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

The WrnOna IHder tells this distressing
story: AN Ottawa lawyer was taken IN
rather nicely some time ago, which, how
ever, did not come to light until last week
It appears that young man presented
himself 70 the above gentleman, and repre-
scented himself As Calvin Shields, well
TODD farmer of Hope township, stating
that he owned good farm Of 100 acres in
that township, and requested the lawyer TO
loan him certain sum of money for a
short time The legal light proceeded to
the recorders office and examined the
records, finding everything to be as repre-.
sen,ed by the young man, he brought forth
the amount OF filthy lucre asked for, tax.
ing note tor the amount. Mr.. Shields
received notification last week to call and
pay his note. Calvin answered, stating he
owed nothing, and would not pay the afore-
said note. The knight of the bar lost no
time in calling upon Mr.. Shields person
ally, and upon seeing the man that really
owned the 1850 acres of land, in Hope
township, at once said: You are not the
man that borrowed the money of me. 1t
was younger man Not until that mo
ment did the lawyer realize that he had
been made victim"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

EDITOR REE RAIDER - hu not .
politician nor the son of II politician, and
I hope shall never be the father of one
for they are the curse Of our government
and country. | am but horny handed
farmer, trying to knock an honest living
out of the soil. am not ashamed of the
hay seed in my hair or the calluses on
nv hands but am ashamed Of many OF
my countrymeD, who are bowling about
the increase IN pensions to- the soldier as
q bid for the Presidency.
Who are the GROWERS and fault finders
Are they the men who love the stars and
stripes along the narrow gauntlet of death
and amid shot and shell planted 1t on the
churches and defenses of Atlanta Are
they the men who spread Gordon OF fire
around the doomed capitol Of rebellion"
anu smothered treason IN the very birth
place of lberty' Or are they the men
who stayed at home and fattened on the
business prosperity which their fellow
countrymen purchased with the sacrifice
of blood and lite? Yes; they ale the men
that got rich while the soldier was fight
ing for thirteen dollars a month. | was
not soldier. did not believe in the war,
yet had no sympathy tor the south. |
helped raise corn to feed the veteran SOL
der, because could get g dollar bushel
for il. am not ashamed to own it. All
my Republican friends that staid at home
| noticed did the same But am the last
man now, who has reaped the benefits OF
war prices and the benefits which have
followed the days of 80, to begrudge he
SCARED and limping and unfortunate SOL
dicr reasonable compensation He can
never he Justly paid. The treasury vaults
in Washington can never hold gold, SILVER
or greenbacks enough 10 wipe away the
sorrows and hearlaches and sufferiDgs he
endured during the war. 1t makes my
blood boil when hear the infamous state
ment that the democratic congress is bid
ding for the soldier voIe in the coming
campaign by increasing the pensions. Is
Il wrong to do right? Such complaint is
but an infamous attempt to hold up with
suspicion and shame the men who suffered
and fought to save the lite OF the nation
1t is cowardly and unworthy of citizen
of America. Only a KID loved dude with
the braln oi canary bird could feel I'M
por,ance IN The nlterance ot such senti-
ments.
Who are The peusioned? They are the
men who toiled and starved, and marched
through mud anu slecting rain, and slept
on the damp ground or lay weeks in hated
hospitals and starving prisons, lighting
their counlDs battles, only to return home
To face the longer and harder battles OF
life, crippled, diseased and burdened by a
thousand pains traceable to the hsrdships
of the war and now their names must be
gibbetrd. their children pointed at, their
wives marked out, and every miserable,
lazy cur in the town set barking at the SOL
dier and his family. II anything can save
the nation 1t is this IL is my sentiment to
be proud Of the protection and help We
have given, and will give 70 the suffering
ADD needy soldier while be lives. | am
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

IHE ELENESTs.-A fierce storm ragged
about Grea. Britain and France last Sstur
Gay night many lives being lost a, sea by
ship-wreck aud vast damage done on shore
by blowing down houses, barns, &c. Se,.
eral houses were blown down in the cit,
OF London
Ohio last week experienced the coldes,
weather known In that state. The Their
momete' at many points fell to 3s degree.
below zero, and 1t Is though, great des,ruc
ton has been wrough, among all kinds OF
fruit trees. The weather was also excep
tionaIly cold at the south all last week.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

Representative Edmund w, NJ. Mackey
OF South Carolina, died a, Washington on
Monday, and Congress took its usual holl.
day in consequence, the body being sent in
charge of committee to south Carolina
for burial Mr. Mackey was a native OF
South Carolina, but was Union man
during the war and had been elected to
Congress several times since the'war as n
republican,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

There was shocking accident at Auro-
ra on Wednesday evening. William Glib
ney, an employe OF the car shop foundry
had Just placed his wife on the train fol
Chicago, and IN stepping off, tell back,
ward, slipping under the train, and in
stantly had his head and one arm crushed
from his body The tram was stopped,
and The horror stricken wife taken of,
while the dismembered body was taken to
the baggage Groom.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

There war sore disappointment, on tn,
part of the republican managers In The L
s. Senate at the beginning oi the week
over the dead failure of Senator'S Sherman
and Mahone's attempt TO get up an excit
ing bloOdy-shirt debate. Sherman had
proposed u resolution prefaced by a long
and windy preamble, to investigate the
alleged election ouirages last fall at Dan.
vile, Va, and IN the parish Of Copiah,
MISE, and Su Monday opened IN supper,
OF the projec, with m acrimonious, blooiy
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02
MORE CHEERING OUTLOOK.

The Troy, New York, iron works, aitel
lying idle tor some months, resumed on
Monday, giving employment to 1900 men
The Rolling Mil at Allentown, Pa, re-
sumed the same day, giving employment
to 1901
The Cleveland Rolling Mills are checrec
with enough orders since New Yea! t(
keep them busy for year and malt one
order consists of over 100000 and the Other
10000 rails. The Bessemer Steel Works
have started up with three and eight houI
turns, and "iil b. kept working steadily
hereafter \ new gang Of laborers has
been placed at work on the rai,-mlll, 80 ~
to get 1t ready As soon IS possible The
other departments which are Idle will start
up about the middle of February.
There was aloo on Monday very de
cided interruption Of the protracted domi.
nance OF the bears on the New York stock
board. After squeezing such bulls as Jay
Gould, Russell Sage, Cyrus W. Field and
others as long as they could stand 1t, The
latter concluded TO turn on their persccu
tors and give them sample OF their power,
For this purpose they took in hand what
are known as the Willard Stocks-thc
Northern Pacific ana Oregon TRANSCRIPT
mental The syndicate, which is composed
of J. Pierrepont Morgan, Cyrus W. Field,
Jay Gould, Russell Sage, Frank Work,
DrexeI, Morgan IL Co. Of Philadelphia and
7 j. Coolidge of Boston, commenced by
making such advances to the oregon
TranscOntinental as 10 lift it out Of its
troubles, then gobbled all the loose stock
OF the Northern Pacific they could lay
hands on, and then proceeded to squeeze
the bears who had sold Willard stocks
short, The result was day Of intense ey,
citemcnt IN the stock market on Monday
and whirl that sent the bears scampering
on, of sight Northern Pacific preferred,
which started IN a, Az, by two o'clock
ha6 gone up to 501s, while Oregon Trans
continental went up from 81 to 1l9. Of
course all the bears who found themselves
short were squeezed without mercy,
Remarklng upon the events of the day,
the New York Mat says The financial
aid accorded to the Oregon TranscontiDen-
tai Company and the subsequent dcmolali
cation Of the bear clique, which has worked
so perslstent!y for months 10 destroy cor
porate and irdivIdual credit have laid the
basis for n better condition of affairs II
financial circles The capitalists who rem
dered this AID are practically lighting the
battle OF investors in railway and other
and their success, which now
seems assured, Will eventually cause TO
drift to the Stock Exchange millions of
idle money now awaiting investment, the
effect of which cannot he otherwise than
beneficial. The outside situation warrants
81 improvement, as the railroad earnings
are large and the differences between the
roads in all sections nearly adjusted
While there is no longer any over produc-
ton of goods by the mills of the country
business is getting more active at sill lead.
ing centers, and the heavy SHOWS in the
Winter wheat sections promise well for
that important crop"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

willing TO pay my proportion of the tax
without grumbllng on what | have and
what use for the support OF the soldiers,
no matter who IS president, and who the
thieves are that legislate, | am Demo
crat; believe IN the republic and the pro.
lection of the soldiers, whether it IS step.
ping stone to democracy or perpetuity to
the present power OF the Republican party.
FRED. J. DAVIS.
South Ottawa ian -, 1888
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02
AntelOpes must he getting thick on

Antelopes must be getting thick on the
western plains Twice within fortngh,
it has been announced that trains have
been stopped on the Union Pacific rail
road by herds OF actelopes. Formerly
herds of buiialos stopped trans on tina,
road. but since the virtual extinction OF
those animals there have been no such
stoppages until now, except by COW boys
and snow drifts.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

No, Ia be behind the regular hangmsn
with his two subjects On last hangman' :
day, Judge Lynch also had PAIR strung
up on the same day. They were Frank
Williams and John Gray, who the day he
fore had shot Orion Kutz in u saloon Al
Rosita, Colorado, and were locked in jail
for the crime. At2 O'Clock next morning
they were taken from the jail by masked
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

The Hennepin cana lobby at Washing
ton, which has of late been favored by the
House committee on railways and canals
with several meetings, is highly enccar-
aged and have no doubt of favorable re-
port from the committee. The cause has
been considerably strengthened by the
strong expression in favor Of the project
at the recent meeting of the National
Board OF Trade at Washington.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

Gen. NJ. r. NJ. Wallace, formerly county
Judge of Cook county, has been appointed
by the Mayor and the Common Council OF
Chicago AS Prosecuting Attorney for the
city. Gen. Wallace was faithful soldier
and an upright Judge, says the J0urpai
and, being an able lawyer, will no doub,
prove good man in his new Office" not
withstandlng that he IS Democrat
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

There was an ugly tragedy on the 18th
aesr Elcin, H. William Coombs, a far
mer, undsr the ,n1uence of Choral made
n deadly assault on his wife with knife
and supposing he mad killed her, cut his
own throat. The wife, though cruelty
mangled, Is still alive ard expected to re
cover. Coombs was drinking man and
had lately shown symptoms of insanity
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

shirt speech. and was followed on the same
side and IN the same vein by Malone. To
the great disappointment OF these WORTHLESS
however, no democrat rose to reply, The
democrats simply SAID as TO the alleged
outrages, we have no objection IN thu
world to ull investigation to get at the
facts; and they let The resolution quietly
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02
THE TELEGRAPH MONOPOLY

The great Western Union Telegraph
Monopoly has at length competitor thai
will STRAIN II to buy up. For some years
pas, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany has been running independent tele-
graph lines OF It's own on that road and all
Its connections, forming system OF many
thousand miles IN length with ramliics
tons from Baltimore and New DIRK all
over the West and Southwest. To this
system an important addition has now
been made by the purchase of the lines on
the National Telegraph Company, the
most important property Of which consists
OF four wires from New York 10 Chicago,
with connections reaching out to Boston,
Philadelphia, Washington, &c. The pur-
chase, says Mr.. Garrett, gives the Baltl'
more and OHIO Telegraph Company con.
nection with the Canada telegraph system
have made contracts tor a hu C amount of
telegraph material TO be used In building
u number of new lines. Just as soon a. the
frost comes out OF the ground SO that poles
can be set, we shall begin the construction
of line from New York to Boston, and
we Shall have another line through the
Pennsylvania oil regions A contract was
awarded last Saturday for lines from Chi
cago to Milwaukee, St Paul, Minneapolis,
and other points rs tar north as Wlnnepcg,
and rs lar wCst as Bismarck We shall
also build lines south from 81. Loui, to
New Orlcan ana Galveston. We shall es-
tahlish district telegraphs in New York,
Chicago and other cities, for general mes
sepger service Us well as the delivery oil
despatches.'
And Mr.. Garrett adds
photographic competitor will not be con.
fined TO land business. am advised that
the cable steamship Faraday will start for
this side to commence the laying of the
new Atlantic cable by the latter part OF
February, and the cable will be laid and
ready for business by the st of August"
A year or two, at this rate, will see the
b. II o. system quite as extensive and far
reaching as the Western Union, with this
advantage in favor of the former, that l,
will have dividends to earn on only about
$l5 W0, 900 of stock While the w. L. must
earn dividends on SSj,OO0,000.
Yet there Is no trusting these monOpO |
lists, and already rumors come IN such
shape as to justify strong suspicion that
CARROTS bluster has no other meaning than
to scsrethe Western Union into making
him an offer and that he Is really anxious
to sell ont.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

The January thaw" which set in on
Monday cane to sudden halt on Thurs
day, when a Manitoba wave came along
and run the thermometer down to the
neighborhood of zero, Last evening, how
ever, the wind was again IN the south the
temperature tending upward
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

O. \. Carpenter, at Lincoln, ILL.,, who
had been indicted by the grand jury for
the murder of Fora Burns, has entered
the plea of MT guilty, but his request to
be allowed to enter bail for his appearance
was denied and he vas remanded to jail.
His trial is set for next Monday, but az be
Will probably ask for a change OF venue to
some other county it Will necessarily be
de layei
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

The only observance Of last hangman' 8
day occurred at Mount Vernon, lnd.,
where John Anderson and Zach Snyder
were hanged They were young rowdles,
who killed boy tor The sake OF SlS in
money they robbed him of.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

James Foley, better known as Billy,
the KID" one of the most notorious despe.
radoes of the "Wild West" was fatally
shot, last Saturday, at Fort Worth, Tex.
by Henry Hltoon, Il farmer. The quarrel
which resulted in the killing was over a
game Of dice.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

The Secretary of state Of Illinois has is
sued articles Of incorporation to the Mili-
ington Kendall! county Flint Glass Works
with capital of Sl50,O0o The IncCrpora
tors are VIM. Wcstlakc, n. s. Bailey and
J ohm w. Sibill.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

Early Thursday morning the three story
Trick block of King & Jack, at Peoria
was destroyed by fire, involving loss 81
100000. Among the principal loser,
were KING Il Jack, building, $4,000
Koch Bros, notions, $4,000; b. Cowell
crockcry, $1,000; A VI. Weaver, iarni-
ture, $4,000, &c.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

Judge Drummond, of the |. ). District
Court at Chicago, announces his detelmin-
stion 10 the latter part OF the present
month 10 resign, completing his thirty
fourth year on the bench.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

mob ard hung to the raitcIs of log
shanty near by. Gray died game, but
Williams pleaded for mercy, claiming that
he shot IN sci, defense. The Coroner's
jury returned 'ho usual verdict, that the
changing vas cone bv parties unknown"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

The theory broached by some of our
scientists that the present exceptionally
cold winter, that ought TO have been mild
oDe, 10 owing TO The sans rays being Oh
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

England seems to have come to the de-
cision that she must crush the false proph
ct ID Egypt and hold on to the Soudan
and for this purpose has sent Gen. Gordon
to Khartoum equipped with all men and
money he needs to prosecute vigorous
campaign. SO there is soon likely to be
interesting news from that quarter, as 1t is
evident that the suppression of FL Mahdi's
revolt Will not be boys play. And yet il
will be only matter of time and lives.
England will suppress the revolt, and, IN
compensation, Will ultimately CLAIM all OF
Egypt as her own.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

A Washington dispatch states that Ger
j. W. Singleton, OF ILL.,, who is sojournlnE
a, Washington, thinks it unwise to tormu-
late a tariff bill. lie believes Senator
Mcdonald has the best chance OF nomlna
ton for President, that Carter III Harrison
will be placed in the field for governor OF
Illinois, and that Chicago is the place to
hold the democratic national convention
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

c. b. e. G. trains were sent across the
new iron bridge at Aurora, last Sunday for
the first time, and the temporary structure
will be removed this week. The new
bridge Is oae of the best and most sub
s,antial IN the West. 1t Is $50 feet IN
length, and its weight is about 800 pounds
TO the foot.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

The Utica Baptist church Is holding re-
vival meetings, Rev. Mr. Fuller assisting
the pastor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

Sandwich Free Press: The managers OF
the Chicago, Burlington Il Quincy Rail
way have just proved to the contrary, as
far AS Sandwich Is concerned, that large
and wealthy corporations are all grasping
and all times ready to suck the life blood
out of the. people, by their generous act of
donating $500 in fire. ght due the road by
the city, for hauling supplies for The new
water works A contract was made with
the c., b. Il Q. railway by the city, by
which they were to receive on all materi-
ais shipped here tor the construction OF
the water works. Recently when settle
men, was attempted General Freight Agent
f. +. Ripley informed the city that the
road would donate the whole amount, $500,
to the city. The citizens of Sandwich Will
keep this IN mind and appreciate this gen
erous act of the c., b. & @. railway.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02
ELECTRIC LIGHT.


How the ancients managed to get along
without even gasligbt will remain matter
OF wonderment for all time to come. Histo.
nv tells us that il was not until 1872 that
Murdoch conceived the idesof using gas as
an illumination. What an advancement! and
how his name shall ever be remembered with
honor! But how much more important was
tue discovery made by Sir Humphrey pavy
in 1918, when in experimenting with the
great batteries of the Royal Institution, Lon.
don, he discovered electric light. But the
discovery proved little more than brilliant
experiment for thirty years, the unequal
wearing away of the positive and negative
points rendering the discovery unsvailiDg
for practical use. Various experiments were
then made by substituting other varieties Vi
carbon for the charcoal points used by Davy,
and later on by Introducing ciock-work ma
chipery in the lamp for feeding the csrbons
Just in the proportion as they are consumed.
We are Just beginning to understand the
subiect and the recent inventions tend TO
simplicity and accuracy. To one only Of the
numerous patents obtained Oh electric igh'-
ing m schines does the writer wish to direct
attention in this article;
THE VAN DEPoELE.
On the 2lst ult., IN company Win Mayor
Allen ard Aldermen Griffith, Skinner, Nc
Doupall, Mckinley, Thomas, Bryant and
White. representing the City Council, and
Nattin ger and Armstrong of the local press
he went on visit to the city OF Elgin, which
eniovs the reputation OF being ''the beet
lighted city on the continent" After re"
hours sojourn in Chicago, where the eomps-
nv were introduced to Mr.. Gasset'e, presi-
dent Of the Van Depoele Electric Light Co
and other, a. well ~ being shown through
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02

sri AZ a. POst Ogice al OGdtCd, H.. a. he'Oh"
"iJss DGU NGtter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02
From Wallace.

South Ottawa, Jan. -, 1888,
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-07
MILroN's HuMoR.

Milton was quiet though shrexd hu. morist. Not in Paradise Lost" doe he exhibit the bubbling quality" un- less it be in Satan's repartee when, in re- ply to the angel concerning his identity he rejoined, with that insinuatine smile, which the devil has made quite nosori- ous-" To know not me, argues yourself unknown" In the following, ~Oa the University Carrier," Milton assumes hu- morous description of serious subject Here lies old Hobson; Death hath broke
 his girt,
 And here, alas. hath lain him in the dirt; Or else the ways being foul. twenty to one, He's here stuck in a slough and overthrown, Twas such a shifter. that, if truth were
 known,
 Death was half glad when he had 20, him
 down;
 For had he any time this ten years full, Dodged with him tvixt Cambridge and the
 buli.n
 If a poet iDthese serious days, when dry writers of questionable logic and facts made for present accommodation, should speak SO lightly of death-should even intimate that death had broken i. mans girt and snatched the eternal ill., ing from his constitution, the pulpit the press and the rostrum would cry out against him. Let the man of literary dry-grin, and pen as stiff as the fore finger of . corpse, redect that the mind which conceived the greatest epic poem could also conceive the idea that, in old Hobson's case, death
 Showed him his room where he must lodge
 that night,
 Pulled o6 his boots and took away the lisha. "
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-07

SOME of the leading politicians are in favor of forming a society for the pre- vention of cartoons. They claim that many of the greatest men in the country are subjected to ridicule by the comic papers, and that it is not only injurious so the persons directly interested, but that it is hurtful to the entire country. If every one, including the publishers of the comic weeklies, could be made to look at the matter in this light cartooning might be discontinued, but so long as the pub- lication of caricatures are profitable to the "comic men, and are enjoyed by the public. there is not much likelihood of their suppression. It is not yet defi- nately known whether Mir Bls;ne will join the organization, but the chances are that he will.