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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-06-10

The rained poured down 10 perfect tor
rents, keeping away many. Opened a, :
An Question box opened
/. What Is the beet method OF getting
bees into seotlonsi
There Is usually no trouble with good,
strong colonies. In case Of trouble they
can be eosxed up by putting honey in the
sections or boxes, or driven up by smok-
ing them.
2. What Is the best sire for boxes
sl.2by l IS inches, holding one pound.
Churchill and rhnhAm locked horns on
this question.
3. DO bees have ears, aud can they hearf
When a queen is disturbed she makes a
Kind OF sqaealIpg noise with her wings,
which brings the others 70 the rescue,
quick. If q robber bee comes srcond .
hive, all the bees seem 10 know II at once.
| Punch up one or two bees around . hive
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-19
Witchcraft in Scotland.

At the Inverness police court recent
ly, an elderly Highland woman named
Isabella Macrac, or Stewart, WAS
charged with assaulting little girl.
She pleaded not guilty, and the evil
dence showed that the latter had used
insulting language to the prisoner,
while she on the other hand spoke Of
the lite girls grandmother as witch.
Toward the close of the case great
amusement was caused in court by the
accused producing a clay image, or
corp creagh, which she believed was
made by the so-called witch. The legs
had been broken off the image. and
since then the prisoner believed that her
own legs were losing their strength. A
person who wished to purchase the
image after the accused had left the
court was promptly told that on no ac-
count would she part with it, for If
ANYTHING happened to it she might die,
and she was not prepared. Her hus-
band had died some time ago, and also
three horses. and she grieved to think
that all these calamities were atribut-
able to witchcraft. The image was
about four inches in length, green worst
ed threads containing the diabolic
charm were wound round, while pins
were pierced through the part where
the heart should be. The accused was
convicted and sentenced to fine or inn
prisonment. London Daily NelOS.
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machinery in the usual way. The OBJ
iections to this plan which first suggest
themselves are that there would be
considerable waste from evaporation,
leakage, friction of pumps, etc, and
that the machinery needed to utilize
the water power would be too costly, il
is feared to allow any such device to
come into general use. Another plan
suggested is to compress air into a
large receptacle and use it to drive the
machinery OF the windmill.
1t is also proposed to store power by
raising weight slowly by a train OF
wheels, and then take power from this
weight in descending. We are not
aware that any practicable device for
using such motor has yet been in
vented. The whole subject is COM
mended to the attention of Ingenious
mechanics to the confident assurance
that there is a fortune to be made by
somebody out of this needed invention.
PROF. s. Il. Thompson in american
dQricuhuriSt
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Garfield as u Player of Poo,.

1.-The last time was in this house |
played several games of tifteen-ball
pool with Garfield, and he beat me
every game" said gentleman last
night as he entered the Riggs house.
WAS Garfield frequent visitor at
your billiard-room?" asked the clerk.
Eyes" was the reply, ''he came here
very often. Our billard-room is down.
stairs out vi the way of the crowd, and
few people other than guests OF the
house ever 90 there. Garfield would
come here to see friends who were
stopping at the hotel, and the visit
would invariably wind up with game
of pool or billiards Fifteen-ball pool
was his favorite game, and few could
beat him at it, have seen him lead
off with a bust shot in call game
and put from eight to dozen balls in
before missing, frequently. One eve
ming Garfield and friend from Ohio,
| have forgotten now who 1t was, went
down into the billiard-room for friend
ly bout with the cues. Ali the tables
we're engaged. At one OF them were
PLAYING coupe of young fellows who
thought they knew all about it. They
invited Garfield and his friend to join
them. The invitation was accepted
and Garfield shot last. There were
twelve balls on the table when he be-
gan but none when he finished. After
that he and his friend had the table to
themselves. - Washington Cor. Indian
ap0tiS Sentinel.
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An Antelope in Church.

Sunday morning pet antelope sup
posed to belong to Mr.. NJ. ID. Steele,
escaped from the premises, and was
assaulted by one of the numerous cattle
that are permitted to run at large and
browse about the streets and in other
peoples front door-yards. The ante
fope fed for safety TO Christ Church,
and had entered the vestibule, when a
frightened lady brandished a parascl
and drove it out. The lady did not
pause to question the innocent little
creature as to the nature OF its bus
mess there, or what it was seeking
from the fields of heaven. She did not
volunteer the information that it had
no need of prayer, and no sins to be
forgiven. Such reflections are well
enough in their place, but in this par
ticular emergency the lady simply
said, Get out of here, you beast. OF
I'll bust your headH' The address and
the parasol combined had the desired
effect.-St. Joseph (Mo. J Herald.
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Wind to Some Purpose.

Enough wind power goes to waste
every year to drive all the machinery
which will be used in the State for a
century. This is due to the fact that
as yet, wind-pOwer can only be used
with profit for work not requiring a
uniform, steady motion. All the wind
mills in use are to some extent SELF
regulating. The wind is constantly
varying in force, and the motion OF the
mill varies with it, but not to the same
extent. Most mills will stop entirely
in a heavy storm. In some of the
very large wind engines, a regulator is
used which approximates to uniform
speed. But even if some one should
make a mill so regulated as to run
steadily-at the same speed-with a
varying wind, the difficulty would still
be but partly overcome. Sometimes
lust when work is most needed, the
wind stops blowing and nothing can be
done.
With the mills now in use, and capa-
bic of withstanding any storm moi
great enough to destroy ordinary build
ings. all the minor operations OF the
farm, such as churning. cutting feed,
slicing ROOFS, etc, may be done, pro-
vided some cheap method of storing up
power shall be discovered. The wind
mill should be so arranged that when
not needed for Plumbing, it may run
and store up power, to be used for
few hours at time when needed.
Several ways have been suggested
for storing power but all are open tt
some objections. One is. TO pump
water from a lower level to q higher
into . reservoir to be used in driving
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-19
A Walking Skeleton.

Mr.. f. Springer, Of Mechanicsburg, Pa,
writes: 81 was afflicted with lung fever and
abscess on lungs, and reduced to a making
skeleton. Got free trial bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, which did
me so much good that ! bought dollar bot.
tie After using three bottles found myself
once more a man, completely restored 10
health, with hearty appetite, and gain in
flesh Of AZ pounds"
Call at Lutz & Briggs drug store and get I,
free trial bottle of this certain cure for all
lung diseases. Large bottles 81 90.
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Thousands Say So.

Mr. T. W Atkins, Girard, Kan, writes; 81
never hesitate to recommend your Electric
Bitters to my customers, they give entire
satisfaction and are rapid sellers" Electric
Bitters are the purest and best medicine
known and will positively cure Kidney and
Liver complaints, purify the blood and rcgu-
late the bowels. No family can afford to be
without them. They will save hundreds OF
dollars in doctors bills every year. Sold at
fifty cents Il bottle by Lutz y Briggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-19
A Sure Cure for Skin Diseases

By Dr. Frazier's Magic Ointment. Cures as
If by magic: Pimples, Black Heads or Grubs'
Blotches and EruptiOns on the face, leaving
the skin clear, healthy and beautiful. Also
cures Itch, Salt Rheum, Sore Nipples, Sore
Lips, old, obstinate Ulcers, Sores, etc. Sold
by all druggists and mailed on receipt oil
price, 50 cents. For sale By Forbes q Lor'
riaux.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-19
A sura Cura for Piles.

The first symptom Of Piles is an intense
itching at night after getting warm. This
unpleasant sensation is Immediately relieved
by an application of DIR. Bosanko's Pile Rem.
edy Piles In all its forms, itch, salt rheum,
and ringworm can be permanently cured by
the use of this great remedy, Price 80 cents.
Manufactured by the DR.. Bosanko Medicine
Co., Piqua, o. Sold by Forbes " Lorriaux
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Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The Best Salye in the world for Cnts, Brnis.
es, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores,
letter, Chapped Hands, Chlblains, Corns and
all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles,
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded
Price % cents per box. For sale by Lutz "
Briggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-19

Annie f. Fisher. NJ. d., who is a
pretty brunette under twenty-five years
of age, has been elected vice president
of the Massachusetts Homeopathic
Medical Society.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-19

MOTTO E.-EsTATRo OF THOMAS CoRRIGAN DEC ID
~ Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned Ad
minstrator and ADMINISTRATIVE Of the Estate Of Thomas
Illinois deceased, viii appear before the Probate Court
~ Wa, iSSi y, 10 prha,a rnnr, b., T., ,ya y
said county, when and where all persons having claims
or demands against said estate notified TO ate a
and present the same in writing for adjustment
Dated this 3ist day Of March A. d. 1854.
MARGARET CORRIGAN.
THOMAS j. CORRIGAN,
apr5-Sw Administrators.
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SHERIF'F''S SAIE.-By virtue OF an execu.
- ton issued out Of the clerks office Of the County
Court of La sale county ana state Of Illinois, and
directed, whereby am commanded To make the
John Reichardt in favor OF II. August Kirchhof and
Theodore Neubarth, trading rs kirchhof Neubarth,
out Of lands tenements goods and chattels of said John
Reichardt, have levied the following property, %
VII; Lot Five t5 IN Block Seven q. In Rusts Add
ton 10 the City Of Mendoza in In Sale county and state
Of Illinois. Levy made the 9th day Of March D. 1884
Therefore, according TO the said command, shall ex
pose for sale. at public auction. all the right, title and
interest of the above named John Reichard In and to
the above described property saturday. the 18th day
of April 1884 AT o'clock p NJ AT the north door Of the
Court House, In Ottawa,
Dated nj Ottawa, H., This 26th day Of March 1885,
W. Il. MILLIGAN,
marlg-tw Sheriff Of La Sale County, Ill.
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Hegel.
NOTICE.

To the holders OF the interest bearing county orders
Issued by the County Board Of La Sale county and state
.f Illinois, Al It's March term 1857
Pursuant 10 resolution adopted BY the County Board
of said county AT Its March term 1884 hereby give
ce 10 the holders Of said bearing county orders
issued ut the March term 1879 Of ad Board present
the same 10 the County Treasurer at his Office In Ota
wa In said county for payment Of principal and inter
est thereon. Interest on said orders win sixty
days after date Of this notice.
JOHN MILLER, Chairman.
Ottawa ILL.,, March -, 1884.
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Exchange on Chicago and New Y ork
And all the principal cities east snd west,
BOUGHt AND SOLD.
Exchange on England. Ireland Scotland and 81
portant points In Continental Europe, drawn IN sum-
to SUI purchasers.
u. 8. Revenue STAIN ps OF ali denomination'
col stantly on hand and for sale.
United States Bonds, Local Securities, 6o'e
M Silver bought and ed.
Qsnking hours nom "a. N. to4P.A.
Jan. IL. 1873 q. L. LINDLEY. Assist. Cashier.
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Nos and 10 arrive in Chicago at 1910 A. NJ and leave
Chicago at AS p. N. daily Sunday excepted
Nos II and ~ run daily, including Sundays.
No. % carries passengers between Geneseo and OF
tawa.
Nos % and 30 will have passenger coach carrying
passengers between Joliet and Ia Sale.
Nos % and % carry passengers between Blue AlAad
and Ia Sale. H. L. CABLE, GENT Manager,
F. Sr. JOHN, II. +. PRK1TYMAN
Gen'l Tkt. 4 Pass Agt Agsntat Ottawa
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TOHN B. RICE, Attorney at Law. Reddicks
j Block city of Ottawa Will practice law in La
Sale and adjoining counties, and in the Appellate
and Supreme Courts. sepl0-lyr'
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Professional TarDs.
Az TO r n e Y 8.

w A N, Attorney and Counse.
w lor al Law. Office In Gedneys Block northeast
corher OF Court House Square. Rooms and 4.
Ottawa, Ill. 1an5S.
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frelght trains carrying passengers leave Ottawa ~
follows: For Earl $40 A. NJ. for Aurora, 1905 A. H.;
for Streator, C5A H.. SIS p. ~, and 6.l0P.M.
Morning train makes close connection at AurorA for
al points east and west
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars, C B. d Q. Drawing
Room Cars, Horizons Reclining Chair Cars. and the c.
d. 4 Q. Palace Dining Cars, by this route All Aforms
ton about Of fare sleeping car accommodations
and time tables will he cheerfuy given BY applying to
PERCIvAL LOWELL
General Passenger Agent Chicago.
THos. J. POTTER.
General Manager, Chicago. GEO. Z. ROE.
Agent at Ottawa.
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HIRAM T.. GILBERT. JAMES II. KCKRLs
CILBE.RT 81 Eek ELS, Attorneys and
" Counsel0rs at Law, Futterer Metzger's Block,
east of Court House. seps,S
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BUSHNELL 81 FULLERTON AT
ID torneys at Law. Ottawa Illinois Office in Bush.
nell's block, west of Court House. july2l-ly'
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| Jesse Is ItUGEF, Lawyer. Futterer &
y Metzger's Block east OF Court House, Ottawa,
| Illinois. 1an1Sl
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j. w. DUNCAN. Al. CoNoR. 4. J.wALL
TNJJNCAN, O'CONOR Sc WALL. At
~ torneys at Law. Office in Cameron's building; OPP
posite Clifton Hotel Ottawa. Illinois. )uyEsG
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~ B. CHAPMAN. Attorney and Counselor
u. at Law. Office with d. McDougall, Ottawa. Ill.
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@. BOYLE. Attorney at Law. Office With
y. n. T. Mooney, Opera House Block. Ottawa. ILL.,
fob21.60
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M n. ARMSTRONG; Attorney and Coun.
lNx. selor at Law Ottawa, Ill. Notary Public Once
In Gedney's Block, Ottawa juno,N
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f,HASE FOWLER, Master in Chancery, AT
" torney and Counselor at Law Office In Gedneys
Block northeast corner Of court house square Rooms
and 4 Ottawa Illinois. jun10e2
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a w. w. BLAKK n. T. MOLONRY
DLAKE 81 MOLONEY,. Attorneys and
d Counselors at Law. Rooms q and rs Opera House
Block, Ottawa, Illinois luh8H
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~ GRIGGS, Attorney and Counselor at Law
u, Office in Lynchs block, Main street, Ottawa. ILL.,
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County Superintendent Of Public Schools
q. b. STOCKDALE,

VIII hold examinations ct bis once In the Court House
unfil further notice. janis
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u T.. LINCOLN, Attorney at Law. once
ID. over No 10 La Sale street, west side ~ the
Court House. Ottawa, III. juiySio
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PH ny SOFA n Q .

nR. II. w. WEIS, (Deutcher I'octor.) late
~ Physician and Surgeon TO the st. Louis Female
Hospital Office Stieels Clothing Store, corner OF
Main and La Sale streets. Residence on south bluff,
at Mrs Ren.s. apps
, 1884-12-13

DTIEIII7s
Milwaukee Cor. Chicago Tribune

milwaukee Cor. Chicago Tribune.1
OF late there has grown up a conviction in
many well-informed minds that the whole
city school system is drifting into something
very much resembling n mechanical con-
trivance, tho working Of which is to turn
out samples all on ono model-a process
which Is in danger Of resulting in the pro-
duction Of patent brains all shaped alike
and all filed with exactly the same material.
The grading and @examlnationu have
produced marvelously uniform work. The
work has been Of n good class, but it is urged
that II is too uniform-that il Is the prod
uct OF too many "examinations,n and of a
system which entails ON the teachers too
much OF that routine process which prevents
n just and needed attention to the mental
needs, poculiarities. and natural bent Of in
dividunl pupils. The irregularities and other
weaknesses Of tho old c-ommon-school system
have been made to give way TO something
much better; but, at the same time, that In
centiye TO personal ambition which allowed
Individual pupils to Ego ahead" under the
old system has disappeared.
In the place of exceptionally high scholar
ship in the direction in which individual
tastes and abilities might lead, there Is the
danger which attends a tendency to run tho
minds Of all pupils in one prescribed groove.
The fear Is hat desire, born OF necessity, to
attain n certain percentage in IA somewhat
complex and altogether too numerous a class
Of examinations" will drive out a tendency
toward real downright scholarship-that
markings and ratings" in these examina-
ton win supercedo solid preparation for the
liberalization and duties Of life.
, 1884-12-13


A large number Of rats established them
selves in n hay loft, about midway between
the floor and the top OF the hay. The owner of
the premises, hearing a continuous squealing
noise in the loft, took a fork and removed
the hay from the place whence the noise pro
ceeded, and uncovered a nest of about
twenty rats. Several of them ran and were
caught by the dog, but a bundle OF sixteen
full-grovn animals remained on the spot;
their tails were plated together, something
after the fashion of n whip-cord. By pick
ing up one of them the rest adhered and
could not be shaken apart.
II was supposed by persons who saw
them, that, in order to avoid the cold the rat
occupying the top of the pile sought a
warmer place by creeping underneath, but
not having room TO draw his tail after him,
it was left sticking out; the next rat did the
same, and so on until all had changed their
position, and every individual rats tail was
entwined into the curious Knot that held
together. II they had not been discovered
and killed, they must nave starved, as they
could not have separated.
, 1884-12-13
BoN-BoNs At E


A'' NtA-aAI'A1
Philadelphia Cor. Chicago Trfbunel
Speaking OF caramels, reminds me that in
three blocks ON Eighth street, tho principal
shopping thoroughfnre in this city, there are
twenty-nlne candy stores. The love OF Phila-
delphia women for sweets Is extraordinary.
In all OF these shops ice-cream and cakes are
sold, as we'll as sugar plums, and the
little tables in them are surrounded all day
by pretty women. A curious sort OF eti-
quette governs the matter OF eating outside
OF households in this city Of curious distinc-
lions. For example, 1t is not considered
quite commendable for a woman living here
TO take her meals at a restaurant She may
take luncheon at one or two extremely swell
and extremely high-priced places, but no
more. She is at liberty, however, to eat ice
cream and cakes from morning until night,
in any place she pleases. She may purchase
as much candy as she chooses, and eat 1t
wherever fancy oads-in shops, in the public
streets, in the theatre,
Tho opera is n favorite place for this
essentially feminine form OF dissipation.
Four afths OF the ladies whog go to hear Patti
or Nilsson would feel that they had denied
Themselves a material pleasure If there was
not n box of bon bons clasped tightly under
each cloak. When their escorts go out be-
tween the acts to see the man who dispenses
cloves, the ladies regale themselves with
their compensatory sweets. The spectacle Of
n couple Of thousand beautiful and we'll
dressed women all munching complAcently
at once Is one that you could hardly expect
to see anywhere outside of this. quaint old
town 1t is n spectacle, however, that does
not always please the lyric stars.
The munching does not invariably cease
when the curtain goes up. and Patti was so
much annoyed by 1t one night last winter
that she would not allow the curtain TO be
rnised for the third act until fifteen minutes
after the customary three thumps had been
given She fancied at first that the ladies
were expressing displeasure at her singing
by making grimaces, and sho was on
the point Of leaving the stage when
her baritone, who had been here be-
fore, whispered an explanation. Seal
chi, who is Of an extremely ner-
vous temperament, told me once
that the practice was one from which she
also had suffered a good deal Of irritation.
Actresses are annoyed in the same way,
though not so frequently or TO so great a de-
gree. A box fun Of young women at the
Chestnut street theatre, however, made so
much noise on ono occasion chewing cara
mels while Modjeska, as Camille, was In
a~rticulo mortis that the actress stopped dying
for u moment TO give them a rebuling stare.
It was NIL in vain, however. The young
women coolly went on eating until their
sweets were all devoured.