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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-25

Has Just returned from Minneapolis, whers
he put in readiness the panorama Of the At
lanta fight Il had no small amount of fun"
he remarked to me the other day, with one
detail of the Atlanta picture. In one place the
artists placed two bales Of cotton, from be-
hind which soldiers were firing. took several
punches Of real cotton and glued them upon
the painted bales, making it look as If the
cotton were bursting out. Then | stood by
and listened to the criticism of the visitors.
They said it was roughly painted and exas-
gerated, and they scored the artists for their
inability to paint so simple thing as piece
of cotton That was about as good AZ tho
Joke on Steve Fiske of The Herald in ante
bellum days. He was up in New Brunswick
on some wild goose chase and became &C
uuainted with n taxidermist, to whom he
made life burden by his criticisms of the
mans work. Happening into the shop one
day he caught sight of an owl sitting in pc
cular attitude on q limb. For gracious
saker exclaimed Fiske, who ever saw an owl
like that You ought to-Great Scott It's
aliverhe yelled as he held up his finger minus
an inch Of skinr-Chicaso News Rambler
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-25
From MarSeilleS.

MARsEILLEs, Sept l7-About &c mem
bers of the G. A. h. Post Of this place at.
tended the Big Bend Reunion at La Sale.
The La Sale County Sunday School Asso-
citation is now in session at this place. Quite
large number Of strangers are IN town.
Capt. Amos Savage, Of Lockport, H., will
respond to the address. of welcome at the re-
union Of the survivors of the Both Ill. V. l.
at this place Oct. 18th Gen. A. H. Terry,
successor Of Gen Hancock, and who com
manded brigade in front of Charleston, S.
G., to which the 39th was attached, has con
sented to be present, provided his official
duties will permit.
The girls of Miss Mary Montgomery
Sunday school class Of the Universaist s.
5. give dime entertainment next Tuesday
evening.
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ALLIGATOR ISLAND.

A very curious case of this kind is told in
which "A bird built its nests among the leaves
upon the monsters back and did not know
any better Mr.. Corycil says:
"A plover was SO deceived as to build its
nest in the plant growth on the alliSator's
back The living island so freighted tioated
slowly down the stream until it was noticed
by q party of boys who were out fishing.
They saw the plover rise from the h.tle
island, and suspecting nest to be there, they
gave up their fishing and rowcd out to it.
They never suspected the nature OF the
island until they had bumped their boat
rather rudely into it once or twice and SC
vexed the alligator that it opened its huge
mouth with n startling suddenncss that
brought a chorus of yells from the nest rob
beers and sent them Off in a fit mood to sym,
pathize with the plover, which was futteIlng
about srld crying piteously at the raid upon
its nest.
The poor bird was doomed to lose its nest,
however, for the alligator, having at last
been thoroughly reused, discovered how hun.
cry it was and Owed down in search OF food,
thus washing Off island. nest and ali"
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Regard for the Prophecies.

The other evening patrolman found q
well dressed woman sitting in an open hall
way, next door to q marble shop, and think
ting she might be stranger in trouble, he
accosted her with:
anything wrong, madam
She came out to him and replied:
NO, sir-nothing wrong I'm waiting for
MY husband"
~And he-P
Ale is in the marble shop figuring on a
tombstone
"And you don't want to so in on account OF
the gloomy surroundings|
.The gloomy surroundings wouldn't affect
me at all, sir, but hope know what belongs
to the proprieties. He's in there figuring on a
tombstone Tor his first wife, who's been dead
three years, and presume you can appre-
ciate the occasionP
Certainly, madam. Sit right down on the
stairs, and if any of the boys bother you I'll
raise humps on their heads. Detroit Free
PrpSy
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Vicinity Items.

The Streator Times says: The "ring'
mustered up charges, in June, which were
without foundation against Reedy and Glib
SOM and had not the manhood to push their
charges when the Investigation was ordered.
The Times is informed that there is no
ring unless it consists Of couple Of pre-
tended democrats, who run newspaper
here, in The interest Of Plumb.
Elijah Dimmick, an old settler Of La Sale
county, died at his home, in the town of
Dimmick, on Friday last, aged "A years. lie
came from Ohio, with his parents in 1928,
when he was If years old, and has resided
there ever since,
Harlan P. Tracy, the Elmwood banker,
was bound over TO the circuit cour, in the
sum Of 5000 for having received deposits
inside Of thirty days before the suspension
vt his books
At Ruberts mill, eight miles southwest of
Ra;itau, Henderson county, alittle daughter
of Joshua Lowell caught her hand in card
ing machine and the flesh was torn frsm the
bones nearly to the elbow. Her arm was
amputated.
The little daughter Of Ed. Helhick, of
Carthage, met with singular accident few
dsys ago. The mother, in adjusting the top
81 tae baby carriage, caught the child index
6ager Of the right hand, cutting it entirely
off above the first joint.
Leroy Beckett, Of LewistOwn, the lad who
was shot through the brain, continues to i'm
prove lie now complains that his head
pains a good deal; there is halting in his
speech and It is thought it will be badly
eros eyed. II will be a very remarkable
ease if Leroy Receivers. as now seems prob
able.
A young man at Virginia, H., stepped in.
10 q heighbors garden while returning ho re
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From Dayton.

DAYTON. Sept. % Our town was full OF
bridge men last Monday, and every bridge
company il. the west and few eastern com
panies we're represented. Nineteen bids were
handed in. The board Of commissioners,
consisting of Messrs. Nichols and Grove, OF
Rutland, and Messrs. Dunavan, Brown and
Green, Of Dayton, and the county represent,
ell by Supervisor Anderson, of Adams, met
in the afternoon at the Office Of A. +, Dana
van & Son, and examined the numerous
bids, but were unable 10 reach any cenclu-
sion by evening, so adjourned. The con.
tract for the stone work was then let TO
John Joslyn, of Batavia, for s. 20 per cubic
yard, and the superstructure to the Chicago
Bridge and Iron Co. for 81, 400. The super
ructure will consist Of three spans of III
feet each, and the whole bridge when com,
pleted will cost about $4,000 The time
for the completion Of the work is Dec. 2lst
BRIDGE NOTES.
The Batavia man who has secured the con-
tract for the stone work says he has plenty
Of stone on hand and will commence work
on the piers Immediately.
Among the bidders on the bridge Monday
we noticed our friends Durham, Of the
King Bridge Co, McManus, of Princeton,
Bane, of Wenona, 7. NJ. Barber, of Mar
settles, and Bruce, Of Bruce, Barron & Co,
There was quite a lively competition be-
tween the Joliet and Batavia stone men, but
the latter tack the ''persimmons' this time.
Landlord Timmons says he furnished for
ty.seven meals for bridge men Monday,
The river is low now and in good shape
for laying the foundations for the piers.
The Bridge Co. says We will have the
prettiest and most substantial iron brid ge
on the river. OCCASIONAL.
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from a party recently, intending 10 heip
himself to large and lucious water melon
He changed his mind aud brought out load
of bird shot, which the owner accurately ana
kindly inserted in the seat OF his pants and
adj acent flesh.
VIM. E. Chaplin, formerly of Deer Park
died at his home in Greensburg, Kan, re-
Gently. lie was nursed by his brother W. f.
Of Deer Park, who on returning home died
Of the same disease.
A barn belonging to Leonard Beiseheim,
between Mt. Palatine and Tonica. was struck
by lightning and burned down with four
horses in it,
Barnard Haley, an e1-soldier, and citi'
zsn Putnam Co., fell of the little steamer
Carrie, at Mccormick slough, while return
ing from the Big Bend reunion, and was
drowned.
The Rpu5hc,!Sun, Of Joliet says
Considerable typhoid fever i, doing its
work with Ottawa people. In one section
where 1t il bad, the cause is said to come
from foul spring.
We beg to assure our Contemporary that II
is in error. Its information must have come
from some small daily, who was short OF
sensational copy"
There are Is prisoners in the Kane county
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From Wallace.

WALLACE, Sept. l6.-lt is with sorrow we
announce the death of Fred Snyder, which
took place at an early hour Wednesday morn.
ing He was a kind husband, an honored
parent. and for nobility he could not be sur
passed. May heavens bright stars shine
upon him.
Robert Begley is able to be around again
Glad to bear it, Rob.
Tim Graham is all smiles-it is pIr of
them.
The party at James Nagle's, given by MIR.
Thomas Fox, was brilliant affair.
Mr.. Henry Rou1, Judge Pilion's foreman,
has departed for the west. His successor,
Mr.. Thomas Murray, of Freedom. is entirely
competent to fill the vacancy.
James Leonard and Michael Crawford ~
Freedom we're visiting In this vicinity last
Sunday. --....
Ed and viii o Donnell aud Joseph Kelley,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-25

am acquainted with a member of the dra-
matte profession who is a strict temperance
MAN as fer as the imbibing Of firewater is
concerned. He tastes not and handles not
Nevertheless. ne is often seen in u state st ex-
hilaration which the suspicious would GER
tainly say was the result of looking upon the
wine when it was red. or of touching his lips
to the tumbler when the smell was on the rye.
When he finds himself in party OF friends
who are partakins of Intoxicating beverages
be drinks nothing but water, but as the talk
becomes animated and somewhat incohsrene
10 finds himself in the condition Of his fel-
lows, and his utterances are not whit more
sober than theirs He actually gets tight on
conversation. -Bostoa Budget "Saunterer."
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Monday these ladies returned from Chicago,
where they had been to escort Conductor
Spur and bride that far on their We lding
tour. On Monday afternoon, Miss Annie
hathaway, of Ottawa, joined these lndies at
Serena
The new railroad agent is Mr. r B. An
drews, of North Aurora.
Mr., John Hall, father of Mrs. A. T. Arm
strong, has been very ill for a couple Of
weeks.
Serena has a wide awake and up and do
ing yigilant society, or sure death-t horse
thieves association. 1t has been in existence
several years, has fifty members, plenty Of
money. Horse thieves seem to know and
shun Serena. The society met on Monday
evening to elect officers for the ensuing year
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-25

Say you were, not yoH was; 1t was l, or
we, or they, not it was me, or us, or them;
fewer people were there, not less people;
he taught me, not he learned me; he put
it on the table, not onto the table; he adj
v:sed or counseled me to use the book, not
he recommended me to de so; she looks
pretty to-day, not prettily, although we
NAV say, "She looked rrettily at her friends
while thanking them for their kindness: !"
Do not say Il done" did or have done, Is
correct So. also. II seen" is a barharism
often encountered; l, you, We or they, saw
or have seen, should I've used instead. 1t Is
habitual with some people to speak of oysters
or fruit, or cabbage, as being healthy or
the reverse BE precise; an oyster may he IN
the enjoyment Of robust health and, as an
article Of food, Is wholesome or not, accord
ing To the season.
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From Ransom

Ransom, ILLo Sept %, lSs6-Jimmy vii.
kinson went to South Bend, Ind, Monday
where he will work in store,
There was Il heavy rain and wind storm
here on Saturday night The wind did some
damage in the way Of blowing down trees
and few old buildings.
There will be grand ball given in the
rink on Friday evening, Oct, LIST, to which
u cordial invitation is extended to all The
music will be furnished by rstclass or
ches,ra and a good time is guaranteed
James Sphinx left yesterday for Mortified,
Mimi, where he will make his home. He
was a good citizen, but Ransom loss will be
Norihfeld gain,
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Charles Whitmore left yes
terday for Wichita, Kansas, to visit friends
at that place.
George Stenharit went to Chicago Satur-
day to stay a while, taking care Of his
brother
j. c. Ford returned from Ottawa. Poor
old Ottawa, If you're not suffering from
life insurance mania, it's not J. C's fault.
Another balloon ascension next Saturday.
Mrs. J. Mckay and sister Mrs, 5. Davis,
returned home last week, after pleasant
visit in Michigan and at Niagara.
One Of the happiest events which took
II, Of ilI
Nellie DeVue to Mr. David C. Fisher, at the
residence Of the brides parents, on We'd
nesday afternoon, at 4 o'clock. The mar
riage ceremony was performed by Rev. Father
Grove Of Streator. Miss Annie O'Mara at
tended the bride and Mr.. George Whitmore
acted as best man. After the ceremony, the
company repaired to the dining room, where
a ale Hardened with all the ielicacies of the
season awaited them. The bride was alfred
in beautiful dress of garnet Ottoman silk
and Damask velvet. The bridesmaid wore a
golden brown silk. After the supper the
bridal party departed to their cory little
home in the village, where they will reside.
Their many friends wish them long years Of
happiness and prosperity. The presents
from their friends were as follows; Brides
mother, silver castor and china tea set; Geo,
and Will Whitmore, nickle plated hanging
lamp; Annie O'Mara, silver caster; Mr.. and
Mrs. Devine, silver gold,lined spoon holder;
Mr.. and Mrs John Ryan, set of dinner
dishes; Mr.. and Mrs j. Transeau, silver
butter dish; Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Collins,
two pair linen towels The bride has been
known since her childhood and had many
friends who always surrounded her, and
now that she has entered on the "sea Of Ii e.
with companion, hope that their bark may
glide peacefully over the waves Of time, until
ladened with rich spoils, will anchor safe in
! the harbor Of God infinite love- ScRlpron.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-25

A strange picture is found in The St
Nicholas magazine for this month. 1t repre-
sents an alligator with beautiful fern bed
growing full and lively upon its back Mr..
John Coryell tells us this odd sight was seen
in Florida In cold weather the alligator
buries his body in the mud, nose first, and goes
to sleep. The mud sticks fast to his back
sometimes, and plants sprout and grow upon
it, and the great stupid creature never knows.
From place to place it swims with the flower
bed upon its back 1t then looks like small
island and even boy would not know the
difference unless he looked close
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-25

The Illinois Central Railroad will run one
more low rate excursion south, leaving La
Sale at | ,O5 p. NJ, September, 90, 1886 The
seintq 10 which tickets will be sold Tor this
excursion are Jackson, Tennessee, Aberdeen
and Jackson, Mississippi, and Hammond,
LOUISIANA. Parties who desire to visit Ar
kansas and Texas, will be given stop overs
At Cairo. Those desiring to visit Jennings,
Louisiana, should purcl as. round trip tick
cts to Hammond. Applications for excursion
bills should be made to the undersigned, at
Manchester, Iowa, also applications for sleep
ing car accommodations should be made on
or before September ODD. Many letters Of
INQUIRY have reached u.s. as to when we would
~ux u low rate excursion to Hammond, Lou
isiana. This is your golden opportunity.
J. +. MERRY,
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Mr.. Mackay, the poet, tells us in two lines
where heaven is 1t is no place in particular
but Just in the heart that knows how to make
il. The hoy or girl who never frets; who
keeps a sunny, merry temper, and who tries
to make other people happy all day long will
make something very much like heaven
wherever he or she may be. Mr.. Mackay
nys:
Thu world is full Of beauty, as other worlds
above;
And II we did our dnty, Il might Be full Of
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-25
THE COURTS.
Circuit Court.
Last Weeks Report


The last day for service, for the next tern
will be Oct LIST.
. The new case begun since last weeks issu
OF this paper, are;
Isaa, s, Van Ieusen, V. Dumitt, B. Snow
ct al assumpset.
Ann Kerns, Jennes p. Kerns and tn
same v John 7. Il. Kerns, distress for rent
Alyira Gage Adam Patcher ct oil lnchan
Gerry,
City fila Sale, Jacob Fuer' appeal
ySe PEOPLE Onsiow II. Burras, appeal
The People VS. James Doyle, Michael Carr
Thos. Kerrigan, Samuel Webb, +. NJ. Pctter
son. Thos. Monroe. Recoguigances.
VIM Deering ct al James Donaugh
Chancery, to foreclose morig,
Chas Winheim Geo kammermeyer. APP
peal.
yshp W Delany Chas Nudge. Appeal.
People Anton Rossak, Daniel y Oennor'
Francis Roll, Recogingances,
Joseph Armstrong Henry Simpson ct al
Distress warrant.
Layinia Crosiar Vim o Crosiar, etal, Bill
10 set off lower and divide property OF the
late Amasa Crosiar.
The Peru Coal Co., Geo Brown. Sci Ia
Elizabeth Shoor Mary Gross Bill,
Henry 5 Richards ct al Pitts sons.
. Assumpslt.
John VI Burlington vC d Jacob ct al VI
tawa Pottery. Bill! 20 foreciose anu ASKS
Tor receiver.
Chanp!ain and Okdcn Ihos Lyons e'
al Appeal
"a ,ob Rosencrant Fred Schneider
Assumpsit.
Ellis Strawn Dewitt snow Assunp'
sit
Abraham Frank Eugene Ferret AS
sumpsit
Geo ; Park Victoria Roll. b'II TO lore
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-25
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
HOW A BIRD BUILT ITS NEST
UPON AN ALllGATOR'S BACK.
The Dogs Woke the Creature Up-Al-
ways Room at the Top, Boys-Eid-
die and Puzzles-Thc Night Hawk is
Not Hawk ut all.

Not Hawk ut all.
One naturally has an impression that all
birds of the name Of hawk are enemies to the
poultry yard, and ought to be killed. This is
n serious mistake in at least one instance.
The exception is the pretty bird called the
nighthawk. In truth, he is not hawk at
all, and no kin To that fierce family. He is
wholly an insoctivorous bird. If you look
abroad in the evening just before sunset, or if
You are up in the morning at dayhreak, you
can catch glimpses of him flying rapidly
through the air to catch beetles ami moths
and other insects on the wing.
So far from being the enemy Of man this
bird is great friend TO him. One night
hawk in the course of a season will kill many
thousands of insects that are great hurt to
the farmer. They sting the pluns, eat the
corn and potatoes, make worms in the wheat
grains and eat the very leaves OFT the forest
trees. They invade the garden ard ruin your
mothers roses and your fathers Cabbages.
When, therefore. you find Il bird that gets its
living 10y eating all these nasty insects and
worms protect it us you would faithful
friend.
Never kill any birds but owls, English
sparrOws and real hawks.
When the night hawk flies in pursuit of its
game it makes curious sort Of hollow sound,
like blowing into the bunShole of a barrel"
If the insects and worms which the birds de
your were allowed togo on and increase with
out anything to Kill them, they would eat
every green thing off the face of the earth in
a year or two Then men and animals would
very shortly all die. Never let bird be
killed, therefore.
You Will know the night hawk from its be
ing notified brown, with a white mark, in
the shape of a V, upon its throat. AS it flies
after its prey it utters constantly a sharp
cry, which sounds Ike "piramdig.' 1t is
sometimes calel that. The tail is slightly
forked. The scientific name Of the night
hawk is chordeilcs Nirginianus.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-25

Of Ottawa, were the guests Of the Misses
Cary and Gilligan, of Waltham, last Sunday
The party given by Miss Mamie Robinson
ON last Friday evening was enjoyed by all
present.
Scriptor says Rambler is too fast on the
hammock subject. Now Scriptor drops that
subject, and will too. RAMBLER Co.
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j. +. Merry,
Gen. West. Pass Agent.

At the residence Of Rev, James Omelvena,
on last Wednesday afternoon, Mr.. Willis II.
Carpenter and Miss Olive Alice Wilson were
solemuly pronounced husband and wife. All
returned rejoicing.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-25

The Stea'or Free Press proceeds TO read
the 1oHn city N,,cs nut Of the republican
part, because 1t does not rally" for Plumb!
Is fealy TO Plumb the test OF good republi-
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PERSONAL.

Kiss llukie neii'y, of New Orleans, a
young lady who numbers among her many
accomplishments that Of being . ine must
oian, Is visiting with Mis- Rae Parr. On
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-02-14
How a Frcnch,nan SCARED EngIa

How frcnrhiniin Srarcd England.
Some years since a French naval Off.
Ger wrote pamphlet in which he very
coolly laid bare the fact that Great
! rilain was left IA eel to its enemies.
BY means of IRON clad vessels. shooting
out from their fortified coverts on the
French coast, he Swallowed how the im.
perfectly secured ports of England
might he overwhelmed and despoiled,
and that even imperial London might
he taught to give tribute. The reality
Of the British sea coast weakness was
then fully attested by the general con.
sternation and by the promptitude with
which new measures for harbor FORTH.
cations were adopted A special COM
mission was ordered to examine the
condition and the system OF the coast
defense and harbors OF refuge.
The result has leen rapid develop.
ment of water batteries and a general
year alone the amount applied for re-
pairing old works and erecting new ones
on the coast of Great Britain and Irc.
land Was 81, .Ou,OO At Gibraltar
over S6GO, 900 have lately been expended
on the Notifications. At Malta, in ad
dition to $50, 900 similarly voted, $685..
90 were estimated for These facts
are valuable, as showing how thor.
oughly conscious the first naval power
on earth now is that she can not safely
rest her sea coast defense on her navy
alone, and that the sphere of action fol
this arm is the open ssa.-Brooklyr
laple
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-02-14
A Photograph In the Dark.

With lens made OF rock salt it might
be possible to photograph in the dark!
Abney has succeeded in preparing plates
which are sensitive to the rays lying he
yond the red end of the spectrum-the
dark heat rays-and with such plates
used with rock salt lens there should
be possibility of photographing bodies
which possess high temperature,
although that temperature may be
far below that needed to render
them self-luminous. IL is even
possible that such a plan may some
Gay be 80 perfected as, to give US
information atout the dark suns" that
are believed to crowd the firmanept-or
rather heavenly bodies which once were
seen, but have now cooled down so as
TO lie invisible Photographic News.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-02-14

These prices are bedrock. and are
made to meet the times. We have
the facilities to furnish frpt-class
meats at all seasons; and desire The
public to bear this fact In mind.