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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-04-13

GALE OF, II F;Al1 ES'T.ATE.-The under
- signed. Administrator of the estate of James L. Street.
deceased by virtue II the power in him vested by order
made BY the County Court OF La Sale county The March
me hour Of we o'clock offer for sale public auction
TO ths highest bidder for cash Lot . In ecE In the village
OF Sreator in the county OF La Sale and state OF Illinois,
said sale to he made upon said premises Strearr will
execute to he purchaser thereof deed in
pursuance Of the law In such made and provided
. DANIEL STREET.
March aS-Sw Aan,nis,ratcr
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LegIl.

IISAT. ST.I''I~I .E>TEN-I' NOTICE.
EsrATs OF tAAUTt 7. JOHNSON, DECD hereby
given 70 all persons ucTe, ed IN said That Peter Me
administrator Il the estate CSnute +. johnson. GoceaSc
will ppar ror" ne County Count OF the county OF La sale
and state of Illinois, AZ the Court House ottawa in said
county, on The twentieth dav Of NAV D. lS12 for the
purpose OF rendering accoun OF his proceedings tue
sdnris'rs ton OF said the final settlement
Ua,ed a. Ottawa. his 81 day Of April Isl?
a!rfiw II. !. MEAD Clerk.
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NoTICE.-fsTArH OF THOMAS Il. COURTNEY, DHc'p
Notice hereby given. that the undersigned, eXecutrx
Of the last will and testament OF Thomas Courtney late
tho county OF La Sale and sste of Illinois, deceased will mp
pear before the County Court of said county the third Mon
day. bcng the Goth day. OF May lS the Court House in
Ottawa In said county, when and where all having
cams demands against said estate notified to attend
or present the same In writing for adjustment.
Dated this 4th day OF March 4. u. 1872.
CArHAIINE A. COURTNEY.
maro-Gw EXrcutriy
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NOTICE.-EsrArE OF JANIS MCcAnrnY DRo'p.-
Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned executor
county of La Sale and tate OF Illinois, deceased viii app
before the County Court Of said county the third Monday
Neing the goth day. of May lS2 at the Court House
wa In said county when and where all having claims
or demands AGAINST said cA.sc notified attend
sent the same In writing tor adjustment.
Dated this 5th day of March 4. ~ ls7s.
THOMAS KENNkDY.
mArS-0M ENeCn'nH
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Also keep or hand .N,ycs Of Blankets Sheets whir Cur
rycon h. Brus'es IN fact anything you wan. u orr i6c We
manufacture collar, and make il speciality sell
collar thai Hi hurt horse ASK for strOb.l Con.
dolls CO .r s1-c!a lion paid repairing. decsE
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An Indian agent says that children's hymns
are very popular among Indians, and that the
most savage savages sing them upon The war
path. "Now lay me" must be very touch
ing with war-whoop accompaniment.
1t was brilliant Fond du Lac boy who,
seeing dog with a muzzle on for the first
time, exclaimed: "Msmma, ina NINA, Ill bet
five cents the dogs are going to wear hoop
skirts there goes a dog with one on his nose.'
A respectable citizen of Boston, who par
took Of laughing gas at public exhibition,
while under the influence shouted Keno
Sixty.six Twenty-Five One.Five That's my
game" &c.
-Arobust, well-muscled young man, in speak
ing OF the weather, last week, remarked at
is disastrous, sir; it will throw croquet back
at least month"
Master Fred Grant, rumor says, is to bemar-
ried to New York lady on his return from
Europe. More relations
"Mothsr, send for the DOCTOR" "Why, my
son p "'Cause that man in the parlor is u
going to die; he said he would il sister Jane
wouldn't marry him-and she said she would
not"
A book entitled Lectures to Married Men,,
has appeared in England. Heaven save the
mark Haven't they their share already
The woman suffrage movement seems to be
IN bad way. Tho Revolution has been merged
in religious weekly, and the other strong
minded journals languish.
The Indianapolis Seminal says: "Ground
for the new opera house in Lafayette has been
broken-by the hogs"
A Chicago actor, who vas addicted to the
use Of the flowing bowl, was alluded to az q
living specimen Of the mellow. drammer.
Chilli Fitzpatrick can't lecture on account of
throat disease. Blessed throat disease!
Drummers In Maine style themselves " mer.
camille tourists"
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It's columns, a telegraph or local Or
Of editorials, show what it can do
If It had the means, but it cannot
continue in the expensive work
until support comes, which ought
TO be readily granted. A newspa-
per is like q church; it wants fos-
tering in the commencement, and
for a few years; then, as a general
thing, It can walk alone, and reflect
upon It's location. Take your home
paper it gives you more news Of
immediate interest than New York
or other papers it takes for you
when other localities belle you; it
stands up for your rights; you al
ways have a companion in your
home paper, and those who stand
up for you should certainly be
well sustained. Your interests are
kindred and equal, and you must
raise or fall together. Therefore,
it is your interest to support your
home paper; not grudgingly, but
in liberal spirit as a pleasure, not
as a disagreeable duty, but as an
investment that will amply pay the
expenditure"
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Hunting wild Bees.

hunting Wild bees
/" To hunt bees successfully, opa
should have good eyes, some prae.
tice, and a large stock Of patience,
First provide yourself with a boz
of convenient size, with a glass
slide in the top to admit light into
the upper section, and another
slide in the center Of the box al.
viding it into equal sections. Pro-
vide yourself with soma old comb
and partly filed with honey and
partly with bee bread, to be used
in " smudging," a small vial q
strained honey, fresh from the hive
if possible, and another vial con,
tanning oil Of anise, with which yod,.
are to scent your box and
" smudge" comb. Place a piece
Of empty comb in the box, and YOU
are ready for a start. The honey
should Be slightly thinned with
water, to enable the bees to fill
themselves quicker, and at the
same time remove the danger Of
their becoming daubed SO as to be
unable to fly. Take the middle of
warm sunny day, and go near
the woods where you suppose a
wild swarm to be located, Select
an open spot where you can obtain
an unobstructed view in all direc-
tions, build Up a fire and heat two
small fat stones; when hot place
on a stump or log, place piece Of
your comb thereon, then place the
other stone on the top of the comb,
and you will soon have a smudge"
that the bees viii smell at q great
distance. Place your box a foot
or two from the smudge" in the
direction the wind is blowing, havS
ing previously filed a few cells Of
the empty comb with the honey.
Keep the smudge " going until
the bees come searching, following
the line Of smoke. They will now
begin to collect upon the comb and
the smudge " may be tliscontin-
ued. The first time a bee starts
for home it will be seen to describe
a circle Immediately around the,
box, the circles gradually becom-
ing larger and larger, until at last
a bee line is struck for home, In
order to see them plainly, and alta
greater distance, keep the eye as
close TO the ground as possible,
while the bees fly against the sky
for a back ground.
OF course new Corners are con-
stantly arriving, filling the air with
their spiral curyings but q little
practice will enable the hunter to
detect those whose flight win now
be straight for home. AS soon as
you ascertain the direction they 80
you have a bee line" The next
thing to be desired is cross
line" To obtain this, close your
box while the comb is covered with
bees, and travel in direction 50
that you are about to got will cross
the one already obtained. You
viii soon get another line, and
where the two lines intersect each
other there your bee tree will be.
Now carefully mark the spot ana
commence the search Of trees.
This IL often the most laborious q
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On the Other Leg.

-
Carolina, a band of outlaws have
their camp, and from it have Isl
sued any day for these four years
To rob, and, when it suits their
purpose, to murder the helpless
people Of the vicinity. Rewards,
most tempting in amount, have
been insufficient to secure the cap
ture Of any one member of the
gang indeed, such is the immuni-
ty they enjoy, purchased By years
of successful plumber and unawed
rapine and violence, that they
boldly ride along the public high
ways and swagger through the
streets of the neighboring towns,
with not a hand brave enough to
attempt to stay them.
With all Of this, this reckless
band Of midnight marauders, of
staggering assassins, has never
been styled the Ku-Klux," nor
has ever Federal authority inter
fered to protect their victims.
They make daily forays through
the whole country around, and
openly exact levies Of money and
provisions from the frightened
population. But the Federal judi
ciary that despatched United
States marshals, aided by United
States bayonets, to the upland
Counties of South Carolina, and
secured the conviction of hundreds
of ignorant and hapless country
younkels, is blind to the desperate
condition of affairs in and about
the little village Of Scufaetown in
the adjoining State of North Caro-
lima. We are not aware that the
victims of Lowrey's band Of des-
peradoes have ever appealed to
the United States authorities for
assistance we only comment upon
the distinction made between Hen
ny Berry Lowrey, the negro MUIR
derer and unchecked freebooter
. and Dr. William Avery, the re-
spectacle citizen who has expatri-
ated himself to avoid an illegal and
unjust conviction. But DIR. Avery
was a white man and Democrat,
while the savage Lowrey is q mu-
latto and Radical partisan.
1t is stated that the force and
influence Of Lowrey's gang were
used to support the carpet-baggers
Holden and Poole, and that its
victims have uniformly been the
enemies OF the Administration.
This may be taken with grain Of
salt, but undoubtedly the political
bias Of this negro outlaw and his
band Of black ruffians is toward
the Radical authorities Of his State
and Of the South. Under the tor
rorism established by the rule Of
these lawless desperadoes the peo-
pie are abandoning their homes
and leaving the country to their
tender mercies. The State author
tiles have given them no aid The
Federal authorities seem not dis
posed to render them their assist
ance. The people might take fine
law in their own hands, bnt the
proscriptive and partial measures
Of the Federal authorities have
placed even this last resort out Of
their power. lit il yery certain
thatif Lowrey had in reality been
one of the so-called Ku-Klux, Oh
if, as is intimated, be had not
served the purposes OF the author
tues, the blood-stained camp oil
this dismal swamp would long
since have been dispersed, and the
members Of the laWless gang
brought To deserved justice. But
there IS one law III the recon-
structed States fer the white and
another ior the black and Henry
Iowrey profits bY the distinction.
Louisville Courier Journal.
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a 80 10 VOL Hanged.

Newfoundland, February I'd, gives
a vivid account Of the first execu-
lions that have taken place at thai
place in a century. He writes
4 Patrick Gehan, fisherman,
murdered his brother-in-law, Car
rett Soyer, an old man, and his
i wife Mary Gehan. The one he
wounded with a pistol bullet and
beat to death with mattock, the
other he smothered with large
feather-bed. Living in Gehan's
house was q beautiful girl named
Johannah Hamilton, who assisted
Gehan in removing Soyer's body
to an ash heap. The body of Mrs.
Gehan was removed to a lonesome
portion on the Spaniard's Bay
road, and left there. The blood
was then washed off the floor of
the room in which the tragedy was
enacted, and every other vestige
Of the atrocious crimes destroyed.
a coEoner S jury verdict upon the
body was accidental death from
causes unknown. Suspicious were
aroused, however, and being ar
rested, Johannah made a full CON
fession. On the trial the jury were
out but ten minutes, and the YER
dict being rendered, the woman
sobbed aloud while her companion
hung his head sulkily. The night
before the execution the woman re-
fused to retire, and walked to and
fro in her cell with her face buried
in her handkerchief. When spoken
to she rarely answered. Her pro-
fuse raven hair fell disheveled over
her magnificent shoulders, She
wore a neat black dress, a narrow
white collar and plain brooch.
lin the morning a worthy object
of human sympathy was the frail
but lovely creature who sat wearied
yet sleepless upon the miserable
pallet. Her tears had steadily
fallen during the night, but when
the priest announced himself to
her she cried aloud for many mo-
ments before speaking to him. At
length he succeeded in calming
down her grief, but only to hear
from her the distracted and plain
tive appeals "Oh, Father for
the love Of sweet Jesus save me !
save mel" The priest gradually
led her thoughts away from earth
and she slowly grew resigned to
her fate.
At $50 o'clock company Of po-
licemen marched into the yard,
upon hearing them the doomed
woman shuddered involuntarily,
and had new recourse to tears. On
leaving her cell at the request of
the sheriff she drew back and
sobbed HISTORICALLY. Being quiet
ly pressed to move on She adj
yanced a step, and again shrunk
from the terrible journey. At
length it was found necessary to
employ violence in removing her
from the cell but at the request of
the assisting clergyman she was
allowed to remain quiet for few
minutes until he found means to
persuade her to obey the sentence
Of the law. The priest finally sue.
ceeded, and taking her by the
hand lac led her out into the pas
sage way, where her dress was
Topped, her arms pinioned and the
fatal moose adjusted. In the mean.
time Gehan, dressed in O suit Of
black, had been fitted out for his
leap into death, and he stood be-
side his beautiful accomplice.
Gehan then received his black
cap, as did also the unfortunate
JohGnnah. Gehan, accompanied
by O clergyman and two deputy
sheriffs, led the way TO the cortile
Of the courthouse. Approaching
the platform upon which the fatal
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well sustained. Your interests are
kindred and equal, and you must
raise or fall together. Therefore,
it is your interest to support your
home paper not grudgingly, but
in liberal spirit as a pleasure, not
as a disagreeable duty, but as an
investment that will amply pay the
expenditure"
In Indiana, a husband, after q
spree, was led home by one Of his
friends who, after posing him safe
ly on the doorstep rang the bell
and retreated, somewhat hurriedly,
to the other side Of the street, to
see if it would be answered.
Promptly the "port was " ous
verified " and the fond spouse, who
had waited up for her truant hus-
band, beheld him in all his toddi-
ness.
Why, Walter, is this your
" Yes, my dear" p.
" What in the world has kept
you so ?"
"Been out on a little turn with
'er boys, my d-d-darling."
why, Walter, you're intozi-
l..
eyes, dear I estimate that's
So" .,.s ..a ~. .rrg@
What on earth made you get
so drunk ? And why-oh, why do
you come to me in this dreadful
state?" -
+" Because, my darling, all the
other places are shut ppl".
HINTS TO YOUNG MEN.--The
words Of wisdom herewith APP
pended are taken from. the London
Society u<..e.
After all, in the looking out for
a wife, a man must consider how
she will show at the Preside, rather
than at parties. You can learn SO
much Of literary and athletic tastes,
the faYorite books that are always
in hand, the music that is regular
ly studied and sung, the kind Of
associations, and the general order
of tastes. 1t is by far the best way
of getting d Irritation, which-is not
unpleasantly done and benignant.
Love making is an uncommonly
pleasant employment for the VIM
ter nights. You may talk Of the
perils of young men when they
come up to town but there is no
better safeguard than giving such
young fellows the associations Of
home and sweet home. Parents
make an immense mistake in taking
a too severely monetary view of a
young fellows prospects. 1 never
knew a young fellow under ever SO
dark q cloud who, with purpose
and ability, could not work out his
own way into the sun-ight. Better
even the long engagement or the
early marriage than many other
suggestions that might be put.
"A youngster, who had been de-
tocted by his father in the acL Of
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"A youngster, who had been de-
tected by his father in the acL Of
stealing some fruit stored for VIM
ter consumption, was angrily bid
den to /" 90 into tho next room and
prepare himself for a severe fog
cling. Having finished tho work
which he had in hand, tho inexora-
bic parent armed himself with a
stout horse-whip, and went in
search Of the culprit, whom he
found ornamented with a hump ut
which Quasimodo himself would
have shuddered. What on earth
have you got on your back r" asked
the wondering sire. {. A leather
apron, replied John, three times
doubled. You told me to prepare
myself for O severe logging, and
I've done the best I could.
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the present product OF their IA
theirs farm. So shall we stem the
tide of debt that sets steadily
against our shores, and cease to be
visited and annoyed by hard times.
Lancaster Ledger. ....
A FRENCH VERSION or THE
STOKES Defence. The Messenger
Franco-Americain thus sums up
Stokes defence -;
l. To prove an alibi. and to
show that Stokes was not in the
United States when James Fisk,
the younger, was killed.
2. To prove that Stokes never
carried q pistol, or that, if he did
carry q pistol, it was never loaded,
and was never fred. -.. .
3. That Stokes killed Fisk in
legitimate self-defence. w
4. That Fisk carried a Gatling
gun in his pocket. :
5. That Fisk reorganized the
Ninth Regiment for the sole and
avowed purpose Of making war on
Stokes.
6. That Fisk destroyed the peace
and happiness of Stokes home,
and that consequently the honli-
cide-if there was a homicide was
legitimate, and a sacred duty Of
Stokes.
7, That Fisk was a bad man,
and it was a good act to put him
out of the way.
8. That Stokes was insane when
he fired at Fisk, and was not re-
sponsible for his action.
8. That Fisk did not die from
injuries inflicted by Stokes.
10. That Fisk was killed by the
ignorance Of his doctors.
IL. That Fisk was not wounded
at all.
~. That Fisk died a natural
death.
TAKE YoUR Own HOME PAPER.
The following is taken from the
editorial columns Of the Lady's
Book Of che present month:
what tells lis SO readily the
standard Of d town or city as the
appearance Of its paper? And its
youth OF lbs age can as well be de-
termined by the observing as by
q personal notice. The enterprise
Of its citizens is depicted by IT'S al
yertisements, their hberality by
the looks Of tho paper Some H.
pers show o good, solid, healthy
foundation, plethoric purses, and 4
well-to-do appearance generally
others show q striving to contend
with the grasping thousands
around them, trying hard to wrench
out an existence from The close
listed community around them.
An occasional meteorio display III
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Quite novelty in the Shape Of q
new style Patent Stem Winding Watch,
that Is hunting-case or open-face COM
binod, has been brought ont by Stewart,
Street, New York. which they sell at the
wonderful low price Of SO. Read their
advertisement and purchase one il you
want really good watch. Christian
Weekly endorses their reliability in
every way.
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denly fol- soon after, and Gehan
and his accomplice were swinging
between earth and the sky. Great
sympathy was felt for the girl, and
BE was hoped By many that the
Governor would relent before the
sentence had been fulfilled. But
no pardon came.
WHAT CAUSES HARD TIMES. We
are fast becoming a nation of sdhe-
mers to live without work. Our
boys are not learning trades; our
farmers sons are croWding into
cities, looking for clerkships and
poor Offices; hardly one American
girl in each hundred viii do house
work for wages, however urgent
her need. Our women shine in Eu-
ropean fabrics our men dress in
foreign clothes !; the toys which
amuse our younger children have
generally reached us over the sea.
We are like the farmer who hires
his neighbours son to chop his
wood; feed his stock, and run his
brands, while his own boys lounge
at the grog-shop, playing billiards,
and then wonders why, in spite Of
his best efforts, he sinks annually
deeper into debt, till the sheriff
cleans him out, and lie starts West
to begin again.
We must turn over a new leaf
Our boys and girls must be taught
to love labor by qualifying them
selves to do it efficiently. We must
turn out fewer professionals and
more skilled artisans, as well as
food growers. We must qualify
our clever boys to erect and run
furnaces, rolling mills, tanneries,
machine shops, ETC., to open and
implements, and double
the present product Of their fa-
theirs farm. So shall we stem the
tide of debt that sets steadily
against our shores, and cease to be
visited and annoyed by hard times.
+ Lancaster LEDGER. II.
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Saturday. March 3. 1870.
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LAKE, CHaRLES "a.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-11-20

s465 Cash Prizes. amounting $a:o,soo
This Legal Enterprise 10 indorsed BY the
highest authority Of the State and best business
men. Over one-half tho tickets taken before
October lst. The limited number on hand wi'l
bo furnished those who apply nrst. Money can
Nonoy Orders, or Ivy express. All prizes will
be paid 10 FULL Agents wanted. For full par
ticulars Addrsss
]. N. PATTEE.
General Manager, Omaha, Neb.
W. A. SEARLES,
General Agent for the Pacific Coast.
nol I'd p. o. Box ST, Virginia, New.
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A. fYRAlLL. cuAs. CUNNING
UNION IRON WORKS

T,oUNDERs, MAcHINIsTs, GENERAL
En9ineers, Drsughtsmen and Manufacturers
q ousrss mill and Mining Machinery OF all de-
scxintionS. All orders nlled with promptness
and dispatsh, and ct the Lowest Rates.
ss-. nol6 II
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Total. 100 Gins. all cssh $50 90
This money 10 pay all these gins Ia now upon
deposit. aud set apart for that purpose, In the
Farmers and Droyer1' Bank, as Will be seen BY
the following certificate Of the Cashier: CO..
' FARHERs' AND DRovrRs' BANK,
g Louisville, Ky, September 10, 1917.
This 10 TO certify thht there 10 now on deposit
In this bank over half million Of dollars TO tho
credit OF the Gift Concert Fund, 800 900 Of
which IL held by this bank, ~ Treasurer OF the
Public Library Of Kentucky, to pay Oh all gins
TO be awarded NJ the drawing
X. .. VEACH, Cashier.
Price Or Tickets.
Whole tickets, SO; halves, 96; quarters.
81 30; II, whole tickets for 800; 58 for $2-5 |;
IS for $500; ii3 for $1,000; rs for $500; 6I5
for y, 900. No discount on less than 800 worth
OF tickets at time. -.
HThe drawing VIII sltivsly and unequiyocally
tIko place December Z. Agents aro perempto-
rily required to close sales and make returns
November IS. In order 70 give ample time for
the nnsl iarrangcments Orders for tickets or
applications for circulars should bo addressed 10
GOV. THOS. 4. 'BRAMLETTE,
Agent Public Library Of Kentucky.
ocio 3aw I'd Louisville, Ky.
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