The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-16

take their place rs "A self governing people,
and at some future time we shall take pleas
ure i'm discussing the subject with ollr
neighbOrs We are now ready and anxious To
commence war of determination upon
the great poisonous serpent that is Sapplng
the life blood of our otherwise prosperous
country That monster is castingit its slymy
folds over hearthstones and undermining
the manhood of our youths. We should
unite with one voice and one arm To hurl
the still and brewery back to the bottomless
nit where it originated. We feel in duty
bound 10 support our home institutions.
Our columns are every ready To give each
and all puff when necessary. Music hath
charms, etc, $50 the poet says Now Is
the chance to prove it, Our boys in Triumph
are ready To give you the test. Like our
paper We can set them the Rocket, Tor they
have certainly gone up amazingly fast. We
sincerely hope that their blaze will last
longer At present one question should in
terest us here ~ home, and that is our
church. While We are improving our
music let us improve our morals, We should
not forget that all the blessings we enjoy
are given us by our Allwise loving Father,
| think we ought certainly to set aside
a few hours each week for His work, giving
from our abundance II portion to secure
teachers of His word. Our children need
it; our young people, our middle-aged and
old ones certainly need it, Keep the Sab
bath school and church alive.
With these few remarks and your atten
ton. we will unfold our budget of news
THE REPORTERS VISION.
The other evening as the editor was
standing on the steps of his brown stone
mansion on Worsley avenue he overheard
two men commenting on the business en-
ergy and proportional git thar of the
Triumph R0cLa Yes" said Guy W., II
guess Eve lately been about AS near heaven
as mortals usually get"
"Pshaw" said the other, didn't you hear
about the Rocha actually sending Il repor.
ter to the next world for news?'
"Aw, what ar y giving u.s." said Guy.
Just rs true as there's Il hereafter for
the brass band, its fact" And then he
went on to explain that IA reporter for the
Rocket had actually mistaken Jake Schun's
horn for Gabriel's trumpet, and duly made
the pilgrimage to the next world. When
he arrived at the gate, he was told that his
summons had not yet come and that any
way he was probably at the wrong estab-
lishment. Anxious to do something for
the Rockd, he asked to see the Book OF
Destiny, that he might discover the future
of Triwnph's famous string band. or
course he was refused, but with the char.
acteristic pluck Of II reporter he effected IN
entrance by Il back gate, and walking up
20 the judgment desk, began examining
the Book of Destiny much as commercial
drummer handles Il hotel register. Before
he could secure the coveted information
the reporters "non-angelic" countenance
attracted attention and he was uncermon
iouslv "bOunced." His mental agitation
concerning the string band and the disturb
ing effect of the bouncing" process, affect
ed his mind in thaunconsciousness which
followed, and he dreamed that he lived i'll
the year 1900 and himself saw the results
of the life of the members of the famous
band during the intervening time.
This much of the story seems TO have
been already learned by the public. Fol
lowing is the vision of the reporter, given
in his own words:
In nv imagination visited in the early
part of the year 1900 my native city, Tri-
umph. The place was unrecognizable. 1t
had grown into Il populous city, rivalling
in musical talent the classical centers of
Italy. One of the leading features OF the
place was the "Triumph Musical Conserva-
tory for Young Ladies'-.]as, III. Brearley,
Principal called on the diminutive
James and fonnd he had increased in age.
but not in size. Yes" he said, " shall
give up my position soon. think | have
reached an age when it is not good forman
TO be alone. Yes | shall take unto myself
IA wife. Howard, you know, died some
time ago When he mentioned Towards
decease, | understood the whole affair
inquired concerning his brother Will
"Ah!" said the Prof. sadly, "Will was
disappointed. In the winterof 1888 ~, he
was school director in District No. 3, and
his future looked bright. But alas for the
frailty of human hope! Wylie continued
to come, and by perseverance and strict
attention To business he conquered. Crushed
and dispirited, viii sank into "A living
skeleton of the second class and became a
model for patent medicine man His
picture labeled Before Taking is one of
the cuts in DR.. Kreiser's new almanac. for
1901"
"Kreiser!" said |, that name sounds IA
milar.'
,,ptipunl thn Prof won