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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-03-24
History of a Picture

Two Of the most celebrated artists the world
has ever known dwet in the same city. One de-
lighted in delineatng beauty in all lis Graccs Of
/ tint, form, and motion. His portraits were in
stinct with the charm OF physical yigor. The
graceful, half-voluptuous outline of form and
feature harmonized with decately blended tints.
On his canvas, the hOmlicst faces had an almost
Irresistible charm. The other found pleasure
only in depicting weird and gloomy subjects.
Above all, did lie excel in painting the portraits
/ of the dying. The agOnlZng death-thrOc, the
/ CHASTITY face and form, were all depicted with
marvellous fidelity. There existed between these
artists the most intense dislike. AZ length this
dislike eliminated. The bcau.y-loying artist
] had been engaged IT, painting the portrait of a
| beautiful woman. ConnUlsscuf~ pronounced il
/ the most wonderful piece Of ant that had ever
/ been produced. Ills brother artist was Jealous
/ Of his fame and sought revenge. By brb,ng the
keencr OF the studio he gained access To The pic
ture each night. At first he was content 20 only
deaden the brllliauCy % the complexion and
/ eyes, eiiace the bloom from cheek and lip and
pant a shadow on either cheek. Later, bis
strokes grew holder and ireer, and one morning
the artist awoke to find the entire outline OF the
/ portrait changed. He could scarcely recognize
| in the emaciatcd form and haggard coutenancc
! the glowing conception he had embodied. The
pallid face and eXpressiolless eyes he had attri-
butcu to lack Of genuineneSs IN his materials /,
but when the outlines were changed he suspect
ed the cause and Indignantly dismissed the keep
er. What the rcycnEeful artist marred by
/ a few rapid strokes Of his skillul brush
was only restored by years Of patient IN.
dustry. Reader need We name The artists
Health, who paints the flowers and grassy car
/ pet' no less than the human form diyine,-Dis-
ease, the dreaded artist who rcyels among the
/ ruins both Of nature and humanity,-aEd Care
le.sness, the keeper TO whom Health often in.
trusts his portraits. And is it not the beauty Of
woman, the most admired 81 all the works
which adorn the studio Of Health, that Disease
ofsenest seeks TO mar: The slightest stroke Of
! his brush upon the delicate organization leaves
an imprint that requires much skill and patience
I 10 etiace Restoration must be prompt. Care
lessness must be dismissed. Let suffering 80
men heed the warning ere Disease has marred
their chief ty-Health-beyond PREPARATION.
/ DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription has been used
| by Thousands OF these sufferers, and they are
unanimous in their praise OF its excellence. II
you would he Transformed from the pallid, ner-
yous invalid into 4 happy. vigorous woman,
j try i.
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THE ELECTION

| Samuel Nicholson Wins the Race,
he election for Mayor on Monday proved to
been onesded affair, Samuel Richols on
ling received for Mayor 1913 votes, and l.. W
wer 81. During the day, however, there
\ some little excitement at some of the polls
over the Mayoralty but over the question, who
Ill be Aldermen. In some of the words where
ire was opposition the fight was bitter one;
the rest, but friendly contest, there
hg no questions ut stake to make it otherwise
he candidates elected and the canvass of the
les will be found among the proceedings OF
city council in another place.
here was no real opposition to the re-organ-
ion of the public school system, which was
|ried by an overwhelming majority.
AT HIS UoNoR's.
liter the election was over and the result
bwn large number of Richolson's friends,
Rded by Bach's City Bagd, proceeded to his
|ne, corner Of Clay and Webster SITS, to con
ltulate him on his election. The band having
|wn out the "Skidmore Guards Mr.. Benz. +.
bcoln, on behalf of the company, extended
PIT w -hayOi III q ShOi
hres, and admonishcd him that, as the people
} so emphatically declared their confidence in
h, he should be especially vgilant in guard
l the city's interests during his term Of Office.
. Nicholson in reply said he could not find
Iguage to express the gratitude lie felt toward
friends and the people for the name r
which they had confded in him, and assured
I'm that, so far as he was concerned he would
all in his power to merit the confidence they
d reposed in him.
Then followed general Misunderstanding and
vate congratulations and some short speeches
others present, which lasted about an hour
ZEN all separated to their homes in high glee.
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The Steiner Gas Burner

l caused to be published in the last issue of
the Ottawa FREE TRADER a statement in rela-
ton TO Jones u liarnmond's connection with a
patent gas burner which they have been selling
| in the city. ! have been acting as the agent of
III. A. Whitney, OF Cincinnati, about two years IN
selling smd burner, and wrote him that Jones d
Hammond claimed that | was infringing upon
their exclusive right in so doing. In reply
| Whitney wrote me the letter, extracts from
which | had published in last weeks Ottawa
! FREE TRADER, and which | then believed to be
true, and supposed that said Jones IL Hammond
were what Whitney represented, but from knowl-
edge thereof, subsequently acquired, | am led to
believe that | was misled and Internationally
Gid the gentlemen a wrong.
GEORGE J. BURGESS.
| We feel under obligation to add TO the above
that the remarks in last weeks FREE TRADER,
referred to and which appeared as editorial,
where wholly based on the supposition that Mr.,
Whitney was an honorable man and told the
truth. Subsequent investigation, however, has
| satisfied both Mr.. Burgess and ourselves that if
there is any imposter swlndler in the case it
must be Mr.. Whitney; for Messrs Jones Il Ham
mond very soon settled the question, by the ex-
hibi,ion Of indlsputable letters and documents,
that they fully and legally possessed all the
rights and authority with reference to the Stein
err Gas Burner that they claimed. We regret
having been innocently led into doiag the gen
tleman injustice and cheerfully set the matter
right.
Mr. Burgess. on being enlightened as to the
real facts of the case, had no difficulty in COM
ing to an amicable arrangement with the gentle
men, and retains from them full authority to sell
the Steiner burner, which he retails at SO cts.
As to the excellence of the burner in question,
we have the following attestation from the Of
tawa Gas Works:
The Steiner patent gas burner has been used
in our city nearly two years, and we take special
pleasure in recommending it to the use Of our
consumers, as we are satisfied, from actual test,
that its use is saving in amount of gas burned,
and therefore more satisfactory to our patrons,
thereby giving US alarger number of consumers,
j.. PERKINS, Secretary. OTTAWA GAS Co.
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Public Schools.

lrhe vote on Monday in favor of organizing
(r city schools under the general school law
III make it necessary for the present school
lard TO meet within week and re-dstrct the
BY, upon which they will order new election
school directors, to take place about the Sc
Ind week in April. The board thus to he elect
will consist OF six members, to be elected by
neral ticket. As the school board elected last
onday is composed of excellent men, well dis.
ibuted through the city, our recommendation
that at the new election the present seven d.
ctors be the candidates, and the SIX high
i on the list of course will be elected.
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u NUS, Ia SlIr tOunty Is. =
iy virtue decretu order % The Comfy Court o. So
county entered At The February OF >aidcouTt AID II
o me apple auouo William ErOpseT, tusTdiaA o. Saces
FrrukgE, William BrOoker Rosa RruCker, Mabel broOae
Hud AMOS EIOoNrr. minors - sell the following aescto
estate belonging 10 said Minors suats IN the cvunsN
~ sale and state oil Illinois 20 Wit The equal unGlyt
ded one part TIE northeast quarter OF the sot
vest quarter VI section nuuter hy. II loNHshp nuaoe
thirtyhree north of nu-hc- our east OF IRE IA ~
prluclpal meridian shall, the sixteenth 0sS OF Apr
A d. ~. at the hoar UCpcN o. N, seu all te "
fe.cs faid min sLd &" tie sad real estate ~ vac
souh door OF the Coguy Court heIse q. inc eS OF o''A
va. IN said coupty. -.
mart Of The nrce time Of said sale. and To
remainder In not vNceeGiBg toar years from ue SIN Day
February .. is with Interest AZ the rsie OF ,sa p
cent per sppvw rayAhe aunuslly and 10 give Tor TIE Or
fsrrc ia. rrus r-umssory totes, sccnrtd by OsASc
on the nr,i.-s sold sut other good and suncierS PEA
estat. Win mower OF sale. WILLIAM BiSoOhkh
Nsr,rS +! Nv Guardian Tor said Minors.
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CIN>L NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. .

r1IN<L ET>TI1EsM EN,E'.--Esrsrt o.
MrlII.M n. GALLOWAY. DScp.-Notlce IA heTsny give
10 all PERSONS Interested In sald estse thai le ehe
-rntoI s iOais Of the estate OF said Willsu D
Ca de- ezsed Win appear before the County Court -
tb rornty la sale ard state OF Illinois, Al the COUNTY
Court ouS IN Ottawa. In said county. on Monday. istss
of Apul A D. ISL for the purpose OF rerdering 81 a.
count II his proceedings IN the adahiisuNhohO~ sA~
u r. 10. the nnsl settlement. -
'CHAS. = HOFFMAN,.
,--,sr. 81 4 NeCAIER Admiuistrstor-
- .I.fk Cpustr court la sale Co. III. Esristv
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"Rest on the bar" There is nothing amb-u-
Gus about that, except that it may mean almost
any bar and various kinds of rests.
"Basc drummer OF the new band" Nothing
ambiguous about that except that some wretch
might suggest pun on the word Jqse. And We
can't see why any body should get mixed up and
get his 4S19th hair over his left ear, causing him
to wipe out mis- Mexican lea extingusher when
he read about the "base.drummer of the new
band resting on the barr Yet such a thing did
happen, for when the new base-drummer of the
old band read the story of the base-dr ummer
of the new band to the old base-drummer Of tina
old band, and said it meant him, the new base
drummer of the old band, the old basc-drummer
OF the old band said he was another, and the new
base-drummer Of the old band said that was O
fighting word and out came the flea tcklers Then
the old basc-drummer o! the old band said that
hit him and called upon his 10 neighbors to hold
Kim while he got at the other base. Drummer Of
the old band and they kicked him under pool
table aud held him, while others took the other
base -drummer and cxtemporized base drum on
his back till he was ready to take any kind 0! a
rest on the bar; then both base-drummers took
"rest on the bar and said il was all right
there were plenty Of bars for all and plenty OF
rests too. And they took another "rest" each.
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spending the week fixing up practical joke on
the Dr., and we expect to hear some loud talking
in there when he gets back. The joke is the
cleaning up, painting and papering of the Office.
the office looks "hobby" indeed.
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MORE PLATE GLAss-On Thus lay the car
penters and GLACIERS were at work at HILLS put
ting in new plate glass windows in his North
store room, also in the doors. The glass was
furnished by Forbes Il Gehring.
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DISSOLUTION.

by mu,us agreement the partnership heretofore eysuE
between the undersigned is hereby dissolved. M Jse u
bitcs Of the nrm assumed BY ". h. Stewart. aud e.
accounts other claims due the lrm due 10 bin PC
toually. W. X. sIENAEr,
Ottawa, March IN, $50. GEORGE COLSELL
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Literary,

On Monday evening the Literary Society held
its meeting at the residence Of Mr.. VIM. Bell, Of
tawa Center The exercises passed Off very
pleasantly, every one seeming to enjoy them.
selves exceedingly. The programme was as fol.
lows:
Select reading-Miss Mary Phillips.
Charade, in three acts.
Inlcpendent-Miss Josie Cullen.
An invitation has been extended to the society
to hold its next meeting at the residence OF Mr.
WIN. Burgess, on Superior St., near Columbus.
HARD TIMES and prices OF boots and shoes are
made to correspond at the new stand Of Child d
Phipps, - La Sale street.
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DISSOLUTION.

IL. co-nsitnershp heretofore existing between james
CLARK wEn. Whit. arL John l. C,ark under the nrm name
OF CLARK. lite GO. OF utcs. ILL., has THIS dsy been cs
solved ~ mutual cui-enf. ard al Accounts and claims dne
sad lrm now tte ard payable % TIE Urn OF Jane
ClArx son. Utica IL no vii Assgme ~ The nAhllte
on aid trm Of Clark White a Co. JANIS CLARK.
Utica. H.. March Rth. iss1. WM, WHITE
We saH cOniinue he bushes manuiactsre AID sAle
Of Sever PIPE nEn Tile A. UticA AID solicit con
nranc- % the Hssl psEocsge terNol1re extended 20
CTsrE White 60 JAMES CLARK 4 son.
es-r
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Il. II. Trask would respectfully inform Lis Gus
TONERS that lie has permanently located in Otta-
wa, where he will give his entire attention 10
studying the wants Of his customers.
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SAIL: STATE OF ia

shall con iagc 'Hr Tu!in. ard loNtisg business 81 s
cid stand. snG hope 20 rIeI.t snare OF tie usde
MA-tl II. Ell w *. SrEWAi.E.
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.fD.ULSSION 50 CENTS.

RescrUcd Seats for Salc at Simon
Bros. ,UuSic Store from Saturday
morning. March 3ISt, until Tues
day erenin6, aprH Sd, lCithout
cbar6e, or ut tic uHprecedentiy
Iow price Of JOc. utter .iprit sd
rcSerrcd seats poSitiUely DC.
Door orcn AZ - Cnneert AtA
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ToMnship F.ieCtiOns.

Order township election tickets at the FREE
TRADER office and have them ready before the
rush Just before election day.
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Rev. VI. IL. Pogson has been giving series Of
lectures on Temperance at the Congregational
Church during the week, which have attracted
considerable attention. sunday evening that
large auditorium was completely filed and every
evening since up TO Thursday, when the series
wss finished, he has had large audiences. He is
an eloquent speaker and presented his very, very
trite subject in quite happy manner.
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irpHE. OTTAWA BtILIclNG A.
i SUCIATlUN has Money To- Loan 90 NC
nrt Tuesay OF every month. rriUt al and Interest
ahle 10 monthly slmrts for tlrthr rarcuiess ca
n, q. nAElss. scrEVtsrY.
s,ov .--y
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>-oT- .E-T'rER, AND HILL
y uT ans nrinfed in nrstclsss style. by OSNAS 9
HAPENAH. FKs1 THADEE OFTicr.
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WANTED
TO BUY,
A PAYING DEMOCRATIC
WEEKLY PAPER

In IlIroIs with county patronage. State price, amount
Of natronare and material and send copy OF paper sd
dress, -, -, ~,
March 2ltf care LOCK BOX -oN'' ottaNa' H.
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DifO.

At his residence in ths city. on Tuesday afternoon
March 10th. EMERY y. LYON, aged about i5 years.
At the residence OF Mrs. Nathan Hardy, Ottawa town
ship, Mrs. ID. A. BUEL.
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ami richness SLe Is une Of the rising stars ia the mu
cal armament, and hlz ALREADY achieved vide rcra
tntiga f.lsiJa Herald
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THE NEW ROCHELLE COACH.

In q few weeks tho coaching season Will reopen and
tho inhabitants Of Fifth avenue will be cnlivened at
breakfast table by cheering sound OF tho horn
tho .sTaily Ho" under tho skul guidance Of Colonel
Delaney Kane, dashes by on It's daily trip 10 New
Rochelle The great success that Colonel Kane made
with tho Pelham coach last year will doubtless bo
repeated this season, as although the books only
opened yesterday nearly every day up 10 tho
18TH OF May has already been secured Now
Workers have already learned to appreciate
the health giving quslitics OF the fresh country
arr aud the bellies OF past season, pale anu worn
balls and dinners, will do well rccupcrata
through such n pleasant medium rho '.rally Ho'
commences It's daily trips TO Now Rochelle aud return
tho lst Of May. Mr.. Isen has secured the entire
coach for the hrst day and Mr.. a. q. Franckiyn has
taken II for the I'd o May On the 10Th OF May the
will tho trip to New Rochelle as on
that occasion the Coaching Club will make their
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HERALD reporter yesterday ssBecauss he was the son
o. r.cn John Sswe he used 20 play .ns part among as
On this accent he had but few warm friends Hts
disposition VAS rather pcevish. when fifteen years
cation when he was about twenty Then he
entered his iatner's business house. In the year
1862 20 formed a company TOR the l56th New l0rk
volunteers who then encamped on staten Island.
He went out AZ captain and returned with the same
present NJ capture OF vicksburs HIS army record
far ~ know, was good. lie was always ;sell pro-
vided with money and that causes an ocer, as rule
70 obtain certain amount OF popularity IN addition &c
his time or service was up ho returned
islanders had against "orvy" was that as he became
rich he discarded all his Old boyhood irlenas and
would not recognize them l told HIM OF this when
called upon him some time ago, but no seemed
loss OF iner good or III will. lilo married MISS bar
re., DAUGHTER o. the superintendent Of the Staten
founder OF the hrm Burline slip, died about ntsen
years ago brother OF orsille's was drowned on
Staten Island by falling out OF boat. Another
brother OF his believe, Inc, with q sudden death.
Orvile's late residence at West Brighton Is a very
reputation OF being terribly close and cutting money
mattcrS Tho Jewetts used TO have IN oil cotn manu-
White lead works they won have as many as three ha
drsd hands employed All tho Jewctts touched seemed
turn TO gold The widowed mother OF orviile VINO il
still alive and lives IN grand STYLE adored .Dryy aud
thought there was no Que rs good Ms he Oh earth
GEORGE W. JEwETr.
His uncle, who killed to-day Mr.. George w. Jew
Ell, was highly respected by all who knew him or
Staten Island for his integrity and genial disposition
His residence situated between Port Richmond and
Elm Park. and Is IA magnificent place, with It's hot
houses aud due lawn stretching down 10 the waters
II IL worth least 800 900 He formerly pres
idcnt OF the old North shore ferry ac aud succeed
cd that position by Mr.. Garner, VINO was drowned
on his yacht the Mohawk. The Jewctt family, | be-
licve canio originally from one oi the New England
States He was trustee or DR.. Moore's Episcopal
Church at Port Richmond and regular attendant
thore.
Mr. Dean, the only survivor o the fearful tragedy,
formerly lived staten Island He entered the nrni
MS a bookkecper and worked hts way up He had an
interest In the business but was not, believe full
partner
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PROPER CARE OF THE INSANE.

There meeting held last night in tho Second
Presbyterian Church. Clinton street. Brooklyn, by
number Of ladies and gentlemen Interested In tho
treatment OF insane women. Their object Is TO havo
asylum established IN Brooklyn where insane
women, by paying So or 50 weekly, can be provided
with good aud comfortable rooms ana receive
proper food and medical treatment. Rev. DR.. Storrs
PRESIDED and upon calling the meeting TO order stated
that the ladies' had already, under the laws OF ina
State, formed themselves into organ cation and
ready, with the assistance OF several reliable
business men, to accomplish the task which they had
undertaken. Tbe amount collected Tar was 81. 700.
About $50, 900 would be necessary to establish the
asylum, and he thought that subscriptions OF $50
could DO raised and the iuli secured
IN ms way Dr. Norris, OF the Charity Commission
ers, Immediately took two shares. Shares 10 the
amount OF ST. 200 were thcu taken by several other
persons, aztec which tho meeting adjourned.
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dispel tho mystery which now envelops trngca
occurrence. Mr. Cornell said
III was seated IN my Office, No IS Wall street. this
morning, when word WIS brought 10 that an OK
piosion had occurred at my nephcws place OF business
III Front street aud that he VAS severely injured.
FASTENED to the place, but found that the police had
formed line IN front Of the store and would let no
pesson told them that 1 WAS III. nearest person
IN the world TO the poor boy. orvilic aud that
! should DO permitted 10 SEQ him. was,
however, compelled TO go away without seeing
him. As soon as he had been removed IN an ginbu-
lance TO tho Chambers street Hospital made my way
there aud saw him lilo appeared 10 DO unconsc GUS
told tho phy cisians there 10 send for Dr. sand and
to do all IN their power Tor him. | sent To Staten
Island, then, Tor hls mother, who up by
the next boat 20 see her son. ] cannot imagine
what led 10 tho explosion. Charles Jewety
was tho JUNIOR partner IN tho firm, told me that
hc lett there ABOUT i've before hc heard tho
report and he las NJ idea az 10 the manner In which
tho shell came there. IL was their intention some
time ago to dissolve rship but that Was set
tod. On Friday or Saturday last, won't DO certain
which uay IL was, but II was ono or other Orytio
Jcwet cal cd at my occ, and, ia tho
salion, SAD -
'well. uncle Peter. business has boon all AMIGA
bly, arranged ana everything Is gong on smoothly
II am very happy, indeed, y said 40 hear H. aud
told linn that lao must 10 attend the we'd
dung Of young lady cousin Of his, which cere-
mony was performed NJ Grace Church Monday
last Ho did over and renamed until
evening. Yesterday morning his brother in-law,
Mr. Barrett, met HIM his way TO business about
haiLpast oght O'clock and no was then 10 good spirits
ana health have Just returned from the hospital
now aud AZ was leaving there the Doctor told me
OrvtIlc was then dying Inc Coroner inquired OF mo
as TO whether Orvle had a violent or quick temper.
ana told him " no had had never seen any EXHIBIT
ton otcmpor On tho contrary mad always found atm
10 be quiet and cheerful the evening papers speak
OF KNIFE and pistol beng found the loor oil the
Office. | don't see any WY OF explaining the my s.
ferrous aiIalr know nothing more than have told
you. Tho bocy OF my nephew will be taken to my
house Tomorrow morning, and no Will BIO buried from
hcre.
A scuooLsATE's REnISrscgxcEs
'orvy ana | used 10 80 TO school together at Por,
Richmond" SAID schoolmato OF Orviio Jewett 10 q