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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
Plenty Of Water for Celery Plants.

Celery is vegetable that drinks constant
ly. If its thirst is not quenched the stalks
grow tough and hollow-stemmed Keep the
plants growing from the time they appear
above ground in the seed bed Transplant
them to rich soil-give them water as often
as they need it, and give it in abundance
and you will have tender, plump celery.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20

lNINAIi SE"I"rI 4E;NI ENT.-tsTATE op
L PETER BEnRENDs. DEc'D.-Noticeis hereby given
Ia all persons interested In SAID estate that the under
signed ADMINISTRATIVE of the Estate Of said Peter Beh
rcnds, deceased, will appear before the Probate Court
of the county of La Sale and state OF Illinois, al the Cun
" Court House, In ottawa In said county, on Monday
the 10Th day of July A. u. 1873. for the purpose OF
rendering account Of her proceedings In the admin
istration Of said estate for the final settlement.
Dated at Ottawa, this I'd day Of June 1885.
ROSANNA BEIiRENDS,
ATTEST: A. 7. BARTFLs, Administn'riN.
Clerk Probate Court, La Sale Co., Ill. juno Nv
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20

Swarms OF the seventeen.year locusts
have appeard in the vicinity of Chattanooga,
Tenn. All shrubbary and trees and every
green object is covered with the insects.
In some localities they are so numerous
that all other sounds are drowned by
their noise. They appeared In the same sec
ton seventeen years ago, and their ravages
DESTROYED nearly all vegetation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20

Temperance lecturers have fine subjec CT
for moral in the case of Mrs. Nancy Rig
gins, late of Burton Constable, Yorkshire,
England. Mrs. Higgins died at the age OF
105. Not only had spirits been with her
a regular article of diet, but to the last, she
smoked several ounces of tobacco every
week
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20

NOTICE.-tsrATE OF IoHN TANNING, DECD
~ Notice II hereby given that the undersigned, Adj
ministator of the Estate of John lannlng late Of the
county Of La Sale and state Of Illinois deceased. Will
appear before the Probate Court OF said county the
third Monday (bcng the twentieth day. Of July 1885, u,
the Prabste Court room, n Ottawa in said unity, when
q. wN.o ~ per~o.. hsviIs CLAIMS hru IDS against
said estate notified Ia attend and prcsC the IN
In W itirg for adjustment.
Dated this Sd day of June A. y, 1898.
DAVID TANNING,
Jun6-3w administrator
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
Pr.

Here is line OF 'pi" that contains sen
t.nce which is good for boys and girls To
know. Each separate bunch Of letters com
poses word, if you pluce them right.
Ma coreu 10 kcpu 81 rhotw nto TO kclu.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20

freight trains carrying passengers leave ottawa ~
follows For Earl, 100 Pm: for Aurora, 1905 A, n.
for Streator. rs A. ~, sos p, N, and 1906 4, NJ
Morning train makes close connection at Aurora TO-
Gil points east and west.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars, Il, b O. Draw.s
Room Cars. Horizons Reclining Chair Cars, and the
b. a. Palace Dining Cars by this route. All iHforns
ton about rates Of fare. sleeping car accommodation,
and time table, will be cherruy given by applying to
PERClNAL LOWELL.
General Passenger Agent, Chicago
THos. J. POTTER.
General Manager. Chicago. GEO. K. ROE,
Agent al otrawa
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
Chicago, Alton e. ST. Louis Railroad

Lightning Express Denver Express, and Kansas City
and ST. LOus Express trains run daily. Express Mall
and Joliet Accommodation run daily, except Sunday.
Kansas City and St Louis Express going south runs
through without change OF cars. Morning train 10 St
Louis has free chair cars. and evening train through
scepers TO ST. Louis and Springfield
JAY W. ADAMS,
Ticket Agent G. q A. Railroad.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
E. Y. GRIGGS.

Agent at Ottawa. illinois,
The La Belleza Cigar Il the best cent cigar ever
,6errd smokers OF Ottawn. Sold only by y Grisgs.
Pure Lead AID OIL The best Mixed Paint sold. nnch
veiGhs 10 the gallon than any Other. Pure Drues
and QOemicale. an II bottom prices.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
Special Notice to Merchants and Dealers IN
Produce.

Produce.
Commencing May 18th, 1885, the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy r. X. Co. will run re-
frgerator cars, iced and otherwise appointed
for the transportation of butter, eggs, and
cheese for he;Chicago market. Car will pass
through Ctt.Sa every Tuesday and Friday at
1875 =. III. Every Tuesday and Friday freight
should be at freight house not later than 10
o clock a. IN. GEO. +. ROE, Agt
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
Raising Celery,

It is time now TO be looking out for celery
plants, to supply the table during the win
ter. All things considered, the best variety
is perhaps the new
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20

L. l.. THOMPSON, CUmplt's solicitor. may
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-14
The Early Fly.

II the origin of AL things is q mys-
terry, the genesis of the early hy is a
still greater one. Nor is this statement
antagonized by an ancient and we'll
worn notion that the whole is greater
than any of its parts-or. If it is, then
so much the worse for the old axiom.
1t is easy enough TO see how the origin
of existence in general should be a
mystery. Existence in general is some
thing large and vague, and it is not
specially Notifying TO confess ones
Ignorance in regard TO the origin OF
some tremendous generality. But the
fiy-the early fly in particulars not
general. nor vague, nor large. He is
particular-in his attentions, if not in
his diet-and very definite. and small
1t is therefore the more wonderful that
he should spring into existence out of
apparent nothingneSS. But that is
what he does. Nobody knows whence
he comes, but on the first really warm
day he is here and ready for business.
He never has any period of helpless in
fancy, either. He begins full-grown
and self-reliant. He clings. to be sure.
but it is not for support. We never yet
heard of a fly who was not fully able
to support himself. And yet he soon
becomes insupportable.
But TO return to his origin. 1t Is the
general bel eff of children that he grows
on window paneS. and we do not know
that any better theory has been devised.
That is where he makes his first APP
appearance, at any rate. A manufact-
urer of window-glass who should patent
q process for making panes that would
not produce or nourish flies would make
a fortune out of it. We do not believe,
however, that such a process Is pOssi-
BILE. Ii seems 10 be an inherent and
essential property of windOw-panes To
produce flies. IL certainly Is an inhe-
rent and essential property of flies tO
produce or aggravate pains. And yet.
strictly speaking, flies have no property
of their own. They live altogether on
other peoples property. Perhaps that
is the reason that such persons as Mr..
Ferdinand Ward are sometimes called
''too tiy." At all events. flies are very
expensive animals The coming of the
early fiy territies the housekeeper into
providing wire-screens for his doors and
windows. at cost of one hundred dol
lars or more. 1t necesS:tates the en-
shrouding of chandeliers and picture
frames. When the swarm arrives in
force il is very hard on Shoes. The only
consolation possible is the reflection
that next November the fiy VIII have
gone almost a. suddenly and mystic
riouslv as he came.-N. y. Maj and
Express.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-14
Brutal Soldiers in TOnquin.

More disagreeable to notice than this
unwholesome tipping is the conduct OF
the soldiers towards the townspeople.
The Anamese have gained sufficient
confidence TO come back TO their houses,
or to come back aud build new house;
where the old ones have been swept
away. but they have no love for their
conquerors. 1t is no great wonder.
The first thing one sees in one of the
comparatively narrow cross streets is
huge Turco staggering down the mid
die of the way, twirling viciOus-look-
inc stick. The women scuttle indoors:
the men squeeze themselves as near the
walls as they can; the children salaam
reverentially. and can hardly get out
the usual bon Jour capitaine" for ter
ror A little further on we come upon
a couple of marine fusileerS, one
of whom takes umbrage at the
animated tone in which an old
woman is conducting bargain.
With a kick of his loot he scatters
her tray and little pile of cash over the
length and breadth of the street, and
his companions laugh bOisterously IT
the poor creatures misery. Even the
officers. a they stroll along, relieve
their ennui by playful cuts of the csne
on the buttocks of passerS-by. The
Ansmese is cringing. pitiful crature at
the best of times. but he has still lit.
tie sci respect. and he scowls as much
rs he dares under such treatment. Ii
is not wonderful, therefore. that when
be finds solitary European he proceeds
to wreak his vengeance upon him and
wipes ont score of long pent-up griev-
ances. The TonquineSe is very differ
ent man from the timid inhabitants OF
Cochin China, and will require many
wears and strong military occupation
before the country is brought To any
thing like peaceable state.-COr. Lon.
uOn Times.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-14
In the Hammock.

A drive or a stroll through the sub.
urbs will show how generally the ham,
mock has come into Use as IN adjunct
of outdoor comfort. There is scarcely
y dooryard or a piazza of any preten:
sions without one or more of these
swinging touches. Rightly placed and
hung the hammock affords the very
luxury of repose. and our people have
done well to borrow it from their sum-
mer neighbors. whose climate and tenn
permanent are so conducive to the culti-
walton of s genius for repOse."
But rightly hung does not mean sus-
pended in 3 cramped situation with
both ends equally elevated. This is the
way to put up swing, but not q ham,
mock, unless it be intended simply to
sit in. For reclining purposes the head
should be higher than the feet. A good
rule is TO faSten the hook for the head
of the hammock six feet, three inches
from the ground or floor. and the lower
end three feet, three inches. The dis
lance between the two should be
eighteen or twenty feet, though fifteen
feet will answer. The longer rope
should be at the bottom end. as this
makes swinging much easier AMI more
agreeable.
For outdoor use. when two trees are
not available. the hook for the head
may I've fastened upon the tree or the
rope tied to l.. and post set in the
ground 1T the re guired distance for the
lower end. In tbs manner. shade can
be secured though the lounger be the
posse>sOr OF but single tree. The
faStenings am the rope should be
sirC NJ and secure Beyond 4 pcradvent-
ure: and If the hammock i tn be used
BY Young children il should be hung
very near TO the ground, that the inev-
liable tumbles and spilings may be IS
harmless a. possible. The closely
woven hammocks are best. as they do
not catch the buttons nor wear out so
quickly.
For an ENJOYABLE and healthful sizes
ia. or for summer reading and day
dreaming. III : ''co zen in the air Is
preferable to all Others For the pur-
poses of Irritation or cOurtShIp--t the
latter old-fasnioned word be applicable
to the modern fashion of wOoing-we
have not observed that any hints or Iii
rections are necessary. The hammock
lands itself To the graces and natural
wiles of woman. and adaptS itself to a
Young mans fancies with facility that
suggests its origin in the land OF Ian
ouors and OF love. Its utilitarian ends
are many. but it is nevertheless essen
TALLY thing of beauty and luxury
Boston Herald.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-14

It was nothing-nothing but the body
of laboring man suspended to limb
of a tree on Seventh street, moving like
a pendulum as the night wind swayed
it. A woman who was returning from
the grocery caught sight of the CHASTITY
spectacle and dropped two bars of soap
and q pound of candles on the walk,
and ran screaming away. Two boys
came along and took skip through the
mud and raised yell, and the driver
of a milk-wagon stopped his horse and
rang his bell in way to bring dozen
householders out doors. A half circle
was formed about the tree, policeman
sent for, and sudden hush fell upon
the crowd.
Probably out of work and driven to
it, whispered one.
mo doubt he had trouble with his
wife," sighed a second.
Looks to me like a man who had
drained the cup of sorrow to its dregs,"
said third.
By-and-by a policeman came hurry.
ing along, putting and blowing and fol.
lowed by crowd of boys.
Stand back-all of you stand back"
cried the officer.
Nobody stood back. of course.
"Now somebody get NE step-lad-
derr'
Fifteen or twenty persons suggested
that somebody run for the Coroner, but
no one started. A dozen others sug-
gested that it was against the law to
cut body down unless the Coroner was
present, but the ladder came and the
officer mounted it and opened his knife
and commanded:
ssNow, then, three or four of You come
here to ease the body down when l cut
the rope!"
Four or five men stepped out. but they
had no sooner seized the suicides legs
than they fell back. In half a minute
more the officer backed down the lad
der. Then a general litter ran through
the crowd, and a small boy called out;
Il seed 'em when they did it! It's a
straw-man. and four boys hung him up
and RUM away. "-Detrou Free Press.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-14
A Rare Chance.

Miss Parvenue-"Oh, mar. There is
SIGN chance to get nice bargains now,
and everything will be sure to be in
style"
Mrs. P.-''Wots the use hucksterin'
around fer bargains? We've got lots o
money-dead loads of it"
Miss P.-"OhI / don't mean at the
stores. You know the Wentworths
that live in that there splendid old man.
sion on Blank avenue?"
Mrs. P.-"Yes, the stuck-up things
think themselves better nor other peo-
pie what's got more money than they
ever saw. They are blue-blooders. and
talk good deal about family and SIGH
things, don't they?"
Miss P.-"Yes. them's the folks
Well, old man Wentworth has failed,
completely busted, and everything they
have is to be sold by the Sheriff Let's
60"
Mrs. P.-"My gracious! but that's
luck. Wen GO there and buy their
coat-of-armsr'- PHILADELPHIA Call.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-14
Some Penalties Of Wealth.

Probably nobody will ever believe
sincerely that it is not better to be rich
than poor; and certainly it is best for
civilization that the difficulty of reach
ing that belief is practically insupera-
BILE. From the foundation of Christiani-
ty to the present day, to go no further
back, men have sought riches with all
their energies, and in the majority Of
cases have enjoyed them when found;
and though writers, who are magma
tive people. are seldom practical, have
often pretended that decent poverty is
better than wealth. as rule they did
not believe these assertions themselves,
and certainly the world has refused tc
accept them. A frank statement or the
average creed on the subject would I'M
questionably involve the ADM ssion that
wealth is better than most other things;
that while 1t is proper theoretically TO
deprecate an intense desire for il, most
people make it their Alpha and Omega;
that as regards the current talk about
its burdens. nearly everybody is willing
10 assume them at y moments notice.
The world, in short, loves money, APP
preeiatcs il, seeks it, pays respect to it.
Yet, when all this is fully recognized;
the fact remains that wealth sometimes
has its penalties.
Here, for instance. is Mr.. Garrison,
who, to everybody's as.onishmont, has
just made an assignment. So far as
can be asceriained, the fundamental
cause of this action is the fact that the
old gentleman money has become
stronger than he is, and has literally
overwhelmed him. Age and infirmity
incapacitated him from attending daily
to hi, many investments. But in these
days o; rapid change, constant vigil
lance is the price of financial stability.
The Commodore could not give the
necessary attention to his affairs, and
the result is that everything has got into
confusion. Take other cases: those of
men who have the largest fortunes in
the country or the world. They are all
necessarily hard workers Their wealth
constrains them to ceaseless supervision
and watchfulness. Doubtless with some
there is pleasurable excitement about
this, out at all events there are penal
ties which can not be evaded, and which
attach to great fortunes. There is, in
fact. not much exaggeration in the say
ing that in many of such cases the
money owns the men rather than the
men the money.
Perhaps these drawbacks are intro
duced for the express purpose of con-
soilng the masses TO whom great wealth
has been denied. They can at least try
to believe that the cares of the rich ex-
coed their pleasures; and once in
awhile there occurs an event which
seems to justify the adage that ''all Is
not gold that glitters," and which
shows that wisdom lay in the PRAYER OF
Agar, when he said: ''Giye me neither
poverty nor riches" for it is after all in
the happy mean between the two ex-
tremeS that the most satisfactory condi-
tons are found. and that mean for
tunately exists in greater proportion
among the American people than any
where else in the worldly. y. Trio
HIe.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-14
DIR. Gross Advice to n Patient.

I heard story about the late Prof.
Gross which everybody who knew him
will reco gnize as characteristic. 1t was
while he was practicine in Kentucky.
where he Is remembered as n fine sur
geOn and physician and a splendid man
before he received the fattering propO-
sails that drew him TO Philadelphia. A
prominent jurist, the father of the man
who told me the story, had an ear trou-
bic which threatened To- destroy his
hearing. He had consulted one diStin-
guished physician after another. Every
one had pretended 10 be able TO cure
him. and had .'dOctored' him until he
grew weary. He had spent small for
tune in fees. At length a friend sent
him To DIR. Gross. He stated his case.
The Doctor made an examination. 'Can
YOU do anything for me?" asked the
Judge. Yes" said the Doctor, ION
one condition" What is it?" asked
the Judge. That You obey my inStruc-
tons implicitly replied the Doctor. Il
will" said the Judge. anticipating some
terrible physical ordeal. Well" said
the doctor, II can not cure YOU; no one
can do that. But if you obey me you
will never be any worse than you are
to-day. If You do not you may be
stone deaf to the end of your days"
Il will obey you TO the letter" said the
Judge. Well" said the doctor. '.go
home. take good care of your ears, but
put nothing in them and allow no one
To examine them or prescribe for them.
Keep away from your physicians. If
you feel yourself at any time, despite
my prediction that you will be all right,
becoming worse, then come to me. but
never 90 to anybody else." IL never
w.ll," said the Judge. "Now doctor.
what's your fee?" Nothing at all.
my dear SIR" said the doctor; Il am
very glad to have been able to advise
you The Judge insisted that he
should take fee, but DIR. Gross reso-
lutely declined. The Judge lived for
MANY years after that and never grew
any worse. and never had occasion to
see either DIR. Gross or any one else on
the ear account again. But he never
grew weary of telling this story
Washington Cor. Philadelphia Record.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-14
The Poisonous Cigarette.

One familiar with the round face,
ruddy, and withal beautiful counte-
nance, goodly to look to. of the boys in
the country. is struck with the contrast
of so many pale-faced. hollow
eyed, sapless- looking boys seen
city, and led ut once to inquire, how
comes this contrast? The Commercial
Advertiser answers in part this inquiry.
A healthy, robust-looking boy, OF the
old-fashioned type. especially among
what may be called the Bohemian
classes, il says,E is 1.-THE exception. >
Not little of th. s loss of roundness and
freshness, and deterioration so sad in
in the ease of the boys, the Advertiser,
rightly we doubt not. sets down TO the
smoking of cigarettes. Medical and
scientific investigation have alike de-
monstrated that these adulterated abom-
iuations. for which the BOYS show such
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-14
Fun for the BOYS.

At the conclusion of the mornin =
services at the Cathedral Sunday, in
Cleveland, a gentleman faultlessly at
tired in broadcloth and wearing care
fully-brushed silk hat emerged from the
church, and. crossing the street TO
where number of newsboys and boot
blocks were assembled. employed one
of the Young arabs to black his boots.
When the Job was accomplished he
reached in his pocket and threw the
boy quarter. A newsboy, noticing the
gentleman's generosity, ran up and
asked him to buy a paper.
''How much do YOU want for the
whole bundle?" asked the stranger,
favoring the young merchant with
patronizing smile, and diving his hand
down into his pocket. The boy hest.
taied. and shifted uneasily from one
foot to the other. Here" said the
gentleman, pulling out n handful OF
small silver coins, take this and give
me YOUR papers," The exchange was
quickly made, and the man started
down the street with the papers under
his arm. He had gone but few steps,
however, when he returned and gave
the papers back TO the boy. By this
time quite crowd of street urchini
had gathered around the two fortunate
objects of the gentleman's generosity,
and were regarding him with wide-open
eyes.
Il was a bootblack once myself.
boys said he, as he beamed down
beneticently upon the ragged-coased
juveniles, land 1 know what q hard
time you have to get along. was a
bootblack in New York when was a
boy, and got my first start while hand
ling the brush. Now I'm rich and
like to help the poor boys along. Wait
here a moment" With that he went
into a neighboring cigar store and had
several large bills changed into dimes
and quarters. Returning with his peck
cts bullying with their loads of coin, he
squared himself before the crowd, which
had by this time augmented by the ar
rival of more newsboys and bootblacks,
and exclaimed: Now. / want TO give
YOU all chasce, so stand off q short
distance and when | throw the money
out why grab for it." The BOYS did rs
directed. and the benevolent individual
tossed handful of coin, quarters and
dimes, in and about them. Instantly
there was frantic scramble for the
money in which several toughs of the
spring bottom pants-and-short-hair va
riety Joined, and in fact gathered up a
good share of the free lucre. The per
Torrance was repeated again and again
until about fifty dollars worth of change
was exhausted. Then, with a parting
smile, in which generosity and good
nature mingled. he turned and disap-
peared down the street. One of the
boys cole tied enough of the coin to az
gregaie five dollars, and the others
gathered in smaller amounts, ranging
from four dollars down. The hoodlums
did not leave the field TO the boys after
the first distribution, but remained and
took part in all the subsequent scram-
BILE, the gentleman making no objec-
ton. The munificent individual was a
rich New Yorker and was stopping al
one of the principal hOtels.-Cgerclaad
Herald.