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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-21
INEXCUSABLE CARELESSNEsS.
Heacau.e II Causes "A serious Break in the Ca
nal AT Morris.

yeacausp II Cause "A serious Break in the Ca
nal AT Morris.
Through sheer carclcSNncsS Of some one the
water in the canal at Morris was allowed, :
week a,,o. to rise some fourteen inches above
the "h,rh water level" The consequence
WIS the water overlooked its bank and very
damaging urcak resulted. We copy from the
Morris Tld,peadeHt:
The water commenced overlooking The ank
lust opposite the City Mills. Gradually the
flank wore away, until the water came h
-uch force and such volume rs to soon a.
laUav mt least - feet of the tnw-path The
,y.trr c,mc with such force rs tc wash feet
from the bottom of the canal extending To III,
north dock and about forty rods IN length
About II o'clock the cmhankmcnt under Cap
Henry Bu>h'S barn gave way, and the barn
Inuw broken Ia atoms, was soon landed ha'
way across the river. Another barn, belong
inc Ia the same gentleman, hal been io'h unWl
g, fr,y DAYS prcviouS. hut the lumber htd n"
been taken away, and that too WAS car on
an the ice in the river. or 80 much thereoi a.
,vl. ,a, Lrr,rl under the SanI in thc >hVl'n"
placrS along the line of the maddcucd stream
! At lra.t an acre of soil washed into the rive
and the LARGE, ugly hole is from several inch"
IN fifteen feet deep. Thousands of loads {"
sand and gravel will he required to MI up Inc
|hnttom nf the canal where il has been waNhrt
ont. one hundred loads will fill up the guIci
,t t,r hnrn Not = VeStgc would have ~
maincl of the old barn, the dwelling house
Iihc numerous sheds and buildings. and th'
Two boats. ID. T. Wright and Contest;
which were anchored just opposite the break
/ About the same time break was thrcaiene'
| iu,, a little east of Jake GriCgs's rr' misses.
As soon "a, the break WAS discovered mes
srnrcr was dispatched To the Aux Sable lock
when the waste gates were at once raised an"
considerable water drawn OIL The dam NJ the
Iauucduct. Just completed few days since
was torn out and large quantity OF wafer
male lis escape through II.
\ large number of workmen ave com
r,rnccd In rcpaIr the break \ dam b been
con.,ructed lust above the break, 10 reven'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-21

The Seneca R,coM has adopted the role Of
,caycngcr to a skunk. The editor iinds the jol
rather beyond his abilities.
Streator people have invested $4,000 IN thu
new per cents
La Sale lost 500 by fire last week.
The Baptist church folks OF Strcator held II
fair last week. The receipts were 800; the cX
pcnscs about 80.
SANDY Douglass" while intoxicated fcl, of
the end of Marquette strcctin La Sale last week,
distance of about 20 feet. He was badly bruis-
ed and the county will pay for the repairs.
The grading of the railroad at the Meridian
bridge has used above 25O00 cubic yards of dirt
j. F. Hazel, at Utica, has secured Santa Claus,
stock, and proposes to do the holidays in that
town in proper style to suit tn most Iastdous.
d. II. Undcrhill, of Seneca, has madc1 an Is
sgnmcnt to Charles Ii. X. Thomas; liabilities,
S953S05; assets, about $500.
On Thursday week a man vas found dead at I'll,
Peru Zinc Works. The circumstances, says the
Herdld were somewhat a. follows: On Wcducr
day night number of tramps arrived at III,
works whose furnace fires are a warm resort iu.
these 'meu of the road" Most of these men 81
N''''''
ed that he was sick Al eleven o'clock they wcl,
all awake, and about ready to "tnrn'ln' ny one
of the furnaces Before six IN the morning, the
workmcn trying to get them out, found one OF
the men living ON his face dead. Another tram
had been lying across his head and was found H.
this manner 10y the workmcn. In this pOstio.
during his drunken sleep he is supposed to hayc
been emothcrcd. One man said the deceased,
name was Geo Jacques, and that he was from.
New York. There appeared no marks OF VIC
lcnce about his body and the jury returned II vcI
diet of died from suilucatUn, or some cause ul-
known to the jury.'
The Free Press says there are number OF
Streator miners and others in that town who arc
just now aoing in debt for their living eXpenncs
and buying gold, in anticipation Of the resump-
ton act and grecnback imitation. 1t is reported
Ga At men who wou d not be suspicloncd OF even
having any money go to the bank and get sou
or 500 in gold and stow it away.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-21

lizard work. If the council are anxious to return
to the old regime, one day officer ana one
might man will do the business most cheetua''!'
And when any disturbance occurs the Mayor can
swear in dozen or fifteen cNtras-meh worm
about as much as so many clolhicrs figures
men who can point out a suspicious character
about A. readily as they can the Emperor of Chi.
ma When men hire Il book-kecpcr they h're
man who understand, book keeping; when aclty
hires Il policeman, our economists ten US y
should hire men who never saw a criminal except
behind the Jail bars; when merchant needs
Ave clerks he hires them; when city needs hvc
policemen, our economists tell Us, it should hire
two. Consistency is a jcwcl and so also is IN
consstcnCy-lO some minds.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-21

any more water from coming down, and to-day
a strong force of men and teams Will be en-
gagged, With good weather, the damage will
he repaired inside three week Water will
then be run in, and the zee men and citizens
generally will he happy again
Who is to blamey That's the point. On
Saturday morning the level was nearly us full
AS it ordinarily is during the boating season
On Sunday morning the water was at least II
inches higher than high water mark. With
this large body of water, chokcd in near the
dam, the water continually backing up, and
more OF it coming in continuously, something
was bound to give way. We have heard sew
cral causes given, in each one of which GER
tain employc OF the company is blamed but
we withhold the name until we are positive.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-21

! New Zealand and some of its People; The
Mission of Sorrow The Curse of Carnegie
Anne Carew; A Dream of the Past; The Mas
ter of Monkswo0d; Pleasant Bedrooms Songs
of the Bells My Christmas Present; llo"
She won him; | am his Wife; The Haunted
Tree. How To Act Il Charadc; Change; Lady
Maud's Picture; Misudvcnturcs of Lioulen
LIANT; Simon May and Martha Barnes; Tribute
Iro Woman. Our Young Peoples Story.lcllert
NV LiGr's Lesson; The Lost Baby (by Earl
Marblc3 Rulhvcn's Pure Page; Editorial
Notes; The Housckccper; Curious Matters
Things Pleasant and Otherwise; Our Picture
Gallery; humorous llluStrallons)
TIE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIsT Tive
Thousand persons will readily put dollar
each into scheme offering IA prize Of $1,000
though only one can get it, and 800 must lose
their dollars. A publisher puts $4,000 into col
Letting and preparing useful information and
offers to every one of 1000 persons who con
tributes only dollar or so, aprihtcd duplicate
of the results, so that edch one may have the
entire Je,leth Of what has actually cost $4,000
or more Is not this better than any uncertain
chance scheme, full of blank tickets? This
applies to all good Journals and all good books,
Here Is Il good special illustration. The
Publishers of the imertcan Agrt"utturtSt eX-
pend $2j0 900 4 year in gathering plaln prac-
Itical reliable information, valuable To every
person, To every family, IN country, village, or
city There are 700 to 800 original engrav-
in.s in each volume, which bring right to the
eye and understanding multitude OF labor
saving and labor helping cOntrlvanccs, and I'M
f,r ,,,tl do nd in Inpr work
MANY of them homc-produced. This great
number of useful, Instructive and pleasing en-
cravings, is most valuable feature OF the
imerfcaH Agrtcuiturtst, making il greatly Al
pcriOr to any other source OF similar intOrma-
ton This Journal constantly publishes cauS-
tic exposures of Iiumbugs and SwlndlcrS,
which save its readers many times lis cost.
Over $2j 600 year are expended IN collecting
and preparing information, cngravlngs, tlc +,
giving thousands of useful hints and suggcs-
tons. Yet e,ch and every reader gets the full
benefit of S25,0 outlay. The cost To single
subscribers is only $l.j0a year, post free; tour
copies l25 each and to clubs OF ten or more
only 81 each. Specimen copies 10 cents each,
post frecl 1t will pay every one t" have this
Journal Try 1t. Marshalls magnificent Steel,
Plate Engraving, entitled "1he runners
Pride," is presented TO every subscriber send
ing 20 cents extra To cover cost ol packing anu
postage. Orange Judd Co, Publishers, 2i5
Broadway, New York.
WESTERN FARMERS ALMANAC,-While a
very indifferent almanac may always be OBJ
tanned free, gratis for nothing" your drug.
Est, devoted mainly to setting forth the mer-
its of some patent nostrum, ii is better economy
to pay ten cents for good almanac, like that
above named, published by John p. Norton X
Co, Louisville, Ky. Besides all the usual as
tronomicnl calculations il contains 4 fund of
useful information to farmers nowhere else to
he obtained for double the money.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-21

II it Is of no value to our people 10 feel that
they can walk from one end OF The city To the
OTHER at any hour OF the day or night, reduce the
police force. II they would rather have our town
m,l of trlmps, thieves and ,agahonds, by all
means reduce the police. 1t may be OF no value
To- the community To- have Il couple Of men walk
through all parts Of the city after or O'Clock
IN the evening, picking up and sending ont Of
town suspicious character, who cannot explain
tArig actions; It may he of Uo value 10 10 city To
have it generally known throughout the country
that Ottawa la, a good active police force that
will make il uncomfortable for suspicious stran-
gers, II it is 50, let the council reduce the force
give mp the costly luXuy' altogether. We can
not, however see The economy of giving up the
prestige We have gained by having lively force
VI officers; aud uo mau in hi, right senses will
be willing To return la the dty> of the sixties and
two policemen. All other things being equal 10
must De remembered that the world generally Is
no, 81 prosperous now ~ in the sixties There
are more Idle men. and "a, a consequence the
criminal class l. prupnrional!y greater than then,
requiring increase police everywhere Our near
ness 10 "A great city j. also another thing io bc
taken into consideration IL this matter. Our city
now is quiet The amount Of stolen goods will
no, amount to 500 for the year; the peace is sell
dom disturbed 10y drunken hrawls, and when II
Is the perpetrators are fined all the result OF
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-21

Is strictly vegetable preparation and will posi-
lively cure Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Acidity Of
stomach, Coming up of Food, Pain in pit Of
stomach, Low Spirits, Bilousnc5s, Constipation.
Jaundice, Liver Complaint, or any affection OF
The Stomach or Liver, in the shortest time posi-.
bic You are not asked to buy until you know
what you are getting. Therefore, as you value
existence, do not fail to 20 to your Druggist, y,
Y. Griggs and get Il trial bottle free Qt c'drgc.
which will show what regular one dollar size
bottle will do. Ask for DIX. KINGS CALIFORNIA
GOLDEN COMPOUND, and take no other. (3)
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-21
The Canal Report,

The following is statement of the princip
article. transported on the Illinois " Michigan
Canal, entered at the Office o the CoIiecto' a
Ottawa, during the year ending on the Both OF No
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-21
S43,Sjy 50

llG Shares In force S13, SIH 81
cash received for past ; months. .....S 81, 39l 81
lash paid out for "A shares of first ..-.
srrin. stock surrendered .............sl,S 24 81
Cash loaned during past Il months ISL, $50 %
A sort of outline Of this report was published
II August, but the fun statement will be inter
cSting no doubt. A new series Of stock is now
open for subscriptions. This system OF invest
mcnt is one of the best offered, and has helped
many a man to get himself II home. Everyone
is allowed to take shares, each share costing 30
cents per month.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-21


One day last week tran ger went into Mitch's,
No. = Court St, and remarked he would like to
ook at some pipes Mitch showed him some,
LAYING eight on the case, and went on the other
side Of the room. When he returned the man
aid
well, guess they won't suit mel won't
ak. any"
Then, you'd better put back the twoyou have
N your pocket" suggested Mitch,
II haven't any in my pocket"
"Oh, yes you have
They argued the point for some time till Mitch.
cmarkcd he could call policeman, when the
man pulled them ont Of his pocket, and layed
Them down.
ooh" said Mitch, ~ don't want shem-1 only
want you to pay for them"
The fellow slowly pulled out half dollar as
pay, and said he would take one.
"The pipes are $50, and want you to come
dowo" limited Mitch
"A dollar n half Why, they're only marked
ff,N cents"
Mitch: "Wel, pipes have gone up since you
came in-thcyre IS cents apiece now"
The fellow looked rathcrcd bewIldcred but he
laid down the silver, and waltzed out convinced
hat Mtcho VS. poor p ace to operate in.
Good books for Christmas presents at Osman
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-21
NEW EDITIONS OF
TuleS from F0i eiGn Tongues

u 1lt red line tinted paper. uniform in style Price
$3.50 per volume. Comprising
MEMORIES: A story of German Love.
From the German of Max Muller
A STORY of Italian Love.
From the French of A. dc Llmartne
MARIE: a story OF Russian Love.
From the Russian of Alex Pushkin
NIDEIEINE: 4 story of French Love.
from the French oI Jules Sandrau
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-21

rIavc you seen those cellulotd toilet sets at
Forbes & Gehrin -. They ae so cheap.
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EXTERN LANDS.

Or to procure cheap pleasant homcscads. will do well &c
call and have every facility for travelling pur
chasing and improving Western Lands and lomeseadS
Mr. Warner familiar with the quality and value of West
Lands having sold thousands Of acres in different states
and having of his time for several years IN
visiting Kansas Nebraska and other Western States is pre-
pared give full and reliable information 70 purchasers
and cmgrants We shall have under direction during
the coming spring. summer and fall frequent
Cheap Excursion Trains
To each the above when persons select lands
hocstcads suit themselves Consult interests by
calling up.n for fu Information 10 locations prices o
land tickets sc. The closest attention Tais {" the
COLLECTION OF DEBTS,
FurrcOsng of mortgages trustees sales &c We are spe
Ca agents for the land belonging the Texas Pacific
Railrond Company. the PDtOwattOmlC Land Cos Kansas
the St Louis iron Mountain 4 Southern Railroad Co. to
gcher with other companies.
Office West OF the Court House.
Dec. I. 1875 o1"IA WA, ILLS.
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The above statcmcn includes all the coal Jus
ness of points between 0 lawa aud Henry.
Amount of tolls collected, S2iOOl,GS.
w +. CoppING, Collector.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-21
Over l WW.OOO Acres,

or good quality belonging To Railroad Companies and pr
vae in each of sad states We will select lands 10
wishing purchase Of us will accOpa
persons wishing To buy lands pointing out the same civ
ing prices and all desired Information. PerSo.iI NviSll
IN inv in
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-21

Will Carleton's "Ovcr he Hi Is to Poor House"
is undoubtedly founded on facts; and the story
has been so frequently repeated as to have nearly
| ,st It's novelty. 1t has been frequently enacted
IN this county. lnc story Of old man Kidd who
died at the asylum last winter was case. HIS
ungrateful sons, the owners Of about hall a sec
lion Of land, had turned him out on the world ON
Thanks giving Day! and left him TO die in the
Poor House. Another case has come to light in
hat of an old lady at the Asylum now. She
came to this country come 81 years ago; and soon
after her arrival her husband died. lcayinGa large
family of children for her to raise. She brought
them up honorably and with credit to herself.
La, rny,.r thnu,rlt tp fee
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-21
Nem ADVERTISEMENTS.
W BUSHNELL. j. /. WARMER.

We prepared 10 buy and sell Real Estate in this ant
adjoining counties to Loan jOncy Pay Taxes Rent Houses
Lots and Farms and Collect Rents. &c We have every ia
y for Locating soldiers Warrants on the best of public
ands We agents for the sale of Railroad Tickets al re
uccd rates the various Railroads running through Tex
L. Missouri Arkansas Iowa Kansas Colorado and NebraS
W. lArre trlItA of ILnl Al,yresAtlnR
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-21
How sharper than serpcnt's tooth il il
IN have "A than less child -

hut she is feeling it now. For she has one veal
Inv son at least. He owns, it is reported some
40 acres of land IN DcKab county, pastures
II ar % head of horses, and mlks Is or 20 COWS.
Superintendent Flahcrty will interview the gen
tlcnsn, and if hc is as wealthy as reported, or
sufficiently 50 As to care for the old lady, the law
,ruuirng him to support his mother will he
called into use if his natural affections are COM
nlrirly SWALLOWED up in his nNnricc.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-21
New and Fourth Edition Of
Tales Of Ancient Greece

By the Rev c. w. COX, n. A, Trinity college, oxford
i2mo Cloth. Price 81 Co. extra gilt Kit edge, price ~
half calf, price, S.
t ourh 10 be in the hands every scholar and Of every
school hoy "-Satlirddy Rsrisr, LOpdOR. "
THE book is scholarly production ana welcome audl'
ton To department of literature that thus far quite too
scaptily furnished Tribune.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-21

Good books for Christmas presents at Osman
Il IIapemaI',.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-21

The Seneca Recom has adopted the role
,caycngcr to a skunk. The editor linds the j.
rather beyond his abilities.
Strcatur people have invested $4,000 III IL
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
A Item.

The Scientific -1mertcaH saws I'VE
DO not remember IN Mat Journal we
flrst saw the following extract as an
original Item, but. since 1t has recent
ly been copied without comment by
several contemporaries. attention
should be directed to it. The article
states that 4 poison Of any conceiva-
bic description and degree Of potency.
which has been Intentionally or acct
dentally swallowed. NAV be rendered
almost instantly harmless by simply
swallowing two gills of sweet oil. An
individual with very strong constitu-
ton should take nearly twice this
quantity. This oil Will most positively
neutralize every form of vegetable.
animal or mineral poison with which
physicians and chemists are acquaint-
Ell The idea thai sweet oil Will neu-
traIlZe such pOlSons are prusSic acid.
nicotine. s~trNClnime. curare. and Il
host OF others less speedy III their &C
ton. IS almost too absurd 10 demand
refutatlon. IN some cases, when
taken into the stomach III large guam
titles, 1t may serve to involve aCrld
and poisonous substances and mitigate
their action, until the arrival Of a
physician with specifics shall relieve
III fplltIlI 1IoII bdlIStI odt II 4 NOV
to be used in all cases, for its admins
t~ration, for instance, Immediately
after the swallowing of "a corrosive
mineral acid, such as oil of %vitriol,
would be followed by most fearful re
suits. As the great multitude of poi
sons known to the physician and
chemist are classified according to
their varied mode of action on the
animal economy. it is evident that the
method of treatment in cases of poi
soning must likewise vary. There can
be no specific for all. 1t is to be hoped
that 40 one will be simple enough to
try this antidOte: for if he does. the
absurd person who penned the quoted
statement may Lave a human life to
answer for
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
Gen. Mackenzie's Official Account
of His Raid.

General Mackenzie, in a t~elegraphic
report of his recent raid into Mexico.
which has just been received at the
War Office, says that his command re-
turned safe; that they accomplished
nothing OF account of the ~inefficiencv
and sickness of his guides. \ force
of Mexican regulars crossed his path
twice, az time refusing to render
assistance In pursuing the raiders.
The officer III command of the MeXi-
cans states that he had orders to OBJ
struct the passage of American troops
through Mexican territory. but he
failed to attack Mackenzie. The lat
ter says hat he does not blame the
MeXicans for not attacking him, for
the reason that he was toe we'll pre-
pared, and this was fully known to the
Mexican commander.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04

Our esteemed friend, George Allen.
of N-wb bern. North CarulIna a bus
ness man Who IL -tafe~m-niAe in his
grasp OF financial and commercial
questions. has recently issued a circu-
lar strongly appealing T. congress for
the repeal. of the tax on state bank
circulation. He asks il on the ground
that the necessity for the law has
ceased. and II yields no revenue that
IT Is injurious ana oppressive To the
agricultural Interests OF the south and
west. that i i needed for the develop
ment ~ our resources. and TO facilitate
the movement Il our crops: and that
home banks under state charters
would better supply the necessary
capital for all enterprises at cheaper
rates OF interest 10 the user. His APP
peal TO the congress WhIch has gust
adjourned. Of curse. was useless. Il
had no time, in ia eight months SEES
sion, 10 attend L. the wants and IN
terests OF the peogle.-ponan in Ben
tonvllle -iirnuce.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
The Moon and the Weather.

While it is generally admitted that
the SUI regulates the season (the two
appearing to senses in regular or
derl, when we come to the weather
with its sunshine and rains, fogs,
frostS and winds following each other
spasmodically and in irregular order,
some othel and apparently irregular
governing power is looked for.
In fact, the moon does have many
periodical changes along with eclipses
and other anomalous events. She has
her epochs when her d~eclinatlon Is
either north orsouth, when she crosses
the equator or the ecliptic, when size
Is on the same side of the equator as
the sun, or on the opposite side. We
are told That all these circumstances
really have some influence on the eb-
blng and flowing of the sea.
but these scientific facts have nOth-
ing to do IN support of the common
prejudice as to madrnen and lunatics,
the sight of horses becoming dim or
clear according to the phases of the
moon, trees decaying ii cut with a
waning moon, or bacon boiling nicely
II the pig is killed with a crescent
moon. All this comes from the preju-
Two believers can agree as to whether
the crescent noon should dip so as to
spllI water or lie SO as TO hold water
to predict a wet season. The a~ncients
did not attribute the changes of wealth
er to the moon. This is a modern in
ventlon, and belongs to the science of