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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. D. e.,

oah WASHINGTON. D. C.,l
Nov. II, 1877. !
The Senatorial Re- blican caucus
held on Saturday nig seemed to re-
suit only in an agree Int not to agree
as to the policy of the Administration
in making appointments. It is said on
as good authority as any that each Re-
publican Senator will make objection to
the confirmation Of such appointees as
he chooses, but that there was no agree
ment among Senators to support each
other. From this it would seem shat
all of them recognize the necessity for
interfering with some of the notions Of
Mr.. Hayes, but that a majority are eli
ther afraid to make an open quarrel, or
wish to postpone it,
While This uncertainty exists as to
confirming appointments, there is no
less confusion and wavering ss to an
agreement on the other distinguished
features Of Mr.. Hayes course-the
Southern policy. There lJsy not be an
open rupture on either subject at pres
ent, as the caucus seems to have shown
a disposition on the part of a majority
of the Senators co give Hayes chance
to come back ito his lnfsy allegiance.
The irreconcilables are understood to
lave been very few. B5.
There is clear .r'jority of Senators
in favor o. the bill which passed the
House remonetizing silver, but it is
now evident that final action will be
postponed until The regular session.
This means until January, +. least, as
The holiday adjournment will come
early this year. Looking a. tie work
Congress came here in Extra Session
to DO. and at what progress it has made,
one is inclined TO doubt the policy Of
holding extra sessions.
What has been done in the last few
days seems TO indicate that no increase
of the crmy beyond 10000 will be al
lowed. aud thas fof be present INC
force wi not 1e reduced below hat
nlmber.
The conviction Of Cardozo I'D
Smalls, prominent Republican officials
of South Carolina, would give more
genuine satisfaction if it was believed
that they and Others equally gu ty
wonld suffer the legal punishment for
their crimes. But no Que here belieses
the. they, or Paterson, or Parker, o.
Chcm5erlaio, or any othe. politician OF
note in that State viii get his deserts
The same spirit Of compromise which
has preyeuted full aud fair ;nres.iea
ton in Louisiana. is gaining control in
Sou.h Carolina. A few convictions. il
not followed by the legal punishment
for offences, will no. satisfy the reope
Of the country.
We have more Indians here-this
time civil enough delegation Of those
who have not been enemies Of the
whites. They come with small re-
quests, which will doubtless be grant
ed. RENO.
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CURE FOE CEour-Tae Boston
Transcript publishes the following cure
for coup:
Group can be cured in oae minute,
aud the remedy is simply alum and su-
gar. The way to accomplish the deed
IS to take knife or graser and shave
of in small PARTICLES about tesspoon-
fal of alum; thea mix it with twice its
quantity of sugar. to make il palatable.
and administer 10 as quickly as posi-
bic. Almost instantaneous relief will
follow.
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J. z. zEILIN & CO.,

Your vaIu,;Jl lie medicine. siunous' Liver kegu-
l,,or. bs. ssved me .naay Doc.OTs' biil-- 0,s J.
Tor eve -ythi.c sor -hieh it - ecenue1aed, sDa
psver k1sr % 20 Jail. 4 afvs 1sed % IN Cole ,ns
6rubs with ny soies a'd Hoses. g"ng ten
-. ali bo,tle a. atiue. ! haze uos lost ore
,h,r r,ve IL 10. yea can tecommen3 9 10 e-e-g-
ore tb,fhss siock. as bsin. tbe best nse eins
-, s- ali coriylaia.s ib,t Hsrsefesh J. heir to
F.T.TlTIoa. Agsst fOi 6rsngsrs 81 Georzit-
SeIt.slT
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No man knows the possibilities Of

No man knows the possibilities Of
an acre. We know that two hundred
bushels of corn were once grown on one
acre, and that five bales of cotton have
been made on the same area Of soil,
but we do not know that the limits of
production were reached in either case.
We should try to find out merely how
much of any one crop can be produced
on an acre Of land, but how cheaply it
it can be raised. A biz crop may not
in all cases, be profitable one. II
may cost too much to make il. The
greatest yield with the smallest possi-
BILE outlay Of capital and labor is what
we must aim at. As we have said be.
fo-e--and we would like to impress the
truth upon the readers mind-ouf far
mers are often poor. not SO much be-
cause their crops are small--and small
they are compared with what they
might be-but because il costs too
much to make them. We must learn
to make large crops with less labor.
To do this, we must 60 over less
ground. and make science and practical
skill properly supplement muscle and
mschinery.-[ DR.. Jaques.
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GENERAL DIRECTORY.
OFFICIAL.

VIZ
coNaRxssMAN-8rH DISTRICT:
Hon. Gustave Schleioher, Of Dewitt Co. 4I
SENATOR -31sr nisrRIcr:
Hon. L. J. Storey, Of Caldwell Co.
rSrArIvEs-e4ru..LisT LisTnIcE
Hon. J. v. Hutchins. Of Hays Co.
Hon. W M. Rust, Of Guadalupe Co.
DISTRICT oouRr--l5rH DISTRICT.
Hon. l.. W. Moore, Presiding Judge. Lagrange.
.it TINES or HOLDING COURT.
qAYs.-2d Mondays in March and september.
COUNTY oSrIoEns.
Sterling Fisher, Jndge County Court. .,
P.J. Manlove, County Attorney.
Ed. l.. Green, Clerk. ....
9. ": Grooms. Justice Of The Peace Pre-. No. J
l. n. Breedlove, =. a.
II. G. Little.
L. Smith,
II. A. McMesus. County Treasurer. "''-'
A. Heaton, assessor.
DIP. Hopkins, con'r Precinct No. !.
u. r. Moore 2.
j. r. Burieson, =" >.
]. l.. BazemOre. . 4.
Geo. Il. Ward, Constable.
'TlMrs or iIoLprxaSGouNrY AND PREoIHcr CoURrs-
Criminal County Court-lS Monday In each
month.
County Court for Civil and Probate business
LIST Monday IN February April, June, August, Oc.
tober and December
Commissioners COurt-2d Mondays In February,
May, August and November.
Justice Court Precinct No. list Friday In each
month. San Marcos.
Precinct No. 2-2d Friday in each month MtCity.
" 3-3d " Wimberley's Mill
.. :" 4-4lh i" Dripping Springs.
rowEl OFFICERS. aU
Mayor-A. B. F. Kerr.
Council-w. O. Huichison, W.'B Fry, L. W. Mitch
ell,lD. P. Hopkins, p. X. Turn rner.
Maryhal-A. B. Daley.
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j. N. ZEIl.IN 81 co.
PHI hADELP ala.

1t tcontsir, rou medical elenents. never united
iu ue sspe uarpy p Upor''cn ID spy other ep'-
.,ion. viz genrle Cs,hsrl'c. wonce'"i 1""'c.
40 uaeAcepi ion. bic AlIe alive. ard Ger sin Co :
ec,'ve o; all 'mpnri es o. Ibe bo"y. sre" 'she'
access b,. s,tended It's use, that il 10 uow te-
-.len a. The
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EFFECTUAL SPECIFIC

For all diseases Of the liver. Stomach and spleen.
Is Re,nedy IN
yALARlOUs FavELs. bowEL C0NPLAlNIs'
DySp CrstA. MENlAb DEPRESSION. RESI-
1 EsSYkss. yAUSDicE HAU>EA, slCK HEAD
ACHR, cOIIC, CONSULTATION and BllIoUs-
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WHEN a girl begins to take an inter-
est in the arrangement of a young
mans Deckiie. il is an infslIible sign Of
something more seri,us than sis,erly
regard.
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The CHEAPEST, PuRHsr AND Best FAMILY MEDICINE
IN THE WORLD.
For DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION. Jaundce,
Bilious attacks sick HE ADAChE, Collie, Depres-
sion Of Spirits, S0Ue STOMACH, Heart burn'
&C., &c.
This unrivslled Southern Remedy is warranted
no; to contain a single uaricle of MERCURY, or
any injurious mineral substance, but is
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1T HAS NO EQUAL.
CAUTION!

Al here are a iumber af in isations offered "a
,he public, We woald caution the eommunity TO
Buy no Powders or Prepared SIMMONS nV-
Err REGULATOR unless n Ouf engraved wrapper,
With ], ade Nsrk. Stamp and Signature unbrOken-
yone al aer 4. genuine.
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Missouri women still spin and weave
10 the old-ssshicoed vay.
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3 Bankers.
MITCHELL, GLovER& CO.. Mitchell's Building

Dry GOois and irOcer'es'
DoyALsoN Il JOHNSON, North side Main
u Plaza.
v. HUrCHINS b CO., West side Main
m p.D,ILEY 4 BROS, W est side Of the Main
Plaza.
crElN & GlEsEN, South $ de of the Main
y Plaza.
briggs G. H., North side Of the MAJ"
DPlaza.
WI B. FRY, South side Plaza. ..t..i
II &c. SMITH, North Side Plaza.
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One inch In space constitutes square,
Legal and transient advertising payable s'r'c'y
in advance.
Local notices, 10 cents per line each insertion.
Announcing candidates tor office, county, ''oo
For District or State offices, ............' 'o"0
obituary notices Of over ten lines charged AZ
dvertising rates.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Newspaper.

newspaper.
,x,Esr TEXAS FREE PRESS, I. n. JULIAN,
w Editor, publisher and Proprietor. oiiice sontn
east corner Main Plaza, next door 10 Tue po''
office.
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ASK the recover ed
dyspeplic, Bilious
sufferers, victims OF
Fever and Agne, the

mercurial diseased
patient how they re-
covered healll. cheer.
lul spirits and good
sppeti,e, they will
tell you by taking.
SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR,
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FREE Press.
rates Of su b soription.

RATES CT ADVERTISING.
One square, one insertion 81 90; each addition
Al insertion under one month, so cents per
square
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-08
Glass R-.Unenumerated Articles.

In this class the following premiums were
awarded:
Ia.t display natural n, age and flowers s. y. Eberso'.
Display manufactured nrs ac! arl = Hun q B4rtcs
Pair Top knot ducks, \. NJ Eherso.
Corn starch. =. NC',iun,s.
Nun-rvplosive LAMPS, ". y. LpY'L
Sorghum cane. Wn, stud. b4cser. , ,,-,-
Hens protector ". Is. LryEy iIr G. .- .l"-. -
Scrap nag. Mrs. ". i. &criy.
Furnishing goods. ti,bt a HegfI.
Fig. rubber and banana trees. ". bushnell
Farm Scales. BrUncr I. Snow.
Coal ~cac-. same"
street lglup e. . Chprlns tlir1.-I.
Powers painted ON tg. Mis- H..lr Gu-1ualu- 80 .
kuif plating machine o. DIRE making ME- b. Z. Isl.
man.
Pony pow " C. Anderson.
Refrigerator mas pe!.l,
Patent h,fuon1. Z. T. w Iiucy.
Rag carpet. Mrs. " !. Iuunsus.
Embroidered ladies apron. Ms- Ion Newell
Odd Fellows re,slis- Nr-. VI. 7. Moor.
Embroidered handkerchief. Rose a. wiley.
leaf impressions. HgIuip SNOW
Putter'- cla, NJ. kirkI.ftrcE.
Fancy Worspd work. louisa smcatpn IT, Jeanne Dur-''
III g.. 81. ri,
samples w,pi brarger work, premiums % Nrs G. +
smith.
Yarn fr,,u uncsrtei w1DL Mrs. &. stopped
E.ag gBurd. Miss Grace Green.
Gentleman shaving cl-e, Al-' j. -'. Deem.
skirt. Mn. ". 81. Nicely.
Air c.,sflr n perforated board Mr. H. +. Gslleg.
Illinois chesimif=. Frank BE nu,lL
Banana fruit, The. NrIufr~r
Gaz- Of fancy toilet articles Forbes & ttarfE-
lamps. chai.tslicr &c. same.
Display ~ pllI.-, same.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-08

largest Girl, taking 1st premium, Laura +.
Hathaway the %.
The largest boy, 1st George, son Of II. and
NJ. Woolenhautt; q largest Charlie Light
heart
The handsome,t girl, LIST, frankie, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver W. Trumbo; %, Lady
ay,daughter OF Mr. and Mrs Seely The hand
soonest boy, 1st Arthur F.. son Of VIM. and L.
Prindle; I'd, Gilbert, son of Mr.. and Mrs. DR..
Cugston. The prizes for the twins not being
competed for, this being apparently poor
year for twins, were given to George t., son
of II. and f. Winllc, and to Agnes, daughter
Of j. and E. Smell.
The four military companies present from
Marseillcs, Aurora, Strcator and La Sale, then
formed in parade drill and were put through
the manuel by Capt Nosburg, who on Thurs
day evening last was promoted to the rank OF
Lieutenant Colonel Of his regiment.
BASE BALI"
The cXtemporiScd base ball game was be-
tween nine Of the hook and ladder and nine
of the hose company. Ten innings were play
cd resulting in 81 for the hook and ladder and
% for the hose company.
CONCLCSIOS.
The fair has been grand succeSs in every
particular The receipts equal the highest eX-
pectation of the management
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-08

Colleco-Inda Ink and cord photographs, &c, Wheeler
a. Bellows list. Mrs. Thompson ID.
Crayon drawing, Mrs. Thompson
Pencil drawing. Miss |. Bull.
Flowers in white wax, Mrs 4. W. Meyers.
Flowers in cord wax, some
BegOnia In wax. same.
Fruit In wax, same
Autumn leaves in wax, same.
Hair work. same.
Landscape In hair, same.
Hair jewery, same
Hair switches. curis Sc. same.
Shell work. Miss julia klnNc
Penmanship. Sarah j. Laterty. . 90,
Collection oil paintings, Mrs. O. G. lhJ'"isuh
Charm string. Fannie waterman
Cross In white wax, MIS- Ale!''''
Motto In samc,-solne
Motto in wax. Belle SlrhNh. =, ,.-
Spccimcn Sorrento WOOD calhlu'. -4's. Meyer"
S1nnie feather work, Julia klONe.
The committee desire special mention made
of two exquisite gems in landscape painting
exhibited by Miss Fannie Hull not entered
for premiums; also Il Rock Of Ages, by Miss
Maggie CuShman, not properly coming under
any premiums offered. \ fine, large picture
of Starved Rock, by Mrs. NJ. NJ. Dimmick, is
also regarded as worthy Of special notice
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-08
THE TURNER'S.

TILE II NNEES.
The balance Of the afternoon was very pleas
antly occupied in witnessing the exhibition OF
the Turner'S, the Ottawa and Peru Societies be
ing present in fair numbers, with sprinkling
from the La Sale and Mendoza societies
Eleven contestants presented themselves to
turn" for prizes offered by the managers OF
the fair-sX of the Ottawa and five Of the Peru
Society. The acrobatic exercises lasted over
an hour and were very interesting, holding
steadily an audience Of not less than COCO pco-
ple.
The first prize was won by The Ottawa boys
the second by the Peruvians. Score-otttaWa
lO15; Peru 81. The individual prizes were
won by John Eheman Of Ottawa lst score2o2;
,yohn Rodner of Ottawa %, score 200; and +.
Haas of Peru 3d, score 1911.
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.Amonrt1e various exhibits of cattle that OF
thorough bred bulls showing five best calves
was the most notable. Abncr Sirawn and Il.
q. Jackson were the contestants, and though
fo- The life of-us we could see no difference,
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MECHANICAL.

r amber wagon, c, Hahn LIST, John Nctte "a
Double carriage, Cay n Porter LIST. G. NaiIl 20
Single carriage, Gay d Porter lst q d.
Farm Harness, Philip SChOck ist. %
washing Machine Eli Austin Strcutur, l-t; T. "uohpn "a
CLAY d Stoncwarp NJ. Kirkpatrick lst
Horse shoes, Philip McCabc, Il Sale !st.
Window Glass, Ottawa Glass Co. Isl
Road trader. l.. Perkins LIST.
Sewing Machine. Reed q Co. ~.
specimens OF wood, \. II. Ehorsul Isl.
Display Of Stoves. tuVlos q BurJss 1T.
Mems boots. T. EiD-dgn l-t. ..., . a.,
Mems Ladies boots T. 70. Griffith lst, 't "a Ia!,' H.
Democrat Wagon. {. Hahn, .st.
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Dte0.

In this city Aug 2th, 1871, Of paralysis WI VAUGHN;
aged 81 years and mOntns.
The deceased had been resident of this city for !! years
and of the state since territory. ON the morning of
his death he walked the post Office npparentyIs wen
ms usual lie taken down between and AocloCk III the
morning and dJsl little after O'Clock IN the afternoon.
Deceased kind and afectiOnae husband ana iRrr
and was universally loved and respected by all VINO knew
him, lie leaves wife and three daughters 10 mourn his
loss dHd (IH.) Gazette
He was also AZ one time tpdnN Of Ottawa, whore the
family still have many friends.
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being not less than six or seven thousand. Of
course the management was in the highest
glee, as the result assured the success of the
fair whatever may happen tomorrow, the re-
ceipts already being handsomely in advance
Of expenses Should tomorrow prove pleas
ant, with m equal attendance, the fair will be
by al odds the most successful ever held in
the county
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FRIDRY---LAST DAY.

In spite of the threatenings ofrain on Thurs
lay evening the day opened fair, and before
noon the sun came out rather uncomtortabIy
warm. The attendance, though short OF that
of yesterday, was large, the estimates being
five to six thousand.
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Glass D Swine.

The show of swine was larger and very SUI
pcribr IS 10 quality. Mr.. Olmstead alone seems
TO retain his faith in Chester whites, the Others
seeming to run entirely after Poland Chinas,
Essex and Bcrkshircs. The following prom
iums were awarded. PEI.
Chester white best boar H. D. Olnsead Ist Dwi2h, law
renee ID. =, ,........s O.
Rest sow same. H. D. Olmstead ist D. lhwrenc- =.
Chester white pigs, Onstead Isl, Lawrence ~. -
Poland aid Chinas-best boar D. d. Center Isl NStra"n
2l. - .,-...r,
Ditto SOW C. :. EhersOi LIST, J. y. shaver "a
Dittp lot Of pigs. Strawn lst Sltler.u, - .,
jlerslr-s nusr Geo \. True let u Lawrence IL
Dittr,-saw ID. Lawrence lsi, J. wood .. M,
LII or more Berkshire pigs }. We " st Geo A. ltuH ~
FscX-be,t boar, ". Nicely LIT, OF CnOn ID on " lacA
Diamond"
FssrX sow w J. Nicely 1T and "a. ,-,
give or more EcN pigs under NOS, W j. Ncey III ai'
ri. 49,. ,,., -.
S,,,44I,stl .cs-swiu' ~ any age, Geo. \. True.
B,.st sow any age " }. Neciy.
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Class Sheep,

The exhibition OF sheep so far as nnhbeS
were concern ed, was only fair, butVey SUPER
or in quality, Mr.. JOS Watts was on hand as
usual, with his beautiful Southdowns, and Mr.
Day, of : creator, showed some splendid fine
wool n eqinocs; while Mr.. Fowler, by his fine
ANN rs, justified his faith in Coswolds. Fol
low NJ we're the premiums awarded:
20 s4vod b+ck 8 Fowler LIST, VIM. Mitchell %
y ts,wOldy wes s. Fowlerlst VIM Mitchell ~
- lambs. Mitchell LIST, NJ. Cit "a
y,Vi,ltG yil buck. Jos. Watts 1st ana "a. .
. =. ewes, same LIST, ID. Lawrence I'll
y" lambs. same LIST and ID - -,,
Nerilo buck, F. L. Day, Streator, lst d. Lawrence ~
T,R, merinO ewes, T. T. Day LIST and "a
l Fine merino lambs. +. +. Day lst ana a.
lYeirescr back, VIM. Degen lst.
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PHILLIPS BROS list.

Best jar butter, Mrs. VIM. Pool.
Best display jelly, Mrs, L. c. Hathaway
Scott Bros. & Co.'S premium on on best in
rant's robe was awarded to Mrs. +. c. King
J. c. Burners premium of so for best
iucking colt from Battle was awarded to ). a
Millillen.
J. Woods premium of $40 for best sucking
colt from Champion was awarded to y. Law
renee.
The premium offered by II. c. Fumess OF
s. to the lady pceling peek OF potatoes III
the shortest time elected 7 contestants, ana
was won amid much amusement and lun by
Mrs NJ, NJ DimiCk.
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Different business firms and individuals OF
rcred private premiums, such as d. Heensn "
Co. for potatoes and vegetables, Phillips Bros
or butter, sc, As far as awards were made
Known up to lest evcningthcy were asloiioWS:
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At the Stand.

The first thing on the programme for to-day
at the central stand was the Grafton promised
by the Hon. w c. Flagg Instead Of that dis
tingushed gentleman, Z. \. Lewis, Esq, APP
pearcd on behalf Of the managemcntto explain
why Mr.. Flagg was absent. The explanation
was that up to this morning the Society HAD
his positive promise TO be present, but few
hours ago had received a dispatch from him
saving he could not come, and would send full
explanation by mail. Mr.. Lewis further eX-
pressed his qualification at the indications be-
fore him of the splendid success Of this show,
10 which we were indebted, in the first place,
TO the faithful, persistent unsclfish hard work
of the managers; secondly, to the many farm
ers, mechanics, artisans, &c, who had contrib
uted so freely to the exhibit, but mainly to the
spirit and enterprise Of the ladies' who had
made such display in floral hall as we had
never seen even at Il state far All honor to
the ladies!
The value of such exhibitions was too little
appreciated This show was Of untold value
to La Sale county. Its territory was large
enough to make kingdom, and nothing could
bc more desirable than such influences as this
fair presented to bind Us together There was
no reason why the north, south, east and west
of our county should not annually have a
grand shaking of hands at great industrial
Jubilee. Here there were no politics, no relig-
ious wrangles to distract Us, but all could meet
on the common ground of labor and civiliza-
ton NJ. Lewis proceeded some ten minutes
in this strain, and then retired amid loud and
hearty applause.
The speech was followed by & display Of the
OTTAWA FIRE DEPARTMENT.
which consisted first, in The hose company
running 900 feet with their hose cart coupling
to the engine and then unwinding 300 feet of
hose, 1t was accomplished in 1 minute 01s
seconds half second better than was done at
the late Galesburg tournament.
Next the Hook and Ladder company ran 900
yards with their cart slipped off 2S foot lad
der, set it up and sent one man to the top IT.
was done in 1 ;05
Finally the engine was fred up, the hose
company ran 300 yards, coupled 10 the engine
ran out 800 feet of hose and threw water q0AI
fetal in 8 minutes ~ seconds.
The tiremen were out in Their 1tsndsomeI
uniforms, and entered the ring in a grand pro
cession, headed by Bach's land and led byI
their officers: Henry Woif, chief engineer, L..
A. Rising, assistant; the hose company mus
tcring % and the hook and ladder company,
40 men.
RACE.
Next on the programme came the race for
horses that had never beaten three minutes,
Z. d. Wormley entered Billy Mead; Henry
Holmes entered Dolly Holmes, and Thomas
Ready Princeton Hamblctonian.
The race was won by Princeton II. as fol
lows:
lat ID sal
P. Hambletonian ...................I II
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THURsDAY--FoURTH DAY.

Although the weather in the morning was
lowery. the day passed without rain and the
attendance was up to the highest expectation,
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the wiser judges awarded 1st rrcmum TO
Strawn and I'd to Jackson
TROTTING.
The trotting Of year Odds down in the hills
fizzled out the only horse of the three entered
coming to time being Z. C, Lewis "Whirl-
wind - which took the stake by walking over
the course alone.
But Tommy Ready and Hank Holmes were
unwilling to give it up so, and at their instance
Il trot of three minute horses was eNtcmporized.
Thos. Ready entered princeton Hambeio-
MAN." l.. b. Jackson II. "" and II. Holmes
Dolly Holmes" Purse $50 best three in
five. The race was handsome one, and came
out" as follows
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Class S.-Spccd and the Miscellaneous list,
including base ball the Turner'S, Fire Depart
ment sc. receive sufficient attention elsewheret to
need no further reference here. The only 9th
er class to notice !, that Of Private Premiums,
of which. a, all the awards had not been made
at A late hour yesterday, We can only give part.
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Time 81

Between the heats roadster stations were cX-
Mbitcd for Sweepstakes, six entries, Neely's by
ron taking the premium.
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Tho programme after showing some ca''ie'
Included Ladies' Equcstrianism, Baby SHOW
Military Parade, and an eN'cmporIsed Face
and a Base Ball game,