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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04
The Tonga Leland der.

There is a cavern in the island of Hoonga. one
of the Tonga islands, in the South Pacific Ocean.
which can only be entered by diving into the sea,
| and has no other light than what is reflected from
the bottom of the water. A young chief discov-
cred it accidentally while diving after a turtle.
and the use which he made of his discovery will
probably be sung in more than one European Ian
guage SO beautifully is it adapted for a tale in
| verse;
| There was tyrannical governor at Vavoo,
against whom one of the chiefs formed plan of
insurrection; it was betrayed, and the chief, with
all his family and kin, was ordered to be destroy
ed. He had a beautiful daughter, betrothed to q
| chief of high rank, and she also was included in
| the sentence.
The youth who had found the cavern, and had
kept this secret to himself loved this damsel he
told her of the danger in time, and persuaded her
| to trust herself to him.
| They got into a canoe the place of her retreat
was described to her on the way to it--there wo-
men swim like mermaids-she divcd after him,
and rose in the cavern in the widest part it is
about fifty feet, and its medium hight is guess
ed at the same; the roof hung with stalactites.
Here he brought her the choicest food, the
finest clothing, mats for her bed, and sanda-wood
oil to perfume herself here he visited her IA Of
ten as was consistent with prudence and here, as
may be imagined, this Tonga Leander, woocd and
won the maid, whom, to make the interest COM
| plete, he had long loved in secret, when he had
no hope.
Meantime he prepared with all his dependents,
male and female, to emigrate in secret to the Fiji
islands. The intention was so well concealed
that they embarked in safety, and his people ask
ed him, at the point of their departure, if hewoud
not take with him Tonga wife, and accordingly,
to their great establishment, having steered close
to rock, he desired them TO wait while he went
into the sea to fetch her ; jumped overheard, and
just AZ they were bcgiHing to be seriously ala In
ed at his long disappearance he rose with his nis-
tress from the water.
| This story is not deficient in that Wick all
such stories should have to be pcrfect%SYd ght-
| ful-a fortunate conclusion. The parH %mnin-
ed at the Fijis till the oppressor died,sqfd then
returned to Vavoo, where they long enjoyed a
tranquil and happy life
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04
SENECA ITEMS.

RICHARD p. MORGAN, chief engineer and
acting director of the Chicago Il Planfield Rail-
road, arrived here on Tuesday evening. He was
also here on Wednesday, the oath ult, at which
time meeting was held 1.-The result is probably
furnished by the secretary of that meeting.)
Yesterday Mr.. Morgan, in company With DIR.
Underhili, j. Crotty, A. Bruce, j. futile and
others started to the south side for the purpose
OF ascertaning the height to be snrmounted and
the distance to the prairie. We are reliably in
formed that two routes were looked through
First, up what is known Dry Run Rarine.
The height was found to be about 1877 feet in
one and One-half miles. The second route to
cross the run above the Illinois river bridge,
turn southeast, through the farms of Dennis
Hayden and M. Burns was found to be 1876 feet
in two and one-half miles, which was said to be
much better than expected, and unnecessary to
look further. Mr.. Clark, of Clark Il Underhill,
from Marseilles, is Oh hand, ever alive to the
interests of that place. to pay his respects to Mr.
Morgan u Go. So he was also on the Gath ult.,
but failed in both instances to get Mr. NJ. to stop
and see them, much less give any satisfaction.
The project is meeting with the greatest en-
couragement on the line through which it will
pass between Plainfeld and Lacon, Plaintield
having by petition of fifty reliable and response
BILE men promised appropriation Of $4,000,
Seneca the same. The coal company will do as
much as can be. Town of Eagle, $4,000. Los
tant, $4,000. Magnolia, $4,000 Lacon, ditto.
81 I~G-
through this county is from Lisbon to Seneca,
striking the county line one mile east of Seneca,
thence to the southwest corner of section IS,
Maflius thence to the Vermillion crossing at
what is known as the kirkpatrick ford, thence
to Lostant, and SO on to Magnolia. To Seneca it
is already giving new life Many strange faces
are in town, and arc coming and going Oh every
train, and we hear of considerable property
changing hands.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04

NEW TEMPERANCE WRINKLE.-Edward c.
Delovan, one of the strongest friends of the tenn
perance movement in New York. writes as follows
to Gen. j. $. Smith, President of the State Ten.
perance Society:
mo man should be entitled to drink unless he
first gets license; and any barkeeper who should
sell to an unlicensed party shout be subject to
fine and imprisonment. The license should be
annual: and the sum charged should be from
$50 to $1,000. No young man should be allowed
license until he was sixteen, and then until
twenty-one years of age, only beer license ut a
moderate charge. After twenty-one he could
vote, drink and chew tobacco upon payment of
license: and the same privilege should extend to
strong-minded women. Some men whose consti-
tutions utterly unfit them for potations should
be refused license altogether"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04

A THOUsAND-DOLL.ARC ow-A correspondent
of the Country Gentleman tells story of re-
markable COW owned by Mr.. Stratham, of New
Hampshire. II the statements are true, it is
probably the most productive COW in the world.
The record runs thus: ut is stated on the au-
thority Of the Massachusetts, Agricultural Soci-
ETY., that this cow, in the first year after being
bought, and with ordinary keep, made 1S0pounds
of butter. The next year she had twelve bushels
Of corn meal, and then gave 308 pounds of butter.
The next year she had thirty-fve bushels, and
gave more than 400 pounds. The next year she
had n bushel a week and oil her own milk skim
med, and she then gave, from the 9th Of April to
the 25th of September, $50 pounds, besides suck
ling her calf for five weeks. II was an extraor-
binary yield, but it seems the Scammon COW
takes the lead by at least 100 pounds The COW
is of the Ayrshire breed, of pale yellow color,
and was raised by Mr.. S. When she was six
year old, an account of the butter made from her
was kept. The number of pounds realized was
six hundred and ten, and her milk fourteen
thousand five hundred and forty pounds-bcirg
almost forty pounds day through the year, and
nearly twelve pounds OF butter = week through
the year. hn ta
That must be the COW the city lady was inqur-
ing for--'the one that gives the 6uherniH."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04
Clerk Of the Supreme Court

The Rad. Reps. of this region are getting
up quite stir over the little slice of bread
and butter to be disposed of at the June clcc.
ton for Clerk of the Supreme Court for the
Third Grand Division. Candidates are get
tlns plenty as Observation-Disclosures one to each
county--and as convention has been called,
each candidate will enter it, backed by his
own county. This gives the candidate from
La Sale county, which is the largest in the
Division, the advantage, and looks as if ID. L.
Hough, of La Sale, had the inside track. The
lads. OF Bureau county put forward s. G.
Paddock; of Cook county, w. l.. Greenlcaf;
81 Kane county, Major w. N. Taylor, &c.
Hough has another advantage over his COM
Petltors. He managed to get favorable no.
tlces' into quite number of papers out of his
own county before the other candidates walked
up. We bet on the nomination of Houyb if
the convention don't break up in IA row. There
can be no objection to iIough on the score
that ne is not sufficiently radical, in the abol-
aion republican sense of that word : tboucb
what that has to do with his qualifications for
the Supreme Court Clerkship we fail to see
clearly, Notwithstanding the great stress tbe
faithful" lay upon it as an essential oualifca.
ton r,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04
Railroad Meeting at Seneca.


Mr.. EDITOR:-The citizens of Seneca held
another meeting with regard to the Chicago,
Plainfeld and Mississippi Railroad, on Thurs
day evening, April 81, 1867, which was very
largely attended and great deal Of interest
manifested in the success of the road.
The meeting was called to order by the Presi-
dent, VIM. H. Underhill, who introduced Rich
ard F. Morgan, acting director and chief engin-
eer Of the road, who addressed the meeting ut
some length, showing their position asa company,
what they had done, their prospects, DC. He
was followed by the Hon. Geo. w. Armstrong
and others, setting forth the necessity of voting
that the town should take stock in the road, pro-
vided the power to do 30 should be granted by
the Legislature. Jeremiah Crotty, an old canal
and railroad contractor, when called upon for a
speech, said he would make no speech but would
build twenty miles of the road and take one
third of his pay in stock. q
The following resolutions were then adopted,
viz:
ResOlced, That the sense of this meeting is,
that the east half of the town of Manlius take
fifty thousand dollars stock in the c., P. & Miss
r. R., 80 soon as practicable, and will do all in
our power to aid the progress Ut the enterprise.
Resolred, That committee Of five be appoint
ed a. executive committee TO confer with Messrs
Morgan and associates, and other towns which
would be benefited by the proposed road, said COM
mittee to consist Of Messrs. Jeremiah Crotty, A.
Bruce, A. vaughy, H. L. Hossach and VIM. s.
jackson.
Resolred, That we adjourn subject " the call
Of the executive committee.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04
Europe.

The sulphurOus, warlike blasts which came
across from Europe last week in startling, rap
id succession, have suddenly given way to the
mild, fragrant zephyrs Of peace. France and
Prussia have yielded to the intercessions Of the
surrounding nations. and agreed to submit the
little affair Of Luxembourg to Congress of
the great powers, meaning France Prussia,
England, Italy and Austria. The prelimina-
rics to the conference stipulate that before the
meeting, Prussia is to withdraw her garrison
from Luxembourg, and the fortress is to be
dismantled. The Conference is to meet in
in London next Monday, May eth. The agree
ment of France and Prussia to this conference
isregarded as decisive Of the question of peace
or war, and financial and commercial affairs.
that the war rumOrs had sd seriously dis
turbed have assumed their wOnted steady
tone.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04
Clerical wit.

The facetious Watty Morrison, as he was com
monty called, was entreating the commanding
officer OF regiment at Fort George. to pardon a
poor fellow sent to prison. The officer granted
his petition, on condition that Mr. Morrison
should accord the first favor he asked which was
the ceremony at baptism for young puppy
"A merry party of gentlemen were invited to
the christening Mr.. Morrison desired Major
-, to hold up the dog.
AS am minister of Tie Kirk of Scotland
said Mr.. Morrison, II must proceed accordinclv.'
Major - said he asked no more.
"Well, then, major. begin with the usual
question: You acknowledge yourselfMe Jathe,
IF Ills puppyr"
The major understood the joke, and threw
away the animal.
Thus did Mr.. Morrison turn the laugh against
the ensnarer, who intended to doridc sacred
ordinance.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04
The Age of Horse.

4 gentleman from Illinois gave US piece Of
information in regard to asccrtaning the age of
horse, after he or she has passed the ninth
year, wich was new TO US and may be to most Of
our readers. After the horse is nine years old.
wrinkle comes on the eye-lid at the upper
corner OF the lower lid, and every year there
after he has one well defined wrinkle for each
year over nine If, for instance, a horse has
three wrinkles he is twelve; if four, he ia thir-
teen. Add the number Of wrinkles to nine and
you will always get it. So says the gentleman:
and he is confident it will never fail As grea.
many people have horses over nine, it is easily
tried. II true the horse dentist must give up
his trade.-ESehn"St.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04
The New Hotel.

The prospects of the new Hotel project are
are decidedly bright and promising this week.
The citizens of Ottawa, on Saturday last voted
almost unanimously in favor of taking $4,000
of stock on the part of the city in the enter
prise, and this stock having been subscribed,
than is needed to effect an organization and
commence the work.
Accordingly, on Thursday the shareholders
| in the project me at the National City Bank
to effect an organization. $5S,65O were re-
ported as subscribed to the stock. So the meet
ing appointed Hon. J. D. Cation Chairman
pro TEN. and d. F. Cameron Secretary pro
TEN. A series of bylaws was adopted for the
regulation of the company, and the following
Board of Directors chosen for one year L. H
Eamcs ID. F. Cameron, j. Caton W. Bushnell, l..
Leland, G. Fl. Force and Z. c. Allen
The meeting then adjourned to meet again
in the Supervisors room on Friday, May 10th.
at 9 O'Clock r. NJ
The Directors then met and organized by
choosing L. H. Eames President, Charles II.
Force Secretary, and Ed. e. Allen Treasurer.
The Executive Committee provided for in
the bylaws was constituted by the choice of
L. II. Eames, ID. F. Cameron, and Charles Fl.
Force, and l.. H. Eames was made Chairman
thereof.
The Directors then adjourned to meet again
on Monday next, May 9Th, at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
at the National City Bank, to examine propo-
sails for the Hotel site, and all proposals should
be left Mt the Bank on or before that time.
As to location, of course the choice will de-
pend somewhat on the character of the propo-
sails received; yet, other things being equal,
we believe the general preference of the peo-
pie is for what is known as the "Flick cor
ner," opposite the post Office. 1t is the near
est available point to the business centre of
the city, has the best facilities for drainage,
the view from two sides is the finest to be OBJ
tanned in so eligible a location, and it is lust
enough On one side to be out of the reach and
hearing of the dust and noise of active bust
ness. A south and west front is no objection,
for though it may give hot sun, it aSo affords
the best ventilation. The most popular hotels
in Chicago front to the west. But perhaps we
are treading on ticklish ground and may be
considered impertinent. We charge nothing
however, for our advice, and have right to
say what We think about it, as one having not
one cents worth of pecuniary interest in the
matter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04

In the New York Eceaiag Post appears an adj.
yertisement by real-estate auctioneer of par.
tition sale of property on Broadway, belonging
to the estate of the late VIM Ross Among the
places advertised is a strip of ground on the
northeast corner of Fulton street and Broadway,
with front of four feet eleven inches on BROAD
way, running back ono hundred and sixty feet
two inches on Fulton. The advertisement states
that this narrow strip ased to the lessee Of The
adjoining property for ten Moasoad dollars per
annum and taxes, the lease terminable by the
owner on any LIST day Of May Oh one years no.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04
The Mute Detective.

mo dogs admitted, sir" said the porter 10 a
young man as his dog appeared at the enhance.
You must leave him behind you if you grin"
Every WE'LL" said the young man "stay about
here, Prince, till l come backw Il
And he joined the crowd within.
By-and-by the young man wished to refer to
his watch, when, behold! the chain had Asen
snapped in two, and the valuable time-pidGe
gone. He considered the cased a moment,
and lhen thought flashed through his mind.
stepping out he whispered the fact to n
er, and gained permission to take the dog in
minute or two
Look here, Prince" said he, "you knowing
dog, my watch is stolen" and he showed him
the empty pocket and the cut chain. "Do you
understand, old fellow In there, sir, is the
thief. You find it, my good doggie, and I'll get
you q famous treat. You understand, do you Z"
Prince wagged his head and tail. and gave his
master wonderfully knowing and acute look,
and then the two stole quietly into the place.
Quietly this dumb detective glided around
among the people, smelling away at this ones
coat and that ones chain, until at last he set
his teeth firmly into the coat-skirt of q genteel-
looking man, and could not be shaken off,
The young man quietly made known the case
to the bystanders, who gathered around him,
and had the thiefs pocket duly searched. Six
other watches were found upon him, which he
had gathered up in the course of the morning,
and which their rightful owners were very glad
to get their hands on.
Prince selected out his masters property in q
twinkling, as that was all he cared for, and gave
it to him joyfully. 1t would have taken very
keen policeman to do the work 50 neatly and
quickly, and all agreed that he merited as good a
dinner as a dog could have A good beef bone
and bowl Of milk, however, abundantly salts
fed all his wants, and then he was Just as ready
to do the same favor over again.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04

SMALL BuSTNEss.-One of the ways in
which Congress is at present engaged in " con.
cilinting' the South was illustrated in Charles.
Ton week ago. There was iireman's pa.
rade, and looking down the line of the process.
zion, Gen Sicklcs was unable to see "A national
flag borne aloit, So the procession was in
sanity stopped until flax with the stars and
sapca could be procured Who ever heard of
carrying Che national flag in a Saturdays fire.
mems parade IN tbs North or ever heard of
stopping n procession for want of one tits
by petty acts like these that a deep seated IN,
tired for ;hc flag is cultivated in the South
which il viii take generations TO eradicate.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04

THE BATTLE OF GETTYsBURG.-Some curious
statements are contained in official report on
the battle of Gettysburg. 1t appears that 2.,ji4
guns were picked up ON the field after the en-
gagement, $4,000 of which were loaded OF this
number one-half had two loads, each remaining
unfred. one quarter had three loads, and the re.
naming g. 900 contained ten loads apiece. Many
were found having from two to six bullets over
one charge; in Others the powder was placed
above the ball one gun had six cartridges with
paper uniform; in one Springfield rifle, twenty
three separate charges were found; while one
smooth-bore musket contained twenty bullets and
sixty buck-shot rammed in promiscuously.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04

CoFFEE,-Our importations ofcohee are great.
ly less than one-half what they were ten years
ago What is extensively made to fill the vac.
uum may be learned from the following state
ment:
''They have a machine in Philadelphia for
making coffee. 1t turns ont 200 bags a day.
The material is chicory, black lead, soap stone,
and grounds from coffee-pots of folks who use
the genuine coffee. The Ldgcr says lawsuits
before the court of appeals regarding the adul.
teration Of this new article"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04

TIE kankakee Gazette learns that far more
farmers than usual have concluded to raise
flax the coming season, and that very large
breadth will be sown this spring. 1t has been
demonstrated to all, heretofore that flax is a
profitable crop, easily raised and early real
lied into money, and hence the farmers are
gradually working into it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04

One of the New York papers, referring to the
experiments last summer made with the flying
machine, says that an ndcfatieable old gentle
RAN who has been engaged in making experi-
mcnts with flying machine for over forty years,
will astonish The world the coming summon.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04

Theodore Clay, son of Henry Clay, has for thir-
ty years been an inmate of the lunatic Asylum at
Lexington, KY, and is still there. He iancies he
is General Washington, and dresses as the Gen
cral dressed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04

Pollard, Of Richmond. said recently to North
ern gentleman: Negro suffrage is dirty
weapon, but You have put it into our hands, and
we mean 10 beat your brains out with it."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04

Only three daily newspapers now survive of
nine published in Boston in ls43. OF twenty.
eight magazines, three also remain. OF thirty.
five weeklies, al but twelve are gone
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04

Queen Victoria has declared that she will sign
no more death warrants. So there cum be no ex-
eoutions IN England.
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Rhode Island is now called Spragues farm, and
IT is said Sprague carries his farm in his breechcs
pocket lie carries the new calico aristocracy in
the same place.
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E,ARMERS TAKE NOTICE. would

LARMERS TAKE NOTECE.-I would niorm
IL the farmers OF this eo,aty and adjoining cor'es that
have got the Patent Three Horse Wpctrees now ON hand
and ready to furnish those thtt wish to use three
horses to plow say that OF tue best nr;ners IN
tho county have tested them and satisfied, that their equal
for principle bn exce.d. have got large lot on and
and am prepared to furnish all that will give call
will say those w. to try thea thar there sa great
saving weight the cNd NJ the po" beam, anu your po"
need no block fastened ia. side of the BENIN, pillow
runs as correct us tue hors. rigging cvener Instead al
the tw ioubleroes aud three eingcres you have hut the
dohlttrce and two wlcltrrts. Tbs say to do good
work . 10 pl,w with three horses, and tile next thing is to
have the rg to do with Il is less Nor on year horses, ANA
n. c,slor ON Yourself Call Nnd thca. for know You
will ike hcn and give them iri lfthcy 40 not perform
the work required ask ~ ply. fumeir lyDGat u die
nnGe can send their orders ami th% Willie attended to
nronnv also ~ hoisr s'nrng in the host STYLE and all
ENDS 81, olbing. Shop Clinton ST., hetw en- ~ aud
Madison. A. ~ sIEWARr.
.Uluwp, Apra ", lSE-'W'
,gvlEUIoRy OF MAN IL STRENGTH Therefore the nor
4 yous and ,icl,iatca should immediately use NenboUs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-04

yg,iiEUIoRY on MAN II STRENGTH Therefore tho nor
yons and dedicated should immediately uso Hcnbou's
ytract Buchu. ichg-eowly