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Year: 1867




About nine hundred years ago a Count
| yclept Liderik, was the ruler of Flanders 1t
happened once upon IA time that his sons
were amusing themselves by all sorts of
games and diversions before the gate Of the
castle. Now there was great dearth and
famine in the country. a poor woman, e.
maciated from care and distress, came along
with basket full of fruit which she offered
to the young gentlemen to enable her to buy
bread for her children And the eldest son
OF the Count bought of her all the fruit she
had and as he had no money with him, bid
her wait and he would return immediately
and pay her He hastened to the castle and
distributed the fruit among the young ladies
of the court, and had so much to say and
cut up SO many jokes that he forgot all a.
bout the poor peasant woman at the castle
gate But she stood outside with her eyes
fiXedly directed toward the castle to see
whether he would 1T soon return The
thought of her little children not having
anything to eat for so long a time, her
fear and anxiety increased every moment
At one time she thought of hurl ying home
to look after her children, but again conclu-
ded to wait little longer, until night came
and compelled her to go. Fatigued with
long standing up, faint with hunger, she
tOttered home, aud when with heavy heart
she entered the cottage, she missed the vol
ces of her children. Were they gone? A
las, the two little boys lay dead upon the
hoor-starved to death The mother broke
into transports of grief, now she would shed
bitter tears and utter loud lamentations,
now her heart would boil over with rage
and revenge. Thus she passed the night
with the two little corpses. At the break
Of day the distracted woman took her two
dead children up in her arms and wandered
to the castle and demanded admission to the
Count. When this was refused, she insis-
ted with such impetuosity thar it had to be
granted. The Count asked very compass
sionately what she wanted. But she laid
the dead bodies of her children upon the
floor sank down on her knees, and exclaim-
ed, If you are a true prince, o Lord of
Flanders, you will now hold impartial jnde-
ment without regard to person. Do you
know who has murdered these children He
eats at your table, he springs from your
blood. Your son is the murderer. " Count
Liderik was amazed and had the whole oc-
currence related to him, examined his son,
and secretly proceeded to the city, Teurnai.
There he submitted the case to the criminal
Judges, without mentioning the name of the
youth And the judges pronounced judg-
ment and said ''the youth had forfeited his
life The Count went home and had his
son executed by the sword.


Speaking of the manufacture of artificial
flowers Paris letter writer says: France
vaarlv CONSUMES that Is the WOrd-ar-
Year: 1867

Set 4 pitcher Of water in a room, and
in few hours it will have absorbed near
ly all the respired and perspired gases in
the room and the air Of which will have
become purer, but the water utterly filthy.
The colder the water is, the greater the
capacity to contain these gases. At ordi-
nary temperatures, pint Of water will
contain a pint Of carbonic acid gas, and
several pints of amonia, The capacity is
nearly double BY reducing the water to
the temperature of ice. Hence, water
kept in the room awhile is always unfit for
use. tor the same reason, the water from,
pump stock should always be pumped.
out in the morning before any is used
Impure water is more Injurious than I'M
pure air. This shows the economy as
well as the convenience of a modern ice
pitcher, solcudid invention, which, rs it
seems, is more ihar ornament and show
aye, it is really aud absolutely necessity.
Let these hints be needed by our health
loving and health preserving readers.
Year: 1867

On reasonable terms.


BY strict attention to business. he hopes to
receive as heretofore, n liberal share of pub
lie patronage Give him n call and inspect
his styles of cutting and workmanship before
going elsewhere. feb 20 6'-ly.
Year: 1867

DEING In receipt of strictly choice dry White
ID Corn. l can now furnish a superior article OF
fresh ground Corn Meal-somethng that will not
spoil before you can get 1t home. -


apr9 JOSHUA BEAL
Year: 1867

HS-wns Gen Jackson good DemOcrst7--
Union Record


If Gen. Jackscr should appear among these
insane BondhOlders, who declare that the
"COnstituiion is a covenant of death and the
Union league with helr' and that ia ma
tionsl debt is national blessing" We are
sure that they would soon learn that he was
COOL enough Democrat to see that they were
GIksn care of
Year: 1867

The artesian well, just sunk by the Ottawa
Mining Company, near Mr.. Brushs place north
Of the city, is a complete success. At depth of
a little over 400 feet vein Of water was struck
which rises up with such force that with very
imperfect tubing Il rises fifteen feet above the
surface. The water is perfectly pure-sweet and
soft as filtered rain water.


Encouraged by this success the company have
moved their machinery to the aou house square,
in Ottawal land are about to commence sinking a
well there. They are confident of success at
depth of about 400 feet, that they stpulate
for pay only in case of success. The cost will be
something over $1,000 The supervisors have
agreed, in case of success, to pay S4O0 For the
rest the company rely on the Gift Enterprise '
and the liberality of the citizens of Ottawa.
Year: 1867

FIRE About 8 o'clock on Saturday evening
streets and was soon found to have its origin in
the fact that Mr. II. p Brunker's Gun Shop, at
the east end of Jefferson street, was on fire. It
could have been but a minute after the fire
was first discovered before the whole building
was enveloped in flames. OF course there was
no hope of saving the building or any part of its
valuable contents. But % feet north of the sbop
stood Mr.. Brunkers dwelling, comfortable two
story house, and as there was not breath of
air stirring at the time, surely there was no oc-
casion for that to burn. There were thousand
spectators 1t was evident the side of Mr..
Brunker's dwelling towards the fire was getting
dangerously hot A few persons with 1suckets
threw water on the exposed side and roof, and
fought off the fire for perhaps twenty minutes,
when an explosion in the burning unshop
gave them panic, and they desisted But, all
this time, what was the fire department about ?
To draw water from Fox river was impractical
BILE, as the lift was too great. The nearest water
then was the hydraulic basin, a thousand feet
away. One engine took its position near the ba-
sin, the other midway between that and the
fire. The hose seemed to be all out of kilter-
y coupling would be effected-a few strokes Of
the engine made-and away would go the stream
to waste through breach. Thus it was full
half hour before a stream of water from the
engine reached the dwelling now all ablaze on
ha acrlc ctl 40 @bo a.
and thus the dwelling was saved only in q bad
ly damaged condition. In behalf Of the firemen.
We are told it is said that the city has supplied
them with at least three different kinds of hose
and that beyond few hundred feet, rapid coup
ling is next to impossible. The fault of the
painful delay on Saturday evening was not ow-
ing to them, but to the bad Judgment or pars-
mony Of the city. We give this excuse for what
it is worth. One thing is certain, if there had
been no engine or hose in the city, Mr.. Brunk-
er's dwelling would probably have sustained no
damage


IL this connection we are glad to see revived


the plan of having few water tanks in conve-


nient portions Of the city. They could be con.
structed at small expense and would afford sure
protection against such failures sa that on Satur-
day evening.


Mr.. Brunker, we understand, estimates his to-
tai loss at about $4,000, of which about half i.
covered by insurance. 1t is the second calamity
OF the kind, that has befalen him within few
years, and bears heavily on one, than whom
among all our business men, there is none NOR,
hardworking or deserving.
Year: 1867

The undersigned take this method to return
lheir most sincere thanks to their numerous
friends and customers for the very liberal pat
ronage bestowed ON them during the past year
in the Dry GOODS AND GROCERY TRADE, and
to assure them that in future as in the past no
pains viii be spared to make ours one OF the
most popular and attractive store in the city if
GOOD GOODS, Low PRICES. AND STRICT
ATTENTION TO BUSINESS will do it. On
OF the firm is now in the eastern markets select
ing our fall and winter stock, which will be
found full and complete in every department., and
will be open for inspection on or about the Goth
inst. Pleaee call and examine our goods and
prices before purchasing elsewhere, and save
about ten per cent. Don't forget the place, No.
II La .Stle Street, F0urM D00y North Of First
National Bank. and nert to tie Free Irdeer office


BURKE Il HEEN.lN.


Ottawa, Sept IA, 1867.
Year: 1867

DREw's BUSINESS COLLEGE is sure to be a
success, as quite number have taken Life Schol-
arships and many more have signifed their in
tention of coming. All the advantages ola first
class business college tan be obtained at this in
stitution. Call at the college rooms, or send for
College Monthly.
Year: 1867

MEAT MARKET.-Our friend JAMES DELANo
is back again in the meat market next door west
of Post Office block on Madison street. The
firm is now DELANo & MINKE, both being gen
tlemen Of thorough experience in the business,
and know how to keep neat and attractive
meat market. They are good fellows, and de-
serve to have big run Of custom
Year: 1867

GIVE HAVE a,fine bed of the eAgfi-
cuIturist strawberry, and have been in
the habit of covering them in the fall.
This winter we left them uncovered,
and now they look better than ever be-
fore at this season. This, is perhaps
owing to the bed of snow thatprOteOted
them from the hard freeze. But vein
tend to leave them uncovered hereafter,
as we think that in this climate; no COW
ering is needed. one dlrbY adi 80 u,
Year: 1867

A village in one of the "backbone'
Democratic counties was. the scene of
a funny incident few evenings since,
whereby Democratic orator was utter
ly contounded and brought to grief by
one Of his,ewn party. The. mrcumstan-
ces are as followst 5iaa7Hp


a Democratic meeting composed of a
few small farmers and laboring men, to-
gether with heavy sprinkling OF loaf
ers, all Democrats, .(none of whom took
the papers; and very few of whom could
read them if they did J was being address
ed in an eloquent and foreible- manner
by a gifted orator from a neighboring
county. He had told them how the rich
bondholder had reduced them to slavery
in despite of the efforts of the Goddess
of Liberty and several other personages,
both human and celestial, till then un-
known to the audience. He quoted ex-
tensiyely from George Francis Trains
"demagogue" speech and among other
things the following


''Worlz. work. work.


From the dawn to the dusk of day,
For your hopes are crush d with WEIGHT OF debt


That the toll of your life won't pay"
Year: 1867

We are heart and soul demoeratic
people: and the only party entitled te
the democratic name is the party which


best embodies and carries out the popu-
larinspiration. That party. just now is
not the one which is in sympathy with
the wicked insurrection formed to de
stroy our institutions, land which on that
account ought to be called the party OF
Destruetives, but tie one which is
earnestly struggling at the cost of so
much blood and treasure, to preserve
what is good and valuable in those insti-
tutions. The Union War Party, there
fore, composed of the sincere, men of
every previous party, which does not
keep its voters at home to divide the
pickings of Office. but seLds them in
stalwart phalanx to the fielJ, to. defend
the menaced life of the nation is the true
and only democratic party. 1t alone ex-
presses those great popular truths which
lie at the foundation of onr system, it
alone, as it appears by the late ele tior s,
possesses popular confidence or tie
hearty good will of the people ;. and it
alone promises for the future to bear, up
that noble inheritance of freedom which


we received from our ancestors, and to
apply in all its justice and beauty that
magnificent theory of equal human
rights which has been source of our pro-
digioas growth and prosperity hereto
forc-of our unexanpled developement
of the highest and finest power of civili-
zation-and which is certain to lead us
unwardin a career of wealth, of strength,
and of glory-of popular content and of
national grandeur which the great his
tOric nations of antiquity, at. the summit
of@their fame, but .dimly foreshadowed
and prophesied. t-.a ttei1f2
Year: 1867

RADIcAL.-Tn the South the word
Radical is the charm for the negro voter.
It is his synonym for his deiiVerer, and
for everything that is friendly, patriotic
and noble. The reconstructed States
Of the South that 60 for the Republicans
must have the charm Of Radical to
qualify the ticket in the negrO's mind.
A citizen of Atlanta related to us an
incident illustrating this. a sturdy
black came up to be registered, giving
the name of Bob. He was told that he
must have two names, and it was sug-
gested that ne should take his former
masters surname, as many had done.
He refused, because he didn't like him.
The Board inquired his fathers name.
It was Tom. BE suggested that his
should be Bob Tom, but the Board said
that one ought to be a surname. The
Black was PerpleXed, but after hard
thinking his face Hghtened with
bright IDEA, and he said, II tell you
what. Put it down Bob Radical Ticket"
-Ci3Jcj5nGti Gazette.
Year: 1867

REMBRANDT's GEEIUs.-Rembran
was dining one day with a friend, when
it was discovered that there was no
mustard, and the servant was sent for
some. Rembrandt, having little conf
dence in the servants effort to make
haste laid wager that he would sketch
the view from the dining room window
before the servant returned. He took
up a plate, tried his sketching-point
upon it, sketohed the view and won his
bet. The engraving is a very rare one,
and a single copy of it recently sold for
nearly Sl00.
Year: 1867

Ex-rebel Gen. MagrUder, going down
the Hudson on q steamer the other day
asked a gentleman for light from his
cigar, but instead got in reply, you'll
your internal rebellion, and have sworn
to have no friendly intercourse with
any man who took willing lot OF part in
your treason"
Year: 1867

He who is passionate and hRsty is gem
orally honest. It is your cold dissemb-
ling hypocrite OF whom you should be-
ware. There's no deception in a bull
dog; it is only the cur that Hnealzs up
and bites you when your back is turned.
Year: 1867

AN IRISH SUPERsTITION.-Afe few weeks
ago the body of an American sea cap
Of Meyross, in the western part of the
county of Cork. 1t was duly buried in
the churchyard. Subsequently the
friends of the drowned man attempted
to disinter the body in order to take it
to his home in this country. They met
an unexpected opposition. The peasants
of that region haYe a traditional notion
that the exhumatiOn of a body which
has been for some time buried viii
cause extraordinary mortality in the
parish for the twelve months following.
Accordingly they thronged to the
churchyard and drove the strangers
away. The parish priest tried to rea-
son away their fears, but he produced
no effect. The churchyard is now
guarded by sentinels day and night.
Year: 1867

1t is with great regret that the Jury find
themselves compelled to use sttJhstrsnS
and plsin language in regard to aJulisia
officer Of the State agaiiist one whose pod
siti0n and whese cath of Office should have
placed him far above the low arts OF the
political trickster; but justice to the peo-
pie, whose organ we are, demand that we
should braud the infamous f;.lsehoods ut
Year: 1867

The Nation in an article on Gen.
Grant as Our probable candidate for
the presidency, after remarking that
his letters and all his acts have been
in The highest degree satisfactory,
makes the following remark, to
which the history Of the present ad-
ministration gives peculiar point:


It,would be an excellent thing to
have a President without policy.
1t is the business of Congress to
frame a policy, and the business OF
the President to execute it. For
many years the opposite theory has
prevailed, and has led to boundless
corruption. 1t is the fact that q
policy ;s the Presidents own, or
that he thinks so, which make him
so anxious to bribe men into its sup
port. This theory of government
has, in the time OF Buchanan and
johnson, almost led to revolution,
and has now eliminated in the pres.
ent discreditahle administration oi
public affairs. We shall be heartily
glad to see an end of this mode OF
government and we think an op-
portunity is presented for putting an
end to it, by the election of a man
sympathising with, but not dictat-
ing, the popular decision, and who
will carry it out because it is the
will of the people, and not because
it is the will of President Grant.
Year: 1867

"A ease OF WnaC WAS supposed 10
be child murder occurred last week
at Lyndon Centre. A little boy aged
seven. son of Edward Randall, died
very suddenly-was at school one
day and a corpse the next Reports
had before been in circulation, of ILL.,
treatment of the boy by his step
mother, a young woman OF twenty
five, who had been married a year
or two to the child's father-and
after the child's death rumors that
it was caused by starvation, whip
ping and abuse, became so wide
spread that an examinatipn was OF.
dered, as the result of which the re-
spondent was .dischafged. The
Lyndon Union reports the testimony,
and sums it up as follows:


During the examination of the
doctors the case wore a serious look
for the defendants, as strong evi-
dence of external injury was dis
closed, which, taken in connection
with the increasing rumors Of cruel
ty afiOat on the street, made it ap-
pear quite probable that the step
mother had disposed of the boy.
But the testimony of intimate neigh
bOrs failed to establish habitual
cruelty on her part and on only one
occasion was any severity proved,
and even this was for an oft repeat
ed offence, which mild punishment
had wholly failed tOcorrect. On the
other hand the defence proved that
the mothers kindness and sOlicitude
for the child's best interest and-the
child's affection for the mother was
quite marked.


She kept him tidy, took great
pains with his education and treat
ed him with usual mothers love.
The woman may have been severe
in discipline, but the examination
elected nothing of the kind. Her
examination on the stand was com
mendable, and if she was deceitful
she is a cunning deceiver. She is a
fine appearing woman with all intelli-
gent dark eye, regular features, and
would be selected from an audience
of ladies as one of those quite pre-.
possessing. Her countenance indi
Gates more thar. ordinary spirit, and
we should not be surprised If she
was the first man IN the family. If
as we have heard, she was quick
tempered, headstrong and passion
ate, We must rest content with the
/ fact that her accusers could not
bring out such facts on the examina
ton.


Last Tuesday morning nearly eve
ry person i'll the community believed
the woman had by slow degrees
tortured the boy to death, and some
even were almost ready to initiate
the example of Judge Lynch, an(
execute the popular judgment ac
cording to the niles of his code
The case furnishes good example
of how groundleSs rumors will some
times grow into mountain of sup
posed facts, and Influence com
munity TO even execute crimina
without hearing. There are man,
even now that believe the woman
guilty of the charge. But the .ars
er portion of the people rely upol
the trial and are perfectly satisfied


with the conclusion Of the examin


ing justices.
Year: 1867

How MUsKRATS SWIM UNDER
THE ICE.-Muskrats have curious
method of travelling long distances
under the ice. In their winter ex-
cursiOns to their feeding grounds,
which are frequently at great dis
tances from their abodes, they take
IN breath at starting, and remain
under the water as long as they can.
Ihey then rise up to the ice, and


breathe out the air in their lungs,


which remains in bubbles against
the lower surface of the ice. They


wait till this air RECEIVERS oxygen
from the water and ice. and then
take it again, and 60 on till the op.
Grafton has to he repeated. la this
way they can travel almost any dis
tance, and live any length of time
under the ice. The hunter some.
times takes advantage of this habit
of the muskratin the following man
ner: When the marshes and ponds
where the muskrats abound are froz-
en- over, and the ice is thin and
clear, on striking into their houses
with his hatchet for the purpose OF
setting his traps, he frequently sees
a whole family plunge into the wa
ter and swim away under the ice.
Following one of them for some dis
tance. he sees him come up TO renew
his breath in the manner above de
scribed. After the animal has
breathed against the ice, and be
fore he has time to take his bubble
in again, the hunter strikes with
his hatchct directly over him and


drives him away from his breath.
In this case he drownsin swimming
few rods, and the hunter cutting
a hole in the ice takes him out.
Mink, otter and beaver travel I'M
der the ice in the same way; and
hunters have frequently told me of
taking otter in the manner | have
described when these animals visit
the houses of the muskrat for prey
Year: 1867

BITTERs.-We have received n
bottle Of bitters from friend, with
a request that we "give them a no
tice." The bitters are as good as
any, and we have no doubt will ma
terially aid in giving person an
appetite for strong drink. Our own
opinion is that more men are led in
to the habitual use of intoxicating
liquors from this source than from
any other. 1t is perfectly safe to
"tOuch not, taste not, handle not


We've tried it.-Rmtiand independents
Year: 1867

y gentleman was giving lecture
to some boys, and explaining how
no one could live without air. He
then said, you have all heard of q
man drowning-how does that hap
pen9 The ready answer was, cause
he can't swim
Year: 1867

General RawIins on his tour on the
Plains The French Rejoicing over
the Escape Of the CZar or Russia
Report Of the First National Bank
of New Orleans-Bl0Ody Affair at
Nachit0cheS-G0v. Wells Protest
ing against his Removal.
Year: 1867

ls. At their meeting on the thirtieth day be.
fore the election, the poll list is to be revised and
completed. ANNA


20. The poll list, as completed on the thirtieth
day before the election, is to be posted mp at one
or more public places within three days thereaf
ter.


Fl. Any error in the poll list may be corrected
at the final meeting of the Board, and up to the
time OF opening the polls, but not after.


%. Persons registered in the Great Register
will not be requted to produce any proof Of citi.
zenship in order 10 be enrolled on the poll list
only proof of residence in t district.


%. After the first day of July. 1867. no person
who is not registered in the Great Register can.
except in specified cases. be enrolled on the poll
list registration being after that date the only
evidence Of citizenship, except in those excepted
cases:


a. Although prior to that drte person other
wise duly qualified, but not registered. may be
enrolled on the poll list yet to procure his enroll
ment as voter be would have to make the same
proof of citizenship that would he required to get
registered, and the same proof would have to be
renewed when be should apply for registration in
the Great Register.