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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-01-02
Jan. 3, 1916.

,,.,.,, -.
% S = of illinois la Sale county set
Isi6. Jnbn So "r' y rI ~" i's''I I,, w,'n'
--Aunchmeat.
HNUBLlC notice is hereby given to
1 the said Edward 5. Darrow, that a
writ of attachment issued out Of the
Clerns office of the Circuit Court, IN,
aud for the comfy of la Sale aforesaid,
dated tie ooh day Of November, A. ID.
1915. al the suit of John Seymour, and
against the estate Of the SAID Edward s.
Darrow. for the sum of eleven hundred
and eighty dollars directed To the Sheriff
Of said La Sale county to execute which
said writ has been returned by the said
Sheriff., as levied upon The following de.
serIbed property, to wit: The cas-, half
OF section number eight in township num-
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Tl,r l.ntlir,' Fair,

The rair of The ladies Of the Episcopal Churc.'
on Wednesday evening, wen, off charnlnsl'' i
I,vs.. saw and pleasan, time. Although 'hr
weather wa. exceedingly nnlavorabio, and Inc
streets were disiressinely muddy. the turn out ny
our ci,zon was very liberal, ani there were many
in from abroad. The receipts, We understand,
amounted 10 ahou, SEQ.
We have hrsn requested l." say, that the ladies
re,urr their thanks 10 the cilzrns Of Ottawa, and
The friend. from abroad, fr the liberal manner
IN which they were pleased TO pa''onlze 'nr
Tair.
Ifisnguagc were adequate, we should also e1'
press our gratitude for the splendid treat with
which we aud ours were honored by the Jar la
dies
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Notice TO Canal Contractors.

B1ROPOSALS will be received until
the Sd day Of February next. at the
Office Of the Illinois and Michigan Canal,
in Lockpo for the construction of all
the work upon the main line of said ga.
nal which is not already under contract.
The work to be lei consists Of nine
sections Of canal, two cut stone Locks,
one of elgh, and the other Of ten feet LIT,
and the bridges over the canal, one across
the Des FLAMES river a, Joliet; one
across the Du Page river, and several
,owpa,h bridges HE supers,ruciure Of
the aqneducis Il, The crossings Of the Aux
Sable, Fox. and Vermilion rivers 10
pair OF lock gates, number Of waste
wiers and other work of minor import.
ance. The trustees will reserve the
righ, Of furnishing such par, Of the mate.
rals as they shall deem the interest oil
the work requires.
Plans. proflcs, and specifications of the
work 10 be let may be seen at the canal
Office at any time within ten days oI
the letting. Of
The proposals must be addressed it
the Chief Engineer Of the Illinois ant
Michigan canal, Lockport, H.. and be
accompanied by satisfactory references
unless the individuals proposing are per
sonally known TO the trustees or some o
their officers. I0, H.
None need propose for work who ar,
40, prepared to make an immediate com
mencemen, and prosecute ii vigorously
TO completion.
BY order Of the board Of trustees Of iht
|. Il M. Canal. VIM. GOODlNG,
CANAL OFFICE } CEngineer
Lockpoi, Dec. 20. ls45. at
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a Dead Nan Found. Last Friday,
Mr.. HARRISON, Of Boice Prairie, in pass.
ing through the woods no, far from the
road leading from his house to Marlin,
mil on the Big Platte. found the corpse
OF man. Ga Sunday last. Coronel
Gillespie held an inques, over the corpse
The corpse was partly eaten up by hog.
or wolves. The head was gone bu, tho
feet and legs, covered with new boots
were cntlre-also one arm. Enough o
the clothing remained TO show ,ha, h,
had been dressed in thick cotton pan,a
looms of blue and white closely in,ermix
ed, and in blue jeans hunting shirt, bel,
ed, and also bul,oned al the wrists. n,
vest was found, but a new white miner
nat was near by, wholly unsoiled. Th
body had evidently been removed severa
rods down the ravne; for a, some dis
lance up the ravine, a pro(usicn of ligh
brown hair was found where the bea,
had been ilnbedded, As near as could b,
lndged' he was young, powerful man
about six feet high. His pockets wer,
entirely empty. At the distance of few
rods The head was buried in a nile q
leaves, and in the skull. between the eve
orows was hole evidently perlorale,
with bullet.--Near where The man fell
al one side Of the ravine. was found ,l,,
cling pistol, unloaded.-wiih percussion
cap burs, upon the nipple; and four o
i've fee. from where the body was found
was a small powder horn, with s.oppe
resembling a violin screw, and a SINAI
box OF percussion caps. Who the ma
was--or whether he committed suicide o
was murdered--no one can say. III
clothes may be seen at the coroNr's, i
! Polcsi.--Hisconsin Herald.
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BeauAyul-The Portuguese give
the very poctical name of dnjinhOs,
little angels, to young children when
they die; and considering that they
are at once translated to heaven,
without the unpleasant passage thro'
purgatory, instead of mourning for
them, they rejoice, putting on their
gayest attire thus, at their funeral
no one appears in black, and the pa
rents are congratulated instead of
condoled with. How much more
rational are they who thus meet
death with smiles, than those who
look upon him as the King of Ter
rors
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LgEspoRr, Berks Co., :
August25, lsIj. }


MesSrs. Crigg u EHiioi:-GENnE'
MEN-AccepI my thanks for the series OF
Readers YOU were so kind as 10 send me
by my friend DR.. DarraI, when he was
last in the ely. consider them deer
dedIy the best School Readers | have met
with. | have introduced them into the
School al tins place, and End them !U.Iy
TO answer nv expectation. have also
introduced Crm>haw's History OF the
United States, another Of your valuable
school productions am very much
pleased with Dr.. Ruschenberger's works
on Anatomy and Botany. which YOU
kindly sent; they appear TO me 80 he
just the works needed, 10 bring the suhjecI
ofnamral history within the compass OF
our common schools, and intend during
the coming winter to make an effort To
Introduce the subj ct into the school here,
AMI for this purpose | would like 10 pos
seSs the whole series OF eight uniform
volumes, which ! have requested DR..
"aftah 10 procure Tor me very respect
fully, II. Z. BAKER,
Iri"c'pa'' hresp"FI seminary
""Sc",H ,L. . l. E'c'neA's OF ANA
tony and Physiology accent,
,, Elements OK Mammalogy 70 DO
D. Elements "' otn''"o'osy o. 20
l. L'e"'eh's Vi iietpe'o'"sv
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Cmal Sfeambodi.-An experimen,
was made last Friday morning in the
Washington Canal, by DIR. O'Connell 81
This city, to test the properties of his
steamboat propeller. The propeller was
placed Ia boat abou, forty fee long and
eight feet beam. The action Of the pro.
pelier differs from all Others. IN having a
lateral and direc, motion, instead of err.
cular one. The boa, passed smoothly
along The canal, wi!hou, causing any 9TH
er ripple than that occasloncd bv lis We
locity through the wafer. The propeller
did not raise suiiicien, swell to affect the
bank Of the canal, although passing with
in seven or eight feet OF its sides. The
chimney was easily and speedily struck,
and placed horizontally m the deck as the
boat passed under the seventh street
bridge. In so far as we were enabled To
Judge, the experiment appeared TO be sue
cessiuI. 1t appears 10 us that the pro-
peller, if applied to an ordinary vessel,
would equal, if not exceed, the common
paddle wheels.-Nat. Intel. 24'h.
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a Quaker Uomnn's Sermon.-Dear
friends, there are three things very much
wonder al. The frs, is. that the chill.
dren should be so foolish as to throw IN
stones brick.hais, and clubs. into lrui,
trees 10 knock down the lruit,-if they
would let il alone, it would fall Of itself.
The second is that men should he So
foolish or even so wicked as 10 90 TO wal
and kill one anolher-if they would let
one another alone, they would die Of
themselves. And the last thing won.
der al most Of all is, that Of Young wo.
men--if they void say at home, the
young men would come after them.
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Notice.
4 5 hereby given tina, the notes, books,
Il and accounts of DR.. Harmon Huribut,
deceased, and Of The late firm Of IL. e. IL.
Hurlbut, have been left viii, me for set.
dement, All persons, therefore, who
yre indebted either to the estate Of Dr..
Hurlbul or 10 the late firm of II. d II.
HurIbut, by note or book account, are
hereby notified TO call aud make lmmedi.
ate payment and save costs.
NJ. L. HOLLlSTER.
Ottawa, Jan. ., 1916. 2S-i,.
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.2necdate IF Elisha HjHiams.-
The following incident in the life oil
this celebrated lawyer we have new
er seen in print: In the year 1919
Mr.. Williams was counsel for the
heirs of citizen Of Columbia coUn-
tv, who died at the age of 50 years,
leaving a will which gave such great
dissatisfaction that the heirs deter
mined to make an effort to set it
aside, or, in common parIance, TO
break it. They undertook TO prove
the incompetency Of the old man to
make proper will, and all the avail
able points in favor of his clients
were ably handled by Mr.. W. Still,
in summing up, his case did not APP
pear so strong as to beSpeak certain
success, and Mr.. W, who had by his
well known eloquence got the jury
in proper frame ofmind, wound up
his speech by the following remark
able climax, the effect of which was
to break the will into something less
than a thousand fragments; The
Sculptures said he, "limit the days
of men TO threescore and ten wears.
Shall a man eighty years OF age,
then, make a will? Why, he has
outlived God Almighty's statute of
limitation. CLereiqnd RerQ!d.
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.Menp'ed Escape,-'The Davenport,
Gazette says, that abou, three week :
since, the prisoners confined in the lail a,
Rock Island, made an aitemp, to escape.
When discovered, Baxter had his irons
off, and those Of Birch were so !ha, he
could free himself al short notice. The
prisoners have since been confined in
double irons. Gaiena Gae.
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Church bells can now be made of s,eeI
as has been proved by an ingenious Amer
lean mechanic in Ohio, i,om sugges
'ion in an English newspaper. A bel
weighing fifty pounds, male of steel will
only cost thirty dollars. aud can be heard
two miles or more. The advantages oi
this invention are said TO be two fold
first, it is 81 cheap that every church may
have bell Of a clear. brilllan, and must
cal tone. second, il is so light. and being
stationary, that even slight belfry will
sustain ii. This newly invented bell is
rung by a crank, and any boy can DO ii
as well as regular parish bell ringer
For about two hundred dollars chime o.
seven bells can now be had.
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Egyptian Legends. While walk
ing along the banks of the river, we
shot small, beautiful bird, called
siksak by the Arabs, concerning
which the Egyptian peasants have "a
curious legend, pretending, that
when the crocodile, in fine, calm,
sunny days, ascends out of the river
TO sleep upon some sandy islet, this
bird always keeps near, and if dan
ger approach, takes care to awaken
him by his sharp note. They add
another particular, which, however
fabulous it may be, has prevailed in
Egypt from the age of Herodotus
down to the present day; and seems
to be founded on the physical struc-
ture Of the bird. The siksak, which
is undoubtedly the trochilus of Her
odotus, is armed at the point of each
shoulder of the wings with small
sharp horn, like the talons of an ca
gle, the use of which the Arabs, with
their habitual ingenuity, explain as
follows The crocodile, they say,
being at times tormentcd by a nox-
ious kind of vermin, which creep in
to his throat and suck his blood, lies
down on the sand, and inctively
opens his mouth. The crocodile
forgetting the presence Of his friend
sometimes closes his mouth and i'm.
prisons him, upon which the siksak
which is purposely armed for the oc.
casion, lifts up its wings and prick.
ing the tender sides of his throat will
its sharp horns, quickly procures it.
self a safe return to upper air
Whatever may be the thought of thi,
legend, it is very certain that thu
crocodile is rarely seen unattende,
by one or more Of these birds, which
seem to approach him fearlcssly, ant
to stand quite within his reach upol
the sand.--H. Johns Egypt dnt
.Nubia Library Of Trarel.
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TIE Acadia arrived at Boston on the 18th uli.,
with fifteen days later news from Europe.
United States flour in bond bad declined, in
consequence Of the large receipts from Ireland
and on foreign account.
The failure of The potato crop ia Ireland. the
rapid decay al potatoes IN tia, country and the
threatened famine there. were subjects which
dar ned not only Ireland bur England.
The anir.corn law leise are holding monster
meetings, and have had Az importani accession
10 their strength ia the person, at Lord Mcrpe,h
aud SIR J.hn Russ,l. who have declared them.
selves IN laNor ct t,ial repeal rfihe corn laws.
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Spunk.-Some robbers attempted
to break into the house of a widow
in Cincinnati Il short time since.
She walked, prepared herself with a
stout fire poker, and as one thrust
his head into the window gave han
the benefit of crack over the Graz
ny. He was carried away by his
friends, very much indispoSed.
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WAsHixerox, Dec. is, lsl5.
The bill f,r the admission Of the state Of Tex.
Us has jus, passed to DO engrossed in the house
by vote .. III to 81. This i. looked upon as
ties, vote. Three democrat. from New York ,o-
ted asains, the proposition, aud Baker, Of our
state, aud a few other wings voted for it.
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Croci,cry! CrocIicry Perm.

Nay 4 BROTHER have Jus, recei.
.aI we'd from the cas-, and which will
be sold cheap for ready pay, 500 SETS
common cups and saucers, 100 do. fine
10 blue tea sets Of A pieces. 10 whir.
china tea sets of 81 pieces, 100 dozen
plates, bowls, pitchers. mugs, cas,ors.
ewers and basins, tea pots, sugar and
cream jugs ,umbiers, glass, pepper, vine.
gar and mustard bottles. salt cups. DC.
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CongreysiDRdi-Mr. Wentworth. on
leave, gave notice that he should on to-
morrow ask leave In introduce bill IL
repeal the Joint resolution Of March 81,
1918, under which the secretary of tue
treasury has taken the responsibility Ia
w''th"ld the fund sci apar, for The schools
Of Illinois.
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To all school teachers. Country
Merchants ~ Parents.
VALUABLE SCHOOL BOOKS.
nUBLlSliED by Gmoo Il Elliot

They are amongst the best series oi
reading class Books for common Schools
ever published m Tins country; upwards
OF %. 900 copies have been sold IN Is
months. Among many other letters OF
recommendation The following has Just
been received from one Of the besl teach
crs in penn.yNanm
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notice.,

NVARE HOUSE SALE.-A lot of
W Household Furniture consisting of
Chairs. Tables, Bed-steads, Beds, Bed.
ding, &C., marked Mrs. Grace, and re.
ceived in store the 18Th day Of Nov. lSi4,
will be sold at auction at the ware house
Of the subscriber. in Peru, The 10Th dav
OF February next, to pay charges on the
same unless the charges are previously
paid. ISAAC d. HARMON.
Peru, Dec. 90. lsi5. 2s-Gi.
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Commodore Eiiot,-This distin-
guished naval officer, died in Phila-
delphia, on the 10th inst.
Chicnge Market,

There was not as much wheat bought
on Saturday as usual. 80 and s5 was
PAID for winter wheat. Spring wheat
ranges from SO TO IS. We hear of few
sales of pork ut 70 so and $500. Beef
brings % SO and s3.--Daiiy News. Dec.
20.
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Our thanks ATE due tn Sena.,r. Bre,se, senPle'
Css,. and Cameron. md to MessIs. WcEta"tb
and Douglass of the housF, tot e'nerer.i'nal d"'
suments. We will have more time and room I"
attend TO these iavors ia n week ~ Two.
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DRY GOOD.
Hard-Hare. Queens.Uare. Boot, c,,y
Moes' Hats and Caps, &c., &C.,
at PERT.

ME subscribers would inrorm their
u i'ehus and the citizens of La Sale
and Bureau counties, in general,
Ma' they are receiving and cons,anlv
Keep on hand full assortmeu, of an.
above goods, together with many o,ho,
kinds Feeling arealiul for pas, pa,ronag,
they would solicit a continuance If IT,
same assuring all who may favor Ms
WIN call, they shall lind our goods a,
me lowest aud cheapest rates. as we in,
lend to sell Tor Cash or produce excIu.
SiVe'y' We will either poy cash or ex-
change goods for mostly all kinds nj
produce at the highest market rates
Sept. 2O,-l5. DAY & BROTHER.
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WAsuixsros, Dec. l6, 1875.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l6 1875.
enclose you copy Of u bill which lnHodu-
ecd on yesterday by leave Of the senate, to reduce
and graduate the price of the public lands, which
was read the first and second time, and referred
10 Abe committee OH public lands, OF which an,
by the vote of the senate, chairman. The other
members Of the committee are 10, yet elected,
hut have every reason to believe when they are
they will bc found favorable 10 the bill, or some
Que like it.
The policy OF reducing aud graduating the
price Of the public lands has been discussed in
that part Of our state in which have lived, for
near twenty seven years, nnl ! presume i, his
been in your section also. have found NJ OF.
position 10 it execp, perhaps with some large
LANDOWNERS, whose interest may be thought to
be Impaired by it,
have long wished 10 sec the public lands in
the ncw states relieved from the dominion and
roairol of the general government at the earliest
possible moment, and placed within the reach OF
the poores, man. ! have fiyored donations 10
ac,uIl settlers, hut such a proposition has met
win so much opposition that it is scarcely 10 be
hoped i, can succeed. should like to see every
settler with patent for his improvement aud De.
sireto increase the facilities by which he can Oh
tain. an inleres, in the soil. This bill will place
II in the power Of almost every man 10 do so-,o
become lreehOider, especially in the southern
part Of the state 1.-The mos, Of the land there CO
ming within the fourth aud fifth classes. II
your part OF the state, it will place large por
lion Of the lands in the second class, and soor
much Of /, in the Third class, and ~ lar be yer,
beneficial.
Mr. Ashley, Of Arkansas, who will he on ,h,
committee Oh public lands, gave notice yesterday
10 the senate, that be would ask leave 10 intro
duce bill for permanent prospective pre-eml
ton law, which, If correct in its details, with tn
reduction aud graduation principle adopted, viii
be very advantageous 10 the settler. Thes
should be conslcred the great business of tn
session, and have strong hopes VIC shall sue
coed with them.
In eonversainn with the secretary Of the trea
sury before introduced this bill, he gave /, a
his opinion that ]. woull ns, probably pass be
Acre jnne, and tbs classification could no, b,
made until some tins in December next. Tn,
slaas IN the bill will probably be filed with tina
time ~ the committee. shall, in q Few days
in'rod''ce bill to sell the mineral lands in gu
stale. Iowa, snd Wisconsin, and shall bring III,
Subjected ship canal frou. the llIinoi. river !,
the lake before the senate.
Yours respectfully,
SIDNEY BREEsE,
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Graduation Of the Price OF the Pubic


This is Il measure IN which tue West, aud par
tcuahy Illinois. is very deeply interested. Thea
are ia, this state maBy ,aousats oil seF's OF 'snl
sul belonging to the general government, watch
il their price had been reduced aud graduated
mich, now be under cultivation and INCREASING
our wealth and yielding a revenue 10 ths slate.
Eu, so long as there ate other ani better lands to
Re had Tor tho same price at which these are hclt.
they will be stunned by the rmisran', ant rena n
al uncGliiya,el waste. Ne are therefore rcJoic-
Ell to learn by tie letter below from our LIstin-
guished senator Mr.. Bfeesc, ina, there Is a Ia
yora5le prospect for the passage Of bill a, the
pre,eai session Of congress 10 reduce aad graduate
tie prce Of the public lanl'.
We have received the cory Of the bill spoken
Of 10 Toe letter, bu, on account Of being So greatly
crowded BY oar advertising friend. this week, ~c
s;e able only 10 give an abstract oft.
The bin provides taaI from AMI after
tie public iauJ. shall he arranged into i've class
IS. as 6ilows: !. Lands which have been tn
market ard suiJec; to private entry unler i've
years; . over. 5 aud no, exceeding 10 years :
;. ever 10 and not exceeding Is; 4. over 10 and
AOi exceeding 20; and 5. over 20 and not exceed
lag 80. The Price Of lands in The frs; class 10 be
81 IS per acre; in the 81 class 81, Per acre; 81
elas., rs cents 4.h class so cents; 5.h class %
cents; and all lands that have been OF may here,
after be, over 80 years in market. 10 be coded II
the states in which they lie. Persons applying
to enter or purchase lands in the fourth or fiji
e1sses shall frs, make affidavit, that theyhave mace
10 entry Of land in either Of those cl's'es, anl
that the land abou, to he entered is for their owl
Use, and for immediate settlement and cultIsaiion
and they shall be allowed 10 enter only one hal
section
The bill wa, read 10 the senate on the 18Th
Dsc., and. on motion OF Mr.. Breese, referred to
the committee on public lands.
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OTTAWA FOUNDRY.

TENHE subscribers would respectfully
4 inform the citizens of Ottawa and
vicinity that they have started Foundry
in this place, and are prepared 10 execute
all kinds of work in their line, equal 10
any establishment, in the country, on The
shortest notice and mos, reasonable terms.
F Cash putt for old cast iron.
COGSWELL& CHAPLIN.
Ottawa, Oct,3, lSf5. lOii
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Lottery Postponed.

THE drawing of the "Fa,mers Lolte-
ry" of horses. buggies. harness Sc. ad-
verIlsed TO take place in Ottawa, on the
10Th inst, has been postponed To The 18Th,
when Twill certainly take place.
JOS. WILLIAM
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MAR RIED,

On the evening OF the fist inst, BY the Rev.
W. HalchelIer, Mr.. HnAN Tirr, 10 Miss CAM
ot,NE Cook, all of this county.
On The Esd ult., by the Rev. Mr.. Bssset. Mr..
MicHAkt Bum, to Miss CarHARiSk EnEnsoL.
all Of this county.