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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01
Wanted Her Boy.

II presume this is Mr.. Joy, isn't 1t 2" SAID
the old lady, as she met him at the door of the
station.
THE same, madam" he courteously replied
reaching up to raise his hat, and finding that
he had no hat on his head.
Il have been sent to YOU" she went on, "to
see if you think my son is safe"
IF your son is in Jail, believe he is safe
replied Bijah These railroad strikes didn't
hurt the jail business bit"
MY son, sir, is in San Francisco, where the
mob is the ugliest" she replied, showing CON
siderable hard cider in her tones.
All! beg your pardon. He's in San Fran
cisco, ehy Well if your son is II chinaman
he's liable to he hacked right up at any mo
ment"
MY son, sir, is not Chinaman, sir" she
tartly snapped
"Well that's good If he was my boy I'd
country about sixteen miles until the riot is
over. You are widow, suppose"
II am"
Madam, if mana man-if man believ
ed he could lovc-love you-and if you be
believed you could love-lovc man-would
She rose right up, and she walked right out
and she proceeded towards home without even
looking back once.
We'll, that's singular" unused the old man
as he watched her around the corner Nov
did awaken Il sudden love in her heart, OF
did | make her hopping mad? Whc knows
Such is life and you boys ought to be asham.
ed to paint that dogs eyebrows in that man
ncr,"-DttrOH Free Press.
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f'nc Louis.Quinzc boot-heel Is thing -
5eauty. but by no means joy forever e its
wearcr. 4 lady wears n pair of sweet litilc
bottnes with heels Jour inches high she sui.
fers agonics, and, which Is worse. ~ rear heels
twist and warp till they look 'H,c pair OF
leather corkscrcws The , ,tsnakcr is sum
moncd in haste. !Ic cNulsr5 mes the heels, feels
their pulses. triae auscuFF on, analyzes them,
when suddenly he ha> . idea. Ny God he
cries. Il know wl,at'S wrong with these boots.
YQC've been Walking In them"
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BUSHNELL, GILMAN g. COOK,
.ItLWUtINII LsUN

STATE Ok ILlIIN DIs-. La SALE Co.'s
- circuit court thereof, 10 Oct06er term, " D. 1871
John o. Richards and William Downton cs. John Jordan
--.iHdchnteDL
Public notice hereby given 10 the said John Jordan that
writ of attachment issued out of the office of the clerk
the La sale County Circuit Court dated the 9th day of Au
gust A. lS1 nj the suit of the said John O. Richards and
William DoWntOn. and against the estate of John Jordan
the of Hundred and Twenty Dollars directed
to the Sheriff of La Sale county affidavit OF the non
residence Of said defendant having been filed.
Now, therefore, unless YOU, the said john Jordan, shall
personally be and appear before the said La Sale County
Circuit Court before the first day Ot the next term
thereof be holden the Court House. in the city of Ott
the second Monday OF October D. 1871 give special
bail and plead the said plaintiffs action, Judgment viii he
entered against YOU and in favor of he said John o. Richards
William DOwnton and much the property attached
may sufficient satisfy the said Judgment and costs will
be sold to satisfy the same. X. W. HOLMES. Clerk.
DTSTfSELL, GILMAN & Cook Attorneys. aug9J
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The boy didn't g, prize, not even an hon
or,ble mention, " thought silrah," said Sc
vercly the a"teor of his being, that you were
powerful IN compositions"
yes sir; but for my examination theme
copied one of the letters ma wrote me describ
ing the things you saw when you were travel
ing, and as there were 1903 grammatical error,
in it-n
Ma, who had graduated with distinction anG
read an essay on The Real and the IDEAL
faints.
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~Whistling girls ana Growing hons may &c
something ola MISSIONER, but singing mice
are "A reality. One OF these rodents OF a musi
cal turn of mind has been practicing his noe
turnal trills and mpegyioS for some time past
at house in this city. to ihe DEDICATION 81 the
family and friend. The compass vi the ami
mails voice j something les than an octave
and the tone Is very similar TO tina; uf = young
canarv.-H,7 Hota BuH,fta.
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At funeral a mourner with Il passion for
games of chance finds himself in the carriage
with the heartbroken parents of the corpse
The procession moves at Il snail's pace, and
there is evidently long hours ride before the
cemetery is reached The mourner stands il
as long as he can, then placing his hand in
hispockct, rattle, few coins significantly and
turning tothc sorrow-stricken father, whispers
This is slow, isn't it: ! will flip you just
one for n five"
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on Pennies. intent on some fun one day
ic-ptted jew whom he met by Iic way;
.IHd, although old Ptumicks was mighty in
wit.
Thc-.iew 90, the best Of the joke. you'll al
nit
Dear jew, do you know ths; N France
they're inclined
To hang e cry j'rkass and @c1 they can
ind {.
Indeed said the jew, via, 4. % uizzical
stSye
How'll innate lis you and1 epsnG there. "
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NOTICE;.-EsTATE OF CHARLES II. REED, DECD
~ Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Admins
traitor the of Charles H. Reed late Of the county
Ia Sale and state of Illinois deceased will appear before
the County Court of said county the third Monday bclne
18th day. OF October 1915 at the County Court House IN
Ottawa in said county when and where AL persons having
claims demands against said estate notified TO attend
and present the same in writing for adjustment.
Dated this 10Th day OF August 4. D. 1871.
HENRY J. REED.
nupl1-3Wt Administrator.
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NICHOLSON & SNOW,

A SsSISi y f IG,- NOTICED Notice is here.
by given, that Gy virtue Of certain deed nj assignment
this executed and flied for record In the Recorders Of
fee Of La Sale county, Illinois. have been appointed as
sgnee of Albert Maerhoer and the firm of Naerhoie:
Jordan of Ottawa, His All persons having claims against
said firm against Albert Maerhoier will present the
veriledb 10y aidayi 10 within three months from
this date. GEORGE BEATTY.
RicKotsoN 4 SNOW Attorneys. uly2l-Gw
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This lady ana hc' aaught.l, rs everybody
knows, spare no caort TO rerair the ravages Of
time in then face, and arc not always success
full. Il saw Nme. E. says "A friend; "IIov
old and worn she looks" YES poor woman
She is beginning to look rs old as her daugh
tp,' =
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They asked a gentleman addicted TO gamb
ling if they played trentc-ct-quarante at WIGS
baden Il heard that they did, he replied
"but to reach the room you have to pass through
three others where there are roulette lay
never was able to penetrate that far
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Those WY live near blacksmith and me-
chine shops and can get iron filings and rusty
chips Of ror to work into their flower beds.
will add greatly to the rich and brigh coloTiGg
II their fiovCrS-Fdrmcrs' .iGr0clfe.
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legal.
NICHOLSON q SNOW.

Ag2 IA attorneys az Lar.
NJ and MaryJ Drew his WIFE executed aud delivered IL
IN. Undersigned william G. Moore, certain lnorgagc
deed bearing date January / is9in aud by which deed
~, viz: Lot One in Block Nlnety-two in the states Add
On TO the Town city, OF Ottawa, In the county of Ii
Sale and state of Illinois: which said mortgage deed
then and there given 10 secure the payment of certain
promssory for thousand dollars of date with
said mortgage given by said Edward Drew and payable
the order of said William C. Moore In year from date
with the provision inserted in said note, that II not paid
when due then and thereafter the maker 10 az the rate
OF two per cent per annum as liqu,laed damages;
that in of default IN the payment Of the said any
part thereof according the tenor and effect thereof the
aid William c. Moore, after having advertised such sale
thirty days In newspaper published in OTTAWA In said la
and all right and equity OF redemption of the said mort
gagors their heirs, executors, administrators assigns
the south door Of the County Court House in Ottawa at the
time appointed in such advertisement, may adjourn the
sale from time 10 time at dlscreon and upon the making
such sale and deliver the purchaser deeds for
the In fee OF the premises sod and apply the
proceeds of sale 10 the payment OF expenses of advers
Ing selling and conveying rs aforesaid including attorneys
ovcrpus Of any 10 the said mOrtgagUrs their
the Office of the undersigned, in Ottawa;
And whereas said lnortgagors IN and by said mortgage
deed expressly waive, release and rclnqus Ia said mort
all claim interest and benefit IN said premises which
Is given by results from all laws Of this pertaining
TO the redemption OF hoinestcads:
And whereas default has been made in the payment of said
note, and the same is now due and unpaid
Now, therefore notice Is hereby given. that by virtue and
deed contained. the undersigned will on Monday. the
trs day OF October A. u. 1871, at the hour of two
O'Clock at the south door of the County Court House.
in Illinois for sale and sell public yenduc
premises above described and all right and equity
dempon Of said orgagors therein TO the highest bidder
therefor for cash.
Dated Ottawa" His August 20 WILLIAM l;ii G. MOORE
RIcHoLsoN d SNOW, Att'ys (auga5-iw) Mortgage.
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MA STEERS "a .E.-Notice Is hereby gwen that
wi hy virtue Of decree made and entered Of record by
the Circuit Court OF Ia sale county state al Illinois al lt
June term of said court 1874 in certain cause then
pending In said court the chancery side thereof wherein
James T. Morrow Assignee OF the estate of Duh CoWah,
hnnkruts was complainant. and Marceilus f. Collins,
Martha A, Collins, Daniel Jardnc, James Morrison Han
nah Mcintosh Robert Wade, George b. Lyon Maria Miller,
Alice T. TinGal Chandler Pierce Lnrco Howe, Memo j.
Morce and Daniel eenan, Mes FncD apa Daniel Jrdlne
doing bust firm of D. IIccnah Co. were dfNi.
ants shall. Tuesday the eighteenth day Of September
n 1871 at the hour Of two o'clock IN the afternoon Of 'ad
day offer for sale AZ the south door Of the County Court
House. in OTTAWA in said county at public GnctOn and will
then sell Ia the highest bidder the following described prop
crty being the ordered hy said decree he sold Thai
Is 10 say lots ten, eleven and twelve in block thrCc lots
one two three four nSc siN seven sight nine ten. eleven
and twc In block Dur and lOts two three uh" four.
in block nI ahd al Of out ot onC; all of said above de-
scrll~ iJhs being IN VI f. Collins Aiiira ~ Strcaor. IN
The county of La sale and s;atc # ltiDois,
TERMS oF SALE-'ash. GEnIEi V. LELAND
Dfdd Aug. Is, lSI1-iw M-airr in CLancrIy.
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At the ca;ilc Shog;
Gentleman, with Solemnity-"Miss Florence
10 YOU love hcS>ts:'
Lady. with vi,acity-"Am | to consider thai
Is = prol.o,al.'
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GEORGE M LELAND.

-NUSttF M LNUNOtIW
Nj a STEERS SA 1.E,.-Notice Is hereby given. that
M 10y virtue of decree made and entered Of record by
the Circuit Court of LII Sale county state of Illinois AT The
June Of said court A. 1871 in certain cause then
pending In said court the chancey side thereof wherein
Aramanta Davis complainant and Albert r. Davis was
defendant shall, Monday the seventeenth day Of Sep
TENDER 1871 AT the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon
of said day offer for SALE AT the south door of the County
Court House in Ottawa. in said county, at public auction
and will then sell 10 the highest bidder the following de
scrbed property being the ordered by said decree tC
be sold that say Lot Three in Block Ten in Stilson
Addition Corporate Town of Erlye, in the county
of Ia Sale and state Of Illinois. = - - a..
TERMS OF SALE.-Cash. GEORGE NJ LELAND,
Dated August y, lSI,.-3w Master in Chancery.
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MAYO & WIDMER,

IT II
CTAT~E, q r. LII DIS. IA SALE Co.'s
- IN the circuit Court thereof. TO October term, lSiI
LHdRcorV.
Jessie +. EastOn rs William s. Easton.
Ii appearing from affidavit on nc III the office of the
clerk OF said court that said defendant, William ;. Espl
resident of said state, and said complainant having
hled her bill complaint In said court, the chancery
side thereof the 2th day of August u. 1871 herein
and having been issued thereon according To law
Notice therefore, is hereby given 70 said defendant VII
liam s. EnStOn that unless YOU William = EAston person
ally appear before said court said thereof tC
be held al the Court House in Ottawa IN said county, on tho
second Monday Of October next y D. 1876 twhci and where
said summons is reurnabe) and plead, answer, dcmu ~
except to said bill the same will he taken for confessed
against you. and the matters and things therein prayed fol
dccrecd accordingly. Il. W. HOLMES, CLERK.
MAYO d WIDMER. Solicitors. alglj
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I,NAI. SGT'TI .l.ALl1N.N DTICE..-Es.
+ -T,rE OF HENEN =, BbI SE'-- Dc AsED.-NuuCc j.
hereby given To- al persons ' S,l IN said estate That the
Administer riS. the Estate Of said Henry j.
Rrunkcr ,,rgSvl, yt er AZ before tn county Court "
I'm. Ct,ty uf l. Sa -, state Illinois the county
Court it6us IA Vtti &, IN said county, ON MONDAY The
truth lay o. 81 |hcr lS for the purpose uf rri.
aoring an scodE 81 her proceeding, Boa the adu!r'raton
II said estate g.. HE final settlement.
Dated - ,twa Thu 18th day of DctHbIr ls,1.
... MARC AEEI VI. Bro NNIi.
l'f z. II. :. MCCALEB. Admiustratr.N
gnrk County Court, l. sale Coz ~. suE's-iv
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14

which characterized them led the
observers to suppose that the build
ing had been covered with the IA
nous vermillion cement which was
used by the Celts, Oimbri and the
early Gauls. There are about two
hundred houses arranged over an
oblong surface, near the middle Of
which is a space more open,
supposed to have been used for pub
lie asSemblages. At the eastern ex.
tremity lies large square tower,
which was taken for rock. A
superficial investigation seems to
indicate that the construction Of
these buildings dates from some
centuries before our era. The Coun.
Gil of Vaud has decided to have the
site Of the dwelling enclosed by a
jetty stretching from the land, and
to drain off the water, so as to bring
to light what promises to be one Of
the most interesting archaeological
discoveries Of our day.
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stranger thun Fic.iOn.
st. Louis Globe Democrat. 5th ]
:

81, Louis Globe-Democrat, 9TH
A man named Erich Y. Rued-
gerich was yesterday sent to the
hospital by DR.. Homan. A member
of the German press of the city,
who has been intimate with the
man, tells the sad story of his life.
Erich is native of Prussia, and a
descendant of an ancient, honored
and wealthy family. The vast
estate that was owned by them has
been dissipated by the reckless mis-
management of its elder members,
and the family has taken a place
in the grand army of decayed no
bility.
Five years ago Erich was a page
in the Royal Palace of King Will
helm. His brother is now an officer
in the Prussian army. He emf
grated to this country upward of
lour years ago. He had some little
money on hand, but that, by free
living, was soon spent, and the al
ternate Of labor or starvation stared
him in the face. He had the edu-
cation generally given to the sons
of gentlemen. There was nothing
practical in it. Itwas superficial in
the extreme. He was not even per-
feet enough in genteel requirements
to earn living as tutor by any
one of them, and therefore was
driven to commen labor. Coming
to st. Louis three years ago, he
worked while as a menial in a
hotel kitchen.
lie saved a little money aud
bought hand express. Since then
he has struggled along and secured
an existence from it. But disease
overlook him, and he could not drag
himself out in the sunlight, much
less pull his numbering cart. Yes
terday he came into the dispensary,
a wreck of a man, not long for this
world, and asked to be sent to a
paupeps bed in the hospital. The
newspaper man describes the un-
fortunate as high-bred and spirited,
as one too proud to beg, too honest
to steal. Last night he was sent
out in the ambulance to the hos
pital. His next trip will be to the
potter's field.
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The Astor Roxs.
Correspondence Boston journal

Correspondence Boston journal
The Astors have done business
on a given line for nearly a cen
tury. They held the "Aaron " Burr
leases" which have controlled the
larger part Of the real estate Of New
York below Fourteenth street.
There has been ne change in the
style Of doing business until recent
ly. The Astor boys, under the tu-
ition of their father, developed into
first-class business men. Like their
father, they worked early and late.
Thorough business young men,
they were always at their post. They
had no fast traits. They were never
seen on the road behind a pair of
fast trotters; had no taste for costly
lunches, and few men dined at
their expense. They knew the
value Of money, and got a dollars
worth of goods for every dollar
they paid out. They never rode
while they could walk. While
curbstone brokers made ten dollars
a day and took cab to and from
Wall street, the Astor boys could
be seen arm-in-arm walking from
their office in Prince street to their
MONDAY business on Change. They
watched their own leases, mort
cages, assessments and taxes, and
knew from personal visits to the
office Of the register how their nat
ters stood. So business was con-
Quoted to the death of William B,
Astor. Since the business was
started by John Jacob to the death
of William B., the Astors did one
business on one line, and did it al
together. The will Of the father
made dissolution inevitable. The
property was broken up and divided
among the heirs. John Jacob and
William B. now have separate Of
fees. Their offices still remain
side by side, but the business is as
separate as if the brothers had
never been together, Whether this
is the beginning of the end, time
alone can determine,
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WOman'n Struggle Tor LIE.
bio Collins Bolin's Bower repOrt. ]

Jennie Collins Bofin's Bower repOrt.l
At the close of our civil war over
$4,000 men were disbanded in this
State to exchange soldiers uniforms
for citizens dress, and once more
the women, with their sewing ma
chimes, who had clothed whole reg
iments in 1861, were taxed to their
utmost capacity. The standard of
excellence was put SO high, and
public tastes improved to such an
extent, that only the most ingen-
ious girls could find employment,
and their wages were advanced ac-
cording to the requirements of the
time. But so many were unable to
compete with the rapid march of
progress that large class were
rendered paupers and criminals in
voluntarily. 1t was the natural
result Of a cause none could con-
troll. AS both unfortunate classes
increase yearly, the burden for their
support is a heavy tax upon in
dustry and commerce. Before the
civil war a girls wages ranged from
S. to SO per week; 81 the cost of
board. At present her wages range
from Sc to $50 and upward; but
she is obliged to pay S. for board,
and what she consumes is indirectly
taxed to make up the $5,000,000
this State annually pays to keep
breath in the vast army Of nom
producers. Women in coarSer
grades Of work are paid from SO to
S. per week; on an average, $4.
One of them, when asked how she
could live on that amount answered,
Like a mouse in the wall" One
other active agent to multiply the
helpless classes under consideration
is the fact that women have crowd
ed men out of their original do
main, not only in the professions,
but in the industrial branches.
In this city alone seyenty-fve
distinct crafts are open to women
(men are only needed as assistants),
while not more than nine or ten
are exclusively controlled by the
sterner sex. This commonwealth,
with 10000 more women than men,
doubles the number of the latter
in hospitals, alms.houses and pris.
ons. 1t comes back on the women
again, by breaking up their homes,
destroying the deaFest affections of
the human heart, demoraliging and
humiliating the men. Mothers
drag their little children from place
to place, begging piteously for q
chance to do the hardest drudgery
in order to continue their
care over Llo little ones. The
doors are closed against them. They
have opportunities to give away
their children, but no chance to
take care of them under another
persons roof. Where gre their
fathers? "Dead." "Deserted. "
f" Criminal" "Dissipated." "Good,
industrious, sober men, but out Of
employment" The spectacle is
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MEMPHIS TENN: TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST IA, 1871

like, and when l ierked it only
held me closer; and what was
that-another arm?
"Well, sir, l thought / should
give up just that minute, for then
and there l knew that what was
twisting about me was something
worse than even a policeman's arm
to such as | was then.
"It was a snake-a great snake
the kind they have in menageries.
Boa constrictors-yes, sir, that was
the kinda boa constructor; aud
now l remember the face of the
gentleman who had the basket-he
was the menagerie man. I'd stoled
a basket with a snake in it, and it
had slipped out when l opened the
cover, and nov it had me.
"Tight, sir, was the word for it.
1t had twisted around me until |
had very little breath left, but with
what l did have l set up a yell.
Would you believe it, sir, the per-
son that heard it was the menag-
erie man. He was looking for his
snake, l suppose.
Bless my heart, says he, when
he saw me, bless my heart. Well,
the biter's bit, if it ever happened.
You stole the basket, my friend,
and out of it came the thief-catch-
er. No, keep still; don't move for
your life. There's just one chance
for you.'
"Says l, hurry, please, for Pm
chokin'.
" He did hurry. He took a bot
tie out Of his pocket, and out of
another he took a kind of a folding
cup and opened it. Then be
poured something from the bottle
into the cup.
"'Milk, says he; 1T may tempt
him away; if not, say your prayers,
friend;' aud | tell you that was an
ANXIOUS moment for me.
" At first | thought he had done
for me, for the snake only seemed
to twist tighter; but in a minute
the head poked out toward the cup,
and felt him drop off, and saw
him coiled about the milk cup.
didn't want to see him fed. l went.
"But it was a lesson for me. II
put an end to my course of wicked
ness. This is my station, sir; good
afternoon. There isn't a more re-
spectacle or more honest young
man than l am, living now; good
afternoon"
GA very curious story" said the
old gentleman" very. But he is
evidently a very conscientious
young man now."
He put his hand in his pocket
for his handkerchief. 1t was gone
so was his purse. They had gone
with the conscientious young man
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sad, long procession. Again and
again have / said in anguish, 90
Lord how long will this continue?"
What have the innocent women
and children done that they should
suffer as ! have witnessed the last
yearg Nor is it much easier for
single women. The answer comes,
" | canaot work for small pay, be-
cause my father and mother depend
on me. l have brothers, but they
are no help" This community
would be astonished if they knew
the vast multitude of men who are
wholly supported by the hard labor
Of women.