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A NEW INDUSTRY.

In taking his circuit among the agricutur
al shows two years ago President Hayes found
none more interesting than that Of Minnesota
and his chef companion and toady, Commits
sloner lie Due, OF the Agricultural Depart
ment went nearly crazy over some specimens
Of sugar on exhibition manufactured from
Minnesota grown amber cane. The presiden
tial party were surprised to learn that in 1876
,58 acres of this cane had been raised in
Minnesota from which 70,500 gallons of good
edible syrup had been made, besides, by way
of experiment, q few hundred pounds Of very
fair sugar lie Due caught from it the notion
that sugar could be made from any kind OF
corn stalks and actually got congress to make
an appropriation of some $4,000 to be wasted
on foolish experiments in that direction.
But while lie Due failed rldculously Min
nesota went on increasing her business in am
Der cane. In 1877 she increased her acreage
of amber to 1900, making 140,15 gallons of
syrup; in 1878 she had 3,207 acres and made
1891 600 gallons; and in 1879 1924 acres, yield
ing 100000 gallons of syrup.
While this syrup sells fast at 25 cts. per gal
lon at the mill and is at that rate the most re
muneratlve crop the state can raise, expert
ment has shown that from each gallon of syr.
up six pounds of sugar can be made, worth !
cts. per pound. The sugar business, however,
is still in It's infancy, and it is not yet settled
in Minnesota whether sugar can by any pro
cess be made from amber cane equal to the
products of Louisiana and the West Indies, al
though France has shown, in her beet sugar
industry, what can be done by persistent and
intelligent experiments.
Meantime Mr.. Jesse Brockway, of Oswego
township, Kendall county, has shown the cdi-
tor of the Aurora HeraM specimens of sugar
made by him from the amber cane that is a
light yellow, very sweet, and of as good flavor
as the raw Louisiana sugar.
Mr.. Brockway is satisfied the amber cane
is all that is claimed for it and that on our
Illinois prairles it can be made highly prof.
iltable crop. 1t is as easily raised as corn and
its product per acre Is worth double and often
quadruple that of corn.
MS pan, W ihoho 'ie Sui'i'"'ion va '"S"i
Illinois successful, would be for every farm.
er to make as much cane as hecan handle
grind it, and evaporate the juice down to thick
syrup, and haul the syrup to some central
market, where there should be merry or
sugar factory, which should buy it and manu-
facturc and refine the sugar, although every
farmer can save enough of the raw sugar and
syrup for his own use.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-06

Because the newspapers have had little to
saw about Mr.. Edison and his electric light of
late, it is by no means to be inferred that the
light is a failure or that Mr. Edison has lost
either faith or heart The twenty lamps he
lighted in Menlo Park on the LIST of January
are still burning, and he is getting ready as
fast as possible to have 400 more lights aglow.
He has now ten dynamo electric machines gong
and says he can furnish electric light of an il
Illuminating power equal to 1000 cubic feet OF
gas for so cts. The only trouble he has TN
countered is in the perfect exclusion Of air from
his pear shaped globes but this he thinks he
has perfectly overcome
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-06

The biggest telegraph war Of the present
decade IS just now raging between the old
Western Union monopoly and Jay Goulds
new company called the american Union"
The present prominent phase Of the war is that
Gould Is trying TO drive the Western Union
from all the railroad lines over which he has
control and TO give the American Union mo-
nopoly of those lines. Many of the lines on
the Gould roads were put up by the Western
Union, the poles, wires instruments, &c, being
their exclusive property, and Gould and his
railroad and telegraph companies are about to
become involved IN two or three thousand
healthy lawsuits over the matter 1t promises
10 be a tremendous harvest for the lawyers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-06

civil service reform" has had another
beautiful exempliication under this model adj.
mlnistratiOn. F. b. $ Pinchback, Il noted SAT-
fron-colored Louisiana politician of particu.
larry bad odor, after having been twice kicked
out Of the United States senate, began to hank.
er after the naval Office at New Orleans, which.
was held by another negro named Lewis
Pinchback, TO get Lewis out of the way, IN.
vented lot of charges against him. The
President examined them saw through them,
and told Pinchback that the charges were trl.
vial and false, and Lewis would not be re.
moved. Now Lewis, though a competcn,
nough man, las little influence as a poiu
clan, while Pinchback has considerable
Pinch thereupon proceeded with great indus
Try to organize the Louisiana negroes into
Grant clubs, and It was soon apparent that un
less he could be concilIated John Sherman.
calculations on the Louisiana delegation wer,
vain. Accordingly Sherman went TO the Pres
ident and insisted on his giving the nava
Office at New Orleans TO Pinchback, which h,
did. A few days later, however, finding tn,
senate would Indignantly reject the nomina
zion, the President withdrew it.
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THE CANAL MEETING.

We are gratiticd to see the very general IN
terest that is manifested in the proposed snip
canal meeting at Ottawa on the 18th inst. and
have every assurance that it will be attended
by many representative men from all parts OF
the canal and river region. For once even
Chicago appears to be walked up on the sub
iect and greets the movement with friendly
shirt Indeed it Is mainly on account OF the
Indifference ii not positive hostility of Chicago
that this great work failed years ago to enlist
the favorable consideration of Congress. Chi
cago is under the domination Of railroads, and
rail and water transportation are hostile to
each other A large part of Chicago would
even rejoice to see the lakes dried up to IN
crease the freights and net earnings OF heI
railroads
But Just now the shoe of Chicago is begin
ming to pinch in another quarter. Her sew
age is becoming so enormous and the present
insignificant canal is SO inadequate to carry ii
of, that it 10 becoming aqueston of life or
death to find new outlet for her filth. To
drive II into the lake is found to poison her
drinking water, while the present canal takes
it off so slowly that in warm weather it seethes
and rots and stinks until life in Chicago be
comes both endangered and uncomfortable.
Thus while, as Mayor Harrison says, two
years ago Chicago rdlculed his efforts IN be-
half of Ship Canal when the help of Chicago
would have secured an appropriation for the
work, we can now rely on the cooperation of
that city In our efforts in It's behalf, and with
such Il reinforcement surely We are justified
in taking courage to renew our efforts.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-06

men beyond the city limits, being prevented
from dcing SO only by the prompt intervention
OF the police with military backing
Thus the situation in San Francisco is de-
plorable indeed. The revival of business that
is ielt in most other parts Of the country has
not reached California, and her thousands of
idle workingmen, having accumulated IN the
cities in confident expectation of finding en-
ployment in place of the discharged China
men, are now, in ther disappointment, such an
element of danger as few cities can safely I'M
dcrtake to cope with.
Meantime the question which the case IN
California presents is one which really con.
Germs the government Of the United States, and
the friends Of law and order in San Franc Sco
have a clear right to look to President Hayes
rather than to the local police and militia OF
the state for protection, The Chinese came to
California; under treaty between the Chinese
and the United States governments, and it is
the duty of our government to see that their
rights under that treaty are respected. Where
state, as in this case, proposes to set treaty
of the general government 1T defiance, the
President can clearly not be expected to await
a call from that state for military aid to pre-
vent the enforcement of the states own uncon-
situtional laws. President Hayes ought to
put an end to the danger in San Francisco By
ordering enough of the l. S. soldiers on tic
Pacific coast to San Francisco to maintain the
pcaCc and protect the Chiamen from outrage at
least until the validity of the constitution of
California can be properly tested in the federal
courts
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-06

The recent state convention of the Republi-
cans of New York at Utica put an extinguish-
er on the project mooted in that state of ap-
pointing the presidential electors by the legis.
laturc, or electing them by single districts, the
convention having nominated state electoral
ticket As to the legislature, it could never
agree on ticket in favor of either Grant or
Blame, and as to electing by single districts,
such plan would cut up the Republican par
ty of the state into dozen of deadly, warning
factions
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-06
HOME MATTERS.


DoNAGHHo. Mrs. VI. G. Donaghho, of Strcatur,
died in that town last week. She was one OF the
first inhabitants of Streator, going there with
her husband in 1863, from Pennsylvania. She
was nearly IS years old.
DAVIS. Sam Davis, of La Sale, is to be one OF
the staff of the New York Insurance Chronict.
Who is going to look after TIE Interests of "Thc
DcfcndantT
DuMBECK. Mrs. Y. III. Dumbcck, Peoria, was
in town this week.
WuITE.--Tom White, Chicago, well known to
most Of our young people, expected to leave
Chicago last Thursday morning for Washington
Territory, seeking location TO settle down as
lawyer.
B,scoM-Rev. Mr. Bascom, of Peru,is reported
seriously ill.,
MoRscn-Mr. c. II. Morsch late of d. Hcenan
e Co.'S, has gone farm hunting in Nebraska.
WAILACE.-Mr. John Wallace, of Pontiac, is
in town-a guest Of his brother Robert Mr..
W. was once one of our citizens, and holds til,
important office Of road commissioner for his
town in Livingston county.
HoLLEcKER,-Mr Donat Ilollcckcr left the
city on Wednesday for Hot Springs, Ark.
SrEARNs. Johnny Stearns, Denver, Col, was
the guest of +. S. Eames this week.
SwIFT-Mr and Mrs. f. c. Swift since Wed.
ncsday, have beer introducing the world to their
daughter, following the example of their neigh.
bors, Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Nash and Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Hayward.
PoRTER.-The body Of the late John S. Porte
will leave San Francisco this morning for the
east, arriving in Ottawa some time next week.
HoPKINs.-Dr. Hopkins now offices in his OWE
building on Madison St, a few doors west of La
Sale st.
FAY.-Dr. Z. r. Fay returns to his home in
Auburn, y. Y, to-day
GlLLEN-On March LIST Mr.. II. j. Gillen began
the eighth year of his proprc;orship Of the well
known house on Court ST. Spite of alleged dull
ness, the house has annually increased its bust
ness and to-day finds work for II employees. We
congratulate Mr.. Gillen and wish him u contin-
uancc of prosperity.
MARTIN.-Wm NJ. Martin, Minneapolis, Da-
kota Ty, has our thanks for late Deadwood pa
pers. 1t is understood hereabout that Mr. Mar
tin has made rich strike in "rhe Hills" We
hope to be able to verify the rumor one of these
days, as the good luck of all La Sale count,
boys is matter to please us.
kENNEpY.--Miss Maria Kennedy died at the
residence of her mother (Mrs. T. Kennedy in
this city on last Monday, aged Is years and near
ly 8 months; and was buried on Tuesday, Dean
Terry officiating at the funeral.-Mss Kennedy
was n bright, excellent young woman, whose
work in life came to nought through that fell
disease consumption with which she had been
afflicted for some years. She was beloved by
those who knew her, and would have done the
world good had she been left in il; but she has
gone to her rest.
new railroad in Florida has just been put
under contract, called the Orange Ridge, DeLand
and Atlantic Railroad, and at q meeting of the
directors on the 25th ult. CHAs. DELANo, Esq,
formerly of this city, was UNANIMOUSLY elected
chief engineer of the road,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-06
CONGRESS.

The house finally finished up It's intermina.
bic wranglc over the revision of its rules on
Tuesday and now there is prospect that
some attention will be paid to the public bust
ness.
The senate on the Goth passed the house bill
to admit free of duty clothing and other chart
table contributions from abroad for the relief
of the negroes in Kansas Mr.. Voorhees, eX-
planned that he had objected to Its passage
when first reported for reasons which no longer
existed.
The ways and means committee eli Monday
virtually decided against any tariff Legislation
at this session, so that the robber system, ex-
cept possibly by a change of the duty on print
paper, will remain untouched for another year
Tue Fitz John Porter case was taken up in
the senate on Monday, Mr.. Randolph, of N j.
making strong speech in favor Of his resto
ration to rank and pay. Mr.. Logan got the
floor in reply and occupied the senate from two
to four hours each day Tuesday, "Wednesday
and Thursday Mr.. Logan is understood TO
argue the case IN its legal aspects, MAIN
tanning that Congress has no power to reverse
the decision of q court martial and that Por
ter's only relief can come by way OF pardon
from the President
Secretary Schurz has come to an agreement
with the Ute Indians and they agree to trea
Ity cedlng the reservation now occupied by
them. The White River Utes will go to the
Uintah reservation, in Utah (; Ouray and the
Uncompaghres TO lands on Grand river, in the
same territory, and the southern Utes to New
Mexico. The new treaty must he ratified by
Congress before it can go into force
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-06

DR.. NJ. NJ. Griffith, of Bradford, Pa, an
nounccs the discovery that crude petroleum Is
positive cure for consumption. Out OF
twenty-five cases of well.markcd tuberculosis
treated 20 were entirely cured and the others
materially benefited, He used the semisolid
oil that forms on the casing and tubing of the
wells, administered in from 3 to ) grain pills
from four to six times day in one pill does, -
the pills being made by incorporating the pc
troleuT with some inert vegetable matter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-06
ship CANAL!
And River Improvement!

All citizens of La Sale county and Northcri
Illinois favorable to the CONSTRUCTION oi a'nh
Canal from Lake Michigan to the lii'hoS
river and in favor of the Improvement oil N''
p;ror arc invited TO meet at the Opera House
IN Ottawa, on 7Aursday, March 1871, 1871 10
devise steps for the promotion of those great
improvements. Among other prominch'
speakers who have promised 10 oe present
and address the meeting are
GOV. CULLOM and
HON. CLARK L. CARR.
Others have been invited and are yet To near
from. A more detailed programme OF the
meeting will be announced in our next as well
az in handblls and circulars.
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Death of Mrs. j. n. BEEN.

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ana AT inc request oi Tue i'.euia'c M VI Wv
ueceaseu we apPehu we euoe'ih'e VI HIS '''n"ihF
on the occasion, as ioilows f..
In Is. Nv. ), y We read thcse words gwen o.
I0u, My thoughts are hoC youi .ho"S me- n'i.i s
CIR are your ways my Ways suitu lIu Io,u' an,
IN John XIII u these hal 10 'iou r h,io"te'
not now, but shalt know hereafter. iaken TO
gether these are words bringing Oh EUluen saw
ers consolation unspeakapie "ne ~ tho Siea.ei
ills and troubles ana aiiictiohs OF ne come anu
sit down unoldden IN our MONIES. hsPeci"ily -
this true when calamity such as 'his one nov
fallen upon us comes ana stays, anu we hho"
there is to be on earth no sweet return lor man
forever.
Again, The Master l,cath, WIN selemh rive,
pours finite INTO lnhnlte' Ana Inc woe vi al
mortal woes to those VINO are ielt oehihu 10
mourn is come to pass. behihd US all Is TINS
profound background OF mystery. In every ire
you lind II. IL Is SO pam 10 De seen that ne VINO
runs may read. All the iacts OF human existence
stand out SO clearly because they are oenneo
against this dark background IL mas some re-
compense with all It's solemn earreaness, since
much OF the dignity and significance OF that en-
istence Is derived from or emphasized by thls'
Sorrow and suffering and ahicton are the com
mon possessions to which we all fall heir at our
birth; whether we will or no, into this estate all
must enter. And the mystery OF it all casts
profound shadow which never passes, however
much Gods promises enlghten the gloom In
spoken protest, and in the mental calculations OF
grief too profound for any words oil ours 10 ex-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-06

The Executive Committee OF the Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee met at
Springfield on the 26th INST and decided 10
call meeting of the State Committee at
Springfield on the 22d inst. To agree on the
time of holding the State Convention to select
delegates to the Democratic National Conven.
ton and to decide whether or not ticket for
the state officers shall be nominated at the
same time
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-06

A tow boat with three bargcs left ST. Louis
the other day for New Orleans carrying $50,
900 bushels OF grain. The freight charge to
tide water was S21 900. BY rail to New York
the same quantity of gram would have cost
$4,000. From New Orleans TO Liverpool the
York to Liverpool, giving the water route, or
a single tow, an advantage of $4,000, or about
five cents per bushel, over carriage by rail.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-06

Last Monday, for the first time, trains ran
through from Atchison 10 Santa Fe on the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. by
tall the same road will be built to the Arizona
border and in another year will be open to the
Pacific.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-06

Isn't 1t queer that in the proceedings both OF
the recent Pennsylvania and New York Re
publican state conventions not word or syl
liable occurs in regard to poor Hayes Both
passed HIM and his administration over IN ig
nominous silence. Such contempt by his own
party towards the ruling executive has never
before been shown In the history of this coun-
trv
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-06

OF all the boomsters the most easily pleased
are the Blaine men. After the Pennsylvania
convention they threw up their hats and said
another such Pyrrhic victory would ruin
Grant. After the New York convention
Grants second Pyrrhic victory threw them
INTO still greater exstasics, and when Illinois
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-06

One Of the various subdivisions of the Ma.
tional Greenback Party - whether the Pome
roy or anti Pomeroy wing, the Cooper or anti
Cooper wing, OF some other wing we have nc
means of knowing - met at ST. Louis on
Thursday and nominated Stephen b. Dillaye
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-06

A perfect consolidation has been effected be
tween the C., B, 81 G. railroad and the Bur
lington e. Missouri River railroad in Nebras
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-06

goes for Grant there Will probably be no meas
uring their rapture. Their joy that kills will
come when they find Grant has carried enough
southern states to give him II large majority
IN the convention
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LYING.

Not a.: Il 1sysag lies
r. ass swift .bo snd fiow that men call
Some ives grow lnightier from the touch of
And scale immortal skies.
Most truly do those live
Whose deeds above the ciinging rnists of
shine like a star from c,oudless heights sub
And such deep yearnings give.
That the pulse throbs and thrills
To gain the submits whence the radiance
A nobler strain has echoed through our
And all our being fills.
We list with eager ears,
We trace the path which scales the mountain
We Know they fingered not for rest or sleep,
Those men whose hopes and fears
Still pointed upward where
Truths mountain stream CLEANS wblte be-
They could not Stake their thirst IN iounts
that lie
Beneath that upper air.
For them there is no death;
nmoIfad grew they in immortal quest,
And TO their goal, a noble bane abreast,
Strive on with bated breath.
Nay, living is not Life;
You can not win il in selfish dream,
sheltered wales beside lorus stream;
But in n ceaseless strife
4 strife Ike his of ysre
Who 20 save others dared the dragons fold
And still the ravening wrong, though strong
ard bold,
Men conquer as before.
NJ D. Williams, sa IOutlS ComD0ai0n.
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