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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04

The tariff commission, which has found
its way down into North Carolina, has
made the important discovery that peanuts
and chalk are in serious peril unless the
duty on these articles is increased. Eng
land, it seems, IS sending US large quaint
ties OF chalk, while Africa is competing
with us in the production of the American
luxury of peanuts. 1t is of course an out,
rage that English chalk and African pea
nuts should dare to invade our markets,
but such, unhappily for the chalk men and
the peanut raiscrs, is the fact If pig iron
is protected, why not peanuts? There
is not political convention, a circus or a
street car in the country in which the
American peanut has not made itself heard
and felt. Thousands and thousands of the
countrymen Of Columbus peddIe it and
millions of Americans munich 1t in public
and in private. We arc glad that the tar
if commission has at last grappled with
the peanut question. If it shall solve the
problem whether the American peanut has
any rights which the African peanut Is
bound to respect twill have accomplished
a great and useful task. At last the coun.
try has found out what the tariff commis.
sion was instituted for--the protection Of
peanuts.-N. y. Herald.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04
Prolific Potatoes,

Mr. George Hoffman, OF Onondaga
county New York, has raised about $50
bushels of potatoes to the acre this year.
William Cannon, of the same neighbor.
hood, raised 500 bushels TO the acre. Mr..
A. VI. Williams, who visited these farmers,
writes of the formers field;
He dug few hills 10 show me. The
first contained twenty.onc potatoes, only
two too small for market and most OF them
very large. They were planted IN drills
from six inches to one foot IN the row, and
rows three feet apart anu two eyes in a
place. Many OF these hills, he tells me-
will contain twcnty.six potatoes, most of
them very large: in fact most Of the hills
he dug 10 show me did not contain asinglc
potato too small for market The varieties
are Chicago Market Vermont and Early
Ohio the last the earliest, These crops,
far beyond anything | ever saw before, are
on muck land; our greatest crops here are
grown upon muck.
But the great crops are not, as | think,
due to any native richness OF the muck; If
potatoes are planted on muck before 1t is
prepared, the result is small potatoes and
few in n hill, To get tins muck land in
condition to produce n maximum crop
ldhCs dubul ny NCAASs liz I'tliNI - VI asiiSA
and heavily MANFRED, and thoroughly
worked each year. 1t Is astonishing TO
see what an amount of manure Is worked
into an acre of this land. The only ttrtil.
lzer used is baruyard manure, 1.-THE end
of about five years this land is n bed of
manure. The muck dllutes it and keeps
1t III coed condition, hut the manure is
thoroughly mixed, and the growing plant
finds IFS food in abundance in condition
exactly adapted to its wants. Having
made examinations from the Atlantic coast
to the Mississippi, l have nowhere seen
such thorough cultivation Of the soil as IN
the Onondaga Valley. After a quarter Of
a century's observation, which should teach
me better cannot get rid of the idea that
these men use too much manure. They
often make me think of what Willis Gay
lord used to say: with manure | can do
everything; without it, nothing
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04
HOME DEFAMATION,

The Elgin Idr0cate, after carefully read.
ing the luminous columns OF portion OF
Joilet's daily press, God save the mark .
IS no doubt justified in the following rep.
resentation Of the municipal condition OF
that city;
According to some of her newspapers
the city Of Joliet Is IN a bad way Her
mayor is drunken hummer, the superln-
tendent of streets is continually intoxicated
and the only part Of his duties he attends
to Is the drawing OF his salary, her city at
torncy is an associate of the lowest dregs
OF humanity, and about ell of the munici-
pal officers are anything but credit to the
city. With such chief executive and as
slstants, d course the police are moral
wrecks, and, as far as law and order Az Axe
tend to do their duty. The mob reign su-
premc under the existing administration,
and the situation is anything but pleasant
for the decent people of the city. The lat
ter element have the righting of things,
however, and it is not unlikely that they
Will right them with vengeance one of
these days.
1t is needless to say that, though fair
reflex of a portion of the local press, this Is
shameless libel. We happen TO know
mayor Porter, and that so far from beng
drunken hummer" he Is a strictly TEN
perate man and gentleman of culture and
refinement. City attorney Meers, 1t is al.
most needless to say, is also gentleman of
uneXceptiOnable habits and above reproach Z;
while no citizen Of Ottawa who has had
occasion 10 spend day or more in Joliet
will testify otherwise than that Its police
appear to be as well appointed and as faith.
full in the discharge of their duties, main.
tainlng as good public order as are found
in any other city In the state OF the same
size. There is great deal OF rivalry and
striving after sensation among the six or
eight daily newspapers () of Joliet, and
defamation of the local authorities seems
to be a convenient resort to excite attention
and sell papers. But the practice is surely
the opposite of reputable journalism, must
be hur,ful to the city, and the people must
be slngularly forbearlng to tolerate it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04

The predictions few years ago that the
rush INTO cattle raising in Texas and on
the Western plains, and the hog craze that
seemed to have seized the corn states of tho
West, would soon so bring down the prices
as to make both cattle and hog raising q
losing business, have not been verified, On
the contrary the production OF both is
rapidly falling behind the demand, Says
the Chicago Yri5URG;
The best beeves are now selling in CHI.
cage for seven cents perpound on foot and
the best SWINE for 1913 per Genital just
three years ago St1OWlSO took the very
choicest cattle offered in this market, aud
the best heavy hogs were sold at T3.1O the
advance in the price Of hogs beng Ia per
cent, and that IN the prcG OF cattle 4NWA9
per cent In June last cattle sold in this
market Tor ;, per cent more than they
brought in June lSi9-but IN the three
years prices OF pure. bred breedingstock
have not generally advanced p per cent.
FirstclasS pigs Of the best known breeds
can be bought for so to $40 per pair and
quite good young ShortUorns Of pure
pedigree can lie bought for 500 to 800,
AltHpuSu INC HCutIA1 bOlAtl ~ lAAAt luSIC
IS and has been tremendous boom up.
On Jerseys, one can now buy Jersey bull
calves for $50 10 $50, and heiters for $50
to 500 1t Is true that Angus and Gallo
way cattle are now selling for more than
100 per cent above the figures they could
have been bought tor two or three years
ago; and Uoretlrds have advanced almost
rs much in the same time, but this tact
should not deter farmers from securing
wellbred sires Tor their herds. The rise III
value OF these three breeds has not been
greater than the advance in the value OF
market stock. The stOckmau and farmer
mas never before had better opportunities
tor buying. nor stronger inducements to
buy breeding stock OF pure blood with
which to improve his cattle or hogs. Those
who neglect these opportunities VIII surely
valnly regret their error, Tor breeders o,
pure stock Will awaken 10 the tact that
they have been selling well bred animals
for less than their value, and prices will
rise 10 much higher range.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04


DR.. James Adair, man known all over
the county, died suddenly IN Mendoza on
Thursday last \ Mendoza correspondent
Of the Tribune sends the following, which
will be Interesting to many OF his acquaint-
ances throughout the county:
He was native of Ohio, and graduating
early he went to Philadelphia, where he
obtained his medical degree. When still
quite young man he came west and com.
menced the practice Of medicine at Homer,
which, though NO l2EGsr tAGa6l the Efsst
cities Of the west. After the death OF the
doctors wife he rellnqulshed the practice
of medicine from scrupulous convictions,
and the various enterprises he entered Irto
since are numerous, and, though attended
with the reverse of success, some Of them
were most remarkable, and achieved much
notoriety for the inventor not only in this
country, but in England. DR.. Adalr was
the sole originator II 1867 Of the Green
back movement, which led to 80 much cor.
respondence at the time between him and
Horace Greeley. As will be remembered,
political party was organized. and Geo.
w. Memoir, of Illinois, and William G.
Walter, of Pennsylvania, were voted for as
President and Vice President The object
Of the organization was to pay the nation.
al debt. In an interview few years since
on this subject the most remarkable theory
on record, though utopian in political
sense, was unfolded and reduced 10 man
uscript by your correspondent The doe
tor was author Of system of stenOgraphy
which Is often referred to by authorities
of note or that subject. He also labored
tor years to reform the photography Of the
English language, fayorlng the phonetic
system as the basis of change. He invent
ed a ratchet or lock Of much simplicity Of
design to prevent bolts etc, on railroads
from getting loose 1t is stated that they
are on trial at present on some OF our lead.
ing lines.
The Doctor has of late been very poor
He once applied to the Board OF Super
visors for aid basing his claim on his ser.
vices to the world as a greenbacker AID
was refused, and his living since has been
quite precarlous, the introduction of his
system of photography occupying all his
time and energies, his aim being to have ii
taught In the schools and adopted as the
authorized system of writing and spelling
He was much liked by all who knew him
upright in the extreme, a man whose word
was reliable to the last, of much culture
and general information. But being rather
eccentric in some things, he was regarded
as a man Of hobbies. In the absence of
postmortem examination his death can
only be attributed to natural causes. The
deceased was buried at Homer yesterday,
where he had taken the precautIon a few
years since to erect a tombstone setting
forth his views on the subject of money.
There is nothing Ike ii on earth.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04
Our Neighbors.

On Friday evening Thos Hanley, OF
DiMmick, while throwing coil of barbed
WIRE into his wagon, at La Salte, had q
wrist badly lacerated.
La Sale Times. "Ihc body OF Christian
Peterson was found in the Illinois river,
at the boat yard, at Peru, Thursday morn
ing. The deceased has lived in La Sale
for some years, and was an industrious
man, but somewhat of an oddity, He had
lately separated from his wife, and would
make application tor divorce at the next
session of court, II was probably case 81
suicide"
A new bank called the CITY National"
is to be opened in La Sale soon.
Streator Free Press: "A strange accident
happened on Friday forenoon at Robert
Hazwell's shaft just south Of town, which
resulted in serious injury to his son, Burt,
youth OF about l5years. Something gave
way at the top of the gin just as loaded
Car was beng hoisted to the surface, The
gin toppled over the cage tell back down
the shaft, and there was general smash.
up, The boy was struck just back of the
ear by the falling drum, or some other
heavy body, anl when his father found HIM
he was quivering as il IN the last agony,
DR.. Taylor was summoned, who found iho
youth unconscious, and suffering from a
severe conclusion ofthe brain. Such cases
are always grave, and though the symptoms
are hopeful, it will require the lapse of
four or five days to pronounce the patient
out of danger"
The new Streator hotel has been leased
at $4,000 year for five years, exclusive OF
the store rooms.
a horse and buggy belonging to Michael
Morris was stolen from IN front of WiX.
om's store at Homer last Thursday night
Earlville LeddCr, The work of laying
the track for the new railroad Is fast be
ing accomplished. From Sheridan the
track has been land to Little Indian Greek,
about three miles, and on Friday last the
construction train arrived and commenced
work south OF this place. Atpresent they
have finished about two miles Of track. In
two weeks 1t is expected that cars can run
from here to Sheridan direct"
Joliet Republic; con Tuesday woman
came from Ottawa to make trouble between
Ed. Whitney driver tor J. VI. Preston, the
coal dealer, and his newly married wife,
formerly Miss klttie Badgely, OF Mssiss-
lppl avenue. They were in the midst OF
their honeymoon. The strange woman
announced herself with 4 dramatic flour.
ish to be Mrs Whitney No. |. The feel.
ings of the newly made wife may be im-
agined but not described, but when Ed
came bounding IN and told the Ottawa
woman to "get up and git and showed a
divorce obtained last August for adultery,
No. scooted. Ed. Is a fir:tclasS young
man and Is respected by ali who know
him"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04

The authorship OF the infamous Morey
letter has at last been discovered by John
/. Davenport, who for two years has
followed on the trail of the defamers of
Garfield The document was penned by
Il. II. Hadley, renegade republican, who
imposed it on w. II. Barnum chairman
of the democratic national committee in
the campaign of 1880. AS the letter really
represented Gariield's honest sentiments Cd
the subjects at the time, 1t never amounted
to much anyhow.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04

The following curious puzzle beats
tse celebrated "l3-lj-14-," and Is well
worth investigation. Take a strip of pa.
per or cardboard thirteen inches long and
five WIDE, thus giving a surface of sixty
Ave inche:. Now cut this strip diagonal.
ly, as true as you can, giving two pieces
in the shape Of a triangle. Now measure
exactly five inches from the largest end of
each strip and cut IN two pieces. Take
these strips and put them into the shape
of an exact square, and it Will appear to be
eight inches each way or sixty-four inch
es-a loss OF one square inch of superflu-
Gus measurement with no diminution of
surface. The question is, what became of
that inch ?-Erchaage.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04

James Beatty, of Huntington, N. y, has
a well on his premises that seems to be
both curiosity and n puzzle. The well
is twenty-threc feet deep, and it is said that
it is dry every year from January to the
first week IN Maich-as regular as the days
of the year. 1t will be as full the day be.
fore 1t dries up as at any time during the
year, and on the following morning not a
drop Is to be seen, where depth Of three
or four feet existed before. About the first
week in March the well fills again IN a
few moments and continues 50 Ior the re.
mginder Of the year.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04

Very many are complaining Of "Bnghts
Disease" For i science has discovered
no remedy. The Rockford Register relates
pie and anyone suffering with the disease
might test its virtues, The Register says
that James T. Bartlett, of New Milford, a
few weeks ago was almost dying with
Bright's disease; in tact he was pro.
nounced incurable and was reduced to al.
most skeleton Some of his friends re-
commended to him the following remedy.
Take sweet cider and place in it lot of
old mails, iron hoops, spikes, and let it
stand until the cider has absorbed abund-
anc0 of the iron rust, then drink four or
five glasses daily. Mr.. Bartlett followed
out the peculiar prescription 10 the letter,
and the result has been marvellous. Color
has returned to his cheek, flesh 10 hIs
limbs, and to all appearances he is rapidly
regalEing health and is in a fair way for
perfect recovery.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04

President Arthur even beats Grant in
tie way Of absentins himself from Wash.
ington. Grant at most went to Long
Branch, and people knew where TO find
HIM, while most Of the time part Of his
cabinet was with him Arthur, after Viz
ting Washington a week ago disappeared,
ana there are very few Of the people of the
United States who now know where Pres
iient Arthur is. Ia point Of fact, he has
gone upon a fishing excursion in very
quiet, outoCthe.way part Of the country
At latest accounts he was in the extreme
northeastern part of New York, in the VI
entity Of the thousand Islands, at AleXan.
dria Bay, which is twelve miles from q
railroad or telegraph station. He Is &c.
companied by some of his friends but not
by any member Of his cabinet.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04

The Rev II. 0, Hoffman, of the Mctho.
dist Church, in regard to whom the papers
we're filed some months ago with scandal.
Gus stories Of having seduced one Of the
"slsteys' Of his congregation near Bloom.
ing;on, &c, lad a trial at the recent setting
Of the Methodist Conference at Lincoln
and was found guilty on the following
specifications and charges: ., Bastardy;
3, t0rnication; /, Sand 6, Falsehood. The
-------- .--r----~ ~ S<pSiUu IGO--- s4ls
Nethod!Gt Ministry. The Rev" gentle
man has appealed the case TO the judicial
Conference" a court consisting OF seven
ministers from four different districts, who
consider the case on the evidence and the
ratings.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04

STILL ANOTHER Two forgeries have
already been proved up in New York as
having been resorted to by the stalwarts
to steal the state committee from the half
breeds. a third is now unearthed in the
case of Ira NJ. Hedges, of Rockland county,
who attended the meeting OF the state com.
mittec and cast the vote OF Mr.. Frederick
Tomklns tor ex-senator Madden. This was
done by Mr.. Hedges, not only without any
authority whatever from Mr. Tomklns, but
even without his knowledge The trick is
Indignantly denounced by Mr.. Tomkins
as an outrageous case of false representa-
ton.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04
No novelist ever devised Il more intcns

No novelist ever devised more intense.
ly dramatic and pitilul situation than was
witnessed last week beside TIT track of the
southern Pacific Coast railroad near Ala.
media, California. There was an accident
on the road, owing to the sinking OF a
part OF the track The engine was over.
turned, and the fireman, Dan Driscol,
was caught by two iron bars, one of which
crossed his breast and the other one his
feet, He was not severely injured BY this,
but the bars held him lneXtucably fast
and meantime, on both sides Of the track
which at this point lies on a low trestle
bridge built across long stretch of marsh
land, the salt tlde pouring in from the Bay
Of san Francisco was rapidly rising. 1t
was evident that unless speedily removed
he would be drowned. Six men laborcd
with desperate energy 10 save him. They
wrapped sheets about his body and eXerteI
their combined strength 10 pull him from
beneath the bars that pinned him TO the
track, He cried plteOusly that they were
killing him. They tried again and again
but without avail. \ levee was built
around his head to keep the water from
reaching him. Buckets were brought,
and as the water oozed it was oailed out
Then they raised his head and held it IS
high as possible above the water. For
two hours these labors were ceaselessly
continued, but at the end OF that time the
levee broke, and the friends of the doomed
man found that they could do no more for
him. The water rose rapidly about his
body and reached his chin. Then all
caught hold of him and tugged desperate
ly, but in vain. \ friend held his hand
over the unfortunate mans mouth, but
the water rose to his nostrls, and he was
drowned in the presence Of the helpless
crowd.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04

STEAMBOAT DIsAsTER.--Last Saturday
morning fire broke out on the steamer H,
+. Lee, 80 miles below Vicksburg, result.
ing in the total destruction Of the boat and
the loss Of some % lives, with the books of
the boat, the United States mail on board
and 800 bales Of cotton
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04
Nine Physicians Outdone,

II is generally considered pretty difficult
task to Guido physician, but the following
will conclusiyely prove where nine were com.
pletely out.done. Mrs. Helen Pharviz, 33l
Dayton St, Chicago, H., was treated for
Consumption by nine physicians, Kings New
Discovery for Consumption completely cured
her. Doubling ones please drop her postal
and convince yourselves Sold by O. Gehrinp.
Trial bottles free. IA
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04

\ few days ago "A lady who resides near
Chattanooga, Tenn, but across the Gcor-
gia line, while at work in her gardes, dis
covered something sparkling in the m
dcrgrowth, and on closer examination dis
covered that 1t was an English sovereign.
She continued her investigation and soon
collected forty, which were strewn promis.
cuOusiy IN that locality. They were all
dated between 1920 and 1927. How they
came there IS mystery.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04

All ladies know their faces are more attrac-
tive when free fran pimples. Parker's Gin
ger Tonic is popular among them, because it
banishes Impurities from blood and skin and
makes the face glow and the eye sparkle with
health.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04
EaokIen's Arnina SsIve.

The Brsr SiLvE In The world for Cuts,
Br discs Sores, Ulcers, salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chopped Hands, Chilblains,
Cons, and a. skin EruptiOns, and positively
cures Piles. tits guaranteed to give perfect
or money refunded. Price ~
cents per box. For sale by Ely. Griggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04

The Illinois State FAIR, which just closed
at Peoria last Saturday, was the most sue
eessful State Fair ever held in Illinois
The receipts were over $50, 1000, paying all
the premiums and expenses and leaving
handsome surplus in the treasury.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04
Griggs's Glycerlne Salve.

The best on earth can be truly said Of
Griggs's Glyccrine Salvc, which is sure cure
for cuts, bruises, scalds, burns, wounds, and
all other sores. VIII positively cure piles,
letter and all skin cruptions. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded. Only %
cents. For sale by all druggists.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04

Extensive forest fires are in progress
throughout Montana, as indicated by sew
eral in sight from Deer Lodge and the
heavy smoke that settles around the noun
tains. \ large extent of ground is burnt
or being burnt over on the Gold Creek
Mountains and on the Little Blackfoot.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04

Don't condemn a good thing because you
have been deceived by worthless nostrums.
Parker's Ginger Tonic has cured many III
this section, of kidney and nervous disorders,
and we recommend it heartily TO such sun.
erers ProepOrt NetrS.