfaction guaranteed or money
refunded. Only p cents, of f. Y. Griggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-16
CQt0rrh.

The remarkable results in disease so
universal and with such a variety of
characteristics as Catarrh, prove how
effectually Hoods Sarsaparilia acting
through the blood, reaches every part Of
the human system. A medicine, like
anything else, can be fairly judged only
by its results. We point with pride to
the glorious record Hoods Sarsaparilla
has entered upon the hearts of thousands
of people it has cured of catarrh.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-16

rian church, and very able and eloquent
preacher, in fit of insanity killed his wife
with revolver and then shot himself so
that he will probably die OF the wound.
He had lately resigned On account of dis
sessions in his church aud became 50 de.
pressed in spirits that II dethroned his
reason
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-16

EARruQUACE.-The East was seriously
walked up AT about . o'clock =. NJ last sun
day by an earthquake shock, which was
felt along the Atlantic coast from Philadel-
phia to Maine and inland AS far as Cleve-
land. The shock seemed to be severeSt al
Hartford where many chimneys were
thrown down, houses badly cracked and
ceilings broken, In New York many large
buildings were cracked and otherwise da-
mayed So in Harrisburg, Philadelphia
Boston, &c. CONSERVATION was common
everywhere. Many tainted and several peo
pie died of fright. 1t is said To have been
the most serious earthquake shock expert
enced in this country since the great dis
turbances in the Mississippi valley in ISL
-, when New Madrid, Mo, was so nearly
engulfed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-16
(Firm Of Carter s. Churchill1
CLAYTON 5 Deer Park Glen.

The management Of this beautiful and popular pleas
II pleased 10 announce that the Glen II IN
readiness receive visitors aud every effort Will be put
forth 10 make all who come enjoy themselves TO the
utmost.
The use Of firearms in the Parks surrounding
premises is strictly forbidden, and intoxicating
LIQUORS or ruwdylsm allowed
Distance from ottawa, 10 miles; from Utica. miles
iunll-Inos JOHN :. CLAYTON.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-16

There was a shocking tragedy in the nor
thern limits of Chicago on Tuesday The
Rev Mr.. Collision, for the past I'VE years
minister of the Fullerton Avenue Presbyte-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-16

There Is no one article in the line of medl-
cincs that gives so large a return for the mon
ey rs good porous strengthening plaster,
such as Carriers Smart Weed and Belladonna
Rnckache PlaStcFs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-16
CHILD & PNlPPs,
FOR SALE.

the late residence of T. j. Wall House i large anG
AIRED mn i'm modern STYLE and IN frstclass condition.
heng nearly new Heated by furnace. Artesian water
in house and yard Good sized lot and good barn tor
further particulars inquire % JAMES HALNiN' ~ aho
Block, Ottawa. III. leus
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-13
What Broke a Boston Engagement.

No one who has not carefully attend
ed to the actions and language of the
audiences during the just-closed Wag-
ner festival has any idea of how high
the feeling has run between those who
admire and those who do not under
stand the principles of Wagnerian mu-
sic. To illustrate the extent to which
the war of opinion has been carried it
may be well to relate little incident.
Among the attendants upon Wednes-
day afternoons performance were a
young gentleman VINO is prominent in
society in this city and young lady of
high cultivation, to whom rumor re-
ports him to be affianced. As will be
remembered, the introduction to THE
Rhinegold'' was among the selections
produced, wherein the steady and
strong flow OF the river is indicated by
a protracted and sonorous note, around
which the melody weaves itself like the
eddies and whirlpools of the stream.
The young gentleman aforesaid listened
to this effect with puzzled patience, and
after the concert was over he said to
his inamorata, as they walked out to-
gether: Il say, what does Wagner mean
by that long, low note which went
'B-r-r-r-r' for about five minutes in the
first part of the 'Rhinegold' music?
Was he trying to describe a saw-mill?"
The young lady dropped his arm aad
flashed lightning at him out of her
eyes. iii go home alone" she said,
with decision; .'you don't understand
the first principles of harmonyr' and
she fOunced off. leaving him staring.
And they do say-the friends of the
pair--that the whilom engagement is
now among the things that were
Boston Journal
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-13
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Baltimore has voted to build mon-
ument to Thomas Scott Key.
!. Mr.. Corcoran, of Washington, has
shaken hands with every President ex-
cept George Washington.
Mr.. Yam Phou Lee. a Chinese grad
uate of the Springfield High School,
has joined the editorial staff of Vide
AeOdke.
Mrs. Booth, editor of Harper's
Bazaar, gets $4,000 per year, and Mrs.
Mapes, for writing exclusively for Our
Hearth and Home, gets $4,000 per year,
Lucy Hamilton Hooper and Olive
Logan Sykes both are brilliant and
spicy Paris correspondents, and. one of
them is the wife of an American vice
consul and the other a widow of an
American consul.-Detroit Post
--Cassius NJ. Clay lives quietly on his
Kentucky farm. taking little or no note
of public affairs. I'm not alone" he
says; II have my sheep. cattle. dogs,
birds and flowers; besides, am writing
q book-my memoirs. IN Y. Sun.
Reuben Bassett left Pittsburgh
thirty two years ago for Pixies Peak.
and after travelling all over the world
and making fortune, he returned to
his old home recently to spend the re-
mainder of his days.-Pittsburyh Post.
MFR. John G. Emo, the collapsed ex-
President of the Second National Bank
of New York, took the wooden spoon
at Yale College few years ago-an
honor generally accorded the most pop
ulsr man in the class.-M y. Tribune.
--4.Dr. Chapin's w.t." said Henry
Ward Beecher, FLASHED like the spokes
of wheel in the sum" One day he
sat on Rev. DR.. Emerson's hat, and
then instantly arose and passed the
crumpled hat to the owner, saying:
''You ought to thank me for that, for
your hat was only silk, but now ut is
sat in"
"A Nantucket correspondent Ut the
Boston Globe says of the late Charles
OConor, the great New York lawyer:
ION one occasion he laid q ten-dollar
bill on the plate at the Roman Catholic
Church. At the next service the priest
mentioned the circumstance, and warm
ly praised the donor. O'Conor was
very angry. They will get no more
from me, he said, and they did not.
O'Conor gave with liberal hand where
he believed the object a worthy
one He has distributed 100000 i'm
Nantucket said one who knew some-
thing of his acts"
| Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston, the
niece of President Buchanan, once the
lady of the White House, and worthy
OBJ, ect of admiration the land over.
again suffers in the death of her hus-
band, III. 4. Johnston, the Baltimore
banker. Mr.. Johnston died in New
York of pneumonia. Mrs. Johnston's
two young sons died two years ago, one
in Baltimore. and the other, not six
weeks later. in Paris. The parents re-
Gently endowed two hospitals in Balti-
more in memory of the children. One
is the Harriet Lane Johnston Hospital
for Girls and the other is for training
nurses. Chicago Tribune.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-13
Teaching Economy to Children.

A simple rule which has worked won
ders financially. and is in many other
respects of value, and worthy of the at
tention of mothers, is this: When the
children come in wild with excitement
and with strong desire for some
entirely unnecessary thing, which
you doubt will afford the expected
delight, counsel them to wait a week
before deciding upon its purchase. A
week is long period of time; many
changes may take place in seyen days,
and probably will in the minds of your
children. This experiment has been
thoroughly tested. and grateful chill.
dren have been heard to exclaim:
.'How thankful L am, mother, that ]
didn't spend my money for that. If
hadn't waited week my money would
have all been gone" and in one re-
markable instance boy wanted to-
boggan, and waited a. week before pur.
chasing it. changed his desire. and al
the end of the week wished only for 9
pair Of old-fashioned sbobs;- at the
end of another week he had decided moi
to purchase these, but wait and get 9
bicycle and pair of roller skates; and
by this method Of procedure has saved
his money, after having enjoyed men.
tally the possession of one of these arti
cles after another, though after a some.
what dolusive and evasiye way, and /.
just thinking of saving up for rife.
OF course this is an extreme case. 1t il
a rule which might be adopted by som,
parents also with good effect, and
fancy that great deal of money would
be found in the family treasury If each
member were to try this plan for year
~ y. Evcning Posi-.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-13
HUMOROUS.

Owing to the crazy quilt mania,
society young men on small Incomes
haxe been obliged to fall back on the
old black tie. 1t is too narrow for q
patch and too black to be attractive
Hartford Post.
-Spriggins: "Fogg, old fellow, I
must contide in you my discovery re-
garding Angelica's writing me so much
more often than formerly. She was
waiting for the two-cent stamps to
come In. Oh, my dear Fogg, Angelica
is very sensible girl" Fogg (dryly):
1.-TWO centsible, I'm afraid"
"A Case of Melancholy.
The Mugwump roosts on the hollow log,
The Sagwap sits in the tree;
Whenever year the Hogwip sing,
My heart is sad in me.
Whenever the Snogpap toots his toor
To the wall OF the Nipwhag hen,
And the Migfunk chirps in the Silly l. ght,
Toronto World. :,
Long ago some wag spoke of the
BARRIERS children as "little shavess."
But it is quite new to allude tn the
children of the upholsterer as little
tackers;" to those of the butcher as
"young lambs;" to those of the car
penter as .chips from the old block"
and to the angry mans as "little
pets"
Prof. Virgins has broken loose
again, long enough to make the pleas
ant announcement that peripatetic
earthquake will shortly make a tour
through this country, trimmed with
Asiatic cholera and cyclones. But con-
sidering that this is election year, only
l;borol Ix.a I'm tho
thing n success.-Ltfe.
Now" said the Boston school,
teacher, ''the question / am about to
put to you is an extremely difficult one,
and to answer it correctly you will be
obliged, metaphorically speaking, TO
initiate the trunk conformation OF the
dromedary of the desert" A Western
school-teacher would have put the ques-
ton and said, simply. '.Now hump
yourselves. Chicago Tribune.
An old gentleman who had pro-
voked the hostility of fashionable lady
whom he had known in boyhood was
asked by his wife what he had done to
incur the lady's displeasure. Nothing
at ALL" replied the innocent old man;
Ion the contrary, was cordial to her;
and spoke of the time when / used 10
draw her to school on go-cart nearly
half century ago." His wife threw
up her hands and murmured: "How
stupid men are!''- Chicago Inter Ocean.
Santa Barbara probably possesses
the smallest team of mules In the coun-
try. They are hitched to a street-car,
which is often taken for cable dummy
in consequence. The other day the
passengers were surprised by the car
fetching up with a sudden bump while
on down grade. After peering care
fully over the dashboard for few mo-
ments, the driver said: well, I'm
derned if them pesky critters haven't
got under the car ag'in. San Fran
cisco Post.
How d'y do this mArnin', Mrs.
MulvaneyP" Purity wull. / thank We.
Mrs O'Doughan." ..Wuz We at tn Mud
dleshang conshirt, 1 dunno?" "Dade
an wuz." '.And how did We loike the
entertainment Mrs. O'Doughan?n
..Purty wull-pur-ty wull, barrin' some
disbcrapan-sez." "Phat wuz the
chune?" The chune is itP How cud
define the chune whin they wuz whip
sawin thin Paddles so yahament yez cud-
dent moind tn step at all at all. ''-Brad
ford Sunday Mail.
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ETERY.DAE PHILosoPHE

HfHAA DhA EHALOOOfHL.
whom WEAKNESS with life my splrit aus
when deep disgust consumes mo with my
IdTsw some store OF comfort from the Ills
haven't got
To b bankrupt In health, In fame, I'M purse
~ bad enough; but PHILOSOPHERS,
might be worse.
tnccseantly We mako a great ado.
. The mouth OF Misery u widc|aERpo
byt happier We, fancy. n weHAw
What We escape.
Tho common woes OF life arc had enough.
And stu for overy morning stoak that's
tough.
There might DO two.
This one Il sick; his wayward fate cries ont
- Againt the leech. tho calOmol the bed
Vynsonslaersto person, cease 10 pOut-
And this ono hath the milton; he has wood;
well-evon in this there's oomfdTt. rightly
He might bo wcdi
And hero IL ono who whincs; his al IL svept
Away In panic: he has had to fail -
nc should. think, BE- cheerful, that he's kept
but late lost twcnty-dollar bill
ana ald ! wiring my hands that had blum
Not i, Indeodi-Fm very thankful still
Twas not a hundred.
sOothe. should Ger capsizo when walks are
bad.
. And my good clavicle involve in wreck.
sersnely, should say-liow very glad
It's not my neck.
trust me-bcttcr not 20 make ado
- AZ me few miserios OF our common lot.
There's millions OF emf we only knowf-
= We haven't got
The Manhattan.