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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
That There Roy Lied.

The staid Yankee sees the difference between
things as they are and as they ought to be as
quickly as any man in the world, but he would
dread the character of a professed joker. In a
Vermont village a tall and awkward beau
called to see his young lady, and found her en-
gagged with other company. To set matters
right he gave them a riddle. There were
two boys playin' on the sidewalk, and Il. man
asked them whether they were any relation.
The boy replied Sir, that there boys mother
and mine was twin sisters, and yet we amt
cousins" The girls guessed at it for half an
hour and gave it up rs there any solution
to it, Mr.. Brown 2" asked one of the girls. "Oh,
yes" he replied, its easy explained. That
there boy lied "-Er.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
GEORGE M. LELAND,

NJ ASTIGR'S AIIIG.,- Notice is hereby given thai
AVA by virtue of decree made and entered of record by
the Circuit Court of La Sale county state of Illinois al the
June term of said court, a. ID. 1872 in certain cause
then pending in said coHr the chancery side thereof
wherein John II HosOrd was complainant and Abel lloga
BOOM Administrator of the Estate of Francis NJ Hoga
BOOM deceased Robert Crane, Mary Crane, Helen Hoga
boom, Eliza logaboOm Susan Hogaboom. Luela Hogs.
boom, Abby Hogabosm, Lucy Hogaboom and Abel iioga
boom defendants shall Saturday the twelfth day
of July 1879 at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon
of said day offer for sale the south door of the County
Court House in Ottawa, said county, public auction
and will then sell to the highest bidder the following de
scbed property being the ordered by said decree IL
be sold that is say The west half OF the southeast quar-
tero section thirty, in township thrtyhrec north range
three of the third principal ncia in the county OF
La Sale and state of Illinois. - ~ -
TERMS OF SALE-Cash. GEORGE NJ LELAND.
Dated June q, 1Ssa--3w Master in thanrery.
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A Smart Baby.

Talk about knowing babies! Ayoung mar
red couple living on North Delaware street
have six months old babe that for two week,
past has been considered the wonder of the
nelghborhood and the admiration of all the
mothers for squares and squares about Only
SIX months old, and actually scratched its owr
head! Did 1t, too with the vigor Of an eight
year old schoolboy. 1t was too cunnin! The
shown the baby-the wonderful baby-jus
when 1t was scratching its head with unusual
emphasis. She adjusted her glasses and looked
carefully. No matter what she said. A fine
toothed comb was bought, the nurse girl was
discharged and the phenomenon ceased-In
6iGnapolis Meas.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
The Wise and the Foolish Man.

The foolish man payeth for his daily news
paper The wise man standeth and readetll
from bulletin board and obtaineth his infor
nation for nothing.
The foolish man ruineth his health by lying
abed mornings until the sun hath arisen high
The wise man getteth up at the growing oft the
cock. He walketh the Streets getteth an APP
petite for his breakfast, and cometh home mi
nus his watch.
The foolish man entereth his hotel, and
leaveth his hat in the ante-room He eateth
his dinner When he would depart, he dis
covered that some unprlnciped reptile hath
decamped with his new silk hat, aid left in
its stead weather-beaten twenty-cent tile.
The wise man, to avoid such contretemps,
taketh his hat into the diningroom and stitch
upon it.
The foolish bachelor on a cold afternoon
cometh home, and there being no fire in his
room, he shlvereth with the cold The wise
man closeth the windows to keep out the
draft; he lighteth the two gasburners; the
room warmetl up and his landlady foOieth
the gas bill.
The foolish man loseth his money in stocks,
and straightway teleth his friends of his mpe-
curiosity. The wise man loseth his money,
but holdeth his tongue about it, and from
henceforth he eateth at coffee saloon and
pickett his teeth at hotel.
The foolish man catcheth counterfeit half.
dollar, and he mourneth long over his loss
The wise man goeth to church, and when the
near sighted deacon passeth the contribution
box, he droppeth in that counterfeit half and
chuckleth to himself.
The foolish man maketh his habltation at
"a heightened establishment and for his board
he payeth twenty dollars week The wise
young man marrieth the landlady's daughter
The foolish man taketh his wife to church
sociable, and spendeth five dollars for icecream
and cake The wise man alloweth his wife to
serve on the refreshment committee, and when
the evening cometh, he goeth to that church
seciable with market basket If his wife
hath improved her opportunity, he cometh
away ahead of the game.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
M. O. SOUTHWORTH,

attorney at Lar, 1atOrd. ms.
MORTGAG r. SALE Whereas Ellen NJ. BARRIER
4 and Nelson E. Barber her husband, of Marseilles La
Sale county, Illinois, by their certain mortgage deed dated
the 2ih day Of May ~ 1873, and delivered 10 the unde
signd md recorded in Volume t!o Records PAGE $50
in .,turdcr Office of said In sale county. did grant
bargain sr aud convey unto the Undersigned William NJ
Howell. -" following described real estate. to W.T. Lot
number sixteen, in block number four IN Clark Under
hills Addition the Town Of Marseilles La Sale county
Illinois, which said mortgage was given TO secure the
men of eight certain proinsOy notes of even date there
with for the of $l25U EACH payable to the undersigned
in ~ 49, "a So &c. ~ and snonths respectively after date
thereof with interest the rate of ten cent anu
payable semi-annually:
And whereas ii provided in and by said mortgage that
in of default IN the payment of said notes any part
thereof according TO the tenor and effect thereof the mort
his legal representatives attorney after having
advertised such sale sixty days in newspaper published in
said In Sale county might sell the said premises and all
right and equity of redemption of said Ellen NJ Barber and
Nelson f. Barber their heirs and assigns therein at public
vendue at the said premises 10 the highest bidder for cash
purchaser deed for the conveyance in fee of the premises
sold:
And whereas default has been made in the payment of
the four last above mentioned notes. which default still CON
nues and there is AT this date due and unpaid thereon
the principal of each of said notes and interest thereon
since May 25th 1871,
Now therefore notice hereby given that the undersgn-
ed mortgage aforesaid will by virtue power in said
mortgage contained Friday the 22d day of August
before described sell public auction the highest bidder
for cash AL and singular the premises herein before de-
scribed and all the right title and equity of redemption of
the said Ellen NJ Barber and Nelson Barber their heirs
and assigns therein WILLIAM NJ. HOWELL.
June u lS'9.-2mos Mortgage
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28

In pleading before the House of Lords one
day Mr.. Clark, afterwards Lord Eldon, hap
pened 10 say, in his broad accent, I'm plaan
English, maa lards," upon which one of the
lords remarked, I'm PLAN Scotch you mean,
Mr.. Clark, and the prompt advocate instantly
rejolned, Nae matter, in plain common sense,
maa lard; and that's the same in a langua-
ges" His client lost nothing by the turn.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
B. F. LINCOLN,

LNINAL SE,I,TlE;M ENT.--EsTATE oE
II PETER SWEENEY. DRCEAsED.-NOtice is hereby given
10 all persons interested in said estate, that Silas W
Ruger. Administrator with the will annexed of the Estate
of said Peter sweeney deceased, will appear before the
County Court of the County of La sale and State OF Illinois
at the County Court House in OTTAWA. in said county,
Monday the 2ls day of July 1879, for the purpose
of rendering account of his proceedings in the annsra
ton of said estate for the final settlement.
Dated AT Ottawa this nth day Of June 1879.
SILAS ". kUGER.
ATTEST: i. W, STOCksLEGER Administrator. etc.
Clerk County Court. La Sale Co.. III. unli
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28

NO'ClCE.-EsTATE OF ANDREW YoRTAAs, DECD
~ Notice hereby given the undersigned Executor
of the last will and testament of Andrew ioraas late OF the
county OF La Sale and state of Illinois deceased. will appear
before County Court of said county the Sd Monday be
ing the 18th day. of August 1879 at the County Court
House. Ottawa in said county, when and where all per-
sons having claims demands against said estate no
fed to attend and present the in writing for adjust
ment
Dated this 18Th day Of june a .. 1879
WILLIAM K. MILLIGAN,
iun2l-3W Executor
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
BUDGET OF FUN.

John b. Cough, in lecture in England re-
ferring TO the question whether alcohol was IA
food or medicine, remarked that in his opin-
ion il was very much like sitting down on a
hornets nest--stimulatng but not nourlsh-
ing"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
1t Cannot be.

have engaged MIR. RossNTHAl who thorough German
druggist and chemist He has charge prescription depart
While every article that goes into my prescriptions
the purest and best have done with the old cent
profit and have down sugar prices" have the sole
agency for Homans Remedies Ottawa: and ague and
liver diseases pads without medicine These remedies
have been thoroughly tested and experiment buy and
sell secondhand school books. desire all bear mind that
don't give goods away but do sell figures which will inter-
all who drugs and books.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
Notice TO Contractors.

Sealed proposals VIII received This Office until
o'clock NJ of Tuesday the LIST day OF July next for
building the upper and lower ends of Locks No One and
Two the Illinois and Michigan Canal except the founda
uiORs inter ss wood hollow quUns and gates said locks
are located within mile of this place.
Also for framing and putting complete the trunks
Fox River Aqueduc at Ottawa and the Nerniion Aque-
duct La Sale by the lineal foot of trunk The old
structures TO be removed and the materials for the 10
he furnished by the state.
Blank proposals win be furnished. with the items
for each lock entered which the prices proposed must
be made in plain, leghe figures for each item Separately
the of each person interested signed in full with their
place residence enclosed In SEALED envelope. and ad
dressed the Canal Commissioner LOckpor Ills,
dored Proposals for rebuilding locks trunks OF aque
ducts"
The Board the right reject all bids which they
consider the interest of the state and will
require such security by bond in their judgment viii
cure the performance Of the work
The plans. specifications and all papers will se
ready for examination this once days prior the
date of letting copy Of this advertisement must accom-
pany each proposal. JOSEPH q. GLOVER,
MARTIN KINGMAN.
CANAL OFFICE. Il. r. SHAW
LockpOrt, H., June IS 1873 Canal Commissioners.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
VIKING TALES of THE NORTH,

The Sagas Of Thornsten Vikings Son and Frdthjof the
Bold. Translated from the lcelandic by Prof H. H. AN
pERsoN Author Of Morse Mythology" Also Stephens
translation of Tegners "FrIdthofs sagas Complete In
one volume. llmo Cloth, g.
This work. whole, will please and
instruct all of readers and especially those who
wish TO search out antiquities of Scandinavian tern
ture But every will be struck with the majesty and
force of that old poetry Of the norh-1he Chafcmdn
Netp YO5k.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
Drugs, l9aints, Oils, sc.
Not an Advertisement,

But facts those who the for their money
when that you buy goods of cheaper than
of any in Ottawa My prices painting material lower
than ever before: and being undersold
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
MORSE MYTHOLOGY;
Or, The Religion of Our Forefathers.

Containing all the Myths of the Eddas carefully systema
tzed and interpreted With Introduction, Vocabulary
and Index. BY H. i. ANDERSON. Professor of Scandna
Wan Languages. University Of Wisconsin. Volume
Crown Svo. $3.50
s. - O such account OF the old scandinavian
Mythology has hitherto been given In the English Ian
view II contains abundant illustrations in literal and
I'riHeetDH Reciog.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
ECHOES FROM MIST-LAND;
Or, The Nibelungen Lay Revealed to Lovers Of
Romance and Chiyalry.

. BY AuBER FORESTER. l2mo. Cloth Price, Sl.50
srrhis 10 the first American edition OF the
whole 'Nibelungon Lied, and such deserves 10 be
warmly welcomed. The Nation
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
HOLCOMB'S TRANSLATION OF
TEGNER'S FRIDTHJOFS SAGA

l2lnO. ClOtll. FflCt, SN.
- ~ I, one can peruea this noble poem with
ont arising erefrom With oftier idea Of human brave
and better conception of human ove"-lRter ocean.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
PREHISTORIC RACES OF THE
UNITED STATES.

BY }. W. FOSTER, IL, d. Illustrated ~.
..I'he book il literally crowded with aston
ishine and valuable facts."-BoSt0n post.
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BETWEEN THE GATES.

BY BENJAMIN F. TAYLOR, author of Songs of Yesterday
etc etc Fifth Edition. Illustrated $3.50.
50 Wit and Wisdom are mingled we'll to-
ge,her and the result is book with which every reader
will be charmed. II is Golden Gate leading to many
hours Of true intellectual enjoyment" v Utica Herald
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
THE PILOT AND HIS WIFE

Morse Love Story. By JONAS LIE. Translated by Mrs
OLE Bull 1856 pages. Price, sl.h0
:. Most Accordingly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MOnthiH
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
ORATORY AND ORATORS.

BY Prof. WILLIAM MATHEWS, IL. d. one volume. l2mo
| $50 pages. Price, Cloth 81.
Covers the whole field in a thorough and
mastery manner."-B0Sl0R GLOBE.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
HANDBOOK OF FINANCE.

BY w. l. FAwCETr Second Edition. 2mo. Cloth, Sl.'5
ss'rhe book bri~tles with STATISTICS collect
ed from the best authorities ."-Ihe Mining World
LOM0On.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
SONGS OF YESTERDAY.

BY BENJAMIN F. TAYLOR, author of 1.-The World OF
on Wheels" etc. Beautifully Illustrated, with hand
somely ornamented cover Full gilt edges, 50.
- For holiday presents nothing more at
ractive or beautiful can be found."-B0ston Common
lrednh.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-31

tunate income tax list with It's pain
ful adjuncts; nor to the still more
unfortunate cipher dispatches; to
your sometime relations with the
late VIM. M. Tweed; nor to your
relations to certain shipwrecked
railroads. 1t is not necessary to re-
fer to these matters, Mr.. Tildep. for
the truth is, there are other reasons
besides these to prevent you from
ever becoming President. You are
undoubtedly an able man, but
your action in partizan polit is
disastrous to the party whic you
seek to control. You folio, sour
own career with such unfit chiug
determination that you noto iously
forget everything else, and the poll
itician, OF whom it is generally sus-
pected that he means to either rule
his party or ruin it, caunot expect
long continued success. You sue
ceeded once. You became Govern
or of New York. You ought to
have seen that this was properly
the end of your career as an Office.
holder.n
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-31
Another Arizona Wonder.


Accustomed as most Arizonans
are and have been to witness nov.
elites in the mineral and vegetable
Kingdoms, they will readily believe
what we now propose to tell them,
concerning the soap mine, or,
rather, mines, recently discovered
within q mile and half from the
Swilling ranch, on the Aqua Fria
creek. The mines are, really, nearer
what is known as Black Cafion
creek, not far from the main road
leading from Prescott to Southern
Arizona. Rev. ID. b. Wright, the
fortunate owner Of the slippery bo-
nanZas, called on us yesterday,
presented specimens of his soap aud
gave us the information that, be-
sides having eight springs of soap,
he has two ledges of the same ma
terial, all in close proximity. The
specimens in our possession are
two good sized bars, brown in color
and .deathn on dirt of every va
riety. Our foreman, jours, devi,
in fact all the gentlemen in this Of
flee (and there are noua but gentle
men in it, have tested the dirt ex-
terminat0ra pronounce it sp!eu-
did. Mr.. Wright and his man, a
genuine soap sharp, are dead GER
tain that they will shortly be turn
ing out not only common washing
soap, but all kinds of toilet soaps,
fluid for softening the hardest kind
of water and last, hut not least,
solidiiied material for polishing sill
yer and other ware. The "springs"
eight in number. Their tops are
covered with porous crusts, the
matter forming these crusts or caps
is of the color of the adjoining
earth, which is why, we suppose,
we did not find and locate these
big things years ago, when We
toiled in the happy land of soap.
Remove the "cap," aud 10, be-
hold, look, underneath you have a
quiet. very we'll of soap in solution,
soft, but good. The powdered mat
ter of the surface is, we believe,
what cleanses tarnished silver and
other metals. There is, evidently,
"no bottomn to the wells, so that
brO. WrlgnUs purses, as tney may
be called, are "true fissures," filed
to the brims.
Then come the lodges, large,
well developed fellows, gloryipg in
their great wealth of soap material
They 80 far have produced the ma
terisl in solid form, but were we to
work downward on them we should
at all times be prepared to "burst
the crust" and have swim in soft
soap.
Some of this soap has for some
time past been used in families
here. Ladies, we are told, like it.
IT SO, Cinnamon will shortly cry for
it. There is practically no end to
the amount OF soap that can be
made and furnished dirty world,
from these Yavapai county wells
and things. Our neighbor, Prof. e.
Stahl, has examined a specimen
and we think we have him foul, on
a promise to analyze and report.
Meanwhile, we would like an ex-
tension or two on Bro. Wrights
claims. s.-PreScoU Arizonan.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-31

AFTER all the talk and the fright
of the Democrats about the Grant
boom, the General announces In
his quiet way that he will not al
low his name to come before the
Convention. The wear and tear of
brain might have been saved those
gentlemen of the Democratic press
who have been trying to show how
the General was using his foreign
tour as an electioneering dodge
Santa Barbara Press.
The simple truth is, neighbor,
that the Grant boom doomed itself
out and its subject, who is a man of
o good deal of hard common sense,
found the fact out and acts with
characteristic promptitude. There
is only one thing which
has debarred Grant from
receiving the admiration OF
all classes Of his countrymeD, and
that is his unwilllngness to come
out and place himself upon the
plane upon which Washington,
Jefferson, Madison, Monroe and
Jackson placed themselves-viz,,
that it was unpatriotic and un-Re-
publican on the part of any Ameri-
can to aspire to hold the Presiden-
cy for more than two terms. All
Grants administrative short-com-
ings would have been overlooked
and condoned If he had had the sa-
gacity to so record himself.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-31

For the last time the new Con-
stitutional issue will be raised in
the Democratic County Conven-
ton to-day. While we doubt the
wisdom of ever raising this ques-
tion; while we believe that when
the new Constitution was submit
ted to the voter the latter was ex-
pected to vote as pleased him best,
with no one to make him afraid;
while we believe that the very es-
sence of free institutions is that
the citizen should not be molested
in the expression Of his preference;
while we believe all this, we never
theless think that, for this once.
the County Convention should so
far give heed to the public senti-
ment on this matter as to nominate
for the Legislature gentlemen who
have been pronounced in their ad.
vocacy of the new organic law.
We think the majority of the Con-
vention share this view and will
act on it.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-31

The Republican papers are as
suming, as a matter of course, that
Ewing and Rice in Ohio are to be
defeated by Foster and Hicken-
looper, the latter two stay-at-home
patriots during the late unpleasant
ness. The easiest thing in the
world is to take things for granted.
1t is the process which in logic is
known as begging the question"
It answers admirably until the re-
suit is known. Should the Demo-
cratic candidates be beaten, a thing
not at all probable, it would show
how hypocritical Is the Republican
assumption of regard for the heroes
Of the late war. In the case of Rice
this aspect OF the question is
brought down to- very fine point
indeed. He enliAted In the Union
Army q privai y and fought bis
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-31
For Justice of the Peace.

hereby offer myself as II candidate for
reelection to the office of Justice of the
Peace of Los Angeles Township at the
ensuing September election.
JOHN TRAFFORD.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-31

way to the rank Of a Brigadler
General. He had one leg shot
away and carries in his body, be-
sides, seven bullets. 1t may admit
of doubt as to whether these facts
will establish his patriotism in
Republican eyes when it is also
borne in mind that he is an en-
thusiastic Democrat. AS for Cen
eral Ewing, he also was a gallant
Union officer, attaining the rank of
Major-General of Volunteers.
When two Republican civilians
are confronted with two such dis
tinguished soldiers even the match
less cheek of the Republican party
ought to blench when making an
appeal to the "bloody shirt.n